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I. EL RR WR TP 7 Tn RAT 4 a a re SR NB ci edi ade news| 'published every afternoon ho holidays, at Oshawa, Company, Limited; Chas. E- br may yi 3 Alloway. Secretary. A el uk op. ts Coa i tion, lg a 2 4 at SUBSCRIPTION RATES: week. By mail: in the ie and Nor umberian of Onta gL Guario, in Canada, $4.00 a year; Unit States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE: 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Aiglaide. 0107, oH, D. Tresid r, YepFescatative, se "J SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1927 rE LEVEL CROSSING SURVEY As' announced on Friday, today's issue of I'he Oshawa Daily Times carries an hour-by- lout report of traffic conditions at the C. N. R. level crossing on Simcoe Street South for the past week. In addition to the totals for days and the week given, a synopsis of the survey is, plso shown. : ity figures will present, it is believed, unanswerable arguments in favor of replacing the C..N. R. level crossing with a subway. The shatistics given show nearly 14,000 veh- icled<«fhotor vehicles for the most part--cross- ing the C. N. R. right of way during the week's survey which closed at 11 p.m. Friday. During the summer, almost any week would probably have shown nearly double that number cross- ing. the tracks. Delays shown bulk very large as an average of nearly two out of each ten vehicles crossing were delayed from periods ranging from a few seconds up to several minutes, A false alarm in Cedardale illustrated the danger of a level crossing in case of fire in Southi Oshawa in a convincing manner. Hap- pilyy. this time, it was a false alarm. The menace to life, thanks to the C. N. R's. vigilant watchmen: and other employees, is confiried chiefly to pedestrians and cyclists. 'While automobiles can be halted by lowered gates, 'school' boys on bicycles, even mothers with baby carriages, seem all too willing to "take a chance". Such chance taking is danger- ous, unfair to the train crews of the C. N. R,, but hpman. A subway is the only solution to that problem. The" Oshawa Daily Times' survey, which kept three members of its staff on constant duty throughout the past week, is offered to the Subway Committee of the City Council and to the sity at large as ig contribution towards 'the soliition of a problem that should not much longer remain unsolved. Every 'consideration argues for the subway save that one which puts off the inevitable until. stark tragedy or some other disaster brings: action--but only after irreparable dam- age has been done, 4 The' subway should be built. As investment it would repay any reasonable expenditure by the city in co-operation with the railway. Asn matter' of fact, the city's undoubted increase in tax revenue from South Oshawa, . which! would follow the subway's construction, should be looked at from two angles. One is that such increased taxes would repay the city for' an otitlay of $50,000 or more. The other is that Oshawa is losing that revenge, now, through the level crossing bar to civic expansion to the south, Which means that Oshawa is already paying for the subway, Aas probably paid for it several times over, without the work actually being done. Lost revenue is a fact whether in corner grocery store's books or in a city of 20,000 population's profit) and loss account. TROUSERS: SHORT AND LONG Nol that the high-visibility skirt has appar- ently become an institution of permanency, convention-defying women are wondéring why it. wise, advanced and progressive creature as man has not kept step with them and to short trousers. Feminity is now ask- ing ine ich is the reactionary and custom-bound sarently masculinity has conceived the idea, for when golf or a motor trip is contem- plated the average man will now don plus-fours for the occasion. But when he wishes to be seriously, a full length garment is in- Vi adopted and persistently worn. old arguments for short breeches are still good; neatness, comfort, becomingness, even economy. Why, then, bother withthe flapping lengths of goods around the nkles decreed by custom of the moment? Men in eatlier times appeared in public with their precious legs exposed to the vulgar gaze, and neither died of shame, nor were considered dowdy or extreme. If only they could get started today the thing might go over, It would require con- things in order to fall in line.' | |. THE OSHAWA DALY THES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, EEE certed action on the part of a large "body of | men at first, but probably thousands of them are only waiting for someone else to start Its eoming is foretold by the spread among tailors of the practice of providing one short pair and one long pair of trousers with each suit. The step from there to two short pairs is not a long one. What undiscovered champion of the mascu- line cause will be the first to answer the call of Service and organize a society for the uni- versal abbreviation of the trouser leg? A generation has awaited him overlong. RECORD VS. RECOLLECTION : Not inferquently an "old timer" is heard to remark that the weather is different from what it was when he was young. One such will con- tend that our climate is undergoing change, that the winters are diminishing in severity and the proof is offered by reverting to a big snow "when I was a boy." The weather bur- eau has more than.once felt it necessary to combat the idea of the change of climate by referring to the records which go back quite a way