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Nero in a Growing City, hie sh aua Dail Succeeding The Osha..a leformecr y Ti mek ram --) PROBS. Fair and Cold Today, Turn'ng Colder Thursday VOL. ~9NO. 129 Published at Oshawa, Ont., Day Except Sundays and Public Canada, Every OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES OPEN UTILITIES BUILDING TONIGHT ae i J udgment i is Given i in Action Against City of Oshawa | CITY MUST BUY HOUSES ON JARVIS STREET, AND PAY COSTS OF ACTION Action Arose Out of Flood- h ing of Jarvis Street Prem- ises by Water Running Down From Wood St. AWARDED $500 Judgment Is in Accordance With Agreement Reach-| ed Between Claimants | and the City Solicitor (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dec. 2. -- At the sit- tings of the Supreme Court of Ontario held this week in Whit- by and presided over by Mr, Jus- tice Sedgewick, judgment was given and formally recorded in the case of action brought by W. T. Kirkley et al. against the City of Oshawa, in which damages were claimed as accruing owing to water running from Wood Street onto the property or tne claimants. ' The claimants in this case were W. T. Kirkley, 272 Jarvis Street; Stewart Keetch, 276 Jarvis Street and W. J. Manning, 278 Jarvis Street, all owners of the property in which they reside and which, it has now been adjudged, was damaged through the cause men- tioned in the statement of claim. This case was before the Su- preme Court at a previous session in Whitby and was at that time adjourned to enable the two par- ties to the action to get together and come to some agreemeu., Terms of Agreement The main terms of the agree- ment" entered into between the city and the claimants, and filed belore Mr. Justice Sedgewick this week who entered judgment ac- cordingly, are as follows: -- That the properties of W. T. Kirkley and Stewart Keetch be purchased outright by the city, the price of Mr. Kirkley's prop- erty being named as $3.900, and that of Mr. Keetch as $3,700. In the. case of the claim of W. J. Manning, judgment was enter- ed tar $500. in addition to wnicn Me ing's property will be from any special taxa- tion which may become payable should . Wood Street ever be ex- tended to Hogi street, City ys Costs Costs of the action must be paid by the city, according to the judgment, In this case J. P. Mangan act- ed as counsel for the claimants while Grierson, Creighton and Fraser acted for the city of Osh- awa. Must Pass Bylaw An interesting sidelight on this action is' the fact that a bylaw. ratifying the agreement 'entered into bétwedn counsel for the city and counsel for the claim- 'ants, was presented to the City Council on Monday night but failed to pass its third reading. This bylaw was read a first time by: the City Clerk, and its d, farther action 8 no option in and that the bylaw ture ie Ny RAIEWAYMEN WAY REFUSE WAGE CUT James Finding of Board May Be Rejected (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Dec. 2--Intimation that the railway running trades may not aecdert the finding of the con- ciliation board for a ten percent re- duction in wages was given here to- day by Hon. James Murdock, vice- president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. Senator Mur] dock presented the men's case to the conciliation board duting its sit- tings here. "1 can £2; Boris itely," Mt. orl v, oat irs has fi ed the course rgd he pro- ceedings can see where the matter stands, The instructions of the men were to accept no uction "It is now up to the 0 "en Altered & proceeded. ether be 3 or vot among the men oF been 00 ed, but I do not ng it be necessary." Repre- tativés of the salwar] tinions are in in' conference here today, DRIVER OF CAR EXONERATED BY JURY AT INQUEST Lindsay 'Man Freed. of Blame for Fatal Acci- dent at Brocklin (By Times Correspondent) Brooklin, Dec. 2.--Russell Lov- ett, of Lindsay, driver of the car | in a fatal | which was involved accident to , Richard Kemp, of Brooklin on Friday of last week, was last night exonerated from blame for the accident by the jury at the coroner's inquest here, Dr. F. J, Rundle, coroner, of Oshawa, conducted the fnquest, and at the close complimented the jury upon its verdict, which recommended that the intersec- tions of the highway at Brooklin ve more clearly marked. Several witnesses testified as to the accident, and also gave evidence to the effect that the late Mr. Kemp, was very deaf, and did not hear the car ap- proaching him op the highway, with the result 'that he walked into the side of it as he was crossing the road, and received iatal injuries. Mr. Lovett, the driver of the car, gave evidence that he had done everything in his power to prevent the accident, and that Mr. Kemp had apparently falled to notice his car coming along the road. The jury took