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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-01-17, Page 2f I (fir We couldn’t ’be .sure;;’bbt’-that’s the expre’ssion one usually ^$es _ on.the fa.ees of the lucky ones aVrace tracks. ‘Anyway, Al Jolson and , 'Mrs. Jolyon, the former Ruljy Keeler, “are happy: about something as they View. race, at Santa: Anita;" , , ' •■•',V ' H' - ' ’’■■■ ' ,» ,paivlvipaUlvll• 1X1 Vlltj^ li national /fpree . to police the -'Terri- 7“ ,\r. V.»»? 1 ■i^f ■ •*. i f ' Canada, The Empire and The World at targte stop signal scarcely provokes a. frown iri the police roourt. Softie of our- people must die, it appears, * as. those two young people .died in, To­ ronto, before we recognize defiance -of the‘stop signal as a major, offence • lemanding exemplary-B.un.ishinent.^A Winnipeg., Tribune-. ... -■ " • . ,TS; g 'BLACKMAIL "; s'-':- As.:..A result -of- -the - convictions that have been made, .and the dras­ tic punishment, imposed; it is1 to be hoped that the death-blow Will fee ■given to all such attempts ’ in; the Province To Ontarig, Th.^ practice, of blackmail is an exceedingly des­ picable crime .and deserves no mercy, -7—Brantford Expositor. ■ ;\ ; krupps prosperous • So well did * tfie " famous Krupp works of Essen in Gel-many do: last, year, the’ employes Have, been grant-. ed a bonus.' Workers and craftsmen will get from. 10 to-40 marks; cler­ ical employes, .will .receive^from lOrto- 25 pef cent of their monthly pay., JThe^b^us-^i^a^^rniydf^rofit^fii^ ing witfi the» company distributing workers. The'Krupp organization is the famous, arma- ^ent-TirnrwbfwGermany. ■ Evidently things are looking up in their, line! —Border -Gitieri Star:—— - WORSE THAN EARTHQUAKES In five years. ’motor accidents have taken 11,988 lives in Califor­ nia and caused injury to" 213,959. The automobile is. a far bigger risk to human life tfn the Golden State -tham- earthquakes^^Kngston Whig Standard. -1__ .0. ,O ■» P 4 CANADA- THE COUNTRY DOCTOR - ^Country doctors, have led the; way more than olice. .Dr. Koch, the* Ger­ man . ’who identified and / isolated the tuberculosis germ Was a country doctor. Dr. Beaumont,hi rural phys­ ician ..in the prccrinc" of. Quebec ’uearly a century, ago,, studied7 the di- gjstiye,..^prodes^ses^^oLL ut . .patient ■’^ 7 Through, a bit of. glass over a period of ten years and then wrote a book ■that i$ still "regarded as a basic work ' on; the''*subject. The storjes of these country .doctors prove that' in .medi­ cine. or surgery the man who counts iri the man who is riot satisfied with what he is told but who."’makes his whole practice .a ' .great laboratory t „• wherein to. gain' fresh .knowledge.-T-- ’ Edmonton jurnal. • the horse^ ./ - ..-Farmers are replacing gasoline tractors and trucks,.with “hay buyn- , ers,’’ for which Ah^yrojm.i grp'^ the, ^■^fi^esaarjFfuer and atvtk^Bame time cut, their fertiliroiLbills.^--:AndAin^the- city streets,_mdbody has yet built an automobile1 that will move on to the- i; next, house by itself while the man--.is--ma-k“inghis-niorning"deliveTie'sr ’ "It tAkes- too much r gas to start a car, ■ ospeciaily. in cold weather^o^make" ' it as economical as >a horse in any kind of business that calls for fre­ quent stops and. starts.—Wingham ,'^..dvaitce-Tiwies.' ."'.