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| Rai Te Ontario: ok Bhp Mes a va +8300 00 a year; elsewhere in Canada, a year; nited States, $5.00 a year, Joronte OFFICE: 401 Bond Bullding, | + Adelaide Fo) Tgupuancn Stews Jelathene Pr IN USas rs and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. i E--------"---- FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1928 JUSTICE VINDICATED Two blood-guilty wretcnes were electrocut~ ; a in the Sing-Sing, New York, prison last night, Strenuous efforts were made to save © "their forfeited lives, Insanity was protested \ Land men claiming to be wiser than their fel. 'Jows stained their hands with filthy gold in "behalf of those 'who make no pretence of anything but feral cunning, 'Governor Smith's refusal to interfere on "khat last weak plea of mercy because of the woman's sex stamps him both with common. _gense and courage, He is no coiner of phras- es, but he could very well have said in re. " "fusing to commute one or both sentemces . that he was making the world safer for un- wanted husbands, New York has and is sincerely trying to © grapple with the problem of crime in the United States so far as its own jurisdiction is concerned, The balances of justice were given an overhauling in the Empire State with the result that the victims of crimes have something of an even chance with the criminal world and its vulture crew of shy. . ster defenders. One law, in particular, was outstanding, | 1t provided life imprisonment for men con. + victed for a fourth time of a criminal offence, no matter what it was, - That law emptied New York of habitual criminals with the same celerity as a new cat with a litter of kittens rids a rat-infested barn of vermin, Other states suffered from the influx of . eriminal refugees and some were forced to © pass similar measures in self defence. All, 'eventually, are expected to fall in line with New York's attitude toward elements that Lprey. : Capital punishment isn't a nice thing, Its "most earnest adherents merely regard it as a compromise, But in line with the reply of a French deputy as to whether he believed in the abolition of capital punishment, plain : people will say that they do believe in its abolition, but they want the murderers to begin to reform, THIS IS A.D, 1932 While Occidental civilization recently wel comed the advent of 1928, students of the records are calling attention to an initial mistake in the Christian calendar which set the beginning of this era four years later than it actually began, That is to say, this year. is really The Year of Our Lord 1982, not 1928, Dionysius Exiguus, a Greek scholar of the pixth century, is held 'responsible for the error in Christian chronology, Called upon to launch the new era of time, Dionysius set Alban wolf's foster son Romulus, The Gospels, however, carry their own evidence that Christ was born not later than the year 750 of the Roman era and sill HU year. This sets the beginning of the tian era in the year 750 A.U.C. Accordingly 1928 is really 1932. The Great War began "on August 4, 1918 and ended Nov. 11, 1922. King George V., ascended the throne in 1914, The Dominion of Canada dates from July 1, 1871. All who are a litlet touchy shout advanc- ing years have a splendid evasion at hand. Instead of saying they are 38 years old, they can state that they were born in A.D, 1899 _--which makes a marked difference jn favour i of youth. ADVERTISE OSHAWA APR TIE SO TEATS Gahavas copektaitte Reng Mtscivey | | is a day lost-and lost forever, rings forward a suggestion for one a of publicity which might do a great deal towards making up for time that must be og Jt is a suggestion that The Oshawa Daily Ties approves and will be proud to help citizens in the matter of making the proposed effort effective, That is, let loyal new citizens of Oshawa, who are in touch with their home communi. ties write a letter or so to the editors of their town papers giving first hand informa- tion about the City with a Future. are, in the main, only too happy to receive letters, Their value is enhanced if they come from a successful Old Boy or Girl; and when the subject matter of such would be this city which has seized on the imagination of Ontario's three million peo- ple, such letters have news value as well, The Provincial Government predicts that 50,000 new automobiles will be sold in On- tario this year, It is of direct financial con- cern to every citizen of Oshawa that most of the 50,000 be manufactured in this city. This is not suggesting that Old Boys here write home advising their relations and friends to buy such and such cars--that's usually the best way not to sell them--but tell them about Oshawa and the rest fol- lows. This newspaper's staff is at the service of anyone