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Zurich Herald, 1933-05-04, Page 69l^ w:.. Press 'ice " ° k Canada, The Empire and The World at Large �., CANADA Crumbs In the Bed. The news is priuted as a sort of joke) eaat a man in Chicago biffed his wife because she would insist on eat- ing cookies in bed. It served her right and I am glad there has arisen a man with et) much courage. There Is noth ing worse in the whole realm of do- mestic tragedies than cake crumbs in the bed, They get everywhere and there is no known force that will grind them So small that they do not tickle, If I were on a jury trying a person for rnurdet I would acquit him if he had been led to that drastic course by cake crumbs: Vancouver Province. Middle Age. Middle age is that period when a Man clips items about great men who did their best work after G0.—King- ston Whig Standard. Fewer Services. In proportion to population, there were fewer divorces in Canada during the past decade than during the ten years prior to 1931. In ten years the number of divorces in Prince Edward Island decreased from 47 to 28, from 427 to 308 in Nova Scotia, from 2,504 to 2;086 in Ontario, and from 1,361 to 750 in the Province of Quebec. There was an increase of 22 in the same period in New Brunswick, 147 in Man- itoba, 97 in Saskatchewan, 312 in Al- berta, and 642 in British Columbia. 'there is some satisfaction for us in the knowledge that, whilst in other countries, particularly in the United States, the bonds of matrimony are becoming more fragile year after year, In the central provinces of Canada, and generally in the Maritimes, they are becoming more indissoluble with the passing of time.—La Petrie, Mont- real Why It Is "SHE" Why is the locomotive called she? A road foreman of locomotives em- ployed on a Canadian system believes he has the answer. He says: "There are many reasons. For instance, they wear jackets with yokes, pins, shields 1 and stays. They have aprons and', laps, too. Not only do they have shoes, they sport pumps and even hose, while' they drag trains behind them. They also attract attention; with puffs and mufflers and sometimes they foam and refuse to work. At such times they need to be switched. They need Buil- ding and they require a man to feed them. They all smoke, but most char- A.cteristic of all is that they are much steadier when they are hooked up,"— Fredericton Gleaner, Not Afraid of Pirates. "Teddy" Rosevelt faced the indus- trial pirates of his day as fearlessly as the present Roosevelt seems to be facing the financial pirates of his day. "Teddy" Roosevelt will be known to the generations as the man who broke the idols; he was the one American statesman to :stand up against the bullying of the big business of his day. Franklin D. Roosevelt has al- ready shown himself willing to stand up against the bullying of the big busi- ness of his day.—Calgary Albertan. • not realized what was happening un- fit General flertzog made his spectac- ular response to General Smuts's mov- ing appeal. Now each can see for himself how few real bones of conten- tion were left.—Cape Argus, New Zealand Exports. The effects of the depression upon New Zealand have been to some ex- tent modified by the success. of ef- forts to counterbalance falling prices by increasing production. While other countries have been afflicted by rapid contraction of their export trade, in volume as well as in value, New Zealand bas steadily increased the volume of her exports. In 1928 ex- ports were 12 per cent. greater than in 1926; the official estimates for 1931 show an increase of 20 per cent. in five years, and the volume must have been again substantially greater in 1932, for, in spite of a muck lower range of prices, the total value was larger than in 1931—Auklaud Weekly News. The U.S.A. and World Peace. If the United States continues to co-operate with the other nations of the world as she has done in the past year—and still more If some plan can be devised for immediate consul- tation in the event of a breach of the peace—an aggressor will know in ad- •, vance on which side the passive or' even perhaps the active influence of the United States will be thrown. Af- ter -the experience of the Great War, no country is likely to underrate this. —Sir Walter Layton in The News - Chronicle. Japan's Welt Politik. It is impossible to coerce Japan at this moment. The interests and possessions of the other Powers in the Far East are at her mercy. She can occupy Shanghai and Capture Hong Kong before an attempt can be made to redress the balance of power in Far Eastern waters. The Washington treaties make it almost impossible to fight across the ocean. Doubtless, if the Great Powers were to devote all their energies to the task and organ- ize their naval and aerial power with the sole object of overcoming Japan- ese resistance, in time this could be done. But is it impossible to contem- plate ontemplate Britain .and the United States devoting all their energies to such a course with the world in the condi- tion iu which it is today? Obviously, at the moment Japan is In a position' to carry through her program with- out molestation from outside. Prof. C. K. Webster in The Contemporary Review (Loudon). THE UNITED STATES Sank Casualties, A New York banker eame into court on a stretcher. It may be ne- cessary to work up something in a twin bed type, with one for the de- positor.