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PAGE FOUR THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940 The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER (Established 1871) An independent newspaper published every week- day afternoon except Saturday at Oshawa, Can- ada, by The Times Publishing Co. of Oshawa, Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, Pres.; A. R. Alloway. Managing Director. The Oshawa Daily Times is a member of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association the On-, tario Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs 10 cents per week: $2.60 tor six months, or $56.20 per year if paid in advance. By mail anywhere in Canada (outside Oshawa carrier delivery limits) $1.25 for three months, $2.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year if paid in advance. By mail to US. subscribers, $6.00 per year, payable strictly ip advance. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1940 Prison Break Demands Inquiry The German internee who escaped from an Ontario prison left the summer-resort camp by means of a tunnel about a yard square and a hundred feet long. This means that about thirty cubic yards of earth had to be removed by German pris- oners of war in Ontario in order to provide themselves with a handy means of egress. What was done with that earth? Either the prisoners are ingenious beyond belief, or vigilance was extremely lax; otherwise the presence of so large a volume of fresh earth for which there could be no legiti- mate explanation would have been noticed. Ontario Provincial Police, Royal Cana- dian Mounted Police, Home Guard, and air- planes were busy hunting for this arrogant German who was apparently able to rally to his aid members of a fifth column which should by now no longer be in existence. It may be a good thing that this German escaped. It may bring the authorities to take a more serious view of their respon- sibilities. If there are still people at large in this Dominion who are willing, eager and able to assist in the escape and con- cealment of German prisoners of war, then the work of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is only half done. They should be given more assistance, and the investiga- tion should be more vigorous and thorough. The escape of the prisoner also raises the question of why German combatants are imprisoned in the populated areas of Can- ada. This Dominion possesses the finest natural prison in the world. Up in the north country, where there is plenty of thick undergrowth, enemies who escaped would wander in the bush for days. Every year experienced bushmen lose their lives in Northern Ontario. A German prisoner would have no chance of survival at all, once he left the only road leading into the camp. He could do no harm, he could get no aid, and his fate would be a warning to his companions to stay where they were. Evidently the question of providing proper locations for prison camps, as well as their administration, requires looking into with- out delay. High School Situation Has Changed * It is a fact, not generally recognized, that the High School attendance in this Province has doubled during the last twenty years, comments the St. Marys Journal-Argus. The main reason is the effect of the Adolescent Attendance Act which has put new thousands of pupils into our Secondary Schools, who otherwise would not be there. Many observers are of the opinion that a large proportion of this extra number have been more or less "putting in time." Not being adapted by nature to the academic course which was designed for students going on to university, they are not interested. To support this contention some educationists have been quoting sta- tistics from the departmental examination results. Here are some figures pertaining to a certain splendidly equipped school which has a teaching staff that is rated above average. Of the Middle School candidates in the school forty per cent. only passed in Algebra. In Geometry forty-nine per cent. passed. In Chemistry forty-six per cent, passed. In Latin thirty-nine per cent. Ap- parently the majority of the pupils in this better than average school have made a very poor showing. The situation created by the larger at- tendance has served to emphasize the fact that the High School Curriculum has cater- ed in the past years to the less than ten per cent. of students who went on to university And it has finally brought about a certain reorganization of the curriculum by the Department. The new courses are less rigid and give more recognition to the students who will be only two or three years at High School. New practical courses have been instituted which provide instruction for pupils whose abilities call for development in that line rather than in academic sub- jects. Much more remains to be done to make the high school course serve present day needs effectively. For instance, the upcoming generation needs to be grounded solidly in the principles underlying de- mocracy. In St. Marys and some other towns of the Province a start has been made in provid- ing practical subjects under the new courses. They have been enthusiastically received by the pupils and in our local school, inspectors' reports as well as ob- servation by the public, would indicate that good work is being done. Willingness To Pay On the subject of public payments for what the public has not been clamoring for, the Government should remember that there is in Canada today a universal will- ingness to pay the