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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City ep Osha Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer a Daily Times "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 142 Publisied 31 Oshawa, Out., Canada, Every Except Day Sundays and Publis OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES USANDS ATTRACTED TO ROTARY FAIR I ---------- Convention Adopts Pension Scheme Recommendation FIREMEN WILL TRY TO SECURE PENSION FUND THROUGH OTHER MEANS Federation __ Unanimously Adopts { Suggestion of Executive Committee Today--Each Individual Branch to Approach Own Municipality BELIEVED STEP IN RIGHT DIRECTION Interesting Address Is Giv- en Convention by J. E. * Ritchie, Chief Fire Pre- vention Engineer for On- tario The recommendation of the Exe- cutive Committee regarding the in- dividual action of the different branches of the Provincial Federa- tion of Ontario Firefighters in order to obtain the establishment of local superannuation and pension schemes, was unanimously adopted by the Federation in convention on Thursday morning. By the resolution approving of this recommendation each individual branch: will make application, in writing, to its municipal council for the establishment of such a scheme. Some discussion was occasioned on this resolution by a question of Mr. Morrisen, a delegate from Fort William, who asked "Does this re- solution make action by the local compulsory or voluntary," the re- ply from the chdir being "I believe if each branch asks for this it will prove a step in the right direction. If the branch does not ask for it that will mean that they do not want it. That the members are not interested in superannuation or pension." Another important resolution which was carried unanimously and without discussion will ask for ace tion by the Fire Marshall's' Dept ment to make approved fire esc? and other equipment, compuls on buildings occupied and establish- ed as homes for the aged and in- firm, orphanges, schools, and simlar institutions. The resolution expressed regret at fatalities which had occurred in such buildings through lack of such sequiptment, and urged the necessity for immediate action, The Inspector's Job J. E. Ritchie, F.C.I, Chief Fire Prevention Engineer in the pnistio Fire Marshall's Departmént, ad- dressed the convention of Firefight- ers during the forenoon session this morning dealing briefly with the 'valuable work being done by the Inspectors under his supervision throughout the province, "Citizens like and appreciate the spectacular", said Mr. Ritchie in re- ferring to the fact that the inspect- ors got little if any credit from citizens generally for the wbrk that they do, while many people seem to think that they have a "cushy job." "The poor inspector has no trum- git and no siren on his automobile. he people do not even know when he is around. Everybody runs to see a fire and admires the work that you do, and justly so. But they do not run around after the in- spector and pat him on the back. 0 person ever heard of any one sending an inspector a cheque for twenty-five or fity dollars or even a box of cigars, "The inspector does a really valu- " able work in the elimination of fire hazards and. sayes property owners thousands of dollars every ear while he works for the fire- tn as well as the property owners. "You may think he has a cushy job. Did you ever try to persuade twenty or twenty-five people to do something that costs money, and they do not waat to? It is pretty hard work. It creates a mental . strain and is very straining. There is no cushy job about that. "Give the inspector a break," said Mr. Ritchie. "The results of the in- ector's work are real, there is no- go fantastic about them, but un- fortunately there is no method of measuring these results. "We do know this, however, there are rcal results. That much has n proven. I could name one town in this province that cut down the number of fire alarms seventy- fire per cent after the inauguration of regular inspections. "I could name another town which was not regarded favorably by the fire insurance companies, and which after inaugurating inspections for two years the insurance rates were rYeliced, the first losses having been materially reduecd. 7 "The work of the inspectors is weil worth while, and I am taking this opportunity of saving a word on their behalf. Nobdy seems to know auyding about what he does," » 4 + SL -- FREE VAUDEVILLE SHOW ON STAGE AT THE ROTARY FAIR One of the big features of the Rotary Fair, one which no one should miss to- night, is the free vaudeville show which is staged on a large platform on the north- west corners of the groynds. Mayor Ernie Marks, a past- master in the art of stage- craft, has arranged a sparkl- ing vaudeville entertainment which is one of the big at- tractions of the Fair, and which provides a program that will appeal to old and young. The show will be pre- sented on the stagp tonight at eight o'clock sharp, and all the citizens of Oshawa and district are invited to be hand to see just how good n entertainment has been rranged by the mayor. This, of course, is only one of the many attractive feat- ures of the Rotary Fair, which is open this