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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-04-27, Page 3a. Parliamentary Doings Wltit Ontnetwri amoebae/0a Suring, lose HY halts l PARLIAMENTARY DOINGS This business of governing gets serious at tithes . , .. so serious in fact that last week Ontario's M, fa, A.'s were asked -to spend every evening as well as every afternoon• (from 3 to 6) in the House passing bills and things . Heavy was the agenda, with motions being in- troduced right and left to amend almost every .Act on the statute books .... sometimes the amend- ment amounted solely to the cor- rection of a typographical error, but it had to be dealt with just the same.. • Into the midst of this preoccu- pied (with official business) atmos- phere, was precipitated' the Strange Case of the University Professors Who Refused to Conform • Busy members on both sides of the House dropped their papers, eye- glasses and clout -bother -me air to give full attention to this ripe, juicy scandal , . "Tut! tut! tchk! tchk!" on every hand, and "let me at 'em" . You all know what it was that Professor Grube of Trin- ity College said that he shouldn't have (that Canada's expenditure for defence would .only be a contri- bution in support of British imper-_ ialism), but Professor Underhill's alleged utterances (tchk! tchk!) are only vaguely reported . , . • something about hanging out wool- len flags which would shrink like the British Empire is shrinking.... And the question of free speech in a democratic country had to be gone into all over again . • . there's nothing like a Little free speech now and then to stir people up and get everybody good and mad at the other fellow but pleased with themselves. . . . Stormy petrel of the Conserva- tive Party, "Holly" Acres, provided the House with some squally scenes when he accused the Lib- eral member for Temiskaming of certain practices and attacked the administration for its lack of con- structive policy toward the relief of unemployment .... Now you're. getting something . . . because the rampant unemployment, par- ticularly among the youth of this country, is a heap sore spot with every parliamentarian in small halls and great .. There's a spec- tre at every feast, and a skeleton in most legislative, closets st on today n Canada . . . . The proves not a .wl it while over the past nine years $900,000,000 has bean spent in the, Dominion for un- employment relief, direct and in- direct. A constructive policy of works projects is indicated as the immediate solution. Symbolically, the wolf was at the door of the Ontario Parliament - Buildings last week, but it was only Joe LaFlamme's tame wolf 'from Sudbury, accompanied by his mas- ter . ... but more than one M. L. A. was seen to start at the ap- parition. The Opposition busied itself with inquiries into various "deals" the Government is reported to have made with such companies, as the Lake Sulphite, Abitibi • and Pulp- wood Supply .. The Lake Sul- phite Cgmpany were granted large areas of extremely valuable timber but before they reaelied production they went into liquidation. The Abitibi comPaliY has been in liqui- dation for upwards of seven years and the government has been in the "picture" In every attempt at reorganization. The Sig Question Mark: What stand will Premier Hepburn take [n the next federal election? (It Is :recalled that while Mr. Hepburn has stated he will not aid Mr. King, he has not gone the length• of definitely stating that Conservative Leader R. J. Manion can count on hila for all he can give). Next week we slaall r niew the session in its perspective ea soon as: the clouds apd tile,smoke have rolled away.. The Age of Chivalry Is Not Yet Dead his^aawr.�aana�er..ri..�.a..w.�m,.-�•......-.^- Master John Kershaw ably demonstrated that the age of chivalry is not yet dead in England as he presented Queen Mary with a purse, when she officiated at the opening of the new holiday home for working mothers at Stansted, Eng. After making the presentation, Master Kershaw bowed like a closing jackknife, but his performance evidently aroused the royal mirth of the Queen Mother. WARM UTDOORS By VIC BAKER ANTICIPATING MAY net Many thousands of Ontario's anglers are eagerly anticipat- ing the opening of the trout season on May 1st as the month of April slowly wends its way through the calendar. This im- portant date in the angler's al- manac introduces a long season of outdoor happiness and pisca- torial thrills. April 1st may be "all fools" day and lend itself to the per- petration of practical jokes of doubtful humour, but May 1st spells freedom from the social conventions of "soup and fish" leaving us free to eliminate the soup and just fish. As a mile, most anglers have put away their equipment by October, not because they are tired of fish- ing, but because the climate and closc$i:''seasons force them to desist. Therefore, it seems a long time between bites and so as the season once more ape- proaches we are all on edge and "rarin' to go." His German Toe Made A Rumpus • Rev, H. M, Idauinett'of Calgary hid one. of hiS big tees which was grafted ;from the tunputated• foot of a German, soldier during the • Great War, removed lastweek be - 'cause it had been "kicking lip" ccuring recent