■. ■-'■ f BEAUTIFYING cemeteries : Nothing is moire gratifying as ope motors through rural pnetariodihan4o . relriai’kable -improvement that “7^ has taken-’pla'ce-^i^ careTof the sleeping places’oT: the dead. It is1 to be hoped that the movement wijl‘ develop into, a veritably , religious -<-' ithd“ patriotic crusade, until,’ through- - out the entire province ’ these burial •plots will become places of beauty, rhe citizens of to-day ,:^;.Ao~the-^iohee^ . - -r-grantford .Expositor,-".,' ■ • ’A . ... THE KING’^ ENGLISH ; . A His Majesty may be saidXtd■'• be without an accent, and certainly he a not handicapped with that’ in* T* hingement" which tries to ordain hat only a certain accent is . the at- • ribute to polite society. ' '• • ' By -nature’iaPd by life’s environ- m- inent -he , himself happei^ he a, ■ : ' nan of culture, and that is jeonvey- . : I ed without being emphasized in his ^Bypice.^He-does-hot7-employ"it|tO”pr —^laiin—his—rank~aird prisition, ' He — -"^-geither"' r,e^urgit^fds~ThiF^oras • in . • what . is supp.osed to be the Oxford r . ^Af^iceentT^nor-tHms^and^elipuhisdyOrds \ - is noodles still" do in the servicesj ’aor on lofty occasins does, he intone die depth of his sorrow or the ap* - ; pre ciatin of his approval. b ■". The King is an Englishman who may be claimed as the sovereign ex- parent bf .’tIie''bcst;EngIish; sH&spehks. ,-neither as of -Marylebbrie nor of !i’ - ' Mayfair, nnd because his voice .may de- -rt^’-^iv^te^romTthe" moderation of the « climate "of his native land, it need not be, and “His -Majesty would be the last to expect . it to be,-the ac- ’ • ■ cent of -^refinement prevalent in other countries ..where climate' and . other contigencies make gbod speech and pleasant voices sound different- ’ ly without being Tess' cultured.—' • Winnipeg Free'Press. - ’ ‘ ... ' . A TEST -s' • ' Try 'chopping, up your winter wood • • . - '. instead of having it sawn, and then see how you feel about the machine .; age.^-Kitchehrir Record. * • - Qitam’ Alexandra Danish . Prhk'-'ess1' Anol JH ■ •'Nthv GnintnA Recalled as ■Rece'nt Rovai.Bride. Kea.cli-' es. Eng'-laiid' . ' ...a„ :... ... ^4abordnto41w-avet-stoeked-nnkrkeV^—’"7 r/AtkriteF -prevailing- ecbiioftitc ""cbiiv7 ditions, said Dr. Mallon, the ex* ' penditure of a A™ which would u probably not exceed an esttra £l,W>0,- , , ' 000 appeals to those who are 1 hi 0 touch with the heart of^great cities ■ as exceedingly reasonable. • Minor Daughter Held Responsible •Mont-real:--A . Superior-’CovrtV'rul-- ; > "ing to the effect a minor: daughter .- m,ii,y bo -heh.1 respomsible ■fp?' injuries >■ L suffered by her tmotb,er In an" autbxno* bile accident proven to have been caused - by- the daughter’s ;negligent - ..driving- wn-s' in effect' here recently, - . Mr., Justice’ A. Chase Casgrairi^MF’*<_• a. judgment- recently ordered the - j?ay- - • . m-emt j)f $6,097 to Anne • Murirb Wtl- ” • ljaitris,' widow of Henry U.'- O. Ayt .. mer,f-K.C„ by/the woman’s, daughter, ' Alilry -Lpui'se LobQUstlne.^,/wjtej bl *. Renii .Boi'ssonnas,-_Parria,- ‘France, The judge remarked-that, he was not ahare.,.that .any action in damage! ■was .ever before instituted by a "par. ent against a' child based on ths q.uasi'-pfferi'ce of.. such - Child.__. y V Mother^h^^3^^^ w®*’® driving . ' out real, when it left the rp&d . and crashed' into a polm Mrs.j Ayfe • mer suffered multiple injuries. > " Y'1 !'