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te 'made as yet but it is expected that |& meeting of the local bank man- agers will be called to discuss the | matter, i The Clearing House would only \meet at extended intervals in all probability, but it shows a decided- progressive spirit that a clear- ing house should be established in that city, { -- NEAR SERIOUS ACCIDENT Murray Hall, 208 George Street, \and Edward Moreau, 20 Colborne {Street, Belleville, escaped injuries \when the car diiven by the former, left the highway near White's Churhe between Belleville and . Trenton, The car, owned by W. J. Hall, the driver's father, was badly wrecked when it struck the ditch, The two young men were (returning from Trenton and were (travelling at a moderate rate of \8peed as the road was treacher- ous with a heavy coating of ice. 'When near the point of the acci- dent, Mr, Hall applied the brakes, and the car started to slide and | PHONE 22 22:2 Peng Needs Thompson's Drug Store 10 Simcoe 8¢, 8, We Deliver -- Sedial service vn waikh and jewellery repairs, PRICES RIGHT Bassett's On Oshawa's Main Corner, THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1928 and T. D, Giroux, all of Pembroke. t |tant was the tinfest of the trio P be fit and ready to fill the against - Chicago The will Canadien net here to-morrow, HORTICULTURAL OFFICERS Newcastle Horticultural Society held its annual meeting on its fif- teenth birthday, and reviewed the good work done since 1913, Feol- lowing officers were elected to carry on another year: President, Mrs, J. E, Matchett; 1Frst Vice- President, W. F, Rickard; Second Vice-President, Thomas Moffatt; Secretary, Mrs, ©, A, Cowan; Treasurer, Mrs, J, R, Fisher; Hon- orary Presidents, Mra, J. BE. At- kinson, Dr, J, A Butler; Auditors, J W. Bradley and Miss Muriel Bradley, New Directors: Miss Hattie Mason, J, EB. W, Phelp, Mrs, J. W, Bradley, Fred Figg, John Douglas, -- RESPECTED RESIDENT DIES The funeral of the late Miss Sara Davis of Perth, who passed away in St. Francis General Hos- pital, Smith's Falls, was held at Perth Sunday, service being con- ducted in St, John's Roman Cath- olic Church there, Interment was afterwards made in the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Perth. De- ceased, who had been a patient in St, Francis Hospital, Smith's Falls, suffering from pernicious anaemia, was an aunt of Dr, J, T, Hogan o fthis town, and was held in the highest respect by a large number of friends and winin PEMBROKE SEEKS BRIDG The aid of the Federal Govern- ment is to be sought by the resi- dents of Pembroke and Pontiac County for construcifon of @ bridge across the Ottawa River to Allumette Island, Such was the de- cision reached yesterday when over 300 representatives of the town and of the island met at a public meeting called by Mayor J. M, Tay- lor of Pembroke, - It was decided that a deputation will interview Hon. Dr, King, Minister of Publie Works, and request that a survey, THE ARCADE Winter Clearance wide, - Fine quality, While it lasts 17¢ Per APD wins ns a SALE OF CRETONNE Yard wide Cretonnes, in new designs, for or window Peryard ..... 29c SALE WEDNESDAY THE STORE IS OPEN ALL DAY Bargains in Every Corner | of the Store--Cleaning | up Odds and Ends GRAB BAGS Last week we sold out and by popular request we are repeating this item for Wednesday Swmocn. 3c Values are extraordin- ary and everyone who purchased last week were more than pleas- ed. They are big value at 39, SALE OF COTTON BATTINGS These prices are be- yond competition for these high quality Bats, 25 c Superior quality cotton Batting Downy ...... 