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| THE OSHAWA DAILY 'TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1931' The Oshawa Daily Times (Established 1871) a 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 ember of The Cana- dian Press, the Canadian Daily Newspaper. Asso- ciation, the Ontario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. 8 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa and suburbs, 12c. a "week. By mail in Canada (outside Oshawa car- rier delivery limits) $300 a year. United States © $4.00 z | $400 2 year. \RONTO OFFICE Bond Building, 66 Temperance Street. Telephone 18 Bond Building & D. Tresidder, representative. THURSDAY, JUNE 25th, 1931 " CONSTANT DRIPPING | Tt is said that constant dripping will wear away a stone, and the repeated agita- fations for the removal of the unsightly mass of concrete alongside the bowling n on Simcoe Street North have at last borne fruit. The Public Utilities Comission at its meeting the other night, decided to have this mass removed, the commission having jurisdiction ir the matter because of the fact that it represents the base of 'the old water tower which used to stand lon that site. People living in the north end of the city, and others as well, will be pleas- ed to know that this eyesore is going to be removed, and the additional fact that the work is being done to provide work for a few of the unemployed makes it a matter for additional. commendation of the com- mission. a . Some weeks ago, while commenting on the decision of the Parks Board to remove the wooden fence to the south of Alexandra Park, and replacing it with an ornamental iron fence, The Times urged that the mass of concrete be removed as' well.' Now, in commenting on the decision of the utilities commission to remove it, we feel constrain- fo point out that many citizens have ex- disappointment because 'the whole hes fence is not being taken down, but only a section of it. If the job is worth doing at all, it is worth completing, and with employment so scarce in the city, the \ Parks board might well remove the whole of the wooden fence; instead of stopping short about halfway along its length. Sure- ly the additional expense would be war- ranted by the improvement of the appear- ance of the whole of the south side of the park, since the patchwork job that is now being done will make the eyesore there more apparent than ever before. ABUSE NOT HELPFUL The unemployed men who are spending their afternoons attending meetings at Memorial Park are at least filling in their time, but that is about as much as can be said. "So long as those who are tak- ing the leadership in these meetings persist in following a policy of verbal abuse of pri- vate citizens, rather than putting forward constructive ideas for the consideration of the unemployed, these meetings will have no value in helping to solve the unemploy- ment problem. The Times gave this same advige a year ago, and it is even more:itrue now than it was then. No amount of per- gonal abuse of private individuals will ac- complish anything in providing work for the workless. On the other hand, the sym- pathy of those who might feel inclined to help the unemployed in their plight is very likely to be alienated from their cause. those who have taken a position of leader- tacks and their friends cannot be expected tojaccept these attacks with good grace, the unemployed themselves are like- 1y to suffer from the misguided zeal of t! who have takei a position of leader- dip. It is a great sign of weakness when any speaker has to resort to tactics of this nd to hold the attention of an audience, whether it be an audience of unemployed or of dny other kind, and for the sake of the _ unemployed it is to be hoped that they will realize for themselves-the utter futility of leadership of this kind. PENSION" ACT AMENDMENTS War veterans who have been suffering from the delays in securing consideration of pension claims will be gratified to read ~ of the amendments which are being made to the act, amendments" designed to speed Bp the procedure, and give them a greater ce of fair and just treatment. The pen- sion act, as-amended at the 1930 session of he federal parliament, is very satisfactory so far as its provisions for awarding of . pensions are concerned, but that section which 'refers to 'its administration has roken down. The amendments which are now before parliament are designed to 'meet this situation, to speed up the hearing of claims, and generally improve the admin- : ive end of the pension system. In securing these proposed amendments, the Canadian: Legion has agdin played a prominent part. A little over-a year ago, the Legion won a great victory for all the service men of Canada when the pension act was in'a drastic way. The effect of these amendments has not been fully en- foyed because of the weakness in adminis- ation, for for months Legion executives have bee ssing the situation, and ing | the proper remedies. Re- 8 of these discussions wefe Sa v 1 placed before the minister of pensions and national health and his cabinet colleagues in a series of recommendations and it is on these recommendations that the proposed amendments to the aet have been based. Much' public sympathy has been aroused by the plight of the disabled veterans who have suffered because of the delay in hear- ing pension