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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1937 PAGE FOUR The Oshawa Daily Times , ucceeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent 'newspaper 'published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Osh- awa, Canada, by The Times Publishing Company, of Oshawa, Limited, Chas. M. Mundy, President, A. R. Alloway, Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of The Cana» dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspapers Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations, SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- rier Qelivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States '$4.00 a year, TORONTO OFFICE 18 Bond Building, 66 Temperance Strect. Telephone Adelaide 0107. H. D. Tresidder, representative. TUESDAY, JUNE 2nd, 1931 AN OSHAWA BUDGET The viewpoint which was expressed by 'The Times yesterday, that the Bennett budget was one which seemed very satis- "factory to Oshawa, has been borne.out by statements of manufacturers whose pro- ducts are affected by the changes in tariff. These manufacturers were almost unanim- ous in their statements that they would be helped considerably by the tariff increases, and while H. A. Brown, vice-president and general manager of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, wished to make a further study of the provisions affecting automo- biles before making a definite statement, it is quite apparent that the automobile indus- try throughout Canada will benefit to a large extent. One of the interesting comments on the budget was that of E. A. Dixon, general manager of the Canadian Fuels, Limited, which has been grganized as a subsidiary of the Utilities Power and Light Corpora- tion to handle coke distribution for this dis- trict. Mr. Dixon's view was that the im- position of a tariff of one dollar a ton on coke would bring nearer the establishment of a coking plant in Oshawa. Mr. Dixon's statement reads: "The establishment of a coking plant in Oshawa, especially with increased facilities for water transportation be- ing established, becomes a logical step, and, in fact, a necessity." Further evidence of the benefit of the budget to Oshawa is found if the state- ment. of Charles N. Robson, president of the Robson Leather Company, who said: "This tariff means more business for Canadian manufacturers of leather. More leather will be manufactured in Canada and more leather will be manu- factured in Oshawa. It means more employment and better business." A further testimony as to the advantage of the budget to Oshawa was voiced by H. P. Bull, president of the Williams Piano Company, as follows: "The new tariff on pianofortes and organs, and the specific duty, aimed to prevent the dumping of cheap, under- valued or second-hand pianos into Can- ada, will help our industry." In these days when employment is not as plentiful as it might be in Oshawa, these views are encouraging. They give reason- able hope for better times, for more em- ployment, and all that goes with it. On the # ==. surface, at least, Oshawa has been well served by the Bennett budget, and one can 'only hope that the expectations expressed above will be realized. A SMALLER COUNCIL It is more than three years since The Times began advocating that the Oshawa eity council be reduced in size, in the inter- ests of efficiency in the transaction of public business. Successive councils, however, have declined to take any action along this line. In 1928, a largely signed petition was presented to the council,--a petition which tomplied with the requirements of the law with reference to the organization of muni- tipal councils.--but even then the council did not see fit to take any steps to imple- ment the desires of the electors who signed the petition. 'This much-debated matter is again being' brought to the fore by Ald. P. A. Macdon-' ald, who has given notice that at the next meeting of council he will move that the system of municipal government be chang- 'ed. He admitted at the council meeting that he had no definite plan formulated, but intimated that he had in mind a reduction of the number of members in the council with possibly a board of control. + The system which The Times has advo- + tated, and which we believe to be the best fitted for a city like Oshawa, is that the council should be cut to seven or eight members, to be elected by the electors at large, instead of by the ward system, and with half of the council retiring each year. This would mean, once the system was in operation, that the aldermen would be el- ected for a two-year period, so that on each Er there would be at least half of the mem! from the previous year.. * Alderman Macdonald has in mind, if ought to be given Serious gensideration bp the council, mun; governi body f fifteen members is ay give the fullest, possible efficiency in the conduct of have the city's § in a-much more business-like manner, with the / of much of the useless talking which some- times characterizes council meetings in any