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Oshawa Daily Times, 29 Jan 1929, p. 4

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"PAGE FOUR ' THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929 i) The Oshawa Baily Times i Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER . (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every afer noon except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa, Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas, M. Mundy, President; A. R, Alloway, Secretary. he Oshawa Daily Times is » member of the Cana. A ah pn EET SR EE -= dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' As- sociation, The Ontario Provingial Dallies and the Aondit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered 'by carrier: 30c a week, By mail (out side Oshawa carrier delivery limits): in the Counties of Ontario, Durham and Northumber. land, $8.00 a year; elsewhere in Canade, 84.00 a year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICH 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Tele phone Adeclaido 0107, H, D. 'Tresiddev, repre. sentative. REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago, at i c--] TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929 RR EER NEWSPAPER CARELESSNESS The last few days have furnished a glaring ex- ample of how the Toronto newspapers, in their scramble for sensational copy, will publish mis- leading statements regarding other communities in which they have no interest save that of selling their papers. The Toronto Star, by publishing its reports of a supposed cut in wages and a possible strike at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, cared noth- ing for the possible harmful effect of its incorrect report, nor for the possibility of its hurting the amicable relations now existing between the Gen- eral Motors of Canada and its employees, It is not suggested that this misrepresentation on the part of the Star was deliberate, except in so far that it showed gross carelessness in rushing into print with a story which, according to high officials, both of the company and of the work- er's union, was not founded on facts, The Times has vo desire to conceal any infor- mation which is authentic, nor does it relish being placed in the position of having to allay unrest , in Oshawa by having to give official denials to "false reports appearing in the Toronto press, But The Times believes that it owes a duty to Osh- awa, and that duty is to protect the citizens of this community from unwarranted rumors and scares Buch as the one which caused so much agitation over the weekend, . No newspaper can lay claim to being infallible, but there are times when gross carelessness can bardly be excused, and on this occasion there __ can be little excuse for the action of The Toronto «35tar in printing a report which was lacking in the element of truth which is vital to the highest Lype of newspaper ethics. DEDICATING A CHURCH The dedication of a mew church edifice is al- ways an interesting and a solemn ceremony. It seems as if the people of the congregation are be- ing given a new start in their religious life, are opening a new page on the book of their lives, It also means much to the community in which the church is located, for it creates a mew centre of inspiration to its people, a new centre from which they can derive the spiritual nourishment which is so vital a factor in promoting a healthy and wholesome community life, In most cases, as in the case of the Albert Street United Church, which was dedicated here on Sunday, it is an exemplification of a spirit of sacrifice on the part of the people. That such sac- rifices are made in the name of religion is a sign that it has ng lost its efficacy in making people give of their substance for the sake of advancing the kingdom of God, . In the last few years, Oshawa has seen several forward steps in the building and extending of churches. Might not this be' taken as a sign that Oshawa is a community of people who are not content with standing idly by when the ad- Yancement of thc church is at 'stake? Might it not be taken as an indication that Oshawa is a city in which the religious life counts for much, and in which tbe people, taking them on the average, have the spirit of placing first things first deeply ingrained in their natures? Such a community cannot help but be a good place in which to live. SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE In today's issue of the Times announcement fs made of the new insurance rates for zutomo- biles in the province of Ontario, showing an aver- age increase of twenty-seven per cent. over the rates in effect last year. In yesterday's issue, there appeared an article reporting a reduction of tweive and a half per cent. in public liability ©' rates and 10.6 per cent. in property damage rates SR TR for automobile insurance in New York State. It is hard to understand why there should be £0 great an increase in rates in Ontario, while the state of New York compavies are able to cfiect decreases. Of course, the plea will at once bs made that tbe rates in New York state have Leen much ligher than