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he Oshawa Daily Tones . : Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer ; VOL 9--NO. 38 Published at Ouhuwa; Ont, Canide, utr OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES O ASK FOR EXTENSIVE PUBLIC WORKS ll Unemployed Registration Will Start On Monday CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ° AND THE CITY COUNCIL ¥ | FINAL INSTRUCTIONS ADVOCATES NEW | | FROM THE GOVERNMENT WERE RECEIVED TODAY Plans For Work On Lists To Commence This Morning Did Not Mater- _jalize, As Instructions Received Too Late TO BE COMPLETED BY END OF MONTH Full Registration of All Jobless Must Be For- warded To Ontario Gov- ernment "Registration of unemployed men residing within the limits of the e¢ity will start at the Govern- ment Employment Bureau at nine o'clock, Monday morning, amg will continue until the end of the week," Acting-Mayor P. A. Mac- Donald informed The Times this morning. '"We have received def- ipite information as to the ques- tions which the government wishes to ask the unemployed and we find that the cards we had al- ready prepared are perfectly sat- tory.' TY. Registration of Oshawa's un- employed, which was to have been started at the government em- ployment bureau this morning, has been deferted until Monday. The delay was made in order that local 'municipal authorities il sacertin the exact form ; Premier George 8S. Henry wishes the registration to take. fh & wish to avoid any confusion might arise if the unem- sioyed registration cards, issued §, contained questions not In socordance with the questions whi¢h the government may wish to ask every jobless man. CM a conference with Pre- mjer Bennett at Ottawa yesterday, aceording to reports in to-day's morning papers, Premier Henry telephoned instructions to Queen's Pay which are to set in motion sctual mobilization work for the large army of unemployed on the trang-Canada highway and in pub- Me works of various descriptions in the southern sectiohs of the province. Last night from the Parliament buildings in Toronto, the reports state, scores of letters were sent out to the various municipalities tario, instructing them to commence registration of work- less jnen immediately. Delays are being avolded by the strict injunction that every man, married and single, who Is to benefit by the broad scheme, must be signed up in the next two weeks. All work of registration is to bs completed by August 31, and on September 1 each muni- cipality must wire to Toronto the total number of unemployed reg- istered, specifying the number single and the number married and the number of those not re- siding in Ontario for twelve months. EXPLOSIONIN OSHAWA HOME Local Woman Had Close Call When Using Gasoline i S------ Fumes, from a pai! which for- merly contained gasoline caused a small explosion at the home of Tribble, 279 St. Julien Aven- about five o'clock yesterday afternoon and threateaed to tart a serious fire. + Mrs, Tribble, it is ~2ported, had beeh washing a drees in a pail of gasoline. After she had finished she threw the gasoline out in the yard and placed ths empty pail beneath the kitchen sink As she was about to prepare supper she lighted one of tive burners in the kitchen oil stove and litile realizing the danger, tossed the burning match into the empty poll. Fumes from the gasolive £till lingered iu the pail and when ignited by the match, immediete-- ly exploded. The explosion, al- ugh it did little damage, was bsufticient to start a fire along the /¥eition of the wall close to the Fortunately, Mrs. Tribble had not been injured and she imme- diately called the-fire department, The . firemen extinguished the blaze before it had a chance to spread and no damage resulted. x WEATHER . =~ Probabilities: --Light to mod- erate southwest winds, fair and warm. ( three sons, Rufus, Arthur and Wil- ; ur = Mostly fair and 'son Clarke, the latter being a well | pe % io known air i: i TAX INCREASES ARE LOOKED FOR Provincial Government Considers Flat License Rate on All Cars Toronto, Aug. 15--Faced with an operating deficit for the current year that may run as high as $8,000,000, the Ontario Government is tightening up its retrenchment policy more than ever, is taking steps, it is understood, to eliminate wastage and duplication in depart- mental administration, and is said to have its Treasury experts now scouting the possibilities of new tax levies. The deficit estimated for this year in the budget speech of last ses- sion was $2,670,000. With only nine months of the year gone, there is a reported deficit, however, of slightly in excess of $6,000,000. Undoubtedly, more taxation will be announced