now, but often not so far as the "old- timer's" recollection. However, official records, as far as they reach, are more dependable. The bureau has dug up snow records to prove that we are just as likely now to have a heavy snowfall as ever. There is no regularity about such things. Nor are snows distributed even- ly. The greatest snowfall on record occurred at Springfield, Ill, 14 years ago the coming winter. - It was 43 inches and the people there would seem to be pardonable if ever afterward they refer to it as "the big snow." The great- est seasonal snowfall was in Boston in 1873-74, but the winter with the least snow was but two years later. It is a human frailty ta exaggerate events of the past. In our early youth we are more deeply im- pressed by occurrences and in reverting to them in later years they take on a magnified form. The contrast of the legs of a boy from those of a man as a measure of snowfall has force. We may measure temperature by the way it affects us individually and not by the register in the thermometer. In those exces- sively "cold winters" of the past probably there were few accurate thermometers. Even now these gauges very greatly in the readings where there are exceptional temperatures. The life of one person is too short a period for any marked change to be noted. There is variance from year to year, but it is probably but a repetition of what has been re-enacted for generations. EDITORIAL NOTES The need is for more of the square deal and fower queer deals. When two love as cheaply as one they fre- quently imagine they can live that way. Nations are beginning to see a relationship between a keen moral sense and keen common sense, One of the oddities is that every centenarian has either used whisky most of his life or left it alone, If the jingoes keep on talking and planning for the "next war," they may not have long to wait. The harm others may do to a man's repu- tation is not so serious as what he can do to his character. Human nature will never be convinced that contentment does not consist in getting every- thing it wants, "What is health?" an inquirer asks. It's something that folks do not appreciate until they haven't it any more. There is a theory now that only young men with brains should go to college, but if it was enforced a lot of college boarding house keep- ers would starve to.death, Bit of Verse PUT AWAY WORRY O heart of mine, we shouldn't Worry so! What we've missed of calm we couldn't Have, you know! What we've met of storm and pain We can better meet again If it blow. * For we know, not every morrow" Can be sad; So forgetting all the sorrow : We have had, : . .Let us put away our fears, TT And through all the coming years >. Just be glad. FTE, ~=Anon Won Premier' y of ols Pupil Who s al Medal Through - the courtesy of Imspec- 'tor R. A. Hutchinson, of South On- tario County public schools, the paper which won Premier Fergu- son's' Silver Medal on tlie subject of | Canadian History for 12-year-old Rosalie Smith of the Centre street public school is published today. This paper partook of the nature both of an examination paper and a series of essays, Questions select- ed by the premier himself were given to the pupils who wrote their ans- wers or did the exercises suggested. It was in the little groups of essays turned in by Rosalie Smith that gave her paper first place in the local inspectorate. These, deal- ing with 'Hon .George Brown, Sir Georges Etienne Cartier, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, and Sir Wil- frid' Lauier are given beiow: 1, (a).--Confederation means the union of all provinces under one .vaeral parliamenc, (b)., (i.).--Deadlock was caused by the equality in the two political parties. 'I'hey could not agree, Veo- Jle thought that if union was brought about these deadlocks wouia not exist, (ii)--The United States were ai war and Canada feared invasion. The Fenian raids had aiso become a terror and if the provinces we.e joined it would strengthen them to defend against their enemies. (iii) --In the Quebec Conference there were representatives from several provinces. They could state conditions and thus see if union was wise. There were great and wise men amongst them who could advise them, Sir Geoge Brown II. (b)--In 1864 parliament was sitting at Quebec. 'I'he two politi- cal parties were so nearly equal | that hardly any bill could be agreed | upon and deadlocks occurred. About this time, George Brown began to | make his influence felt. He was an outspoken Liberal. He was editor | of the "Globe" from 1844 till his | death in 1880. In this paper, he | expressed his views and assailed the | French for blocking justice to the | majority. He had an intense dis- | like for Sir John A. Macdonald but | at the Quebec Conference in 1864, he threw aside his personal feelings and worked side by side with his old enemy, to bring about union, He refused, however, to go to Lon. don, England, to' shape the British North America Act. Brown refused the title of "Sir" and also the lieutenant-governorshiy of Ontario. Sir Georges Etienne Cartier (d)--Cartier was a lawyer al Quebec, He took part in the Low- er Canada rebellion but later rend. ered faithful service to Quebec. Ht joined forces with Macdonald and Brown, among the Fathers of Con- federation and it was mainly his wise and tactful leading that brought Quebec io Confederation, He appointed a commission to put into a system the civil law of Quebec. Before this time the law had been so confused that even the lawyers were sometimes puzzled to know what was ihe law on an) sitbject. Cartier was one of the sixteen men who went to London, England to shape the British Nortlt America Act sir Charles Tupper Dr. Tupper was the leader of the Conservative Party in Nova Scotia He was the chief representative of Nova Scotia among the "Fathers of Confederation" and it was he who was responsible for Nova Scotia re- maining in the union. In this he was opposed by Joseph Howe, lead. er of the Liberals. If. (a).