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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-02-18, Page 3„r f1,4ar a ro'+h4re 0r'P. 14,74.410Xd'010:.07.d P.`P !P+4K+101010:1.:0„r�'�:4%% + 40:fn�ar•� 0rr":lam+er,,Pnli01aWe• O • 14 .e. Editorial Comment `% o; P>~ess Opinions, s, Here and There ;A; `� .-..- _.,.v.... r.,...r.r..,.v.,. w+*1,*.�rn.'+.us a!,e'+ip,1a4','�?'P'�.©.'.'0 6,v7,%w`,,rL4``,v,Q+.i«I.P",w,,0n0.9�u,P,;Os.P.�i•Y��.�O„�q{v.,,'„4vpQvs4? Lice of hinglaud, coming to Its C :- louse, l: -ie was addressing a dinner if moving picture people and remarked that while there was a fear that Mena of passion and crime influenced the young people to become kiliore, black mailers, °thieves and to lead frivolous ]lues, he went back to the days of his youth and recalled that while he, and doubtless millions o° ",Iter boys and young men, enjoyed s`ories about pi- rates, robbers and criminals of all kinds, they had nearly all 'own up normal and decent living people. Many of these stories, he said, had become classics of literature, including, for example, Oliver Twist, wherein ap- pears the greatest burglar of all, Bill I Sikes, yet the piety and virtue of the reactors had been undimmed.—St. Thomas Times -Journal. CANADA Income of Farman —An item in the New .fork Times tells of the income tax received from small French farmers. ''The French peasant, as a rule, keeps no books," comments the article. That makes the news all the more interesting, for the government has to rely mainly on the word of the taxpayer. "One French farmer confessed last year to a profit of 817,000 on the year's farm- ing," Others acknowledge making as high as $10,000 a year. • The majority, however, report pro- fits ranging all the way from $100 to $1,000 a year, anything above the lat- ter figure being exceptional. Experi- ence of fanners in this province would appear to be much like their cousins' iu France, anything above a $1,000 a year being exceptional—at least ac- cording to income tax returns.—Ed- Menton Journal. Sign It Clearly Next to an anonymous letter in our morning mail, we are most annoyed by communications bearing signatures which no one could read ... It is customary for the average atenognapher•in a business office to type the name of the Big Boss below his scrawl, Which is very helpful to the puzzled reader, Sometimes one may guess at the name., by checking over the officers designated on .the letterhead. Too often the reader is left wholly in the dark. it is certainly a breach of courtesy on the part of any letter writer to so scrawl his own name that it is illeg- ible to the recipient of the communi- cation. If those who write letters are incapable of writing their.names clear- ly, they should at least be consider- ate enough to have it typewrit' -t er printed in block letters.—Cornwall Standard -Freeholder. A Woman of Eighty She is a woman of eighty. in her younger days she played the piano well enough to give lessons to others. Today she is still giving lessons, not because she,ls required to by need of .money to sustain her; far from it, for the reason is she is helping others who have not the means to pay for tuition. Two little girls, daughters of a neighbor. were eager to know how to play the piano, but the depres- sion had left their parents with little better than sufficient to pay for the necessities of life, and piano lessons were out of range, So the neighbor of eighty years comes into the pic- ture. She brings the little girls to her home and give them lessons regu- larly, with the result that the gift to play .the piano is not to :e lost to these children of the depression years. Letbbrjdge. ilei:altl- Still To Come There is food for thought 1' the perfectly accurate contention of a writer in the Philadelphia Mes'onger that the world has yet to see either a Christian country on a Christian city. A Christian City, he says, would be a city without slums, without jails, without poverty, without unemploy- ment, without injustice, without drunkenness, without vice, without jealousy, without hatred, with eat bit- terness. A Christian country, the same writer holds, would be a country without guns, without luxury for the few and hunger for the many, without bribery, without graft, without oppres- sion,—Brockville Recorder and Times. Music For The People Music. is no longer a luxury or .the almost ivaccessible field of a few gift- ed enthusiasts. It has suddenly be- come part of the stuff of daily life— and a very important part. As Lord Herder said recently: "1 envy musici- ans because they 'doctor' thousands of people at ono time when, as a ••by- sician, I can only attend to one pati- ent at a time."