—Detroit News. Hard to Reconcile. Hitler has tremendous power in Ger- many, and yet he is pictured as wear- ing one of those little moustaches. It does not look much larger than a tooth brush. It is hard to reconcile such a mous- tache with a mighty man. We have been accustomed in the past to see- ing mighty men wearing big mous- taches. Hindenburg, for instance, is a big man with a mighty moustache. It helps to make him look mightier. Perhaps we have under -estimated 1 the small moustache. Hitler has one just like a straight up and down black' mark under his nose, We may come to see in it a token of power in time, but it is not going to be easry.—Strat- ford Beacon -Herald. Deep Secret, Greta Garbo is on her way back to the States amid great secrecy. Nobody will be permitted to learn of her ar- rival except the newspaper camera- men. reporters and millions of ordin- ary folk.—Halifax Herald. Telephone Records. Berlin business men may be able to ask their secretaries to extract last week's telephone conversation from the files just as readily as they now ask for a copy of a letter or memor- andum. Lifting to his ear a telephone device which is only slightly larger than the standard "French phone," the speaker will proceed in the usual inan- ner. But through an extra eord lead- ing to an electric recording apparatus, both parts of the conversation will be transcribed upon a phonograph reo- arcl.- Tddmonton Journal. THE EMPIRE Bonne Entente in S. Africa, Those in close touch with Parlia- ment have known for some years that the old barriers were crumbling. The delegation to Ottawa illustrated in notable fashion how the parties. had learned to work together in amity when occasion required. But the coun- - kirk as a whole, not uttnaturall)y, had Both Waiting. Possibly the reason Prosperity has remained so long around the corner is because we, also, have been play- ing a waiting game, -Christian Sci- ence Monitor. Heavy Freighter Again in Service .Largest fr•ei,ghicr under the American flag, again placed in ser- vice, After being tied up for several months, the Lewis Luckenbach, 14,000 tons, steamed from Seattle with a full cargo of lumber for the east. How Could He Forget? Persons rescued from drowning or other threatening sudden death, some- times have reported that forgotten events of their past life had recurred to them in rapid succession. Some say they reviewed their whole history from boyhood on in the few seconds that preceded unconsciousness. Oth- ers merely experienced flashbacks to incidents long burled in the subcon- scious mind. This phenomenon served Dike Kop- tokel a good turn when he jumped in- to the Ohio River at Pittsburg with the intention of Committing suicide. Mike, like many others before him, began to remember as he went down. On of the things that came to his mind was the fact that ha.put $68 into a bank live years ago. The recollec- tion altered his resolve to die. He struggled to the surface and swam to shore as fast as he would. Life was again worth living. This story will not seem as strange to bankers as to other• people. Bank- ers know that hundreds of people de- posit sums and forget about them. Every time the affairs of a bank are wound up scores of people receive money from accounts they didn't know they had.—Detroit Free Press. Race Fans and Bookrnakers Protest High Fee to Latter When bookmakers at dog race tracks near London went on strike re- cently things were all mixed. The race promoters had increased their charg- es to the "bookies." At Oatford track the strikers paid their admission and watched the racing. Some of them made bets on the tote, but they turn- ed a deaf ear to all clients who wish- ed to do business. The result was that the race fol- lowers tried to make bete on the tote, and the machine was unable to cope with the sudden rush. Many would- be backers were unable to make bets, and at times a massed crowd surroun- ded the macines. Loud protests were made and many spectators angrily de- manded the return of their entrance money. They were given tickets to admit them to a future meeting, but even this did not satisfy them, and when racing ended they joined the bookmakers in a noisy protest meet- ing. Chilean Railroads Profit By Heavy Tourist Traffic Santiago, Chile. ---Railroad officials estimate that Chile's lines netted $180,000 a month more this summer than last, due to the extraordinary.) heavy tourist traffic. Nearly 20,000 tourists visited Chile, spending $6,000,000 and, in addition, there was considerable travel by Chile earns. Trains to the southern lakes dis- trict were jammed every day of the season, and hotels were so swamped that, sometimes four to six people in a party could get only one room, On the Valparaiso -Santiago line, the numbet of trains was doubled, and still extra cars had to be added, Thousands of Argentines came in by train and automobile and the shone towns did a big business. Celts . to Meet in Brest Brest.