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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The Oshe Succeeding The ana Dail Oshawa Reformer 3 Times | PROBS. Remaining Fair and Cold. Moderating Later. VOL. 10--NO. 46 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1932 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES JAPAN PROTESTS TO UNITED STATES CAPACITY CROWD FILLED MASONIC AUDITORIUM FOR FORMAL OPENING Women Stood ood Patiently i in Line for Over an Hour-- Many Failed to Gain Ad- mission DECLARED OPEN BY THE MAYOR Interesting Demonstrations by 'Miss Thompson-- School Continues Today | and on Thursday The opening session of the Osh- awa School of Cooking and Home Feconomics, sponsored Times, held in the Masonic Tem- ple Auditorium yesterday after- noon, was an unqualified success. The only feature which gave some cause for disappointment was that about three hundred women were unable to gain ad- mission, Every possible corner of the auditorium in which a chair by The! i | could be placed was filled, and there were scores of women who stood throughout the entire af- ternoon, listening with rapt in- terest to the interesting lecture and watching the demonstrations of cooking and home craft by Miss E. Frances Thompson, who proved herself to be a capable and pleasing lecturer. About seven hundred women were crowded into the hall, and they stayed right through to the end of a highly interesting program, which was concluded by the giv- ing away ofthe many attendance prizes which were made possible + by the generosity of the co-oper- ating advertisers. The first arrivals to come to the Masonic Temple, to stand in line waiting for the opening of the doors, appeared on the scene a few minutes after one o'clock, and the number gradually in- creased until, when the doors were opened a few minutes before two o'clock, enough people were waiting to more than half fill the hall, A steady stream continued after that time, and by two-thirty every available inch: of seating capacity was filled. Extra cdairs were rushed into every conceiv- able corner, while scores of wo- men took up standing room posi- tions where they had an oppor- tunity of seeing the stage Short- ly after two-thirty, it was neces- sary to close the doors and re- fuse admission to all others who came after that hour. It was re- grettable that this had to be done' but the crowd was far hevond ex- (Continued on page 11) MANGHURIA 70 BE BATTLE GROUND Japan Preparing For New Offensive Against Chinese Forces Harbin, Manchuria, Feb, 24-- General Jiro Tamon prepared once again today to lead his shock divi- sion against the Chinese foe, this time eastward along the main line of the Chinese eastern railroad to the Impienpo district where 7,000 Chinese troops are reported to be looting and terrorizing hundreds of Japanese and thousands of Korean residents. General Mural's brigade of the division entrained at Liaoyang this morning and will arrive at Harbin tomorrow. Then General Tamon's command will move to the east. Jap- anege transport officials have asked the Chinese Eastern to préparc 500 freight cars for the expedition. ce again it is a case of the inability of Governor Hsi Hsia to eradicate rebellions in his province of Kirin. Most of the rebels in the Imienpo region belong to the army of Ting Chao which was beaten out of Harbin by General Tamon's men. SHALLPOX I§ © ANEW NENACE International Settlement at Shanghai Fears : Epidemic Shanghai, Feb, 24--Authoritics of'! the international settlement today began an anti-smallpox vaccination crusade to prevent a possible epi- demic of the disease resulting from an influx into the settlement of many. thousands of Chinese refugees I { { | | free vaccine HEADS COMMISSION A. A. CROWLE Elected Chairman of the Board of | Governors of the Union Cemetery | for the ensuing year, ROTARIANS NAME ALL COMMITTEES ol Club Has Strong | Organization for the Year's Work ---- Kiwanis Club yesterday the com- mittees which will carry on the | affairs of the club during the ensuing year were announced. The first named member in each | committee will act as the chair- | as | man, The committees are foilows: Agriculture--A. J. Gay, A. J. Parkhil]; J. L. Beaton, and Wil- liam Jones. Attendance -- W, H. Clark, L. V. Disney and William Burns, Classification Norval. Wil- Ison and R, N, Bassett. Finance -- T. W. Joyce and Edward O'Reilly. | trict th {ing pow At the luncheon of the Oshawa || "9" C. Grigg, and Dr. H. M. Cooke. Inter-Club Relations -- D. C. Forrester, T. W~ .Kaliser, "4 Brock, and W. V. Peacock. Kiwanis Education ----- Dr. J. A. Brown, and W, A. Hare. Sea Cadets -- Dr. John Wor- | rall, C. E. Davis, J. L. Beaton and | R. B. Smith. Law and Regulations -- A. J. Parkhill and J. A, McGibbon, Memberghip .