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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-07-29, Page 7ews in Brief 1.) Cattle Shipped From West For Feeding GaIDLPH. — Lush pasturage hero combined with marked increases in meat "[)rices generally has been re- sponsible for large importations into Wellington County of beef cattle front Western 'Canada, according to farm- ers throughout this district, Tile first group of Western cattle brought here for feeding was readily disposed of, Ned Sparks Beg Attraction ST, THOMAS.—Passing a big auto- mobile owned by Ned'Sparks,• the mo- tion -picture comedian, on the long, „ winding hill laading into the Water- works Park, a youth drove his old automobile into the fence. along the hillside and smashed into a pole car- rying'Hydro power to the city's pump- ing statloi The accident snapped the pole and cut off the power to the sta- tion for nearly two hours until Public Utilities Commission linesmen could fix up an emergency service. Tho youth is believed to have beer looking at Sparks, and his auto so intently that he failed to see where he was go- ing until he shelved off the side of the road. Damage will total about $50. Loose Gravel Causes Injuries to Thirteen SALTCOATS, Sask.—Thirteen chil- dren between six and 18 years of age are recovering from injuries received in a highway accident five miles south of this town, 125 miles northwest of Regina. All were occupants of an automobile that struck loose gravel on a curve, skidded, broke its steer- ing gear and rolled over. Most seri- ously hurt were Peter Wilson, 13, broken leg; Travis Thorvaldson, 9, broken wrists; Walter Thorvaldson, 6, severed leg artery. More "Luxury" Spending Shows Times Are Better WASHINGTON. — AgricuIture de- partment economists declare a sharp increase in sales of "luxury items" the first part of. this year, indicated the United States public had more money to spend. They reported sales of furs, mechanical refrigerators, liq- uors, toilet preparations, cameras and lenses, the theatre admissions in the first five months of 1937 ranged from 10 to 75 per cent. ahead of the same 1936 period. Twin Wives' Worries Haunt Them In Paris LOS. ANGELES. — Marital difficul- ties continued simultaneous visits to Lois and Louise Coats, identical twins. The twin brothers they mar- ried Dec. 28 in Marian, _ Ark., filed suits for annulment. The plaintiffs, Hubert 0. and Herbert M. Sharp, charged that their brides had not received final divorce decrees from their previous husbands, Roy and Ray Sebring, also twins. Accused Makes a Clean Breast of His Innocence LOS ANGELES.—Asked if he could identify Harry Geer, in court on a forgery charge, as the culprit, wit- ness Harry Greenberg, replied "I can't tell definitely unless ho opens his shirt at the neck. The man who forged the cheque had lots of hair on his chest." Geer opened his shirt, bared his chest. It was as smooth as an onion. "Case dismissed," said the court. Walker Not Candidate For New York Mayoralty NEW YORK.—The name of James 3. Waiver was mentioned in some Tammany quarters as a possible can- didate in Now York's mayoralty cam- paign, but the dapper, former mayor quickly e]iininatetl himself from the picture. "I'm on the jury now," Wal- ker said upon leaving a white house chat with President Roosevelt in Washigton. "I only listen to argu- ments, and don't intend to take part in any of them. Mary and Buddy Leave Honolulu On The Clipper ALIOMELA, Calif, — Pan-American Airways said that Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers, returning from a Hon- olulu heneymoon, were among seven passengers aboard when the Philip- ' Pine Oliver 1^;t. Mona:u'.0 for San cal re. Gi'oceryinan's Watchdog BRANDENTON., Fla. ---H. E. Mow- er,Rrandenton grocer, objectb to the persistent casting of the snake as the villain iii; fiction, and sayshis ten - foot boa constrictor was the hero of a real life crime, story. Mower said thieves pried open a rear window of his store ` and entered the building. They left in a hurry without loot and even forgot the crowbat- they used to open '.he window. Mower says he's convinced the gleam of the serpent's eyes in a flashlight beam—with per- haps a Ails thrown in—caused tho flight. Westerners to Help Harvest KITCHEN:) R.