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; Ev % Growing : -'Newspape: Ina . Growing City ie Osh ry awa Daily Times 'Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All The News Whiie It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 27 BE RT SER: OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES RES D or ut Local AUTHORITIES HERE ARE "WATCHING OUTCOME OF TRIAL INHAMILTON COURT Hamilton Chief Constable Says Money Will Be Re- turned to Local Victims as Soon as Court Proceedings Complete LITTLE USE OF NEW PROSECUTION HERE Many Municipalities Are In- volved in Charges Against Miller, and Duplication of Charges Would Cause Useless Expense, Says + Chief Friend Police here at the presert time do not contemplate taking any action against Jacob Miller, who on Janu. ary 28 was found guilty at Hamilton of five charges of obtaining money by false pretences and who is now on remand awaiting sentence pending a further charge of conspiring to de- fraud, which charge has been trans- ferred to a higher court. Miller ob- tained money from unsuspecting housewives by representing himself as George J. Milor, agent for Hoo- ver aprons. He offered good wages for women to manufacture aprons at home and in his advertisements and letters insisted that deposits of $6 should be forwarded him: before he would send the necessary material to make up the aprons. Hundreds of people, including several from this district, are alleged to have been de- frauded by his operations. Women anxious to help their families in a per iod of business depression and unem: ployment, sent away money which they could ilt afford. But the mate- rial for the aprons was never re- ceived and nothing more was heard about their deposits or supposed ap- ons, ? Commenting upon Miller's alleged fraudulent dealings, Chief Friend ponited out that as the operations of the accused covered many municipali- ties in the province, and as the charg- es in all cases would of necessity come under the same sections of the criminal code, it would cause a great expense to the courts if Miller were to be tried in every municipality in (Continued on page 4) STIMSON OFFICIA HAS SURRENDERED Dr. H. H. Thomas Gave - Himself Up to Police at - Niagara Falls This Fore- (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Feb, 2.--~Dr. H. H. Thomas, former manager of the G. A. Stimson Co., Toronto, for whom a voward of $2,000 was offered by the Provincial Police, surrendered to Chief Inspector Miller. of the provineial force at Niagara Falls, Ont., shortly before noon today. Thomas, according to Provincial Police officials, is now on his way "py motor car to Toronto, where he will face charges of conspiracy in connection with the activities of the Stimson Companies. Two oth- er officials of the company are out on ball in connection with similar chnrren, ; FIRE DESTROYS OWEN SOUND MILL (Canadian Press Despatch) Owen Sound, Feb, 2.--Fire be- 1ieved to have been caused by com- pustion of grain dust, early today 'gutted the féed and chopping mill of the' Dominjon Linseed Oil Com- « pany. The damage, which was est!- mated at $30,000, 1s covered by in- . surance. The cereal mill and" ele- yators, in which 100,000 bushels of gran were stored, were saved, AEROPLANE SEIZED Windsor, Feb. 2.--Arrests of three men here and the seizure of an aeroplane in the Detroit area gre sald by immigration authori ties to indicate that the smashing of an alien smuggling ring which pad' been ju operation for some Ll time. on 4 % "WEATHER BUILDING FIGURES VERY ENCOURAGING Permits lssued Show In- crease of $13,000 Over Total for the Same Month of Last Year The building permits issued by the city engineer's department %otalled $49,050, a total of seven permits being issued. The figure is higher by $13,- 000 than the total for the first four months of 1930. The largest permit for the month was that for the factory of the Coul- ter Manutacturing Co, on Simcoe Street South, at $40,000. But, even without this permit, the total of $9, 050 was almost equal to the figure for January and February combined last year. In Jutuat last year the total was $4,250, in February $5875, in March $7,950, and in April $17,835. The four months totalled $35910, There were four permits last month for alterations and .repairs. These were, one for $2,000 to G. C. Allchin, at 26 Simcoe street north; one for $2,000 to M. Collis, at 78 King Street west; one for $1,500 to A. E. Lovell, at 16 Simcoe street north; and one for $300 to R. N, Bassett, at 3 King street cast. A permit was also is- sued for $2,500 to C. J. Patchett for a new dairy on King street west, and one to