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- A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Tle Osh awa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer iy Times PROBS. Unsettled with showers. Cloudy and cooler Clouly and = VOL. 9--NO. 112 Published at Oshawa, Ont., Day Except Sundays and Public Holidays Canada, Every OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES INSPIRIN G ADDRESSES IN AUDITORIUM Japanese Claim Communists Gathering in Manchuria 'INTERNATIONAL ARMY' REPORTED AS FACING JAPANESE WAR TROOPS Russians, Koreans and Chinese to the Number of Two Thousand, Said to be Mobilizing in Man- churia TOKYO GOVERNMENT SENDS MORE TROOPS War Clouds More Threat- ening as Situation De- velops -- Chinese Stud- ents Stage Demonstration Favoring War (By Canadian Press) Tokyo, (Copyright, 1931, by the Associated Press), Nov. 12.-- Raports from Mukden of a fierce battle last night near Kungchu Ling in which 50 Chinese were killed, including one woman, and three hundred wounded, and re- ports that fifteen carloads of Rus- sian arms and ammunition have arrived at Anfanchi, Manchuria, for Chinese General Mah Chan Shan, reached here today as the government planned to despatch a large fresh body of troops on Saturday. The report of the alleged ship- ment of Russian arms came from the War Office Intelligence De- partment which said it had fur- ther information that two thous- sand troops of 'International Communist Army' consisting of Russians, Koreans and Chinese, has arrived at Tsitsihar, Just north of General Mah's position at Anganchi. "Russians apparently are plan- ning something," the war office sald, wmejo,thaloa London, Nov, 12. -- Japanese troops were reported advancing north to Tsitsihar on Tuesday, "possibly with the intention of preventing Soviet interference' in the trouble between China and Japan. General Mah Chan-shan is quoted as saying in a Drily Mail despatches from Harbin. May Seize Cities Tokio, Nov. 12.--War Office re- ports that General Mah Chan- shan was preparing a counter- attack against Japanese troops in the Nonni River zone in Manchu- ria brought an announcement to- day that if the attack materializ- ed Japan would be compelled to occupy Anganchi and Tsitsihar. Troops Are Despatched Tokio, Nov. 12.--Emperor Hir- ohito ordered a fresh brigade of mixed troops and four naval de- stroyers to Manchuria yesterday. after Tokio had received informa. tion of a battle between Japanese and Chinese troops on a new front. The Emperor despatched the troops at the reauest of General Hanzo Kanaya, Chief of the Gen- eral Btaff. Admiral Baron Kiyotane, Min- ister of Marine, returned to Tokio because of the increasing gravity of the conflict in Manchuria, Despatches received here told of an encounter between Japanese infantry and a party of wander- ing Chinese cavalry near Kuch- engtzu yesterday, in which 300 Chinese and 3 Japanese were kill- ed. Nine Japanese were wounded. This is a new sector, 400 miles distant from the Nonn{ bridge- head, hitherto the centre of oper- ations. The four destroyers were sent from Kure to Japanese-owned Port Arthur, on the southern tip of Manchuria. In addition, the naval cruiser Yakuno was ordered from Yokosuka to Sasebo, within striking distance of Manchuria, to await further instructions, ar Is Demanded Nankin, China, Nov. 12. -- Three thousand students paraded in a driving rain through Nankin last night, demanding that the Government declare war against Japan. Both men and women took part in the frenzied demonstra- tion. The voluntary military corps was among the marchers, and its members shouted demands that troops be put into the field to take the offensive. PICEFD UP SASTAWAYS y Canadian Balbo YGanal Zone, Nov. 12---U, S.S. Swan reported today she had picked up eleven men adrift in a lifeboat from the Costa Rican steamer Baden Baden. Prejgmably these were castaways' sighted early in the week by the mail plane pilot as he flew over Caribbean. Air- planes and ships have been search- ing ever since. Some men are wise and nothing more. Not every good cheap car outlasts its payment. me You can't fool a woman but you can keep her guessing. a A DEMAND EXGEFDED WREATH SUPPLY Legion Forced to Supply Substitutes in Many Cases Officers of the Oshawa Lranch of the Canadian Legion state that the demand for wreaths manu- factured By disabled war veter- ans in the Vetcraft Workshops, wae so heavy in this city during 'the last few days that many or- ganizations were disappointed in the class of wreaths supplied. The Oshawa allotment, accord- ing to the approximate require- ments sent in by the local branch, was far exceéded, so great was the demand for these beautiful omblems of remembrance, and as cne