• •I k Manchester — ‘'Ma-i’-riage;* of the Princess'"’' a .short sjico-ial’ broadcast, devised rby"/K'ehneth A’daiuy, • recently-5 brought": much delighted c'oimnent. The. Manchester Gua-ri-liai-b-sriy-s: •».; ~ “This:. was. a flashback hv>.extract's froni .divides -arid' '.ne.w^pftp'ers»c?t;;*Ue ■ ■time" to ,th.e' arrivaj anti the' wedding • of Princess Alexandra. of- Denmark -in. 1863. (To -Prince ’• Edward, after- iWards ■ Kiiig Edward VII). . . “The program started with’, fore,, casts from contemporary'..papers -•of.; the ^coming' ./engagenielit/and it gave Some descriptions of the Prin- --cess- arid 'her life Tn Denmark., Then from 'Queen ■ Victoria's : diary came extracts., relating to'her' first, meeting, with" the Princess. All tho extracts 'from tjhe Queers , diaries.‘were- de-' ■ irgh.tfuT; the. precise" vivid .phrases ■sounded most effective^ A speech in the. House 'produced/' with the echo": effect and there Were rapid reports of _fs.tMUes^aXlU^^^^and^ Tng a”distTiWtib'n'. of soup . at Aber.- deem . •, . ■ 1 ' „ “On the arrival of"the Princess by Jboat-jone^aticed—manw—l-ikeri-iTSsvs'-To" the description of* Princess Marina’s arrival; there was. .'Prince Edward standing up-on the quay, his' Prin_“ ■cess standing at the rail of the boat, but there’Was one marked-difference —Princess.' Alexandra Wait.E 'dressed- all Ln white with a -warm-'. white shawj. . - ■'.•.■■■■.."■' • ' ; "In’ fine crescendo the' - program, traced the '. progress - through' "the- - -Oity "and'Tihe scene - of pageantry- at , Windsor,/.where the’ wedding took - place. In the chapel 'befbre the .cenei. mo5y there- was.| great surprise when. --Lord Palmerston' . took out. -.'a. comb- .'and com-bed', his ■ hbary • whiskers. More . extracts . from the .’ .Queen's diary told of her impressons and her" feelings and- the end-, was bn a sub-; dried .rbmjhlsffeffi -note - af ter Th;e~bTiT day couple had gone; ' “The four speakers - were’ Kate ■Cutler, Nest.a SAwyer., Ben Webster arid Carleton Hobbs.” - ■' sToronto - Low Death Rate Deat!is ■ Brom diseases 201 ‘ ■ "; Below.Last" Year's Figurt . /. Infan.t.? 1 Toronto — Ftevealingj the “best . “death rate in1 the. city’s ‘history/’ Dr, ® Gordon ,P; Jackson, medical o;fficer of ■ health, recently issued the,, vital ^statistics for the year defining th< A^-ripu-ST^iisesrof-m'b'ffality.' ’ ' ■.■ “The general death rate for 1^34 -i-si-t-h-e-best -in the city’s 'histdry7rIii\T ‘ said. “The infant'death rate ..is away ■ down this ■year.. 'It is "the best' yeal " '■’ ■ We ever had.” 1 '■ ■< ■ .'. ’■ ■ ;■ ’ Deqths from ^natural., causes wea’-ju.. 6,343—a decease, .of 201. under list • B .year. '■,■•. • : '■■ Despite 'the decline in the total for ' the ,year, 1T ,of the 30 classified ' .'■ calises of death showed an increase. \ . ■ • These were: Diseases of the heart, canceF, diseases 6f the arteries, ex­ ternal causes; excluding suicides, cerebral hemorrhages, appendicitis, ^h^rifiia^venvrea^,~dt^^s^bron^ffi^^--A^-^~'—— "eftcoph^lihs, Iethai:gica,jT—amoebio-^—-------- “dy^efftry7"riiehingitis, typhoid fever, infantile , paralys:.s,'' scarlet__fevogr—-y -erysipelas, and whooping cough. ' • . Total deaths were 349 fewer in ’ . ■Toronto this-year than-in. 1933,| apd: there., were - W fewer ' births, ‘ bui■ -marriages showed, an increase of .315. ' - •■ '., ’ y There were-61'835 deaths in ■ 1934 ■ from all; canses ias -compared -with -7,W1. in 19331;. a 11,085 -girths Tas ’' ’ against .•■1,1,805, :-and-r5v8O^—marriages - ~~ as coriipared^with-t.48-7^-—, e ;■-:—— Income Tax Receipts Show Rise 0f• $209,561 ■ ■ ■ ■ . . . ■ ■■ 1 ■ .Ottawa, Tricorne 'tax- collections' for the first nine months of the pres- I ent fiscal year ended•>.December 31 . ■ amounted to 85.4,-720,648, according to a statement. j«.sped. recently by the ‘ ' ■ Minister of National Revenue, Hon. ^aBhews. This compared with ’ ' ;8»4,511;087, collected, in the-' same. -Period.