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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-04-20, Page 6.al V wee of • e Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA 4)ollteness ' Politeness is like the air In a tire: la seeests nothh g, but makes things run much more smoothly,—Ottawa Jour seal, An Anchor on the Heart In the S5th race of their series, on the Thames River, Cambridge made a flew record by taking its tenth straight victory over Oxford, its ancient rival, - which had not recorded a win since 1923. This classic battle of the Blues—the oldest of all British intervarsity clash- es has been described as an anchor in the heart of the British people, and the wide appeal which this 20 -minute event makes has always been con- eidered remarkable, The historic race draws hundreds of thousands of onlookers to the scene bf the contest every year, demonstrat- ing not only the Briton's interest in Clean, manly sport, but his inherent leve for boats and the water.—Sudbury' Star, Britain Points the Way Britain has improved her position to a gratifying degree ,since the fall of 1931 when higher taxes and drastic reductions in expenditures had to be e dopted by the National government to s t John Bull's house in. order to aintain credit abroad, Now there is much rosier picture. According to statements made by Neville Chamber- lain, chancellor of the exchequer, John u11's credit is so fully restored that e government is almost embarrassed .by the amount of foreign money nought to London by people who feel .to be a safer place than whence it •t Game. Another bright spot is that reat Britain, after having slipped ack to'the position of third exporting ceuntry, has regained the first posi- iion.—Kitchener Daily Record. Dreams of 1928-29 An economist says that we were all living in a dream during 1928-29. Ah, lies, the good old daze.—Toronto Sat- hrday Night. Air -Mindedness One of the amazing things about air travel—still really only in its infancy ea -is not that there are the occasional +crashes with fatal results, but that $hey have not been very much more t'requent, Aerial travel on this con- inent, particularly in the United Mates, is taken just as much for *Sranted as it is in Europe, which for everal years has maintained an ex ensive network of lines. Airmen and aircraft manufacturers have indeed is stablished a fine reputation. Bad ac- cidents are few and far between.—Vic- toria Times. The Drama in Canada If the Dominion Drama Festival or- ganized under the auspices of His Ex- bellency the Earl of Bessborough ,esouses interest as keen and as wide- s"pread in the other provinces as it has in British Columbia, there will be no `doubt of its success. Toward the end of April the winning teams from all the provinces will meet at Ottawa. From the three western provinces will go a Shaw play and a Barrie play. The ritish Columbia team will present e Eden scene from Bernard Shaw's .iBack to Methuselah," while Barrie's !.Twelve Pound Look" will be present- ed resented by teams. from Medicine Hat and Saskatoon, the winners, respectively, in Alberta and Saskatchefa'-Van- couver Province. Spanish Women Given Vote Next month the women of Spain will 'rote in the municipal elections throughout the Peninsula for the first time in. history. This is a decided vic- tory for the feminist movement, and is not unlikely to have its repercus- sions elsewhere on the Continent.— Montreal Star. Good Sense Elliott Roosevelt has shown himself to be a young man of good sense and considerable delicacy of feeiing—to say nothing of proper self -respect --by cutting loose from Washington and New York and heading for the far west to establish himself on a cattle ranch. The President's son had been an advertising man in New York. But he found it almost impossible to sblicit business which did not have some con- nection with Washington, He was of- fered a host of new jobs, but in al- most every case his would-be employer quietly assumed that he would serve as a close -to -the -throne lobbyist at the .American Capital. So he decided to go west, to the ranges, where the fact that his father is President will make `no difference to anyone. - - Q'iebec C"hronicle Telegraph, Recipe Per Rest One commendable way of taking a '.rest is •to refrain from attending to other people's business. -' - •Atchfiion Clone. THE EMPIRE Imports of Snake Skins Soal-r:elcin shoes, so popular to -day, have created a record in the import ov this mstarial, Last year South Ameri• ea provided 1,000,000skins, Attica 2; The Permanent Pilgrims There was a time when the Prime Minister of Great Britain and the For- eign Secretary went abroad that the earth echoed with the reverberations of their tread, To -day they move be- tween London and Genova like season ticket -holders on the Underground.