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v PACETWO THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931 FRIENDS REPORM SHOWS > CRINE DECREASE (Continued from page 1) ®t 1930, contrasted with nine in the previous year. One of these was caused by murder and constitutes the most serious crime which the city Kas experieticed during mahy years. The causes of the other four deaths are contained in a portion of the re- . port published below. In presenting his report to the po- lice commission, Chief of Police Friend writes as. follows: "To the Board of) Commissioners of Police. . "Gentlemen : "I beg to present to you my annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1930. "In my report for 1929, I showed a 'reduction in the number of Police Canrt Cases of 32.27% from that of 1028. I now show a reduction in 1930 of 43.99% under that of 1929, this reduction is mostly in traffic and Liquor Control Act violations, in the former we have issued numerous warnings instead of prosecutions, hut I am sorry that this leniency lias heen *rreatly abused and I am of the opin- fon that more prosecutions will have to be made to have the desired effect of stopping violations of the Traffic regulations, the reduction in traffic cases was 460. In respect to the Li- quor Control Act, this law is appar- ently being better obseited, from what cause 1 cannot say, whether from our continued efforts in endca- vouring to apprehend violators of this law, or from the lack of being able 'to make illicit traffic in liquor au 'paying proposition. I think the lat- ter may be the prime cause, these cases were reduced 130. *T showed a reduction in the value of lost and stolen property in 1929 to that of 1928, of 44.5%, in 1930 it was again reduced 4241%, this in it self proves the, high type of citizens that we have in the City of Oshawa when we take into consideration the most trying year for the citizens of this city, T presume has ever been experienced, at no time has tempta- tion to steal been so warranted to a great many as the year 1930, and yet I can show that we have had less stolen in that year, than in any like period for the past ten years. "In 1920 there were 31 places bro- ken into, with a total theft value of $806.40, as compared with a theft of value from similar offences in 1928 of $6,436.00. we had 18 places broken into in 1930 with a theft value of $453.00, this is a substantial reduction from 1929. "We were free of any robberies + with violence (hold-ups) in 1930. "In the cascs of failing to provide necessaries for wives and families, *hoth under .the Criminal Code and Provincial Statutes, changed but little from that of the previous year, these émestic relations cases, are very dificult for the Court or any person l to deal with, and it seems a great pity that. throughout the country, that a great many husbands and wives will make no attempt to live up to their marital vows, with the result that their children and the community in which they reside are the sufferers, this appears to to be caused from selfishness, in that they do not care who suffers if they cannot always have things their own way, and it is from such homes as 'these that the children grow up dissolute and crim- inal, and in later years suffer the penalty of their method of living. which in a great many cases is prim- arily caused from the faulf of their parents. "The mumber of street accidents were decreased from 328 in 1929, to 222 in 1930, this phase of vehicular traffic decreasing each year, which shows that the number of signs and Stop Streets are proving their worth, in spite of criticisms to the contrary, we did not have one fatal street accident in Oshawa, which 1 think is a wonderful record. "There were 5 violent deaths. in Oshawa in 1930, being a decrease of 9 from 1929, one of these was caused by murder, the most serious crime in Oshawa for a great number of years "Phe City Council very wisely saw fit to equip the lake front with life- saving apparatus, and appoint a life- saver for that locality during the summer month, this was paid for with interest by the results obtained, there not being one drowning in 1930 in the City of Oshawa or waters ad jacent, this is also a wonderful re- cord and speaks for the efficiency of the lifesaver who was appointed and I trust that this service will be con- tinued during the summer months of 1931. "Each year in spite of warnings the premises found insecure by the police are greatly increasing. In 102 there were 432, in 1929, 525, in 1930. 