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w | | A A J TB PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930 The Oshawa Baily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA-DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every afternoon except Sundays and legal holi- days at Oshawa, Canada, by The Times Printing Company, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, President; A. R. Alloway, Sec- retary. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Canadian Press, the Canadian Daily News- papers Association, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, 15¢c a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $4.00 a year; United States, $5 00 \ year. - TORONTO OFFICE 407 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S. Powers and Stone Inc., New York and Chicago TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930 BRINGING THEM TOGETHER I It is announced that a large group of the farmers of South Ontario has plans under way for a somewhat imposing function to be held next month, at which they will act as hosts to some three hundred people of the city of Oshawa. This function, it is stated, is something in the nature of a re- ciprocal entertainment for the occasion on which the farmers have been the guests of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club, and it is a fine exemplifica- tion of the fine spiri¥ of goodfellowship that is being fostered between the people « city and those of the rural districts sur- rounding it. In the old days, people from the farms had much more close contact with those of Oshawa than they have nowadays. While the automobile has made it possible for the farm people to come to the city more often than hitherto, it has also made it more at- tractive for them to go to the large centres, such as Toronto, and thus much of the in- timate contact of the days of the horse and buggy, and the days when the farmers used to assemble on the Oshawa market, has been to a large extent, lost. It would be a good thing for both city and country folk if they could get together more often than they have been doing in recent years, and the holding of functions such as that which is now being planned by the "Husbandmen of South Ontario" is a splen- did step in that direction. A LITTLE-KNOWN COUNTRY One of the outstanding impressions of the average listener who heard the brilliant address on Oriental problems by Professor George M, Wrong at the Rotary Club last night must have been a feeling that China is a country regarding which the people of the western civilization know next to noth- ing. His address was a remarkable effort, showing the marks of the keen student and observer, and of one who probes deeply into the subject in which he finds an interest. In the midst of the claims of the Nation- alists to be the governing body in. China, it was interesting, for instance, to learn that the Nanking government controls only six out of the eighteen provinces of that coun- try. It was more than interesting, too, to learn of the inner secret of the trouble over extra-territoriality of foreign powers having concessions in China. As Professor Wrong explained that phase of his address, these extra-territorial pow- ers give to foreign nations the right to have their own laws and their own methods of trial for offences committed by their na- tionals in China, whether these offences be against Chinese law or their own law. This, of course, is a condition to which no self- respecting nation would submit, yet the con- ditions in China are such that there is no adequate legal or judicial machinery to deal with offences committed by foreigners in a manner that would be satisfactory to these foreign nations. Thus the oft-repeated Chinese demand for cancellation of extra- territoriality privileges has, to a large ex- tent, fallen on deaf ears because China has no government that is able to provide any adequate substitute for them. Another point of vital interest in Pro- fessor Wrong's address was that which showed the growing extent of Canada's trade with China. From $5,000,000 in 1919, that trade has grown to $28,000,000 in 1929, an amazing advance in a ten year period, and yet this trade, with tremendous poten- tialities for aiding in Canadian prosperity, is but in its infancy. Truly, Professor Wrong gave his hearers many new impressions of the mysterious Orient, that part of the world which lives largely within itself, and about which the outside world seems to know so little that is really authentic. SHOULD THE BOARD BE ABOLISHED? The Toronto Globe, in its campaign on behalf of the war veterans of Canada, is making a demand that the Federal Appeal Board on pensions should be abolished, and that the judges in each county have the right to decide on pension appeals. This is a question that has