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< VOICE CANADA, THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of th4 PRESS CANADA Parent'i Rcipontiliility One of the tliiiiRi that turn a policeman's hair Kr^'Y in the winter time is thy task of keeping children from coasting in the street. Children continue to slide out nmonK rushint; Autos â€" and the result in many cities where ^^now lies on the roadways, is • series of traffic aroidents. The traffic squad in an Ohio city has thought up a new answer. It is goinf; to arrest the parents of youth ful coa.-ters. An old city ordinance, it seems, trives it the power to do this, so the police are KoinK to get busy on it. And tliis isn't a had idea. It's really up to the parent to imj)ress on his child the dant,'er of coa.sting in the street. He'd interest himself in the job with alacrity, jirobably, if he knew that he'd be hauled off to court in case Junior went coastin.c: where he •houldn't. â€" (Guelph Mercury.) FAREWELL TO NELLY No lon>;er will it be Mary or Nelly or Nancy or any such names in Italy. Instead, the Christian names will he have to be real Italian ones. So goes forth tiie edict. Tliere has been too much of this Mary for Maria, Nelly for Elena, Nancy for Anna, Flo for Florenza, Elsie for Alice and Peg for Mar^^herita. â€" (Windsor Star.) I nii^ht also mention that love is life. That's why most jK'ople are dead at the switch. â€" J. B, in Vancouver Province. HOMEWORK AND EXAMS Homework is closely linked up with the examination system. But exam- inations themselves are discredited. Other means must be used if the mental powers of the student are to be a<-curately appraised. The truth probably is that examinations a» Used to-day are not really for the purpose of testins the pupil, but the teacher. If a larjre proportion of •tudents pass, then the teacher must be Kood, seems to be the idea. The natural conso(|Ucnccs is that the teacher who spends much time in en- deavor to inculcate character rather than scholarship may be adjudged Incompetent. When examinations, «3 wo now have them, pive place to •omethinp better, homework will probably ro out of fashion. â€" (Winni- peg Tribune.) USES OLD RAZOR BLADES There is said to be a use for every- thintr if one can find out what it is. .And in the case of industry, the find iiig of needed markats frequently depends upon this discovery. As an illustration take o'ri safety razor blades: for the most part these have !)een rofranled as nothing better than scrap metal and the quantity that accumulates must be very great. And now a solution to the problem !:as been made available by an Eng- lish missionary in Uie Belt;ian Congo who, according to cable despatches, would be glad to have all the old blades he can get. It appears that the Congo natives "yearn" for them and there is said to be "no limit to the uses these last can find for them. As one instance, the missionary in question explains that when there is a death in a native family, the de- mand for any kind of razor blade rises, as all the friends and relatives of the deceased are exj)ected to shave off their .stiff and wiry hair- .Api)arently, razor blades have re- placed "moral pocket Iiandkerchiefs" as England's chief contribution to the heathen in darkest Africa.â€" Que- bec Chronicle-Telegraph DID THEIR BEST Two of the two hundred boys without homes, who were the guest* of Thomas W. Lamont at a Christmas dinner In New York City, did their best to s>how thetr appreciation. The oue on the right beat hla cuUiipanlou to the dessert of Ice cream. Plan Far Ahead u. S. Firms Will Increase Advertising in 1936, Survey Sliows ARE 16,1«8,767 TURKS At one time the Turks hold sway through Southeasltrn Euro[)e, Asia Minor and down through Syria and Palestine to Africa. Rut the Creat War changed that and Turkey now has only a small tip of Southeastern Europe and the northern i)art of Asia Minor. There are 1G,188,7C7 Turks, of whom 7,fi71,025 are males and 8,- 213, S12 are females. Istanbul, the old Constantinople is the largest city with 740,751 inhab- itants. It is in Europe and is the former capital. Angora, in Asia .Minor and the new capital, has only 123,314 inhabitants. When the seat of Government was changed many Turks moved from Con.