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"All The News While It Is News" Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 8--NO. 42 PEEL Sh, RES . . OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES SEEK LOWER FREIGHT RATES FOR OSHAWA » General Motors H.A. BROWN ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SYSTEM TO BUILD UP BUSINESS Plan To Stabilize Dealers' Finances Vice-President and General Manager of General Mo- tors Expects New System Will Contribute Materially to Prosperity BANKERS ANXIOUS TO CO-OPERATE Entire Retail Sales Organiza- tion Stabilized by Estab- , lishment of Sales Control Zones All Over Canada Following its recently-an- nounced decentralizaticn of sales control, General Motors of Canada, announces that eight sales control zones across Canada have been established, "sales potential" an- alyzed and an important policy embarked upon for the purpose of stabilizing the retail organtza- tions. . Action has been taken to strengthen the structure of deal- ors' finance, pioneered by H. A. Brown, vice-president and general manager of General Motors, so as to benefit the whole automotive industry, one of Canada's few businesses which count their iu- dustry and trade in hundreds of millions of dollars. In an interview today, Mr. Brown explained the motive and the anticipated effect: of the com- pany's new plan, which, he expects, will gontribute materially to Can- ada's business stability. Return- ed recently from a Dominion-wide survey-tour of General Motors of Canada retail organization, Mr. Brown told how: a yardstick had been applied to the whole business, and 'Hew organization perfected to guide retailers to stronger posi- tions wherein they will be assured of banking co-operation. Canada's automotive business. he pointed out, represents the live- 1ihood of nearly 200,000 people. Twelve companies were manufac- turing motor cars last ycar and 17 separate factories were in oper- ation, providing employment for nearly 17,000 artisans. Engaged in retailing something like 200,000 new automobiles and repairing and servicing over 1,000,000 already in use there were 8,000 rctall auto- mobile dealers. These 8,000 deal- ers, occupying a key position in the automotive structure, it be- came apparent that many of them were trying "to do a big job with- out the proper tools." In other words, a business turnover of hun- dreds of millions of dollars was going through the hands of these dealers, many of whom were more or less unfamiliar with the refine- ments of modern business account- ing. Somebody eventually discov- (Continued on page 2) BOYS BREAK INTO TENNIS CLUBHOUSE Nothing of Value, However, Was to be Found in Lock- ers in the Building For the second time in the past four months, the club house of the Oshawa Tennis Club has been broken into according to a report received by the police department. The act is onl to have been the work of juveniles. | Although there are still a few ar- ticles contained in the lockers of the club house, as far as can be ascer- tained, nothing was taken. CARLYLE'S RINK WON IN TORONTO - Toronto,'Feb, 19=Third round play in the Ryrie Birks and North Am- erican Li trophies featured today's play in the Toronto bonspiel. The Dehawa rink skipped by D, B. Car- lyle gave Bulley's Toronto Granite uartette a bad trimming winning by 1s to 2 in the Ryrie-Birks. In the special competition a Cap- reol rink slipped by Elliott, white washed C. E. Hare's Oshawa rink 12 to 0. In the third round Ryrie-Birks tro- phy game which finished early this | morning, F. Michael's rink was de-~ feated by Cowan's rink of Toronto Hizh Park club by 11 shots to 8. WEATHER Yorecasts--Lower Lake Res gion und Georgian Bay--Mod« erate northeast to north ; mostly, cloudy today and Friday with some light local snow, not much change in temperature, &» - i ~. Ebbs has received this » GEDARDALE WARD RATEPAYERS BODY INFAVOR OF SALE Lt.