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rauk ¢OUR The Oshawa Baily' Times ' The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and Audit Bureau of Circulations, sUBSCURIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier; 30c » week. By mail (out side Oshawa carrier delivery limits): in the Counties of Ontario, Durham ead 'Northumber- land, $8.00 a year; elsewhere in Canadas, $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 8 year, TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Building, 68 Temperance Street, Tele phone Adelaido 0107, H, D. Tresidder, repro- sentative. Ae the Ru MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1928 THE PRESS AND THE COUNCIL An incident occurred at last Friday night's Council meeting typical of the vagaries into which some members of the City Council have been led on several occasions during the past year by the soap box oratory for which Alderman D. A. J. Swanson has be- come notorious. When the judgment of the Board of Rail- way Commissioners for Canada on the ap- plication of the city with reference to the Simcoe street-Canadian National subway was presented to the Council, Alderman Swanson waxed warm and eloquent becsuse The Oshawa Daily Times had obtained a copy of this document prior to its presen- tation to the City Council. He demanded to know by what right this newspaper publish- ed this judgment and insisted upon a motion to instruct a committee to find out how the "leakage" occurred and report its findings to the Council. The majority of Council ap- parently agreed with Alderman Swanson and his resolution was carried. The writer, who happens at the moment to fill the dual position of Editor of this newspaper and member of the City Council, pointed out in reply to Alderman Swanson that the application of the city to the Rail. way Board was of a public character, that the hearing was held publicly and that the judgment, as soon as issued, was public pro- perty and available to any interested party. He pointed out further that the citizens had quite as much right as the city council to know the result of the application as soon as the judgment of the Railway Board was re- leased, and that this newspaper, instead of being criticized, should be commended for the service it had rendered to the ratepayers. The position of the city in the matter was in no way a parallel one to the confidential relationship between solicitor and client, which example was used by Alderman Swan- son to over-awe his following in the Council. It may be interesting for readers gener- ally to know that The Canadian Press, which is the recognized and respected news gather- ing organization of Canada, also obtained from the Dominion Railway Board the judg- ment which Alderman Swanson and his friends say should have been regarded as a secret document until after its receipt by the Oshawa City Council. There seem to be 2 number of members of the Oshawa city council, who, under Al- derman Swanson's clever manipulation, aid- ed by the frothing and evident spite of Alderman Stacey, have developed the that the press is in some way subject to dictates of that august body. The a responsibility, but that responsib| to the entire body of citizens and not to group of aldermen, who, because : able lack of public interest and * tion of 3 system of election that to their ambition, happen to for the time being on the city what is in other respects the most sive city in the entire Dominion of DANGEROUS SHIPS Ocean travellers must decide for them- Vestris disaster have said they have no such desire. so that passengers can understand what to" do in a catastrophe, and whose lifeboat THE OSHAWA VAIL / 1IMES, MUNVAY, DECEMBER 1V, 1920 od equipment and supplies. are adequate and in accordance with law, v. swt) Whether existing national and interna. tional laws which cover the above-mentioned - points are already sufficient to insure safety if their provisions are faithfully ed out need not now be decided. The tigation of the sinking of the V may disclose omissions and defects of which the law - must take cognizance. But certainly the thorough enforcement of the present laws is required beyond all question. And this, past all doubt, will be aided if passengers interest themselves, as they may so easily | do, in the matter and reward with their ap- . probation and patronage the lines which they discover to be conscientiously endeav- ouring to avoid danger when possible and to overcome it when met. fine." The financial loss suffered by the owners of the ill-fated Vestris should spur this steamship company and all others to assure themselves that their passenger carrying vessels are as safe as man can make them, BIOGRAPHY GOING TO