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PAGE. FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1932 The Oshawa Daily Times : Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An indepenident newspaper published every after " noon except Sundays and legal kolidays at Oshawa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company -of Oshawa, Limited Chas. M Mundy, President, A. R. Alloway, Managing . Director. The Oshawa Dally Times is a member of The dian Press; the Canadian Daily News Association, the Ontario Provingial jes and the Audit Bureau of Circulations a SUBSCRIPTION RATES " Delivered by Times' own carriers to individua: subscribers in Oshawa and suburbs, 10 cents & bie By mall in Canada (outside Oshawa carrief «delivery limits) 8300 a Unifed States $4.00 a year . TORONTO OFFICE $18 Bond Building, 66 Temperanca Street, 'Tele phone Adelaide 0107. HH. D. Tres{dder, rep- resentative. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19th, 1932. yoar. In Give.Oshawa a Chance In the disposition of the men who are going north to work on the provincial con- structions camps in Northern Ontario, Oshawa seems to have been rather shab- bily treated by the provincial government. . Some two weeks ago, Oshawa was invited to send a quota of 25 men to one of these camps, but the Public Welfare Board was informed that these men would have to go to the Kenora district, and that their trans- portation would have to be provided, This was the only camp to which Oshawa could send men, the board was informed, and rather than face the very heavy expense of sending 25 men to the Kenora district, the Public Welfare Board deferred action. Yet we find, in a report from the depart- ment of lands and forests, that other com. munities, much more fortunate than Osh- awa from the unemployment standpoint, have been permitted to send quotas of men to camps less than one third the distance away, and in some cases much nearer than that. In the North Bay-Mattawa zone, there are several camps, some of them still with vacancies, and men are going to these from Toronto, Stratford, Hamilton, Peel County, Midland, North Bay and many other points. They have not been asked to send their men to the Kenora district, but are being given quotas for the camps within a reasonable distance, so that the transportation costs are within the scope of their finances. One might well ask why Oshawa has not been given a similar opportunity, why this city was expected to send its men to the faraway Kenora district. It hardly seems fair that this city, with its large number of single unemployed men, should be sub- jected to such apparent discrimination. In view of the fact that 776 men from South- ern Ontario have been placed in the North Bay-Mattawa district within the last month, and the statement that more men are going to that area in the near future, it would be quite in order to ask the minis- ter of lands and forests why Oshawa has been singled out for such shabby treat. ment by his department. What Price Our Penal System? Public concern over the late prison riots at Portsmouth and St. Vincent de Paul penitentiaries seems to have quieted down somewhat, if one may judge from the space now given in the newspapers as com- pared with that devoted to comment on our present penal system immediately follow- ing the riots. That is to be expected prob- ably. It is well fo remember, however, that an investigation has been carried on, and is probably still in progress, into the con- duct of our penal institutions, and when a public report is made, no doubt there will be plenty of comment on the subject, and, let us hope, a due amount of action in the right direction. In the meantime, the matter should not be entirely dismissed from the minds of houghtful people. The subject will not down. It will recur more frequently and ore emphatically until the whole question of prison administration is dealt with in a pourageous, logical and scientific manner. 