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- A Cowie . Newspaper in a "Growing City The Osh aa Bail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer y Times PROBS. Cloudy and Cold Tonight and Thursday, Local Snow Falls, ' Cranomme wmcemo mma) VOL. 10--NO. 58 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1932 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES NO ACTION YET ON DOG-S Oshawa Big Brother and Sister Movement Urged for POSSIBILITIES OF GOOD IN ORGANIZATION TOLD AT KIWANIS LUNCHEON Frank T. Sharpe, General Secretary of Big Brother- hood Movement in Tor- onto, Gave Illuminating Address at Yesterday's Meeting CITES CASES TO * PROVE ITS WORTH Oshawa Juvenile Court and Social Service Workers Hear Plea to Save Young People From Delin- quency A stirring plea for interest In the establishment of a Big Brotherhood and Sisterhood in Oshawa, as & man of arresting the growth of juvenile delinqu- ency, and making good citizens out of boys and girls who were handicapped in life, was made at yesterday's luncheon of the Ki- wanis Club by Frapk T. gharpe, general secretary of the Big Brotherhood movement in Tor- onto. Illustrating his address with bis own personal experiences with youths and boys, Mr, Sharpe showed vividly how movements of this kind were re-establishing young people who had in them tentialities for good that were eing. smothered by unfavorable conditions, and who were In danger of joining the ranks of delinquents and criminals, His address was received with keen interest by the Kiwaniang and thelr guests, who "included a number of men and women who are prominent in this type of work in Oshawa, Included among the guests were the Rev, 8. C. Jarrett, A. W. Armstropg, Dr. Montgomery, of Whitby, who in- troduced the speaker; Mrs, F, Chappell, Mrs. M. F. Kirkland, Mrs. H. J. Begg, Mrs. W, A, Tait, Mrs. J. Walker, Mrs, J. G. Rat- cliffe and Miss Marjorie Millman, as well as the principals of some of the city schools, Mr. Sharpe's Address Btarting his address by refer- ring to the large number of young men who were serving terms in the penitentiaries of (Continued on page 2) HURRIED EXIT MADE IN TORONTO FIRE Toronto, March 9, -- While Jack Frost sent the mercury scurrying to the zero mark early today, elev: en Torontolans were forced to make a hurried exit in night attire when fire threatened their lives, Seven persons 'were carried to safety by - firemen when a blaze wiped out a drygood store in the east end of the city, while four more were hustled from the apartment when the boards of a fire place ignited. N.B. BUDGET BALANCED Fredericton, March 9, -- A bal. anced budget without provision for any direct taxation was brought down in the New Brunswick Legis lature erday afternoon by Hon. A J , Provincial Secretary. urer, who estimated total re- es for the current fiscal year $6,780,456, total expenditures at po yy and predicted a surplus ,697. APPOINTMENT OF MISS G. JACKSON BRINGS PROTEST Question of Payment of Salary From Relief Funds Is Raised London, Ont, March 9--The ap- pointment -of Miss Grace Jackson, recently of Oshawa, to take charge of the co-ordination of London's re- lief and charity activities threatened a storm yesterday, / : . Last" autumn a special citizens committee headed by W, R, Yendall was named by the mayor to collect $50,000 by private subscription to re- lieve pressure on the city treasury. A few days ago the appointment of Miss Jackson by this committee was announced, When members of council protested, they were inform. ed the committee would pay the cost out of the fund collected, The mayor holds that the donors gave their contributions for the poor and and not for a new administration service. The council supported the mayor. : Mayor Hayman yesterday said that if money is diverted from the emergency fund to pay salaries or anything else the city will take steps to recover it, . Accordigg to information at the municipal offices, Miss Jackson's salary has been fixed at $1,900 a year with $500 car allowance added, OSHAWA ESCAPED - SEVERE STORM ter Than in Other Parts of Ontario Although the people of Osh: awa and district have shivered for the past two or three days fn the blasts of wintry weather, this district seems to have es- caped very lightly In the March storm which has visited other parts of Ontario, From all over Ontario, and particularly from the eastern section of the prov- ince, reports are coming of blocked highways, Isolated com- munities, stranded travellers and other high lights of blizzards which have swept across the province, Near Belleville, in par- ticular, the snowfall has been very heavy, while in Northeph Ontario things are at a standstill on account of the blocking of roads and rallway lines, In the Oshawa district, the snowfall has been comparatively light, and traffic seems to he moving just as usual, Yesterday a bus carrying the Oshawa iIn- termediate hockey team went all the way to Gravenhurst, and while the travelling was rather slow at times, the journey both ways was made without mishap, and without undue delay to the team, This indicates that condi- tions in this part of the province are not as bad as they are else- where, and that once again Osh- awa and district have escaped the full force of the storm, ' Dramatic Rise in Value of Pound Sterling on N.Y. London, March 9.