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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-3-18, Page 3GERMANS LEARN TO LIKE BRITISH RULE ON THE RHINE del Flair Hearing in Court Cases and Generally Find Arany I Regulations Better Than Sten Teuton Laws. 9w despatch front Cologne saves-- r,lth certain obvious .differences-,. lnief among which are the reduced Otte of the British arnny oY occupation lend the attenuated exoliange value of 'rho German mark --life at Cologne, 'doth among the foreign garrison and `tile native inhabitknts, remains very • ntuelt what it was a few months ago, : TTefore the prowess of demobilization had begun. General Sir William, Robertson le still the oomxnander4u chief of the 1l40w comparatively shall force on the RRltine, which, iu case it became noes - eery to take further military action against Cermaliy, would form the van- guard end nucleus of the British con tributiou to the allied armies. The men under his command are mostly young soldiers .who will eventaally re- turn to civilian employment at home. The conditions of their life here are abnormal. When their few hours of professional work and training are over they have every day long spells of unoccupied time on their hands, whichmight easliy lead them into mischief. Greatly to 'their credit and that of the commander-in-chief, and the many soldiers and civilians who ere working with hien in their interest, •they have stood the test wonderfully well. Their discipline and general be, havior in public places are excellent -decidedly better than when I was , last here, before certain undesirable elements had been dealt with and re- moved. Many of them make full use of the wide and wise enema of education de- vised by the army authorities for their benefit, Theatres add the opera, box- ing competiticne and regimental foot- ball matches, dances, concerts, cinema shows, whist drives, lending libraries, gymnasiums, and many other games and amusements are commonplaces of their existence. When they go home they will find village and even town life very tante in comparieon with the delights of Cologne. pgme little tittle ago it was wisely decided, thanks, 1 think, to the Suites- ttv.e of the oommander-in-clnef, that both ofiioere and men who could af- ford to support them Would be allowed to bring thetlrwivee and ohildree out to the Rltine. About sixty of those children go to a sohooi which has been specially started for theta by the Y, M. C. A,, where you play see the son of a general and the on of a Prig vote soldier learning their lessons and singing and dancing side by side, The highest testimony to the stand and set up by both offioeth and men of our army on the Rhine to that the Germans, among whom they live ap- pear to have a.decided preference for our administration over that of the other Allied armies, It is not too much to say -with obvious abseil/ea tions -that they like It better, or at Mast dislike it hese, than the cast-iron' methods of their own military caste, as they knew them before the war. The arrival of our military police- on the scene of some local disturbance with which the German police have vainly tried to deal will at once re- store order without roueiug any re- sentment iu the minds of the public. They have learned by experience that we are straight, and that our rule, though strict, 18 neither petty nor vexatious. In the thousand and one cases that are constantly trought be- fore our administrative officers, they know that they eau count ou a fair hearing, In our summary courts, where offences against the regulations of the army of occupation are tried, German barristers have more than once been altered to express publicly their admiration of the way in which we ad- minister justice. Underneath that feeling of appreciation there lies, of course, a still deeper feeling of re- sentment at the fact of our being here at all, But of they have to put up wtth the conqueror in their midst they would rather have us than any one else. • U.F.O.