evening for the second and last night for this year. PRIZE WINNERS PICKED BY JUDGES Valuable Aviards Given to Best Entrants in Rotary Parade ina After much deliberation, scratching of heads and wrink- ling of brows, three judges fin- ally picked the winners for the various prizes in connection with the Rotary Fair parade last night. { The parade was so outstandingly good this year, that the task of the judges who included Ald. Thos. Hawkes, Ald, J. B. Water- ous and Ald. F. O, Kirby, was not au enviable one. Their final de- cisions, however, have heen an- nounced today as follows:-- Best float to represent firm's produce or goods, 1st prize of $15.00 to the Little Covent Gar- den; 2nr prize, $8.00, to Osh- awa Dairy Co. Child on bicycle, best decorat- ed, $5.00--Joan Davidson. Comic Clown, $5.00--Geo. Al- len. Demonstration of Yo-Yo -- no entries. Special donation to the best Boy Scout oop in parade--2nd Oshawa Troop, . Sutton, Scout Master. Oldest dilapidated outfit, horse <r horses drawn, $8.00--Mr. Moody. Amos 'n Andy, $8.00 --- Bill Severs and Barney Sellick. Pazz Band, $10.00 -- Jubilee Pavilion. Motoreyele float--no 'entries. Oldest and most dilapidated car to go full parade under its own power, $10.00--Bill Rahm. Covered wagon, single or double, $8.00~--Bill Blair, Special donaton to the best ap- pearing corps of Sea Cadets in the parade, open to the world-- Cshawa Sea Cadets, Frank Lee, leader. Best decorated delivery dis- play of not more than three out- fits, $10.00--Lyons Tea. # Special donation to the best cub pack in the Parade -- 7th Wolf Cubs. ACCUSED GIVEN | BENEFIT OF DOUBT The dintee of failing to return to the scene of an accident which was preferred against Herbert Meadows, Nassau Street, in police court this morning was dismissed by His Wor- ship Magistrate Creighton, who be- lieved the accused should be given the benefit of the doubt. It was charged in court this morn- ing that Mr. Meadows had struck the small daughter of Mr. Ayres, of "Nassau Street, and proceeded to his home seemingly unaware tHat he hit anyone. In the accident it was claimed the Ayres child had sus tained a cut on the head and bruises to her hip and back, a MINERS AND GUARDS BATTLE St. Clairsville, June 18.--Eight men were injured today in a bat- tle between mine guards and pickets of Natiopal Miners' Union at Florence Mine of the Youghio- gheny and Ohio Coal Company. The fight started after 300 pick- ets had attempted to. march to the mine but were dispersed by tear bombs thrown by - deputy - sheriffs, PROPERTY VALUE INCREASES, FIRE L0SS UNCHANGED E. P. Heaton "Oldest Fire Marshall" Presents En- couraging Facts to Con- vention EH. P. Heaton, the Fire Mar- shal of Ontario. who describes himself as 'the oldest fire mar- shal on the American Continent both as regards age and years of service, after sixty-one years of work and attaining seventy- two years of age", was given a great reception at the convention of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters on Wed- nesday afternoon when he quoted some very amazing figures in proof of the splendid work being done by the 'members of the Fire Departments in the different centres of this Dominion. "This is a business convention, run on business lines, with a great deal of important business to transact", said the Fire Mar- shal, "It is getting business-like results and has had a great in- fluence on general business con- ditions. "I do not 'think that any one of you fully realize what the great body of firefighters repre- ented here has meant to Canada and Ontario. The influence that body has exerted on general con- ditions and the splendid work it has done and is doing. It Is doing a magnificent work of preserva- tion and has had a remarkable influence on economic conditions. "It is a generally accepted saying that in bad times you should look out for fires, and it is a fact that we expect fire losses to go up under a general business depression rather than go down. "As a matter of fact, in Can- ada, in spite of serious buiness and industrial depression, the fire losses in 1930 were one million dollars less than in any one year of the last seven years. "Some people will say In answer to this 'Yes, commodities have gone down in value. Prop- erties have deteriorated in val- ue', well how are we to measure such things? Let us examine it from* the viewpoint of insurance, if other things have gone down insurance will also have been reduced. "At the end of 1930 companies {licensed to do imsurance busi- ness in Canada carried six hun- dred million dollars more busi- ness than in 1929. Some Staggering Figures "Here are some figures which (Continued on page 10> Man Fails To Evade Sheriss Hiram Davis, former city edi- tor of The Times, was a visitor to the city yesterday, having been summonsed as a witness in the civil action of Hills and Dales vs. Broomfield, which was heard by Supreme Court at Whitby. Like the majority of newspaper men, Mr. Davis, who is now on the staff of the London Free Press, feels that he has little time to attend court unlesg it.is part of his beat. "I tried to keep out of the way of the sheriff," Mr. Davis cop- ficed to The Times yesterday, "but he caught me at the office." When seen in the city, Mr, Davis