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The Pr-- Baily Times ™e OSHAWA "DAILY REFORMER Alloway, Secretary. The Oshawa Daily Times ia 8 member of the Oanar dian Press, the Canadian Dally Newspapers' As sociation, The Ontario Provincia) Dallies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier: 3c a week, Uy mail (out side Oshawa carrier delivery limits): in the Counties of Ontario, Durham and Northumber. -jand, $8.00 a year; elsewhere in Canada, 84.00 @ year; United States, $5.00 a year, . TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Bullding, 46 Temperance Street, Tele phone Adelaidn 0107, H, D, 'Tresiddev, vepre- sentative, REPRESENTATIVES IN 0.8. Powers and Stope, Inc, New York and Chicago, EC ------ w= MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928 LAW MAKERS BECOME LAW BREAKERS The members of a city council are to a certain extent law makers, That is not their only function but they have certain powers which they exercise from time to time in this respect and they quite naturally expect that citizens will govern themselves accord- ingly. If they do not there is a police force whose duty it is to see that all laws, includ- . ing city by-laws and ordinances, are enforc- ed, But strange as it may seem the Oshawa City Council itself digressed recently from law making to law breaking. For a muni- cipal council, like most other individuals and institutions, is subject to a higher authority, A law known as the Municipal Act lays down clearly certain provisions under which muni- cipal councils shall be constituted and their work carried on. Generally this Act is held in the highest respect and if an individual member of a council attempts to depart from it he is quickly called to account by the mayor, the clerk or his fellow council mem- bers, But a majority of the Oshawa City Coun- cil, at a recent meeting said in effect: "We do not give a rap for the Municipal Act; we are going to do as we like anyway." Their attention was called to the fact that the Municipal Act said thus and so. No member of this group of law-breakers at- tempted to deny that they were going contrary to the Act but simply continued to argue that they were not in favor of what was proposed and therefore they would not be bound by any higher authority when it did not suit their purpose. - We refer, of course, to the petition signed by some 450 electors asking Council to sub- mit to the people certain by-laws for chang- ing the method of electing aldermen. A petition which one well known alderman said was an insult to the council. The sections of the Act which a majority of the Council literally pooh-poohed are as follows: Sec. 46 (2). "... where the Council of a City having a population of more than 15, 000 by by-law so provides the aldermen shall be elected by general vote . . . " Sec. 46 (6). "... where a petition of not less than 400 electors is presented praying for the passing of a by-law for the purpose mentioned in sub-section 2, or for the repeal of a by-law passed under that sub-section, the council shall submit the question to a vote of the municipal electors at the next ensuing annual election and if the voting is in favour of the change shall without delay pass a by-law in accordance with the prayer of the petition." It is just as well for electors to make a note that certain members of the 1928 Council, despite the fact that the foregoing provisions of the Municipal Act were drawn to their attention, insisted on being a law unto themselves and refused to give the el- ectors a chance to say by what method the Oshawa City Council should be elected. KEEPING PACE WITH CIVIC GROWTH As towns and cities grow in population and importance it is interesting to note how the newspapers published in such plates in- variably keep pace with the civic growth. Two motable examples are Cornwall and Port Colborne where local newspapers have recently changed from "weekly to semi- weekly publication. The Cornwall Freeholder, one of the best known and most highly respected newspa- pers in Ontario. having been published for THE OSHAWA many years by the late C, W. Young, was a short time ago purchased by the Fleming interests, of Owen Sound, | of the Owen Sound Sun-Times. The new owners at once commenced giving readers and ad- vertisers an improved newspaper service and there has since been abundant evidence that the people of this progressive Eastern On- tario. town, now almost ripe for cityhood, highly appreciate the twice-a-week issue and higher standard of newspaper. Just as the Owen Sound paper has been gradually de. veloped from & small weekly fo an enterpris. ing and influential daily, so we look forward to the Freeholder making steady and sub- stantial progress until it becomes one of On. tario's flourishing dailies, Whether that am- bition is reached at an early date or not we are sure of one thing, that the new owners of the Freeholder, and the capable young managing director in charge of the paper, C. J, McTavish, will give the people of Corn. wall as good a newspaper as the revenue provided from subscriptions and advertising will permit, Another instance of real progress is he- ing evidenced at Port Colborne, the Lake Erie port that is rapidly coming to the front as an important manufacturing and shipping centre, The