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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-08-30, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES,ADVOCATE THURSDAY, AVflW 30TH, 1084 A Peep at Germany Mbs EUabetli Eedy, of St, Mtwys, Just Home Rroin the Old La.ml, Gives a Few Iinpi^jsions— Chat* ted With One of JlitleFs Associa­ tes. (St. Marys Journal-Argus) What about Germany? everybody asks. In answer to that question, we could write a volume, so what shall we give you? The result or four days’ excited observations plus some information picked up- here and there which we feel is reliable. Eyes and ears worked overtime in Germany. The things we saw may be grouped, under the headings of scenery and soldiers; beautiful scenry, especially along the Rhine, and soldiers in such vast num',hers that one had to turn aside to avoid tripping over them. The eyes of Hitler are everywhere He watches through his soldiers and his unofficial followers. His pic­ tured eyes look down from the walls of every restaurant and public build­ ing and demand your salute, “Heil, Hitler!" First Sight of Nazis Approaching the border’ at' Aix-la- Chapelle, we were carefully warned not to make any mention of the Big Chief, or his political outlook while insde Germany. Stuff and nonsense that, rught seem, but the week be­ fore, in Cologne, a certain student had been whisked away to prison merely because he had asked a few interested questions. We woke uP with a jolt indeed when the Customs officers boarded the train and snatched a harmless magazine from someone’s lap, “Verboten!” they explained. Foreign news in any shape or form is forbidden to enter the country. Our first sight of the Nazis came in Cologne (Koln as they call it) railway station—a carload of Brown Shirt troops. A Nazi soldier stood on guard as we piled off the train and still another followed our pro­ gress through the corridors of the station. Cologne Cathedral After a surfeit of cathedrals in the British Isles and Belgium, we expected to look at Cologne Cathed­ ral with jaded eyes and see nothing but a few more pillars, some more stained glass, but this was different' The twin spires on the south front rise to such a height that they are almost lost in the clouds. Inside, the sweep of the arches is breath­ taking. We were there at the right moment. A great storm had come up leaving the Cathedral dark and full of the sound of thunder in the towers hundreds of feet above our heads. The candles about the Tomb of the Magi flickered and swayed. Here's a little problem in mathe­ matics; it tooki 48 steps to walk around one of the aisle pillars what was its diameter? Hats off to the Middle Ages! ■From the sublime to the' ridicu­ lous life always goes-. From the Cathedral in its soul-stirring quiet, we ran across the street to buy Eau de Cologne, and into a huge cafe to have a cup of tea and a roll for 750. Real Old Germany Along the banks of the muddy and swift-flowing Rhine, we drove through beautiful wheat fields for twenty miles. The road was nar­ row but smooth, no ditches and no fences. Far off to the west we could see the great coal-fields of Rhenish- Prussia, close to the French and Belgium frontier. W'asn’t it a val­ ley very siiniliar to this that the French seized after the War? Suddenly we came upon the city of Bonn, cobbled streets and lovely old chestnut trees, it is proud, of its double-towered bridge over the Rhine that looks as if it dated back t'o mediaeval times. Here Beethoven was born in a little high house o-m a narrow street not far from the anc­ ient market square. IT'S LIVER THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SO WRETCHED Wake up your Liver Bile —No Calomel necessary For you to feel healthy and happy, your liver must pout two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels, every day. Without that bile, trouble starts. Poor digestion. Slow elimination. Poisons in the body. General wretchedness. How can you expect to clear up a situation like this completely with mere bowel-moving salts, oil, mineral water, laxative candy or chewing gum, or roughage? They don’t wake up your liver. You need Carter’s Little Liver Pills. Purely vegetable. Safe. Quick and sure results. Ask for them by name. Befuae rabetitutea. 