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FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931 h: Oshawa Daily Times >, Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER } (Established 1871) An wapa blish ry afters neem ee Pa holdareat Oth bi) , by e Time) lishing any. y as, M. Mundy, AR AA. a Director. Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana. in Press, the Ca Newspapers Asso: \ ih, the Candin and Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢. a week. By mail in Ca (outside Oshawa carrier delivery Timits) $300 a year. United States $4.00 a TORONTO OFFICE 66 Temperance Street. Telephone Adelaide 0107. D. Tresidder, representative. THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1981 OSHAWA'S GAS SERVICE An enlightening article appears in today's {ssue of The Times in connection with the ~ present distribution of gas in the city of Oshawa. It reveals beyond question that there are many populous areas in the city which are entirely without gas service. These areas are scattered in various sections of the community, north, south, east and west, and the article gives a clear picture of how inadequate the service to the citizens is under the present system. The Public ' Utilities Commisssion has known of this condition ever since it was es- tablished, but on account of the great ex- penditures of money which would be invol- ved, it has been unable to do anything to remedy it. It would require many miles of gas mains to serve these areas that are now neglected, and the cost would be much great- * er than the commission feels it can afford to spend under the present circumstances. This is one angle of the proposal to sell the gas plant and distribution system to.Ben E. Tete and his associates. The agreement of sale provides that these areas must be ser- ved with gas, and for the extension of the gas mains into sections not now receiying a. service. It is on this work of extension that the purchasing interests propose to spend the greater part of the $100,000 which must be spent within the next twelve months. Thus the completion of this sale will not only mean turning a civic liability into an asset, but it will ensure a gas ser. vice to all the citizens of Oshawa who de- sire it, no matter in what part of the city they live. This is a point well worth con- sidering as an added incentive to voting in favor of the gas bylaws on Saturday. MUNICIPAL INCOME TAX ° The city council of Oshawa is adding its weight to the protest which is being made against proposed legislation calling for the abolition of municipal income tax. The council, of course, is looking at the question from the practical standpoint of civic fin- ances, since the abolition of this tax would mean the loss of $40,000 in revenue to the city, a loss which would have to be met by increased taxation on property and business, taxes which most people now consider to be sufficiently high. It is, therefore, not sur- © prising to find that the city council is oppos- ed to the proposed legislation. There are some features in connection with the municipal income tax, however which are far from satisfactory. One is the lack of any mandatory provision which ] +. makes its collection compulsory and capable of enforcement by a higher authority. There are some municipalities in which municipal income tax is not collected, and these have a distinct advantage over adjoining munici- palities in attracting residents. The chief ~ criticism of the tax, however, is that it con- stitutes a double tax on income. Theye is a dominion income tax, and on top of that, a munieipal income tax is assessed on the same income, which hardly seems fair to the man who has to pay it. Another criticism is that thére is no uniformity of taxation * throughout the province with respect to in- | comes. A citizen of Toronto, with a taxable income of $1,000, pays at a rate of about 86 mills, while a resident of Oshawa, with the panie taxable income, pays at the rate of 45 mills, Having in mind these various criticisms which can legitimately be directed at the collection of municipal income tax, one can readily understand why there should be a demand for its abolition, Perhaps if it were amended to remove some of the inequalities it would be more satisfactory, becausb, un- Gor present conditions of municipal financ- , it would be a great hardship to have it abolished entirely, and that is why so many 'municipalities are uniting to protest against MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS Citizens of Oshawa will have a splendid portunity on Friday evening of enjoying of the results of the teaching of music i the public schools under the leadership of onard Richer. On Friday evening, in the ditorium of the Oshawa Collegiate