—This former base of the A.E,F. will 'become a little Geneva next Summer, when the Celtic League of Nations assembles in Brest for its organization meeting which takes place next July. Previous meetings have been held in Cardiff, Wales; in Dublin, Ireland, and on the Isle of Man, and these three provinces of the "Celtic fatherland" will send delegates to Brest, also Scot- land and Brittany. The aim of the meeting is to or- ganize a "Celtic International," the purpose being to revive Celtic culture, to resurrect Celtic ceremonies, legends and folklore. The Celts of America, whether they trace their ancestry through Brittany or parts of the Brit- ish Empire, will be invited to attend. The official language will be Breton, which, it is stated, can be understood by persons who ave acquired Gaelic. Men Transported to Radium Fields by Plane' Edmonton, Alta,—All available air- craft in this part of the Dominion is in operation transporting prospectors and mining parties to the Great Bear Lake radium 'nelds in the Northwest Terri- tories many hundreds of miles beyond the railway, in preparation for the year's work. Fifteen laden airplanes equipped for landing on the ice and snow have left Edmonton recently and this extraordinary activity is neces- sary to transport all miners and min- ing supplies into the mineal field be- fore the spring break-up. During the winter months the air- planes are equipped wth skiis to alight on the ice of Great Bear Lake and from now until the middle of June when the ice leaves the smaller bays allowing the planes equipped with pon- toons ontoons to alight on the open water, the ice traffic is suspended. It is expected that 1500 men will be working the rich radium and silver veins before the season is very far advanced. Three Major Powers On Gold Standard New York.—United States suspen- sion of the gold standard leaves but three major world powers and four of lesser inmportaece, as gauged by foreign trade, . eerr,aining• on , n un- restriced gold basis. Canada prohibits export of gold except by Governanentbal license. France, Germany and Stale are the larger countries which have stayed on the gold standard, although Germany for a time took action similar to Can- ada in restricting gold' exports. Along- side the three major powers .i the gold besis stand Belgium, Poland, Switzer- land and the Netherlands. HAVANA ELECTRIFYING CAPITAL The Cuban government is electrify, ing the dome of the Capital at Hav- ana to keep off buzzards.—The Path- finder. Safe and Unsafe Places During Thunder Storm Now that the beginning of the lightning season is near, the question of safe wed unsafe places' during thunderstorms is in order. The fallowing hints on the subject• were supplied by Dr. Humphreys, of the US. Wea:;her Bureau, for the in- formation of Boy Scouts, but they are just as valuable to other people, Charles Fitzhugh Talman's Science Service feature, Why the Weather? (Washington) quotes the following: "During a thunder -storm it is dan- ge'rous to be close beside a wire fence. In this position one niay be killed or, at least, hurt if the fence is struck anywhere along its entire course. "It is also dangerous to take shelter during athunder-storm under a tall tree, or, indeed, a tree of any kind if it is out in the open, and all the more so if it is at or near the top of hill. "It is advisable to keep away from the top of a hill during a thunder- storm, even if some distance from trees. "If Scouts on a hike should happen to be inside a cave during a thunder- storm they would be absolutely safe from the lightning. Another perfect- ly safe place to be is inside a frame structure of steel, or • an all -metal .building of any kind. • One is tolerably safe also at or near the bottom of a deep .narrow ravine or canyon. Prop- erly installed lightning rods make a house fairly safe during electrical storms and, as a rule, one is safer in a hone even if it. has no rods at all, than one is likely to be outdoors. It is best indoors to keep away from stoves, fireplaces, and walls." Wet and Dry Years in the West A study of the meteorological rec- ords for 48 years at Medicine Hat, which is the central point of the short grass plains, or so-called dry area, indicates that the driest year on rec- ord was 1886, and 1927 the wettest, Dry years occurred previous to 1900 and have happened periodically ever since. Information already obtained by the Dominion Range Experimental Station ,at Manyberris, Alberta, where ivestigations have been planned to study the effect of climatic changes from year to year, shows the absolute necessity of making provision for dry years. by controlled grazing and the development of a permanent water supply. Seed Buyers' Protection Farmers who buy seed from their neighbors should protect themselves by asking to be shown the grade cer- tificate issued on the seed by the in- spector of the Dominion Seed Branch. If the certificate is marked "Rejected" the sale is illegal and the use of the seed full of dangerous possibilities. The Seeds Act of Canada was enacted to check the menace of dirty seed and it applies• to everybody without ex- ception who sells seed. 2s Doors from Russia London, Eng. — Ready-made doors were imported from Russia, bora August, 1932, to January, 1933, at prices averaging approximately from 2.4s to 3.5s each, stated Mr, Runciman in Parliament recently. He added that he was not in a posi- tion to make any statement as to the possibility of obtaining powers to pre- vent competition of this kind similar to the powers conferred as a result of the Ottawa agreement. Scots Firm Aids Needy • Dundee, Scot.