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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-01-11, Page 7A "Watch" Story A priceless aeceunt et rehearsals, Its conducted by David Delano, given. by Achmed Abdullah, novelist and playwright (in his very lively remin- isoences; "The Cat Had Nine Lives"— in which Achmed goes the Cat a few better, but that's another story.) The personal performance of Belasco dur- ing rehearsals of a new play, it seems, never varied. Always before the re- hearsal downstairs, he would rehearse himself upstairs. He would go over each gesture, each intonation, each sign, each word of praise or blame, each pyrotechnical display of temper- ament which he could turn on and off like a tap. Flattery, during the first week was the order of the day. Came the sec- ond week of rehearsal—and promptly Belasco changed his tune. He would work himself up to a fine frenzy. "And finally," chuckles Achmed Ab- dullah, "in a terrifying, frenetic rage, a rage so beautifully rehearsed and yet so well stimulated that he de- ceived everybody and possibly, at least for the moment, deceived him- self in the bargain, be pulled a watch from his pocket. He slammed it to the ground. He jumped on it, stamp- ing, .grinding, so that it lay shattered in a thousand powdered pieces. I "There was complete silence. The actors 'exchanged frightened looks. Then he stumbled back a step. He stared at the ruin on the floor. He drew an arm over his eyes. "'Dear Lord—' he mumbled — and sobbed once—'my mother's watch — my dear, dead mother's last gift to me. •: 'He trembled. It was superb. The entire company, including myself (it was a play by Achmed Abdullah un- der nder rehearsal), was profoundly affect- ed. "He looked up. "'Forgive me, children; he whis- pered humbly. 'I—oh—I am ashamed of myself. So ashamed. I—I am mY - own very worst enemy.' Again he sobbed. He mumbled disconsolately: 'My dear, dead mother's watch... . , "Another silence. ed down his cheek. Then he went on: "'And now—children—will you try —to work—for me? I—I am so old— and tired. " And they threw themselves into it, with renewed enthusiasm and vigor and, really, doing beautifully, while Belasco pulled,, at my sleeve and — winking at me broadly, forgetting the insults and bullying of the past week -spoke to me in confidential under- tone: "'That went over big, you damned heathen—eh?' "'You bet!' I agreed. • "Ile continued: 'Remind me to buy another one of those dollar watches tomorrow—will you?' g' "I laughed. 'Guv'nor,' I suggested, 'you can't break your mother's watch twice in the same place.'" "But he almost did one time; dur- ing the rehearsal of 'The Comedian.' At the very last second I stopped him. Even so, I have an idea he would have got away with it; would have exclaimed quickly, after smash- ing the second watch: "'Ah—my grandmother's watch — pay dear, dead grandmother's last gift tome.,.," A single tar roll - I -Ie smiled sadly. A Lucky Young Magi Youngest of film stars and a group of featured motion picture players at a giant benefit periornl.ance sponsored for Los Angeles relief work, The benefit was held at the Shrine auditorium, Los Angeles. Left to right: Lucille Lund, Daisy Neysa, with baby Leroy, and Lois January. Royal Bank Annual Statement Shows Strong Liquid Position Liquid Assets At $362,471,645 Are Equal To 55.76 Per Cent. Of. Liabilities To The Public—Total Assets At End of Year Were $729,260,476 Gratifying Increase Of Over $18,000;000 In Canadian Savings And In Demand Deposits Many Busi-° nesses Evidently Showing Large Turnover. Heroine of Fire Given- Reward ivenReward and Watch A fine gold watch with an inscrip- tion and about $400 has been award- ed by the Carnegie Foundation to Gun- hild. Leimer, aged 15, of Stockholm, Sweden, for her heroic deed in saving her five younger sisters and brothers from being burned to death, Gunhild was in charge of the other children in the upper storey of the home in Stockholm, the lower part of which was in flames. She took the children one by one by their hands, stretched down as far as she could from a window and in that way help- ed them to escape unharmed. One of the children, a 10 year-old girl, re- fused to risk the jump. Although al- ready surrounded by flames and smoke Gunhild. took time to let her down to the ground by means of a sheet. When the plucky eky girl 1 Ie usel fw was ready to jump sale was already badly burned and the fire and smoke blind- ed her so that she fell on her back and fractured two vertebrae, with the re- sult she becaaine an invalid for life. The reward will make it possible for her to get medical treatment and learn some trade that may enable hex to snake a living. 