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EE -- ---- -- A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Oshawa Daily Thnes Succeeding The Oshewa Daily Reformer "All the News: While It 1s News" VOL, 8--NO, 7 Published of Ushows Usl Canada, Lye) Usy taces! Susdeve and Public Holid ve OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1931 i2 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES INDUSTRY STARTS OPERATING T Contagious Disease PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE'S REPORY SHOWS FEW CASES OF SERIOUS CHARACTER Whooping Cough and Chic- ken Pox Are Prevalent, But Only Two Cases of Scarlet Fever and One of Diphtheria Reported IMMUNIZATION WORK HAS GOOD EFFECTS Public Health Nursing Staff Is Kept Busy Co-operating in the Work of Rel.eving Distress in the City . Chicken pox has made its appear- ance in this city, and sixteen cases were reported to the local Board of Health offices during the latter part of December, according to the monthly report of Miss B. E. Har- ris, supervising public health nurse, presented to the Board of Health last night. Whooping cough stil: continues the worst species of con- tagion in point of numbers, there being 21 cases reported. On the whole, however, the con- taglous disease situation is very good for this time of year. There were only two active scarlet fever cases and one active diphtheria case reported during the month. The nurses have been spending considerable time investigating re- ports of distress for the local wel- fare organizations, and the health work in the schools has been some- what disorganized to this activity. However, a total of 545 doses of serum were given to school children during the month in the immuniza- b, work against' diplitheria and rlet fever. : Miss Harris' report in full, was: Communicable diseases reported for December total as follows: -- whooping cough, 21; chicken pox, 16; scarlet fever, 2 (1 pre-school; 1 school); diphtheria, 1 (school child; diphtheria "carrier", 4 (con- tacts not ill; total, 44. CSontageous diseases for Decem- ber are very few in number for this season of the year. Whooping cough appears to be general with a Tew cases scattered throughout the city. Chicken pox is principally in the South-east Section---several absen- (Continued on page 5) WEATHER Pressure continues low to the northward across the dominion and high over the greater part of the United States. Except for local snow- flurries the weather has been fair in all provinces, rather cold from the Ottawa Valley eastward with rising tempera- ture in the region of the Great Lakes and considerably above normal temperature in the western provinces. Forecasts: Lower Lake Re- glon and Georgian Bay and Northern Ontario-- Moderate southwest to west winds, most- ly fair and comparatively mild tonight and Saturday. FIVE ARRESTED BY SINGLE CONSTABLE Quintet Caught With Stolen Car at Lindsay Believed to Have Been Planning Burg- lary Lindsay, Jan. 9.--Single-handed, night constable Alfred Hodgson, at 2.30 this morning arrested five men whom he suspected were con- templating breaking into the brew- ery warehouse here. He hand. cuffed tho first one to the front bumper of their carcmfwypetaoin bumper of the men's car so that the others would not make a get- away, if they had to run over their pal to do so. : On investigation it was found that the men were driving a car that had been stolen in Toronto yesterday. They were all youths of 19 or 20 and gave their names as Robert E. Newens. Ernest Tyr- rell, Norman Gadway, Alfred Hale, and Allan Gurd, all of Toronto. MFRGER PLANNED! Two Billion Dollar Corpora- tion to Rival US. Steel, Said to be Under Organ- 1zation Cleveland, Jan. 9.--The (leve- land News today says a pr posed formation of a two-billion dollar steel merger to rival the Giant U.S Stee Corporation is being consid ered by a number of prominent men and financiers. According to, the News, the new merger "talk" included the Beth- lehem Steel Corporation, Republie Steel, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Jones and Laughlin, Corrigan-Mc Kinney and Otis Steel. The News says Cyrus S. Eaton, of Republic Steel, James A. Camp- bell of Youngstown Sheet an" Tube, and Eugene G. Grace, «V Bethlehem, met in New York yes- terday and discussed terms and titles for the two-bililon dollar deal and mentioned for the first time, as a participant. Jones and Laughlin, of Pittsburgh. ere m--i------gsne TONSORIAL PRICE WAR Kitchener, Jan. 9.