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ER oe da Ah . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: |: fi of oh CIE Norn . where a year; in TORONTO OFFICE: 402 d Building, 66 Temperance Street, Teléphone . Adetade a H D, Tressider, representative, : 0 Ask Bath FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927 EE ~ PUBLIC BEHIND SUBWAY he A The Oshawa Daily Times, believing that the present time is propitious for an earnest civic looking towards the condtruction of a in? under the Canadian National Railway's tracks on Simcoe Street South, commits itself editorially to a project that ft believes to be in thé public interest, That the public will sup- port the subway committee of the City Coun- cil in its efforts to secure co-operation from the CO, N, R, executive goes without saying. The public, moreover, will undoubtedly, he pre- pared to back up the City Council in presenting the case to the Dominion Railway Board at the 'proper time, That the Canadian National Railways will ' welcome a business-like proposition from the city regarding the subway has been intimated on several occasions, Co-operation both from that quarter and the Dominion Board of Rail- way Commissioners should be obtained without any difficulty, The C. N, RB, lines through Oshawa are part of the most important section of the whole system in Canada, It is in the Railway's best interest, as well as the city's, that the Simcoe South crossing be replaced by a modern sub- WAY, The development of South Oshawa appeals from whatever angle thoughtful citizens may consider it, Its already large population of in- dustrial workers merely serves to emphasize the fact that South Oshawa has ample room for"thousands more. At the same time, those plrendy resident there should be linked up with the city proper--not isolated by an almost pously moving wall of passenger and t traffic, Immediate development that would follow construction of a subway would bring new wealth into the city and more citizens of the very type that Oshawa needs most, Then there is Lakeview Park, the city's re- creption center in summer, and the site of a tourist camp that should be one of the most popular in the Province but for the fact that baby tourists halt in bewilderment at the C. , intersection, and wonder if it is wise to further for a site so effectively isolated. kn children, moreover, are forced to cross the tracks when going to schools, Neither the of Education nor the C, N. RB, is to blame iy 14 but the condition which exists is a challenge for remedial action, by public opinion and with a great system apparently anxious to co-oper- subway linking up South Oshawa with the gity proper can be in operation in some- thing less than a year from today. OSHAWA'S HYDRO RATE PROBLEM } paid by Oshawa Power consumers for which eyery citizen should read and oa Cement Company at Point Apne. The city and company mentioned are mow receiy- ing power for less than cost while Oshawa, to industries electricity is of vital concern, is B not only its own share but a part of 8 and what that city shovkd pay. one avould think that the Provincial Govern- now constituted will not get Oshawa any- where despite the fact that it is suffering from an unjust as well as serious disability, Mr. Conant believes. The Oshawa Daily Times sees but one side to this question of hydro rates in Oshawa--the city's side. It is evident that the rates are extremely high, It seems utterly unfair that this city should be saddled with a share of the unwise public ownership ents of other | gities in the district. It believes that Mayor Preston is to be commended for seeking to arouse public interest. But, with Ex-Mayor Conant, it is firmly of the opinion that the city has tpo much at stake in the matter to jeopardize its clear right to relief by hasty action or over-indignant protest, however justified, when a more conciliating but no less earnest effort would serve. The final, and perhaps most important, point is that Oshawa should try to obtain relief as a unit. Al minor differences of opinion should be made subject to the one high aim of Osh- awa's prosperity, THE BOARD OF WORKS Oshawa has reason, as the greatest building year in its history draws to a close, to be proud and thoroughly appreciative of that committee of the City Council known as the Board of Works, and the city engineering department with which that committee is closely associated, As evidence of the zeal which distinguishes the department, citizens need only to pass the city office building almost any night around midnight or later to see its upper street-front- ing windows brilliantly illuminated. Those windows open into the executive, drafting, and record departments of the city engineer's of- fices, "Midnight oil" is a thing of the past, but midnight service in behalf of a growing city has almost become daily routine with City Engineer Smith and his staff. Each council meeting finds the Board of Works bearing the brunt of a good deal of criticism, This street wants pavement; that avenue must have sidewalks; that district com- plains of weeds, The committee accepts it with good grace, explains with frankness, promises to do what it can, Perhaps, though, they are human like the rest of us and are inclined to say: "What's the use?" The *'use" is this: