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A 'Growing Newspap:r in a Growing City @he Osh aiudt Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer Daily Times PROBS. Colder Tonight and on Tuesday, With Snowflurries Te : , VOL. 9--NO. 133 Published at Oshawa, Ont., Canada, Every OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES UNMEN ROB BOWMANVILLE CAF EJ Oshawa Men to Work on New King's Highway to Ottawa TWENTY-FIVE MEN FROM "THIS CITY WANTED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION JOB H. C. Hudson, Superintend- |. ent of Employment Ser- vice, in City Today, Says Work on Big Project to Start Soon ABOUT 1,200 MEN TO BE EMPLOYED Party of 25 Men From Osh- awa Will Be Required Within Next Two or Three Weeks H. C. Hudson, Superintendent of the Provincial Employment Service of Ontario, announced this morning to The Times that work is to be commenced as soon as possible on King's Highway No, 7, west of Ottawa, the con- struction of which will cut off a distance of about forty-five miles of the present route' from the West to the Capital City. In connection with this con- struction work Mr. Hudson stated that the City of Oshawa woul' be asked to provide a furthe, rty of twenty-five men in the near future, to take their place in the camps which will be ostablished in this eastern district. Mr. Hudson was on his way east this morning, stopping off at Oshawa to call on Major George Hamilton, Superintendent of the Oshawa Employment Bureau, "There will be a total of about 1,200 men employed on this stret¢h of provincial highway, No. 7." said Mr. Hudson, "the major- ity of them being obtained from 'centres in the district through which this-highway will pass." Nearly 10,000 Placed Regarding general conditions, and placements of men on the highway construction work un- dertaken by the Government as a measure of relief from unemploy- ment, Mr. Hudson stated that "9,956 men have so far been placed from South Ontario in construction camps. "All these men have been gathered into parties, large and small, transported to the con- struction camps, and settled with- out a single casualty with the exception of one man who fell out of a berth on the train and sprainéd his ankle. This is a record of which we are proud," said Mr.- Hudson. "It is no small task to transport ten thousand men." 300 More Nceded As regards the possibility of any further calls for men com- ing in for work on the Trans- Canada Highway, Mr, Hudson stated that only about 350 more men would be required to com- plete all the present require- ments on this undertaking. In connection with the work which is to be commenced on No, 7 Highway, west of Ottawa, Mr. Hudson stated that follow- ing the most successful work car- ried 'out by the Employment Ser- vice, the Department f Provin- cial Highways had asked the Employment Service to handle all the arrangements for gather- ing thé necessary labour. To Establish Camps With this object in view tem- porary employment offices' are being established at Kaladar, where J. D. Davidson will be in Shan e, and dt Maberly where R. will be the superinten- hv both these men being with ir. Hudson in Oshawa this morn- ng. a The work of establishing the camps along the route of the new provin "highway is only just being commenced, and it is hard- (Continued on page 4) RETIRING ALD. P, A. MACDONALD, Who today announted that he is retiring from public life and will not be a candidate at the next municipal el€ction. NEW HYMNARY WAS USED FOR FIRST TIME ON SUNDAY Rev. Alexander MacMillan, D.D., Introduced Book to St. Andrew's Church The new hymnary of the United Church of Canada was used for the firdt time on Sunday in St. Andrew's United Church with Rev. Alexander MacMillan, D.D., of Toronto, conducting the service and explaining the im- portance of praise in congrega- tional worship. Rev, MacMillan, in his address to the congregation based his re- marks on Psalm One Hundred in the first' and second verses, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; tome before His presence with singing." It was not his intention Rev. Mr, Mac- Millan stated to preach a sermon but rather to give the congrega- tion an exposition of the sources from which the psalms, hymns and canticles in the new hymnary had been derived. The psalm from which he had chosen his text was one of the great examples of the psalms of praise and thanksgiving to be found in the Bible and showed that in ancient times praise had an important place in the wor- ship of christian peoples. Since that time praise in the worship of God had never been done away with, Dr. MacMillan