-Col. B. J. McCormick Says Offer Accepted Was Best of Four Which Were Received A resolution favoring the passing of the bylaw to sell the gas plant, was unanimously approved by the Cedardale Ratepayers' Association at a special meeting last night. Col. B J MeCormick, industrial comjnis-- sioner and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, outlined the details of the proposition to the meeting anc answered a number of questions put to him by the ratepayers on the sub- ject after" which the vote of endor- sation was passed. The president of the association, R. \V. Stuart, was chairman of the mecting, "The establishment of a coking plant at the lakeshore, which ig part of the development which Mr purchaser of the plant. and his as sociates plan to de, will mean a new industry cinploying some 100 to 150 men," Col. McCortinck stated, He declared further that the extensions to be made to the gas system here within the next year would in them selves provide work for many men, To Spend $3,000,000 The purchasers planned to spend $3,000,000 on development of the local gas plant, the speaker said. Their plan was an ambitious one, which went far beyond the boundaries of Oshawa, and would make this city the central point in a central gas distri- bution system to extend practically one hundred miles north and east of Oshawa. The gas producing plant would be located here, with a pro- posal to lay gas mains to serve the district included in the area bounded (Continued on page 3) LINDSAY DOCTOR NOT COMMITTED Magistrate Willis Reserved His Decision ia Man slaughter Charge Against "Dr. H. J. Gleason At the preliminary hearing of a manslaughter charge against Dr. H. J. Gleason, of Whitby, as re- ported in yesterday's issue of the Times, Magistrate Willis reserved his decision as to whether he would commit the accyagd for trial or would acquit him o.%he charge, which arose out of a fatal acei- dent which occurred on the pro- vincial highway near Brooklin last fall. Unfortunately, the heading in yesterday's story inadvertently read that Dr. Gleason had been committed for trial, 'which, of course, was incorrect. The story itself was correct, and statgd that the decision had been reserved until next week. The Times re- grets this mistake in the heading which was not, of course, in ac- cordance with the text of the story. APPOINTED SECRETARY F. 8, EBBS | Who has been appointed Parlia- mentary Secretary to W. E, N. sinclair K.C., M.P.P., leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature. This is the second successive year in which Mr, int. ment, which is an annual one, made by the speaker of the leg. Tate, | HELPING DEALERS H. A. BROWN Vice-I'resident: and general man- anger of General Motors of Can- ada, Limited, who announces broad measures taken by his | company to set automobile re- tailing upon a sound basis in relation to sales, manufacture and accounting. Oshawa Bread Prices Have Been Below The Average as Compared With Other Cities The price of bread in Oshawa has ranged from 6.0 cents per pound to 7.3 cents per pound in the last eight years, according to the findings of the Canadian Department of Labor in_the investigation into the bread- baking industry. It is further shown that the price had dropped from 73 cents per pound, where it was in January 1929, to 6.7 cents per pound fur a wrapped loaf in December, 1930. The feport shows that the price of bread here was 6.0 cents per loaf in 1923, as compared with an average for Ontario of 6.3 cents, while the Ontario average ranged from 7.3 to 74 cents, In December 1930 the Ontario average was 6.3 cents per pound, while the Oshawa figure was 6.0 to 6.7 cents. The average for all Can- ada in December was 6.6 cents, [he report further shows that in 1029 the cost of producing and sell- ing bread in Canada was 6.78 cents per pounfl, the cost to the mill-¢on- trolléd and large independent baker- ies being 692 cents to 'the smaller JURY DISAGREES IN CASE AGAINST LOCAL MOTORIST Miles W. Houck Will Have to Face New Trial on Manslaughter Charge (Canadian Press Despatch) Toronto, Feb, 19.--After a deliberation that lasted five and a halt hours, a jury sitting before Mr. Justice Jeffrey in the court of Criminal Assizes, was last night unable to decide whether or not Miles W. Houck, of Oshawa, was guilty of manslaughter, The jury left the court at 20 minutes past 6 o'clock and it was not until twenty minutes to twelve when they finally informed his lordship that they could not arrive at an agreement, Miles W. Houck, who will now have to face a new trial, is alleged by the police to have been re- sponsible for an automobile acel- dent, which occurred on the King. ston road near West Hill last Octo- ber, in which Fred R. Flaxan, of Toronto, lest his life, Evidence was produced to show that the accused man had been drinking before the accident occurred. LITTLE THEATRE PLANNING PLAYS Local Dramatic Club Prepar- ing for Production of Three One-Act Plays on March 11 "The spirit of mystery will be in the air at Rotary Hall on Tuesday evening March 11th," said Lou Aus- tin, director of one of the two plays that the Oshawa Little Theatre. is staging that night, at the first re- hearsal held last evening. Mr. Aus- tin