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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1933-11-16, Page 6Voice of the. Press Canada, The Empire and The World ata Large • CANADA Speed Menace Terrific speed on the highways con- tinues to take a heavy toll of We, one of the latest victims being a traffic of- ficer.who met death in a collision near Lavaltrie, while chasing a motor car which witnesses say was going at "terrific" speed. The pursuing motor- cycle otorcycle itself was going at "from 70 to 80 miles an hour." The wild drivers may be observed oven on city streets at this time of year when wet pave- ments and fallen leaves enhance the risks, As appeals and liability to fines do not seem to be effective, the can- cellation of licenses for a lengthy period would seem to be the only cor- rective policy•—Montreal Gazette. Long -Distance Flying The Graf Zeppelin has made a re- cord trip from Germany to Brazil in a few minutes over 72 hours. The Graf runs on regular schedules without any notice being taken. A few years ago every stage of the journey was "news." This just shows how com- monplace long-distance flying is now- adays. -St. Thomas Times -Journal. Hen Beats Eagle The Blue Eagle is expected to bring prosperity to the United States. But in Canada the good old every -day hen has kept many a farm out of the hands of the mortgage companies.—Glencoe Transcript. Hunting Fatalities To read the death toll of fatalities in Nova Scotia woods during the last , two years, one would be led to believe ; an awful lot of people resemble moose, How :much longer will the criminally careless hunters get away with it?— New Glasgow News. Better Prospects Reports from Cumberland, Colchest- er and other districts throughout the province tell of much better conditions in the lumbering industry. The best prospects for increased galas are, of course, in the British market, where Canadian lumber enjoys a preference and where mo:. effective measures . against foreign dumping c re likely to be taken In line with the provisions of the Canadian U.K. trade agreemeut. —Halifax Herald. Fish From Hudson's Bay Once again the "experts" seem to have been confounded. It is not so very long since they were telling uz that there were no commercial fish in Hudson's Bay. Now comes word that a shipment of a thousand pounds of salmon trout, taken from James Bay, one' arm of the great body of water, has been sent to Toronto, and ,George W. Lee, chairman cf the T. & N. O. Railway Commission, declares that commercial fishing in that northern sea is assured Sault Star. Canada's Pension Bili The number of pensions paid to war veterans and their dependents has in- creased substantially in Canada in re- cent years. Accoia"ng to the offleial figures there were at March 31, 1932, a total of 19,306 dependents drawing $10,858,306 and 75,879 veterans draw- ing $30,998,571 for a total of 95,186 drawing $41,858,377 per annum. In 1919 there were 59,685 pension recipi- ents and the total amount paid was $17,063,785.—Border Cities Star. First Fall Fair Small fall fairs have always claimed many distinctions for their particular fair. A host of them even lay claim to being the "World's Fair." None have yet put in a claim or being the first fall fair in Canada. According to history, the first agricultural fair in Upper Canada was held. at Newark, now Niagara, on October 21, 1793.— Elmira Signet. Mysterious Min'ong In a very interesting way the Fort William Times -Journal suggests that the "Lake Superior Shoal" as it is officially known, or the volcano as it is generally referred to, is really the Ile Minong of the early French maps, and that through seismic disturbances the island, now supposed to be imag- inary, has sunk beneath the surface of. the water. The theory is plausible and may in fact represent the fact. Geologists say that the Sault area has alternately risen and sunk at least six times. It is now rising again, they say. The whole Lake Superior area is volcanic. The evidence of up- heavals is extensive. The height of land followed by the C.P.R. main line, is merely the remnants of mountains that were at one time probably as high as the Rockies.—Sault Star, Race is improving Dr. George W. Crile, of Cleveland, a noted medical man, who sees visions and dreams dreams in the laboratory where he investigates the, riddles of • life • and. death, told the recent 'Con- gress of the Aniericen College of Sur- geons that the human race would' be a much finer and healthier one, inside of a .century, This is more encourag- ing than the pronouncements made b.