'Planning Menus A Week Ola R' Ahead 4Economical A week's menu planned in ad- vance is a definite means toward economy. Money, time and labor ell sire saved. The tendency toward extravagant marketing is checked Ind the frantic haste when it is near- 1y meal time and nothing is planned lid' done away with. In many ih- jl'taances it also enables one to double ltp on cooking processes. Enough potatoes eau be boiled at one time for lite inimediate meal and a potato trialad or creamed potatoes for the o110wing one. ' - ' A meat pie, tinbt les, has•lt of ere - The Annual Statement of The Royal Bank of Canada covering the fiscal year which ended November 30th last should afford satisfaction to the pub- lic, as well as to shareholders. The statement discloses a very strong posi- tion, with an increase in liquid assets to a total of $362,471,645, equal to 55.76% of liabilities to the public. It is understood that a particularly in- teresting feature of the year was an increase in Canadian Savings and De- mand Depositse A lower volume of commercial loans and increase in the portfolio of Government bonds is in line with expectations in view of the reduced demaud for banking accom- modation. The necessity for invest- ing larger amounts in Government bonds is one of the causes contribut- ing to a reduction in earnings, but after making full allowance for all bad and doubtful debts and providing for cost of management, profits were amply sufficient to cover the payment of dividends and the usual appropria- tions, leaving $216,650 as a further contribution to profit and loss account. The unsettled state from which buss- nese is now emerging, has emphasized the usefulness of strong inner e.e- serves. The directors' recognition of this fact is evidenced by a transfer of $15,000,000 from Reserve Fund to reim- burse the inner reserves of the bank, and to provide reserves which they consider adequate for future contin- gencies. This action is in line with adjustments which have been made by many of the leading and most power- ful banks in all parts of the world, and will be regarded as a prudent and constructive move. The published Reserve Fund is maintained at the substantial flgure of $20,000,000 and $1,383,604 is carried forward to the credit of profit and loss account. 699,215, equal to 24.26% of public liabilities.' . The total of $106,850,615` invested in Dominion and Provincial Government securities represents an increase of $17,401,771 compared with. the pre- vious year. A small decrease is'shown in Canadian municipal securities and. British Foreign and Colonial public securities. While certain lines of business are. less active than a year ago, other in-. dustries have experienced a keen de- mand for their products in recent months, with the result that inventor- ies have been brought down, to .abnor- many low figures. Both these factors have contributed to reduce the need for banking accommodation, and this is reflected in a decrease of $44,442,- 954 in loans and discounts. Commer- cial loans now stand at $316,119,392 against $360,562,286. Call loans in Canada and abroad were reduced by $3,598,571 during the twelve months' period. Canadian Deposits Increase r A feature of the Bank's year was an increase of $18,610,694 in Canadian tee - mend and savings deposits. As Cana- dian demand deposits represent in the main the working balances of business and farming customers, the substan- tial upward move in these figures is of particular interest as an indication of increased commercial and industrial activity. Shareholders will be interested in seeing that despite the lower level of interest rates which particularly af- fected the return from liquid assets maintained at reserve centres, profits for the year were $3,901,649. This amount fully covered dividend require- ments of $2,975,000, contributiou to Officers' Pension Fund, $200,000; ap- propriation for bank premises, $200,- 000; reserve for Dominion Govern- ment taxes, $310,000, and left $216,650 to be added to profit and loss account, making a total of $1,383,604 to be car- ried forward to the next fiscal year. The Annual General Meeting of the shareholders will be held at the Head Office of the Bank in Montreal on Thursday, January 11tH. Strong Liquid Position. Total assets shown by the State- meet for the fiscal year which ended November 30th last are $729,260,476; liquid assets of $362,471,645 aggregate 55.76% or liabilities to the public; cash and bank balances total $157,- Dr. 157; Dr. Knurl Rasmussen, Arctic Explorer, Dies Copenhagen, Denmark. — Dr. Kuud Rasmussen, Danish Arctic explorer, is dead after a long illness brought on by food poisoning contracted on his last expedition to Greenland. He was 54 years old. Dr, Rasmussen was seriously ill when he was brougbt home November 3. He was removed from the ship to his residence in an ambulance. It was said at that time that only a trans- fusion aboard ship had saved his life. • Dr. Rasmussen was bola at J akob- shave, Greenland, June 7, 1879. His ancestors en the maternal side were Eskimos. •After making his first expedition to Greenland in 1902, he visited all of the known Eskimo tribes between 1905 and 1924, studying their customs. Later, he announced he had ascer- tained that the Eskimos originally were Indians who had wandered east and west from the coast, Last year, the explorer was at the head of an expedition which surveyed 12,500 miles of Greenland's southeast coast, and measurements taken by that expedition proved that Greenland was inoving westward 20 yards a year, The immediate cause of the ex plorer's death was a blood clot which stopped his heart alter he bad appear- ed well on the road to recovery from an attaclt of botulism. Genius. may be swifter than perse- verence, but the latter wins in the long run, "Viven the game of golf has its cuettes are planned to take cp.re ofpeas" says 'a writer. And Ib up- tb.e leftovers from 'a roast. Mrs. Todd. A tactful keeps • many little household secrets from her husband. Mrs. Babb: Yes; even the fact that she has all the brains. CAST OFF UGLY FAT. Woman Loses 28 lbs. in 3 Months "Three months ago," a woman *rites, "I was persuaded to try Krus- chen Salts to reduce my weight, which was 222 lbs. I had tried other things, but all to no avail. Now I know that Kruschen Salts are different. In three weeks I lost 5 lbs., and I felt five years younger. I nilly must say I feel a different woman. I have now lost 28 lbs. to date."