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E FOUR Tre. USHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929 Osha Bally Times "THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) Ani dependent newspap published every afternoon "except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa, Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R, Alloway, Sec- H retary. . shawa Daily Times is a member of the Cawa- Hie On Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' As- sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES aiid oe Delivered by carrier, 10c a week. By. outside', Oe cartier delivery limits), in the Counties of Ostario, Durham and Northumberland, $3.00" a year; elsewhere in Canada, $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE i Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone il Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative.' REPRESENTATIVES IN U. §, 'Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and 'Chicago. nd o FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929 MUNICIPAL FORESTATION Many communities throughout Ontario are tak- ing a keen interest in the work of forestation of municipal lands which are not much good for anything clse. In Woodstock for instance, ten acres of land surrounding the sewage, disposal nd a large area around the springs from which the water supply is derived, have' been thickly planted with pines, cedars and spruce trees, thus providing the' nucleus of what will, in years to come, be a splendid timber area. In Norfolk county and in Victoria. county, large areas of otherwise waste land have been planted as forests, and young irees in thousands have been set out to cover them. These trees are supplied free by the Ontario department of agriculture from their various forestry stations in the province, s9 that the government and the municipalities are co- operating in a work that is worth while. Municipal forestation is worth while from twe standpoints, first from the standpoint of beautifi- cation of waste lands, and second, because it provides a net asset to the community in the form of valuable forests for future generations. The 'jdea is spreading, and 'the department, of lauds and forests is urging municipalities to look over the properties within their boundaries, so, that they may utilize as forest areas those tracts, such as marsh land or swamp land, which are unsuitable for. general purposes. It is a movement which every 'municipality should take into consideration, | for there are few places in which there are no areas that would lend themselves to forestation. plant, a oy NOT CRIMINALS It will be interesting to watch the progress of dealing with the two- Lindsay "boys who, in a' moment of folly and desperation hecause of hun- | ger, made an attempt to rob a New Toronto bank, | using water pistols as their weapons. | These boys can hardly be regarded as criminals. { One is fifteen years old and the other seventeen, | so that they have hardly reached the age of pro- | per descretion. Their action was not inspired by criminal motives so much as it was impelled by | folly and ignorance, or by the same kind of brav- {ado which prompts a lad to make a raid on an {orchard in the time of fruit harvest. So far as is known, there are no previous of- | fences to be held against these twp boys, and it is to be hoped that they will not be made the victims of a vindictive punitive system, but will | be given an opportunity to retrieve their mistake, to realize the error of their ways, and return to paths of honesty. It would be a fatal error to treat them as criminals and to punish them in 'such a way as to make them the asdociates of | criminals and harden their minds againgt society for the rest of their lives. HUMANITY LACKING: The inquest at Hamilton into the birth of a still- {born child in the jail there has served a useful. pur- | pose in bringing to light conditions existing in the | police: buildings of that city. It is quite possible that | the police station at Hamilton is not the only one if | which such conditions as found by the jury exist, | and if so, they show a lack of the spirit of humanity iin the treatment of those unfortunates who find | themselves incarcerated in police quarters. They may be offenders against the law; they may, in some cases, be criminals, but they are human be- | tings, and should have humane treatment. It is cer- {tain that there should be no such conditions as are {described in the jury's verdict in these words: | "We made a complete inspection of the police sta- {tion for the purpose of ascertaining the accommo- (dation provided for female prisoners, and are shocked {at the entirely inadequate facilities and accommo- t dation' provided, not only for the female prisoners, i but also for the male prisoners and the officers and | the administration of justice in general." The idea that any old place will do for police quar- | ters and for the housing of prisoners is a product of la darker age than the present, and should have no ace in a modern community. The development of umanitarian ideas in the treatment of prisoners is eading, and it might well. find expression in an mination of the quarters which are provided for %c their period of incarceration. LEEP AT THE WHEEL us automobile accidents which recently have been attributed to he car driver, overcome by the . ment. "but the truth, for had it not been for the fact ( of and the profiters therefrom. } hours: of driving, literally went wheel. This is the type of accident which should never occur. No man who is in full possession of his serses would think of continuing to drive a car after his sensibilities have become so deadened by the desire to sleep