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| ; A Growing | Newspaper in a Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer "All The News While It Is News" . VOL. 8--NO. 143 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 193] 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy - TWELVE PAGES PORT HO WINNER OF Care of Unemployed Is Duty Of Dominion Government TOM MOORE, FAMOUS LABOR LEADER URGES USING MILITARY CAMPS GENOSHA HOTEL Homeless Transients Might Be Housed in Military Depots, Speaker Tells Firemen and Guests at Big Banquet in Genosha Hotel Last Night ALL CLASSES NEED STAMINA, GOODWILL Citizens Must Accept Re- sponsibilities If Canada Is to be Seen Through De- pression --* More Equit- able Distribution of Wealth Needed, Labor Man Says Tom Moore, President of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada and internationally known as a leader in the labour movement, speaking at the annual banquet of the Provincial Federation of Ontar- io Firefighters in the Genosha Hotel yesterday evening on the subject of unemployment, placed the respon- sibility for the care of unemployed "transients" on the shoulders of the Dominion Government putting for- ward the suggestion that they utilise the equipment of the Canadian Mil- itia, and the military depots scatter- ¢d "throughout the Dominion, in caring for these men. J He spoke but briefly stating that "in periods such as this it is wisdom , that ;we..deyote some. the consideration of our prob! our responsibilities," even midst of such a happy event as that in which he was participating. "No man has the right to '¢njoy the privileges of citizenship 'unless he is also ready to assume its re- sponsibilities" said Mf, Moore, "and in these days we will need all the stamina, all the goodwill and the co-operation of all classes if we are to come through safely as a nation. "I have confidence in Canada. I am an optimist as to the future of this great country. I refuse to be a pessimist, we must, however, face the facts and analyse the situation. Anything I say tonight will not be said in any spirit showing that I lack hope, or lack faith in the future but the problem of unemployment is of a most serious nature. es In Democracies "There would be no communism and no radicalism if the unemployed, many of whom do not know where their next meal is to come from, could be entertained as we are be- ing entertained' this evening, but such a thing is impossible under the present social order. i "I do not believe in dictatorship which can only at the best be of a temporary nature. I would sooner see mistakes made by democracies than perfection under autocracies. In every walk of life there are those of the same sagacity, the same in- telligence as in every other walk of life,"and one of the main objects of the labour movement is to obtain general recognition of this fact, "One cannot help but become de- ressed as we sit in our office and Pe accounts of genuine distress, but on the 'other hand there are oc- rasions when one is uplifted by a feeling of pride and such an .oc- (Continued on page 10) WAS BLIND BAGGAGE ON EXPRESS TRAIN - | Robert Gibbon, who stated that his place of residence was in the city of Toronto, was found guilty |' in city police court this morning of being intoxicated zfid wag fin- en the usual Jian costs or tea ays in county jail. ae Booth, constable' for the Canadian National Railways, told the court that the accused was last' or from the blind baggage of train No. 6, the fast Montreal to Toronto express io ar intpxicated condition. The 'constable gaid that the accused could hardly. stand and wanted ta pick a fight, * It was y2mark- ably lucky.that he had not fallen off under the wheels of the train, heel. *-*,' © WEATHER Lower Lakeés--- Moderate to fresh south west winds "fair and decidedly warm to- day and part of Saturday, followed 'by local thunder Georgian Bay -- Fresh south west oo fair and decidedly w. A Fresh' in Sat to north west winds, parity fair with 'thunder storms, HEADS TOUR DR. P. E. DOOLITTLE I'resident of the Ontario Motor League, who heads the good- will tour of motorists. The party, which started from Tor- onto, made Oshawa its first stopping place today. MUSICAL PROGRAM OF HIGH STANDAR * Splendid Entertainment Given at Firemen's Ban- quet in Hotel Genosha Last Night The musical program provided for the entertainment of the dele- gates to the 12th annual conven- tion of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters at their annual banquet yesterday evening was of a very high standard, and reflected a great deal of credit on the committee in charge. Don Romanelli's Orchestra from Toronto rendered a number of selections which were much ap- preciated as well