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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1930 Bhe Oshawa Baily Times ig . Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER aN Cassada. by Mundy Printing Company, Limited: Ches. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, See: 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 Asdit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCPIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 15¢ » week By mail in Canads (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), $4.00 » year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE 69 Bond Building, 66 Temp Street, Teleph Adelaide 0107. H. D Tresidder, representative REPRESEN1ATIVES IN U. 8. Posers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1930 THE PLEA FOR CO-OPERATION The reference in Mayor Mitchell's inaugural ad- dress to the Chamber of Commerce and the necessity for co-operation among the public bodies in the City is both timely and well expressed. The function' of a Chamber of Commerce is to promote and foster the industrial and business development of the Com- munity. We believe that has been the sole aim and object of the Chamber of Commerce since its es- tablishment in 1928, Obviously its activities at times seem to overlap or trespass upon the functions of the city council, but so long as the motives of the Chamber of Commerce are prompted by the best interests of the city, absolutely no trouble should arise from any such situation. Never should there be any occasion for jealousies or animosities. Jeaolusy is a pretty good measure of a man's big- ness or -- conversely stated, big men with a big outlook are seldom, if ever, jealous or entertain ani- mus towards those with whom they work or come in contact. The citizens of Oshawa have the right to expect that their representatives in the city coun- cil and that the directors of the Chamber oi Com- merce are big enough to come within these qualifica- tions, 'If there is to be rivalry, let it be the rivalry of achievement. There is plenty for both bodies to gecomplish, It little matters where credit is to be given. It matters much, however, that both organ- \dzmtions co-operate to the utmost in making Oshawa & bigger and better city. The necessity is probably greater at the present moment than at any time in the history of this city. «Heretofore we have grown and prospered chiefly by reason of the efforts and genius of what might be "called our captains of industry. It now remains for 'the privates in the ranks to continue their work and if all holding office whether in the city council, the Chamber of Commerce, or any of the other civic 'bodies, are actuated solely by the desire to promote 'and foster that which is best in the interests of the city at large there can be no question but that Osh- awa is destined for a great ruture. If, on the other hand, we are to be torn and rent asunder by petty animosities we may present a modern example of the community featured by the poet as one which "tlimbed half way vp a hill and then sat. down to fest as if to say, I climb no further upward, come 'what may." THE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL PROBLEM * If the minister of education' has a proper appre- eintion for efficiency in the operation of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute, the local board +should have little difficulty in convincing him of the wisdom of the arrangements they wish to make iu the distribution of classes. The question of how the classes should be arranged in the new building has * "been made the subject of comment from the inspec- tor of the department of education, who has stated "that unless the whole of the new addition to the "sehool is used for vocational classes, the government grant of fifty per cent of the cost would not be paid. # In the organization of the work of the institute, it was found by the principal that greater efficiency eolild 'be attained by placing the commercial classes, "part of the vocational sclfool, in the former build- "ing, and to divert the academic classes from these "rooms into the new building. This was simply an exchange of class room space, but the inspectors did mot see it that way, and raised strong objections. po This is not the first time that inspectors have been » to apply the letter, rather than the sprit of "the regulations governing schools. To the man with 'a common-sense view-point, it would seem perfectly £ ical that an arrangement which makes for effi- 6 and convenience in the handling of an insti © tution which 'is jointly an academic and vocational # school, should be commended rather than criticized, Land there should be no question as to the payment "of the grant on the vocational section of the institu- "tion, since all the classes of that