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Zurich Herald, 1936-08-13, Page 6VOICE of the THE WORLD AT LARGE CANADA CANADA THE EMPIRE PRESS No Picture Fish The writer of these notes has dis- covered a lack of enterprise in the Penetang district. There is no place where one may hire a big muskie with which to be photographed at be price of $2, the picture to be sent back home for publication in the great home newspaper. They are more proficient, we are told, in Florida.—St. Catharines Standard. Newspaper Advertising Advertising, especially in news- papers, is important, Mr. F .C. Ad - sett, of Toronto told the joint con- vention of the Association of Mun- icipal Utilities and the Ontario Mun- icipal Electric Association. An as- sistant engineer in the employ of the Ontario Hydro - Electric Power Commission Mr. Adsett said further: "Local newspapers invariably pro- vide a profitable medium for telling consumers and prospective custom- ers about the advantages of electri- cal services." Likewise, a daily paper furnishes readers with information concern- ing many lines of business. It is an exceptionally good shopping . guide. The highest percentage of advertis- ing today is through the means of the newspaper. That proves busi- ness executives fully appreciate that this form of advertising pays rich dividends.—Windsor Star. Her Privilege New York heiress, who once planned to become a nurse, a night club singer and then a radio artist, has broken off her engagement with the son of a brigadier -general in order to marry a broker. That's what we like about modern girls. They fix their minds on one object and nothing can swerve 'em from it.—Windsor Star. Holiday For Farmers A new departure in the interests of farm help has been introduced this year -by a prominent South On- tario farmer who this week gave all his farm help a week's holiday with pay. Only two men are left on the farm to do the routine duties. This move has been much appreci- ated by the farm hands concerned, and it is expected that they will return to their duties next week much refreshed from the few days holiday. The farm owner concerned be- lieves that every farmer could ad- opt this practice if a policy of baI- anced farming were carried out. This means that crops should be so sown that there is a week's lull at the hottest part of the summer, and during this week there is no- thing for the farm ',and to do but take a holiday. With the farmers working according to schedule there would be no inconvenience involved in following this practice and the short holiday afforded the workers would result in improved work on their return.—Oshawa Times. Fair Sex Reaching Out For nearly a century and a half the wife of every U.S. President has been asked to present one of her full dress gowns to the Smith- sonian Institute at Washington. The collections shows that the first ladies in that land are getting taller and the same thing is probably true of the fair sex generally. They are reaching out longitudinally as well as in every other direction.—Brant- ford Expositor, Russian Gold Mining for gold started in Russia more than a century before the Rand made men rich, but Russia's ouput was often exceeded by Can- ada's until the year 1934. Then a tremendous change took place. So- viet output soared. It passed Can- ada's, and, despite the general in- crease of gold production every- itvhere, due to a demand which made poorer ores valuable, is now close behind South Africa's. —Hamilton Spectator. Picture Censorship Ontario does not want to become the Boston of Canada. That city, once known as the "Athens of Am- erica," has become the laughing stock of the continent by banning from its precincts plays and books that intelligent people everywhere have applauded and enjoyed. And while we should not want sacrilege On our stage or in our moving pic- ture houses, nor anything that of- fends against good taste or against convictions, neither should we want 'Anthony Cornstocks and their kind telling us what books we should read or what plays and pictures are good or bad for us.—Ottawa Jour- nal. Steel Arm Of 'The Law Sir Malcolm Campbell's patent steel claw, intended to be fitted to police patrol cars to assist in ar- resting runaway car bandits and others, is to have a thorough trying - out by Hendon Police College ex- perts. Its main idea is to solve the problem with which the police are now confronted of how to stop a runaway car without adopting the risky expedient of crashing into it at breakneck speed. Equipped with Sir Malcolm's patent, the police pur- suers, on getting within six feet of their prey, can make the steel arm of the law shoot out and grip the bumper or some other part of the vehicle they are chasing, thus en- abling them to bring it to a stop without a collision. Maybe the alert car bandits, however, might get the idea of countering the police claw by a sudden pull-up that would in- volve a smash to the police car. But whether or not the expert tests prove its utilit,'o' for practical police work, I can see the latest version of the old Roman grapple having a brisk success on the films. —London Letter, in Ottawa Jour- nal Indian Population Figures recently released at Ot- tawa indicate change in the trend of Canada's Indian population, which was at one time distinctly on the down grade. They show the to- tal Indian population for 1934 as 112,510 as compared with 104,894, ten years earlier. The rise is broadly attributable to the welfare program initiated and conducted by the De- partment of Indian Affairs.