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VOICE _ CANADA THE EMPIRE THE WORLD AT LARGE of the PRESS CANADA Toronto's School Stir It IS surprisiiif; sometimca what Toronto folks can do in the way of political and religious intolerance. A row has just developed over the dis- missal of a public school teacher be- cause she is alleged to have a Roman Catholic boy friend, to have been a bridesmaid at a Roman Catholic wedding, and to have even attended a Roman Catholic service. She is a member of a United Church. What the narrow-minds forget is that the public schools are not Prot- e.stant schools. There we many Ro- man Catholics who are teachers in public schools. No religion is taugfit in them, therefore, the question of the private religious life of teach- ers does not arise. It Is intolerable to think that a teacher in public schools is called upon to limit her circle of friends to those who are Protestants. â€" St. Thomas Times- Journal. Sowing The Wind Cicrmany, so the cables say, will have 1.182,000 men living in military barracks by October 1. Yes; and Germany has 1750,000 men in their graves as a result of the Great War alone â€" most of them sleeping in for- eiirn soil. To say nothing of millions more maimed and broken for life. The return for all this appalling «acrifice was ruin and disa.ster. â€" Halifax Herald. Among The Meanest It is a good tiling to see that a magistiatc has given a bicycle thief with a record a jail term, although not as long u one perhap.s as some people might have wished. Four months Is not too sovero a punish- ment for a young man who has al- ready been before the Court for the same despicable offence. In the groat majority of cases the theft of a l)icyclc is a very serious thing for its owner, to whom it is IndispensablG in earning his living. Thousands of machines are in use by measenger and delivery boys and young men who, with their neces- sarily .small earnings, find it almost or entirely, beyond llieir powers to replace thoni when tliey are stolen and are thus out of employment al- together.â€" Montreal .'itar. precipitation '.ycle in some way asso- ciated with cyclic variations in the radiations output of the sun." On this basis it believes another major dry period may not strike the prairies un- til 1980. It is, of course, guesswork in some degree. The evidence of the existence of such a cycle is by no means complete. And even if it were, it should not affect in the slightest degree the activities of the authori- ties and the farmers in measures to combat drought. Drought Is more than a question of rainfall â€" Win- nipeg Tribune. Nature Note Among many people a belief exists that handling a toad is liable to cause warts to appear on the hands. This U entirely erroneous, and probably caused by some sympathetic super- stition that the wart- or excrescen- ces, which cover the toad's back were transplanted in the human skin by the moisture which exudes when the toad is touched. This liquid has no such power. Neither is it poisonous to hum.'ns. But from two large warts or glands on either side of the toad's neck a secretion is discharged which is decidedly distasteful to animals. It is the toad's means of defence. Should a dog catch a toad, It will almost instantlv drop it and com- mence to froth at the mouth in evi- dent distress. This, however, is only temporary, and beyond a nauseating taste, the dog will be no worse â€" and a good deal wiser â€" for the adventure. â€" Calgary Herald. Life "A mystic bird once asked. 'What is life?' " writes Ur. H. S. Khosia in the Children's News of Delhi, India. A "musician bird at once responded 'lAfc is a .string of music'. A mole showed his head out of the ground to say, "Life is a str-igglc in the dark.' The wild rose whoso petals Had just blossomed said, 'Life is the name of urowth. A lly buzzed, 'Life is the smallest summer day.' An ant, 'Noth- ing beyond hard labor." Then the rain came with tho message, 'Life is teardrops.' An eagle spreading his wings like t.n airplane cried, 'It is another name for freedom and strength.' The treeze murmured, 'Life is a dream." The morning sun then appeared and sang, 'Life is the name of I beginning." -Urandon Sun. Talking Themselves Into It .So far, the prevention of war has Bcmed to consist mainly in a con- tinuous assertion that it v/a bound to oome. â€" Vancouver Pre/itice. Soft Shoulder* Warnings against "suft shoulders" are given to motorist.s on the high- ways. Young men should be partic- ularly on their guard, however, of driving cars while leaninir their heads against another type of soft shoulder*- â€" St. Thomas Times-Journal. Half-Pound Peaches Peaches half a pound each, the Vimy variety, were shown in this office on Saturday. They were the product of one of the Vineland Co- operative growers at Jordan Station, and in this product is explained the romarkablo bucccss, year after year, of this organization in marketing, at good prices, the various lines it has to offer.