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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1930-06-05, Page 3Western, Canada Produces Gasoline Almost Inexhaustible Supply • Can, be Obtained from Oil Sands—Will Make West Independent of Fuel Ottawa. --Gasoline in .almost unlimit- ed quantities can be commercially pro- duced from oil sands in Northern Al- berta,. Announcement of this disoov- ery was made by 7h. E. H. Boomer, of the niversity of. Alberta, address- ing the National Research Council. The credit for a new method, which yields light oils suitable for the pro-, duction of gasoline, goes to Dr. Boom- er and Dr. A. K. Clark, of the Univer- sity of Alberta. A semi -commercial plant is now in operation in the field and results show that Western Can- ada, at least, will shortly be independ- ent in the production of 'motor fuel. Research in connection with tar sands has been conducted for several. years under grants by the National Research Council and energetic study has produced striking results, it' was revealed, By the application of hydrogen ob- tained from the enormous quantities of natural gas available in Alberta, Dr. Boomer has hydrogenated the tar and produced a light oil that readily cracks to produce gasoline. Dr. Clark and Dr. Boomer have been working for a considerable period on schemes to make tar sand and na- tural gas available for commercial consumption in transportable form. The first step, in the process was to extract the tar from the tar sands, then by the introduction of natural gas into the combination a method has been found to produce a light oil from which gasoline canreadily be manufactured. Almost Inexhaustible Tar sands in northern Alberta were stated to be almost inexhaustible while natural gas, with its important content of hydrogen, is also present in enormous quantities. The fact that a plant for the pro- duction of gasoline has already been set up and has established definite -commercial possibilites is regarded here as a favorable indication that gasoline from products that formerly went to waste is now beyond mere possibility and promises the founding of an important industry. Officials of the National Research Council were last night enthusiastic .as to the possibilities of the new meth- od as far as Western Canada was con- cerned, and agreed that with large plants and large production, gasoline from this source would eventually be - tome a competitive factor on the mar - leets of Easte: c Canada. Tory Comments Dr. H. M. Tory, president of the Na- tional Research Council, expressed his approval of the discovery made by Dr. Boomer and Dr. Clark. Dr. Tory said 'that the new method of producing gasoline from tar sands held great pro- mise and pronounced it the most sig- nificant development in this direction in several years. German Foreign Policy Outlined Chancellor Emphasizes Coun- try's Desire to Disarm Berlin.—Chancellor Heinrich Gruen- ing, leader of Germany's Coalition Government, recently made his debut as interpreter to the world of Ger- many's foreign policy and disarma- ment desires. Addressing foreign correspondents of 27 nations, at the annual banquet of the Foreign Press Association of Berlin, he took for his theme Ger- many's desire for world disarmament and her pacific intentions toward other nations. 'The German people are united in the realization that Germany's renais- sauce can be achieved only by per - he declared. sonal co-operation with all peoples," "Everything making possible; or fa- cilitating this peaceful co-operation will always find our hearty support. .Above all we shall support measures Calculated to safeguard peace." Air Mail Record Goes to Canada Canada now holds the world's re- cord for air mail speed as well as for operating efficiency, since D. S. Bon- durant, air mail pilot, flew from Tor- onto to Montreal, a distance of 340 miles, at an average speed of 193 miles per hour a short time ago, and W. Fleming flew mail from Saint John, N.B., to Montreal at en "al'erage speed of 240 miles per hour, According' to authentic figures, Can- ada also holds the title for the highest efficiency as regards successful air mail fights. The laurel goes to Caira- dian Airways Ltd., which company showed aS -operating efficiency of 95.3 per cent. to rthe last 18 months. Another record night was that of "Shorty" Hatton, a regular air mail pilot who flew front Montreal to Mono• ton, a. distance of 480 miles, in three hours and 45 minutes: • ' Pleased "How dict you like the analr".w Uncle ,Tier smut you'?" "Oh. they diff my hearth good." Empire Message Issued By Premier Mr. King Says Liberal Budget ; Addressed to British Commonwealth Ottawa. --On the ,eve of fempire Day, Premier Mackenzie King issued a message to the people of Canada and of the British Empire generally. Ile stressed the need of tightening the bonds of Empire and of welding to- gether au economic unit. Premier King's message follows; 'Canada's Empire Day message is the budget of 1930, By progressive ex- tensions of the British and Empire preferences, by facilities for welcom- ing to Canada the R-100, and by other means our country has afforded a prac- tical demonstration of her desire to see developed policies which she be- lieves are not only in her own interest but equally in the interest of all parts of the British commonwealth of na- tions. 