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Newspap:zr in a Growing City [Ge Ohaus Daily Ties. 3 Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer EVOL NO TT Pa a gobs Oo Commi Er OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy 31 3 FILTRATION PLANT TO COST $1 {Communist Party Leaders Sentenced to Imprisonment UTILITIES COMMISSION TWELVE PAGES i | SEVEN MEN WERE GIVEN | TERMS OF FIVE YEARS, EIGHTH GOT TWO YEARS Sentence Pronounced This Moming by Mr. Justice Wright in Toronto End- ing Trial Lasting Eight Days PARTY'S PROPERTY ORDERED SEIZED Deportation To Be Asked for All Prisoners Except Tim Buck--Effect of the Trial Will Be A'most World-wide (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Nov. 13.--Seven members of the Communist Party of Canada were sentenced to terms of five years' imprison- ment on the first two counts of a three-charge indictment, and to two years on a third count, sen- tences to run concurrently by Mr. Justice Wright this afternoon. The eighth' man, Thomar Cacle, was sentenced to two and one years respectively on counts, his sentence also running concurrent- Iy. The cougt recommended de- portation of seven of the men at the expiration of their sentences, and also authorized the seizure of all property "owned by the Communist Party of Canada, They were convicted by a jury Jast night on three counts; being members of unlawful association; acting as members of such an as- sociation, and with being parties to seditious conspiracy. The men receiving long terms were Tim Buck, Tom Ewen, John Boychuk, Amo#=T.- Hill, Mathew Popovitch, Malcolm L. Bruce and Bamuel Cohen while Thomas Cacle received shorter terms. In addition, all except, Bruce will be recommended for deportation at expiration of their imprison- ment, and the Crown will seize all property owned by the Com- munist Party of Canada, The Attorney General of Un- tario will turn over to the At- torneys General of all other Canadian Provinces the evidence collected during the ten years' in vestigation of the ramifications of the party for their action, The final decision of the jury last evening rounded out the eighth full day consumed by the trial, and con- cluded a day devoted entirely to final addresses to the jury by de- fense 1, Crown 1 and the presiding judge, Mr. Justice Wright. provoked no demonstration. Promptly at eight o'clock came a knock on the jury-room door. Im- mediately, Mr, Justice Wright as- cended the dais, and the jury re- sumed the seats which they had occupied for eight court days. Then the accused filed in from the cells, with Tim Buck, their na- tional leader, in the van; Tom Ewen next; then John Boychuk; Amos T, Hill, Malco! Bruce, itch, Sam Carr and Thomas Cacic. ey took their seats, three in the prisoners' dock and five in a row of chairs in front. : y Stephen Wills, , the court crier, proceded checking off the roll as. it was called by the court registrar, Edward Trow. : : While that was being done, His Lordship had spoken'to the sheriff's deputy. Four uniforme: constables quietly 'slipped into the back of the court room and stationed them= selves in the rear aisle at intervals, ready to quell an incipient demon- stration, Court attendants said it was the first occasion in more than 25 years, if ever, that city constables had been summoned into the As- sizes court room, : Verdict of Jury "Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon a verdict?" asked the registrar when the roll was called, 'We have," responded the fore- man, i "Do you find the prisoners at the bar guilty or not guilty on the first count?" . "Guilty, my Lord. ere was no outcry, no demon- trati The eight men who face a maximum term of 22 years made no outward sign of emotion . They sat just as they had for sight days-- silently, Their wamenfo 'and half 1 1 in the sp 8' section were equally silent, although some eyes glistened. : ~ All 'Accused ty "That is as to all of the accused?" asked His Lordship. It was, the foreman said, and a strained silence followed while the judge wrote his endorsement on the writ. Tt was read over to the jury. His Lordsh turned to speak to the jurymen. "You have had a long ars duous task in this case," he said. "and. it has required great care and close attention which you have giv- en it. "1 dou't, think soy fault ar criti- Rendering of the verdict Matthew Pop-. COMMUNISTS HAD VERY FAIR TRIAL Was in Keeping With Bri- tish Traditions Says Col. Price Toronto, Nov. 13--"1 am pleased that the accused Communists