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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-07-23, Page 2Honored by France COMMENT FROM . \ CANADA specially designed for the EDITORIAL HERE, | THERE AND EVERYWHERE. Walter Wanger Says Musso lini “Real Movie Fan” Three M.P.V Delegates World Youth Congress A committee of tae: League of Na tions Society pf Canada has selected three members of Parliament to com plete Canada’s delegation to . the eWorld Youth Congress opening Aug ust 31 'at Geneva it is announced. •They are T. C. Douglas, Weyburn, Sask.; Paul Martin, Essex East, Ont., and Denton Massey, of Toronto. The other two delegates are Rene McNicoll Ottawa, and Kenneth Woods- worth, Toronto, who werb nominated by the Canadian Youth ^Corigress which met here last month/ • \ The World Youth Congress will continue until September 7 with four commislsiohs or committees sharing its w(oik. New Washer for Small Apartment electric washing machine.. A baby weighing only twenty-eight pounds, . 1)6011' f***A**1 tie rlstc* «rrvt fnn 4-ltAk small kitchen or flat. It-has a steam- tight lid, which prevents steam from escaping, and itsmakers claim that it can. be safely used in the draw ing room. Ut is twenty-eight inches mgh. It is extremely economical, and will run seven hours on one unit of electricity. A week’s heavy wash can be run off in an hour. NEW YORK—Announcing plans to produce motion pictures in Rome, Walter Wanger said as he returned from Europe, that Premier Musso lini is a "real movie fan” ’and has given hearty support to a movement to make Rome a “Continental Holly wood.” . . The film producer said he confer red with the premier about his plans to produce pictures in English, per haps in color, in Rome. “I< want to get away from Holly wood to some extent and find a new background,” Wanger said. The two: best projection halls in Rome, he said, are in Mussolini's pal ace and th'e Vatican. . At Mussolini’s suggestion, he said, Carlo Roncororii, an Italian financi er is building a model cinema city iin-Rome-wln* ch—wi 11-be-t he~bes t-o n- the continent.” General John J. Pershing, initiated as a member of the famed “Institut de France, the first Amer ican to be so honored by this exclusive band of. savants and eminent personalities, pictured (rignt) as Hie made" a short-speech accepting “the" signaT~fibno r conferred. —— - —.... — When Times Disagree The annual summer time mix-up reaches the-ridiculous with Kitchen er adopting daylight saying and‘Wat erloo, its next-door neighbor, clinging to standard time and refusing to de part from it. —-Broekvijle Recorder and Times. Negligence Is Not Recklessness In Alberta, as in Ontario, there is a law which, exempts motor drivers from payment of damages' when gra tuitous passengers are injured. Des pite this law, a woman has been awarded damages against her brother “by the Alberta courts. It seems, how ever. that the. Alberta statute speci fies injuries sustained by negligent operation, and the courts held that .“negligence” did not, under the sta tute, cover recklessness. In Ontario, on the other hand, the Act says that the owner or driver. shall not be li able, and makes no reference to either negligence or recklessness. . --From the Daily Star. ■ ♦ —r----■. . Marked Increase in ' * Employment Employment in Canada, as indicat ed by Bureau of Statistics returns from 9,690 firms, showed a gain of 2^,295 persons on June 1 as compared, with May 1, the Bureau reports. In comparison ‘with June, 1935; an in crease of 47,721 was shown in the number employed. This advance fahile larger than the gain recorded during the month of May last year was smaller than the average seasonal gain in the period from 1920 to the present. - . The report showed 9.63,513 on the payrolls of the co-operating firms, compared with 940,218 at the begin ning of May, and 91^,792 on June 1, 1935. The index.of employment on June 1 stood at 102 compared with .99.5 in the preceding month and 97.6 on June 1, 1935. The index is based on the year 1926 as 100 and at 102 fatfbd at the. highest figures for June '1, since 1931.. Sister Dominion Worried About Defence__ ___ General Jan Smuts warns his Boer supporters^ on Afrikander day , that South Africa constitutes “an attrac tive bait for avaricious . nations.” Doubtless ho had in mind that the Rand is by far the. richest gold min ing area in the world. He adde.d: , “We do npt possess a single ship _ __ to vyard off anti-aircraft carriers, which, .could- land enough .^planes- pur' shores to wipe out. our large cities within A few Hours.’