The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 19

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2. 1931. PERLEY BRIDGE mCROSSOnAWA SOON FINISHED Ill TT- l.j i urtuT wio structure to Be opened This Month. Tht mw IpternroviscUl bridge over th Ottawa fiver between XirenviU, Que. and Hswkesbury.

Opt, mile tatt el Ollaws, la'ta be celled lb Parlay Bridge. wss stated today. The iuum will ba la honor 6f Sir George Parlay, man bar of the Houaa of Commons for Ar-genteui! tlnea.lHH, in apprecletloo of th mat Intartat haa taken Id th ajenarai wttftrt of that taction of th coonrrv. Tha bridi. Hut a half-mlla in length and cresting a naw link br-Iween Quebec and Ontario, will ba completed by tha Arm of Farley and Grant.

contractors, within th next two wks. i Oatoid This Mantis. Aa lmpraaaiva ceremony will mark th official opening, tha data of which has, ben aet tentatively for October 20. Invitation far th ipenlng will ba extended to Prime Minliter R. B.

Bennett, and to Premier Henry and Taechereau of Ontario and Quebec The coot of the bridge, ia beini equally ahared by tha Federal and two provinasi governments. Jt it expected that -heeds of tha thro interested Governments will attend th opening or will be repie-erratad by Cabinet mini iter. Arrange-menta lor tha ceremony are 'In the hand at. th Hawkeisury Board of Trade and a committee o( OranviUe resident. M-rot Boardwgy.

Th new bridge will hav a turfac for -vehicular tralBc feet in width, with an exclusive fwalk for pedestrian, -y Th firm of rarlef Orant alts directed ot the Hull-Getineea Point bridge, which will be completed before th nd cf th year. AlUwugh it will be several week, bo- fort th structure is completed it ta expected vehicles wUI be allowed la cTMt on it within th next roar week. Noted Skippe, Ctnllnuad fr Page On. confined to the psslun of yachting, i One Erraaal Boy. "TanT Up: on th till Sir Thomas never teemed to sit quite easily on hliD was bom In ot Irish parentage, and at run years of sge wat an errand boy earning half-crown a week.

At unknown, lo his parents, he started for the United Stales. Ha contrived there lo save $500. Re lumlng to Olargow he start ed a'rtora of has own. In th yeircl alter grew this great 'organisation which bears hie name, and wrlch. the tlrrrt he retired frcm business, pctscssed and Issued, capital of nearly thre? millions starling, without reckoning debenture stock.

-Tslfc-mg once of hie early Glasgow diya Sir Thomas said: I simply worked. 29 hours a day and studied all th time how to ptesee my customer. -1 used to sleep cn tha prendre. Sam happy advertising on a small mi brought success, and 1 was soon able get branches and nut them In cberg. of men who had workrd under me.

With my theories and pr-ctire and rlwrys buying for cash and selling for ciih, and trying t3 get into direct relation-with the relual produotr, my prosper-llv'h. come. Sic Thomas' later activitiea' spread all over th world to-gsrdn in Ceylon, hn factories, bakeriea, tin, piorr, printing, and aeap' works. For many years Sir Thomas res' ded at SouthgaM. a pleasant suburb r-i the jnrthern heights rf London.

Ti htMja. knewn at Oaidge, ir roomy but unpretentious, with a fair amount of land around it. In the middle life Sir Themes cnioyed arne cnvisbl friandahips, He arts for many year a close friend of King EJwtfd. and waa privileged to entertain him both on hit yacht and at Southgat. It waa on Sir Thomas' vaeht, than lying off Cows, that King Edward suffered an accident which might hav proved fatal.

Created KalrM. A portion of a mast coils need and struck th King. The incident happened soon after tha King's operation for perityphlitis, which resulted in th postponement of th Coronation. Fortunately tha King waa not gravely injured. It waa King Edward who created Sir Thomas knight in IN, and followed this by conferring upon him bronetey in hit Coronation yean On of th many large eealt philanthropies far which Sir Thomas wat rcarponaibl was the endowment of th Alexandra Trust en organization for th rctlW of cheap reetau- 1 HIW MUS StfWV.HUa.

