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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1930 The Oshawa Daily Times Bucceed ing THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) a. i ndent_ newspaper i dan orth tro fo fishing Compsny 1) ; o ais mited, Chas. Shandy President ; A. R. Alloway, Managing Director, The Oshawa Daily Times is 8 member of The Cans: the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- gy A Ontare i Dalles snd the Audit Bureau of Cireulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by earrier, in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢ » week, By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $3.00 a year; United States, $400 » year, TORONTO OFFICE 518 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. FH. D. Tresidder, representative. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1030 THE LATE GEORGE MILLER The entire community of Oshawa was shocked on Sunday when the news became known that George Miller, dean of the Ctiy's business men, had suddenly passed Away, One day apparently strong and healthy, the next he has passed beyond the Great Divide, and had left a bereaved and gorrowing fam- ily eircle behind him, Mr. Miller was one of those men whom to know is to respect, esteem and admire, His was a kindly and genial nature, and his cirele of friends extended far beyond that of most men, The many years he spent in business made for him a reputation ag a man in whom it was possible to have implicit con- fidence, lis many associations with the fraternal societies and the Rotary ('lub of the city proved him to be a man who lived a life of service for others, His associations with the sporting life of the city developed in him the i stincts which mark a true sportsman, and when that much fs said, there is little more that can be paid of any Te ahuvs will miss George Miller, His friends and. associates will miss his genial smile and his kindly spivit, And in the im- mediate family, there will be a loss that will be keenly felt, and there will be a vacant chair that can never be filled, The community sorrows with the bereav- ed family, and The Times joins in extending to those who are left as mourners, an expres- sion of sincere and heartfelt sympathy, ---------------- REMEMBER THE CHILDREN So much stress has been laid on caring for needy and distressed families at the Christmas season, that there is a possibility that others who are equally deserving Are liable to be forgotten, We refer to the child- ren who are inmates in the Oshawa Child- ren's Shelter, children who, deprived of the love of parents, and the loving care which can only be given in their own home, when that home is blessed with the proper atmos- phere, are removed from the provisions which are being made for others in the coms munity, : In The Times last night, an appeal was made on behalf of these children, and in case it escaped notice, we are glad to reiterate the appeal, At this festive season, it is only natural that an effort should be made to pro- vide for these children who know no home other than the Shelter, They need clothing, they need the dainties, such as fruit and candies, which other children have, they need toys and gifts such as are common at the Christmas season, And gifts of money to be used on their behalf would also be ac- ceptable, We know the time is short, but the need is great, and the cause is worthy so we commend it to the attention of all those who have it in their power to help to make their contributions at once, and make them generous, A MILD REPORT As was expected, the report of the min- ister of pensions and national health on the investigation into the death of a soldier who was refused admittance to Christie Street Hospital, Toronto, is of a very mild character There is a mild rebuke for the official in charge of the hospital, because the suppos- edly usual practice of examining every man arriving at the hospital was not observed in this case, There ia regret for the occurrence, which is excused on the ground of an error of judgment, And there ia a bald statement that. the man would have died anyway, 80 that the final result was not affected by the refusal to admit him to the Christie Street Hospital, And the report ends by patting Christie Street Hospital on the back for the high standard of the work that it does, There are many veterans, many in Osh- awa alone, who have other opinions of the work at Christia Street Hospital than that expressed above, There are many veterans too, to whom it will come as a distinct sur- prise to learn that every man arriving at the hospital is supposed to be examined, And "there is mockery in the statement that the man would have died anyway, and in using that plea as a pretext for condoning what wis a heartless piece of business, e offi- cials in charge of the hospital did not know that when they refused to examine the man, For all they knew, a little attention on their part might have been the means of saving is life, h Lo minister's re will not bring much satisfaction to disabled vetetrans, It will not lead them to think that conditions at Chria- tie Street Hospital are to be made any bel lj | ter for them, In this particular case, there should have been a thorough disciplining of the medical officials responsible for this shameful neglect of a disabled and sick vet- eran, That, and that alone, would have been satisfactory to the people of Canada, But the minister did not care to go that far, snd so the whole investigation proves to be what was expected, simply the means of giving an injunction to the officials to be good boys in the future, ' AUSTRALIA AND OSHAWA It is a far cry from Australia to Oshawa, yet, according to the Australian minister of markets and transport, Hon, P, J, Moloney, there is a possibility that, in the near future, there will be a vital connection with the two, Mr, Moloney has come to Canada for a de- finite purpose, the purpose of arranging a new trade agreement between his country and this country, an agreement which will be more mutually beneficial than the old Australian trade treaty which was so much criticized in this country, So far, the de- tails of this treaty have not been made pub- lie, but it is now definitely known that it has a good deal to do with the export of automobiles to Australia, and that is where the mutuality of interest between Oshawa and Australia is to be found, . At the present time, the exports of Gen- eral Motors cars to Australia go to the Unit. ed States, Under existing tariff arrange- ments, that is believed to be the best policy for the company, But when the new Aus- tralian trade agreement comes into effect, it Is expected that the preferences in favor of Canada will be of such a chardeter as to transfer that business from United States factories to the Oshawa plant of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, This, of course, will mean more business for the Oshawa automobile factory, and more employment for the working men of the city, In times like the present, anything which holds out hope for better employment conditions in the future is received with gra- tification, and it is to be hoped that the in- dications that the new Australian treaty will be of benefit to (his city are borne out when the treaty comes into elect NENATOR ROBERTSON'S APPEAL The appeal made by Senator Gideon Rob ertson, federal minister of labor, to the peo- ple of Canada to keep thelr heads during the period of economic depression is very timely, particularly insofar as it made refer ence to the activities of Communists in this country and in the United States, Times of depression offer unusual opportunities to Communist agitators to do thelr work in any country, People who are suffering from hard times are prone to listen with eager attention to what Is said by those who hold up before them ideas that things would be different if the present system of government were wip- ed out, Fortunately, the people of Canada have far too much common sense to be led away by revolutionary ideas, They know that the system which the Communists are advocating is far from being an utopian as they would have their hearers believe, In. deed, it is the nearest thing to slavery that the world of today has ever known, Yet that is the system which the Communists would set up in this country, after overthrowing the present order of things by revolution, There can be no doubt as to the truth of the statement of Senator Robertson that ef- forts are being made to spread revolutionary doctrines in the ranks of the unemployed men of Canada, But, although unemployed, these men are not fools, and they can read- ily see that under a Communist system their lot would not be impoved, but would be far worse than.it is today, So we can rest as. sured that Communism will make little head- way in this country, in spite of the fact that conditions are not as good as we would like to see them, Kor the best guarantee we have against such a contingency is the level-head- ed, common-sense attitude of the Canadian workers, EDITORIAL NOTES Judging by the way they have been rush. ed these last few days, the postman will need that holiday on Thursday, The people of Oshawa, as a whole, have done splendidly in their effort to see that no family was left