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Zurich Herald, 1939-03-30, Page 7Parliamentary Doings With O tax.10f 'Legistatoii, Spring. MO BY 'FUMY The Ontario Legislature was a haunted House last week when the ghosts of that East Hastings by- election (December, 1930) walked again , , things thought long de- cently dead were aired by Premier Hepburn and Opposition Leader Drew during the most heated in- tercb.ange of the session ... . something about Colonel Drew's having referred to (so they said) the French-Canadians as "a defeat- ed race". What started these grave -digging operations was a speech by the Liberal Member for Cochrane North, J. A. Haber (French- speak-ing), who rose to the defence of his own people and accused cer- tain "gang" members of trying to promote disunity in this country .... In the melee which ensued, insulting words were flung across the floor of the House, and the Speaker had all but to knock the heads of the two party leaders to- gether to restore order. Speaking of deaths and burials and such, brings us to a serious piece of legislation just introduc- ed, a Bill to amend the Coroner's Act which would give the Attor- ney -General power to order an in- quest in cases where a body has been removed from Ontario ... . This provision is to be retroactive, with the result that Mr. Conant would have power to order an la - quest in the sensational Sidley will case. ' Criticism of the Bill by the Op- position centred around the making of "a fishing expendition" out of each inquest, designed to injure the good name of deceased per- sons . . . the Attoruey-General would reduce the number of ap- parently needless inquests, declar- ing that the average inquest costs about $60, and that an autopsy adds $15 to $20 to the costs . , .. Mr. CroU of Windsor on the other hand considers inquests "a safety valve", helping to ally the fears of famiI- ies of deceased people. Hospitalization of mentally ill persons, the Premier claims, is one of the greatest problems in On- tario at the present time . . . . only one out of five persons com- mitted ommitted to an institution has a chance to recover, he says . After Ontario's three new hospitals are completed, we find, they will Serve to relieve only the pressure existing in the other institutions, is the average increase in resident "mental" patients in Ontario every year is 500 . , . . insane asylum population increased in the prov- ince 16.2 per cent. between 1932 and 1936, or 4 per cent. per year until now there are over 15,- 000 in mental institutions . . . . building more hospitals for the mentally 111 is like locking the sta- ble door after the horse is gone . Time to catch people is be- fore they go insane . , , . Negative- ly, build more hospitals; positively, eternize the unfit and make it pos- sible for people to live well-round- ed out; saner lives. The Liquor Control Board of On- tario paid over to the province at the end of March $10,500,000 en ac- count of profits and permits ... . total legal sales in Ontario of beer, wine and spirits soared to $51,- 005,688 51;005,653 during the year ending Mar. 31, an increase of 10.0% over the ;previous year .... the teu and one-half n1111io1I dollars is being used to help balance Ontario's bud- get. Which way the wind blows: pub- lic reaction to the suggested rais- ing of the tax on gasoline is uni- versally unfavorable, rural dis- tricts being particularly opposed individual farmers could not expect to gain to the same extent as urban residents through a shar- ing of the increase with ni iuicipal- lties. An important amendment to On- tario's Mining Act provides for an- nual medical inspections to be giv- en to miners engaged in dust •oeru- &rations ... • it also bits at high - grading (boot -leggin;, of gold). We'll talk about the new i3naget !lett week. Wings I}lowe'er unhappy 1 may be There is some beauty left to me: A. bird's wild song, t.be smell of And then my heart leaps up again. From wooded hills 1 hear the call 9(o quiet streams or waterfall. `Trough winding' pttths they beck- on me Anil so much beauty do I see That forget unhappythings, > And Heart and feet alike have wings• ---Jessie Martin Graham, in the Christian Century. "The Conquering Hero Surveys His Biggest Conquest Erect in his slowly moving automobile this radiophoto shows Adolf Hitler making his triumphant entry into conquered Bruenn, formerly Brno, capital of the "protectorate" of Moravia. "Enthusiastic" inhabitants jam a Swastika -decorated balcony to snap into the Nazi salute as the Fuehrer passes on his way to the city hall from the railroad station. The second armored division of the Lerman army which had preceded him into Germany's new domain was reviewed by Hitler here, The BOOK. SHELF Ey ELIZABETH EEDY S "DANGER SIGNAL" By Phyllis Bottome How :0 prevent a murder . which she feels sure is bound to happen , .. is the problem con- fronting Dr. Silla, Czech psycholo- gist. When the red-haired girl raises her eyes, and lowers them again, shamefacedly, Dr. Silla knows she will have to act fast. It's a fascinating story of tan- gled human emotions—a drama in which life 'and love and "death are all mixed up. The author (who wrote "Private Worlds", "Mortal Storm") does a smooth job of un- ravelling. The death of Archer clarifies it all for the distraught heroine. But we're not telling you If the murder came off.. . "Danger Signal" .... by Phyllis Bottome .... Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 215 Victoria Street — $2.50. Planes To Fly At 500 M.P.H. U. S. Army Officials Foresee Early Achievement Fol- lowing Tests Speed of 500 miles an hour in the air, is developed this week, appar- ently will be achieved soon. At Wright Field, the united States Army's test laboratory for new types of warplanes, officers said that Lieutenant lien Kelsey, the pilot who crashed on February 11 in a new twin -motor pursuit plant after a near -record transcon- tinental flight, had "cruised" at 60 per cent. of power on his jaunt. Kelsey's actual flying time for the 2,454 utiles from Southern Cali- fornia to New Fork was just a shade more than seven hours. While the use of tali throttle would net halo given him 40 per cent more speed—speed does not increase in direct ratio to the amount of power used—his pace for the entire distance indicated a proaable top for the ship in ex- cess of 450 miles an hour, engin- eers said. The low -wing, all -metal experi- mentaI Lockheed was fitted with 1,000 horsepower engines. At cruis- ing power they delivered an aver- age of some 350 miles an bour. Engines almost twice as power- ful, which would provide a tre- mendous increase in speed, are now under test. U.S. Wheat Being Milled In Ontario Ottawa Giving Consideration to Matter; Makes it Hard for Farmers of This Province Trade Minister Euler told the House of Commons at Ottawa last week that the Gcivernment was giv- ing consideration to the situation created by the inflow of American wheat into Eastern Canada, dis- placing Ontario -grown wheat. There was no doubt some wheat was coming in from the United States and being milled in On- tario, and possibly some was being exported, he said. These importa- tions were corning in under the law as it stands at present. "1 may admit, however, that the situation is giving some concern to the Government, but at the mo- ment I can only say that it is re- ceiving consideration," the Minis- ter said. Conservative Leader Manion drew the Government's attention to the cjuestioa when he reported Ontario farmers finding it impos- sible to sell their wheat through usual channels because 600,000 bushels of "subsidized American. wheat" had been brought into On- tario for use by certain Ontario flour mills. Dog Days Leaving his dog locked in the car one day last week, Bob Keith, of Disney, Okla., went about his business. The dog brushed against the emergency brake and released it; the car coasted down an in- cline, finally smashing into a store. Customers broke down the store door in their rush for free- dom—and the dog bit the work- man who released him. Dwarf Fruit Trees Growing. In Favor Claiming Important Places In Smaller Orchards of States Dwarf vurletles of fruit trees are Claiming an important place in the Smaller orchards of New York state, Prof. II, B. 'Lukes, Ph,D., head of the Geneva, N.Y., experi- mental station, told a gathering of fruit men in the armories. Strath- roy, Ont., last week. Prof, Tukey was the principal speaker at the annual dinner of the Ii. C, Downham Nurseries of Strathroy attended by 100 firm representatives and agricultural authorities of the district. For Closer Planting The New York expert told that because of the closer planting in 'small orchards the dwarf varieties were now favored by the smaller grower. They are no longer a nov- elty but must be considered an ad- vance in fruit growing. Prof, Tukey told of the progress in fruit growing in his state where he said two Canadian originations, the McIntosh Red and the Mc- Cowen, the latter coming from the Ottawa experimental station, were the most favored varieties. ^61-o-a-er,••c e -e -o s e 4 .S 4 c -c VOICE OF THE PRESS THE MAP OF EUROPE Publishing an up-to-date atlas is as tricky as getting out a Hol- lywood fan magazine with all the stars married to the right people. —Winnipeg Tribune. ONE FOR CANADIAN YOUTH The 17 -year-old Middlesex far- mer who was the leading winner at the Middlesex Seed Fair is a pretty good answer to those who deplore the decadence of Canadi- an youth.—London Free Press. TRY BATHING BEAUTIES What with the reputation our politicians are getting these days it would be pretty hard to stir up any interest in one of those sea lr"onsters.—Hamilton Spectator. PLENTY FAST ENOUGH A speaker on traffic safety urg- es motorists to pledge themselves not to exceed 50 miles per hour. It is good advice. A mile in 72 seconds, even under perfect con- ditions, ought to be fast enough for anybody using J the public roads.