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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City ' The Osh ~ \ dan aa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer iy Times PROBS. Cloudy and Colder ol night and Sunday With Snow. VOL. 10--NO. 67 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1932 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES MISSING PLANE WAS FORCED DOWN Property Owners Ask That Relief Work be Stopped RESOLUTION ASKS THAT COUNCIL DISCONTINUE RELIEF WORKS AT ONCE | Mayor Macdonald and Ald- ermen Hawkes and Crandall Were Present at Meeting of Association Last Night PLAN OF OPENING STORE ENDORSED Council Is Urged to Devise Ways and Means of Raising Money Other Than by Direct Taxation The meeting of the Oshawa Property Owners' Association held last night in the Genosha Hore) Was lightly disappointing to the mem- pm 3 it ne expected that the whole of the City Council would be on hand to take part in an informal discussion of civic matters, but the only members of council who were on hand were Mayor Macdonald and Alderman Hawkes and Cran- dell. Although this was character- ized as significant of the lack of interest taken by the aldermen in the affairs of city it was pointed out that many of the aldermen were confined to their homes or outside the city. : The greater part of the meeting was taken up with the discussion of a resolution, a copy of which will be sent to the council. The first two clauses of this resolution were passed almost without comment, but the third brought out some con- siderable discussion among the members as well as by the members of the council, before the three clauses passed. The resolution was as follows: (1) That the Oshawa Property Owners' Association endorse the ac- tion of the City Council in abandon- ing relief work under the present scheme and that any such work now under way be discontinued at once. (2) That the association endorse | the Council's plan to open a store | and depot to carry on relief distri- bution and that the association are of the opinion that the unemployed be given one week's work in the depot each month as help and that the pay for the work be applied to defray arrears in taxes on property. (3) That the City Council try to devise ways and means of raising money other than by direct property taxation. In the discussion of the third clause of the resolution, it was sug- gested by several of the members that the city council ought to pass by-laws which would increase the | city's revenue and tentative ways } and means were put forward as possible measures that would help fin the present situation. While it was the opinion of the members of f council present that the city had only direct taxation as a means of raising money it was contended that {there should be a close check kept on those persons who came into the city with trucks to sell goods. Mayor Macdonald expressed himself as being quite in accord with the Iprinciple of the clause and asked Ithat all organizations in the city extend their fullest co-operation to the city council, who would only be tc glad to receive any sugrestions (Continued on page 4) Toronto, March" 19.--Lurching suddenly backward through the wide-open window, Orville J. Hutchinson, 48, of 47 Glendon- wynne Road, fell 556 feet from a fourth floor room in the Prince George Hotel at 9.50 last night, rashed against a projecting sign nd landed in a heap on the King Street sidewalk, He died ten min- utes after reaching St. Michael's | Hospital. ACTRESS DIES MAY BELLE MARKS sister-in-law of Ex-Mayor Ernie Marks, and wife of R. W. Marks, of Perth, well-known member of the Marks theatric- ul family, died in Toronto Gen- eral Hospital on Thursday. OSHAWA G.I BEAT CORNWALL IN CLOSE GAME Local Boys Won First of Series for Ontario Schools Championship (By Times Staff Reporter) Toronto, March 19, -- At the Varsity Arena, yesterday after- nouon, the Oshawa Collegiate de- feated the Cornwall Collegiate 1-0, in the first game of the play- oftg for the Ontario Interscholas- tic, titles. The game was played at a fast clip throughout and theugh they scored only one goal, the Tricolour squad were by far the better team, The Easterners iced a husky squad but they found it difficult to keep up with tho local boys and for tke great- er part of the game depended on long shots from outside the bine-line. Salter played a steady game in the nets, while Law and Jackson gave him plenty of pro- tection out in front. First Period Play started off very carerully with neither team taking 'any chances. Well planned rushes were stopped at the blue-line by the respective defences. Finally CGraboski broke