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Aaily Sei The Oshawa Reformer 10, THURSDAY, JANU Y 21, 1932 y Times | Snow, Tirning to Rela, Fike, Clouds 4 12 Cents s Week; 3 Cents s Copy TEN PAGES .E. RATEPAYERS ELECT OFF ICERS Oshawa Horticultural Society Held Annual Meeting OFFICERS ELECTED AND "REPORTS PRESENTED ON WORK OF FIRST YEAR A. L Bouckley Is Elected as | PRAISE FOR WORK DONE LAST YEAR | Musteated Lecture on the | Beautification of the Home Was Delivered by Professor W. L. Clark Over, ane hun hundred and fifty mem~ bers of Oshawa's progressiv Horti- pri hay met Senosha el last evening for the annual be 55 meeting Jind the election cers. L. Bouckley was oi the a president and in taking this office succeeds Bunker, J. S, Kyle and E F Cawker are ae new pice presi- dents. Mrs. E. J. Bowman i re- Slee secretary and R. S. Morphy in elected to the office of Tester. Added to the former Jot of directors, Mrs. G. D, Conant, in. Sargent, Robert Brooks, Vaan, R. Alichin, were six new names: Ross Mackinon, Thom- as Wrage, Gordn Bunker, Ww T. Samble. A.C. Cameron and W, Bunker was in the chair € opening of the meeting and i o Presigent for 1931 gave an out- line of the Societies' activities dur- "that year, W. E. N. Sinclair and Frank Mason, members of the y, who were present at the last evening both expressed pselves as being well pleased he work that Was carried on sty last yearn an Mtempt Ye by Ch intenge~ certain parts veiof the Interesting to members o Soe} ly was the lecture and | lides given by Professor Clark of Ontario: Horticulturuaul Asso- atic "Beautification of . the dome" was subject of this lecture nd it included slides of plants and pwers of all seasons of the year d the uses and best advantages he fight be put to, both indoors Treasurer's Report The. report of the treasurer, R..S. Maroby. was presented as follows: rship Dues ... w+ +n +000 ition ons : 0 ¢ from Province v..s.e.' 7500 ¥ertionn Mines ar snds vaso OD i $532.50 hting and Stationery .. . dure (Mr. H al) aie iin iptions to Hamazine and smi tern | sheet of fire shootin A i Big Community Event Planned for Next Week On Thursday, on Toa and Bat- DR. T. E. KAISER "1S GIVEN CREDIT FOR GOOD WORK Reference Made in Report to His Interest in Care of Cemeteries In the report of the JrScecting o of the annual meeting of Ontario Historical Society, just sublished, reference is made at some length 'the. proper care of ois vudd where sleep the pioneers of' On- urdsy of next week, Oshawa will bidge 4 be the scene of a big community event in the form of a three-day Community Shopping Drive, which is being sponsored by the Osh- awa Chamber of Commerce in an effort to demonstrate the people of the city the advantages of doing their shopping at home, A large number of local mer- chants are co-operating in this event, of which a preliminary an- nouncement is made on page three of today's 'issue of The Times. In connection with fit, the Chamber of Commerce is pro- viding $35.00 to be given in prizes to the citzens who, during the three day sale, secure the largest number "ot purchase votes, these votes being given out on the basis of purchase made at the stores which are co-operating in the Community Shopping Drive. Merchants and business people who have already signified their intention of co-operating in this drive include the following: Sib- erry's, King Street East; Adams Furniture Company, Simcoe Street South; Beth's Shoppe, King treet East; Karn's Drug Store, ing Street "Bast; Kinloch's, King Street East; , Jury and Lovell, King Street Fast and Simcoe Street South; Lamble's, Simcoe Street South; Burns Co., Limited, King and Simcoe Streets; Dew- Jand's, King Street West; "Thomp- son's Drug Store, Simcoe Street South; wa Chamber of Com- Bure, Garton Bus ne: Atlan. and Pacific any: Jimited, | Os Dominion 4 Shion Bt 5 -) JC. Allehin Limited, "Simcoe and Bond Streets; Ward's, Simcoe Street Sauth. Many others are also expected to take part. Colored pennants, displayed oh the stores which are co-operating, so that the public may recognize. them, will be an attractive feature of this special shopping event, i FIRE IN HOUSE 'ON COLLEGE HILL): 45 | Woman Burned by Steam 4% When She Threw Water in Furnace The fire department were call 891323 | og out at 11.15 this morning on a call from 283% Johnson Boule === |vard, in the College Hill district. On. their arrival the firemen | tound that Mrs. Stewart the ten: ant in the house noticed a g ap from & hot air pr | ida in *|an alarm. After turning in | alarm. Mrs, Stéwart rushed to the and threw a pail of water into the furnace in: an effort to put out the fire and og burns about the arms from steam that shot out of the fire | box. The fire rtm : brim di department Jeliors combustible ivr fon rc had lodged in the air shaft. There was 3 damage to the house or con. y Seeks Co-ordination y, Bus and Truck Troffio | | British war yar gm, The guests a! Attention is drawn in' this report to the bill amending the Cemetery Act, past by the Legislative Assem- bly in March of last year which provides for a "cemeter 5- sion" in every county of the prov- ince, and which is referred to as "a splendid bill." Teference is made to.the activi- ties which moved: towards the pass- ing of this bill, since th Jrssing of the Cemetery Act in 19 , tribute being paid to the work of Dr. T, E, Kaiser of this city in this regard as follows: « "About this time Dr. T. E. Kais- er, of Oshawa, a member of this Society and then member of the Dominion Parliament for Ontario County, who had taken the leading part in a notable achievement of cemetery reform in his own local- ity, began to work for province- wide improvement, He saw clearly that a better Cemetery Act was the first requirement, While an organization was form- ed to as«ist in Dr. Kaiser's crusade, it was largely a one-man affair throughout, The vision, skill, en- ergy and unstinted labour that Dr, (Continued on outinue] on page 3) BUS EMPLOYEES MOVE TO WHITBY Garton Bus Lines Object 4 Heavy Tax Imposed "by City On account of the action of the city council of Oshawa in imposing a tax on busses operating in the city, the Garton bus lines are dip- continuing the use of their Osh- awa garage, and will in future house the busses former] lent here to. garage space in Whitby, In ad- dition, MM employees of the com- pany who have been living in Osh- awa are being move: Whitby, with their families, t! nee be- ing made this week, Commenting on: this decision, T, A. Garton, proprietor of the Garton bus links, stated that the tax being harged by, the the city of Oshawa was ile le, in that it' was double the rate which was charged by the provincial government for operating on the highways, The Oshawa rate is one-tenth of a cent per passenger mile, based on the capacity of the busses, while the provincial rate is one-twentieth of a cent per passe enger mile, The average tax col- lected by the cit, pre On wa is ap- Box ximately $32. month, the ember bill r bill being exact a $3110. THEATRE PARTY ~~ MUCH ENJOYED Legion Members And Reg- imental Band Guests at , the Regent Over two hundred members of 'tho Oshawa Branch of th dian on, led by the of Ontari ht, ' Leon ent, eatre at' n the guests Osler, manager of the theatre at the presenta famou 'of t he this appiéclated the k great! a o anager, 4 and af: iar the pa hu S ploting oe on Gallipoli yr the youn throug of ors of who suffered of that City Landlords Decide to Broaden Organization to Include Property Owners At a further meeting of some fifty landlords of the city, held last night in the Genosha Hotel, it was decided to broaden out and verfect the organization recently formed in order to embrace all owners of property in the city, even though they may not sat present be renting any of their property to tenants, The organization, by resolution of last night's meeting, will be known as the Oshawa Property Owners' Association, and a strong committee was appointed to or- ganize committees, submit a slate of officers, and draft by-laws gov- erning the mew association, The organization commitiee Is under the chairmanship of W. J. Trick and is composed of Messrs, Stacey, Butt, U, Jones, O. R, Hall, Preston, Borsberry, Disney, Pea- cock, and ¥, W. Hall who was formerly appointed secretary of tLko whole body. The meeting last night was al- most wholly taken up with a dis- cussion of organization, many of those present stressing the fact Ahat if the property owners of the city were to obtain any measure of recognition, then it is neces sary that every man and woman interested in the problem with which they are faced, should be- come & member. Many of the