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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-07-08, Page 3SLIC VE T By Siuhits "No Metter How Thin You Slice lt- WS Still ,cloney" -4:-a-v0-0-�w Wily these corporations and individuals keep on bringing suit against the Ontario Government is more than vie can fathom, unless the lawyer's are doing it for exercise. For the 'way M. Hepburn's Govt, acts reminds us very nw b of a boy, who used to live in the village of our nativity, (By the way we have just heard that the citizens of that village have put up a tablet on the house in which we were born, It reads M •'ain Street,") • * * Anyway this boy was a lot bigger—and huskier—than the fest of us k:ds, and bossed us around no little,, And when playing base- ball—or what we .fondly thought was baseball—he dearly loved to bat, and hated to field. 'i' k * So the way he ensured a permanent turn at bat was like this, Whenever he was struck out, or caught out, or put out in any other wise, he would promptly stop the game and .change the rules—slaking said change retroactive. And if any of the rest of us. would protest he would threaten us with akswell bust in the snoot. If we remember he got away with these tactics for some consid- erable time—in fact, till a new kid moved to town who turned out to be even tougher than he was. After the fight which ensued, our batting -loving friend played the game strictly according to the old rules—and took his turn in the field just like the rest of us. * * After almost a hundred 'years they have changed the rules of the famous Diamond Sculls so that "artizans" as they phrase it are now allowed to mingle with and compete against `gentlemen." Formerly only those who had never soiled their hands with vulgar toil were allowed to take part in this sculling classic. Which reminds us of the time when Lou Scholes went over to. Henley to compete in this event—which he was good enough to win. But when he got there the question arose as to his status—whether, as the son of. a hotel-proprietor—we suppose they sale, ovah theah, "pub -keeper", he was fit to match oars against the Oxford and Cam- bridge graduates who regularly won this event. Somebody told old John L. Scholes—Loo's paternal parent—,, about this trouble, saying that the English authorities were in doubt as to whether Lou was a workman or not. * Said John L. "They can set their minds at ease, because I'm willing to take my oath he never did a stroke of work in all his life." Just what one good and colorful performer can do to boost any sport—and especially the sport of wrestling—is shown oy the way business has perked up since the appearance of this new Masked Marvel, or whatever they call him. That Masked stuff is very ancient—in fact it was tried and test- ed around here till the public no longer took any interest. But this present mysterious stranger seems to have what it takes—in other words he can put on a show even without the aid of his disguise, with the result that once more the folks are flocking to the shows. Wrestling, modernly, in Toronto started with such performers as Zbyszkos—real wrestlers if ever there were any—Renato Gardini and several others whose names for the moment escape us. But it wasn't till Ivan Mickailoff brought here that master show- man—the unforgettable and unforgotten Stasiak—that the crowds started to bulge out the sides of the auditoriums. Gus Sonneberg kept up theg ood work, and while probably neither he or Stasiak—from a standpoint of real skill—belonged in the first ranks, they had the color that makes the cash register jingle. And when Gus the Goat lost his title, and Stasiak died, wrestling hereabouts started to slip. It is true that Danno O'Mahoney drew big crowds for a while, but it got so that even some of his compatriots began to notice that Danno's opponents weren't playing for keeps against him.. The funny thing about it is that Danno is a far better wrestler now than he was when he was flailing all and sundry with his "Irish Whip"—but that's the way it goes.* Anyway, we are glad to see wrestling on the up -grade, b.ecause • we have had plenty of fun at wrestling bouts, although we must con- fess that we got far more pleasure sitting in the dressing room stalk- ing .talking to the performers than we ever did at the ri, gside watching them - squirm and listening to them grunt. I� *- WlNf1t"VrtF� T r r .. 1 'WIL.L, SUio(:EED If you keep your faith In me,, , s, Though lffe be like• a stormy .spy, And difficult my task in;ly be- I will stteeee^ If you will lock with smiling eyes, Let days be dark with lowering,skie And nights be fraught, with wear, sighs, Stutf and. 