is directing a play entitled "Let's Join the Ladies," by the famous and ever popular playwright J. M. Barrie, The cast of this charming and clever one-act piece includes sixteen play- ers, manw of"whom have appeared before in Little Theatre productions and it promises to be one of the very best of its kind attempted by these high-class amateurs. There is my- stery about it and what is more, my- steriousness permeates the atmos- phere when "The Monkey's Paw" a thrilling skit taken from a story by the English writer W. W. Jacobs dnd arranged for the Oshawa Little Fheatre by Russell Wiggington, is played. Mr. Wiggington, as well as direct- ing the play 1s to take the leading role, a part he played some pears ago in the city of Winnipeg when it was roduced there by the Community layers. My. Wiggington is being assisted by Mrs. Frank Chappell. This is a splendid evening's enter- tainment which the Little Theatre offers its members. For those who have not availed themselves of mem- Lerships, there is still time, The fee of one dollar will*not be ill spent, for Little Theatre is offering besides this high-class programme on March 11th, a might of Canadian Plays a month later, and a three act play at still a later date, which will bring the season to a clos PROSPECTORS INJURED Calgary, Feb. 19.---Two prospec- tors suffered injuries in the gold rush area of thé Livingstone Val- ley, southwest of Calgary snd yes- terday were taken to the hospital at Nanton. Writing from Halifax just before oarding the steamer for England, Thomas E. Williamson, an Imperial War Veteran, who was recently de- ported at his own request, on account of ill Lealth and failure to secure cinployment, to the president of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian legion, expresses his thanks for the kindly treatment given him in Osh awa during his period of distress. Mr. Williamson, after a period in Christie Street Hospital, found himself unable to secure work, and was forced to seek assistance from the Legion, the city, and other agencies. Finally he requested that he be deported to England, where his wife and children still live, and the deportation order was granted recently, Mr. William- son's letter to the president of the Legion reads as follows: "Dear Sir: On the eve of my departure from . independent bakeries 6.39 cents. In the same year the average cost of producing and selling bread in On- tario was 651 cents. The selling price in Canada in that year aver- aged 78 cents per pound, in Ontario 74 cents, and in Oshawa 7.3 cents, Below Ontario Average 3 It is interesting to note that, in December 1929, eight cities in On- tario reported bread prices lower than those in Oshawa, and eleven re- ported prices higher than they were here. Phose with lower prices were Ottawa, Belleville, Hamilton, Brant- ford, Woodstock, St. Thomas, Cha- tham and Sarnia, Brantford report ing the lowest, 47 cents per pound for unwrapped bread. The cities with higher bread prices than Oshawa were Toronto, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Windsor, North Pay, Sudbury, Cobalt, Timmins, Sault Ste Marie, Port Arthur and Fort Wil- liam, Sudbury reporting the highest, with 7.3 cents for unwrapped bread | and 8.0 cents per pound for wrapped | bread. Deported War Veteran Expresses hanks for Help Given in Oshawa | Canada, 1 would take the opportunit of thanking you for the 5 ret | dered to me since my discharge fron Christie Street Hospital last Novem ber. '1 feel that I cannot leave the country without rendering my great- | est thanks 'and appreciation to all who so kindly gave me assistance during my adversity, "In particular, I would mention the ladies of the Welfare League, Mr. Graham at .the Welfare Hostel, Mr and Mrs, Charles Sturgess, Mr, and Mrs. Harry Gay and all comrades of the Legion, To yourself, sir--words fail me for your untiring efforts to obtain assistance from the Imperial Canteen fund and a renewal of pen- sion. In saying farewell and again thanking you one and all, kindly allow me to remain, Faithfully yours, COMRADE T. E. WLLIAMSON., (Imperial Veteran) ervice Charge of Assault on Constable Dismissed by Magistrate Creighton Charged with assaulting County Constable William Stevenson, Wil- liam Farrow, of East Whijtby Town- ship, was this morning acquitted by Magistrate T. K. Creighton. Farrow was originally accused of the indict- able offence of assaulting the com- plainant while he was making a seiz- ure in execution of a process, but the charge, upon request of the Crown Attorney, was reduced té common