and ocational Institute, thirty-two contestants, from each of the city schools, will take in a singing contest, The four children rom each school have already been selected use of being the outstanding soloists in r schocls, so that this contest will in rea. involve the public school solo-singing mpionship of the city. Mr, Richer, who I too modest regarding his own work in the schools, promises surprises for those who attend this event, and has another fea- ture to present in the Public Schools, "Little Symphony Orchestra." This orchestra is made up entirely of scholars in the city's public schools, twenty of them, and so highly is it regarded that it has been invited to play at Toronto University early next month "under the auspices of the Home and School Council of Ontario. This sets the seal of merit on its work, and is a tribute to the tho- roughness of the musical training which is ' being given in the schools, The contest on Friday evening is being conducted to show the citizens of Oshawa the results of syste- matic training in music in the schools, and it is well worthy of being supported by a large audience of interested people. LIMITING RELIEF SUPPLIES The city council, in deciding to limit re- lief supplies to a specific list of articles, is only doing what is done in many other com- munities. It has been found from experi- ence that where a blanket order is given for so many dollars' worth of supplies, the money is, in many cases, unwisely expended, and articles are purchased which are not high in food values, but are high in costly, It is to prevent this that finance committee of the city council has found it advisable to establish a list of articles to which relief or- ders will be limited in future. The list which has been established, however, is a generous one, and one which affords sufficient variety of foodstuffs to those who require civic re- lief in the form of groceries and meat. There should be no complaints from those who have been expending their relief orders wisely and well, and those who have not ought to appre- ciate the guidance given them in the matter of buying. EDITORIAL NOTES One thing that can be said of Mr. Ben- nett's speech is that it showed he intends to be consistent--no matter what happens. Now the people of Oshawa can be satis- fied that the mystery man, Ben E. Tate. real- ly exists. Mr, Tate's speech of last night should leave no doubt as to the intentions of his company to establish a coking plant in Osh- awa, Should a coalition government to solve Britain's problems develop out of the pre- sent political situation there, it will be a real triumph for thinking democracy. Kentucky parents have named triplets Amos, Andy and Madame Queen. Their com- ment when they grow up will probably be "I'se regusted." Other Editors' Comment BOOKS BUILD CHARACTER (Kitchener Record) It reading trashy novels and suggestive literature exerts a harmful influence on the character and con- duct of youth then good wholesome reading material must likewise have beneficial effects, Perhaps there Is nothing else which enters more deeply into the very warp and woof of one's charac- ter than the books one reads. Hence the practice of keeping before children beautiful and uplifting things, cheertul, healthy thoughts from good books is of inestimable value, Bacon sald: "If 1 might control the literature of the household, 1 would guarantee the wellbeing of the church and state." iis words are as true to- day as the day they were uttered, In many instances the turning point or commence- ment of an outstanding career can be traced back to some ingplring thought or lofty ideal gleaned from the pages of a high-minded author. A single book has often aroused a dormant ambition, awakened love for knowledge and a yearning for growth that spelled success for the reader. These instances should serve to encourage par ents to manifest more concern with regard to the kind of reading their children indulge in. BITS OF HUMOR EVEN THE WEATHERMAN Weather Expert '(reading over his predictions): Mondoy, fine; Tuesday, rain; Wednesday, unsett- led; Thursday rain, , . . : Wife: Fm going out on Thursday, Spencer. Weather Expert: Sorry, dear then I'll make Thurs- day fine ~Passing Show, EXPLAINS IT Teacher--Why do you always add up wrongly? Scholar--I don't know. Teacher--Does anyone help you? Scholar--Yes, my father, Teacher--What is he? Scholar--A waiter, IN THE MILLIONS A Londoner came out thru the gate after viewing his first baseball game, when he was stopped by a Hevihoy. The score-board had recorded that both teams had made a run in the first inning and had- n't scored since, Newsboy--Say, Mister, what's the score? Londoner--Really, 1 don't know, but it was some« thing in the millions, BITS OF