â€" St. Catharines Standard. Drought Cycle Upholding the IJiei.ry tlial there is a definite precipitation cycle, the Smithsonian Institute declares the driught area in the United States (and it would, of course, apply to the drought area in the Canadian prairie pro-'inces as well) is "near the bot- tom of what appears to be a 4fi-yoar Women in Banking Very few. If any, Canadian women, hold positions of responsibility with the Imnks. It is a field in which thus far the mere male has been able to stave off the feminine onslaught into the business world. »ut in the United States, the num- ber of lady bankers is sufficiently great to warrant an association of their ownâ€" the Association of Bank Women. This group will convene about the middle of next month, just before the convention of the Ameri- can Hankers Association. Offices held by members of the fair sex included in the association's rost- er run the entire gamut of the bank- ing profession from president down. Included are presidents, vice-presi- dents, assistant secretaries and treas- urers, cashiers, trust officers, statis- ticians, directors, branch managers, and managers of dcparlments such as exchange, collection, publicity, saving!?. â€" Financial Post. In Second Place Canada was second in unmanufac- tured unstripficd tobacco with 0,12'.),- 8;J4 pounds, in the first six months of IMfi, United Slates being first with 72,553,180 and Southern Rhodesia third with 1,000,111. Second place is only about a twelfth of first place, but it id important when one remem- bers that Canada is comparatively young in the growing of tobacco. â€" Niagara Falls Review. Apple Growers Advertise The apple growers of the state of Washington will tax themselves a cent a box to be used for a great ad- vertising campaign to popularize the use of boxed apples. Probably they will be successful and, as the Review often has pointed out, Ontario fruit grpwcrs also could move their crops quickly and profitably by means of a properly organize! newspaper ad- vertising campaign. When one re- members what was done for the or- ange, it is not difficult to see what could be done for the finer fruits ot our own province. â€" Niagara Falls Review. THE EMPIRE The War On Tropical Disease India is often forgetful of the won- derful work that is being done for the health and happiness of her mil- lions by the research workers whose war on tropical disease goes on tire- lessly and relentlessly with seldom a mention in the world's news. Once a year there comes as a reminder of all that is being done the Report of the Calcutta School of Tropical Med- icine and the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases, one of the most romantic and stimulating publicat- ions which issue annually from the Government Press. â€" Calcutta Statesman. KING EDWARD VIII IN ATHENS ON HAZARDOUS MEDITERRANEAN TOUR Edward VIII, Kinj dropped anchor there. of England (left), leads party ashore at Athens, Greece, as yacht Nahlin King was later rescued from drowning when skiff overturned at Aedypso. Youngsters On City Streets Should Be Seen and Not Hurt Where There Are Jobs Parents in search of a career for their sons â€" and the sons themselves â€" cannot do better than devote seri- ous attention to the statement of the Minister of Mines, in opening the now Government Miners' Training School at East Gcduld Mines, that in South Africa today there in no sur- er profession than mining. Mr. Dun- can Wfs referring, of course, to train- ed and skilled miners, and particu- larly to mining engineers. In his prospects of iiltimate advancement to the top of the tree the untrained man is probably at an even greater disadvantage in mining than in most other walks of life. As a learned profession, on the other hand, mining offers scope and opportunities in this country today unequalledâ€" and likely to he unequalled for many years to come â€" by any other calling. â€" Jo- hannesburg Times. (By Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Minister of Highways for Ontario) The first two month: of the school year are almoct invariably the most dangerous for the children. A study of motor vehicle accidents in Toronto, which may be taken as rep- resentative of the experience in othr urban centres, showed that over a five-year period the average number of injuries to children between 5 and 14 years of age, during Septmbr and October, was almost 50 per cent, above the average for the remaining months of the year. The reason for this would seem to be fairly obvious. The children are returning to school â€" full of energy and youthful enthusiasm â€" and, in spite of all parental injunction, in their excitement they may be ex- pected to do things they should not do. Thy will forget to stop and look both ways. They will dart into the traffic lane without warning, and will be found playing on busy streets. In the next few weeks many children with their books tucked under their arms will be getting their first ex- perience in crossing busy comers; others widl perhaps be slow in re- gaining their "traffic legs" after a holiday away from the streets. Too much responsibility cannot be placed in these youngsters. Children are care-free rather than careless and drivers should be particularly alert when they are about. A child on or near the roadway should be a human caution sign SLOW DOWN. It should also be emphasized here that about the most dangerous place for youngsters is right in the vicin- ity of their own homes, and parents therefore must assume