--Howe went to London. England, to try to persuade the British Parliament to allow Nova Seqtia to withdraw from the union Tupper, nothing daunted, followed him and succeeded in convincing the British Government in his fa- vour. Nova Scotia was not allowed to withdraw. One of the greatest acts of Tup- per and his government was to or. ganize a school system and make education compulsory. Tupper held the position of Cana- dian High Commissioner to England After that he was premier of Can- eda, When the Conservatives were defeated he remained leader of the opposition until 1900. Then he re. tired from public life, being the last of the "Fathers" to do so. III. (a).--Confederation was es- tablished by the British North Am- erica Act, (b).--This Act was passed ip 1867 by the Fathers of Confedera. tion. (c¢).--Four provisions of this act. (i.).--Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were to Me united under one federal parliament and were to be called the Dominion of Canada. (ii.)--The federal government was to have control of all matters con- cerning the Dominion as a whole, such as post offices and militia, (iii.) .--Each province was to /have a parliament controlling all de- fined affairs concerning their own province. "Affairs not defined were under federal control. . (iv.).--The federal parliament had power to disallow any acts pass. ed by the provincial legislatures if thev were harmful to the Dominion. IV. (a).--The first provinces to enter Confederation were: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswiek and Nova Scotia. (b)., (i.).--Prince Edward Island was 'in financial dffficulties. When © mportant measures Canada came to its aid the people agreed to join the union on 'condi- tion that they should have Tesalar mail connection with the mainland. It beeame part of the Dominion in 1873. (ii.) --Alberta joined the Domin- fon in 1905. It as well as the other prairie provinces was enlarged to take in the districts of Assiniboine and Athabaska. (ili.) --Manitoba was the first of the provinces to come in after the British North America Act was pass- ed. It had before belonged to the Hudson Bay Company but after the Red River Rebellion it joined Can- | { the full battery on his eyes upon the .da in 1870. (iv.).--British Columbia enfeéred he union in 1871 on condition that 1 railway should be built to con nect them with the east. (v.) --Saskatchewan also joined in 1905 after being enlarged, V. (a).--Seven premiers since Confederation are: Sir John A. Mac. lonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Sir Charles Tupper, Sir Wilfrid Laur- ler, Sir John Abbott, (not of grea! importance), Rt. Hon, Arthur Mei- ghen, and W. L." Mackenzie King. Sir John A, Macdonald (b)., (i.).--Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His parents settled in Kingston when he was ive years old, He educated himself o be a lawyer and practised law until he was elected to the legisla- ive assemlby. He was one of the »utstanding delegates to the Que- yee Conference in 1864 and he did \ great deal to bring about Con- federation While he was Premier of Canada, The Nor:h West Territories were nurchased from the Hudson Bay Co., ind Manitoba was organized into a province. It was planned to build an inter-colonial railway to connect | oils are better. The | coating that your blood must then the Atlantic and the Pacific, | membrane with the WOLF RESPONSIBLE FOR GHTS For five thrill-bound minutes Thurs- day night, on the road from Bancroft to Belleville, it looked as if the old Third Reader tale of "The Faithful Serf" might be rewritten. A party of local electricians were climbing a steep hill in a motor car when over the crest, directly into their path, leaped two dazzling lights. They came on 15 or 20 yards, then popped out suddenly. "I'll teach that bird a lesson," snorted the driver of the electricians' car. "He can't blind me that way and then try to hide. Hc'll dim his lamps after this when he meets me, or I'm a poor guesser." Whereupon he switched off his gas, slid out the left-hand door, and bore down on the offending motor- ist. But the offender this time didn't happen to be a motorist. Instead, it was a big timber wolf, who, at the approach of the master electrician, raised his head from the road, turned driver, and let out a howl, it is claim- ed, which could be heard in both Ban- croft and Belleville at the same time. "Stay there" yelled the other elec- tricians when they realized what was up. "Stay there-- while we get start- ed" "Not on your sweet life," said the driver, refusing "The Faithful Serf" role. "I'm started now. You birds can folléw." VISITOR SEVERE PUMMELLING Arthur Hayes, Arden, near Kingston was found guilty of assault upon Ed- ward THontpson, whom he found in his. house and whose wife accused him of assaulting her. Hayes and three others located Thompson in the house, rushed the place, heard Mrs. Hayes' story and gave Thompson a lively beating. Thompson also accused the quartette of rifling his 'pockets and