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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1929 « MR; VENIOT MAKES Sia Pe, eRSa. . lengthy one. - and Mr. Bowyer - consideration LENGTHY DEFENCE OF APPOINTMENT Simcoe Postmastership Made Subject of Want of Con- fidence Motion (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, April 18.--Again yester- day, a government motion to go in- to supply was met with a Conser- vative amendment. The proceed- ings were almost a repetition of what took place yesterday. The Conservative amendment of Tues- day demanded increased remunera- tion for rural mail carriers. Yester- day, it brought up the well known case of George HE. Whittaker, dis- abled returned soldier, and the ap- pointment to the postmastership of Simcoe, Ont, The case has alyeady been the subject of debate in' par- lament, and extensive newspaper comment. [ The amendment was still under discussion when the house adjourn- ed at six o'clock. On Thursday and Friday the house goes into supply without the question being put, so there can be no further discussion of the amendment on either of those days. The date may, how- evr, be revived on Monday, under the rules. The Conservative amendment asked the house to declare that Hon. P. J. Veniot, postmaster-gen., had disregarded the letter and spir- it of the civil service act in connec- tiop with the appointment of C. R. Bowyer, the man who finally ob- tained the Simcoe appointment. Mr. Bowyer was also a returned sol- dier, but without disability, while Mr. Whittaker has lost both legs on active service, The defense of Mr. Veniot was a The postmaster gen- eral agreed that both Mr. Wittaker deserved equal on the ground of overseas service. Mr. Whittaker, however," sald the minister, had sufferd a disability which unfitted him to discharge the duties of a post office such ag Simcoe, Mr. Veniot declared that he gave place to/mo one.in his regard for the returned soldier, CHARGE OF THE OF VICTORY BONDS 1S DISHISSED (Continued from Page 3) "No. The war was soon over. Then I went to Poland." Mr. Grierson: 'When was the war over?" "November 11." "You had two bonds and gave them to Lesnik at his own houser" "Lesnik agreed to take the bonds and either return them to me or send one to my relatives in the Old Country and the other to my son if I didn't come back." "Had you said anything to Lesnik about keeping the honds before you gave them to him?" "No." "You got them and gave them to him an hour or two before you left Oshawa?" "Yes." "Where did you get the bonds?" "From an old trunk." No. Receipt "Did you ask for a recipt or any- thing of that nature?" "No." "pid you write to your people in Poland what you had done?" "No." given the bonds to someone to keep?" "All the Polish people in Oshawa knew I had left the bonds with Lesnik." "How do you know that?" "They knew because I told them myself at a meeting held here at that time." "So you told all the Polish peo- ple in Oshawa----" "Not all, but those who had asked what I had done with the bonds." "And you told them?" "Yes, those who asked me." mezzanine of Arcadian comfort. Enter at Bay and ne FPOBERT Simpson's Introduces The Grill for Men IMPSON'S now offers a Grill for Men--the entire In club-like, masculine surroundings they may enjoy a business chat, good food and a smoke. Every type of luncheon is served--salads, vege- table varieties or the meal of several courses. auxiliary kitchens assure fast service for those in haste, . ] Arrange a business luncheon. "Tables for any number will be reserved. Convenient telephones keep the busy man in constant touch with his office-- express elevators transport him quickly to the Grill. Ladies must be escorted in the Grill, SIMPSO Court is dedicated to their Two Richmond Streets COMPANY LIMITED 4 left Lesnik's house?" "Did you tell anyone you had' "How many did you tell?" "Two or three--and they told others." "So that's how they got to know?" 'Yes, that's it." "You went to the station with a number of people. Dil you speus of the bonds to anyone after you "No, I did- n't." Wa» Paid $30 "How much did Lesnik give you for the bonds? Did you ever get any money from Lesnik?" *xes, thirty dollars." "1 oaned Lesnik thirty-five dollars, and he gave me thirty dol- lars back." That left five dollars. He gave me thirty dollars more." on the bonds?' "Yes." "Why didn't you take proceed- ings against Lesnik years ago?" "Because Lesnik kept saying he would return the bonds when he could pay Mr. Grierson the money for them." Lesnik on the stand said he had pad $75 to Przytula at the time of the transaction and that he had given $40 later towards them. Mr. Grierson: "Why did he want to sell them?" Witness: "He neded the mon- "Has he asked you about the bonds recently?" "No" His Worship didn't think the evidence sufficient to warrant a conviction and dismissed the case. "It is purely a case for tue civil court," said His Worshp. LIVING STANDARD IN CANADA SHOULD SATISFY PEOPLE (Comrrtinued from page 3) Compared with Oshawa's rates, this was very high, although it cost less to deliver the water in Miami than it did here. Pressure was also kept up to 65 to 70 pounds in Oshawa, much higher than in the southern city. Property Values As an instance of the fluctuation in property values in Florida re- cently, Mr. Smith related that one small hotel, of about 40 rooms, had been bought for $40,000 as the boom started. Then it had been sold for $60,000 and shortly afterwards hought back again by