-U.F.W.O. en .!American writer of 'some note elates these as the requisites for the triumph of any movement: a just cause, thorough organization, co -opera - tin, and wise leaders who cannot be tempted by personal consideration to awerve from the straight course. Does this Farmers' Movement contain these essential features? -The first and last of these are im- mediate requirements. The second and third are matters of growth or de- velopment -which require time to evolve. Is theirs a just Cane -just to them- selves, and equally just to other class- es in the community or factors of na- tional life? One of the chief lessons for us all to learn is that the workers in any or all of the different branches of industry ora not and cannot be independent of each other. Legislation which favors any ehe class in undue proportion to its status as a national factor is un- wise legislation. and as such, Hurst and will lead to national disaster. There is, we believe, no criticism of the contention that agriculture is, in this country, the basic industry, Eighty per cent, of the national wealth le derived from this -seethe, and if or when this industry deteridrates, the prosperity of the nation is eerio •sly threatened. The "cause" for which we exist is to establish this industry ma a sound economic basis. The whole trouble seems to lie in the fact that so few, either rural or urban people, toe in the industry a national factor, except in a theoretical sense, and the main reason for this is that the work - era en the farm regarded themselves as units and neither knew nor cared about the national statue of farming, and, of course, the workers in other lines accepted us at our own valua- tion, That agriculture is not on a sound financial basis needs no proof, for people are not leaving the farms for Iess lucrative work, and they are leaving the farms until in Ontario to- day SO% of the people must grow food for themselves and the other 70%, and yet we wonder what is at the root of, the high cost of living. Every sale bill you see Olt the roaddide is con- tributing that much more to the in- crease of that menace which stares all of us in the face. Labor seeks ate meet it by shorter hours and higher pay, and as the scale of wages rises, the price of food soars with it, for the tanner who is producing staple food, which is the primary business of farm- ing, cannot compete with the • other industries, which can. and do meet the demands of the men for high wages, and the only possible result is de- creased production and higher prices for food, It is a circle -or perhaps a maze --and there seems no way out, But a way out must be found and we must all work together to find it. Prices of food will never decrease un- til plenty is produced, and this plenty fairly distributed. It is nothing short of a crime• that food should be held until it decays rather than be sold at any frioe to the consumer. Let a few extra can's of hogs or cattle go into Toronto stock yards and down goes the price to the termer. To the consumer also? Not on your Mel Farming will never be on a sound economic basis until the farmer con- trols his business. He has got in tea thinnest possible wedge of control, es- pecially in the West, through co- operative organizations, a thinner one in Ontario through our company, but the fact remains that the prices are set upon these products without the producer having a voice in the matter. Labor, organized, sets a price on its work -so much per hour, fur so many hours a day. The farmer does not seek to do that. His aim, crystallized in the badge he wears, is a seeking to, accomplish the clasped trends of pro- ducer and consumer, each nleetipg the other half way, But the urban labor, from the janitor up to the highest paid clerk, from the laborer to the contract- or, from the Highest to the lowest in any branch, is thoroughly imbued with the idea that it is the termer who is getting rich at his expense; he is taught that, purposely mislead by those who are profiting by these things, Have we a --just cause? -Margery 16Iiis. . Turkish Bands Raiding Villages A despatch from London says:-- Zeitun, Humit and various other Ar- menian villages in Galicia have been besieged by Turkish hands for the last teu nays, according -to despatches received from 'diplomatic sourdes on. Thursday. The despatches say tate Armenians thus far have been able to defend themselves. Zeitun is in the Vilayet of Aleppo, 20 miles northeast of learash, where the recent Armenian massacres are reported to have occurred. Britishers ,May Vote in Canada 4 A despatch from Ottawa says: --Pro- visions of the War Times Eleetlon Act disenfranchising thousands of naturalized Canadians are not includ- ed in. the new Franchise Bill which Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Solicitor-Genergl, introduced in the Commons on Thurs- day. All, ifersons of British citizen- ship, whether by birth or naturnli2a- tion, resident