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Las JE 2 4 i g a i i bi 4 rte er TT -- . Succeeding OSHAWA DAILY REMORMER © (Established 1871) blished every after {hon EELS Bl Ful Ei OF e 5 A Oshawa, Lined. Chas, M. Mundy, President. A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. ~The Oshawa Daily Tim es is a member of The Cana- jan 'Pres: dian Daily N pers Asso: Hk rr A a Provincial Mies and the Audit Bureau lations. ureau of SUBSCRIPTION RATES ored by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢. a Pelivire by ca in non (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States $4.00 a ' year, TORONTO OFFICE | Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone SI dennide 0107. fu D. Tresidder, representative. : FRIDAY, MARCH 13th, 1981 | $10,000,000 FROM LIQUOR ! Provincial Treasurer Dunlop has estimated alfévenue of $10,000,000 from the province's liquor trade this year The profits from. the sale of liquor haye grown so important to the carrying on of government that this year they represent one-sixth or 17 per cent of the total revenue for ordinary purposes of the province. Last year the liquor revenue was 18 per cent. of "+ the total, and the gain in one year, $2.600,- 000, is 33 per cent. of the total profits from Iiuor sales last year, and 4 per cent. of the total revenue of the province. To gain $10,000,000 in profits, the govern- ment, if it reaps the same percentage on the turnover of liquor that it did last year, must sell a total of $70,000,000 worth of liquor to the residents of this province, and vis- 'itors. That is an average of $23 for every man, woman and child in Ontario, most of which is a contribution to the beer barons and the distillery kings. : : J If Oshawa is an average city in the t. of liquor it will consume, the local quor store and beer warehouse will have a tal turnover of $545,000 during the present government. fiscal year--a sum equal to 60 percent of the entire taxation for municipal purposes. : It is rather a disturbing thought that, in a time when merchants and manufacturers of the ordinary products of trade and commerce have to work doubly hard for every sale, a sum of $545,000 is being spent on liquor in a city-the size of Oshawa, in one year. That is $1,800 every business diy lost to the re- tail trade of the city--and spent for some- thing that's, at its very best, a luxury. The 'way in which the liquor traffie in On- tario 'has gr steadily since the Liquor Control Act cathe into force makes it savor very strongly of a liquor "sale" act, pure and simple. 'There doesn't seem to be very much control in a measure that allows the people of Ontario to waste $70,000,000 annually. A BIG DEFICIT The government of Ontario will have to watch its expenditures very closely this year, it is apparent from the budget brought down by the Hon. E. A. Dunlop, provincial treasur- er, yesterday, The actual deficit last year of $646,000 and the estimated deficit for this year of $2,670,000 are ample cause for con- cern. However, the showing of the treasurer's * department is not a bad one, when it is re- ' alized that ordinary expenditures have in- creased in one year from $38,000,000 to $62,- 656,000 or over fifty percent. This, of course, is an extraordinary condition, with the additional costs of unemployment relief bulking large in the total. : Premier Henry's own department, that of .__ highways, is the major spending division of the government, the $19,400,000 budgeted for it this year being $1,500,000 higher than last year and over half of the entire ex- penditures of the government in 1929-30. Incidentally, $19,400,000 is about $2,600,000 more than the total estimated revenue from motor license fees and the gasoline tax. Education is also expected to cost more ~ this year, but it is doubtful if anyone will question the wisdom of keeping up to date in this matter. It appears, too, that in this motorized age people must have more and ~ better highways, so that the best the govern- ment can do is to keep a strict eye on each department and hold it below its allotment for the year if possible. IMPETUS TO GOLD MINING i i (Kitchener Record) Tn oft probability the coming spring and summer will witness intensive developments ih the gold mining industry of Canada. Sev- eral factors enter into the anticipated ac- tivities in' this particular phase of mining. One is the threaténed shortage of gold "which the world is said to be facing; the other is the revival of interest in properties which had been abandoned due to low grade ore and high operating ocsts. , 1 The value of gold