'It is therefore of great interest to learn hat while in Canada our present prison population is about twice the usual num- per--in other words, the figure is 4,500 compared with a normal 2,400--since e war in Great Britain 'the number of penal institutions has decreased tremen- ously, so much so that since 1914, over wenty-five prisons have been offered for ale. A careful survey of the subject leads ievitably to the conclusion that the dif- erence lies, not in the attitude of mind of anadian prisoners as compared with nglish, but in the systems employed in paling with them. It is very significant that there are two hain differences in the two systems, 1. The English have a graded set rule. he prisoners are classified, and the whole burse of imprisonment is directed towards brrection, rather than mere punishment, 2. The English system employs trained en of the highest mental calibre as gov- ors. Guards must conform to certain Il established regulations; they must leet a certzin standard of intelligence; ey must undergo a period of training, ring which they receive instruction in le purposes and aims of the penal system and the best methods of correction; in short, prison officers are regarded as being members of a special profession which re- quires training just as do other profes- sions. Under the British system certain facts with regard to prisoners are clearly recog- nized and are regarded as elementary prin- ciples, such, for example, as that some prisoners are first offenders and if prop- erly dealt with probably will never repeat ; that others have got into trouble through unforeseen misfortune and carelessness, and will also never repeat if properly handled; that youths in their teens require different treatment from older men, and should be segregated; that some men are hardened criminals, and nothing will re- form them; in short, that there are many classes of prisoners who must be dealt "with in different ways if they are to be sent out after a term of imprisonment with a desire to make good and never again to merit imprisonment. English prisoners are classified in three ways: by length of term of imprisonment, by sex, by type of offender, these classifications are still further divi- sions, so that there is considerable segrega- tion, even among classes in the same pris- on. There are various stages in each prison also, during which the prisoner progresses from one stage to another, benefitting by good conduct and attention to duty. The first stage is probationary, when he is given the most rigorous discipline; after about two months he passes to the second, when he is given more freedom to associate with his fellows, and can take courses of instruction in the evenings; the third stage, gives him still more privileges and the fourth puts him on an honor system when he has great freedom of movement within the prison at proper times. Recreation, games and music are open to him in the evenings in this stage. Punishment may not be inflicted by a guard directly. Only the Governor may mete out punishment, and then only after a court-like hearing at which the prisoner is present. To sum up the English idea, briefly, one may point out that at Maidstone, the first offender convict prison, 90 per cent. of the men released have not run into trouble with the law again. English prisons are not nearly filled to capacity, whole blocks of cells in some of them are vacant. Even a brief study of the results achieved in England by a human and sen- sible program of prison administration must have been conclusive testimony to the possibilities there are for improvement of Canada's penal system. Surely the Dominion will see the day, and may it be in the near future, whén some public man with vision and courage enough will rise to the opportunity that awaits him and bring in a new day in penal administra tion when criminals shall be taught what the old English guard so well expressed thus: "Well, you see, what we are trying to do now is to imbibe into the men that it isn't worth the candle to go on the crook." Editorial Notes Only five more shopping days Christmas. until Those brightly colored lights help to give a festive appearance to the business section of this city, May they help to produce the true Christmas spirit in the hearts of its people. Jug ne from some of the reports we hear¥those in need are going to he well- cared for this Christmas. There should be no sad and heavy hearts in the city next week-end. With nominations only a week away, reports as to possible candidates are re- markably few. But the pot will soon be boiling now. Some hundreds of Oshawa workers will this week be drawing their first pay cheques for some months, They could not come at a more opportune time. Britain should not suffer in the estima- tion of the United States for having paid in spite of the French default. After all