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Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and Thu World at Lar^je Cycle* Seven Hours To See Fair CANADA Stead/ Cains nabsnii's icportii on coiidilions !n CuMuclb this month says busiuexs liu pravcm(.'Ut is being steadily uiaintulii- cd over tliis Dumiiiion. The current bullttin says that while general busi- jii-ss ill tbo United States i:i showing a ti'iidecy to flatten off into a temporary eldewise movement, there is uo Inter- ruption in the upward sweep of major Industries throuKhout the Dominion. â€" Brandon Sun. Population Growth Tlicre are 73,000,01)0 more people in the worM to-day than there were four yturs ago, according to Sir Charles Close, president of the International Topulation Union, who apparently keeps close tab on births and deaths. Getting Business Under the new trade treaties Can- tda's (-xports to France have iucrea.sed by 73 per cent, in the past year, and those to South Africa are up 05 per cent. Thai'^i talking business.â€" Border Cities Star. Sun Tan Plan The Kirl who used to blacken her !eK to hide a hide a hole in her stock- U\n now tans both leg.s and wears no stockings at all.â€" St. Thomas Times- Journal. Little, But Oh My! A bee's sting is one-thirtysecond of »n inch long. The other two feet is lui.is-iii;iti')n.â€" Sault Star. Publicity For Moosejaw According to the record of the Do- Jninion Press Cllping Bureau, the Woosejaw Evening Times was quoted 190 times by other Canadian news- papers for the three months ended March 31. This is good publicity for Moosejaw and a compliment to our editorial page. The Ottawa Journal h'-ads the list with ^318 quotations, and the Toronto Globe is second with 2,0:j3. Out of 101 dailies, Moosejaw Times ranks 57lh.â€" .Moosejaw Times. Big Business and President Roosevelt JiiK business suppoited tlie dictators In Italy and Germany and continues to .support them. There was a lime â- when neither Mussolini nor Hitler could havo gone forward without this backing. I'erliaps both are Independ- ent of it to-day. Nevertheless, it re- mains their stout ally, in the United Stales big business has not been o conJial to Uoosevelt. lie has had to employ pressure, and even yet it re- mains^ to be seen whether the great in- dustries will heartily co-operate with him. But it is plain enough that if the great Hnancial and industrial interests aro secretly in favour of some sort of Oictatorship, Roosevelt is not their Idea of a dictator.â€" Toronto Mull and JGnipire. Careless With Money A Calgary river bather comi)lains to the police that |2ijJ were lifted from bii clothes wliilo lie was disporting timseU in the water. It may sound iruel, but what right has a man so Jareles.^ to coin|)lalu7â€" Calj;ary Herald. Destruction of Forests Tho shortsightedness of many of our pioneers has turned very considerable Breas of Canada into veritable deserts. pue to the thoughtless cutting of wood, )aial3 that were once farmed success- lully aro now little more than "blow- paiid country. But wliat our pioneers Aid under tho urge of necessity, we continue to do to-day without that Urge. We are denuding our woodlands everywhc u for present profit without thousht for the future.â€" Winnipeg Tri- bune Think Things ThrtJugh • Thinking things tlirougli to the bit- ter end is a dllhcult task for most men ftn<l women, but how much saner and logical tho result when it is done?. It Is a habit that should bo cultivated by all and especially by tliose who are or would be leaders.â€" Kdnionton Journal. Helter-skelter The .N'ew \,,ik .Sun has ;i panmrapli: The Dutch, destroying bulbs, and thi' Soulherr farmers plowing cotton under, might use barter to advantage. Dutch bulbs might be as much of a novdty In the south as cotton plants would be in the Nelherland.s. â-  .N'oihing could indicate the belter skelter c<mdltion of the world more than Ihe fact that tliey destroyed large quantities of wheat in Kansas, they have burnt thousands of tons of coffee n Jirazii and for ;<-orea of primary pro- duds like sugar, rubber, etc, tlie mar- ket price has jjeen below the actual cost of production. lilght at home bt-re last year, hundreds of tons of good gi 'lif.H were left on tho vines. 'ilio reference is, of course, to last fear and a comparison with this year affords big hope >ind cncouraKcmcnt >U round.