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The Oshawa Daily Times u ing THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every after- noon except Sundays and legal holidays at Qsh- "awa, Can 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 Newspaper. Asso- . ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the © Audit Bureau of Circulation. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12¢. a week, By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa cai- rier delivery limits) $3.00 a year. United States $4.00 a year, : TORONTO OFFICE 18 Bond Building, 66 Tempgrance Street. Telephone . Adelaide 0107. H, D, TrE€sidder, representative. TUESDAY, JULY 21st, 1931 WELCOME THE FIRE FIGHTERS This week the Ontario Federation of Fire Fighters will hold its annual convention in Oshawa, bringing to this city members of fire departments from all over the province. This is an important gathering, attended by important people, for the safety of life and property, in every community, is in the hands of these men insofar, as the menace of fire is concerned. Fire Chief Elliott and his men have been making great prepara. tions for this convention, and while they have not been saying a great deal about . their efforts, they are looking forward to a convention that will be both profitable and pleasant. Oshawa is honored in having the annual gathering of this body in the city, and the citizens should realize this. Most cities make quite a practice of inviting and wel- coming conventions. Oshawa is just be- ginning to enter into this field of civic en- terprise, for this year, in addition to the convention of firefighters, it will welcome a great convention of war veterans. Con. vention delegates always take home with them, after the gathering is over, their im- pressions, good or bad, of the city in which they have been meeting. Let us hope that those citizens of Oshawa who can will make it their business to see that the firemen are given a cordial welcome, and are made to feel that they are among friends, so that the impressions they carry away will all be good ones. A MISTAKE MADE This might well be written for the sports page, but there is so much general interest in lacrosse in Oshawa, that one might be forgiven for having intruded into this column. The international series for the Joe Lally Trophy has finished disastrously for the Canadian team, and the United States can now claim the supremacy in Canada's national game. For this unfor- tunate result, the Canadian Amateur La- crosse Association can blame itself. La- crosse is a game in which team play counts for more than anything else. Last year, the champions of Canada, the Oshawa Gen- eral Motors' team, upheld the honor of Canada by a narrow margin in a hard- fought series. The United States team on that occasion was a picked team of stars from various clubs, while the Oshawa team in a body, represented Canada. This year, the United States selected its entire championship team, while Canada picked a team from all gver Ontario. The picked team has practically no opportunity to practice team play, and the inevitable happened. The C.A.L.A. made a grave mis- take in not taking the Brampton champions intact, to Baltimore for the international series, with the addition, perhaps, of one two other stars to fill in as required. i t to expect a nondescript team to over- come a championship team playing intact, was too much, and thus Canada had to bow its head in defeat. Perhaps the lesson of this series will not be forgotten when the 1932 competition comes around. . PATRONIZE THE FAIR Tomorrow evening the annual Rotary Fair, held each year to provide funds for the carrying on of crippled children's work in Oshawa and district, and other commun- * ity welfare activities, will be in full swing. The people of Oshawa have already been well informed of the splendid work which is carried on by the club, thanks to the loyal support and co-operation of the eitiz- ens during the last few years. This work of mercy has been worth while. It has saved scores of children from lives of deformity, 'and has made possible the healing of crip- whe, but for the effort of the Rotary b, would have gone through life bearing their handicaps with them. "This is the work which the citizens will be supporting in patronizing the Rotary Fair tomorrow night and Thursday night. The Rotarians have put a great effort ito the plans and preparations for the Fair, and they are now appealing to the citizens to support them. Let it be a real Oshawa community event, with all the citizens who are able to give their mite to help, playing a part in making it a success. A LAUDABLE AMBITION Lt.