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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1931-10-08, Page 64""e•-•-•-•-•-•-enes'-'-'----'''' part of his general craziness. Yon won't like him, but, on the other hand, a job's a "You bet your life," said Carruthers, and did not know that his voice was ' less steady than was normal. "A job! him to- a job -where A weekly laconic)! After months of— IHe broke off there, because ho was marriage was ashamed of himself. He said so. 1 "I've been talking like a selfish rat- , ter,' he said. "If I click with Bar- $ clay's I'll let you know. I3ut the point aeaseasee-enee-e-e-s-e-4--0-4esees-*-0-*-""'Iis—what about you? I've no light to With the middle finger of a podgY ask, but how are you fixed?" hand, Mr, Humphrey Barclay, of Ba -1 "You. mean about money? About clay's Advertising Service, pressed the carrying ou till I land something buzzer on his desk. Five seconds later else?" a clerk opened the door marked "Pri-1 "Yes. Y'see, I know what a devil of vate." 1 a business searching for a, post can "Tell Miss Maine I wish to sae her— be; and I know what the free-lance now!" snapped Barclay, and lit a cigar. game is like, these days." When tile door opened again, "I'm quite O.K.," she told him cheer - through a haze of blae-grey smoke the , fully. "I cau hang on here till long advertising agent looked at an ex -I after the last cow h e come home. tremely pretty girl of twenty-three,But— What's the matter now?" fair of hair and skin, but with, at the "It's nothing, really," he answered; moment, a rather worried expression , but, all the same, looked as though in her large, grey eyes. (some sudden worry had assailed him. "I want a word svith you, Miss "I've just remembered I left something Maine," Barclay anuounced. "A seri- upstairs I'd better take away with me ous word. Sit down." —now. I'll hop up and get it, if you With. superficial meekness she obey: don't mind. waiting here for a second. ed, and listened to a livery and unjust , Will you?" criticism of her work in the agency's "Of course," she said. "But watch art department. that ash from your cigarette. Drop "Well, there it is," she was told fin- it into that fern -pot. Mother Goose ally. "For all I know you. may be a as you call her, doesn't really believe genius as a highbrow artist, but you're it is good for the cerpets." no good on commercial work—not She was still speaking when. Car - here, anyhow." ruthers had gone from the room—was "Does that mean you are sacking still wondering about him when she me, Mr. Barclay?" went up to her bed-roem and removed "Yep! I never give anyone a fort- her ha. Then she began to sniff. In the t nignt's notice. I give 'em the money instead, and cut the connection sharp. 1 Single Men Only She loved him—and sent barred Ey Rowan Glen In downpour of rain, Mahatma. Gandhi, Indian leader, arrived in England, aboard. channel 6tearner on his way to London. Here is Mahatma spinning, as he crossenglish channel from Boulogne. roon I —her own, very private roora-1 "There isn't_ any joke, my dear. Lis, get angry. I lovyou a Has 391,372 f . a eI' C Muck the best way. I've rung through. there lingered. the smell of cigaretteten, and don't to the cashier, so—" smoke! She never smoked in her bed- but I couldn't tell you till now—now that I've got a good crib with the besti Ottavra.—There were 394,372 miles she did not know it, she was prettier cigarettes were Virginian. Whoever prospects. I don't care hew long i,,of highway open for traffic at the end Sally Maine had risen, and, though room, and, anyway, her infrequent than ever, because there was added had been in her room smoked Turkish have to wait for you; but, of cOurse--, Lof, last ear,ya prelhninary report of color in her cheeks. She might have or Egyptian. James Carruthers He did not need to go •ou.Sally's VhighWaYs and motor vehicles in Can - no great talents, and very little money, smoked Turkish, when he could afford to know. eyes were telling him what he wiShed 1, ada issued by the Dominion Bureau . 