--A tonsorial price war is raging in Waterloo, with the end not in sight. The cutting of prices for the cutting of hair began this week when a group of barbers reduced haircuts from 40 to 30 cents, with shaves reduc- ed from 20 to 15 cents. Yesterday one barber posted a notice, "haircut 10 cents, children free." India to Have Military College to Train Cwn Officers Fer Indian Army (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, aJn, 9.--India is to have a Sandhurst to train Indian officers for the Indian army. In- dlanisation (the substitution of Indian for British officers) of the Indian Army hes been under way for about ten years. 'Places are reserved at the Royal Military Col- lege at Sandhurst for Indians but progress is slow. As a corollary to India's new status it is now pro- posed to speed up Indianisation and to establish a military training college in India, similar to the British Sandhurst. This announcement was made before the sub-committee on de tence of the round-table confer: ence today by the Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas. Hydro Associations Holding Important Gatherings Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Jan. 9.--With discus- siom of some of the practical prob- lems of municipal hydro and fits management, construction and maintenance aspects, municipal hydro representatives and manage- ment officers from Ontario munici- palities started off their great an- nual hydro conclave here yester- day. It is a joint convention of the Association of Municipal Elec. trical Utilities and the Ontario Funicipal Electric Association, the former body comprising managers, guperintendents and engineers of municipal systems, and the other comprised of commissioners in charge of local hydro-electric sys- tems. Today, however. is expected to be the big day of the convention when the Ontarlo Municipal Elee- trical Association holds its annual meeting and C. A. Magrath, chair- man of the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario and Hon G. Howard Ferguson, former pre- mier of Ontario, are to addrese noonday and cvening gatherings Interesting pronouncements are anticipated from all three items on the convention programme. 1f recent rumors are correct, chair- man Magrath Intends resigning bis position and today may constitute his farewell. . FOOD INSPECTOR Only One Chicken Had to be Condemned as Unfit for Food During Month of December During the entire month of De- cember, it was necessary to con- demn only.one chicken out of all the meat slaughtered for consum- tion in this elty, according to the report of Veterinary and Food In- spector Dr. C. 8. Dickinson. Four cens of milk were also condemned s unfit for consumption. The in- spector's report, as presented to the Board of Health last night, was: -- Cattle T.B. tested, 45; reactors, 0 (2nd and 3rd tested); visits to airy farms, 38; dairy barns re hitewashed, 16; visits to dairies, 21; samples pasteurized milk tak- en, 10; sediment tests taken, 130: milk condemned, 4 cans; samples of milk containers taken, 1; new milk houses erected, 1; trips on special duty re:---erection of dairy, 1; vis- its to slaughter houses, 66; animals slaughtered for food, 258; visits to butcher shops, 42; visits to restau rants, 13; complaints investigated, 1; confectionery stores visited, 3. lelicatessen shops visited, 1; gro- reries visited, 1; visits to pumping station, 1; meat chicken; Board of Health meetings | attended, 1. IMPERIAL NIGHT WAS STAGED BY CANADIAN LFFION Splendid Program of Music and Address by Mayor- elect Ernie Marks, Were the Features Rotary Hall was filled to the lim- it of its capacity last night, when over three hundred of Oshawa's war veterans assembled for the "Imper. ial Night" held under the auspices of the Oshawa Branch of the Can adian Legion. = The function was entirely of a social character, with an excellent program of music ana entertainment provided by the Welsh Male Choir of the city and assisting artists, and refreshments being served by the committee ol Imperial war veterans under whose auspices the affair was arranged. D. J, Thomas, the chairman of the committee, was In charge of the program, and proved very capable in this role. In addition to the choral numbers which were splendidly done, there were quartets by members of the choir, a duet by Messrs Mann and Brewin, solos by Jack Adams, [vor Davies, Trevor Brewin, Harry &vas, J. Banks and John Jenkins. Hu- morous monologues hy Alf. Henn- ing, a delightful comedy