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4, Growing : Newspaper in a Growing City The ® Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer haa Daily Times "All the News While Ik Is VOL. 9--NO. 37 Publislied st Ouligwa; Ont, Conny, Every Day Except Sundays and Public OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES REDUCTION OF RATES FROM AUGUST 1 Son Born to Lord and Lady Bessborough Early Today IS SECOND CHILD BORN | TO GOVERNOR GENERAL | FOR REPAYHENT IN CANADA'S HISTORY Happy Event Took Place| In Royal Victoria Hos- pital, Montreal In Early Morning Hours MOTHER AND CHILD BOTH DOING WELL New Baby Is Her Excel lency's Third Child -- Only Other Baby Born To Occupants of Can- ada's Government House Was In 1875 14.--A son was Montreal, Aug. Born eerly this morning to Her Excellency Lady Bessborough, Wife of the Earl of Bessborough, Governor General of Canada, and latest reports from the Royal Vigtoria Hospital stated Her Ex- cellency's condition gave no cayse for anxiety. "Both mother and son doing well", said an official bulletin, timed at five o'clock this morn- This marked the second occa- sion since Confederation that a child has been born to the wife of 'the Governor General while in office, In 1875 a son was born to the Countess of Dufferin at Ot- two wa. : Pheir Excellencies have Pp children. he Governor General and 1ady Bessborough came to Mont- veal early in July and occupied "Ravenscrag", the residence of Sir Montague Allen. HINDUS MAY YET BE REPRESENTED Todo Government Making Efforts To Bring Mahat- 'ma Gandhi Into Line Bombay, India, Aug. 14.-- Mahatma Gandhi, head of the Hindu Nationalist Congress, may yet be seen alongside representa- tives of Indfa's other factions and native states when the second round 'table conference on the constitution of New India assem- bles this autumn in London. Authorities, anxious to have every section of\ India represent- ed, will make fresh endeavors to bring Gandhi into line, it was stated. He announced yesterday he would not go to London bh cause the authorities had carried out the terms of Delhi truce. HOPE ABANDONED Cleveland, Aug. 14.--Off of Trans American Air Line, today 'they had abaudose optimistic hopes for Pilot Parker D. Cra Canadian radio operator, , Pacquette, since the body airman was sighted floatic : Shetland Islands, WEATHER Toronto--Lower Lakes Georgian Bay, Ottawa upper St. Lawrence vallc Light to moderate w and for the most part today and Saturday, ing somewhat warmer slight probability of sca ed thunder showers, Her Excellency Lady Bessborough BRANCH OF G.M.C. LOST T0 OSHAWA General Motors Acceptance Corporation and Insur- ance Corporation Head | quarters Office Moved to Toronto Headquarters of General Mo- tors Acceptance. Corporation and General Exchange Insurance Cor- poration have been moved to To- rento, according to announcs:- ment made to The Times this merning by A. O. Heather, Re- gional Manager. This means that Toronto will gain a personnel of twenty-five who were previously in Oshawa. The General Motors Acceptance Cerporation and General Ex. change Insurance Corporation will occupy offices on the twelfth f.oor of the Ster.ing Towers Bul'ding. ° The move is made in the inter. ests of efficiency, having in view the central position of the new location in relation to the differ- ent branches, of which there are eight in various Canadian cities. The change will not include the addition of any employees to the staff. General - Motors Acceptance Corporation is the organization which handles all time paper on General Motors car garchases, and 3d scheexr havgood deal iadi- fig eresting to watch that the first, ) Days of this Clearance LE Besser ssss rey KirTEN REscuep© Every ver cio So mdvantage morning by the inspe of the Oshawa Humane clety. In yesterday evenin imes, an advertisem. 