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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1934-05-17, Page 2Voice of the Press Canada, The Empire and 'rhe World at Large Canada CANADIANS. The disturbance of a year or two ago over the question of Canadian nationality has evidently borne fruit, with the announcement that children' born in Canada can. .now be desigat- ed on their birth certificates as "Can- adians," The following significant paragraph is added to the birth certi- ficate: "Nationality is defined as the country to the person owes al- legiance. The term 'Canadian' shatild be used as descriptive of every per- son who has rights of citizenship is Canada. Every person born in Can- ada should be entered as 'Canadian' unless he or she has subsequently be- come the citizen of another country.' With all our vauhting of Canada's proud position as an autonomous na- tion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, it has required until 1934 A.D. to remedy the anomalous and preposterous condition which denied Canadians the right to call themselves. 'Canadiana"—Simcoe Reformer. THEY READ EDITORIALS. • At noon today a fine, manly, up- standing young chap left the Star office with a copy of the paper in his hand. He went across the street,— and listen carefully, you editors,— sat down in his car and spread out the paper. He started to thumb the pages. He passed up the front page without notice, carefully unravelled the paper till he got his eye on pages 2 and 3, immediately wet his thumb again, and unleashed another page. Ah, here was what he wanted to see first! The editorial page! And the intelligent youth spread it out and began to enjoy himself. Now why was that remarkable? Because it was the first time this column had ever seen anybody delib- erately hunting up the editorial page to read its contents before tackling any other part of the paper. It struck us as the outstanding event of the day. That young man is a credit to Al- goma. If he is in business he will wind up a very rich man. If he is in politics he will likely be premier some day. But in any case he has knocked on the head one of our fav- orite theories—that nobody ever reads the editorials. We thank him, and anything in reason he can have from this column even to leaving his name out of the paper if he ever gets into police court. Just what the event portends is beyond us.—Sault Ste. Marie Star. PILLOWS AND SOAP. • The New York -visitor notices pecu- liar evidences of economy. At one famous hotel, which cost millions of ,dollars, the beds in singlerooms are -provided with only one pillow apiece. The aggregate saving in laundry and service thus effected in a very large 'hostelry is considerable. The bath- rooms are not as plentifully supplied with cakes of soap as they used to 'be. In the magniAcent Grand Cen- tral Station on the 42nd Street the incoming baggage department has been closed so that incoming and aingoing baggage are handled by a :single staff. Here again a consider - :able saving has been achieved. These are examples of the far-reaching economies that are being practised south of the international border.— 'Toronto Mail and Empire. REMINDERS OF "TAY PAY." The presence of Sir Basil Thomson in Paris to help solve the Stavisay -affair recalls that "Tay Pay" O'Con- nor" once was requested by him, when metropolitan police head, to lend an editorial, hand to prohibit comic pol- icemen on the films. Which, in turn, 'recalls, according to Hamilton Fyfe's -"Life of T. P." that Justin McCarthy •once said to O'Connor: "T. P., when you reach Heaven, it won't be more than an hour before you have a cohort of angels setting type for 'T.P.'s Daily Glory'." "T. P.'s own aision was hardly so flattering. "When I am on my deathbed," he :aaid, "and the friars are gathering round to shrive me, I will bo found 'with a typewriter on my chest pound- ing out an article to pay the funeral expenses."—a prophecy all too near- ly fulfilled.—Winnipeg Tribtra e. edge en my story,—J. R. Hale, in the Orillia Packet -Times. SECRETS NO LONGER. Yes, this IS a wonderful age. In fact, few of us realize just how won- derful an age it is. The grouches Who live in the past, and see only the dark side of life, will soon have passed, and the progress of science will make life so transparent that there will not be even a secret to keep locked up in one's heart and mind. They have invented a way by which they can tell whether a con- vict, prisoner or 'witness, under ex- pert examinatiou, is telling the truth or lying. They have the X-ray ma- chine that enables aPhysician to look right through your body, and detect any foreign substance there. But the X-ray does not reveal many ailments that are so often both mys- terious and distressing. Now there has been invented, and recently tried at Philadelphia, a small cylinder tube that is a camera, with a tiny electric bulb attached. No one can predict what another fifty years may bring to humanity.