quickly corrected the im- pression that he was on his holi- days, but will probably make a more extended: visit to Oshawa when he gets his vacation later in the summer. FALL WHEAT LOOKS (00D IN DURHAM According to the weekly erop reports submitted by agricultur- at representatives to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, prac tically all grains, including fall wheat and spring grains, show indications of 'being above aver: 'age yield. Old meadows are ome, hat disappointing and yields of ay from them will not be as large as was anticipated earher in the season. To counteract thie condition, however, alfalfa gives promise of being above the average. The weekly report of the de- partment of ulture in dea) ov 'with the County of Durham states. that most fields of fall wheat are heading out and the prospects are for a better than yield. .' Parade to Rotary Park Best and Funniest Ever Procession Which Opened] 1931 Fair Vied With Cir- cus Parades for Variety, Comedy and Novelty-- Bands, Clowns, Horses, Carriages and Cars In- cluded Barnum and Bailey would have to rack their brains to provide a better, funnier, more laugh provok- ing and thoroughly interesting par ade than that which opened the 1931 edition of the Rotary Fair last night. Over a mile long, with three brass bands, two fife and drum bands, a bugle band, clever floats, crazy clowns, ridiculously ancient motor cars, fine horses and horses not so fine, dilapidated carriages, boy scouts, séa cadets, sea scouts and what not, the procession was easily the best which Rotarian Dave Tod has ever marshalled. Starting from the Armories where after many amusing and trying in- cidents the. assembled assortment of entries were finally untangled, PROMOTER OF FLOUR MILL IS ACQUITTED (C: Press D h) Toronto, June 18.--W. Baxter Brooks, arraigned on three counts of theft and false pretences, was set free of blame by Judge O'Connell in country crim- inal court today. All the charges arose out of, or were connected with, sales of stock in a flour mill which Brooks proposed to organize in Oshawa. a4 the parade wended its way west on Richmond street to Church, On Church street the route was north || to Brock, east on Brock to Mary, south on Mary to King, west on King to Simcoe, south on Simcoe to Gibb, west on Gibb to Centre and south on Centre to Rotary Park. With a traffic officer leading the way, the Ontario Regimental Band, resplendent in uniforms of red and blue, marched in the van and with (Continued on page 3) Little Girl Made To Walk By Modern Miracle Will Draw The Tonight, at 10.30, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Hopelessly crippled, result in her cure, Three years ago, however, attention of the Crippled Children's Committee of the Rotary Clab, and her case taken in hand. the best of care and treatment that skilled and has been cared for and nursed in Sick Children, A few weeks ago littie body strengthened beyond belief,'and able to walk for the It was small wonder that the gratitude of her parents has been given doctors could give her, the Toronto Hospital for the Oshawa Rotary Club, first time. * to the Rotary Club could hardly find expression in words. Fair and little Martha and her father took came the Rotary advantage of the opportunity to repay their benefactors, of them have been working tickets in the crippled children's club. will eome the climax. honor of drawing the winning tickets in the Tonight at ten-thirty, this little girl, wrought because there the her share in making SNCCess. at Rotary Fair, a little girl, Bruced by steel appliances, will step up on a platform, and will draw the winning tickets which will make some lucky citizens the possessors of a beautiful Chevrolet roadster and three other prizes. Behind this little girl's appearance on the platform is a story that should touch every heart, Ww. for ytars she was unable to put her foot on the ground, and it seemed as if she would spend the whole of her life as a cripple, unable to do anything for herself, Her parents were not in a position to provide treatment which might was a Rotary Club in Oshawa, before the thousands of "people at Rotary Park, 1931 Lucky Tickets her legs Her name is Martha Bye, R. Bye, of Bloor Street East. her plight was drawn to the For theke three years she all at the expense of she came home, her Then Both zealously, selling membership Martha has been given the prize contest, and modern miracle, will stand and complete unqualified cured by a Rotary Fair an the top row from left to. Tight-are Tom Moors, a. of ae Trade and Labor Congress, and Fire Chief Sinclair, the bottom row from left to right are Mayor W. J. Stewart, , and Mayor John Peebles, of Hamilton, These Federation ot 1 be the guests of the Provincial Firefighters at its banquet in the Hotel Genosha tonight. Tom Moore, inter. nationally known labor man, is 3 -- a ref aa Faia of men will of Ontario to be the Chief spealier of the FIREMEN MUST SUPPORT CHIEFS SECRETARY SAYS Aim of Federation Is Co- operation Not Interfer- ence--Organization Does Well The report of the General Sec- retary of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters, Dave Lamb of Toronto, was submyitted during the business session of the conven- tion this