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he Osha RT VOL. NO. 111 EE aR EE Sara. Dal a Baily Times The Oshawa! Daily Reformer EE ----- is A A ort" OSHAWA, ONT. ARIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES BOGUS AMERICAN BILLS PASSED IN CIT' Burglar Enters King Street Residence and Beats Up Maid MAKES DARING] ATTEMPT TO ROB HOUSE Residence of Mr. and Mis. A. E. Everson, Entered About 9 P, M. MAID WAS ASLEEP -- Demanded Money and Then Abused Her--Nothing Re- ported Stolen Boldness such as has never be- fore been experienced in connection with any erime in this city marked an entry into the residence of Mr and Mrs, E, A. Everson, 400 King street east, last night about § o'clock, The fugitive, after abusing the maid escaped without being de tected, Mr. and Mrs, Everson left thei: home earlier in the evening and went out, leaving the house and children in care of the maid. The youngsters were taken to hed about nine o'clock and it was while the young lady was tending them upstairs that the un- known stranger took the liberty of entering the home, Entering via a rear door, the man made his way through the lower sections of the house and proceeded up stairs to where the young lady was sleeping. Upon reaching the second floor, he made his way to the room . and awake. the girl and de- manded money. According to the (Continued on on Page 3) AUTO FATALITY NEAR OAKVILLE Inquest Ordered Into Death of Man Killed When Car Crashed in in Ditch (By anion Phos) Toronto, Noy. 12.--Coroner J. Stand has ordered an inquest into the death of Rudolph Bornzad of Niagara Falls, Ont.,, who was killed when the motor car in which he was riding crashed into the ditch east of Oakville early today. The driver of the car was Charles Kobabx, Wel- Jand, and third occupant was Stephen Goldberger, Hamilton. It is be- Heved that Kobabhx was temporarily blinded b; headlights of approach- ing automobile and swerved off the roadway. BARGE IS ADRIFT IN LAKE ONTARIO "Breaks Loose from Coal Tue --In Grip of Northwest Wind (By Canadian Press) Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 12.--Th barge Quebec with a crew of fou men aboard broke loose from its tu: today and was adrift on Lake Op tario with a strong northwester rais: ing heavy waves, The barge, towe« by the tug Joseph Russell left the port of Rochester early today fo) Toronto with a cargo of coal aboard The tug, bucked the gale from ths start and when about seven miles of Brazddock's Bay the towline snapped Rather than take a chance on colli ing with the barge in the darknes the captain of the tug steamed fo' shore and notified the coastguard A search is being made for the barge. FRANCE APPROVES U. 8. TARIFF PACT (Cable Service To The Times By : Canadian Press Paris, Nov. 12.--The French Cabi- net today approved the temporary Franco-American tariff arrange- ment. The new schedule of duties on the United States goods will be pro- muilgated shortly by a governmental decree. WEATHER A AA Formal Opening New York, Nov, 12~The ' opening of the forty-eight mil. non dollar vehicular tunnel 0,250 feet long and running 72 teet below the bed of the Hud. son River today brings New York within six minutes travel of New Jersey and marks ane other giant stroke in aceelera- tion of the tremendous traffic of the Metropolis, After seven years spent in construction, the formal opens ing of the tunel today required only the touch of President Coolidge on the telegragh key at Washington to draw aside two flags at the entrances of Today of N.Y. $48,000, 000 Tunnel (By Associated Press) the twin tubes of the tunnel and open the greatest underway houlevard in the world to the of- ficial christening party of the States Governors, 130 Mayors and nineteen thousand invited guests, Two tubes each with a voad width of twenty feet have a cap acity for 3.800 cais hourly and 46,000 vehicles daily. Fifteen million vehicles was estimated capacity for the year, Tunnels ave paved with gran- ite block, brilliantly illuminated and sup' lied with a complete change of air 42 times per hour by 84 ventilating fans, Evidence of Move Move in Cound) Circles to Accept the Fire Chief's Resignation -- To Consider Increase of Perma- nent Staff -- Meeting Fol lows Test Alarm FROPOSALS TO BE DISCUSSED The City Council meets ag a com- mittee of the whole on the subject of fire protection Monday night, Jayor Preston announced early this morning following a test alarm turned in at 12:25 a.m. by his wor- siip at the corner of King and Sim- coe streets, The matters to be dis- cussed are recommendations as to increase of the fire department per- manent staff and purchase of addi- tional equipment The Fire Protec- tion Committee asks for 12 more permanent men. Chief Cameron, in a special report to the Council, asks for 14 men and a second motor pumper. The matter of Chief Cam- eron's resignation is also to be con- sidered, 'here is evidence in Council cir- cles that a move will be made to ac- cept the chief's resignation instead of meeting his request for an in. crease of salary, | Following the test alarm, one of the Council members who was not in the mayor's party when the alarm was turped in, declared that the Council should not seek to retain dissatisfied employees, "It's all right to ask for an in- crease of salary." he commented, "but to resign with the idea of get- ting an ipcrease srikes me as poor )usiness." Chief Cameron will be under fire from other quarters Monday night at the Aldermanic caucus. Mayor Preston has asked for a report from the chief as to the num- ber of call men failing to report at recent fires, and, if possible, those that came late. Chief Cameron as- sured the mayor that the data would »e produced. Chief Cameron also has staunch supporters in the City Comnncil who (Continued on Page 7) COUNCIL TO THRESH OUT FIRE PROTECTION NEEDS AT MEETING ON MONDAY 'GOODSELL TO DEFEND SCULLING TITLE 2ND TIME IN 4 MONTHS (By Canadian Press) Vancouver, B. C., Nov 12--Major Goodsell, world's champion profes- sional sculler, will defend his title here for the second time within four months against Be:t Barry, Eng- land, on December 26 over the Port Moody course, The match was agreed. to late last night Barry, i} whom - Geodsell defeated here on Labor Day, had challenged Good. sell for a return race. Both oars- men will start active training at once, it was stated. BOILER EXPLODES 3 SEAMEN DEAD Tanker Leaking Badly Makes Port Under Her Own Power (By Associated Press) New York, N Y., Nov. 12.--With three of her seamen dead and the fourth severely burned, a tanker leaking severely, made her way to the drydock here today after a boil- | er explosion had torn a gaping hole in her plates and set her afire when she was 33 miles off the Jersey coast yesterday. Under a convoy of coastguard cutter MeCall, one of the three ships summoned by wireless to the scene of the explosion, the Beta managed to reach port under her own power. Through the night she faced constant danger of sink- ing in heavy seas. GROCERY CHANGES HANDS (By Staff Rep Reporter) Whitby, id 12--Another Whitby business establishment has changed hands. Cooke's grocery on Dundas street has been purchased by J Thompson, of Streetsville. The trans- fer is to become effective in a few days. Mr. Cooke's plans for the fu- ture are not yet known. ®rE Deer -- L. R. Luke Home from Moore Lake With Prize Trophy of Beautiful Big Buck Weighing £79 Pounds / Members of the Oshawa Hunt Club who have been away for two weeks in the wilds of Northern Ontario at their club at Crombie's Bay on the Black River, returned to the city today, all refreshed and claiming to have thoroughly enjoyed their holi- day. While some of them were away for two weeks, others spent only a week in their favorite fall abode. Simultaneous with the arrival of the members of the Oshawa Hunt Club, I, R. Luke this city, return- ed home from a trip to the lodge of the Sunken [Lake Hunt Club at Moore Lake, about 150 miles north- west of Ottawa. Mr. Luke had been away for a couple of weeks and wonderful success as far as TT Re Members Oshawa Hunt Club Return From Annual Trip Other Parties Also Back from] is concerned. His prize trophy was a beautiful big buck, having a weight of "2 pounds Naturally the local sportsmen felt quite proud over his spoils. The party Who left two weeks ago for Hollow Lake are also due back in Oshawa this week and will likely returned home over the