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NINETEEN THE WINNIPEG EVENING TRIBUNE. WINNIPEG, SATURDAY. MARCH 7. 1936 (Vol. XLVII, No.

58) tEfje IDmmpeg HZxibunt A SOUTHAM NEWSPAPER Wtoaipea Ermine Tribune printed tod pubiiehad "tjr a atuoc eioept Sunday by Tnbun Kevepeper Orneanr, limited, a printing end pubhehins company bnonud under the Ui uf toe Province oi Manitoba, at ru heed chief pUoe of buuneei ud plan ol (bod, hi lie Tnban Buildiai tbe Nortneeet earner at Smith Sere and Inane Arcana, tbe City ol Wuwipee, is theaeld Piorinoi. F. N. SOUTHAM. Prevent W.

MoCURDY, Vine Preeideot, Manecin. DWcr W. I MicTAVIfiH, ViaPredent, Editar in Cbiei A. W. MOSCAREIAA, AdrerttMna Direst B.

F. SPRUNG, SeenUry TraHonr Tbe Tribune el ma to ba an independent, cU at me Been, derated to pabao eervioe. TELEPHONE 34 3I Wrmea breach hanae eoaatiaf ail department. SATURDAY, MARCH T. 1936 A Commonsense View THERE wu much good common sense the speech of Mr.

A. A. Heap, Labor member for North Winnipeg at Ottawa, on tbs subject of tbe trade agreement with the United Btate. After some of the ranting that has been done on both Bidet of the House on this subject, Mr. Heap' candor and good sens are refreshing.

On two points particularly be expressed a point of view which must appeal as sane and sound to the average Canadian. The first point concerns the question of loyalty as applied to the supporters of the agreement. He said it was a sad commen tary eo the state of politics in Canada when parliamentary debates could not continue wttbout one side challenging the loyalty of the other or waving the flag. And that is true. The effort to Introduce this loyalty question Into the debate is not creditable to those engaged In it.

Canada's loyalty to the Empire Is not in volved to the slightest degree In this trade agreement If It were, It would be a sorry tats of affairs. Truly Canada Is part of the Umpire economic fabric, woven at the great Imperial Conference In Ottawa In 1932, and aQ Canadians have reason to trust and to hope Canada will bold and enlarge her place ta the new economic Empire there created. But providing means for larger trade with a nation outside the Empire does not weaken Empire unity. If it did that unity would have been destroyed long ago, since Great Britain has concluded a dozen trade agree ments of this nature since the Imperial Con ferenoe was held. It would not be patriotism that would maintain a tariff policy against the United BUtes that would prohibit the entry of American products into Canada, if there is a chance of selling Canadian products to the United States.

It would be simple stupidity. The second point is of different nature, It concerns the relative Importance of this trade agreement. There has been almost as much nonsense talked on the government side of the House on this question as there was on rjatrlotism from the other side. Mr. Heaps pointed out that It was a mistake to suppose tbe treaty would usher in an era of prosperity.

That is simple extravagance of statement He pointed to the fact that Canada bad a low tariff government in office from 1921 to 1930, and headed straight into the greatest depression the country has ever known. The trade agreement with the United States does little more than restore the tariff conditions exlsiting In 1930, if in fact It does as much as that It is a hopeful sign. It probably will increase Canadian exports to the United States by a considerable sum. perhaps aa much as $50,000,000, or even more. It is, however, barely a beginning on any program designed to restore prosperity in Canada, a minor factor at the very best The government members nave no excuse for talking as if all the promises of the government in the election campaign were fulfilled by this relatively unimportant treaty.

Sanctions applied to the chief of the puddin' race! Ootr a ageoua. School Medical Service WHY is tbe Winnipeg School Board adding 85.000 to its appropriation for medical services this year? This service came under fire last year, the principal criticism being that It per formed no service which could not be equally well performed by the school nurses and the free clinics. If the service was more thn la at vear. whv should it be en larged at a time when the closest economy is so vitally necessary? A. large part of the work performed by the school doctors is useless routine Tbe basic Idea of tbe scheme, which was Introduced at a time when Winnipeg 1 nought It could afford everything going in the way of frills, is to prevent tbe onset of disease or the development of organic de lects by early diagnosis.

