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FOUR "THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931 h , Oshawa Daily Times THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER - (Established 1871) pn independent newspaper published every after- noon Scent Sunda s 3nd exal ho Tidavs at On wa, y ing Com , D rope do TO Vt President. A: R. Alloway, Managing Director, Daily Times is a member of The Cana. Rls n, Daily Newspapers Asso: Provincial Dailies and the u of Circulations. : SUBSCRIPTION RATES C "carrier in wa and suburbs, 12c. a mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.007a year. United States $4.00 a vear. TORONTO OFFICE : Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107. 43 D. Tresidder, representative. SATURDAY, MAY 2nd, 1931 HARBOR CONGESTION | UiHe condition of congestion which has sen at Oshawa harbor, thus early in the on, is one which is worthy of some ser- consideration. The trouble which 'arose the other night over the location on which a cargo of coke was to be unloaded is 'only one of the ramifications of the situation, "but it served to bring into relief the condi-. "fion which has thrust itself upon the har- bor officials. The condition is simply this-- 'that the amount of business which is being A through the Oshawa harbor is great- st than the present harbor facilities for rfage and dockage can accommodate, and the only way in which it can be remedied is by the provision of greater accommoda- n this condition of congestion arises in two weeks of the opening of naviga- pn, it is not difficult to see what it will be as time goes on, and more and more edrgoes, of coal and coke particuldrly, are deposited on the wharves. Already all the available space is earmarked for cargoes 'eoming within the next few days, and when that is filletl there will be no more left. The serious part of the situation is that 'Oshawa now has a harbor, now has boats , king to use the facilities of that harbor, feo has no space available for the landing of ' eargoes. This is a situation which should be 4 : i 5 ' Hy "placed before the department of public works 'without delay, so that the work authorized in the appropriation of $75,000 may be start- ed at once. It is presumed, and it is hoped, that the bulk of this money will be spent in ding the wharfage capacity of the har- 'hor, for that is its most pressing need at the present time, The logical thing for the city . to do, then, is to lose no time in placing be- fore the minister of public works the serious- less of the situation, and impressing upon "him the necessity of getting work started on. e Oshawa harbor improvements at the earliest possible date. = THE OSHAWA YACHT CLUB e who are sponsoring the Oshawa Club are to be congratulated on the of progressiveness they are showing. "As a shipping city, Oshawa has little of tra- dition and history. The harbor, as yet, has not been developed to its full extent. Yet it is essential that there be inculcated in the 'minds of the people of Oshawa something of (® the sea-faring spirit, even if the sea at our gates is only Lake Ontario. : The organization of a yacht club is a step in this direction. Apart altogether from the fact that it provides healthful and enjoyable _ yecreation, the development of a keen inter- est in sailing means that Oshawa will be- come a real honest-to-goodness lake port, a population of people accustomed to u he use of boats of various types, and with interest in all that is going on in lake pping. In other words, it will help to de- op a harbor consciousness that will be a ab: tial factor in assembling public opin- in support of all harbor developments. The Oshawa Yacht Club is a new venture. is starting on a modest basis, with hopes expanding until it takes its place along the many important yacht clubs which we their headquarters at other lake ports. is worthy of support, particularly the sup- port of the younger elements of the city, for one can conceive of no more healthful sport than that of sailing a yacht on the waters 'of Lake Ontario. WATER RATES "The announcement made by the public ilities commission that the rates for water re to be reduced from 20 to 25 per cent. wili received with gratitude by the average sen. On the other hand, the decision to the charge to the city for fire pro- petion from $12,000 to $30,000 a year is not ch good news for the ratepayers. On the of it, it seems like robbing Peter to pay al, like taking money out one pocket d putting it into another. And the point 2 which the people of Oshawa have to be vinced is that the readjustment of charg- is fair and equitable. 'There is likely to be quite a stir in city ancil circles when this demand for $30, 0 a year for fire protection comes up for eussion. The mayor and aldermen have en making great efforts to keep down the jal tax rate, and this proposal, which ns an additional mill of taxation, will not d much favor in their eyes. The commission's view of the situation, pver, is that the new arrangement places burden where it rightfully belongs. 