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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 5, 193f ceeeding 'THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 187}) Can independent newspaper published every od noon Soent Suan and legal holidays at Osh- The oo Publishing Company of ed. Chas. M. Mundy, President. AR yo Managing Director. "The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dan Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- the Ontario Provineial Dailies and the ureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States $4.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE 4 bi 818 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street I'vlerhone . Adelaide 0107. Dp , Tresidder, representative. TUESDAY, MAY 5th, 1931 THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING § Last night meeting of the city council, if I mot the most important from the standpoint = #f business done, was at least one of the 4 "most interesting that has been held this year A number of matters of major interest to the "citizens were dealt with at the meeting, and it must have been encouraging to the mem- of the council to see the chamber almost 1 ¥ wk 'completely filled with spectators, and to note . | 'the keen interest which they took in the 'consideration of public affairs. Greatest oe, was ential] of course, | to the resignation of the city engineer, W. 'C. Smith, whose department has for some 'time been the subject of investigation. Al- 'though the council had reached no definite 'conclusion in the investigation, and had de- cided to defer further action, it was apparent 'that the resignation of Mr. Smith was re- ceived with relief by some members of the 'council, since it in all probability means an 'end to the inquiry into the workings of the 's department. One might have hoped, however, for more courteous or even rous treatment of an official who has, in 'spite of all the charges made against him, 'served the city capably and well for ten years. It is true that he had requested to be released as soon as possible, but there was little excuse for the cavalier treatment shown in making the resignation effective immediately, and rejecting the overture "which might have made it possible for the engineer to assist the city pending the ap- pointment of his successor, and for the city "to show appreciation of long and valuable service by paying his salary for that month's period. But, even in municipal business there is today little room for sentiment, and so it proved last night, and the city is now without an. engineer, save for O. G. Miller, clerk in the department, who is the acting * engineer, pending a permanent appointment. X ® B® 0X The adoption of a new tax collection sys- tem by which taxes will be payable in five, stead of two equal instalments, seems to a step in the right direction. It should "make it possible for the more humble rate- payers to meet their tax payments with a great deal more ease than under the pre- "sent system, and for that reason should help appreciably in the collection of larger amounts of taxes as they fall due. The sys- tem of discounts for advance payment and "penalties for default should also be of ma- 'terial benefit in promoting more prompt pay- "ment of taxes, and, in spite of the argu- ments raised by Ald. S. Jackson, these rates _ seem to have been fixed on an equitable and " proper basis. * % * The passing by a vote of 14 to 1 of a re- solution that the press and public be admit- © ted to all meetings of councilin committee of + "the whole came as a surprise, in view of the exclusion of the press and public from a meeting of council in committee of the whole two weeks ago. Whether second thoughts were better than first thoughts, or whether there was an atmosphere of repen- tance hovering over the council, the fact re- mains that the aldermen were more than anxious to show their willingness to have these meetings open to the press and public. i This decision will meet with the approval of ® the citizens, who resent nothing more than ea, ae methods of secrecy in the con- of public business. The council will find that the press can and will, when occa- n demands, use discretion when prema- publication of committee proceedings 1d be detrimental to the public interests, and the net result will be that the people will have more complete knowledge of how their (ffairs are being conducted, and will have greater confidence in their elected represent- atives ® %* x » The appointment of Robert D. Preston as member of the Public Utilities Commission the hy ve into public life one who served 'the well in public affairs, both as alder- 'man and mayor, He will bring to the work of th