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A Growing 1 Newspaper in a Growing City The Osh ve awa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer - PROBS. \ Fair and Warm Today and Most of Saturday. VOL. 10--NO. 142 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1932 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES SAMUEL PAWLINCHUK IS ACQUITTED JURY'S VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY BROUGHT To Investigate Expenses of Children's Aid Society REEVE LAVIS OF EAST 'WHITBY IS APPOINTED BY ' COUNTY COUNCIL Will Investigate Expenses and Salaries With a View to Ascertaining What Reductions Can Be Made WILL REPORT AT LATER SESSION O. M. Alger, Superintend- ent of Society, Appeared Before Finance Commit. tee of Courity Council and Made Explanations (By Whitby Staff Reporter) Whitby, June 17. That Reeve Allan Lavis, of the Towu- ship of East Whitby, investigate all expenses and salaries of tha Children's Aid Society and ascer- tain where reductions can oe made was the recommendation made by the Committee oun. Fi- nance and Assessment at the County Council 'meeting on Thursday afternoon. The report of the committee, presented by the chairman, G. B. Johnston Reeve of Cannington, made no mention of the result of appear: ance of O. M. Alger, superinten- dent of the Society, before the committee, nor was there any verbal statement made to Coun- cil. The recommendation was approved of along with others in the report without discussion. Committee Got Explanauon Speaking to an Oshawa Daiiy Times represent:-tive after the Council] adjourned, Chairman G. B. Johnston, of the Finance Com- mittee, stated that O. M. Alger, superintendent of the Children's Aid Society, appeared before the committee and gave a complete explanation of all questions ask- ed regarding petty cash expendi- tures, of the superintendent, which were presented to the com- mittee not itemized. The petly cash accounts presented wero shown to be for ordinary operai- ing costs of the institution, for which there was a drawing ac- count and incurred in connec- tion with the receiving and dis- charging of wards, postage, etc. One item of $307.60 to which par- ticular objection had been taken, was for repairs to Mr. Alger's car, which was damaged in a mo- tor accident. It was shown that the car was insured and that part of this bill had been met by the insurance company. It had ben found necessary to put a new top On the car. Costing Too Much The chairman of the Finance 'Committee was not satisfied with the business methods in vogue in keeping account of receipts and expenditures. The county, he said, as a financial partner in the : Children's Aid enterprise, was entitled to a complete staie- ment showing every dollar of re- ceipts and expenditures. He stl.) felt that the institution was coa'- ing too much to operate, also that substantial reductions boih in operating expenses and salav- jes were in order. Mr. Johnston pointed out that in Lindsay the superintendent gets only $1,200 salary. half of which is paid by the government, If the Shelter has over 14 inmates at 75c a day, it is able to show a small surplus at the end of the year. In Osh- awa, with a few more inmates, expenses and salaries are higher and there is no surplus. Mr Johnston stated that he would await with interest Mr. Lavis' re- port at the November session. SUSPECTED CAR THIEF IS HELD AT BOWMANVILLE Arrest Made After Col- lision on Highway and Ditching Car (By Bowmanville Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, June 17 -- Russell Barber, Moncton, N.B, is held in Bowmanville jail on a charge of stealing an automobile, and Samuel Glinter, a transient of no fixed abode, is held as a material wit- ness following their arrest by Chief \ énton last night, ater they had crashed into a car driven by C. A Vermoen, of Oshawa, at Harmony, and had sent the car which Bar- ber was driving into the ditch on a side road one mile west of Bow- manville. While giving his name, Barber refused to talk to the police, other than to claim that the car in which he was driving and which the police believe to have been stol- en, was borrowed by him from a friend in Bracebridge. 