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PAGE TWO (NY OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1922 The Ontario Reformer (Established in 1871) An independent newspaper pub- lished every other day (Tuesday, Th y 'and Saturday afternoons) at Ofhawa, Canada, by The Reformer Printing end Publishing Company Limited, Charles M. Mundy, Presi- dent, Managing Director and Treas- urer; A..R, Alloway, Assistant Man- ager. GEO. A. MARTIN . - gditor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Delivered by Carrier in Oshawa or by mall anywhere in Canada $3.00 a yéar. United States subscriptions $1.60 extra to cover postage. Single copies bc. OSHAWA, SATURDAY A MAY" 20, SETTLING THE DAYLIGHT 'SAVING QUESTION The decision of the Town Council to take a plebiscite .on the question of daylight saving is one that will meet with approval. Tt is fortunate, in so far as this controversial ques- tion is concerned, that it was found desirable to take a vote en the by- laws. Otherwise, it would 'have been necessary for the Council to decide the question and, as pointed out Wednesday night, such a decision no matter what it was, would have been unsatisfaetory to some. "* Daylight saving, if introduced, will uffeet every person. It is, therefore, most desirable that the wishes of the mujority should he met, and the only way to find out what the desire of that majority is, is 'by a plebiscite. It is unfortunate that 'the question was not settled at New Year's, so as to remove the un- certainty which exists as to what may be done. However, the next best thing, inasmuch as that was not done; is to take the vote now. The petitioners, both for and against whose pleas have been sept to the Council will then have opportunity to express their views in the bal- lot box. bh . $ REMOVING AN EYE SORE There ought to be no reluctance on the part of ratepayers who daily see the eyesore of the debris on the old Pedlar property, and who take pride in the town in which they live, in voting for the by-law on June 10 to provide the necessary funds to permit the land to be cleaned up, and turned into a grassy breathing space. As pointed out a few weeks ago, this property is splendidly sit- uated in the centre of the town, and every stranger coming here sees it. A considerable sum of money was voted to buy the property, but unless the land is cleared and the work completed, the expenditure was a podr 'investmént. : at. CLEANING THE STREETS Mayor Stacey, and other members of the Council who took the same stand, were right when they declared at the special Council meeting Wed- nesday night that the method of strect cleaning in Oshawa was obso- lete. And that is not a desirable criticism to be levelled at a thriving industrial centre such as this. Dep- uty Reeve Mason's contention that the proposal to purchase a flusher is a straight business proposition is sound. It is stated by Engineer Smith that a comservative estimate is that the cost of street cleaning last year was $8,600. I Is estimated that the cost of cleaning the streets with the flusher proposed to be purchased would be $5,500. This is at once a saving of $3,000 a year, and it would not take long at this rate to save the cost of the machine. And then, to, the work would be more satis factory, which is the desire of the people who have to pay for the serv ice, One argument used against the purchase of the machine is that the streets here are in such a condition that the fiusher would not render good serviee. While it is true some of..the roads in Oshawa are in bad shape, they are not always going to remain that way, it is hoped, and the 'machine purchased now would do the work on the present street: better than it has been done in the past; it would also be on the job as the reads are improved, and could be used to advantage on the now pavements which Council has decia- ed to lay this year. There is doubt in the minds of some Councillors that 'the machine will 'do all claimed for it, although | the engineer and Reeve Morris two members of the committee who saw it in use, recommend it. The sug- gestion that the machine 'be brought? ele) 'so that 'members 'of Council, and the ratepayers can see it in use, before 'being asked to vote, is good. Probably if the company is ap- proached they will send the machine here a few days before the vote is takén. Obairman Trick, of the Board of Works, who opposes the phirchase of the flusher, contends that it is not only pot needed but - that the method of cleaning the pave- ment with fire hose is satisfactory. However, the statment of the engi- neer that already 'four lengths