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' 'THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1929 FORD, NEPHEW OF MRS. ALEX, TAYLOR, KILLED IN CRASH His Plane Burned in Fatal Accident at Regina (By Staft Reporter) Bowmanville, April 16.--Mrs. Alex, Taylor, Concession street, has received word of the tragic death pf oy nephew, Rollie Ford of Re- gina, Sask., who, along with a pass- enger, perished when the aeroplane he was flying failed to clear some telephone wires and, crashing into a bunkhouse, burst into flames, It is thought the sudden panic of the passenger, unnerved by the swoop- ing ascent and gyrations of the aeroplane in which he had sought the thrill of a first flight, caused the tragic crash that cost the lives of Mr, Ford and his passenger, When the right wing of the 'plane fouled a telephone wire, they were plunged downward with terrific force and death either came in- stantly, or else they perished in the flames that immediately enveloped the crumpled machine. The late Mr, Ford was a quali. fled air engineer and qualified pilot instructor of Aviation Schools, Limited, Part of his time in His Majesty's Forces during the Great 'War was spent with the Royal Afr ¥orce in Egypt, where he was an instructor, Mr. Ford was an active member of the church of Christ being an Elder of that church in Regina, and also conducted a boys' 'class each Sunday, Mr. Ford is survived by his widow and one son, Eldon Ford, aged 15, also his fath- or and motlier, one brother and two 'sisters, all of Yellow Grass, Sask. Mr. Ford was also a nephew of Mrs, C, W. Marlow, Bruce street, Oshawa. TRAINING SCHOOL BOYS' ACTIVITIES "ADDITION TO SCHOOL BUILDING BEING RUSHED Sports Activities Getting Un- der Way Enthusiastically on School Grounds Bowmanville, April 16.--Work on the addition to the School Building is being rushed right along. Last week saw the coms pletion of the concrete foundation, When this addition is completed the School Building will be just double its present size, The ground has been measured and staked out for the gymnasium, Work is to commence right away 80 that this building will be ready for the fall term as will also be the school, : Tom Heighton spent part of last week removing the winter blanket of straw from the shrubs around the various buildings. Some of these shrubs are already showing signs of life. Before long the school grounds will be quite a spet of beauty. The dry spots on the athletic fleld and for that matter some of the wet spots are densely populated these days. Almost any hour of the day you will find boys working- dut at lacrosse, football, softball and baseball. Population has been steadily in- creasing until the school has now reached and passed the century mark. This increase in population has, of course, heen accompanied by an increase in possibilities and interest. From here it looks like a great year in every line of activity, Baseball is in the air. To handle the situation this summer another diamond, making three in all, will have to be laid. This will be done immediately. Where there were elght ' teams in the two house leagues last year there will likely be ten or twelve this summer. Cadets are. down to intensive training with the annual inspection as the event in mind. The school corps is also firing in the "Minia~ ture Rifle Matches For The Youth of the Empire." Harry Price of the Ontario Ath- lotic Commission along with his wife and family visited the school last Sunday afternoon, Mr. Price brought with him a number of medals which were won by the boys in their recent boxing tournament. These medals are of special design prepared by the Athletic Commis sion and embrace the Government Crest and the words, "Bowman« ville, Boys' Training School." This design has been approved as the official athletic medal for all branches of sport in the School. Mr. Price announced that the Broadview School of Toronto has donated a handsome trophy to the school for annual competition in the soccer footfall league. MAKING USE OF THE PHONE » George (from the next door)-- Mrs Jones, may I use your tele- phone? Mrs. Jones--Cetrainly, George, is yours out of order? George--Well, not exactly, bdut Sis is using it to hold up the win- dow, ma's cutting biscuits with the mouthpiece and baby's teething on the cord.