that he finds he cannot keep his eyes open. . . This is just one more instance of the fallibilivy. [of the human® element as a cause of automobile accidents. The wise course, in such cases, would have been for the driver to stop his car and take the sleep necessary to bring his mind and body back to a proper state of fitness for driving. But the desire for speed, the desire to get along the road, is apparently too strong for the desire for safely, and thus it is that lives are imperilled. TELLING THE TRUTH ON LIQUOR CONTROL The Stratford Beacon-Herald, commenting on a recent address on the subject of liquor contro!, finds fault with those who suggest that the con- trol of liquor in Ontario is a farce. The quotation' which it uses from the address is as. follows: "Avy person can tell that the control of the sale of liquor in Ontario is a farce. The government is depending on the profits from the sale of liquor to give it a surplus, and any person knows that the more liquor that is sold the greater these profits will be." That seems to us to: be an eminently fair state- The man who made it was telling nothing that the Ontario government received in- 1928 from iliguor profits and the sale of permits a sum of over eight million dollars, it would have had to re- cord a deficit of over seven and a half 'millions.' Thus it is obviously true that the government is depending on liquor sales for the balancing of its budget, and that the greater the amount of liquor sold, thé greater the possibility of a surplus. That is the bald truth, and no amount of argu~ ment can change it. It may be perfectly right, as the Stratford Beacon-Herald suggests, that the members of the control board are anxious to cur- tail the amount of liquor being sold to each indi- vidual! permit-holder, and has made protests' against sales in some cases reaching too large a volume. adil That, however, does not alter the fact that the provincial treasurer is looking with a hopeful eye to the proceeds from liquor sales in order to pro- vide him with added revenues. It matters little to him that terrible conditions are created in many homes by the drinking of liquor, or that families are being deprived of the necessities of life because of the existence of the liquor shops. The main thought, apparently, is to get the reven- ue, irrespective of what the moral and physical results maye be. EDITORIAL NOTES It is surprising how many people are aspiring to be angels,--when they are driving cars. The mother who used to confine het patchwork to quilts now has a daughter who tries it on inner tubes. "It's going to be a grand day when all the country and city roads are paved," says the Guelph Mercury. And it might have added, "And paid for." With & war in Mexico, civil war in China, and an election in Wales, these are days when the linc- type operators are to be pitied. Pleading guilty to frauds involving a sum of $200; 000, the Janis brothers were sent to the penitentiary for three and a half years. That is almost as much as some men would get for stealing $500. The church council which makes an appeal for sex equality apparently thinks it is about time that men were given their rights The tax rate of 72 mills in Cobalt leads one to believe that everybbdy must be wealthy up in that north country. ~ Other Editors' Comment - aan FROM SHEER GENEROSITY (Winnipeg Evening Tribune) Election funds from corporations are just given out of the goadness of heart of the officials there- if the public's gullet. is wide enough, almost anything can be swallowed--at any rate, jammed down. THE RESPONSIBILITY (Calendonia Gold Hunter) Trains have the right" of way and, moreoter being run on smooth lines of steel, cannot be brought to a 'stop within a few feet, whereas the motorist can stop his vehicle: almost within its own length. Clearly the great responsibility rests with the person who has the quickest control. PROGRESS GOES ON (Charlottetown Guardian) 'What science will yet do in opening up the hitherto' unutilized and inaccessible portions of Canada, it would be vain to predict. The uiffi. culties of one century are surmounted in the next, and progress goes on, slowly but surely, 'extend- ing the houndaries of civilization and of world. wealth. BAD 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 sug- gest that any foreigners should be allowed to come to Canada, the high school examination results showed that a Norwegian girl stood first, a Russiay girl stood second, and a Finn girl stocd' third. THE HYDRO SURPLUS (Lindsay Post) . The local Hydro Commission after a year's operation as a municipally owned utility has been able to invest $15,000 in bonds and still have a fair bank balance. That speaks well for the wis- dom of the citizens in buying the plant and for the management of it during the year. It also speaks very loudly of the need for a downward revision of rates. - - Bits of Verse - - | ENCOUNTER He chanced to meet her. It seemed strange To catch her eye so unaware, But it was stranger still and sad To find he did not care; To know that not her loveliest smile Could stir his passion when they met, Or even raise a little ghost Oi delicate regret. = --Lucia Trent in Bozart, By James W. Barton, M.D. PLAY FOR MAY DAY with it comes thoughts of flowers, birds and the great sunny. outdoors. I am thinking not so much about adults but about youngsters at this time. i As you know they have spent much of their time indoors during the win- ter months. There has beén the usual school. liome work, and when away 'from school or home, the movies have naturally attracted: Now a youngster is like any youn animal. He not only needs lots o food and lots of sleep, but' he needs lots of play. Kittens, dogs, little bears, all