815. I am afraid that the merchants are relying too greatly upon the po- lice in this respect and are getting very careless in nat assisting to pro- tect their own property in seeing that their places of business are prop- erly secured before leaving for the night. "1 appreciate the efforts made by the City Council of 1930 in endeavor ing to obtain proper and adequate quarters for the police force, but un- fortunately the citizens decided other- wise, mainly in niy opinion due to the lack of knowledge of the miserable conditions of the place in which they expect their police force to operate efficiently, and I 'would advise all that can to come and sce the place for themselves, as it is beyond the vo- cabularly of most persons to properly describe it to them. "I wish to thank the citizens, mem- bers of the City Council, Fire and other departments for the assistance and co-operation given my depart- ment at all times. "And in conclusion, gentlemen, 1 wish to thank the members of this Commission for the consideration and assistance given the Police Depart- ment in their endeavours to give the citizens proper protection. "All of which is respectfully sub- mitted. "I have the honor to be 'Gentlemen "Your obedient servant, OWEN D. FRIEND, Chief Constable." Police Department, Oshawa, Opt. Jan. 22, 1931. The total number of offences which occurred during the year was 946, charges being laid against 868 males and 67 females, thus indicating that the supposedly stronger sex is really the weaker from a moral standpoint. In spite of the fact that a great deal of crime is blamed upon the foreign element, 533 of the persons charged in ldcal police court were native Canadians, while 119 gave England as the place of their birth. One hun- dred and eighteen were Ukrainians while twenty-eight were Scots. Other nationalities were represented in in- famy as follows. Ryssia ........ terns fein saeivy Poland 'uses. Hebrew ...... Ireland ... Hungary ..... Germany .... Sweden Roumania France Greece ,......, United States .. Holland Czecho Slovakia . Ttaly +... China Bitms oun aos, N= ANIL NIO NN -- The various offences were disposed of thus--Convicted 763; dismissed 60 withdrawn, 84; committed for trial, 10 and still pending, 29. A total of 319 arrests were made, 62 warrant: were issued and 565 persons were brought into court un summonses, The police department rightfully re gards itself as a guardian of law and order but it is also a source of reve- nue to the city. During the year it collected $1,670.00 in dog tax, $729.00 in other licenses; fines and costs col- lected in police court totalled $14,- 226.82; $12219.90 were paid into the city treasury; $2,00092 was paid to other sources and there remains to be collected in fines and costs $1,- 973.20. The police proved their worth in recovering property which had been reported lost and stolen. Forty au- tomobiles were reported lost or stol- en, representing a value of $27,530.00 Thirty-eight were recovered, valued at $26,230.00. Eighty-eight bicycles were reported in the same category and 69 were recovered. Of other ar- ticles valued at $3,166.55, recovery was made to the value of $1,166.00 Property recovered for other police departments totalled $5,700 in value. There were no fatal motor acci' dents in the city during 1930 and no drownings in this vicinity. The re. orts lists the causes of the five vio- ent deaths as follows: -- Murder Falling from grandstand .. Railway es Industrial machinery 1 Gasoline Poisoning in tank car.. 1 The following comprehensive table of statistics on crime in Oshawa will prove of interest: Dewland's v Two-Day Sale Woods' Lavender Lingerie Tuesday and Wednesday Mostly Non.Run 'Qualities ests-Bloomers-Panties O88" garment Two Day Offence Theft Liquor Control Act .. Traffic Violations". Violations City Bylaw . Vidlations Excise Act . Non-Support «....cvvevinvenns TISDALE. vovuveresceeiss Violation Railway Ac Fraud ..oves.. False Pretences ...... Cruelty to Animals .... Intoxicated Driving Car .,.... SedUCHON veserescrerriss Assault ... . aris .- Violations Narcotic Drug Act ...... Criminal Negligence ............ eve Living on Avails of Prostitution ..., Violations of Recognizance Act .... Keeping: Gaming a ra Violations Game & Fisheries Act .. Murder 'cen innieciiin ins Abandoning Child ..... False Registration Arson . LAY " Violation Income Tax Act ....... ' Violation Radio Telegraph Act ... Wives' & Childrens' Maintenace Act Attempted Suicide ... Carnal Knowledge .. INSANE saver ireers Obstructing Police ...v44 Wounding ... Criminal Libel .. Moral Offence ... Forgery Damage to Property Intimidation "eve Spreading False News Moral Offence ......... as Receiving Stolen Goods .... Non-payment of Wages .... Concealed Weapons Shopbreaking and Burglary ... Violation Lord's Day Act wi Indecent Exposure ......... evevesies Neglected Child veteran nnne COMPARISON OF OFFENCES 1929 AND 1930 Increased Cruelty to. Animals Violation Narcotic Drug Act Criminal Negligence Violation of Recognizance Murder False Registration Violation Radio Telegraph Act.. Wives' & Children's Maintenarice Act Carnal Knowledge .. Insane Criminal Libel Damage to Property Intimidation Spreading False News ...vvens.. Receiving Stolen Goods Concealed Weapons Shopbreaking and Burglary .... Unnatural Offence Serious Moral Offence ......,... Violation City Bylaw .. Violation Excise Act . Non-support Vagrant ...... Trespass Violation Railway Act .. Comm'd Num Con- Dis- With- for Pend- ber vieted missed drawn Trial ing i 10 ] 208 . 