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big PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929 The Oshawa Baily Times 8 THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa, Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Sec- retary. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' As- sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 10c a week. By mail (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), in the Counties of Ontario, Durham and Northumberland, $3.00 ' a year; elsewhere in Canada, $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE $07 Bond Building, 66 Temp S Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tr REPRESENTATIVES IN U. S. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. ry ance ' EEF) y FEpr THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1929 MOMENTOUS DECISIONS FOR OSHAWA The city council of Oshawa is facing many mo- mentous questions at the present time, and the de- cision reached at Monday night's meeting that a special meeting be held to give full consideration and discussion to some of these matters is a wisc one. No matter how favorably impressed any citi- zen might be with the various proposals which will be dealt with at the special meeting, it will be gen- erally agreed that there should be nothing savoring of hasty action in bringing these matters to the point of culmination. EB The report of the #pecial committee which has been considering the purchase of the electric and gas systems from the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion have recommended that the ratepayers of the city be given an opportunity to vote on this question. This means that the members of the committee are convinced that the project is a sound one, and a good one for the city of Oshawa, and while the re- commendation has not yet been accepted, it is to be hoped that there will be no blockade against it. A large number of the citizens are strongly in favor of the purchase of the electric light and power sys- tem. There have been, perhaps, some opposed on account of the necessity of also acquiring the gas system. The strong recommendation of Messrs. For- stall, Robinson ahd Luqueer, experts engaged by the city council to mike an investigation and report, in favor of the purchase, has been the means of supply- ing thie citizens with an unbiased and well-considered expert opinion, and it should carry much weight, both with the city council, in reaching its decision as to whether the matter should be submitted to the peo- ple or not, and with the ratepayers generally should the question be voted upon, * * * The decision to have a special meeting to discuss the finance committee's recommendation that a juvenile court be established in Oshawa means that this im- portant subject is also coming to a head. There is little apparent opposition to this proposal, the mem- bers of the council being fairly well convinced of its value. There are, however, some organization details which ought properly to be given some consideration by the whole council. It is to be hoped that this consideration will be of a helpful character, with a view to making the Oshawa Juvenile Court function as an effective agency for good in the city, and not of a nature designed to delay its establishment any longer than is absolftely necessary. x % x The need of a new fire hall and police station for Oshawa has been apparent for so long a period, and has been mentioned so frequently in these columns, that little more need be said on this question. This combined building is one of the city's real essentials if it is to have equipment in keeping with its size, its progressiveness and growth. The committee which has been dealing with this matter has decided that the ratepayers should be allowed to vote on a bylaw for the erection of this building on Metcalf St, this site apparently having been selected after the Bagot Street plan was abandoned. Like the other two questions, there is a real need for thorough and thoughtful discussion of this matter, and it should be judged from the standpoint of the great needs of these two important departments of the civic adminisration, and not from the purely financial standpoint. * x 0% All of the three questions mentioned are vital to Oshawa's future progress. Each of them is sup- ported by a strong and well-defined body of public opinion, and each has much to commend it to far- seeing people. The council 'of 1929 has an oppor- tunity to do Oshawa a great service by accepting the recommendations of the committees dealing with all of these matters, by giving the people the opportunity to vote on the electric and gas system purchases and the erection of the new fire hall and police building, and by wasting no time in having a juvenile court created in Oshawa to carry on in this community the same splendid type of work as these courts are doing