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At the luncheon of the Rotary Club Monday the members were asked to give: some consideration to the problem of the Y.M.C.A. in Oshawa, or rather, we should say, the problem of Oshawa with reference to the Y.M.C.A, The history of this institution locally is too well known to need more than a brief summary, The present building, built in 1906, when Oshawa had a population of 6, 500, may have met the needs of the town at that time, but it has now fallen far be- hind in the march of progress. If local busi- ness institutions had been content to try and adapt a 1906 plant and premises to 19256 business requirements, where would they be? Probably just where the Y.M.C.A. is today, looked upon as a "has-been" or a back number. Many public spirited citizens have struggled with the problem during the past twenty years, but all.in turn have reached the same conclusion, that the present equip- ment and building have become altogether inadequate for the needs of the city. The present Board of Directors has perhaps been doing the wise thing in merely marking time, getting what revenue they could from domitories, etc., and keeping expenses down to a minimum, The Association has also been unfortunate In its choice of secretaries. With one or two exceptions the men who have occupied this vitally important executive position have been misfits, Of course it is hardly to be expected that an institution that is run down at the heel and with no early prospect of better things will attract top notch men. They will naturally respond to other oppor- tunities that are more promising. What we have said indicates pretty well the needs of the institution today. A mod- ern plant, a worth-while programme and a man: of the highest calibre to manage the plant and supervise the programme, We have had enough--more than enough ~--half-baked campaigns to "put the Y on its feet," etc. The next campaign, if there is to be one, must be one that correctly re- flects and interprets the real needs of the institution and, in fact, one that looks to the making of an entirely fresh start. The past history of the Y will have to be forgotten, except in so far as we may learn some useful lessons from it, Certainly all prejudice based upon past experience must be laid aside. And with such a new start it is possible that the community may get a new vision of the opportunity which a Y.M.C.A, would have to serve the thousands of young men and boys of Oshawa in a really worth while way. Perhaps also the women and girls might be included if a joint institution could be work- ed out, as has been done successfully in Windsor and many other cities, But there is one other point which we think should be emphasized. A great deal of money would be needed to build and prop- erly equip the right sort of building, This money cannot be borrowed. We are abso- lutely opposed to an institution financed or partly financed via the mortgage route, The citizens of Oshawa and the industrial and other business institutions here, if they be- lieve no Y.M.C.A. can render a useful service, must be prepared to hand over to a com- petent Board of Directors a suitable build- ing, properly equipped and fully paid for, The maintenance of such an institution v7ould present quite sufficient of a problem (but by no means an impossible one), with- out the added burden of a mortgage or other capital indebtedness. We believe some day Oshawa will grapple with and solve this problem. Whether the time is ripe to tackle it now or in the near future is' a matter that should receive the most serious consideration on the part of the Rotary Club and all other public spirited citizens. And let us remember this, that the Young Men's Christian Association, is still the finest institution of its kind in the world, and there are many men actively associated with it who have never lost sight of its high ideals for building Christian character, all in spite of Oshawa's very, very unfortunate experiences. THE WAR AGAINST THE CORN BORER Most people are more familiar with moths, mosquitoes and potato bugs than with the European corn borer, but the last named is a greater menace than all the other three added together. The season has again come around when this devastating pest receives special atten- tion from the Ontario Department of Agri- culture, through its inspectors in the vari- ous counties and cities. In Ontario County the inspector is Oscar H. Downey of Myrtle and in Oshawa the inspector is D. A. Hubbell. Perhaps some readers may wonder why it is necessary to appoint an inspector in a city such as this, but we are told that the corn borer is even more fond of garden corn than of the field variety, so Inspector Hubbell has a very real job on his hands in seeing that the Corn Borer Act is properly observed here. The Gov- ernment in an official bulletin says that the inspectors have been instructed to "enforce the Act without fear or favor" as "nothing but thorough work will control the borer. In the same Bulletin a number of sugges- tions are given to corn growers, for the Gov- ernment and inspectors desire most of all to have the hearty co-operation of all con- cerned, and it is pleasing to know that such co-operation has been very generally given. Only in a very few cases has the Act actually had to be enforced. Most farmers readily understand that the inspectors are working in their interests and they are only too anxious to learn the most effective way of dealing with the pest. Some of the sugges- tions given are as follows: 1, Cut the corn low, Low cutting attach- ments for binders are now available, cost- ing about $20.00. On small plots, cut the corn with a hoe, not a sickle. 