of hose have been worn out during the two weeks the streets have been -- cleaned in this way offsets the argu- ment that the hose method is satis- factory... If the hose method were used all summer and early fall, which would mean about 20 weeks, at the present rate of going 40 lengths of hose would be worn out. And there would be nothing to show for it. Might not 'this money be better devoted to- ward buying a flusher? EDITORIAL COMMENT Straw hats in store windows look somewhat out of place with the wea- ther of the last couple of days. Vesuvius is in vidtent eruption, Somethinf else with which the Gen- oa conference may be charged, There ought to be better fishing than ever in Ontario waters the next few years with the large number of fry that are being placed in the lakes this years A 16-year old Chicago boy is he- ing tried for the theft of $772,000 from a bank in which he was a mes- senger. The defense is that no hoy of that age should have been given charge of so much money. Quite right. The bank directors ought to be charged with negligence, as well a6 the boy with theft, Hartley Dewart, M.P.P., created 2 sensation in the Legislature Thurs- day night by interrupting the Lien- tenant Governor when His Honor was giving formal assent to Hon. Peter Smith's betting tax bill. Mr. Dewart ought to be satisfied with cheapening himself, as he has this session, without such a breach of the time-honored decorum of parlia- ment. A BIT O' VERSE THE SAUCY SEA HORSE By Robert Seaver. A Sea lorse and a Saw Horse Saw a see-saw one day; Said the Sea Horse tc the Saw Horse, '""See here, Saw Horse, say Can you see-saw with a Sea Horse?" "Saucy Sea Horse," said the Saw Horse, "To see-saw with a Sea Horse For me is only play." Then the Sea Horse and Horse Climbed the see-saw with pride. Both the Sea Horse and the Saw horse Were determined to ride. So the see-saw saw the Sea Horse, And the Sea Horse saw the Saw Horse, And see-sawed Saw and Sea Horse, One perched upon each side. the "Saw So the Sea Horse and the Saw Horse First "seed" and then "sawed", Both Sea Horse and Saw Horse, On the long see-saw board, Till the Saw Horse said, "Sea Horse, A see-sawing Saw Horse And a saucier Sea Horse Has never see-sawed!" Membership (Continued from page 1) R.R. No. 1, Enniskillen; J. G. Mar- low, Blackstock. Alternates were appointed as follows: A. E. Rundle, R.R. No. 2, Bowmanville; Ww. GG. Rundle, R.R. No. 4, Bowmanville; J. J. Bruce, Nestleton Station; 8S. Jose, Newcastle; A. Jackson, Ken- dal. Those who attended from Oshawa were: | Rev. J. HH. McBain, Rev. A. M. Irwin, Rev. J. 8. McMullen, A. RR. Goyne and O. M, Alger. ---- EMPIRE DAY WILL BE OBSERVED HERE Public School Children To Partici- pate in Patriotic Program at King St. School Empire Day is to be 'suitably ob- served by the Public School children of Oshawa next Tuesday afternoon, If the weather is favorable it is plan- ned have the children of the five schools parade to the grounds of King 'Street School, where addresses appropriate to the day are to be de- livered by Mr. ¥. L. Fowke, ex-M.P., and others. A miscellaneous ' pro- gram of songs, drills, and recitations will be given by the school children, assisted by their teachers, who have them in training. The Department of Education at Toronto has rent out a booklet to teachers with suggestions for the oh- servance of Empire Day, giving this history regarding the Union Jack. The Union Jack. First unfurled January 1sf, 1801. A nation's flag is something more than a patchwork of color on a piece of bunting. [Its design and covering have a history, and sometimes tell a story. Certainly this is so of the British flag. Perhaps, in all the world, there is no flag that bears upon its folds so interesting a story. or has its history so plainly written in its various colourings and mark- ings, as has our own Union Jack. The. original English flag was the banner of St. George, a red cross on a white ground. When England and Scotland were united under one sovereign in 1603, James 1's new subjects South of the Tweed flew this English 'Jack', but his Scot tish subjects clung to the banner of St. Andrew--a white diagonal cross on a dark blue ground. Then, in 1606, to avoid confusion and mis understanding, King James issued a proclamation authorizing the use of a "Union Flagge" on certain speci fied occasions; but it was not until the union of the parliaments of Eng- land and Scotland in Queen Anne's reign that the new flag was called by its present name. Nearly a hundred year, later, in 1801. the Irish Parliament was mer- ged into the union parliament of| Great Britain and