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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1932 PAGE THREE Bowmanville Daily Times J. C. LARMER, REPRESENTATIVE Bs Office Telephone No. 744 POLICE LUNCH COUNTER BUSY A me---- " Varied Types of Transients 3 Are Given Aid by Police | There has been a steady patron- | age at the "Refreshment booth" in i the police station during the past | few days. Many a wandering son haying been given a hot meal, a night's' lodging, and a fresh start » on the road the following morning, that road leading to the new free lunch counter a little farther on. Seme have a goal, others move on because they must, On Monday night a man came along. who appeared to have been very recently seen better days. He was attired in a good suit, a good fur coat, and wore spats, Last - night one of the lodgers stated that he had served scyen years in the Coldstream Guards at Wellington Barracks, England. He was making F for Halifax, where he hoped to get passage on a cattle boat to England, where he claims he has a good home, and can at least get on the dole it he cannot find employment. Another lad had papers showing , where for a number of years he had been a driver of a truck. Hard : times threw him out of a job and he was travelling east hoping to pick up work. Others were reti- # cent and did not discuss their troubles. These icllows get all the hot soup they can eat night and morning, and it is good soup too with plenty of meat and vegetables in it, and tliey also receive a liberal supply of bread. Most of these are grateful for these "hand-outs" but occasion- ally there is the odd onc who wants a full 'course meal. They are on the whole an orderly lot. Men who are down on their luck and who would work if they could find it. ST. PAUL'S WMS. MET YESTERDAY Attendance Was Small on Account of Illness of Members Owing to the illness of several of the members, the attendance was small at the regular meeting of the W.M.S, of St. Paul's United Church held in the school room on Tues- day afternoon. The president, Mrs. Gillespie, occupied the chair, and the meeting opened with prayer and the singing of a hymn. The scrip- ture lesson, taken from John 14: 1-16, was read by Mrs. Percy. Arrangements were made for a Thank-Offering meeting to be held on April 19, when Mrs. Carscallen, of Whitby, will be the speaker. Mrs. Carruthers gave a synopsis of the fifth chapter of the study book "The Dawn of Korea," and Mrs. McGregor read an article from the Missionary Monthly "Tribute to Missionaries in Japan." The thanks of the meeting was extended to those who took part, EAST WHITBY BILL GIVEN APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE (Continued from page 1) sessment, the area spburban to Oshawa represented $1,230,00.00, The uncollected taxes at De- cember 31st, 1931, amounted to $62,600.00 of which the area suburban to Oshawa was in ar- .rears to a total of $53,800.00. The position of the township was absolutely sound and would com- pare very favourably with most other municipalities in the prov- ince in that with an assessment of $2,600,000 it only has a de- benture debt of $280,000.00, of which $220,000.00 had been is- suod for schools, The floating debt of $82,500 was accounted for by the uncollected taxes of $62,600 and insufficient levies in the years 1928-30-31 amount- ing to $20,000.00 It would be a hardship if not absolutely impossible to raise and pay off all this floating debt by one year's levy, especially at the present time and under present conditions, The township were simply asking that they he al- lowed to retire this debt over a period of ten years to meet the financial resources of the town ship's ratepayers and in the hope and expectation that condi- tions would materially during that period. Private Bills Committee without opposition or adverse vote and with some minor amendments, It is expected it will receive its sec- after which a social halt hour was spent, refreshments being served, SALVATION ARMY SUPPER A large number of people attend ed the "Annual Supper" served by Salvation Army last night, all speaking very highly of the excel- lence of the supper and the cour- teous attention given all. DUMBELLS GAVE SHOW AT REGENT Captain Plunkett and His Company Played to a Large Audience Although a remnant of the sparkling Dumbells companies of a few years ago, Captain W. M, Plunkett and his present com- pany of entertainers presented a good show to a large audience at the Regent Theatre last night. Of the original Dumbells, only Cap- i tain