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Oshawa Daily Times, 18 Oct 1927, p. 1

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A rr Oshawa Daily Times(:= am ~The Oshawa 'Daily Reformer VOL. 1--NO. 90 v-- Fublished St Oshiwa, Out. Canad Every Das OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1927 0 Cents a Week: 2 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES WHITBY MAN FATALLY HURT AT MYRTLE "N. S. Gov't Can Abolish Council NOVA SCOTIA| WINS APPEAL FOR POWER Government Give: Given the Power to Abolish Legislative Council JUDGMENT GIVEN Win Fight Before the Privy Council--Main Points "Cleared Up (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) - The Nova Scotia government has won its appeal in the matter of the proposed abolition of the Legislature Council or the Upper Chamber of the Province of Nova Scotia. the Jud' cial Committee of the Privy Council Rive judgment today in favor of the es Government. The decision gives the government power to abol- ish the Legislative Council either by appointing sufficient new members to vote the council out of existance, or dismissing the present members at ite pleasure. The decision from the Privy Council was 'sought after the Nova Scotia Su- preme Court discharged on the ques- tion. The fight to abolish the Legisla- ture Council began in 1925, when Pre mier Rhodes announced the intention to abolish the council, . Members declined to n and when the matter was carried' to the Supreme Court of Pro- vince, the disagreement resulted. On behalf of the Nova Scotia gov- ernment, Attorney General W. L. Hall during the hearing of the case in July submitted that the Lieutenant Gover- nor of Nova Scotia had power to ap- point members to the Legislature (Continued on Page 3) THREE. THEFTS ARE REPORTED Motor Car, Bicycle and Over- coat Taken--Police In- vestigating Three thefts were reported to the police over night, including an au- tomobile; bicycle and an overcoat. About nine o'clock last evening some one stole a Chevrolet coupe from Celina street near the New Martin Theatre. The car was the property of Mr. J. W. Head, 40? Simcoe street south. The licens¢ number of this automobile is 296 996. A blue Melton overcoat was the next article reported to .the loca' authorities. This was owned b James Trumble, 156 Colborne St. and was taken from a car which war parked in front of the West End Rink during the Knights of Pythias |" carnival there last night. The coal is valued at $18. A C.C.M. Red Bird bicycle be- longing' to the young son of Mr. Kinlan, 66 Aberdeen street was also reported to the police last night ar being stolen. It was taken from in front of St. Gregory's ehureh on Sunday evening. 10 H GROUP MEETS TONIGHT Supporters of the Toc H move- 'ment in Oshawa expect a large turn out of men interested in this broth- erhood and service club movement to be held in the Ontario Regiment armorjes at 8 o'clock tonight, What will probably résult in a novice organization will be discuss- cell, temporary recording secretary, has obtained information which he ed at tonight's meeting. P. E. Pur? will lay before the gathering to- Aight, and it is considered probable that the first 20 to sign up will probably be increased by another 15 or 20 before the week is over. If the Toc. HL movement is def- initely launched tonight, it will be equipped with the Toc. H. medieval attern rush light which, until a harior is received, takes the place of the distinctive Toc. H. Lamp about which all its ritual centers. One of the first problems before the organizgtion is the obtaining of ciub rooms, and a committee with that end in view will probab- ly be named at omce, \ New G.M.C. Out Fifty T IMPC RTANT POST H. H. HENCHEL Named general sales manager of General Motors Products of Can- ada, Limited, Truck and Coach division, in the incorporation of the latest General Motors of Can- ada division. SALES OFFICIAL V. 0. HIPWELL W..0 has been appointed assistant general sales manager of General Motors Products of Canada, Lim- ited, truck and coach division, Mr. Hipwell has been a member of the General Motors staff in Osh. awa for the past eight years. OUT FOR