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Rh he i Rt cnt | Ee 2 RE EE EE ar a PAGE FOUR _ > THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931 7 OSHA REFORMER Tae OSHAWA SALLY meron ~~ ---------- An independent newspaper hg every afters : {J neon. oriie holidays at Oshe by {] Tei El ublishing Company, Alloway, Managing Director. undy, President, Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana» the Canadian Daily N s Assos the Ontario Provincial Dal vy od "he ; 3S tions, -- ,,308sC Fro hates bs, 12c. wa al suburbs, iZc. iad by Arey The Oshawa Daily Times 24] Canada (outside Oshawa care Ber delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States 3s OFFICE 8 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street, Telephone Adelaide 0107. H, D. Tresidder, representative. "WEDNESDAY, MAY 27th, 1931 PROMISES AND PERFORMANCE The opposition leaders in the House of Commons are giving the government a ra- ther uncomfortable time by recalling the many promises made in the course of the election campaign of last July. For in. stance, Mr, King gave Dr. Manion, who hap- ned to be the government spokesman in he house at the time, a rather uncomfort- able quarter of an hour the other day by reminding him of the promises made by his leader last year in connection with the con- struction of the St. Lawrence Deep Water- way. = secishions of this character, of course, are carried on for political effect. Mr. King has been in political life long enough to know that pre-election promises are not to be taken too seriously. It is true that Mr. Bennett did make a great many promises, some of them rather rash, in the course of last year's election campaign, and he is finding it difficult to live up to them. But he hae not been in office a year yet, and ean quite easily explain that these promis-" es were not intended for immediate per- formance, but were, rather, an outline of what he proposes to do during the life of his government," Nevertheless, promises have a habit of coming home to roost. Mr, King himself has had experience of that, for, if we are not mistaken, he has, in past years, been taunted for lack of perform. ance of his promises, just as he is now taunting the government, The general public, however, does not take all of this parliamentary banter too ° seriously. The people know that election promises. are often forgotten once the elec- tion is over. They know that politicians are usually apt to promise much more than they can possibly fulfil, and are satisfied if even a small percentage of the promises are kept, But politicians must have some- thing to arouse discussion in the House of Commons, just to relieve the deadly mono- just as good as another to accomplish that purpose, It is likely that a lot more will be heard, before the session is over, about un- fulfilled promises, but that will not mean much. The government will go along in its own sweet way, doing the best it can, and trying, insofar as is humanly possible, to give the country good government, irrespec- tive.of what it promised to do in the effort to get the reins of office. - . - - pe % x - - - - - - - - # JELLICOE'S VISIT Were it not obvious that the writer takes himself seriously; the letter which appeared In Saturday night's issue of The Times with reference to the coming visit.to Canada of Lord Jellicoe would be amusing. The writ- er suggests that there is a hidden motive in the visit of the former commander of the British fleet, that he might be coming here to try to inviegle the Canadian people + into building a big navy. 'Such an idea is, of course, ridiculous. Lord Jellicoe is "coming to Canada as a re- presentative of the British Empire Service League, to visit the Canadian Legion, and to attend various conventions of organiza- f which are pledged, by their constitu. "4 to exert their whole influence in the cause of . He is coming here to dis- cuss, with others, the problems of the vic- tims of war throughout the Empire, and for' no other reason. There need be no fear that his mission is a militaristic one. There need be no fear that he is coming as a big navy advocate. Rather will he be speaking to the people of Canada as one who knows 'and realizes the horrors and sufferings '+aused by war, as one who, by virtue of his - ition as grand president of the British 'Empire Service League, is pledged to do his to further the cause of permanent ran forget his fears on that score, for they . are groundless, and can join with the rest of the people of Oshawa in ony 'a cor- lial welcome to a brave and gallant