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oA - ~~ the discussion of municipal issues. A TRB Lom) THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931 The Oshawa Daily Times ucceeding : i THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) hd noon Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- by The Times Publishing Company. hawa, ited. Chas, M. Mundy, President, As R. Alloway, Managing Director. & independent newspaper published every. aiter- a wa Daily Times is a member of The Cna- "the Canadian Daily Newspapers Assos ciat the Ontario Provincial Dailies and . the Audit Bureau of Circulations. : SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in' Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery mits) $3.00 a year. United States $400 a year, TORONTO OFFICE $18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107. fi. D. Tresidder, representative, ---- MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931 DEBATING PUBLIC ISSUES The North East Ward Ratepayers Associa- on has decided on a commendable plan Jor It has decided to hold debates from time to time during the winter months on matters which are of some concern to the welfare of the city. For instance, early in February there will be a debate on the subject of unemploy- ' ment. Later in the month, it is proposed to hold a debate on the subject of the city man- ager system of civic government, It is commendable that opportunities of this kind should be afforded for having dis- cussions in which both sides of the various questions being dealt with will be brought out. Such events are educational, and since they: deal with practical problems now fac- ing the city, they may, at the same time, bring forward ideas which are worth fur- ther investigation and consideration. One would like to see these associations take up more seriously, however, the ques- - tion of securing more industries for the city, and making that the subject of debate. Im- portant as these other questions may be, none of them come anywhere ncar the im- portance of the building up of the city's in- dustrial fabric. This is a question which should be brought more into the forefront of civic matters than it has been so far, since it is the keystone on which prosperity and development rest. By all means let us have debates on the other municipal prob- lems, but make industrial development the greatest of all these, and it may perhaps be' possible to awaken some public interest in ways and means of adding to the city's in- dustrial life, REV. FATHER BENCH RESIGNS It was with regret that The Times noted on Saturday that the Rev. Father Bench had been compelled, by pressure of other duties, to resign from the Oshawa Board of Edu- cation. For ten years he was a member of the board, representing the Separate School Board, and for ten years he gave of his en- ergy and talents in helping tq build up the educational life of the community. While representing special interests, his was a broad outlook, and he brought to bear on 'many general problems a keenness of judg- ment and a fineness of perception which were highly valued by his colleagues. Father Bench will be remembered as chair- man of the building committee which under- took the planning and building of the tech- nical school addition to the Oshawa Collegi- ate Institute, by which it was transformed into a modern Collegiate and Vocational In- stitute. 'That task in itscll was sufficient to mark him out as a man of admirable exe- cutive ability, for the work was well done, and the committee of which he was chair- man presented the finished task with a knowledge that the city has acquired an edu- cational institution of which it had every """yeason to feel proud. In his retirement from the Board of Edu- cation, Rev. Father Bench carries with him the regrets and good wishes, not pnly of his colleagues who have served with him on the board, but of all citizens of Oshawa, irrespec- tive of religion and creed, for ten years of devoted service to a cause for the whole com- munity. HONORING THE BLUE DEVILS 1t does begin to look as if the city coun- ¢fl will have to take into its own hands the matter of honoring the General Motors' Blue Devils for their achievement in winning an Ontario rugby championship. When The "Times suggested that a fund might be raised to do this, it was with a hope that some organizations, or individual sports- men, would take hold of the idea, and organ- ize it to a successful conclusion, So far, however, while therc have been a few indi- vidual contributions, there does not seem to be any organized effort to sponsor the plan. Yet the Blue Devils should not go unre- d. Jt would be a Biot fa the | Hajie of if the winners of an ocham- the should not be honored. Any other city would be glad to have the unity of honoring 8 of sportsmen which had done so much to bring fame and glory to the com- munity. Surely the eity council will feel that it has some little responsibility in the matter, anc will take it under consideration at the earliest possible opportunity. * leave it alone. EDITORIAL NOTES Premier Bennett's