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SPIES i" MS A (Established in 1871) An independent newspaper pub lished every other day (Tuesday, and: Satu Ky y, a noons) Piiotiae 1h Praline Comms nting dnd Publishing Company Limited, Charles M. Mundy, Presi dent, Managing Director and Treas- urer; A. R, Alloway, Assistant Man- ager. " \ GEO. A, MARTIN =. - @altor ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ' '"eliveted 'by Carrier in Oshawa or by mall anywhere in Canada $8.00 4 year, United States subscriptions $1.50 pxtra to ¢over postage, Single copies 6 cents. While Owen Sound has the advan- tage ot Being on Qeorglar Hay, it is not as fortunate as Oshawa in he- ing but a short distamce from To- ronto. Owen Sound people have had to wait, therefore, until late in the afternoon for their Toronto morning papers, sc that the new daily will he able to give them world news sev- eral hours ahead of any outside pub- lication. for a daily paper in Owen Sound, with a large territory to cover, The Reformer desires to congratulate the people of Owen Sound on their good 'fortune due to the enterprise of 'Messrs. Fleming and Sons, the pub- lishers, and to wish the new paper ' OSHAWA, THURSDAY, MAY ¢. RR i i | THE DAYLIGHT SAVING It is 'evident that thedaylight sav- ing question is not as dead as might have heen suppcsed followipg the "decision of the Council a few weeks ago to adhere to standard time, As was pointed out by The Reformer at that time, there are sure to be many people opposed to the cnange, while there are others who favor putting the hands of the clocks forward dur- ing 'the summer months. Council's dnty is te try and pursue, the eourse that wilk meet the wishes of the ma- jority, and which will best serve the interests of the town, That the best way to solve the problem is to take a piebiscite of the people is clear. That was sug- gested a year ago, but unfortunate- ly the: powers-that-hbe were not thinking about the Iong 'summer days 'when the snow was flying at New Year's, when the municipal elections © were held. \ New Year's was the proper time to take such a vote, when the feeling of the people could have been ascertained at small expense. To take a plebiscite now wowld be incurring an expense that would not be justified and at the same time causing a delay which ought not to occur if daylight sav- ing is to be introduced here. Those favoring daylight saving may be referred to as faddists and advancing 'the clocks may be styled the "craziest farce ever put over on 2 long suffering public" by some of those opposed, but that does not al- ter the facet that daylight saving is used in England, in Toronto, in Ot- tawa, in Kitchener and other places. Toronto and Kitchener are indus- trial centres, as in Oshawa, and (hey have found daylight saving such a success that they are operating under it again this year. If is con- tended by some that the farmers will objeet: While it is desirable that the wishes of the rural and ur- ban residents shall be met as far as possible, Oshawa Council is not in a position to change the time out- side its own territory. Members of Oshawa Couneil are elected by peo- ple residing in Oshawa, and their first duty is to their townsfolk, and after those the people whe reside outside. Petitions, signed as they were by workmen, merchants and profession- al men, such as were presented to Council ought to he ample evidence, taken with the previous resolution of the Lion's Club. that the majority of Oshawa people fayor daylight saving. Apart from sporting fraternity desiring advanced time-- and the develcpment of good, elean éport is im the interests of the com- munity--ithe business element of the town alse faver it. Representatives of manufacturers pointed out to the Council Monday night that local firms are working under a Serious handicap because of the difference in time here from Toromto, New York and other American cities. The Reformer maintains, as it did a month age, that the Coumeil has sufficient data before it, in the ab- sence of a plebiscite of the whole town, to introduce daylight savieg, bringing it into effect possibly on May 14, when it becomse effective in' Yeronte. SUICIDES There were nearly 20,000 suicides in 1921 jn the United States, and among the asumber were 10 editors, 22 clergymen, 39 brokers, 51 school teachers, 57 judges and lawycrs, 76 gb {B t is i | | J : : iy if i g ¥ every s HAS ONTARIO A COAL MEAS RY FIELD? LAN Most Ontario coal users have un- doubtedly wished on innumerable oceasions that included among the great natural resources of this prov. ince was one or more coal fields. Probably many coal consumers thought, when announcement was made a few weeks ago of the finding of coal fields in the Sudbury district, that their dreams of lower fuel this part of the Dominion would no longer he dependent oh Unele 8am for a Supply of blaek diamonds. Since the announcement