as leading in community singing and accom- panying the visiting artists, Aileen Parker and "her Merry Dancers," a sparkling bevy'of girls, entrance ed the audience with their por- tion of the program. James Reid, the 'well-know Scotch comedian, delighted the members and their guests with his inimitable Scotch character songs and sketches while Cameron Geddes, a basso profundo of great power and depth, rendered several songs and ballads which were splendidly re- ceived. The whole program was well balanced and much enjoyed, un- doubtedly being one of the finest YICE-PRESIDFAT OF REBEYAH LODGES Mrs. L. V. Disney in Line For Presidency of Assembly Mrs. L. V. Disney, prowinant local woman, who held the posi- tion of Warden of the Rebekah Assembly for Ontario, last year,' was elected to the position of vice president of the Assembly at' the annual convention held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week in St. Catharines. According to custom, the election to the vice presidency precedes election to the presidency so that in all probability, Mrs. Dishey will hold the position of president, next year, The election of Mrs. Disney to the executive, was the first time that a member of the wa Lodge had received an elective position, and the Oshawa Lodge feels highly honored that Mrs. Disney is their representative. Tha president for this year is Miss Bertha Rowe. of Chippewa,' the warden Mrs. Keene of Tim- ming; and the secretary, ; Miss Violet Pearce, of Toronto and treasurer, Mrs. Nellie Dodson, of Chatham. Over five hundred lodge members from all over the rrovince attended this conven tiony ! ALMOST 200 AT Bla BANQUET IN Brilliant Event Held by the Federation of Firefighters Last Night Nearly 200 .men, members of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters and their guests, sat down to a. most enjoyable banquet and musical entertainment in the Genosha Hotel yesterday evening when the principal speaker was Tom Moore, President of the Trades and Labour Congress of Canada, whose address is reported fully elsewhere in this issue. @® Other speakers were Controller Hackett of Toronto, representing Mayor Stewart, who extended the Mayor's regrets that he found he was unable to attend in person. He also brought greetings from the citizens of Toronto and from the Toronto Fire Department. Controller Humphrey Mitchell of Hamilton, also brought regrets at the absence of Hamilton's Mayor. He congratulated the Federation on the magnificent banquet, stating [ "Hamilton is a little disappointed | that you did not choose our city for { the 1932 convention but we hope to | entertain you on some future occa- sion." He referred to Hamilton as "the greatest gity in Ontario" and "the cradle of the labour movement calling good natured cliticism on his head from speakers who folléwed him in so doing. : Mayor Ernie Marks, of this city, introduced Tom Moore and was greeted with the wildest enthusiasm. He thanked! Controllers Hacketg and Mitchell for their greetings = from Toronto and Hamilton, stating "Controller Mitchell has called Hamilton the greatest city in On- tario. do. not believe it,.awhat about Oshawa? Oshawa 1s the greatest little city in the Dominion of Canada. I would also inform Controller Hackett that we are very seriously considering the annext- tion of Toronto in the immediate future. "From all reports the delegates to this convention have had a fine time" said the Mayor, "and when you go away we in Oshawa do not want you to say good-bye but au revoir. Come back again sometime and we will give you another similar welcome." Tom Moore also referred in his address to Controller Mitchell's re- marks stating "Controller Mitchell has described Hamilton as the cra- dle of the labour movement. Well I am not going to contradict him but I am going to disagree with him. If Hamilten supplied the cradle then Toronto supplied the baby to put in L Seated at the head table, in ad- dition to those who took part in the proceedings and officers, or mem- bers, of the Federation, were W. E. N. Sinclair, M.L.A,, Rev. A. Hars- ton, Fire Chief James of Hamilton, Fred Baer, the President of the In- ternational Firefighters Association, Col. B. J. McCormick, the Secretary of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce, Dr. Kaiser, Ald. George Mor- ris, Ald. W, Boddy, Ald. Waterous,. and 'other prominent men, while seated amongst the other guests was ex-Fire Chief Russell of Toronto, possibly the best known firefighter in the province. Will Confer On -. Unemploy ment The conference suggested by the Mayor, and arranged for by himself and the Chamber of Com- merce, between employers of &- bour and representatives of tle City umeil is to be held this evening. . ia . At this