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Zurich Herald, 1930-05-22, Page 3Modern Mothers Are VVonderftd dren, are the best methere in the Werld, They staled a sena emphatic eontradietion of the old -Whitened theory that Where niotherhood }gen youth ended, By MARIE LOHR ' think the modern mother le w0a- erful, 1 oatl her the "Peter Pan" enother; she never seems to grow up. .A.nd1 am an in fever 9g this happy flair for never growing up. It is the best thing that could happen to the leather who wishes to gain the con- fidence of her children and know their innermost secrets and divine their unsPeken desires and ambitions, Only by interest hi their ways, 'Which often are vastly divergent from her own, cart a mother effectively lavish all the tender qualities of moth- ,erliness,:Most important of which are esympathy and companionship. :Keeping Young With Their Children The type of mother who has nb time to devote to her children's Measures and interests will never ex. tract the best from them. The ways of their world may seem trivial when compared to her owa, but to them they are of a paramount and absorbing importance. There is a difference betwe.on the mother of this and the last century; ,s0 much the better for this generation Times have cbangea and so, happily, have the conceptions of mother.; as to how best to retain the respect of their -children. Mothers, thank heaven, no longer bid farewell to their twenties by dora aiing shawls and spectacles, and with .a deep sigh of resignation renoance the delights indulged by their children Modern-day mothers are young in :mind and in body at what our grand- mothers used to call "Middle' age"— but even grandmothers, too, now keep young with their children! Take the modern ballroom, for in- stance. Never before were there so many middle-aged and elderly couples elancing as there are to -day. And they enter into it with the younger .set with a zest that is at once appreci- ated, ancl, which enhances rather than lessens respect for parental opinions. No longer do our daughters, demure ;and decorous, dance beneath the lynx- like eyes of austere chaperons pos. seesed of little, if any, understanding of youth. Now the role of chaperon is more often, than not fulfilled by the modern. "Peter Pan" mother—herself and ardent dancer, able to enjoy life and, at the same time "keep an eye" on her charges. Not Like the Old Soulless Chaperon. Modern daughters, I am sure, are thankful for this state of affairs, for they can choose the partners they really want without fear that they will be frightened off by the snobbish .disdain and palpable disapproval that more often than not greeted them. in ,the days of soulless chaperons. Modern mothers have less obvious tactics, and use cleverer methods• when dealing with their children's 'choices. The Y are fully aware that opposition only enhancee . desire. And that many of 'the undesirable alliances and clandestine elopements of the past were but the result of some quite unjustified embargo put on their lib- erty by an officious and unsympathe- tic chaperon. Even when a modern mother regis- ters disapproval of a friendship -e. which is not often, for the effect of their new freedom has been to make young people themselves more dis- criminating—she employs methods of her own in dealing with this kind of problem. She is much more broad-minded than the chaperons were, and having remained young with her children, she understands better the reasons for a friendship of attachment. And, anyway, her daughter will probably have told her, "because modern moth- ers are so companionable and under- stan ding." The "Peter Pan" mother, if she doesn't approve of her . daughter's choice of a male companion, doesn't take her task and rely on threats, or carefully wrapped warnings for obedi- ' ene. She will, as likely as not, take him up herself to avert possible dis- aster! Motherliness, to be 'perfect, should embrace several qualities--symPathY, understanding, and the happy knack of obtaining confidence without the giver suspecting a motive. Tact and far-seeing judgment are necessary in order to gain and keep young people's confidences. It is by steering her girls clear of the pitfalls of life without let- ting them know that the maternal hand is on the guiding rein that the most wayward ones an be managed. A mother's only hope of winning her daughter's confidence is by being companionable, and I think that there is little doubt that the "Peter Pan" mother has far greater control over her children than had the mothers of bygone generations, who merely rais- ed their eyebrows in horror and colcl reproof at youthful indiscretions. How to be Young and Happy at 40 How One Employer Places Mis-Fits . . "How to fit equare pegs into round holes has ever been one of the player's greatest Problems, Over- earning the evil of, ails -fits busi- nees is a study of vital importauce to every growing .firm,'" says a Writer in Buetuess," eItecently