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"All the News While It Is News" Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer The Oshawa Daily Times a Growing City VOL. 4---NO. 42 Published at Oshawa, On v Sundays and Helidave Bar veep Sind and buble Hoidev EXPERTS FAVOR OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES THE GAS PLANT ne 'General Motors Service .Men From All Canada - Assembled Here Today Over 300 Men from All G.TAUSTRALIA NAMES M. C. Service Depart ments Are Meeting in a Two-day Annual Conven. tion at the GM.C, Audi- torium SERVICE MANAGERS ALL SCHOOLED HERE C. E. McTavish Points Out Value of Social Service School in Training All Service Managers Sent to Foreign Countries Considerable benefit is expected to accrue to the automobile busi- ness in Canada as the result of a large convention which opened in Oshawa this nforning in the Gen- eral Motors auditorium, There converged on Oshawa last night and this morning, the entire traveling service staff of General Motors of Canada, the managers of the parts and service departments of all General Motors branches throughout the whole of Canada and all the depot supervisors from Halifax to Vancouver, A large representation of dealers and deal- ers' service managers from Ontario and Quebec are also present. A total of 350 are in attendance, Ender the able chairmanship of Mr, C. E, McTavish, General Man- ager of the Parts and Service De- partment of General Motors of Can- ada, the two-day convention will - cover all phases of the parts and service ends of the automobile business. This meeting is another activity which General Motors have instigated for the sole purpose of glying its large dealer organization the best possible opportunities to provide the motoring pubMc with the best possible seryice. Keeps Owner Satisfied Servicing motor cars after they are sold bas become just as im- portant a part of the automobile business as either manufacturing or selling, in the opinion of Mr, Mec- Tavish, "It is vital that the own- er should remain satisfied with the car he buys," Mr, McTavish ex- plained, "for upon the service he receives will depend to a fairly large extent the kind of car he buys next time he is in the market. "In keeping with the great _ strides which the manufacturing of cars have taken in recent years, equal progress must he made by the dealer organization in the field of service, Considering the many things which now come under this head it might very well be termea public relaticns," said Mr, McTav- ish, Managers Schooled Here "But the dealer himself is able to give adequate service only it backed by the factory, and this convention which we are holding is another part of our plan," Mr McTavish stated, "to ensure that this backing is of the best. One of the most Ymporiapt of Jecont Be ments in this respec Yelop of service schools established throughout the country. The per- manent school here in Oshawa will figure largely in the program of the present me:ting." As an fn- stance of the value of the instruec- tion given in Oshawa, Mr. McTay- ish pointed out that all service managers sent to foreign countries were schooled at Oshawa. The extensive use of moving pic- tures and slides providing instiuc- tion through the eye as well as the ear will ensure of a more lasting reception for the valuable informa- tion imparted at the service com- vention. Technical men and en- rs from General Motors dif- t sources of vpply wi oer ftefis of spe" 3 equipment display open to the pub- jic will be on view at the Mercury Service Station. Boxing Tonight Special talent has been secured for several boxing bouts at the close of the convention tonight and these should provide excellent en- ) Quebec, Feb. 19.--The four young children of Mr. and Mrs. Aime Therrien, farmers of Saint Samuel, Frontenac County, . were burned '0 death when fire destroyed their home yesterday im the absence of their parents OFFICIAL TO CANADA (Cable Service T¢ The Times By Canadian Press) Melbourne, Australia, Feb, 19, --The Commonwealth Governmeut has appointed R, A, Haynes, man- aging director of an Adelaide firm to be Australian trade commission. er in Canada at a .alary of 3,000 sterling, Mr, Haynes will have his headquarters in Toronto. T0 PERPETUATE THF MEMORY OF Dr, T. E, Kaiser, of Oshawa, is Chairman of Special Committee Toronto, Feb, 19.