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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-09-20, Page 3Thursday, Sept. ZOtkp) 1934 WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES PAGE THREE FRIENDS OF .JEWISH PEOPLE Pierre Van I'aassen, well-known newspaper correspondent, and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the. president of the United States, are been declared most friendly to the Jewish race during the past year, ac- cording to a poll recently completed among editors of Anglo -Jewish news - among the ten Christians who have papers in Canada and the United Stat- es. The vote was taken on the basis of "inter -racial" relations, tolerance and goodwill." Mrs. Roosevelt is pic- tured above in (2), and Mr, Van Paas - sen in (1). WorldWide News in Brief F¢ r1 Germany Storing Up Arms Washington—The United States Senate munitions inquiry, after for- bidding the publication of certain evi- dence, heard open court testimony that Germany apparently is piling 4.3p large stores of warp materials, in vi- olation of the Versailles Treaty. Lam - mot du Pont President of E. I., ,du Pont de Nemours, told the Senate committee he had reports "indicating" that Germany is malting war explos- ives in considerable quantities, des- pite treaty bans. Pulp 'Cutters Strike Iroquois, Falls—Pulp cutters em- ployed at camps in this .district which are supplying pulp to the Abitibi Power and Paper Company continued to pour into the town as the strike spread to comprise three of the six camps in this section. Agree to Soviet League Membership Geneva—(From Havas)=The Hav- as News Agency learned from a reli- able source that complete agreement prevailed among -the various parties on the admission of the Soviet 'Union to the League of Nations. T EET N Rel eved/ Mrs. Edward James' baby had two teeth when less than three months old. She writes: "He has 18 now and 1 can truthfully say that giving him Baby's Own Tab- lets while cutting his teeth kept him fit and well". Teething is a restless feverish time for babies but the little be soothed and the fever reduccaed by giving sweet, safe Baby's Own Tablets. Very easy to take, no after effects. Price 25c everywhere. Havas w.as informed that Soviet presentatives and delegates to the League had curne to an understand- ing, both on the text of the invita- tion to be extended to the U.S.S.R. and the reply that would be given by the Soviet Union. Former Empress Zita May Return to Austria Brussels—Sources close to the Roy- al family that once ruled the' Empire of Austria-Hungary said that former Empress widow of Emperor 'Charles T., who lost his throne in the srpheav- al that followed the• Great War, ex- pects to be living in Austria 'by Christmas. Preparation are :already under way .at tS.teenockerzeel Castle here for the .return of Zita :and her eight children, including Archduke Otto, the Hapsburg pretender to the throne of Austria and Hungary. . re - Toronto to Have 'Silver Market Toronto is now slated to :rank among the •greatest silver -trading cen- tres of the world. The managing Committee of fh.e Toronto Stock Ex- change announced recently that final steps. leading toward the opening of :a market to deal in spot and future silver contracts in the metal have been completed, and that the new depart- ment will commence operations im- mediately the cornplefion of •neces- sary formalities attendant upon its creation can be arranged. May Intervene in Strike Washington — President Roosevelt travelled toward the textile strikes most turbulent area with indications that any new eruptions of violence would lead to direct intervention on his part. The National Strike Com- mittee here meanwhile appealed to transport workers to bulwark their struggle by refusing to handle textile shipments. The request _went to long - HYD 3`O LAMPS The Long Life Lamps" or viae aeu®i,lL1 rtiu teed of 54 Limps it Oa Hausa Wingham tilities Commission Phone 159.. Crawford Block, shoremen and stevedores of the At- lantic coast. Now a Mother Church • Montreal—The Church of England. in Canada made itself a mother Church by declaring the independence of two dioceses in the•Far East. Re- signations of Right Rev. W. C. White as Bishop of Honan, China, and Right Rev. H. J. Hamilton as Bishop of Mid -Japan; raised the question of whether their successors should be Canadians or whether the local Synods should be left free to recommend na- tive Bishops if they desired. The lat- ter alternative was accepted by the thirteenth session of the General Sy- nod, May Have Trackless .Cars Hamilton—As a solution to the vex- atious street car question on York St., Hamilton may adopt trackless cars. Authorities investigating systems in various United .States cities have found that .such :type of vehicles have been operated with success. They are similar to ,busses except that they have an overhead trolley to supply their motive •power. • Manion Says :No Amalgamation "Amalgamation of Canada's rail- ways would'be against the law. It has never been %considered by the present Government ,and never will be," de- clared Hon. R. J. 