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The Clinton News Record, 1931-01-01, Page 3Alli, 1-aiian Woman Urges Girls "To Get Back to the Land" Adelaide, S, ;Aust.—The feature of -the conference of women of the Labor Party was an invigorating address by Mrs, Martha E, Vaughan, who urged People toe get back to the land. Mrs. Vaughan did not, speak theoretieaily but from hard experience. She is a successful practical example of what. women can do' in the cultivation of 'natural products in days when the call throughout Australia is to an expand - .ed Husbandry., Recently Mrs. Vaughan placed bo - fore the president of the National Council of Women, Mrs. 3. L. Leal, notes outlining the Milan of work she has undertaken in the Adelaide hills .so that representative organizations might consider the launching of•simi- lar schemes to provide employment for workless; girls.. Mrs. Leal is so Im- pressed with the idea, that she will urge the executive to draw up a plan which may be put into operation, Mrs. Vaughan hes always been an 'enterprising leader in women's move - meets. Cueing the years of the war eke conducted a training center for land girls wear Monmouthshire, and was decorated by the King. His Ma- jesty sent her a letter expressing ap- preciation of the capable manner in which • else had served. the country, stating she had carried out work of .equal importance with any performed by men, equal to. any on. land or sea. It was, a high tribute to her camp for traiuing'women for the land. When Mrs. Vaughan returned to South Australia she managed an 'orange grove.with •the assistance of her daughters. The girls "-e. all :grown up now, but Mrs. Vaughan has still her love for outdoor life and: as; she puts it, "working with my hands' in the garden." - ' Her brother, ' James McGarvie, has taken up land in the fertile and beautiful Aldgetel Valley, and she is helping him to mialte the place self-supporting. Sine intends to keep. poultry and bees and grow vege- tables and small fruits. - "Later I may add pigs to the list," she said the other day, chatting over her new plans. "The land is good, and the soil will suit str'awbe'rries, which I shall plant on the slopes. See this housel"—Mrs. Vaughan was spreading sand around. her sleeping apartment -"It is a model sports hut which .I bought at the show. It is ideal for sleeping out as the four sides are open to all the brezes that blow" After Mrs. Vaughan has burned off the scrub, shit will dig, pleat, and rake the ground. Working on her block, she has a most businesslike appear- ance in a short skirt, cardigan jacket and gaiters. The outlook le impres- sive at the site of her dainty little home. The mountain air is a delight, particularly in this days 01 winter srin- shine that floods the valley and gilds the high hills 'that look dowh on the tam blocks. "It will cost me noticing for wood and water,' she said, sweeping ' her hands • toward the wooded distance and indicating a 'stream that 'tinkled through the blocks, "When the vege- tables are grow.t, and the fowls are laying well, all Is have to buy will be ordinary stapies: Already the peas,' beans, cauliflowers and onions are be - 'inning to repay the, labor spent, and. I am now getting the ground prepared for. potatoes." , Mrs. Vaughan is proceeding with, her work on most •systematic lines and there are ,even"-uches of artistry whichonly a Woman -Gan' give to' pro- saic tasks such as vegetable growing and the management of poultry. Echo Point is the name of the little estate. The valley reverberates with the. music, of the birds and 'he calls of cattle and at dawn'and dusk there are the ,impetuous and persistent ex- changes of raucous compliments be- tween neighboring poultry yards. Any -girl 'who sees what is being done at Echo Point, and wlio, in addi- tion to feeling the radiant joy of out of doors, is able to appreciate the busi- ness side Of the venture will surely long to emulate Mrs. Vaughan's cour- age, ..nd be ctimulated to follow her inspiring c ;ample: What the Tourist May Expect in 1931 The Christian. Science Monitor gives a brief outline on their editor- ial page of future summer attractions —under the title of "What Next In 1liiniaturing."