35¢ Beautiful quality and snowy white comfor- ter Bats. Size 72 x 90. ion... 3B SALE OF TEA. TOWELS Checked Tea Towels, size 172 x 27 inches, of materials priced for quick disposal Wednes- | Shop at The Arcade day afternoon. Great reductions : The Busy Bargain Store at birth,-but gained steadily until it weighed nearly as much as the baby girl, All three had been in good health for the past months 'and were under the diligent care of the Victorian Order nurses. They were not able to sit up, but were strong and healthy for such small children. The little fellow was taken {H very suddenly at 8.30 Sunday night and died early yes- terday morning. \ rr DIES AT SMITH'S FALLS There passed away in St. Fran- cls' General Hospital at Smith's Falls, Mrs, Edward Covell of Lom- bardy, near Smith's Falls, well known in this district and highly esteemed, Deceased had only been a patient in the hospital for one week, suffering from pneu- monia, although she had not en- joyed good health for the past few weeks, The late Mrs, Covell was, prior to her marriage, Miss Ther- est McGuire of Toledo, Ont, a daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs, Patrick McGuire, She was 42 years of age. She was married twenty-three years ago to Edward Covell, since then living at Lom- bardy, Her husband survives, al- #0 nine children, at home, There are also two sisters, Mrs, Mary «Murphy, of Kingston, and Mrs, Edward Murphy of Flint, Mich, 'and two brothers, Charles of Al- berta, and William, of British Col- rumbia, and two sisters --- Sister Mary Audrey of the House of Providence, Kingston ,and Miss Annie McGuire -- predecased her. Deceased was much devoted to her family and home and was an ac- tive worker in the oRman Cathol- ic Church, being & member of the choir for several year sand 0 mem- ber of the League of the Sacred Heart and the Altar Society, The funeral service was conducted in the Church of the Blessed Sacra- ment, Lombardy, eRquiem High Mass being sung by Rev, Father Scott, The funeral was .very largely attended. rment we made in the Roman Catholic Cem- etery, The pallbearers were Messrs, Chris Patterson, George Carroll, Walter Scott, Frank Cov- ell, Thomas Baife and Joseph O'Meara, rr -------------------- EBENEZER Ebenezer, Jan. 23--Although the weather was rather cold on Sun- day, three splendid services were held at Ebenezer. Our pastor, Rey, H. J, Sainton, was wtih his congre- gation both morning and evening and gave two splendid sermons, his morning text was found in Matthew 16:24, and in the evening he preached his second sermon to subject being "If Youth Both sermons were appreciated by all. The choir rendered beautiful mu- sic as usual} Sunday School was well attended and held its helpful session for young and old, Miss M. PRulk, of Toronto, Is visiting Miss About twe, the Women's this district at Port Hope on Thursday last, All report 8 splendid meeting from which all gathered much informa- tion that will help them in their new year's work. Mr. and Mrs, W. E. Coyrtice and Mr. and Mrs, K, E, Courtice spent Wednesday with Mrs, A, E. Clem- ens in Bowmanville. The regular monthly meeting of the Mission Circle was held on Sat- urday, January 21, at the home of Mrs. F. W, Rundle. The new president, Mrs, Arthur Pascoe, was in charge of the meeting and the program» which was prepared by the group under the leadership of Miss Hazel Rundle was splendid. A large number of girls were pres- ent and the Mission Circle is off to a good start. Miss Mabel Dawson is visiting with Miss Hazel Rundle. The young people presented their operetta "The Billes of Fol-de-Rol" at Maple Grove on Friday evening last. The weather was not at all good but a fairly good erowd was present, 'The proceeds amounted to about $22. | dren is Mrs. Pierre La-Flame, .| Presbyterian, AS Dartmo lieves that he holds some kind a record fore is 25 years old and had, at the last census he took, 68 nieces and nephews and more than 12 grandnieces and grand- nephews, A Paul has issued a challenge to one and all in the United States and Canada to beat this records And Paul is nog the youngest of his father's 13 children for he has a sister, Antoinette, who is 19. Three of Paul's sisters have a total of 52 children between them, 17 each; another sister has 11, a brother has three, another brother two, and still another brother, at the last accounting, had one, mak- ing a grand total -of 68. Of course, Paul's record is beat- en in one way, but it is all in the family. He himself has one child so that