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| @he Osha wa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer y Times RS ------ A PROBS. Milder today and Sunday, probably snow or rain. Pubiivied Oshawa, Ont., Canada, Every Etopt Sundays and" Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES ENERAL MOTORS OUTLOCK BRIGH W.R. Geikie Sees Definite Signs of Better Times PEDLAR PEOPLE'S HEAD SAYS BRITISH ELECTION IS IMPORTANT FACTOR W.R. Geikde Believes Stabs 'ilization of Affairs in 'Great Britain Will Be of "General Benefit to Trade BETTER PRICE FOR 'WHEAT ALSO HELPS Says Last Month Has 'Brought Decided . Im- provement in Tone of 'Business. for Pedlar People, Limited 'Definite indications, mot only of' i{mprovement in actual condi- tions but of a much more en- couraging psychological attitude in' the public have been notable throughout Canada for the past few weeks, in the opinion of W. R. Gelkie, president and general manager of The Pedlar People Limited, of Oshawa, manufactur- ers of (all classes of sheet-metal products, This opinion is ex- rressed 'in an interview with Mr. Gelkie appearing in the "Rainbow! Edition" of the Toronto Mail and Empire this morning. 'Outstanding among factors which: have had a vital effect in renewing a confident and optim- istic attitude, dissipating uwurea- soning fear and renewing normal epending, was the result of the rene elections in the British Isles, Mr. Gelkie believes. ""The period of material _de- pression which strack us some WO ago gradually merged ito] psychological condition with he majority of people," he Mail and Empire in an ew. "This was one felt that they Rod ston stop; tor for witat purpose. This tendancy spending, no matter had at once the effect of tying h of the country. is eash had been kept freely as in ordinary times, # would have greatly help- vd the situation long before this, 1 a reasonable demand which are undoubtedly . This demand would tted trade in general . Will Help "1¢ has been said so frequently that 'no country can live unto it- self 'it has become almost a via e. But nothing could be truer,' and unless conditions had heca 'stabilized in the Old Country, 'there was very little rrospect indeed for any improve- ment in the general situation. Conditions there, however, are hécoming stabilized and tne er- feet of this is 'bound to react 5 so in Canada and tironghout |th¢/ world. Wheat/ Prices U "Another riason for improved conditions is fhe unlobked-for de- mand [tor wheat, and the conse- quent increase in prices. This bo! 1 have a far-reaching and ben- a] effect throughout the coun , because as soon as the far- mer zes he is in a position to work' a profit, things will be- sin, igh once again, as the business which by. Roprosent is concerned, it has "en" ofiy policy during the past to employ as many men ble, 'even if'in so doing to work shorter hours. sequence is that very few lyes have had to look for relief, and ve beerr receiving as as in the past, there has ; ie, it any, actual hard- eckaed mr has a i a decided improvement in the tone of our business, and while we feel It 'take time to bring condi- PARTIES DIVIDED IN ELECTION AT THE COLLEGIATE Stoics'. Nominee, Smith, Is New President of Student Executive The two contending parties, the Epicureans and the Stoics, broke even in the elections for the Student Executive of the Osh- awa Collegiate and Vocational Institute held yesterday. The Stoles, if anything, had the bet- ter of the day, in that their can- didate for president, Isobel Smith was elected. In all, three of each party were elected to fill the six offices on the executive, the of- ficial report on the candidates elected being as follows: President --- Isobel (Stoles), Suffragist. Vice-president--Donald Miller, (Epicureans), an inventive gen- fus. Secretary -- Mary McClure, (Stoles), a Si blonde, Treasurer--Stanley Hopkins, (Stoles), a gentleman of the old school. Marshal --Owen Gifford, (Epi- cureans), guide, philosopher and friend. Proctor -- (Epicureans), cule. Smith, Genevieve James, the mighty mole- platforms on which the was conducted are very interesting. That of the Stoics was as follows: We advocate: 1, The building of a roof gar- den in the auditorium just below the skylight. 2. The providing of text books to all students. 3. The providing of first ald service for physical and mental wrecks among the students. 4. A more elaborate ceremony for the morning opening exer- cises. 5, That the administration of the school be placed in the hands of the students for one day each month. 'The platform of the Epicureans is set forth in the following terms: We pledge ourselves:-- 1. To provide a spanking mach- Ine for those who persistently disregard the right of others. 2, To establish a lecture course on vocational guidance. 3. To offer a prize for the in- vention of gym. shoes that will return to their owner--a combina- tin of faithful dog and homing pigeon. 4. To hold a prdvince-wide competition for a néw school song. . 