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"All The News While It Is News" 5 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy v Fp A Growing ¥ : A + : " ..... Newspaper in a : 3 Im Growing City, y : po . Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1931 VOL. 8--NO. 117 ts irs EIGHT PAGES COUNCIL TO ADVERTISE FOR CITY ENGINEER Ld Oshawa Collegiate Cadets Were Inspected Yesterday, I ---------------- CONFUSION RESULTS IN ATTEMPT TO AMEND CORPS COMPLIMENTED BY INSPECTING OFFICER ON SMART APPEARANCE "Easily the Equal of Any Cadet Corps I Have Seen in This Military District," Said Captain J. M. Cum- ming of Toronto 246 ALL RANKS WERE ON PARADE Cadet-Major Conant Myers Was in Charge--Fine Ex- hibition of Physical Training Given Follow- ing Drill The Oshawa Collegiate Cadet Corps paraded for its annual in- spection in Alexandra Park on Monday afternoon when the In- specting Officer, Captain J. M. Cumming, P.P.C.L.I.,, Headquar- ters M.D.2., Toronto, compliment- ed the whole battalion very high- ly on its appearance, efficiency and precision at drill. Addressing the Battalion after his formal inspection, the Inspect- ing Officer expressed his personal pleasure at seeing the Oshawa Cadets on parade for the first time. "The Oshawa Corps is easily the equal of any Cadet Corps I have seen in this Military District," said Capt. Cumming. 'A' Company, of course, with its blue uniforms and smart Glen- garry caps, attracts the most at- tention but that is not the fault of the members of 'B' Company who are in khaki. 'A' Company in my opinion, is the equal in ap- pearance and precision at drill of any cadet corps in Canada. "I feel sure that next year if General Ashton is asked to come down and see the Oshawa Cadet Corps on parade that he will be delighted to come and have the opportunity of seeing just how well you do things here in Osh- awa," said Capt. Cumming. The Battalion was formed up for inspection in the park, facing east, under the Battalion Com- mander, Cadet-Major Conant My- ers, and made a very impressive appearance. With 246 all ranks on parade the actual attendance showed an increase of thirty per cent. over 1930, while those who are in a position to judge were emphatic in expressing the opin- ion that there had been a fifty per cent. increase in efficiency. The Battalion consisted of two companies of three platoons each. "A" Company in blue dress uni- form and "B" Company in khaki, Bugle Band in blue dress uniform, Signal Section and Stretcher Bearers, this occasion being the first that the Band and Stretcher bearers had been on parade for annual inspection and with both these units of the parade making a very favorable impression. The Inspecting Officer, in pass- ing through the ranks, made a most careful inspection of every boy on parade, while when the Battalion marched past the salut- ing point in column of platoons he particularly noted the preci- sion with which this drill was car- ried out. 3 Following the march past com- panies and sections carried out drill under their respective com- manders, Capt. Cumming seeing the signallers and stretcher bear- ers at work as well as the two companies at squad drill. Following the military drill, with which the Inspecting Officer expressed himself as eminently satisfied, Lieut. W. J. Barley, On- tario Regiment, the cadet corps instructor, took charge of the en- tire Battalion for an exhibition of physical training which could hardly be surpassed, and was very conclusive evidence not only of ! the careful training given by the instructor but also of the vital interest taken by each individual boy in the activites of the Corps. The proceedings at the parade ground were witnessed by a large number of friends of the cadets, as well as other students at the Collegiate Institute, while Dr. F. J. Donevan, Chairman of the Board of Education, together with other members of the board were at the saluting point. Following the ceremonial pa- rades the Cadet Battalion march- ed through the streets of the 'city headed by the Bugle Band, the smart andgficient appearance of the boys being commented upon most favoraBly by citizens gea- erally. EATHER Lakes and Georges jan Bay ---- Fresh gouth- west winds, partly cloudy and warm, thunderstorms in .amany localities this after. noon, tonight and part of Weinesday, then becoming cooler, VR 'the Poisoned Milk Endangers Many (Canadian Press Despatch) Guadalajara, Mexico, May 19.