'rte, .c�q1 ,��.pV�q�yy • Tonse owe From an exchange we clip: "It is suggested that the he flashed on the ceiling in the work shop of den- tists, and the minds of the patients may be distracted. The patients will furnish the sound effects, it is assum- ed," FROM MONTREAL to Plymouth, Havre and London "ASCAIZIIA", t'AURAh IIA" "ALAflli'tllA", teAUSSONIA", to Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow "AP TONIA", "AP. DAHIA' "ATHEISM", "LETlT Ani Popular vessels, offering the full 'benefits of a sea voyage. Complete personal service to every passenger, A high standard ,7f accommo• dation in all classes, A cuisine famous throughout t� < the World. Pares thai represent substan. Val savings in travel costs. Apply to ,, p$+ feetilifeiroet (Eton 3411) Toronto sertOthe thee to Ste se year local agent. 1 will sucoee(lis If you speak a word of .cheer, Though harassed oft by doubt' and' fear, Au ugly failure hover near I will au'oceed!' Grouville Keiser,; Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something,* else. "Let joy be unconi'iped," even if there are slip-ups here and, there. Mandy had been given leave to et - tend her sister's wedding, and •on her return entertained her employee with a full account of the procedclings. Af- ter listening to a glowing description of the gowns, the wedding breakfast and the guests, Mandy's employer said: - Young Doctor — "Say all -h -h-. 'Sweet Young Thing- "All right, ,1 will say it, but remember, I don't mean it." Indignant Caller — "What do you mean by saying in the paper that I looked quite nutty as I stood on theme speaker's platform?" Reporter — ;,°Nutty? My dear sir, I am very sorry. I wrote 'natty." Mary — "Well, leap year passed and we're still single. Martha — "Yes, but lap year is al- ways with us," The following letter was received by a firm that manufactures corn syrup, saying: "Dear Sirs: Though I have used six cans of your corn »y - ruse my feet are no better than they were before." Farmer — "Yes, we've got all the new-fangled machinery there is. Our latest buy was two milking machines. City Miss — "How interesting. But telll me, do they really give as good milk as the cows?" Cooper (at summer resort) — "And when did sou discover that you loved me?" Ag?les — "When I found out that you were the only unmarried man here." Postman's Wife — "Why Pa, you look all tuckered out!" Postman — "I sure am. I have been all over town looking; for a guy nam- ed 'Fragile'." Read It or Notl That lightning does not strike even .twice in the same place is erroneous. It is of record that it struck five times within ,thirty minutes. Salesman — "1 understand that you a-si your husband have both lost sev- eral pounds since you bought one of our reducing machines," C',stolner "Yes, we've hail to nerve ourselves to keep up the pay- ments ayments on it." Employer i'You haven't told me anything abot)t the bridegroom, Man- ey. What is he like? Mandy — "Why, ma'am, dat loan never did show up. Unless he has the ambition to fit himself for a better job, he has not the ability to acceptably fill the one lie now has. Issue No. 28—'37 D--1 President HON. G. HOWARD FERGUSON Who has been elected President`of the Crown Life Insurance Com- pany, in succession to the late, Sir Robert Borden.—Photo by Aylett. Tubercular , Free Cattle Favored All But Three Townships of Sitr epe County Approve Plan U.S. Gunboats Will Visit Exhabliticsa Two United States gunboats will visit the Canadian National Exhibi- tion this year and from their anoli°eir age off the seawall will fire a salyte,, in connection with the Warrior's s Day. Parade. The latter this years takes -.on added international aped becatisp:•of the attendance of numerous post:of,', the American Legion with their ls ds and ,drum corps from various ps in the north -central area of the U. ` S. The naval secretary of the Depart- ment of National Defence had inform- ed Exhibition authorities that the gun -boats willbe the U.S.S. Wilming- ton, ilminbton, Capt. Anthony Nicklett, U.S.N. R., and the U.S.S. Dubuque, Lt. -Com - mender Richard T. Broadhead; T.T.S. N.R. 13AR13,1E. -- Prospects to make Simcoo County a tubercular -free oattle district look bright as a ean- vass of eattle :men from all but three townships showed nearly 75 per cent. in favor of the plan. The canvass has been completed in Oro, Orillia, Flos, 'Y'espra, Matcheclash, Medontet Barrie and Midland in North simcoe. The three towziship"s yet to be heard from are Tiny, Tay and Sunnidale, Vespra Township had the highest number in ftyor of the plan with 87.5 per Cent. voting to have the district become a restricted area. Building It's wonderful for men to builds. With hammer, drill