continues to hold its price of slightly over $20 an ounce. On the other hand the cost of commodities of life has dropped with the result that gold mines which a few years ago were closed down be- cause they did not net a profit are taking a new lease on life. No doubt prospecting for gold will also feel the effects of thé swing of towards increased produetion of the yellow metal b One of the main difficulties is the lack of jeapital. However, there are rumblings which sugest that the millions of unemployed funds in the United States are turning their at- tention to Canada's undeveloped gold pros- pects. It looks as though 1931 will be a ban ner year for Canada in the output of gold. "CANADA BARS THE REDS" (Washington Post) By an order-in-council the Canadian gov- ernment has shut out imports of Russian coal, wood pulp, pulpwood, lumber, timber of all descriptions, furs and asbestos. Thus Canada takes a position that must be taken by the United States and all other countries that are subjected to injury by Communist attacks upon free labour. It is astounding that Congress should adjourn until next win- ter without setting up a barrier against the flood of Rugsian slave-made imports. Every shipment is an attack upon the welfare of American citizens and a blow at the inte- grity of the Government. The willingness of the Department of Commerce to wink at trade with the Russian Reds is arousing deep resentment. For the sake of making passing profits from the sale of machinery to the Communists, American business in- terests are encouraging the system that aims at the destruction of all governments based upon the principle of private owner- p or property. » EDITORIAL NOTES The drop in gasoline prices could not have come at a more opportune time, with spring just around the corner, The mechanics of the Oshawa Railway Company are to be congratulated upon the fine job they did in turning out the new type gas-electric locomotive, and the executive officers of the company are deserving of praise for succeeding in securing this job for the Oshawa shops. If this type of engine proves successful, it is to be hoped that more of them will be constructed here, making the name of Oshawa known for yet another pro- duct. Baldwin "spoke right out in meeting" in his remarks addressed to the extremists of his party regarding the India situation. Sometimes a little strong talk is needed to maintain and equilibrium. EDITORIAL NOTES We notice in exchanges that various other cities and towns are at this season holding the annual meeting of their local branches of the Victorian Order of Nurses. Why not a branch of this useful organization in Osh- awa? The V.O.N. nurses bring a bedside nursing service to the home at a small cost that would be a great boon at all times, and most especially during this period of reduced earnings when many people cannot afford either hospital fees or the employment of trained nurses on a full time schedule. BITS OF HUMOR A sign in a bank window reads: "The man who has 'one dollar in his pocket must take the first job offered him. The man who has $1,000 can make his choice of a few. 'The man who has $50 0 can dictate who should get his services" Save your money and be a dictator, HE WINS Mabel--="My big sister's got two doctors Harold--"Huh! Mine's got two lawyers.' Mabel-~'"My big sister's going to have an tion." Harold--"That's nothing, Mine's going to have u separation."'-=Passing Show, EVEN THE WEATHERMAN Weather Expert (reading over his predictions) : Monday, fine; Tuesday, rain; Wednesday, unsettled ; Thursday, rain, .. . Wife: I'm going out on Thursday, Spencer. Weather Expert: Sorry, dear, then I'll Thursday fine--~Passing Show. peta make EXPLAINS IT Teacher-- Why do you always add up wrongly? Scholar--1 don't know. Teacher--Does anyone help you? Scholar--Yes, my father, Teacher--What 1s he? Scholar--A waiter. IN THE MILLIONS A Londoner came out thru the gate -after viewing his first baseball game, when he was stopped by a newsboy. The score-boatd had recorded that both teams had made a run in the first inning and hadn't scored since. Newshoy=~Say, Mister, what's the score? Londoner--Really, I don't know, but it was some LAZY CHAP Uncle John was about as lazy as a man could be and proved it in a dozen ways, "What time is it?" asked Mrs. John one day. "Dunno," replied John from the living room. "But the clock is in there," called his wife. "My chair ain't turned that way," came the answer. BITS OF VERSE WINTER OPENS A DOOR The fields take on theif waiting look The. trees stand listening As if to hear far, far