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IEFS onc. gMajor 'omoted giment, all who of "B" in the Norton, n town to, has rs, W. who re. fter 37 OWman- 7 being @ Chief Canada. mber of nly liv- his re- 1d Mrs, | repre- ool in ratori- in this ar. Mr, aker in al con- hen he federa- chosen he Uni- ne and 10t yet be an- Music Paul's Maren: will" the re- 8 Wed- 'Easter )f Mrs, : m, Ad-: former esident le, was having ovell's THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1929 PAGE THREE Saint Davia's Day Brings hts of Wales' Plight Net Only Are the Miners Paupers,-But Once Prosperous \ Mine Owners Have Become Penniless Through Industrial Reverses--Essex Lodge, Sons of England, Gives Substantial Contribution -- _-- - I -- NE Mt, Davis of every Welshman dawned bright lear this morning, and eciti- of the Motor City looked out today on a province glad with sun- shine, waking up to the prosperous . activity of the spring season. Bt, David's day dawned in Wales too this morning, but the men of the home land did not look on it' with as rosy a countenance as we of Ontario did. There is too much need over there for a light heart. This message fom a Welshman at home tells its own tale: "Saint David's day dawns for- lorn and gloomy in South Wales. Thousands are on the verge of starvation, with no assurance from whence the wherewithal to keep body and soul together wlil come the next day. Not only are the miners paupers but once pros- perous mine proprietors are now penniless -- cushed by the aval- anche of industrial reverses, The desperate plight of men, women and children in the mining villages of South Wales is the most terrible in the history of the principality." 'Besex Lodge, Sons of England, bas contributed $20 to the Osha- wners Fund, to help the miners of old England, The total today stands at $683.16, help? Will you, also, 4 CHICAGO GRAIN PY aS Dleago, IM, Mar, 1,--~Larger deliveries on March wheat contracts than ex- t a general sag, Corn and oats were sl 8 Josler, th Sos Misring nehanged [4 rece: me. what, Provisions tended. to ony "me This age isn't more wicked than the age of our fathers--it just fails Toy Fit the shades.--~Wasn- t -- ; Too Late to Classify WANTED~OLD TYME FIDDLERS and Charleston dances for Ontario Regiment Carnival, Apply to Cap- tain Mitchell, Mitchell's Drug (51a) , dear to the east] ST, DAVID'S DAY (Oshawa, 1928) Oh Gwalia, we love thee For thou art home, St, David: we greet thee Though far we have roamed, Thy folks that have travelled way far from thee forget not to greet thee In loved Memory, This day of all others The whole year through Qur hearts turn to Wales 'Where they cherish thee too, The old home folks Will be blessing thy name The children in Holiday ' Remembering in game, With hands now outstretched Across the deep sea We join, our countrymen In honouring thee, With daffodil sweet As our Emblem, we send Greetings of love To Home and to friend, MARGARET MATTHEWS, LOCAL CUSTOMS SHOW DECREASE Total customs collections for the month of February as reported by the local customs office amounted to $828,919.35, as compared to $8:2,083,38 for the same month last year, The decrease was slight and caused by the normal fluctu- ations which occur in the customs' department, Imports for February reached $735,604.72 and for excise collec. tions $93,203.93 with sundries to- talling $120, The imports for February last year were $764,772.» 84 and excise collections, $127, 210.64 with sundries placed at $100, The customs annus] statements will be made and compiled in regu- ar form at the end of next month, that being the end of the fiscal year in the customs department. ---------------------- CHICAGO GRAIN OPENING Chicago, Mar, 1.