the former owner for $100,000, He had refused $200,000--then the boom broke, He would be glad to- day to sell it for half of the orig- inal purchase price. Rent on tha hotel was now $4,000 per year, but hurricane insurance alone, at {12 per cent, amounted to more than the rent. Properties have been reverting | to the city of Miami for faxes at an alarming rate, but that city has again gotten a spirit of hopeful- ness and the reversions have slow- ed up to some extent. Property values are assuming a better and more stable character, Mr, Smith said, One Way Streets One thing of interest in Miami city, was the fact that the ma'nm business street of the city was a one-way street, for both street cars and automobile traffic. Streets a block away on either side were also one way streets, going in the opposite direction, Mr. Smith noted. The beauties of Miami and Palm Beach, and their great value as a health resorts were hard to dupli- cate, said Mr. Smith, and the mark- ed cleanliness, due largely to a lack of industrial plants, made them pleasant and interesting cities to visit. DR. J. W. EDWARDS DIED THIS MORNING (Continued from Page 1) { England, and Elizabeth Jane Lyon, of 'Frontenac, the latter being of U.E.L. stock and one of the first settlers in the county. He attend- ed Sydenham High School, later gong to Ottawa Normal School and then to Queen's University, whence he graduated in 1900 as a medical doctor, having first secured his de- gree of Bachelor of Arts. For 10 years he had been a school teacher in Ontario and Manitoba, and short- ly after graduating from Queen's, was appointed county clerk of ¥Fron- tenac, which position he held until 1909. In the meantime, in 1907 he has been appointed physician at the county jail, and also retained this position until 1909. . First Elected in 1908 In the general election of 1908 he was first elected to the house of Commons ag Conservative member for Frontenac-Addington, and was re-elected in 1911 and in 1917. A staunch Conservative, Dr. Edwards upheld the 'policies of his govern- ment through thick and thin. In September, 1921, he was sworn in as a privy councillor and chosen as minister of immigration and col- onization in the government of Right Hon. Arthur Meighen, only to be defeated in the zeneral elec- When you drink you drink Fluid Beef «. and gain fresh energy "That left $25 which was pala. CANADIAN PACIFIC 1. CANADAS 17.1131 STEAMSHIPS 190 FROM SAINT JOHN To Glasgow-Liverpool Duchess of Richmond To Belfast Duchess of Richmond May 5 ....oossensessnnanss "Duchess of York "Sails at Daybredk' To Belfast-Liverpool-Glasgow May 4 ...eoiem Aressiennn Wher pire Minnedos To Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool Melita essrssssssnsnsnsss Duchess of York To Plymouth-Cherbourg, South ampton and Hamburg May 15 ... May 29 ,. May 2 .. ves May 23 . . Metagama FROM QUEBEC To Cherbourg-Southampton Empress of Scotland Empress of Australia To Glasgow-Belfast-Liverpool Canadian Pacific Bldg, 'Toronto. tion in December of that year, when Wm. Reed, a United Farmer can- didate was the successful candi- date. Shortly after this his health broke down, and for a time his life was despaired of. He recovered, however, and entered the dominion political arena again, being re- elected in his old constituency in 1925 and 1926. Prominent Orangeman Apart from the political field, Dr. Edwards was perhaps better known for his work in the Orange order. He was Grand Master of the grand lodge for Ontario east from 1921 to 1923 and was Grand Master and Sovereign of the Loysi Orange Association of British Ame erica from 1923 to 1928, when he retired. In the order his work was outstanding. While his champion- ing of the cause of the Orangemen brought him criticisms from some quarters, it demonstrated his cour- age and his fighting ability and gained for him friends who admired his courageous stand. Outstanding in Politics Adherence to the principles of the Conservative party, his ability as a debater, his capacity to illum- inate figures and details, his great faculty as an abserver of history, political and otherwise, all tended to make Dr. Edwards a prominent figure in politics. He spoke with force and with a comprehensife knowledge of the subject in hand and so was constantly in demand in parliament and elsewhere. His selection in 1921 as a cabinet min- ister was a tribute to his qualities of perseverancé and determination. His persistence, his hard work, his adhesion to his party were elements that placed him in the councils of the nation. Almost what one would call the fiery type of speaker, nothing pleas- ed Dr. Edwards more than passage- at-arms with an opponent on the public platform. He was singular- ly fortunate in that there was prac- tically no one in the county of Frontenac he did not know per- sonally, and he never lost the op- portunity to meet these people at social or political gathering no mat- ter how small. Dr. Edwards was a member of the Albany Club of Toronto and of the Conservative Club of Kingston and Frontenac. He was married In August, 1890, to Hester Jane Purdy, of Frontenac County. They had four daughters and one son. BALDWIN MAKES DECLARATION OF ELECTION POLICY (Continued from Page 1) est charges on public. works and to watch over the development of profitable new resources. The government derating scheme which will remove from in- dustry overhead charges of be- tween $100,000,000 and $150, 000,000 has captured the imagina- tion of the country, Mr, Baldwin