most of Britain's financial troubles are the result of countries which owed her money refusing to pay. : And it is just as well to remember that the greatest offender in the repudiation of debts was Russia, which defaulted on all its debts, the largest of all being that to Great Britain, as soon as the Soviet party secured control. BITS OF HUMOR Extract from a scrapbook of 35 years ago: Jiggs--They say we can't have prosperity until confidence is restored. Jaggs--True, but unfortunately we can't have con- fidence until prosperity is restored. The canvasser was concluding her talk. "Well, Mrs. Jones, 1 lope I can count on your husband's supporting me?" she said. . 'Supporting you," 'replied Mrs. Jones, "whv 'c amt cven supported me for the last five years." and under . ot RARE INS, 6 3s Ru AMS S574 00.645 15 ARORA ATARI 8/51 ER 1 SSOP OR XM HRA SE -- HUGE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE BRINGS FLOW OF "BLACK GOLD" Loosened from its earthy prison by 40 gallons of Nitro-Glycerine while workers and spectators an- xiously watched on the farm of Earl Flock, 1a cigh township, a pillar of gas and debris shot high into thea ir, followed by a flow of high-grade oil, id to be the finest quality yet produced in On- tario. The pictures show a group of workers about the head of the well after capping; one of the truck-loads of nitro torpedoes with its flags of vw. nd a view of the drill house and derrick. oy ¢ 5X ABEL EARLY {| (INDIANA) | SAYS: ducements to ! omy to your buying pub { glaringly trans | Have you tried every medinm? . merchandise ig { by t! EDITOR OF THE TRANKFORT MORNING TIMES, sales, special nilar in- reluctant buyers, snpp v. sore is averstock- ed { rehandise which is | movi: lowly, What would you do next? Gril ; vou had attempted to convey your message of econ- : by the window display meth- you had circulated and rn doors of your store, iting the dete ll to the publte. Regard of all fall semi-annu BERIT hollday off ) showcard, od; that hand hills from the of your 'bargain "You have overlooked the surest, most inexpen mean of communicating your prospective huyers. "Your homeo town's n advertising columns, read by thousands of persons with whom you have been attempting to con vey your thrifty offering, insure you of prompt action if your y needed ublic which pond by your com sive with *Wapaper AS WAR DEBT CRISIS NEARED 1 war debt casunliy is Premier Fdouward Herriot of France (right) who resigned from office after the Chamber of Deputies voted to default on their $19,261,132.50 indebtness to the United States, It was the instaliment of the war debts which Herriot had urged France mast pay, with reservations, to prevent isolation. Herriot is shown with Germain Martin, French finance minister, public fails to rec a hi petitor, price set \ of small advertis ments; an impressive full page layout, composed by your news- Ebenezer News (Mrs. B. Oke, Correspondent) EBENEZER, Dec, 15--Mrs, G, F. Annis, Mrs. Ross Pearce and daughters Velma and Louise were parficipants at the Christmas meet- ing of the Ladies' Aid of the King Street Church on Thursday evening. Mrs. Marshall and daughter, Florabelle and June, entertained some school girls and their mothers on Friday evening when all had a pleasant time, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pearce were among those in attendance at the Silver Wedding celebration at the urday. Mr, ..d Mrs, Thos. Bickle and M.s. Herb, Nichols were recent vis- itors in Toronto, Mrs. W. H. Nichols was hostess to a few ladies on Wednesday afternoon at a quilting party. Among those who attended the Milk Producers Banquet held at the Genosha Hotel, Oshawa, on Thurs- day evening were Mr, and Mrs, Norman Down, Mr. and Mrs, W, H. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. Morley Wilkins, Mr, and Mrs, Bert Wilk- ins, Mr, L. J. Courtice, Miss Louise Courtice, Messrs. Will Bickle, Clar- ence Martin, and Sidney Nichols. To Mr. James Clarke we all hope ior a speedy recovery he having suffered quite a severe stroke on Lfuesday morning and not much improvement at time of writing, Mrs. Bessie Braund, Oshawa, spent Thursday as guest of Mrs. Frank Worden and attended the W.M.S. meeting held at Mrs. Wor- do's home, Miss Mellissa Step- hens, Bowmanville, was also a guest at the meeting, Mi. and Mrs, Jesse Arnott, Ber- nice and Jack Maxwell's were Sun- dav guests at the homes of Mr. Blake Oke and