- some distinguished ,sefentfsts that• the present fast pace of human life would result in an ever-increasing number of meat aidiseased dse .axed persons—Bran tCord .expositor,. Britain Advances Here are some further signs of Mist- ness recovery in Englaud: Birming- ham and Coventry Motor car manufac, tuners report great increases in ora dens, wool prices rose Zona 10 to 15 per cent. above recent levels and are bow 50 per cent. higher than a year ago; Tyne coal and coke shipments in July and August were also 50 per cent. above last year's levels. Old country industrial conditions certainly appear to be improving; %-- Kingston Whig - Standard; Bicycle Grows in Favor Certitude that the bicycle is coming into its own again is shown by .the im- portations. Although September is supposed to be late in the year for a great sale of wheels there were actual- ly 517 imported last month compared with 32 a year ago. As usual the great- er number came from the United King- dom; there were 499 British and 15 from the United States. Contrary to experience 33 motor cycles came from the United States and seven fr•'•'n the United IKingdom,Usually the ma- jority ajority of these imports are British. However iu the case of motor cycles also there were more imported than a year ago.—Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics. THE EMPIRE British Guiana Rice British Guiana has secured five prizes out -of twenty offered for com- mercial samples of padi at the World Grain Exhibition held recently at Re- gina, Canada. There was only one country above British Guiana, and that was Siam, which obtained the first three prizes; This is undoubtedly a re- markable achievement for a rice-gr.oe - ing country whose total production, even though increasing by leaps and bounds, is still so small as to have no effect whatever on the world's mar- kets. — British Guinana Commercial Review. Banks and Public Confirlence Recent events in many countries have shown that no matter how per- fect the banking system may be theoretically, it is completely wreck- ed unless public confidence is main- tained. For that reason merely theoretical considerations about bank reserves are of minor importance. Even in countries where Reserve Banks have been established for a long time and where the people take the practice of banking for granted, there have recently been shocking ex- hibitions of what happens when con- fidence in banks ebbs away.—Bombay Times of Ingle - The Air Menace Russia is training 3,000 aeronautical engineers a year. It is equipping its forces with all -metal machines . Its strength is such that it is to -day one of the dominating Powers in Europe and Asia. It can threaten India al- most as easily as it can threaten Po- land—a fact which it. would be mad- ness to ignore. Moreover, this Soviet air development is parallel to what is proceeding in every country except simple-minded Great Britain.—London Daily Mail. Overseas Students In inviting an American and an Aus- tralian student to hold the research scholarships at Manchester University to which 'they were officially wel- comed, the Enguish-speaking Union, has set a valuable precedent. There are already a number of schemes for the exchange of students between Eng- lish, and foreign universities, and there are; of course, scholarships held by students from the United States and the Dominions at Oxford and Cam- bridge. The new scholarships, how ever, are apparently the first of their kind to be offered by one of the young- er universities. The advantages de- rived from this form of intercourse between nations cannot be overem- phasized at a time when the post-war nationalist tends to regard any sort of cultural exchange with the same sus- picion as he shows towards the dump- ing of cheap foreign goods.—Man- chester Guardian. Britain's Air Defences It may well become, and before long, the .dominant issue in this country. Assumine by necessity that war is possible despite our best striving; we lavish vast sums on obsolete traditions and leave ourselves exposed to appal- ling risks. Out Of over £110,000,000 per annum for the three services, only £17;000e)00 odd—less .than one-sixth —goes to the vital modern arm, the Air Force. It is more vital to this is- land than to any community. Though we spend over £110,000,000 a year on armaments, we have no longer' any "first line of defence," The Navy --- indispensable for .other reasons—is no barrier against tide modern overhead power. If we maintain armaments at all, we must be second to none in the air, however else. we reconstruct our arrangements. This country does not dream of attack, but must be able as of old to deter