result of this, and a fair ex- ample, the Knights of Columbus were compelled to accept, at the last minute, a wreath which was very much smaller than the one requested by this organiza- tion, but which was substituted for the one ordered. Officers of the Legion keenly regret that several orders for these emblems had to be filled by substitutes, and this morning expressed the hope that no ser- fous consequences were the re- sult. DRUNKEN BRAWL ON OLIVE AVENUE Foreigners Stage Scrap, One Arrested, One in Hospital drunken brawl that occurred at the home of Alexander Yurkewich, 112 Olive Avenue, last night John Babij,, 608 Albert Street, was taken to the Oshawa General Hospital by the police where he was attended by Dr, H. M. MacDonald for fa- cial injuries and several deep gashes on the back of the head. In police court Yurkewich was charged with assault causing ac- tual bodily harm under section 291 of the Criminal Code.' The accused was unreprefented and asked for a remand in order to secure counsel, Magistrate Creigh- ton concurred in the request and placed Yurkewich on bail of $4,- 000 supplied by himself and Wil- lim Czerevaty and Onufry May- dan, The accused reserved his plea. Babij presented a sorry spec- tacle in police court this morn- ing with his face badly lacerated and bandages enveloping the whole of the back of his head. It wag learned that he was brought to the police court in an intoxicat- ed condition and due to the ap- parent seriousness of his injuries, Dr. MacDonald was called and af- ter an examination had the injur- ed 'man 'removed to the hospital where he was confined until this morning. Police believe that some instrument was used to inflict the gashes on the back of Bablj's head but as yet have been unable to find any trace of such a wea- pen. W. H. HOORE, M.P. T0 BROADCAST Will Speak Over Radio for Welfare Societies Campaign Following a W. H. Moore, M.P., has con- sented to speak for the Oshawa Associated Welfare Societies in the broadcast which has been ar- ranged in connection with the opening of the campaign for re- let funds next week. The broadcast, made through the courtesy of the Evening Tele- gram, will be heard over C.K.G. W. between 6.25 and 6.30 next Monday evening, Mr. Moore has had considerable experiencd be- fore the "mike" and will speak from the King Edward Hotel, the broadcasting studio of C.K.G.W. The man who is good because he has never been tempted should not brag about his virtues. The way of the transgressor is a get-away. A pessimist is anybody who knows 'what's going on, KING IND QUEEN | ATALBERT HALL Given Grat Reception at Cruiser Goes Over Falls, | Occupants Swim Ashore Arnistice Day Bestival London, Now12--The King and Queen, togetheith the Prince of Wales, were gen a tremendous ovation at the Remembrance fes- tival by many thusands of ex-ser- vice men and croMed into the vast Albert Hall last §ght. Both thet King and the Prife were in mufti, but whilg the Prite wore a score of medals, the Ki wore no dec- orations, only a sig ile red poppy in his buttonhole. 'ke comradeshin of wartime was rebon when he led the massed Guard knds, and the great audience sang Tipperary." The Duke of York wrticipated in Armistice ceremonies t Edinburgh. Wearing the uniformof the Gor- don Highlanders, the Dke marched with General Sir Ia Hatilton, Pres- ident of the British Len of Scot- land, in the processionpf ex-ser- vice men and women tothe Stone of Remembrance, whercihere was a great gathering of sefice men, OSHAWA BOYSTO PLAY HOMEY Forming Team in Bafield Camp, Want Equi} menf i Sporting fame of the Mor City will be upheld duringihe winter up north near the Ottiya river, Mayor Ernie Marks hs informed this morning by a k- ter from the Oshawa boys in fp Bonfield road building cam} The Oshawa representatives al planning a hockey team to tak part in an inter group and cam) competition during the winter they inform the chief magistrate, and would like the support of the} folks back home in provision of equipment. The Mayor is appealing to any persons or organizations in the city who would like to share in spreading the sporting fame of Oshawa and supporting the boys in their effort to hold up the honour of the home city. Any playing equipment, skates, hoc- key sticks, pads or sweaters do- nated to the cause will be for- warded to the camp. Mayor Marks endorses the idea as a splendid endeavour to keep up the camp morale, Conditibns of camp life are praised by the Oshawa boys who write to the Mayor. There are no knockers among the Oshawa men, they state, and like the representatives of Oshawa who went to the Edison camp the Bonfield boys are glad to face a good day's work and satisfied with the manner in which they are being treated. A splendid feeling of esprit de corps is evidenced by all letters received from Oshawa young men who have gone to the camps, Magistrate Tribute to City's Soldier Dead Above is seen a portion of the large crowd which gather- led at Oshawa's War Memorial at eleven o'clock yesterday to | pay loving tribute to those who gave their all during the | Great War.