Tbe idea has some merit It baa been that thorough periodic medical examl nations do reduce morbidity. But what we have here Is hardly more than a pretense. Two doctors, or a dozen doctors, could hardly make more than a beginning toward thorough examination of 40,000 school children in the course of a year. Tbe school medical staff merely hits tbe high spots, and if due allowance is made for the work of the school nurses, from a health standpoint the toal effect of this expenditure is small. Tbe school nurses are quite competent to sd notice to parents when a child needs ssedioal attention.

If the parents carmot afford the services of a physician, the child in of to in to a can receive adequate attention and treatment at the free clinics of city hoepltals. If tbe school medical service were any where near adequate, and if the city could afford to transform a part of each school into a continuous clinic, a real contribution to public health might be made. As it is, the public is paying for something which, only creates a false sense of secuiitv and is an almost complete waste of money. The School Board's proposal to increase the appropriation for free textbooks Is a different matter. In this case the Increased cost to the taxpayer is offset by an actual saving to parents.

It is a convenience to those who could afford to buy their own books, and R. spares others needless hard ship. In short, it serves an obviously practical purpose, but the school medical service apparently serves no purpose except to waste money in keeping alive an idea whose prartiral usefulness has long since vanished. Why censor haggis and allow such free Inflow of boloney? Haggis R. W.

W. FRASER, and those of his compatriots in Canada who are suffering from the haggis famine should join forces with the newer school of economists who speak of artificially created scarcity the midst of plenty. Latest haggis statistics Indicate that there is an abundance this unique comestible to be had from Scotland at any time if one is willing to pay the price. The Scottish Canadian will learn with awe. and the Sassenach with surprise perhaps, that on one evening last year two thousand pounds of haggis crossed the Tweed in order appear at tbe St Andrew's festlvttles London.

How many Scotsmen were needed consume a full ton of this "great chief tain the puddln' race" one does not dare speculate, but the quantity confirms certain rumors that are current respecting the num ber of Scotsmen who have succeeded in maklns: their escape from Scotland. But a ton of haggis should at least be "worthy o' grace as lang's my arm," and it is to be hoped London Scots found it to be a "glorious sight warm reeking rich" as any that Burns ever ate. In one of the wilder Noctes Ambrosianae there is a story of an even more monstrous haggis. When it was brought in its size startled even those hardy trenchermen, Christopher North and tha Shepherd. When it was opened its entrails gushed forth and almost drowned the guests.

Which suggest that the Dominion government authorities are Influenced by considerations of public safety when they put obstacles in the way of haggis Importation. Though, of course, Scots, to whom It Is the acme of happiness to be drowned ta haggis, could hardly be expected to appreciate this kindly consideration. It may astonish many Scots to leara that an old English cookery book once dropped word of praise of "haggus of whose goodness it is vain to boast, because there is hardly to be found a man that does not affect them." But enough. To claim that haggis after all is an English dish would be the last inexpiable affront No Sassenach would wish to push things that far. Leave to the Scot his cockle leekle and haggis and piper and a'.

Tie for the Sassenach but to envy and admire. Give the Police a Chance FEWER in number than when the population was considerably less, and with the new duties which traffic and other developments have put upon It the Winnipeg police force is undermanned. The case for an Increase of the force by 23 patrolmen, requested by Chief Smith and supported by Magistrate Graham, will bs one difficult for the City Council to refuse. It is noteworthy that tbe additional cost ot $37,000 was approved by the finance committee with only one dissentient. Tbe money may very well be regarded as an Investment, since me tasa oi mo police is not alone to apprehend criminals.

More important Derhaps. is their work In preventing crime. Whatever economies are finally decifls.i on In connection wan me penning tiviu estimates, It la obvious thst the city's three's must be sdequately patrolled. True, radio equipment and automatic signals have added to the force's efficiency. This is admitted.

but in spite of It Judged by the standards maintained in other cities, tbe strength of our patrolling force Is seriously deficient Crimes of violence have this winter been Increasing In a rather alarming manner, In such circumstances it is manifestly unfair to leave the men who form the first line of defence against bandits, armed or other wise, overburdened by a multiplication of duties. SCOTTI DIED POOR tr oat the Wlpdenr Star) As the late Enrico Caruso was the recognized king of the operatic tenors, so Antonio Sootti was the king of baritone. The great ScotU has gone to Join his old friend in death. Both Caruso and Sootti vere born tn Naples and did their first singing in church choirs. Whereas Caruso was buried tn a marble tomb In a cemetfry betokening wealth on the hill overlooking tbe Bay of Naples, Scottl was buried in poverty in the same Italian city.

