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SAGE FOUR The Oshawa Baily Times Succeeding | THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays and legel holidays, st Oshawa, , Canads, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas, M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Sec. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana- | * dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' Ase sbeigtion, The Ontario Provingial Dailies and the "Audit Bureau of SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 10c a week. By mail (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), in the Counties of Ontario, Durham and Northumberland, $3.00 . . a'gear; elsewhere in Canads, $4.00 » year; United i States, $500 a year. | TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN U. S. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929 HUMANITY HELPLESS The terrific electrical storm of Friday night, when four lives were snuffed out near Oshawa, was a demonstration of the helplessness of humanity in the face of the raging of the elements of nature. Man, after all, is a puny weaking, He may build roads and bridges, construct works to control the floods and withstand the gales, but every once in a while some» thing happens which sweeps away all the man-made safeguards, and takes its toll of life. Such was Friday's storm. Oshawa sceme® to be right in the centre of it, and the damage done by it will run into many thousands of 'dollars. Saddest of all, four lives were taken. Two engineers on rail- way trains, their hands on the throttle of their en- gines, were hurled to death when the fury of the clements washed away tracks and embankments and turned their engines over, A man and a girl, on their. way home after enjoying a concert in 'Oshawa, sere suddenly thrown into a raging torrent of water caused by the deluge, and were drowned. These fatalities cast' a gloom over this district on Saturday. Somehow, when one reads of tornadoes. and hurricanes in far away places; with their heavy dedth lists, they do not seem very real, just because they are so far away: But when these things haps pen right at our own door, as it were, then their sige nificance comes home with much greater force, The sympathy of the community goes out to those bes reaved in 'the storm of Friday night, a night when disaster and death stalked in the wake of the thun- der and lightning, DOUBT DISPELLED Whatever doubt there may have been as. to the feelings of the people of rural Ontario regarding Pre- mier Ferguson's township school board proposals was dispelled completely at the meeting of the Ontario Rural School Trustees Association in Toronto last week. That body, representing that class which i$ yitally interested in rural school problems, voted al- most unanimously against the plan, Thex would have none. of it, nor would they even discuss it, This must be very disappointing to Premier Fer- guson, For four years he has. been trying, through the school inspectors and departmental officials, 10 'educate public opinion to a point where his bill would be acceptable. Yet he seems to be no farthgr ahead than he was at the start. ! Much of the opposition to the measure, possibly, is due to a feeling on the part of the rural people that the change is too drastic for them. They thems . selves were educated under the old plan, and they felt that what was good enough for them should be good enough for their children and grand-children. One speaker at the convention pointed out that while the rural population was only forty per cent of the whole, it furnished sixty per cent of the graduates from the Ontario institutions of higher learning. This would indicate that the old system is not so bad after all, but one cannot help feeling that even this excellent record might be greatly improved by the adoption of more modern economical methods such as are bes ing proposed by Premier Ferguson, The premier, however, if he has his car to the ground at all, and as a good politician, he is bound to have, is not likely to go any farther with his measure. There is a general election coming within a year or so, at lcast, and it would not do for him to alienate that large body of rural voters which is unalterably op- posed to his township schoo! board bill. A WISE DECLARATION The Hon. Robert Forke, minister of immigration, is wise in his declaration that he will not permit the labor market of this country to be flooded with un- employed workers from Great Britain. While there has been much anxiety with regard to increasing the volume of immigration, this anyicty should not be allowed to overrule the sounder judgment which says that immigrants should be invited to come to this country only as quickly as they can be absorbed. The past year has seen a great many concessions made to immigrants, and these coficessions are ex- pected to greatly. accelerate the flow of immigration from Britain. It is essential, however, that a close check be kept on the types of immigrants. Canada is now in a stage