Plunkett, Al Plunkett, Red Newman and Ross Hamilton re- main, and they carried the bulk of the show on their shoulders in something like the old style, With them were Don Romanie, colored | impersonator, who did some excel- | lent work; Scotty Morrison, knockabout comedian; Scott , Plunkett, nephew of Captain ; Plunkett, and Curly Nixon, who teamed up well with Scotty Mor- y Tison in dialogue skatches. i Reminiscence of the Dumbells j of the old days was the opening . war-time sketch, with Red New- | man in the leading role. Ross , Hamilton's impersonations of the bewitching Marjorie, now grown rather matronly, which is natural . with the passing of years, were " just as attractive as always, and i his revival of "The Bells of St. ' Mary's" was heartily applauded. ' Al Plunkett, who, it is claimed, ante-dates Rudy Vallee as the in- | ventor of crooning, also' pleased i the audience with his songs, while Red Newman, in addition to re- viving an old favorite, "Are you } working? No, are you?", was also | popular, Captain Plunkett took f charge of a hall an hour of melo- | dy, in which the features were his | singing of hits of former Dumbell li shows, 'Come Back, Old Pal," and "The Little Red School-house." | Don Romaine, the outstanding newcomer to the Dumbells' ranks, proved to be a remarkably clever colored impersonator, and hig i gowns were go striking that they at once caught the eye of the au- dience. His best effort, however, was his singing of "River, Keep 'way from My Door." Curly Nixon, {Scotty Morrison and Scott Plun- kett had plenty to do, and their Bets went over well with the pub- Cc. While it was a good show, it had nothing of the color and dash of the old-time Dumbells presen-, tations, and to those who have followed the career of these en- tertainers since the days of France, it was rather disappoint- ng. Those who had never seen previous Dumbell shows probably found it highly entertaining and musing, and perhaps comparisons re not in order. But it is appar- ent tht, save for the four former stars, the old troupe has. passed way, leaving only a shadow of he former greatness which made he Dumbells the outstanding Rupsny of entertainers in Can- ada. i --------r mimics Germany's plight appears to be te to inability to continue horrow- ng on the strength of what she pIves. rey | Certain conditions are more pro- nounced with age. Even though weakéned you may still have youth- ful vision with the proper lenses, C. H. Tuck, Opt.D. Eyesight Specialist Disney Block Opp. P.O. .1516=="hone-- 1510 SCOTTISH SHRINE TO BE SUBJECT OF LECTURE HERE The National Scottish Memorial, often termed the most beautiful of its kind in the British Empire, is to be the subject of an illustrated address in the hall of Christ Church on Friday night of this week, when Rev. J. D. Pater- son, of Peterborough, will be the visiting speaker, Mr. Paterson is well known in Oshawa, and the whole of this dis- trict of Ontario as a public speaker whose addresses are al- ways of the greatest interest, and on this occasion he will be deal- ing with a subject of universal in- terest to Britishers all over the world. Accommodation in the hall of Christ Church is limited, and those who plan to attend would be well advised to obtain their ad- mission tickets in advance from Mitchell's drug store, REPORT ON ONTARIO COUNTY CONDITIONS | Reporting on farm conditions in Ontario county at the present time, the weekly report of the Ontario department of agricul- ture carries the following para- graph: "Ontario--Fall wheat looks rathor brown in many fields, al- though 'it is, very early and it may not have suffered materially as yet, More evidence of actual damage to clovers; strawberries appear to have come through satisfactorily to date. Activity around our local seed cleaning plant and enquiries about seed would indicate. a better general quality of seed as likely to be used this year. $4.60 seems to have been about the best price for bacon hogs landed at the plants or stock yards by truck this week. One of our Ontario County Swine Club boys mar- keted his litter of 14 pigs and got nine selects, another boy with 2 litter of 5 got 100% select, Others have spoiled their grades through getting their hogs too fat or too heavy." a ---- Charles Wesley's house in Bris- tol has been restored and pre- sented to the trustees of the "New. Room," the first Methodist chapel in the world. John Wesley built the latter in 1739, and two years ago it was set apart as one of the great memorials of the preacher's life. To that has been added the house