-- Elmer Dixon, T. W. Kaiser, Roland Virtue and A. J. Parkhill, Music -- A. F. Cox, F. H. Hare and Matthew Gouldburn, Program -- Rev. C. E. Cragg. Piiblicity -- Public Affairs -- G. M, Goodfellow, Peter Macdon- ald, J. A, McGibbon and J. E, Mc- Leod, Reception -- W, H. Clark, Dr. 0. G, Mills and Edward O'Reilly. Sports -- Elmer Dixon, Lorne Ratz, William Bowden and Ern- est Gay. | fick and Visiting E. 4 Coulthurst, R. B. Reed, Uriah Jones, and Rev. C. E, Cragg. Camp Operation --- Alex. S. Ross, Clifford L. Cousins, Roland Virtue and Dr, Brock. Vocational Guidance -- Dr. R. W. Graham, H, E. Smith and W. | J. Triek. Under Privileged and Roys' Werk -- A. E. Coulter, Dr. 0, G. | Mills, William Bowden and John Graves, Coodwill and Complaints -- I". Hare and F, G. Carswell, Historlan -- A. J. Parkhill, Properties -- A. E. McGilvray, J. Gay and D, C. Forrester, Purchasing -- A. H. Hall and R. 8. Virtue. Transportation --- J. A. Cole- Ernest Gay, J. E. McLeod and D. C. Forrester, Sergeant,-at-Arms -- A, F. Cox. House -- Dr. B. A. Brown, T. | Dr. H. A from Hongkew, Chapel and other zones of hostilities. Municipal physicians, armed with needles and vaccine, were sent through the areas inhabited by the refugees, "shooting" everyone pos- sible. The settlement also enlisted the co-operation of Chinese author- ities," at the same time supplying to any organizati capable of assisting in the paign, Although the official drive start- ed today, 'it was estimated that 20,000 refugees already had been vaccinated by municipal and private | And | legislation will suffice to restore MAYOR WILL ACT AS REFEREE OF "BROOM-BALL" Will Try and Uphold Dig- nity of His Office on Skates EXPECT BIG CROWD Everything Ready For Ki- wanis Ice Carnival Tonight It is the Os! "put but « a ver ning not ge nerally t1 awa m t to {the big ice nival when -1 wil i ) ra ith act as 1 Kiwanian broomball 1 for the play red. be the mems- ent A. Am game being tween the Kinsnfen and bers. of the Fire Depart fayor Peter Macdonald, term of office this year, ly upheld the divnity of his office very thi Chief M trate, but a friend of the Mayor's as close mornin whether i vo! nat 3 carn ival a su . for th work of under- vileged boys, and ting as referee for th l me gives ditional ass to the peopic of Osh urrounding dis- » show is bound to be he. small price charged well wort for admissi Kiwania . Cox, who is the driv- d the wi Kiwanis ¢ ts on this accusion, lat scveral of the out- standing and internationally known vgure skaters who have been tak- ng part in the big Toronto ice car- val will be in Oshawa this even- ing for the Kiwanis carnival, while the exhibitions of speed skating will also be staged by men and women whose names are known all over the continent, The carnival commences at 7.30 o'clock , and the pre-sale of tickets indicates that those who want a good seat should either be on hand early secure tickets in ad- vance. HAY ESTABLISH "PIONEER PLOT" | Union Cemetery Board Has Motion Before It on This Question 101¢ Club in ity mounce a} or else At a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Union Cemetery hela. on Monday A. A. Crowle was clacted chairman of the Board for 1932. Notice of motion was ziven at the meeting that a plot to be known as the "Ploneers' Plot" would be established in the cemetery to which persons or so- cleties may move the grave stones now remaining in these cemeteries, The motion as it will be put to the next meeting is as follows: "That whereas there are lo- cated in Oshawa a number of small burying grounds that for many years have been unused, and through neglect do not pre- sent an appearance hecoming to the resting place of the dead. believing no compulsory and maintain in a state of re- epectability throughout the years, these ancient resting places of our dead pioneers: "Therefore he it resolved that we, the Board of Management of the Oshawa Municipal Ceme- tery, do hereby make provision for marking out and setting apart a suftable portion of land now under our control to he hereafter known as the "Pioneer Plot" and that we offer to the persons or go- cieties owning these ancient bury- ing places the privilege of mov- ing and setting up the the space aliotted, the grave stones now re- maining of those buried there, in thig lot under terms and condi- tions to be arranged by this board." It was also decided: by the Board of Governors that the per- petual upkeep charge on lots in the Presbyterian gection would be reduced to £12.50 per grave, The chairman and the secre- tary were appointed to commun!