000,000. This would be at the thet | The Ontario Reformer (Established In 1871) An independent newspaper pub. lished every other day (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons) at Oshawa, Canada, by The Reformos Printing end Publishing Company Limited, Charles M. Mundy, Presi dent, Managing Director and Treas- urer; A. R, Alloway, Assistant Man. ager, a GEO. A. MARTIN _ - « of 322.3 deaths for every hour that -the war lasted. This is a guess; the | total for all nations must be a guess, EDITORIAL COMMENT A man in England was arrested for refusing to let go the hand of Princess Mary at a public reception, Let this be an example to several With the Genoa confefence com- |e ing to an insignificant end after sur- viving some rude ¢hocks, and a Brit- ish Government defeat recorded in the House of Commons, Premier THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. ok yy William Banks. by political than philanthropic rea- 8s0ns, the world to shirk her duties, but in dollars. This Is a smaller price than the usual rail and steamboat service, The aim of the cut is to try to check the slump in business which has been noticed of late, Some of the planes in the service have a capacity of twelve passengers and are luxurious- ly appointed, Various reasons may account for the falling off in the pas- senger service, The most probable is that several accidents to passenger planes on this and other routes have occurred of late, sven)though they were actudted more Britain is the last nation in LJ Sditor _ ~~ SUBSOURIPTION RATES: Deliveréd by Carrier in Oshawa or by mail 'anywhere in Canada $3.00 & year. United States subseriptions $1.60 extra to cover postage. Single copies bc. St _OSHAWA, SATURDAY, MAY 27 LIGHTS ON VEHICLES While the anti-glare headlight law adopted by the Ontario Govern- ment a few years ago has been of much benefit to users of the high- ways, a real danger still exists to boys hereahouts. Lloyd George has many troubles add- ed to those he was already carry- ing. The Genoa parleys have lost their importance in a large measure because the big thing they were call- ed for, the settlement of the Rus- sian situation could not be settled on any terms except those laid down by Russia herself, it was understood that Russia had accepted, in prin- ciple, the condition of meeting pre- war debts as well as those of the subsequent period, The_-rights of foreign nationals to their properties in Russia were also subject for dis- cussion, and fair headway was said to have been made in this respect. But when the time came for the formal official Russian answer to The suggestion that the May 24 holiday would be enjoyed even more if it were observed on the Monday nearest that date, has come from widely different sources, It is a good proposal, one that would meet the wishes of most > we believe, The methods used by Jesse James and Co, in the old days to rob trains were much more picturesque than those used by modern bandits, who cut a freight train in two, allowing the first section to go on and robbing be asked to do all the cleaning up that the war period seems to have neces sitated, \ | LJ LJ LJ Glasgow, B8cotland, has given a good demonstration of the proverbial] long sightedness of the Scot, Dur- ing the war time, in order to give a patriotic lead to the splendid en- pality invested the sum of four mil- lion five hundred thousand pounds 4n war stock holdings. It has recently made a profit of some one hundred siderable quantities of these invest- ments, LJ LJ LJ her present condition she should not * je a chauffeur who was blinded in thusiasm of its citizens, the munici-| thousand pounds hy the sale of con-| » A decision that is likely to set a precedent over the British Empire has been given in London England by Justice Sankey, It was in the shape of an award of $2,000 damages one eye by broken glass from the | windshield of his- car which was | struck with a golf ball while he was passing the St. Augustine links | Curiously enough the ball was driven {trom the 'unlucky' thirteenth hole. {The damages were awarded as against both the club and the player who gliced the drive which had such an unforseen effect, Limited. traffic because of the lack of court- esy shown by many motorists, Drivers who dim bright headlights when ap- proaching another car have a right to expect other drivers to do the La same, When they do it makes driv-| (Continued from page 1) ing easier for all of them. When ting, of the fifth form second with 122 ints, E dle such a. simple precaution points. Miss Joan Hedley, also of the second. Fine Program those and other proposals, the re sult was bjtterly disappointing to those who have favored Lloyd (ieorge's ideas of 'reaching terms with the Soviet, Russia rejected re sponsibility for the debts of the Czar- (ist regime, and maintained the right to use the seized property of other nationals for the good of the state. can beithe fifth form, was third with 18 taken with little effort, it is surpris-| points. The school shield was won ing that more motorists do not do!by Form 5. The relay race was also it. That the percentage who do do| captured by the fifth form. it is small hereabouts is impressed! The various events, with the win- upon any one who has occasion to be| sv be io Iolow: 15 years aud on the highways at night, Lover Annette Davis, Adelaide Atkin: son, Evelyn Smithett, 100 yard dash, 15 years and under, Hedley, Margaret Too much light from motors makes | driving difficult at times, and the lack of lights on other vehicles also| Betty Buntiug, J. endangers many lives, It is unfor- "50 [en dash, 15 years and over, tunate that the Legislature has not|Annette Davis, Evelyn Smithett, Be- seen fit to enact a law providing that | verley Millichamp. all vehicles on the highways after! 