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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-05-31, Page 3Thursday, May 31st, 1934 Quality Has No Substitute "Fresh From the 'Gardens" ovialwaawasoweloonome World Wide News In Brief Forin Hen Sets Record Agassiz, B.C.-Barred Plymouth Rock pullet No. 2, owned by A. Pen- nington of Agassiz, has established -what is believed to be a world's re- cord at the Dominion Experimental• Farm here • with 200 eggs in 204 days, all the eggs being of standard weight or rnore. Troopers Quell Riots at Toledo Toledo, Ohio—National Guardsmen on Friday fired on a brickbat -hurling crowd of 2,000 yelling strike sympa- thizers whom tear gas had failed to disperse. The troops, whose rifle fire Thurs- day killed two and wounded several, rushed the rioters' lines in Elm Street in a sudden foray after sporadic LU BA G.0 11 I E O ATTACK THE CADS . Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago -U'S'E RUMACAPS. McKIBB'ON'S DRUG STORE RU APS clashes throughout the day. The crowd scattered quickly at the first shots. Firing as they ran, the soldiers pursued the strikers and their friends down alleys and between houses. Millions Homeless. in China Nankin, China—Chinese despatches from Chengtu reported widespread. death :and suffering in North Szech- wan Province, where 7,000,000 per- sons were said to be homeless as a result of battle between the provinc- ial army and Communist forces. Tlie campaign of the provincials against the Reds, which has been un- der way for a year, was estimated to have cost the lives of 100,000 peas- ants and to have caused• tremendous loss of -property. Dominion 'Floats Loan in. London Ottawa—Hon. Edgar N. Rhodes, Minister of Finance, announced that the Dominion Government has just completed arrangements for the un- derwriting of a new loan inthe Lon- THE WINGJiiAMV! ADVANCE-TilVMES don market. The loan will be for an amount of 810,000,000 ($50,000,000), and will bear a coupon rate of 33, per cent, It is being offered. to the public at 961.,' to yield approximately 3.48 per cent. to maturity. This 'represents the cheapest financing of this character arranged by any Dominion in the London market during the past year. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, President Ottawa — Hon: Ernest Lapointe, member of Parliament for Quebec East, was re-elected President of. the League of Nations Society in Canada at its annual meeting here. Virtually all tlieother officers, honorary and active, were re-elected, but a few new ones were named, French ,lVlinister Does Not Want War Paris—Arousedby wartalk in the Chamber of Deputies, Foreign Minis- ter Barthou vigorously outlined a .pol icy of seeking peace, which involved refusal to disarm France or to agree to any rearmament of Germany. "We don't want war," asserted the Minister, who, in the same speech pro- mised to take a strong stand on the matter of clashes on the German bor- der, "We will do everything to avoid. it—we will avoid it!" • • Valera. Says Irish People Want Republic Dublin—With a declaration of Ire- land's "right to absolute freedom" President Eamon de Valera stated his opinion that the majority of the Irish. people want a republic. The Irish Free State had not declared a repub- lic because "repetition' of the civil war of 1921 is not wanted," the President said. "If threats of hostile action against the Irish people are with- drawn," Mr. de Valera went o -n, "they willsee how long Ireland will be without a republic." Mud Turtle Attacks Man Port Arthur—A mud turtle measur THIRD WOMAN A..R,A, For the third time since the Royal Academy was founded in 1768, a wo- man, Mrs. Dot Proctor, was elected an associate. Mrs. " Proctor painted the picture "Morning," Her husband, Ernest, was elected an.A,R.A. in 1932. ing four feet from the tip of its ex- tended head to the end of its spike - studded tail, with a shell measuring 17 inches by 18 inches, was killed in a small lake in Adrian Township, 40 miles west of Port Arthur, after it had taken a vise -like grip with its jaws on the leg of Fred Robillard, of Port Arthur, who 'had attempted to catch it alive. The turtle was esti- mated to be 125 years old. Indians Against Ballot Vote London, Ont.—Silent hostility div- ided the men of the Oneida tribe on their century -old home at Muncey Re- serve, as 1,000 "pagans" stood adam- ant in 'support of the rule of tribal mothers against the use of the white man's ballot box. A petition, circulated by the "pag- ans" was making the, rounds of the Indian homes. Those who favored re- taining the rule of the tribal mothers affixed their names, pledging them- selves in favor of leaving the reserve rather than submit to the government ONTARIO Ontario Elections -1934 NOTICE TO VOTERS THE VOTERS' LISTS for the Provincial Elections to be held on June 19th Have now been posted in your electoral district. Examine this List and make sure that your name is included. If your name is not ,on the Voters' List, find out the date on which the Revising Officer will sit in your locality. Public Notice will be given locally of the date and place of the Revising Officer's sittings. If name left off, or correction