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| | | F #1 ] [Evans © \WILLAGE NEAR LONDON A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City ep Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 68 Published at Oshawa, Ook, Canada, Every Diy 'acest Siindeys and' Publis. Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES MEETING OF OPPOSITION ON PUBLIC OWNERSHIP John Stacey Wa: Was Invited to] be Speaker, But Was Al- lowed Only Five Minutes as Midnight Approached DENIES CANADIAN OFFER EVER MADE D. A. J. Swanson, W. F. Watkinson, Eddie McDon- ald, Gordon Conant and Others Also Spoke-- Meeting in Ukrainian Hall The campaign in connection with the gas plant bylaws, on which the «citizens of Oshawa are voting today, came to a close last night in a whirl- wind of oratory, with two meeting held. One of these meetings, held in the Luke Furniture Company's store, was sponsored by those opposed to the bylaws, while the bylaw support- ers held a meeting in the Ukainian Hall on Albert Street. At the meet- ing in the Luke Furniture Company store, the spate of speaking went on until midnight. John Stacey had been invited to speak at this meeting but T. L. Church, ex-M.P,, of Tor- onto, D, A, J. Swanson, W. F, Wat- kinson, and Eddie McDonald held sway for so long that it was five minutes to twelve when they had concluded, and Mr. Stacey was in- formed that he could have only five minutes in which to speak. Gordon Conant, earlier in the evening, Jpalke strongly in support of the by- us the bie time at his is atal ry Stacey made a direct for the Oshawa gas plant "There has been much talk about a "Canadian offer", As chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, I want to say that there has never been any bona fide Canadian offer," Mr. Stacey declared. "About two months ago, F, A. Parks came to me and invited me to go to Toronto where he said he could secure an offer for the gas plant. I went with him, and we saw the board of directors of Milner-Ross Ltd. They said they would have an offer in three days. I went back, and there was no offer. They told me to (Continued from page 5) FIRE OUTBREAK IN POLICE BUILDING Fire Under Floor Quickly Extinguished by Firemen With Little Damage hy did they put it out? Shortly after ten o'clock last night, was discovered underneath the tting floor of the sergeant's office the local police station. Sergeant n was in charge of the sta- tion at the time and his canny Scotch sense told him that something was bufning, He soon located the trouble and called the fire department from thie headquarters next door, e fire men soon extinguished the es and the police station was d to serve the needs of Oshawa another generation or more. With exception of a portion of the floor, which has tumbled in, no dam- ge was done. $70,000 FIRE IN London, ont., Has, vr gebm breaking out a ree- y L g in the Oddfellows' Hall, v almost an entire block of Village, 17 miles west London. The hall, a garage, shop and general store were The damage is estimated ore than $70,000. DELAY 18 LIKELY Ottawa, Mar. 21.--Some time is ly to elapse before Major W. . Herridge, recently appointed minister to the United States, takes over his position in Washington, Major Herridge stated last night he expected to go to England in April to plead a case before the Privy Council. Forecast -- Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay: Light winds, fair. Sunday, easterly winde; cloudy and comParatively mild with some ring-leader of a gang, broke into the Government Liquor store at Deséronto, early this win- ter, and stole a large quantity of liguor. who were recently arrested, are sald to have implicated the ac- cused. He is to be taken to Des- eronto where he will GUEST AT BANQUET CHAS. 8. RUTHERFOLRL,, V.0.,, M.C., M.M. Ot Colborne, Ontario, was pre- sent as a guest at the banquet of the Oshawa Kinsmen's Club last night. Lt. Rutherford is a cousin of Mrs. Robert Henderson, 102 Elgin Street East, Oshawa, and a brother in-law of Mrs. 8. M, Ewing, 602 Shncoe Street North. CHARGE AGAINST GHARLES HOUCK WAS DISISSED LIEUT. has ever "ive Gili 8 hem! : Light Corporation of cago, Judge Thompson Finds Him Not Guilty on Criminal Charge Ruling that the Crown had not established a case, Judge J. Thompson has dismissed a charge of