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Zurich Herald, 1932-07-14, Page 6Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Patronizing Peddlers People are awaking to the fact that not e3nly does the peddler usually fail to give either good quality or fair ser- vice, but his unfair competition in- jures the local merchant and eventual- ly reacts on the public. The peddler does nothing to support the town he enters. He leaves to others the mat- ter of paying for the roads, the side- walks, the water service, the lights, the fire protection, the sewerage, the police protection` and the various other services that must be maintain- ed in any town, The peddler does not assist in the maintenance of local churches, schools, community organi- zations, sports, relief or anything else essentially local. So far as the local municipality is. concerned the peddler is only a parasite, a borrower who will never even acknowledge the debt. Seldom a week passes but The Ad- vance receives a complaint that a ped- dler sold a citizen a bath -tub or a photograph or some printing or some prunes, and while fraud may not be proven in a court of law the patron of the peddler is uo more pleased than if it were. The local merchant, ninety times out of a hundred can supply a better grade of goods than the peddler provides. This is always the peddler's trick—to talk about the price for a superior article carried locally, and on the mere question of low price, foist using artificial supports which nifty become displaced and prove more of a menace than an aid. These dangers have been dinned into the ears of the public again and again, Thoughtless disregard of them is costly. And since thoughtlessness is char-; acteristic of children, parents would do well to impress upon them the necessity for caution when playing' about the water. It does' not do for any parent to imagine that his or her child is not going to get into danger without some watchful eye having it in view. It Is Well to have every child taught to swim at as early an age as possible. It Is even more important to instil into them the peril of play- ing about water where there is no one to rescue them if they get into dan- ger.—Toronto Telegram. THE EMPIRE Canada and the Empire It is, perhaps, appropriate that the next great Imperial Conference, upon which much depends, should be held at Ottawa for Canada since the War has given a lead to the Empire. It is true that she has not been able to absorb immigrants as did the United States during last century, but we must remember that that capital,large- ly British, which enabled the United States to absorb those immigrants, was wasted in the Great War, Canada is still the Land of Promise—the upon the customer something that country that should in a hundred will prove costly indeed. The more important phase, however, is the in- jury njury to the public from this peddling system with all its unfairness. If all business were done by peddlers not a local municipality could exist. When the peddler has a free swing, local business must necessarily suffer. If business is handed over to the'ped- dler, the business men can not be ex- pected to provide credit, extend ser- vice, pay taxes, and contribute to the various causes that maintain a town in progress and prosperity. • With. all the talk about peddlers 'now going on in so many towns it may be asked, "Why is something not done to remedy. the situation?" Why is there not drastic action? The answer • seems to be that in many cases those concerned see clearly the evil of the peddler in their own line, but they are not so ready to follow the general principle of protection for all against unfair competition. A man formerly in business in Timmins used almost to weep white he recounted the evils of tell„ o;wn special lines, ye this merchant bought his printing from a peddler from out of town.— :Porcupine Advance (Timmins). years be as rich, and as populous as her friendly neighbor south of that un- fortified nfortified border, which is in itself a beacon to the world and a foreshad- owing of the day when forts and arm- ies. shall be needed ne more.