and forge, A bridge to span the cataract That rushes through the gorge. It's wonderful to write a book, To paint an amber sky, To give the world those deathless things That never fade or die. Trace Fingerprints its Within 5 Minutes LONDON—Scotland Yard men will have the finest service of criminal records and fingerprints in the world when the extension to its building at Westminster is completed. The Yard's "Who's Who in Crime" will incorporate the latest mechaniz- ed system- of card -indexing finger prints., At present the Yard's library contains" 5,000,000 prints, or more than 5500,000 sets. The appointment of Chief Inspec- tor George Blackburn, of the West Riding police, as "advisor- for the development of police records", is a link in a scheme to put the entire police records of the country at the disposal of any force when needed. The present fingerprint classifica- tion system is so complete that the ;criminal record of a suspect can be produced within five minutes of the receipt of the prints. A. similar sys- tem will be built up among provin- cial forces. Early _ aIf tones Were U ,certain Before the late Frederick Eugene Ives and others had perfected the half -tone process of photo -engraving, the art department of a newspaper was apt to look like a flour mill. The obituaries of Mr. Ives say his process succeeded the woodcut, but its im- mediate precedessor was the chalk - plate, at which many of today's dis- . tinguished newspaper artists put in their apprentice years. • The chalk -plate was a sheet of steel covered on one side to the depth of an eighth of an inch with jcomposition of glue, whiting and Ler substances. A staff artist, at- .etending an event, would sketch it, and back at his office would sketch Sit again on a thin transparent piece of Paper. This would be said on the chalked side of the plate;' -and tr5c> ed to leave a groowecl picture in the chalk. Then ,with a sharp tool the chalk would he etched away to the steel, along the indicated lines, the aproned artist blowing after each stroke to remove the excavated material. Finally, type metal would bo pour- ed over the plate. Often the chalk on which an artist was working would have developed a crust and it would have to be scraped; and many plates were scraped anyaway, for the more shallow the chalk the less re- sistance it would offer the etching tool. Sometimes they were too shal- low to print clearly, and a common figure in art rooms was an outraged stereotyper, bellowing "Give us more chalk on them plates!" Early half -tones were inclined to be uncertain quantities, sometimes appearing in print as solid black DIXiE Plug- the thrifty roams tobacco -is now cellophane -wrapped with the easy -opening ribbon It stays factory -fresh and lasts longer. 4, Here Thee Everywhere A brother to ,evert,/ other Scout, without regard to race or creed Nearly 2,000 Rover Scouts assisted the London police in traffic control during the Coronation, Their princi- pal job was the erection and manning of "crush barriers on side streets. L a. * Just as it ie "news when a pian' bites a dog," so is it "news" when e; Boy Scout is found guilty of a crime, declared Magistrate S. 13. Arnold, of Chatham, Ont., addressing the 'Scouts of Blenheim. The magistrate stated that during his years on the bench he had never had a Scout before him Charged with a inisdeineanor, The Corew•:i: Badge,, &outing's hiZ beet decoret.on, awarded for out- standing courage and cheerfulness under continued suffering in addition to oth e ' egidenc;; of )tigh char utei4 t . in Celt died un.l.w.11uptcd iilogress i work, has been conferred mem Iain ;'s Scout Buckwell Graham of the 14'th Ottawa (St. Andrew's) Troop. Scout Graham, suddenly stiic:.en with tit- berculosis of the spine, has carried on cheerfully for over a ,year at the Royal Ottitwa Sanatorium, for six months in a cast which permitted only the moving of his hands, • and sinew then in a frame on a fracture board. Doctors 'incl nurses have paid a high tribute to his cheery patience and the value of his example to other patients in the wards. Scout Graham recently climaxed his progress in Scout Proficiency Badge study, not- withstanding h's handicap, by quali- fying as a Coronation King's Scout. Reports still being received at the International Bureau of the Boy Scouts Association, London, show that the Boy Scouts of war -ravaged Spain, both in the governlnci:t con- trolled and ineurgrnt contrcl.ed ter- ritory, continue to carry out the Scouting code of helpfulness to others "at all times." In his last letter to the International Scout 4011.1ntis ionorF the Spaniels Chief gvout, writing fr;in Madrid, reports Scouts helping the