G. C, Allchin for a $750 elec- tric sign at 26 Simcoe Street north, The permits for alterations last month, totalled $5,800, which alone was higher than the permits for aJn- uary last year, when all the building done was either in the alterations or moving buildings columns, TWO STILL GASES ARE DISMISSED Two Local Men Acquitted on Charge of Having Still Illegally on Premises A charge against Sebert Claus, 607 Brassey street, of having in his possession and concealed on bis oremises, a still, was dismissed by Magistrate T. K. Creighton in city police court this morning. Claus pleaded not guilty, Willlam Kelso, stepfather of the accused, also appeared in. police 80 was also acquitted and was not required by. the court to enter a defence. On December 24 last, according to the evidence which they gave in court, Detective Sergeant N. McGee and Constable Parsons visited the home of Claus, on Brassey street, to search for alcohol. They found nothing, but when they entered a rear shed they found a copper still. Claus denjed that' it" was his pro- perty but claimed that it was own-~ ed by his stepfather, Kelso. Testifying on his own behalf, Claus sald that the house had pre- viously been occupied by his moth- er and stepfather and that he had only moved in with his wife and family a week previous to the visit from the police. He did not know that there was a still in the rear (Continued on page 28) FERGUSON STARTS WORK INLONDO New High Commissioner Loses No Time in Taking Over Duties of His Office (Canadian Press Despatch) London, Eng, Feb, 2.--Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, who arrived on Saturday to become Canadian High Commissioner to Great Britain has already had a bost of callers. He signalizea his first day as High Commissioner yesterday by placing a wreath on the grave of the un- known warrior in Westminster Abbey, and another on the Ceno~ taph Whitehall, He himself visited "the Rt. Hon. J, H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominfons and other members of the commons. FOR JANUARY ARE court this morning to answer to a' chargé of having a still without a per r without giving notice thay "hall a still in his possession. Kel- 'FOR ALARM OVER SCARLET FEVER Only Two Cases in City of Oshawa, and Four in the Township of East Whitby There is little to worry about in 'he scarlet fever situation in either Oshawa or East Whitby township, it was learned by The Times in| 8 checkup with health officials of each municipality this morning. Although a number of wild rumors have been circulating especially in the township, the situation is not serious, and has not even approached epidemic pro- portions, is the emphatic declaration of the officials, There are tour isolated cases of the disease in East Whitby, and only two in the city of Oshawa. Both of the cases in Oshawa are of girls residing on Simcoe street north and who were attending Bishop Bethune College. A strict watch is being kept on other pupils of the college: and those re- siding in the city are being kept at 'home for a few days until danger of contracting the' disease by contact has passed. Of the cascs in East Whitby, one is in the northern section of West- mount, on Louisa street, and an- other, which includes two patients in one house, is in Westmount, south of King Street. The third house quar- antined is in harmony. A close check is being kept on the situation, and Dr. F. J. Rundle, Medical Officer of Health for the township, says that there is no cause for alarm, ALTERATIONS 10 RESTAURANT ARE NOW IN PROGRESS Globe Cafe To Be Complete- ly Remodelled at Cost of $3,000, and Work Is Started Extensive alterations and renova tions at the Globe Cafe, King street were started this morning, and the cafe has been closed for about a month while these alterations are in progress. The Globe is the oldest established cafe now doing business fn Oshawa, having been here since 1910. The front of the building and the interior will be completely chang- ed. A beautiful new front is be- ing Installed, It will have two large windows, the same as at pres- ent, but a new archway will be jo- stalled, with the space above the glass of stucco, and a light green marble base under the windows. The interior of the cafe wil be completely renovated. A new floor of terrazzo will be installed, while the walls will be panelled and re- decorated. The cafe will be com- pletely refurnished. The kitchen will also be rebuilt, and will be refurnished. Considerable work will also be done in the basement. New electric fixtures will be. in- stalled throughout and new plumb- ing fixtures also put in. The general contract for this job has been awarded to W. J. Trick Co), Ltd., of this city, Bowra Elec- trie Shop will do the electrical work, Miller & Libby the plumbing and J. Marlowe the painting. All these contractors are of Oshawa, The sub-contract for plastering the kit- chen has not yet been let. The total cost of the work will be in the neighborhood of $3,000. THO CHILDREN ARE BURNED TO DEATH Met Tragic End in Home at Norland While. Their Mother Was Out Shop- ping ' EN (Canadian Press Despatch) Lindsay, Feb, 2.