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RE -------------- Rl tts. UY ESSE BE Sa THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 13, 1932 2 PAGE THREE z > Bowmanville Daily Times BOWMANVILLE EDITOR--REGINALD BRETT Office Telephone No. 744; Residence Telephone No. 730 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING iT. A. Dustan Is Re-elected as President for Year 1932 Thomas A, Dustan was re- plected president, and Mrs. Edith V. Scobell, secretary-treasurer, ively, of Bowmanville Hor- ticultural Soliety, at the annyal general meeting held in the Coun- eil Room of the Town Hall, Bow- manville, Tuesday evening. Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the attendance was not as large as might be expected. In his address, T. A, Dustan com- mended a number of citizens and members of the Society for valu- able services rendered during the years, singling out Mrs. Edith V. Scobell, secretary-treasurer, for special mention, For Year During the past year the at- tendance was 73 members, ¢om- pared with 89 for the previous year. He hoped that the hundred mark might be reached during the year 1932. He regretted that Mr. J. H. H, Jury had tendered his resignation ag district repre- ventative of the Society owing to pressure of business. Arising out of the treasurer's report, submitted by Mrs. BE. V. Bcobell, it was explained that during the past year the Society had made the following grants: Memorial plot, $72; flower show at the Boys' Training School, $21.07; and '$9.17 to the eastern entrance. Continued work on the Mem- orial plot, an exchange of flowers to help promote the idea of hor- ticulture, with invitations to out- side societies to attend the Bow- manville flower show, are among plans contemplated by the Socie- ty during the present year. rs For 1932 The full slate of officers ap- pointed: President---Thomas A. Dustan, First Vice--C. A. Cawker, Second Vice--Neil Yellowlees, Secretary - treasurer -- Mrs. Edith V. Scobell. Directors -- (1931-32) -- Mies Helen L. Carruthers, C. W. Bag- mell, A, 8. Baker, G. E. Carr, A. H. Fletcher, (1932-33)--Dr. V. H. Storey, Dr, J. C. Devitt, Thom- @s Heighton. Auditors, re-appointed--F. O, Mecllveen, --J. H. H, Jury. SONS OF ENGLAND LODGE OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED District-Deputy Bro. George Pritchard, Wellington Lodge, No, 19, Sons of England, assisted by Bros. Robert Holmes and® Ben- Jamin King, installed the officers of Golden Jubilee Junior, No, 130, et the S,0.E. Hall, Bowmanville, Tuesday night. Juniors range in age fr five years to seventeen, 'when they are transferred to the regular lodge. Officers installed were: W. P, Bro. Harold Bennett; V.P, Bro. Lionel Parker; chaplain, Bro, John King; 1st guide, Bro. Rich- ard Downey; 2nd guide, Bro. Harvey Gibson; 3rd guide, Bro. William Tait; 4th guide, Bro. Edward Downey; 5th guide, Bro. Charles Cartwright; 6th guide, Bro. Leslie Philips; inside guard, Bro. Ken, Nichols; outer guard, Bro. Alan Prout. Interest in the eerem'ony wag manifest by the presence of some of the junior members' parents, RATEPAYERS' MEETING The regular semi-annual meet- ing of the Durham County Trus- tees and Ratepayers Association 'was held in the Community Hall, Newcastle, Tuesday afternoon, with A. W. Dundas, president, in the chair. Short addresses were delivered by Inspectors Col, E, E. Snider, Col. O'Dell and B, A. Summers, B.S.A, The meeting had been previously postponed. John Baker is secretary. A ---------- ONLY A JOKE It now transpires that th - Bividual WHD the perverted in of humor who removed th of tobacco from in front of wy Bagnell's store, did it as a joke. 'While no names are mentioned, it is strongly suspected that a Dear-Tulative was the practical AMBULANCE SERVICE 1082w DAY or NIGHT Oshawa Burial Co, OBITUARY OF JAMES RYAN Following celebration of high mass by Rev. Father McGuire al St. Joseph's Church, Bow - ville, at 9.30 o'clock, the funeral of James Ryan, 81-year-old resi- dent of Bowmanville, was held to St. Gregory's cemetery, Oshawa, to-day. The deceased, who had been a life-long resident of Bowmanville, 'was pre-deceased n his wife, the late Mrs. Hannah Ryan, in Octo- ber, 1918, There were no chil- dren of the union, The pall- bearers were: George Richards, B. Westnot, George Weekes, Al- bert Fayer, Willlam Hambly, and A. P. Cox. Chief among the mourners and relatives present were: Mrs. Mary Bay, a niece; and Mrs. William Ryan, both of Syracuse, N.Y, The large number of mourners and the profusion of floral