needed, attend sittings. in person or obtain notice of complaint form and file two days before sittings. You enjoy the franchise. Exercise it. You should co-operate in order to see that your name is on. the Voters' List. The responsibility is yours. Do not delay. Don't put it off until Election Day and then blame someone because your name is not on the Voters' List. Issued under the direction of I. A HUMPHRIES, K,C., Chief Election Officer for Ontario The above notice applies to all municipalities except Cities and separated towns having' a population of 10,000 or more, and town. slaips bordering on a city having a population of 100,000 or mores of a council elected. by the "whites" electoral system. Archbishop Neil McNeil Passes Toronto—Archbishop Neil McNeil, who rose from a blacksmith's forge to a high post in the Roman Catholic Church, is mourned by Roman Cath- olics throughout the Dominion. His death occurred in St. Michael's Hos- pital *here after a two weeks' fight for life, and his funeral was held. Wed- nesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Michael's Cathedral. Born 82 years ago in Hillsborough, Inverness, Nova Scotia,one of a fam- ily of 11, .Archbishop McNeil at his. death was head of the Toronto Arch- diocese of the Roman Catholic. Church At midnight Thursday night the aged prelate was claiined bypneu- monia that followed an operation May 15th for an internal disorder. When a young boy he left the blacksmith's forge to lose himself in school books andthen become a Priest, which he was for more than 50 years, Archbishop McNeil left Vancouver for Toronto Archdiocese in 1912. Expect U.S. Silver Policy to Benefit Timmins, Ont,—Hon. Charles Mc- Crea, Ontario Minister of Mines, de- clared he believed President Franklin Roosevelt's . announcement regarding silver was "an unmistakable trend to restore silver to its former position." Before the United States Congress, Roosevelt declared the American pol- icy was to increase the amount of sil- ver in monetary stocks with the ulti- mate object of having and maintain- ing one-fourth their monetary value in silver and three-fourths in gold, Unveiled Cross to. Sir Arthur Currie Pointe Clare, Que.—On the exact spot in the Field of Honor here where General Sir Arthur Currie stood last year to deliver an address during the 1933 commemoration ceremonies, a memorial cross in his honor was un- veiled Victoria Day. The grey stone cross was unveiled in memory of the man who was Commander -in -Chief of the Canadian Corps in France, and more recently Principal of McGill University. Three Nations Discuss Navies , Washington—The United States, Great Britain and Japan were said au- thoritatively to be engaged in prelim - friary conversations concerning the • feasibility of holding discussions on , naval questions prior to the Wash- ington Naval Conferenec next year. i Bennett Appeals far United Effort Ottawa—If the peoples of the Bri- tish Empire can unite their efforts with those of "our cousins on the other half of this continent," the maintenace and progress of our civil- ization and the *happiness and pros- perity of mankind can be assured, said Prime Minister R. B. Bennett here. 6,000 Killed and 12,000 Wounded La Paz, Bolivia—Army despatches from the battlefront stated that more than. 6,0011 Paraguayans have been slain and at least 12,000 wounded by a strategic Bolivian counter-attack be- fore Fort Ballivian. The action was regarded here as a masterstroke of Colonel Bernardino Bilbao Rioja, in command of the Bol- ivian forces in the Canada and "Strongest' sectors. NEWS of the D►IST.RICT Found Olid( Corduroy Timbers Councillor John Zimmerman, who with several ,other men, put in a new eight -inch drain under the road to the C.N.R., informs us that while in the act of tunnelling under the road they came across several old pieces of tim- ber that were part of the old, original corduroy road, They were at least eight feet below the level of the pre- sent road and were in an exceptional- ly good state of preservation, despite the fact .that they had been placed there at least sixty years ago and pos- sibly seventy or more, -Milverton Sun. Husband Held Responsible For Actions of Wife Holding that a husband was head of the household and responsible for what went on it bis home, Magistrate Reid, of Goderich, registered a con- viction in the case of Charles Bell for selling liquor, Evidence showed that Beil's wife had made the sales and took the money, but in the pre- sence of her husband, who pleaded not guilty to the charge. Repairs Are Authorized for Harbor At Goderich 'Work has been, authorized at the Goderich harbor involving an expen- diture of $2;000,. by the Federal Gov - PAGE Raba ].kA„LM,It 0 LAMP'. The Long Life Lamps" &spa C°astoi, of Six Lampe At the Hous« Wingham Utilities 'Commission Crawford Block. Look Air 1Ars hoiori Phone 156. on Lamps 1+u (. 