--Border Cities Star _The second newspaper to be pub- lished in America was the "Boston Gazette," founded in 1710. The third was founded the same year, LY PRESENTATION OF REMARKABLE PLAY (Continued from Page 3) comes, The lization of one of the party in the first act that he snd his fellow-passengers are dead people, bound for some unknown port, leads up to a dramatic ¢li- max, in which the sole attendant on the ship, on being ' asked whether they are bound for heaven or hell, makes the declaration, "Both ,,..It's the same place, you see." Ld ! The Characters It is difficult to select any one of the principals as outstanding. Scrubby, the steward, and inter- preter to the passengers of the meaning of their voyage, is a part calling for restraint and careful rendering of important lines, This part is well handled by Herbert Kelly, with a proper appreciation of the seriousness of his role. Two of the leading characters in the play are Ann and Henry, whose attempt at suicide because of the sneers of the world at their illicit love romance takes them 'half way" on the journey. Their paris call for much emotional acting, and provide some of the high lights of the drama. Miss Helen Johnston, as Ann and Harold Smith, as Henry, fill these roles, and there interpretations cannot be described as anything less than thrilling, Miss Johnston's acting in the final scene is particularly of- fective, and won the hearty plaud- its of the audience. Leading Male Role The leading male role is that of Tom Prior, a drunken youth, the first to discover the secret of the ship, and who, stricken by re- morse for his wasted life, is given the opportunity by the Examiner of going on to his own redemp- tion. In this final act of grace, Mrs, Midget, a charwoman with a heart of gold, who turns out to be Prior's mother, plays an import- ant part, The role of Tom Prior is splendidly filled by Philip Sims, who does not exaggerate the emo- tional side of the part, but makes good use of the natural dramatic ability which he possesses to get his character over the footlights. The role of Mrs. Midget calls for special characterization of a dif- ficult nature, and Mrs. Mary A. Smith fills the part with much credit to herself and to the direc- tor of the Little Theatre. The audience gave her a special ova- tion last night as she retired from the stage after her final appear- ance. . A Clever Performance One of the most clever perform- ances of the play is that of Miss Doris Ainley as Mrs, Clivedon- Banks, an old harridan of a woman who looks with scorn upon all beneath her in rank or station, and has a particular aversion to clergymen, but who, in. the final scene, marches out to meet her punishment, that of living with a husband whose eyes she is afraid to meet, with her colors flying. Miss Ainley gave a remarkable performance in this role, and im- pressed the audience with her gen- uine ability as a dramatic ar- tiste. Rev. William Drake, a clergy- man, completes the list of passen- gers, and it is left to him to act as the final adviser of the others before facing the Examiner. The acting of BE, N, Lewis in this role is also an example of restraint and excellent judgment, and it was noticeable that the more serious lines in his role were greeted with the hush of silence which the au- thor of the play intended, rather than with the hilarity which was aroused by them in the recent To- ronto presentation, Frank Chappell, ,as the Examjn- er, appeared in the last act only, and carried out his part with that distinction which characterized his former acting in Little Theatre productions. The whole company is deservin of the highest praise for its br balanced and excellent presenta- tion of a remarkable and difficult play, and the Rotary Hall should be filled to capacity for its fur- ther presentations this evening, and on Wednesday and Thursday, Appeal For Support Previous to the rise of the cur- tain last night, H. P. Schell, president of the Little Theatre, ad- dressed the audience, appealing for an expression of opinion, and an assurance of support in connection with continuing the Little Theatre in Oshawa next season. He stated that a larger membership was a vital necessity, and invited all in- terested to attend the annual meet- joe ot thy Little Theatre, which is eing held in St. Gregory' rio Boy gory's Hall on Director Deserves Credit In all the productions this sea- son ,the work of John Craig, the director, in both casting his plays and directing them, has been out- standing and in "Outward Bound", it has reached a climax, for the ef- fects obtained in the many key situations of the play are striking In the extreme, and show a thorough and sympathetc under- standing of the author's ideas on the, part of