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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-09-01, Page 6QF Try Weil en Value -valent a Change. IIt'S deft/Cie:Mae Virgin Islanders Organize $t„ Capture Tou>!•i t Tl I., de fl' They ; Are Enthusiastic Over the Future of Their Location as an All -Year Resort, but Need Capital • for Development rt is because of considerable inter- which ten years ago was approxi- eet of late on the part of Aremicans mately 26,000, hasadwindled until it is lathe Vir•ginIslands, and the fact with now not more than 22,000. regard to the islands lead to the be- • Time was whop the commercial Inn - lief that the American people are not portanceof St. Thomao, far exceeded et all informed of their latest posses- that of New York and prosperity was eines, that this letter Is. written. at its height. People: were too busy Itis a fact that the people of Den- making money to pay attention to merit, Germany, England and Prance anything else. St. Thomas prosper-, era Letter informed conca'niug the ed from every revolution, whether it Virgin Islands than aro the people of was in South America or Haiti, Santo tlre`Ileited States, This is clue to the Domingo, Mexicooranywhere else. close contact and association of the Even during our own Civil War the Euro, cans mentioned with these is- harbor of St, Thomas was used for. the lands: and their people in time gone. transhipment of arms, and other 1.Iowever, the area is so small that our materials. It is said that. In those 1cop'e on tine American Continent, be- days fugitives would arrive from the log ;ample of superlatives, have not country in which revolution had had ii -.-e to devote to studying them. broken out with large amounts of T1•c Virgin Islands of the United money and would settle there, most Statue. comprising St. Thomas, St. 02 them going into business. The' Crcis anal St. John, an area of 132 massive stores •stand to this day as stiunte miles, lie about 1,400 miles evidence of the earlier trade. sruthc,u:t cf New York. They were The central location of St. Thomas Olsten end by Columbus during his made it most desirable as a trans- cracn t ruyage, in 1493, and were at shipment centre as well as a pert of differ: „a gimes occupied by Dutch, cell for ships to receive orders from Enrava Spanish and Danish settlers,' Principals in European, Central and the Lee:. d States finally Purchasing; South American countries, and the foe 25,000,000 and taking peescs- harbor was kept full oe sailing vessels. elan ell .A.arch 13, 1917, 1 The change from sail to steam and There has been considerable eom- the invention of the radio, along with meet on this purchase, some going so other world -changing conditions, have far re lo ray that the United States made the island of less importance got a 1.etteezed lemon. The argument' from this standpoint. .A. careful in, against tie.. is that the United States vestigation reveals the faet that while the are optimistic e ]ielt>'1• t..t islands primarthy as an islanders over th entire -t . t liefense, their location being 'future, they have not the means of such a e re tegic one that It was l earlydeveloping theThresources', natural na ural and at reale e w-rrt a menace they would be' in the Lands of an unfriendly nation, !Present are: St. Croix, sugar and In - It ahou:d 1, taken into consideration; dustriai alcohol; St. Thomas, bay rum, that 1 'n ,_tri, of three good warships honey and cattle. would t::r exceed tbe price paid for I However, the thing that should be 'lee- tho tele. and the maintenance of studied by the American capitalists is the 01111 ,, would have to be taken into !the development of the islands as an novena !Iv, the fact that their polled all -year -resort. The climate is ex- cf vs: u •: would be comparatively ceptlonally fine, Every facility for were aatart. 1 with the same abject, I pleasure and recreation could easily vis„ the elle—mat defense, and their, be provided. There are several es fuer coo: will continue for all time. hotels, clean and comfortable, but the O,c for part of the natives there in I poesibflity of erecting a large hotel to coin plc let tbtt the United States care for tourists and persona who might come here for recreation should be seriously studied, ai it is held, and logically so, that the islands in a short time would be the tourist cen- tre of the West Indies, That is why the natives are organizing to take ad- vantage of this trade, and are sparing no pains in effecting a program design- ed to make tourists more comfortable in the future than they have been in the past ADOLPH GEREAU, 'Virgin Islands, June 20, bought ti:t• islands and then forgot thein. 