VERSE : GIFTS Five precious gifts you may possess, These money cannot buy: There's virtue, love and common sense, No need to question why; And then there's health and strength--forsooth, Two other gifts quite rare, If. you possess all five of these, » Pray, guard them all with cares The gift of virtue, all adore, The whole world craves for love, With common sense a corner stove You'll win to heights above; And health, and strength, a précious twain, Wherever folks have trod, If you possess such wondtous gifts, Give all your thanks to God a ; + =Lotise E. MacBride. Brantiosdy, March, 1931, Eye Care and Eye Strain by C. H, Tuek, Opt. D (Copyright, 1028) THE RETINAL IMAGE Part Two Rays proceeding from the ob- ject to eye, through the power of the crystaline lens and the. other retractive surfaces, and media of 'the eye, are converged to a point focus and produce an / inverted image of the object, This is due to the rays from the extreme out lines of the object crossing at this point, The sensitive part of the retina the impressjon falls on Is stimulated to action and immedi- ately communicates these impres- slong to the brain and we have-- vision, the sense of sight. Vision---~the sense - of sight-- lies not in the eyes but {in the brain--and in the mental projec. tion back along line coinciding with those upon which they enter ed, to the extremes of what we gee, the object upright, This men- tal image corresponds {in every way, in size, distance, position, ete, with the object and on this account it is more convenient in expressing the phenomenon of vision, to know that on the size of the mental image, the size, posi- tion, proportion of the retinal image depends. W. I'. WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER OF THE PARIS (TENNESSEE) POST-INTELLIGENCER, SAYS: 'Newspaper advertising has un- dergone an 'acid test' during the past sixteen months of depression. It has proven its economic value as never before, "When merchants were faced with the necessity of keeping up volume, reducing expenses or going out of business early in 1080, newspaper advertising offer. ed them practically their 'only hope. "Certain items of expense clas- sified as 'overhead' could not be reduced and they found ft impera- tive to keep np volume, This was difficult in the face of unemploy- ment, slackened demand and less money in circulation. "Comparatively few had cour- age to increase advertising appro- priations, but those who did have weathered the storm and are 'sit. ting pretty' as 1931 beging with its promise of returning prosper- ity. Naturally bueiness has been scarce, but a satisfactory volume has been kept up by coaxing busi- ness away from non-advertisers. "If there was ever a time for large concerns, Chambers of Com. merce, clvic clubs and similar or- ganizations to go strong on so- called institutional or booster ad. vertising, that time is NOW. "Will Rogers has demonstrated by his tour through the drouth stricken sections of Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas what can be accomplished by spreading cheer. Busingss nends cheerful advertis- ing and it will produce wonderful results for those who employ it, 4THIS I8 A TIME THAT DEK. MANDS THE VERY BEST THOUGHT AND EFFORT IN AD. VERTISING AND THE X NEWS. PAPERS ARE CAPABLE OF DE. LIVERING THE MESSAGE WHERE IT IS NEEDED--IN THE HOMES OF PEOPLE WITH THE GREATEST BUYING POWER ON EARTH." LLOWSHIP i RATER DAILY LENTEN DEVOTION PREPARED BY THE REV CLARENCE 1. WILSON, DO FOR THE COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM-OF THE FEDEML COUNCIL OF THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST. IN AMERICA ' SMALL EXPECTATIONS "Bay, We are unprofitable ser- vants: we have done that which was our duty to do." Luke 17 : 10. (Read Luke 17 : 1-10). tion Blessed are they that expect little. We make ourselves miser- able by our large demands on life. We rate ourselves too highly. We try to make out that we are large creditors on the world, So we come to many and bitter disappoint- ments. The humble attitude is both truer and wiser, Others have lab- ored and we are entered into their fabors. God has been gracious to us and we should not presume upon the worth of our service. There is no satisfaction greater than that of our having done our duty to the best of our ability. What Jesus teaches here is that we should covet that satisfaction and he content with it, He doesn't cheapen us or humiliate us; He only points us to the high road to happipess. Sin has {its wages; righteousness has none, The wise will say, There is nothing coming to us, we have done our duty. Prayer Our Heavenly Father who dost accept our humble duty, guide us to labor for love's sweet sake, ro- joleing if only we have done some- thing for Thee, as Thou