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14th, 1933
World Wide News In Brief Form
Form New Irish Party
Dublin—the party of former Pres-
ident William T. Cosgrave and the
Centre Party, agreed to merge with
the Blue-Shirted National Guard in a
United Ireland Party under the lead-
ership of General Eoin O'Duffy, head
of the latter group. Cosgrave and
Frank McDermott, Centre Leader,
will serve . as vice -Presidents, Cos-
grave acting as leader of the United
Opposition in the Dail Aireann.
Claims Charge of Framing False
Branding statements in an affidavit
forwarded to the Minister of Justice
at Ottawa as false, that Everett Mc-
Kibben, convicted,* train robber, was
"framed" by Toronto police, Chief
Draper ,presented a complete report
to the Board of Police Commission-
ers. The affidavit of Mrs. J. Peters
of Walkerville, in which she charged
Mrs. Tyler, Detroit beauty parlor op-
orator, had been threatened by Tor-
onto police if she testified at the trial
on behalf of McKibben, was the basis
of the request of the Board of Police
Commissioners to the Chief for a re-
port. This report will be forwarded
by J. Palmer Kent, Secretary to the
board, to the Minister of Justice.
Roosevelt to Push N.R.A.
Newt York - President Roosevelt•
appeared, to be gathering forces for
the big push in his better -times drive.
Refreshed after a brief vacation on
sea and on land, the vigorous United
States president personally surveyed
accomplishments ,:and failures of the
National Recovery Act at a lengthy
conference with General Hugh John-
ston, his chief recovery administrator_
A's Johnston left the White House at
an early hour authoritative reports
went around. that Roosevelt had de-
cided more action, more perssiire was
needed to set recovery under full sail.
Viscount Grey Passes On
Christon Bank, Eng. — Viscount
Grey of Fallodon' who, as Sir Edward
Grey, secretary for foreign affairs,
gave Germany the ultimatum plung-
ing Great Britain into the war, died
Thursday at the age of. 71. He virtu-
ally retired from public life in 1916
because of failing eyesight and had
been seriously ill for more than a
week, becoming gradually weaker al-
though he waged a stubborn battle
for life. As Secretary for foreign af-
fairs for the years from 1905 to 1916,
Viscount Grey was fated to play a
leading role in the destinies of Eur
-
I ope. He never wavered in his stand
on behalf of Belgium after exhaust-
ing every effort to avert the great
disaster of war,
Iraq King Dies in Suvitzerland
Berne, Switzerland—King Feisal of
Iraq, a scholar and desert warrior,
vvho, with the aid of the rotiiantic
Lawrence of „Arabia wrested a king-
dom from the wreck, of the Turkish
empire during the war, died; in a
Berne hotel Friday following a sud-
den heart attack, He was 48. Death
carne on the heels of Assyrian troub-
les in Iraq, the youngest nation in
the League of Nations family, which
culminated in reports that 600 Assyr-
ian `Christians were massacred.
King Feisal had just a few days
before; •reached Switzerland a very
sick man, to receive medical treat-
ment.
Canada Needs Greater ;Population
Newmarket—Prime Minister R. B.
Bennett told the Conservative Sum-
mer School here, Canada must have
50 per cent. greater population if it
is to take its proper place " in the
world, but qualified the statement
with the assertion the time was not
ripe,for an increase while unemploy
ment exists in the land.
Engineer Blamed for Wreck
Bingharnon, N.Y.—That the engin-
eer of a milk train ` which telescoped
the rear of the Erie's Atlantic Flier
last week,; causing a toll of 10 deaths
and scores injured, knew the signals
were against him, was stated at a
five -way investigation into the wreck.
R. E. Woodruff, Vice -President of the
Erie Railway, declared at Cleveland
that M. H: King, engineer of the milk
train, had stopped behind the flier at
Binghamton Station, and departing
from "that point" had passed two
signals indicating trains ahead."
To Aid Western Wheat Growers
Ottawa -The Government is under-
stood to have before it a proposal to
continue its support of the wheat;
market should there, be danger of a,
slump in prices when the new crop
arrives at the elevators. According to
men in close touch with the situation
in the. West; no such slump, even
without Government intervention,
would be permanent, but it might
acuse heavy losses to farmers who
might be forced to sell at low prices.
Ontario Cabinet Approve
Relief Program
With the Ontario Cabinet giving its
approval to the new Dominion -Pro-
vincial .relief works program, -under
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WINGHAM ADVANC
which each Government tindertakes
to contribute one-third of the total
spent by z unicipalities in wages on
such works, the way is laved for the
abaodoninent—to a degree, at least—
of the direct relief system, and the
embarkation on Provincial -wide 'plans
of ' unemployment relief construction.