in want on Christmas day, And now we have once again to go through the annual horror of a municipal election campaign as waged by the Toronto newspapers, Nomination day in Oshawa is coming nearer, and no doubt plenty of citizens are wondering about their answer to the ques. tion "To atand or not to stand." This year it will help the needy unem- ployed if there is an election in every ward, Money, it is said, talks, but, like children, it has to wait until it gets big enough to do $04 Ne Wonder how many St, Catharines child. ren will "appreciate the gift of cod liver oil which is being given them by the Kinsmen's Club of that city. | Bits of Verse I TT 1 pm p-- rw STRIKE STONE ON STEEL Strike stone on steel, Fire replies, Strike men that feel, The answer is in their eyes, Powers that are willed to break The spirit in limbs of. pain, See what spirit you wake! Strike, and strike again! You hidmmer sparks to a flame, And the fisme scorches your hand You have given the feeble an aim, You have made the sick to stand, You shape by stroke on stroke Man mightier than he knew; And the fre your hammer woke Is a life that is death to vou, Laurence Binyon THE UNDIRCOVERED COUNTRY The undiscovered country lies so near We seem to see its mountains through the hage Of the mysterious, tendor Aut- umn days, When signs we have been watching for appear, And low, sweet volces murmur in our ear; "0 waiting - ones, eyelids ralse, The land for which your hungry spirit prays, The undiscovered country, hore!" your weary lo, is The sirects are paved and o'er with gold, A temperad ght ward from the skies We look 10 find the friends we lov. ed of old Io ke shaded shines down the new their eye: And from afar a glory to hehnld That's not of oarth hut is of Paradise Mary Augusta Poynter light shining In | | evitie | produced a better show | Garden /AITE ) aa IL] + wonderful Mueh of its success (8 due | the progressive ideas of ts people | Wha know how to do things The have tound that the proper way ! | Prosent fact wid gain the attention | And connidorntion of all the | 148 to present those | NEWBPAPER BE | people. may | rom the ville, peop! facts in VCE so know The Daily Bulletin wth Quednsland following Fowne wtireed (nto tition for Lore activi heaper sugar tod In the industry in the northern have formed the Queensland Hugar Conference Com mittee and an advertising delega tion has been dispatched to the southern states to place the position before the public from the Queens land point of view, The delegation consists of Senator I, Crawford, Who Is president of the Australian Hugar Producers' Assoclation, and Mr, W, Kittle, a well known. cane Krower, "This week MENTS have heen appearing in all the Sydney newspapers and next by the ag! those In tate An opportunity of studying them Along with the ADVERTISEMENTS tatements In support of the con tHinuation of the embargo on import. od surar made hy Senator Crawford nd Mr. Kittle appear in the NEWS COLUMNS "It 15 a formidable campaign, but then, of course, there is a formid- able anti-embargo ca upalgn to com. hat. P'resently the whole. of the Augar husiness, from the various standpoints of ocanegrowers and millers, fruitkrowers, jam and cons fectionary manufacturers, and the consumers, WILL, RE SURJECTED TO A BEARCHING INQUIRY RY THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE RE. CENTLY APPOINTED RY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT." by C. H, Tues, Opt. D. (Copyright, 1929) EYE CARE AND RYE STRAIN In the past it was sufficient, so It seems, for people to know when they were slek they could call a doctor ta help them, In the present Ake, however, people not only want to know what ia good for them but they also desire to know Why, In the past, eyes were not examined or corrected or atten. tion of any nature given unless viglon had become #adly impaired and in 'many of these cases the neglect was sutflelent to cause them to remain permanently jms paired, . As our more modern oivilieation advanced, refractionista found that eye defects are an the fue crease to keep pace with the changing conditions, Sincere at- tention was applied to the question of the cause reaponsible for the in orease in disorders of this nature. In this investigation It was sure prising, the resulta obtained. In | induatry, surveys were made of the working conditions of employees, The type of close work and the Ughting conditions and working | conditions attendant there to wer investigated and corrected, Attention was fect of glare ang high power lights ing systems with the result that IT, Bower, | ell, big ADVERTISE. | | bor, and Tom. Moore, president of | a | the Trades