morning and dealt fully with the many activities of his of- fice. This report read, in part, as fol- ows: "Your trustees have given a most detailed report on the finances of the Federation, so therefore I feel that it is mot necessary for me to also submit a similar report, except to draw to your attention that our bank balance is practically as high and as good as in former years while our expcnses have been far heavier due to the amount expend- ed in our Legislative campaign in the past year. "Our membership shows a slight increase and we now have a total of one thousand six hundred and fifty- three members, "During the year I have had many invitations to attend the meetings of various Branches due to some small trouble which really should be dealt with by the Local Branch itself. I have to the best of my ability treated such affairs through communications instead, for were | to go to all the Branches request- ing me to do so otr treasury would be sadly depleted. I do not mind travelling around and seeing the country and generally enjoying myself at your expense, but let me again point out the danger in this practice, our income will not permit us to have our Officers going all over the province on joy rides and personally speaking I am not in accord with it. In bringing this to your attention it is not with the purpose of proposing an increase in the per caption taxation, as [ am of the opinion that with the proper administration of the affairs of the Federation by its elected officers our monthly income of per capita tax is ample. Organization Is Recognized "Our Federation is to-day recog nized by the Legislative bodies of the province and the municipalities and has made a name 'for itself for fair dealings and due consideration of the interests of not only our members but the citizens generally. Many organizations are to-day go- ing through a serious period and we have much to be thankful for in (Continued on page 3) Convention Goes Sight- Seeing City The local entertainment commit- tee in charge of arrangements tor the annual convention of Firefight- ers now in session at the Genosha Hotel, under the chairmanship of Chief W. R. Elliott and consisting of every member of the Oshawa Fire Department, acted as hosts to the visiting delegates yesterday ev- ening 'when two buses carried all the delegates for a sight seeing trip. In addition to the committee Ald. G. Morris the Chairman of the Fin- ance Committee, Ald. Wm. Boddy and Ald. S. Jackson, representing the city council, accompanied the Fire Chief together with E. A, Col- vin, Superintendent of the Water Works Department. The buses lett the Genosha Hotel at seven o'clock, driving around the city and eventually stopping at "Whoopee Inn" where luncheon was served and a musical entertainment provided, the party returning to the hotel at an early hour. WOULD INCREASE BORROW. I London, June 18.--~The Minis ter of Labor, today, {issued a memorandum on the finance res- clution which proposes to auth- orize resolution of a bill to in- crease to £115,000,000 the bor- rowing powers of the unemploy- ment insurance fund during de- ficiency period. Volcano Erupts Tokio, June 18--Yakegatake, ac- tive volcano in Nagano Prefecture, burst into violent Terrific rumblings acoc d the eruption. "Ashes were showered upon neighboring villages. WEATHER Weather--Lower Lakes and Region----Moderate to -fresh south west winds fair and Sug Feiler. h sout! Foorsian 2 mostly fair and warm today and Friday, show: eruption today. ed. GREAT SPECTACLE AT PARK LAST NIGHT, WILL DRAW FOR CAR TONIGHT DEMAND SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTIONS (By Canadian Press) Assinibola, Sask., June 18. --Unless resolutions to be presented by United Farm- ers of Canada, to Saskatche- wan Government receive sympathetic consideration of authorities, steps should be taken to have Independent and Progressive members withdraw their support from the Anderson Government and force a general election, it was proposed at an emer- gency convention of District , U.F.C., F.C, yesterday. HILLS AND DALES COMPANY WINS INGOURT ACTION --t Judge Wright Orders That Defendants Must Pay Arrears--Counter Claim Dismissed Whitby, June 18 -- His Lordship Justice Wright handed down judg- ment yesterday afternoon in the case of Hills and Dales Company, of Oshawa, vs. Broomfield, in which he found that the plaintiffs were en- titled to arrears in payment and dismissed the counter claim of the defendant In passing judgment His Lordship remarked that it was a singular thing that the defendant continued with his payments on the lots, which he had bought from the com- pany even after he saw that the al- Jeged promises which he claimed were made to him were not being fulfilled. Justice Wright stated that if there was any misrepresen- tation by the plaintiffs of the sub- division which they were selling, this was nullified by the fact that suit' had not been brought until, three years had passed. Their delay (Continued on page 3) FEDERATION Wi. NOT DENY CHIEFS EMBERS' RIGHTS Heads of Fire Departments Welcome, Firefighters' Convention Decides Some discussion was occasion- ed during this morning's session of the Firefighters' Convention regarding the resolution submit- ted by