--Walter Runci- man, president of the Board of Trade, disclosed last night that he was not wholly satisfied with the day's dramatic rise in sterling, "There has been a heavy fall in the price of gold during the last hoyrs," he sald at a banquet the Incorporated Association of 1 Distributors, "1 hope it "t fall too rapidly, for these rapid movements are to our ment, If there are to be any ents I would rather they bre slow." r. Runciman expressed utmost confidence, however, in the funda- mentals of the British financial position, "Those two great countries (the United States and' France) who have succeeded in getting great stores of gold," he gaid, "are not having to pay the penalty of their exclusiveness and we are able to show them we can carry on with: out the gold basis." Sterling rose overnight from $3.53 jn New York to $3.63. Sterling closed at $3.71 in New Exchange Market York, a rise of 18 cents during the day. World Makes Progress New York, March 9,~The British pound sterling--long famous as the world's principal international cur rency -- surged upward in yester- day's foreign exchange markets in the most brilliant recovery since the British suspension of the gold standard last September. The spectacular recovery in sterl. ing dominated a day of widespread improvement in financial markets, Domestic bonds and stocks made substantial upward progress in the New York securities markets, but most conspicuous was a sweeping advance in German Government bonds late in the day, after an- nouncement from Berlin that the Relchsbank had reduced its dis count rate to 6 per cent, from 7. Prominent financial authorities in Wall Street explained the day's de- velopments as further evidence that the world is making progress qut of the labyrinth of financial difficul- ties In which it has been wander ing during the past year, Conditions Here Much Bet- | BOARD TO DISCUSS LATEST PROPOSAL OF CITY COUNCIL Legality of Proposal to Budget For Deficit Is Questioned What the attitude of the hoard of education will be towards the atest suggestion towards a set- tlement of the controversy with city council, as put forward by counell by resolution at its regu- lar meeting on Monday night, cannot he predicted until the hoard has met for a discussion of the whole matter, It is stated however, that when the board, hefore either commit- ting itself to an acceptance or re- jection of Council's suggestion, will very carefully consider the legality of both courses. Some members of the hoard feel, it is learned, that in suggesting that the board budget for a deficit city council ig making an illegal sug- rostion, "Council may accept the full responsibility for the board's expenditures creating a deficit at the end of the year, but on the other hand two wrongs can never make a right and some responsibility for accepting such a policy must rest with the Board" wag the opinion expressed by one member of the board to The Times, It is definitely stated that the poard will take no action in the mutter until first obtaining con- sidered legal advice regarding its status on the whole question, fol- lowing which some definite ac- eptance or rejection of Council's proposal will go forward to the Clty Clerk, MEETING TO PLAN -BiG BROTHERHOOD Project Will Be Discussed at Meeting on Tuesday of Next Week In order to bring to a head the movement for the establishment of a Big Brotherhood and Sisterhood organization in the city of Oshawa, a meeting of all who are interested in this work has been called by the Rev, 8. C, Jarrett, judge of the Juvenile court, who Is keenly inter. ested in having this work develop: ed us a real community asset, The meeting is to be held in the Hotel Genosha on Tuesday evening, March 15, and representatives of the chur ches of the eity, of all denomina- tions and creeds, of organizations and service clubs, and individual citizens who are interested, are invited to be present. Discussion of the proposals for the establish- ment of the movement in the city will be free and open, and it is hoped that some definite steps will be taken towards the objective which has been set, In the last two weeks, consider. able interest has heen developed in the proposals for a Big Brotherhood and Sisterhood for Oshawa, and it is believed by those who are inter: ested that the time Is ripe for the forming of some definite organiza. tion to carry on this work, APPEAL BY GANADA T0 HALT CONFLICT Demands With South Africa League Place It- self on High Plane Geneva, March 9.