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by Peter Randal
ANYBODY'S GUESS: The fixing
of a precise date for the next war
need not be taken too seriously. It
is still anybody's guess, What
should be taken seriously, some-
thing that cannot be over -empha-
sized, is that the stolid British who
as a general rule refused to be ruf-
fled believe that this August and
September are the critical months
for peace. They say again and
again: If we only can get past Aug-
ust and September, war may be
held off till next spring or summer.
It aright be added: If only the
democratic nations of the world
would get together, face up to the
aggressors, and prevent a war from
happening, ever. Dare we indulge
in such a dream?
MOBILIZATION: Europe wor-
ried last week when 1,000,000 Ger-
man soldiers, reservists as well as
regulars, began army manoeuvres
on a tremendous scale.
Should Canada be worried, per-
haps, to see the largest gathering
of Canadian forces since the Great
War mobilized for war games at
Camp Borden this August?
Not at all, you say. Nevertheless
there's more behind it than meets
the public eye
HOPES ARE HIGHER: Since
there has been only one case of
poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis)
in the Toronto area to date, this
year's attendance at the Canadian
National Exhibition should climb
to normal again after the disas-
trous drop in figures due to the
1937 epidemic.
That is, unless war starts, or
something. Because it's a good
show:
FORECAST FOR FALL: People
aren't giving much thought to poli-
tics these days on account of the
heat, the harvest, or hay fever. But
things are brewing just the same.
Prominent Liberals are reported to
be quietly protesting Mr. Hepburn's
attacks on Federal Prime Minister
Mackenzie Bing. They object to
Mr. Hepburn's campaigning against
the parent administration, the Lib-
eral regime at Ottawa.
There is strong reason for the
belief that Premier Hepburn of
Ontario and Duplessis of Quebec
actually intend to support the fed-
eral Conservative cause, when the
times comes.
DANGER ZONE: The big reason
why the Arabs are kicking up such
a fuss in Palestine is that the es-
tablishment of a modern Jewish na-
tion within the borders of the Holy
Land (sponsored by Great Britain)
would soon see the dwarfing of
their numbers into obscurity. They
fear that the influx of Jews will
dominate the whole region of the
Near East and prevent their dream
of an independent Arab state prom-
ised
romised to them by Lawrence) becom-
ing a reality.
Webb Miller, veteran war and
diplomatic correspondent, looks
upon the Holy Land as one of the
most dangerous, tragic and puzzl-
ing spots in the world today. Why?
In addition to the threat to inter-
national peace presented by this
near civil war in Palestine, danger
to Britain's own interests is avoly-
ed. "The Holy Land, a bridgeway
along the commercial route from
Asia to Egypt is of great import-
ance in Britain's scheme for pro-
tection of the Empire's sea and air
'life lines'. The Suez Canal and the
rich all lands in Iraq make Pales-
tine of particular strategic value."
THE WEEK'S QUESTION —
What European power gave notice
last week of intention to withdraw
from the League of Nations Coun-
cil whose retirement deals a furth-
er blow to League prestige? The
Answer: Poland.
Cricket
The young and happy clover -hid-
den cricket
Fiddling first Summer by the
cellar -wall
Conceals in his odd head no
thought of Autumn.
Ilere's grass, and he has legs
and wings; that's all.
That there will be three silences,
the final
Hush his doom beyond the third
hard frost,
He does not dream. The clover
blooms, quick -blowing,
Shake over him; here's sun —
and nothing's lost!
—FRANCES FROST, in the New
York Sun.
Sweden has ordered a more rig-
orous censorship of movies he -
Cause it believes many films por-
tray too high a valuation of lux-
ury and comfort and emphasize
the erotic side of life.
Roosevelt, King Meet at Opening .of New International Bridge
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, of the United States, and Premier W. L. Mackenzie King, of Canada,
meet at Kingston, Ont., on August 17, when the new Thousand Island international bridge system was of-
ficially opened. The president stayed in Kingston over night, and on the following day received an honorary
degree of Doctor of Laws from Queen's University. Above photo shows the designers' conception of the new
suspension span crossing the American channel from Collins Landing to Wellesley Island, one of the five
separate spans and eight -and -a -half miles of approaches and connecting roadways comprising the Thousand
Island international bridge system from Collins Landing and Ivy Lea, Ont. President Roosevelt is shown at
right and Mr. King in the panel.
C sa L tma
The Million Dollar Castle on the
Hill, Toronto, is thronged daily with
hundreds of visitors.
One of the big attractions for
tourists is Casa Loma of Toronto,
known as the Million Dollar Castle
built by Sir Henry Pellatt, and was
later taken over by the Cit;- for
taxes.
