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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928 PAGE THREE inal Touches Being Added to Preparations for Os The "Good Old Days" of Wind- Jammers Had Disadvantages London: --1 went to sea in 1880 when steamers were beginning to oust sailing ships from the carry- ing trade of the world, but 1 was fortunate enough to see some of the more famous of the latter be- fore they finally disappeared, writes Sir Bertram Hayes, Commo- dore of the White Star Line in the London Chronicle, Calcutta, the port to which I made my first voyage, in those days was a sight to gladden the eyes of anyone who cared about the sea. Tier upon tier of fine sail- ing ships, three and four - deep, stretched along the river from Gar- den Reach up to the Howrah Bridge, moored bow and stern to buoys specially laid down for their accommodation, The men who commanded the sailing ships then were important personages, though the days had passed when they considered it be- neath their dignity to go on shore in anything less formal than frock- coat and top hat wearing tan gloves and carrying a silk umbrella, no matter how hot the weather might be. A few still kept up the cus- tom when reporting the arrival of their ships, and most of them on shore remained inseparable from their silk umbrellas. They seemed ta regard them as their badge of office, . It was considered the correct thing in those days for boys who took up a sea life to remain in sail until they obtained their master's certificate, and then to go info steam, The leading steamshiv com- panies would not engage an officer unless he were the possessor of one, and on joining ene of their services one had to start at the bottom of the ladder again as fourth officer, Sailing ships, therefore, were looked upon by most of us as merely a means to an end, Nobody wished to remain in them any longer than he could help. The 'Good Old" Days Compared wtih life in the pre- sent-day ships, the lot of an ofticer then was a pretty hard one, during the winter months at any rate, The ships were comparatively small and of low d¢reeboard, and it was a common thing to put on one's oil- skins and sea-boois when |gaving the Irish coast and not venture on deck agais without their protec tion till one got well over to the oher side of the Atlantic. Our quarters, which were situat- ed on the fore-deck "of the ship, were constantly flooded by the seas that came on hoard. and often we took our lives in our hands in getting to and from the bridge, It was a common occurence for the steering gear to break down, 1 have recollections of lying flat on my stomach on many occasions in the after wheelhouse getting the chains that led around the quad- rant connected again, the deck cov- ered with the black oil that seem- ed to be inseparable from steering engines. Many were the curses heard when the vessel shipped a sea that filled the wheelhouse, and we had to let go the chains to come up to breathe before tackling the job again, However, we all vulled to- gether and forgot our troubles, and enjoyed life when the weather fined down again or we reached port, I made my first voyage in a new, full-rigged ship named the Laom- ene, sailing from Liverpool to Cal- cutta, It was the custom in those days for most of the sailors to join the ship drunk on sailing day ~--a custom which has practically died out now, I am happy to say. Conditions at sea in sailing ships, hard for men, were harder still for boys in those days. But we soon got used to them. We felt most the shortage of water--three quarts a day for all purposes wasn't very much, so I am afraid that personal cleanliness was some- what neglected. " Salt Horse and Pantiles When we got in the doldrums, however, a degree or two each side of the Equator, full advantage was taken of the 'copious rain squalls that we got. We used to go about practically naked catching all the rain water we could, filling the boats, as much as we were allowed, 'and every available receptacle as well. Our menu was not at all extens- ive, either, The biscuits, common- ly called "Liverpool Pantiles," were 80 hard you could break them only with a hammer or on the cor- ner of a chest, and they became full of weevils after a short time BL sea. i The salt beef and pork I could never eat and envied those who could. The beef was called "salt horse", and rumor bad it that in some ships it was so hard that the sailors used to cut models of ships out of it. We got a small loaf of soft bread twice a week, unless the cook de- cided to make doughboys out of the flour, and put them in the soup together with tinned Auctral- ian meat--beastly stringy stuff in those days--a mixture known as "sea-pie", A mergiful Board of Trade had decreed before I went to sea that marmalade and so-called butter should form part of a sailor's diet, and that helped me out, as it made the pantiles more or less palatable '|--1 used to trade my whack of beef and pork for somebody else's but- ter or marmalade, Still, we all waxed fat on it, and I don't think we ever complained, Whispers have reached me that nowadays--or, perhaps, I should say before the war--some of the boys in the ships in which they were being trained for officers in the Merchant Service, used to write home to their parents complaining that their mutton chops and such delicacies were not properly cook- ed. Their mothers wrote indig- nant letters to the office about the treatment their sons were getting, and the office passed them on to the ship's, people with a request for an explanation, and there would be a general row all round, I wonder what would have hap- pened if my parents had sent in similar complaints when I was an apprentice! I suppose such com- paints would have speedily found their way into the office waste- paper basket, Te. Y Honored at Home Life on board for passengers in those good old days was far from being' a bed of roses, too. It used to be said, then that before they embarked, their friends would gather together and pray that they might reach the other side safe- ly, and again return thanks when they had arrived. Emigrants, especially, had a rough time. The ventilation was not so good as it 1s now, and chloride of lime seemed to be con- sidered the best substitute for fresh air. Anyway, it was scat- tered freely about, Emigrants brought their own straw beds for the voyage, and tin plates and pan- nikins, But, now, everything is provided for them, and they fare more sumptuously so far as food is concerned than first-class pass- engers used to. The Great War brought the mer- chantmen's stock up towards par, For many years the merchant ser- vice had been a matter of small ac- count in the public mind. It was a thing of "boys' tales, part of a lower stratum of life than that of every doings on land, Sallors in the popular view, were drunkards and wastrels, and only those who could not fit jobs ashore took jobs afloat, They were the world's beachcombers, Things are better today. The British Merchant " hon- ored for centuries throughout the world, is now beginning to be hon- ored at home, I sincerely trust that there will be no sliding hack from its present position, Our personnel, from bell-boy the bridge, is magnificent un- equalled anywhere, Whatever the future of our world trade, British ships, manned by Britons, will, by reason of their efficiency, courtesy, service, and great traditions, always occupy a foremost place among the merchant navies of the world, I am proud to have belonged to such a Service, READERS' VIEWS THE BREWERY To the Editor of The Times In your issue of recent date, par- ticulars are given of a proposed sale of city lands for brewery site, In reference to this I would like to ask why a sale of city property can be consummated by 2 vote of the council, when it requires a vote of the people to buy property as it seems when buying the Cowan property. The ridiculous part of the whole transaction however, comes when we see Aldermen who have stock in this Brewery, and wre therefore part owners of the concern, voting to sell the property to themse.ves. I question the legality of this vote, One of the Aldermen even had the effrontery before the vote was taken, to say he allowed his name to be put on the Directorate, then votes lor this sale. Aldermen Alchin, Alloway apd Carnell deserve the thanks of the community for their stand in try- ing to block this deal from going through, Oshawa can get along very well without a booze factory and Li Commissi Dray- ton thinks so too, Signed Another of Jack Stacey's fanatics ALAS, POOR AL! (Toronto Telegram) to and If all the thirsty ones in the U.S. vote for Al, Smith his election would appear to be a foregone con- clusion, But if as an American humorist has said "Americans will vote for prohibition as long as they can stagger to the polls," it's just another case of "Alas, poor Al" THE POPULATION LEAKAGE (Calgary Herald) Canada appears unable to ad- vance materially in population through the present immigration system. While many newcomers are entering the Dominion, the exodus to the United States and elsewhere must be approximately as large, in spite of official assertions at Ot- tawa that the trek southward pas WHITBY Representative James Holden Phone House 15 Opice 434 WHITBY POULTRY IN PRIZE MONEY Constable John Thomas Wins Several Awards for Exhibits Staff R. ) Whith opt: Lt of ten en tries of barred rocks at the poultry show of the Canadian National Ex- hibition, held yesterday, Constable John Thomas, whose special hobby is raising chickens, managed to earn eight prizes including two firsts, three thirds, one fourth and two fifths. His birds were in competition with poultry from 'points all over Can- ada and the United States and it is a credit to his skill as a breeder that he shuld have done so well. Mr. Thomas entered two cockerels one of which received 3rd prize; out of three hens he received three prizes, 1st, 3rd and 5th, while his three pullets secured 1st, 4th and 5th prize. A pen of five chickens was awarded 8rd prize while his display of entries earned the special distinction of being the best in the barred rock class. 