'Here On for a io t kitt Tne spector, warkine AtUPAAY the Oshawa creek, f a /group of boys "pla : ith a Kitten, or rat} trying to drown r 'rescued it and, on a $itlon, found it was t: tten which had been a vertised as lost, and resto, ind Save ed it to the owner. ne 'The moral, as Inspectc Orr pointed out, is tha when pet animals are lost the owner should insert an, advertisement in the class- ified columns of The Tiley ' and telephone to the Hu- Jane Society. ston's UTILITIES ASK Will Request the City For $30,000 Loan Some time ago the Public Uti- lities Commission loaned the City of Oshawa the sum of $30,000 and action is now to be taken by the Commission to ask for repay- ment of a third of this sum. The Commission has debentures falling due on September 1, of this year, amounting to nearly $10,000, these payments being called for from the Water Divis- ion of the utilities, and it is in or- der that payments may be met promptly, without any heavy over- draft on the banking account, that the city is to be asked for the $10,000 repayment, Ordinary revenue will take care of other payments as they fall due, it is expected by the Com- mission, but just at this time, with so many water accounts out- standing, payment of the deben- tures in question would necessit- ate quite a heavy, and unneces- sary, bank overdraft. START TOMORROW ON REGISTRATION Unemployed Will Be Ask- ed Additional Questions | To Those On June Ques- tionnaire Registration of Oshawa's unem- ployed, both married and single, in order to comply with the request of Preimer Henry, will be started at the Government Employment Office lon Bond Street West at nine o'- clock tomorrow morning. This new register has been requested by Pre- mier Henry so that it can be made a basis for unemployment relief as- sistance, and will be carried on to- morrow, Monday and Tuesday, and as much longer as it necessary to complete the list. In this registration, a separate re- cord will be kept for married and single men, and some additions have been made to the information to be secured by the questionnaire. The unemployed will be required to tell not only how long they have lived in Oshawa, but how long they have been residents of the Dominion of Canada Another pertinent question which has been added to the list is whether or not the men will be will- ing to accept work outside of the city, this apparently being with a view to finding out how many would accept work on the construction gangs which are to be organized for northern Ontario. The questions which the unem- ployed will be asked to andwer are as follows:--Name, address, natiori= thay, age, married or single, natur- osid, and if so, when, residence shawa, residence fn Canada, 'esidence, number of children, ation, and the final question, 1+ you accept work if provided ide of the of theelty. :30 NOT FAVOR ANY PATRONAGE Oshawa Legion Branch Against Political System In Filling Government , Appointments At a general meeting of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion last night, a list of resolu- || tions, to be submitted to the pro- vincial convention was passed. The resolutions dealt with a varie. ty of subjects, including the give ing of all government positions and work to unemployed men, and the payment of allowances to the dependents of veterans placed in provincial institutions. The meet- ing was the largest held by the branéh for several months, the ouneil chamber being filled to pacity, and in the course of the vening three new members were eqitiated and four other member- Iniip applications received, The resolutions which were ed for admission to the con- fon included the following: e it résolved that the incom- py Bprovincial officers wait upon Sher rime Minister of Ontario and Dun hat the exercige of political age be abandoned for the termefipeing, that the provineial ion Cayment be asked to send to headquarters notice of all ent positions in the pro~ coming vacant, or of ap- 'ents proposed, so that in- C0%on regarding these can be Butyized to the Legion branch- aid, 23. localities concerned, and haga] party exebutives be re- to consult the local Le- utives before making re. dations for. tany appoints, n inquir bag. ha Return of $10,000 of morning. KING GEORGE GODFATHER T0. BESSBOROUGH BABY Montreal, Aug. 14.