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oS FV FECES TT Te , Oshawa sata Baily » Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa, Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Secre- tary. . The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' is sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier: 10¢c a week. By mail: 'in the Counties of Ontario, Durham and Northumberland, $3.00 a year; elsewhere in Canada, $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE: 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN US. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927 THE ONTARIO REGIMENT Lieut. Col. Chappell as well as the officers and nten of the Ontario Regiment which he commands are to be congratulated on the Regiment's splendid showing Friday night when inspected by Maj. Gen, Bell, command- ing the local National Defence District, Gen. Bell's words of commendation when the various formal exercises and tactical manouevres had ended were as merited as they were gratifying. The Regiment did give a fine account of itself. Its appearance from scarlet tunicked band to signal section was "smart" in every sense of that word in military circles, In formal drill, despite restricted quarters, the companies marched with disciplined order that spoke emphatically of men in all ranks to whom the Regiment's honor is a personal possession--not a theory to be found only in the higher realms of the officers' mess. The Regimental band gave a particularly pleasing exhibition of what can be accomp- lished by the citizen soldier, A militia unit such as the Ontario Regi- ment is something in which a city can take pride in peace as well as war, TEACHING CITIZENSHIP Both the Collegiate Institute and the Centre Street Public School are to be com- mended for their recent efforts in special fields to teach citizenship to the pupils, At the collegiate on Friday a student ex- ecutive election was held with strict fidelity to the system used in Canadian general elec- tions. Great interest was aroused, and it is certain that the students participating have gained an insight into the electoral system which many of their elders do not enjoy. Principal Jacklin at the Centre Street Public School has inaugurated classes in "Good manners" under which each student is given an hour's instruction each week, The success of this effort will be watched with keen interest and the plan will doubt- less be favourably considered throughout the city's school system. Good manners is the lubricant which the bearings of life must have if dangerous fric- tion is not to develop. The time to learn good manners is in childhood when such become instinctive. That's the sort that doesn't break down un- der trial, and the greatest trial of manners is in the home. Home is truly regarded as a shelter, but it often conceals more unadulterated selfish- ness than any other human institution, Much of the so-called break down of the home is due to, previously, a break down of courtesy between husband and wife and be- tween parents and children, PEACE RIVER PROVINCE At a time when there seems to be some remote hope that the three Maritime Prov- inces may consider union, the hardy settlers of the Peace River country come out with resolutions for the creating of a tenth Prov- ince to be carved out of Alberta and Brit- ish Columbia, Probably the Pouce River settlers have nothing more serious in mind than attract- ing publicity and its attendant benefits to their rich soil and potential greatness, Such publicity, however, rarely does any good. It is to be found in cities where er- ratic theorists are always coming out with some scheme of development which makes good copy for campaign speeches, but serves no other practical purpose than to stir up discontent. Humanity can be divided, roughly, into two classes. The vast majority believes in fairy tales and the rest use logic. This fact accounts for all the millions lost each year in fake stock or in the hands of those who can devise some new lure for obtaining casy money. . Nothing is easy, either money or Govern- ment. The Peace River settlers, if serious in their efforts, are deluding themselves with the idea that local Gevernment would solve their problems. Jt-wvouldn't. Work, the ex- cuse and pexrgose of life, is the only thing . cosmetics more freely HE OSHAWA | DAILY TIMES. THURSDAY. DECEMBER ) on that can bring improvement anywhere. A Government is merely an organized com- promise amongst workers holding different opinions. PASS THE BY-LAW At its adjourned session Tuesday night, the City Council gave a first reading to a revised Building By-law for the city of Osh. awa. On the whole, that measure is excel- lent. Amongst other things it provides that new houses or other structures erected in any given district must, at least, conform to the buildings already erected. This means that a fine residential section cannot be ruined by a group of jerry builders. But will the by-law get second and third reading ? To judge by the past it will not, but there is evidence of a new idea in the Council, It is proposed to pass the by-law in full acceptance of the fact that much of it may not suit local conditions. But instead of try- ing to forsee those conditions at the start, which would be a task for men who could give weeks of study to that matter alone, they propose to leave the by-law to time's verdict, They believe that within