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Zurich Herald, 1934-12-20, Page 6Voice of the P---res-s• Canada, The Empire and The World at Large CANADA. MUSSOLINI'S JOBS One of the latest photographs of Mussolini shows him pushing a wheel- barrow load of sand at the start of work on an orphan asylum. We have lost r unt of • the number of jobs he does. —Kingston Whig -Standard THE SUPERIOR SEX Weeden students have defeated men students in a debate at the University of Western Ontario, but women usually get the 'better of an argument with the other sex. London Free Press STUDENTS AND WAR — A ouestianeire was recently distributed to students of Toronto University asks g t•.em such ques- tions as. "Would you support war under any circumstances?" "When is war justified?" "Would you sup- port the League of Nation,?" A stand of absolute pacifism was taken by 99 of the 200 students who responded to the questionaire sent out. by Varsity, the undergraduate newspaper, in collaboration with the International Students' Service at Geneva. There were 13 militant undergraduates who declared they would go to any war that the Gov- ernment declared. Seven of these were in the faculty of applied science. There were 88 supporters of a majority defined the latter as one in which Canada was invaded. As a means to avert war the students sup- ported the League of Nations and the World Court of Justice. Of course the number who re- sponded to the questionaire is only a very small percentage of the total students registered at Toronto Uni- versity-. Brantford Expositor LONDON'S TRAFFIC At present the number of motor vehicles in the greater city reaches nearly 1,000,000 cars, vans and lorries, more than 5,000 buses and 10,000 taxicabs. Besides there are 259 miles of street car lines to com- plicate surface traffic problems. The' motorization of the metropolis and its environs is now progressing at such a pace that not many years will elapse before the total number of motor vehicles is expected to ex- ceed 2,5000,0nn `•ndericton Gleaner STREAMLINED LOCOMOTIVES —Lowered cost of operation and greater speed are two of the reasons for the introduction of stream -lined trains. That these objectives have been attained in some degrees at least is acknowledged. Apparently, however, the New York Central Lines officials are not convinced that the new (angled trains with Deisel-engine develop- ment are going to completely revolutionize rail travel, They still have faith that the steam locomo- tive is an economic and efficient power unit Therefore they have about ready for service the first streamlined high - powered steam locomotive which with its head resistance re- duced 25 to 20 percent. as compared with the present steam locomotive, will more nearly meet modern re- quirements. St. Thomas Times -Journal ANCIENT FEUD The immediate antar oniism be- tween Jugoslavia and litmeary pro- bably merits all the attention it is receiving. However, it is also worth remembering that the Slays, who predominate Jugoslavia, have been fighting with the Magyars, who ore- dnminste in Hungary, for so long that the origin of their h"•tiiity is lost in the midst of hiete•e . l4;r,ri1tcn Herald AN IMPROVEMENT It is satisfactory to know that there were 1,000 fewer families in relief in Winnipeg en November 10 than at the same time last year . . The nrs^,ber of families on relief has declined continuously since last winter "rt l the present time: On June 0 there ^e were 7,146 families reeeivine ee'ief: on September 1 there were 5.905, end on November 10 there ve-•e 5 '179. \lin:ripee Free Press A FATHER'S PROBLEM A St Paul yuoth, aged 18, wen+ oat on a holdup one night re- cently, got involved in a fight with pollee, and shot and killer] a 'patrol- man. Be got away and dragged him- self home, seriously wounded. When he got home, his father quickly learned what had happened. What should a father do in such a case—nurse his son back to health, keep his mouth shut. and pray that the whole affair could be hushed up or step fo"ward with Spartan cour- age and let the law take its course? This St,. Paul father took the Teter alternative, He called a doctor, then he called the parish priest—and then he called the police, and saw his son taken away to jail to be indie`e'' for second degree murder. This,man had abotit as hard a 'r • 'vision to make as any father coal'' • face. He met it with considerable, fortitude, Victoria Times AND NOW OCTUPLETS —Mr, Art Weber, the popular auctioneer of Stephen Tp., has a goose that evidently believes we and on Thursday of last week brought out eight little goslings. The