—Hong Kong Press. Empire Minerals Dr. Charles Camsell, Deputy -Minis- ter of Mines in Canada, asks why there cannot be Empire co-operation in mining?) Our problem with base minerals is largely one of world over- production and inability to get on the market at competitive prices, but an Empire agreement on the lines sug- gested by Dr. Camsell's address should go a long way to improve the position. If there is world over -pro- duction in a commodity all the more reason for the Empire to buy that commodity within the Empire, while An Empire Park Halifax, which has meant so much In the history of the outposts of Em pire, whose streets have echoed to the tread of soldiers, sailors and princes, has a suggestion for observance of the Imperial Economic Conference. The Halifax Mail urges that the Canadian Government set aside Citadel Hill as an Empire Park. The idea is entirely worthy. Citadel Hill rises steeply in. th centre of the pity, and from its top may be viewed the surrounding city and harbor, with waters that have been pliwed by Bri- tish ships ever since the founding of the city by Lord Cornwallis in 1749. On itadel Hill were guns that roared out in defense of the Western outpost of Empire and gave confidence to in- habitants of a tiny area on which rose the "meteor flag of England."—Tor- onto Mail and Empire. Practice and More Practice Australia is out to win at the olympics and since her team ar- rived at Los Angeles strenuous practice has been enforced. Here is Cyclist Edgar Gray limbering up. A OTHER OPINIONS Quality Outweighs Price, serious situation has arisen in American industry because of the' widespread propaganda stressing price rather than quality as the basis of value. The buying public, which by instinct and practice is a consumer of good products, is having its taste steadily lowered and its standards destroyed by the avalanche of bargain advertising which has swept the coun- try. This ill-advised price appeal has been far-reaching in its bad effect, not only in deteriorating the consumer's the position arising from cut competi- i standards, but also in increasing the tion in certain minerals, from which difficulties of manufacturers of . reli Southern Rhodesia has suffered, able merchandise who roust compete should be as susceptible to preferen-1 with business operated solely on a I t tial treatment as in the.. ease of agri price basis.—Boston Christian Scienpe cultural and manufactured products.1 Monitor: The situation is described by the Canadian Minister as one of almost incalculable possibilities. In view of his belief, the Canadian delegates can be expected to press the matter vig- ourously, so that something which is calculable may be achieved. It is a question which warrants the special interest of the Rhodesian delegates, for anything that would stimulate the revival of the base mineral industry in Rhodesia would have far-reaching ef- fects for good.—Salisbury Rhodesia Herald. The Future in New South Wales Of course, world conditions are shockingly bad, and we cannot escape some of the consequences but there is Fast Bomber Plane I P'erf arms. at Hendon Secret Fighting Machines Also iri Royal Air Force . Manoeuvres Hendon, England,—Great Britain's newest secret fighting aircraft, includ- ing a day bomber capable of 200 miles an hour at 20,000 feet, were seen in action for the first time by a re- cord throng at the thirteenth Royal Air Force display here. The great• air spectacle drew 250,- 000 paid spectators and more than 850,000 outside the airdrome The day's big event was an en- counter, betw :n the new Hawker Hart day bomber and three Hawker - Fury fighters. These fur are the 'fastest and latest types in the Royal Air Force. Secrecy has enshrouded them since their inception and the Air Ministry still is unwilling to divulge their official performances. The bomber was spotted hovering in the air and immediately the Furies roared and started sLooting up rock- ets. The battle began with the rat - tat -tat of machine guns. The bomber rolled and banked to evade the speed- ier pursuers but the Furies hung on its tail. Two Furies were sent down in "flames"—realistic re' smoke re- leased by the pilots—before the bamb- er was "shot down." The main program opened with a mass take -off of fifty-four bombers, comprising three squadrons of Air Force machines and three squadrons of volunteers. The civilian airmen, mostly bank clerks and office workers, showed a skill which compared favor- ably with that of the professional air- men. A new huge night bomber, flying 125 miles an hour, aroused consider- able 'nterest, as did a Victoria troop carrier which can be converted into a bomber. No Decadence in Britain The fact is that the position of •this singular nation, not merely during the last year or two. but during the last twelve years, has been very generaly misunderstood in other countries. Ob- servers like M. Andre Siegfried were disposed to detect signs of national decadence. But the very unrest which appeared in industry was in part due to the determination of ex -soldiers never to endure again the degrading poverty many of them had known be- fore the war. And they did not en- dure it. The most remarkable fact about British history since the war is that in spite of loss of exports, in spite a great deal on the other side of the of unemployment and strikes, the ledger. We have had two extra good standard of living of the whole com- munity, from the humblest laborer to the middle classes, has shown an. amazing improvement.