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PAGE TWO The Ontario Wetewer (Established in 1871) An independent newspaper pubs lished every other day (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons) at Orhawa, Canada, by The Reformer Printing and Publishing Company Limited, Charles M, Mundy, Presi- dent, Managing Director and Treas- urer; A. R. Alloway, Assistant Man- ager, GEO. A, MARTIN =. . Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: elivered by Carrier in Oshawa or ny mail anywhere in Canada $3.00 a year, United States subscriptions *1.50 extra to cover postage, Single coples 6 cents, : OSHAWA, TUESDAY, APRIL 11. |Grand TRAINED OR COWED? Last week several thousand peo- Belleville A.A. A. Rad G ood Year AIM TO GET 1,000 MEMBERS DESIRE TO GET NEW ATH- LETIO FIELD The Belleville Amature Athletic Association enters its second year of activity with some money in the bank and with a determination to go forward steadily improving sports and athletic affairs here, The annual meeting Thursday evening was well at- tended and proved successful in renew- ing interest in sports generally, Major R. D. Ponton was appointed ('hairman of a committee to secure 1,000 members, The B, A. A. A, decided to lend every support to the Trunk baseball team in the Central Ontario League, The loss of Fred Goyer has left the team in some- thing of a hole, but still a good fight- ing team will turn out on May 20th when the geason opens. Every en- couragement will be given the boys of i Belleville to go ahead with their pro- ple in Madison Square Garden, New | 1 osed junior baseball league. A com- York, watched with bated breath the exploit of "a slim young woman," mittee composed of Robert Colling, Walter Gerow and M. P. Duff will meet the lads next Tuesday and will Mahel Stark, who was putting five time 5 e tigers and a black panther through ro , will be obtained. The panther did not | relish doing stunts that day so he|was 'Sud- | named to look over all available sites ito endeavor to get the co- operation of their tricks. sat deflantly on his perch, denly," says the despatch, "Miss Stark raised the wooden cracked the panther across the head 50 hard that the blow could be heard at the other side of the Gar- den. , , The girl, still smiling at him, raised the revolver and fired in his face. Animals dread powder as nothing else in the world, and the panther dropped off his perch, cow- Round after round of applause] greeted her." , Such exhibitions are nauseating. pole and] Theat the young lady had courage and nerve is unquestionable. But there is another side to the ques-| tion. From time tmmemorial ani-i mal trainers have asserted that] there is no cruelty involved in the | training of performing animals, that | the main factor in achievement is| kindness, and that a trainer's life | would not be worth a minute's pur-| chase if he, or she, illtreated a nat- uarlly wild animal. Trainers have proclaimed this argument with great | frequency during the last year or| two when efforts have been made in| some countries to have laws enacted banning animal acts, because of al- leged cruelty. { >It this argument is in accordance | with the facts, how is it that Miss | Stark found it necessary to use the! methods referred to in the fore-| going? If Miss Stark lived up to the prez#hings of her brother trairfers| she ought, instead of cracking the! panther over the head, to have gone up | to him, patted him lovingly, fed him a nice little bit of horse steak, and then the animal should have been expe ted to purr with joy. Some animals--dogs, horses and seals in particular--ecan be, and most cases are, trained by kinduess to do things for which they have a certain aptitude, but a jungle animal is born wild and ever will be. To all! them "trained" The St Thomas Times Journal says, an| aphemism for "cowed." The nimal trainer knows well that the moment a wild animal ceases 10] ear him, that animal will cease to] co what he was "trained" to do.