been/ given considerable thought by those who are close to the legis- lative program on behalf of war veterans, and their conclusion is that this would not solve the problem of pension appeals. The judge, trained to sift and weigh evi- dence, and to render his decisions according to the strict interpretation of the letter of the law, is hardly likely to take any more sympathetic attitude towards a pension ap- peal than a board which is composed of men, not selected because of legal training and qualifications, but rather because of their ability to judge matters from the common- sense viewpoint, from the standpoint of jus- tice rather than that of law. There is a strong feeling that to transfer the burden from the Federal Appzal Board to the shoul~ ders of the judges would in no way make it more easy for a disabled ex-service man to prove the justice of his claim. There is the important point, too, of uni- formity in decisions which would be imposs- ible were county judges, from coast to coast, all over the country, deciding appeals. Un- der the federal appeal board system, at least, there is uniformity, which is essential to the successful handling of claims from the standpoint of the disabled man, There are three chief essentials with re- gard to the appeal of pensions decisions in order to improve the present system. The first is that the machinery be made adequate to the demands of the situation. The board is, at the present time, about a year behind with its work, simply because it has not the personnel to catch up. Meanwhile disabled men and their dependents, and, in many cases, widows, are in dire distress. Greater mobility is needed, so that the board can hold hearings in more points in Canada. And, what is perhaps most important, the scope of the board needs to be extended so that it will give the right of appeal on all points within the jurisdiction of the pension board, instead of merely on the question of attributability of the disability or cause of death to war service. If these improvements could be made, .much of the dissatisfaction with the present appeal board system would be removed, and there would be much more possibility of se- curing justice for the veterans than by scrapping the present system in favor of something of doubtful value, BALDWIN IS RIGHT Stanley Baldwin has made his reply to the challenge of Lord Beaverbrook and Lord Rothermere on the subject of Empire Free Trade. He has taken up the challenge of the new party, known as the United Empire Party, and in a statement of policy issued yesterday, he has voiced the thoughts, if not of the mass of British people, at least of the people of the overseas Dominions. Baldwin's stand on the question is simple, and logical. He points out that Empire Free Trade is a splendid ideal -- but -- and the but is a large one, it is not practical in the world of today. It is impossible as a policy for any political party to foster successfully simply because it does not fit into the eco- nomic scheme of things in the component parts within the British Commonwealth of Nations. And these overseas Dominions will have none of it, in spite of all the ap- peals of Beaverbrook and Rothermere. There does not seem to be much left to say beyond that. Baldwin is right in his analysis of the situation, and as people in Britain come to realize that he is right, the Empire Free Trade plan will fihd its proper place as an ideal which sounds good in theory, but which is hardly workable in ac- tual practice. TOO MANY FAILURES Out of 1,722 young men trained in Britain as farm laborers and sent to Canada to work as such, three hundred have been deported as failures. The Ontario Colonization De- partment, in announcing this, tries to sug- gest that this is a very small number, and that this showing is creditable. We hardly feel inclined to agree with that attitude. The training and transportation of these young men cost the British govern- ment a considerable amount of money, spent in the hope of relieving unemployment con- ditions in Britain by fitting them for open- ings in Canada. Yet, in spite of the train- ing, they failed to fit into the scheme of things in Canadian farm life, and had to be sent home, causing a further expense. When one-sixth of the trainees prove to be failures, there must be something wrong, either with the system of training, or with the selection of the young men to whom the benefits of this scheme are being extended. Probably the latter alternative is the near- est the truth, and it points to the necessity, if the farm training scheme is to be con- tinued, of a much more careful selection of the, youths on whom its benefits are to be conferred. --iniB EDITORIAL NOTES Having had so early a winter, one is hard- ly to be blamed for hoping that the present spring-like winter has come to stay. It has been a long, long trail for some of the disabled war veterans who have been trying to secure compensation for their dis- abilities, but the end seems in sight at last. . { mination Other Editor's Comments WON'T WORK EITHER (Farmer's Advocate) Even now there are some farm- ers making money, it is said. They should be employed by the govern- ment to go on lecture tours and ex- plain their methods. 