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J.A.McGi ° A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The VOL. 1--NO. 96 The Oshawa Daily Reformer shawna Dail SUCCEEDING y Times "All the News While It Is News" § SS > __ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. Second Section--Pages 9-14 Sworn in As IS ounty SOUTH EASTERN ALASKA ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE Cable Communications Are Severed--Inhabitants Are Terrified WINDOWS BROKEN Several Towns Feel Tremors --Is Felt in the City of Toronto Seattle, . Washington, Oct. 24. -- Earthquake shocks of considerable in- tensity rocked Southeastern Alaska today, severing cable communications in the Far North and interrupting household activities of the inhabitants. Complete reports were lacking to- right from Western Alaska, which in- cludes a score of active volcanoes, and there were indications that the centre of the disturbance was in the Pacific Ocean, off the Alaskan coast. Dishes and windows were broken and clocks were stopped when several towns were jarred by the tremblors. Cables Severed Cables maintained by the United States Army Signal Corps' between Ketchikan and Wrangel and between Juneau, Haines and Skagway were severed. In Honolulu, Dr. T. A. Jaggar, Dir- ector of the Mount Kilauea Volcano Laboratory, notified the Hydrographic Office that tidal waves dangerous to shipping would occur in Hawaiian wa- ters between 1.30 and 3.30 p.m., Paci- fic time. Reports from Petersburg, Alaska, said the Ketchikan-Wrangel cable had broken near Wrangel, where the shock was believed to be severe. The main shock was felt in Juneau at am. followed by three lesser ones. Many residents rushed from their beds in night clothing. Dishes rattled, light chandeliers swung and clocks _ stopped. Cordova, Alaska, *¥&veral™ hundred miles west and north of Juneau, re- ported pictures hangifig on walls swayed slightly, but the phenomenon was not identified as an earthquake until despatches telling of the disturb- ance in Southeastern Alaska were re- ceived. Clocks S Petersburg reported the shock at 6.51 a.m., but the damage was confin- ed to broken dishes and windows and stopped clocks. Residents of the Nickeyville resi- dence section of Ketchikan reported feeling slight earth movements about 8 a.m. of about the same intensity as temblors which rocked Alaska in Feb- ruary, 1925. Felt in Toronto Toronto, Oct. 24.--1he earthquake left its impression on the seismograph of the Meteorological Bureau in To- ronto, and according to William Car- roll, seismographist, was one of the largest quakes ever recorded here. It was as large, Mr. Carroll stated, as the Japanese earthquake of a few years ago. The movement began here at 11.07, Eastern standard time, with the maximum movement coming at 11.21. The distance of the quake was estim- ated at 2,600 miles from Toronto. Bui from the record this distance could not accurately be judged nor could the direction of the quake be determined accurately. Since there had been no reports of land damage, it was probab- ly a submarine quake, Mr. Carroll stated, and trom the evident gni- tude of the disturbance it might be followed by disastrous tidal waves. SHAREHOLDERS' RELIGION "IS SUBJECT OF INQUIRY Ottawa, Oct. 24--The religious beliefs of the shareholders of the Imperial Oil Company throughout Canada and the United States will have to be ascertained before the City of Ottawa can determine whether the local branch of the company should pay separate school or_public school taxes on its prop- erty here. The Court of Revision, in session here today, was asked for a ruling, as taxation authorities de- clared illegal the system now in force of dividing the taxes equally between the two types of school. The court reversed decision until it could be ascertained what propor. tion of stock is held in the company by Roman Catholic and Protestant shareholders. i DEDICATION. SERVICE HELD Cargill, Oct. 24--The formal open- ing and dedication of the new wing of Wesley United Church, 12th Con. cession of Bruce, took place yester- day in connection 'with the com. memoration of the fiftieth annivers- ary of the opening of the pioneer church. The dedication service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. N, Paddon, of Port Elgin, assisted by Rev. W. G. Buell of Knox United Church, Paisley, and the evening service by Rev. R. N. Geiger, pas- tor of the United Church, Chesley. Special: music was rendered by the choir. Tomorrow the Bruce Pres- bytery of the United Church of Can. ada will hold a sessional rally in the newly opened edifice. + tor in Montreal, has * Ww, M. M EAL has of western lines, succeeding Charles M announced recently owing to ill-health. regarded as one of the most capable service of the Canadian Pacific, Hi work and intimate of railwa: service of the Cana Pacific wa clerk in the superinténdent's office at superintendent at Toronto. cal when he was appointed service department. latter years of the war. 