--(Fhoto by Campbell). : (By Canadian Press) Niagara Falls, Ont., Nov. 12. An eighteen foot cabin cruis- er was swept over the Horseshoe Falls shortly after 8 a.m, 'today. Two men who were occupants of the craft are believed to have escaped by donning life preser- vers and swimming to shore when the boat was about a quarter of a mile above the brink of the cataract. The craft was first sighted drifting towards the crest of the falls by a motorist speeding along the Canadian Niagara Boulevard which skirts the river shore above the falls. He notified Police' Chlet Albert Perry, af Chippawa, who with Alfred Short investigated, Chief Perry said that he lo- --- REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE AT CENOTAPH * cated the boat about 100 feet out from the shore and about _an eighth of a mile from the falls' brink and shouted, trying to at- tract the attention of any one who might be aboard. There was no response and as Perry and Short stood on the shore observ- ing the craft it broke away and drifted down stream and over the brink. Two life preservers were found by Perry and Short under a tree on the shore and this led them to believe that the occupants of the craft had escaped. SIGNALS SHOULD BE UNIVERSAL ~ Agrens They May Often Be Misleading Magistrate T. K, Creighton in city police court this morning dismissed the charge of reckless driving brought against Everett W. Peebles, 137 Colborne Street East, who it was alleged, crossed the Canadian National Railway tracks on Albert street on Octo- her 16 against the signal given hy the watchman and narrowly escaped injury from a train that was approaching. Louis Hyman appeared for the accused. Magistrate Creighton in dis- missing the case stated that the signals given by the watchman were misinterpreted, but while here was evidence of careiuss- pest he had honestly believed hat he was being motioned to ross. His Worship commented iat there should be some wuni- \rsal signal in vogue for the di- rection af traffic at crossings and assured Peebles that it was lucky no one was injured, It was rash act to cross the tracks when the view was limited, Sydney Shaw, the watchman on duty, told the court that he stood near the mainline tracks and waved his red flag as the fast Montreal-Toronto ¥Express wag approaching from the east. He stated that a line of box cars ob- scured the view to the east, He ¢ald that Peebles ¢isregarded his signal and went across the tracks, barely crossing in front of the locomotive, Peebles stated that he understood the signal was to zo ahead and it was not until he was on the tracks that he saw the train approaching, The court resembled a gymnas- ium 'class during the hearing of the case with the various inter- ested parties demonstrating what they considered tc be the cor- rert manner of giving a stop sig- nal. There was much waving of the arms and hands to the vast enjoyment of the audience. Some men owe more to them- selves than they do to others. A necessity is something women can go without so they can buy luxuries. by n Osha Nov. 2th Lis of delinquents have been prepared, and due to the e amount still unpaid, the Tax Collector will proceed 'Saturday, November 14th To Levy By Distress cing the collecting of arrears in the hands of Bailiffs P. A. BLACKBURN, City Treasurer. COMMUNIST CASE GOES TO THE JURY 'No Evidence That Party Is Unlawful, Says Defense (By the Canadian .'ress) Toronto, Nov, 12,--The defence fired its final galvo in the case of Rex vs. Tim Buck et al when the trial of eight Communists resum- ed this morning, Hugh John Mac- | Donald, defence counsel, was ad- | dre ssing the jury on behalf of his | clients when court adjourned for luncheon and it appears that the decision will rest with the jury before nightfall, Norman Somer- ville, K.C., Crown prosecutor, is to speak yet, and he will be fol- lowed by Mr. Justice Wright, pre- siding, then the jury will retire to consider its verdict, In his address Mr. McDonald declared there was no evidence that the Communist Party of Can~ ada was an unlawful one. For seven years, he said, a member of the police, Sergt. John Leopold, had acted as secretary of a branch of the party in search of evidence, Daily, defence counsel maintain. ed, Leopold had turned in his evi- dence to headquarters of the Roy- al Canadian Mounted Police of which he was a member and yet, he