Whether or not this is the system which | community. Election by general vote, we believe, would bring out a better type of candidate than is possible under the ward system, and would, at least, ensure the el- ection of men with a citywide viewpoint, rather than the more localized viewpoint of ward interests. The Times is hopeful that this move by Alderman Macdonald will find sufficient support to bring forth what he desires, a smaller council, with the added feature of election by vote of the electors at large. LEADERSHIP FOR SAFETY The Boy Scouts' Association of Oshawa is to be complimented on taking the leader- ship on education for safety in Oshawa. by, bringing to the city Mr. La Trobe of the Ontario Safety League, who is to give an illustrated lecture in Rotary Hall on Thurs- day evening. The boy scouts have sponsor- ed many worthy causes, and in sponsoring that of safety education they are carrying out their principles of doing good deeds every day. To the boys themselves, the acquiring of habits of safety will be valu- able in later life, and they are helping an excellent cause by making education along this line available for the whole community. Their public-spirited enterprise is worthy of support, and the citizens can show their interest and their appreciation by attend- ing this meeting in large numbers. EDITORIAL NOTES The' price of tea is not being increased as a result of the renewal of the duty, an- nounced one tea company. If that could be applied to all the other tariff increases, this would be a happy country. The increase in income tax exemption to married man is an added incentive to bach- elors to take the plunge into the sea of matrimony. That coking plant cannot come any too soon to please the people of Oshawa. Between Peter and Eddie, the McDonald clan is certainly figuring in the municipal limelight. It begins to look as if Oshawa will soon have a bus service providing transporiation to the outlying districts. A public golf course is to be opened in Oshawa. Now a great many more Scots- men will be able to enjoy their national game. Whitby is hopeful of a government grant for dredging work at its harbor. The county town just cannot stand aside and see Oshawa having everything its own way. The Boys' Training School cadet corps at Bowmanville is to be congratulated on its fine display at the annual inspection on Monday. These lads showed wonderful dis- cipline, and went through the various oper- ations with the snap and precision of veter- ans. | Other Editors'Comments CAUSE OF ACIDENTS (Ladies Home Journal) Selfishness, rather than ignorance or unintelli- gence, is blamed by Dr. Paul Schroeder, Illinois State = criminologist, for the constantly mounting number of motor car accidents, You find the of- fenders wherever you go. The speeders who crowd you into the gutter in their mad desire to get ahead; yow always catch them at the next traffic light. The idiots who race for railroad crossings. Lhe surly ones who yell at pedestrians. The heed- less ones dash out of side streets and private drive- ways. You may recognize them by the dents in their fenders. The motor car is the greatest hoon that a machine age has given us. The road-hog is the greatest pest. | BITS OF HUMOR : DAY-DREAMS I might have been the tip-top gleaming sail Of come fantastic treasure-ship of old, Manned by bold pirates, framed in story-books, Brandishing slender swords with hilts of gold, I might have been the star that fell last night Flying through endless space, a burnished spark, Drawn earthward by some power yet unseen, Small spurts of flame revolving in the dark. I might have been a rainbow or white could, 'Or distant thunder rolling over sea, When God was planning all the universe, Why did he choose to make a child of me? Billy B.,Cooper in Poetry World, FINGERS Pea daVifie ET AOIETAQINETO ich 1s the most valuable--a sily ich ia the 1 c--a silver dollar or "The bill, because when you put it in your pocket you can double it." _ "Quite right. And when you take it out you find it in creases." BITS OF VERSE WHAT GOD HATH PROMISED God hath not promised, Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways' Bs our lives through ; God hath not promised Sun without rain, J % without sorrow, 'cage without pain, But God hath promised Strength for the day, Rest r the labor, Light for the way, Grace for the trials, Hie from above, RY 4 ing sympathy; es Hl love, - ~Annie Jobnson Flint, by C. H. TUCK, Opt.D (Copyright 1928) Eyesight Pa The public welfare of a patient requiring glasses or any Optical aid should be recognized from the viewpoint of health, and examined, advised and corrected accordingly. and it should be further under- stood that the price consideration can only be decided from the read- ing of the prescription aftcr exam- ination. It may be possible for a person to try on a pair of glasses and see at the time quite clearly but after a time the same vision and com- fort do not exist because of the ef- fect after the use of the glasses for a time. Hartridge the author and authority on refraction