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A Growing Newspap:r in a Growing City @he Osh awa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Refo rmer iy Times OL. 9--NO. 140 _ - ny eas aa" ; OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWENTY PAGES. UMBER FIR Mayor Marks Honored at Dinner by City Council | MAYOR MARKS SIGNS "BUY IN OSHAWA" PLEDGE RET EXPRESSED AT MAYOR'S DECISION NOT TO SEEK SECOND TERM Jincere Tributes Are Paid! to Retiring Mayor by His Colleagues on 1931 City Council at Dinner in His Honor ROBLEMS BEFORE CITY STRESSED || Warnings Issued by Alder- men and Treasurer That City Will Have to Put| Brakes on Capital Ex-|| penditures Following the regular meeting the City Council last night the ayor and Aldermen, city offici- s and representatives of the ess gathered at a late dinner in he Genosha Hotel in honour of ayor Marks at which the great- t regret was expressed that the ayor has signified his intention pt retiring at least temporarily, rom active participation in civic flairs. The chair during the [proceed- ngs at this most enjoyable and nforma® gathering was ably filled by Ald. T. Hawkes, while practic- lly every man present was called upon for a few remarks, Except for the toast to The King, proposed by the Chairman, here was only one other toast, hat to Mayor Marks which was bly proposed by the "Dean of he Council," Ald George T: orris. In proposing this toast Ald. orris expressed the great regret hich is being voiced on all sides the announcement made by he Mayor and published in yes- rday's issue of The Times, and so at the recent announcement made by Ald, MacDonald to the pffect that he also will not offer imself as a candidate for re- ection. Mayor Ernie Marks Mayor Ernie Marks in replying b the toast In his honour, ex- pressed his appreciation of the reat co-operation which has been is during the year from the hairman of the different commit- pes each individual alderman nd city officials, "People have old me that we have done pretty ell this year, all things consid- ed" sald the Mayor, "but I ant to say how that it would ave been quite impossible to get nywhere at all without the splen- id co-operation from you gentle- nent which has been in evidence Il the year." Thanks Colleagu The Mayor expressed' oe per- ozal thanks to Ald, Hawkes for the able manner in which he has resided over council in commit- (Continued on page 4) H, C. Hatch of Toronto, form- rly well known resident of Osh- awa and Whitby, has been elect- ed to the presidency of the T, E. Bissell Company, Limited, of El- pta, according to announcements made yesterday afternoon, The ompany manufactures farm im- [plements. Mr, Hatch is Chairman of the board of Hiram Walker-Gooder- am & Worts, Limited and Vice- President of Canada "Malting Company. | ------------------------ Vatican City, Dec. 15. -- Rt. Rev. R. Villeneuve, Bishop of Gravelburg, Saskatchewan, has been named Archbishop of Que- bee, DUNCAN CAMPBELL Well-known local photographer, who has gone to Scotland, for a two months' vacation. SPOKE ON MENAGE OF TRAFFIC 'IN NARGOTIC DRUGS Rev. W. M. Bellsmith Was Speaker at Rotary Club Luncheon Speaking on the menace of the traffic in habit-forming narcotio drugs, Rev. W. M, Bellsmith, of the Social Service Council of Canada, gave an enlightening ad- dress to the members of the Osh- awa Rotary Club at their lun- cheon yesterday. Mr, Bellsmith, who was introduced by Magis- trate T. K. Creighton, gave a vivid picture of the effects of ad- diction to narcotics, and showed that this habit was linked up with vice and crime, It has been proven, he said, that 34 per cent, of the prison population of the United States was made up of addicts, and that the white slave traffic in that country was close- ly linked up with the traffic in narcotic drugs, The narcotic trattic, sald the speaker, was an underworld traffic, so that little news of it came before the general public. Yet it was a problem, world- wide, and although Canada had better laws in respect to nar- cotics, and better police enforce- ment than in most countries tn the world, there was a consider- able underground traffic in this country. Mr. Bellsmith, in painting the horrors of narcotic 'addiction, sald the most serious factor was that 00 per cent. of the addicts were between the ages of 15 and 25, and that this was a danger which 'was menacing 'the youth of the country. As remedial meas- ures, he strongly advocated that parents should warn their child- ren most urgently against being tempted by curiosity to make the first step in using narcotics, and urged the establishment of in- stitutions in each province would take all addicts, not as criminals, but as sick people, where they could be treated and cured, for addiction, if caught early enough, was curable. Nc man falls too low to be sav- ed or to marry a woman who will take in boarders, Bandits Rob Bank After ° Kidnapping Taxi-driver Topoitos Dec. 15--Kidnapped by three bandits who had retained him to drive them into the country to vist "relatives," Spencer, 41-year-old Toronto Was forced yesterday to ride in the back seat 'at the Join of a gun, was trussed hand and foot and buried under auto robes while' a bank was robbed, and was then abandoned in Toronto by his cap- tors, For five hours, accoring to Spen- cers story as told to Toronte and Provincial police yesterday, he rode the bandit car which swoope dove upon the Canadian Bank of Commerte in Aurora shortly after A few minutes after three taxi-driver, | Qu d | ed" dusing the hold-u e lock in the iternoon 'he was re- leased by his kidnappers, who toss- er $24 of their $1,200 loot into the car before they cooly and nonghal- antly strolled into obscurity along een Street. Their last words were a warning to keep his "tra shut '6r you'll get yours for sure, ob Age he had begged them not him, as he would not be able reathe through his nose, Spen- bol was threatened with death if he "made even a Sealer while he lay in' the car outside the he stated. And he as frankly admitted |W. to police that he had not "squeak- because he believed the coolly unflustered ban- dits meant business if they were frustrated in their aktsmpt to rob oe |COUNGIL REFUSED T0 ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE Motion Regarding Filtra- tion Plant Contract Was Defeated City Council, at the regular meet- ing held last night, refused to adopt the report of "committee of the whole' relative to the action taken when the members of council met with the members of the Public Utilities Commission regarding the warding of the contract for the Itration plant. Council, however, after being deadlocked and apparently unable fo move in either direction regard- ing this matter, eventually adopted a formal resolution instructing the City Clerk to reply to the several communications received on the matter, some of which contained re- uests for a judicial enquiry, to the effect that after a thorough inves- tigation Council did not consider any enquiry to be necessary. he Report The report of the committee of the whole, as represented by Ald. Hawkes, read as follows: "That this Council, after hearing the statement and explanation of the Public Utilities Commission, do not recommend the holding of a judicial inquiry into the letting of a contract for the erection of a fil- tration plant, and that this Council consider the Public Utilities Com- mission have acted in the best in- terests of the City of Oshawa. endm®nt Moved The adoption of this report was moved by Ald. Hawkes and second- ed hv Ald, Boddy, an amendment promptly following as -Soonsored by Aldermen Hyman and Cawker to the effect that the last portion, of the resort in which an opinion of the action of the Public Utilities was r-~ressed be deleted. In moving this amendment Ald. Hyman pointed out that he was taking the same stand as that 'which he #ook in committee, and felt that council had no authority or right-to "sit in judgment" on the Commis- sion. "All this council was asked to do, and all it had authority to do, was to reach a decision as to wheth- era judicial enquiry should be re- quested," said Ald. Hyman. Ald. Hawkes expressed his opin- fon that Ald. Hyman "was right so far as he goes. I quite agree that (Continued on page 5) ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE NORTH Oshawa Men Having Inter- esting Time in Camp at Dryden Writing to friends in the city, Ernie 'Solmes, one of the Oshawa poys in Trans-Canada highway con- struction camp at Drydén, tells us an interesting story of activities at the camp, and expressing satisfac~ tion with conditions at the camp. His letter, in part, is as follows: "Just a few linés to let you know 1 am well, and like the work fine. Chere is plenty to eat and a good place to sleep. We Have a dandy foreman up here, "We had a concert in the cook- house on December 6. They took one man from each hut to take part in the concert. e call our hut King David's and we are the disci- ples, . We had our pictures taken, and are expecting to send some to the Oshawa Times. "On Friday, it was eight below zero, and a couple of fellows froze their feet. I cut my foot with the axe, and when I reached the. first aid camp my sock was frozen in blood. They thawed out my sock and bandaged my foot, and 1 re- ed to wor! Jain. Ee saw a k and doe the other day, and os Xa forty feet from them. The buck pawing the snow off some moss for the does to eat. There were some lynx tracks around where one of the fires had been the other morning. Last night, some of the boys stood outside the hut to listen to the howling of the wolves. They do not scare us. but they certainly make cold chills run up and down: the spine." : meen At yesterday's meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club, Ora M. Alger, superintendent