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5 .A Growing "Newspaper in a » Growing City 4 The Oshawa Daily Tim Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer 5 "All The News While It Is News" VOL. 8--NO. 103 Published at Oshawa, Ont.. Canada, Ev Day Except Sundays' and Public. Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents 2 Copy TEN PAGES FIRE DOES DAMAGE TO WHITBY TOWN HALL Coal Billed For Oshawa SHORTAGE OF WHARFAGE. Unloaded At Port Colborne a. > AT HARBOR IS AFFECTING SHIPMENTS FOR OSHAWA Steamer Valley Camp, Due to Arrive Here This After- noon, Unloads Two-thirds of Its Coal Cargo at Port Colborne SPACE RESERVED HAD BEEN FILLED Col. McCormick Notified of Decision Not to Bring Full Cargo Here--More Coke Likely to Arrive Here on Monday The first repercussion of the bat- tle for space at Oshawa Harbor as a result of the limited accommoda- tion available for the unloading of cargoes, was made known today when Col, B. J. McCormick, wharf- inger, was notified that the steam- er Valley Camp, which is due to ar- rive in Oshawa this afternoon with a cargo of coal for the Valley Camp Coal 'Company, had discharged two-thirds of its cargo at Port Col- borne, on account of the shortaze of space here, and was bringing only one-third of the amount ex- pected. The former notice of the coming of this steamer stated that it" was 'bringing a mixed cargo of 'umn and slack coal to Oshawa, and space was set aside at the waruor for the whole cargo. Yesterday morning, however, when the dis- pute was on about unloading the cargo @f coke from the steamer Goalhaven, Mr, Millet of the Valley Camp Coal Company gave permis sion to place part of this coke on the space which had been reserved for the lump coal shipment. This made it necessary for his company to re-arrange its plans, s> ord rs were sent to the Captain of tae Valley Camp to unload the wo compartments of slack .coal as Port Colborne, and bring on the compartment of lump coal to Osh- awa, this representing about 882 tons, instead of the original zon- signment of 2,500 tons, This coal, on arrival this afternoon, will be unloaded -at the north end of the present coal pile of the Vsl- ley Camp Company, where thare is a little space left alongside the pile of slack coal. This is the first instance, said Col. McCormick, of a cargo con- signed to Oshawa being diverted to another port on account of lack of space here. The situation, F:w- ever, is liable to become more ag- ravated as time goes on, since more and more cargoes will be seeking space. The situation is likely to be further complicated on Monday, when the first cargo of coke consigned to Canadian Fuels, Limited, will arrive at the harbor. There is sufficient space available for this cargo, but, it is expected that two or three further cargoes for the same company will be ar- riving here within the next week or ten days, and it is doubtful if there is sufficient room to accom- modate them, . CUSTOMS RETURNS CLIMBING UPWARD April Increase of $59,350 Over March Shows Busi- ness Is Improving : Customs returns for the port of Oshawa, during the month of April, totalled $384,496.99, according to the local customs office. This total is made up as follows: import duties, $332,698.80; sales tax, $51,686.36 and sundries $111.83, Although this is a decrease of $18, 58141 from April of last year, the returns exceeded those for the pre- ceding nionth by, $59,350.81 which may be taken as an indication that business is on the upward trend. The decrease from the totals for April, last year, is largely accounted by the fact that the sales tax is now * one per cent, whereas in 1930 it was two per cent. WEATHER * Forecasts ---- Lower Lake Region and Georgian Bay--- Moderate to fresh south west to west winds, partly cloudy with scattered showers this afternoon or tonight. Sun- day--F¥resh northwest winds; N. OSHAWA MAN THREATENED AND ROBBED OF CASH Archibald Hopkins Taken for Ride in Taxi, Threat- ened With Hammer and Thrown From Car Threatened with a hammer while driving in a taxi along a lonely road, with a party of sup- posed friends, Archibald Hopkins, who lives alone on a farm a niile and a half north-east of the cily,, R.R. No. 1, was robbed of nine dol- lars, late last night. Hopkins claims that he was then dragged out of the car and left to make his way home as best he could. Early this morning he reported the alleged hold-up to the police here, and gave them the name of a local