a large bur- den of responsibility for their safety. This responsibility does not end with a merely cautionary "Be care- ful." The children should be Instruct- ed in the proper manner of crossing streetsâ€" to look to the left and then to the right before stepping from the curb. They should be taught the dan- gers of crossing between blocks, cros- sing diagonally, or between parked vehicles. Particular emphasis should be given to the dangers of playing on the roadway. The parents can al- so assist the child by choosing the safest route to and from school. The Department of Highways for many years has carried on a regular campaign to promote safer conditions for children. This work Is undoubt- edly having a beneficial effect and will be carried on again this year. li is absolutly essential, however, that such efforts receive greater sup- port from parents and motorists of any noticeable lessening in the pres- ent waste of young lives is to be ex- pected. Verdicts By Publicity KEEPING THE HOU^E OUIET ByGLUYAS WILLIAMS MorriERTeLL<JHIMfo60 oof OF POORS to fiifty NOW, BECAUSE PftDOV IS fiRED AND SHE WAH6 It) KEEP The house OUlEf S<t^K> dfi DOORSTEP SHOtKlMfe Af EPPlf SEl.ZER'6 MOOSE CM HE COME OWR MOfHER OPEHS TROMf POOR -fo 1EIL HIM fOR PHY15 ShK£ fO SfOp SHOUHNG. W^KPERS AROOHP VM5D VJDTRliSI'OSEl'IN H0U6E A6Whl. flH0lK6 W&R LOCKED, RlNeS Ui*i(> ANP tOUP ^)ofH^^ fikauV opofs P0t>R.6Ef6 Hfe BftLL AMD etOVf Art? 60FS OiW AfeAiM PIAV5 CKtH ACWNSf 5IPE OF HOOSE UNfiL tvmn StoRS HM BE- CAOSE rf OAR<i HOUSE MOlflVl PR0t)UCIH6 A 5HRIU..EAR-5PU1'flK6 SC>lJNP WUKH IS -THE NjofHER CAUS WfARItV HECAKCOMf IfJ NOlO, fME HOUSE SEEMS (JUlCf- ^ When he's in than WHEN HE'S out iStflj^ ^ ?-><> (Oopyrlght, 1934. by The BeH «yndic»t«. Ino.) J Writes the Editor and Publisher â€" Seldom has the American public been treated to a more flagrant ex- position of the new jurisprudence than that displayed in the Aator- Thorpe litigation for the custody of their child. Rancorous parents get into the hands of lawyers who spe- cialize in winning cases by public- sentiment, or the threat of head- lines, and the poor youngster who is the storm centre is forgotten in the welter of smut that pours forth under judicial approval. Reputation* of other people are smeared by the , quotations from a diary that is not in evidence, and the use of whicft la in effect to make a litigant testify' against herself â€" both in 100 per-- cent violation of the canons that bench and bar cherish. Movie foiks are news. Sex adven- tures are news. The combination is meat for the tabloids and caviar for many other papers. The courtroom becomes a nationwide stage upon which the law re-enacts a burlesque reproduction of the litigant's alleg- ed departure from virtue. The show was stopped because the gentlemen with fortunes invested in the films don't want the public re- minded again that Hollywood fol- lows its own moral code. The court, after two weeks of a filth parade, awoke to the fact, that after all, the case concerned the future of a child and that regular procedure existed for such litigation. It was a long overdue recognition but it proved again that the courts have full control over their own dig- nity and propriety. They also have powers over that section of the bar which disgraces the legal process by bludgeoning opponents |with the threat of national disgrace through newspapers. The bench holds all the strings and can wield them in the in- terests of justice without oppression of any decent lawyer or any infringe- ment on the free press. Rebels' Retponsibility Spain's agony continues, and each new message adds to the furioui story of battle and bloodshed. And as the truth filters through, it be- comes ever more impossible to find words that will sufficiently describe the blackness of the crime that th« mihtary rebels have committed. They planhed it is clear, carefully, and with all duo preparations, not a local revolt, nor a series of local revolts, but a nation-wide insurrec- tion. They knew exactly what they were doing. They knew what It would cost.. They deliberately chose to bring this agony upon their country and its people, their fellow- citizen.-!.â€" (London, England, Daily Herald.) A-4 FU MANCHU By Sax Rohmer When Dsnby ran ecroK iha Uwn with Mi revolvar drawn h* ifumbUd upon Fu Mancl.u ar.d his dacoU at tha vary antranca to tha catV, and wai tfunnsd with a blow on Hia haad. H« lay to clota to r-u 'Manchu'i hidinq-placa that tha tafa«l tKin^ for Fu Manchu to do wai to draq him inside. Why hit frfa wai iparad none of ut could conjecture. But to it wa<. And through Oenby'i cond'ition during hit (low racovary wo learned vrhat Fu Manchu had planned for EHham. A minute puncture in Danby't bad â€" undoubtedly mad* by a hypodermic syringe â€" cauied the man to suffer com- p*»f» losi of memory. The nature of tha fluid Wijacted to produce wch mental symptoms remains a mystery to Wattorn science. . . . H-: When Oanby was unconscious fn-i tSere was no danger that ho would reveal Fu Manchu'i hldinc; pljcs he was borna to the edge of the bushci wher» we found him. ... And so we (earned that ru â-º...snchu plotted by means of this operation to efFace trom tithom's mind ill w-nory of h!- - , fg Chip.-*. ... „ .,., .