play until they are tired, then rest a bit and play again. And it is the simple little group games in which every youngster takes part that are so helpful.: Now why is play so important? Because it develops cvery part of the body from head. to foot. The brain enters into play, no mat- ter how -simple the game; the eyes, ears, judgment of distance, The heart has to pump more blood and so becomes stronger. The lungs must take in more oxygen and give out more waste. + The abdominal and chest muscles and the back muscles must be used in bending, twisting and pulling. The legs must not only sustain the weight of the body but must raise it off the ground as in running. This means a lot of work for the leg muscles. And then the digestive apparatus will work so much better after play. There is the natural appetite, and the food gets built up into the body. What isn't used is thrown out as waste much more readily because of the play. And so May day, as mentioned a year ago, is being recognized as Child Health Day with the American Child Health Association, which endeavors to interest everybody in the child's health; the child itself, the parents, the teacher, the physician, the nurse and the food expert. The day is to be spent with a full program of song, play, and dance. My thought thep is that parents watch the sleep and food of their children fairly well, but if a young- ster doesn't go out to play and seems more interested in books and his homework, they think matters are quite satisfactory. This isn't fair to the youngster. He needs play, and it should be just ag natural for him to play as itis for other young animdls. In fact he should play even more than little animals. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act). ART EXHIBITION OPENED IN PARIS Visitors Agree in Pronounc. ing It One of Best in Years Paris, May 3---The salon of the French Artists Sociely and the Fine Arts Society opened here he- fore an unusual number of visitors who seemed to agree in, pronounce ing it one of the best "ip recent years. 'Of the 6,000 exhibits offer- ed in two sections, those of the Artists Society greatly outnum- bered the showing of the older or- ganization and seemed to dominate them in quality. The exhibition on the whole showed the influence of current events. The Byrd exploration waz recalled by a magnificent marbel of a giant polar bear with cubs. Re- cent storms and tragedies at sea were recorded in the marines. 'Among the French pictures some of the most striking were portraits of notables in Algéria and- the Sahara. MORE GANDIDATES IN BR, ELECTIONS Large Increase Over 1928 General Elections is Foreseen (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Saft Correspondent) London, May 2--All ' the parties will have an increased number of candidates in the coming general election, over the last election in 1924, Then there were 1425; on May 30 the 615 seats will be con- tested by about 1,700 candidates. The preliminary figures of candi- dates for the main parties are 584 conservatives, an increase of 30; 566 Laborites, an increase of 56; and 475 Liberals, an increase of 136. In- dependents and' Communists will also be more numerous than in 1924, when there were 43 independents. Advocates of home rule for Scot- land talk of contesting a number of Scottish seats and Farmer candidates may try their fortunes in a few con- stituencies. In 20 constituencies the Conserva- tive has yet to be adopted. STRONG AND GOOD--The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.--Nahum 1:7. PRAYER--"God hath made His saints "victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail." This is the first day of May and} FREIGHT RATES ON GRAINTO ATLANTIC MAY BE DECREASED C.P.R. President Says Re- duction by U.S. Lines ' "Will Be Met Toronto, 'May 3.--Reduction of freight rates on grain shipped from Buffalo to American Atlantic ports may be met immediately and equ- ally by Canadian railroads by the reduction of rates between Montreal and Canadian Atlantic ports, and possibly rther by the reduction on grain between western produc- ing points and the Maritimes. This was indicated by the com- 'ment of E. W. Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific railway, when shown the early afternoon despatcn announcing the American grain rate cut, just before he left Toron- to for Montreal last night. 'Mr. Beatty explained that the stretch between Buffalo and North Atlantic ports was equivalent from a transportation standpoint to the hau! from Montreal to Halifax, St, John, and other Canadian Mari- time ports, - Heretofore, the basic unit rates Over the American and the Canadian haul have been 'on a practical party," he said. Now the American roads have volunteered to cut the Buffalo-North Atlantic ports. rates by two cents a.bushel representing it as a measure to re- lieve grain traffic congestion and to ald the American farmers in moving their grain out of produc- ing areas. Would Meet Cut Mr. Beatty's remarks gave the fmpression that there wag no es- sential difference heretofore in Am- erican and Canadian rates, but that whatever the case the basic rela- tion between the two scales proo- ably would be made the same by meeting the present reduction in American rates. He said: 'This reduction an- nounced from Washington changes the relations which had established a practical parity between the rate out of Buffalo to American sea- boatd ports and the rate from Mont- veal to Canadian maritime ports. It destroys that parity. I cannot, of course, say anything definite as to what will be done, but undoubt- edly the move by the American roads will be taken up at an early 'date by the Canadian Freight as- sociation, and I think an equivalent reduction by Canadian railways will be considered." LAKES THREATENED BY GREAT STORM Flood Menace Is Renewed Along Shores of Lake Erie Toronto, May 3.