only a siort time to consider the evidence and bring in its verdict exonerating Mr, Lovett from 38y blam blame, NEW ZONES FOR LEGION BRANCHES Re-arrangement Places Osh- ¢-va in Zone No. 23, With Lake Shore Branches e---- As a result of a conference of zone representatives held in To- ronto yesterday, a new arrange- ment of Canadian Legion branch- es in Central Ontario has been made, this being necessary on account of the rapid growth of the organization in this section 'of the province. What was two years ago one zone has now been divided into three gones, By this change, Oshawa moves into what is now Zone No. 23, which in- cludes the branches along the Lake Ontario shore, under Alex McColl, of Campbellford, as zone representative, The new arrangement of Zones is as foMows: Zone No. 14; Lou» Fronties: Manilla, zone ' representative; Haliburton, Lindsay, Beaverton, Woodville, Cannington, Sunder- land, Port _ Perry, Uxbridge, Brooklin and Whitby, Zone No, 15; Dr. N. H. Sutton, Peterboro, Zone representative; Bancroft, Lakefield, Peterboro, and new branches to be formed in Madoc and Tweed, Zone No. 28, which is a new zone; A; MeColl, Campbellford, zone' representative; Oshawa, Bowmanville, Port Hope, Co- bourg, Brighton, Colborne, Hast- ings and 4 Campbelifora. © ENGINEERS SEND BILL FOR SERVICE Gore, Nasmith a and Storrie Submit Account for $300 to Council, Messrs. Gore, Nasmith and Stor- rie, the con ting engineers of Tor- pn who have been, packing in an advisory ¢; Sen mon City Coun- al for 4 'the: con- the his posal project, and have / prepared tentative plans for the plant which have met with the approval of the Department of Public Health, have now rendered ap account for their services amounting to $300. The members of the City Coun- cl are practically unanimous that the amount charged by this firm of en~ineers is a-most reasonable one, | FHA the account has "heen passed | * to the Board of Works for inclusion NEW HOME OF OSHAWA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ) HS ER PI $1 ma MEN IN NORTHERN | Letter From Rankin Tells of Activities of Men From Oshawa The Times has received the fol- lowing letter from its Oshawa correspondent at the Rankin con- struction camp, on the Canada highway near Mattawa: "We are all feeling fine and do- ing dur bit. We have just had our firgt real snowfall. Last night about six inches of snow fell, and the boys grasped the first oppor tunity for some winter fun. Most of them were out on the neighbor ing hills having thelr first taste of ski-ing. They seemed to enjoy themselves, and no one was in- fured, even although most of them were new to the game. 'Last Sunday some of the boys went out and did some rabbit- hunting. The net result for the afternoon was fifteen rabbits, and 'hey were enjoyed in a rabbit stew on Monday. There are no 'ire-arms in camp, and the boys rsed only primitive weapons, sling-shots, and they were just as effective as a rifle. The rabbits are plentiful up here in the bush. "We are getting along very well with our work. We have had very little frost so far, and the road is beginning to take on a more finished appearance every day. "We have another champlon- ship in the camp n'ow--the cham- pion pumpkin pie eater of Matta- wa. The honor was won by one of the boys at the Roman' Catholic Church bazaar. He ate five whole ples to win the honor. He has re- quested me to mention no names "Would you kindly allow me a little space to extend the thanks of the Oshawa boys at Rankin camp to the O.K. billiard parlor, owned by Sachlas and Alex. for their very kind gift of a large quantity of cigarettes and tobac- and to wish them the best of luck. "Our camp quartet attended the Catholic bazaar in Mattawa, and some one requested the members to sing. They complied, and were very well received by the crowd, As a result they have received in- vitationg to sing at seven homes in Mattawa." BOARD APPROVES WAGE REDUCTIONS Wages of Railway Work- ers to be Reduced by Ten Per Cent. (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Dec. 2. -- Ten per cent reduction in the basic rates of pay of conductors, engineers, firemen and hostlers, trainmen and yardmen, 'telegraphers, as- sistant agents and linemen of the Canadian Railways {is recom- mended in the majority report of the hoard of counciljation made public here today. The report is sighed by J. M, MacDonnell, Tor- onto, who is shalrman., and by Isaac Pitblado, K.C., of Winnipeg, the companies' member. The minority report, which disap- proves the wage reduction, con- teading the present inppportune time for 'such a cut, is appended and signed Dr. J. . Hemmeon, professor of econo- wen at. McGill Yalverdley, Mon- rea y CAMP HUNTING IN PRINITIVE STYLE co, which was received. last week, be a most amo t Nt ther. fresoun! y oli. the usual