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News Parade By Elizabeth liedy PIIINCIPLE OF THE THINK: W« tried hard to, but we just couldn't make it. Leave Hitler and Musso- IIrI out of our column this xvcek, vr» mean. You'll forgive thia time, no doubt . . . it's impos- mole to avoid concentrating on th*M two foci of the world's at- tantion, if we are to understand wTiat the present international cri- sla ia all about, and where tha next one is coming from . . . The French newspaper "L'Epo- que" went phophetic (?) last week in a whimsical way. It published an imaginary dialogue between the Nazi and Fascist dictator.s: Hitler: "As soon as Franco wins in Spain we'll pull a 'second Mu- nich'." Mussolini: "Without wasting a minute, Adolf." Hitler: "And here's how you do it: you mass 500 planes behind the Pyi-enecR, 500 .seaplane and 30 submarines in the Balcarics, 500 seaplanes in Spanish Morocco. Af- ter tliat you te" Daladicr you want Djiliouli â€" ' Mu.<;solini: "And Tunisia?" flitlcr (irritated): "No, I've told you a hundred times that you must Ko slowly at the beginning. It's the principle that counts." SURE THING: Take our word for it. or leave it â€" there's going to be "another Munich," this spring be- fore the ice goes out. WILD LIFE: A scheme to pur- ci'.asc and maintain a wild life sanctuary in the Bruce Peninsula as advocated by Dr. W. Sherwood Fox, president of the Univeisity of Western Ontario has been turn- ed down by the Federation of On- tario Naturalists. The members would have had to finance the en- terprise out of their own personal pockets. It is urged by Dr. Fox that an ].800-acrc area be set aside in the Bruce Peninsula for the preserva- tion of a number of rare plants â€" wild orchids, pitcher plants and other botanical species now threatened with extermination. If the naturalists can't afford it, per- haps the Government can. At- tention Department of Mines and Resources. AT WAR OR NOT: In the course of a fiery speech last week before the House of Commons, Georges Hcon, Conservative M.P. for Ar- genteuil, demanded the calling of a general election to decide whether Canada should automatic- ally go to Great Britain's aid in any war. Said Mr. Hcon: "Sir Wilfrid Lauricr propound- ed the policy that when Britain is at war Canada is at war, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King has reaffirmed this ... I do not infer that we should never take part in any war. What I say is that any war in which we do take part must be a war in which something better than sentiment, actuated by propaganda, is at stake. It must be a war that threatens our very liberty, inde- pendence and existence, and the issue of which would be of imme- diate vital concern to all of us." Commonsense? Isolationist talk? Take your pick. THE WEEK'S QUESTION: Why is Germany's financial situation desperate? Answer: Germany has no foreign exchange for the pur- chase of raw materials abroad. Up to now, subsidized exports have provided enough foreign cur- rency to buy vital imports. But this year the Reich's exports have sunk away down, incurring an un- favorable balance of trade. In ad- dition, the annexation of Austria and the Sudctenland make for- eign-exchange needs even more desperate. Ice Harvest Farmer May Reap It From His Own Ponds And Streams â€" Free From Contamination. The ire harvesting season for- t.inalely comes at a time when there is the least work on the farm for men and teams, and con- se<|urntly the actual money cost is usually not very great; Water for the Ice supply should be entirely free from contamina- tion or pollution. Ponds and slug- gish sti'cams Uitually have grass and wock;s growing in them, so that the ice harvested is likely to contain vegetable matter, which is ahvayn objectionable. They should therefore be thoroughly cleared of such growths In fore the ice has formed. Fitrni the Ice-Houie A rul)ic foot of ice weighs about 67 pounds, sn in xtoiiiig ice it ia customary to allow from 40 to 50 cubic feel per ton for liie mass of ice. .\t least 12 inrhcx must be left between the ire and tl)e wall of the building for insulation, un- less the ice house has permanently insulated walls and an unusually large space for insulation beneath find above the ice. Fioin these figures it is pa.<«sible to calculate readily the ipiantity of ice that •ny given ice house will hold. They Are Investigating the "Cavalier" Disaster Captain George C. Pirie, air attache of the British Embassy, is shown in a .N'cw York hotel riuestioning Captain M. L. Alderson, RIGHT, who was in charge of the flying boat Cavalier when it plunged into the At- lantic ocean between New York and Bermuda. Pirie is in charge of the investigation into the disaster which claimed three lives. Wolves Are Seen In Brant County Deer, Partridge, Beaver, Are Alio In Evidence In South< em Ontario. Four wolves, three large and one small, reported seen a few days ago on the farm of William Hutch- inson In Blenheim Township near Princeton, Ont., owe their freedom to assistance from the weatherman. Peter Porter, district game over- seer, told of the