—Winchester Press. TRUE. Somehow we feel sure' the seeds being sown iu our garden will never turn out to be such beautiful vege- tables as those appearing in brilliant color on the packages.—Smiths Falls Record -News. The Empire THE ALTERNATIVE. Auckland News—If, as is now open- ly said, neither disarmament nor a limitation of armaments is generally acceptable, but merely a limitation of re -armament, the sooner all the facts are authoritatively known the sooner will peace with security be attainable. The alternative is an unchecked drift into competitive- arming, with a ghastly tragedy as its only outcome. SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. The Empire Review—With the re- opening of the Royal Ontario Museum after being closed for some months for rearrangement and building ad- ditions, there is a distinct step for- ward in Empire culture and learning. This can best be appreciated by stat- ing that, outside of London, the col- lection in Toronto is more than the equal in a general way of any other in the British Empire, and in some branches is the leader in the field.. Remembering the recent birth of Can- ada as a nation, and the small popu- lation of the Dominion compared with its vast area, it seemed to. me a gi- gantic monument raised in venera- tion of the world's historic past. THE MUSHROOM SEASON. Johannesburg Times—South Africa. has long been'famed for her splendid mushrooms—not the edible variety, but the mushroom mining companies that are here today and gone tomor- row. They have been with us ever since gold and diamonds were first unearthed in this country, and will probably be with us long atter the last diamond' and the last grain of gold have been disgorged. In min- ing boom times, such as we have ex- perienced during the past twelve months they become particularly vir- ulent, and there can hardly be a bot- tom drawer in the land that is not lined with beautiful but valueless scrip. We are a patient yet venture - WIDOWS AND PENSIONS. One evening while in Toronto I was relating an incident which occurred 'in Orillia this winter. On a certain Saturday night a inan who has spent practically all his days in Orillia died at a good age, and the next morning a neighbor's wife came to see the widow. During the conversation the bereaved woman made the remark that it was too bad it was Sunday as She could not go up to see about her pension. She had children young enougb to claim the allowance, A man who heard me tell the story turned to his wife and said: "Now tell yours." She then related an in - °idea she had come across in Tor- onto. A man died and his wife ap- plied for the allowance. For some reason there were delays and the money was not forthcoming. She be - gen to weary of the delays, and one day remarked to a friend that "It almost makes me sorry my husband died." I think my Toronto friend had the Defies Abductors Tmy June Redding, 21 -year-old girl, who weights only a mere 90 pounds, beat up three men who tried to abduct her sister and herself. She did it with her little hatchet, pardon we mean shoes—see theni? Workers Increase By 150,000 Total of 847,993 Employed in Canada on April 1 as Against 1933. — Gain is Analyzed OTTAWA—An increase of. almost 150,000 was shown in the number of persons employed on April 1, when 8,477 employers reported 847,993 per- sons employed as compared with 7,- 975 firms having 698,544 workers on the same date last year, says a report issued recently by the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics. Increases were shown" ina•manufac- turing, especially of leather; lumber, textile and iron and steel a products. Metallic ore mining, building con- struction, ,services and trade also showed improvement; the gains in trade were unusually large, ',,•baving only once been exceeded inthe:. years since 1920. On the other hand, leg- ging camps reported very large sea- sonal reductions, a reaction.00M aix exceptionally active season einhaeh work, and there were inallellekknte de- clines in railway conStV'clqii011 and maintenance; the persons released by the employers furnishing data in these two industries numbered ap- proximately 13,600 from logging and 6,400 from track maintenance. Pro- nounced curtailment of a seasonal nature also occurred in coal -mining, and transportation was slacker. In the Maritime Provinces employ- ment was in greater volume than at the beginning of April, 1983. On the base 1926 equals 100, the index stood at 95.1 as compared with 78.3 on the same date last year. In Quebec manufacturing, metal- lic ore mining, services and retail trade afforded more employment, While textile, and iron and steel fac- tories recorded greater activity. t mall pulp and paper astea other *tante, gains were also reported in lumber, The index on April 1 stood at .85.1, some community and probate*? noth-1 as compared