—Things have chang- ed. A few years ago Waterloo Co. youths used to go West on the "har- vesters' excursions." Now it was learned hero that two Saskatchewan C—N youths, 21, and 20, will leave their homes theee next week seeking farm work in Waterloo County. They will probably get it, lDlnployment Bureau officials declare. • New Trick NORTH 'YORK. — A new trick of hiteb•-hikers to obtain rides into the city was revealed this week to a mo- torist on Dufferin Street. P.C. Weller (412) of Toronto, and Mrs. Weller, were driving on Dufferin Street when they spied a lad of about 18 lying on his back with both arms outstretched and his legs about three feet on the pavement, in the path of their car. As the prostrate boy was motion- less, they presumed he had been the victim of a hit-and-run driver, and was either unconscious or dead. Stop- ping their car quickly, they hurried to him, only to have him jump to his feet and ask for a ride into the city. "Apparently he had been unsuccess- ful in 'thumbing' a ride and tried this new way of getting some motorist to stop," commented P.C. Weller, who added that the incident had rather frightened and upset Mrs. Welter. Second Plane To Cross Sea MONTREAL. — Sister ship of the huge flying boat Caledonia, Imperial Airways' Cambria will take of from Foynes, Ireland, during the first week of August on a North Atlantic cross- ing, Trans -Canada Air Line Officials announced hero this week. Cable advices received here by the company aid the Cambria would fol- low the same trail -blazing course of the Caledonia, which completed its westward crossing in four legs. From Southampton the Cambria would go to Foynes, then to Botwood, Nfld., on to Montreal, and from there to Port Washington, N.Y. The Pan American Clipper III, which completed a two-way flight of the North Atlantic at the same time as the Caledonia, but in reversed or- der, also will make the crossing some time in August. The Cambria, after completing the fourth lea of its journey, may visit Windsor, Toronto and Hamilton. If the Cambria is unable to do so, the Caledonia will visit the three Ontario cities when it makes its third Atlantic flight. Round -World Flight Hinted EDMONTON. — Aviation officials here speculated on the possibility of a secret round -the -world airplane flight being made in the near future with a refueling stop at Edmonton, where a consignment of more than 600 gallons of high-test gasoltap ar- rived from New York and Sail'• Fran- cisco and forty-five gallons of special oil from Germany. Identity of the flier who is believed planning a world - girdling flight, with a scheduled take- off about the first of next week, was not learned. Persistent rumors in fly- ing circles here have indicated such a flight is pending. Forced Landing Without Mishap BELLEVILLE. -- Robert Newman and Chick Dixon, of Akron, 0., made a forced landing in the village of Shannonville, lave miles east of here, when their plane ran out of gaso- line. After filling their tanks from the pumps of a local garage, the two fliers continued on their way eastward. The fliers wer- unhurt and their plane was undamaged, New Giant Eggs A giant egg, eight inches in cir- cumference one way and six the other, three and a half inches long and two and a quarter in depth, was produced by a hen in the hock of Joe Ciroti, Blakeburn, B,C: Poison ivy is not always three - leaved. Occasionally it has four leaves. It has been estimated that the number of families on American farms during 1936 totalled 7,464,- 000. eek -En T ke Toll .Of.13 i {.s Sudbury Magistrate's Wife Among Killed In Crash Near Wi Ore victims of Road Fatalities ---Two nlsor--Twp Torontonians Wn ", Wesley Clow, 71, near Blenheim, Harold Faber, 21, Tavistock, Magistrate's Wife Killed Mrs. J. ,S. McKessock, 60 -year-old wife of Magistrate Mc1,essock of Sudbury, died in Sudbury Hospital ten minutes after she was admitted with critical injuries suffered in a highway .accident one mile south of Trout Creek, a short time before, She was in the back seat of the ear driven by her daughter, Jean, and was hurled with terrific force against the front seat when the car skidded on loose gravel and crashed into a pile of rocks at the base of a tele- phone pole. TORONTO—Thirteen persons were killed and more than twenty injured` in highway and water tragedies in Ontario over the week -end. Four women, including the wife of Magis- trate J. S. McKessock, of Sudbury, were among the victims who met death on the open road. There were two drownings, both caused by heart seizures. Tho dead are: Mrs, J. 