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Zurich Herald, 1937-06-17, Page 6Canada Dangers of the Lawn To ladies who run lawnmowers we draw attention that a woman in Ham- ilton cut her hand badly when work- ing one of those contraptions. And to men we bring the reminder that a gentleman suffered a stroke shortly after shoving a lawnmower. Just who should cut the grass we do not know.—Peterborough Examiner. Offending Cyclists While the City Council have in- structed the traffic officer to watch for motorists who run through traf- fic lights, a special watch should be kept on cyclists. Many of them do not pay the slightest attention to the traffic signals, believing, apparently, that they are for automobiles only, so they rush right past to the danger of pedestrians crossing.—St. Thomas Times -Journal. Quitting the Public Rev. J. A. Tuer, minister of St. James -Bond Church, Toronto, is quit- ting the pulpit to manage a 57 -acre farm in the Grimsby fruit district, valued at $75,000. Oh, well, if it's that kind of farm, there'll be some hired help to exhort. — Woodstock Sentinel -Review. What Age Can Achieve At a time when so much is being spoken and written about the demand of younger men that age shall give way to thein, it is of real interest to note what has been achieved by some elderly people in history. The Religious Telescope recalls a num- ber of achievements that stand out as worthy of mention, thus: Kant at 74 wrote his "Anthro- pology," "Metaphysics of Ethic's" and -''Strife of the Faculties." Tin Loretto at 74 painted the vast "Par- adise," a canvas 74 by 80 feet. Verdi at 74 produced his masterpiece, "Othello"; at 80, "Falstaff", and at 85 the famous "Ave Maria," "Stabat Mater" and "Te Deum." Lamarck at 78 completed his great zoological Try to Keep Up Among the things noticed on the roads since the 50 -mile limit went Into effect are the drivers who are trying to get that rate of speed out of ancient vehicles incapable of teaching it.—Brockville Recorder and Times. Tree 1<.eailest 'Hit People The people who are hardest hit today are the middle class people. the rich, even after paying very high taxes, still have enough left to .en - Able them to live comfortably and tiften luxuriously, The very poor are better looked after today than they Over were. It is the man on the mod - Crate income who is trying to buy his little home, educate his family, keep tip his insurance savings, and try to ut by a little for the inevitable 'rainy clay" who finds the going hardest.—Kingston Whig -Standard. Beards Might l .yip For some generations now it has been man's lot to look as drab and Uninspiring as the barber and the ailor can make hint. His daily garb dull, and his evening attire funeral. ven his brief rebellion on the golf finks is wilting; gaudy hose and cas- cading knickers are even now giving *ay to plain grey flannel slacks. This is not good for a man. The /strutting instinct lies deep, and it Cannot he suppressed without causing 'disturbance somewhere. It is more than a desire to get a night out ac- easionally that leads a fellow to join lodges and dress up in gold and pur- ple. Beards, of course, may not restore lelf -confidence; but they may set the eaven working. That step once tak- en, men may again assert themselves •endregain the right to look as color- g;xl as their womenfolk.—Winnipeg Tribune. A Better Outlook There is much greater demand for the services of graduate nurses at resent than was the case a few cears ago, according to Dr, F. W. angrill, superintendent of the Ham - ton General Hospital, who gave Dine information on that subject to Opine hoard of governors recently. During the years of severe de- pression; from 1929 to 1935, gradu- te nurses outside the hospital staffs ad a difficxllt time, for the reason at many people who were unable 1 a afford nursing service even when at was urgently required. Today appears that economic recovery as reached a stage where the pub - a is in a bettor position to hire a rse if one is needed and the iin- ovement in that direction offers "portunities for. those who have iilten up nursing as a profession. In the long view, there ought to ' still greater opportunity for arses. Even a superficial survey eels that a large percentage of e population encounters illness of more or less gravity and that con- dition does not appear to become more reassuring. Today throughout Canada there are hundreds of thous- ands of people who require medical and nursing attention. Wiry the gen- eral health of the population should be so uncertain is bard to explain but it is nevertheless one of the big problems of our existence and it. looks as 0 the work of doctors and nurses is becoming more necessary as civilization rises to so-called high- er planes.—Sarnia Canadian -Observ- er. work, "The Natural History of the Invertebrates." Oliver , Wendell Holmes at 79 wrote "Over the Tea- cups." Cato at 80 began the study of Greek. Goethe at 80 completed "Faust." Tennyson, at 83 wrote "Crossing the Bar". Titian at 98 painted his historic picture of the "Battle of Lepanto". There is plenty of room for eld- erly and old men in the world of action. For instance, Mr. Baldwin goes to the House of Lords, but we may be sure that his services will still be at the disposal of his coun- try at any time she calls upon him, —Montreal Star. Not a Bad Idea Advance fashion tip is that bath- ing costumes this season will con- sist of gas masks and tin hats—at Mediterranean beaches. — Windsor Star. The Empire His New Title When I wrote about Sir Robert Hornt's new title I asked whether it would be Lord Horne or Lord Slamannan. It seems that he has de- cided to have it both ways and the • decision is sensible. The retention of his own name saves him from the fate of many a political who has—so far as the public is con- cerned—lost his identity through the adoption of a purely territorial title. And "Lord Horne '"of Slamannan" still pays a nice little compliment to his native place.