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Flesherton Advance, 13 Oct 1937, p. 2

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\ VOICE CANADA THO ISMI'IRE' THKWORID AT LARCil: of the CANADA On the Scent 1I:;!( a tun' (if onions wev" stolon from 11 finin near Ctuli'i icli. Surely tho police will soon flc'.i up tlio scont. â€" London Vrco. Tross. Sound Philosophy Wdii'.im aic I 111' Irup philosophers. A woman savi's hor pridi; by lookiuR at hor pood points Jind fnrKi^tting tlic Others.â€" Vicloria Times. Haven't Got The Cash Mr. .'iiillU'n.v \-'a\<u seems to have made n Iwo-base hit at least when he Stated at Geneva that the trouble with countries (like Germany and Italy) which v^â- anted raw materials Is that they haven't the money to pay for them. Even colonies" like to get some cash.- Sault Ste. Marie Star. Lost "Face" In Nanking It i.s a unions ihouRlit that, though for years many people in the United States have considered Japan as a potential enemy, while most persons in the Hrltish Empire have considered Japan as an active friend, when the trisis arrives, the Americans go, and the nriiish stay. As a result of this fact British prestige will bo greater In the Orient (among Chinese and Japanese alike) than that of the Unlt- ei] States. Hamilton Spectator. Life Goes On The piiblie \iew of the daily news ie always om of jierspective. Shang- hai peo|)le are going to tho movies. The Ml diierranean is span«led with the while sails of pleasure craft. Tho taverns of Madiid are ringing with laugher. Andâ€" even â€" in .Mbertu men aod women rise in the morning and go abuiit tlK-ir (asks and harvest trops a.iil love and listen to music and â€"write Miintls; the mountain streams still mm miir as they move among the pebbles, and the sun still sets in red and goM; neither has the prairie lark forgotten his song. ICxtraordliiary. Isn't it? â€" ("n'PHv Alberta (Social Credit •. Render.ins: a Rea! Service Mark ueil ilii.' I -ii f pi.'ss (Ic.'jiimIiIi, Just ov( 1 I'le v.ln ; from B'lh'villi', Ontario '•Kifle.n l)iishels of !ilf:ilfa seed from three loads of hay Is the record sei by .loel Miirray, Iliilier far- mer." .V' t i: I!-":' triiinip:i in war or diplomacy, to l„. .suic; not a great rec- ord in ii.ort; not one of those achieve- mcnls that maki- (he Ironi pagesâ€" but a 11 I i.rd. ii'verlhele.;?, and of far more impoi I I'lei- In maul ind than all the bills!, f aiiil .salii;' rattling bat sfi- round tb<> ua.v.-i of "v. :ii lords" today. A new ! .v.'.ii 111 ir. bridge; n new ser- vice at I'linis: a baseiiall iiennaiit â- wen. or a i'ouiIkiII kiil:ed so far. A picture I'l take ili' critics by s;torni . . . All these flings ''go over big." lint that man who has Jii^t made two blades III grass grow where only one grew befor" Is deserviui; of mole prai:;e - I' '''ln- llera'd. The We. tKa» Faith There i- .irpareiiHy no limit to op- timism of i!:i' pei.ii!-' of Western Pan- ada. Thi y (I , ii'jt appear to be dis- couraged a tier eight seasons of drought lliiil have afflirlod areas in the I'm (lie I'rovinces comprising abort 12.iiMit.Ono acres. In a recent Speech b< lore the f^anadian riiainber of (Jomm ice lunebc^on at Regina, the Hon. J. G. (lanliiicr. Federal .Minister Of Agrieiiltine, said: ''Tliere is no hotter ne.xt year lOiiitry in the world than \Vt:iterii Canadii,'' in that brief sentence the Minister of .\)niciiltiire epitomized thij opinion of Western Canada. One wonders sometimes Whether there is something in the big Open spaces of tho I'rairle Provinces that develops this spirit. It is (|Ues- tionable if tho citizens of Eastern Canada would stand np as well under repeated discouragements as their Western compatriots have. â€" Brant- ford Kxpositor. Hunters â€" Stop, Look! If ail who lake ple;isure in hunting would remember four littlu words - Stop! I-ook! Make sure! â€" there Would bo none of ihcso hunting fatal Itles which disgrace tho newspapers of liritish Columbia every tiim^ the hunting season comes nroiiiid. Tbc^re Is not one of these accidents but could have been prevented. In every case human carelessness is the prime cause of a hniiter being killed, maimed or Injured to somo degree or other. The prevention Is simple. It re- oulrcs only that those carrying lethal weapons should always remember to STOP. LOOK and MAKE SURE. Don't walk behind a companion 2'lth a cocked gun pointing toward Im; don't grab a gun by the muzzle 4nd pull it toward you whun getting out of a ear, boat, or vshen crawling under a fence; don't guess, be sure It is not a human being at which you are shooting, and don't forget to un- load your gun.