The Castle is operated by Kiwanis
Club of West Toronto as an attrac-
tion for tourists and nearly 60,000
people have visited the castle this
summer.
The admission is 25 cents and this
includes one hour's tour with guide.
The tours commence every fifteen
minutes from 10 a.m. until the last
tour at 9 p.m. This includes a tour
through the large library built to
accommodate 100,000 volumes of
books and is now used for dancing;
the conservatory with its stained
glass $12,000.00 dome and marble
floors. A trip through Sir Henry
Pellatt's private bedroom and Lady
Pellatt's suite and the suite occu-
pied by the former Prince of Wales.
Souvenirs may be obtained and
refreshments are available.
It is a very unique exposition
and something everyone in Ontario
should see. Many American visit-
ors have advised that the admis-
sion price should be $1.00 instead
of 25 cents.
Canada to Install
Radio In Arctic
Radio transmitting and receiv-
ing equipment is to be installed at
the Government Reindeer station
east of the Mackenzie River Del-
ta, N.W.T,, Mines and Resources
Department announce. It will work
with the National Defence station
at Aklavik, N.W.T.
The reindeer herd has grown
to approximately 5,000 and the
radio will enable the station to
keep in touch with the outside
world.
Seventeen thousand Americans
were among the 85,000 who visit-
ed Shakespeare's birthplace in
Stratford -on -Avon, England, last
year.
VOICE OF
THE PRESS
CANADA
Comparative Bliss
Our idea of a happy motorist is
a western farmer who, after nine
years of drought, gets his car bog-
ged in a mud-hole.—Financial Post,
Toronto,
Wrong Way About
The hocking of people to the
towns from the country is about
equal to withdrawing stones from
the foundation of the building to
place them at the top. — Guelph
Mercury.
Farmers' Gamble
A few hours before the storm the
wheat fields in this area gave pro-
mise of a bumper crop, the heavi-
est in years, yet a deluge of hail
and high wind destroyed that pro-
mise in a twinkling. In. some sec-
tions there was a total loss, in oth-
ers partial. The raising of wheat
on the prairies is a gamble.—Cal-
gary Herald.
Such Things Make News
Much is being made of a Canadi-
an girl, daughter of a tugboat cap-
tain on Manitoulin Island, who mar-
ried a millionaire from the United
States. Why the fuss? Isn't a fine
Canadian girl, with or without mon-
ey and social position, good enough
for anyone? And a lot better than
some foreign millionairesses we
have been reading about lately?—
Ottawa Journal.
Safest Air Route
The loss of the giant trans -Paci-
fic Clipper air liner with 15 men
aboard is regretted by aviation sup-
porters in Alberta as much as those
anywhere else. It is a blow to the
realm of commercial aviation. But
it adds point to the statement made
by Mr. Howe a few days ago, and
the belief held in Edmonton and by
many Canadian aviation officials
for a long time, that the best, the
shortest and safest air route for an
air line to the Orient is by way
of Edmonton, the Yukon and the
Bering strait.—Edmonton Journal.
The West's Position
It is for people in other parts of
Canada to recognize the nature of
this western economy. The pour-
ing of the golden grain into the
elevators by the hundreds of mil-
lions of bushels in good years does
not mean affluence for the western
farmers. The returns are divided
among a vast army of them, and
lean years must be reckoned on,
too. The average farmer, year in,
year out, cannot hope to live sump-
tuously; he does well if he can sup-
ply his real needs. A great num-
ber live very frugally. The western
farmers actually need all the con-
sideration that has been sought for
them. They are under serious han-
dicaps with regard to transporta-
tion costs—both ways, on the
things they buy They are serious-
ly affected by the various enemies
,xf the crop. They should not be
handicapped, also, for the benefit of
other people. Whatever can be
done to lower their production
costs and their living cost should
be done, for it is needed to ensure
them and their families that degree
of welfare to which they are entit-
led.—Winnipeg Free Press.
National Hook-up
Teletype System
A teletype system linking police
departments to cities across Can-
ada would be of inestimable aid In
combatting crime, Charles Barnes,
assistant director of the Montreal
Police Department, told the annual
convention of the Province of Que-
bec Police and Fire Chiefs' Asso-
ciation at Sherbrooke, Que., last
week.
Routine information on wanted
criminals could be quickly trans-
mitted, the police official said, and
correspondence among police de-
partments speeded up. When major
crimes were committed, a general
alarm could be spread instantane-
ously, which would aid in rapid ap-
prehension of the criminals.
The speaker also suggested a
central training school for police
and firemen.
