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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927 thing more tangible than "imagination" is to | WHAT OTHERS SAY NEW COMMUNITY WITH EUROPEAN "An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa, .. Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. ~'M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway. Secretary, The Oshawa Daily Times 13 a memher of the Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' Association, 'he Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau * of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Délivered by carrier: 10c a week. By mail: in the 'ounties of Ontario, Durham and Northumberland, 00 a year; elsewhere in Canada, $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE: 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107, H. D, Tresidder, representative, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1927 GEARED TOO LOW Dr, Kaiser has considerable facility in coin- ing epigrams. Returning from a visit to the Maritime Provinces he says of the people there that, in his opinion, they are "geared too low." 'He hit the nail on the head. We have fre- quently. remarked in these columns that the Maritime people do not take advantage of the resources Nature has placed at their doors, in their hands. They have problems, it is true, and they require assistance in solving them; but there is a prevalent impression that they are not doing as much as they might to help themselves But why are they "geared too low"? Is it the climate? Is it the altitude? In this part of Canada and in the corresponding part of the United States we hustle, or we think we do, but the people of the West say we are slow. They hustle more than we do. They say they can't help it--that the altitude, the rarity of the atmosphere, keeps them keyed up or, we should say, "geared up." PREMIER FERGUSON'S DECISION ~1t is welcome news to the Province as a whole that Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, has de- cided definitely that he will not accept the lead- crship of the federal Conservative party. He has work to do in Ontario. To be premier of the banner Province is surely a greater honour than to be leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. His present position offers much greater scope for public service than does the other. When the Premier says that he cannot be persuaded to be a candidate for the Dominion leadership, he means what he says and it is unlikely that he will change his mind. He plans to cease his present work three years from now, when he is sixty years of age, but in that respect he may change his decision, Sixty-five is 8 good retiring age, or rather a good age at which to change one's occupation, but sixty is too young. Statesmen are ofien going strong in their seventies. Ontario has had good Prime Ministers in her time, but three of them--Mowat, Whitney and Ferguson--somehow made a greater ap- peal to the popular imagination than did the others, They seemed, somehow, more human, more anxious to see the will of the majority of the electorate given adequate expression. Mr. Ferguson is popular in this Province. Con- tinuously he demonstrates that the problems of education are uppermost in his mind. He has done good service and one ventures to ex- press the hope that he may go on serving Ontario, in his own genial way, until he is several years past the sixty mark. HON. MR. PRICE'S DOUBLE ERROR Hon. Mr. Price seems in a fair way to stir up a hornet's nest by the use of his "imagina- tion" as regards political affiliation or lack of it amongst Eastern Ontario dailies. In Saturday's edition of The Toronto Star, referring to charges made by the Port Hope Guide that "liquor interests and the Ontario Government were trying to force it out of business," the attorney general was quoted: "I do not know anything about the newspaper situation, I imagine, though, that with daily papers in Peterborough, Port Hope and Osh- awa, the Liberal field is fairly well covered." In The Oshawa Daily Times editorial columns on Monday, Hon. Mr. Price's error was pointed out as regards this city. The Peterborough Examiner, however, not only replied editorially on Monday but ran sev- eral columns of interviews with party leaders in its district, all of whom testified to fair deal- ing on the part of the Peterborough daily. In addition, The Examiner published copies of in- structions sent to its cordespondents previous to recent elections, both Federal and Provincial, which support the paper's claim that it serves Se Conservative as well as the Liberal field. The Examiner says: "It is resepetfully sug- pled to Hon. Mr. Price that in