— London Daily Express. India's Nationhood If India is to enjoy the benefits of full and equal membership in the Com- monwealth of Nations, the outside world must have visible proof of politi- cal stability and competence in the in- fant Indian naton which is to be born, not only out of an unprecedented ad- venture in constitution -making, but from the loosening of its present inti- mate association with the greatest Power in the world. The proof can be helped by the display of a real sense of values intelligible to other coup= tries. It is not helped by the unequal interest taken by non -official members of the Central Legislature in their own as distinct from the alien Govern- ment's proposals, and still less by other conspicuous displays of the mo- ment.—Calcutta Statesman. The Silver Lining ("Have you ever thought that al- though every type of luxury and labor- saving device is available in our homes, our houses lack the comfort of those of Victorian days?"—Sir Mark Webster Jenkinson.) There is some- thing to be said for a draughty palace against a warm hutch, something to be said for the comradeship of large families, something to be said for very square meals ,sirloins and ginger pud- dings—for grand pianos, for four-post- ers, for thick carpets, and for plenty of head -room and elbow -room. And there is much to be said for the .spirit which went with them, the feeling of security and comfortable future. Our age is one of fiats and small houses, of most of the comfortable discom- forts described by Sir Mark Jenkin- son, and we live in a most Georgian discomfort of mind. But when the last thunder has rumbled, the last shower finished, and we come into a cool, clear world again, we will build houses for ourselves of a comfort and convenience of which Sir Mark's Vic- torians never dreamt, — Leeds York- shire Post. Home Making "Healthy domesticity," said- Sir George Newman, addressing the Na- tional Union of Townswomen's Guilds, "is one of the essentials of a healthy nation." This is a truism, but to utter it calls for courage. The word is un- popular. It smacks too much of an age and conditions from which the modern woman is glad to have es- caped. A reputation for "domesticity" is not an object of ambition in high schools, secondary schools, or element- ary schools. It rouses a spirit of an- tagonism in the emancipated and sets them bridling. Sir George Newman, therefore, was greatly daring when he pleaded for "making homes instead of shutting them down andliving in res- taurants."—London Daily Telegraph. THE UNITED STATES The Standard of Life Supposing that Mr. Average Citizen drives an average car, his costs are just over 6ea cents a mile. And be- cause he owns his own car and to get the most out',of his investment must use it considerably, he succeeds in tra- velling upwards of 7,000 miles every year. Railway travel for the genera- tion just preceding the "motor age" cost three •cents a, mile, and was a luxury for the average individual to be indulged only at long intervals. How striking is the contrast that even in these confused, perplexed, so-called depression times, millions of our peo- ple travel an average of 7,000 miles annually at a cost of more than six cents a mile.—Detroit News. A New Deal For the Workers No matter how fair employers wish to be, there are always some who will take advantage of times such as these to lower unnecessarily the standards of labor, thereby subjecting them to un- fair competition. Many women particu- larly are not unionized, and even unions have temporarily lowered their standards in order to keep their peo- ple at. work. If you face starvation, it is better to accept almost anything than to feel that you and your child- ren are going to be evicted from the last and the cheapest rooms which you may have been able to find, and that there will be no food. Cut after cut has been accepted by workers in their wages, they have shared their work by accepting fewer days a week in or- der that others might: be kept on a few days also, until many of them have fallen far below what'I would consider the normal and proper standard for healthful Iiving, If the future of our country is to be safe and the next generation is to grow up into healthy and geed citizens, it is absolutely ne- cessary to protect the health of our workers now and at all tinios.---341i's. Franklin Roosevelt in Seribnei"e Maga- zine (New York). tainut •ity is hith rte, l't. is this, 000-a9.0 and late 1.,260,000,----l,ondozi man's po er'r of iutelehatiug ittan taiat! Two Heavyweights on the Air When Kate Smith turned up at the studio in New York for the first time since her operation for blood poisoning, Jack Dempsey assisted at the wheel chair. Britain Offers Lead In Air Disarmament Air Estimates Show Reduc- tion of £340,000 - To Limit Size of Military Aircraft Loudon.