"The Dominion and the Province
have agreed that they will each pay
a percentage not to, exceed .33 1-3 per
centum 'of the direct labor Gosh of
the .construction of municipal works
arid "undertakings carried out to pro-
vide work for the unemployed. The,
emainder of said direct labor cost,
and all costs of administration, mat-
erials, supplies, tools or equipment,
is : to be assumed and paid by the
municipality.
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Says C.C.F. Is Illogical
Port Hope—Dr. R. M. MacIver,
Professor of Political Science at Col-
umbia University, Ne, York, describ-
ed as "minute capitalism" .principles
of the Co-operative Commonwealth.
Federation, which he said meant cap-
italism for the farmer and the retail
store, if it was small enough, and soc-
ialism: for the bankers.
Einstein Forced to Leave Belgium --
Blankenberghe, Belgium -Professor
and Mrs. Albert Einstein left Belgium
aboard the yacht of a friend, for an
unannounced destination. •
The professor was not unduly dis-
turbed by information that a secret
German Nazi organization had set a
price of 20,000'marks ($7,000 Canad-
ian funds) on ,his head. -
Jobless Demand Reforms
A party of 15 men and women re-
presenting 300 delegates to the na-
tional conference of the unemployed
presented a list of "demanded" re-
forms before the Dominion. Govern-
ment and demanded "an immediate
answer." The were told by Sir Geo.
Perley, acting prime minister', that no
immediate answer could be given but
that their presentations would be re-
ceived by the cabinet.
Armed Man Arrested
at Owen Sound
Owen Sound—Police dragged from
automobile of George Mitchell, Gen-
eral Manager of the Georgian Bay
Fruit Growers' Association, a man
with a loaded pistol, who identified
himself as Charles Donovan, of St.
Claire, ` Pa. Donovan subsequently
pleaded guilty in Police Court to a
charge of havinga loaded weapon in.
his possession. Mitchel], who was
driving, „was greatly surprised when a
police scar drew across the road in
front of him. He said he had not
known his apssenger was armed.
NEWS
of :.the
TMST
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Swamp Fire Causes
Uneasiness in Grey
Fire in the, swamp at Archie Grif-
fith's, 4tlr. con. Grey, has caused much
uneasiness among the farmers in that,
district. Some forty men turned out
and dug trenches down to the day
and felled trees to stop the fire frona
spreading into bush lots.
Infantile Paralysis Victim
at Goderich
A case infantile f
o paralysis was
discovered in Goderich last week, that.
of a little girl who had come from
Detroit with her parents to spend a
holiday here. The girl's father made
a hurried trip to London for -serum.;
during the night and no time was
lost by physicians on his return. The
;child was reported to be making fav-
,orable progress. She is expected to
recover with no. ill-effects, her doctor
5tatted.
Return from Trip to Hudson Bay
Harry Inkster is hone from one of
his periodical trips to Canada's far
north,' This" year he sailed from
Montreal on the Nascopie, a Hudson
Bay supply boat, in the capacity of
assistant p srser, The boat made the
trip down the St. Lawrence "through
the gulf, along the coast of Labrador,
and thence through the straits to
Hudson and James Bay, calling and•
leaving supplies at Hudson Bay posts,
Harry left the Nascopie at Moosenee,
Ontario's new salt water port, and
came south over the T. & N. 0. rail-
way;,—Goderich Star.
Fanner is Injured
When Gored by Bull
Hoah Schmidt, of Munro, narrow-
ly escaped with his life recently.
When leading a - young Jersey bull
out to water, the animal became en-
raged and attacked him. Mr's,
Schmidt came to the rescueand drove
the animal away, but not :befor'e her
husband was badly gored by the
horns of the bull.
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Paving 11iuished' on Arthur-
Qrangeville ;1?oe ]
The Towland Construction Corn-
pony completed the paving On the
Arthur -Orangeville road, Quite a
number 'from town walked downto
the corner.to'see the last of the con-
crate poured, The road will be op-
ened for traffic in about a week. The
shouldering work has yet to be done
and it will be gone ahead with as
rapidly as passible, ---Arthur Enter-
prise -News.
Clerk of USberne Injured
Mr, Henry ' Strang, clerk of the
Township of Uusborne and secretary
of the 1-luron leather Ins, Co., met
with a serious accident last week and
was rushed to Victoria Hospital, at
London. Mr, Strang was assisting in
hauling some corn• and was walking
by, the side of the team while going
up the gangway, One of the horses
missedits footing and Mr. Strang
was knocked over the side of the
gangway falling several feet. He hit
the bridge of his nose on a sharp
stone and the entire nose. was re-
moved together .with the skin from
the middle portion of the ,face,- .Ex-
eter Times -Advocate.