His funeral was attended by only four mourners. But Scotti will be remembered by thousands, whom be had charmed by bis singing. Those who beard tbe former star of the Metropolitan Opera In New Tor were lifted out of themselves by his masterly voice. His was a talent that was a gift and by rigid training he made his gift an art Of dollars ScotU may have had none in death, but tn admirers whom he bad won by singing, be bad legion. in lv V.V.M.

eEWB despatches state that the song "Gloomy Sunday" has caused eighteen suicides in Budapest Hat. Budapest ever neara bl uouim Blues" played on a harmonica WORSE 'N WORSE DEPT. Presents new account of how Scotland's national emblem was adopted." Thistle start quite an argument. If it doesn't turn out that Fumio Goto ts the new strong man in Japan, there's nothing a name. QUEER QUERY If water you freeze Is frozen, Would the maiden you squeeze, be squosenT If a thing you break.

Is broken, Would the thing you take, be token? If the plural of child Is children. Would the plursl of wild be wlldrenT If a number of cows are cattle, Would a number of bows be battle An Eastern gent has left nearly $40,000 to the girl who refused to marry him. It's nice to see such an Instance of real gratitude. BUSY FEMALE Him: "Why did that woman keep you talking at the door for half an hour?" Mar? fiha ten aa huew tn AAme, in JOHNNY MIGGS AMUSES ME Johnny Miggs is a young gent who provides me with quite a lot of quiet amusement This ts because Johnny Is running around with a gal by the name of Miriam and he is always telling me how different Miriam from all other females. Other members of the fair sex may be lacking In what men consider a sense humor, for Instance, but Miriam why she Just laughs and laughs at all Johnny's Jokes.

Other girls msy have fairly set ideas and opinions about this and that but Miriam vou've guessed It she always agrees with Johnny. Other girls msy get Jealous but Miriam well. ID give it to you In Johnny's words. "These dames who get mad whenever you look at another girl give me a pain," he nounced. "I'd never get hooked up with dame who got Jealous." And then he proceeded to tell me bow, when he was out with Miriam, he often openly admired some other female and Miriam, Instead of getting Jealous, would agree w'th him that ahe was very attractive.

That's the kind of a girl to have." be said. I agreed that that sort of a gal was un doubtedly superior to all others of ber kind. "I know that" said Johnny. "Miriam Is one In a million. I'm smart enough to see that Why, the other night, when we were out at Mike's place, things were going wldfl open and some dame I had never seen before came over and sat on my knee and threw her arms around my neck.

But do you suppose Miriam was Jealous? No she Just kind of smiled and never even mentioned It Bfterwarda." On hearing This I allowed that Miriam was not only one girl In a million, she was one girl In a great many million. "I can't help feeling sorry for these guys who have married wives who watch 'em like hawks all the time," Johnny said. 'It's a cinch Miriam wont be that way." And that's why Johnny affords me considerable quiet amusement He Is so sure that Miriam ts dfferent from all other women, and when he gets married hell have a wife who will always be laughing at his Jokes, agreeing with his opinions, arid who will never, never, get Jealous. Whereas I know, and TOU know, that ss soon as Miriam baa got Johnny securely tied up she will start yawning at his anecdotes, reminding him that ehe's hesrd them SO often before; and disagreeing vigorously with his opinions, assuring blm that be talks like a schoolboy; and, when be looks approvingly at some other dame well, that's when bell get what we married gents refer to as the works. Yes, Johnny Is certainly amusing.

If I dldnt laugh up my sleeve at him I'd break down and cry. WHY TEACHERS LOOK THAT WAY "A barrister Is the railing at the side of the stairs." COMPARATIVE PRICES Irran the Wlrelanr star) Manitoba Conservatives must be chuck ling heartily at the wpgestion of one of their members of tbe legislature to have th? prices of farm machinery reduced to the level of the years when Rt Hon. R. B. Ben nett was Prime Minister of Canada.