? As regular as clock work aeroplanes carrying passengers and mail almost daily fly between Europe and Johan nesburg. th© big city in Rand. “All. we can do is to strengthen our de fences” counsels Smuts, a tried, lead er in war and peace,' - Australia is anxious also about the aggressive tendencies of Japan jn the Pacific, is spending large sums on de fence. Canada’s geopraphical position alongside the United States frees her from anxieties that are worrying the sister Dominions, but it ill becomes us to brag that Canada 4s a “leader in promoting; world peace,” In a sim ilar situation Canadians would be as cpnce.rned as the South Africans, and the Australians about being, “an at tractive bait for. avaricious nations” and .more inclined to look to their defences. —Ottawa Farm Journal. Wild Dogs Sidy Farm Livestock 1 FORT QU’APPELLR, Sask.—Kill- -stocfc-~in—this- central Saskatchewan community. Farmers-have reported finding carcasses' of young colts and calves partly eaten, “they believe, by homeless dogs gone native. Leaders of the pack once belonged to a farmer who left the district some time ago. They are heard at < night, barking in the fields and are relieved to have picked up twtail or three other dogs who prey on young livestock for food. nor Correction does much, r but encour agement does more. Encouragement 'after censure is as the sun after a shower.—Goethe.' , other types. But perhaps there is .no type of pro tection which is absolutely reliable.; There are cases on record In which ■ .buildings have been struck although they were supposed to be protected, -bv—lightning Conductors. As- we have learned ^nTSFe^aSout- lightning and -its - behaviour, however, and' as the con ductors have been improved, .thesej cases have tended to bcome less fre quent. • Finally, lightning is freakish in its behaviour, an deven when a* person is struck by it, he may escape un harmed. There was a Case at East-, bourne, just a y^ir ago. when Wan was struck by a flash which set fire) to his jacket. Another man who was passing ran to his assistance, and the burning Jacket was removed beore any real , damage was done. Where Was the Comb? The flash had apparently struck the outer breast pocket, which contained a safety razor and a celluloid comb. The comb was destroyed so complete ly that no trace of it was left. But was untouched, and the man himself was unharmed, though the ‘ shock rendered him speechless for a time. &ne reason givlen for this seeming ly miraculous escajMU was the fact that the man’s unedrclothing was dry. had been in the rain long enough to be soaked through, the result might have been tragic. Office, has suggested that the explana- tiofl is ♦hof’ n va <4l men th~$ 1 _ ' There have, of course, been cases, though cotap^ratively few, of people being injured when a houseJia&J>e€n' ■©truck bjTTtghW official “Code for Protection against Lightjung” advises staying where it is dry and keeping away from fire places, stoves, and other metal ob jects'. Dr. Innes, Director of the Transvaal Observatory, lias, added another piece of advice: “Avoid the line bet.wepn two open windows, two open doors, an open door and window, and a fireplace and window and; door.” Keep Away From Fences But if you’re “out of doors during a thunderstorm, as may happen to any of us at holiday-time, what should .you do? , ■ . .!. Recently oaks have, been struck,by lightning more, frequently than^any other kind of. tree, thus justifying the old country rhyme: ? “Beware of an oak, ' It draws the stroke." . Elms came next . on "the danger-list, and then' pines and firs are braclteb ed together. But_some years ago, pop lars figured on the list- immediately atfer oaks, and the ash also has a bad repptatioh among country folk._ The safest rule is to avoid al! iso lated trees;. Where remaining out of doors is. unavoidable, however, the American Code recomnuends taking shelter in dense woods or in a grove of trees, cave- or depression lit the ground is also a good refuge, and the foot of a steep, or. overhanaitig cliff should be reasonably safe. Some authorities belive that danger of a man beiyfg struck by liing while moving Others, however, say'that just as a trees standing alone will attract 4he flash, so a man, if he’s, tfie /tallest object in an expanse df country, may do so. The American experts brack et. hilltops and wide open spaces as to he avoided. It is certainly safer to lie down if you'are caught in a thunderstorm on an open common or golf course. And if you are carrying golf clubs, don’t keep them beside you. Lie down some distance away front them. Experience | suggests that you are safe in a car. if you keep mrtv- ing slowly. But don’t go quickly, even ,if by doing so, you may hope to get somewhere safer." The cnrrciit of air which is set-up by a fast-moving car has been known to act as a con ductor for lightning.. ‘ Tli^ro is. another warning in tire Afnerican code that is worflr bearing in mind.’It is against taking refuge in a small shed or shelter in an ex posed situation: Th:s may be danger ous. .. South Africans w:ul<l probably echo C'pf advice. There was a case in Cape' (/olony a few months^ ago in which sixty natives, who had crowded to gether into a hut. were killed by a single lightning flash, But the. mad dangerous place of all