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A Growing Newspaper In a Growing City The Oshawa Daily Tomes Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All The News While It Is VOL. 8--NO. 24 Published at'Oshawa, Outs ainda, Beary OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1931 . 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy FOURTEEN PAGES RAILWAY BOARD HEARING OPENS IN WHITBY Treasurer Reports ; 1930 Surplus Amounted to $986.38 SURPLUS REPORTED WAS APPROXIMATELY SAME "AS AT END OF YEAR 1929 Surplus of Close to $1,000 is in Addition to the Surplus of $16,800 Reported By the Board of Education NEW BUDGET READY IN TWO WEEKS' TIME Last Year's Record Shows Spending Departments Kept Within Their Esti mates as Presented Last Spring The city of Oshawa had a sure plus at the end of 1930 of $986.38, it was stated today by City Treas- urer P. A. Blackburn, just closed his books for the year. This figure includes all liabili- ties which were accrued but unpaid at December 81, This Includes $41,000 in accounts payable, and $214,000 in bonds, debentures and coupons due but not presented at Debaaber 31. The surplus at the end of 1930 was approximately the same as that at the end of 1929, when the exact figure was $1,028, The sur- plus at December 15 last was $17, '898.13, and at that time the city treasurer stated: "The surplus "li should be sufficient to meet the ordinary costs of civic services for the balance of the year, We may therefore reasonably look forward to finishing up the year 1930 with a balanced bud- et.!" 8 That the city did finish the year with an actual surplus, indicates not only that Zreat care was taken in preparing the estimates last year, but also that each depart- ment pared its expenditures to keep within the estimates as far as possible. A detailed statement, showing how each department stood on December 31 in compari- son with its budget estimate for the year, will be presented as part of the 1931 budget, in about two weeks' time. The surplus of approximately $1,000 this year, is for the various civic departments and does not in- clude the Board of Education's surplus of about $16,000, which is ar entirely separate mccount. The Board of Education is: using its surplus to reduce school taxes this year to the extent of ahout $15.- 000 or approximately one mill on the dollar. . CANADA'S COMBINES ACT UPHELD BY THE PRIVY COUNCIL Appeal of Proprietary Art. icles Trade Association Dismissed in Decision Given Today ™ oO RY (C: Prove London, Jan. 29.--The Judical committee of the privy council to- day dismissed the appeal of the Proprietary Articles Trade Associa- tion and thereby upheld the validity of the Dominion Combines Act. The P.A.T.A. had appealed from the de- cision of the Supreme court of Can- ada, which also upheld the domin- fon act. . Today's judgment was the climax of a legal battle that started four years ago. 'The decision upholding the Dominion Combines Act validates several highly important investiga- tions into alleged combines that have been, or are being carried out in Can- ada. It is expected the Jrovinge of Ontario will proceed with the pro- secution of members of alleged com- bines in the electrical contracting trade and plum! trade fice. Other investigations concern the mo- tion picture industry in Canada, the distribution of radio receiving sets, _the question of wheat,' flour, and read prices, > In 1926 the operations of the P.A. T.A. were investigated, the commis- sloner deciiling ibe association, esta- bed to fix minimum on pro- pd medicines and toilet articles, 'constituted a combine. who has | vv COMES TO OSHAWA ERIC A. LEACH Who has been appointed manager of the Genosha Hotel in this city. Mr. Leach has already assumed his new duties here. INCREASES IN ATTENDANCE TO BLAME FOR COST Chairman of Board of Edu- cation Explains , Reason for Small Drop in Esti- mates Increased ' attendance at the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute is solely responsible for the inability of the Oshawa Board of Education to make further re- ductions in its estimates for 1831, said Dr. F. J. Donevan, chairman of the board in an interview with The Times this morning. In round figures. Dr. Donevan said, there were 150 more students at the O. C.V.I. than