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f Ontario Reformer VOLUME 51--No. 20 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canadas Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coples 5 Cents --Second Section 5 BIG WORLD EVENTS: THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. "William Banks. So far as the British Empire is| reasons than those of reparations. advantage. result in an agreement acceptable to all concerned since most of them have considerably modified their previously strongly maintained views, There seems to be a disposition on the part of both Turkey and Russia | to believe that the resignation of | Lloyd George from the British | Premiership must he to their mutual They are probably great- concerned, the political situation in |The war for commercial supremacy | ly mistaken. the Old Country itself continues to be the item of most importance. It is the most fascinating that has con- fronted the British electorate for many years, Speculation as to the outedme takes a hundred forms, and none of them can be counted out until the votes are cast... For that the waiting will not he long; the middle of November will see the is- sue decided, With the resignation of Lloyd George the nomination of candidates by the various parties-- already well advanced--was contin- ued with feverish haste, For the 615 seats in the new House of Commons, a reduced number owing to the changes brought ahout by the for- mation of the Irish Free State, there promises to be in the neighborhood of 1,500 candidates, It looks as ir three-cornered fights were to he as plentiful as in the last elections when Liberals and Labhorites un- doubtedly lost a number of seats be- cause neither would give way, though the general results would not have i may have been checked a while hy the war in which human life paid | the penalty. But it has resumed. The nations that are not afraid of work will not need to fear such a | war, | Against Wage Reduction Two significant findings have heen | made by the conciliation hoards sit- | ting- to gousider wage questions af- | fecting clerks, freight handlers, bag- gagemen and checkers of the two | great railway systems in this coun- | try. These findings are against a | suggested reduction in wages of the | classes of employes named. In one case it is held that among other things the cost of living has not yet come down to a point where such a | reduction would he justifiable, In | the other ease it is held that while | the reductions in freight and pas- | senger rates and the cost of living | might justify a lowering of pay, it | should not he done to the classes of employes who are the most poorly been materially changed, Both the! paul on the J als, ut only as part 4 . ar) a general reduction. t is sald Conselvative an Liberal Datties that approximately fifteen thousand just now. This is said to he Ya in | Workers are affected by these find- ings, It is a tribute to the work the case of the Liberals to the BOME=| op the hoards of conciliation. in these what radical utterances attributed 10! and in other cases in which more Arthur Henderson, prominent in the hig Labor ranks, Bonar Law and his : supporters are making a battle as straight Conservatives. Some' stu- dents of the situation believe that they will he victorious or at least) that they will be the largest group in the new House because they arc more solidly united than the other political parties, this in spite of the] fact that a good many Coalition Con- servatives are sticking to Lloyd George, hly skilled railway men are em- | ployed, that they have averted a pro- | spective tie up of Canadian trans- | portation, At least it would seem that such is the case, there heing less talk of strike now than at any time since the wage question hegan to assume a serious phase, This country has enough anxieties with- out adding a tie up of transporta- tion to them. One of its diffienl- | ties at present is to battle success- fully with congestion of grain at the lake and seaports, to say nothing of {some other freight. Seven Peers Included Seven peers were included in the first batch of members of the cabinet | Views Are Modified named as leader in the House of! Premier of Britain, Andrew Bonar The powers are conferring as to Law. For Canadians the most in-, the conference to be held for a clean- teresting of the appointments were | UP of the Near East situation and as those of the Duke of Devonshire as| '© the admission of Russia to the Secretary for the Cony and Lt ! conference table. Russia will he ne JL. a 4 4 8 * Col. Amory, also well known in this Bere i Fhe Walls in. 4 Bie baa it) country, as First Lord of the Admi-| ONY claimed he Fight for Bers alty "The Duke of Devonshire ic but the Turks have insisted that oii LR 25. Governor en. Russia shall have a voice in the set- oral of this