stated. Choosing the Name In choosing a name for the new volume of hymns, the com- mittee had been careful to select one that was appropriate, The new name '"Hymnary", was an appropriate one he contended as the word descended from the latin word "hymnaria'", meaning "a treasure house of hymns." It was appropriate, he said, because the book contained both old and new material for praise services. In the ipilation of the book two factors had to be considered, (1) That. he book was represen- tative of the hymns of the church universal and (2) that jt was representative of the hymns of the communions that mow make (Continued on page 4) Minister Warns Truckers to Observe Working Laws + Toronto, Dec. Lh the Jutomo Bspo Atala. ok hiario ates its own oe Sr Eig it that the 'posiness of op frrinocts. relating to truck operation on the highways are strictly observ: Depart- ment of Highways wi step in and for them. a I is) the warming Ejvou members ther association by Hon, d Macaulay, Minister of Highways, at ae annual din- ner of the sssocla on in the Hing Edward on Saturday night. There were 250 members from all parts of the province present. The Minister of Highways spoke frankly to the members and did 'not hesitate to say that the Government was not altogether satisfied with the cohduct of the truck and transport business in the province, In addition to an- nouncing a greatly reduced high- way building program during the coming year,. Hon. Mr, Macaulay said his department had under consideration the setting up of records in which truek owners would have to show the numbers of hours their men worked and other data. This step might have to be tak- en, said the Minister, because the department had found it almost impossible to secure convictions for the bffence of working a driv- er more than 10 consecutive hours in the 24-hour period. | DEDICATION OF TWO WINDOWS BY BISHOP SWEENEY Mrs. F. W. Cowan Unveil ed Window in Honor of Rev. Canon dePencier St. George's Anglican Church congregation did honor to Rev. Canon dePencier, its rector, yes- 'terday when a window in com- memoration of his twenty-one sears of faithful service in St. George's Parish was unveiled and dedicated. The dedication cere- mony was read by His Lordship the Bishop of Toronto after the window had been unveiled by Mrs. F. W. Cowan, and the request for dedication had been read by Church Warden, F. L. Fowke. As the curtain fell slowly from the beautiful stained glass window with the morning light shining through and showing its rich cbl- oring in striking contrast to the grey walls of the Interior of the church, the congregation stobd sil- ently impressed by the ceremony recalling to mind the good works of the man whom they were hon- {| oring. The ceremony at this window completed, the procession which included: His Lordship the Bishop of Toront, Rev, Canon dePencier, past and present church wardens, T. B. Mitchell, F. W. Cowan, F. L. Fowke and H. G. Campbell and other laymen, proceeded to the north-side of the church where a newly erected window in memory of the late Francis Henry Cars- well, was dedicated with due cere- mony while the congregation stood in reverence. Bishop Sweeney of Toronto preached the sermon after morn- ing prayers, taking as a text: "The Passing of Elisha, the Man of God." The Bishop referred to the early prophets as men of God, whose places in the world to- day are filled by the clergymen, mak- ing direct application tb Canon dePencier who holds a place of high rank in the hearts of all Lis parishioners. The choir under the direction of Matthew Goldburn gave a beautiful rendition of "How Lovely Are Thy Messen- gers', ALD. MACDONALD RETIRING FROM MUNICIPAL LIFE Will Not Be Candidate For Office at Next Muni- cipal Election The first definite aanounce- ment of any sort regarding the forthcoming municipal elections was made this morning to The Times when Ald. P. A, Macdon- ald stated that he was retiring from municipal service and would not be a candidate for re-elec- tion this year. As chairman of the Finance Committee of City Council, and also chairman of the special Re- lief Committee, Ald Macdonald, with Mayor Ernie Marks, has borne perhaps more than his fair share of the burden of grappling with the many problems, arising through unemployment co6ndi- tions, which have faced this year's council, "We have had meetings prac- (Continued on page 4) ICE-COATED MEN FIGHT MILL FIRE Orillia Loss $30,000-- Heart of Town Menaced Orillia, Dec, 7. -- In almost zero weather, ice-clad firemen fought valiantly for more than 6 hours Saturday night and early Sunday morning in an attempt to