week-end. They have also had pretty good luck in regard to game and all have en- joyed their outing immensely. The fourth section of local hunt- ers composed part of a party that went away two weeks ago with their destination as Bull Run Camp on the head of Brady's Lake in the Muskoka Distriet They are expect- ed here over the week-end. Ad- vance reports also claim a suecess- ful trip. Loeal interest also centres on the party of the Orono Hunt Club, mem- bers of which ge now in the North- ern woods ing deer and moose. lan, Johm Morris, J. H. Middleton, Harry Bowen, Art Poms. "Porky" Glanville, George unn, Bill Mercer and Ebe Luxon. Among those away are J J. Gilfil- 24 RELIGIOUS SECTS HERE, REPORTSHOWS United Church Leads By a Majority of More Than Three Thousand HAS 8,829 PEOPLE Anglicans Rank Second and the Roman Catholics Third Oshawa's religious a"filiation is the subject of a report made public oday by Assessment Commissioner R. H. James. There are 20,5660 Chris- ians Monotheists in Oshawa divided nto 24 sects, The city has 49 classed 18 Chinese whose three major reh- yions are Confucianism, Bhuddism, nd Taoism. The United Church of Canada eads all other sects by a majority f over 3.000. Its list of adherents, y city census, totals 8,829 people. Anglicans come second with 5,211] dherents; Roman Catholics third vith a communion of 1,982; Greek Orthodox fourth, with 1,662 mem- wre; and Preshyterians fifth with a roster of 1,102. Osnawa has 555 Baptist members vr adherents and stand sixth in numerical importance; the Christian Thureh is seventh with 461 mem- hers; and the Salvotion Army's of- ficers and soldiers total 292 people The remaining 564 residents of Oshawa are divided into 17 sects Judaism claims 146; the Ukrainian Mission has 58 members which is the Church of Christ Scientist, Ply- mouth Brethren have 40 members; Adventists have 39 members; the the same as the number ascribed to (Gospel Hall has a congregation num- hering 30; and the Peneticostal Mis- sien roll totals 20. International Bible )shawa number 19; the Greek Re- formed Church has 13 members; there are 11 Luther ns in the city and seven Society of Friends mem- hers popularly known Quakers. The Christadelphian faith numbers three members; there are three who pro- fess Unitarianism; and a similiar three who uphold the tenets of the Christian Brethren, Members of the Methodist Epis- ronal Church, 'which is the United 1 PLEADS GOITY ONTH Students in COUNT Percy Simpson is Given Sus- pended Sentence---Shole Tire, Tube and Rim . "I warn you that you are liable to seven years in the penitentiary, and that if you are ever convicted of any erime in this Dominjon you will be brought back to this court and sentenced for this very serious offence," said Magistrate A. F. Hind when granting suspended sentence to Percy Simpson, who pleaded guilty 40 a theft charge in police court this morning. The charge to which Simpson nleaded guilty was that of stealing a tire. tube and rim, the property of some unknown person. He was arrested a few days ago and nis case was adjourned. Simpson has never been convicted of offence refore this and hes a fine indus- trious record, so Crown Attorney MeGibbon recommended suspended sentence, prineipally for the sake ot the wife and child Jppéhdent on him. This recommendatoin was ac- ceded to by the magistrate. SETTLEMENT IN DISPUTE iS REACHED AT MEAFORD Meaford, Nov. 11--Settlement has been reached in the Meaford school dispute ,it is stated here, and it is claimed that the trouble between teachers and board is now over. It is learned here that a resolution passed by the board, against which some teachers protested, was not introduced or sponsored by the Chairman of the board, but by a private member, rE ------ VANCOUVER"S FIRST SNOW (By Canadian Press) Vancouver, Nov. 12.