in other cities. SUCCESS OF PUBLIC OWNERSHIP Reports which have been appearing. in the press in recent Weeks pay unspoken tribute to the success of the public ownership of public utilities in this country. The outstanding example, of course, is that of the Canadian National Railways, which reported a net operating surplus of well over $55,000,000. Next came the report of the Ontario Hydro-Electric Com~ gnission, which, after paying all the necessary fixed charges, and providing for reserves and other ex- Benscs, closed the year with a surplus of nearly r - $1,000,000 to its credit. A 'third example comes from Manitoba, where the provincial telephone system, owned and operated by the Manitoba government, earned a net profit of $306,000. Ju ""These reports provide strong arguments in favor of _ publie<ownership of public utilities. It may be, of course, thal ship will try to find fault with them, but before any criticism of facts so sirup ag these can be effective, it will have to be greatly. di t. from anything that has yet been brought forward, MIGHT BE A HARDSHIP The Owen Sound Sun-Times, and rightfully so, 'takes exception to a bill which has been intro- duced in the legislature compelling persons driv- ing sleighs to use runners of the uniform width ' of four feet, nine inches, so as to conform with the width of automobiles, This legislation is in- tended to place all winter traffic on a uniform basis so far as causing ruts on the highways are concerned, and it provides that any person using sleighs with runmers of other than the specified width after December 1 next is liable to a fine of $50.00. i In those sections of the country where there are open roads for cars all the year round, the legislation will mean nothing, because sleighs are very little used. But it is supposed to apply to all roads, to the back concessions and side roads as well as the provincial highways. This will be a hardship to many farmers who will be com- pelled to remodel their sleighs or buy new ones, and in the back areas it is a regulation that is hardly needed, since automobile traffic is not heavy on these during the winter months, It looks as if this piece of legislation is just another attempt to impose on the people who can least afford it the necessity of added expense just to satisfy the whim of some official who thinks he has conceived a brilliant idea, If the government is determined to pass it, the least that can be done is to remove the time limit of December first, and give the farmers, who are, after all, the largest users of sleighs, a longer period of time in which to make the changg. THE VALUE OF A HOBBY In many cities, spring is the season of hobby shows and fairs, exhibitions at which the young people bring forth the products of their leisure time recreations, and vie with each other for the excellence of their workmanship, or the completeness of their collections. Hobbies are good things for young people to have, but they are just as good for adults, No man can live a full life if all his time is taken up with the cares and trials of business... He needs something different with which to occupy his leisure time. Some people find it in various kinds of entertainment, while others, more industrious, perhaps, have cul- tivated useful hobbies which to stimulate their minds, and, by being different from the wage-earning tasks, give the faculties the rest which they need. Hobbies can cover a wide range of subjects, and included in the list are opportunities for every man to make good use of the time he has away from office, factory or shop duties, The man with a hobby is not likely to find time hanging heavily on his hands, , and he usually finds himself a much better man for having something to do with his spare time. EDITORIAL NOTES The Arizona road builder who uses his pet skunk for a watch-dog at least can boast of having a good scentry. A runaway horse in a Massachusetts town the other day created a great sensation. Perhaps it saw another horse on the same street. A Milton clergyman was injured cranking his car the other day. This item should be filed away with all the other reminiscences of bygone days. It is estimated that the Dead Sea contains min- eral wealth valued at four billion dollars. If some- one should ever start to develop it, the sea would have to change its name. J. J. Kelso says the poorest home is better for children than any institutional shelter. He should, however, make some distinction between a "house" and a "home." . ~ Other Editors' Comment ~ AN INDUCEMENT . (Toronto Mail and Empire) It is not likely that hotelkeepers will rush to accept Mr. Ferguson's offer to make consumption of liquor upon their premises illegal, It is true that out of this consumption the hotelkeepers derive no profit, but probably they make something out of meals and rooms, BOOKLESS HOMES (Winnipeg Tribune) The bookless house or the