save the large D.C. Thompson flcur and grist mill, which was razed to the ground. The fire, which was of a mys. terious origin, started before 11 o'clock Saturday night, and by the time the firemen arrived the flames and smoke rushed from every window of the large metal covered building. The Joss was estimated by the owner 'at between $25,000 and £30,000, partly covered by ine surance. When it became apparent that the mill could not be saved, fire- men and volunteers fought des- perately in the cold to save the adjacent buildings, Situated in the heart of the town, and with a strong west wind blowing, the tall blazing structure provided a serious menace for several hours, Motorists Find Driving Difficult as Winter Comes to Make Roads Slippery Winter has arrived in full force. Motorists, in particular, are aware of this fact. Yesterday, when the snow made its appearance, and the thermometer took a decided dip, they began to experience some of the sorrows of winter driving, Roads and streets were slippery, and it was hard to keep cars under control. This morning, that condition was greatly intensified. Several local motorists were made to wonder, for a while, whether they were driving a car, or were they pilotin~ an aeroplane in the midst of a tail- spin. Brakes had to be applied gin- gerly for at the least sign of an abrupt stop, cars skidded and twist- ed around on the slin~»ry streets. Two cars, at the cornér of Mary arn] William Streets, narrowly mis- sed a serious collision this morning. One trying to stop at the intersec- tion, skidded half way across the interesection, while the other, com- ing south, turned right around when the driver applied his brakes, his rear bumper just touching the front bumper of the other car, and his front bumper stopping his progress by resting against a telephone pole. While no serious accidents have been reported as yet, several ~°rs slid into the ditches along the hirh- ways, but in no case was anvone injured. Several cases of bumped fenders and one of a collision be- tween a car and a truck have also been reported, but nothing of a more serious character. Laughing Boys Are Threatened With Expulsion From Church Rey. C. E. Cragg, pastor of King Street United Church, 1s quite evidently not going to put up with laughing and talking in his church during service, and threatened offenders with expul- sion from the building at last night's service. Speaking before he commenced his sermon Mr. Cragg stated "there were two boys In this Church last Sunday evening who did nothing but talk and laugh through the entire service, Dur- ing Mr. Coburn"s address last Sunday they were whispering and laughing together the whole time. They are here again this evening and were talking and laughing through the beautiful solo which we have just heard. "I do not know these boys. I do not think I have ever seen them in our Sunday School. One thing I can tell them and that is that we will not put up with that sort of thing in this Church. "lI am not looking at them said Mr. Cragg, whose gaze won- deréll over the entire congrega- tfon, "but I can-tell them this that if there is any more talking and laughing during this service I shall stop and ask them to leave the building, We cannot put up with that sort of thing any long- er', OSHAWA CITIZENS CONTRIBUTORS TO SANITARIUM FUND Sum of 585.30 Sent From City For Muskoka Institution Citizens of Oshawa recently contributed a sum of $85.30 to the National Sanitarium Associa- tion for the upkeep of the Mus- koka Hospital for Consumptives, acerding to a statement which has been received from the sec- retary-treasurer. The list of con- tributors to this association is given as follows: G. W.McLaughlin..... J.D.Storje ..... H. P. Hart .. Oshawa Dairy J. F. Grierson .. J. C. Ward Moffat Motor Sales . Ores & Rumphties . Hyman ".... L M. Cooke D.D.S.. D. Kemroch Oshawa Burial Co. .. Johnston Drugs ..... Sundry Contributions $25.00 20.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.30 $85. 30 SECOND ROBBERY IN BOWMANVILLE (By Bowmanville Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, Dec, 7. -- Bow- manville suffered its second rob- bery in twenty-four hours when the West End Garage, on King Street, was broken into between 6.30 and 7.10 on Sunday evening, while the proprietor, Harold Cle- mens, was absent, A sum of $16.05 was stolen from the cash register by the person who broke into the garage. A local man fis suspected by the police depart- ment. U.S. CONGRESS IS MEETING TODAY, EVENLY DIVIDED (By Canadian Press) Washington, D.C., Dee, 7.