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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City . fren ------ he Osh . ara Dai Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer ly Times PROBS. { Mostly Fair Today and Saturday--Not So Warm. VOL. I1--NO. 18 . . OSHAWA. ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1932 PRICE THREE CENTS EIGHT PAGES EE OSHAWA AS GREAT OCEAN PORT Old 2nd Battalion Veterans Are Going To Ottawa PERPETUATING UNIT TO "HOLD CEREMONIES ON © €OLOUR PRESENTATION - Governor - General's Foot- Guards and Veterans to Parade for the Governor- General on Sunday "COL. L. T. MCLAUGHLIN TO COMMAND VETS. Many Old Members of Famous Fighting = Unit Now Residents of This City (By Canadian Press) 'Ottawa, July 22--Arrangements for participation by veterans of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion in ceremonies connected with the pre- sentation of new colors to their perpetuating unit, the Governor Geeral's Foot-Guards, are now com- plete. At the close of the exercise in the course of which the Foot- Guards will troop colors at Rideau Hall on Sunday afternoon, the vet- erans will march past His Excel- lency, the Governor General, as a two-company unit carrying their own colors, The veterans will be in charge .of their former commanding officer. Col. L. T. McLaughlin, CM.G,, D. S.0., of Bowmanville, while Lieut.- Col. C. H. Ackerman, of Peterboro' will be second-in-command. Already in Ottawa ; Enquiry at Col McLaughlin's home in Bowmanville elicits the in- formation 'that he is at present in Ottawa, in connection with the ar- rangements for the ceremonies on Sunday. There are in the neighborhood of forty veterans of the old 2nd Bat- talion resident in this city. with many others in the immediate dis- trict, while William Cooper, an em* plove at the Oshawa Post Office is a former Regimental Sergeant-Ma- jor of ithis famous fighting batta- lion. It is estimated thot at least twen- ty of the ex-members of the b talion now resiue.i su Ushawa are old "originals" who went over-seas with the First Canadian Contingent in 1914. La With such short notice it 1s im- possible to compute the number of men who will be on parade in Ot- tawa, for inspection by the Gover- nor General, from this city. FINED 520, MUST SERVE 10 DAYS East Whitby Man Pleaded | Guilty to Theft of Tire Pleading guilty this morning to a charge of stealing a tire and rim the property of William Welsh; of the Township of East Whitby, on July 14, Merle Mac- key, East Whitby, was sentenced to pay a fine of $20 and costs ana also serve a term of ten days ia the county jail. Magistrate Creighton also ruled that in d= fault of the payment of the costs the accused must spend an ad- ditional term of thirty days, A. C. Hall, counsel for the ac- cused made a plea for suspended sentence, stating that Mackey had been in bad company aud visited bootleggers, where he be- came sick on drink. He said that Walsh was a friend of the accused and submitted that the theft was a petty one, Crown Attorney J. A. McGib- bon stated that it was very dif- ficult for him to agree to sus- pended sentence as Mackey had been given a chance and had not taken advantage of it. The eourt had been very lenient when he appeared some tim ago on a serious charge and he felt that suspended sentence would not help him to straighten up. His Worship pointed out that the accused could not expect to appear before the court repeat- edly and expect to be let off with no punishment other than sus- pended sentence. For that rea son His Worship sald he could not suspend sentence as asked by counsel, as the accused had received all the consideration he could expect from the court, py ------------------ Incréubes of from 20 to 50 pe: cent in machinery sales in Wes'- ern Canada have heen reported ACTING PRESIDENT S, J. HUNGERFORD Appointed Acting President of the Canadian National Railways on i the resignation of Sir Henry Thornton. EQUAL RIGHTS MEN AND WOMEN Economical Equality Was / Discussed in Forum | Meeting "Should women be economical- ly equal with men " was the sub- ject of discussion at the meeting | of the Central Ratepayers' Ass0- | ciation held in the auditorium of | Centre Street Public School last evening, and arguments strongly in favor of the affirmative of thie question were put forth by three prominent speakers in the Asso- ciation, F. W, Watkinson, T. S. Aikmen and F. Cooper. The first speaker, Mr, Watkin- | son, stated that he believed wo- | men should have every right that men