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a FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JULY 21,1931 * The Oshawa Daily Times 4 Succeeding ; OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER » (Established 1871) ° n independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- 'awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, 'of a, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, Presiden 'A. 'Rs Alloway, Managing Director. e Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- 'dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspape:. Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the 'Audit Bureau of Circulations. i SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- "rier delivery limits) $300 a year. United States [$4002 year, 4 TORONTO OFFICE . [8 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107, H. D. Tresidder, representative. t TUESDAY, JULY 21st, 1931 PLEA FOR RATEPAYERS { The letter which appeared in last Sat- irday's issue of The Times, signed by e Wife of a Ratepayer" brings for- ward some points which, for the moment, geem to. be weak taken. It is true that most of the effort of the provincial gov- ernment of Ontario at the present time Rees to be centred on taking care of the nemployed single men and transients, nd that little is heard of unemployment plief work measures tended to help the married men,--the ratepayers in their hunicipalities. In a very large number of , ratepayers are in dire straits, un- le to meet their taxes and their pay- thents on the homes they are purchasing, account of their inability to find em- oyment, and to them it must look as if * Bgheir plight is being entirely overlooked, i and that nothing is being done to help IF them out of the situation in which they i "find themselves. One must express the hope, then, that sihe provincial and federal governments aawill make it possible for the municipali- #%ies to provide means of coming to the aid of unemployed married men and ratepay- © ers. The removal of unemployed single | "amen and transients from local labor mark- | ets will, of course, make it easier for mar- .iried men to secure work, and will lessen the problem to that extent. But it is not yet apparent that anything substantial is rd to be done in the direction of pro- [viding work. Premier Bennett has not E uyet seen fit to announce his policy with re- * gard to the province of Ontario, and until "he does, the municipalities find it difficult to do anything other than hand out direct relief where it is absolutely necessary. Acceptance of direct relief is galling to the majority of those in the ratepayer class, however, and it is time that something were made known regarding the possibil- ity of providing work of some kind for married men who will not be benefitted by -ghe plan which has been put forward for orthern Ontario labor camps. Perhaps Mr. Bennett is deliberately delaying the . announcement of his plans until as late a date as possible, but, if so, he must take the responsibility for prolonging the suf- fering and hardship of thousands of fam- _ ilies which are waiting for work to be pro- vided through municipal, provincial and . federal co-operation. ' ov A BOON TO THE CITY'S HEALTH Judging from the warning issued by Dr, "T. W. G. McKay, the city's medical officer of health, regarding the danger of chil- Sdren bathing and swimming in the Osh- a Creek, the Rotary Club's swimming pool, which is to. be officially opened to- morrow even#fig, did not come a moment too soon for the health of the city to be maintained at a high standard. Accord- ing to the analysis of samples of water taken from the Oshawa Creek, this stream is laden with dangerous bacteria, and al- ~ ready one case of typhoid fever has been ~ traced to swimming ing water from a spring near it. F this standpoint, the provision of a safe and sanitary swimming pool, under 'constant supervision, by the Rotary Club, is a boon to the city's health. ; Now that this pool has been provided, it ian fo be hoped that the practice of using j Oshawa Creek as a swimming pool will be discontinued. In fact, the medic h officer strongly favors the passi a municipal bylaw prohibiting bathing swimming in the creek. Parents, ever, have a distinct responsibility in 8 matter, and they can, by keeping children from using the creek, and Qurag ng them, instead, to use the ng pool which is being opened to- ow night, remove the danger of epi- 'being created through the con- practice of bathing in a contamin- d stream. ' Tomorrow