and repel aggression, While we spend on defence at all, we shall beblinder than before: 1914 un- less we make up our minds that our Air Force must bo our First Force, equal to any hi the world. — London Obsorvsr, 'Graf" Passengers Hur This experimental car turned turtle on a Chicago boulevard, killing the driver and injuring Col, William Sempill of London and Char:es Dollfus of Paris, passengers who arrived aboard the Graf Zep- pelin. The auto, a three -wheeled affair, turned over several times. Woman Rug -Maker Pays Off Mortgage Sells Hooked Mats and Builds Up Profitable Business Here is the story of a woman who met adversity with a smile and turned it into good fortune by courage and industry. Four years ago Mrs. Estella With- ers, of Granville, N.S., was faced with a mortgage that threatened her with the loss of her home, She had no money, and it seemed •ee home must go for lack of it. Perhaps it would have, too, had not Mrs. Withers been out of the run of ordinary individuals. She cast about for ways of raising cash. She was an excellent hooker of rugs. Her handicraft had been com- mended upon often. She had, besides, made some sales of her designs; infre- quent, it was true, but when some had been sold, why could not more be sold? People needed mats. She finally decided to take up rug - making as a business. She disposed of few at first, but gradually her sales increased as knowledge of her skill widened. One rug she sold for $125; others brought proportionately smaller prices. Soon the mortgage had been paid off. Other debts went too. And Mrs. Withers found that she was deriving a comfortable income. She decided to keep hooking and selling her rugs. Now she sells them as fast as she can hook. More than that, she has booked orders which will keep her deft fingers busy all winter. One order for nine large rugs came from a commercial firm in Halifax. Huge Russian Plane Carries 128 Passengers London. — A giant airplane which can carry 128 passengers in addition to the pilots and •crew has been built at Kharkov .in' Soviet Russia, accord- ing to news received by the Russian Trade Gazette here. This great aircraft is known as the K-7, and has 16 compartments fitted with four sleeping .berths in each. For day flying each berth can be converted into two seats. There is also a cabin with seats and sofas, and a promenadei'n the mid- dle of each wing. The plane is built mainly of steel and was designed by Mr. X. A. Kalinin, director and chia designing engineer of the Kharkov Aviation Plant. King Carol May Marry Bulgarian Princess Berlin.—Reports are circulating that King Carol of Rumania and King Boris of Bulgaria, conferring recent- ly aboard Carol's yacht in the Danube, discussed a possible marriage between Carol and Boris's sister, Princess Eudoxia. The idea would be to strengthen the ties between the two Balkan nations. Eudoxia is 35. Carol is 40. He di- vorced Queen Helen in 1928. • • Lindberghs to Make Long Stay on Riviera Paris.—Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh plan a long sojourn on. the Riviera after completing a Euro- pean survey for a prospective com- mercial transatlantic air route. The possibility they might take up I residence in Southern France e has I been rumored repeatedly since the middle of May. It was thought like- ly they might return for a short stay in`the United States before coming to the Mediterranean coast, 40,000 'Wheat Growers Seeking Higher Prices Canberra, Australia.—A conference of the Australian Wheat Grorwers' Federation representing 40,000 grow ers, has decided to reeonnncnd . that'. the members withhold their wheat from the market during the current season unless substantial hid is forth- coining from the Federal Government. German People Still Faithful to Kaiserin Potsdam, C-ermany.—In a touching demonstration of fidelity, thousands, on Oct. 23, Tirade the pilgrimage to the tomb of the Kaiserin Augusta Vic- toria, former Kaiser Wilhelm's first wife, in the Park Sanssouci. 'It was the 76th anniversary of her birth. According to pn old old attendant on the grounds, this year's procession was larger than ever had been seen before and the quaint little Antiken temple in which the sarcophagus re- poses was filled with flowers and wreaths.• The Princess Hermine, present wife of the former Kaiser, as well as the Crown Prince, his two sans, Prince Eitel Fried••rich, Prince Oscar and Prince August Wilhelm, deposited their wreaths at dawn, then attended the memorial service in Garriisonn Church. Montreal Confiscates $50,000 Slot Machines Montreal.