department are "being housed under the same roof. - , $UK committee of the board of education is to inter- 'wiew Premier Ferguson to place this problem before hr, and it should not be hard to convince the pre- y, 'who is also minister of education, that the 2 is fully observing the spirit of the regulations, "4 not the absolute letter, in making possible more Ltecive work through an arrangement of classes 2 Be as has been arranged. In fact, this scems the = thing to do, and it will indeed be surprising "if Mr. Ferguson does not sec the situation in this START WORK EARLY -- ntany towns and cities in Ontario, aiid. notably Toronto, the civic bodies are planning to make early start on as many civic improvements as "possible, with the idea of providing work for the n- -employed, There are few cities which cannot find fi some projects of this kind which are essential, and which can just as easily be undertaken at once as in the middle of summer, when the need for em- ployment is not so great. While the Oshawa board of works has not, as yet, had any opportunity, to even consider what its plans are likely to be for the year which has just started, yet it is not out of place to suggest that some plans shollid be formulated without delay, for work which has to be done this year, and which can be under- taken at once. And there may be other civic depart- ments other than the board of works which could help to relieve the situation by making their plans earlier than usual, and getting their work started at once, instead of waiting, as has been done in other years, until well on into the summer before thinking of making a beginning, x? CLEARING THE AIR In the last few days, there have been developments in connection with certain brokerage firms of great interest to that large body of people who are inter- ested in the stock markets. The arrests of the heads of the firm of Solloway-Mills, Limited, are only in- cidents in a movement which is going on with a view to clearing the air of the rumblings and grumblings which have been going on for some time past in con- nection with stock markets, Even before the dis- astrous stock market crash of last October, many people had a feeling that the average investor, or speculator, if you will, was not being given a fair run for his money, and that there was sométhing radically wrong with the systems employed in hand- ling stock transactions. It is well that some of the provincial governments of Canada are taking action to have the air cleared, so as to restore public confidence in the stock mar- kets. It was left to the province of Alberta to make the first spectacular move, but since then the gov- ernments of Manitoba and Ontario have taken ac- tion to thoroughly investigate the methods used on the stock exchanges and to probe into the dealings of some of the leading brokerage firms. There is one outstanding reason for this move, and that is to protect, as much as possible, the in- terests of the people whose money is handed over to brokers for investment or speculation. At this stage of the situation, it is not suggested that there has been any crookedness by any firm, but the in- quiry is being made so as to make sure that the public is being given a square deal, and to clear away any misunderstandings or doubtful methods which may have been responsible for the complaints made. The governments which are undertaking this task are to be commended for so doing, and it is to be hoped that before it is finished the public will be in a position to place absolute confidence in those who are involved in the stock market business. JUST LIKE AUSTRALIA Some decades ago, an Englishman took some rab- bits with him to Australia. In course of time, these rabbits multiplied, as they have a habit of doing, until ghey became a menace to the country, and hundreds of thousands of pounds had to be spent in erecting special fences to keep them off the farms. Organized hunting drives were held periodically to keep these pests in check, but even then their num- bers increased, and the menace still exists, Judging from reports from several sections of On- tario, something like a similar situation is springing up in this province. From all over the fruit belt, from Western Ontario, and from the district just west of Toronto, reports are coming of great dam- age being done to trees by rabbits, until it has be- come necessary for the farmers and fruit growers to organize for a campaign of extermination against the rabbits. This is a serious matter, and, if condi- tions do not improve, it may be necessary to handle them just as has been done in Australia, and to or- ganize on a widespread scale to get rid of the rab- bits. And if, as has been done in Australia, it is thereby made possible to build up a substantial rab- bit-canning industry, a double purpose