a year, the unfair or the unsound clauses would be so apparent that worth while amendments could be introduced and passed. Then the amended measure could be published in pamphlet form and take its place as an au- thoritative reference on good building prac- tice in this city. If this precedent is to be set up, by all means apply it to two other important measures which have also had their first reading but have not been heard of since, These by-laws cover the inspection and regulation of restaurants and the inspection and regulation of places offering meats and other foods for sale. Pass these by-laws, lot their weak points be demonstrated in tie laboratory of prace tical experience, antl thon amend them as required, THOMAS AT The Canadian Pic 23 a rather curi- ous story from Kinzston where the en- listed personnel of permanent militia units there are said to be grantcd a sort of com- prehensive liquor permit which allows sale of spirituous liquors in their canteens, The army, as numbers know, is funny and when it isn't funny it's queer, For example, the subtle differences al- leged to be drawn between the various grades of the service by the inimitable K, R. & O. Officers, we are informed, are allowed to engage Demon Rhum without a handicap. Their canteens may sell "hard liquor, wines and beer," This probably accounts for that bright saying, often quoted, that So-and- so can "drink his liquor like a gentleman." Officers are gentlemen, and the rest of the syllogism suggests itself, Sergeants of all grades are, however, not considered worthy opponents of potential inebriety fully armed, At Kingston, and it is to be presumed elsewhere, the "backbone of the army" is restricted to wines and beers, The Oshawa Daily Times "devil" got this is as "mines and beers" which, while inaccurate, is more in keeping with the eruptive characteristics of some sergeants we have all known, But, at the last, the ordinary enlisted man is restricted to "mere beer." One can feel the lash of a sneer in that word "mere," "Mere beer for the meer private" is the slogan at Kingston, and these poor fellows doubtless walk about with dejected heads, blushing with shame, Perhaps Kipling might add a verse if re- quested : It's Tommy this and Tommy that, And Tommy here's your beer, But it's cocktails for Mr. Atkins When the Country's full o' fear. When the Country's full o' fear, my boys, When the country's full o' fear, It's champagne for Mir. Atkins When the Country's full o' fear! 13 bri A writer says girls of today do not use ; than their mothers did, but appearances are against him. Bit of Verse Cou RACE Courage s not just - To bare one's bosom to the sabre-thrust. Alone in daring. Courage is to grieve, To have the hurt = You are not «: the world believe Courage docs Alone in dying on Ii The Oshawa Daily Times, Dear Sir:-- This age in which we live is dif- ferent, yes, violently different when placed in direct contrast with ages gone by. Note just a few points. There are more in the world than ever before, ere are more civilized people in the world than ever before. There are better edu- cated people who have undreamed of privileges and better facilities for every effort required to live, than any race or generation of people ever had before. But amongst us has arisen a giant, coldly beautiful, yet rigidly inexor- able totam--that modern god--effi- finer, and the cult of its worship enetrated all phases of life in a classes and creeds of almost all races of people. The result of this worship demonstrates an extraordin- ary condition--a paradox of the ages. There is a desire for less people in the world than ever before, The enforcement of law and order, on a civilized people costs more than ever before. But the enthusiastic worship of that same colossus--Efficiency-- also betrays the fact that people as a whole are more indifferent than ever before, and strangely enough this is particularly noticeable amongst the so called democratic races. They are indifferent to what or how they eat, and so play the devil with their digestions. hey know not what or how to drink, and so the law says: "You must not!" whereupon the vio- lators of the law say, "Is that so!" with the results that stomachs cease to properly function, insanity is on the increase, and the vital spark it- self is frequently snuffed out, They are indifferent in spite of education, for many take advantage of that efucation to circumvent the law forgetting that the law is made as a necessity for dealing with the indifferent people, They are indif- ferent when, as is sadly frequent, they despise the foot- -prints in the sands of time. "History 1s the bunk" said a lead ing apostle of the god Efficiency and the diciples of the fetish ne doubt echoed an "Amen" chorus, It is apparen! ly 50 muc h easier tc ma! ure than t | reg But ¢ lind erent ' we in cur own cit | @ and so pr ly difficult it is fo us to apply the knowledge we pos- sess, that we are content to tear down historic references and de- stroy the ancient landmarks, sup- os osedly as a token in the name of fliciency. No longer shall a citizen of Osh- awa refer to the historic names of Athol, Richmond, Bagot K or Brock, when mentioning certain streets. No longer shall e street names of Prince William, or Mary recall events of historic importance, It has been suggested that citizens do not know their significance anyhow, and so should be saved the trouble of