-„. ... ... ...._ .. A .......vts. liCL 1R-’TTSa^elof -J 1 ' . •■;' The Toronto 'district;' leads 'f all other* both in total collections, which" anrounted to $16,898,168, and in net ' Avlli,-'h amounted to $1,337,-. - ' lotah for-Other ’districts showing ' Vancouver,. $3,797,- ^terlotte- t>\s)i, increase ■ -$142,74-1- Halifax, -increase $72,202; '» ,$4-^75.786 Increase - $27,1:“ J? nio ''J-Ttf,n’ increase rd5 E(imoMo"' 349, increase first-rate. pictures- than ever before, "BuVitFbftfpuFha's to'be/appaised on ..the basis of ‘the - average film,' and not’in\terms of masterpieces which -are pace-setters for? the industry but do,- not represent its general stand­ ard.—i’rinidad Guardian, Port of Spain. here; T&ERE AND EVERY .•'--."---■.-WHKRE"---" Johannesburg, according to recent­ ly .published statistics, is one of the •most dangerous pities . in the/ world in respect to ‘ tramc accidejnits. - ' We- doubt, whether thaL isz its only junen- viable distinction, Lit is probably al- , so. one of the noisiest cities ‘in the \world of its own—or, for that-mat-, ter; any other — size (always, of ) course, excepting, New York). And no ,r®aL ®r rorgaiiised effort has ever been made' hfere? to fight the noise nuisance.—^Johannesburg Times. ' < '/B, // '■’ "■... NOT ;so EASY. “1 always pp.)? my taxes With ' a smile,” says a Well known statesman. The tax collector, however,, insist that we. pay .0ur3 with/money.-^-Ot- tawa Citizen... j* . — ----■■■ * The . average witness, in a traffic case is . useless. The accidents happen^ so suddenly that even if he wishes to. tell the truth :he has- often only- had time to'perceive part. of the' truth. As for testimony concerning speed, it would pi-obably be safe to ‘say that 90 per cent, of witnesses wilfully or otherwise' underestimate speed. The only reasonably reliable; evidence is to be found in the naturo' -of the, damage to the cars, or the resultant'personal injuries. ' * < r1- -■'-,-1.- .............. ........ I~ZHZcHURCH BUILDINGS' “ ~ —THe-cu^hnof 'Scotland has;for- mulated plans whereby the “barn” type of church will diappear frdfrT the land. , New buildings will con­ form to a definite Gothic, style> and . if there is not enough money to de­ sign a fitting exterior, it will be pat­ terned iri such a way that the churcp can be .-transformed. into a beaiitlfuL ^sanctuary as . funds permit. . 'Qld churches are to be made over when,, ■possible. In this xountry there -.ate- ^verjTTnany" churches , which can /be_ ”descTibed“ari "depressihg.—§t. ^Thorii- ag- Times-Journa, . g STERN SENTENCES , The heavy sentences imposed re­ cently on a-number of bank* robbers have' served notice in the plainest' possible manner.that these griritry are not wanted in Ontario, and that if they value’ their freedom they Will stay aWay.—Brantford Expositor; TRAINS HIS CATTLE • The problem of straying cattle, on the highways is a serious one in all ^^^^^’^^W^b^^TVeTLT^Nori is thdre" any enforcement of any laws fori the, safety of the road traffic.'