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The Wingham Advance Times, 1933-03-23, Page 7} "Thtlrscla. r -,»Aa w unoro..ritesa,er cea.eawro.woyopaMYoymw}emaame4eW eme•egamalW, vyeae mee.mR!P almeeRN- i ,.....-e•enuosauemorlrrDYiUIYM1r!•4.II.W4WM�YYYY'itMwR"oOLODIY! - (WM... at Geneva by Prime Minister Mac- Donald of Great Britain, the chief points of which are: 1. It cover's a transitional period of five years, with provision fora sec- ond conference to be called befere the end of that period to prepare .a complete new disarmament conven- tion. 2. It contains a prOposal for .inter national control to secure that the convention as signF d will not be shirked. 3. It esablished bodies like the Dis- armament Commission to study fur- ther reductions and try to find a solu- tion of unsolved difficulties.' 4. It gives opportunity for political work being done to restore confi- dence essential groundwork of any' disarmament. 5, ,It uses the doctrine of neutrality last expounded by United States Sec- retary of State Henry L. Stimson. World Wide News In Brief Form New Zealand Conversion Success Wellington, New Zealand—The gi- •nt conversion loan scheme begun late last month by the New Zealand Government has so far met. with suc- cess. The whole of . the New `Zealand public debt held by state departments amounting to £46,000,000, has been onverted under the ;scheme, and more than £36,000,000 have been converted by individual holders. Only 1'33,000,000 remains to be converted' and 80 <days are left for the opera- tion. Through the loan the government, seeks to convert domestic national debt holdings amounting to 1115,- 00,000. to a four per cent. basis, thus saving the country about $215,000,000 .aafivally in interest. Roosevelt Asks for Sweeping. -Agricultural Reforms Washington President Franklin D. Roosevelt, asked Congress for ',quick enactment of 'a sweeping pro- gram of farm relief, through which lie hopes to rescue United States ag- riculture from its two greatest enenm"- ies-low prices and overproduction. The bill authorizes the. Secretary -of Agriculture to provide for reduc- tion in acreage "of any basic agricul- tural commodity," through agree- ments with producers or otherwise. The measure also incorporates the principal features of the vetoed. Smith .cotton bill, authorizing the Govern- ]cthe market the cot- tonn totake offk Govern- ment . stabilization surpluses held by he Farm. Board and other Govern- hent agencies. The surplus would be taken on op- tion from the Government by cotton growers agreeing to reduce their 1930 crop by the amount of the cotton op- tioned. The measure provides the Secre- tary of Agriculture may.: allow rental or benefit payments in connection 'with the acreage reduction, and mak- =es available the funds of the Recon- struction •`Finance Corporation for this purpose. V.S. to Aid'Disarmament Dealing directly with the Ambas- sadors of Britain, France, and Ger- many, United States. President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt declared unreserved;; lythat the present United States Ad- ministration will give active support to the effors of. the Geneva Disarm :ament Conference to relieve the world of its present burden or arma- ment costs. His doing so may be regarded as an endorsement of the plan proposed Would give Employment To 150 Men, !Panning Gold Edmonton—In a further effort to relieveth•e unemployment situation the Alberta Governmentplans .to put 150 -men to work panning gold from the .Saskatchewan River near here. The nien wotild be' under Government - supervision, but .would live in an or- ganized ganized..canp with the privileges of electing their own leaders. Province Agrees to.Indemnify for Abitibi Deal Hdror b Y The Government has agreed to in- demnify the Ontario Hydro Commis- sion in connection with taking over the Abitibi power development from the Ontario Power Service Corpora- tion, but the development has not yet been completed, and the extent of the liability of the Government under its indemnity has not yet been ascertain- ed, Hon. J. R. Cooke, 'Chairman of the Hydro Commission, informed the Legislature. He'stated that it was estimated that it would talce $5,000,- 000 to complete the project and to pay liabilities, and, of this amount, it'. is expected that ' approximately $2,- 600,000 is available in the hands of the Montreal Trust Company, trustee under the mortgage securing the bonds of the company. United, States Will Soon Have Beer Washington—The Senate assured the United States' that so far as the Federal laws go, beer or at least 3.05 alcoholic content will be legal some time in early April. The Senate adopted the House Beer Bill after reducing the alcoholic '�I'11 be there if it's that important" For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 no.iles by calling "station- to.station" after 8.30 pain. See listoak rates in front of directory, (livening rates begun at 7 p.m.) . Time was when Dave Clendenniog never missed a lodge meeting. 