hast nded. A | tes Gandhi Accepts British Rule (From Toropto Saturday Night) The inportant fact about the agreement reached between the re- tiring Viceroy of India and Mr. Gandhi a Manatma or Holy One, who hag gained an enormous ascen- dancy over the preponderating Brah min element in India, is that Gand- hi eccepts, let us hope without reser vation, the 'continuance of British authority in India. A year ago he rejected the whole movement for home rule because it did not exclude the British authority was, he sald, bondage and must be gotten rid of at whatever cost. Anarchy was pre- terable, he proclaimed on many oc- casions. Lieutenants life the late Molital Nehru, were even more vio lent in their utterances, It is pos- sible that the death of Nehru, an abler and more reactionary figure, has helped to bring about the truce announced from New Delhi, It Gandhi hes recently abandon- ed his agitation for the expulsion of the British, bag and baggage, which he was openly demanding at the time he was placed unde» Aetention, then a concession like that of allow ing natives to make salt and thus abolishing the government's salt monopoly, is a small matter. "Peaceful picketing' of shops is more serious and details as to what is to be permitted will be awarded with interest, Gandhi by his picket Ing tactics started a boycott on liquor shops and on establishments where British cloth was sold. Since the Hindus have little money to buy liquor and are a pre-eminently so- ber race, this phase of the boycott was probably intended as gesture to stimulate the collection of funds in the United States where Gandhi agents have been busy passing the hat for quite a while. The boycott on Britich textiles has, however, created rerlous economic difficul- und has been justified by the plea that it was a necessary stimu lug for a- great and ancient native industry. It may be surmised that Gandhi willingness to compromise with the Hritish Raj has heen inspired in part of the speeches of Rt Hon Win. ston Churchill, whether that astute politician intended such a result or not. The Mahatma may well have roalized that he could more easily obtain terms that would "save his face' from the Ramsay MacDonald government than from the Conser- vatives, whose efirly return to power is predicted in many quarters. It is COAST INDIANS WEET AT VICTORIA | Beating of Tom-Toms Heard in B.C. Capital (By The Canadian Press) Victoria, B.C.-~Hundeds of In dians from 21 reservations on Van- couver and adjacent islands gather ed here recently to take part in a great dance celebration and pow- wow during which many of the eol- orful ceremonies of long ago were performed. The celebration took place In two old-tashioned buildings on the Song- hees Reserve, near Esquimalt har- «ave for the light reflected from two fliuge bon fires get at each end. Dancers from the many bands were gaily arrayed in striking cos- tumes, wearing the tribal headgear and with their faces smeared with naint. To the beating of tom-toms, the rattle of sticks and the chanting of savage songs of war and hunting, the dancers moved around the flames of the great fires, In earlier times, when the Hud- son's Bay fort was the only white man's settlement, Indians from all over the coast congregated in thou- sands at the Indian village across the harbor from the stockade. Here, under the direction of King Freezy, the head chief of the Songhees, the anclent dancers, Winter ceremoni- alg and initiatory rites of the dif ferent native secret societies were held with all the Jomp and lavish hospitality of the aborigine. Even after Victoria took form as a community beyond the confines of the palisades, Indians held high festivals at the old ceremonial hall on the reserve. There are many old. time residents of the city who can remember the famous potiatchax that featured the gatherings of Coast Indians there, when mer. chandise worth many thonsands of dollarg was distributed, The potlatch was a unique cere- mony that had a dual purpose, It served as a primitive and very ef- fective method of banking, and at the same time established the giver as a man of importance in the so- cial calendar of the Coast. Living in cedar shacks, constantly menaced by the dangers incidental to fire and warfare, the man who accumu- lated a hoard of skins or whiteman's merchandise distributed it among his friends, who were in. honor bound to return the gift with inter. est at a later date, The gredter the potlatch and the value of the dis- tribution, the more important was the chief who gave it. The Indian Department frowned upon these gift-giving orgies, which, it was claimed, improverished the natives and gave rise to practices that could not be tolerated. So, many years ago, the Ottawa author. ities banned the