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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-11-02, Page 6aaeleeaaeeeereefreafeealaeaeeefeeaeasa Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large ..•� .. .. • A , , ..».y-«- ,•.t ,.. r..a-w.-y.w, , �.4-4-4 4-40-0-* CANADA Canada's Loan As long as loans go over the top there is no danger of Canada reach- ing the bottom. --Chatham News. Must Bring Hubby Back A woman who relegated her hus- band to the chicken coop and took a widower with ave children into the house, was given 24 hours by the court to put the boarder out and bring the husband in. It the husband has benefitted by his stay in the chicken coop he should be able to crow over Nat ruling.—Stratford Beacon -Herald. Our Changing Climate If it is true, as is claimed, that glaciers serve as giant thermometers to indicate warm and cold trends on a continental scale, then Canada can look forward to still milder winters and warmer summers. The retreat of western and northern glaciers has been in progress for years and the fact that they are still retreating indi- cates that the cycle of increasing warmth which scientists have noted is continuing. Dr. F. E. Matthews, who has been keeping a check on Etocky Mountain glaciers for the American Geographical Union, says that these have retreated as much as fifty to seventy-five feet in the past year, while in Alaska the glaciers are also retreating, though not so con- sistently or speedily. He believes this retreat is part of a cicyle of increas- ing warmth that began in the middle of the last century, after glaciers had advanced considerably during a cold weather period.—Montreal Herald. Railway Receipts From Great Britain there comes word that to date the increase in rail- way receipts for the second half of the year is now over $5,000,000 as against a decline of $15,000,000 in the first six months. The idea that the "Iron horse" was on his last legs will have to be revised.—Brantford Ex- positor. The Wily Sex Psychologists say . girls reach ma- turity much earlier than boys. But they reach middle age much later.— Woodstock Sentinel -Review. • Cruelty to,Animals The report that a number of people who spent the summer in cottages at Hamilton Beach have left behind them a number of cats and dogs, could probably apply to summer cottagers In many parts of the country. It is a disgraceful fact,that men and women who are ordinarily accepted as good citizens, think nothing of deserting helpless animals to their fate of death from hunger or cold, or both. They take a dog or cat with them on vaca- tion for the children to play with, and when the holidays are over, calmly drive orf, leaving the unfortunate ani- mals—it would be absurd to call them "pets," because no animal that is a pet is ever deliberately mistreated.— to suffer. --St. Thomas Times -Journal. Prefers $100 to $2,500 Hollywood isn't easily startled, but a young English comedian who has refused contracts at $2,500 a week in order that he may head—at £20 a week—a repertaire company playing Shakespeare and other classics on a London stage has done the trick. Charles Laughton explains, that al- though in the theatrical profession for six years he never "learned the ropes" by playing the classics. There- fore, he is quitting the films tempor- arily, giving up a magnificent income, that he may continue his education on the "legitimate" stage.—Ottawa Jour- nal. Western Jubilee The land that not so long ago was the New West is rapidly acquiring age and tradi.ion. A country over which the buffalo roamed a little more than half a century ago is now urbanized and suburbanized. The City of Medi- cine Hat last week celebrated the golden jubilee of its founding. Kip- ling visited there once and was great- ly impressed by the profusion of na- tural gas in the territory and he re- marked that it had "all hell for a basement." To -day natural gas is Medicine Hat's chief industry and it Is au extremely important place for Southern and Central Alberta.—Lon- don lberta: Lon- don Free Press. Nature's Kindness After an absence of several years, eel grass is returning to Nova Scotia's shores and fishermen are reaping the harvest, whcih they regard as in the nature of found money. It is used for, building insulation and fetches $11 to $12 a ton. Nature is doing its timely bit to help industry in thus sending the eel grass, the disappearance of which puzzled the experts. -Montreal Gazette, -On a Cash Basis Doctor`s, dehtists and druggists in Pelham, Georgia, leave taken a half - page newspaper. advertisement • to an- nounce that illness in that town has gone on a cash basis. ".No credit," the three branches of the healing pro- fession annoluice, "will be extended to any person, iyhe has not satisfactorily settled his Unpaid account. Any ser- vices rendered such persons will he on Strictly a Cash basis, All worthy charity will receive the same :attention as before." There can be no legiti- mate criticism of the doctors, dentists and druggists for adopting this atti- tude. If they succeed in holding all their members together on the idea, the new plan should produce results. The payment of accounts to doctors and dentists, especially, is traditional- ly slow. It was slow when times were good and everyone had money, In re- cent years it has been painful,—Bor- der Cities Star. Preparedness It is still the desire of most girls to get married, says a heart writer, even though it is a case of "out of the fry- ing pan into the fire." They would stand a better chance of attaining their wish if they would first get ac- quainted with the fryiug pan.