.There are some, solutions,; -mainly practical ones, but there ate also freak ideas. Thus a West Australia dairyman has educated his herd, to divide on the approach of "motor cars > hnd,: aftenvards, to resume in close for­ mation. His extraordinary feat was one of the most discussed events- at the recent- Perth agricultural 5I10W X. attended by the Duke pf Gloucester. —-Brantford’JSmt;__B—X— RpLICING THE SAAR1 . . British^ participation in the Hhter- .ilatiqnal \f^rce . to police the ‘’Terri­ tory does not imply a reversal of the sound policy of, .avojding 7neW ecriif fitments—on‘-T;he-itk)ntlnent”"^ItVis< , ^.es^urq’’ of recognition s pf sb.und policy of avoiding 7neW. cemy ■in fact, the dutjes imposed '.'by irietnKership of ‘.the”^fe^g^end i+ is -a small 'be-.- ginning \ in thp\ way of ‘bolleotive .'act- tion"which, ,ha&'every chance o.f:prov-\ ing sufOesful.'/ 0-clears up a situa­ tion of 'dangerpus.'-tengion.—r‘QJa'sgow Heral ly .published statistics, is one of the in respect to’ trai viable distinction,British Educators “a r It i arid a Dean bf“Wealth of ''Nations SHQPKEEPERS’’ e since the phrase pers” i, ;i-< ‘ei&M ."have Adam “SlnitK’F ........... ....... _/ Gloucester-With^aAtaste for; politrchT economy is d afoje Smith. it'is to be fe istic of this c< and even doe: x it did,—rMancheste mtenJwhoJar borrowet ' Seek To Keep Idle Longer In School » , -Manchester,^.Eng;—Although the' British. Government appears ' ad­ amant against raising ’■ the . scKdol- "order to' ease .urilemnloyriient, ' - edu - cationists are persistent in their ef- - fort to ■ dhapgeTth^pfficjaLidec-i-siom—~ •“-^Members of the Workers'/ Educa­ tional Association; ‘ in- ' conference, here,-, carried without dissent a reso­ lution in ■ which ' “they ' recorded their conviction that ,school-leaving shouId‘. i? 'sPite of-every (official ..thing ■hhat has'■.■-■been.' .Said.'.agaifist-if,' „be: .postponed .■ •until -the ■ child has. reached the age -of 15, -or even 16; hnd—tha t ad equa te' rm aintemaWe““'aI_ lowances—Should-be--provided“—"— Dr. J. J. Mallon, of '.Toynbee Hall, London; suggested that.; public con- ' science had been too readily, satisfied' by the proposed 'establishment' of more, and possibly better, juvenile instruction centers,' designed to' care for the increased numbers of young’ unemployed persons between the ages of 14 and 18 who will’ under the new Unemployment .Act, be com­ pelled to attend them. . • But, he said, Juvenile Instruction Centers will’never deduce unemploy­ ment, and Will never take the place of ordj.ua.ry ..,s&hsaLi \ ;___ _ L." . Su't/Xhe establji'shment of such centers' is likely " to absorb money which riiight otherwise go to­ ward the^. lengthenH/g* of ordinary school days.'* '/ An. unquestioned .authority, has stated, he 'said, that" the centers may cost as much as £5,000,000. or eVen< £6,000,0$) a.year. The cost of' extended school-leaving . has '■ been ■estimated at £8,000,GOOWronr ’ which might be deducted the "Saving:, to the Unemployment; Fund which .would . b.e carised by the- check on the flow ncineeiVfej \ 106 Years Old , redericlon —6ften referred to as the V“MethUgelah of the Nashwaak,” Robert Evans, a, native of. Ireland, ; although of Welsh ancestry,^celebrat­ ed h§re . recently what he claims to*’ •be the 106th ;anh-iVesary’ of 'hisi^birth./ ' A 'pioneer/ bf - the ,'NriShiWaakw:'Val-; 4ey,. A. --E^ansy -is a • member of a 7^amjiy\-;rioted fp,r its longevity.^ ;A- Jbrother, Richard Evans, whn -was, 'popuratly ' krio^|T"as “Uncle •. Dick,” "died in 1933 ht''the repute<Lage of m.;/' ' Edf Va.'cefttdrtaiian Robert Evans njoys good health although he pre-, d^ers now* to spend cold winter ^ays lw his fireside. \ He spent Christmas ,vqth tHichafd Evans;, a nephew, of Zionville, York C.aunty, enj'oyed a hearty riieal and’chatted with c&llers .who wished him' a' Merry Christmas -i-“With lnany more to come.” . ,y HU- comes to r,Fredericton Occasion­ ed maintains interest in the s of "the day. '* L tjavje ‘used it be? rig is certain; if bed.