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vhs Bally Times THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER / : (Established 1 "except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa. Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited: Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Sec- retary. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana. dise Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers' As- sociation, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of TXeulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES ; by carrier, 15c a week. By mail in Cansds (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), $4.00 » year; United States, $5.00 a year. TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Building, 66 Temp Street, Telophe Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN uU. Ss. : Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1929 Pp THE RURAL BOY IN THE CITIES The career of C. L. Burton, the new president of the giant merchandising corporation, Simpson's Limited, is a striking illustration of how the boy from the rural sections of Ontario can reach the pinnacle of success in the large cities. Mr. Burton was born in a village of which very few people out- side its immediate vicinity ever heard. This was the village of Green River, in Ontario County, within a few miles of Oshawa. It is a humble little place, but there the father of C. L. Burton was the village storekeeper, and there his son had the early train- ing which started him on his way to the position he occupies. today. Today C. L. Burton is recognize merchant princes of Toronto, and little thought is given to his boyhood days. in Ontario county. Yet he is just like many more boys from the country. The early training, both in physique and mentality of rural life, have fitted many of the leaders in business life, commercial life and the professions for the prominent places they now occupy. They "have won their success, in many cases, just because they were sons of the rural districts, rather than city- boys. as De hears a great deal regarding the drift of population from the rural sections to the Mmetro- politan centres, It must be admitted that this has helped to depopulate the country places, and to leave the farms vacant, but on the other hand, one must realize that the cities would be poor places without the constant injection of the virile young blood from the country places to provide them with leaders, so that rural Ontario must continue to make its werifices, in order that the cities may thrive. d as one of the 7ORGIVENESS, BUT NOT FORGET- : FULNESS gnant note in the letter which was aper in Canada by A. R. Kennedy, editor of the Stratford Beacon-Herald, while in Belgium along with a party of Canadian newspaper men. In discussing the war with Belgian citizens, he found in them the attitude that they were trying to forgive Germany for what happened be- tween 1914 and 1918, but that they could not forget. To those who were in Belgium in the latter days of the war, or immediately after it, the effort to forgive will be looked upon as a noble sentiment, for the Belgians, during the 47 months eof their country's occupation by the Germans, suffered to an extent which can hardly be realized by those who did not go through it. That forgiveness should be possible is a 'tribute to the nobility of spirit of the Belgian people, for one would not have been sur- prised to find them still embittered against their ruthless invaders. On the other hand, it is just as well that they should not forget. One of the most potent forces for the prevention of another world war would be the remembrance of the horrors and sufferings of the last one. The danger lies in forgetting them, in again investing warfare with a romance and glamour which it does not possess, except in the fantastic stories of ancient chivalry. Not only is it well that Belgium should not forget, but the rest of the world also, should remember the horrible slaughter of those terrible four years. Those who took part in it have its incidents imprinted on their minds for all time, but a new generation is rising up, a generation which knows not war, and it would be well that these young pedple should be re- minded of what war really means, so that they will grow up, mot with militaristic ideas, but with a pro- found and deep-rooted desire for the preservation of 'eace. There is a poi sent home to his newsp OVER-OFFICIOUS OFFICIALS A considerable stir has been aroused in many parts of Ontario through the alleged action of the Detroit Automobile Club in protesting against what has been termed unfair discrimination on the part of law enforcement officers of this province. Pre- mier Ferguson has promised that the charges made by the Detroit body will be thoroughly investigated, but there can be little hope that anything will come out of this investigation save a complete whitewash of