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Vd Su -------- the end of the timber resources of the country is coming that much nearer. No reforestation scheme ' that could be planned could hope to cope with the rate of destruction that is going on in the forests of the Dominion today, causing a wasfage that is going to make itself felt in the years to come. : Net the great loss from the forest fires should act as a tremendous stimulus to the Dominion and pro- vincigl authorities concerned to take 'more urgent steps than ever before to re-create the forests of '| "Canada, There is much of interest in the statement of the Hon. William Finlayson, provincial minister of lands and forests, that he. proposes to adopt the sys- 3 |; tem which has been proven successful in Sweden in t newspaper. published every afternoon except Sundays and legal holidays, at Oshawa. Canada, by Mundy Printing Company, Limited; Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Sec- Petary. . 3 shawa Daily Times is a member of the Cana- Press, the Canadian: Daily Newspapers' As. tion, The Ontario Provincial Dailies and the udit Bureau of Circulations. Y SUBSCRIPTION RATES | | Delivered by carrier, 15c a week. By wail is Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits), $4.00 a year; United States, $5.00 = year. TORONTO OFFICE + 407 Bond Building, 66 Temp Street, Telephon Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN U. 8. Powers and Stone, Inc, New York and Chicago. WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929 THE LAKE TRAGEDY The city of Oshawa was deeply shocked yesterday by the news of the tragic death of four of its citi- zens by drowning in the lake. Even to those who had never known the victims of this accident, there same a sense of shock which usually accompanies . such occurrences, but they bring close to home the «perils of the lake, which are ever present with those who venture upon its bosom. "What happened out there on the waters of Lake Ontario on Monday evening to cause the boat to up- set, and throw its occupants to a watery grave, will probably never be known. Four people, one of them but a few months old babe, went out on that little . pleasure trip, happy and carefree in their enjoyment of the occasion. Two of their bodies were yielded 'up by the waters the next morning; the other two ark still missing. ; These drowning tragedies but add to the large - total. of human life claimed by the waters of On- tario in the last few weeks. The toll is a terrible "one; and 'while no one can say what contributed to the Oshawa disaster, it is not unfair nor unkind to v suggest that these tragedies bring home to every "person the great need of the utmost care being taken by anyone who ventures out in a boat on lake or river. , The whole community of Oshawa sorrows with the families of the drowning victims, They have been called to untimely deaths, leaving vacant places that will remain unfilled in the homes they represent, If the sheartfélt sympathy of a community can help in any way to lessen the burdens of bereavement and sorrowswhith have been placed up on them, the be- reaved. families can have the assurance that it goes out to them in generous measure, A MEETING THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED 1f'it were not such a serious matter, an announce- ment which appeared in fast night's issue of The Times, regarding a Communist gathering to be held in Lakeview Park on Thursday evening, would be highly amusing. The phraseology of the announce- ment lent a touch of comic opera to it, for surely no anmouncement which contains the words, "De- monstrate your solidarity with the toiling masses of 'Soviet Russia," "For the defence of the Soviet Union," "Demonstration against Imperialist War" can make any appeal to the citizens of a community like Oshawa. There is, howeper, a -very serious aspect to this announcement, The Communists have been carrying on a' type of propaganda in this province which has one -aim..and 'one only behind it, and that the up- setting of the accepted principles of British consti- tutional government. They frankly admit that that is their aim, and so dangerous have their activities become that they have been forbidden to hold open air gatherings in the city of Toronto. For 'that reason, it would be interesting to know on whose aithority they are holding 'a meeting in Lakeview Park, Oshawa. Neither Lakeview Park, nor any other park in Oshawa should be made avail- able for gatherings of this nature, gatherings which are held for the purpose of fostering seditious aims. The probabilities are that this meeting is being held in Oshawa simply because the police will not allow it to be held in Toronto, and because the Communists have picked on this city because of its proximity to their own' headquarters. - The authorities of Oshawa should not be a party to the holding in this city of gatherings which are forbidden elsewhere. There is yet ample time to serve:notice on the Communists that Oshawa's parks are not open for that kind of thing, and steps should be taken to prevent this city being made the plat- form for the kind of propaganda which comes' from the lips-of Communist orators at meetings of this kind. ° A SERIOUS SITUATION Every day brings fresh reports showing that the forest fire situation in Canada at the present time is a seriotis-one. It has been frankly stated 'that this year will see the