have to-day and that they should not be economically de- pendent of men. He was in syn- pathy with Russia's opinion that woman is worth as much in in- dustry as man and should there- fore receive the same wages. as { breath-taking man. With equal rights she would be able to face with the men, the economical problems that are confronting the world to-day. "Both men and women should be participating im the solving of world problems," =aid Mr. Wat- %kinson. The theme of Mr. Aikmen's speech was equalitr--equal privi- leges for men and women. This lie believed to be the right thing and to prove his point he drew illustrations from nature, show- ing that in the animal kingdom there is equality of the sexes. Equality would tend to bring about smoother economical rela- tionships between ihe countries of the world, was Mr. Aikmen's impression for he believed that with it, industry, trade and com- merce could be carried on with- out money as a medium of ex- change. Mr. Cooper, who spoke at the request of the chairman, did not go very far into the economical status of women but he defended them and expressed himself as being aware of the trying condi- tions that wives of working men are being faced with to-day. He appealed for the support of the women at election time to vote for the party that would adopt a policy whereby the working man would he benefited. Mr. E. Cheetham presided over the meeting and the discussion which followed the gpeeches. There were only a very: few wo- men present and none of them respended to the chairman's re- quest for a woman's point of view on the topic of the evening. In an interval between speeches a member of the Association pre- sented a petition advocating the cancelling of Eddie McDonald's deportation, It was signed by a great majority of those present at the meeting. PROSPERITY ON WAY "Pronounced business reaction is unmistakably under way in Western Canada. If the crop comes through as at present eeti- mated, and condition; now seem to warrant that anticipation, it will go a long way toward restor- ing, to a large extent, iconomic stability, We already notice that the present prospect of a big crop has ben reflected in some commodities by an increase in shipments."--A. II. Warren, this year by many implement houses, Vice-President, Canadian Nation- al Railways, June 29, 1932, RECEIVE OFFER OF PREFERENCE WITH SYMPATHY Stanley Baldwin Promises Careful Consideration of Proposal AUSTRALIA ACCEPTS Conference to Appoint Committees for Special Problems Ottawa, July 22--The Imperial Sconomic (onterence passed swift- ly from opening declarations of pol- icy to the less impressive consider- ation ot methods of work, Heads of delegations met and decided to appoint five coramittees: N (1) Promotion of tiade within the Commonwealth, (2) Customs administr (3) Commercial relatic foreign countries (4) Monetary and' financial ques- tions, (5) Methods of economic co-op- tion ns | eration, No appointments to the tees were = Each is to meet separately, decide on its 1 aaqae, nominees, then formal appointments | will be made, Meanwhile all delezates are keen- ly discussing the offer of wider pre terences with which Premier Hen- nett opened the conference The seven ministers of the British dele gation are to hold a series of inets" to examine the Beni posals in all its implications, To Study Proposais Following Mr. Bennett ip | moment yesterday Rt, Hon, Stanley Baldwin, forgier t'runc. Minister Great Britain, present head of the United Kir delegation, with simplicity revealed the "will to succeed' with which the I'ritish Government | the. conference time virtually "eab- utd gdom has approach at least. "We shall look f my svmpathetic on the line th (Mr, Bennett) has laid down," he said: will do our good-will to accomp he has i, mind. the est 10 €o-0f te wi lish the purpe Australia in Accord Next, Mr. stralian delegation bluntly endorsed Mr, Bennett's proposals and hailed the ideals outlined in the Canadian Premier's speech as offering at this conference "the culmination of our hopes"--hopes of intra-Empire pre- ferential trade for which Australia has aimed for 30 ycars. Thus the conference started off upon almost unexpectedly favorable auspices--Canada leading the way, Great Britain instantly lining up, Australia ready to march ©on, shoul- der-to-shoulder, in the specific con- sideration, of a definite plan to lift Empire trade trom stagnation: and, as all delegates avowed, to give a helpful lead to the rest of the world, ; Southern Rhodesia's