offerings, bespoke the high regard in which the deceased was held by all sec- tions of the town of Bowman- ville and surrounding commun- ity. Northeutt and Smith, Bow- manville, were in charge of the arrangements. fea Rangers Won from Bruins Boston, Jan. 13, -- The New York Rangers broke their Boston Garden jinx last night and de- teated the Bruins by a 5 to 3 margin in an over time contest crowded with slam bang play. The game, the first the Rangers have captured in this city in three reasons, was the Bruin's fifth con- secutive extra-inning clash, Cecil Dillon, speedy Ranger spare, was the deciding factor in farcing the Bruins to bow, He broke a 3 to 3 tie early in the overtime by caging a pass from Frank Boucher and during the inal minutes pulled out goaler P;uy Thompson, to put six for- wards in action, Cecil hooked the rubher near his own goal, beat ever; Bruin down the ice, anc belted home of the finai score without oppositon, With a two-goal lead the Bruins tried to play defensive hockey during the third period but their safety first tactics were gmashed to bits by the determin- ed Rangers, who tied the score on tallies by Art Somers and Bill Cook, OBITUARY PETER JOHN BENCH Peter John Bench who died in his seventy-fourth year {n St. Catharines on Tuesday, January the twelfth, was the only surviv- ing brother of Rev. Father Bench of St. Gregory's Parish of this city. The late Peter Bench was the father of Marie Bench and Joseph Bench of St. Catharines and Sister Veronica of Loretta Abbey, Toronto. Father Bench left Oshawa yesterday for St. Catharines and will gay the fun- eral mass on Friday morning at nine o'clock, at St. Catharines Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the family plot in Victoria Lawn Cemetery, In Memoriam GIMBLETT--In loving memory of our little daughter, Ruthie, who departed this life, Jan, 13th, 1926. A bud the gardener gave us A pure and lovely child He gave it to our keeping To cherish undefiled And just as it was opening To the glory of the day Down came the Heavenly Father Ang took our bud away, Sadly missed by Mamma and Daddy, and Grandad, Aunt Vera (10a) YOUNG--In loving memory of Nellie, beloved wite of C. D. Young, who died 13 January, 1928, Ever remembered by Cis, y (10a) Too Late to Classify BED SITTING ROOM AND KIT- chen furnished, heat, light and water, Gas range, Modern coll venlences, 97 Colborne St. East, (10¢) BACHELOR APARTMENT, CEN- tral, furnished. Steam heat fully modern, Box 123 Times, (104) 8 Cents por word each fa: : Minimum oharge for epch insertion, Ge. RE... CANADIAN LEGION DANCE-- Rotary Hall, Thursday, Jan. 14, Come and enjoy round and square dancing. Wonderful music. Admission 25 gy 70 ) MUSICAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, St. Paul's United Church, i ville, 8 p.m, Assisted by Miss Jessie B. Tuite. Ad. Misstap, adults 86¢, children . 16e, (10a) WUCHRE AND SQUARE DANCE at Cox Motor Salse, Bowman- ville, Thursday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m, Admission 25c. (10a) TIE LADIES' AID OF KING ST. Ahurch, is postponed until Jan, £102) An rns JAPANESE GIRLS SOLD IN SLAVERY Old Custom Revived in Re- mote Villages; Poverty is Blamed Tokyo--Hard times have brought back to the Japanese mountain vil- lages of East and West Kokuni, in Yamagata prefecture, central Japan, the old custom of selling young girls, In West Kokuni out of 469 girls between the age of 15 and 25, 110 have in recent months been sold to the keepers of licensed brothels and more than 100 have been placed as waitresses in cafes or tea houses of ill repute in neighboring towns. The prices paid range from $150 to $400, but a commission is de ducted for brokerage. Remote Villages Those villages are in a remote and poor part of the country, mountainous and covered with for- est. Doubtless because of endemic poverty, the custom of selling daughters is of old standing, but in the last decades it had largely died away. Its revival on a large scale caused a sensation and in- quiriées were conducted by the pre fectural authorities and also = by Tokyo Imperial University's Agri- cultural economy department, Those investigations have found that 85 per cent. of the whole area of Mogami County is covered with government forests in which the peasants have no longer any rights. The area of arable land is too small for the expanding population of the villages. The district some years ago purchased from the govern ment part of the waste woodland which had at one time been open. This cost half a million dollars, of which