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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City J Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer aily Times "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 129 Rubia at Oshéwa, Ont., Canada, Every Except Sundaye and Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES CITY COMES TO ID OF "EDDIE" McDONALD P. U. C. Will Collect Arrears In All Water Accounts 'COUNCIL WILL REQUEST WITHDRAWAL OF ORDER ARREARS NOW TOTAL LARGE SUM, DANGER OF DEFICIT IS SEEN C.T. Barnes, es, Utilities' Gen.| eral Manager, Instructed to Take Immediate Ac- tion Against All Who Are Behind in Water Rates MUST PROTECT PUBLIC BUSINESS Commission Is Not Run- ning 'Pay as You Please" Proposition, Chairman Points Out--Will En- force Bylaw Strictly The Public Utilities Commis- sion, at a special meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce office on Tuesday evening, passed a re- solution instructing the General Manager, C. T. Barnes, to strict- ly enforce the rules of the Com- mission regarding the collection of accounts in arrears, so far as the Water rates are concerned, this motion reading as follows: "That the General Manager be instructed to strictly enforce Re- gulation No. 44, of the Utilities Commission from July 15th, in connection with the collection of all water accounts, and that water users in arrears be so informed by registered mail." Regulation 44 reads: In case of ' non-payment of water rates, or metre Tents by apy ownep or con- sumer for 15 days after fhe ex- piration of the day upon which the'same shall become due or pay- able, the engineer may cause the supply of water to be cut off from any lapdspramisesahiouse; store, office, building or part of building upon which the said water rates shall be due; and when such sup- ply is 80 cut off the water shall not again be turned on except up- 'on payment of all arrears due and the further sum of 50 cents for the turning off and on of the wa- ter. The amount in arrears may be collected by action in any court of compentent jurisdiction, or by distress, or otherwise, as provided by Statute." The motion was moved by Com- missioner Preston, seconded by Commissioner Mason. The Chair- man, Commissioner Stacey, de- clared himself in its favor and the motion carried with Commission- er Allchin opposing. Mayor Marks was not present. A great deal of discussion took place regarding the whole sub- ject of arrears in water accounts, and their collection before the re- solution in its ultimate form was tabled and adopted by a majority of the Commission. "Pay If You Please" Chairman Stacey stated "I be- lieve that it should be thoroughly underStood that where water (Continued on page 4) GANANOQUE PASTOR HEADS CONFERENCE Belleville, Ont., June 3--Rev, T. P. Perry, Gananoque, was unani- mously elected on the first ballot as president of the Bay of Quinte Con- ference of theUnited Church for the ensuing year, and Geo. C..R. Mc- Quade, Odessa, secretary. Today an address 'was given by Rev. Stanley Russell, M.A.D.D. of Deerpark United Church, Toronto. He spoke on the romance of the new church. Dr. Russell maintain~ ed that all were children of the An- glican and Grand Children of the Roman Catholic Church founded in the Roman Empire. He stated that the United Church was being watched on both sides of the Atlan- tic. Elderly Lady Loses Little Dog Friend Mrs. Robert McLaughlin, probably Oshawa's oldest cit- izen, is grieving greatly to- day over the loss of "Teddy", her little black dog who has been her constant compan- jon for the past tem years. Late yesterday afternoon. Mrs. McLaughlin was cross- ing the street in front of her home to go to call on a neighbor when, "Teddy," who as a rule stays well away from the road, was trotting - along béhind, her He was hit and fatally hurt by a passing motor. The elderly lady. feels very keenly the loss of her little dog friend. He was always with her, in the house, in the garden or when she went driving in her car, Not ot great value nor of high pedi- gree was "Teddy," but he was always a faithful and con- APPOINTED MANAGER C. T. BARNES Who was last night appointed as general manager of the public utilities commission, Mr. Barnes was formerly superin- tendent of the hydro and gas divisions. TELLS OF CLUB CONVENTION AT MIAMI, FLORIDA Kiwanian Bassett Gives In- teresting Report to Kiwanis Club Kiwanian R. Bassett was the speaker of the day at the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis Club, held in Genosha Httel, yes- terday, and