conference thé unem- ployment situation will be discuss- od with a view to devising ways and means of combating the pre- sent situation and establishing some measure of relief by creating a greater demand for labour. Mayor Ernie Marks and the chairman of the four standing committees of the City Council, and also many representatives of local industries who will take part in this evening's meeting, have been giving the problem which faces the city very serious consideration and it is hoped that come definite yoliey which will be both constructive and helpful may be evolved. Because silk thread has greater tenacity than steel wire of the same diameter, -an {inventor in Termany has developed a cannon made of steel. tubes wrapped crownd with sitk until the requir- er siez has been obtained. -- Students at Colgate Universit swallowed balloons in the p ology laboratory to and in experiments. Digestive juices' are pumped into .the tubes at- tached to the balloons from time to time to test the reaction tak- dng place in the stomach, Ly; Terribly Burnea as Camp Stove Explodes, Girl Dies In Cobourg Hospital Miss Rosalyn Stewart Was Cooking Breakfast Yes- terday for College Party From Kentucky When Gasoline Stove Explod- ed--Sister Slightly In- jured (Special to The Times) Cobourg, June 19--Miss Rosalyn Stewart, cook for a party of 125 touring girl students from Trans- ylvania University, Lexington, Ken- tucky, died in the Cobourg Hospital this morning as a result of terrible burns received when a gasoline stove exploded while she was cook- ing breakfast for the party vester- day morning. Her sister was also severely burned .at the same time, and is in the Cobourg Hospital The party, which is on a four week's tour, stopped over at Co- bourg on Wednesday night, camp- ed here, and left Thursday morning. Miss Stewart was working over the gasoline stove preparing breakfast when it suddenly exploded, setting her clothing on fire as the blazing gasoline was sprayed over her. She was terribly burned, and was rushed to the Cobourg Hospital, where she died at 2.30 this morning. Her sis- ter was burned about the arms, but her condition is not considered ser- ious, No inquest will be held. The party of 125 girl students, which includes the camp crew, left Lexington, Kentucky, on Friday of last week, and was on its way to Montreal, from which point it was proposed to make a tour of the New England States on the way south. Following the tragic accident yes- terday, the main body continued its journey, while one car remained be- hind to take the injured girl, along with one of the matrons, back to Kentucky, The party is travelling in three large motor coaches, with two baggage cars, and is in charge of Professor G. L. Leggatt, of the Transylvania University. Chatham Will Be Scene Of Next Firefighters Convention Many Cities Made Bid for Gathering -- Federation Adjourned Sessions Yes- terday, But Many Are Remaining for the Sports Program Teday While the twelfth annual conven- tion of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters, which has been ifl 'session since Wednesday morn- ing in the Genosha Hotel, stood "adjourned sine die" from about 4.15 yesterday afternoon, there still re- mained a most enjoyable program of entertainemnt for today, the ma- jority of the delegates staying over for this portion of the proceedings. The next convention of this im- portant provincial body is to meet in June 1932, in the city of Chatham, that city having been selected as the meeting place next year at the final business session yesterday, af- ternoon, When the matter of the locality for the next convention came before the session the cities of Belleville, Hamilton, and Chatham were all in the ficld for final selection. The Belleville delegates withdrew their application for the convention "in favour of Chatham" leaving Hamil- ton and Chatham still contesting for this honour, A ballot taken result- ed in Chatham being selected, thirty-three votes being cast for that city while Hamilton's support- ers only numbered fourteen. The city of Chatham had invita- tions before the convention emanat- ing from the Mayor and City Coun- cil, the Board of Trade, the Rotary Club, the Kinsmen's Club, and the Kiwanis Club, the Firefighters evid- ently being gflite unable to stand against this volume of evidence in favour of that city. * Goodwill Motor Party Stopped In Oshawa Today Thirty-one Ardent Motor- ists Visited City in the Course of Tour Through Beauty Spots of Ontario Making a gopd-will tour of On- tario, a party of thirty-one ar- dent motoring enthusiasts, under the leadership of Dr. P. E. Doo- little, president of the Canadian Automobile Association, made a brief stay in the city shortly be- fore noon