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3 8 Ay A Growing | Newspaper in a | Growing City The Oshawa Baily Times Succeeding The Oshawa. Daily Reformer "All The News While It Is VOL. 8--NO. 57 Published at Oshawa, Out., Every Be Sire ni Publis: Helidare OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy JUVENILE DELINQUENCY ON DECREAS Premier of Ontario Invited to Address Meeting Her - e€ HON. G. HENRY EXPECTED TO BE GUEST OF HONOR "AT MOTOR CLUB DINNER 'Third Annual Caprice of Oshawa Motor Club to be Held in Genosha Hotel on March 26 FINE PROGRAM IS BEING ARRANGED Meeting Will Be Informal Occasion, With Only Short Time for Speeches Col. R. S. McLaughlin Asked to Act as Toast- master The Hon. G. S. Henry, premier of Ontario, has been invited to address the third annual caprice of the Osh- awa Motor Club, to be held in the Genosha Hotel at 6.30 o'clock on Thursday evening, March 26. Hon Mr. Henry is expected to attend, and will be the guest of honor on the occasion. Members of the executives of the Ontario Motor League and the Ontario Safety League will also be present. This meeting will be in the nature of a get-together of the automobile drivers in Oshawa and this district. It will be an informal occasion, with a supper, followed by a brief busi- ness period, and an excellent pro- gram. Ladies are particularly invit- ed according to the invitations which have been sent out by Col. B. J. Mc- Cormick, secretary of the club. Col. R. S. McLaughlin has been re- quested to act as toastmaster, and will act if hé ig able to be in the city, The entertat has-been placed in the hands of George Walsh popular local entertainer, and he has already' arranged 'many outstand- numbers for the fun period, The General Motors male quartette and the Cafnell eight-piece orchestra of this city have beea engaged for occasion, while Roy Vaillancourt, Oshawa, "champion of champions" when it comes to playing a harmonica and Jack Parker, Whitby comedian, will also be heard. Bert Johnston, local magical wizard, will perform a number of tricks that he says are'im- ossible to solve. "Whoopee" sing- ing, led by George Walsh himself, will be interspersed in the program. While Premier Henry will, of course, be invited to speak, those who attend the meeting will not be bored by a number of long addresses, Col, , McCormick declared. As a matter of fact, an effort is being made to have an equal period for the supper, tHe business and addresses, and the en- tertainment. OLD C_UNTRY SOCCER RESULTS London, March 7.--Result of league softball matches played in the British- Isles today are: ENGLESH LEAGUE--FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 0, Huddersfield Town 0. Birmingham 0, Manchester United 0. Blackburn Rovers 0, Aston Vil- la 2. Blackpool 2, Chelsea 1. Derby County 4, Bolton Wan- derers 1, Leeds United 0. Leicester City 0, Grimsby Town United 1, Newcastle Manchester City 1, Liverpool 1. Portsmouth 1, Middlesbrough 0. Sheffield United 1, Webtham United 2. - Sunderland 5, nesday 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE--FIRST DIVISION Aberdeen 1, Rangers 3, Ayr United 0, Airdrie ©. Clyde 3, East Fife 0. Cowdenbeath 2, Hearth 2. ' Falkirk 3, Morton 1. Hamilton Academicals 0, Kil Sheffield Wed- * marnock 0. Hibernian-Queen's Park, post- poned. ; § Motherwell 2, Dundee 0. Parlick Thistle 1, Celtic 0. St. Mirren 2, Leith Athletics 2. ON BUSINESS TRIP Ald, | P. A. Macdonald, office manager of the Pedlar People Ltd., is leaving tonight on a business tour of the Canadian west which he expects will take up about five weeks. Ald, Macdonald is going right through to the coast and wil} visit the branches of the company in various western cities. WEATHER T'orecast: Lower Lake Region and Georgian Bay--Strong easterly winds with snow toe night and Sunday, probably STUDENT PLAYERS HONOR DIRECTOR Presentation Made to Grant Mcintosh -- Good Crowd Attended Plays Last Night . A crowd somewhat larger than that of the previous night, greeted the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocationat In- stitute Student Players in their pre- sentation at the auditorium of the school last evening. A feature of the evening wis the presentation of a pen and pencil set to Grant