'In February, 1920, he was app Although still a comparatively young man, Mr. Neal is and prominent in the is rise in the service during his 25 years of employment with the company has been a suc- cession of rapid promotions, owing to Ins ca| worl 'oronto. the same year he was transferred to the office of the general ollowing his transference as clerk in the office of the Super- t at Winnipeg in 1904, Mr. Neal occupied a number 4 positions at various points principa His first appointment to a Montreal office came in 1916, assistant superintendent of the car War Board Work He was appointed general secretary of the Canadian Rail- way War Board on October 23, 1917, in which he did such notable work as to attract the attention of all having business to do with that important department during the The forward rapidly. city for hard in January, 1902, as In March of capacity. ly on western 9 + 1 superintendent at Montreal, and in Two years later in superintendent for the April was sent to Toronto to hold a similar position there. uly 1922, he was appoin'ed general ma district, with fe of the same year he | western lines, he eadquarters at special work in Announce Important Appointments 'Three appointments of general interest which affect both eastern and western lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway oe aatoinos recently from the Company's headquarters in trea) W. M. Neal, who for the past three and a half years been assistant to vice-president Grant Hall, with headquarters been neral 2 whose retirement was North Bay, which position he vacated to take up nis duties as assistant to the vice-president. Mr. Neal was born in Toronto in 1886, and was educated at the public and Wellesley High Schools there. married in 1910 to Miss Frances J. Scott, of Renfrew. H. J. Humphrey position of assistant to the vice-president vacated by Mr. Neal is filled by the appointment of H. J. Humphrey who until now has been general superintendent cf the Algoma Divi- sion with headquarters at Re another of the company's younger executives who has come He also joined the company in 1902, at Calgary as a telegraph operator. He was later appointed chief e entered the | dispatcher at Medicine Hat, later being place: fuel supply and car distribution in Saskatchewan with head- quarters at Moose Jaw. In 1915 he was appointed superintendent of car service at Winnipeg, later being transferred to Montreal in the same He became superintendent at Farnham, Que., in 1917, and, after spending some time on the Brownville, N.B., and Laurentian divisions, was appointed su; Trenton Division and later assistant general superintendent at Toronto. In March, 1924, he was appointed tendent of the Algoma district there, su whom he again succeeds in Montreal. Mr. Humphrey is an outstanding railroad man despite his comparative youth, and he has been extremely popular wherever he has been stationed. Mr. Humphrey is to be succeeded at North Bay by Andrew Halkett, now superintendent at Moose Jaw, Sask kett was born in Ontario and went to Western Canada in 1897 in order to enter railroading. He started as a brakeman at Vancouver in 1897, and, after filling various A became su; Since that date he has hel spent some time in Montreal during t with He was orth Bay. Mr. Humphrey is in charge of rintendent of the neral superin- ing Mr. Neal, Mr. Hal- appointments on intendent at a in 1915. various anpoint ments: He has past two years on negotiations. NEW VAGANCY IN + RAILWAY BOARD Retirement is Announced of Chief Commisioner H. A. McKeown Ottawa, Oct, 24.--When the sue- cessor to A, C. Boyce, former rail- way commissioner, is appointed, it is understood there will be another vacancy created by the retirement of Chief Commissioner H. A. Mec- Keown, who succeeded the late F, B. Carvell in 1924, Mr, McKeown awaits but the expiration of the term of, Lieutenant-Governor Todd of New Brunswick in February. 