—Valued at more than $50,000, slot machines numbering 400 were seized last week iu an appar- ently vacant store. The machines, weighing more than 32,000 pound,, were carted to police headquarters and will be destroyed within the next two weeks. According to police, the machines were first imported to Toronto from Chicago. They were assembled in the Ontario city and then shipped to Montreal. Police believe the heads of the racket collected more than $30,000 in advance payments from storekeepers wishing to instal the de- vices on their premises. No arrests were made. Low Street Car Rates For London Students London, Ont._Experimenting in an effort to check steady decline in rev- enue, the London Street Railway to encourage the riding habit among the youth of the city, announces a plan by which all London school children, under 19 years of age will be given cut rates. On presenting certificates they will be sold tickets seven for 25c. Regular sale is 4 for a quarter. All students at public, private, and university, 5,000 in all a e eligible. Tickets will be acceptable at all times and on all lines including Springbank suburban service. Mussolini's Envoy. Checking up .,,for Mussolini. Signorina do .Luca, Bologna., Iia: ;,; is visitieg the United States' to study the accoinpltsifinents of her countrynnen, Planes to Carry Mail to the North Camsell and Coppermine Air Mail to Carry 10,000 Letters Each Ottawa.—The .drone of aircraft carrying His Majesty's mail to the isolated settlements of the far North is a feature with which those scattered along the banks of the Mackenzie River have become familiar within the past two years. On the barren shores of the Arctic, however, airplanes are little known; but in a few weeks the remote settlement at Coppermirie will be hooked up in the t:eri•al snail sys- tem, and one more conquest over that subs -continent will have been achieved. The Post Office Department con- templates two extensions to its exist- ing service down the Mackenzie River. One will be the carrying of air avail to Comsell Bay, the principal settle- ment on Great Bear Lake, while the other will reach out to the shore of the Arctic Ocean itself, to Copper - mine, which is 200 miles north' of Cameron Bay. "First flight cachets," eagerly sought after by philatelists, will be issued to commemorate the opening of the post offices at Canisell River and Copperrnine. These are special air mail stamps the purchase of which practically establishes a contract be - teem the department and the buyer. Officials were unable to estimate the number of enthusiasts who will take advantage of this opportunity to add to their collections -but one placed it in the neighborhood of 10,000, basing the figure on the number of enquiries that had already been received. Ends Long Service Lindsay. -After 44 years in five different countries, William Martin, regimental quartermaster -sergeant of the Victoria and Haliburton Regiment, has handed in his resignation. At the age of 17 he was in the 31st East Surrey Regiment in England, going to India in 1893, serving in the Im- perial Army until 1899, when he left with the first troops for the Boer War, spending three years there in active service. Coming to Canada in 1905, he joined the Ontario Regiment, and in 1908 enlisted with the 45th Regi- ment at Lindsay, going overseas in 1915 with the 21st Regiment. Invalid- ed to Canada in 1917, he has been an active member of the Victoria and Haliburton Regiment, He possesses six medals—the Queen's South Africa, the King's South Africa, Victory, Ser- vice, 1919 and 1915 Mons Star, besides the Long Service Medal. - Claims Discovery of -New Propellor Regina.—Applying knowledge gain- ed through "puttering around" with model aircraft, William Mountford, unemployed Regina youth has per- fected a "floating propellor." By means of new design and streamlin- ing, Mountford has created a pro- pellor which equalizes the back pres- sure, causing the "prop" to float on the shaft without loss by friction against rear bearings. Rockefeller's 1932 Donations $11,577,064 New York.—The Rockefeller Foun- dation in 1932 appropriated $11,577,- 0664 for projects in the fields of the medical, s•oeial and natural sciences, the humanities and public health. The foundation's annual report, is- sued recently, showed an appropria- tion of $1,282,652 to McGill Univer- sity, Montreal, for the establishment of a .neurological institute. ,Saskatchewan Harvests Coffee From Forty Plants Nipawin, Sask.