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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-10-05, Page 6•t.•-•.•-+.....�- Vo c of the Press Canada, The Empire and The Worldpat La ge s _ CANADA Canada's Airports Canada has ninety-six licensed air- ports. It is a fair beginning, but over an area as wide as this Dominion an aviator is liable to be a long way from a landing field when it is most heeded. The United States has 2,136 airports and landing fields. Many are lighted for night use. Canada will need to push on with this necessary ground work to keep abreast of the times in aviation as it is coming within the next few years.—Ottawa Citizen. A Boon to Fishermen "Deep sea fishermen must face many dazarcls but for Canadians whose ves sels go to the great banks off New toundland each year some of the risks are diminished by the action of the Dominion Department of Fisheries in sending a doctor with the fleet so that cases of sickness or accident may have prompt attention by a qualified physician and surgeon," an official statement from Ottawa declares. Last year this sea -going doctor treated 260 patients on the banks, the report shows. In 115 of the 260 cases surgical treatment was required, and the other patients were fishermen who had been taken ill with one sickness or another. In the preceding year, when the bank Beet was somewhat larger than in 1932, the doctor's cases numbered 362. Some of the cases handled each year are, of course, not serious, but in others dangerous condi- tions would doubtless follow if treat- ment by a qualified practitioner was not promptly available. — Quebec Chronicle -Telegraph. A Sensible British Act British magistrates have been put- ting into effect a provision in a recent Act which seems to have so much common sense in it that the wonder is it was not made legal long ago. Under the Protection of Animals Act which was passed last session, a per- son convicted of cruelty to a horse, cow, dog or other animal, may be de- prived Of ownership of the animal by order of the court. In. the case of cruelty to a dog a court can order that the owner be deprived for evermore of holding a dog license. This has been done in a number of cases, over and above the usual sentence. Animals confiscated may be destroyed, or given to an organization or individual which will give them kind treatment. Such a provision ought to be univer- sal—St. Thomas Tmes-Journal. Escaped "Booms" Eight Michigan towns managed to get along in 1932 without Ievying taxes because they had no booms in the more prosperous years. In other words, no booms, no boomerangs.— From the Kitchener Record. A Modern Socrates The people who work on one of the tobacco farms in this locality got a surprise by seeing a young man drink five pounds of extracted honey in four minutes. He won the bet; the bet be- ing if he drank the five pounds in five minutes, the owner was to give him 25 pounls. If the young gentleman could not drink the honey in the time set he was to pay for the five pounds. Ho won. We all congratulate him and he is still feeling fine.—Hemlock Item tri Tillsonburg News. Unpopular Socially That Minnesota youth who won the Born -on -the -cob championship by eat- ing 50 ears shouldn't be surprised if he doesn't get any invitations to corn roasts.—Hamilton Spectator. Use of Hammer J. B. Ballard, of Lansing, goes to jail because he used a hammer on the family car when his wife told him he could not drive it. A hammer should never be used for that purpose. It was made for driving nails in the walls of rented houses and for operating on the first batch of tea biscuits which the bride bakes. — Stratford Beacon- 1ieraid, Two Predictions One doctor says that pre-digested food in the future will make teeth un- necessary, while another predicts that In 100 years toothache will be un- known?? —North Bay Nugget, Hardly Saw Him "He stared at me," she complained. `He had red hair and bushy eyebrows and a grey felt hat and a mole on his chin, and a brown suit and a gray tie. And he looked at me as if he wanted lo take in everything I wore—the rude fe]1giv."—Toronto Star. Agriculture in New Brunswick A' Hopeful sign of the times Is the evith nce. which appears from time to time :that farmers and shippers of New Brurtswick are paying more attention to t>xe quality of wheat they send to out' ale markets. The latest illustra- tion f'comes from Carleton County where there is a demand for compul- sorypnspection of bay. It is antici- pated that better prices will prevail this year if the farmers co-operate and compulsory inspection of every carload is provided. A number of years ago this news- paper told Its readers the .story of a carload of potatoes from this province shipped to Calgary, the quality of which was such that the purchaser said he was through with New Bruns- wick shippers. Publicity was also given to complaints from the West Indies. Now potatoes for export are inspected, The proper gradng of apples has also produced good i estllts. The like will be true of the hay trade if right meth- ods are adopted. The only hope of success in export trade is building up a reputation for quality and for fair dealing, — Saint John Telegraph -Journal. THE EMPIRE Linking Up the Police The scheme to link