2 Magistrate Willis, another local chicken fancier has been displaying birds at the exhibition and according to Mr. Thomas has been having remarkable success, the extent of which will not be known until he returns from the Fair. Whitby should receive good advertisement through its prize poultry, FORMER RESIDENT VISITING WHITBY Jack McCarroll, of Chi- cago is Renewing Old Acquaintances \ (By Staff Reporter) Whithy, Rent, Bhat Jack Me- Carrol, former well known Port Whithy resident, now of Chicago, motored to town yesterday and is spending a few days renewing ac quaintances among old friends. Mr. McCarrol informed The Times that he found life in the big middle-west city much to his liking and his ap- pearance would indicate that he 'has been enjoying prosperity in his new home. The visitor pointed out that skilled lahor is much in demand in Chi- cago and that the wages paid to qualified workers were high while wages of ordinary laborers were correspondingly low. Mr, McCarrol has been following the trade of tile- fitting with success and has enjoyed steady work the year around, With a reputation locally as a boxer he still takes a keen interest in the sport and has had the gloves on against several welter-weight pug- ilists of the city. WHITBY SCHOOLS REOPEN TUESDAY i Several Hundred Girls and to Resume Studies Boys (By Staff Reporter) Wihtby, Sept. 1.--Several hundred girls and boys, members of the town's junior population, are looking for- ward to next Tuesday, the day school opens, with mixed feelings, The girls no doubt are expresing their delight at the thought of returning to the halls of learning while the disgusted expression "Aw, gee whizz, the holi- ays go too fast," probably explains the attitude of the public school boys. Even if they were pleased with the prospect of school the majority cf lads would consider it contrary to doughty masculinity to say so. With years however comes wisdom and it is generally noticeable that in high a or Collegiate the pupils of both sexes are glad to resume the academic, athletic and social activities which may only be offered by a well organized institution, The boy at fif- teen or sixteen feels too much like a grown man to wish for perpetual holi- days as he may have done a few years previous and finds opportunities for companionships which may last un:il the end of his days. This then explains the attitude of the "old-timers" who by the fireside, in chimney corners or other haunts of the aged and wise speak longingly of their school days as "golden rule days" Time adds glory to departed years and in the clearer light of the superior understanding gained through experience the days at school which seemed to be irksome prove later to have been the happiest of all. POSITIVE FACT (London Tit-Bits) '"Among the prettiest girls pres- ent was Brig.-Gen. Blazer," wrote a young reporter in his account of a garden party. The next day he was called to the editor's room. : "What do you mean by writing stuff like that?" demanded the editor. "Well," explained the reporter, been definitely checked, Zc." 44 "that's where'he was." jg Oshawa Factories Close] For Manufacturers' Day at C.N.E. in Toronto About 8,000 People Enjoy Holiday Today -- Wil liams Operated Half Day on Account of Heavy Pro- duction Demands About 8,000 workmen of this city are on a holiday today. This is Manufacturers' Day at the Cana- dian National Exhibition, and every one of Oshawa's larger industrial plants are closed down for a week- end that extends from Friday night until Tuesday morning, Mon- day being, Labor Day. Personal inquiry at each plant showgd that the large industries of General Motors of Canada, Fit- tings Limited, Pedlar People Lim- ited, W. E, Phillips Company, Lim- ited, Central Spring Company, On- tario' Malleable Iron Company, Oriental Textiles Company Limited, Robson Leather Company, and Schofield Woollen Mills all gave their employees the opporutnity of enjoying the holiday, The Wil- liams Piano Company did not close down this morning, but the men worked for the half day, until noon today. An official of the company stated to The Times that the vol- ume of orders ,in both the radio and piano departments, made it necesssary that the firm should not lose the time of their employees this morning. ELECTION IN NOVA SCOTIA THIS FALL Halifax, N.S., Aug. 30.