--Word cf the deaths of two children in the burn- ing home north of Haliburton, last Friday, reached here today, in a brief report of Crown Attorney J. #. Anderson, K. C. The two children of Percy Don- aldson, aged 4 and 6 years, were burned to death when fire of un known origin destroyed thelr home while the mother had gone shop- ping. Coroner Dr. E. A. White, of Fenelon Falls, intmated that no inquest would be held. VETERAN TEACHER DIES Toronto," Feb, 2. -- Alexander Thom Cringan, teacher of music in orovincial schools fog more than 45 years, died yesterday morning in his 71st year. PRs BE ---- County Council Adjourns To Meet Again February 10; Economy Plans Prominent (By Whitby Staff Reporter) Whitby, Feb. 2.--Unable to fine {sh its business last week, One tario County Council adjourned at ten- o'clock on Friday night to meet again on Tuesday, February 10th, at two o'clock. Although the Council sat for four days, only a few committee reports were presented, and quite a number have yet to come, These deal with reforestation, Old Age Pensions, roads and bridges, leg- fslation apd memorials, and, last but not least," mileage and per diem. It is understood that a move will be made fo revise the mileage on which payments are now fide. Last week's session cost the county over $700 for mileage and per diem, - To Study Economy One important question still to be dealt with is the declared policy of strict economy. A special com. mittee has been named to bring in a report showing where savings can be made. Reeve Philp, of Brock, it is understood, still in- tends to press his motion for some reduction In salaries, although it Is understood that it has little chance of carrying, the majority of the Council being opposed to teach {© ask for the usual grant disturbing the present staff ore Police Not Considering Action Against Jacob Miller LITTLE REASON ganization in the various county offices, It is the prevailing opinion that the county is well served by Its present officials and they could not be replaced for the salaries now being paid, Yt. is pointed out that in recent years there have been few if any salary increases made in this county. Cutting Down Grants The Council is cutting down on grants as one means of econom- izing. The Oshawa Hospital re- ceived only $300 this year where. as the grant has been $500 for the past 'year or two. Grants to Rural Fairs, it is learned, may experi- ence a blow from the economy axe, One man who came down from Yor hits fail falr stated that he would not approach the Council as he felt that with bard times among 'the farmers the fa!r could do this year without a grant. Bills for Indigents The Council this year, as last, his been called upon to pay heavy bills for the care of indigents in hospitals, These bills are more numerous and heavier than usual. The municipalities from which the indigents come have to pay half of the bills, . Motorists Find 1rouble A-Plent On Provincial Highway to Motorists who ventured on the highway betwecn Oshawa and Port Hope last night had the pleasure of bucking a real old.fashioned snow blizzard, and found the go- ing more than hard. One Oshawa man, returning from the east, ran into the storm between Newcastle and Newtonville, where it was at its worst, and had to be pulled out of the snow drifts three times be- fore he could get out of difficul. ties. At Welcome, a large Loblaw truck with trailer, left the road, ast and turned over inthe ditch, but the driver, fortunately, escaped with only a slight shaking up. Seve eral cars were observed in trouble on this soction of the highway, some of them having left the road entirely, to settle in the deep snow in the ditches, while others skid. ded out of the track and wero stranded, up to the hubs, in the deep snow, This morning the snow. plow was hard at work trying to clear away the snow and leave the highway open. Rev. AM. Irwin Right in Attitude on Free Speech Speaking from the pulpit of North- minster United Church yesterday morning, Rev. A. M, Irwin, minister of the church, made some pointed re- ferences to the free speech controy- ersy in Toronto, declaring