—Winnipeg Tribune, A Judge Defends The moving picture industry has re- ceived so many thrusts from magis- trates, judges and social workers that it is refreshing to find no less a per- sonage thau Lord Hewart, Chief :Ws - Carries a Moral A story in the New York Times seems to carry a moral of some kind for thoughtless drivers. As the traffic light turned on a busy coiner, a frail old woman started to cross the street with a crowd. A big car brusquely nosed its way around the corner. While others scattered out of the way, the old womau stood still, seemed' incapable of movement. Just as the car seemed about to hit her, a silk -hatted man, with a cane, limped quickly to her side and swung her out of harm's way. At the same moment there was a sharp report, and the tire of the car went flat, Talking to a nearby policeman, a few minutes later, a reporter learned that a similar incident had been hap- pening nearly every morning, and that the silk -hatted man figured in each of them. Following up the story, the reporter learned that the man was a former diplomat, whose foot had been crushed by an automobile; and that it was not a cane he carried, but a sword stick. The forgotten pedestrian, who has to keep out of the way of imperious drivers, should be glad to know he has an avenger.—Guelph Mercury. "Silly" Is Banned But it seems rather a pity, never- tireless that Mr. Speaker should have ruled "silly" out of order, The amen- ities and the dignities for ever, of course—but really, the House of Com- mons ought to be of sterner stuff than to jihe''at a little plain speaking in debate. Better, surely, that men's ar- guments should be called silly than that they themselves should be exhib- ited by Mr. Speaker as sissies in the sight of the nation. Mr. Blackmore says he will not use the word again. "All right, Mr. Speaker," he said, "I have several others just as good." But he is boast- ing of course. There is no better word for silliness than "silly." That is the trouble about:. citnsoring tele- apt word.—Vancouver Province. Men Canny Losers A survey of department stores, buses, trams and street cars has de- monstrated that women lose more ar- ticles than inen. As a matter of fact the male of the species also mislays many things, but lie knows enough to clo that in the home, and then have every one else in the household hunt for them.—Brantford Expositor. Badly Needed The search for the non -glaring head- light and the 100 per cent, efficient glare -eliminating windshield must go on. The reward for the discovery will be fewer traffic accidents, thou- sands of lives saved annually and faster and more comfortable night driving.—Port Arthur News -Chronicle. A Good Season Unless the devastating floods of the slid -section of the United States have an adverse effect on tourist traye], it is confidently expected that North Bay district and other • sections of Northern Ontario will enjoy even a greater business in the coming Som- nmer season, Visitors to the Dionne babes will number 750,000, according to an estimate by persons in the know, which means a 30 per cent. gain over the number counted at the hospital last year.—North Bay Nug- get. trey Are StirAt It N ee x A general view of the glades Club, Palm Beach, Fla: P' 1-er•t'y 0 matches to ,Vides', 8 on t £ stween 1''r .y t.c_ui and Lllst�ortli Vines at the laver- efeated Vin s in this match, 2-6, 0-3, 9-7. The victory gave rrofessional tour. News In Review Coronation Film By Plane LONDON — A special transatlantic airplane flight is being planned ` rine order to hasten delivery to North. American motion picture theatres ,of Coronation films. Negotiations are proceeding with Amy Mollison, Beryl Markham and other distinguished pilots to under-. take a flight to Now York, according to Sir Gordon Craig, General Ma ,ager of the company which has been grant- ed exclusive rights to film the cere- monies monies on May 12th (British Movie tone News). Copies of the films will also be des- patched to North America on the dir- igible Hindenburg, scheduled to leave Frankfurt, Germany, late on the day of the Coronation. They will be flown to Frankfurt. Mrs• Mollison and Mrs. Markham, both of whom have already conquer- ed the North Atlantic by air, have in- dicated their willingness to attempt the flight,, it was stated. Canada will receive its copies of the films from New York by fast service. Soviet Likes Ontario Seed TORONTO — Fifteen thousand bu- shels of Ontario variegated alfalfa seed, vatted at more than $250,000, was purchased by the Soviet Govern - men last year for use in Russia; ac- cording to an announcement made during the annual meeting of the On- tario Field Crop and Seed Associa- tion, here. Ten years ago two bushels of the Ontario variegated seed were sent to Russia, which also secured United States Grimm and Western Canada Grimm . Por, experimental purposes,Ma delegate announced. "And," he added, "the Russian Go- vernment last year purchased 15,000 bushels of Ontario variegated alfalfa. The purchase was of considerable im- portance to our business." THE EMPIRE Big Ben The most familiar voice in the world today is that of no mortal ora- tor, whether king, peer, or commoner, but of a robot dictator. Tho deep - chested tones of 131g Ben, thanks to the B.B.C., reverberate daily through the length and breadth of the globe, Londoners accept those brazen ac- ceilts as a matter of course, though many of them have paid their pence to gaze through the telescope by Boadicea's chariot on Westminster bridge, and watched Big Ben's giant paws visibly counting off eternity on his colossal dial. But, as the B.B.C.'s oversea correspondence testifies, to kinsmen in distant corners of the Em- pire the star performer on the