3 But that won't work either! As soon as they start running around they cease to make money, CANADIAN FRUIT (Farmers Advocate) Fruit growers should remember that market values depend on de- mand, and demand is created by con- sumption. And what is being done to increase consumption of Canadian fruit? IY anything is being done it is so insignificant and so futile that it isn't noticeable. And all the while imported fruits are presented to the ublic in a most effective manner. Rarift adjustments will never do for the fruit growers what they should do for themselves. 3 ' DIVORCE COURTS (From the Farmers' Sun) The movement for divorce courte whatever may be sald against ft, becomes apparently irresistible. More than three hundred cases, the most of them from Ontario, will engage the attention of parliament and many seek unassured relief in the courts of the United States. These facts are ag complete answer to those who protest agaimst di- vorce courts as if they were intro- ducing divorce, unhappily, into the life of the people. The cause, it is idle to seek, though it seems. on the whole, to be the emancipation of women to whom all employ- ments for which they may fit them- selves are now open, Women carry on in books and in tho dally press = unremitting clamor for equal- ity. But, because man and woman are dependent on one another the extreme folly of the day will prob- ably 'pass and society will not fall into ruins. INADEQUATE FARM GRANTS (Porcupine Advance) The Northern Tribune of Kapus- kasing makes a good point in an edi- torial note last week when it asks the government if it is the intention to restrict the land grants to the Brit- ish settlers the government proposes to bring to the North 'Land. If the proposed British settlers are handi- capped by the inadequate grants of 80 acre farms, they will not be fairly treated. If the new settlers are al- {owed the proper grants of 160 acres, the procceding then is rank discrim- towards the settlers now struggling along on farms too small to assure them a fair future. The remedy would appear to be to re- scind the 80-acre restrictions imposed only on this section of the North. It should never have been passed and the sooner it is removed the better for all concerned. | Bits of Humor | THAT'LL RILEY The young man was prematurely gray, and proud of it. ks quite poetic, don't you think," he asked the girl he had met at the beach. "It does remind me of a certain poem," she said. "And what is that?" Hoy en the Frost is on the Pump- in. SENIOR OR JUNIOR A canvasser rang the door bell of Professor Jones's home. Little eight- year-old Willie Jones opened the door, "Is quired. Little Willie answered with formal politeness: "I'm Mr, Jones, or did you wish (o sce old man Jones?" Mr. Jones in?" the caller in- JUST PRACTISING Tenant--"1 simply won't stay Rere any longer. Those people above me banged on the floor early this morn- ing, slammed doors, and jumped up and down as hard as they could. I won't stand it, I tell you!" Landlady--"They woke you up, I suppose?" Tenant--"No, I hadn't gone to bed yet. TI was' practising on my saxo- phone." JUST MEMORIES "You must find living in the city dreadful, after spending your life up to now so pleasantly in the country. What do you miss most?" "My pocketbook and my watch." Bits of Verse WINTER The skies are dark and dreary, The mist is falling fast; Ah, cold, chill days of winter Are reaching us, at last! I love the cool gray dampness, The winter's sunless days, The fogs that rise each morning To mystify our ways. 1 When spring's sweet promise ended, And summer's passion burned Into the fruit of autumn, Then Autumn's beauty turned To damp, gray mists of winter, And cooled the fires away; Bringing sun-kissed, flame-lit lives-- The peace of the closing day. --Lela Mildred Krebs. Our Omniscient Ged -- Known un- to God are all his works from the beginning of the world.