night's opening ceremony at he. swimming pool should be an impres- occasion. It 'marks the beginning of day for the kiddies of the city { g the dog days of summer, long a convenient and safe place in which im and bathe. The citizens ought to this occasion by turing out in large rs fors the official opening, and they d, of bring their children ng bathing suits, ready to 0 dip in the splendid pool h the. Rotary Club has provided for in the Jcreek and: THE FOLLY OF DROWNING i * TRAGEDIES The past weekend saw a number of drowning fatalities in the province of On- tario. One in particular, that of a young lad who was drowned in a pond near Rag- lan, shows the folly which lies behind many of these drowning tragedies. = On days which are unbearably warm, there is a tendency on the part of thoughtless peo- ple to make for the nearest body of water and plunge into it, in the hope of benefit- - ting from its cooling waters. But in some cases which have resulted fatally, the wa- ter has been too cold and cramps have set in, causing death to the eager swimmer. A drowning fatality like that at Raglan provides the text for a warning which should be widely distributed and closely studied. On hot days, no matter how invit- ing the water may look, it is not always safe, indeed, it is usually dangerous, to plunge right into a lake or stream. without first accustoming the body to the cool tem- perature of the water. That seems like a simple rule which anyone would observe as a matter of course, yet failure to carry it out has been responsible for many drown- ing fatalities this summer. The fate of young George Malyon ought to carry its message to all others who are fond of par- ticipating in the delights of swimming and bathing, so that they, if they heed it, may perhaps he saved from a similar tragedy. EDITORIAL NOTES. Strange how some folks who glory in plunging into the waters of Lake Ontario raise a howl when a few drops of rain mois- ten the glory of their summer headgear. The attendance at the horse races on Sat- urday afternoon proves that people will pat- ronize such attractions when they are pro- perly organized--and advertised. Judging from the automobile license plates seen At Lakeview Park, the Oshawa lakefront is a strong rival to Sunnyside for the patronage of Toronto people on warm days. France is now ready to take a part in as- sisting Germany. Economic necessity sometimes takes precedence over political consideration. Drowning accidents seem to be replac- ing automobile crashes on the highways in the list of week-end deaths. We hope this means more careful driving on the part of motorists, rather than more carelessness on the part of bathers. After tomorrow night, there will be no excuse for children bathing in contaminat- ed waters in Oshawa. Parents should see that their children take full advantage of the Rotary Pool, and keep away from the old swimming holes. When John D. Rockefeller, on his 92nd birthday, said, "I'll beat 100," he was refer- ring, of course, to his age, not his golf score.--Guelph Mercury. New York stock exchange owns 70,000 miles of telephone and telegraph wires. It certainly has been stringing the country.-- Thomaston, Ga., News. Other Editor's Comments ; ; (Hamilton Spectator) Perjury is becoming so common that magistrates and judges seem almost to despair of finding a re- medy. Regarding conditions in the United States, Samuel Untermeyer declares that lying by witnesses under oath is so general in that country as "to taint and well-nigh paralyse the administration of justice." Though we like to think that conditions are not so bad in the Dominion, we know that they are bad enough. The worst of it is this lying, after solemn invocation of the Almighty, is systematically. indulg- ed in, often, it is charged, after careful schooling by the lawyer whose interest, it is have the evidence of a certain complexion. One attorney of great experience wrote recently to the New York Times to the cffect that he knew of only two cases of all tried in the last twenty years in which no perjury or subornation of per- jury was suspected. That being so, it is perfectly obvious that the oath is becoming, if it has not all ready become, meaningless. . It is refreshing to remember that Canadian judges do, as a matter of fact, punish the perjurer when there is sufficient proof of his guilt. Condon- ng so grave an offense has led to the most scan- dalous conditions in the United States' courts of law. he BITS OF HUMOR A golfing clergyman, who had been badly beaten by a