he entertained the meeting with a very interesting account of his activities at the Kiwanis International convention, held at Miami, Florida, a few weeks ago. Punctuating his address with interesting and humorous anec- dotes, the speaker gave the Ki- wanis Club a brief outline of the entire program at the convention. He told of several of the numer- ous suggestions which were given by the different representatives, as to how. meetings can be con- ducted, on special occasions and otherwise. Mr. Bassett told of the different incidents which had occurred and of the different people he had met, during his very enjoyable stay at fhe convention. His address was interesting to a high degree and much appreciated by all those present. Kiwanian J. C. Ross Leaving It was with much regret that the Club heard the announcement made by President R. Birchard, that Kiwanian J. C. Ross was soon to leave for St. John, New Bruns- wick. Mr. Ross gave a brief farewell address and expressed his sincere appreciation for the splendid fellowship and spirit of friendliness which he had found and enjoyed so much in the Ki- wanis Club. The advisability of purchasing athletic equipment, to be used at the Kiwanis Club, under the mua- pervision of the instructor, whose services have heen obtained, "Cliff" James, well-known, popu- lar physical instructor, formerly of the Oshawa Y.M.C.A Next Meeting At Camp The next meeting of the Kiwan- is Club will not be held at noon on Tuesday next, but at the Ki- wanis Club camp, on Wednesday, June 10. Invitations have heen sent and accepted by the Toronto Downtown Kiwanis Club, Peter- boro and Lindsay and representa tives from these three clubs will be present. It ig expected that a softball tournament will be ar- ranged for the afternoon and the dinner will be held at 6.00 p.m., at the camp. A big turnout is expected and requested, as this promises to be a big night in the 1931 season of the Club. SHOOK HANDS WITH - PRESIDENT LINCOLN One of the few remaining per- sons who had the pleasure of shaking hands with President Lincoln, Mrs. H, H. Murdoch, of Waterford, Ont., is visiting Osh- awa today at the home of her son, A. E., Murdoch, 27 Warren Ave,, Mrs. Murdoch, although in her 87th year, still recalls vivid- ly one of the greatest éxperiences of her life when she met the pre- sident and his wife in the White House at Washington, almost stant friend, seventy years ago, (LOCAL FIRM NOT WHOLLY PLEASED WITH NEW DUTIES W. E. Phillivs Co. Consid- ers Alternative Tariff on Window Glass Impractical STATEMENT ISSUED Col. Phillips Satisfied With Special Tariff on Laminated Glass -- Although expressing satisfac- tion with the special tariff item for Jaminated glass, Ww. E. Phillips Co., Ltd., large glass manufacturing firm of this city, finds that the alternative tariff provided in the event of the man- ufacture of window glass in Can- ada 'is no less extreme and im- practical than when it was first suggested in September of last wear." In a statement to The Times yesterday, Col. W. E. Phillips, president of the company, com- mented as follows: -- "The provision of a special Tariff Item for Laminated Glass, is, of course, very satisfactory to us. It is proof that the Govern- ment at Ottawa is alive to the needs of a new industry and that it appreciates the importance of Laminated Glass as an addition- al safety feature for the motoring public. "The alternative Tariff provid- ed in event of the manufacture of Window Glass In Canada, is no less extreme and impractical than when it was first suggested in September of last year. '"The manufacture of Window Glass in Canada would, however, appear to he a remote contin. geficy and the can do no harm so long as they are not made effective. "We regret, of course, that no additional protection was aftord- ed the Pleture Frame Moulding and Mirror Industry, which here- tcfore has afforded employment here in Oshawa, to two or three hundred men,: This industry is being slowly crushed out of ex- istence, under a growing weight of low-priced imports, chiefly from the United States. We had heped for some relief in the form of increased protection but ap- parently this is not to be and our hope to maintain even our reduc- ed staff must be reluctantly aban- doned. : "With the establishment of the new tariff board, it will probably be possible for manufacturers to obtain further consideration of the difficulties under which they operate and perhaps enable tham to obtain some measure of relief. "The preparation of this bud- get must have been