in Canada for one year and• in the eonstftuenoy for two months, of 21 years of age and over, and either male or female, are tc be permitted to vote for Federal candi- dates. A ttro1ess has been invented in .Australia for the extraction of grease from wool without the use of acids. CANADA TAKES PLACE. IN LEAGUE AS GREATEST NEW WORLD NATION A despatch from London says: -The "United States, having disassociated herself from the League of Nations, Canada will new have an influence in the proceedings of that body out of alt proportion to her poulatton and much greater than was contemplated when she entered It, According to a• statement by a pro- minent member of the Secretariat of the League, Canada will practically take the place which the United States would otherwise have occupied as the greatest new -world dation, Her in- (1081100 in continental affairs will be leased ort her iutparttality of view a$ en eu,��`ra lduropeaiu boutitry, The first eviddhee of reoognitlou of her IMAM lass been the appolntnletit of ex'Mayor Weligit of "Winnipeg to the ;Haar 1U"al� fey Commission. The news 01 1A', Watngles noinination has been well re- ceived here, and it is hoped future Canadian appointments will not be few in number, since it is realized, in the words of my informant, that "Canadians will be impartial and bust nees-like where European matters are concerned" • Among the various important bodies, to seine "a1 which (lanadiens will be appointed, are the International High Court of Justice, the IOoo nomie Com- mission, the Commission on Russia, the Conihnission on Transit, the Com- 1111881011 1om- 1111551011 on Arnitunents, and 1ai'1o118 social and health connnlesions. The B0niinion is almost certain to have a representative on the Conitnissiou of imltilgratiou, •.1 • Interior ot the Legislative Chamber, Toronto, where the first Ontario Farmers' Parliament met on March 9, the first of its kind in Canada, SYRIA DECLARED A FREE STATE Big Army in Readiness to En= force Claims. A despatch 'from London says: - Prince Feisal, son of the King of the Hedjaz, has been proclaimed Icing of Syria, acoording to advices re- ceived in Cairo front Beirut, says a despatch to the London Times from the Egyptian Capital. Official advices state that !the sit- uation itt Damascus is serious. Emir Feisal;, s?n of the King of the Hed- jaz, it is explained, has thought it advisable to summon the 'Synian Con- gress, which intends to declare the complete independencee of the conn-.. try and proclaim him King. The Emir, it is stated, succeeded temporarily In forestalling such action, securing tlie postponement of the meeting of the Congress, which had been called for ltat'ch 6, but the excitement is said to be so great that he probably will be compelled to accede 'to the demands. Much opposition has been evi- denced in Syria over the proposed arrangement for the :Future Govern- ment of the country. It was report- ed from Paris in January that Emir (Prance), Feisal had reached an agreement with the French Gov- ernment, under which he would re- cognize a French mandate for the whole of Syria, in return for which France would recognize the forma- tion of an Arabian State, to include Demesne, Aleppo, Home and llam- as, under the administration of the Prince. Later advices, however, in- dicate that the Syrians --were insist- ing upon independence. An assembly of twenty-nine Meso- potamian notables now sitting in Damascus probably will proclaim Mesopotamia a State and form a joint Government with Syria under the regency of Zeid, a brother of Prince Feisal of the Hadjas, o t - cording to The Daily Mail's Cairo correspondent. , Palestine, Lebanon and Northern Mesopotamia are included in the districts where the Arabs are voting freely, apparently with the purpose of forcing the Peace Conference to recognize Syria, under a threat of co-operation with the Turkiaii Na- tionalists if independence is refused them, The Arabs claim to have 100,000 troops ready to co-operate with the Turks in Cflicia and Anatolia. Ap- parently they are willing to accept French advisors. • HEAVY ICEFIELDS- IN GREAT LAKES Little Open Water Reported by Weather Bureau. A despatch from Detroit says: -The drat ice report of the season for the Great Lakes, issued here by the United States Weather Bureau, says: "Reports from regular and display stations of the United States ,heather Bureau and Meteorological Service of Canada indictite that t'ite flelde of ice in Lake Superior