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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-09-14, Page 6the ` .-»--..,+-,•-o ., -tea 'ss Canada, The. Empire and The WQlrkd at Large CANADA No Time to Laugh oice of Steady Gains Babson's reports on conditions in Cauada this month says business im- provement is being Steadily maintain- ed over this Dominion, The current bulletin says that while general busi- ness in the United States is showing a tendecy to flatten off into a temporary sidewise movement, there is no inter- i'uption iii the upward sweep of major industries throughout the Dominion.— Brandon Sun. Population Growth There are 73,000,000 more people in the world to -day than there, were four years ,ago, according to Sir. Charles Close, president of the International Population Union, who apparently keeps close tab on births and deaths. Getting Business Under the new trade treaties Can- ltida's exports to France have increased by 73 per cent. in the past year, and those to South Africa are up 65 per Cent, That's talking busiuess.—Border Cities Star, Sun Tan Plan The girl who used to blacken her leg to hide a hide a hole in her stock- ing now taus both legs and wears no stockings at all.—St. Thomas Times - Journal. Little, But Oh My! A bee's sting is one -thirty-second of ttn inch long, The other two feet is imagination.—Sault Star. Publicity For Moosejaw According to the record of the Do- lniuion Press Cliping Bureau, the Moosejaw Evening Times was quoted 190 times. by other Canadian news- jiapers for the three months ended +larch 31:' This is good publicity for Moosejaw and a compliment to our editorial page. The Ottawa Journal heads the list with 2,318 quotations, and the Toronto Globe is second with 2,033. Out of 101 dailies, Moosejaw Times ranks 57th.—Moosejaw Times. Big Business and President Roosevelt ( Big business supported the dictators in Italy and Germany and continues • Co support them. There was a time when neither Mussolini nor Hitler could have gone forward without this acking. Perhaps both are independ- it of it to -day. Nevertheless, it re- ains their stout ally. In the United ,States big business has not been .:o Cordial to Roosevelt,. He has had to. `4mpioy pressure,and even yet it re mains to be seen whether the great in- xdustries will heartily co-operate with 7xini. But it is plain enough that if the 'g'reat financial and industrial interests ',Are secretly in favour of some sort of 'idictatorship, Roosevelt is not•, their Edea of a dictator.—Toronto Mail and 4mpire. Careless With Money 1, A Calgary river bather complains to the police that $283 were lifted from phis- clothes while he was disporting himself in the water. It may sound fuel, but what right has a man so areless to complain ?—Calgary Herald, Destruction of Forests a The shortsightedness of many of our tioneers has turned very considerable reas of Canada into veritable deserts. tie to the thoughtless cutting of wood, ands that were once farmed success- yully are now little more than "blow - and country. But what our pioneers id wider the urgeeof necessity, we Continue to do to -day without that large, We are denuding our woodlands e&verywhe a for present profit without hought for the future.—Winnipeg Tri- burse Think Things Through r. Thinking things through to the bit- ter end is a difficult task for most men lend women, but how much saner and logical the result,, when it is done. It Is a habit that should be cultivated by •11 and especially by those who are or ;would be leaders.—Edmonton Journal. Heater-Skelter The New York Sun has a paragraph: The Dutch, destroying bulbs, and :the Souther]; farmers plowing cotton ander, might use barter to advantage. .butch bulbs might be as much of a novelty in the south as cotton plants pallid be in the Netherlands, r ` Nothing could ,•indicate the helter- akelter condition of the world more )ban the fact that they destroyed large quantities of wheat in Kansas, they aiave burnt thousands or tons of coffee ii Brazil and for scores of primary pro, ducts like sugar, rubber, etc., the mar- itet price has been below the actual Cost of production, Right at home )ere last year, hundreds of tons of good grapes were left on the vines. The reference is, of coarse, to last Fear and a comparison with this year rads big hope and encouragement round,—St. Catharines Standard. A woman teacher at Vancouver re• ceutly offered to resign her Bost if it were granted to a male teacher with- out a job, in wbich ease she would marry her successor, The School Board "laughed her proposal out of court." .One of the great causes of the present wave of unemployment, ac- cording to many authorities, is the fact that millions of women have re- fused to display the spirit that this. Vancouver teacher is so eager to do. Not only is she willing to make room for a workless man, but she is willing to do it knowing that it meansthe sacrifice of financial independence on her part. Her belief that she will be more than compensated for that sacri- fice is beside the point.—Edmonton Journal, Drainage and Drought Covernments may be permitted to rant a hums for each aere of land eclaimed from swampy areas, and to tay a fernier for draining his own land, ut the time may come when these 'water reservoirs will -be wished for be- street tbinks that at this age it ought 1t'ans° they are moisture preserves.