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A Growing' Newspaper in a Growing City The Osly A ES aa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer VOL. 11--NO. 62 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1932 PRICE THREE CENTS y Times PROBS. Fair and Warm. Cooler LS ) EIGHT PAGES 9,000 ATTENDED FAIR YESTERDAY | Hon. G.H. Ferguson Predicts New Era for Agriculture SEES WIDER MARKETS FOR FARM PRODUCE AS CONFERENCE RESULT Canadian High Coma: sioner Urges Closer Study of Needs of Bri. tish Market by Producers | of Canada PREDICTS RETURN OF BETTER TIMES Inspiring Address Was De- livered by Mr. Ferguson to Mark the Official Opening of Oshawa Fair The formal opening cere nonies at the Oshawa Fair vesterdav atter- noon, during which the fair was de= clared open by Hon. UL. H. rergu- son, Canadian High ommissioner to Great Britain and a former Premier of Ontario, did not take place until about three o'clock in- stead of 1,30 as originally arranged. At 1.30 o'clock, when this cere- mony should have taken place, the crowd in attendance was far from being representative of the con.- 1'ete attendance during the oafer- noon, and it was the opinion of the Board of Directors that this was chiefly due to the fact that the prosram is being carried out on daylight saving time. It was decided, therefore, to post- pone the formal opening ceremonies until later on, this action proving fully justified as the grandstand was filling almost to capacity when Mr. Ferguson finally mounted the platform to carry out his part of the proceedings. W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C.,, M.LA,, President of the Fair, before in- _trodaciny Mr. Ferguson to his huge audience, explained this alter- ation in the original nrogram. Welcomed Mr. Ferguson Continued from gal } In introducing Mr. Ferguson Mr. Sinclair, who was leader of the Liberal Party in Ontario during the High Commissioner's term of' office as Premier, and led Mr. Ferguson's oppositio,, during many sessions of the Legislative Assembly and dur- ing many political campalgns, stat- ed "there have been times that I was not too keen on inviting Mr. Ferguson into this electoral riding. In fact I have been fairly keen on not havinz him around here. How- ever, we are most fortunate in hav- ing him with us this afternoon as Canadian High Commissioner to Great Britain" said Mr. Sinclair who expressed the deep apprecia- tion of the directors of the Fair, and all those in attendance at this event. for the patronage and inter- est given to the Fair by Mr. Fer- guson, Mr. Sinclair also took this oppoe- tunity of "publicly thanking" Col. R. S. McLaughlin for consenting to exhibit his meeniticient string of horses at the Fair, and for the (Continued on page 7) WELL WITH HUTCHINSONS Angmagsalik, Greenland, Sept, 14.--George Hutchinson's family were safe and well today follow- ing the rescue by the Lord Tal- bot, British trawler from a rocky site near here, where their plane with its eight occupants was wrecked. At first they were suf- fering h from exposure. ALL SAY Moscow, Sept. 14.--Reports published abroad of the downfall of Joseph Stalin and the succes- sion 'to power of Klementi Voro- shilov, commissar for war, were officially described today as mon- sensical. In authoritative circles it was said there was no indica- tion whatever that Stalin's lead- ershin of the Communist party has been threatened. "FLORISTS PAID VISIT T0 OSHAWA : Delegates to Convention Made Inspection of Gar- dens at Parkwood A About '250° florists from all over Canada and the United States, at- tending the annual wention of the Florists Telegraph Delivery As- sociatio,, in Toront , cama to Osh- awa yesterday iy a fleet of Gray Coach Line busses ard visited the beauti't.! gardens and conser vatCries df Pu kwood, home of Col anl Mrs. R. S. McLaughli. - The mem- bers of the party wear: delighted with the many beautiful things seen in thei tour of inspection and werc cordial in thelr ex jressio.: of thanks for the privilege accor ':1 them. In the conise of the afternoon tea was served to the guests on the lawns of Parkwio', and this touch al hs ptality was much apor: ated by Je sis ors Officers of the assoc rion were i, the party were enthusiastic over the success of their conven- tion, the first held in Canada, and, incidentally, the most largeiy at- tended ever held. The visit to Osh- awa was looked upon as one of the high lights of the whole convention the gardens and conservatories he- ing seen at one of the most peauti- ful periods of the year. BISHOP BETHUNE COLLEGE ASSIGNS Preliminary Sta tement Shows an Indebtedness of $122,319 (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Sept. 14.