are extensive, heavy and windrowed; over the western por- tion the fields extend out solid for 47 miles, wiilie over the eastern por- tion oition the field has remained stationary since about February 15. St. Mary's River is solid its entire length and is covered with snow, "In Green Bay the ice is heavy and solid. In Lake Michigan fields are moving slowly over the north-western portion, and some open water extends south to Chicago, while over the east- ern side the fields extend beyond vision, with no open water of conse- quence visible. "In Lake Huron the fields are ex- toneive and heavy, and extend beyond vision. St. Clair River ie open for about two miles below the month of Lake Huron and heavily packed be- low this point to Lake St. Clair. The ice in Lance St. Clair is heavy, and probably ranges from 22 to 26 inches in thickness; Detroit River is closed with heavy ice from about Twelfth Street to Lake Erie. - "In Lake, Erie the fields are 801111 along the south shore, and no open water is visible. Some open venter is reported off Port Stanley. The ice is reported as heavily windrowed, "In .Lake Ontario the ice in the hate bore is heavy, leo fields aro reported over the eastern mid central portions, "In comparison with the saute period last year, there is more in in all the 101105, "Ad compared with the twelfth year normal, there is an average thickness at. Duluth, and above the average at Sault Sts. Marie autl at .Tilsc:anaba," If net cracked a frozen egg can 'thawed and. restored to umcftelness' lacing it in ice cold water, by piecing w t •er , I ,lours :Bull (totentail att): Tho joainey from .homier to Parile twee t tore can't:' by air tapes 2% Hours compared with lousti)ll,I5: "1 dotal knew 7 Monts by bind 1111(1 eta. ltiliil" MORE OUTRAGES IN IRELAND One Constable Killed, Many Wounded, in Various Districts. A despatch from Dublin says: -A number et additional outrages are reported to have taken place in yetis ons parts of Ireland. Police Segt, Nater was shot dead and Constable Doyle was wounded at Rathkeale, 17 miles south-west of Limerick. In the Cork district, Inspector McDonagh was dangerously wounded in the head by a bullet from a revolver while ex- changing diets with crowd's which attacked him and another officer. One civilian was badly wounded dur- ing the fighting. In Limerick, Constable Murphy was ambushed and shot and dangerously wounded. At Kilbeggan, County West Meath, 100 armed men raided Durrow Castle, a private residence, for arms. The family was absent, and only two servants were in the castle. The raid- ers gained entrances to the building by smashing the big door with sledge hemmers. Prince of Wales In Privy Council A despatch from London says: -The Prince of Wales took his place last week in the meeting of the Privy Council. Unlike other members, he was not sworn ia, but was merely summoned by the King. Prince Al - bort will attend the Privy Council be- fore o-fore the end of this year. Meanwhile Princess Mary is taking a larger part in public life. While the Prince of Wales ie in Australia on his forthcoming,?}pig there many of the duties of the Prince of Wales will de- volve upon her. For this she has been unostentatiously preparing herself and has learned to speak in public with- out embarrassment. - Unnecessary. + The Scoutmaster: "Now, then, Willie, suppose you had two apples and you gave another boy his choice of them. You would tell him to take the bigger one, wouldn't you?" Willie: "No, sir," The Scoutmaster: "Why not?" Willie: '"Cos 'twouldn't be neces- sary." ' Saving in Weight, , For trans-Atleutic mail service by aitplane`en Englishman has develop- ed a plan for photographing letters on films about the size of postage stamps to save weight, recipients hav- ing them enlarged, Weekly Market Report Breadstuetb. Toronto, Mar. 16 -Manitoba wheat -No. 1 Northern, $2.80; No. 2 North- ern, $2.77. Manitoba oats -Net. 2 C. Wo, 97%c No, 8 C. W., 94%c; extra No. 1. feed, 94%e; No. 1 feed, 98v%c; No. 2 feed, 32%o, in store Fart William. Manitoba barley -No. 8 C. W., $1: 671's; No. 4 C. W.,$1.50%; rejected, $1.86%; feed, $1.3%, in 'store Fort William. Amen-tcan torn -No, 3 yellow, $1.94; No. 4 yellow, $1,91 track Toronto; prompt shipment. Ontario oats -No. 8 white, $1.00 to $1,.02, according to freights outside. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Winter, per car lot, $2.02 to $2.08; No. 2 do., $L98 to $2.01r No. 8 do., $1.92 to $1.98, Lorb, shipping• Points, according to freights. Ontario wheat -No. 1 Spring, per cal dot, $2.02 to $2.03; No. 2 do., $1.98 to $2.07; No. 8 do:, $1.95 to $2.01, fio,b. ehipping points, according to freights. Peas -No. 2, $3.00. Barley -Malting, $L75 to $1.77, ac- cording to freights outside. Buckwheat -$L65 to $1.60, accord- ing to freights outside. Rye -No. 3, $1.77 to $1.80, .accord- ing to freights outside. Manitoba flour -Government stand- ard, $13.5, Toronto. Ontario flour -Government standard $10.80 to $11.00, Montreal; $11.00: in Toronto, in jute bags. Prompt ship- ment. Millfeed-Car lots -Delivered Mont- real freight, bags included -Bran, per ton, $45• shorts, per 1011 $52. Hay Flo. 1, per ton, $27.00 to $28.00 mixed, per ton, 525, track, T1r'onto. Straw -Car lots, per ton, 516.00 to 517.00 track, Toronto, Country Produce -Wholesale Eggs -New -laid, eases returnable, 54c to 55c. Butter -Creamery solids, 56c to 58c, do., prints, 57c to 59c. Cheese -Large, 29%e Ito 30e; twins, 80c to 30efic. Honey -White, per lb., 68-1b. tins, net 21c to 22e; 10-lb.tins, gross, 21%c to 22efic• 5-1b. tins, gross, 23c to 240' Live lemetry-Buyers prices de- livered Toronto -Hens, over 5 lbs. 40c, hens 4 and 5 lbs., 87c; hens under 4 lbs., 35c; spring chickens, 30c; spring chickens, milk fed, 85e; roosters, 25e; ducklings, 40e; turkeys, 50c; geese, 22e. Dressed Poultry Hens, over 5 lbs., 40c; bens, 4 and 6 lbs, 37c; hens, under 4 lbs., 36e; spring chickens, 30c; spring chickens, milk fed, 36c; roost- ers, 30c; ducklings, 40c; turkeys, 55c; geese, 24c. Provisions -Wholesale Smoked meats -Rolls, 30c to 31e; Mane, medium, 86c to 88c; heavy, 38e to 34Ie; cooked harts, 50c to 58e; 'backs; plain, 49e to 50c; backs, bone- less 52c to 56e; breakfast bacon, 42e to 46c; cottage rolls, 380 to 840. Barrelled meats -Pickled pork, 546; mess pork, 545. Green meats -Out of pickle, lc less than smlpked, Dry salted meats -Long clear, in tons, 82%c; in cases, 28c to 2,9c; clear bellies, 27e to 28%e; tat becks, 32c to 88c. Land -Tierces, 80c to 30%c; tubs, 303i•e to 310; pails, 30%c to 81c; prints, 31%e to 32c. Compound lard, tierces, 27%e to 28c; tubs, 28c to 2831ic; pails, 28 ee to 28tete; prints, 80c to 30eee. Montreal Previsions Montreal, Mar. 16, Oats-Ctn- adiau Western, No. 2, 51,17%; do., No. 3, $1.18%. Flour -New standard $18.25 to 5:18.55. Rolled oats, bag of 90 lbs., 55.50 to 55.60; bran, $45.25; shorts, 552.25; bay, No. 2, per ton, car lots, $29 to $80. Lard -Pure, wood pails, 20 lbs, net, 310 to 81%e. Live Stock Markets Toronto, Mar. 16. -Choice heavy steers, 513.50 to 514.00; good heavy steers, $12.50 to $13; butcher's cattle, choice, $12.50 to 13; do., good, ell to $11.50; do., medium, $10.50 to $10.75; do., common, 58 to 8.50; bulls, choice, $10.50 to $11.50; do., medium, $9.50 to 00.00; do., rough, $7.50 to $8,00; butcher cows, choice, 510.50 to 5:11.50; do., good, 59.50 to 510,00; do,, medium 58.75 to $0.25; do., common, $7.50 to $8.00; stockers, 5826 to 810.50; feed- ers, 510.00 to $11.00; canners and cut- ters, $5.25 to $6.00; milkers, good to choice, 5100.00 to 5150; do., common and medium, 565.00 to $75.00; wing- ers, 590.00 to 5150.00; lambs, per cwt, $18.00. to 521.50;- calves, good to choice, 518.00 to $20.00; sheep, 57.00 to 513.50; hogs, fed and watered, 519.50 to 51975; do., weighed off cars, 519.75 to 520,00; do., fob., $18.50 to 518.75; do., do., country points, 518.25 to 518.60. Montreal, Mar. 16. -Butcher steers, common, 59.50 to $11.00; butcher heif- ens, medium, 59.50 to $11.00; common 7.50 to 59.00; butcher cows, medium, 7.00 to $9.50; canners, 55.50; cutters, 56.50; butcher bulls, common, $8.00 to $9.50; good veal, 517.00 to 518.50'; medium, 515.00 to 517.00; grass, 58.00 to 59,00; ewes, 511.00 to 512.50; lambs, good, 518.00; common, $16.00 to 517.00; off oar weights, selects, $20.50 to 521.00; lights, $19.00 to 521.00; sours, 516.50 to 517.00. A store is only as good as the cus- tomer. it keeps. New Zealand plans to spend about 52,500,000 in the dewelopmene of its water power resources. A Letter Fr om London Queen Mary has one of the finest collections of flower pictures in the. country. She is also fond of flowers used in decoration, as, for instance, the furniture of Princess Mary's own room at Windsor, which Is hand - painted with flowers in the French manner. ,,There are beautiful tall screens hand -painted with roses by Miss Van Heddeghein in Her Majesty's own rooms, and many pictures by the same artist, Miss Van,Heddeghem was