—The Christian Science Monitor. seasons, and a third seems highly probable. We are not in the position of those unfortunate countries which cannot find a market for their goods at any price; our staples all have a market of some sort, and wool is in a stronger position than any other great world produce; while for our manu- factures anefactures we have the home market which for so many years we presented to the foreigner. We are not going to get back to the old conditions they were most unhealthy boom conditions, based on vast foreign borrowing and wasteful spendng, and were bound to crash. But wise government and con- fidence and a few fair years can bring us back more real prosperity than we ever had.—Sydney Bulletin. Inflation Effects Minneapolis Journal tells of A. C. Townley's plan to print five, ten or fif- teen billion dollars in five dollar bills and says if anyone is anxious to find out what the States would do for change, coppers, five and ten -cent pieces, quarters, half -dollars, and dol- lars, that there would be no need of a bill smaller than five dollars. "The five dollar bills would rapidly become of value so small that they would meet that problem and that alone. One dol- lar bills, fifty -cent pieces, quarters and dimes would buy nothing at all by themselves. Prices would be stated in thousands—a fortune in face value for a bushel of wheat, a king's rau- cont for a pair of overalls and nudism foreveryone but the printer of the bilis," Probably also every person would hasten to spend as quickly as he got the bills for fear lest they be- come of less and less value even in twenty-four hours' time. That was what happened the mark when the German's were inflating it so that a million in old marks became not worth a cent. Who profited? Not those who bought or held marks.—On- tario Intelligetcer. Summer Season Opens The .summer season has opened with a deplorable toll of drowning ac• cident8. Unless those who seek re- creation on or in the water are warn- ed by the distressing reports which appear almost daily hi the press, the loss of life from this cause is likely to equal that of last year when 341 persons were drowned fn Ontario. Everyone is familiar with the Clan - gen of venturing into unknown waters, of swiniuiin.g' imnediattey af- ter a irteal, or When overheated, of (liv- ing into wftter where the character Empire Migration . The report on Empire migration is- sued by the British Economic Advis- ory Council directs attention to an im- portant fact which will be of serious consequence to Australia when a re- turn to prosperity snakes it desirable to augment our populatioh by immi- gration. "It is not sufficiently real- ized," says the council, "that Great Britain already has less than a re. placement birth rate." That means that unless there is a further severe shrinkage in British trade,' necessitat- ing the disposal by immigration of the number in excess of those who can be absorbed in home industries—an un- likely contingency—there will be no pressing motive impelling people to go to the Dominions.—Melbourne Aus- tralasian. India and the Empire Preference There is 'a comforting belief held in India that as India's great staple in- dustries are exporters of indispens- able raw materials, there is no need for India to worry about Preference, f as she Is sure of her markets in ;any event. This is a prodigious fallacy for which one day India may pay dearly. Competitionis becoming inr crea.singly acute and India cannot af- ford to negleet a singleoverseas mar Trading Farms • for Settlers Britain is said to have hundreds of thousands of land -hungry people; and Canada has millions of empty acres of the finest land in the world. Britain is over -populated, and Canada could welcome a population double the size of that which she now has. So the idea of some sort of fifty-fifty trading arrangement with Great Britain is one that is not by any means far-fetched at the present moment. Consequently, the back -to -the -land scheme on a fifty- fifty basis with the old country in ex- change for tariff preferences, as an- nounced by Senator A. D. McRae, has provoked keen interest in business circles. The Senator went West in order to get the views of the Western interests on those lines before the Regina preliminary meeting. His idea of using the vast Peace River es a lo- cation for British immigrants to be brought over first on a subsistence basis and then on a permanent farm establishment basis has met with much favor. His idea of getting a strong preference for Canadian grain, cattle and fruit in exchange for divict ing New River's millions of acres with Britain for the use ole her land - hungry people promises, it is said here, to settle rapidly a section that can support fifteen million people, it is estimated. The finy-fifty basis, it is conceded, trust, however, be one of finance as well as selection of those to gt, on farms, part Canadian and part Old Country.