body, therefore, a wide municipal ex- and a knowledge of public business missioner, and will make his services of great value to the community. The protest of he Canadian Legion deput- ~ gtion against the desecration of Memorial . Park added a touch of sentiment to the meet- ing. The. on spokesmen were sincere in that Memorial Park was place for ball games, nor was the cenotaph should be used convenience, They .were sin- in their desire to maintain the park as a place of beauty, a place for quiet meditation, for future generations, and in their belief that the cutting of paths across the park, by people using it as a short cut, was marring its beauty. The question of showing proper reverence for the city's war memorial and park is one which needs to be given an airing, and it is to be hoped that the city property committee will find some means of meeting the desires of the veter- ans. REMEMBRANCE DAY After years of discussion and considera- tion, the parliament of Canada has decided to follow the lead of all the other nations which fought on the allied side in the great war, and has declared November 11, the an- niversary of the signing of the armistice, to be observed each year as a national holiday, to be known as Remembrance Day. Ever since the Canadian Legion came into being in 1925, it has been pressing for this recogni- tion of November 11, and has protested against the old system of combining Armis- tice Day with Thanksgiving Day, and having it observed on the Monday nearest to Nov- ember 11 in each year. There never was more ill-assorted match than that of combining Thanksgiving Day and Armistice Day. The former was ob- served long before the war was ever dreamed of, and was recognized as a day set apart to render thanks to Divine Providence for the safe in-gathering of the harvest, and for the blessings bestowed on this country by na- ture. - Armistice Day, on the other hand, should always be held sacred as a day of re- membrance of the sacrifices of those who gave their lives in order that the ultimate victory which rested on the allied arms might be achieved. In view of the large part played by the men of Canada in the securing of that final victory, it was partic- ularly appropriate that Armistice Day should be specially remembered in this way, rather than be coupled up with Thanksgiving Day, and considered an adjunct of that festi- val, which was, in its very nature of an en- tirely different character. It has taken years of educational propag- anda on the part of the Canadian Legion to convince parliament that its request for a National Remembrance Day on November 11 each year had merit in it. But the opposi- tion has at last been broken down, and Can- ada can now take its place among the na- tions of the world as one which is not too mercenary in its outlook to ignore the special significance of the anniversary of the day which brought the world's greatest war to a close so far as actual hostilities were con- cerned. EDITORIAL NOTES The proposals for a bus service touching points far from street car lines would meet with popular favor, but it is doubtful wheth- er the council will regard them favorably. Last night's council meeting drew forth one of the largest gatherings of spectators this year. It is encouraging to note this sus- tained interest in municipal affairs. Yet we wonder if The Times' report of the resignation of City Engineer Smith was responsible for the large crowd. Still "All quiet on the harbor fromt." It is reported that a cargo. of oil, consign ed Oshawa, was taken to Toronto on account of the harbor troubles here. But isn't it considered the usual thing for seafaring men to pour oil on troubled waters. Other Editors' Comments THE OTTAWA CONFERENCE (Quebec Soleil) The diplomatic methods inaugurated by Mr. Ben- nett last fall were bascd on the presumption that the British Government would rally to the protectionist banner. Our Prime Minister intrigued on the fall of the Labour Government and the return of the Con- servatives at the head of the Administration in Bri- tain. , . Without doubt, Mr, Stanley Baldwin has just declared that if he comes to power he will accept the Canadian proposals. But apart from the fact that this does not give us any very definite assurance re- garding our trade, for a Conservative Cabinet could no more ignore British investments in the Argentine than a Liberal or Labour Cabinet could, the fact remains that it is not actually Mr, Baldwin who is directing affairs in Britain, but Mr. MacDonald and his colleagues. What sort of outlook does this give for the Imperial Conference in the month of August next? What guarantees have we that we shall be able to market our wheat in Britain and obtain