— I to know better than to act as it does, Sherbrooke Record. --New York Sun. THE EMPIRE TheEastJazz Band It is recalled that the Royal Artillery band, which accompanies the Wool- wich searchlight tattoo, a/as the only regimental band recognized and pro- vided for in 'the Estimates of 1832. In that year it consisted of 38 performers, including two negroes who played the big drum, the cymbals, and the "Jing- ling Johnnies." This apparently was the first official recognition of a jazz band. Supernatural foresight cannot be expected, even from the military,a- London Evening News. Better Times There has been noticeable this year a brighter spirit in industry. Unem- ployment has fallen beyond the ,sea- sonal fall, employment has risen,,Out- put is rising. Business losses have been replaced by profits, as recent statistics show. The relief from anxiety so afforded has as yet touched a narrow circle. Until it is translated into higher wages throughout the com- munity, the area of depression and hardship will not shrink,—London Daily Herald, A Weak Decision It is officially announced from the Dominion Office that the Empire Mar- keting Board is to be abolished. There are no sufficient reasons to justify this decision as it stands, and the matter is sure to be raised as soon as Parlia- ment reassembles. The refusal of the Dominions to cooperate in a joint Im- perial body, regrettable as it must be, is not a reason why the Government of this country should discontinue the work of the Board on behalf of the home producer and the Colonies, or its work in helping the population of these islands to realize what the Bri- tish Empire is. It is a commonplace that the Colonies have suffered neglect in the past, and that earlier Govern- ments have been slow to give the lead in organizing their development. • In its seven years of life the E. M. B. has done much to remove that reproach, and no voices have been clearer or more sustained in protest against the proposal to disband the Board than those of Colonial producers, whether they grow bauanas in the West Indies or sisal in East Africa or 'tea in Coy. lore—London Times, Prams Are Passing Not so Iong ago, certainly inthe pro- lific reign of Victoria, when fathers were apt to miscount the number of their children, push -carts and "prams" must have formed the largest class of vehicular traffic. Nowadays, when three children constitute a "large family," there are undoubtedly more motor cars than perambulators. If the baby -carriage is doomed to disappear, then babies also will be merely objects of antiquarian interest, And that is a painful thought. -London Daily Mail, Safety on the Roads The mortality on the roads is too, high, is increasing, and must be' di- ininished. It will not be diminished by broadcast appeals to the motoring public to be reasonable and careful. The overwhelming mass of motorists is reasonable and careful. But there is a minority that is neither, and this minority is indifferent to ap- peals, and can only be restrained 1.Y the fear of drastic penalties for reek- iessness.—A, G. Gardiner in The Lon- don Star. Slipshod Literature Literature more than anything else betrays the specious, and slipshod. These things are not altogetli;er the fault of the contemporary writer. They are the fault of the tine be lives in. To write as Macauley 'wrote, or Dick- ens, or Thomas Hardy, who was the last of them, a man requires a back- ground that is spacious and secure But such a background no louger exists. The uncertainty and restless- ness of modern life are reflected In modern letters. A pian without con- fidence in the future can feel no con- fidence in his future or in himself, and Stich confidence is essential to really good work, ---Truth (London), THE UNITED STATES Should Know 'Better The world, according to science, is 2,000,000 years old, The . mail in the Cycles Seven -1-lottirs To See Fair Sanford (Sunny) McSweeney, 15 -year-old Star delivery boy of Orillia, who covered the distance from his home to the residence of his aunt, Mrs. Charles. Baker, in Alderwood, in seven hours, so he could see Canada's greatest fair, "I always wanted to see the `Ex„"" he said. Physicians Must Change To Meet New Conditions Guleph. — (Urging members of the medical professiox "to join other groups in making appraisal of exist- ing economic conditions Dr. F. C. Neal of Peterborough, president of the Ontario Medical. Association told 100 physicians of this district that it was useless for them to try and adjust their affairs to the present. system, ) ) The relation of medicine to eco- nomics, and the n ed for some de- finite step being taken to assure the medical man recompense for the services which be has been giving free, were emphasized by Dr. Neal, who was speaking on the grounds of the Homewood Sanatorium to mem- bers of District No. 2 of the Ontarlo Medical Association which included. physicians. from Brant, Waterloo, Wellington, Oxfora Perth, Huron and Norfolk counties. Britain's Trade Problem Writes the Leeds Yorkshire .Post The United States are not dependent. for essential food supplies upon abil- ity to buy abroad. They are inde- pendent, too, to a much greater ex- tent than orselves in the matter et raw materials, cotton being a prom- inentf example. It follows that whether we like it or not we must perforce pay greater attentiouf at all times to ability to sell abroad, be- cause only so car we buy what we need. Therefore, we cannot even temporarily afford to neglect the probable effect of deliberate and, far- reaching currency devaluation by in- flation upon our necessary imports of overseas foodstuffs and raw materials. British Firms to Supply Argentine Locust Barriers Buenos Aires.