't'it's, however, is not borne entby t1,a farts, for considerable at- tention bas been given to the islands end their 1'e: i le by the national an- chor ities. Cone has appropriated annually for r sung the insular Gov- er» met; a!1! a ti mately $280,000. A gran:. 01 eteee '150,000 for building re.ecrveira aea also provided, and the last, (icagepe, a bill appropri- ating $10:1,000 fer 1 gilding public high - waw in tet Thona,s, which amount is St. Thoma not 111 available. 1c_ however, due to the 1927.. faihn of aae of the deficiency :mewl Clair:La. New Motor Fuel P ra0'.lu-1r 1•:1er the islands were p'1cc;i Ly the 1190 President I3arding un1tr the 1'd':•inistrative control of the Navy Deaa.ameat, and a number of naval elle,.s wore loaned to the civil Gee t. The complaint that thrfi" °altars 81•e not sympathetic to- ward ,lie nativ,.3 ie not real, for, as a matter -of fact. ire y do• their best, but they are ecc0 t ;1 to correct ills that New Oil Source Thought to Put Germany in Van for. Production Washington—The prospect for cam- martial production of "oil from coal" as indicated In the news from Ger- an cult' 1 e trip,::±c'ed by Congres many, is regarded here as of world- can 1 ruse (mens The natives have, wide importance, industrially, com- mercially and even politically. It is taken to indicate that Ger- many, deprived of many of her assets by war, has put her technical ability to Work and has developed something that will make costly importations un- necessary, and also put her in an ad- vantgeous position commercially with other nations. England, in particular, it le pointed out, has depended upon her coal, die- t1'ibuted all over the world, to support her oomrnercial eminence. She has been experimenting with synthetic gasoline but has reached no such ad- vanced stage as Germany, nor has Prance, which has also been conduct- ing ei?periments. Little attention has been paid here- tofore to this new development in Ger- many. It has been regarded' gener- ally as a laboratory matter only, but now comes the report that crude oil and gsoline obtained from coal will be put on the market before the end of the year, and that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey hasmade a deal with the German dye trust. In 1928 Germany is expected to produce synthetically 20 per cent, of the na- tion's consumption of gasoline and within a few years to obviate the necessity of importing any, She may even enter the foreign export field. hcwrver, been calmed considerably eince tete paSsag e. pasof the bill introduc- ed by Senator Willis making them citizens of th; United States, The islanda ere just now suffering from economic lila. The population, JUICY FRUIT has the flavor of fresh, ripe fruits. It is beneficial too, cleansing mouth and teeth, soothing the throat and helping digestion. baSU= No, 35--'27 "Is he really dishonest?". "Why, if he'd been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, it would have had Some- body ,else's initials on it," Mlnartl's Liniment for sore Toot, The Prince Acts For a Film Make-up of Grease and Pow- der and He Rehearses His Part Time and Again "THIS • IS TERRIBLE" Greased and powdered like a pro- fessional cinema actor and obeying in detail the instructions of the director, the Prince of Wales before ho left` for Canada took part in London in the creation of the film "Remembrance," *Itch Is being produced by the British Legion, and will be all public exlribiton on Armistice Day. The scene in which the Prince took punt was the final piece of photo- graphy necessary, and was enaoted in a replica of his study in York Henze which had been erected at the Pathe Studios in Wai'dour-street, London. When approached some time ago with a request that he would appear in the flim far the benefit of the funds of the Legion, elle Prince readily con- sented and ,gave all the assistance he could to the producers in staging a realistic