- cate with the Dominion and Pro- vincial Governments as to wheth- er they have landscape garden- ers who would he available to the commission if their assist- doctors M ance were needed, (Special to The Times) Toronto, Feb, 24, Gideon Grant, K.C'., coungel for the Osh- awa Board of Education in its controversy with the City Coun- cil, who contemplated immediate action in the Supreme Court. in javplying for a mandamus forcing the Council to accedo to the esti- mates prepared by the Board, has been informed by Premier Henry, as Minister of Education, of fur ther action being taken by the Department, The Department of Education mg | has | fs sending two experienced offi | efals to Oshawa to-day to scruti tho estimates of the Board | Fiducatfon in the effort {a find some means of reducing the esti- | mated expenditures for the main- tenance of the Oshawa schools. | Counsel for tho Board has heen | requested by the Premier to with- | | hold action in the conrts pending | the report of the departmental | oMcials. | nize I of Took For Solution The Chairman of the { Education, Dr. F, J. Roard of | Donevan, Department Officials Examining Estimates Legal Action Suspended by Counsel of Board of Educa- tion Pending Report--May Find Some Solution of Controversy and Avoid Litigation commenting on the above des- patch, stated that the Board *'is now working, with the co-opera- tion of the Department of Educa- tion, with the object of finding some solution to the present con- troversy rather than commence litigation. "The Board of Education has always been azainst bringing this matter to the courts, al- though it may he forced to 80," sald Dr. Donevan. The Mayor's Attitude Mayor Peter A Macdonald tated that ho thought the move instituted the Department of Fiducation was *'a step in right direction," "Personally I feel, as ) that if the Board of Edue willing to be guided in it actions by the report of partmental officials on its esti mates, then City Council should also concur and act accordingly," said the Mayor, "Some loop-hole by which 1iti- gation may be escaped will possi- bly come from this new de velop- ment, by ml future the de- | City Council Supports | Chamber of Commerce ing of General Purpose Committee Last Night -- Chamber's Campaign Meeting With a Most Encour- | aging Response The members of the City Coun- | cil, at a meeting of the General / Purpose Committee held last nizht, showed a spirit of whole- | lirarted "co-operation in the pres. ent campalin to re-establish the Oshawa Chamber 'of Commerce on a sound and stable foundation Although the meeting was held under the auspices of the General Purpose Committee, all of the members of the council were pres- ent and expressed a strong desire to do everything possible to as- sist the Chamber of Commerce in its work. As a result of the dis- cussion, the following resolution, which will be presented to the City Counell for official confirm- ation at {ts next meeting, was passed: -- "That a sum of $2,000 he ap- portioned annually and paid to- wards the salary and office ex- penses of the dual position of In- dustrial and Publicity Commis- sioner of the Chamber of Com- merce," While this sum is a reduction of twenty per cent. from the former grants of $2,500, the of- ficers and directors of the Cham- ber of Commerce are delighted with the spirit of co-operation which was shown, and fully real- ize that it is necessary and de- sirable that there should be a | which were turned in last by reduction under present financial conditions, Ross Mackinnon, the campaign, was delighted this with the result of the 0 far. The reports night the workers were decldely en- couraging, very few of them hav. ing had any difficulty in reach- ing their first day's objective, Fhe eity 1s apparently fully aroused to the necessity of giving the Chamber of Commerce every opportunity to continue its splen- did work for the welfare of the city and men who have been ap- proiched are responding splen- didly to the appeal, One of the most epcouraging factors has ben the.response from the out-of-town solicitations made by Gordon D. Conant and his committee. Letters and cheques from a large number of firms having Interests in Oshawa have heen coming in very well, accord- Ing to Mr. Mackinnon, and in the total these will represent a sub- stantial amount for the mainten- ance of the Chamber of Com- merce, Today the campaign fis con- tinuing, and it will be officially closed tomorrow night, by which time Mr. Mackinnon hopes to be able to announce that the full objective has been realized, morning campaign Domestic Wheat--Crop (By Canadian Press) London, Feb. 24.