'S. MclCessock, 60, Sudbury. Mrs. Frank Searles, 69, Wisconsin. Mrs. Cypriss Gauthier, 55, Outre- mont, Que, Mrs. Margaret Campbell, 54, Co- lumbia, South Carolina. Stanton W. Berkey, 22 Highland Park, Mich. Paul Stefula, 33, near Smithviae, Margaret Sterling, 3, Sarnia. Clifford West, 26, Carleton Place, Thomas Harris, 57, of 39 Maitland Street,, Toronto. Thomas Carey, 52, of 2058 Daven- port ltd., Toronto. Arthur Taylor, 25, of 295 Vic- toria Park Ave., Toronto. .. ..•••.mo THE KETS POULTRY Prices paid to country shippers: Dressed Milk Sel. A. Sel. B. Fed A. Spring chiclsens- 1 to 2 lbs. 16 14 18 2 to 3 Ibs. 18 16 20 3 to 4 lbs. 19 17 21 4 lbs. and oyes 20 18 22 Dressed. Sel. A. Sel. B. Fatted Hens— Over 5 lbs. 15 13 , 4 to 5 lbs. 14 12 3% to 4 lbs. 12 11:. 3 to 3% lbs. 11 10 Old Roosters — Over 5 lbs. 12 10 (Red and black feath- ered birds 2c per lb. less than above prices). Other Fowl— - Guinea fowl, per pair 75 " 00 Note: C grade 1).q4try..3c below R grade. -. DAIRY PRODUCE Butter— Quotations to wholesale trade. Creamery solids, No. 1 26% to 00 .. do 38 score 25% to 00 do 37 score 24% to 00 do 36 score 24 to 00 Cheese— New large (paraffined) .143 to .143, do twins 14% to .15 do triplets .15 to .151,t (Average price paid to shippers, f.o.b. country points.) New, lge. (paraffined) .14 to .00 do triplets 14% to .00 Attacking Rabbit Pests CANBERRA.—Australia's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has laid plans for a new attack on the Commonwealth's rabbit hordes with a new virus disease developed in England by Sir Henry Martin. The attack will be launched on Clarke Island off the Tasmanian coast and, if successful there will be extended to the piainland. First tests will de- termine whether the disease myxoma- tosis, is fatal only to rabbits as Sir Henry claims, If such is the case, infected rabbits will be turned loose on the island to spread the disease among their entire species. Wisconsin Woman Dies A collision between two cars near Ingersoll brought death to Mrs, Frank Searles, 69, of Broadhead, Wis- consin. Her husband, 71, is said to be in a critical condition. They were accompanied in the car by their son, Charles, and Mrs. Searles, of CIandford, N.J., and were proceeding west at the time of the accident. Mrs. Cypriss Gauthier, 55, of 107 St. Catherine Street, Outreinont, Que. was killed and her son-in-law and daughter seriously injured when their car became involved in a highway accident 16 miles east of Mattawa on Saturday. Cypriss Gauthier and Car- men Gauthier, husband anddaughter of the dead woman, were only slight- ly hurt. Two Killed blear Windsor '1'wo were killed and eight injured when two Michigan cars collided at a road intersection eight miles south of Windsor, Saturday afternoon. Stan- ton W. Berkey, 22, of Highland Park, Mich., driver of one of the cars, was instantly killed. He died of a broken. back. Mrs. Margaret Campbell, 54, of Columbia, South Carolina, died from injuries shortly after being ad- mitted to hospital. Her 17 -year-old daughter, Mary, suffered a fractured pelvis. Toronto Fisherman Dies A heart attack, suffered while fishing in Georgian Bay, off Wau- baushene, proved fatal for Thomas Harris, 57, of 39 Maitland Street, Toronto, Sunday Harris was fishing witha friend, George Collins of To- ronto when he was seen to collapse and fall in the - water:: .The body was .rei?ofhred"an Matt and ajtalf later. The victim was ii—widower and has relatives living in Toronto, it was learned. .An attempt to get in touch with them was made by Toronto authorities. A drowning under similar circum- stances ircumstances was that of Thomas Carey, 52, of 2053 Davenport Road, Toronto, who was drowned in the Severn River. He dived into the water and failed to come to the - surface. It is believed he suffered a heart attack on hitting the water as he was be- lieved to have had heart trouble be- fore. Arthur Taylor, 25, of 295i/z Vic- toria Park Avenue, Toronto, was