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Home My WebLink AboutZurich Herald, 1933-03-02, Page 6cre;''r obt ity,1111.-41-telfrip111•11-4-0-0-0-.41?-0-044*441!++4 Voice of hi., Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA Joy in Work A.n honest man .is entitled to happi- ness in his work. It is the one sure sign that he has found his true voca- tion. He greets his work each day with a singing heart and loves his business. Love is the greatest thing in the world, and love for one's business is as .natural as love for one's family. In- deed love is the great partner of suc- cess in life. There can be no joy with- out it.—Kingston Whig -Standard. The Old Straw Tick -Vire read in a magazine the other day a statement about a new mattress, and part of it said: "Never before did people know the delights of going to sleep . . . Never before was there ,such a place to sleep." And so on. We do not doubt that these folk may have a very desirable mattress. They do make such things in a very superior way. And yet we cannot entirely agree. It is not possible to forget the days on lot four, concession ten. Now and thea they used to fill the tick with new straw, nice, clean straw, bulging (straw. When the tick was filled with that straw it was almost as round as a pumpkin. We well recall the first night •on a newly filled tick. We made quite a rumpus going to bed that night. It was great to take a short run and a jump. and land square on top of that full straw tick. It was necessary to do considerable levelling down in or- der to get a place to sleep without rolling out. But the thing felt fresh; it smelled fresh and it was fresh. What's more it was a great place to sleep. In the spare room there was a feather tick. That was considered a little better than the straw tick, but of course we never got a chance to sleep in spare bed.—Stratford Beacon - Herald, Exports to Great Britain Within the past year Canada has become a substantial exporter of files to England and other parts of the Bri- tish Empire, and the credit goes to the Nicholson File Company of Port Hope, the only makers of files M Can- ada who have been manufaOturing files for the Canadian market since 1891. "Our export sales for the past year have shown a steady increase," says E. M. Thurber, manager of the com- pany, "and they now constitute a sub- stantial part of our total sales. In England and her parts of the Em pire we are competing successfully with files of English manufacttu•e, in spite of the fact that Sheffield steel tools have long been regarded as set- ting the standard for the world. This is all •the more striking when it is known that our Canadian -made files cost the English purchaser more thau English files. -The reception accorded our flies abroad justifies us in expect- ing a still further increase in our ex- port business during 1933."—Mail and Empire (Toronto). In England In the "Correspondence" column of the London. Times appears a letter in whick the writer tells that he had seen a grey wagtail in St. James' Park, The letter is signed "Neville Chamber- lain." It was from the Chancellor of the Exchequer. What an extraordin- ary race the English are! England is surely the only country in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ou the eve of an important speech on war debts, and burdened with a hundred other things, could write such a letter in the press. Yet in England—it is one of the charms of her public life --- such letters are not uncommon. Poli- ticians, over there, are not afraid to let it he known that their interests are wider than blue books and Orders - in Council, that, like most of the rest pf us, they are interested in little and common thing% and sometimes in the highest.—Ottawa Journal. Fame When John Masefield, the English .Poet-Laurete, landed in New York not long ago the newspapers recalled how in his youth he had worked in a water- front saloon there; and this prompted F.P.A., the coluinnist, to remark that 'ten times as many of ue know that John Masefield once worked in a saloon as are able to quote two lines from one of his poems," -- Victoria Times, Great Pacifists Hilaire Belloc's new biography of Napoleon ,says the little Corsican was really a man of peace, driven to a dra- matie downfall by enemies who made him fight all the time, and prevented him fronr enjoying the peace he craved. Another pathetic case is that of Ely Culbertson, whose apparent slashes at his enemies are really blows of self defence.—Kaneas City Star, Work On the Farnt There is not the slightest doubt that many a young man who is walking the streets to -day could tnd pleasant and profitable ertmloymesit on a farm if they wonld consent ale aecept itIt is only too true She, many do not ears for tJu fade, buf in most cases it is rause they Isteaw very little about lise Owen Sound faun-TimeS, • eeee-a-e-e, 4,000,000 Peunds of Turkey Had all the turkeys exported front the Province of Alberta, in 1932, been made in one shipment it would have required a train of 110 freight cars, which would have extended almost a mile in length. The total production of turkeys in the province sent to market last year is estimated at 4,000,000 pounds, a large proportion of which was sold in Eastern Canada and the British Isles, —Dominion Government Bulletin. Dangerous Ditches A deep ditch at the side of a high- way is a death trap so far as motor traffic Is concerned. Many lives have been lost because there was a useless ditch at the side of a road,—Sarnia Observer. Importance of Wills Almost daily one hears stories of hardship caused by lack of wills; path- etic stories of widows left without suf- ficient means because the head of the family had been so careless as not to leave a will. Making a will should be the considered duty of everyone who has any estate to leave.