2. If the stubble is more than two inches "high, crush it thoroughly before ploughing by running a heavy roller or planker over it twice, lengthwise the rows; or disc it twice; or lift it out.with a plough and level it with the harrow. Crushing the stubble kills many borers. : i 3. Use a wide-furrow plough, never a narrow, Tractor ploughs should have a roll- er coulter and skimmer; walking ploughs a skimmer and a fin or high share or a knife coulter. Sometimes a chain or long wire is also necessary. 4. Never plough crosswise, but always lengthwise, of the rows, 5. Plough 6 inches deep, if possible, and run the last furrow before the stubble row as close to it as possible, so 'that on the next round the stubble will all fall flat into the furrow and be buried completely. 6. Never plough when the ground is too dry to do a good job. 7. Spring ploughing usually results in less picking, but fall ploughing, especially after crushing the stubble, saves time for other spring work, 8. When cultivating in spring, use a disc, and in sowing a disc drill. Toothed imple- ments drag up the stubble, 9. Rolling in spring before cultivating often helps to lessen the amount of stubble dragged up. Ploughing kills the borers only if the sur- face is clean, They nearly all come up to the surface after being ploughed and, if there are no pieces of corn or stubble to hide in, they perish from exposure or are des- troyed by birds, ants, beetles or other en- emies. Sweet Corn usually suffers most from bor- ers; hence do not overlook even small garden plots, The best way to deal with them is to leave them until spring and then pull the stalks up by the roots and all coarse weeds, and burn them; then plough or spade the ground. ; EDITORIAL NOTES Briefly described, Mr, Mussolini is Italy's one-man top, Time may be money, but it's a poor sub- stitute for a bank account, A handwriting expert says bad penman- ship may signify high intelligence, or possi- bly a postoffice pen. (WU ¢ Slane) If the approach of Fall proper is heralded by foggy atmosphere, Fall has begun to set in. It seems a logi- cal assumption anyway. When one thinks of Thanksgiving, it naturally is fair to assume that tur- keys are uppermost in our minds; I say "our" for the simple reason that hunting and turkeys, although not directly connected, go very well to- gether. $s It's this sort of bracing air that brings us to the realization that we are alive and mot just half heartedly jogging along the road of life. * sa Murder Will Out The Arizona State Milk Producers' Association will meet at one o'clock this afternoon at the Water Users' Buildings. R ALL epublican Would-be contributor: "Here's my manuscript which I offered you a year ago." Editor: "But I refused it a year ago, what's the use of bringing it back now?" Would-be: "Well, you have had a year's experience Since then" Speaking of November, this Ed. is going to make you envious of his streak of luck which attacked him last night. The only draw- back is that ye Ed. has four nasty' scratches along one as a re sult of the Streak of Luck's at- tack. Anyhow, the result of the experiment, or what you like to call it, is contained in the fact that the Streak is securely tied by one leg to the clothes line in the back yard in the hon. home, and come along about November 11, there promises to be some excitement in the region sur. rounding the house--followed a day or so by something that's going to be more than a lunch. Make your applications now, boys. * % % Nothing else can make a woman quite so happy as for her lover to be jealous of her, * * 0% "A dog's tail is an index to his mind," says a writer. And | would take the liberty of adding, "An appendix of his body." i Henry Ford thinks the men above fifty the salt of the earth, but it takes those under fifty to put in the pep- per, --Wichita Eagle "5 "The prisoner refused to give his occupation, sir," remarked the police officer to the magistrate, "Why don't you say who you are?" asked the magistrate of the man in the dock, "Cause its superfluous," was the reply, "I don't understand you," said the magistrate, "No?" said the prisoner with ele- vated eycbrows; "then you're as bad as the p'lice themselves, if you'll 'scuse me saying so sir, What's the charge against me?" "Stealing two chairs and a table," said the police officer. "There you are," replied the cheer- ful prisoner, "I'm a furniture re- mover, ain't 1?" * 5» We knock and criticize her, we scold, we apostrophize her, we wish that she was wiser, more dainty and refined; her path we're always slalking to criticize her talking, her clothes, her way of walking, her manners and her mind, We say, "Oh, highty-tighty, she is frivolous and flighty, and all her ways are mighty undignified to see; she joy-rides, flirts and chatters, our old time rules she shatters, and laughs at serious matters with unabated glee." We chide and we correct her, we shadow and detect her, we study and dissect her with all her smiles and tears, and find on looking o'er her (and learning to adore her) she's just like girls before her for several thousand years, x» Believe it or not. : ~--Renrut MANY PROBLEMS FOR BANKERS' CONVENTION New York, Oct, 3.