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"All The News 'While It Is News" A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The Ox VOL. 8--NO, 120 Sas os Publis Henares WHITBY TOTS BURN TO DEATH IN SHED FIRE Music Festival Came To Glorious Close Last Night aily Tones Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES TRAGEDY RESULTS WHEN AUDIENCE IMPRESSED WITH VALUE OF MUSIC TRAINING IN SCHOOLS Twelve Hundred Children Took Part Who Had Not Been Included in First Night's Program HIGH PRAISE FOR LEONARD RICHER Festival Was Monument to Work of Instructor of Music--School Inspector C. F. Cannon Expresses Appreciation to Those Who Assisted The Empire Musical. Festival, which has been the centre of inter- est of all music lovers of the city for the last two evenings at the Dshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute has passed into history for another year but not before the citizens of the city were made to realize that they have in their midst ome of finest musical talent that any city of its size can boast of in the province. From the very open- Ing of the program the 'audience, which filled the spacious auditorium to capacity, came to realize that the children who were taking part have developed wonderfully since last year. They realized also, as the various numbers were announced, that the children of the public ichools are not being trained as singers only, but also as accomplish- xd musicians. 2 It was truely an impressive sight thag the children preseated, last night, as they took their place for the program. Five hundred boys and girls of the fourth book repre- senting all'the public schools: of 'the city arranged in tiers one above the other from the floor of the auditor- ium back to the top of the stage and with additional tiers on each side of the platform. But as soon as the program commenced with the singing of "O Canada" by the festi- val chorus, it was not an impression of numbers that was conveyed, but that ofs unity and concerted effort. it speaks much for the training that the children have received under the direction of Mr. Richer, that they can give a performance of selections PRAISES FESTIVAL C. F. CANNON Inspector of Oshawa Public Schools, who, acting as chair- man at tle second perform- ance of the Empire Music Fes- tival at the Collegiate auditor- fum, last night, voiced high praise for the splendid singing of the city's school children. Appreciation for all who as- " sisted in making the event was expressed by Mr. Cannon. Prince Has Faith in British Genius ---- . London, May Z..--The Prmee of Wales, in an address which was broadcast from London last night in an international hook- up, declared that the cordial co~ operation of British. industry, salesmanship, shipping, and fi- nance was essential in furthering Britsh trade wth South America. "Unfortunately nowadays," he said, 'th impression seems to ex- ist, not only in Argentina hut in the whole of South America, that our manufacturing genius is not entirely up-to-date; that we are supplying goods of yesterday, while our foreign competitors are supnlying the goods of today. "l am convinced," he added, YOUNG WOMAN MUST STAND TRIAL MURDER CHARGE Louise Goulet, of Rockland, Accused of Slaying Mother (Canadian Press Despatch) Rockland, Ont., May 22--Lucia Goulet, comely seventeen year old domestic servant, will face trial at the next court of competent jurisdiction on charge of murder- ing her mother here on May 1, She was committed today to stand trial after her preliminary hear- ing early this week. Mrs. Goulet, aged 55, was found dead of multiple wounds inflicted with a pair of scissors and it was first believed to be a case of suicide. The case was re-opened, however, and the daughter placed under arrest on the day of her mother's funeral. OPTIONS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED TODAY The store at 14 Bond Street West is to be used by the Hor- ticultural Society as its head- quarters for the distribution of plants and flowers to members of the society. It'will be apen this evening from 5 to 9 o'clock and on Saturday from 1 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Bowman, secretary for the Society will be there at those hours and with her assistants will give out the plants that have been ordered by those who sent their list of options a few weeks ago. Misfortunes Multiply Belleville, May 22.--Fire of unknown origin destroyed the "home, garage, car and house fur- nishings of Donald and Joseph Sullivan in Sidney Township. The blaze started in the garage and spread to the large frame house. Miss A. McKillop, an aunt of the two boys, removed a few pieces of furniture from the house. The loss exceeds $7,000, partly coyer- ed by insurance. The two young men have been pursued by mis- fortune for some time. 