house with a few books obviously not bought for reading, is a not uncom- mon spectacle in any country. Yet the money spent in frivolities in a single year would provide every home in the land with a library of the wit and wis- dom of the ages. SAD BLOW TO PRIDE (Lethbridge Herald) : Down in Cochrane, in the province of Ontario, where it is as good as one's life is worth to suggest that any foreigners should be allowed to come to Canada, the high school examination results showed that Norwegian girl stood first, a Russian girl stood second, and a Finn girl stood third. a het ." « Bits of Verse + = HOW MANY DREAMS How many dreams for a penny? Dreams are poor fare for many. "Flour and salt," said the grocer. "Herring and dills--" In a purple fen the fireflies hover around a silver: lotus. : "Dreams pay no bills." "Clover and corn," said the farmer, Horses and kine--" Ripples of silver sequins on lazy waters. ' tease the drowsy pool unwinkling amber eyes . "Dreams feed no swine." How many dreams for a penny? Dreams are poor fare for many. --Maud E. Uschold, in The Saturday Review . of Literature, e of the critics of public owner- That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. SMALL AILMENTS MAY CAUSE DISABILITY You are considering the purchase of an automgbile, Perhaps you have been driving a certain type and as you think of trading it in for a new car you are in doubt as to whether to buy a car of the same make or another make entirely. The car. you have been driving has been satisfactory in many ways but one of two minor parts have given you trouble. Now if these troubles were of a minor nature why do you hcsitate about buying one of the same make? Because the service you have re- ceived from the agent has not been satisfactory. In other words, no matter whether your car is a Rolls Royce or a Ford it is the "service," the "servicing," that counts in your mind because you want your car to be ready for the road any time. Now the only way yoir can get the most from your car is to let the agent who sold it to you take it in for "in- spection" at regular intervals, He not only goes over the engine, which is the "heart" of the car, but he looks at the fan belt, carburetor, the tires, springs, steering apparatus, and all the other parts that have a bear- ing on the ability of the car to run well, and to run so that you are com- fortable. . Now did it ever occur to you that if you are not feeling well, you go to your doctor and tell him about one organ; your stomach, your heart, your lungs, your head or some other one part. You are usually interested in one organ only. If it is your heart about which you are concerned and your doctor tells you it is all right, you are greatly relieved and of course have a right so to feel. However, your heart may be all right and yet any number of other things may be interfering with the "health running" of that body of yours, a slow intestine, bad teeth or tonsils, a sluggish liver, a "dropped" stomach, poor carriage of the body, Now just as the engine of a car may be all right, but the car can be "stalled" or work poorly if the fan belt is loose, the carbureter has the wrong mixture, the tires carry in- sufficient air, and other "minor" con- ditions, so also can little troubles in that body of yours prevent you hav- ing perfect health. The lesson of coure is that as you have your car inspected, so should you have your body completely inspected by your family doctor once or twice a year. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act). POLITICAL IMPASSE IS NOW OVERCOME Appointment of New Lieut enant-Governor in Quebec Relieves Situation (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Quebec, Que., April 4.--The pol- itical impasse occassioned by the death last Thursday of Sir Lomer Gouin, leiutenant-governor, as he was about to prorogue the second session of the sevenieenth legisla- ture, was on the way to solution last night with the announcement that Hon, Henry G. Carroll vice- chairman of the Quebec Liquor Commission, ex-judge of the court of King's Bench and former Domin- fon cabinet minster, had bevn ap- pointed to succeed Sir Lomer. His appointment was made at a meet- ing of the Dominion Cabinet yester- day afternoon and Mr. Carroll stat- ed last night that he would accept. Hon. Mr. Carroll will be Que- bec's third lieutenant-governor within a year, Sir Lomer having succeeded Hon. Narcisse Perodeau last January 9. Official Quebec breathed more freely last night when it was learn- ed that a lieutenant-governor had been appointed, although the tem- porary vacancy of the office had .caused no great difficulties in ad- ministration owing to the fact that sufficient funds were avaail- able to pay salaries and sessional grants without drawing upon the- resources to be authorized in the bills remaining to receive Royal as- sent. MAYOR THOMPSON OBTAINING FIRM HOLD IN CHICAGO (By Cgnadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, Apr. 4.