with 73.1 on April 1, Mg will ever prevent us from risking' 1933. a gamble in what we always hope will prove a second Sub-Nigel—and, especially of late, there have been many stories to encourage us of long worthless shares suddenly achi- eving considerable value woing to un- expected re -flotations. There is also Manufacturing showed farther re- covery in Ontario at the first of .April, 1934, notably in iron and steel products, while improvetneut also took place in leather, lumber, non- ferrous metal, rubber and textile factories. In the non -manufacturing au encouraging sign in the increasing groups, mining, steam railway traus- tendency among shareholders to take; portation, highway construction, ser- a healthy interest in the activities of vices and retail trade to the coraple- their chosen companies. WEATHER IN AUSTRALIA. tion of seasonal operations, and building and railway construction were also slacker. On April 1 the in - The Australasian—This March has I dex was 98.7 as compared with 78.3 seen the tropics leave their usualon the corresponding date last year. habitations north of Capricorn and. As is customary in the early Spring descend upon Victoria and South employment in the Prairie provinces Australia. It is a 'safe rule. to talk declined; the loss, however, was less about the weather if one has nothing than the average indicated in the else interesting to say; but talk about last 13 years, and also involved a weathery conditions in Melbourne. much smaller number of workers and Adelaide lately has not been than that 'which occurred on April 1, .- leaves fallingin a heatewave is al year took place in coalmining, but dictated by the demands of politeness. i 1983. The index at 78.3, was then In Melbourne, of course, the unex-' five points lower than on the date pected in weather is always the ex- under review. Most of the decline at pectecl; but the spectacle of autumnthe beginning of April in the present triumph of the incongruous. The only highway and railway construction, people 'who can have derived any logging and lumbering also showed satisfaction from the hot days are the curtailment. On the other hand, re - weather officials, who, at least, have tail and wholesale trade reported ina- seen new records established. "Let provement. The working forces of the our seasons be seasonable" Is a slo- 1,253 co-operating employers aggre- gan (in this age of slogans) which gated 104,186 persons, compared with Victoria may adopt in the future. Thei 104,928 on March 1. old idea of an orderly flow of eea- An advance was indicated in Brit- sons—"If winter coraes, can spring be far behind?"—is discredited. The weather god apparently relies upon the toss of a coin, That may be an easy way ot administering the flow noted on April 1 of a year ago, ot the seasons; but it is very i -j but employment was then in smaller considerate! volume. There were gains on the date under review in manufactering, We deem those happy who, from especially of lumber products, and in the experience of life, have learned building and railway construction .and to bear its Ills, without being over- retail trade, while shipping companies come by tbem.—.Ttivenal. ' released help, White Most Flatter'g Adaptable of Colors New Evening Gown has Long Sleeves — Both Crisp and Soft Materials in Vogue for Summer HOLLYWOOD—White, in any ma- terial that fa teal, and the modern substitutes for crinoline with thee! fresh crispness are advised for sum- mer wear by the Hollywood stylists, From the most informal dresses worn in the morning, from beach togs, tennis frocks and street wear gowns to gowns of formal importance., )ray Kelly says white is the most adapt- able and flattering of all colors for a woman to choose. This theory is illustrated in a gown designed by Kelly for Ann Dvorak. It is simply made of sheer white crepe and the skirt is intri- cately cut in a moulded line, with a slight fullness at its lower edge. The bpdice has conical slits at the sbould- er line, set in with fiesh-toned mar- quisette and garnished with two huge • crystal -buttons, which form an an- chorage for a detachable cape wrap that has an exciting military dash. Two interesting touches are the use of long sleeves, even for a sum- mer evening gown, and the draped sash, which ties in front. With printed frocks, in pastel or bright tones, the practical combina- tion of an ensemble jacket of solid white is suggested by designer Kelly. Royer, the Fox sartorial expert, is sponsoring the new vogue of crisp- ness. He is designing gowns for sum- mer In such brittle material as organ- elle, mousseline de sole, stiff piques and tallies, net, tulle. and maline. Despite their apparent frailty they make themselves suitable for every summer occasion. Isla Columbia, according to returns tabulated 1)7 the bureau from 843 firms with 71,371 employes. A rather large increase had 'been Conscience Causes Girl's