25c. at all druggmte. M WESTERN FARMERS’ MUTUAL WEATHER INSURANCE CO. OF WOODSTOCK THE LARGEST RESERVE BAL­ ANCE OF ANY CANADIAN MUT­ UAL COMPANY DOING BUSINESS or THIS KIND IN ONTARIO Amount of Insurance at Risk on December 31st, 1932, $17,880,729 Total Cash in Bank and Bonds $213,720.02 Rates-—$1.50 per $1,000 for 3 years To see the life of the country, one must sit foT several hours of an ev­ ening in a real old German beer­ garden, '’combination restaurant and music-hall. If a German wants, an exciting time, he comes here to find it. He sits placid and pensive-eyed ’listening to the music-, and once in a great while taking a sip of beer. That's so for we saw them. Moye Brown Shirts That night at Bonn when one at a time a group of Na?i soldiers en­ tered, a great hush fell over the crowd. Each man as he came in raised his right arm in salute to Hitler’s photograph by the door, then in greeting to his fellow-Germans. The latter lost no time in returning the salute. Soon, about twenty Brown Shirts had seated themselves conversation was resumed and the atmosphere became normal again— almost, but not quite. None of the soldiers seemed to be over nine­ teen and most of them had long gashes on their cheeks and foreheads We imagined that some had been' students at the University of Bonn and had been taking part in a little dueling on the side. As we noticed again during the next three days* in Germany, the Brown Shirts seldom I carried themselves well. They ' slouched on the street, oil- rode bic­ ycles—not at all like English sol­ diers. I Up the Rhinje The busy, busy Rhine! Its waters I were literally choked with craft of ' all kinds, passenger steamers, barg- ! es, freight boats. These ships, how- lever, move along speedily and with- lout sound. .There is no blowing and I screaming of whistles and sirens'. Busy, busy Germany it seemed to be and oh so very prosperous.’ The Rhineland is indeed a garden of Eden, rich im grapes, wheat, oil and coal. We wondered if the rest ot Germany were as rich, or correspon­ dingly po'or. As we pushed farther up the Rhine, the river narrowed some­ what. All the marvellous castles, the tolzenfes, the Cat and Mouse, the Marteiburg, that look like some­ thing out of a fairy tale, came clos­ er, and towered abtve us. We could see what was going on in the little villages on the bank. Behind them the farms and terraced vineyairds covered the slopes of the mountains. Coining to Coblenz and the Bridge of Boats, we passed the tremendous fortress, the Ehrenbreitstein. Who­ ever holds it, hold?' the Rhineland. The French flag flew here from 1918 to 19'311. 'The W is still close in Germany. This part of Germany is steeped in legend. We thought of.the Lorelei who lured ships- to their doom with her sweet singing, the robber barons who lived in those magnificent cas­ tles. Hi tier’s HC^iclune^ The big thrill of our .sojourn in Germany was meeting 'and talking with the Works Commissioner from Hanover who has been associated with the great Ad-clf for ten years. He is a big stout figure of a man with a pair of eyes like Mussolini’s and a. laugh like a thundter clap. He spoke his German slowly so that we might understand and was, c'areful to answer all our questions in such a manner that we would think well of Hitler; he was anxious that we carry b'ack to Canada the very best impressions of modern German life. “Your Canadian girls look sad,” he remarked “compared with our Ger­ man maidens whom we are training, up to be happy and capablie house­ wives. Our countrymen' are all comrades, all on an equal footing. That is wlily we are such a happy people." The New Germany We ask him about education. He told us that if a child isn’t learning well, he is taken out of scohol im­ mediately Brains are as a premium everywhere in the country, and the bright student is, given, every chance Each youth must spend during the time of his schooling, at least six months at manual! labor of some sort, it' may be coal-mining, it may be road-building—he has no choice in the matter. This m'aies for bet­ ter feeling among people of all class­ es. One day in every week ist given to Hitler. Youmg and old spend each Saturday Learning about their own country, how it is governed, what Hitler has done to better the state of affairs, and how they them­ selves. niay help to create a new Germany. The Jews? There are a great many of them still left ?n Germany, s'O our informant claimed. It is only the petty, momey-graoblng ones that have been driven out or the country ■so that the native German may have a better chance. Hitler hates people that are merely moneyed; hie wants brains in the country, and no man of science or 'professor who may bo useful is allowed to >eave Germany. Doifuss? Oh, he nothing. Our man snapped his. fingers at mention of the Austrian premier. , Curious that Dolfus was. being shot at that identical hour, And now for school. * * * * * * * • ♦ Easy credit, certain trouble. ******** And those gladioli, They surely go the limit for beauty and grace. ******** Is fall coming a bit early this year? Never mind we still have September and October with their appealing loveliness. ******** No matter at what cost, kidnapping must be stamped out in Ontario, ******** Already the Labatt case has ceased to be a nine-days’ wonder. More’s the pity. ******** Another of the Dilinger gang has been done to death. Will the Labatt kidnappers please take notice? . ******** “One crowded hour of glorious .life Is worth -an age without a name."—-Scott ******** The Exeter Eligible Maidens have purchased a large number of broomsticks. The kidnappers are taking to the tall timbers. ******** Guelph will be well advised to clean up regarding those riots. A city that cannot keep her -own peace should give up her charter ******** Not for many a day has hay been the scarce article it is this season. Paddy .McGraw smiles when he looks at the two extra stacks left from 1933. ******** The police have had a busy week of it chasing about regarding the kidnappers. They have burned up a lot of gasoline, held a lot of -secret .conferences' behind closed doors, looked wise, practiced an awe-inspiring secrecy and in various other ways let on they have been earning their money. ******** WHY NOT? It's some weeks now since Ontario elected about' 9 0 men to do her business. Will anybody tell us what about 80 of them have 'been doing to earn their money? In these days when economy is the cry, would it not be well .to appoint a dictator and leave every­ thing to him. “Rep. by pop” is a thing of the past. That has been the c.ase for far longer than most of us care to admit'. Ontario is fa.r blinder governmentally that she cares to admit. Why not face the facts? ******** THE TOURIST TRADE International travel, if it has not yet reached the peak of the prosperous- years of 19129 and 19130', seems from the latest reports again to be on the increase. It is a factor in world economy which cannot be neglected. Profess’or Ogilive, in his study of “The Tour­ ist Movement,” calculates that the expenditure of visitors to the United Kingdom in 1929 amounted to nearly £22/500,000, and that in the same year our own tourists overseas spent nearly £33,000,000 In 19 34 the correpsonding figures promise much more nearly to balance. In Canada, Professor Ogilvie remarks, the receipts from foreign tourists recently exceeded the value of Canadian wheat exports.— The London Times. The tourist trade from the U. S., as far as Canada is concern­ ed, is likely to be affected by the adverse rate on exchange. THE END OF IT We saw something this week that hurt pretty badly. It was a business man and his wife who had been turned out of their little store where they had carried on for a number of years. iThis couple had done fairly well till 1929 when times tightened up on them. They had started on borrowed money. Wholesalers were eager to ■sell them good. Folks were just as eager to buy—but not on a cash basis. When a stranger came to the community .wanting' overalls and housedresses and tea and sugar and flour and meat, this was the store they found—'and which they passed by when they had cash in their pockets. The store seemed to be doing a big 'business and folk were glad to loan money as the interest offered was high. Pe­ ter was appealed to by this couple that Paul might be paid. Then dame the day when Peter was short of cash and Paul was insistent for his pay. Then followed what we saw this week, tlrie old couple were out on the road without a copper—and without a practical’ friend. One thought of what Burns' spoik'e of long ago. “Age and want.