countr gid ag, tement. There are those who be- Yond Soro or wi Be pig lHeve that Russia will yet get all that : Iu ' i 4 she once coveted in the East an Secretary 1 Yoreien Allans, is #155 that was denied to her by Britain Pane "rhe po Moin Mia 2nd ance who fought Fd allies of aga : » the Turks to keep the Bear out o arousing some J Bierest Saute Bo | Constantinople. Whatever the out- sUpprise ' i 4d A Wl d By ng Bond come of the conference there is no iden 8 ve Big om 8, py cloud as yet on the hope that it will | | Amalgamate Colleges | These are days of amalgamation in | every walk of life almost, Educa- tion is no less affected than any oth- er. The proposal for a central col- lege for the maritime provinces of Canada and Newfoundland is an in- dication. It is apparently making practical headway, This is reflected in the decision of a gathering at Halifax attended by representatives of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Newfound- land, and the colleges of those places, and the Catholic Archdiocese of Hall- fax. The resolutions they adopted, amount in effect to a declaration in favor of a central university with constituent colleges, the whole locat- ed in Halifax. In other words the desire is for an institution of higher education that shall compare with larger institutions in Canada and the United States, This does not mean any disparagement of the smaller colleges or universities, There are graduates everywhere whose succes- ses are a tribute to many of these in- stitutions. But educators know the continuous struggles of a number of these places -to give to the students in thejr charge the proper facilities for the preparation for their life work, - Sentiment also plays a great part in these matters, as well as the question of distances from the homes of those who want to give their children the hest available edu- cationally, But in this age of com- petition there needs must he basic strength if any institution is to hold its own. The eyes of the educa- tional world will watch the progress of the movement in which our mari- time provinces and Newfoundland are concerned, WOMEN SMOKERS London Sunday Pictorial; It perhaps, as well that the hulk of our women smokers are moderate, wheth- er from choice or in deference to pub lic opinion, veral dedths among women is, which almost continual smoking. It seems that those who form the habit and have the opportunity to indulge them- selves in private don't know where to draw the line, It has been said that it is possi- ble to judge the character of people by what they find to laugh at. Mar- got Asquith - finds the defeat of Lloyd George very amusing. Woodstock Sentinel-Review. centres around the campaign and its! outcome. Sir George Paish, one of a the most famous of British econo- mists, was in New York when the crisis in the political campaign was reached. He announced his plans for immediate return in order to en- ter the lists in Glasgow against Premier Lay in Glasgow. It is also announced that a Labor man will run in the same riding. Support Government of Day One of the interesting sidelights of British politics at this time is the re- turn of the London Times--popular- ly know as The Thunderer--to its old allegiance with the Walter fam- ily, in the person of John Walter, descendant of the Walter who found- ed the newspaper in 1775. Major John J. Astor is associated with Mr. ! Walter in the purchase from the Northcliffe estate and other owners of the shares of the Times sold to them some years ago. Though Mr. Walter himself had retained a con-| ciderable interest he had mot been active in direction or management. The price paid for the shares held by the late Lord Northeliffe is said to have been in the neighborhood of one million, three hundred and ninety thousand pounds sterling. It! has been noticeable of late that thz! Times has not joined with other papers owned or controlled by the Northeliffe interests in attacks on Lloyd George and his policies. It is! presumed that it will follow mow! its traditional policy of general sup- port to the government of the day in matters affecting Britain and the Empire. Tickless Clocks Coming | The world fis promised tickless clocks. A German scientist who has | been experimenting in the field of | oscillation, has already demonstrated | such a timepiece before a gathering | of engineers and newspapermen. The | timepiece it is reported, operates without a lever. An oscillating mot- | or was also.shown, and the many advantages claimed for this would | take up a lot of space. Am import- ant one is that it will effect an im- mense saving in power. Wherever they come from ome may greet in- ventions for the benefit of mankind | with pleasure. In this conneetion it is not surprising that a good many claims are being made by and for erman scientists. The people of that country