~Wheat, Mar, 123 3.8; May, 1.29 1.8; corm, Mar, 95 1.8; May, 99 3-4; oats, Mar, 48 1.8; May, 51 5.8, ALBERT STREET UNITE GHURCH HELD BANQUET; PARENTS AND CHIL. DREN GATHERED FOR SOCIAL FUNCTION Gathering Endorses Plan for the Building of New Parsonage The first social gathering of the congregation of Albert street Unit. ed church, since the erection of the new church, was held last evening when a Mother and Daughter, Fa- ther and Son banquet was held, thus making a congregational ga- thering, Supper was served to about 160 people, who heartily en- joyed the social hour, At the conclusion of the supper a program of music and toasts was given, Mr, Doberty was pianist for the evening and played for the opening hymn, Mr, Doberty also contributed a piano solo and Mr, George Burrus a vocal solo, Fol- lowing the chairman's remarks, Mrs, Burdge proposed a toast to the entire Board of Management, congratulating them on the work they had aceomplished in the erec- tion of the new church, Mr, H, Lynch responded and gave a finan- cial report of the funds raised for and the cost of the new building, Norman Williams then gave a pia- no solo, Mr, J, A, Bickell called at- tention to the important place the ladies hold in the world in general and the church in particular, stat- ing that the things which have been accomplished would bave been impossible without the aid of the Ladies Aid, The vice-president of the Ladies' Aid, Mrs, Coakwell, re- plied, giving a splendid financial report of the Aid, Mr, Orval Eagle then spoke a few words of appreciation of the choir and the important place it holds in the congregational service, also of the increase in membership and effi- ciency, Mrs, Fred Williams; presi- dent of the choir, responded with a few words, also giving a report of the activities of the choir dur- ing the past year, Sunday School Work Mrs, O, D, Friend sang a splen- did solo, Mr, Ray Ballantyne then spoke of the vast importance of the Sunday School and highly com- mended the superintendent, teach ers and officers for the good work done in that department. Mr, Ar- thur Ayres, superintendent, replied, reporting 300 members enrolled with an average attendance of 190 to 210, Little Miss Dorothy Wig- gins then gave a vocal solo, accom- panied at the piano by her fathe,, r. Bteven Wiggins, Mrs, Dunn contributed a solo, ' Mr, Cecil Bint, the first vice- president of the Young Peoples League, spoke of the work carried ! on by the young people of the' church, The president of the lea- gue, Mr, Ross Clarke gave an en- couraging report of the advance- ment they had made in efficiency and membership, as well as finan- cially, Boys' and Girls' Work The boys' work was then dis~uss- ed by Mr, Anderson to which Mr. Arthur Sampson, teacher of the Young Men's Class, and Mr, Jack Naylor, who is in charge of the younger boys, responded. This was followed by a dust by Mrs. Friend and Mrs, Dunn, who also gave an encore, Miss Reta Vokes, president of the Girl's Work Board, gave 8 splen- did talk on the C.G.I.T, work, and lished and what they hoped yet to do. The pastor, Rev, R. A, What- tam, spoke a few words of apprecia- tion for the help given by Mr. Un- itt, Mr. J. D, Storie, Dr, Grenadier, Dr. Gunn. Rey, F. J. Maxwell, Mr. A. V. Swail and Mr. C, C. Stenhouse in the establishment of the new church, . To Build Parsonage An interesting event then took place when the mortgage on the Albert street parsonage was burn- ed by the president of the. Ladies' Aid, Mrs, D. Cameron, and the members of the Official Board. A resoution to build 8 new parsonage, which had previously bcen discuss- the mew Albert street church, BUILMING PERMITS HERE IN FEPRUARY TOTALLED $22,250 Eleven Permits Issued, In- cluding Five Houses at $13,300 Building permits were issued in February by | the City Engineer's de- partment projects totalling $22,250. These included five dwellings, $13,300, £ garages, totalling $450, one. business structure at $8000, and one other structure at $500. Permits have been issued this week for a $3000 house which will be mer cottage at the lake H Sutcliffe, 22 Ritson road south, will build on Bonnie Brae street. 