speakers, includ- Uriah Joves, John Stacey and . J, Trick, who occupied the chalr, deprecated the fact that the impression had got abroad that the landlords were organis- ing in order to get the last cent out of the tenants, All the speakers on this subject empba- sized the fact that landlords could not hope to exist or con- tinue in business without the confid and ¢ tion of their tenants any more than a re- tail merchant could bepe to exist without the confidence of his fusiomers, and that to assume the landlords Were autagonistic towards rights and privileges the ok , oolish 4 The landlords as a whole, it was pointed out, realize that only 8 very small percentage 'of the tenants "sre out to bilk them," as one speaker put it, and that the great majority of those ten- ants who find themselves unable to meet their obligations are in thet position through no fault of their own, and, therefore, deserv- ing of assistance and sympathy. Will Answer Many references were made during the meeting to "letters to the Editor" which bave recently appeared in the columns of The Times regarding the presumed sttitude of the landlords, and a resolution was adopted which su- thorized John Stacey, L. V, Dis- ney and ¥. W, Hall to compose & committee for the purpose of re- plying to all such letters through the columns of The Times. In replying to such communi- entions as are published it was suggested, the suggestion being pdopted, that a report be obtain- ed from the city's Housing Com-~ mission covering the activitie the commission during the last 'three years, This Yopart, Atpord. ing to opinions axpiomed many landlords, would prove i. conclusively that even under the most favorable conditions of ad- ministration it was impossible to make "ends meet" by the rental of houses tinder the existing bur- den of taxation, Cases Cited As an example of the burden of taxation under which the small property holder is labouring, sev- eral cases were cited, the follow- ing being a fair example: -- A tour-roomed house, of frame construction, suitable for a la- touring man and his family, the only plumbing fixtures being a sink in the kitchen and a stool in the cellar, Under the most favcrable conditions this pro ty vented for $15 a month. ing the last four years the taxes had amounted to $627, the larg- est proportion of these taxes be- (Continued on page 3) Presentation of Awards for First Aid Course Held by General Motoys |: The annual presentation of diplo- mas significant of proficiency in St. John's Ambulance First Aid work, which was held last night in the General Motors' Auditorium on Mary Street attracted 3 capacity crowd of the employees of the Gen. eral Motors plant, Together with the Sresentation which was charge of E, R - Collis, Safety Engineer, a fine program of boxing and wrestling was presented whic jock up the major part of the even- , hundred and thirty-six pres- entations were made, to eighty-one Mel from the plant, thirty-one fore- men and twenty-four men from go heel industrial concerns i he city, mbers of the' ue and Police de- | his ye. fact that the i Mr. Complin Rate Stressed the time taken for th, Sourse in first aid work was taken from the men's own 'time away from their work, and for that reason those who had not taken the course must realize that there was a very serious pur» pose in view, He stated that it was not generally realized to what extent first aid work had advanced in the plant of the General Motors in Oshawa, At present there were one hundred and eighty men who had bee trained in thy course, This was a significant fact, he pointed out as in 1929 there were only fifty- four, showing the great strides that first aid training had taken, The practice of teaching first aid to employees had been carried out, Mr, Complin stated, among railways and Targe manufacturing concerns for some years, but in his opinion General Motors lead all others in Canada in the number of its em- yeed who had been given train. ng. This year there had been so (Continued on page 10) SHIPPING COKE T0 BELLEVILLE Possibilities of New Traffic fae | el 8 {Ag gn th sole Whe ere We in pre. ng that ther is at - . his al r. ton |) OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINERS GAVE CONCERT Splendid Program at Event Held in St. Andrew's Church Hall Madame Agnes Berry, well mown Oshawa