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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-01-18, Page 6ete ice of the Press Canada, The Empire and The World at Large • • - wlifle ardently supporting the League, the Emp•ire ought to spare no Pains to make the most, of itself, for the belie - lit of the world as well as its own good. To think in terms of wide bear- ing, beyond the increasingly elusive Naas of the islands in. Willeh his lot is east, is an urgent duty for every New Zealander. Heed to domestic af- fairs, ballot absorption in them as a distinct interest, is the call of the hour.—The Auckland News. CANADA, A Wilk In the Park Aomeone has said that doing busi- ness without advertising is like wink- ing at a girl In the dark. You know you are doing it, but no one else does. —Winnipeg Tribune. . Wages of Virtue Prominent Hollywood star com- plains that the only parts she is given these days are those in which she is "chased all around the room in an effort to save her honor." In such cases, however, the wages of virtue are anywhere from $2,000 a week up --- which is not to be sneezed at.—Border Cities Star, Unnecessary Tears There is a lot of lachrymose talk with regard to Mary Pickford divorc- ing her husband "with deep regret." On the other hand, she dict not hesi- tate to separate from her first spouse before 8he married Douglas Fairbanks. There is altogether too much fuss made over the martial differences of the film stars.—Brantford Expositor. Misuse of "America" During the past year, the keys of the typewriter which writes this for the mentor, have religiously been made to spell out the word United States, rather than the word America or American, depending on the con- text, and despite all the additional time involved, also loss of euphony, we can see no progress anywhere among writers, speakers, Old Country statesmen or European commentators toward correct usage in their refer- eece to the United States of America. They still call the U.S.A. America. However, among the New Year reso- lutions, it may be just as well to struggle along and be right.—St. Cath- arines Standard. Toy Pistol In England the sale of a toy pistol known as "pencil pistol" bas been pro- hibited, It would be well if the sale of all toy pistols were prohibited. It may seem a little thing, but the young mind is Influenced to a great extent by what play things are placed in his hands. Similarly this applies to the moving picture show, which should be more closely censored. — Glencoe Trans.cript. Health Movement in India Health may be thought of as a pro- perty of the individual, and public health as a sort of sum of all these properties in a country, But the worker for public health bas to con- ceive of it differently, as an aspect of the way in which people lire together, as a concommitant or resultant of their whole social life. We shell under- stand all about public health only when we know all there is to be known about Individual and social life, about humanity as a whole, This thought need not depress us; on the contrary, it should. be an inspiring cliallenge‘, as it has been to many workers and will be, we aro assured by the appeal, whose study we com- mend to all interested in the welfare of humanity in this great and afflicted country.—The Calcutta Statesman. Canada and the U.S.A. The proximity of Canada to the United States of America along an ex- tensive imperceptible frontier means, of course, that any major economic disturbance there makes its tremors felt in our country. It, could not be otherwise with the links, firstly geo- graphical—lakes, canals, rivers, roads —and, secondly, mechanical — rail- ways, motor -cars, aeroplanes—which nature and man have forged; but in spite of this, Canada has never lost her individuality nor her Imperial ideals. We have tried also to develop a personality in literature and In art, but obviously the struggle here Must be difficult when one considers the heavy proportion of literature, includ- ing magazines and newspapers, that crosses the border.—Lieut.-Col. Geo. P. Vanier in The Listener (London, British Stability We have no mare use for dictator- ship, Fascist or Communist, in Great Britain thau we have for gurenen, Effective racketeers, concentration camps, and An airplane ride "will end a cote - other modera features of 'life abroad. mon cold,' says a epeelaist. so Our last dictator was Ceorawell. We a parachute if it doesn't ope,„—lial!