his sister, Antoinette, has 69 nieces and nephews, At present Paul has six sisters and four brothers living, while an- other brother died at the age of three and another was killed in an accident in a sawmill. The old- est of the eleven surviving chil- who is 45 and has 17 children living. She was married at the age of 15. Paul's father and mother are now living quietly at Disraeli, Wolf County, Province of Quebec. The father is 71 and the mother 69. The family of which Couture, senior, was one, numbered 12 chil- dren while his wife came from a French family of 18. children, The last time Paul counted up his grandnieces and grandneph- ews he found that he had had 12 but since then he has lost count completely and believes they total at present about 17 or 18, The members of the family live in widely separated places from northern Quebec to southern Rhode Island, RESTRICTIONS SET FOR LEAGUE PLAYERS Chicago, Ill, Jan, 24.--Hence- forth professional basketball players of the American League may vent their ire only through the use of "Oh, pshaw". or some such harmless ejaculation, Profanity, when first used by a player, merits a warning from the referee; a second offense and all thereafter $10 each, Disputing a feree also becomes a costly ad- diction under mew rulings. It will cost $5 or $10, depending upon the degree of heat, GILR RUNS INTO AUTOMOBILE DIES LATER FROM INJURIES Simcoe, Jan. 24.--Jean Howick, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Howick of Colborne Village, about a mile north of this town, died in Simcoe Hospi- tal at 10 o'clock last evening, as the result of a badly fractured skull, received when she ran out from behind a car in which she had been riding home from Sun- day school, directly into a car go- ing north driven by D. A, Hill of Waterford. An inquest into the fatality will be conducted by Cor- oner Dr. Mcintosh next Monday night, As cars were coming from both directions, it is thought the child did not see the northbound machine, against which she ran, REMARRIAGE OF DIVORCEES IS OPPOSED BY MINISTER Port Arhtur, Jan, 23.--Rev. An- drew Rodden, minister of St. Paul's United Church, announced during his sermon last evening that he proposed to in- troduce resolutions at the forth- coming meeings of the Superior Manitoba Confer- ence proposing that the church re- fuse to recognize a form of mar- riage' in which one of the parties is a divorcee whose former hus- band or wife is still living, He will propose that United Church min- isters be forbidden to conduct such ceremonies. | THREE DNS' GOUGH 15 YOUR Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bragg of with Shioux and Mrs. and Mrs. Elton y meeting the Young People's League held on Thursday evening at 7.45 o'clock, come, spent Sunday at her home here. the services at Ebenezer every Sun- y. Mrs. W. 8. Boyce is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Pen- found. Winter is here for a little' while again but may pot be for long. + of will be | Everypme is invited to » A Miss Lyla Osborne, of Toronto, | pe t p colds or flu. Money ref. cough or cold fis not relieved after according to directions. Ask of thorities, - Er so ENJOY NEW LIBERTY Montreal; Jan. 23--Baptists in toda World Baptist Alllance, who preached today In First Baptist Church here. "But there ia liberty to- 'rale than serted. and they have printed and are distributing coples of the Bible. Only withn the last few weeks permission has been given by the . Government to open a preachers' school in Moscow where thirty students on the opening day and twenty more have been passed since." SAYS MARRIED MEN HAVE BIGGER CHANCE OF FAME AND FORTUNE Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 24.