edict that ministers get rid of the expensive automobiles operated at the expense of the country may not be popu- lar with those who use them, but it will be popular with the average elector. Looks as if Alderman Hawkes' scheme for the straightening of Mary Street is not very popular with the people of the district which it would benefit the most. < This is Canadian Onion Week. You can tell by the atmosphere whether it is being observed or not, In his fifteen years as president of the U.F.A.,, Henry Wise Wood at least lived up to the second part of his name. A warning for 1931. There were 32,500 automobile accident deaths in the United States last year! Scientists claim that the girls in Mars have six legs. That would be a splendid place in which to start a hosiery factory. It would be interesting to know if those who would be benefited most by the coming of new industries to Oshawa are as anxious as they should be to help bring them here. A British author says work never killed anyone. But to some unfortunate men the hunt to find work is a killing task. | Other Editors' Comment HINDUS AND MOSLEMS (London News-Clironicle, Lib.) But 'is it the case that there is nothing at all fer the Government to do unless and until Moslem and Hindu settle their ancient quarrel? It is perfectly true that no onc can solve the Hindu-Moslem prob- lem except the Hindus and the Moslems themselves; it is also true that unless it is solved no constitution than can be devised by any one for India will work successfully, But it 1s. pot true that it is impossible to frame a constitution on the assumption that Mos- lem and Hindu will eventually scttle their difficulties; and it would be a real calamity if the result of this Conference were to make it possible for mischief. makers to say plausibly that Government had usc! the Indian communal quarrels as an excuse for re fusing to India the constitutional reform most sol- cmnly promised to her, SEEING THINGS RIGHT Brandon Sun) The January letter of the National City Bank of New York says United States business men are more sober in their judgments of the future. They are no longer looking for an early and easy recovery. They sce more clearly that g times have got to be won back through hard work and willingness to adapt oneself to new conditions, There is less attempt at prediction and more thought being given by indi- viduals to the particular jobs which they know best-- their own business, With the collapse of the boom and moderation of an overstimulated demand, it is conceded that we face a period of intensified compe- tition, in which low costs and ability to anticipate market trends will be more than cver important pre- 'requisites to success. All these, however, are healthy and encouraging symptoms, for they mean that em- phasis at last is beginning to be put in the right place, THE DIFFERENCE (From the Lorder Cities Star) Advertising on the radio is a cause of annoyance because it is thrust down the throats or the cars of the listeners, The newspaper permits the reader to take it or But the radio offers no choice, othe: than to switch over to some other station where, th chances, are, you'll hear something else being adver tised. BITS OF VERSE SOLITUDE O! blessed Solitude! Midst jostling crowds, That press upon each side, The hostile eyes, That stare, These strangers Everywhere. How 1 lang to be alone, leave the noisy towns behind, And, in solitude True friendship find, O! blessed quiet! Away from noisy cars, That throng the roads, The chattering, the talk, Of the people, as they walk, How I long to be alone, Leave the noisy towns behind, And, in perfect quigtness, True peace find, ~Betty Gourre, BITS OF HUMOR AS GOOD AS A FEAST Schmul--""Which would you rather have, a million or twelve daughters?" Levy--"Twelve daughters?" Schmul--""Why ?" Levy="If 1 had a million, I'd want to have two, three, ten, a hundred millions more. But if 1 had twelve daughters, that would be enough!" ; GREEN, ALL RIGHT "Did your father live toa green old age?" "Yes, indeed. He was swindled threc times after hie was seventy years old." QUITE TRUE , (Weekly Scotsman) The Cheap-jack auctioneer was trying hard to sell his stock of cigars, "You can't get better, gents," he bellowed; "twen- ty-five in a box! You can't get better, I don't care how Jauch you spend!" Suddenly a voice put in from back of the crowd: "He's right, folk," it said, "I had one last week, and I'm not better yet" . NOT HOME GROWN Squire's daughter (to gardener's wife, who suffers from chronic rheumatism)--"Hayve you ever tried Swedish massage, Mrs. Brown?" Mrs. Brown--"I have heard say it be very good for rheumatism, miss; but we don't grow it in these parts, Die, oli Spc sic, Jo iner (sniffing suspiciously) : "Waiter, just forget about that arder of mine. bi can't eat Fw fore is x mel] of pair er: "If you wait just a minute, sir, those two you Tadies will be going" > WAITE Ok While on the ferry going from San XJlego, California, to visit the famed tent city at, Coronado Beach, my friend from Pinang told mo the following story of a medical gentleman: "A medical gentleman, who was appointed superintendent of a pri- vate lunatic asylum, had been in office for a few weeks when one of the lunatics came up and in- formed him that he was the bearer of a message from the in- mates of thé asylum. " 'Well, what is "it?' ioquired the superintendent. '" 'Please, sir,' replied the mes- senger, 'I have been asked to tell you that we all llke you much better than the last superinten- dent.' ** 'Indged," sald the new man, rathior pleased. 