Probably Sir Thomas had known and had entertained mot royal per-tonagef than almost any other men of bis time---- Practically ery iourmy. which th -lata Emtaraaa Eugenia took during her long rest-dene in England war under the tender care of Sir Thorns Upton. Th present Queen of Spain, and and four other Princesses were at on time guests on hi ytcht together for two months: Hit library at Southgate waa Ailed with autographed photographs of members nearly everv royal hree in Kurvp. Well Kaanra Kgure. tn'the country, districts not far from hit London horn Sir.

Thomas waa a well known ftfur. specially Bunday afternoons. For years It waa his prarttct lo drive out hit car he assj lo drive himself almost to the last to distribute candies among children by the road-aid. If had friend claying with him they wr prevailed upon to go with him on this excursion of ecr-oaity. At th cross-road would hop out of th car with boxes.

His coming would ba hailed with delight by the youngsters, who would grasp, aa In the of children, for the good things he carried. There wer many olden people, too, to whom hit charity waa bound! and constant At. TO years of age hit tall figure waa aa lithe aa where waa year younger. Although he rarely mad an after-dinner spoth himself he revelled in listening to th afterinmr effort of other. Put him in a company who could talk fluently act any matter and he waa ready to art half th night, merely for th enjoy mailt of listening.

took strong drink, and never smoked. The lew Peter Lerkin. Canadian High Commisaioner, who wat vary old trtend of Sir Thoraea, one told th preaang writer of incident which, tsld Mr. Larkiai. had happened more than onot between tham.

"Iter am I at mora that IV declared Sir I haven't singb) relation la aha world to cam for tat." waa as id in ton implying Sir Them lelt very sorry at his lonely state, "Yea," raplted hit friend Mr. Larkin. "and lhare'a nothing about It which you would car to have Sir Thonut received this with a burst of Is tighter, which seemed to betoken hi Canadian friend a estimate of position was at bottom correct Bern la Gltagow. "Sonwthin about myself other then yachting" he once aaid to group of newspaper men who asked about his lit. "That, I (ear, would be lik playing with th principal character left out." was born May 10, 1U1.

atOlae-tow, of Irish parents. After a brief schooling he wss romplld to tsck work to Sid his. parents In struggle for livelihood, but titer two years at messenger boy th lure of biggtr things got the better of him Slowing wy on a steamer, bound he knew not where, he landed in America tnd worked for a while on a ric plantation in South Carolina. Making his way to New York two years later, he found that fortune still kept far ahead of him. and many a night he la aaid to have sleet on Krk benches, rinding work at last, aoon had tumcient money lo pay hi wav bv lrrr beck to Gls-gow, where tended without funds, but with a head full of Amcricsn id.

Opened fatten Stare. Moat of all he had been impressed with the American methods of adver tising. Describing these in alowin term to hi parents, who had accumulated a few hundred dollars, he sue-seeded in persuading them to open a small provision store. advertised boldly and expensively, considering the capital behind him, and aoon made his nam known throughout Glasgow. Th shop pre pared beyoo Lioloo most xtrsveganl dreams, and aoon another on was opened modelled -exactly after to first.

Alter a iew veers had a whole string b( shops. In Glasgow and waa grewlna rich. He entered the London then Uver- ooor and Manchester, and at the telght of hit business career controll ed mora lhafe In England. America and ether part of tha world. in enter to supply his retail stores n-ost directly.

Linton bought a tea plantation in Colon. I which he later sdded coffee plantation and then a Finding these invest ments profitable. continued to pur-1 chase plantations, end toon hi teal were known around the world. rortutM Bt.Ma.tM. In 1M3 con veiled hia various anternrlses into a huge I i filed liabil-ity rompany, which relieved him of aseny business cares and permitted him ta give more tim to yachting.