next Legislature. In the survey which the Government is reported to have launched, in- cfeased charges for motor markers stiff trucking assessment; a one- cent boost in the gasoline tax; cost- lier liquors;; higher mining taxes; and new fishing licensing are all said to be receiving consideration. The increased revenue which the Government probably will seek in the motor markets may result from a new flat rate system of $10 per car. At the present time licenses range in cost from $5 to $20, but the average cost is oy $6. Study has been, and is still beng, given to 'fhe question of applying the Quebe¢ system of registration here --that is, regulating license charges by the weight of cars, and not by their horsepower--it is not likely to be adopted. MUST ADHERE TO REGULATIONS No Deviation Allowed By HE.P.C. During Unemployment Statutes which govern the activ- ities and accounting system of the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario make no provision for periods of unemployment when their rigid enforcement would create a hardship, according to a letter ve- ceived by the Oshawa Public Util- ities Commission, recently. : The Oshawa Commission, it ap- pears, had under special considera- tion the misfortunes of four deserv- ing families who, through' unem- ployment of the breadwinners and other causes, were unable to meet their obligations for electric light. Under the regulations of the Hydro Electric Power Commission the el- ectric service must be discontinued when there is no prospect of a set- tlement, and the local Commission | was not desirous of faking such drastic action, ; 9 The local Commissjon got into communication with / the Ontario ody with a view to/obtaining per- mission to grant some measure of relief to these families, either by an extension of the usual period of race or else by a direct donation rom the local financial surplus. The Ontario Commi however, has now notified. the Oshawa i sion that such "improper and Apparently oe Omran the Oshaw: i sion will "Utilities Com- p down in their vicinity, Base Line, jest of Oshawa, this morning, / The late Mr. Clarke at one time occupied the house that is now "The House t { Jack Built" on the : way, east-of the city, and carried on a butcher businéss while he lived there. eis survifed by his widow and ¢ | and seaplane -- the nearest such TORONTO ROAD Whitby Man Suggests Lake | Shore Road To Oshawa Urging a wide highway from To- ronto Whitby and shawa, F. Howard Annes of Whitby, writes to a Toronto paper as follows: -- With the announcement that the third highway from Toronto to Hamilton is to be built, and the widening of Yonge Street north from the city to Thornhill already well under way, surely the time is ripe to relieve the eastern outlet from Toronto from its terribly con- gested condition by widening the Kingston Road, or by paralleling it with another highway or by a com- bination of these. The plan of the Federal and jro- vincial authorities to meet the un- employment situation by building highways in Northern Ontario is quite as applicable to this part of the country with its denser popu- lation and more aggravated labor lack. "Eastward from Toronto to Whitby and Oshawa there is an aggregate of fifty thousand people affected by the congestion of the Kingston Road. Of this urban popu- lation that part living in Oshawa the Motor City, from the seasona nature of its dominant industry, i proportionately - higher in' une: ployed than any other communit; except the Border Cities. While the single men may be given work in the north on road construction, right here at home, within easy means of transport, are many thou- sands in Toronto and Oshawa, as well as the intervening Scarboro Township settlements that can best be employed in widening the King- ston Road. "An interesting side of this pro- posed plan is the possibility of in- tegrating it with feet Street by a road extension through the Beaches region to Victoria Park Avenue, and thence along a similarly close to the lake location to the front of the Bluffs 'to Birchmount Read, whence it is perfectly practicable to widen the north side of the King- ston Road as far as Trout's Hill The new highway overpass at the Canadian National tracks in Scar- boro, was made wide enough for the proposed" widened Kingston Road. For several miles eastwards from the bridge to West Hill, where the radial tracks have been remov- ed, the Kingston Road has been graded to the north of. the pres- ent pavement in preparation for paving. "If this suggestion of completing Fleet Street through to the easterly city limits as part of the new wide highway eastwards from Toronto is done as relief work, then Toronto