those in Ontario, but the fzet remains that the accident lst in this proy- ince. iu proportion, is much lower thay it is in the Uaplted States, which would account for roreat (dis ity in the rates. Tae immediate thought which comes to tho riind of the average man 'is that there is come- th'ng wrenz when rates, are so material™ in- erorced fore, and are, at the same time, lowered > Lorder in 2 slate where the p2rcent- fe any ap- &Lrols 142 - age of cars is higher, and the risk of accident so much greater, not only on account of the greater density of traffic, but because of the greater lax- ity of speed laws. PIANO TEACHING IN THE SCHOOLS The announcement made yesterday that the teaching of the piano was to be undertaken in two of the public schools of Oshawa by L. F. Unitt, supervisor of music in the public schools, is com- mendable, Musical instruction is a part of edu- cation which often has to be ignored on account of the cost, and the provision of lessons at a nominal rate will open up the way for in.eresting and enjoyable studies to a large number of Osha- wa children, This innovation might well be extended to the other schools of the city, even if it means allow~ ing other music teachers to have some part in the giving of instruction, since it would possibly be too much to expect one man to take care of all the public schools, That 4 start has been made in this direction, however, is gratifying, and it might well be made the basis of a plan for making it even more widespread throughout the school system, THE JACKSON-MANION TRAGEDY The exposure of conditions in connection with the Jackson-Manion mine capnot be termed any- thing short of a tragedy. This is not so much because of the losses which were incurred by thoge who had their money invested in the mine, but rather because of its effect on the public appreci- ation of all mining financing. With interest in mines and mining stock as keen as it is at present, the Jackson-Manion affair might very well have a disturbing effect on the whole financial scheme back of mine develops ment, It is true that many thousands of people who know very little of mines and mining have their money invested in companies of this kind, and their inves.ments were made on the basis of reports of engineers and others supposed to know something of the business, Unless the pub- lic can depend absolutely on the reliability of these reports, there can be little hope for the thousands of small investors who are willing to risk their money in mining adventures, for the whole fabric of mine development rests on the honesty and integrity of those who are doing the official prospecting and reporting on the proper- ties. This case is unfortunate for those who have lost their money, but it may have a good effect on other propositions of a simi.ar nature, If any lesson is to be learned from it, it should be the lesson that closer investiga.ion of mining proper- ties is required, and that there should be some means of making a check on the reports of engin- eers and others before they are allowed to be placed before the public as a basis for securing investments, Most of us are surprised at where we are be- cause we fail to look where we are going. Some hire a press agent charity and get their publicit: and some heaper, give to There's always something. If it isn't hunger that makes men discontented, it's indigestion, When a hook peddler calls, that may be re- garded as a nuisance; when a bond peddler calls, that's flattery, J They Shall Not Pass He passed the cop sans any fuss He passed a load of hay, He tried to pass a swerving bus And then he passed away. --Boston Transcript. PAnd when he reached the Pearly Gates He found, alack, alas! That nobody, not even he, By James W. Barton, M.D. BODY MORE THAN A MACHINE One of the world's largest manu- 200 MEN DANGERS ARRIVE ON RIVIERA AID WALLFLOWERS Many Earn $1,000 Month as Partners of Matrons Cannes, France, Jan, 29. --Fully Hours SroBiEToRLONG 4G on LT a S. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 11 King Street East, Oshaws -- Above C.P.R. Office Phooes 143 and 144 Gets by there on a pass, --R.M.H. Border Cities Star, All warning signs he'd ignored, This young daredevil clown; But now at last he had to stop Because the gates were down. --Miss Terious, Brantford Exposi- tor, He crashed into a swerving bus, This guy who couldn't wait; But in the end the silly cuss, - Just couldn't erash the gate. 8. C, C., Vancouver Sud, And there he was, this crashing fool. Before the gates he stood; His suit looked much as if a mule Had taken him for food. LJ LJ v Put that in your smoke and pipe it, ¥ ok Very Urgent And little Willie was sent to the drug store with the following note; "Please will you do something to Willie's face. He's had it e long time now and it's spreading." Ae EE There seems to be a miniature epidemic in the city for theft" of automobiles, Surely there aren't so great an amount of cars here which look so much alike that owners run away with other people's cars and don't know the difference, Ed # Ll Notice to hens, chickens and roosters of Oshawa and District ~=A change is as good as a res. Who will be the lucky