--The Congress of the United States assembled at noon today. Evenly divided as between the Demo- crats and Republicans, and sub- ject to the veto power of Presi- dent Hoover, is not expected to do much positive work, It will vote upon prohibition, It will of necessity increase taxes. Taking the bit between its teeth it may pass legislation designed to fur- nish direct government relief for unemployed, hut it appears doubtful whether it would have power to get such legislation past the White House. Fortunately the ladies didn't wear these vivid pajamas on the street till the mervous horses had dis- appeared. --Quebec Chronicle-Tele- graph, -- ==" COMPLAINT FROM NORTHERN CAMP STATED SURPRISE H. C. Hudson, Superintend ent of Employment Ser- vice Makes Statement 2 H. C. Hudson, superintendent of the Government Employment Ser- vice in Ontario, was in the city to- day and together with J. D. David- son, who has been employed as 'es- cort" for many parties of men bound for the northern construction camps, both expressed themselves as very surprised at the complaint regarding the Edison Camp made by Joe Homes of this city and giv- én publicity in Saturday's issuc ot The Times. In this connection Mr. Hudson states "I have received about thirty letters from men in the northern camps, all of them entirely unsolic- ited, and there is not a vestige of any complaint in any onc of them. The people who usually write first are those who are dissatisfied, but I have not had one letter express- ing dissatisfaction. The First Complaint "In my opinion one letter of ap= proval offsets a dozen letters of complaint", said Mr. Hudson, who explained that there are approxi- mately two hundred men in the Ed- ison camp, all eating from the same cookhouse, and that the complaint made by Joe. Homes was the first "whisper of anything at all unsat- isfactory" that he had heard. Visited All Camps Mr. Davidson, discussing the mat- ter with this paper, stated that he had visited practically every camp in the Kenora district, "I have dropped into these camps, and had meals with the men, and have al- ways found the food excellent. No= thing better could have been wish- ed for. "l was up in that district about two weeks ago and heard no com- plaints whatsoever, although I mingled with the men, a few of whom knew me personally," said MrS®Davidson who was on his way to take charge of a temporary em- ployment office being established at Kaladar in connection with the con- struction of No. 7 Highway. 'Man Found Frozen to Upturned Boat (By Canadian Press) Peterboro, Dec. 7.---~Frozen to the bottom of an upturned boat, the lifeless body of Leonard Johnston, 61, of Young's Point, wag yesterday recovered from the waters of Pigeon Lake, near the Ennismore shore, Engaged in a lone duck hunting expedition, Johnston had occupied a shack he had built last fall, The tragic discovery was made by two brothers, whose farm is situated half a mile from the dead hun- ter's shack. Evidence suggests that the boat was accidentally up- se} When Johnston 'was putting out his, decoys. OSHAWA MEN IN CAMP AT KLOCK NOT SATISFIED Letter Sets Forth Griev- ances of Men Who Went in First Party A letter from the Northern. On- tario construction camp at Klock, complaining of some of the condi- tions there, has been received by rhe Times. The camp at Klock the place to which some of the Sh i Oshawa party of men went some ' two months ago. 'The letter, writ- ten by R. Kellachan, one of the Oshawa boys in the camp, is as' follows : "Dear Sir, we have scen in your valuable paper sent to us by friends that the boys are having a wonder- ful time in the other canips. We have been asked by some of our friends why we have not written to say how we are getting along. In the first place, we are not satisfied with our head man, Mr. Creighton, because of his attitude towards his iellow-workers, "Ihe meals are all right, except when we have to carry our dinner, lhen we do not get quite enough to eat. We have seen in a recent issuc of vour paper that the Osh- awa boys were not quite SO satis- factory as the North Bay men, and therefore, we would fee to know the reason why. "The life up here was represented to be no recreation of any we walk nto town on Saturday night, and that is sixteen miles away, In our camp, lights must be out at nine o'clock, whereas in other camps they are allowed to have them on as long as they like. The time for lights out is near, so I -ill have to close. We are all, however, in the best of health, Yours® truly, "BOYS OF CAMP 91 C, "Per R. Kellachan," WILL BE INQUIRY INTO FILTRATION PLANT CONTRACT Council and Utilities Com- mission to Discuss Mat- ter Thoroughly is not