—Winni- peg Tribune. Defective Picture Somebody slipped! Worse than that, somebody else noticed the error! The commemorative postage stamp issued by the Dominion of Canada showed the Royal William without paddle- wheels and paddle boxes. The ana- chronism was not spotted until the is- sue was out and distributed. It was quite fitting that it was in Nova Scotia the province from which the steamer made her heroic voyage across. to England that the mistake was noticed. —Fredericton Gleaner. Ontario's Nickel It Is not two hundred years since nickel first became known to man, but to -day it plays a large part in the com- mercial world. Canadians are par- ticularly interested, since Canada has almost a monopoly of the output. The value of the nickel or copper produced by the mines of the Sudbury district has reached a total of five hundred millions of dollars. It is estimated by the Sudbury Star that more than thirty million tons of ore have been raised and smelted.—Moncton Tran- script. THE EMPIRE The Railway Come -Back Railway directors have had to learn the lesson that the public, like the Deity, helps those who help them- selves.. Hope revived when they dropped the old take -it -or -leave -it atti- tude improved the service and condi- tions of travel, introduced more com- fortable rolling stock reduced fares, linked up rail and road, advertised their wares In the spirit of intelligent salesmanship and made friends with the customer. The response was at first slow and suspicious; but undoubt- edly ndoubtedly the railways are now winning back the support and goodwill of the travelling public. — London News - Chronicle. The Health of the People The constant theme of soap -box agitators is the terrible hardships that the very poor labor under, and we are asked to believe that millions are living on "the starvation line." Sir George Newman's report for 1932 pro- vides a complete refutation of those wild statements. The acid test of a nation's health is the death -rate, and this is steadily failing in the depressed areas as elsewhere. In fact, when "bad" areas and "good" areas are studied side by side, it is frequently found that the condition of the bad areas has improved faster than that of the good ones—and that is saying a great deal, for the country as a whole steadily gets healthier.—Truth (London). Britain's Right to India It was the British and not the Ben- galis who made Calcutta, who created her trade, and who organized modern India. Not by conquest only, but by that great work they have as good a right to India as any other race, Hindu or Mohammedan, and to suggest other- wise is unworthy of the Empire to which they belong.—.London Morning Post. Men and Machines If society is to avail itself of the tremendous potentialities which fol- low the saving of labour, it must first settle a vital principle. The machine will become a curse iustead of a bless- Jug unless It is clearly established that its economies must be used to provide the average man and woman with a lighter and more tolerable ex- istence. -London Daily Herald. "The Pen" For Life He laughed when he sat down in court—but when the judge spoke to him it meant life in the penitentiary for George "Machine Gun" Kelly, United States "bad man" convicted in the Urschel kidnapping case. Kelly is seen securely chained, and with the smile missing, on his 'way to begin his life sentence in Leavenworth penitentiary. High Maternal Death Rate in U.S. Due to "Controllable Causes" Washington.—The high maternal death rate of the United States was pronounced "due largely to controll- able causes" in a study released by the children's bureau. Planned and annotated by an ad- visory committee of eight of the out- standing obstetricians of the country, the report showed that of 7,3.00' wo- men who died during the period stu- died, only 42 women had received ade- quate prenatal care. Nine per cent. of the women were found to have had no medical atten- tion whatever, or only when actually dying.' Inaccessibility due to distance and bad roads was pronounced a serious problem. The death rate was much higher for unmarried than- for mar- ried women, Midwives were said to have attend- ed 11 per cent of the women. "The majority of the midwives were ignorant 'grannies'," the report said, adding, however, "the midwives could not have been responsible for the large proportion of the deaths, since they attended a relatively small proportion of the cases" Revenue Jumps by $2,362,801 Ottawa.—A net increase of $2;362,- 801 in revenue collections for Septem- ber is noted in the monthly report issued by the Department of National Revenue. For the first six months of the current fiscal year revenues, how- ever, declined by $4,441,382 compared with the same period last year. Sep- tember's total was $18,451,244, as against $16,088,443 for September. Offer Women Marriage Bonus Berlin.