1 of StatiStics shows. . But she had other things to think of "But are you quite—quite stire about The province of Saskatchewan led but she had courage and a good deal any cigarettes et all! . Yourself?" she asked: "You're not be- in mileage with 154,859, and was ing just generous and dutiful, are you, follovied' by Alberta with 62,426 and Outer?: with 52,270 miles of road. The From a pocket -book he drew an ell- highvasys of the two Western Pro- velope addressed to her in his writing, vincese hoWever, were mostly an - “This will remove any doubts,” he stirfaced. 'Quebec was fourth with 33,- k'" 4 • AWIT11 NEscouTs World Jamboree It has been decided that the next Boy Scout World Jamboree will take place in 1933 at a place called. Godelle, and mailers 1 utile years to come. about 15 miles from the city of Buda- , Parents are becoming more and pest, in. Hungary. more alive to the value of Scout Train- ing to their sons, and we had very practical demonstration of this at the Scout Booth at the Canadian National Exhibiticin this year, where the grown- ups showed almost as much interest in. the display as the boys themselvee. Preparedness "Be Prepared!" Are you prepared, Lone Scout?" What would you clo if you were sud• denly called upon to help tight a for- est fire, or a burning haystack? Wnat trip to Europe, therefore, yOu should i would you do in case of severe storm, get busy in order to obtain the neces- flood, or automobile accident? Would sary qualiacations well in advance. i YOU be able to demonstrate that a "-e 1 A! looked forward to as a break in the steady routine of school work. Scout training must and will tell upon the general habits, the character This was decided by the Interna- tional Conference of Boy Scout Lead- ers held recently at Vienna, Austria. When the Canadian contingent was chosen for the last Jamboree, which was held in England in .1929, the con- dition was that all candidates should be First -Class Scouts. Wouldn't it be a fine thing if, at the next 1933 Jamboree, some Ontario Lone Scouts were included in the con- tingent? If you are keen to take the Miles of. Highways of pride. "Thanks!" she said, "Posts are dif- than this minor mystery. She had. lost ficult to ggt nowadays, and I hadn't her job. She had no one to whom she pluck enough to resign; but I'm glad could turn. Far better artists than you've dismissed me. It's been rather she were going to the wall gallantly or horrible, working for a bad-tempered, otherwise Worst of all, she had said fault-fincling, vulgar little man, blown up with his own conceit. I'm sorry for whoever takes my place here. Good- bye!" That was well enough said; but once she was outside the big office, and on her way towards the boarding- house in Kensington, Sally become for her, unnaturally grave of mood. 'While it was true that she was glad to have seen the last of Barclay the 1 that beast, Barclay. If you o—w , ing in my room," said Sally. rve six months previously, other things * * * me the letter, Jim. I'm going to keep tario led with 34,379 miles of this, Bully, as she had christened him some it's 'single men only'." were equally true. When Sally was near despair, and it for always. And when we .get Mar- while:Quepe was second with 13,302 For instance, she hadn't enough down to her last ten -shilling note, she ried, we'll send a wire, with our .bless. miles. Aezie 20,000 miles of highway rugs, to Humphrey Barclay. , n he Was conkructed or improved during cash to keep her for more than a few received this letter from Carruthers: 1930,-ber 4,000 miles of this being weeks. Her only relatives were some "Dear Miss Maine,—Some weeks ago hadn't sacked me, all this might lleN* •in Saskatchewan and over 3500 in sereeteeseeseeeesaseeeeeeeeseeeaemease-seeeeeaseaseaeasseeeess, anteartrarriteniferstaleiterto-Willerie she could not possibly apply for help, even should help be necessary, and she had but few friends in London. There were a good many acquaint- ances, of course; but they are differ- ent. She smiled somewhat ruefully on realizing that she was now in the same positioneis her fellow -artist and board- er, James Carruthers, an out -of -work. She liked Carruthers very much, and it was a shame, so she told herself, good-bye to Jim. She knew now that a., in her heart she had been calling him said. "On the evening a en. • that during the many weeks when she boarding-house, I put this on the man- British. Columbia sixth with 22,03E, had thought to be merely sorry for tlepiece in your bed -room. Then, when and Nova Scotia seventh with 14,681 him. it seemed. there was a chance of my miles . of