may "e quoted as follows, "The treat- ment of Presbyopia consists in prescribing (note that he says prescribing) conves lenses for reading and near work so as to bring the near point to a conven- ient distance." "Before ordering glasses for presbhyopia, it is necessary to try the patient's distance vision so that any Hyperopia, or myopia may be recognized. If Hyperopia exists the amount must be added to the distance glass. If Myopia exists it must be subtracted. Do not neglect your eyes. Have them properly examined. (To be Continued). Conservation / rt "an H. G. Spaulding, former news- paper publisher who has enjoyed several months in the neighbor- ing republic of Mexico, is con- vinced that the ever growing pop- ularfty of that country among tourists is fully justified and pro- dicts that this summer will prove its greatest season in this partic- ular, Talking to me the other day he brought out many points which so interested me that I am passing them on tp my readers over the country. He sald: "July and August are the cool- est months in the year in Mexico 1 and around Mexico City and the high country surrounding it, one is very comfortable in dressing as they would here during the spring months. "No single place in Europe can present more things of interest than can Mexico, especially round about the capital city, for it has an architecture that is unique and beautiful, its own history dat- ing back 500 years with many of the ancient landmarks in exist- cnce today, its pyramids antedate ing those of Egypt, and reminders on every hand of races which in- habited this country twenty cem- turies ago. "Today this republic enjoys -a stable government and great pro- gress in internal improvements is being made. Its university every year draws hundreds of students from this country and is becoming increasingly popular from year to year. Paved high- ways extend in many directions from the capital and transporta- tion facilities are good. "The people themselves, their markets, their handicraft, their amusements their ancient cus- toms of dress, all possess a nov- elty that intrigues the visitor who is assured that every day he spends in the country will find some new things to interest him. And Spanish, you will pick up the needed phrases for bargain- ing and travelling in just no time at all, "Mexico has 28 states and twe territories. Mexico City has over a million population. There are many thriving cities and towns that may be readily reached. TN KACT A FEW WEEKS IN THIS NEARBY COUNTRY WILL SO IMPRESS ONE THAT HE IS DISPOSED TO RETURN AGAIN AND CONTINUE HIS EXPLORA- TIONS SO HAPPILY BEGUN ON A FIRST VISIT," P.UCWILL COLLECT ARREARS (Continued from page 1) rates are in arrears the water will be shut off, and stay off till ar- rears are paid. We should fix a date for this definite policy to go into effect, and Stick to it. Give the users of water a reasonable notice. The amount of unpaid wa- ter rates is beginning to look like an enormous figure. People are beginning to look on the matter as a pay if you please system. We should make it clear that in fu- ture the by-laws of this Commis- tion are going to be enforced and adhered to." Commissioner Mason: "It was estimated that the revenue this year would be $110,000, but with the falling off I doubt now whe- ther revenue will reach $100,000. It things go on as they are there will be a serious deficit in 1931," Commissioner Stacey: 'Yes, We cannot afford to make good fellows of ourselves hy letting some accounts go while we make others pay, We cannot run the business. of this Com on as charitable institution. It is a business pro on. 'We are handling public monies amd we have no right to bé lax in our business." : os Mr, Barnes: "It is hard to col- lect mow. It will be harder still in September." Commissioner Stacey: "There are relief organizations who work in Oshawa. Now water is just as necessary as bread but this Com- mission should not be asked to give water at the expense of those who are willing and able to pay for it. They might as well ask the City Council to give free tax- es. There is a rumour around this city that the Board of Health will not allow us to turn the water off. Well we will, turn it off and see. Let the Board of Health condemn the house and turn the family out, or pay water rates." Commissioner Mason: 'There are several men on this Commis- sion who have considerable muni- cipal experience. For myself I have yet to see the time when any man was seriously criticised for an honest endeavor to do his duty. We are handling one utility with a capital of a million and a quar ter dollars and another four hun- dred thousand dollar utility. We cannot toy with this business or here will be no end to this at all." Commissioner Stacey: "No, we must transact the public's busi- ness on business methods, If the people do not like it then we can get out, that is easily done. There are very few water users who can- not pay if they are told they must by a certain date." The Case Of Landlords Commissioner Preston: "I feel that, in justice to the