had a fair trial," was the comment last night of Col. the Hon. W. H, Price, Attorney-General, who launched the prosecution which culminated in the convictions. : "While I felt surc that the evi- dence warranted prosecution, still still I was anxious that their trial should be in keeping with the tra- ditional fairness of our system of justice. The case was in the hands of the judge and a jury; the Crown did its duty; and the accused were ably defended. Further than that I do not care to speak." " The prosecution of the leaders of Communism in Canada was sct in motion at the instigation of the attorney-general's department in a series of raids last August 11, when most of the accused were taken in- to custody and a large quantity of official documents 'and literature were seized, to be used as evidence in the Crown's case against the prisoners, The raids themselves were the re- sult of \several years of effort by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the provincial police forces, their efforts having been intensified in the last six months. Vernon J. Chance, director of records, C.M.P., and Joseph Sedgwick, of the attorney-general's department, directed the investigation and raids. CANADATO OFFER NEW BOND ISSUE Definite Announcement Made by Premier Bennett Yesterday RC (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Nov, 13.--The Domin- fon of Canada will shortly make an offering of bonds to the Can- adian Public, probably on Nov. 23, according to an announce- ment by the Prime Mirister be- fore he left Ottawa yesterday. "The name of the loan will be 'Dominion of Canada National Service Loan,"' a statement 1s- sued by the Department of Fi- pance, following Premier Ben- nett's announcement, declared. "The campaign is now being organized by a general manage- rent committee, of which Sir Churles Gordon, C.B.E., president of the Bank of Montreal, is chair- man, and it will be nation-wide, the Department of Finance today placing large orders with the King's Printer for prospectus and application forms, the initial re- quisition for the former being for one and half million copies. "The treasury is closely watch- ing the movements of security prices for, while this issue is to be a domestic one, the day-to-day values of bonds in Canada are in- fluenced by the values placefl on Dominjon of Canada securities in "New York, Dominion of Canada bonds in the latter market. have een improving steadily in the lant week, the 4 per cent. issue which matures in 1960, for exam- ple, now being quoted at three dcllars higher than it was ten days ago." This is the first announcement of the impending loan from offi- cial sources although it has been 'forecast for some time, It has been rumored that the loan would be for $125,000,000 bear- ing interest at five per cent, but indications yesterday were that the exact amount to be asked for had not yet been defintely de- cided upon and §150,000,000 may be uearer the mark. The exact amount the bonds will return to the investors has not yet been fin; ally fixed it is stated. A state- ment on these two points will yrobably be forthcoming in a few days. SUMMER TIME'S ORIGIN "The real inventor of summer time was Benjamin Franklin, the great American, who wrote an ar- ticle in a Paris paper showing how great economy in candles and ofl could be effected by Parisians altering their clocks, and work hours every summer." cism could be found. You were on- lly responsible for deciding the case, on. the evidence brought before you and I feel that you were well war- ranted in your decision on the evi- dence" 1932 McLaughlin-Buicks Have New Lines and Wizard Control a NEW MODELS INTRODUCE STARTLING INNOVATION IN MOTOR-CAR OPERATION This is one of the 34 smart, freshly- | improved free-wheeling and a new silent- styled models offered for 1932 by Mc- | second syncro-mesh transmission, All the Laughlin-Buick. They are all featured | models in the four brilliantly engineered by "Wizard Control", which combines | series have a new, simply-operated "ride an ic power-op d clutch with | regulator", and scores of other advance- ments. This particular model, which illustrates the newly - designed Fisher bodies, is the special five-passenger Sedan of the "Sixty" series, To Be Heard Over Radio VW. H. MOORE, M.P, Member for South Ontario, who will' broadcast from C.K.G.W. on Monday evening from 6.25 to 6.80 o'clock in connection with the Assoclated Welfare Societies' Campaign. THE TINES STARTS ANEW CONTEST "Do You Know" Stories