1928, to return to his native prov- ince as Lieutenant-Governor, It is understood Justice A. F. Turgeon, of the Saskatchewan Su- preme Court, will become chief com missioner to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. Boyce, a Maritime Province man will be ap- pointed, and this may go to a prom- inent Nova Scotia lawyer-politician, The Railway Commission as then constituted would give a representa- tive to the Maritime Provinces, As- sistant Commissioner Vien from Quebec, Deputy Commissioner Mec- Lean from Ontario, Chief Commis- sioner Turgeon and Hon. Frank Oliver from the Western Provinces Commissioner Lawrence represent- ing Labor. Mr. Oliver, who retires next September, will be succeeded by a Western man from either British Columbia or Alberta, The delay in appointing a succes- sor to Mr. Boyce is due to the Gov- ernment's recognition of The neces- sity of strengthening the Railway Commission Under Chief Commis- sicner McKeown the commission has not retained that public confidence bestowed upon it for the first twen- ty years of its existence, Mr. Boyce and Mr, McLean were recognized as the strong men of the commis- sion, and the expirtaion of the term of the former has left the board weak. GUELPH TRAVELLER : STRUCK BY AUTO Guelph, Oct. 23.--struck by a motor car as he was crossing the in. tersection of Woolwich and Suffolk streets on Saturday, W. A. Kuowles, well-known Guelph traveller, and brother of C. E. Knowles, assistant editor of The Toronto Telegram, was thrown forcibly to the pavement, sustaining a badly fractured leg and other minor injuries. Mr. Knowles was removed to the General Hospi- tal, where his condition today was reported as quite satisfactory. FORMER MODERATOR OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY DIES AT AGE OF 84 Stratford, Oct. 23--Rev. Colin Fletcher, D.D., former Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assmbly, and for 40 years pastor of the joint charges of Thames Road and Kirk- ton, died last night at his home in Hensall, where he had lived retired for some time, He was in his eighty-fourth year. The funeral will be held on Tuesday. Dr. Fletcher was a graduate of Knox College, and the degree of D. P. was later conferred upon him by his alma mater. For 42 years he was pastor of the united charges of .the Thames Road Church and Kirk- ARMS CONVENTION WILL MEET NOY, 2 League To Study Question of Security Under Disarmament Geneva, Oct. 25.--Thé next meet- ing of the League of Nations dis- armament dgonference preparatory commission probably will be con- voked November 29, officials an- nounced Friday night. The program, however, will be re- stricted to the designation of a special committee to study the gen- eral problem of security in relation to disarmament, according to the announcement, ' Present plans are that the secur- ity committee will meet in January and the general disarmament com- mittee in April for a second read- ing of the draft of the treaty on disarmament. It is expected that at the January gathering delegates of the great powers will endeavor to reach an agreement on the out- standing difficulties in regard to naval and army questions and hope is entertained that the first general disarmament conference may be convoked in 1929. LAWN BOWLING TROPHIES PRESENTED BY REEVE Birch Cliff, Oct. 22.--8t. Nicholas Lawn Bowling Club held its annual meeting last night, when the sea- gon's; trophies were presented to the winners by Reeve George Moore, J. P. The Rigby Cup in the singles com- petition was won by Watson Chev- ers, Birch Cliff, and the inter-rink contests went to F. Lambert and D. Startup. ENFORCING CORN BORER REGULATIONS Twenty to Sixty Per Cent. of Corn in Durham County is Infected (By Staff Reporter) Port Hope, Oct. 24.--The corn borer act, which went into force in Durham and Northumberland Coun- ties October 14, is being enforced very thoroughly. D. J, Gibson, of Newcastle, has been appointed in- spe-tor for Durham, and Mr. E' B Seeds, of Brighton, is the inspector tor Northumberland. The duties of both these men are being assumed. al once, L, Caesar, of Toronto, Provincial Entomologist, announced that he had not intended putting these two counties under the act this yeamy but that a recent examination of crops showed that a longer aeiay meant tco great a menace to tne corn industry. The sections included in the act now, include approximate- lv all the land sputh of a straight line drawn from Goderich on Lake nuron, to Belleville. Examination has shown that early sweet corn