--An author- ized assignment was made today before W. J. Reilley, registrar in bankruptcy, by the Bishop Bethune College Company. The college at Oshawa has been known for over 60 yeare as ode of the leading Anglican gir.s' schools in Canada 1t was estah- lished in 1889 'Adverse busi- ness conditions" was designated as the reason for the assignment. The sisterhood of St. John the Divine, Toronto, who are the creditors of the company to the extent of $25,000, nominated H. T. Jamieson, and Company, To- ronto, who have heen managing the school, as custodians. A pre- liminary statement fyled by the College autharities reveals the College = indebted for a total of $122,31 RT) wis M.P.'s CONDITION IMPROV ED Chapleau, Ont., Sept. 14.---The condition of George B. Nicholson, Conservative ex-M.P. for East Algoma improved today, Doctors said he would be able to leave the hospital in a few days. SOMERVILLE LEADING Baltimore, Md., Sept. 14.-- Sandy Somerville, the only Cana- dian left in the United States amateur golf championship, was four up at the half-way mark in the first of the 18 hole match play games today on John Brawner of Washington, HOCKEY ST AR TURNS PRO Montreal, "Sept. 14.--Harold Simpson, star ' defence man of the Winnipeg's Olympic cham- pion hockey team, has signed with the Montreal Maroons of the National League. President Hindenburg Rebukes: Speaker For Refusing to Dissolve the Reichstag Berlin, Sept. 14. -- President Paul von Hindenburg last night reproved the Nazi Speaker of 'he Reichstzg, Wilhelm Goering, for "overriding a Presidential de- cree of dissolution." The aged Chief Executive ap- parently was referring to 'Herr Goering's refusal to dissolve the lawmakers on Monday when the Junker Chancellor, Franz von Papen, placed a decree signed by the President before him, The President's note of re- rroof was in reply to Herr Goer- ing's nrotest to the President tver the non-apnearance of Ca- Fnet members h-fore Reichstag tiandinz commi'tes, In, officic] 'quart ters ers, it was stated that Herr Goering's note omitted the customary courtesy of phraseology used in address- ing the President, and charged the Cabinet members with a breach of the Constitution. The President replied emphati. cally with a refusal to admit such accusation, and charged that the Reichstag Speaker had failed to recognize the new legal status created by his decree of dissolution. The President added that, ag soon as this recognition wag accorded, the Cabinet mem- bers will be able to attend com- mittees. The President's note was also rhorn of the usual features of polite correspondence, PARKWOOD HORSES GAVE WONDERFUL JUMPING DISPLAY Grand Stand Crowd Thrill ed by Performances of Noted Animals The exhibition of jumping staged yesterday afternoon at th: Fair by the magnificent string of hunters from Parkwood Stables, owned by Col. R. S. McLaughlin was reminiscent of the more fa- mous horse shows held from time to time on this continen* creating as it did an opporlunity for the people of this city anc district to see first class champ ion herses in action as they com- pete with other famous animals of the same class. The events were personaly announced by Col, Mclaughlin who was publicly thanked by the President of the Fair, W. E, I". Sinclair, K.C.. M.L.A., for this magnificent contribution to the nrogram and the other many evi- dences of the interest that Co' McLaughlin is taking in this pw annua) event, Outstanding Riders The hors-s were ridden in tura 'v. Mrs. Friec Philips, Mra Churchill Mann, P, *"ncravon ay "reddy Baxter tha names of the two lady vr'? ' nth Aanmhtor, of Col. M~T- al] over the cn pehtn, beine known "tinent na thoze nf ular field of snort Super) Exhibition The horses, including the fa- mous aged chestnnt, Michael, de scribed by Col. McLaughlin as "the hero of many battles, ridd." by Mrs. Mann, and a -mrenificent upstanding chestnut of seventeen and a half hands, the heaviest horse of its class in America, rid den by Mr. Mosserop. all cleared the jumps without a touch in the first round in front of the grand- (Continued on page 