said. The party was also well sat- isfied with the safeguarding poli- cy, but he declared the party was viedged and would continue to be pledged not to introduce nor to im- pose any taxes on food. No Direct Reply If the 2,000 Conservative dele- gates from all parts of the country who assembled to hear Premier Stanley Baldwin make his an- nouncement expecte the prime mine ister to reply in any direct and un- mistakable form to Philip Snow- den's speech in the House of Com- mons on Tuesday, and to comment on the debate in the house last evening, they were profoundly dis- appointed. They might have been expecting something after the gos- sip of the possibility of the allies war debts to Britain being made an election issue. The prime minister was sur- {rounded on the stage by practicalry the whole of his cabinet, who no doubt knew very well beforehand that he pro to utter no rous- {ing sentiments on allie war indebt- edness. Like Rt. Hon, Winston Churchill in the budget speech, Prime Minister Baldwin at the very opening directed his remarks to the Liberal rather than the Labor op- position. ' Not Party of Promises "Lloyd George has stated the Liberal party is a party of prom- ise," premier Baldwin said, "I ac- cept that and I am no competitor. That has for years been the divid- ing line between the parties, e are a party of performers, It is no new thing for a party of perform- ers to be charged to an inadequate program," he added. KAISER SUPPORTS RAISE IN PAY FOR MAIL CARRIERS (Continued from page 3) right opposite my home is located the post office serving the entire district which I represent, and every morn- ing throughout the year I sec some nineteen or twenty rural mail car- riers start from that point. I am per- sonally acquainted with each of these men and I know the difficulties they must meet; I know what they do and how they work; I understand the obstacles which they must overcome and I sympathize with them very deeply in the effort they are putting forth in their, country. They are un- fairly treated; their job is very pre- carious, since they may be removed from it at any time, and their re- muneration is absolutely inadequate for the work they are doing. As my hon. friend has said, our method of handling this work has been to call upon each individual to apply for the job, and naturally the government have endeavoured to get this "work done as cheaply as possible, Unfor- tunately, in order to secure the con- tracts, men have put in very low tenders and as a result have under- taken the work with very unreason- able remuneration. The lack of sys- tem is mot creditable to this coun- try, and the lack of method is 8 com- mon topic of conversation, work should be systemized and placed un- der the Civil Service Commission, or handled in some way other the very 'disagreeable and disjointed pro- cedure that now prevails, "Reference has been made to what has been done in the United States. I have in my hand a statement is- sued by the government of the Uni- ted States showing the different sal- aries paid to rural mail carriers. They have daily, tri-weekly and weekly mail routes, but I think the figures given with reference to the daily routes would be the most interesting to this House, I will not read the whole list, but in part it is as fol- lows: Annual Miles Salar: 8 $ 10 12 14 16 18 20 Length miles-- 6 and less than 8 and less than 10 and Jess than 12 and less than 14 and less than 16 and less than 18 and less than 20 and less than 22 and less than 24 and not over ..... 24.5 Over24.5and not over 25. The fable continues down to final seven ERs LEERY © & [ELEY seve ENBERES seen Bo dd dd 3d pd Bt ht 1k [: "It would be very simple for any member to take the routes in his own constituency and work out the cost on a basis of the rates paid in the United States. Other countries have advanced to the point where a fair pricé is fixed, and in addition super- annuation is provided for, Two and one half per cent. of the salaries paid in the United States is deducted and merged into a superannuation fund. "I have worked out this compari- son as it applies to my own constit- uency. I will not Hon | the complete list, but a few of the examples are as follows: Route mileage 1934 233% 185% 19% 1374 American salary $1,440 J. 1 1 1 1, 1, Canadian salary $ 849 82 1,033 82 1,050 00 800 00 400 00 262 1,300 00 60 25%; 1,300 00 1,830 "The total cost of rural mail de- GATES' Week-end and All SPECIALS Veal Steaks .............45¢" PORK Legs, half or whole Loin Trimmed .... 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The American mail car- rier is contented and satisfied with his conditions, and I think a fair in- crease would satisfy our own men, The people of the province of On- tario sympathize with these letter carriers. As a rule, they are kindly disposed and as they pass through the country, they do hundreds of kindly acts which are entirely out- side of the actual delivery of mail. It is certainly not creditable to this country when we consider the way, these rural mail carriers are treated. "If the Postmaster General, (Mr. Veniot), would be big enough to lay aside for a few weeks the question of further employment and the dis- missing of postmasters, and devote his attention to the rural mail car- riers and see that they are given a reasonable allowance for doing their work, he would be much better em- ployed." 'Kent ATER. RAD Greater Electro-Dynamic. 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