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Maple Leafs To Celebrate
All -Ontario Day On.
May 25th.
Ontario baseball fans who have fol-
lowed the activities of the Toronto
Maple Leaf Baseball Clubs have an
excellent opportunity to get a first
hand view of their teams against the
'stiffest opposition in the Interuation-
el' League race during the Victoria
Day holiday week -end.
Victoria: Day holiday games mark
the first appearance of the Rochester
club and they present several stars
from the St. Louis Cardinal .organ-
'ization who' have been hurried from
-other Cardinal farms clubs in order to
give the Red Wings all possible
strength. Weintraub, who played ,un-
der Billy Terry in New York, is now
• on first base for the Rochester ,ciub
and Delker has taken over the short-
stop duties. Bob -Weiland is the big
pitching hero on the Rochester chub
sand he will likely work one of , the
Victoria Da holiday games against
the Leafs. Klienke, Harrell, Michaels
'arid Kaufman are also available to
baffle the batsmen with their effi-
roient pitching slants.
` he Steffy of a Man '11'60 )Poli Wild `1'Ii i 1 lu Th
rry Rli,a !1 1,1, ii.il�1''1'1,I�'y•
Wheili Mrs. Forsyth's .ikb 16Ulit
finally dierl, leaving' her seven lints.
Bred and fifty. Ar mutt ie'ht sharps Pn-
stead. of the thousand poiaricis which,
had been confidently `nil iieipntwd,
Forsyth• immediately 1iad a hcincli
there would be some awful calamity,
and instead'oi.'.being. worth ninetocn-
and'-seven pence -halfpenny each, they
Might shrink in nineteen pence! •
For Forsyth had learned byexpert-
enoe. A wealthy customer of his in
Bath once gave, him an absolntcly
"certain" tip to buy some tinniipe
shares. In an astonishingly short
space of time he lost fluty ponitds.',
True, Mrs. Forsyth knew nothing of
this 'transaction',' but it had left its..
victim with bitten memories.
And when he heard his wife an-
nounce what she intended to de with
tier windfall, he was filled with an
ahnost incredulous disinay.
"George," she chuckled, "I'm go-
ing to hang onto the Arkwrights for
three months. ',Must have a bit: of a.
gamble: You see, 0 .black cat walk-
ed right in through the french win-
dows this morning. Besides, my nep-
hew on the Stock Exchange 'phoned,
and he said O.K. So I'd be simply
crazy to do what you say-"
"But,. Alice," protested Mr. Forsyth,
with dignity, once again hurt at the
light way his wife treated serious
subjects. "If you sold now, you'd be
certain of nearly seven hundred and
fifty pound. I've got my little bit,
and with yours we'd have the fifteen
hundred pounds we wanted. As soon
as we had fifteen hundreds pounds
we were going to buy that business.
And now you want to back out."
"Beek out nothing," said Mrs. For,
syth, poru•ing herself another.' cup of
coffee. "In no time, -I'll have fifteen
hundred pounds myself. You see!.
Or maybe more. Don't forget the
blackeat, and then my nose itching
dreadfully yesterday. It's my money,
after all. You've always been ",a
pessimist, George, and you always will
bel'
"Blit I've got a hunch," insisted.
Forsyth helplessly.
That morning he took - his hunch
Mid Isis bag of samples to the South
Coast, for Mr. Forsyth was a com-
mercial traveller. All the way down
in the car he was miserable, for he
could not get out of his mind the
idea that his wife's seven hundred
and fifty pounds might vanish into
thin air before he returned at the
end of the week,
Consultation with' three experienc-
ed business friends on whom he
called did not improve; his spirits.
"Ahl" said the first mournfully.
"She ought to sell while the selling's
good Now, I remember hesitating
for one day, and losing a clear five
thousand pounds."
The other two, both men in whom
Forsyth had the deepest trust, re-
membered equally unfortunate • ex-
periences, and expressed the gravest
fears about the Arkwrightshares,
which they considered to have reach-
ed their peak in a recent boom.