3) SHELTER PLAN Doubt '2s to Whether Jt Will Include Owners of Small Homes A néws despatch from Toronto states that the Mount Dennis Rate- payers' Association has received a communication from Premier George S. Henry in which it is made clear that the owners of small homes are not included in"the clas- sification of those who will be as- sisted through the medium of "shelter" under the policy recently adopted by the government rerard- f..z the administration of relief. It will be re-called that this in- ternretation of the governnpnt's policy was put forward at a recat meetin of the City Council by Ald. E. Clarke who again referred to the same problem at the meeting of City Council on Monday night of this week. Ald. Clarke's interpretation of the formal report of the Provincial Ad- visory Committee was not agreed to by many members of the council, the ~eneral feeling being, apparent- lv, that owners and part owners of homes would come under th» gen- eral scheme as regards shelter. Vancouver Gives Relief Business to Its Refhil Grocers Vancouver, "B.C. Sept. 14. - Retail grocers in Vancouver ive achieved a long-sought-for vie- tory with the decision by tre Vancouver City Council to close up its centra) relief grocery stora and instead substitute a serint system for grocery lines. This change wil] make available to ve- cipients of relief a wider vanze of selection from the small gro- cer's shelves, Under the old sys- tem heads of approximately 4.- 500 families in Vancouver had to make weekly piigrimages to the relief office on Cambie Street, where they secured a week's sup- ply of provisions. DEATH TOLL IS 64 IN BOAT EXPLOSION « New York. Rept, 14, --- The death toll of the steamship Ob- servation blest rnee to 64 yester- day as the East River yielded up 19 more bodies. Most bf the bodies rose to 'he surface in the vicinity of the ex- picsion which tore the steamehip anarf and sent it to the hottom with a lord of workmen last F'ri- day morning. Others were found floating some distance away, outstan?'nz merit fn this partic- | NOT YET GLEAR COL, R. 8, McLAUGHLIN Who publicly thankeq Hon. G. H. Ferguson, on behalf of the citizens of Oshawa, for open- ing the Oshawa Fair. t Canadian High Commissioner to Outstanding Figures at Oshawa Fair Opening HON, G. H. FERGUSON Britain, whose breezy optim- ism 'eatured the opening cere- monies At. the Oshawa Fair yesterday. President of the South SINCLAIR Ontario Agricultural Society, who pre- sided over the opening cere monies at the Oshawa Fair yesterday. W. E. N. / One of the high lights of the Jshawa Fa'r vest -rday was the ~reat crowd which assembled in the graorA gtard last night for the vaudev'a nerformenee and fire- works display which brought the 'ay's nroeram to a cise. The pro- "ram {ts-1f was of high order, and nleased the lar~e audience, but the greatest thrill to the reporter was the sight of the great mass of people which jammed the big stard to the limit of its ~apacitv, and overflowed on to the race track and right up to the edge of the platform on which the per- formance was given, The Ontario Regiment Band, which provided excellent music was completely hemmed in by the crowd, and, as the bright lights shone forth from the stage, a great sea of faces could be seen, reaching badk to the uppermost heights of the stand, and filling even the aisles. A Merry Crowd It was a merry crowd. Tt was SRANGSTAND CROWD AT FAIR 'ORGOT DEPRESSION AS THEY .NJOYED THE EVENING SHOV: entertained 'and it the evening 1aere | being well thoroughly enjoyed There might be depression, might have been people there | who have known want and] suffering in the last few months But these were forgotten in the spirit of the moment, the spirit of merriment which pervaded the whole gathering. When the bard struck up some familiar chorus- es, thousands of voices took up the tune, end sang "Pack up; Your Troubles," "The Long, Long, Trail," and "Let me call you Sweetheart," as if none of their owners had a care in the world, Ana the sweet strains cf "My Wild Irish Rose," with their plaintive melody, were sung as if every singer really meant it, The whole affair was an object lesson in mob pseycholezy ot tle finest kind, a lesson of how pco- (Continued on page 7) | | JRAW FOR PRIZES AT OSHAWA FAIR IN FRONT OF GRANDSTAND TONIGHT After a rainy night, glorious weather again greeted the Oshawa Fair this forenoon, and it looks