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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1930 The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundavs and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, of Oshawa, Limited, Chas. M. Mundy, President: A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier, in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year; United States, $4.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE 518 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 1930 THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS There are very definite indications that the 1931 municipal elections in Oshawa are going to be very interesting. Ald. George Hart has definitely announced that he will be an aspirant for the mayor's chair. which is being vacated by Mayor T. B. Mitchell after two years in office, and v'"'lo All. Pet er MacDonald has as yet made no definite statement, it it highly probable that he will take the field against Ald. Hart. That seems assured if we are able o read the signs of the times, as they have been revealed at the council meetings of the last few months. While it is very likely that these two men will oppose each other for the mayoralty, there is also a probability of dark horses entering the field. Ald. George Morris is not exactly in that category, for he has had long and faithful council service, and may feel disposed to seek higher honors, but there are others whose names are being mention- ed, and who would be quite capable of put- ting up a good fight in the contest. At this time of the year, aldermen are usually quite shy about declaring their in- tentions. The only answer they will give is that they "haven't thought very much about it," which is simply an easy way of evading a straight question. But it may be taken for granted that the majority of the present council will be seeking re-election, Added to them, it seems certain, will be a number of new candidates, men standing for public office for the first time, and there is where the factor of uncertainty lingers. There are underground rumblings which may break forth on nomination day with gome surprises, and therein lies the hope of a keenly-contested election for all public offices. While it is an easy way of securing of- fice for a man to be elected by acclamation, it is not very satisfactory to the electors. With Oshawa facing so critical a situation as at the present, there should be no acclama- tions. There ought to be sufficient condidat- es of high calibre to produce 2 contest for every elective office in the gift of the citizens for it is only when this occurs that public bodies can truly express the will of the people. ; A former mayor of Kingston, discussing the apathy of prominent citizens with refer- ence of holding municipal offices, remarked the other day, "There are only too many of our most valuable men on the golf links in- stead of in the council chamber trying to solve questions of civic government." There is a great deal of truth in that assertion, and it applied not only to Kingston, or Oshawa, but to practically. all communities. Those who ought to be the most keenly concerned about civic matters are very often the least interested in becoming candidates. That is, perhaps, one of the weaknesses of democ- racy, in that it is extremely difficult to se- cure outstanding men to run the gamut of an election campaign, and the criticism which usually follows. Yet we are hopeful that Oshawa will have a real election this year, that there will be an abundance of capable candidates for every office to be filled, and that public interést will be arous- ed to such an extent that those who are elect- ed will really be the choice of the electors as a whole. EASING THE COUNTY'S ROAD BURDEN When Ontario County Council at its ses- sion last week appointed a special committee to consider the whole question of provincial highway construction as it relates to the County of Ontario good roads expenditures, with instructions to report back with re- commendations, it made a wise move. : Expenditures on provincial highways in this county in the past few years have sent the tax rate and the debenture debt soar- ing, and with other pavement construction either under way or contemplated, it would appear that the end is not yet. The county wants these pavements, but at not too great a cost. : Because of the fact that there are three provincial highways running through the county of Ontario, with one of them not yet paved, this county has been harder hit than most counties through the twenty per cent cost regulation. It would seem, as was pro- posed by Reeve Middleton, of Pickering, to the County Council, that the Department of ITighways should either set up some special lagislation whereby this county would be relieved of paying a portion or all of the twenty ,per cent payment, or be given a special grant by way of compensation. It «is understood that the Minister of High- ways is fully conversant with and is in sym- pathy with this county's position, and there h is little doubt that if