sketch by George Smith, another comedy 'double turn" by George Norris and Jimmy Noble and male impersona- tions and tap daneing by Miss Dor een Sullivan were additional feat- ures o fthe program, and the whole entertainment was greatly appreci- ated by the audience. Early in the evening, Mayor-Elect Ernie Marks visited the hall, and Tn a brief address, expressed pleas- ure that the first public gathering which he attended after being elect- ad 'was one of the war veterans of the city. He expressed his complete sympathy with the cause of the war veterans, and assured the comrades that he was at all times ready to serve them in whatever way he could, SUSPECT HELD FOR PETERBORD CRINE Man Alleged to Have Taken Part in Holdup Arrested and Placed in Cobourg Jail (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Peterboro, Jan. 9--Gordon "Dude" Dundas, 216 Water Street, claimed by the police to be one of thie pair of thugs who early on Monday -evening entered the home of \V, GG. Johnston and beat and robhed the aged man is in the Cobourg jail. Dudas was arrested by Chief Con- stable E. Murphy of Port Hope in that town late Wednesday night. He was brought up on a drunk charge before Magistrate Campbell in Port Hope last night and was sentenced to fifteen days in jail. He was then token to Cobourg and lodged in the county jail. Warrants for his arrest in connec- tion with the robbery had heen taken out yesterday by Provincial Con- stable D. D. Sylvester, MAKES HIS REPORT condemned, 1 | | Progress of Last Century be A horticultural society may ] organized in Oshawa. There are us many or more flower lovers in this city as in any other municipality ot the same size in Ontario and the Chamber of Commerce is sponsor: ing the organization of a society iu which all may co-operate together in the fascinating hobby of grow-| ing flowers. Membership would | cost practically nothing but it is! thought that a body of this kind {eould do much in stimulating keen- er interest in better gardens and in the improvement of the city's ap- pearance, Col. B. J. McCormick, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, has been in communication with J, H H. Jury, of Bowmanville, prominent horticulturist and a director of the Ontario Horticultural = Society, on the subject and has been assured by Mr. Jury that he would be glad to render any assistance in an en- deavor to have a branch of the On { Col. McCormick in the near future Horticultural Society Project to be Sponsored By Chamber of Commerce tario association formed in Oshawa, Mr Jury is planning tn meet with and intimated in a letter today that the Society would be glad to have its lecturer, Mr. Clark. of To- ronto, address any meeting which might be held here along horticul tural lines. To Hold Meeting Invitations will be extended shortly to all flower Jovers in the city and suburbs to attend a publie meeting for the purpose of digcuss- ing plans which ghould lead up to the establishment of a strong hor- fenltural society. An endeavor | will be made to have present at thig meeting several speakers who are experts on horticulture. This is not the first time that an andeavor has been made to form a horticultural society here but there ls every reason to believe that with careful planning the movement should succeed in 1931. Woodstock Minister on 100th Birthday Recalls | | Jan. 9. Celebrat i birthday at The \ianse here today, Woodstock's "grand cld man', Rev. W. T. M¢ Mullen, {sued the following birth- day message to his hundreds of (riends in Woodstock and through out the Dominion: "In the sovereign grace and mercy of God I am spared to com- plete my hundredth year--an age that comparatively few live to see | have lived under the reign of four British sovereigns, King Wil- lam IV., Queen Victoria, Edward VIl.,, and George V., with whom and Queen Mary I had the honor of shaking hands when he and she, as Prince and Princess of Wales visited Woodstock. "The century through which | have lived is in respect of inven- tion and general progress the most wonderful century in the history of the world. Woodstock, ng his 100th out in unique distinction as the incarnation works and ing the mighty redeeming Of course the first | century of the christian era stands | beginning of a new world, record- | ministry, | preduction from the farm; yet it | | | death of the Saviour of the World. | can rom that century all official | documents, deeds of property and letters - of correspondence are dated. Dut in point