â€" Kamloops Sentinel, THE EMPIRE British Subjects 'ilio constitutional report of the Iin- [le^ial Conference, published recently, finally scotches (he rumors and fears that tho common status of tho citizens of tho Hriliah Kmpiro could and would be altered and the title of "British subject" channeil. Not even in fact ilid South African delegates propose a iiiodificallon of tho status. As for defining nationality within each Do- minion, quite another point, the sug- "estion that legislation was necessary everywhere has found no support, and the matter Is left for future consulta- tion. Let us hope the whole thing will be dropped. Meanwhile, (he main fact is that all South Africans remain British subjects, not in the sense of subjects to Britain but as subjects to the King.â€" Capetown Argus. Training the Unemployed In Great Britain tho government has achieved a good deal by fostering training and in.structionul courses, chiefly attended by the younger un- employed. These cater for three classes of menâ€" those who have never learn»!d a trade are given a modicum of Hkill ensuring in almost all cases their permanent engagement; tlioso who find their skill unsought are fitted for other trades where labour is in de- mand; those who have lost manual dexterity, or general physical condi- tion, or the habit of work, owing to prolonged Idleness, aro given the op- nortunity to tone up eyes, muscles and hands. The first two classes go to tho tiaiiiiiig centres for si.t months and the third (n Instriietional courses for three* nioiillis. Kiieh a scheme iiiii;hl well be adopted here. On the one hand there are the tens of thousands of unemployed; on (ho odier many op- porl unities for (iiialificMl men. Well or- ganized (raining cenlres could do miieti to bring labour supply iiiul de- mand together. â€" Auckland (.N.Z.) .News. X-Ray Martyr Again Sacrifices Prof. Charles Vaillant, of Paris, Untlergoca 14lh Operation I'mlessor Charles Vaillant. called the X-ray martyr, last week .inclc'r- went his fourteenth operation, a stoiiiacli incision, made nc'cessary liy liis voluntary exposure to X-rays 'luring hs life-Intig radium rescar.h work. 'i'lie rays continue corioilin;,' the issues, and during the la.st 2.") years Prof. Vaillant, whose name incident- ally is the French for courageous, l.as had both arms aminilated hit by hit in V) operations. Kavs Attack His hody Now the rays luive iiltacked hi; : c) ly for the first time. Hut Prof. Vaillant, who has luen lodged at the n.ition's expense among the war- mutilated heroes and invalids, is un- disinayed. lie declared after last week's suc- cessful operation that he thought liis was no reniarr.alile sacrific'e to Kcicnct. Prof. Vailiant, v/lio has re.tived (he ilecoralii;n8 of llie Legion of Hon- or, the Carnegie Hero Medal and the (iold Medal of the City of Paris for his work, is ti.") years old. Tho previous operations he underwent, which consisted of the proj^rressivo amputations of Iwth arms, took place previous to 192.3. The last of these, on December 3rd, 1!)22, was the sev- erance of his right arnv. The amputations started at tlio fiiifTers of the lef( hand. Dr.s. Infroit and F.,cray> other French X-ray pioneers who received the Carnegie medals in 1921, died a few months later of cancer infections caused by the research work. Cost of Living Still Clrmbisig Weekly Budget of Average Cana- dian Family For Food, Shelter Rises to $17.48. The cost of living mounts. Figures is.sued from Ottawa by tho Labor Department show the weekly binlget of the average (iianadian family for food and shelter rose to $17.18 in August from $17-24 in July and $l(i.