goose had stolen away and made her nest in a strawatack and last week -proudly brought forth with a brand new family prepared to take their chance with the elements. Seven of the brood are lively little chaps and now it will be up to Art as the fancily physician to this latest addition to his farm to see that they get the proper care and attention to make the necessary daily gains in weight at this off season of the year. Exeter Times -Advocate THE EMPIRE MECHANICAL PLANTER Here's good news, for tired gar- deners with aching backs. A me- chanical planter which sets and wat- ers plants at the rate of 12,000 an hour, is being used as Sprowston, near Norwich, for planting cabbages, celery and strawberries. In the Fens it has planted celery at the rate of seven plants a second (25,000 an hour). An experienced hand plant- er could set no more than 700 plants an hour.—London Sunday Graphic. WOMEN SHOULD ORGANIZE Women must learn to organise. Their influence on public opinion should be greater than it is. Their hearts will always be in their homes and with their children, but they must accept the broader citizenship that comes with emancipation. - The "Sunday Referee" believes not only that women have it in their power to end the strife of nations but that they should begin now to organise towards that purpose.—London Sun- day Referee. Welcome, Fuehrer A gracious young hostess, little Helga Goebbels welcomes Chancellor Adolf Hitler on the home of her father, Propaganda Minister,' who is holding her in his arms. his visit and with the authorities, whose duty it was to restrict drivers' misdoings. It is true that motor transport has provided the gravest anxieties, but the growing accident statistics will be reduced in the most satisfactory manner only if equal care is exer- cised by every class •of road user. The need of better traffic condi- tions on the roads of the Colony is urgent. Even at the risk of reducing the already small leisure time of the Constabulary "The Trinidad Guara- Ian" recommends that a series of lectures by senior officers should be given in differnet parts of the cowl- ' try to which not only chauffeurs but the general public would be invited. —Trinidad Guardian, Port of Spain. THE ROYAL VISIT The Duke of Gloucester desires to see as much as he can of Australia and of Australian conditions, and he should be given every opportunity to gratify that wish; for in the role of Imperial ambassador, which is im- plicit in his mission as the Kings envoy, it is important that the Duke of Gloucester should gain first- hand knowledge of problems pecu- lian to Australia. The King's sons ally have shown a marked capacity for important overseas missions a capacity which increases in propor- tion as their knowledge of the prob- lems of the different parts of the Empire increases. And because ox the new relationship between the Throne and the Dominions it is highly important that the King's sons should gain first-hand know- ledge of affairs in even the most remote corners of the British. Empire. In these matters and in his wish to avoid unnecessary strain the Duke of Gloucester may expect the cor- dial co-o-peration of his official hosts and of the public.—The Australas- ian. NOT SO "ELEMENTARY, WATSON" Scotland Yard is to have its own science laboratory for crime at long last. And to make up for the delay the laboratory is going to jump at one bound into the front rank of in- stitutions of that sort in the world. Fighting crime is a job which the public wants done as well as it pos- sibly can be done. The resources of science in this field are immense, and will grow. The new laboratory will earn its keep a hundredfold in the convictions it will make possible and the time and trouble it will save. —London Daily Herald. AND FIFTY-ONE YEARS HENCE, We do not believe that either Germany or France wants war or that their natural antagonism, even if it must persist, cannot be steril- ised for another fifty years if the right people get together and the right things are said,—London Sun- day Dispatch. YOUNG EGYPT An interesting - complaint being made these days by Egyptian fath- ers is that modern enlightenment is having a bad effect on the rising generation. Fathers pray for a re- turn of the good old days when fathers used first to demonstrate to erring offspring by demolishing a mud wall with the blow of a fist. Today, the better educated women- folk in the household combine forces with the young men who misbehave. In the old days, the father was king of his castle. It is argued that his lost grip of the youth of the coun- try does not augur well for the fut- ure of the land. The older Hien aver that one of the worst things that ever came out of the West was the emancipation and , consecruent dissi- kation of the young. --The Sphinx, Cairo. 