â€" 8U Catharines Standard. No Time to Laugh A woman leachor at Vancouver re- cently offered to resign her post If it were granted to a male teacher with- out a job, in which case she would marry her successor. The School Board "laughed her proposal out of court." One of the great causes of the present wave of unemployment, ac- cording to many authorities, is the fact that millions of women have re- fused to display the spirit that tnls Vancouver teacher is so eager to do. Not only is she willing to make room for a workleas man. but she is willing to do It knowing that it means the sacrifice of (inaueial independence on her part. Her belief that shs will be more than compensated for that sacri- fice is beside the point.â€" Kdmonton Journal. THE EMPIRE The Frst Jazz Band It Is recalled that the Koyal .^rlille-y band, which accompanies tho Wool- viich searchlight tattoo, was the only regimental band recognized and pro- vided for in the Estimates of 1832. In that year it consisted of 38 performers, including two negroes who played the big drum, the cymbals, and the "Jing- ling Johnnies." This apparently was tho first olficial recognition of a Jazz band. Supernatural foresight cannot bo expected, even from dm mililary.â€" London Kvening News. Better Times Tliere has been noticeable thiji year a brigtiler spirit in industry. Unem- ployment has fallen beyond the sea- sonal fall, employment has risen. Out- put Is rising. Business losses have been replaced by profits, as recent statistics show. The relief from an.\iety so afforded has as yet touched a narrow circle. Until It is translated | into higher wages throughout the com- uiunlly, the area of depression and! hardship will not shrink.â€" London I Daily Herald. i A Weak Decision II is olliciiilly annouiici'd from the Doniinion Odice that liie Empire Mar- keting Hoard is to be abolished. There aro no sullicient reasons to justify this decision as it stands, and the matter is sure to be raised as soon as Parlia- ment reas.senibles. The refusal of the Dominions to cooperate In a joint Im- perial body, regrettable as it must be, is not a reason why ilm Government of this country should discontinue the work of the Board on behalf of the lionie producer and the Colonies, or its work in helping Uic i)opulali(>n of theso islands to realize what the Bri- tish Empire is. It is a commonplace that tho Colonies have suffered neglect in the past, and that earlier Govern- ments havo been slow '.- ^i' ;- L.h-3 lead in organizing their development. lu its seven years of life the E. M. B. has (lone much to remove that reproacii, and no voices have been clearer or more sustained in protest against tho proposal to disband Hi,; iloard lliaii tiiose of Colonial producers, whether they grow bananas in Hie West Indies or sisal in East Africa or tea in Cey Ion. â€" London Times. fl Canada's Famous Mounted Police Have Seen Service For Sixty Years This is the diamond jubilee year of the Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice, tormerly the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. The famous force was Established in ^H'l'i, following the ac(|uisition of the Western prairie! land in 1870 by the Dominion of Can- ada. The Indian tribe: on the prair- ies were at that time powerful and prosperous, but v*ere being demoral- ized by liquor sellers and by wars of such a nature as to discourage settle- ment by the whites. The i)olice, only ;iOO strong at the outset, marchc*d in 1874 rijrht across the prairies from the Red River in Manitoba to the Rocky Mountains, the entire march being more than 2,000 miles and through country of which part was unknown. The tribes were .so impressed that a series of treaties were concluded and the gov- ernment was enabled to assume effec- tive control of the Indians. In addition to discharging polio*' duties and undertaking much cxecu-, tive work in the early days, such aa^ guarding against prairie fires, safe- guarding lonely settlers, and other ' responsible task.s, the force had ili -share of military duties. The present force of 2,.500 officers , and men now distributed throughout Canada performs a wide variety of» duties. Its members are scattered along tho international iwu.idary to* aid in enforcing the customs and pre- , venting the entrance of undesirablt idiens. Constables are stationed -sn or in the vicinity of Indiari reserves to maintain good order and to aid in the enforcement of laws. Some of them occupy lonely ix>3ts in the North- west territories and the Yukon as well as along the Arctic and Hudson Bay coasts. SanfOrd (SKnny) McSweeney. 