claims, and there should be general satisfaction with the steps which are being taken to remedy the situation. IT WAS A LOVE-FEAST The Ontario convention of the Conser- vative party, which opened in Toronto yes- terday, was a genuine love-feast. The chief item of business on the agenda was the selection of a party leader, and there was only one candidate in the field, and that the Hon. George S. Henry, premier of the prov- ince of Ontario. At one time it looked as "if the Hon. W. H. Price, attorney-general would also be in the field, and the name of the Hon. E. A. Dunlop, provincial treasurer, was also mentioned as a possibility. Both of these men gracefully intimated that they were not seeking to wrest the laurels from the brow of the present premiers, and so he was acclaimed, by the official voice * of the convention, as the party leader, and the crown handed down to him by the Hon, G. Howard Ferguson, when the latter relin- quished the premiership of the province, will continue to sit upon Mr. Henry's head. Without a fight for the party leadership, the convention lost much of its interest. There was not much discussion of party policies, for the electors of the province have shown themselves so favorably dis- posed to the present Conservative policies that it would be folly to change them. But there was a great oportunity for the dele- gates to pat their leaders on the back, and to congratulate each other on having so de- lightful and harmonious a time. Premier Henry, of course, is the best leader the party could have at the present time, and there were plenty of people at the conven- tion to tell him so. And then they all went home, satisfied that they had responded nobly to the call that "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the par- ty EDITORIAL NOTES The newest road to fame in Oshawa is to be abused in a speech delivered to unem- ployed men at Memorial Park. If Ontario is given the same offer of fed- eral help with unemployment relief as is being extended to the Western Provinces, Oshawa's problem of financing direct re- lief will be shortly simplified. Newspaper reports of fatal accident at railway crossings should help to drive home the lesson that it is wise to stop, look and listen before going on to the tracks. The world is still waiting anxiously for France and Belgium to decide what they are going to do about Hoover's war debt moratorium proposals. It might be well for Oshawa people to remember that the correct title is not Ad- miral Jellicoe, but Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet. Any naval man will tell you there is a vast difference between the two terms. | Other Editor's Comments AN OCEAN TRIP IN CANADA ; (Stratford Beacon-Herald) To the average individual taking a trip across the ocean is a major event. It is regarded as quite a sea voyage occupying the greater part of an en- tire week, From Halifax to Liverpool the distance is given as 2485 miles. Perhaps few people have ever stopped to con- sider that if a vessel entering the Straits of Belle Isle, could proceed up the improved and deepened St. Lawrence, then through the Great Lakes to Duluth, it would travel 2,339 miles, only 146 miles less" 'than the distance across the ocean. In making that trip a boat would have to pass through the Welland canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, because there is a drop there of 39 feet caused by the rapids and falls in Niagara river." It would do the Canadian people no harm at times to recall that we are living in a large coun- try blessed with one of the greatest inland water- ways in the world. "BITS OF VERSE : THE LOVE OF NARCISSUS Like him who met his own eyes in the river, The poct trembles at his own long gaze Thatvmeets him through the changing nights and days From out great Nature; all her waters quiver. With his fair image facing him forever; The music that lie listens to betrays 'His own heart to his ears; by trackless ways His wild thoughts tend to him in long endeavour. His dreams are far among the silent hills; His Yague voice calls hum from the the darkened plain With winds at night; strange recognition thrills His lonely: heart with piercing love and pain; He knows again his mirth in mountain rills, His weary tears that touch him with the fain, --Alice Meynell, | BITS OF HUMOR Katherine--"Daddy wants-me to give him some- thing on his birthday that he can always keep." Her Mother--"That's easy, my dear. Make him a present of a son-in-law; he'll have to keep him." ; MY, SUCH PENS! i 'A bridegroom of 7s, marrying his third wife, was called upon to sign the register, The pen-was a bad one, and, after making sev- eral 'attempts to sign, he said to the marriage clerk: "This is 'the third or fourth time you've played me this trick. Next time I'll bring my own foun- tain penl" ' # '| able figure among And now vacation time is here for the busy man and women; In many homes there is ensuring a disturbing bustle and stir. Something apart from the com- mon routine of life must be done. A trip outi n the country, or a long promised visit to friends, to the mountains or to the sea, maps must be consulted. the car fixed up, and much honest toil in the beiness of preparation. There are many small details to remember and many which will be for- gotten. An early start must be made before the sun is high, and at the last minute forgotten things are thought of and finally the start is made. To some men of quiet habits the prospect is dismal. There is more honest toil in the preparation than in the daily work. So with some people that dream period of rest becomes a matter of grave labor. On the return wnen the sun- light is soft and settles in the west, the car is unloaded and tired bodies wend a weary way to rest. 