1N TRINIDAD -LU<EWISE An argument often used in past '•e'ir4 'vas that niotor vehicles had ..,40ed the problem of the roads, ,d that the solution lay, With then, New York Police Urged to Beat Up Known Criminals `Bring 'em in Mussed Up,' Commissioner Says, 'and- Pll Back You Up' New York.—Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine has declared him - telt for a policy of "marking and mussing up" all known criminals who are arrested. He tolld 200 detectives at the p lice lineup to spread the word among. the force that he wanted criminals so beaten they would leave the city rather than face arrest. "I don't want these men coming in here looking as if they had just left a barber chair," the Commissioner declared. His remarks were prompted by the appearance in the lineup of a man arrested on a charge of murder. The suspect was. neatly groomed. The Commissioner pointed to the man and indicated what changes should have been made. "The district attorneys will protect you", he aldvised the detectives. "Bring these known criminals in mus- sed up." He counseled the officers to "draw quick and shoot accurately." "The racketeers, the thugs and the gun- men who prey on honeei people in this city must get out," he e_ entin- ued. "I want you'to drive them out. "I want you to understand you'll be supported, no matter what you do, provided you are justified. Make it so disagreeable far men like this that they'll leave the city because they fear arrest. Don't treat them light- ly?! Commenting upon his orders later, the commissioner said: "It is about time that our men re- ceived scene assurance that they will be supported. The sooner we are rid of the thug, the racketeer and the killer the better. "We want to be careful however, not to harm innocent people, and we don't want' to use police brutality on auyone because of different political faiths, but on thugs and gorillas and assassins the sky is the limit—and -I wanted the men to know where we stand. "Decent hard-working people should be protected. We don't want policebrutality, but that's the only way to stop these criminate.. it is about time that we took action to protect the people we are paid to protect." Volcanoes Spout and throw out hot stones and dust and give us an idea that the inside of the earth must be a very hot place. The old volcano of Stromboli stands out in the Mediterranean Sea just above Sicily and throws out a flame which lights the sea for hund- reds of miles. . Vesuvius and Etna do the same thing, - but not so frequently as the Strombpluzzo as these Italians call it. This would ind'oate that the flame comes from the earth and that the earth must be a huge ball of fire e emir, cool cru;,t, Five -Year Trek of Randeer Herd Across Arctic Noj Nearing End 3,000 Animals Will be Released Near Aklavik After 3,000 - Mile March from Alaska — Victory for Laplander Moose River, N.W.T. The drum of hoofs across the rim of Canada's Arctic cisele wrote a march of vic- tory for Andrew Bahr. It sounded the end of a five year struggle across a 3,000 mile stretch of ice to re-estab- Itsh a lost reindeer herd for 25,000 Eskimos in scattered settlements from Kittigazuit to Coronation Gulf. Led by Bahr diminutive Lapland herder and his nine wind -tanned as- sistants, 3,000 sturdy reindeer set out from Kutebue Alaska, Christmas Day 1929. Now it is moving slowly across the Mackenzie delta to Kittigazuit, east of Aklavik, where it will be re- leased. The animals spent the Sum- mer at this Arctic coast point, 150 mile&• northwest of Aklavik. To Aid Eskimos Behind the venture was the decis- Nice People Mary Pickford Says If We Would Get Acquainted - With The Charming Person Who Dwells Down Deep In Each One Of Us, We'd Be Surprised. New York.—We are all very nice people away down deep, says Mary Pickford. Each one is nice, and "60 few of us have, even seen that fel- low," she says. Mies Pickford, Toronto's peculiarly brilliant star in the film flrmament, is an author also and has written a book called, "Why Not Try God?" "It's very short," she said, "you can read it very quickly." "You are a Christian Scientist, are you not, Miss Pickford?" "A large order I am a stu- dent." She likes being an author. She dictates her stuff and writes in long- hand and is not quite ..are whether she would like to use a typewriter. She doesn't think peeple possess their possessions. She thinks the possessions possess them, "just as I have been possessed by my career." "But what would you like to do now?" Miss Pickford's main idea is that everyone should find himself. Then she thinks one can get a per- spective. "If you can't see it mentally it doe0u't exist," she says, and sits very firm aand charming on a collapsible chair. "How about a bright and snappy line for a conclusion?" "Anything that helps us to find our- selves, is bright and snappy, isn't it? A11 of us are really nice people—away down deep–so few of us have ever seen that fellow," New Notes Bank of .Canada Bills To Be Printed This Month Ottawa.