'The fa- ther's death a few weeks was closely followed by that of the mother and a sister. that gre by no means p "Hearts of Oak" and "Men of Har- leck", which were the two selec- tions sung by the festival chorus last night, are both traditional mel- odigs of England and the manner in which they were given left nothing to be desired. "i . Although vocal training is the primary duty of Mr. Richer in the schools of the city, the desire for training in other musical lines among some of the students has been such that he has devoted his talents also to the training of musi- cians among the boys and girls. The enthusiasm with which this work has received was characteriz- ed in the festival by the fine per- formance of the public schools' Lit- tle Symphony Orchestra, which last night played from the stage of the auditorium Their playing proved to be of such high order that they were heartily applauded only the press of time forced a discon- tinuance of their 'program. The work of the orchestra is all the more noteworthy since many of its members did not play musical in- struments previous to last Septem- ber. The playing of the violin class was another surprise to the audi- ence. This group of boys and girls m of whom have only been playing since last November, are given tuition by Mr. Richer quite apart from the school day and so in no way encroach on their other studies. Most of the members of the class are in the early grades in school yet by their performance s! that they have advanced qui and in time should form the nucleus for a municipal orchestra. The. festival chorus proper proved to be only a part of the singers. who were to take part in the program. The remainder of the twelve hun- dred children who took .part in the (Continued on page 3) Gearing Down of Autos Is Suggested by Premier Henry OUTLINES WORK OF TRAINING SCHOOL Dr. Reaman of Bowman- ville Speaks at Closing Banquet of Brotherhood The North Simcoe Brotherhood held their closing banquet for this season on Wednesday even- ing. A large number of men partook of a dainty supper pre- pared by one of the ladies groups of the Church, Community singing and vocal numbers were heard with' great interest. The president, Dr. Lang- maid, went over coming events of business and entertainments. Mr. Annis introduced the speaker of the evening, Dr. Rea- man, head of the Bowmanville School for boys. Dr. Reaman outlined a very interesting and educational procedure of his school. It was a treat for all parents and teachers as well as those in- terested in the welfare of boys. At the close of the address Nor- man D, Smith thanked Dr. Rea- man for the splendid address and congratulated him upon his con- tribution to society: * Trout Fishermen Have Varied Luck In Streams of County With the trout season well ad- vanced, the creeks and ponds within 10, twenty, thirty 'miles of Oshawa' have been visited by a number of local anglers. Wrig- gling worms, dropped quietly into the Beep, dark waters of a shady pool have tempted the beautiful, finny creatures from their hiding place. Bait is swallowed greedily, for a brief instant quiet waters are ruffled, a line tautens, a light steel. rod bends like a willow branch and a graceful shape is pulled out of the pond. Another trout is tucked away in the fisher- man's basket. And later, in some Oshawa home, speckled beauties are fried and served in a most ap- petizing fashion, ' Fisherman's luck is as variable as the weather. Some enthusiastiv Izaac Waltons have réported good catches in their favorite ponds and streams, others have been disappointed, while there are still those who talk about the fish that got away, Ontario county still possesses some good streams and due to ef- forts at re-stocking it is probable Alliston, May 22.--Addressing the: Board of Trade at a dinner here last night, Premier George S. Henry criticized the speed at which manufacturers of automo- biles claim their product is able to travel, and declared that the time may come when cars would be so geared as to be unable to travel at more than the regula- tion speed. Gearing Down "Why should a car be able to travel at 60 miles an hour?" asked the Premier, "Some day we will limit the speed of cars by putting a governor on them and gearing them down. There has been some agitation for abolition of the speed limit, then we will have to limit the potential speed of cars. "It motorists would respect the | speed. laws, we would be able to reduce the number of auto fatali- ties by half inside of one year," asserted Premier Henry amid ap- plause. "Speeding and cutting in cause 90 per cent. of the antomo- bile accidents and fatalities. Cut- ting