--Four hundred children and employees of the Guad- alajara Orphan Asylum to- day were suffering from poisoning believed to have originated in milk adulter- ated by employees with for- mol. Fifty are in a serious condition and two may die. Ten employees through whose hands the milk pass- ed were arrested today though they protested their innocence. CITY COUNGIL WILL SELL 107 Simcoe and Medcalfe Street Corner To Be Deeded Over to Utilities Com- mission Without question or discussion. the city council last night received acceptance from the public utilities commission of the city's offer to sell to the commission the lot at the northwest corner of Simcoe and Medcalfe streets for the sum of $5,000. This property, which is to be the site of the office building to be erected by the commission, will be deeded over to the utilities body and the necessary bylaw prepared. authorizing the sale. The land, for the past several vears, has been used by the Ontario Motor Sales as used car grounds. RECOMMENDATION REFERRED BACK T0 COMMITTEE Mail Order Houses, Not the Chain Stores, To Be Aimed at A resolution urging upon Pre- mier Geo. S. Henry a change in the method by whica municipal- ities may tax chain stores, was referred back to the general pur- pose committee of the council Jast night. The resolution, sponsored by the London City Council, and which the general purpose com- mittee recommended to be ndop- ted by the local council, referred in particular to retail chain stores. Members of the council thought that it should refer to mail order houses alone, doing a big business in muuicipaiities through a small office or agency "The chain stores are now tax- ed the same as any other retail store," Ald. P. A. Macdonald pointed out. "It would be un- fair to imposg additional taxes on them. We should however get after the mail order houses who rent small offices from which they do a large business, taking much money out of the com- munity and paying very little taxes." The original resolution from London, which was forwarded back to the committee, read as follows: -- "Whereas modern conditions of retail business life have chang- ed and chain stores and other consolidations of retail husiness have been going on for some years, with the result that the headquarters of these companies are often centred in locations oth- er than where the retail business 1s being carried on: "And whereas the assessment of these chain stores is inequit- able when compared with the as- sessment of ordinary retail stores; "Therefore your petitioners beg most humbly to request that the Government of the Province of Ontario enact legislation in- (Continued on page 3) City To Assume Full CORPS PRAISED BY PRINCIPAL A. E. O'Neill Compliment- ed O.C. & V.I Cadets This Morning When the students of the Colle- giate and Vocational Institute as- sembled at nine o'clock this morn- ing Principal A. E. O'Neill took the opportunity of warmly con- gratulating the members of the school Cadet Corps on the success of the parade held yesterday for inspection. Officers of the corps, who with non-commissioned officers were chiefly responsible for the efficiency attained working, of course, under the direction of their instructor Lieut. W, J. Bar- ley, are as follows: Battalion Commander, Cadet Lt.-Col. Conant Myers; second in command Cadet Major H. M Black. "A" Company, Company Com- mander Cadet Captain I". James; second in command, Cadet Captain R. Schell; First Platoon Cadet Lieut M. Stroud; Second Platoon Cadet Lieut D. Henderson; Third Platoon Cadet Lieut H, Peterson. "B" Company--Company Com- mander Cadet Captain Jack Hen- ley; second in command, Cadet Captain G. Tonkin; First Platoon Cadet Lieut. A. Mackinnon; Sec- ond Platoon Cadet Lieut. M. Sta- cey; Third Platoon Cadet Lieut. R. Gibbs. Commander of the Bugle Band Cadet Lieut. B. Halleran. Officer in charge of Signalling Section Cadet Lieut J. Perkins, Officer in charge of First Aid Section Cadet Lieut H. Fulton. Struggling With Calf Farmer Seriously Hurt Barrie, May 19.--Losing his footing while tugging at a young calf, R. D. Heney, aged about 60, of Thornton, 12 miles from here, fell backwards into a watering trough with such force that he fractured several ribs. Dr. J. B. Horton believes that a rib punc- tured one lung. Heney's condition moved to hospital, Salaries of Officials Rp Motion by Ald. Kirby Re- garded as Unfair by the Other Members of the Council The proportion of salaries of F. E. Hare, city clerk, and O. G, Mil- ler, of the city engineer's depart- department of the public utilities commission, will from now on be assumed dnd paid by the city, The council decided this when 1t adopt- ed without amendment the report of the finance committee as pihe- pared by Ald. P. A. Macacnald, chairman. Ald. Kirby was alone opposed to this clause in the report. Admitting that both Mr, Hare and Mi. Miller were faithful and efficient civic ser- vants, he