one of the 'Queen's "discoveries." * * a • People with whom Prince Henry was brought into contact during hie, recent visits to libanchester and Bite xniegltam noted a great resemblance in his boyish, frank' manner to the Prince of 'Wales, though Prince Henry promises to he taller than his elder brother, and ie cast in a more sturdy mould. i $ 4 8' He is to, remain at Cambridge for the full course of four years, though, were he given a free choice in the matter, he..vm"ld prefer probably to join his regiment, the King's Royal Rifles, at once. He has a real liking for the Arniy, and desires to snake it his permanent career. e e t• e The boom in music which marked the latter end of 1919, is finding an echo in the delight of individuals in music study. Iustrtnnente previously neglected are being takeh up with. enthusiasm. Lord Leopold Mountbat- ten has, for instance, taken to the flute. The Royal Family is not nn. Inimical; and both the Queen anci Princess Mary are clever phnniets. d 'N k e, Sir Ian Hamilton, who'llas now re- tired from the Army, may be expected to devote a good deal oe hie leisure to writing, for there is no soldier who has such natural literary gifts. He has written, besides professional tram tates, charming books on lighter sub- jects. He has more than the staff of- ficers' equipment as an artist, anti his dispatches from Gallipoli introduced a new kind of despatch writing, at least in the Modern era. --Big Ben, Otherwise the Meet' Is whelhol Ill play or riot. Tile stakes aro roe Ravens Are Best of Talk- ing Birds. Ravens, crows and magpies are all better speakers •titan parrots. - They are not so versatile and the sounds they utter are less varied, but their voices and articulation are far more human. A crow's balk in the next room may easily be mistaken for that of a person. Parrots are the best imitators; "that Is to say, they mimic whistling and other noises, particularly laughing, to admiration. it has been remarked that their' voices in speaking are like that of a crazy Doreen, An occasional magple, if properly trained, becomes a wonderful tallier. But with magpies, as with crows acid ravens, it .l, uie'e chance whether they develop into good speakers or not., The giant parrots called macaws ofteu talk well, but their voices are dis- agreeably hoarse and inhuman. Parrots, by the way, are more near- ly early related to owls than to any other birds, • Getting His Goat. One hot August day a small darky was dragging 4btllygoat up the street. The goat ]lung back, and the darky was sweating and swearing, much to the amusement of bystanders, Final- ly the. darky, worn out and ready to cry, said: "Lookee yar, white folks, if you all know ally way to make this goat go I wlslit you would." Just then n doctor stepped up and said: "Boy, do you waist that goat to go?" 'I sho' does, boss," The doctor took a smell bottle and poured a few drops an the goat's rump. The goat let" out a bellow, butted the darky over, and tore over the hi11, The boy got to his feet, looked after the goal, then at the looter. "Say, boss, what teat stuff cost whut you drag on de gnat?" Ob, about n ulckel" "'Well• dram abotit a dime's wortit me one, 'Morse I sire got to catch dat gent." Accor.1iee to the Aucluhon Society, the crow destroyed by insects Mid emnle„roticnts ie America would :feed the rrople of teatime. Birds are the egret; , ri 1.r;''1 81)1111,81'112 these pests c.lliter fl'u:l' Ii 'rowel' and .fer- e-.,...., r PRINCES MARY OF BRITISH EMPIRE: TOO T 0 U R ,EUROPEAN' CAPITALS. ' Most Popular of Princesse "Tis Accomplished, Athletlu' Young Lady. In the olden days they used to iii%vqr a minstrel with a zither tosing the praises et the princess. A ` reporter with a typewriter mantes a pretty Foot substitute. But, despite the 11x101 e tions 02 the twentieth century, would sing of the Princess Mazy, only daughter of their malesties the Kine and Queen of England,. an outtl0oe princess, who rides and rows and rent- dere entdere valuable a5515taaee to her parents • and her brothers, the Princes, in mak - fug the royal family 011e of the most popular Institutions to this democratic country. . ' Princess Victoria Alexandra Alto Mary will be twenty-three years of age on April 25 next. She was been in the year of the Memorable Diamoad Jabilee of her great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, then ruling over the British Empire, During her brief lite ehe has been great-granddaughter, granddaughter apd daughter