an employer of no little conseanence Nana a remedy for this evil which proved, on application, of great profit to his business as a whole, "The idea which was suggested to him by the head .of his training de- nartment for new aseistants is one that could be adopted by a small or large retailer, or wholesaler, With equal impunity. It is simple too, in operatiou, requiring only the services of one person, together with a number of printed forms, made out in original and clupliaate, "'I'his person made. a personal call —consaming in this case a few weeks —to every individual in the organi- zation, to whom wore pat a series of que.stions printed in this special foam, with space for the teesistants' ausWers. Here are some of the questions:— "Are you happy in your present work? you could be moved, which de- partmeut would you care to be placed in? "What is your special anthition? "What makes you think you are fit- ted for tbat particular work? "Have you ever tried to specialize in any one thing? "It was surprising what informa- tion these cards brought to light. One man interviewed said that he liked to write, and that he would enjoy edit- ing the organization's house organ. Others expressed aspirations along other lines, Only a small majority expressed satisfaction. with their pres- ent occupations. It was a revela- tion, and a not too comforting one to the management. "However, in the case of the man with 'leanings' to house organ edit- ing, the editor of the house magazine resigned, and. in casting about for a new editor the. man's ambitions came to light—re his tabulated card. He was given a tele'. The magazine not only remained good, but after a few issues it even showed signs of dis- tiuct improvement on the old regime. To -day it is one of the best magazines of its kind pablished. If these tab- ulated cards revealed only this one case of a 'mi -fit' in an. organization it more than paid for the price of its installation." May64W8 20th Anniversary of Their Reign SAILOR KING AND HIS QUEEN RECEIVE LOYAL GESTURES OF THE EMPIRE His Majesty and Queen Mary observed the 20th 'anniversary of their coronation and asceneion. to the British throne.ou May 6th. Few public ceremonies, however, marked the occasion, but bells were rung and guns fired salutes in Hyde Park and British naval stations in various parts of the world. The photograph here show inter- esting portrait studies of the King and Queen. The King is seen in his uniform as ,colonel -in -chief of the Life Guards. Warship Scrapped! What it Means Many People-Wbin They Hear That a Warship Is Screoped Wonder What Happens.—The New Naval Treaty Deals With this Matter, and Lays Down Specific Con- ditions on this Point The present Treaty provides for the disposal of vessels of war in the fole lowing ways: (1) .by scrapping (sinkieg or break- ing up); (ii) by converting the vessel to a hulk; (i14) by coneerting the vessel to target use exclusively; (iv) by retaining the vessel exclu- sively for experimental PurPoseal (v) by retaining the vessel exclu- sively for training purposes. Section i.—Vessels to be Scrapped (a) A vessel to be disposed of by scrapping, by reason of its replace- ment, must be rendered incapable of warlike serviee within six months of the date of the completion of its sue- cessor, or of the first of its succes- sors if there are more than one. If. however, the completion of the new vessel or vessels be delayed. the work of rendering the old vessel incapable of warlike service shall, nevertheless, be completed within four and a hall years from the date of laying the keel of the new vessel, or of the first of the new vessels; but should the new vessel, or any of the new ves- sels, be a surface vessel not exceed- ing 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement, this period reduced to three and a. hall years. (b) A vessel to be scrapped shall be considered incapable of warlike service when there shall have been removed and landed or else destroyed in the ship: (1) all guns and essential parts 01 guns, fire control tops and revolving parts of all barbettes and turrets: (2) all hydraulic or electric new chinery for operating turrets; (3) all fire control instruments and range -finders; (4) all ammunition, explosives. mines and mine rails; (5) all torpedoes, war heads, tor- pedo tubes and training racks; (6) all wireless telegraphy installa- tions; (7) all main proeelling machinery. or alternatively the armoured con- ning tower and all side armour plate; (8) all aircraft cranes, derricks, lifts and launching apparatus. All landing -in or flying -off platforms and decks, or alternatively all main prop- elling machinery; (e) Scrapping shall be finally effect- ed in either of the following ways within twelve months of the date on which the work 01 rendering the ves- sel incapable of warlike service is due for completion: (1) permanent sinking of the ves• sel; (2) breaking the vessel up; this shall always include the destruction or removal of all machinery, boiler" and armour, and all deck side and blt. tom plating. Section II—Vessels to be Converted to H ul ks exert Foul Sadly Lacking In. Romance British Aviatrix Now Believes Tales of Horrors Rather Overdone Scenes in 'Quake 1 1 the Buddhists, were shaken down, and 1 the priests deposited their precious Area Described stones with the 33ritish authorities for safe -keeping. Among them was the $1,250,000 weather vane on top of the chief Buddhist pagoda at Peru. Deeds of Heroism, Cowardice A water famine and the possibility and Greed Told by of disease threatened the city. Water Survivors was so scarce that it was being sold for a shilling -24 cents—a pint. Rangoon, Burma.