new taxes to help win the war, but that there will be a bitter re- sentment against any politicians who use the hard-earned tax money of citizens for other than the purposes for which it is given--the winning of the war. The public will pay millions for defense but not, willingly, one cent for patronage. There is general commendation of sev- eral features of the new taxes. Lowering exemptions and catching smaller wage earners is wise. Lowering the exemptions was courageous (or would have been be- fore May 10). Hitting the middle brackets is painful but will yield goodly sums. Sales and liquor taxes, already so high as to have reached the point of diminishing return, are unchanged. The character of the high- er taxes again indicates that the man who was minister until this epochal budget speech was delivered is a man of some nerve and considerable common sense. If, in the next budget, his successor goes after the only considerable source of re- venue as yet untouched--the Ontario Hydro and similar enterprises--the ability of de- mocracy to work equitably will have been in some degree demonstrated. Editorial Notes The bigger they are the harder they fall. That applies also to Nazi warplanes. If--as seems evident--the Battle of Bri- tain is now 'on, remember this: It is equally the Battle of Canada. Britain's will to win is described as its strongest war weapon, and it is satisfactory to note that there is not the slightest sign of weakening in this respect. The only way to solve a complex prob- lem, admonishes the Guelph Mercury, is to take it to pieces. That's what they will have to do with Germany yet. Toronto Telegram sports note: "In base ball parlance, the Republicans hope to tag Roosevelt off third." So that Willkie will win in a walk, we suppose. A report from Winnipeg states that West- ern Canada farmers will have to hire 10,- 000 harvesters this summer. What about employing internees for this purpose? "In British hearts everywhere there is supreme confidence that the hour of Bri- tain's trial will be the hour of Britain's triumph," declares the Toronto Daily Star. Be it so! It should not be forgotten that German air raids over Great Britain are being matched by British bombings of Nazi air bases, aircraft factories, and storage depots. These attacks are most decidedly not only one way. The Nazis are now blaming Roosevelt for prolonging the resistance of Great Britain by aiding with war supplies. They do not yet realize that the British breed, without regard to the United States or any other land, will see this struggle through to a successful end. According to the Ontario Deputy-Minis- ter of Health, this province is entering the infantile paralysis season with the lowest . incidence rate in years--only 17 cases, with four deaths, up to August 15. During the _ epidemic year of 1937, when there were 2,544 reported cases in Ontario for the year, there were 747 cases up to the be- ginning of August. During the same period in 1938 and 1939 there were 94 and 84 cases, respectively. A Bible Thought for Today BE ON GOD'S SIDE, THEN DO NOT WORRY: But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory i Q == > i, -- IR A | ton station | but didn't | even hear the impact He was revived | sary to through our Lord Jesus Christ.--1. Corinthians 15 | HANDS ACROSS THE RIVER DRIVER FAINTS AS TRAIN MAKES WRECK OF GAR Malton Mishap Deprives Thresherman of Only Means of Locomotion Malton path of a t Canadian Railway train, a 1929 model struck with terrific force, smashed to pieces close to the Mal- late Friday night. Its owner and hi stwo companions escaped without injury. For ten minutes they had struggled vainly to free the car from the tracks, but the heavy train, pound from Chicago National car, was to Toronto, put a quick end to their efforts. Then one of the men that had been in the car raced to the nearest garage for a two truck. Frank Soringstead, 36, owner and driver, saw the fast-travelling train bearing down on his hapless car, sce the actual crash or He fainted beside the station by the train crew, to whom he gave his name. His two companions, Mel- vin Henry, 26, of Woodbridge, and James McCulley, 45; of Malton, were | some distance away when the col- lision occurred. Men Tried To Flag Train Two other men, Walter Best and | Fred 'Weeks, Malton miller, are re- ported to have attempted to flag { the train It was said that they had raced down the track for more than 200 yards in their efforts to warn the train crew. The. auto, . struck almost centre on the right-hand side, was only a twisted mass of wreckage when picked up about 200 yards from: the scene of the crash. Parts of the vehicle were scattered along the track. The train was also dame aged, and the crew found it neces remove the cow catcher from the locomotive before proceed- ing to Toronto. The loss of his car is a blow to Springstead, for he used it to take him to his threshing jobs, which have been al lthat he has been able to secure in recent wecks. He does not know how he will get to the various farms now. He also bemoans the fact that he had bought a new tire for the car only a few weeks ago. Although there is no road over the tracks, Springstead said that he had crossed at the same spot only two weeks before and had had no trouble getting across. A road leads to the tracks, bu:t then stops, to be continued on the opposite side, where an improvised bridge has been erected to facilitate the trans- portation of planes after they have been unloaded from the trains. The closest crossing is approximately a quarter a mile away on Brown's Line. There a bell warns motorists of an approachoing train. Provincial Officer Ray Hodgson, of Brampton, is investigating. Canada Not Changing Design of Bren Gun Ottawa, Aug. 26.