last year, and the at. tendance at the night classes has been increased by approximately 250. This increase in attendance, said 'Dr, Donevan, is solely respon- sible for the increased costs. He also pointed out what may seem somewhat strange, that the pres.' ent unemployment situation was largely to blame for this problem, since while work was hard to find, boys and girls were staying longer at the Collegiate and Vocatiouat Institute, thus increasing the pro- blems of accommodation and of teaching staff. In fact, sald Dr. Donevan, the departmental in- spector had objected to there be. ing 34 children in some of the 1 pointing out that 30 pu- NEW MANAGER AT LOCAL HOTEL Eric A. Leach Comes From Hamilton to Take Charge at Hotel Genosha ; Announcement is made by the Genosha Hotel Co. that Eric A. Leach has been named manager of the Genosha Hotel here. = He suc- ceeds H. Fall, who! hag accepted a position as manager of the Corn- wallis Hotel, Cornwall, Ont. Mr. Leach has had considerable experience in the managership of a number of large hotels in Canada, and comes to this city after one year with "the Royal Hotel in Hamilton. Prior to this he has managed a number of hotels in Western Canada, being with the C.P.R. hotel syste including several press in Victoria and couver B.C. He was manager of the Malaspina Hotel at Nanaimo, Van- couver Island, prior to going to Hamilton, : Although Mr, Leach has spent practically all of his life in West ern Canada, he is a native of On- tario, having been horn at Peter- boro. During the war he served with the 2nd Canadian Heavy Bat- tery, from 1915 to the end of the War. ATTEMPT TO BRIBE FOOTBALL PLAYER Glasgow, Jan. 29.--For attempt- ing to bribe a soccer football play- er to throw a match, Archibald Kyle, former Scottish Internation- al was today sentenced to 3 months hard labor. Kyle, who was arrest- ed under prevention of «corruption act, offered five hundred dollars to a Hamilton Academicals players, first division Scottish League club, to allow his club to be beaten by Lalig Athletic at Hamliton on Jan. ard. WILL ENTER SEAPLANE RACE London, Jan. 29.--The govern- ment, ylelding to a wide popular demand, has changed fits mind about holding aloof from this year's Schneider Cup Race and Great Dritain will participate, ACTION LAUNGHED Oshawa. People - Iimplicated in Case Which Is Coming Up at Whitby in March eriminal libel, has been brought by Annie Starczewski, of this city, through her father, Mike Starczew- ski, against Annie Yuskiw, also of Oshawa, and the case is slated to come up for trial on Mareh 9 at the assizes in Whitby, This case arises out of & letter received by the plaintiffs, which they allege the 'defendant wrote. A police court ae- tion arising out of the same letter wag dismissed some time ago. A. J. Parkhill 1s acting for the plain. [tiffs and A. W. 8. Greer for the de- fendants : Connaught |" An action for damages, charging |, 'lution expressing the thanks of the pils was the maximum number al. lowed. New Teachers Needed "Every 26 extra students," sald y an, "means an increase of about $2,000 in our expendi- tures. We had to provide in our estimates for at least four new teachers to he started in Septem- ber in the Vor:t'nnal Denartment, (Contin on page 2) CHURCH WEETING Steady Growth Is Recorded in Reports Presented to th Night Gratifying reports of the past year's work were received by a rep- resentative and enthusfastic gath- ering, at the annual congregational meeting of Albert Street United Church held last night. Despite the unfavorable conditions prevajl- ing since the erecton of the new chiurch, two years ago, gratifying progress has been made In all de- partments, both finanelally ana spiritually, The steady growth ot the congregation, the Sunday school and the Young People's League has been in evidence. A substantial reduction wag re- ported in the capital indebtedness together with a healthy condition in regard to current revenues, consid- ering the unemployment situation. Over $4,600 was raised for all pur- poses. The Ladies' Aid reported a splendid year's work with nearly $750.00 to their credit, Additions to Rolls + Forty-five new members have been added to the church roll. Re- ports indicated that the Sunday school is doing excellent work with