the provincial officers. Little else could be ex- pected when it is taken into consideration that the attorney-general's department will probably be called upon to make investigation into the actions of its own officers. Whether or not there are just grounds for the serious complaints made by the Detroit Club, it must be admitted that there are certain conditions which give rise to abuses. And tourists are not the only people to suffer from these. While it is only right that visitors should have a certain amount of pro- tection from over-officious officialdom, the native \ nN be enforced just as rigidly as is possible, in keep- ing with common-sense administration of justice, but we do contend that the way should not be left open for magistrates and other officials to exact unreason- able sums of money from the pockets of motorists under the guise of costs. BOYS' ACTIVITIES One hundred and sixty boy scouts are now on their way from Canada to take part in the celebration of the twenty-first anniversary of the movement, to be held in England. These are specially privileged, chosen from among all the scouts of Canada, and the event which they are to attend, known in scout parlance as a "jamboree" will be an imposing one. The boy scout movement, which has seen a re- markable growth and development in Canada, is one which has in it great potentialities for good. 'Apart altogether from the advantage of acquiring the scout habit of doing a good turn every 'day, the movement provides a training in obedience, self-reliance, disei- pline and in the spirit of service that is a remark- able asset to the boy life of today. In fact, all boys' club work is worth while. Speak- ing at a recent meeting of the Boys' Club Federa- tion of Canada, a Canadian official recently said, "Give me two of three more boys' clubs and T could close the juvenile courts." There is a world of wisdom in that sentence: Youthful misdemeanors are nearly. always the result of an. excess of energy, of a desite for expression of boy vitality in some form or another, Fostered through boys' clubs and scout troops, that energy, and that vitality, are guided along 'useful lines. Left to itself, and to the doubtful influences of the street corner gang, it will quite often land the boy in fromt of a judge, a Thus the value of boys' training movements, no matter under what name they go, cannot be under- imated, and the town or city that has well-organ- est : \ e very little in the way ized boys' activities, will hav of juvenile delinquency. RECREATION We are sometimes told in these days that people do not take any real interest in the big things of life, that the amusements which are most popular are those which require the minimum of responsive effort. And this is not only true of the big things, but it is ne less true of the beautiful, In fact; that the great trinity which should have the devotion of all, he good, the beautiful, and the true, are being greatly neglected, : Perhaps, however, in the summer months, our mind turns more ' naturally to recreation and holidays. There is a quaint story told of a little girl who one evening altered her prayer to "Bless thy little Pig to-night." On being told to say "lamb", she replied, "No, I am tired of being a lamb, I want to be some- thing else." When the winter months turn to summer, most people can sympathise with the little girl. They want to be something else, they want to be re-created, created anew; and they naturally turn to outdoor recreations and the extra joys summer-time has given them. After all green grass is the natural home of human kind, But at the same time we should remember that it is recreation, and not the main, or at all events not the only, object in life. Life has a two-fold ebject, a sound mind in a sound body. A very nice idea seems to underlie the ancient saying, "the evening and the morning weré the first day". The evening should be regarded, not so much as a time for recovery from the day's work, but as a time for getting fit for the next day's work. So the recreations of the summer should not be regarded so much as a recovery from the work of the winter as a preparation of the body to sustain the work of the coming winter. Now there may be differences of oinion as to what are the big things of life. There should, as we have said, be no doubt as to the cultivation of the great three, goodness, beauty and truth, And for these the cultivation of knowledge is required, The late Lord Haldane gave an ideal which we should set before us. He said the complete individual "is a man who has a wide outlook, who has the capacity of understanding his fellow men and of seeing all sides of a question, who is neither biasc® nor narrow, and neither a pedant on the one side nor a prig on the other." It is a high ideal, but not impossible; and, as we use our opportunities for recreation aright in order to clear away the cobwebs, preparing the body to be a sound home