--The Halifax Daliy Star carried the fol- lowing today: "A Provincial election will be held this autumn, according to well authenticated reports received by The Halifax Daily Star today, Af- ter carefully capvassing the situa- tion ,the Rhodes Government is reported to have decided to go to the country two years ahead of its allotted span. "Monday, Oct. 8, is mentioned as the date, but the exact day Is still a secret with Premier Rhodes, It 18 known, according to the re- port, that the election will be held before November, with the date still unsettled, but probably early in Ostoper, err little notice will be given, 8 said, and the c i will be very short, Rmpelan "The abolition of the Legisla- tive Council will be one of the principal reasons given by the present Government for the hold- ing of an election at the present time." Premier Rhodes declined to be interviewed today regarding the ahove, ALBANIAN MONARCH TAKING NO CHANCES ON MOUNTING THRONE 3 Tirana, Aug, 30.--Ahmed Ben Zogu is taking no chances of not having an enthusiastic acclaim on his behalf when he mounts the Throne of Albania on Saturday. Unsigned proclamations were post- ed generally about the city yester- day bidding the inhabitants to demonstrate tonight and show their keen desire to have the Presi- dent hecome King, The proclama- tion is very precise in torbidding the people to stay in soffee-houses and directing them :o throng the streets and to show more flags than those already displayed from their houses, Assassins Suspected Belgade, Jugoslavia, Aug, 30,-- Police today arrested two men of Albanian nationality under suspie- ion of intention to attempt assassi- nation df President Ahmed Zogu of Albania when he is proclaimed King of that country, Both the men had railway tie- kets to Tirana, pistols, and docu- ments written in three difierant languages. LOWEST CRIME RECORD (From the Edmonton Journal) The celebration of Scotland Yard's 100th birthday has furnish- ed the occasion for an exhaustive analysis of England's victory over crime, The metropolitan police force was organized a century ago by Sir Robert Peel, whose name is preserved in the popular appella- tion '"'bobbies". It has been built up into an institution of such effiec- iency that England now claims to be the least criminal nation in the world, says an Associated Press writer. How great fis the difference in crime between Britisp mupiecipali- ties and those of other countries may be seen in & comparison be- tween the two largest citics of the world, New York and London. The total of sll crimes in New York City, with a population of 6,000,- 000 during ome fiscal year was 333,083. The total for Lon- don, during the same period, 7,746,000, in other words; Lon- don's weight of criminality was practically four per cent. that of New York. Closely associated with the Lon- doner's exultation in this low fig- ure is his belief that it is caused by moral rather than arrged foree. The London policeman does not carry a revolver. His only weapon is a truncheon, or stick, which he uses only when he himself is at- tacked. The "bobby" is a respect- ed member of the community and usually a magnificent manhood. W~ j Peciipen o Ad VIGOROUSLY FIGHT RAISED CABLE RATES Paris, Aug. 31.--British and United States business interests are prepar- ing to wage a vigoreus fight upon the program of the Brussels con- gress of the International Telegraphic Union, which convenes on Sept. 10. Although not a member, because it owns no cables, the United States Government is sending a strong dele- gation. The International Chamber of Commerce will also oppose the program which calls for the reduction of the maximum number of letters in code words from ten to five, and for an increase of rates on this class of cable messages ranging from 20 to 100 per cent. . The United States cable companies are sending an important official de- legation to Brussels to aid in the ad- option of the program. Twenty na- tions have already approved the changes, and it remains to be seen if the combined forces of Britain and the United States can forestall the program, FASCIST WOMAN LEADS ENEMY INTO TRAP Paris, Aug. 30.--General Cesare Rossi, a former Minister in the Mussolini Cabinet, and one-time leading Fascist, who went into exile atter the Matteotti affair, sev- eral years ago, is reported to have been arrested at Campione, lialy, after being induced to cross the frontier by a woman Fascist agent. Anti-Fascist circles in Paris professed themselves stunned by Rossi's arrest, which was reported from Berne, Switzerland. 'The former Fascist chief is understood to have been taken to the jail in San Donini, Rossi was one of the founders of Fascismo, and was a member of the little group which arranged the march on Rome in 1822, At one time he was a bosom friend of Premier Mussolini, but of late was one of the Premier's bitterest enemies, He had been in Paris ever since leaving Italy after the Matteotti atfair, several years ago, and while keeping within the limits of the French expulsion law was known to be actively opposing the Musso- lini regime, When Rossi escaped from Genoa to Nice in a speedboat early in 1926 he vowed vengeance against Mussolini, and told a néwspaper- man that he 'would have Musso- lini strung up higher than any yardarm pirates ever knew." Recently Rossi shifted his head- quaters from Paris to Switzerland. (Rossi was one of a group ac- cuged of complicity in the murder of the Socialist Deputy Matteotti four years ago. In October, 1925, he was acquitted and freed, but fled from Rome several months later.) ee, BO WHANVILL WHARTON Representative Phones: Office 587; Resi dence, 300 CNPLETE FRE ALARM SYSTEM Newly Installed in Bow- manville at a Cost of $3,300 (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, Sept. 1.