---After appeals by Canada an South Africa for vig orous action to halt the Sino-Japan- ese conflict, and an almost universal demand hy member states -- great land small -- that the League of Natlons vindicate its covenant, the League Assembly last night appoint. ed a ¢ nmittee to draft a resolu. tion expressing its views on the far-eastern crisis, ) The committee, which will seek to incorporate proposals and de. mands that warfare cease and that Japanese troops be withdrawn, will meet to-morrow afternoon, It is hoped it will be able to report Thursday. STEAMER IN DISTRESS Halifax, N.8,, Mar, 9, -- The German steamer Marburg is in distress with a broken rudder' shaft about 80 miles south west of Sable Island, according to a message received this morning by the East Coast Radio Signal wer- vice. The message stated that the steamer Westhake was standing by in case of need, General Motors Hosts at Luncheon to Leaders of Automobile Industry Ww. C Herring, General | ci» sold with the 90-day service Sales Manager, Tells than last year. He looked forward with hope to the time when gales Dealers Sales of General | cond be made without the neces Motors Cars Are Show- ing Increase Over 1931 Figures Toronto, March 9, With fewer used cars in stock than last year, and an increase of 3.63 per cent in sales of all lines for the first two months of 1932, over the same period last year, General Motors of Canada is looking forward to a prosperous automotive year, W, C Herring, general sales manager of the company, told dealers who as sembled for the annual luncheon of the company at the Royal York Hotel, yesterday, "At the end of February we found that the automobile industry from the beginning of the year, was down 20 per cent, as compared with the same period of 1931, but our sales were 2.63 per cent, above the same period laet year," Mr, Her ring sald "That percentage was well distributed over all lines. Our used car rales were considerably nhead of last year, and our used car stock at the end of February had gone down 1.4 per cent." A drop In the sales of cars with which were given a 90-day service, was also gratifying, he sald, Dur- ing the past two months, despite the fact sales of all lines had in. creased, there had been 1,000 less | sity of the 90-day agreement, W. 8. Knudsen of Detroit . wag | one of the guests at the lunchegn. Mr, Knudsen is chief executive of the Chevrolet Motor Company, whose twenty plants in the United States have turned out nearly 8, 000,000 car units in the past twenty years, D. 8, Eddins, who has just heen elected President of the Olds Motor Works, Lansing, Mich, was also a guest at a luncheon given by Gen eral Motors of Canada, Iimited, and in the evening attended the dinner given jointly by the Canadian Sec tion of the Soclety of Automotive Engineers and the Canadian Auto. mobile Chamber of Commerce, Those attending the General Mo- tors luncheon in the Royal York Hotel yesterday included: J, C, Chick, General Sales Manager, Cad iltae Motor Company, Detroit; H J. C. Henderson, Manager, sales and advertising, Fisher Body Corpora tion; Joseph P, Little, Assistant to | De- | Vice-Pre%ident, General Motors, troit; G, R, Wallace, General Sales Manager, Buick Motor Flint; D. E eral Sales Manager, Cadillac Motor Company; W, 8. Knudsen, dent and General Manager, Chev. rolet Motor Company: PP. W, Seller, President; G.M.( Truck Corpora tion, Pontiac; H, G, Weaver, sales section, G.M.CC, Detroit; D. P, Bro (Continued on page 3) Oshawa Sea Cadet Corps Wins Dominion Trophy The Oshawa Sea Cadet Corps, sponsored by the Oshawa Kiwanis Club, has won 4 signal honor In being awarded a handsome silver trophy, the award for the recov average attendance for the whole Dominion of Canada in 1931, In addition, the rifle team of the Osh- awa corps was awarded fourth place in the Empire Service Iifla Match for 1931. Announcement of these honors, made at yesterday's lunch. eon of the Kiwanis Club, was re- ceived with loud applause, and Dr, J. W, Worrall, commander of the corps, was warmly congratulated on the success of his work, Announcement of the winning of the Dominion championship trophy for record attendance was made in the following letter received by Dr, Worrall and read to the club: Dear Dr. Worrall: "l am instructed by the Pres! dent to ask you to convey the con. gratulations of the Ontario Execu- tive to the Officers, Instructor and members of the