thinking, hence these streets ma the future be given numbers, Tis said to be difficult for taxi Mk grocery men, postmen, etc, to know where the streets are in our com- munity, and so mathematical formula will be evolved whereby upon dis- creet inquiry you could be told to take a Number Nine in order to reach Sixtieth street east. In case we do not know our orientation, no doubt compass points will be indicat- ed at each intersection of our already charmingly efficient "gridiron" layout of streets, Our traffic by-laws if printed, will doubtless be surmounted by an at- tractive crest showing a closed hand with index finger extended, while the motto "Direct and to the Point," will be indicative of the system developed. Why "Simcoe Street" tained is difficult to see, Who knows or cares about John Graves Simcoe? It should be called "Main street" a: in the cities of the Republic to the south of us, where 'efficient number- ing is brought to a fine art to make up for the lack of historical connec- tion, Our own historical references if only to the names of great men who laboured in our midst, will go into the discard, No longer need we worry about "this avenue" or "that boulevard," the numbers will explain all, and then Oshawa can settle down with a studied coldness of mind, body and estate, from a civic and corporate viewpoint, with only the individual pride of its citizens to make beautiful each his plot of ground and house, for us as 'ar as civic governing bodies arc oncerned, the city will be cold! ficient and as beaut ful to lo t as a n tly written sheet of sta stical ta Perhaps ROBERT CRADDOCK 17 Faile (Prom The Hamilion Herel) a Wh y Rezulati A statement made by premio: Ferzuson, published today, on the subject of French-English educa. tion in Ontario public and separatc schools is partly a reply to the rz rort of a committee of the Cranre Grand Lodge on the subje't, and partly a review of the whole silua- tion for the in"ormation of the pub. lie generally, The Premier affi:ms that a change in the system of in- gtruction in French-English school: has become necessary because the system introduced fifteen years ago, when Regulation 17 of the department of education came into force, has fallen down, The cuure of this failure is frankly stated hy the Premier, 'The Fren-h-speak- ing people", he says "unfortunate. ly misunderstood the motive that actuated the government and look- ed upon the regulation, not us a mreang of assisting in learning ¥ng. lish, but as an effort to suppress their mother tongue. For this rea- son they refused to co-operate with the department of education. School boards and teachers declin- ed to accept advice or assistance from the department. They even refused to permit the inspection of the schools, and found their atti tude supported by a large majority of the French-speaking people whose children attended these schools. Such an attitude rendered it impossible to properly direct or control the operation of the school or the teaching carried om within them." Of course all government assist- ance was withdrawn fromr the schools which thus defied the de- partment but the result was that in French-speaking districts there were many schools uninspected and over which the department wx- ercised no control whatever It is not to be supposed that in them the quality of instruction in Eng- lish was improved by their immun- ity from inspection and departmen. tal control. Thus the very purpose for which Regulation 17 was in- troduced--improvement fn the quality of English finstruction-- was defeated. The regulation was mot intended as an ipstrument to discourage in- struction in French; it was intend. ed to guarantee adequate instruc tion in English. French-speaking people misunderstood ft because Phone 936 WOOD Soft Slabs, 14 cord $3.25 Mixed Slabs, 4 cord Hardwood Sika 14 cord Campbell Barbar OFFICE AND YARD 84 Richmond Street Wes! Phones 936 or 278w y we'e decelved by mischeviour cnch.lansuace pgiuiors ia Que oe who are fired with silly ambi 'on to make French ultim-tely the om!nant language in Cntario, The chen~es to ba made in the vste 1 of education {1 bilin7Tuel choo's, a3 a result of tie fading" nd re ony "end-tions o! the Mer chant comraiission, are rot very im- 'ortant in themselves, but, as the" moan the shelving of the obnonlous rezulation, they will satis'y the French-speaking pcople of the ~rovin-e to whom the preservation of their mother tongue is a matter of supreme importznce, and serve their purpose by restoring harmon and good feeling. Fo long as chi! dren of French parentage are g nr- snteed adequate instruction in En. ~1ish, it matters little whether they receive it under the system intro- duced by Regulation 17 or under the system now proposed by the special eommission, What Others Say COLLEGE EDUCATION (Ottawa Journal) Men there are in the world who belittle a college education. Sonre of them say it Is just a mistake for the average boy, So it is 8 mistake--if the boy is a mistake. "or the boy who isn't a mistake himself, it is the best thing life can ever give him--except a good wife. It isn't the detail of what he learns. He will soon forget most of that, unless he is pusuing some scientific or technical career. It is the broader mental horizon. It 8s the widening of hs intelligence. work, and to make more of both-- and if he succeeds, to enjoy more his success. Most any man whno is worth while and who has had 2 college