- ver al, that :ALT: of thing three fax Herald. centuries. Now. w:ila• a ttable GL•cern.tnent and a consthutlor based Extra Proof CDITIZI*Cn V1,1, 14Sel 4 ; Another lynching in :Le reitce Figures for lad:9 were regardeds-as "' . Thls tLe s;,4- e ,Ltr.`"e.3:'e rivIl eonz:Iling -101.1 as the basis for the em States - cial proof of Its aniline e: c.•.:t C ' r 5 Dinainutive Fishing Boat Rescued #ey, 4)044:14,,J, eieeei,es When King Neptune and Jack Frost form a conspiracy there is not much elso but ice. After bat - Mug high waves and ice floes on Lake Michigan for 24 leburs, this frail listing boat, the "Seagull," her bow stove in by ice, was rescued by U.S. coast guarde. Her crew of three were saved. Jobless Less World Over Considerable Improvement Noted by International Labor Office—Ad– vance in Canada Geneva.—A world-wide improve- ment in the employment situation was noted Friday in a communique of the International Labor Office. A comparison between the last three months of 1933 and the previous. year showed a decline in unemploynient in 13 nations: Canada, the United States, Chile, Germany, Great Britain, Hun- gary, Australia, Belgium, Finland, Yugoslavia, Roumania, Denmark and the Irish Free States. In Great Britain the index of em- ployment in December rose from 91.6 in 1932 to 97.5 in 1933, the Labor Office revealed. Figures for November in 1932 and 1933 ,indicated an increase of work- ers in Canada from '71.1 to 76.6. In Japan the numbek rose from 81.8 in August of 1932 to 90 in August, 1933; in Italy the employment index for October, 1932, has 70.5, while for the same month last year it was 73.6. The communique said that 10,076,- persons were idle in the United States in October, 1933, compared to 31.:71a6,001) unersployed in October, victim's hart EY. 4:4 4--- aminer. Old Lady Leaves Her as est Kneen Tee E.et':sn" Aceer:t ee.aetee Money to De Valera B-ee, The Eamon DE, Valera, President of the in the Crifi ma Treace. Irish Fr Fre State, was a party in an ed t;.f Al-eerie:an Geed action (adjourned) concerning the he • ;:. mi - OV,:r 7,4 •-*1: S'1,1`. Y. ME: bk,S)L gixah and will of Polly Mary Fitzpatrick, a enea..! onann n an, eennn. "elle*. Dr- Herren calls tae best AmerelBrighton, England, woman, 72 years cue are eo nearly alike to -day that, old, who was found dead at her home I in July, 1932. Miss Fitzpatrick left a will part of which read: "I give and bequeath to Mr, de Valera my house and all my furniture and effects." The value of the estate is a little more than £3,000. The will was contested by John Fitz- patrick, of Dublin, who claimed his sis- ter was of weak intellect, childish and eccentric, that in late years she had become a recluse, and that she died in a neglected condition, having refused to have medical treatment. 'When Miss Fitzpatrick died, said counsel for de Valera, she had no relatives with whom she had been in touch for 40 nears. She had said that her property would go to Ireland when she died. She also expressed the view that the only man who had don any good for Ireland was Mr. de Valera. "It is not Mr. de Valera's intention to profit by a penny Iiiece from this estate. His inttention is that the money sball be used by him as a trust for public purposes of the kind which Miss Fitzpatrick was known to an. prove," said couusel. --ae—s --- Powerless -Weather expert says that aroma, 1950 or 1955 the soasons will be wet- ter and cooler than at present. It's nice to know that but we don't see what can be done about it. --Stratford Beaco-Herald. Imeey was :an;;s :n :aLd and cn the Continm:t, but Low it is the best known train in X rth America as Gaz;tte. When a Man's Old Teat eefinition of a man being old when he sunt sit down to put on his trousers does not apply. we under- stand. to behabitants of nudist colon- ies.—Brockville Recorder. Remember the Horses In our quite natural preoccupation with the problem of keeping ourselves warm in these days of cruel cold are we not perhaps forgetting what this weather means to our horses, com- pelled to carry on through long hours under extraordinarily difficut street conditions, and often made to stands for comparatively long periods in cut- ting winds and driving snow with al-, most no protection? Veterinarians tell us that the horse Is physically the most peculiarly sus- ceptible to cold of all our animals. Moreover, in the artificial conditions in which they are bred and worked the heavy winter coat of hair which Nature provides and which helps the wild Or range horse to get through the cold season does not develop or is largely groomed away. To replace it In far too many cases nothing is pro- vided but a small and often thin and ragged blanket. These are cruel and bitter days for the horses. Let us not forget them.