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) PAGE TWO €he Oshatma Daily Reformer (ESTABLISHED IN i871) An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays*~and legal holi- days, at Oshawa, Canada, by Mundy Print- ing Company, Limited, as. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Secretary. The Oshawa Daily Reformer is a member of | Men in perfect health that are no lustrate the point. | hetter insurance risks than the re-' The Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association, the Ontario Pro- vincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by carrier boy in Oshawa, Whitby, or Bowmanville, or by mail anywhere mn Canada outside the Counties of Ontario and Durham, $5.00 a year. Jnited States sub- scription, $1.50 extra to cover postage. ly mail in the Counties of Ontario and Dur- ham, $4.00 a year. Single copies, 3c. TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond ' Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. TUESDAY, DEC. 28, 1926 Nomination Day Municipal Nomination Day in Oshawa has again come and gone. The result has been far from satis- | with to nominations for aldermen. In one at the time there were no factory, particularly regard ward nomiaations closed Preston, who and the Mayor on and to alderman happened be hand, janitor of the building appointed themselves a committee of two to make nominatiois. In a more or were the the less haphazard manner nominations made in other wards. How Oshawa citizens can hope to | the services of trustworthy secure aad retain and men to the capable carry on City's business when in this hap- It nominations are made hazard manner is a mystery. simply cannot be done. has active Rotary Oshawa an Club with a Committee that is be sup- posed to interested in civie af- fairs, also a Board of Trade which at certainly a large number of public exists least on paper, and most spirited citizens who have demon- strated on more than one occasion that they are willing and able to co- operate for the city's good when. the need arises. What seems to be lack- ing in the municipal arena is strong leadership. Public meetings should be held to discuss civie affairs be- fore as well as after Nomination Day. If iently interested to see that desirable the citizens are not suffic- candidates are only blame themselves if they dis- | cover on January 3rd that they have elected a Council that does not mea- | sure up to what should be expected in a progressive and growing city such as this is, with problems cropp- ing up every year and every month sufficient to the in every year tax the best brains which possesses. Perhaps it would be the bes tonic possible if in at least some of the those wards a sufficient nfimber of nominated failed to qualify, making necessary a second nomina- tion, in which, no doubt, real in- terest. would be shown. Of course, the electors would have to foot the bills for their short-sightedness and perhaps that would be the cheapest way out in the long run. Poor Risks Refusal of Yugoslav insurance companies to insure.the lives of the Hapsburgs, former ruling family in no sur- Austria-Hungary, provokes prise. On the contrary, if one has thought about it at all, it has been taken for granted that the relatives of the ill-fated Archduke. Ferdinand couldn't they moved out of Europe. buy life insurance ~ unless The Hapsburgs are poor insurance risks for the reason that they are prizes by the assassins of Central Europe. They ruled with hand over once puppet peoples freed from the war. considered such rich too long an iron Austrian yoke by the world And Yugoslav insurance com- panies are no doubt aware of the fact that every Hapsburg cherishes the hope of some 'day restoring the Austro-Hungarian empire with him- Right life of enipire-builders and ambitious little, in thi young and enthusiastic republics of self as monarch. now the monarchists is worth Europe. And ance Shakespear's of-quoted line "Uneasy perhaps the cautious insur- companies have heard of lieg the head that wears the crown," and of Carlyle's + famous sentence, "REvery noble crown is, and on earth nominees for nominated they can | community | THE OSHAWA DAIL: REFORMER, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1926 will forever be, a crown of thorns,' ang. take heed thereof... .. But in the United States where there are murderous bandits and | husband and lover-slaying women [but no anarchists nor other political i v . there are thousands of jewelry, in fact all merchandise, il-! Bonald DeMille, Oshawa ,is | assassins, 1 {jected Hapsburgs. They are en- | aged in the dozens of dangerou: 1 occupations included in the "unin- ! wo} The surable" lists of the insurers, sristoeratic Hapshurgs have some- ting in common with the democratic miners, makers of explosives, avi- ators, and others who face danger with a dinner bucket. In a new revised edition of one of the standd¥d"diceioHaries of quo- tations are found three old English , and, two old French proverbs, American version of which has to do with the cobbler's children who went without shoes, These of early English origin