where quality immigration is far more important than quantity immigration, Settle- ment of this country can only be successful if all who come to it can be casily absorbed into its natural fife and work, and a surplus of settlers, who would only drift to the large centres to swell the ranks of unemployed workers, would be disastrous to the coun- try's good name on the other Side of the Atlantic. A week or two ago the editor of The Times trav THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929 cight Hungarian immigrants who had just come from Rumania, where they had' been living since the war. They had been in the country only a week, and had. already been in Belleville and Deloro in vain for work. - They were on their way to Toronto with: | a letter to the Colonization Agent of the CP.R. in 'that city, asking him to make every effort to place them in employment, as they had no funds on which to live, ' This may be only an isolated instance, but it shows the dangers of indiscriminate immigration, of bring- ing to this country, without surety of employment, of workers who are not, by birth, language or customs, fitted for quick and easy assimilation into the popu- lation of Canada. It is, therefore, a good thing that the minister of immigration is alive to the dangers of flooding the labor market of Canada with unem- ployed workers from other lands, OPPOSING WAR EXPENDITURES The British Labor Party has gone on record as op- posing all votes 'of money for military, naval and air force expenditures, This is in keeping with the Labor policy' of opposition' to anything which savors like preparation for war, and they aré not to be greatly blamed for adopting this attitude. In time of war, the _ greatest sufferers are the working masses, for they 'supply the bulk of the man-power, and also have to 'produce most of the wealth with which the war is financed, As a visionary project, to be put into effect when the millenium is a little nearer, the Labor party's attitude is commendable, There are few who would not welcome relief from the great burdens of main- taining military, naval and air force armaments, and yet, in conditions as they are at the present tinte, it is hardly practical for one nation to abandon such ex- penditures unless all the other great powers are will- ing to do likewise. The Labor attitude, of course, may be 'a pre- election gesture, and as such it would command much support from the working masses of Britain, But those who are thorough students of international af- fairs will hardly agree that the time is ripe for such drastic action. fA ' | EDITORIAL NOTES Some students find college work easy because they are gifted with brains, and some because they are star football players. Despatches from Mexico indicate that the biggest victories are always won by the side which can se- cure the best telegraphic facilities, The time is rapidly approaching when the lure of the golf course will turn some. perfectly good hus- bands and fathers into strangers: to their families. A motorist who was dazed by an injury drove 600 miles without knowing it. There are some motorists in Ontario who do not need to be injured to drive that way. Easter Monday, 1917, is remembered as the day of Canada's big victory dt Vimy Ridge. Easter Mon- "day, 1929, will be remembered as the day of Canada's big wind storm. 4 ' Manitoba is considering the use of radio to take education Into 'the isolated areas. But who will take the place of the teacher when ah application of the strap is necessary, All that it requires to give Orval Shaw undying fame is for some motion picture company to take films of the police efforts to catch him, and of his capture, if that ever happens. The unemployed British miners are hardly likely to vote for the government in the coming election. Those who are out of work for any length of time are usualfy to be found "agin the government," « Other Editors' Comment - BEAT IT (Winnipeg Tribune) For the information of 'autoists it is learned that the average time for a railroad train to pass a grade crossing is seven seconds--whether there happens to be anything on the crossing or not. CANADA AND THE WEST INDIES 1. (Saskatoon Star-Phoenix) , Considering: that negotiations' for commercial rela- tions. between the West Indies and Canada began in 1866, it is apparent that. Canadian companies have taken a long time to realize the possibilities in West Indian trade. . WHAT "SLOWLY" MEANS Louisville Times) At all schools plain signs warn all drivers to drive slowly, "Slowly" means slowly enough to avoid striking children, - Any one who proceeds upon the theory that a child will take precautions 1s more bent upon fast driving than interested in safe driving. THE BLESSED ! (The Canadian Statesman) Blessed are the merchants who advertise because . they believe in it and in their business; for their 'prosperity shall increase many fold, sagely remarks an exchange, and adds: Blessed js the woman who send in a written ace count of a party or wedding; for she shall sce the details