Refusal o f Her Championship Won Title at Bridge Olympic Tiniough Connivance — Culbertson Commends Honesty NEW YORK—The National Bridge Association announced that a eon - science -stricken Chicago girl had re- fused to accept the Illinois champion - tor of instruction, Board of Educe - ship of last winter's bridge Olympic Von, Detroit, president of the Assoc - Her partner played the bands she have played through the con-liation. Japan Seeking 1940 Olympiad For 2600th Anniversary Fair TOKIO. — Tokio • already is planning the Orient's greatest "World's Fair to be held seven years hence and hoping to bring here at the same time the twelfth Olympic gaMes If the orthodox Japanese histories are accepted literally (which they are not by Western scholars) the Empire of Japan will be 2600 years old in 1940. It was February 11, 060 B. C. to give the exact date fixed by the 'Ancient Books' that the first Emp- orer, Jimmu Tenno, great -great- grandson of the "divine ancestress" of the Japanese people, the sun god- dess Amatrasu-O-Mi-Kami took pos- session of the islands of Nippon and established the dynasty which still reigns. Hirohito, the present mikado, is considered to be the 123rd succes- sor of Jimmu Terme), Thus Japan's World Fair will cel- ebrate history as measured by mil- lenniums as contrasted with the brief centuries of history commemorated by the expositions staged by cities of America, Chicago's 'Century of Pro- gress Ste "Louisiann Pureh ase 1,txPosition" end the vest. Promoters of the fair already are holding committee meetings and have petitioned the vivo...rune:a to estab- lish an official exposition asecenetimt at an early date. The exposition is to be ealled the Dal Nippon Dankoku Hakurankal, or "Great Japan All - tions to participate will be sent to 53 countries. Present plans call for a seven- month session, beginning April 3rd, 1940, since Aprii 3rd is observed in Japan as the anniversary of the death of Annuli Tenno in 581 B, C. Since 1928 Japnese sports leaders have been trying to obtain the agree- ment of the Olympic committee to hold the 1946 Olympiad in Tokio that year having been selected because of Countries Exposition," and invitee sents in Japanese history, or tradition, and because plans for the big exposi- tion have been taking form for sever- al years. White Canvas Boot For the Seashore Look Like Riding Gear — Protect Satin Slippers From Sand PARIS—"Beauty and the Beast" has been corrupted to "Boots and the Beach" since Worth showed the new and exciting white canvas boots for the sunny seasides. They resemble riding boots in line, but can be worn on various occasions. They can even be worn—slipped on over delicate evening shoes—when one is going to a beach party and it is easier and quicker to reach the destination by way of the beach than the inlandraad. Toad. They protect the satin slippers from the sands. Another type of beach shoe is Vera Borea's "Bootee" in white kid This races across the front of the foot but leaves the toes bare. It gives the bathing ensemble a rather dressy effect, especially when worn with the new linen shorts by Borea. "The true Parisienne shoe," says a shoe stylist here who knows her busi- ness, "has long since aimed to be as light as the proverbial cloud, but, believe it or not, shoes are now rival- ing clouds in the question of linings; shoes do not insist on a silver lining, but all other most delicate shades in soft kid line the exclusive shoes now- adays or sometimes a neat •printed kid in shades that most aptly blend with the outside of the shoe. A small point, but small points are what dis- tinguish the women of fine taste. New Type Tests Are Suggested Would Find Out Attitude Of Students Toward World Cleveland, Ohio, Children will be no longer marked according to their knowledge of the capital of New Zea- land or the chief product of Chile if members of the American Education- al Research Association, in session here recently, have their way. Test based only on the subject mat- ter taught in the schools are not ef- fective method's of measuring learn- ing, the research workers believe, and they are eager to have more use made of the instruments for measuring the attitudes produced by learning Fos instance in the field of socia] science they are agreed that it would be better to findi eut what attitudes the chiliciaen axe building up toward those of different nations or differ- ent economic levels from themselves, and how critical -minded their lessons are making them. Some of the directions In which re- I search is apt to turn during the come ing year were indicated in an inter- view with Mr. Paul T. Rankin, diree- ....mmommor.••••••• "Research workers are finding that they must exercise considerable lead- ership in the discovery and selection of problems on which to work," said' Mr. Rankin. 