Joan Craig. efore the opening curtain during the intermissions, Lia selections were rendered very tastefully by Miss Audrey Werry, who took the place of Miss Helen Johaston, the musical director. BREEDING Two members of a club were discussing the table manners of a ' new member, "Well, what do you him?" asked one. "Really dreadful," replied the other. "I've heard soup gargled, and I've heard it syphoned, but, upon my soul, it's the first time I've ever known it to be yodelled!" thing ov =The Auto, ln Cn Ln Sd tet LITTLE THEATRE A a ---- Babies Baptized With Water from River Jordan FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMP OUT CELLARS (Continued from Page 3) record 'that the use of the fire pumper for the purpose of pumps= ing out cellars be discontinued and in future all applications for this nature shall he made to the Board of Works to take care of," The Letter The letter from Mr. Bickle read: , Woodstock, Apr. 8. Fire Chiet Elliott, Oshawa, "Dear Chief: "On arrival of the G.M.C. Bickle pumper, at our factory early this morning, we immediately put a gang of mechaniis to work, took off the pump, checked everything over, carefully cleaned it out, renewed certain parts that had been badly worn and the truck will be on its way back to Oshawa by noon. "And now, at the risk of offend- ing your council, possibly yourself, I want to go on record in the strongest possible fashion. "That a fire pump of the positive type is not adaptable nor is it in- tended for sewer service, for pump- ing out cellars, etc. If it were of the open impeller or non-positive type this kind of usage would not CANNOLONGER GALL] on Sunday, fifty-one babies were bap- tized with water specially broughtin a container from the River Jordan. Rev. C. E. Cragg, pastor of the church, performed the ceremony. The taking part in the ceremony. (1) Jean and Joan, two Plowright twins. (2) Orland Brooks. (3) Betty Joan Wilce. (4) Rev. C. E. Cragg, pastor of the King St. United Church, hold- OSHAWA CHURCH HOLDS UNUSUAL CHRISTENING At the King St. United Church, layout here shows some of the babies ing the bottle of water he brought from the River Jordan. (5) Bob and Jack Tyson. (6) Kathleen Helen Smith. (7) Donald Ferguson. (8) Lawrence Ross Fulling. (9) John Charles Elliott and (10) Thomas Moorscraft. hurt, but the interior of a fire pumper is made to micrometer pro- portions with a tolerance of one thousandth of an inch, so that it a pump of this type is used to pump gritty or sandy water, the damage will be incalcuable, and it will be necessary from time to time, to have parts of the pump renewed as in the present instance. Muce Damage "There was considerable damage done to your pump, which can only be tracen to gritty substance, in which connection, may I respect- fully point out that I called this matter to the attention of yourself and two or three of the aldermen whom I had the pleasure of meet: ing in Oshawa a month or so ago. "And while I fully appreciate that in a way this is no concern of the Bickle company, yet since this fire pump and all of the ap- paratus is guaranteed by us, yuu can realize my interest in seeing that it is not absurd. "And now may I ask why was not the G.M.C. Bickle: flusher we supplied your city with a year or 80 ago, used for this purpose? We equipped it with a device for draw- ing oil out of a tank car which, with a longer length of suction hose, would serve equally welt pumping out cellars, and as it ib of the open impeller type no harm would , result from gritty sub- stances. "Pardon the candor of this let- ter, but I felt that you would want me to set out the facts as 1 see them, Bickle Fire Engines, Ltd,. Per Robert Bickle." T0 CONSIDER CLAIM AGAINST STATES Captain of I'm Alone To Dis- cuss Case With Canadian Government New York, April 16--~Capt. John T. Randall of the Canadian schooner I'm Alone, which was sunk by Uni- ted States coastguard gunfire in the Gulf of Mexico, arrived here today on his way to Montreal, 'where he plans to confer on the question of ossible claims against the United tates government, f Capt, Randall, who plans to leave tomorrow for the Canadian gity to discuss the case with his attorneys, said that "the entire matter of how much the claims will be and other details will be decided by the attor- neys and the Canadian government." WHAT HE GAVE FOR BALL On reaching the links one morn: ing Smith was accosted bp his us- ual caddie. "Excuse me, sir," said the lad, "but I've got the ball we lost yesterday at the second. One of the village kids had it." "Oh, good," said Smith, putting his hand in his pocket. "I'll give you whatever you gave for it." EXEMPTION OF FARM LANDS 1 PROVIDED FOR BY-LAW PASSED AT MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL Some Councillors Take Ex- ception to Change in Deal- ing With Situation (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 16.