—With .a view to re - )i ening the poor of this city a coal merchant offered to supply 80 fang Kies with 2' 4 cots. of coal free during an :Lbw:many severe spell of cold weather. The Dundee Public Assist- ance Committee furnished the names of • 80 families to whom the donation would be beneficial. President's Plan May Employ 250,000 Men li i'r•eeiderit Roosevelt's reforestation scheme w orks out, 250,000 men will -once• mare be on a weekly pr -roll. There 2,re 1,800 ceernits at Fort Slocum, N.It., eating regularly. rtalna Training Like Athletes For U.S. Flight "Chinese Wall" Surrounds 100 Aviators at Orbetella and Routine is Severe Or'betello, Italy, ---A life midway be tween that of a monk and that of s faddist is followed by 100 aviators it training here for General Italo Bat bo's group flights with twenty -foul seaplanes to Chicago late in May. Under "Abbot" General Aldo Pelle grini their activities are carefully su pervised for 24 hours a day so that when the moment comes for Genera Balbo to signal "Contact," every one— man and machine—will be in the fin est condition. The flyers are protected here be what one Italian writer called a "Chi• nese wall." It is extremely difficult tc penetrate the wall to see them. The) are kept away from every pre-occupa. tion. Officers say that if any aviator experiences any mental distraction be fore the flight begins he will be left behind, The pilots of the Atlantic squad) ron are all, at least officially, bache lors. One of them, it so happened re cently, had a wife who presented her self at the airport and asked to speak with him. Receiving a refusal, she telephoned the chief of staff of the Air Ministry in Rome, The. chief of staff replied: "All the,;;'p 1bts'.of the Atlantic squadron are bachelors." The indignant wife next presented herself to Air Minister Balbo himself with'•ali documents proving the legitimacy of her ,marriage. The aviators eat at a training table similar to that of a college football team. Their regime is prevalently ve getarian. The program of the long-distance flying ,school here is complex. The pilots, in addition to theoretical in struction fn mathematics, physics, aerodynamics and mechanics, have to make themselves masters, through de. velopmeuts of flying, such aa taking off and landing with heavy loads and in various conditions of sea and air, night fly ing, ' navigation on the radip beam and blind flying. New Zealand Trade Showing Improvement A report on the finance, trade and industries of New Zealand during 1932, •.tor which we are indebted to Mr. J. W, Collins, New Zealand trade and tourist commissioner in. Canada, shows a favorable banking position and a substantially favorable balance of trade. Economic relationships within the country are still to some extent unbalanced and the readjustment that have taken place have not been sufficient in all cases. But, say the report, "the_energies of the people of New Zealand and theirproductive ca- pacity have not been destroyed by the depression, and their wants have not diminished. Production, indeed, in several directions has shown a steady increase throughout the period of the depression." - That is the kind of talk we like to hear! The distant South- era outhera Dominion is sound at heart, and we expect it to ride on the top of the wave when the business of the world revives.—Toronto Mail and Env pire. Brazil- to Spend 54 Million Modernizing Her Defense Rio De Janeiro.—An •arms n odern- ization program for Brazil, gased upon a five-year sehedule for the army and a twelve-year plan for the navy, has been started by the pro- visional 'government. The army is to spend $21,000,000 and the navy $33,- 500,000. The navy's program got under way when Admiral Protogens Guimaraes, Minister of Marine, signed a contract with a • British firm• for construction of a school ship and bloke ground foe a new ministry building. All toldi twenty-four small vessels, with a total tonnage of 35,000 are to be built. Brazil, once the orld's fourth nava/ power, now ranks below Argentina and Chile in South America, Its pres. exit -fleet averages twenty years age s vessel. The principal cost of the army plan will be for new artillery and in motor- izing the service. High Speed Planes Tested For Berlin'+London Run Berlin—The Luft -Hansa, German air transport operators,' have placed in preliminary test service- a small Heinkel high-speed commeeial plane with a top speed of 225 _miles an hour. Cruising at 200 miles an hour the plane would make Berlin -London sche- dules of 3% hours possible. It car- ries two pilots and five passengers. Carrying freight, the plane is to be testes) orr South European air lines, A Press -Button Toy London,- Eng, — Human commands are obeyed by a new British toy elec- tric' dumping truck only five inches Mee it will haul 10 lbs. of sand, back it up, dump t, straighten out, and.return for another load. All this is done by pressing, a but- ton ubton on a transformer which is attach- ed to the truck by a 20 -foot cord. Steering, acceleration, reversing and tilting operate according to the speed at whioh the button le pressed.