5. To supply ginger ale instead' of water in the drinking foun- tains, In view of the fact that the candidates elected were evenly divided between the parties it is not possible to forecast which platform will be carried out, 7) intelits deh th Purposes, we o have rough the crisis, Volt ot the "It is up to eyery Canad rid his mind aondan to of the pessimism that h has ruled him! for o long and which has undoubtedly accentuated what we are so fond of: calling 'the de- pression.' For the Immediate future, a state of cautious opti- mism should be the prevailing viewpoint, money should ho spent in reason, and insofar as possible for permanent improvement hoth of the country at large and of tions to normal, still the 'act "ean be hidden that to ---- « the Jot of the individual." Toronto Woman Winner of $125, 000 in Sweepstakes to, Nov. 29. Somewhere np a Toronto woman, 14 victory. of North | is the Manchester Novem- | : run pg nd at Mang ve | would win by. long distance telephone. - "and I know my sister will be too, Bhe knows she drew a horse, of but had no idea that she Mrs, Longman has been: with her sister and is expected back there to-night. The winning ticket was bought for Mrs. Longman by her father, who _ lives London, England, ag | whe who has been trying to get in touch with.his daughter all Say yg swise is in 1snotanes fortune, ag his him ont ot ** nis clothengt Si SEES IMPROVEMENT W. R. GEIKIE | President and General Manager of the Pedlar People, Limited, says British general election was a big factor in improving conditions. COURT ACTION OVER PORT HOPE Y.M.C.A. SURPLUS Application Made to Dis- burse Funds to Churches and Charities Toronto, Nov. 28.--An interest- ing case, involving the distribu- tion of the accumulated funds of the now defunct Port Hope Y.M. C.A.., was heard in Osgoode Hall weekly court here this week. In this case, application is being made on behalf of the association that its accumulated funds should be distributed $1,000 each to the Baptist, Presbyterian, United, two Anglican 'churches, $100 each to the Port Hope "The Children's Shelter, and $100 to the Benevolent Society each month until the balance is ex- hausted, The Y.M.C.A. at Port ceased its activities in 191 the association became defunct after operating for over thirty years. Soon after, the buildings were sold to the Salvation Army, and it appears likely that the money which is now available for division represents 'the proceeds of that sale, When the case came before the court it was adjourned for a week Hope 2, when AGITATED OVER U.S. STATEMENT Jap Government Sends A Message of Protest to Washington (By Canadian Press) "Tokyo, Nov. 28.--The Japanese government today cabled the Washington embassy requesting confirmation of press reports of Secretary of State Stimson's state- ment yesterday, expressing con- cern over the Manchurian situa- tion, and it was sald in govern- ment circles that if the reports are confirmed strong diplomatic representations will be made to the United States government. If the reports of the secretary's statement, which, as published here, referred to the Jspanese army as "running amuck" had been published yesterday before | orders were given to General Honjo to stop the advance on Chinchow, one government au- thority. stated, the army might have been aroused to such an ex- tent that it would have continued the advance, regardless of the government's stand. All govern- ment departments were agitated over the statement, Eleven Men Missing on Lake Michigan (By 'Canadian Press) Roughton, Mich.,, Nov. 28.-- Three coast guard crews this morning began a search for eleven men who left Grand Mar- ais on Nov. 15 for Washington Harbor, Isle Royale and have not been reported since. The men, five coast guards and six fisher- men, left in a coast guard life boat. The coast guards were taking the fishermen to Isle. Ray. ale for the winter, and shon have returped to Grand Marais on Thursday evening. "The maid I require must be economical." J "My last "mistress me. for: very reason." | or Boing, "Yesm; i a wear her ! 4d ; Filtration Plant Work Started With Removal of House from Site Chosen Work on the excavations for the new filtration plant at the water works pump house, and the removal of the engineers' resid- ence, is proceeding rapidly under the supervision of W. J. Trick of the W. J. Trick Co. Ltd., con- tractors for the building, According to the terms of the contract the contractor must have the foundation of the pump house completed not later than Decem- ber 20, with the roof on this building by February 10 All con- crete must be poured for the fil- ter house not later than Jan- uary 20, and for the sedimenta- tion tank not" later than Febru- ary 21. The whole plant must be com- pleted, and equipped, according to the terms of the contracts en- tered into, by March 81, the date set by the Ontario and Dominion | Governments for the cessation of all grants towards work under- taken for the relief of unemploy- ment. The Fillers The actual filters, four in num- ber, having a total capacity of nearly five million gallons of water per day, are being erected on the top of the new clear well which was completed last win- ter, The filters themselves, while similar in their action to the old