Forsyth had known nothing of the
recent boon -let, and his spirits sank
lower than ever. All his life he had
been annoyed by his wife's foolish
belief in omens and portents, and
he would willingly have clrowend the
black cat whieh was the direct cause
of Inns present discontent.
Towards the inicleile of the morn-
ing • Forsyth, who was a teetotaller,
stopped his car outside' Wellworth's
end went it for an iced lemon -and -
barley. While he steed moodily stp.
jiing and considering arguments to
use on Alice' when he returned, his
eye caught a counter on which birth-
day horoscopes were offered at six-
pence each.
Good Lord, it was Alice's birth-
day to -morrow!
"The stars cannot lie," said the
showcard. This, reflected Forsyth,
miserable, was the sort of nonsense
en which Alice based 'theirfuture
prosperity. .Horoscopes, and blacx
cats, and pictures in the tea -leaves -
Wait a moment, though. Suppos-
ing Alice's birthday forecast could
be used to force her to sell? For-
syth fumbled for sixpence, searched
for to -morrow's forecast, and took
his purchase out to the car, where
ha could read it in ,peace,
As he read, he smiled.
"In niatters'of.the heart, be wary
this year. If you are in the early
forties, the stars cio not male this a
favourable year for investments.
Sell,: then hang'on to your cash, and
wait :for two years before you take
risksa--"
M'r. Forsyth slapped his knee. 75
could 'not be better, for Alice was
forty-two.
But he would have toroce 1
p Oc
warily. The best technique would
be to pooh-pooh the whole thing, Ile
stroked his nionstacho, . and remahi-.
ed deep in thought.
During the following week -end he
Made no reference to the shares, bot
took every opportunity to Mock aro'
Alice's little superstitions. On Sun-
dayevening he cleverly switched the
conversation round to 'the influence.
of the stars for the. fortunesofTm-
man.. beings.
"There's something : in it," ventur-
ed Alice thoughtfully. "Twenty 'years
ago,that man on Southend front saki
I should marry; a traveller,"
"Stuff and nonsense!" declared
10rong,
ltti', 'Woralrth, Ma! i:In' his voice at
11100 Il051'liful.0011 unseal: "Why, 1
war !11 Wt kworth's. olio day"': last
wuok, find they actually had holo=
modes 0» uyury day of the year.
imagine people belying the Things."
Alco turned on, him, and 'raised
her voice.
"Of course, you're so eiever! You
know everything, don't you? Every
qua's silky who doesn't think just
what you think, ate'in't they? " Well,
it only 'shotes your ignorance! Just
bemuse you can't' understand flow
-these things' work---"
"Actually 10 was the day before
your birthday, my love," -Continued
Forsyth Imperturbably. "1 suppose
if you'd been with the you'd have
been as silly' as the rest and paid
your sixpence-"
"And what if I had?" blazed Mrs.
Forsyth. -
'With glee, her husband saw that
she was getting into a very annoy-
ed and contrary mood.
"What if I. had?" she went on.
"Everyone knows - everyone who
takes the tronble to react about
that the stars have vibrations, and
when you're born they-er - Any-
way, the man on Southend front- was
tight, wasn't he?"
"Coincidence!"' 'said Mr. Forsyth
very loftily and very calmly. "But,
honestly, my love, I can't believe that
even you would take that sort et
thing seriously"
He had his head turned away from
his wife, but watched her through
the corner of his eye.
"People just kid themselves. I
knew a man who swore by the
wretched things, and never even
bought or sold a share without see-
ing what the blessed stars thought
about it. He made a lot of mosey,
But it was just luck -not the stars.
Alice, I can't believe that a sensible
woman like you would buy one o
the things."
"That's jtist where you're wryng,"
answered Alice grinsly, "I'm going
to send Sally out for one in the
morning. Thanks for the tip."