said, in all that time there had been no evidence that the party had tried to overthrow the Gov- ernment of Canada or change the existing economic systems by use of force and violence, MAYOR AND MIKE HAVE ARMISTICE Bet Still On But Active Hostilities Deferred at Present Through the {intervention of mutual friends, Mayor Marks and Mike Bouckley met on Armistice Day. The spirit of peace was in the air and they decided that in tho "interest of harmony in 'the city, and so that both of them would be able to spend their whole time working for the Wel- fare Campaign, they would sus- pend verbal hostilities of a per- sonal nature. The bet, however, is still bn. Mayor Marks bets that the Wel- fare Fund will reach $10,000 on the first day. Mike bets it won't. The loser, wearing a straw hat, is to push the winner, in a silk hat, from the Fire Hall to the New Martin Theatre in a wheelbarrow, on the evening of November 17. Each of the men is determined "that he is right, and it is expect- od that a large turnout will be an hand to see the bet paa. The Times representative, from what he cah hear on the street, is inclined to think that Mike is going to have a heavy job on his hands, The trouble with some people is that they arc always looking for it. Life would be torture to the man \who i is punished for all of his sins, REMEMBRANCE SERVICE MARKED ANNIVERSARY OF END OF GREAT WAR LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE Sir Arthur Currie Delivers Remembrance Day Message Montreal, Nov, 12.--Armistice Day, 1931, thirteen years after the war "which was to end war," found little real progress towards the goal of peace, General Sir Ar- thur Currie, commander-in-chief of the Canadian corps in France declared in a speech on disarma- ment here las' night. "Thirteen years have gone by and Kow great has been our dis- fllusionment, Our high hopes have been shattered, and the prospects of permanent peace are no more assured today than they were in 1918. "It is true we have tried to do something which we hoped would prevent war. For 10 years we have had the League of Na- tions whose definite purpose is the promotion of peace and the settlement of international con- troversy by peaceful means, All of the great nations, with the exception of Russia and the United States have pledged their word to support these laudable aims. We have our Locarno and Washington pacts, we have the Kellogg-Briand treaty which registers the determination of over 60 countries including the United States and Russia" to condemn recourse to war for the solution of controversies and renounce it as an instrument of national policy. "The history of the past has taught us, and the history of the present confirms most emphatic- ally, that these solemn engage- ments are easily disregarded, Witness what is now happening fn Manchuria between China and Japan. Whatever the Irritation by China, and I have no doubt it has been great, Japan has broken her word and prostituted her pledge by her war-like actions in the last month, With inexcusable effrontery she has defiled the League of Nations which seems to be as powerless as it has been weak." Sir Arthur felt a great mis. take had been made by the League in inviting a representa- tive of the United States of America to join the council board. That political move seemed to have loomed larger in the eyes of the league than the strusgle it- self--"or 'did they know that the league would fail and wish to have the United States of Am- erica associated with the failure, Whatever happened at Geneva, Japan in her dispute with China adopted war as an instrument of national policy, despite her agree- ment to the Kellogg-Briand pact --s80 much for international agreements of the kind men- tioned. "We must have something else if we are to have peace." The "madness" of tremendous ex- penditures on armaments must stop "or the world will plunge headlong to destruction." The question of disarmament must bs placed on the high plane of universal requirement and dealt with in a spirit free from prejudice and selfish considera- tion, the speaker concluded. WATER VERY LOW "IN LOCAL PORT Dry Summer Is Affecting Shipping in Oshawa Water in the Oshawa harbour is at the lowest level in its his- tory, Col. B. J. McCormick, gov- ernment wharfinger, announced this morning. To-day the depth of water in the harbour is report- ed at 13 feet two inches, about four feet below the normal depth, Shallow water in the harbour suf- fered in common with all other ports and harbours on Lake On- tario, is attributed to the dry wea- ther of the past summer as well as the continued diversion of large amounts of water by Chica- go from the Great Lakes. 