approached by a depu- tation from the County Council he would be disposed to grant relief in some form. The County of Ontario does not for one moment wish the Department of Highways to stop its pavement construction programme in Ontario County, because these pavements are a great boon to motorists as well as constitute a large annual saving in road con- struction and maintenance. What it does want, however, is to be placed on an equal basis with other counties. If this is done we venture to state that for some years to come the ratepayers will be satisfied to pay their just proportion of provincial highway improvements. A RECORD DEPUTATION One of the largest deputations ever to go to Toronto, it is reported, will be led to the parliament buildings in the near future by Mayor Robson of Guelph, wh.) has taken the leadership in a movement ',) demand from the provincial government s me relief from the heavy burden of road costs which the municipalities, annd particularly the towns and cities of Ontario, have to bear. This question has been before the government on previous occasions, without much impression being made, but never before has the public opinion in support of the municipalities' claims been so well organized, and never be- fore has the support of the press of the whole province been secured to so great an extent. The deputation which is to be led to Tor- onto by Mayor Robson will mark the sup- reme effort of the urban municipalities of Onntario to secure redress for what has al- ways seemed an unfair situation. This has heen discussed on many occasions in these columns, and, in a nutshell, the chief com- plaint is that it is unfair for the government to take all the automobile, bus and truck license fees, and all the gasoline taxes, and at the same time to ask the towns and cities to pay the whole cost of highway connecting links within their own boundaries, and, in addition, twenty per cent of the cost of pro- vineial highways outside their boundaries, but adjacent to them. That is the case which Mayor Robson and his colleagues plan to present to the provin- cial government. And with practically every town and city in the province of Ontario supporting it by resolutions and by delegat- es the government is bound to be impressed After all, governments depend on public op- inion for their existence, and it would ap- pear as if the mayor of Guelph has at last succeeded in arousing public opinion to the point where the government will be prepar- ed to give something more than mere pro- mises of serious consideration. THE PRICE OF BREAD Senator Robertson, minister of labor in the federal cabinet, will earn the thanks of the people of Canada if he can bring any definits result out of his investigation into the price of flour and bread. It is, to most people, an amazing thing that although the price of wheat is today about half what it .was a year ago, there has been a very slight reduction in the prices of those commodities which are made from wheat. It may be of interest to note that while bread, generally, has dropped by ten per cent in price in Osh- awa, the price of wheat has dropped fifty per cent. It is hard to account for this discrep- ancy, and it would be of decided interest to hear the views of the millers and bakers. Senator Robertson, apparently, proposes to secure these views, and to find out why the reduction in the price of raw material has not been passed on to the consuming public. This investigation is a timely one, and if it should be responsible for bringing the price of bread down to levels more in keeping with the price of wheat, the minist- er of labor will earn the sincere thanks of the people of Canada. A WARNING A news despatch from Florida tells of a police court judge who, when four men were brought before him on a charge of intoxica- tion, asked what the evidence was. The answer was that the men had been standing on a street corner, singing "Sweet Adeline." That was enough evidence to convict them, and they were fined ten dollars each, the in- ference being that only men who were intoxi- cated would sing "Sweet Adeline." Perhaps this will be a warning in Rotary, Kiwanis, Kinsmen's and other clubs who indulge in community singing as part of their program to be very careful as to when, and under what circumstances, they sing this old time favorite song. EDITORIAL NOTES "The diagnosis and treatment of the crim- inal is a highly technical medical and social- ogical problem for which the lawyer is rarely any better fitted than a real estate agent or plumber,"--Harry Elmer Barnes. "A nation ruled by a tyrant is always proud of it."