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THE OSHAWA DAILY, TIMES, FRIDAY, . AUGUST 16, 1929 he 'Oshawa va Baily Times, 7904 THE OSHAWA DAILY DAILY REFORMER Cm independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundiys and legal holidays, at Oshawa Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, See- /. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana. dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' As- sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies snd the Audit Bureau of Tlreulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 15¢ » week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), $4.00 » year; United States, $5.00 a year. x TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adeliide 0107, H. D Tresidder, representative REPRESENTATIVES IN U. S. Powers snd Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1929 PROMISING SIGNS The announcement that another important con- cern, that of Bathe and McLellan, contractors, of this city, has purchased a block of property on Wolfe Street, close to the site of the new Skinner factory, for the purpose of locating an office and warehouse building there, is a promising sign of the trend of things in Oshawa. Naturally, a firm of contractors would prefer to have its base of operations as close . as possible to areas of probable development, and the selection of this site would seem to indicate that there is a strong prospect for development in the Simcoe Street South industrial area. This firm is, at least, showing faith in the develop ment of Oshawa, since it must, of necessity, depend on construction projects to keep it and its employees busily engaged. For this reason, more than usual significance is attached to this purchase, It is im- portant since it is close to the industrial area which the majority of the members of the city council propose to purchase, and makes the second firm to choose this location, in preference to all others in the city, for its plant, the other being the Skinner Company. This should mean something to the city council, for it is a practical demonstration of the value which is placed by independent concerns on this location for industrial purposes. * * * * ; Another interesting announcement was that made yesterday regarding the extension which had been made to the plant of the H, Smith Potteries. This firm started from the smallest of beginnings, but, like many another concern which began in that way, it is forging right ahead, and is experiencing a * splendid expansion of business, While it is outside the city limits, this plant is close enough to be con- sidered as an Oshawa industry, and it is gratifying to see it making splendid progress. * * * * Another promising sign is the fact that, in spite of the present temporary slump in industry in Osh- awa, there are many people who have sufficient faith in the community to keep on building dwelling houses, This is seen in the report that in the first week or so in August, permits for eight new dwellings . were taken out, No city which is steadily adding to _ its dwelling houses can be considered as at a stand- still, and Oshawa is making continued progress in that direction, This shows that there are those who "believe that the present condition is only a tem- porary one, and that it will not last much longer. * * LJ * Turning farther afield, there is promise of better "times in the later reports from the western grain flelds. Even the most pessimistic reports concede ( that the cash returns from the 1929 crop, at the low- est present estimate, will be either as large as or "very close to the returns for last year. But there 'are other reports, from sources which can be taken 'as reliable, that the wheat crop has made a wonder. "ful recovery, and will surprise the people of Canada "when it is all harvested. "That is welcome news, for high officials of the "General Motors of Canada, Limited, have vouchsafed 'the opinion that the poor crop in the west has been "partly responsible for the slackness of the automo "bile industry in this country, That being so, the hope "of crops much better than anticipated should stimu. late things to a large extent, and help to ensure that "before very long, conditions will he back very close 0 normal. * * * * * 2 In times of even temporary depression, there are "those people Who have a tendency to become panic- "stricken, and to spread abroad a gospel of pessimism, "The above signs of better times to come, however, 'show that the present is no time for panic, but that _behind the clouds lies the silver lining which is be- ginning to peep through. The people of Oshawa, and 'particularly the workers of Oshawa, should keep "their heads, and retain that quiet confidence in their 'ity and its future that is warranted by the pros pects that are opening up for a betterment of con- ditions. Times of slump and depression are trying Rimes, but, when they are only temporary, and are yealized as such, there is no reason for talk of blue suln or an attitude of despair. ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP IN SIGHT On "Saturday the General Motors senior lacrosse team goes to 'Brampton to face the Excelsiors in 'the second and, perhaps, the deciding game for 'the Ontario Jacrosse championship. Already the 'Oshawa team has won the first game of the titular series, and did so in a decisive manner, , A victory Ln Saturday's game means the Ontario champion- 'ship, and an opportunity of going farther afield to 'contest the Dominion title. Tt is never an easy matter for a team to meet strong opposition away from home, and for that rea- \ son it is well that the Oshawa boys will have a strong body of supporters cheering it on at Brampton. And, in addition to that tangible support, it will carry with it the best wishes of the whole community. Thanks to the splendid exhibitions which have been provided this season the national summer game of Canada is rapidly coming into its own in Oshawa, at least, and the hope of acquiring Dominion honors for the city has aroused interest in the game to a higher pitch than ever before. The Times adds its best wishes for success and victory for the General Motors lacrosse team to those of all the citizens, and expresses the hope that when the team returns home after Saturday's game, it will carry with it the championship of Ontario. HELPING THE DISABLED MEN In spite of all that has been done in the way of pension and hospital treatment there are still in Canada today, nearly eleven years after the close of the war, a large body of ex-service men who are grievously handicapped in making a livelihood by their disabilities. Good work is being done, it is admitted, in the payment of pensions, but there is a substantial body of ex-service men unable to compete in the open labor market, but who are not receiving a pension sufficient to keep the wolf away from the door, One commendable form of aid outside of pensions is carried on in the Vetcraft Shops. The Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment opened up special workshops to provige employment for men who had been too badly injured to compete for work with fit men in private commercial industry. Such work- shops are maintained in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton and Winnipeg, and in Vancouver and Vic- toria by agreement with the Red Cross Society. According to figures furnished by Major J. L. Mel- ville, supervisor of Vetcraft Workshops, about 300 men are thus usefully employed. They manufacture wooden toys, juvenile furniture, plain woodenware, porcelain top tables and similar articles. One sub- stantial form of employment is the manufacture of poppies and wreaths for Armistice Day. Of that most appropriate emblem, so directly coupled with the scenes of Canadian sacrifice, about 1,600,000 pop- ples and 7,000 wreaths are manufactured annually in the Vetcraft Shops. During one period of the year, when orders are pouring in for poppies, the Vetcraft Shops are kept working at high pressure. It has been suggested, most sensibly, that the work on the manufacture of poppies could be more evenly distributed throughout the year by an organized effort of salesmanship to induce some of the largest patrons of Poppy Day to place orders earlier in the year. It would mean that the Vetcraft workers would be steadily employed for a longer period, instead of being rushed with extra work for about three months, The Canadian Legion of the British Empire Ser- vice League is trying by all means in its power to develop this plan, The Canadian Legion is largely entitled to the credit for the success of Poppy Day. The nation-wide organization of ex-service men has done much t& help disabled comrades along the road to re-establishment in the years since demobilization. BRITISH MIGRATION GROWING The immigration figures for the last three months are the most satisfactory, from the standpoint of the preponderance of British immigrants, that has been published for some years past. While the total of migration increased ten per cent over the same period last year, the proportion of British settlers increased by 46 per cent, that from the United States 21 per cent, and from the preferred European coun: tries 8 per cent, while that from thirty other coun- tries was reduced by thirty per cent. These figures show a gradual progress towards the ideal of keeping British immigration far in ad- vance of that from any other country. This is what is needed to provide Canada with a new population that can readily be assimilated, and to reduce the number of foreigners from countries which are taint. ed with the tenets of Communism. As was pointed out a few days ago, however, it is not a cause for gratification at the present time that immigration should be too greatly increased, It is apparent that settlers are coming in more rapidly than then can be readily absorbed into the economic and productive life of the country, and it would be Just as well to call a halt, or to ease off a little in the demand for immigrants, until conditions return more nearly to normal. . A VETERAN HORTICULTURIST The name of James Gilchrist, of Guelph, is one of the best known in horticultural circles in Ontario, and his passing, at the age of eighty-six, has re- moved a man