15-ycar-cld Star delivery boy of Orillia, who covered the distance from his home to the residence ot his aunt_ Mrs. Charles Baker, in Alilerwood, In seven hour.s, so he could see Cuhad-'i's greatest fair. "I always wanted to see the 'Ex..' " he said. Physicians Must Change To Meet New Conditions Gulejili.â€" Urging members of tho medical professioi "to join other groups in making appraisal of exist- ing economic con(litious_ Dr. F. C. Neal ot Peterborough, president ot the Ontario .Medical Association told 100 physicians of this district that it was useless for them lo try and adjust their affairs to tlie present .system. )) The relation of medicine to eco- nomics, and the n ed tor some de- finite step being taken to assure the medii;al man recompense tor the services which lie h;'.,i been giving free, were emphasized by Or. Ncal, who was jpeaking on the grounds of tho Homewcod Sanatorium to mem- bers of District No. 2 of the Ontario .Medical As.sociatitn which included physicians from Rrant. Waterloo, Wellington, Oxforo Perlli, Huron and Norfolk counties. British Firms to Supply ArgiM'tine Locust Barriers Buenos Aires.â€" British firms will he av.a:u<r.J contracts for 13,000.000 of 20,000,000 metres of sheet iron locu;t bar.i-lers which the Argentine (!ovi!rnment will order for October delivery, it was said In semi-official quarters in the Ministry ot Agricul- ture. United States firms will supply the balance. The contracts will aggrp.gate about $5,250,000 in Cana- (IJuM funds Holds a Clothes Record Royal, Neb. â€" Clothes just -seem f*) last Walter L. Seaman a .'ong time. He is G5 and has been township asses.sor since 189!). Seaman wears a hat, one of the Charlie Chaplin type that he bought forty years ago. His coat and vest are forty-five years old. "The shoes aren't quite that old," he says. "Let".-- see, I bought them )nly thirty-one years ago. They cost me $2.50, with a pair of socks thrown in. The first fifteen years I just wore them for Sunday best and then I wore them K/f'ener. I never had to have them mended until they were twenty-five years old. *Vou don't get leather like that now." Some idea of the durability of the shoes may be gathered from the fact that he covers the entire township on foot to (Jo his assessing. A shirt lasts him six or seven years, but he says he has to buy a new pair of overalls about once a year. Ignoring Stop Sign Cause of Accidents Drainage at.-l Drought <; overiiinents may bu ptrmltled to fcrant a bonus for each acre of land »â- (•( iaimed from swampy areas, and to ^ay a farmer for draining hia own land. But the time may come when these *-.«ler reservoirs will be wished for bo Clu.-io they are moisture preserves, â€" SiiurbrJoko Uacurd. Prams Are Passing Not so long ago, cerlainly iii the pro- line reign of Victoria, when fathers were apt lo miscount tliu number of their childrin, push-carts ami "prams" must have formed the largest class of vehicular tralfic. Nowadays, when threa diildren constitute a "large family," there are uiuhmbtcdly more motor cars than perambulators. If the habycariiage Is doomed to disappear, then babies also will 'u nicroly objects of anli(|narian interest. And that Is a paiiilul thought.â€" London Daily Mall. Safety on the Roads Tho mortality on the roads Is too high, is increasing, and must bo dl- i niinished. It will not be diminished by broadcast appeals to the motoring [ public to hu reasonable and careful. The overwhelming mass of motorists j is reasonable and careful. Hut there ' is a minority that is neither, and • Ibis minority is indifferent to m>- peals, and can only lie restrained ly Ihe fear of drastic penalties for reck- l<'ssness.