that it was largely due to misunderstanding be- tween the police and those who were advocating free speech, id | think the police are absolutely right in the attitude they have taken," he said, "but the whole thing is duc to misunderstanding, The Fellow- ship of Reconciliation is a good thing to those who understand it, and know- ing some of the men who are asso- ciated with it, and knowing them to be calm, level headed and good men, Believes Police I think the misunderstanding is due to those who tag themselves on to it for their own ulterior ends. 1 notice that the students of the University of Toronto have voted by 5 to 1 in fa- vor of free speech, but it would be much more important to find out "wn what they mean by free speech, | | | Mr, Irwin preached a helpful ser- | mon on the winsomeness and attrac- tiveness of Christ, condemning those who would make religion and good living a gloomy thing, and appealing to his hearers to catch something of the gladsome spirit of the Master, and draw others to Him by trying to emulate His winsomeness, MANGIVEN TERY | WITH HARD LABOR Alvin Seymour Is Found Guilty of Obtaining Money From Old Age > Pensioner Convicted of obtaining the sum of $6.50 from Mrs. H, McQuarrie, of Bloor street 'cast, Alvin\Seymour was this morning sentenced by Magistrate T, K. Creighton to serve 60 days at hard labor in the county jail, Mrs. McQuarrie who is an old age pensioner and is 78 years of age, tes- tified in court that she had given the accused the sum of ten dollars to-pay a bill in the grocery store at the or- ser of Ritson road and Bloor stréet, Seymour, she stated, had given her back the supgosed receipt and £3.50 in change, But later she learned that the bill had never been paid. The accused attempted to conduct his own case but ran into difficulties when he endeavored to cross-examine Mrs, McQuarrie, The pair were on involved in argument and as the old lady left the witness stand she mum- bled in a very audible voice her op: inions of the accused which were by no means complimentary, Seymour, on his behalf, stated that he could neither read nor write and knew nothing abcut the receipted bill, Mrs. McQuarrie, he said, had given him a ten dollar bill to buy some vin- egar and he had restored the right 'hange to hi, 'crowds gathered at The Salvation The receipted bill was produced in' (Coutinuea on page §) LARGE CROWDS AT SALVATION ARMY Special Services by Young Students Attract Much Attention Throughout the 'week-end splendid Army 'Citadel for the series of evan- gelical services conducted by Staff Captain A. Keith and the ten young men students from the Training Col- lege in Toronto, On Saturday night, the Service entitled "The Devil and His Treasure Chest" an object lesson sermon was well rendéred, and creat- ed a great impression, The theme of the lesson was the crafty and cunning manner in which the Devil seeks to danm the souls of men, and lead them from the Christian pathway. The ap- pearance of une of the' young men dressed respresentative of His Sa- tanic Majesty, was exceedingly im- pressive and real, a The services of $unday were in the nature of real old time revival type, special singing and mysic featuring the meeting all day, The address in the morning by Staff Captain Keith was on the subject "Walking With God," in which the speaker sought to show that the happiest manner in which to devote life was in service for one's fellowman and for His Maker--Ged, Therservice for the af- ternoon, announced as a 32000 gath- ering, consisted of short addresses bv the students, interwoven with .uit- able music. All made reference to the wonderful promises of God, found in the Holy Scriptures, It has been romputed that in the holy writ tere are over 32,000 promises trom Gol to EXPRESS REGRET AT DEPARTURE OF LT.-COL. HODGINS Chamber of Commerce Di- | rectors Pass Resolution | Wishing Him Success in New Sphere of Activity | At a recent meeting of the di. rectors of the Oshawa Chamber of | Commerce, a resolution was pass- od expressing regret at the coming departure from Oshawa of Lt..Col, | K. C, Hodgins, manager of the Osh- awa Branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and extending to him good wishes for his success in his new sphere of activity. Col. Hod- gins is being transferred to the managership of the Kingston branch of the bank. The resolu. tion passed by the directors is as follows: "Whereas our co-Direetor, ILt.. Col. E. C. Hodgins, has officially notified this Board of Directors of the . _'t that he is leaving the Osh. awa By, "ch of the Canadian Bank of Comme&y"c and that he fis be- ing transferred #Q the city of King. ston. "N "Therefore, be it solved that we as individuals and wy & 8roup representing five hundred \.'