50 yard dash, 15 years and wifder, dark should carry lights in front | Margaret Lumbers, Betty Bunting, | Joan Hedley. and at t . Bo.back. The danger 10} Double ball throwing, Annette horse drawn vehicles without UBhts | payis and Beverley Millichamp, C. Is considerable in this motor age,| Cockburn and E. Hedley, J. Murray but the danger to cyclists is even|and J. Hedley. greater. That more cyclists who pir et barrow oR ag use the highwa t | Lindsell and ary attsford, N. i E y at sight ave NOL} Chalykoft and L. Wattsford, E. njured by motor cars is surprising. |g ithett and F. Hewitt. Even although not required to do| Peanut race, Lillian. Wattsford, E. 80 by law, cyclists would be show- Hedley, N. Chalykoff. ing good sense in protecting thom] Throwing the cricket ball, Annette selves with placing head and tail| Davis, C. Cockburn and M. Lumbers, lights on their wheels. M. Lindsell. Sack race--Annette Safety First is a might gooa| Bunting, M. Millichamp motto, which every user of the high. | ways should at all times observe. Hat, coat and rubber race, Betty WAR SLAUGHTER Bunting, L. Campbell, E. Smithett. Three-legged race, Annette Davis and Beverley Millichamp, A. Lum- bers and E. Navett, M. Millichamp and N. Collier. General von Altrock, a Germap High jump,--Upper School, Betty statistician, places the German loss-| Bunting, L. Watsford, L. Campbell. es in killed during the war at 1,808,-| High jump--Lower School, Elinor 648 and in wounded at 4,246,77.|NeYitt. A. Lumbers and H. Williams, Germany was in the war for fifty- apd B. Frazer, H. 3eCanl. one months and seven days, and General von Altrock estimates that for every hour of the conflict Ger- many lost 46 men killed and 109 race, Margaret Davis, B. E. Smithett, A. Lumbers, E. Nevitt. Mathematic race, Mary Collier and Joan Hedley, B. Brodie and M. Mil- There was a sop in the way of con- ditions under which the use of such properties might be arranged, but as it was apparent that the government was to. retain control this was of {little use, Premier Lloyd George's | proposition that a Commission of the powers should meet at the Hague {next month to continue the Russian | negotiations on a new basis lost much of its chances of success when the | United States declined the invitation [to be represented as it had done in {the case of the Genoa invitation. | Having refrained from participation {in the one the United States could not perhaps, consistently take part in {another conference in which the ob- {jectives were admittedly the same. | Whatever else it has done failure of [the Genoa gathering to settle the Rssian matter is a sorry ending. | . | The British Government was de- (feated in the House of Commons by |a vote of 151 to 14% on a motion of | Lord Robert Cecil to adjourn the de- {bate on a matter affecting teachers | superannuation. In keeping 'with [the recommendations of the Economy (Commission the Government desired {to lower the estimates for education among others One of their plans was that teachers in the state schools should contribute. five per cent., of their salaries to the superannuation fund. Cecil led an attack on this idea and in the course of it moved the adjournment Austen Chamber- lain who was leading iy House and | * - * {H. A. L. Fisher, the Migistey of {cation who 'was guiding the bill, dc not seem to have handled the situa tion tactfully, or else they were court ing a vote whether adverse or not. | The Government has one or two pre- | vious defeats in the House against it. This time there may be more BOLSHEVISM MUST GO New York Tribune: Europe is lis-| MUSIC AND INDUSTRY s tening, the Sovieteers are listening,| Two striking instances of the val- | Copyrighted British & Colonial Press | | | and in these eircumstances the con- ductor had no easy task in training them, Still at the next Perthshire festival the adjudicator was so pleas- ed with the choir's performance that he made them repeat it as an exam- ple to the other competitors of how the music should be sung. In this linen factory there is now a mixed voice choir of fifty and a female choir of thirty-five, and both choirs have a long wailing list, A more recent ease came to light a few weeks ago when a West Coun~ try firm invited the federation to send down a lecturer to address | employees, with a view to galvan ing into new life a moribund chot society, This was done and with the greatest of succes, Blessed are the peace-makers, for they never shall be out of work: Peoria Transcript, and so far as they are permitted to|ue of their Music in Industry cam- do so the millions of Russia are list-|paign have recently reached the ening. If a company of experts wish | Federation of British Music Indus- to assemble at The Hague and gol tries. : through the supererogatory motions Some few months ago a of investigating further, no law can dealer in Perth, Scotland, suggested be invoked against them. But ordin- ary folk need no further instructions. Bolshevism must go before there is any comeback in Russia. 