'There is the feeling of having had a fine time, hut glad to be home again. Strain by C. H. Tuck, Opt, D, (Copyright, 1928) THE EYES OF CHILDREN Part 16 Lack of vision making reading on the board almost impossible and close reading an effort may be noticed by the child squinting or puckering the forehead in the effort to see. The Child may be- come easily tired, become cross- eyed, or has headaches and bil- liousness, holds the book too close or too far away. As a stu- dent he may appear slow or dull because all seeing constitutes such a strain on vision and the nervous system and can only ob- tain any results at all at expense of a strain or general health. Children so afflicted and neglect- ed may later be classed as mental defectives and still further ne- glect and the Juvenile court may have them for correction. It does seem sad to think that just be- cause some defect they must blunder along, working against great odds making life one end- less dredge and monotony. The ideal condition : which each day and year becomes more nearly at- tained is to have every child's eyes examined and to assist to- ward this end. Teachers and par- ents and all in general touch with the children may assist, not just in a few places but to be practi- cal in every place. "Every child of school age should be examined periodically and should enter school after a preliminary eye examination." PURCHASE MILL FOR RADIUM CO, Initial Production to Start at Wilberfore, Ont. Wilberforce, Ont., June 25.--A mill has been purchased by On- tario Radium Corporation, Lim- ited, for treatment of its uranin- ite deposit here, and the date for production of this enterprise has been considerably advanced. The company took over the mill formerly active on a local moly- benite property, as it is believed this 150-ton plant will be satis- factory for initial production op- erations at the radium ore prop- erty. Some additions to the lay- out will have to be made, but the company is sufficiently financed to permit this and get the mill into early operation. For the present the ore will be hauled a matter of three miles to the mill as at present install- ed, as this can be economically effected, and it is anticipated that concentrates can be pro- duced within a very short time. Ranking as one of the world's richest deposits 'of radium ore, this Wilberforce occurrence by attaining production 'will bring to Canada world-wide notice, The comparative rarity of . radium deposits over thé earth's surface has made the product tremend- ously expensive. Judging from various Govern- ment reports and the observa- tions of other engineers, the local deposit is very important, and it 'is therefore anticipated its out- put will in time cut 4 consider- the world markets for radium. x The adit, which has been driven under 4 hill at a depth of about 50 feet, has reached a point 300 feet from its mouth, and will be stopped there for the present with future operations directed toward recovery of material for the mill, Designed to cut the main vein at depth, this tunnel has cut five yeins, and revealed unexpeectedly- favorable ore conditions, now apparent that the earlier test shipments missed the best part of the oceurrénce, In earlier work the uraninite crystals appeared in many places in the hanging wall of. steeply pitching capping. In It is | later work the various pegmatite bodies which have been cit have also ylelded usanimite. = ; It is now believed the highly- interesting figures obtained in the test shipments can be some- what improved withqut difficulty, and the cutting of the ores at depth is encouraging evidence of the downward continuance of the promising values yielded at sur- face. At this time it is not pos sible to estimate the percentage of uraninite which may be ex- pected ds' an average from the ore recovered, but it is confident ly anticipated that cheap and efficient concentration can be achieved with the equipment al- ready arranged for. Further stripping of the sur- face exposure has, resulted in opening it up for a distance at the main 'workings of over 200 feet in length, and pits to the east and west have established continuity of favorable conditions and ore occurrences for & dis- tance of about 2,600 feet, The tunnel work has established suf- ficient backs to the ore to prom- ise good tomnage, and the enters prise is working into & position as one of the more Interesting Canadan mining propositions. The property is advantageous- ly situated with respect to trans- portation, being located immedi- ately beside the Canadian Na- tional Railway, and it is also available by motor roads. - POETS VIEWED AS CANADA BUILDERS Dr. Lighthall Regards Na- tional Literature as Foun- dation of Patriotism Toronto, June 25.