'Canada's action in this particular is the outcome of no spirit of jealous economic exclusiveness toward other nations. Our portals of trade are open to the world on terms of fair ex- change. We value, however, our as- sociation as a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. In our growth toward full stature of nation- hood, we have strengthened the ties of sentiment and tradition which hind us to the motherland and our slater na- tions of the Empire. "It is especially gratifying to note that our late: ' extension of the British and Empire preference has met with such a spontaneous and whole -hearted response in the British press, irrespec- tive of party affiliations. Trade is es- sentially a matter of business, but in the conduct of our national business we are happy to remember the': we are members of a great community of na- tions under the British crown, which offers unexampled opportunity for fra- ternal co-operation and commercial enterprise in the era of vast develop- ment which awaits the world in this twentieth century." Further Delays In -100 Flight London Newspaper Recounts History of Minor Mishaps London.—The aeronautical corres- pondent of the Morning Post discusses the doubts which have been widely ex- pressed concerning the fitness of the dirigible R-100 to undertake her flight to Canada, which is now scheduled to begin e,bout the end of the month, and suggests that the trip ishould • be fur- ther postponed. The immediate incident giving rise to these doubts was the collapse of the tail "fairing" during the airship's mid -week flight. 'Every time the airship is flown," says the newspaper's correspondent, "some defect is discovered." The cor- respondent suggests further home test flights should be made until all the troubles have beendefinitely over- come and there should be further de- lay for the careful study -of airship pressures. "These pressures," continues the Morning Post, "wore the subject of model tests at the National Physical Laboratory before the R-100 and the R-101 were built, but it is plain that there must be some discrepancies be- tween the model and the full scale re- sults to account for the defects which have appeared." • Television Used In Theatre Show Schenectady, N.Y.—Television com- bined with radio gave a new form of theatrical entertainment recently. An orchestra was directed by a man who could`be seen in image, yet was miles .away. A vaudeville performer stood on the stage and gave his act. A few min- utes inutes later he gave the same act sev- eral miles 'away and the audience heard it again. The entire performance was through tests by the General Electric Company and was based on a systein devised by Dr. E. F. W. Alexanderson, consulting engineer of the General Electric Com.- pally ompally and the Radio Corporation: As the audience entered the theatre they saw John Gamble, the musical director, lead the orchestra. The or. chestra was at their regular positions in the bit but Gamble was present only in image. He in reality was standing in front of a disc in Dr. Alexanderson's studio several miles away while the sounds coming from his orchestra were relayed to him by telephone. New Hats For Men Old Styles Pass Chicago.—Colored straw hats for men are to be ni;ore variegated, and the well-dressed holiday crowd... this summer may resemble assign -painter's nightmare, the Millinery Association of American heard recently as mer- chants from all ports of the country gathered trade information. No longer must the strong sex con- tent itself with sedate whites and tans in selecting the straw hat. Pale tints and bright colors' will rule, along with butter yellow, aqua trine green and linen blue. While India is Disturbed Many Are Loyal THE GREATEST HONOR POSSIBLE FOR INDIAN SOLDIERS The King's Indian orderly officers for this year enjoy a joke upon their arrival from India at London docks, recently, Prince Will Visit Wales by Plane London.—The Prince of Wales will make three visits by air within a short time to Wales. He will fly from Lon- don to Cardiff shortly to open an ex- tension to the Cardiff University. On June 8 he will again visit Cardiff by air, attending the, annual Witsuntide conference of the British Legion. On July 23 he will visit Carnarvon, where the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society's exhibition is to be held. Their Majesties will spend Whitsun- tide at Sandringham L. Norfolk, re• turning to London for a few days af- terwards before going to Royal Ascot for the races. Recently they attended a command performance of "Hamlet" at the old Vic., stronghold of Shakes- pearian actors, where John Gielgud, new actor, has created a sensation with his portrayal of the Prince of Denmark. Fruit Trees in Good Condition Ottawa.