—Bilis of the Bank of Can- adain the various denominations will bo printed this month in readiness for circulation when the bank begins to function probably in February. The engraving has, been completed by the two bank note companies in Ottawa. The notes are to be bilingual—in English and French. It will be re- called - that the language question was discussed with some vigor in the last session. Finally, the Government inserted in the bill a provision that the notes slay he issued in either .language which enables them to be bilingual, or separate, The bilingual notes are more especially designed for Quebec circulation, but, of dours%. currency, once in circulation, is not limited to any particular boundrs'. • ion of the Dominion Government to replenish depleted reindeer herds. Since 1929 starvation has otalked Es- kimo camps throughout the barren lands. Invasion of the white man drove out the caribou and for five years natives have subsisted almost entirely on the white man's diet of canned beef and tea. The five -year -trek told an Arctic saga destined to live forever in the lore of the north country. Long jour- neys over frozen trails in 50 below weather; daring drives through per- ilous mountain pasties when a slip of the foot meant sudden death and bat- tles at night with packs of hungry wolves that continuously stampeded the herd. Despite the addition of 1000 spring fawns to the original herd, Bahr ex- pected to deliver only 2,300 head. Their arrival however will inaugurate an Arctic new deal with a full din- ner pail and eventually two reindeer sleds in every Eskimo garage. Bahr and his assistants will remain with the herd long enough to instruct the natives in the fundamentals of rein- deer breeding. Despite the long struggle, Bahr be- lieves the real battle is now just be- ginning. The establishing of the herd will give the Eskimo something ap-; proaching their primitive foods, But! the animals must be protected from tthe ravages of extermination by the wolves until the herd is built up. The hand-picked cavalcade left El- ephant Point, Alat+ka in late Decem- ber 1929. In preparation for the long march, Bahr sercured 53 specially made sleds drawn by trained teams of domesticated reindeer to trans- portequipment and supplies. The great herd was able to move only in the Winter months. This allowed for the fawning season and eliminated the dangers of Arctic travel in the Summer months. The route lay through the Noazak river valley in a north-easterly dir- ection to the Arctic watershed, and thence across. the Continental Divide through the little used pass to the head of Colville Basin, southeast of Point Barrow. Here the herd rested in the Spring of 1930. 300 ADDED TO HERD With 3.00 fawns rtided to the herd Bahr pushed on with freeze-up in the Pall and reached a point southeast of Point Barrow the following Spring, After a Summer's rest the expedition arrived at Flaximan Island southeast of Harrison Bay on the Arctic coast- line. Blue River 300 miles east of Flaxman was the next stopping point: The original schedule called for the crossing of the Mackenzie river basin in the Spring of 1931-32 but timber wolves, lean and hungry from long years of privation swooped down on the strange procession and took their toil. Bahr and his men escaped death by keen vigilance and sharp' aim with the rifle but their antlered charges were less fortunate. For many months the location of the herd wan not known to the out- side world. Last October, within •stri- king distance of their goal the party started on the last lap of ,a drive that will take them across the Mackenzie delta to I{ittigazult east of Aklavik, where they will be released. Speaking of the wolf menace Bahr in his finst account of the trok said: "They would come in the bleak hours before dawn, Timber wolves in packs of from four to 12. They would !lzo'ver in the shadows terrify the herd and then leap in for the hill. Oftentimes',! days were „+pent in quieting the deer and persuading them to move for- ward again