°mbers of tho Oshawa Chamber ot .fom- merce, go on record as expressing our respect and admiration for Lv Col. Hodgins as a citizen and as a'\ banker, and further, while wo ap- preciate the fact that tire manage- ment of tho Canadian Bank of Commerce recognizes the ability of our mutual friend and that the contemplated move means a well. earned promotion, it is deeply re- grotted that our city {s to lose from fts midst a citizen who has, through hfs attractive personality and Intensive interest in our civic and commercial welfare, com- manded the respect and esteem of TROY AND DAMAGE OSHAWA HOMES FRAME STRUCTURE WAS BURNED TO GROUND LAST NIGHT WITH $1500 LOSS HOSPITAL INTERNE [gies on Ble Set DIED YESTERDAY FROM INFLUENZA | Dr. Leda Snider Had Been on Staff Since Last Nov-| ember--Was lll Only a Week The death occurred in the Oshawa | General Hospital at an early hour Sunday morning of Mrs, A, H, Fish- er (Dr, Leda Snider), in her 44th year, Dr, Snider had contracted in- fluenza about a week ago, and despite the best efforts of local doctors' anu the aid of a specialist rom Lulu, succumbed at an carly hour Sunday morning, 'This is the first case of virulent influenza reported in this city for some time. The late Dr. Snider had been in- terne at the Oshawa Hospital since November last, and was noted among the staff for her untiring attention to duty. Together with her husband, Rev. A. ll. Fisher, who is now re- siding at 52 Evelyn Ave, Toronto, she spent seven years in China on missionary work, She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Snider of Hamilton, and is survived by one sister Miss Dorothea Snider of Mimico. Mr, and Ms. Fisher had no children, "The funeral service was held at the Armstrong Funeral Home, Bruce and Cehina Streets, day mornings eb The service wits, conducted by the Oshawa, on Mon- 2, at 9.30 o'clock. tacular Blaze, Which Fire Department Had Diffie' culty in Reaching HOME ON CROMWELL AVENUE DAMAGED Fire on Saturday Night Caused $1,500 Damage to Home of Thomas Lewis Chimney Fire on Elgin Street This Morning An overheated kitchen stove Was the cause of a fire which broke out in the frame dwelling of Nick Wodnlsky. 490 Bloor street enst, ghortly before ten o'clock last night. The family was absent at the time and the flames gained & tromendous hold beforo the tire was discovered, The fire departs ment wae called but by this time little. could he done to save the structure which soon burned to the ground, The loss is estimated at $1,600, covered by insurance. The blaze was spectacular and the flames lit up the sky in lurid colors. The fire department had difticulty in reaching the scene of the conflagration on account of the depth of the snow on Bloor street, while the large number of motor cars which dashed toward the fire also handicapped the fire- men. Returning to tho fire hell no less than 15 cars hecame stuck in snow drifts and the members Rev, E. Harston, &fs Simcoe 3 reet United Church, and was attended OY. representatives 'of the Oshawa Gen- eral Hospital and practically all the doctors of the city. The cortege then proceeded to Hamilton where a ser- vice was to be held at the home of the city as a whole and further, that we extend to him our very best wishes for success in his en- i GET-TOGETHER larged sphere of activity." UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF WORK IS ¢ STILLGOINGON Over Four Hundred Extra Men Are on Payroll of City Engineer's Depart. ment There are now about 400 men | employed by the city engineer's de- partment on relief work besides 60 or so on tho regular maintenance work of the department, This is slightly higher than the total of two weeks' ago. ! The relief paylist on totalled over $3,000, all given work week about, with about 190 men on one week and about 210 or so the next week, keeping up an average of about 400 all told. About 15 men have been put to work so far on the clear well at the waterworks plant, escavation baving started on this job. This means that about 20 men will be employed on this job week wbout. A start hag also been made on the laring of the storm sewer on Cen tral Park boulevard. This is an extensive job, and will take some Httle time to complete. The sewer will go on Central Park boulevard from King to Richmond streets, thence on Oshawa boulevard to Saturday The men are of the department had to help in TLere was no ote in the dwel- ling at the time as Mr. and Murs, Woodnisky were visiting in the home of a neighbor while their children were