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'FIRE CHIEF ORDERS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF BURNING COAL PILE ! A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City --llp cu The Osh Succegding The aud Oshawa Reformer VOL. 11--NO. 93 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1932 EP PROBS. Cloudy, Fair end Cool | ! Tonight and on 4 Saturday. \ EIGHT PAGES x Coal Intended for Ontario Hospital at Whitby Send- ing Out Smoke and Gas-| ses and Is Burning In- side Pile GRAVE DANGER OF FIRE SPREADING Fire Chief Had Reported \! on Fire Hazard in Coal Pile Only a Week or| Two Ago A large pile of soft coal from the United States, which has been lying on the dock at the Oshawa Harbour for the last month or more, was discovered to be on fire this morning and its imme- diate removal has been ordered by Fire Ghief Elliott. This coal, mined in West Vir- ginia, is the property of the Ark- wright Coal Company, Toronto, a subsidiary of P. Burns and Company Limited, ana was in- tended for delivery at the Ontario Hospital, Whitby, but for some reason delivery has not been made. The possibility of fire owing {0 spontaneous combustion has been recognized for some time and kon the condition of the pile s discovered this morning by Thomas J. Knox, foreman of works at the Harbour, it was immediately reported to Chief "Eliott, Actually Burning A thorough examination con- firmed the opinion of Mr. Knox that fire is actually burning with- in the pile which comsists of ap- proximately 150 tons of coal. The only efficient means of fighting such a hazard is by tear- ing the whole pile apart, and re- moving the coal to some other place, There is no immediate . "danger of this huge pile immedi- ately bursting into flames, and doing any very great damage ex- cept to itself, but on the other hand if steps are not taken im- r-ediately to remove the coal there will be grave danger of the fire spreading. Fire Is Spreading Smoke and. gases are issuing from the pile and in one place the fire is spreading to the point where it will break through and 'be no longer purely an internal one. The coal pile in question is situated just south of the small warehouse owned by the Tree Line Navigation Company, and next to a huge pile of coke. Hazard Recognized It will be re-called that some days ago another pile of bitu- minous coal piled on the dock was reported to Fire Chief El- Hott as a possible fire hazard. At that time the Chief had ventilat- ing pipes run into the heart of the pile in order to eliminate this hazard. The present fire is some distance from the pile into which these pipes were run. : Times' Classified Ads. Get Results. & cd | SPOKE AT BANQUET i 1 REV. C. R. SPENCER Of Bowmanville, wa the speaker at the annual remion banquet of the A.YM.C. do 5t. George's Church last night GEORGIANAY | | Collingwood, #0¢¢ 21. -- Pro- nounced opposition to the bills for exchange op bonds and the increased ratesiodered by the Ontario Hydré-Blctric Power Commission was registered by the executive of the Georgian Bay Municipal Electric Associa- tion, in session here, with almost full attendance yesterday after- noon. Letters of prolst were receiv- ed from different local Commis- sions, some hitterly criticizing the Ontario Commission, also the Ontario Munigipal Electric Asso- ciation. By resolution, it was agreed that, in the Jight of the inror- mation received by various muni- cipalities of thissystem concern- ing the matter of exchange, the executive go om pecord as oppous- ed to the paymest of the ex- change charge al the present by the municipalities, as, in their opinion, in view ot existing con- ditions, such'meneys should be taken out of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission reserves, The execuflye went a step further and by resolution notifird the Ontario Commission that it wag its desire that it be consult- ed before aly large capital ex- penditure is 'entered upon in the association area, The President of the Assoclation, W. H. Gur- ney, of Wingham, presided. Three Main Grievances Which Caused Riots Listed by Officials of Kingston Prison Kingston, Oct. 21--Three griev- ances are listed by officials as ori- - gins of the smouldering resentment .among . prisoners at Porismouth Penitentiary, whch flare I into open rebellion. These are; (1) Refusal ct prison oflicers to issue cigare'tc rupers wri the reg- . ular tobacco rations. (2) Lack f daily newspapers for ,use of the pritoners, 5 (3) Dissatisfaction at insufficient Shours of recreation in ths nenen- i tiary workshops, Prisoners ty ged re ently, how- ever, have bronghy for i 4 long list of complaints i) ci, they charge have long raged bi'tey feciings These includ: charges of poor food rations, anger 4 treatma.t accorded preferred "lygy" pris iors in the penitentiary wimct at Collins Bay and, accordiyg g, one priioner just out after a year and pn half, the aon-fulfilmeng of a rumir anang the inmates thay on Sept 15 a onc- third redueiy in sent:nccs wits to have been anounced. DUMPING DUTIES ON GASOLINE ARE ~~ CANCELLED AND PRICE MAY DROP ¢ Ottawa, Oct. 21--All dumping du- ties. against gasoline coming into , Canada from the United States have been _ cancelled. Instructions went forward. from the Department of 'National Revenue to collectors of gistoms today eiving such instruc- #ions. It is estimated that it really aed: a lowering of 'the imposts #gainst U.S. gasoline by two cents a gallon, e tax against gasoline coming from the United States into" Cane ---- By this methog ¢he fair market value of B2soline in various U. S. centres Was figed and the difference between thy price and the actual Price. was addeq 45 dumping duties. It is estiMateq ¢1,a¢ this has averag- ed around two nts a gallon vary- ing slightly for different U.S. gaso- line cenfres, The net rogue wily be that im- porters of US". soline will be able £0 bring j inat two cents a gallon ada is 2%; cents a gallon but in ad? dition a dumping di was_appli 4 RN ( Gi Yun Rr) ? fess and jt i 10t unlikely that it "Soft Coal Pile at Harbor OPENING MEETING HELD IN SIMCOE ST. BROTHERHOOD Rev. P. A. Armstrong of Toronto Delivered Fine Address Rev. R. A. Armstrong, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, "pinch hit" as he him- self put it for the Rev. Canon IH. F. D. Woodcock as the special speaker at the opening meeting of the Simcoe Street United Church Brotherhood last night, Canon Woodcock having request- ed him to do so owing to an in- disposition. In his address Mr. Armstrong spoke on "What you and I can do to make the best possible con- tribution to our generation" naming four essential qualities in any man as 'Straightness," "Kindness," a "Sense of Hum- our" and "To be Natural." Must Be Square "The quality which comes first and {8 most essential, is straight- ness," said the speaker. "A mau must be gquare, honest and true. His word must be equal to his bond, that is the first essential if a man is to leave his mark on his generation. "Throughout history you can find no generation that did not expect thig essential quality from the men who held up their heads in that generation, In the Fif- teenth Psalm the Psalmist de- fines it as 'He that hath clean hands and a pure heart.' Two Kinds of People "There are two great kinds on people, The one who are pleas- ant spoken, good companions and fine men on the surface but when you get in a deal with them watch yourself, .You must have | them put everything down Ii (Continued on page 6) Cecil Murphy is Acquitted Found Not Guilty by Jury in Court at Whitby (By Whitby Editor) Whitby, Oct, 21.--After delib- erating for only half an hour, a jury in the Supreme Court at Whitby late Thursday afternoon brought in a verdict of not guilty in the case of Cecil J. Murphy, age 23, of Oshawa, charged on two counts, one of rape and the other of Indecent assault, on a young Oshawa girl. Immediately after the verdict was returned, the accused, who has been in the county jail awaiting trial for sev- eral weeks, was discharged, by Mr, Justice Kerwin. Court Was Cleared For the hearing of evidence, which took up the.greater part of the day, the court room, which was filled to capacity when the trial opened, was cleared on the order of Justice Kerwin, The offence charged against Murphy was alleged to have been committed on a side road north east of the Town of Whitby on the night of Friday, August 5th, The complainant in her evidence also named several times one Joseph Harrison of Oshawa, as having committed the same of- fense against her the same night. Harrison has not been seen or heard of since the night of the al- leged offense, although the Crown authorities have been looking for him. In contrast to the girl's story, Mrs. Anne Drayton, a friend of Murphy's declared she was in the car and that no offence was (Continued on page 3) SHIPMENT COMES FROM AUSTRALIA Five Hundred Boxes of Raisins and Dates Land at Oshawa Harbor Still another example of the manner in which Oshawa busi- ness houses have adopted the slo- gan to "Buy British," following the principles laid down at the recent Imperial Economic Con- ference, was brought to light yes- terday when a vessel called at this port carrying five hundred boxes of raisins and dates, con- signed to National Grocers Co, Ltd., from Australia. This is sald to be the largest shipment of such produce ever received at the Port of Oshawa, although the National Grocers Company have obtained geveral other smaller: shipments of the same produce from the same +} = A . . hi affect the ketail prices in Can- | At the left is Licut.