--Poets and writers as servants of Canadian Confederation was the picture drawn for the Canadian Authors' Association by Dr. W. D. Light- hall of Montreal in the course of his presidential address. "In the era after confeder- tion," said Dr. Lighthall, "I felt it would be impossible for such a vast country divided into diverse sections, geographical and racial, to hold itself together unless it were guided by some great and useful plan so attractive as to form one compelling patriotic mentality." He regarded a na- tional literature as the founda- tion of patriotism. The retiring president drew attention to the recent amend- ments to the Copyright Act, in- dicating they would be the sub- ject of a full-dress debate during the meeting here, He also touch- ed on the signiticance of the Canadian Authors' Foundation, which was recently' launched in Toronto to provide financial as- sistance for. deserving authors and artists of recognized distinc- tion, The report of the national sec- retary, H. A. Kennedy, of Mont- real, showed a total membership of 576 in 14 branches of the as- sociation. It had been suggested the association should hold its 1932 meeting in England. This project has already been endorsed by a large number of members, said Mr. Kennedy. The Authors' organization is in a healthy financial condition des- pite the business dépression, an- nounced Leslie Gordon Barnard, Montreal short--story writer and national treasurer. He reported both an increase in revenue and substantial surplus, League Will Discuss Strengthening Means of Preventing Wars (By The Canadian Press) Geneva, June 25.--The States Members of the League of Na- tions have been asked by the Council, if so disposed, to em- rower their delegates to the As- sembly in September to conclude and sign a convention to stiengthen the means of prevent- ing war. This request was made after the Council had considered the draft "General Convention to Im- prove the Means of Preventing War," prepared by a special com- mittee, discussed by the last As- sembly, and redrafted in the light ot those discussions. The idea emanated from the German delegation to the Assem- Liy some years ago; it led first to a model treaty and then, at the proposal of the British Gov- ernment, to a draft general coun: vention. At the. last Assembly it proved impossible to obtain an agreed text, as some States want- ed to go further than the others on the crucial points «f supec- vision of the execution of 1he treaty, the scope of the mea- sures to be enjoined by the Coun- cil on the disputants and penal- ties in case a State defiled the Council's injunctions. The draft now framed and transmitted by the Council to the Members of the League for discussion at the next Assembly represents an agreed compromise on all these points. It is uten- ded to strengthen. the hands of the Council ip keeping the peace by pledging States voluntarily in advance to carry out the meas sures proposed by the Council for this purpose. A speciai ar-t« icle of the Convention declares that it may not be interprecved as restrieting the task or the powers of the Council as laid down in the Covenant. This means that the Council still has a free hand under Article IT of the Covenant to take any action that it may deem wise and effectual to safe- guard the peace of nations, But in addition, signatories to the General Convention would 'edge themselves in the eveut of a digpute before the Couneil to accept and apply conservatory measures of a non-military ¢har- acter enjolued. by. the latter by ucanimous vote, excluding the parties to the dispute, and to comply without delay with any measures prescribed by the Council in the event of a threat of war to ensure the withdrawal pt the land or naval forces of a State that has entered the terri- tory or territorial waters of au- other Contracting Party, or a de- militarised * zone. They would further undertake to comply with the Council's recommendations in the fixing of lines which must not be passed by their land, naval or air forces, and under certain conditions, to accept the visit of League commissioners to the spot solely for the purpose of verifying the execution of these measures, If the measures to avert the | threat of war are violated, the Council would consider what rieans of all kinds were necessary to ensure the execution of the Convention. Should this viola tion result in war, it would be regarded as prima facie evidence «that is, a presumption not pre- cluding proof in refutations-- that the guilty party had resorted to war within the meaning of Article 16 of the Covenant. But as the Convention is concerned solely with the means of prevent. ing war, it was agreed that the question of sanctions in the event of the outbreak of war did not come within its scope." Ship Carries Stokers From Cannibal Land Montreal, June 25.