—A survey of the principal fruit producing districts indicates that on May 1 fruit trees and plantations generally were in excellent condition, says the first crop report of the sea- son, released by the Dominion Fruit Branch. The plantations having pass- ed through the winter with compara- tively little frost injury, it may be ex- pected fairly average crops will re- sult, provinding growing conditions are normal, the report adds. Strawberry and raspberry planta- tions were reported in a more ad- vanced condition in most districts than on the same date last year. In. British Columbia the strawberry crop is .expected to be ten days earlier while in Ontario conditions indicate harvesting will commence about the same time as last year. Remember that clocks keep on working 'when they strike. World Sank Opens Quietly Basel, Switz.—The Bank for Iuter- national Settlements threw open its doors for business on May 17 without ceremony of any kind to mark incep- tion of the Young Plan, 'which will settle the World War financial prob- lem. • The signature of a trust agreement took place Monday in Paris. On that day, also, the bank expected to receive advice of transfer by S. Parker Gil- bert, Agent -General for Reparations under the Dawes plan, of 145,000,000 gold marks from the Reparations Com- mission. The amount will be placed on the hooks of the International Bank, but the actual money will re- main provisionally in Berlin. The bank actually began to function with 13 employees in addition to its directors, officers and other adminis- trators: For the 40 or so jobs to be filled in the near future 9000 applica- tions already are on file. Until a buildiug being prepared for it can he completed, the bank's funds and valu- able papers must rest in the vaults of various other. institutions. Warn Motorists On R-100 Visit The officials of the Montreal Motor- ists' League are sending a post card to all their members calling attention to the request made to them to leave their cars at home when visiting the R-100 at St. Hebert' and to go to and from the airport, by train. A regular system of trains direct to the Airport will be run to and from the Canadian National station and every comfort is assured by the railroad officials. Mo- torist` League officials point out that while the highways to and from Mont- real via the .two bridges are certain to be congested with traffic that the principle trouble will be found by the want of proper parking facilities at the airport. Chimney Clock Towers A Cant Barometer, With Thermometer Beside it, Completes a New Faces tory Idea Town -planning experts will not al- low factories to disfigure the towns of to -marrow, so work designers have to produce factories that are pleasant to the eye, There Have been, several ingenious attempts to do this recently. The most effective is at the Chiswick Polish, Works, London, where they have put up a factory chimney unique in Bri- tain. What might have .been an eyesore has been transformed into a pleasing tower, designed on clear-cut but shape- ly Iines, in the modern manner. The novelty is that on three sides of it are large clocks, and on the fourth side a giant barometer, with a huge ther- mometer scale covering the same wall. The two instruments are the largest in the country. The barometer is nine feet in diam- eter, and the thermometer scale, un- derneath it, occupies thirty feet of the tower's total sixty feet, and is seven. feet wide. Its figures, painted white, are ten inches high, so that they can: be easily read from a distance. Triumph For British Enterprise An ordinary r rpillary thermometer is used, and it connects withthe con- trol mechanism; inside a little cabin at the foot of the tower, by mercury - filled tubes. As soon as a change of temperature moves the mercury it touches a tiny lever, which, in turn, operates another slightly larger lever, and that "steps up" the motive force until it touches a weighted balance. The balance still more magnifies the impulse, so that it will set moving a thin wire running right up the tower to the top of the scale. A. counter -bal- ancing weight in the middle of this completes the work, and the white pointer moves to record the new tem- perature. The principle is exactly the same for the barometer, except that a thin cir- cular rod runs up to its face and alters the pointer. The tower mechanism is a triumph for British enterprise, for two German firms who were approached declined the job because of its difficulty, but a British firm willingly took it on.—Ans- •wers. Aviatrix Breaks Women's Air Record Daring British Girl Covers 9,900 Miles Alone in 19 Days Darwin, Australia.