will experience the benefits of northern communities in so sharing in help from the two governments who are thus meeting the employ- ment needs of the time. "What will be the effect of thus providing a sorely needed modern road by widening the Kingston Road or building in part a lake front road to Toronto's nearest ur- ban neighbors. Whitby and Osh- awa? The picturesque 'scenery of the Scarborough Heights, the High- land Creek, Rouge River and Frenchman's Bay, as well as many more lake shore frontages, 'should stimulate suburban growth of Tor- onto eastwards, If it should hap- pen that the more beautiful route nearer the lake from Highland Creek east is adopted, then there will be the advantage of shortening the distance by about three miles between Toronto and the eastern terminus of the presently proposed widening as far as Oshawa. An- other merit would be the practic- ability of utilizing the aviation re- sources from Whitby Bay eastwards towards Oshawa where twelve hun- dred acres fronting on the lake pro- vide perfect conditions for all three forms of flight--dirigible, airplane combined is to be found to Tor- 'A BLUE-EYED BOY (Canadian Press Despatch) Montreal, Aug. 15.--The con- dition of Lady Bessborough and her son, who was born yester- day, was reported today as 'very favorable". The baby, which weighed between nine and ten pounds at birth, is fair haired with blue eyes. All day yesterday and last night cables and telegrams of congratulations reached "Raven- scrag' the temporary residence of the Governor General. 'WON CHAMPIONSHIP Connaught Ranges, Aug. 15. Sergt. Harold Ashling, Toronto, won the Governor General's Prize at the Dominion Rifle Association Electric: Rates Mean Reduction in Bills Larger Consumers Benefit the Most Under New Charges --the Larger the Consumption, the Bigger Percent- age of Saving Following the announcement of a reduction in the electric rates chargeable by the Public Utilities Commission a comparison of the approximate amounts payable under the new rates by the dif- ferent classes of consumer fis of interest. 7 A domestic consumer with a two-wire service whose bill under the old rate, taking advantage of the ten per cent. discount for prompt payment, has averaged $3.50, under the new rate will average $3.40. A larger consumer whose aver- age bill has been about $7.00 will have a bill amounting to only $6.00. A small commercial customer, whose average bill has been $8.50, will be required to pay, on an average, $8.05. A larger commercial consumer whose average bill has been around $24.75 will only be billed for approximately $18.90, A domestic consumer with a three-wire service, whose bill has averaged $5.80, will save on an average 50c under the new rate. A larger consumer with a three-wire service whose bill has averaged $20.00, will have a bill of about $16.00. A power consumer, with a 500 volt service, whose bill has been about $20.00, will be asked to pay about $19.00. A 2,300 volt power consumer, using electricity® in a plant, whose bill has averaged approxi- mately $900.00, will be billed for about $810.00. RAILS TORN UP ON IRISH RAILWAY Engine Wrecked In Repris als By Orangemen Against Hibernians (Canadian Press Despatch) Belfast, Northern Ireland, Aug. 15.--A band of about twenty men wrecked a locomotive near Rich Hill early to-day and established a blockade along the railroad line on which delegates to the assem- bly of the Ancient Order of Hiber- nians were scheduled to travel, The gang lifted rails and stop- ped the train. They made the engineer detach the locomotive and started it at full speed to- ward the gap. It smashed up along the right-of-way and estab- lished an effective barrier against further trafic. Their action was interpreted as a measure of reprisal against the "Irish Republican Army" which prevented Orangemen from hold- ing a meeting at Coote Hill in the Free State on Wednesday. In the Market Hill district trees were felled across the road and telephone wires were cut. A SCHOLARSHIP FOR COUNTY BOY Will Assist In Course At Ontario Agricultural College A scholarship of $100 made up of $50 from the Ontario County Council and $50 from a fund known as the Massey Fund Is available to some Ontario County young man entering the regular course at the Ontario Agricultural College. To be eli- gible the boy must comply with terms of admission to the Ontario Agricultural College and must either have attended a Short Course under the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture or have taken Agriculture in a High School. The selection of the candidate to whom the Scholarship is to be awarded is to be made by a com- mittee composed of the Agricul- tural