up Scotland Yard with the provincial police and Con- tinental forces has been definitely launched by the Home Office. Only by co-ordination of every police force in the country is it possible to deal successfully with the daring modern. criminal. The organization of the un- derworld, which is often on a national, and sometimes an international, scale, can only be fought with an adequate counter -organization. — London Daily Mail. Remained Silent It is said that had the prophet Jere- miah been alive to -day, he would in all probability have remained silent iu the seclusion of the wilderness. There are so many problems, evils and calamities that the task of cursing them all would have overtaxed his talent for vehem- ent but pious invective. — Edinburgh Scotsman. Changed Outlook in India The evidence of the sincerity of Bri- tish intention in the matter of consti- tutional progress for India has at length overcome the forces of concen- trated ill -will and busily -propagated mistrust. The Viceroy's own repeated declarations of keen sympathy with In- dian desires and of belief in their ulti- mate fulfilment, have had specially ceiling effect. — Loudon Daily Tele- graph. A Rare Spectacle The young cavalry subaltern was showing an elderly aunt round the bar- racks. The old lady became confused by many references to military technicali- ties, but she gamely determined to ap- pear to take an appreciative interest in everything shown to her. "And that," said the sub, pointing to the distant landscape, "is our polo field." "Ah, yes," said the old lady, peering through her glasses, "I often think there's no more beautiful sight than a field of waving polo."—Sporting and Dramatic News, London, Village Blacksmith's New Art The renewed popularity of hand- made painted ironwork has already saved many a village smithy from be- ing closed down. Formerly all such ironwork reached us from the Contin- ent. Now screens, lamps and wall de- corations—rivaling the best French. and Italian in workmanship—are being made by village blacksmiths in Devon- shire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, under the guidance of English artists. —Loudon Daily Telegraph. As Shortened For more than half a century an ab- breviated form of the name of the Anglesey village Llanfairpwllgwyngyl- lgogerychwyrndrobw1111andisiliogogog li och has been used at the railway sta- tion on the London -Holyhead line, on the L M. and S. Railway, but last week the full name was blazoned on a pla- card 25 ft. long. This is understood to be in honor of the visit of Prince George to the residence of Lord Ang- lesey. The name is commonly short- ened to Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, meaning "the Church of St. Mary by the white hazel pool," to Llanfair P.G., and even to Llanfair. The full name contains 58 letters and 19 syllables. — London Times. THE UNITED STATES Old Enough A 94 -year-old man has just received his diploma at Wofford College, Spar- tansburg, S.C., 72 years after he first entered the school. At least in inter- viewing prospective employers he won't be told he is too young for the job.— Los Angeles 'Times, Argentina to Give Britain Duty Cuts Buenos Aires.—Final clauses of a supplementary convention of the Bri- tish -Argentine trade agreement are ex- pected to be completed soon. The clauses will grant Britain lower tariffs. British and Argentine delegates met last week to continue drafting the clauses. The Senate has approved by a vote of 17 to 2 the general terms of the Mortgage Moratorium B1I, designed to aid fanners and other producers. Mi�iress Named Benart lciary In Servant's Will Taunton, Eng.—"I leave all my pro- perty to my dear mistress, Mrs. Bale, for her sole use and benefits' This 17 -word will, published recent- ly, was made by a domestic servant, Miss Penny Eliza Rowe, of Elm Grove, Taunton. She died last June, leaving. 1220, Goodbye Comeback! Jack Sharkey, former- world's heavyweight champion, rests on t e ropes when Kingfish Levinsky's rushes him with furious attack. Centenarian Remembers Rebellion of 1837 Norfolk Country's oldest citizen, Mrs. Catherine Gage, of Simcoe, Ontario, recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Enjoying splendid health, with good eyesight and hearing, sire approached the century mark with keen memories of events of her youth. She was born at Glanforet, near Hamilton, Aug. 26, 1883, the daughter of Francis Generaux and Polly Smith. Her father came to Upper Canada from Quebec. ' She was the second youngest of a tamily of 10. Although only four years of age at the outbreak of the Rebellion of 1837, she can remember seeing red.- coated ed-coated soldiers passing her fatter's home. She came to Norfolk to live when quite' young, making her home with a married sister at Delhi, Ont. At that time the family lived in a rude log house in the woods, in con- stant peril from wild anials_ and marauding Indians. In 1850 she became the bride of Russell S. Gage, and made her home in Burford, Ont. They enjoyed more than 50 years of married life, Mr. Gage dying in 1904. They had six children, all of whom are dead with. the exception of firs. Will Hambly of Rockford, Ont. Mrs. Gage seems not to find her age remarkable. "I never thought I'd be as old as I am," she said. "Still my grandfather lived to be 101, my mother was 91 when she died, and I believe my father was older than that." She made the rather remarkable statement she does not find her age particularly desirable. "I become lonely," she said. "All my friends are gone, and I have out- lived all but one of my children, Mrs, Gage ha 21 grand-children' � and 31 great-grandchildren. The most dangerous animal in the United States is the man with an emo- tion and a desire to pass a new law.