--At a total cost of $3,300 and after four months since the order was first placed, a complete fire alarm has been installed in Bowmanville. The alarm system is one of the most modern types, and was speci- ally made to be adaptable to the voluntary fire department system used here. It was installed by the W. H. Sutton Co, of Toronto, Mr. Sutton personally supervised the Job. The system, which is Mr. Sut- ton's own design, is wired with double;loops, and automatically runs the three sirens on the fire hall and rings a bell in each fire- man's home. The boxes are of the non-interfering type, so that there is only a very remote possibility of two simultaneous cails to be jumbled on the recording machine in the fire hall, New insulated cop- per wire has been used exclusively to replace the old bare iron wire used before, The board for the mounting was specially built by Northern Electric Company. The panel for the mountings is a solid slab of slate, and the voltmeters and ammeters are adjusted to one percent error, The system is such that one of the two banks is being charged with the other is continu- ously discharging, and the banks are switched over every forty-eight hours, There are fifteen cells to ine bank. Total voltage is about forty volts, and there 1s a continuous discharge of from 85 to 90 mill;- amps, which is sufricient to run botn sirens and the bells, 1roubie in eXher of the loops can be spoi- ted immediately, Members of the fire commission of the council were with Mr. Sutton last aight when a series of tests were made from each of the eight boxes, The system was put in final commission about nine o'clock, when the last test was made at the fire hall, Instructions were finally given to Fire Chief Edger as to care ot the equipment, Some com- ment was made on the remarkable distance at which the sirens could be heard, and a tew of the possibil- ities vu? ie system pointed out, Mr, Sutton left town this morning alter finishing some minor details on tae constructive end of the work, instrument Sr ---------------- VITAL STATISTICS Bowmanville, Sept, 1.--Bow- manville"s vital statistics for the month of August have been littie above average this year. Fourteen births and tour deaths have hen recorded as well as one marriage, House of Poison and Chemist of Experi ence, and Competent to Speak With Authority, Gives Remarkable Facts London--The Earl of Halsbury made a remarkable speech in the House of Lords on poison gas and its use in future warfare. He said: I am going to refer to the more modern gases, those which have been brought up-to-date. The gases which I have in mind are gases whose base Is arsenic and they are brought over in liquid form so that they do not have to have any specially strong containers, They are blown up into a fine smoke by a small amount of high explosive. This is what is said about them: "In man, slight and transitory na- sal irritation is appreciable after® an exposure of five minutes to as little as one part of diphenylchloroarsine in 200 million parts of air, and as the concentration is increased the jirrita- tion shows itself sooner and in rapid- ly-increasing severity, Marked symp- toms are produced by exposure to one part of diphenylcholoroarsine in fifty million parts of air, and it may be stated in general that this con- centration forms the limit of toler- ance of ordinary individuals for an exposure lasting five minutes. ... The Germans state that diphenylcyanroar- sine 1s an even more powerful jrri- tant than diphenylchloroarsine. These substances are generally used to cause such sensory irritation that the victim is unable to tolerate a respira- or, and they are therefore often fol- lowed by an attack of asphyxiant gases." "There you have the modern gas srsss.dt is not a matter only of people who are going necessarily to be killed. Even a bad attack of gass- ing would not be very pleasant. A remarkable feature of the severe gas- es is the intense mental distress which accompanies the symptoms. " ing Us Now" "Even slight cases feel and look Miserable "until the irritation pagses Peer, Who is Both Airman' Halsbury Startles Lords by Gas Speech off, and the picture of utter dejec- tion and hopeless misery furnished by severe cases has no counterpart in any other type of gas poisoning. Occasionally the physical depression results