—We read: With miniature gals in hibernation. if its retirement from. line open to empty stores, halls and basements may be railed that, amusement pur- veyors are turning their atteutim to the prospective demands of aa,nther summer. Reports of counter -attrac- tions are being heard and the great outdoor -loving public Is looking for- ward with speculation as to what next in the way of open-air diversion, It has seen golf shrink to dimensions not far removed from those of a post- age stamp and it is wondering what other popular pastimes of the by- gone days are susceptibl0 to similar treatment, Will playing outdoor hockey on a parlor rug come into style as a sum• misr activity? Perhaps pony polo on rocking -horses may be ventured by the more robust of summer sports- men? An oven more strenuous pros - pact is pin; -gong, which may find its way Out of the back parlors of the last century and perch upon attrac- tive roadside settings as a by-product b: the gasoline stations. It is al- ready unaeguerading indoors as "baby tennis." But the reap summer sensation promises to be the flights of the Sightless airplane in which the. veri- est tyro in aerodonetics may safely (perform all the sensational maneuv- ers of the most audacious of air pil- oots. Barrel rolls, nose dives, zooms, tanks and loops are only a'fewl of the items which the promoters of this new form of summer entertain - afloat offer in these guaranteed -never- to -leave -the -ground flights. The erst- while aviator needs only to operate the "stick" to put the plane through all its capers anti roan through a sky- less sky in a flightless flight that 'will make goifiess golf as thrilling as an all -day sail on a frogless frog Pond. Locks Economical housekeepers do not ;throw away the old door lock since parts of thon may be useful for mak- , ing repairs. When one unscrews a look, disclosing its interior' workings, one may find the -verypaet:which is needed to repair another look that re. t'uses to function. The bit of coiled spring, or some -other part, that is out of order on. a door, may replaced by the insertion of n similar part from the old lock. Getting acquainted with .ithe parts cf rn old lock is both inter Ost'ng and profitable. • "Amos 'n' Andy" In view of their tremendous Popu- larit3' over the radio; it would hard ay seem necessary that anyone ghould be paid to listeneto "Amos 'n' Andy," especially their •;own wives. ;piovertheless, Mrs. "Amos" and Mrs. "Andy,.' who in real life are Mrs. p'reenian F. Gosclen and Mrs: Charles ctt. Caro: i, are paid regular salaries to listen to each program, and to criti- jze And comment upon It, — The theistian Science Monitor. • MILK THIEF! Mills thieves are a nuisance and many bad Welds' were said over one at .Ala, Ohio, who used to get the ;bottles off tine porch and break them on. the -sidewalk, Ralph Collins fin- ally chanced to see a dog clamp its teeth on' the top of a (hart bottle of !milli and carry jt carefcily down a'` flight of outside steps to the pave- ment, The animal lifted the'bottle, as -in;th civet' its head aa • it could,' smashed ii.t2 the pavement, and then. -'rooror.rd" e lat)..;'LI) this ,a'Uii.• , Woodland Tragedies A remarkable sidelight on the way in which a woodland epidemic ina,-r spread is afforded by a report on elm disease in England which has just been published by the Forestry Com- mission, This disease we,, first definitely dis- covered in Totteridge, in Hertford- shire, in 1927, when a single tree was affected. At the end of 1928 there were G00 trees known to be affected. In 1929 this figure was doubled, and this year the number of elms affected by the disease is again twice that re- corded in the previous twelve months. Elm disease is not confined to Eng-, land. It was first observed in 1919, and in the following year a number of cases were reported in various parts of Holland and Northern France. Now it has spread over almost the whole of Western and Central Europe. The disease is caused by a fungus, and may kill the trees affected com- pletely, It is believed that the elm - bark beetle plays an important part in spreading the infection. Elms stricken with the disease may Iive on for ten to fifteen years before they die, or they may manage to shake it off. But, so far, no cure has been discovered, 600,000 Homestead Entries Made During Thirty Years Ottawa.