wounded, serving in the hospitals, looking -after lost and 'orphaned children, turning over their camping equipment for the use of refugees, and otherwise "doing everything in their power to put into practice their Scout Promise to do their duty to their country and help other people at all times." squares, which called for a standard jest, "the foreman must have left his plug of tobacco in the form." Mr. Ives and his fellow experimenters steadily improved the process, but like many another ''inventor he neglected to patent some of his con- tributions, and had fallen on lean years before he died the other day -in Philadelphia. Bad Roads` Writes the Lethbridge . Herald: — The conditions of Alberta highways in areas where rains have been suf- ficient to carry the crop' along to- wards a good harvest is a scandal. Here are the motorists of Alberta who last year paid more than $4,- 000,000 into the treasury in the be- lief that they could depend on good roads—getting better all the time— and yet one is forced these days to put on chains to .navigate even the gravelled highway about which we were so proud when we first got them a few years ago. Where is the money going? Hon. W. A. Fallow, Minister of Public Works, should answer. What is `being -dome with- all.. the gasoline taxes arid thew'inptor license money? ,The break=down of Alberta high- ways during 1937 is the worst in his- tory. For 10 weeks last Winter hardly a wheel turned on the main highways south of Calgary which were blocked with snow. And now, with rains which are not at all out of the ordinary for May and June, the gravelled highways are as slippery and dangerous as helere they were gravelled. In Russia Now I£ in a period of tension between the British Empire and the United States the eight senior officers of the United States Army were accus- ed of conspiring with agents of the Canadian Government to betray this country and confessed that they were guilty the public would be stunned. Tt would be obliged to accept the confessions as fact, but this would not slake it possible to understand them or to comprehend the mental and moral processes that led t,l the traitorous conduct. Even if a score of years before accusation and con- fession there had been a revolution in the land, leaving survivors bitter- ly opposed to the regime, the situa- tion would be .utterly incomprehen- sible to sane and reasonable men. Yet exactly that situation has arisen in Russia. Many persons, same of them well informed, some of them merely cau- tious by nature, have refused to ac- cept at face value the reports of Rrssian Army progress in efficiency under Soviet rule. It has been easy to believe that the forces Were in bet- ter condition than they were tinder the Czar, but that they surpassed th " Ccrman Army in discipline, the Frcncll Army in elan, the British Arley in ro;;gedness as they surpass the United States Army in numbers has been too much to accept. Yet nobody has had the thought that despite an internal spy system of ex- traordinary pervasiveness, so many of the higher command could be cor- rupt, or that such corruption could for long go undetected. It is Olin that the conditions revealed, no hat- ter what their explanation, must give great cncouragemont to the two Powers of which the Soviets •are most in fear.—New York Sun. Happiness Comes from getting Used to what you have .gotten and learned to like it, The Herd Instinct Because it was "sacrilegious," the' Manitoba Censor Board recently ore' dered the deletion from the film "Ai Star Is Born," of a scene showin' autograph hunters hounding a filnti star as she came out of a church.' She hacl just attended the funeral' of her husband. The censors' deci'.; sion was reversed by an appeal board, the majority holding that the scene was a bitter but just picture1 of the depravity of mobs. How brutal mobs can be in reek life was shown at the funeral sere vice for Jean Harlow. When no one apparently was looking, a crowd stormed the crypt where the body lay to steal the floral wreaths asp souvenirs. Most of the hunters got away with but torn bits of blossom, the crush and competition was 50 great. What is it that .makes men and. women in the mass do what they would be ashamed to do a.; indi- viduals? The "herd instinct" is well named. With individual self-control gone; nien in the mass become un- thinking animals. — Winn'peg Tri. bune. Classified Advertising, AGENTS WANTED Qi EI.L MOTOR OILS TO YOUR Fni:e-NDS Write fur ,retails. — Franklin Oil Co.,;, Station G, TorQut.,. Q oMETHING NEW ELECTRIC Ir.oN CORD Retracto ends ironing drudgery: sample 01.50: agents wanted. S. 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