'The shallow water in the local port means that all boats Somiug ing. intc the harbour have to carry a lighter cargo. On vessels loaded with coal it means a reduction of nearly 400 tons in boats that would normally carry about 2,000 tons or more and is sufficient to make meeting of operating ex- Sn Canon Hedley and Colonel Hooper Spoke Feelingly on Meaning of Remem- brance Day RICHES OF NATION IS IN SACRIFICES Day Can Never Be a "Mere Holiday" to Men Who Took Part in Great Con- flict, Said Col. Hooper Hluminating the meaning of Res membrance Day two searching ade dresses by Capt, the Rev, Canon Hedley, of Toronto, and Lt.-Col, B. 0, Hooper, of Toronto brought to a fitting close the observances of the 13th anniversary of Armistice Day in the service held last night by the Canadian Legion in the Col- legiate Auditorium, Rev, Capt. E. Harston, chaplain of the Legion, assisted by Rev, Capt, S. C. Jarrett, conducted the service which was attended by a large crowd of veter- ans and other citizens and the local companies of the Ontario Regiment accompanied by the regimental band. Minds of the audience were cars ricd back to those fateful four years between 1914 and 1918 when Cana- dian young men, with the other soldiers of the allied armies, were proving their ability for heroic self sacrifice and proving Canada's na= tionhood, Recalling their sacrifice and the price paid not only by those who did not return but by how many did return and are still paying the cost of their service, the speaks ers urged Canadians to make them= selves worthy of the price that had been paid and to endeavour to acs tually make reality the ideals for which thev had suffered 'The service opened with the hymn "O God Our Help in Ages Past" accompanied by the regimental band, - Following prayer by Capfi™® Harston and scripture reading by Capt, Jarrett, Canon Hedley spoke. The hymn "Fight the Good Fight" was followed by Col. Hooper's ad« dress, a solo "They Are Not Dead" bv M.s, Grant Berry, observance of the +o minutes silence. The ser- vice closed with the hvmn 'Onward Christian Soldiers" and God Save the King. "The utter futility of war should be in our minds on Armistice Day as we think of the men who died, the flower of our young manhood cut off by the carnage of those four years" declared Canon Hedley. One would think that never again would we allow our youth to be slaughter * ed as they were at that time if' we remember what happened, 'War is Hell" "War is hell. It is the most un= reasonable manner of settling dis~ putes between rational animals as men are supposed to be. But there are things worse than war, worse than the suffering of the trenches, worse than the loss of life. They are injustice, cruelty, wrong and a thousand things we tolerate in our so called Christian civilization, Those who clamour against war sometimes make the mistake of ne- glecting the causes of war and put the wrong thing first." Mere petitions against disarmas ment would avail little as long as the seeds of international misunder- standing and distrust and ill will were allowed to remain. He res buked those who were concerned with cutting down the militia, ale ready sadly hampered. "A civil ore ganization such as the Canadian militia", he declared, "is the oppos= ite and the antidote for militarism as it is known in Europe." Quoting Sir George Paish in his book on the road to recovery Canon Hedley declared that there would always be wars untij nations learned to conduct their affairs and behave towards cach other as Christian gentlemen in a community, The riches of a nation, declared the speaker, did not consist of its savings but its sacrifices, This was true of all the nations and peoples who had done great things. By this standard we were very rich in our memories which were being recalled by Remembrance Day. The men who gave their lives gave Canada her nationhood, Canon Hendley declar- ed that 'he had never felt himself a Canadian until after his service and experience with the Canadian army overseas. . "] saw the commonnlace trane- formed .into the heroic", he said. The splendour and the courage of the young men of Canada trans= formed me. Of course they were a © bunch of Godless young devils on the surface but they were the sort of Godless young devils whom Christ would have loved. What ever the surface 'of their conduct may have appeared, and it was often pretty rough and wild, they had the early Christian virtues for lack of which the present churches are die~ "Thev had a brotherhood of ser vice and gaye themselves gladly for each other," said Canon . Hedley. Sheaking of the ideals of brothers disinterested service Cans on Hedley remarked that these were also th "ideals" of the Legion. "And by the way I wish more (Continued on page 3), |.