Mr. Forsyth reached for the pa-
per, and sniffled to himself. It takes
diplomacy to manage. a wife and a
wife's investments. On Tuesday ev-
ening he sat in the commercials'
room at his temperance hotel chuck-
ling to himself, reading a letter
which had just conte in from his wile,
His plan had succeeded beyond ex-
pectation.
"Put very glad you mentioned that
about the horoscope,". wrote Alice.
"It's marvellous. I sent Sally out
for one first thing Monday morning.
It has a lot of other things in it be-
sides what I ought to do about the
shares.
"Anyway, I'm sure I'd rather be
guided by what the stars say thah
what you tell use, old boy! You're
toocarry and matter of fact by far.
As I say, it's marvellous. And I'm
going . to act on it right away.
It's much colder here to -day. May-
be I'd better send .on your' winter
pants and vests-
Forsyth's eye passed swiftly over
the kindly reference to his bodily
comfort, but the meaning diel not
wink in. IIe was solely concerned
with the magnificent success . of his
'diplomacy. Ile felt like whooping
with joy.
Ile glanced round the room. Tia-
yellers were really rather a decrepit
lot. Near him a bald, grey -bearded
man of sixty snored loudly in a wick-
er chair. Alice's money would ,be
safe after all,
They would buy the little business
he had thought about for twenty
years. And it would be good-bye and
good riddance to all this.
Forsyth reached for his paper. Ai-
icewould only be just in time. Ark-
wright Ordinaries ware clown to
eighteen shillings.
During the next three daiYs For.
syth, fortified by the knowledge that
everything was well, diel 'far better
than usual. Keenly he looked or -
ward to Friday, night, so that he
could get home to Alice and make
plans for the future.
Friday afternoon found him pack-
ing _lsio begs into the car and heed-
ing for home, In Guiidfordhe sten-
ped for a drink of lemon -and -barley
aui turned casually to the "Busines-
ses for Sale" page of his evening
paper, Large headlines in the "City",
page made him stop short,.'
What was this? "Sudden Rise at
Arkwright Government Contract
Sends Price to . 27a, (id." Porspirnt-
tion broke nut on Forsytho's ;fore-
head as he rend on
The "City Page" oditot• felt that
,e"present rise of the shares, owing
to the Government's aeceh'lel,neo or
the new-Atdcwi'ight auto -gyre, was
no indication of the final price, and
confidently anticipated that thel
would go to thirty-five shillings.
It was a very subdued traveller
who parked his carr in hns,gi'age and
went in to greet his wife, Alice Lore
out into the hail to greet hint, waving
a newspaper excitedly.
"What did I tell ,you, George?
What did 1 ,toll yo0 ?"
Forsyth looked tsynieal,
'`What did you', toll hill about
what?" he answered irritably;
"About the stilts -.incl this * tire,
shares!" she said, Waiting the rows.
THURS.; MAY 21, 1936
BY "ETtifiRITE
208
1IIS EXCELLENCY 1.4E, QOVERN Olt GENERAL, ' IS TO BE IIEARD
IN ADDRESS: ON MAY 22 -TALES BY M. A. '3110113"+ '
MAIION [.X
SCHEDULED' FOR JUNE 1, 8, AND 15 -, BOSTON "P1 "
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CONCERT NOW A, CIIC FEATURE
IIis Excellency, the Governor Gen-
eral, will deliver before the Royal',
Society' of Canada 'on May 22 ha Cat-
tawa an address 'on Sir Waiter Scott,
and this :address will be carried by
the Canadian Radio Commission on
its coast -bo -coast network. The
broadcast is listed. for the period
8.00 to'9.00 pan., EST or 9,00 to 10.00
Daylight Time. Baron Tweeclsmulr
is a recognized authority on the
great 19th century novelist. Regular
programs for the period, "Acadian
Serenade" and "Musical Romances,'
will be cancelled for that date.'