sum, West Kokuni, with 4,714 population, had to undertake $7,600, Taxation has risen, and although the annual budget of the village is less than $10,000, arrears of taxes now amount to more than $15,000. The salaries of the school teachers mand village petty officials are many months in arrears. Thus hard times are always with West Ko kuni, and when, as this year, the crops failed black Uestitution fell on every house, It was in those circumstances that the old custom of selling the girls was resumed, It had the sanc- tion of tradition, and filial piety, the latter fine phrase being merely a way of saying that those country girls are too doctle and stupid to resist, Slavery is illegal in Japan, and, in law, the girls are not sold. Their employer has imply enguzed them for a term of years, paying thei: parents a sum of money for their services, Legally a girl can leave the life at any time by notifying the nearest police station, Actually, she is always in debt to her em- ployer for money lent, and under legal obligation to serve until her debt is paid, As the "flowers of the village" have left in such numbers, the young men also are said to be leav- ing because they do not care to re- main in a "brideless village." But that romantic explanation only cov- ers the fact that stark poverty is driving the youths of the country- side into the factories. KEEN INTEREST . IS SHOWN IN WORK OF YOUNG PEOPLE Cobourg, Jan. 13.--That there is evidence of increased interest in young people's work was the hopeful message brought by Dr. Frank Langford today to the Bay of Quinte winter school in session here. Rev, H. B, Neal, Belleville; Rev. G. D. Carmbell, Camborne, and Rev, W. R, Paton, Roseneath, conducted group classes on "What Does It Mean To Be a Christian?" and Rev, R. T. Richards, Port Perry, led the open forum, Missionary leaders today were Arthur Barpard, To- ronto, on Canadian missions and Rev. W. R., McWilliams, return- ed missionary on "Missions in Japan." Rev. R. H. Rickard dis- cussed with the delegates prac- tical methods in young people's work and had charge of recrea- tion period. Rev. E, Harston, Oshawa, conducted a clinic on the theme, 'Jesus in the New Day." Leafs Trounced Detriot Falcons Toronto, Jan, 13.--~The Maplo Leafs retained their three point margin over the gecond-place New York Americans in the Canadian section of the National Hockey League by Jeleating the Detroit Falcons, tail-enders in the Ameri- can group, 7 to 4, in a free scor- ing game at the Gardens last night, The struggle started out as it was golug to be a romp for the locals and they scored a three goal lead inside of thirteen min- utes but the Falcons were en- couraged when Frankie Finnigan knocked the puck into his own goal. In the second period the vis- itors laid down a close checking game that held the locals score- less and produced one goal so pthat going into the final frame the Leafs had a 2 to 3 advant: and it looked none too safe, six goals were scored in the final chukker and the group leaders made certain of their victory by outscoring the Falcons 4 to 2. The game attracted 'one of the smallest crowds of tHe season but the Shactators, Rid those bi w ed the last game the Americans when 'the Ad 'was also small, saw lots of h won and looked like the better team on the sixty minutes' play they hardly deserved the three- goal margin that they finished with as Ebbie Goodfellow, lead- ing scorer in the missed at 1 i "0 vor and ma @8Ca) s | Doth oadeln While the. Leafs | CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS I -------- REMANDED FOR EXAMINA- TION Clifford McPherson, who gave bis home address as Coureright Ontario, snd who was taken into custody yesterday afternoon after be hag thrown a stone through the window of Karn's Drug Store, was remanded in custody for eight days by Magistrate T. K. Creighton. It is believed tbat he will be given a medical examina- tion fad he appears in police court, HELD FOR VAGRANCY James William Milton was taken into custody last might by the police when he was in an in- toxicated condition, He is being held on a nominal charge of vagrancy and his past record will be investigated. Ho was re- manded in custody in the county Jail for eight days. ROOM FLOODED The fire department were called to the plant of the Coulter Manufacturing Co. at 5.45 a.m. this morning in answer to an al- most unintelligable telephone call from the watchman. On their ar- rival at the plant the department found that the boiler room was with water from the heavy rain, which