singe an and a0 soprane in St, urch, was res, Ag for b ing to Oshawa et evening a ge | ber of outstanding who staged a concert in the Sindy \ School auditorium of St: Andrew! hurch in aid of the Ladies' Aid Shyreh ese en ers was the famous Tom Hamilton, sou of James H SUP country tenor of note. Tom Hamilton is known in Canada for his Scotch comedian role. He was ted with reat and, Before on od st ap- pearance last git was finished h was carmin a MOVE TO DISCUSS CITY'S AFFAIRS DURING THE YEAR Northeast Ward Ratepay- ers Body Would Hold Meetings Every Month At last night's meeting of the Northeast Ward Ratepayers' As- sociation, recommendations were made which should have a con- siderable influence on the next year's municipal elections, when the city council will be elected by genersl vote. It was recom- mended that general meetings of sll ratepayers of the city be held monthly during the year, and that these fmeetings be thrown open for the discussion of muni- cipal affairs, with any citizens who are interested, and who might possibly be candidates in the next election, invited to speak, In this way, the meeting felt, it would be possible for possible candidates to become known by the ratepayers of the whole city, and would enable the electors to make a more intelli- gent choice at the next election. The meeting also discussed the situation regarding the stop- ping of water supply in cases of non-payment of rates, and a resolution was passed stating that the meeting dig not approve of the prir 'v' of turnin» o' wat- or in cases where the cu..umers, after investigation, had been found unable to pay, and suggest- fog that the rates for large con- sumers might be increased to take care of the loss incurred through non-payment by those unable to pay. SEEK AUTHORITY 10 SPEND FUNDS Utilities Deputation Goes Before Hydro-Electric Commission Commissioner Frank L, Mason Chairma of the Public Utilities Commission. and C, T. Barnes, the tilities General Manager, were in Toronto S0rday interviewing mem- bers of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission, of Ontario with a view to obtaining authority for the trans- fer of certain funds from one de- Jartment to another in order to nance curfent e npetites attending the constiyétion of the new filtra- tion plan It will A re-called that at the inau- gural meeting of the Commission the suggestion was made by the Chairman, and concurred in, that in order to relieve City Council of the necessity of raising money to finance the filtration plant project the Commission "borrow" funds from the surplus of the electrigal department for this purpose. pecial authority would have .to be obtained from the Hydro Power Commission for such a transfer of funds to the Water Works Depart- ment, a even: and it is with a view obtaining this authority that missioner Mason and Mr, Barnes visited Toronto to-day. FINE CONGERT BY TORONTO CHOIR Oriole Ladies Choir Pre- sented Program in St. George's Church The Oriofé Ladies' Choir, com- posed of some twenty-five ladies of Toronto, under the capable leadership of Miss Ethel C. Nell- gon, gave an excellent program night in the St. George Parish Hall, The concert was held un Ue a 'auspioes of the Bt. Geor choir; and a atten ol by a very large and Abprociat! sudience, Every num Ratloon®s was well sung, and a Mine is deserving of the he est praise for arrangl fine program, varied to 2 a tastes. 'As well as conducting the choir, Miss Neilson delighted the audience with two soprano soloa. Solgwin Stewart, baitane, saug AWD very pleasing groups of songs, d received much Leg m. of music at a concert held last. been taking place Go : va ROSS MACKINNON GAVE ADDRESS AT MEETING OF WARD ASSOCIATION J. A. McGIBBON County Crown Attorney, Who has been elected president of the Ontario C nny Law Asso- ciation for 1932. MAY HAVE TEST CASE ON PAYING OF WATER RATES John Stacey €ontends That Landlords Are Not Responsible There is a possibility that a "test case" wfll be made of the incident on Ritson Road South, where the Public Utilities Com- mission have discontinued the service to a dwelling house ow~ ing to non-payment of water rates, action being brought pgainst the commission for a re- newal of such service by the landlord, Speaking at the meeting held Jast night relative to the organi. zation of a Property