in is one of the most fre- quent infractions of law. Auto- mobiles are taking a heavy toll of human lives, last year the num- ber of deaths in Ontario result- ing from automobile accidents being more than 500. I am afraid the number for this year will also be heavy." Speaking of the abolition of the speed limit and the argument of its proponents' that England has seen fit to abolish the speed limit laws, Premier Henry said that the situation '* in England was entirely different from that which applied in Ontario, The roads in England have so many curves that driving at a high rate of speed is not pPBs- sible," said the Premier. "Here in Ontario we have straight stretches of road for considerable distances. I have often asked audiences, specially 'when there are some automobile manufac- turers among them, why cars are advertised as aple to travel 80 miles an hour, I have yet to re- celve a satisfactory answer. Most of them say it is mice to know a car can travel that fast, but a that fishing may be' enjoyed for several years Lo come. 4 machine travelling at 80 miles an (Continued on page 3) Sunday And Monday 10 Be Blossom Days In Durham Thousands of Tourists Are Expected to See Beauty of County's Apple Or- chards Over Week-end and Holiday (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, May 22--Sunday and Monday will be blossom days in Durham County and it is ex- .pected that during those two days thousands of people from Toronto and other centres will visit the orchards around Bowmanville when they are in full bloom. A tour has been arranged by a lo- cal man covering a distance of 21 miles and passing some cf the best. orchards in the district. From Whitby, through Oshawa and to Bowmanville, cards will be posted along the highway pointing to the direction for mo- torists desiring to see an unusual spectacle that will rival that of the Niagara Peninsula, At the corner of King and Liberty streets in Bowmanville a huge banner will be erected pointing to the route to he taken and all along the route posters will he placed on fences and telegraph posts directing motorists over the correct course, The course laid put will provide an hour's tour and will pass more than 1,- 000 acres of orchard land. The blossoms will be at their best over the week-end and it is ex- pected that large numbers will attend. The motoring editor of The Toronto Daily Star is an- nouncing the tour for the week- end and a map of the tour will be used in that paper. The tour will start at the cor- ner of King and Liberty streets where a large banner will be plac- ed. Motorists will turn north on Liberty street to the Nursery Cor- ners where they will continue north past dozens of the finest orchards in the county. The first jog will take one a distance of six-miles .to Brent's Corners, where a sign will tell the motor- ist to turn left and proceed for a mile until Bethesda church is reached. They will then turn douth and proceed south for 4% miles until they come to the Hap- py Valley concession. In front of them they will see an open gate with a sign on it and they will go through this on to the Squair property owned by the brother of Professor John Squair, the famous historian. They will proceed to the Lufton side road and continue about a half a mile to the next concession when a turn will be made to the riznt. The trip will continme on this road going east until the town line of Clarke and Darlington is reached where a jog south of one quarter of a mile is 'made and then east again for one mile turn- ing south again at Henry Bowen's orchard. The tourist will keep going south on this road until they come to a bridge on thelr right hand and they will then turn to the west, which is on the left. This will take them past the Gibson orchards wkich together cover more than 175 acres, They will continue on tiis road to the town line again 22d then will jog north a quarter mile over the railway track and turn west. This road brings them right to the Boys' Training School about two miles ahead where a jog north is made and the motorist enters the east gate of the school, driving through the grounds to see the gardens that are in bloom. Coming out of the main entrance they turn right again to the next sideroad and then south to the Highway. Turning west at the highway they pass the Bowmonville Cemetery with its new memorial gates and then to the Cream of Barley Camp where the famous Earls- court Salvation Army Band will render programs on Sunday and Monday. This will complete the trip of 21 miles which driving slowly over the good country roads will take about an hour, The trip is noteworthy "or the fact that for the entire distance not a bill board, gasoline sta- tion or refreshment booth is seen but just the natural country in all its spring glory. Compromise Expected Now Wheat Conference May Re- sult in Formation of Permanent Committee (Canadian Press Despatch) London, May 22.