Mr. H. Lynch as superintendent and there is now an enrolment of over 400 members. The Young People's League is well organized and at- tended. Three groups of C.G.LT. (Continued on page 3) TENPLE COMPANY -_ ANNOAL HFFTING George Hart Re-elected as President, and Other Di- rectors Also Given An- other Term ' At a well attended meeting of the shareholders of Building, Ltd., held in the Masonic Temple last night, the board of di- rectors of 1930 was unanimously re-elected." The financial report presented showed a good financial George Hart was re-elegted presi- dent, George McLaughlin viee presi- dent, with the Board of Di t comprising A. G. Storie, A. W. Roy Meintosh, H. A. Brown, H. M. Black, W. E. N. Sinclair and E. A. Lavell. & G. Luke was Fo-appoist secretary. ation the treasurer, Lt. Col. 5 C. Hod gins, was accepted, owing to his de- parture from the city, and a reso- Congregation Last company for his services was. pass~ ed. P. A. Blackburn was elected to the position. ch pls Oshawa Templa] =~ On Icy Lake Little Improvement Shown In Tax Arrears Situation; Drastic Steps Threatened imei. ithe Little improvement has been not- ed in the tax arrears situation in Oshawa, singe the financial state- ment was issued by the city treas- urer on December 16. The total amount' of the arrears, including penalties, Is about $342,000, at the present time. Only '$24,000 in taxes has been pald in to the city's coffers since December 15. In the last two weeks of the old year $9,000 was received, while so far in January about $15,- 000 has come in. Most of the pay- ments have been in small lots, by taxpayers who have taken advant- age of the city's offer to receive taxes in stalments. A number have responded to the treasurer's appeal with a promise to pay as soon ag possible, but few of these promises have been redeemed in cash as yet, It is the bellef of the city coun- cil and the treasurer's department that a number of taxpayers who are financially able to meet their tax bills, are not doing so but are using the money that'should be paid to the city for their own business, or leaving it in the bank or in invest- ments. A declaration has been made by Mayor Marks that drastic measures will be taken to collect taxes if any such cases are found. Of course, the city will be inclined to be more lenient with any tax- payers who show that they are fin- ancially absolutely unable to meet their tax bills at the present time. The outstanding amount of $342,- 000 is largely made up of arrears for 1929 and 1930 taxes, although there are small amounts still out- standing on tax rolls dating back to 1926. The amount outstanding is approximately 36 per cent. of the total tax levy of 1930. - Sentence in Liquor Case Reduced On Appeal Heard by County Judge The sentence of John Fialka, who was given a term of six months when he was convicted by Magistrate T. K. Creighton, last December, on a charge of selling liquor, contrary to the provisions of the Liquor Contro. Act, was reduced to three months by Judge J. Thompson, sitting in county court chambers at Whitby, yesterday. An appeal against Fialka's conviction was brought before Judge Thompson by D. A. J. Swanson, of Oshawa. Although the magistrate in his oral judgment had convicted Fialka of his second offence against the act, Mr. Swanson took advantage of a techni- cal error by pointing out that the conviction erdorsed by the signature of the magistrate on the back of the summons, issued his client, plainly read first offence. The document was submitted to the judge as an exhibit and it was readily seen that someone had erred in writing the judgment of the police court upon the back of the summons. Pursuing his point still further Mr. Swanson contended that although six months was the minimum penalty for a second offense, it was an excessive term to impose for a first offence. Judge Thompson upheld the convic- tion of the court but ruled that in spite of the oral judgment of the magistrate it must be accepted as a first ang not a second offence. He therefore reduced Fialka's jail term from six to three months, staring from the commencement of the six months' sentence, | : Oshawa Was Transformed Today By Heaviest Snowfall of Winter Oshawans awoke this morning to find their world transformed. Dur- ing