ether is Big Ben. Kipling's banjo may claim to be "Town and all that ever went with evening dress," but Big Ben, for dusky foreloopers of the Empire, 'is London's roar personified. Ilis voice is that of the Empire's muezzin, daily summoning the scattered kinsmen to thoughts and memories of the Old Country,—London cor. Ottawa joule nal. h hi sV tides Kissing Bible Is Not Necessary DBRICH — When Campbell solicitor jumped to his feet ,Ootested a witness had not been ,eider sworn, in that she had not the Bible, Judge T. M, Costello that kissing the Book was not scary. Vitness, in taking the oath, does have to actually kiss the Book," 13dnor maintained. "In raising the kin the right hand," ho said to r(itness,. "you have solemnly to tell the truth." Up To Province ,TTAWA — Houses at a low ren- tti'1-was''urged in the House of Com- ui s by Denton Massey, (Cons., Tor - ii 0 -Greenwood), but his motion for ational housing plan for slum ell- ation ran into difficulties in the Iter of jurisdiction following upon ecent ruling of the Privy Coun- lit ci _on. Charles Dunning, Minister of Fiance, contended that the problem which Mr. Massey raised lay entirely within the Provincial jurisdiction. §aid Mr. Dunning—"The Federal authority has been "put in it's place" in';respect to its powers recently by a very high authority. He admitted that, until recently there had been little in the act to encourage the building of ,lower-cost homes. Since the act came into force, the average price of homes built was 0861. Due to recent changes desigu- etl to encourage lower-priced homes, however, this average had dropped to about $2,400 and the scheme was growing. ` To Trap Burglars NEWMARKET — Mayor S. J. Boyd t week enthusiastically endorsed litia chemo.;. submitted by a resident 1 c u i cT ve s• d t .�, i ,1to rho Q � 3 e a It ya' burglar alarm to its one 'pollee con -stable during the night. "For years we have sought a munication system and here's that beats the cost objection," said com- one another fifteen years may boast of the ideal state of being a country without prisons. Since introcluetion of the Probation Offenders Act in 1907 by Sir Herbert Samuel, then ParUfamentary Under- Secretary for the Home Office the number of committals to prison in Britain has fallen. from more than 180,000 to fewer than 60,000. Discessing the probation system, Sir Herbert declared more than half of the country's prisons had been closed for lack of tenants. "The saving of cost to the nation has been immense, but more impor- tant has been the saving of souls," he said. New Spray WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Horti- cultural Association were informed of a 100 per cent satisfactory method of killing dandelions developed by Dr. G. P. McRostie, now of the Ontario Agricultural College Guelph, a solu- tion of copper nitrate and water is sprayed. William H. Silversides, University of Manitoba student, told of the dis- oovery. He collaborated with Dr. "Mc- Rostie, who recently left the Mani- toba University. Six years' experiments were be- hind the discovery, Silversides said. The solution is made of 11/2 pounds of nitrate to 714' gallons of water, a quantity sufficient for 1,000 square feet of lawn space, he said. Two sprays during the summer, one about mid -;July the .other In mid-Aug- ust, were rocpinnlelyded, Doth need to be done on ,a warm bright after- no00,, when there is 00 wind, he said. The two applications, the agronomy student continued, end the operation. Both turn tits grass to ,sickly, yellows ish green within 48 hours, but after. about two weeks the grass will re- turn to its natural colour. The next year, tests showed, it willl Come back greener and heavier than before and free of dandelions, . The spray must hit leaves of the weed. Winners NNW YORK — Canadian dog fan - dem carried off three blue ribbons and a reserve award in the competition among the Scottish terriers and cock- er spaniels at the Westminster Dog Show In Madison Square Garden. T, E. and W. Batt, of Guelph, won the majority of the prizes with their Scotty Puppy, Haddon Emblem, judg- ed the best of the prppies between nine and twelve months of age, He went to the front in the class for no- vice dogs and then ranked second only to the more experienced . Gold Finder's Starman, owned by William Quado, of Gardner, Mass., in the class for best of the dogs. Among the cockers William H. Bar- rett's Gardens Desirable Lady, of Cooksville, Ont., was judged the best of the novice bitches of solid color. Ideal Weather, undefeated four-year old owned by Leonard Collins, of Toronto, paraded to the top of the sheep dogs for' his '10th straight vic- tory. To Serve Another Year FORT ERIE — A. B. Damude, M.P., for Welland County, announced here the Federal Government had granted to Fort Erie's Collector of Customs and Excise, Frank T. Pattison, an ad- ditional dditional year's extension of service, Mr. Pattison is approaching retire, ment age but has expressed a desire to remain in his position until 1938, Mr. Damude said. $20,000.000 Loans WASHINGTON — The Senate has passed and sent to the House a bill creating a $20,000,000 disaster loan corporation for flood area rehabilita- tion loans. The bill would permit loans to in- dividuals on liberal terms. Security would not necessarily be required but grants could not be made. Orthodox Jews must wear a hat when taking the oath in the witness - box. But so many Jews attending Marylebone Police Court, London, do not wear hats that an official felt is now provided. ' wrist Travel to Canada • Shows Sharp Rise in Year Estimated That in Course of a _.Season Canada is Visited By - Ntnnbers_...EqunU1ng•-.