filters which have proved unsat- isfactory will be much larger than the old ones, while owing to the class of sand and gravel the water is sald to run through them at a much faster rate, The main building will be erected on a site just east of the (Continued on page 8) Opportunity for Oshawa Boy to Become Manager of Theatre for Two Days L. E. Osier, manager of the Re- gent Theatre, with a view to stirring up interest in the efforts of the Boy Scouts to collect toys for repair and distribution at Christmas, is of- fering to hand over the entire charge of his theatre for two days to some energetic boy who, in the opinion of the duly appointed jud- ges, is worthy of this honour, On Wednesday night of next week, at eight o'clock, the keys of the theatre will be formally handed over to this boy, who will become Manager of the Regent for the last two days of the week during the first showing in Oshawa of the very latest film production "Local Boy Makes Good. This Jucky boy will "manager" of the theatre in name only, but will have the full. est authority to use his-own initia~ tive and ingenuity in compiling all advertising, the presentation of the program, and in the general conduct of the theatre, Mr. Osier stepping down from his permanent position and acting solely as "guide, coun- sellor and friend." What is more this Oshawa boy will be on a full-time salary while holding this important post, thus being given an opportunity of earn- ing extra money for his own use at Christmas, while also Raining most valuable experience in theatre management, Open To All Boys The judges as to just who will obtain this signal honour, named by the Oshawa Boy Scouts Association in co-operation with Mr. Osier, are Col. F. Chappell, Harvey C. Fuller amd Charles M. Mundy, and the contest which will lead to the filling of this temporary appointment is a very simple one which can be en- tered by any boy in Oshawa be- tween the age of nine and eighteen years, The Boy Scouts of the city, who are establishing their "Toy Shop" in the premises recently vacated by the Ontario Motor Sales at 99 Sim- coe Street South, still need a large number of old toys if there are to (Continued on page 8) APPOINTMENT FOR MORLEY JACOBI Is Now Local Represent. ative of North American + Insurance Co. Morley Jacobi, whose appoint- ment to the position of local repre- sentative of the North American Life Insurance Company is announ- ced to day, is very well known in this city and district, having lived in Oshawa practically all his life. Mr, Jacobi went over-seas with the 116th Battalion, the Ontario County unit, during the Great War, and on the cessation of hostilities obtained an appointment as Factory Representative for General Motors. For the last six years he has been Manager of Moffat Motor Sales, a position which he has filled with singular success, while his many friends in Oshawa predict for him a mast successful future in his new appointment, REV. J. R. MACLEAN DIES IN TORONTO Was Well-known Here as One of Founders of Rest Camp Rey. J .Russell MacLean for the past twenty years ractor of 8t. John's Garrison Church, Tor- onto, who passed away on Thurs- day, was well known in the Whit- by district. H~ was one of the founders of St. John's Rest Camp at Corbett's Point on the lake- shore between Whitby and Osh- awa and was at the camp in Au- gust of this year for the dedica- tion and unvelling of a flag. The late Rev. MacLean was the chaplain to the Royal Cana- dian Dragoons and ghe Toronto Garrison and carried on a wor- 'thy work among the poor of his parish, founding a medical clinic in connection with his church, besides founding. the rest home near Whitby for the underpri- vileged. Judge Quiles. or not guilty? Priosner -- Not 'guilty, sir. a Judge--Brer been arrested be- ore? Pridoner -- Not guilty, sir. whale anything. before, ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE NORTH George Rorabeck Well Pleased With Food and Quarters George Rorabeck, one of the Oshawa boys now in a northern construction camp at Dryden, Ontario, hds sent another inter- esting letter to his parents, Mr. Mr. and Mrs, H. Rorabeck, 54 Celind Street, Oshawa. In his let- ter, in part, he says: "l am still well and enjoying myself very much, We did not work yesterday afternoon on ac- count of a heavy snowfall. The only time I do not feel good is after meals, and that is because of eating so much. It rained the first day we were here, and snowed the next, but I got twelve hours work in anyway. We are not finding the work too hard. "Here is our menu for break- fast: eggs, bacon, potatoes, pore ridge and milk, honey, pancakes, bread and prunes. At dinner we have three different kinds of meat, ple and lots more. We have the best of meals at any rate. "This is the loveliest country I have ever seen, and I um hav- ing a wonderful time. The sleep- ing bunks were a surprise to me. They are portable bunks, made by the Simmons Company, with springs and mattresses and wool- len blankets. I would like to have my gun up here, but the super. intendent i{s the only man allow- ed to have a gun." North Drift Wins Manchester Race Manchester, Eng.