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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1919-10-31, Page 6• TRW OCTOBER 31, 1919 THE NOTED AIMERICAN,WHO, BECAME A PEER William Waldorf Astor, ffiscount Hever, one *of the richest men in the world, and at one time one of the most discussed, died latt week. This was the Astor who shook the *dust of America from his feet and lecame Britsh subject. For nearly thirty years he pursued his ambition to enter the peerage, de- spite any discouragements and re- buffs. It was Aot until the war came and he opened his deep purse to his adopted country that the King saw fit to honor him, and it must be said th§t Viscount Astor- was de- serving a honor. He gave millions, an,i not only gave but showed that here was at least one- British sub- ject of German hlood who -was in- tensely loyal to the land of his adoption, Nevertheless, when he was created a Baron there was much .criticism of this act of royal favor, en -the ground that other men equally generous had been *cgs -sect over. However, the country was then ip the throes of the war and not a great deal of attention was paid to an incident so trifling, but the comment showed., that the old prejudice against Astor had not died, though it' was far from being as strong as when it made life in England not much more pleasant than it had been in the United States, Waldrof Astor was the son of John Jacob Astor, the third, and inherited the bulk of his for- tune. He was probably the richest of the Astors. Frotn boyhood he was -trained in the management of the huge estate that was one day to be but thfit was irksome to him, and he turned to politics. He was elected to the New Xork Assem- bly and later to the Senate, When he offered himself ae a candidate for Congress he was defeated, and it is said that this was a blow from which he took a long time to re- cover; but his pride must have been appeased when shortly , afterward President Arthur appointed him, 'ambassador to Italy. , While ethere ihe amused hiinself as an anthor and produced a couple of novels now forgotten,a but probably what one might have expected from a mil- lionaire. He also showed some in- terest in arts which he had inherited from his mother she being a wo- man -of unus&al culture • and charm.. After his term of office he return- ed to the' United States and sudden- ly displayed a .keen interest; in so- ciety. He built a great establish anent at Newport; -and made no se- cret ..of e-cret:..of the fact that he and his wife were the dictators of Anierican society, and were prepared' to Meet all comers in defenee of their title. It was about this time that he ran foul of the American newspapers. !- It appeaFs that another Mris. Astor was , the pretender to the social throne, and she also lived at New- port. One day Mr. Astor informed the postmaster that all letters that came addressed' simply to "Mrs .t i Astor," should be forwarded to his wife. The newspapers commented derisively on this news, and also on the fact, or alleged' fact, that Mrs. Wiilliam Waldrof Astor. had actually copyrighted the name i'Mrs. Astor," Another cause of offence and one which more readily 'entitled Mr. As- tor to sympathy was when the Charlie Ross case was recalled as the result of an alleged confession, and A new York newspaper indulged hi specula- tions as to what ransom would be de- manded if the eldest son of the Astors rassisssaamima After -war aonditions, and the telephone Restoring Our Reserve\Plant! Atelephone system to be normal and healthy must have a big percentage of its plant in reserve. There Must be spare poSitions on switchboards, spare cables in underground -conduits, spare wires- in underground and aerial cables, spare pins on cross - arms. The plant 'in reserve must be ample, not only to meet ordinary growth, but to take care of unforeseen ccavelopment such as the opening of a new car 'line, tile cutting through of a new street, the location of a new industry in a given district. ' During the war, through scarcity of material and skilled labor, our reserve plant was depleted as never before. *Ever) necessary maintenance and repair work had to be postponed. Delays in installations were The present problem is to get our reserve plant back where it should be and to overtake vital main- tenapte and repairs. This must be done while meet- ing pressing demands for new telephones. These in turn call for new buildings, new switchboards, new conduits, aerial and underground cable, new local and long distance lines. Our outlay for the year will be upwards of$7,000,000. We are strivink to keep our service up to tile best pre-war standard, while at the same time meeting the demands of this busy reconstruCtion period. Telephone workers, loyal and faithful as they are, apprecige the courtesy and kindly co-oper- "ation or our subscribeis, who Can help greatly by making sure of the number by 'consulting the directory before calling; speaking dis- tinctly, directly into the mouthpiece, and by always answering promptly when the telephone bell rings. The Bell Telephone Company of Canada Not VANCOUVER Ofklit:" TORONTO, • (Both Ways Cammenedeg