greatest forest fire losses in the history of fhe Dominion. Hundreds of thotisands of acres of valuable timber land are ablaze, and the fire fighting forces available are proving totally" in- adequate to the task of coping with them. Perhaps the 'weather conditions, which have dried up the forests and rendreed them an easy prey to the fire menace, have had a good deal to do with the spread of these fires, yet it is a tragedy that so many of them should -have been started at all a Forestry officials, so far, are unable to even esti- mate the fulliextent of the fires, so widespread have they become, To. country which is already rapidly - becoming denuded of its timber resources, -this is serious. Every acre of timber burned down .repre- gents 2 direct loss to the Dominion, and means that 'the last fifty years, and fo plant new trees for every "one that is cut down, Even that, however, will not be sufficient. What- ever plans are made for the fenewal of the forests 'must also provide for the replacement of every tree that is burned down, as 'well as those that are cut down. This is a gigantic task, but it must be faced with courage and determination, and with a broad vision of the tremendous needs that are involved in carrying it out. j THE WESTERN CROPS It is to be hoped that the report brought to Osh- awa yesterday by two visitors from Western Canada, to the effect that the crop situation there is not so serious as has been reported, and that the use of the term failure is puzzling to them, after viewing the 'country from Saskatchewan to Manitoba, is more correct than other reports which have been circulated. Both of these men admitted that they were at a loss to understand the reports of crop failufe, for when they left there two weeks ago, the crops were in good conditien, and should have been able, in most sections, to. withstand the heat and drought. This report raises quite a suspicion in the mind of the casual observer that the western crop situa- tion may not, be so black as it has been painted. There is quite' a suspicion, too, that the reports of failure are being circulated for a purpose, that of alleviating the condition of the United States farm- ers by allowing them to dispose of their last year's surplus grain at a much enhanced figure. There is nothing illogical about that idea. If there is anything that would be of material benefit to these United States farmers, it is a high price for wheat. Higher returns alone can improve their situation, and the interests working for farm relief may be just strong enough to influence the situation so as to send wheat prices soaring, Certain it is that wheat gamb- lers are more than ordinarily active in these days of short crop reports and increasing prices, Crop estimates in the past have often been sadly deficient, because they failed to take into consideration the recuperative powers of the Canadian crop. Our fer- vent hope is that our western visitors may be right, and that the crop will turn out to be much larger than the market reports estimate, ~ 3 THE REWARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE The will of the Rt. Hon. W. S. Fielding, who died recently, serves to show how difficult it is for a man who spends his life in the service of his coun- try, honestly and faithfully, to amass great wealth. Mr. Fielding possessed great talents. He was a man who, if he had devoted his life to the making of money, or to using his outstanding ability for his own benefit, would have, without question, died a very wealthy man. Yet the estate which he left was only slightly over $50,000, a comparatively small sum for a man of his calibre. » The reason, of course, is that instead of using his talents for his own benefit, he devoted his life to the benefit of his fellow-Canadians, and served them as few of Canada's public men have been able to do for as long a period as he did, His public service began early in his own province of Nova Scotia, and after he had served there as member of the legislature and premier of the province, he turned to the federal field, became finance minister and chief lieutenant of Sir Wilfred Laurier, and continued his service until only a few years ago when he was succeeded by the Hon: J. A. Robb. This career of public service meant casting to one side all opportunities for enriching himself. The rewards of a life of public service such as he lived are not of the monetary type. They largely are to be found in the knowledge of a duty well done, or a service rendered conscientiously and honestly. These were the rewards of Mr. Fielding, and, after all, they mean a great deal more than the mere amassing of dollars. % HIGH RECORDS In spite of what might be termed the seasonal de- pressions in certain lines of manufacturing industry, Canada, this month, has set a new high record for the number of persons employed in the various in- dustries for which statistics are kept. The dominion bureau of statistics, in its report for July, points to the fact that, in 6,810 firms making reports, the number of people given employment was 1,069,700, This is the highest figure ever reached in the his- tory of the Dominion, and is over 23,000 higher than in June. It is noteworthy, too, that this increase has been going on for some months. Every month this year has shown figures of more employment than in the same month of least year. And since April the ad- vance has been sharp. This, of