the night snowflakes had come gently sifting down, covering old Mother Earths with a fresh blanket of purest white. The snow nestled on the limbs of trees, it decorated telephone wires, it capped fence posts and whitened the roofs of houses. To look out of one's win- dow was to see fairyland this morn- ing. On a day such as this it is easy to recall the delights which a good fall of snow brought during chlild- hood, Childish imagination 1s readily stirred by the beauty of it |?" all and childish desire wants to get outside and revel in the snow. Na- ture is in a new and charming mood and all nature seems to call. 1 TORONTO COMPANY WOULD SFIL G48 INONTARIO COUNTY Application for Authority by Consumers' Gas Com- pany May Affect Local Situation The Consumers Gas Co. of To- ronto, is seeking authority to ex- tend its mains and services into Peel county, west of Toronto, and {nto Ontario county, east of To- ronto, according to an article re- cently published in the Financial Post. The Post comments that there is no immediate intention of exending the mains further east- ward, but that Consumers Gas Is desirotis of serving the village of Port Credit in the near future. Pickering township, including the police villages of Pickering and Claremont and also any other city, town, village or police village "now or hereafter erected in the municipality", is evidently regard- ed as a field for the "further de- (Continued on page 3) Lady Clark Endangered Ottawa, Jan. 29.--Lady Clark, wife of the British high commis- sioner, and Mrs. Gillies, wife of Col. A. B. Gillies, were rescued by Constable F. Stiff, of the Royal Canadian Motinted Police, yester- day afternoon when ice in Mac- Kay's Lake, Rockeliffe, over which they were skiing, gave under their: weight. i : Mrs. Gillies was thrown into the water and her cries for help brought the constable who, despite the cold weather, plunged into the lake, up to his waist' in rescuing her, Neither Lady Clark, nor Mrs. Gillies suffered any ill effects. | Trades Disputes Bill, by a mafor- t day afternoon. whereabouts of whose relatives is still unknown, had seen service in respect. eral cortege which passed along Simcoe and King streets on the way to the cemetery, the firing party walking at the slow march through the city's business section, radeships which had drawn large an assembly of veterans to the burial service of one gressing speedily. WAR VETERAN 13 BURIED WITH FUL MILITARY HONORS Impressive . Ceremonial at Funeral of William Arthur McDonald Yesterday Af- ternoon With full military honors, and with an escort of members of the Ontario Regiment and Canadian Legion, the remains of Willlam Arthur McDonald, war veteran who died on Monday morning, were rev- erently laid to rest in the veterans' plot in the Union Cemetery yestor- Mr. McDonald the the Great War, and his comrades assembled in large numbers to pay him a final tribute of honor and It was an impressive fun- The service at Dalton"s Funeral Parlors was conducted by the Rov. Ernest Harston, chaplain of Oshawa Branch of the Canadian the Legion, who referred to the com- 80 whose family and friends were far away, and knew nothing of their bereave- ment. ade was formed, and with members of the Ontario Regiment, in uni- After the service, the par- (Continued on page J) LUTHERANS T0 ERECT CHURCH Building Operations Expect- ed to Start in the Spring on Site on Albert Street Rev. A. C. Hahn, pastor of the Grace Lutheran Church, returned from London, where he has been attending the Ontario, yesterday pastoral conference. At a meeting at which a large number of the church members were present, last evening, he announced rangements for the building of the that ar- ocal Lutheran Church were pro- Operations on he actual building will commence n the early spring om the property which lies between Emma DEFRAUDED WOMEN 35 set rc Mr. Hahn while and Bruce streets, LIKELY T / out of town, called upon an archi- tect in Kitchener and arranged HONEY RETURNED Jacob Miller, Alias George Milor, Found Guilty in Hamilton Court -- Sent- ence Reserved (Special to The Times) Hamilton, Jan. 29.