scene. For Armistice Day After being monde up the Prince, who was wearing a lounge sult with: a Brttisiti Legion tie and badge, went into the studioand took his stand be- fore the cameras, holding a poppy. This he placed in hie buttonhole, and' after a moment'spause turned to the desk, where he sat down to write a letter to Earl Haig. This letter, cogratulating Earl Haig on the success of the Poppy Day oele- brations, will be a@bwn on the screen. in the course of the film. The Prime went through aOL the movements of writing and folding the letter. He patiently submitted to half -a -dozen rehearsals in order that the producer might be satisfied with the scenes, and showed himself fully appreciative of the deliberate move- ment necessary In film acting. The actual scene in the fiem will: occupy about 200 feet, and,"with the captions, will last about four minutes. There was a merry laugh when, In the dressing room, the paint was re- mover, and the Prince's face, rather, Gore (as he observed), was freely powdered. The Prince remarked as he looked at his watch, "3 must be off. I'm lunch- ing With my brother at the Guildhall: "That's Wrong" In conversation with T tr. Wynne, the film director, the Prince expressed great interest in the production of British films, He said the Americans lead better facilities, better weather, and more money, bet he was sure that within the next year or two this coun- try would beat them �at their own game. A number of well-known cinema act- ors have taken paa't in the film, which includes war scenes produced with the utmost realism, and gives an inter- esting survey of the work of the British. Legion. Mr, Wynne, talking to a "Daily Dis- patch" representative about the "shooting" of the scene, was loud in his -praise of the Prince's readiness to help the camera men and his perfect willingnees to do as he was told. "He never . demurred," said 14Ir. Wynne, "to doing a thing again and (again so as to get the best result. On arriving at Elie studio the Prince 'was Quick relief from painful corns, tender toes and pressure of tight shoes.' qtr ;I'a'&hoda"�s Ar drug duet shoe store® evoryiehera hcree that stands highest: A French horse, I{lar, leads the list with earn - Ings of $335,840, Next Is Zav, with $313,639. Ilovever, in total earnings Man o' I War, the horse of'the century, stands at the top if his earnings as a sire are included. 201011 'o'War has been term-. ed the first inillion'dollar horse. The ('leading' winner in .England has been' Isinglass, with. $291,275 to his credit.' The leader 111Australia is Eurythmic, with ,$184,455, • \ taken to ono, of thedressing rooms, I where he pia.oed himself in my hands to"'be made rim After be .hail had his face powdrered the Prince looked Into a glass 'and said, 'That's wrong!. That's awful'!' "I greased his, face, whiclhl-prompted him to Ten -lark' 'This is terrible, especi- ally just after a shave,. Let me try to. make it better myself,' Taking the grease paint the Prince very success- fully made himself up, even to powder- ing his face :with the yellow powder used for filmepurposes. "When he had finislhled, the Prince" asked Sir Lionel Halsey, who had ac- companied hili, w1 at he 'thought of him, and received the reply 'You look frightfully ill, sir.'" Winner of derby is Kept at Home Briton Pays $300,000 for Call Boy to Prevent His Sale- to aleto American Sports- men=Horse Takes Rank With Non - Exportable Art Thoroughbreds are assumed to have taken rank with rare objects of art in England, because Sir Henry Malta- by, Deeley paid $300,000 recently for Call Boy, winner of the Derby, for the express purpose of preventinghis sale to American turfman, There has been agitation In England, as elsewhere, against letting valuable paintings 'or other art works go to the U.S., but this is perhapsthe first time that a horse has, been purchased to keep It in its home country. It cost Sir Henry the highest price that has ever been paid for a horse to gratify his Impulse. Sir Henry is the brother of the late Frank Curzon, who formerly owned Call ,Bey. ' As a two-year-old Call Boy won two. of his four' races easily; and then this year took the Newmarket Stakes and subsequently the world's turf classic, the English Derby, with sweepstakes that run into the hundred thousands 