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PAGE FOUR ~ THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931 eer pe ---- The Osha a DailyTimes Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, President, A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. d SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- rier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States $4.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE 18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107, H, D. Tresidder, representative. MONDAY, MAY 18th, 1931 - LOOKING AHEAD Unemployment relief work for the season of 1980-1931 came to an end in the city of "Oshawa on May 1. This work, undertaken with the assistance of the federal and pro- vincial governments helped to tide Oshawa over a difficult situation, by providing work for hundreds of men who otherwise would have been entirely dependent on direct re- lief. Unfortunately, although the unem- ployment relief work ended on May 1, un- employment did not. True, condition: gen- erally have improved tremendously. Work in the factories has taken care of a large number of those formerly unemployed, and there are possibilities of further employ- ment in the harbor development scheme, and in the plans of the gas company for ex- tension of its distribution systems. Looking ahead, however, one must not be termed unduly pessimistic in pointing out that there is little prospect that the unem- ployment situation will be permanently solved before next winter. There may be some improvement, and it is to be hoped that it will be substantial, but it is hardly likely that Oshawa will be without an un- employment problem when next October and November roll around. In anticipation of this, it would be good business on the part of the city council and other public bodies which have it in their power to create employment, to begin giving some thought to the situation that is likely to develop next fall. The city council of 1930 was subjected to much criticism for wait- ing so long before paying definite attention to the needs of the local unemployment situation, with a view to determining what works can be undertaken next fall and winter, and unemployment relief measures, should the situation demand special action. A council that is looking ahead will foresee the needs of the situation, and will have some plans ready to meet them. It can be taken for granted that should the unem- ployment emergency still persist in the fall, there will be assistance from federal and provincial governments, as was case last winter. The city council, then, need not wait until winter is upon it before deciding what to do. Let it be prepared in advance, and begin to give some thought, now, to what it can do to relieve such unemploy- ment as exists in the city six months from now. SECOND IN THE DOMINION In appraising the achievements of the Ontario Regiment during the last season, ~ under pressure of great difficulties and handicaps, special mention should be made of the success which was attained by the signal section in winning the trophy for the championship of Military District No 2, and in taking second place in a competition open to the militia units of the whole Do- minion of Canada. This was no small achievement, and the signal section richly deserved the tribute paid by Col. Conover, commander of the 25th Infantry Brigade, in presenting the district trophy to Major A. Stroud, the officer in charge of the sig- nallers. It was quite an honor, in itself to win/ the district trophy, for in doing so, the Ontario Regiment signallers had to over- come the opposition of all the units in this district, and that includes the crack Toron- to militia regiments, such as the 40th High- landers, Queen's Own Rifles, Toronto Scot- tish, Royal Grenadiers, Toronto Regiment, and so on. It was quite a blow to some of these regiments to have to acknowledge the superiority of the Ontarios, but it was fair- ly and squarely. won, and Oshawa can be proud of the fact that these lads of the Ontario Regiment signal section stand sec- ond to only one other corps in the whole Dominion in their chosen field of militia activity. It is a high honor, and we take this opportunity to congratulate them 'on their faithfulness and zeal, which alone made the distinction possible. A DIFFICULT PROBLEM The conference of delegates representing the wheat exporting nations of the world, called together at Canada's invitation, and presided over by the Hon. G. Howard Fer- guson, Canadian High Commissioner to England, faces a tremendous task. Indeed, seldom, if ever, have men been asked to ple with a problem, so complex, and 80 ult of solution as that with which the conference is expected to deal, the pro- blem of the wheat-exporting countries in disposing of the exportable surplus of their Crops, , + oT we The very nature of the conference makes it a difficult one. Fourteen oncturies are represented. All of them are wheat-export- ing countries. 