--Will Durant. "The desire for an interior life, helped by a mysterious influence, is undying." -- Abbe Ernest Dimnet. : "Material difficulties always may be mas- tered with some imagination and persever- ance; but man--that is another business." --George Claude. Other Editor's Comments IS FERGUSON PACKING UP? (St. Thomas Times-Journal) Premier Ferguson is calling his followers in the Legislature toget- her to ask them their advice as to whether he should accept the Cana- dian High Commissionership. But who will really decide the question? Remember the story about the clergyman who received a call to a much better parish and at an in- creased stipend, He was greatly needed in his old charge (just as the Conservatives no doubt feel Mr, Ferguson is) and he gave the mat- ter much thought (as Mr, Ferguson seems to be doing). Finally his wife said, "John, what are you go- ing to do? Are you going to accept the call or are you not?" "I don't know," replied the hesi- tant purson. "I think I will go to my room, kneel down and ask the Lord for His guidance," "Yes, just do that," agreed the wife, 'and in the meantime I'll be packing up." Who knows? Perhaps "Fergy" has already started packing. WILD OATS (Vancouver Province) Somerset Maugham says that "Youth sows its wild oats today, as it always did, but the oats are of a much better quality." Which is a notable saying, even if it does not convey the whole truth about that ancient sowing. What actually oc- currs is that the graund the oats are sowed in is more easily tilled today than it was formerly, but the results are different, Such is the advance of science and sociology that the modern young people very often manage to save the expense of reaping and marketing the crop--a process which was never known to pay by C. H, Tues, Opt. D. (Copyright, 1028) OPICAL LENSES--"GLASSES" PART "12" Science perfected down through the years what is known as the bifocal lens and for the purposes when it should be used it is sure- ly a very efficient method of com. bining both the distance and near range correction in one lens which may be worn in the single frame. Some trouble is at time met with because man has seen fit to convert the elements of science to suit their pocket book. Many, we are forced to admit, will ask for a bifocal because {it is cheaper than two pair of glasses. The scientific end is overlooked when really consideration should be glv- en to the methods of work under which the eyes are used. As a chain is only as strong as its weakest link so the ophthalmic lens can only be as good as the many features that contribute to its ultimate quality. The lens must he accurately centred if ft is to be free from prism in the finished lcns and accurate in the finished prescription, (To be continued) worth a whoop. WHEN GOD MEASURES MEN (Toronto Star) He does not depend upon news- | paper headlines. He has access to a lot of inside | information. Motives count more heavily than achievements. | = Defeats are sometimes more cre- / litable than victories, He does not have to depend upon neighborhood gossip. | Publicity is never confused with | :heracter FEvei:. man may expect to get his | deserts. | | Bits of Humout | Young Wife: 'It says 'beat the white of eggs till stiff' I think they must he done now." Hubby: "Why, are they stiff?" Young Wife: "No, but I am." Fond Mother: "How much do you charge for taking children's photo: graphs?" Photographer: dozen." Fond Mother: "You'll have to give me more time, I have only ten now." "Five dollars a| i of promotional and publileity means A very modern employer has or- | dered the following notice to be posted in his business premises: | "Any workman desiring to attend | the funeral of a near relative must | notify the foreman before ten A.M on the day of the game." The business man was telling a friend of the beginning of his suc | cessful career: ! "I got my start In life," he said. | "through picking up a pin in the street. A wholesale merchant that I had asked for work had turned | me down, and on my way out I saw | a pin. I---" "Yes, yes," interrupted the friend. "You qicked {it up, the merchant was imprest by your care- | fulness, called you back and made you the head of the firm." "Not at all," retorted the bus} ness man 'I picked up the pin and sold it. It was a diamond pin." in the house. heart would Litle Emily ran crying as tho' her break. Her dear? Emily--My dolly--Billy broke it. Her Mother--How did he break it, dear? Emily~1 hit him on the head with it. City Chap--Why hasn't that cow over there any horns? Country Boy--Well, it's this way, Some cows are born without horns and never have any, others shed theirs and some we dehorn, and some breeds ain't supposed to have horns at all. There's lots of reasons why some cows ain't got horns, but the hig reason why that cow over there ain't got horns is because she ain't a cow--she's a horse. ; Bits of Verse SHOP EARLY If you buy a Christmas present, Buy it now! If it be for prince or peasant, Buy it now! Buy it early in November, Or at least before December; You'll be glad if you remember-- Buy it now! Mother What's wrong, While the counters stretch before you, Buy it now! While there are no crowds to bore you, Buy it now! Buy before the air is stuffy, Buy before the girls are huffy, Buy while things are fresh and fluffy-- | days when economic depression {is | more or less general. | no demand for | a complete surrender. i will admit that such is his attitude {advertising is like the fellow wha |] | | | | | L) . GALT BRAXTON, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER OF THE KING- STON (N. C.) DAILY FREE PRESS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SOUTHERN NEWSPAPERS PUB. LISHERSK' ASSCOIATION'S AD. VERTISING COMMITTEE, SAYS: "Advertising continues to be the key-word in the mind, contem- plation and planning of the aver- age business executive In these And well may it be so; for the business man who has something to sell, to be- come so pessimistic and depressed in his thinking as to conclude that there is no market, no money and his goods and that they must stay on is. of course, to make therefore his shelves, "Naturally, no business man vet the concarn which has mater. lally reduced its advertising ap. propriation or ceased making use for the sale of {ts wares has done that very thing. It is like the Honorable Willlam Jennings Bry- an was wont to say: 'The man who undertakes to do business without kisses his girl in the dark She by, was busy working in his cage when the bandid entered while close at hand wag the junior clerk, Jack Horton, of 316 Leslie street, Osh- awa. The manager, C. R. Hanna, was absent at the time having gone to a hardware store a few doors down the street. Teller Threatened "Give me all you've got," the tall man said curtly, addressing the startled teller, while he menacea him with a revolver, the outline of which could be plainly seen in his pocket. Fea that he would be "plug- ged," the teller obeyed the com- mand and handed over a large sum in cash, Made Escape Still menacing the two young men with his concealed weapon, the robber hacked cautiously to the door and then raced for the waiting car which was soon speeding south on the Whitby-Lindsay highway. + C. H. Hanna, manager, learned o the crime on his arrival at the ban' a few minutes later. He immedi. ately got in touch with the police and sent descriptions of the robber and the car by telephone to the po- lice in neighboring towns and cities. Police at Whithy and Oshawa were on the lookout for the car, which carried no license plates. In- stead of continuing south to Whitby the car turned west on a side road and is then thought to have turn- ed north to the Toronto-Brooklin road and headed west to Toronto. Were in Whitby A slight clue has been afforded the police in the report that a young man and woman, answering the de- geription of the wanted pair, had been in Whitby for several days. previous to the robbery. They made their quarters at a Whithy hotel and are sald to have had a green Ford car in their possession. Were Also in Drechen Bandits, who yesterday afternoon entered the Dominfon. Bank branch at Whitby and after holding up the teller escaped with approximately 11,000, were geen in the village of Brechin not far from Orillia yester- day morning at 11 o'clock. Resi- dents of the village observed the man and woman, whose description 'allies with that of the pair seen at Brooklin, sitting in a green Ford oach in front of the Bank at Brech- fn, remaining there for at least twenty minutes. 'The license num- her on the car is said to have been covered with mud so that the fig- ures eould not be obtained. It has now been clearly establish- ad that the bandits were in the vil- lage of Brooklin considerable time before the hold-up.- After securing the money at the Bank from the teller, ¥. J. Quinn, who handed it over thinking that the man had a merely as House leader with the permanent leadership being left open until a party convention was called sometime before the next election But the idea of a conven- tion seemed without support among the members. The general view was that the cabinet, acting on Mr, I"erguson's advice would name Mr. Henry as premier and full leader. In Millionaire Class A millionaire will head the On- tario Government if Mr. Henry steps into the premiership. Born into a family of well-to-do farmers, Mr. Henry early combined agriculture and business with a remarkable de- gree of success, He still lives on the family homestead near Agincourt, but for years he was one of the ac- tive executives of the Farmers' Dairy Company. Though he is saia to have sold most of his extensive stock holdings in that concern, he remains on the directorate of the Acme Farmers Dairy, the company Into which the Farmers went by merger a few years ago, Mr. Henry gained his first politi- cal experience on the York Town- ship council. He was successively reeve of York Township and warden of the county. He has heen a mem- her of the legislature continuously since 1914, In the Conservative de- bacle of 1919, he and Mr, Fergus- on were the only cabinet ministers to retain their seats and he is thus, next to the premier, the senior cab- inet minister in point of service. Mr. Ferguson's announcement may come within the next few days. At the latest, it will be made at the Ontario Conservative Association's annual meeting on Tuesday next. The meeting's date, Dec, 2, was choseen, curiously enough, because it is the tenth anniversary of Mr. Ferguson's accession to the leader- ship. A COLOR SCHEME Black bugs in my garden patch, And speckled bugs and red; A funny little striped bug With whiskers on his head; And green bugs, purple bugs, And bugs of salmon hue, And all of them seem happy, For none of them are blue. "In most food," we are told, | "there is a certain amount of starch." Perhaps this is what makes | the price of some of it so stiff. The Humorist. A device for shuffling ecards re- duces the time occupied in play- ing bridge. But not as much as the elimination of post mortems would do.