M. A. "Mike" Mahoney, who won.
fame and fortune during the KIon-
dike gold rush and who is now a
prominent Ottawa platform speaker
and raconteur, wild be presented on
Jime 1, 8, and 15 over the national
network of the Canadian Radio Com -
Mission in a series of three addres-
ses embracing his •experiences on the
trail of. '98, according, to an an-
nouncennent made today by E. L.
Bushnell, supervisor of programs for
Ontario and western Canada. The
.first broadcast will be heard from.
9.35 to 9.45 p.m. EST, and the:second
and third will be heard from 9.30 to
9.45 pan. EST..•
Mr. Mahoney, 'who is one of the
few men living today who -witnessed
the actual shooting of the famous
Dan McGrew and who was one of
Lhe few' who left the Yukon with his
fortune still intact, is perhaps bet-
ter known as the man who, alone in
mid -Winter, mushecl it out of Fair-;
banks with the body of John Humes,
of Seattle, on a twenty-six day jour-;
ney to civilization, an undertaking;
which several times nearly cost hins
his life but which brought him In-�
ternational recognition and an ad-
ditional' fortune of many thousands
of dollars.
With a wealth of personal experi-
ences on which to base Isis talks, Mr.
Mahoney will bring to listeners stor-
ies of daring and adventure, of ro-
mance, tragedy and lrinnor. He will
tell how he left Isis home with a
capital of three dollars and after
months of travelling finally reached
the first barrier to the new Eldor-
ado -the ; Chill:0ot Pass. He will tell
how he eventually won his way into
Dawson City, how he mucked and
moiled to acquire mining equipment,
how lie made itis first strike, Mr.
Mahoney will tell about other things
that happened in _those memorable
days when the spell of the Yukon
brought forth men and women all ov-
er the world to answer the lust for
gold.
Mozart minuet.
As, is customary, the entire Boston
Symhpony, Orchestra will present the
"Pops" under the .direction of Arthur
Fiedler. This will be Fiedler's sev-
enth consecutive season as leader of
this annual Spring ,series. Franz-
Kneisel, Timothee Adamowski, Andre
Maquerre, Gustav .Strube, Agide
Jacchia and; Alfredo Cassela number
among his , distinguished predeces
cors.
Electric Organ on Display
At the annual Electric and Radio
Show held recently in the Border City
Armouries, the Canadian Radio Coin-
lnission placed on exhibit its new
electric organ, a novel instrument
whichhas created considerable inter-
est since its appearance on the mar-
ket several weeks ago. The organ,
which is part of the modern equip-
ment now being acquired for the
Windsor studios, was demonstrated
to large auclieaices. It was featured
in several broadcasts ,originating
from the Armouries in the presence
of thousands who attended the show,
About Donald Heins
Thirty-four years of creative and
artistic activity in the musical life
of Canada, has made Donald Heins 'an
interesting national figure. He came
to Canada following a brilliant aca-
demic career in Leipsigand .London
and spent many years .in- Ottawa,
during which time he successfully
established and conducted the Ottawa
Symphony Orchestra, was honored
with the appointment to instruct
Princess Patricia in her musical
studies, and organized classes in
the violin for the public schools.
After his removal to Toronto, ad-
ded distinction followed. He has
been 'a member of the faculty of the
Toronto Conservatory of Music for
sone time and is viola player and
assistant conductor of the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra, He is a cora-
1
poser of marked ability and a fine
performer on the organ.
Mr. Heins is prominently listed on
the Commission's new summer pro-
gram schedule, contributing his many
talents to the design and direction
of "En Dinant," heard from the To
ionto studios on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday, at 5.30 to 0.00 p.m
EST. He leaves shortly to conduct
examinations in Western Canada for
the Toronto Conservatory.
Boston s 'Pop" Concerts
Boston's :tannins "Pop" Concerts,
an institution almost as old as the
Boston Symphony Orchestra and
:rite as Hutch a "Hub" tradition as
baked .beaus and Boston Contemn,
will be shared with radio listeners
from coast -to coast through arrange-
ments made by the Canadian Radio
Commission and National Broadcast-
ing Company. Six more Saturday
night periods (8.00 to 8.30 pan. EST)
of these concerts. will be broadcast
over the commission network.
