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Zurich Herald, 1932-09-22, Page 24 raw �d?fia�r•� '.. Vo1ce .Press Canada, The empire and The World at large Canada, Empire and The World at .Large CANADA 1 How Canada Came Through ' Canada has come successfully (through ten serious depressions in less than half a century. Considering population and resources some of the !earlier depressions were perhaps 'Fraver than the one through which we are now passing, In many respects that of 1837 was the most severe in bur history, But Canada survived. (them all and passed on to greater (heights of prosperity. The present ideiiression seems to be lifting, and there is every reason to believe that i;conomically our future will follow the (history of the past. This depression iCequires to belookedat in its proper {perspective. Our previous experi- !pnces are described in a pamphlet en- titled: "Canada Comes Through," by Mr. Floyd S, Chalmers, editor of the ;9'inancial Post, Toronto, These arti- Wes are an antidote to pessimism and iglve reason for confidence in the fu- ture.—Toronto Mail and Empire. Weeds Are Expensive Just.how serious is the loss occa- ;sioned to Canada agriculture by the {weed nuisance is shown by the report Of the Associate Committee .on Weed Control of the Canadian Researeh d;ouncil. This body which has been investigating the more important ques- !tion with particular attention to the western provinces. The report de- (ciares that 18 per cent. is a very con- Servative estimate of the crop loss due to weeds and taking the average (wheat yield on. the prairies to be three hundred million bushele, the oats yield fat two hundred million bushels and the barley yield at one hundred mil- lion bushels the committee considers that at current prices weeds mean a loss of $40,000,000 a year to agricul- ture in three provinces apparently causes little concern. — Peterborough Examiner. Dangerous Holiday There is no more foolish vacation than an automobile trip that requires too fast or too long driving; it is much more comfortable, as well as much safer, to plan an easy driving sche- dule.—Peterborough Examiner. British -Made Cars Excelled A. terrific contest for automobiles was conducted recently when the In- ternational Alpine trials were held. ?There were contests for four grades of ?cars, which had to drive over a long, 'Steep and tortuous course through the • _ -llin trial of speed and ivvere not permitted to put fresh water in their radiators, the ability to nego- tiate the hills without a "boil out" be- ing one •of the factors considered in the rate. British -made care were one, two, three in every class, and some- times four, five and six as well. There were cars from France, Germany, Italy and other countries in the competition and they were simply "blotted. out." British workmanship is rarely sur- passed by that of other nations.—St. Thomas Times -Journal, Handshake Dangerous Because Americans, Englishmen, Germans, Dutchmen, Swedes, Lithuan- ians, Poles, Danes, Armenians,w Ser- bians, Greeks, Estonians, Syrians, setts, Icelanders, Norwegians and es- iecially the Japanese think it is effem- inate, many modern Frenchmen have abandoned the ancient and honorable Gallia custom of greeting friends with a resounding kiss on the cheek or jaw, "'Time" says. So widespread has be- come the custom of shaking hands in France that the august L'Academie de Medecine was asked recently for an Opinion. Weightily the academie con- sidered, then over the voluble opposi- tion of a youthful minority delivered ?these decisions: (1) the country man's hands carry fewer germs than the city man's, but (2) more germs change Carriers during a. handclasp than dur- bag •a perfunctory peck of the lips; ,hence (3) the handshake is more dan- gerous than the kiss.—Border Cities Star. Too Quick With the Plow In Brant County, a farmer was dis- gusted with the prices paid for straw- berries, and he ploughed up his plants and put in something else. In Niagara district, the fruit growers pre -cooled and refrigerated their strawberries had opened up a new market in Winni- peg. There's a difference. The view- point of one was pessimistic and des- itructive, whiist the other fruit growers were optimistic and constructive. The Optimists were quick thinkers with Initiative, whale the pessimist was the {'man with the hoe."—Sherbrooke Re- cord. Conversation There are few accomplishments to. Ise desired above the art of a skilled n d interesting conversationalist. 4 udged by the .multiplicity of examples ;the term Is disconcertingly misundefe stood. So many folks seem. to think that wind and words make conversa- tion.: They blather about inconsequen- tial things. Their victims are given no opportunity to drop a suggestion nor to express en opinion. That is one reason why so many intelligent and highly educated people talk so little. Brandon Sun. Centenarians The oensus returns account for 163 centenarians In Ontario, We Have no details of the ages, but probably sev- eral of them are well beyond the cen- tury, There are 74 men and 89 women in the list indicating that women are the most tenacious. The return shows that about one person in 18,000 has a chance to become a centenarian in the province.