—Leading German cigarette manufacturers have turned cupid, To relieve unemployment among men, the companies agree to pay each woman employee $125 if she marries and gives up her job. They also are grant- ing newly married male employees $10 monthly as a 'matrimonial contribu- tion." ( Welland Canal Sets New Record September Tonnage Sets High Mark -6,641,935 Tons For 1933 Port Colborne.—Traffic through' the Welland Ship Canal for the month of September- was the heaviest in the history of the waterway. Tonnage for the month amounted to 1,373,242 tons, exceeding by 81,039 tons the total for the corresponding month of a year ago. All grains with the exeption of corn, showed de- creases from a year ago, but gains were registered in a majority of oth- er categories. The most notable gains were made by flour with an increase of 19,914 tons; cement, brick and lime by 15,635 tons; iron and steel by 8,434 tons; iron ore by 19,594 tons; coke by 38,914 tons and merchandise by 46,845 tons. From the opening of navigation this season to the end of September 6,641,935 tons of freight passed through the canal, as against 6,052,344 tons in 1932. Once Again, Autumn It seams but yesterday we said, How long the evenings are! How lovely -long the dusk between The 'sunset and a star!" And then the roses budded— Then corn began to tassle— Then yellow jackets swarmed to taste A peach's brimming wassail— Now suddenly we notice The falling of a leaf. And but tonight someone exclaims "The evening, how brief!" —Ethel Romig Fuller. Thirty Million Apples Exported During Week Montreal.—Nearly 30,000,000 apples from Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia were shipped from Montreal during the past week, it is reported. Shipments were to England, Scotland, Wales, the Irish Free State, Northern Ireland and South Africa. THE UNITED STATES The Alimony Worm Turns. In this case it is the woman who pays. In granting a divorce by default to : Thomas Folmer Juel, Superior Judge Graham ordered Mrs. Dorothy Lane Juel to pay $15 a month for the support of their small daughter. Mrs, Juel, whom the suit charged wit cruelty and desertion, is believed to be living hi San Diego. -- Los. Angeles Times. , Family subsidies are now in force in many industries in France. Employers have to pay contributions to lcoal funds, which are distributed to work- men orkoxen according to the size of their families, beginning with 7s GGd. a month for one child. Tlie father of four children may receive as much as 508. a Meath. "Royal Scot" Breaks Down Thanks to Bad Coal and Water Fails to Climb Divide Pueblo, Colo, — The "Royal Seat" couldn't take it! Britain's most famous train was towed into Pueblo five hours late last week. Known abroad as the train that is never late, the Royal Scot's engine •developed trouble near Eads, Colo. The gradual rise toward the continental divide begins nears Eads, Those in charge of the train said alkali water placed in ,the locomotive in Kansas and the kind of coal which was used had been the cause of the locomotive's trouble. They said the front end of the engine became stop- ped up, the firebox was clogged with clinkers and the flue sprang leaks. The train left under its own power for Denver, where it will be put on exhibition. A giant mountain type of engine was following to give it a boost if any more trouble developed. Girl Swimmer Beats Record -- Then Dies Berlin, Germany.—Two days after breaking a swimming endurance rec- ord by keping afloat for 79 hours in the Baldenay Lake, near Essen, Frau- lein Litzig died in hospital. During the last hours of her swim Fraulein Litzig could hardly move, and was in a listless condition. She had to be encouraged by music, noise and shouts to keep afloat. When she was taken out of the water she had to be wrapped in wad ding and towels, and taken in an am- bulance to a hospital accompanied by her mother, who declared triumphant- ly, "I bring you the best swimmer in the world." Fraulein Litzig beat her own world's endurance record of last year by five hours. Women Police Protect Peiping Peiping.—For the first time in China's history, women are engaged as regular "policemen." The Peiping municipality; after giv- ing candidates three months of inten- sive training in apprehending crim- inals, has chosen 18 fair, stalwart, bobbed -hair, unmarried Chinese girls for police work. They range from 17 to 25 years, and are dressed in natty khaki skirts and uniforms. They have been issued regulation revolvers and batons, and their main work will consist of chas- ing burglars' and opium smugglers. —.g Grades of Eggs Are Reclassified Shoppers May Get "A i ," "A," "B" and "C," Ot- tawa Announces Ottawa. — In future graded eggs will •consist of "Al," "A," "B," and "C," according to a recent announce- ment by the Department of Agricul- ture. This simplifies the grading of eggs and displaces the old system of "specials," "extras," "first" and "sec- onds." The words "new laid" will be used only in conjunction with grade "Al," and the word "fresh" may be applied only to grades "Al" and "A". All eggs possessing the