what it We have kind, unless Mayor Ernie Marks is evident- ly aetermined that the matter of the alleged irregularities in the letting of the filtration plant contract shall be thoroughly sift- ed to the bottom when the City Council, in committee of the whole, meets the members of the Public Utilities Commission to- morrow night. With the object of clearing this whole matter up once and for all, in addition to the members of the Public Utilities Commission and the city solicitor, invitations to attend the meeting tomorrow have been extended to W. J. Trick of the W. J. Trick Co. Ltd. ,to whom the contract for the plant was finally awarded, to Messrs. Bathe and McLellan and also to W., A, Summerville of the Summerville Construction Co. itd. F. A. Dallyn, the consult. ing engineer in charge of the construction work on the filtra- tion plant, who drew up the plans and specifications, has also been asked to attend. It is expected that all these people will be given an oppor- tunity to express their views of the procedure adopted by the Utilities Commission, and as the result it is hoped that City Coun- cil as a body will be in a position to formulate a definite opinion regarding the transaction which has caused such a controversy. BRAZIL GRANTS MINIMUM. TARIFF Canadian Apples Get Right of Free Entry Under Treaty Ottawa, Dec. 7.--Canada re- ceives the minimum tariff on all goods exported to Brazil under the provisional trade treaty be- tween the two countries which came into effect on Saturday, In addition, Canada is also given most favored mation treatment by Brazil which entitles the Domin- fon to free duty of Canadian fresh fruits. Canadian apples which hitherto had a tariff against them of 1 3-4 cents per pound are particularly affected and will now enter Brazil duty free. In return, Canada grants to Brazil her intermediate tariff on imports to this eountry. THREE ARMED BANDITS MADE MIDNIGHT RAID AND ESCAPED WITH 035 STABILIZATION OF VALUES NEED OF PRESENT DAY Rev. C.E "Crags Preaches Sermon Dealing With Economic Unrest At the evening service in King Street United Church last night the pastor, Rev. C. E. Cragg, de- livered the third of his series of addresses on the present unem- ployment situation and industrial depression to a congregation which filled practically every a- vailable seat in the Church. Mr. Cragg quoted extensively from a recently published book in which the business and indus- trial activities of the world are placed in three classes--Iland, la- bour and capital. Following the argnments put forward fin this publication he inferred that the cause of the present business and industrial depression was primari- ly caused through the greed of property-holders wh'o had advanec- ed rentals to an exorbitant stage. Mr. Cragg, in offering his solu- tion to the present conditions, stated that it was the Church's duty to demand a stabilization of values: with a limitation of ren- tals; a stabilization of incomes, with a limitatibn as to the maxi- mum ambunt of income obtain- able by any one person; and a stabilization of the cost of living. He alsh strongly advocated '"'gov- ernment control of natural re- sources", and suggested that the rolling-stnck of the railway com- panies, now lying idle, could be used advantagebusly in carrying Alberta's roal to Eastern Canada 50 that this coal would replace that which is now purchased in the United States. FLYE R RI REAC HES ENGLAND Hanworth, Eng., Dec. 7.--Cap- ain Bert Hinkler, British flyer, who recently flew from South America to Africa, landed at this airport from Paris this after- noon. The Marquis of London- derry, Secretary for Air, and oth- er leaders in British aviation, were here to meet him, | CHARGED WITH SHOTGUN THEFT Magistrate Reserves Judg- ment in Charge Against William Drayton Charged with the theft of a shotgun, the property of John Brecoks, 71 Ritson Road South, in Octeber 1930, William Drayton, Vimy Avenue, was brought be- fore Magistrate Creighton in Po- lica Court thfs morning. Dray- tor entered a plea of not guilty and elected trial by the magis- trate, who after hearing the evi- dence in the case reserved judg- ment for a week and allowed the accused his liberty until that time. It was adduced that the gun was stolen from a car at the back of the Covent Garden store about Cetober 1, 1930. Mr. Brooks stated that he had not seen the gun yntil he was told that it was teing used for hunting in the vi- cInity and informed the police. He positively identified the wea- pon produced in court but stated that the name on the barrel and several numbers which he sald had heen imprinted on the bar- rel had either been erased or changed. Loaned by Accused Detective Sergeant Flintoff told (Continued on page 4) A Conservative victory in Eng- land is a victory for the idea that those who own the country won't let it go to pot.