—The New Outlook (Toronto). . 41 Love bought with gold is dear what- ever its cost. of the bottom 10 not known, and of kit.—Calcutta iinglishtnalt, Representing Australia WO have plwaeure in presenting Miss Frances )3ult and ri' a aannie .heating, 18 and 10 year 'old A.ustraliau olyntpie swimmer.. ilonnle broke the 100 -metre :backstroke; record when fifteen,: Veteran Swimmer Years ago Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii set a new mark for the 100 -yard swim. Physically fit at 42 be hopes to win olympic hon- ors. Ottawa Ottawa, the capital of Canada, particularly in the limelight of publtR' attention this year. Always, because of its beauty and its political interefet„ on the route -maps of tourists to the Do#pinion, Ottawa this year has Mel added attraction of being the city of the Imperial Economic Conference of the British Nations on the first Ocoee < sion upon which the Imperial Confer- ence has been held outside of London. The city of Ottawa is located in the Province of Ontario on the banks of the Ottawa, a majestic river which' joins the St. Lawrence near Montreal) about 115 miles eastward. The Otta-' wa rises hundreds of miles to the northward, draining a country of im- mense forest resources which has con-' tributed materially to the prominence of the Canadian capital in. the indus- trial world. Ottawa is approximately 400 miles northwest of New York and about 600 miles from Washington, the capital of the United States. The city has a population of about 125,090, and surrounding municipalities, not in- cluded in the corporation, substantial- ly increase that figure. Development at Ottawa dates from the arrival of Colonel By in 1826 with a compan of British Royal Engineers who cause to build the Rideau Canal, a military trade route of transporta- tion linking the Ottawa and St. Law- rence awrence Rivers. He pitched his camp close to the spot where the beautiful Chateau Laurier, which -will be the borne of the delegates to the confer- ence during their stay in Ottawa, now stands. Around this camp grew the village of Bytown, which by 1847 be- came an incorporated town. The name was changed to Ottawa in 1854, and three years later Queen Victoria selected the city as the capital of Canada. • The beauty of Ottawa is commented upon by every visitor. The architec- ture of its public buildings is approp- riate to the dignity of a great nation. The thirty miles of boulevards which encircle tate city present an ever- changing panorama of beauty. Rich farming country lies to the south and west; immediately to the north rise the Laurentian Mountains, where fish- ing, hunting and life in theopen in- vite the sportsman and adventurer. At Ottawa the river which gives the city its name is augmented by two other important streams—the Ridean and the Gatineau. These three rivers afford almost inexhaustible supplied of electrical energy which 18 made available to the residents at a rate,.. among the lowest fn the world.' Although Otta••'a's importance;'in world affairs is due mainly to its political significance, the city has also sub::tantial other interests , 9. recent census discloses 208 man ' ti; eoncerrtis'.,,in' Ottawa with, s r Ment of approximately $60;000,000. The principal industries have to do with lumber and paper pre—duets—and with manufactures of wood, iron and, steel. Mosaic and Streak Of Tomato Research work just completed at the Dominion Laboratory of Plant Pathology, St. Catharines,, Ont., a branch laboratory of the Division of Botany, Experimental Farms Branch, of the Dominion Department of Agri- culture, demonstrates that "mosaic" and "streak" of tomatoes are seed borne. This has been accomplished in two ways by the St. Catharines La- boratory: (1) by growing under con- trolled conditions tomato plants that have come from seed selected from streak plants, and (2) by inoculating healthy tomato plants with the crush- ed embryos from seed taken from plants affected with streak and mo- saic. By the first method as high as eight per cent. of streak and over thirty per cent. of mosaic was obtained, while the second method gave as high as 66 2-3 per cent. of streak and mosaic. It should be pointed out, however, that sometimes "streak" seed, that is seed from