-Gen. S set up the "independent AYM.C. REUNION republie." At the right is Henry Pu-Yi, POWER AND PUPPET IN MANCHUKUO ado Araki, Japan's minister of war, power behind the government which former boy emperor of China, | sald placed by Japan at the head of the new government, Center shows the headquarters of the Man. | chukuo government in Changchun, Before' a large attendance of members, James of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion to the provin- cial convention at Sault Ste Marie recently, presented a compre- hensive report of the convention at a special meeting of the branch held in the counell chamber last night. The members listened with keen interest to the report and at the close of Mr. Holt's address expressed *hearty appre- manner in which he had repre- sented the branch at the conven- tion. One of the things which im- prested him, said Mr. Holt, was the high calibre of the debates at the convention, and the splendid representation of the various nro- fessiong in the ranks of the dele- gates. He discussed the nigh lights of the presidential address stressing the fact that, for the first time in its history, the On- tario Command of the Legion was on an absolutely solvert basis, and free from all The financial position, he said, was absolutely sound .and satis- factory, and this, he asserted, was a complete answer to the al- legations "which. had been mada in certain irresponsible Toronto publications regarding the finan- cial affairs of the Legion. So far as the resolutions sent Holt," delegate | ciation of the report and of the | debts. : REPORT ON PROVINCIAL CONVENiiON GIVEN AT LEGION. BRANCH MEETING { from Oshawa wera concerned, these had been embodied in the | decisions of the convention. While approval of sweepsiunes was defeated by the convenuuwu, the Oshawa proposal that a ref- erendum of all branches be tak- en on the subject was caren; while the Oshawa proposal thet the members of the Legion use their ballott to ensure that the pansion act be administered In the spirit intended by parliament was also adopted by the conven- tion. Adjustment Work The outstanding work of the Legion, said the delegate, was stressed in the report of its ad- justment gervice. During the last year, the Ontario Service jureau had been able to secure 225,770 in retroactive and new pensions for war veterans, cover- ing 770 successful claims. Since the inception of these five years ago, 2877 successtul claims had been made. Mr. Holt said the work of the bureau was such as to warrant sincere congratula- tions to the service officers, and, speaking of Oshawa cases, he said that the thanks of branch werd due to the medical profession here for the assistance given in preparing and prescent- ing pension claims, and also to members of the legal profession (Continued on page 3) MUSICAL PROGRAM AT BROTHERHOOD ON SUNDAY NEXT Ontario Regiment Band and Oshawa Glee Sing- ers Will Take Part Sr------ The program for the meeting of the Christian Social Brotherhood for next Sunday afternoon is to be very largely musical in character, and on account of this special pro- gram, the ladies of the city arc in- vited to attend as well as the men. The Oshawa Glee Singers, who have made 3 wonderful reputation in their radio broadcasts, will lead in the singing, while the members of the Ontario Reginent band have very kindly volunteered to turn out and play appropriate selections while the members are assembling and in the course of the meeting Mrs. Fisher will be heard as the soloist. On account of the musical pro- gram, the Brotherhood leaders will be the speaker, and will deliver only a brief ten-minute address, instead of having an out-of-town speaker as has been the' case at previous meetings. With , this unusual but excellent program, it is expected that 5 re- cord attendance will be on hand for Sunday's mecting at the New Mar- source, tin Theatre. OFFER GUARD FOR PRINCE OF WALEY Grand Orange Lodge at Ulster Is Fearful of Disturbance (Special to The Times) Belfast, Ireland, Oct. 21. -- A proposal that a living wall of 10,000 Orangemen be organized to protect tha Prince of Wales from any possibility of attack as he traverses the three-mile jour- ney to the new Parliament Build- ings which he is to open here in the near future, was made today by the (Girand Orange Lodge. The offer was made that these 10.000 men, wearing distinguishing badges, would stand shoulder to shoulder all along the route of the royal procession, and make it impossible for any disturbances to interfere with the plans made for the Prince's