--His Majesty the King has cabled to the Governor General of Canada congratulations en the birth of a son to Lady Bessborough, be godfather to the baby born at Royal Victoria Hospital this and has expressed his wish to T0 ESTABLISH SOUP KITCHEN Tag Day Unemployed Fund Being Used To Feed Single Men--Opens On Monday A soup kitchen to feed destitute single unemployed men of Oshawa will open its doors at street east on Monday morning The kitchen or lunch room has been made possible as the result of funds which the local Unemployed Association raised by the sale of tags last Saturday. All work in the lunch room will be done voluntarily and without pay by members of the Association. Only Oshawa men will be fed as the Association can not attempt to care for transients. This morning Eddie McDonald, leader of the unemployed, and sev- eral of the unemployed, and several of ths assistants were busy preépar- [i ing the free lunch room for its opening. With hammer, saw and nails they were constructing rough | 27 Bond wooden benches and tables. "The lumber for these tables and benches was supplied free of charge by the Carew Lumber Co." McDon- ald informed The Times. "We cer- tainly appreciate it." The sum of $250.18 had been rais- ed on tag day, McDonald said, An donated toward the causeetaoin-- additional fifteen centr had been donated toward the cause a few days ago. Asked whether a committee had been formed to handle the money as insisted upon by the Police Com- mission McDonald said that Ald. Puckett, Rev. E. Harston and D. A. J. Swanson had consented to act with three members of the Unem- ployed Association, namely F. Dell, J. Johnston and himself "We would also like to have Ald. Fred Kirby act on this committee but we can't get'in touch with him as he is out of town," he said. Members of the Association themselves, with their wives, will assist in the gperation of the soup kitchen. Mr, and Mrs. Kellar are to act as cooks for the first few weeks. "We also want those who are RO- ing to get their meals here to give us. some help," McDonald said. "For instance the single men can take turns in peeling potatoes and doing other jobs." Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 14.--Good progress in working out the de- tails of unemployment assistance which Ontario, co-operation with the Dominion Government, will carry out, resulted from confer- ences Premier George S. Henry, of Ontario, held this morning with Premier R. B, Bennett and Senator Gideon Robertson, the Minister of Labor. The two chief features of the Ontario program are that in the southern section the Dominion and the Province will grant as- sistance to municipal undertak- ings very much along the same lines as they did last. winter; and that in Northern Ontario assist- Premiers Met Today to Discuss Relief Plans Southern Ontario Municipalities To Be Assisted With Civic Undertakings the Same as Last Winter ance will largely revolve around the building of the Trans-Canada Highway, The decision was made that the highway will run through the Ot- tawa Valley to North Bay and will come east from Kenora to Heron Bay. With regard to the intermediate stretch it has' not been decided whether the high- way will be routed by Cochrane or Sudbury. In the stretch between Renfrew County and North Bay there will be a partial re-lecation over a stretch of 100 miles. In the west- ern section between Kenora and Heron Bay 400 miles of new high- way will be built. The Public Utilities Commis- sion, at its regular meeting last night, instructed the Superinten- dent of the Water Works Depart- ment, E. A. Colvin, to confer with W. C. Smith, the former city.en- gineer, and prepare a full report for the benefit of the Commiission in connection with the capacity of the filtration plant, having in view the needs of the city, and a letter received from the Medical Officer of Health, The communication received from the M.O.H. pointed out, at somé length, that the last feport from the Provincial Laboratories in Toronto showed an analysis of the water, after it had passed through the filtration plant, to prove the supply "unsatisfactory" At the reguest of the Commis- sfor Mr. lvin expressed his opinion that contamination of the wutef was caused "through over- working the four filters." He stuted "'the capacity of the filters is about 1,200 gallons per minute but we are pufping 1,600 gallpns. In June we pumped fifty-two mil- Iicn gallons and in July fifty-five millions. In the winter the pump- ing is just as high, January hav- ing, in the past, been our highest pumping month." Mr. Colvin pointed out that the pumps were usually stopped from eleven o'clock every night for about four hours, "when the them. "The sand in the filters has not been renewed for five or six years" ent, "but we are preparing sand for this purpose now and have about enough for two out of the four filters. "We were Tout oo but i forty in filters" are backwashed to clean said the Aol i Filtration Plant Not Up To Needs Of