Oshawa many years from now will have reason to he grateful to the Board of Works of 1927 and the officials work- | ing under its direction, Rome wasn't and Oshawa can't be built in a day, Yet, the won- der of this year is that so much has been done towards building a small city into a great one. Without efforts such as the Board of Works and city engineer's department have put forth in preparing the way for development, Oshawa would have been unable to make the most of this year's great opportunity. In addition, it should be borne in mind that much of those efforts was handicapped by inadequatg equip- ment, and that the year's real accomplishments were due very often to one man being required to do two men's work, PITIFUL CONTRAST The law of Ontario does not allow magistrates any discretion when youths of sixteen are brought before them and convicted of automo- bile theft; they must be sent to prison. This is one of the most cruel laws on the statute books of Ontario, and it is so because its fram- ers were more closely in touch with syrupy sentimentality which distinguishes certain classes of society than they are with the Book of Proverbs where it is set down for all to read. "Spare the rod and spoil the child," As a deterrent to automobile thefts by youths, a sound thrashing would do more good than any period at a Reformatory. In the case of sixteen year-old John Me- Cleery of Toronto, so convicted and imprisoned at Burwash, that law cost him his life. He was drowned while bathing in a pool there on Saturday. His parents were not informed of his death until Tuesday on which day the body ' was recovered. Only God knows what kind of boy John was, but the records say he was only sixteen years old. Sixteen is entirely too young for a boy to be in any sort of prison; too young for a boy to die. Of course it's just one boy and accidents will happen, but Death, in this lad's tragedy, comes forward to the Bar of Public Opinion to testify against a law that leaves magistrates without Sacamtion. If the magistrates haven't discretion, the remedy is to get rid of them ; not to write laws | that say to Sixteen: "If you are party to a bank robbery, your past record and surround- ings will be considered; if you steal a third hand flivver you go to jail!" A cynic is 2 man who thinks everything rot- ten except his precious self. he United States spon. fon million last year for firearms, and even more for other methods of divorce. Bn ee er ae ie sai nee WORLD TASK OF CHURCH STRESSED Rev. W.E, Williams, of Head: quarters Staff, Speaks at Last evening ntatives from the variols United Churches of the city, and of other churches of the surrounding country met in Simeoe street church to listen to the Rev. W. E. Williams of the headquarte: staff, Toronto. In burning words he spoke of world-task of the church. He declared chat taat we must not think of ourselves as linked up only with Canada, but with the entire world, He presented the two aspects of church work,--at home and aboard, within aur own land is a task of magniture, The influx o! peoples from lands with a culture and marals inferior to our own is a problem. The tendency of these people is to settle in groups which often leads to a reproduction of con- ditions similar to those of central or southern Europe. Many of these groups' in western Canada are with- out any religious training at all ow- ing to the financial inability of the churches to furnish teachers and preachers. So, one great task of the church is to make and keep Canada Christian, Towards this end 40 cents out of every dollar of the United Churches' missionary money is de- voted, » Phe second aspect of the work of the United Church is aboard. 30, 000,000 of people--3 times as many as the population of Canada--have been placed under the undivided care of the United Church of Can- ada. It is being asked: "Is it worih while?" And Dr. Williams reviewed the great fields where the church is at work, reviewing what has been accomplised In the las 7ifty years Indigenous churches have sprung uj in all these lands, efficient and ex- hibiting the same spirit as the hest of our churches at home. Great Christian leaders, native to thes: lands have arisen. But it is impossible to tabulate the encouraging features of ou. for eign activities. There is continually : growing appreciation of the Bible and of the person of Jesus, The Bible has found a permanent plac in the lives of many people, and i: being read earnestly read hy many who as yet have not avowed them selves Christian, There is the de- velopment of the humanitarian spirii in all the heathen lands, as exhibited by the hospitals where the Christian influence operates. It is from the Christian faith all such effort; spring. Jesus speaks of physical healing as one of the large parts o His Work. And when one thinks of 1769 medical missionaries in the world, and of 1445 hospitals and | places of refuge, putting their heal ing touch annually upon literally millions of neople, we must realize the truth of the prophecy of Jesus "Greater things shall ye do." Another by-product of the Christ ien faith in the Oriental lands is the quickening of the conscience against the lesser forms of evil, such a the destruction of girl babies, foot binding, burning of child widows slavery of women, ete. The