education wouldn't be without it for a million dollars, WHY SOVIET HATES BRITAIN (Count Sforza, in New York For- eign Affairs) It is incontrovertible that the second Russian personality (Soviet Russia), which, in spite of the Bol- sheyism, still maintains the hat- reds and traditions of the old Rus- sia, hoped by the spread of these doctrines (in the Far East) to deal a death blow to England, the twice hated, the twofold encmy; first be- cause she is the living symbol of European liberalism, the only hos- tile conception of Bolshevismr ex- isting on the old Continent; see- ond, because she is England, the mistress of India, and the seas, Loe hidden but nevertheless real pro- 'ectress of the small pew Baltic States, Finland, Esthonia, Latvia. TOMFOOLBY IN THE KITCHEN (Liverpool Weekly Post) A merry tale of high life below stairs is in circulation. We have 2] heard of the hostess years ago who, when a very shy girl" need- ed a maid, seat in 2 young man of the house party disguised on 'he wench; then subsequently the irl, to her horrified amazement 'ound he, im male attire, was tak- 'ng her in to dinner. That has dways been voted as the guintes- 'nce of bad form. Put lately a ry pretty highly-born girls was med with a desire to Tnow we Wail U4 AL Lue Uvuscuceber sa should be re-|, It is the help to emjoy life and room. 20 Wie Want \o 4 big Cot try house party as maid to a girl chum. For three days she demure: ly played her part and confessed that it was much more sedate and dull as well as formal downstairs. After that the girl who had brought her confessed tre trick to the hostess, who promptly invited the pseudo.maid to join the house party. She was extremely annoy- ed--but her wisep husband was not surprised--when several of the principal servants gave motice next morning. This sory of tom- foolry may be amusing, but ought not to be tolerated. Crisp Comment Everybody can tell when the moon is full, but it takes a confer ence of scientists to give a proper definition of when a man is.-- Guelph Mercury. A figure of speech no longer tol. erated in polite society is to tell a woman her clothes suit her down to the ground.--S8t, Catharines Standard. It is urged as an objection to honeymoon trips by airplane that "husband and wife should mot go up in the air at the same time." -- Owen Sound Sun-Times, When a man and his wife are of one mind, it's not hard to guess which mind.--Florida Times-Union. Now You Tell One PERFECTLY DISTRESSING It is a mistake for those who do not understand the principles of verse to get away from simple prose." We often notice, especially fn "In Memoriam" lines where the writer starts out with long metre verses, and ends up with most pe. culiar metre, It is perfectly dis- tressing to those who understand death of any musically-inclined rel- ative of the bereaved family, roungster to ride a bicycle, After -etting him safely into the saddle they gave him a push and off he went down a hill, 8°me time passed, but there was nn sign of the cyclist, so the twn vent in search of him, Meeting an ! lady, they inquired if she had seen a boy on a bicyele, "Indeed, no," was the answer. "I hove seen no one except a hoy sitting n a ditch mending umbrellas," mo verse and is enough to cause the' Two boys were teaching another | That Body of Dours MINES AND THE STOMACH If a rubber ball is placed in the stomach juices will begin to flow and its muscular walls to work, because all the stomach seems to need is something, anything, in it, in sorder to start a flow of digestive juice. The flow of stomach juice is not always the same in normal individ- uals, although the variation is only slight, but in patients who are not well mentally, some interesting find- ings Have just been recorded by a British physician. This experiment included four groups of ten Jouns men each; a normal group, a group with melan- cholia, a group with over excitement symptoms, and an anxiety group. It was found that those with the mental ailments reacted differently to the normal when a light test meal, and an ordinary meal were taken In the first, the melancholic depres: ed group, only one reacted in a nor- mal manner, the majority having a deerease in the amount of stomach juice, In the second or excitable group only two were normal, the majority of the others showing an in amount of stomach juice In the third or anxiety group three were normal, the showing an increase in the amo of stomach juice. What does this show? That a depressed state of reacts on the stomach, less amount of juice secreted, and § fering with the muscular mo of the walls of the stomach. The lesson is of course clean, that is that in patients who are pressed, and even in normal indi vals, who are depressed just for time being, the matter of food the utmost importance. A depr ndividual should have the well spread apart and al tempting, so that the men sion can be counteracted to some tent, In addition to the stomach ing less fluid and the muscular of stomach doing less work, digestive apparatus, that is the testing, liver, and so forth, are less efficient in their work, an digestion and constipation are usu present, YOUR Daily Instant Ease for That Cough! colds accompanied be by fever, I ro o ¥ dar's Misia and No hd Acts likes flash--a single sip proves it -- Felt Bros. The LEADING JEWELER Established 1278 12 Simcoe St. South them ome hezlf so much. 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