City Does Not Conform To Capacity of Other Appliances at Water Works--May Be Added To In Future--Util- ities Commission To Obtain Full Report On Condi- tions and Necessary Extension the near future and renew the sand.' Not Sufficient Capacity Commissioner Mason, "Is ft right .that the filtration plant, compared with the capacity of the other varatus which we have down at the Water Works, is not of large enough capacity?" E. A. Colvin,"Yes." Commissioner Mason, "Then I think we must plan to increase the capacity of the filters. We could put on another section to the west, we already have had such plang drawn up some time ago. We should certainly look Into this whole matter very thor- oughly and come to some decis- fon," Mr. Colvin drew attention to the fact that analysis of the wa- ter as taken from the city taps classed the supply as "A" or ex- cellent, the Commission agreeing, but Commissioner adding "yes, but there is too much chlorine in it. The people complain they cannot drink it in some districts." Cofmissioner Preston, "Six years seems a long time for sand to be in a filter without chang- ing." Commissioner Allchin, "The water is very bad on the street where I live. "We are on a dead end and sometimes we cannot even make tea or coffee with the water." The Superintendent, after ob- taining W. C. Smith's opinions, Mr. Smith being thoroughly con- versant with the whole situation and having expressed his willing- nese to assist the Commission in any of their undertakings, will bring da a full report regarding the whole meeting 'of STREET LIGHTS NOT EFFECTIVE Utilities Commission Ap- pointed Committee To Confer With City Coun- cil On Improving System A sub-committee of the Public Utilities Comfission, consisting of Commissioners R. B. Preston for with the City Council, or the provements to the lighting sys- tem of the city's streets. This matter was brought up before the regular meeting of the Commission by Commissioner Preston who, in discussing the charges for street lighting refer- red to by Mr Barnes in his com- ments on the new electric rates, stated "the street lighting is cer- tainly no credit to the city. I think the erection of nice cement pusts, something ornamental, would give a lot of work to the uremployed and be a real bene- fit to the city. "The lights as they are today are poor to say the least. Look at the automobiles that pass down our main streets every day. it is a shame that the lighting system should create such a poor impression, and the erection of more ornamental posts would cre- ate a lot of work. - "I would move that a cammit- tee of this Commission be hamed to approach the City Coufpeil in this matter' said Commidgioncr Preston, his motion being sec- onded by Commissioner Allchin. In discussing this motion Com- missioner Mason, and the Chair. man, Commissioner Stacey, point- ed out that the suggestion should emanate from the City Couneil and not from the Com- mission. "All we have to do is to sell our product" said Com- missioner Mason, "How it is dis- played by the consumer is noth- ing to do with us. It is not our duty to say 'put a standard here or there,' that is up to City Council." Chairman Stacev, "I believe there is a commiNce of council already considering this matter. We are willing to co-operate but we should not butt in on other people's business." Commissioner Preston, oy believe that a large amount of the unemployment in this city at the present time is caused by red tape and procrastination. The orection of such street light stan- dards that the city can be proud of them would create a lot of work. Because others sit back #nd do nothing that is no reason why we should. There are a lot of little things that could well be undertaken at this time." Commissioner Mason, kL 4 the mover and seconder of this motion are named as the com. mittee asked for I will not oppose the motion." Commissioner Preston, "That is all right with us, eh Mr. Allchin? We are quite ready to shoulder this." The motion authorizing the ap- pointment of the committee, ar amended to name the appointees was passed without a dissenting vote. WATER SUPPLIES T0 BE TURNED OFF Policy of Commission In Dealing With Accounts In Arrears, Goes Into Force Tomorrow To-morrow, August 15, is the date set by resolution of the Public Util- ities Commission for the policy of discontinuing the water supply of users