Incident. Fred Fearheller, working on the farm, told his employerthat he had seen the four wolves In a field. Mr. Hutchinson believed his employee had seen police dogs and had mis- taken them for wolves. Later Mr. Hutchinson was driving a team when he also saw the wolves and was convinced they were not dogs. They approached so close he feared they might attack his horses. Ho raced . the team to the barn for safety. • Thought To Be Police Dogs Having no gun available, Mr. Hutchinson borrowed *one from a neighbor, but darkness had set In by that time and nothing could be accomplished. Deer are slill being seen In Brant County and In that section ot Ox- ford County where the wolves were sighted. Partridge have become numerous, Mr. Porter said, In the South Dumfries preserve. In the vicinity of Scotland, where heaver are numerous, an area two miles- square has recently been posted as a game preserve. "These dictators, don't forget, are primarily actors," he said. "They get their effects by the art ot the actor." And So Are Salesmen "Today In our public schools, and by means ot special courses, young men are taught how to com- mand audiencesâ€" but not for the purpose of becoming actors. Par from It â€" for more Important pur- poses, putting over the big deal, selling the customers. If they have a first-rate talent they have an un- limited field before them. It they have only second-rate -talent they go on the stage." Will Advertise No. 7 Highway A* Tourist Route For Visiting States' Travellers On Way To Winter Fair Best Actors Not Found On Stage Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Eminent Britisher, Sayi They're In Politics or Business, Witness The Dictators. First rate actors today are not on the stage nor In Hollywood, but are In politics or business. Sir Ced- ric Hardwicke, British star of "Shadow and Substance," said In an interview last week. Sir Cedric said Garrick, one of the most famous actors in stage history, would not bother with the theatre if he were alive today. In- stead of swaying Innidreda in the Iheatre, he would be a dictator ex- erting his spell over thousands and hundreds of thousands. Executive ot the No. 7 Highway Association at a meeting In To- ronto last week decided to ask ev- ery municipality between Point Ed- ward, Sarnia, Ottawa, Pembroke and Montreal to consider a co-op- erative proposal tor advertising the highway as a tourist route tor United States' travellers on their way to the New York World's Fair. Mayor Thomas E. Henry, of Strat- ford, said the highway must quality this year as one of the main roads bringing United States' visitors In- to the province on their way to New York. Mayor A. T. Claxton, Lindsay, Reeve George West, Madoc, and 3. T. Stephenson, Alisa Craig, were elected directors of the association. More than 19,000 runners par- ticipated in Russia's recent cross- country contests. VOICE OF THE PRESS IT'S THE FARMER WHO PAYS Many farmers are feeding the pheasants in order that the hunt- ters may have a good day's ehoot next autumn. And their famu must be invaded too. â€" St. Cathar- ines Standard, THE MORE, THE MERRIER Is it not time that Ottawa in- augurated a new policy of bring- ing selected immigrrants into Can- ada? We can never solve a lot of our problems without more peo- ple. â€" London Free Press. THINK, AND BE HAPPY A thought for the moment when you just can't bear to hear an- other word about the state of Eu- rope: Snowdrops and primroses and first crocuses in the black earth â€" and then, in a little while, buttercups and daisies in the grass. â€" Vancouver Province. OBSOLETE APPOINTMENTS A good example of obsolete mu- nicipal practice is the re-appoint- ment of a pound-keeper to serve Ridgetown, Ont., although the ap- pointee has never been called up- on to place an animal in pound for 20 years. Almost in the same category must be the individnal who is still, we understand, Brock- ville's official fence-viewer. â€" Brockville Recorder and Times COD SAVE "THE" KING It is a poor reflection both on our education and our patriotism that not very often do we hear "God Save the King" done cor- rectly. In that familiar piece we are not, perhaps, blessed with any- thing approaching a great piece of music, but at least we could learn to sing "THE" King, where writ- ttn, in.tcad of "OUR" all the way through. â€" Brantford Expositor, COMPULSORY INSURANCE As the law stands, a car owner is under no obligation to take out insurance until after he has had an accident; then he cannot get a license until he has. This is like locking the stable after the horse has been stolen. If anyone should be compelled to take out insur- ance at the same time that he ac- quires a car it is the owner of the used â€" and sometimes very mnch used â€" car. And the cheaper the car the greater the need for in- surance. â€" St. Thomas Times-Jour- nal. What is an ibex? An ibex Is the back ot the book where you look tor things you cau't find. Airplane Ride Cures Cough Twelve children with whoop- ing cough were flown for two hours at a height of more than two miles above Berlin, Ger- many, last