-A. new product for Saskatchewan farms has been grown by Mrs. Frank Monis, whose husband fari`rs in the petaign district. Using seed obtained from the Old Country, Mrs. Maris this year harvested 16 pcunds of coffee from 40 plants. Watch the Children Motorists Urged Superintendent of Hospital for Sick Children Mattes Special Appeal to Delvers Toronto, --In a recent radio broad- cast, Miss B. B. Austin, superintendent of the Hospital for Sick Children, ap- pealed to motorists .and parents .throughout the Province to ca -operate in safeguarding children on the higie ways and crowded streets of cities and towns. Children, who had beep run down by motorists 111 Toronto streets, were brought into the hospital daily, Miss Austin said. "If it were possible, I should like to take every reckless driver and those parents who perhaps have failed in their duty in cautioning the children, through the wards of the Hospital ' for Sick Children and ailom them .to see for themselves the price of this carelessness. I ani quite sura that no further appeal would be neves, sary." "Much the same type of story could be told of almost all the motor acct dent cases which we have in the hos pita' from day to day," said Miss Aua tin. "Surely this continuous waste of child life can be decreased to a mark ed degree. Remember that these lit tle victims are nearly all bright, ener getie children, full of the joy of life, and would make good citizens, in the future, if given the opportunity to reach manhood and womanhood with- out the physical and mental handicaps often resulting front motor accidents. "Scientific .medicine has done won- ders onders in arresting the ravages of dis- ease in childhood. Now the menace of motor cars to our girls and boys is presenting a new problem. The science of careful, intelligent driving is the greatest factor lir combating this danger, and if applied by all motorists, would have equally good re- sults. Keep you eye. on the children, • and regard them all as danger sig. nals." • In conclusion, Miss Austin added: "It is interesting to note that the num ber of deaths during the last two years has been materially reduced from the totals of previous years. Almost all accidents are preventable, and with perfect co-operatioif of parents, child- ren, motorists and pedestrians the ter- rible annual loss of Iife and health could be almost. entirely eliminated. This is too much to hope for immedi- ately. But would it not be splendid if the number could be reduced by 50 per cent. next year? If motorists, par- ents and pedestrians will do their part this result could, without doubt, be accomplished." Makes Sixpence Grow -` Into Seventeen Thousand Landon, Ont.—Job Cox, 92 -year-old' retired farmer who died at his home here last month, had but sixpence in his pocket when he arrived in New York from England in 1862. His will in probate court revealed that he left $17,948 in real estate and had $6,- 349.37 in a joint bank account with his daughter, Miss Mary Cox, London, As a husky young Englishman, 21 years old, Mr. Cox changed his six- pence into 13 coppers and bought twc loaves of bread and an apple to sus- tain him on his journey to this die' trict. The following division is made of Mr. Cox's property: To Mary Cox $3,748; Lucy Haycock, city, daughter, $3,550; George Cox, son, Windsor, $3,3.00; Lizzie Summer,. daughter, St, Catharines, $3,9:00; and Frank Cox, son, Kalamazoo, Mich., $3,450. ' League Chief Bans Wireless Invention Geneva. ---For a few hours journal ists covering the World.Disarmameni Conference had the unique pleasure of being able to stand at the bar or cir- culate through the halls while listen- ing to speeches through wireless head- phones. But their pleasure was not for long, Joseph Avenol, of France, Secretary- General of the League of Nations, banned the invention when he learned that the reporters and delegates were able to overhear confidential whispers of officials at the presidential table. Avenol sat beside Arthur Hender- son, chairman of the Disarmament Conference, during sessions of the con. ference and often they plotted ar rangements in whispers during lengthy speeches, r Nosed Out! Putnam, Conn.—Judge M. H. Geis• sler ruled in City Court that under Connecticut statutes a man's nose is not part of his. body. He so held in acquitting Vincent Girardi on 'a char -;e of mayhem. The court was told Girardi bit a half inch off the tip of.•Thomas Or- lando's nose in a dispute over a card game. On a reduced charge of simple as- saint, Girardi was fined $1 and coats. Lost All Her 22 Sons Creydoni, Eng. --The tragedy of motherhood has fallen heavily on "Nanny" Heartfield, 80. She has had 22 Sons and lest thein all. Ten were killed,'iin the world war, three were killed by a runaway horse and the other nine have died of various i11- 11esses.