--The first snowfall of the season in Vancouver and vicinity started early last might and by midnight two or three inch? es had fallen in the suburbs. In the ~itv the snow melted as soon as it fell. Alarm Turned am. By Mayor Preston, Who is Opposing Increase of 12 or 14 Men on Staff of Fire Department TWO ALDERMEN WERE PRESENT Furst Call Man Arrives Two Minutes After -- The First Piece of Apparatus Was on Scene in Three Minutes --- Fire Chief There in Four Minutes Mayor Preston, who opposes the increase of the Fire Department's permanent staff by 12 to 14 men as recommended Pespectively by the Council Fire Protection Committee and Chief Cameron, turned in a test alarm at the corner of King and Simcoe streets at 12:25 a m. today. and then kept check on the arrival of the permanent men with appa- ratus and «ca!l men. He also took note of the time required to get hose lines out and the motor pumper in operation, Within 18 minutes after the may- or broke the celluloid guard of the alarm key every man on the depart- ment's permanent and part paid list was at his post, the motor pumper was working on a line of hose sup- posed to be trained on a building midway between King and Athol Street, and another line was con- nected up to be used if necessary. The efficiency test was staged by (Continued on Page 2) FIERCE STORM SWEEPS CHIGAGO Reaches Tornadic Proportions --Temperature Drops 23 Degrees (By Canadia= Press) Chicago, Ills., Nov. 12.--Winter whistled into the lake region at dusk last night on the wings of an eighty mileg ale storm, almost tornadic in | spots it tore at houses and smaller building in suburbs fringeing the | north side of Chicago, bounced over to touch Hyde Park on the south and then with much of its fury spent swept east and north into Ind'ana and Michigan. A temperature drop of 23 degrees took place within three hours, the drop being from 71 degrees befor: the storm to 48 above when it had passed, FRIDAY BUILDING PERMITS $8,000 Activity in Ha Home 'Erection Continues Throughout the City Building permits wits. yesterday totalled $8,000. J. Hess is building a two story brick house on Eulalie avenue to cost $3,500; W. A, Jones is building a story and a half house on Drew street to cost $3,500. W. Sabulach on Ballard street and S. Chandler on St. Julien street are building frame houses to cost $400 ch. ; B. Pollock is installing a new store window in his Nassau street building to cost $100. W. Oatway is building a $50 garage on Mary street. ¥ in at 12.25 Stage Surprise Test Alar: All Men Out, Pumper Working 13 Min. SHARF' ADVANCES IN WHEAT PRICE, WINNIPEG EXCHANGE (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Nov. 12.--Sharp advances in the price of wheat were recorded at the opening of the Winnipeg Grain Ex. cha. ge tcday. The Bullish tenor of Canadian Geyernment estim- ate of whaat projuction brought a.out a spontancous rise with the iirst transaction of the day. Aided by strong Liverpool cab- les values jumped 3 to 23%c November delivery leading ad- vance, CLAIMS COWARDICE AGAINST LIQUOR STORE SUPPORTERS Chairman Hamu is Creditec With Statement in Depu- tation Report UNION MEETS HERE Mr. Hanna Says 'It is Dif. ficult to Be Patient With Such People Liquor store supporters in Oshawa are charged with cowardice by Chair- man Hanna of the Ontario Liquor Contrcl Board insofar as those who wrcte letters to him favoring the store wound up their communications by re- questing that their names should not he published. Quoted by Rev. John Galt at last night's executive meeting of organized opposition to the liquer store, Mr Hanna said "that it was difficult to be patient with such a cowardly people as we have in Oshawa where men had opinions without the courage to stand by them," and that "nearly every .one who wrote to the Board strongly fav- oring the Government Control store. wound up by asking that their nam should not he mentioned." Chairman Hanna, during the confer ence, also declared with force that Oshawa had caused more trouble and concern to the Board than any othe: | city in the Province of Ontario. I'he Board, he said, had been swamped with representations from Oshawa citizens requestity; the opening of the store. These included a petition with over (Continued on Page 7) AVIATORS ATTEND THEATRE PARTY Ruth Elder's Husband Alone in Hotel---Leaves Glory for Wife (By Canadian Press) New York, Nov. 12--Ruth Elder and Captain and Mrs. Haldeman last night attended a theatre party and supper, While they were there a re- porter found Lyle Womack, Miss El- der's husband, alone in the hotel suite reserved for him and his wife, The publicity expert acting for Miss Elder said that Womack was not a member of the theatre party because he had a previous engagement, but Womack's explanation was, "Ruth wante me to go along and do as all others. 