—Hamilton Herald. Value of Fats A notable fact is that diet plays ,a most important part in combating tuberculosis. After the German occu- pation of Warsaw there was an alarm- ing increase in tuberculosis, because the Germans removed as much fat of all kinds as they could with which to make high explosives. When the peo- ple of Warsaw were able to return to a diet containing sufficient fat, the tuberculosis declined rapidly. It is generally accepted that a diet rich in fats constitutes a definite protection against tuberculosis. Efforts made to reduce dust in factories are also cited as a contributory cause of the decline, as well as sanitation, water supply, and personal hygiene.—Montreal Star. The Empire To -day we have a tale of the new Restlessness that has come over the Pitcairn Islanders, culminating in the departure of two Pitcairn maidens to seek careers in New Zealand. No longer are they content, like their for- bears, "In the hollow Lotus -land to live and lie reclined, On the hills like gods toge:.her, care- less of mankind." but are fled away to that world of ac- tion over which the gods smile in sec- ret. So it is and has always been. The men of the Bounty found their Lotus - land; their descendants weary of it, for the heart of man is never satisfied since he came out of Eden. Another generatio., will come that has "had enough of action and of motion" and longs for rest and ease and forgetful- ness and the influence of mild -minded melancholy. But alas! Lotus -lands grow ever more difficult to. find. There is no escape from the ant heap and the hive.—London Evening News. Loan; to Austria During the week -end it was an- nounced that the League of Nations had granted Austria a loan of 29,000,- 000. One third of this amount will be furnished by Great Britain. This money is being diverted from our own 0 er up a country t at no longer maintains independent national exist- ence, but whose products thussubsi- dized will directly compete with ours. Every one knows that Austria must eventually be taken into a Customs Union with Germany. Berlin intends to absorb her. To continue to lend money to Austria is only to add to the benelovent golden stream which has its source here and its outlet in the bottomless sea of German finance.— London Daily Express. Australia's Recovery During the eight years to June, 1930, the net excess of imports over exports was sixty-two millions. That is to say, during these years we not only did not pay anything towards our overseas interest; we slipped sixty-two millions still further back. That we should this year be able not only to pay all our interest, but put by eight or eine millions as well is a performance to which we are surely entitled to, at least, call the world's attention.—Syd- ney Bulletin. Pineapple Market As it is, the Canada -British West In- dies Trade Agreement gives a prefer- ence of two cents per lb. on canned pineapple from any of these colonies, but where, may we ask, is the pre- served reserved pineapple? Jamaica, the colony from which some American investors obtained three thousand pine suckers in 1882, which they shipped to the Hawaiian Islands, and upon which an enormous industry, one that provides fruits for fifteen canning factories in that American dependency, has been built up, has not taken advantage of Canada's generous offer to assist her to establish an industry which should be worth a considerable sum to•.island producers. The value of pineapple culture and canning to Hawaii is ap- proximately 50,000,000 dollars per an- num.—ICingston Gleaner (Jamaica). New Penal Code in Spain Abolishes Death Penalty Madrid.—A new civil penal code which includes a clause abolishing the death penalty was adopted by the Spanish Parliament: recently. The constitution is silent on the subject of the death penalty, which is left to the oivil and military penal codes. Thb military code will con - Untie to include the death penalty although, the fact that the sentence imposed recently on Gen. Jose San Jurjo, leader of the Royalist revolt, was commuted to life imprisonment, indicates that a new code eventual- ly will abolish execution. "Our generation 15 too drunk and infatuated with fermulas."---Andre Mantas. Jimmy Walker's Successor Here we see Joseph V. McKee, successor to New York's playboy mayor, Jimmy Walker. No trouble at all, he was president of the board of aldermen and just moved up a peg and automatically filled the post. A Shorter Workweek By Frank Morrison, Secretary Amer-. ?can Federation of Labor. The important question in our coun try is an understanding by citizens of the forces that are bringing econ- omic changes... . The same farces are driving indus- try to a five-day week basis and a shorter workday. The tendency is .irresistible, and labor is daily secur- ing recruits from citizens outside of our ranks to its demand for a shorter: workday and a shorter workweek. The present business depression with 11,000,000 idle workmen is the beet defence of our shorter workweek de- mand. While the five-day week is neces- sary, labor has no illusions that this will be voluntarily granted by the great majority of employers. The wc;kers expect to go over the same grond they traveled when they attack- ed the ten, nine and eight hour work- days, when they urged workmen's compensation, safety in mill, mine and factory, free public schools and other advances that are now accepted as part of our social life. Machinery in Society By William N. Doak, United States Secretar of Labor in an WORSE Two young