away and laid a pretty pass on Maundrell's stick and Dover in the Cornwall nets made a pretty save. Both the Oshawa and Cornwall forward lines worked themselves into ex- haustion but to no avail, Conant was sent off for tripping Gault and Cornwall pressed hard. Gra- boski skated through the entire |¥ team but the puck rolled off his stick. Shelenkoff came right back when he went through by himself only to be tripped by Gault. Graboski split the defence and passed to Maundrell who misjudged the piss and had to reach behind him for the puck and then flipped it past Dover. Dopahue and Gault went off in quick succession for tripping Maundrell and Graboski respec- tively, as the period ended. Second Period Maundrell rushed the entire (Continued on page 3) Chamberlain Issues Grave Warning to President of the Irish Free State Birmingham, Eng., March. 19. Famon de Valera, new presi- ent of the Irish Free State, was varned last night that his inten- ion to abolish the oath of allegi- nce to the Crown and withhold and annuities payable to Great Britain would cause the Govern- nent '"'the gravest concern.' The gauge thrown down by de alera was taken up by Neville hamberlain, Chancellor of the xchequer, in a speech here. ighest Government quarters let e known that the utmost im- ortince was te be attached to ihe chancellor's calm warning, De Valera pledged himself to bolish the oath of allegiance and rithhold the land annuities in the ampaign which ended recently ith his election as president' of he Free State's national council. Mr. Chamberlain warned that e intentions of the Irish Repub- ean leader, "If seriously pursu- ed," would revive feeling between Great Britain and Treland, which has caused disturbances in the past, . Mr. Chamberlain commented he had heard reports of what Mr, De Valera intended doing, but since there had been no official notification he'assumed they were incorrect. Would Cause Grave Concern "But, lest there should be any doubt as tq the attitude of the British Government," he said, "I will say that any suggestions that the obligations or agreements gol- emnly entered into by the two (lovernments could be repudiated or changed by either &ide as though.it concerned that sida alone, would cause the Govern- ment the gravest concern, and, if seriously pursued, would un- doubtedly revive the bitterness and differences which it was hop- ed, had beew removed forever." PETITION IS NOW WELL SIGNED FOR HALF HOLIDAY Activities of Pedlars in the City Again Discussed by Merchants The regular weekly meeting of the Board ot Directors of the Osh- awa Retail Merchants' Assocla- tion, held on Friday morning, was purely informal in its pro- ceedings this week with no for- mal resolution of any nature be- ing tabled. Reports regarding the petition to be presented to the City Coun- cil in connection with the passing of a civic by-law for the closing of all stores on every Wednesday afternoon of the year except dur. ing the month of December, indi- cated that a sufficient number of signatures has now been obtained to justify its presentation. Several coples of the petition have not been returned to the sec- retary, following their circulation, however, but if these are return- ed in time it is likely that the for- mal presentation of the petition will take place at the regular meeting of City Council on Mon- day night, There was also some discussion regarding the activities of ped- lars in this city, the attention of the meeting being called to the fact that men peddling watches, suits of clothes, and farm pro- duce, had been active recently and that the Police Department had taken action against those con- cerned in order to protect the in- terests of local dealers. ASSIGNMENT BY TEXTILE COMPANY Liabilities Reported as $529,525, With Assets Amounting to $405,000 The Oriental Textile Co. Ltd, has made an authorized assignment in bankruptcy with E. R. C. Clark- son and Sons, Toronto, appointed as custodians. The liabilities of the company are reported to be $529,525 with assets Snounting to approximately - $405,- Incorporated in 1910, with a share capital of $10,000,the principal cre- ditors are reported to Le the Do- minion Bank, which claims $320,000 and has security in hypothecated goods to the amount of '$180,000; four English firms, whose claims total $133,229; Guelph Carpet Co. with a claim of $12,096, and Cana- dian Cottons; Ltd, with an account tor $10,702, The Oshawa Public Utilities Com- mission is also a creditor to an amount of about $4,500, $3,300 of which is guaranteed by the Dom- inion Bank. The Commission, how- ever, is classed as a "preferred creditor" and payment in full of its account is