--Officials of the Munitions and Supply Department said on Friday that no changes in design of the Bren gun made in Canada were contemplated here, British Supply Minister Herbert Morrison announced at London on Thursday that production of the Bren gun in Britain would soon be speeded 20 per cent. by changes in design. Officials here pointed out that such changes would require an ex- tensive revision of machine -tool equipment now in use in Canadian plants, 26 -- Stalled in the | dead | PICTON DESERTED SOLDIERS IN CAMP Picton, Aug. 26 -- Picton, which for more than eleven months has been a thriving military centre, is almost devold of men in khaki. | Priday the remaining members | of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, C.A.S.F., Depot Battalion, left for camp. |- While the staff, headed by Major | E. T. Nayler, remains, it is expected they will leave shortly for duties | elsewhere. rr] It is expected that the blue of the RCAF. will replace the familiar | khaki, as the staff in connection | with the Gunnery and Bombing School, under the Commonwealth Air Training Plan, is expected here shortly, to be followed by students. | Plans for erection of buildings are | complete and the work is to be | rushed. Meanwhile the armories will be used by the staff, Though some 1,600 men have been | recruited at Picton, police state that | they have experienced no serious | trouble with the men, GIVE UNIFORMS T0 ENGINEERS Over 150 Distributed 'to Members of Engineers at Peterboro Peterboro, Aug. 26 -- The distri- bution. of uniforms began among members of the 3rd Field Park Company, Royal Canadian Engine- ers, the third unit of the Canadian | Active Service Force to be recruited | in Peterboro since the outbreak of war, The new unit, 200 sérong, has reached full strength in two weeks, notwithstanding the calls made upon Peterboro men by the 4th «Anti-Tank Battery and the Stor- mont, Dundas and Glengarry High- landers, also C.AS.F. units, and the Prince of Wales Rarngers (M.G.), and the 4th Field Battery. A detachment of the Highlanders, about 100 strong, was taken to the Exhibition Grounds to help to pitch tent® for the Prince of Wales, 500 of whom are to go under canvas for two 'weeks' training next Monday. At the other end of the grounds an army of carpenters and laborers worked under the direction of engi. neer officers as they made prepar- ations for the housing of the men to be called up under the national defense training scheme. JAILED TWO MONTHS ON LIQUOR CHARGE Peterboro, Aug. 26.--Two months in jail, without the option of a fine, was the sentence meted out by Ma- gistrate O. A. Langley in police court to Archie Barbeau, convicted on a charge of having liquor for sale. A charge of illegal possession brought a fine of $100, with costs, to Max Vincent. The complaint, laid by Provincial Constable Silvester, Oonstable Archie Menzies of the city force, and Constable Bruce Menzies of North Monaghan, 'gave details of a mobile beer unit discovered just outside the city limits, with a nat- ural refrigeration system provided hy the Otonabee River. Police stated that they found a tent pitched between the Lakefield spur of the C. N. R. and the east bank of the river. The officers found no refreshment on their ar- rival, but after a search with flash- lights 'they discovered a trampled path leading to the riverbank, where 96 bottles of beer lay cooling. | NAZI OFFICER GETS 25DAYS FOR ESCAPING Will Serve Sentence in Soli- tary Confinement--Still Has to Face Pals Toronto, Aug. 26 -- Guenther Lorentz, the German war prisoner who escaped from an Ontario in- ternment camp last Monday, started a sentence of 25 days in solitary confinement at the same camp on Friday. The naval officer still faces the "sentence" of th e felolw- prisoners he double-crossed. Under International law a war prisoner's escape attempt is looked on as a "sporting proposition." As such the worst a prisoner can ex- pect, if he is not shot in the at- tempt, is 28 day's solitary confine- ment when caught. And the "soli- tary" isn't as bad as it sounds. Actually, it consists of three days on bread and water, then three days on regular meals. The prisoner is allowed to see only his guards, and then only when he is fed or when he is taken out for his daily exer- cise, And there are no "black holes" allowed. On top of the sentence of 25 days by the internment authorities, how- ever, Lorentz tsill has to face the "discipline committee" of his own compatriots within the inner com- pound, These he will not meet until 25 days have elapsed. Camp guards, off dutyPriday night, thought the Germans might have "cooled off" by that time. But at present they are extremely resentful of Lorentz. He double-crossed them and pre- vented a mass escape by jumping the gun, thereby earning their dis- pleasure. But even so, they covered up his absence for three days. "They weren't mad enough at him to squeal," one of the guards said, "but I think they'll give him a nice going over when they ge: him to themselves." Six other prisoners are serving similar sentences for breaking camp rules, NAME CONTROLLER OF MACHINE TOOLS Move to Eliminate Bottle- neck in Industrial De- fense Program Ottawa, Aug. 26. -- Thomas Ar- nold, chairman of Manitoba Steel Foundries, Ltd., was appointed on Friday as machine