of Ingenious invention and general progress. | the last hundred years are the | most wonderful in the history ol | the world, "When | was a boy there was not a line of steamships sallins | the ccean. All ships were driven by vind. There were no railroads in | Britain, telegraph, telephones and | radios were not dreamt of, All| narvesting was done by hand work, "1 have no recollection; of unem- | ployment occurring in my e: | days. Now it jg a widespread mal ady. No real remedy sesns so far | to have been found. Numerous | palliativeg have been adopted, The | causes producing it are, I think. mainly a drift of population from the land to the towns and cities, and improved machinery displac- | ing hand work. It is quite true that | the market is glutted with over true that a small farmer | living off his farm." equally make a | Mrs. Hart and Lieut. Mac- Laren Are Favored Wiih Good Weather Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, Bermuda, Jan. 9--A tail wind and fair skies were hoped for today by Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lt. William 8S. Maclaren, as they pre- pared for an carly takeoff for the Azores on the second stage of their | transatlantic journey. The two aviators remained yester- day to repair the oil supply feed lines of their plane, the "Tradewind", which they brought here Wednesday from Norfolk, Va, after a flight of six hours and 55 minutes. The two] aviators, /Afomised better weather to-| day, hog to be the first to Hy with a comy ATLANTIC FLIGHT ANNOUNCED S00N reial load from America to Paris. PARENTS RESCUE 13 FROM RIVER Quebec, Jan. Y.--Parents neuf village 'who had gone adrift on a huge ice cake In the St. law. rence river, The boys were fish. ing in the evening when one of them noticed that the cake of ice had become fHetatched from the shore and was In midstream. fquin who raised the alarm. Pope Thanks Newspapers Vatican City, Jan. 9.--Vatican authorities are highly gratified a: the wide distribution of the Pope's Encyclical by the Canadian Pres: and the Associated Press through. out Canada and the United States, Monsignor Plzzardo, papal under- secretary of state, declared. The evidence of widespread in- terest in the Pontiff"s pronounce- ment and the fact that his message was carried at such great length by newspapers across the sea is a source of deep contentment to the Holy Father. Their .shouts attracted Mayor Pol- | {ran- | tically manning row boats effected the rescue of 13 youths from Port | READY TORESUME NEW PONTIAC TO BE Window Posters Reveal That Finer Car to be on Market Shortly Indication that an announce- ment will be made within the next few days by General Motors of Can. ada, Limited, regarding the 1931 Pontiac Six, was given today in the window signs that appeared in | the showroms of the local Pontiac Dealer. | Although it has been rumored for some days that a new Pontine would soon be available to Cana- diang, until now no offieinal word | regarding the the new car has been given out, The window signs con- vey the brief news that the 1931 Pontiac will be *"'a finer car, ut a new low price." Its introduction, | as one of the first new car models | of this year, is awaited with inter- | est, LIPTON'S GE! OUS GIFT Glasgow, Scotland, Jan. 9.--8Sir Thomas Lipton yesterday gave the City of Glasgow $50,000 for distri: | bution among the poor mothers and children in his native city. British M.P. In Lion's Den (By Canadien Press Loased Wire) Glasgow, Scotland, Jan, 9.--In 'breathless excitement a big crowd last night watched John Clark. Labor M.P., from Maryhill divi. sion, Glasgow, enter a menagerie cage in which were two lions and tigers and pass severa! minutes in company with the animals, The beasts showed a great aver- sion to his presence. Clarke's stunt fs part of a campaign he is con ducting against a bill in parlia- ment which he contends "would put a stop to performances of wild animals, thus depriving hundreds of men of work. It was his object to show that animals can be train: work | six Situation in Oshawa is Reported Good FELDSPAR GLA OMORROW 5 COMPANY wears oo TRUSTEE APPEARS BEFORE THE UTILITIES COMMISSION | | | the Hydro-Electrie | sion Wut. y ---- ERS... IKy. W. T, McMULLEN, D.D. Grand Old Man" of the Canadian | mini<try. is today celebrating his 100th Birthday at Woodstock, Ontario. | HILL OWNERS IN BRITAIN THREATEN TH CLOSE PLANTS Lockout Affecting 200,000 Workers May Result From Dispute Over Work- ing Conditions (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Manchester, Eng., Jan 9.