- 72 in August, 1936. Tho index has been risfnft steadily from 1934. In August of that year it was $15.92. In the boom year of l'.)2!» it \\:ui up to $21.90 which was sfili below the postwar peak of $21!.- liO in IU'20. The food liiidKot has climbed to $8.80 from $8.17 in (ho past year and the weekly rent average for a nioilern city house of six rooms has increased to $5.87 from $5.71. Fuel and light costs receded, however, to $a.77 from $8.80. E.B.C. Broadcast Daily For Canada Tivo-Hour Program to be Trans- mitted by Short-Wave The Briti.sh Broadcasting t'orpora- tion and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation have announced an ar- rangement elTective October 4th, whereby a BBC direct short-wave be: m to Canada will be transmitted for two hours daily, from 7 p.m., to 9 p.m.. G.M.T. (2 p.m. to 4 p.m. E.S.T.) Of this CBC at Ottawa intend to rebroadcast over a national hoo!;-up at least an hour's selection of the best material. Governor Alan Plaunt of CBC con- cluded the negotiations hero and ex- pressed gratification at tho generos- ity of Sir John Reith, BBC director- general, and BBC empire officers who have extended the service without a charge and intend to provide the most interesting programs for Canadian consumption. Canada May Reciprocate It is held possible Canada eventu- ally will construct a 50 - kilowatt short-wave station and perhaps re- turn the courtesy of BBC with Can- adian programs. *^Literary Edition" Of Bible Issued Scriptures Presented In Luminous Form â€" Spelling Modernizcu The jealously guarded privilege of the King's Printers and tho Univer- sity Presse's of Oxford and Cam- bridge to print the authorized ver- sion of the Bible has been relaxed for tho production of a "literary edi- tion." The new edition, called "The Bible, Designed to be Read as Literature,'' is aimed at presenting the Scriptures is a luminous, compact and fitting a form as possible. J^ A few portions have been omitted, including the Book of Chronicles, and parLs of the Apochrypha as well as genealogies. Spelling and punctua- tion have been modernized. In an introductory essay, Laurence Binyon declares that, "though the Bible represents one of the greatest literatures of the world, it has for centuries been studied apart from its literary form and value; the way in which it is printed testified to this ditference." Many Famous People Victims of Hobb Kings, Presidents, Movie Stars Are All Bitten â€" True Disciples Search Globe For Prizes. The hobby bug Is no resiieetor of persons. It bites with etiual vlcious- ne:;s the rich and tho poor, the great and the lowly, and one might almost say the satio and the others. President Roosevelt's stamp collec- tion is known to be one of the best in the llnitod States. Ife's been at it fiinco he wa.-! 17 years old. and many a one-senteneo dispadh from Washing- Ion has been to this effecl: "The President spent last evening with his stamp collection.'' King Cleorge VI Is continuing the .itamp collection begun by his father, which is one of tho greatest In the world, and worth literally millions of dollars. He has ,i i)hilatelic secretary u iio does nodiini; but take care of the ( ileetioii. which has grown 'way be- yor'd a mere hol'hy and liecoin.' a fiill- lin- ' Job. Artists Succumb Eeasily I'll lliose are orlliodox hobbles bob- bies. Many peonle of proinience have; been drawn to lesslraversed bypaths. I'enpp. ill iP|, arts s(>em to be par- liiiihrly acltlicird to hobbies. and many carry thini to what would seem to an outsider eonsiderable extremes. I.iicrezia liori ecdlected historic tans, Uolaiid Voiiiig has a hoeseful of cities of all kinds. David llelasco bad a Napoleonic complex, paying any amoiiiK for old boo(s or hats of (hc^ former die(a(or. Fanny llursi eollecls altiiis and religious furniture from all over the world, and associated with all l.imis of r''lli,'i()iis. l{ii,ly Vail,.,, has a bad case of amateur movie Kcli. and Toscha Seidel. the violinist. Is a spare- (ime bacteriologist. Lionel Rarryniore's work as an etc-her and painter might have won him considerable fame if he had never acted at all- and there is a rumor (hat Itupert Hughes, (ho novelist. Is a siring saver, .