Four year's after the Boston Sym-
phony Orchestra was founded by the
late Major Lee Higginson in 1881, it
was decided that the orchestra give
a post -season of nightly concerts for
several weeks f:eattlring• those semi -
classics and lighter' masterworks sel-
dom programmed for the regular sub-
scription season, These were or'ig-
inated in the old Boston Music Hall
until the present Symphony Hall was
completed. 'Then, as now, the regu-
lar auditorium seats were replaced by
'tables and chairs around which lis-
teners enjoy light refreshments while
listening' to ai. Strauss waltz, a Sousa
morels, a Beethoven scherzo or a
paper at brain,
"Didn't ---didn't you sell, then?"
he stuttered, not dewing to hope.
"Sell?" answered his wife. impat-
iently. "Sell? Of course, not! The
stars saicl hang on, So I' hung on!
011, Gecrgo, how nnuch shall"' WO
make? It's ton 117ne11 for me to work
out. Bat it only shotes-"
This was too much for Forsyth.
"What diel the stars say, darling?'
Inc said, trying to put as - munch sar-
casm into his voice as his bewilder-
ment would allow.
"Look!" commanded Alice, hing-
ing a much -thumbed pink 'screed
front her pocket.
Forsyth blinked in surprise. The
Wellworth Horoscope had been or-
ange,
"Look! 1t says that middle-aged
peopie will have a windfall, be lucky
!1i investments, and must liold on
tightly to what they have fol• the
bnnte
being. It's by a professor, too,
and it cost one shilling' at Browns
booicstall. Sally wasn't going near
Wcliworth's on Monday, so she paid
the extra sixpence at Brown's.' It's.
all the sante, isn't it, George?"
Forsyth sighed 1 his relief,
"Yes, my dear; it's all 'the same,"
Ito oehoed,-London "Answers,"
COMl'IISSION FEATURES
DAY BY DAY
(All Times Eastern Standard)
Thursday, May 21:
8.00 p.m. "The Georgian Singers" -
Modern choral group. From Toronto
9.00 p.m. Organ recital by Dr
Charles Courboin.
From New York..
Friday, May 22:
8.00 p.m, "Sir 1Valter Scott" -
Address by His Excellency Lord
Tweedsmuir, speaking before the
Royal Society. Fran Ottawa.
9.00 p.m. "Musical Romances" -
Dramatic program. From Montreal,
Saturday, May 23:
7.30 p.m. Boston "Pop" Concert -
Boston Symphony Orchestra. From
Boston,
9.00 p.tn. "The Musical ?ilerry-Go-
Round"-
Hits of the week played by dance
band snider direction Percy Faith.
From Toronto.
Sunday. May 24:
5,00 p.m- "Band of H.M. Canadian
Grenadier Guards." -
From 1.lontreal.
9.00 p.m. "The 1llirror of Melody
'Reflects,."
From Toronto.
Monday, May 25:
8.30 p.m. "Tribute to a Song" -
Musical romance,vocal a a
c and dramatic
cast, From Toronto.
9.00 pan. "With Banners Flying"--
From
lying"-From Montreal. ... .. . . , ..
Tuesday, May 26:
8.30 p.m. "Serenade to Spring" -
Variety presentation. Frons. Toronto.
9.30 p.m. Louis Guenetto and his
Chateau Frontenac Dance Orches-
tra. -From Quebec : City.
Wednesday, May 27:
9.00 p.m. "Ici. Paris" -
From Montreal,
10.00 p.m. Lloyd Iiuntley and his
-Mount Royal Hotel Dance Orchestra.
-Front 1•Iontreal.
THE' OTHER SHIFT
"Do you work in the shirt rectory?"
"Yes."
"Why, aren't you working today?"
"We're making nightshirts this
week."
