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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-09-06, Page 3Thursday, Sept. 6th, 1934 WINDSOR and DETROIT $3.50 RETURN BARGAIN Sat. SEPT. 15 from WINGHAM SEE HANDBILLS FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION. Tioh ts, Train information, Handbills from Agents.. CANADIAN NATIONAL Phone 50, or H. B. Elliott, Town Agent, Phone 4. 1 World Wide News In Brief Form Try to Pick Leader For 'Salvation Army London—The Salvation Army may be revamped because of protests that a dictatorship now exists' in the .or- ganization, it was indicated, as the Grand Council remained deadlocked at the end of the third day's effort to select a' new Army leader, The meeting is secret, but several high of- ficers of the Army made significant statements. One said the reason for the long delay in electing the new leader is the "undemocratic organiza- tion of the Army." Martial Law at New Orleans New Orleans—Sweeping into the city with armed troops who used vi- olence to clear a path, Senator Huey P. Long set out under a procalama-. tion of martial law to investigate his political enemies—the heads of the Municipal Government. An automo- bile cavalcade with shrieking sirens brought the Senator from Baton Rouge, where Governor O. K. Allen had issued an order calling the militia into active service to protect the Leg- islative Investigating Committee. Truce in Chaco War Buenos Aires—A truce in the Chaco war seemed near, after four years of bitter, bloody jungle fighting. Para- guay had accepted and Bolivia was considering the proposal made by three big friendly nations, Argentina, Brazil and the -United States, to cease hostilities while terms for peace are discussed at Buenos Aires. Jubilation over Paraguay's willingness to stop fighting was tempered, however, by the countless difficulties standing in the way of any armistice. Destroyed Picture by Throwing Naptha Tarrytown, N.Y.-The lampoon of the "new deal" under President Roose- velt, drawn by the mysterious "Jere- miah IL," was ruined by .an unnatur- alized Russian, who tossed naptha, which burst into flames, on the paint- ing. "I did not like the idea of hold- ing up the. Roosevelt family to ridi- cule," said John Thompson, who was sentenced to six months in West- chester Penitentiary after his arrest for ruining the picture, which hung in the Westchester Institute of Fine Arts. Germany Can Pay, According to Britain. London—To Reich Minister of Ec- onomics Hjalrnar Schmacht's plea for "full moratorium" on Germany's for- eign debts, the British Foreign Office answered with figures showing Ger- many is finding it easier to pay Great Britain. Imports from Germany, the figures showed, were $12,565,000 in February, $13,495,000 in March, $12,675,000 in June, and $12,870,000 in July. Exports to Germany for the same months were respectively: $6,535,000, $8,080,000, $5,505,000, and $5,375,000. Germany's favorable balance eases her transfer problems as concerns British creditors the Foreign Office pointed out. ' To Probe Essex Radial A lengthy review of the several years old Essex County radial prob- lem was climaxed at Queen's Park by the Government agreement to shortly SIR ADAM BECK'S MEMORIAL The city of Toronto memorial to Sir Adam Beck, founder of Hydro in Ontario, was formally unveiled on Sept. 1. The monument, a 12 -foot bronze statue of Sir Adam, was ex- .ecuted by Emmanuel Hahn, Toronto sculptor. It stands on a massive con- crete base. The work has taken near- ly two years to complete. # p, :e24.; HYDRO LAMPS "The Lona Life Lamps" NW. i o/13fr Lamp* it Ms House VI/Ingham Utilities Commission Crawford Block. Phone 155. look Aso itto WTNGHAMADV.ANCE-TIMES appoint a Commission, under the Pub- lic Inquiries Act, to investigate the matter and determine the respective responsibilities of Hydro, the Provin- cial Government and the protesting municipalities. It is anticipatedthat an officer of the Attorney General's De- partment will head the inquiry, Would Lower Income Tax The Ontario Municipal Association at its coneluding session at the City Hall passed a resolution requesting the Government to amend the Assess- ment Act to reduce exemptions for, married men and heads of families from $3,000 to $2,000, The organiza- tion also urged that when a husband and wife have assessable income the exemption shall not exceed $3,000, and that all persons