as it the big event will close in a blaze of glory tonight. There are many outstanding features of the Fair to- day. clock, the parade of prize-winning live stock at four o'clock, the horse races, the judging of harness classes in front of the grand stand, and the judging of Shorthorn and beer' cat- tlé will all help to make the after- noon an interesting and busy onc for visitors to the Fair, This evening, an entirely new program of vaudeville will be given by Webb's Revue Company on the platform in front of the granu stand, and the Ontario Regiment Band will also be on hand to pro- vide music and lead, as it did so The baby show at three o'- |! voll las pe t night, in community sing- ing. .oout nine o'cock, the draw will be made for the grandfather clock and the pony which are to be given away, the draw being made on the lattori, The holders of the win- ning tickets have until noon on Fri- day to hand them in to the secre- tary, C. P. Davis, 19 Kingz Street West, to claim their prizes, Other prize-winners, such the oldest person on the grounds, the largest family on the. grounds and the son coming the longest distance to attend the Fair, will also be 'decid ed this evening, And then will come the grand fin- ale of a spectacular display of fire- to signalize the ¢l s'ns of what, it is expected, will go down into history as onc of the greatest of Oshawa Fairs, as ners works END OF SUFFERING | SEEN BY LABORITE Hamilton Pl Congress Hears Prediction of Better Times Hamilton, Sept. 14--Predicting a steady recovery trom industrial stagnation, E, Flore, fraternal delc- gate from the International Alliance delivered a cheering message before delegates to the 48th annual Trades and Labor Congress of Canada yes- terday afternoon. Of the opinioy that workers had experienced the worst, the official said there was a slow but steady move toward recovery in the United States. but he felt that soon the workingmen of the two countries would agai, be profitably employed. "We have suffered all we are go- ing to suffer," he said. "I do not know whether the action will be governmental or industrial, but the wheels of industry are about to start again, and men and women will go back to work. Authorities in the United States realize the tact and much is being done t0 stimu- late trade. Employment is on the un-grade and all are honeful, Can- ada will benefit, too, We are fol- lowing some of your legislation and are to benefit by your experience." Times Classified Ads. get : results, | ROACH FINED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING Hockey Star Pleaded Guilty in Police Court at Whitby Whitby, Sep. 14.----Tn Whitby Police Court on Tuesday after- noon John Ross Roach, of Port Perry, goal-keeper for the New York Rangers, pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving, and was fined $10 and costs by Mag- ietrate J. E. Willis. In addition, his driving license was cancelled for 30 days. No evidence was ta- ken. The charge against Roach was laid by Constable George Browne, of . Brooklin, and was the after- math of an accident in which he figured at Brooklin about a month aso, Going north, Mr. Roach drove his car into the rear end of another car which was parked off the pavement at a street intersection. Roach him- self sustained injuries that nec- essitated his removal to the Osh- awa Hospital. AND GROOM INJURED Simcoe, Ont., Sept, 14.--A, R. Inslie and his bride of four days were confined to the hospital with painful injuries today fol- lowing a motor accident, They will recover. ' IRIDE MAYOR HAWKES | of HYDRO POLE WAS | Part of Northern Section of IS INDISPOSED Had to Leave Luncheon Yesterday on Account of Illness Mayor Hawkes was nately compelled to luncheon held on Grounds yesterday, when Hon. G. Howard Ferguson was t'e guest of honour, owing to a sud- den illness. Mayor Hawkes had been indis- posed during the forenoon and had not been in his office .as .1:s- ual. He felt, however, that as Mayor it was his duty to attend yesterday's luncheon as*the rep- resentative of all classes "of the citizens of Oshawa, and in spite of advice to the contrary, he war in attendance and occupied a seat at the head table. He was forsed to withdraw, however, before the proceedings were over and was driven to his home on Mary Street, It is understood that the Mayor is sufferinz from an attack intestinal influenza and en- aquiry at his