--Questions of general public moment such as the farmer problem, the presidential campaign and changing business con- ditions will mingle with technical banking discussions on credit, the spread of group banking, bank taxa- tion and bank administrative prob. lems in the various sessions of the American Bankers' Association con- vention which will be held in Phila- delphia October 1 to 4. HEARING FOR NEWSPRINT RATES SET OCTOBER 1 Ottawa, Oct. 3.--Hon. H, A. Me- Keown, chairman of the Dominion Board of Railway Commissioners, ie unable to accept the invitation of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission to sit with the American body in Washington on October 11. 'The invitation has been considered by members of the board and it was officially announe- ed that it was regretted that "the board is not in a position to be represented at the present time." BARON STRATHCLYDE OF SCOTLAND, DIES London, Oct. 3.--Baron Strath- clyde, Lord Justice-General for Scotland from 1913 until 1920, died .at his home in Cairndhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, yesterday. He was 75 years old. Lord Strathclyde was called to the Scottish Bar in 1878, was Soli- citor-General for Scotland from 1905 until 1909. Lord Advocate until 1913, and later Lord Justice- G 1 and Presid of the Court of Sessions. He was a lecturer on constitutional law and history at Glasgow University, He was a member of the House of Commons from 1895 until 1913, and since then had been a member of the House of Lords. JAPANESE HOLD A SOLEMN SERVICE FOR THE DEPARTED Tribute Paid to Victims of the Great Quake Five Years Ago Tokyo, Oct. 2.--All Tokyo turn- ed aside from its work on Septem- ber 1 and observed thirty seconds of silence in memory of the great earthquake which exactly five years before had spread a mantle of death and destruction over the city. Street cars, automobiles and all other vehicular traffic stopped and thousands bowed their heads in prayer for friends or relatives who were killed in the disaster. The Emperor and Empress, who were spending a few weeks at their villa in Nasu, stood in medidation; Premier Tanaka attended a mem- orial service in the Hongo temple located on the spot where more than 380,000 persons died within an area of a city block. Government officials gathered at several special luncheons and ate nothing but meagre rice balls and a few pick- les, the same fare as on which thousands lived for many days af- ter the quake, and a score or more public meetings were held to pay tribute to the memories of those whose days on this earth ended on the day of the quake. Forty-six fire alarm bells joined in a blast which could be heard all over the capital. Workmen, still busy repairing roads which were twisted out of shape in the quake, laid down their shovels and stood in reverent silence. Those who lived near shrines or temples, or who had gathered there for special worship on the anniversary, heard the mellow tones of ancient bells and traditional beating of drums as priests conducted services for the spirits of earthquake victims, Your Baby's Health and Comfort The Baby needs at your Rexall Drug Store are always safe--szlways right, You can depend on: Kantleek baby bottles, nipples, bibs, pacifiers, commode rings, waterproof sheeting, syringes; Stork nursers; Maximum baby pants; Puretest zinc stearate, fuller's earth, infant suppositories, boric acid, cod liver oil, lanolin; Tiny Tot taleum and soap; Electrex emergency heater for warning baby's bottle; Firstaid baby scales, thermometers, absorbent cotton -- these and many other guaranteed items. Whatever your baby needs for health and comfort, get it at your Rexall Drug Store, Save With Safety at your DRUG STORE Jury & Lovell King E Simcoe 8, Phone 28 Phone 68 RAMSAY DONALD GRONS SATIRICAL ABOUT NAVAL PACT Government Accused of De- stroying Plan for World Peace Birmingham, Eng. Oct. 3.