man thirty years his senior, returned to the clubhouse rather disgruntled "Cheer up," his opp- onent said. "Remember, you win at the finish, you'll probably be burying me some day, I expect," 'Even then," hole." BITS OF VERSE ; A CAMPER"S LITANY Father in Heaven who read today to me A deep and beautiful new litany, 1 thank Thee for the undiscovered things, For lonely, lovely flowers! wanton wings Above uncharted spaces, trees that keep A proud reserve of beauty; fish that leap Unhurt, untroubled, in an unnamed stream: Hills that are grav eid silent with old dream; s+ +» + +o For all unt n ys. Undesecrated soil, I give Thee praises. For wasted'song, ungathered peace and bold Uneaptured Canvases of pearl' and gold ou had'st kept untouc ¢ Father, I thank Thee! Atpached. ntold for we, said the preacher "it will be your present in the city for the RCLAZON. THAT the soundness of any city depends upon its assets. A loyal citizenship is the greatest asset any city can have. 1t takes co-operation and good management to give a city its rightful place in the sun. - When a city has safe, sane and vigorous co-operation it grows in. to a bigger, better city. Faith and efficiency increase de- velopment. Your city merits the good-will, hearty co-operation and support of every citizen. It is worthy of every effort. Pessimism, misunderstanding and distrust are what hold some ci- ties hack, Optimism will replace misunder- standings with confidence and faith. Optimism cannot exist in a mind that is constantly calculating prof- its on some commercial transac- tion and never giving a thought to the home city. NOW IS THE TIME TO GET BUSY AND BOOST YOUR BUSI- NESS, YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOUR CITY. | by C. H. Tuck, Opt. P.| (Copyright, 1928) EYESIGHT, EDUCATION EFFICIENCY Part 21 The standards and ideals of the nation are the standards and ideals of its citizens. The thought of the nation is the thought of its citizens expressed as a single aim, the single aim of man. The child is father of the man. When I said that vision is the strongest bulwark in the world's foundation I merely meant that as a factor contributing to the welfare of the child, is the man and the nation, it would be well to give it the comsideration and the respect it demanded just as we would give consideration to the foundation in a wall to be erected, lest we have a neat lookire struc- ture merely due to fall overnight, enduring only for a short life-- improperly proportioned, impro- perly equipped, improperly creat- ed or developed. This thought no doubt leads to the expression very often quoted, "A person and a nation who makes for progress must be able to see." The protection and correction of vision is important, touching upon matters vital to business, health and home. Too vital to be neglected or overlooked. (To be continued) AND Readers' Views Thank For Assistance With Osh- awa Race Meet Oshawa Daily Times: May I through your paper ex- tend my thanks to all who assist- ed me'in my first attempt to give Oshawa a real Race Meet? Particularly I wish to thank the Sporting Editors of your paper and all the other neighborhood journals. They did nobly. So did Track Superintendent John Mead, Park Supt. Chas, Lalone, Richard Gimlott, Chairman Coad and Park Commission, also See- retary Chas. Davis and members of the South Ontario Agricultural Society. Kindly extend the thanks of The Long Branch Jockey Club and myself to Pres. Van Wood- ruff, Vice-Pres. Ernie Marks (the most popular Mayor in Ontario), and Dr. Whitely, Pres. of The Canadian National Trotting Ass'n of Canada, for the prominent part they took in trying to make this meet a success. While this first meet was hot a financial success I believe your readers and all who attended the grounds are satisfied that we gave them a day of races well worth the admission fee, and with the weather man behaving a little better the next attempt may be turned into a real success. This next meet, by the way, will prob- ably be in about three weeks' time--possibly August 15th, H. E. WICKS, Promoter, Ontario Harness Race Circuit. Toronto, July 20th, 1931. GENERAL MOTORS. CARS FIGURE IN NEW . VICEROY'S RECEPTION The arrival of a new Viceroy of India is ag reat ceremonial occasion marked by military reviews, great formality and the official appear- ance of Indian princes from all sta- tes in the Ind When Lord Wil- lingdon, former Governor General of Canada, and the Countess of Willingdon landed at the "Gateway of India" in Bombay, it seemed that all India was in