1n'prizes. The highest previous price paid for a horse was in 1920, when the late August Belmont received $265,000 for Tracery, which was bought by Senor Unzure, a breeder from Argentina. The highest ,European price was 8209,- 000, paid for Prince .Palatine. Horses frequently bring extraordin- ary prices, but often they afterward win purses that more than cover their cost—or -else they are used ter breed- ing purposes from which revenue is derived. Although America is regarded as extravagant by most of Europe, there have been more instances of high payment for horseflesh abroad than in the U.S. In the country to the south of us' only nine horses have brougbt $100,000 or more; in Europe there have been thirty-one. The high• est price paid in South America was $200,000 for Betafogo. • In the records of money winnings, as opposed to general earnings by in- dividual horses, it is not an American PEKING'S SUPERSTITIONS REVIVED BY WAR MISERY Priests of Lamaism Reaping Rich Harvest by Performing "Bestowal of Power Ceremony"; Sell Charms to Recipients Peking.—The misery of the Chinese people, due to sixteen years of civil. war, is reviving ancient superstitions which have been neglected for a gen- eration or more, but which are once more being tried in the forlorn hope that they will help to mitigate con- ditions. One of the most interesting and ob- ae11r0 of these superstitions is that of "the bestowal of power," or wang- nang—which, translates literally into "power -give ceremony." This old rite, which had not been seen in Pe- king for more than thirty year's, but had lingered in some popularity near- ly 3,000 miles to the westward on the. borders of Tibet, has been revived in Peking by thepriests of Lamaism, who are reaping a rich harvest in fees. The bestowal of power ceremony is given to 300 persons at a time and is supposed to make the recipients int - mune to old age, illness and death as long as they faith does not falter. The Lama priests make the ceremony as ornate as possible, and as a rule the candidates are kept on their knees in the temple courtyard during near- ly `three hours; of incantations, an- ointings and long prayers. SPRINKLED WITH HOLY WATER First, the head priest, attended by many understudies in yellow robes, goes up and down the lines of suppli- cants and pours holy water on the head of each from the pum-ha or jar of life, This holy water contains saffron, and is stapposed', to be akin to an elixir'of life. After the jar -of -life rites are fln- ished the paper image of s01110 Lama saint, usually Jinrehzeo the healer, is glued to the forehead of each person in the kneeling throng, , , Then, in spite of the heat of China s summer sun, the dorma or sacred butter, is put on the top of the head of every believer. The dogma is about twice the size of a walnut, and is a thick disc marked with Tibetan char- acters, Tho butter of which it is made must be manufactured from the milk of yak cows or water bufl'alo cows. The butter is artificially calor- • Sir Karry Johnson The Unitise Empire has lost ono of its most eminent servants by the death of Sir Harty Pohneton, .G:C: M.G., K.C.B. His record, as consul, commissioner and administrator in various parts oll British Africa is a re- cord of great achievement accomplish. ed with modesty,and with a thorough- ness that set a new high water merit in colonial service. He equipped him- self for liis life's task my penetrating alone into the heart of the Dark Con- tinent: He was of he type born to command. FIis skill in conciliating natives and in adjusting grievances becameProverbial on both the East 'and West. Coasts. The'orowning suc- cess of his active career was perhaps the, consolidation of the British Cen- tral Africa Proteotorate. In addition to hie labors in the co- lonial' field, he was also a most active author, and his range was remark- able. He made' many valuable con- tributions to the literature of Africa; he wrote extensively upon problems of administration; he lidded largely to the authentic history of tlro African peoples; and he was also theauthor of an entirely new type of novel,' in which plots of famous novels, by by- gone authors were developed and car- ried up to the present time. It was an experiment, but it succeeded be- yond his expectations. • His official