view of his dignity and responsibility as Attorney-General that he exercises stronger disbeiief and discre- tion in repeating, privately or publicly, the opinions of this reckless informant of his." The Examiner apparently believes that some- blame for the Attorney-General's cool assump- tion that the Liberal Party is alone served, despite the record of facts, by The Oshawa Daily Times and The Evening Examiner, Peterborough. The Oshawa Daily Times has no information on that subject, but it can join The Examiner in respectfully suggesting that the Attorney General learn a lesson in discretion from his «chief, the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, and in future use his imagination for its legimate purposes--not for attacking the good faith of newspapers whose honour is as dear to them and the loyal men they employ as the reputation of the Ontario Government is to its members and the Conservative Party which supports it. For Mr. Price's benefit it is perhaps in order to re-publish a letter received from J. A. Mc- Gibbon, secretary of South Ontario Conserva- tive Association, following the Federal election in 1925. It is not necessary to inform those who know Mr. McGibbon that what he wrote came without solicitation from the publishers of The Oshawa Daily Reformer which was changed, in name, to The Oshawa Daily Times on July 3 of this year. The letter follows: October, 30th, 1925, The Oshawa Daily Reformer, Oshawa, Ont, Dear Sirs: Now when the Election has ended, and the Election results have been most satisfactory to the interests of Dr, T, E, Kaiser, our Candidate and the Candidate of the Conservative Party of Ontario, I desire, as Secretary of the Con- servative Association for the Riding, to thank you for the services which you have rendered us during the campaign, and more especially for the unstinted efforts which have been put forth by Mr, Cowan, your Reporter, who fol- lowed our candidate throughout the campaign, We are more than pleased with his work, and with the services which he has rendered this Association," And I would also like to thank you on behalf of our Association and supporters for the services which you réndered the public last night in the Armories in broadcasting to the public the Election returns, I am not quite sure whether the public fully realize the ex- penses which you incurred in the services which you rendered, and as secretary of this Associa- tion, we wish to go on record as appreciating all that you have done in this campaign, Thanking you, I am, Your truly, J. A, McGibbon, Secretary. "THANK YOU!" In the old days you said "1834-H" into Central's receptive ear, Central replied: "1835-J" either actually or so it seemed to you, Peing in a hurry you shouted desperately: "Nc, no 1843-H!" and, of course, there were wrong numbers all round, All that's changed now. You tell Central your number and she says "Thank you!" It is to be supposed that if Central doesn't understand she says something else, but the writer has so far not been requested to repeat, All this makes for happier relations and en- hances the Telephone Company's reputation for employing girls with smiles in their voices only. Statistics will later show just how greatly the total of wrong numbers has been reduced by the innovation which, it is understood, was first tried out and proved efficient in-Peter- boro. For the present, the telephone-using public can only be grateful for a richer expression of that courtesy which has distinguished Central for so long. That better business will result is a foregone conclusion. It pays to be polite, Bit of Verse LITTLE CITY I found a little city, Where everything was still, A little quiet city, Upon a grassy hill. And some came to the city, Who prayed, and some who wept, But all the people living there Were silent, for they slept. The flowers in the city Were pink and gold and blue; Rosemary for remembrance, And pansy buds, and rue. And all the trees that grew there, Were gallantly in leaf, But, oh, the little city, Was still, beyond belief. Yet I, who found the city, I was not wholly sad; For all the peaceful beauty Made something in me glad. I knew that He who planned it, Does all things for the best, That, in His care, the city, Knew blessed love and rest. ~--Margaret Sangster. HAS A LUCID TNTERV (Arthur Brisbane, in Los A Examiner) The Earl of Oxford and Asquith, 74, has devoted his life to the service of his country never using time or talent in building up a fortune for himself. Friends have arranged privately to give him an annuity of $12,500 a year. Because he was formerly prime minister he is entitled to a pension of $10,000 a year from the British gov- ernment, if he cares to take it. . A