Offer Worth While Prizes Beginning with this issue, The Daily limes will carry several stories each issue regarding worthy firnfs of the city. I'he stories will be distributed through the paper and will appear in the form of straight news stories, The: object is to further acquaint the people of Oshawa and surrounding territory with the metropolitan service of our own institutions. To give the reader added interest in the articles, The Daily Times is conducting a contest in conjunction with the stories, Here is how--The last sentence in each story will be found to form a question which begins: "Do you know , . . ." The question pertamns to the firm for 'whom the story is written, and it is necessary to call them to obtain the answer. This, however, is fot a guessing contest, The Daily Times will pay three dol- lars in cash prizes daily for the 'most cleverly arranged answers to the questions, To compete it is necessary to call cach of the firms that the stories describe, obtain the answer to the question, and submit the set ofr answers to The Daily Times "Do You Know" editor. Your set of answers may be ar- ranged in any way. They are jud- ed for originality of construction. ou may write your answers to poetry, or touch them off in an ar- tistic manner with crayons or water colors, or write an essay built around the firm and their service or paste your answers on pages to- gether with pictures that are in keeping with the service of the firm or accompany your answers with cartoons, or what have you. These are merely suggestions, Just test your artistic ability by arranging your set of answers in any novel or unique way. * e¢ "Do You Know" stories are easy to locate, at each carries a Yoot-note at the bottom which an- nounces the amount of prize and the numb ' stories in the issue, 'Turn to the pages now, locate the articles, call the firms and send in your answers, It's fun! It's profit- able! It's educational! When a sick woman is able to mend. Vsew she's-on the Utilities Employees | Contribute to Relief Will Donate 'One Day's Pay in Each Month for Five { Months, an Aggregate of $768.75--Commended by Commission | Employees of the Public Utilities | Commission have donated one day's pay a month during the winter to relief the Commission were inform- ed last night in a letter from the general manager of the utilities, Charles T. Barnes. The action which brings the commission em- ployees into line with the civic em- ployees, police, firemen, board of education employees and other of- ficials of the city, was heartily com- mended by the commission, The donation will amount to one day's pay a month or $153.75 a month for the five months. The letter from Mr, Barnes read "In view of the general distress in Oshawa at the present time due to unemployment it has been unani- mously decided that each regular employee shall contribute to the Associated Welfare Society for re- lief purposes onc day's pay per month amounting to $153.75 per month commencing Nov, 1, 1931 and continung until April 1, 1932, Charles T. Barnes, General Manager," COMMENCE WORK EARLY NEXT WEEK Contractor Already Gather- ing Material for Filtration Plant rr ---- Preparations for the construction of the new filtration plant for' the Public Utilities Commission are al- ready under way with the awarding of the construction of the actual building to W. J, Trick Co. Ltd, Speaking to The Times this morn- ing Mr, Trick stated that materials and equipment were being gathered at the site of the plant today and that actual construction would be underway early next week. Remov- al of the residence of one of the waterworks employees from the site of the plant is the first job under- taken, Questioned regarding the labour to be used on the job and the trades that would be represented, Mr, Trick stated he could not yet give out any information. The whole question of labour and use of relief workers will be discussed at a joint meeting of the Commission and the Boards of Works with the consult- ing engineer and the contractor. The job will provide employment for a wide range of skilled trades- men F. A. Dallyn intimated last night, Trades represented will in- clude carpenters, masons, steam fit- ters and other artisans. CHICKEN THIEF SENTENUED (By the Canadian Press) Cobourg, Nov, 13.