--Acts 15:18. Prayer: O Lord, Thou knowest our down-~ setting and our uprising and even our very thoughts. Help us to think Thy thoughts with Thee, THAT some people should look before they leap; others should look before they weep. Too many people hunt trouble, while others consider work trouble and spend much valuable time avoiding it. Many people holler before they are hurt; they make false reason- ings and come to false conclusions. Many people are careless, and a few even lazy. Some are a little "stuck up" and feel as though they are a little better than their neigh- bors. A few are too proud to work. It takes all kinds of people to make a city, Then you can find the boosters, the citizens who know the truth when they see it, who use every effort to wake up other citizens, who can do things, and get they busy. Every slumbering citizen who is boosted into becoming a progres- sive citizen is a new unit that can be used in the building of a city. Every dollar invested in a city means a new dollar enlisted in the service of that city, Every dollar spent with home- owned concerns stays to work in the community. PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS, AID- ED BY DOLLARS, ARE WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP A COMMUN- ITY PROGRESSIVE, That Body of Pours By James W. Barton, M.D. IF FLU RETURNS 1 believe that every one who went through the flu epidemic of 1918 will always remember it, and we can't help but wonder if it will appear again in such a violent form. The medical , profession has not been able to find out much more about its cause ,and the reason for such a severe type being prevalent when so much thought is being given to the prevention of illness It was my privilege during the 1918 epidemic to be senior medical offi- cer in a large hospital in which we had over 2000 cases pass through our hands. It was heartrending to see $0 many fine strong men succumb to the broncho-pneumonia and failing heart which followed the original at- tack of flu. However what we did learn and has since been amply demonstrated is that there need be but few lives lost if some simple precautions- are taken, When flu becomes prevalent, avoid- ing crowded places, keeping away from those afflicted, getting outdoors, and washing the hands frequently is of considerable help in avoiding it. Then being able to recognize the condition early is even more impor- tant. That tired out "achy" feeling with a fittle cold in the head is often a direct notice that the flu has hold of you. And what you do 'the first couple of days prctically decides whe- ther or not you have the real trouble. Practically all of our severe and fatal cases in 1918 were those who "tried to fight off" the flu, and re- mained at work, or at least on their feet, the first few days. - This was such a heavy strain on their vitality and upon the heart's reserve strength, that when the nal fight came they wree not strong enough to come through. The only thought when the flu, or any illness in fact, attacks you that you do not try to fight it off, but get off your feet im- mediately, keeping in mind the fact that the heart has nearly five times as much work to do when you are walking about, as when you are ly- ing quietly in bed. Further, flu prostrates you so bad- ly that an c¢xtra couple of days in bed after vou are well, will be the best possible investment of time. It has been well said that "the per- iod of getting well is longer than the time actually #1." Let us hope the flu keeps away, but let us be ready if it does come. (Registere & accordance with the Copyrig ht Act) then is that by C. H. TUCK, Opt.D. (Copyright 1928), "WHEN 1 WAS A CHILD I SAW AS A CHILD" PART "1" In our study of children it is of- ten noticed that they have a fascin- ation for reading even during forma- tive years and later when they have acquired a first knowledge of reading "this desire to learn as much as pos- sible about, Fairy Tales, Kingsley's Heroes. Robin Hood, Robinson Cru soe and the 'many interesting stories for boys and girls which are written for the purpose of = assisting in the molding of character leads them to an over effort, in their zcal in abe sorbing as much as possible even at the expense of their sight by read. ing for long hours at a time, and in dull light, at dusk." This desire is keener in some: children than in othe ers and hence the habit of reading even in dim light. Because children have not the knowledge to properly enable them to protect their possessions it na- GEO. WASHINGTON STEPHENS Of Montreal, who it is said, will be Canada's first ambassador to Germany, and who has just is. sued a book favorable to the building of the deep St. Law- rence waterway. Mr. Stephens thinks the United States should first give Canada the use of cer- tain rivers and prove that she has the power to make treaties affecting the rights of the indiv- ual states, turally follows that those they arc dependant upon should extend this protection in a proper war be neglect at this period in life may prove the truth of the saying, "as a child sees in its formative years, so is its health later on" In addition to the discomfort accuring through over use of the eyes certain habits are formed such as stooping or slanting positions created through changing position born of the desire to see just a little more before stop- ping, this may lead to stooping and curvature, SASKATCHEWAN FARMERS MAY GET INTO" POLITICS Subject to be Discussed at Convention This Week ause 25.