of a function and the names of her guests correctly reported. Blessed are all those who do not expect the editor to know everything, but who call up and tell him whenever' an interesting event occurs for them; for they shall have a newsy paper in their town. Blessed are they who get their copy in early; for they shall occupy a warm place in the editor's heart. Blessed are those who focoperate with his efforts in behalf of the community; for their town shall be known far and wide as a good place in which to live. - Bits of Verse - . | Ee OP mo THE THISTLES OF THE COUNTRYYSIDE (By Jack Sheriff, 636 Brassey Street, 12 years old pil of Simcoe Street South School) Oh! The thistles of the countryside Near where the herds of cattle abide. And where men have said, with crafty head, 'The cattle- have got to be run out of that bed Of rock, before the dawn is come. Oh! The thistles of the countryside, Where hardy, and all around, midgets hide Their tiny forms which poisons will bring, These thistles have seen all kinds of thing And heard everything neath the sun. Oh! The thistles of the countryside, What kind of death have they all died? Perhaps they've been trodden by sharp running hoof, Or else they have died just from growing aloof Or children have picked them for fun. i i a Ey a L . | elled on a train to Toronto and there talked with y James W. Barton, M.D. USING HIS OWN BLOOD I have spoken before about the value of taking some blood from a patient recovering from flu and in- jecting it into the vein of a flu pa- tient who has gone on to a broncho- pneumonia, In one hospital alone it was estimated that about fifteen lives were saved by this method, as the dangerously high temperature was reduced, and the heart action immediately strengthened, have 'also spoken about patients who had lost a considerable quan- tity of blood, getting blood from a normal. healthy person injected into their veins, ! However a recent case in England must interest all of us as we think of how our knowledge of the trans- fusing of blood from one person to another has developed in the past few years, Drs. H. B. Dennis and V. J, Kin- sella report the case of a boy who fell frony a balcony to the pavement beneath. The skull was fractured and the forearms were broken. "After the forearms were set, signs, of a bleeding into abdomen showed themselves, and when the abdomen was opened it was found to be full of blood. This was ladled out and put into a solution. which kept it from clotting. A vein was then opened and this blood injected into the boy's body again. The bleeding, which was due to a tear in the spleen, appeared to stop as_the transfusion was made. The patient became quite warm, his color improved, and the pulse, which was almost lost, became strong again, . No reaction resulted from the in- jection of the patient's own blood back into his blood vessels again, and he got perfectly well in a short time," I believe you will agree with me that this was a wonderful thing to do, and yet as we think of it we realize only too well, that if Nature is given any kind of a chance at all, and protected from the carelessness that is so much a' part of us, that she will do many 4 these wonderful things for us, And as we think about it, it is only natural that the boy's own blood was the best blood for that boy's body. Keeping the body clean inside and out is a simple but effective method of helping Nature. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) | - Bits of Humor - JUST'THAT Little Boy--Dad, what is klepto- mania ? Father--Society's stainless steel. NOT ON THE MENU Impatient Diner -- Hey, waiter-- cy! All right, Sir, but we shall have to send out for it.--Punch, APPY BIRD Custom@=That chicken I bought yesterday had no wishbone. Poulterer--He was a happy and contented chicken, ma'am, and had no wish for, . COMING DOWN "Since Dorothy married she has stopped wearing high heels--her hus- band disapproves of them." "I always said she'd lower herself by marrying that man,"--Tit-Bits, POOR LAMB "Isn't it hard," said the landlady, "to think this poor lamb was cut down in its youth to satisfy our ap- petites ?" "Yes," replied the unhappy boarder at the end of the table, "it is tough." --The Butcher, NEEDS CONSIDERATION Ed: "I guess you've been out with worse looking fellows than I am, haven't you?" No answer, Ed: "I say, I guess you've been | cut with worse looking fellows than I am, haven't you?" Co-ed: "I heard you the first time. I was just trying to think," THE REAL KIND An enthusiastic fisherman was tell- ing some friends about a proposed fishing trip to a lake in' Scotland. "Arc they any trout there?" asked one friend. "Tons!" "Will they bite easily?" "Will they? Why, they're abso- lutely vicious. A man has to hide be- hind a tree to bait a hook."--The An- gler. THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS-- 1 thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my Fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter,.