In a thunderstorm — one which must, be avoided’at all costs—is near a metal fence, especially a xvlrd fence. |f a'wire is struck by lightning at any. point it becomes dantsorotis through out the whole of its length, so that a man* touching a wire fence might i>e killed by a flash a mile away. There have been cases where a num ber of cattle, huddled against a fence Of this kind,, halve all been destroyed by the one lightning discharge, Qn the other hand, it is a curious fact that' slate seems to havedim ef fect of repelling electrical storms. It was noticed that during one very.,bad storm recently the Fesfiniog slate area, in Waifs, wa.s absolutely un touched. although a good deal of dam age was done' in place all round It. And pftopl.e who live'.In or near slate districts say that this Is no,t in any way unusual, but that the slate seems to give a real protection. It, may pay to investigate this a little, more closely. If lightning'passtfe* over a'slate district, may it'not paS.4' over house with slate roofs in the same way? It would be interesting If there were records to show what Is the proportion of houses struck by lightning which ; hate had slate roofs, and which have had mots <yf ’ __ .s, that there are “many more men tn^n women out of doors dur ing thunderstorms.’’ 1 New York Times, June 21 i—-“Accident Facts,” 1936 edition, published by.;, the National Safety Council, confirms last year's high re cord of 37.000 motor vehicle fatal!-' ,ties.' ' 1 The 'council does hot . agree with those automobile manufacturers who argCe' that highway defects are a prime cause of motor accidents; it places them among the “less import ant’’ causes^Defective brakes, glaring •headlights and similar deficiencies in the car itself may be a factor in( ^y, 15 percent, of all accident. Pedest rians are to blairne for mapy of them, especially in the city. But the coun cil .places the chief blame where it belongs, even though most of, us are reluctant to admit it—namely, on the ordinary run-of-the>road drivers, who are neither , physically defetive ignorant of the, traffic rules: “They, don’t really want to have, an accident, but neither, do they suffici ently want not to, have one. They take chances by going too .fast; they passe other carsi on hills and* curves; tjiey cross railroad tracks without looking; they do not slow down at intersections; they expect other driv ers and .pedestrians to get out of their way- regardless of traffic conditions.” While accurate figures regarding speeds at which, accidents occur are; difficult, to obtain,. the council con cludes from the information ^avail able from a^number "of states turn ing in detailed ..reports of accidents resulting in .injuries that at . speeds under 20, miles an hour only one such accident in 61 is fatal. In the next higher speed brackets 20 to 29 miles an hour, one in every 42 is fatal. ,at ?,0 to 39. one in 35; at 40 to "49 one 11. The influence of speed per. sc is indirectly confirmed in another quar- “ 1927; while automobile has steadily ' expanded, fatalities have increased To Dodge Bombs^—To Spend $150,000 on. Big Under ground .Hoine . "LONDON, Eng',—Plans for. Britain’s first bomb-proof and gas-proof under ground home,' where the owner can sleep without fear of air raids have been announced liy a firn, of British architects. " ’ . . It is. to be. built for* an English mil lionaire at an, estimated cost of $150, 000, under a Jonely meadow in Hert fordshire. Identity of the owner ts.ai secret. - It will be a luxury mansion, with more than 20 rooms, all air-condition ed. A turn.of a switch will flood the i rooms with artificial sunlight. N.u- i merous such homes (are visualized for “The horhe niow being designed is on luxury .lines, but it anticipates the time when the menace of air raids in- Europe may impel many home own ers, to build underground,I’ he said. No effort is to bo "spared, it is ex plained, to ma.ke, the Hertfordshire home both comTtniu/ble and safe. The. framework will be of steel with rein forced concrete. .Excavations will be to a depth of 12 feet over an ftrea of 20(Ptl)y ,-00 feet, Daly states. . The roof camouflaged as a tennis court and garden, will be of heavy concrete/ capable of resisting both .bombs and .shells. J^itrance will, be through a tunnel. Walls of the bed rooms and four living rooms are to be of glass, thro,ugi which will stream .artificial sunlight. Miniature landscapes will surround the rooms, giv ing the impression of being aboye, rather than under grounds Above the home a periscope, dis guised through a fountain will per mit occupants to survey the country side at wi'.J. “To live in such a home,” said Daly I "will be as healthy as living above] ground; perhaps more so. The air will fie clean and precautions will be taken against dampness, while the artificial sunlight will be health giving. "To cope wiithy the peril of air bombing there are two obvious solu tions