life was a model of what can be done among hostile peoples by the exercise of firmness, courage and humanitarian principles. Ile enhanced, 'wher'ever he served, the reputation of the Em- pire as a symbol of justice, concilia- tion and peace. Her Will. Daughter (excitedly)—"I'll marry whom I please! I vivant you to know I have a will of my own!" Mother (quietly) -"So have 1—but you won't share in .it, my dear." Super -Socialists Kill Rich Members of the Community • London—Super-socialists who kill over -wealthy members of their com- munity instead of making speeches to them, and cultured cannibals who have an alphabet and write books, were found by Mrs. Violet Clifton, well- known explorer, in a tour of the Dutch East Indies. "In the little .islands et North Pageh, off Sumatra," Mrs. Clifton said, in an interview, "tbe Mentawl tribe exacts death as the price of too much material success. 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"They eat other people because they 9)0110ve that the qualities of dead 'peo plc enter into those who devour then; but also, they confess, they like that sort of diet, particularly relishing the; hands of their victims." Simple Addition. el into streaks of red, green and "I gave. my ev1Ee some 1110110y the brown, and as it melts and runs down other day to purchase a dress and she over the forehead's and facea of the' came home with two." worshippers startling" and ludicrous "How did that hgen?" "Well; she bouapght one, and the other she had on when she went out," •—Life,. effects are produced. The streaks of grease must not be rubbed off until the ceremony is at an end, ALL RECEIVE RED PILLS. Then comes another long period of prayer, to the accompaniment of gongs, drums and fifes, and then the ceremony is closed by the bestowal of the rilbu and sung -du. The former: is a little •red pill made by the priests., and the secret of its composition has been carefully guarded' for centuries. The sung -du is a thick thread of red silk which must be worn around' the neck. Each recipient is blessed as this is put over the head. It may be a coincidence, but every person who had taken the bestowal -of - power rites is then told that if he ex- pects the beet results he must have a new rosary; and that beads properly blessed are sold by the pliiests at the temple door. The throng is warned that the red sills cord will be doubled in effectiveness if it is used as a rosary cord, upon which blessed beads must be strung before the hour has elapsed. The old rosaries are given to beg- gars at the gates—and the. !beggars resell them to the priests as soon as the crowds leave, "Haven't you ever thought of go- ing to work?" asked the farmer's wife. "Yes'm," replied Hobo Harry. "I thought of it once—but I was de - 'emus at de time." There are taxi -cabs in New York to which whisky can be obtained, 11 is untrue, however, that when a thirsty Passenger raps on the glass the driver descends and draws off a tumblerful from the petrol' tank. •- Protected, "It you walk in your sleep what protection are you giving yourself?" "011, 1 have a small change pocket in my pajttnla,s, for Carfare, you know." "Everybody is somebody's bore." --- Edith Sitwell ONTARIO COLLEGE OF AT&T Grcuuye Pack, ,,'Joronto Gn Au lnstreitian in DRAWING, PAINTING SCULPTURE mel DESIGN.CO.i81MERCIAL 1LLUsTRt1TiON,1NTER10R DECORATION, o .and the APPLIED ARTS... 0 0(07)0013(15 COURSE IA111,10R1TY 0147 DEPT 03 MK.) DAY AND EVENING CLASSES IIE OPEN' 00!00(5 10(30 • WPMME 10n 0005310100 O5 INFORMATION • . Its superior strength makes Purity go farther than ordinary flours.It is perfect for all your baking--- cakes, pies, buns and bread — so the one flour sack only, is. necessary. Try Purity Flour to-day—it is certain to please you. Se :d 30c in stamps for our 700-iecip9 Purity Flour Cook Book. 262 rt•':atero Canada Flour. Mille Co. Limited.. 