—Niagara Falls Review. • Cost of Printing Plants Three newspapers haye placed or- ders with one firm for presses which will keep 400 men busy for five months.; Perhaps that will give some idea of what it costs to rig out a modern print- ing plant.—Stratford Beacon -Herald. THE EMPIRE Shipping Subsidies The matter is one of first-rate im- portance. It would be something more than "a fiscal curiosity" if the im- proved trade looked for now that the Ottawa Agreements are in force were to promote the interests of Britain's shipping rivals. A Chamber of Ship- ping Committee Report says that in- ter -Empire trade finds employment for only a little over one-third of British tonnage available for overseas trade. The question surely is whether even that third will be employed if the prob- lem of subsidies is not tackled prompt- ly,—United Empire (London). The Time to Rebuild A. great country like Britain ought not to tackle in a paltry way so great a problem as its slums. We should blow them up. We should build on their sites new dwellings, vast blocks of fiats, not single buildings, but whole constellations of them, majestic, spa- cious, aired, lighted, warmed. All these things the genius of modern architecture and construction can sup- ply.—London Daily Express. War Debts Sooner or later, the people of the United States have to face the facts Of the debts situation. Whether they aro willing to admit it now or not, the truth is that payments on any con- siderable scale are no longer possible, that there can be no going back on the Lausanne Agreement, and that no Practical way out of existing difficul- ties remains but to liquidate all inter - Allied debts with as good a grave es possible.—Glasgow Herald, Ottawa and the World Crisis (Prominent among the remedial measures Suggested by the Prepara- tory Commission of the World Econ- omic Conference are "the moderation and stabilization of tariff policies.") No nation can of its own individual action hope to do much to settle such an overwhelming problem, but Great Britain can at least claim that she has set an example in negotiating wide- spread reciprocal agreements with the Dominions and Colonies. There are signs that the lessons of Ottawa have not been lost en the world at large, Is it too much to hope that a seed has been sown from *which may spring great results? London Financial Times, THE UNITED STATES Hope For the Railways The Diesel -motored German train from Berlin to Hamburg is giving the airplane service a battle and beating it This flyer makes the 187 -mile run at an average speed of 80 miles an hour. And, given a clear right-of-way, the train could average more than 100 miles an hour, It is possible to make a 1,800 -mile nonstop run with no necessity of refueling. The operating cost is one-Zourth that of the steam lo- comotive train, according to the Ger- man authorities. If this invention is feasible here, and there is no Teasels. •why It should not be, it would give our railways a new lease of life. -Boston Pest. Capture Cups For England t4Ittti.?P•t%: t'sv ...!teee • For the flret time in the history of the tournament the American women's squash racquets title goes to England. Here are the finalists, Miss Noel and Cicely Penwick, who finiehed one-two. Royal Scots to Celebrate Anniversary Next Month. Britain has one regiment which has kept its organization intact for 300 jrC 31:S. From this point of view it is said to be the oldest, although some others are older but have had changes, been disbanded and then revived. The Royal Scots is preparing to celebrate its 300th anniversary in March and to take a prominent part in the historical military touraament preparing at Aldershot for May. It was inaugurated by Charles 1 at the time he, as the second dual -monarch, was being crowned in Edinburgh. The famous First Foot was brought on the establishm_nt early in 1633 after previous service as a military ceeps. It has been a royal regiment throughout the centuries, with the number of its battalions fluctuating. • Protest Use of Machines Lisbon.—Within recent years the method of soldering the cans in which sardines are packed has been chang- ed. Formerly they were all made by hand by ;solderers*, but machinery gradually ' replaced the handworkers. Recently the Association of Sold- erers presented a petition to the Presi- dent of the Ministry protesting; against the further introduction of the can working machinery which it ie said had thrown a majority of their members out of work. The rnachines, they assert, are operated by women and girls who have "usurp- ed" the places of men. Load n T C t -M rti I Planned for British Officer Loadon.