hen to be stolen mext? The large number of chicken thefts in the district seem to have grown to bo a matter of routine, rather | himself, facturers said that it was very foolish to have machinery resting just be- cause human beings had to rest, so he organized three shifts in his fac- tory, of eight hours each. This meant that he got three times as much use of his machinery at a time when there was a big demand for his production, And yet for many years our text books in physiology taught us to com. pare the body to a machine; more frequently to a steam engine, Both the body and the engine consume fuel and give out energy in the form of heat and motion. However the fuel supplied a boiler never becomes a part of the boiler; in man the foods are absorbed and go to form a part of the individual Yet even if we considered the body a machine, no machine made by man can compare with {it in the heat and energy it creates from the amount of food or fuel used. However this idea of thinking of the body as simply a bit of machin. ery to be tinkered with and re paired, is passing away, and the phy- siclan now recognizes that in addi. tion to the mechanism, thé machin. ery, the mechanical parts of the body, there is another part that must be reckoned with and that is the brain, the mind. Anything he does for the patient, the examination of the blood, or urine, the X ray of teeth, examina- tion of stomach contents, the barium meal through stomach and intestine, and all the other methods of exam- ination and endeavor to make a diag- nosis, are now explained to the pa- tient, Dr, Chas, Mayo tells us that the doctor who does not take his patient into his confidence, is not up to date, that's all. In other words, the doctor using his own mind must work upon the mind of the patient, and getting his confidence thereby go on with his 500 slick-haired youths have my- s eriously appeared on the Riviera during the last few weeks, They are the professional dancing part- ners, coming from England and all parts of "he continent to begin their Winter's task of extracting their living from elderly women who wish to appear kittenish on the danse floor and from young flappers who wish to appear older than their passports indicate. It's a hard life, but a lucrative Many of these men earn $1,000 a month during the season. Some of them make as much as $2,000 a month, that he is an American, has an oral contract with an elderly Eng- lish woman whereby she pays him and guaran.ees at least seven hours a week, This is the third year in which the con- tract has been in force, Last year she danced only twice in the five months, but the money was pala regularly, If the dancer is in the employ a restaurant, he one, One, $40 an hour of a hotel or draws no given free bed and board, There usually is a house rule regarding he maximum charge for a dance, but he soon learns to make the maximum the minimum. At one restaurant, the dancers expect $4 per dance and the two men there sometimes make $1,000 a week each, But jt is doubtful if fifty out of he 500 will have any money at the end of the season, inveterate wil'ing to risk everything for the which might enable them are lucky shot them to retire, RELIEF FOR PRIESTS AMERICA'S CREW GIVEN WELCOME New York Pays Tribute of Praise For Daring Rescue at Sea New York, Jan, 29 --Captain George Fried and his mates of the Florida rescue were headed into another storm today--a gale of cheers and blizzard of ticker tape. Their course lay over the fam- ous heroes' trail from the Battery up Broadway to the city hall to permit the city's thousands to voice thelr admiration for the skill and daring which saved 32 lives from the sinking Italian freighter 700 miles off the Vir- ginia Capes last Wednesday. Threé years ago Capt. Fried met a similar recep.ion when he dock- ed the liner President Roosevelt after taking 25 men off the Brit: ish freighter Antinoe. Sharing in the plaudits of the crowd and the honors which the city heaped upon the captain were Chiet Officer Harry Manning, who commanded the lifeboat in its perilous trip to the side of the sinking freighter, Nelson H Smith, chief radio operator, and the eight members of the boat's crew, At city hall, Mayor Walker and other city officials arranged to extend the greetings of the city to the heroes and present them with gold medals, Illuminated scrolls extolling their deed aso who says salary, but is Most of gamblers-- than occasional happenings, ¥ ¥ ¥ School children are now to he taught to play the piano after school hours for a nominal fee. Osh- awa again leads in establishing a system which no doubt many child. ren are grateful for,' » * Ww treatment. Crusty old lady: *I want this description made up!" Drug Clerk: You mean pre. If he fails to do this, works in a mysterious or mechanical telling his patient nothing, he will not get the co-operation of the pa- tient and the co-operation of the pa- tient is more than half the battle, (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act) IN HIDING SOUGHT FROM THE GOVERNOR Queretaro, Mexico, Jan, 29.