stealing $295. Judge Lavell dismissed the action against Hayes' companions and gave him a suspended sentence. Under the circumstances the judge held Hayes committed an overt act in giving Thompson too severe a pum- melling. CARPENTER CRITICALLY HURT Frank Martin. a carpenter employe at the new La Salle Hotel Building at Kingston was seriously injured yester- day when he was hit on the head by a pulley in the elevator shaft of the building, sustainiag a fractured skull and other injuries. His conditions at the Mospital was reported as critical. His skull was badly fractured. Her Worst Worry Ended for a Dime! A Body Sweetness that Even Perspiration Can't Spoil All the trick laxatives in the world can't tempt people who un- derstand the properies of cascara. A hundred different drugs will purge the bowels, but a little nat-' ural cascara purifies the system clear through. Cleanses even the pores of your skin. Renders pers- piration as inoffensive as so much dew! Your grandparents took 'salts, and slowly washed away the mucous. waste! Mineral but they" leave the charter for building this railway | carry off through the pores. But was handed to a certain company. when vou cascarize the system, you The Conservatives were accused of |get rid of all the poisons hy normal iccepting money for elect fon pur ncses in return for this scandal was raised that Macdonald | vas forced to resign although he lid not profit personally. During the next five years Can- da suffered industrial depression, fhe Conservatives offered a protec- tive tariff as a remedy for this and Macdonald was again Premier. Most of his efforts were spent in thé spening up of the Great North West The C. P. Railway was continued nd completed in 1885, (b).--After a time the Liberals brought in a bill for reciprocity or {ree trade, Macdonald fought this vigorously and after the election later in the year he died. He had been Canada's first Pre- mier sincé Confederation and was in truth a successful one. Alexander Mackenzie After the resignation of Sir John A. Macdonald, on account of the Pacific scandal, Alexander Macken- sie hecame Premier, the first Lib- ral premier since Confederation, de was noted for his honesty and was opposed to class distinction. For this reason he refused three .imes the honor of knighthood While his party was in power many were carried hrough., They established a Sup- reme Court for Canada. The ballot system of electing the House of Commons was adopted and a gov- srnment for the North West Terri- ories was planned. Mackenzie thought in promising o build a railway across Canadm hey had undertaken an impossible ask. He put the building of it in- to the hands of government but the work was to take a longer lime in order to raise funds. The next election brought his de- feat owing to the protective tariff »rought in by the Conservatives as art of the national policy. He re- nained leader of the opposition while his health would allow and was a member in the House of Com- nons till his death, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir Wilfrid Laurier was a great Canadian statesman who became Premier in 1896 and remained in that office till 1911. He had a sreat majority behind him, made up chiefly of Roman Catholics from Quebec. He filled the same role >n the Liberal side as Macdonald had on the Conservative, and was their leader from 1887 till his death in 1919, In Manitoba separate schools had been abolished. This displeased the Roman Catholics and they wanpt- od the federal government to Wnter- fere. Although a Roman Catholic, Laurier induced the Manitoba gov- ernment to make concessions but not o restore separate schools, Laurier reduced the tarim on some things but not on many. He adopted the plan of tariff favours for countries who did not raise bar- riers against Canada. Laurier's policy was low tariff, In 1897 Laurier represented Can- ada in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. He was received with @&is- tinction that made him second only to the Queen in importance. He received knighthood. (e).--Confederation has benefit. ed Canada in many ways. [Jt has enabled her to have more railways built. There are be"ter means of communication. Telephones and selegraphs are in constant use. Trade has increased. Canada has her own government Here fis produced 2 ~reat deal of prodnea for export to anther conntries. Canada is better able to defend herself than she was when there were only scattered nrovinces. Since confedergiion Can- ada has made herself a name and 'a awine to the union amonest the important nations of the world. Such a | muscular action of the bowels. Don't get in the habit of taking {| medicine for constipation--or even | for auto-intoxication. If you have the habit, stop it. A candy cascaret is a delightful form in which to take cascara: children love them and the taste temnts most grown-ups to take "more." And what a comfort to know you -are in that clean, wholesome condition that does away |tonight! All druggists, 10¢, "WHAT A JOY it was to 2p such an aid to utter cleanliness! My system is so purified, perspiration doesn't stain my garments and Ti ust forget self now, after I've taken one a, CASCARETS with any need of deodorants, in warmest weather! even Try a cascaret and 25¢ Thecostof a College Education is $3000; the average value over a life-time is $70,000. A Crown Life Educational Policy provides it. CROWN LIFE INsuUrRANCE COMPANY R. S. DISNEY, Agent W. G. 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