--A standard price of ten shillings per hundred weight (or about $1.25 per bushel at par) for domestic wheat is fixed in the Government Wheat Quota Bill the long-awaited text of which was made public today, The Bill sets the Government fig- ure for the anticipated domestic wheat crop at 27,000,000 hun dredwelght, or 50,400,000 bhush- ols, To guard against the possi- bility of farmers tending to grow wheat on unsuitable ground, the Bill stipulates that if the supply exceeds this figure payments to the growers will be reduced pro- portionally, The object of the Bill is ex- plained in a prefatory memoran- dum, "to provide the wheat growers of the United Kingdom with a secure market and an en- hanced price for home grown wheat of millable quality, with a Wheat Quota Bill Text ts Published in London British Government Fixes Price of $1.25 Per Bushel for Estimated at 50,400,000 Bushels--Scheme To Be Administered by Commission | subsidy from the exchequer and without encouraging an extension of wheat cultivation to land un- suitable for such a crop'. Bene- fits of the Bill will be available In respect of home-grown mill- able wheat harvested in 1932 and subsequently, The enhanced price will he secured by 'deficiency payments" to the wheat growers on a basis of thelr certified sales, The Bill constituted a Wheat Commission which will generally administer the scheme, and a Flour Millers Corporation to dls- charge the obligations imposed on millers in respect of otherwise unsold stocks of wheat, to secure funds from which théy will make payments to the growers. Flour millers and {mporters will be required to furnish their quota of contributions in respect to all flour * delivered in the United Kingdom, TAKING HOLIDAY (By Canadian Press) London; Feb. 24--Prime Minister Ramsay. Macdonald, accompanied by his daughter Ishbel, left Down- ing Street today for th, southwest of England to spend a short holi- day and recuperate after his recent operation on one of his eves. Their destination was kept secret in order that the premier's rest might be un- disturbeds In parts of Hutigary farm labor- ers are paid in vegetables. Occasion- ally: a workman who is short of beans will ask for an increase in his week's. celery. The explorer was describing one of his, narrow escapes to a crowd of people "I grabbel hold of the lion's feck, rolled over and over, and---" Voice; "Fell out of bed. do | the | s i five don . | Informally Approve Grant of $2,000 Annually at Meet- | chairman of | FURIOUS ATTACK ONKIANGWAN 13 Hundreds of Women Turned Away from Cooking School AMERICAN AIRMAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED WHEN FIGHTING FOR CHINESE STILL A FAILURE Chinese "Gartison Still Clinging to the Ruined Village COMMAND CHANGED Japanese Headquarters At- tacked From Air in Counter Move Shanghal, Fe¢h, 24 J airmen bombed tronghld at Kiangw attack that ide to-day, but out the Chinese, who y enemy with an rifle and wmachine apanege Chi an in the again failed t the nese a fur shook coun- evers sun aeroplanes, In | ( Japanese Head- Kiangwan, missing 100 feet, Two Chinese turn, bombed quarters near their target by only The air attack wag followed |c up by frenzied fighting. The Jap- | anese had launched a desperate attempt to take Kiangwan in the dar g before dawn, Their bat- | teres on the Kiangwan golf |} coursge opened fire on the Chinese || positions, but the artillery at- tack brought then nothing, T} oy ted the style of ick, i hire f t 3 they had soug Kiangwan, focal way of the § nghai hattle line |; from Chapel to Woosung, and |y took to the air in a spectacular offensive, 1 Two Dew Divisions 1 Japanese officials sald two ad- ditional army divisions 22,000 men--would sail from Japan in the near future, and that, with their arrival, Liéut.