a Herculean task and it is undoubtedly the duty of every Canadian to accept its provisions, pleasing and oth- erwise, in the proper spirit of co-operation, believing it to be an earnest attempt to bemefit our Country as a whole." Says Landlords Do Their Share During an informal discussion among the members of the Pub lic Utilities Commision last night, Commissioner John Stacey made the rather astonishing statement that the landlords of Oshawa, as a class, have contributed more than any other class of people to assist unemployed citizens during the time of depression in the win- ter montheg, "We have had relief associa~ tions, and other public-spirited bodies doing what they can for the less fortunate ones amongst us," sald Mr. Stacey, "but the landlords, with rented houses o¢* cupied by tenants unable to pay, have made'a larger direct contri bution towards relief than any of them. Not only have landlords had to forego their rent but they have had to pay water rates which should have been paid by the tenants and, in many cases, have paid "electric and gas bills. "The amount thus contributed by the landlords and property owners of Oshawa during the last few months, would easily total $15,000 but you hear very little about it," said Mr. Stacey, whe cited many con¢rete cases in sup- port of his statement. Brockville, June 3. -- Edward' Pakeman, young Plumber's as« sistant living here, died in the General Hospital early today from a triple fracture of the gkull and other injuries received on Satur- day night in a motor accideut on the highway between Prescott and Maitland. "Miss Mamie Eas- ter, also of Brockville, and in-' jured in the same accident, is re- covering. An inquest will be held. - . . DIED EARLY TODAY i BIRTHDAY GREETINGS HIS MAJESTY, KING GEORGE V King. and Emperor who today is celebrating his 66th birthday. His loyal subjects, not only in Osh. awa, but throughout the British Empire unite in wishing him a long and happy reign, with peace, plenty and prosperity abounding in all the nations and colonies which owe him as thelr sovereign. Meeting of City Council in Committee of the Whole Last Night Revealed That Several Aldermen Want Whole Business to Be Probed Will there, or will there not be a judicial investigation into the operations 'of the city engineer's department under the former en- gineer, W. C. Smith? The answer to this oft repeated question still rests with the city council. For the past few weeks it appeared that with the voluntary resignation of the city engineer to accept a mew position, the mat- ter;had been dropped. But discus- sion at the meeting of the city council in committee of the whole, last night, revealed that it is still' a live issue. Certain alder- men, the most prominent being Ald. P. A. Macdonald, are still pressing for-a legal inquiry. The majority of the council, however, seem to be opposed on the ground that such an investigation could do the: city no good and that it would involve a large expenditure of mohey. No Yrogrees Made The Central Council of Ward JUDICIAL INQUIRY INTO WORK OF FORMER CITY ENGINEER STILL SOUGHT Ratepayers' Association recently asked the city council for a re port of its investigation into cer- tain charges against the city en- gineer and resultant findings. The committee meeting last night was held for the purpose of degl- ing with this matter, but after long hours of futile and heated discussion, the aldermen were still far from arriving at any- thing which faintly resembled a report. When the motion for ad- journment came they had achiev- ed, through the effort of Ald, Hy- man, only one brief clause to the proposed document, mainly that "We find that work was done on the city engineer's house by the Standard Paving Co." Solicitor's Opinion Col. J. F. Grierson, city solici- tor, who was present at the meet- ing expressed the opinion that the city would be foolish to de- mand a judicial investigation un- less it had a great deal more evi- dence than it has at the present time, 'As for making a report, Mayor Marks stated that it could be shown that three charges had been dealt with. One, concerning the quality of certain pavements, had been shown to be without foundation. Another concerned. a small lumber deal while the third (Continued on page 2) * Charles T. Barnes, who has now heen appointed General Man- ager. of the Oshawa Public Utili- ties Commisgion, commenced his cureér im 'the hydro interests of | the province with the old Toronto Pewer Company (MacKenzie Mann interests) in 1905, and has been actively engaged