McIntosh, one of the stu- dents who was director of the plays. The presentation was made just be- fore the final one-act nlay by Jack Henley, president of the Student Players' executive. Although com- pletely surprised, McIntosh made a suitable reply. The two soloists in the glee club's section of the program, Miss Mary Fletcher and Miss Millicent Elston, were ya well received, both being recalled. Miss Elston responded with an_ encore. ? The players in the two comedy skits took their parts very well again last night, there being no weak links in either of the casts. PAIR REMANDED ON CHARGES OF FALSE PRETENSES Hancock Brothers Released on Providing Bail of $2,- 000 Each Harold and Horace Hancock, brothers, were both remanded on ail of $2,000 each for one week when they appeared before Magis- 'rate T. K. Creighton, in city po- ice court this morning, to answer to a charge of false pretenses. The Hancock brothers were ar- reeted in Toronto yesterday on charges laid under the Security Frauds Prevention Act and were brought here last night at the re- 1uest of the local police. The accused men have been wanted in Oshawa since last fall, according to Chief Owan D. Friend. Representing themselves as agents for the Tourists' Travel Club, they sought to sell a service to local merchants which included cards and certain printed matter, It is alleged. A few are said to have subscribed to the service, paid their deposits and heard nothing more about it. Both brothers provided bail bond on their own account of $1,000 each while the balance of the bail was provided by two other brothers, Alfred Ernest Han- cock and Frederick Arthur Han- cock, of Toronto. The father of the accused, an old gentleman of refined and kind- ly appearance, was also present at police court this morning. TUGBLOWS UPIN NEW YORK HARBOR, 3 THOUGHT DEAD { | Two Bodies. Recovered, Three Others Believed to Have Sunk With Ship at. AY {C Press D New York March 7--Five men are believed to have been killed when tHe tug boat Joyce Card blew up to- day as she was moving out of Erie basin. Two bodies were recovered immediately after and bodies of three other missing men are thought to have gone down with the vessel Three workmen on a nearby dock were injured. The cause of the ex- plosion was a blast in the boiler room. . . . Cantain Leslie Harris, mate Jack McClain and engineer Joseph Me- "| Quade were taken to the hospital in a critical condition. Captain William J. Sotwell of the tur Paul Cord, whose boat was a few yards away at the time of the accident, said a sheet of flame flared up twenty feet and the Joyce ard immediately went down, dived in part sleet, and rescued the mate, | i er | ; Bui : Er OSHAWA'S RATE OF MORTALITY FROM DIPHTHERIA LOW Last Year Showed Best Record Since 1920 in This City The very favorable, situation in , Oshawa in regard to diphtheria is commented upon by Dr. T. W. G. Mc- Kay, M.O.H., who has recently ans- wered a question sent out by Ot- tawa on this subject. In both 1929 and 1930 this city's rate of mortality was considerably below the average for the whole of the United States, and last year it was the lowest in Oshawa's history. * ' The rate of mortality from diph- theria per 100,000 of population in Oshawa in 1920 was 48.9; in 1921, 51.8; in 1922, 15.6; in 1923, 19.2; in 1924, 16.6; in 1925, 6.2; in 1926, 5.7; in 1927, 14.6; in 1928, 20.6; in 1929, 7.8; and in 1930, 4.2. The rate for the United States in 1929 was 8.6 and in 1930 was 5.7. Oshawa's fine record in the last few years, as compared with former yéars, was due to the immunization work that has been undertaken, Dr. McKay said. Pupils of the public schools were protected; and all mem- bers of a family that might be con- tacts of a diphtheria case are also immunized. Drs McKay said that he believed, with the modern forms of combatting this dread discase that it should remain at its prescnt low rate in Oshawa. HIKER ARRIVED IN OSHAWA TODAY | ONIONG JOURNEY Armand Saverd Is on His Way From Montreal to Hollywood Armand Savard, Montreal youth who is on a 4,627 mile tramp to Iollywood, Cal.,, the city of movie stars, arrived in Oshawa today af- ter walking over 500 miles. Sav- ard came by way of Ottawa and for 375 miles he journeyed on snowshoes, If