declared, that there was grave need for strict economy and that sentiment must give way to sound judgment. In his opinion, the council should not assume tis pro- portion of the salaries. It was pointed out to Ald Kirby however, that this proportion «f the two men's salaries did not a:tually represent payment by the cominis- sion for work which they were do- ing. Rather, in the fact that it relieved the council of paying a certain portion of their salaries, 'it represented payment to the council for work which a number of city employees had been doing for the commission. It would therefor be entirely unfair not to pay these two civic officials their full salarie., "We might well consider wie mat- ter of salary , reductions, but all salaries should be considered at that time," Ald. P. A. Macdonald stated. As their was no seconder to Ald. Kirby's amendment it was not put to the vote. Another amendment, this time by Ald. Cawker, that the grant to the fire department towards the expen- ses of the Ontario Fire Figiters' Convention, being h.il on June 17, 18 and 19, be increasea to $150, as recommended bv the revort, to $200. also lacked » seconder. Ald Cawker *cxpressed the view that as the council was ziving a much larger grant to the Canadian Legion for the purpose of holding its conven- tion its attitude toward the firemen was qute niggardly. "We threshed this out in com- mittee," Ald Macdonald said. "You must remember that this is not to be as large a convention as the other." "Other clauses'in the report were is so critical that he cannot be re. adopted as follows: ..~ (Continued on page 3) ment, formerly paid by the water | Appoint Civil Engineer To Represent Oshawa In Conference on Subway + Railroad Engineers To Meet Here to Consider Grading of Subway Ap- proaches--City Council Will Ask Campbell Smith to Protect City's Interests Acting upon receipt of a com- munication from the Canadian Na- tional Railwavs, Campbell Smith, local civil engineer, was appointed by the city council last night to represent the city in conference with engineers of the railroad and the Oshawa Street Railway Co. in regard to the subway on Simcoc street south. A meeting is to be held next Thursday in order to con- sider a change which has been re- commended in the height of the sidewalks and the grading of the street approaches to the subway. In the absence of a regular city engineer, Mr. Smith will be re- quested to act in Oshawa's interests. Moved up in Rank Upon recommendation of the fire protection and city property com- mittee, council appointed Lieutenan Milton Oster to the rank of captain of the local fire department, with salary increase to date from May | Captain Oster has been with the department for several years and is regarded as one of the most cap- able in its personnel. Harold Sweeny was appointed as life-guard for the watertront, dur- ing the summer months, at salary of $80 per month upon the reconm- mendation of this same committee. During his term he will be given free use of the old Henry house, near Lakeview Park, Recommendations that $300 be spent in beautifying Memorial Park by placing shrubs and sodding down bare spots, and that paths in the park be sodded down and the public requested not to use it as a throughfare, were also adopted. The purchasing committee was enpowered to purchase a pump, paddle. and steering-cable for thc lifeboat. In adopting a recommendation of the fire protection and city property committee, the council will apply to the Railway Board for a cross ing at Patricia Ave. over the To: ronto Eastern Railway right-of-way Other clauses in the report, which was adopted without amendment, were as follows: "That the bill of sthe Oshawa Public Utilities Commission for the sum of $20 for use of water at Sleeman's farm ror the year of 1931 be paid. That J. R. Herancourt be given permission to cut down one trec on the boulevard in front of his pro- perty at 60 Drew St. That G, D. Conant be requested to sign the Municipal Flan re wid ening of Simcoe St. so that the same may be registered. That E. J. Wadsworth be given permission to cut down one tree og the boulevard in front of his property at 65 Kenneth Ave (Continued on page 3) cl st L vi SC cl is SC J Ww it C al ( PRELIMINARY WORK T0 START AT HARBOR SOON Coal Companies Have Been Asked to Remove Coal From Docks The emgincer in charge ol the construction work planned 1m im- proving shipping facilities at the Oshawa Harbour, is ready to com- rience preliminary work in cou:ec- tion with the erection of the new fraught shed, just as soon as the cual is removed from the dock to permit of 4 comemncement being made, according to an announce ment nade this morning by