Port Colborne Citizen changed on December 4th to semi-weekly and we are quite sure the publisher, Mr, Harry J, Shore, has made a wise move from a business standpoint and one that the people of Port Colborne and district will heartily endorse. Despite all that some of the metropolitan newspapers seem to think, the day of the local newspaper in the smaller towns and cities is not yet past and there is a real fu- ture ahead for those who will keep abreast of the needs of their respective communities in the way that the Port Colborne and Corn- wall papers are doing, ABOUT GROWING OLD The psychologist who said the other day that old age and death is a mere matter of psychology, seems to be skipping about the edge of sophistry, To claim full eredit for modern knowledge which has lengthened hu- man life five years in two generations is one thing, but to reach from that for a logical conclusion that life may be prolonged indefi- nitely by mere psychological effort is some- thing different. This would be comforting to those who desire to live to be 200 years old, but before men reach that age other knowledge than merely how to wish for pro- Jonged existence will be necessary. To fix an arithmetical program by which human life is to be lengthened according to the ratio of the first modern steps is to in- vite disappointment. Some time, possibly, men may live to be much older than in this generation, but when that time arrives hu- man beings will be found living as well as thinking in a manner far from the habits of 1928, Physical death and old age is some- thing more than a simple matter of psy- chology, at least in man's present state of knowledge. EDITORIAL NOTES When age scolds youth it should remem. ber that virtue often consists in being fed up. If man is displaced as ruler of the world, as a scientist prophesies, it will be by wo- man. When the young lawyer reads the words, "Sixty dollars a case," he knows they don't refer to jurisprudence. bit of Verse J THE PAPER FROM HOME When I packed my portmanteau I said: I am sick of the everyday grind; Of dissension and scandal and blame; And I'm going to leave them behind. For a month I'll forget there is aught Save harmony under God's dome; But I find that I can't eat or sleep If I don't get the paper from home. The best minds have commended, I said, All the books I am taking to read. There's biography, fiction and verse; With a pipe they'll be all that I need. But I sit without turning a page Of the likeliest quarto or tome; And there's no joy at all in a smoke if I don't get the paper from home. Though the sky may be cloudless, the surf In all ways is best for a swim; Though 2 new friend I've found makes me feel That I mean something to him; And another new friend snuggles close, On the beach in the gatheriag gloam, True as truth, lo, the day is 2 dud When I don't get the paper from home. Edward W. Barnard in New York Times. Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. CAN YOU SHANGE In T BOD OF YOURS? . Y I met a man some months ago the said that he had derived a great deal of comfort from the teachings of a book he had been reading, The book taught that as. our whole physical existence was determined for us at birth, the kind of a stomach, heart, lungs, kidneys, and so forth, that there was nothing that could be done to change it, Therefore this man was not both» ering about what he ate, about. exer» cise, sleep, or anything else, and was getting more "kick" out of life be- cause he didn't have to think of all these things, What about this? Well it is only too true that Ye are ust what our parents and gircums stances made us, and it is truly a great thing to be well born; to in» herit brain, heart, lungs, and mental and moral inspiration. But that is not the whole story just the same, A writer recently compared life with life in nature, the farmer's crop at harvest time, The soil is that body of yours as given to you by your parents, but while the hd is glad to get good soil, nevertheless he takes pains to cultivate and to enrich that soil, re~ moving the weeds so that the energy or power of the soil will not be ex- pended in growing weeds. And so you and I can fertilize the soil, can enrich and strengthen our bodies by "proper food, rest, recreation, and the like so that what looked like a stony and unprofitable field can be made to produce a satisfactory crop." And so as the boy or girl begins to grow there should be the regular hours for food, for rest, and for ex- ercise, Just what can be done to a grow- ing gangling boy or girl by proper physical discipline i is an everyday ob- ject lesson, Theodore Roosevelt in his early youth, was a weakling, but the out- door Western roughing it, with a love for manly sports, developed a 'man of tremendous physical power. This was just a case of stony ground being made fertile by thoughtful care. The idea then is that whether you were presented with a strong or a weak body, you need to fertilize or enrich it by proper health habits. And again I quote Gladstone who said "All time and money spent in training the body, pays a larger rate of interest than any other invest- ment." (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act.) What Others Say MORN AND EVE (Glasgow Herald) We sometimes get up in the morn- ing feeling