-Col. W, A, Bishop, V.C., D.8.0.,, and with a host of other decorations, coined a new phrase the other day, a phrase which is worth noting. He was about to make a flight in a new form of aeroplane, and he Soy ag: . regarded as a purely historic quality. was most painstaking in his preliminary in- spection of every part of it. When his friends commented on this, his reply was, "I am not fussy about being the world's smartest pilot, -- I just want to be the oldest one." There is a depth of meaning in this that should not be overlooked. He meant, of course, that he intended to be so attentive to the details of safety that he would be able to continue his flying career without a mishap, and come to his end, when his time came, in a natural way. We might pass this remark on to many : of our motorist friends. It would be a laud- able ambition on their part if they aspired, not to be Canada's fastest driver on the highways, nor Ontario's most daring driver, but rather to be the oldest car driver in the province or Dominion. The same principles of safety which Col." Bishop was so anxious to exemplify in his flying might well be ad- opted by motorists, so that they make sure that they never start on a trip with a car that is not mechanically in perfect condi- tion, and, once started on the trip that they drive in such a way that they will endanger neither their own lives nor the lives of others. - EDITORIAL NOTES The children who were allowed their en- trance without trying the examinations are now reaping the benefits of their diligence and application during the school term. The question, "Why the delay with the subway ?"" has now become mn pressing sub- ject. It is ridiculous that a project of this kind should stand for over two months with not a thing being done to have it completed. The city council ought to bring strong pres- sure to bear somewhere to have the C.N.R. get ahead with the job. Many citizens who have looked upon golf as a rich man's game will now be able to have their full share of enjoyment from it on the public golf course. There seems to be an undercurrent of feeling that a drought affecting watered stock would be healthful in the long run.-- Ottawa Journal. Justice gets more black eyes than any other blind person known to history.--Ar- kansas Gazette. Most conferences called to face a big problem usually end up by just looking at it.--Financial Post. Men are always taking advantage of the fact that a woman will give up everything for love,--Detroit News. Sometimes when a woman makes a mon- key out of a man it is an improvement.-- Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. Cables say Mrs. Gandhi is to send dress material to Lady Willingdon but fails to state if Gandhi is to present Lord Willing- don with one of his favorite suits.--Toron- to Telegram, A gentleman, says an etiquette teacher always rises when he is dining with a lady and a second man appears. His dander does, also.--Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. Lilyan Tashman, motion picture actress, says it is possible for a woman to be well dressed on $20,000 per year. Yes, we have even heard of Hollywood stars who manag- 'ed to dress on less than $20,000 before they made the grade.--Toronto Telegram. Other Editors'Comments WASTE OF COAL (Financial Post) business men who have British been visiting Candda in the last few weeks have said that one of the first things that attracted their attention and kept pressing itself on them was the frightful waste of coal in eur citics as shown by the immense vol- umes of smoke pouring forth from hundreds of chimneys. They remarked that this was not only bad for health; but was a frightful waste of money. This is one of the wastes which science is aiding us to climinate. The use of electric powes, coke and gas is making coal more efficient, THE CHASTENED DUKES (London Observer) Dukes are a chastened community in these days, and the famous pride of the Seymours (who have now lost their head in the fifteenth duke) may be We have all heard of the sixth duke, who rebuked his second duchess for having tapped his arm with her fan. "Madam," he said, "my first wife was a Percy, and she never took such a liberty." Iis youngest dauglis ter, the Countess of Aylesford, once ventured to sit in her father's presence--a liberty for which he reduced her legacy in his will by £20000, a case of family pride hardly excelled by that Marquess of Abercorn who, discovering that his wife proposed to elope, sent a message begging her to take the family eoach, as it ought never to be said that Lady Abercorn left her husband's house in a hack chaise, BITS OF HUMOR HEAD FOREMOST Stranger--Come down quick and get me a shovel. A. man is stuck in the mud and I want to dig hin out. Rastus--Ilow far is he in? Stranger--Up to his ankles. Hurry! Rastus--He kin walk out, can't he? Stranger--No, he can't. "He's in the wrong end | up. NO FACILITIES Farmer--1f 1 were as lazy as you, I'd go hang myself<in my barn. Hobo=No, you wouldnt: Tf vou were as lazy as me you wouldn't have any barn = | with children should not .or overlook any means of retard. by C. H. TUCK, Opt.D (Copyright 1928) The Eyes of Children Part "10" We may sum up now as far as we have gone and say that due to the demands of civilization, changes in education, efficiency systems were brought about; but even this would not have been speeded up were it not for the aggressiveness of certain organ- izations. Growing demand through the changing conditions made it necessary for the change. Those who are in close contact neglect ing the mental or physical devel- opment of those in their charge. Those who are much in contact with children will know that it is not always wise to be guided by personal complaint. A greater per cent of error and trouble may be uncovered by personal obgerva- tion and amongst those who are not known to complain and may therefore