Savard reaches his destina- ation within five months he will win a wager of $2,000 offered by the Montreal Snowshoe Club, He can not accept any lifts from kind- hearted motorists and must travel all the 'way by foot. Between Montreal, Ottawa and Oshawa the youth has called upon the mayors of several municipali- ties, and he has in his possession letters from 28 mayors and clerks. The hiker paused for a few hours' rest here and tonight he will set out for Toronto, the next lap on his long journey. He has already worn out three pairs of mocassins on hig trip. CRASH KILLS ONE, THO BADLY HURT Auto Crashes Into Radial at Level Crossing Near Brant- ford (Ci Press Pp Brantford, March .7 -- O'Clair Sweers was instantly, killed, his mother, Mrs. Robert Sweers, proba- bly fatally injured and his sister-in- law, Mrs. George Sweers, seriosuly hurt when their automobile crashed into a Lake Erie and Northern Elec- tric radial at a level crossing just on the dividing line between Norfolk and Brant Counties this morning, Reports. from the village of Oak- land, about a mile from the scene, in- dicated that the Sweers had started out from their home and, having for- gotten something, had decided to re- turn. It was on the return journey that the crash occurred, O'Clair Sweers was driving. PUBLISH PACT WEDNESDAY Paris, March 7.--Foreign office announced today that the text of the British Franco-Itallan accord will be made public Wednesday at 1.00 p.m. Paris time, § Paris, London, Rome, Washington and Tokyo, ; h 24 D, 3 ; VETERAN EDITOR RETIRES Newmarket, March 7.-- The unique record a father and son having edited the same paper con tinuously for 78 years ends this week, with the retirement of Ly- man G. Jackson of the Newmarket Ers, founded by Erastus Jackson in 1853. . INVITED TO SP EAK IN OSHAWA ho have been asked to address Oshawa Motor Club on Thuv Henry has been invited to bc ing. HON. G. 8. HENRY, PREMIER OF ONTARIO the Third Annual Caprice of the arch 26. Premier the guest of honor for the even. noe Oshawa's Oshawa will to-moirow reach the scventh anniversary of its advent in- to cityhood. Seven years ago the then town of Oshawa becgme a city with the firing of a salute of twenty- five guns to mark the fact that it was the twenty-fiith city in the province. Since becoming a city Oshawa has nade great strides in almost every field. During the past year in par- ticular new industiies have been se- cured that have added to the vaticty of products manufactured here. How- ever the industry for which the city is rightly famous is the General Mo- tors of Canada whose products go out to every corner of the British Empire and of which the Hon. W. G, Martin speaking at Bowmanville last night, said were the only Canadian products known throughout South America. Some idea of the growth of the Seventh Anniversary of Cityhood is Cbserved 1 omorrow city since 1923 may be gained by the {act that the population has increas- ed during the seven years from 15,- 315 10 43,087. An idea of the wealth of the city may also be obtained when it is pointed out that the as- sessment figures for the city stood at 311,922,345 in 1924 and have increased to $16,517.470 last year. Oshawa may well be proud of its educational facilities. The city being served. by eight public schools and a collegiate and vocational institute second to none in the province, to which a new addition was added in 1929. The city also has some fifteen churches and missions that are carry- ing on work among every nationality represented in the city, the newest addition to the number of churches being the Ukrainian Church on Sim- coe Strect South. No member of her race ever re- ceived more consideration. With a beautiful black coat, relieved only by a little white collar, she pre- sented an attractive appearance and soon won for herself affection and admiration when she arrived apparently from nowhere, . Always playful, she was foud of being petted and stroked and de- lighted to lie on her back with her paws waving in the air as someone gently rubbed her stomach. She made herself right at home and al- though of douptful crigin and an- cestry she was fed as well as any luxury loving iersian. It is a cat we have been talking about. A jet