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' PAGE FOUR ' THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929 Toe Ospina B Baily Times * THE OSHAWA A DALLY REFORMER Canada, by Mundy Srtdi Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, ne, retary, The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana dian Press, the Canadian Ase sociation, The Ontario Franca Bote vod Audit Bureau of Circulations. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES * Delivered by carrier, 10c a week. By mail in Capade (outside Oshawa carrier deli limits), $4.00 & year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFI 4 am Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN U. 8. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929. THE HYDRO AND GAS PURCHASE BY-LAW In a little more than two weeks time the rate- 'payers of Oshawa will vote on four by-laws, three _ of them making provisiong for acquiring the hydro- 'electric and gas distribution system, and having % these operated by a municipal commission with the power supplied by the Hydro-electric Power Com- . mission of Ontario, and the fourth for the pro- I vision of funds whereby an industrial area can / be created in Oshawa. ; * 8 8 While all of these by-laws are important to the city of Oshawa the most important of the four, perhaps, is that which provides for the pur- "chase of the hydro and gas distribution systems in the city, This matter has been discussed from time to time but with the vote coming closer, it is fitting that some effort should be made to en- lighen the electors as to what the vote entails. * LJ . . Put in a nutshell the by-law authorizes tue purchase of the electrical distribution system and the gas plant and distribution system, now supply .ing the city of Oshawa and owned by the Hydro- 'Electric Power Commission of Ontario, for the _gum of $520,000. Of this amount a sum of $310, '200 is for the electrical distribution system, and '$210,000 for the gas plant and distribution syi- tem. The city council, and the special committues 'which from time to time have thoroughly in- 'westigated this question, have secured reports by thoroughly qualified and indepenndent engineers, | in which full assurance is given that the pro- perties and rights which the city proposes to pur- chase is well worth the sum of $520,000 asked for them, and at that figure constitute a good in- ,vestment. { LJ * * LJ The by-law also provides for the borrowing on debentures of the sum of $520,000 for the purchase price the debentures to be issued for twenty years, and to bear interest at four and three quarters per cent. payable half-yearly, The debentures are to be paid off in twenty equal instalments, to ine clude principal and. interest, which makes (he amount of each instalment $40,846.25 - LJ * * In this section of the by-law lies one of the strong features in its favor. Had tiiese debentures to be sold on the open market, it is doubtful if the , scheme would be as meritorious ag it is. But that course of action is not necessary. These debon- tures have to be deposited with the Hydro-Elec- tric Power Commission which will accept. ihem as the purchase price of the two systems at the low rate of interest named. Thus they are beluy accepted at par a figure which is not at preseut possible for municipal debentures, owing to the state of the money market. * * * LJ] - Another important factor is that those deben- tures do not have to be repaid out of the genera! tax rate of the city. They are not a charge agaics the taxable property, but are instead, a charge against the hydro-electric and gas systems, which will have to bear the payments of principal and interest out of their earnings. Thus the purchase cf the systems doeg not involve a single dollar of direct taxation on the citizens. The cost will be met entirely out of the revenue from the sale of electric power and gas and according to the figures compiled by the engineers in their reports to Lhe city council, this should be easily possible without endangering the prospects of these systems earn- ing a surplus each year. 3 LJ * LJ - In judging a by-law of this kind, it is, fortune ately possible to learn much from the operation of 'other municipaljties in this district. Thus we tind that places like Whitby, Petereboro, lind- say and Campbellford' have been able to' mect all the charges of purchasing their plants, to pro- vide substantial surpluses, and at the same time' to secure greatly reduced rates for electric power. Only yesterday the citizens of Lindsay. received the welcome announcement that their rales were being reduced almost twenty per cent. * - - - 2 It is a fact that practically every municipality operating its own system under the plan which is proposed for Oshawa in the by-law enjoys mucn lower electric power rates than does this city. This is a decided disadvantage to Oshawa, and the only possible way in which this can be over- come is by the ratepayers voting in favor of the purchase by-law: * * Ld * Some people might ask how it would be pos- sible to reduce rates under a mupicipality-owned system when they have not been reduced propor- tionately under the present plan of operation by the provincial commission That is easily explained. Under the present system, any surplus earned from operation in Oshawa goes to the reserve fund of the whole Central Ontario System, and, since. its operations cover a large number of small munici- palities and districts which are not garning a sur: plus, Oshawa's earnings are eaten up in helping out other municipalities. Under the mew plan * which is proposed in the by-law any surplus earn ed by Oshawa would go to the credit of the local commission to be applied, as it becomes sufficlent- ly large to the reduction of rates. And as we hava. pointed out, this experience has been so gen- eral in other municipalities, that there is no rea- - son to doubt that it will be Jossiple in Oshawa. »* . 