--Guilty on charge of chicken theft, Gordon Lonsberry wag sentenced by County Judge to six months in jail, Lonsberry disappeared some months ago when out on bail, leaving a note stating his bones would be found in a quarry. Po- lice put little faith in the note and eventually arrested him. TIGHETS SELL LIKE HOT CAKES Plenty of Room in the Armouries for Masquerade Although the tickets for the big Masquerade dance in the Armour- fes on Monday night have been selling fast there is still plenty of time to secure one, Everyone knows the sfze of the floor In the Armouries and it will take a lot of people to even make it look in habited. The policy of "the more the merrier" should be adopted by every citizen of Oshawa and district so that the dance may be the success that it deserves, The program that has been ar- ranged by the Kinsmen Club is one that will bg worth seeing, It is their Intention to do away with the long intermission that is us- nally a part of all dances, In its stead there will be a number of short intermissions when special feature offerings will be present- ed. Dancers may come assured that they will be provided with the best in modern music, Mr. Snell with his augmented orches- tra will bg on hand and present a varied program of selections to please everyone. : A feature of the -evening will be the judging of the costumes, for the best of which prizes will be given. It should be understood that it is not absolutely essential to wear costumes but it would add much to the enjoyment of the eve- ning and the colorfulness of the gathering if costumes predominat- ed, New York Prohibition agents "are reported to have alleged that they have not been able to raid a 'barge which has been running un. disturbed for three years because it has been protected by the po- after Oshawa Nov. 12th Lists of delinquents have been prepared, and due to the large amount still unpaid, the Tax Collector will proceed Saturday, November 14th To Levy By Distress ll by placing the collecting of arrears in the hands of Bailiffs P. A. BLACKBURN, City Treasurer. SPECIAL PROGRAM NOW ANNOUNCED » Attraction For Benefit Per- formance at New Martin m-- Whole hearted support and re- sponse of the public to expected to the benefit performance being of- fered in the New Martin Theatre in aid of the fund of the Associat- ed Welfare Society, The feature presentation of the evening will be Thomas Meighan in his latest star- ring vehicle "Skyline" which has been secured by Mayor Ernie Marks especially for the benefit performance. Growing interest in the event promises to pack the house for every presentation. "Every citizen--is truly his broth- ers keeper," declares Mayor Marks in making an appeal for public sup~ port for the performance, The whole theatre and the staff who are donating their services, will be op- erating in the interests of the wel- 'are society he reminds the public. I'hg entire proceeds of the evening will go to the fund, LEGION BANQUET A GREAT SUCCESS Provincial Secretary, Col. W. H. Scarth, Principal Speaker About two hundred members of the Canadian Legion with their guests and the members of the Ladies Auxiliary gathered last night for the annual Armistice Day ban- quet in the Genosha Hotel, follow- ing which dancing was epjoyed un- til a late hour, The proceedings of the: evening were most suitable to the occasion under the chairmanship of Captain James Aylett, Vice-President of the toast to The King and also that to "Fallen Comrades" which was mark- ed in the accepted manner with two minutes of silence preceded by the "Last Post" and concluded by "Re- veille," The speaker of the evening was Lt-Col. W. H. Scarth of Toronto, secretary of the Ontario Provincial Command, who was introduced by Dan. Douglas, the thanks and ap- preciation of the gathering being very ably voiced by George W. Mc- Laughlin. Mayor Marks was, un- fortunately, unable to be present owing to a meeting of the Public Utilities Commission, his place on the list of speakers being taken by L. Prentice. In commencing his address, which dealt at some length with the hist- ory of the British Empire Service League, its aims and objects, Col, Scarth stated that it was his first public appearance since receiving the appointment of secretary under the Provincial Command: He ex- plained that he was a Canadian by birth, and as a young man served for some time in the North West Mounted Police, while' at the Pro- vincial Convention during the sum- mer in this city' he had the honour of representing the Dominion of South Africa as a B.E.S.L. delegate. In reviewing the history of the League, of which the Canadian Le- gion is part and parcel, Col, Scarth said in part as follows: Born During The War