black alley cat which Reporters' Pet is Scurce of Pride, Has Four New Petl.ins by Her Side is making its home in the Canadian Pacific telegraph and ticket office on King street east and is the pet of the telegraph operators and the newspaper men who frequent the place. Yesterday afternoon a great event occurred. Pussy gave birth to four little kittens and admiring eyes gazed upon her, as sprawled out in her special box, she purred with great happiness and content ment as the little fellows squirmed against her side. Even the serious business of motherhood didn't make pussy less playful, Feebly she waved one paw in the air giving indication of her Fold time vivacity. WEATHER WARM, JOHN STACEY WRITES John Stacey, chairman of the Pub- lic Utilities Commission, who with his daughter is on a steamship tour of the West Indies, has been having a vety enjoyable holiday according to a postcard which Mayor Ernie Marks received from him today. The card, which is dated February 21, bears a Barbados stamp and was cvidently posted at San Juan, The weather is very hot here and we are now near South America," Chairman Stacey writes. C.N.R. STEAMER LISTS SHARPLY, CREW FLEES QUICKLY . Victoria, March 7--Canadian Na- tional Steamer Prince Rupert, which was tied at Yarrows dock, Esquimalt to' undergo an overhaul preparatory to the spring and summer season, last night suddenly took water and keeled over to a sharp angle as her holds filled. : Shortly before midnight it was stated, watchmen noticed water rush- ing into holds and alarm was given. But so rapidly did the ship fll that members of the crew. had barely time to escape in clothing they picked up as they quitted their quarters. t was expected this morning that I high tide would bring back the ship to normal pesitions SUFPER DANCE AT The regular weekly supper dance fs to be held in the spacious main dining room of the Genosha Hotel tonight, from 9 o'clock until 12 o'clock. A good orchestra wil. be present and a fine time Is assured. These informal dances, which used to be held every Friday night instead of Saturday, are a popular feature of the social life of the city and are wel' patroniezd. | ELEVEN CONVICTS "BURNED TO DEATH (Ci di Press Di h) Kenansville, N.C., March 7.-- Trapped in their cells, 11 negro convicts burned to death early to- day as flames swept through the huge wooden stockade of Duplin county. Forty other prisoners, all negroes except 12, were led from the burning building by guards. Flames began rirst in the kitchen. Their origin has not been deter- mined. BOMBS INJURED CHILD Havana, March 7,--Five bombs exploded in Havana today doing some damage and injuring a four teen-year-old child who had to be taken to the hospital. Police say they saw one of the culprits flee- in an automobile, , \ GENOSHA TONIGHT | TUBERCULOSIS IS HARD TO CONTROL, DR. WAY SAYS Little Hope of Oshawa Situ- ation Improving Greatly --Trouble With Immi grants There is litle hope of the tuber- culosis situation in this city im- proving in the near future, accord- ing to Dr. T. W. G. McKay, medical officer of health. : Three new cases wero reporied during last month, and there are now 110 Oshawa persons :uftering from this disease. Fully 650 per cent. of the cases are among East- orn European immigrants and due to their mode of living it is very difficult to control the disease among them, They live altogether in cramped quarters, where the danger of contagion from an :ll member of the family i= very, high. Then, too, the patient generally stubbornly refuses to zo to a sani- tarium, where a cure might be ef- fected, or to stay at such an in- stitution long enough to get jyo- sults, even when they do go. So they stay in the little houses, the disease gradually becoming worse and worse, and gencrally other members of the family contract it. The worst feature of tubercu- losis is that it may have been cor.- tracted years before it actually shows itself. The most susceptible ages are between three and five, and often when a child cf these ages 1s affected and is apparently cured, the disease will break out again between the 15th and 26th years, often with fatal results. The danger to the children in homes where tuberculosis exists, Is the worst one with which the health authorities have to con'end, Dr. McKay safd: ~~ ~~ DOMINION FILES CLAIMS IN RADIO REFERENCE CASE Asks Court to Determine Jurisdiction of Canadian Parliament Over Radio Otawa, March 7.