plants affected with streak, gave rise to plants that were abso- lutely 'healthy. eo that all seed from: a disease plant does not necessarily transmit the disease. The same is also true for mosaic seed, that is send from mosaic plants. On the other hand, clear cut evidence of the virus being present in the embryo of the seed has been obtained, and thus the possibility of seed transmission is at once apparent. Up till now; the efforts of the grow- er to control streak have all too often met with very little success, largely because it was not known how the dis- ease originated. Now that our path- ologists have demonstrated that the disease may be carried in the seed it immediately suggests the use of seed that has conte from streak -free plants. It is now hoped that by using clean seed and taking precautions to pre- vent infection of the plants through soil, or insects, that the disease may be satisfactorily controlled and thus thousands of dollars saved to Canada yearly as a result of the successful re- search work carried on at the Labor- atory of Plant Pathology St. Cathar- ines, Ontario. That there is good reason to believe that successful control of streak is now to be anticipated by the grower is shown by the results which have already been obtained at the St. Cath - Ines' Laboratory with seed specially selected from healthy plants. Using this seed they have been able to grow five successive crops of tomatoes with- out any mosaic'or streak whatever, whereas formerly, these diseases were generally preseftt in all crops. The grower, is ;:herefore urged to make his own selection' of seed from healthy plants and thus reduce these diseases to a minimum.—Experimental Farm Note. Birth Modern .Apiarists Use ee Escapes "Hoarding" is a habit that has re- ceived considerable criticism of late, bit there are instances where hoard- ing has proven of great benefit to mankind. Several thousands of years ago some observant person noticed that a certain little insect had de- veloped the habit of hoarding to a remarkable degree and this person, like many of today, considered the principle a bad one, therefore set about to discover ways and mearis whereby the thiifty one could be made to disgorge at least a part of her sav- ings. How to get it was the question, for it was found that the little insect was just as ready to fight for what she had gathered as she was ready to Kork for it and the results were pain- ful to the plunderer. The person therefore decided that because the in- sect refused to give up her stores peacefully she must die, and die she did over the sulphur pit. With the worker stead the process of robbing was easy but it was soon realized that to kill the worker in order to get her stores would soon result in no more stores to rob, but human cunning soon ovecame this difficulty by devising a method whereby the stores could be obtained without the owners' knowl- edge. nowledge. Bees are encouraged to store their honey in boxes (supers) above the chamber in which they rear their Rate Continues young and when these boxes are filled To Drop in France the beekeeper slips a thin board fitted I with a bee escape beneath them. The Paris.—The fall in the birth rate byes on their way out to gather more in Pranceis gravely' pre -occupying.' Loney, pass through the bee eseape the nation. It is feared that the . but cannot return, therefore in a few population will decrease by half in hours the box of honey inay be re - the next seventy-five years. France's ! moved without the bees knowing it population today Is roughly 40,000,.. • and an empty one put in its place to 000. •I be refilled. Bee escapes are used in The continued decline in the birth all of the Experimental Farm Apiar- rate has become so serious that it is fes as the best and least painful me - officially estimated that where as in thod of taking frons the bees the fruits 1930 the number of youths called to of their labors. Bee escapes, therefore, the colors was 258,000, in 1935 the eleould be included hi the equipment of number will have fallen to 13G,000 every apiary.—Experimental Farms In 1835 the average French fain- Note fly raised four children; iti 1896 this figure had fallen to three children t;onsurnptfon of Meati in Canada per faintly, and today the figure is berely 2. The births in France hi The per capita consumption of meat 1868 were 1,340,000, In 1891 they `.n Canada hi 1931 was 148.46 pounds. were 915,000 and the lest annual In doing this the Canadian eats prac- figures available show them to be it ally his won weight in meat yearly. 41,000 To owe an obligation to a worthy Worth is found mostly in another's friend is a )iappiuess, and can be ne trust, disparagement.•-Charroit