— The Montreal Daily Star, A Man To Be Pried In England there lives, a man who has not slept for eight years. Prob- ably be never will—until he sleeps the sleep from which there Is no material awakening. Eight years ago be had an unusual operation, and since that time he has bee unable to sleep, • It Is a pathetic condition. He must be one of the saddest men in the world. ---St. Thomas Times-joutnal, THE EMPIRE The Empire and the World ' 1.4y the defection of Jan and Ger- - manes the League has ban weakened, not fatally Ilor irrecevetably, but so seriously that, when the abstention el' Russia aud the 'United :States is ro- monbered, 'there is evidelit a danger itef breekdown. In these cfeellmetalleeea • his °einem, they cannot be dietin- guished the ene from the other. 1,Vhen King George or President Roosevelt speaks, the spoken words are not marred, we are told, hy any "local tang or distortion." As a result of education the same exquisite English is spoken, Dr. Harvey maintains, in both New York and London by the finest actors, the best preachers and the best orators. This is all very gratifying as far as it goes, but ap- parently that is not as far as Holly- wood. For who ever heard an Ameri- can film star who spoke his or her lines witheat a gond deal of that "tang or distortion" which, the found- er of the American Good Speech So- ciety says, cultivated America com- pletely eschews?—Dublin Irish Inde- pendent. Japan's Challenge Machinery, motor -cars, and ships are among the few important manu- factured goods which Japan has not yet begun to produce for export, and coal she has none. But with these ex- ceptions it is prudent to regard the cotton onslaught as the mere van- guard of a general offensive. No doubt it is the exchauge depreciation which has brought the present attack so sud- denly to a head, and it is reasonable to anticipate a slackening of the pace as this temporary advantage diminish- es. But there Will still remain the per- manent factor of high organization and efficiency combined with a level of wages which is not likely to catch up to Western standards for at least a generation.—London Morning Post. •••••••*1••••• New Scotland Yard Loses Keen Officer Loudon.—Seotland Yard lost one of its mostprominent officers with the retirement on January 7 of Superin- tendent Percy Savage. He retires at the age of 55 in accordance with the new order recently issued by Lord Treachard. Superintendent Savage's career at the "Yard" is one of the most dis- tinguished of ally police officer. His long run of successes earned for him the enviable distinction of being the youngest officer to be made a super- intendent. He handled every type of case. including espionage, confid- ence tricks, "long -firms" frauds, jewel thefts, and in all probability more murder eases than any other -officer. He secured a conviction of Patrick Mahon for the murder of Emily Kaye in a bungalow near Eastbourne. In that case Savage began his investi- gations from the discovery of cloak- room ticket in• Mahon' clothes. For many years he has been the bane of confidence tricksters, while during the war lie captured many German and Austrian spies. In private life Superintendent Sav- age is a charming companion and a keen teeter of ailialalS. On one oc- casion ihe dumped into tee, River Thames fully clothed and rescued a friend's deg. Women Magistrates Magistrates Study Psychology At 'the Maiistrates' Conference, held recently in London, Eng., 192 women magistrates w ere pres ent. When the conference discussed Psychology, Dr. Helen Boyle said she had been told of a motorist who suffered from a "compulsion neurosis." Though a very good driver, he found it extremely difficult not to drive into things on the road. He had to drive, but he did not dare to take his wife with him. Luckily his wife asked. why she was never want- ed, and he told her. She called in the doctor. Other points noted in the discussion were: Children defective in intelli- gence were five times more frequent University Molder Of Destinies Sir Arthur Currie's Last Re - poi[ Made Public Montreal.