sumtuy, OCTOBER 5th, leaving TORONTO WNION STATION) DAILY COST Piii3DEfiN EQUIPMENT Standard Sleeping, Dining, tourist• and Colonist Cars. First-class Day Coaches. Parlor Car through the Rockies. Toronto ,-Winnipeg Compartment –Obseration Libr;ry Cars Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Yriday Canadian National all the TeeSday, Thursday, Saturday North Say, Cochrane and Canadian National. Fort:ter information from Canadian National Ticket Agents, or -GZNERAL PASSENGER DEPARTMENT, TORONTO use Marine Atall Eye Book. Reda—Keep' your Eyes Strong and Healthy. If tbeyTire, Smart, Itch, or Burn, if Sore, Irritated, Inflamed or Granulated, Iften.. Safe for Infant or -Adult eta in Canada. Write for Free urine Company. Chicago. U. 5.1. should be kidnapped. This story/was widely copied and gave Mr. Astor deep anger, because he and his wife both feared that the idea of kidnapping their son might be thus planted in the mind of some desperate man, Indeed, it was said that worry over the possibility s iously impaired Mrs. Astor's healt Then • it was tha Mr. Astor an. - pounced his intenti n of going to England to live, because "news- papers made the United States unfit for a gentleman." His remarks were treated with jeers, and it is to be admitted that when he established himself in England certain news- papers there were not more kind. The Astors, however, soon introduc- ed themsielves to English society, and bade fair. to enter upon a bril- liant career when Mr. Astor had the misfortune to get himself "in Dutch," as he said, with. King Edward. It appears that one of the ,King's inti- mates was Admiral Sir Barclay Milne, and one night the admiral, after%din- ing with some friends, went with them .to an Astor - reception. The admiral had not been invited, but it was and is an English custom for in- vited guests to take with them their own dinner guests to after dinner functions. Whether Mr.. Astor was aware of this custom or whether, as is suspected, he had previously been snubbed by Sir Barclay, is not exact- ly known. At any rate he demanded a cheque or ticket from the admiral, and his inability to produce a definite and legally binding invitation led to his being asked to withdraw. King Edward., when he heard of the incident, was indignant, and the unfortunate Astor was made , to feel the weight of his displeasure, for society -naturally took its cue from the King, and for a time it appeared that the Astors' social ambitions wee a closed chanter. Later on King Edward. with his proverbial good nature, relented, and was sev- eral times seen in the company of Mr. Astor, who was then a natural- ized British subject. He bought a couple of newspapers. and the Pall Mall magazine, to the latter of which he contributed fiction of al- most incredible inferiority. He also raised a laugh by publishing the Astor • genealogy, proving that they were descended from a well known Spanish family of the tenth cen- tury. Since everybody knew that the Astors were first discovered in Wal- dorf, Germany, about a hundred years ago, this effort deceived no- body. Another error of judgment was made when he bought at auc- tion the flag -of the Chesapeake, which had been captured in the famous b4 tle with the Shannon, and presented it. to a 'British museum. NEWEST;NOTES OF SCIENCE To supPlant hatpins an invenior has patented a ,Metal plate' to be fastened inside a woinares hat, hinged to which is• a comb to .W.inserted into -the hair. electric, ,,Mtstv . has been invented In urope•Otat carries a number of flex- ible, reds mounted at right angles to An electric resistance ' coil waims the air in the intake manifold or car- bureter of an automobile engine and e.nableS it to be started quickly in cold weather, Bohemian che,misti have perfected a new coating 'for safety match . boxes . that is lighter in weight, fifty per tent. cheaPer and more effective than any . heretofore Used. An inventor is working on* a rigid aluminum dirigible balloon to be steam driven and depending for buoy- ancy .on the lifting power of air heat- ed by kerosene' burners. For teaching anatomy a Blitish sur- geon bas designated motion picture films Showing the operation of the bones in -a human skeleton and- muscu- lar and abdominal reflexes. It has been. discovered that a thin coating of lead, iipplied by the metal spraying prbeess, will* Pmtect Water turbine blades from eing worn by Ae'company has' een formed at Nottingham, England; to utilize the waste from coal mines in power pro- duction, briqaet and concrete making and the distillation of by-products. , Both the usual type of cleated ( wheels and wheels with solid rubber tires are provided for a new farm • tractor so that it ean be changed in- to a road vehicle. iii a few minutes. Natives of some portions of South America- preServe ;potatoes for months arid sometimes for years by alternate- ly freezing , and - thawing them until -all their moisture fs removed. For signaling either between aero- planes or submarines. an eminent in- ventor - has patented a device that - slightly alters the speed of their pro- pellers and changes their sound. It has been discovered -by a .French scientiSt that