-tantinople to Angora, but most Of the people remained in Europe where they are carrying on trade and commerce along the Bosphorus and the S<.'a of Marmora. â€" (Windsor Daily Star.) HORSE SENSE There many careless drivers in the old days, but not as many acciilents. Tho bor.sos had some sense. â€" (Winni- peg Tribune.) NEW YORK â€" Advertising, pro- motion and sales plans are being made farther ahead than at any time since 1029. says Herbert L. Stephen in an article appearing in Printers' Ink, on the results of a survey About 25 per cent of those answer- ing a questionnaire on national ad- vertising are reported as saying they DRIVE FOR TOURISTS are working on plans for six months An important decision of the in advance, and another 7 per cent. Ottawa conference is for an organ- 1 on plans three months in advance, ized drive to bring more holiday- Increases of advertising appropri- makers to Canada â€" not only fromjations for 1!>36 ranging from 5 to :. the United States, hut from ether; per cent, were reported as planned part.s of the world. | by 53 per cent, of the national adver- Money spent on instructive advcr- tisers answering the (|ueries. Another ti.-ing is a good investment. Mere 20 per cent, are expected to raise ballyhoo is out of date. We, in I their appropriations by an undeter- Canada, have great deal to offer to! mined amount, and 25 per cent, the travelling i)eoi)Ie of the world, expected to make no material change It is our job to sell our attractions. Other countries do it. So should Canada. â€" Victoria Times. JIM CURRiAN DISPUTED â€" So there you are. Jim Curran of Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma in general, says the wolf will not attack a man. Harvey Green from Buck- horn, 22 miles north of Peterboro, A Grove of Trees LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SDE (St. Thomas Timen-Journal) William Murray was terribly In. jured In the railway accident at Dundas last Christmas. Ono leg was amputated and he had other seTera Injuries that caused his life to be al- most despaired of, but surgical and nursing skill, plus pluck, pulled him through, and this week *ie was re- leased from hospital at Hamilton â€" by train. "I am," he said, 'going to make a fresh start In life and enjof it as much as I can." There were no e.Tpression of re. gret from William Murray. He did not bemoan his losses and hurts. W'hen he was trapped in the wreck- age that Christmas night he merely wondered to himseli whether he would die through loss of blood, be burned up, scalded to death or freeze to death. He accepted his situation philosophically when facing death as he now accepts It when about to make a new start In life. William Murray spts a marvellous example to all of us. He has suf- fered mtsfortiines that would break the spirit of most people. But he has no regrets; he is looking on the bright side, resolved to make the best of things. Why cannot we all do that? The past is past. There is no use Indulging in self-pity, In recrl- It was only a small grove of trees. But standing apart from the rest of the tree world and in a conspicuous place it was important. And now it| minatjons. In blame. Accept things as has been cut down. After braving! 'hey are because It does no good to the wind blasts for years and with-i dwell upon them In one's mind or to st-nnding tlie lightning's terrors so other people. Look on the bright side Illegible Signatures If there is one petty annoyanee more than Another in th« ordinary office humdrum, it is to get a letter or document with somebody's signa- ture attached, which nobody in the office is able to decipher. If the person in question has a title, oc- cupying some position in a company of organization, it is possible to ad- dress him in that capacity, but that does not solve the question cf the name of the man to whom an an- swer must be sent. Where there is no official posi- tion, driven to a last resort, clip- ping off the signature and pasting it on the answering letter may be one way out, but it simply shifts the burden on the post office, and in any event is an ab<,:...:: li'e waste of time and patience. While appreciating the artistic in- genuity of devising a signature wh'ch is hard to copy, for perfectly obvious reasons, legibility should not be sacrificed in the process. Whatever else a man may write, he at least ought to be able t« write his own name so that it can be read, an4 if this is not possible, as is the case with some of these glorious hieroglyphics which suffice for a signature then, in fairness to the man who has to read it at the other end, it mi.ght, at least, be tjrp- ed below the apotheosis of his name. â€" Halifax Chronicie. and go ahead to a fresh start, re- solved to make the most of changed circumstances. Engine long, it has at last been destroyed by the hand of man. There was some grand old mon- archs in that small grove. Noble trees, that have watched the growth of our little settlement from its in- fancy to its present state. Aye, and even long before our little town was| _ dreamed of, the tiny seed fell and I ^^"""'''"^ the saplings started to grow. Per- ^^ "" ""O" ^od haps a bear scratched the bark of IfP^"""'''. unknowmg; , ,, i,, .