—Glasgow Bulletin. A Bite and a Sup During the Coronation clays some of our great West End hotels were really complete cities. Consider one of them in Park- lane, where over 2,000 guests saw the procession from windows and stands s at prices ranging from 2 guineas to 20 'guineas." (For those paying over & guineas breakfast and champagne were provided!) Eigh- teen hundred people were at the gala dinner in the evening (tickets, £3 3s. each, paid in advance). Three hundred and fifty extra waiters had' been engaged to deal with the im- portant guests who dined and sup- ped in the great ballroom (air-con- ditioned at a cost of £25,000). The manager of this hotel had ordered £20,000 worth of wines to add to his normal stocks, and two tons of caviar for the Coronation period. Housewives might reflect that twelve men took ten hours to wash up the 60,000 pieces of table -ware. At the Savoy arrangements were made to serve no fewer than 9,000 meals between supper -time on Cor- onation Eve and the dawn of May 13. At one moment the overseas switchboard of another of our larg- est West End hotels had calls put through for guests simultaneously to places in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, North America, Canada, India, Brazil and the Canaries — probably a record for one hotel. — Overseas Daily Mail. Before man cultivated the orange to produce it as the large fruit we know today it was similar in size Americans dispute the Soviet claim to the North Pole, but no hostilities are expected. Nobody wants to fight, bleed, and die for a bunch of ice water.—.The New Yorker. Fu M,anchu's slaye girl poled the punt into the stream... , ! scarcely knew whether I had dreamed and was waking, or if reality end- ed with the imprisonment in the Clammy cellar and ;;;Is were the fantasy of deep--- this eerie, silent es:::ee blindfolded, with a c,: la who might have sr,, Fed from an Arabian N s tis tale.... Only Effective Rains aver Alper. to and Saskatchewan Can AY... ert Further Deterioration, 'Ref port Shows. Manitoba Fares Better OTTAWA.—The condition of the spring wheat crop for all Canada was placed by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics this week in its crop wee port at 85 per cent. of the long-time average yield. This was based ;.on observations made on May 31 and was ten points below the estimated conditions a year ago. Fall wheat was slightly better than this time last year. The situation in South-western Al- berta continues favorable, and in Northern and North-eastern Sask- atchewan crops are holding up well, although rain would be "most wel- come", the report proceeded. Rain Badly Needed Serious and widespread wind dam- age has occurred in Central Alberta and throughout much of the south- ern half of Saskatchewan. "Further deterioration of crops can only be averted by the timely arrival of ef- fective rains over the majority of the two Western Provinces," was the comment. For all Canada, the condition of the principal field crops at May 31, expressed in percentages of the long- time average yields per acre, was as follows, with condition figuree for the same date last year within brack- ets: Fall wheat, 98 (95); spring --Wheat, 101 (96) ; Oats, 97 (95a;. oats, 90 (93); barley, 93 (93); fall rye, 69 (84); spring rye, 83 (93); all rye, 73 (86); peas, 93 (91); mixed grains, 92 (92); hay and clo- ver, 90 (98); alfalfa, 89 (95);,pas- ture, 92 (101). In the Prairie Provinces, the con- dition of the principal gram crops at May 31 was as .follows, with last year's figures in brackets; Manitoba —Wheat, 101' (96); ots, 9). (05); barley, 96 (95); rye, 9G (E8). Sas- lcatehewan—Wheat, 78 . (95) ; oats, 84 (98); barley, 89 (93); rye, 59 (80). Alberta Wheat, 93 (96); oats, 92 (95); barley, 94 (94); rye, 79 (91),' Conditions in June "In the interpretation of the con- dition report," the report explained, "it is important to bear in mind that the figures are based on the re- turns of correspondents filed at the end of May. Weather conditions since June 1 have affected the crop pros- pects which were evidentat the end of the month. Further showers have fallen in the Maritimes and Eastern Canada but in general field work has advanced rapidly and growth has been ample. "In the Prairie Provinces, Mani- toba received an abnormally heavy rainfall over the past week end ac- companied by cool temperatures. Throughout- the whole of Saskatche- wan for the past week there was only a trace of rain except in .the east -central area bordering Manito- ba. Alberta likewise received virtu- ally no rainfall during the week. In the absence of rain, very serious wind damage has occurred both in Central Alberta and in Southern Saskatchewan and conditions in these areas are mater:ally lower than en May 31. In Central AIberta where conditions were very promising up to the end of the month the Toss dur- ing the past week could be made up most readily by effective rains. 