-~The entral committee of the Spinners and Manufacturers Associ ation today advised affiliated mem- bers to close their mills on Satur- day. Jan. 17 unless a labor dispute with weavers has been settled in the meantime, If carried into effect the recommendation would the lockout of 200,000 workers, The textile .industry has been in difficulties for weeks because of the | weavers refusal to accept the mill ywners' demand that each man now operating Jour looms take over twice that number The owners have offered an increase imounting to about $10 a yut the weavers contend that ystem would many out worl Five thousand weavers trike last week in nine Burnley, when the owner upon installing the new and since then it had been that the strike might extend throughout the industry.' Confer ences looking toward a sbttlement have been fruitless, No Hope of Agreement in weelk. Lhe throw ot weut on milla at insisted system The Burnley mill owners have de- | | to close their plants temor- row, unless the dispute is settled, ind this would mean that 20.000 iors men would be thrown out of cided lL nlon spokesmen sald the weav- rs were ready to make even more | determined resistance and the gen aral secretary of the weavers ganization said he had no hope of an early agreement, RECORD VOTE Hamilton, Jan. .9.--Examination of the records of the poll at Broute pn Monday reveal that the vote was Ahe closest to 100 per cent. in the | municipality for manysyears,. All but six votes were cast. Of the missing votes four were ill, a death occurred in the home of the fifth and the sixth person was out | of town. (QUEBEC SURPLUS OVERS4,000 010 Very Satisfactory Situation Revealed by Public Ac- counts Tabled in the Leg- islature (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Quebec, Jan. 9--A surplus of $4, 210,140.83 in the finances of the prov accounts, tabled yesterday in legislative assembly, by Hon, L./A, Taschereau, premier and provigcial treasurer. The total revenue of the prgvnee for the year under review, was/ fixed at $43,585,140.83, while the total cx- penditures was $39,374910.30. A sum of $2,449.500 was placed apart for the reduction of the provincial debt, Liquor law operations brought 8, 300,701.76; gasoline tax, $3.972.83R.65: tax on corporations and firms, $3444. 49278; succession duties, $5,268,088 80; automobile taves. $£542§,050.50: ed without cruelty, hotel licenses, $2,248,011.40. | | eént Cotton | pay | feared | or | ince for the fiscal year ended Juny| 30, 1930, was announced in the. publbt | the | HYDRO CHAIRMAN RESIGNS OFFICE Charles A. Magrath Makes Announcement of Re- cignation Held Today 9. --Apnouncement ag chairman of Power Commis Ontario, was made today | Magrath. luncheon Toronto, Jan. of his resignation of by Charles A. Speaking at a of the | Municipal Electric Association, Mr. Magrath told of his intentions to resign and evproccnd tha hy Premier George S. Henry would | apnoint a fmmediatoy, Rumors of Mr. Magrath's retire. ment from the Board had been current for some time but as re. as three weeks ago had been | denied. Up to the time UCCPSSOT chairman the | made this announcement today pre. | | micr Henry' g office had received no formal resignation. "We may ceive a call anytime now." an offi cial told the Canadian Press Mr. Magrath was appointed chairman of the commission on September 12, 1925, 'TURKFY OFFERS T0 C0-OPFRATE | Willing to Take Part in the Movement to Suppress lllicit Narcotic Traffic (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 9.-- Chevket Fouat Bey, Turkish mem- ean | her of the League of Nations ad- | | visory | opium commission today | caused s omething of a sensation by nforming the commission that Turkey is disposed to adhere to the Geneva' narcotics convention, His statement was urprising ince Turkey, not hound by interna- tional agreement has been expor: huge qu: narcotic and raw opium. a conditioa to her acceptance of the restrictions imposed by the Geneva convention, Turkey asks that *a fair quota" of the world's legimate narcotic trade alloted to her. Inspired bv humanitar senti ments, the Turkish dele e said Turkey wants to co-operate with the | lea~u efforts to suppress illicit {'raflic in narcotic Turkey, he as serted, is far from being the centre illicit international trade piu product tities of be e's of in THIRTY THOUSAND MASSACRED Peiping. China, Jan. 9.