man whom he claimed was driving the taxi. He also gave the police a description of the other men who were in the car and this information was forwarded to the police in neighboring towns and cities. This morning, men, who corresponded to Hopkins' descrip- tion were reported to have been arrested in Toronto and Hopkins, in company with Provincial Con- stable T. Mitchell left for Toronto today in an effort to identify them. According to Hopf%ins' story a number of men in a taxi called at his farm last night. He knew "the driver of the taxi and when they asked him to accompany tliem to another farm he acquiesced. They had not gone far and were on a lonely stretch of road when the men turned on him and de- manded money. Hopkins put up a scuffle but when one of the par- ty threatened to strike him with a hammer he gave no further re- sistance. His companions searched his pockets and found about nine dollars in bills and change. Then left him to get home as bes: Le could. Hopkins tMis morning informed the police that the taxi belonged to a local company, but this has not been definitely ascertained. HUMANE SOCIETY TAGGERS BUSY Good Response Being Made to Appeal on Behalf of Deserving Organization "By a tag sir?" There was hardly a man on the street this morning that was not accoted with that re- mark by a young lady with a yellow and white box containing tags which she was selling for the Osh- awa Humane Society. The taggers were out early and diverting from the usual custom of leaving the work of 'selling to the young ladies some of the younger boys with their ponies carry money boxes on their backs were about the streets. And at noon hour assisting the taggers over near the offices of General Mo- tors was the handsome bull dog that appeared at the Pet Parade last evening. Mrs. 'R. B. Smith, pfesident of the Society at the Headquarters on the corner of Bond and Simcoe Sts., was kept busy all morning handing out boxes and tags to those who of. fered their services for the day. The Sea Cadets, although not selling tags were '"'ondeck" to assist in other ways such as driving cars and running errands. When asked at noon hour how they were getting along, the captains: in each district replied that they were not finding it difficult to sell their tags, prov- ing that the Oshawa public is as a whale, heartedly interested in the worthy work that is being carried on by the Society of the Blue Cross. GRAHAM-PAL PLANT FOR CANADA Windsor, May 2, -- Annotunce- ment was axade today that the Gra- ham-Paige Motors Corporation is establishing a factory in Walker- ville and that building of Graham cars will begin as soon as machin- ery can be. installed. Through the Border Chamber of Commerce, the company has secured the bnilding formerly occupied hy the Ameri- can Auto Trimming Company on partly cloudy and cooler. EE Walker Road, they threw him out of the car and |, HEADS C.D.N.A. H. BE. MUIR Managing Director of the Kingston Whig-Standard, was yesterday elected president of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association. Harbor Work Starts Soon Appropriation of $75,000 For Oshawa Harbor Pass- ed by House of Commons Yesterday The appropriation of $75,000 for work at the Oshawa harbor this year was passed yesterday by the House of Commons, and work at the harbor will be started im- mediately. This news was re- ceived this morning bY Dr. Tx E. Kaiser ih & message from Otfa- wa, confirming the passing of the Oshawa appropriation. What the nature of the work to be done at Oshawa will be is not yet aPpar- ent, since there are several plans which have been recommended by the engineers of the depart- ment of public works. A meeting of a city council committee with a committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Kaiser has been arranged for Monday, with the int of di g the situation and making representa- tions to the department in con- nection with the type of work to be undertaken. TRY TORECOVER County of Renfrew Issues Writ Against Auditors for Amount Stolen by Treas- urer ; Ottawa, May 2.--The County of Renfrew, $118,000 out of pocket as the result of defalcation by its Treasurer, Walford A. Biggs, is to attempt to recover the large sum from the auditors who examined the county hooks from year to year and certified them as beinz correct A writ for the sum has peen issued here against the audiure, J. P Lockhart and Angus Meehan Biggs pleaded guilty recently to taking the inoney over a lengthy period and was sentenced to serve three years and six months in the penitentiary. BRITISH ISLES SOCCER SCORES London, May 2.