a further addition was made to the flag. To the ciosses of St. George and St. Andrew, with their grounds of white and blue, was added the cross of St. Patrick; a red diagonal crpss on a' white ground. Excellent (Continued from page 1) is not a stranger to an 'Oshawa audi- ence, Miss Clark js a clever artist, whether reciting the works of Dr, Drummond's "Habitant," from which one number was taken, or the por- trayal of a scene from the play, "Within the Law," which was casily her best number, As the chairman remarked at the close of the pro~ gram, Miss Clark always will he wel- come before an Oshawa audience, particularly in King Street. Other numbers on the program by well known local artists included a solo, "Island of Dreams," by Wil- liam Harmer; two piano solos by Organist Treneer, who displayed his skill as a pianist as well as an organ. | ist; a solo, "Il Baccio," with Eng- lish words, by Mrs. W. Fry; a duet, "Barcarole from Tales~ from Hoff- man," Mrs. E. Fadrow and Mrs. Geo, foster; two recitations by Miss Marjorie Fisher; solo, "The Rea- son," Mrs. Owen D. Friend; solo, "Nig Ben," by Mr. George Findlay. The organist had planned to play the "Coronation March from the! Prophet," but this ndmber had to be omitted. All the local artists were applanded and responded most gen- erously to encores. On the whole the program was of a most high or- der and the choir is to he congratu- lated on its success even under qif- ficulties. Lamps and candles had to be used. CRISP COMMENT y Dr. "Doyle gives an attractive pic- ture of the place where-we are going, but as yet he hasn't started the logan. "Lets go!" --Brooklin Eagle, The more Conan Doyle writes about spiritualism the more we re- gret that he stopped writing detec- | tive stories.-- Nashville Southern Lumberman. ours! The HEAD OFFICES - It's Co-operation that counts. London Life Insurance Company "Policies Good as Gold" Agencies in all principal cities H. L. RUTHIG, Dist. Representative, 22'; Simcoe St. Try - . LonpoN, CANADA amount will count, and HA NC : Zhan Ba BRANCH, ' BROOKLIN BRANCH, : Take the Safer Course HEN you cannot spare the time to g0 to the bank the moment you re- ceive money, don't risk leaving it in the house. Forward the money by regis- tered mail to our nearest branch. The acknowledgment. safe, simple and convenient. DOMINION BANK . Zi. 7 \ Two plugs for 25 cts! That's setting the pace! Without a doubt the greatest chewing tobacco value on the market! And for real quality--King George's got the world beat! Just try it--for the treat of your life! : 1 be duly credited to your ac- you will receive immediate Banking by mail is . C. N. HENRY, Manager. . W. H. SHEPPARD, Manager. . E. C. CROSS, Manager. Phone 233 Moffat G o. 44 Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ont. " 15 King St. E. as Range Every Dollar Canada Can Spare Is Urgently Needed. IF YOU have a dollar or five or ten that you can possibly spare, in the name of Mercy, send the money to the Save The Children Fund. To say that help is no longer needed, or that the famine in Russia is over, is absolutely false, and is both crueland unjust to those who are giving their time and money to save the starving children in the famine area of Saratov. Sir Benjamin Robertson -- formerly Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces of India and himself the greatest living authority on famine conditions --was sent to Russia to report on the famine situation. He reported that in the areas where the British organizations are working, there are over ONE MILLION ADULTS, in addition to all the children, who are in dire need of food; and that relief must be forthcoming UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST or everything that has been done thus far will be lost. Surely this should be regarded as sufficient proof of the need of more funds, by any Canadian who desires to lend a hand in fighting the most appalling famine that the world has ever known. And we ask your assistance in the name of these starving, helpless children. Cheques and money orders may be sent to the local committee or your bank, or mailed direct to Sir George Burn, Treasurer, Save The Children Fund, Elgin Building, Ottawa. t All subscriptions are expended in Canada on Canadian Foodstuffs. 8 SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND OSHAWA LOCAL COMMITTEE Chairman: His, Worship Mayor John Stacey Secretary: Rev. Geo. Yule Treasurer: C. N. Henry, Dominion Bank Hon. President: HON. W. L. MACKENZIE KING, C.M.G. Hon. Vice-Presidents: RT. HON. ARTHUR MEIGHEN HON. T.A. CRERAR HON. RODOLPHE LEMIEUX Still the most for the money.