Mrs. Jane Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. Allin, Providence, were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Geo. F. Annis. The Loyal Messenger Mission Band held their last meeting for the year on Thursday afternoon with the President Doris Wade in the chair. The meeting opened with hymn 299 followed by repeating the Lord's Prayer in unison, Minutes of last meeting were read and the roll called with twenty responding and then sang "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" and the Worship period opened with "Oh, Come Let Us Worship", Watch tower on Korea by Ralph Found and Africa by Ileen 'Pickell,, A duet by Velma and Louise Pearce and a story by Flora- belle Marshall Recitation Eleanor Vinson, Mrs, Cecil Worden then gave a splendid talk on James McGregor and his wonderful work. Miss Hattie Osborne an interesting talk on "Gratitude" and the Bible lesson was taken by Velma Pearce. A hearty vote of appreciation was accorded Mrs. Cecil Worden for her untiring efforts as one of the lead- ers of the band and who has re- signed. Mrs. Chas. Found will be the new leader. The meeting clos- ed with the Mizpah Benediction, Several from here were in attend- ance at the big barn dance held at Mr. Lovekin's home east of Bow- manville on Thursday evening when Rus Creighton and His Haybalers held forth, paper,s experienced advertising OR ME men to appeal to the eye aud purge of the thousands who scan ING MERCHANDISE PROB- LEM." WILL MOV- the sheets, ror SOLVE YOUR bargain SLOWLY THIRD DOUBLE BLESSING "What, again?" exclaimed Alex Weiler, Jv., when '0 doctor announced for the third time in five years "Twins!" The latest arrivals two boys came 'ma homo of Mp, and Mrs. Weiler, of Wood- stock, Ont., on Dec. 13, to join twin sisters, Mary and Margaret, age five, and younger sisters, Ver. onica and Monica, age 15 months. The Weiler sex tet is shown above, > FOR WOODSTOCK HOME The old beadle ventured to tell the preacher that he had reminded him of a great pulpit figure of the past." "Indeed", said the gratified minister, with a beaming counten- ance, at what he considered a great compliment. "Aye", added the beadle, "if my cen had been shut I could have sworn it was Macgregor wien ye wis blawin' your nose." Wife (looking up from newspap- cr)--"It tells here about a man giv- ing his wife a £500 fur coat. No- thing like that ever happens to me." Husband (looking up from his)-- "I was just reading where a man zave his wife a pair of black eyes for always complaining, Nothing like that ever happens to you, cither," "See what my grannie gave me," said wee Tommy. "What's a grannie?" asked wee Bobbie, "A grannie?" said Tommy. It's Allin home at Providence on Sat- | by Directors J a.astt E. R. WOOD President G. A. MORROW, Vice-President and Managing Director Herperr C. Cox Leicaron McCarthy, K.C. Vice-Presidents BR ------ | E. T. MaLonE, K.C. W. S. Hobcens W. G. Morrow 'A. B. FisHER A. H. Cox CENTRAL CANADA IPAN AND SAVINGS COMPANY KING AND VICTORIA STS., TORONTO 23 SIMCOE ST. N., OSHAWA ESTABLISHED 1884 J an 'auld wumman that sits by the fire and stops --er mither frae hite tin' ye." Judge: "Have you ever seen the prisoner at the Bar?" F: HAD GUN IN CONGRESS Leaving the House of Repre- sentatives guard room bound for Jail, Marlin Kemmerer of Allen- town, Pa. (above), is not so sure of his belief that the only way a common citizen may get a hear- ing in Congress is to use a gun. He waved a gun in the specta- tors' gallery, dropped it upon the shouted order of Representative Melvin J. Maas of Minnesota, and was promptly arrested. Retes Special Weekly. Fines food Comfy Rooms. Relaxo ton Homelike Comtorts Fine loco tion, one Block to Ocean Breathe Deep the Bracing Ocean Air. Cour tesy, Politeness and Service are Yours for Less Than You Think Write now BEAUTIFUL. STATES AVENUE AT PACIFIC Christmas FARESI CANADIAN PACIFIC 0 o ° Nesp sri Canada's two great rail. roads make it possible for everyone to go home this Christmas. One-way Fare and One Third for Round Trip Leaving December 22nd, 23rd and 24th, Return limit January 3rd, 1933. One-way Fare and a Quarter for Round Trip Leaving December 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th, Return limit December 27th, 1932. NEW YEAR'S TRIPS One-way Fare and a Quarter for Round Trip S Leaving December 30th, 31st, January 1st and 2ud. Return limit January 3rd, 1933. SS4RR Cl ANNU NOR NR N CANADIAN NATIONAL