as- sault. The defendant was not repre- sented by counsel, On Monday, the court was told, Constable Stevens, in company with Oliver Edgar, of East Whitby, who was acting as his clerk, called at the home of William Farrow and Stevens showed Farrow a landlord's warrant to estrain hig goods and chattels for rent. They were admitted into the kitchen and the constable made some disparaging comment about a piece of plaster which had been knocked off the kitchen wall, The household- er objected to this remark and a scuffle ensued as he attempted to push Stevens out of the rooni. "We took an inventory of the goods in the kitchen," Stevens said, "but when we attempted to go into the dining room Farrow barricaded the door with a chair, I told him if he didn't the. door 1 would knock it down,' open The constable, who is a stout old man, claimed that as he entered the dining rootn he was threatened Farrow with a heavy table leat." "I picked up a chair and held it in front of me. 1 think he struck at me with the table leaf, for my | knuckles were barked." Stevens then called a constable from the city police department, The constable refused to arrest Farrow | and another scuffle took place in the officer's presence between the bailiff and the irate householder Oliver Edgar was also called as a | witness. "Farrow admitted us to the kit chen," he satd, "and then he attenipt ed to shove Mr. Stevens out. Dut Stevens was too heavy for him." Witness had not seen the argument in the dining room. Testifying on his own behalf, the accused said that he doubted the leg ality of the landlord's warrant, He was not a tenant in the house but wis owner of the property as it was registered in his. own name. The company which issued the warrant had a lien against the place and he (Continued on page 3) by WHITBY YOUTHS SOUGHT BY POLICE William Harris Has Made His Escape From Victoria Industrial School, Mimico William Harris, of Whitby, an inmate of the Vijetoria Industrial School, Mimico, escaped from the Western Hospital last night ac- cording to word received by the local police, Harris is 16 years old and is said to be a big boy for his age. Harris had been taken {Il and was removed to the Western Hos- pital for treatment. It is thought that he made his escape through a hospital window. Officials of the Industrial fchool were unable to give the police any description of the clothes he was wearing when he made his get-away, Harris, it will be recalled, was sentenceq by Magistrate Willis, of Whitby, to a term fn the Industrial School when he was implicated in a case of chicken thieving. _ . IN OTTAWA TODAY WITH DEPUTATION Mayor Marks, F. L. Mason and Dr. Kaiser Join Body to Urge Start of St. Law- rence Waterway Mayor Ernie Marks, represent- ing the city connefl, and F. 1. Ma- son and Dr. T. E. Palser, repre senting the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, are in Ottawa today with a deputation which is waiting upon Premier Bennett and his cabinet, to ask for an early start on the St. Lawrence Waterway de- velopment plan. The deputation is sponsored the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, which at its last annual meeting, passed a resolution strongly urging an ear- ly start of this development, and asked for the support of Chambers of Commerce and municipalities, The Oshawa Chamber of Commnierce passed a resolution in accordance with this, and the eity ccuncil took eimilar action. At Monday night's meeting of the council, Mayor (Continued on page 3), The Tim TO ATTEND FAIR -------------- . APPLICATION OF OSHAWA WILL BE HEARD HERE AT MEETING OF COMMISSION GEORGE W. McLAUGHLIN Who left the city today on a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentine Re. | public, where along with Mrs, McLaughlin, he will attend the British Empire Trade Fair. NOTSATISHIED | WITH METHOD OF | SELLING PLANT Northwest Ward Raiepayers | Assoc"n Anxious for .In- formation Regarding the Other Offers The North East Ratepayers As- sociation at a meeting held last night in Mary street school ex- pressed themeelves as dissatisfied with. the method of sale of the Oshawa gas plant, the proposed sale of which has aroused so much discussion in the city. At the meeting last night a res- olution wag passed in which the ratepayers stated that they as ratepayers were digsatisfled with the method of sale of Oshawa's gas plant. The resolution which was pasa ed, expressed the following senti- ments "We as ratepayers know like . that other offers have heen made and so far the represen- tatives of the Public Utilities Com- mission, the