HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-08-24, Page 7Great Ovation For Premier Mackenzie King
Liberals from every part of the Dominion gathered at Toronto recently to honor Prime Minister Mackenzie
King at.a gigantic banquet on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Mr. King's rise to the leadership of the
Liberal party. Hon. Ernest Lapointe, minister of justice in the Dominion government, stood and led the
cheers for Mr. Icing at the huge banquet tendered in his honor at the Royal York Hotel. Mr. King stood while
the thousands responded to the cheer for the prime minister with the third longest term in office in the Domi-
nion's history.
NEWS
PAADE ...
EARL BALDWIN OF BEWDLEY:
The former Prime Minister of Eng-
land, Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, ar-
rived in New York 'ast week to at-
tend the World Congress on Edu-
cation for Democracy at Teachers'
College, Columbia University. At
a special convocation Lord Baldwin
received an honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws from Columbia.
On his arrival he was asked
many questions by members of the
press. The seventy -two-year-old
statesman stressed the importance
of education for democracy, saying
"no democracy-can"survive unless
the masses of the people have it in
their minds that democracy is
worth living for as well as worth
dying for."
Lord Baldwin would not com-
ment on imniediate prospects of
war, except to• observe that the
question of war or peace rests In
the hands of one man ... Hitler
.. whom he described as "a man
with a great brain ... and quite
abnormal."
SPAIN'S SUPPORT TO ITALY
"MORAL": Recent news leads us
to believe that reports that Spain
• Is already in the axis camp are
doubtful. The elaborate celebration
attending Italian Foreign Minister
Count Ciano's recent visit to Spain
was more an indication of Franco's.
gratitude for Italian help during
the civil war than an indication of
his willingness to sign an ironclad
military agreement. Since Ciano's
return Italian diplomats have con-
fided to intimates that about the
best now hoped for is "moral sup-
port" in case of war, and a work-
able trade agreement which would
Insure Italy raw materials.
THE BRITISH WAY: Lesd Mang -
ham, British Lord Chancellor, and
Lady Maugham arrived in Canada
last week, Lord Maugham to attend
the annual convention of the Can-
adian Bar Association at Quebec.
In an interview be gave a trite pic-
ture of "the British way." 13e said,
"The European situation is nothing
to get frantic about, 02 course, in
England each day seems to bring a
new crisis. However. we've learned
not to become excited. We just
.keep preparing," "As a matter of
fact. he added, "trade is exception-
ally bright considering all things.
It is true that commercial industry
has given many of its best workers
and mechanic§ to the cause of pre-
paredness, but business is well able
to carry on without noticeable ef-
fect."
"GANDHI'S EXPERIMENT": Last
February, on the insistence of Ma-
hatma Gandhi's powerful puritanic.
al Congress party a liquor law was
passed by the Bombay Legislature.
(sandhi regards drink along with
Industrialism ... as ono of ludia's
chief problems.
This month the formal Introduc-
tion of prohibition resulted in hml-
dreds of extra police squads patrol-
ling the streets of 13ombay, enforc-
ing order and law {especially the
new law). Along with the enforce-
-meat of prohibition a great propa-
ganda campaign to popularize it
got under way. Special stamps
sliowing a snake twined around a
liquor bottle and drippins, poison
were issued. Anti -drink labels were
put on 14,000,000 match boxes,
Bi -Products
From Milk
The Extensive Utility of Milk
Many things are being made
from milk quite apart from the us-
ual dairy product's. In Canada there
nre several factories for making
casein from milk and from casein
other firms make buttons, imitation
ivory, furniture glue, binder for
paints, sizings and many other
commodities.
One factory buys whole milk,
skims it and makes butter from the
creams. The skim milk is used in
casein; the lactose, or milk sugar,
is used as a supplement in baby
foods; the . albumen is separated
out and being rich in protein and
Vitamin C, is used as an animal
concentrate. In fact all that is left
when this firm is done with milk
is water.
N TARJO
UT000RS
By VIC BAKER
BAITCASTER V'S. GOLFER
Maybe it's the heat, but this
seems to be the time of the year
for all screwball bets and screwy
contests. The latest of these cur-
rent cut -ups, which should be of
interest to anglers and golfers,
consisting of a contest in which
Dave Reddick, Ontario all-round
casting champion, pitted his artis-
try with the rod and reel against
the prowess of Stanley Smith,
golfer.
The occasion for the unique ex-
periment was the Montreal Elec-
trotypers and Engravers annual
golf field day at the St. Johns,
Quebec, golf course. The plans
called for a contest between Red -
dick and the winner of the low
gross in the tourney in a five -hole
match under the rules and condi-
tions outlined below.
At first it looked like a very in-
teresting contest. Stanley Smith,
who won the low .gross honours, is
a pretty fair golfer while. Reddick
has cast over 280, feet in competi-
tion and, when there is, no wind
prevailing, usually can average
240 feet per cast. Unfortunately,
rain which swept the Montreal
district forced a halt to the odd
match after only two holes had
been played, each man winning
one.
Reddick used a baitcasting outfit
and a % ounce plug. His casts
on the fairways were measured to
the point where the plug stopped
moving and on the greens where
the plug struck the green. It was
decided that if he hit within one
foot of the cup it would be consid-
ered in. A broken line cost the
caster an extra stroke while regu-
lar golf rules governed Mr. Smith's
activities with the one exception,
that he too could consider the ball
"in" if it rolled within one foot
of the hole. Reddick's caddy car-
ried etwo extra rods which he used
for accuracy casts when within
striking distance of the green.
