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The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-08-04, Page 7Thursday, August 4th, 193i .,o�F•a4.�.A.mmwouw.•.v.writ,�wi.,,�sa.wwam.o.ma.urw�oawo,;s, World Wide News In Brief ` Form �r11rYA�M�4i•o�iwwo�vsoaawu.r�.�,a®a�..�o.P.�9mrsu�9f�•P�R9�a.�ow®o.gr.o Nelson Wins ` Swirl Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Marvin Nelson, one of the greatest of pro- fessional swimmers, carried off the highest honors in the Wolf Week 5 - mile grind, when he finished in two hours, 15 min., 33 4.5 sec. He was followed closely by Frank Pritchard, who was, only 47 seconds behind him while George Young finished third. Bonus Army Camp Destroyed Washington—In one final gas and fire attack Federal troops swept •away the last vestiges of the bonus .army encampments in downtown as n and heard their job- Washington 1 on gt pro .pounced well done by their Com- mander-in-chief, President Hoover. Confident that order at last had been restored after riotous clashes and hand-to-hand battles between police and veterans, the Federal troops were withdrawn. Gansters Kill Three Pittsburg—The guns of gangland brought death to three czars of the iu derworld Johnny, Jim and Arthur Volpe. The three brothers, long no- torious for their bootlegging activ- ities in the Pittsburg district, were shot down in a coffee shop by a trio of gunmen. Hoover's Economic Plan Washington—Plans for a concert- ed push toward United States econ- omic rehabilitation, reaching from coast to coast and into every indus- try, were outlined in a nine -point program by President Hoover. Speaking quietly, the President counted off to newspapermen called to his office one point after another of a project upon which he and Ad- ministration leaders are at work. Quickly he enumerated plans to replace slum districts, stimulate pro- grams for railway replacement and repair, broaden live stock and feeder loans, expand credit facilities, and speed up the movement of agricul- tural, commodities. Weekly Publishers Elect Officers Port -Arthur—Arthur Marsh, pro- prietor of The Echo of Amherstburg, Ont., was elected President of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' As- sociation at the closing business ses- sion of the annual convention of the organization here. Mr. Marsh suc- ceeds H. J. Dornan, of Almeda, Sask. Other officers are: Vice -Pres., Chas. Clark, High River, Alta.; Second Vice -Pres., Adam Sellers, Hunting- don, Que., Managing Director, E. Roy Sayles, Renfrew, Ont. Will Ask Europe to Disarm Washington— Actual disarmament by Europe was demanded by Senator Watson of Indiana, the Republican leader, as'a preliminary to any world economic conference on war debts and reparations stich as proposed by Senator Borah of Idaho. His state- ment came on the heels of a visit to the White House of Andrew Mellon, Ambassador to Great Britain, and also followed closely' a conference between Henry L. Stimson, Secre- tary of State, and Senator Borah. The significant part of all these moves and talks at the Capital is ghat no one, either in official or semi-official circles, has definitely closed the door against debt revision through an international economic parley. Ford Knows Steam Engines Adrian, Mich.—Henry Ford has proved to farmers in this vicinity that he knows as much about steam engines as he does about gasoline motors. Visiting his 1,250 -acre Len awee County farm to view the threshing of wheat and rye, Mr. Ford h old-style found one of the three r e old style threshing rigs out of co-mmission, The operator informed Mr. Ford he had sent to the Ford factory for a mechanic to make repairs. The mo- tor manufacturer shed his coat and vest, crawled about the threshing rig, tore down the steam ejector and put it together again in 20 minutes. The engine ran perfectly. Plan is Withdrawn London -Lord Beaverbrook told the Canadian Press that several se- curity -holders and some of the cre- ditors had not accepted the reorgan- ization scheme for Price Brothers & Company, put forward by him on June 4th, and that he had withdrawn the plan. Lord Beaverbrook's plan, as he presented it to a shareholders' meeting in Quebec, provided for the postponement of sinking fund and dividend payments for five years, and the reduction of the Board of Direc-• tors from fifteen to seven. The con- trol, he stated, would remain just where it was twenty-five years ago. Slayer of Doumer to Die Paris—The strange Dr, Paul Gor- guloff, who assassinated President Paul Doumer, of France, nearly three months ago to promote a Franco- Prussian war, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to the guillo- tine. Spectators cheered the verdict of the jury that found the Russian had slain the beloved President of France and that his act was premed- itated. The jury was out thirty-five minutes and its vote was 10 to 2. Unanimity is not required under the French law. The prisoner was given three days to appeal. Smuts Attacks Secession Activity Pietermaritzburg, South Africa General Jan Christiaan Smuts won a great personal victory and strength- ened his position as