'But I didn't want to. I op- posed her flight and I didn't want tc be hypocritical about it and strut about in public masking in her glory. It's Ruth's day and she's entitled to al of it." 4,100 Children Oshawa has 4,100 children registered om the city's assess- ment rolls, All these are be- tween the ages of 5 and 18 years. Those helow five years of age are mot co ntod by ass. essment 'stetinticigns. 'These 4.» 100 represent a mew gencration On City Assessment Roll Registered | that har passed the | reint of infancy, child welfare workers state. Any youngster that passes its fifth birthday bas its chance to live long iu "initely in recsed. The mortal. A ~" infants in this country ii sald to to far worse tham the (oll cI war. BOGUS U.S. BILLS ARE IN CIRCULATION Four Oshawa Firms Accept Fake Money--Crude Imitations DISCOVERED BY BANK Numbers Are Upside Down-- Crooks Make Small Purchases Oshawa jis experiencing an epi- demic of bogus money and the bill7 are found to be mostly American One bank in this city has detected, it is said, no less than four bad bills in the past day or two. One of the victims is Mrs. Ida Dome of the Leader Drygoods Store, South Sim- coe street. Speaking to The Osh- awa Daily Times today in regard to the incident which occurred last night, shortly before closing time, Mrs Dime stated a man walked into her store and wanted a pair of sox. 'n payment of them he tendered her v $10 bill, "lI only made a fifty cent sdle aut of it," she said in stating that she would like to "have the bill back again for "just another look", Mrs Dime stated that when the man "1anded the bill to her, she remarked that it looked rather funny and that she reearded it as rather suspicious, Mrs. Dime even mentioned this to the stranger who mentioned the fact 'hat it was an '"American bill" Discovery was made this morning (Continued on Page 3) REV. DR. McIRVINE DEAD AT WINNIPEG (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Nov. 12.--Rev. Dr. C. L. Melrvine died suddenly last night. He was pastor of Grace Uni- ted church coming from Hamuua a year ago. He was born near Burford;:Ont in 1872 and educated at Albert Col lege, Belleville and Victoria Colleces Toronto, ordained in 1899. He went 0 Montcello Ont., later being stars foned at Kitchener, Woodstock and "Temilten, Mrs. McIrvine and two sons survive. d Ccming Events. RATES 8 Cents per word each in~ Minimpm charge for #s- | Sanyuot 85c. MAMNAME NEVADA, PALMIST, AT 267 French St. Phone 710). Hours 2 to 9. (109¢) MADAME ROSE, PALMIST, 21 Maple St. Phone 2372F, Hours 2 to 9. (1071) MEMBERS OF L.0.L. 686 AND 2167, are requested to meet Sunday, Nov. 13th, to leave the lodge room at 10.30 a.m, sharp for Memgrial Church.parade, O0.Y.B., L.T.B., and visiting Brethren welconte. (110b) HOSPITAL AUXILIARY WILL hold Rummage Sale in the Market Tuesday afternoon, November 22nd. (110b-113-115-117) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, Baptist Choir wil present grand concert, Come early. Limited ac- commodation, (111-113b) CONCERT OF SPECIAL INTEREST at King St. Church, Dec. 1st. Watch for particulars. (111a) RUMMAGE SALE ST. GEORGE'S Parish Hall, Centre St. Tuesday, November 15th, 1 p.m. A (111b) ROYAL SCARLET CHAPTER, NO. 686 will meet Monday, November 14, at 7.30. Exultation and ban- ouet. Visitors welcome, (111a) RUMMAGE 'SALE AT. THE MAR- ket, Thursday, Noy. 15th, St, An- drew's. (111-114) NOVEMBER 22ND--MUSIC STUDY Club Concert. Madame Jeanne Dusseau, soprano. Guerrers pian- ist. Admission 50 cents. (111-113) DON'T FORGET WEDNESDAY, NO- vember 16th, public meeting at the Sunday School Hall, Arlington and Simcoe street north, All in- terested in Sunday School werk im North Oshawa welcome. i (11a) PHOENIX LODGE, NO. 22 1.0.0.F. Come and enjoy a social evening on Tuesday evening, November 15th at 8.30. All 1.0.0 F. mem- bers are invited. You are wel: (111h) DANCING AT TV" peraw wIN- ter Garden, Tuesda~ » aday and Saturday each wore' va te parties arranged. Phong ar Sit