—The day of free home- steads, at least so far as "Dominion lands" is concerned, has passed with the handing over to the prairie pro- vinces of their 'lands and other re- sources, and to British Columbia of the Peace River block and the railway belt. In future these provinces will fix their own land policies. Some idea of the important part "dominion lends" has played in the development of Canada is gained by finding that during the 30 years be- tween 1900 and 1930 nearly 600,000 homestead entries have been made, representing at 160 acres each, nearly 100,000,000 acres of Iand. Canada -Australia Treaty Completed Ottawa. --Details of the new Can- ada -Australia trade treaty have been settled, according to H. H. Stevens, Minister of Trade and Commerce, who says it is fa process of being translat- ed into legislative form adaptable to both parliaments. It is expected that this process will be completed upon the return of Parker Maloney, Australian Minister of Markets and Transports, to Ottawa on Dec. 22. No information as to the terms of the treaty will be made public until both parliaments can make simultan- eous announcements but Mr. Stevens asserts that the results will be found eminently satisfactory to both coun- tries. ti Canada's Place In World Trade During Year of '1929 Mein- tanned Fifth Position in Imports , Canada maintained fifth position in imports, exports and total "trade, among the leading commercial nations of the world during the calendarayear 1829, even despite a large decline in exports amounting to $167,000,000. Compared with the period before the war, Canada has greatly improved her position among the leading trad- ing countries.' In 1031, she occupied eighth place in imports, tenth ere ex- ports and ninth in aggregate trade. In impoute, the Dominion was exceed- ed in valise is 1913 by the United ICingdom, Germany, the United States France, the, Netherlands; Belgium and Italy, but in 1929' she had displaced the last three named countries, In export' trade before the war Canada was surpadsed by the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Prance, the Netherlands, British India, Belgium, Italy and the Argentine, but last year she had moved in front of the last five of the countries listed. The value ofher aggregate trade ,was exceeded. in' 1913 by the United King- dom, Germany, the Milted States, France, the Netherlands, :Belgium; British India .and, Italy, while' last year. she was surpassed only by the United States, the United Kingdom Germany and France. A Creditable Record. In trade per capita Canada has made a very creditable showing since 1913, though In 1929 compared'with 1928, she moved from second to, third posi- tion in exports, and to fourth in ag- gregate trade per capita. In 1913, she occupied fifth place in imports per capita at 87.5, While an import per capita of 128.14. In exports, Canada occupied seventh place in 1913, and in 1929 she had advanced to third place, Her per capita exports in the earlier year were. 557,95 and in the later $119.01. In aggregate trade per capita Canada, was in sixth place before the war, but in 1929 she had moved up to fourth place. In 1913, her aggre- gate trade per capita was $145.58 and in 1929, $247.15. Caniacla has also made remarkable progress in the proportionate increase in her trade both in amount and per- centage. In the amount of increase in 'imports she occupied sixth posi- tion, being exceeded only by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Germany. In ex- ports and In aggregate trade she held fourth rank. In both she was sur- passed only by the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. In percentage of increase of her trade from 1913 to 1929, Canada ocenpled ninth place in imports, third place iu exports and sixth place in aggregate trade, Historic Flight Gifts Total 1943 Relics of Lindbergh's Flight to be Handed Down to Posterity St, Louis, Mo.—An inventory of the decorations and gifts presented to' Col. Charles A. Lindbergh following Ills flight from New York to Paris in May, 1927, has recently been completed by Mrs. Nettie 11. Beauregard, archivist and curator of the Missouri Historial Society. The number of trophies in the Lindbergh collection, which are housed in the Jefferson Memorial here, totals 1943. Pictures, poems and music lead the list in number, there being 523 articles under that classification, Miscellan- eous items are second• and books and games a close third with 298 and 287, respectively. The list of articles compiled by Mrs. Beauregard contains all of the gifts which have been placed in the Lied - berg's collection, none of which have ever been removed. The complete list follows: Medals, 118; silver cups, trays and so forth, 37; statuary, plagues, 55; watches, Clocks, 13; keys to cities, 18; stick Pius, 6„ rings, 9; pens and pencils, 15; miscellaneous jewelry, 89; coins, 9; badges and lodge emblems, 38; purses and pocketbooks, 21; religious articles 29; lamps, 8; membership passes, 44; testimonials, 