--Discussions in conference of wheat exporting nations today turned towards compromise, 'As a result of deliberations of plans the committee today, fit was learned this afternoon, has reached a practical agreement on creation of a committee for' con- tinuous collaboration between all great wheat exporting countries in the world. This committee would be em- powered to collect all available information about crops and mar- kets. But it would go further than collection of statistics. Its primary object would be to re- move uncertainty from the world wheat market, Idea behind the scheme is that representatives of wheat export- ing countries would meet regu- larly for exchange of information and by collaboration and *'gen- tlemen"s Understandings" pave the way to a more orderly mar- keting, . Establishment of such a com- mittee, it was claimed by the conference would restore market confidence by largely removing phychological effect of heavy wheat stocks, operate to prevent dumping and stimulate pur- chases by dealers who are not buying on "hand to mouth" basis for fear that heavy stocks might suddenly be thrown on market. EDOLARD THOMAS WAS HANGED TODAY May 22.-- {C: Press Di Montlaurier, Que, Edouard Thomas, 25-year-old Quebec woodman, was hanged here today for the murder of Arthur Nantel, restaurant keeper of Li Annonciation, last Septem- ber. Nantel was shot from ambush while on his way home, and the Crown contended he had n slain through a conspiracy be- tween his wife and Thomas, The woman also was tried and ac- quitted. ise General Motors Leads Industry H. A. Brown Believes Buy- ing Public Is Gaining Confidence General Motors of Canada, and therefore the City of Oshawa, are producing and selling two auto- mobiles to every one distributed by all the other producers com- bined in Canada at the present time according to information given to The Times today by H. A. Brown, Vice-President and General Manager. While definite facts and figures for the month of May are not yet available in statistical form, Mr. Brown stated that "although the general sales-production in the motor industry is placed at only forty-five per cent of recent years at this period the sales-produc- tion of General Motors is placed at ninety-eight per cent." The general-manager of G.M.C. agreed that present conditions justified the belief in a growing spirit of confidence in the buying public which, in its turn, indicat- ed the approach of a renewal of prosperous business conditions. Owing to the approach of sum- mer sales are always on the up- ward sweep during the month of May in each year, with the pres- ent month being no exception to the general rule. There has been some slight dif- ficulty in making delivery to deal- ers and in final production owing to defects in certain shipments of steel among the supplies of raw material and the resulting delays have, in some measure, given rise to rumours that the sales for the month had far exceeded expecta- tions. These rumours, however, do not bear a close analysis as while 'the demand has been high the planned allotment for the cur- rent month has not been abnor- mally surpassed. The matter of defective supplios of raw material has now been rectified and normal conditions of delivery have return- MICHAEL O'HARA AGAIN REMANDED ; Michael O'Hara, no address, who appeared in city police court on May 165th on a charge of vag- rancy, came before Magistrate Creighton this morning and was again remanded for a further eight days. HUMANE SOCIETY RAISED OVER $600 IN ANNUAL DRIVE Subscriptions - Gratefully Acknowledged, Delegates to Represent Oshawa at Convention The annual drive for funds to carry on the work of the Oshawa Humane Soclety and maintain the animal shelter on Haig Street re- sulted in the accumnlating of $630.- This was raised on the Tag Day which was held on May 2nd and by individual citizens who so generously contributed to the funds. The directors of the Oshawa Hu- mane Society gratefully acknowl- edge all subscriptions which were received and the sum raised will materially assist the Society for the next twelve months, in its adminis- tering proper care and protection to ill used animals in the city. On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the eleventh annual meeting and convention of the On- tario Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals will be held in the city of St. Catharines. The Osh- awa Society will be represented by a number of the directors. Among those who will attend the conven- tion are the president of the Society Mrs. R. B. Simth, Mrs. T. W. Joyce, and Mr. T. W. Joyce, trea- surer of the Society. It 1s expect- ed there will be others going. 