Attitude Speaking for "the youngest of the self-governing communities of the British Empire," Premier H., W. Moffatt said that for over 30 vears it had been the policy of Southern Rhodesia to grant tariff preferences to the United Kingdom and the Do- minions which reciprocate. "It is, therefore, in whole-hearted support of the extension of the pol- icv of preferences and of any other suitable methods which will assist in increasing trade within the Em- pire that the representatives of Southern Rhodesia have come to this conference," continued Mr. Moffatt. Canada's productive of fertiliz- er increased 65 per cent in 1931. The bulk of this production is ia Western Canada, TIMES DEALERS For the convenience of readers desiring to pur. chase single copies of The Times, the paper is on sale at The Times office or from any of the following dealers: g RATZ HUB POOL ROOM BELFRY"S GERMOND'S ROBERTSHAW'S CARNEGIE'S HENDERSON'S MACKENZIE'S HENDERSON'S, C.D. J. E. GILLARD i After 01 i . 4 | passed, Mr. Bennett's proposal, in principle | rward to study-| proposals "And we Bruce, leading the Au- GOVERNMENT SPONSORS + DAY OF INTERCESSION Next Sunday Proclaimed Day of Prayer for Success of Imperial Conference and Divine Guidance During | Momentous Deliberations at Ottawa | Ottawa, July 22. -- Sunday, | July 24 , is to be observed throughout all Canada as a day of national prayer for th: suc- cess of the British Empire Eco- nomic Conference. : Prime Minister Bennett and his Cabinet have been deluged with letters from Canadians of all religious denominations urg- ing that Government lead he giv- en for a day of national suppli cation and, in accordance, the Canadian Government this even- ing issued an official proclama- tion, "In accordance with widely spread indications of such a de- | sire on the part of the people | of Canada," says the Goveru- ment"s message to the 'anadian people, "the Canadian Govern- ment requests that Sunday, July 24, should be observed throigh- out the Dominion as a day of prayer and intercession for DI- vine guidance for those wan are charged with . representing the several members of the British Commonwealth of Nations in the Imperial Conference." As a result of this re.juest it is anticipated that in special church services from the Atiantic to the Pacific the voice of the whole Canadian people on Sun- day next will be lifted in unani- mous intercession witi the Ai- mighty, The only Canadian his- toric parallel to Sunday's great occasion vill have been those stressful war days when ths Em- pire's fate hung in the balance of battle. = OPEN ON HALF-HOLIDAY | GROCER WAS FINED §1 ion Action Taken by Police Under By-law Making Wednes- | day Afternoon Closing Compulsory--Law Now Re- considerable argument between A. C. Hall, counsel for the accused. and Chief of Police | Friend as to the validity of the Wednesday half-holiday ciosing t bylaw, J, Sammut grocer, 204 | King Street East, was found guil- | ty of keeping his store open af- ter 1 p.m, on July 6. His Wer- |. ship, Magistrate Creighton, im- | posed a fine of $1 and cos.» | In passing sentence His Wor- ship commented tha: the accused must have known the law and could not expect to keep open in defiance of the law. His Wor- | ship feit that Sammuc¢ had de- fled the law. The hylaw was he said for, the good the tradesmen in tye city and it | of | pealed So Far As Grocers Concerned was the duty of Sammut to obey it. F. E. Hare, city clerk, testifiel ag to the passing of the Wednes- day half-holiday by-law and ad- mitted that it had sirce bees re- pealed so far as gro:e¢rs are con- cerned, Mr, Hall contended that his client was not awarc the by- law had been passed. Ha sub- mitted further that tho law had since been repealed and that it wag unjust to Sammut to eonajet him of the offense He said that it was not fair to the grocers that drug stores should remain open when their in drugs only totalled ten per cent. of their to- sales tal sales, LEASK FAMILY ANNUAL REUNION { One Hundred and Fifty Gathered in Lakeview Park Descendants of the late Peter Leask, a Scotch settler, who came to this country in 1842 and es- tablished a home in Daslingten Township, gathered ior 2 family re-unjon and picnic at Likeview Park yesterday. Altogetlier there are about three hundred of the family scattered throughout this country but only one hun- dred and fifty of them were at the picnic. A bit of interesting informa- tion gleaned from one of the family yesterday revealed the fact that there are twenty seven grandchildren