^ ' Transforming rectlinear one of those noble trees, or a moose i ,, i- i ^ ,,..,. u J Motion to rotary. stoo( in their generous shade. i n- i. * • • t> . .u 1 1 I I . â-  Kiot to precisionâ€" But now those old landmarks are, j^;^^ ^^ „^^^ generated steam gone. No more will they watch he^ p^^j^^y ;„ ^ ^„^„, ^, -^^^^ train coming thundering in on the| Disciplining, fly at World's Largest Bridge (Brockville Recorder and Times) The greatest human accomplish- ments are not confined to the better known parts of the world. If big things have been done and are being done in .America, in Europe and in says the wolf he shot was making i the British Isles, they are also be- track.s straight for him. ' ing done in the heart of Africa. And Harvey Green has a good| Word from that continent is to reputation for telling the truth, i the cTec'i: that the last span of the What's more he had along with him I lower Zambesi bridge has been Exhibit A as they would say in court placed in position and 'hat its open- circles in the shape of the pelt from i ing to trallic is now a matter only j the wolf which was making straight of time. This bridge, believe it or t nearby railway, nor will the road Binding from arc to arc traffic pass under the protective Momentum which would shade. -No more will the robins greet i space" the first glimmering red of the] morning light from the highest limb;| Spinning power, nor the lonely owl at night send outj Taj^jng and giving it his solemn call from among the, w'ith even beat, branches. For they are cut down! With impetus Those who best knew them will miss. Motion travelling out by a broad them sadly. Everyone who comes belt, along that way will feel the change.] To a little universe of wheels. Perhaps not consciously for often our. Deity in dynamic grandeur, eyes do not see, but in our souls we| Turning out gears, crankshafts. will feel a sense of emptiness and loss. â€" Anne Hosendale Forsyth, Pick- ardville, Alta. Woman Heads English Ftitnily of Tragis History for him. Long acquaintance and a '">'â-  i» '<> he the largest in the form of profound admiration have i world. Over two miles in length, it combined to create a feeling of re- flosses the groat river at a point spect and a certain amount of awel^^'^'^^ " '» approximately ll.tiSO for the exploits of Xames Curran,! '^et wide, and the whide transport- but even that cannot discount the!*''"" system of East Africa will bo word of Han-ey Green, of Buckhorn, trapper and guide. When it was mentioned to him that Jim Curran had said a wolf was a harmless thing and not given to mak- ing attacks on hiiinan beings we not- iced a look in Trai)per Green's eye , which could be interpreted only a<,l '"•ulge-building, even in the world's profoundly affected by its completion Perhaps it is unnecessary to state that the builders of this world's greatest bridge are a British firm, making use of British steel and other British materials. The British steel concerns have mastered the art of being one of extreme doubt or positive incredulity. â€" I'eterboro fJxamincr. most out-of-the-way places, to such an extent that they are often given important contracts in foreign coun- tries in the face of determined com- petition. The world knows that when it gets a bridge designed by British engineers, built of British materials and ercct«il by British workmen, it baa s(jmelhiiig that is the best of the kinii obtainable. WHAT ABOUT BUTTONS? Mae West .â- ^ays there are seven ways to lose a man. We are certain of only two ourselves â€" weak coffee and burnt toast. â€" Kingston Whig- Standard. WORK IN THE MARTIAL STATE I was in my favorite beanery the other night and the jolly old wait- ress was chatting with the boy friend, and she said: "Well, I'm go- ing to get married soon." And the boy friend .said: "Why?" She said: "So I won't have to work nil my life." I don't know whether they heanl me or not, but I simply hail to let out a little ghost of a chuckle. I couldn't help it- "So she won't have to work all her life!" If there is a bettor ticket for • life job of work to a woman than getting married I would like to hear ihout it so that I can toll you. But then there is this: What is better for people than work? What Is better for anyone than a lifetime Of endeavor in the interest of some- bne you love? I presume, of cour.se, that the young man wouhl not get njanieil unless she was in love with the victim. And if she isn't, it's go- ing to 1)0 just too bad for everybody Concerned. It all depends on what you call work and what your reactions to work are. Work is motion, lifo is motion; work is therefore life. At the expense of seeming sentimental THE EMPIRE An Irith Free Slnlo Innovntion An Saorslat (Irish Fiee State) is at last to have a commercial air tran- sport service. Early in the .N'ew Year a service is, Mr. I.emass an-'i j t j • f^ • i nounced in the Dail, to be inaugur- ^°™ I weedsmuir Drinks ated between Dublin and Liverpool and Dublin and Bristol. Ponding the establishment of a National Air Transport Company , a subsidiary From Historic Glass A tradition of historic significance was carried on at the Art Gallerv .onipany has been formed to onernte i „» t,. . v i i t â-  ,i,„ „„„,,;„„„ 1 • ,1 â- .. V> . . . °° Toronto when Lor( Tweei smuir, omn-Z Th' â- ' '""^ 1 "'•["â- ^'^Governor-General of Canada, drank X'n7i. J^^'^'Z"" '""' heen a toast to the King from one of the adopted because the Government has historic "Simcoe Glasses." of beau- con.snlered .t desirable to establish , if,,, Engli.sh crystal, from which H.r Iranspor m-rvices between the every Governor-General, on his first Saor.stat and Great Britain "at the visit to the Grange, has drunk to earliest possible date." Perhaps the health of His Majesty, there IS a significance in this action This glass came into the posscs- ttint does not meet the eye. At any] sion of the gallery from the Boul- rate. the .scheme is a good one, cap. able of development to tho mutual benefit and convenience of both countries.â€" Dublin Irish Independent ton family, who received it by he- •luest from Governor Simcoe. The tradition Is that every Governor- Genera! of Canada from the time of Governor Simcoe onwards has drunk the health of the King out of this glass. Since it came into the pos- session of tlie Art (lallery. records show that this ceremony was per- formed by liord Lansdowno May Migration Not Yet Practical The Bishop of London pleads for Kmpire migration to people tho emp- ty places of tho Dominions. Australia has a population of only six and a] 24. 1R87. while Governor-tJencral of half millions, Canada ten millions, f'nnadn; and again by Lord Abcr- Kach could absorb 100 millions. The deen Aug. 25, 1S97; then the Duke Daily Express gives prai.se to the! of Connaught March 10, 1014; the Fmpiro statesmanship of the bishop. I Duke of Devonshire Feb. 3, lOUi; But migration on an effective scale Baron Byng of Vimy, May 2(i, l'.»J.". ; is no yet economically or politically I Viscount Willingdon, Nov. 25, 1030; possible. The first aim must be to' and the Earl of Bessborough Feb. wold the Empire into u single econ omic unit. When trade ^as been stimulated and regulated the Domin- ions will want people as well as goods. â€" London Daily Express. 8, 1038. 21 Business Man â€" And can you take dictation, girlie? I Girlie-I know how, but I must , admit I won't, and that's why I've I stayed single. Another strange chapter in the ragic history of the Dysarts â€" one of the saddest, yet most romantic, in the pages of the British peerage Mr. and Mrs. William Walker, art â€"was begun on the death recently ' 91 and 05 respectively, and have been governors. Cams, carburetors and â€" men. Never Argue With A Man For He Is Always Wrong England's oldest niarr'«?d coupls. of the Earl of Dysart, "the blind Earl," at Biickminster Park. Leices- tershire. His neice, Wenefrydc (i reaves, succeeded to the peerage happy though married for 72 years. Since the report of their marital philosophy quotes only Mrs. Walk- er, an inkling of the secret of their She is 40 years of age and as the wedded bliss may be hinted at. She Countess of Dysart is the third wo-! does the talking. She has taken man to hold that title in her own pains to feed her husband well, look right. after his clothes and give him as The death of the eldest son, of- , much freedom "as was good for ten by violence, and the preserva him." Never argue with a man, sh* tion of the title by u female succes- advises, for he is always wrong. sor has overshadowed the family for more than a century. Lord Dysart's' successor, who married Major Ow- National Theatre 'liii Edward Whitehead Greaves in »/i » j c /-< J 1013. and lives at Glangwna. Cam- Mooted for Canada arvonshire, has three ch''dren â€" all daughters. TORONTO.