—(Mrs.) S. G. B. If you are overweight take one half - teaspoonful of Kruschen Salts In a glass of hot water before breakfast every morning. There will be no rapid or alarming loss of weight, but just a steady decrease of that flabby fat which is as unhealthy as It is unsight- ly. Kruschen is a scientific blend of six. mineral salts found in the waters of those European spas that have been used by generations of overstout peo- ple to reduce weight. ..SMVIILLS..» It's not what you'd do with a million, if . riches should fall to your lot, But what you are doing at present with the $1.36 you've got. A word to the wise may be sufficient but it might be wise to say it'over the radio to make sure and certain. Next to illiteracy, the saddest eight in the world is the man with more education than he can use. Next to making mistakes, the easi- est thing in the world is to criticize the mistakes of others. A dog has Nothing to give his mas- ter but faithfulness and a good appe- tite, but he gives both to the fullest extent. Immortal Child' "I hope you will be a child still when T see you next."—In a letter from Carroll. That was his wish. How many years ago ?. Were the words written ., Tnto what small hand -Fell 'that enchanted letter? Did she know, As Alice did, the way to land? Some clocks run backward, we accept The shadow on that pass; And time will never we've stepped Across his threshold, through Looking -Glass. I like to think he found her still the same, And that she read between his twinkling lines More than pretending, more than just a game. Undimmed by any ours. • there shines .k light that child has given us to hold, When darkness gathers and the story . is told. Maintain Cheese Volume There is a real danger to the Ca- uadian export' cheese trade in permit- ting the volume of cheese to decline further. Some dealers in the United I1ingdom even now question the ad- visability of dervling in Canadian cheese in view of the limited quantity available, and the relatively short time during which they are available. --Dominion. Dairy Commissioner. Ignorenee is the sl,.,pi1 tbrr of most arguments. Write For Infornmation and Map on UNIVERSAL GOLD SYNDICATE 1201 Central Bldg., 'Toronto, Ont. the Wonder - whether dial, the years touch us once the doubt of . Noticed a newspaper headline the other day which read: "A Sad Death.' Well, who ever heard of a merry one? A man is as old as he feels before breakfast and a woman is. as old as she looks before breakfast. Experience "Know anything about cars?" "Been mixed up with em a bit." "Mechanic?" "No—pedestrian." No Reply "Look at the telephonist at the next table." "How do you know she is a tele- phonist?" "I have said 'Hello' twice and got no reply." Women teachers don't get a fair deal. They should be paid enough to support a husband on before they get too old to want to. We'll have faith in the sincerity of the rich man who desires to die poor when he takes to writing poetry for a living. .A. man's success is not measured by the number who cheer him, but by the number who envy him. Leslie Nelson Jennings, in The New York Sun. Muff Bags Among New Accessories Chicago.—Muff bags can be had for daytime and evening wear, They are developed in fur, fur -like fabrics, fea- thers and fabrics. Either utilitarian like wools, or dressylike velvets. Most of the new styles in daytime bags are not discernible as a, muff, resembling instead a moderate sized pouch bag, which closes at the top with 'a zipper, clip, or tricky fasten- ing. The muff is in the fulness of the pouch. g n muffof featherss evening The little e�• are the darlings of fashion right now. They were seen in several styles and in the range of this season's popular after dark colors. These little feather bags are effective compliments to feather -trimmed frocks, or to feather es, cap To Live to Be 100 We may listen with especial inter- est and respect to the advice to wo- men given by Dr. Marie Charlotte de Coliere, Davenport, who was born, so she says, one hundred and nine years ago, In the Itussiau City lately known Leningrad, and is now astonishinglyg going about on a. lecture tour b - serves the Providence Journal, These are the six points. of Dr.'DavenpOrtS doctrine of the Long Life, as she im- parted them to an .audience of wo- men in South Bend, Indiana, the other day: '.Never get angry; learn self-control; develop agility; be quick and lithe, not nlusclebound; avoid ex- •eesss in all things; don't put any- thing on your face that you wouldn't put in your stomach; don't let your mind die." A lad says that while sitting out in the moonlight may be bad for one, it appears to be all right for two. 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