who would like to try his or her hand at writing such a letter, The idea is new and therefore open to condemnation from those who dislike novelty, But back of that is the elemental fact that a City which stands on a hill cannot be hid, Help to keep Oshawa on the Hill! WINTER ACCIDENTS Ottawa, with a zeal worthy of a nobler cause, is seeking general municipal co-opera- tion in its efforts to clear away even an im- plication of responsibility on the part of cities and towns where people suffer acci- dents through ice and snow on sidewalks and streets, It can be argued that a civic corporation has no more responsibility in such accidents than it has when a house is burglarized or a lone pedestrian waylaid by thugs, But without trying to demonstrate the obvious fallacy, humanity need be given but one argument in favour of municipalities ac- cepting more responsibility than they do in the matter, That argument is that those least able to bear the financial loss of broken bones from slippery sidewalks are the ones who most frequently suffer, Buch sufferers, as Oshawa's Council min- utes bear witness, are those too poor to own automobiles, breadwinners for families of children, and the aged, What Oshawa needs, and the cities and towns of Ontario generally, is efficient provi- sion against the dangers of sidewalk ice and snow, This winter patches of old ice have stood in front of some business premises here until the ardent sun of the recent thaw melted them, In that time no steps were taken to have the responsible property own- ers or tenants adjacent clean up the mess, and nothing was done with regard to sand- ing the streets. Pinchbeck economy of that kind is nothing short of brutal indifference. And the remedy is not for cities to join Ottawa in trying to get even a larger amount of legislative im- munity from the responsibility of rendering obvious service and enforcing actual or needed by-laws, but to view the matter from the standpoint of a2 poor but honourable pedestrian and not from the plate glass in- terior of a six cylinder automobile, | Bit of Verse HE WHO WOULD CONQUER This is the wisdoh the sages knew, Wise men have taught it the long years through: Not of one country and not of one creed, Yet they are kindred in thought and in deed. This is the message that stands revealed: "He who would conquer needs first to yield, Yield, as the swimmer who floats at rest, Borne by boundless force in the ocean's crest Who would be strong for life's joys, lifes fear Must be lost in the Strength that has shapeo the spheres." Aline Michaelis. A A ons i Se What Others Sar Say GENUINE Ghime "I'm Dally Nowa Have- n't oan from my girl all week." Soph: "You don't know what sorrow is; I got two letters from my girl today, both reminding me of her birthday." THE GREAT MAJORITY (Kansas City Star) "I have just received a tele gram stating that my niece, Nellie Pink, has joined the great ma- jority," solemnly said old -- Grimm, "You have my sympathy," re- sponded Fiddleback. "That pretty girl dead, and--" "No; she has just married a man named 'Smith,' * IT NEVER GROWS OLD (Port Elgin Times) No town dweller can ever hope to understand the fine distinction used in describing farm implements be nearly new, hardly used, like new, in good working order, prac- tically as good as new. In perfect condition, used only one season, in good order, and so om, And when we hear of a wagon selling for more than it cost twenty years ago, we wonder if farm machinery ever grows old. THE CHRISTMAS CARD HABIT (Border Cities Star) A Boston news item estimates that $60,000,000 is spent in the United States annually in the de- lightfully and certainly quite harm- less practice of sending out Christ- mas cards, The average person who 'walks into a store and picks out a half-dozen or so to mail probably has little conception of the extent of the industry thus created by h: impulse and the corresponding im- pulse of millions of others, The postage alone runs into an enor- mous figure and the printing bill is staggering in size, However the cost from an individual standpoint, is low. and the sending ad receiv- ing of them usually pleasant-- even if a'bit perplexing at times. BRITISH SETTLERS (Hamilton Spectator) There is a general feeling that the commonwealth js far outstep ping this Dominion in the matter of securing the extra population which is needed. The co-operation given to the British authorities and the direct financial, contributions of both the commonwealth govern- ment and the governments of the of the various states are achieving the desired results, After the set- tlers are put upon the land, they are assisted to establish them. selves In thelr new sufroundings and contact is maintained with them for a long period after their arrival, It