20, His Lordship the Bishop of Tor- onto will open the convention on Tuesday morning and one of the speakers for the day will be Mr. Louis Blake Duff of Welland, who is well known in this city, J. M. Wilson, of Toronto, and J,'J. Kel- so, provincial inspector of the Chil- dren's Aid Society and the Depart- ment of Welfare will also address the meeting on Wednesday. The latter is to speak on the subject of "Getting the Young People Inter- ested". This last address should be of particular interest to the Oshawa delegates, as a junior society 1s about to be formed here. All delegates to the convention will be guests of the Lincoln County Humane Society and the Ontario S.P.C.A. at luncheons and dinner at the Hotel Leonard In St. Cathar- ines. : LITTLE GIRLS TRAPPED IN BURNING BUILDING Margaret Galloughley, Aged 3, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Galloughley, and Ruth Pindar, Aged 5, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pindar, Were the Victims of Fire in Old Barn at Port Whitby, Shortly Before Noon Today--Pitiful Scene Witnessed as Bodies Are Removed--Cause of Fire Unknown CHILDREN'S CRIES HEARD BUT THEY COULD NOT BE SAVED (By Whithy Staff Writer) Whitby,» May 22--Grim tragedy stalked into the homes of two Port Whitby families about eleven o'clock this morning when two little children, Margaret Anna- belle Galloughley, age three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Galloughley, and Ruth Pindar, aged 5, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pindar, met their death in a fire which destroyed a frame shed at the rear of the Gal- loughley home on Maitland. Street. remains of the two little tots The badly charred are now lying in the under- taking parlors of W. C. Town, and their parents are heartbroken. (.M.C. ELEVATOR USED BY MANY In One Week Office Lifts Carry Number Approach- ing City's Population * Some of the idea of the magni- tude of tlie offices of the General Motors plant, the number of em- ployees and the amount of busi- ness done may be gathered from the following facts gleaned dur- ing a visit to the office building recently. There are two main elevators for the use of visitors and em- ployees. These élevators make an average of forty-eight trips per hour and are running during a ten-hour day. With an aver- age of four passengers per trip, 480 trips per day, these elevators will carry 1,920 passengers each on every working day of the week, or a gross total of 2,840 passen- gers, During one week of six-work- ing days the two elevators wili carry passengers approaching in number the total population of the City of Oshawa. Lakeview May Be Factor In Passenger Boat Service Here With summer fast approach- ing, Lakeview Park will soon be attracting thousands, including tourists, picnic parties, large ard small. This park, with its spa- cious grounds, shady trees and large playing fields has the add- ed advantage of a pleasant loca- tion on the waterfront, where even on the warmest days, cool, inviting breezes blow from Lake Ontario's wide expanse of blue and sparkling water. But the fact that the park fs located on the waterfront, may have more signifificance than merely giving it an ideal lecca- tion. Lakeview is but a stone's throw from a rapidly developing new harbour And because Lake- view attracts thousands of visi- tors to Oshawa it may be an im- portant factor in the establish- ment of lake passenger service between Oshawa, Toronto and other points. A large proportion of visitors to Lakeview come from Toronto. and they come in trucks and bus- ses on a crowded and busy high- way. If a well-equipped passen- ger boat was operating between the two cities they might well prefer the cool, restful and novel trip on the lake to the congested ccondition of the highway, By way of added revenue the hoat might also handle package freight between the two points. This is not idle speculation. There are known to he several in- terested in the possibilities of a lake passenger service to and from Oshawa and with important improvements to be made to the harbour this year such a scheme becomes more feasible, Twenty years ago or more, there was a regular passenger service between Bowmanville, Oshawa, Whitby, and Toronto, the boats heing operated from Whitby by Reeve Albert Jackson and his brother, the late Tom Jackson. Excursions to Niagara Falls were also common from these ports during the summer and the line did well until rail- road competition became too keen. i It may be drgued that in addi- tion to railroad competition, the boats would now have to meet bus competition. There is the ad- vantage however in lake travel and freedom from the congestion, heat and danger of the highways and it possesses a novelty and freshness all its own. Government Was Wrong This Time There was evidently some misunderstanding, with the government department in tercsted, regarding the- wishes of the city council to get rid of the buffaloes now at Lakeview Park, this Gepartment gaining the im- pression that it was only the "surplus" animals to be transferred. The matter has now been cleared up by the City Clerk and every endeavor is being made by the Department to find a new home for all six animals. Presentation to Pastor Cobourg, May 22.