--Representa- tives from ten of the larger histor- ical and patriotic associations of the province gathered in Toronto yesterday for discussion of ways and means to perpetuate the mem- ory of pioneers of Ontario. It was felt that a mantle of ne- glect had lain for too long over the graves of many whose names should be held in remembrance, and under the chairmanship of Dr. T, E, Kaiser, M.P,, of Oshawa, a committee will seek the best plan to have this condition remedied. One suggestion was advanced to have the gbandoned gravestones of ploneers dssembled at a central point in one of the counties into a cairn, Photographs w.re shown o cemeteries in Galt and West White. ly where abandoned graveyards had begun to take on a respectable ap- pearance through the efforts of a f:w. Opinion of the meeting was that the provin-e, the municipality and the people themselves should share equally the expense of found- ing and maintaining such work. The suggestion was also advanc- ed that an inspector of graveyards should be appointed in each county. In the discussion that followed in- stances were cited where abandon- ed graveyards had been restored and endowed {in perpetuity with sums ranging from $1,000 to $8,- 000 handled by a legally appointed organization. A committee was formed to con- sider the question and how best to present their findings to the provincial government, consisting of the following: Dr. T. E, Kaiser, E. T. Scammell, Dr. J. M. McCul- loch, Dr. J. L. Hughes, Mrs. O. B, Sheppard, J. A. C, Cameran, K.C., Dr. A. H. Abbott and J. S. Car- stairs. REPARATIONS COMMITTEE IS ENLARGED Debtor and Creditor Issue Would Likely Form Ground. work if Adopted (By Associated Press) Paris, Feb. 19.--The sub-committee appointed by the reparations commis- sion to find a method of procedure for the future work of the experts has run into a snag and consequently has been enlarged and told to try again. "When the committee which con- sisted of Sir Josiah Stamp of Great Britain and Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, president of the German Reichsbank, reported this morning, they said that Jthey had failed to find 2 mutually acceptable com- ittee then ap three more members and these five went into ses- sion this afternoon to see what they could The mewly-appointed members were Jean V. Parmentier of France, Prof. Suvitch of Italy and M. Gutt, procedure. The full of Belgium. Five Desperadoes Escape From Penitentiary in Ohio Canadian Press) ( Columbus, O., Feb. 5 ive including Pat McDer- mott, slayer of Don. R. Mellett, Canton editor, sawed their way to freedom frome the Ohio peniten- tiary early today. - Warden Prest 5 said the men sawed their way undetect- ed from their cells, went to the rool of the cell block. climbed over his house and down into the street by a rope ladder. The escape was discovered shortly before 7 o'clock by a guard who saw the rope hang- ing over the wall. The delivery was made from the third tier of the mew cell block. Mattress material was used to make the ladder the prisoners used in descending to the ground, EARLY PIONFERS Prominent Figures at General Motors Service Division Convention N. H, DANIEL Service Engineer, attendance. W, E, GILLOTT Manager of Parts Division ¥. R. DANIELS Assistant to the General Parts and Service Manager C. E, McTAVISH General Manager of Parts and Service sey e149 A convention of General Motors service men from al] over Canada is being held in Oshawa today and tomorrow, with 350 representatives in Above are the leading officials taking part from the Parts and Service divisions of the General Motors of Canada. Early Start of Bathing Season Milon, Feb, 19,--An ad- vance in the bathing season was experienced when at Burl. ington yesterday, Miss Jacque etta Pollard and her brother, Wallace Pollard, took a dip in Lake Ontario, Although it was a springlike day, with song birds much in evidence, the temperature of the water had a wintery cast, The bathers, however, were not deterred in their venture, and seemed none the worse, Noted Artit ies Milano, Italy, Feb. 19.--Profes- sor Camillo Papetti, artist and not- ed etcher, dies today. He was 70 | years old. | FLOODS ARE NEW THREAT FOR EUROPE SURPASS THAT OF | COLD Storms off Spanish Coast Do Great Damage to Fishing Fleet (By Canadian Press) i London, Feb, 1i9.--Flood ter- rors replaced the rigors of bitter: cold over a large par. of Europe today It was feared that when the tol lof the inundations, real and prospective was complete it would equal or surpass that of the cold. The Danube and its tributaries swe.led over their banks and forced many from their homes. | Melting stow and ice caused dis- | astrous floods in Macedonia and Thrace. Bavarian rivers overflow- ed, while rising temperatures in Northern Italy foreshadowed a rapid swelling of the rivers there. Advices from the Danube dis- trict, where jce and snow bave been piled six feet thick over the surface of the river, indicated a worse si.uation, possibly, there than elsewhere. The Danube and its tributaries had not only to carry off the huge load of me.ting ice and snow but faced the hazard of ice dams which spread its waters oved wide areas before they could be broken. Storms off the Spanish coast did serious damage to ihe fishing fleet. One boat was wrecked and another barely made its way into Bilbao, while all fishing at Al- meria was