will have been served. AN OLD-FASHIONED WINTER This winter must be a great disappointment to those who consider themselves in that class known as "old-timers"~--that class which, on the appearance of anything like a severe snowstorm, delight in refer- ring back forty, fifty or more years to a winter they could remember, or to many winters for that matter. As a rule, they are able to say that winters nowadays are not like they used to be, but this year, the con- ditions have been such that even the old-timers are scratching their heads in a vain endeavor to recall one just like it. In fact, with the heavy snowstorms and blocked traffic. in December, sleet and ice storms prior to Christmas doing damage to communication systems, serious floods in the first week in January, followed immediately by temperatures going far below zero in parts of Ontario which seldom have the mercury go below the zero mark, one might be excused for saying that this is surely a real old-fashioned winter, one such as the old timers love to describe in their reminiscent moods. So it must be disappointing to them to find that they cannot dig back into their fund of "I can remember" stories, and tell of one far worse than this, ; Yet it has its compensations for those of us who are younger. Just think what it will mean to us forty or fifty years from now to be able to tell the young folks of that day of the "grand old-fashioned winter we had away back in 1929-1930." EDITORIAL NOTES Chicago got a "Big Bill" for its mayor, and as a result it has a bigger bill than ever to pay. 'When stepping out these days it is very essential to watch your step, Brant County hunters are having great success in shooting hares. And many more of the animals are escaping by a "hair's breadth." Isn't there something wrong with the sense of values of a country in which a. baseball player can command a higher salary than its president? Those Americans who think they are only wreck- ing the constitution by breaking the prohibition laws forget that they are wrecking their own con- stitutions as well, The Soviet government has ordered its farmers to produce more bushels of wheat per acre. Having abandoned religion, the Soviet cvidently expects its' people to usurp Divine prerogatives. Other Editor's ~ Comments PENNY BANKS (Edmonton Journal) There is a possibility Edmonton may fall in line with the practice in 500 other cities in Canada and the United States and institute the "penny bank" system in' the public schools. The local board has received comprehensive reports from Superintendent McKee fol- lowing suggestions from the Local Council of Women that this means of teaching school children habits of saving be adopted here, Judg- ing by the experience of other places there are many good rea- sons why it must be regarded as a good thing. SEEM TO BE ADOPTING IT (Edmonton Journal) Canadians who tune in American stations regularly must have been rather surprised at the frequency with which "Land of Hope and Glory" has come in over the ether from the "land of the free." In fact, it is used by at least one weekly program originating in Chicago as a sort of '"'mational an- them" with which to bring things to a close. Is the United States proceeding. to take over Sir Ed- ward Elgar's famous coronation anthem, words and music, too, as an American outpouring of spirit? A MINISTER OF INDUSTRIES (Vancouver Sun) There is a wonderful chance right now for the Tolmie govern- ment to step out with a big in- dustrial program for British Col- umbia under supervision of a min- ister of industries at Victoria, Bri- tish Columbia is sitting here with a heavy basket full of natural re- sources and no one to promote them. If you walk into the Mines Branch at Victoria and ask them about pulverized coal, ore and iron industry, or woodworking in- dustry, or to help put our shingle business on its feet, you can fina no one there interested. If those natural resources were owned by a private corporation, they would soon promote them, SAFETY AND CARELESSNESS (Farmers" Advocate) "A year of safety" is the slogan adopted by the Quebec Minister of Roads. Some accidents are un~ avoidable, perhaps, but practically all can be traced "to someone's carelessness, someone's error, | Bits of Humor Wifey--'Henry, this is my cou- | sin, twice removed." Hubby -- "Well, again." remove him "Why so Facetious One gloomy, old chap?" Gloomy One--'Just heard my uncle has cut me out of his will He's altereq it five times in the last two years," "Ha! Evidently a fiend." fresh-helr Where are you going to. my pretty maid When you steer straight ahead with the right hand displayed? Experience tells me how likely you are To turn to the left in that dinky new car. The Wife--I think you ought to get the best car that the market affords." Her Hubby--*"Yes, but probably