assured. Assets include stock-in-trade esti- mated at $275,000; machigery and equipment, bulk value $315207, but included in the statement at $100,- 000; book debts, $25,000, of which 22,000 are regarded as collectable; = estate $5,000 and trade fixtures Directors of the company include R. W. Millichamp, president; G. E. Gooderham, secretary; T. D. Bailey, E. D. Gooderham, H. R. Millichamp, and Arthur Ball, FERGUSON WILL GIVE EVIDENCE Ottawa March 19--~Reports that Hon. G. Howard Ferguson will tes- tify at the Middleton Hydro probe as well as before the Senate Beau- harnois committee when he comes to Canada next month gained rapid circulation yesterday following the announcement that the ex-premier of Ontario would take the witness stand. With Mr. Ferguson looming as a star witness, it appeared last night that, because of Senator Haydon's sick-bed allegations against the high commissioner, the Senate commit- tee might ultimately outweigh in both sensation and importance the colorful House of Commons' Beau- harnois probe of last session. 'I desire to give evidence before your committee Please wire me, I am prepared to leave at once." Such was the terse forthright demand which terminated the cable that set all Pirliament Hill agog yesterday afternoon. The 70-word wire open- ed with a repetition of Senator Hay- don's statement quoting R. O. Sweezey, former Beauharnois pres- ident, as saying that Mr. Ferguson, as Premier of Ontario, wanted $200,- 000 before he would let the Hydro buy power from Beauharnons, HEAD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GEORGE HART Who was yesterday afternoon elected president of the Osha. wa Chamber of Commerce for the next year. T. B, MITCHELL * Elected as vice-president of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce at yesterday's direCtors' meet. ing. Palm Sunday, Observed Tomorrow, Ushers in Holy Week Observance Tomorrow, is Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, called from the custom still observed in many churches of blessing palm branches and carrying them in pro- cession through the church in mem- ory of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.. In the Western Church alm Sunday is counted as the first day of Holy Week and its ceremon- ies usher in the series of services culminating in those of Good Fri. day, which commemqrate the Pas- sion of Christ. The ceremonies on Palm Sunday, as celebrated now, are divided into three distinct parts (1) the solemn blessing of the palms, (2) the pro- cession, (3) the mass, sO In the Orthodox Eastern Church Palm Sunday is not included in HolyWeek but is regarded as a joy- ous festival commemorating Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. There is no longer a procession but the palms (in Russia, willow twigs) are blessed and are held by the wor- shippers during the service. In the Roman Catholic Church the palms are held by the congregation dur- ing the reading of the Gospel. The celebration of Palm Sunday would seem to have been long es- tablished at Jerusalem and there is evidence that in the fourth and fifth centuries it has already been copied in other parts of the East. In the West, however, it was not' intro- duced until much lates. To Pope Leo 1 the present Dominica pala- rum was known as Dominica pas- sionis, Passion Sunday, and the Western Church treated it as a day, not of rejoicing but of mourning, The earliest record in the West of the blessing of the palms and the subsequent procession is the liber ordinum of the West Gothic Church, which dates from the sixth century; this shows plainly that the cere- monies of the procession had been borrowed from Jerusalem. As to how far and at what period it became common, there is very little evidence. For England, the carliest record is the mention hy Adhelm, Bishop of Sherborne. As the middle ages advanced the pro: cession became more and more popular and increasingly a dramatic representation of the triumphal pro- gress of Christ, the bishop riding upon a horse as in the East. Flow- ers, too were blessed as well as palms and willow and carried in the procession. The origin of the ceremony of blessing the palms is. more obscure. It is not essential to the dramatic character of the celebration and for centuries seems to have formed no usual part in it, The Church of England includes Palm Sunday in the Holy Week celebrations. The blessing of the palms and the procession were, however, discontinued at the Refor- mation and the name, Palm Sunday, though it survives in popular usage, is not mentioned in the Book of Common Prayer. The intention of the compilers of the prayer book scems to have been to restore the "Sunday