On the heels of tbe discussion on the reciprocity agreement In the House of Commons at Ottawa, Mr. A. R. Welch, Conservative, has asked the Bracken government of Manitoba to confer with tbe King administration wit a view to getting reductions ta prices on implements. His contention Is that ta spite of reciprocity, tbe farmer has to pay more for his machinery.

To support his assertions, Mr. Welch quoted "Bennett prices" and "King prices." The quality and degree of our crrifzation is measured by the extent of our devotion to the truths Harold L. Ickes. as a a Overheard at Ottawa By WILFRED EGGLESTON Ottawa. i UV.

lnnser one watcnes rarueuu mtha more one sdmlres Hansard. Slow speakers, rapid speakers, new and old speakers, jucia siwamcra, w. nigh unintelligible speakers, disjointea speakers and Incoherent speakers: they all get up from time to time in the House. Sometimes they address the chair, sometimes they address the south east corner; sometimes they dance out into the aisles as they speak. did Henri Bouraasa.

Sometimes they ssy few words tn French and switch without warning Into English and vise versa. Some times they throw in a few words of Latin or Greek. They expound at times the most pro found economic theories. They uncover a vocabulary that the ordinary man may never have beard before. In a new parliament there may be as many as 130 or 140 new members: the reporter may not even know for a mom ent who la speaking.

Crossfire may develop heated and rapid; a point of order or privilege be raised without warning. And through all this the Hansard re porter sits taking It down; and It's a hundred to one that next morning when your copy of Hansard arrives, everything said is down on the printed page, a little smoother and more coherent than the actual address, but not one tential word or comma missing. How do they do it? rra told that it is not the rapid speaker necessarily who is most difficult to report. For Instance, there was "Bob" Manlon, with delivery Ilk. a machine gun.

yet relatively D.nnrt.ra aM after Ideas. aS I easy to "get." Reporters are after ideas, assertions, quotations, as well as words, and soros speakers have a great deal of padding In their speeches, like "let me tell my honor able friend" or "you know as well as I do, Mr. Speaker" or tbe like. The shorthand men de velop a code for thess a. me.

ana ir tney are repeated a good aeai me nansaro. rau i are repeated a good can keep up comfortably, even If the orator reels off 250 words a minute. Joe" Bradette, member for Cochrane, Ontario, is. one of the hardest men in tne House to report: he speak, very rapdly, hi mAArtmuem are "full of meat" and he ha. a slight French Canadian accent.

Another "terror" for Hansard is the Incoherent ungraramatical speaker, the one who never finishes a sentence, who gets started on one thought and la sidetracked quickly onto another, Jean Francois Pouliot is not easy; he speaks very rapidly and the reporter can never guess where his nimble wit Is likely to Jump. Rome speakers develop a train of thought so systematically that the reporter can even be a few words ahead of them safely. The reporters get to know what Is coming. J. S.

Woodsworth speaks loudly and clearly. His style of language and bis philosophy have come to be so well known by tbe 'reporters that be Is ranked ons of tha easier to "take." "Tommy" Church is very difficult For tunately the members have an opportunity to correct any errors In the first typewritten draft, and fill in any omissions, before Hansard goes to press. In the case of "Tommy" about the best the reporter can do sometimes Is to put down words which he does hear. with spaces In between, and let tbe Toronto member fill In the gaps afterwards. I asked one authority on reporting who were outstanding Hansard reporters In recent years and he named Earl Young, associate editor of Hansard and D.

J. Halpin, chief Senate reporter, as the absolute top notchers. A Bible Message (From the Aulhorl eed Verelonl Tha Lord will protect that which con eeeneth mi; Thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever; forsake not the work, of Thine own hands. (Ps. 13S: 8.) The burden ot the word of the Lord for Israel, aalth the Lord, which stretcbeth forth tbe and layetb the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling until all the people round abou'. when tbey shall be In the siege both sgalnst Judah and against Jerusalem AM the governors of Judah shall say In their heart, Tbe Inhabitanta of Jerusalem shall be my strength In the Lord of Hosts their Ood. In that day will I make thee governors of Judah like aa hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and tbey Shall devour all the people round about on the right hand and on the left; and Jerusalem shall be Inhabited again ta her own place, even In Jerusalem In that day shall tbe Lord defend the Inhabitants of Jerusalem; and He that Is feeble among them at that day hal be as David; and the bouse of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. (Zech. 12: 1.