195; maps, 40; model planes, 48; hardware, wrenches, 17; laces and linen, 57; toilet articles, 54; clothing, 82; hats, 11; sporting goods, 24; ornaments, 8; dolls, 20, and tables, 2. Among other articles in the collec- tion is the map of Colonel Lindbergh used during his flight, the aviation suit lie wore and the water canteen carried lit the plane. , Paris Puts One -Man Auto Bus on Trial A one-man autobus is receiving its first trial in Paris. It has only sec- ond class accommodation, and passen- gers enter through a door near the driver's seat. Since bus fares are usually paid with tickets rather than coins, the driver is too busy to attend to -the stamping of the tickets, a spe- cial machine is sittiitted at the en-, trance in wile'. passengers insert their own tickets for cancellation, Tickets are sold from automatic vend- ing machines located at bus stops, The one-man bus, if it proves success- ful, will make possible a considerable reduction in 'staff, The, Societe dos Transports en Conunun de la Region Parisienne, which Operates the buses in Paris, estfnates that 70 per cent. of its expenditures isfor wages and salaries. The Humor of Religion First Roman (at a Christian mae- caere): "We've got a;capacity crowd, but still we're losing stoney. The up- taauoy ucrtte keep on the lions must be pretty New f'ear's greetings fill the air-•- heavy." One hears them echo everywhere." Segonii Romer}: 'Yes, sin. These i.et's banish fear, depression, care, , lions sure do eat up :the prophets."— And entice --display the 'chua`rape , The Christian, A'dvacate. Miss America, 1930 Miss it argaret Eckdaltl, "Miss America 1980", taking b -tel vacation in southern California before returning home to Tampa, Fla. During stay in Hollywood she received 'offers to appeal in pictures. To a Hilltop Elm You scarcely'ever looked my way From where you stood Yet offered dignity -and grace For every snood. March found you modest in new garb , All green in tone, And fringed with lacy purple edge The breeze bad blown. In heat 'you calmly harbored birds Among your leaves. You shaded autumn harvesters While cutting sheaves, You etched a cold November sun By your sharp boughs; And made a eider web of night Through winter snows. You bent your head before the storm But wore anew Magnificent serenity When it was through. Orion, treading branches high, Strode toward the Bull; Uncombed white clouds, adrift by wind, Pale moone, grown full. The majesty Of all the world Ilas sought your height; Humility you sheltered, too, •At dusk; in light. And yet, you Guard upon the hill, You deign to stay Neighbor to folk who work and live Along your way. —Julia Cogswell Franklo. Farmer of Ancient Days Pledged Farm For Lead .Philadelphia.—blow the Mesopotam- ian business titan of about 3500 years ago kept his records is shown by a col- lection of antiquities on exhibition at the University of Pennsylvania Mu- seum. The records are on clay cuneiform tablets, one of which indicates that agriculture had its troubles in ancient Mesopotamia. This tablet records that a farmer named Arilludupti pledged his entire farm as security for the loan of 34 pounds of lead. A cylindrical, hoIIow clay receptacle containing 49 pebbles and a long cun- ieform inscription belonged to an illit- erate shepherd named Zakaru. The inscription revealed that the pebbles represented 49 sheep intrusted to his care. By preserving a proper balance between the number of pebbles and sheep the shepherd could easily render an accurate accounting of his flock at any time. Iforaco H. F. Jayne, director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum, reported 'the uncovering of private houses, a great palace and a, temple, finding numerous objects which en- abled the archaeologists to picture the lives and customs of the people of Nuzi prior to its destruction Shortly after 1500 B.. Some of these objects including sculpture and pottery, aro nearly 5600 years old. Egypt Raises Sugar Duty Cairo.—In addition to raising the import duty on sugar from 440 to 700 piasters (approximately $22 to.