'All of them have surplus stocks, in greater or lesser degree, for which they are seeking markets. The aim of the conference is to arrive at a basis of understanding for the marketing of these surplus stocks. If a plan for co-oper- ative action can be devised, well and good But, after all, these countries are deter- mined on one thing. They have to sell their wheat, either by individual effort or by some co-operative scheme such as might be evolved by the conference. But the wheat must be sold. Canada does not care about the sale of the United States surplus. She wants to sell her own, Soviet Russia is not interested in Canada's troubles in finding wheat markets. She is looking for markets for her own surplus. So all the conference can do is to demonstrate that each country represented is looking for a solution only of its own problem, and is not worrying a great deal about the problems of any other nation. Only if it can be conclusively prov- en that by helping one another the wheat- exporting countries can help themselves will it be possible for the conference tc ac- complish anything. The chief difficulty before the conference however, is that created by the operation of the law of supply and demand. The world can only consume a certain amount of wheat. And since the surpluses available in the wheat-exporting countries today are far greater than the wheat-importing countries can assume, it is hard to see how all the countries holding wheat are to be able to sell all their holdings. This means a bitter fight for what markets are avail- able. How the conference can make any division of markets between nations, and vet have them all satisfied, is hard to see. Yet the conference is on. The nations have sent their delegates there to see what can be done about the situation. And if they could only forget their own national troubles for a day or two, and sit down to consider, dispassionately and in a business- like way, the whole world situation, it might be possible to evolve a scheme that would at least partially solve the problem of marketing the wheat surpluses. CONGRATULATIONS a We congratulate the children of Cedar- dale school on winning the Dr. Kaiser Tro- phy for proficiency in fire drill. This is the first time the trophy has gone to the Cedar- dale school, so that the honor is very wel- come at the south end school. There is a great deal more value in this competition, however, than the mere win- ning of a'trophy. In the first place, it gives the school children an early understanding of the danger of fire, and of the necessity for fire prevention, first of all. This is, in itself a worthy work. Fire losses in Can- ada represent so serious a loss in national wealth, that every possible step needs to be taken to instil in the minds of the grow- ing generation the necessily of curbing fires. By fire drill training, and other fire prevention activities in the schools, a splen- did foundation is being laid. So we not only congratulate the Cedardale school on win- ning the trophy, but we also congratulate the fire chief and those who, along with him, strive year by year to teach the lesson of fire prevention in the schools of our city. EDITORIAL NOTES The O. C. V. I. Cadets made a brave showing yesterday at their annual inspec- tion--and they did not look a bit like a blood-thirsty lot of militarists, either. If this Weather continues, it will be quite possible to sport a nice coat of sun-tan without having to side-step awkward ques- tions. It is only when the electric juice is shut off that one realizes the advantages we have over the pioneers. Last night provided one of those in- stances when gas, while not competing with electricity for lighting purposes, would be mighty useful as a supplementary service. 'Mayor Marks is liable to find that, with his genial manner and good-natured dis- position two hours in the forenoon will be far too short to accommodate all who want to see him, Laying those gas pipes from Oshawa to Whitby and Bowmanville should provid: quite a bit of employment during the next few months. . The reason for the large gas bylaw ma- jority in Whitby is that the electors there were determined to go one better than Bowmanville. We would like to write a lot more para- graphs tonight, but it is too much of a handicap trying to pick out the typewriter keys by the light of a candle. : Because of the confusion of worshipping in two separate churches, it has been de- cided by the United Church congregation at Pickering to abandon old St. Andrew's Church. Leaving an old ehurch is like leaving an old home, but no doubt the change will effect substantial economies, especially during the winter months. ,- lof a declaration of Eye London, May 19 Buchan, toast to dinner John the mnual of by C. H. TUCK, Opt.D | (Copyright 1928) ANOMALIES OF OCULAR ACCOMMODATION Part "3" When we consider that all secing is done with the brain, the eye its