--Not only does the SS. Cochrane of Elder Dempster & Co. Ltd., carry in her spacious holds the products of Af- rica, south, east and west, but the ship is manned by a large proportion of dark-skinned men who first saw the light of day cn the west coast of Africa. Most of these dusky sailors are drawn from the British col- cny of Sierra Leone, but on her last voyage she acquired four men with blacker skins than the oth- ers. natives of Liberia, the Black Republic. These were born in the hush within a few miles of country in- habited by tribes of cannibals. Their visit to Montreal is the first ocean voyage they have ever made. Exactly what they think about this modern monster of civic development or of the peo- ple: who live here it is diffcult to guage because their knowledge ot the English language is ex- tremely limited. Hard Work "Heart-breaking work," was the comment of the first mate of the Cochrane as the four sons of Liberia strove to understand his instructions in the matter of af- fixing the gang plank at Shed 26, whither the ship had come to take on her cargo for the re- turn journey to Africa after a few days at Windmill Point, The Liberians were keen and enthusiastic enough and there was something almost pathetic in the way the big fellows look- ei up from time to time to see if they were carrying out inétruc- tions. "They are willing enough," the mate said, "but the difficulty arises from their lack of English. When they understand the orders they carry them out. It is chief- ly a matter of teaching them Eng- lish." MONTREALER WINS HIGH ROTARY POST John Nelson Is Elected to Directorate at Vienna Parley Vienn®, June 25.--John Ngl- son, of Montreal, was elected" di- rector international for Canada and Newfoundland at the Inter- national Rotary Congress in ses- sion here. . Mr. Nelson, who has been in charge of the public relations de- partment of the Sun Life As- surance Company since 1925, has been an active Rotarian for many years. He was president of the Vancouver Club in 1923, and a member of the Canadian ad- visory board in 1927-28. He was elected governor of the 28th dis- trict in 1929. This, which is the local district, comprises 61 clubs. During the current year Mr. Nel- son has been chairman of the in- ternational service committee of Rotary International, NAMES OF VOTERS STRUCK FROM LIST Ottawa, June 25.--The ques- tion of what constitutes active participation in an election occur pied the attention of the House of, Commons committee on priv: ileges and elections for a time on Tuesday. The committee continyed. the investigation into alleged irregu- larities of Port MeNicoll, in. the constituency of Simcoe East, where it has been stated that a number of voters were deprived of their votes. Joseph Connolly, rural regis- trar at Port McNicholl, admitted striking off the voters' list the names of two sailors. He had been instructed by the returning officer, he said, that persons who were not living in Port Mc- Nicoll two months before the election should not be retained on the list. On this ground he had removed the names in ques- tion. Mr. Connolly said that he was not an active participant in elec- tions, but, when pressed by J. Barl Lawson, Conservative mem- ber for West York, he admitted that he had acted as an agent for the Liberal candidate in Simcoe East during the last elec- tion. Children's Tan All Leather SANDALS SIZES 5 TO 2, ON SALE 98c { J. C. McGILL Vacarro Is Ordered Extradited by U.S. Quebec; June 25.--J. Vacarro, United States revenue officer agajnst whom extradition pro- ceedings were taken by the Pro- vince of Quebec three years ago, in connection with the shooting of H. Bilodeau, Eastern Town- ships youth, and the forcible ab- duction across the border, into American territory, of his com- panion, W. Price in 1925, lost his fight against extradition, and has been ordered handed over to the Canadian authorities, it was learned from the Attorney- General's Department. Officers will be sent to bring him back for trial here. Mertz, another revenue officer who was with Vacarro at the time Bilodeau was shot, and who was the man who did the shooting, fought ex- tradition successfully, but the Province of Quebec has lodged an appeal against the finding of the courts in Galveston, Texas. Bilodeau was shot by Mertz on Canadian territory, in Hereford County, when he ran from the officers as they were seeking fo arrest Price and himself on the grounds that they were engaged in the illicit drug traffic. Price was captured and taken across the border. At present both Mertz and Vacarro are at liberty on bail. United States JUDGE FOXES BY FACTS buying silver foxes. that Is the essential conclusion to be deducted from the recom- mendation in this respect con- tained in the report of the Dom- inion Experimental Fox Station at Summerside, P.E.I., just is- sued. It states: It has been the general practice of fox breeders im buying breeding stock to make their purchases from the appear- ance of the foxes without a full study of their ancestry. It is our cenclusion that this is. not lishle method by which to select silver foxes for breeding stocx. The Department of Agriculture, the Canadian National Live Stock Records, and the Canadian Nat- ional Silver Fox Breeders' Asso- q re has | It ie not always safe to judge | bv appearances, especially when | At least | ciation have, at great expense, built up a system of registration of the pedigrees of the silver forxes of Canada. The results that we have obtained would in- dicate that the reputation of the foundation stock from which the offspring were produced would ho a better guide in purchasing sil- ver foxes than the appearance of he fozes, degirable as that muy e, WILL EXHIBIT IN RUINS Word has just been received by F. C. Elford, Dominion Poul- try Husbandman, that the histo ric "Forum Trajan," ' erected ahout A.D. 115-117 by the Em peror Hadrian, has been selected as the site for the housing of ex- hibits at the forthcoming Fifin World's Poultry Congress in 14. 23 After 2,000 years these ru- ing are being restored to some- tl:ing of their original splendour and magnificence. 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