$35 a ton), the Egyptian Government also has increased the excise duty from 225 to 800 piasters per ton, with an explanatory note pointing out the nec- essity of protecting the local industry, which employs 26,000 Egyptian work- ers. • The sugar company, in conjunction with which, a government monopoly is to be established, will not permit au increase in prices until an agreement is reached with the Government re- garding 'minimum and miximurin Prices. Funny A carrot is a common thing, And brings but little money Upon the city market stalls, To poets this.is funny. _ If carrot buyers could but see A field of carrots' growing, Their price would mo•nt up to the sky By spell of laces blowing, In light green waves before the wind Upon a dewy morning, A carrot in a -garden fair Is certainly adorning. And, oh, upon the market stall, To poets, it is funny That lovelythings like carrots bring So little, .little money. —Norman. C. Schlichter. Varnish Hints. If linoleum is varnished, a large .amount of polishing is rendered un- necessary. If the linoleum is an old friend; scrub it first until every trace of grease has 'been removed froth it. White shellac makes a good coating and will last a long time if no soda is used- when it is washed. In this way the wear on the material is dim- inish to a large extent, and it will not only last much longer but looks very much better. VARNISHING THE CEILING No doubt everyone at some time or another has been tempted "to go one better" than the conventional white- washed ceiling and to try a tinted one. If the ceiling is, for example, first painted in a pale tint of gray, pink or tan -color and then varnished, the re- sult will be entirely successful. When the time arrives for necessary clear- ing, it is an easy matter to,give the ceiling a rub and a polish like any other painted surface. A word of warning, however, must be spoken, In snaking an experiment in painting a ceiling, let it be a simple one. Add a touch of brown Siena to the creamy paint so es to give it a wanner tinge. Then do the varnishing. Most people regard varnish merely as a beautifying medium, whereas it is one of the most valuable preservatives which can be applied to decorations. By going to the additional trouble of varnishing paint when it has thor- oughly dried, the workers will be sus - prised to find how wsll the color will be preserved, and how long a time will pass bore it begins to look at all shabby. VARNISH NEEDS' CARE. If one buys varnish ready for use, it should be kept in a warm place until one is ready to use it otherwise it thickens, and may prove difficult to work with. If an attempt is made to thin it out with turpentine, it will be encouraged to bubble. Never choose a dull day for varnish ing operations. Rather put off the job until a dry sunny day appears. Use a proper brush, one that has al- ready been employed for painting will not do. The brush must be a perfectly dry one and should have longish hairs and a square -cut edge. Be sure not to allow it to slip down into the varnish. Take up ever so little each time on the top of the hairs. If the varnishing cannot be finished at once—and it Is a business that one should approach in a leisurely spirit in order to gee good results—the brushes should be sus- pended overnight with their tips just resting in the varnish itself, You can- not leave a varnishing brush overnight in turpentine, as you would a painting brush, for the turpentine will spoil the finish of your work. And, do not leave it to dry in the air; that treatment will cause it to harden so that it will be incapable thereafter of any useful service. Humility That old Sweet orison— Let it be forgotten. Something divine has he: Instead: Thy will Stretched other' ways. May I but remember How I inclined and qt' Atoned not Thy choice. Doe Wright. "Do you turn over a new leaf every New Year's Day?" "Why, yes. The other' leaves are all Riled." _England May Banishs Capital i0. utl §hraznt London. --Abolition ox' the critic! penalty for an experimental period of five years is recommended in the re- port -of e-port"of the parliamentary committee on' capital punishment trade public Dec, 15th, s. Mrs. Solomon Says: The bubble of Christmas romance is pricked about the time one reeog nines Santa Claus. The way to inflate it again- is to blow it full of loving, thoughtfor. the Merry Christmas of others. Ray 10 Times Stronger Than Radius. Discovered, Pierces 80 Inches of Lead Vienna,—The Vienna Chemical and Physical Society was informed Dec. 18 by Prof. V. F. Bess that, as a result of his research in the field of cosmic nitre -radiation, he had discovered a peculiar radiation of tremendous pene- trative force, Be further asserted that this great farce undoubtedly must be of extra- terrestrial origin, since 'its intensity increases with distance from the earth's surface, Professor Hess found this cosmic, ultra-radiatiou.to be 10 times as gene- trative as the' strongest reclean rays, piercing 80 inches