2 commissioners contend that the water consumers should not be asked to pay a large part of the fire protection cost, in addition to the fair charge for water consumed, but that this should be borne by the property 'owners in the form pf taxes. That sounds reasonable, too." In all probability, -it will be found that the property owners will pro- test very strongly against the increase in fire protection taxation, while those who are not property owners, but who have water rates to pay, will be delighted with the new arrangement, since it will save them money. And the net result will be to prove to the commission that it is inipessible for men who are in public service to please everybody. EDITORIAL NOTES In writing the history of this district fifty years from now, we wonder what the histor- ian will have §@say about the Battle of Osh. awa Harbor, 1931. : : It should not be hard to prove to the feder- al government that a harbor which becomes plugged with traffic within two weeks of the opening of the season needs extension. Rich men would be a great deal happier if they could overcome the suspicion that their friends have designs on their cheque- books. Art is not quite dead. We notice many gas stations being dressed up with white- washed cobble-stones. The appointment of Dr. James Moore as registrar of Ontarié County may be a politi- cal appointment, but there never was any ap- pointment so richly deserved. Those who are pressing for the appoint- ment of a war veteran as sheriff of Ontario county should remember that qualification for the office is the first essential, Other Editors' Comments | -> GERMANY AND DEBT REVISION (Montreal Star) After a period of political quiet, Germany again troubles the European waters by renewed discussion of debt revision. While the statement of the Presi- dent of the Reichsbank was neither so provocative nor so challenging as that which Minister of Finance Dietrich made a stir with some months ago, yet the subject is so primed with explosive that Dr, Luther's speech is bound to provoke discussion, France is unalterably opposed to reduction or abolition of reparations, nor is she in fovour of can- cellation of inter-allied debts leading to the ultimate liquidation by America of her claims upon those associated with her in the Great War, Such can- cellation would not be to the advantage of Fragce. France is today getting a great deal more than she pays, since mare than half of the amonut paid by Germany goes to her and she is in the fortunate position of being able to accept and absorb payments in kind readily, Moreover, if Germany were relieved of all reparation payments she would be free to expand the $250,000,000 on armaments, if she chose to repudiate the Versailles Treaty. So long as Germany keeps up her propaganda with regard to the Danzig Corridor, so long as she inti- mates that she has not accepted the dehnitions of her castern frontiers, so long will France demand that the Versailles Treaty be interpreted within the strict let- ter "of the law. Moreover, some of the sting of Dr. Luther's tirade is taken from it by his admission that in spite of all the hardships which he has en- umerated under which German industry is suffering, the Reichbank again declared a 12 per cent dividend. - . BRITAIN AND ARGENTINA (Auckland Weekly News) Some of the 'Dominions must necessarily lobk on Argentina as a competitor, Canada sees a rival in the growing of wheat for export. Australia and New Zealand arc obliged to think of the republic in terms of wool and frozen meat. In other products, per- haps in sugar, there may arise keen competition; al- ready it exists to some extent in butter, alfalfa, to- bacco and wine, although these things are produced in Argentine, chiefly for home consumption. But consideration should be given to another aspect-- the opportunity presented of finding there an in- creasing market for British goods, including some produced in the Dominion--and this aspect is definit- ely related to the fact that trade is interchange 4 Boy: Yes, ma'am, and get me a bun, and remember--the angels can BITS OF HUMOR IN GOOD HANDS PRT Old Lady: Little boy are you good? 7 4 "Yes, ma'am." . d "Then I think I can trust you. Run with this penny The Magistrate--You gdmit you struck the com- plaintan on the head with a bottle. What happened then "The defendant--'E got nettled, yer Worship. Another reasos aside from the purely sentimental that we don't get rid of our old car is that we hate to throw so many dependent garage mechanics out of work.