— Herbert Hoover, Business, to revive, must practise new methods, adopt new principles and develop a new mind.—Adolf Hit- ler. Toronto Boy Cured After Doom Pronunced Toronto.—Taken to hospital,!a vic- tim of tetanus, a month ago, with only three hours to live, Ronald Ker- rigan, aged 12, has been discharged from the hospital for sick children— cured. It was another victory for the youth- ful athlete, who was quite a boxer at his weight, '75 pounds, in his dis- trict. A week prior to his collapse from the disease he had jumped from his wagon onto a garden rake, -one of the teeth passing through the right foot. When a doctor was finally called tetanus had set in. He was unconscious for a week, jaws locked, and doctors and nurses worked feverishly over the little vic- tim. It was said at the hospital this 'was apparently the only case of recov- ery from such au advanced stage. Thirty thousand units of tetanus se- rum were injected and on three occa- sions the boy's heart stopped, to be revived by oxygen administered at a pressure of not less than 200 pounds. There was wide interest in the case in medical circles. Lord Duucannon Cast as Romeo in Ottawa Play Ottawa.—Lord Duncannon, son of the Governor-General, will be cast in the part of Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, presented by the Ottawa Drama League here during the Christmas vacation, The sup- porting cast will be drawn from the principal little theatres of Canada. Rupert Harvey, one of the fore- mast Shakespearean producers in the ,United Kingdom, will be guest proucer. He visited Canada last season as adjudicator of the Domin- ion drama festival competitions. Molars Prove Good Bait Freeport Tex.—When a bait bites the fish, that's news. Dr. Joe Sim- mons, Dallas dentist, went after kingfish off this port and used a col- lection of old molars, artificial gums studded with hooks, the whole mould- ed together, to make severil big catches, • $33,994 In 21 Months Spent on Chaplin Children Hollywood,—Charlie Chaplin and his formez' wife, Lita Cray Chaplin, are at sword's point over the lavislunent of $33,904 on their two children during a 21 -month period. Replying to his suit for an account- ing, Mrs. Chaplin reported that from September 1, 1931, iuniii July, she spent $16,841.64 on Charles Jr., eight, and $17,153,08 on Sidney Earl, seven Although neither was in court when the accounting was made, attorneys said both would be subpoenaed when Chaplin's counsel assail the expendi- tures as excessive. One of the items that will escape outlay of $6$6 for police protectiou for the two boys, it was said. Many film notables employ private guards to protect their chil- dren from kidnappers. "Board and room" for the children require $275 a month each, the ac- counting disclosed. A single haircut was listed at $2.50. A European trip, cost nearly $7,000, was one of a num- ber of pleasure jaunts the boys en- joyed. The boys were not without legal counsel. Their mother listed $3,488 for each, payable to Attorney Edwin T. McMurray, Mrs. Chaplin's uncle. The expenditures were made from a $200,000 trust fund Chaplin estab- lished August 19, 1927, when he and his wife were divorced. Declares Somerville Cold .Blooded Golfer' ' Best Shotrnaker i s Amateur Field, Says Detroit Writer Writes H. G, Salsinger of the De` troit News, who attended the United States amateur golf tournament: Soinerville's defeat was neither sur Moose and Bear Tame In Laurentides Park Quebec.—Moose and bear are so tame in the Laurentides National Park that motorists and tourists who visit the park report being able to get too near these animals, and of having to back away from them to get good pictures. The Provincial Government has made the park an animal kingdom by prohibiting firearms there, and all visitors are searched. Numerous moose and bear are re- ported in the park, but as they have never heard the sound of a gun, and have never been molested, it is no uncommon sight to see either species of animal strolling along the high- ways that afford a means of commu- nication through the park. Drastic measures have been adopt- ed to prevent poaching, Advertising is 'Credited With Railway's Boost New- York,—M. H, Cahill, chairman of the board and president of the Missouri -Kansas -Texas Railroad, de- clares that an aggressive newspaper advertising campaign figured prom- inently in traffic increases in August and during' the first half or Septem- ber. "New busluess attracted to the lines as a result of our advertising, plus the improvement in the business situation and the success of our em- pioye solicitation movement, en- courages the hope that the road will again be able to earn its fixed charges." he :said. Good Pheasant Season According To Report Cobourg.