the market can afford a better one than I can." The amateur playwright who, when told his play was a bit too long for the stage, asked the man- ager if he could lengthen the stage a bit, Professor--There's a student in this class who's making a jackass of himself. When he's finished, I'll commence. Bits of Verse Al TO THE YOUNG Be very kind to aging folks; Their steps are getting slow; Remember, they were young as you Not very long ago. Ang if God spares you you will be Some time as old as they, And you may wince at cruel things That heedless young folk say. Be very kind to aging folk; Theirs is a weariness That, with your high and happy hopes, You may not even guess. The path that claimed their full, young strength Is waiting now for you, And as you near your journey's end You will need kindness, too, Be very kind to aging folk; Each gentle word and deed, - Like bread upon the waters cast, Returns in time of need. And hands shall reach to hold you up, And hearts to cheer, some day: For Kindness shown to aging folk Is never thrown away. ~Jessie Findlay Brown. Close Relationship---1 am the true vine, and my Father is the hushandman, Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that bear- 'eth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.--John 15:1, 2, Prayer: "Lord, Thy love at last hath con- quered Grant 'me now my supplication, None of self and all of Thee," FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL STATEMENT Total Assets over » - General Statement, Dec. 31st, 1 Life A c H. C. COX Cana Sian of the Bound Life Assurance Company Canada Life Assurance Company W. G. MORROW Vies President and * LEIGHTON McCARTHY, K.C. President end Loan E. T. MALONE, K.C. W. 8. HODGENT President Securiti A. B. FISHER Vice-President A. H. COX President Provident Investment Company Secretary W. J. HASTIE Vice-President Toronto General Trusts Corporation tion, Led. Canadian Real Estate Company, Limited Nt------ Surplus of Assets over Liabilities to Public over $4,800,000.00 NTRAL CANAD I?AN ano SAVINGS COMPANY ASSETS Office Premises-- Mortgages-- Principel......$1,391,021.36 Ieee 31,426.33 [All repayable on demand] Cash-- cor. King end (2 2 N---- Loanson Bonds and Stocks 2,116,515.13 Bondsand Stocks owned -- Bonds oof Smt thereof... $1,476,795.22 wo 2,203,692.97 Socks crn 3,152,296.37 On hand and in Chartered Paaks.. on Deposits and Debentures, and making provisk $4,600,000.00 . $11,000,000.00° LIABILITIES To the Public-- $250,000.00 Debentures. 1,422,447.69 Dividend, doe Jan. 20d, 1930...... S 22 due Jes. 20d, 1930.ccc0ne . Profit and 6,832,784.56 : Loss Account . 603,619.13 $11,225,366.51 PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT Balance at Credit of Profit and Loss Account, December 31st, 1928...........cccovcmrnnne Net Profits for the year, after deducting all Management and other expenses, Interest for all losses. (Authorised 35,900,000. 25,000 Shares, a a. Reserve Fund $2,100,000.00 1929 . $1,877,373.49 . 2,500,000.00 75,000.00 75,000.00 133,685,71 2,383,685,71 $11,225,366.51 $155,535.29 453,150.42 as follows: -- Quarterly Dividends, Nos. 180, 161, 182, fand 183, amounting to 12% om the C y's paid-up Capital $608,685.71 EEE. $300,000.00 Special Bonus of 3% for the year 1929 Transferred to Reserve Fund 75,000.00 100,000.00 133,685.71 Balance carried forward Interest Paid 4 % on Deposits ESTABLISHED 1884 $608,685.71 Branch Offices OSHAWA DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK FRANCES E. POWELL, PRESI- DENT OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN LONDON, ENGLAND, SAYS: That the average American business man is unfamiliar with the ractors entering into the commercial condi- tions outside his own country. That for example, from England, the greatest exporting nation in the world, much can be learned as to how a small country" with 44 millions of people, once the supreme facturing y of Europe, has gradually re-ad- justed its activities and become a world trader, financing. indus- try and developing resources and facilities in many countries out- side its own. That this foreign connection has brought profit to its people not only in the way of interest on investments but by controlling important connec- tions they can influence business and orders for their factories. That the "invisible exports" of England in the form of earnings on ships, income from foreign in- surance, dividends on invest. ments and expenditure of foreign visitors are sufficient to offset the adverse balance of Imports versus Exports which amounts to about million pounds Ster- ling (roughly 1,750 million dol- lars a year). That London remdins the financial centre of the world because of the activity of her financiers, merchants and ship-owners, coupled with the enterprise of her people, That while England suffers from un- employment to