is along these lines that the greatest measure of success may be expected, PROVED BY ENGLAND'S EXPERIENCE (From the Argonaut, San Francis- co) The best general line of defense against men of Hickman's type lies in speedy and certain apprehension and conviction of criminals, When a person plans a crime, and knows that it is almost inevitable that shortly after its commission he will be behind prison bars, he is in- clined to abandon the project. This has been proved by the experience of England, in which country crim- inal procedure operates swiftly and surely, and which has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, It nas been demonstrated by an ob verse logic in the United States, which is notorious for the slow- ness and inefficiency of its crim- inal procedure, and which has the highest crime rate of any civililzed land, Had Hickman been appre- hended in one of his robberies' or motor car thefts he might have been deterred from committing the Parker murder, or his 'psycho- pathic nature might have been de- tected, with the probable result that he would have been perman- ently incarcerated, Newspapers could do their part toward discouraging crime, partic- ularly on the part of psychopaths, if they would cease picturing erim- inals as heroes and supermen. I is worthy of note tuat Hickman at first tried to live up to the wholly fictitious character that the daily press bad givep him. It is also to be observed that a score of psycho- paths, inflammed by lurid news- paper accounts of Hickman's activi- ties, wrote letters describing them- selves either as the "fox" or as one of his accomplices, The high suggestibility of persops of this sort is notorious, and the news- bapers play upon that suggestibil- y. A plan that is aimed specifically at men of the Hickman type is that advanced a few weeks ago by Gov- ernor Alfred E. Smith of New York, By limiting the power of a trial judge to the single decision of whe- ther an accused person is innocent or guilty under the law, and by placing the power of determining the length of sentence in the hands of a board composed of psycho- logists and representatives of the lay public, the Governor would in- stitute a system under which the punishment fitted the criminal as well as the crime. As matters mow stand in New York State, according to Lewis E. Lawes, the warden of Sing Sing prison, who heartily approves Mr. Smith's proposal, there is mo umi- formity in the sentencing of erim- inals. Some judges are jimvariably severe. It was a similar condition in this state that brought about passage of our indeterminate sen- tence law, under which the maxi- mum and minimum sentences for various crimes are fixed by the Legislature, and under which the decision as to what part of the sentence a prison must serve rests with the State Board of Prison Control. on auction sale bills, A thing may' or a es. -- TT r--srr---- Crisp Comment When a woman reaches the limit of her argument she gets angry-- Chicago Daily News, The only perfect city plan is the one you hear about in candidate's speeches.--Dallas News. . There are men with whom an hdur's talk will weaken one mare than a day's fasting--Chicage Dai- 1y News, ~ You never hear any gossip about the kind of woman whose ehief pride is her pig crust. ToRetreit Free Press, We don't know about a five-day week, but a five-day week-end ought to prove popular.--Kingston Whig-Standard. If you would have a great many friends, praise all the men you meet and flatter all the women,-- Stratford Beacon-Herald. A dancer complains that nowa- days dance floors are so crowded that you can't tell who your part- ner is.--Montreal Star, . There are stockings on the mar- ket that are almost as thin as what they are supposed to adorn--De- troit Free Press, Left alone on highway, wife de- mands divorce headline. Appar- ently she wants to be alone on the highway of life as well--Chatham News, We have noted that a frail lit- tle woman hardly able to walk down town is often ahle to wear out several men while ghopping-- Galt Reporter, Now You Tell One The more experience a man has had in making good resolu- tions the poorer the ' quality he turns out, "Ma! There's door!' "Well, find out ment collector it is." e'un at the which instal A kind-hearted driver and offered a }ift to an ill-visaged female who was plodding towards the nearest village. "No fear," replied the tiful one, emphatically, 'eard all about before." stopped unbeau- " you young sparks The gas meter was One day something we don't know wh wron meter," said mother, "but ing twice at mucl know," said little fering from gas-trick Sacha Quitry's curiosity aroused recently, so the story runs by observing a man who was walk- ing ahead of him stretching out his arm whenever he turned down a