who made a great contribution to horticulture in the province. For about fifty years he has been one of the outstanding figures in that art, and many of his creations in the flower world have gone to beautify homes and gardens through- out the whole Dominion of Canada. Mr. Gilchrist was an ardent lover of flowers, and that love made him particularly adapted for the pro- pagation and creation of new species and varieties. It has often been said that flowers will respond to a loving touch just as animals do, and if that be true, therein lies the success of James Gilchrist in his chosen fleld. He will be deeply mourned and greatly missed wherever there are horticultural enthusiasts throughout the province of Ontario. EDITORIAL NOTES Some people still have their vacation to look for- ward to, while others are trying to make a financial comeback. With the type of fish stories now being heard, it is a good thing that there Is going to be no election oratory this fall. It is said that the king of Albania spends 18 hours a day at his desk. In a country like his, that may be the safest place he can find. The Toronto disturbances serve to increase the feel- ing that the only cure for Communism in this coun- try is to deport its ringleaders of foreign birth. People who went on holidays last week-end say that a summer resort is a place where you pay ten dol lars a day to look out of the window at the rain. Winston Churchill says he is agreeably surprised at the amount of British news in Canadian papers. Perhaps he can persuade the papers in his own coun- ° try to give as much attention to authentic news of Canada. ~ ry - SH 3 Other Editor's I Comments | A se U tl at DUTY~--NOT CHARITY (Mail and Empire) Old age pensions are not charity. 'We commend that phase to the new commission. Let us be just as well as generous to our aged folk. No one will criticize some latitude in this manner; niggardliness we may condemn, BOOSTER FOR ONTARIO (London Free Press) A California tourist, who paid a visit to our office this week, ex- pressed amazement at the beauty of Ontario and the fertility of the country. He said that if California had any district as wonderful as Ontario they would make a noise tist would be heard around tne world. WHY DO WE SLEEP? (Hamilton Spectator) Science has evolved drugs that will put one to sleep, but just what it is that brings natural sleep is us great a mystery today as it was to the cave-man who curied up on the rock mattress, with his flowing beard spread over him for a quilt, It is a commentary on human ra- ture that we are more particular a- bout our food than we are about reg- ular hours of sleep, yet it is a fact, definitely established, that it is pos- sible to live much longer without than without the benign embrace of Morpheus, UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN Nation and' Athanaeum (London) It is reported that the Government have approached the Opposition par- ties, with the suggestion that the un- employment figures should no longer be published weekly in the Press. On the assumption that unemployment i: likely to continue indefinitely at its present level, there is a good deal to be said for this suggestion. It is not good national publicity to singi. out unemployment as the subject on which we give the world precise of- ficial figures with the greatest pos- sible promptitude and prominence. None the less, a Government which confidently expected that its policy would shortly bear fruit in a notable and steady decline in the unemploy- ment figures would not choose this moment to reduce the publicity ac- corded to them, Manifestly the La- bour Government have no such con- fident expectation, It looks, indeed, as though they were seriously afraid that unemployment may increase ra- ther than diminish, - Bits of Humor - "Who is that gentleman?" "The Secretary of War, important man." "But what does he do when there is no war?" A very We are told that eventually science will give us a new religion. Most of the religions we have seem to be so httle used they must be as good as new. "Does our friend, Mr. Mungley, P., give much thought to his speeches!" "Yes. The only fault is that he does not do the thinking before he makes them!" "One wife too many!" exclaimed Mrs, Hinty, as she glanced at the headlines of her husband's paper, "I suppose that is an account of the do- ings of some bigamist ?" "Not ne- cessarily, my dear!" replied Mr. H,, without daring to look up. The Fair One--"I suppose you will marry though when the golden op- portunity offers, won't you?" The Cautious One--"It will depend on how much gold there is in the op- portunity." "A Kathleen Mavourneen loan?" questioned:a judge in an Irish court. "What in the world is that?" "That's what we call some loans in our parts," the witness replied. "They are the 'It may be for years and it may be for ever' sort." these It must Watch- "Then on Custbmer: "So you sell watches at twelve shillings ? cost that to make them." maker: "It does." Customer: how do you make any money Watchmaker: "Repairing them!" Bits of Verse HUMMINGBIRD Into the garden, out of the blue, A little wee lovely Airman flew. He circled the marigolds round, each one, And each one shone like a Small, bright sun. He brushed the brow of the blue larkspur. And left his smile in the Eyes of her. He looped the loop for the friendly phlox And skirted the spires of ' Hollyhocks. But after the garden was grown quite dim, Dreaming its petally Dreams of him The little wee Airman went to rest In his on brown, homely 'Hangar-nest. ~--Anne Sutherland. Spiritual Relationships--Whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, oy sister, and mother--~Matthew 12: Prayer: "Lord, may it ever be our joy Thy holy will to do." 