of the late Peler Leask living. There are one hundred great grandchildren, seventy-four descendants in thle next generation and two in the fifth géneration following Peter Leask, Mrs, David Leask, of Uxbridge, at the age of eighty-five, is the oldest bearer of the name Leash. She is daughtr-in-law of Peter Leask and in spite of her many years, attended the picnic yester- day. Officers for the Leask fam- ily association were elected last evening when the large party were gated around the supper tables 'in the Park. Bert Dob- son, of Uxbridge was made tho new president, James Beaton of Blackwater the vice president, Thomas Leask of Uxbridge tae secretary and Mrs, Frank Thonip- son and Mrs. E. Wilbur, of Taun- ton were appointed to be in charge of arrangements for the supper at next year's re-union. a. The acreage sown to Spring wheat in the prairies provinces this year is 24,446,600. NEW CAR PRICES ARE ANNOUNCED Made Its Debut Yesterday Tilbury, Ont., July 22.--For the new Terraplane of Hudson- Essex of Canada Limited, which made jts debut yesterday, a basé price of $595, ¥.0.B. Tilbury is announced by the company, Hud- | son-Essex officials state that this is the lowest for any six or eight- cylinder automobile now selling in Canada. Eleven models are in produc- tion on which the prices, F.O.B. Tilbury, tax extras, range from $595 for the roadster and $670 for the coach to $855 for the con- vertible coupe. EYES OF WORLD ON CONFERENCE Ottawa, July 22.--Australia favors a monetary policy as well as the development of intra-Em- pire "trade. Through ex-Premier Stanley M. Bruce, the Antipo- dean county made this announce- ment, to the Imperial Conference. Mr. Bruce styled the meeting an '"All-British Conference," and he trusted the benefits which would flow from it would not be confined to the British people. "The eyes of the world are upon us today in hope and ex- pectation ,he 'declared. "The depression through which we are passing afflicts every nation, and the problems which confront us are due to the same causes that have brought all peoples to the brink of ruin. Anything we do here to help ourselves will assist in the general solution that must be found, cided yesterday to create. Arthur Meighen; Hon. E. N. Conference Down to Business Ottawa, July 22.--Heads of delegations to the Imperial Economic Conference today got down to work. they met and appointed members of five committees they de- In private, First and most important is that committee on promotion of trade within the commonwealth. Canadian Ministers and all seven British Ministers. Canadian members are Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett; Rt. Hon. Its members include seven Rhodes; Hon. H. H. Stevens; Hon. R. J. Manion, Hon, C. H. Cahan, and Hon. R, Weir, Hudson-Essex "Terraplane| .| liquor WINES SOLD HERE ARE A MENACE T0 PUBLIC HEALTH Home Smith Attacks Ad- ministration of Liquor Control Act BOOTLEGGERS BACK "Men Able to Purchase Stuff That Drives Them Crazy" St. Catharines, Ont., July 22. -- "There is no doubt that light and palatable wines can be made in this Province, but I have ac- tual proof that some of the wine products today sold by the Gov- ernment vendors are of such a nature as to be a menace to the public health and to the very ob- jects for which Liquor Control Act was enacted. "I have evidence, in letters and interviews with members of the medical profession, especially jail surgeons and doctors, that some of the stuff sold is veritable poison. "From Ottawa to Windsor we have the same tale of men able Ito purchase for very little money stuff that drives them erazv and in some cases leaves them physi- cal wrecks, Mind vou, this is a situation under the existing Liquor Control Board . regula- tiorts, and yet in answer to our plea for the retail sale of beer and light wines. we are told by the powers that be in Queen's Park and by a section of the press that the Liquor Control Act of Ontario is practically perfect and should not be interfered with. "I intend to urge upon the Moderation League that it ac- tively interest itself in construc- tive criticism on the manufac- ture and sale of wine so that the public scandal which now exists may be wiped out I have had this matter in mind for somc time." These statements were made hy Mr. R. Home §mith at a lun- ciecn meetin of business men at the Welland House in a slash- iLg attack on the conditions existing today in regard to the tiie of some wines sold ia the Livuor Couairol Iloard dispeusar- jes, oy The