—The outlook for pheasant shooting this fall is claimed to be 50 per cent. better than last fall. Look- ing through Northumberland County today, a great number of flocks of these birds were seen feeding in the fields where grain had been taken off, but plenty had been left on the ground to make good picking for these birds. The farmers are dissatisfied the way the Government handled pheasant shooting last year; • nearly all farms were placarded, prohibiting trespass- ing by hunters, but it did not stop the hunters. The Government had hundreds of inspectors out to see that all hunters were carrying a license, but they did not make any effort to keep shooters from shooting on prop- erties that were displaying prohibit- ory notices, the farmers state. ' Lloyd George In Peaceful Role • 17x -premier Lloyd George has just unveiled a manorial to Lewis 'Carroll, who made tlie: bunny' famous in his immortal ",Alice in Wonderland," The sit foot mountnent stands Lia,ndudiio, Wain*. prising nor shocking. The Londou (Ontario) golfer was fortunate to es- cape defeat in each of his 19-1io18 matches on Wednesday. Five times dilrieg his two rounds Sommerville looked like a certain loser, but each time a great competitive spirit carried/ him on. Strictly off his game, the, sandy -haired Canadian kept bucking disaster. Twice on Wednes.;ay, he went to extra holes to beat his op. ponents, but it was certain that the same thing could not keep happening. He finished the Thursday moraine round 'two down and he finally lost two and one. Somerville is not a good putter. He was a bad putter in this tourna, went, and he was off with his tea shots and did not control them well, In the heavy rain yesterday afternobn he hooked his first drive about 30 yards off the fairway and cleared the green with his second. He became three down with 17 holes left in which to rectify his mistakes. The fact that he lost by as close a margin as two and one is a tribute to his competitive valor. Somerville is an excellent golfer, He has poise. He is deliberate and calculating. He has perfect competi. tive temperament. He is a good shot maker. Tommy Armour says he is the "coldest -blooded" golfer who has been seen in national competition since Walter Hagen reached the top, He has what golfers call the "fish eye." He is the best shotmaker in the ama- teur field. But even a Hagen could not win when he. failed to keep his tee shots on the line and when his putts were anywhere from three feet to four inches short. That is what wrecked Somerville. The wise men of golf said that the first young man with a 'spirit of recti lessness who met Somerville in this tournament would beat him and that is what happened. With his clubs be. traying him, Somerville became ex- traordinary cautious while his youth- ful opponent banged away. Pensions Change Effective Oct. 1 Amendments to Act Require New Set-up of Admin- istration Ottawa.—Notice is contained in the current issue of Canada Gazette that amendments to the'Pensions Act would come into force on Oct. 1 next. These amendments require a drastic change in the set-up of pension machinery, and reorganization has been going for- ward orward a week with no official announce• ment coming as yet. The old board of pension commis. sioners of three members will become the Canadian pension commissioners with not less than eight and not more than twelve members. The travelling pension tribunal of nine members will be. disbanded, while the Pensions Ap- peal Court of three members will re- main a part of the system. It is understood that some difficulty in. deciding the necessary appoint- ments ppointments has held up reorganization, but the activities of the tribunal ceased over a week ago and several of the members have already left for their homes. The expectation is that all the former commissioners who wish will be absorbed in the new pension com• mission and some of the members of the tribunal may receive appointments. Attendance Record Set At South Waterloo Fah Galt,—The 81st exhibition of the South Waterloo Agricultural Society held recently at Dickson Park was the best in its history, with a record at- tendance of close to 10,000. The horse show was the feature. Three rings were kept going all afternoon and every class was well filled, one for green jumpers having no less than 28 entries, horses came from all over the province. Other live stock classes were well filled also. Lady Clayton Killed As Plane Runs A>,ok • Brook_ands, Enw.—Lady Clayton - East -Clayton, noted young amateur pilot and the widow of the explorer, Sir Robert Clayton -East -Clayton, was killed recently in an unusual airplane accident here. As she was entering the plane El started up. She tried desperately to climb into the cockpit as the machine rapidly gained speed, but was thrown to the ground violently. As the plane turned over on its nose, her skull was fractured, and she died shortly after .bung taken to n hospital. OUR LOT Never fancy you could be soma thing if only you had a different lot and spher'e assigned to you. The very things that you most deprecate, as fatal limitations or obstruction are probably what you most want, What you call hindrances, obstacles, discouragementn, are rirobgbly Cod's opportunities.---Idorace-Atith1101. ws'