'the car, a new Ford V-8 coach, carried only one license plate, with the number J-626, but the police are inclined to think that this is also a stolen marker, and does not belong to the car, After ditching the car, Bar- ber apparently took this license plate off, and hid it in a culvert, as it was found there by the police when the car was taken from the ditch. Ran Into Oshawa Car The first incident leading to the ar- rest occurred last evening between seven and eight o'clock, when C. A Vermoen was driving back from Bowmanville to Oshawa. At the roadway near Dr. Rundle's résid- ence at Harmony, another car, com- ing from the west, stopped to turn into this road, allowing Vermoen's car to pass first. At that moment, the car in which Barber was driv- (Continuea on page 3) CLAIMS TARIFFS HURTING EMPIRE Baldwin Says Some Do- minions Have Made Bar- riers Too High (By The Canadian Press) London, June 17. -- Stanley Baldwin's declarations that some of the dominions, he did not spe- cify which, have pushed tariff protection further than was help- ful to themselves or to the Em- pire at large; and J. H. Thomas' reference' to the establishing of machinery that would keep Em- pire governments in "daily con- tact'"" were points emerging from the long debate in the House of Commons yesterd:" on ts Im- perial Economic Confereite at Ottawa. Mr. Baldwin declared the Em- pire was singularly free from most damaging forms. of. trade restrictions, But there was a marked tendency in recent years for heightening barriers in the Dominions, both against each other and against the Mother Cour yy. Mr. Th>mas was not specific about the plan for keeping the governments in "daily comtact". 23 Men Killed by Explosion in Montreal Harbor; 63 are Injured (By Canadian Press) : Montreal, June 17--A succession of terrific blasts tore the oil tank- er Cymbeline wide open in Mont- real harbor at an early hour today, bringing death to an estimated total of 23. men. Flaminz oil shot 100 feet into the air. At oon, nine hours after the first detonation, the results of the disaster were sum- med up as follows: : Ten bodies recovered and thirteen more believed to be in the vessel's hold. Sixty-three injured, 'includ- ing 15 firemen. Drydock of the Canadian Vickers, Ltd, wrecked. The Cymbeline wrecked almost beyond repair. Fire Chief Raoul Gauthier, of the Montreal Fire Department celebrat- ed for his unflinching courage, was killed with three of his men. "Heat, Halts Search Montreal, June 17. -- A series "of explosions, two of them with frightful violence, ripped ' the tanker Cymbeline wide open 'at an early hour today and brought death to an estimated total of 2¢ men, A ten o'clock this morning, seven hours after the first biass, only three bodies had been re- covered. In the hold of ths vessel, heat from the blazing oi} prevented a search, but it was be- lieved 16 or more bodies would be discovered after the steel plates cooled. Some thirty-five men were injured, many of them seriously. workmen, came in contact with a fuel tank. Fire Chief Missing Montreal, June 17. -- Twaq vio. lent explosions, about an hour apart, early today ripped 1ae British oil tanker Cymbeline apart, killing four, three of them members of the Montreal Fire Brigade and a fourth a work- man. Thirty-five others were 'seriously injured. - Known dead at 7 a.m. wore "1 (Continued 'on page 3), COUNTY COUNCIL | MAKES REDUCTION IN THE TAX RATE Rate 10.43 Mills, Two- fifths of Mill Lower Than Last Year (By Whitby Staff Reporter) Whitby, June 17.--A reduction of two-fifths of a mill in the county tax rate was recommend- ed by the Committee on Finance and Assessment in a report pre- sented by the chairman, Reeve G. B. Johnston, of Cannington, at the County Coumcil session on Thursday afternoon. The rate on which taxes will be levied this year is 10.43 mills, and the total amount to be raised for all pur- poses, including salaries, mileage and per diem allowances, county road maintenance and construc- tion, administration of justice, in- terest on debenture indebtedness and other purposes is $269,054. [x The report recommended the payment of a mumber of hospital accounts for the care of indigents, and the repudiation of others. Toronto General Hospital gets $96.25; Oshawa Hospital, $26.