—Ottawa Journal. FLAW IN DEMOCRACY One flaw in a democracy is that right after a government is elect - Toronto Boy Missing From Prague ed it wants to rest on its oars; then shortly before it is time to go to the country the government is afraid to introduce progressive legislation for fear of offending some voters._: Kitchener Record. OUR PU1RPI3ASING POWER Practically half the total num- ber of passenger automobiles sold to customers in Canada in 1988 were sold in Ontario: 47,575 out of the dominion total of 95,972, or 40.6 per cent, Just over half the entire pas- senger car registration in Canada was in Ontario: 582,212 out of 1,- 160,973, or 50.1 per Bent. Next to Ontario's 45,575 new car purchases came Quebec's 18,- 156. Next to Ontario's registra- tion of 582,212 came Quebec's 169,803. The purchase and possession of motor cars is an important indica- Seed Catalogues This is the month the postman; brings, Trudging through snow and rain and fogs, These early harbingers of Spring'si Return—the garden catalogues. Snug by the blazing hearth, 1 plan A flower -bed woven of a dream. Of larkspur and valerian And lilies bending by a stream. Though these frail seedlings may, not bloom In bright profusion, what 1 see Prefigured in this lamp -lit room 7s none the less reality. Nor frost nor winter storms shall pale This pledge of April's counterpart Nor all the winds of heaven assail A garden planted in the heart! tion of the purchasing power o Ontario's people.—Toronto Star! Weekly. THIS CURIOUS WORLD B e1•guls nm --------.--1 (`tom` .•., jJ: • . _ _ _ . . „ , e "" '° ___ __ ___,. _ _ 7., - - = - - - -- - "" -7____---'--___-___-71,,.7.-1,1/4:427-- - -704 4 T------ - .: ::-:'-t.-7= "- - -.'.---....--,,:i.:1- - FROM "THE TOPS OF FUJ/ ',AMA AND MOCJl4li"e'Ai{°v`/'E'6 . WERE' EXCHANGED BY THE NATIONAL PARK' SER.VICES OF' JAPAN AND 11-1E UNITED; STATES, AS A. C,OOD WILL. GES:13R„E' BG'iVVEEN THE TWO COLlNTRjF•. r�.�pt,gyp e,�, �IC LA� 4/ �ON :AN E3,E MADE F CN, CELLULOID AND CANADIAN BALSAM gaUT NEITI.1El12 OF -I-i-$ESE enBST0.,`` tES WILL_ taY AS WILL, AMBBER. .49 w COPA SD:7 BY NEA SERVICE inc. \\\\ . !I /// } .ry SPS RROWS /'MAKE UP) ONE-SEVENTH OF ALL THE SIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, THE English sparrow is the only true sparrow in this country, s l others being • Sinebes. Some of the•niore common of the great list of names among our so-called sparrows include the vespea,c 'acing, chipping, free, field, fox, white -throated, lark, savannah., swamp and white crowned. NEXT: Wha11 animal hsc the most vatuabie fur? LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Newel;! ctig YoUrl e.0 fa MP 5°Y t'lq5 of clog GooD FM -% CANT C16ARS il1I litliitiai Fears are felt for the safety of Gordon Skilling, Toronto -born ra- dio commentator for the Czech government in Prague. Mr. Skil- ling presented the case for the Czech government over the air during the Munich crisis and has not bean heard from since Hitler's forces moved into Prague. Anx- iety has also been expressed for the safety of his wife. WONDERLAND OF OZ By L. Frank Baum "Oh, this is lots of fun:" Dorothy ex- claltned. "Let's find the rest of hint and get him ally,together." "What's the rest or him like?" asked the 'Wizard. "Ilene aro some pleces of blue legs and green arms, but I don't ],now whether they are his or not." "Look for a white shirt and a white apron," said the head, which had been ptlt together, speaking in a rather faint voice. "1 aux the cook," "Oh, thank you," said ]Dorothy. "It's lucky we started you first, for 1 nm hungry and you can be cooking something for us to eat while rye match the other folks to- gether." it was not very difficult that they had a hint as to how the main was dressed to find the outer pieces be. longing to him, and now they all worked on the Book tryilig piece after piece to see if it would . fit. They finally had him set Up complete. When he was finished, the cook bowed low before them and said: "I will go to the kitchen now and prepare your din- ner. l"o tt will find i hard to et all the e t; Puddles together, so I advise you to begin on the Lord High Chigglewitz, whose name is !Carry. Ire's a fat man dressed in a bin0 coat, a pink vest and brown hreer.hes. As ho is the chief personage in this town of Puddlecurnjlg, he will be able to assist you with the others." "We will," said the Wizard. "Thank yell fax the suggestion," Aunt Dm was the first todiscover a piece or the Chiggie. tvitz. y chis matching folks together seems fpolish ton e she said, r but we may as well ;et rid of some of this ruh- bish" They worked eagerly and Militia's ;harp eyes proved a great help to ,them, as she could put her head close to the various pieces that lay around. go before long old Larry was standing before Onui complete. 5 t