who are in arrears. The Commission re-affirmed its stand when the matter was brought up for informal discussion yester- day evening, the General Manager being instructed to adhere-to the regulations governing those in ar- rears with water accounts and also to follow the recent resolutions on the subject adopted by the Com- mission, It was apparent that all the mem- bers of the Commission realize that the position of some citizens, who have been unable to meet their ob- ligation recently owing to unem- ployment or sickness, is quite dif- rent from those who could meet their accounts by making a little ef- fort, and it is probable that con- sumers in the former class will, in the near future, be considered in- dividually. in order that no.actual hardship to deserving families may ensue. a p---- Laying down the burden municipal responsibilities for . few days, John Ross, warden of Ontario county and reeve of East Whitby, accompanied by Mrs, of lett this morning on a motor trip . matter at the next the Commission, to the Adirondacks, and George C. Allchin, was ap-! pointed yesterday evening to con- | proper committee, regarding im- | Ross and Mr, and Mrs, A. J. Ross. WILL MEAN A SAVING OF GOOD PERCENTAGE FOR DOMESTIC USERS LIBERAL PARTY STILL DIVIDED W. E. N. Sinclair's Reply to Senator Hardy Said To Have Still Further Wid- ened the Breach Toronto, Aug. 14--William E, N. Sinclair, K.C,, Opposition Leader in the Ontario Legis lature, fanned the flames of Provincial intra- party warfare a bit higher last night, when he replied to Senator A. ( Hardy's recent attack on Sinclair leadership, past and present, by challenging the Senator to state his connection, if any, with the gigantic Beauharnois project. Cl iming that the public gener- ally, as well as he, personally, was still wondering why discussion of Hydro affairs and the Beauharnois "scandal" should sp arouse the ire of the. Senator as to precipitate the attack referred to, Mr. Sinclair asked of the former the following pertinent question: "Have vou at any time had any part in any manner, directly or in- directly, in any of the negotiations with av one leading up to or re- lating to the Beauharnois Order- in-Council passed by the late Fed- eral Government, and which was re- cently revoked and replaced by legislation by the present Govern- ment ?" The Management Committee of the Ontario Association met down- town. The Liberal Legislature group met in their accustomed caucus quarters at Queen's Park. Both parties issued official statements af- terward demanding a judicial probe of the affairs of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of the Province with the Sinclairites laying special emphasis on the Hydro's purchase of power sites from the O'Brien interests. Nothing official was forthcoming from either confab on the matter of burying the hatchet. Several goodwill ambassadors from the headquarters meeting, with William J. Bragg, M.P.P, heading them, sat in on the meeting of the Legislature group later, but of the overtures they are said to have carried from downtown to the Parliament Build- ings, and vice versa, no indication was supplied to the press. The full text of Mr. Sinclair's letter appears on page nine of this paper. SeNator's Comments Brockville, Ont., Aug. 14.-- Declaring he did not intend to engage in any further newspaper controversy, Hon. A. C. Hardy, President of the Ontario Liberal Association, to-day said he had not received the open letter ad- dressed to him by W. E. N. Sin- clair, K.C., Legislative Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. He did not propose to make any ex- tended reply to it, he added. When read extracts from the letter in question referring to any connection which he may have had with the passage of the Beauhar- nois order-in-council at Ottawa, Senator Hardy said: "Anything I have ever done at Ottawa will stand strictest investigation at any time by Mr. Sinclair or any one else." Further than that he declined to comment on the con- tents of the open letter from Mr. Sinclair. He intimated he would be fully prepared to discuss the question raised in Mr. Sinclair's letter at the annual meeting of the Ontario Liberal Association. "I shall en- joy answering the whole thing, it it !s desirable," he said, "at the annual meeting of the association in October." COL. LINDBERGH PREPARES FOR HOP Nome, Alaska, Aug. 14.