in the temporary loss of men- tal control and men have been known to act as though driven mad by their pain and misery. That is a danger which is menacing us now." Then alluding to the ordinary bomb used in warfare and one composed of poison gas such as that described above, the Earl of Halsbury said: "Assume that it dropped in Picca- dilly Circus and that it made a direct hit on the Criterion. It would prob- ably have demolished that building. Everybody in the building would pro- bably have been killed, and a few outside might have been killed or) hurt. The danger from 'destruction would then have been over, * "If the bomb had dropper in Picca- dilly Circus and not hit any building the casualities would have been far less. Even so, once the explosion had occurred the danger would be over. Consider that same bomb filled with this poison gas that I have just been talking about. You would get an at- mosphere which would kill every man, woman, and child in an area from Regent's Park to the Thames. The figures I have given are not exagger- ated." . WHITBY COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Sept. 1.--The special meet- ing of the town il to have been held last night was cancelled because a number of the civic fathers were out of town on holidays. The mat- ter to be decided with regard to a proposal of N. W, Stafford for settle- ment of suit for damages, on behalf of bis son Ernest, will be brought up at the mext regular meeting. It is altogether likely that the ques- tion of purchasing the property and building of the old vinegar works to the north of the town park will also come up for discussion. A hawa Fair Plans Near Completion With Oshawa Fair But Only Few Détails Yet to Ar- range Before Stage is Set --New Admission Price of 25 Cents Should Insure Record Attendance--Fair Dates Are September 12, 13 and 14 With the exception of the appoint- ment of a number of men to act as ticket-sellers and ticket-takers, ar- rangements are now complete for the operation of the admission en- trances into Oshawa Fair, to be held on the 12th, 13th and 14th of this month--today being September 1st. With the event now being only 11 days hence interest is continuing to grow and during the past two days, a large number of enquiries and en- tries have been made to the secre- tary, C. P. Davis, King street west. Although the new admission fee of 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, to say nothing of the added attractions, will tend probably to- wards record attendance figures, the Fair officials are appointing fewer but what they hope to be more effi- cient, ticket-takers and ticket-sellers. Another innovation this year if the present idea works out right, is to have two directors of the Fair al- ways at the gates, to supply informa- tion and to see that everything is in smooth operation. The large eastern gate for automo- biles, facing Simcoe street and the pedestrians' gate just off Simcoe on Alexandra street will again be the general admission gates on the two days, Wednesday and Thursday, on which admission will be charged. On opening day, Tuesday, the exhibitors' gate at the foot of Alexandra street will be open and also the north gate off Buckingham avenue. The Buck- ingham avenue gate will stay open for the remaining two days of the Fair, but only exhibitors will be admitted, SENIOR LACROSSE GAME ON HOLIDAY One Outstanding Sporting Attraction in City on Monday Monday being Labor Day, there wil 1be no edition of The Oshawa Daily iTmes but the regular edi- tion on Tuesday will come out as usual with complete week-end news, Lahor Day is celebrated through- out the whole Dominion, when citizens in good faith close their stores .factories and warehouses and make the occasion one for rest or sport before the Fall and Win- ter seasons set in, Labor Day is als oreminiscent of another fact. It is the day before the re-opening of school. Thousands of children prepare for classes on the day fol- lowing this federal holiday, rather glad to enter upon a new sphere of life after the long holidays which begin to hang heavy towards the end of August, For time passes slowly with the younger people, As Easter is the division be- tween winter and summer, so Lab or Day is the division between Sum- mer and Fall, A similarity of feel- ing overcomes us when we enfer upon the summer season as over- comes us when we step into the glories of Fall. The approach 2 Summer fills us with an ambition to do things, to make progress in life, gives us hope where through the lingering months of winter and Spring we gradually sink in to a coma, a state bordering on despondency. The realization that Fall, is just next door impresses us with the idea that we must settde down to an era of work of progress to make the community what it really should be. wr A senior O.A.L.A, game is sched- uled to take place at Alexandra Park Monday afternoon beginning at 3.15 o'clock. This