'May I ask why?' 'WELL, SIR,' WAS Ti RE. PLY, 'ASN A MATTER OF FACT, WE THINK YOU ARE MUCH MORE LIKE ONE OF oOUB SELVES, " | by €, H. Tuek, Opt, D. | (Copyright, 1928) THE VALUE OF VISION The rense of sight cannot be mea- sured by dollars and cents. Next to itself, is vision and yet unnumbered people have defective eyes and im- paired vision but are unconscioussoi the fact. y ¢ who have never had normal 1, are unaware of their inei y and do not, know that thi valued sense is lacking in its ciency. Muny others may n that a considerable de sion they do (njo Juin effort throu; 150K strain ! i vari ous paving Lac ¢ of the normal required to keep ther in sv function, Under these con dit ith and normal vision ar many. ailnieits may ¢ of the vi rere iinnossible and (ie TH vy be for the tv if all eyes many gest that nd child be wie, arg fession of etry of the public services of value ial intercst in the conserva Opton tion of vision, The eves when there is riablv give warning something wrong and we are therefore well advised to hay them properly examined and look after when they cause trouble, ONTARIO WELFARE WORK IS OUTLINED Frovincial : Charities Are Described By Hon. W. G. Martin Montreal, Jan, 26-~1'ioucel the way for cther province: Gi tarlo has token the lead in wel fare work on a provincial scale | ereating a department of public welfare, according to Hon, W. G Martin, Minister of "Public We! fare, who iz in Mogptreal. Mr. Mar tin. who ontered polities a fe: years ago, was a United Church minister in Brantford, and now pits for that éity in Queen's Park. Outstanding as a speaker, he is famous ap a lover and reciter of drama, In place of a sermon, he has bean known to take a play of moral value lke Maeterlinck's Mary Ma~sdalene, condense it into sermon length, and comment on its relizious aspects as he went, Hean at tho Windsor Hotel, he outlined some of the activities over whieh his department presides, "Tt is Juet rs well that I do ex- plain thege things, for judging by the letters I receive, our depart. ment seems to be responsible for every conceivable sort of welfare werk." Hea seid that under his de- partment vas Mothers' Allowances. This depariment spends $2056.000 fn menth, Mr. Martin said, and 6.- 000 mothegs as well as 18,000 children Lenefit, "The Old Age Pensions is plso costing us $30,000 a day. While bencficiaries are dying at the rate of 300 « month, applications are coming in at the rate of 1,100 a month. I think, however, that CHRIST POR ALL~ALL FOR CHRIST " BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAYER 19 parents wil have thelr children memes rice Bible # will prove ' oriedeas Hori after years 0 to them FRUITAGE OF SECRET PRAY- ER--But thou, when thou ,prayest enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Fa- ther which is in secret; and the Father which seeth in secret shal reward thee openly, For your Fath- er knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.~Matt. 6:6, 8, PRAYER--Teach us to commune with the King of all power and rich- es t understand [4 | Museful | ? this will adjust 'itsell, As it is pow, people are suddenly finding that they aro eligible for the money aud are making applica- tion." ; 000 Orphans The: Soldiers' Aid Commission also is under Mr. Martin. There are about 600 orphans throughout Ontario that are looked after by the province, More than that, the wards are followed up until they are settled in life. Looking after the children of unmarried parents, of neglected children, or children who nced a corrected environment, costs the province §200,000 a year. he stat. al Tar from being houses of correction. Mr. Martin wants the industrial schools known as Houses of Opportunity." "We are teaching them trades, and giving them business educa. we give them opportunities that they might never have had had they not como to us. They were not criminals when they camo in, We want to turn them out as citizens, and follow them up. When they got out formerly, they saw hardened criminals re- celve short sentences, while they had been in perhaps for four years. They felt that hey had been crim- nals who had been unjustly pun- Ished, and bore resentment to the end of their days. Now that has been changed, WESTERN FARMERS Higher Dnities on Products and Delay 'in Other Revisions Sought Ottawa, Jan. 24.