—The ancient city ,sapito. ae Rescue workers, some wearing gas of Pegu, once the powerful the kingdom of Pegu, was in ruins masks, were hard at work clearing away the wreckage. Many were oc- from Monday's fire and earthquake cupied with driving away dogs, who when a United Press correspondent visited it recently. squatted in the streets over the bodies More than 1,000 persons oE the 14,- of the dead, growling at the approach. of intruders. 000 population. were- estimated as dead, -and the estimate v.:a.s conserve - Bagdad, Irak.—The romancers who concoct tales of what happens to pret- ty British girls who get lost ill the desert are all wrong, according toe Amy Johnson, 23 -year-old aviatrix with golden hair, who is attempting to make a record flight from Croydon, England, to Australia. Arriving from' Aleppo, Syria, she told a story of having been forced down in the desert near an. Arab en- campment, where she waited tremul- ously with, revolver in hand for what might happen, but heard only the bark- ing of dogs. The Connecting Links Unthinking people are prone to get the cart before the horse. An effect is always hidden behind. a chain of 'causes. Wise is the in- dividual who has been able to learn carefully to look over the links in that chain—links that have contribut- ed to success or failure. A man witb. countless millions says: "The purpose of our existence is not to make a living, but to make a life—" That statement, it stopped there, would not impress a starving man favorably. But that millionaire (who is a great and good man), continued his state- ment like this; "—a worthy, well- rounded and useful life." Any worthy, well-rounded and use- ful life will bring about a good living. Linking one to the other is a great chain of causes. Sometimes we think we see the real reason for some suc- cess or more failure, when, in reality, we have selected only one link in the chain of causes. Perhaps this will impress you: A. woman is as strong as her weakest tive. It was believed hundreae. e • e-• • • a Ftnti-Dritisn Propaganda were burled beneath the debi'm,O:v old • Cape Argus: Take the deadly and buildings, which have - not been Cleared: away. subtle propaganda against British trade which has been in progress— In other parts of thet earthquake how little has been done to cheek it. area, which 'reached as far as Ran - Sheffield some time ago discovered goon, 21 were known. deadr. that goods of inferior quality had. been Deeds of heroism, cowardice and fraudulently marked with the names gr eed were told as survivors recount - of Sheffield firms of the highest stand - ea the horrible hours when the whole ing with the deliberate object of city seemed to rise and fall, then burst out in flames. The doors of the Pegu jail, were thrown open. when the fire broke out, and the inmates paeoled to aid the firemen. They fought the. flames for hours and later when the roll was called, not one was missing. Two hundred in the audience were crushed to death when a moving pic- ture house collapsed. Many others were drowned when, panic-stricken; The real danger was not from they leaped into a, nearby ciee k, to Sheiks, she said. She had flown avoid the sickening else and fall of across the Taurus Mountains, 8,000 the earth. feet above sea level, through dense .A. gang of looters, eagerly Intel* on collecting precious Oriental stones from the fallen buildings, was driven off successfully by British °Meer& Jewel-studed pagodas, temples of clouds which hid everything beyond a few yards ahead of her when she en- countered a sand -storm with a wind of about 50 miles an hour. The storm forced her down to the desert floor, where for two hours whirling clouds of dust threatened to drive the plane away. She took out her baggage, containing an evening drese, some clean stockings, and other feminine things and scotched the wheels of the plane. When the storm died down she was able to get into the air again, and soon picked up the Tigris River. ShO lowed it to Bagdad, and landed grace- fully at the 'aerodronie to the surprise of airmen. who knowing of the storm had not expected her. While they set to work overhauling her machine she went to a 'hotel for food and sleep, with the intention of restarting at dawn to try