week, and, according to attending physicians, came back to earth relieved. One of the doctors, a director of the district health insurance bureau, said the children all fell asleep in the rarefiei? atmos- phere. WONDERLAND OF OZ Selection Of Poultry Breed Chooaing Best Type â€" Depends On Strain And Management A subscriber who intends to start keeping poultry wants to know what is the best breed. The fact is there is no best breed. Ev- erything depends on the strain and the management. It stands to reason that no mat- ter how good the management is, results cannot be got if the birds are inferior, cither in strain or stamina. Healthy birds are ab- solutely essential at all times and most difficult to secure. Healthy Birds E«(ential In purchasing the nucleus of • flock, a visit should be paid to the farm where the stock is being bought and every observation giv- en to the health of the main stock. In selecting a breed, considera- tion must be given to the space available. If space is limited, then a light breed will be the most suitable and they will be kept for fgg production alonet- More space is desirable for heavy breeds, which may be kept for the supply of table birds at the same time. Dietary Changes Affect Farming Trends In Diet of Contumors Have Direct Bearing on Ag- riculture â€" Ottawa Keeps Tab to Give Tips to Growers. Increasing attention paid to die- tary habits by medical and public health authorities may foreshadow Important new trends In farming. Such at least Is the view of some agricultural economists who are tollowing with interest the dietary and nutrition studies undertaken by the League of Nations and tba governments of several nations. In- cluding Canada. Eating Habits of Canadian* la these studies emphasis Is placed on the desirability ot a greater consumption ot protective foods such as meat, eggs, milk, fresh fruits and vegetables. Should consumption of these foods In- crease In any marked degree farm- ers would be called upon to pro- duce more ot them and less ot cer- eals In order to meet consumer de- mands. More Protective Foods Thia would probably mean t greater revenue tor farmers gener- ally as such foods bring higher prices. It might also Involve changes In farming and marketing methods and In the values ot dif- ferent types ot farm lands. The economics dirlslon ot th< marketing service ot the Dominion Department ot Agriculture has giv- en some study to the eating habits of Canadians, not particularly with a view to correcting deficiencies in diet but In order to obtain sta- tistical data which would assist pro- ducers and distributors In planning their business. The European population of Southwest Africa, a former colony of Germany, is now estimated at 30,000, including 21,000 South Africans, C,000 Germans who are naturalized British subjects, and 3,000 unnaturalized Germans. Lac La Hache is now frozen solid, but snow has ruined the usual glassy surface necessary in sport. INVENTIONS m/AMTETk We have been »â-¼ .^^1^ 1 t-il^ successfully sell- Ins Inventions, patented and unpat- ented, since 1924. ir you have a aound. practical Invention for snla, write us lmmedlatel.v. Ckartercil iBNtltute of amerlraa Invrnlnra, D«pt.-S7-n. n'nahineloB. O. C. ROLL YOUR OWN 8ETTER CIGARETTES EXTRA MILD LIFE'S UKE THAT By Fred Neher "An' I never thought she looked a day over thirty!" By L. Frank Baum -mf % ' •,'."â- - ^^"sr- HudilAnly llicra nppenrpd from iha opening Bii..tlipr hnlry man wlili « bniir'ii hca<). In hia hand ha bora a braia hoop. H* dared at the atraiicer In pvidfiit "iirprlae. "Wliy have you raptured Ihia foollnh one and hrniiifht him here?" h« demand- ed. Nildrp^sina thn dwl-man. "I did net rapture him." wa» the anawer. ni|e piuiii-d the actirlet alligator and carae h«r» of hIa own free will and â- iporil." TIha rint and Farsirfoat Wnksd at Gupli. "II.ivo you become tired of llvinsf. llifii?" ha asked. 'â- .Vo. IndeeJyl"" answered Ouph, swallowlnR nerv- ously. "I am a (jnoine and the ("hlef Oencrnl of KInK HiiKcedo's) vBt army of vnomea. I ronie of i> mk- llvod r.'iee of people nnd. If 1 nviy say !"o. I expert to live a lonir lime yet. Sit down boys, if y.'ii run find aiiv plare to sit In thi« wIM haimt. and T will tell you nf Ihe hin fiivor I am ahout to rto for v.m " With all his knowledge ami brav- ery. General Guph did not know that the steady Rlare from the bear's eyes was reading his thoughts as surely A» If they had been put into words. He did not know that the rock heaps were merely deceptions to his own eyes, nor could he Kuess that he was stnndlnir In the midst i>f one of the most luxurious citlea Ihnt had ever been built by magic power. Suddenly Iho KiT^t nun l'"iiremo8t riiught liuph II round the neik with his bra.ts hoop. The next Instant the Generiil \v»s rtiaKSed inside the roik hill. Here there was only a dim lia;ht t>y whi-h Ciiph could sea little of the ins'ide of the building. Vrt he had :i tr'-lini; thai m^ny eyes were fastened upon him. The First niul Koicmiisi l.niKhed srimly. "If you have HnvthiiiB to say fh.-it Is In- toresllnK." he s.-iid. "speak out be- fore I slr.inKle .vou."