jor a sound mind, so the chances are increased that the ideal may be attained. EDITORIAL NOTES How many of those who start out on trips this weekend will be listed as casualties in Monday's papers. A cure for mosquito bites is all very well, but what is necded most is something to get rid of the pests altogether. Uncle Sam is gradually finding out that it is quite possible to enforce his prohibition law. effectively once he sets his mind to it. A Brockville woman caught a large fish by gath- ering it into her arms. Other things besides fish have been caught in that way. The dominion-wide movement for more playgrounds for' Canadian children is a step towards developing better citizenship or the future. It is noticeable that bread did not get any cheaper when wheat dropped to a dollar a bushel, but now that the price of wheat is rising, there is talk of bishat puinge jog aad, 0. { Other Editor's Comments SECOND THOUGHTS (New York Herald Tribune Apparently the Russian and Chin- ese. governments are casting out for ways of continuing friendly relations witheut apologizing for their errors of the past. Governments, jof course, never apologize if they can help it, but. they sometimes forget conveni- ently, and that is probably what Rus- sia and China will have to do. For it becomes increasingly obvious that both oth, goyerninents unged without fou isidering the consequences of their jon, GOING BEYOND PROTECTION , (New York World) It is no longer accurate to say that the Republican party believes in pro- tection. Jt has gone beyond mere protection and has come to insist that the domestic producer shall not merely monopolize the market but shall have a very substantial bonus besides. The business interests which deal with the Republican party have been taught to believe that they must be 'enabled to raise their prices without any risk even of potential competition from abroad. The Re- publican party has really come to be- lieve not in a tariff but in an em- bargo and if it had the courage of its convictions it would flatly pro- 'hibit the importation of any goods which can be produced at home. SCHOOL MUSIC (Border Cities Star) There is only one way to implant a love of music in the citizens of any country, and that is by teaching them, while they are still children, to love and appreciate the best in art, This can best be done by having the little ones make music themselves. The schools are the proper agencies to undertake this work. The indi- vidual effort in this country is good, but we are still a.long way from any serious national effort to make us appreciate some of the most delight- ful phases of life. Music has played a leading part in the development of many nations, and we in Canada should certainly not overlook its im- portance, RURAL SKYSCRAPERS (From the Brandon Sun) A realty development group in Chicago is planning to take the sky- scrapper out into the country. It pro- poses the erection of a fifty-apart- ment "cloud-piercer" on a fifty-acre suburban tract "surrounded by coun- try clubs and forest preservers." The apartment dwellers will have on their own collectively owned premises a golf course, tennis courts, a bridle path. a swimming pool and recrea- tion' fields for adults and juveniles. Their building will contain a club- house with dining, billiard and _ card rooms. Another community building a little distance away will house a drug store, delicatessen, beauty and barber shops, medical and dental of- fices. Thus the luxuries and conveni- ences of city life, plus the attractions and facilities of the spacious coun- tryside, are promised the prospective buyers of these rural sky-scraping apartments--which are being design- ed, it should go without saying, for "wealthy" occupants, - Bits of Humor - | ABSURDLY CORRECT Teacher: Johnny, can you define nonsense ? Johnny: Yes, teacher--an elephant hanging over a cliff with its tail tied to a daisy.--Le Rire, Paris. PROOF ENOUGH Magistrate: Are you sure he was intoxicated ? Policeman: No, sir, not positive, but his wife says he brought home a manhole cover and tried to play it on the gramaphone !--Loughborough, England, Herald. CAN'T CARRY ANY MORE First Dry Snooper: Let's raid just one more place tonight. Second: No, we have plenty one night.--Life. AND THAT'S THAT "We bought a loud speaker keep our older children at home." "Was the idea successful?" "No, they stay in and listen but as soon as the program is over they go out.'-~Der Walire Jakob, Berlin, MUST BE A TERROR _ A little celebration was being held in the golf club. One of the members had announced that he. would be go- ing abroad shortly, and his friends were bidding him good-bye. "But it's fairly hot in India at times," ventured one man. "Aren't you afraid the climate may disagree with your wife?" The departing man looked at questioner pityingly and said: wouldn't dare."