routine manner Trans- | Uf -- SPLENDID BUILDING LEING OPENED TONIGHT At 7.30 this evening the new office building of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commission will be formally opened by the Hon. J. R. Cooke, chairman of the Hydro Eleétric Power Col top picture above is a photograph of the handsome building. | Below are, left, Hon, J. R. Cooks, and, right, Rt. Hon, Arthur | Meighen, member of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario, who will also take part in the opening ceremony. mmission, The The new huilding of the Osh- awa Public Utilities Commission, which is being officially opened at 7.30 this evening, is an edifice de- signed to group the scattered forces of the Commission's activi- ties and house them under one roof, In it will be found all de- partments of the combined Elec- tric and Water Utilities. The treatment of the exterior design is a restrained example of the modernistic trend in architec- ture, clearly indicated in the hea- vy corner pylons and front de- tails, and yet not so instrusive as to mark 'it as a period design, Fashions change in buildings as in all else and to go to the ex- treme of any style is to run the risk of appearing antiquated in an amazingly short time. Only time can determine whether the setting of a building is in true harmony but where good propor- {tion and harmonious lines exist 'they can never look out-of-place. The Main Entrance The main entrance at the South-East corner opens through a revolving door directly on to the public concourse. The large show-window is for the purpose of displaying electrical' and water equipment and contrivances of . | every desecription not for sale but for display only. Here the public may view at cloge hand, and with- out obligation to buy, any contri- vance In which they may happen to be interested, Crossing the pub- le concourse and closing it from the working space at the rear is the counter at which will be found the various departments having contact with the puplic. New Utilities Building is Modern in Style and Will House All Departments At this counter will be made the application for electrical or water connections, accounts paid, com- plaints heard, ete. A door at the end of the coun- ter will give access to the Man- ager's office, for those who have business with him, and a swing- ing counter gate will form the en- trance to the working space be- hind the counter. Workinz Space The working rpace carried out into the ell-shaped rear wing will house the clerks and operators handling the billing and account- ing work, Adequate vault accom- modation is provided on each floor including the basement floor, where dead storage will be placed. The service portion of the main floor is arranged at the North end of the building giving on to the rear entrance hall and stairs. Go- ing up the rear stairs one finds the service accommodation for the second floor and giving off the same hallway but separated from the front part of the building are placed the Drafting Room, the Water Superintendent's Office and the Electric Meter Storage and Repair Room. The Board Room of the Commission is placed at the back of the front wing on the North side thus leaving the re- mainder of the entire second floor available for future expansion or immediate rental. portion of thw building is obtain- ed through the North front en- trance and is so planned that it may be cut off from the rest of the building at will. The basement will hbbuse the (Continued on page 3) New Zealand Gov't Wins in. Election ' (By the Canadian Press) Wellington, N.Z., Dec, 2. -- Prime Minister G. W, Forbes' Na- tional government was returned to power in a general election on the basis of official réturns, and all his ministers were re-elected. ex- cept the minister of agriculture. Obtaining a majority of 28 seats, the state party's coalitiod won 52 seats in parliament, the Labor 'Party 24, Independent 3 and the 'Country Party, one, UXBRIDGE SENDS SUPPLIES TO WEST Uxbridge, Dec. 2. -- The spirit of the Good Samaritan abroad in tha neighborhood of Uxbridge is responsible for the community good-fellowship expressing itself in a real interest in the needy West, . Contributing produce in generous quantities, the families of . the Uxbridge district, repre- senting the United, Presbyterian and Anglican Churches and the Salvation Army, have packed a it, vegetables, a pos' the, inte ¢uce wifi leave for Saskatche- wan. ccess to this | VALUABLE FOXES ARE STOLEN FROM DISTRICT FARMS | Fifteen Animals, Velued at $6,000, Stolen From Brooklin Ranch Silver fox thieves, apperently well aware of the value of the animals which they are stealing, '0 operating in this section of tarlo according to renorts ich have bcen made to the awa police and the provincial lice. On Monday night, fifteen 