'The result of the vote on. Re! by-law is of vital | importance to Oshawa. Cheaper power is essexlial it the city is to maintain its industrial growth . and progress, and with other cities enjoying low. er rates than this city, efforts to secure new in- 'dustries are greatly handicapped. That alone is a strong point in favor of the hydro and gas pur- chase by-law and should be given serious con. sideration by the ratepayers before the vote is taken. $s 8 8» After full consideration of the plans which are proposed, The Times has no hesitation {n urging that these by-laws should be passed by an over- whelming majority. The Times feel that the great majority of ratepayers join in that view, but thers is a danger in: over-confidence and in apathy to these questions. The issues are too important for in- difference, and those citizens who have the wel- fare of the city at heart, and wish to gee its pros- perity continued. in even greater measure than is being enjoyed at present, should not only re- solve to vote themsevlies in favor of the by-laws, but should exert their strongest influence to see that all other ratepayers do the same thing. THE CARES OF OFFICE "I'm sick of London" was the terse<remark of Premier Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain as he was welcomed in a rural] community in the mid- lands of England towards the end of the political campaign in Britain. There is a world of meaning in these words. Perhaps it was the return to the associations of his boyhood days, to the simple pleasures of the .country life he had forsaken for the cares and trials of high public ofiice which prompted this frank remark. A man in public life must sacrifice much to the duties which are imposed on him, and it is not surprising that at times he has a feeling that be is'sick of it all. Probably that is what Premier Baldwin meant. The hard grind of public service takes much out of a man and perhaps the tre- mendoug strain of the election campaign, follow- ing a gruelling session made him, for a moment, "wonder if it was worth the struggle. Yet it is typical of the British race that the thought was only momentary that the desire was only flesting. Suchy men as Stanley Baldwin are born te fill the high and bard places in life. and human progress has only been possible be- cause they have been willing to sacrifice com- forts and peace of mind in the knowledge that they were performing, to the best of their ability, the tasks given to them to do. A WORTHY WORK The reports presented at the national conven- tion of the Imperial Order of 'Daughters of the Empire, now in session at Vancouver, dealing with its memorial scholarships, tell of a great work which is being done in the cause of higher edu- cation of young men and women who have suf- 'fered serious loss that of the breadwinner of their family, in the world war. Since the inception of the memorial scholarship fund, raised by the I. O. D. E. as a: memorial to the Canadians who sacrificed their lives in the war, 87 bursaries ten- able at Canadian Universities and 39 post-gradu- ates scholarships tenable at the universities of Great Britain have been awarded from this fund. This is a work which has been going on quietly. without much. fuss being made about it, and yet it is well worth while. Through this memor- ial fund, 126 sons and daughters of disabled or deceased ex-service men have been given oppor- tunities for higher education, opportunities which as a result of the war might have been denied them but for the provision made by the I. 0. D, K. This is a type of memorial which is practical as well ag carrying with it the highest in noble senti- ment. It is the kind of memorial for which, if the dead could but speak, they would record their everlasting thanks to that loyal and patriotic body of women which has made it possible. EDITORIAL NOTES The man who does good work that speaks for itself never needs anyone to recommend him. I ---------- An aviator went so high: that he had his eye frozen. He was at least able to keep cool. It used to take a sheep a couple of years in make a woman's dress. Now a silkworm does it in 4 few minutes. Hamilton is to make a big event of its airport opening. Probably because for once it is able to lord it over Toronto. -- Now that the election in Britain is over, the people will find it quite safe to tune in on their favorite radio stations. /' -------- The drop of wheat to less than a dollar a bushel again raises the question of .whether increased production is always profitable. The British judge who decided that a cow has "the right of way on the road must have been doing a lot of