Christian standards of morals as over agains! the heathen standards is practically accepted throughout the East. The press of these countries never cham pions the heathen morals as against the Christian. In so far as the non- Christian religion are still effectiv in the East, they are endeavoring to borrow elements from the Christ ian faith and methods, Buddhism i: being remodelled and made as much as can be dared like the Christ ian faith and methods. The priests horrow our Christian hymns. In their places of worship they have hymn books, organs, sermons and | even Sunday Schools, | Such is the success of the Church that when one considers all these things it is quite believable that the i poet was right when he wrote, "Ths ' better day is coming." Behind all | the Missionary work of the United | Church is the Maintenance and Ex- | tension Fund,--a fund which sup- | Ports all the various efforts of the {church but the expenses of the local iichurches, This year the United [Church is asking from its people $3,400,001, of which three-fourths | must he raised before the end of 11927, this because the church fiscal | year is now being changed to cor- | respond with the calendar year. Of | this amount abour $16,000 is asked 'from the United Churches of the City of Oshawa. Representative speakers from the various churches spoke about the | conditions and expectations in their 'home churches, A fine spirit of op- timism prevailed, | ASSOCIATION WILL, ASK AGAIN FOR LAW AGAINST FIREARMS St. Thomas, Sept. 22.--The South- western Ontario Fish and Game Pro- tective Association will again peti- tion the Legislature to pass laws prohibiting carrying of guns in El- gin County outside of the hunting Season for the protection of the mi- gratory pirds and fur-bearing ani- mals and also English ring-necked pheasants rezeased here last year. This action was taken by the associ- | top members in special session to- | day. | "The association sought legislation | last spring, but the tion was op- | posed in committee by Blake Miller, | MPP. for East Plein, The associa- | tion members were informed today | | that Mr. Miller is prepared to sup- {port the movement, having learned | that it will not prevent farmers from | desirorine BaMirzs) and groundhogs on land. "Mrs. Robinson." began her tim- {id lodger, "I'm unable to pay yom |r month's rent just mow, but if you'll take my "IOV" for it until--" | faba "That I won't," interru t d the ; "not Mf you was to offer me Anal De alphabet!" before Berlin, Sept. 22--The well-known record flier, Schnabel, met a tragie death today, together with a woman passenger, when a plane piloted by him was forced to the ground through an air-pocket near Saal- field Thuringia. Two other female passengers who managed to jump out of the cabin the machine reached the earth were probably fatally hurt. The aeroplane was flying at an altitude of omly about 170 feet when it was struck by a downward air eurrent and pushed to the earth with such force that it was com- pletely demolished. BRITAIN CLOSING DOWN ON USURERS Professional Money Lending at Exorbitant Rates Illegal in 1928 Tondon, Sept. 23. --Usurers arc making a rush to get as much money 'oaned at exhorbitant rates as pos- iible before January 1, when 'he British Government intends to make their profession illegal. After January the money-lenders vill not be permitted to send circu- lars inviting persons to borrow ndney and their rates of interest vill be limited, Money-lenders here distribute cir- wmlars just before quarter day, the wginning of school terms, and even n the announcement of hirths and rdetim who is in need of money. They have likewise adopted the me- hod of sending the prospective vie- 'ims promissory notes requiring only the signature of the borrower to secure a sum of money of course not the amount, or anything near it, m the face of the nole A money-lender recently wrote to y man in the North of England en- Jdosing a promissory note for $100 The money to he prepaid in "eight vonthly instalments of $12.60 each. 'n exchange for the note. he of fered only $65 in cash This neant that the borrower in eight months paid $35 interest, which is a rate at ahout 160 per cent, BOUGHT LIQUOR IN MONTREAL FOR SHIPMENT TO WINDSOR Montreal, Que., Sept. 22--How large quantities of Viggo ir were bought here for shipment to Windsor, Ont, wa told to the jury today in the Assizes of the Court of King's Bench, hy Ga ton Thibodeau, held on a charge ol theft from Jacob Basuvitz. According to the evidence, the ac- cused was employed by Basuvitz to make the round of a number of Gov ernment liguor shops, in an automo- bile, aided by three others, to collect, hottle by bottle, in accordance with the law, sufficient liguors of various kinds to make shipment to Windsor, BLIND WOMAN WINS - FIRST IN SEWING Middleton, Conn., Sept. 22--First prize in reedlenorh awarded at the country fair at Marlborough went tc a blind woman, Miss Ivie M. Mead, teacher for the State Board of a cation of the Blind. She entered a crocheted slumber robe in an attrac tive Roman stripe, and was awarded a blue ribbon as well as a cash prize. It took Miss Mcad two months to mike the robe. 0 A We carry a large assortment of fine Diamonds, get in all the latest settings. 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