NAMES
In the
NEWS
GEORGE BRIGDEN
This week we are presenting to
you the head of the world's largest
annual exposition.
Mr. George Brigden, President of
the Canadian National Exhibition,
is a capitalist and proud of it. He
points to his own rise from a job
as window -washer at $i a week ($2
a week the second year) to his
present position, as an example of
what can be accomplished by _in-
dividual enterprise in this old
world.
The advantages of thrift, thor-
oughness, were early taught to the
Brigden boys by their father who
established the well-known Toronto
engraving firm of Brigdens, Ltd.
They learned their lessons well. A
remarkable memory has also aided
Mr. Brigden in his successful ca-
reer. As a personality he is inter-
esting above all; kindly, humorous.
His advance to the Presidency of
the Ex. climaxes a long career of
public service. Mr. Brigden was for
24 years actively interested in the
administration of Toronto schools.
For fifteen years he was a mem-
ber of the Advisory Industrial
Board of the Toronto Board of Edu-
cation. He is a charter member
of the Toronto Rotary Club, now its
President. He has been Chairman
of the Ontario Division and the
Toronto Branch of the Canadian
Manufacturers' Associatiou. Thirty-
five years ago he became a mem=
ber of the C.N.E., has since climb-
ed to the top.
Says C .taro's
Climate Best
Oshawa District Especially
Should Produce the Highest
Tylie of Person, Expert De-
clares
Prof, A, R. M. Lower, of Wesley
College, Winnipeg, during the
course of his address before the
conference of the Canadian Instit-
ute of Economics rind Politics at
Geneva Par]c, Lake Couehiching,
last week, said climatologists con-
sidered Ontario, particularly the
Oshawa district, the "exact optim-
um of favorable environment," a
district which should produce the
highest type of persons.
The professor was discussing the
problem of national unity and said
Canada's three main climatic re-
gions would tend to produce differ-
ent type of people, which In turn
would complicate the unity prob..'
lem.
British Columbia's moderate cli-
mate would make for laziness while
extreme weather conditions on the
prairies would- produce a moody
and violent type.
Air --Conditioning
ids Operation
Claimed It Eliminates 99 Per-
cent of Post -Operative
Pneumonia
A discovery that air-condition-
ing apparently eliminates 99 per
cent. of post-operative pneumonia
was reported last week at Corey
Hill Hospital, Boston.
Rigid control of humidity, keep-
ing it low, at 30, compared with
the 90 humidities which have been
"scorching" the Eastern United
States this summer, appeared to
be fully half the cause of improv-
ed vigor.
The lung trouble is one of the
risks of surgical operations, for
which no satisfactory preventive
heretofore has been found. It
happens after six to seven per
cent. of operations, according to a
survey made by the Massachusetts
General Hospital.
What is the primary purpose of
the Exhibition? According to Mr.
Brigden, it serves to teach the peo-
ple of Canada just what the coun-
try is doing; what Canada has, to
promote profit along all lines; what
it is actually producing ,both agri-
culturally and industrially.
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher
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"i'm gettin' sick an' tired of left -overs!"
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The Chief called a meeting of
the Whimsies and told them of the
offer made by General Guph. The
creatures were delighted with the
bargain and at once agreed to
fight for the Gnome King and help
him to conquer and enslave the
Oz people. One Whintsie alone
seemed to have a glimmer of sense
having asked—"Suppose we fail to
capture the magic belt, what will
happen then 'and what good will all
our fighting do?"
But the rest of the Whimsies
threw him into the river for asking
foolish questious and laughed idi-
otically when the water ruined his
pasteboard head before he could
Milt out again. So the compact
was made and General Guilt was
delighted at his suoeess in gaining
suck powerful allies. Hut there
were other people too just as im-
portant as the Whimsieswhom the
clever old gnome had determined to
win to his side.
Dorothy, after showing Pude
Henry and Aunt Em through their
new rooms in Osma's palace, open-
ed the closets and showed Aunt Ent
several exquisite costumes that had
been provided for her by the royal
dross makers who had worked day
and night to get them ,ready. Ev-
erything that Aunt Em could pos-
sibly need was in the drawers and
closets and her dressing table was
covered with engraved gold toilet
articles/,
Uncle Henry had nine suits of
clothes, cut in the popular Munch-
kin fashion with knee breeches,
silk stockings and jewelled buck-
les. tlis hats had wide brims with,
small gold belts around the edges.
llis shirts were of fine linen and
his:vests vests were richly embroidered
with colored silks. Miele Henry
accepted his good fortune with
composure but Aunt Em was "all
a -flutter" and It tool( Dorothy, the
housekeeper, the two maids to
dress her and do .tip her Bair.