The B.E.S.L. was really born dur- ing the turmoil of war, towards the latter end of that great struggle, when men's thoughts were turning to the aftermath of war and the (Continued on page 8) VISCOUNT BYNG T0 VISIT CANADA Will Be Guest of General Currie For Vimy Day Toronto, Nov. 18. -- Viscount Byng will visit Canada next spring, and will be the guest of 8ir Arthur Currie on April 9, the fifteenth anniversary of the storming and capture of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps. Announcement to this effect was made by General Currie last night at the complimentary din- bers of the Military Institute, There was no doubt, declared Sir Arthur, that Lord Byng would be swamped with invitations that he could not possibly accept, but he felt sure that during his visit he would welcome the opportun- ity to meet publicly with his old comrades-in-arms in one of the larger centres of population from which Canadians went forth to battle. 'It is worth noting that the two creat nations which had the silghtest acquaintance h the last war are the two nations now bristling for the next one, Oshawa "branch who proposed the | h ner tendered him by officer mem- | tion of R CHAIRMAN T0 SIGN AGREEMENT Utilities Commission Rati- fied Water Installation for Harmony ---- Agreement for the extension of a water main through Harmony and along the Kingston Road to the Oshawa Missionary College, and sale of water on terms already an- nounced, was approved by the Pub- lic Utilities Commission at its meet- ing last night against the determin- ed opposition of Chairman John Stacey. Though finally agreeing to sign the agreement as chairman, Mr, Stacey protested to the last minute that the agreement was un- fair to the city. Terms of the agreement, as al- ready announced by the commission include clauses setting the service charge to consumers the same as to those in © nawa and the rate for water used as twice that of the city, I'he township agrees to back all water accounts and settle those not paid by the 20th of any month. Cost of the main which will be construct~ ed by the commission, will be borne by the township on a cost plus 10 per cent basis, All persons whose properties front on the highway wil) be entitl- ed to water service. The township will pay all maintenance and repair charges and the commission will make all connections and supply meters. The service charge is set for five years and may then be re- vised by the commission and the agreement is set for 25 years. "We won't get enough out of it to pay the cost of supplying the wa- ter declared Chairman Stacey, "We are making a. heavy investment in meters, we have to read them, keep them in repairs and will probably ave to Buy a man a car to go around and read them. The city bas paid heavily in past years for our equipment out of taxes and now the townshi~ resident who has ney- er put in a cent will enjoy the re- sults." "They should either guarantee a certain consumption of water or else guarantee' us a minimum rev- ene regardless of consumption," declared Mr, Stacey, "You are mistaken in your facts," declared Commissioner Frank Ma- son. "You will find that everything we get from the township is velvet. The service charge will more than pay for the meters. The township 1s Raving all the other costs," s the bylaw, moved by Mayor Marks and seconded by Commis- sioner Bob Preston, was being read Chairman Stacey reiterated his de- termination not to sign it and in- structed that the name of some other ber of the commission be asserted in that part of the bylaw authorizing the signature, Other members of the commission pFotest= ed against his stand, "After all you must bow to the majority especially when the rest of us are unanimous on this," remark- ed Commissioner Preston. Finally the chairman agreed to give his signature "but only under protest." DOVE OF PEACE LEFT OSHAWA Mayor and Mike Have Silk Hats All Ready RR RH] Both The 'passing of the peace-like at- mosphere of the Armistice anniver- sary has renewed the bitterness be- tween . Mayor Ernie Marks and Mike Bouckley over their wager on | the result of the first day's collec- tions for the Associated Welfare Societies in the campaign which op- ens next week, Mike's diatribes have assumed a deeper note of scorn as he insists that the wheel- barrow in which he is going to ride must be equipped with a rubber tire, Mike's friends, however, claim that it is all a bluff on his part and that he is rapidly losing his assur- ance, The pre-campaign