--Saskat- decide this At the an- Saskatoon, Feb. chewan's farmets y week to enter politi nual four-day convention of the United Farmers of Canada, Saskat- chewan Section, openigg tomorrow at Saskatoon, political action will be probably the most important topic of discussion, Besides, the farm body is expected to take a stand on the com- pulsory pool. Agrarians of all three prairie pro- vinces will be in the political field if Saskatchewan's farmers take the step. Alberta is ruled by a powerful far- mer government, directly associated with the United Farmers of Alberta A farmer administration is enthroned, as well, in Manitoba though the Unit- ed Farmers of Manitoba, as a body, have never been active in politics Conventions in seven of sixteen farm-body districts in Saskatchewan have carried resolutions favoring political action, according to official action returns, In five districts, poli- tical 'action resolutions were lost, while other sections tabled motions or. came to no definite decision. Some of the approving districts advocated direct action by the United Farmers of Canada (Saskatchewan Section) as a body, but others believed merely locals in a constituency should be permitted to organize politically. Present status of the wheat situa- tion will focus attention on the Sas- katchewan organization's move with regard to fhe compulsory pool. An annual session last month, United Farmers of Manitoba, expressed op- position to the principle of co- opera- tive marketing by legiclative compul- sion, though they favored 'a 100-per cent voluntary pool. A month ago, President Henry Wise 'Wood de- nounced the compulsory pool idea at the session of the United Farmers of Alberta, A dozen districts in Saskatchewan have gone on record as favoring 100 per-cent control of marketing by leg- | islation; official statement, however has not indicated whether all those districts favored the 100 per-cent pool "by legislation" --the compulsory pool plan.. Opposition developed in two districts, where resolutions backing enforced co-operation wete lost. One district tabled the resolution. Saskatchewan's attitudes on the compulsory pool is doubly important in view of the preponderant wheat- {| farming populace in the province. Saskatchewan is estimated to have produced well over half of the entire wheat yield of the West last fall, Moreover, the province boasts near- ly 60 per cent. of the total member- ship of the powerful prairie wheat pools. WOULD HAVE BIBLE IN MODERN SPEECH Archaic Language and Corie struction Seen By Min- ister as Cause of Neglect: Kentville, N.S, Feb, 25--The con- viction that the English speaking world today needed an authorized edition of the Bible in modern speech was voiced 'by: Rev. J.. A. Puc-Gil- christ of St. John's United Church, Halifax, addressing the Nova Scotia Bible Society. Paying sincere tris bute to the excellence of the classic King James version and referring to the risk he was running of being misunderstood, Mr. Pue-Gilchrist asked why pcople buy, revere and culogize the book and yet neglect to read it, and gave as his opinion the fact that the authorized version was in the language of three hundred PAL 2 Gananoque's Loss (Brockville Recorder and Times) The closing of the Gananoque plant of the Skinner Compauvy, Limited, and it's removal to new premises in Oshawa as the result of a change control is a development to be re- gretted from the point-of-view of the county of Leeds, not only because it adds to the industrial difficulties in which the town of Gananoque finds itself placed but also because it means the severence of a link be- tween the industry in question and the county that has endured for al- most a century. The Skinner works formed one of the earliest industries of the county, apart from the grist and sawmills that sprang up wherever water pow- ers were to be found, Their founder is said to have been the first person in Canada to manufacture hames and saddle trees, articles which it had been previously necessary to import, and during succeeding years he suc- ceeded in building up a large trade with the farmers of the surrounding country and to add such articles as hay, barley and manure forks, scythe snaths, grain cradles and snaps, horse rakes, etc, to the factory's pro- duction. When the rebellion of 1837-38 threw the country into a state of confusion and dislocated markets, Mr. Skinner removed to the United States and engaged in the construc- tion of public works, selling his es- tablishment to a member of the Chaf- fey family. In 1843, however, he re- tarned to Leeds county and again entered in the manufacturing busi- ness, the factory which was operated until very recently in Gananoque be- ing the