\lbert Payson Terhuno bred and kept dogs as a hobby for yearn before they became hi.? rn"al- (icke(. flKered (hrouch his (ypev.ri("r. Collector Aids Science OM'.erwIse practical and materialis- tic business men have .shown no im- imiiiity, oven those who have been able to collect ?.'.00.000 Old Masters and give (hem to tho govern-.ient. The late Nath.aniel Kcthscbild. head of (he Kuropean banking family, col- lected fleas, thoi gh on a severely scieiitKic basis. He ransacked the world for all types, .nnd oven sent an expedition into (he Arcdc to get speci- mens of a fieri (hat annoys certain kinds of Arctic seals. When he pre- seiidd (he whole collectiou to the Hiilish Museum, that august insiitii- tion was delighted. Of coiirsi fleas are iii;lorious disease carriers, and the more known about them the be(- (er. so Uothscbild's hobby was not as silly as It souiuls. Henry Ford's weakness for aiiMciues got the better of bim (o such an ex- tent that he had to build a separate village to hold them, ailjoiniii'; his iioiiKwaiid |ilan( at Dearborn. Many hobbies have become so ab- sorbing as to lead their riders to be- come actual authoriHes In their (ields, and sometimes they bavc> led diroctly into a gooil livin.g. /< Associated Screen X 'ws GO!.F MASTERS MEET ON HISTORIC GROUND Fan.ed Churt-h, Harbor ?''d High- way of Upper Canada Scene of Lirks Cattle. V.y Ml!. ITKl'Top CIIAKLKSWOIITH Haul by the site of this year's ba((Io for (he .Sinigiain Oold Cap. emblem of (he Canadhui Open golf (i(le. sl.inds (he chureliyarcl and redory of St. .lohn's, York Mills, mie of tho oldest Anglican Churehea in Canada. In the ehuichyard arc graves which date back to the first decade of the lOlIi Century. .Some idea of the? antiiiuily of the edillce, which stands on a hill over- looking a large stretch of couiiti y, may be uleanecl from tho fact (hat tin- largesi .\iiglieiiii church in Toroiilo (oday. S(. Paul'., llloor SIreet. was or igliially eHtahltshcd as a mission cf S(. .lohn's, which lies ahoii; live niiica north iif it as (he crow flli'.s. Whn( i.T now the Ci(y of Toronto did not e :â-  tend more than a mile back from lii Bay, and at tho time mentioned, only ill m lands with a few crnssioad set- Cei" ''Its lay between (l:o parent chill ill and its ofisining. Part cf Oldest Highway Tb" groiiiul wlu-re S(. Andrev. '.; course is rlliia(ed Is liisli I'ic for an- 1 iher reason. The old road on which it faces, now merely a by-way, was I nee part of tho oldest highway north of Toronta, laid out under ori'ers of I'd ., ii'.or Sinicoe. Th â-  original Vonpe Strort. p!:. lined to (.miieit Lake On- (ari) with Lake Simeoe, and (he hin- Leilnnd (o tho north, detonrod along till' lil'Is to avoid the deeper valleys, iiiid this by-v.ay is on", of the original detnuri'. .\ no! her fact of uninue interest Is Hint tho old etitrch once overlooked v. bet v.a:^ an Inland harbor. Tho Don Ilivor, which I'sed ti cross Yoiigo St. ft thl.T point, v.r.3 so deep as to be r.Tvigahlj ficni Toronto Bay to (his rolr.l. Fir.: '.;•â- â€¢; t;i:!cd loals carried ear- • !k:.i for thr^'uorih which wero (r.ins . V .,1 :-> r-aoiii i;ii;l .â- sIcdpoR at Voik MHb. â- aaam %ew$ ^(^(A/^ide Commentary on the HighliKhU of the Week's News by Peter Randal I Canada Criticized Declaring that Canada lacks na- tional aim and la drifting along with- out leadership, the former editor of the London Evening Standard before leaving on (he return trip to England last week criticized the Dominion for having a wonderful future which it is not trying (o use. "It is a marvellous country," he said, "but populated by 11,000,000 people content (o drift along between Britain and the United States as markets and protectors, without any national plans of iis own, no