'By James W. Barton, M.D. YOUR WEAKEST LINK You have heard the expression that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Now your hold on health, often on life itself is only as strong as the weakest organ in your kody, And yet Nature is so kind to you that you could live year in and year out with but one kidney, one tung, one half the liver not doing any work, a leaky heart and other defl- ciencies. On the other hand, you may not have any of those outstanding defl- clencies and still not be a real healthy individual. For you are made up of what you have inherited from your ancestors, and what you've done with your body since you were 'born. In some are found conditions where the glands are overactive or deficient in action which means ac- tivity or sluggishness, mental and physical, Some are very short and others very tall due to gland action. Some are sensitive to certain foods such as eggs, sugar, butter, honey, milk and even small quantities can- not be eaten without causing dis- tress, internally and externally, while others can eat anything with- out any disturbance, Some are more prone to certain diseases than others, Thus we speak of the diabetic type, the tuberculosis type, rheumatic and other types. And ag with our bodies so also with our minds. One individual is quiet, and thoughtful, calm in spirit, and an- other is excitable, talkative, and given to outbursts of temper. The thought is that just as you es- timate your assets and liabilities in business, estimate the needs of your home, or other possessions, so also should you size yourself up candidly and carefully. Further, you should consult your family doctor, and tell him the things about yourself that he can- not find out for himself. With what he can learn about you from a careful examination from head to foot, and what you tell him honestly about yourself, he can lay out a course in life from the health standpoint that should give you all the happiness and comfort possible, and save you from possible mistakes. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act. bh), THAT to help make your city grow, you should advertise every good thing in it, THAT to make your business grow, you should do the same thing; what is good for your city, is good for you. THAT all business should advertise. THAT then they should follow it up with more advertising to keep a steady, growing business. THAT they should let the people know what they have to sell. By so doing they can increase their business and increased business means more profits. THAT buyers know they get a square deal from the merchant who adver- tises, THAT people who believe that "a penny saved is a penny earned" read the ads. THAT the advertisers always antici- pate your needs; READ THE ADS! THAT the advertiser orders stocks in advance of actual demand and creates the demand by advertising| WHEN YOU BUY FROM PER- SISTENT ADVERTISERS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BUYING AND YOU ow THAT ADVERTISED ER- CHANDISE IS AS GOOD AS IT 1S ADVERTISED. R. J. CROMIE, PUBLISHER OF THE VANCOUVER (B. C) SUN, SAYS: THAT there are one billion people in Asia, just across the Pacific. Here is a list of some of the principle countries: Japan ..... China ... India .... WE in Canada and United States have become so engrossed and enthusiastic over our own social and economic progress that we do not realize how fast these Asia- tic peoples are also evolving The development which has taken place across the Atlantic in the last fifty years has just commenced in a big way to take place across the Pa- cific, only trade and travel that took us fifty years to develop between Eu- rope and America is going to take not more than twenty-five years to develop on the Pacific and that vol. ume will be ten times greater on the Pacific than on the Atlantic, 1 have just completed a trip to clear as day follows night that,. the great world trend of the next © few years will be the swing of Asia's trade away from Europe across the Pacific to America. Centuries of trade with Europe has done nothing for Asia; Europe's thought is militant and politic.- Am- erica's thought is social and economic that is what Asia wants and needs, Ten years of the intimate and" grow- ing trade which is springing up with America will do more for Asia than righ;of tiade ith. Eiopes..0 i thought will hen. Asia evolve economi and put her on her 'feet socially, g JUST WATCH THESE THINGS TAKE PLACE. RED ASSEMBLY NOT "UNLAWFUL" SAYS EX-MAYOR Quotes Opinions by Minister of Justce--Says Police Disturbed Peace Toronto, Aug, 16.