--On the oc- casion of the celepration of their silver wedding anniversary, the congregation of Norham United Church presented their pastor, Rev. D. R. Clare, and his wife, a silver service. The presentation took place at a banquet held in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Clare. Were Playing in Loft According to neighbors, the two children were playing in the loft of the barn. The origin of the fire can only be surmised. It is not known. Mrs. Galloughley smelled smoke and ran out to find the shed ablaze and notified the fire department which made a quick response. The buildin was a raging inferno when they arrived, and it is said that the faint cries of the children could be heard as the firemen were stretching the hose from a nearby hydrant. Rescue would have been impossible, it is said, as no person could have entered the barn. There was an intense heat from the fire as the barn was old and dry. Third Child Escaped Neighbors claim that a third girl, Betty Galloughley, an older sister of one of the dead girls, was also in the barn when the fire broke out but was able to get out, as she was not in the loft, Coroner Investigates Coroner Dr. Charles F, McGilli- vray, was called and inquired in- to the circumstances of the tra- gedy. At noon today he stated that he did not think an inquest would be necessary, but he was getting in touch with Crown At- torney J. A. McGibbon at Oshawa. Both little children were ex- tremely popular in the district. They were playmates, almost in- separable, it is claimed. Ruth Pindar was & bright pupil of St. John's Anglican Sunday School at Port Whitby, and one of her prized possessions was a diploma received not long ago for regular attendance. She was the youngest child to ever win the Robert Raikes diploma in St. John's school. The tragedy has greatly stirred the hearts of the people of Port Whitby, as the bereaved families are so well known and highly es- teemed. Mr. Galloughley is a valu- ed employee of the Ontario Hos- pital, while Mr, Pindar works on his father's farm. Funeral arrangements for the two victims are now being made. The Galloughley house is owned by Mr. Cameron, a former resident of the town. The house was not damaged to any extent although the back kitchen was damaged slightly. The barn adjoined it, and was a one and half storey struc- ture. The good work of the firemen in saving the home was comment- ed upon freely by bystanders, WEATHER Lower Lakes -- Moderate to fresh north east winds, partl cloudy and cool today and Sat- urday. Georgian Bay--Fair and cool today and Saturday, moderate northerly winds today becoming variable on Saturday. y Would Mayor Add This Queer Beast To The Buffalo Herd? Mayor Ernie Marks recently ex- pressed his intention of taking the first opportunity of motoring through Eastern Ontario to Lom- bardy for the purpose of viewing a strange animal, half cow and half deer, which he had received word was in captivity in that dis- trict. Many of the Mayor's friends were of the opinion that some person had been "pulling his leg," and having a little fun at the ex~ pense of Oshawa's Chief Magis- trate, but curiously enough au- thentic confirmation of the May- or's story was brought to The Times during the last twenty- four hours. 8. E. McCrum, Burton road, believing that such a matter would 'be of' general interest, showed this paper a letter ad- dressed: to his wife.by her sister, who resides in the Lombardy dis- trict, and which read in part as follows: "Ambrose O'Mara has a very funny looking calf. People think it is half deer and thou- sands of men, women and chil+ dren come to look at it. ' It is a real little circus. The ani mal has a very small nose while under its mouth, but outside the mouth itself, is a row of big teeth. It has not very much hair on its body, it is spotted, what hair there is being light red in colour." It is quite evident, therefore, that the Mayor will not have his journey for nothing and may even be prompted 'to bring this strange freak of nature back to Oshawa to replace the Buffaloes now at Lake View Park.