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gi THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MON DAY, MARCH 31, 1930 oma a ORR i 'D slivered by carrier, 15¢c a week, Ry mail {guide Oshawa cursies delivery $4.00 a year; United States, 95.00 « year. 117. TORONTO OFFICE NORE i 5 . ih | Powers REPRESENTATIVES IN ya. Chicago "MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1930 THE OFFICIAL OPENING It is interesting to note that there is to be an elaborate function in connection with the official opening of the new wings of the Oshdwa Vocational and Collegiate Institute, This is one of the outstanding institutions of its kind ih the province of Ontario, and it is well that the opening should be made the occasion of some celebration, so as to bring home to the people of Oshawa a full recognition of the value of this new educa- tional equipment that is available for their children, It may be some little time before the peo- ple of Oshawa become fully aware of the value 'of the new vocational education that is being provided for the boys and girls of the community. Already, the new school is attracting attention of the high standards of its teachers and teaching, and the results will, in due course, have a great influence on the industrial life of Oshawa, One of the great values of a vocational institute les in the teaching of young men that there is a dignity in manual labor, and that the skilled workman with tools is de- serving of just as much recognition and re- spect as the man who has what is sometimes termed a "white collar job," It has not been so in recent years, although manual workers with technical training are in great demand to fill places in industry. Ls The training of Oshawa lads in this de- rection should be an asset to the commun. ity's future progress, since it will fit them to take places in industry for which, in the past, it has often been necessary to bring men in from other places, and sometimes from other countries. In accomplishing this the vocational school has a large part to play in the development of Oshawa, and' when the opening ceremonies are held, they should be of such a nature as to make known to the great mass of citizens the value of the institution which has been provided for their children, THE WRONG TACTICS The other day a man took issue with The Times because it had not painted a sufficient- pleture of conditions in Oshawa, A pers 7 it up.as the worst city in Ont arlo at the. present time, He even went to t that this newspaper should question whether a monopoly existed in the city "council, and ask what the Chamber of Com- merce was doing that more industries were not secured. the first place, The Times has not held up the picture this citizen felt was necess- ary, because it would not be a true picture of Oshawa. Oshawa is not by any means worse off than other Ontario communis , There is no use hiding from facts. Condhions in Oshawa are not what we better. If anything, it would i worse, because it' would create see them, But to take dp the ock is mot going to make (of depression that is far from 23" tH 1 vor whatever "one hand, there has been condemnation of the New Zealand trade treaty because it has willingness to buy from these countries ell as to sell to them, The country that sell only, and not to buy, is a position to make any trade bar: ,. And the country which has the ad- balance of trade is securing 'benefits from the treaty, this basis, it is interesting to note that since these two treaties came into effect, the "Yavorable trade balance has been on the side of Canada. In the four and a half years of the Australian treaty, Canada has bought goods valued at $20,900,000. from Australia; but has sold to that country goods worth $77,000,000, Surely this has been a very favorable treaty for Canada. In the same period, the exports to New Zealand have totalled $69,000,000, while the imports from Now Zealand amount. to. $40,000,000, Here again there is a very substantial trade bal- ance in Canada's favor. has the balance been in Canada's favor that it would not be surprising to find these countries desiring to abrogate the treaties, instead of finding & large section of the peo- ple of Canada condemning them. It must be remembered, too, that the hems of any trade treaty must include only hose goods of which the contracting par- ties have an exportable surplus, Otherwise the treaty would be of no effect. That is why New Zealand seeks a preference in but. ter in exchange for preferences in lumber and other products of Canadian industry, New has practically nothing else to offer in exchange, There are, too, much wider ramifications to the subject when one considers the posi- tion of the dairy industry in Canada, but in view of the oft-repeated assertions of On- tario dairymen's association officers, and dairy cattle association officers that their industry is prospering and has a good out- look for the future, it is hard to believe that the New Zealand treaty is ruining that in- dustry. 