-- Bachelors have little chance of getting into "Who's Who," accord- ing to Dr, Albert E. Wiggam, scientist and author who attended the American Psychological As- sociation meeting here. "Married men are the ones who rise to fame and fortune," he said, "The likelihood of such an achievement rises with the num- ber of children increasingly until there are four in the family." These conclusions have been arrived at through statistics, he indicated. More and more data is being gathered by eugenists to corroborate these findings, he said. QUARANTINE OPPOSERS- STRONGLY CONDEMNED Woodstock, Jan. 23, -- Stressing the responsibilities of communities in the matter of control of commun- icable diseases, Dr. C. J, Bell, Deputy Minister of Public Health for the Province of Ontario, speaking at the Rotary Club lun- cheon to-day, launched the first steps in a campaign leading to- ward the establishment of an iso- lotion hospital in Woodstock. As guests at the luncheon were the members of the Woodstock City Council, Oxford County Council, Woodstock and Ingersoll Boards of Health, Oxford Medical Associ- ation, the Woodstock Hospital Trust and representatives of the hospital stafr. Dr, Bell strongly condemned those indivduals who sought to conspire with doctors to prevent the imposition of quaran- tine for communicable diseases. The responsibility for providing isolation facilities, however, rested with the municpality, said Dr, Bell, who stated that there was an urgent need for such an institution in a community such as Wood- stock, ---- ST, THOMAS TURF CLUB 'ey OFFERS FLYING FIELD -- St. Thomas, Jan, 23.--The exe- cutive of the Chamber of Com- merce have under consideration at the present time an offer from the trustees of the old St. Thomas Turf Club of the land occupied by the old race-track on the south- eastern outskirts of the city for use as a landing field for aero- planes, The trustees are prepared to donate the land to the city, provided it be infproved for flying field purposes. The executive of the Chamber also "announced today that it is their Intention to resume the service instituted a few years 280, and to investigate any stock- selling schemes brought to the city, it desired, The need of such inyesti- gations has been felt on several occasions of late, due to the many stock salesmen who have heen visiting here, in some instances making house-to-house canvassse. ACCIDENTALLY SHOT, BOY IN SERIOUS STATE Beamsville, Jan. 23.--The condi- tion of Walter Etherington, 16- year-old boy who was accidentally shot by his 14-year-old brother Melford, is reported as very criti- cal. The two boys, who live about three milse east of here on the highway, were out shooting Satur- day last and when they returned home the younger boy attempted to remove a cartridge from a 22.- calibre rifle which he had been using, In some unaccountable way the gun was discharyea and the older boys was shot in the back, the bullet lodging somewhere un- der his shoulder blade. Drs. Addy and Smallwood who were called, could not locate the bullet, FALLS THROUGH WINDOW Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Jan. 23.-- William Burrows, Grace street, aged 3§ years, science teacher at the technical school, had a narrow escapg from death at that institu- tion, when he fell through a win- dow to the floor beneath, a dis- tance of 30 feet, sustaining a broken arm and injuries to his back, the extent of which are not yet definitely known, Burrows is now a patient at the General Hos- pital, . WINDSOR POLICE BEFUSE TO GIVE UP LIQUOB CACHE Windsor, Jan. 23.--The Windsor Commission -- The Buliding Committee of St. George's (Ukrainian) Greek Catho- lie Church wishes to express heart- felt thanks for contributions re- ceived from generous hearted eiti- zens and business firms toward the erection of their mew church building at 568 Albert street, Osh- awa. The value of the building when completed will be over $7,000.00 and it will seat quite comfortably about 200 people. It is expected the work will be finished in about two months' time. in addition to cash subserip- tions the Ontario Piano & Music Company, Limited, has very kind- ly donated an organ for the mew church, The list of cash contributors to date is as follows: Ontario Music Store, plano for chancel; R. 8. McLaughlin, $25; Chas. Robson, $20; J. D. Storie, $5; J. H, Beaton, $5; F. W, Cowan, $5; Oshawa Dally