property owner, the treatment of the man renting a house has been a little severe. I rent to Jones, say. Jones moves and leaves an uupaid water bill. The amount of that account is slapped against my property. Put on the taxes. That is not fair. You might as well make the land- lord responsible for the meat or bread bill. I would be in favor of the Commission discontinuing the practice of putting water rates against 'property." Commissioner Allchin: "There are less than three per cent who are deadbeats. I have been in the position where the water rate had to wait. I will not vote to cut off anybody's water." Commissioner Preston: "If a man owns a little home, and can- not pay. I would not vote for shutting' off his water, but there are people who can pay." 5 Mr. Barnes, in reply to a ques- tion from Commissioner Mason as to the amounts in arrears: "There is about $5,000 in accounts over $10. The total is over $12.000, Some are in arrears for over a year." Commissioner Allchin: "About two percent. Suppose the Com- mission loses two per cent what does it mean? If a man has not got work he cannot pay but it dces not mean that he will not pay." Commissioner Preston: "There should be as small an amount out- standing against the water rates as there is against the electric de- partment." Commissioner Mason: "Now it we pass this resolution are we go- ing to stick to it?" Commissioner Stacey: "Yes. Fix the date, stick to it, go right at it slam bang. Shut off those in arrears and keep them shut off till accounts are paid." ¥ Commissioner Mason: "All right Mr. Chairman, then let us havé the motion." CITY COMES T0 AID OF EDDIE WDONALD NOW (Continued from page 1) candidate on the table to be per- used by the council, was then made by His Worship. "The papers are in my pocket," he said. "This is not a matter for the city council," Ald. E. Jackson opined. "We can't interfere with the Department of Immigration. Nor do I think it would do Mc- Donald any good to make public those letters." Ald. Geo. Morris and Ald. Wa- terous thought that the informa- tion which His Worship had should be given to the council. "I don't think that the publish- ing of these papers would be fair to the Department of Immigra- tion," Ald. P. A. Macdonald con sidered. "McDonald fought overseas, he is a British subject and a good citizen and it is the duty of this council to asist him," Ald. Kir- by claimed. "I have absolutely no ill feel- ings toward Eddie McDonald," the mayor interjected. "But T am taking the responsibility for thie thing and it seems only fair to myself to show you what grounds I acted upon." "It's up to the city council to help yhim," Ald. Hyman observ- ed, "But do we know what charges have been laid against him?" D. A. J. Swanson, who is acting as solicitor for the former mayor- alty candidate, was present at the meeting upon invitation of the couneil. He could not, he said, state what actual charges had been laid against his client, He declared however, that there were no personal charges involved. Given permission to speak fur- ther, Mr. Swanson made an elo- quent appeal for "Eddie." "The grounds for his deporta- tion," he 8aid, "are based upon a petty breach of the immigration laws. McDonald lived for 'a time in the State of Maine. He was in- jured at his work and upon re- quest of certain authorities he voluntarily entered a mental hos- pital for a period of five weeks. He was then pronounced perfectly sane and was allowed to leave the institution,. But because he re fused to become naturalized as an American citizen, and because he was forced to ask for one load of fuel from the municipality in or- der to tide him over a severe win- ter, he was deported to England with his family. He had been awarded $760 for injuries he re- ceived and with this money he promptly took a ship for Canada. This was in 1927 and because of his anxiety to enter this country he forgot to tell the immigration authorities that he had spent five weeks in a mental hospital. This constitutes a breach of the act, it is only a technical thing, we are sure' that nothing would have come of it had not certain of his public utterances aroused the ill feeling of certain persons." On behalf of.his client, Mr. Swanson referred to his service for the British Empire overseas, from August, 1914, until Novem- ber, 1918, during which time he was wounded twice. He was mar- ried and one child was born in Cardiff, Wales, while two more children were born at Sanford, Maine. He came to Canada, work- ed hard, was self supporting, was buying his own home, owed no taxes and was desirous of raising his family of three children in Canada under the British flag. '"He says he was born in Can- ada, but this may not be true," Mr. Swanson continued. "At any rate the outcome of this is that he has lost his job, He has been per- secuted enough and surely this council cap do something to help him. I have his assurance that he will keep out of municipal poli- tics hereafter." Mayor Withholds Papers "This is a touching speech which Mr. Swanson has made," Mayor Marks declared. "I