Col B. J. McCormick of the Chamber of Comnicrce. As a result of this, the McLaugh- lin Coal and Supplies Ltd., who are agents for the Pittsburgh Coal Company, and the Valley Camp Company have been requested to move the coal which they have at present stored near the site of the new freight shed as soon as pos- sible. The McLaughlin Coal Co. which has about 2,000 tons of coal at pre- sent on the wharf, states that the work of removing this large stock will be commenced immediately, Mr. J. B, Miller, of the Valley Camp Coal Co, Toronto, was in Oshawa to-day and looked into the matter of removing the coal which this company has at present on the dock. This company has about 4000 tons at present stored on the wharf, but the.majority of this 1s too far south to materially interfere with the work planned by the Ontario Department of Works. A small por- tion of this will, however, have to be moved in order to facilitate con- struction and this will be done um- mediately, v Mr, Miller states that the com- pany which he represents is "ready and willing to do everything in its power to help the work of improv- ing the Oshawa Harbour, and looks forward to the time when Oshawa will become one of the main coal distributing centres of the province. "You can say that the Valley Camp Coal Company hopes to be shipping four and five times as much goal as at present to Oshawa in the very near future," said Mr. Miller, in conversation with Thc Times. In addition to the large quantity of coal, piled in the immediate vi- cinity of the site of the new freizht shed, there is approximately 15,0000 tons of coke at present | . the sou- thern end of the wharf, the steanier Brandon arriving this morning anc unloading 2,000 tons assigned to tue Canada Fuel Company Ltd. Distributors of coke have, appar- ently, already recognized that Osh- awa 18 the logical distribution voiut for this fuel for domestic and indu.- trial pueposes in the surroundng district and with the ydemand for this fuel rapidly on tif€ increase are making large shipments by water. THREE FINED FOR: is th si BREAKING EARLY CLOSING BYLAW Merchants Hailed to Court This Morning for Selling th SC the held, Wednesday and Thursday ev- under are but both are made up of numbers by the Festival Chorus, the festival orchestra, hy public of Oshawa vocal and orchestra work is chairman for the Wednesd ing performance and C.F, ms cit ing 1,000 CHILDREN TO TAKE PART IN MUSIC FESTIVAL Rare Musical Treat Awaits Citizens of Oshawa Oshawa public take part in Festival to Fifteen hundred children will Music hool Empire be rings at the Oshawa Collegiate In- The entire programme is the able direction of Mr. conard LRAM, super- the tute, Richer, sor of music in Oshawa hools, ' For months the teachers of all the school children in town hz event of the year. ave been preparing them for this The programmes different for each performance, choruses by different asses and groups and individual numbers by several of the best solo- ts, picked from the great mass of chool children. Among these 1s rnest Colbourne the winner of the gold medal in the inter-school sing- ing contest. On both evening's he ill sing "Land of Hope and Glory The Little Symphony Orchestra, that won such' fame for itself when s members played at the O.E.A. onvention recently in Toronto will so appear on the programme, This is the second annual conecrt the Children's Empire Festival horus and there is in store for the even a grealer usical treat that they experienced year, when the Festival was The additional year for 1e study of music and traning in 'pon- ble for an advancement that has been made this year, Dr. F. J. 1e Board of Education will Donevan, chairman of act as v cven- Cannon ector of public schools ror the | BD. OF WORKS REPORT Mayor Occupied New Office Today Mayor Ernie Marks occupied his office in the city buildings for the first time this morning being kept busy receiving a continuous stream of callers from ten o'clock untl twelve noon. The Mayor's office is situated in the old room previously occupied by the Water Works Department and will prove a great convenience to People having business with the city's Chief Magistrate while it will also relieve the Mayor himself from the continual stream of visitors who have been seeking him at his placc of business and his private resid- ence. CADETS WORE LOW SHOES ON PARADE Corps Made Fine Appear- ance But "Oxfords" Were Never Meant for Puttees An experienced military man who witnessed the parade of the Oshawa Collegiate Cadet Corps in Alexardra Park on Monday after- noon, while warm i= his praise of the appearance of the corps at both military and physical drill, remarked on the