--A bylaw pro- viding certain exemptions for farm lands situated within the municipality and based upon the provisions of the revised assessment act, section 238, sub-section 43 was introduced and given its third reading at the regu- lar meeting of the town council, held in the council chambers last night. The measure provides a tax exemp- tion ranging from 4.9 to 6.6 mills, All farms, with the exception of two will receive an exemption of 4.9 mills as they are without sewer connection. Farms which do not benefit from any local improvements receive a maxi- mum exemption of 6.6 mills. Bylaw Discussed Before the measure was passed considerable discussion was arouscd in council, Councillor C. Broughton contended that the bylaw was unfair to the farmers. He considered that the council had gone back on its word and pointed out that a few weeks ago it had adopted a resolu- tion to give the farmers a straight ten mill reduction. Then it had been suggested that a sliding scale be in- troduced and now the council was attempting a third scheme, He rec- ommended that the matter be re-con- sidered and that the ten mill exemp- tion be provided. "Arc you speaking as a or as a member of this Councillor Pringle asked. "I am speaking from the standpoint of hoth," replied Councillor Brough- ton, Ex-Mayor Bateman was present at the meeting and at Councillor Broughton's suggestion he was te- quested to give his opinion with re- gard to the bylaw. Not Fully Dealt With "I do not think that the farmers feel they are being fairly dealt with," Mr. Bateman stated, "First you of- fered us a ten mill reduction and then you introduced a sliding scale, A short while ago the Chamber of Commerce took it upon itself to ex- press an opinion that the council was doing right in increasing the farm- ers' taxes, That sort of thing hurts." Ex-Mayor Bateman pointed out that five years ago when the agree- ment was 'renewed the farmers vols farmer board #¥ "Er---no. thanks. six,' said ihe aun assess. | ment, They realized that the town's expenses were increasing and were willing to pay their share. Speaking from a personal standpoint he would have to abide by the bylaw if the council passed it. The Farmers' View Reeve Kenny thought that the Court of Revision was not alone to blame. He pointed out that the farm- ers had met and expressed a willing- ness 'to accept a ten mill exemption. Two men, however had arrived just before the meeting broke up and dis- ruptgd everything. The Court of Re- vision was forced to some action to bring matters to a head. Even now he thought that the council and the farmers were not very far apart and a satisfactory agreement might be reached. Councillor Ormiston regretted that any differences should have .arisen, but hé wished to deny any suggestion that the council had not attempted to deal fairly with the farmers. Council went into committee of the whole with Deputy Reeve C, E. Bowman in the chair. The discussion was terminated when the deputy reeve called for a vote. The bylaw passed with Councillor Broughton not voting. CLAIM LACK OF FIRE PROTECTION East End Residents Appeal Being Investigated by Committee (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 16.--East end resi- dents do not think that they are being afforded proper fire protec- tion. They base their opinion upon the fact that when a fire occurred in the district during Easter week, the firemen experienced difficulty in fighting the blaze due to the fact that the water pressure was poor. The motor pumper scemed unable to get enough water and conse- quently there was little pressure from the hose. The matter has been referred to the fire and light committee but a suggestion was received from a member of the fire company that if steamer hydrants were installed the difMculty might be overcome. With the present hydrants in the '1dast end the hose leading to the pumper are liable to collapse, caus- ing the water supply to be diminish- ed. The steamer hydrants would allow the use of special non-collap- sible hose. GIVING ENTERTAINMENT Whitby, April 16,--~The Bruns- wick Trio well-known group of en- tertainers are appearing in the town hall next Friday night under the auspices of the Whitby Citizen's Band. Proceeds from the enter- tainment are being devoted to the work of the band. BL The Whitby Daily Times Advertising, subscriptions and news will be received at the Whitby Office, Dundas Street, next the post office.