suspended. STEAMER STRIKES WRECK FAR OUT IN THE ATLANTIC Reports Say the "Carlier" is MINERS FUND HERE $642 ~ WILL IT REACH $1,000? T. W. Joyce, Manager of the Dominion Bank, Becomes Treasurer of the Fund--Oshawa Citizens' Band Con- tributes $75, Proceeds of Sacred Concert Sunday With a $75 contribution from the Oshawa Citizen's British Miners' Fund givings of this city have reached $642.11, The Citizens' Band contribution is the proceeds of the Sacred concert Sunday evening. On account of the size of the fund to date, T. W, Joyce, manager of the Dominion Bank has consent- | ed to act as treasurer of the fund. Contributions will now be received at the bank, and these will he ack- nowledged daily in The Times as well as those received at this office. This will no doubt facintate the giving of many residents of the city, Oshawa's contributions to date total $642. Could we not make it Band, the! ! $1,000? That is surely not an im- possibility in a city of 25,000 people and over 5,000 families, "Every little helps" and the $1 contributions from those who can afford just this, are as acceptable and as worthy as the $10 contribu- tion from the man able to bear the large part of the burden of his brother Britishers across the sea, Today's total is $642. It should be at least$700 this time tomorrow, Will it? On each of us depends the answer. Today's list of giving is: Already acknowl, ,..$565.11 Oshawa Cit, Band . 75.00 | 8. Nicholls.., ., , 2.00 J $642.11 ToLL oF FLoobs MAY | [ast Minute News Flashes in Brief Form For Busy Readers Offer Russian Jewels London, Feb. 19, -- The Daily Mail says that two famous jewels from the Imeprial Russian treasury are being offered for sale in Lon- don, but this time not by the Bolsh- eviks. New FI. _bht Record Montreal, Que., Feb, 19.--Flight records between Albany and St. Hu- bert Airport, Montreal, fell yes- terday when a ship of the Canadi- an Airway carrying mail, covered the 192 miles in 68 minutes. Serious Fire at Soo Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Feb. 19. --A fire the origin of which is un- known, Jast night did damage to property totalling $85,000 when a building owned by R, H. Knight, ad occupied by them and the Nor- thern Feed and Seed Company and the Dominion Stores was destroy- Fire at Gananoque Gananoque, Ont., Feb, 19.--Fire which broke out in a shack along the waterfront early today destroys gd seven boat-houses and their con. tents with a loss estimated at $12,- 000. The cause of the fire is un known... | -- Dies of Injuries | Cobalt, Feb. 19.--Oscar Proven- cher, one of the two men hurt at ithe Keeley Mine in the blasting ac- cident there on Saturday, died this morning from his injuries in the Mincs Hospital here. An inquest will be held. Fire. in Dormitory Minneapolis, Minn., Feb, 19.-- Five persons were injured and 25 women students were rescued last night when fire destroyed Sanford Hill annex, a three storey dormi- tory for girls at the University of | Minnesota. FRENCH FLYERS NOW AT CAIRO France to Hanoi Flyers Com- plete the First Lap in Good Time (By Associated Press) Tunis, Feb. 19.--Joseph Lebrix and Sergeant Major Antoine Pail- lard, noted French flyers, who are on a trip to Hanoi, Saigon, left Tunis for Cairo at 10.30 o'clock this morning, Greenwich time. The men who hope to establish a new record for a flight from France to Hanol, accomplishing it in less than five days, started from Marseilles last night and com- pleted their first lap to Tunis in good time. KING'S CONDITION * STATED FAVORABLE ' Cold East Wind Prevented Opening of Windows of Monarch's Apartment (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Bognor, Sussex, Eng., Feb, 19.-- It was officially stated at Craigwell House today that the King passed a good night. London skies and 2 biting east wind this morning pre- vented the opening of the windows of His Majesty's bedroom. As a matter of fact, Miss Anne Stirling-Maxwell is a girl of 22, the only child of Sir John Stirling- Maxwell. She is to be sole jhdge of the Western Island ponies ex- hibited. Broken Halifax, N.S., Feb. 19.~The Bei- ian steamer "Carlier" struck a sub- merged wreck last evening in latitude was drifting south-southeast with her tail end shaft broken. according to 2 broadcast from Cape Race receiv- ed by C. H Harvey, local marine and fisheries agent. The accident oc- curred at 7.30 p.m. castern standard tune. The position given would place the steamer far out in the Atlantic. The Carlier, a vessel of 4,398 tons was last reported in available records 10 o'clock in the morning and 7 out discussion. o'clock, but it has been pointed serious A arriving at Rotterdam on January v ,» » * » Municipal Election Voting 9 » 10 to 7 o'Clock in At the city council meeting last night it was decided to present a bydaw at a later council meeting to fix the hours of voting on municipal elections, or