in the southern section of the city resembled a cloudburst. PLANS CONCERT The annual comcert arranged by Mrs. Grant Berry is announced for Wednesday of next week, January 20, For this concert Mrs. Berry has secured some exceptionally fine entertainers, including Tom Hamil- ton, noted Scottish comedian, of Toronto; Clare Rouse, Canada's premier musician and entertainer; Ruby Ramsay Rouse, pianist and radio artiste and a reader from the Gladys Mitchell school of expres- sion. The Roberta Quartette of St. Andrew's Church will also take part in the rt, which will be held in the h f St. Andrew's Church. city are portant business, Did Cleopatra Start Leap Year? (By D. ON.) The New Year festivities have come and gone, the world has al- ready forgotten old man 1931 as one of those just-around-the-corner years, and the more optimistic baby 1932 is one week old. But the eligible bachelor must keep a weather-eye open for another 51 weeks, as the arrival of Leap Year means another open season on bachelors. This Leap Year idea has pre- vailed for century upon century, and gossip: has even hinted that Cleopatra, Enchantress of the Nile, was responsible for it in the first place. To be sure, science gives the credit to one Seaigenes, Julius Cae- sar's clever astronomer, for working out the system in the year 46 B.C, but the long tongues of ancient gossip are suspicious of a stowaway in the fuel-heap. For it was in that same year that Caesar visited Egypt, ostensibly on official government business, but instead of returning home in a week, and forgetting the original business of chasing Pompey, he lingered for several months, Scan- dal mongers in the Forum at Rome wagged their tongues about the great consul, but the Queen of the Nile kept him in Egypt. And legend will insist that Julius wanted all the extra time he could get with the beautiful queen, hence Sosigenes was summoned and an extra day discyvered with the result that Leap year\was invented, Better OF But the bachelor of 1932 is far better off than he would have been in Scotland in the 13th century, when a special Leap Year law was originated, To be sure, during 1932 a comely maid need not sit in si) ent anxiety while the bashful male stutters, fidgets, fusses, and then decides to delay popping the matri- monial question; she may do the popping herself. But if the male says nay, the matter ends without further ado--whereas the old Scot- tish parliament decree was to the effect that the man sufficiently ungallant to refuse a maidens pro- posal of wedlock must pay her 100 pounds, unless he could prove he was betrothed to another, But things were different back in Scotland in 1288, The country was in the #froes of political wars, and if a captured male did not like his Leap Year wife he could always claim his army needed him, and could go off to the wars, In these days of pacifist movements even that door seems to be closed to un- happy man--unless his backyard happens to. be somewhere in the vicinity of Manchuria, . It was apparently this Scottish law which started the modern ver- sion of Leap Year, The movement soon spread to Italy, where Genoa and Florence passed laws favoring feminine proposals. The rest of the country was busy fighting and did not worry about whether the woman proposed to the man, or whether the man thought he was proposing to . the woman, The worldly - wise mesdemoiselles of France thought the idea of their Scottish sisters a good one, and they soon obtained the same priv- ileges under a royal decree. Even England fell, and in that coun- try the penalty for a man's fail. ure to respond to the Leap Year wiles of woman was the gift of a silk dress. And yet, in spite of these matri- monial privileges which are grant- ed to woman every four vears, a survey of Leap Year statistics indi- cates that they have never taken very seriously their fomantic rights. With the arrival of another Lean Year the spotlight of romance will again centre upon HRM. the Prince of Wales, the world's No, 1 Bachelor, probably the most cligible and most sought-after post and once lifting over the goal from close range. Severdl of his team mates also missed good chances but so did the Leafs. young man of the present day. And he is a very good "catch," when it is considered that he is handsome, 37 years of age a fine sportsman, has one of the largest wardrobes in the world, is next in line for the British throne, and has an income that would keep a whol pack of wolves away from any r. Why the Need? And why is there any need for Leap