great part of Britain's strength {1s in the unselfish service and de- votion of her ablest men, devoting their lives, energy and intelligence to i the public service. You find in British ! government service such ability as you find in American steel, motors and railroads--and such' statesman: ship as you find nowhere else. Ask | our geese of the Washington confer- ence, HOLDING THE FIELD | (Hamilton Spectator) It is an error to suppose there is lan abundance of good {mes and | plenty of employment in the United fitates. That there is a slowing down { over there is all too plain, That is | an added reason for the increased fmports from that country, which has been pushing sales in Canada harder than ever, Meantime the western crop is ma- turing 'and gives promise of a de- | mand out there for maufactured noods quite equal to any past year, It is in order for eastern manufac- turers and distributors to act dili- gently and hold the field for their own home-produced commodities, Meet the competition and seek the husiness on the best terms, Canada will grow to greatness only as an all-round producer of agricultural and industrial products, IN SWEDEN (San Diego Union) | In Sweden the law lets you drink, { but doesn't let you drink foolishly. | If, for instance, an American orders | a cocktail, the murderous mucous | membrane destroying poison that {only a Yahoo should absorb, that | American is not allowed to drink the cocktail until he has eaten | romething, Millions of [and constitutions have | by pouring Inflammatory alaohol | into an empty stomach. European | nations know better, That law ex- {sts In 'Sweden and acoording to Harold Searbrough, for more than [a century # has been an unwritten ilaw in France, Every Frenchman | would class cocktails with carbolic | acid, He would not take even light | claret on an empty stomach, but | only after his soup a sip of pure | claret, called "the doctor's drink." ! (le coup de medecin), American stomachs heen ruined | | ------ | SFORMALITY" OR PERJURY? { (Toronto Globe) The extraordinary change in front | on the part of Eamonn de Valera and his colleagues in deciding tc {take the oath of allegiance to the | British Crown has drawn a rebuke that stauneh and consisten! fightér for the rights of Ireland, | the London Daily News. "Whatever i the oath meant a month ago when ! De Valera and his colleagues would | have cut off their right hands ra- | ther than sign," remarks that news- paper, "it means exactly the same today when they are all signing it." The Times suggests that these peo- ple are "moving perilously near the Forders of perjury." De Valera and those associated | with him in this extraordinary voli fo will. have great difficulty in i from giving any satisfactory explanation for their action to their adherents It is possible that it may even lead to a revolt in their own ranks. They | may describe the oath as an "empty formality," but the fact remains that by their signatures to it they | have publicly acknowledged their gllegiance to the Throne. BRITISH EDITOR ONTOUR IN WEST President of Association Say: No Other Land Offers Such Opportunities Edmonton, Aug. 24. -- Record crops now being harvested in the Edmonton district were inspecte yesterday by a party of 99 Britis provincial editors and their wives The newspapermen arrived her early in the day by special trair and were taken on auto trips U Clover Bar, Fort askatchewan and Bremner. "it has been made abundantl clear to us that this country offer: for those who are willing to work opportunities such as can be found in no other place of the world to day. Everywhere we have hear¢ the ery that you need more Britis immigrants and we should mot for get this message when we return,' said Jom S. King, president of the British Newspaper Association. FRENCH MINISTER MAY NOT FLY TO TORONTO WITH BYRD New York, Amg. 24 Maurie RBokanoski, French Minister of Com merce, Industry and Post, as well as head of the Civil Aviation, whe was to ride to Toronto in the aero- plane piloted by Commander Byrd, arrived here today from Framce but may have to cancel the flight { Weather conditions are vary bad here. M. Bokanowski will make the journey to Toronto by rail if he cannot fly. She--You were right, dear, and 1 WAS WIONg. : He--Forgive me, daniing: eles 'minutes, DREDGE SINKS AT- "ONT DLR Caught in Trough of the Sea ~--Crew of Thirteen is Saved St. Catharines, Aug. 24--Caught in a rough sea ust outside Port Dalhou- sie, the dredge Monarch, owned by the Dominion Dredeing Company, sank in Lake Ontario early today. The crew of thirteen men were saved with great difficulty by Captain Hand, of the Tug Dorothy H, the Monarch left Burlington last night and arrived off Port Dalhousie carly this morning. A heavy sea was running and the boat suddenly filled and sank within tw 1 Nearly all of the crew were in bed, and were awakened hy the captain of the dredge who almost lost his life in making a scareh for the watchman who had already heen taken WINDSGR-WINISOR PHOT OFF TON, V. Will Have Instruments Tested at Curtiss Fieeld for Ocean Flight Detroit, Aug. 24.