gentle- nan. Lees tony of the proceedings, and one thing is was the theme of his address, and in the course of it he let drop the following words: "Canada will be an international for manufacturers, Capital will into it. Let us all stick to our own to the which is the found- on and basis of our whole Imperial Mr. Baldwin knows a good deal about Canada. He knows a good deal, too, about the possibilities of this country for future development, and it is easy to see'the di- rection in which his thoughts were travel- ling. He was thinkig of the great undevel- oped resources of Canada, of the billions of dollars of wealth lying underneath the soil, awaiting for capital to bring them to the surface. And he is sufficient of an optimist for the future of the Empire to realize that in this great Dominion lies the best field now available within the Empire for the investment of capital. Mr. Baldwin's statement as prophetic, but it is one which may be realized even within the lifetime of the present genera- tion, The eyes of the world are turning to this continent, and in Canada are to be found great opportunities than in any other country. Mr. Baldwin's words carry weight, and Canada should be grateful that it has, in the heart of the Empire, so sin. cere and eloquent an advocate as the lead- er of the Conservative party, and the man who, unless present indications are mis- Jcading, will again be premier of Great Bri- in. EDITORIAL NOTES It is quite apparent that Soviet Russia cannot keep its intentions towards other nations hidden very long. The value of planting trees is well dem- onstrated by the beauty of Simcoe Street North at this time of the year. We hold no brief for Eddie McDonald-- but haven't his enemies gone just a little too far in their insistence that he be de- ported? Is it not fair to say that if he had not taken part in municipal politics. no one would have paid any attention to him? I have made a so-called trip around the world, I still believe the world is flat. I have been travelling in a circle around the North Pole.--~Wilbur Glenn Voliva, million- aire owner of Zion City, Ill. The origin of civilization is in man's de- termination to do nothing for himself which he can get done for him.--H, C. Bailey, au- thor of mystery stories. Senator Borah looks just like Beethoven, and is the same sort of lonely idealist.-- Emil Ludwig, biographer. Other Editors'Comments INEXPENSIVE TO WHOM? (Border Cities Star) The: Toronto Globe puts it this way: "Canon Cody and Mr. Arthur R. Ford, Editor of the Lon- don Free Press, are named as members of the On- tario Cancer Commission to go to Europe." We presume Canon Cody is to make the necessary speeches and Mr. Ford to write the official report." Well, it will be a nice inexpensive trip for the two gentlemen, anyway! ------------ (London Advertiser) The Ottawa Citizen is humorous and sarcastic over the remark of a famous economist that "for Canada a short wheat crop might prove an act of God which would start her 1 again," It proposes that in the next Thanksgiving proclama- tion therc must be no rejoicing for a "bountiful harvest." "Let the department of agriculture stop work on rust prevention. Let the National Coun- cil of Industrial Research be disbanded. Let the West have days of prayer for drought in June, hail in July and frost in August. Such is orthodox eco- nomic doctrine." BITS OF HUMOR ELOQUENT The aspiring poet called on his publisher. "Have you received any expression of public opinion on my new volume?" he asked hopefully. The publisher stopped in his task of rejecting manuscripts, "Well," he replied, "one man with the same name as yours has asked me to announce that he is not the author, Good-day!" ONLY HIS BELIEF The very condescending matinee idol was making a tour of the back-stage staff. "And what, my man, is your vocation?" he asked of a hard-working scene-shifter. "I'm a Baptist," returned the other readily. "No, no, my good fellow," laughed the actor: "that is your. belief. I asked for your vocation." "But I don't get you, guv'nor," eylied the scence shifter, looking rather puzled. "Well, for example," explained the other, "1 am an actor. That is my vocation." "Oh, no sir," retorted the scene-shifter, "that '| is your belief!" || BITS OF VERSE CAMOUFLAGE Cover up, your heartache, | While the wound is new, Share the pain with so one, It belongs to you; 'Touch your eyes with laughter Paint your lips with song, Scatter carefree petals All the. way along: Spare no time for teardrops, nd no memories keep, ey are nought torture, Better buried deep: Cover up your