'But after .going through the chairs he had sort of eased off. Besides, he didn't like night driving. So, although he had received his no- tice for the coming' meeting, he had comfortably forgotten it till Pete ,Roswell's telephone, call impressed lot). him the important nature of the business to be transacted.. "All right, Pete, I'll be there," he answered . . . and returned home from the meeting with a feeling of duty well:done. A Long Distance call often spells the difference between regret and peace of mind. Long Distance is quick, clear, easy . to use, and surprisingly inexpensive. limitations .from 3.2 per eent,, and sent the measure back to the other branch for consideration; of, amend - "tient S. Nouse leaders planned to meet and decide what should be done.' Indica- tions were- the Howse would oppose the Senate's changes, and insist upon its 8,2 alcoholic percentage, This meant the measure would go to con- ference for a settlement of the dis- agreement, g t, and.probably would fin- ally be approved ,and sent to Fresi- d.emt Roosevelt. Fifteen days after he signs the bill it will become opera- tive. Trade Relationship With Russia May Not Be Renewed London—Possibility of a severance of relations between Great Britain. and Soviet Russia'was discussed' in political and business circles as: a re- sult of the puzzling arrest of British subjects representing a British con- cern in the. Soviet. No progress toward a settlement of the'affair was made at a confer- ence in the Foreign Office, to which the Russian Aip.bassador was sun;- mnoned. He was .requested to impress his Government with ' the serious view of the situation .taken here. Should the case remain unsettled on April 16, when the present trade. agreement with Russia terminates, there would be a possibility of an embargo on Russian goods, it was. said. • The British Government is convinc- ed there is no ground for accusations of sabotage against those who were< arrested. Martin Insull Hearing Is Further Postponed Toronto—Hearing of extradiction proceedings against Martin J. Insult, former Chicago utilities magnate, have been postponed until March' 25,, owing to the absence of the presiding judge, Mr. Justice A. C. Kingstone: Mr. Justice Kingstone is conducting the Port Arthur assizes. Judicial Appointments Made Right Hon. Lyman. P. Duff of the Supreme Court of Canada has been appointed Chief"Justice of . Canada. Frank J. Hughes, K.C., Toronto, has been appointed a Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada to fill the vacancy •caused by the promotion of Mr. Justice Duff: Eric Armour, I .C., Toronto, was named a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario.' Czechs Protest Prague, Czechoslovakia—The Cze- choslovakian Minister to Berlin has been instructed to file an •energetic protest in connection with the shoot- ing of a Czech citizen allegedly by German. Nazis whd crossed the .bor-. der at Katharinaberg. Rail Wage Board Complete Ottawa—With the appointment . of Hon. Justice G. F. Gibsone of the Superior. Court of Quebec as Chair- man of the Conciliation Board which will investigate the wage dispute be- tween the railways and their em- ployees, Hon. W. A. Gordon, Minis- er of Labor, completed -establishment of the board. The other two mem- bers of the board are George C. Me - Donald, of Montreal and W. F. O'- Connor, of Toronto, appointed on the recommendation of the employing companies and employees respective- ly. New Constitution in India London.—Proposals for the crea- tion of a 'Federal Constitution in In- dia, consisting of autonomous British Indian Provinces and such lrtdian States as choose to enter the Federa- tion, are contained in the Govern- ment's white paper on Indian con- stitutional reform. The scheme is the result of. the three Indian round -table. conferences held in London' in recent years. . i.tutu,t,,,,,,,,,,„t,,,,,. t,,,,,, tt,,,11111)111111"1101 t t,tt.ttitt, NEWS of the DISTRICT Wire Fence Charged With Electric Current During the severe wind, 'storm of Thursday night a radio aerial belong- ing to Mr, Gordon Hunter, on Ann Street cause in contact with one of the hydro wires leading to? the house and :a wire fence. During the night sparks were seen flying from the fence and the local hydro department was informed and soon had the con- dition remedied,' It would have creat- ed a dangerous .situation had anyone come in contact with the fence which was• charged with electricity --Exeter. Times -Advocate, Poisoning Cauaes Death One of the most: sensational chap- ters in the medical annals of Ontario, tis being written 'sit the Village of Zurich, where after having enliste the aid of modern science and i,nven bolt in his, desperate effort, Mfr. Mc .Kinnon is striving to save the life of a mother and daughter, critically 111 from ptomaine poisoning which o. Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of their son and brother. With a quantity of special serum .,'carried from• Kansas City to Detroit by air- plane, and from Detroit to Zurich by automobile, Dr. A, , IvfcKinnon is J , treating the two remaining patients. Prolific Flock of Sheep If there is one branch •of agricul- ture that George Eckenswiller likes better than any other, it is the care of his sheep. He is proud of his flock, and he had reason to be, as ten of his ewes have recently given birth to an aggregate of twenty-one fine' healthy lambs; the youngest now being two weeks old. -Mildmay Gaz� ette, Burned by Exploding Torch Mr. Frank. Eidt, foreman of the Walkerton Telescope, sustained'sev- ere burns on the face, hands' and neck as well as having all the hair singed off the top _ and forepart of his head, by' the ' exploding of a gasoline torch he was using to' heat. and remove the metal from the melting pot'of the Telescope's typesetting ,machine on Sunday afternoon. May, Hold Joint Match A meeting of the South- Bruce' Branch of the Ontario Plowmen's Association, was held in the Town Hall last Saturday afternoon, with a fair number in attendance. The meet- ing called I was ca ed to discuss g the 'advis- ability ability of co-operating' with North Bruce and holding a joint match at Owen Sound. . n Jumps on Ice to Test It Another of .those near -drownings which have become almost epidemic at the harbor this spring occurred on Tuesday 'when Joe Landridge, egged on by his companions, jumped from the top of a spite at the C. P. R. roundhouse, to the ice below, to see if the'. ice was ;safe.. It wasn't, for Joe disappeared into fifteen feet of water, cane up, went down again and then Norman McPhail grabbed him and pulled him to safety. Thoroughly drenched, Joe ran all the way home,. full, steam: ahead, and is none the worse for hi$ cold ducking. He says a more pleasant way of testing the ice would have been to drop a big. rock on it and that next time he will do this.-Goderich Star. Arrested at Owen Sound A local youth was arrested at Ow- en Sound Saturday and brought back. to Kincardine Monday by Chief Smith to answer, a charge of theft. It is alleged that he stole $50 from his mother and went to Owen Sound with a local girl to get married. Ow- en Sound police intervened. The young' lady returned here Saturday. —Kincardine Review -Reporter, Choral Class Started` We have been informed by Mr. W. M. Leonard that the choral class he has sponsored is off to an excellent start. The response and enthusiasm is far beyond ,anticipations. Already. he has fifty-five members in training• for the contata, which is to be pre- sented at Easter time. We expect to hear more from him in the near fut- ure.—Ripley Express., Transient, Didn't Want Work • Last Saturday a big' able-bodied transient made his appearance here, andbeing. a :man evidently accustom- ed to farm work, was directed to a Carrick farmer who is looking for a man for the summer. He set out in the direction 'indicated to him,, but evidently the lure of th easy life on the highway got the better of him, and he passed up the prospect of the job, without even calling to see the farmer. Mildmay had to .put tip a whole host, of these travelling gentle”- men entle-nmen over the week -end, and the cost of entertaining thein is getting to be burdensome, The Council is trying. to formulate a more economical plan to look after these more, than pay- ing their keep at the local hotels. Mildmay Gazette, A' Near Tragedy A near tragedy happened in town on Tuesday morning when Mrs. E. Ellwood, Victoria, street, and two children were almost overcome by coal gas, the result bf a'blocked Chim- ney. One„ of the. children took ill early in the morning but the Cause was not suspected until later, Mrs, Elwood,lfeeling ill herself, then call ed her sister, Mrs, T. Riley,. who lives down the same street, and` a doctor was summoned. The little boy could itot be roused until about elev- en the same day but alt are now rap- idly .improving, although it was a narrow escape. Cintoti News -Re cord, Doesn't Look 'Like Depression There is one company iii Listowel THINGS WORTH KNOWING Testing a Broom Always test a broom before pur- chasing it. Tress the " edge against the floor. If the straws bristle out and bend, it's a poor one. The bris- tles should remain in a solid, firm mass. To Take Away a Bad -Odor Dried orange Heel, allowed to smolder on a. piece of reel -hot iron or on an old shovel, will kill any disagreeable odor in a root.. —0 -- Bacon Grease Never throw away bacon grease. Always keep a jar handy to pour the grease into. In this way bacon is not• so expensive as every bit of it is utilized. Use it for frying. Use it for seasoningvegetables. Doughnuts fried in bacon grease are wonderful, A delicious spice cake can be made by using, bacon grease. Bacon grease also can be used to make gingerbread. To Clean. Silver Easily Melte hot suds. Put a half tea- spocin of ammoni-a into the suds, Use a brush and wash ' silver quickly in this ammonia and .hot suds, Dry with a clean towel, Later rub with a chamois, To Renew Cane -Seat Chairs Sagging cane -seats may be tight- ened by washing in hot soap suds and. leaving to dry in the , open air, BAKING HINTS Casserole of Eggs and Mushrooms Ye pound of fresh mushrooms..' 