SEED Gossip is the small change of social cur- rency, and the world more often has 20 nickel anecdotes than a single dollar fact, This explains the charm of biography. Bio- graphy is an art, and a very fine art, when it is used to enlighten for prosperity the methods, purposes- and achievements of worthy leadership. Biography, of late, has been going to seed. Never were personal confessions so plenti- ful, and certainly never in such bad taste, It seems that reticense is in decay, that pri- vacy exists no longer for the diarist, and that the chief purpose of social intercourse is to collect full-flavoured anecdotes for a gossip-book. There is only justification for autobio- graphy when the subject either has occupied a distinctive and influential position in pub- lic affairs or has been brought into intimate contact with those who have. The surpris- ing thing about every, or almost every, cur- rent biography, is the tremendous amount of information each writer has about other people, and the very little information he has about himself. This may be modesty, and again it may be insignificance; we sus- pect the latter. It is said the golden bait for anecdotal memories is very enticing--so enticing that every unwilling Johnston has his watchful Boswell, not always, however, weaving a halo but occasionally forging a pronged fork out of the malleable metal of scandal. When a biography is sought, it is sought with the expectation that there will be something quotable in the smoking room, or in other circles of similar seclusion. Nor is the prac- tice of revelation confined to the dead, as in a former age; today the living may wake up any morning and find the world laughing or whispering over the colour of his shirts or his misadventures as an occasional Romeo. EDITORIAL NOTES One shudders to think what it will take to constitute disorderly conduct ninety years from now. a The distinction is this. A realist believes what he sees. A visionary is convinced he will eventually see what he believes. There are fewer self-made men now than formerly, observes an educator. Also, they've stopped putting boot-straps on boots. In the last generation, says a medical writer, man has learned to put off death an additional 10 years, thus marking another distinction between death and taxes. 1 bit of Verse | HATE Well, all there is To hate is this: Give hate a smile, A frown a kiss, Do right to those Who do you wrong, And none who hates Can hate you long. Let not 2 word Of anger start An angry word In your own heart For quiet peace : Will have its way SERRE That Body of Ta By James W. Barton, M.D. INCREASING YOUR BILE FLOW One of the little lessons I learned in public school physiology was that the bile manufactured by the liver not only/broke up the fats for diges- tion but had an antiseptic power also, This speans that when foods that are not } st as fresh as they should be, or if the intestinal contents contain harmful organisms, the bile will de- stroy these organisms or other pois- onous matter, x That is if the bile is in sufficient amount and strength to do so, Now if the liver is doing its work proper- Re manufacturing plenty of bile, and that bile is going into the smail ine testine just at the same point as the from: the stomach, you can see what a good chance the bile has to get at this food at the very begin- hing of digestion in the small intes- ine, Then as it accompanies the food down the small intestine and into the large intestine, it stimulates move- ment as it goes along, and this pre- vents waste matter irom remaining in one spot too long. Bile is so valuable to that body of yours that if there is any lack of it there is not only going to be indi- gestion and gas pressure but a possi- ility of ulcer at beginning. of the small intestine, Dr. L, Jarno of Berlin has been ex- perimenting on patients whose liver 1s not manufacturing enough bile, and he finds that by giving bile--beet bile --made up in the form of pills, that he is able to get much of the effect of the patient's own bile, However what you want to know is how to help your liver to make enough good bile for your needs, and how to get that bile flowing into the intestine from the liver and gall] bladder, First, in addition to vegetables and fruits, see that you get plenty of eggs, +milk, cream, and butter. This will help liver to make the bile. Second, see that you get it to flow from liver, This is done by exercise; bending exercises or any exercise that makes you breathe deeply because the lungs go down and press against the liver when you breathe deeply. A good brisk walk will usually be sufficient, that is if it is brisk enough to make you breath deeply, (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) MANY