in similar work 'ever since, "When the 'system of the Tor- onto Power Company was taken over 'by the Ontario Hydro-Blec- "Arle" Power Commission, Mr. kb Cc. T. Barnes Began Career In Hydro 26 Years Ago Barnes joined the staff of this Commission, and in 1928 became manager of the Electrical service department of the Hydro Power Commission in Oshawa, In 1929, when the City of*Osh- awa took over the management of the local electric power de- partment the services of Mr. Barnes were retained by the Osh- awa Public Utilities Commission as 'manager of the Electric De- partment. A graduate in applied science FOUR CRIMINAL CASES LISTED FOR COUNTY GOURT Lengthy Docket for Judge Thompson in Whitby Next Week (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, June There are four criminal cases set down for hearing at the County Court and General Sessions of the Peace which open at the Court House in Whitby on Tuesday afternoon next, His Honor Judge Thompson presiding. They are all jury cases, and according to the num- ber of witnesses will take up the greater part of the week. The criminal docket is: The King vs. Levi charged with seduction. The King vs. Dalton Fikes, charged with theft from His Ma- Jesty"s malls at Oshawa. The King vs. Stewart, charged with theft of money from a bank, at Oshawa. The King vs. Perley A. Wright, 3 y seme Brown, {charged with obtaining money by false pretences at Oshawa. There are also quite a number of civil actions for this court, both jury and non-jury, and an unusually long list of applica- tions for naturalization. All of the criminal cases will come first before the Grand Jury for consideration to determine if there is sufficient evidence to place the accused upon their trial. On the following Monday, June 15, the non-jury sittings of the Supreme: Court will open before: the Honorable Mr. Justice Wright, There is quite a docket for this court. of the University of Huddersfield, England, Mr. Barnes has practic. ally grown up with the liydro systeni of Ontario, there being very few men in this province who have more practical knowl- edge of the system in all its rami- FOR HIS DEPORTATION Mason Replies To Ratepayers Commissioner Mason, at last night's meeting of the Utilities C briefly but vigorously on criticisms re- cently aimed at the Commission as published in The Times. "Are we supposed to go and ask these ratepayers' associations for permission to go ahead and act as we think we should act?" said Commissioner Mason. "For my part when they are duly elected by a majority vote of the electors in this city then they can run the business of this Commission, but until then we will run it ourselves." SOUVENIR BOOKLET WILL BE PRODUGED Legion Committee Decides, However, Not to Ask the Merchants to Advertise in Publication The publication of a souvenir program booklet, which would give splendid publicity to Osh- awa, to be presented to all dele- gates to the convention of the Canadian Legion here in August, was decided upon last might at a meeting of-the finance commit- tee. The committee also decid- ed that this booklet would be en- tirely free from advertising as it was not felt wise at the present time to go to the merchants and business men of the city and ask them to take advertising space in a publication of this kind. The support of the citizens in the con- vention club campaign had been so generous that it was felt that the publication of the booklet cculd be financed without adver- tising, and the committee was sure that this would meet with the hearty approval of the mer- chants and business people who are usually asked to advertise in books of this nature. The committee decided, how- ever, to appeal to the merchants to take special steps to decorate their places of business and put out flags for the period of the convention, so as to give the city a gala appearance and give the Legion delegates an appropriate welcome to Oshawa. A direct appeal in this connection will be made at a later date. Few Building Permits Issued According to statistics compil- ed in the office of the City Engi- neer, from information given in the issuing of building permits, the value of building activities carried out in this city during the past month, while showing a sub- stantial increase over the previous month, is very considerably less than in the corresponding month of 1930. Permits for building to the amount of $8,866 were issued during May of this year, the larg- est permit being one for the erec- tion of the new Lutheran Church on Celina Street for $5,000. In April 1930 the total value of per- mits was $6,475, while in May 1930 permits for building to the value of $16,719 were issued from the City Engineer's office. 