and Labor Congress of week Melbourne citizens will have | { lightipg engineers look after the proper installation and inspecting of systems where and when re- quired, To he continued, PARIS WITNESSES BELATED TRIEMPH OF GREAT GENIUS Opera by M. Berlioz Is Well Received Decades After Death un ry London, Dee It is more than 60 years since Berloiz, the Franch composer, died neglected, and now his work is at last coming into its own,' says a Parle special corres pondent of the News-Chronicle, The correspondent speaks of iu re cent triumph of Berlolz' manter- piece, "Les Troyens" ("The 'Tro- Jan'), at the Opera House in Paris the composer's native elty, which opera has never performed on a plage In England, "Phe facture of Les Troyens' when it was originally produced in 1860, killed poor Berlolz,"! the eorrespondent. says. "It was the crowning blow to aw fe full of erushing Wows, To worshippers of of the genius of Berlioz, the en. thusiasm In the remarkable pro duction must have heen a woures of intense satisfaction even if tha sintipfnetion has heen long delay ad rhe composer gots his own words to hiz own music, and much of the musie is real melody, 'Les Troyens' Is the finest specimen of spectacular opera, & marvellous combination of pageantry and movement According to Lhe Paris correspondent this perform ance of Harlloz' opera might have given satisfaction to the composer himself, though he wos a cruel Further, the correspondent say: * "The Paris Opera House has never If Covent has enterprise, 'Las Troyens' will presented next May with Bir Hamilton Harty ax nut Incldantally Mr. Luh! man cond high nny ted a remarkob) performance, and th full Heetor Berlios wieal composer, was | and died tn VA6H CHRISTMAS MAIL PLANS SCORED Employment of at Winnipeg Protested lolsa wa French mn rn in 1503 Winnipeg Dec. 18 Telegrams abjecting to a plan adopted by 7T Winnipeg postmaster to employ caretakers of apartment hloeks to delived Christmas mall in thelr hlooks have heen sent hy the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Coun Tuesday, to Hon Arthur Rauve, Poastmaster General, Hon (ildean Robertson, Minlster of la Canada, The telecrams wera ful lowing the reading of a letter at the meeting of the council, Tues day, In the Tahor Temple. The lot ter was a copy of the one sent om to caretakers of apartment hloeks in the city proposing that in return for "a small honorarium' they they should undertake the delivery of mail to the suites In their blocks for the three days preceding Christmas Day On helng interviewed Mr, Row er declared that the question was not one of giving the work to men who already had Jobs, bub rather glving 1t to men who could do the work Kent FAMOUS POLISH FLIER ARRESTED Charges Against Him Are Not Announced by Government Warsaw, Poland, Deo, 28,-The famous Polish flier, Major Casimir | Kubala, who was injured when 0 | erash on the Arores Island ended flight to America 11 1939. has heen arrested hy military police, | Kubala, who made two unsuo: | cessful attempts to span the At | lantlo to New Yor with the late Major Louis Tdaikowsk!, {a held in | Jail for an unannounceg motive, | The arrest caused a sensation throughout Poland where many political foes of Marshal Joseph'| Plisudski were arrested prior to the recent elections, Kubala and Ildaikowskl first ats tempted to fly across the Atlantic from LeBourget (Pavis) to New York in August 1928 They were forced down at sea and rescued by a German ship about 60 wiles off Cape Iinisterre Spain, Thelr second attempt was start ed July 18, 1929, from LeHourget, followed within a few hours by Dieudonne Coste and Maurice Rel lonte in the Question Mavk, Coste | (ater turned back because ot | storie and landed sately near Paris, The Polish fliers went on and were forced ta attempt a landing on the Azores lslands because of shortage of tuel, The great white plane, unable ta tind sutficlent landing spacey, | | evashied In a gully, tarned aver and given to the els | burned on Uraciona sland on July | 13, ldaikowaki Kubula aduied, was Killed and Caretakers by Labor k 0 immediately SOUTH AFRICAN CITY 1S SUPPLIED PLENTY OF MUSIC One Can Constantly Hear Various Instruments In Johannesburg Cape Town, Bonth Afries, "There may be many opinions as to | Johonneshurg's taste in muogle," writes uo correspondent of The Cape Argus, of Cape Town, "hut. thers oan be no doubt of fs thirst for it, One can walk from end to end of the shopping centre of the city without aver being. out of earghot of one Ingtrument or another, As often as not you will hear them sLrngeling one against the other in n duel," Continuing, the Johan: neshure writer suys! "A small