European, crisis. "It's the first time since the toe has grafted to my foot that ,it • liad acted up," Hamnett said. i "Perhaps :('d bettor ask Hitler ghat to do with it now that it's removed," Nearly 3,000 waitresses and dancers accepted the invitation of the police of Tokio to gather in a licl1 and bear a friendly -discussion of public morals and the part they play iv Japan's present ernergeu. cy. WE WONDER As May 1st this year falls on a .Monday, we wonder if the Ontario Fish and Game Depart- ment will be kind enough to ad- vance the opening date for trout fishing to Saturday, April 29, to give us an extra week-' end, Last year the opening date was advanced to April 80th and anglers were enabled to hie themselves •away to their fa- vourite stream on the preceding Saturday for a week -end. of 'fishing. ' —0— NYLON FISHING LEADERS A new fishing leader, which will not fray, split or become brittle, is invisible in water and possesses elastic qualities per- - mitting a uniform "give" of abqut one inch per foot and re - •sinning normal length with is ,much the same action as a rub ber band, is now available to the Canadian angling world. Designed to fill the place iilace among the fishing frater- nity now occupied by Spanish • silk -worm gut, the new leader is on the market in standard' weights and lengths, both level and ;tapered. D 4 ubts Value Of Bombings U. S. Envoy Says Civilians Become Accustomed to Raids —Morale Can't Be Broken That Easily. • VOICE of the p R s s APPEASEMENT BUTTER One thing they never thought of hi appeasement was giving Ger- many some New Zealand butter. --Hamilton Spectator. THE NEW CRUSADERS Agnes MacPhail visualizes wo- men as crusaders for world peace. Perhaps, but not in those new spring hats.—Kitchener Record. TOURISTS MAKE UP FOR IT Canada's unfavorable trade bal- ances with the United States in 1938 was almost $68,000,000. That is where a tourist trade balance in favor of Canada helps out.—Sault Daily Star. LEFT PRETTIEST AT HOME A member of the Post staff, following a holiday in Florida, tells us that he saw only one pret- ty girl from the time he left To- ronto on the way south until he returned to this snow -crusted land. Lindsay Post. FROM FARM TO UNIVERSITY The statement of Premier Hep- burn that Ontario Universities are cluttered up with the sons and daughters of wealthy people will. not go down very well with the farmers who make sacrifices to put their sons in the professions. There have been thousands of them in the past who have made distin- guished contribution to their country,—St. Catharins Standard, Bombing of civilian populations in an effort to break their morale proved a boomerang in the recent Spanish civil war, says Claude G. Bowers, TJ, S. ambassador to Spain. for the last six years. "Instead of breaking down the morale," he said, "the effect' seem-. ed to be very perceptibly a stiffen- ing of the morale of the people—a rise in their resentment. "The first effect on the civilian; populations, of course, was to throw them into a state of terror. The amazing thing, however, is that in a very short time—a matter of weeks only—they become accus- tomed to it and hardened to it." The BOOK SHELF By ELIZABETH EEDY THE CASE OF THE CRUMPLED KNAVE By Anthony Boucher The telegram so startled Colonel Rand that he took the next plane to Los Angeles. He arrived just in time to be an invaluable witness at the inquest on Humphrey Garnett's body. Dead by poison, and in his hand the clue that pointed to the mur- clerer--a crumpled jack of diam- onds. Colonel Rand knew- the signifi- cance of the crumpled knave. But he didn't ktiow anything about the "Hector" mentioned in that amaz- ing telegram. Many detective story writers are masters of the double bluff. In "The. Case of the Crumpled Knave" Anthony I3oucher triples it, and proves conclusively that the hand of the writer is quicker than the eye of the reader. It's an . "Inner Sanctum" mys- tery. "The Case of the Crumpled Knave," by• Anthony Boucher .. Toronto; ivlusson Book Co. • • $2,25; WONDERLAND OF OZ LOAN SHARKS Govrnment action at Ottawa, to bring down legislation designed to curtail the' operations of loan sharks, wins widespread attention and approval. The topic aroused considerable interest when the Hon. Mr. Ilsley forecast its intro- duction. Reaction in the press of many parts of Canada has been favorable, and the introduction of such legislation in the Upper House by Senator Dandurand has stimulated the laudatory comment. —Halifax Chronicle. Jd 8 Pallbearers Aren't Enough At Funeral In London, Oust., Of 540 -Pound Wo>nnan Mrs.. Dominic ]'allarla, believed to be the largest woman In On- tario if not all Canada, weighing 500 Pounds, was laid at rest in St. Peter's cemetery, London, Ont., early in April, An 18 -piece hand preceded the funeral cortege in parade forma- tion to St. Peter's.Catlhedral, where requiem high mass Was sung. The band, which consisted en- tirely of brass instruments, was comprised of members of the Lon- don Veterans' Band and members of the old London Marconi Club Orchestra. Largest Coffin Ever Eight husky pall -bearers and two funeral home attendants had diffi- eulty bearing the weighty coffin, the largest ever constructed in London, measuring 366 inches by sin feet, six inches. The total weight of coffin was more than 600 pounds. The Richest Man Lives In India World's Most Wealthy Individ- ual, The Nizam Of Hydera- bad, Is Thought To it e Worth $600,000,000. Picturesque, a character vaso might have stepped out of the Old Testament, the Nizam of Hyderer bad conducts one of the strangest reigns of modern time; rule of the richest man in the world. From the sultry, showy place :l>a the city of iryderabad, capital at this .south central Indian pro'rine% the nizam wields his power .Inver some 191,000,000 subjects, Ixt a bun z'ed and gold xoom he directs the , routine business or hts native state, reaching decisions quickly. He attends his official duties with utter lack of ceremony. Tie /rears the simplest attire. 