--Robert Quillen. Soo Sing; Proprietor of Cor- onation Cafe, Held Up at Point of Revolver, While Cash Register Was Rob- bed of Its Contents ROBBERS FAILED TO FORCE THE SAFE Police Give Chase to the Bandits, But Gunmen Made Clean Getaway -- Car Used Believed Stolen in Peterboro (By Bowmanville le Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, Dec. 7--A maroon colored sedan reported to have been stolen from Pe terboro, earlier in the evening, is belicved by police to have been the same car in which the three daring gun men who held up the Coronation Cafe, and de- camped with $35, made their get- away. While Chief of Police Syd Ven= ton and Provincial Constable Evert Smith, of Bowmanville, were com= bing roads in the neighborhood of Peterbor and Welcome, early Sufi- day morning, they came across Constable William Carey of Co= bourg, who told them that a car answering the description of the maroon colored sedan had been seen near Welcome. And, further, that when he attempted to crowd it the road the occupants fired at him. In view of what transpired, great credit must be given Chief of Police Syd Venton and Provincial Cons stable Everet Smith for daring to follow the three desperados, apparently would stop at nothing now to make a clean get-away, "°° Three Men Armed "Stick 'em up and leave em up?" This was the crisp command that greeted Soo Sing, operator of the Coronation Cafe, King Street, Bows manville, as looking up when about # | to serve a supposed customer he beheld three armed gun men menace ing his store at mid- night Saturday. The cafe is only a block away from the police station, One of the gun men covered the startled Chinaman, scooping up all the available money in the ¢ register--$35; another warned two customers nearby to "keep quict or we'll drill you!" While a third desperado, advancing on the kitches at the rear of the store, menacy Robert Beith, another cust with the warning: "Stay back, youl" Tried To Open Safe id Then, not satisfied with their lopt the first man demanded that Sdo Sing open the cafe, at the same time searching his person. Feigge ing knowledge of the combination, this the Chinaman did not do. The gun men then tried to force the combination, and failing in the at« tempt, backed out of the cafe, warn= ing: "The first that bobs his head outside, will get it!" Proceding up King street to Tem~ perance, round the corner, the des« perados entered a car parked near the Royal bank, which went south to Queen street turned east, and then headed in the direction of Newcastle at"a fast clip. The police © of Port Hope, Lindsay, Oshawa, Peterboro and Toronto, were warns ed. of the hold-up, the first i in Bows manville for a year. 4 But up till a late hour this mortis bE ing, none of the gun men had been apprehended. The car was a re maroon colored, eye witnesses the police. No one 'was enough to obtain the license num ber. It corresponded closely with one reported to have been stoléh carly Saturday evening from Peter Worked Quietly So quictly did the gun men work and so effectively were their plans executed that several persons their way home at that ho were ignorant of what had taken p Indeed, in an office not half a dozen doors from the hold-up, a clef went his way, blissfully igno that desperados were so close hand, Police Gave Chase Called to the scene of the hold-up: by Soo Sing, operator of the caf (Continued on page 4) } Noted Forger Blamed in Hamilton Cheque Frau Hamilton, Dec. 7.--Lucius Par- malee, internationally-known for- ger, who has victimized banks and other financial institutions in Toronto and Hamilton and in oth- er large centres throughout Can- ada and ithe United States for more than 15 years, is believed to be the man who passed a worth- less draft for $38,000 at the office of Heming Brothers, steamship agents, in the Sun Life building, late Saturday afternoon, and af- ter deducting $600 payment for transportation, ete., left with $2,400 worth of negotiable trav- eler's ues. The forger "bought" a t ticket to Halifax out of $3,000, and also a steamship ket on a vessel sailing to-day. attempt was made to use the way ticket. ; The crime was discovered wi in a half-hour, and had the posed Parmelee boarded | train, he would have found police waiting. . ! Word was immediately fi to the border and other la tres, yarhing ¢ the police an who might be asked to cash travelers' cheques.