--Telephone 434. REPRESENTATIVE -- JAMES HOLDEN WHITBY TO HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING By-law Passed by Council Making It Effective on April 28 (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 16.--Daylight save ing time goes into effect 'in Whit- by.at 12.01 a.m. Saturday, April 28, according to a bylaw which was passed by the town council last night, Daylight saving time will be continued until 12.01 a.m. Sunday, September 29. The council intro- duced the measure in accordance with the request of the railway un- fon so that confusion might ve avoided between Toronto, Whitby and Oshawa. The finance commniittee through its chairman, Councillor Wm, Prin- gle, introduced the accounts total- ling $524.72. They were charged as follows, finance, $66.50; streets, $366.65; fire and light, $19.62; town property, $19.62; relief, $3. 72; accounts paid and not passed, $48.93, All members of the council were present at last night's meeting in J. M. Kenny, Deputy Reeve C. E. cluding Mayor L. W. Dudley, Reeve Bowman, Councillors W. Pringle, J. H. Ormiston, C. Broughton, Rob- ert Reid, R. M, Deverell and Wm. Davidson. FRONTENACHLP. HAS HEART SEIZURE Dr. J. W. Edwards Stricken in House of Commons Last Night (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, April 16--Within a few minutes after the conclusion of his speech on the.subject of a number of divorce bills under consideration at the time in the House of Com- mons, Hon, J, W. Edwards, Conser- vative Frontenac-Addington, was seized with a hyart attack last last night as he was leaving the chamber, The necessary medical attention was promptly administered and shortly after midnight Dr. Edwards was mo- ved to Ottawa Civic Hospital, His condition is reported to have consid- erably improved. THE ONLY ONE "Your father is quite bald, isn't he?" said a man to the son of a millionaire. "Yes," replied the youth. "I'm the only heir he has left." --Pear- ao Es thes HOOVER ADVOCATES NEW TARIFF SCALE (Continued from Page 1) may at all times command men of the broadest attainments." The President's comment on the tariff follows in part: "An effective tariff upon agri- cultural products, that will compen- sate the farmer's higher costs and higher standards of living, has a purpose, 1 a tariff not only protects the farmer in our do- mestic market, but it also stimu- lates him to diversify his crops and to grow products that he could not otherwise produce, and thus lessens his dependence upon ex- ports to foreign markets, The great expansion of production abroad renders foreign competition in our export markets increasingly serious. It seems but natural, therefore, that the American farmer, having been greatly handicapped in his foreign market by such competition from the younger expanding countries, should ask that foreign access to our domestic market should be re. gulated by taking into account the differences in our costs of produce tion. "In considering the tariff for othe er industries than agriculture, we find thatthere haye been economic shifts necessitating a readjustment of someof thetariff schedules, Seven years of experience under the tar iff bill enacted in 1922, have de- monstrated the wisdom of congress in theenactment of that measure. On the whole it has worked well. In the main our wages have been maintained at high' levels; our ex- ports and imports have steadily in- creased; with some exceptions our manufacturing industries have been prosperous. Nevertheless, economic changes have taken place during that time, which have placed cen tain domestic products at a disad- vantage and new industries have come into being, all of which cre- ates the necessity for some limited changes in the schedules and in the administrative clauses of the laws as written in 1922, "It would seem to me that the test of necessity for revision is in the main whether there has been a substantial slackening of activity in an industry during the past few years, and a consequent decrease of employment due to insurmountable competition in the products of that industry. It is not as if we wers setting up a new basis of protec- tive duties. We did that seven years ago. What we.need to rem= edy now is whatever substantial loss of