| herefore, the beast has to be shown | that he is mastered and that culy | an be done by instilling fear in his | eurt. From being a noble Yeast | ae becomes a craven. To that end | ive-foot poles and revolvers are Bee assary. To make a wild animal do what is as contrary to its nature as | crawling on all fours would be to a! human being, it was found inewm-| bent by the trainer to nearly crac k| a panthers skull in public. | in 1s, a8 wild | The question arises then: What | do these unfortunate animals suffer | in private before they can be exhibit- | ed to people? The Jack London Club, am organization which fighting to have an'mal acts outlaw ed, still has much work ahead of il. is NO LONGER ALL FREE TRADE | | Hamilton Herald: The observa- tions of Mr. E. B. Ryckman, Canadian M.P, informed him while in Great | Britian that there are over 4.000 articles in the British schedule that | are subject to a tariff of 33 1-3 per| oent. It must therefore have been with much anguish of spirit that the | London Advertiser was forced tp | admit that "Great Britian has evi-| dently ceased to be a mation of free | traders." J -------------- S - i Mckay Common Mackay Preferred ---- ME INVITE ENQUIRIES ON OUR BROMPTON fue p 0. REPORT. Aen -- BONGARD & COMPANY (Members Woronto Stock Exchange) 71 BAY SI. - TARONDO see what can be done for them. A The topic of a new athletic field discussed and a committee the City Council and to make a report. This committee is composed of W. A, Elliot, R. D, Adams, Geo, K. Graham, R.' D. Ponton and M., P. Duff. Officers were elected as follows:-- President, Rev. D, C. Ramsay First Vice-President, R. D. Ponton; Second Vice-President, C. A. Cameron; Secretary, Dr. O'Callaghan; Assistant Secretary, J. O. Herity; Treasurer, W. | BE. Scott. To represent Clubs--Hockey R. Lewis; foolbgll,W. E. Harvey; tennis, A. A. Affleck; baseball, M. P. Duff; golf, 8. Robertson; athletics, Chas, Keeber; aquatics Ed.George;! bowling,R. J. Wray; curling, H, B, Stock; skating, R. D. Adams, Mem- hers at large ---Robt, Colling, W. A, Klliott," Mackenzie Robertson, Chas. Hanna and George K. Graham, CHOICE OF ROUTES TO WESTERN CANADA The Canadian National Railway in| addition to providing unexcelled service between Kastern and West- ern Canada offers patrons optional routes. You may travel westward via the Port Arthur--Fort William routes returning the northern route via Cochrane and North Bay, or vice versa. This means that you are in new environments continuously, Al train leaves Toronto, (Grand Trunk| Ry) at 8.456 P.M. carrying Standard | Sleeping Car to Winnipeg vin North Bay, Cobalt and Cochrane daily, and | through tourist sleeping car Toronto to Winnipeg on Tuesdays, Thurs-| days, Saturdays and Sundays. "The National" a solid through train leaves Toronto for Winnipeg at 10.356 P.M, every Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday via Sudbury and Port Arthur with standard and Tour- ist sleeping cars, coaches, colonist car and dining car service, Get full particulars, reservations, ete, from Local Apgeit or nearest Agent of the Canadian National-- Grand Trunk Railways, bi WRONG END Tit-Bits, London: A certain chem- | ist advertised an infallible protection! against influenza, A nervous man | entered the shop one day and bought a bottle of the concoction. Two days later he returned, com- plaining that he had drunk it all, and felt no hatter. | "Drunk it all!" shouted the chem- ist. "My dear sir, that was a solution to rub on the soles of your boots to | keep the wet ont." " THIS IS THE The LIFE! London Life Insurance Company "Policies Good as Gold" HEAD OFFICES - - LONDON, CANADA Agencies in all principal cities H. L. RUTHIG, Dist. Representative, 22, Simcoe St. 5" ROSRRRRRRRRRRRSSRRNNRRRRRIIRIIIREN Queen's Hotel Block The Latest Records Are HERE Come in and hear the latest in Popular Dance and Song Records A complete line of Red Seal Records stocked D.A. TAIT'S MUSIC STORE Phone 1138J Simcoe St. N. This portable Victrola As easy to carry as a travelling bag, an ideal companion--ready at a moment's notice. + AT ANY 3 "His Master's Voice" , Dealers Berliner Gram-o-phone Co., Limited Montreal Complete line of popular Records now in stock. Splendid assortment of Children's Records. Buy some for the kiddies. They will enjoy them. D. J. BROWN Phone 189 Jeweler, Optometrist King St. West WALK UP STAIRS SAVE $10 to $15 HERE IN OSHAWA FOR 9 DAYS ONLY The "Upstairs Clothes Shops" of Toronto Being considerably overstocked with Men's and Boys' Clothing have moved part of the stock to Oshawa, and offer you your choice of Men's Suits made of highest grade material and workman- ship at a saving of from $10 to $15. Here is your grand opportunity to get your choice of suits for Easter, and at the same time get merchandise that is seldom offered at such low price. Our opening and Closing offer for To-day, Wednesday and Thursday is - - He i Boys' Suits $4.95 Open Every Night Till Easter Walk Upstairs Save *10 to *15 This Sale Takes Place 1 Door South of Bank of Commerce Upstairs Remember that we are here 3 Days Only