--The plight of 40 priests who went in- to hiding several months ago and have been living since in a cellar has been brought to the attention of the governor with a recommen- manner, ! dation that steps be taken for ok 7 HISTORIC SCREEN ev Crusty old Lady: *No, 1 | The President of the local Rotary and | want no inflammation from you." } » % Ld { SHELTERED KING lub explained to the governor that the priests took up their abode in the cellar because they feared they would be blamed for were prepared for presentation to Capt, Fried, Manning and Nelson, Luncheon was arranged at the Advertising Club after the city hall reception, MEXICO COMPELS HER TROOPS TO ATTEND SERVICE SCHOOLS Mexico City, Jan, 29.--Through establishment of schools at army posts throughout the country the government has succeeded in re- ducing f{lliteracy among the trnops to 30 per cent, of the personnel, It is hoped in a few gears to wipe it out entirely. The army, apart from officers is made up from Die Ende / Willie studied chenristry. But he'll study it no more, "or what he thought was H 2 0 Was H. 280 4. % NM % Figure that out. a = 2 And so to bed. ¥ # » Fints. = Other Editors' Comment -- | - Bits of Humor - THIS CHANGING WORLD (Stratford Beacon-Herald) Oshawa Times was somewhat surprised when a woman spoke for a delegation appearing before the City Council. Residents wanted a bridge built, and came to state their casc. When the spokesman was called for to state the case a woman did the speaking, while the men held their silence and marvelled at the excellence of her presentation. 4 That grows serious. Many a man, now grown old, basks in the glory of the time when he appeared as head of a deputation, and it was recorded that "He said. . . . .. That old clipping is pasted away and takes its place with a picture taken the first time he had long trousers and a stiff collar. Yes, men, things are slipping. WOLVES AND COWS (Renfrew Mercury) Once upon a time the cows of this part of the world could not have been the valuable animals which they now are. Not from a Gananoque paper, but from a paper published in a city close by, the fol- lowing is taken: "It is said that in the carly days of Gananoque Colonel Joel Stone offered a bounty of $10 for every wolf Killed in the settlement; 25¢ for a cow's head, if killed on the east side of the river; and 20c if the cow was killed on the westside." Cows may have been a nuisance in those days, probably being the kind that jumped over the moon, but wolves scem to have been a greater one--forty times as much, in fact, judging from the respective boun- ties. Certainly the cow has undergone a transfor- mation since pioncer days. But wasn't it really wolves and crows on whose head a price was set? By the way, if long ago the wolf menace led to a $10 bounty, shouldn't said bounty be about ten times ten now? . - Bits of Verse - - THE SHADOW OF THE ROCK Across the arid desert sands, parched by the burning sun Of fierce temptation, on we go, wishing our journey done! Trackless our way amid the wastes, 'no sign of shade or tree; The distant stars gleam cold at night and mock our misery, Till even they are blotted out by sw irling tempests' wrath, And we cower in the darkness. And then the after- niath Oj all yi anguish culminates in doubt and anger eep Against the God Who (so we think) has failed His wandering shecp! And as we trail cur weary way, fainting with toil shadow of the Rock across the plan Coolness, and shelter, and water of life we find be- neath its shade, And we learn our God doth mot forget the weary who seek His aid. --Elizabeth Cameron. THE EDITOR'S ADVICE (Glasgow Herald) Asked what would be his advice to a struggling young writer, the sedate editor replied--*Well, I be- lieve I would cease struggling." BEATING THE GAME Daschund racing bas been tried in Germany. The trouble is that cn a circular track a very speedy animal often overtakes itself. ~--London Passing Show ANOTHER FACE OF IT (Chicago Daily News) He---"Why are you troubled? Aren't you happy that we are to be married soon? She--*"Y-y-yes, but ob, will you love me when you know me as [ am and not as I've been painted?" ASKED AND ANSWERED The fair daughter of the house came down to breakfast very late. "Well, did that young man kiss you last night?" asked her mo- ther. "Now, mother," said the daugh- ter, yawning. "Do you suppose he came all the way from Liverpool to look at our gold fieb?" THAT SETTLED IT It was a case of love at first i sight. They bad not known each Uther very long when the dashing .| Young motor-salesman proposed to the girls who had sto.ep his heart. "And, sweetheart mine," he con- cluded, "I'll lay my whole foriune at your feet!" "It isn't a very big fortune, Freogie," she reminded him arch- r. "I know darling," replied the Young man. "But it'll look ever 80 big beside your little feet!" With a shriek of abandon, the girl flung ber arms round his neck. She was his for ever.--Ed. fnburgh Scotsman, THE OXLY LIVIXG AXD TRUE GOD--There is none like unto thee, 'OQ Lord, thou are great, and thy Bande is great in mught.--Jeremiah 0. PRAYER--O Lord, our Lord, how joxcdiem is Thy Name in all the earth. DURING HIS ILLNESS | ! 