10 COLLECT BILL FROM COMPANY Feldspar Glass Co. Owes P.U.C. Large Sum For Gas In addition to the matter of ar- rears in water rates, an outstand- ing gas bill amounting to about $2,900 from the Feldsper Glass Co. was up for discussion before the Utilities Commission yester- day evening. On the motions of Commission- ers Preston and Mason the City Solicitor is to be instructed to take the necessary action to cols lect this account, it being under- stood that the Commission has the right to seize property to the value of the amount due in & sim- jlar manner to a seizure for BoD- payment of taxes. WEATH ER Lower Yale and Georgian 3 Bay---South west winds, fair and moderately warm. Thursday -- Kresh south. westerly winds, partly cloudy and moderately warm, with a Mcations. few scattered showers, L J -- Decide To Forward Request to Department of Immi- gration at Meeting in Committee of the Whole Last Night--Three Op- pose Resolution INFORMATION OF MAYOR WITHHELD Does Not Wish to. Injure McDonald, Mayor States --Plea for Unemployed Leader Made by D. A. J. Swanson -- McDonald Will Quit Politics, He Says The city council has come to the aid of Eddie McDonald. By vote of eight to three, in committee. of the whole last night, the council decided to request the Depart- ment of Imigration to revoke its order 'for the deportation of the former mayoralty candidate and leader of the unemployed. Assurance was given the coun- cil by D. A. J. Swanson, McDon- ald's counsel, that his client will no longer meddle in municipal politics. He will no longer be the stormy petrel in the municipal arena. Last night's meeting followed right on the heels of Mayor Mark's announcement that he had given the Department of Im- migration certain 'information which had influenced it in its ac- tion. The meeting was the direct result of a resolution in council the previous evening by Ald. Kir- by and Ald. Puckett that the mun< icipality take steps to prevent the deportation of a respected citizen. Interest-im the case was indicated by the large number of spectators who crowded into the room where the council sat in committee of the whole. Mayor Marks was quite frank in admitting that it was he who had forwarded to the Department certain information concerning McDonald. "I have no malice nor any feel- ing of ill will toward the man," His Worghip stated, 'but when certain allegations of a serious nature were made affecting citl- zens of this city, and when rumors were being spread which might break up families, I discussed the matter with two or three alder- men and concluded that it was my duty to place this information in the hands of the immigration authorities. It was obtained at the city hall where it had been collec- ted some time ago." An offer to place all the letters and communications, he had con- cerning the former mayoralty (Continued on page 4) PLLC. APPOINTS C. T: BARNES A GEN. MANAGER Staff Must Recognize One Head Who Is Responsible to Commission Barnes, formerly Superintendent of the Electric De~ partment of the Public Utilities Commission, was appointed Gen- eral Manager of the Publi¢ Utili- ties at a special meeting of the Commission last night. The reso- lution making this appointment, moved by Commissioner Mason, seconded by Commissioner All- chin, reading as follows: "That Charles T. Barnes be and is appointed General Manager of the Electric and Water Divi- sions of this Commission, His du= ties are to have general supers vision of all business of this Com« mission and also act as Superin- tendent of the Electric Division and co-operate with A. E, Colvin, Superintendent of the , Water * Works Division, it being under- stood that Mr. Colvin shall have general supervision of all opera- tions, construction and mainten- ance in connection with the Wa- ter Division." hy Some discussion took place be- fore this motion was adopted, the Chairman of the Commission ap- parently, not ~ being completely satisfied in his mind that the ap- pointment of Mr. Barnes as Gen- eral Manager would not interfere somewhat with the authority ex- ercised by Mr, Colvin in the Wa- ter Division. The final wording of the resolution, however, clear 'ed up this point as it defined the duties of both, officials; In discussing this matter it was generally agreed that the staff of 'the Commission must recognize one head who must be responsible to ihe Commission, Charles T.