Year? Well, the Gregorian calendar, which we use today and which was invented quite some time ago to provide something for up-and-coming business men to print their advertisements on, is a fine and ingenious piece of ma- chinery, But Time is a bulging, brutish affair, surging wildly in all directions at once, and even the careful calculations of the fathers of the calendar failed to confine him completely. A division of the year into regular intervals governed by the seasons and the sun and the stars was at- tempted, but did not work out right Some of the months, as a careful inspection of the figures printed just below the address of the in- surance company will show, run along nicely and evenly with 30 days apiece. Some slop over and have to have another day added, 31 in all. Poor little February tot- ters around most of the time with only 28, and never with more than 29. The months are uneven, but the years work out fairly well with 365 days each, Nevertheless the calendar fathers found that minutes leaked out here, seconds bulged out there, and once every four years, approximately, they had a whole day left over. So that day was tacked onto Feb- ruary and there it will be in 1932 exactly as provided for by Pope Gregory and his mathematicians, Even this is rough and tumble work, and still finer calculations have to be provided. The opening year of every century is divisible by four, but it does not become a Leap Year unless it is also divisible by 400. There has been no Leap Year at the opening of a century since 1600, and the next one will be in the year A, D, 2000, if anyone cares to wait for it, OLYMPIC HOCKEY IN STATES WORSE Hockey Committee For the U.S. Team Stirs Up Further Trouble New York, Jan, 13.--~Doing as neat right-about-face as ever seen the Uniteq States Olympic hockey committee by its recent declara- tion that an all-star team will not represent this country at Lake Placid in February has stirred up more trouble that it bargain. ed for. Early in the winter the com- mittee conferred and caine to the conclusion that an elimination series conducted throughout the country would narrow the out- standing teams down sufficiently to enable the hockey moguls to stage a brief tournament final here the first this mouth. The ultimate winner to carry the hopes of United States into the Olympic hockey wars against Canada ang other competing na- tions, It was decided the winners of the finals, bolstered by a num- ber of the best players from other teams, would be the best product available and, {it was thought quite good enough to give the Dominion's representatives, the speedy Winnipegs, something more than ordinary opposition, Shattered Rudely shattered are those plans now, Pressure brought to "WHAT ABOUT BETTY" A HUMOROUS P ague last year, || bear on the committee from var- fous sources, the astounding de- feat of Yale's fine team by Uni- versily of Torono, a squad repos- ing mear the cellar position of the Ontario Hockey Association senfor group standing and a number of other things, caused the committee's decision, The result is Harvard Univer- sity, one of the best teams in the east has definitely announced the Crimson will have nothing to do with Olympic eliminations, Har- vard was willing to continue providing the Winnipeg club was sent intact, Yale was eliminated by the New York-Boston all-star aggregation but there were a couple of Yale players the com- mittee would liked to have had in reserve to strengthen the final choice, The players politely re- fused to join the team declaring they preferred to help Yale rough the intercollegiate sched. ule, University of Minnesota, west- crn champions, have finally agreed to come east and meet the New York-Boston all-stars in a final series that means exactly nothing, for after these two games, the dates of which have not yet been sct, the committee will select the players to form the team. It will be chosen by January 20 at the latest an then sent to Lake Placid for at least a month's rigid training, CANADIAN TRADE IN EMPIRE GROWING Ottawa, Jan, 13, -- Canada's trade during the past year has been Empire-ward, it is shown by the Dominion Bureau of Statis- tics. Imports to this country from the British Empire increas- ed from 22.6 per cent, to 24.1 per cent, and dwindled from 77.5 per cent, to 75.9 per cent, from foreign countries, The United States decline was from 649 per cent, to 62.8 per cent. Exports showed a similar irond during th eyear, Canada's exports to Empire countries in- creased from 35.8 per cent, to 36.2 per cent, trade with Great P'ritain jumping from 26.8 to 27.