the Colored spots which appear . on .the leaves of books are caused by Mieroseopic fengi, which he has been- able to transplant. A full -sited bath tub, with a water heating attachment using gas or oil, has. been invented that can be lifted on one end and rolled on . casters to any room where it is desired. Officials in the Philippines are in- vestigating the possibility of obtain- ing large quantities . of a high-grade lubricating oil from a vine that grOws wild throughout the islands. ' So that meals served in. hotel _bed- rooms 11 be kept warm an inventor has designed a wheeled table, under the top of which are asbestos insul- ated compartments to carry the food. According to a German engineer defects in aluminum welds can be de- tected by immersing the joints in -water bubbles of hydrogen appear- ing a'fter forty-eight hours if the welds be defective. _ Four sheet iron drums that are pov- ered with iron ribs and revolve side, -Wise to prevent skidding do the pro- pelling for aseMichigan inventor's motor tractor for , use on ice and snow. To prevent spontaneous combustion in large coal piles British 'Scientists have found that iron or earthenware pipes . should- be inserted' to afford • 1 It is estimated that the Victoria - ventilation as the coal is piled. • Falle of the Zambesi river in Africa cold be made', to furnish 35;000,000 horsepower, moCe than ti derived in the world to -day from coal andi An inventor has equipped- a glove for motorists with an electric lamp and Watery to illuminate a wrist watch- when contact 'points on the thumb and first finger are *brought together. Some Brazilian cities are experi- menting with a metric system nuinbering their houses,. ,a number in- dicating t at a house is that many meters , a ay from an understeod starting taint s Govern ent tests' have proved the effielenci,q of a new spark intensifier to increase the voltage and prevent trouble when spark plugi of automo- bile engines become covered with carbon. According to an Italian scientist's figures, a square mile of the earth's surface in six hours of, sunshine re- ceives heat equivalent to the combus- tion of more than 2,600 tonS of coal. To the bottom of a recent* patent- ed window for street cara a wire screen is attached so that when the window is raised -the screen covers the opening'- and protects passengers' heads and arms. Some of the' peat mined in New ( • Zealand is ho well filled with kauri ' giam particles that it can be made to yield oils that are valuable substi- tut4s for gasoline or betzine or use in varnishes. INCORPORATED 1855 HE MOLSONS CAPITAL AlsTD RESERVE $8,800,000 OVER 100 BRANCHES This is the country of opportunities for the man with SOITie ready money. Money is opportunity. Begin at once to save, and dettosit your savings in The Molsons, Bank. Interest at regular rate.. - BRANCUES IN THIS DISTRICT BnicefieId St. Marys Kirkton Exeter Clinton Hensall Zurich 1101/ 14$1101. 11 • 110-0 111.4:0 SII41011112,11, 4 1 s e 0 a s • D f 4 •0 i 2 • What COM FO ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN Women assistants are employed in nearly all the barber shops located throughout Great Britain. 1 Queen Elizabeth, of Belgium, is, an expert cook and is famous for Six hundred women were executed for witchcraft in. France during the 7.ear of 1609. Philadelphia women propose organ- izing a political club, the first of its kind in the Quaker city. Comfort Lys is a very povverful cleanser. It is used for cleaning up the oldeet and hardest dirt, grease, etc. Comfort Lye is fine for making sinks, drains and closets sweet and Comfort Lye Kills rats, mice, roaches and insect pests. Comfort Me will do the hardest spring cleaning you've got. Comfort Lys is good for making soap. It's powdered, perfuMed and 100% pure. isias on meal, an ire his foi Mrs. those wb her acqt though r blood the 3ier broth interv bearance the press mind, hai zed aye: dawn. A David vortterits ptied xac tali& ye Done telef awifed- wrote me film to -da sae soonc graphed folgi Mauling :it Ibr Lek after ' The lett s sp endid ror • 1 OFFICIAL P OS ECTUS "The Bridge from War to Peace"—The Prince of THE MINISTER OF FAANCE OF THE D MIONION OF CANADA offers for Public 8uhscription the Victory Loan 1919 $300,000,000. 5Wo 1Gold Boftds Bearing interest from November 1st, 1919, and offered in two maturities, the choice ef which is optional with the subscriber as follows: 5 year &Inds d4e Novemberlst, 1924 15 year Bonds due November lst, 1934 Principal payable without charge at the Office of the Minister of Finance and Receiver General at Ottawa, or at the Office of the Assistant Receiver General at Halifax, St John, Charlottetown, Montreal, ' Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Victoria. Bonds may be reps ered aS to principal or as to principal and interest, as hereinafter provided, at any j) of the above-meAtioned ffices. Interest payable, thout charge, half -yearly, May 1st and Novernberlst, at any branch in Canada °fatly Chartered Bank. - Principal and Interest payable in Gold. Denottlinations: $50, $100, $500, and. $1,00$ • Issue Price: 100 and Accrued Interest, Income Return 5h% per Anpum • The