--~Further steps in radio reference case were taken this morning when the Dominion case was filed in Supreme Court of Canada. The case of the Dominjon was tiled by F. P. Varcoe, of the De- partment of Justice. April 1 has been set as date which all factums have to be filed. Hearing of the reference is fixed for April 9. Questions to be determined by the court are: 1.--Hag the partiament of Can- ada jurisdiction to regulate and control radio communication, in- cluding transmission and recep- tions of signs, signals, pictures, and sounds of all kinds by means of Hertzian waves and in- cluding the right to determine tne character, use and location of ap- paratus employed. 2.--If not, in what particular or particulars is the jurisdiction of parliament limited? FAMOUS PLAYERS OWNED IN CANADA Toronto, March 7--Control of Fam- ous Players Canadian Corporation has not passed out of Canadian hands and its operations are not dominated by outside interests said Isaac W. Kil lam, Montreal finapcier, giving evid- ence today betore Peter White, K.C., commissiofier in investigation under the Combines Act into the moving picture industry in Canada, EIGHT HELD ON DRUG CHARGES Kingston Police Arrest Eight Chinese Following Raid (Ci dian Press Despatch) Kingston, March 7.--As a result of a series. of raids conducted here last night and early this morning by Inspector Paul Miller of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and his staff, assisted by Provin- clal Officer G. V. Clubb, of this city, eight Chinese were taken into custody, five on a charge of '"hav- ing opium in thelr possession con- trary to the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act", and three with being' found in a place where opium Is smoked and inhaled. PRESENTS REPORT REV. 8. C. JARRETT Judge of the Juvenile Court for this city and East Whitby tovwn- ship, who, in his report made public today, shows that juven- ile crime is Cecreasing in the city. ROTARY GAMP MAY BENEFIT BOYS OF ENTIRE DISTRICT Peterboro Summer Camp May Be Thrown Open to Boys. From Various Towns A plan whereby the summer camp of the Peterboro Rotary Club at Clear Lake would be made available for boys from all parts of this dis- trict was outlined at an Inter-city Rotary Meeting held in the Empress Hotel, Peterboro, on Tuesday evening last. Some 30 members of the Lindsay Rotary Club attended headed by President James Mackey, while four were present from Bowmanville. Osh- awa was represented by D. F. John- ston, president of the local club and Rotarians Murray Miller, George Hart and Max Soanes. President Robert Abbott and Ro- tarian C. H. Rogers of the Peterboro club briefly outlined the summer camp activities of the Peterboro club, and explained that the camp repre- sented an investment of $10,000 in buildings and equipment. The camp provided accommodation for 115 bovs, it was pointed out. In order that the camp might provide a, maxi- mum of results from the accommoda- tion offered and at the suggestion of a member bf the Port Hope Club, a plan whereby other Rotary clubs might benéfit by the camp was »ro- posed. The propeséd plan that was brought forward at the gathering on Tuesday night is such that other Ro- tary clubs in the district may have the benefits of the facilities of the camp at Clear Lake. It would seem that the plan offer- ed by the Peterboro Club was a good one which. would enable the Oshawa Club to give boys who have not been able to have a real holiday in the country, an outing, BRODKLIN BRANCH OFLEGION FLECTS YEAR' OFFICERS Membership Now Comprises Every Returned Man in the District The Brooklin Branch No. 152, Canadian Legion B.E.S.L. held its monthly meeting Thursday night and elected the following officers for the coming year: President, Dr, Jas. Moore; vice- president, S. Lockyer; 2nd vice- president, F. Harrison; executive, A. Boyes, H. Mackey, L. Ross, W. Heron, Dr. Campbell; relief com- mittee, E. Shortridge, S. Lockyer; unemployment committee, Or. Campbell, W. Scott. Activities for the futufe were outlined and