heartache, While the pain is new, Face the days with courage, See what time will do. Eye Care and Eye | SE Strain by Cc. H. TUCK, Opt.D (Copyright 1928) The Eyes of Children "Part 2" Poor eyesight in the public schools is more of a menace in some districts than jn others be- cause some will not treat these matters in the -gerious light in which they should be treated. When we hear of the necessity of glasses, being supplied by some one at home giving the child a pair they had but were not in use we have but to mention the fac and are surprised to hear that this is quite a commen occurence and yet they fail to realize that the condition later existing is to n great extent caused through this indiscriminate treatment of the eyes in their formative stage. This is also a drain on the childs energy both pyhsical and mental. The eye surveys of children in the schools is not universal. The most remote districts do not get the attention of those in the town and villages, and those the towns and villages are often later in this development than are those of the cities but not always so. The condition of neglect heing a mat- ter of common neglect is a mat- ter in interest alike both to par- ents, teachers and in fact any in- dividual. The duty of bringing home a matter of this nature is the duty of the individual to whom the condition is unveiled. (To be Continued) ' Why is it tbat the telephone, that useful friend of mankind, so often rings at an awkward mo. ment? Sometimes you cannot help but feel that those who call by this means of communication do so with malice afore-thought. For instance, should the instrument be downstairs and you upstairs set- tled to a pleasant sjesta with a window wide open and a breeze humming its soothing lullaby, the bell rings and you must dislodge yourself, For a moment you will hesitate to respond and the more loud and insistent does the ringing become, Then you dash frantically to the telephone in a frenzied effort te put an end to the noise, Then, too, there is in your ming an enxious idea that whoever is calling might ring off, and fhat lends impetus to the disturbing scramble down the stairs, By the time you get to 'the telephone, it has stopped ring- ing and central tells you, "The party who called you has left the line." THEN, MUCH AS YOU HAVE TO BLESS THE INVENTION, YOU GIVE 1S SOME HARD THOUGHTS, Oshawa, Ont, Map 25. 1931. RE EDDIE McDONALD Editor Dally Times, Oshawa. Dear Sir:-- What a piece of rotten work in trying to deport Eddie McDon- ald! | T was away last fall, but 1 guess | he shook too many up, when he | made statements and was willing | to back them up, I never saw him in my life cs but the City Council won't call his hand, but holds secret meetings. Something caused the City Engineer to quit cold his good position, I wonder it it was the secret meetings or too much McDonald, It the working men of Oshawa stand for this deporting, after a man has fought for them, they deserve all they get next fall, | stop that hurting. which won't he much, It is the truth that hurts and somebody is spending money to Somebody ought to start a sub- scription with a good reliable man and fight thie tommyrot. Thanking you, 1 remain, Fair Play. Asked by his teacher why he had been absent from school the previ- ous day, the boy looked uneasy and did. not reply. The schoolmaster insisted, and af- ter a further spasm, the boy, point- ing to the note which the teacher had not noticed on the table, blurted out, "Please, sir, I don't know what is in the nofe." One could wish just now that the man with confidence had more money and the man with money more confidence. cles is apt to be the horse you het on. "Does your husband expect vou to obey him?" "Oh, no; he's been mayried be- fore," » OPINIONS "Our slogan is that we adapt and 'not adopt." --King Prajahipok. "Every mother should have spe- clalized training in the care of The latest thing in racing eir- | VETERAN DRIVER WILL PACE INDIANAPOLIS SPREDSTERS William Rader, the first pilot to drive faster than 100 miles an hour on the Indianopolis track, will pace the racers in the annual 1931 sweepstakes classics at the end of this month. He will drive # stock Cadilac V12 roadster with a specigl body. "Pop" Mayers, manager of the famous speedway, will ride with him. Rader began racing in 1911 in Galveston, Tex- as, and participated in the Indian- apolis races in 1912-13-14, In 1916 he turned the track for the first time at a speed faster than 100 miles an hour and the follow- ing year broke all existing track records below 10 miles at Sheeps- head