RECORD Lieut, L, P, Boulder of the Onta- rio Regiment signal section is pre- paring. his organization for the an- nual inspection which takes place on 'October 27. The efficiency of the section is at a high point, and hopes are held of repeating or bet- tering the Regiment's signal record established a few years -ago when it took fourth and seventh place in Ontario and the Dominiop respec- tively. ; i WEATHER Fresh to strong northeast winds, cloudy and cool, probab« * ly light rain in Eastern dis- tricts. Wednesday fair and cool. } Truck and Coach Division to Turn rucks Daily Th H. Henchel Appointed General Sales Manager of Newly Incorporated Sub- sidiary of General Motors of Canada, Limited--V. O. Hipwell Assistant TO BUILD FLEET OF EATON TRUCKS Geperal Plant Can Turn Out 100 Chevrolet Trucks Daily Which, With New Divis- ion's Output Will Give the Oshawa Factory Capacity of 150 Daily H. H. Henchel has been appointed general sales manager of the recently incorporated General Motors Products of Canada, Litftited, Truck and Coach | division, and in an interview given The Oshawa Daily Times today, Mr. Hen- chell stated that in addition to the new ' General Motors Products plant being rushed to completion here, a new service i for General Mot: rs trucks ani sses was being edected on Spadina avenue, Joronth While General Motggref Ca rade been building Ch ks and sembling General: Motors Trucks in its plant here for some years, the new plant will permit a higher degree of manufacture for the larger units in addition to giving greater construction 1phasis to motor bus building. he General Motors Products plant will have a capacity of 50'trucks a day. At present, the general plant can turn out 100 Chevrolet trucks daily when required. Combining the two gives thé Oshawa factory a total truck capa- (Continued on page 3) TWO GERMAN PLANE: T0 CROSS ATLANTIC One Waiting at Azores for Better Conditions--Second En "Route to Azores (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Lishond, Portugal, Oct. 18. -- route from Germany to the United Heinkle Hydro Plane D-1220 en. States, arrived here today from Vigo, Spain, 250 miles distant, Heinkle Hydroplane D-1220 landed here as a result of a leaking feed pipe, it was learned later. The intention is to hop off tomorrow to the United States by way of the Azores, where a sister ship D-1230 is waiting for the long. jump to the States. DRILLING FOR OIL * AT PUSHLINCH LAKE (By Canadian Press) Guelph, Ont, Oct. 18--Drilling for oil has reached a seventeen hundred foot level on a far mnear Pushlinch Lake at it is expected oil will be flow- ing at a twenty six hundred foot level. Gas pockets have already been struck and the neighbourhood is keenly in- terested. W.E. Phillips Cor Company, Lime. ited, Make Application to Close Street Which is of No' Use to Anyone -- Will Pave Way for Future Ex- tension of Rapidly Growing Industry Phillips Limited, Oshawa, desire to have Oshawa Street, lying tow- ards. the east of their plant, closed in order tqQ consolidate their hold- in that vicinity, accord- Phiflips. In speaking of the proposi- tion which came before the City- Council at its regular meeting last Would Close Othawa Street To Consolidate Their Lands is doing no good and is of very little use to anybody. It is seldom used as a tharofare. The object in having- ing the street closed, thus consoli- dating their land holdings, is so that in the future when it is necessary to expand their plant, the land will be available. At the present time the company cannot go any way but east as far as branching out is con- cerned. The company also feels that by having Bloor street completed the people in that section of the city will -have benefitted considerably snd if this street is finished through, Phillips will buy Oshawa Street. "We have about 300 men in our employ here and we feel they are entitled to some consideration," said Col. Phillips, in explaining that the pro- posal is one of equal value to every - {nieht, Col. Phillips stated the street party concerned, DECIDED ON "TIMES" NAME EARLY IN YEAR Evidence for Plaintiffs Shows in Action Alleging Infringe- ment of Trade Name