—The role of the modern university ."in the desperate battle of modern life" is not that of a "mere reservoir of knowledge, a storehouse of equipment, a base of supplies, but rather it must be the creator of forces for the molding of human destinies by promotion of sane, enlightened thinking,' says the late General Sir Arthur Currie, principal and vice- chancellor of McGill University, in his last report to the board of governors. Completed by Sir Arthur a few days before he was overtaken by illness which resulted in his death November 30, the report was published after ap- proval had been obtained from the Governor-General of Canada in the Capacity as visitor to the university. "Education merely as a decoratioft is despicable," Sir Arthur continues. "Education for ultilitarian purposes has some justification. But education that kindles the imagination, awakens the power of vision, teaches man econ- omic difficulties have not left McGill untouched and that "it was necessary to curtail appropriations even for the most legitimate academic activities." After giving detail figures, he adds: "The depletion of capital account van - not be allowed to continue and I feel that I must again call to the attention of all those interested in the welfare of the university the urgent necessity of taking steps to increase the endow- ment." French Flier Beats Seaplane Record St. Louis, Senegal, West Africa.— Commandant de Bonnet, French naval: aviator, and four companions claimed a new straight-line distance record for seaplanes on arrival here last week from Berra Airdrome, out- side Marseilles. De Bonnet set their huge seaplane down on the harbor here at 12.18 pen., 23 hours six minutes after they took off from Barre. He reported among delinquents than among the that the Southern Cross, their ship, ordinary population. had functioned perfectly during the Sir Robert Armstrong -Tomes asked flight. why women were supposed to be the II e estimated that they had flown more necessary than men to serve on approximately 4,000 kilometers (p,420 the Bench in Juvenile Courts. Were miles), bettering the old record held by Jean Mermoz, another French ace. who flew 3.113 kilometers. De Bonnet insieted that they had not started out to break the record but expressed satisfaction that the flight bare had had that result. He said they were merely attempting a aeries of long experimental flights, in which he probably would crops the South Atlantic next, and make that trip from 'here to Natal, Brazil, sev- eral times. Tho experiments are to better knowledge of flying conditions and routes linkig Europe wiP. South America: it was tu:derstood. Vows Paid Way Irish cows pay their way. When a carload shipment arrived from Fish - they quicker at cross -word puzzles or quicker at solving motives? One wo- man magistrate declared: "I would not have dared to accept the office of magistrate had I not studied psychol- ogy first." • Millions of Bushels Russian Wheat Harvest Moscow.—The total Soviet grain harvest this year was officially inde cated at 3,300,000,000 bushels, an in- crease over 1932 of 725,000,000 bushels. This Indication, the first estimate to be regarded as official this year, was given by Mr. Abel S. Etukidze, secre- tary of the Central Executive Commit- tee of the Soviet 'Union, in an article in the newspaper Izvestia, which men- tioned the grain harvest figure only as guard, it was found that six had given a passing reference.birth to calves en route. THE UNITED STATES Old -Fashioned Canada Canadians seem to have an old-fas- hioned notion that law is law, and should be enforced In the United States we are more up-to-date,. For example, a dope peddler was tried in ayfoutreal recently, and this was his sentence: (a) Fourteen years in pris- e% (b) Pines amounting to $300. (c) Ten lashes on his bare back. You u t if that geatletrian would care to sell,sippo again in Canada: We don't kr know alai whipping is the beet peeol ogy, or that we should adopt It. lhtt we do know that something . of the : the desert wastos' of the north AtinatR,, "Lnv,rence Arabia," now known s AircratismtenShaW, Canadian attitude toward low (mien:ca. • and tWo other members et the Royal Aid .Florce, ha ve been risking their itirea, piloting armdred boats meet would diepourage e jot of .crine while bombing aeroplanes shoot whiebanses at them for targets. They have been at it for a year. inais tore:- 'Mtn Air Men Serve As Targets 1933 Notable For Oratory Few of Year's Historic Utter– ances