—King- ston Whig -Standard. Current History Boys and girls are not sport and movie addicts by inclination. They have an insatiable desire for know- ledge; and in no better way can that desire be directed than by get- ting them interested in present-day history. The daily newspaper might well be included in the list of text books.—Owen Sound Times. The Retort Obvious Two rival dairies were engaged in an "advertising war." One of the companies hired a "dare -devil race driver" to drive a car around the town for 100 hours without sleep. The management decorated the car with large placards reading. "THIS DAREDEVIL DRINKS OUR MILK" The rival company came out with placards twice as large, reading: "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A DAREDEVIL TO DRINK OUR MILK." —The London Advertiser. Away From Home Now folks are born in a hospital, marry in a church and die in a car, so what do they want homes for? —Brandon Sun. THE EMPIRE Razors And Eggs The variety in the loads now car- ried on long-distance air lines is in- dicated by lists which have been compiled recently of freight pass- ing to and fro along the Quantas Empire Airways sections of the England -Australia route between Brisbane and Singapore. One item was a diving -suit sent urgently to Darwin for use in pearl fishing. Yet another was an act of Parliament which was being forwarded to Eng- land for royal signature. Another was a consignment containing a cumber of models of theatrical scen- ery. A summary of some other items yields the following list: Radium, electric razors, gas mantles, micro- scope parts, medicines, natural his- tory specimens shark skins and film. One interesting item, recently, was a setting of eggs which went right through from London to Syd- ney, being consigned to a poultry fancier in that city. —Imperial Airways Bulletin. India's Defence Not all Indians are enamored of the British connexion, but we doubt if one in ten thousand Indians wants that connexion to be replaced by the rule of Fascist Italy, or for that matter of any other power, Asiatic or European. The best sareg:lard against an invasion is not only a strong Britain but a well -armed In- dia, We hope, in the words of our contemporary, that "the lesson of Abyssinia will be an eye-opener" to• those who have hitherto, in the leg- islature, the press and elsewhere, consistently criticized as exorbitant the cost of maintaining the defence forces of the country—The States- man, Calcutta. Death Rides the Cab The engineer and fireman of this huge Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive were killed wr,eu rc and the 15 freight cars it Was hauling left the rails at Vandergrift, Pa. The still' smoking locomotive is pictured over on its side after the wreck. cause of tragedy was undetermined. BriIish Designer Shows Peplum Suits With Back Fulness Soft Dressmaker Types Sup- plement Classic Tailleurs for Day and Evening LONDON — A British fashion creato-: whose premises lie almost next door to the famous old ;church of St. George's in Hanover Square, is showing a collection which em- braces all the types of suits and. include both plain and fur -trimmed topcoats. Among the daytime suits, and distinct from the classic taillcurs, there is an interesting silhouette achieved by a jutted forward collar, a short jacket flat at front with a full back peplum and flat fronted skirt with moderate fullness at the rear. This movement is shown typi- cally in a dark red woollen suit with beaver fronts, collar and pointed yoke at back, which incidentally illus- trates another feature of the collect- ion—that of building up the suit or coat with flat furas an integral part of the design. Constructional interest is another interesting point. There is a brown hairy surfaced woollen suit trimmed with brown Persian lamb which re- peats its jacket cuts in the skirt and seams the latter in tunic effect, which shows this feature of workmanship particularly well. The majority of winter coats are full-length ones, fitted in the bodice with moderate flare, frequently to- ward the back, in the skirt section. Yokes, sleeve -tops, deep cuffs and convertible collars make use of Indian and Persian lamb and beaver. Some of these are combined with soft, tailored dresses in a lighterweight version of the woollen coating. For country wear there are tweed jacket suits and silk or wool skirts with big rough contrasting tweed topcoats. Dark brown over natural is a typical color scheme and here again full-length coats predominate although an occasional seven -eighth one with slight back flare is used. The featured colors in the ,daytime models are soft heather purple, greens and black. Yellow is liked for shirts and accessories. •For town wear the woollens are monotones with`. surface interest in the way of' ribs, clubs and hairs, -while colorful mix- ture tweeds are liked for the country group. This designer has a nice idea, for next winter's evening suits. He puts a severely tailored jacket and ground. length skirt in heavy black satin with In Montreal Harbor Post "When • we have climbed a few J. A. lluchastel, who is to 'be rungs on the ladder of knowledge, Montr al.mnt anager of the Port of we realize what pigmies we are."— Elinor 'Glyn. 21 a white pique blouse. The last is cut like a man's evening waistcoat at the ,back with an amusing contrast in the way of a front cut like flower petals which can be pulled out be- tween the jacket lapels. Will Pay for Overtime NEW YORK—The United States Steel Corporation and its subsidiaries have announced a plan to compensate employes on a uniform basis for over- time work. The agreement was reached, the corporation said in a statement, after consideration f .o r a considerable period. The decision was arrived at following a conference with employe representatives, the announcement said. Milli Income Rises in U. S. $28,000,000 Higher Than First Six Months of Last Year NEW YORK—Cash income from milk brought American dairy farmers a total of $633,000,000 in the first six months of 1936,' the best return in five years,' the milk industry found- ation announced recently. The figures were around $28,000,- 000 28,000;000 ahead of the total income from milk in :the same period last year, the report stated. "Milk . still remains the farmer's best source of income," the found- ation report stated, "despite the grad- ual betterment in all,farm prices. The 1936 irnpfovenrent has been material- ly aided by the rising tide of con- sumer buying power in cities, where efficient milk distribution has created wider markets." The foundation stated that while the drought in many dairy states has curtailed production, the higher prices now being paid for supplies will tend to prevent any decrease iri dairy farm income compared with 1935 during the remainder of the year. Fast Automobiles H u b of Romance Young Couple Met About 2 Years Ago At An Automo- bile Reliability Test LONDON, —.4 A couple who met through their mutual lnterst in driv- ing fast automobiles were married re- cently at one of the most brilliant ceremonies of the London social sea- son. Allen Roger Phipps, 23 -year-old sonof the exSenator Phipps of Color- ado, took as his bride Miss Doreen Evans, 23, daughter o, Graham Evans, London architect. 'After a honeymoon on the contin- ent the cotple will return to Eng- land in time for the Ulster Tourist Trophy Race on September 4. The Ulster trophy is the only automobile road race in England. Nearly two years ago, while Phipps still was at Oxford, he met Miss Ev- ans at an automobile reliability test, and It was there that their romance started.. Late in September they will sail for the United States to make their home in Denver. There were 50 guests at the wed- ding, including the automobile rac- ing ace, Earl Howe. It was an all - white wedding with the bride wearing a white Romaine gown cut along classic lines with a headdress of lilies of the valley. Hawaii expects to produce 3,00(),- 000 cases of canned pineapple juice this• season. ) Clothes Aplenty Worn In Bolivia Minister and Wife Tell Inter- esting Things About the Country LONDON, Ont., — Bolivian curios have been shown here to interested audiences, brought by Rev. F.F. Ben- nett and his wife from their home near Lake Titicaca, in Bolivia. They have lived for the past eight years at Oruro and La Paz, engaged in teaching. Mr. Bennett is a graduate in arts from McMaster University, Hamilton, and has just completed his first year in medicine at the Univers- ity of Western Ontario here. He in- tends to return to Bolivia as a medic- al missionary. Mrs. Bennett is also a graduate of McMaster in education. Their two small children displayed clothing worn by the native Aymara tribal men and women. The women, when attending fiestas wear 14 skirts, all of gay colors, and each weighing about seven pounds. Above these is worn a shawl, thrown over their heads in peasant style. On -top of this, is a gray felt bowler-shoped