of the Oshawa and Ontario County Children's Aid So- ciety, make an appeal to the mem- bers for their support and interest at the annual meetinz of the soci- ty, to be held in the school room a St. Andrew's United Church on Thursday evening of this weck, at eight o'clock, r. Alger announced that the chief speaker was to bc the Hon. G. Martin, minis'er of public Wie for Ontario, and one of the outstanding platform orators in Canada at the nresent time. He asked for a large attendance, and 'open 'to stressed the * that the meeting igh eg TAP) COMPLAINT MADE BY LUMBER FIRM T0 CITY COUNCIL LEADS MOVEMENT TO STIMULATE BUSINESS PROSPERITY Above is a photograph of Mayor Marks sitting in the office of the Chamber of Commerce attaching his signature to the first pledge card in connection with a "buy in Oshawa" movement which has been initiated by the Chamber of Commerce, and which is being taken up with enthusiasm, The pledge includes an undertaking to support and patronize Oshawa merchants and ratepayers to the fullest possible extent, in order to stimulate business prosperity in the city, Mayor Signs First Pledge in Movement Initiated by Chamber Pledging themselves to a cam- paign of civic loyalty, as demon- strated in the willingness to do buying in Oshawa, the business men of the city, through the medi- um of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce, have instituted a movement with the. objective of increasing the prosperity of the city, Yesterday, in the Chamber of Commerce office, Mayor Marks signed the first pledge card, ple. ging his devotion to the worthy | cause of supporting Oshawa and its people, and striving to stimu- late and maintain a normal healthful program of community life. The movement started yester- day by the mayor signing the first pledge card is rapidly taking def- inite form, and many citizens have already signed the handsome pledge cards which are being pro- vided by the Chamber of Com- merce. They will be seen in most of the Oshawa places of husiness within the next few days, and while the pledging of the card is merely the outward symbol of the movement, it is expected {hat {ts spirit will be fully carried out, with highly beneficial results to of Commerce The Pledge The pledge which has been signed by Mayor Marks, and is now being distributed, is as fol- lows: "I believe in Oshawa and love her as my Home, "I rejoice in the records of her aChievements and in the abund. ance of her possibilities. "I have unbounded faith in our ability as a people and pledge my loyalty to the promotion of Osh. awa's best interests, "I realize that only as my friends and neighbours prosper, that I prosper with them, "I realize that every dollar 1 spend outside my own city goes to strengthen outside interests to the detriment of my own. "I know that every dollar that leaves this city makes it just that much more difficult for my friends and neighbours to carry on. "I pledge my patronage to my fellow merchants and ratepayers. "I pledge my support to my own City and my own people and will strive to stimulate and main. tain a normal, healthful, pro- gramme of Community life, "To this worthy cause I pledge my devotion." the whole community. ) COUNCIL AGCE LAND OFFERED Project of Straightening Out Simcoe St. North to Be Undertaken The recent offer received by the City Council from the Board of Education in which the latter body offers a parcel of land to the city for the purpose of ctraightening Simcoe Street north has been accepted by coun- cll, This matter was brought up at last night's regular meeting of council by Ald, Morrig who, sed- unded by Ald. MacDonald, spon- ed a formal resolution to the cffect that the offer of the Board of Education be accepted, and the City Engineer be instructed to draw up the necessary sketches Ja order to facilitate the trang er. This motion drew little discus- sion except in the form of a re- mark from Ald. Hawkes who ask- ed: "I suppose it would be 1m- possible to move that lot down on to Mary Street?" Ald. Morris replying: "It Ald. Hawkes can get a grant of the necessary land to straighten Mary Street, this council' will do the work all right," FORTY DROWNED \ Rome, Dec. 15--The esti d SUPPORT REQUEST FOR FLOODLIGHT Oshawa Rotary Club to Send Endorsation to the Provincial Body The request of the Oshawa Hor- ticultural Society and the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion that a floodlight be placed perman- ently to illuminate the local war memorial was endorsed at yester- day's meeting of the Rotary Club, find a letter to this effect will be sent direct to the Ontario Hydro- Electric Power Commission. Mayor Marks, who was present at the meeting, said the members of the Oshawa Public Utilities Comis- sion were all favorable to the re- quest, and had asked for authority from the provincial body to maae the necessary installation. He SUR: gested shat the Rotary