'It is necessary, however, to take the 4 HH 3 gg "broad view of the whole result of any trade arrangement in considering its effects on the country's trade, and since, in both these cases, the advi all lles with Canada, groat care should be taken in reaching a conclusion as to whether or not the treaties should be terminated. THE IRISH SITUATION . There are wide possibilities in the defeat of the government of the Irish Free State and the resignation of the Cosgrave cabi- ne. Had that happened a few years ago, it would have been the signal for a great u of Republicanism, with Eamon de alera standing out as the leader of the insurgent party. But nothing like that has happened, There is some concern as to what. the immediate future will bring, but there is no hysteria. Rather is there an indication that events, no matter what they ay bring, will move along constitutional . There is a bility, but it is a remote one, that the Republican party may succeed the Cosgrave cabinet, and place De Valera in power as president of the Irish Free State. It is not, however, a probability, Were the choice to be left with the people ofthe state, the ve government is certain to be upheld. @ Irish Free State has done well under that government, and Republicanism. has fallen away to a very extent, The Irish people, stormy as their past history has been, are not to choose a leader like De Valera to their government. They have learned to appreciate the fact that it is ble to have a te mea« sure of self-government within the British Empire, and that that state is much pre- forable to a nebulous independence such as has always been the aim of the De Valera » EA EDITORIAL NOTES Oshawa's gas plant is not for sale, cue an hardly wonder at that, in view of fat Dundsome: surplus that was recorded in concessions in the way of ta that are given to war veter 'ans by ment, much of the credit will go to Lt.-Col. L/ R. LaFleche, who has made a pi contribution to the preparation nd presenta tion of their case, * Hon, Dr. Forbes Godfrey has not yet which shows that certain Toronto wi are still without influence. wai | ---- ; election date is still a matter but everything at Ottawa that it will not be long - ~ In fact, so much' Other Editor's Comments | LOUISE, YOU'RE A WONDER (Stratford Beacon- id) The best typists iu Cavada were fn a contest in Toronto on Satur- dey evening, snd in winning the dontest Miss Loulse Hardivg, of London attained a speed of 106 words per minute, wine, we'd lke to ask you how you ever make your fingers gO that fast, This page is turned out every day on a typewriter. In the first lace it makes essy copy for the notype operator to read in the composing room, and then, too, it ives & person & correct idea of ow much has been written on any When a page is filled it's signal that en sald on any one subject. somewhat of a 1 ough has been subject, But we are open to admit that never have there been 106 words jor minute turned out this ed- torial' typewriter ~ nothing ap- prosching it, Perhaps Louise has & different system to the one em- Joyed here, but we fear it would Be intricate and call for a great deal of study, Our system is very simple in. deed, Wo know fairly well where the letters are, and just one finger on each hend--~the pointed finger «has been trained to whaok them, Perhaps Louise just touches them, but we whack them good and hard. The rest of the fingers just stand to one side, waiting to have a chance in putting something In the editorial page, but so far the chance has been denied them, and we 506 no prospects of adopting any other methed, A LEADER OF WOMEN (London Morning Post) There is a certain quiet irony in the fact that a public monument should be erected to Mrs. Pank- hurst of whom it might be sald 20 years ago that her hand was against every man and every man's hand was against her. Yet the monument ls deserved, for Mre. Pankhurst had the qualities of a great leader, among which is the power to inspire passionate de- votion, Like Parnell she was not a great speaker, but she could stir the heart with simple words, If women enjoy the fullest franchise today, they owd that advantage to none as much as ta this woman's unflinching intransigence. Bits of Humor PASSED ON THE SIDING Patron--I haven't come to any ham in this sandwich yet, Waiter~Try another bite , Patron (Alter huge mouthfyl)e Nepsi not ge Walter--Darn it! bit over it! You must haye SAVED Mistross~Yesterday, 1 wrote some- thing in the dust on the sideboard, and it is still