Owners As- soclation, John Stacey intimated that he was considering such a step and was assured of the sup- port of the landlords of the city. "These arrears of water rates eventually come back as an add- ed burden for the landlord," sald Mr, Stacey, "Take that house on Ritson Road South for an ex- ample, I pald the $4.00 deposit fcr the service out of the first month's rent when the tenant moved in, The tenant fell into arrears with the water ratns nnd the water is turned off, Now it looks as it I would have to pay another $4.00 deposit, at the very least, if T want the water turned on again whether the honse is empty or not, "I do not think the law ecom~ pels any landlord to do such a thing and I may make a test case of it by an action against the Commission. A test case is need- ed so that we can see just where we stand and this particuide case might be as good as a "The Public tities Commis rion, of which-I am a member as you know, has got its by-laws Ar regulations. It gets its first de- posit when the water is turned on, and after that it showa go ahead and collect the water rates. 1 do pot think there is any law to make the landlord pay and a test cage would be very interesting," sald Mr. Stacey. clear, rich tone throughout the program. After the concert, the choir was entertained in the church hall by the Bt. George's Choir, with the Rev, Canon de Pencler acting as master of ceremonies, and Its Program for the Future : F. W. WATKINSON '2 NEW PRESIDENT Speaker Expresses Convic tion That Chamber of Commerce Is a Worthy While Community Ore ganization ' At the annual meeting of the- Northeast Ward Ratepayers' As- sociation, held in the Mary Street fechool last night, F. W, Watkin= son was elected president of the Association for the current year: There was a splendid attend= ance of members, and a feature of the meeting was an address by Ross Mackinnon, dealing with the past achievements of the Cham- ber of Commerce, and outlining plans for reorganization, and is program for the future, Mr. Maec~ kinnon's address was received with the greatest of attention, and was applauded as a real con- tribution to the meeting in giving worth-while information on sn Nuportast community organiza~ on The complete list of officers clected is as follows: Hon, President, F. I, Fowke, President, F, W. Watkinson, . Vice-president, D. Wedge. Secretary-Treasurer, A. B. s Eegleson. : Auditors, My Werry and wn Jenkins. vy Delegates to the Central Co cil of Ratepayers: 8. W. Wa son, 8, G. Carnell, A, J. Trums and A. E. Eagleson. ah if At the Bort of the chal Ross Mackinnon Hpi meeting, dealing with the: vities of the Chamber of C merce. There had been criticisms of this body, he. s but after making a consid study of its work .and possi 'ties, he was convinced that. dt was very much worth while: awe. community institution. Mr, kinnon then gave details of soi of the accomplishments of | Chamber of Commerce. Along with the city counell, ! said, the Chamber of Com had given copstructive lead: in the campaign for the tion of the Hydro and gas lems from the Hydro-El Power Commission of On which had already resulted in substantial reductions in the eles tric rates, saving approximate $30,000 a year to the co : of Oshawa, It had alse in conjunction with the olty ¢ cil in securing the subway unde the Canadian National Rafl on Simcoe Street South, (5: One of its activitl in connection with se favorable rates, for fh and it had succ the hose I tion, also, it had laboration with the # a fire prevention resulted in Qshaw. first in a Dominic In Indu the purchase bf and. for ' 1ial sites, snd aed toe be land for this: a3 his : council in (Gomis on page: London Announces Postponénme of Conference on Reparatit ' London, Jan, 21.--The Govern ment announced last might in a n foreign office statement that it wag "evident" the Lausanne re- parations conference cou begin next Monday, as had been planned. The announcement tod doubts among responsible com- not iginally mentators about whether the cans | ference would be held at all, and on this point the official state- ment was extremely guarded. "The conversations which have place between the Evite a the be begun as as bari, a Aenean the date sow in DroNTess 'Government ra it may 0 possible. to : hed 'been provisionally arraged, i? the ments gh said.