tool controller for Canadian industry. The object of the appointment is to eliminate the most serious bottleneck in Can- ada's industrial war effort. The appointment of & machine tool controller meets a pressing need because of the great demand for tools for swelling defense pro- grams both in Canada and United States. Mr. Arnold is given wide powers. He will have control over the production, and purchase of tools, the issuing of export or im- port licenses and may generally take any steps required to further Canada's war effort. Mr. Arnold, who serves without pay, is also the. president of the Citadel Merchandizing Company Ltd., a Government-owned corpor- ation engaged in augmenting the supply of machine tools both from abroad and from domestic sources. Mr. Arnold is a prominent indus- trialist connected with several large | corporations. Trans-Can. Air Lines Breaks 3 Records Montreal, Aug. 26 -- Traffic fig- ures for July show that Trans- Canada Air Lines carried 5,098 pas- sengers, an increase of 418 over June and nearly twice as many as in July, 1939. Mail amounted to 60,- 552 pounds, an increase of 8,032 pounds, more than 20,000 pounds better than the corresponding month a, year ago and 10,000 pounds better than December, the biggest month in 1939. Totalling 8,779 pounds, air express showed an increase of 591 pounds over June and 5310 pounds over July, 1939, In all three categories, last month had the greatest volume of any since T.C.A. service began. HUNGARY FINES CAROL TOO FIRH MEETINGS FAIL Reply to Budapest Unac- ceptable, Rumania Keeps Transylvania Turnu Severin, Aug. 26 -- Negotia- tions between Hungary and Ru- mania over territorial concessions collapsed on Saturday. The final conference lasted three and a half hours after which it be- came apparent that the conferees had arrived at g hopeless deadlock. The Rumanian reply to a request by Hungary for a detailed state ment of the amount of territory which Rumania was willing to cede was unacceptable to Hungary. It appeared that unless Germany and Italy intervent to force a come promise the Transyivania question will be shelved so far as direct ne- gotiation between Hungary and Ru- mania is concerned. Hungary called up army reservists overnight, and additional soldiers were detailed to guard the national railway system, and auto bus and taxicab companies restricted their activities, presumably to put their vehicles at the disposal of the mili- tary authorities. Numerous Rumanian army units have been shifted from the Bul- garian frontier to the Hungarian frontier, it was understood on Sat- urday, Some troops have been sent to the eastern frontier opposite Rus- sian-seized territory. It was understood here that in the territorial negotiations at Tur- nu-Severin, Hungary asked cession of about 60,000 square miles, or more than two-thirds of Transyl- vania. Unexpected calling up of Ruman- ian reserve officers and cancelling of army leaves cast a shadow over Saturday's negotiations, 10 FINGERPRINT CANADIANS GOING T0 VISIT U.S.A All Visa Applicants After Monday Must Press Inky Digits Toronto, Aug. 26.--After Monday Canadians and other aliens apply: ing to U. 8. Consulates for : permitting them to visit a United States will have to be fin gerprinted. In Toronto, the Consulate staff, already working long overtime) hours to keep up with the flow off Canadians wishing to secure visas,§ must now open up a new depa ment, where dignified matrons and indignant business men will press} their inky fingers on a fingerpring form. Right now, by virtue of a lot o hard work, the Consulate here is being able to offer final interview: for visas, five days after application has been made. Whether, because of the law pass= ed by the U. S. Congress two days ago demanding that all aliens be fingerprinted before visas are granted, the flow of Canadians to the Consulate will be partially stop-| ped is something that can't be pre- dicted. 25 Questions U. 8. citizens applying at the Consulate here for the past few! years for repatriation have been fingerprinted, it was learned. Besides being fingerprinted, the alien applying at the Consulate for admittance to the United States will, under the new law, be asked to fill out an extensive registration form which asks 25 questions. Pre- viously the form was a much shorter one, with only a few ques- tions to be answered. Persons going by train through U. 8. territory, although they are heading from one Canadian destin- ation to another one, will be asked! to apply for a visa. F.D.R. Once Printed It all boils down to this: The] Canadian or alien who made ap-§ plication for a U. S. visa some five days ago and who has been given a final appointment before the Con- si:Jute closing hour on Monday nay leave the office with fingers invio- late of fingerprinting ink. But he or she who must walt until Tues. day morning for that appointment, will consent to be fingerprinted or will be denied a passport, Great men like President Roose- velt have voluntarily given their) fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the press was ine formed, so persons desiring to en- ter the U. S. after Monday will have to do likewise. LINE UP FOR OGDEN'S! Get your ticket to keener enjoyment in rolling your own. Join the ranks of wise smokers who roll them with Ogden's--the fragrant, satisfying fine cut that always rolls a cooler, milder, better cigarette. Only the best cigarette papers-- "Vogue" or "Chantecler"-- are good enough for Ogden's. FINE WIPE-SMOKERS! OGDEN'S CUT ASK FOR OGDEN"S CUT PLUG