highway. The district of When she was going to bed that getting the job you'd lost, I skipped up Northern Ontario, which is listed in night she said ,silently: 413.c1 took the letter away. It tells you the report separately, came next with "I don't understand, Jim, but I sun._ all about my love, and explains that if 13,652 miles, New Brunswick ninith pose everything will come alt right and when the tide turned rd come with 11,825 miles and Prince Edward some day. I hope you get the job with back to you." Island laet with 3,650 miles of road. "So it was you who had been smok- There Were 80,497 miles of surfaced " highwayin the Dominion, and .0n- 040 miles,Manitoba fifth with 26,152, Parents' View of Scouting The July issue of tine "Miami Lonie" contains a short article written by the parents of a Lone Scout in that dis- trict, in which the following state- ments are made: pared." "Scout work is one of 'The best If you are not a Scout, and If you are things for boys. It offers great Pos- sibilities for practical education. as well as recreaticn. It develops obser- v.ation and alertness, a desire to gain facts and methods of doing things most effectively. It encourages the exchange Of ideas so that the boy may have the benefit of the experience of others. Also it affords a sensible Scout is -really "prepared?" See therefore Lonies that you take all the interest you possibly can in your Scoiit work, so that you can al ways conscientiously say "I am Pre- wgstes 'ereveltathaaatteat-egetstsrxeenis a: -jObs-Th.vith Jearclays.- elyiyeniessings went to you for the chance. Now I have left the 'Bully,' as you called him, and am in charge of the art -room with Alex. Morrison & Co. There's a small job for you here, if you wish one. "Anyway, will you call and have a, chat? You promised to let me know if you left Mother Goose, so I take it you are still with her. I couldn't stay , with. Barclay any longer, for I ant to be married soon, so his 'single men only', that he should have so long a spell of rule made it imperative for me to seek ill -fortune. He had said little about t pastures new. himself, and. had never complained, "Do give me a call, or at least ring but Sally guessed that of late he must me, have been knowing something pretty "yours sincerely, near distress. "James Carruthers." Within a few seconds of reaching neve A messenger came nito tile re'l)m441Wlar,Brittitivick." then, which was perhaps as well. Af- Capital expenditures for provincial ter all, an office is not the ideal piece. and provincially subsidized roads in for an exchange of Itisse.s.—"Answers”1 1930 WC864,265,000 for the Domin- ion. 3*02,000 of this was spent on I main proVicial highways, $10,338,000 in seconaisy provincial highways, $10,338,00,9alSon. county and market roads andialie remainder on township and local senads, bridges constructed during theyear in Canada cost $5, 713,000, malting a grand total of $69,- • 998,000 sPent on highway -work. 1VIaintenance of all these roads and bridges 44:$23,102,000. e' • . War Debt Readjustment Providence Journal: Nothing is to be gained—indeed much is to be lost I —fret i continuance of an. attitude which refuses to acknowledge the cold, hard fact that the moratorium is but the beginning f an inescapable task n securing common sacrifices from * * the boardinghouse, she met, him in the At her most dignified, Sally went to little hall, and had the odd fancy that see James Carruthers in his new of - he flushed on seeing her; he seemed fice. She was poor, but did her best to be suddenly and ,,nusually ill at to book prosperous; was harassed, but ease. strove to appear as though harassment "Hallo, Miss Maine!" he started. had never touched 1"er. To work in 'Tye never known you. get back so the same office as the man whore she makee the heart grow ou. early as this before. I—I'll be able to loved would he awkward for her Jul "Oh, sure, since G-eorge returned toPractically, she can not pay and pay' say a good-bye to you, after all." the city I have learned to love Fred and pay unless the creditor nations As he spoke, Sally noticed a: trunk • emany ways, but he would not be allow; the to sense that awkwardness. ever so much more." , • are prepared indefinitely -to retard the rebovery of the world's economic "It was awfully good of you to write eqUilibirum for the sake of collecting "The Root of All Evil" an excessive political debt levied when Loudon. unable to join an ordinary Scout Troop, perhaps you would like to be a Lone Scout. If so, write to The Lone Scout De- partment, Boy Scouts Association, 330 Bay Street, Toronto, tell them why you want to be a Lone Scout, and ask them for particulars of this movement. They will be glad to hear from you.