â€" A. G. Gardiiiar in The Lou- don Star. Britain's Trade Problem Writes tlio Leeds Yorksliire Po.st: Tho United States are not dependent for essential food supplies upon abil- ity to buy abroad. They are inde- pendent, too to a much greater ex- lent than ourselves in tlio matter of raw materials, cotton being ,. prom- inent example. It follows that whether we like It or not we must perforce pay greater attention* at all limes lo ability to sell abroad, be- cause only so car we buy what wo need. Therefore, Wo cannot even temporarily afford to neglect the probable effect ot deliherale and far- reaching currency devaluation liy in- flation upon oiir necessary imports ot overseas foodstuffs and raw materials. Corn Ripe in August Three Weeks Ahead London, Out. â€" For the lirst time In the memory of farmers, corn was cut on an extensive scale In August, lietween London and IngersoU, near- ly half ot Ihe fanners commenced cutting their corn crops. The corn was ripe, and like all oilier farm crops was two to three wi'cks ahead ot the season. Early apples are being harvested in ad Vance of the normal time. Pumpkins and squash have been available tor weeks. As far as farm growth is concin-ned. tho calendar should be Hearing the end of Septemlier. Canadian Crabs Crabs (K'cur on Canada's Atlantic const, as well as in the Dominion's Pacific waters, but much the larger catch is made by British Columbia lisliernien. In I'JIU they landed more than .');!7,000 pounds with a marketed value of .something over $27,900. Some of the catch is canned, but the greater (lart is marketed in the fre-h form First Woman Director In Talking Pictures Hollywood, Cat. â€" Nina Noise is the first woman director to be named by a Hollywood movie studio since the cel- luloid found voice several years ago. - Gracious, conlident and with a back- ground of 17 years as an actress and stage director, the San Franciscan will begin work immediately as assistant to Michael Leisen. Miss Noise was the first director ot New York's province-town players' group. She was both actress and di- rector wth the late Jessie Bonstelle's stock company in Detroit. Dorothy Arzner, who won her rank in silent picture days, is the only other woman director in motion pictures here. High!3-^c] F?in<i Champion Slipshod Literature LiUruHiiu mure than nnyiliing else betrays ihe speciou.- and slipshod. Tlieao things aro not ultogellicr tliQ fault iif the conlcmporaiy writer. They aro the fault of the time he lives In. To write as Macauley wrote, or Dick- ens, or Thomas Hardy, who was the last of thi'in, a man re<|iiircs a bnck- «rciund that Is Hfiacious and secure But such a background no longer ••.\lHtH. The uncertainty and "rest leas- ness of modern lite aro reflected ;n modern letHirs. A man willmut con- fidence in Ihf! future can feel no con- lldence in his future or in himself, and such conlldcncc Is essential to really good work.â€" Truth (London). THE UNITED STATES Should Know Better The world, uicoiding (o silence, Is 2.ono,(H)o year.i old. The man In tho [ street thinks -Imt at Jhl.s age It ouglil | to know heller than lo act as it does. I ~U»w York SuD. I More Books Borrowed In Manchester, Eng. Manchester, Eng. â€" Manchester is reading more than ever, according to statistics revealed in the annual re- IK>rt of the Manchester Corporation Libraries Committees, which shows that during the year 1<)32-1033 the total issue of books from all depart- ments reached the record figure of •L'774,013 volumes, excluding maps, prints and pictures, representing an increa.se of 174,874 over the previous year. Books issue<l for home reading from th 28 lending libraries numbered 3,76(),t)C9 volum".5, a "iaily average cf 12,856, or aliout 21 books every min- ute of the library year. St<:>;) signs at approaches to high- ways are erected for the benefit and protection of motorists, and yet theri are many who will fay no heed U the.se warning signs. Stop, to on« class of motorist does not mean even to slow up and some of them wil' speed onto a highway and across it trusting to fool's luck to carry then through safely. If it were only dan- gerous to themselves it would not b« so bad but they are endangering thi lives of drivers who do exercise pre- caution. It has become a saying thai one does not only have to watch hii own driving but the driving of others as well in order to be safe. Thos< who do not stop at the stop signs are menacing the motorists who believe they can drive pa.st the intersections in safety. Careful drivers should