—British firms will be awarded contracts for 13,000.000 of 20,000,000 metres of sheet iron locust barriers which the Argentine Government will order for October delivery, it was said in semi-official quarters in the Ministry of Agricul- ture, United States firms will supply the balance. The contracts will aggregate about $5,250,000 in Cana- dian funds - Corn Ripe in August Three Weeks Ahead London, Ont.—For the first time in the memory of farmers, corn was cut en an extensive scale in August. Between London and Ingersoll, near- ly half of the .farmers commenced cutting their corn crops. The corn was ripe, and like all other farm crops, was two to three weeks ahead of the season. Early apples are being harvested in ad- vance of ,the normal time. Pumpkins and squash have been available for weeks. As far as farm growth is concerned, the calendar should be nearing the end of September. Canadian Crabs Crabs occur on Canada's Atlantic coast, as well as in the Dominion's Pacific waters, but much the larger catch is made by British Columbia fishermen. In 1931 they landed more than 587,000 pounds with a marketed value of something over $27,900. Some of the catch is canned, but the greater part is marketed in the freuh form Iii h°n d Fling Champion Miss Amy. Johnston is shown awarding the Col,. Walter Scott Challenge trophy to Mats Ann MacGregor Even, 17 -year-old Ottawa girl wli,o wort the cup for highland icing And sword dances at the Cen• trap Canada Exhibition .Association 'Meet at Ottawa, recently, Canada's Famous Mounted Police H_. ve Seen Service For Sid y Years This is the diamond jubilee year of the Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice, formerly the Royal” Northwest Mounted Polies. The fnni us force was established in 1873, following the acquisition of the Western prairie land in 1870 by the Dominion of Can- ada. The Indian tribe on the prair- ies were at that time powerful and prosperous, but were being :demoral- ized by liquor sellers and by wars of such a nature as to discourage settle- ment b'y the whites. The police, only 300 strong at the outset, marched in 1874 right across the prairies from the Red River in Manitoba to the Rocky Mountains, the entire 'march being more than 2,000 miles and through country of which part was unknown. The tribes were so impressed that a series of treaties were concluded and the gov- ernment was enabled to assume ed`ec• tive control of the Indians. In addition to.. distharging police, dirties and undertaking Bauch execu- tive work in the early days, such as guardinig against prairie fires, safe- guarding lonely settlers, and other responsible tasks, the force had its share of military duties. The present force of 2,500 officers and men now distributed throughout Canada perforins a wide variety of duties, ,Its members are scattered along the .international boundary to aid in enforcing the customs and pre- venting the entrance of undesirable aliens, Constables are stationed on or in the vicinity of Indian reserves to maintain good order and to aid in the enforcement of laws. Some of them occupy lonely posts in the North- west territories and the Yukon as well as along' the Arctic and Hudson Bay coasts. r— Holds a Clothes Record Royal, Neb.—Clothes just seem to last Walter L. Seaman a long time. He is 05 and has been township assessor since 1899. Seaman wears a hat, one of the Charlie Chaplin type that he bought forty years ago. His coat and vest are forty-five years old. "The shoes aren't quite that old," he says. "Let'; see, I bought them mly thirty-one years ago. They cost ine $2.50, with a pair of socks thrown in. The first fifteen years I just wore them for Sunday best and then I wore them ,fFener. I never had to have them mended until they were ,twenty-five years old. -You don't get leather like that now." Some idea of the durability of the shoes may be gathered from the fact that he covers the entire township on foot to do his assessing. A shirt lasts him six or seven years, but he says he has to buy a new pair of overalls about once a year. First Woman Director In Talking Pictures Hollywood, Cal.—Nina Noise is the first woman director to be named by a Hollywood movie studio since the cel- luloid found voice several years ago. Gracious, confident and with a back- ground of 17 years as an actress and stage director, the San Franciscan will begin work immediately as assistant to Michael Leisen. Miss Noise was the first director of New York's province -town players' group. She was both actress and di- rector wth the late Jessie Boustelle's stock company in Detroit. • Dorothy Arzner, who won her rank. in silent picture days, is the only other woman director in motion pictures here. More Books. Borrowed In Manchester, Eng. Manchester, Eng.