there. Maid=Yes, ma'am, 1 said to my. self: That must be some important note mistress has made, KINDRED SOULS A villager in the West country de- cided to set himself up as a fishmon- ger, Among the people whom he called on in the hope of getting cus- tom was a clergyman, "I'm sorry," the vicar said, "but I'm afraid I shall be unable to be a cus. tomer of yours, You see, 1 get my fish fresh from town" The man opened his shop, and did uite well; but he ceased to attend the parish - church, One day the vicar called on him to ascertain the reason, "Well, sir," the fishmonger replied, "after you told me you get your fish fresh from town, 1 bought a radio, Now 1 get my sermons fresh from own ANYWAY Mrs. Rawlings: "My dear, did you never observe that designers take a woman's head to adorn many of your coins" Her Husband (meekly): "No, but I have observed that designers take many of my coing to adorn a wo man's head!" That person who has tried the want column to dispose of what is not wanted at home, knows its ef- cacy Port Arthur News-Chron- e, | Bits of Verse | . : MAGIC Some women have a magic way Of putting cheer inta a room; A quick, transforming touch that EDWARD L. ALLEN, EDITOR OF THE JAMESTOWN (N.Y.) MOR. NING POST, SAYS: THAT advertising is never so nes cessary to the up-to-date merchant or the manufacturer of a nationally distributed article as in a period of financial depression. That is no time to stop advertising, because close competition for trade makes it more than ever necessary to keep the desl~ er's name and the quality and prices of his goods before the public, The money. wisely spent in news. paper pvertuing when conditions are only fair will bring « larger re. turn because the housewife, who Is the great purchaser, is then look- ing more keenly for bargains and to get the best value for her money. A REDUCTION OF PURCHAS. ING POWER BY THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE THE SIGNAL FOR MORE AND BETTER ADVER. TISING BY THE DISTRIBUTOR IN ORDER THAT HE MAY AT. TRACT THE CAREFUL BUYER, By Jomes W. Barton, M.D. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE NOT ALWAYS SERIOUS The fact that you have a very high bloed pressure should not alarm you, but should certainly have you make an immediate and continued effort to got at the cause of It, The fact that your blood pressure is high means that Nature is increas ing the pressure hecause your blood system needs this increase to carry on its work properly, The cause may not be of a serious nature; excitement, food, alcohol, a beginning infection of some kind, Or it may be due to a serious con. dition; blood vessels losing thelr elasticity, or hardening of the a tories, as it Is called, If there is a family history of high blood pressure, with apoplexy, or heart aliments, you must live on a plan outlined by your physiciih, It means care in rest, exercise, and food, but need not Interfere with your ordinary everyday life. Also it the heart muscle does not re spond well to exercise, extreme care must be observed, If after walking & short distance, and your heart beats rapidly, if the heart does not slow down in a reasonable time, then this means that you must be carefu about your habits, Where there is sugar or albumin in the urine, it also means that extreme care must be taken, However even If your blood pres sure is high, if there is no heart weakness, and the blood vessels have not lost thelr elasticity, your chances of living as long as other men and women your own age is excellent. High blood pressure in itself does not shorten life, If you find that you can do the or dinary work in life, can sometimes do extremely hard work, from which you feel no bad results, and the blood pressure goes up during the exercise and comes down again in a reasonable time, then there is no reason for you to worry about your high blood pressure, hore are some families whose blood pressure is above what is con. sidered normal, and yet there is no history of apoplexy, or heart, or blood vessel trouble, The thought then is that continued blood pressure is not a normal eon dition and should be investigated, If due to some simple thing that can be corrected, so much the better, If due to some organic condition, care ful living will. add many years to your enjoyment of life, (Registered In gccordarice with the Copyright Act) Eye Care and Eye Strain sends 'The light into a shaded gloom, They have @ lovely way of giving A cheerful happy look to living, A wood fire crackling on' the hearth old (Tue tubbey and burnished right, Red tulips in an earthen bowl, The lustre of worn boards scrubbed whites A +) Some women have a way of knowing That Haiisehold wares ghould be kept glo ng, gave ec a woman's hands . ove swiftly at their hurnishings