employment may have re- sulted from shifts since that time. "No discrimination against any foreig nindustry is involved in equalizing the difference in costs of production at home and abroad and thus taking from foreign pro= ducers the advantages they derive from paying lower wages to labor, Indeed such equalization is not ons ly a measure of social justice at home, but by the lift it gives to our standards of living we increase the demand for those goods from abroad that we do not ourselves produce. In a large sense we have learned that the cheapening of the toiler decreases rather than pro motes permanent prosperity because it reduces the consuming power of eople, ip 2.4 determining changes in our tariff we must not fail to take into accountthe broad interests of the country as a whole, and such in- terests include our trade relations with other countries. It is obvi- ously unwise protection which sac rifices a greater amount of employ- ment in exports to gain a less am- ount of employment from imports. 4 PICKERING. Miss Jean Clark, STEWARD RECEIVES GOLD HEADED CANE F. W. Hobbs Has Served St. Paul's Church for Many Years Pickering, April 15.--~The Ot ficial Board of St, Paul's Church, recently presented F. W. Hobbs, with a gold-headed cane in recog- nition of his many years of services as Recording Steward of the church, Mr. Hobbs has been a member of the church all his life, and has served faithfully and well, but feels it necessary, owing to ill health, to relinquish his office to a younger man, and so has retired. FINED FOR HAVING T00 HEAVY LOADS Five Truck Drivers Appear- ed in Court Under High- way Act Pickering, April 16.--Five cases of overloading were dealt with in the local police court on Monday evening, the charges being laid un- der Section 31, gubsection 2, of the Highway Traffic Act, which states that during the months of March and April, trucks can carry .only one half of their usual load. All were first offenders, and drew the minimum fine of ten dollars and costs. REPAIRING DAMAGE DONE BY FLOODS Pickering Village Treasury Will Have to Meet Heavy Expenditure Pickering, April 16.--The village trustees have men and teams em- ployed on Church street south, re- pairing the damage done by the recent flood, when large holes were gouged out of the road bed in sev- eral places, and the bridges under- mined. While the village suffer- ed very little compared with. the rest of the township, the frustees feel that the expense of the neces- sary repairs will put a heavy drain on the village treasury. The Swastika Club Entertains the Men Pickering, April 15.--The Swas~ tika Club held an open meeting to which the gentlemen were invited at the home of Mrs. M. 8S. Chapman. Mrs. Lenore Hurd Best, well-known elocutionist, soloist, and pianist, of Toronto, was present and spoke on "Poetry and Music in the Schools", which she illustrated by several readings and musical numbers, She was assisted by her brother, Mr. Hurd, who also contributed several readings. Rev. R. H. Rickard added to the program by singing "The Sunshine of Your Smile." A social hour then followed, during which several of the gentlemen present, were called upon for short speeches, PICKERING NEW? IN BRIEF Pickering, April 15.--Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Toms, on Fries day, April 12th, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Ravin and son, of Toronto, spent Sunday with Pickering friends. Mr. and Mrs, Geo, Every and son, of Whitby, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs, W. J. Miller on Suns day. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Law, of Oshe awa, visited with relatives in the village during the week-end. 1 Miss M, R. Clark, of Clinton, ace companied by Miss Phyllis Cooper of Toronto, spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Jas, Clark. , Mr. and Mrs. Kingdon, and child- ren, of Toronto, called on Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bunting on Sunday. The Dramatic Society of St. Paul's Church motored to Kinsale on Friday evening, and presented their drama "An Old-Fashioned Mother." : An Ontario man got damages in court because he was deprived o his wife's care. 'But he had to prove she had been in an automobile accis dent.--Woodstock Sentinel-Review. Constant daily testing and blending of the world's choicest teas give Red Rose Tea its inimitable flavor and never-varying goodness. Every package guaranteed. REDROSI TEA good es RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE is extra good 1 1]