--Demands for tariff revision in the coming session of Parliament are being made on the Covernment by many persons from the West, but the character of most of the representations are regarded as somewhat curious, Higher duties ae advocated on farm and dairying products, general iy, and on livestock. It is sug- nested that such articles come with- in the category of emergencies, but that the rest of the schedules-- magytfecturers' in general--can await the outcome of the economic conference. y ent plans for tariff iis session have not been The present inclination, ver, fa reported to be against xtensive revisiof. The politt- ituation in Britain is soid to bo a factor, INVESTIGATING Woman Revenue Claims to Have in Faro Game 4 Police inves- sation of the swindle in which Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge,, Federal Revenue official, said she £50,000 loaned her by Edward It. litsinger, wealthy member of the Cook County board of Reven- was concentrated in an Tort to find Jules 'Nicky Arne 'ein, New York confidence man, he suspected of having been the author of the plot, The woman sild she lost the money to three mon, one of whom was thought to be Arnstein, in a faro game. Chicago, Jan. JAPAN'S GEISHAS GOING T0 SCHOOL Ol - fashioned Traditions Fall Before Wave of Modernism | aubstantially, WANT PROTECTION CHICAGO SWINDLE Officer Been Swindled Out of $50,000 Iron and Steel--C.N.R. . orders 84,000 toms of rails in the mari times. Foreign Trade-- December ex- ports down 24.5 p.c., imports, 28.2 pc. from 1929 figures, Car Londings -- Latest shows scasonul gain but 15.8 p.e, from 1930. Employment --- prepare for spring trial demand slightly Stock Markets fractionally lower. small, Credit tinued case. in demand. Week's Highlight---TFeeling per- gists that change for better is im minent within next few months. week drop of Munufaeturers trade; - indus. greater, Prices work Volume is data shows, con- improvement Latest somo PRICES OF COMMODITIES Reports emanating from most industries during recent months indicate clearly that consumption of goods has often exceeded pro- duction. Under the continuation of these circumstances, viz, low In- ventories, decreasing production and {oncreasing consumption, a turn in the prices of commodities ig inevitable, The Financial Post states, The purchasing of raw commodities by manufacturers has been long deferred and the policy of hand-to-mouth has been for long congpicuous. Therefore when con- sumption will have so exceeded the present low production that retail- oi' stocks will have decreased tremendous hurry- ing and scurrying will ensue to buy raw commodities and manu- factured goods which may cause a sharp and sudden incline, More- over, any recovery in the purchas- ing power of foreign countries will have an immediate and beneficial effect on. our industries, 1f we are not actually at the turning point of commodity values, we are at any rate very near to it. OUTSIDE INVESTMENTS INCREASED 1930 Outside investments in Canada increased by approximately $230,- 000,000 during 1930, according to an analysis prepared by The Fin-- ancial Post Business Year Book, 1931. This is $45,000,000 less than the increase in 1920. and $15, 000,000 less* than the increase in 1927, but is considerably above that in any other post-war year, The total cumulative total of outside Investment in Canada amounted to $6,375,633,000 as at the end of 1930, which compares with $6,146,633,000 in 1929 and $4,735,905,000 at the end of 1922. It will be seen, therefore that in the past eight years approximately $1,640,000,000 of outside capital has been invested in Canada. Of the total outside investment in Canada, 61 per cent is now American, 35 per cent British, and 4 per cent from other coun. tries. In 1922 the percentages were: United States, 51; Great Britain, 44; and other countries, Hb; and 1913; United States, 22; Great Britain, 73; other countries, UN In the eleven years since the war United States investments in Canada have increased by $1,- 669,000,000; British investments havo increased only $22,000,000; and other foreign investments have declimed $23,000,000. In the past five years alone American invest- ments have shown a net increase of more than $1,000,000,000, PARAMOUNTCY 1S BIG PROBLEM FOR RHODESIANS White Settlers Deny Inter- ests of Natives Most Important London, Jan. 24.--Paramountey is one issue in Northern Rhodesia that is giving the white settlers considerable concern at present, and for the moment the question of the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia is not being dis- cugsed as vigorously as was the case a short time ago. The trouble over the matter of paramountcy is due to the White Paper issued from the Colonfal Office in Whitehall last June in which it was stated that the interests of the African natives in Northern Rhodesia must be para- mount, and that if and when those interests and the interests of the immigrant races should conflict the former should prevail. Particular exception to these words has heen taken by the United Kingdom Braneh of the Empire Par- lamentary Association, which re- cently visited Northern Rhodesia, Tho delegates in question--consist- ing of J. Allen Parkinson, M.P., Lord of the Treasury, H. Leslie Boyce, ®M.P., and P. J. Pybus, M.P, ~-in a report on the situation in Northern Rhodesia, refer to confu- sfon brought about by the intense- ly rapid industrialization of the colony, and say