Leader of the South African Party when he firmly ly disapproved of the activities of the Natal secessionist group. So con- vincing was his speech that he was accorded a unanimous vote of loyal- ty by a large gathering of his party here. The movement to form a Natal group within the South African Par- ty to work for secession from the Union of South Africa has received a serious setback as a result of Gener- al Smuts' statement. Relief Committee Report The deliberations of the Special Advisory Committee to the Ontario THE WINGITAIV1 ADVANCE—TIMES Cabinet on unemployment finished, after a session of about five weeks, and a report has been handed to Premier George S. Henry. The report has not been perused by the Premier as yet, but its con- tents will be considered at a Cab- inet meeting in the near future, it is understood. The "committee, whose membership numbered eight, had as its chairman W. R. Campbell, Presi- dent of the Ford Motor Company of Canada in Windsor. It is, understood that such prob- lems as the buyingof food for relief purposes have been tackled by the committee, and recommendations thereon have been embodied in its report. Rama Indian Freed Orihia Wellington Simcoe, 38 - year -old Rama Reserve Indian, re- cently charged with "assault and oc- casioning bodily harm," following a disturbance in which his brother, John Simcoe, aged 32, suffered in- juries which terminated in his death in the Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital several days later, is at lib- erty, Magistrate Daniel McCaughrin having ruled, after hearing evidence in the Reservation Court, that there was insufficient evidence to warrant the registration of a convicition. Two C.N.R. Positions Are Abolished Announcement of the abolition of two more official positions on the Central Region of the Canadian Na- tional Railways, on Aug. 1, was made by W. A. Gingsland, General Man- ager of the region. The positions abolished are those of the Assistant General Superintendent of the Mont- real District, made vacant by the re- tirement on pension of Robert Gil- mour, and the post of the Assistant to the General Superintendent of the Southern Ontario District, following the appointment of J. A. Murphy to be Superintendent of Transportation at Toronto. Mr. Murphy's promo- tion came as the result of the accep- tance of pension by W. S. Wilson, who, like. Mr. Gilmour, retires after many years of faithful service in both the Grand Trunk and the Canadian National Systems. "The abolition of these positions may be regarded as a part of our general plan to meet the subnormal business conditions by reducing ov- erhead as much as circumstances will permit," said Mr. Kingsland, "and. to bring every feasible curtail- ment of expenditure without in any way lessening the efficiency of the road or the effectiveness of its op- eration." Unemployed Strike Ended York Township's unemployed strike, carried on for almost a month, came to a sudden collapse, following a closed meeting of the strikers, held. in Calvary Hall, Sil- verthorn Avenue. The following statement was giv- en by Tom Broadhurst, who has, throughout the strike, been the men's recognized leader and counsellor: "With information now in the hands of the strike committee as to the legal aspect of the men's claims, it is felt that the issue at stake can only be settled by a test case at law. Consequently, to alleviate any furth- NOW Nit.v'ER MING, t.W.l!1AT `OA PAPA CT 1A1r'� bd CaC?.r hl CAInf ;. ,- V 'Alga y,14 ed) ffr rtgr \!h Afrl ', •".."riNar'$ tit 16, er distress and .suffering among the who saw the flash and then the smoke of the file, went back to the field and put out the blaze which re- mained, with a fire extinguisher, A peculiar freak of the happening is the fact that a large toad which made its lair under the stook came through the baptism of electricity and fire quite unharmed. -- Walkerton Tele- scope. men's families, and to avoid any pas- sible clash with the authorities, the strike has been called off. The men will respond to work calls froth the relief office this morning." Earlier the men had held another meeting, at which they went on re- cord as being determined to continue the strike, just 'what happened be- tween the two meetings was not made known, but it is taken for granted that the men consulted their legal advisers, It was as .a result of this fact that the decision was re- versed, at the • meeting, which was attended by more than 200 of the strikers. NEWS of the DISTRICT Meeting Was a "Flop" The meeting which was called by Mayor Schwindt for Tuesday night, for the purpose of making plans for the most efficient handling of the local relief problem next winter, was most disappointing, for besides the members of council, there was but one citizen in attendance. In view of this, no action was taken or plans made for organizing and another meeting will probably be called at a future date.