--Regults of lea- gue football matches played in the British Isles today were as follows: ENGLISH LEAGUE, FIRST DIVISION Arsenal 5, Bolton Wanders 0. Birmingham 2, Leicester City 1. Blackpool 2, Manchester City 2. Chelsea 1, Newcastle United 1. Grimsby Town 2, Huddersfield T. 1. Leeds United 3, Derby County 1. Liverpool 2, West Ham United 0. Manchester United 4, Middlesboro 4 Portsmouth 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sheffield Wed. 3, Aston Villa 0. Sunderland 2, Sheffield United 1. CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Winnipeg, May 2.--Six-year-old Edward Allum was burned to death when flames destroyed the Allum home at Tak Lake, Man. Nine other children were rescued by the parents, both Thomas Allum and his wife being badly burned in heroic efforts to save their fam- ily, : nnn sin SMR a STOLEN MONEY Shortage of The Times has received the fol- lowing letter from Dr. T. E. Kaiser, former M.P. for Ontaria. Riding, with reference to the battle for un- loading space at Oshawa Harbor, Oshawa, May 1, 1931. Editor of Daily Times. Dear Sir:-- Would you be kind enough to let the public have some opinion as to the real nature of the spasm which overtook Gordon Daniel Conant, counsel and director of the "Lake Shore Gas Co. and counsel for its "twin" progeny "Canadian Fuels Limited" born in Chicago of a He-- mother now famously known as Ben Tate, when he (Mr. Conant) address- ed the Mayor of Oshawa as though the management of the Harbour of the Dominion of Canada were dele- gated to the Municipal Councils. The Mayor of Oshawa has as much to do with our Harbor as he has to do with the settlement of the prob- lems of India. One would have ex- pected Mr. Conant to have known this--laying this phase of the ques- tion aside, let us for a moment Dr. 1. E. Kaiser Discusses Harbor Space examine the actual situation in regard to Harbor accommodation at the lake and Mr. Conant's remarkable attitude as presented in his letter. Our wharfage space is very limited and the wharfinger, Col. McCormack, is doing with it all that any human being can be expected to do under the circumstances. The Mallet boys, old established citizens here, are trying to work up a little trade. in "Coke." The wharfinger assigned them a certain space, which proved far too limited for the cargo on the vessel anchored in the harbor, and the master of the vessel, with three- quarters of his cargo unloaded, was compelled to drop the last quarter of the load, upon the only open avail- able space on the whole lake front. But Mr. Conant says this particular space was his, by some divine law that controls all land and sea and air between the Grand Trunk Railway and shores of Lake Ontario, He represents Mr. Tate of Chicago, and this father of those bouncing "twins" must have right of way over all in- terests, claims, and prior rights. Mal- (Continued on page 3) . (Canadian 'Press Despatch) Detroit, May 2--With retail sales decidedly on the mend, the automo- bile industry in April swung into a volume of production unsurpassed since the peak months of 1930, ac- cording to figures made public by principal manufacturers. Productions statistics thus far reported indicate substantial gains for the month, com- pared with March output, with some companies exceeding or crowding the 'totals of 'last 'vear and all consider- ably above the low volume levels which prevailed during the final 1930 quarter: Fa a The industry as a whole duplicated its surprising feat of the previous month ow registering gains in excess Automobile Production Was Increased In April of the progress expected. These gains were taken to reflect the improved condition of the retail market, to the demand of which the motor manu- facturers have keyed themselves ac- curately for the past 12 months, Moreover, it emphasizes currently expressed opinion in the trade that the high point in production would be reached later this year than in former years and that 1931 would experience a flatter and more extend- ed automobile production curve than any other year in its history. The April total of companies thus far to report indicates a gain for the indgstry of close to 30 per cent. or a total output for the month of near- ly 370,000 units. Although Oshawa is known to have a few '"Reds'" and an unknown number ,of Communist