—an ill-matched pair" and of that other line “Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.” The causes of this tragedy? First easy borrowing and second hapless loaning. But this sort of thing will go on till the crack of doom. And yet the cry is that banks and men with a few sav­ ings should lend their money “on easy terms." ******** THE UNITED STATES DROUGHT On his return from his vacation a -few days, ago President Roosevelt was officially informed that the drought had caused a total loss of $5,0'010,000,000 in twenty-four States, containing one- fourth of the population and three-difths of the area of this country. While any such estimate must necessarily be based larged up­ on paper losses, the figure may be accepted as- a rough indication of the tremendous national disaster which the drought' has been. Crop Estimates a Guide Another way of visualizing the loss is to consider the Federal Government crop estimates as of August 1, They indicate that' this year’s corn production will be only 49.1 per cent, of normal', Spring wheat' 30.4 per 'cent., oats 3 6.2 per cent., barley 40.3 per centum, hay 45.9 per cent, and other grains, vegetables and fruits decided­ ly below normal. , , ,Pasture is estimated as only 39.6 par cent, of normal, due to the lack'of moisturesand the hot winds that have ibured pastures as. well as- grain fields to a Crisp. This explains why the govern­ ment is buying up “distress” cattle so fast that eventually at least, on-e-ftenth of the cattle in the country will be slaughtered and turn­ ed into canned beef for relief distribution.—New York Times. E. F. KLOPP, ZURICH Agent, Also Dealer in Lightning Rods and all kinds of Fite Insurance Agriculture, industry, education, pageantry, science, recreation, music travel, sport, art, engineering and all the various activities of the people are portrayed in fitting set­ tings at the Canadian National Ex­ hibition. ZURICH .Rev. and Mrs. Albert Dators, of Desbo.ro, visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Datars, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Ed, Logue and fam­ ily, of Detroit, spent the week-end at the* home of Mr. and Mrs, John Brenner. .Mr. Emmery Rulby and son, of Kitchener, spent a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs William S, Ruby, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Clarke and family are holidaying with Mrs. Clarke.’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. Gascho. • Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sippell, of Lansing, Mich, visited with rela fives and friends hers for a week-. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Siebert and' family and Miss, Barrie, of Detroit spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L Siebert. Mrs. Sylvanus 'Witmer, of tlie Babylon Line, is visiting’ in Wood­ bridge and Toronto. Mr. and; Mrs. Win. O’Brien and daughter, Miss Olive have returned after visiting for a few days in Michigan. Messrs. Hugh McKinnon, Howard Hemphill, Mrs. A. J. MacKinnon and Mrs, Albert Kalkfleis-eh spent a few days in Detroit recently, Rev. and Mrs, Lloyd Schiefle and family, of Blissfield, Mich, spent a week with Mrs. Sehiofl^’s parents, Mr, and Mrs, John Gallman. Spend Your Holiday at the Western Fair THOUSAND? of people have found that the ideal vacation days are in the Autumn months. They have found too, that the ideal spot to spend a part or all of their vacation is in London and at the Western Fair. Here they find recreation, education, pleasures and enjoyments—the requisites of an ideal holiday. Plan your vacation to include a two, three or four day visit to London, the Forest City. Once you are in the city, you will not fail to visit the Western Fair. SEPT 10-15, 1934 31 6 IVESTEM FAIR § ^Ilondon • ***■■**.