- 25 and the Muskoka Hospital for Consumptives, $46.35. These ac- counts are im addition to many others recommended for payment in the committee's first' report presented last week. The county will pay half of the indigent bills and the municipalities rom which the indigemts came, the the balance. The report recommended payment of $297.63, the county's share of the ccrrent overdraft of the Children's Aid Society at the end of last year. Assessment Equalized Without discussion, a by-law was brought in amd passed con- (Continued on page 3) WMS. GATHERING IN OSHAWA TODAY Presbyterian Society Holds District Meeting in Knox Church With about seventy women present the annual meeting of Section 6 of the Toronto Presby- terial Women's Missionary So- ciety opened this morning at ten- thirty o'clock at Knox Presbyter- ian. Church. The out-of-town members of the Presbyterial were given a very hearty welcome to the church by Mrs. D. Archer. Rev. Duncan Munro, pastor of the church, was present at the opening ceremony. A prayer was offered by Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. I. Dewar read a passage of Scripture, The morning session included several addresses, The first "A Propsed Forward Step in Missionary Endeavor" was gi- ven by Miss M. Scott of West Hill Mrs. Darling of West Hil, talked on the subject 'Putting Thought into Missionary Work" and Mrs, McConachie, also of West Hill, addressed the gathering on "The Imperative Need for Mutual Friendship Between East and West." The meeting was presid- ed over by Misg M. Scott, the vice-president of Section 6 of the Toronto Presbyterial. BAPTIST ASSOC'N NAMES OFFICERS Oshawa Members Are Elected to Serve on Committees Lindsay, June 17.--At Thurs- day's session of the Lindsay- Whitby Association of Baptist Churches held here, the follow- ing officers were elected: Mod- erator, Rev, Gordon M. Holmes, Lindsay; vice-moderator, Rev. H. Wilson of Whitevale; convention ordination committee Rev. T. F. Best, Whitby, and J. W. Bate- man, Whitevale. Convention nom- ination committee, Rev. Roy Mec- Gregor, Oshawa; foreign mis- sions, Rev. A. Somer, Uxbridge; western missions, Rev. Harry Wilson, Whitevale; Grand Ligne, Rev. T. F. Best, Whitby; Christ- ian education, Rev, G. M. Holmes, Lindsay; religious education, Mr. James, Uxbridge: social service, F. A, Reeds, Lindsay; home mis- sion board, A. D. Kitchener, Lindsay; Rev. G. M. Holmes, Rev, T. F. Best, Whitby; Mr, James, Uxbridge, Committee on finance and stewardship, J. Wilkins, Oshawa; F, A. Reeds, Lindsay; S. L. Wilhelm, Whitby. Commit- on 'evangelism, Rev. Roy Mec- Gregor, Oshawa; Pastor A. Homer, Uxbridge: J. G. Anderson, J Reaboro, JOHN M. HAWKES Son of Mayor and Mrs. Thomas Hawkes has been graduated from Queen's University with the de- | gree of Bachelor of Science. l MISS MAY MITCHELL Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Mitchell, St. Lawrence St., who rnceived the degree of Bachelor of Arts at the recent graduation exercise of Queen's University, F.ENNETH M. HUTCHISON Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hutch- ison, Quebec Street, one of this year's gracuates of Queen's Uni. versity with an honor degre. of Bachelor of Arts. A new problem in relief and employment presented jtself to the Coulter Manufacturing Cowm- pany this morning. When op- erating at a fairly high rate o! production, this company has had between 100 and 150 emplovees For the past two months, how- ever, the men on the polishing' lathes, about 35 in number, have been laid off and practically all of them have been on city relief. A day or two ago the compauy secured a nice order which had to be produced in a hurry. Ths company required about twelve men for the polishing lathes for two days or so of rush work, aud sent out a call to its former em ployees, experienced at this worl, to report for duty this morning Strange to say not one of them reported for work. On making inquiry, Clifford Griffin, superin- tendent of the plant, found that the men had refused to come (0 work for the two days. Fear Loss of Relief "We are on city relief," was their story, 'and if we go to wor k for these two days, we will be cut off this relief, and will be worse off than before." So Mr. Griffin is faced with the problem of having to get the or- der out in a hurry while his ex- perienced workers will not cowe in to work because of the feur that they will be cut off city re ilef, "I appreciate the viewpoint of the men," said Mr. Griffin to The Times this morning. "This pres- ent job will only last two or three days, and they might then have to be off work for some time. I don't blame them for looking to that time, but surely there is something wrong with the systew if working for a couple of day: places a man in the position of losing his right to city relief." Mr. Griffin is looking for a solution of this problem, apd Men Refused Work for Fear of Being Cut Off Civic Relief; Mayor Says Fear is Unfounded meanwhile is continuing. his ef- forts to get enough of his polish- ing lathe men to come in to work to get out the order which has been secured Wrong Impression This condition of affairs was brought to the attention