--Col. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh will leave Nome about twelve o'clock eastern standard time today for Safety Bay, 21 miles, east, where their monoplane is anchored, to prepare for their take off for Siberia en route to Tokyio. The flying Colonel made this an- nouncement before retiring last night. Yesterday Lindbergh spent a considerable time at his plane checking the motor and helping the mechanics refuel it for the thousand mile flight {o Karagin Island where he has a cache of gasoiine and oil. ADMITTED TO BAIL Toronto, Aug. 14. After spending two days in jail for lack of bail, Tim Buck and John Boy- chuk, alleged Communist leaders arrested on charges of being mem- 'bers of an unlawful association, were released to-day on bail of $15,000 each. They will reap- pear in court on August 19. None of the other members of the Communist party, at present under arrest, have beeh able to raise bail. in court next week, 7 * New Changes A As Outlined By Ontario Commission Adopted By Oshawa Commission Last Night -- Affect Commercial Users of Power AGGREGATE SAVING + A SUBSTANTIAL ONE Is No Change in Charge for Street Lighting -- Osh- awa Rates for Streets Already Compare Favor- ably With Other Cities New electric rates, chargeable to the consumers in this city; have now been authorized by the flydro-Electric Power Commis- sion in 2a communication received and read at a regular meeting of the Public Utilities Commission yesterday evening. These rates, which go into ef« fect as from August 1 of this year, make a substantial saving to the larger users, the basis up on which they are computed be- ing, apparently, that of the larger reduction to the larger user, Commenting on the new rates, and comparing them with ihs old for the benefit of the Comi- mission, the General Manager, C. D. Barnes, outlines the charges as. from the first of this month, as follows: Domestic Charges Lighting--Service charge. 33 ¢. per month for a two wire service, G6 c. per month for three wire service. Current rate, 3% ¢. per K.W. hour for the first 40 K.W. hours, per month, balance 1c per K.W, our, reduced from 2c per K.W. hour. Discount 10 per cent. A net average reduction from the present rates of 10.3 par cent. Commercial Charges Lighting.--Service Charge. 50 c. per K. W, of conpectel load per month, Current rate, 33 e. per K.W. hour for the first 100 hours use of Joad per month, balapce 1 e. per K.W, hour, reduced from 1§ c. per K.W, hour. Discount 10 per cent. A net average reduction from rresent rates of 6.9 per cent. Power Charges Service charge $1.00 per H.P. demand eof connected load Current rate, 1.9 ¢. per K.W. beur for first 50 hours use of demand per month, reduced from 2.1 c. plus 1.3 e. for next 50 hours, use per month, re- duced from 1.4c balance at 3.3 ¢. per K.W, hour, no change. Discount 10 per cent and 10 per cent, no change. Power con- sumers owning their own trans former equipment are allowed an additional discount of 5 per cent in keeping with the general prov- incial practice. Net average reduction is 9.2 per cent. The decrease in domestic rates to the individual consumer ranges from zero to 23 per cent, depend- ing oh the current consumption and the decrease in commercial rates to the individual consumer range from zero to 25 per cent. No Change in Street Lighting There i8 no change in street lighting rates as the analysis of operating costs in 1929 showed a deficit of anproximately $2.500 and the small surplus in 1930 of $423.70 is applied to the reduc- tion of this deficit. Incidently the Oshawa rates are as low aB any other mu#icinality in the Eastern System, and in many {as stances are lower. CONSTRUCTION. - GOES FORWARD: New Utilities I Building Is Rapidly Proceeding -- Will Be Pleasing Con- trast To Civic Offices * Construction of the new public utilities building by W. J. Trick Co., contractors, is proceeding ra= pidly. The brick work, with the exception of the front, has § completed to the first story, Built of brick and trimmed with stone, this building which stan at the north-west corner of Sims. coe and Metcalfe Streets, will prove a splendid addition to the city's eivic . structures. - It, no doubt, will provide a welcome con- trast to the unsightly old resi- Jence directly to the south which They also will appear | pA bul s don ice as a' fitiolpel flding for the few years,