criminal negligence against Charles Houck, of the King street Chambers. The charge was laid as the result of a motor accident which occurred shortly after 6 o'- clock on the evening of October 1, when Ald. Clifford Harman, while attempting to make a left turn from Simcoe street north onto Me- Laughlin boulevard, was knocked off his bicycle by a car driven by Houck. Harman was seriously in- jured and was confined for sev- eral weeks in the Oshawa Hospital. G. H. Clifford, who was cne of the chief witnesses called by the Crown, stated that Houck, who was 4driving north, was endeavor- ing to pass another car at the time the accident occurred. In his opinion it was practically impos- 8iblé to avoid striking the bicycle. Police Constable Foreman, who had arrived at the scene of the crash shortly after it occurred, said that there were skid marks on the road which measured 83 feet in length. It could not be definitely established however that the skid marks had been nctually caused by Houck's car ag the brakes were applied, At the conclusion of the Crown's evidence, J. P. Mangan, defence counsel, moved that the case te dismissed and His Honor Judge Thompson granted the request on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to place the sccused on his trial. Crown Attorney J. A, McGibbon acted as prgsecutor. GEORGE GOULD 15 ARRESTED HERE Wanted by Belleville Police on Charge of Breaking In- to Deseronto Liquor Store George Gould, formerly of Belle- ville, who was recently placed on suspend ed sentence in local police court when he was convicted of appropriating to his own use, a uniform belonging to the Ontario Regiment, was arrested by the lo- cal police last night upon the re- quest Story, of Belleville. of Provincial Constable Gould, it Is alleged, was the which Two other young men, probably light snow or raiv stand trial, SINGING CONTEST HELD LAST NIGHT Pupils of Local Schools Give Splendid Demonstration of Their Vocal Ability The singing contest sponsored by the Home. and School Club Council of the city was a marked success last evening. The spacious auditor- ium of the Collegiate and Vocational Institute was filled to capacity by an audience that listened with great in- terest to the contestants from every school in the city who were taking part in the first contest of the kind ever held in Oshawa. The fine show- ing of children reflected great credit upon Mr. Richer, director of musical education and also upon the teachers | who had so ably aided him in the mstruction of the contestants. It was really a revelation to one not closely in touch with the work that is being done 'in teaching music in Oshawa, to sce with what self as- surance and fine excellence of technic que the children both in junior adn senior sections took their respective parts. It indeed. speaks well for the future of music in Oshawa to see what fine talent is being developed in the public schools. The contest was divided into two sections. One for the junior children and one for the seniors. Each sec- tion was also divided so that the boys and girls each sang by them- selves. In each group were eight contestants representative of the eight public schools, whé had won first place in the contests held in their own schools, The order in which Site contestants sang was determined by lot. A number corresponding to the number on the program in which the schools were listed alphabetically was drawn by Mrs. McLaughlin, pre- sident of the Home and School Coun- cil, 86 'that there was no undue nervousness among the contestants, f particular note during the Vi Hi 'Was the playing of the Public (Continued on page 8) PLEADS GUILTY INLIQUOR CASE Markham Man Fined $10 and Costs by Police Magis- trate at Pickering' Alex Boyd, of Markham, was arrested at Green River last night, by Police Constable Crummer, of Pickering, on a charge of being drunk in a public place. Boyd was brought to Pickering, where, appearing before Magistrate Clarke he pleaded guilty to the of- fence and was fined $10 and costs. Boyd, it Is said, had been driv- ing a car and had been causing trouble on Highway No. 7, He 'was not driving at the time he was ar- rested by the Pickering officer. The Markham man is heavily built and it is alleged that he was in 'a belligerent mood when the constable arrived. Constable Crummer persuaded him to come away peacefully however, and took him in his car to Pickering where he was brought before the magis- trate, bars, TIM HEALY SERIOUSLY ILL London, Mar, 21.