course, means much to the people of Canada, for it means that the period of business and industrial prosperity is becoming ac- centuated with every passing month. It is devoutly to be hoped that the poor grain erop in the west will not, even temporarily, halt the march of Can- ada's progress. EDITORIAL NOTES One thing the Labor government of Britain will not have to worry about will be the treatment ac- corded to miner-harvesters. In view of the small demand for harvest workers this year, it is a good thing that the genera! employ- ment level in Canada is so high: The people of Stratford are to vote on a by-law to reduce the number of aldermen in the eity coun- cil. Here is another city which has developed the idea of municipal progressiveness. Jack Guest has beaten Joe Wright for the Cana- dian" sculling championship, but the loser is far from being a back number yet. These two magni- ficent athletes will have many more races yet before the issue as to which is the better man is finally decided. : The Ex-Service Men's | - Provincial Parliament tmpressions of the Provincial Convention of the Can- adian Legion, and Some of Its Debates, Resolu~ tions and Outstanding Features Member Provincial Osha wa's Delegates THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1929 Lardy anc Executive, and one ARTICLE NO. 14. The closing afternoon session of the provincial convention of the Canadian Legion was opened with two important items of business, the election of the officers for the next year, and the selection of the place of the convention of 1930. These were definitely scheduled for that hour, .so that there was crowded auditorium. of delegates when the session opened. Prior to the election of officers, the convention passed a re-zoning of the province into fourteen zones, for administrative and or- ganization purposes, each of these zones being given its quota of members on the executive. Oshawa was placed in Zone No. 12, with 16 other branches, several of these be- ing strung out along the lake glore, and the balance in the dis- trict surrounding and north of Pe- terborough. For this zone, which really included ' two distinct und separate districts, one executive member was allowed. The writer, convinced that it would be impos- sible for one representative to take care of the organization in that large area, raised a protest, sug- gesting either a division of the zone into two, or the election of two executive members from the area. This suggestion was strong- ly supported bythe provincial pres- ident, Comrade C. H. Ackerman, of Peterboro, and was adopted with- out question by the convention. The election of officers was then proceeded with, and resulted in the following being chosen to guide the destinies of the provincial com- mand for the next year. - The Officers President, Lt.-Col. C. H. Acker- man, Peterbaro. 1st vice-president, Lt.-Col. 4 Keillor McKay, Toronto. 2nd vice-president, Lt.-Col. F. J. Picking, St. Thomas. Chairman, L. P. Cunningham, St. Catharines. Vice-chairman, Harry Bray, To- ronto. Hon. treasurer, Col. B. 0. Hoop- er, Toronto. The Executive The zones as confirmed by the convention, with the executive members elected, were as follows: Area No. 1--Windsor, Wallave- burg, Dresden, Chatham, Leaming- ton and Sarnia; (2 members) Raw- lings, Chatham, and Major McMor- die, of Windsor. Area No. 2.--London, Strathroy, Woodstock, Aylmer, St. Thomas, Byron, Ingersoll, Tillsonburg; (2 members) Harry Wray, London, and George C. Haynes, St. Thomas. Area No. 3.--Galt, Preston, Kitchener, Paris, Ayr, Brantford, Waterford, Simcoe, Delhi, St. Wil- liams; (1 member) Robbins, Brantford. ' Area No. 4.--Stratford, Guelph, Acton, Georgetown, Clinton, Mitch- ell; (one member), Annand, Strat- ford. Area No. 5.--Hamilton, Hamilton, Dundas, Burlington; member) L. Carter, Hamilton. Area No. 6--Grimsby, St. Cath- arines, Welland, Niagara Falls, Ni- agara-on-the-Lake, Thorold, Port Colborne, Bridgeburg, Merriton, Dunnville: (2 members) General Nelles, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Smith, Welland. Area No. 7.--All branches in To- ronto ditsrict including North York township; (3 members) J. V. Con- roy. G. Allen and Bert Sparks, all of Toronto. Area No. 8--Long Branch, Lake- view, Port Credit, Oakville, Milton, Brampton, Streetsville; (1 mem- ber) Conibear, of Long Branch. Area No. 9.--Barrie, Orillia, Col- lingwood, Midland, Penetang, Mia- hurst; (1 member). Harvey, of Orillia. Area No. 10.--Owen Sound, Walkerton, Goderich, Mount For- est, Hanover, Meaford, Chesley, Seaforth; (1 member) Lt.-Col. H, E. Pense, Walkerton. Area No. 11.--Parry Sound, Sud- bury, Soo, Chapleau, New Lisr- eard, Englehart, North Bay. Espa- nola, Cobalt; Thornloe, Haileybury, Iroquois Falls, Kapuskasing, Kirk- land Lake, Timming, Cochrane, Bourkes; (2 members) Austin Neames, Timmins, .and + Wilkins, Sudbury. Area No. 12.--Oshawa, Port Hope, Cobourg, Whitby, Sunder- land, Port. Perry, Peterboro. Lind- say. . Haliburton, : Lakefield, Has- tings, Beaverton, Campbellford; (2 members) M. McIntyre Hood, Osh- awa, and Sutton, Peterhoro. Area No. 13.--Kingston, Picton, Gananoque, Brockville, Trenton, Brighton. Napanee; (1 member), Hicks, of Kingston. : Area No. 14.