proceeds of the Loan will be used to pay indebtedness incurred, and to meet expenditure* to be made in connection with demobilization (including the authorized war service gratuity to our soldiers, land Settlement loans, andpther purposes connected with their re-estAblishment into civil life), for apital outlay upon shipbuilding, and other national undertakings forming part of Canada's industrial reconstruction programme, and for the establishm.ent of any neces- sary cxedits for tile purchase ofigrain, foodstuffs, timber and other products, and will be spent Payment to be made as follows: 10% on application; 20% December 9th, 1919; 20% Janbary Oth, 1920; 20% February 10th, 1920; 31.21% March 9th, 1920. The last payment of 31.21% covers 30% balance of prificipal and.1.21% representingsaccrued interest at 5%% from November 1st to due dates of the respective instalments. A full half -year's interest will be paid on May lst,1920, making the cost of ihe bonds 100 and interest. Subscriptions inay be paid in full at the time of application at 100 without interest, or on anx instal- ment due date thereafter, together N.ith accrued interest at the rate of 514% per annum. r This 1.0 -al is authorized under Act of the Parliament of Canada, and both principal and interest are a charge upon the Consolidated Revenue Fund. The amount of this isspe is $300,000,000, exclusive of the ampunt (if any) paid for by the surrender of bonds of previous issues. The Minister of Finance, however, reserves the right to allot the whole or any - part of the amount subscribed in excess of $300,000,000. Payments All cheques, drafts, etc., covering instahnents are to be made payable to the Credit of.the- Minister of Finance. Failure to pay any instalment when due, will render previous payments liable to forfeiture, and the allotment to cancellation. Subscriptions other than those paid in full on application must be accom- . panied by a deposit of 10% of the amount subScribed. Official Canvassers will forward subscriptions or any branch M Canada of anTChartered Bank will accept subscriptions and issue receipts. Subscriptions may be paid in full at time of application at 100 without interest, or on any instahnent due date thereafter, together with accrued interest to thne of maldng payment in full. Under this provision, payment of subscriptions may be made as follows: If paid in full on or before November 15th, 1919, par without interest or 100%. _ If remaining instalments paid on/Dec. 9th, 1919, balance of 90% and interest ($90.52 per $100)., If remairiing instalments paid on Jan. 9th, 1920, balance of 70% and interest 070.84 per &100). If remaining instahnents paid on Feb, 10th, 1920, balance of 50% aud interest ($51.08 per $100).. If remaining. instalment paid on Mar. Oth, 1920, balance of 30% and interest ($31.21 per $100). Payment of instalments or payment in full after November 15th, 1919, can be made only on an instal- ment due date. . DenominatEon and Registration Bearer bonds, with coupons, will be issued in denomination of $50, $100, $500, and $1,000, and may be registered as to principal. The first coupon attached to thess bonds will be due on May, 1st, 192a Fully registered bonds, the interest on which is paid direct to the owner by Government cheque, will be issued in denominations of $500, $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $25,000, snow, $100,000, or any multiple of Payment a Interest A full half -year's interest at the rate of 53,e2.% per annum will be paid May 1st, 1920. . Form. of Bond and Delivery Subscribers must indicate on their applications the form of bond and the denominations required, and the securities so indicated will be delivered by the bank upon payment of subscriptions in full. Bearer bonds of this issue will be available for delivery at the time of application to subscribers desirous of making payment in full. Bonda registered as to principal only, or fully registered as to principal and interest, will be delivered to subscribers making payment in full, as soon as the required registration can be made. Payment of all instalmentetmust ba made at the bank originally named by the subscriber. Non-negotiable receipts will be furnished to all subscribers who desire to pay by instalments. These receipts will be exchangeable al- subscribees bank for bonds on any instalment date when subscription is paid in full. All receipts must be exchanged before 1st June, 1920. Form of Bonds Interchangea.ble • Subject to the payment of 25 cents for each new bond issued, holders of fullieregistered bonds without coupons will, have the right to convert into bonds- with coupons, and holders of bonds with coupons will have the right to convert into fully registered bonds without coupons, at any time, on application. to the Minister of Finance or any Assistant Receiver General. Forms of application may be obtained from any Official Canvasser, from any Victory Loan Committee, or member thereof, or from any branch in Canada of any chartered Bank. Subscription tists will dose on or before November 15th, 1919 DEPARTMENT 'OR FINANCE, OTTAWA, October 27th, 1919. ) Keep Canada's Farms and- factories Busy-