--J. T, Down- ing"s North Drift today won the Manchester November Handicap, B. Davis', Siguifer, was second and Major F. B. Sneyd's Pard third y ' Aga Khan's Ut . Majeur, top weight entrant, was withdrawn shortly before post time owing to the heavy condition of the track. Ut Majeur would have, carried 147 pounds. By adding small amounts of lim powdered aluminum and soda ry tome hs produced a Duitding we bind Le trial 75 per. cent. Mater 4 thag Lon. 1S OPTIMISTIC ' H. A. BROWN Vice-President and Gen®ral Man- ager, General Motors of Canada, Limited, expects all General Mo. tors regular employees to be back at work next wee PENSION TRIBUNAL DECISIONS GIVEN IN SEVEN CASES Awards of Pensions Made to Five of Local Applicants The decisions given in seven of the ten cases heard before the pensions tribunal held at Osh- awa on November 19 and 20 were received this morning by the president of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion. In three cages the disabilities found have heen declared aggravated by mil- itary service, in two they have been declared attributable to mil- itary service, in one case further medical reports are to be secured, and in only one has the applicant «beer refused on the ground that disability is not attributable to military service, The decisious In the other three cases have not yet been given, The seven de- cisions received are as follows: J. T. Dalby: -- To be re-listed for hearing in Toronto, in order to secure evidence of Dr. H. E, Paul, Dr, A. A. Fletcher and Dr. William Baillie, L. B. Powell: -- Disability due to chronic otitis media, attribut- able to military service. G. Swoffer: -- Disordered ac- tion of the heart, attributable to military service, F. Foreman: --- Arthritis, pre- enlistment, aggravated during service, J. Topham: -- Disability due to varicose veins and eczema, pre- enlistment, aggravated on milf tary service. Lorne D. Brown: -- Bronchial asthma, pre-enlistment, aggravat- ed during service, H., Froome: --- Disability due to chronic arthritis, not attyibut- abla to military service. * The cases in which decision has vot to be given are those of Max Darlington, Thomas Taylor and E. Keyes, STRATHERN GOES TO REFORMATORY Former York rk Township En- gineer Is Sentenced to Two-year Term Toronto, Nov, 28.--Two years for the bribed and one year for PUBLIC UTILITIES STAFF IS MOVING T0 NEW BUILDING Will Open New Premises for Business on Mon- day Morning Today is "Moving Day" for the "ublic Utilities Office and Staff, and at nine o'clock on Monday morning the new offices, in the building at 100 Simcoe Street South, will be open for business, The building is now completed, with the exception of some minor finishing touches to the interior and the hanging of some of the doors which are being rushed to-day. Al the office furniture and fix- tures have arrived, and were be- ing put in position this morning, and all the contracts have been completed wel; within the specified time. "Extras" over and above the specifications have been conspicu- ous by their absence in the carry- ing out of the contracts, the only one of any importance and only a very minor one, being the instal- lation of an electric clock over the front door which necessitated the cutting of a hole in the wall after completion, CONFERENCE OF UNITED CHURCH Laymen and Ministers to Meet at Pickering Next Thursday A conference of ministers and laymen of the Oshawa fresbytery of the United Church of Canada, for the purpose of studying the subject of "Christianizing the Social Order" has been called by a special committee composed of Rev. H, J. Stainton, B.A., B.D, of Pickering, and Samuel Farmer, of Port Perry, This conference is to be held in St. Andrew's United Church, Pickering, on Thursday eveniug of next week, starting with a dinner at 6.15 pm. The special speakers for the occasion will be Dr. Harold Young and Dr, Walter Millson, while the discus- sion wil! be led by Melville Sta- ples, of Orono; E, H. Clarke, Au. rora, and Samuel Farmer. Special music will be provided by the General Motors Quartette of Osh. awa. This conference is open to all ministers and laymen of the Oshawa Presbyterygof the United Church, LECTURES ON HOW TO LIVE 100 YEARS Portage La Prairie, Man. Mrs. Joseph Gladue, pioneer resi- dent of this district, is qualified to lecture on 'How to live to be over 100 years old." Mrs, Gladue will celebrate her 106th birthday at Christmas, Born in British Columbia, in 1826, Mrs, Gladue has seen more than a century of varied life in Canada's Northwest, ' She came to Manitoba 59 years ash and set- tled in the Raeburn district. Buf- falo then roamed the plains of the prairies The old lady of the plains loves to relate vivid stories of the past, Her memory and other faculties remain unimpaired. She still does outside work, such as gardening, and her eyesight remains good enough to permit her to sew. H.A. BROWN EXPECTS TO SEE MOST OF EMPLOYEES WORKING ABOUT DEC. 1 Y Vies- President and General Manager of Company Believes Motor Industry. Will Lead Way Back to Prosperity STOCK OF NEW AND USED CARS IS LOW Believes Three-year Cycle