—A. general court martial is expected to bo held in the Tower of In 1813 it had four battalions abroad, London next week on charges against and over a century later placed thirty- an officer of the Seaforth Highland - five in the field, including the First err who is under arrest there for an and Second Edinburgh, the Rcsebery, offense under the Official Secrets -act. and other battalions of the city and It is understood the senior officers of the London !command will conduct the proceedings in camera. The of- ficer, who was attached to, the Royal Army Servie Corps at Aldershot, was locked up in the tower about three weeks ago. France, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Lothian. The Territorial Army units include the Queen's Edinburgh Rifles and a battalion of Highlanders. The regu- lar battalions have served in almost• every part of the world, including --- Unexpected Somehow- we cern get a bit excited when we :me pictures of our very best society folk getting their backs beauti- fully tanned on the sands in Florida or California or Maxie°, We just look at the picture and hope a chigger or t sand flea or .a huraming bird bites 'ent. What a disposition! What a disposi- tion! -Chicago Tribune. There 0,11". two freesionie --the false, where a man is free to do %Oat he likes: Om Cliowhore a man 18 fres!' to do what he ought. Charles ley, the Balkans, Spain, Poitugal, Turkey,.s. f i sd Russia, the Mediterranean, the East and West Indies, Ceylon, Canada, North America, North and South Africa, ,Egypt, Burma, Barbados, China and Palestine. Exports of Wheat Flour Higher Than in 1932 Ottawa.—Export of wheat flour in January amounted to 397,304 barrels valued at $1,162,046, according to a report issued by the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics. This compares with 331,806 barrels at $1,171,870 for the. corresponding month of last year. The total to the United Kingdom last month was 156,998 barrels valued. at $460,661 as, against 107,367 bar- rels at $39,071 for January, 1932. The quantity shipped via Canadian seaports to Great Britain last month wals 148,393 barrels and 8,605 via United States ports. For the same month last year 107,367 barrels went via Canadian seaports and 15,905 via the United States. F d • leg r e an wor oun Worms.—A gold -studded sword with • 'broken. blade that recently was dug out of a hillside near Alt-Laissheim may Very. well hare -belonged to the Burgundian Prince who became the. Siegfried of the Nibelungen saga. Antiquarians have placed the sword in the early part of the fifth century. „This is the right time for the his- torical prototype of Siegfrid, and the region of the find is right, too, for here is where the Burgundians had crashed before the onslaught of the HMS.. Lisbon Bans Street Begging • Lisbon: — Colonel Lopes Mateus, commander of the Public Safety Police Force in Lisbon, has issued a statement that after March 1 beg- gars will not be tolerated ou the streets of Lisbon and Oporto. A census taken by the police shows that there are approximately 1,500 beggars here. "Our !civilization depends on our spiritual ideals."—Lady Astor. • Germany's New Chancellor Speaks looese Article No. 1 • By Gordon Lindsay Smith Days are growing longer, sunshine warmer, and on the hillsidessloping to the south the snow is gone and the ground beg -ins to steam at noon. Seed catalogues and the new birds have ar- rived and old gardeners are beginning to plan before the fire. We would be well advised to follow their example. Much more satisfactory results can be achieved in growing flowers and vegetables where one looks into the thing before work actually begins, while it is practically hopeless to at- tempt any comprehensive scheme without a good plan, well studied and roughly drawn to scale. Flower Plans There is a lot of fun in planning our lay -out now and of trying to Pic- ture just how this will look when ma- thred. We think of changes, of add- ing a path or a trellis, Perhaps of some new colors, of developing an- other vista from the porch or living - room window, or of softening or screening some harsh lines that are too apparent in our present scheme. Like the fisherman, we have almost as much pleasure in making our pre- parations as'we have when we actual- ly get under way. It is a good thing to make out a rough plan on paper. Notes onust also be made of color, height and time of blooming. Each garden will have its own pecularities and it is well that such should be the case, as it allows us a splendid opportunity of develop- ing individuality, a most important factor in these days of standardized living. There are bound to be certain dark corners where we have had trou- ble before, but when we realize that there is a mixture of grass especially adapted to growing in shady places as tuberous -rooted Begonias, Pansies, and that there aro certain flower e such Godetia, Lobela, Clarkia and Foxglove, which actually prefer to get away from the WI ,sun, the job of handling such spotis is' 'simplified. Then; there are hot, dry eox•ners where nothing but weeds seem to theive. • There are flowers for this lo- cation also, the Portulaca said Nastur- tium, for instance, asking nothing bet- ter. A few Nicotine, Evening Stocks, Mignonette and similar flowers' will fill the evening air with spicy frag- rance. The orderly person will insist on a little special plot, down 1 ehind the regular borders, where a supply of flowers are grown for bouquet pile. poses. These are a few of the points to remember when we take up pencil, seed catalogue and, perhaps, a Gov- ernment Bulletin to -night and let our thoughts run wild on what we art really going to do thls time. Vegetables The great fault with most vege- table gardens in Canada is that they lack variety. But we can have just as many different kinds here as in the showy part of the e aelen if we treat It in the same way by being on a steady look -out for new things, earlier and better varieties and the develop- ment of continuous supply from the first spinach and radish in the spring until the Brussel's Sprouts in Decem- ber. As a general rule, there should be two or three plantings, ten days apart, of most vegetables, and in the case of staple crops like corn, peas, lettuce, beets, beans and carrots, ten or three