in., building; namely, blocks of fiats at widely-spaced intervals,' .or the underground home. With prpoper m&iss; production methods there is 1 reason, why', the latter should not ^coffie' popular/’ ■ . , In the Paris Office THE EMPIRE Climbs Volcano at 95 —For sixteen ^successive years Mr. Alder" Fisher, now aged 95, of the Auckland Blind Institute, has made an annual ascent of Rangitoto, the ex tinct island-volcano in the Waitemata Harbor. Rangitoto. is 960 feet high. Mr. -Fisher, accompanied by a friend, took a little, pver an hour on the pre sent occasion to make the ascent, and hopes to climb the mountain in his century year. 1 Butterfly Pictures New Fad,1 t.he future by Alan Daly, architect. T.nnflnnk jsnnifttv’H latest, fad is Die- “The harhp nnw hpinp- '<London’s society’s latest .fad is pic tures made almost entirely from but terfly wings. “Spaj,” the artist has been buying old collections of these wings. He has completed a. portrait of Queen Marry In the new: medium. The dr?ss consist^, of 600 butterflies’ winds’, all taken from' collections dated as far back as 1865. A striking portrait of Princess Elizabeth, entire ly from butterflies caught in the nine teenth century has been bought by the Duchess of York. Subjects that lend themselves particularly to this type of art are ships, angel fish, per iod costumes and coatsMFWms. Some of the costumes require 1,690 wings. -^Faihjiy Herald and Weekly Star ter. ■_ Since horsepower pedestrian only 29 per cent; it is easy,enough to kill a pedestrian at any speed. Dur ing the same interval'however .^mark ed everywhere deaths resulting two cars by higher speeds, from collisions be- increasofh 142 per-tween /ent. These figures'.should dispose once for all-, of tlje argument that it is eld fashioned’’ to emphasize speed as the most important factor in .the alarming rl.se in the automobile death rate. ’ . .. Jeers Greet Plea Aecompp.n’.cr! by <,ma)l retinue, Emperor Haile Selassie fa.shown arriving at.Geneva to plead cause before; League. Italian journalists hooted and jeered as he pleaded for Ethiopia. no be- Paris was thrown into. a pretty vio lent state Of alarm a zveek or so ago, when all. the. wi resign nee ting Parjs With New.York went dead. The W.U. officials suspected all kinds of sabot age, and sotnc of them were inclined to link. rt* up with the European crisis. - ’ It wasn’t war, though, as things [ turned out. It was simply that Sam’s I Restaurant, a little way doivn the j Rue des Italians, was changing hands ’ j and the junkman had Been sent’ in to see what lie could 'salvage^ He was still salvaging the nice, thick copper cables that ran through the > cellar when .they found him. the »cellar Are you scared of lightning? Do these summer thunderstorms make you hide in the cellar or take refuge ia bed? - . Thunderstorms^ aic unnerving. And they can be dangerous. But actually the risk is very miicli smaller than most of us think. It is said that in Great. Britain fewer people are killed ■by ljghtning 4n twelve months than are killed by cars in ,sihgle day. Actually in recent ypars. the average annual number of deaths- tforn' light- .ning in< England and Wales has been ■ ten. ' - That means that tfia risk is roughly one in 4,000,000. Put it -another way; ' anj you might say that tlyindcrstorti'i'ft dm almost, as ‘safe as railway trains. Still, in' spite or thesfc reassuring acts, people ‘ will ,go on being fright ened when lightning flashes across the sky. And aS the risk, h.o'wevei; smnll, yet. real, and thunderstorms aro more frequent in summer, “safety first" hints' may hot. amisfj . In the first*'place, the safes! during a thunderstorm seems to be 'ndoors. Of the annual average of peo- ole killed, nine aro men and only Um a woman,, and Dr. G. C. Sfmpson, ♦,hie Director of the' Meteorological ......< ■--. Play Ensemble 21 some come, place 3210 . // A decidedly feching note of this cool play ensemble is the cun ning perky .^leeve frills Of the princess'dress. She’ll adore it, too, , because she can put it on her.-.olf. ■ ' It's fun with the buttons right' down the Profit. Even though she is So'proud, of her ne'w princess dress, it’s dis ' carded for play. She romps about, to mer .heart’s content in her cool and comfy French pantie sun suit. .Hbe especially likes the sus pender straps, that don’t sljp d i the shoulders. - Particularly dainty are the pale , : blues, pinks, yellows,, lilacs in sturdy cottons as chambray, ging-„ ham checks, percales, broadcloth, pi'<iue, etc. ' f Style No. 32’t0 is lleSigned for sizes 2/ 4, 6 apd Shears, Size 4 requires 1 5-fj yards of .&5-inch material for dress' with 6ne yard of JhVinch. mateizial for sun-suit. < HOW TO ORDER- PATTERNS Write your name and. address plainly, giving number and s'zc of pattern wanted,'Enclose 15c in stamp* or Coin (co*n preferred); • wrap it carcful y, and address your order to Wi’sbn Service, 73 .Toronto. ...— Pattern West Adelaide Street, ’ <7