be overlooked are found the beginners of a growing con- dition which may in later life be a source of great trouble. Because the vision is normal this may not be true because it is possible for the vision to be normal at the ex- pense of great strain on the eyes and also there are more cases ex- isting wherin the error of vision may be spasmodic, hidden for a time and later more noticeable. These cases may.at times be class- ed as quite normal. (To be Continued) DID YOU EVER STOP TO ? ? ? THAT EVERY CITIZEN 18 DI- RECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROGRESS AND DEVEL. OPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY LIVE, IN PRO PORTION TO THEIR MEANS AND ABILITY No man has a right te shirk his share of responsibility toward mak- ing the home city a better place in which to live and prosper Some citizens need to be reborn with an unselfish devotion to the home city. There are a whole lot of men liv- ing in every city whose knowledge f the is limited to the place in which they live and the place in which they work City Every city needs more optimists. Optimists are filled with a desire to do, and with faith, trust, and confid- ence they help to improve condi- tions, Success comes to those cities who are' filled with optimistic men with visions of better things, YOUR CITY DESERVES BOOST ING, IF YOU ARE NOT BOOST. ING, GET BUSY. FAMOUS OLD-TIMES P. ERABMUS, DEAD (By The Canadian Press) Edmonton, Alta.--Sole survi- vor of the ' Palliser . Expedition which located a pass through the Canadian Rockies to the Pacific Coast in 1858, Peter Erasmus, 97, died at Whitefish Lake, near Cold Lake, Alta., recently. He was also a member of the historical Red River Settlement in Manitoba founded by Lord Selkirk. Oldest employee on the Cana. dian civil service lists, Peter Eras mus was retained to the day of his death as assistant interpreter in recognition of his work in framing Indian treaties in the early days, He was also an Alberta old age pensioner. Early in the spring,of 1858 Cap- tain Palliser's expedition reached Edmonton and Peter was persuad- ed to join as guide. Ile went with Sir James Hector to Lac Ste Anne to recruit Indians for the expedi- tion, which he later guided through what is now known as Kicking Horse Pass. Afterwards he settled in Ed. monton until 1862 when he went to Whitefish Lake, where he spent part of the time buying furs for the Hudson Bay company, and the remainder "on his own," making regular trips to Winnipeg in the creaky Red River carts. When the Red River Rebellion hroke out in 1885, he made a hur. ried trip to Edmonton for recruits and ammunition for the loyal In- dians remaining under leadership of Chief Pekan, and when he re turned home he found his place burned to the ground and his store looted. At the age of 15 Pater Erasmus made hig first trip to York Factory in one ef the Hudson Bay boats, and the next year his uncle, Rev, A. Henry, Anglican missionary of Le Pas, Man., wanted him to join him at the Angljcan Migsion there as teacher. "I was by no means anxious to go," he said recently, "hut my uncle put me through a thorough examination and satis. fied himself that I was fully qualis fied; so 1 had to go." He spent four years at Le Pas acting as teacher, interpreter fw? translator of Indian languages, Erasmus is survived by three song and four daughters. CANADIAN DIVIDENDS STILL ABOVE JUNE, 1920 Dividend payments by Cana- dian corporations during June will total $28,831,141, as coin i with $33,847,306 in Juge THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1931 . No Need For Begging From Door-T o-Door (By The Canadian Press) Toronto, June 10.--From The Federation Bulletin: 'Do you hear much of people asking for help from door to door?" we asked the District Secretary, "I should say we do," she replied. "Why, for four years we have been trying to locate a certain Mrs. Smith, a 'worthy widow' in this, district, who chooses Saturday nights to go about the neighborhood asking for milk for her starving baby. There must be something badly wrong with that baby for we have known Mrs. Smith by hearsay all these years, and he has never grown up." Becoming interested in our little survey, we next addressed a worker {from the Children's Aid Society. "You may have noticed in a recent issure of a daily paper, a pathetic story of children going out at night to sell wax flowers. Did your society take any action in the matter?" The worker smiled. 'Both be- fore and after. We had known that woman for years. She was simply trading on a compassionate public. In fact, the last time 1 went to see her I toid her 1'd have her brought into Court if she was found sending the children out at night again." "Is there any need of this begging from door to door " we asked the General Sec retary of the Neighborhool Work- ers' Association. "Most emphati- cally there is not,"' he answered. "Do you notice in how many in- stances a fictitious address is giv- en, and how often Saturady even- ing is chosen on which to make an appeal? We must recognize that there is a small but extremely ac- tive group of professional beggars in Toronto. They tell a good story and far too often impose on the zeng. Almost always they will speak in derogatory terms of the social agencies. Naturally, they realize