--A report report from Dublin this afternoon stated that Timothy Healy, fam- ous Irish statesman, was serious- ly il at his home .He wag the Irish Free State's first governor- general in 1922, and is one of the most notable figures in Irish poli- tical history of modern tims, CUP DONATED FOR DEBATING SERIES Ontario Prohibition Union Is Sponsoring Debating League on Temperance * Topics A handsome silver cup has been secured by the local branch of the Ontario Prohibition Union for pre- sentation to the winning team in a series of debates to be held on tem- perance topics, Young people's or- ganizations in several parts of the county are interested and it is under- stood that they have arranged a ser- ies of debates. The successful coun- 3 team is supposed to meet the champion Oshawa team in the final contest for possession of the trophy. The cup, which is beautifully made, is now on, exhibition in the window of J. H. R. Luke's office, 52 King street east. Jt will be up for com- petition each year, OSHAWA"S CORPS OF SEA CADETS NEWLY ORGANIZED BODY DESIRES BAND | Above is the "Sir Frances Drake" the front row, committee in c! his left Asst. Instructor C. rge. On this right which are to used to help finance a centre is Dr. J. Wor rall, chairman of the Kiwanis Club Pearn, and C. P. sponsoring a lecture by Lieut Guy Carr, on submarine warfare during | the war, in the Rotary Hall on Wednesday, March 25, the proceeds of Corps of Sea Cadets, Oshawa. In W. Lee, Instructor, and on O. Pearn, The Corp is is ¥. bugle band for the corps. Automobile Production Is Showing Substantial Gain Analysis of the trend of automo- bile production in recent years re- veals that the gain of 29 per cent. in the February output, as estimat- ed by the National Chamber of Commerce over that of the preced- ing month, was the greatest upturn in any February since 1928, when there was an increase of 40 per cent. over January. The February production has been estimated by the N.A.C.C. at slightly more than 230,000, as against 178,399 in January. In Feb- ruary of 1928 production jumped to 336,300 from 240,191 in the pre- ceding month, A\gegregation of the February figul y into two groups reveals an- other interesting fact, Ford and Chevr: combined last month he- countéd Tor production of slightly more than 152,000 cars and trucks. This left a total of about 78,000 for "News. the rest of the industry, as compar- ed with less than 55,000 in Janu- ary, a gain for this section of the industry of approximately 47 per cent. It will be noted that this gain by cars other than Ford and Chev- rolet was much larger than the up- turn for the industry as a whole. The combined Ford and Chevro- let output of 152,000 last month compared with 125,000 last Janu- ary, an upturn of 21 per cent. In other words, I'ord and Chevro- let, combined, accounted for 61 per cent. of the estimated output in February, as compared with 70 per cent. in January. The sharp recovery in the produc- tion of the other section of the in- dustry is an encouraging develop- ment, and it taken in the trade to be ohie of thé most favorable sighs of business improvement yet to ap- pear, comments Automotive Daily Times Will Give Service On Result of The usual information service on the result of the voting today will be given by The Oshawa Daily Times this evening. Citizens who are interested in the result of the voting on the three bylaws hefore the people today, may obtain the returns by telephoning to 35. Since the polls do not close until seven o'clock this evening, it is Bylaw Voting requested that no telephone ealls | be made before 8.30, vs it will be | impossible to have return in any way complete before that time. Due to the fact that a heavy vote is expected, and that there are three counts to be made by Lhe re- turning officers, the result will probably not be known beforz that hour at least, or perhaps not until later. VIKING SURVIVORS JAMMED IN IGE Vessel Which Rescued Them From Horse Island Unable to Make Any Headway New York, Mar] 21 ~-- Bowring Brothers, owners of the sealer Viking received word from their