away The first faint steps of Spring Tiptoeing through the opened door Viriter pow leaves aswing, Under the frozen sod the roots Long locked in slumber deep, Begin to grope and stretch about To rouse them out of sleep; And furry catking timidly Forth from their shelter peep. Pale sunlighf casts a warmed glow, The fairy icing of the frost More quickly melts away-- And oh, my heart is glad! I heard A robin's nete tonight! ~Mezie V. Caruthers in New York Times. on ANY OTHER KIND t has a tongue, "But 1 have never heard Our wagon say A single unkind word. Written at the Mternationally known Hotel Gunter at San An- tonlo, Texas. : Visited Brackenridge Park this morning, & large area of erstwhile forest where trees still stand as nature placed them, its Alpine Drive over the hills, through val- leys and across the San Antonio river, and beside it nestling the wonderful "Sunken Garden," ad- orned by a Japanese tea room, which is a unique setting for this beautiful spot. Also, there is in the Park a splendid zoo contain- ing not only animals generally known to students of natural his- tory, but many that are peculiar to this section of the country and which many visitors see for the first time, The swimming pools fn the Park afford exercise and play for many thousands of per- sons during the season and this is longer here than in most other parts of the country because of the shorter period of cold weather. The chili stands where Mexican women serve the simple foods peculiar to their race are a novel feature to all except those who may be acquainted with ways and customs as they exist in Mexico. Spent the evening in the magut- ficent lobby of the Gunter. They tell me that this is the city where the sunshine spends the winter and, from what I can see, it brings people from all over the country to enjoy the hospitality found at the Gunter. Mr, P. E. McSween, manager cf the Gunter, told me why the Gun- ter is so favorably known to the travelling public. He sald, "Long ago, we of the Gunter Hotel found that you cannot 'check in' a guest like you check a hat, for the guest is human and the hat is not. So we endeavor to treat our guests as we treat a guest in our home. This policy brings our guests back aiain and again." By the way, I met a gentleman from California tonight who is on his way home from a trip east. de told me that he passed through a small town en route that was so dead that motorists passing through were supposed to stop at the sight of pedestrians and help them across the street, by C. H. Tuek, Opt. D. §Copyright, 1938) ASTIGMATISM~PART ONE Astigmatism (without a point) ifs due to an {irregular con- dition of the surface of one or more of the refractive sur- faces of the eye. A difference in the power in the different meridi- ans or the parts of a meridian. Rays of light passing through an Astigniatic surface are brought to a focus acccrding to the power of the different meridians of the surface and may be produ:ad to a line, oval or round but never a clear point focus LE. Rays of light entering an Astigmatic eye may, in the verti- cal meridian he Myopic or Hyper- opic and focus in front or behind the retina and the horizoutal mer- fdian may be normal. If (he cil- fary muscle exercises its influonce to overcome the Hyperople merid- fan it causes the lens of the eye to become more convex and in that way overcome the Hyperonie con- dition but in so doing renders the other meridian Myopis. 1t will be seen therefore the strain in Astig- matism for this reason more con- stantly calls for correction due to the headaches and discomforts that accompany ft. There is always poor vision in Astigniatic eyes, the quality of vi- sion Aepending upon and varying with tke degree of error. Head- aches (Asthenopia) {is more pro- nounced and continuous than !n Hyperopic and muscular condi- tions. These severe Asthenopic pains are often the pmource of nervous and billious conditions. FELLOWSHIP OF € PRAYER 3 DAILY, LENTEN DEVOTION "A PREPARED BY THE REV CLARENCE H. WILSON'D D FOR THE COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM, OF. THE FEDEML COUNCIL' OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST. IN AMERICA HEROIC DAYS "And whosoever doth not bear Bob Stacey Jr. THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931" LEGION HOLDS A TADIES NIGHT (Continued from page 1) the hope that a federation of service men's leagues would be formed that would reach around the world and take in even those who in the last war had been our enemies. This federation, Rev. Adye said, would Jrevent any recurrence of wars and e felt, he