--Sarnia Canadian Ob. server, gun, the rreen car travelled south on the Whitby-Lindsay highway, turning west on a side road almost opposite Groveside Cemetery. This is a blind road, but leading from it going north there is a side road connecting with the sixth conces- fon, which is now a provineial highway. Was Travelling Fast Chief H. W. Quantrill, of Whit hy, who gave chase after receivine a telephone message from the Bank at Brooklin, traced the wheel mark: of the bandits' car to the sixth con cession, Men engaged at work grad ing the highway told Chief Quantriil that they saw a green coach pass- ing there about half an hour prev- lous travelling at an estimated speed of 60 or 65 miles an hour. Chief Quantrill stated this morn- ing that had he received word that euspicious characters were loiter- {pg in Brooklin village as alleged. there is little doubt but that they would have been caught either be- fore or after entering the Bank. knows what he is doing but no- body else does.' In his case it i§ probably desirable that neo pub- | licity attach, but certainly it Is | not so with the business man who would succeed. "It is an erroneous assumption to conclude that there is no mar- ket for the nécessities of life in these days. While people may not be buying as copiously as in flush times, they are nevertheless still buying and they are patronizing those concerns that evince life.and progress by the appeal in the pub. le print for their patronage. "THESE ARE DAYS WHEN UNUSUAL SALESMANSHIP ABILITY.. AND . PUBLICITY METHODS WHICH ARE OUT OF THE ORDINARY MUST BE EM- PLOYED, UNFORTUNATE IS THE BUSINESS MAN WHO DOES NOT REALIZE THIS FACT AND WHO FINDS IT MORE TO WIS LIKING TO GIVE UP RATHER THAN INTRODUCE A NEW IDEA INTO HIS PROMOTIONAL PRO. GRAM." BANK ROBBER STILL AT LARGE (Continued from page 1) cial Constable Thos, itchell inform. ed The Times today. Village Shocked Brooklin, prosperous little village gituated on the Whitby-Lindsay highway, six miles north of Whit- by, was rudely shocked out of its normal quiet when a tall young man, aged about 25, entered the Dominion Bank branch and threat- ening the teller and clerk with a concealed weapon, secured loot of a thousand dollars. Just before three o'clock yester- day afternoon, a green Ford coach, containing a young man and a laay companion, drew up in front of the Dominion Bank on the main street of the village. Eye-Witness' Story Miss Hazel Rahmer, a clerk in a flour and feed store directly across the street noticed the arrival of the pair but little realized the drama which was to be enacted within a Buy it now! Tarry not until tomorrow, Buy it now! Even though you have to borrow, Buy it now! See that shop girls reason To abhor the Christmas season: Put a conscience, if you, please, on Buy it now! ~~Margaret Ladd Franklin. don't have few brief moments. "I saw the man get out of the car," Miss Rahmer said, 'He was tall, wearing a brown coat and grey cap and had a red face and a little moustache, He seemed to hesitate a minute before entering the bank. I did not take particular notice of the woman in the car but sew that she was wearing a blue coat trim- med with grey fur and had a sman HENRY WILL TAKF OFFICE (Continued from page 1) tario, but Canada and the Empire. By his voice and bearing, the pre- mier evidenced the nearness of his departure, it is sald. After the caucus, the premier an- nounced to the press that he had the full sanction of his followers to take the appointment offered him by Premier Bennett, "The members have been very kind to me," he sald. "They have left the matter entirely in my hands and whatever decision I make they have promised to support." Equal unanimity marked the sup- port given privately after the caucus to Mr. Henry for the prémiership soon to be rendered vacant, Here- tofore there has been some sugges- tion that Mr. Henry might succeed President Cosgrave sald. "We have become sister nations in the same commonwealth with a very definite {interest in each other's welfare, We have accepted mem- nership in the commonwealth be- cause we helieve we can work out our national destiny to the fullest extent within the group of nations comprising it." The ancient Hebrews also had a goat on which they blamed their sins, but they didn't call it a President.-- Beaumont Journal. from the Amos h'Andy Picture Check and Double Check' DUKE ELLINGTON and His Orchestra FOXTROT 03) Osthgphanie 22528 (op:N SVN IV-N I=) .Yel | oi [@ CANADAS 7» GREATEST 3 (UTE are EMPRESS EMPRESS | of BRITAIN of JAPAN 42,000 TONS 26,000TONS 1931 1930 ATLANTIC SAILINGS To Liverpool Bee. 5. varinsneeiess Duchess of York Dec. 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