Club's 'et- ter would accomplish move if it were sent to the Ontario comn'is- sion rather than to the local body, and it was so decided THREE PATIENTS DIE Charlottetown, Prince Edward Is- land, Dec. 15--Fire swept the Fal- conwood Hospital for the insane, three miles from here, early today, driving 320 hysterical patients into a heavy snowstorm. The entire hospital was razed. Three patients were known to be dead. Ore burned to death, and the other two were killed jumping from a second story window. death roll of a cyclonic storm, which swept the editerranean aver the week-end, stood tonight at "drowned, with seven: "Amateur theatricals are pret- ty bad, too, but we guess the 'worst of all is an amateur job of Job printing, A MILK PRODUCERS FORM THEIR OWN ORGANIZATION Beaton's Dairy Group Held Banquet at Brooklin Hotel The milk producers of the district who are supplying Beaton's Dairy with milk held a very enjoyable banquet at the Brooklin Hotel on Saturday night. As a result of this banquet, the producers present' de- cided to form their own association, and elected Ernest Nesbitt as pres- ident and Earl Batty as secretary treasurer, Regret was expressed by the pro- ducers at the reference made at a meeting of Oshawa District Milk producers last week to the fact that Beaton"s Dairy was not paying that association's price for milk. Under the present 1931 arrangement, it was pointed out by those present, the results were working out even better than the association's price. It was unanimously decided that the sama arrangement be contin * for the year 1932. The event was so enjoyable that the newly formed association decid- ed to make it an annaul event, and also to hold a picnic at some tinte in the summer of next year, COUNCIL PASSES ELECTION BYLAW Provision Made For Taking of Municipal Vote on January 4 The formal by-law governing the holding of the forthcoming municipal elections was passed at the regular meeting of cty coun- eil las tnight, given its three readings and ordered signed by the Mayor and sealed. This by-law fixes the date of "Nomination Day' as December 28, and Election Day as January 4, the polling stations being open from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. The by-law also names each rolling station, and appoints dejuty returning officers and othér officials. Letter From Carew Lumber Company Claims Coun- cil Not Saving Money | The letter addressed to the | Mayor and City Council by the ! Carew Lumber Co, Ltd., over the ' signature of E. Cay, and read at last night's council meeting, was as follows: "We understand that our ten- der on requisition Ng 299 was the lowest of the local firms ten- dering and that the lowest tender of all was that of Messrs. J. B. Smith and Sons, Toronto, The difference between our tender and that of the Toronto concern being in the neighborhood of six per cent. "We feel that with such small difference, unless that there is some reasonable explanation, that discrimination js being prac- tised in this eonnection. We take that stand in view of the fact that other large local purchases have been made and not even put up for tender by the purchasing committee, The Requirements "Requisition No, 299 calls for the following: -- : "80 pleces 6 x 6 x 12 in, and 16 ft. long, No. 1 eull Ontario jack pine or spruce. "600 pieces 2 x 8 in. x 12 ft. long No. 1 and 2 white pine, "1,800 pleces 2 x 8 in. x 14 ft. long, No. 1 and 2 common pine. "Note,~Prices to be quoted for each separate quantity, No bulk prices considered. To be de- livered when, where and in such quantities as may from time to time be required. "(Prices to be returned by De- cember 3rd.)" Their Interpretation "Now our interpretation of (Continued on page 3) TOYS ARE STILL NEEDED BY SCOUTS Fire Hall Repair Shop Is One of Busiest Places in the City The work of providing needy children with toys for Christmas is going on apace, The fire hall on Simcoe Street North is one of the busiest places in the city these days with the members of the force engaged in rehabilitat- ing toys that have been gathered by the Boy Scouts of the city. Many of these toys were in a bad state of repair and required plenty of attention to make them presentable. Toys of all kinds have been repaired and given new coats of paint that have made them as good as new. While many toys have been gathered by the Scouts, there is still a great need for more and citizens of the city who have old toys in a fair state of preservation are urged to bring them to the Fire Hall, so that they may be repaired as soon as possible so that no child in the city may be able to say that they were forgotten by S#nta Claus this Christmas, Some nations appear to be try- ing to se better to get worse. An open mind is all right if you know when to close your mouth. A hick town is a place where $50,000 can cause ga severe case M'S COMPLAINT HEARD CAREW LUMBER FIRM COMPLAINS