home today elicits the information that he will le confined to the house for a short time untij fully recovered, Civic busness of mportance re- quiring his personal attention is being referred to him at his hone while matters of lesser urgency are being allowed to await his recovery. unfortu- leave the the Fair BROKEN BY WIND City Was in Darkness Last Night Broken by a gust of wind which struck the city around ten o'clock last night a hydro wire dropped across the street at Sim. coe Street north and Louisa Street and almost caused a traf- fic jam among the people who were returning from the evening performance at Alexandra Park, and plunged part of the northern section of the city into darkness for over an hour. Firemen and police were call- ed out and the situation was cleared up within a few minutes. The firemen were able to remove the wire while the police hand- led the traffic, which was parti- cularly heavy at the time. Ped- estrians were warned of the dan- cer and not allowed to pass through the danger, area. May Release Gandhi to Offer Views on Electorate Problem Rombay, India, Sept. 13. --The Mahatma Gandhi, who has threatened to go on a hunger strike "unto the death," as a protest against Great Britain's communal settlement, may be re- leased from the Yerovda Prison soon by the Indian Governmet t, it is understood here, The little Nationalist lead:r would be released, it was said, in order that he might have an opportunity to put forward his views and effect a change inspub- lic opinion. OFFIC BE ROBBED OF $1 $19,000 Boston, Mass., Sept. 14.--The main ticket office of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Raflway was robbed of $19,000 EXCEEDED PUBLIC WELFARE 'BOARD'S DUTIES Powers Are Clearly Defin- ed in Recommendations of Government In connection with the recent appointment of a Public Welfare Board to administer direct ro- lief in this city the duties and powers of such a board are clearly defined in the report of thé Provincia] Advisory Commit- tee which forms the basis of the Government's policy in this re- gard, The report reads, in part: "It 1s recommended that the Public Welfare Board should per- form the following functions: '"(a) Have control of detail ex- venditures for direct relief with- in the municipality. "bY Have direction of staff em ployed in carrying on such ser- vice. ""(¢) Determine all appeals and complaints, '"(d) Inaugurate in co-oper.- tion with the Community League or Association where such exists the various activities considered desirable in the community and allocate specialized services such as clothing bureau, shoe-repair- ing depot, hostel for men, special provision for single unemployed women and other such services. '"(e) Set up in co-operation with the Community I.eague or Association where such exists special service committees as mav be desired such as (1) a Public Regulations Committee, (2) a Medical Aid Committee, (3) a Work Planning Committee to pro. vide for such activities as con. munity gardens, 'man-a-block plans and other similar enter prises. "(f) Arrange for the organiza- ion of such voluntary workers in connection with the perman- ent staff as may appear desir- able." The official report quoted above also clearly defines the functions of such a "Communiiy (Continued on. page 3) DIVISION COURT CASE DISMISSED Action Brought by Local Man Over Drawing of Gravel From Pit His Honour Judge Thompson, of Whitby presided over a lengthy session of the Division Court yesterday in the Old City Hall which lasted from ten o'clock in the morning until five in the afternoon, The most im- portant case on the docket, and the one which occupied the most time, was an action brought by B. A. McCutcheon against the Dixon Gravel and Stone Co. His Worship, after hearing the evi- dence adduced, gave judgment in favour of the defendant, A. C. Hal acted fir the plaintiff ana G. D. Conant for the defendant. The action, it was learned, was brought by McCutcheon who claimed $125 as the amount due him from the defendant for the privilege of drawing stone, gravel and crushed stone from a gravel pit owned by him on the 4th con- cession of Whitby Township. His Worship in giving judg- ment for the defendant, dismiss~ ed the action with costs and rul- ed that the counter claim loaged by the defendant might be with- drawn with the. liberty to enter the same if so