from Bowmanville to psrignton has 20 to 60 per cent ov the stalks infected. One field near here which was inspected by Caesar three days before the act came into force, was shown to .e 63 per cent, infected. Farmers are advised to plow ail corn stubble under the ground this fall, leaving no stalks uncovered. It is pointed out that plowing kus une borer only if the surface is kept cean, for the insects after they a « turned under the ground, come to the surface eventually, and unless they find some corn stubble or pie- ces of stalk, are destrbyed by birds ants, beetles and other enemies or die from exposure, If an inspector finds a field not cleaned up, owner to court and have the work done by hired men, the {ost of which is paid by the iarmer wih his taxes. The farmer, in addition, faces a fine. Professor Caesar reports that in five of the eight counties under the act this year, the number of borers was reduced on an average of 30 per cent or more from last year, whereas in counties not under the act, the borer increased On an av- erage of 30 per cent or more from last year, whereas in counties not under the act, the borer increased on an average of 100 per cent or more. The indications are therefore FUT he may summon the], DEATH SENTENCE ENDS THREE YEARS' TRIAL Moscow, Oct. 24. --With faces, deathly p2le, sunken eyes and con- vulsive twitchings, despite their feeble effort to bear up, two broth- ers, Vladimir and Cyril Prove and their brother-in-law, Kcrepanoff, all former Russian million ires, heard their death sentence ponounced this evening by M. Ulrich. head of the military tribunal of the supreme court. In the same breath, M. Ul- rich extinguished all hope in the hearts of the condemnéd men by 2dding: "The sentence is final and une npealable." . For three davs the Prove brothers and Korepanoff. together with Pod- rezkoff, an aviatirn officer, nd Na- noff elerk in the war ministry have heen on trial on charees of mili- tary espionage. consistine of system. atically supplvine Edward Char- noek, first secre'arv af tha TRritish embassy at Moscow. with secret mili- tarv data. The brothers confessed and tvrped stote's evidence, hoping thereby to save their lives. BENNETT GIVEN GREAT WELCOME IN HOME CITY New Leader of Conservative Party Honored By Calgary Citizens Calgary, Alta., Oct. 24--Amid the cheers of friends and admirers of every creed and shade of political faith, and from every class of soci- ety, Hon. R. R. Bennett, K.C., lead- er of the Federal Conservative Par- ty, came home today. Gireeted first by his sister, Miss Mildred Bennett, and by A. A. Mc- Gillivray, M.P.P., leader of the Pro- vineial Conservative party, Mr. Ben- nett stepped from the train to be engulfed 1m the enthusiasm of the reception committee of more than 100 representative citizens headed by Mayor Osborne. The smile which wreathed the face of Mr Bennett and the enthusi- asm with which ne greeted the re- ception committee were ample evi- dence of the pleasure =~ Which the spontaneous and hearty welcome af- forded him, As the party entered the station the plaudits broke out afresh, an- other crowd having gathered on ei- ther side of the lane made by the police for the party. Once more Mr. Bennett stopped to shake hands, the smile of genial pleasure still mantl. ing his face. On the pavement out- side the station and all the way along Ninth Avenue to a local hotel the cheering continued at intervals. Tender Congratulations Mr. Bennett entered the hotel with his sister. Here applau~e rron ed him once more, and both he and Miss Bennett paused fo shake hands with friends who tendered their congratulations. 'Among those who were first to greet Mr. Bennett was Right Rev. Cyprian Pinkham, the venerable re- tired Anglican Bishop of Calgary. and his daughter, Miss Pinki.am. Another old friend whom Mr. Bennett hastened down the platform to greet was Dr. R. G. Brett, former Lieut.