---"Duke' Schil- ler, who will pilot Phil Wood of Detroit on a projected non-stop flight from Windsor, Ont,, to Wind- sor, England, staging next week, took off today for Curtis Field, N. Y., where tests will he made on the Instruments in his Stinson-Detroiter monoplane, Schiller expected to make the trip in six hours, . Windsor, Aug. 23.-- Essex .coun- ty's crop of the late tomatoes shows promise of hecoming a humper one, providing weather conditions con- tinue favorable, so reports from various parts of the county indi- cate, A sclentist estimates that one- tenth of the world's noise is con- tributed by babies, Every little yvelps.--London Sunday Pictorial. Hundred and Fifty or Delhi, Ont., Aug. 23.--A community, that is like a little bit of Russia, Poland and Italy combined. has suddenly sprung up about a mile east of this village, the Ontario Department of High- ways being largely responsible. The inhabitants of the new community are the foreign laboreres employed 'by the road construction company that is engaged in paying the 12- mile stretch of Provincial High- way No. 3, from Delhi to Simcoe and they are quartered in tempor ary hoarding shacks on the old Mah lon Wilson farm, There are 150 o1 more foreign laborers stationed there and few of them possess mor than a very scanty knowledge o the English language. The major ity of them are engaged in takin: out gravel for the road construe tion from the two acres of depos it that the construction compan) recently aequired from John E Wilson, the present owner of the Mahlon Wilson farm. The "Do hunks," as they are called, are hard workers, their average daily work period being about 12 hours And they work, There is no leisur- ing away from the gravel pit to stretch tired muscles or luxuriate in an impromptu bath. The water is carried to those laborers, they don't get a chance to go after it. Canadian Hockey Stars The foreigners who inhabit that new community are not the only novelty there. Employed in various semi-officials capacities are several notable amateur and professional athletes of Canada, For instance: Lawrence Aurie, goalie with the London Hockey Club last winter, is checking cement there six days in the week and keeping in trim for the coming season. Aurie expects to leave in November to report to the Detroit Hockey Club, Alt. Skinner, who played hockey in Montreal last winter, is there also, with his sleeves rolled up and hig sturdy arms exposed to the hot Norfolk county sunshine, Skinner has contracted to play hockey with a Pacific Coast team next winter. The night watchman on the job new is Ward Mayo. a speedy forward FLAVOR SPRINGS UP NEAR DELHI More Foreign Laborers in Settlement, Where Work is the Motto; Canadian Hockey Stars in the Camp man on the Niagara Falls hockey team last winter, There are twor or three young strangers around theYe also who are reported to have shown marked ability as amateur baseball players in various parts of the country. An Old Show Place The athletes in that new commu- nity are quartéred with tne con- struction company's officials anu foremen in the stately old brick farmhouse built by the late Mahlon Wilson many. many years ago. They probably are not aware of the fact but for years that farmhouse was regarded as being one of the aristo- crats in farm residences in the dis- trict. It was one of the show places and the farm was one of the show farms, In late years the house was permitted to fall into despair, to a certain etxent; but it still retains weather-worn, time-bleached marks of quality, like some old member of a once proud and distinguished fam- ily. : Naturally, the new community is a mecca for the curious, Villagers visit and re-visit the place, attracted by its distinct foreign atmosphere and also by its athletic inhabitants. Enterprising merchants of the village and Simcoe are profiting by the presence of the new community at that point, A Simcoe man has the contract for supplying that husy camp with tobacco and sweetmeats and it is truly astonishing the quan- titles of cigarettes and smoking to- bacco, of chewing tobacco, choco- late bars and inoffensive pop and near-heer that ure consumed there, The construction company hoards its laborers at the very moderate charge of one dollar a day. 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