'On state oo- caetous, however, he stages rapt Oriental splendor. Rules 19,000,000 Subjects Fab llousll wealthy, the Wiser.* is said to be worth $600,000,000. Yet he is -virtually a prisoner in his own land. Ancient customs de. Cres that he obeli never leave In- diao sh.oz'eS. Actually he never leaves the capital city, even during ' the torrid summers. Tanneries Use Cattle Hides, Cattle )aides comprise the prin cipai material used in the Canadian tanning industry, which is now one of the chief manufacturing Indus- tries in the Dominion. Approxim- ately 70 per cent. of the cattle hides come originally from Cana- dian anndian farms, the remainder being imported. A similar percentage ap- plies; to the next important mater- ial "Calf and kip skins", while sheep skins usually attain a fifty- fifty basis, fifty per cent. Canadian and fifty per cent. imported. Ac- cording to the latest statistics the total ' number of hides and skins used in the industry in 1937 was 3,475,801, of which 2,313,977 were Canadian and 1,159,824 of foreign origin, Taming Wolves, Women Similar Joe La Flamme, of Gogama, Ont., is 50 years of age, six feet tall, weighs 260 pounds, sports a tull beard and long silver hair; he talks brokenly, as you would expect of a trapper from -the hinterlands of On- tario; he wears moccasins; as he talks, his almost black eyes spar- kle. Joe, you know, is believed to be the first man in history to have worked a full team of wild wolves as sled dogs, and he looks the part. He has the distinction of having the first wolves that ever flew in an airplane. He brought them to Sudbury by air for his sportsmans' show, says a writer in the Windsor Daily Star. Joe didn't begin training wild wolves because he wanted to be a showman. The reason was much more practical. At first a trapper, and now a prospector and assess- ment worker, he remembers that back in 1923 he was trapping. There were plenty of sled dogs, but a plague of distemper struck, and the dogs were dying off like flies. He trapped his first wolf then and got the idea of using her in his sled pack. At this point, he drew a parallel between wolves and women, a Phil- osophy of which he is a strong dis- ciple. "Wolves are like women," he said. "When you meet dem for de firs' time, you mus' be ver' gen- tle. Aften ten year you have to watch for frying pan and de sticks, If you know bow to handle women, you can handle • wolf. De more women, de more danger. De more wolf' de more danger." Dropped shoulders to go with droppedfullness in' sleeves for a new style gesture, "dropping" "lines, 'tY. A MILD CIGARETTE TOBACCO 5 5'( LB: TI Also in lOc Packages and 25c.Tins LIFE'S LIKE THAT CopYrrehta yes. *.:kir Let Cay. By Fred Nehelr, " l go over rind sit ova the sofa ,or while .. • I any money playing here with yours think 1'll cain-7it anik4 By a4. Frank Baum • A`� I etmccro+n'.rm•vn' J /•^I i Wok -ii poor a while the King was thoughtful, ".t aux u.imoat eorry we chid not undertake the conquest alone," said be. "aloof these allies ht'e dangerous people and ,,,,demandintq more than you have promised xvtllflip, 'Tt might have been better to co„. quer Os :without any ouasidetassisi,ti�ce” "We vouid, net do rt. said positively. "Why not. north V n 1 t t•^+ vary well. You hit<l one e1 to hirer the Oz, 'people and they defeated „con" "That was beratIPe they rolled eggs at us," replied the King, with it shudder. ",ly gnomes rant Stand tegnstoidem re liver .t can. TheThat Is true enough," o lite. edunderground."Mp- agreed people "nut p .Szxight. have uered the cry Pfople by surprise and q them before they had .t#... chance to Our former any c•, g''." said the ming. had hr �oljbt�th"tt(etttte .tier that Dorothy "I ,don't know what became' of that bets, but 1 believe there aro no more hens in 0z now, so there could be no eggs there." "On the contrary,", said Guph, "there are hundreds of chickens in Oz. I Met lee hawk be mt way lienee seen them." "That is been there and said "bad report,"insaid tele omen, nervously. g "Very bad. indeed. lily gnomes are to andfight, ;1,. nit blame they stthelii,"can't face eggs, ••'.l'hey won l tteud 1 tu.e . ttuplt. L-eud our allies tlrst and by the time we get there; the eggs will be gone." "Perhaps" re'tuii,ed the King.. 'but 1 want it understood that Ozma and Dorothy belong to' me. They are nice girls and I won't let them be hurt. I will bring Them here and transform them into orna- ments." "Very well," said C.uph, "let UN get the tunnel finished as soon as loss. ible." "It will be ready in three d.rti �•' promised the King.