quality of grade "A" may be sold in that grade ir- respective of size. However, eggs of different sizes must be packed sep- arately with the size indicated on the container. Storage eggs will not be permitted to be sold in a higher grade than grade "B." Changes were also made to prevent misrepresentation in the sale of storage eggs. Austrian -German Border Guard Doubled (l'iiard at a railway station on the Austrian -German border where Austria has redoubled her guard to suppress Nazi propaganda and influences in the rift between two governments' that reached an alarming point, recently, with the attempted assess illation of Chancellor.Dollfuss. You will notice there DOW two sentries. Radio Beacons Under Construction In West Ontario—Lights Also to be used; $60,000. Being Spent London, Ont.—About .$60,000 is be- ing expended in the development of airways in Western Outerio at this time, and included iu the programa will be facilities for the much-dis- cussed radio range beacons, a diree. tional apparatus for guiding planes. The scheme is being undertaken by Canadian Colonial. Airways, it is stat ed, which is understood to be tin Canadian agent for American Air ways, The technical work is being carried out, however, with the knowl. edge and under the instruction .of the department of national defense. The plan does not provide for short• wave radio stations, as was first re. ported. The radio range beacons are, however, a costly undertaking, with wireless beams being sent out along a specified course. These beam! register on a dial arrangement in the cock -,pit of a plane while in the air, so that by keeping within the scope of the beacons the pilot can be assur ed that he is always on his course. Radio beacon stations will be set up in the vicinity of Strathburn and also at Simcoe. The company is also undertaking the improvement of emergency land ing fields through this area, while one new field will be built at, Simcoe• The chain of emergency ports now in . eludes Tilbury, Northwood, Strath. burn, Brantford and Hamilton. Beacon lights, the majority o( which will be operated by electricity, are being maintained at Walker air port, Belle River, Tilbury, Chatham, Northwood, Bothwell, Strathburn, Muncey, London, Dorchester, Wil llama, Cathcart, Brantford and As caster. New beacons are being in stalled at Beamsville and Allansburg, The radio beams are sent out a'ong the "short cut" route from Detroii to Buffalo, which cuts over Simcoe, while for night flying the planes will be guided by the beacon lights along the established course. Pilots may, however, have their choice of the two routes while fiying after dark, it is pointed out. Britains' Most Powerful Locomotive _Completed "Industrial Britain" says the Lon don, Midland & Scottish Railway have completed at their Crewe Wcrks tha first of three giant new locomotives which constitute the most powerful express passenger type in Great Bri.• fain. These new locomotives are in tended for duty on the heaviest Anglo - Scottish expresses. In these servicest involving non-stop runs with very heavy trains, the new locomotives, which are of the 4-6-2 wheel arrange. went, will be able to haul trains of up to 500 tons weight without -assistance, The present accelerated schedule' of the Anglo -Scottish expresses, which in the course of the 400 miles journey between Euston and, Glasgow or Edin- burgh had to surmount the Sharp Beattock summits of 915 feet and 1,014 feet above sea level respectively, require the employment of locomotive' with a larger boiler capacity. Thi' is a feature of the new engines, whom introduction will obviate the necessiti for considerable duplication and pilot ing of trains during the peak of the seasonal holiday traffic. Girl Obtains License As Money Lender London.—A 20 -year-old girl has ap plied for, and obtained a license tt run a money -lending business. The girl told the Lord Mayor ai the Mansion House her father had given her the equivalent of $5,00( with which to start the business. She was the, secretary and a director. "Then it's a one -girl company,' queried his Lordship. "Yes," replied the enthusiastic ap Vacant. "But I propose to have s' staff." As the city and police did not appose it, the application was granted. Women Should Share Parliamentary Duty Goderich, Ont.—"There is no good reason why half the members of our Federal Parliament should not, be women," declared Dr, W. W. Mar. tin in an address before the Horne and School Club. "If you put up a woo- man candidate I will vote for her Their close ;contacts far surpass those, of men, especially in their knowledge of education, public relief, national health, child welfare, white slavery and birth control," he said. Unconscious Humor Of Schoch Children Sudbury, Ont,—dust a few "howl ers" read at Division 6 Teachers' Con cention here: "The explosion of the Acadians tool place because they refused to sign th+ oath of elegance." "Argentina is noted for its meal which is frozen on the hoof." "Adana Beck sat on the first Rydr4 Electric generator." Precious stones are smuggled int! the United 'States to . such an extent that it estimated half t!'.e diamond; and other gems sold there have Bevel Paid duty.