—Manchester is reading more than ever, according to statistics revealed in the annual re- port of the Manchester Corporation Libraries Committees, which shows that during the year 1932-1933 the total issue of books from all depart- ments reached the record figure of 4,774,043 volumes, excluding maps, prints and pictures, representing an increase of 174,874 over the previous year. Books issued for hoarse reading from tit: 28 lending libraries numbered 3,766,669 volumes, a 'iaiiiy average of 12,856, or about 24 books every min- ute of the library year. Minister Marries Daughter By Long Distance Woodsville, N,I3, — A minister in Lajolla, Calif., spoke the words which made his daughter, Vevah Wyer Mears, and James M. Leonard, man and wire as they stood in a room in the house here in which Leonard was born. Miss Mears, Leonard and the 10 persons who witnessed the ceremony all wore head sets to listen to the Rev. Charles L, Mears, pastor of the Union Congregational Church at Lajolla, perform the ceremony over a special long distance telephone set-up. Five I3ularian Reds Condemned to Death Sofia, Bulgaria.—Five persons have been condeiaened to death and nine others sentenced to long priaion terms after attempted. Communist agitation in the army. Bread Made From Cocoa - Port of Spain, Trinidad, -Due to low price received for cocoa, sale of which they areattempting to in- crease, bakers here are now making cocoa bread, The new bread has a cake -like flavor but niay be eaten in quantities ) ) First Doctor. How are that pa- tient's nerves/ Second Doctor: Fine; he can read all the headlines in the daily paper new without a tremor., Ignoring Stop 'Sign C. use of Accidents Stop signs at approaches to high, ways are erected for the benefit awl protection of motorists, and yet there are many who will .pay no heed to these warning signs. Stop, to one class of. motorist does not mean eves to slow up and some of them will speed onto a highway and across it trusting to fool's luck to carry then through safely. If it were only dam gerous to themselves it would not bi so bad but they are endangering the lives of drivers who do exercise pre, caution. It has become a saying that one does not only have to watch hie own driving but the driving of others as well in order to be safe. Those who do not stop at the stop signs are menacing the motorists who believe they can drive past the intersections in safety. Careful drivers should be protected and the stop system rigidly enforced. Another menace to motor traffic is the one -eyed driver, He drives along the highway a perpetual conundrum to the drivers he meets. He presents a riddle that must be solved in order to avoid accidents, for when a driver sees a one -eyed car approaching he must try and figure out which side the lighted headlight is on and if he ]makes a wrong guess accidents result. There are sometimes drivers who are not aware that one light has flunked out but the majority know of the de- fect and drive serenely on preferring to let the other fellow do the worry. ing instead of having the defect ad- justed. A rigid enforcement of the traffic laws regarding these menaces would do much to decrease the number of accidents on highways and give care- ful drivers xnox;e confidence and a stronger sense of safety when driving, British Agriculture Loses 2 Million Acres in Decade London.—British agriculture con. &hues to shrink. The loss in total arable area, according to the brad part of the 1932 statistics just is• sued by the Ministry of Agriculture has been about 2,000,000 acres it ten years, The total grain ares alone, which in 1922 was 6,000,00( acres has decreased each year until it was 4,000,000 acres last year. Thi area planted in vegetables similaril declined from 1,200,000 acres it 1922 to 81,000 acres in 1932, Notable exception,] to the genera fall, which the report says "can be fairly attributed to the effect of leg islation," are the increase in wheal acreage, attributed to the anticipation of the wheat act, and the horticul tural products act affording, eneour, agement to home producers. Customs Returns Rise Toronto.—An increase in total cus- toms and excise returns for the month of August was revealed witb the release of figures from the To. Tonto Branch of the• Dominion Cus toms and Excise Bureau, Total col• lections for August amounted to $3, 489,169.97, which bettered the July collectioby $135,864.80. Reporte show that July, 1933, was Ole 'lirsl month since Jux e of 1932 that a gale was made. In months previous to July, total collections were down considerably, but the recent gains show that un. doubtediy business is on the increase, in comparison with the figures of a year ago, the collections of Tugusl of this year show an increase el $50,539.72 ' Boy Swims 77 Miles To 'Prove Their Theory Paduoah, JCy,-Clad in bathing suits, equipped with inner tubet and carrying sandwiches in fruit jars Louis Lundy, 20, and W. 5, Bruce 17, both} of Paris, Tenn• sci'a.mblef ashore here after swimming frau Danville, Tenn., 771/a miles up the Tennessee river,' ' They said they had left the water only tvi!iee enroute—once when drift• • wood punctured their inner . tubes: requiring patching, and again to buy candy They were in the water 4f hours, The only reason for their marc tlzoii Swim wms that friends had told t them it .couldn't be done,