6 272 10 18 Sl 8 12 [¥) 1 3 3 ' bx . ot --_----_-_AU IL = =O mu AN 2 tC ---- Ed 916 False Pretences Intoxicated Driving Ci Assault Found in Gaming House Keeping Gaming House Violation Game & Fisheries Income Tax Act .. Attempt Suicide Obstructing Police Act 2| Wounding Forgery Non-Payment of Wages Violation Lord's Day Indecent Act Violation School Attendance Ac Neglecting Child Mischief . Perjury Power Commission Act ......... Contributing to Delinquency of Children Manslaughter Procuring . Robbery Violation Poll Tax vas Violation Immigration Escape Custody No Change Seduction Abandon Child Neglected « "ld Living on Avails of Prostitution. Total: Number Offences 1930 .... 94 Decrease from 1%9, 743 or 43.99% W.EN.SNCLAR | 1S RETAINED FOR | RAILWAY HEARING | (Continued from page 1) | r.in service on the line was em- | phasized by Dr. Kaicer, who with | C. C. Jeftrey, of Port Perry, was largely instrumental in persuading | the railway company to postpone | the operation of its new schedule | providing for three northbound | trains a week and three southbound | trains. It was alsg through the) efforts of these two gentlemen that the Board of Railway Commission- ers is meeting in Whitby on Thurs- day tor hear new evidence against the proposed reduction in the sched- ule. Deserves Consideration It was possibly true, the former member of parliament admitted, that the Whitby, Port Perry and Lindsay branch line is not paying but he pointed out that neither were any branch' lines paying throughout the country and that as the railroad is publicly owned this district is at least entitled to some consideratiog. A SSious Matter The proposals of the railway com- pany are a serious matter to Ontario county, Dr. Kaiser believed, and he urged that a large representation be present from every municipality con- cerned when the Board of Railway Commissioners meet at Whitby, tnursday morning. Oshawa was an- xious to lend its support he declared. Reeve Robert Somerville, of Port Perry, then called upon Fred Bowen, P., of Durham, who briefly com- mented upon the situation along the Whitby-Orono-Port Hope line. Ir the Railway Commission did not see fit to order the railway company to maintain a daily service on the line, then an appeal might be made to the privy council, he said. Schedule Criticized The operation of tras on the Wtiniuy-Urono- Port Hope branch was strongly criticized by M . Wad- del, of Orono, who claimed that the schedule was not arranged to meet the needs of the district and that the railway company did not even try to keep its coaches in good condition, The cars were generally dirty and in the winter they were poorly heated. He did not believe that the bra.ch line was given any credit if a car load of freight was shipped from Vancou- ver to Orono. The fact that Orono was on the branch line insured this business for the CN.R. for other- wise the freight would likely be brought by another railroad and trucked into the village. For years the railways company has not given this district adequate service, C. Ci Jeffrey, of Port: Perry contended. At one-time the schedule was so arranged that business. men residing at t Perry or any ot connections point on.ihe( line could make good Whitby for Toronto, | palities spend several hours in the eity and return the same day, making good sqnnections again at Whitby Jct. for ort Perry. Lately, however, the ailway company has not tried to se- date itself to the needs of the 'strict but has operated its schedule r such a way that people found it ore conve.iient to travel by bus. When th: line was built by private enterprise over 60 years ago, munici- through which it operated, raised a honus of approximately $150, 000 Mr, Jeffrey said. For this reason lie believed the company should not be allowed to denrive the district of an adequate services In order to retain a daily service at less expense to the company, Mr. Jef- trey suggested a change in schedule involving a number of branch lines throughcnt Central Ontario, C. N. R. Criticized Severe criticisin of the attitude tak- en by the C.N.R. was offered by F. EL. Mason, vice-president of the Osh awa Chamber of Commerce. It seem- ed to him that the action of the rail- i road would eventually lead un to the abandonment of the line. Mr. Ma- son did not believe that the railway "iad ever serioutly tried to meet com- aotitiorf and he pointed out that coaches in use on the Whitby-Port 'erry-Lindsay line were hardly = fit for a good dog. The C.N.R. could afford to spend thousands of dollars on luxurious coaches for the main line, one of which would be worth more than the full train on the branch line. ' The railroad would have to meet ~ompnetition, Reeve C. Mackey of Whithy township believed. He sug- gested a revision in freight rates which would compare favorably with full train on thé branch linebydm the charves of truck companies. INDOOR GOLF 13 ANCIENT GAME Tom Thumb Variety Had Its Devotees Thirty Years Ago Saint John, N.B.