absent at a Ukrain- Dr, Carl Martin, King Street west, at two o'clock, p.m, followed by inter- nent in Hamilton Cemetery. EVENT TONIGHT Employees of Local Indus-| tries Will Assemble for Meeting in General Mo- bao. cb tors Auditorium Keen interest is being taken iu the industries throughout the city in the get-together meeting which is to be held this evening in the General Motors Auditorium. "rhis meeting is being sponsored by the various industries and it Is expect ed that the auditorium will be fill- ed to capacity by the employees of the different factories. While there is to be an excellent prograin of entertainment, and the event fs to take the form of a smoker. the feature of the evening will be an address by W. E, Darling, of Cin- einnati, Ohjo, on the meaning of accident prevention, and the indi- vidual responsibility of both em- ployers and employees to reduce the toll of industrial accidents. Mr, Darling comes here with a wond- erful reputation as a speaker on this subject and his address should be full of foterest. Col. B, J, Me- Cormack, secretary of the Chamber ian concert, False Alarm Frightened by the reflection in the sky, some person turned"in an alarm from the box near the W, E. | Phillips Co. Ltd. At that time most of the equipment was on Bloor street oast but it was soon apéer- tained that the second alarm was false. 4 Fire Saturday Night The residence of T. Lewis; 100 Cromwell avenue, was also badly damaged by fire on Saturday night. The blaze, which is believed to have heen caused by defective wir- Ing, was discovered as members of the famly were roturnng home at ten 'o'clock. The tire departmeat was {immediately called and after a hard battle in below zero wea- ther, succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Damage is estimatod at $1,600, partially covered by in- surance. Chimney Fire At ten o'clock this mornin~ the brigade was called to the home occupled by Mrs, Donohue, at 109 Elgin streot west, where. a blaze had broken out in the chimney. It was soon extinguished and no dam- age was done, BRITISH ISLES HIT BY TERRIFIC GALE England Has Already of Commerce will also speak on the need for co-operation and team- work in the building up of Osh- awa, a. y PLAINTIFFWINS © (Continued on page 3) rt ---------------- RUMORS FOLLOW PREMIER BENE Reason for His Visit to New York Remain Shrouded in Mystery New York, ¥Veb. 2.-- Premier R. B. Bennett, eontrary to prevalant rumors has not seen James Farrell, President of the United States Stee) Corporation and has no appoint ment with Mr. Farrell, it was stat- ed today at ihe offices of the ¢or- poration. He had private confer- ences in his suite at u down town hotel. The Jromies declared he would spend the day ju the city but refused to divulge the purpose of (Continued on page 2) lt his visit. vd INWAGE ACTION | Explanation Is Given of Amount of $28 Referred to in Previous Report Neterence was made in the Osh- awa Times a few days ago to an action of James Larkin against the | estate of the late Wellington A. Bowen. The account was correct except in one important particular, It was stated that Twenty-ilight Dollars of the amount had been earned by the Plaintiff after Mr. Bowen's death, That was uct the case. It was earned during tbe second year of Mr. Larkin's en- gagement before Mr. Bowen's death, The it in dispute, the Two Hundred [ and Twenty Dollars, which was decided in favor of the Plaintiff, was for wagos due to him for his first year of hiring, | Reached Three ol | Press Di py ¥- | Loudon, Feb. 2, -- The winter's { worst gale and blizzard struck the | British Isles yesterday, spreading | death and destruction over a wide area, Ships were battered by heavy gean, telegraph lines in the north were down, and 'the night long blizzard threatened to paralyze transport seevices. b The death toll in the north of { England had reached three last night. Many cattle were reported missing. Train schedules were disrupted. Passengers on omni- buses in the vicinity of Glasgow, Scotland, were {isolated along the highway by the blizzard. The wind piled snow drifts four to six feet deep along the roids throughout the north country, Three landslides blocked the An- phone and telegraph services, DIES OR INJURIES fu farnia, Feb, 2.--~Doath on Saturs day removed ome of : County's best known publle nd the father of the rural ton, succumbed to a fracture of tho skull sustained when he slipped and fell on a sheet of at the rear of his home, . ' 4 trim coast road and disrupted tele. delivery service, when Ji ' Armstrong, ex-M.P. for Hast Tombs ; I a a "deiwing Tham onc Uf (Re mon suc Death Toll in North of