--~ Ramsay MacDonald, British Labor Leader, had some things to say at the Labor party congress here to- day concerning the Conservative Goverment's handling of the Anglo French naval agreement. "Was any diplomacy more stupid?" he exclaimed. "You can 'have diplomacy wrapped up like a cat in a bag and kept from meow- ing, or you can have your cat out of the bag, open to inspection. But here you have the tail of the cat sticking out of the bag, and we must find out what is behind the tail and at the end of it. Sir Austen has certainly invented a new kind of diplomacy which I would ecall 'tail-out-of-the-bag' diplomacy." The former Premier during the day presented a resolution on world peace and disarmament, de- manding that the Government sign a general act of arbitration, that the Anglo-French naval agreement be abandoned, that an effective disarmament treaty be signed, and that all foreign troops be uncon. ditionally withdrawn from the Rhineland. In the course of a speech sup- porting the resolutoin, which sub- sequently was adopted, Comman- der Kenworthy, Labor member of Parliament said: War Danger Is Real "The danger of war between this country and America and between France and Italy is as real as was the danger of war between this country and Germany in 1906. You have again the official, but never- theless binding, conversations be- tween staffs in Paris and staffs in London." Mr, MacDonald called his pro- posal a 'full-blooded, unqualified condemnation of the Government's foreign policy." Sir Oswald Mosley, in seconding the resolution, said the United States note on the Anglo-French accord was the greatest rebuke which any country had ever ad- dressed to another on its record of muddle and tragedy. The Labor party's resolution welcomes the Kellogg pact for the ouilawry of war, but notes with "profound disappointment' that its declarations have been accepted with reservations, and that many Governments are preparing, in the "pre-war spirt," policies which prevent progress toward disarma- ment, The Labor party's indictment of the Baldwin Government is set out under five counts, as follows: Destroyed Peace Plan "The Government has destroyed the coniprehensve plan for organi- zation of world peace known as the Geneva Protocol thus making it! impossible to hold a disarmament conference, pact to outlaw war by reserving defense and in defense of certain unspecified regions of the world, reservatios which are incompatible with the Covenant of the League of Nations, "The Government refused to rign any part of the general act for ar- bitration, conciliation and judicial settlement of disputes, drafted and approved at the recent Assembly of the League of Nations, "The Government created the present deadlock in disarmament negotiations by opposing, in the Preparatory Disarmament Com- mission last year, limitation of ex- penditure for armaments, Naval Conference Failare ,, "The Government brought bout failure of the tri-partite naval con- ference by its reactionary demand for 70 cruisers, increasing efisting tonage. Later it agreed with France that certain classes of cruisers, destroyers and submarines should not be limited by international treaty. While this costituted an agreement to limit armaments, it was designed to give Great Britain a cruiser program which the Gov- ernment knew would be unaccept- able to the United States, This agreement had a disastrous effect on United States opinion, The United States Government refused to accept it even as a basis for negotiation." -- OLD GRAND ARMY LIKELY TO BREAK UP Denver, Colo, Oct. 3. -- The steady measured tread of 1861, which resounded throughout the nation at President Lincoln's eall to arms, will be brought to mind by the enfeebled shuffling of the Grand Army of the Republic as they meet here for perhaps their last en- campment as a national organiza- tion September 16 to 23.. The annual parade, to be led by the commander-in-chief , Elbridge L. Hawk of Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, September 18, is expected to be the smallest in the history of the organization FORMER EDITOR DIES Elmira, N.Y., Oct. 3.--Edward L. Adams, former editor of The Elmira Advertiser and for several years in the United States Consu- lar Service, died at Dublin, Ireland, yesterday, according to a cable message, Mr. Adams, who was 77 years of age, had been Consul at Oshawa Office Times Building me 2700. Telepho! Resident Manager: C. N. HENRY and Travel Regular saving dur- ing the year will make it possible to travel at holiday Ir time, Bank a definite por- tion of your income, DOMINION Oshawa Branch T. W. JOYCE, MGR. "The Government weakened the] | significance of its sigature of thel! the right to go to war in self-| City of Oshawa=Taxes An extension of time for the payment of the second instalment of the 1928 taxes has been made to Friday, October 12th, After that date, the penalty of 5 per cent. will positively be enforced, and steps taken to collect all taxes outstanding, P. A. BLACKBURN, City Treasurer, 11 King Street East, Oshawa -~ StoBIE'FORLONG oTOCHS BONDS GRAIN Office: Reford Bu AND WELLINGTON ST8. S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System = Abeve C.P.R. Office Phones 143 and 144 Dublin from 1909 to 1920, when he was transferred to Sherbrooke, , Que. He retired a few years later. As the season is now drawing to a close, this is your oppor. tunity to have your monu- mental work done satisfactor- ily before winter sets in. I have some very fine stock on hand now, and it might pay you to visit us at this time, J. T. Lethbridge Monumental Works 94 Bond St. Cor. Mechanic