--Tit-Bits. for to his it Bits of Verse | 3 THEN I MUST SING Never have I sung in idle hours of dreaming, With verse harmonious and voiced rhyme; : I have sung only when in tempest sweet raging My soul was shaken by a power sub- ime, For each though 1 have suffered and T been troubled, No dream creation painless from me torn, The blessed lot of Poet not seldom secmin A cross Intorerable to be borne. Oft have I sworn to evermore keep silence, To mingle and be lost among crowd, But when the winds once more their strings are sweeping, Eolian harps must ever cry aloud; When in the spring the flooding streams on rushing And downward plunge into the vale the elow, When from the rocky peaks high towering, summits The sun's warm rays and melted off the snow. : --Albert Eli Slocum, That | Body of Pours By James W . Barton, M.D. HOME TREATMENT OF APPEN- DICITIS DANGEROUS I wrote once before about Tex Rickard, and how delay in operating for appendicitis means death in so many cases, No one should die if the disease is recognized soon enough, and op- eration performed immediately, This doesn't mean that every case of appendicitis should undergo op- eration, but it does mecan that the patient and his family should put themselves fully in the hands of the family doctor and the surgeon, and if operation is advised, that there is no delay, no questioning about it. I have spoken before about the dangerous mistake that is made by giving castor oil or other purgatives to a patient with appendix symptoms. Another mistake is taking drugs such as morphine or pain killers where there are appendix symptoms, Your doctor will tell you that this relieves the pain and takes some of the stiffness or rigidity out of the abdominal wall over the appendix. Now it is this pain and this rigidity that tell the exact condition of things to the doctor, and if they are inter- fered with by the drug then the con- dition can be growing worse all the time and the doctor will not be.able to recognize it. Another mistake that has been made at times is the use of the ice bag over the appendix during an at- tack. . After the ice bag has been used for a few hours it likewise takes the stiffness or rigidity out of the ab- dominal wall and the doctor can be mislead as to the severity of the con- dition. As mentioned once hefore, when you have an attack of appendicitis Nature attempts to "walk off", the appendix from injury, to make a sort of "splint" about it, by stiffening the abdominal wall. And the more rigid this wall is, as the doctor taps or presses against it with his fingers, the more severe is the inflammation underncath, Hence the big mistake of using drugs or an ice bag to "soften" the wall and mislead the doctor. As you know is most cases ab- dominal pain is due to distension from gas, and simple home remedies are usually all that is necessary. However in a case of pain that persists, don't take any chances but see your physician, let him take the responsibility; that is his work, (Registered in accordance with Copyright Act). the F. EDSON WHITE, PRESI- DENT OF ARMOUR AND COMPANY, SAYS: THAT the average man or- ganizes himself into a rut, which seriously hinders his progress. Of course, he doesn't realize it, and he won't admit it, but he really standardizes himself and his job to a point where he will not consider new ideas. He. rises at the same hour every | morning, shaves and dresses in the least possible time, cats the same sort of breakfast that he eats every other morning, departs for the office on schedule, follows the same iden- tical route month in and month out, does his work according to long established routine, gets home at the same hour every evening, cats sup- per and grouches if the wife or daughter drags him away from the newspaper or radia in order to take | in a movic or play bridge. The average man always sees the same things and always talks to the same people on the same old subjects... No wonder he gets into a rut. The trouble is he has organized himself too well. He does things by habit or routine instead of by thought and reason. He has had all of his problems settled for years, and he makes decisions without having to think whether they are right or wrong. The man who is worthwhile in the business world is the one who re- fuses to get into a rut, either as re- gards his habits or his thinking. He keeps his mind open to suggestion; he is willing to try new ideas. He seeks facts, weighs them, and makes decisions, accordingly. He is imbued with the idea that improvement is al- ways possible, and that there is a better way to do most anything. HE WHO REFUSES TO FOLLOW THE RUT SOME- TIMES GETS INTO THE MIRE, BUT FREQUENTLY HE FINDS A BETTER AND SMOOTHER ROAD ON WHICH TO PROGRESS. BOY KILLED Tilbury, July 22.