where his broth- er lived from 1749 to 1771. In Charles Wesley's journal, dated Friday, Sept. 1, 1749, it Is re- corded, "Saw my house and con- secrated it with prayer and thanksgiving, At six o'clock our first guests passed a useful hour 'with us." The local preachers in the London area of the three uniting Methodist denominations in England, held a rally at West- minster. One of the speakers was COMING EVENTS 3 Cents per word each in. sertion. Minimum charge for each insertion, 35c, ST. PATRICK'S TEA, CENTRE St. United Church, Thursday, 3 to 7. Program. Women's As- sociation. (G4a) SCIENTIFIC PALMIST, GEN- osha Hotel. Know yourself. Room 208; till ten. (64a) MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, Ross' Corners, Phone 2894. (64-66) War | ond and third readings in the leg- | Islature within the next few days | and that it will become law {soon as the royal assent | been given, which probably | within a week or ten days. has WESTERN CANADA | * UNITES ON POLICY | Four Part in Conference at i Calgary Calgary, March 16 tion of Western cies, especially | ployment relief, Unifica- Canadian poli- regarding unem was Conference of representatives of the Governments of Saskatchewan, Alberta and Brit- ish Columbia. Details of debate and decisions were withheld pending, submission to the var- ious Provincial Cabinets. Problems of relief administra- tion, handling of transients and deportation of foreign-born agi- tators were discussed during the conference and representa- tions to the Federal Government are expected to he made follow- ing consideration of the dele- gates' reports to their Govern- ments. O. L, McPherson, Public Works in the Alberta Government, sald in all proba- bility the Provincial Governments wonld take up with Federal an- thorities the questions of extend- ing the period for Dominion ald in rellef matters until the end of May, at least, Want Work to Continue Regina, Sask.,, March 16.-- Continuance ef public orks now under construction through provisiens of the Unemployment and Farm Relief Act of 1031, which expired on March 1, was favored by the delegates to the third Inter-Provinefal - Confer- ence of representatives of Mani- toba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia at Calgary said T. M. Molloy, Deputy Minister of Labor, Railways and Industries for Saskatchewan, on his return from Calgary. . Minister of WORLD BANK IS SATISFIED WITH GERMAN ELECTION Lead Won by | Hindenburg Bolsters Financial Situation Basle, Switzerland, March 16. --Keen satisfaction was express- ed in world bank quarters over the result of the German elections when the bank's board of direc- tors met. It was remarked that President von Hindenburg's long lead should have a bolstering effect on the financial situation of the Reich. An official statement said the net profits of the World Bank would be greater for the year 1981-1932 than for the preced- ing year and that the customary sx por cent. @tfidend would be pa Exchange and other losses, in- cluding those on Japanese yen, were written off. The annual meeting was set for May 10. The board again discussed the financial situation in Austria and Hungary, On these matters it is awaiting action by the financial committee of the League of Na- tions which is trying to obtain advances for Austria and Hun- gary from the great powers. Kreuger and Toll stocks were not listed foday in Switzerland except at Geneva. Hubby (arriving home late) "Can't vou guess where I've been! Wifey: "I can; but go on with your story." DIVISION COURT SITTING Division Court was in session this morning at the Old City Hall with His Honor Judge Ruddy, of Whitby, presiding, LEGION BAZAAR At its weekly meeting last night, the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Oshawa Branch of the Can- adian Legion completed plans for 2 St. Patrick's Day Bazaar, which is to be held in the Armories to- morrow afternoon, starting at 2.50. Mrs, R. B, Smith has kindly consented to officiate at the opening ceremony, NAMES DIRECTORS W. A. Dryden, of Brooklyn, past president and L. O. Clifford, of Oshawa, who will be in charge of the heef cattle class at the Royal Winter Fair this year, were elected as directors of the 1932 Royal Winter Fair Associa- tion at the annual meeting of that body held in Toronto yester- day, SIMCOE ST. BROTHERHOOD The Men's Brotherhood of Sim- coe Street United Church has ar- improve The bill was approved by the i as | be | Governments Take Manitoba, | ranged a most attractive program | for its regular gathering to-mor- | row night, the "Seventeenth of | Ireland," when the principal CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS speaker will be J. Hamilton smyth, M.A., B.D.,, who hag cho- sen for his topic "Jreland and the Irish," Mr. Smyth is a lecturer of outstanding reputation, and in ad- dition to this main contribution towards the evening's program other contributions have been promised by Bob Holden, H. Staf- ford, W. Scoog, Angus Bell, Mise Lois Mundy and D., McGinley. FREE TREES FOR FARMERS The Ontario Forestry Branch at Parliament buildings, Toronto, is this year making a special effort to interest farmers of On- tario county in the distribution of free trees for windbreak and re- forestration purposes. According to a notice received by The Times today, any farmer in Ontario can cecure, free of charge 500 trees for windbreak purpoees, and any number he desires for reforestra- tfon purposes. For further infor- mation, those interested are ask- ed to write to the Ontario Fores- try Branch, Parliament Build- ings, Toronto. CLEANED FREE A lady's or gents' hat will be cleaned free, with a suit, over- coat or dress. Curtains and drap eries at reduced prices, C. E. Aldsworth, 36 Athol St, E. Phone 549. Visiting Housekeeper Aids in Welfare Work Ma 15.---Wo Winnipeg edy Tamilic Winnipeg, Man, citizens ol it sath hink 1 ent hould rece ne supplied mission. | to 1pake stuff and appett food material » minds of home Winnipeg familie M. A ha red by tl Welfare As | varied imple Cc Mrs Bates been es Home advanced | here at the third Inter-Provincia] | to try a schedule a y and use les 1 cheese, and gave other uggestions on how to use all of tireir supplies to the 'best advantage. One family was not using | table don't | not eat a1 | Mr | and my advice vege- | would otatocs because the vegetable Bate ugrested the the vegetables throu | oi | ha | The visiting any families sing cereals & cakt Ome with | Other | s from freezing, t habit of using yeginning gratefully 1 » have - | Columbia to Jack of r proper utensil "Most of these doing their best, and best it. 1s," she declared. manage to keep thetr cins to be kindly housewives ag fine They homes clean, a very received," 50 to. 75- Year Afforestation Plan for Saskatchewan Drought Areas Regina, - Sask. --Trecs-- forests o1 them--are envisioned by Saskatche- wan's ministry of agriculture, J. Ib. Bryant, saviours of this pro- vince s wheat mdustry from the long destructive drought. Head of the crnment Drought Conumnission, minister recently told ture here loss to the province dur- ing the last ghree years of drought was "well over $300,000,000"" and that the House should adopt a definite policy based on a 00 or 7-year rorestry plan as Saskatchewan gov- th the Legisla It may be a year or 'more before Mr. Bryant's comunssion is prepar- cd to table its final report belore thé Legislature, but the minister's address indicated along what lines the investigator8 are working and stressed particularly' the reforesta- tion plan of ridding prairie country of drought. "Trees," he said, "can be grown and grown successiully in Saskat- chewan." Value of forests in re- ducing drought dangers was brought out by Mr. Bryant. The favourable ciiect of wepoded lands in making raintall more equable could not, he said, he overestimated. Drought is experienced mainly by countries bare of trces, he asserted, A reasonable be required 1n start a lorestry expenditure would Saskatchewan to programme, le advocated that steep hill sides, sandy, rock and gravelly places, swamp lands, slough bottoys$ and sandy stretches be dovoted to tree- planting. Farmers should build up private wood lots, the government should assist, and the province should have a school of forestry. Forestry * programmes of Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, France, Australia, Tasmania, India, Ontario and several states in the United States are being studied by the Bryant Commission, "In order to understand the value ol trces we should look at them from a world viewpoint" said Mr. Bryant. "A little! over ten years ago M. Girot-Genet, of Paris, made a carctul study of the subject of world deforestation in its relation to the great floods that were then taking place in Europe. "Carefully tabulated statistics of the five continents reveal the fact that the wooded arcas occupied the following percentages of the total area ot each continent: Europe, 30.2; America, 14; Asia and Austra- lia, 85; Africa, 7.9. Studenis of forestry agree that the normal pro portion ot sotl devoted to forests in cach country Should be about one- third