His fortune later was estimated at' Md.Ma.0M. A self-mad man. Upton first recognition from the British royal -family cam In lag, whan he was knighted for contributing 25 900 to supply lb ten drunk by Xt.OM poverty stricken Lrmdonara, during the week ot Queen Victoria's in IM1 he wet crested Knight Commander of th Victorian Order, tnd a year later wat made a Baronet. He waa a personal friond ot th tat King Edward VII, who was man after Lipton's evrn heart Sir Thomas persistent In his efforts to "lift th cup" despite defeats and hit unfailing good-fellowship won him many friends and thousand of admirers in America. On his visits here with hia racing yacht he waa widely entertained, eemetimes making long tours about tha country, receiving a cordial welcome as a sport man whom no defeat could diacouragav In return be entertained hundreds i COMMENCING TOMORROW "IT'S MY OWN LIFE TO LIVE lOTHCR Ct Yr hr laaiM ftefer I err sstvl of Aaaarlotna bit steam yacht th Erin, and on racing daya th yacht was crowded with acorae of parsons snd who found him a most hopitebl nsvatity.

Physically LiUon waa tail straiaht and of medium build. His akin waa whipped brown by th winds, his mustech and iittl goatee were full gray, hi gait betrayed tha roll of a sailor, and his blue eyes carried th hlf-roguish iwinkl born of humor, of which Sir Thomas had a goodly share. Upton never" married, and under English law hia great tats probably will go to distant relative. One, in conversation with newspapermen; be named hia twa greatest regrets: "The first snd foremost ia that I never hav lifted the America's Cup, and the second is that I never hav been married." he aaid. London was the home in which the Baronet spent most of his time, although he maintained several country places.

Pasta! Yaehttmaa. Internationally famous yachtsman and tea merchant Sir Thomas Johnston Upton spent snore than 10 year of hi life and marly of bit vast fortune nursing a hobby to win back for England the America's Cup silver yachting trophy tctually worth hundred guineas. In 1U1 th little yacht America, an unknown contender, crossed th Atlantic under her own sail took bcr plsc on the sterling lira with a fields of II illustrious "thoroughbreds" of the aristocracy, and astounded every sportsman in Britain by hugging to herself th victory and th cup In a race around the Isle of Wight Six years later the cup became an internation! dubbed "th cup cl all, nations. Sir Thomas Upton mad four at tempts to assuage Ihis blow, which had carried gloom to th heart ol very British yschting enthusiast from Queen's pslsce to peasant's cottage, but try aa he might spend aa he would, the battered old mug never budged from its pedeeial in th New York Yacht Club. Notable Attempts.

Several notable attempts to recapture th cup had been mad before Upton look up th Quest in 1699. but all of them wer failures. Just a yeer before the 20th century rolled round. Sir Thomaa sppeered off Sandy Hook with hit yacht Shamrock first of th four fsmou Shamrock sisters that always proved mite too alow for tha American-built defender. Columbia was chosen by th New Ycrk Yacht Club to but th Sham, rock, and proved herself full worthy of th conndrac.

"Th best boat won, but Til try war th words of Sir Thorn a ho tailed away, and try again he did. Hia second challenge waa issued snd accepted in 1900, whan Shamrock 11. waa reedy for the fray. -The yacht Constitution was selected by the Krw York Yacht Club aa defender, bat owing to an accident to her mast during practice. It wat necessary to again bring out Columbia.

Her performance was even better than In the first rsr. whereupon Sir Thomas, hia optimism unshaken, begin thinking of Shamrock 111. This craft was brought to America in 1903. Sir Thoanaa recruited an auxiliary Sett of a vessels to tender his beloved Shamrock, and employed mart than 204. men to handle hia miniature friendly Invtaion.

ssid Co hv cost Upton more than 11,000.000. wat no mar successful than Its pr'doceasnrs had beot. Th Hw York Yacht Club had built tha ewift AMUSEMENTS -V or lo THE WINE OF INDISCRETION FLOWING IN HER BLOOD THE VOICE Or SCANDAL SEARING HER SOUL! 7 A of you, lovfm- agmlm. found a rol TODAY! I i of 'dr frftct Joe NEIL i 1 Joan I hmi Joatvri r-X' IPTtlffiTl mm fll0DERN with a yarfc Wipallng coat of HAMILTON PAULINE FREDERICK MONROE OWSLEY tasrvveiaw asHSinntfaf ssrp srwss Wf MORE ENTERTAINMENT IAT I ANDY CLYDE la th Comedy riot "CAffHOJI BAU," riSHKRMAlTS PARADISE -A real ah ror tn n.inai tvu mukk njuui "RHYTHMS OF -A BIO CITY" Canadian rar amount News coTnvtroi'g (mower i to if r.w fyttrr rtATVKM shown at tn. Report Increase of About $10,000,000 In Savings Deposits During August Total at End of Month Against 11,451,275,665 at End of July, Bank Statement Shows.