--The voters of 11 Chicago wards cemented the city couneil more firmly in May- or William Hale Thompson's grip yesterday, electing nine of his ad- herents to aldermanic seats. 'I'wo administration candidates met de- feat. The run-off election attract ed only 60 per cent. of the regis- tered voters, and was one of Chi- cago"s most mild mannered, the slugging of apolceman being the sole untoward incident pre ety Beto ny fn wd gl te my itl ois 0 THE SHEPHERD SAVES--For thus saith the Lord God; As a shep- herd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scat- tered. --Ezekiel 34:11, 12. PRAYER--"Spirit of Grace, with heavenly aid, Come to the souls, Whom Thou hast made." TOWNSHIP BOARD PLAN REJECTED Rural Section of Educational Convention Votes Against It Toronto, Apr. 4.--Rural trustees do not want township school boards and although the judges found that the affirmative in the debate "Re- solved that the proposed township school board is preferable to the present system 'of administering ru- ral schools" 'had very much the better argument and the greater number of points," and that the speakers were more convincing, the great mass of ruralfties present at Convocation hall, yesterday after- noon, voted almost to a man, against the bill, Reeve J. E. Anderson, Rich- mond, Sheriff J. H, Ebbs, Perth, argued the case for the bill, and W. N. Allingham, Wallenstein, and Chris: A. Thornburn, Paisley, took the negative side. Dr. J. B. Rey- nolds, president emeritus of the Ontario Agricultural college; Wil- liam Bell, president of the Kempt- ville Agriculture college, and Ho- mer Knapton, Middlesex county farmer, were the official judiciary. While the judges were considering their decision. Trustees Boyer and Windlow brought forward a reso- lution "That this convention of the rural section of the Ontario Edu- cational association go on record as opposed to the township school board bill and that the vote be taken without discussion." The question was raised as to who should be entitied, to vote, some expressing the opinion that it was a general meeting and all should have the privilege. Secre- tary Morris explained that the exe- cutive had acceded to the request of the rural section to have three gessions instead of two, as in the past, and that . this session was given over by the general to the rural session. It was to be a rural vote. Amendment Presented Trustee Carscallen brought an amendment '"that the meeting ap- preciates the efforts of the depart- ment of education to improve con- ditions, economic and educational, of the rural people, and believes that the township act, while of great advantage to some would not be applicable to others, therefore we would ask the minister to re- vise the bill and make it optional s0 that ratepayers of each town- ship may decide as to the merits of the provisions, as applied to their own township." . An amendment to the amend- ment calling upon the meeting to dispose of thé township board by voting on the first resolution was carried. The Carscallen amendment re- celved the votes of only a few, and when the main motion was called nearly every hand went up. Only a couple stood up as in faver of the bill. Announcing the decision, the ju- dielary tactfully stated that it was not offending any opinion on town- ship school boards, but that, on the arguments presented by the debat- ers, it was the opinion of the judges that the afirmative had presented a successful argument for the resolu- tion, and that to the affirmative, the decision of the judges would go. Boos and hisses mingled with the applause that followed. W.'N. Allingham moved a vote of thanks to the judges, which was carried. Murmurings as the crowd moved out indicated that some of those present were disappointed that they had not been permitted to vote. Confidence Again Expressed in the Bracken Government (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Man., April 4--By a vote of 31 to 19, confidence in the Bracken Government was express- ed by the yesterday when a Labor resolution demanding an investigation of the Seven Sisters Power Agreement by a committee of the House was de- feated. ¥ The issue had been regarded by the Premier as one of wane ve confidence. John Queen, Labor leader, was the sponsor of the resolution. . In the divsion, the Government had the support of the: Liberal members including H. A. Robson, Liberal leader. Conservative, In- dependent and Labor members sap- ported the Queen resolution. Manitoba Legislature Men who do things appreciate its quality. yh the handy of five Sectetos ON FTIR NMR = J STOBIE-FORLONG 63 Head Office: Reford B ildini AND WELLINGTON STS i S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System Phones 143 and 144 11 King Street East, Oshawa -- Above C.P.R. 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