—The Marquess of London- derry, Secretary for Air, in a memo- randum accompanying the Air Esti- mates, emphasises the whole -Hearted desire of the Government to promote Disarmament, and to bring about a reduction in the world's air forces on an equitable basis, An actual reduction of nearly £340,000 Is shown in the Air Esti- mates. Lord Londonderry states that the practical and immediate proposals put forward for a general reduction in the size of the leading air forces to the British level, and thereafter, for an all-round further reduction by one-third, and for a limitation in the size of military aircraft would, if ac- cepted, produce substantial economies in expenditures on air armaments, and, more important still, would avert -the danger of their competitive development. "The modest Home Defence pro- gram," the Secretary for Air adds, "is held in suspense for another year, a decision which 1s a further earnest of the wholehearted desire of his Majesty's Government to promote Disarmament and to bring about a reduction in the world's air forces on an equitable basis. "In the meantime the Royal Air Force remains at a figure of strength substantially less than that of other great nations', despite the rapidly growing importance of air power to ' ";re, t'I6. j is fl',aite, the British Empire, with its far-flung responsibilities. It appears that Lord Londonderry is' hoping that a call for parity in air armaments will be made in the intervals between the production of new proposals for the abolition of military • aircraft and the interna- tional control of civil aviation. At the present moment there is a very real risk that the weak posi- tion of the British air force relative to the air forces of other countries shall be forgotten in the anxiety to produce a method of further dis- armament. It comes fifth in order of size. Mechanical Shovel Scoops 11 Tons at One Dip London. — A giant mechanical shovel that will remove eleven tons of earth at one dip is being constructed for use on the iron -ore beds which are now under development in orth- aniptonshire. In order to penetrate the fifty feet of earth, clay and limestone which covers the iron ore it was found necessary to produce something of im- mense size and power, and the mech- anism, which is to be operated by electricity, will 'weigh about 500 tons, the revolving supersti ucture account- ing for 400 tons. British Offer Rail Cruses London,—The Great Western Rail- way has arranged to run an extend- ed program of railway "cruises" dur- ing the summer. These land cruises are a combination of first class rail- way tra,yel and a de luxe motorcoach, with meals and ' accommodation at first class hotels, at cheap rates. The railway operates over one of the most attractive sections of England. r tis a Rax on Russia Will . Aid Canadian Lumber Recovery Ottawa,—The Dominion' Govern - anent is highly pleased over the pros- pect of the stimulus to the depress- ed Canadian lumber trade willch is promised in the impending imposi- tion of Great Bm•tain's embargo on trade with Soviet Russia. It will be recall. ed that at the Imperial Con- ference last summer Carmelo., led the way in demand that an effective pre- ference should be given to Canadian lumber as well as against the admis- sion of the Soviet product. What was finally adopted was not a ban on British imports from Russia, al- • though certain rights to impose it were taken: Immediately after- wards, enormous British orders were placed in. Russia. The significance of the present ,tlewa consists in private advices that the legislation granting power to put an embargo on Soviet imports is to be passed and receive the Royal Aseut almost immediately so that it ,will become effective on April 17, when Britain's• six months' notice expires of the denunciation of the trade treaty between the two countries. The Dominion Government consequ' ently has every reason to hope that Canadian lumber will immediately replace the huge quantities bought from the Soviet, 380 Public Schools Closed in Georgia Atlanta, Ga. With no funds to carry on, 380 public schools through- out the State have been locked up, Mr. M. D. Collins, state school sup- erinte.udent, . Has announced. He added that there are probably 100 more schools that have closed be- fore the end of their terms, on which no official report has. yet been re- ceived. ►It appears that common school education is doomed," Mr. Collins asserted, "not only in Georgia, but everywhere, unless adequate revenue to maintain the schools is provided. As I see it, common school educa- tion is primarily the State's function, but the fact is that the schools now are supported largely by revenue raised in the local subdivisions." Added to the deficiency fo reve- nue for schools is the uncertainty as to what the income will be, Mr. Col- lins asserted, and said that the State was $3,122,317 behind in unpaid sohool appropriations, some of which has been past due since 1928. Georgia spent a, little more than. $7,000,000 on ifss department of education in 1932, and $780,000 of this was appro- priated during former years. Wheat Price in France Hits Its Lowest Level Paris.—Wheat prices in France touched the lowest level in years off April 6, being quoted at 92 francs a quintal, or slightly under $1 a 'bushel. The price represented a drop •of 20 cents in the last month. In an effort temporarily to ap- pease irate farmers, the Government, presented a demand to the Chamber of Deputies for a special fund of 20,- 000,000 francs (about $800,000) to be distributed as bonuses and to encour- age the use of inferior wheat as cat- tle -feed. Denmark Title Confirmed to Eastern Greenland The Hague.