next before Easter" as it is styled, to its carlier Western character of Passion Sunday, the second lesson at' matings and the special collect and gospel, at the celebration of the Holy Communion all dwelling on the humiliation and passion of Christ, with n> reference to. the triumphsl entry into Jeru- salem, The modern revival of the cere- monies of bless.nz the palms and carrying them in procession is of quite recent dat~. Of the Lutheran churches only that of Brandeiburgz se.ms to have kept. the Palm Sunday procession for a while, T's was prescribed by the Church order of 1540, but without the cer:mony of blessing the palms; it was anolished by th revised Church order of 1572. CAMBRIDGE WINS ANNUAL BOAT RAGE Light Blues Had Margin of Five Lengths at the Finish (By Canadian Press) Pntney-on-Thames, March 19, - Cambridge defeated Oxford by five lengths in the 84th remewal of their annual boat race today. It was the Light Blues ninth consecutive victory over Oxford. After trailing Oxford for the first mile, Cambridge's superior weight began to tell, The Light Blues pulled ahead after a mile and a half of the four-mile grind, ond held a'lead of two and a half lengths after two miles, Cam- bridge's margin, stretched to four lengths at Duke's Meadows, was a good five lengths as the Light Dlues crossed the finish line. Cambridge's crew were rowing comfortably at the finish, but six of the Oxford men collapsed over their oars. The standing in the greatest of inter-varsity events is now Cambridge 43, Oxford 40, drawn 1 The sky was cloudless and of the palest blue, and there was no wind. Three quarters of a mil- lion persons lined the banks of the Thames along the course from just above Putney to the finish line of Mortlake Brewery, many of them having gained van- tage points in the early morning hours. "The hoss offered me an inter-. est in the business today." "He did!" "Yes; he said that if I didn't take an interest pretty soon he'd fire me," ' r OSHAWA MEN HAD NARROW ESCAPE Car Went Over Bridge on to Ice at Kingston Harbor Willlam Bowman, son of Police Sergeant Mathew Bowman, 145 Alice Street, and Edward Kitch- en, 181 Verdun Road, both had a miraculous escape from death or serious injury In Kingston at about ten o'clock on Thursday night when the coupe in which they were riding crashed through the railing on La Salle Causeway and fell a distance of ahout twen- ty feet on to the ice of the har- bour, The car tore away about sixty feet of the iron railing in its pas- sage, but was not badly damaged. Mr. Bowman, who was driving the car, escaped with a severe shaking up while Mr, Kitchen suf- fered injuries to his head, cuts to his face and a severe bruising, be- ing taken to the Hotel Dieu Hos- pital where his {injuries were treated by Dr. Harveson. The occurrence was investigat- ed by the Kingston city police. FIRE IN FIRE HALL It was learned this morn* ing that the fire department had a fire all its own at the fire hall in the early hours of Sunday last, when a beam which abutted on a chimney became heated and the end smouldered, Slight damage was done to the beam, which has been replaced by a steel beam, while part of the wall supported by the beam has boen strengthened, t GEORGE HART 13 ELECTED TO BE REPORT SAYS SEVERAL OCCUPANTS IN INJURED CRASH NEAR TIMMINS NEW PRESIDENT Chamber Directors Selected Offi- cers for the Next Year | of Commerce George Hart was elected pre- sident of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce at the first meet- ing of the re-organized Board of Directors held in the Genosha llotel yesterday afternoon, the complete slate of officers clected by the Board being as follows: President, George Hart; vice- president, T. B, Mitchell; second vice-president, W. M. Gilbert: third vice-president, Alex, a, Storle: Treasurer, Frank J. Red- din, During the election of officers | the chair was occupied by the re- | tiring president, Frank L. Ma- | son, Mr, Hart assuming office as | soon as the election of officers! had been completed, In accepting the presidency Mr, | Hart expressed his appreciation cf the confidence reposed In| him coupled with the hope that | he would be accorded the same | co-operation and support' from his fellow members on the Board and from the general membership of the Chamber, as that which had been given to his predeces- s0rs, A "striking committee" was eppointed composed of T. K, Creighton, I. F. McLaughlin, W. M. Gilbert, the President and the Secretary, for the purpose of re- vising the personnel of all stand- ing committees of the Chamber, and bringing In recommendations as to a definite plan of action for each committee, A resolution was adopted ex- pressing appreciation of the sere vices of Gordon D, Conant as president and director and a sim- tlar resolution expressed regret at losing the services of Alex W. Bell, owing to his removal from the city. DENY THREATS OF KIDVAPPING OF PRINCESSES | Scotland Yard Had No Word of Plot Against Duke's Children London, March 19.