visit, RECTOR REMOVED special to The Times) Loné&on, Oct. 21. --- Rev. H. F. Davidson, former rector of Stiff- key Parish, was removed, de- barred and degraded from being a priest and deacon of the Church of England as a result of his re- cent conviction on charges of im- moral conduct, The sentence was pronounced by the Bishop' of Norwich who laid the charges against Rev. Mr. Davidson, the | ¥. H. MOORE, M.P. SPEAKS INHOUSE ON EMPIRE PACTS Ontario Member Congrat- ulated by Opponents on His Address 21, -- On the grounds that it both approved and disapproved the Canada- United Kingdom agreement, and that in its concluding paragraphs it sought to affirm principles ra- ther than deal with 'the subject matter before the House, the Liberal amendment, as read" to the Commons a few days ago by Rt. Hon. Mackenzie King, was ruled out of order by Speaker Black yesterday. Moore Is Moderate One of the most interesting ad- dresses of the discussion to date was that of William H. Moore, former Tariff Board Chairman whose moderation in utterance was productive of the applause of Conservatives and: Progres- sives as well as his Liberal col- leagues. Mr. Moore, . however, opposed the agreement,' as one which he said, would tie Canada's hands in its future trade nego | tiations, and. he inferred drama- tically at the close of the address throw the Empire back into the era' of "shackled trade," which ended with the loss of the Am- erican colonies. "By the irony of fate," he said, as his last word, "Canada is being asked to forge her own shackles at this session." Several Conservatives, includ- ing Hon. Dr, Manion and Peter McGibbon (Muskoka, Ontario), crossed the floor to shake hands with Mr. Moore after his ad- dress, and the former Tariff Board Chairman was made the recipient of a Liberal corridor demonstration. "I believe," said Mr. Moore, (Continued on page 3) Ottawa, Oct. TWO SUSPECTS IN SHOOTING HELD Brothers Sent to Whitby Jail to Await Prelimin- ary Hearing (By Whitby Editor) Whitby, Oct. 21 -- Arrested at Huntsville yesterday in connection with the showing of Provincial Con- stable Cecil Taylor at Cannington on the mornina of October 12, and suspected of being implicated in several robberies in the Beaverton district lately, Edrl and Ronald West, two brothers, were brought to the -Whithy jail carly this morn- ing to await trial. They appeared before Magistrate Bick at Canning- ton last night, but no formal charge was laid against them, and they were not asked to plead. Magis- trate Bick remanded them to jail for a week, ordering them to be confined. to the Whitby Jail pend- ing their preliminary hearing, which will take place at Beaverton on Fri- day of next week. 3 RIOT CONTINUES AT PENITENTIAR Discovered to be on Fire Leading Figures in Far East Troubles MUTINOUS CONVICTS SHOUT DEFIANCE AT + Ed 3 Lo GUARDS AND TROOP BANQUET HELD Rev. C. R. Spencer of Bow- manville Gave Interest ing Address A highly 'successful reunion banquet was held last night by the Anglican Young Men's Club of St. George's Church, in the church hall, an inspiring and in- teresting address by Rev, C. R. Spencer, of Bowmanville, being the feature of the proceedings. The hall was beautifully decor- ated with red and white stream- ers, branches of autumn leaves adding a picturesque effect. About one hundred guests sat down to a wonderful dinner, served by the ladies of the church, The chairman of the evening, Rev. Canon de Pencier, proposed a toast to The King, after which the guest speaker was introduced. Announcing his subject as 'It Can Be Done", basing his talk on the life of David, the shep- herd boy who slew the giant who had put fear into the hearts of King Saul's army, Mr. Spencer that the five stones which David had taken from the brook | might be taken to represent faith, hope, training, courage and in- tegrity. One must have faith in one's self, sald the speaker, to per- form, any task and to overcome the difficulties of life, and have, (Continued on-phgd™8) "~~ Plead Guilty to Theft of Auto Two Toronto Men Re- manded for Sentence in Supreme Court | i (By Whitby Editor) Whitby, October 21--Two Toron- to men, Edward Barker and Leslie Barber, appeared before Mr. Justice Kerwin in Supreme Court here this morning, and pleaded guilty to the theft of an automobile, the proper- ty of Arthur Mounteney, of Whit- by. Representations were made on their behalf by J. Spence Pitt, Tor- onto barrister, who said the two young men had been drinking "mule-kick" wine, and that this got them into trouble, Relatives took the witness stand and gave charac- ter evidence, Justice Kerwin re- served sentence until the end .of the court next week, and then adjourn- ed the court until Monday morning