that they .can get far more money by plying their trade than by following out the plans of a social worker. Anyone of them knows on Saturday morning just as at 9 o'clock in the evening that her family needs food for the week-end. They know where to go for help, but they prefer to ex- ploit the sympathetic and some- times, "am afraid, the credulous publie, rather than to go where their circumstances and character are known, "I am not discriminating ~be- tween 'the worthy' and 'the un- worthy," "" he continued. "We ad- mit no such distinction, but we do believe indiscriminate help such as is given toa begging request at the door is absolutely valueless as regards any constructive assis- tance. No creditable organization ever refuses material help where it is needed. That is given, hut given as part of a plan which aims to set the family beyond need of help." "May we reiterate the General Secretary's statement Casual sistance at the door is worse than useless. It cannot meet the necd of the applicant and merely acts ag an 'extinguisher' to that gleam of independent pride which is hidden in the worst of use. Social agencies are prepared to give constructive assistance to any family or single man reported to them by Federa- tion subscribers," the Bulletin adds. 1950), according to figures com- piled by The Financial Post, hut the total is still considerably above the $25,691,671, paid out in June, 1929. While the divi- dend has been passed on two pre- ferred stocks the reduction in the June disbursements in compari- son with the 1930 total is due chiefly to reduction of the eom- mon dividend of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the cumula- tive effect of reductions or om- missions which have taken place during the past year. MANY FIRMS MAINTAIN STRONG WORKING CAPITAL Although the earnings of many Canadian Companies have declin- ed as a result of the business de- yression report after report is en- ccuraging in view of the fact that the companies have continued to show in many cases a strong working capital position and to have improved current asset strength in the face of lower earnings, says The Financial Post. This financial strength has been in the case not only of com- yanies which have maintained dividends but of a number that have decreased dividends and of some that have dropped dividends for the time being altogether, Directors are quite widely act- ing on the assumption that, whatever the immediate future holds for business," those come ranies are doing best by tke shareholders, the bondholders, the employees and all concerned, when they place first of all in their corporate policy the main. tenance of a strong financial posi- tien. These companies can best stand the *'gaff'" in an industry which may not recover quite as quickly as general business does, und in industries where revival comes most quickly they wiil he in a position to take quick ad- vantage of it. BUSINESS CONTINUES AROVE PROSPERITY LEVEL OF 1926 Volume of business in Canada showed further moderate im- provement in April over the level of the preceding months, accord- ing to The Financial Post index. The index at 129.1 in April com- pared with 126.8 in March, was nearly 2 per cent. higher in the month under review. The up-o- date low point of the present de- pression was touched in February and since that time two gains of moderate proportions have leen recorded. Business operations in Canada are now about 15.4 per reat, he- low normal. The normal line or line of long-term trend was de- termined from the original index for the period from January, 1919 to the end of 1928. The post- war period was a time of more rapid expansion than in probably any other period of similar dur- ation in the history of Canada. Spectacular gains were nade in manufacturing capacity, hydro- electric power development and mining resources, Some reaction ficm the superactivity of those years would naturally have becn expected even without the inter- vention of a world-wide depres- sion of major proportions, It is noteworthy that the in- dex in April was higher than the monthly average for 1926 a year which at the time was corsidered to be a period of moderate pros- perity, BUSINESS SITUATION The Financial Post epitomizes the current business outlook in Canada as follows: Commodity Prices: New all- time low for copper has serious effect on Canadian mines. Iron and Steel: Lack of orders may force shut-down of some blast furnaces. Foreign Trade: New withdraws preferential Canadian goods, Car Loadings: Grain shipments cause some gain; current volume 11.8 p.c, under year ago. Employment: Index at May 1 was Y02,2, up from 99.7 on April 1; compares with 111.4 May 1, 1930, / Stock Market: Volume of sales is small but prices continue low- er throughout Jist. Credit: Decline in longs by banks appears slackening. hi------------ FEW OFFICE VACANCIES ARE FOUND IN TORONTO A recent survey of office ac- commodation in Tpronto showed vacancies 'of 9.8 per cent, first class office space, it is reported by The Financial Post. A year ago the vacancies were 7.8 per Zealana tariff on current to be cent. as shown by a survey made: by the same firm of realtors. The increase in vacancies is not con- sidered alarming. 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