-- Daniel 2:23. PRAYER--"God of our fathers, be the God of their succeeding race." MAN LOST LIFE © INROUGE RIVER Truck Went Through Bridge : on Fourth Concession of Scarboro Toronto, April 8.--Washed-out TODAYS LIST OF AUTO ACCIDENTS DIES OF INJURIES Midland, Ont., April 8.--Roy pital this morning as the result of Simcoe elevator on the afternoon Courtney, died in St. Andrew's hos- |/ injuries received when his car went | into the ditch near the Midland-| The World is Overflowing with - roads, broken bridges and flooded fields offer testimony to the havoe created by the storm in the subur- ban districts since Friday night. One life was lost, that of John Mil- ler, aged 20, of Ormerod, who was drowned in the River Rouge when his 'truck crashed through a wood- en bridge. Houses were flooded in Brampton, roads were washed away in all the suburban areas and chaotic conditions reigned in mauy of the rural sections. The town of Markham escaped the full force of the storm owing to its high elevation. For more than 12 hours no trains went through the town on Saturday. Lines were washed out and bridges swept away. At 6.30 pm, a mau train went through and the service was connected up again. John Miller, the only suburban victim of the storm, lost his life when the milk truck he was driv- ing crashed through a small wood- en bridge on the fourth concession of Scarboro township, The swol- len waters of the river had evident ly weakened the structure for it was noticed by a resident of the dis- trict, T. Cowan, who was first on the scene, that the bridge had been wrecked, and he saw the truck ly- ing on its side in the middle of the river, Car and Passenger Submerged A narrow escape from sharing a similar fate was experienced by Grant Nighwander and Miss Marj ory Armstrong, who were return- ing to their homes in the village. The car in which they were riding went into seven feet of water when Nighwander mistook a washed- away bridge on Highway No. 7 for a field covered with water. The two occupants saved themselves from drowning by pushing them- selves through a door window. Both suffered bruises. Conditions were almost back to normal in Scarboro township late last night. Flood waters were re- ported to be receding, but the roads were almost impassable, covered as they were with thick mud and holes caused by theaction of the water. The streets in the town of Mark- ham were covered with silt and caused by the action of the water. on the ground. The Rouge was once more flowing between its banks, after going on a wild ram- page during the previous 24 hours, WILL CONTINUE TO BROADCAST SERVICE FOR THE FISHERMEN Halifax, N.S, April 8 -- The broadcasting service inaugurated last year by the Department of Marine and Fisheries for the benefit of the fishing fleet and other interested in the industry, will be resumed this year on April 2 and continued throughout the scasor. The service, broadcast daily from the Halifax Lightship at 8 am, and 1.30 p.m., and from the Marcopi sta- tion at Louisburg at 4 am. and 1 p.m, is collected and compiled at the Halifax office of the Eastern Fish- eries Division, Department of Mar- ine and Fisheries. Practically all of the fishing vessels are now.equipped with receiving sets, and the service this year is expected to be even more popular than before. The features broadcast are: Weather reports: Reports from the Magdalen Isl- ands, Canso, Port Hawkesbury, Queensport, Port Hood, North Syd- ney, Halifax, Lunenburg, Liverpool, Lockeport, Shelburne and Yarmouth, showing the quantity of fresh and frozen bait available as well as ice conditions. . Local prices for dried fish and slack salted fish, including, when possible, Boston dnd Gloucester quo- tations. News items covering vessels arriving from Banks. Outstanding fishery incidents. Urgent information regarding fish- ermen's families. Lake Shore Specially Prepared Analysis on Request F. 0'HEARN & COMPANY Members Standard Stock and Mining Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Winnipeg Grain Exchange New York Produce Ex. change (Ass'te) catches of the Grand Genosha Hotel, Oshawa Telephone 2700 StoBIE-FORLONG (© STOCKS BONDS GRAIN ND WELL ivaTon a. Tomo S. F. EVERSON, Private Wire System 11 King Street East, Oshawa -- Above C.P.R. Office Phones 143 and 144 Local Manager rance, Weston, aged 69 years, was fatally injured when a truck he was driv- ing was struck by a Canadian Pac~ itic Railway train att he Cobalt Aventie crossing, York Township, shortly after morning, 21 Soudan avenue, Western hospital, a compound fracture the injury when broadside into a truck at St. Clair and Ossington avenues, of April 3, KILLED AT CROSSING . Toronto, April 8,--Charles Far- King George Apartments, 9 o'clock Saturday FOUR INJURED Niagara Falls, Ont., April 8.-- Four Torontonians, two men and two girls, were injured early yes terday when their car crashed into a bridge at Black Creek on the Ni- agara blvd, ter Christie, 19, and her sister, Ruby, both of 225 Gainsboro road, Toronto, Edward Brown, Hamilton Frank Hamilton, 63 road, Toronto. 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