5 ss | ficient competition in the past for It is announced that the first par-| work's choirs at the Perthshire Mu ty of ex-members of the Royal Irish|gjcal Festival. Constabulary, which is to settle on the workers without delay, and they Ontario farms, has been selected and | took it up enthusiastically under the will sail for Canada on Saturday next. | leadership of the manager, who had There are twenty in the party, all|formerly heen a church organist and single men, and the Ontario govern-|choirmaster., Previously more ment has undertaken to find posi- {80 per cent. of the girls and men tions for each one of them on farms | who ultimately joined the choir had in the province. The British govern-! taken no part whatever in ment is co-operating by commuting | and' his ahout idea employers starting the mo he set the factory that 'might well | work's choir, | ment al musie | to the manager of a large local linen being that there was not suf-| The point was put to | than | music, | (In Liquidation) TORONTO Important Notice To MOTHERS Liquidators Great Clearance Sale of the whole of Ladies' and Children's Wear and Fancy Goods; also the Store Fixtures now on the premises lately occupied hy MRS. ALICE WILLIAMS COMMENCING WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 Everything must be sold out by Saturday Night, | Half Price, 50 Presents will he given to the first lueky customers on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock. All Goods Marked at Half Regular Price Ward Price, Limited King St. West NEXT Everything at Be sure and come early, DISTRIBUTORS i a sufficient amount of the pensions to which the men are entitled, to pay | for their passage money and a reasonable amount in hand. | J - w Airplane companies operating pas senger service between London and Paris have cut the rate for a journey from the for- mer to the latter point, to sixteen ISS MARGUERITE K. O'LEARY, of Reading, Pa. who says she has gained eight pounds and can hardly find words to express her praise for Tanlac for the good the medicine did her. 'I am so happy over what Tanlac ___ lichamp, L. Campbell and N. Davis. !significance than formerly to the re- Broad jump--Upper School, Mar-igyjt. But the hope of the opposition garet Lindsell, L. Watsford, B. Bunt-|olements for an appeal to the elec- Obstacle race, Joan Hedley, wounded. Accepting General von Altrock's figures as accurate, it appears that the total of those killed and wound- ed in the German forces, reckoned by the hour, exceeds the losses of any other great Power in the con- flict except Russia. When Russia made peace she had been in the war forty-three months and three days. Her losses, in round numbers, in killed were 1,700,000 and in wound- ed 4,950,000. For every hour of her participation in the war 54.8 of her men were killed and 159.8 wounded. Russia's hourly losses ex- ceed Germany's in the number of killed by 8.8 and in the number of wounded by $0.5. Austria-Hungary lost 800,000 wen killed and 23.200,000 wounded, or on the average 21.6 killed and 86.6 wounded every hour; Framee lost 1,385,300 killed, or 37.7 for every hour, and 2,765,000 wounded, or 72.8 hourly. The British Empire's soldiers were killed at the rate of 18.8 an hour and were wounded at the rate of 55.4 hourly. The Central Records Office of the - American Expeditionary Forces, | from which the figures presented | come, gives the British loss in killed | as 692,065 and in wounded as 2,037.- 325. Italy was in the war forty-one months and nineteen days. Her 364, 000 men killed died at the hourly rate of 12.1 and her 947,000 soldiers wounded were stricken at the rate of 31.5 an hour. ; : The United States was in the war nineteen months and four days. Much of this time was devoted to #aising armies and tramsporting them to France: The total killed was 50.327, and wounded 205.690. American soldiers were killed at the rate of 3.6 and wounded at the rate of 14.9 an hour for the whole period of the country's participation. The ing. Broad jump--ILower School, Adele Lumbers, H. McCaul, M. Lumbers. Mystery race, won by Beverley Millichamp, J. Hedley, M. Watsford. Total of events--Anette Davis 31 points, Betty Bunting 22 points, Joan Hedley 18 points. Relay race, won by Form V. . Souvenir Program To Commemorate . Oshawa Convention Our local firemen have arranged with a publishing