23, valued at abou, "46,000 re stolen from the Lo 'en of ". A. Dryden and WV, 7» Zack) h of Brookl 16 night tw tes were £ J. G. MeM armony, The robbe farm of Ww. Bam A: ing one, to have used cacked again cut in the fe fox farm. A ti ing from the fe ing mile east, where thewer standing, indicated that the thieves had sustained some injur- ies in committing their theft, It is presumed that the foxes put up quite a battle against being roughly handled by the intruders, and that their fangs found a resting plade in at least one of them. The foxes stolen, it was stated to the police; were the most valu- able on the farm, and had been housed in special pens apart from the other foxes, They were valued by the owners at approximately $400 each. The two foxes which were stolen from Mr. McMinn's farm were also very valuable animals, as they were of registered stock, with beautiful pelts. No details are available as to the manner in which they were stolen, other than. that the thieves had cut their way through the wire fence to get at the foxes. Provincial police officers are investigating these robberies. CHILDREN ARE GIVEN WARNING Dangerous Practice at New Subway Comes Before City Council Acting on the discussion which took place at the meeting of the Police Commission on Monday afternoon, Chief of Police Owen D. Friend; has communicated with City Council on the subject of the dangerous conditions Jhich have arisen by children playing on the steps at the new C.N R. subway. The Chief, Ya his letter, draws tttention to the fact that chil- dren have already adopted the practice of running down these steps out on to the travelled por- tion of the road, adding '"motoi- ists have no chance to avold hit- ting them." Mayor Ernie Marks, who is a member 'of the Commission, ex- plained to the members of the (City Council that the idea of the Commission was that a small ratl at the bottom of the steps would turn the children at an abrupt angle if they continued to run down, and thus ston them from going on to the road. | Elin "a, RAN or. HON. J. R. COOKE WILL OFFICIATE AT OPENING CEREMONY AT 7.30 P.M. PORT PERRY MAN | WAS SPEAKER AT KIWANIS MEETING Rev. R. T. Richards Speaks on True Estimation of Success Rev. R. T. Richards, of Port | Perry, was the guest speaker at the | | wee Kkly Junche on of the Oshawa Ki- | | wanis club held in the Genosha { Hotel yesterday. Rev. Richards was | introduced by W. E. Davis. Taking | as his subject * "Lhe True Estimation yf Success," Rev. Richards delivered « very weil thought out address that vas appropriate as applying to | every day hfe. The vote of thanks to the eaker was moved by Ki- wanian W. A. Hare. During the 1 n a very fine solo was sung John Gray, above everything else s trying to make a success of life, serted Rev, Richards, and in so ng life's interests are sometimes 1] we are prone to esti- ai ess in terms of money." We measure most things in terms of money and' also measure men : cs by the amount of wealth they can show. In fact, the speak- r said, money was a passport to almost .any objective with the ex- ception of Wins siness and Heaven. It would be better for the human race to measure success in terms of things we know. Everyman can rcad to enlarge his knowledge, as cater opportunities for study arc ofl.red than a generation ago. I'here is a danger of men becoming pedantic, he asserted and trying to mpress others with their know- ledge. It is a fact, he stated, that the men who are making the great- est usc of their knowledge-ase sim ply giving others the bencht of their iearnin and study. We should snow some things well and above *$ %now how to use them, £édle ultimate criterion of success, 8 Richards said, is chayacter. dis was shown at the beginning f the Great War when Germany considered the name of her ambas- sador on a peace treaty as of no value. She did not consider that his name on the document stood f~r 'he honor and character of the country. A nation should not con- sider that the status of the country was being built up by economics and learning alone but on the char- acter of the people. In conclusion Rev, Richards urged the members that they be zealous n building up character that would stand the stress and strain of time if they wished to attain success, and that they consider success only in terius of character based on high ideals and the bedrock of truth. TIMES OFFERS CASH PRIZES Offered Daily For Answers to Questions in Stories by "Everyone Every day The Daily Times is carrying several stories describing the business or service of some worthy firm or individual, The purpose is to further acquaint the peo le with firms who are boosters and builders of Oshawa. To attract added attention to the stories, The Daily Times is offering a three dollar cash prize each day to the reader