- Eventual creation of a national theatre in Canada, main- tained by the government, is seen by Mrs. Nancy Pyper, director of Hart , ,. "!> L . r House theatre who believes that A iMuvstry Re.soarch t ..nference g,,,,,,,, g.^.,, ^j, j,,p piavwrigiits' has just been held in Ottawa under st^,,,;^ ^^^^p ,„ T,,„.„„t^ ^.Z,, j,^ ^^_ Value of Woodlots the auspices of the Canadian Nat- sponsible for the demand for a na- loiial Research t ouncil to find out |, â- â€žâ€ž,,„ „ „â-  ,k„..... , . ,. , - . , , Jtionally owned theatre, what kinds of research each forest „,, ^ v „ , . , . "If we are goin.g to have a na- agoncy in ( anada is eouipped to car- ,. i n . i •» . â-  â- Â» ui ; 1 I •. â-  . II 1 • , tional theatre â€" and it is inevitable ry out, what it is actiuilly doing and ' , , i n .u i i . . , .. . . 1 that we shall â€" the or.lv wav to what means of co-operation exist. ' An attempt will be made to deter- mine how all available resources can ,„ .,.„,. . â-  best he given that general direction 1 1, «>'^^'"'»^''>'^, ^''^"'''." P''^"" '^^ ^vmnd which is required to avoid duplica- 1^''^^ "''• «" ^" '""'â- 'â- 'â- <^' ^» '"terest- I such as this," said Mrs. Pyper. "The tion and wasted effort, and to en- ed. Thev discuss the theatre and sure that no vital element in the ''>â- ""'«• "'"' "^*^>' ^l"""' '"'"'"'^'y "'''"< problem is overlooked. A considerable number of delegat- es, including Dr. C. D. Howe, Dean over the surface. They really get right into it and work hard." The Playwrights' Studio group of the Faculty of Forestry, Univer- 1 "â- Â»" started four years ago by Ed- sity of Toronto, and Mr. G. W. I.]k!>'' Stone, then director of Hart ^ Creighton, Provincial Forester for House theatre, as a group writing: Nova Scotia, stressed the import- ance of the farm woodlot as a source of revenue to its owner, and of for- est piMducts to the public. It is felt that much more expert advice re- garding the management of their woodlots should be available to far- mers, and it is suggested that an up- Canadian plays- Since theti it has | done 28 one-act plays, varying from heavy drama to light comedv. On The Scotdi Again Sandy joined a golf club and was to-date pamphlet on this subject is told by the professional that if his liadly neeileil Empire. Toronto Mail and | name was on his golf balls and they were lost, they would be returned to him when found. "Good." said the Scot. "Put my name on this ball." The "pro" did so. . v^ "Would you al.so put 'M. !>.' af- ter it?" requested the new member. "I am a doctor." The "pro" obliged. "There's just one more thing," A gentleman with a wife who was very nervous got her some medicine and later wrote this letter to the doctor: "Dear Doctor: Before my wife took your metii- cine, she was ao nervous I could hardly sleep with her. Since taking jour medicine, anybody could sleep went on the Scot ."Can ye squeeze with her." i "Hours 10 to 3" on as well?" The Paper Boy Of all the rat-tats folks are happy to hear, A knock ever welcome through all the long year, I guess there is none that occasions more joy Than that of the Newspaper Carrier Boy. Well may he oft laugh at the jeal- ous ado. Begot of his presenceâ€" each one trying to Be first at the paper to cast a glad eye. All blessing, meanwhile, the smart Carrier Boy. Oh, who would not gladly this time of the year Do all they can his young heart to cheer ? No one can value his efforts too high Or welcome too kindly the Carrier Boy. Methinks I hear others agreeing? That's right â€" You shall see him real soon. And then all shall have a chance To put "Cheer" in the hand of the Carrier Boy. â€" Janet Forrest, Ottawa. GAY AND DASHING 2840 A lovely little pepluiu dress styled as simply as can be â€" with subtle touch that gives It dlstlnc tion. It's 80 wearable and flattering In brown novelty weave crepe silk with bright accent In light blue crepe collar and cuffs and brown silk braid trim. Velvet, woolen and velveteen are other nice suggesllons for this simiile to sew model. Style No. 2StO Is deslKUcd for sizes tl. 13. 15. 17 and lit yeare. Size 19 requires 3"g yards of 3i>. Inch material with ^i yard of 35< Inch contrasting for main view. HOW TO OUHKll PATTEUN3 Write your n.ime and address plainly, giving nunibor and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c la stamps or coin (coin preferred); wrap It carefully, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service. "3 West Adelaide Street. Toronto. ' UMlUi ' l i i i .llsjtmiMi i u" liii iMi.i .