pref- erences for our products? | BITS OF HUMOR | ONLY ONE REMEDY ' The Woman (to captain of ocean liner)=My hus band is particularly liable to sea-sickness, captain, The Captain (nodding)--T've heard of the com- plaint before, ma'am. The Women--Could you tell him what to do in case of an attack? The Captain--'"Tain't necessary, ma'am. He'll do it. MORAL PERSUASION "My, my!" said Johnnie's grandfsther, "and do you mean to tell me they never use the strap at school now" "Never!" replied Johnnie. sion in our school." "What's that?" "Well, we get kept in, and locked out and locked in, and scowled at and jawed at, but that's all." READ THIS ONE TOO : Jones and his wife worked for a white man. One morning Jones didn't show up. Later in the day his "hike E met him all dolled up. * We he Boss--""You didn't come to work this morn- g? George "Nossah. Dis am Mah jubilee." The Boss--"But your wife came to work as usual." George--""Yassah,~ sho' nuff, sub, but she am mah third wife. Dis am only her tin weddin', so Ah didn't want her to lose ng time." i "We have moral sua- silver weddin' THAT advertising is one the most important parts of cvery business, Advertising must be done in a way that will stimulate a more favorable attitude toward thc business adver- tised. It must be done in a way that will best attract attention to The: merch- andise for sale, It is a good idea to line things around often, arrange stocks so they will look a little different to the cus- tomers. The same old set-up gets tiresome; a good looking stock helps sales, It is the customers who make a busi- ness possible, so too much attention cannot be given to service. Adver- tising will bring the customers to the door, but it takes the right ~~ vice linked to the right ~oods to sell them. It is the customers who make abus- iness possible, so too «uch atten- tion cannot be given t. service, A1- vertising will bring the customers to the door, buf it takes the right ser- vice linked to the right goods to sell them. The right kind of advertising is ne- cessary to develop new business. It won't do all the work, but it will do more than its share, ADVERTISING 1S. SERVI/F PEOPLE ARE EXPECTING THIS SERVICE." BUSINESS CONCERNS WHO DO NOT GIVE THE PEO- PLE WHAT THEY EXPECT ARE JUST LOSING--THAT'S AL L. : Eye Care and Strain dy C. B. TUCK, Opt. D. (Copyright 1928) AFFECT OF TYPE BIZES ON EYESIGHT -- PART "4" Certain animals are keen to sense of sight and smell and are very fleet of foot but take the same animal and when it is domesticat- ed it is lazy im this way Dbe- cause its life has not been adapted to the keen use of these senses. We are living in a visual world, $0 much depends upon the sense of sight in our work that all other sense are to some extent neglected and the use of our sight is devel oped, reading and writing play a great part as more people become educated, This means constant and fine adjustments of the finer mechanisms of the eye and for greater lengths of time. We may say that the eye itself does not materially assért itself. So mat. ter of fact is vision so that we do not feel that we are selling. The eye does mot protest against {11 use though in spite of its importance, it is to a very great extent ill used. This quite unassuming manner may, however, lead to something dangerous through the fact that there is no noticeable protest against {ll use as compared with the raging and throbbing of an aching tooth, in its endeavor to tell us that it aches, but even when the eye is defective it tries to ac- commodate itself to the new order of things and this may go on for some time before even a headiche is noticed and it is because of this ability to accommodate that we may assume that our eyes are al- right because vision is clear enough to satisfy us. A thorough study of eye efficiency enables em- ployers to grade workers according to vision and in children to so study them ak to place them where | they will not be hampered in their future development and education. (To be continued) INVITATION ACCEPTED Washington, May 4.