has heen made there have heen companies formed to develop the coal fields, There also have heen Investigations by geologists, and strange as it way seem these experts disagree. Two unofficial geologists have declared that there are genuine anthracite de- posits in the Sudbury district. Can- adian Government geologists, on the other hand, have declared otherwise, The first two are optimistic and san- guine; the latter are pessimistic and skeptical. What is the public to helieve when these experts differ? The Sud- bury Star cautions people to reflect carefully before gambling on the future of these allegee coal deposits, In view of the desire for a coal field in Ontario, it is natural that the unofficial geolog:sis have struek 2 popular note, and, as The Star says, there is also a glamor ahout a geologist from the United States or New Guinea which common or gar- den varity the Canadian Government geologist lacks. While it would be wrong to take the view that Canada has all the best geologists, and that outsiders cannot compete with them, it is just as well to bear in mind that Govern- ment officials have nothing to gain by befhg unduly optimistic; also that it would be distinctly to their cred- it if they would uncover coal depos- its in the industrial provinee of the Dominion. Any persons locally who might be pinning their faith to the develop- ment of this coal field should reflect on this statement from The Star: -- "It would also be good for the public to know that a few of the most energetic boomers interested in the Sudbury coal fields (?) were quite regently involved in the col- lapse of a scheme whereby the Can- adian public was to be absolved from all ecal worries by the manu- facture of a syntheiiec coal manufac- tured from tar and coal-dust." EDITORIAL COMMENT Men should remember the address of Dr. Barker tonight. He has a message which every father should hear. Who wants 10 go to the cities to see a show when there is such excel- lent local talent in our midst as was shown by the producing of "Jack's Wife?" Flushing of the paved streets with the fire hese is slower than with a regular flusher, but the result is the same. The action of the civic au-1 thorities in taking this method of cleaning the streets in the early mornings is a step in the right direc- tion, and is appreciated by the speople. There are vacant lots in different parts of the town, covered with tall dead grass and weeds, which would be considerably improved if the own- ers set the refuse on fire during the open season for bonfires, which con- tinues until Saturday, May 13. As it is these wacant lots are eye sores, and poor advertisements for Oshawa. "SQUANDERMANIA™ [Hal . El prices were '10 come true, and that _ _ .'_ BUT WAS. ANYBODY HURT? fr ----ge >. om---- There is a' splendid field | ~ Md Pt CRISP COMMENTS The title is taken from a qnartet of words that strike home in the heart of every newspaper. man--*"Gn And Get IL." Jack Spratt could cat no fat: his wife could eat no lean. You sce, they spent their money for the jit- ney"s gasoline.--Fresno Republican, If that plesiosaurus is found, why not bring it to Toronto? It might sit m beautifully at the next "closing night party,"---Toronto Telegram. Mr. Quiller-Couch says proaibition ruins literature. In other words, it makes dry reading.--Newspaper En- terprise Association. About the surest way to become miserable and stay that way is to try to be pleasant all the time, as the books advise.--Cineinnati Enquirer. It is rather to he hoped that Mr. Edison is wrong when he says we'll soon be ahle fo hear the ants talk, We hear enough from efficiency ex- perts now.--Kansas City Star, We expect to see prohibition en- forced when each would-be drinker in the land has a dry enforcer de- tailed to wateh him.--Columbia Record. A BIT 0' VERSE Xs \ 3 Sr + my----o-} So ------ ---------------- HAYOR'S VIEW Avers By-laws Don't Perm it Storm Drains Emptying into Sanitary Sewers | Dr. T. W, G. McKay, Medical Of- Jflcer of Health, in a statement to {The Reformer yesterday, took issue with Mayor Stacey in a statement MOH. REFUTES | Questions and Answers x on Forestry. Conducted by the Canadian Forestry Association Q. Our local branch of the Daughters of the Empire are ar- ranging to plant a "Road of Remem- brance" to commemorate the valor of our soldier dead. Where can we find out how to proceed, what trees to select, how to plant them and care placements, and every operation from and including purchase, dig- ging, transporting, p:ani:ng, staking and mulching, It ia furtner stated that the aver- age cost of maintaining trees along | Kirby in the New York World, Says Daylight Saving Craziest Fad Ever Put Over the Public Editor Reformer: made by the latter to the Council Monday night that the town by-laws allowed the draining of storm drains into the sanitary sewers, Dr. McKay stated the mayor was wrong in his statement, and had