to reach Karachi. The Rubber Tapping Holiday Times or Ceylon; (To counteract Mothers who mingle with their over -production and the consequent children in their pleasures and daily 'drop in Deices, the Reibber Growers' interests broaden their own outlook Association has decided to stop tap - o11 lite, and can appreciate their chll- ping trees foe a 'month.) If the dren's point of view and recognize scheme comes into operation, end their difficulties, How :ean any wee, particnIarly as son: as any impvession man hope to be a tisefelcompanion is made on stocks, the price will go to her children if site has 110 knowi-:' UP. if it does not, the scheme is edge outside the narrow limitations likely to prove a greater fiasco than of the domestic circle? 1 We have ever thought it would. Im- Jest as a mother feels Proud of her inediately the market improves, how - children's accomplishnients, so can' ever, it is a credulous person who will 'children feel proud Of their mother's believe that all the "gentlemen's agree - achievements, especially if they are monis" in the World will Prevent a coacerried With the thildren's Own vast number of rubber-producorg from world, and particularly with its pleas- accepting a god -sent opportunity of Wee. improving their balance sheets. Mothers of to -day Who *have youth- followng riots be sit Were killed, and :dance the dances of their cliff- upright.—Benjainla Franklin. moments and a man as weak as sev- damaging the world-wide reputation eral links in the chain of his life. for quality ot that great tel centre.' Surely the question of effectively checkmating hostile propaganda is worthy of more attention than it has received. NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE Perth Western Man: Unemployment it a social curse, but if an unemploy- ment insurance scheme were to ha volve retrenchment, as it almost cer- tainly would in our present circum- stances the army of the compulsory idle would be substantially recruited. and the country rendered the poorer by a consequential reduction in the volume of production. It is the contributing causes or the connecting links that create a real effect. Associate with Kids If you want to gel a real kick out of life, associate with kids. A. child's mind sees clearly. The mature mind is often clouded by cir- cumstances, environe ent and ex 01100. ONE ONE WAY One way to supply human needs is by encouraging words and kindly deeds. ambittons, who play the games It is hard for an empty bag,to stand ful An Interesting View of Rioting in India e.ea•ece=-•ae-e--7"--- ....• ......................... . ....... ••• • 1 ,1 • 1 1. • '• 1 • • .• • , • 1 - THE ARCHITECTURE. AND STRANGE..CARTS EORM CONTRAST TO ONTARI 0 Barricade of Buffalo carts completely btoekina tragic at Howrah Bridge, Calcutta, India. in demon A vessel to be disposed of by con. version to a hulk shall, be considered finally disposed of when the condi- tions prescribed in Section I, para- graph (b), have been complied with, omitting sub -paragraphs (6), (7) and (8), and when the following have been effected: (1) mutilation beyond repair of all propeller shafts, thrust blocks, tur- bine gearing or main propelling mo- tors and turbines or cylinders of main engines; (2) removal of propeller brackets; (3) removal and breaking up of all airiraft lifts and the removal of al: aircraft cranes, derricks and launch - lug apparatus. When the Critics Boasted Mr. Lloyd George in the Budget de- bate quoted from Conservative litera- ture the claims of that party to have expended vast sums on social legisla- io itng,i,:It, he said. "Here was one leaflet was extraordinarily interest. —in red—all promises of expenditure; bribery arrayed in scarlet. This was the party that was criticising. 01 what did they boast? In 1928 the Conservative Government spent R1.- 000,000 more on education, £3, 000,- 000 more on housing, V.,000,000 move on health services and 213,000,000 more on pensions than the Socialist. ,Government speut in 1924. 'Another leaflet stated: 'During the lifetime of the present Conservative Government expenditure on social services by the State and local auth- orities increased by £50,000,000, from £332,000,000 in 1924.' That was the Year when the Socialists were in of- fice. They only spent 2332,000,000, but 'in five years of Conservative gov- ernment it was raised to 2382,000.000 in 1927: Since then Mr. Churchill had Put on another 230,000,000. 'They boaster of it when there 'were votes to be had. The heading of this leaflet was 'From the cradle to the grave.' This was how they SUM- med up:—'Prom the time that he is born until his declining years the worker is protected and helped on his way by the State under Ads of Par- liament which were either originally passed by Conservatives or whili have been improved upon by Conservative Governments.' They could not heel it both ways." ile wbo always wants his own ways is soon lett to travel a1011e. • stration „, s. • ..... .