St. John's office today that the scaler Sagona, with survivors aboard, would remain jammed in the ice near Horse Is- land until a westerly wind springs up to free her. Strong northeast winds and snow squalls have prevented the transfer of Captain Abram Kean and seven companions from Horse Island to Sagona. PhotograPhers Fly to Scenk Moncton, Mar, 21 -- Chartered by news photographic services to pick up picture negatives of the Viking disaster at Horse Island, Captain Kent of Atlantic Airways, took off in a plane at 6.50 o'clock this morning enroute to St. Johns, Nfld. Boh Fogg, of Concord, N. H, took off from Concord shortly after dawn to- | day for Newfoundland, also chartered | by news photographic services, GANDHI WILL TAKE PART IN CONFERENCE (Canadian Press Despatch) New Delhi, March 21--Mahatma Gandhi agreed today to participate in the second round table confer- ence at London this fall, if he suc- ceeds in settling the Hindu-Moslem communal question, This and other important deci- sions were reached today at the minfature round table conference at the vice-regal palace, in which Lord jewis, Gandhi and the congress of Indian Princes participated, :)New, York, NEGRO ACTOR 10 RECEIVE MEDAL Richard B. Harrison, Native |' of London, Ontario, To | Be Honored at Public Ceremony New York, Mar, 21.--On stage of the theatre where he | more -than a year, he has played | the role of Jehovah in "Green Pas- tures," Richard B. Harrison, son of a negro slave and native of | London, Ont., will receive tomor- row night the Spingarn medal | awarded each year for the out- | standing achievement by a member | of his race, The medal will be conferred at | a public ceremony by the Lieuten- ant-Governor, Herhert H. Lehman, who will make a special trip from Albany to New York for the occu sion. STUDENTS CAUSE RIOTS IN LOUVAIN (C: 2 nD. h) Louvain, Belgium, Mar, 21.-- Three hundred students of the Ro- man Catholic University here were dispersed by the police last night after a demonstration which end- ed in riotous disorder, The stu- dents had met to protest against a recent order of the burgomaster forbidding demonstrations, Press READY FOR TRIP Galymont, Ded., Mar, 21.--~The submarine Nautilus, in which Sir Hubert Wilkins expects to make an undersea cruise across the north pole, left the Texas Com- pany's oil docks here today for ~---- CLAIMS CITY-OF OSHAWA COULD BY STREET RAILWAY IT. L. Church Save C.N.R. Anxious to Dispcse Municipal Services Should the City of Oshawa ever decide that it wanted to purchase | the franchise and property of the | Oshawa Rallway Company, it would have little difficulty in do- ing so, it was stated by T. IL. Church, ex-M,P., Toronto in an ad- dress at a meeting of ratepayers of Oshawa in the former Luke I"ur- niture Co. Store, King street east, last night. Mr. Church declared that he had learned in a meeting of the rail- way committee of the House of Commons last session that it was the policy of the Canadian Nation- al Railways, to allow franchises for these city street railwy services owned by the C.N.R., to revert to the municipalities whenever they desired to take them over. A search of the records at the local city hall this morning 1e- vealed that the original agreement with the Oshawa Railway Company was made in 1892, effective 1893, at which time a bonus of $15,000 was granted the railway. The franchise is perpetual, but not an exclusive one. It gives the company the right to lay tracks and conduct railway operation over the streets of the city which it is now using. Any further au- thorizations for the laying of tracks will have to be granted by the city council. The franchise is not exclusive, as there is nothing contained in it to prevent the city granting permission to any oth-r company to carry on a transporta- tion service in the city, WHITBY WATCHING VOTE IN OSHAWA Fate of Gas Bylaws of Much Interest in County Town (By Whitby Staff Reporter) Whitby, Mar. 21 ec of Its VOTERS GO TO POLLS TODAY ON GAS BYLAWS] ------------ Bylaws Campaign Was Ended With Meetings Last Ni ght VOTING THIS FORENOON T. L. CHURCH ADDRESSED PUBLIC SCHOOL ~ WAS LIGHT, BUT HEAVY VOTEIS ANTICIPATED NATIONALWEEK | IS OBSERVED BY KINSMEN'S CLUB Rev. E. Harston' Was' Spesk- | er at Special Club Gather-| ing Held Last Night ! In common with