--Ohio State Journal, Weary Willie, who was out of a job, as usual, rap- ped timidly at Mrs, Murphy's kitchen door. The lady angry at being interrupted at her washing, flung open the door and glowered at him. "Did you wish to see me?" she bellowed, > Weary Willie backed down the steps and said nieekly, "Well, if T did, I got my wish thank you." MacPinch--Yes, i daughter has eloped. Magrudder--But I suppose you will forgive thé young couple, MacPinch--Not until after they have located a place to board. | BITS OF VERSE ° Th lafgest and most P locomotive of its kin the A Shops of the Pacific Rail po in three separa crea ical and railroad circles. 786,000 lbs. or 89214 tons, dfiving wheels on ea, locomotive.' "Newest Locomotive is Monster Indeed owertul i in the world has just been completed in anadian way, Montreal, for ser- vice in the Rocky Mountains. The new "8000" locomotive represents a new era in the advancement of steam motive power of greater effi- ciency and higher sustained capa- city. It is called a "multi-pressure" because it generates its steam portions and at three different pressures and, because of its radical departures in hoiler design, is something of a furore in mechan- Facts and figures of the "3000" will give some indication of its magnitude, efficiency and strength. It is only a scant nine inches short of 100 feet in length. Weight of engine is 485,000 lbs. tender 300,000 lbs., making a total of It has five « side, each of which is 63 nchesin diameter. Ite tractive effort is 90,000 Ibs. which means that on a level track it will haul a freight train, over a mile in length, made »p of 0 representing a total weight of 6000 tons. Its tender has a capacity of 12 i of fuel oil enabling it to make long hauls without replenishing. 'There are 18,695 feet or slightly over three and a half miles of seamless steel tubes used in the construction of the boiler units alone. ; An outstanding feature of the "8000" is the firebox unit which is a closed circuit in which 300 gallons of distilled water are continually circulating without loss by evaporation. Distilled water is used because it prevents accumulation of sludge and scale so common in water tube boilers. The closed circuit or firebox unit extends into the high-pressure boiler drum in the form of 16 coils, called heat transfer coils. . There are three locomotives of this type in Europe and they show excellent savings in fuel, ranging from 265 to 35 per cent, as compared with the conventional type of lo pean locomotives of this type is only 42 per cent of the weight and develops only 36 per cent of the power of the "8000." It will be used in the Rocky Mountain terfitory of the company. ; . H. B. Bowen (inset) Chief of Motive Power and Rolling Stock, Canadian Pacific Railway, working in co-operation with the American Locomotive Company an ) designed the "8000" after he had made a special trip to Europe in 1929 to study locomotive types and development. The construction of this monster locomotive was handled under direct supervision of Mr. J. Burns, Works Manager, Angus Shops, and Mr, T. Donald, of Mr. Bowen's staff. i Lay-out shows full length view of the "8000"; front-end view; and, inset, Mr. Bowen, designer of the and of ne hundred and fifty 40-ton cars and ,000 gallons of water and 4350 gallons comotive. But the largest of the Euro- the Superheater Company, of New York, GFORGE M. BLAIR, PUBLISH- ER OF THE CORONA (CALIFOR- NIA) INDEPENDENT, SAYS: That we have a saying among citrus men out here in California that the "best fertilizer a man can 'put on his land is his own sha- dow!" The biggest dollar circulated anywhere in the United States is the: home-spent dollar. Like Ten- nyson"s Brook 'it goes on for- ever," continually enriching the soil of community progress and acts as an inspiration to merch- ants to expand stocks and service. "Buy at Home' campaigns of- ten fail because the answer to the "reason why" is neglected in des- cription and price by home town merchants in preparing their ad- vertising copy. "You Can Buy It in Blank Town' trade extensions programs ever alert to keep the slogan as a positive statement. potential customers will turn the words into a question. by C. H. TUCK, Opt.D. (Copyright 1928), AFFECT OF TYPE SIZES ON EYESIGHT Part "2" Much of the eyesight that is today being indiscriminately squandered, could be conserved tor the future of its owner if the proper type was, sought apd.read. This is applicable of cours to those who find it avail- able. Those who from circumstance are forced to work incessantly and have not the choice in seeking only what their eyes must see should not fail to take proper care and seek assistance before their efforts have been the cause of some serious dan-' ger. As a means of suggesting that size of type to be used I would suggest that we base out deductions not en- tirely upon the development of the eye but on the development of the child because after all we sce with the brain. In its early stages there- fore when the brain is only develop- ing, the large type in picture books etc, is more suitable and later when more keenness is perceptable the smaller types may be brought into play. With this development it is not necessary to