are: are '""Shoemakers' wives shod" ! "Who goes more bare Than the shoemaker's wife he smith's mare?" the ! ending lof this expended "Who is worse shod than shoemaker's wife?" The English are: French proverbs translated nto "When we see a man with bad shoes, we say it is ne wonder, if 1e is a shoemaker." | ' Shoemakers are always the worse shod." The "smith"s mare' improperly worst ' and! i this, fa pay for" is only a half-trutly To he, sure, poor qualify goes with the Tow pric» but very often high quality can be obtained for a trifle more than the cost of poor quality. Cloth- | ing, automobile tires, furniture, ' Wise buyers will differentiate be- tween low-priced goods and high- priced goods reduced prices. There are times because of season- at al changes and business conditions ' that the consumer can get goods at "below normal prices. Goods of this "character are not to he confused ! with those having a constant low { price. i True economy demands consideca- | ' tion of both price and quality. The | merchants who are striving to edu- | cate the buying public in this sort | ,of economy are doing a public ser- | vice. : | the | | ------ "3 | United States Tourists | -- | careful estimate | According to made by the Dominion Commissioner | a of Highways, visitors from the Unit- | ied States left in this country one | 'hundred and ninety-four millions of | dollars paid out for all sorts of ex- the ten months! A of Ontario, | penditures during in October. huge sum large part| money was | for | in and Ontario may thank Niagara , Falls, for it is at that point that | jmost of the visitors enter in order | ; that they may have a view of the "famous Falls. While Canadians do not particu- | (tarly care that the tourist business : : U { shod is the only exception to the hoylg he heralded as the greatest i of the cobbler as 'horrible rule using the example' for these pro | serbs. This habit of lack of origin-| lity among the proverbialists con- the that reculiar to the shoemaker. false and unjust impres-| this Jevs ion is a charaeteristic The expert automobile mechanic isually operates the worst wreck ' i a car. Bootblacks are notorious for their 'inpolished shoes, The barber's hair and beard often 're more in need of trimming than | re those of the' man in his chair. And tradition has it that the pro- | rorition of prodizal preachers' sons as great of barefcot cobbler' | is as children, : Ousting Communists The striking garment workers of York, | have taken steps to expel t lew according to rcports, ne com- from their ranks. The of the tlie charge that the communists are the 35,000 workers mnuaists embers right wing make | caerificing interests of more in order to That is al- communists | than :itain their own ends. \ the | are eoncerned. way case . where They have no parti- | clar concern over the advancement | ef labour but are interested only in | cetting | control into their own nds. They have been ousted from |a great many organizations but they | ae very persistent. | Emperor "Cook," who was largely | instrumental in continuing the Bri- [ tish eoal to. the judgment of a great many cool-head- ed labour leaders, has gone to Rus- sia to get sympathy and, no doubt, It is too means strike contrary to boast of his exploits. bad that there of sending all communists to Rus- is not some sia and of making them stay there, where they can fight among them- selves to their hearts' content with- the rights and | out endangering privileges of labour men and women in more civilized countries. Something for Nothing The desire to get something for nothing" of at a reduced price is nearly universal. The country is full of bargain-hunters of both sexes and all ages. In every community are those who mistake low price, ir- respective of quality, for economy. Manufacturers and merchants who have a sincere desire to give thejr| customers worthwhile merchandise | must supply a constant demand for goods which they honestly refuse to recommend but which are purchased because they sell for a few cents The junk buyer must learn less. | for himself and ong lesson seldom | suffices. The maxim "You get what you | | io } | jof the Christmas spirit. | under business in Canada, still, under present conditions, it is nice to know | that so much purchasing is being! {done in this country hy visitors from accorded a very cordial welcome on | \ all occasions. {outside and these visitors should be It leave | money here but that they learn to is not only ,that they inow this country and will be able take climate back correct ideas of our and resources to the other people in the United States. | WHAT OTHERS SAY | WHEN PRIDE FAILED (Buffalo Courier-Express) One had supposed that feminine pride in silken clad legs was a perv ject protection against the cold, y girl of Ishpeming, Mich., is re- ported to be in a hospital with both legs frozen because she 'persisted .n | vearing silk Hose to work when the | mercury was 22 below zero." SPELL} IS WRONG (The New Yorker) A Brooklyn woman has sued the (reneral Baking Company for $50.