of leaden plate with a loss' of only halt 'their intensity. I -Ie believed the wavelength of These rays to be Almost unbelievably short, probably one one -hundred -millionth that of ultra -violet and one -thousandth. that of radium rays. Prof. Hess observed that "the rays were dependent upon sidereal time, with other influences in their, intone sity appearing to be the seasonal air pressure, storms and probably the magnetism of the earth.' He believes that the rays- emanate fromfixed stars, probably those of mom recent formation found is the Milky Way, and only 'to a small ex- tent on the fixed star known as the. still.. To Mend ' Linoleum Linoleum that, is badly worn in spots can be mended by the following me- thod; With a safety razor cut out the. worn 'spot, following the lines of the design carefully. Use this as a pat- tern for cutting an insert from a left. over piece of linoleum which has had similar wear. Be careful that the pat- tern matches. Slip in under the hole cut into the linoleum ' a piece of heavy muslin or canvas cut somewhat larger than the hole.,• Turn the linoleum up and brush well with glue' around the edges of the opening. Press down on the muslin or"canvas and weight until dry., Brush the sidesandbottom of the new piece of linoleum with glue and fit into position in the hole, gluing it firmly to the muslin background. Weight it down well until the blue hardens. After petering the worn spots of the linoleum in this wise, give the who,e floor covering a coat of clear varnish and a rub down with wax. Four New Resolutions , For Safety In Air Paris.—How `o safegard against air nishaps due to failure. of materials ;seri in plane oangfacture was the problem studied Dec, 12 by the Inter- national Air Security Congress. Four resolutions, intended t avert the unexpected cracking of steel and the breaking of other metals and wood upon which it is necessary to depend for safety, were adopted. What was probably the most thor- ough symposium of an investigation, real and experimental, ever made of the breakage of apparently sound ma- terials was presented in a score of papers by engineers and natural scien- tists. Their work was found to be of real importance by the commission, and was regarded as a step into the unknown which can be followed by progress if necessary resolutions are adopted in plenary Session. Impromptu Hospitality It is pleasant, when friends drop in, of an afternoon or evening, to de• tai them for an hour of refreshment and hospl'elity. The housewife who has a party elicit may always be ready. Fortunately this Is a day et cannd, boxed and bottled goods and we may stoma these away with no danger of their spoiling. If the cartons of wafers, biscuits or tea cakes become a trine stale, a reheating in the oven will restore their crispness and bring out their best flavors. The tea -wagon, the proper lunch - cloths or defiles and small lunch nap- kips, and dainty dishes form the base of preparation. The drinks depend upon the weather. In hot seasons, they will be lemonade or other fruit driults. In cold weather they will be hot tea, coffee or chocolate. Loaf sugar, for the coffee or tea, marsltallows for the chocolate, and candied rose petals or violet or mint ieaves, which look lovely floating on the surface, are on hand for the drinks. Fruit tablets, dissolved. In the tea, give it a different flavor. Honey, fruit pastes, mut butters, cheeses in jars, jams and spices and mayonnaise make spreads which transform almost ally style of crack - ors, wafers, cookies or biscuits tato delightful sandwiches or tea calces. Icing to dress up plain crackers may quickly be made by stirring canned milia into powered sugar; or n marsh- mallow on top of a cookie may be melted and poured over wafers Pro- duce the swine result. Chopped nuts, added to honey, tan at cheese -spread, increase the mys- tery. Chopped olives, pickles or nuts are acceptable in most sandwich fill- ings. Powdered cloves or allspice may he added to fruit pastes. For cold drinks, we may use bottled fruit juices from the store or the. same saved from canning added to prepared sugar syrup which we keep for that purpose In our ice boxes, and lemon juice. If mte are to serve iced tea, a pinch of salt added to the pot brings out the flavor. The delicious- ness of tea is increased by the addi- tion of a sprig of mint or a Piece of lemon or orange rind. Ten Nights in a Hospital A bunch of the germs were hitting it up In the bronchial saloon; Two huge on tine edge of the larynx Were jazzing a rag -time tune, • Back to the teeth, In a solo game, Sat dangerous Ack-Icerchoo, And watching his pulse,was his light: of love, The laic r', in.:, 'F' Irir,;wn as Flu. Public Health Journal, • kasolutlons Oh, put away the ancient' pipe, Say "By -by" teethe fat cigar, And hitch -•-• for now the time is riper • TOW' reaelutibn'a'rt,."