'Itc British Columbia, warm, bright weather marked the early part of June. Summary of the Ne w Air Service June 16 NEW YORK—Passenger air serv- ice between New York and Bermuda will start June 16th, it was announce ed this week as the Pan-American Airways 21 -ton Bermuda Clipper took off for its final survey flight to the Islands.• Pan-American arid British Imperial are to operate separate 'services, but their schedules Wwill,,dovetail Thy, Cavalier, opening the passenger sews ice, will leave Bermuda next Wednee- day morning at 10.15 a.m. E.D.T. The Bermuda Clipper will: male her first passenger flight on June 18th. Postmasters Pratee: Rates LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Protect against a rate of nine cents an hour overtime provided for postmasters was made at the opening session of the eleventh annual convention of the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Postmasters' Association here. "No other class of labor has such long hours or such responsibility with such small overtime pay," said one postmaster. He dee'-ared post-' masters work "an official day of 14 hours." Business Better Graduates Luras, Things are looking up in profe- signal and industrial circles if tie experience of the alumni office of the University of Toronto can be taken as a guide. For the first time in some years, it is revealed, graduates are finding it much easier to obtain employment. "The situation is distinctly better" stated an official. "There are more positions available, and we have filled; more positions this spring .than we have for some time." It is reported that summer work for undergraduates also is showing improvement. Task of finding sea- sonal employment for the under- grads• falls to the lot of the Students' Administrative Council, and it is re- ported that many students have been placed. New High in Radios TORONTO—Total radio business in Canada for 1936 exceeded that cf 1929, the peak year, by more than 27,000 sets. This indication of busi- ness 'recovery was given by B. A. Trestrail, at the opening of the an- nual convention here. Mr. Trestrail, who %s sales and advertising director of the Canadian Radio Corp., stated that .the • past : year's high of 250,250' 'seta would jrobably fade in compari- son the figures for 1937, which he estimated would be ccaee to 300,000 sets. "I base these figures on surveys which have been made," Mr. Trestrail .•said. "At the present tine there are more than 1,000,000 obsolete radios in the Dominion of Canada. As near as it is possible to get figures 39.3 per cent of Canadian radios are more than five years old, while 51 per cent are four years or more." $1,000,000 Hotel KITCHENER—A hotel project in- volving nearly 1,000,000 is proposed for Kitchener and a site at the corner of King and Queen Streets, now oc- cupied by stores and the American Hotel, has been optioned by Montreal men interested, it was•"'reported this week. The proposed structure will be 12 storeys high with the hotel tower construction of the Royal York of Toronto • with low wings on each side. The building will cost $575,- 000, and the site about $200,000, while furnishings will cost '$100,000. The building will be concrete and stone construction and will contain 180 rooms and be air-conditioned on twcr floors and the banquet room, which will seat 700 persons. • Edward wants to live in Austria. Wallis wants to live in America. They will live in America.—Tampa Trib- une. FU MA'. yCHU i/n • `( a, 1 .211/4k t.-. The boat toilthsd a bank,. "You will hast o'clock' strike in a few minutes,'" the Oil seld,,with her soft, Charm- ing accerifs,"but l rely upon your honor not to remove the andkerdhiofs until then. You owe me this „ "We dol""$aid' Jraith fervently. LX' Commentary on the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKS NEWS -^- Ey Peter Randal 1211.1=.1.1).141111.1%0A1C931.1 416191.11.09. People are spending money again and travel agencies are looking for- ward to one of the heaviest summer season in several years. That the rush has already begun is evident from the experience of one honeymoon couple who found is almost impossible to book passage for the West Indies cruise for the month of July. Travel- lers to the Continent say that Trans. atlantic bookings are almost as hard to secure. Not only have bookings increased but the travel people say that the class of accommodation sought this year is better, The big demand of the season is the "all expense cruise" and this the agencies are offering to all places and at all prices. Since the Corona- tion, the big European attraction has been the Paris Exposition, Dogged from the beginning with persistent labor troubles, the big show is now open and the last buildings are rap- idly nearly completion. Steamship and railroad rates, while slightly higher are not much chang- ed. Hotel rates are rising, however. According to one authority, the tra- IISPORT TODAY By KEN EDWARDS W e I I, folks, after the rumpus up at ThorncIiffe and the so-called kidnapping o f our sport friend', let us hie our- selves to other parts - It seems that everything is fix- ed for Schmeling to fight Joe Louis in September "if" Joe defeats Champion James J.