driving in the country. The solicitor of the Ontario Motor League thinks about half of the provisions of the High- way Traffic Act should be abolished. It is not the number of laws, but the way in which they are observed that is the important thing : fo how many millions 'gasoline the people just driving around parking places, ( nificent post-war has 'been kept basis, For erican market may supremacy. If the about parity, there the water. er the social cancer Chicago suffers does tion, If the gangs in not in league with or put under control of officers, however and efficient, against an alliance ders, (New York We are spending much on public high did in 1914. libraries, recreation, of health, hospitals, ing has proceeded cedented pace child who was born wag one automobile six. HOW MANY GALLONS? (Ohio State" Journal) It would be interesting to know perous country consume per diem ' CRIMINAL BUSINESS Chicago Tribune) If a (Chien ant Fhe re guns hos fives aot maging they are going used for sal- oy ny: ! Jeongeivable lawfol the they were for--that is, in murder--a; ought to be punished as eh. LONDON AND NI NEW YORK J Re miration r Grea! 's: i" tinancis ery. And the rivalry, Jortunately. upon a friendly the moment, the Am- be few tears shed on this side of CRIME IN CHICAGO (New York Herald-Tribune) There is a big-sized question in the minds of a great many wheth- deeper than its police adminis' they would have been wiped ont policemen of Chicago have suffer- ed enough at their hands to drive even a demoralized force to meas- ures of extermination. But no body can make 'headway the men elected to give them or- AMERICAN PROGRESS The expenditure for free social services -- education, mothers' pensions--in a have advanced at a rate greatly of population or the rate of increase of population or the rate of fin- crease of national income. Build- since 1922, lived from the time when there persons in the United States to the time when there is one for every of gallons of of this pros- looking for | if RT. HON. J. H. ey sells The British Labour Party And the General Election Article No. 11 LABOUR AND EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT by . 2 [8 (Copyright--By Arrangement with Anglo-American ( Newspaper Service) THOMAS, M.P. 1 A few years ago Labour's fit- ness to govern was questioned not erely 'by political opponents, but some people seriously concerned bout the welfare of the country, X | Jord dread was that Labour's ad- "| vent to power would mean the dis- integration of the Empire. I believe that that fear has now 'been dispelled. The first Labour Government gave the Dominions more consideration than any ad- ministration since that of the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Labour made Far-reaching developments in "relationships in the direction or uniting this country more closely to our kinsmen across the seas, and v1 making the British Empire a moré united influence for peace than it had ever been before. The 'Morning Post" is render- ing a public service, particularly in view of the imminence of the | General Election, in opening its columns to political opponents to - | present to its readers an exposition of policy. I have been invited to contribute an article on "Empire Development." In what follows it will be observed the Labour Party has a strong preference for the term "British Commonwealth oi Nations" to the old and more com- mon term '"'British Empire." Closer Contacts There is scope for closer politi- cal and economic relations with the Dominions. A Labour Government would provide for a closer person al contact between the Government of Great Britain and those of the Dominions and other members of the British Commonwealth. And it 'would take steps to ensure that representatives of opposition, us well as of Government opinion, were included in the British deie- gations to Commonwealth Confer- ences. With the latter provision there would be less danger of any change of Government rendering the work of the Conferences abur- tive, and less likelihood of any seri- ous opposition or agitation to hamper developments, A Labour Government would urge the various States concernea to co-operate in a survey of land resources of the British Common- wealth, with a view to subordina- tion the private use of land to the general interests of a scientific re- 1 .recov~ validly claim future brings will probab from which not iy muc Chicago were its politicians long ago. The incorruptible that involves Sun) ten times as schools as we conservation charities and decade at an unpre- The fn 1910 has to every 265 - Bits of Humor - distribution of the population with- in it, and to securing, by improv- ing the cultivation of its land, in- creased supplies of food for its pop- "My dear fellow, best to begin at the bottom of the ladder." "Nonsense! How about when you are escaping from gwers. RAPID TRANSIT "How did you get here?" said the genial hospital doctor to the pa- tient. '"'Flu," replied the victim, soft- ly.--~Tit-Bits. EVERYTHING HAS ONE No, I don't like your Tditor: joke. Contributor: you hear goes with it.--Life. Ah, HER ONLY CHANCE Auntie, did you ever bave -a proposal of marriage? Flapper: Old Maid: phone--but Yes, A little .boy had to his father for stealing apples from the stall outside a fruiterer's shop, and the parent was pointing out the evils of theft. "My boy," he said, ing." the theme he had number.