speaker: sald he quite realized he was making these statements in one of the big centres of the wine industry, Spoke Only For Self Mr. Smith made it quite clear to the gathering that, though a member of the Executive Com- mittee of the League and its Treasurer, he spoke for himself and not as the spokesman of the League. "I have been accused," sald Mr. Smith, "of playing with the brewers and of being the stalking horse for the Henry Government. There is not one ota of truth in either statement; I] am here on my own feet and doing my own thinking." The speaker declared that the O.T.A. was back in the form of the I.C.A. with all its iniquitous conditions, and in a review of legislation since when the Hearst Government in- troduced the Ontario Temperance Act, which he declared was passed under war-time hysteria, Continued on page 3) 3 ELECT OFFICERS AT GRAND LODGE Annual Communication at Kingston Has Closed Kingston, July 22.--T.ae 77th Communication of the Grand Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Canada in the Province of Ontario, closed yesterday afternoon with the election of officers and their in- stallation and the selection of St. Catharines as the meeting place for next year, The election of officers result- ed as follows: Girand Senior Warden, W. H. Gimblett, Kingston. Grand Junior Warden, A. Marshall, Toronto. Grand Chaplain, Right Rev. John Lyons of Kingston, Bishop of Ontario. Grand Registrar, C, D., Sucee, Chatham, Board of general purposes (elected) J. A. McRae, Kingston; G. C. Bonnycastle, Bowmanville; E. W. Barber, Toronto; Bishop C. A. Seager, London; C, E. Kelly, Hamilton; (appointed by Grand Master) J. A. Dobbie, Ot- tawa; W. E. Hopkins, Toronto; W. E. McKenzie, Toronto; C. M. Forbes, Perth; N. T. McAulay, Ss. Haileybury. 1918, | PAPERS ENDORSE BENNETT'S STAND Comment in Great Britain Very Favorable to Poli London, July 22.--The morn- ing after the opening at Ottawa finds newspapers here acclaiming | the Imperial Econome Confer- ence in general but hopeful terms. If Mr, Bennett thinks the pros- pects are bright, says The Daily Telegraph, no one has contribut- ed more than the Canadian Prime Minister to justify the word. "The opening day," continues this paper, "produced a definite plan worth thousands of expres- sions of pious good-will, for the new Canadian offer is based upon the fundamental principle of reci- procity." . The Daily Telegraph suggests, however, that until the free list is published and British experts have studied what the Canadian proposal really means in terms of increased exports, it is impos- sible to say whether a fair quid pro quo {8 provided. "We may assume," it adds, "that the Brit- ish delegates will make a great effort to win Mr, Bennett over to acceptance of the quota plan rather than the one contained in his 'offer, The great fact is that Canada presented proposals ad- dressed primarily to this country, but also to other member of the Empire, which certainly contain the nucleus of a plan for the mighty extension of intra-Empire trade." The first day's procéedings at the conference showed the frank- ness, sincerity and helpfulness which had been confidently an- ticipated in the message from His Majesty, declares the Daily mail. "It looks," said this Con- servative paper, "as though Mr. Baldwin no less than Mr, Haven- ga recognized it was impractie- able for the British Empire to be isolated from the rest of the world." "Whatever the prospects at Ottawa," comments the Liberal News Chronicle, "there can be no doubt of the high spirit in which the delegates enter upon their formidable task, Mr Bald- win set the right note when he emphasized once more the im- portance of world trade to this country, and the speech of a South African (Mr. Havenga) is a reminder that this country is not singular in that respect. We should blind ourselves if we be- lieved that lowering tariffs with- in the Empire is going to be easy, but at least the objective was fairly stated, and if Ottawa is to make history it is the right ob- jective." THE ING PRAYS FOR GONFERENCE Message Read by Gover- nor-General Is Full of Hope Ottawa, July 22.