hat, to keep the sun from the top of their heads. Says Feminism Is Co-operation French Speaker Urges Union of Men and Women in the Professional Fields PARIS, — Woman's right to work is more important than her right to vote, Mine. Cecile Brunschwig, French Under Secretary of State for Educa- tion, told Congress of the Internation- al Federation of Business and Pro- fessional Women here recently. "Feminism is not a struggle, but intelligent co-operation between the sexes," she said. "A wise policy is a union of men and women in the pro- fessional fields." The Under Secretary's speech fol- lowed an address of welcome Mt Pierre Vienot, French Foreign Under Secretary, who paid tribute to Pre- mier Blum for including three women in his People's Front Government. Vienot was the only male attending the Congress. Miss Lena Mabesin Phillips, Pres- ident of the federation and a promin- ent New York attorney, outlined the aims of the organization in an ad- dress closing the session. "The central purpose of this or- ganization is to protect and to pro- mote the economic and professional. interest of business and professional women, and to secure united action by them," slie said. Feed my Birds LONDON -- It isn't popularly known, but sparrows in Victoria Em- bankment Gardens are heirs and heiresses. They are legatees of the Iate Mrs. Alexander Angus, wife ,of a New Jersey business Man. She loved birds and used to feed them in the Embankment Gardens. In Mrs, Angus memory her hus- band has set up a trust fund pro- viding a yearly reward for two hotel' waiters who feed the birds every day during the months Mrs. Angee wa5 accustomed to stay in London. They carry napkins filled with crumbs to fulfill the trust. This season's duties cease at the end .of, August. Mrs. Angus came to London in 1919 to recuperate after a serious operation. She coaxed the birds to 'eat crumbs from her hand at her hotel window. Later she fed them from a deckchhir in the gardens. Duke and Duchess Decorate II o m e► Day Nursery Is Feature of Lovely Home in Buck- inghamshire LCNDON----The Duke and Duchess of Kent have moved into their new hone, The Coppins, at Iver, Bucking-) hamshire. Both have modern ideas iK house planning and they have person j ally supervised the redecoration of the house. ilvery window is dressed with' modern printed calico. The wails have been stripped and modernized,' and against this severity the 'Duk and Duchess have used hand -printed chintz, boldly patterned and proli•� fically colored. Great care has be taken with Prince Edward's nursery suite, which' is, however unspectacular and un-) guarded, since no one in this country) would dare to kidnap the King's nephew. The day nursery is in blue,' with curtains of plain blue chintz, quilted with white borders. Corners have been eliminated and the furni ture and other equipment is cut down' to air absolute minimum. The walls are ornamented with' designs calculated to attract the' baby's attention and the windows' are of the ultra -violet ray type. Lightest Wood Balsa is the lightest wood in the world. This remarkable tree is sr native of Central America and the West Indies. The wood is about half the weight of cork, one-third the weight of white pine, and one-sev- enth the weight of hickory. In spite of its lightness balsa is elastic and fairly strong. It is used for floats, rafts, as lifeboat fenders and for insulating purposes. Its ex- traordinary lightness is due to the thin-walled barrel-shaped cells, filled' with air and almost devoid of wood fibre, of which balsa is composed. Before it can be of practical use, balsa has to be treated with a wood preservative, the chief ingredient of which is paraffin. Balsa grows rapidly, trees attain- ing a height of 50 ft., with 12 inch diameter in four or five years. They bear enormous leaves, sometimes 2% feet long. Cape Dress AWL- 1 litiowiott, \ f$/�,Ay/� ii - 1111:1: i 1 1 NI El Double use makes this cape dress very tempting, for the mod- est budget. You, couldn't wear anything cooler. You'll like it equally well for town or for vacation in the coun- try or at the beach. Take off the cape for active _ sports. It has free swinging arm- holes to help ,your tennis or golf. The neck is, just right to keep you from too much sunburn. A colorful cotton, a bright lin- en or white or pastel tub silk offers endless variety for this simple -to -sew model. • Style No. 2998 is designed for sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 16 requires 2% yards of 39 - inch tytelif 1 for dregs with yard oW -rnc r material for the cape. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS Write your name and address plainly, giving number and size of pattern wanted. Enclose 15c in ,stamps , or• coin (coin preferred); 'wrap it carefully, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto, 1