--The State Department today instructed the United States delegation at Ottawa to accept formally on behalf of this country Canada's invitalon for official participation in the inter- national wheat conference at Lon- don, on May nineteen, NEW SYSTEM OF TAX COLLECTION (Continued from page 1) penalty of 12% per cent per annum. He claimed these penaltics were ex- cessive and moved that the report be referred back to the committee for further consideration. Ald. Hyamn pointed out that the tables had been thrashed out in com- mittee for two nights, and that they were the fairest and most equitable that could be devised. They rcores- ented 'a great reduction from the former penalty of 'five per cent. on all unpaid instalments, and insisted that the council did not want to collect penalties, but to make it easi- JE HOPE OF YOUTH :--For thog are my hope, O Lord God: thou art dmy trust from my youth. Psalm al: Q GEORGE F. LEWIS Deputy Fire Marshal of Ontario, Canadian Director of the Na tional Fire Protection Associa- tion and Chairman of the Fire Marshal's Section, heads the To- rento Committee who will be hosts to the members and dele- gates to the Association's 35th anual conventionta be held at the Royal-York Hotel, Toronto, May 11-14, er for the people to pay their taxes. Ald, Macdonald also spoke along the same lines, stressing the 1act that the whole new system was de- signed to benefit the citizens and en- able them to pay their taxes more easily, 'and also reiterating that th new penalties were lower ihan the old. Ald. Morris and Ald. Boddy sup- ported this viewpoint, the latter pointing out 'that in committee Ald. Jackson had had no alternative scheme to offer, Ald. Hawkes also su~iorted the rates as provided in the report, and on a vote being tak- en, the amendment to refer 1t Lack to the committee was defeats d, only Aldermen S. Jackson, Knox and Caunt voting in favor of it, The re- port, providing for the new tax col- lecting system, was then adopted. The report also recommended that certain changes in the arrangements | of the staff of the assessment and tax departments, to provide for the | operation of the new billing system | be put into effect, = effect. TO SAMPLE WINE 100 YEARS mi American Antiquarian So-| ciety Has Interesting Ordeal Ahead Worcester, Mass., tober 4 of this year, members of the American Antiquarian Society, of which Calvin Coolidge is president, will drink a toast; but whether the vintage is wine or vinegar remains to be determined. The liquor to be raised in the clinking goblets is Ma- deira, prepared on the qgcasion of the centennial celebration of Wor- cester County's 'incorporation, and preserved in a black bottle for one hundred years. The Antiquarian Society took over custody of the wine and a bundle of manuscripts, at that function, and they have remained in the archives undisturbed, just as they were placed there by Christopher C "olumbus Bald- win, then librarian. The day ap- proaches when the final act of the drama will be staged after an inter- mission of a century, but it is doubt- ful whether the occasion will be as gala as that which followed the op- ening curtain, Of that dinner Mr. Baldwin wrote: "The procession returned to the tavern of Jones Estabrooks, and there we had a glorious good tima, The dinner was very good and was composed of a variety of articles to wit: Soup, roast beef, roast pork, boiled mutton, roast turkeys and ducks and geese, boiled turkeys, fowl accompanied by oysters, pie of many May 5--On Oc- sorts and last but not least an abun- Sow! > SHEA a, NS Srassadnad, Sous tu. SY; GOOD RED ROSE | TEA acne ng oh % A hoe dance of tolerable wine, a bottle of which is to be deposited with this report." $300,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE IN QUEBEC Quebec, May 4.--Causing dam- age estimated at more than $300,- 000, the most disastrous fire that has occurred in Quebec City for some years broke out Saturday af- ternoon in the centre of the leathar industry district. Four business establishments were totally des- troyed by the flames, together with two houses, Eight other houses were badly damaged by fire, while almost a score of neighboring dwellings received slight damage from smoke and water. GERMANY WANTS WHEAT Montreal, May 4--A leading Mont- real grain merchant reports that Ger- many expects to import 600,000 tons of wheat this year before her own new crop has been harvested. The source of supply will depend largely on the price demanded by the ex- porting country, however, he stated Canada's catch of sea fish in 130) totalled 1,002,022,200 1bs. and its land ed value to the fishermen amounted | | to arcund $23,621,000. | men of approximate Committee To Investigate Cobourg--T1he agitation at Cobourg over the erection of an ariificial ice tink has rcached the stag: where a committee has been appointed to re- port on the cost of an adequate build ing, cost of operating the same and estimated receipts. This committee reports at a meeting wiih will be called as soon as the imiormation is obtained, Dogs Prove Costly Norwood. -- Adolphus Greenbank, residing on the highw ay near Nor- wood, had twelve sheep kilied by a dog one night during the week, and twelve more sheep were igjared The dog whic his alleged to have done the damaze was shot. A lamb was o. The loss is esumuted jerical ap- $10,863,940. 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