voting on municipal bylaws, ete, between of the Finance Committee's report to this effect was carried with . The hours of voting have been for several years from 9 to 5 inconvenience to factory workers who only have a short time at noon and cannot leave the factory until 6 o'clock. Future o'clock in the evening. A clause out to the council that this is a Penny Per Day to Provide Work Birmingham, Eng., Feb, 19. --Speaking at a luncheon to celebrate the opening of the Birmingham section of the i British industries fair yester- {| da Rt, Hon. L.C. M.S. Am- ery, secretary of state for the dominions, said if every em- ployed person in Great Bri- tain spent one penny each day buying British instead of for- cign manufacturers, an addi- tional 100,000 people could he employed each year, fresh capital would be added to British industry and "the whole wheel of production and exchange would go forward with vastly increased momen- tum," LIBEL TRIAL IS STARTED AT SUDBURY | sii -- FINNISH EDITOR IS CHARGED WITH SEDI- TIOUS LIBEL Published an Article Making Slighting Reference to the King (By Canadian Press) Sudbury, Ont., Feb. 19.--Inspector Pyle, of the Sudbury police force, was the first crown witness called today when the trial of Arvo Vaaro, editor of the Finnish newspaper Va- paus, on a charge of publishing sedi- tious libel in connection with the 1ll- ness of King George, was started be- fore Mr. Justice Wright and a jury. Vaaro pleaded not guilty. Inspector Pyle took the stand af- 'ter crown prosecutor R. 8. McKes- sock had addressed the jury. There was no objection to the newspaper being published in the Finnish lang- uage as long as it kept within the bounds of authority, Mr. McKessock said. He described the case as "un- usual." The inspector testified he pufchased copies of the newspaper of issue Dec. 4 and one copy was submitted as a crown exhibit. Adiele Saarimaki, vice-consul for Finland, stationed in Toronto, indica- ted the offensive article. Questioned by Mr. Justice Wright, Arthur W. Roebuck, defense counsel, would not admit the interpretation given by the crown was accurate. "At the same time I am not attack- ing the translation," he explained. IMPRESSED BY STAY IN CANADA » Democracy and Informality Commendable, Says Cam- bridge Student London, Feb. 19.--The democ- racy and informality of Canadians strongly impressed Edward Corco- ran, undergraduate of Pembrok College, Cambridge, who spent 2 months of last summer as a farm laborer in Canada, and who gave an account of his adventures at 2 meeting of the royal empire socie- ty last might. Mrs. L. C. M. 8. Amery, wife of the secretary for the dominions, presided. "C is a most democratic eountry where everybody whatever his position is as good as his neigh- PU CZECHO-SLOVAKIA TO + USE GERMAN PORTS (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Prague, Czecho Slovakia, Feb. 19.-- Germany and Czecho Slocakia have concluded an agreement whereby Czecho Slovakia is given free use of the German ports of Hamburg and Stettin, This agreement was provi- ded for under articles 163 and 284 of the treaty of Versailles, FAILED T0 SUCCEED IN CRACKING SAFE, GANG 1S CAUGHT | 18 Months' Term Imposed Upon Each in Sudbury Police Court (By Canadian Press) North Bay, Ont, Feb, 19.--Utiliz- ing a stolen acetelyne torch a gang of five amateur safe crackers at- tempted a daring robbery on the premises of the Ontario Bakeries, at Sudbury early Sunday after an hour's work with the torch failed to crack the safe and the only loot taken was $11 in silver stolen from the cash re- gister, Sudbury police officers landed the last of the gang in jail early Sunday afternoon where cach made a volun- tary confession of the robbery, claim- ing it was done while under the in- fluence of liquor, The five men pleaded guilty yes- terday in police court and each was sentenced to cighteen months deter- minate and two years, less one day indeterminate at Burwash Industrial Farm, . The convicted men were: Bert Val Ross, 34, baker; Joseph Nelson Boil- eau, 24, clerk; Arthur Brown, 27, travellor; Claude E. Lockhart, 33, welder; and Harry Williams, 37, en- gineer, Foch Convalescent (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Paris, Feb, 19.--Marshal Fer- ajnand Foch, who has been suf- fering for several weeks with a complication of ailments ranging from heart and kidney troubles t9 indigestion and grippe, was last nicht on the way to full convales- cence, ' THINK SHAW WILL SOON SEEK FOOD Cold is Likely to Drive the Jail Breaker to Shelter in Town (By Canadian Press) Lindsay, Feb. 19.