Oshawa Sea Cadet Corps, with reference to thelr win. ning the 1931 award for record av- erage attendance, your Corps heads the list for Dominion, "This Is truly a wonderful achievement for Oshawa in view of the fact that you have only been organized for two years, "As soon as the Cup is ready for presentation, you will be informed, when we hope that you will ar- range for a public meeting, at which the President and other prominent officials will be present, from Head: quarters, We feel sure that you will invite to this event, outstand. ing citizens and: members of the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa, "Yours very truly, "CECIL G, WILLIAMS, "Manager, "The Navy League of Canada," the STRESSES NEED OF PLEASING GOD Rev. A. F. Williams Speak: er at Calvary Baptist Church Service A large congregation was pres- ent at last night's service in the Calvary Baptist Church to hear Rev. A. FP, Willlams speak, A solo was rendered by the pastor entitled "Where the Gates Swing Outward Never." Mr, Willlams took as his sub- ject 'Pleasing God." The scrip. tures declared that God was love, sald the speaker. From Gensls to Revelation it was just full of love, "There is not a single day passes but what we are obligated to God," he sald. "We breathe His alr, eat His food. Sometimes we think we have achleved quite a bit, but we have to admit that it all comes from God. "Phe first condition of pleas- Ing God is to be born again" sald Mr. Willams, "A man who Is not born again cannot please Him, His thoughts are centered around time, they are not inter. ented in the things of God, they are not concerned about the sal- vation of his soul, They pride themselves in their own right. eousness expecting to enter glory, If we go to the Biblg we will find out what will please God, He saw us eternally separated from Him so He made a coven ant with His Son to go to the cross to die for us to provide a salvation, if we accept of this salvation we will be pleasing Him." Without fdith it was impos. sible to please Him sald Mr, Wile llamas, Faith was an absolute necessity to be horn again, Uns less one had faith in the Lord Jesus Christ it was impossible to be born again. Faith believed Him and that is the _ start, of pleasing Him, There were mujtls (Continued on page 3) ALDERMEN WANT HALF-HOLIDAY Resolution Asks That There Be No More Satur- day Afternoon Meetings While no vote was taken there was at least one resolution received by acclamation on Monday night when City Council held its regular meeting, Towards the close of the proceed i. + Ald, F. O, Kirby, seconded by Ald, A, J. Crandell, moved "that the committees of this Council hold no more meetings on Saturday after. noons, in order that the aldermen may have at least one half-holiday every week" The resolution was received with laughing enthusiasm, Mayor Mac» donald stating "I do not think there is: any need tor me to put this mo- tion to Council, It is carried unan- imously." FRUIT IMPORTS ARE BANNED BY FRANCE (By The Canadian Press) Paris, Mar, 9.---Imports of live plants and fresh fruits from Can- ada, Australia, New Zealand, Chi- na, Japan and some other coun trieg yu forbidden today by a de- cree {ssued by the minister of agriculture, This action was tak- on to stop further damage by a parasite which had been introdue- ed to France in cases of fruit, mostly, according to the minis ter, from the United States, CLOSING OLD STATIO!! (By Canadian Press) Drockville, Mar, 9--Bellamy Sta- tion, long established railway agen- cy on the CPR, line between Brockville and and Smiths Falls will be closed at an early date if the application made by the railway company to the Board of Railway commissioners is successful, Company, | Ahrens, Assistant Gen | Presi This means that | REDUCTION SHOWN IN POWER RATES | T0 LOCAL PLANTY Compares Present Figures With Those Quoted By | Toronto Globe In connection with the figure | published in Saturday's issue of tl spaper, as quoted from The Toronto Globe's editorial of that date ingz with Oshawa's prices for tric power, George 8, Bhreve, retary-Treasurer of the Public Util ties Commission, has worked ont definite figures for this y ! game that use Globe, The figures supplied to | by Mr. Shreve show a material re duction in rates as compared those quoted by The Globe were based on the rates prey in 1930, especially as regard supplied to industric The figure {0 basis as this pap Shir ire a Hou { 100 200) 50 2 100 25 200 100) 0 100 100) 100) 2X) Under the prese ed * would also be sub | five per cent di power at distribution "stepping down" in own plant z 0.10) 1 6 51.66 144.4 186.7 2006.64) nt rat mnt for a the BELIEVED KILLED Were Working on Large! Gas Tank at Camden, N.J,, When It Exploded ---- (By Canadian