--In the face of a rising north-west gale, the great lakes are threatened today with fury of a spring storm which is sending shipping scurrying to the nearest harbors, while on shore wind and high water have renew- ed the flood menace on the low shoreline of Lake St. Clau auz Lake Erie. Last night Lake Erie and Lake 'Huron were being whipped into "whitening fury by the winds, while Lake gale, which has been Promised r0r today. Over the two lakes storm sels were warned not to clear un- 'be determined. The depression has been moving lakes for the past few days, ana, with the previous warnings which have been issued it is not believed that shipping will be menaced to any considerable extent. On the low shorelines of Lake St, Clair and Lake Evie, however, the storm has already broken and reports last night indicated wnac it may strike again with damag- ing force. The community of Riverside is combatting the second serious flood this spring. Last night the rising 'waters - of Lake St. uiaw urged on by the heightening gale, were tearing at emergency dykes the afternoon and some. 50 i1mya- ilies were being rescued froin homes threatened by the rising waters. The whole shoreline from Riverside to Tecumseh is floouea. Damage is estimated at $500,000. WHITE FARMER IN Causing Death of Native Employee Pretoria, South Africa, May 3.-- For the first time. in many years a white farmer was today flogged for injuring a native. Jack 'Nafte, who tied a native employee head downward by the leg from. a tree and lashed him 80 severely that he subsequently died, had already been sentenced to seven years at hard labor, but the judge in passing sentence on an assault which he described as "horrifying in its cruelty', said that the punishment would not be adequate unless the sentence in- cluded infliction upon Nafte of phy- sical pain. The cabinet of South Africa de- cided that it was unable to recom- mend mercy for Nafte and the farmer received 10 lashes in tne Pretoria jail. vo wi deis Br rising: Ontario was disturbed by the forerunner of the signals have been hoisted ana vess til the intensity of the gale could slowly but surely toward the great which had been thrown up during "AFRICA 15 FLOGGED Jack Nafte Punished For NINETEEN SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED IN NEW TORNADO School in Virginia Levelled to the Ground in Windstorm Rye Cove, Va., May 3.--Sweep ing into the Nolichuckey valley, a tornado yesterday levelled the Rye Cove consolidated school, killed 19 |: chifiren, injured seven so critical- ly that physicians did not expect them to recover, and left approxi- mately 100 others less seriously hurt. The tornado struck about half a mile down the valley from the school, overturned several build- ings and took the roofs from oth- ers before ripping the two-storey frame school asunder and strewing the wreckage over a distance of several hundred yards. Some of the children were blown a hun dred feet from the building, while others were buried in the debris. Twelve dead had been identified early last night and seven other bodies were held. Am nces summoned from Bristol and Xings- port assisted private automobiles and trucks in taking the seriousiy injured to Clinchport, ten miles away, where a Southern raliway train was converted into a hospi- tal to take the injured to Bristol for treatment. . : The tornado struck the school building about one o'clock (cesn- tral time), just after the children had entered it frorr the midday recess. ' Newspapermen who went to the scene from Kingsport, Tenn., ten miles away, found a scene of great confusion, Bodies of the dead had been removed from the wreck- age to nearby houses and the in- jured were being carried to Clinch- port. Parents and friends were running about frantically in search of missing children. Fire broke out in the wreckage shortly after the storm, but nearvy residents who reached the zone were able to bring it under control. A NARROW SHAVE "What's - that car behind us, George?" asked William, who was driving, as a horn sounded in the rear. i George glanced over his sheul- der. "Just a girl driving a two-seat- er," he said. An expression of horror came over William's face, With one wrench he turned the wheel over, ran off the road, crash- ed through a fence, and came to a stop up against a tree. Then he leaned back in the wreckage with a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness we escaped!" he muttered. Pres., B: Carpet R. Y. Baton Pre, oa 1. Eaton Co., E. W. 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The Scythia was proceeding through heavy seas at the time, and it wes suggested that Knight might have fallen overboard. A steward, who served tea in his cabin a few min- utes before Knight disappearad, said that Knight seemed to be. in good spirits. Other passengers declared he had talked with en- thusiasm about returning home. Although the electric eel that in- babits South American rivers someetimes grows to be eight feet long, four-fifths of it is tail. Must be quite a wag. -- Border uities Star. STOCKS Phones StoBIE-FORLONG 8 henna, S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wires System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA 143 and 144 ORAIN BANK os TORONTO Announces + TT opening of a branch office at Oshawa, une "der the management of Mr. F. S. Potter. Situated at 19 Simcoe Street South (near cor- ner of King Street), you will find our office centrally located for the transaction of your Banking Business. The Bank of Toronto is Ontario's oldest chartered Bank. 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