fixture is to be preceeded by a juvenile game, and the attendance is expected to be in accord with the importance of the day, 5 Be Road conditions throughout the county and district are in splendid shape, and motoring will be a chief means of entertainment over the week-end. If the weather condi- tions remain constant the enjoy- ment of the holiday will no doubt be perfect. A VITAL QUESTION (Port Rowan News) Herbert Hoover, Republican can- didate for the office of President of the United States in his speech of acceptance gave as one plank in his platform the building of can- als to the gulf and the ocean as a relief to the farmers. This is just a vague allusion to the great Chicago dream of a continuous waterway to the Gulf of Mexico. This is a vital question to those living on both sides of the lower lakes and will likely be looked into more closely by the northern Re- publicans. To Port Rowan the cut- ting of a canal to the Gulf from Lake Michigan would mean a great hardship for any drop in the Lake level would mean a corresponding decrease in the depth of the water in the "bay, Witte = She uayohe asks 5 Eleven Days Distant MOTION PICTURES : OF PROVING GROUND : NOT AVAILABLE As part of the entertainment for the visiting representatives of the Chambers of Commerce of Quebecy and of Premier Gardiner of Sas- katchewan, distinguished guests of the city yesterday, General Motors of Canada showed motion pictures at the end of their banquet pros gram in the new auditorium las§ evening. Efforts were made by of« ficials of General Motors of Canada to obtain pictures of the General Motors proving ground at Detroit but the effort' was unsuccesstuly and it was necessary to secure oth< er pictures which were, however, much enjoyed by the visitors and members of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, who were also guestq of the company. 85, Card of Thanks Mr. Ernie Shortt and family, 38% Hall St., wishes to thank his neighd bors and friends for their kind ex pressions of sympathy and thei many beautiful floral tributes ex: tended in their sad bereavement in in the loss of their loving son and brother, Teddy. We also wish to thank those who kindly gave the use of their cars. We also wish td express our sincere thanks to Royf Mr. Irwin and all the trainmen of the C.P.R. Railway for their con tinual thoughtfulness of Teddy through his long years of sickness Flowers received from brothers an sisters, the staff and pupils of Sim< coe St, School, The Home an School Club, Mr. and Mrs. E, Lg Vickery, Mr. and Mrs, Albert Craps dell, Mr, and Mrs, 8. J, Shortt an Bernice, Mr. and Mrs, J. Parsons Mr, and Mrs. Bert Crandell, Mr and Mrs, Walter Stacey, Mr, " Mrs. P, Myers, Mr, and Mrs, H, W; Sheridan, Mr. and Mrs, A. Cockers! ham, Mr, and Mrs. M, Blow, Mr. and Mrs. J. Reeves, Reta and Bryce, Mr, and Mrs, Lawrence, Mr, and Mrs, Bligdon, Mrs, Craggs and rMs. Faul and Mrs, McKinley, Mrs, Witterick, Miss Bernice and Morica Wilcox, Miss Mabel Stew art, Master Joe and Ethel Parsons, Master Douglas and Willie Clark, Master Kenneth Froom, Mr, and Mrs, J, Tamplin and family, Mr, and Mrs, Fred Hoehn and family, Mr. and Mrs, W, Gunn and family, Mr, and Mrs, W. Marks and family, Mr, and Mrs, Thos. Parker an family, Mr, and Mrs, Bullivang and family, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Dip« lock and family, Mr. and Mrs, Hooper and family, H. E. Chubh and family, the Crandell family, Mr. and Mrs. Sheppard and family, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Walted Hops per, Toronto, Mr. and Mrs, Abras bam, Toronto, Mr, and Mrs. A, Fursey, Leamington, Ont., Mastér Bert Louester, Toronto, Mr, J, W¢ Marks, Detroit, Mich, y Born iy FOOTSld 10 Simcoe st. N., Au gust 28, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs; Donald Foote, Jr., a daughter; (Betty Sheila), (52a) "in Memdriam i | CLARK--In loving memory of m dear husband, Percival Clark, who was so suddenly ca ed to rest September 2nd, 192% His Wife, HE (528) CROWELLS--In loving memory o a kind and loving husband a father William Crowells, Sr, who passed to rest one year ag Sept. 2, 1927, H One year has gone, no one can tell The loss of one we loved so well, The blow was hard, the shock s i ere, We little thought the time so neary God knows the way, He holds the key, 4 He guides us with unerring hand, Sometims with tearless eyes we'l see, 4 And then up there we'll unde stand. " , Wife and Family, (52a) Too Late to Classify APARTMENT TO RENT--FOU rooms, new, electric refrigerato, stove, hot water, steam heat, jal tor service. Immediate possessio $45. Alger Press Limited, pho 1400. (52¢) Coming Event alk -- p VICTORIA LOYAL TRUE B No. 55. There will be no nt Sept. 3. Next regular meeti night September 17. (51b MADAME ROSE, PALMIST, AT Maple St. Phone 2372F. Ho 2009 T.T.S, CHRISTIAN SUNDAY SCHOO will meet at 2.30 pm. 8 September 2. > rr W. C. T. U. SIMCOE ST. CHURC _ Tuesday, Sept. 3 pli Nd Pian