--Thirty | housand pérsons have mas- | iacred in South Kansu during the sast nine monfhs by the forces of he Mohammedan leader Mating 'Tsien, the government here has {heen informed. been | NGGING FOR BODY IN WINDSOR CASTLE PARK | Windsor, Eng, Jan. 9.-- Police | vere digging in the royal park sur | rounding Windsor Castle today. | weeking clews to the disappearance, | eventeen months ago, of Winifred {Parrant, a domestic servant who has | heen souRht since 1929. | | re- -- Arrangements Made for Electricity and Gas Sup- plies to Permit Work to be Resumed With 44 Ems. ployees PLANT TO OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY A. R. Watson, Trustee for Shareholders, Makes an Agreement With Commis- sion, and Says Company Being Placed on Good Footing Provision of gas and electrie | power to allow the Feldspar Glass to resume operation tomor- row morning with a staff of 44 | men, was passed by the Oshawa Utilities, Commission today. This was an emergent meeting of the 1930" commission oplled to deal | with this matter, the new board not 'having taken office as yet. A. R. Watson, trustee for the | shareholders of the Feldspar Glass { Iimited, appeared before the com- mission, and explained .the reor- | 3anization of the company now eing effected. He stated that the company had a large number of | orders to proceed with, and that he was ready to start work tomor- rdw morning. employing 22 men on the day shift and an equal number at nights, the plant oper- | ating 24 hours a day. A new com- pany was being formed and the business placed upon a good fin. ancial footing, he said. - The matter of collection of overs | due accounts for electrical and eas services has been before the 1930 commission several times, and the services to the company had final- { ly been discontinued, but Mr, Wat- | son assured the members of the boary that he would prepay the accounts each month until the new {Continued on page 3) 500 POUND STURGEON CAUGHT OFF BOSTON" (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Joston," Jan. 9--A 500-pound stur- on, the largest caught in New Eng and waters in the memory of the Poston waterfront, was brought to the fish pier today by the steam rawler Princton, Captain Leo Col- { lms. The Caviar in the huge fish weighed pounds, adding appreci- able s market value. The stur- 1 s taken off Nantucket Shoals lightship. plant { ! | Plan Protection From Propaganda Coming by Means of Radio' Ottawa, Jan. 9.--The govern.- ment wants to protect the Cana- | dien public against foreign adver- tising and foreign . propaganda," Hon. Alfred Durnaleau, minister of Marine, told a delegation from the ('apadian Radio League here to- day. "To this end the govern- ment had been studying the whole radio problem and horsd ta wa ble to present a solution that would serve the best interests of the country," {' . To (By Canadian Press leased Wire) | Fight stows c passengers of | the Relgiam gteamer Emile Franguie and two {hip stewards were hell | on Ellis l&land today in what immi- gration guthorities said was a daring | conspirarey to smuggle aliens into the [2 | New York, Jan. aways--a t { th ] 4 d Eight Stcwaways Make Vain Effort rash The Gate at Ellis Island All smartly garbed, the stowaways --six Italian men and two womey-- | strolled down the gangplank when the ship docked yesterday after a 13< | wy run from Antwerp, Dashing to- {ward a large automobile which had [Just drawn up at the end of the pier. | the stowaways were intercepted and 'arrested. The car drove away Negotiations to End Coal Strike in - Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 9.--Nego- | tiations looking to the settlement ot the great South Wales coal strike | sollapsed this afternoon. The breakdown of a conference between miners and owners came { shortly after the union representa 'ives had retired from a joint con- ference to discuss certain details upon which the conferees had been unable to agree. The rock upon which the con: ference split was the miners' refus. al to agree that an independent chairman of a proposed new con Wales Collapse: eiliation board should rule, on the question of wage cuts, The miners agreed to the creation of a new board, but they insisted that the wage issue should be settled bes tween employers and employees: Prviously it had been consider- 'd almost certain that the owners ind miners, whose disputes over llours and wages resulted in a stop- nage of work throwing 140,000 miners out of unemployment on New Year's Day, would reach a tem- | vorary agreement before the day | vas over, / ae & Bl