fact that out of 246 boys on parade about 240 were wearing low shoes, *"Ox- fords," with puttees, leaving a gap of about two inches of sock visi- ble to the general public, Puttees were never designed to be worn with low shoes and were brought into wear among cadets throughout the Dominion at a period when it was the fashion, and general practice, for all boys to wear boots. Civilian fashions have now changed but military fashions remain the same with the result that when wearing the re- gulation uniform, school cadets will be chairman the next even- | all over Canada wear a most un- 1 servicable rig. After Hours Three fines of $1 and were imposed this morning His Worship, Magistrate T. K Creighton, the defendants in all three cases having been arrested for selling merchandise in their respective stores, after the honr of seven o'clock p.m. contrary to a city bylaw. Mrs. Ruben, owner of a store on Buckingham Ave., listed with the City Clerk as a grocery store, was arraigned for selling grocer- ies after 7 p.m. on May 14, The defendant pleaded "Not Guilty" and state! that she had been sell- ing only ice cream, cigarette: and | ¢ confectionary. Two witnesses for | the Crown stated that they had witnessed the sale of other goods. The store was not partioned oc and His Worship imposed the min. imum fine. Mrs. A. Sabat, of Oltve Avenue, pleaded guilty to selling dry goods after 7 p.m., and the same minimum fine of $1 and costs was costs by t Salvationists Failed To Reach Objective The Times learned this morn- e ing that the Salvation Army did not reach the objective, which they had set for themselves in their tag day on Saturday last. |, The current depression as well as the inclement weather which was experienced on Saturday were contributing factors to the drop in the amount collected, it was stated. The taggers, who worked throughout the day, made every effort on behalf of the worthy cause for which they were work- ing and it was not due to any laxiness on their part that the day was not as successful as it was hoped for. MOVEMENT ' STARTS IN TASMANIA Hobart, Tasmania, May 19 -- A, movement is on. foot for Tasmania to secede from the Commonwealth and have control of her own cus- toms and excise tariffs and revenue, with a continua. e of interstate free trade, or preferential tariffs, and freedom of intercourse between the I.land of Tasthania dnd ¢ » other States in the Austizlian Com- monwealth. The formation of a Dominion LLeague of Tasmania is proposed in connection with the se- cession movement and an amend- | t ment of the Federal Constitution | i may be sought a t f United States, Board, delegations came stabilization of ket, Soviet Russia, will submit its plan tomorrow. y scheme. pared to examine all made and to go a Jong way to meet any general proposition." of prodecction in all porting countries. emphatic that the United Siutes Board bad no intention of dump- ing its huge surplus of waeat. First Concrete Proposals Submitted At Conference Australia and Poland Have Ideas for Improvement in Wheat Marketing (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 19.--First rete proposals were submitted oday to the conference of greai con- wheat exporting nations-ef the world at Canada House. From the United States Farm from Australia, Poland, he Danubian countries ard other schemes for the wheat mar- Canada has not et submitted any concer.ed "Canada may possibly have a oncrete scheme," announced Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, chair- man of the conference and Cun- adian High Commissioner, after "We are pre- proposals he sitting today. All schemes submitted are to be considered by a committee this afternoon and some endeavor will be made to coordinate them. With necessary accompanying statistizs hey may be taken up by full cou- erence tomorrow, List of United States proposals Farm was curtailment of pra- He could not see the f it did not include curtailment wheat €x- He was also The Australian 'representative submitted a recommendation for establishment of an internation- al wheat marketing organization. representing countries to contrelwall wheat of- fered for export sale. wheat exporting But of what happened apart fram the United States and Aus ralian proposals, no official word s available. has fallen over the conference. submitted by Samuel McKelvie, members of the I'ederal Board, duction. possibility of a satisfactory solu tion of the world wheat pratlem A screen' of silence' MASCOT ATTENDS CADET INSPECTION | Presence of Ferocious Goat May Have Intimidated Officer The Battalion geat, a small but well armed animal of rather fero- cious aspect clothed in a coat bearing the letters O.C.V.IL, at- tracted considerable attention among those who witnessed the parade of the Oshawa Collegiate Cadet Battalion on Manday after- noon. The goat was led through the crowd in the vicinity of the pa- rade grounds by one of the stu- dents at the Collegiate and his presence, no doubt, had some psychological influence upon the Inspection Officer. ANSWER CENSUS OR PAY PENALTY Refusal to Give Informa- tion to Enumerators Is Offence Ottawa, May 19.