the extent of ia mil- lion men, women and youthskreceiv- ing unemloyment insurance, real ne- cessity or hardship i thereby avert- ed and with further revival of trade most of the real employables out of the above number will b. brought back into industry. This in spite of an income tax which reaches 20 per cent 'on incomes of 225 pounds a year ($1,000) and upward, plus a su- per-tax on all incomes over 2,000 pounds ($10,000) per year of from 20-30 per cent additional, That in spite of all her other burdens, England pays, America 180 million dollars a year on ac: count of war debt and without a murmur no far as one can hear. TRULY A REMARKABLE PEO- PLE. Rd Pa That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. KNOWING YOURSELF I have spoken before about three types of physique (a) Where body was short and narrow and legs long. (b) Where body was long and broad and legs short. (¢c) Where there was a fairly wide and long body, and a fairly long pair of. legs, The idea was to try and point out what was likely or rather more like- ly to happen to each class as far as ailments were concerned. The individual with the narrow body and long legs was likely to have a tendency to chest ailments, ailments, chest narrow, also not enough room for stomach to lie crossways in the abdomen; likely to hang low, and have stomach trouble. Now as stomach is important from digestive and building up stand- point, this is a serious matter be- cause chest and tuberculosis condi- tion require plenty of good nourish- ing food, With the long wide body and the short legs, the tendency would be to eat too much, hence kidney, liver, and heart conditions would be more likely to ensue. A group of New York physicians studying th® matter, have gone much farther and are trying to work out the classification according to the all round constitution of the individual. One idea was from the race stand- point. They felt that this would be rather difficult, because in the hos- pital where they were studying this matter, were three cases, lying side by side, of perforated ulcer of the stomach. The likeness of the three from a physique standpoint was striking, the measurements and pro- portions being almost exactly alike, Nevertheless these three men sprang from three different races. One was Anglo-Saxon, one a Pole from mid- dle Europe, one an Italian from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.' However these research men are working out a system whereby the individual is studied from four stand- points. 1st, His anatomy or body shape- size of heart, lungs, conditions and position of abdominal organs, blood, teeth and so forth. 2nd, From the physiologic stand- point, that is the workings of his di- gestion, his intestine, lungs and kid- neys, and so forth. 3rd. His mental characteristics--his talents, interests and fears, intelli- gence. 4th. How he meets illnesses--sore throat, boils, tooth or gum infections His reaction to vaccine tests for I believe that you will agree that we do not all withstand illnesses alike. In fact you may vary from one time diphtheria, tuberculosis and so forth. to another in your general psyical condition. My thought is that when we learn to know ourselves, from these stand- points, we can maintain our strong points, and strengthen those that are weak, (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) 'You're a naughty little girl not to stop rushing about when you're told," said mother. "Now you shan't have any more chocs." "Why so still and quiet?" asked father half an hour later, "I've been fined for specding," was the reply. An old lady was making a trip in the aerial railway, and she kept asking an official questions until his patience was exhausted, When about 2,000 ft, she asked: "Suppose that the cable broke; what would happen "' "Oh, there is a safety device," was the reply, "But supposing the safety device broke; what then?" "Well, that 'depends on what kind of life you have been lead- ing," said the exasperated official. Before I married Maggie dear I was her pumpkin pie, Her precious peach, her honey lamb, - The apple of her eye. : But after years of married life, This thought I pause to utter, Those fancy names are gone, and now I'm just her bread and butter, BUCKWHEAT ........ No. 1 Body Hardwood, 25 Albert Street -------- Than Neccesary? | You Are Saving it by Buying Fuel at the Following Prices Terms -- Net Cash $ 8.75 per ton 12.00 per ton 15.00 per ton 15.00 per ton 1 BRE ancracite 12.50 per ton WEIGHT dry Hardwood Factory Cuttings, dry Hardwood Slabs, dry ....c.ccorneeennnne PRICE -- QUALITY -- QUANTITY -- SERVICE 'W. J. TRICK COMPANY LIMITED Genune Anthoi n HONEST $4.00 per 1% Cord $4.00 per Load $3.75 per load Phon StoBIE-FORLONG : STOCKS BONDS ole ri 8. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA Phones 143 and 144