and companies carry- ing on business as chain stores shall be liable for a business assessment equal to 50 per cent. of assessed value. May Have to Consider Trade With Russia Ottawa—Russia's probable admis- sion .to the League of Nations is al- most certain to revive the agitation among certain commercial interests in this country for abrogation of the em- bargo against specified Russian im- ports into this country and renewal of untrammelled trade relations with the Soviet Republic. The embargo against Russian goods, including lumber, Coal, furs, aluminium and some other commodities, was imposed by the Ben- nett Government early in 1931, and at that time in the House, when ques- tioned uestioned by some Western members as to the necessity or wisdom of such action, Premier Bennett called atten- tion to the fact that at that very time Russian wheat and lumber were dis- placing Canadian exports in the Bri- tish market. Snake in Drinking Water Hamilton has its own "monster" and it came out of a city water tap. William Anderson, 23 Glenside Ave- nue, caught it when he was getting a glass of drinking water in his home. It is a hair snake, six inches long, but of virtually no breadth. • They have been caught before, said a member of the city waterworks, and are quite digestible. Say province Has Power To Set Wage Scales Attorney=General Arthur W. Roe- buck has no doubt whatever about the legal power of the Province to legis- late into being his department's con- templated power to set wage scales and worlring hours in Ontario. "You can legislate virtually any- thing in Ontario," he stated .up in- quiry as to the powers of Ontario to create the legal responsibility which is proposed. Admitting that his hope was that Ontario's working code should ultimately fit into a Dominion - wide scheme, the Attorney -General said that the matter of different divis- ions and professions of the workers 'whom he hoped to benefit would be worked out literally over a course of years as the law's administrators grew in experience. New Well Yields Heavy Gas Flow Chatham—Oil and gas men hailed as one of the best wells drilled in this district a gas -producer which is yield- ing 8,000,00• cubic feet a day. The well is in Dover Township, on the Jubenville farm. The well came in a few days ago, yielding about 700,000 feet, but a shot increased the flow to the larger figure. Prime Minister off to Geneva Ottawa—Prime Minister R. B. Ben- nett left Ottawa Friday for Quebec, where he embarked Saturday on the Empress of Britain, enroute to the League of Nations meeting at Gen- eva. He will likely disembark at Cher- bourg and proceed at once to his des- tination, returning later to England for a short stay before his return to Canada a month hence. The Prince Minister was accompanied by John Saucier, one of his secretaries. Threatened to Kidnap Roosevelt's Grandchildren New York -- Benjamin Franklin Zarn, aged 33, was arrested under the Lindbergh Law, for writing Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt a letter threat- ening harm to the United States Pres- ident and kidnapping of his grand- children unless she paid hini $168,000. Zarn's letter went to the White House and was investigated in a rout- ine fashion by the Secret Service, Government to Float Domestic Loan Ottawa—A domestic loan of at least $250,000,000 will be sought by the Government some time in October. Of this amount nearly' $223,000,000 will be required to refund the Victory Loan of 1919, and the remainder will be new money which will be neces- sary to meet some of the extraordin- ary needs of the Pederal Exchequer, The dateof the loan will be an- nounced a little later, but' it is prob- able that it will be about the middle of October, ;as the Victory Loan to be refunded matures on Nov. 1. An other maturity of this fall, namely $60,000,000, payable in New York, ha already been dealt with, $10,000,000 o the amount being paid off and the re mainder renewed for a short term a an interest rate of 2 per cent., jus one-half of the issue rate, which wa 4 per cent. Another amount of $35, 000,000 maturing in the fall can be readily dealt with. $1,000,000 Transferred from Liquor Control Board to Treasury The Liquor Control Board has been able to transfer $500,000 into the Pro- vincial Treasury in the last few weeks and another $500,000 into the same funds Friday. The two sums repre- sent profit's