other clubs throughout Canada, the local Kins- men's Club celebrated National Ob- servance Week at its regular semi- monthly banquet, held in Welsh's Parlors last night. President T. L. Wilson was in charge of the meet- ing and everything was conducted strictly on the time schedule issued for all the clubs. Thus Kinsmen from the east to west were eating and drinking simultaneously, sing- ing the same songs, listening to messages from the high officers and speeches at the same time, Message Read The message of the national pre- sident, Manley J. Edwards, was read by President. Wilson and is in part as follows: 'Eleven years ago there was or- ganized in the 'ambitious' City of Hamilton, a group of selected young men for the purpose of self im- provement, play and public useful- ness--the natural desire of every right minded ambitious young man. "S8o worthy were their ideals, as- pirations and enthusiasm as now embodied in all Kinsmen Clubs that they have like all fine ideals spread until there are now 29 such clubs across our Dominion under the ban- ner of this Association, and it is in (Continued from page 5) CAMBRIDGE WON BOAT RAGE FROM OXFORD TODAY | ~Whitby citizens | are watching with interest today the | vote on the gas bylaws in Oshawa, because of fact that should Ben E. Tate be successtul in purchasing the Oshawa gas plant he will ask the Town of Whitby for a fifty year franchise to sell gas in the county town, same to be piped from the Osh- {awa plant, If the bylaws are turned | down in Oshawa it is not likely that negotiations with Whitby and other municipalities will be continued fur- | ther, Ben E. Tate's representatives have it is learned, approached the members of Whitby Township Council, seeking a fifty- year franchise to sell gas, which it is understood, would also be supplied from Oshawa, via Whitby, The Council has not yet held a meet- | ing to consider the proposal, and it has been decided to deal with it at he April meeting. The largest mun- sipality in the township to be served lis the village of Brooklin. | CHEVROLET LEADS ALL OTHER MAKES Moved Up Into First Place in Automobile Sales in Jan- uary of This Year There are several noteworthy changes in the sales ranking of the various makes of cars in January, relative to their sales positions last year. Chevrolet moved from second to first place, Pontiac moved from fifth to fourth place, Dodge step- per up from sixth to fifth place, Plymouth from eleventh to tenth, Willys from fifteenth to twelfth, Parckard from nideteenth to fif- teenth, Graham from seventeenth to sixteenth, Auburn from twenty- fifth to eighteenth, Cadillac from twenty-seventh to nineteenth to tie with Oakland which moved up one. Plerce-Arrow also advanced a single position. APPOINTED AS JUDGE Sault Ste. Marie, Mar. 21.-- Uriah McFadden, K.C,, of Sault Ste, Marie, has received word of his appointment as County Judge of the County of Kent, He has been a resident of the Saalt for over thirty years and has had a distinguished career at the bar. He has defended 20. men charged with murder, and not one of his Light Blues Got Early Lead and Successfully With. stood Dark Blues' lenge oo", a Putney-on-the - Thames, Kng., March 21, -- Long oars sweeping in unbeatable rhythm and power the Cambridge Univergity eight de- feated Oxford for the eighth suc- cessive year in the classic inter- varsity boat race, today. The Light Blues, never in ser fous danger, finished the gruelling 4% miles test from Putney to Mort- lake in 19 minutes and 26 seconds, crossing the finish line two and a quarter lengths in front of the Dark Blue shell. The time was 57 seconds slower than the record of 18.29 sent by Oxford in 3911. The , veteran Cambridge stroke, T. A. Brocklebank, setting a high rate of stroking from the start gained a fairly safe lead or the Light Blue shell soon after the race was underway. Oxford made their challenge | dust after the halfway, and the big, powerful Dark Blue eight suc- ceeded in cutting the Light Blue lead from two to one length, Cam- | riage responded nobly ond were n again drawing away from the | Oxford crew. " The victory of the Light I'lues gave them a margin of two wins in the century-old contest which now stands: Cambridge 42, Oxford 40, 1 deadheat, MUCH PROMISE IN CONCERT PROGRAM Varied