Representative, the War- den and one other to be select- ed by these two. Applications are to be invited locally where the conditions have been complied with and the selec- tion then made by the committee by means of written examinations or such other methods as they feel the circumstances . require, depending on the number of ap- DELEGATES SAIL WITHOUT LEADER Gandhi Remains in India-- Others Leave For London (Canadian Press Despatch) Bombay, India, Aug. 15--Twenty- seven Indian delegates to the sec- ond round table conference on the constitution of New India, sailed for London today. The delegates were extremely dis- appointed 'that Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the most powerful single faction in India, the Hindd Nation- alist Congress, was riot among them. Gandhi was invited but decided two days ago he would not attend, claiming the government had failed to meet the alleged grievances of nationalists in connection with the observance of the Delhi "truce." A meeting of the Federal Struc- tures Committee of conference has been set for Sept. 5. LARGE CROWD AT BAND CONCERT Appreciative Audience At- tended at Cowan Park Last Night ; Ideal weather conditions and a most attractive program brought very large crowds to Cowan Park yesterday evening for the concert given by the Band of the Ontario Regiment under the baton of Bandmaster T. Dempsey, W.0.1. The audience in Cowan Park is always 2 large one, the residents of the district served by this small open playground being, apparent- ly, even more appreciative of good music than those who attend the summer concerts in the other city parks and yesterday evening's pro- gram drew much enthusiasm. The Ontario Regimental Band hag only one more concert in Cow- an Park and this event is already being looked forward to with con- siderable interest. plications, The Scholarship shall be paid in two instalments, one at the opening of the Fall term and the other at the opening of the Win- ter Term. Any boys in Ontario County who cowtemplate entering the O. A.C. this fall should get in touch before September 10th with Ag- ricultural Representative W. M. Croskery, Uxbridge, Ontario, WILL CONSIDER WATER RATES Apartment House Propri- etors Think Special Charges Much Too High | Proprietors of apartment houses in Oshawa are far from satisfied with the existing regu- lations of the Public Utilities Commission which govern the payment of water rates for their establishments, complaints in this regard being fairly frequent at the Utilities' office. Under existing conditions the operators of apartment houses, in addition to paying the usual meter rent and other fixed charges for a water service in the house, also pay an sdditional charge of fifty cents for each separate apartment, and it is felt by the proprietors that such ad- ditional charge is exorbitant. During the' present business depression many apartment houses in the city are far from fully occupied and several of the proprietors are maintaining their establishments at a loss, never- theless the extra charge of fifty ents still continues whether the particular apartment for which the charge is made is occupied or not. The Public Utilities Commis 1» have this matiér in mind 1 at the next regular meetin it is more than likely that some amendment may be made to the existing regulations which were put into force, some years ago, before the water system was brought to its present high stand- ard, to prevent any householder selling the city water at a profit to other occupants of his home. -------------- EARL JELLIGOE SAILED TODAY Empire Service League Head Left England For Canada TeAday Earl Jellicoe, Admiral of the Fleet, sails from England on the 8.8. Duchess of York on the trip which will bring him to Osh- awa on August 27. He is due to arrive in Montreal on the even- ing of Saturday, August 22, and will spent the next five days in Montreal and Ottawa, The party which is accompanying Earl Jel- licoe is not as large as was at first anticipated, as the balance of the delegates to the British Empire' Service League will be sailing next Saturday on the S. 8. Duchess of Richmond. Earl Jellicoe is accompanied by his wife, Countess Jellicoe, his daughter Lady Gwendoline Jelli- coe, and his son Viscount Bro- cas. The others who are in the party, which will be coming to Oshawa, are as follows: . Brigadier-General A. F. Home, C.B,, C.M.G.,, D.S.0,, Honorary Treasurer of the B.E.S.L., and Mrs. Home; Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice, K.C.M.G., C. B.; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Rob- ert Dunlop, C.LE.,, D.S.0., V&.; Brigadier-General J. S. Wylie, K.C, D.8.0.,, M.V.O,, V.D,, repre- senting South Africa, and Mrs. J. 8. Wylie; Major S. Webb-John- ston, O.B.E.,, representing India, and Miss Webb- Johnston; Major H. P. Mills, 0.B.E.; Captain Ar- thur Evans, A.D.C. and private secretary to Earl Jellicoe; Cap- tain Donald Simson, Honorary Secretary, British Empire Service League. The delegates from Australia and New Zealand are coming by way of Vancouver, but will not reaclr Toronto until Friday, Au- gust 28, on which day Earl Jel- licoe opens the Canadian National Exhibition. NO POLITICS IN RELIEF WORK Saskatchewan ' to Appoint One Man to Act As Manager (By Canadian Press) Regina, Aug. 15.