-Governor of Alberta, who was accompanied by Mrs. C. B., Waagen, former head of the Alberta Red Cross in which work she was as sociated with Mr. Bennett during the war. Aldermen, members of the Pro- vincial Legislature, representatives of all organizations in the city with which Mr. Bennett has ever been connected, thronged about him as well as many personal friends. Note of Warning. Sounding a note of warning to the Canadian people on the subject of demutracy, R. B. Bennett, newly elected Conservative leader, speak- ing at a complimentary dinner giv. en in his honor this evening, declar- ed that the "place of democracy in the world is not yet secure." "There is yet no certainty that it is the very best form of government the world has known," he said, not- ing that "we talk in glib terms-- almost shibboleths--of 'Parliament' and such phrases as 'government of the people, -by the people, and for the people." " | 'The new leader was received with (Continued on page 10) very strong, the provincial entomo- logist opints out, that if the act is well enforced, it will gradually bring the borer under good control and that without he act, the borer would after a few years, ruin the crop entirely. Inspectors have leaflets of in- structions which they are distribut- ing as widely and rapidly 2s possible and anyone desiring one is urged to get one either from J, Kellough at the agricultural office here or ob tain one from the agricultural rep- resentative in Brighton. i rown plying to His Colleagues Pledges Himself to Assist- ing in Maintaining High Ideals in the Administration of Justice (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Oct, 25.--Ontario Coun- ty"s new Crown Attorney, J. A. Mc- Gibbon, entered on his duties as Prosecutor yesterday when he was sworn ih before His Honour Ju:lze Thompson in the Judge's chamber at the Court House. Whitby. After the oath of office, His Honour spoke a few words, expressing satisfaction in the choice of a new Crown Attu: ney and congratulating Mr. Mctio- bon on his appointment to such a responsible position, Mr. McGibbon entered at once on his duties, conducting the Crown's case against' a man who appeared in Police Court charged with opesr- ating a motor vehicle while under the infiuence of liquor. Before beginning the Magistrate Willis also took occas.uon to extend felicitations to Mr, McGib- oon on his appo.ntment, "We a.ve 'orry to lose Cclonel Grierson," sai the Magistrate, "He has been an ef- ficient and able prosecutor, piess- nz for conviction where he thought it just and lenient where doubt ex- isted. has become busy in his own prac- tice, and can no longer give the time, I hope we shall continue to get along as well as formerly|" Mr. McGibbon in answer thanked 'he magistrate for the remarks made and professed his intention to main- tain the present high plane in the administration of justice. W. H. Kennedy, asthe only mem- her of the Ontario County Bar As- sociation present, spoke a few words of congratulation on Mr. Mc- Gibbons elevation to the Crown At- torneyship. Reckless Driving Milton Sweet, 271 St. Julien street, Oshawa, appeared in Court yesterday to answer two charges; namely, of reckless driving and fail- ing to stop at the scene of an ac- cident. Sweet, last Thursday nignt driving from Whitby to Oshawa, crashed into a car, causing it to strike a bus, and continued on his way. W. H. Kennedy, acting for Sweet told the Magistrate that his cl'ent had settled with the owner of the car and with the bus comp- any, and while pleading guilty to both charges asked that the mini- mum fine be imposed. His Worship took a lenient view of the case ana imposed f nes of $10 and $20, with costs on cagh charge, Sweet's li- ~ense was suspended for sixty days, also. ; Crown Attorney MecGibbon coe: ducted his first case yesterday after noon in Whitby Police Court, that jcated while in charge of a moor vehicle. The verdict was acquitta) which might seem to be an unfor- tunate ofhen but the very capable and impartial manner in which the new Prosecuter brought out the facts of the case and laid them be- fore the Court showed that the ad- ministration of justice is still in ad- mirably efficient hands,' The accused was one Josepn Wallace, who on Sunday night while driving west on the highway be- tween Oshawa and Whitby, struck a car parked on the pavement without lights and ditched it and himself. Provincial Constable Cookman was the first witness. He told of being called to the accident, and of the situation of the cars, Both drivers were absent when he arrived but some time after, the accused return ed with a wrecking truck from Osh- awa. Wallace stated that he had been driving at a rate of over 45 miles per hour, and admitted hav- ing had two or three drinks at Pet- erboro. ; | Constable Cookman stated that in 'his opinion Wallace was drunk when he was returnin from Oshawa. with the wrecking car, The accused had been struck over the ieft eye in the crash and he v#us taken to a doctor in Whitby and then put in the cells for the night. A