appendages being the medium of communication with the the members of never ed. The real Journalism, he said amount of bran Rt through the optic nerve, 1t is more | P, readily understood how a pressure lesion, or infection may act as a short circuit of the system causing faulty and peculiar sensations of vi- sion, Some of these condiious are found or suspected through the changing power of accommodation. Memory consists in our ability to refer to umpressions ente.pr ted to the brain from images imprnted on the retina of the eyes; the bram ossisting, as the most important pail ot the system to ref. to these impression long after they have been received, How casy for memory to bec ill developed, for memory to be lost or retarded through improper fun- ctioning of even a part of the #ys- tem. When the memory does be- come affected we carr afford to con sider that it is duc to one thing more than the other, unless we in possession of the facts to pro the proper {functioning of certain | Louise, Duchess of links of the system ing her greetings (To be Continued) for the prosperity « lormer press daily newspapers, firstclass battleship world had the the British Press, life of individauls, any press in the public men by newspapcr fidently orably and not betrayed in the confidences. nen ner gvll, was Govern 1878-1883, hc ada, nearly reached it. | press of Russia against the Turks, | ---------- | British Press Firm . 0s | in Great Traditions | ---- | | journalism has always maintained a | high tradition was a tribute paid Ly M.P., in "Journalism" at the Press Fund in London recently Buchan, who is a noted scholar and author, said he could bear witness from personal experience that those who trusted" and de the press would find their confidence betray- stre , lay in the vast competent work done on the newspapers Hon. Winston Churchill, MM, Chancellor of chequer, who presided at the din- ner, was cloguent in praise ot the Referring to the remarkable developments in the production' of said that a newspaper office with its printing machines at work sug- gested to him a combination of a general election, N incorruptibility oi and none was fair and decent toward who wer rely on being treated -hon- | mhisrepresented or! matter of personal An interesting fe: was the announcement of receipt of a telegram from Princes and Ke f the press fund Her husband, the Iz or- Marquess of Lorne, pool, In her efforts to achieve strik- ing effects in costume, the modern girl will stop at nothing, which is | hu Liv some consolation, for she has ¢ war by the LEm- | BIG GERMAN FIRM | FAILS FOR $1,250,000 | Berlin, May 19.--The slump has claimed another big victory here. The Berlin tirm of Adolf Kahn, which furniture on the instalment sysicg, has fail- ed with liabilities of over %1,250,- 000, An attempt may be made by the creditors to continue the business on a reduced scale, It is feared that if this course is fol- lowed the insolvency may serious- ly embarrass other firms. Though the chief offices of Adolf Kahn | are in Berlin, the instalment sales | were effected in the shops belong- | ing to the firm in Munich, Nur- | emherg, Augsburg, Karlsruhe, | Stuttgart, Mannheim, Duisberg, and Breslau, These transactions were fin- anced by the General Working | Credit Company, which is the legal successor of the Frankfurt General Insurance Company in this branch of the business and which has a claim for $950,000. This debt is said to be fully se- cured. The assets stand in the hooks at $1,650,000, but considerable | proportion of this sum fis due by | customers who themselye are unalsle to meet their liabilities, "Talkie" Film Will Aid Cathedral Fund -- That British s€lls Proposing the Newsiaper Mr. alt frankly with' ngth of Brush anonymous the Ix Mr, Churchill and a first-class 0 press in the SO the private was there world in which interviewed could more con Nor London, May 19 -- Ti and the Radio have { hands dritish permits attire of the din- the Argyll, convey- od wishes | church building funds. 1 Downey, who is at the head the scheme for building a wreat cathedral on Brownlow Hill, Liver- has become a participant i a "talkie film His tells | of how his predecessors had | hoped to see a great Cath 1 and now at h as the finest site the | ther parts ate Duke of Ar- General of being then the ~ Lan- Grace erpo very been secured, Ot | inent point above the. banks of the | by | British | which | al Exhibition. of the film offer striking compari- sons between the Cathedral which is to be, and some other buildings al- ready famous, There is shown for example a view of St. Paul's, and in a moment there is superimposed upon this one of Sir Edwin Lut- yen's drawings of the proposed Liv- erpool Cathedral. This makes St Paul's look almost. like a doll's house ; Lrownlow Hill is the most prom- Mersey, When the Cathedral is to- wards completion it is proposed to have a flood-light figure of Christ high on the western side, which will be visible far out at sea, ALL EMPIRE REPRESENTED IN LEGION MEET | Toronto, Ont,, May 19.