realize that if they are to come back to anything ap- proaching their former status fn the | industrial and scientific world, it | must be by their own energy and ap- | plication. Their financial plight is | desperate enough. To better it they | must re-establish themselves in the marts of commerce. That involves the production of materials that will | stand the test against the output of other nations. There is the real spur to feverish German activity. The other nations of the world are keep- ing an eye on Germany for more e unlight Soa Purity end quality is the keynote of Sunlight Soap. bulky bars it has no useless fillers which are harmful to your clothes. So pure and sweet is the cocoanut oil used that it could be made into food. Cocoanut and palm oils-- the two wonderful clesnsers blend- ed in Sunlight--maske this great 'soap the most efficient and economi- cal soap you ever used. pure soap. LEVER BROTHBRS LIMITED JI EE Tue Ouly Hotel of its Kind in Eee Ty ha to Tbe. Luncheon, S6c. Dinner, $1.90. Pia and Wri Tamron. Wes 240 JARVIS STREET - - \ Unlike many Canada Cosy 4 TORONTO, ONT. SHOULD PUT TOWN HOUSE IN ORDER So Declares "Public Spirited" in Discussing Auditor's Report Editor Reformer:--- ' "In my sixteen years of public accounting | have yet to report a worse state of affairs than what I found at Oshawa." So 'stated the Provincial Auditor at the last meet- ing of the Council. What a record of stewardship! What a certificate to" go to the electors in January with! And what are the citizens going to do ahout it? Are they going to sit calmly by and suffer an admin- istration of their affairs as drew forth the ahove condemnation? Every public body was found guil- ty alike, They contravened the law ad lib. to the detriment of the citi- zens, In 1921 arrears. of taxes amounted to about $50,000, and their negligence in collecting arrears and holding tax sales involved a loss of about $10,500 from 1917 to 1921, The assessments were conducted in such a manner that owners of resi- dential properties were much more heavily assessed than husiness pro- perties. But what can one expect from a business Council? Perhaps the taxpayers will now sit up and take notice to the man- ner the Council plays ducks and drakes with their hardearned money. Do you know, taxpayer in the east end, that you probably are paying for pavements and sewers in the west end. The amount of Poll Tax could not be verified. Private in- dividuals owe you $4,068.19 for sew- er connections, What influence did these people wield with the Council to evade these payments? Some people can erect properties in direct contradiction to the bhuild- ing By-Law, while others are re- fused a permit to build, for no legal reason whatever, It is said that the people just get what government they desire, and while the audit only covered up to 1921, the present Council is just as blameworthy as the previous ones, Councillor Preston stated that your Committees were hole and cor- ner ones, and a new councillor could not obtain any information from them. It will be interesting to see if the citizens will he afforded any protee- tion by the Ontario Government in obtaining redress for the cupable negligence and loss af revenue to the town. I have read lately of se-| have been attributed to excessive and | XR SL, tenderest skin. after many washings. --Tie-over style, (no down front. quality. and ties. ddies(omiort For Infants--dainty vests with the downy softness of the very finest quality wool ~--they cannot irritate the They are unshrinkable and reta$a. their shape and soft "feel" no pins) or coat-style buttoning For older kiddies--underwear ~ of the same famous Mercury We also make infants bands --for Comfort--ask for Mercury Mills Limited Hamilton = Canada buttons, FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILOREN 157 No doubt they will again he ask- ing for your confidence in January on the plea of "Return a Business Council." But its time the electors returned men who have some idea of procedure at Council meetings and not view them as opportunities to heckle one another across the floor, three and four at a time, with a chairman so. weak in administration that he receives a number of resolu- tions and allows discussion without them being seconded. Any citizen who wishes to hecome a henefactor could not do hetter than speculate in copies of Cushing's Man- ual of Procedure and present them to our Council; and by this means, and their intention, we may get some budiness done hefore the end of the year. Citizens of Oshawa, the time has come Lo put your house in order. See to it that men devoid of selfish interests and with some desire for the future of your town are returned to administer your affairs. You owe it to your children who are the future citizens, Public Spirited. 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