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PAGE TWO _ * OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16," 1922 SE ------ The Outario Reformer : (Established in 1871) An independent newspaper published every other day (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons) at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Reformer Printing and Publish- ing Company Limited. J.. €. Ross - wit 5 J. Bwart MacKay ow ele Geo. A. Martin, . = ,» =. 5 = = « it SUBSCRIPRION RATES: Pelivered by Carrier'in Oshawa or by mail anywhere in Canada $3.00 a year. United States subscription $1.50 extra to cover postage. Single copies 5c. ° President Treasurer Editor OSHAWA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1922 A STEP OSHAWA COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE Members of Owen Sound City Council have gone on record as being desirous of having Press repre- sentatives attend all committee meetings which they hold. The Owen Sound Sun-Times, in reporting the meeting, says: "Ald. Christie brought the mat- ter up when he introduced a motion that the Press were at all times welcome. All the council were working for' the good of the city and the Press should be welcome. If they were not working for the city's interest, then the Press certainly should be there. Ald. J. ¥. Thomson secended the motion. He had considered the matter for some time. He was sorry some things got published as they did. He hoped the Press would be present at every com- mittee meeting, and at the council." It is evident by this decision, and from the dis- cussion quoted in the foregoing, that aldermen in the Baby City of the Province have a different idea as to the rights of the electors than have members of the Oshawa Town Council. Whereas the Owen Sound aldermen believe that the people are en- titled to full information as to what they are donig or contemplate doing, even before the matters under consideration reach the formal Council meeting, Oshawa councillors have gone on record as believers in the transaction of the people's business at pri- vate confabs. The Reformer has contended all along that muni- cipal meetings should be open to representatives of the Press, who serve as ears and eyes for the elec- tors, Occasionally some matters may come up for consideration where the town's interests would be jeopardized by premature publicity, and when such is the case Press representatives may be relied upon to co-operate by withholding the information. The Reformer would urge that the Town Fathers recon- sider their former decision, and fall into line with Owen Sound, Toronto, and other cities and welcome Press representatives to all their meetings. The ratepayers trust the Councillors in electing them to office; the Councillors should reciprocate by trust- ing the electors with full information as to how they |e are handling municipal affairs. FUEL MUST BE FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED There has been general rejoicing at the termin- ation of the strike of anthracite coal miners. Al- though the pits are again in operation, this does not dispose of the shortage which has existed, and which will continue to exist throughout the eoming winter. Arthur V. White, former consulting engineer of the Dominion Commission of Conservation, and now serving with the Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission in a similar capacity, has given it as his considered opinion that there is a fifty per cent shortage to be made up by the use of substitutes, The need for alertness on the part of the Fuel Committee, and for co-operation by dealers and con- | sumers, is still very real. While there is no reason to doubt that the local dealers will be anxious to have the. coal fairly distributed, some concerted | effort should be made, and the Council Committee | might well take the initiative. to see that no person gets more than a small supply of coal at a time. While dealers intimate that they themselves will ration out coal in ton lots, there will be nothing to stop a consumer ordering ton lots from two or three dealers, unless some scheme of rationing is Adopted. The Fuel Committee have a duty to see to it that fuel comes in to Oshawa, either coal or wood, and when it is here they must exercise supervision so as to. prevent one person getting a cellar full of coal, while another goes short. It is pleasing to know that the Board of Edueca- tion is prepared to take the first steps to have a technical school established in Oshawa. = Such an institution would be welcome to this tapidly grow- ing manufacturing town. King Constantine is preparing to leave Geneva, it is said. Having been the catspaw of Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm the latter may well give Tino sanctuary at Doorn. janadian National Exhibition directors seem to have a better stand in with the Weatherman than the officers of Oshawa and other district fairs, It is not always the early bird who catches the best worm, as householders who are buying their peaches