- Gen. Uyeda would be superseded by a full General. | A fleet of eight glant bombing planes darkened the skies over Kiangwan's northwest sector, and | set loose the rain of blows that lasted less than- half an hour, causing tremendous damage to the Chinese positions, althongh afterward little happened in the way of a Japanese advance. How any living creatures sur- {1 vived the terrific blasts remained a mystery, but when the smoke and debrie-laden air partially cleared, the Chineso still were |! there, continuing to pour rifle and machine-gun bullets at the Japanese positions. After the planes had flown up |! and down the Chinese lines, sys- |t tematically bombing them, the Japanese batteries again opened fire, and a general advance of ar- mored cars, tanks and infantry was ordered. The Japanese fliers apparently sought to cause the greatest pos- {1 sible damage with their %uge bombs. ne r almo ht to cap- ture point mid- i about | 4 | 1 I FRIENDSHIP [5 several thority further than that and what was going front those spirit world |b INTWO SPHERES Rotary Club Heard Able Address by Rev. E. F. Armstrong F. Armstrong, of Bow- 10 addressed th e gather- f Oshawa Rev. E. solos Ww seorge Walsh, serviee, Kev state the officers hid dain" the jews to carry their bur- lens for 'one mile, but had no au- over them for a distance it was a mark jew carried distance of friendship if the wurden a longer srought forward two positions, Leg alism, which compelled the perform- ance duty; and friendship, 1 free will, giving. hie spirit of friend as cl ized by the Kiw logan was to be the determin- ng factor in the establishment of a etter world, the speaker asserted. of a 1r- The first tests of life, as set forth yy the first mile, was too short to )e a true test of any principle and t is only in the second mile that he true principles come to the and prove their worth, while of inferior quality fail. The of friendship was what the needed most to-day Rev. Mr, nstrong stated. The y Ivhiaation f the future would¥*be determined y the present and more friendship ind less legislation ,was what was receded to save the world from ma- | terialism and bring hopefulness and 1appiness to all peoples. Friends! should have two | sph eres, Rep, Armstrong said, name- y the Sphere of individual life and the sphere of community and na- tional life, these, Speaking of the first of he said 'No man lives unto iimself", and asserted that the real friend is he who will inspire another with the altruistic spirit and hold a confidence in time of need, chal- enging the spirit of the individual o a larger realization of life. Speak- ing of the sphere of friendship in community speaker cited Washington and national life, the the life of George and Abraham Lincoln as examples of what the spirit of friendship to others had done in the building of a great nation, Na- tional friendship was evidenced by the opening next year of a Peace Garden era of POPULATION HAS [5c between Manitoba and eace anprecidented in world Dakota which symbolized an between Canada and the This friendship be- ween nations stood as a challenge | United States, S $ twee LARGE INCREASE to the whole world to banish con- Over Eighteen Per Cent. Over the Whole Dominion Ottawa, Feb, 24. -- The final figures of the population of Can- ada, by Provinces, as shown by the 1931 census, were announced by the Dominion Statistician yes- terday. The Dominion population is 10,374,196, compared with 8,788,488 in 1921, an increase of 1,565,713 or 18.04 per cent, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and the Northwest Terri- |; torles decreased in population, and the other Provinces increas- cd. I'rince Rdward Island dropped from 88,615 to 88,038, a decline of .65 per cent.; Nova Scotia |, frompy 523,837 to 512,846, a de- cline of 2.09 per ceyt.: North- west Territories from 7,988 to 7,133, a decline of 1.07 per cent, New Brunswick increased from 387,876 to 408,219, a growth of 5.256 per cent.; Quebec, from 2, 361, 139 to 2,874,255, an increase cof 21.72 per cent.; Ontario, from 2,933, 662 to 3, 431,683, an In- crease of 16.98 per cent.; Manito- ba, from 610,118 to 700,139, an increase of 14.756 per cent.; Sas-|i katchewan, from 757,510 to 921,- 785, an increase of 21.68 per cent.; Alberta, from 588,454 to 731,605, an increase of 24.35 per cent,; British Columbia, from 524,682 to 694,263, an increase of 32.54 per cent.; Yukon, 4,157 to 4,230, an increase of 1.76 per cont, British Columbia during the |: last decade has increased in pop- |i ulation at a greater rate than any other Province. In totur population it stands sixth, follow= ing Ontario, Quebec, Saskatche- wean, Alberta and Manitoba, York, to test fuel and lubricants, purpose with special instruments for meas- uring time. navigated without though more than once it had to pull aside to allow the passage of dog teams, the standard transporta- tion units of the difitrict. Socony excellent Moose Factory had to be made in flict for all time. CHEVROLET AT MOOSE FACTORY