orchestra of harp and saxophone will he playing some thing haunting from the 'Dessit gong' ond hefore the next hock Ix reached a rival combination of aus phonium and mouth organ will | interposing with a miniature imi tation of the British Broadeasting Corporation's dance urehestra. | Round tha corner uw radio shop iz] advertising itself hy Hing the an | for three blocks with one of Liszt's | Hungarian Rhapsodies; from the | corner of the fourth block a cafe | band is giving a spirited renderin of "Should 17" "Wherever a space is left he (waen the parking of two cars thers will be found some artiet performs ing with mandoline, guitar, or| mere Faw And the nmuzing par | 8 that Johanneshurg's street musi | cians Are, many of them, no. Nesn artists, Ono has heard the mie | en) mendiennt In other eities and | could gladly have smashed his in stroment ahout his head after a) quarter of an hour of '0 Roly Min," | played on un eracked violin with three strings ond yenderad plans: imo, crescendo, tremolo and con | wvpression Lelore IL fades into | next street to he repeated "There i much to he sald in cities for the pavement artist, makes no note Not wo In J neshyrg Todeod, ind the standard hat the stir seh v ho | linn wh ould he ne hapy for perform who are 1 No I tmugine I coaption rdial among ollengue With what 0 ould the Aithiering execn tioned tin-wh these lords of ma hard onla CORR fat] 161 fa pleasant f heli thint thay hava fo I ' ' 1] Why d 0? I" f md the public of ! pppreciative I Hes ny elalm to hal th post mugieal or the most nrtdstie the hipgest patron of art ind the enteation In hanneshnrg of go inch mitsie | haurly, In every enfe, in ry seems clearly to testify her Or Are we nesh VOry Ken nn WMIrOnNEEe of Musi nn {ust long-suffering INSURANCE FOR UNEWPLOYNFAT IN TFN COUNTRIES Survey Brings Conclusion That the Scheme Is Worth While New York, Dee, 28 = Compulsory unemployment insurance is now a pers manent feature of the social legislar tion of ten countries, bringing withs in its scope nearly 4500000 workers, and seven other countries give subs sidies to voluntary groups insuring the idle worker, a study published in "The Veague for Industrial Democracy Monthly," shows, The study, submitted by Dr, Harry W, Luiler, exceutive director of the Ieugue, gives an analysis of the Brit. Pah insurance plan and gnoyes the British Blaneshurgh Committee of 1927 on unemployment insurance as declaring, "We have found in wll quarters a generis) agreement that the risk of piemployment shold be insured, ,, It has been recognized by all who bave appensed before us, and we oure the view that an upem schetie must now be regarded as a permanent fear ture of our code of social legislation" "The Britsh plan of unemployment tive Halt inet SUE { ---------- surance," Dr, Luidler says, "was i itisted in 1910, The bill ae drawn up had sgrinigly easy passage, It embraced 2.20000 workers, During the first 14 months of its operation, months of comparative prosperity prior to the Great War, the fund re ceived 1,100,000 claims from about 55) 000 individuals and realized a surply over payments of benifits, "Then came the war, the disappear anee of unemployment, the catastro hic return unemployment folly Vi the war, the 'donation' scheme for ex-service men-and civilians, out side of the regular Unemployment 'date'; the act of 1920, which extended sich insurance 19 nearly all employes omside of agriculture and domest) seryants ; the model act of 1924 and the pata amendments during that yer "During the period 1920 to 1928 the total reciepts of the unemployment fund were £322000,000; the total ox penditures L460,000,000, A res werve of £22,000,000 taken over in November, 1920, wan changed into a debt of £26,000,000 on secount of the unususl economic situation, Of the receipts, 13 per cent, came from employers and employed, and 27 per cent, from the nations) ex- chequer, Nearly 90 per cout, of the expenditures wens, ws benefits or refunds to fnsured persons and RB per cent, for administrative pur- poses,' After 297 years of effort, ine Academy of Vranee hax finally con plated the first official grammar o the Franch language, which will hereafier he kept up to dete hy cores rections, The grammer will be published within un year, There is PLAY SAFE extreme Winter weather starts in, One of the greatest menaces to health and pocket book, in the cold weather, is an uninsulated attie, We have two types of insulation, one for the easy-to-get-at places, and the other for the most both are absolutely efficient, We solicit your enquiries, Oshawa Lumber COMPANY LIMITED 25 Ritson Rd. 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