'ernment. The money is to be spent mostly for labor on repairs of dam- age done by ice during spring fresh- ets. The Lost Was Found Ten years ago while ploughing on his farm, Reeve W. H. Hunter of E g remont, lost his watch and had long ago given up any idea of finding it. This week he was working in the same field at the same job, when, to his surprise, the plough turned out the watch he had' lost a decade ago. Mr. Hunter brought the timepiece to Durham and an examination by the repairman disclosed that it was little the worse and with a cleaning and oiling would keep as good time as ever.—Durham Chronicle. Partridge Crashes Through Car Window With a noise that gave two Dun- dalk men the start of their lives, a partridge crashed through the window of a car owned by Alex. McMillan while he was driving through a swamp. The flying glass hit C. H. Fenwick, McMillan's companion, but he escaped being cut. A thunderstorm was on at the time, and the men thought the car had been struck by lightning. Knowing local wiseacres wouldn't believe their story, the men brought the dazed bird home with thein, and later released it where it had unwittingly invited itself for a ride to town. Lost Hand in Motor Accident Mr. Fred Loder, town line east, had his left hand so badly crushed it had to be `amputated as the result of a motor accident on Monday afternoon. Mr. Loder was driving to Listowel and when opposite the farm of Mr. Alex. Cameron he turned out to pass an approaching auto. His car struck loose gravel, turned on its side and skidded. Mr. Loder's hand was out 'the window and it was so badly crushed that it was amputated at the wrist at the Memorial Hospital. reference,—Teeswater News. Shot Policeman's Rooster When one O'Reilly, a ten -year-old resident of Chalk Street, loaded his sling -shot recently and aimed it at a vulnerable point of a rooster, he start- ed something that ended in juvenile court here. Unfortunately for the boy; the rooster was owned by and the act of slaughter was witnessed by Assist- ant Chief of Police, James V. Ryan, Magistrate Reidlectured the boy on. the seriousness of his act and warn- ed him not to repeat the offense. — Seaforth Huron Expositor. Thieves Fail at Lucknow On Wednesday night the Ford Gar- age, Lucknow, owned by Garfield Os- trander, was broken into and there was evidence of the safe being tamp- ered with but the would-be thieves did not discover the combination to their efforts were unsuccessful and no mon- ey was obtained. Entrance to the building was gained through a back window which had been broken by throwing a brick through it. Girl Nearly Strangled' Miss Evelyn Schumacher, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Albert. Schumacher of Carrick, was the vic- tim of a peculiar accident at Toronto, recently. Miss Schumacher has; a. po- sition in that city, and while perform-- ing her duties, a little son of her err ployer approached her from behind and playfully threw a rope lariat over her head, and, gave it a sharp pull The slipknot tightened on Miss Schu- macher's throat, and she collapsed ore the floor. The lad hurried away, but his father happened to notice Miss Schunmacher's predicament and hurried to her assistance.—Mildmay Gazette - Oiling "Blue Water" Highway South of Goderich Provincial Government tank trucks, have reached Goderich and work has. already commenced treating with oil. the surface of the Blue Water High- way between Goderich and. Grand: Malady Attacks Horses Bend, a distance of thirty-four miles,. Lake Huron skirting the shore -line Spinal meningitis has appeared am_ I of .. After many years of' agitation the Blue Water Highway was taken over by the Government only this spring and there is much satisfaction at the.' prompt action taken to correct the: dust nittsance and provide a smoother surface on this heavily travelled high- way to Sarnia and Detroit. ong horses in Dundalk district. Al- bert Thompson of Portlaw lost four and John Perry of Euphrasia Town- ship has had three die and a fourth is not expected to recover, Two ex- perts from Guelph were called to the latter place when local veterinaries were baffled, and they pronounced the malady spinal meningitis. A Big Catch That was a monster fish caught at Bayfield by Mr. McLeod. A sturgeon measuring over six feet in length and weighing 118 lbs,, is a big fish to catch in a net. This one became tang- led up in the tipper part of the net and was safely landed, the biggest haul made by a Bayfield fisherman in some years. Two years ago a sturg- eon weighing over sixty pounds was landed there.—Clinton News -Record, A Practical joke l Some people seem to like to change things, or at least their appearance, and go to considerable pains to do it. Recently Roy McKee went to the pas- ture for his horses and he found that during the nightone of them had inysteriotisly changed its color from white to the color of a zebra and was named after two famous radio artists, Amos an' Andy. being printed on ei- ther side of Trim. The record is be- ing preserved in pictures for future Survived Husband by But Three. Months The death occurred suddenly on Wednesday of Mrs. Jacob Miller, of Lucknow, who passed away, a short time after suffering a heart attack. She had been in her usual health and hacl been about her household dirties until the fatal seizure. Mrs, Miller survived her huisband by only three months, he having passed away on. 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