said, that the legion with its spirit of mutual service and mutual sacrifice would be the means of bringing this long sought after peace into existence. He felt that even though this did not come about in this century that the foundations would surely be laid. Dan Douglas, chairman of the fin- ance committee, made a strong plea for the one hundred per cent co- operation of the legion members in making the convention that is to be held in the city a success. He urged the members to take part in the securing of members for the legion convention club. He stated that a new 1931 Chevrolet car, a radio and three fine pieces of furniture were being offered as the prizes which would be drawn for at a field day which it was proposed to hold at Lakeshore Park in May. The program which was of a very high order was made up of solos by Bob Gibbie, the last of which, in which he was accompanied by Mrs. Smith, being particularly - effective. The humorous song offered by Tom Poulter was much appreciated. A sketch was 'presented by Mr. Simp- son and Miss Weekes in the latter part of which Miss Weekes sang "Alice Blwe Gown" accompanied by Another sketch that was well received by the audience was presented by Miss Stacey and It has its greater, heroic days of renunciation. It calls up- on us to give up things we 1lke and to do things we do not like for the sake of others and for Christ's sake, With all its joys and consolations yet there is a true sense in which we may say that Christianity is a most uncom- fortable religion. Why else should the cross be its symbol? So Jesus warns away those who covet only ease and quiet life. He would have us count the cost and it is great. That is an appeal to our better selves; it is the promise of a thrilling life. For the immortal youth that pulses in all eur hearts is more covetous of adventure than of pleasure; we would live daring- ly. The cost registers the value of the Christian life. Prayer Our Father, who hast called us into the fellowship of Thy Son, grant unto us grace to follow Him, enduring hardship as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, In His name. Amen, festival. Mr. Robert Stacey accompanied by Mr. Stacey's son. The contributions to the program of Reg Terrett were so well received that A had to rive several encores. The final number on the programs was a sketch by Mr. and Mrs, George Smith that kept the audience - in a roar of laughter throughout. = All the sketches were done in costume and were most en- thusiastically applauded. Mr. Georve Norris acted as the accompanist for several of the musical numbers. During the evening the lucky num- ber for a cushion was drawn by Mrs. Ginn. The winner being Mrs. A. Walker, 74 Kenneth Avenue. The thanks of the legion to those who had taken part in the program was extended by James Elliott, first vice president of the legion. A very dainty lunch was served by the members of the legion. At the close of the concert a dance was held with Mr, George Norris at the plano. T0 TAKE CENSUS IN OLD GOUNTRY Will Include Data As To Number of Divorced People (By The Canadian Press) London March 13.--Ten ques- tions will have to be answered by, or for, every man, woman and child In Great Britain on April 26, the day the National Census will be taken. The precedent establsheqd by the last census, 1921, of requir- ing information showing the num- ber of divorced persons is being continued. So is the precedent re- quiring age to be stated in years and months and not in round figur- es. Relationship to the head of the household must be stated, whether wife, son, mothér or other e-lative, visitor, boarder or servant. The full oostal address of each person's usu- al residence must be given if it is not in the house he or she is in on the night of the census. Those with no settled place of residence will write, "None." Then come the questions relating to sex and age, marriage and birth- place. The latter question must give the name of the country and of the town or parish. If born at sea the answer must be made, 'At sea." All persons over the age of 14 who fol- low an occupation must clearly in dicate its nature, even though the individual is out of work at the time. If a man is without employ- ment he must state his calling and add the works "Out of Work." The final question is for persons who do not follow an occupation or have not retired from one. They are required to indicate whether they have private means, home du- ties as in the case of a wife, or are students. Bb. Safety Deposit Boxes Hoad Office: Montreal Bank E the convenience of our