--(CP)--All persons in Canada are called up- on to answer the questions of the ing their rounds next month in a royal proclamation issued yester- day in the Canada Gazette. At- tention is called to the fact that the information obtained in the census can be used for statistical purposes only and not for taxa- tion, military or jury services, or the enforcement of any law, pro- vincial, municipal or federal. Persons refusing to give infcr- mation to the census ennmerators will be subject to a penalty, [or the protection of persons furnish- ing information, every officer, agent, or other person employed in the taking of tlie census is bound by oath and under n heavy penalty to keep secrot all iufer- mation securcd, census-takers who will start mak-' Although Amendments Failed Report Was Lost and Had To Be Recon- sidered--Clause Struck Out Recommending No Action at Present Time SUBWAY MATTER CHANGES SITUATION Convinces Aldermen That Competent Man Needed to Fill Vacancy Caused by Engineer Smith's Resignation 5 After overcoming a peculiar, and somewhat comical situation, the city council, at its regular meeting last night, decided to advertise for a city engineer to fill the vacancy in the engineer's department, caused by the resignation of W. C. Smith, former engineer. This decision was arrived at in the form of a separate, motion, but not until after a deter mined effort had been made to in= clude it in the board of works' 1e- port. , Although two amendments to the report were lost, the council found itself like a dog chasing its own tail when the report itseit fail- ed to carry, Ald. Sam Jackson, chairman of the board, alone sup- porting it. Although no exception was taken to any other clause, but clause 4, which recommended that no action be taken re advertising for a city engineer, the whole re- port was thrown out. In orler to pass the other clauses it was ncces- sary to reconsider the report and an end was made to the confusion wiren Ald, Hyman moved that the report be accepted, with clause 4 struck out It was Ald, Hyman who broached the question of advertising for a city engineer. Earlier in the even- ing the council had found it nec- esary to appoint Campbell Smith a local civil engineer, to represen: the city in conference with engin- cers of the Canadian National Raii- ways and Oshawa Street Railway on the subway construction, and | Ald. Hyman pointed out that this instanced the need for a competent full time engineer. He considered that unless someone were appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr Smith's resignation, the city would suffer thereby. "A city this size can not expect to get along without an engineer," he said. Ald. Cawker agreed that an en- gineer should be appointed. "But wouldn't Mr. Brown, the present engineer do," he said, We might get someone from outside who would 'be no good at all." The city has a valuable invest- ment in streets, sewers, sidewalks and so forth and can not afford to be without an engineer Ald, Wat- erous opined. Action should be taken immediately he thought. "We need an engineer," Ald. P A. Macdonald said. "This subway (Continued on page 8) FALCON LADIES PLAY THURSDAY Fanny Rosenfeld And Her Maple Leafs of Toronto, to Play Exhibition Game at Stadium Oshawa softball fans will be given the opportunity of seeing a really high class ball game on Thursday night when "Bobby" Rosenfeld and her Maple Leafs will be in the city for an exhibi- tion game with the Falcons, The game, which is called for 6.30 p.m. at the Motor City Stadium should attract a large crowd as Miss Rosenfeld will be playing in the game. This alone should be attraction enough but the game will also give the fans a chance of giving the new Falcon entry in the Oshawa Ladies' League the once over, RISHOR--PETER- BORO CHARLES Peterboro, May 19.--A well known figure in Peterboro's busi ness circles has passed in the death in Nicholls Hospital of Charles Rishor. For 40 years. Mr. Rishor had heen a resident of Peterboro, and retired from a wholsale grocery business six years ago. He was born in Mid- land on May 16, 1870 and his death occurred on his 61st birth- day. Three sons, Max, Noel and George, all of this city, survive, His wife predeccased him in 1912,