1'eoOolo, Montreal,0521,0, Saint Jobb. Much Interest R Taken: and Co,�,bada Robert Britain and Hon. t Forke Says Scandinavia Are Impressed — Throughout the British Isles• and the, Scandinavian countries then Is evidence of keen interst' In Canada ad th oppartuitios th Domin- ion gffers to desirable settlers, ac- cording to Iron. Robert Parke, Minis- ter 4f Immigration and 'Colonization, who has just returned from a tour of those countries. Mr. Parke left Cana(, early'iu May, Prem the time he arrived in London, Eng., until. he sailed for home' at the end of Judy, his time was taken up with the work of his department ex= sept for a few clays' visit to life 0111 home at Cordon,, Berwickshire. Scot/ tend, which he left 45 years ago tcr Canada, The Minister had uumercus confer- shoes with roprese,ltativee of various organizations who are intersted in int - migration to Canada. The most important business; bow - ever, was with the Ovet'seas Settle- " ment Departinent, or that branch of th British Government directly roe spousible for the administration of the Empire Settlement Act Soveaal schemes, it isstated, were negotiated and particulars off two of these have already been 'published, One set- tlement agreement which provides for th co-operation of provincial govern menu and which also involves an ex- penditme of $5,000,000 covering a per- iod of 10 years; also a 50115010 p1'e- viding for the e•ettlement of 1;0) British .families in the Province of New Brunswick within the next six years,' The details of Other schemes ne- gotiated are not being made public,. Pending : ratification by .the provincial governments concerned. Mr. Parke also visited the Britis'L Government trainhig farm at Claydon„ Suffolk, and was impressed, not only by the keen interest token by those undergoing training, but also by :ilia efficient, practical methods adopted i'y ,those in charge of the farm. The course cf training "comprises the handling of horses, the operation of various agricultural implements, clear- ing land and dairy work. At the training farm at Catter',:k, Yorks"•ire, he saw ex-soliiers being trained for farming in the different e'e overseas Dominions. The course et Catterick includes the ordinary agri- cultural operations, the care of live 'stock, dairying and hog and poultry farming, From Britain the Mine:ler went to Antwerp, ere n, g Hal rum where he saw the methods adopted for handling tbe eine- 4 grans: from Continental' Europe,. His visit to the Scandinavian coun- tries or Norway, Sweden and nen- mark, convinced hint that there is note a very decidedly favorable opinion among the authorities of the govern- ments of those countries in regard .to emigration to Canada. PLEA FOR TRADE WITHIN EMPIIRE Motor Delegate Urges New Zealanders to Push Commerce With Britain Auckland, N. Z.—A stirring ,speech. on imperial preference in trade was. delivered in Christ Church recently by Sir Archibald Boyd Carpenter, a member o fthe British Motor Delega- tion, Sir Archibald did not mince words. 7Ie told his hosts that main- tonance of inter -Empire trading, was a matter or necessity, awl he appeal- ed to Now Zealanders to help P,ritan in her diff ?ulties. "If Great Britain," he saki "from any cause 1s hirable to take 07 per cent, of your products (111e pureout- a ge sent to Britain Howl, When; are you going to send them? Are there benevolent people who will tonin to yon on their knees and say. 'We 1'ik(11, your butter, please gond it to us!' Any- thing that weakens one part of the Empire weakens another. "Suppose, for a moment, that the financial position (iu England) be- came so acute that Ivo had to 1m12!10 expenditure on the Navy,, who's gore; to look after your produce ;e.'1 across the tea? Who is going to b:1 so benevolent • as to provide prole r Lion? Tho strength of one . hi ('1e 1112111h a t 1111.. "Mou5tntains' of taril'fn aro holm; raised against _yon. 1 a101 not going to discuss tariffs. The main fact is drat they are theae. 'Wo have to loo markets, and where bettor can 41' leer than itan \vithin the four earners . the British Empire?" Just as New Zealand went (0 1:.e aid of the mother Country in ' reatest of struggles, so, ho a;it g ,., should she 1help the Ilothel' Country. in .the economic struggle of to -clay, , It is officially slated by 1.11e 1;011, Association 01, Great Britain that, doe pito statements to the contrary, there Is no such thing ro synthetic silk. The public it was feared, 'might. be misled by 0 well,spun lath. Jerry --"I was :tow when 7 'earl yodng that I'd become feebhle -nindnl if I didn't stop- smo1101 kali--,'t'b ;city didn't you atop!" Solicitor, at Grantllo.um, Cou11 v Co:n'3. ".Are you a tee eller . ur et118r- vviso?" 1, ail- "01.h01 e," •