--Politics will find no place in the dispensation of relief to the needy in Saskat- chewan. A paid official is to be appointed to act as general-manager of the project, Hon. Howard McConnell, .C., Minister of Municipal Af- fairs, told the Rural Municipal Association Convention. He said meet here today, .__.. deputies also would be appointed to act in each district, i JAPANESE FINE U5. AVIATORS Took Aerial Photographs of Fortifications While In Japan (By Canadian Press) Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 15.--Hugh Herndon, Jr., and Clyde Pang- born, United States aviators were fined ten hundred and twenty-five dollars each by the District Court to-day for violating the Japanese aviation laws. They were detained an brought to court on charges o having taken pictures from the air of Japanese fortifications. { NEW MARKET FOR LAMBS «One of the most inter»: gz developments or trends of the present time is the extent to which tourist trafic is providing new outlets for farm products. The visitor frequently prefers best in quality and irsists on having it supplied fresh. This demand is .making {itself felt in connec- tion with almost all farm pro- ducts, but this year it is particu- larly noticeable, according to the Markets Intelligence Division of the Dominion Live Stock Branch in connection with the heavy de- mand for fresh lamb and mutton. Derpite the fact that there has been a fairly heavy marketing of lambs, and that these have had to compete with considerable quantities of imported frozen lamb, the tourist demand has ta- ken care of practically all the fresh product:as fast as it has come on to the market. ADVOCATE RELIEF WORK WAR VETERAN 13 ENTRY IN SWIM Oshawa Man Will Require | Help at National Marathon James Everett, Oshawa repre- sentative in the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition marathon swim, was given an enthusiastic recep- tion when he was welcomed by the Oshawa Branch 'of the Cana- dian Legion, of which he is a member, at its meeting on Thursday evening. Mr. Everett is an Imperial war veteran, and re- cently joined the Legion, and as he unfolded his story of train ing for the big swim, under the guidance of Johnny Walker, he was assured of the staunch back- ing of his comrades of the Le- gion. The members of the Le- gion not only donated a sum of $10.00 towards his training ex pense fund, but made plans which, it is hoped, will ensure a further substantial contribution. It was explained at the meet- ing that Mr. Everetl's greatest 1eed is a boat to accompany him on the day of the swim at the C.N.E., and a strong appeal was made that if anyone knew where a boat could be obtained, that an effort be made to secure - this very necessary part of his equip- ment. Mr. Everett is not only .a war veteran, but is a married man with five small children. He has been out of work for some months, and is determined to make every effort of which his body is capable to win a share of the big swim. prize money for them. He is making good pro- gress in his training under the tuition of Johnny Walker, and has shown marked improvement since he began making his daily long swims in the lake. LINDBERGHS ARE SAFE IN SIBERIA Landed At Karigan Island From Nome Early Today (By Canadian Press) Seattle, Washington State, Aug, 15.--Colonel and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh were at Karigan Island to-day, having flown to Asia from Alaska across the sea. Their landing on the island on the east coast of Siberia after a 1067 mile-flight across the Bering Sea from Safety Bay, near Nome, was announced by the naval radio station on St. Paul Island. They left Safety Bay on Friday af- ternoon and crossed the northern sea in ten hours and 49 minutes. The story was told piece-meal in radio reports sent during its prog- ress, BURGLARS VISIT LOCAL LAUNDRY Lem Bros. Lost About $100 From Theft Last Night Gaining entrance to Lem Bros.' laundry, 12 Athol Street East, through a rear screen door, thiev- es forced open the cash drawer and stole between $70 and $100 in bills and