today. Included in the party were a number of mo- tor club representatives from various points in the United States. The party travelled in a large bus, with the manager, H. K. Carruthers and secretary A. T. Guay, going ahead in a private car, while Traffic Officer Gordon Hullick had been assigned as es- cort. The tour started this fore- noon from Toronto with Oshawa as the first stopping place and from Oshawa goes east to Brock- ville where a halt: will be made tonight. The itinerary of the party takes it to Cornwall 'and Ottawa, them back to Kingston and Belleville, up to Peterboro, through the Muskoka district along the Blue Water Highway, to Owen Sound and Sarnia, and through Western Ontario and the Niagara Peninsula on the way back to Toronto, at which point the tour will end on June 30. The party stopped at the Hote! Genosha on arriving here, and there it was met by mayor Marks, and members of the city counci), "officers of the Chamber of Com- merce and other prominent ciil- zens. Mayor Marks, in extending an official welcome, expressed re- gret that the party was net stay- ing longer in Oshawa, so that it could be entertained in the man- ner for which the city was noted but he wished the motorists a pleasant tour. George Hart, vice~ president of the Chamber of Com- merce, officially welcomed the party on hehalf of that body. A brief response was made by De. Doolittle on behalf of the tourists. He recalled the town of Oshawa as he first saw it twenty-nine years 'ago, and com- mented on the great changes that had taken place since the days dietary | when the McLaughlin Carriage Company advertised to "take a borse it you want to get any- where." He expressed apprecia- tion of the kindly words of wel- {Contigued on page 3). "aually jn Western Canada owing to DEFENGE OF LABOR MOVEMENT VOICED BY JACK BRUCE Firefighters' Federation In- formed That Capital Has Never Co-operated Jack Bruce of Toronto, organizer of the Plumbers and Steamfitters' Union and onc of the best known labour men in Ontario, was a visitor to the Firefighters convention on Thursday afternoon and addressed the afternoon session at some length, peaking, as 'he termed it, "in de- fence of the labour movement," Mr, Bruceyoutlined what that movement has obtained for the betterment of conditions for the workers, and the influence which jt has exerted on conditions all over the world. He stated that this movement was not only one which took in the moral "Am I my brother's keeper", but also the "rule of self-preserva- tion and the survival of the slick- est," emphasized that "a man's func- tion should be rewarded according to the effort put forth in maintain- ing it," . He maintained "if a thing is worth having it is worth asking for 'and fighting tor," and spoke of what he classed as "the ravages of ma- chinery, the injury machinery is do- ing to employment conditions." Speaking of the present conditions of unemployment, he classed them as "most serious," criticising those who call for "back to normalcy" and then define normalcy as "a general reduction in the scale of wages." e stressed his opinion that "there has never any co-opera- | tion with employers of labour, but always opposition in any movement" while he called attention to the paper industry stating that this in- dustry is "pauperising the workers," "admits having manufactured twice as much paper as the world requires, and is now cutting off the workers. "The problem of unemployment is not going to be solved by parliamen- tary methods" said Mr. Bruce, who drew attention to the great falling off in the demand of harvesters an- FIREMEN RE-ELECT ALL OFFICERS FOR ANOTHER TERM J. Archie McEwen Again President of Federation of Firefighters The election of officers of the Provincial Federation of Ontario Firefighters at the final session of the 12th annual convention held in the Genosha Hotel yesterday after- noon, resulted in every office being filled by the re-election of its oc- cupant for the past'twelve months Past President Richard Lyons, of Toronto, occupied the chair during the election, the complete slate of officers for the ensuing year. and for that which has now been brought to a close being as follows: President--J. Archie McEwen, Fort William. Vice-President, -- Sep worth, Windsor. : Second Vice-President -- H, Hobbs, Oshawa, , Past President,--Richard Lyons, Toronto. Secretary-Treasurer--David Lamb Toronto. Board of Directors--D, Pitkeathly fo Hamilton, Alex Mason of Ottawa and Thomas A. Vyles of London. Board of Trustces--Albert Cross and Jack Shaw, both of Toronto. Vote of Thanks Before the final adjournment of the business sessions the following resolution was unanimously adopted in appreciation of the hospitality and accommodation