2 tablespoons of butter. 1 tablespoon of wdter. A. little salt, A little pepper. A littlepr a a ik . P 1 tablespoon of cut up parsley. 5 eggs. 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs. 'A cup of mills Method: Wash and cutup mush- rooms. Cook in butter, water, salt, and pepper for a few minutes. Pour into baking dish. Beat- egg slightly. Add the eggs, parsley arsle and salt and milk, Top with bread crumbs and. pieces Of butter. Bake about 45 rein- rtes, COOKING AUNTS French Dressing Proportions for making French dressing: are aiwaers 3 to 1. 3 table" spoons of oil to 1 of vinegar, Method; Mix dry ingredients: A little sugar. Pepper. Salt, A little mustard. Lot of Paprika, Add ail and then vinegar, Blend well, This ie. an ideal way to keep a bottle of French dressing made up. —0_ Cod Fish Balls With Egg Sauce Mix. flaked cod fish with equal; quantity of inashed potatoes, Shape in balls and fry. Serve with egg sauce made by us- ing a thick white sauce in which has been cut up slices of whites of hard boiled eggs. Pour aver cod fish balls. Mash yellows of eggs together and sprinkle liberally over the top. This makes a pretty dish. _p_ 1933 (Copyright, by The Bonnet - Brown Corporation, Chicago) that is convinced old man depres- sion is on the run, namely, the Lis- towel Transport. This week it has handled more freight than in any week since last July. The shipment carried by the Transport this week will be approximately 100 tons. -a- Listowel Standard. New Grandstand Planned by Society The majority of the directors of the Agricultural Society were present at the regular monthly meeting held last Friday afternoon. The president, Mr. 3. McCracken, ;presided. The main subject of discussion, was the building of a new grandstand. The committee appointed at the last meet- ing presented one or two plans and directors were somewhat divided . as to whether a steel or wood stand would be best, the price, of course, being in proportion. The question was again referred to the committee to obtain more definite information and report at the next meeting. - Listowel Banner. Last Year's Civic Salaries, Wages to be Continued in 1933 The town's officials and employ- ees were re-engaged for 1933 at last month's meeting of Town Council, but the bylaw fixing the salaries and wages was not passed. ivlonday ev- ening this matter was attended to, Those in the service of the munici- pality are to receive the same rates of remuneration as in 1932, when they accepted ten per cent. less than in the previous term. — Walkerton Telescope. "My wife has the worst memory I ever heard of." "Forgets everything, eh?" "No: remembers. everything," THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 0 LESSON H OL ESSON LESSON XIIL—MARCH 26 REVIEW: JESUS OUR EXAMPLE IN SERVICE Golden Text.—Jesus of Nazareth went about doing good.—Act. 10: 38. A CHRISTIAN_ REVIEW. This review may consider all the lessons as furnishing features for the. building up of a conception of Christ- ianity, especially, ' in harmony with the title of our review, Christianity as a 'life of service, Assign the dif- ferent lessons to different members of the class, each to tell what his les soon teaches him about Christianity. Here are some suggestions of themes Lesson I. Christianity as " God's plans for the world. Lesson II. Christianity as seeking sulsGod . 0 for, Lesson III. Christianity as helping men out of their troubles, Lesson IV. Christianity and salva- tion from sin. Lesson V. Christianity and Sab- bath -observance. Lesson VI. Christianity promoted by select leaders, Lesson VII. Christianity, promoted by earnest listening. • Lesson VIII. Christianity growing slowly but, surely:' Lesson IX. • Christianity opposing the powers of evil. Lesson X. Christianity giving life and health. Lesson XI. Christianity giving plenty of happiness. Lesson XII. Christianity teaching temperance and self-control., "It ain't sanitary," protested the traveller, "to have your' house built over the hog pen that way." "Well I dunno," replied the native. "We ain't lost a hog in fifteen years. pure, wholesome, and economical table Syrup. Children, love its delicious flavor. CANADA STARCH CO. LIMITED. MONTREAL WELL, IM GONNA SEAR AV QLD SPRING COAT ANc r t z SEASoN 6ND I CAN'T SEE WHY 'i1U CANT DQ TW ' "- 0 a0