that the Colonial Office's pronouncement on a policy of paramountey in the White Paper has made this confusion worse cou- dounded." Everywhere, these M.P.'s state, they found that this was taken to mean simply that the interests ol the white settlers were from hence. forth to be subordinated to the in- terests of the natives. They add: "Kverywhere we found that this one issue--the paramountcy of na- tive interests'--far transconded all other issues, and that the 'White Paper policy,' as it was popularly called, was bitterly resonted and universally condemned by every section of the European population, A spirit of goodwill and a desire to co-operate had at one stroke given place to a very regrettable but nev- ertheless widespread feeling of in dignation toward the Colonial Of. fice. It was explained to us nv many settlers who had been invited or induced to go to Northern Rho desia with their families and had made it their homeo and who over many years had encountered greu! difficulties and hardships and had risked much in colonizing the terri tory, and who of necessity shared many interests in common with the natives, that such a polity was more than distasteful to them. It was in possible of acceptance, "Nothing, we were told, could have & more disastrous effect upon the future wellbeing of natives and Europeans alike than for the pop ulation to resolve itself into Euro- pean and native elements. I'or« tunately, in Northern Rhodesin there hag. hitherto heen no 'nati question' in the sense that the e» Exhibition to be held in that eit plied to one or other of the Eus. African Colonies." LONDON WOMEN'S CLUBS BUSY Women's clubs in London ar. becoming so popular that they ar not only growing rapidly in num ber, but found themselves too bu: to close down during the usu: "dead" months of the summer Some, like the Ladies' Carlton, ar in such faver that the question « limiting their membership has be« discussed. One of the chief re: sons for the way in which women' clubs thrive is that women p them to much greater use tha men do their clubs, It Is increas ingly becoming the practice [ women to use their clubs for we ding receptions, while the special suites are often booked by he tesses for private parties, Grandpa says you can't make vi good time on the road to Hell now. days®~the traffic is terrible, ~~ MN York Sun, AGE Flim 20 $60. 30 80.25 40 115. 50 174.90 THERE IS A PRUDENTIAL POLICY for every kind of Life Insurance need wee INOAiTied 3 Is deservedly popular for its WIDE ADAPTABILITY Modified Whole Life Policy With Change of Rate at End of Three Years ANNUAL PREMIUM Fourth Sidi dama wails mgrigie 50 $71.20 $13.20 9440 16.90 13645 23.06 206.76 33.10 15 Net Cost Fourth Year on this basis $568.00 $13.60 77.50 11240 23.75 172,65 33.75 (Premium Payable Quarterly, Semi-Annually or Annually) 41h Year Apport'd ppor or 1931 17.40 111.70 172.00 Tokio, Jan. 26--]Japan's geisha girls are going to school. This time the girls are not only studying to learn the classical attributes of their profes sion but arc studying modern sub. jects in an effort to stave off thy, competition of cafes and bars. The school resulted from the .con- ference and plans made by the Na- tional Association of Geisha House keepers, Lectures are given at the Shimbasi Geisha xchange. "If the giesha continue to adhere to the old-fashioned traditions of their class they will perish in the wave of modernisms which is sweep- ing country," declared Tokutaro Xa- wamura, president of the association, "They must be educated to keep a- breast of the times. As a matter of fact, the profession : of geisha has flever been as poor as at present, "The people are drifting to the cafes and bars ay the wiitresses in these places are in general better eds ucated and more interesting to the modern youth, They read newspa- pers and magazines and many of them are capable of carrying ou a conversation on current topics, If oned spends $5 om tips these girls will flock around and entertain a guest, No wonder they attract the people with a modern spirit away from. the gei= sha, Classes in the geisha school will be devoted to subjects such as music and literature, tea ceremony and] flower arrangement, painting, dome estic science and elemental socialogy. "How delightful it would be," added Kawamura, "if a geisha could come pose a poem on a given subject, for instance, whenever she is called upon by her guests to do so." DUSINESS OUTLOOK The Financial Post summarizes the current business situation as follows: A Commodity wholesale price index at Prices --- Latest 72.6 was lowest since 1016. This policy calls for one Increase in rate beginning with the fourth year; but dividends begin at that time and on the basis of current experience as Indicated above these dividends are more than sufficient at all ages to fully offset the increase in the premium, thus reducing the cost below the initial rate. W. O. Bennett, Asst. Supt. Alger Bldg. Oshawa Call the Prudential Office and get rate for your age Demipmticmmmp' Insurance Company of America EDWARD D. DUFFIELD, Prosident GIBRALTAR // pe HOME OFFICE, Nohart, ¥. J,