Mavor and Couneil have not ag yet disclosed anything pertaining to the other offers. We as ratepayers, have been asked to vote on a bylaw on which we have not got full Information," FORMER OSHAWA RESIDENT DIES |F. E. Cann Passed Away at| North Car-| Well-known | Greenboro, olina--Was Here A former well' known resident | of Oshawa pasred awdy on Wed | nesday, February 18th, in the per- gon of F. KE. Cann, who died in | Greensboro, North Carolina, in his forty-tifth The late Mr Cann was well known in Oshawa and district hav. ing been born at Appleby, near Hamilton in 1586. After attending Public at Burlington, he moved to Oshawa in 1900, where he received his High School educa. tion at the High EBchool. He then attended Queen's University in Kingeton and received the degree of M.A. in 1912. He was united in marriage to Mligg Lily McDonald, a former Oshawa girl, in 1914 and lived in Toronto for a year. In 1915 he moved to West Virginia and later fo Greensboro, North 'arolina, where he was connected with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. as actuary and later became vice president and secre- tary, which position he held at the time of his death. Mr. Cann leaves his wife, form- erly Miss Lily McDonald and four children, Dick, Margaret, Jack and Joyce, Hig mother and step-father, Mr, and Mrs. J. Tamplin, of Osh- awn, algo survive as well ag one half brother, Leslie Tamplin, and two half sisters, Mrs. Vera Bowers and Miss Rena Tamplin, all of Osh awa. 4 ver HSchool WILY APPEAY, SENTENCE Toronto, Feb, 19.----Robert Kit- owekl, 16.vear-old Fort Frances youth, who was sentenced last week to five sears imprigonment and 29 laghes for armed robbery of a hank., will have his sentence appealed hv the Attornev-General's denartinent of the Province, it was announced yesterday at Quecn's Park, » HUMANE SOCIETY Mrs. R. B. Smith Elected sident Society at the annual meeting of that on Tuesday evening. was clected vice-president and trea- surer, and A. P. Lobban, secretary The board of directors for the year will include Mrs. E. ing pound, the society had finished 1950 aronsed when they attempted to dis ANNUAL MEETING ELECTS OFFICERS President -- Reports 'on| Work of Past Year Pre-| sented at Meeting Mrs. R. B. Smith was elected pre- of the Oshawa Humane rizanization in the Dominion Bank T. W. Joyce V. Lander, T. Fecles, Miss L. Mundy, P. A. Mac- lonald, Mrs, J. T. Kirst, A. S. Ross, vith power to add to their number, The meeting was presided over by Mrs. R. B. Smitli, vice-president of ast year, owing to the absence hrough illness of Mrs. E. B. Grigg. The treasurer's report showed that, lespite the fact that over $1,400 had ween spent during the year on build: and equipping the new dog with an overdraft of only $101. The receipts included a balance of $9.80 from last year, $790.81 from the (Continued on page 3) CHICKEN THIEVES PLEADED GUILTY Magistrate Willis Remands Two Men for Sentence Until Next Week © (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Feb. 19--Pleading guilty to a charge of theft, Joseph Robert- son and George Perry, both of Peter boro, were remanded one week for sentence by Magistrate J. I. Willis in police court yesterday afternoon, It is alleged that the two men, who were arrested by Chief Quantrill, Monday night, stole a number of chickens from a farmer named Tel- ford, near Lakefield. Suspicion was pose of the fowl liere at an unusually low price, Unemployment and lack of money with whicle to buy the necessities of life were the reasons for their action, the men pleaded. They implored the court to be merciful in passing sentence upon them. . J. DEACHMAN AND PREMIER IN CLASH Representative of Council of Agriculture Appeared at Tariff Hearing Today (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, Feb. 10.--~Warm ex- changes between prime minister Bennett and R. J. Deachman, rep- regenting the Canadian Council of Agriculture, featured today's sit- ting of the cabinet sub-committee on tariffs. Deachman was the only person who appeared to make rep- resentations against the increased textile tariffs. His argument was that agriculture was passing through an extremely difficult per- fod, that changes in the textile ftems made at the emergency ses- sfon of parliament were extreme, that there had been a decline in value of agricultural products of 15.4 percent. since. that tariff went. into effect, that grain prices were down 25 per cent. that con- ditions were certainly not such as justified the government in making it more difficult for the farmer to buy