customers Safety Deposit Boxes have been installed in the vaults of this bank. These boxes are available at a small rental for the safe keeping of Securities, Insurance Policies, and other valuable papers, and for jewellery and other small articles of value. Established 1817 OSHAWA BRANCH R. S. MORPHY, Manager of Montreal In future a census will be taken every five years instead of 10. The country has been mapped ,out into 40,000 districts, and one enumerator, roughly speaking, will be responsible for each thousand. of the population. As far as possible unemployed workers will be engag- ed, although it is essential for a large proportion of the enumera- tors to be trained men familiar with the area they are to cover. Among the curious errors made by many people in filling up the forms is that of expressing their ages at a round figure, such as 26, 30, 40, and so on. Sometimeés very young children are omitted alto- gether, certain parents being under the impression that if a child has not been christened it is not neces- sary to enumerate it. This has led to the impression that there is a deficiency of infants. The last census cost $2,250,000 but it is stated that a quinquennial census will not be go costly. CENTRAL STATIONS AND INDUSTRY ) The ever-growing part taken by Central Electric Stations in as- sisting industry in Canada is shown by the fact that they sup- plied 60 per cent of the total power used in manufacturing in 1928. The Water Power and Hy- drometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, states that of the total output produced by these central statiome, nearly 99 per cent, is generated by water power. UP-TO-DATE CANADIAN INSTRUMENTS The draw-tube telescope as part of an instrument for taking the levels of the earth's surface, is obsolete. The interior focussing telescope is now utilized by the Geodetic Survey of Canada, De- partment of the Interior, ex- clusively on precise and control levelling operations, The new type was first introduced on Canadian surveys in the year 1918 and re- sults obtained ultimately led to its adoption for all high order levelling. CANADIAN WATER AREAS The exceeding complexity of the water areas in great portions of the Canadian Shield may he seen on the Lac la Ronge, Saskatche- wan, sheet of the National Topo- graphic map of Canada as pub- lished by the Topographical Sure vey, Department of the Interior. This map sheet which covers an area of 5,400 square miles shows more than 5,000 separate lakes and 5,500 {slands, CANADIAN TREE SEED FOR BRITAIN The Forestry Commission of Great , Britain is using Canadian Sitka spruce seed to a consider able extent in the planting of new forests in that country. The total quantity of seed of this species sent to Great Britain up to date by the Forest Service, Depart- ment of the Interior, is over eleven thousand pounds (five and a half tons). This seed has all been extracted at the seed-extrac- tion plant ofthe Forest Service a New Westminster, B.C. PUBLICITY NOT FAME (Hamilton Spectator) Dr. Henry Van Dyke refused to vote for more than five in a poll to determine America's twelve greatest women, because, he said, publicity is not fame. The seven who did not get his votes will mur- mur, "Such is fame." "How Could You Tell, Mother" Mother sensed that Frank had a cold as soon as he spoke to her over Long Distance. He had avoided writing her his cross, and come after me, can- not be my disciple." Luke 14:27. (Read Luke 14:25-35). | Meditation The Christian life is not all a' «= The that wait upon the Lord shall boson their strengths they shall mount up hr wirigs 'as eagles: they shall run anf not be weary} and they shall walk "and riot be faint.--Isaiah: 40:31, PRAYER~Father, enable us to be worthy. of Thy. wonderful promises, - Evening rates on "Anyone" (ste tion-to-station) calls begin at 7 pm. Night rates begin at 8.30 pm. Just give "Long Distance" the number you want -- it speeds up the service. If you dow't know the distant number," Information" will look is up for you. H. M. BLACK. Monages, about his illness, for he knew she would worry. Now that he was nearly well again, he decided to telephone her, for he knew she would be worrying because he had not written, That call gave Frank an idea. Why not telephone mother each week instead of writing? The voice-visit was so much pleasanter for both of them than a letter could be. And Long Distance was so quick . «,. he got his connection while he held the line. The cost of the call surprised him -- just 25 cents -- after 8.30 p.m. Aad their voices were just as clear as on a local call. *