earned by the board. It was learned definitely at Queen's Park that the first half -million had been paid into the Treasury about Aug. 7. Edmond G. Odette, Liquor Control Commissioner, when questioned by telephone, confirmed the report. $ f t t S Train to Moosonee to Cease Its Operations The much advertised Cochrane- Moosonee branch line of the T. & N. O. Railway, which is losing piles of money for the Province every year,. is to cease railway operations. This was definitely ascertained at Queen's Park, where the T. & N. 0. inquiry testimony has carried conviction as to the necessity for cutting off continued deficits from that phase of T. & N. O. operations. Blown up by Manhole Blast London, Ont.— Carman Hopper, who was blown into the air when a gas explosion lifted a manhole over which he Was just walking, escaped without serious injury. He had a re- markable escape in two ways. The heavy manhole just missed hien and when he carne down dazed from the shock he fell in a hole close to a num- ber 'of high-voltage wires carrying current from the main Hydro station across the street. Marvin Nelson Again Wins C.N.E. Swim Monarch of all he surveys in the swimming world, Marvin Nelson, the mighty swimmer from Fort Dodge, Iowa, climbed the float at the finish of the gruelling fifteen -mile marathon Friday evening to, repeat his victory in last year's classic and capture the honors for the third tirne in the seven years that such an event has been held at the Canadian National Exhibition. The prize -winners, with their times and prize -awards .were as follows: 1, Marvin Nelson, Fort Dodge, Iowa, 7,- 47.43, $5,000; 2, Bill Goll, New York City, 8.14.47, $1,500; 3, Johnny Cairo, Toronto, 8.47.28, $700; 4, Dan Dem- bicki, East Windsor, Ont., 9.26.26, $500; 5, Bill Sadlo Jr., Corona, N.Y,, 9.58.06, $200. Only five swimmers finished the race. Sixth prize of $100 was therefore not awarded. NEWS of the DISTRICT A Freak Tomato Mr. Jim Taylor showed The.. News - Record something of a freak in the vegetable line the other day, ,a tomato with some green leaves growing out of the middle of the top of it. It looked as if it was going to produce a new vine and if it had not been picked it might have produced a sec- ond crop of tomatoes,—Clinton News - Record. Fixed Assessment Given Factory Listowel—The by-law granting a fixed assessment to the A, Shatieton Co., of $4,000 for a period of ten years carried by a large majority. There was little enthusiasm shown and 326 votes were cast in favor of the by- law and 16 against. Lad Had Hand Crushed A most deplorable accident occurred on the farm of Councillor Jacob Fish- er, when his little two year old son, William Joseph, had his hand badly mangled, by having it caught in the corn cutter, which was in operation "If my three baby boys were rest- less with colic or peevish from their teeth i gave them a Ilaby's Own Tablet a id they were soon asleep," says ,Mrs. T. Tweedy, 475 Mill- wood ltd., Toronto. These sweet. little tablets remove the tense of fretfulness and the child becomes happy and well again. All the com- mon ailments of little 'folk are promptly and aafeltl' eorreoted with Dr, Williams' Baby's Own Tablets, Price 25e at your druggist's, rga. BABYI OWNt 25 rt at the time. The little lad had, the four fingers of his left hand so badly crushed, that the doctors found it ne- cessary to amputate the third and fourth fingers at the knuckle, and the index finger at the second joint. — Mildmay Gazette, Sowed Western Hard Wheat Last spring Jos, Herman sowed a handful of Western hard spring wheat seed on his farm, just as an experi- ment to ascertain if it would mature here. The seed was taken from an exhibit of prize wheat at Regina Fair, and it ripened perfectly. Mr, Herman threshed sufficient of this wheat to seed a nice area next spring.