Press) | Camden, N.J,, Mar, 9, At | least twenty workmen are bheliev- | ed to be dead following an ex- | plosion in a gas tan' of the Pub. lle Service and Electric and Gas | Company, South Camden, today, Between 25 and 20 workmen | were engaged in cleaning the | tank, a receptacle 25 feet square | erected on iron girders 15 feet | shove the ground, With a loud ! detonation that shook nearpy | houses the gas that had collect- ed in the interior blew up when a spark came in contact probably from a pick or shovel with | | that struek the metal of the tank, | it, | Four bodies were taken away hy the police and the firemen, and four Injured are in Cooper Hos- | pital, GASOINETAY | TOBE INCREASED | ------ | Provincial Treasurer Ex-| pects to Introduce Budget In Few Days (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Mar, 9.--Hon, B. A Dunlop, provinelal tregsurer, an- nounced yesterday his hudget will probably be brought down next Tuesday, It had heen expected it would be presented on Thursday of this week. Many features of the new taxation plans were dealt with and some gpproved, at a lengthy cabinet session Monday night, y It is authoritively stated the gasoline tax will be ralsed two cents a gallon to seven cents, Speculation still exists as to whether the government will fin- ally decide to impose the rumor- ed tax on Hydro power. The slashing of expenditures in every branch of governmental activity will be disclosed in the budget provisions, Grants to the various instituttons will be re- duced, Whether the government intends cutting the members' sessional Indemnities is not yet definite, It has been rumored the $2,000 indemity will be cut by $600. CONCENTRATE . REINFORCEMENTS (By Canadian Press) Shanghai, Mar, 9-- Japanese mili- tary authorities continued today to send reinforcements and ammuni- tion- and supplies to the new Jap- anese line inland and west of Shanghai today. Four transports arrived at Woosung and at least two thousand soldiers were landed, Additional troops remained aboard the transports. All was quiet dur- ing the day. Japanese claimed the Chi were continuing to concens trate reinforcements beside their lines, - ' 1 The nwa TWENTY WORKMEN | of Mrs, NATCHING i -------------- INVESTIGATION GOING ON IS NOW EXPECTED TO UNCOVER BOSTON'S MAYOR SAYS BABY WAS RETURNED HOME | Lindberghs Reported to Have Promised to Ke'p Silent (By Canadian ress) Boston, March 9, -- Mayor James M, Curley today said he wag reliably informed that the [Indbergh baby had heen return- od his parents last Sunday night and that {nformation had heer. withheld from the police, Mayor, answering queries Ing as a result of persistent aid. that his informant York hroker, whom to nHmors, ¢ va 1 New ho declined to name, Mayor Cure | ald he wag informed that the ndbergh baby had been return- ed to his home after his parents had ag d. with the kidnappers not to notify the police tor 72 hovy : re Hopewell, N,J., March 9.--At 10 p.m. lagt night, exactly one week to the hour sinee Nurse Betty Gow made the horrifying discovery that America's most famous baby missing from his crib, there {was an atmosphere of hopeful ex- | pectancy ech in the Lindbergh house. 10d Police continued their blunt re- fusal to discuss recent develop- ments in the hurt for the baby's ldnappers, but it was known that Col, Henry Breckenridge, Col, Charles A. Lindbergh's closest ad- Viger, was "somewhere on a secret mission," When Breckenridge left the Lind- bergh home, he Instructed the police und state troopers to see that he was not followed, by themselves or any one else, His departure released a flood of rumors that contact had been made with the baby-snatchers and all Hopewell looked for definite re- sults within the next day, Col, Breckenridge returned to the Lindbergh home at 10.15 p.m., and half an hour later drove away from the estate with a woman believed to be Mrs, Dwight Morrow, mother Lindbergh, Thelr car disappeared rapidly in the direction of Princeton, N.J. It was remarked that the "eight hours' freedom" whieh the Lind- berghs' adviser had asked, was up at 10 pm, An unusual burst of activity pre- (Continued on page 3) COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING To Consider Awarding Contract For Collection of Garbage A special meeting of the City Council has been called for eight o'clock © to-night, In the City Treasurer's office, for the purpose of considering the report of the Board of Works with regard to the awarding of the contract for the collection of garbage during the current year, Several tenders to carry out this work, at varied prices, have been in the hands of the Board of Works for some days but this committee, up until the regular meeting on Monday night, had been unable to agree on any