--Passing Show. CARELESS OF HIM "you must have known that it is dishonest to steal. And, in any case, didn't your cons- cience tell you the man was watch- ulation and of raw materials for its industries. Migration Migration and training schemes are part of the policy of the Labour Party, and a Labour Government would see that reliable information was available for intending emi- grants' and would establish cen- tres in which suitable training for their new life could be given them. In my view the possibility of group emigration would be considered suv as to overcome the sense of isola- tion felt by settlers in entirely strange environment, and financial help should be available during the first two or three years until the settlers had had an opportunity 10 place their feet firmly on - the ground. Every insured worker who leaves the Motherland should be entitled to take with him the capitalized value of his expecta- tions under the(British State Insur- ance Schemes. There ought to be an immediate joint industry by re- presentatives of Great Britain and the Dominions into the whole prob- lem, it 1s always a fire?"An- but wait till song that once by tele- the wrong Financial Aid Thousands of our young people wish to go out to the Dominions, and in pre-war days would have gone, but today they find emigra- tion financially impossible. This is unfortunate, because whilst the Commonwealth Nations prefer Bri- tish immigrants, I find that today only about one-third are British and two-thirds are foreign. The annual figures for immigrants ar- been reported Bits of Verse riving in Canada is now about 50,- 000 from the British Isles, as against 10,000 from other coun- tries. It is significant that at a EMPIRE FIRST Shall we break the plight of youth, And pledge us to an alien love? No! We hold our faith and truth, Trusting 'to the God above Stand, Canadians, Round the flag of Fatherland! Britain bore us in her flank, Britain nursed us at our birth, Britain reared us to our rank Mid the nations of the earth. Stand, Canadians, Round the-flag of Fatherland! In the hour of pain and dread, In the gathering of Britain raised above our head Her broad shield and arm Stand, Canadians, Round the flag of Fatherland! O triune Kingdom of the brave, O sca-girt Island of the free, O Empire of the land Our hearts, our hands, are all for thee! Stand, Canadians, Round the flag of --John T. time of trade depression and grave unemployment British emigration is down compared with periods of prosperity; but the explanation, of course, is that the motive which stimulates emigration, ambition and enterprise, is not present in men who, owing to protracted un- employment, are down and out. In the gcheme for the bulk pur- chase of food supplies and raw ma- | terials which forms part of La- bour's. Agricultural policy, the Do- minions and other parts of the Bri- tish Commonwealth would play an important part. A Labour Govern- ment would provide facilities for overseas producers in the market- ing of their produce in this coun- try with a view to stabilizing prices and eliminating unnecessary inter- mediaries, whilst it. would co-oper- ate in the control and cheapening of the transport of food supplies to Great Britain. Industrialized Great Britain has an enormous capacity for turning our more manufactured products to exchange for the agricultural products and raw materials from the great agricultural areas within the Commonwgalth. The British trade with the Commonwealth for firmly stand firmly stand the storm, sheltering firmly stand and wave, firmly stand Fatherland! L'Esperance. COMFORT ASSURED-- Blessod are they that mourn: shall be comforted.~~Matthew 5:4. , PRAYER--"Look by sorrow .broken, tears by sinners shed; Thy word to us the token, That by Thy srace our souls are fed." the year ended March 31, 1928, vias: imports £420,000,000, us against exports £380,000,000. Primary Objects The Labour Party holds that the welfare of indigenous races, their economic prosperity, and their au- vancement in culture and civiliza- tion must be the primary object of colonial administration, to which all other interests must be rigorous" ly subordinated. It believes that primitive peoples are capable of so- dial progress, and is determined for they on the heart Look on the And ba that the fullest possible opportun- ities shall .be brought within their reach in all regions for whose gov- ernment Great Britain is respon- sible. A Labor Government would not suport policies which woud accelerate economic development of backward areas by methods which undermine the independence, insti- tutions, and morale of their in- habitants. It would use every means to protect them and to pre- vent forced labour, and to ensure that contracts are entered into vol- untarily, subject to the approval of life and employment, embodying terms securing equitable conditions of life and employment. A Labour Government would en- courage services concerned with health and education, would trans- fer to the inhabitants from time to time such measure of politica: re- sponsibility as they are capable of exercising, and would instruct tne governments to make it their chief aim to prepare the whole