--Miniature in- door golf was played more than thirty years ago, according to an account taken from a Saint John newspaper in 1897. The item ap- peared originally in a London jour- nal of that year. and described a course laid out 'from garret to cellar," with a saucer in a baby's erib,, one of the sportiest holes. The affair, which was characters ized by one of the golfers as "the greatest fun imaginable," wes held in an ordinary house, and played by a group of guests, at the insti. gation of the hostess when wet weather precluded golfing on a regular-sized course, One interest- ing shot was described: "My ball was under a great four-poster bedstead in one of the spare rooms; and 1 had to craw! under and draw it out with my niblick. ould not sce the door 2]. ~ In prenarction it was to go through, but Reggie safd if I hit it against a certain sofa, which was stuffed with horse- hair, the rebound might send it where I wanted it to ®o. So I tried it, and it was the most per- fect sucess." GALWAY WANTS ANCIENT MACE Alarmed over the reports that the mace and other regalia attach- ed to the former ancient mayoralty of the city had been sold and might leave the countrv, Galway Irish Free State, officials are try- ing to stop the travel of the ar ticles. An appeal to the Free State Government brought reply that it was powerless in the matter and advised legal action. A commlit- tee then called on Miss Anne Blake, daughter of the last mavor nf Galway. She told them that she had disposed of the mace, it hav- ing been presented to her as an heirloom to do with as she pleas- ed because it had been given to her frther, when he gave up office with the city owing him $40,000, repre- senting 10 years' salary. The city council has instructed its at. torneys to trace and recover the mace and other Insignia. ATR STAMP CRAZE IN EUROPE Collecting of air mail stamna has hecome a craze in Frrona thie winter, Old collectors already have a large number and many who never before noticed an old stamp have joined the scramble for rere specimens in conection with air mail. In conseruence, the rarer air stamps, such ag those which franked the mall carried over the Atlantic by Hawker, the United States air stamp printed by mistake with the centre upside down, the first alr stamp of Col. omhia, the Newfoundland stamp used in connection with the flight of the Italian airman de Pinedo, and other of the rarer items. have increased in value by 200 or 300 per cent. or more in the past few months and are now almost unob- tainable. An unused speciment of the United States "Inverted cen- ter" will bring probably between 2,600 and $3,000. WALES SPEAKS IN SPANISH for his trip to Mnenos Alres, Argentina to open the 1931 British Exhibition, the Prince of Wales hag learned Span- ish. At the last Columbus Day celebration in London he surpris- ed a Spanish audience by speaking in thelr own languare. He wo~ the guest of honor of the Spanish Club on the occasion of the Wiesta de la Raza (Fostival of the Race), which celebrates the date on which Columbus discovered America. This is the first time that a mem. ber of the British Royal «Family has been a guest at this greatest of all Spanish celebrations. A barrel of the oldest sherry in the world was taken from Spain by plane to London for the dinner. The Prince In perfect Spanish proposed the toast of the King of Spain and spoke so fluently that the people rose and cheered him. COLLAR ONLY THING THAT MERE MAN BUYS Montreal, Jan. 26.--About the only thing mere man buys now Is his collar, and since shirts are tending to be made with collars attached he is likely to drop out of the list of shoppers altogether. Whether it be men's clothes, radices or automobiles, sald Miss Clara Zilleson, advertising man- ager of a Philadelphia electric company and chairman of the wo- men's committee of the Nationa! Electric Light Association, women have the greater purchasing In- fluence, even if they do not actu- ally buy these things. Miss Zille- gon spoke at a meeting of the wo- men's committee of the Canadian Electric Association and stressed the necessity of considering the woman's angle of interest in sell- Jug, particularly in regard to utilities. EDUCATE MOTHERS IN PRENATAL CARE Ottawa, Jan. 26.