—Mild- may Gazette. Teeswater Agricultural. Society Win Prize At the Canadian National Exhibi- tion, the Teeswater Agricultural Soc- iety were successful in winning third prize in the new sheaf conpetition for agricultural societies. Those contrib- uting sheaves were: M. Fischer, wheat; Dominic Borho, barley, and Wilbur H. McKague, oats, The prize is $24.00, which is divided 40 per cent. to the society and 60 per cent. to the exhibitors,—Teeswater News. Thrown to Pavement Mr. Harry Couch, employed by Greenslade's Meat Market, was thrown to the pavement while riding his bicycle at the intersection of Main and Wallace streets by a car driven by Mr. J. J. Elliott of Gorrie. Mr. Elliott claimed he did not see the. bicycle nor the rider. Fortunately Harry was not injured. — Listowel Banner, The Growing Spiles Those citizens who take their even- ing stroll along the north pier have been surprised to observe what ap- pears to be two beech trees growing from the edgeof the dock. On in- vestigation they have found that the supposed trees are two spiles which were placed there when work was be-. ing done two years ago. The spiles are about twelve inches in diameter and this season the small roots have made rapid growth. While it is com- mon for willows and some of the soft- er woods to take root in water it is somewhat unusual for a beech tree. The spiles are driven down into the ground for many feet and it is be- lieved they have taken root.—Kincar- dine Review -Reporter: Horse Goes on Rampage Auburn—The local mail carrier, Joe Irwin, caused some excitement in the village when his horse became fright- ened at a passing car. The horse bolt- ed across the street, ran over Mrs. Hawson's Iawn and ended up by smashing against George Howatt's house, breaking the wheel to pieces. By this time the horse was clear of the buggy and ran down the street. Joe was not hurt, and the horse ap- parently was none the worse. Bought Gaby's Car Lucknow—Russ Johnston returned to the•village on Wednesday from To- ronto, driving a seven passenger Packard, the one -tine private car of F. A. Gaby, which had been purchas- ed for the latter under the Henry Ad- ministration. The price paid was $240. Goderich Counicl Must Pay Up Goderich—Mr. Justice Makins in a judgment delivered at Osgoode Hall ruled that the Town Council of God- erich approve the Collegiate school board's estimate of $18,282 for expens- es as submitted last March to strike the necessary tax rate, His lordship also directed that the town council pay the treasurer of the school board the moneys necessary to meet expens- es which the court finds "for the pre- sent is about $6,000, and thereafter to pay up to the amount of the esti- mate all moneys necessary." Threshing Operations Cause Fire Clinton—One of the most destruc- tive farm property fires of recent years occurred at the premises of W. Mair, lot 34, con. 9, Hallett township, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Wm. Mair, Clin- ton, on Wednesday evening at 6.30 p.m,, when his fine bank barn, 60 x 80 with extensive implement shed at- tached fell prey to flanges which broke out in the straw loft while threshing operations were going on. The barn and sheds, than which there were no better in the township, with the en- tire season's crop, all the farm imple- ments and vehicles and the farm poul- try were completely wiped out, and the dwelling itself saved only by the herculean efforts of the farm hands and neighbors. To Keep an Eye on Beer Drinkers Goderich---Instructions were given. by the town council to the chief of polke to patrol the business streets of the town Saturday nights and with assistance of his night constable to curb any recurrence of alleged boist- erousness of Saturday night which is said to have ushered its the advent of SPEEDWAY TIRES Why buy bargain tires of some unknown brand when you can get new Goodyear Tires at these low prices? Goodyear Tires are the most econ- omical you can buy. They give the most mileage for the least money. Every "Speedway" bears the Goodyear name and carries the guarantee. And remember, we do a good job in tire mounting for you—FREE, of course. HOW H BENNETT PHONE 174w - WINGHAM a beer beverage room in Goderich. It was charged that the night officer on duty that night, since replaced, pur- posely avoided the beverage room neighborhood. Walkerton Hydro Rates Cut Walkerton — Announcement has been made by the Walkerton Hydro Commission of a reduction in rates, the first since public ownership was instituted four years ago. Reduction is from 3.5 cents to 3.3 cents per kilo- watt hour for the first 50 hours and from 2 cents to 1 cents for addition al consumption. Commercial rates will. be lowered from 3.5 cents to 3.3 cents (per kilowatt hour for the first 100 hours. Broke Arm While working in the Seaforth Creamery, Hugh Oke, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Wm. Oke, had his arm caught in a belt. 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