created a false impressicn in the minds of his colleagues and citizens at large, Draining of storm water into the sanitary sewers was not permissible under the by-law, sections of which were shown to The Reformer as fol- lows: "No open gutter, cesspool. privy vault, underground drain or exhaust pipe from any steam engine, shall he connected with any sanitary sewer, "Private sewers and drains, stable yards, timber or wooden drains, may be connected with the storm sewers, hut all such | connections shall be made ac- cording to the rules and regu- lations prescribed and aecord- for them? are costly and discouraging. eoclation is Roads will he glad to give every practical help to local societies in all parts of Canada. ing the tree planting process with graphic pared by the Association and will he sent to all societies who apply to them Ottawa. mation as to the cos: of trees when purchased in quantities hy muniel- palities fbr road planting? | Highways ideal of tree planting along the roads 'tells us that the average cost per tree is $1.25. This :ncludes all re- the Ontario provincial highways is about 50 cents per tree per year for two years. This covers cost of wat- ering- and cultivation. During the third and later years the trees are usually sufficiently ectablished to care. for themselves, During the first and second years four to five applications of water may he nec- essary. The total ccst to Ontario of establishing a healthy tree along Mistakes in such matters A. The Canadian Forestry As- now\ sponsoring the of Remembrance idea and A special hooklet desecrib- illustrations is being pre- (Continued on page §) at 224 Jackson Building, DAYS Q. Can ycu give me any infor- A. The Ontario Department of which is doing a great ing to the directions of the en- gineer. "The engineer or sewerage committee, shall have the power to stop, or prevent from dis- charging into the sewer system any private sewer or drain through - which substances - are Dear Sir:--Your Tuesday issue of this week bears the news that peace- ably inclined citizens are again challenged by the foes of standard time known as '"'daylight savers' -- "daylight shavers" is the correct ap- pellation, however. This fad is one of the craziest farces ever put on a long suffering public. Their plan is to "Kid" themselves into thinking through the day with the same hallucination. Might as well move the roof of a house farther to the front and then tell the people the roof is longer. If these people had only persons of their own state of mind to deal with and to be affected by their mania, everything would work out all right, but--"there are others." Standard time is the law of the land, and is a most convenient and very well sulted arrange- ment to _ most peoples' manner time we had meridian time--with slight differences all across the ma; ~--which was as much of a nuisance as the so called "daylight saving" AGE I flattered myself that I'd kept my youth That as far as the world could see ip truth, My hair was thick and my ments guick And lithe as they ever were; But a maiden of twenty glanced at me, And the way she glanced I could clearly see That in spite of my pep and my youthful step I didn't look young to her! move- Oh, you may deny that you're on the shelf, And quite successfully kid yourself, But you won't deceive the Daughter of Eve Whose youth jis youth indeed, She will let you jolly her at a dance (But oh, the tolerance of her glance) As her young eyes gauge your prob- able age, In spite of your zest and speed! Oh, there may be youth in your fin- most heart, And your outward semblance be young and smart. But Youth won't fall for your bluff at all Though bravely enough you try, When the girl's smiles say--as you have your fling-- "Oh isn't he simply a spry thing!" Why, it should be plain (though it brings you pain), That you're biddem your ezood-bye! old youth --Berton Braley. Don't fail to visit Flintoff & Sons' hardware store on Friday and Sat- urday. The Chi-Namel demonstrator will be there. 14-a farce, Why the need of retro- gression? If the fun makers and d. 8. fans want a long evening. let them leave the clocks alone, face the sit- uation like heroes, and petition not i the town council--but the*lairds" of industry whom they profess to have already won to favor their cause, to blow their factory whistles so as to begin work at six o'clock a.m., in- stead of seven, and quit work at 4 or 5 p.m. as the case may be, in- stead of 5 or 6 o'clock, and the thing is done without disarranging a hair. Otherwise the whole town is thrown into confusion and out of alignment with railroads and the surrounding country, which prefers to be governed by "God's Time." This is the only sensible thing to do. Many cities refuse to change their clocks to swit a few faddists, ilton and London. As long as thirty years ago, the printing offices in Toronto had just such a system, from April 1 to Oet. 1 going to work at 7 or 7.15, and the fall and winter months form 7.30 to 7.45.