definite recommenda- tion of Council, It is understood that to-night's meeting will be only a short one, this being the only business on the agenda, BIG RING General Manager of On- tario S.P.C.A. Says Whole Transaction In- volving Oshawa Dog Will Be Traced to Cone clusion NOT YET ABLE TO LAY INFORMATION { John M. N. Wilson Believes | Incident May Lead to Uncovering of Ring Formed to Carry on Il | legal Traffic The investigation into the circum stances under which an Oshawa § Mrs, E, | dog, the property of a9 discovered | Lrigg, Alice Street, w in the kennels of the Viviscction Department of the Medical Faculty {at the Univer Toronto, has | not yet been completed, according to information obtained from John McNab Wilson, General Manager of the Ontario Society for the Pree vention of Cruelty to Animals, Speaking to The Times over the long-distance telephone this morn» ing Mr, Wilson stated "Our invess tigations have not yet been coms pleted, and we are not vet in a pos- ition to lay any definite charges against any person, or give, you any further information for publication, Unfortunately cight of our staff of ten are laid up with the flu' and this has caused delay in the work" said Mr, Wilson, Asked regarding general reports, made known through his investiga= tions so far as it has progressed; regarding the prevalence of selling dogs obtained in Oshawa to vivie Bectionists and other people, Mr, Wilson stated they "are few and far between, "About two months ago I had a report to the effect that at least one truck load of Toronto pets had heen taken to Oshawa, where the animals would be sold for their pelts," said Mr, Wilson, "but we were unable to obtain any dente trace of any such transaction," Mr. Wilson emphasized his state ment that although there had been | an unavoidable delay in the inyeSti= | gation which had: been instituted "there" will be no let-up, no side= tracking, or delay that can possibly be avoided in tracing the whole transaction centering around the Oshawa dog. "We believe that this particular ine cident may lead eventually to' the Yiscovery of a regular ring formed for HL Such illegal traffic," said "We believe that this i ye Lu 8 particular incident may lead eventually to the Ghacovery of i Fegular ring formed or just suc egal "traffic", sai Mr. Wien" "esl fic, mid ASK FOR DELAY IN CLOSING STATION -- . (By Canadian Press) Niagara l'alls, N.Y. Mar, %0.-- Acting on the request of the New Jersey State Police Force, Falls police today are searching for Norman Beck, formerly of Roche: oster, who is wanted for questions ing in connection with the kids napping of the Lindbergh baby, Police Superintendent John A. Curry today admitted receiving a telegram from Hopewell, NJ, asking that Beck he apprehended 't he was at present in the city. Although well known here, ecic has not heen geen in thig city since 1921 and local authorities do not believe that he has been here recently, PRs ity ol Belleville Man Arrested Belleville.--John Finley Holgate, of this city was arrested in 3 hotel in 'Chicago recently charged with passing bad cheques, : Urges Freedom from Restrictions as Need of Automobile Industry Toronto, Mar, 9.-- Exercise of the greatest care and reasonableness by governments in imposing regula. tions, restrictions and taxation up- on the automobile industry, wheth- or they be directed against manu- facturers, transport operators or motorists, was urged by . Alfred Reeves of New York, vice-president of the National Automabile Cham. ber of Commerce of the United States, addressing more than 400 representatives of the industry here last night, One of the principal speakers of the National Motor Show banquet at the Royal York Hotel, sponsored Jointly by the Society of Autombe tive Engineers, Canadian section, and the Canadian Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Mr, Reeves argued that it was in the interest of Government officials' to encoun age travel by keeping its facilities 9 + ou as free as possible from restrioti "The bus, the truck and the airs plane ave feeders to the railroads," | he remarked, "and while no ona can approve the big, law-violating bus or truck, or its reckless driver, | these types of transport require regulation, not strangulation, Wa have ample laws governing size, weight and speed for highway use, What we need. now is law enforoes | ment so that the interests of all users of the roads shall bo props erly protected, ! "Motor cars are now taxed 18 pon' cent. on their average value in our | country, a8 against 2.4 per cent, on urban real estate and 1.6 per cent, on farm realty, In any event, when taxes are levied on motorists as & class . imposition, the roceeds should | be-ised only for highway purnoggh, Ail not diverted to oul