change at an early hour this morning. The theft was not discovered until Harry Lee, proprietor of the laundry, opened for business. Lee, with his two employes, Lee King and Lee Chow, sleep up stairs above the laundry and did not retire until after twa o'clock this morning. The thieves work- ed quietly however and none of the three heard anything to cause alarm. The cash drawer was locked but apparently little diff- culty was experienced in forcing it open. Owing to the heat the laundry- men had not closed either the front or rear dors to their shop, but had left the screen doors lock- ed. It was easy however for the thieves to loosen the catch on the rear screen door and thus gain access to the building. , "It was careless of us to leave the money there," one of the laun- drymen, who conversed in excel- lent English, informed The Times. "But we never have had trouble of this kind before and were. Dokg 'suspicious." /tlow The police have been ines tq 4 of the theft and are thorough investigation. then Fa REESE EES EERE EEE EE EERE Msures come ailing elim. Lover, Will Request Dominion Government To Under. take Still Further Im- provements At the Osh- awa Harbor To Relieve Unemployment THE OSHAWA CREEK MAY BE DIVERTED Suggest Sea Wall of 1,000 Feet, Deepening of Pres- ent Channel, Extension of Prier, Dredging, and Lighthouse The enlargement and improve~ ment of Oshawa Harbour, and the diversion of Oshawa Creek from the harbour where it now empties to a point west of Lakeview Park, will be recommended as part of the program of public works which the government might undertake here for the relict of unemployment, the City Council decided on meeting in committee of toe wiiole ast night. Ald. Thos. Hawkes presided over the meeting which was held in he City Treasurer's office. g Upon invitation of Ald. P. A. Macdonald, acting mayor, directors of the Chamber of Commerce were present at last night's meeting and participated with members of the council in discussing a program which might be recommended to the federal authorities. The harbour improvement plans and creek diversion scheme were contained in a recommendation of the Chamber of Commerce and were adopted by the council upon motion of Ald. F, A. Macdonald, seconded by Ald. Wm. Boddy. Under the suggested harbour im- provements the city, in view of the increasing traffic at the local port, will ask for: -- Construction of 1,000 feet of per- manent sea wall or wharf to the north. Dredging and enlargement of the turning basin. Extension of the westerly pier ia= to the lake and replacement of the present structure, Construction of a lighthouse as an aid to navigation at nighs. Deepening of the ship channel and harbour from the present depth of 14 feet to 18 feet. Diversion of the Oshawa Creek from the harbour so that it will empty at a point on the shore neat Rotary Cottage. \ : Advice received from W. H. Moore, Member of Parliament for this riding, that the Federal Gove ernment would welcome suggess tions as to what public works are needed most at the present time, resulted in the calling: of last night's meeting. Other suggestions which were put forward by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce and alder men were the extension of five streets, McMillan Drive, Bond Streét, John Street, Louisa and Alice streets; the construction of three new suburban highway arter= ies in the north, north-east and north-west ; ; the erection of a new customs office and post office, and. the building of a modern sewa disposal plant. These proposals will: be considéfed by the City Council at a later date when more definite. information has been received as to the plans of the Dominion Govern« ment and Provincial Government to. aid municipalities in coping with ut' employment. Present at last ni were Aldermen Thos. Knox, P. A, Macdonald, G. Puckett, John Caunt, L. Hyman, Wm. Bods dy,F. O. Kirby and Harry Cawker; F. L. Mason, President of the Chamber -of Commerce; Col. B.* McCormick, Secretary, and the fol- lowing directors, G. W. McLaugh= lin, F. J. Reddin; W. M. Gilbert, Geo. Hart, D. F. Johnston and T. K. Creighton. PURIFIER I RR ARR A POPULAR PLACE The attendance at the Rotary Park, which nowy includes the splendid ney wading pool designed a) operated for the best . of the smaller, chil a has averaged near] : thousand since July// J Actual figtres gi ll.» The Times by H. W X . Chairman of the ¥ vized Playgroun mittee, show th 22 tendance from jg August 14 as J: f average daily, ndance being 992. ([o The heavi fendan io was on the fed, while 1,680 were/7 were re. August 515 dayg the ported. totalled the attesand, The 8 hdance dup. of ia . . * . . . . . . » « . s Fini jon i i