--T. .L. Church, K.C., M.P,, in a second written statement points out that no meeting was held in Queen's park and that this actual fact is the basis of his whole contention respecting the error of judgment made by the authorities in the ac- tion that was taken Tuesday nighr. "There was no meeting held in Queen's park," declares Mr, Church, "and not by any stretch of the imagination could the gath- ering be construed as a riot or un- lawful assembly, It would be just as fair to charge the police with being an unlawful assembly. "In their actions directed against civilians, it might be con- strued that they were unlawful when they proceeded to disturh the peace. Under section 88 of the code, the actions of last Tuesday night might have an interesting interpretation placed uron the de- velopment. One argument is just as fair as the other. "The minister of justice hay given his opinion fa the House ct Commons that meetings such as have been attempted in the city are not unlawful, Incidentally the department of justice and the min- ister of justice informed :ne in the House of Commons {bat not oae letter 'of protest had Leen re- ceived from Toronto regarding any wrong-doing action of ihe com- munists in the city, "I have not now and have never had any sympathy with commun- ism", declared sr, Church, My principal complaint is the meth- ods used in trying to sugpress a movement by police force, It should not be overlooked that the Im- migration act has been changed in favor of the communists who can claim a jury trial over the head of the minister." MOTORIST JAILED FOR TRAIN WRECK Held Responsible for Brake- man's Death at Tweed Crash Belleville, Aug, 16.--~John Burns, 28, of Buffalo, N.Y., was convicted at Tweed yesterday of 2 criminal negligence charge and sentenced to three months in jail. He was committed to jail after being found guilty of being direct- ly responsible for the death of Brakeman Ross Brown of Have- lock by Magistrate Casement of Job Madoc. . Burns, it was alleged by the crown, ran his car across a cross: | ing at the village of Tweed, caus- | ing the derailment of a C.P.R. freight train when a switch waa turned and resulting in a pile up of several loaded freight cars. | The Canadian Pacific estimated the | THE ECONOMY OF QUALITY MATERIALS Every conscientious contractor, when building, is primarily inter- ested in two vital considerations: 1. An Absolutely Satisfactory 2 Economy of Construction _ If he is to accomplish both these results, his first care is the proper selection of the lumber to be used Lumber -- the basic factor in every kind of construction should be of the highest quality. Oshawa Lumber COMPANY, LIMITED 25 Ritson Road North TELEPHONE 2821-2820 damage in the neighborhood of $200,000. Despite a strong plea for sus- pended sentence, L. D. Corcoran of Tweed, Burns must pay the penalty for his carelessness. "The train was so burdened with load that an immediate stoppage was impossible," said the magistrate, in sentencing the accused. "It seems that the engineer used every precaution to avoid a collision and the responsibility of the wreck lies entirely witf the driver of the car." REDS ORGANIZING ANOTHER MEETING Chief of Police to be Held Responsible For His Men Toronto, Aug. 16.--The com- munists of Toronto are determined to stage another demonstration in Queen's park as soon as plans are completed, and the police are equally determined to stamp out any attempt of the reds to speak. Chief Draper could not be reached last night, but he has declared several times that mo communist gatherings would be allowed, and in this stand Chief Draper has the support of the police commission. Judge Coatswortli, one of the three members of the police hoard of commissioners, is of the opin- fon that the communists are a distinct menace to the commuxz- ity and that they are banded to- gether to destroy existing institu- tions. As such they should be put down' with a strong hand, his honor said in an interview. Re- garding the matter of injuries suf- fered by non-communists, Judge Coatsworth stated that persons who went up to Queen's park did so at their own risk. Sam McBride, mayor and chair- man of Toronto's police commis- sion, emphatically « defends the policy of Chief of Police Draper in firmly suppressing communist act- ivities throughout the city, RAISING THE ANTE The captain of a small trading vessel wanted to land some con- traband at a certain port. Ap- proaching the Customs officer, he said: "Joe, if I put a ten-shilling note over each eye could ye see?' "I could not" said Joe. "And if I had one in me mouth I couldn't speak."'--Weekly Scotsman. S ropie-FoRLONG 86 BONDS "Head Office: Reford Puil AND WELLINGTON i EVERSON, Local a Private Wire System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA Phones 143 and 144 a | pedestrians. COMMON SENSE demands fre- quent adjustment of BRAKES, STEERING GEAR, # HEADLIGHTS. COURTESY COMMON =, 1 Highway Safety Committee Hon. Geo. S, Henry, Chairman or Sate Driving CARE demands alertness all the time, driving or walking. , - COURTESY demands consider ation for other motorists and J _