of May- or Thomas Hawkes this morning by The Times and the Mayor ex- pressed curprise and regret that the men on city relief had evi- dently got a very wrong impres- sion of the system, '""Any man is at liberty to ob- tain two or three days' work when he can," said Mayor Hawkes, "in fact we encourage them to do so and it difference whatsoever to the am- ount of supplies they receive on the city's plan. Can Still Get Relief '""Any one of these men can po back to work for two or three days and still draw city relief. The result of this will be that they will have a small money with which they can pay rent, water rates, electric light bills and other obligations. Theat is just what we want the men to do, work one week in four for the city for which they get the necessities of life as relief, then get the odd day's work and earn what they can, "Ot course if they are asked by officers of the City Relief De- partment how much they earn iu any months, and the amount is a fairly substantial one, perhaps thirty or forty dollars, they can- not expect to get relief, but work- ing a day or two is just what we want them to do when they can," said the Mayor. The latest official census of France, includinz -Alsace-Lorraine, gives a total population of 41.860, - 000. So fifty million Frenchmen, mathematically, can't be right. --Ar- kansas Gazette. Below are given the names of the students of the public schools of Oshawa who have been allow- ed their entrance promotion from the public schools to the Collegiate and Vocational Insti- tute on their term's work. These pupils will be granted their en- trance certificates without the necessity of undergoing the en- [trance examination, The names from the various schools, ar- ranged in order of merit, are as follows: Albert St. Winnie Griffin, Charlie Thrasher, Irene Meech, George Paterson, Mil- ton Engle, John Stezik, Bert An- thony, Billie Evans, George Waite, Harold. Calford, Luella Patfield, Vincent McGahey, Annie Snudden, Bernard Higgins, Victor Tyrrell, a Public School Pupils Granted Their Entrance Standing on Term's Work Eric Cheetham. Cedardale Joe Fectichshen, Peter Wysotski, Elsie Lloyd, Dorothy Hendergzn, Victoria Goulding, Annie Kuzmeli- uk, Lloyd Barriage, Arthur Sargant, Gordon Gray, Joe Kosowsky, John Spraggs, George Brynzan, Franklin Gillard, Edna Stire, Hilda McQuaid, Eugene Shaw, Centre St. (Miss Found's) Marion Young, Ellen Alldred, Dorothy Birchall, Robert Johnson, Albert Burr, Winnie Rice, Roy Starr, Irene Hartford, Robert Hend- rie, Lloyd Short, Mary Coedy, Ade- laide Johnson, lla Irwin, Ernest Schofield, Joe Elliott, Pat Hobbs, Clara Engel, Beryl Walls, Donald Miller, ' Centre St. (Miss Mallinson's) Amy Disney, James Seaver, Neil (Continued on page 2) . Humane Society Appeals for Aid The Oshawa Humane Society, while it has decided not to hold its annual taz day this year, on ac- count of conditions in the city, is in great need of funds to carry on its work. The society is therefore appealing to the generosity of the people of Oshawa to provide as- sistance in 'carrying on its worthy' work. Subscriptions are urgently solicited. and may be forwarded to J. A. Harshaw, Dominion Bank, Oshawa, and Huber ,G. Burke, who is' treasurer of the society. Debt Payments to be Reserved J fe Lausanne, Switzerland, June 17.--Great Britain, France, Ger- many, Italy, Belgium and Japan have agreed to reserve repara- tions and war debts payments during the period of the confer- ence which opened here yester- day. The agreement applies to payments due to the powers par- tieipating in the conference-- not to the United States--and follows bn the British proposals which were 'circulated privately last night among the delegates. makes no | sum of | AEROPLANE HI HOUSE AND WAS BADLY DAMAGED Pilot Slightly Injured When He Struck House in Taking Off The body and wings of one of the aeroplanes which has been carry- ing passengers during the last few days while operating in tne vicinity of Cordova Road in East Whitby were almost complelly wrecked when the machin? struck the side of a small empiy house on the edge of the field. The accident hoppenea late vesterday afternoon when che plane was attempting to take off. A new propeller had been instail- ed and apparently the result was that a 'longer run proved necos- sary before taking the air. The pilot was faced with three alter- natives, crashing into a crowd of people gathered to watch the pro- ceedings, hit telephone wires and poles, or run into the side of a house He chose the latter as the least