the London Branch which would exclude all Fire Chiefs from active membership in local branches. The Committee on Con- stitution and Law recommended that this resolution be not con- curred in, a motion of non-con- currence being eventually adopt- ed. During the discussion the fact was brought out that under the constitution every local branch has the right to say who shall be eligible for membership and who shall not, {irrespective of rank in the local Fire Depart- ment. The exclusion of the Chief would, in many instances, de- prive the local of a valuable member. In Oshawa, for instance, the local branch of the Federa- tion was organized by the Chief. Dave Lamb, the general sec- retary, stated "You will be legis- lating against yourselves, The future chiefs are in this organ- ization. When you get to be a chief will you want to drop your membership in this organiza- tion?" The President of the Federa- tion called attention to the fact that many branches could not attain the minimum number of members called for by the con- stitution if the chief was exclud- On the other hand, however, it was asked by a delegate from Fort Willlam "How long will a man last on his job who gets up at a meeting of his local branch and moves that the Chief be ex- cluded from membership?" The original resolution, how- ever, did not pass, although delegates from London, Fort Wil- liam, and several = other centres voted in its favor the recom- "Little Girl to to Draw Lucky Numbers for Valuable Prizes at 10.30--Faiy Is Better Than Ever VAUDEVILLE SHOW IS FINE FEATURE Rotarians Are Working Hard to Raise Funds to Aid Crippled Children-- All Oshawa Will Be at Rotary Park Tonight Oshawa's citizens, responding in splendid style to the appeal of the Rotary Club for support of its work on behalf of crippled children and other worthy com- munity causes, flocked in their thousands to Rotary Park last night for the opening night of the 1931 edition of the Rotary Fafr, which has now become an estab- lished Oshawa institution. Follow_ ing in the wake of a splendid par- ade, they flocked down Simcoe street and Centre street, heading for the park, where there was a scene which at once aroused in- terest and enthusiasm, and filled the citizens with the carnival spirit as they entered into the fun and frolic of the fair. For blocks around Rotary Park there was a traffic jam which lasted most of the evening. People going to the fair in cars found it neces- sary to seek parking places blocks away, and to walk the rest of the distance, and all the side streets, as well as Simcoe street, and even Cdlina street, were filled along the curbs with parked cars. In side Rotary Park there was a milling crowd of thousands of citizens. Arond every booth theps were the crowds of citizens taking part in the various games and the contests offered by the ingenious Rotarians for their entertainment, and the lanes between the booths with fifled with a motley crowd of people, swaying this way and that, and ever moving around thse grounds, seeking something which might cateh their fancy, greeting friends, and exchanging stories of how they had won some worth- while prize at one or other of the booths. It was a good-humored crowd. The Rotarians, with their motley headgear and uniforms, and their speil-binding, created an atmosphere or merriment which was infectious, and the result was a fair of the old-fashioned type, at which every body was every- body else's friend, and people of all classes rubbed shoulders with each other in the search for enter_ tainment. Great Ingenuity The Rotarians had displayed great ingenuity in the selection of their booths. Some of the popular old games, 'such as the blanket booth, the sweater booth, {] booth at which silk under r garments were carried away in triumph by people of both sexes, old and young, the good old Bingo game, the electrical goods booth, and many others, were again in full swing, and proved just as popular as ever they were. Ball tossing games of various types, booths at which the popular hote (Continued on page 3) TO0K TICKET BUT NEVER TRAVELLED. Oshawa Man Allowed Sus- pended Sentence for Theft From C.N.R. { Howard Phillips, who statea that he had been a resident of the city for the last three yea pleaded guilty in city police co this morning through his coun- sel D.A.J. Swanson to a charge of the theft of a second class ticket from Oshawa to Napan to the value of $3.50 on or abo March 5 of this year from the Canadian National depot hers. The accused was placed on sus pended sentence and ordered to pay the costs of the court, Mr. Swanson explained to the court that the accused was in the station, on the night that the ticket was taken with Railway Constable John Booth and the operator. None of the latter ad- mitted that Ire took the ticket, 'Almost four months later, Mr. Swanson stated the ticket was found on Phillips. Mr. Swanson asked that the accused be placed | on suspended sentence ' as the ticket had not been used and also due to the circumstances of the accused. The Crown concur- - red in this request. by His Worship warned the cused that there was no excu mendation of the committee was carried by a large majority. for a theft of this kind and placed him on sus; sentence, -