Bay. Rader"s job as pacer at the Indianapolis track gives him opportunity to exercise the urge to speed which periodically occurs in spite of the fact that he is not not actively engaged in racing, The Cadillac V-12 which he will drive this year will be painted white with silver leaf striping, The wheels, spokes and hubs will be chromium-plated, as will be the bead on the fenders, Upholstery will be white leather. With the ax- ception of a few changed to make the body lewer, the car will be a stock model, REAR WHEELS SHOULD HAVE STRONGEST TIRES The belief that new automobile tires should he put on the front wheels and the weaker, older tires on the rear, has been shattered by rubber engineers. blowout in the rear, at any speed, they declare has 'a far more serious conse. quence than a similar mishap te the fropt tires. In the case of a blowout in front, the driver is still able to control his car, while a blowout in either rear wheel, tire is liable to swerve the car out of control or capsize it if the speed is at all excessive, PROFITABLE TO CHANGE PLUGS EVERY 10,000 MILES Sometimes one asks for definite reasons why it {3 recommended that spark plugs should be chang- | aw every 10,000 miles, The ans- wers, according to experts, are that at the end of 10,000 miles spark plugs are generally pretty well worn out, with the electrodes usually badly burned and pitted. The insulator is generally covered with carbon through which some of the current leaks, or there is a harmless-looking deposit on the surface of the insulator which may cause pre-ignition at high speeds. Worn out spark plugs cause actual money losses far beyond the cost of a new set of pugs. Old plugs cause a waste of gasoline because they miss at certain speeds, al- lowing gas to pass without firing. They also are responsiple for dif- flculty in starting and consequent heavy choking. By wasting gaso. line through not igniting fit, worn out spark plugs cause a gas through to the crankcase oll, necessitating an earlier oil change than would otherwise be neces- sary. Wasting gasoline, battery re- charging or re-building, a new ¢nil, and time lost, amount to a great deal more in actual money than a set of new spark plugs. Hints to Automobile Drivers WOULDN'T TRADE $50 CHERO- LET FOR ANY PRICE Even is the market price for his 1923 model Chevrolet js only $560 or thereabouts, M. L. Doherty, of Halifax, declares be would re- fuse to exchange it for the price of a new one or sell it, under any circumstances, to another owner. Doherty bought the eight-year-old car in Los Angeles in 1927, and after driving it in the South all season, headed for Halifax in fit, "I have driven the car around 45,. 000 miles," he states, "and it can still climb the hills with the best of the new cars." "SPEED IS NOT "ACCELERA. TION, Speed and automobiles usually are associated with the idea of a better than mile-a-minute pace. This is an entiely wrong concep tion, according to Oldsmobile en- gineers, They hold that the true definition of a speedy automobile 'is one that will givs 'he driver the rate of speed he wants when he wants it, and this rate of speed may be as Jow as 15 miles per hour, What the majority of mo- torists really desire when they ask for speed is acceleration, the en- gineers state, They like a car that is "speedy" throughout its entire range--one that will instantly re- spond to_the throttle whether go- ing at 10 or at 50 miles an hour, Acceleration may be termed the antithesis of speed, inasmuch ac- celeration usually tends toward safety, while speed in itself, is usually associated with lack of caution, A car with good aceelera- tion is comparable to a mimble- footed athlete who can quickly shift his position when an emer- | | tables will be going in now and as {there is a new crop of gardeners gency exists. AUTOMOBILE . AS ESSENTIAL TO LIVING AS TELEPHONE "Today the automobile is as es- sent al to living as the telephone, electrie, light and power--even bread," sald Graham McNamee, famous radio announcer, in a re- cent talk given over the General Motors program. "I'm told that for every 'phone call made--and | just imagine how many are made | in a single day over this leegs country-----some automobile travels eigft miles. Not for a months, or a week or a day can we conduct our affairs without the motor car and truck. Each year we are us- ing our cars more and each year we, as a nation, depend more and more upon automobile transporta- tion for recreation, for health, for education, for employment, for food, for the protection of life and property. An American entertaining a dis tinguished English gentleman, was showing his visitor round Newport; the famous pleasure resort of the Americans. "You observe," 're- marked the host; "that when we Americans devote ourselves to plea- sure, we do so regardless of ex- pense." "I should not put it that way," responded the Englishman, "but ra- ther that you devote yourselves to expense regardigss of pleasure!" JAVINES These is no surer way t6 attain your financial objective then to save regularly, d . compound interest spell steady progress in saving. 