dangerous, with the re- sult that the left wing of his ma- chine was demolished and the body badly damaged. Fortunately there was no pas- sénger in the machine at the time and no person suffered ser- fous injury, although the pit himself was cut over the eye and required surgical attention. Both the autogiro and .tha wrecked plane were packed oa motor lories last® night and lef: for Belleville where the ownes and operators, = Leavens 'Bros. make their headqtarters, LOCAL CHILDREN PRIZE WINNERS Awards in Ontario Safety League Contest Come to Oshawa The Ontario Safety League has now completed all the work iu connection with its recent clil- dren's essay competition on the subject of "What Can I (Myself) Do To Prevent Highway Aecci- dents?' several Oshawa school children being among. the prize winners. . The contest was announced by the Safety League early in Apri and the prizes totalling $600 have been donated by the Ontario Motor League and the Ontario Safety League to the amount of $300 from each organization, The prizes are divided into twn classes, class "A" . being for school pupils of twelve years and under, while class "B" comprises pupils of from thirteen to sixteen years and under, while class "B" comprises pupils of from thirteen to sixteen years inclusive. With over 4,500 essays receiv: ed from contestants all over Onu- tario the following Oshawa names appear among those' in- cluded in the final list of prize winners: -- Class "'A"--Edel Olsen, Mary Street School, $2.00; Winnie Rice, Centre Street School, $1.00. Class "B"---Ellen Aldred, Cen- tre Street School, $1.00; Verou- ica Johnson, St. Gregory's School $1.00.\ Ede] Olsen, of Mary Street School, was placed fourteentn out of 264 pupils of twelve years or under who received prizes in this contest, her standing being the IN AFTER THREE HOURS CRUSADERS OF CHURCH ARMY TO COME TO OSHAWA Will Be Here for Special Services in Anglican Churches Six young men of the Church army a society affiliated with the Church of England, are at pres- 2nt on a Crusade , of Witness across Ontario. They are now hiking from Toronto to Camp- bellford, visiting some fifty par- ishes on the route, inclnding Osh- awa, Kingston, Smith's Falls aud many other large and small towns and cities, The Crusaders will pay their visit to Oshawa from Saturday, June 18, to Thursday, June 23, and during their stay here will hold special services, which wili be announced in the church no- tices on Saturday. The men's services at St. George's Church at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday, and in Christ Church at 4 p.m., will be taken by Captain Arthur Casey, the field secretary of the Church Army in Canada. It is hoped that many men will avail them- selves of the opportunity of hear- ing Captain Casey speak on "Work in Prisons." There will be special 'services in the three Anglican Churcues of the city, on Sunday, the pui- pits being taken by Church Army officers both in the morning and evening. The services of the day will terminate in a mons'er rally at Lakeview park at 8.39 p.m., at which a brass quarter from the Citizens' Band will sup- ply the music. The vested choirs and clergy of the local Anglican Churches will be in attendance, and the citizens of Oshawa arc cordially invited to attend this service, OSHAWA ENTRIES WIN MORE PRIZES Horses From Parkwood Stables Are Prominent at St. Catharines Competing at the St. Catharines Horse Show in the last two days, entries from the Parkwood Stables of R. S. McLaughlin have won a long strinz of notable awards. The prizes won yesterday included two first ribbons, these being won in the class for a pair of hunters, and a class for green hunters, in which the winning horse was Bey Hodder of the Parkwood Stables. My De- light ;, another Parkwood entry, fig- ured in three competitions yester- day, being placed second in the class for lady's saddle horses, third in the heavyweight saddle horse class and third in the break.and out competition, In Wednesday's events, a num- ber of other awards came to the McLaughlin Stables. In the class for ladies' hunters, Sharavogue was awarded the second ribbon, while El Tigre, another Park- wood entry, was placed third. In the knockdown and out stakes, Lucifer from the Parkwood Stables won the first place. In the competition for the best hun- ter, Sharavogue was placed third, while River, another McLaughlin entry, was placed fourth in the class for green hunters. El Tigre came into the limelight again in the open 'class. for lightweight hunters, taking first