'The cottage will be 24 by 24 feet, and of stucco construction. The residence a five-room bung- will be ) alow to be, built of brick veneer, with oak floorings and fir interior trim. explained what they had sccomp- |g i] his bearings from the ferocity of of | If the weather was cold and stormy PLEADED GUILTY Frank Brown paid a fine of $20 and costs in police court this morn. ing when he Toate guilty to be- ing intoxicated in a public place, CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY Mr, Frederick Patte, well-known and genial resident of Oshawa to- day celebrates his 78 birthday Mr, Patte at one time carried on a decor- ating business at Simcoe street north where his son now is and during that time acquired a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, He is still hale and hearty and a busy man about town, ST, DAVID'S DAY Today is St David's Day, and Welshmen the world over will oh- gerve it in commemoration of the Patron Saint of the little Prin- cipality, They will be found *'wear- ing the leek," an old custom which da'es back to the time of King Cadwallon, a Welsh ruler in the seventh century, ahd re- ferred to by Shakespeare in "King Henry V."" At sundown it is cus- tomary to hold patriotic gather- ings, which for the most part are carried on in the ancient vernacu- lar, Poet and harpist are especi- ally prominent, the former pre- senting an '"'englyn," while the latter performs for the. '*'penillion" singing, Welsh music being essen- tially harp music, The instrument is the fourteenth century three- string model, as distinguished from the pedal harp, Oshawa Welsh. men are holding a dance this even. ing to commemorate the day, FINED $20 AND COSTS Harold Cline appeared in police court this morning hefore Magis- trate Willis and pleaded guilty to a charge of being intoxicated, He was fined $20 and costs, GUILTY OF ASSAULT Ten dollars end costs or thirty days in jail was the sentence im- posed by Magistrate Willis of Whit- by upon George Lawrence of this city, who pleaded guilty to assault- ing Clarence Zealand, The case was purely a matter of a long-standing enmity hetween the two partici. pants, : 0, OF O, DIRECTORS MEET The directors of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce meet a. noon today to consider the report on the purchase oft he gas plant, The nominating committee reecent- ly elected at a general meeting of the C, of C,, will meet at 5,1b ¢ clock this afternoon in the Board Room to select 21 names for nom- inations, Of these geven will he ultimately elected for a two year term in the Chamber of Commerce directorate, ark Latest Financial News Market Summary by Canadian Toronto and New York Stock Quotations Supplied Stoble, Forlons and Con W n TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE, & Dome 1025 1000 1025 y t r Ol e Warn ade soorin HE advances, Dunkin 20% 0% i dad the general list on the Toronto Stock Ex-|Gold Hill. 6 change gave a stronger appearance this| Gra, Bou, 31 30 80 morning, although Imematioial Nickel a Grarada 23 23 23 0 the on Ze : al "Nickel with a| Grdview, 66 65 65 turnover of more than 15,864 shares, sold | Gyr, Dly, 3 3 3 Up to 3 high of 0, with the poon price| Holl, ,, 850 825 850 Oo a I a 2. |Howey 139 136 136 19 wh 9 oantic Sugar appeared Bf 1 mere | Kd, Lake 155 149 152 Canada Steamship Lines at 48, City Dairy | Kt, Flr, 25 21% 23 at 76, Blue Ribbon Fi 2 were all two Ly. Que, '8 8 8 BO ar os with wa tradeote Womipeg| Malar, = 74 74 74 Railway with very lew sales 'was off ©f Mn. Bas, 71 68 69 4, or ar Bi were both wp LOD at 16.00 and 17.50 ser MeDong, WLLL 3850 3355 i i ight trading in . Juste via Very en vad Mn, Cor, 525 620 526 STANDARD MINING EXCHANGE | mof Hall 80 30 30 iad, Newbee 39 38 | Stand- a Me Minine Faihonge today | Noran, 6525 6250 6376 the ing hour of the morning session| Pion, 46 45 45 was mctive but interest waned towards noon. | prem 200 200 200 Prices were for the most part steady, :. 2p 880 Trading in Hudson Bay was light, the fin-| Sh. Gor, 880 876 al transactions showing 8 ten point gain Siscoe ,, 112 115 108 over the pjrevious day. Ventures was a par-1 84 Bas, 1175 1035 115 ticularly active jseue [ling oft 1.00 ata St An 81 80 81 1 i i trading as off | » ' Fond Sywile with light trading was off Jy) 1p 2015 © 1000 2006 gh Sh wo gi, ome 2 Vigna '117 "1s 1p pig FP Al 2 A ints at 253, Teck- Wr, Hr, 225 220 224 H~hes climbed steadily throughout the ro ing to 8 ten point gain but at moon Es es cindy NEW YOBK Sinar Sveuhont ihe. seapion registering on | Stock High Low 2 pm advance of 1.75 at 64.00. Swdbury Basin was| Amer, Can. 124% 121% 1Z44 off 45 at 1140 and Pig Missouri was slso| Atch.son ,,2088% 202% 203% down at , Sherritt-Gordn y AR 4 i 5 8.85. Bait & Unio 130% 126% 130% registering a gain. of 5 at Briges Mig. 52% 51 51% STOCK EXCHANGE Can, Pac. 250% 250 260% Xe Work: ry, 1--Althc ugh U.S, Sted Can. Dry 82% 82 B23% shipped back a point during the for Chrysler ,, 10% 104% 107% ) od he et Bee Diocks. of S00 hares | Cougoleum 29% 29% 20% and more poused in, Juaconda, again Jumped Cur, Aero 159 167% 163% 750 then 7 pps sou low, Midland krie sarees 13% 70% 73 Steel Products Preferred, Rossie Insurance, Fam, Ply, 65% 64 65 Wright Aero, erican and American Rail-! Gen, Mot, ,,84% 83% 84% way Express, Intemational Telephone and (ira. Paige 507% 48 507% Speigel May Stern mounted 5 to 12 points, Gold Dust 74% 13% 743% Call Money again renew! P "| Hed, Mot, 904 89 4 TORONTO Hupp ,... 