„ ,star, . It -is Hard I always hate a New Year's vow', Because one never knows, Just how to snake refusal when; The •otlte • I It hl ake Vancouver Healthiest City • In D s, i. lion New "Health `League" Plans Campaign of War on Disease Vancouver: This city is out to win the title, "Canada's Healthiest City." It is just emerging from a health week that provided the most important de- monstration of its kind•ever seen on the Western coast of the Dominion. This interested.. Vancouver from Nov. 14 to 19, and enlisted the co-op- eration of health departments of city, province and Dominion, along with that of national health agencies, local medical, dental, religious and business bodies, and leading citizens. And it has given. birth 1' the Greater Van- couver Health League, a permanent lay -organization which will be the lo- cal breach of the Canadian Social Hy- giene Council. The interesting and valuable func- tion of this body is to teach people how to keep well. "An organization of this kind," an official remarked, "should exist in every Canadian commu'.ity. For the fact that thousands of Canadians die every year of diseases which could be pre- vented, shows that we as a nation are not organized properly to combat dis- ease. We have had o..' convincing de- monstration of how a national disease - menace may be properly fought. I re Per to the progress we have made in our attack upon venereal disease. "What has been and Is Dein- done'', towards suppressing these diseases may be done with equal or graphic f, success with many others. For in- stance, every year scores of thousand& of people are made painfully and ex. pensively ill by diphtheria and ty- phoid. Many of them die. Yet thee:',i two diseases are absolutelypreventable And so on all down the line. here is scnrrely a disease the death -rate oil which n.cay not be reduced by intelit gent private and public action. Here'" is a frightful waste of Canadian livr!;l: and mosey, anti the Greater Vancou. ver Health League plans to put a stol' to it as far as possible, in Vancouver at least." An imposing beginning was made is the health Week. A large exhibition, featuring all kinds of health booths, was the central feature. Schools were closed down long enough to let children attend, and free nulls was given them when they got there. Business men purchased and contributed full pages of advertising in the local newspapers, Moving pictures were shown, radio an- nouncements were broadcast, and at the request of the Ministerial Asso- ciation, announcements were made from pulpits. The Board of Trade and similar local organizations re- operated and large and small local stores put on speflal window displays. Valuable co-operation was accorded by national agencies including th National Dairy Council, Canadian Council on Child amid Family Welfare American Society for the Control o Cancer, the Canadian Tuberculosis As sedation and the Victorian Order of Nurses. The Metropolitan Life Insur ance Co. assisted. Estimated attendance ran into thin sands, and the League plans to carr on a perpetual educational campaig from this satisfactory beginning. Do Not Drive Through Fog But Wait' Till View Clear No lighting scheme has been devise that will penetrate a heavy fog. Whe large river boats encounter fog the run slowly or anchor, sounding warning at short intervals. When motor car operator continues to driv in a fog he endangers the lives of al in his car and of others on the high way, as the view ahead is shut off. N one can drive with safety without clear view, and when such view is no available the car shotld be parked i a safe place until the atmospher clears. Ontario Has Too Many Counties—Judge Avers Toronto. --With a view to cuttini down administration expenses, Mr Justice Raney suggests that the nuns her of counties in Ontario be reduced He thought there were too many coun ties in Ontario and suggested the Halton, Peel, and Dufferin Counties merged. This would mean a hie reduction it taxes, He also believed that gran juries could be eliminated, wee, a- -.«.c a always wait unii the New Year to Make good reeditIons?" "Because they are so busy then that they can forget to keep them, r k stppoee,-