--the late hours of beginning work caused the time lost to be de- ducted from the Saturday half holi- day. Let the d. s. people petition their bosses and do likewise, and leave the clocks as they are. WwW. H.W. Executive of Trade Board Wants Work Done on the Harbor A strong resolution, directed to er Hon. W. M. King and the 2 of public works, asking that a ote for Oshawa harbor develop- ment be placed in the parliament- ary estimates at this session, was Big Reductions In Coats and Suits. Come and gel one at your own price. Part of our swmmer stock is in--Swiss Vollgs and Gingham Dresses; style wery mifty. TRICOLETTE BLOUSES WORTH $5.00 FOR $2.75 We also sell Men's Readydo- Wear Suits, Coats and Pants and a fall stock of Gent's Furnish- ings. Suits madedomeasure. Give us a call. Schwartz 186-138 Simove S. Phowe 725 d by the Executive of Oshawa Board of Trade at a meeting on Monday afternoon. A copy of the re- solution was also ordered to be sent to Mr. L. O. Clifford, M.P. for South Ontario. The resolution set forth that al- though money was voted fol this work in 1914 and 'several times af- terwards, the war interfered with work being done. Since that ed in population and industrial im- portance with the result that today the need for a harbor is more im- perative than ever, It also pointed out that the present buildings and docks are fast falling into decay and near future entire new works will be required. The ive in dis i the question took the view that notwith- - among them Ham-| that unless something is done in the. discharged which are liable to injure sewers or obstruct the flow of sewage." | Dr. McKay stated further that the |very fact that a double system of |sewers, both sanizary and storm, | {had been constructed in the town] {was proof positive that each sewer! was to serve its own purpose. It; was certainly not intended that] storm water from the ground or) |ers and cause them to overflow into , p | people 8 cellars, | 1 | | | Oshawa Reformer ! (Continued from page 1) to our women readers; taere is "Big World Events," which is a summary of important occurrences for busy readers; particularly the men; there is "Uncle Wiggily"s Bedtime Story' | for the children; and there is the inimitable comie strip, "Bringing Up Father" for all. | Saturday's paper, contains in ad-! |dition, an article for golfers, giving | instruction in the fine points of the| |game by Canada's amateur champ {ion, Frank Thompson. | | In addition to the feptures, to-| day's issue contains among the {many news articles: ! A report of the meeting Wed-| pesday night of the Parks Commis-| sion, | An interview with Mr. George W.| McLaughlin on the trip of himself] land party to fcurteen European countries, | An interview with Mr. Charles | McCrea, M. P. P. for Sudbury, chair-| man of the: sub-committee of the| Legislature, telling what is proposed by the amendments to Oshawa's, water equalization bill. | | i A report of the meeting held in| {Cedar Dale Wednesday night to dis- | | | jcuss the annexation question. | A summary of municipal statis- |tics for the month of April. | rounding villages. The golf schedule for this season, | and other up to the minute sporting! news and comment. | Remember that The Reformer! gives "All the mews while it is! news", fairly accurately and prompt-| ly, considering only the public inter-| est when gathering together the re-| ports of meetings, and happenings | of all kinds. | Do Not Risk Sending Cash by Mail It might get lost. Bank Mone Orders costing a few cents furnis safety. Sold at all our branches. STANDARD BANK Oshawa Branch--E. C. Hodgins, Manager that 60'clock a.m. is 7 o'clock and g0 | roofs should center the sanitary sew- "oe ANNOUNCEMENT GALLAGHER'S TRANSPORT SERVICE During May our servite will be as follows: May 1st to 15th 4 Trucks daily to Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Dunbarton After May 15th 6 Trucks daily to Oshawa 2 Trucks daily to Cobourg, Port Hope, Newcastle, Bowmanville To the Trade and Dealers of Willard's Ice Cream We invite you to use the services of our Division Supt. at Oshawa. Office at Allison's Central Garage. Phone 75. Contracted Sales and Cartage Agents for Willard's Ice Cream. | WE HAUL EVERYTHING MOVEABLE | GALLAGHER'S TRANSPORT | PHONES: Manager Phone Sundays only Gerrard 6541 Division Supt. Oshawa 475 Toronto Main Office Day and Night Gerrard 2144 Toronto Garage Day and Night Gerrard 6056 Several columns oi news of sur-|™ fay Or "The Quickest Way _| to Reach the Buyer Long Distance fs maintained at a high degree of effi- ciency. i with distant points were never ek blished "Long Distance enables us to transact business in twenty cities in one day" -- says a subseriber. "Wi it to customers, to make sales, to © use get new cu Pos ite ete. that two of our most cap- i to look after Long Dis-