CASUALTIES REBEL UPRISINGS Kabul, King Amanullah's campaign to carry out far-reaching reforms in dress and customs of Afghanistan has re- sulted in violent rebel! uprisings. It was estimated that approxi- Afghanistan, Dee. 10, -- mately 1,000 rebel tribesmen had been killed in the insurrection, which bas extended to many towns and as far as the Indian frontier. Airplanes have bombarded rebel positions during the last few days, dispersing groups of tribesmen, and the military operations continue in an effort to surround the insurgents. The Shinwaris tribe has been lea- der of the bloody uprising. Fanatic Mullahs, or priests, received King Amanullah's reform proclamation with contempt and returned to their tribes in the Hill country to spur natives to revolt against the reforms. The priests claimed that the "westernization" process was con- trary to the spirit of Islam and the commands of the Koran. At the outset the Government at- tempted persuasion, but the priests continue hostile and incited the tribesmen to take action. Finally the Government was forced to send three regiments into the Jellalabad RAILWAY PREPARES FOR RUSH OF STUDENTS AT CHRISTMAS Toronto, Dec. 10--A general evo- dus of students to their homes for the Christmas holidays is looked for- ward to by H. C. rlier, i Canadian National "| meetings over the week-end. WELCOME AWAITS "PRINCE OF WALES London, Dec. '10--~The somewhat easier feeling with regard to the King's condition which prevailed yesterday in palace circles is reflect- ed in an important change, which, according to the Sunday Dispatch, was made yesterday in the time sche- dule for the Prince of Wales' journey across Europe on the last stage of his hurried trip from Africa, As a result of the change, he will arrive in London at 10 o'clock Wed- nesday morning, instead of 5 o'clock in the morning as originally planned, It is undertood that the anxiety of the King and Queen for the comfort of the Prince of Wales and the wel- fare of the shipping and railway workers concerned was the prime factor responsible for the alteration in the schedule which will enable thousands of Londoners to give the Prince of Wales a sympathetic wel- come, . aly Assures Pi Brindisi, Italy, Dec. 9--Elaborate arrangements have been made to assure privacy to the Prince of Wales when he lands here tomor- row in continuation of his homeward journey. The Prince is expected to disem- bark between 9 and 10 am., and his train is due to leave at 11 o'clock, He will be greeted by a guard of honor of 100 sailors of the local base and by local base and by local authorities, It is understood here that the British Embassy has trans- mitted to the Italian Government its desire that all formal greeting aboard the cruiser Enterprisebe dispensed with since the Prince is not paying an official visit and is hurrying to the sick bed of his father. The. port commander has warned the many correspondents and photo- graphers gathered here that all copy and film will be censored here. e declared that there must be no levity and that the arrival must not be treated as a gala occasion. He also warned that photographs must not disclose any details of the harbor defence, WEMP MAY RUN JANES A. PATTEN DIES IN CHICAGO Chicago, Dec, 19--James A. Patten, capitalist and Philauthpopist, once known as the "Wheat King," died yesterday it his home, No. 145 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, of double pneu- monia, He was seventy-six, Mr. Patten's condition became cri- tical late Friday, when the double pneumonia deve and his physi- cian, Dr, George F. Dick announced there was little hope of saving the elderly wheat operator, ames A. Patten's name was known wherever the great staple crops of the world--wheat, corn oats and cot- ton--are marketed. His attempts to "corner" the world's market in each |, commodity made his name familiar in many lands and brought him a fortune, How many of his million remain is problematical for Patten was repu ed to have given much of his wealth to philanthropic, educational and charitable enterprises, Once he de- clared that all of his income, above what he needed to support his fam- ily, was thus distributed, Patten was born on a farm at Freeland Corners, Ill, May 8, 1852, the son of Alexander R. and Agnes (Beveridge) Patten, The first twen- ty-two years of his life were passed there in the heart of the Illinois prairies, and it was there he gathered much of the knowledge of food crops that later made him a manipulator of the world's markets, From 1869 to 1871 he clerked in a country store, and from 1871 to 1874 worked on his grandfather's farm. In 1874 he came to Chicago, and during the next four years gathered his education in grain