flask, partly full of li- quor, which was found beside Wall- ane's car was shown in Court, Chief of Poice Gunson, testfied, bearing out Constable Cookman"s evidence. The defence denied all knowledge 'of the flask and claimed that Wall- ace's condition following the accident was due to the blow that he had re- re 'A on the head. , Wallace claimed that he ditched his car in an attempt to avoid strik ing 'a Ford coupe which was parked lon the highway without lights, "Viaving that there was room for doubt, Magistrate Willis dismissed | +rn rhavee but fined Wallace $20 and costs on a reckless driving , count, New Crown Prosecutor in Re- : Attorney Newly Appointed Crown Attorney Congratulated On Taking Over Office CONTEST WINNERS NAMED Port Arthur, Oct. 24--Ten boys have been chosen from this district to be the guests of the Provincial Government at Toronto, Nov, 15 to 19, as the result of a judging com- petition held on Saturday at the Industrial Farm. They are: How- ard Pettit, Slate River; Cecil Gib- son, O'Connor; Axel Fugelsang, Slate River; Clifford Barrie, Joe Trimble, Slate River; Clair McDon- ald, Murillo; Elmer Heitanen, Mc- Intyre; Leonard Everett, George El. chuk, Murillo; Viano Bloom, Mcln- tyre. DISCUSS LAYOUT OF NEW GROUNDS hearing | But time makes changes. Hej of a man charged with being 1mwx- Whitby Bowling and Tennis Club Executive to Call a General Meeting (By Staff Reporter) Whithy, Oct. 25--A meeting of the xecut) e committee of the Tennis and Bowlin, Club was held last night A. G. Browning's office. The gathe: 'ng was called to decide on the lay ut of the grounds. There was good deal of very animated discussio: wer the best arrangement, but it wa thought that a general meeting should be held to learn the opinions of a: many as possible of the people whe are to be interested in the club. In view of the lateness of the sea- son, it was agreed that this meeting must be held at once, and it was d: cided to hold it on Wednesday nigh in the Town Hall. J. Frost very ga erously undertook to pay for handbil! which are to be printed to notify t townspeople of the meeting. Everyone, whether a subscriber not, is urged to be at the Town Ful tomorrow night. The several plans fi arranging the courts and greens ar to be explained and discussed, and ey ervone who is interested is asked tr come to help decide which ore is be suited to Whithy's wants. FIVE MINOR AUTO MISHAPS IN CITY Only Slight Damage to Cars With No One Being Injured Fiver minor automobile accidents occurred in this city over the week end, none of them being very seri- ous as far as damage was concern- ed no one was injured. The most serious of the five was, one which occurred on Bruce St. about 7.40 Saturday evening, and which was the result of a car be- longing to Mr, Babrock, 190 Bruce street, being parked on the wrong side of the road. Mr, Ovenden, 23» Verdun Road, was driving his cur on Bruce street and did not see the Babcock car, as there were no parking lights lit. The result was a crash in which both cars were damaged to some extent. Another accident Saturday even- yng involved a car owned by ouvert Jannah and a Johnston Taxi. The taxi was turning from the east siae of Richmond street and turned to go south on Simcoe street at the same time that Hanmah's car, which was going north on Simcoe street, turned to go west on Richmona »t. Both cars were damaged, Hannah's sar suffering the worst. When Peter Holkaema, 775 Al- bert St., was backing his truck out from a driveway on Conant street, William Lott, 85 Arlington Ave, who was driving west on Conant street, crashed into it. ~The truck was damaged. Part of the front Dumper of a rar license number 299-780, was | broken off when it was struck by a car driven by Norman Burnett, Prince Albert, Sanday. The ac- | cident occurred on King street when the o'her car pulled out from the .urb and Burnett hit it. | "Two ears were somewhat damaged at Ritson road and Athol street Stn- day. A car driven by Dr. Doneven. which was going north on Ritson Road was struck by a car driven by George Frise, who was coming vis Athol street. Slight damage Was done to each car, MARTIAL LAW IN BULGARIA Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Oct. 24. -- Despite martial law along the Bul- garian frontier Bulgarian bandits renewed activities yesterdav, twice attacking the Juzoslav laa of Gradsko and Pozarevatch. Several volleys were exchanged bet ~~~ 'he bandits and troops, after wh hh the bandits escaped.