street, The zctor ventured tc stop him and inquire why he did this. The man made no secret of it, "It's all I haye left of my mo tor-ecar,"' he replied-- Boston Trans eript. automatic it wrong, *'1 with that it's cost ately"? "} it's suf 1 * was That Body of - Dours By -- Ww Darton: M.D WHOLE WHEAT OR WHITE BIRIEAD A controversy of size is now being w land between tho who are advocaling whole wheat bread, and those who maintain that white bread is all right if other foods are eaten to make up for its lack of "rough- considerable zed in Eng- fecal men the use _of > peculiar point about rersy is that very emin- ent physicians ar lined up on opposite sides. Now although diet is most im- portant because your body is madt up from the food you eat, never- theless there is an {important point that is not being put for- ward as i should. The idea behind whole wheat bread is that it contains all the nourishment of th e wheat, and also the covering of the wheat kernels (that is the bran), so ir- eececeeeceee * emfwy hrdl zkqioat ritates the large intestine that it excites movement therein and prevents constipation. Now these are excellent points and the white bread champions would be the last to dispute them. However, there are tow cla ford bread. First, those individuals who have had severe at of indi- gestion and are threatened with stomach or intestinal wmicer or chronic constipation em gky akif chronic infl mation of ' lower intestine. Whole wheat bread ean really he injurious such cases, And "then there is the everyday hard 'working who js able to eat a everything. He is ab Son ely un conscious of his stomach, and ldoesn't kmow what it is to be troubled with tonstipation eats white bre ad, ev and the vitam bread are a nx Similarly the rpughag bran in whole wheat is not nec- essary in his case, because he gets that from many of the oth- er artieles of food which he eats. What is my point? Whole wheftt is exe | the average man and woman b not to eat whole in e average len. for Horton L French sges | of individuals who can well af- wheat oko As each pay-day slips by, how much better, off are you financially | ? High wages rean. little to a man's progress if he fails to put aside a as he earns. portion of his earnings systematically, The successful man saves regularly Small deposits made each pay-day savings. ing you? OSHAWA BRANCH OFFICE ; 23 SIMCOE ST, NORTH will soon grow into a substantial amount at our 4% interest rate on IT you have an account with us, keep it growing; if you haven't, deter- mine to start ons next pay-day. ($1 00 opens an account.) May we look forward to serve Operated Under Government Inspection "=~ WE OFFER INTEREST ON DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO WITHORAWAL 8Y CHECK @ RARE DA DAN AND SAVING S COMPANY TORONTO HEAD OFFICE 3 KING & VICTORIASTS. OF A SAFE PLACE hus SAVINGS. cause as they ot very little ex- ercise, and are apt to eat just the foods that tempt the appe- tite, the need of the vitamins and roughage of whole wheat bread is of course ARFOENt. . So there is really no need to take sides on this question, The individual with indigestion, and the healthy everyday hard- SHOE working mechanic, can safel ycone tinue to eat white bread, Others would do well to eat whole wheat bread a least once daily, Do You Own Your Own We have four houses for sale, convenient to Motors, which must be sold, with very easy payments, One new, 4 rooms, conveniences, $2,000--$200 cash, Two, 5 rooms, one at $2,000 and one at $1,600, with $200 cash, Stucco houce, 5 rooms, only $2,400---%$200 cash, Apply at Mundy Bldg. Better Houses FOR SALE New, 5 rooms, Oshawa $3,900 Boulevard, 6 rooms, in, New, 7 rooms, pavement, Good Builder's Lot, sewer and water, close to General Motors, URIAH JONES 11 Bond St, E Real Estate and Insurance DISNEY PHONE 1550 REAL ESTATE Homes built to sult purchasers. R. M. KELLY 610 Simcoe St. N. Phone 1663W 'CAR1ER'S IRTER'S REAL MSTATE New 6-room brick ven- $4,2 eer house in the north end, close to school; chestnut trim. hardwood floors, electric mantel, French doors, 3-piece white enamel bath, hot air furnace, side drive, garage. $600 cash, balance arrang- $6 00 7-room brick house, » close to General Mo- tors; chestout trim, hardwood fioors all through, French doore, 2-piece bath, separate toilet, laundry tubs, garage. Reasonable cash payment considered. $2 20 Frame Cottage, five 9? rooms, electric light, water, toilet, garage, close to paved street. A good cash payment will reduce the price. $1 1 Frame Cottage, four ' rooms, electric light and water. Small eash payment for quick sale. BRADLEY BLCE. | Real Estate o || 5 King st. Ek. or phone 1360 29 Simcoe St. S. Phone 169 | AUCTIONEER 25 King St, E.~~Corner Celine Phone 205 EE 7 ENING % HPrince St. 1 vod Oshawa, Ont.