of the total. The world as a whole has only 12 per cent, of its total in forests. "For this reason Girot-Genet was f the opinion that the world was undergoing serious atmospheric dis- turbances and an alarnnung irregul- arity in rainfall He states that forest regions of the carth exercise a definite influence on the clouds attracting them and precipitating their condensation and thus bring- ig on in the forest itsclf or in its vicinity rainfalls which are percep- tibly larger than the quantities of moisture which fall outside of the forests." If each homestcader in Saskatche~ win had been required to plant at least ten acres of trec8 before he got his patent, and those trees were judiciously selected, climatic condi- tions would be "far more" satisfac- tory for farming in the prairie scc- tion of the province than they are now, Mr, Bryant said "Every farmer in Saskatchewan should set out a small private forest on hi# land. Take the poor land and the waste land on' the farm, It will produce better returns in a woodlot than anything else." Mr. Bryant listed scven outstand- ing benefits of afforestation: (1) It would turn many barron wastes nto profitable woodlands, (2) It would retain in the rural districts thousands of men who now seek in vain for employment in towns, (3) It would keep in the province for the benefit of the province large, Sums of money now paid for lumber, wood paper, and other products of wood to persons outside the pro- vince, .(4) It would enable a large num- ber of small homes to be established on economic lines, (5) It would lead to the develop- ment of many new industries, (0) It would assist very material- ly in agricultural operations, ) The forests would provide Source of vast revenue, QUEEN INTERESTED IN PLAY BROADCAST London.--A new four-valve porta- ble wireless set was delivered at Buckingham Palace for March 5, so that the Queen could' hear the broadcast relay from "White Horse Inn" at the Coliseum: The Queen had already seen the show twice, but 'when it became known that the British Broadcasting Corporation were 'to broadcast a part of it, ar- rangements were made for a porta- ble wireless to he sent to the Palace. The piano which interested the Duke of York on his recent visit to the British Industries Fair.at Olym- uia, is one of the biggest in the world, and forms part of a consign- ment of 29 pianos ordered by the B.B.C. It is called the Super-Grand, 9 fect 6 inches long, designed after months of experiment with special models for use in wireless studios. The mining industry in Can- ada was capitalized in 1930 at $887,600,000. More than 59,000 men arc employed in it and its payroll is $814,000,000, mother | Yt] cancer wi | gener found | 2 ight of | ANOTHER FLURRY INSESSION TODAY (Continued from page 1) sued when Senator Donnelly sug- gested that Mr. Sweezey be given the chance to make his denial. After it was all over and a formal adjournment was taken, another feature was injected into the pro- ceedings when (!, A, MaGrath, for- mer chairman of the Ontario Hy- dro-Electric Commission, appeal- ed for a hearing. Mr. MaGrath wag not sworm, the committee having already risen, but persist- ed in his efforts, "I am the person responsible for the contracts, and not Mr. Ferguson," he said. "I know noth- ing about this question at all, 1 resent the suggestion that hag been made that substantial means of the Hydro-Eleéctric Commis- sion have been used by some poli- tical azency. I repeat I am respon- ¢ible for the contract, and not Mr. Ferguson,' CANCER INCREASE SAID ALARMING Mortality From Disease] Shows Rapid Growth In Recent Years Toronto, March 15--"The death rate bears a fairl relation to the percentay population livi at the of 50 | The older provinces with more peo- | ple of over 50 vears thus show { higher This cancer definite of the age mortalit | clusion of the ich tario leg latur Alarmn tality i hown in the re report Ontaric reported at deaths per 100,000 of poj 1919 this rate had increased to 75 [in 1929 10 104 and in 1930 to 149 | second only to British Columbia ada | | 1914 1 the was | | Statistic food, ; | population 192 (106.6): AU wacket Prince Ontario (100.1); Mani 55 707 (11§ 368 (ROLE) : Qiehe 5) WiC (8Y from of 933 [ Mr IN FAR NORTH LAKE| A far northern lake 1 horrons 1s a minia 4 differently only in detail fron. %ec Section of the North. Atlantic in which hundreds of abandoned hulks, imprisoned in heds of floating weeds, drift through the to Gus Ecklund, Edmonton - n the ture Sargossa centri vears, according trapper A dozen big freicht canoes