—Walkerton Telescope. Gets Ducking When Pier Collapses When a small pier collapsed at Grand Bend Sunday night about 25 persons were thrown into Lake Hur- on. All were brought to shore with- out serious injury. The pier was crowded with sum- mer visitors who were waiting to get a ride on a motor launch making ex- cursions on the lake from Grand Bend, It was about 8.30 in the ev- ening when the structure suddenly started to give way. Screams of frightened women and children pierced the air as the pier collapsed. All those on the pier were tossed into the water, which was about three or four feet deep at that point. — Goderich Star. Farmer Drowns While Swimming Mr. John Reid Cleland, unmarried farmer of the second concession of Wallace township, was drowned on Thursday night, July 21, in a swim- ming pool about five feet deep, on the property of Mr. John Torrance, third concesison, Wallace. Stating that he was going to have a swim, Mr. Cleland left home about eight o'clock and as he was in the habit of spending his evenings away from home, often not returning until late, no concern was felt till it was learned he had not returned home during the night. A search disclos- ed his body in the pool, an abandon- ed clay pit used as a local swimming pool. Coroner Dr. D. A. Kidd, At- wood, was notified and decided that death was due to accidental drown- ing. No inquiest was necessary. — Listowel Banner. Packing House Purchased Negotiations were completed on Tuesday night by which a group of Hanover and Owen Sound men, now operating a plant at Owen Sound un- der the name of the Ideal Pork Pro- ducts, will take over the Avery Pork and Provision Co., of Kincardine. The new firm have purchased the business outright, including property etc., and will proceed at once to manufacture and distribute their pro- ducts throughout the province,—Kin- cardine News. Lost A Valuable Horse John Reuber lost a valuable horse last week. The animal slipped on the wet. ground, and fractured its leg. The veterinary was called, and he placed a plaster cast on the frac- ture, but as it could not be made to stay in place long enough to "knit" the fractured bones, the animal had to be destroyed.—Mildmay Gazette, Large Barn Is Destroyed On Wednesday night, July 27th, about 6,00 p.ni., the fire siren, shrill- ed out another unwelcome alarm, bringing the members of the fire brigade to the fire hall in record titne. On enquiry, we found that the fire was on the farm of Mr. Ralph Ray - son, townline west. It was caused by spontaneous combustion and had started in the barn which contained sixty-five loads of this year's hay. — Palmerston Spectator. Lightning Strikes Stook of Wheat During the electrical storm at noon on .Tuesday, a stook' of wheat on the farm; of Mr. Hugh Traynor, South Line, Brant, was struck by a bolt of lightning and entirely consumed in fire which followed, Mr, Traynor, Caught in Mixer Whileoperating the hoist of a concrete mixer Ernest Bell, Goderich township, met with what easily might have proved a serious accident one day last week. His clothes be- came entangled in the machinery and he was being carried up when his. brother Fred, by prompt action, caught and released him. Ernest was b>.usdand was e • andscratched laid up for a few days.—Goderich Star. Injured At Foundry Mr. W. H. Golding, Liberal nom- inee for the forthcoming Federal by- election, while working at the Bell Engine and Thresher Co., Ltd., on Saturday last had the misfortune to have his hand and arm badly cut. A number of stitches were required .to close the wound and as a result of the accident, Mr. Golding was off work for a few days. Injured by Horse's Kick While returning home from at- tending church last Sunday morning Isabel, the fourteen -year-old daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. A. Borho, of Culross, met with a very painful and serious accident. She was in the buggy with her parents, and in driv- ing down the long hill on the',l0th of Culross, the harness broke. The horse became frightened and com- menced kicking viciously, and Isabel was unfortunate enough to receive a kick full in the face. Immediately losing consciousness, she fell out of the buggy to the ground, almost un- der the frantic horse's feet. She was removed to the home of Mrs. J. T. Rettinger, where after several hours she regained consciouness. She is still suffering a great deal, and is a very sick girl.—Mildmay Gazette, Nude Bathing? Scanning the horizon from a bridge over the Maitland River in East Wawanosh on one of the hot days of last week, County Traffic Officer Lever's eyes fell upon what he thought was a nude bathing par- ty upstr'eam. The bathers disappear- ed into the bush and the traffic of- ficer hit upon the idea of parking aongside a standing auto to await deveopments. Shortly after a party of four turned up, fully clothed, but not carrying bathing suits. Inasmuch as proof would be difficult the offic- er decided against laying a charge.