body of their inhabitants for selfgovern- ment, A Labour Government would co- operate cordially with the Maun- dates Commission of the League of Nations, and would make every ef- fort to strengthen and extend its authority. The Labour Party believes in the right of Indian people to self-gov- ernment and self-determination. The policy of a Labour Government therefore, would be one of continu- ous co-operation with them with the object of 'establishing India as soon as possible, and by her cone sent, as an equal partner with the other members of the British Coumn- monwealth of Nations. In short, the great objective of the Labour Party, is the promotion of the political, social, and economic emancipation 'of all the peoples comprising the British Common- wealth of Nations, including the people of the Dominions and De- pendencies, equally with those of the Mother Country, so as to se- cure for every member of the en- tire British community the stan- dards of life and employment which are necessary to a healthy, independent, and self-respecting ex- istence. Auto enthusiasts in the Nether- land East Indies refuse to buy any- thing but the latest models of high- priced cars this season. Sropie-For LONG &@ BONDS Fi Othce Retond Bulding | "8. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA Phones 143 and 144 GRAIN - By James W. Barton, M.D. THE EYE As a medical student one of my first causes for wonder and admira- tion of the human body was to sec the way Nature protects the "vital" parts. There' was the master tissue of the body, the brain, in a bony case, which permits it to get all sorts of blows and pars and yet remain un- injured. Then the spinal cord which carries impulses to and from all parts of the body, protected by thirty-three strong short bones. And then the precious heart and lungs with that heavy breast work of ribs which are so strong and yet 50 springy. Dr. F. Park Lewis has been re- ine us of how gencrous Nature has been in protecting that precious possession the cye. There is first the solid bony cavity in which the eye rests, protected on all sides. Then there are the lids which cover it, and the lashes, which when the lids are closed tend to interlace, in that way preventing substances from readily getting into the eye. The lids have two sets of 'muscles, one a circular muscle by which the lids maybe closed, and the other an clevating muscle by awhich the upper lids may be raised. You have often noticed how the lids immediately close of their own accord if any thing approaches the eye. The lids are lined by a delicate membrane which manufactures a fluid which allows them to glide over the ball smoothly and without discom- fort. » If you had the flu you will remem- ber that the eye ball became a little tender and sore simply because the lining of the lids was inflamed and interfered with this fluid. Then think of how tears protect the eyeball, There are little glands at outer edge of the eye, which manufacture the tears. The tears flow across to the inner margin of the eye and into a small tube to a sack situated in the upper portion of the nosc. When a cinder or other substance gets on the eyeball it causes an in- creased flow of tears which will often succeed in washing it away. You will notice that 1 am making no suggestion regarding the use or care of the eyes at this time. I just thought it worth while for us to think of what Nature is doing for us so that you and I might more appreciate her gifts. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act). CHILE AND PERU MAKE SETTLEMENT Chile Will Deliver To Peru an Area of 23,000 Square Kilometers Chile, May 80.--~The of the Tacna-Arica problem just reached between Chile and Peru brings with it great relief in the {international relations between the two largest. countries on the West Coast of South America, the products of which complement each other and offer no competition. The peace- ful spirit shown by Chile and Peru calls attention to their desire to see justice done. The territory that Chile will de= liver to Peru has an area of about 23,000 square kilometers with 30,- 000 inhabitants. The roads of Tacna repersent 252 kilometers and a cost of some. 5,000,000.00 pesos. The urban property in Tac- na is evaluated at 30,000,000, and the rural property at almost 19,- 000,000.00 pesos. The public works built by the Chilean govern ment in Tacna have cost 125,000,» 000.00 pesos. The cost of the railway between Tacna and Arica. is 125,000 pounds. Tacna has fourteen educational institutions Santiago, settlement with 2,263 students matriculated. 500.000 people are insured with the LONDON LIE A GREAT army of Can- adians now carries in- surance with thisCompany. Every year many thousands more select the London Life on learning the value of its Insurance service. These forward-looking Canadians have solved many present and future Bio because their if ndon Life Insurance pol- iciesenablethemtoprepare against adversity, provide for old age and safe-| homes and dependents. There's a reason Why you should select the Lon- don Life when arranging for insurance. Consulta London Life man regarding our "reduced premium" Insurance Company 'Canada's Tider Ordary Cotmpany" HEAD OFFICE! J. C. HORTON, WALTER FOY, District Representatives ra 14" King St. East, Oshawa