■>■•»ONTARIO** HIT BY TRUCK While attempting to block the wheels of a truck on a barn bank on the farm of Earl Gaiser, Edmund Becket’ Was knocked down when the truck coasted backwards, the rack, of the truck striking him on the shoulder'blade and one of the wheels passed over his arm. Dr. R. H. Tay­ lor rendered medical assistance and found no bones groken but he is suffering from bruises. FACES CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER Following the verdict of a coron­ er’s jury, finding him responsible tor the fatality, william Dickinson, of Swansea, Ont., was charged with manslaughter in the death or Mrs. Helen Houston, 71-year-old Sea­ forth widow'. Dickinson is employed in a store at Grand Bend for the summer. Traffic Officer Howard Jackman, who investigated the crash at “Calamity Corner” on July 30’, laid the charge against Dickinson. The accused is being notified to ap­ pear in County .Marigsitrate’s- C. W. Hawkshaw’s court here last week, wihle the hearing has been set for Sept. 5. Immediately after tne accident, Diokinson was charged' with reck­ less driving and allowed his free­ dom om $500 bail'. Acting Crown At­ torney N. F. Newton instructed po­ lice to lay the mare serious charge after considering the evidence given at the coroner’s inquest. Thomas R. Hodgert, ;of Seaforth, was driving the car in which Mrs. Houston and her two daughters ware injured, the former fatally. He de­ clared that Dickinson had rum thro’ the -atop sign at the highway inter­ section, crashing into his machine. Mrs. Houston’s son was 'ateo in the can but was not hurt. Fall Fair Dates The following s a list of Agricul- tural Societies- Fairs and Exhibitions for 1934. Woodstock .................... Aug. 20-22 Toronto (C.N.E.,.... Aug. 2 4-iSept. S Almira ................... Aug. 31-Sept. 3 Aylmer ............................. Sept. 5.-7 Tavistock ......................... Sept. 7-8 London (Western Fair) Sept. 10-15 Milverton ..................... Sept. 13-14 New Hamburg ............... Sept. 14-15 Exeter ............................. Sept. 17-18 Stratford ...................... Sept. 17-19 Goderich ........................Sept. 18-19 Thorndale .................. Sept. 18-19 Listawel ..................... Sept. 19-20 Ailsa Craig .................. Sept. 20-21 Hanover ..................... Sept. 20-21 Kincardine ................. Sept. 21-22 Seaforth ....................... Sept. 20-21 Atwood ........................ (Sept. 21-22 Zurich .......................... Sept. 24-35 Blyth ............................ Sept. 25-2 6 Mitchell ...................... Sept. 25-2 6 Bayfield ..................... Sept. 2 6-27 Brussels ..................... Sept. 27-28 Harriston ...................... Sept. 27-2$ Lucknow ...................... Sept. 27i28 Palmerston ....................Sept. 28-29 Parkhill ............................ Sept. 2,8 Tiverton ................................. Oct 1 Kir/kton .............................. Oct. 2-3 Teeswater .......................... Oct. 2-3 Dungannon ....................... Oct. 4-5 Emfbro ................................. Oct. 4 St. Mciryfii .............. Oct. 9-10 Wingbam ......................... Oct. 9-10 Others dates are: International Plowing Match Wexford, P.O.(Yank County) ...................... Oct. 9-12 Ottawa Winter Fair .......Nov. 13-H6 R. W. F. Toronto ........... Nov. 21-29 Guelph Winter Fair .......... Dec, 4-6 Main Door Lawson Memorial Library The University of Western Ontario is fortunate in now having an adequate and suitable house for its valuable and rapidly growing library. In addition to the regular courses in Arts (including languages, mathematics, sciences, etc.), Medical Science and Public Health, the University offers degree courses in Business Administration, in Secre­ tarial Science and in Nursing. There are between six and seven thousand students in the secondary schools of Western Ontario- who are qualifying for university matriculation. A larger propor­ tion of these students should seek the advantages of a higher educa­ tion. The courses range in length from three to six years.The degrees are B.A., B.Sc., LL.B., M.A., M.Sc., M.D., D.P.H., C.P.H.N. In 1933-34 there were 1,684 students enrolled. For further information write— UNIVERSITY WESTERN ONTARIO LONDON—CANADA ™ MACRAE—HOGG “Sprucedyne" Southampton, sum­ mer home of the Rev. J. E. Hogg, D.D., of Strathroy, was the scene of a pretty wedding when Miss Jean Lorraine Hogg, hi>s elder daughter was married to Duncan A. MacRae, B.A., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jahn Mac­ Rae, of Lucknow. The ceremony was performed by the father of the bride in an, outdoor setting of summer loveliness created by evergreens' and garden flowers. 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