3 Secure the things THE DOMINION BANK OSHAWA BRANCH T. W. Joyce, Manager RROGRESS accumulating with you want 1" wo In The Garden READY WITH THE VEGETABLES In some districts the first vege- every year perhaps a few hints in connection with this work: will not come amiss, Before commencing to tear the end off the packets to see what the seed is like make sure that the proposed garden is well cultivated. It should be plowed or spaded to a depth of about eight in- ches, turning under any manure, old | leaves or other vegetable refuse that may be around in the process, then raked level and fine. If the soil works up nicely without packing you are not starting too soon, but if t is muddy or presses down solid leave ground alone for a few days. Before seeding one should have a plan on paper or 'at least a good idea of how the thing is to be laid out, Generally it is best to run rows north and south so that the light will he well distributed, Use a string and a couple of stakes for | this purpose so that rows will be | absolute]y straight. This makes a neater job, one that you will be proud to showthe neighbors, and from a practical point the garden will be easier to cultivate and look after generally. Arrange those fre- quently sought salad crops, like on- ions, lettuce, radish and cress near the kitchen door so. that they can be got at without tramping all over the place. Remember, too, that some things like corn and- staked tomatoes take up a lot of room and cause nearby rows to be shaded. Give small garly stuff like radish, lettuce about eight inches apart, medium sorts like beans, carrots and beets twelve to fifteen inches, peas about eighteen inches and corn, tomatoes and potatoes two feet. These widths are all minimum, and more space should be given if one can afford it, Usually to save room the qiuckly maturing vegetables like spinach, lettuce,radish and cress which will be picked within two months are planted in between rows of the later maturing sorts such as beans, carrots, beets, and potatoes. In this case the rows can be closer | together as the first mentioned will be out of the way before the full room is required by the second group, In order that all of one variety will 'not be ready at the same time, plant a third of your seed at a time and make plantings about ten days apart. With peas {and a few other things, however, | which must make growth during the | cool weather it is not advisable to | make more than one planting at this | late date, but a longer season can be obtained by using an early, me- dium and late maturing variety, Peas, lettuce, cress, radish and spin ach, will go in first, carrots, beets, beans and similar things in the sec- ond group and melons, tomatoes, | squash and peppers after all danger of frost is over. i i Shinn.--~Have the plans for your wedding been brought to u satisfactory conclusion? hii it's been called off! How did we get our brains, aska Sir Arthur Keith, Some of us did- y+ Spruce." world. babies or else should leaye the care of her children to someone who 2 does." Clara Bernhardt, ~Helen Hayes. WY Our every-day conception of the prairies and the steppes of the Rocky Mountains does not admit of any amount of forest growth, Nevertheless from the nor- thern parts of our, prairies and the eastern boundaries of British Columbia in practically unlimited quantities, comes a Spruce which circles the globe in its uses. This is known as "Saskatchewan or Western White This wood is soft textured, easily worked, ex- ceedingly strong, and very white. It is used in all types of building construction, in numberless manu- facturing operations; and is second only to its first cousin, Sitka Spruce, used in airoplane construction, practically to the exclusion of all others. This is grown, cut and manufactured in Canada and marketed by Canadians throughout the civilized It is obtairable from any of the undersigned. AYARAR USE MORE CANADIAN LUMBER ~ Oshawa and District Ss Lumber Sales Promotion Association F.'L. 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