fatally injured late Sunday afternoon on the Niagara Parkwa above Chip- pewa, when his motorcycle skidded during a heavy rainstorm. He was picked up by a passing motorist and taken to the Niagara Falls General Hospital, where he died at 9.30 Sun- day night without regaining con- sciousness. - Death is 'believed due to a fracture of the skull. Motorists near by at the time said his motorcycle skidded to the left and threw him on the pave- ment. He was alone on his motor- cycle going towards Niagara Falls, The body was removed to the Morse Funeral Home where Coroner E. T. Kellam will open an inquest. Commentary on the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEKS NEWS Rw� By Peter Randal The world this week saw the Spau- 1s11 war sweeping to a climax while in the far East the first rumbles of a new conflict were heard. Lashing out from Madrid, General Jose Mieja's re -organized Loyalist army executed its first great offen- sive in the year-old civil war and Struck fifteen miles into the insur- gent ring which almost surrounded Madrid and threatened General Fran- cisco Franco's line of communication with the sea. Franco struck back with a violent counter -offensive in an attempt to regain lost territory before the Loyalists could strengthen their newly won positions. Hundreds of planes, tons of high explosives, and a quarter of a million men were burled by both armies at the point of the loyalists' newly -won salient in the mountains at Brunete, 12 miles west of Madrid. This may be the deciding battle of the civil war. If the Rebels are driven back from the position they have held for near- ly a year at the gates of Madrid it is likely that new agreements will be formed by the great European pow- ers with Germany and Italy with- drawing muck of the support which has so far bolstered the Rebel attack. One million men, women and chil- dren have lost their lives, it is esti- SPORT REPORTER By KEN EDWARDS i Speaking' of fish, we have our own Canadian waters, and journey to Bermuda fro m whence come s news that a new record has been established. Harry J. Tucker of Plaits, Ber- muda, has just established a new Atlantic Ocean record for "wa- hoo." it weighed 91 pounds and was six feet, two inches long. Tucker fought it for 20 minutes before land- ing it. He used a 12 -ounce tip and a 24 -thread line. An 86 -pounder, caught by W. E. Carlin in 1911, was the prev- ious "wahoo" record for those waters. What player on a baseball team touches the ball more than any other? ....the pitcher. Did you know that 'way back' in 1887 or thereabouts, the nigger pitcher, Geo. Storey of Newark, won 35 games, the most ever recorded, Lefty Grove had 330 strikeouts for Baltim-re in 1923.. Tighten Control Over Ado :• tion LONDON.—recommendations aim- ed at tightening control over the adoption of children in Great Britain were made by the majority of a home office committee appointed to investi- gate the methods of adoption socie- ties and agencies. After reviewing several cases of indiscriminate trafficking of children, the committee suggestea: Adoption organizations should be licensed by local boroughs or county councils: They should be forbidden to ar- range adoptions abroad by any for- eigner or to let a British subject take a child abroad until a magistrate has granted, in ober court, a license per- mitting it; They should insist that all adopt- ers apply to court for confirmation of the adoption after a probationary period. Vessel Will Carry Evangel to Arctic Regions 8 afita ci a 1 la c �; r a•..a Mt"` fid\`` L•�' ..... _�. a >: The picture shows the Diesel -engined Dai. F. Therese whim Far North. r- willcarry l3ishop ',Curgttetil and othat missionaries to iltatiOns in the mated since the. fear began on July 19, 1937. Japan's militant imperialist govern- meat which has hold the nation in readiness for war for several years, made its first move in North China this week when Nipponese troops en- tered Mopei province which adjoins Japanese territory in newly -conquered Manchukuo. Japanese soldiers were repulsed. however by unexpected and determ- ined opposition by Chinese Commun- ist and Bandit troops, united against the Japanese threat, under the Nan- kin government. Peace overtures have been made by Tokio and an