Robbed at Grand Bend
Two of the Exeter girl's who were
camping at Grand .Bend during the
past week were robbed of their purs-
es containing $14 in cash and an $8
cheque. Entrance was madeto their
room. one evening while the girls
were absent by cutting away some
netting and their purses were "taken
from their suitcases. A couple of
other suitcases in the room at the
time were unmolested. -Exeter Tim-
es -Advocate.
Fag Starts Fire
Last Thursday afternoon a motor-
ist threw a cigarette butt into the
grass alongside the highway opposite.
Oliver Stiegle -'s farm. The smould-
ering threatened to cause serious des-
truction. Townsmen hurried to the
scene with fire extinguishers and as-
sisted Oliver to put out the fire, that
was rapdily extending toward his
buildings.—Mildmay Gazette.
Unearthed Old English Coin
While Mr. Lorne, Hudson was dig-
ging in his garden one day last week
he unearthed an old English coin,
which he brought into The Observer
Office, On examining the coin, we
noticed the King's head and the in-
scription, bearing the name King Geo.
III, the date on the reverse side was
1822, but the extent of the value in
money could not be determined--
Palmerston
etermined.-•Palmerston Observer,
Some Corn!
Bruce County has always been not-
ed as a choice agricultural district,
but it surpassed itself this season,
despite extremely dry weather. Over
the week -end two ears' of corn were
on display in the Review -Reporter
window. One of these 13 inches long
had 156 kernels an the ear. The oth-
er, 12 inches Iong, had almost as
many.. The growth of the corn took
place in less than three .Months, be-
ing planted on June 1 and picked on
September lst.—Kincardine Review-
I2eporter.
Narrowly Escaped Electrocution
James Saunders of town is lucky to
be alive after an experience at the ,
stone plant of the ' Consolidated Sand
and Gravey 'Co. With. W. T. (Soct-
tv) Mitinro, he, was engaged in mak-1
ing some changes in the electrical i
,equipment at the plant and, at, the
time to'if ..the accident was taking out
a switch box. He and Mr. Munro had
been working together, but in order
to hurry up the work, Mr. Saunders
had gene alone into a darker part cif `Hydro Wires Break
the_briulding to take out a switch box, Owing to the break in the hydro
He had disconnected what he thought wires on Dodd street early Monday
was the line end, but instead it was morning the fire whistle was sound-
the line that ran from the box to rhe ed for about a minute. The live wir-
motor, and when he took hold of the es lying on the street were very- dam -
�EE WHY CHEVR�
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Air -Streamed
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with '
NO RA,FT
VENTILATION
d with the only car in its fief
Chevrolet. l
Fielder ventilation --ending drafts,
"stuffy rides".
window clouding 'and
Chevrolet bodies are of reinforced
fo
steel -plus -hardwood construction,
.. safety and silence.
, Chevrolet
glanced
gives
strength,Stream styling
fenders
out - the car clean longer
f endens that Sakfety
Glass in windshield and
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ventilators.
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SI„.CYLI
ENGINE
Chevrolet pioneered the Six in
of
Because et an engine
the low prrice field, You gand stamina?
proved power., smoothnessas. rigid,
plus such headline f atureslong springs..
fulllengthechassis"Silent shifting • • . ®clan
Second" ... Starterator ... and
Selector.
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ONE BESTBUY
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FIRST IN SAI -LES
Tsales of the three Leading
cars chart nada from to July
frons JaCHEVROLET leads
cars in Canada, res).c When
(latest available es competitor by 43 . n
alt plops its nearsst adets b such a margin,
the Chevrolet must
give
"more for the money".
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CHEVROLET SALES
SECOND CAR
LOWEST COST
FOR GAS
OIL_ — UPKEEP
busi-
ness -car fleet operators ..
Che,,Tolet is the choice of leadinge cost
records prove that Chevrolet costs
for gas0liC and 0i1, for
less
airs.
Besides, Chevrolet offers the lowest
price of any full-size,cosed Six—and
easy GMA timepayments.
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the Canada Packers, Ltd., with a load
of eggs and butter, got out of con
trol through locking of the steering
gears and took to the ditch. It made
two complete somersaults and scat -
ham, has taken part of the old form-
- for a workshop and is turning
out plow points and. sledges. May
his efforts continue, Mr. Robert
Trench has fitted, or is fitting up
quarters in the same building to man-
ufacture caskets.—Teeswater News.
tered the cargo, which was a total
loss, The driver, N. O'Brien, escaped
with only minor injuries but Charles
Shanahan, who was along with him,
sustained a severe scalp wound, deep
lacerations of the flesh of the left leg
and many a y smaller cuts from broken
glass,• and a badly bruised body. The
truck was also almost a total wreck.