--Ottawa, Cornwall, Pembroke, Smith's Falls, Morris- burg, Winchester Iberville, Pres- cott, Cardinal, Renfrew; (1 mem- ber), Askwith, Ottawa. Members on the executive from the Tubercular Veterans' section and Naval section, are R. H. Mec- West (1 The Way of Life--Enter ye in at the strait gate, for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, .and many there be which go in thereat: Be- cause strait is the gate, and nar- row is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. --Matthew 7:13, 14. \ Prayer: "Thou are.the Way: to Thee Alone From sin and death we flee," Donald, Northmount, and E. C. Crossman, Toronto, respectively. The Next Convention The fight for the right to enter- tain the 1930 convention developed into an interesting battle between Hamilton, which had been prepar- ing for a year for this occasion, and Oshawa, one of the younger branches of the Legion which, af- ter a hard pul, is decidedly on the upgrade. The Oshawa delegates were given splendid support by many of the organizations in their home city, and a sheaf of tele- grams, extending a welcome to the convention to come to the Motor City was read. The writer had the duty of extending the invitation from the platform, but the speak- ers were confined to three minutes each, so that not a great deat cvuiu be said. Hamilton's invitation was extended by Mayor Burton, an ac- credited delegate to the convention, who was present with the Hamn- ton industrial commissioner and publicity agent, and a number of the aldermen and other civic ont- cials. In addition, the Hamiltox branches had a large representa- tion of branches, whereas Osuntwu had but two. Thus, when the vor: ing wae taken, Hamilton won the convention by a small majority. The writer immediately rose and asked the convention to make the choice unanimous, assuring the delegates: that Oshawa would be back next year, fighting harder than ever for the 1931 convention. Col. Ackerman complimented the Oshawa delegation on this splendid spirit, and many expressions of as- surance were given that, in 1931, Oshawa would have the honor of Oshawa Branch: 23 Simcoe St. North Oshawa entertaining the provincial sonven- | tion of the Legion. ! (Tomorrow's article, which | will conclude this 'series, will! | deal with the closing reports . and resolutions of the conven- | tion.) oy That § Body § of Bourg | fames W. Barton, M.D. WHY DANGEROUS OPERA- TIONS CAN NOW BE PERFORMED | Surgical operations have become so | much safer in recent vears that vou | may think that it is due to the in- creased cleverness of the surgeon or that the anaéstheist, who administers the anaesthetic. has proficient in his work. Now it is only too true that sur- geons have become more skillful, and anaesthetists even more so, but these are but small factors in the increased degree of safety now obtained dur- ing operations. Operations on the gall 'bladder, on | the thyroid gland, and upon the brain, which have always been a scurce of anxiety to all concerned, are now having much of that anxiety removed owing to the fact that the "shock" that formerly was so often fatal is now being prevented. About twenty vears ago there was a concerted effort on the part of physicians, surgeons, and anaesthet- ists to try to prevent surgical shock. In speaking of this Dr. Geo. W. Crile, Cleveland tells of how first the method of giving the anaesthetic has been improved so that "the more ser- ious the risk, the less amount of in- ahalation anaesthetic is administered. When patients were very much afraid of the operation they were put under morphine before being trans- ported to the operating room. A few years later, the idea of putting the patient under the anaes- thetic in his own room was used. Today the operating room is brought to the patient, that is the operation is performed in the pa- tient's room without moving the pa- tient from his own bed. Formerly: hot packs were used on abdomen ands hot water put into ab- dominal cavity during the operation. Now diathermy--heat introduced in- to interior of organs by electricity-- is applied before, during, and after operation, This is most important because formerly loss of heat to internal or- gans during an operation was the big factor in causing shock. The heart, kidneys and the general morale of the patient is carefully protected and strengthened, for some weeks time before the operation is performed. Normal salt solution is. injected in- to the system before operation. Now' all the above care and pre- paration is for the cases that are called doubtful risks. In former days operation on many of these cases was not even attempted. I believe we should all feel grate- ful as we think of the results of these twenty 'years of effort to make operations safe. (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act). ; become more Gangster population in the world's third largest city has dwindled somewhat in the last year, what with Philadelphia jails and machine guns, but church membership has spurted upward. About 60,000 persons were added to membership of Chicaga's 12,000 Protestant churches, Walter R. Mee secretary of the church federation, reports. Lutherans led all with 14,935. Presbyterians gained &,- 681, Episcopalians 4,039, Baptists, 2.352. and Methodists. 2.230. on you » rs A generous interest rate and safety go hand in hand in a Central Canada Savings account. If you already have a Savings Account with us, keep it growing; if you haven't, start one next pay-day. Small deposits, made each pay-day will soon grow into a substantial amount at our 4% in- terest rate on savings. 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