armistice , is expected to relieve the troubled situation in the Far East. With Soviet Russia disturbed by es- pionage trials and the execution of army leaders it is not unlikely that , Japan will push forward in her march, toward the rich stores of -war ma- terials in the heart of China. „ Hope died this -week in two widely distant parts of the world. In the Pacific ocean's wide southern expanse where the United States navy com- pleted its two weeks, $4,000,000 search for Amelia Earhart and Geo. Noonan, and on the wide stretches of Western Canada's wheat country where farmers faced the greatest crop failure in the history of the west. The United States navy after comb- ing 200,000 square miles of trackless ocean for the lost fliers, gave up hope and pronounced them dead. The only gain from their attempted trans - Pacific flight being the U, S. govern- ment's -yarning "Such flights will not be permitted in future." Federal Minister of Agriculture James -"G. Gardiner predicted this week in Ottawa that this year's wheat crop would be not over 150 million bushels, the smallest since the west first became a great wheat -producing area. Saskatchewan bore the brunt of the , drought and 114 degree heat and Gardiner estimated that 600,000 of 66 per cent. of the population would need government aid of some kind before the winter was over. Following his announcement the Federal government led by recently returned Premier King promised im- mediate and planned remedial action and better still, heavy rains fell for several days in most parts of the southern E'-katchewan dust bowl as `yell as in the northern parts of the province. Hardy westerners immediately washed off their sense of humor and peodud'ed drought jokes of which the following is a sample. The rains were so heavy around Shaunavon, dust bowl centre, that a large drop struck a farmer on the forehead and knocked him to the ground unconscious, and the hired man had to throw three buckets of dust over him to revive him. Tall girl's all over the land rejoiced when they read that Miss Toronto 1937, chosen after a week's elimina- tion was statuesque 17 -year-old Billie Hallam, five feet ten and a half in- ches in height and weighing approxi- mately 150 pounds (she wasn't quite sure). This fine Canadian lassie is an accomplished softball pitcher and saye she owes her success to her Irisb mother and English father, also she eats anything she likes and hopes to get into the movies. The 20,000 spec- tators who attended the police games at which Miss Hallam was chosen as Toronto's loveliest all agreed that the judges picked a typical and admirable , Canadian girl and one well qualified to represent the city in Hollywood. Three day sensations in Canadian newspapers were many this week, featured by the discovery and convic- - tion on bigamy charges of George Roediger, a modern Bluebeard if there ever was one. This dark and handsome 55 -year-old German had married, robbed and deserted at least • ten women in all parts of Canada in the last ten years. He pleaded guilty and received nine years in Stony ,Mountain penitentiary but alert pro- vincial police Sergeant McKay, of To- ronto, thinks that the case is not yet closed, for Roediger is alleged to have caused the disappearance of Mrs, Christina MacKenzie whom be mar- ried in Barrie, Ont., in 1935. Mrs MacKenzie has not been seen sicca she left a house on Vauhan Rd., To route, a few days after her marriage. Outside of a postcard, allegedly from hor, but thought to be a forgery. that her relatives received .in December, 1:::3, there is no trace of the missing i1 L'.a. Ta of iioediger's cornier wives died violent deaths, nue by poisoning, the other by drowning in a well. in the latter case Roediger was charged with murder and acquitted altbougl he served two years in a New Yorh prison for bigamy in the same case. The finding of sharp butcher knives and quantities of arsenic in his lug- i gage by police after his recent arrest increased suspicion that this sinister and handsome fortune hunter left many mysteries unsolved in his ob- scure •east. Roediger's son is being sought by police in California for questioning on his father's activities , and the fly-by-night German Remo • may yet face Changes more serious than bigamy.