— form of recreation, which is eagerly !Lone E. The Future of Canada London Times (Ind.) : The farmers, upon whose prosperity is built the prosperity of the West and, indeed, of the whole of Canada, are feeling the pinch of bad times, and despond- ent voices are heard regretting that the reduced income of the country has been so heavily mortgaged. But that—like the depression—is a tem- porary phenomenon. The Western Provinces will recover from their pre- sent setback, and may well be the more prosperous in the end for the lessons learned during their time of adversity. Few coun'ries have a more assured or a brighter future than the Dominion, which, with its ten million population, already holds so high a place among the nations. "Mt. -3 you ever found that ab.:ence the creditor nations. Theoretically. Germany should pay and pay and pay. and suitcase which stood near the hat- staucl. "Good-bye?" she repeated. "But— what does it mean? You aren't leav- ing—not definitely?" He nodded, and now the flush was shutting his cigarette -case nervously, is one -fading, though the uneasiness remain- nodded, and when he spoke, did so as to the attention of a public that is a shy boy might have done. apt to think that suchtechnicalmattere "Afraid so," he returned, "I de- "Yes, if you care to have it," he said. should be left for economic and finan- clued this morning, and I've squared "But there's another post going, and cial experts to debate and settle. Un - things up with Mother Goose. I'm I'd very much rather you took that. I fortunately, the experts ,disagree going to move into cheaper quarters. told you in my note I was going to be violently among themselves concern-, Then, if nothing turns up in a fort- married. Well, I'm not sure whether ing the value and permanence of the night or so, I'll clear out of London. that's true or not. It all depends ou' gold standard, while the peesent sys- There's a farm I know where I might the girl—on you, Sally." tent of international payments based get a job, hoeing turnips, or something She stared at him in complete upon that standard is becoming pro- of that sort. Nobody -wants to buy ray araazement. 1gressively demoralized as gold accura- j masterpieces, and I've raked every "On mer she asked. "What—what's ulates in the United States_____an4 agency and newspaper for a ob. Not the joke, Mr. Carruthers?" 1 France. a hope for me in your office, I sup- ___ He put the question lightly, but it Tailless Craft pose?" I think there very well might be," Ti inspired Sally. title answered. "Let's go into the sit- ting -room. and talk. There's no one there," .A. minute or so later she ended a rather long speech thus: "So, you see, it's certainly worth try- ing, Mr. Carruthers. Barclay's must have someone ill my place, so why not you? The only thing is, you're far too good for them, and I doubt if they'd pay you more than four or five pounds a week to start with, anyway. Don't say you know me. That would dish. syou completelY. nut have a go at the thing. Ily the wa "Married? ot I! A.11 my troubles Y, you aren't mar - lied, are your Curious tailless aircraft attracts attention et Berlin-Tempelhe ere under my own hat, as they say." ' aerodrome following Ito first overland flight. The craft was deep "Good! Mr. Barclay makee a point • N ad by Hermann Koel, translantle flier, and its first trip was Med ; 01! employing only single men. That's from 'MOM MotmtalfLO. me," she said, after some moments. "Do you really mean you can. fix me New York Journal of Commerce; the collectors were still dominated by up with a job here?"the unreasoning passions of war. The Carruthers, who was opening and The question of the future of gold sooner definite information collies tobelled, forcibl ,,, from the creditor nations that a com- plete readj-ustment will be made when the moratorium expires, the better it will be' for creditors and debtors alike. Turtle Mountain Top , Border Peace Asbury Park, N.J.