lie ibandoned and useless on the shores of this nameless lake, he said here recently, "I have four big 20-foot freighters lying thére myself," he and in good condition when I left them." Ecklund said swif currents and numerous rapids were aga the return trip by canoe in surimer and the usual procedure was to' come out by dog team in the winter and take a fresh canoe back in the Spring. The result is there is now a sizeable fleet of once fine canoes rotting on the shores of the lake, 1st The Inspector (examining a class of boys) picked on a ruddy-faced country lad. "Now, boys," said the inspector, "do you know what vowels are?" "Iss, zir. 1 know what vowels are!" "Well, what are vowels?" | "Why, zir, vowels be chickens!" Card of Thanks Mr. and Mrs, C. Kay and fam- ily, 467 Albert St., wish to thank their many friends and neigh- hours, Ontario Malleable Iron Co., Pythian Sisters, Canadian Na- tional Express and the Bell Tele- phone, Brantford, for their many kindnesses and floral tributes during their recent sad bereave- ment, (64a) CY Per | im said ruefully, 'all of them brand new | THE WHITBY Advertising, subscriptions and DAILY TIMES mews will be veceived at the Whitliy Branch Office at Gazette and Chronicle.--~Telephone 23. After Business Hours Phone 859. WHITBY EDITOR--JAMES H. ORMISTON BAND WILL SEEK 1: FURTHER HONORS Will Again Compete at C.N. Exhibition, Toronto Whitby Citizens' Band will again enter the brass band compet®ion at the Canadian National Exhibition in September, Last year the Band in lass "C" carried off a silver cup, jedals, and a cheque for $400, In order to win the cup, however, they must win it for three years in succession, The band began some weeks ag tor practice the picce to be pla in competition with other bands, and good progress is being made. Bandmaster Broadbent hopeful that the Band will maintain ite re- reputation last year and come back again to town with prizes in their hands. ; A proposal to give a series concerts in the business section on Saturday evenings is now being considered. Many busin met favor the idea. both from the stand point of helping the band and at- tracting people to town from out- side centres. This week a petition will be circulated among the busi- g to 1 ) 18 of S$ ouncil ask a grant tows: thes own ( ncerts, ago, when she moved to the town- ship. I'he deceased was a yery fine oman, one who had the respect and esteem of many friends, and whose death at the comparatively carly age of 65 years, after only a few weeks' illness, is regretted. Deceased 1s survived by her hus- band at Myrtle, onc brother, John Bateman, of Whitby, and two sis- ters, Mrs. James Jackson, of Osh- awa, and Mrs, Daniel Walker, of Woodville. The funeral on Tues= day was attended by quite a few friends from Whitby, AGED RESIDENT ISLAD TO REST Mrs. Mary Murphy of Whitby Was a Remark able Woman One of Whithy's oldest and most highly respected residents, in the person of Mrs. Mary Murphy, was laid to rest in St. John's R. C. Cem- etery on Tuesd morning follow- ing a service in the church conduct ed by the Rey. Father Ryan, which was attended by quite a number of Murphy died in St Toronto Sun accident » late Mrs iel's Hospi Council sees fit | FUNERAL OF LATE MRS. W. GRAHAM wi | Former Resident of Whitby | Buried on Tuesday the late Fam wife of Wilfrid Graham, Myrtle, and sister of Ex- Bateman, of Whitby, J i afte 1 Oshawa which w largely a ing conducted by her pastor Taunton. The late Mrs, n the farm near Whitby Township, danghter of the late Charles and Jane Batemen, who came to this land from the Mother Country when very young. She resided in Whitby up until about fifteen years Graham was born Corbett's Point, She was the | has {| metallurgical plants could r Bright friends gret Ww learned that I )¢ fd 1 oe t Br $26,000,000 mining and at Flin Flon r plant at Island the transmigeion In round figures heen spent in and on the neludin to the mine, Powe Too Late To Classify \ AN APARTMENT OVER KARN'S Drug Store to a desirable tenant at moderate rental, Possession April 12. Apply Dr. F. L. Henry, 231 King St, Bast. Phone 16. Hours from 6 to 10 p.m. any avening. (641) Oxford Greys Just Arrived a Fresh Shipment of Young Men's Oxford Grey Suits with Two pairs Trousers Special at $99.50 KINLOCH'S 6 King East Phone 130 CLIP THIS COUPON NOW A Dandy Ruled, 64 Page THIS COUPON AND 5 OTHERS To make up the set (No's bearer to a Dandy Scribbler ABSOLUTELY FREE | At The Times Office, Saturday, March 19th ---- To All Oshawa Boys and Girls SCRIBBLER [mT pe NO. 4 1--6) will entitle the