who submits the best constructed answers to the ques- tions in the stories. The last sentence in each of the articles will be tougd to form a question which begins, "Do you know--", This is not a guessing contest, however. To compete it is only necessary to look through the various pages and locate the stories, bor the firms of which they are written and obtain from them the answers to the questions in all of the articles inmthat particular issue, simply write them down in your own way and bring them or mail them to the "Do You Know" Editor at The Daily Times. The "Do You Know" articles are casy to find, as each carries a foot~ note at the bottom which announces the $3 prize and tells you how many of such articles are in that particu- lar issue. Six "Do You Know" stories will be found in this issue, scattered through the paper. Turn the pages and locate them, read them, call the firms of which they are written. S+nd in your answers immediately. There is no easier way to. earn those few extra dollars of $i money than getting ia the "Do Know" game. Every day someone will win. You may be to-day's win- ner, and only a few odd moments are needed to try, It is necessary to send in a complete set of answers however, . For example: there are six stories inthis issue. You must send in all six anwers. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Former Premier of Can- ada, and Member of Pro- vincial Commission, Will Also Take Part PUBLIC MEETING IN ; CENTRE ST. SCHOOL New Office Building of the Utilities Commission Will Be Thrown Open to Pub- lic for Inspection This Evening Great interest is being shown in the program which has been are ranged for this evening in cone nection with the formal opening of the handsome new Public Utili= ties Building on Simcoe and Metcalf Streets. Hon. J. R. Cooke, M.L.A., Chairman of the Hydro-Electrie Power Commission 'of Ontario, and Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, & member of the Provincial Commis= sion have both signified their in= tention ofe being present at the cpening ceremonies jn the new building which are scheduled to take place at 7.30 o'clock. Both these outstanding public men will also address the public meeting which is to be held in the Audis torium of Centre Street Publis School commencing at 8.30 0's clock. The ceremonies In the building iteelf will be only brief, with . lon. Cooke declaring the builds 'ng formally opened and unvefl- 'ng a tablet which will commems= crate the event. Open For Inspection The building itself will be opens ed for the inspection of the gens eral public. during the evening, and every. citizen is invited by the Public Utilities Commission to vigit the new quarters which have now ben completed. To Be Dinler Guests Prior to the public ceremonies Hon. Mr. Cooke and Rt. Hon, Mr. Meighen, together with the mem» bers of the City Council and oth= er public bodies, and the city offis clals, will be the guests of the lo= ~al Commission at dinner in the Genosha Hotel which is scheduled to commence at six o'clock. Fully Paid For With the opening ceremonies of the new building taking place tos day it is interesting to note that not only has the building now been completed, but it has alsd been fully paid for from the re= serve funds in the hands of the Oshawa Public Utilities Commis sion without adding one cent tg the taxes payable in the eity. PLEADS GUILTY TO RECEIVING BRIBES (By the Canadian Press) Montreal, Dec. 2. Lionel Chartrand, of Que., stice AE Aylmer, pleaded guilty before Mr. Ju four charges of accepting bribes to enable applicants to obtain ci vil service positions in the post office department. Chartrand wil be sentenced on December 15, on each of the four charges. T0 BE PROFITABLE Tests Show Reliance Var ety Has Outyielded Marquis 2 new wheat, Rellance, could' # place Marquis on over 1,000,00 acres in Saskatchewah and present prices increase the enue of the farmers by at I $500,000 Dr, K., B. Harrin Professor of Field Husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan, : estimates. In tests conducted for the seven years at the unive here this new variety has o yielded Marquis by an average of 16 per cent. Tested at mental stations at Scott, hern, Swift Current, Saska Lacombe, Edmonton and | bifidge during 1929 and 1930, gave 'a larger yield than Marg at each of these widely scatte: points and showed an average Ii creage during the two years of per cent. Tests conducted in 1931 by f mers who seeded a drill width © this wheat across a fleld othe wige in Marquis = showed greater gains, the experim giving an average increase the new wheat of 18 per cen iLawyer--Why. they can't ai vou, Mose, for throwing a part) Mose--But, Boss, Ah th her out ob a upstairs window, ; the corner of . Louis Loranger here today to ° i NEW WHEAT SAID ©