types should be used. By handling the vegetable end of the gar- den in this way the supply is increase and the season extended. Motto of France Faces Change if Critics Win Suggestions are being made in cer- tain quarters that the time has come to change the motto of the French Re- public—"Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite," writes the Paris correspondent of "The London Daily Telegraph." Num- erous critics, along whom is. M. Cle- ment Vautel of the "Journal, peiint out that this motto is hardly applic- able to present conditiens. They assert that hardly anyone in France, from the President of the Re- public downward, is really free. It is, therefore, suggested that the word "Volonte" (determination) should be substituted for "Liberte." As for "Egalite," it is generally real- ized that "equality" has no real mean- ing in the present state of society, and it is urged that "Legalite" (law) should take its place. In regard to "Fraternite," although it is recognized that brotherhood is an excellent ideal in its way, it is held to sort ill with the competitive spirit 'of our time. The suggestion is that "Aut- orite" would be a better word. Canadian Cattle -S11 On Glasgow Market Ottawa.—Sale of 449 Canadian cat- tle which arrived on the S.S. Sularia, was reported on the Glasgow market in a cable received by the Dominion Department of Agriculture last week. All offerings originated in Ontario. The steers, brought 6.7 cents per pound, live weight, and the ,ship- ment, 'which included . a number of bulls, half of which event to country buyers, sold at five cents per pound. A good attentlance at the sale was re- ported. Woman Student Wins Public Speaking Prize Toronto.—Rebecca Himmel of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., first-year student in University College was awarded the St. Margaret's Alumnae prize at the annual public speaking contest held at the University of Toronto. Mise Himmel won the prize with a discourse on "Canada'problems of Assimilatiott." The award is "worth $25. 444 The Travelling Present A local woman. made an apron -- a fancy affair of ribbon and lace and organdy—and sent it to her cousin in Illinois for Christmas in 1929. This year she got. !back the very same identical apron from an old school friend in California, It was in fine condition and the woman knows just where she tan place it another year but she would like awfully to know 'who got it in 1930 and 1931. -- Kansas City Star, No Cosmetics for Hospital Nurses Budapest. -An order issued by the Chief Physician of the Municipal Hospital at Gyula prohibits nurses and female employees of the 110010,1 from wearing colored or too bright clothes, stockings or aprons or 'Using rouge, eyebrow pencils or lipstieks. Nurses and other Semale employees Newly appointed Chancellor flltler broadcasts his four nar plan, ot the hospital have to report, in per - which he claims "will correct the heeYoe produced Iby fourteen years eon at the office at 9 o'clock eaeh of It epnbl n rule", morning for inepeetiOn. Australia Forbids Flying Over Her Dangerous Area4 Canberra, Australia.—Indiscriminate flying over dangerous areas, parte* larly the desert regions of Australia, has been prohibited by the defence ministry. The defence department has been.put to heavy expense and mile tary aviators have risked their lives in rescues in the wilderness. In the future airmen and their pas. sengers must guarantee the cost 'of any rescue expeditions and their plane must be certified as suit, able Soviet Puts Draft Horses — On Diet and Long Resi Moscow. ---Millions of horses in the Soviet Union will receive long vacations and special fattening diets under govs ernment orders issued for the recon- ditioning of draft animals before the spring grain sowing. All horses are to be examined. Weak animals will be relieved of work. The horses in the principal grain regions, regardless of their health, will get three weeks'vacation before sowing be- gins. High mortality among horses due to overwork and under -nourishment is re- spousible for the new orders, Bill Seeks to Raise Pay Of Poilus to 4 Cents a Day Pada—Socialists in the Chamber of Deputies introduced a bill recently to increase the pay of the ordinary sot dier in the French army from twenty, five centimes a day (equivalent te about one cent Canadian) to one franc (slightly less than four cents). Among the reasons they cited for the proposal was the increased cost of chocolate bars at the army canteens. Commanders' % Flags Sold in Pari4 Paris, — The Tricolor which flee! from General Foch's automobile dui ing the World War brought 4,00F francs (156) at a sale of historic flags recently. Woodrow Wilson's broughl 2,400 francs; General John JO Persh lags, 3,000; King Albert's, 1,800; King George's, 1,400, and King Victor EM. manners, 1,300. 0 Harvard Cuts Students' Rent Cambridge, Mass.--Ilaryard is out ting studeuts' rent. About $16,000 hag been clipped off next year's room rents at the Seven houses or dormi tories created under the $13,000,009 Edward S. Harkness "House Plan," The average student will pay $264 in• stead of the $300 M rent during the next college year, No Divorces in Bratislava Prague. ---!Tho Czechoslovak frols tier town of Bratislava claims th4 in all 1933 there was not a singll case of divorce or legal IseparatiO before the courts. Ties population Bratislava is :120,000, Inspection Aids Apple Sales Apple growers of IVIassachusettS r4; craved an added income of tuna S15,S: 000 hest year through government for4 inspection for apples intended for 0Se 40,14 " • ' '1 Jti