—I have my "doots." * Here ib something you may very well have guessed. Since Sir Malcolm Campbell is the world's speed demon, it is only natural to think that he would try something else new and different.. He hau ;tried his hand at explor- ing. In South America, .the Blue- bird's skipper hunted buried treasure in a big way. e• * a Scrap -book facts: -1n 1890 Abner Powell stole seven bases in one day Pete Wood in 1888, "beaned" 34 batsmen and so created an amusing record—he also had 59 putouts in 18/39, a record which still stands. ,: Everet Marshall, the Oklahoma flash who happens to be around here these days, has not lost one bout while wrestling- in the last four years. Jack Corcoran, who plans one of his greatest -shows for this. week, tells us that his old money-maker, Howard "Hangman" Cantonwine, is running a road -house near Los Angeles. Did you know that Cantonwine once told bed -time stories over the air from Toronto? Now he puts 'em to sleep with a smart body -slam! About the beefiest moundsman in. the International League right now, is King Kong Kline, who hits it at 260 pounds.. Be with you next week—Ken. Birds Rouse Farm Family BETHUNE, Sask.—For five years swallows have returned to build nests in the kitchen of George Mc - Tier's homestead here. They are tante and take no notice of the Mc - Tier family moving about. When the McTiers are late in rising the birds make an awful fuss until the door is open and they can get out in search of food. volier will pay 7% more for acco- mmodation this year than last while those who haunt the summer resorts will find prices up 15%. The Shotgun But force is not forgotten. Plans aro being laid down for two 35,000 ton Italian battleships and the would- be war lord has declared his intention of increasing Italy's underwater fleet to 140 ships. Meanwhile English fac- tories and shipyards are so busy with armaments that Canadian importers say they cannot guarantee deliveries of English goods. Right here, con- tracts for $14,000,000 in war supplies have recently been awarded. Even Canada's navy, second hand though it is, has been increased by the pur- chase of ti"o destroyers from Britain. Clercial Inconsistency Last week saw the culmination of a royal romance when the Duke and Duchess of Windsor made their vows in the presence of clergy but without the blessing of the church. Historians are commenting on the seeming in- consistency of refusing sanction of tie marriage because of a divorce when the state church of England came into being at the behest of a l�rng who created it for the purpose of sanctioning the divorce and subse- quent marriage. Archbishop Cranmer of Canterbury was the man and the king — Henry VIII. Death of a General Superstition failed to save the life of General Emilio Moly,. Spanish in- surgent commander in charge of the siege of Bilbao. The general was: once, told that he would die withhis boots on. Flying through thick fog to. a meeting with General Franco, Mola's• plane crashed into the side of a moun- tain and when they found his hody —there were no shoes. General Mole, always removed his shoes when flying but did it not save him when his hour was struck. Wheel of Fortune While most of us are looking for ail increase in the weekly pay cheque - as a reflection of the better times, we can hardly expect to be so blessed as some people were last week. As for example, the Torontonians who won $85,000 on Midday Sun, winner of this year's English Derby. Or to take another turn of the wheel, Mrs. Mar- garet Strong de Cuevas, whose only comment when she was informed that her grandfather, John D. Rockefeller had left her $25,000,000 was, "There must be some ,mistake." Dollar Empire Those money barons who are still'. alivo appear to have adopted the mot- to, "What we have, we hold". At least, that is something of the infer- ence taken from J. P. Morgan's com- ment on the tax laws." If Congress makes stupid mistakes which leave loopholes in the law, it is up to. Con- gress to remedy them, not for us• tax- payers". Smiling, Morgan continued by saying that he had not incorporat- ed his yacht as a method' of tax eves. ion because he "did not think it worth while." Matchmaking Through a severe blow to the rebel cause, the campaign against Bilbao goes on with as much severity as ever. From Italy comes word that Mussolini is planning to do by grace: what he has found very difficult by force. It is said, that he will propose Otto, pretender to the Austrian throne, as the next King of Spain and to bind him to Italy, will marry him to Princess Maria of Savoy, Preserve The Peace And money is said to hold the key to future events in the Far East— money in the shape of a $40,000,000 British fortification program at Hong Kong and ' a consistent investment policy in Southern China. The Japan- ese are thought to be seeking a new Anglo -Japanese pact of friendship as a means of securing a place in the new world economic plans looked for out of the Imperial Economic Con- ference now taking place in London and possible co-operation of Great Britain and the United States. I heard Smith scrambling to the bank, and a moment later a soft hand was placed on mine and I was assisted to t land. Arrived on the bank, I still held the girl's hand, drawing her ik*,\k" „., toward me. "You must not go _ ° �y back,” I whispered. You must not refurn to Fu Manchus" O stat or Sax aagmar and no 805 9radlcota, r 9.4 She struggled to escape, as I put my arms around her. "Let me gol" the girl cried. "When I asked you before to take mo from Fu Manchu,you spoke of police protec- tion. You would lot them lock me up—and make ma betray him. Nol Let me sol"