76% 75% 75% Stock High Low 12.30|it. Com, ,,,, 93% 96 96% Asbestos 16 16 16 It. Nkl. ,, 66% 64 66% Braz. 68% 67% 68% | It. Paper 74 74 74 Br. A. Oil 54 53% 53% | Bly. Sprgtid. 20 19% 19% Bromp 46 Bid bit, Ward 141% 13i% 140 arl 2 27 27 27 Mar, Oil ,, 41% 40% 40% Cn. In, AL 44% 44 44% | Mek. Trek, 11v8 108% 110% Can. Malt, 31 31 31 | Phil. Pet, 39 38% 38% Cty. Dry. 76 75% 76 Pan Am, B 43% 43 43 Imp, Oil 93% 93 93 | Packard ,,"152 It, Pet, 55% 54% 54% | Radio ,.., 413 It. Nkl. 66 64 65% | Srs. Rbck. 164% 160% 162% s. Hr. 85 835 83656 | Sin. Oil ,, 39% 38% 35% Nor, Bak. 35% 35% © 35% |St- Ol NJ. 49% 49 49 8. Station 80 79% 79% | St. Oil N.Y, 40% 40 40 Sh. Wht. 94% 94% 943; )Studebsker 90% 8945 90 Hr, Wal. 84% 84 84% Simmons ..104 102 103%, . Standard Mines U.S. Rubber 583% 57 575 Amulet 254 250 252 (US. Lea her 27% 27% 27% > 5 4% 5 US. Steel 193% 191%; 1925; Br. Holl. 30 28 30 {(Wiys. Ovid, 31% 31% 31% rh... 0 28 30 | Woolworth 20232 201% 201% Bedford 67 67 67 Wr. Aero 285 280 281 Bidgood 48 45 48 Vie. Talk, 159% . 156 159 Buckham. 12% ii 121 | Ye.low Cab 45 29% 43% Br. Hi. Ex. 14 14 14 |Money 8 per cent. Two young lads they were, defiant of parental advice, and awaiting something to happ provide interest, even excitement to while away their Sunday evening. As if in answer to their silent re- quests, the distant clanging of a attracted their attention. A fire What better occupation could they ), witness a conflagration. They would do it. which would | © open S. bell | a Ukrainian church, and the 2 Ln; ; For five minutes they walked, and *|Churchbell Lures Young Lads Into Portals For the Service y began to run in the direction of the sound. Finally they round a corner and instead of running in- to an "exciting" fire, they almost ran into It was ian % frightened at the significance of the i silently walked into church, and have doing the same thing every Sunday evening since. f By all appearances, March came in like a lamb, In fact it is the first real "sunshiny" day mingled with warm weather which Oshaw- ans have experienced since begn- ming of Winter. On this day the Weatherman is supposed to take the elements rather than the height of the mercury in the thermometer. winds made it generally disagree- able, then the last of the month is supposed to be guite warm and March Comes in Like a Lamb; Prepare For Some More Winter and ove might add that) in- | Motors product either, Sprieg is mot far off. Principles of Operation of a Juvenile Court Are CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS || WINSTER WARES AEROPLANE TRIP ALONG WITH SON Interesting Experience of Rev. A. Mansell Irwin Yesterday TO BAPTISTE AND BACK Flight Was Made Between Breakfast and Lunch Hour To make a trip of over two hun- dred miles between breakfast and lunch was the unusual experience which befell the Rev, A, Mansell Ir- win, pastor of North Simcoe street United church yesterday, The trip was made by aeroplane, from Osh- awa to Baptiste and back, with Mr. Irwin's son, G. Norman Irwin, as pilot of the machine, It was an n- tensely interesting flight and the two fliers have made a record of their trip, which is given below for the readers of The Times: -- " "Baptiste is situated on the waters of the York River system, in the Upper basin of the Madawaska Ri- ver, It is somewhat more than one hundred miles, as the crow flies, north-east from Oshawa, "Desiring to look over our summer cottage in winter time, and to visit our neighbor, the Indian Chief, we climbed into the cock-pits of the Gipsy Moth at 8.37 a.m. on Thursday and took off, In spite of a stiff head wind, we made the