sympathiz- ers, May Day passed quietly here according to the police. The city was as law abiding as on any other day and there were no public demon- strations to mark the observance of the most important day in the his- tory of Sovietism. The majority of "Reds' reside in the city's foreign-born section, but Oshawa's Communists Did Not Recognize May Day this district was as quiet as any other yesterday. A few of the lead- ers are thought to have gone to Toronto where they joined with birds of their own feather. Unemployed men refrained from any kind of demonstration yester- day but this is not surprising as Oshawa's unemployed have consist- ently denied and proven that they have no truck nor trade with "Reds." APPEALS MADE IN WINDSOR CASES Conviction of Plumbers and Builders and Acquittal of Others Subject of Appeals Windsor, May 2.--Citing 32 points of disagreement with 'the trial for conspiracy in restraint of trade and the conviction of eleven border cities master plumbers and sheet metal workers at Sandwich assizes lagt month, counsel for the defendants have served notice of appeal on the attorney-general of Ontario and the Crown attorney of Essex. ' At the same time Claurence D. Ferrari, one of the defense counsel is informed the attorney-genera? has taken steps to appeal the ac- quittal of Roy ¥E. Belyea, former president of the Amalgamated Builders' Council and Harry A. Weinraug. former secretary. The latter apeal is believed to be first of its kind in the history of juris- prudence in the British dominions, and will be heard probably at the same time a8 the other appeal. Notice of appeal by the attorney- general against the acquittal of Belyea and Weinraus was filed in Toronto on April 22, and gives as one ground for appeal the fact that the acts of accused "as admitted in the evidence, constituted a viola- tion of the statutes as charged in the indictment." GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS BUILDING RAILWAY * The Government of the province of Quebec is giving consideration ro the building of a railway line to Chibougamau where there are a number of copper deposits of great promise, One company has au- nouneed that a 500-ton unit mill will be erected as soon as the rail- Way plans are made known, 4 sll el MANKILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Two Others Seriously Injur- ed on Lake Shore High- way East of Toronto Toronto, May 2.--On man was killed, another is not expected to live, while a third is in a critical condition as the result of a motor crash on the eastern outskirts of the city early today. The car carrying Robert and William Huxtable and Dr. W Falconer, crashed headlong into a hydro standard on the lake shore highway, demolishing the car and killing Robert Huxtable. Dr. Falconer's. body was badly broken and lacerated, and he is not expect- ed to live. The other Huxtable was seriously larcerated about the head and shoulders, and fears for his re- covery are held. Washington University Honors King of Siam Washington, May 2--King Prajad- hipok of Siam on Thursday paid tri- bute to Americar: methods and in- stitutions in his first public address in this country. He spoke after the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by George Washington University. The eastern monarch said Ameri- can methods, institutions and re- sources had played "a considerable and significant" part in the advance- ment of modern Siam. The degree was conferred upon His Majesty before a gathering in the Pan-American Building, It was conferred by President Cloyd Marvin, of George Washington Uni- versity, who as he placed the acade- mic hood over the head of the mon- arch hailed him as "beloved ruler of an independent people, defender of faith, gifted in a rare taste and using singular endowments in' the education of a people. <A diploma was then handed his Majesty, as we Wate Heck | 1930. <test-from Virginia and the South- HERE TOMORROW af RT. REV. BISHOP SWEENY Bishop of Toronto, will conduct con- firmation services in the three Anglican Churshes of Oshawa to- morrow, VITAL STATISTICS SHOWED DECLINES Record for April Shows Smaller Number of Births Deaths and Marriages Cupid was a slottul, stupid, lazy lazy fellow during the month of April as the vital statistics for Oshawa show. There were seven marriages in this period, compared with 14 in April of last year. The stork fell down on his job and brought but 40 babies to the city. In March 56 babies were born while in April £1930, 56 mew little citizens arrived. Oshawa however, maintained and im- proved its record of good health for there were but 18 deaths, compared with 26 in March and 22 in: April, 1930. . POTATO DUTY 10 BE UNCHANGED Cabinet Reverses Its De- | cision to Put Fixed Value | on Potatoes for Duty Pur- poses Ottawa, May 2.