--Representa- tives of eitht provinces attended the annual meeting of the Child Hyglene Section of the Canadian Council on Child and Family Wel tare which was held In Ottawa. Education of the mothers of Can- ada in prenatal and post-natal care is the chief work of the council and reports showed great increases in this service. Since February, 1926, over 55,000 sets of prenatal letters have been sent free to expectant moth- ers in all sections of Canada, In addition, contact has been made by the council vith variolis nurs- ing organizations, public health departments and direct with prac- tising medica] men. THE WEAK LINK "If there is one weak link in the chain of farm operation to-day it is in the well-considered production of farm feeds, home grown, produced at cost," asserts G, B. Rothwell, Domin- ion Ani Husbandman, Dept.' of Agricglture, Ottawa, ' In the final an- alysis 'the low acre unit production is largely the reason for high cost milk, admitting all the imperfections and low average production of our cows. The farmer's one and only salvation today is in lowering pro- duction costs under hig control, i.e., on his farm, STEAMERS AND ~ TUGS COLLIDE Crash Involving Two Steam- ers And Two Tugs Near Chelsea Boston, Mass.--An unusual ac- cident 'in which two tugs were damaged and two steamers escaped damage occurred recently at the North Chelsea drawbridge, Two Boxes Relieved His Backache { Onlario Man Used Dodd's Kidney Pills "J suffered with my back and kidneys for quite a long time," writes Mr. Jos. Brideau, 32 Columbus Ave. Ti ns, Ont. "A friend advised me to take Dodd's Kidney Pills and I found after using two boxes that I got relief. I would not be without! them now. Kidney Pils I never suffer with my back now like I used to." : at the same time/ and ailmen! ts due] to faulty Thanks to Dodd's A. The four-way collision happened as the steamer Sage Brush; at- tended by the tug Nathaniel P. Doane, was proceeding thrcugh the draw for Charleston, and the steamer Sewalls Point, with the tug Taurus, was heading down stream. In some manner the Taur- us swung into the path of the Doane, which forced her stern against the Sage Brush. The Taurus then turned about directly under the bow of the Sewalls Point, the steamer's sharp prow slicing off a large section of the towboat's stemhgad and splinter- Ing her bow. Pearl B. Crowley, cook on the Taurus, suffereq a lacerated lee and Sam Justassen. cook of the Doane, sustained a hip injury. With the Taurus in danger of sinking, she was rushed to a ship- yard. BUYERS PURCHASE | FISH BY BIDDING New Bidd'ng Syst-m at Port- land Repl-ces "Gentle. | | men's Agreement" | Portland, Me., Jan, 26.--Com- peition among buyers and whole- | sale fish houses along the Port- | land waterfront bezan when the | bidding method of buying ° fish direet from the boat was resumed | in place of the fermer system un- der which all firms paid the fisher- men one price according to a !'mzentlemen's agreement' reached at daily price conferences. Th new kyvstem affects large wholesale houses here, one Boston firm, smaller buyers and | several hundred fishermen operat- ing out of this port. Fishermen acreed the change three would benefit them and especially those 'owning the greater interest in their vessels, inasmuch as they | would =ell their catch to the hizh- est bidder and thus obtain maximum price, The so-called gentlemen's agree- ment which had been in force at this port for some time was a regulaticn of fish prices a~"reed upest hy officials of the wholesals companies each morning regard- less of whether or not the fish the | + were, offshore or shore fish. Tha pricy offered in the morning re- mained fixed for the day. This system, according to the !Ishefmen, discriminated against those cperating on a small scale who landed their catch the same day it was caught. Shore fish, it was ¢ontended, were fresher and should command a& higher price. Fishermen believed that under tho new aystem all men owning their own craft would be able to secure a higher price for their catches, A good thing to remember, A better thing to do; Keep a wary eye on trathe Instead of Jane or Sue. Man proposcs, svoman makes him stick to it. Misfortune awaits the man who always late, and so does Mrs. For tune, South Carolina Avenue At the Boardwalk ATLANTIC CITY'S Newest Centrally Located Fireproot Hotel $500 DAY AND UP AMERICAN PLAN Write. Phone or Wire. R. B. LUDY, M.D. of getting their money's FOOD DOLLARS Wise buyers who plan ahead and make a business stores as a matter of course. 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