OF TORONTO FIRM RECEIVING ORDER | No Representative of Com- pany Kept Appointment With Council Purchasing Committee, So Com plaint Was Filed COUNCIL DEBATES CONTRACT AWARD Ald. Morris Criticizes Com» mittee for Buying Out side City in Order to Save $160 on Lumber Purchase No action was taken by the City Council last night in con- nection with a complaint which was received relative to the plae- ing of a lumber order with a To- ronic firm by the Purchasing Committee, The complaint came from the Carew Lumber Company Limited, of this city, but did not involve the Oshawa Lumber Deal- ers' Association, The members of the Purchas- ing Committee were in the Coun~ cil Chamber forty-five prior to the regular time for the opening of the meeting but mo representative of any local lum= ber compgny put in an appears ance to give the committee the lumbermen's yiewpoint, with the result that no business was trans- acted, At, the regular meeting of the whole council] a communication from the Carew Lumber Co. Ltd. signed by Ernest Cay, was read but no action was taken, the lets ter being ordered "received and filed" without discussion and with Ald. Morris being the only alderman to register a dissenting vole, The communication from the Carew Lumber Co. drew atten- tion to the facts which are being complained of, and stated the opinion that 'discrimination fis being practised in this connec tion." Claims Terms Changed According to this letter the terms for delivery, as laid down by the Purchasing Committee when bids were originally called for, were for the lumber to "be delivered when, where, and in such quantities as required." It was contended, however, that the uotation of the Toronto firm, Jokn B. Smith & Sons, had been received in bulk, and that deliv ery had been made in bulk, The communication explained that had the Oshawa lumbermen been taken into the confidence of the Purchasing Committee they would have been in a better posi= tion to compete with Toronto firms and also In a position te save money for the city. The letter appears elsewhere In these columns. The Formal Report As regards the transaction ft. self, this matter was dealt with in a clause of the formal report of the Purchasing Committee, adopted by council without dis- cussion; which read as follows: 46,660 ft. of lumber was pur. chased from Joh B, Smith & Sons, Toronto, at a price. of $2,» 568.48. The other tenders were as follows:--Gale & Trick, $2, 953.00; W. J. Trick Co, Ltd., $2,» 905.00; Co. Ltd,, $2,942.00; Carew Lum- ber Co., $2,735.62; Oshawa Lums= ber Co., $2,876.00. Only Few Voted report, however, Ald, Boddy drew attention to the fact that only a small proportion of the members of council appeared to have yots ed either for or against the re port, ° - "I think only a few members voted on this question, said Ald. Boddy. "I think everyone should vote one way or the'other, It might be very easy for a member of this council to say some Hus in the future, 'Well, I didn' vote.' Can we have the vote tak en again or something?" Ald. Hyman explained that he had not voted, not because of swell head. (Continued on page 8) CLAIM WHEAT QUOTA TO BE 55 PER CENT. . (By an Press) «~ London, . 15. ~~ According to "The Miller," the official or- gan of the British milling trade, the British government proposes to make the Dominion . wheat quota in the British market 55 per cent. of the total require- ments. This figure is greatly in excess of the concessiqn Britain is expected to make at the next Im- perial Economic Conference: |! 'RESIGNATION ACCEPTED Nanking, Dee. 15. -- Chiang Kat Sheka, president of China, handed in his resignation from all government posts he held, and the resignation was accepted by the government late today, ' Halifax, Dec. 15--~The Newfound- land Government officially had sub mitted proposals to the Government of Canada for the Labrador terri- tory's purchase at a valuation of $100,000000 net. "The Canadian Government did not turn down the proposition, but was unable to deal with the matter while the' financial depression in Canada continued," said 'Sir William Coaker, minister without portfolio in the Newfound- land Government, on his arrival from St. John's yesterday. "When the Canadian Parliament meets, the psition party is like- ly to ask v4 Prime Minister to Labrador is Offeredto Canada for $100,000, 000 table the proposal" he added. & "It is thought in Newfoun that Canada is hoping the financia embarrassment of the will sooner or later cause the ertment to approach Canada on matter of confederation," Sir liam said. talking the matter over, and f what can gather, a plebisci favoring confederation with Ca would meet 'with overwhe feat, Newfoundland is op confederation and would struggle on for years in rather than forfeit its political pendence" minutes ° Edmund Hind Lumber Following the adoption of this " The people have been CITT. eee ha AL RPMS TE