the city to welcome them. Fox movietone representa- tives, who arrived a week or two in advance, had purchased a Mec- Laughlin-Buick on which to mount their cameras and sound eqiupment. Another General Motors unit, a 1931 Chevrolet town car, was prom- inent during the event. It was used by Sir, George Schuster, finance member of Government and was seen for two days in the varidus processions of more spectactar cars used by the native princes and high government officials who were Minister of Fisheries Is Strong Advocate of Coke As Substitute For Coal In view of the large supply of coke which has been landed at Oshawa harbor, and the possibil- ity of the ' establishment coking plant in this city, a speech delivered by the Hon. E. N. Rhodes, minister of fisheries, in the House of Commons the other day is of special local interest. A special despatch by the Toronto Mail and Empire's staff corres- pondent at Ottawa gives the fol- lowing report of the discussion on the use of coke for household fuel: -- "Ottawa, July 15.--How to burn coke in a coal furnace and save money was the subject of a thesis tonight enshrined forever in the columns of Hansard for the particular delectation of Ontario householders, when Hen, Edgar N. Rhodes, Minister of Fisheries, ably defended in the House of Commons the Bennett budgets tariff increase on American and other foreign anthracites. "The whole secret cf burning coke in' a coal furnace, Mr. Rhodes told the committee of ways and means, was to cement all the cracks in the furnace, close the grate tightly and burn the fuel in an incadescent state. By so doing, he Weld, a house- holder who required tem tons of coal a Winter, presuming coal to sell at $16 a ton, could save of a. $23.80 by using Nova Scotia coal converted into coke. "Mr. Rhodes, who is Nova Scotia's representative in the Cabinet, put forward this argu- ment when W. D, Euler, former Liberal Minister of National Rev- enue and member for North Wat- erloo, criticized the coal item. "The Ontario Liberal argued that Ontario municipalities pro- ducing coke on a public owner- ship basis were discriminated against, Privately-owned indus- tries such as that in Hamilton got a drawback en United States anthracite converted into coke but the municipalities had no similar advantage. "This brought a storm of pro- test from the Government side. Charles W. Bell, K.C. (Cons, West Hamilton) was on his feet in a trice. "How are they dis- criminated against?'* he rapped out, "Mr. Euler replied that they did not get the drawback of 99 per cent. Mr. Rhodes retorted that if they set up municipal by- product oven they would get the drawback and that such Ontario householders who cared to use thie Ontario coke would pay no duties since American coal im- ported for this purpose was sub- Ject to the 99 per cent. drawback or refund. of duty." Eggs of Rare Harris Sparrow Discovered on Hudson Bay Pittsburg, July 18.--Discovery of the eggs of the Harris Soar- rew, the last North American bird whose eggs had remained unknown to science despite searches over more than a cen- tury, has been made by Dr. George Sutton, a Pittsburg orni- thologist, who returned Sunday from ice-covered wastes on the western shore of Hudson Bay. Dr. Sutton's discovery came at the climax of a race with a group of scientists of the Canadian Or- nithological Society, while both expeditions were camped less than a mile apart. For nearly three weeks the groups raced to be the first to find the last link in the chain of more than 1,200 known birds of this continent. The eggs, smalled than those of robins, pale green with mottled brown marbling, will be present. ed to the Carnegie Institute. They were found in a Rhododendron- like bush near the ice, forty miles north of Port Churchill, Man., on June 186. The expedition, which was fi- nanced by John Bonner Semple, of Sewickey, spent two months in the Artic, collecting birds, plants and insects. Its members besides Messrs. Sutton and Semple, were Bert Lloyd, Saskatchewan orni- thologist and Olin 8. Pettingill, photographer, of Blondin College. Dr. Sutton, formerly curator of birds at Carnegie Museum one one-time State ornithologist, was the loser in a similar race four years ago to discover the eggs and nests of the blue goose. In telling of the find, he said: "I was so glad I yelled at the top of my voice. We had arrang- ed to fire a revolver signal to let other members of the party know if any of us were successful, but forgot all about that. "The mother bird had fluttered off the nest right in front