married men were ex- changing confidences. "I know nothing worse than letting your wife find a letter you've forgot- ten to post," said Wilson hastily turning out his various pockets. Hayes grimaced. "I do," he replied. "What's that?" asked Wilson. "Letting her find one you've for- gotten to burn," replied Hayes. NEW TO HIM The company director shook his head. "My dear man," he said, "there are hundreds of ways of making money, but only one that's honest." The company promoter looked puz- zled. "What's that?" he -asked. "Ah," smiled the other, "I thought you wouldn't know!" Machinery has been a boon to -eine ployer, to worker and consuniei; but its real purposes must never be lost sight of, for when they are, machin- ery becomes the destroyer and not the builder of the hopes of every worker to earn the wherewithal not only of the necessities for himself and his family, but as well such luxuries as will keep him and them up to the standards of normal American life. The continuation and extension of this modern giant must be accompan- ied with a well-balanced humanitar- ian and economic program to prevent us from reaching a state of social danger. The income received through the source of salaries and wages must be so balanced that all may have the means of a livelihood. Such a plan will prevent the collapse of our social fabric which would otherwise destroy our advanced civilize !ion which the machine age has made possible. This can best be safeguarded by increased v. ages, shorter workdays and shorter workweeks, thereby equitably distri- buting the fruits of mechanization, This plan has my unqualified endorse vent. "He's an unlucky fellow." "Yes, he is always Johnny on the wrong spot." Wrong Tune A millionaire who wrote a dread- fully illegible fist took a shoot in the North of Scotland. One night before retiring he sent the head keeper detailed written in- structions for the morrow. Next morning he was awakened very early by the persistent skirling of bagpipes beneath his window. Summoning his. manservant, he said testily: "What's that fearful racket?" "Oh," said the man, "that's Donald the keeper playing that wee bit tune ye sent him last night." TRUTH Truth is the ground beneath heav- en and earth. The part we mortals see we call Wisdom, and the other part, underlying heaven, we call Faith. British Board of Trade Moscow Notes' To Extend Credits to Russia New York,—A special cable to the New York Times from London stated that the Board of Trade has authoriz- ed extem.ding Soviet trade credits in the United Kingdom from twelve to eighteen months. Proceeding, the cable says: "This is the first gesture the Gov- ernment has made to the Russians since the Octave Conference, and it indicates that manufacturers are about to make a determined drive to push their exports into the Russian markets. "The twelve-mox.th credit limit had been a severe obstacle to British ex- porters, particularly manufacturers of machinery and heavy. ,engineering goods. The Russians have always in- sisted on an eighteen -month period, asserting that they are always able to obtain credits for this length oi? time from Continental countries. Sev- eral months ago the Lancashire engin- e ring industry lost thousands of pounds' worth of orders to Germany because the twelve-month limit was in force." British Railway Installs New Style Cafeteria London. — The London ' Midland Scottish Railway has put into service a new type of cafeteria car, unique in design and equipment. The intro- duction of this type of vehicle, on which the passenger can spend as lit- tle or as much as may be desired, has been engendered by the company's wish to provide railway catering fa- c:lities in accordance with present- day economic conditions. The cars are ran on strictly cafe- teria principles, customers serving themselves, while the traveling bar- maid also makes her debut. There are no licensing restrictions on trains, and the traveler can make merry from Euston to Aberdeen if he likes, though the refreshment rooms of the stations he ;Ides through are bolted and barred. To insure rapid service the car is divided longitudinally by a barrier which provides a corridor alongside the seating accommodations. Passen- gers pass along this corridor to the bar, where they select their food and put it on trays that work along a sliding rack. At the end of the bar the cost of the trayful is computed and the customers pass m to the tables by walking arc•und the end of the barrier. Thus is completed a one- way circuit which insures the service of refreshments without delay. Trace Found of New Particle of Matter New York—Identification of what may be a new ultimate particle of. reewas announced .recently by Dr. Carl D. Anderson, associate of Dr. Robert A. Milliken of California In- stitute of Technicology. It is an ex- tremely light positive charge of elec- tricity, seemingly about 1,800 times less in mass than previously observed positive charges. Beyond Him The cyclist had lost his way and had inadvertently entered a private road. Suddenly he was confronted by a very stout and irate bailiff. "Look here, young man," shouted the. bailiff, "you go back! You'll not proceed except over niy dead body!" "Very good," replied the cyclist. "If it's like that I'll go back. I've done quite enough hill -climbing for one day!" AGREED The mathematics master noticed that one of his pupils