cottons, woollens, and' other textile commodities. In reply to questions « by ministers, Deachman said he would be safis- fied with the tariff removed from wheat, eggs, butter, cheese, ete, This, he said, was the considered view of the Canadian Council of Agriculture. Mr. Bennett called for proof of the statement by Deachman that Courtaulds Limite ed, had rajsed the price of yarns immediately after the passing of the tariff, This information, Deachman sald, came from firms who were prevented by fear of per- gecution from heing present. He was warned rumors were of little value. Before adjournment, R. P. Sparks. chairman of the executive committee of the Canadian Asso ciation of Garment Manufacturing, Effort of Local Manufactur- ers to Secure Lower Rates Were Started Last July by Chamber of Commerce HEARING SET FOR FRIDAY, FEB. 27th Request Is That Oshawa Be Placed in Zone 3 Instead of Zone 4 by Canadian Freight Association S---- Application of the city of Oshawa for a considerable reduction in freight rates on goods coming from and going to the west, will be heard at a meeting of a commission of the Canadian Freight Association, in the Chamber of Commerce offices on Friday morning, February 27, at 10 o'clock. Endeavors of local manufacturers and others to have freight rates re- duced, particularly on their raw ma- terials which come into this city from the west, were started last July through the - Chamber of Commerce, Since that time the matter has 'been pressed steadily through a committee named by the Board of Directors of the Chamber, comprising A. W. Bell, ', L. Mason, and Col. B. J. McCor- miele, Their efforts have been sug. cessful to the point that the Canadian Freight Association has consented to hear the claims of the city and its citizens, It is explained that freight rates are fixed according to the zone in whicli the municipality is located. These zones start at Toronto and each zone covers ten miles. For some reason which has not been fathomed by the Oshawa committee, Oshawa is placed by the railways at a distance of 374 miles from the starting point in Toronto, while its actual distance from the Toronto limits is 32 miles, The city is thus in zone 4, while Whitby, only four miles nearer Tor- onto, is in zone J, and thus enjoys the same advantage as if it were 10 miles closer to Toronto. Freight shipments to Whitby from the west tlius cost less than shipments to Oshawa despite the fact that Oshawa takes 100,000 tors of freight per year and Whitby frieght business is only about 3,000 tons, The local committee has discover ed an instance in which Kinmount, which is 104 miles from Toronto, has been officially placed in a closer zone than it really exists, by the expedient of basing its mileage on York rather than on the point within Toronto where the various mileages com- mence, What the Oshawa committee is asking, is: "If Kinmount's mileage is based on York, why cannot Osh- awa's mileage be based on Sear- boro?" When the large amount of freight coming into this city is con- sidered, it would be only fait to give Oshawa a little better position in re- gard to freight rates, the committee argues. . In preparing its case for presenta- tion before the hearing of the coms \ A i: = (Continued on page 2) W. LN. SINCLAIR'S SUGGESTIONS ARE BASIS OF ACTION Provincial Minister of Agris culture ° Announces In. quiry Into Conditions of Farmers Toronto, Feb. 18. --Hon. T. L. Kennedy today announced exhaus- tive and inquiry into agricultural conditions in Ontario would made. The announcement was made at the initial meeting of the. agri- culture committee of the lagisla~ ture today and fs in line with the suggestion made by W. E. N, Sin- clair in the House recently. : Commencing next week repres- entative farmers from all over the provinee will give evidence as to farm conditions before the commit- tee. A record will be kept of all the evidence, and it will be used in drafting the policy of the agricul- ture department. Representatives of the dairymen will be heard first. 'The committee adjourned until Tuesday, when sub- committee will arrange the dates ere to be heard. Col Mr. fincliar on his suggestions In the legislature speach. Today the committee discussed the miilster of agriculture's plan for aiding in the establishment of goed cleaninz plants, which Col. Kennedy said the government could start to work on ino seven days. There was u good deal of discussjon on the plan but {t received unani complimented made statement, . i a mous approval. of the hearings and select the farm. - al ate ER in AE, we - -- 2 EN