-Twie.s Her. Population. MONTREAL.—"Tourist and conven- ion travel from the United States and c thor countries to Canada during last 1liayor Boyd. "If a burglar enters your :ear totalled in numbers approximate house, you telephone the waterworks le twice the population of the Dodgier departrneut and a ma.n working there on:' according to a review of Can - all night grosses a button which then "lr 'a's tourist traffic for 1936 issued makes tho face of the town clock at the Post Office go dark, The police- man, looking to seo what time it is, sees no clock and realizes that some- thing is wrong. Ile telephones fee waterworks department and hurries to the home entered by the burglar. The scheme is beautiful in its sim- plicity." Cut Unlikely fic, as reports received from various OTTAWA — The Postoffice De- tourist organizations from Nova Scotia pertinent will have the largest net re- t° British Columbia all Indicate a sub - venue this fiscal year that it has hada tial increase in business over the since 1920, but there is not much pos- sibility of a reduction in postage rates. The reason is that the financial po- sition of the' Postoffice Department is so much a part of the national fi began to be compiled in 1920, the tour- nancial system, and, although Feder- .isu trade was value at $83,734,000. In al revenues have shown an increaseh f 8309,- of $58,0;00,000 for the first ten months of the fiscal year, there will still be a deficit of $75,000,000 when the Bud- get' is brought down.•. Country Without Prisons LOT' DON If the trend of the past thirty years is maintained, Britain in ler°. "Last year we enjoyed a con- inuation of the increasing number of American tourists visiting Canada and the general view among those directly concerned with true development of tate tourist traffic in Ili. country is highly optimistic as to the prospects for 1937. This healthy condition pre- vailed from the Atlantic to the Paci- previous year." After the setback resulting from the economic upheaval of a few years ago, the tourist industry has again com- menced on the upward climb to new heights. When official figures first season of 1936, representing expendi- tures for transportation, purchases and accommodation. 01 this total, it pent by those. attending conventions, nother $20,000,000 by fishermen and hunters, and $235,000.000 by tourist vacationists indulging in various other forms of recreational activities. In an analysis of the tourist statis- tics for the past season, it is interest- fiig to note that tourists came to Can- ada from many' countries in addition to. the United States, although by far the greater proportion came from the letter country. Probably no country in the world is visited by such a large number of tourists as in Canada. It is estimated that in the course of a year Canada is visited by numbers equalling twice her population. "Canada and the United States do not need any 'bon ententes' or peace conferences to provide mutual under- standing and good -will. The tourist is seeing to the development of the `good neighbor' policy quite satisfac- torily" said Mr. Howard. Last year Canada played host to approximately 15,000,000 Americans, a number that exceeds the entire population of the Dominion by about 4,000,000. Thep represent, of course, visitors who crossed into Canada by all means of 1929 it hart reached a high o e ransportation. The balance of tr io, 379,000, and in 1933, the bottom of the 1 owever, is not entirely lopsided, for depression, it dropped to $117,124,000, i5 is estimated that mare than 3,000,- C Since then, each year has shown an �0 Canadians paid a return call to the increase until it now stands at an es, United States, and figured on a per timated value of 8275,000,000 for the United basis, this represents a pretty ness fair epiece of reciprocity in neighborli• 11-4 The girl wrapped her cloak quickly about her and said with a smile: "Tonight I had no time to make myself an - English miss. You see me as 1 am." "Yau ask me to fake you from Fu Manchu;' 1 told her, "but thaf is only a pretense. Why do you keep his secrets when They mean death to so many?" FU MANCHU By Sax Amer She turned her back on me and shrug-, ged her shoulders when I .and ' "Prove then That you wish to leave Fu Man- chu's service. Tell me what killed Shona and tho 'China- men in Sir Lionel's house." "I do not know that. And while Dr. Fu Manchu is my master I will never betray him. But tear me from him, lock me up, beat the if you like, and my Ips will be sealed no longer .,.. "Death I 1 here rasa my own sister die of feret in the dese f --seen her thrown Info a hole in the sand. have seen men flogged until they prayed for deefh. IJiawi known the lash myself. Dothhl What does it melted"