But. that they alway sean to, ear ng wings A likeness to ite yo oii | T hea Ahead happy look to living, i] ------------------" oY | muscles and of us i But we can trust our al by C. i. TUCK, Opt.D, (Copyright 1028) EYESIGHT PART "2" As civilization makes its advances in this way and the conditions have added to the strmin upon: the indive idual, science also has advanced and. is prepared to cope with equal ase surance with the strain attendant to the condition, The great percentage of all imperfect conditions can be re. medied with comfortable relief for eyestrain and its attendant evils if | the proper attention is given in time, Remember: nothing is more pre. clous than eye sight; no temporary discomfort or eye affection too slight "| to overlook, and that annoyance, ine convenience and pain. may be the price of neglects : ; The natural sequence ta neglect' excemsive irritation, and if allowed to | continue may lead to agrious inflama. of the tone of the the eye leading to 'granulation and deper infection end. tion, Seonliening 'ing in disease, In many cases of the foundation of the traced to neglected inju perhaps to a short delay in attention, Perhaps it was cons he hi nature disease may be or Duly etting Hdered . | at the time us only temporary diss comiort, This discomfort {s nature's warning that attention is acquired Don't delay, t Qur. Father and 'our God. : To be continued, ~~ + Col. LaFleche of Ottawd, Worthy of Confidence and 'Trust of Ex-Service Men (By M. Mel Hood) When the Canadian fon, at its Asst Dominion Convention, selected L4+Col, ie R. LaFleche, DSO, Le- 'gion of Honor, ADC, as Its Dom. nion President, is, slaid the' foun. dation for Li work wh oy "ore on day y wa 8 9 'sent tine in the presentation or the war veterans' claims to ont, And when the other veterans' orga- n till in existence ip ds, representing specia froppe.o veters ans, selected Lt.-Col. LaFleche ay heir. spokesman' for the sessions of the mentdry commities, they made a wise choice, They chose one who, in sddition to having the qualis fications of distinguished service on the battlefields of France and Bel: glum, has, with these qualifications, » reputation for honesty of purpose, sincerity and hard work such as few men enjoy, For the last, four months, Lt.-Col LaFleche has had little leisure time to spend with his charming wife and bis delightful family of three young children, As Dominion President of the Canadian Legion, he sensed the importance of the present session of parlisment, and his whole alm and effort has been to devote himself to intensive preparation for it, For weeks and months, his every moment away {rom the arduous duties of hie position In private life were taken up with conferences with Legion offi cials, studies of the existing legisla. tion and the remedies = required to make it effective, and interviews with those in authority regarding the means to be provided for the proper presentation of the problems of all war veterans to parliament, Last Thursday, when the parliamentary committee held its first public sitting in Ottawa, he had reached his first objective, and was able te dig in prior to making further wdvances towards the ultimate goal, That splendid presentation of the general princi ples and wspects of the veterans case way his show, He planned it and stage-managed it, and although théy did not perhaps realise it, the members of the committee were given a lasting impression by design and not by chance, and the' design was that of LaFleche, / Unique Position Lt.-Col. LaFleche holds sn unique position in that, as a French-Cana« dian, he is holding a Dominion presi dency in an organization in which French-Canadians are greatly in the minority, That In itself is a tribute to his qualities of wise guidasice and leadership, Born at Sorel, Quebec, most of his life was lved in that province, He was educated at Mount St. Bernard College, and entered the banking profession, From 1912 to 1915, when he went overseas to fight in the Great War, he was a branch manager of the Molsons' Bank. It was fitting that Cel, LaFleche should serve in the Great War with the famous 22nd French-Canadian Battalion, that battalion of men of reckless courage who made a lasting reputation for themselves at Cource lette and in other battles of the war, His own service was outstanding, To- day he carries scars and disabilities which mark him as 8 man who suf- fered in the war, Mentioned in des. patches for his bravery and qualities of leadership, he won the D.S.0, snd the French Legion of Honor, and was appointed honorary ADC. on his return A ar Veterans Ever since his return from over: fous, Col, LaFleche . has shown a n interest in the welfare of the men who gerved, He man chalrmanshi pe and other offices In