---Jacob Mil- ler, alias George J. Milor, allas Coleman, allas Wesley, the New York Hoover apron magnate, ap- peared yesterday in city police court before Magistrate Burbidge on six counts of false pretenses. and was found guilty on each and every one of these charges. His worship reserved judgment until the charge of conspiracy on which Miller was committed to a high court trial was disposed of. It was learned at police head- quarters today that William Schreiber, young Hamilton barris- ter who has been defending Mil- ler, had withdrawn from the case, but no definite reason for this could be established. asidé from (Continued on page 3) Macdonald | Government Sustained ---- London, Jan. 29.--In a packed and excited House of Commons, the Government last night got through the second reading of the ity of 217. ; The Gove sument ooh --_-- larger even than ha in ex ed; Only seven other Liberals vot- ed with 8ir John Simon in oppo- sition to the bill 2m with the So ryative Oppositien. o Libe kag) the bill by Ws vote, the rest abstained. i crowd last night and called "Obstacles with him to have him meet the members of the local building com- mittee on Sunday afternoon. yet the contract for building has not been let. As PETERBORO RINKS WIN Peterboro, Jan. 29--After defeating Norwood in the morning, the two Peterboro rinks went out during the remainder of the day and downed Keene and Lakefield to win the dis- trict cup and the right to meet other district champions for Ontario curl- ing honors, SALVATION ARMY SPECIAL SERVICE Service Conducted Last Night by Brigade of Cadets Is of Unusual Character A unique service was conducted by the brigade of Cadets in the Salva- tion Army Hall before a splendid roved of great he service was Overcoming" and on the platform} there was a large boulder marked \indifference and Ca- dets as workers individually endeav- oured to remove this obstacle "with faith, zeal, prayer and work but, of course, failed. In the midst of their despair one came with wise words of advise to co-operate and encouraged them to work together and in g very shortime the boulder 'of indiffer- ence was soon out of the way. Throughout this service there were special songs and solos and the mes- sage made a Fe impression on all present. Staff Captain Keith was in charge of the first part of the meet- ing, the Oshawa Band and Songsters taking part and the close Sergeant Monk spoke of some of the obstacles of life and how they might be re- moved. The Cadets were busy all day, holding open air services and in visitation, * The service tonight will also be a special one and is called "Signs on the Highway" and the speaker will be Colonel Saunders, the help and blessing. SERVICE 0 REPORTS SURPLUS PETER A. BLACKBURN City Treasurer, who reports that the city's accounts at the end of 1930 showed a surplus of $986.38. LEGION MEMBERS WENT TO LAMBTON Ladies Auxiliary and Vet- erans Were Hosts at Very Enjoyable Social Function A party of over forty members of the Oshawa Branch of the Can- adian Legion and Ladies Auxiliary went to Lambton last night for the annual visit to the Lambton Branch and Auxiliary. The trip was made by bus, and in spite of the bad condition of the roads, fho'| party arrived there in time to spend a very enjoyable evening. An excellent program of music and novelties was provided by "the ladies of the Lambton Auxiliary, and dancing was enjoyed through- out the evening. Mrs. Hodgkinson, president of the Lambton Ladies' Auxiliary, in a brief address, welcomed the guests to the splendid new hall of the Lambton Branch and M. McIntyre Hood, president of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion, in thanking the hosts for the pleasant evening, spoke brief- ly on the work which is being done by the Legion through its branches and its provincial and do. minion commands. The even closed about midnight after which the Oshawa party re- turned home by bus in the driv- ing snowstorm. ALTERATIONS TO STORE BUILDING Work Progressing Rapidly on Premises Owned by E. A. Lovell on Simcoe Street South Alterations on the store building at 16 Simcoe street south are pro- gressing rapidly. Work started to- day on the store front, while a whole new front will be put in the second storey as well as in the first storey. The interior of the store is being renovated, and it is being divided into two stores. The build- ing is owned by E. A. Lovell, and the general contract for