—Miss Amy John- son, 22 -year-old British flier, com- pleted a hazardous 9,900,mile solo flight froth England, when she lauded here safely, The golden -haired university grad- uate didn't break the solo flight record of 15r/ days, made by Bert Hinkier three years ago, but in her trip across Europe, Asia and the Malay settle- ments, she flew through storms and met with accidents which threatened at times to force her to return home in defeat. The flight is a record for an. aviatrix, National conditions look worst when last election's promises have been for- gotten orgotten and the next election's pro- mises are not out yet. Pilgriihs at Ontario Shrine Sesuit Martyrs' shrine at Penelang, Ont„ on site of St. century, is visited by hundreds of pilgrims every Sunday.. shortly. Better Qutoo1 In World Trade Chancellor of Exchequer to Resist All Attempts at Unsound Measures London, -'--Bearing of the American stock market slump upon the present world trade depression was discussed by William Graham, president of the. Board of Trade, and Philip Snowden,. Chancellor of the Exchequer, recently, both of these recognized authorities on finance and industry holding tbat serious as present conditions are, the turning point is within sight. Mr, Graham, speaking in the House of Commons, said that from all the evidence in the possession of his, de- partment it would appear that the damage by the Wall Street debacle of last fall would not -be so pronounced or so prolonged as has been appro. hended. A warning to speculators on both sides of the Atlantic would be salutary, he said. Commodity prices bad practically reached rock bottom, "I don't honestly think they can go much lower," was his confident pro- nouncement. Substitution of the Young plan for the Dawes plan, Mr. Graham went on, "makes it possible to look forward to considerable recovery in central Eur- ope with consequent encouragement for British industry and commerce." Cheap money in Britain should create enterprises that have been delayed in During the last fortnight alone $$0, - anticipation of a fall in the bank rate. 000,000 of new capital has been auth- orized for overseas development. Blizzard Maroons Albertan. Train Passengers Go Hungry Until Kind -Hearted Farmers Form Relief Ration Party Edmouton.—The strangest freak of the blizzard which swept the greater part of Central and Northern Alberta recently came to light when the North- ern Alberta Railway train from Lao la Biche pulled into the Edmonton sta- tion after being held up ten hours in a snowdrift at Bon Accord, 20 miles northeast of Edmonton. The tremendous drift, which caught the two engines and coaches of the train and held them until released by snowplows, was estimated to be 15 feet deep. No one was injured, but some of the passengers received a se- vere shaking up. There was no diner on the train, and passengers suffered from the pangs of hunger until farmers formed' a relief ration squad and arrived at the marooned train with coffee and sandwiches: Earl's Sword Comes to Canada Ottawa.—Hallowed by its continu- ous association with Earl Jellicoe throughout his entire career with the British battle fleet, a ceremonial sword which is the prize for cadet shooting throughout the British Em- pire, was presented by His Excellency the Governor-Genral to Millbrook Con- tinuation School, Millbrook, Ont., on the occasion of the annual inspection of the Ottwa Collegiate Institute cadet brigade. EarlJeIlicoe's sword thus comes to Canada for the first time. It was won by the Millbrook School in 1929 at rifle competitions, but results of the shoot- ing by schools and corps all over the world were announced ouly recently. • Toads Given Chance London.—A public call has been is- sued to all motorists to spare the toads this season. It is pointed out that particularly in May and June the toads gather under electric lights and are slaughtered in scores. Farmers and gardeners declare that toads are wonderful assistants in riding crops of bugs. "Give the toads a chance" is the new slogan. France Says "Goodbye" To the Rhine Wiesbaden, Germany. — The final evacuation of the Rhineland occupied area, for more than a decade the goal of German diplomacy and the dream of the German people, begun officially, on May 20. The Custodian of German properties received notification to this effect from the Supreme Command of the French Army of the Rhineland. Cost of Living Drops 2 Per Cent., Ottawa. ---The cost of living in Can- ada, based on the retail prices of food, fuel, rent, clothing and sundries, was lower in April than in any of the past six mouths, although prices remained slightly higher than in the spring of 1929. The Dominion Bureau of Sta. tistics' index of retail prices for April; shows a reduction of nearly 2 per cent.' since the first of the year. Another phase of rnuch•needed na tional adjustment is disclosed by the, fact . that there are over 26,000,000 automobiles and less than 1,000,000 hospitals beds in the U.S, Mary, headquarters ,of. Huron missions of seventeenth The trouble with the average naod- Jesuit fathers killed by lroquis are to be canonized ern girl Is that she doesn't think she is average. +