b« protected and the stop system rigidly enforced. .Another menace to motor traffic is the one-eyed driver He drives along the highway a perpetual conundrum to the drivers he meets. He presents a riddle that must be solved in order to avoid accidents, for when a driver sees a one-eyed car approaching he must try and figure out which side the lighted headlight is on and if he ir.akes a wrong guess accidents result. There are sometimes drivers who are not aA-are that one light has flunked out but the majority know of the de- fect and drive serenely on preferring to let the other ^ellow do the worry- ing instead of having the defect ad- justed. A rigid enforcement of the traftio laws regarding these menaces would do much to decrease the number of i.ccidents on highways and give care- ful drivers more confidence and a stronger sense of safety when driving. Minister Marries Daughter By Long Distance Woodsvillc, N.H. â€" A minister in Lajolla, Calif., spoke the words which made his daughter, Vevah Wyer .Mears, and James M. Leonard, man 1 and wife as they stood in a room in ] the house here in which Leonard j was born. I Ml.^s Mears, Leoiu.rd and the 10 j persons who witnessed the ceremony all wore head sets to listen to the Rev. Charles L. Mears pastor of the I Union Congregatlonai Church at Lajolla. perform the ceremony over a special long distance telephone set-up. Five Bulgarian Reds Condemned to Death Solia, Rnlgaria.â€" Five per.-Aius have been condemned to death and nine others sentenced * to long pris/on terms after attempted Communist agitation in the army. Bread Made From Cocoa Port of Spain. Trinidad,â€" Due to low price received for cocoa, sale ot which they are attemptlnK to In- crease, bakers here rro now making cocoa bread. Tho i.ew Dread has a cake-like flavor hut may be eaten in quantities ) ) British Agriculture Loses 2 Million Acres in Decadt Loudon. â€" British agriculture con- tinues to shrink. The loss in total arable area, according to the lirs< part of the 1932 statistics just i» sued by the Ministry ot Agriculture has been about 2,000.000 acres It ten years. The total grain arej alone, which in 192^ was 6,000,001 acres has decreased each year untl' it was 4,000,000 acres last year. Thi area planted in vegetables similarl] declined from 1,200,000 acres ii 1922 to 81.000 acres in 1932. Notable exception.; to the genera full, which tho report says "can hi fairly attributed to the effect nf leg islalion," are the increase in wheal acreage^ attributed to the anticipation of the wheat act, and the horticul lural products act affording, en our. agemont to home producers. MisH Amy .lobiMton Is .shown a«arii:iig Hie Col. Walter Seod Challenge trophy to Mlis Ann MncCieRor Rvan. 17 year old Ottawa girl who won the < up for hlglilaiid fling iind sword rtance.s at the Cen- tral Canada Kxhibillon Association met at Ottawa, recently. First Doctor: How ar« that pa- tient's nerves? Second Doctor: Fine; he can read all the headlines In the daily paper new without a tremor. Customs Returns Rise Toror.to. â€" An increase in total cuii- toma and excise returns for the month ot August was revealed witb the release of figures from the To ronto Branch of the Dominion Cua toms and Excise Uuieau. Total col lections for .-Xugust amounted to ?3,- 4S9.169.97_ which bettered the Julj collection by $l3i;.S64.30. Ueporti show that July. 1933, was the Ural month since Jui e ot 1932 that a â-º;aio was made. In months previous to July total collections were down considerably, but the recent gains show that un doubtedly business is on the increase. In comparison with the figures of a year ago, the coUecliom of TugusI of this year show an increase ol ?56,539.72 ♦ Boy Swims 77 Miles To Prove Their Theorj Padiu-ah, Ky.â€" Clad in bathins suits, equipped with Inner tubef and carrying sandwiches lit fruit jars Louis Lundy, 20, and W. R Utuco 17. both of Paris Tenn. scramblc< ashore here after swimming fron Danville, Tenn., 77 li miles up th( Tennes-see river. They said they had left the walei only twice enrouteâ€" once when drift- wood punctured their Inner tubes rcQuiring patching and again to bu» candy. They were In the water 4} hours. The only reason (or their mar.i thon swim wa.^ that friends bad tol4 thein it couldn't be donq. (•