HEARING PROCEEDING Case of Mundy Printing Com- pany Complete--Defendants Being Heard Today Before Mr. Justice Rose in the Su- preme Court of Ontario sitting at Toronto, the case of Mundy Printing Company, Limited, vs. Amalgated Pub- lishers, Limited and Peter L. Brown to determine which publishing com- pany has the right to use the name "Daily Times" or "Times" as the name of an Oshawa newspaper opened yes- terday. The plaintiff company was repre- sented by Gideon Grant. K.C. ana G. '| flower pots, cluded before D. Conant, and the defendants by Shirley Denison, KC. and J. M Marsh. The case for the plaintiff was con- the adjournment of Court yesterday afternoon, and the de- jsadams are putting in their case to- a Rrthar R. Alloway, editor and busi- ness manager of The Oshawa Daily Time as the first witness for the pial Hes estified that the name of is paper had been changed from "Reformer" to "Times" on July 4 1927, and had applied on July 21, 1927 for a trade mark on the paper name "The Oshawa Daily Times," and had received it on August. 7, 1927, fifteen days before The Daily Times printed at Port Hope, had begun to put the names of Oshawa, Port Hope and Co- bourg under their heading. "About July 4, the date of our first (Continued on page 7) UNKNOWN MOTORIST IS BEING SOUGHT BY POLICE; CRASHES INTO BUGGY Albert Moore Thrown Some Distance from Vehicle-- Never Regains Conscious- ness and Succumbs to Ip- juries This Morning WOMAN ESCAPES WITH SHAKING UP Coroner McGillivray' Opens Inquest -- No Clu» as to Driver of Fatal Car -- Was Driving on Detour Near Myrtle When Accident Oc- curred -- Horse Did Not Run Away and Buggy Only Slightly Damaged Thrown from his buggy which t was hit by an automobile driven wy an unknown motorist between 8 and 9 o'clock yesterday morning on the detour near Myrtle, Albert Moo:. aged about 70 years, and a well known hydro employee and citizen of Whitby. received fatal injuries and passed away at his home at ¢ o'clock this morning. The motorist *| failed to stop following the accideut The police are "investigating and Coroner Dr. MecGillivary has or dered an inquest. A jury was em- panelled and viewed the body to (Continued on page 3) DOCTOR CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct, 18--A charge of selling drugs laid against Dr. Louis Goldberg was dismissed by Magis- trate Edmund Jones in police court today. With 25 other charkes. his Worship said, "This judgment is not immediately concerned', He re- marked there was a good deal of contradictory evidence. FIRST STEP IS TAKEN TOWARD ACTIVE TOWN PLANNING IN OSHAWA PRIZE WINNERS AT LEGION WHIST DRIVE Mrs. Woodhouse, won the ladies' fiést prize, a pair of decorated at' the weekly whist in the Canadian Legion Hall last irive of the Canadian Legion held avening. There were ten tables and keen competition among the play- ars, Mrs. W. Foote captured the sec- ond prize for ladies a utility' set. The third prize, a china fruit bowl was awarded to Mrs. H. Marshall. The first prize for the gentlemen was won by Mr. 'W. G. Harper, a 'x of cigarettes. Mr. J. Wenn was given the second prize, two boxes of cigarettes and Mr. 'A, Mathews won the third prize for men a pair of sox. The special prize, which was awarded to Mr. J. Wenn was three pounds of butter STRUCK BY CAR GHILD 15 INJURED Annie Gerace is in the Hos- . pital as a Result of Accident Suffering from shock as a result of an accident at one o'clock this afternoon, Annie Gerace, lttle daughter of Frank Gerace, fruit dealer at 42% Simcoe street south. is lying in the Oshawa Rospital with her injuries yet ufiknown. Dr. ¥. J. Rundle is attending her, The accident occurred at William and Simcoe streets. Annie was struck by an automobile in charge of Joseph T. Wilson, who resides on the Town Line, east of the city. She was with another girl at the time, and they had stopped to al- low Mr. Wilson.to cross the ¢or- ner, Mr, Wilson had also stopped as he was coming onto a through street, and apparently both rties became confused as to what the oth- er was going to do. When Wilson started his car, the girls apparently did not notice him and ran across in front of the car with the result that Annie was struck by the auto- mobile. y i ! Aerial Map to to Be Prepared of City--Six More Police Urg- ed -- Authorize Cheques Paid in Wilkinson Damage Suit -- To Pave McLaugh- lin Boulevard / Took first steps towards laying Oshawa out in definite resi- dential areas. ittee and gave it power bi have aerial photo- graph map of Oshawa made within next two weeks. Ordered cheques paid in Arthur Wilkinson damage , suit against cit} involving $8. 