'Manion, Dominiout Minister of Railways and Canals, to an East Toronto by-election audieno,: in St. Barna'bas Hall. Alberta to Buy 'Cattle Edmonton—Minister of Agriculture F. S. Grisdale announced that Alberta would buy and rdispose of 'between 7,000 and 8,000 head of surplus cattle from farmers in Alberta's drought area. The cattle 117111 be taken to cen- tral points, the Department of Agri- t culture handling the scheme. A price of one cent a pound will 'be paid. Engineer Uses Great Presence of Mind • Chicago—Nine passenger cars of the Canadian National "Montreal Flier Limited" were uncoupled and ran wildly for three-quarters of a mile along the track, after the train had plowed into a motor truck south of the city. The truck -driver was killed. The alertness of the locomotive en- gineer saved the passengers from pos- sible disaster. The impact of the col- lision broke the coupling between en- gine and cars, and the engineer, ob- serving the danger, kept his locomo- tive speeding ahead of the coaches un- til they rolled to a stop. Poland Announcement Stirs Assembly Geneva—Before the League Assem- bly, Joseph Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, served an ultimatum on minority rights, He declared in ef- fect that, starting now, Poland will not recognize "international rules on the treatment of minorities in Poland; she will handle them as slie thinks fit, Tug Aground for 48 Hours Little Current—Missing 48 hours, the fishing tug Pearl arrived here, af- ter being grounded off Tamarac Point on Manitoulin Island. The tug, which left Stokes Bay on Bruce Peninsula for Whitefish Falls, became grounded. in a fog off Tamarac Point ,on Mani- toulin Island. Dominion Budget May Balance Ottawa—Two or three important and cheerful Federal financial devel- opments are in store for the Canadian people if the performance of the Do- minion. Treasury since the beginning of the current fiscal year can be• used as the basis of even a conservative es- timate for tha entire twelve months. One is that on ordinary account, on the regular business of government, the Budget will show a close approach to a balance, A second fact is that the conning refundationoperation will almost end the. Government's financ- ial worries for the fiscal year so far as finding money is concerned, Elected Moderator of United Church Kingston --Rev. Richard Roberts, D.D,, minister of 'Sherbourne Street Church, Toronto, was elected to suc- ceed Right Rev, T. Albert Moore, 0, 0,, as Moderator of the United Church of Canada, The eminent prea- cher and author was elected.over Rev. Donald C. MacGregor, St, Andrew's Church, London, Ont., who immedi- ately moved that Dr. Robert's election be made unanimous. Attempt to Clean Up Blackmail Ring London, Ont. - Pushing at top speed his campaign to clean up an that this fact will lead to a merry controversy. in civic circles. Expecta- tion are that the next meeting of the Civic Finance Committee will be de- voted to a survey of the city's liability for the wages of $5 daily paid to each of the specials who were on duty dur- ing the strike, 11111 i ;mon NEWS of the DISTRICT Montt, ll ll Goderich Council Authorized Payment to Collegiate Board After more than four months of wrangling over the question' of teach-, ers' saalries, during which tune the' controversy reached the eourts and alleged gang of blackmailers in Lon- ; developed much personal bitterness, don, Norman F. Newton, acting !the Goderich T'oxi'n Council made its Crown Attorney, had three persons peace, temporarily with the Collegiate arrested and is reported to have is_ ;Board, authorizing a payment of $7, - sued a warrant for a fourth. Frank 500, The teachers will receive their Taylor of 490 Chester Street; his wife, back salaries as well as sundry other Rose, and his mother, Mrs. Mae Turn; people having accounts against the bull of Lorne Avenue, are under ar- board. Action .was taken after a talk rest. The Crown Attorney asked the Toronto- with Ira Humphries, De - newspapers to broadcast a call to all puty Attorney -General. Mr. Humber other blackmail vicious to come to who reported for the delegation, mach him privately to tell their troubles. it plain, however, that "the end is not in- -What' they will say will be held in yet." strictest confidence, he said, Flower Curiosity Boy Throws Tomato Causing Murdoch IVl:orrison has brought in• Injury to Truck -Driver to this office a flower curiosity. The London, Ont.—A tomato, alleged to plant is a marigold and has growini out from among the petals of the or- iginal bloom a cluster of 13 fully ma- tured leaves which encircle the first. bloom, which is dead.—Lucknow Sen- tinel. have been thrown by the 14 -year-old son of Alvin Badder of Eberts, almost caused the death of Louis A. Herbert, 194 Monmouth Road, Walkerville, driver of a truck owned by Marrias Transport Company, Windsor. Bad- der and the boy were hitchhiking to London to attend the fair and secur- ed a ride on a truck loaded with to- matoes. Near Chatham the boy either tossed 'part of a tomato lie had been eating or threw. one at the windshield of the truck in which 'Herbert was riding, as the vehicle' passed each other between Tilbury and Chatham. The tomato broke the glass and a Sharp splinter penetrated his throat *dangerous near the jugular vein. Roebuck Suggests No Tax on New Buildings "Let us say next spring to every builder that any one who will start and complete a building within 1935 will be exempt from taxation on that