like an ace and go to bed at night feeling like the deuce, PERHAPS (Brandon Sun) Maybe some of these chaps go to a chiropodist to give the impression they have a backbone. HEAVY METAL (Toronto Globe) It is not every successful head of a new government who can, like Mr. Hoover, take refuge on a dread- nought while selecting his cabinet. HE MEANT NO Friend --Lend me $50. Author I will lend it to you when I return from Paris. Friend -- S50 you are going to Paris? Author--Oh, no. WHAT WAS IT? (Border Cities Star) Announcement that radio stations are to be constructed in China will come as a staggering surprise to fans, who have been under the impression that China has been coming in strong and clear every might. FULL! (Hamilton Spectator) President and Mrs. Coolidge dined alone yesterday, when the "piece de resistance" of the Thanksgiving din- ner was a turkey weighing 30 pounds. We'll venture the opinion that Silent Cal was even more silent than usual for hours afterwards. PLENTY OF NAMES (Christian Science Monitor) The baptismal names of the Prince ! of Wales are seven and constitute a species of atavie glorification. They are Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, and refer in their order to grandfather, paternal Beat srandiainer, maternal great the patron saints England. he Ireland and W; PHYSICAL STAMINA (Kitchener Record) A Tl-yearold farm woman aston- isher her neighbors at a corn husk- ing bee recently by pitching in and husking 410 crates of corn. If you have ever had a fling at that extreme- That little news item reminds us forcibly of the difference between a your ear, and come io mez heal, and your soul shall ; and I will make an everlasting cowenant with wou, even the sure mercies of David--Isa. 55:3 PRAYER--O Lord, with everdast- ing kindness do Thou have mercy on ua . IY HIMES. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928 [POST DEPARTMENT ISSUES AIR FIGURES Statistics Show That 235,793 Pounds of Mail Were Carried By Plane Ottawa, Ont, Dee, 17, -- Statistics issued by the Post Office Department show that 235,798 pounds of air mail were carried over the various routes throughout the Dominion up to the week ending on December 8, Details of the amount of mail car- ried over each of the 13 regular routes and on one series of special flights are as followA: Rolling Por- tage to Red Lake district, weekly service, 49,927 pounds; Bissett to Lac du Bonnet, semi-weekly, 23,722 pounds; the Pas to Mississing, week- ly, 1,672; Rimouski to Montreal, semi-weekly during the period of St. Lawrence navigation, 62,380; Mon- treal-Ottawa, weekly during the time of the Rimouski-Montreal service, 4,365; Montreal to Toronto, semi- weekly up to October 1, 86,050; Montreal ta Toronto, from October 1 to December 8, daily except Sun- day, 7,145; Montreal to Albany, NY., daily except Sunday, from October 1, 8,160; La Malbaie to Anticosti, semi- monthly, 6,447; La Malbaie to Seven Islands, semi-weekly, 6,447; Moncton to Magdelan Islands, weekly, 8,017; Moncton to Charlottetown, weekly, 2,800; Leamington to Pelee Island, four trips weekly until after the close of navigation, then six trips, 17,471; special flights from Quebeé City and Windsor to the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto, 900, ---- le Lady Astor says it took a great war to show men what women can do. Wonder what peace would show? ~Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, CITIZENS' BAND DONATES $30 T0 Proceeds of Sacred Concert at New Martin Go to Help Needy Families Another successful Sunday band concert with sacred numbers promin-' ent on the program was held last I night at the New Martin Theatre. The concert which was given by the Oshawa Citizens' Band was presented for the reason of making a donation to the Christmas Cheer Fund, The |] collection realized $50 which amount will be gent to the Cheer Fund for |} Christmas relief during the coming holiday season, Prominent on the program last night were the marches and over- tures featured by the band. This band has now come to the point where it is beginning to handle the more difficult compositions with com- parative ease and a surety of execu- tion, The numbers played by the band were the march, "Defender," by Charles Southwell; the overture, ; "Jubilant," by J. F. Galuska; and the march, "Hamilton," by J. M, Missud, Solos were rendered by Mrs, Lesy, contralto singer, and a baritone num- her by H, Allen was much appreci- ated, Mr. Robert Walton, silver medallist of the Canadian National Exhibition for 1927-28 sang two numbers, the first of which was "The Lord Is My Light" A hrass quartette by four bandsmen, Messrs, Walker Von Gun- ten Bircham and Carnell concludgd Little Theatre CHRISTMAS FUND} = PRESENT -- "Captain Applejack" An Arabian by Walter Hackett night's adventure in three acts, abounding in thrills, Rotary Hall, Centre Street Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday December 18th, 19th and 20th 8.30 p.m, sharp Box office Mitchell's Drug Store, 9 Simcoe N., opens Dee, 17th, SINGLE ADMISSIONS $1.00 ALL SEATS RESERVED, the concert, 'Sroie-ForLong 60 BONDS "aad Office: Reford rd Bulldog" S. F, EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 11 King Street East, Oshawa -- Above C.P.R. 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