next, when Edward Jones, of Ash- burn, will appear on a charge of sc- duction. Principal Cell - Block | 8¢ 1 Portsmouth Penitentiary in State of Siege Today as Convicts Create Pans demonium SHOTS FIRED INTO BARRED WINDOWS * Armored Cars With Royal + Canadian Mounted Po- lice Arrive at Prison-- Tim Buck Blamed for In- citing Riots Kingston, Oct. 21. -- The principal cell-block of the provincial penitentiary at Portsmouth was in a state of siege today as three hundred hungry, mutinous convicts shouted defiance at the armed prison guards and the military forces who surrounded the building, and fired warning fusilades through the barred windows. From the rows of cells underneath the corridor dormitories, six hundred more prisoners added their voices to the pandemonium which prevailed. Since yesterday afternoon, when the prisoners in the corridor dormitory overpowered the guards, re-- leased other prisoners, and destroyed property in a ruth- less manner, the riot has continued. This morning new Interest wag created when three federal armored cars arrived at the pen- itentiary, were allowed to pass through the cordon which . is keeping the citizens at a distance from the prison, and were ad- mitted. Two of the cars con- tained members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, whila in the third car, it was stated, there were "officials." Unofficial reports in the eity today couple the name of 'rin Buck, Communist leader who is serving a term at the peniten- tiary and another prisoner, with the riots of yesterday and today. It is stated that he and the oth- er prisoner incited the convicts to riot by fiery speeches made to them ybsterday afternoon. Complaint Was Made Toronto, Oct. 21. -- According to former Convict K508, a fore mer inmate of Portsmouth Pen- itentiary, the present riots at Portsmouth Penitentiary could have been averted if Miss Agnes MacPhail, had placed a report (Continued on page 3) Watch Americans Th: New York Americans and New Haven Eagles were out in full fcree at the arena ths morning go- ing through a strenuous drill under the direction ot their cuaches, The players are fast rounding into shape and although they are still under wraps to bring down their weight they are beginning to show flashes of the form that will exemplify their play during the season, Both squads are over strength and it is expect- ed that the final weeding out pro- cess will be made by the beginning of the week. A number of players have been allowed to zo and the Local Hockey Fans Enthusiastic as They and Eagles in Practice great attention will be given to the remaining players to pick out the best. There was quite a large au- dience on hand to watch the prac- tices and the fans were ready with their applause when a particularly good play was made, : The Americans were divided into two squads by Coach Simpson with Worters in goal for one team and Forbes in the net for the. other. The opposing defences were made up of Bill Brydge and Dutkowski with Red Dutton and Ayres at the other end. The forward line for the (Continued 'on page 3) The auditorium of Centre Street School was filled to cap-. acity last night for a meeting held under the newly organized Fathers' Movement, which was started recently in Toronto, based on the idea of protection of the family in the time of economic stress, and which has been' taken up with much interest, by a large number of Oshawa workers, Fred Cooper occupied the chair, and the chief speaker of the evening was F. W, Watkinson, while sev- eral from the audience expressed their views in the course of the evening. The subject for discussion at the meeting was the relief situa- tion in Oshawa. It was claimed by the speaker that the standard in effect here was lower than that laid down by the Ontario government, and did not meet LOCAL RELIEF METHODS DISCUSSED AT FATHERS' MOVEMENT MEETING ernment standard called for a varied menu, it was stated, and not for merely a diet. The gov- ernment's average cost estimate was $5.00 per family, 'while the Oshawa average was only $3.18, Much dissatisfaction , was ex pressed by various speakers with °° the method of distribution in ef= fect here, the concensus of opin- fon being that the relief store should be closed and a voucher gystem introduced, both from the standpoint of economy and varied diet. It was claimed that the housewife had a better knowl- edge of what her family needed than a relief board did. - It was decided to ask that an opportunity be provided for a representative of the recipients of relief to have direct contact with the Public Welfare Board, to take up questions of relief with the board, and express the ylaws with the requirements which the government domandaa my