organization to write and publish am "Official Pro- gram' in comjumction with the 21st Annual Convention of the Fire- men's Association of Oatario, to be held in Oshawa on August Tth, 8th, and 9th. The book will be printed by am Oshawa firm and the proceeds from advertising. etc., appearing in the program will he used to entertain the delegates at the conveution. This meeting should be of special interest to local business people, as upwards of two thousand visitors are expected here for the three days, with the consequent stimulus in pur- chasing from Oshawa stores. Also, from a publicity standpoint, the event will be a valuable means of broadcasting a first-hand idea of Oshawa"s progressiveness and hos- pitality. This program represents the prac- tical means of raising an entertain- ment fund and the gencrous patron- age of its advertising space by local firms will result in 2a measure of good-fellowship being provided such as the occasion certainly deserves. A BIT 0' VERSE | A THING OF BEAUTY IS A JOY around I see, There's a beauty of the tiny shrud and the tall majestic tree: There's a beauty of the flower that appeals to the heart, {That man in all his wisdom can never have a part There's a note in all the singing of the little birds each day, That has never yet heen touched by itorate may be delayed for a consider- |able time yet. The incident is, how- {ever, politically important. | * - * | Christian minorities within reach 'of the Turks in Asia Minor are like- wiped out are allow- ed to continue. Recent atroci- ties in those territories under the control of the Turk National- lists or Kemalists as they are some- times called after their leader, are said to outrival all that has gone be- fore. Even the massacres that aroused the ire of Gladstdne many years ago | and the more recent occurences, made familiar by newpaper reports to this generation, have been put into the shade. Under the circumstances it might have heen expected that the powers would take some practical steps to save the remnants of the Christian races. But they are seem- ingiy to coutent themselves with an investigation. Britain has asked France, Italy and the United States to join her in this. Austen Chamber- lain in making this announcement quoted the Foreign Office despatches as using the words 'appalling bar- barity" in referring to the massacres. It is probable that France and Italy will join with Britain in an inguiry. There appears to be in Washington, however, a determination to have nothing to do with old world troubles if these can be kept away from United States shores. The wor d would have reason to hail the United States with joyous acclaim if it decid- od to be not only a sympathiser, bat a crusador in this busingss of putting an end to massacres by the Turks. The European nations seem to be helpless through lack of means and utter war weariness. It may turn out yet, however, that Britain will have to handle this business alone. If she stepped in Framce and Italy to be present iy if completely conditions |] =| has done for me I can hardly fina words to express my praise," said Miss Marguerite K. O'Leary, who lives with her parents at 1223 Chest- nut St, Reading, Pa. "I wasn't ex- actly what would he called sick. bai for a year 1 had been all run down | and sometimes felt weak: pnd miserable 1 could hardly hold up my head. 1 was so nervous the tele- phone bell or a door closing would | startle me so 1 would tremble like a leaf. "i needed something to build me up and give me strength and energy. | and that is exactly what Tanlac dia it gave me a fine appetite and im- | proved my digestion, 1 gained eight | pounds, the color came back to my too! better sO - | Try it that's to say! » Yes Sir-e-! Two pl for 25 cts.! And Td You never chewed It's real chewing, sure as you're a foot high! all ve got 3 face, my nerves became normal auc == i soon felt as well as 1 ever did im | my life. it is simply wonderful | that medicine could make such | big change in any one. My friends | and neighbors are surprised whea | they see me now, and mo wonder, | for I look like a different person. Tanlac is grand and [ never intend to miss a chance to say a good wore | about it." Taalac is sold by all good drug- would probably join 10 some extent gists. the finest on your the greatest organ's play: There's 2 feling of rejoicing in na- | tare all around, { That in the realm of man has never | wet heen found. i | Ther2's a grandeur in all nature be- yond man's human ken. Of a wise and living presence, the | Creator of all men: Whe has shown us so plainly, and | taught us to rejoice, { All nature speaks distinctly, we can surely hear her voice. sl --F. 5. Waddell | for our illustrated folder. Hamilton, Ort. - Feeriees Lawn Fence makes your | grounds you have so often admired. waiue to your land and gives your bh street. Eruparty attract ive as the neighbor's ther > BANWELL-HOXIE WIRE FENCE COMPANY, Limited Winnipeg. Men. Write for eur Mustrated Book on Pounitry Protoction. 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