consider every de- tail in the step a detail of added effort or of strain because association of things ence seen makes up for the keenness of perception and for recognition, EMBLEMS OF SPRING When in the woods the small white trillium flower After. long .seasons of the snow and rain Gleams in the dead moss, and a sudden hour f light is in the storm-clouds, and again Birds make their nests under the southern eaves, And sum and hail are alternate in the sky, And the apple tree with blossoms hides its leaves, And night is' tremulous with the massh-frogs' ery-- Then, by these signs men know another spring Has come upon the land, and are content. Winter is now a gone, forgotten thing As earth awakens to new merriment. Earth has no memory: the glad birds sing The song of last year's birds, who came and wenf, ~Arthur Davison Ficke, in Harper's, 4 AFRAID YET TRUSTING :--Be merciful unto me, O God: Mine ene- mies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me. go over best where merchants are-| Otherwise ! 1 What time 1 am afraid I will trust $n thee, Psalm 56: 1-3, saa fu AN To prove that this is not entirely a theory but that much of the sceing is due to practise and not due to 2 thorough examination of detail of every letter and word. Javal has worked out an interesting observa- tion -as follows: "Take an ordinary straight edge paper or card and place it over a line of wording in such a manner as to divide the line about midway in- tersecting length ways, and the line will be just as readily read with the bottom sovered but if the upner half is covered the line can only be read with effort." (To be Continued) There is a growing practice of establishing small milling plants for gold properties of promise, The Venus gold mines located in Barute township near the line of the C.N.R,, in Quebec is an example of this. Exploration was begun in 1926 when several quartz veins were en- countered by trenching and strip- ping. Later exploration included diamond drilling, then shaft sink- ing and now a mill of 2% tons daily capacity is installed and in opera- tion. Workmen at the Sherritt-Gordon mines in Manitoba are advanced 8C per cent. of the cost of building a house, and lots are sold at a nom- inal price. The workmen pay $22 a month deducted from their wages. At the end of five years they will own tfhe house and land outright. free"light. water, schools, etc. The company has spent six million dol- lars on development and it is stated that it has ten years ore supply {or the mill. . The wood-using industries {in Canada represent a capital invest- ment of 1,000 million dollars. They afety Deposit Boxes For the sum of $3.00 and up per annum, you gan rent a box in our modern Safety Deposit Vault and place therein your Bonds Stocks, Mortgages, Deeds, Insurance Policies, Jewellery and other valuables where they will be protected against fire, theft and misplacement. We invite you to call and personally inspect our safe-keeping facilities: CENTRAL CANADA IPAN ann SAVINGS COMPANY 23 Simcoe Street North Established OSHAWA Head Office 1884 TORONTO ASSETS OVER TWELVE MILLIONS is over five hundred million dollars ergy to municipalities and rural dis- annually, tricts in that province, Oil production in the Province of Alberta shows in 1930 an increase of nearly half a million barrels over 1929. . A net surplus of $1,163,000 on the operations for 1930 is reported by the Ontario hydro-electric power utility which supplies electrical en- « « to keep healthy cleanse them at regular intervals tike Rh cau deranged kidneys. All druggists carry Gin Pills, 50c abozx. National Drug 8 Chemical Company of Canada, Limited GIN PILLS give employment to 200,000 per- sons and the value of the products FOR THE KIDNEYS wm | IN EVERY municipality, in every county, in every province, in every country, the power which drives the wheels of progress is supplied by active industry. It is this in- dustry which does the world's work, makes history and guides destiny. In every country, that which makes the wealth of its people, their peace of mind and their prosperity, is the development of the natural resources with which the country has been endowed by nature, but we in Canada are prone to forget one of our great- est wealth-producing industries and let our interest slide off to the use of substitutes.' Canada's forest products produce national wealth and active industry second only to the combined activities of all branches of agriculture. Promote this industry and produce national wealth by demanding and using more lumber. . Oshawa and/District Lumbe ¥. L. BEECROFT, Pine Street, Whitby CAREW LUMBER COMPANY, Oshawa THE SHEPPARD & GILL LUMBER CO. LTD, Bowmanville GALE AND TRICK LIMITED. Oshawa r Sales Association romotion In A. KOCH, Oshawa OSHAWA LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa SAMUEL N. GRIFFIN LUMBER COMPANY, Port Perry WATEROUS-MEEK LIMITED, Oshawa W. J. TRICK CO. LTD., Oshawa, Ont.