--The fair mar- ket value fixed for duty purposes on new potatoes of six eents a pound has been discarded. The question was before the cabinet yesterday, it is understood, when the' decision was made to allow potatoes to be import2d sunject on- ly to the reguldr tariff of 34 cent a pound. The fixing of the six-cent value had been announced by the Depart- ment of National Revenue on April 22. It brought consldeiable pro- ern State producers, who deciared that since they bought large quan- tities of their seed potatoes from the Maritime Provinces, it was an injustice to keep their products out of Canada by so high a duty as this "dumping" provision brought into effect. Under the six- cent provision, the import against potatoes included the difference between the invoice price and the six cents. The Maritime potato growers al-. 80 urged on the government the advisability of dropping the six cent valuation. 1931 BUILDING AHEAD OF 1930 Figures for April Down, But 'Total for First Four Months of Year Much Higher Although building permits. for the month of April totalled only $6,475.00 compared with $17,835.00 for the cor- responding month of last year, the total * value of permits for the first four months of this year is still much ahead of the total value of permits issued in the first four months of Building permits last month includ- ed one house, $1,200; seven garages, $930; alternations, $325; and one church, $4,000. Permits for, the four months end- ing yesterday represent a value in new building of $77,875 compared wich $35910 for the corresponding DISCUSS PLANS FOR COMING OF EARL JELLICOE Special Committee of Pro- vincial Command of Can- adian Legion Met Last Night Plans for the reception and en- tertainment of Earl Jellicoe, Ad- miral of the Fleet and other dele- gates to the British Empire Service League Conference, during their stay in Oshawa, Niagara Falls and Toronto, were the subject of dis- cussion at a meeting of a special committee of the provincial com- mand of the Canadian Legion held in Toronto lasf night, and which was attended by M. McIntyre Hood, president of the Oshawa Branch ¢f the Legion. As has been previous- ly intimdted, Admiral Jellicoe and his associates will arrive in Osh- awa on Thursday, August 27, and will be the guests of honor at the civic banquet which is being tend- ered the delegates to the provin- cial convention of the Legion on that evening. The party will stay in Oshawa overnight, and will go on to Toronto the next day, when Admiral Jellicoe is #% officially open the Canadian National Exhi- bition. On important decision reached was that the provincial command of the Legion will take full charge of the Warriors' Day parade at the C.N.E. on Saturday, August 29, with Admiral Jellicoe taking the salute in the exhibition grounds. The special €ommittee. will have full charge of all the arrangements for the visit of Admiral Jellicoe and for the Warriors' Day parade. BISHOP SWEENY HERE TOMORROW Bishop of Toronto Has Long Record of Service in" the Anglican Church The Right Reverend J. F. Sweeny, D.D., L.L.D., who will conduct con- firmation services tomorrow in the city has a unique record in the An- glican church. He has been in the priesthood for 50 years and has been Bishop of the diocese for near. ly 25 years. Although he is in his 74th year he is very active in the work of the church and has laid out a busy program for tomorrow. In the morning he yill confirm a class of over 30 at St. George's An- glican Church which are being pre- sented by the Rector. Canon C. R. dePenecier. Sunday afternoon he will participate in a similar service at Holy Church, when a class of 38 will be confirmed. In the evening a class or 14 will be received at Christ Church. BREAD PRICE WAR Port Credit, May 2.