--Stanley Reaume, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Recaume, Tilbury East town- ship, was killed by an automobile' dri- ven west by Wesley Yost of De- troit, on highway No. 2, about four and a half miles cast of Tilbury, at five o'clock Sundav evening. he little lad and four older boys from 12,to 16 years of age, were walking along the highway to bring home cows for milking, three on one side of the road and two on the other. As the Yost car approached the group, according to Yost's ver- sion, which was corroborated to Provincial Constable Thomas Camp- bell by the other four boys, Stanley darted directly in front of the car. abllominal | He was struck by the fender and stantly killed, { By ML. Mclntyee Bool, The Ex-Service Men's Provincial Parliament | Impressions of the Provincial Convention of the Can- adian Legion, and Some of Its Debates, Resolue« tions and Outstanding Features Member Oshawa's Delegates Provincial Executive, and one ; . ARTICLE No. § On Tuesday, July 9, the second day of the provincial convention of the Canadian Legion at St. Thomas, the delegates settled down to inten- sive business. The resolutions com- mittee, by meeting late on Monday and early on Tuesday, had a grist of business ready for the convention, and other committees, as well, had their reports ready to present, These resolutions covered a wide range of subjects, some of them concerning the welfare of the ex-service men only, and others of such wide scope as to be of interest and benefit to the whole province and dominion, Vetcraft Shops For instance, a series of reports were received from disabled veterans complaining of conditions prevailing in the Vetcraft shops, the chief of these complaints being in regard to the treatment meted out by the of- ficials in charge to men who were forced to stay away from work on account of illness. In spite of these complaints, however, there was no hasty action. The convention instead of rushing in to condemn, passed the following resolution :-- "In view of a number of complaints submitted by Comrades of Disabled Veterans Branch regarding condition in Vetcraft Shops, Toronto, the Con- vention recommends that the Pro- vincial Command appoint a small committee of competent and sym- pathetic members to investigate said complaints and report to Prov, Exe- cutive Committee, who shall take such steps as are neccessary to remedy the condition complained of." Canteen Fund Another subject which was under debate several times was the admin- istration of the canteen fund. At one ofthe sessions, the delegates were addresses by Major A. C, Lewis, secretary-treasurer of the Canteen Fund trust, who outlined, very clear- ly the types of cases given assistance, and stressing the benefits of the edu- cational work done through the fund. He emphasized, particularly, the fact that this fund was not available to pensioners, a statement which was partly responsible for a resolution which was passed dealing with a cer- tain class believed entitled to some relief. There are, under the pensions regulations, certain dependents of deceased ex-service men who receive only small pensions, such as aged or helpless parents, in cases where the soldier has also left a widow. In many cases, this small dependents' pension is not sufficient for the needs of the parents, so the convention thought it worth while to bring this matter forward in the following re- solution: "That changes in Canteen Fund legislation or regulations be sought in order that dependents although in receipt of a small dependents pension should be entitled to receive relief." Old Age Pensions Old Age pensions came before the resolutions committee in proposals for several branches, but the com- mittee did not deem it wise to bring these on the floor of the convention. Claiming that many ex-service men have had their lives of usefulness greatly shortened by their war ser- vices, it was asserted that, in cases where men cease to have any earn- ing power at sixty, the old age pen- sions should be provided for them ten years carlier than for other citi- | zens. This sounded plausible, but after considerable discussion, the proposals were killed in committee, The reason given was that the Canadian Legion, since its inception, has looked. upon the care of disabled ex-service men, and those who might be in the class known as the "burnt-qut" men, as a federal responsibility. The Legion has looked to the federal government to assume this responsibility, and the committee felt that since the admin- istration of old age pensions is a pro- vincial responsibility, it would be un- wise to depart from the established principle by appealing to the pro- vincidl government for aid. Burial Of Ex-Service Men The contract system of burying ex- service men who die in hospitals while under the care of the depart- ment of national health and pen- sions, or the department of national defence, came in for considerable cri- ticism. Cases were cited in which all the decencies associated with such a solemn event as a burial had been violated because of the contract sys- tem, or in which undertakers had taken advantage of the system to in- duce the survivors of the man to buy morc expensive caskets