--Officers at Scotland Yard slated today they had no knowledge of any threats to kidnap the Princesses Eliza- beth and Margaret Rose, baby daughters of the Duke and Duch- ess of York, As is customary there is always a detective in the Duke's house, part of the routine duty which re- quires an official in the neighbor- hood of members of the Royal Family, Rumors cabled overseas that a special guard was being in- stigated were denied. Scotland Yard stated they do not consider any speclal precautions necessary and none are being taken. CANADIAN BOYS WIN IN EMPIRE CONTEST London, March 19.--Canadian boy marksmen won the King's trophy for miniature rifle shoot- ing, competed for by thirty-three thousand boys in all parts of the empire, it was announced todav by the National Rifle Association. The Canadians recorded an aver- age for three thousand competi- tors of 88.9 points out of a possi- ble 100, which is the highest ever recorded in the match, an annual affair since 1910, South Africa wag second with an average of 33 and Great Britain third with 2. $150,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE AT ST. THOMAS St. Thomas, March 10.--The damage, estimated at $150,000, resulted from an early-morning fire that gutted the Woolworth Company's store, the Strand Bow- ling Alley and Moose Hall. The London fire department respond- ed to an emergency call. The fire was most serious that St, Thomas has suffered since 1913, For some time the entire main business block of the city was endangered, and in addition to the places de- stroyed, heavy damage was done to several other stores, TO SAIL SOON London, March 19.--Hou. G. Howard Ferguson, Canadian High Commissioner to Great Britain, will sail for Canada on the first available steamer to testify be. fore the Senate Beaubarnois com- mittee regarding the evidence of Senator Andrew Haydon, LECTURE GIVEN ON SCOTLAND'S WAR MEMORIAL Rare Treat in [Illustrated Story by Rev. J. D. | Paterson It was a rare treat for those who heard the lecture by Rev. J. D. Pat- erson, of Peterborough, in Christ Church last night and saw his pic+ tures of the Scottish War Memorial The Rev, Mr, Paterson who is a native of Scotland, has woven in with his lecture on the War Mem- orial many stories of historic Seot- land, that form a picturesque back- ground for one of the most unique | memorials in the world, The speaker took his audience to Edinburgh Castle, by way of the Royal Mile, both in pictures and words. Then he dwelt on that part of Edinburgh Castle which has been erected in recent years "To the Glory of God and the Scots who Fell", and which was dedicated four vears The. pictures that Rev, Mr. Paterson showed of the shrine and the casket in which the names of all those Scottish people who gave their lives in the Great War, are kept, were excellent. He stop- pel to explain the various memor- ials that adorn the interior of the shrine and showed a wonderful pic- ture of the frieze, done in bronze, that lines the wall behind the cas- ket. Every thing and person that played a part in the Great War is reme: bered in this huge memorial. One interesting slide shown was that of the memorial to the can- aries and the white mice that were used by the soldiers to determine whether or not the air was good | when they were underground dig- ging trenches. These tiny creatures which are more sensitive to atmos- phere than, man, were carried by the soldiers when they were under- ground. When they succumbed the men knew that soon it would not be sate for themselves, And so, the tiny creatures have been remember- (Continued on page 3) HOPING TO SELL SURPLUS ABROAD US. to Start Intensive Drive to Market Wheat and Cotton Washington, March 19.