sol- dier organizations until, in 1926, when the Legion was officially orga. nized, he became its first vicespresi- dent, And st the same time he be- came the active head of the organi zation, Both Sir Percy Lake, the first ZLesidont and General Sir Are thur urrieswho succeeded him, were far removedi from headquarters at Ottawa, But Col. LaFleche wus there, and to him, to a large extent, was left the burden snd __responsi- bility of guiding the policies and rowth of the Legion, At Regina st November, his ability, his ser~ vice and his leadership were recog- nized by his election as president of the organization, And "at Ottawa, last Thursday, the crowning tribute was Joi to him when representatives of the Army and Navy Veterans of Canada, the Amputations Association of the Great War, the Sir Arthur Pearson Club of Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, and the Canadian Pension- ers' Association, took the witness stand and testified that they had im- pls cotifidence in the ability of Col. aFleche, president of the Legion, to represent them before the parliamen- tary committee. For the first time in the history of veterans' organizations. then, one man stands before parlin- ment speaking for all, and having the complete confidence of sll, To those who understand soldier organiza. tions, that is a wonderful tribute, but it is no more than Col, LaFleche de- serves, a In Private Life There ju little more to tell about the. gallant soldier and gentleman who is fighting so splendid a battle for' his comrades, n return from the war, he was examiner for the Board of Commerce in Quebec for a rear. He then went to Ottawa to Join the paschasing commission of anads, and in 1923 he was appoint. ¢d secretary of the Government Con- tracts Supervision Committee of Can ada, a position in which his remark- able executive ability has been re- sponsible for saving millions of dol- lars to this country in the allocation of contracts, This is the man to whom the vet: erans of Canada are looking to lead them to better things, and their in. terests could not be in safer hands, For he has won recognition and re- spect, not. only in the ranks of the veterans' organizations, but also in governmental and' rilamentary cire cles at Ottawa, and when he speaks, he speaks not only as the represen. tative of the exsservice men, but also p 0 r LaFleche, a man who s-trusted, honored, and regarded with the highest confidence and es- teem by all who have had the privile ege. of his friendship, CANADIAN PRISONS TEACH TRADES Food Wholesome, Treatment Humane and Routine Healthy, Warden Says An Interesting insight into the lives of inmates of Canadian pen itentfaries and the work of the Dominion Penitentiary Board for the regeneration of offenders against aeclety, is eontalned in an article which appeared recently in the Ottawa Citizen, It is recalled that formal an. nouncoment has just been made that two new peniteniaries are to be built for the correction of youths ful offenders and these will stand as monuments to the progress of enlightened thought in the realm off penology. Bullt with conviet la- bor---the one close by Portsmouth Penitantiary at Xingston, and the other in the vieln Vincent de Paul penitent at Montreal--it ia h to have them completed within a year, Duane a visit to Ottawa of Warden John C, ord of Porte mouth penitentiarhs described conditions in the Dominion's penal institutions, d lar on Mr, Ponsford's statements, the Citi. son's artiole in follows: The fond served in Canada's enitentiaries is wholesome; there a plouty of it: there are trades to be learned; libraries to borrow hooks from. tobacco gratis; exer ose in the open, and a, certain if the prisoner is amenable to the ulations, which, however, are Furnishos tunities In one of of today, such as Portsmouth, 'portunities are furnished . ors such aa they have not found Ave taught 45 Fospect diseipiine, And aught to are reclaimed from the error their ways as far as possible b ts Aes &iven tor goo vior so 'man may earn four montha' rebate on & two year sentence by good condust and application to hie work, whatever it may be, | When a man He gets & septic bath and hot A ont,, | fork amount of freedom from restraint, the whigh has nearly 800 inmates, ops risons |' me off iu | d IY : | been sontenos od to peiimirs: md a at his destination, he' bide Lor, Tha TRes3tIme. 4 be on 3k 'which fs Yd tuber {alot 8 neither {a it worn at banquets. | sh is catalogued, and then ore the warden, who sups him with the prison regula. vertally and in writing, and vison Bim that they "must" be observed, If he has & trade he is t to it, it not, and desires to earn one, he i» put to work in ho - partioular shop. ¢ new .arrival's dally routine Sites "ie tit Seis in » wip) folding beds wash bas Ottawa Ont, Mar, 31 (CP)== | tui matter what inmates nt QneHin hoapital ose in hospital, o the sound a big bell at 6.45 im the morning, Each man then tidies his cell, folds up his bed, washes and dresses himself by seven o'clock, when he is count. od with ot i the bar-lock opens the door of his cell, and he joins in a tlerwinding parade to the kit. chens where he picks up Lis tray inden with food and returns to his cell, to eat it, There are no dining halls as in many American prisons, and no knives are served with the and spoon, and the dishes are all of metal, Cake Sometimes For breakfast he gets plenty, of bread, porpidge with molasses, a pint. of tea and sometimes as a fal treat, sugar and milk, For dinner the menu is varied with thiok Joup and a vegetable stew with 'meat in it, and for supper, bread with some fruit preserve in the winter, and in the summer | when the hours are longer, a tato hash and someti plec of cake, The men labor 8 hour for dinner, until an hour he. fat 0 wun ma cr 0 mmo, The convicts make thing used in the prison, [act have of the fu made m o big penitentiaries | PERI osm ot- 1: in the morning with a 'break of an | Daily Lenten Devotion Prepared b Rev Jay I Slacking 24 Lor Commission on Swng ¢ elim loreal Gunell of lhe Churches of Girisl n Amerioas . Copyriphl 1990 Topic for the Week / "COMING TO [ERMS WIT DIFFICULTIES "Expecting Difficulties" SCRIPTURY Memory Verse: "Think it * ne strange concerning the fiery tri smong you as though a strange thing happened unto you" (1 Peter 4:12), Read II Timothy 2:1413, 2 MEDITATION Handling difficulty is half the an of living, One must be a spiritun engineer. The first step in dealing with trouble is to expect it and ac eept it as a normal element of ex fstence, It seems to require hard ship to make the sort of humar spirit* that we like best and value most: 1 s0, God could not make if otherwise. The book of life is a dramatic volume, a mingling of joy and sorrow, defeat and triumph, This is what life is like and no one is exempt, Some people seem to think that the normal life is one of un« broken ease, and that difficulty fs abnormal and must be accounted for, There is no evidence for that pre- mise, Ta_expect trouble is not to horrow trouble, Borrowing trouble is apprehension; expecting trouble is comorehension, One who expects difficulty as an Integral part of his lot will not he swept off his feet with surprise and dismay when it comes, PRAYER Give us grace, 0 Lord, to keep oyr hearts at pence among the varying tides of life, Joy and sorrow, health and suffering, need and plenty, are all parts of the common lot of men May we shrink from no fortune but learn to meet each one as it comes. This we ask in Jesus' name, Amen, with an up-to-date hospital In wharge of a qualified surgeon and two male nurses, also orderlies, and facilities for operations of a major character being carried out at any hour of day or night, There are two chapels in each penitenti- ary, one for Protestants and the other for Catholles, equipped with pipe organs, sometimes costing as much as $4,000, and two resident chaplains who gét $2,400 per an- num while school teachers are paid at the rate of #1,000 a year, If a convict obeys the rules, shows ap- plication in his work, and is as cheerful as hin surroundings will permit, he can be fairly happy and oan be adding to his store of kpow- ledge for future use, On the other hand, should he prove recalcitrant he may get bread and water for six days instead of the usual menu, If this does not suffice he will he what is onlled "peddled." This con. sists of a prisoner laying face down on & sort of couch, while a warder with a broad leather strap attach. ed to a wooden handle, seeks to convince him of the error of his ways, This usually brings the ve. caloitrant one to his sences, but if it does not. a report of his bahavior is transmitted to the Department of Justice and he may then face the sevarer punishment of 'the lash, which {s never administered until the "patient's has undorgons med!- cal examination, The latter pun. fshment 1s seldom called for, how- ever, and paddling varely has to be resorted to, His term finished, the conviot is given a complete street outfit appropriate fOr the season of the yoar; $10 or $15 in his poeket, and transportation to the point he came from, or to a similar distance in whatever direction 'he may want to go. In addition, If his friends have not found a job for him to §0 to, the parole officer will endea- vor to place him in the trade or profession ho has Jearned while 'doing stir," so that he may again take Lif place in the ranks of his fellow men as a law abiding and respected oitiwen, the past forgots ten, the future whate'er it may be tide, ahead,