than those provided by the 'department con- cerned. One resolution which was brought forward, but sent back to the committee for re-drafting, suggested that instead of having the contract system of burial, the next-of-kin of the deceased, or if no relatives are alive, the nearest branch of the Cana- dian Legion, be allowed a sum of $100 towards the funeral expenses. In this case, also, there was a dis- inclination to take the responsibility for seeing justice done off the shoul- ders of the federal authorities, the delegates believing that it was the duty of the government to see that these men were given decent burial, in spite of the existence of the con- tract system. The resolution which was finally passed read as follows: "Whereas certain cases which have come to our attention would in- dicate that the present contract sys= tem of arranging for the burial of ex-service men dying in military hospitals has resulted in grave breaches of faith with men who died and their dependents, "Therefore, be it resolved that we, The Canadian Legion, Ontario Provincial Command, recommend that the Department Officials make every effort to ensure that the con- tracts with undertakers be lived up to, in the spirit as well as in the letter The next resolution which came be- fore the convention was by no means a new one, It referred to the pay- ment of mothers' allowances, and touched upon a phase of that legis- lation which has been urged upon the government by many organiza- tions, This resolution needs no fur- ther explanation, and reads as fol- lows: "Whereas: The Ontario Mothers' Allowances Act now provides that a widow mugt have two children under the age of sixteen years before she can benefit under the said Act, and "Whereas: many widows are left with only one child and through the ill health of either herself or the child, finds it impossible to go out to work in support of hesself and child, "Be it Resolved: That representa- tions be made to the Provincial Gov- ernment for the amendment of the Mothers' Allowances Act to make provisions for a widow with one child to benefit under the said Act. (Tomorrow's article will continue consideration of the resolutions which came before the convention.) TODAY'S LIST OF AUTO ACCIDENTS COLLIDED ON AVENUE Toronto, July 22.--Driving south on Oakwood avenue at Regal road carly Sunday morning, Charles Smith, 38, of 125 Cedric avenue, col- lided with an automobile driven by Louis Brooker, 8) D'Arcy street. Smih was injured in the crash and was removed to Western hospital suffering from scalp wounds, TRUCK AND CAR COLLIDE Birch Cliff, July 22.--A furniture- laden truck driven by Isidor Good- man, 304 Spadina avenue, crashed into a sedan near West Hill Sat- urday morning, John Chard, of 69 Langgford avenue, was driving the sedan, Both vehicles were damaged; no one was injured, and the police made no arrests, TWO WOMEN BADLY HURT Midland, July 22--Mrs. A. L. Fitz- gerald and her mother of Penectang, were seriously injured in a motor ac- cident Saturday on the Midland- Penectang highway when a car driven by Walter O'Reilly, of oledo, Ohio, smashed into their car on a sharp turn, Both cars were badly damaged and the older woman was taken to the hospital for X-ray examination. An investigation by provincial offi- cers found 'no cause for detaining cither of the drivers, HEAD-ON COLLISION London, July 22--A head-on colli- sion on the London-Windsor high- way near Wardsville Saturday after- noon sent four women to Victoria hospital in London, An investigation 1s now being conducted by Provincial Traffic Officer George Law. The injured are: Mrs, Annabelle McRae of Crinan, broken leg, brok- en elbow and bodily hurts, Miss Ar- lie Shuel, 133 Gladstone avenue, of Windsor, broken nose and cuts a- bout the face and body, Mrs. Wil- son Chase of Kingsville, badly lacer- ated hand and shock. Miss Emma Shuel of Windsor, shock. Miss Em- 7a Stas) was able to leave the hos- ) yesterday but still patients here, the others are . AGED VICTIM Newmarkmet, July 22.--Despite a severe jarring when he was struck by a motor car while crossing Yonge street last night, Jakey Pratt, aged 92, an inmate of the Old Men's Home, is making a steady recovery in the York county hospital at New- market. Pratt was crossing the high- way on a short evening walk, and did not notice a car drawing near. He walked into the side of the auto- mobile, driven by Miss Katherine Begg, of 5 Old Forest Hill road, To- ronto, and was knocked to the ground, He was rushed to the hos- pital by Miss Begg, where it was iound that nq bones had been brok- en. The poli made an investiga- tion, but no oNe was held, The old man is expected\ to recover, the hos- pital authorities> stating that he shows extraordinary recuperative powers. CAUGHT BY DOOR Toronto, July 22.