'Certainly we shall need to turn attention more and MOM tee school support and taxation- We shall need to appraise instructional pro- grams in their whole effect upon the child, not upon the segments of learn- ing. "We shall need to. develop more ade- quate procedures for training fie the wise use of leisure time. We need re- search to discover what uses of leisure time actually help toward the abun- dant life, toward satisfaction for the individual and the community. For instance we should determine whether a love for literature is best indicated by spending a whole semester with Milton's minor poems. or by permitt- ing the students freedom to browse a- mong all the English poets and make their own anthologies." The association has been hearing' discussions over the week -end dealing with problems of research in various branches of education and today is devoting time to new evidence in teaching, and to the Payne Fund studies of the effect of motion pic- tures on youth. March Retail Sales In Britain Higher LONDON—Retail sales in Great Britain during March of this year were 5.7 per cent. In excess of what they were during March of last year. according to an. announcement made by the Board of -Trade, *blob. adds that the figures are the best since 1930. 'The total sales in every district were reported larger, some being more than 5.7 per cent. greater and others being less. The sales of foodstuffs and perishables were 4.8 per cent. greater. Woollen exports have advanced by 12 per cent. during the last three months. A Baby with a Spade Observes the New York Sun—"Ma- gistrate Harris sentenced a woman to jail for "a day" because she did not obey a policeman's order to stop her two-year-old child front digging holes in park lawns. The "day" was one of those regal fictions; the period of confinement was four hours. The woman erected to take her child with hen EVerybedy familiar with the manner 111 which children are treat- ed' by New Tork policemen will know that the infant dad not suffer physi- Inally—tin:ess the policeman stuffed too, mucle Mod into it—mentally or morally from the ordeal'. However, there is to-do' over it, aud the Magistrate will be ]city it lie escapes casti'gation'aa Herod'. nivance ot opponents. The Illinois State title was awarded • • Chicago. F rom Malta, Range of 1,500 Knots "Statesmen ewe only respond to what they believe. to, be the opinien. . and desire of the people. ea the -coun- tries whirl they serve"—nrewton, Baker should . originally to J. K. Howe. and bis Powerful British Fly' ng Boats Cruise partner, Miss Joseabine Marks, of The association announced receipt of a letter from :Howe saying that Miss Marks felt she could not accept the trophy; she had taken two les- sons in bidding from Howe before the tournament, but • never had played a hand; her conscience told her that the victory was unfelt to other Players. In consequence the state title was awarded to Breese Davenport and Dr. E. 11 Seymour, both of Streator. Howe and Mise Marks were given duplicates of the Illinois champion- ship trophies and Ely Culbertson commended them for honesty. BOOKS FROM THE SICK ROOM Book; that have been used in the sick room should be burned if they are of little value, or, if they are more valuable, they should be disinfected by thorough airing and sunning and and suhiecte.d Fo formaldehyde vapors Cruises in the Eastern and West- ern Mediterranean by a flying boat of the largest type yet commissioned for service with the Royal Air Force precede the substitution at Malta of .a squadron of these craft for the floatplate unit which has been stat- ioned there. The flying machine engaged is a Blackburn Iris biplane, spanning 97 feet and weighing with full load on board more than fifteen tons: Power is derived from three Rolls-Royce Buzzard 825-930 horse -power engines. Three new croft of this class, differ from those in service chiefly in the peovision of a hell which is three feet wider. Maximum speed attainable by the Iris V boat ,to which group belongs the machine now cruising in the Mediterranean) is 131 miles per hr. and- it is capable of Making non-stop flights on one fuel load of 1,200 ewe miles. The new craft, sty:ed the fete VI, have more carrying capacity in the larger hull and are zexpected to fly in still air distances non-stop of up to 1,500 sea miles, or approxi- mately 1,725 :and Five men tnalce up the normal crew of an Iris boat, which is equipped to keep the seas away from the base for long periods at a time. Within the roomy hull is a navigator's compart- ment, furnished with a chart table, and all the necessary instruments; a radio room which also forms the of- ficers' slecining quarters, a separate sleeping compartment for other ranks and an engineer's station. Cooking; stoves, beds, and water storage tanks provide creature.comforts. Full moor- ing and towing equipment, sea anch- ors, life -belts bike pumps and much other gear arc carried. Defensive ar- nament consists in 'machine gun eta- pla Cements. ,