* as a character- the. cap still fits Ln^pre tightly, than Guardian.'- ’ , „ British hatters Jmppt today. The “complain "that"a. mabi\mt^b indiffier- rorit^bOut“Kis~ha^not al­ ways a matter of indifference. When, the striaw boater went!) oht/it caused great distress in. Lutom "makes straw hats. The T.urksaused to wear fez caps; because the Korpft Tofbids" sheltering the . face from i\ the-’sun. Kemal abolished ’the- feX'.as-W,relio "of” Superstition,' and thousands* .of hatters were juiried in Cent'ral^ur- ope. The idea of a hat is'rinodetm It is seldom mentiorieddri the .^sBics, The wor<’.......... the'-Bible^ ______ Tr„.rrf BRITISH FILMS FOR TRLNJDAJD 'is liiore of'the British pt-/ mosphere/desired. on our screen^ but\ ,there\is a.growing 'disgftst ;'with'’the'' treatmept\of .the subjects' presented, in many American movies.; We are not among' those -Who assert ’ that ’ . ;' - - -' - ‘ wood<b American studios haVe'gjven us many.^fi-ne things, arid, in, sc.„_ respects United.-Kingdom.. prOdpr’"'* r. £o learn from thpm*- ' pi:obably turning t to wear i -forbids* ■d “h&t” occurs only .^tJce;. in • lei—London Daily Express,... iurijU Ba^cd on the- Novel “by* CHARLES DICKENS ' PR ACT ICE -J a*-t.r * * .'•J*4. ’ icers Two screaniing: cliildroif on' the floor.are fighting, collectors? The •VSTO^x i ; ■A .. /; ■ The motorist who drives past stop jignals is' imperiling the' lives of ped- estrians apd the lives of other rpotor- ' Isis as Well. 'He Would be,> if we had proper punishment for the offprice In police court, a disappearing men­ ace, to human life. But, he id not’ a Hgappearing menace. His tribe’ is Multiplying an^l it will continue to nult-lply-so long-as contempt'for the nothing,.goo\i can come out of Ho|jy-J wood® American studios haVe 'gjven us many.^fino things, arid, in, some respects' U still have n___ ________ Hollywood \today-is’ pi:obably turning out ,a\ larger proportion of' relatively^ ' tub. fr i DAVID COPPERFIELD If . . r ■ . * In London, David’s work consists, of washing 'great stacks of dirty Wine bottles in a tub-of filthy soapy 'water; Mick Walker, onb of the older bftys, bullies and. torments him all day. jelfAll Cars . / - Salt At Crossings etticodiricf j^.Bl^-A rider recom-, f— I'f David is told to keek lodging^ with the MicaW- Suddenly, a strange noise is heard from above, bers. Outside thriir Housb", angry bill-collectors It is'the smi111--, un/r-- are pounding oft.the dbbr..lmsiile, all. is.confusionr- ing .through •the’:"'Skylight to • e-vade the bill- ill-collector! ih. confusion ■s It is the s/nrli^g, beaming- Mr. Micawber; enter-’ !. happy-go-dncky Micawbets take been sen^to debtors1 One day, at-the closing bell- in the Ware house / David see-S'Clickett, the Micawbers’ servant X? .in the doorway. She has bad .news Micawber hn« be“ <■" ......-’ Prison- Mieawh* and ?heirtSj«avrWh^^|i ‘to to Mm How" <i older bbys> bullies and torments him all day, Two screahiing cmldron dri the floor are fighting, collectxj'rs.'Deen sent to debtors’nri«w ^hbviftg nim over thb tub and.splashing his face, .Wondciring-lvrJ9aHdjfpltoWs^Mrs. Micawber to- David toftheir bosoms'iand he soon feels almost the children have SMulelothesAvith.dirfewaterB o^Qn T 1 * like a niAmher of fh«•fnmn.vf ■ ul” A " na;,\.moved .•'<•■ - j '■ j , vv uuum'TitgTy.j ^his^smalLatualioftw like a member.pf the family*