--Mrs, Llizabeth Murphy of 1311 Jane strect, Mount Dennis, is confined to St. Joseph's hospital, Toronto, suffering from in- juries received when she was drag- ged by the door handle of a motor car on Saturday morning last, While on the way to the station at West Toronto for the C.P.R. an- nual picnic, she alighted irom a street car and walked across the roadway. In some unaccountable manner, her arm caught in the door-handle of a car driven by James Mitchell, 350 King street west. She was dragged from her fect and carried along the road a short distance before the driver saw her. : Responding to the shouts of ped- estrians, however, Mitchell pulled up promptly and police immediately rushed the lady to the hospital, Following an investigation the driver was not held. ST30000 BLAZE DESTROYS TOWN Hurricane-driven Flames Sweep All But Four Buildi STARTED IN HEN COOP Post Office Destroyed-- Only $400,000 Covered by Insurance Wainwright, Alta, July 22.-- Every business house with the ex- ception of four, in the town of Wainwright, sil town, located 127 miles east of Edmonton, was last night a mass of smouldering ruins as the result of a fire which swept a distance of four blocks in the downtown section, The loss is estimated at about three-quarters of a million dollars, The residen- tial section of the town escaped damage. There were no casualties, Starting from a small blaze in a chicken coop on the edge of the business section at 5 a.m., flames, swept by a wind of hurricane pro- portions, licked into the Atlas Lumber Company's premises, The great stock of lumber there be- came a raging inferno in a few minutes and before any effort could be made ') battle the flames, the big woodca skating rink, a structure capable of accommodat- ing about 2,000 persons, had be- come a roaring mass of flames. Tongues of flame from the structure jumped to adjoining buildings and in & few minutes the entire downtown area «was menaced, The next building to go was the Park Hotel, three blocks from the municipal rink, Wooden buildings around it caught fire immediately, the whole being swept by the raging wind from the west. The old post office was de- stroyed but some of the mail was saved. A whole string of buildings from the Park Hotel to Main street, were soon a seething cauldron, North, south, east and west of the starting point, buildings were in flames, many of them wooden structurse that had been erected in the boom days shortly after the Grand Trunk Pacific made Wain- wright a division point, Buildings Destroyed Buildings destroyed include two hotels, the old post office, all buildings on Main street, Snyder's drug store, the Wainwright Star printing office, the old customs office, three departmental stores, two butcher stores, every restaur- ant in town with the exception of the Empress Cafe, which is sit- uated opposite the tional depot, the old fire hall and municipal offices and every gar- age in the downtown section. Wainwright is one of the most progressive towns on the Canadian National line between Winnipes portant railway divisional for the old Grand Trunk Pacific and operated as such until the amalgamation of the Grand Trunk and Canadian National, when much of its railway activity was taken over by Biggar. During the past few years it has attracted wide in- terest because of the extensive development carried on in the oil fields which skirt the town. The town claimed a population of something more than 2,000 per- ons, this number increasing as a result of oil development opera- tions. Not more than $400,000 of the $750,000 loss was covered by iw surance. BOY SAVED FROM DROWNING BY ARM Toronto Men Plunge to Res cue in Nick of Time soronto, July 22--A five-year-on® boy yesterday escaped death by nine inches, the length of an arm seen by two men as the boy disappeared beneath the waves beside the slip at the foot of Spadina avenue. The boy was Jimmy Sparks, 243 Bathurst street, He was seen and rescued by Lloyd and E. N. Nourse, 24 Nursewood road, after he had slid into the water from a pile of sand on the dock. The two men, seeing one of the child's arms as he sank, plunged in and carried him to safety. Little the worse for his exper- ience, the lad was taken to the main life-saving station and from there taken to the Hospital for Sick Chil- dren by police. For seven hours after he had been drawn from the water, the child was unable to tell his name or address, and was kept at the hospital uniden- tified, waiting for the parents to an- nounce him as lost. Finally, at 9.30, police were told of the child's ident- ty. The child had wandered alone from his home to the foot of Spadina avenue and out on the dock, police believed, « although the lad at first said that a brother had fallen into the water too, ' This statement gave rise to fears that another child might have been drowned, but fears were proven groundless. SroBiE-ForLonG &@ STOCKS GRAIN BONDS Head Office: uJ2S38 lop Rut nig 7s. F. EVERSON, Local Manager Private Wire System 17 KING STREET EAST, OSHAWA 3 Phones 143 and 144 Canadian Na- | and Edmonton. It became an im- | point §