--Inspector Stringer of the provincial police de- partment and Constable Weather- all, were forced to abandon their trip to Bolsover, when their car be- came securely lodged in a snow drift. They were on their way to assist in the search for Orval Shaw, fugitive prisoner of "Skunk's Mis- ery," near Chatham, Ont. Police are investigating the re- port that a farmer named Ander- son .of Cambridge saw Shaw leav- ing his barn on Sunday night. The weather is steadily growing colder and with the thermomeryr now hovering to 10 degrees below zero, police are of the opinion that Shaw will be forced to seek food and shelter in one of the neighbor- ing towns. Imsuccessful Lindsay, Feb. 19.--Police posses and searching citizens in Victoria county failed yesterday to reveal any trace of Orval Shaw, fugitive, kuown to be in the district. Several supposed clues were run to earth durng the day, the great- est disappointment having been in Lindsay, where a man resembling Shaw had been seen early im the day. He was found to be a tramp (Continued on page 2) RCHASE $210,000 is Declared Fair Price For Local Gas Plant Property * Forstall, Robison & Luqueer, Consulting Engineers, Find After a Survey That the Purchase of the Gas Plant Is Advisable MARKET HERE FOR MUCH LARGER SALE Even With Purchase of Ad. ditional Equipment, Plant Should Show Annual Sur. plus of $4,800, the Report States That the gas plant property, is 'easily worth the price of $210,000, from the standpoint of maintain. able earnings," is the report of For- stall Robinson and Luqueer, who rencently made a survey into the ad visability of the city's purchase of the gas plant from the Hydro Elec tric Power Commission, This re- port was presented to the city coun- cil last night, The report states that this firm of consulting engineers has found that the manufacturing plant is in fairly good condition and that the street mains are in excellent condi- tion. The cost of reproduction of the present plant, new, without in- cluding the land cost, is fixed at $305,480 by this firm, and, sub- tracting a depreciation figure of $34,640, they give the cost of re- production less depreciation as $270,940. This figure does not in» clude the land cost nor does it ins clude the office equipment, shop equipment, or tools and supplies, which would be included by the Hy= dro Electric Power Commission un- der their agreement, for the price of $210,000. Greater Market The report states that there should be a market here for the sale of a considerably Tncreased amount of gas, and that with effic- ient management anxious to push the gas business, the annual bust» ness should be increased from about 40,000,000 cubic feet to about 65, 000,000 cubic feet, This increase in business would necessitate the addi» tion to the present equipment of a condenser and purifier, and a dou- ble super-heater carburetted water gas set to replace the present single shell set. The rates should also be reduced to $1.25 per cubic foot for industrial purposes, and, takinz these factors all into consideration, the plant should show a surplus of about $4,800 per year, the engine eers report. Favor Purchase In accordance with thelr agree ment with the city council, the en- gineers also considered the question of the possibility of purchasing gas in bulk from an outside source. There. are several difficulties to be met,' although the plan might be found feasible, the report con- tinued. The engineers also found that gas could not be supplied from here to Whitby or other towns at a sufficient profit to make this pro- position a factor in determining up» on the purchase of the local plant, although they recommrend that this be also considered further. The Oshawa conditions alone, however, are such as to make the purchase advisable, however, the report eon cluded. The text of the report fis: The Corporation of the City of Oshawa, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. Gentlemen :--Jn accordance with the agreement made between us under date of December 28, 1928, we have examined the present gas manufac turing and distribution system in the City of Oshawa owned by the Hydro- Electric Power Commission of Onta- rio, have investigated the existi conditions affecting the supply of gas in that city and a forecast of (Continued on page 190) The skeleton of a lizard found in the rocks of Texas is believed to be 20,000,000 years old. Avoid envy; for it cannot benefit you, nor can it injure those against whom it is chersihed. (Cable Service to The Times y aeropl have been placed bor," Corcoran said. "The peopl are very informal and hospitable. You meet a person on a station {platform and find yourself talking Ito him in a few minutes as if you had known him all your life." at the Government's disposal to con- house of the Danish parliament to Copenhagen. Eleven members of parliament have already been brought Copenhagen, Feb. 19.--Ten Danish vey 60 members of the Danish lower] Weather Forces Danish M.P's ToGo to Copenhagen by Air The action was made necessary as po rool 2 consequence id © i, the grat Dok which sepan : 1s on: whic cated from the mainland aud other islands of the mation, 3