policy to follow. You could be a great people . . . ." President Roosjevelt's Speech Relieved to be (ho most important speech he had ever delivered on world affairs. President Roosevelt's address at Chicago last week has created a groat deal of comment in countries other than his own. He spoke in ac- tuality to tho world, appealing for (ho "concerted effort" of peac(>-loving nations '(o uphold laws and principles on which alone peace can rest secure." He raised his voice against an "epi- demic of world lawlessness." against the (rouble-making powers, declaring that epidemics always call for quaran- liue. The President's suggestion for a auarantine against intcrnadonal law- lessness is looked upon as (h" strong- est and most concise offer of United States co-operation given (o Kinopoan nadoiis seeking to curb the aggression of Italy, (iermaiiy. Japan. Prs33-Gas: Bill Stopped The bills bi'fore the .Mberta Legis- lature on taxation of banks, tho Credit Act and the bill "to ensure the publi- cation of accurate news and informa- tion" were reserved by the Lieutenant- Governor to await the pleasure of the Governor-General of Canada, when they came before (he House this week. Tho Li.'utenant-Ooverner gave his assent (o el.uht other bills which bore no reladon (o (ho one disallowed by the Federal Government la .\usust. Premier Aberhart's proposal to con- trol the press of Alberta has thus gfone | by the board. Japan Indicted A conference of the nine powers who signed tho f^eague of Nations treaty guaranteeing tho territorial in- tegyty of China (China. Japan, Great Britain, (ho United States, France, It.ily. Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal) is proposed for this week to deal with the .Japanese invasion. This followed close on the declaration of the League's Sino-Japanese sub-com- mittee that Japan is guilty of vlolat- iur; tho treaty. r^^edizal Plan Attacked Claiming that medical services are not being provided the public on a sound economic basis. Dr. T. H. Leg- gett, of Ottawa, President of the Cana- dian Medical Association, calls for a thororgh overhauling of the system in Canada. At present, he said, the rxhcme Is right for the wealthy but not satisfactory for the middle class, working men and those on relief. Present Spread of War War is already here according to the Hon. Mrs. Freemantle, British author, journalist, who last week ad- dressed the Toronto Branch of the English-speaking Union. "But we can prevent spread of war by immuniza- tion." she declared, 'as we would deal with an infectious disease. The im- portant thing for us to do is to avoid infection by taking preventive medi- cine.'' TcroKto-to-Rio Flight Harry Riehman, night club sin.ger, screen star. Atlantic flyer, has an- nounced that in February next he pro- poses to beat the world non-stop flight record by hopping from Toronto to I'Jo do Janeiro, a distance of 7.500 miles. United States authoritic^s would not allow him to make the flight from there, and now he is hoping that the Dominion Government will not express similar disapproval. .♦»e>>«ca< j News In Review { Russia Buys Arms In U.S. W.VSlil.NGTO.X.â€" Soviet Russia was di.-elosed this week-end to have bou.ght more (ban If li'.ouO.clOO in arms, muni- tions and implement;! of war in the Uniteil' States during September, more than hair of which was for war ves- sels. This expenditiire was believed to have been for (be first malerials and ecinipmeiit for two battleships which the Moscow Coveinnient sou';lit some time ago to buy freni the United States. Win Little World Series COLU.MIIUS. Ohio.