Competes With | Dog Teams for Right of Way in Northland Cochrane, Ont., Feb, 24--Away up at Moose Factory, 16 degrees from the \Arctic Circle and farther north n Ontario than any car has ever gone bgfore, a Chevrolet Sedan has just made automotive history. Spe- cially equipped with tractor treads and taken to James Bay by engincers of ski runners, the Chevrolet was he Standard Oil Company of New who went to the far North For this fitted the Chevrolet was temperatures and starting During the tests on the shores of James Bay, a land of snow and ice, and beyond roads of any kind, the Chevrolet turned in a highly satisfactory performance, rough trails near Mose Factory dur- On the ng the period of the visit the car difficulty, al- The Chevrolet was also used by in tests at this point with results, The journey to + box car, because the line of steel s the only trail possible for any- thing but a dog sled. "Is that a popular song your daughter is singing?' "Not in this house" | gaged {an active c Japanese Have Now Ad- opted Strict Policy of Censorship as Regards All Military Movements U.S. STAND BEHIND OPEN DOOR POLICY Secretary of State Says Operation of Nine Power Treaty Would Have Avoided Trouble in Faz East (By the ¢ apdinn Press) airman, and killed while en- Jupaneso ed Ktatc shot Short, Uni reported at combat ert who wa yesterday in aeroplanes, how with Soo Adopt Policy of Secrecy Tokio, Feb, 24 IFor the ond time this month official secre= ey hag closed over important mili= tary developments iin Japan and. ; nsorship has kept ont of the mewspidpers information concerning preparations for in- creasing the expeditionary force BEC 1ai was by order of the Cabl= net, Few early editions of yecster= ri 8 evening newsgpaners manag- ed z brief report of the Cabinet's decision to send more men to China but that was the only ine formatfon most of the people have had. Among the developments which local papers were permitted to publish was a meeting of the Su- preme War Council to which high military officials reported on the Shanghai campaign. Behind Open Door Policy |, Washington, D.C., Ic The United States stood firmly to-day behind its open-door pol fey in China and disputed Japan's claim that the nine-power treaty should be revised because China was not able to maintain order. In an open letter to Chairman Borah of the United States Sen ate Foreign Relations Committee, Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of State, said observation of the treaties would have avoided the present Sino-Japanese situation and that no evidence had come to this Government that compli« ance with them would have inter- fered with the protection of all legitimate foreign rights in Chis na, The Secretary of State prone ounced the United States' poliey in the Far East as ono squarely behind open-door policy and nine- power treaty under which that policy was subscribed to by the principal powers. COMMISSION MAY RUN HIGHWAYS Body Similar to Hydro Pro« posed to Govern All Roads A = Toronto, Feb, 24.--A proposed Provincial Commission, like i i Ontario Hydro Commission, govern the highways and roads of Ontario was suggested to the Hon. Leopold Macaulay, Minis ter of Highways, at a conference of County Wardens and Chairs men of County Road Committees in the Parliament Buildings yes- terday, when they heard from the Hon. Mr, Macaulay the Gov= ernment's proposed expenditures for the different counties under the $5,000,000 "sane, sound and sensible' road program for 1932; The proposed Highway Coms= mission would abolish municipal autonomy in road-huilding, would take over all present county debs entures, and would be empowers ed to tax traffic for the necessary finances, declared Dr, R. EE, Wodes house, Warden of Carleton Couns ty, in making the suggestion, the first of a long list of subjects on highway problems, which brought: together about 150 county road executives, and took until 6 0's clock in the evening to discuss, ° The county's interest in Prove incial highway expenditures, and the Province's interest in county road expenditures, were promins ent discussions occupying the afs ternoon session, and the confers ence closed with R, M. Smithy Deputy Minister of Highways, receiving from the represontatives Wardens and delegates their ime dividual opinions on the proposed exepnditures for their territories to. be undertaken by the Govern~. ment. Each delegate was giver | the opportunity to tell the Minis« ter of Highways just how his con« stituency was ready to oppose or favor any program of road build ings hess