- 000 damagéds for using her picture without permission in a poster showing a girl kneading dough, Ob- viously there is something wrong | about the spelling of that word "kneading." (Niagara Falls Review) | Never has Santa Claus had such a | large number of helpers as at this fes- tive season. Never had their been so | iany good fellows and kindly ladies | to ready to do his bidding as at this | Christmas tide, No, Santa will never die so long as kindly hearts beat and | discerning eyes see the needs of others. | Santa Claus is alive. Help him at this Christmas. Have a good Christ- mas yourself, but help some less for- | tunate family to retain faith in the goodness of humankind and the verity | | | | | | THINK IT OVER (Stratford Beacon Herald) Canadians too readily gct the idea | that all a person has to do is go across | the border and start work the next! day at a position which pays good vvages. Yesterday about 70 men found | temporary work in New York, altho many times that number came to apply. | Reports tell of the men singing | from sheer joy as they stood on the | wharf waiting to be taken to the place | of employment. Canadians thinking of looking for! work in the States might do well to remember this. WILL JAPAN PISAPPEAR? (New York American) As though Japan had not had! enough trouble with her eacth- | ruakes, Levis Noble,' of 'tlie United States geological 'suvrey, says the Tepanese islands 'will eventually dis- appear completely below the waters o: the Pacific.' Japanese ccientists reveal the fact that an island in Kyusu bay vanish ed 300 years ago, drowning 5,000, However, Japan may stay above water longer than some other coun- tries. Scientists show that South | America, not so long ago, as geo-| graphical periods go, was completely | water. The chalk cliffs of England were manufactured by tiny marine creatures at the bottom of the sea. And you find oysters on high mountains lifted up from the ocean's bottom, An enterprising restaurant manager trying to stimulate business, wrote the following in chalk on the sidewalk in front of his place: "You can't beat our 30 cent dinner." A diner, on his way out, discreetly rubbed out the "Db." | slager announced his cabinet as SIXTH OLDER BOYS {PARLIAMENT OPENS Chairman of the Elected : House Earl S. Lautenslager of Kitchener, 's Premier of Ontario's Sixth Older Boys' Parliament, His selection for "his office was made by the rmembers- slect assembled in the Pacliament Buildings, Toronto, last night. Hugh Scratch, Lautenslager's closest rival 'or the Premiership was elected Leader of the Opposition. Shortly ifter his election Premier Lautgn- ol- 'ows: Frank Perkins, Ottawa, Min- 'ster of Finance; Alexander Adams, Windsor, Provncial Secretary: Fred Payne, Welland, Minister of Organi- ation; Howard Scharfe, Stormont, Minister of World Brotherhood; Howe Martyn, Toronto, Minister of Research; Taylor Franklin, Leeds, Minister of C.S.E.T. and C.G.LT. Relations; Harry Pullen, St. Thom- 18, Minister of Programs; Charles Pelamy, Owen Sound, Minister, Min- 'ster of Co-operation; Eric Edwards, Minister of Education: Dave Tough, V. Bryant, M. Bucovetsky, Ministers without portfolio; Al. Tucker, Tor- onto, Speaker, and Donald DeMille, Oshawa, chairman of the House. a orlcitre. > 3eratehe | Frank Perkins and Hugh Seratche | Barlow, | Trull, were also candidates for the Pre- niership. In the afternoon more than 500 members of the Boys' Parliament net at the Parliament Buildings in preparation for the approachin ¢ sion, with Ronald Fredenburg, mier of the last Parliament, in the Pre- | | Bradford, | Mofratt 1 HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT: Report of Harmony Public School in order of merit for December is as follows: -- ; Sr. II--Vera Petre (hon.), Jean Petre (hon), George Hunking, Au- gustus Tooley. Jr. II--Ruth Tooley (hon.), Eil- een Trull, Jimmie Upper, Jack Dart, Ruby Baker, Betty Lewis, George Barlow, Clarence Kinsman, Velma Smith. Sr. L.--Cletus Dyer (hon.), Stella Wenn (hon.) Irene Fleming, Lor- aine Green, Doris Dart, Ross Win- ter, Greta Hunking, Sr. Primary--Joyece Smith, Donald IPrayling, Vivienne Hern. i Primary------Thomas Vivian, Margaret Upper, Mary Healy, Eileen Luke, Earl Fraser, Ethel Petre, Doris Petre. Teacher, V. R. Mackey. Jr. IlII--Beatrice Jackson, Gladys Wenn, iey, Stewart Mackie, Harold Winter (failed), Bruce Bishop and Victor Proctor, Jack Michael and Morley Lewis, Stanley Cook, Glen Willson. Sr. II1--Ethel Durham (honors in all subjects), Dorothy Petre, Roy Fleming, Lillian McKay, Dart, Ronald Clifford (failed). Jr. IV--Polly Sanders, Peterson, Ethel Hart, Ada Muira Lewis] John Laverty, Ethel Hobbs, (failed). { Leonard Wenn, Helen Hunking, Lander, Della Sugden, Sr. IV Helen Soper | (failed). | | | hair, Hugh Scrateh read the report, which was of an informative charac- ter, of Gordon Lapp, who represen ed the Parliament at the Conference of Y.M.C.A.'s in Finland, AIR MINISTER AND LADY HOARE LEAVE ON 12,000 MILE FLIGHT London, Dec. 27.