--Today To- ronto Township bakeries announc- ed that once again they had declar- ed war on bread prices, and com= mencing next Monday, would sell a R4-ounce wrapped loaf for 5 cents. There will be no restriction as to the amount of purchases, and dealers in Lakeview, Clarkson and Cooksville predict a volume of pro- fitable business. LOCAL STUDENTS GIVEN DEGREES Four Oshawa Students Suc- cessful in Examinations at Queen's University Several from this district have graduated this year from Queen's University, Kingston, according to results which have just been made public. Preston I. Timmins, for- merly teacher at Harmony Public School, has attained his Bachelor of Arts degree, while M. I. Kirk- land, of 105 Wood street, has ob- tained his degree with honours. Miss Mary Francis Tully, of Mark- ham, will also receive the Arts de- gree. Gi The Bachelor of Science degree will be conferred upon Thomas H. Adair, son "of Mr, and Mrs. T. Adair, of 121 Colborne street east, and H. C. Minns, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Minns, of King stieet east, both of whom have passed period of last Yoh yi 8. their exams. ry oy rar toe PRISONER IN CELLS IS BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE " FOR STARTING THE FIRE Intoxicated Man Rescued From Blazing Cell by Fires vent His Suffocation DAMAGE ESTIMATED Loss Is Covered by Insure ance, and Repairs Will Be Undertaken at Once by the Town Council Whitby, May 2.--F'ire which ori« ginated in one of the cells in the town lockup about half past six, Friday evening, did . considerable damage to the municipal building, better known as the town hall. Good work with chemicals on the part of the firemen who made a quick response to a fire alarm, quickly extinguished the blaze which had worked its way up through the floor of that portion of the fire hall in which the old fire fighting equipment is housed, When the firemen arrived flames were shooting up through the floor and there was a dense smoke. The fire is believed to have been started from a cigarette or cigar in the hands of a young man, Ross Hall of Whitby, in an intoxicated condition, who an hour previous had been locked in one of the cells by Chief Quantrill. The bench on which the man sat was ablaze when the firemen arrived and the flames had set their way up the walls and through the heavy timbers on the next floor. It is believed that the quick action of the men in removs ing the man from the cell, "ai breaking the window in front f let out the smoke, saving him fro; almost certain suffocation. He wal certainly not in a condition to himself to" any great extent. fire is believed to have been pw an accident, The prisoner was res moved to the cells in the county gaol, as the other cells in the town lockup were flooded. The damage. to the municipal building, probably amounting to five or six hundred dollars, is cov= ered by insurance. Immediate res pairs will be undertaken by the Council. URGE BOARD FOR WHEAT MARKETING Premier of Manitoba will Place Idea Before Confers ence of Prairie Premiers Winnipeg, May 2 -- Premier Joh Bracken of Manitoba will urge cre= ation of an Canadian Wheat B to "ensure the orderly marketing of . the 1931 and 1932 crops," at a confets ence of Prairie premiers at Sask: toon Monday, he said yesterday. T! conference had been called, Msg Bracken said, so that agreement could be reached as to the most sats istfactory method of dealing with the marketing of the new crop. As in matters having to do with agriculture during the last year, the three Prairie Governments intend to show a united front in demands made on the Dominion Government, Prems ier Bracken commented. In advocas: ting establishment of a Wheat Board similar to one would be carryirig out the unanimous: desire of the Manitoba Legislatures If Premier J. E. Brownlee of Als berta and Premier J. T. M, Anderson' of Saskatchewan agree to the Manis toba Premier's proposal, the Domine ion Government will be called on to. approve the plan. H. B. MUIR HEADS GANADIAN DAILIES Kingston © Newspape ; Elected at Annual Meets ing--A. R. Alloway Res elected as Director 3 Toronto, May 2.--H. B. Muirys of the Kingston Whig-Standard was named President of the Cana~ dian Daily Newspapers Association as the two-day annual gen ' meeting was brought to a cl yesterday. He suceeeds ¥. I. Ke of the Hamilton Spectator. Mn Muir was formerly vice-presidents Vice-president of the Canadas wide newspaper body for 1931-32 is E. G. Smith, of the Queb Chronicle-Telegraph. Willia Wallace, of the Toronto Star, wa re-elected to the pi surer, and Arthye named again as Manager and Se retary. A. R. Alloway of the Osh= 2 rtridge was awa Daily Times was re-elected member of the board of director te formed in 1919, he i] men Just in Time to Pres 4 AT $500 TO $600