--" The biggest British institution that exists" is the description applied the Prince of Wales to the] Empire Service League holds its biennial conven- tion in Toronto this year contem- porary with the Canadian Nation- Capt. Donald Sim- son, honorary secretary, has cabl. ed H. W. Waters, general mana- ger of the exhibition to the effect that Admiral of the Fleet Eearl Jellicoe, G.C.B., OM, G.C.V.O., who will officially open the exhi- hition, will be accompanied by Lady Jellicoe and their two daughters, Brigadier-General A. F. Home, C.B., CM.G,, D.8.0., and Mrs, Home, Most of the delegates from the British Isles will come to Canada on the same ship as the official party. The British Empire Serve ice League is gomething more than an organization of ex-army, and ex-navy men. It devotes its efforts to Empire service, settle- ment and trade. In addition to the British Isles delegates will come to Toronto from South Afri. India, Malaya, Irish Frea State, Nigeria, Ceylon, Mauritius, Shanghai, Sierra Leone, British Guiana, Rhod , Newfoundland, Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian Legion will, of course, be active in the convention and in the entertainment of the visitors from around the world, Along the Mexican border sol- diers were searching vehicles. One evening a car full of young people was stopped and the usual pro- cedure of examining the bottom of the car was in progress, when one young lady asked: "What are you looking for?" "Arms," replied the sergeant. "Why," remarked the flapper. "it's all legs down there." "20. ok Lyre in offices" BGs sn Joni ond 'lh 2 ond, Do 33 AMnanid! RED Rose TEA Ah ACNOCE BLENDS = Red Label & Orange Pekoe IRVING MARTIN, PUBLISH ER OF THE STOUKTON (CAL- | IFORNIA) RECORD, SAYS: That the only way to justify a community's worthy enterprise: is to put more money, more cn ergy and more zeal into those en- | terprises and to keep everlasting Jy at them until the things desir- ed are attained. The proposal to make slight increases in the tax | rate for community upbuilding is | absolutely sound and should re- | ceive unanimous community sup- port. | The chamber of commerce is | the agency to express community | sentiment and desire, and the | body which should do the plan | ning and devising of a construc- | | tive program, which other organi- | | zations--the service clubs and | | the community in general-- | should follow, unless the program { is without merit and the cham- | 4 | | be r of commerce is lacking in ef- | ficiency, in which event the cham- | | ber should be re-organized and a | | new program prescnted. jut there must be a program intelligent, well directed lead ership and unity of action THERE CAN BE NO TURN- ING BACK NOR SHOULD THERE BE HALTING OR HESI- TATION, BUT RATHER A DE- TERMINED, CONCENTRATED PRESSING FORWARD TO MAKE FECTIVE THE COM. { PLETION OF THE DEVELOY- | MENT PROGRAM ON WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAS EM. BARKED, SAVING THE DAY Joan 'was newly married and | | her husband was away on a short { trip. "I shouldn't be so =illy, but {I am lonely," admitted Joan, "If | Mum were only here!" Then came the idea of telephoning. A good chat with mother over Long Dis- | tanc--and Joan felt like a new | person, BANK ROBBER IS GIVEN FOUR YEARS Toronto, May 18--Louis Rotstein recently convicted of robbing a branch office of the Canadian Bank of Commerce here in January, 1929 was sentenced today by Judge Den ton to four ycars in the penitentiary where his two confederates alread, are serving time, After two trials he was convicted last March, hut his sentence was deferred on ac- count of his illness. FRENCH-CANADIANS OF NORMAN DESCENT | | Montreal, May 18.--Few will be- | licve that at least four fifths of | Frénch-Canadians are of Norman descent and that they arc the des- cendants of the very Norman whe conquered Britain in 1006. Dr. Emille Vaillancourt of the Univer- sity of Caen France, made these facts clear during a lecture on the "Origin of Norman Families in Canada," at the monthly meeting of the Antiquarian and Numismatic Society at the Chateau de Ramzay recently. : Dr. Vaillancourt, who is an his | 4 "Yes, I picked up a used car Bargain 4 " at a General Motors dealer! y "Hello-- you've bought another car!" OLDS SEDAN 1928 Completely Re-conditioned $595.00 Small Pown Payments -- Easy GMAC Terms In New Car Condi- tion. Only $880.00 torian of note, stated that originally Normandy who took part in the there were 1350 individuals from conquest of Canada foilowing the discovery by Jacques Cartier. Of this number 1150 were men and the remainder women, They had 501 descendents in the follov- ing gencration, and according to Lr Vaillancourt the progeny of tiacse families form the ihajority of Be Confident of Used Car Quality-- Trust the General Motors Dealer French Canadians today. 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