course, via, Scu- gog, Sturgeon, Pigeon, Catchacouna, Ells, Paudask and Dear Lakes, in very good time? Familiar Waters "The Kawartha Lakes were familiar waters; but the: last forty miles was a2 compass line across a yast un- known region of literally, hundreds of small lakes, with the last four mentioned outstanding. Very few set- tlers occupy this great wilderness, but occasionally a snug, little farm house slid past beneath us. Lumber- men were hauling on some of the lakes, and looked like dog teams from a mile in the air, The height of the watershed kept Baptiste hid- den, until, suddenly, it burst upon our vision, in the full splendor of its con- formation, but instead of its summer charm of dustless foliage and shim- mering waters, it was buried in track- less snows. The propellor eased its triumphant 'stroke, and our plane glided into the bay at the Indian's door like a messenger of peace, Given Welcome Needless to say, everybody within reach was there when we were ready to put off for home. By this time the wind had veered so as to be- come an ugly-angle thrust on our left wing; nevertheless, the Moth landed in her own yard at "Stone- haven" in sixty-nine minutes, The Return Flight "Visibility on the return trip was better, revealing the entire Karwatha system from Balsam Lake to Stoney at one sweep, Most of the rivers are open, but the lakes are all tight- frozen, except for a few huge ice rifts that reach from shore to shore. Summer cottages, especially on the islands, stand in chilly pose; but the Gipsy Moth kept her passenger, and pilot cosy and comfortable, "In a flight like this one comes to realize the fire ranger's worth to our timberlands, and the value of airplane service in preliminary surveys of new regions. It looks like daybreak for the air service. "A. Mansell Irwin, passenger "J. Norman Irwin, pilot" PPPPPPS TYTTITTYTYTYYTYY WEATHERMAN So its just a little colder, Tho' the sun is getting bolder, And climbing ever higher in the sky, But the days are getting longer, And a merry little songster Shows that the spring is really draw- i vigh, * =» It's still cloudy overhead, and will likely remain so for a little while. The breezes will blow with moderate. in- tensity, and may bring a little snow on their wings. Our only art critic was in Tor- onto, the other day, and happened to meet one of the Queen City "artists" who was holding an exhibition of his works. They gazed long and fix- edly at one of the paintings. Finally, the critic said, "I often wonder--" "How I do it?" asked the artist. let, found himself crowded over against the curb by a big car, and what was worse, it wasu't a General later, both pulled A side by y cars up side in a traffic jam. "Excuse me," said the man from Oshawa, "is this Queen street?" "Yes" replied the iver of the larger car. "Well, would you mind letting me have a little more of it?" : We saw a news item the other day about 2 man who was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary. Just because he was a blacksmith, he thought he could forge cheques. Ar last we know how many a few is. An English Judge has stated that in his opinion seven is the end of a few, After that, we suppose, it be- comes many. Now, of course, all the wa motorists hailed into police court will say with safety that they were just going "a few miles an hour." And when the Weatherman says it will be a few degrees colder, you will know exactly how much more coal to put on at might. Pro-| viding, of course, the learned judge was night. Cloudy, and a little cooler, J Judge R. Hoskins Gives Outline of Advantages, of Juvenile Court Aims Described No Decision Made on Flying Camp No decision has been reach- ed by the Dominion Govern- ment regarding the moving of Camp Borden, stated Hon, J, L. Ralston, Minister of Na- tional Defence, in reply to a question of Dr, T, E. Kaiser, P., of this city, in the House of Commons yesterday, A concerted effort has been under way to pursuade the government to move Camp Borden to a site east of Whit by, on the lake front, it hav- ing been understood that the government was seeking a new site where facilities for sea plans instruction were .available, The despatch from Ottawa relative to Dr. Kai- ser's inquiry read: Ottawa, Feb, 28--Dr, T, E, Kaiser, (Conservative, Ontar- io), asked the Minister of Na- tion Defense in the House of Commons this afternoon if any conclusion had been reached regarding the pro- posed moving of Camp Bor- den, Hon, J. L, Ralston re- plied in the negative. REDUCTION INTHE, NATIONAL DEBT , (Continued from Page 1) discussion of the ordinary revenues and expenditures of the Dominion for the present fiscal year which clo- ses on March 31 next, Customs rey- enues for the year he estimated at approximately $185,000,000 or over forty one per cent. of the total rey- enue, The amount realized from ex- cise taxes sales and stamp taxes) he gave as approximately $81,500,000, in- come tax $58,500,000, excise duties, $63,400,000, The total revenue from taxation he estimated at $391,050,000, Increased Revenues Estimated customs revenues would show an increase of $28,000,000 over the previous fiscal year, said Mr, Robb, The total amount collected in excise duties would also record an estimated increase of about six mil- lions, Income tax collections, as es- timated would show an increase of nearly two millions. The largest de- crease recorded would be in excise taxes (sales and stamp taxes) which would probably be lower then the previous year by $8,700,000, . 2 » War Expendi Of the total expenditure, the fin- ance minister attributed approxi- mately 42 per cent to the great war, is was made up of the increase in interest payments on the public debt, over the 1914 figures which amounts to $112,107,000. War pen- sions would account for $40,600,000 and soldiers civil re-establishment for approximately $7,900,000, Other expenditures due to the war 'would bring the total up to $162,911,000. The interest on the public debt, as of 1914, the finance minister placed at $12893000. General departmental expenditures were given as $178,118,- 000 or 46 per cent of the total amount, "Without being unduly optimistic," said Mr. Robb, the government feels it is warranted in. anticipating that, notwithstanding, the reductions to be submitted in this budget, the reven- ues for the coming fiscal year will meet all expenditure obligations and also provide for the redemption of the loan maturing in August next." Policy of Preference 3 In his brief reference to tariff matters, the finance minister intima- ted that, other things being equal, his was a policy "of favoring those countries which favor our products." He expressed the view that the peo- ple i a Canada had been favorably impressed with the spirit shown at sittings of the tariff advisory board, but he points out that it was physi- cally impossible for the board to in- vestigate thoroughly in a few months many applications referred to it. There was no direct reference in the speech to the financial policy of the United States, but Mr. Robb, spoke of Canada's increasing foreign trade in a way which suggested that Canada has adopted a policy of "watchful waiting." Trade With All "It is our desire to trade freely with any and all who are willing to trade with us" he said. "What may, or may not, be Jorsible in this par- ticular necessarily depends in some measure on the purchasing power and fiscal policies of other countries. The policy of this administration is not 2 high tariff policy, it is a low tariff , Its policy is to encourage production at home and the market- ing of our excess production abroad. In applying this policy, both domes- tic and international factors must, of necessity, be considered." AIR TANK EXPLODES SEVEN LIVES TAKEN Stone Mountain, Ga, Mar. 1-- Seven men lost their lives and ten others were injured, several serious- ly, late yesterday in an explosion of an air compression at the quarries of the Stone Mountain Granite cor- poration, about a mile north of here. The explosion occurred as the men were crowded about a time clock mear the compressor, checking out after the day's work, Officials of the company could not ascribe a definite cause for the explosion of the tank of compressed air which was three feet wide and fifteen feet long, but i believed it was due cither Juvenile Court Described as Newer Justice for Boys Who Break the Law as Compared With the Old, Harsh Method of Pro. cedure NOT PUNISHMENT BUT REFORMATION