--Carrying only a small suitcase, Lady Maude Hoare climbed into a large passenger airplane today and with her husband, Sir Sam- uel Hoare, British Air Minister, sailed off on a 12,600 mile jour- ney to India and return. Her trip is the longest flight ever undertaken by a woman and is an epoch-making one for the British eivil aviator. What is used every morning, is full | f holes, and yet holds water? A sponge. World's ! | Teacher, M. { M. Robins. EXTENDS GREETINGS TO WOODSTOCK, ONT. Woodstock, Dee, 27. ker received an unexpected and un- yusual Christmas this morn- ing when greetings arrived from | the Mayor and Burgesses of the city | of Woodstock, Oxford County Eng- | land, after which Woodstock, Ont. | is named. The greetings were sign- led by Mayor J. Steele of the English city, who mentioned the fact that parts of the old church at Wood- } stock, England, are now to be found the Anglican churches message | in one of here. "What is often put on out, but not eaten?" A pack of cards. A scientist says that certain musical notes can prevent sleep. So can cer- tain promissory notes Fleeting is fame. 'The other day a paper referred to "Jack Dempsey, hus 'hand of Estelle Taylor." the table and 1 Lillian Bradford, Della Too- | DIVORCE CASES IN CANADA SHOW LARGE INCREASE Toronto Furnishes Over Half The Applications At Ottawa WOMEN PETITION More Than Men, They Are Asking Liberty From Marriage Ties Ottawa, Dec. 28--With the United States in the throes of anxiety as to what is to become of its children of divorced parents. Canada rapidly 15 | climbing in the list of divorces granted Ilorence | | 1son is made with pre-war years. Gerald | Albert | Maleoim ' here. The resumed 'session of parlia- ment opening February 8th of next vear promises to set a new record, and one that is staggering when compari- i Up to the end of last.week 122 applications had been filed for divorces from par- liament. In addition, western provinces have the right to grant divorce in their own courts, and the records there Retha | Maurice | also di- is the Senatc probable, of recent show increases. Before orce committee of the tirough next spring it judging from the records is | years, that around 200 divorces will be { granted or, at least, applied for. WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND, | Up to 1923 the majority of appli- cants cach year were men In the last four years the women have been in' the majority among the applicants. Records that around 1500 di vbrces granted in the United show are | States cach year to persons who have Mayor Par- | [ | the | Ti Lav | been married in Canada. Part of thi s due to the ease with which divorces 2 secured in the United States, and part it to the fact that divorced people in the United States, doubtiul of their standing in certain states come to Canada to wed, and later are divorced in the United States when they find that they have made another error, In VOrcces of 1913 parliament granted 36 di- for all Canada. In 1912 the number was 16, During the war the figures were not much greater, but in 1919 there were 55 granted. That was the year the western 'courts won the right to grant their own provincial jurisdictions, and since then few people come from. the prairies for the untyving of matrimonial knot by a "poor person's" cutting the fees for actually very poor, but even it costs $300 or $400 to break divorce were is divorce ) are that | the bond at Ottawa. QE ---------------------- within Of the 122 applications already in for the coming season, 72 are from wives, and, 50..from husbands. On- tario lcads with 111; Quebec has nine applications; one comes from a resi- dent of the U. S. and the other from a resident of England. Adultery is charged in 119 of the cases, non-consmimation in two, and the other is for annulment of a big- amous marriage entered into innoccnt- ly by the applicant. The distribution follows : Ontario--Toronto 59; Ottawa, 6: Jelleville, 3; Oshawa, 1; Niagara Falls, 3: Mimico, 11; London, 1; Sudbury, 1; Hamilton, 11; Stratford, 1: Scarboro Township, 2; St. Catharines, 2: God- frey Village, 1; Preston, 1; Richard's Landing, 1; Bowmanville, }; Windsor, 3: Caperol, 1; Leeds Township, 1; York Township, 1; Thorold, 1: Port Dover, 1; Kingston, 1; Parry Sound, 1; Haileybury, 1; Beamsville, 1; South Norwich Township, 1; Amyot, 1. Quebec--Montreal, 7; Quebec City, 1; Verdun, 1. The distribution by occupations shows 71 married women and the following, one of each except where figures are given after the occupation ; aviator, advertising executive, account- ants, 3; broker, clerks cook, chem- ical engineer, civil servants, 2: elec- tricians, forge hand, farmers, 2; fore- men, 2; hairdresser, housekeepers, 2; mspector, line foreman, laborers, 5; mechanic, merchant, meter inspector, nurse, policeman, physician,, plasterer, public functionary in highways de- partment, painter, railway cmployeces, 2; railway conductor, stenographer, shipper, salesman, shoemaker, silver- smith, waitress, wireless operator, watchmaker, yard foreman. by localities .is as There was an old man who said: "How . Shall I fiee from this virulent cow? I will sit on this tile-- And continue to smile, Which may soften the Cow? heart of The Food- Tanic That imparts --. 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