Preserved For Posterity New York,--Oalied by. many the most eventful year in the history ef the United States, 1933 saw oratory reach a new high in the country. From Congress and curbstone came the sound of debate and dissertation. Some of the statements caught pub - lie fancy; some made headlines that sounded round the world. Here are' a few of them: President Roosevelt --"now, there. fore, 1....do hereby'declare that the 1.8thamendment to the constitution ....was repealed on the 5th day oil December, 1933." Senator Huey Long (anent the famous black eye) --"Some one struel4 me from behind. Three or four men covered me." Father Charles Coughlin—"It's Roosevelt or ruin." Anton Cermak (to President Reese velt after he had been mortal', wounded by an assassin's bullets in tended for the chief executive)-1'ns glad it was me instead of you." Samuel Instill, Sr.—"I have don4 nothing that is not done by any re, putable business man." Alfred E. Smith --"I am for gold dollars as against baloney dollars!' Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali. fornia—"Unless the President's pro. gram is carried out, the country will go to hell economically." And, intriguing if not important— Mae West—"Come up and see me SOM4 time." Defends Good Jazz Music Lincoln, Neb.—Jazz music—if it's good --and the English opera have a stanch defender in Dr. Howard Ran , son, Nebraska -born composer and pre- sident of a Rochested, NY., conserve, tory. Dr. John Erskine, author and head or another New York Mink school, added his support to the work o American composers as the twodis cussed the problems lead achievements of musicians before several hundred persons attending the fifty-fifth annual convention of the Music Teachers Na tional Association. Dr. Peter W,Dykema of, Columbia University said municipalities doubt less would be called upon in the fu ture to furnish music halls, instru ments and equipment for music, just as they are called upon now to furnisb playgrounds and equipment for'thee. to take up the play hours of children. Homemade Toys Were Beginning of Big Industry Manchester, Eng.—In an endeavor to amuse his four-year-old son, Mr, A. Gray Pickard of Broadheath, nett/ here, laid the foundation of what is now a flourishing Britisb tow industry providing employment for` about' 100 workpeople. Twelve years ago when Mr. Pick ard's son was in the nursery stage at .Rubgy School it occurred to bim that the metal constructional toys with their nuts and bolts and screwdrivers were too complicated for a child se young, A simpler wooden construe tioual toy would be better suited tc his age. Without any thought of selling the device, he worked out in a simple form a coustructioual toy. Itis sot was delighted and thinking other young children might like it, Mr. Pick ard developed his enterprise. Boys Who Wanted to Help Mother Honorec New York. — Last June Richard Lowe, 11, and his brother, Holliug, 12, wrote Owen D. Young from their horns at Franklin, Idaho, that they would trade some birds' eggs, a calf, and a pet lamb for one of his refrigerators. Not only did they get the refrigerat- or, which they wanted for their moth- er, but they occupied the presidential - suite at the Biltmore as guests of Young, with their mother. The boys had an exciting day visit- ing skyscrapers, pushing elevator but- tons, and lighting matches, which they don't have on their farm at Franklin "on account of the hay," Later they went to a party at Roxy's Radio City penthouse to meet Mary Pickle -rd. Irish Jazz Dancing Labelled "Paganisth" Dublin. --- The Irish Free State's campaign of disapproval against jazz dancing has received official support from Cardinal McRory and Prosidere Eamonn de Valera, Who Mut me* sages of approval to a big; meeting at Melilla 'The Mtn of the meeting was proclaimed on banners inscribed, "Down with jazz and page:nem", Cardinal Moltory denounced the moral dangers of all-night dancing and -went his wishes for success ol• the campaign, De, Valera said 'he hoped for the restoration of Ireland's national forms of folk dances, Old. German Daily to Quit Koenigsberg, Ger.—One of the old- est daily newspapers in Gerroany,,the Koenigsberg ' Hartungsche Zeitung, founded in 1640, ceased publication cot Dec. 31. The publishers Said hence- forth they would toticentrate on their I other paper, the Koenigsberg *rage- ; Matt. The Httrtungstbe is a 1.1Inseal ; errgan, while 1110 Tagebleit is a non- party paper,