000, Authorized pavement Laughlin Boulevard Midland street street. Reported pressing need of at least six more police and may authorize chief to em- ploy specials in ient numbers to enforce | Stop Street rules. Initial steps towards active town planning in Oshawa was taken by the City Council at its meeting last nieht when two large areas north of Colborne street were ordered de- ciared residential areas In a by- law to be submitted at the next Council session. By which time, at the suggestion of Ald. Swanson, the mover, other aldermen May bring in definite suggestions about Heeclar- ing other sections of the city re- stricted entirely to residences. The (Continued on page 5) HAMILTON TO BE EDUCATIONAL (By Canadian Press) Hamilton, Oct. 18 --Civic and citizens in general were tic today in 'expressing thé cation at the decision to po Wi Y Master Unievrsity from Toronto _ tof this city. The step will mean that Hamilton will become an educational centre as well as an industrial city. Although no definite announcement was made, it is understood that a site will be offered the University in the Westdale di<trict, a newly opened rer! of Mec- from to Christie sident:al 'section, LC CUAL 11EUP FEARED IN COLORADO MINES 4,000 MINERS STRIKE (By Associated Press) Denver, volurado, Oct, 18.-- 'Lhe strike of thousands of min- is affiliated with the industrial workers of the world today threatened to tie up the Color- aco Coal tields. 1. W. W. repre- sentatives may make the strike tagally effective through intim- idation, and extra deputies are Leing sworn in to protect the united mine workers and others who are remaining at work. The strike spread from the south to norwnern Colorado last might when four thousand miners at Lafayette voted to strike today, ager hearing an I. W. W. or- ganizer, NO MISTAKE IN COAL RATE FIGURES Chairman Railway Board Says Brownlee Figured on 36 Ton Cars (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont., Oct, 18--There was no miscalculation in the Railway Board's estimate on the cost of carrying Alberta coal to Ontario, id Chairman McKeown today. He explained that Premier Browulee of Alberta was figuring on a load of 36 tons to each .box car, whereas the Commission figured on actual loads carried in a special test move- ment, which averaged 33.4 tons, making a price of $7.22 per ton. URGES COMPLETION OF OSHAWA HARBOR Mayor Preston Testies Call to Civic Bodies to Unite Toward This End Completion of Oshawa's harbor and lakeside industrial area is urged today by Mayor Preston upon the CiCty Ceuncil and all other civic bodies: in- terested. Amonast many reasons for his worship's call to immediate actio is the preposed establishment of a coa' ferry service between Oshawa and the nearost convenient New York state poit on Lake Ontario which woulc reduce the price of coal in the city by an appreciable amount, the mayor be heves, and bring in large increases o' revenue for the Oshawa Railway Com: {Continued on page 3) WORKING STEADILY ON SUBWAY PLANS Definite reports orts wil) probably be submitted #t the next Council meet- ing regarding the progress of nego- tiations with the Canadian National Rallway for the construction of a subway under the tracks crossing Simeone Street South. So far, on the statement of Ald. Swanson, negotia- tions are being carried out on a purely engineering basis and: City Engineer Smith, who returned yes- terday from Montreal, will go to To- rontr soon to comfer with the executive and engineers having their he~dquarters there, The sntbwayv committee has decided as little publicity as nossible, Mr. Awrannan nnintg out, as it is believed that the highest good of the project- thereby. Mr. Swanson, however, intimates