provided for the convention during its sessions in Oshawa, this motion being sponsor- ed by Fred Reeks of Toronto. "That this convention do pass a hearty vote of thanks to His Wor- ship Mayor Marks, the City Coun- cil, the citizens, the Chamber of Commerce, the Oshawa Firefighters and the Oshawa Press, for the most cordial and wonderful manner that they have entertained us, and that the Secretary-Treagurer be instruct- ed to send letters to the City Coun- cil and to the Press advising them of our feeling, for in our estimation, it would be #npossible for any city to give us more attention than that we have received in this young and industrial city of Oshawa." Motor Exports Drop From Last Year (Canadian Press Despatch) Ottawa, June 19.--Exports of passenger automobiles from Canada amounted to $456,000 in May, an advance from $348,000 in April but lower than $00'1,000 in May, 1930. The total for all vehi- cles exported in May was $683,000 compared with $586,000 in April and $1,. 517,000 in May of last year. Shuttle Ray East Whitby Man To Be Examined George Willett, Cromwell Ave., who was taken into custody on June 12 on a charge of assaulting his wife, and who was remanded until this morning, appeared in the City Police Court before His Worship, Magistrate T. K. Creigh- ton and was further remanded un- til next Friday on the request of Crown Attorney J. A. McGibbon, who stated that the Crown wished to have the aceused mentally ex- amined. Willett was taken into custody a weeks ago, following the laying of information by neighbours to the effect that he had made an alleged murderous attack on his wife. Ac. cording to information secured by the police, Willett and his wife were quarrelling in front of their home when the accused was seen to raise an axe as if to strike the woman. The neighbours at once intervened and took the weapon from Willett, while the police were communicated with. . To save expenses of lighting show windows, an automatic sys- tem has been developed in France which lights the windows only when shoppers are passing by. The system is operated with a pkoto-eféctric cell which sets up a current as a shopper passes the window. The sudden lighting up oft a dark window also attracts a skopper"s attention. the advent of machinery, stating "Yor every tractor on a farm two men are displaced" and stressing the necessity for co-operation and solidarity in the ranks of labour." At the close of his address tribute was gad to Mr. Bruce by the Gen- eral Secretary of the Fedetation for the manner in which he has associa- ted himself with any movement sponsored by ihe Firefightefs or- ganization, and assisted the officers of the Federation in attaining their MANAGER OF TOUR H. K. CARRUTHERS Manager of the goodwill tour, which stopped for a brief per fod at Oshawa this Torenoon, and which is taking a large party of United States motor club representatives over the more important Ontario High- ways. CITY AND COUNTRY PAY LARGE SHARE Mothers' Allowances Cost Oshawa $9,615 in 1929- 30, Ontario County, $6, 792.50 The tenth annual report for 1929-1930 of the Mothers' Allow- ances Commission, which is a branch of the Department of Pub- lic Welfare of the province reveals some interesting facts with regard to the amount of money paid out in the City of Oshawa and in the County of Ontario. In the county $13,845 was pald out from which was deducted $140 for cancelled cheques leaving a to- tal of $13.705. $120 was also de- ducted from the first amount for adjustments that were lacking in residence qualifications, leaving a net amount of $13,685. Of this amount $6,782.50 was chargeable to municipalities on the 50 per cent basis. Payments outstanding on October 31st, 1929, amounted to $527.50. The amount due from the municipalities was $7,320, while the amount received from the municipalities was $6,725, and $595 was the amount still receiv- able from the municipalities on October31, 1930. Oshawa's Share For Oshawa $17,770 was ais- bursed of which $110 was credited to cancelled checks leaving a total of $17,660 ag the net amount ex- pended. Of this amount 50 per cent or $8,830 was chargeable to the city. The total amount of out- standing claims on October 31, 1929, was $785, while the amount due from the municipality was $9,615. The amount received from the city was $8,890 leaving $725 payable by the city to the com- mission on October 31, 1930. The board which looks after the claims and administration for the City of Oshawa, is headed by Mrs. Edith C. Myers, 97 King St. East, with Miss Dorothy Farn- comb, as secretary. The members of the board are Rev. Father Bench; H. Gilchrist and Mrs, Frank Robson. Will Dine on Board Steamer Noronic The representatives from , the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce who will dine on the 8.8. Noronic this evening as the guests of the Board of Trade of Detroit, to- gether with members of the Board of Trade of Toronto and other cities, will be George Hart, G. W. McLaughlin, G. D. CBdant, T. B, Mitchell, Alex. Storrie and R. Morphy. Mayor Ernie Marks had planned to be present at'this event but is compelled to remain in. Oshawa for the conference planned be. tween representatives of the City Council and the employers of la- bour which takes place this even. ing for the discussion of the un- employment situation. A phrenology machine has been developed for making mental tests of humans. The machine has 1.084 sensitive "fingers" in a huge frame, which is fitted on the subjects head for a reading. The fingers "read" the bumps on his head. Then a printed slip 'falls out telling to what extent the subject, possesses 32 faculties. The paper gives the ratings from peer to excellent in each charac teristic. Charming Little Miss Mar- tha Bye, Whose Crippled Limbs Have Been Im- proved Through Gener. osity of Rotary Club," Made the Draw at Park Last Night THOUSANDS PRESENT TO WITNESS EVENT Second Prize of Radio Goes to Miss Aimee Willes, of Celina Street, With Tic ket No. 1,535 -- Third Prize To Be Awarded to Holder of No. 13,356 Oshawa"s loss is Port Hope's gain. = M. McBride of Port Hope won the snappy Chevrolet roadster, given away in connection with the Rotary Fair prize draw, with lucky ticket number 13,065. Little Miss Martha Bye, drew the stub out of the churn last night, and the name written on the back of this precious little yellow slip indicated the name of the lucky individual holding the ticket : The second stub which little Mar= tha drew out of the churn bore the number 1,535, the ticket being held - by Miss Ainiee Willes, of 247 Cel- ina street, who thereby won a hand- some six-tube King radio set. Miss Willes was in the audience and came up to the platform where she was presented with her prize, The third draw for a set of golf clubs or a bicycle, revealed the lucky number as 13,356. As noone claimed this ticket last night, a re- serve number, 14,726 was also drawn by Miss Martha. Over 18,000 tickets had been sold on the car. Wonderful Scene The whole city, and the popula- tion of the surrounding: country= side was apparently present at the Rotary Fair last night. The crowd anxiously waited for the prize draw and many a wondering and envying glance was cast upon the roadster as it stood in a conspicuous spot on the grounds. Oshawa knows motor cars and the unanimous opin- ion of everyone was that the car was a "neat job," while every heart beat fast in the hope that the road- ster might become its own. Rotar-_ ians had christened the car "Sweet Josephine" and for that matter few girls have ever enjoyed more loving glances than were east in the direc~ tion of "Josephine" last night. Although the draw was supposed to take place at 10.30, a short delay was occasioned on account of the large number of stubs which had to be counted. When, however, every~ thing was in readiness, the platform which had been especially reserved at the north end of the park, was surrounded; by a sea of jostling, crowded, good-natured humanity. Looking from the platform, on Razed into thousands of faces an it was a wonderful sight to see the multitude which had cramapied into the limited space between the plat- form and the booths. Even a cen- sus enumerator would have been baffled te count the heads which one saw, but it is a safe guess that there were at least 3,000 men, wo= (Continued on page 10) nr ------------ -- -- PERMIT ISSUED FOR GAS LINES Ontario Shore Gas Com. pany Given Permission Highway One of the necessary steps lead ing to a start on the laying of the gas pipe lines from Oshawa to Whitby and Oshawa and Bowman- ville was completed yesterday, when Premier G, S. Henry, acting in his capacity of minister of high- ways, issued a permit to the One tario Shore Gas. Company, Ltd., giving its permission to lay its pipe lines along the highway to these two towns. It was necessary to secure this permit before work could be started, and as soon as other preliminaries are completed the project of laying the pipes along these strbtches of highway will be undertaken. J. T. Milner, vice-president and renera! men ger of the Ontario Shore Gas Co., stated today that he could not how soon the other preliminaries could be completed, but he antici pated that work on the pipe lines, which will give employment to a considerable number of men, will be started in teh near future. Ey to Lay Lines Along the 0S £ ROTARY CAR M. McBRIDE HELD LUCKY NO. 13,065 WHICH WAS DRAWN OUT OF CHURN £3 pa. % give any definite statement ag to