in orderly fashion. Then when the move was made the wolf menace would assert itself again with In a period of 24 Hours." B. T Porsild, Doininlon 'Govern- ment reindeer eipert and his brother Germany Loses Famous Der Tag Prewar Neutral Forum Joins Long List of Extinct Free Journals BERLIN—Der Tag is now added to the list of German newspapers which have disappeared since Na- tional Socialism came to power less than two years ago. Der Tag was formerly the organ of the German Nationalist People's Party. It has now been incorporated in the Ber- liner Lokalanzeiger, another news- paper of the same company, the Scherl Verlag. Der Tag occupied a place of its 'own in German journalists. Before the World War, it was looked upon as a more or less neutral forum, in which current questions could be discussed, particularly by its readers. Today, it cannot perform this function, since few Germans now venture to express their opinions on some of the most outstanding ques tions in their own press. The Deutsche Zeitung, formerly the organ of the Pan-American movement and since Jan. 30, 1933, the journal of the Reich Food De- partment, also announces that it will discontinue its afternoon edition. In addition to the scores of So- cialist, Communist and other `mlib- eral" newsapapers and periodicals which have ceased, or been compell- ed to cease publication in the last 22 months, there have also disappeared such once -prominent Berlin dailies as the Vossische Zeitung, Berliner Bor- sen-.Courier, Tagliche Rundschau and Deutsche Tageszeitung. Proin the view point of the Ger- man public, it shows increased apathy toward newspaper reading (since these losses are not made up in more subscribers to the National Socialist . papers) ). The German journalistic profession, finds it to mean greater hardship and unemployment. Natural Rubber Held Still More Profitable Than Synthetic Type London, — Hundreds of articles 11- lustrating the utilization of rubber are on display at the rubber exhibition which wasp recently opened at the Science Museum in South Kensing ton by Sir Phillip Cunli&e-Lister, the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The exhibition is devoted almost entirely to natural rubber and its uses Synthetic rubber, while developed tc an important stage, is regarded ae being too costly for production with rubber at its present comparatively low price. Spongy rubber used in upholstery has survived three-year tests on the buses without impairment the ex- hibit shows, Above all, the multifar- ious uses of rubber in the manufact ure and equipment of an automobile are displayed. The automobile Indus• try alone is said to absorb more than 70 per cent of the world's output of raw rubber. Despite the variety of exhibits, no. where could be found an example of one of the latest and most interest. ing rubber novelties. --clothing made of rubber and wool, designed to keep its shape without pressing. Such clothing -is already on the market. So is practically every other object that is shown at the exhibition, which is scheduled until April next year, The Other Fellow's Job A. Minnesota editor moralizes thus- ly:— "If we could all switch busin- essess all the way around for just one week we'd be a lot more sympath- etic of the other fellow's problems and know a lot more than we do at present about the came of his short- comings and of his apparent failures. Let the banker sell prunes, the gro- cer pull teeth the dentist run a gar- age, the garage man edit the paper, the editor run the bank (that's the biggest jump of any of them) for just six little 'nrorlc days and we'd all have our eyes so wide open to what the others are up against that we would never have the courage to eritic;zo, nor would we be unsympathetic again and then if the whole caboodle of us were on various farina and operate them for another six days each, we would all be so wise and understand- ing that the peace and harmony pre- vailing would make this little old community just about the 'best place in the world to live in. It can't be done, of course, but we could take the thought to ourselves that we don't know anything about the other man's job, and concede that for all we know, he is hasidling it in good shape. "A roan's true wealth the goon he does in this worL:."- -:' .ha'umed, "Riches are not an end of lifebut an instrument of life." -Henry 'Ward Beecher. A. E. Poiisild, kept the party supplied with provisions while the herd trav- elled. Through biting blizzards they drove their dog teams more than 2,000 miles during the Winter, back and :forth between Iier..che] island and Aklavik, 11