of Car Replacements Will Providd Greater Market During the Come ing Year "We have no reason for pessis mism in General Motors with re- gard to our potential sales. In fact, General Motors of Canada an- ticipates a slight improvement next year over this. We have completed our inventories at an earlier date than usual, and we lope to have most of our employees back on payroll at reasonably satistastont hours before the first of Decembe: With the.above statement, H. "A Brown, Vice-President and General Manager of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, concludes an op- timistic review of the automobile situation, written for the "Rai edition" of the Toronto Mail Empire published today. Mp Brown expresses confidence that & | definite upswing is due in the age" tomobile industry, and believes that there must now exist a greater market for cars than ever be His message is of particular intems est to Oshawa, since it shows that stocks of new and used cars held by General Motors dealers are af the lowest level in years, and that he feels the automobile indust "d is due to lead the movement back to prosperity. A Mr. Brown's article, in full, is a Jellowe: A i r, Brown's : "The Mr, Brow of past woulld be of little value were it for a fundamental belief which accepted by all schools of thou ~which appeals to common sense-= which has been confirmed by science; namely, the belief in development of things and eal along consistent and orderly 1i The above quotation from John T. Mertz's "History of Euro Thought in the 19th Century" a forms the foundation for a t of thought, based upon successi facts, which leads to the pred on, that business is due to start an Wu ward trend soon. At least, this is the belief I hold for the auton bile business, according to a # relating to the past, present future of the industry. I believe that all things, mentally, have a forward mo ment. This is demonstrated by law of organic growth and e: itself to the population of hum beings. France, for instance, a population growth of about ol per cent, in ten years, in spite the fact that it is one of the me mature countries, but the popu tion in Canada and the Uni States has been increasing at rate of 15 per cent. in a d It becomes natural therefore, the growth of an industry around the serving of fund human needs will follow the ' law. We know that automobiles have ceased to be a luxury, but a now a necessity. The very that this forward industrial gro vil reveals itself in steadily increas gasoline consumption in the Uni States: and, Canada, proves 3 more automobiles are being use to-day than ever before. ! Greater Market It is a fact that gasoline .¢ sumption has increased in a p when most other industries haw suffered from falling sales in. | past two years, and this leads fo' a positive assumption that thers must now exist a greater m '(Continued on page 8) the briber were the Janed by Mr. Justice Rane; . K. C. Strathearn, former oy Rownship designing engineer, and Peter Mohan, contractor, 'respec- tively, yesterday. They had been convicted one week previously of conspiracy to defraud the town- ship and also on bribery charges. In addition to the sentence of two years, Strathearn was order. ed to return the $6,600 which he is charged with receiving as a bribe, or in leu bf that to serve an additional two years. His Lordship considered that Strathearn had been the bras 'of the plan to defraud the town- ship, and he had no doubt that | whiskey. had had a good deal to do with his downfall. He was too good a customer of the liquor stores, Mother -- Yes, dear, we shall al Row each other in heaven. larjorie--Can we make Have we're not at home when some of them call? "A lot of girls! will be crasy when Br ped. - "Wi OW many are you go Sel mg to merrya® CC. Go 'Ottawa, Nov. 28,--The total population of Canada will be sround 10,360,000, it was ane nounced by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics last night, based on the 1881 census Hotdrns. Figures for all the provinces have b annbunced, with the exception of British Columbia which will be made public Monday, Quebec made the largest absolute gain in the past 10 years, and British Columbia the largest Jeroantage gain of all the provine A redistribution of the re ree sentation in the House of ows wil 'will Je. Bade as a result of still have es motbore after the redistribution, the same as at present. Nova Scotia will lose two members and New Brunswick TT at one. Ca the gthet hand, Alberta |th Canada's Population is Estimated at 10,360,000 the other provinces will unchanged. 'Quebec is the key Nr fixing representation in the C mons, It always has 65 memb and' the other rrovinces get portionate per capita represe: tion, On this basig Ontario wou stand to lose four members but 4 clause in the British North Amen fea Act provides that a pro ne shall not have its representatfo reduced if the proportion whie its population bears to the gate population of the Dom as not declined by one-twent to proportion and therefore will proper 82 members as in the present . Parliament. obi would lose one member A: t e same provision, S$