—Clinton News -Record.
live wines, it grabbed him and held,
hien. There was a flash of fire and
he turned his head to shield his eyes
getting the side of his head, his hands
and parts of his body burned. Luck-
ily, the "live" ends of the wire burn-
ed off, releasing him, or he would
not have escaped, -Durham Chron-
icle.
Hallman Bones Found
Messrs. Ed. Lindsay and Wm. Al-
lan, while walking through the form-
er's bush in Egremont, came upon hu-
man bones and portions of clothing,
and after ascertaining that they were
human, telephoned Coroner Dr, D. )3.
Jamieson, who went down to inves-
tigate. The spine, ribs, skull, and
most of the rest of the skeleton were
riiissing and from the ' condition of
he clothing it was thought the body
Ilad been there for at least two years,
Durham Chronicle.
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A Bad Accident
An accident occurred on Friday on
No. 4 highway near Arva which
plight easily have had more serious
consequences when A Heavy truck of
gerous. The power was shut off for
a short time and the necessary re-
pairs were made.—Listowel Standard.
It Sure Is a Whopper
A cucumber brought into the Her-
ald -Times office this week that was
grown in the garden of Mrs. W. H.
Caskanette of the Holyrood district,
is for shape and length in a class by
itself in the vegetable kingdom;
Weighing 2i lbs. and measuring 23
inches in length it resembles a base-
ball bat more than a product of the
farm—Walkerton Herald -Times.
Record Jail Population
The Bruce County jail attained the
greatest population in its history,
when on Tuesday last Governor
Hyndinan and Turnkey Gladman had
no fewer than 28 wards to cater to,
or 4 more than the punishment plant
was originally built to accommodate.
—Walkerton Herald -Tunes.
Same Activity
Mr, 1 indlay, who has been living
on the Kirby farm in Culross, a
moulder by trade, forrnerly of Wing -
Fire Destroys Landmark
Tile Village Dump caught fire on
Tuesday and the dry grass became
ignited and crept to the old brick 2 -
storey Freeborn homestead, com-
pletely destroying the building. The
house had been empty for years. The
last ,tenant had left it furnished; but
time and vandals had made havoc of
the contents and the windows. The
loss is trivial, but the village loses
one of its old landmarks. Teeswater
News.
Lake Huron Plays Tricks
Late waters receded fifteen feet. on
Wednesday morning along the lake I
front, leaving bone dry shore which
hitherto had been covered with wat-
er. Stranded on dry land was the
dock fronting the bathing house at
the tourist camp, while rocks which
ordinarily are under water jutted
high into the air. For ten minutes
this continued, then gradually the wa-
ters arose again to their normal level. I
Three times during the morning this 1
phenomenon occurred. -I£incardine s
ILLEGAL EGG TRADING
One of the most common causes of
prosecutions under the egg regula-
tions of the Live Stock and Live
Stock Products Act, 'administered by
the Live Stock Branch, Dominion
Department of Agriculture, is the
purchase 'of eggs at a flat rate in vi-
olation of Clause 9, paragraph 4 of
these regulations. It would appear.
that several traders arc not as famil-
iar as they should be with the tern
of this clause,
The clause reads (4) The manipu-
lation of returns to equal a previ-
ously agreed upon price, or payment
of a guaranteed price, or a flat price,
or a uniform price for ungraded eggs
is hereby prohibited.. No person shall
make an advance payment for un-
graded eggs in cash, by cheque, or
other negotiable instrument; in mer-
chandise, or 00 account ro in any oth-
er manner, at or prior to time of de-
livery, or prior to candling and grad-
ing, in excess of •eighty per cent. of
the total value of the eggs computed
at the price per dozen for the grade
"Firsts" appearing on the statement,
Except on written approval of the
Dominion Minister of Agriculture or
lis representative, final settlement
hall be made within seven days of
Review -Reporter. date of delivery.
Alma School Principal
Fatally Hurt by Train
Fatally injured when struck by a
train at a crossing near Alnia, Rob-
ert Tschanz, principai of the local
public school, is dead. Tschanz was
crossing the tracks on the way to
visit his sister at tyle time of the ac-
cident,
Caller: t'Is the lady of the hottso
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1<ate (bitterly); "Ay, she's in, but
she's nae
THAT DEPRESSED FEELING`
IS LARGELY LIVER
Wake up your Liver Bila
`--Without Calot
You are "feeling, punks' simply because year
liver isn't pouring its deify two pounds of liqaid
bile into your bowels. Digestion and oliminttiiblt
are both hampered. and your entire system. 11
being poison d,
What you need is es liver stimulant. Soo*,
'thing that goee fattberthattsalto, fnieralvAtbr+,
oil,, laxativo candy orchoeing gain or rough ll
Whteh only Move the bowelet—.fgeoritig thb real
ammo of trouble, .your l vyeut
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