â€" Newark Bears, winners of the International I.ea.gue pennant by a 25'j-game margin, de- feated Columbus Ued Birds 10 to 4 for their fourth straight victory to capture the lO;!? Little World Series- four games to three. Sentenced to be Hanged MO.N'TUIO.Mj. â€" I'leacling iiinoceiico. Kxelphat Boiiolt, Sl-ycar-old ex-con- vict, was convicted by a Kiii.!;'s Bench Court jury this week of muideriiig Hyacindte Cole, wealthy Montreal landlord, whoso battered body was found July "1 last in a suburlian ,eld. Mr. Justice Wilfrid La/.ure sentenced Meiioit to liL' banged January II. Italian-Type Torpedo VALF.NCIA. The Spanish Defense Ministry has announced a torpedo "similar In typo to those carried by Italian submarines" was fouml near the spot where tho British destroyer was reported attacked aff the Spanish Mediten anean coast last week. Famous Papers Amalgasnated LO.N'DON. â€" Amalgamation of tho Morning Post. London's oldest exis(- iug dally newspaper, and (he Daily Tele,';rap!i has been annoineed. 'i'lie Morning Post published its last ccliticn iis a .separate newspaper this v.i\-k. The combined paper is pub- lished under the name of Dally Tele- ii!h and Morning Post Tiirec Prospectors Drown PUiNCK ALBiCIlT, Sask. -Conlirma- (ion (hreo prospec(or3 had drowned In May Lake. 272 miles north of Prince Albert, was received In a wireless message from Lac la Uonge, 160 miles northwest of here, this week-end. Further Search For Fliers MOSCOW.â€" Four big planes with 3fi more searchers under the coauiiind of Ivflii Chuknoftsky left Moscow this week to look for Rigismund Levaiieff- sky. lost 'Lindbergh of (ho U.S.S.R." Thoy will go to Kudolt Island via .\rehangcl. The Government accused Japan of vio!atin-.x the nine-power pact and also the nriand-Kcllogg anti-war treaty. The action was announced in a for- mal statement issued by tho State Department. It came after tho League of Nations Assembly had adopted a reijfrt of its Far Kaste:n Advisory Committee. In whicU- Japan was diH'Iared the a;;gress- or 11 a' inn. Chinere Take Offensive SH.VXCilIAl. â€" Chinese forces took the offensive in a sharp counter-at- tack, tho (en(h clay in the present battle for Shanghai. The Chinese surged from their en- (rencbment;) all along the front from (ho ruined Chapel native qrarter on the edge of the International Settle- ment north almost the whole twenty- live mils to Lotion. More Ships For Mediterranean LO.XPO.N.- The Admiralty has an- nounced that eight more of the navy's newest destroyers are duo to assemble at Portsmouth, preparatory to leaving for the Mediterranean. All are 1..175- ton craft belonging to the lifth des- troyer flotilla of the home fleet. They are mounted wi(h 4.7 inch guns and have a lop speed of ;!8 knots. Shelve Yukon Annexation OTTAWA. â€" Premier Pattullo, of Hridsh Columbia, announced this week end (he Dominion Oovernmeiit had concurred in his suggestion that ac- tion to include tho Yukon Territory within British Columbia's boundaries ho held in abeyance until considera- tion can be given tho report of tho Itoyal Commission on I>oniinion-Pro- viiieia! Uehrtioas. Robertson Remanded I.O.XDOX, Out. -Laichlin John Rob- ertson, middle-aged factory worker, accused with 70-year-old Dr. Charles ('line of murder In connection with Mary Wilkinson's death, made a brief court appearance this week, but the Crown was not ready to proceed v.ith the ease. He was remanded till a later date. Demciislration Against Japan LONDON. â€" The Government was ursed this week-end by resolution of 10.000 people to seek moans for iiitor- iiatiotial co-operation in preventing a coiitiiuiaiiee of bombing of Chinese civilians by Japanese airmen. A crowded meeting In Albert Hall adopted the resolution that expressed 'horror and condemnation of indis- eriuiiiiate attacks on non-combatunts by Japau'se forces In China."' U. S. Bi'snJj Japan WAS11I.\(!T0.\.- The United States Cdveriimeiit this weok-eni foriii.-illy liianded J.ipau as (he n.ggrcssor na- tion in tho undeclared Siuo-Japanuse war. Giant Goes to Law CHICAGO.- Ri.bort Emerson Wad- low, youthful Alton. III., giant, whose ca.To excited niediea! curiosity so much that the dirniified American Medical Journal publl.shed an article discuss- ing it. est'imatod that this scioiitiflc contribution had embarrassed him to tho trno of $150,000. The v.orld's reputedly talle-it human --he stands ei.%'lit f it si'; inches in his Stocking leet, and weighs 425 pounda I xfl^.

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