Times, $5; W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C,, $5; Dr. B, A, Brown, $2; Arnold Bros, Ltd, $2; 8. A. Gates, $2; J. C. Ward, $2; F. J. Rundle, $2; A. 8. Whattam, $2; J. H, R. Luke, $2; Joe Rookos, $2; Dr, H. M. MacDonald, $2; John Bailes & Sons, Ltd., $2; D. Campbell, $2; The Arcade, Oshawa Ltd., $2; W. O. Bennett, $2; R. 8. Virtue, $1; F. W. Woolworth Co, Ltd., $1; E. Burns, $1; G. 8. Flin- toff, $1; H. M. Cooke, $1; J. J. Callaghan, $1; C. O, Miller, $1; D. M. Tod, $1; Luke Furniture Co., $1; Dr, Armstrong, $1; John Bale, $1; W. J. Trick, $1; E, L,, $1; Mrs. Ollgisser, $1; H. Enrel, $1; W. J. Langmaid, $1; Dr, Phil- lips, $1; Cleve Fox Hardware, $1; J. C. Fowlds, $1; L. McLaughlin, $1; S. Einhorn, $1; W. J. Sar- gant, $1; B. Black, $1; O. Black, $1; Two Friends, 650c; Mabel V. Lander, 50c; Davidson & Samells, 50c; Nut Krust, 50c; A Friend, 50c; P, Cataleno, 25c. er -------------------- OXFORD COUNTY WARDENSHIP AROUSES LITTLE INTEREST Woodstock, Jan. 23.--With the Oxford County Council due to meet to-morrow afternoon for its inaugural session, there is less in- terest than for many years in the election for the Wardenship. It is conceded that it will go to the south half of the county this year, as it has been north for two years, and the two outstanding aspir- ants are Reeve Baxter of Dere- ham Township and Reeve Haley of South Norwich, The former has the longer County Council ex- perience, but Reeve Haley has a tsrong following, so that the result is very much in doubt, BARN, CONTENTS, LIVE STOCK BURNED IN INGERSOLL FIRE Ingereoll, Jan, 24.---~--About fifty head of cattle and nine horses perished in a fire late Sunday night which destroyed a large barn on the farm of William Sad- ler and son, a short distance east of Harrietsville Village, North Dorchester Township. A thresh- ing separator and other contents were also destroyed. The fire "SUICIDES IN CHICAGO The reason such a large percentage tomers have been with us many years. that we deliver satisfaction with every ton of we sell. We are confident you will be satisfied with of our is the cus fact coal our - Coal-Coke-Wood W. J. TRICK COMPANY LTD. 25 Albert Street Phone 230 EE Thema ge I - was discovered about 10.15 o'clock, but the Sadler family were sleep- ing, and knew nothing of it until neighbors arrived to offer assis- tance, Spontaneous combustion originating in a quantity of cut straw in the building is believed to have been the cause of the fire. The loss is estimatd at $9,000, with insurance amounting to $6,- 6500, INCREASE THURSDAYS Chicago, Ills, Jan. 24. --Al- most twice as many persons com- mit suicide on Thursday as on Sunday in Chicago, it has been shown by statistics compiled by Coroner Oscar Wolff. "Blue Mon- day" came second on his list, but according to Frank C. Singleton, director of safety for the Board of Education, the 'majority of auto- mobile accidents fall on Monday, particularly between 5 and 6 p.m. Felt Bros. TheLEAD ING JEWELERS Established 1886 12 Simcoe St. South "Police records show that 193 of the 4387 accidents to pedes- trians in November occurred on Mondays," he said. The coroner's figures for ° the year showed 87 suicides on Thurs- day; 78 on Monday; 72 Wednes- day; 65 Friday; 60 Saturday; 52 Tuesday and 49 Sunday. MAHARAJAH HAS FALL Melton Mowbray, Eng., Jan, 23, --The young Maharajah of Cooch Behar (India) had a fall while hunting with the Quorn Hounds to-day, but was not hurt. ° The Prince of Wales hunted with the same party. On Saturday the Mah- aranee of Cooch Behar was un- mounted, when a horse collided with her mount, and was seriously ~ SER IR ETH Rion al SIMCOE STREET NORTH ---------- For Better Values DIAMONDS Burns' Jewelry Store 23 SIMCOE 8. PHONE 889 Cash or Terms INSURANCE C. E. HEPBURN 64 McLaughlin Blvd, Oshawa, Dis- trict Representative for the Great West Life Assurance Co, of Cane ads. Consult the fore you buy from the rest, S------ st -------- injured. Men's Fleece Lin=d Shirts and Drawers, Special, ' 59¢ LEADER DRY GOODS Phone 740; 82 Simcoe St, 8, 262: Four direct to Central Solvay Coke (Sole Agents),