GODERICH:' : A wedding was quia
etly soleinnized at the -•rectory of St.
Peter's Roman' Catholic Church,
Godes-iota on Monday morning, when
Miss Teresa Gomrolly, Bornholm,
was united in marriage to John M
Chesney, Stratford, Rev. C. F, Nagle
officiated. The 'attendants were Mrs.
10. Fellows and James Lowrie, both
of Goderieh. Mr. and. Mrs. Chesne
y
will reside in Stratford.
ASHFIELD: The rnarrioge took
place on Saturday at Ashton Lodge,
Ashfield, of Jessie, only daughter of Northern Ontario.
Mr, and Mrs Isaac Andrew; and
Gordon Brown Kirkland, son of Mrs.
Kirkland and the late Mr. Kirkland
of Teeswater. Rev. W. J. Patton of-
ficiated The bride; given in mar-
riage by her father, wore a becom-
ing gown o.f ,watermelon triple` sheer
crepe with thatching turban. She car
ried roses. Miss Olive Anderson play
ed the wedding ' music, Durin • the
During
signing of the register Miss Ida Mc-
Gowan sang.' Following the ceremony
dinner was served: Mr. and Mrs.
Kirkland left later for a trip through
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PAINTING WITH LIGHT
When lights strike from the same distance on either side the result in a
photograph (left) is a balance that tends to "flatten" the subject. In the
other picture, the light comes from the extreme left and the extreme
right a little to, the rear. The dramatic, third -dimensional effect is obvious.
SKILLFUL photographers u a e
light in place of the artist's
brush. For with light they can cre-
ate sharp contrasts, accents and
shadows; undesirable features can
be eliminated, important points
played - up.
Above are two victims showing
how a subject niay be "painted" by
light. The figurine and the camera
were kept in fixed positions; only
the lights, two of them, were moved.
And see 'what happened! The flat,
uninteresting representation at the
left is, et the right, transformed and
enlivened, Form and features have
been brought into relief in dramatic
fashion. Thepathos bathe pose and
expression have been brought out
anti'an impression of mystery has
been introduced. The picture now
speaks and stimulates the imagina-
tion to a much greater extent.
For the amateur, there is a1 world
of fun-' e'xperimenting with light
"painting." Figures line this, dolls,
toy animals, glass globes, spec-
tacles, mirrors, bottles, vases, in-
deed any small objects that appeal
to your fancy, singly or in group,
may be used as subjects. The top of
a table wi1l,.serve as your "easel."
A portrait attachment for the or-
dinary camera's essential, because
the pictures must be made at close
range in order to give a large image.
Behind or on the table arrange .to
have a plain background, dark 'or
light, depending upon the tone of
your subject. For your "paint
brushes" two or three photoflood
bulbs and cardboard reflectors
placed in floor lamps will be
sufficient. With these movable
lamps around the table you can
bring light to bear on your sub-
ject from any angle and vary the
distance or elevation of one or
the other to produce the light and
shadow contrasts that you think
will be most artistic or striking.
Remember, that you have "every-
thing under control" and can take
Huse to study the effects of the
lighting before you snap the camera
shutter. -
With fixed -focus cameras having
relatively slow lenses, and the
chrome type of film,' matte time ex-
posures. With cameras having fast
lenses (f.6.3 or faster) a shorter
time exposure (rah. to 1/10 second)
for the chrome typo and 1/25 second'
snapshot, for the supersensitive
type, should produce good results,
Of course, nniclydepends on the vol.
ume of the light, the number of
lights used and their distances from
the subject.. Incidentally, it not
difficult to devise a spot light. It is .
only necessary to use a large card-
board into which ,a 2 -inch 'hole has
been cut, and hold it between a light
and the subject during the exposure.
With the rest of the room dark, a
spot light gives strong, sharp shad.
ows, and if'your .subject lends itself .
to such contrast, dramatic effects'
may be obtained.
el JOHN VAN GUILDER.