discussed. Two new members were initiated, the branch now including all the re- turned men in the district. FORMER PRINCIPAL DIES St. Thomas, Mareh 7,~-Thomas Hammond, formerly principal of Aylmer public schools and a lead- ing figure in Western Ontario, | dled at his home in Aylmer, Unt., All cases were remanded until Friday next. | Ji early today after a lengthy illness. E HERE 50 PERCENT DROP NOTED IN CASES BEFORE COURT, JUDGE JARRETT STATES Only 74 Charges Heard by Court in 1930, of Which 24 Were Against Adults for Neglect, etc. OCCURRENCES ALSO LESS THAN IN 1930 Bad Effect of Trashy Liter- ature and Lurid Movies, as Well as Allowing Children to Run Streets at Night, Deplored in Report Juvenile delinquency is on the decrease in Oshawa. The annual report of Rev. Capt. 8. C. Jarrett, judge of the Juvenile Court, whieh has been sent to .the Oshawa city council, shows that during 1930 there were actually 74 charges be- fore the court compared to 167 in the previous year. This is a de= crease of 50 per cent. Certain offenses which are brought to the attention of their are considered, because of their minor nature, as occurrences and not cases. These occurrences in 1930 totalled 220, compared with 240 for the previous 2ight months. In such instances corrections warnings were given to the chile dren and parents. In presenting his report Judge Jarrett draws attention to the Juvenile Delinquents Act, Chapter 46, Section 38, which reads: "This act shall be liberally cons strued to the end that {ts purpose may be carried out, to wit: That the care and custody and discipline of a Juvenile Delinquent shall ap proximate as nearly as may be that which should be given by its par ents and that as far as jracticibla i every Juvenile Delinquent shail treated not as a criminal but as'a misdirected and misguided child, and one needing aid, encourages ment, help and assistance. Hence the object of the Court is to give the child in question the protection that his immature years rightly des mand--its purpose the reconstruc= tion of the habits and removing as far as possible the conditions that lead and cause the child to be come a delinquent." Theft Most Numerous Various kinds of theft comprise the most prevalent delinquency the report comments, variety 'of articles being stolen of doubtful value, such as chocolate bars, cig- arettes, bottles of pop, metal and so forth. Other offences include running away from home, dais+ charging of firearms, false pre« tences, bad language, truaney, breaking and entering, begging, In« sulting and gambling. It is worthy of note that in the two years since the court has been operating, only one case has heen sent to an Industrial School apd made a charge to the city of Osh= | awa. Although only seven girls quency in each case was of a more serious pature and more difficult to deal with than cases involving boys. 24 Adults Charged (Continued on page 3), ROTARIANS TIE + Furious Struggle Follows the Public School Playoffs Last Night . Following the Public: Schools finals last night at the Arena the Kinsmen and the Rotarians locked horns in a furious struggle that had the best of them gasping. It was a hard ehitting game with plenty of falls and the main idea in the minds of the players was to make the path to the goal as as possible. Due to the absence of some of the star players 'rom both teams it was found impracticable to confine the personnel of the teams strictly to the individual ° club members. At the final gong the score was fve all by mutual agreement so no decision was reached. It would be hard to pick on the stars of either team so well did all work. However the argument which 8. R. Alger pcked with the referee was a, peach. It is rumoured that he wi be given a match penalty and have a heavy fine clapped on for the of+ fense. { The teams: Coal, Norman Wal- ker; defense, C. A. Cannon an H. W. Nicoll; centre, Leo Gray; wings, Giles and Palmer; subs, A. W. Armstrong, Campbell and 8. Re Alger. + 3 * Kinsmen: Goal, Cliff Palmer; defense, Carl Houck and Russell Storks; centre, Halloran; Dr. Gifford and Dr. L. Hubbell Mr. Hammond was 85 years old, sub, W. Glover, ~ bi RE | Wi ya were brought to court, the delim~ ~ i be Twenty-four adults were hailed KINSHEN, 5705