building for the next three to five years—that is my 'suggestion as a way by which the vitalizing song of the hammer will be 'heard in the land," declared Hon. W. A. Roebuck, At- torney -General for Ontario, speaking as an individual at a banquet in the calarco Hotel, in honor. of Police Commissioner Frank Denton, given under the auspices of the ItaTian Rate- payers' Association. Cost of Guelph Strike $1500 Guelph -Cost of the recent garment workers' strike to this city will am- ount to more than $1500 for' the wages :and expenses of special constables alone, and there 'is every 'indication Dog Treks 350 Miles A 2 -year-old ,collie dog (Pat) own- ed by Johnny Mullin, harness -horse trainer and reinsman, has returned un- accompanied from Brockville, 350 miles distant, where it was last seen by its master. The clog was found in an exhausted condition at the Blue - water Stables at Agricultural Park. It was barely able to wag its tail, but by way of greeting raised its right paw as if to say: "Well, Pm here." Peter Rutledge took the dog home and fed it. Mr. Mullin is at present on the fall fair circuit in Eastern Ontario. A Fine Tomato Mr. A. M. Knight, superintendent of the Rural Hydro, brought into this office the other.' day a tomato grown in his garden 'which weighed almost two and a quarter pounds and meas- ured seventeen inches in circumferen- ce, It is of the Ox -heart variety, which are very meaty and of excel- lent flavour, especially good for table use. It is the largest one we've seen this year, although we have seen some almost as large,, of the same variety. -Clinton News -Record. Dies Following Car Accident Harvey Robinson, Clinton, died in Clinton Hospital following a motor accident on the highway three 'miles south of Clinton. The car he was driv- ing crashed 'into a truck parked on the WHEN you suddenly' realize it's her birthdays and you can't tell her you forgot h 0 and �gaiy, 're - rNes ipart Get totei phcm ®®aa g "} istarne ' c.; Nei will a � both ' yon h ,<' ppy. 'or forgetful husbands, and anybody else, I.% telephone is always ready. A Long tance call now is as simple and easy as ing across the street. Look in the front yo r directory and see how low the rates fite---100 miles, or so for as little as 30 cents. pavement, fracturing the hip of Chas. Brown, of Clinton, a passenger in .the car. Robinson died without regaining consciouness after the accident. Clar- ence Bridle and Philip Carter, both of Goderich, who were riding in the car, escaped injury, Robinson died with- out regaining consciousness after the accident. Clarence Bridle and Philip Carter, both of Goderich, who were riding in the car, escaped injury.. The party had been to the Western Fair. at London, and were returning hone when the crash occurred. Peanuts Grown at Seaforth The price of peanuts in Seaforth will no longer be dependent on tariffs and freight and such things, now that the luscious nuts are being grown lo- cally. Mr. James Rivers of the North Road, has shown us some peanut plants which be took from his garden Thursday, each of which is laden with nuts. On one choice plant was counted 754 peanuts. The peanuts are attached to the plant not unlike po- tatoes, and were grown in a sandy soil and were planted early in May. Mr. Rivers procured the peanuts he planted from his son, who brought them from Kentucky. Mr. H. G. Meir also has peanut plants growing in his garden on the North Road. — Huron Expositor Officer Lever Out Traffic Officer Lever, who was 'so badly injured when his motorcycle struck gravel as he was pursuing a car a few weeks ago, is now able to get about in a wheeled chair. - He comes up town, with his faithful wife,.. or someone else, at the power end,, and is glad to meet his friends.—Clin- ton News -Record, Boy Suffers Broken Leg Ten -year-old Jack Caesar, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Caesar, Con- 6, Ashfield, suffered a broken leg when on his way home from Dungan- non school. He came in contact with another lad while playing along the road and is believed to have been knocked to the ground. The leg gave no outward appearance of being brok- en. He was taken home in a small wagon by some of his chums and the leg was set at Lucknow after an. I Ray had been taken. Barn Destroyed by Fire p Ripley—The frame barn• owned by' Albert Stewart, con. 6, was complete- ly destroyed by fire Monday night.. Mr. Stewart was about to retire when' he noticed the flames. A number or 'hens and a horse and a couple of'piks; were victims. The barn was party 'covered with insurance, BANK OF CANADA CAPITAL $5,000,000 Divided into 100,000 Shares of $50.00 Each The Minister of Finance, pursuant to the provisions of the Bank of Canada Act, offers for public subscription: 100,000 Shares of the Capital Stock of the BANK OF CANADA Issue Price: 850.00 a Share PAYABLE AS FOLLOWS: On Application - $12.50 a Share On San. 2, 1935 - $37.50 a Share The Bank of Canada has been incorporated by the Parliament of Canada and given wide powers to operate as a central bank of issue and rediscount for Canada. The Bank is authorized to pay cumulative dividends from its profits, after provision for expenses, depreciation, etc., at the rate of 4i % per annum, payable half -yearly. 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