of the reigning queens and monarchs of Eng- land, yet to -day she is hailed by all her countrymen as the perfect type of all-round English girl, fresh, unspoiled, with that inherentlove .for the great outdoors which is the most attractive' characteristic of Britain's daughters. In Line for the Throne, "Princess May," they used to oath her In those days when she was a 'bonny little blue-eyed tot at York Cot. tags, Sandringham, her birthplace. Her father, the present King, was then only ttie youngest son of the their Prince of 'Wales, later to become King Edward VII., so the mantle of royalty did not weigh too heavily upon her tidy shoulders. Nevertheless, site was in direct line for the throne, so the present Queen saw to it that her education was all that a princess'a should be. Ville. Dessau was appoint- ed governess for the little princess, and though she never went to school she was taught more subjects ' and more about theist in the short period of . her tutelage than the average Cana- dian girl learns of is ten years ot study. One of the best linguists among the younger royalties, Princess Mary learned early to speak French, Gem man and Italian, the first two Iau- guages with a flueuoy unexcelled by her grandmother. Besides these she dabbled in Spanish, Norse and Danish. But her schooling was of the an - round variety: geography, music, art, science, needlework, sports, swim- ming, dancing -there seems to be no limit to this royal young lady's 00- complishmeuts, An, Ardent Athlete.. Behold her to -day, in her tweets,- third weets,third year, fair4haired, with deep blue eyes and tate high pink complexion for which the most beautiful of Eng- lish girls are famous; of medium height, with a well-balanced figure which Is almost girlishly lissome and not quite athletically rounded. Princess Mary is an ardent athlete. She plays cricket, bowliug with the best of them and wielding a danger" ous bat when her side is 'min"; she drives and rides, plays a good game of tennis and a bad game of golf; she ' is a realiy expert swimmer and cats paddle her own canoe. Princess lviai'y is shortly to leave England on a tour of tate Buropeaa capitals. She :will visit Parte, •Brt,- eels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Chris- tiania, and possibly Rome and Madrid. Since her brother, the Prince of Wales, has become overworked, with► trips everywhere, investitures, open- ing bazaars, laying cornerstones and other manual labor designed for royal- ty, Princess Mary hap come to his re- itef. 'She attends many functions de- voted to English women; she is herself commandant of the Girl Guides of Eugland and frequently takes part la their meetings. During the war Britain's princess did valiant service as a V. A. D. She studied and because fully qualified an a nurse, She spent three days of each of her busy weeks ministering to the wounded at Devonshire House, She vias also honorary colonel of a crack English regiment, and handed out de- corations to heroes with all the• g•raei- ousn0ss of her Detente and brother, Expert With a Needle. Needlework is one of Patients Mary's fortes. When a little girl she 180111ed to sew expertly. ,When war came and with it the deed of all sorts of clothing for soldiers and for the poor she personally made many gam meats, which were distributed, It was necessary to conceal Prom the re• ciptente the origin of these gifts, other- wise, such Is the love the English poor have for their princess, they would have framed them tor the front parlor, but never worn them. A princess might have all the quant. ties possessed 1)y Pr1110055 Mary- and yet not be popular with the people. Yet it is an undisputed fact that sunt as the Prince of 'i•Faies is the meet popular young man in Use British lams. pire, so is Princess Mary the moot popular young lady. It is tot because they aro "royalties"; it is a questlou ot that subtle, intangible thing called "personality," A Frenchman is tete, inventor. of ;f Dourless bread making ambito thlti coaveits whole wheat into dough, I'alce your needle, my child, and work at your pattern; it w111 emlie out a thee ily-and-by. LIN is ince (hat --one stitch a.t a time taken j)a• timely and the pattern will come out all right like .the emisroldel,v."--O.lver Wendell Relines, "Better Babies" is a slogan that interests every mother and ,tether in the world, Better education and ba- the `faculties for seienttiic ,investiga•' tion are the facture that h'tade the oilman vita