advised. At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Ha'l LAST YEAR'S FIGURES BY GREAT OPENING DAY CROWD & L 4 Varied Features on Day's Program Made Strong Appeal to People of Osh- awa and Susunding District FINE EXHIBITS WON ADMIRATION Crowds Flocked Into the Buildings and Exhibition Tents and Enjoyed the Attractions of the Mid- way and Grandstand Per- formance , If yesterday at the Oshawa Fair did not set a record for attendance, then it came very close to doing it. Drawn t0 Alexandra Park by the wide variety of attractions offered by the fair board, thousands of Oshawa citizens, old and young, found their way to the Fair in the afternoon and evening, It was es- timated that there were easily be- tween four and five thousand peo- ple in the grounds during the after- noon, while at night there were about the same number assembled in and around the grandstand, and hundreds more making their way through the tents and milling around in the midway. Blessed by beautiful weather until a late hour at night, the Fair was a splendid success yesterday, and the officers and directors were well satisfied with the response which had been made by the public to their efforts. Over 6,000 Paid In all, it is estimated, there were about nine thousand people in the grounds yesterday, Of these, over six thousand were paid admissions, evenly divided between children and adults, while members' tickets, exhibit- ors' tickets, complimentary tieks ets, and those who climbed or came through holes in tie fences made up the grand total. The paid attendance figures was far in advance of what was recorded on the opening day last year, and this was hailed with much satis faction by the fair officials when they had completed checking up last night. Many Features There were many features yester- day to attract the crowds. There was the appearance and address of Hon. G. Howard Ferguson in open- ing the Fair, there was the magnif- icent display of jumping by the horses from the R. S. McLaughlin stable, there were the horse races on the track, there was the judging of live stock and of the junior fair classes, there were the buildings and tents filled with exhibits, and, last but not least, there was the midway with its multifarious at- tractions. It is hard to say which feature appealed most to the crowd. Every department had its generous quota of visitors, and keen interest was (Continued on page 8) NEW ST. LAWRENCE BRIDGE WANTEL (By Canadian Press) Ogdensburg, N.Y., Sept. 14.-- *| A suggestion that the assistance of the finance reconstructions corporation should be secured for the construction of an inter- national bridge across the St. Lawrence was before the state bridge commission today after a hearing of delegations from New York state and the province of Ontario. The mooted bridge would cost six million dollars. The smaller the. fish, the more it strains the veracity of the fisher. man, The best wav for a girl to keep 2 intimated that he would lodge an appeal. man at a distance is to buy a fastes car, A party of fifty carrier buys from The Times visited the Fair yesterday afternoon and while on the grounds were the guests in the midway of the Sims Greater Shows under arrangements made with the management. The boys were taken under the personal guidance of the manager of the midway, R. II. Goeke, H. Boyce and M. J. Wright and shown everything that there is to be seen while they were also given rides on the many thrilling amusements on the grounds, The boys took & keen interest in the many interesting side shows and exhibits in the mid- way. In the tent where the wild today in the temporary absence of the cashier, boy is to be seen sitting calmly "mong the many dangerous Times' Carrier Boys Spent Enjoyable Time as Guests of Midway Management snakes with which' he is sur. rounded, one of the carrier boy: was heard to remark, "He dou't look so wild.. He ain't as wild ag Joe géts when somebody 1uv™ gets to pay him or stops the pa. per and not half as wild as some of my customers get if someone pinches their paper off the veran: dah." The boys, like their kind al over the world, missed nothing that could* possibly be of interes! to them, the tiredest member cf the whole party when everything had been seen being Harry Boyce, circulation manager of The Times, who was nominally supposed to be responsible for the boys, although he fully rea. lized that his task was an impor sible one.