—A tract of land on 'Turtle Mountain at the North Da- kota-Manitobee (Can.) border, was ap- proved recently by the National As- sociation of Gardeners' convention as Barrmirsville, W. V.,—A youth who the site for the international peace came off a farm to Morris -Harvey garden. Final decision on the adoption of College and who brought a two -year - this site will be made next spring at a joint meeting of the international peace garden commission and execu- Garden Travel by Plane Safer Every Year The committee on aviation of the Actuarial Society of America finds that aviation. is getting safer each year. In 1930, on planes operating on regular commercial schedules, deaths averaged one for every 17,000 passen- gers carried. Noticeably enough, the hazard among "pleasure flyers' was much greater. During the -whole of last year only 24 passengers were killed in scheduled commercial flying—and 136 lost their lives in pleasure flying. Rid- ing with a pilot who has less than 400 hours experience seems to be quite de- finitely dangerous. The improvement itt the commercial field is especially marked when one contrasts last year's record with the records of former years. In 1929 the probability of death for a passenger on a scheduled flight was one in 10,- 000; in 1928 it was one in 4,000. Youth Pays Tuition With Farm Produce old steer, five bushels of potatoes and 30 bushels of apples along with him to pay his school expenses was tive committees of the Canadiau As- enrolled as full-fledged student. sociation of Florists and Gardeners The steer was butchered and the and the National Association of Gar- potatoes and apples were in the col- lege storage bins for use in the cafe- teria. Mr. Leonard Riggleman, president, recently announced farm products would be accepted for student ex- penses because of economic condi- tions. deners. Ancient Highway Reveals Secrets Shrewsbury, Eng.—The great Ro- man Highway, known as Watling Street, continues to give up its secrets, as a result of archaeological enter- prise, accotding to a correspondent of the Chrittian Science Monitor. The latest of these is a section of the colon - .of the rornm in the City of Uri-. 'onium at Wroxeter, near Shrews- bury, Eng., which has recently been dieclosed through the initiative of Sir Charles. Marston, president of the Shrepshire Archaeological Society. The base of the columns are many feet below the level of the surround - .1 of Vegetation during the 1600 years in land, showing the accumulation \,viiieh have elapsed since the destruc- , !() ti of this Boman city. VAPlpunade is claimed to be the most itnposing found in Britain. The aucienbmarket place covered ,.cres, was completely roofed, and Was '- the shopping centre of the city. being lfli Our intercourse with the dead is bet- mier ght tr than our intercourse with the ii He achieved hig. There are only threg pleaSurea of 340 and all derived lite pure and lasting, Schneider Cup Winner Flight-Liout. tarried in l. N. Boothinall ashore after spocta- Schneider Cup races. new world speed mark miles per hour. •:, A Corner In Gold? Boston Christian Science Monitor: The gold holdings of the United States have passed -the $5,000,000,000 mark. This is over 45 per cent. of the world's total monetary stocks. Such a record, instead of being hailed withpnide, pride, is being zegarded doubtfully. Is the United States unconsciously ornering the 'metal on which the world's money is based? How can the United States trade With the orld on even terms if it absorbs so much of the world's medium of ex- change? Clearly a world on a gold standard must keep„the metal fairly evenly distributed. Many Seek . Citizenship Ottawa.—The depression is credited with a striking increase in the num- ber of applications for Canadian citi- zenship by naturalization. The idea that in employment and unemploy- ment relief a Canadien citizen will be given preference is considered a large factor in inducing over 17,000 to ap- ply for naturalization in seven months compared with 14,500 in the preced- ing 12 mcnths. Dryden—"Still at it? Why don't yeti join with us and put down. the demon alcohol?" ii .11 front inanimate thingeerebooltS,Cotton yarn productiou is increasing Wetmore—'"Tirother, turo, and. the face esl neetgeep,—Xiallitte in. japan. I can got hold of." I put. down ail