now, instead of a week ago, will testify. .Burglars at Sandwich tried to break into a safe | in a coal office. Was it an odd pieee of coal for which they were looking ? TO00 MUCH CENTRALIZATION : - (London Free Press) ...The powers that be which direct the Grand Trunk in Ontario seem to work on the principle of eentral- izing everything in Toronto. The timetables of the 1 on the theory that the only place where people want to do business is the'Queen City. London and other Western Ontario cities, as a result, suffer, Take, for example, the town of Goderich, a very popular summer resort for London, Windsor and other Western Ontario cities, the 'logical centre of which is the City of London. The 'Grand Trunk has through fast service to Toronto, with fine chair car accommodation. To travel from Goderich to Lon- don is a regular nightmare, There is a wait of several hours. at Clinton, and then a ride on the antiquated line, the London; Huron & Bruce. Take again, Stratford. Although Stratford is mot more than. thirty miles from London, it is easier for a Stratford business man to do a day's business in Toronto than London. It is not in the best interests of Ontario as a whole to centralize all business and industry in one enor- mous city like Toronto, yet the policy of the Grand Trunk in Ontario is all tending towards this end. INVESTMENT PROSPECTS (Monetary Times) One point which should 'be borne in mind by in- vestors in considering the new issue of Dominion government bonds is that the time is rapidly ap- proaching when ook securities will be scarce in- stead of plentiful. Up to the present year, since the beginning of the war, the investment market has been a buyers' market, interest rates being high and money scarce. Looking back to a time several years before the war, however, investors will recall that it was then quite a problem to find a reason- ably good investment which would yield 51% per cent. or even 5 per cent. The coming loan will finance the Dominion gov- ernment for some time to come. It will probably be the last large Dominion loan for the present gen- eration. The immediate requirements of most of the provinces have also been filled, and there is a wide-spread feeling against the further incurring of public debts. Turning to the field of business it is obvious that the condition of business and the difficulty of real- izing an adequate profit does not encourage the is- sue of new securities. Only too many promoters take advantage of such a time for issping worthless stocks, Sound concerns on the other hand wait definite signs of the return of a condition of busi- ness such as would warrant new extensions, A good deal of legitimate refunding has taken place and a few companies for which there were undoubt- | ed openings have been promoted but there is mo promise of much activity in this field in the coming year. The opportunities to invest in ten year bonds at 54% is therefore a good one. The loan will un- questionably be a success and security prices will, judging by prospects, be carried to still higher levels. i "A LITTLE NONSENSE" A clergyman who years ago settled in Massa- | chusetts once reproved a workman for swearing | while he was plowing a new field. i smm------------------ ""Swear," said the man, "I guess you'd swear.' Whereupon the preacher took the plow and hur- | ried after it, indignantly denying the charge. Then, as the field became most impassable, he began pant- | ing. '"I never saw the like! I never saw the like!' | When he had gone once around the field he stopped, | breathless, and added : "There, you see I didn't find it necessary to swear."' '"No,"" said the other, '"'but you've told more'n fifty lies. You said you never did see the like, and you saw it all the time I was plowin'.-- Philadelphia Ledger. : '"Even a policeman can't arrest the flight of time," said the funny man. "Oh, I don't know," replied the matter-of-fact person. "'Only this morning I saw a pqliceman enter a store and stop a few minutes." A BIT OF. VERSE GOOD TIMBER The tree that never had to fight For sun and sky and air and light, That stood out in the open plain And always got its share of rain, Never beeame a forest king, But lived and died a serubby thing. The man who never had to toil To Heaven from the common soil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man, But lived and died as he began. Good timber does mot grow in ease; The stronger wind, the tougher trees; The farther sky, the greater length; The more the storm, the more the strength; By sun and eold, by rain and snows, In tree or man, good timber grows. Where thickest stands the forest growth We find the patriarchs of both; And they hold converse with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife-- This is the common law of life. : ~--Douglas Malloch. road through Western Qntario are apparently based Officials Who Helped Make Fair a Success The various officials associated with the executive of the South Ontario Agricultural Assoclation in the successful handling of the big fair which