— Goderich Star. Drunk Creates Sensation Despondent over the loss of his job in a local factory after being warned by his boss against getting tight, Karl Duckhorn, -an immigrant of a few years ago from Germany, while under the influence of liquor, created a sensation at his boarding house in the East Ward, at a late hour on Thursday night, by threat- ening, it is said, to take his life. — Walkerton Herald -Times. Breaks Shoulder The many friends of Miss C. Gibbs will learn with regret of the painful accident she met with. She was visiting with Miss Raines at Walkerton. On Monday evening Mrs. Raines, Miss Raines and Miss Gibbs went out for a motor ride with a friend. The car they were riding in collided with another car, and swerving to the ditch turned. ov- er. Miss Gibbs suffered a broken shoulder, Miss Raines received a cut in the head, and Mrs. Raines was un- injured.—Listowel Standard. Wants New Bell A citizen of the town who evident- ly is anxious that we should have the present town bell replaced by a bet- ter one, -sent us the following for publication:: Did you hear the fire alarm on Friday 'morning? Nol A gentleman who says he has lived here for 12 years said in that time he has heard it only twice and he lives three block from the fire hall, he also said it was impossible to get tone out of a tin dish. Another ratepayer said, is the Council representing the people, if so give us a decent bell, we will pay for it, as our Town is not hard up by any means. In a 'recent council report, a mo- tion was carried to raise the Bell higher in the tower. You can raise it as high as the moon, for there is no tone in the old kettle. Get busy you town fathers, you have lagged long enough, and the Citizens are all tired of it, yes, fed up on it. PAGE ,SEVEN A GREAT FOOT BAR6AI N and a great chance to HELP CANADA Canadian farmers produce the wheat from which Shredded Wheat is made. Help Canada's greatest industry by treat- ing yourself to this great food bargain at least once a day --You'll. profit: so will Canada. 12 BIG BISCUITS IN EVERY BOX SHREDDED W. EAT MADE IN CANADA • BY CANADIANS • OF CANADIAN WHEAT Only three firemen responded to the last call, it was not their fault, they did not know there was a fire until it was out and the equipment back in the fire hall.—Harriston Re- view. Farmers Clear $75 per Acre oxt Peas. The Canadian Canners are now nearing the end of their pea pack in Exeter for this season. They expect to finish by the end of this week. It will be interesting to note that the average yield will net the farmers about $15 per acre clear. The high- est yield per acre was grown by Mr. George Link, of Dashwood, who av- eraged $57 per acre clear. The ma- iority of farmers secured in the nei- ghborhood of $30 per acre. —Exeter Times -Advocate. Serious Accident On §unday night about ten o'clock a motorcycle driven by Harold Tep- pard and carrying, as a passenger, Ivan Birk, in encountering a bunch of cattle on the highway collided with one of them. As a result of the collision, Ivan Birk suffered severe injuries which included a broken arm, a fracture of the jaw bone and several leg bruises. Harold Teppard was fortunate in escaping with a bad shaking up.—Palmerston Spectator. WHAT A STUDENT THOUGHT OF THE ALGEBRA EXAM. The teachers who marked the Al- gebra examination paper at Toronto in connection with the departmental examinations written this year, got quite a thrill when they read the following comment written by one oZ the students and attached to his pa., per. While his knowledge of . Alge. bra and Dominion and Provincial jurisdiction may be somewhat faulty. he is quite definite in his opinion. about the examination paper on al- gebra the Department of 'Education prepared. Perhaps he will meet with greater success in other subjects and his sense of humor may .carry hint over some of the rough spots along the highway of life. Epilogue "To those of you who know as lit- tle ittle of this subject, Algebra, compd.- ed and set forth by Satan, I should judge as I, I offer my sincerest sync- pathies and deepest condolences, 'Twas a paper set for the scintil- lating and the brilliant. What chances have we poor numbskulls In such company? My paltry $1.50 flits silently away. It leaves no trace of its going, nor does it contemplate returning. 'Tis gone. Alt, Weil! I sha'n't regret its passing. In years to come, I shall: proudly lift my head among my fel- lows, and say with a clear, resound- ing voice, "In the great period of Reconstruction, and in my tender years, I preferred to the Govern- ment overnment of the great Dominion of Can- ada an insignificant sum, and they accepted. Truly, I am great! Let us render unto Caesar things that are Caesar's, and let us render unto 'Dicky' Bennett, that are 'Dicky' Bennett's; paper, blotter, graph paper and a quantity of ink." 00000 (blots) Cheerio!: (Memo—Enclosed with this were question paper, graph paper and blotter—and a blot). ring Dora too— we'll play tennis" Low evening sates on Station -to -Sta- tion Calls begin 7.00 jam. Still lower night rates at 830 non. All Ruth's friends in the city felt sorry for her when she married Dick and settled down in a small town thirty miles out. They soon found, however, that Ruth had lawns and flowers which made city aparunents seem very stuffy indeed. Now they welcome a chance to run out and Ruth is never lonely. The telephone Is the connecting link. It is quick, easy to use and costs only a few cents; to call the city.