- 8 per cent, Exports to foreign countries declined from 64.2 per cent, to 63.8 per cent, with Unit- ed States trade sagging from 44.- 7 to 42.6 per cent, GRAIN COLLECTION INRUSSIA BEHIND Obstacles Placed in the Way of Soviet Plan in Ukraine Moscow, Jan, 13.--The Soviet Russian grain collections pro- gram is meeting with obstacles in various districts, particularly the Ukraine. The yearly program {is only 89.6 per cent, fulfilled, although the collections total 101 per cent up to January 1 as compared to last year. The total collection last year was 22,600,000 tons. Some districts, such as around Moscow, already have completed their schedule, but others are backward, The newspaper Prav- da claimed that many rich farm- ers are withholding grain The government has not made any estimate of the amount of grain which will be available for export. 'Dhe total will depend largely on prices abroad, FISHERMEN ARE BOUND ON STRIKE Refuse to Accept Reduc- tion in Prices for Their Fish North Sydney, N.S., Jan, 13,-- Although little more than two weeks have passed since local fishermen returned to the Banks after a fortnight's tie-up, another fishermen's strike seemed certain In consequence of a price decrease Saturday. The new prices offered call for a cut of one-half cent a pound in the price for steak cod, and one- quarter cent in the markel cod scale, with no change in the price paid for haddock. This would provide for a rate of ono and three-quarter cents a pound for haddock, one cent for steak cod, and one cent for market cod. Fishermen returning from the Banks refused to accept the cut and their boats were tied up with 100,000 pounds of fish aboard. Others are expected in to-day. The end of the local fresh fishing season is now only a few days away, and indications are that, falling an early settlement there will be little more fishing out of this port until spring. The drop in prices was attributed by loca! buyers to a slump in the Montreal market, When the' train stopped at a station, the guard came round the carriages calling in at the win. dow, "Is there anyone heres with a box in the guard's van?" A clergyman answered that he had. "And in it," he sald, "are some valuable books containing very useful information." ' "Well," said the guard, "you had better come along; your in- formation is leaking." "H'm ! I don't like the look of your wife at all Mr. Brown" said the doctor, after he had examined the patient, "Neither fi. L' an wered Rrown, 'but she's a good wife, and looks after the children apd the house well--go I can't grumble, I suppose." Twenty-threa countries have gone off the gold standard. About the only thing gold will be good for soon to argue about, Soul \ A S-- THE WHITBY Advertising, DAILY TIMES | subscriptions and news will be vecelved st the Whithy Branch Office at Gazette and Chronicle ~Telepbone 23. After Business Hours Phone 800, WHITBY EDITOR--JAMES H. ORMISTON i NEW GHURGH TO BE ORGANIZ Presbyterians of Pickering Will Form a Con- gregation Word has been received by Rev, Dr. Carmichdel, minister of st. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Whitby, that the Presby- tery of Toronto has favorably considered the application of Presbyterians of Pickering vil- lage for permission to organize a congregation, The Presbytery without delay will set in motion the machinery for organization, «nd the new congregation will be attached to the Whitby pastoral charge. Over sixty signatures were on the petition sent to the Presbytery. The service held in the I'riends' Church last Sunday af- ternoon was attended by an even larger congregation than that v hich assembled for the initial service the previous Sunday, Dr, Carmichael, of Whitby, preach- ed, The Presbyterians have been riven the free uge of the Friends' Chereh, which is admirably suit- ed for their services. Shortly a meeting will be called for orga- nization, when a session and board of managers will he elect- ed, organization being undertak- en through the Session of St, An- drew's, Whitby, A congregation of fully seven- ty members is anticipated, ADJOURNMENT IN LEVINE CASE Whitby Man Appears at Pickering on Jan. 18 The case of Louls Levine, of Whitby, charged with criminal negligence, and falling to return to the scene of an accident, came before Magistrate Clarke in Pickering Police Court on Mon- day night and was, on request of counsel, adjourned for one week, January 18th, Bail of $3,000, which was set by Magistrate Wil- lis, of