potlatch, With its passing, much of the cviis of Indian social organization passed, for the whole system of rank and import- ance centred about the giving of gifts. * People do not acquire knowledge by learning to push buttons. Thiy is the way things are being done now ~Sault Dally Star. Chief Harry Shu-Pela, 56, the only man in the world, who pos- sessed all the secrets of the Hop! snake dance to bring rain, is dead at Phoenix, Ariz., and much of the knowledge that has come down through the years has been lost with him, . hor. The buildings were in darkness probable also that the decision of the Soviet government to drop for- eign propaganda, because it conld use the money it cost in more prac. tical ways, was a blow to Ganhi. His followers in Bombay called them- selves "Sons of Lenin," and in other centres names of Russian inspira- tion were used in the civil disobedl. ence campaign. Undoubtedly he and his chief nssoclates got a good deal of under-cover assistance from Mos- cow, conditional on their keeping up the tight tor the expulsion of the British from India. But Russia just now has other fish to fry. Some persons imagin that Gand- hi is a simple soul, a sort of early Christian. He {x far from that--a highly trained lawyer educated in England motivated by an intense hatred of whites, Long since his col- league in the higer circles of Theo- sophy and in the All-India National Congress, Mrs. Annie Besant alleg- ed that his passive resistance cam. paign was insincere,--a plan to Reel within the law himgelf while letting loose the forces of violence among the illiterate masses. Nor was Comrade Nehru a simple soul either, He was a barrister with an enormous income arising from his law practice. That {8 what British oppression' did for him. The Gand. hist movement, backed by Brahmin influence, was a bid tor absolute power in India, a condition which neither the Mohammedan merchants nor the Native Princes would toler. ate; and it has obviously failed, Dh REDROSETER 42 R CHOICE BLENDS = Red Label & Orange Roe Bond Geddes, executive vice pro- sldent of the Radio Manufactur- ers' Association, states that radio sales in 1930 were between $5560, 000,000 and $600,000,000, a figure regarded as satisfactory under ex- isting conditions. Radio business now picking up, he states. For the second time in two weeks a falling off in week-end crime was noted in New York, due to the activities of 4,000 extra po- llcemen. Only 256 arrests were made over the week-end. Three killings and four major robberies were reported. A consignment of 120,000 pounds of dried hake from Digby has been shipped by way of Yar- mouth to Scotian exporters believe this may be the beginning of a steady trade in this line, The street railways complain of, the competition of motor cars. Yes, but you can raise or lower the wine dows in an automobile.--Ottawa Citizen, : |" WRIST FOR ALL=ALL FOR CHMIOP vik iF i] { nant (EJS BIBLE THOUGHT AND PRAY! wy sarents wil have their children memes OTN dy Bible selections, (8 wil prove] ©_pricsloss Aeritas fo them tn after wears, ETERNAL PROTECTION «= The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Psalm 1218, PRAYER-Father, we plead Thy promise that no evil shall befall us, nor any plague come nigh our dwell- | ing. Royal York Tea %-lb. reg. 28c. Friday and Saturday Aylmer Plums 2's Each I14c¢c Sales Growing Every Day! The buying public realizes the more each day that DATES PITTED 2 Ibs 28¢ Carnation Milk Wholesome and Nutritious From Contented Cows Small Size. 4 for 25¢ Superior Store own. ers are intensely in. terested in the come munities' welfare wherever they are located, Their repu- tation is behind every article sold, and remember that ou not only buy at Family Jar Lealand Sweet Mixed PICKLES 45¢ BROOKFIELD CHEESE Slicing or Spreading 1-2 1b. pkg. 18¢ right prices but you get personal service and free delivery. We Sell the Best for Less Items for Week Ending March 28, 1931 Melatons 2 1, 25¢ 4lc Honey, clover. Size 5 tin .... uanjflowers Soap four cakes 23c¢ Princess Soap Flakes 19¢ Don't Have Red Hands large pkg. CREAMERY BUTTER 2 Ibs. 6%¢ GRANULATED SUGAR 6 Ibs. 35¢ Weston's Fancy Mix- its. Pd... 2c California Prunes. Goodin 3, 7c Quaker Oats, Quick Catsup, Ideal. Large bottle . .. Oranges. Good size. Dozen ... 2lc 25¢ Borden's Chocolate Malted 16-02. ois J 23c Sanera, "The Vita. on. 23¢ Golden Bantam Corn, 5, yer tn A58c 1 Lb, Package CHATEAU PASTEURIZED CHEESE Spreads or Slices 19¢ Hawes' Lemon Oil 'Small ter ervasesrnnsoffiy' Large hd co AAR 1 1 Aylmer Peaches, Choice, 2s cach + 17¢ ,Sun-Maid Seeded or Seed. "less Raising rn. Ic Eggo Cake Mixture. Baking Tin 23 c Pineapple Singapore 2 uns 2§¢ EGGS doz. 28c¢ Free [EEE RE NN] FRESH FIRSTS Handy Powdered Ammonia 2 pkgs. 11c _---- 3