the work has been awarded to A. V. Swalil Sub-contracts for heatng and glaz- ing have been awarded to Miller & Libby and to the W. E. Phillips Co. Ltd. ' respectively. Sub-con- tra¢ts for plastering and painting are still to be let. The estimated cost of the alterations is $4,000. ACTION BROUGHT OVER ACCIDENT Lock's Taxi Firm Makes Claim Against F. L. Ma- son for $300 Damages F. L. Mason, of this city, is the defendant in a suit for $300. dam- ages brought by Lock's Taxi, also of Oshawa, as the result of an ac- cident at Celina and Bruce streets late Jast year. In this accident Mr, Mason was injured, and the car which he was driving as well as the, taxi were both damaged. Graet 4 8 | Hu while hreys, of Oshawa, are tor the plaintiffs, Lock's Taxi, STRONG CASE PRESENTED FOR CONTINUING TRAIN N OLD BASIS W. E. N. Sinclair Outlines History 'of Railway Sers vice and Claims There Is Implied Legal Claim for Service ee : | DR. KAISER CHARGES DISCRIMINATION Representatives of Port Perry and Whitby Alsa Presented Evidence in Ops position to Curtailment of Service (By Whitby Staft Writer) Council Chamber, Whitoy, Jan, 29.--Claiming that the Canadian National Railways as successors to the original builders of the C.N.R, line from Whitby to Port Perry and the north, should keep faith with the district pioneers who had given through their taxes approxi« mately $200,000 in order to obtain a train service which meant the development of a wide district; W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C., of Oshawa, appearing before the Board of Railway Commissioners at Whitby this morning, on behalf of various interested municipalities, made a strong plea not only for a contin. uance of the present train sere vice but also an improvement. Mr. Sinclair told the Commis< sioners that the town of Whitby $50,000, Whitby Township, $15,« 000; Reach, which included Port Perry Village, $40,000 and Scugog $20,000. This was in 1868, when the charter was granted. Later Whitby and Port Perry gave $20,- to Lindsay. The original shares 'holders were local mén. They were the pioneers of the district and with implicit faith and trusc expected" that tho railway would give an adequate train service, . Implied Legal Claim People of today were the descen. dants of these pioneers, and mot only was the C.N.R. morally obli- gated to continue that service but they had an {mplied legal' claim, based on the fact of expenditure of public money, and that fact that when the original shareholders turned over their interest to the Whitby .and Midland. Railway which absorbed a number of branch lines, it was specifically agreed that an improved service would be given. Mr, Sinclair sug+ gested that freight agents of the C.N.R. did not display the same (Continued on page 9) | CONSTABLES SENTENCE HAS BEEN APPEALED Attorney-General Claims Term of Nine Months for Burglaries Not Sufficient Peterboro, Jan. 29.--An appeal against the sentence of nine months in reformatory with a fur. ther indeterminate term of one Connor in county court yesterday stable of the city police force who burglary, has been filed by the Jeputy attorney general, E. Bayly, Tha appeal will be heard before the court of appeal in Toronto, las timated Crown Attorney V. J, Me« Elder, K.C., ydsterday. The appeal is made on the ground that the sentence was ine sufficient and inadequate, [ Montreal, Jan. 29--An increase of $1,008,251 in the net profits of the Canadian - ific i ed with the corresponding month of 1929, is shown in the earnings ri issued yesterday. The gain in pi was made up partly bv an increase 'in gross exrnings and partly by a cuff in workig expendes. ; Gross earnings for December, 1 were $16,324,469 compared with $15, 518.232 for December, 1929. Worl expenses amounted to Principal of the Training College in Toronto. - im - Phelan & Richerdson, of Toronto, are actng for Mr. Mason. wh 268 for December, 1929, } on s8 gave to the railway a bonus of ° i 000 each, as the line Was extended - | year, imposed by Judge L. V. Q's a on Leonard Matthews, an ex-com- pleaded' guilty to 11 charges of : C.P.R. Turns | The Corner | In Earnings | Railway for the month of December, 1930, as compar= rofits compared with ~ °,364963. Net pro« fits were $4,161,519 as against $3153 : Fil CLE fl a oy as :