An Iatrtnis of ntarly It million dollars in savings deposits held by Can. adlaa banks, during th month of August It shown in tb bank statement issued yesterday through th Department of Finance. Savings deposits st the do of July (mounted I Sl.4Jl.iTS.U3. while at the end of August they totalled 1. 431.091.57!.

Current deposts tlto increased, and not ireultioa recorded an advarc ol over fcur and a half million. The amount of deposit In th gold reserve si th end of August wss tZIMD.m. as compared with at the end of the previous month. This gold rescrvt fluctuated with th now circulation of th bank. If th note circulation Increase the smount of gold depos.ted with th M.niaUr of finance aa security must also be increased.

Th rule merit follows: August. 1931 Reserve fund Nat circulation' Demand deposits Nolle deposits Deposits outside Canada Current coin Dominion note Deposit CO ft Call loans. Canada Call loan, outside Current loans. Canada Current loans, outside Total lUblitiea si Tin i 3013 151.091 lis 1M.1K1.9M 31 84 3.0U.930.7M Tout Reliance to defend IU honored trophy. nd th defense was perfect.

Nothing mor was heard from Sir Thomas until INT. whn again challenged but asked for modification of th rul and measurement itipulauoni governing the previous contests. This challenge waa declined by the Americans on seven grounds, chief of which waa the contention that the cup atood pre-eminently for speed nd should contested for by In fastest and most powerful vessels that could be built Upton had eought to compete with a little It-foot sloop, white Amercan racing ofncisls desired a 90-footer, holding that yscht racing, at (Very other sport should progress. Years Cseitrvrsy. Svn veers of ontrovtrsy followed this nnunomnt during which Up ton mad numerous sttempts to pr mir modirleatloA of th ruling.

Fil ally, ia 1913, th New York officials aeraed to cumaicanlss on -IOt val and Upton Issued challenge under these conditions, wtucn i immediately accepted. War began, however, before the dates agreed upon tor th race, and Upton's yerhte. aa wll as those of th New York dub. were touted op on th way for an indefinite period. Then cam th great contest of 13.

when Shamrock and Resolute wer pitted against each other for what proved to ba th mot spactacu-lar of all th international races sine th British defeat In U31. Sir Thomas tctusUy won two of lb Ave race, and had th satisfaction ot seeing on of hi Shamrocks erom th finishing lin victor for th Brat tim ainc he began racing ba America. -1 hav looked forward to this moment tor 21 years, snd now I am hanov. aaid ss Shamrock swept mslestictlly ovr th lin. In hit optimism he ordered special casket in which to corry th cup back to England, but tha racket wsnt back mptyv" Aaid from hit long) tnd ardent yachting career, the lit of Sir Thomas Upton wee full of many Interesting features, although th weather-beaten soortaman hlmeelf was reluctant to admit it 'ii: AGE" toryf ti efWttew 1 STARS! I I THE OTTAWA EVENING JOURNAL! 1 1 16200000 HUI1 033 Mg.S2.4li JIT X11.S93.III Ml 31 KMI321 n.S.Mt July.

1931 13.00).000 I37.0M.4VU Ml .174 437 1 tM.ri3.ttS 49T 7.B7.m M.IM CM 23.730 MS 1U44O0U 104.332. 4S U25 73t.lM HJt.4M.U0 9M.9S3 1013 394.443 130 lt9.M3.S4t 1M.1S4.C09 3M.17t.47l 1.404 Ut B0 XS4.III.7M 1129671 46M0.K63 tai33 30 323. 1.20 490 (31 m. 243. 27 lin.M4.4t2 3.14CJS1J3I UO 012 lOSeSS.H ao.ssi Perth Building Tenders Opened John Davidson, of Smiths Falls, Is Lowest, at $61,950.