was day -dream- ing, and not following his work on the blackboard. To recall his atten- tion he said, sharply: "Brown, Brown, board!" The boy, startled, looked up. "Yes, sir, very," cane the reply. Barryinore Christening Party Tho Barrymore clan had an informal gathering for the christening of John Blyth 13arryinorc, son of John and Dolores. lather O'Shea, Baby Ethel Dolores, Dolores Costello Barrymore, John Barrynoro, Heine Costello (with baby John) and Lianel T3arrymore pose for the catneraemian. SOVIET TOURS ATTRACT. Summer is high tourist season in Moscow; and groups of luxurious American motorcars, which Intouriat,' the Soviet state travel agency, has purchased for the conveyance of its patrons, are to be seen in front of the three or four hotels which are largely reserved for the accomodation of for- eigners. English is overwhelmingly the predominant language in the cor- ridors and restaurants of these hotels, because the majority of foreign tour- ists in Russia are Americans, with British in. second place. Despite world economic conditions, the flow of visi•, tors has been well maintained this year. The Soviet Union attracts the serious student rather than the casual vacationist or sight -seer. ' Tours are of varied length, ranging from a few days in Moscow to a month or more, with extensive travel throughout the country. A familiar route of the tourists with :more time at their dis- posal includes a boat voyage down the Volga, from Nizhni Novgorod to Stal- ingrad, visits to some of the large new factories and state farms in southeastern Russia, an automobile trip over the famous Georgian Mili- tary Road, which cuts through the centre of the main Caucasus range, and a voyage on the Black Sea from the Caucasian port of Batum to one of Russia's favorite summer resorts, the Crimea. NEW RULING FOR PEASANTS. Rules defining the conditions under which a peasant may be expelled from membership in a collective farm and indicating his rights of appeal against a sentence have just been published by the Commissariat for Agriculture. Henceforward a peasant may only be excluded by a two-thirds majority vote at a meeting of the collective farm members. The reason for the action must be set down in writing. If the excluded member feels that he has been treated unjustly he has a right of appeal to two organizations, first to the district and then to the regional commis.;ion which exists for the purpose of hearing complaints. The decision of the regional commis- sion is final. NEW LIBRARY UNDER WAY. One of the largest libraries in the world is now under construction in Moscow. When completed in 1933 or 1934 it will have housing space for 8,000,000 volumes. The new building, ce rather group of building., is being constructed on the site of the present Lenine (formerly Rumyantsev) Lib- rary, which has nbw been outgrown, as a result of the accumulation of bruks. The main building of the new library will be a three-storey build- ieg with seats to accommodate 3,000 ri.aders...Tbe afaeft" of ; the building ,iyill. be constructed out of 'marble and granite, the inside walls will be of •.aricolored marble, the woodwork and furniture of redwood. TRANSLATING TOLSTOY. The Soviet State Publishing Com- pany has been commissioned to pre- pare a limited edition of 1,500 copies of Tolstoy's novel, "Anna Karenina, ' in the English language, in two vol- umes, on especially fine paper. A New York firm, "Limited Editions Club," originated the plan of publish- ing the best literary work of every cot ntry in English for Russia in lim- ited editionsof especially high qual- ity. The somewhat debatable point of what constitutes Russia's greatest literary work was decided in favor of "Anna Karenina." A feature of the new publication will be illustrations by N. L Piskarev, a prominent etcher, —The Christian Science Monitor. Plans Already Forming For Regina World Fah Toronto—Ontario will be adequate- ly and appropriately represented at the World's Grain Show and Confer- ence which takes place in Regina, July 24 to Aug. 5, 1933, stated Col- onel the Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture for Ontario, at a meeting of the Ontario Com- mittee of the World's Grain Show. Col. Kennedy advised the commit- tee that Ontario should be repre- sented in the intercoliege and junior grain. judging competitions. Plans are being completed for holding grain judging competitions at several strategic points throughout the pro- vince. The winners in each region- al competition will, in all probab- ility, be brought to Guelph and a final provincial seed judging competition will be held in which three young men will be selected to represent Ontario at the World's Grain Show junior judging competition. Some consideration was given to the preparation of an educational ex- hibit at the show representing the natural resources of the province of Ontario, including. agriculture, for- ests, mines and tourist possibilities. A bookmaker, who was ill, sent his small son to ask a certain doctor to Cali. A different physician havina arrived, the bookmaker afterWarde asked his son to explain. "Well, you see, dad," he said, "there ware a lot .of brass plates on the doors, and when I got to the number you gave me 1 saw 'Consultations, 11 to 12.' The chap next door Waist offer. ing "Consultations, 10 to 1; and 1 knew you'd like the one that gar* the best odds,"