Numbers to be Given at Recital in St. Andrew's United Church A concert of more than ordinary merit is to be given in St. Andrew's United Church, next Thursday night, March 26, under the auspices of the church Ladies' Aid Society. The program has been arranged by Mrs, Dr. Grant Berry, noted soprano soloist, and includes a number of prominent artists, Edwin Balfour, master magician of Toronto, is to be present while George Walsh, well known baritone, shall be one of the soloists. The pianist is Evelyn Johf- ston Branch while several selections are to be given by Evelyn Trick, mistress of elocution. Solos are to be rendered by Isobell Macdonald, while a trio of ladies, including Mary Fletcher, Greta Maxwell and Mar- jorie MacElroy will also take part. French-Canadian numbers are to clients has gone to the gallows, contributed by Dr. Grant Berry. Chal- | Straight Majority Will De § cide Sale of Gas Plant and Granting of Franchise, But Two-thirds Required for Fixed Assessment | FINE WEATHER IS HELPING THE VOTE Polls Close at Seven O'clock This Evening, and Half Holiday in Factories Is Likely to Bring Out Vote Pencils anil ballot boxes are im full use as the ratepayers 6f Osh« awa are today registering their opinions on the three questions submitted regarding the sale of the gas plant, The polls opened at 10 o'clock this morning and close at 7 o'clock this evening. but the voting was not very heavy during the forenoon, There are three questions which .a vote is being recorded. Everyone who is entitled to vote at municipal elections may vote on the question of granting a fran- chise to the Ontario Shore Gas Company to sell gas in the eity. A straight majority is all that is necessary to carry this bylaw. On the main question, of the sale of the gas plant to this company, only property owners may vote, and & straight majority is necessary in this case algo. Property owners only may vote on the question of granting a fixed assessment of $84,000 on the plant for a period of ten years, for general purposes, and a two-thirds vote is necessary to carry this measure, It is expected that a heavy vote er that is prevailing wile wake It possible for all electors to get out and exercise their franchise. Cons siderable interest has been aroused in the questions by the various public meetings that have been held, and this will also contribute to make the vote a heavy ome, Then, too, the fact that Saturday afternoon is a half holiday in sion as possible by the people o their opinion on the bylaws. NOTED SWIMMERS | BABY IS ALREADY Tiny Daughter - of Martha ~ Norelius Has Great Time in Her Bath 21.---Diane, daughter of Martha Norelius Wright, long distance swimmer, and Joe Wright Jr, the oarsman, has been delegated to carry on the swimming traditions of her fa- mous mother, Diane was borne in February. Mrs, Wright will not enter the Wrigley marathon this summer, she has announced. 'No, I'm a re- tired athlete," Mrs. Wright said when asked about rumors that she would be an entry in the annual race this year. "My time will be taken up with my daughter," she Toronto, Ont. Mar. said. 'No, I'll not be entering any more marathons ever. The next entry from this family will have to be Diane." . OLD COUNTRY SOCCER RESULTS ENGLISH 1EAGUEFINSY DIVI- SION Arsenal 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Birmingham 1, Middlesbrough 2. Blackburn Rovers 5, Grimsby T. 2. Blackpool 5, Manchester United 1. Derby County 1, Aston Villa 1. Leeds United 3, West Ham U, 0 Leicester City 3, Liverpool 2. Manchester City 2, Chelsea 0. Portsmouth 1, Newcastle United 2. Sheffield Unit. 0, Huddersfield T. 2 Sunderland 3, Bolton Wanderers 1, SCOTTISH LEAGUE--FIRST DIVISION Ayr United 2, Leith Atheletic 0, Celtic 6, Cowdenbreath 0. : Dundee 0, Airdrie 1. Bast Fife 1, Kilmarnock 1, Falkirk 4, Clyde 0. Hamilton Academicals 1, Morton 1. Hibernjan 1, Aberdeen 2, Motherwell 2, Hearts 0. Rangers vs. Queens' Park, played. St. Mirren 0, Partick Thistle 1. Scotland Wins in Rugby Edinburgh, Scotland, Mar, 21, Scotland defeated England by 28 points to 19 in their annual rugby football match at Murrayfield to- - day, on DOING THE SPLASH: not ¥ will be registered today on thy " various questions, The he vi a i 1 \ many industrial plants should als tend towards as, full an expr ! " Es