John Davidscn. of Smiths Falls submitted th lowest tender for th construction of th proposed Fed. ral Government building at Perth, it waa found this afternoon when tenders were opened st the Public Works Depsrtmenl. Mr Dsviusen tender" 'wW lor M1 930. Tender wer opened at th office of OBrien-Asaistant Deputy Minister of Public orks.

tnd Were contained in 12 bida'Jrr th work They ranged from UraNowe tender of th Smiths Falls contucior to high of tJ4J77.ta. Construction of Perth's public building was delayed bv lhe Great War. Land waa purchased inltl4. This ear's publi? works estimates include vote ot SB.0M lor the con- to. tely the i ruction work, which expected be undertaken almost immediately th order-m-councll swarding tb tanner it tignad.

ltOMSCOUNT BATE SAME. NEW YORK. Oct Federal Reserve Bank of Nw Jfork today announced no change In lhgrdtccunt rate of 1 1-2 percent Ottawa Electric Now Suing! Five For Competition Four New Actions for Unstated Damages Follow Prosecutions in Police Court. Further action was taken by the Ottawa Electric Rsilwsy Company th's memmg to'rexvr money Alleged to have been lost by them dus ta the competition they claim ta hav been receiving from private car owners In th city. Write were Aled with F.

A Mage. K. Local Marter. st tha court bouse, by Rcdmcnd Qusin, counsel for the O. E.

R-. againat four Ottawa men axainsl whom prosecu tion has been made or is pending in pol'ce court on ciwries of unlswfully competing with the rsilwsy company. named in th writs are Albert Cowls n. Weatborc; Edward J. McGuire.

of Ottawa; Fied Hewton. 11 Kenor street. Ottsws. and William n. Davidson.

152 Jsmes street Ottawa. A writ wet Aledlset week against Oliver Shaw, of Ottawa, which brings tha total purr.be- pf actions taken by the O. IU lo Ave. Few Particulars. Particulars on the writs sre brief, merely showing thsfthe actions hsve been taken for unstated dsmages inflicted an th plainUfl company snd for an according of mcneys taken by derendsnta.

Mr. Cowtan appeared in police court and wss acquitted of tb charge gainst him. a charge Is pending against Mr. MrGuire. Mr.

Hewton wss found guilty on one count and had another withdrawn, while Mr, David-ton's case it pending. Decline to Cessment. Asked by Th Journal for statements on their sctian both Msfor F. D. Burpee and Redmond Quain declined to make any comment Welter F.

Schroeder. counsel tor Messrs. Hewton and Davidson, told The Journal that all actions taken by the O. E. R.

against hia clients would be fought to th finish. Take Sharp Measures To Halt Capital Flight BERLIN. Oct. 1 Sharper mMturv afBin't a flutht ol capital wrm inlrtv dun ere the den riurtrd today in a naw tMncrftncy deer trutttng to 200 marka (about va)u of Icraign currency rents in Germany may poeaen with-reporting to the Reicnabeak. Par- aonrsare required to riww a paatvpcri and aMefitimate reason for purehaies of euriWjr up to marks.

Restrict ioniXon Urfer amnunta hitherto permitted for payment ftrr Imports alao were ftcthened. 1 DAYS ONLY MON TUES. Triaiaali ftk TODAY NANCV CARROLL "Night Angel" He thought He Could Get Away With Murder I Wat kt log imart la bt caufklt Too cunning to bo tropptd? i AMUSEMENTS BROUGHT BACK AT INSISTENT PUBLIC DEMAND 1 MAURICE HEVALIbR (ft eas mi.a)niT ail wax J' aa 1 ranattMral, Glmrt vieAVDKTTsi SAT. MAT. ONLY Tkrillint Aiventmr Sky Sen unfit I "DANGER ISL-4ND" with KENNETH HARLAN Never SsKh Ihtill I First chaster shewn I reel junction with hast iplaads "7IN0EB PWNTS' istaaasaaaaaae.