that the city will probably have reason to coneratulate itself over the encecessful first steps in the mat- ter token by the city eneineer on his recent vigit to Montreal. Nothing more than that can be stated at present, he points out. OFFICERS ON SICK LIST sioned officer of the Ontario Regi- ment are on the sick list this week. Captain C. A. Mason, who sustain- ed severe injuries to his hand re. wcently, was involved in the fall of » seaffold late last week and has three fractured ribs in consequence of the. structure falling some 14 feet. Lieut. Whitfield of "C" Company, Whitby, is quite ill in tha Nehava Gereral Hospital, and ii om] Treaeg of the Whithy com= v. ie also very in. to cbnduct its initial campaign with | ed development will be-best served Two officers and a non-commis- | WILL ERECT 21 NEW HOMES HERE AT ONCE Campbell and Garbutt 'Take Out Permits Valued at $78,100 FINE TYPE OF HOME A Blodk of Seven is to Be Constructed on Oshawa Boulevard Only $86,930 oi new building was authorized in Oshawa yester- dav, and pessimists throughout the city are said to be planning an "I old you so" parade tonight. Lead- 'ng those who are firmly decline 'hat Oshawa must quit building o* ipread all over South Ontario Coun- ty was the firm of Campbell and Gar- »utt who obtained warrants ~n Mon- 'ay from the city engineer's office o construct 21 new houses dt once at a total cost of $78.100. With this firm's bearish movement well un- derway and another $10,000 or so of new building authorized, Osh- awa's situation is said to be extreme. "7 evitical. As the year's building total is already comfortably past the $4-200.000 mark; some of the worst neasimists declare that nothing can ha't the matter until the $5,000,000 goal is reached and passed. Others, inclining a little to the hoveful side, admit that the record will pass the $4 "00.000 mark soon. The worst of the sitnation is yet to he told, however. City builde s wholly unmindful of. the danrers thev: »re .ineurring with. regard..to snreading ont ints the townshih- more than is the erase at nresent, promise that there will be little or no s'ackenine in the year's building until well into Nercember, Campbell and Garbutt's progra™ of 21 houses began with a block of seven to be buily on Oshawa Poule- 'vard at a cost of $4.500 each, the whole gronp to cost $31,500. Ther» homees will ' be two storeys in height, brick veneer construction, and with mast modern equipment ns to heating and plumbing. The houses will stand on lots 103. 5, 7, 9, 11, (Continued on Page 6) DONATES CUP FOR ATHLETIC MEET Cyril Churchley Makes a Generous Offer to St. George's Boys Officers of St, George's Boys' Club announce the donation of a silver cup by Cyril Churchley to be won by the boy making the highest number of points at the Indoor Ath- letic Meet in the Y. M. C. A, to be held on Tuesday night, October 25. The inter-groups into which the club is divided for training purposes, Events to be run off include a 60-yard potato race; standing broad jump; standing hop-step-and-jump; running jump; putting the eight pound shot; throwing at a target; basket score contest; and, if time permits, a relay race. From 25 to 30 boys will take part in the meet, it is expected, W. Miller and N. M. Boultbee are the seniors in charge of the Club, Ccming Events RATES 8 Cents por word each inser "> ' Minhaum charge for earch THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE Oshawa Music Study Club will be held tonight in the G.M.C. Con- vention Hal, cor. Mary and Bond Sts., at 8 p (90a) CHICKEN PPATTIE TEA WILL BE served at the Savoy Friday after- noon, 21st, by ladies of Christian Church. 25c. Everybody come. (90a) DANCING TONIGHT, THURSDAY and Saturday, at Oshawa Winter Garden. Admission 15 cents, dane- ing 10 cents. (90-92) RUMMAGE SALE, ST. GEORGE'S School room, Centre St., Friday, Oct. 21st. Opens 1 p.m. (90e) MR, HARRY SIFTON, LIBERAL Candidate fn "orth York at the last Federal 'Ele~tinn. will enegk at the Osh~wa Cin" Tt» dard Bank Building, ~» "7 ' - Aay night, October 19th. La' a invited, * (89 %0) masa AA SAO AAMT 8 IB ATMAL 2:

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