Endeavor is Made to Teach Boy Respect for the Law and That the Law is Fair and is His Friend The operation of a Juvenile Court was described by Judge R. 8. Hoskins,a ssociate judge of the Toronto juvenile court, to the Ki- wanis Club at its noon luncheon today, In an interesting address that was enlivened by humorous epi- sodes of the juvenile court work, Judge Hoskins showed the methods of dealing with boy delinquents. The juvenile delinquency problem was primarily a boy problem, he said, for last year 2,700 boys ap- peared before the Toronto juvenile court as against 104 girls. "There is nothing as fine as to help a boy to become a real man--hoys' work is the thing these days," said the judge, paying a tribute to the work that Kiwanis has done for underprivileged and delinquenc boys. The Children's Century The development of the interest in child training was summed up clearly by the speaker, who declar- ed that 'in the 18th century men obtained their rights; in the 19th century women attained their re- cognition; and in the 20th century children and their rights are being protected and preserved." The old method of treating erring boys was to try them and incarcerate them as adults, in the same room as hardened criminals, which did greater harm than good, Judge Hos- kins declared. As recently as 1833 a 12-year-old boy was sentenced to death in London for stealing a pane of glass and 2d worth of paint, although the sentence was later commuted, The juvenile court. was describe ed as the "newer justice'" by the speaker, who declared that, because a juvenile court showed an increase in the number of children's cases in any city in which jt was estab- lished, this did not indicate an in- crease in delinquency, but simpy that it was being more closely and efficiently checked up and taken care of, The Advantages The advantages of a juvenile court, established under the Juvem= ile Delinquency Act of Canada, a% against the children's court divi- sion of an ordinary police court, were summed up by Judge Hoskins as follows: First, it separates chil- dren from adult criminals. In this connection, Judge Hoskins suggest- ed that the juvenile court judge be some person other than one who is judging in an ordinary adult court, for in the latter case he would be bound to carry an adult viewpoint into his juvenile court, while a man who was judge of only a juvenile court would have natur- ally more of the yiewpoint of the child and could deal with him more intelligently, In the second place, in the juv- enile court, a boy who breaks the law is regarded not as 8 criminal but as a delinquent; his record is therefore not one of crimes, but of delinguencies, which are not counted so severely against him in later life. Thirdly, the point of view of a juvenile court is not en- tirely one of punishment for crime, but rather of reformation of the boy, from the point of view of what is the most intelligent thing to do with him. If punishment is needed, it is applied, as, for in- stance, in Toronto boys who steal motor cars are strapped, "Which," remarked Judge Hoskins, "takes the joy out of joy-riding." Juyenile Court's Aims The juvenile court endeavors to teach the boy respeet for the law, that the law is fair, and that the law is his friend. Children have been terrified long enough by threats of what a policeman would do if they disobeyed; it was time now to teach them that the law and the policeman fis their friend, said the judge, who also appealed to the men to practice respect for the law themselves as a g00d example to the boys. The speaker was introduced by Ewart Everson, who declared that in his opinion the juvenile court was an essential institution in any city. President A. J, Parkhill of the Kiwanis Club, was chajirman of the meeting, and several inter- csted citizens were present as vis- itors. 8 Cents per word each in sertion. for each imsertion, 36c, PAINTERS WANTED TO AT- tend a meeting in the Y. M. C. A. on Friday, March 1st at 3 pa. for consideration of wages and conditions. All journeymen painters welcome. (49¢) OLD TYME DANCING FRI. day might at Winter Gandens. Admission Simcoe United Church, Saturday, to a defect or over-compression, ' March 2, 3 pm. Hila) i | pO er A a