—The permanent Court of International Justice last week confirmed Denmark's title to Eastern Greenland, over which the Copen hagen Government has been in con- troversy with Norway. The decision disallowed Norway's claim to "Eric the Red" land, a strip about 850 miles long on the Green- land reenland coast between 71.33 .north and 76.40. A Norw.bgian expedition land- ed on this territory in 1931, and the Norwegians contended Denmark never had confirmeu ownership by colonization. Set Police Efficiency Mark Sydney.—Detectives in New South Wales claim a world's record for ef- ficiency. Last year 15,854 crimes were reported and of these 11,35, or 69 per cent., were solved. Also 89 per cent, of stolen. property was re- covered. Interior of III -Fated Akron I.r•wi,V, machinist's mato, who perished with 70 others . when the world's airship crashed iisnto the alcksea off the New Jersey shore. The search for the 71 nti.sing officers and men has been machini greatly irnpeded by vicious i.liuuderstorins and heavy seas, Of the Akron, long as three average city blocks, only a few twisted bits of duraluminum -arid pieces of fabric have been found. Tho above Photo shows the gangway leading into the control rooiti. Traffic Safety In United States Shows Gain Massachusetts Is Victor in National Contest Showing •Progress Chicago.—The safety movement has at last caught up with traffic basardt caused by the advent of the eutomo' bile, thanks to the 1932 national traf- fic safety contest, results of whirl have just been announced by the Na tional Safety Council here. These re sults show that during 102 theca occurred the first reduction in traf. fie fatalities since the coming of the automobile, as well as a substantial drop in non-fatal mishaps. They also show that the neighbor. ing city of Evanston, 111., and Pitts. burgh, Penna., made the greatesi progress in all phases of traffic safety during 1932 and hence were entitled to share the honor of first place in the contest while Massachu' setts took first place among the states. Minnesota and New Jersej tied for second place. Seven different points were taken into consideration in deciding the win- ners. inners. Actual declines in mishaps( safety education, traffic engineering, law enforcement, all counted. For the country as a whole, it ie reported that traffic fatalities were reduced from 33,740 in 1931 to ap proximately 29,500 :.n 1932, 'while non, fatal mishaps dropped from 1,000,004 in 1930 to approximately 50,000 in 1932. Last year's contest was the first of its kind ever held, and the safety c..uncil believes that undoubtedly this c+_test had an important part in the noticeable improvement in traffic safety. early 450 municipalities were entered in the contest, which is being repeated this year. British Offic rs Brave .Desert Heat Use Motor Cars on 6,000 - Mile Journey — Special Compass Used Cairo, Egypte—Three-quarters of a century after Henry M. Stanley, pro. neer explorer, worked his way through darkest Africa in a year, a cavalcade of British Army officers, in automo• biles, explored 6,000 miles of un- known desert land in Northern Afa rica, making the trip iii two months. The exploring party, known as the Bagnold Expedition, headed by Major R. A. Bagnold, and Dr. K. S. Sanford of Oxford University, was sent on an archeological trip to find traces of ancient man. Pour cars were used in the start from here. Equipped wth special tires and apparatus, the cars encountered tlie• hardest types of driving. The route led through the Oweinat and Eunedi hills, Queinal, Tekro, Nahroum, Sel- ima, Wadi Haifa, Dakhal, Bahia and the Fayoum Oases., Climatic conditions were unfavor ale for the automobiles, as great extremes in temperature were encoun terad throughout the trip. Int the Sudan it was as bot as a blast furnace, and in the Sahara bit terly cold winds were encountered. Is addition to those territorial climate changes, there were the marked dif ferences in temperature in day and night. Special Compass. It was often necessary to pull the cars by ropes through the soft sand Going through the sand was by nG means easy. and the engines of the cars were taxed to their utmost in the long, bard grind across the des.' ert land. Major Bagnold invented e special compass for the trip. Tb.e device was something similar to .a small sun dial, and was attached to the instrument board of each car. It proved very helpful in ascertaining positions, The motor cars used were of Atte eriean manufacture. ,1. RUBI3ER BATHTUBS MADE IN ENGLAND. The cheapness of rubber has Baia isur'prisingly little effect •011 British r•..anufacturers and inventors ;is a stimulant for new uses of the mater- ial in the. opinion of The Nianchea' ter Guardian, althotigh there is hews of an effort to increase its use in ordinary things . rho manufacture of rubber bathtubs and wasitbashrs.