prize, while a notable award was won by the Parkwood Stables in taking first place in the class for hunt teams. A $250,000 hotel is being built Defence Claimed That Fire in Pawlinchuk's Home Had Been Started by One of His Enemies in Dispute Over Church JURY WAS GIVEN DIFFICULT TASK Crown Attorney and Judge Stress Necessity of Giv- ing Accused Man the Benefit of the Doubt After being absent from the court room for two hours and a quarter, the jury which had heard the evid- ence in conne tion. with the charge of arson laid against Samuel Paw- linchuk, 285 Bloor Street east, Osh- awa, brought in a verdict of not guilty at eight o'clock last night and the prisoner was discharged from the "dock bv His Honor Judgze Thompson, who presided over the hearing. Prior to bringing in their verdict the jury had returned to the courtroom on two occasions, the first of which was to enquire about a point of law and the sec- ond time to declare that thev were unable to come to an agreement. On this occasion they were sent back by His Honour with the re- quest that they reach a verdict. Commentinz on the verdict of the jury, Judge Thompson stated that the accused had been given a fair trial and that the jury had evidently : taken great care in coming to its finding. He told the prisoner be- fore he discharged him that he had been tried on a very serious charge, Counsel For Defence In his address to the jury, Mr. Hyman, counsel for the accused as- spread that he could not find that the Crown had conclusively proved that the accused was the man who had set the fire. Yet he felt that the fire was of incendiary origin, but the crown must go further than to prove such to be the case, and prove that it was Pawlinchuk who set fire to the house, Mr. Hyman pointed out that the crown had tried to point the finger of guilt at the accused by circumstantial evid- ence. on the gzrounds that certain articles were found in the shed; that .a trunk containing a number | of household articles had been' re- moved from the house and a major point, that the house and contents were over-insured. Counsel contend- ed that even if the evidence point- ed to the fact that the house was over-insured Counsel contended that even if the evidence pointed to the fact that the house was over- insured they had not shown that the accused had set fire tg it. Mr Hyman submitted that if Pawlinchuk had set fire to the house, it was not likely that he would have removed articles from (Continued on page 4) ANOTHER REVOLT IN CHILE PUTS END TO GOVERNMENT (By The Canadian Press) Santiago, Chile, June 17.-- Chile's socialist Junta which went into power by overthrowing the government of President Juan Estaban Montero less than two weeks ago, was overthrown in a brief Wnt dramatic counter- rev~lt early tndav. Colonel Marmaduke Grove, Misi ic:, dae ios wne revolt Of Juue 4 and head of the Junta since the resignation of Carlos Davila last Sunday, was taken prisoner by the counter-revolu- tionary forces. The army and navy air forces were the counter-revolutionaries and it is expected Senor Davila will head them. 2, 000,000 bushels of grain will be exported this year through Churchill, Manitoba's new ocean port on Hudson Bay. Jimmy Walker's brother was only able to bank $413,000 in four years, at Edmonton, Alta. that heredity runs in the family. -- Detroit News. x i to Power in (By The Canadian Press) Winnipeg, June 17. -- Hard times, «the bugbear of govern- ments failed to defeat %%e gov- ernment of Manitoba at the gem- eral election yesterday. Premier John Bracken, after, nearly ten years in office; received a' Hew confidence vote of the people of the province, and will enter the next legislature with possibly a larger following than he had in the last, Fie Mr. Bracken, heading the com- bined Liberal-Progressive party, scored a decisive victory over the Conservative opposition. Returns available today gave the govern- highest among the Oshawa con- testants. 4 pas ment 23. seats in the lexislature [} Bracken Government Returns Sweeping Victory of 55, Conservatives, 3; Labor, 1; and Independents, 1. Sure of Return Winnipeg, June 17. Hon. John Bracken will be Prime Min- ister of Manitoba for another five years. The general elections held yesterday resu! of Gowern soandidates on a Sweeping > Ty J At 10.30 ight the Gov- ernment was 'sure of twenty-two seats, 'was. lea in eleven. more.. Three Conservatives were Slactad, and: that party "in the return was lead. was 1 hs ndidate one Tdepen de a which, however, may suffice to show - seven other seats. One La-