--The mes- sage of His Majesty the King, as read by the Governor-General at the opening of the Imperial Conference, follows: "My thoughts and prayers are with the delegates of my Govern- ments who are gathered in con- ference today to explore the means by which they may pro- mote the prosperity of the peoples of this great Empire. "At this conference you are opening a new page of history, on which, within a few weeks, will be written the record of a determined effort to solve the difficulties weighing so heavily not only upon us, but upon the whole world. It is my earnest hope that when this conference rises there will be a record of results worthily reflecting the frankness, the sincerity and the spirit of helpfulness with which, I feel confident, vour delibera- tions will be conducted. "The British Empire {sg based on the principle of co-operation, and it is now your common pur- pose to give the fullest possible effect to that principle in the oconomic sphere, By so doing you will set in motion beneficial forces within the British Com- monwealth which may well ex- tend their impulse, also to the world at large. I pray that you may be given clear insight and strength . of purpose for these ends. ig "GEORGE R. LI." ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY REOPENS MATTER OF = HARBOR DEVELOPMENT Suggestion of Further Ime provements Now Before Mayor Hawkes and City Officials--City Engineer Made Survey a NO GREAT PROBLEM OF ENGINEERING To Consider Approaching Department of Public Works as Soon as Pos- sible to Place Claims Be. fore Government With the construction of tho St. J.awrence Seaway from the head of the Great Lakes to tha ocean in sight, Oshawa men who have made a study of the local situation can see no good reason why this city should not develcp in the comparatively near future into a great ocean port, a distri- bution place for the commerce of the world. Mayor Thomas Hawkes and individual members of the ciiy council are giving the matter very serious comsideration, while the suggestion of taking definite steps to z2-ure stiil further and greater harpor davelopments for Oshawa has pcos formally made to the Mayor by the City Engin- eer, F. B. Goedike. Mr. Goedike has taken levels at the harbour with a view to ascerlaining just. what further developments are possible toward making this port one of the larg- est on the Great Lakes, and states, ** would be a fairly easy matter, from an engineering standpoint, to make the harbour four times as large as that little one we have down there now." There is every probability that the matter will become the sub= ject of communication with the Dominion Department of Pub!e Works in the near future, with a view to placing some ¢)nerete suggestion before the (ioverae ment and ascertaining just how far the Department is prepared to go in the matter of such de- velopments, In conversation with The Times this morning Mayor Hawkes admitted readily enough that the possibilities of Gshawa developing into a great port for sea-going vessels seemed to be very clearly indicated, while his own opinion is that if the action suggested is to be taken then the city should act quickly. Aay ne- gotiations regarding such plans are always a matter which take up considerable time when con- ducted between the Government and a city corporation, and Osh awa's claims should be in the hands of the Department of Pub- lic Works at the earliest possibia moment if results are to be ob- tained. NEWSPAPERMAN ¢ EATS EVIDENCE Spoils Official Investiga- | tion Into Condition of Food Specimen * A representative of The Times nearly created a riot in the City Relief depot this morning, Mayor Hawkes and some of the City of- | ficials still being in fear and. ° trembling for the reporter's val- uable life. While in the Depot the report= er, standing near a table, comn- sumed a portion of cheese, Tha specimen in question was ripe, quite ripe. One might even go further and say, with Kipling, "It was. crawling and it stank,' but the newspaperman seemed to like it. He probably has a de- praved taste. rl After it had all gone a search commenced. This particular specimen-of cheese was required. It had been brought back to the Depot by an irate householder who had received 'it and return- ed it as unfit for food. It waa | to have been examined by "the Food Inspector, the Sanitary In: spector, the Medical Health Of ficer, the Relief Committee, and all sorts of high authorities on | such matters, It was to hava been the subject of official com- munication between the City Council and the contractor who, supplied it to the Relief Depot. , 'The reporter owned up, with- out blinking an erelid, that ho. had eaten it, and enjoyed it. He' walked back to the offite and at the time of going to press no 1: effects 'were apparent. : A -------------- Western Canada has 14,122: 003 egg producing hems. Last Year they laid 122,712,650 eggs.