of me, leaving it quickly in an ef- fort to conceal it. But T located it almost at once, then shot her and went after the eggs. There were five of them, tiny things that never had been seen by a scientist before." Several other nests and eggs of the Sparrow were found after Dr. Sutton's discovery. Street Dances, Military Display And Gaiety Mark Bastile Day Paris, July 18--Bastille Day was one of the gayest France has known in years, undimmed by the cloud of uncertainty hanging over the finan- cial situation ir Germany and other Central European countries. The long period of holidays which commenced last Saturday noon was one reason for unusual rejoicing and the presence of the Colonial Exposition was the other. Excep- tional amusement facilities provided by the state and the city added to the joy of the people. Street dancing will reach a climax tonight, but many danced the whole night through according to tradi- tion. One of the principal dancing places was a broad square in front of the Bourse, not far from the Bank of France and other great Paris banks. The vast majority of Parisians enjoyed only a mild holiday yester- day so as to rise early and witness the annual military procession. The parade drew exceptionally large crowds on the Champs Elyses and all along the route despite chilly air 1,000th Climb N. B. BANSON I» honor of his 1,000th ascent of Sulphur Mountain, Banff, Alta., where he has been meteoro- logical observer for more than 80 years, N. B. Sanson, held a breakfast party at the observa- tion station on the morning of July 1, 1981, which was attended large delegation of visitors from the Ca n Pacific Rail way's Banff S Hotel, al- most 5,000 feet be Sulphur Mountain, capped by an observa. "tion station, is 9,000 feet above sea level and is one of the most important storm pasta in Canada. The picture of Mr. Sanson was taken on this occasion. He is ll 'gver the "hreescors. and and a fine drizzle. Besides the troupes of the proud Paris garrison, Stalwart Negro troops of the colonial army added to the carefully drilled pageant typ- ifying French Colonial soldiers from the year 1650 until today. Among the latter were the rein- carnated troops of the Carnignan Allieres who fought in Canada in 1650 and others of the Royal Rous- sillion of Montcalm, The last to pass was the 1914 colonial army, in- voking the fraternity of White, Senegalese, Indo-Chinese and Mal- gasy soldiers, all enlisted in the same cause. ~ DID MECHANICAL WORK AS EARLY AS .189% A whip socket on the dash and a driving belt that squealed were two outstanding features of one of the first automobiles. The story of this early car,--the first experimen- tal Oldsmobile--is told by Seymour A. Ayres, veteran automobile mec- hanic, who had the experience of giving the first car from the early Oldsmobile plant its first motor test and other adjustments necessary to the test stand. The early car had a belt drive, "This belt drive was interesting," Ayres says. "It consist- ed of two belts running from two pulleys of different diameter on the motor crankshaft, thus transmitting the motive power to a drum on the rear axle, The only feature of this drive worthy of note was the squeal of the belt while making grades. A change was made from plain leath- er to rawhide, which improved the squeal somewhat by making it more musical. | Another unusual feature of this 'gas buggy' was a whip soc- ket on the dash, which no doubt was the earliest fore ast of the self starter." Mr. Ayres started to work on this experimental Oldsmobile in SOON AWARD FISHER BODY PRIZES Thousands of miniature model Napoleonic coaches are beingWex- hibited throughout the United Sta- tes this month. They are the work of the outstanding craftsmen among the 145000 boy members of the Fisher Body Craftsman's Guild. At these exhibits Judges will determine the winners of the state awards-- 980 in all--including purses of gold and trips to Detroit. From the best coach model submitted in each state a national exhibit will be held at Detroit where the honorary judges wil select the four vee wR and award each of their makers a full four-year university scholarship, valued at $5,000. The Fisher Body Craftsmen's Guild was organized a year ago to stimulate craftsman: ship among the boys of America land to perpetuate the ideals of the ancient craft guilds. : HARD TO GET LICENSE FOR RED Rose TEA 2CWOICE BLENDS = Red Label % Orange Pekoe lars and cents when it comes to ob- taining a license for an automobile. 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