A dramatic kit evrn Venter than "Fro Soul." LIONEL BARRYMORE wttk KAY FRANCIS rOLLY MORAN MADGE EVANS ADD Cranial 1 1 WHh "No Holds Barred with StasUk Sonnenberf TODAY SAT. MON. tii 4 JfM- x. Pi Kai 1 See Smiths Falls HavihgHardTime Beating Gunners Fans Eagerly' Await Re newal of Fight Between Railroaders and Ottawa Champions. By JAMES KINLOCH.

Journal Stall Comuoadent. SMITHS PALLS, Oct. J-In tpite of the big lead piled up by Smiths Falls In Wednesday game with the Gunners, a similar win tomorrow is not expected to come as eaiily (or the railroaders by the majority of local baseball fans. The latter rem to he of the opinion that the Ottawa squad's loose playing was mainly the result of excitement brought on by a bad start, and the foas of their star third baseman. Turner.

In the second inning. Expect Big Game. A much better gtime is anticipated, and the probabilities are that an even Urger crowd will be in the bleachers to witneaa the event than there was at the ft rat game. The fart that 6chroeder may be at first for the Gunners i also sharpening the appetites of the enthusiasts. SHmoI Boys' IdoL Reason, the idol of every school boy In town since his last crowning triumph, ia again expected tn be on the mound and to keep up his record by coming through with another star performance, while Jimmy Meade, the railroaderi shortstop, is looked to for the heavy hitting of the day.

With the Ottawa champions In better form and the home boys aa keen as they were on Wednesday, a match seems to be indicated. MR. BENNETT HOME. After keeping ngagmenul in 'Toronto th Prim Minister returned to In Capital this morning. On Wednesday evening Premier Bennett addressed th American Hospital Association holding Its 33rd annual convention in Toronto.

Last night 'he Prim Minister spoke before th United Church missionsry congress in Masaay Hall and addraaasd an overflow meeting ia th Metropbii. tan Churcn. AMUSEMENTS. Dance Tonight And Evrrf Kigkl To TED GRAY tnd Hi Oub Royal Orehettr. Standlsh Hall Saw.

TM llt IFAIMS: Another Han Is Victim -Of Estevan Miners' Siot REG IN A. Sask Ocu V-Death toll In th Estevan rain strike riotii.g ros to thro srly today whn Pet Marmuml, of Bicjifait, who was hit by bullet In Tviasdsy'l male, died in th Weyburn Cnrtl Hospital al ter a thr-day fight for hi Marmumi was shot In th abdomen during the clcaing seconds of the 40-minute scurry in front of the town hall and wat rushed Immediately to Weyburn for treatment TAX SALE ADJOURNED. Th tale of properties in Hull for the payment of Ux arrears haa been adjourned until Oct. 7. A number of buyers were found for the sale of houses, it wss listed, but vacant lots wsre not disposed of so easily.

Sixty lets were sold, with total of SO still remaining In tha hands of the etty. They will be put on salt on Oct T. AMl'SEMENTS. DOUGLAS rHIKDAIiluJ!) "CHANCES" Hit First Starring Boat REXV NONE Of KilflCT VUJUtS WARNER OLAND "Charlie Chan Carries On" Earl Derr Bigaers' beet-seller romsnc now a best thriller, with MAECLUUTE CHUECHILL WAWBSCWi KlUlNb I Th nf western star in a I rough-riding, rin-anorting rcenanc. with ETHEL KEN YON i -J-v Starts To- morrow No girl is saf No giri wsnis do.

saie with this lovable cal I He's either jail, In her arms or incognito I 9 Approved fcU" fWALOri WDESI SOW StAMeTirST I NOW SHOWING I WrnW taaaaW mm It's one big laugh all the way I The Idnd of pep, speed and thrills that only a lore team like Young Doug and Lqretta Young can give you. Continuous. Aii "Lut Tlnwg Today aTHB BARGAIN I Starring Lewis Stone (Approved.