The golfer conceded the first
hole to the baitcaster when his
ball bounced into the rough on his
third stroke. Reddick hit the pin
on his fourth cast, although the
wind had greaetly affected his ac-
curacy. The hole As 152 yards,
par three. '
The second hole, 340 yards par
four, went to the golfer when Red -i
dick broke his line and penalized'
a stroke, reaching the cup`in sev-
en. Smith . cupped his ball= in five:,4''
Before the contestants could finish
the third hole inthe five -hole
match rain drove them to the
shelter of the clubhouse and the
argument still rages "Who would
have won?"
Woman should put in an eight-
hour day a+ her job, whether it be
just looking beautiful for her hus-
band, a well known New York
dress designer believes, "If she
has to cook, keep house and bring
up children, she should take pride
in doing it. If she is wealthy and`
her business is only to be beauti-
ful and make a delightful hostess,
she should apply equally stern
standards to that job," she said.
ON
EVERY TIN
Exclusive to
V•ICE
oF the
PRESS
WIDE INTERESTS
.. Once when Thomas A. Edison
was visiting Luther I3urbank,, the
naturalist asked him to sign his
guest book. In addition to a col-
umn for the names of the guests
there was a column for home ad-
dresses, another for occupations,
and finally a column headed "in-
terested in." In this last column
Edison with quickness and firm-
ness wrote: "Everything.."—Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
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CRIPPLING BLOW TO JAPAN
When the United States surpris-
ed the world 'by announcing the
scrapping of the trade treaty with
Japan, it took a step that can end
in crippling the Japanese in China.
As the United' States has been
shipping to Japan the large per-
centage of war materials needed
for the campaign in China, the
stoppage of these shipments will
put a crimp in the Japanese ac-
tivities.
Shipments won't cease at once,
because six months are supposed
to elapse before abrogation of the
treaty. But Japan has been serv-
ed notice that the Americans, as
well as the British, are getting
tired of being insulted.—Windsor
Star.
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NEWS OF THE GNUS.
The superintendent of x zoo
rang up the editor of a local pa-
per. "We have some news about
the gnus," he said.
"Do you mean it's new news?"
the editor asked.
"Yes. New news about the new
Gnus."
"But," protested to editor slight-
ly embarassed, "all now is new."
"Oh, we have some old gnus
here," came the answer. "But I
want to give you some new gnu
news about the new gnus that the
old gnus have just got."
"Will you please write it?" sug-
gested the puzzled editor, "and
send it in?"
The superintendent complied
and this is what he submitted: "I
was trying to give you some gnu
news about our two old gnus that
have sdme baby gnus. Both the
old gnus and the new gnus are do-
ing very well.—Brantford Exposi-
tor.
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NEAR OBSOLETE
More and more, the word
"obey" is being deleted from the
feminine half of the marriage
vows. That term has been accord-
ed as much respect as an interna-
tional treaty.—Kitchener Record.
JUST THIRTY YEARS
Thirty years ago the army ac-
quired from the Wright brothers
its first plane, an 800 -pound bi-
plane, with a -twenty-five horse
power engine, a 125 -mile range,
the remarkable speed of forty-one
miles an hour, and capable of be-
ing transported in an army wagon.
This month at Wright Field and
throughout the country, sixteen-
ton bombers, 850 mile -an -hour
pursuit ships -1,500 to 2,000 mili-
tary planes of all types and de-
scriptions—flashed across the
skies in a terrifying demonstra-
tion of power.—New York Times.
"Gold Age" Relics
Found in Sweden
Three gold circlets believed to
date from A,D. 500 have been found
in the western part of Central Swe-
den. This is the first important
archaeological find in this district.
The period to which the circlets
are attributed is known to Swedish
archaeologists as the Gold Age be-
cause of the number of gold objects
of similar date that have been also
found, but this discovery is remark-
able because of the amount of gold
the circlets contain. Their fine
workmanship also adds to their val-
ue.
To Be Added To State Collection
The ornaments were turned up
from under a stone slab by the
owner of a farm who may now
claim the gold value of his find
when it is handed over to the State
collections.
1.13..00ks And o
BY
ELIZABETH EEDY
"SOARING WINGS"
A. Biography of Amelia Earhart
By George Palmar Putnam
The author has, at last, penned
the story of his former wife, Amel-
ia Earhart. He has performed the
duty with admirable taste. His
book records the story of what M.
Putman, among others, believes td
have been a unique personality, and
it will meet the demand of a legion
of Miss Earhart's admirers.
Mr. Putnam paints a very attrac-
tive picture of the little girl who
refused to confine herself to dolls
and the like when bigger and more
important adventures beckoned.
This spirit remained with Earhart
all her days. She was, for example,
determined to do things because
she felt she should, not for 'what
might be got out of doing them. Of
course, flying is the big story here.
"Soaring Wings" gives a detailed
account of the birth of her desire
to tackle a man-sized job and goes
on to report her numerous accomp-
lishments as a woman pilot.
She never, her husband says, saw
herself as a person who would
grow old. When the sea and sky,
closed over her last message she
had had forty years of zestful
youth, without apathy or complac-
ence.
An orchestra consisting of 65
scientists is delighting concert hall
audiences an Moecow, Russia.
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
By Fred Neher
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"eI could have sworn I put it right here."
Efficient Royal .Air Force Bombers
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.In a gigantic test of efficiency of the counter -offensive striking power of the Royal Air Force, more than
1,300 high-speed aircraft, as well as land defenses, took part in war games over London and the east and
south coasts of England. An aerial attack view of Anson bombers of "Eastland", the attacking force, is
shown here winging their way to their base on thesouth coast.
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