1 don't, I've got my destructions | | after the war. COLLECTION OF POR- a political plot discovered about that time, in which they took no part, the humble classe, and mosi of th- recruits never before had oppor tunity to learn to read and write, SIX-CENTURY-0LD WELSH VERSE 1S APPLICABLE TODAY Fourteenth Century Ode Is Appropriate to Present Circumstances 29.--Pro- fund for The Toronto, Ont, Jan, moting its subscription distressed Welsh miners, Globe says: "Upon my errand swift repair, And unto green G@amorgan bear Good days and terms of courtesy From my dear country and froin Me" Four lines from a century-old trans.ation of six-century old verses--Dafydd ab Gwilym's Ode to Glamorgan--and they might have been written yesterday in Canada, The spirit that lives iu the words of he fourteenth ceu- tury Welsh bard lives in the gifts of twentieth century Canadians, Each of the 225 contributions that came to The Globe o.fice yesterday came upon ab Gwilym's errand. And the letters hat brought the gifts spoke the old We.shman's own 'eager longing: "To keep from {li that kind.y ground." The Welsh, "who fought a most brave battle here in France under Edward, the Black Prince," must not he suftereu to lose their long ba.tle against hunger, cold and despair. It wil. be many mopths beiore the worst of that battle is nver, But by the he.p ot the spirit that is theirs, by the heip of the spirit (hat their need has aroue:a, the miners will win through, Wales will be once- more the happy country of Dafydd ab Gwil- ym's love, "A land whose commons live con- tent, Where each man's lot is excellent, Where maids are trained in vir- tue's school, Where duteous wives epin dainty wool, A country with each gift supplied Confronting Cornwall's cliffs of pride." TRAITS FORMS ITS DECORATION Was Placed in Room to Give the Royal Patient Men- tal Relief London, Jan, 29.--In the early daye of King George's filimess a folding screen was used between his bed and the door to svoid any chance of a draught reaching Lim when the door was open. Recently a screen that was one of the prizea possessions of King Edward wa. substituted for the screen first u, in the room. This screen is a four-fold one made of rosewood and is complete- ly covered with autographed photo- graphs of bygone celebrities collec- ted by King Edward. The screen was put in King George's bedroom as it was thought it would interest him to look at it. The King at that time was unable to read or even to listen or talk to any one. How to give the King some distraction was one of the difficulties of his case. "The screen has an interesting history. It took King Edward over thirty years to completely cover the the screen with photographs. He conceived the idea of making his collection of photographs when he visited America and was the guest | of President James Buchanan. The | president gave the then Prince of | Wales his autogrphed photograph and it was one of the first to be put on the screen. In clos proximity to the photograph of Buchanan are photographs of Emrerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes. whom the Princs met in America. It was the hope of the then Prince of Wales to continue putting the photographs of suceeding Am- erican President on the screen, but the hope was not realized. When the Civil War broke out it was unquestionable that the sympa- thies of England, or at all events of the ruling classes, were with the South, and there seems little doubt that the then Prince of Wales shar. ed their sympathies. At the conclusion of the war it was the Prince's intention to write to President Lincoln for his photo- graph, but the Prince was advised that it would not be diplomati: to do eo, 8s there was the possibility of his request being refused. The next autographed photograph of a President of the United States to reach Buckin~ham Palace was that of President Wilson, who gave bis photograph - to King George when he was the sovereizn's guest This scree with the extensive <allery of photographs affixed to it constitutes an interesting pictorial story of over thirty years of King Edwards's life and is likely to re- call to King George many incidents News! AN ALERT newsboy, on a day when news was dull and sales were few, turned to the advertising pages for inspiration. "Read about the big department store sale," he shouts ed. "Fine quality suits at $22. Beautiful sale. New shipment of neckties just receiv: His stock of papers was sold out very quickly. The case is, of course, exceptional. But it points to the fact that advertising is news--and important news. It is the news of daily life, the news that comes closest to you and those about you. It is news of the furniture you sit in, the books you read, the bonds you buy, the automobile you use, the flashlight, talk'ng food product that give you satisfaction. News that cone cerns you more vitally than anything else you read. News that is essential to you, because whether you pur. chase a piano or a pin, you want the best your money can buy. --and you can always be sure you are getting the newest and best when you read the advertisements, The advertisements contain pocketbook news--and that's important! furniture on " » machine and of his younger days.

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