outcome of his labors." Lat- terly, of course, more emphasis had been 'placed in its operations upon the production of motor accessories than upon the production of agricul- tural implements, and it is the pros- pect of enjoying a more intimate connection with the motor industry that has induced the new capital en- tering into its control to move the works to Oshawa, In the loss of the Skinner Comn- pany's plant, together with the great- er part of those employed in it, Gan- anoque, therefore witnesses the trans- fer of a concern that has been close ly linked with its development with the development of the rounding district, an industry wae founded upon the early agric tural effort of the county of Le and adjoining counties 'and that has grown as they hac grown, Considering the employment that the works offered to Gananoque zens and the other business that they brought to the community, there v be very general sympathy throughout the surrounding communities wit! the neighboring town in the loss that it has sustained and an equally gen- eral hope that it will shortly be able to nll the vacant place in its indus- trial structure, years ago and not the language of the common people today, He point- ed out that Tyndale's conviction, for which he died, was that the people needed a Bible in their own tongue. Referring to the fact that the Re- vised Version of 1885 and the later American Standard Version which had corrected errors in the King James translation had been used by scholars, but had never been accept- ed by the common people, he claimed it was because they had merely patched up the old book enough to bother those who loved it, but not made sufficient changé to make them value it as a new work. They had in their own words, "Thought it no part of their duty to reduce it to con- formity with modern usage" and had "left untouched all archaisms wheth- er of language or construction which though not in familiar use caused a reader no embarrassment and lead to no misunderstanding." Referring to the many modern ver- sions on the market, the sale of which testified to a real demand, he claimed that it was inevitable that a one man product would be colored by the views of its producer no mat- ter how able and conscientious he might be. "What we need is a mod- ern King James to call together an- other fifty-four or more scholars of all denominations and all schools of interpretation, and produce a modern authorized version in the language of the common people." that a petition is being circulated in Burlington asking for a full investi- gation he said that it had been com- menced a week ago. It would deter- mine whether the charge that "book- ies" have been allowed to flourish was true. Col, Price, however, said he would await with interest the pe- tition and its requests, According to an announcement by the Canadian Ayrshire Breed- ers' Association, "Springburn Live- ly Pet", owned by W. W. Skinner, K.C., of Senneville, has been jud- ged the highest in the mature class, honor roll division of Ayrshires for the past year. Her record of butter fat is the best record of any Ayrshire cow in Canada for 1929, EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN AND FARM CATALOGUE TO INTENDING PURCHASERS WY RENNIE CO ummeo RONTO ALSO AT MONTREAL VANCOUVER INVESTIGATING TOWNFINANGES | IN BURLINGTON Taking an Interest in Situation (By Canadian Press Leased Wire¢) Toronto, Feb, 25.-- Investigat- ors from the Attorney-General's de- partment for more than a week have been probing conditions in Burling- ton that centred around the impris- onment of John Ratterbury, bank charges against Leonard Sykes, town clerk, for theft. It is to determine whether or not Magistrate Burr dealt justly with handbook operators who are blamed for the downfall of the two prominent men and whether | or not public funds were misappro- priated. Hon. W. H. Price, Attorney-Gen- eral, would not comment on the sit- uation today. Upon being informed manager, for theft, and the laying of | Attorney-General's Dep't. Is est Colds Need Direct Treatment IT 1s an ob- stinate cold =~ indeed that can resist the direct double action of Vicks. Rubbed on the chest, it acts 2 ways at once: (1) Direct to air pas- sages with its healing va- pors released by body heat; (2) Direct, like a poui- tice, Lid '"'draws out" the soren I" RUB Onn WHAT WOOD IS MOST COM. MONLY USED FOR HANDLES FOR TOOLS, SUCH AS SAWS, PLANES, WOOD LEVELS, ETC? The wood of the Apple tree is the wood used for this purpose. It cannot be called a commercial species, but it is always in demand, and when properly cared for, after being cut, commands a high price. It is particularly strong and pos- sesses a lot of the characteristicd of Walnut, in. that it is highly re- sistant to shock. (Oshawa Lumber COMPANY LIMITED 25 Ritson Road North Telephone 2821--2820