3, 5, 6. 8.) Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and nqt after Christ. For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete In Him, which la the besd of all principality and power. (Col.

2: 10.) BEAVERS' ENGINEERING SKILL I Br Daa VacDofiaK). trapper 4 "smr, ta Vancouver Ti tn 11 Approximately four miles east of the Junction of the Ingenika and Flnlay rivers. Ues a meadow, about two miles long and about a quarter of a mile wide. The upper end Is shout feet higher than the lower end. To flood this area, the beavers built 20 dams aboot five feet high.

These dams were so uniform that I put the transit on them to find their variation. If any. Every dam lies north 37 degrees east without tbe variation of one degree. Is there an engineer who can tie that l't alone beat It? At present the creek has broken through; beaver are extinct In that region. NO CONSIDERATION '1: "If you hadn't gone and got yourself quite somswhtre." Mr.

Cole's Pranks MONO the known and related practical Jokes of the late William Horace Devere Cole, who died recently in London, out of his Hst of 95 ta the notable premier class, are the following "good On one occasion, Cole masqueraded as sn Indian prince and hoaxed the Royal Navy Into giving him a salute of nineteen guni Tnrternrnith dockvard owed to Inspect the battleship tulu 1 Dreadnaught With a Ramsay MacDonald make up as a disguise he rose before a group of Mr. Mac Donald's admirers and dismayed them, since the ex Premier was then still allied with the maVlne a die hard TOTT Jt.TmwT Ml LV. LI uwnw. denonclng sialism In all It. arpeds.

vr tjommaaarr vjuvei ind ui was running for a bus. Cole and his crowd, who knew of the habit yelled "Stop, Thief!" Tbe member not only missed his bus, but was taken to a police station before he could establish his identity. Cole Invaded Piccadilly Circus wtth sroun of laborers and had them rope off a section of the pavement and dig a noie. leaving rt for the authorltle. to All In after they had discovered that It was not to repair a gas main.

On occasions of marriages or mr men as. he hired pretty young women to accost the bridegroom as the newly married couple were leavtner rha rhuroh. The woman was in structed to tell the bridegroom that she still loved him and would take him hack after he tired of his bride. Another of hi. impersonations deserves a more extended notice than the cabled account.

It was of a piece with Cole's trip later on, when on the Riviera, he passed himself off on several communities si the Lord Mayor of London on hi. honeymoon. Those he fooled swore vengeance on him, including a number of high French municipal dignitaries. It was when Cole wa. a atudent at Cam bride.

The Sultan of Zanzibar wa. Chen England. None of the official, of the university suspected a trap when they received word that the Sultan planned to Inspect the Institution. On the appointed day four richly garbed, dark skinned personage, made their appearance, and were duly welcomed by the mayor of Cambridge and the town council, together with university Later there was a formal champagne luncheon at the town hall. Explanations were In order next day.

By then Cole and his three companions hsd returned their Oriental garb to the costumer from whom had been rented. The London newspapers came out with accounts of the Sultan's appearance In two places at once, for the real one had attended a meeting at the Colonial Office. When the Cambridge affair wa. ultimately traced to Cole It was so long after the "who did It?" phase had exhausted Itself, that the chief culprit', name wa. not publicly disclosed.

Essays In Miniature Br ALEXANDER LAMBIS THE MINUTIAE OF NATURE There Is a thousand times more beauty In the world than meets the casual eye. Consider, if you will, tbe numerous form. of folded leaves that await the spring, awakening. Let your glance rest for a moment on the delicate purple lines within the cup of the oxalta. Or feast your eyes on the greeny threads that adom the snowdrop', blossom.

A sense of wonder glows tn your mind like a winter Ore that brings warmth to your cbeek. These markings are as useful as they are attractive. For they guide the roving bee to the secret places where, secure from danger of fermentation, the boney Is stored. Look, an you like it tbe deepening color of the crow's foot trefoil and the rtnped florets of tbe white clover that alik Inform tbe gatherers where and where not tbey may seek the nectar. For beauty is enhanced when we know the purpose ft meant to serve.