--The government soon will begin an in- tensive campaign to dispose with America's surplus cotton and wheat supplies abroad, Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Hyds an- nounced yesterday. The manner in which such a venture would be financed, was not explained Hyde. however, favors using the $200,000,000 which is to pe mado available to the department of agriculture from the funds of the recon- struction finance corporation, for arranging either long or short term crop credits abroad. In this way, he believes, the surplus crops could be unloaded in foreign markets. Hyde indicated it would be impossible to make $200,000,000 worth of loans to agriculture at this time even if it were avail able. Some additional finance de- tails have to be arranged before this monev can be used by the department, "A better plan when we have the money would be to use it to cut down. our surpluses, rather than trying to continue to stim- * Machine Which Landed Near Zion Tuesday Af- ternoon and Left Next Morning, Missing, and Search for It Is Started SEVEN PERSONS WERE ON BOARD (By Canadian Press) Timmins, Magch 19. Some of the members of the party of hockey fans flying from Oshawa to Timmins were injured when the a€ro- plane crashed and was badly damaged on a small lake east of here Wednesday night, Early this afternoon, however, nameg of injured members of the party of sev. en, including the pilot, were not known, nor the extent of thelr injuries, The men are being taken by air to South Porcupine af- ter discovery of location of the wreck by one of the planes which set out today to scour around, Timmins, Mar. 19.--Forced down on a small lake south of Night Hawk Lake, about thir~ ty miles east of here, the cabin aeroplane in which a pilot and six passengers left near Osh- awa for Timmips last Wednes- day was located today. It appeared from the location where the aeroplane was found that the pilot had swung dye west towards Timmins from the railway line running from North Bay to James Bay at a point opposite Timmins, This information came from office ials of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway. Reported Missing Toronto, Mar, 19. -- Six Time tains hockey fans and their pilot, all of whom flew down here to see the Timmins-National game at Maple Leaf Gardens on Tues- day night and who on the return trip took off from Orillia on Wed- nesday afternoon had not got tack to Timmins at an early hour this morning. Their number in cludes a parish priest and lead- ing merchants of the northern town, Fear is entertained that the plane may have heen forced down somewhere in the snow-covered wilds of Northern Ontario. From Halleybury, Liskeard and Engle- hart come advices that a big plane has been seen overhead. Unofficial, advices indicate that an aeroplane search party might set out from Haileybury, head« quarters of Owen I. Leavens, pilot and co-owner of the plane. Skis or Wheels The question as to the safety of the missing hockey fans is fur= ther complicated by the hazards involved in the difference be- tween skis and wheels as landing equipment, It was learned that the plane made a risky landing with skis on the care fleld of Reeve Lavig's farm near Zion on Tuesday morning. The next uay, according to information receive ed, the pilot returned and sub- stituted wheels for skis, flew to Orillia, changed the equipment . again to skis, picked up the six pascengers and took off from Orillia to the Norn. - In Toronto the anxious parents of E. M. Chinn, one of the plane rassengers, Mr. and Mrs. A, M, Chinn, of 214 Manor Road, have been tensely awaiting news of the plane, Mrs, BE. M. Chin, failing to hear of her husband's safe re- turn to Timmins on Thursday night, took a train for that town. ulate production," Hyde declar- ed, Other passengers on the plane (Continued on page §) Sinclair Questions Ferguson's Activities Over Beauharnois Toronto, Mar, 19-That there was no reason for former Premier G. Howard Ferguson to visit Montreal in 1929 to arrange for the export of Beauharnois power from Quebec to Ontario, was the claim im the Legislature yesterday by W. E. N. Sinclair, Liberal leader, On June 23, 1928, legislation had been passed which permitted the power to be exported from Quebec, he declared. Mr. Sinclair's statement followed the explanation of Premier George S. Henry of the previous night that Mr, Ferguson's only object in visit ing Montreal when negotiations were progressing for the Hydro- Beauharnois contract was to gain permission for export of the power, Any other suggestion advanced for Mr. Ferguson's visit to Mantreal was "wide of the mark," he added, "In view of the fact that such permission was granted in June, 1928, and Mr. Ferguson's visit wea not until a year and one-half later, a further 'explanation is due, I sub- mit," declared Mr. Sinclair. "There have been negeotiations between Prime Ministers of Ontario and Quebec frequently," replied Premier Henry. "I would presume that it was thought a definite ord« er-in-Council was necessary." "That . explanation is i solitely different from that which you of- fered to this House last night," de« clared Mr. Sinclair, "Not at all" replied the Premier, "Oh ves, quite different," answer ed Mr, Sinclair, the discussion end ing, however, with this: parting re mark,