response from many individuals and organi- zations in the city to the campaign's call and the enthusiastic organiza- oss Mackinnon's workers and Oshawa's reputation for gener- osity make a combination that is starting to worry Mike. A friend has presented him with a silk hat but he is afraid he may have to wear the straw hat waiting in Chief Friend's office. : "Let him worry," said the Mayor gimly when informed of the news, avor, Marks laughed when inform- ed that Mike was looking for a rubber-tired - wheel iw," "He should be looking for one with pad- ded handles," «declared the chief magistrate. "I'm not telling any- body what I weigh but he is sure going to, day 91 Jext Tuess 3 A . & { HAS ACCEPTED TENDERS _ FOR WORK TO BEGIN Original Estimate of Cost Greatly Exceeded When Tenders Were Examined at Meeting of Commis- sion Last Night 7 W. J. TRICK CO., LTD. HAS MAIN CONTRACT Expenditure on Equipment Cut to the Bone -- Will Mean No Increase in Tax Rate -- Actual Cost to City About $90,000 Contracts for the construction of the new water filtration plant, totalling $126,870, were awarded by the Public Utilities Commis~ slop meeting last night, The tee tal amount, over 25 per cent. bigher than the highest estimate previously considered by the members of the commission, gave them considerable hesitation be- fore any tenders were accepted and even that sum was only ach~ ieved by chopping off a number of features which had been orig- inally planned for the plant, Tenders on the new plant«were received in three sections, On the actual building the tender cof W. J. Trick Co. Ltd, was lowest at a price of $57,735 with an additional $10,000 for pip- ing underneath the building, making a total cost of $67,735. Contract for the provision and installation of all equipment was awesrded to W, J. Westaways Ltd., of Hamilton, at a cost of $50,885 and the contract for the construction and setting up of the overhead tank was awarded to the Horton Steel Co., of Cans ada, at a cost of $8,250. Staggered at Figures Members of the commission were staggered on opening the tenders earlier in the afternoon to discover that the total cost of the plant according to original specifications and the lowest ten- derc would amount to $167,785. When plans for the building were first discussed $85,000 was ex- pected to be the cost and on this estimate the work was submit- ted to the government to receive the grant for unemployment re- lief. Later F, A, Dallyn, consult- ing engineer, before preparing plans estimated the cost would be considerably over $90,000 but the actual cost, according to tem- ders was not expected by any member of the commission, Faced with the absolute ne- cessity of the construction of the plant for the protection of the city water supply, which accord ing to reports received from the Provincial Board of Health, was teing seriously endangered by the (Continued on page 4) Hon. Gideon Robertson says that'we must not dwell too mor~ bidly on the years that are gone, glorious as they were, Couplin with the toast the distinguishe dates of 1930 and 1931, hl Bill ch dE BER EL TODAY IS FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH . . -. Anyone who notices a pedestrian walking along King street with his fing ers crossed this afternoon can be reassured that he is not a candidate for a pads ded cell in a mental hos- pital, It is quite all right as today is none other than Friday the Thirteenth and people whose supers stitious natures are inclin- ed in that direction will be taking every precaution not to invoek the displeas« ure of Lady Luck. It is rather unusual that in this age of science and in« . vention when the human race pride themselves on their culture, that super stition should still have a place in our everyday life, There are men of out- standing intelligence who under no circumstances will accept an automobile license which contains the number thirteen or any of its multiples, Sailors in particular, are very much inclined toward supersti- tion and will not com- mence a voyag: on a Fri. day and refused in olden times to set sail on that day, To have the number thirteen connected with it was declared a holiday as far as setting sail was con» cerned, It was a coingi- ° dence that a number of boats which disregarded tradition came to grief, as the sailors put, for no othe er reason than starting ou on a voyage on a Fri- iy. EASES ERR ER EERE 4 Ld LJ * - LL Ld - - LJ - » » LJ LJ A - - - " LJ - . » - - - . * . - - - » v * » . . » » - - -. . . . . « g