Consider the dancing mosaic work of the rliMtrred leaves of the elm seen In filtered sunlight. Or, If perchance you are a dreamer with a flair for philosophy, ponder tbe wise economy of that "dear common flower," the dandelion. which enables It to adjust the length of flower stem to Its exact requirements It may be an Inch, If often ten, and, when needs must twenty or thirty! Indeed, wttbout at all considering the microscopic activities of such plants as the bindweed which. In the fertilization of seed iorodiJces with Infinite detail tbe tory of tbe Fall of Man, ft Is possible to find food for wonderment everywhere. Promises are the fragmentary ew denes of a latent desire for Iminediats regtneraUoa.

so To muddy, might have givsn you Tift Letters lo the Editor LAWYER CONCEDES ABSURDITY OF SOME LEGAL JARGON the Editor of Tho Tribune. Sir, Much aroused by the squib shoot legal Jargon on your editorial page Thursday, which dealt with the "conveyance" of an orange, I cannot resist calling your at tention to a recent advertisement la tht I Law Quarterly Review. This notice of a new edition of a standard work on conveyancing contains the following paragraph: "The Editors have remodelled the Pre I cedents of Conveyances by persons of ua I sound mind; these, by the courtesy of th4 1 Master have been approved by tha Manage merit and Administration Department Person, of unsound mind are well esteemed I in certain quarters. It appears. LAWYER.

Winnipeg, Mar. 0, 1938. CREATING PREJUDICE To the of The Tribune. Sir, At a social gathering the point was raised that the new king's assumption, so early as his first message to the British people, was marred by the repeated use of the words "My People." "Dozen, of people have spoken to ins Of It" was tha remark of ons present "Of course, such an allegation was started and followed up by an element In Winnipeg, ta and out of season, opposed to British Institutions. They miss no chance of creating Aa examination by of the King's radio speech of March 1 shows that Use King did bo such thing ss that ascribed to him.

The words, "my people" were not used. They are not there ta a single Instance. A TRIBUNE READER. Winnipeg, March 1030. Tax Free Homes By FRANK A.

GARBUTT 1 CCoprrtikt, tn, fey "The Honh Amerlcaa Ifewepaper1 Alliance, Inc. 0MB Is our most sacred Institution, Children raised ta the sanctity of home life make our best citizens. Homs owners are the nation's' greatest asset Men and women toil andi deny themselves to create homes and along come taxes and assessments; the horns becomes a burden and ta thnss of stress Is There Is no greater tragedy than the loss of borne. It has broken many hearts ta tha last five years. The home should be man's haven ta tlmt of sickness or stress from which nothing caa dislodge htm.

The strength of the nation and the stats should guard every man tat the possession of his home. If a hobo rightfully acquires title to a house of railroad ties, I for bus would take up arms to aid him ta Us defense. It has been argued that homs owner should be taxed to make them tax conscious so they will oppose high taxes. This argument seems IDogicaL The boms la nor revenue producing and the government could well afford to Include la the category of ta free homes all subsistence farms. There should be no taxes upon any bornli untO revenue Is derived through rent or sals of products ta excess of tbe cost of thsi family's livelihood.

This Day Ons Hundred Years Ago TUESDAT, MARCH 8, 1838. Pries T41 Some of our readers, perhaps, may not know what is meant by "to ride and tie" Two men who had to make Journeys la tbe same direction sora ttmes hired together a single saddle horse. One of them would ridt for a distance agreed upon between them, and at whatever rste he pleased; then tie up the nag at a specified place and walk on. The other would Journey on font till be came up with the quadruped so tied, would mount the animal and ride on a distance equal to that his fellow traveller bad ridden. Having cor passed that hie turn tied np the horse, and walked on This It was "to ride and and this mode of Journeying prevails at present In politics only, the Brgliah and Irisal Radicals having adopted it as a mutually coa form of getting over the ground.

Consols 91. A GOOD SUGGESTION A British educationist suggests that having children make phonograph records of thetr sp ech, and discuss them, results la greater Improvement In children's sp ech than hav ing teachers merely point out faults. The New Zealand kiwi Is no larger fnaaj a domestic ben. btrt It lays 14 oune eggs, while a hen's eggs averags only about IK ounce.