Whitby, some weeks ago, was renewed, Levine, local poultry dealer, is alleged to have struck down one J. Hopkins, who was walking on the highway going into Dunbar ton, to have driven away. Hop- kins received several! injuries, The truck alleged to have been driven by Levine is said to have been identified by passing motor. ists, Mr, Levine denies emphat- jeally that he had anything to do with the accident, declaring that he was not on the highway or out of Whitby on the day of the accident, Levine i# represented by Louls Hyman, of Oshawa, NELLIE WELUNG TO VISIT WHITBY Author and Lecturer Will Be Heard at United Church Nellie McClung, well known Canadian author, whose books are to be found in almost every libraty, is to pay a brief visit to Whitby, on the evening of I'riday, February 4th, The book writer and lecturer from the west comes here under the auspices of the Young Peo p'e's Society of the United Church ond she will lecture in the au- ditorium, The visitor is noted not only for such books as '"'Sow- ing Seeds in Danny," 'Purple Springs," and "We All Like Sheep," but for her work in the | Albert Legislature, Plans for Nellie McClung's rer ception are now under way, BASEBALL SLANTS Cincinnati, Jap, 12 --Eddis Roush, veteran outfielder, Wa$ | given his upeonditions! relesss yesterday by the Cincinnati Reds,' Roush, for years one of the Na- tional League's most brillisnt fielders and a former leading batter, said he does not expect to | play any more baseball, He said' be would not consider accepting management of a minor league team, Yesterday Roush declined & contract from the Reds. The con- tract stipulated that he aceept a utility role. He told Cincinnati officials he doubted his ability to get back into shape again, He said, "I'm just a little too oid." Roush came to the Reds lest year, after a season of retire- ment. He refused to sign = Giant contract in 1030, His sal- ary last year was $15,000, New York, Jan, 13.--Ed Bar- Tow, business manager of the New York Yankee Baseball Club, mailed out 40 contracts yesterday to players, 4 Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Vernon Gomez were includeg in the list, While no mention was made by Barrow regarding the salary offered Ruth, it is rumor- ed to be $60,000, with a bonus clause enabling him to earn $80, 000 which was his salary during the past two years, Barrow said nobody had been "seriously hurt" by financial terms in the contracts, Not all of the 40 players to whom contracts have been for- warded will go south with the Yankees. Several will be released to Newark and other minor league clubs, RADIO CROONERS CONDEMN/ ED BY O'CONNELL Boston, -- Willlam Card O'Connell took to task * ere" and pagan plays, in his dress to 3,000 men of the Name Soclety at the Cathedral the Holy Cross, ' Cardinal O'Connell, dean of Catholie hierarchy in the Un! States, termed the crooners th worst of the lot, He said: "I de~ sire to speak earne about degenerate form of singing Ww! is called crooning, No true erican would practice thi ert ew "I like to use my radio, when weary, but I can't turn: the dials without getting these whi crying vapid words to imposs! tunes, 4 "If you will listen close! when you are unfortunate en to get one of these, you will dis cern the basest appeal to the sex emotions of the young. y are not true love songs, they pro fane the name, They are : and revolting to true men, * you will have music, have } music, hot this immoral and fms becile slush," " The theatre at large Had pagan, he said, although was better than most " ITN "Where once he found clean and cultural amusement," he ) "wo find low-down, disrepu misrepresentation of the hun race." STILL PROSPEROUS (New York Herald Tribun Conditions in Italy eannot so bad, Mussolini isn't considering laying off the King, "Did you find any dust in bag of coal I sent you, madar inquired the affable merchan the housewife, "I found coal in that bag of dust," was cutting rejoinder, i ok Al Capone's rdashery" | prove that you silk out of blind pigs.--New Times. While the Canadian dollar have periodical fainting spel New York, it enjoys perfert at home, ~Halifax Herald, CONTINUES This Free Pant Sale is sponsored by the W. R.- Co., of Toronto. We give, in this Sale, an Extra Free with every Made-to-Measure Suit. A Suit whi you would pay $27.80 with one pant, during this you get AN EXTRA PANT FREE. : A Suit which you would pay $35.00 with one pant, durs ing this Sale you get AN EXTRA PANT FREE. By paying a small deposit delivery can be taken May 1st. LE | ¥