never kick 2 man when he is down and for McDonald's sake T will not make public these papers which I now have in my possession. Mc- Donald has promised that he will be a good reliable. citizen and a credit to Oshawa so I will not be a party to any proceedings which may hurt him in his plea against deportation." "What right have we got to in- terfere in a case of this kind?" Ald. Thos, Knox asked. "It is our duty to help him," Ald. Hyman replied. "If McDonald had never engaged in municinal affairs he would never be in his present position." Ald. Morris and Ald. Bobby were still of the opinion that the mayor should table all informa- tion which he had. "Mr. Swanson has given us practically all the facts to the case," Ald. Macdonald stated, 'and nothing would be gained by making public the commuications which the mayor has. I was with he mayor when we interviewed the immigration authorities and it is my opinion now that to press this thing further would be per- secution of Macdonald, The only thing the mayor's information would show is that certain persons have been instrumental in dig- ging up McDonald's past. And we don't want that personal element to enter into the discussion now." "I understand that T. B. Mit- chell communicated with Wash- ington about McDonald, Ald. Kir- by said. "If anyone doesn't believe that the statements may by Mr, Swanson and Ald. McDonald are- n't the truth of the case they can go to him for information." If, as Ald| Macdonald said, all the facts had been presented to the council by Mr. Swanson, there could be no harm in tabling the mavor"s information, Ald. Luke suggested. . It was then moved by Ald. Mac- donald and seconded by Ald. Kir- by that the immigration authori- ties be asked to revoke their or- der. : Ald. Boddy and Ald. Knox said that could not vote on the motion as they did not know the [ull facts of the case. When it was put to a vote, Ald- ermen Macdonald, Kirby, Water- ous, Puckett, Caunt, Jackson, Macdonald, Morris and Hyman favored the motion, while Alder- men Luke, Bobby and Knox voted against it. TENDER VEGETABLES NOW From now until the middle of June is the proper time to get in the third group of vegetables, that is those which cannot stand any frost. In the warmer parts of the Dominion this is usually just after the "Twenty-fourth" but farther north where spring is la- ter--althongh the more rapid growth usually offsets this tardy start--it may not be until the middle of June. In this group will come tomatoes, the main planting of cabbage, egg and pep- per plants, lima beans, water and musk melon, cucumbers and cel- ery. The main planting of the latter should'not go in much be- fore July, otherwise it will come on too early for fall use or stor- age. Cos lettuce, Chinese cab- bage and other fall salad crops are planted in June and July and the same is true of table turnips. To save space, many of the trail ing vegetables such as cucumbers, melons and squash may be trained along a fence while the tomatoes ghould always be staked. Nip off all side shoots and the main stem loosely at twelve inch intervals to the stake which should be abous= six feet high and planted firmly, at the same time the tomato plant is set out. "Hallo, Tysen, old fellow! How are you getting on?" asked a man, meeting in the street an acquaint- ance, who, fof want of somcthing better to do, had recently gone on the stage "Oh, 1 have played with a meas- ure of success," replied the' other loftily, throwing himself into a dramatic posture. "I played Hamlet for the first time last weck." "Really? And how did you get on in that role?" "Oh, everything went alor didly, except: that I stumbled fell into Ophelia's grave." "That must have been rather em- barrassing, surely?" "It was, 1 can assure you. But I wouldn't have minded so much ii the audience hadn't seemed so dis- appointed when 1 got out." z splen- and 4 Do you realize that four-fifths of all the homes in Canada and the United States today are lumber built? That wood, the favored home material of the pioneers, is still by far the most popular? * Homes of wood are a tradition ....an inherent part of our national architecture. As a result unbiased tests made by the United States Bureau of Standards, it has been proven that a Red Cedar Shingle walled house is the warmest construction of any, and this includes every other building material, barring none. New "EDGWOOD" Shingles in Red Cedar, are just as fire-proof as any shingle on the marke, and furthermore they admit of individual taste in decoration. They can be Purchased from any of the Undersigned USE MORE CANADIAN LUMBER ; Oshawa and District Lumber Sales Promotion Association F. L. BEECROFT, Pine Street, Whitby : : CAREW LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa THE SHEPPARD & GILL LUMBER COMPANY, LIM. ITED, Bowmanville 4 : GALE AND TRICK LIMITED, Oshawa YL. A. KOCH, Oshawa OSHAWA LUMBER COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa SAMUEL N. GRIFFIN LUMBER COMPANY, Port Per WATEROUS-MEEK LIMITED, Oshawa W. J. TRICK COMPANY LIMITED, Oshawa, Ont.