mar- keting as an inspector in the State Grain Inspection Department. From 1876 to 1880 he mas employ- Good Light Means Comfort And it is sO Economical lia £8 il { 2 'Enjoy the best of soft light, di ; I oy # best v soft light, diffused by the inside TE for the Mazda Lamps, They give the least current, on EDISON MAZDA INSIDE FROSTED LAMPS A CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC PRODUCT ed by a brokerage firm, and in 1880 tirement, but he remained an active made his first venture m business 1a | speculator for several years, and at partnership with his brother. George, |least two of his big market coups in_the brokerage firm on Patten Bros. | were exccuted during 1910 and the In 1910 Patten announced his re- | years thereafter. Toronto, Dec, are that Contro..er Wemp will op- pose Sam McBride at the torth- coming civic e.ec.ion, Rumors to this efiect were circulated over the week-end, It was generally under- stood that Major Wemp would run for mayor one year hence, but ac- cording to the latest election gos- sip he is to oppose the present mayor on New Year's Day nexi. As far as the mayor is concerned his hat is in the ring. He has stated on several occasions that he would welcome opposition and that be is prepared to meet all comers on any nlatform in the city, Hacke: MN. . Running Last week Con rol.er Hacker's pame was mentioned as a likely candidate for the mayoralty, but if Controller Wemp runs it is unlikely that Mr. Hacker will also be a candidate, It is understood that re- cent developments in civic affairs may be iaken as indications that Mayor McBride will be opposed. Prominent among these is his stang on the purchase by the city of a strip of land comprising about 25v acres ,lo facilitate the extension of Avenue Road ncrtheriy, The mayor str usly opp d this proposi- tion and (he only member of the Board of Control that voted with him was Controller Gibbons. The Mayor says that he is ready to discuss this matter on any plat- form and tell why he took the at- titude he did. Ald. Summerville Alderman W. A. Summerville, who will be a candidate for the Board of Control, addresed several At each he outlined the various gques- tions before the council at the present time, Club on Saturday night, Alderman Summerville stressed the gualifica- tions for good citizenship. He de- clared that it was the duty of mem- parture of the two Ni "A GREAT CONTRACT--And hell! made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no w any deceit in his PRAYER--"All glory, | honor to Thee. Redeemer. Montreal, Dec. 10--With the de- |} grain |} freighters, $5. Rein and $5. Boreas, |} + igation in and out of the |} oilence, neither was |§ mouth.--Isa. os i AGAINST WBRIDE. 10.--Indicatlons | At a meeting of the Judean| HIS GENTLEMAN is . busy "talking telephones to death"--which is merely a way of saying that he is test- ing their transmission qual- ities, He is a worker in the tele- hone research laboratories. He has a rack of telephone transmitters and a phono- graph. He "talks them to death" by means of the phonograph to see whether the transmitters give satis- 'factory results. There have been 95 different types of transmitters and 64 different receivers to obtain the instrument you are using today. And men are at work sow to find one still better. He is seeking a better cord. He is the man who found that the brown cord in your That is why your telephone system now has the ingeni- ous device known as the "loading coil" which trans- mits messages over wires fine as human hair, It used to be necessary to have heavy wires, increasing in size with distance, The heavy wires were costly, The loading coil has saved millions in tele- phone costs. The underground cables de- veloped in recent years are another of a score of similar benefits, They have wires to carry a vastly greater num- ber of messages than they used to, but they are so com- pact and so efficient that they can be pulled through the original underground ducts. If cables and ducts had to be increased in size with the vast new traffic the costs of telephoning would climb sky-high. HE NEW CABLES, like the brown cord and the loading coil, mean mil- lions of dollars saved. These dollars are dollars in your pocket. Your telephone is being connected with thou- sands of mew telephones acrossthe country every week yet this increased value does not cost you more because costs are successfully offset by the economies which re- search accomplishes. The gentleman testing the transmitter and the five thousand working in the laboratories with him are saving money for you every dayandkeeping the telephone adequate to serve the needs of Canadian progress. Company of Canada to tell you something and the people in it.