closed yesterday were as follows: -- Ticket Scllers:--Main Gate--P. H. Punshon, -G, Timmins, J. A. Thomp- son, F. Chester; South Gate--J. 8. Gerry, J. McCullough; Bast Gate-- Frank Kemp, --Severs, W, Trainer, J. Gillard, H, Hipps, -- Smith, --C. Hamm, Ernie Town, G. Montgomery, F. James, W. Arkless; North Gate --J. Noble. Ticket Takers:--Main Gate Turn- stiles--A. Garrow, F. Patte; Mem- hers' Gate--J. P. Tuttle, W. Wilson; South Gate--T., Cockwell, F. Guy; East Gate--D.F. Pickell, ----Stew- art; North Gate--C. Sturgess. Building = Superintendent--Floral Hall--Mrs. W, H, Harmer, Mr. Har- mer; Poultry--D, T. Northey; Main Butlding--R. Brooks, T. Cockwell, J. Lidgett, Grand Stand: --Ticket Sellers--W, H. Patte, Mr. Rowland; Ticket Tak- or--J. Pearson. Secretary's Officé--E, Parsons, J. Cooper, N. Stephenson. Grounds: --Night Man--H. Conlin. Flags--W. Hobbs. Carpenter--D, F, Pickell, Constables: --Stables--F Rogers; South Fence, E.--W. J. Stevenson; South Fence, W.--R. Ewing; West Fence, 8.--R. Stevens; West Fence, N.--J. Waddell; North Fence--A. G. Jinks; East Fence, N.--C. Wesley; East Fence, 8.--W. H. Stevenson; Race Track--Chief Friend Sergt, Pax- ton, P. C. Bullied, H. Cawker, Neville, Judges Who Passed on Exhibits at Fair The judges in the various classes at the local fall fair this year were as follows: -- Heavy Horses Walter Milne. Light Horses--H. Ketcheson. Beef Cattle--W. J. Gardhouse. Dairy Cattle--R. S. Stevenson. Sheep--John Miller. Swine--W. Boynton. Poultry--T. Sheridan. Butter--E. C. Patterson. Honey--J. P. Tuttle. Miscellaneous -- Miss J. McKay, Mrs, J. B. Mitchell, Mrs. D. Wilson, Mrs. Dr. Kaiser, Miss Violet McMil- lan, Mrs. W. Graham. Cut Flowers--Mr. Louis Stephen- son, Mr. Lewington. Fine Arts--Mrs. Ferguson. Grains and Seeds--Mr. J. L. What- tam, Mr. H. 8. Smith. Roots and Vegetables--Geo, Sterie- ker. Fruits--E. Moore, J. Johnston. Ladies' Work--Mrs. Dr. Ford, Mrs. Dr. Belt, Mrs. Dr. Henry, Mrs. M. F. Smith, Mrs. E. J. Jacobi, Miss Ada McMillan, Miss Macdonald, Odessa Farmer Ends Life While Mother in Whitby While his mother was absent in Whitby, Edward Deynes, a thirty- three year old unmarried farmer of the Glenvale Road, near Odessa, went to his barn on Monday night and committed suicide by hanging. ------ whl » No reason can be assigned for the act. Deceased was a well known farmer of the district and left a note on the kitchen table saying that he was going to do-away with him- self. The body was discovered by some of the neighbors who became sus- picious that there was something wrong when it was found that the cows 'had not been milked. The neighbors then made their way into the house and found a mote on the table, telling where the body could be found. BASE LINE WEST Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Story of Mont- real, spent the week-end at Mr, E. Story's. y Mr. Milton Story, of Toronto, mo- tored down to Whitby and spent Sun- day at the homestead. Package of 13-20% Ecamel Tix » 50 ~ 90¥ 100 -¢1.75 CIGARETTES Mr. Thomas Crouch has bought a Ford sedan. The buckwheat crop is being har- vested. It suffered from the exces- sive heat and the crop will be light. , The: Hospital Farm staff arq busy with sile filling, corn being a good crop. mrs. KE. Story accompanied her son Albert to Montreal for a visit, Midway Manager Enforces the Law Lagg's Great Empire Shows, which constituted the midway at Oshawa Fair, Tuesday, and Wednesday, cre- ated a fine impression by the manner in which they were conducted. The manager, Mr. Charles Cohen, a strict disciplinarian, insists that his em- ployees eonduet themselves in a prop- NAVY CUT "Real Safistaction" 'her trigger cee pe goat ee or way. Tuesday evening one em- ployee broke the rules of the organ- ization, and he, in company with a companion were escorted to the, po- lice station by the manager. The man was detained in the lock-up over night and yesterday morning he, a- long with his companion, were pre- sented with railroad tickets to pro- vide transportation to their home towns. Acting on the advice of Chief Friend they left on the first train. In dispensing with the ser- vices of this man, the manager was obliged to close up one show, but he did not even hesitate to do so. When the old-fashioned girl was jilted it affected her heart; when the modern girl is jilted it affects finger.--Birmingham News. , ¢ I Victory Bonds. (8) Five year bonds, dated let November, 1922, to mature ist November, 1927. (b) Ten year 1922, to mature 1st November, 1932. , While the maturing bonds will carry interest to 1st December, 1932, the new bonds will commence to eam bonds, dated 1st November, interest from 1st Novensber, 1922, GIVING A BONUS OF A FULL MONTH'S INTEREST TO THOSE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE CONVERSION PRIVILEGE, . This offer is made to holders of the maturing bonds PROPOSALS To Holders of Five Year 5: per cent Canada's Issued in 1917 and Maturing 1st December, 1922. an official receipt for the bonds surrendered, an undertaking to deliver the corresponding bonds of