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PAGE EIGHT EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1928 a few weeks ago, intimates that the boat her crew of four are vie- tims of Play. It is thought that one of the crew gave the tip that there was a sum worth stealing below decks. A GETS MATE'S CERTIFICATE At the examinations held by the rtment of Marine and Fisheries at Kingston, Harold i Pres- cott obtained his certificate for mate in minor waters, J. B. WALKEM INJURED J. B. Walkem, K.C, veteran law- yer Kingston, was at the curling rink Saturday night and was deliver- a stone in a game when by a misstep, he fell on his left shoulder, tering a bone at the head near e arm joint on the shoulder. He wads taken -to the Genéral Hospital where his injuries were attended to and he was resting easily last even- ing. Mr, Walkem is chancellor of the Diocese of Ontario and Bencher T # Arcade TUESDAY A Sale of Silk Knit DRESSES $ 395 Each Neatly Made New Models COLORS OF FAWN, NAVY, COPEN and BLACK Sizes, 16 to 44 This Price of $3.95 Will Clear the Lot Before Noon on Tuesday Shop at The Arcade The Busy Bargain of the Upper Canada Law Society and the homorable treasurer of the Victorian Order of Nurses in this city. He is 85 years of age and has been a curler for more than hali a century. NEW TAX INSPECTOR - Arthur McGrory, son of Mrs. Wil. liam McG of Prescott, has been appointed Income Tax Inspector at Belleville, SEEK FISH HATCHERY A petition is being Widely signed throughout tie County of Fromtenac requesting the Provincial Government to establish a game fish hatchery at Eagle Lake Creek, near Tichborne, for propagation of black bass and other game fish for the purpose ol replenishing the lakes in the county. HEADS QUEBEC MASONS Most Worshipful Bro. Henry Wil- lis, Quebec, was chosen Grand Mas- ter of the Grand Lodge of Quebec Masons at a meeting in Montreal. Charters were given to the following new lodges: St. Alban's, The Coven- ant, Osiska, at Rouyn, Que, Meliam Price, at River Bent, Que., and Lake- shore Lodge: ACTION DISMISSED Mr, Justice Fisher has dismissed the action of E, Burnside of Barrie- field against Robert J. Reid and James Halliday of Kingston, Plain. tiff sought $3,000 damages for the burning of his home on the night of July 1 last, He blamed sparks from that city's beacon fire in honor of Confederation Diamond Jubilee, and took action against the heads of the civic committee in charge, HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Belle- ville Liberal Club was held Saturday evening. The officers elected for the year were: President, C, A, Cameron; Vice-President, John G. Shaw; Sec- retary, W. C, Boardman; Treasurer, James Lynch; Executive, Foster Ward, George E. Giffin; Sampsoa Ward, Dr, J. A, Faulkner; Ketches- on Ward, Harry Hurley; Baldwin Ward, E. J, Butler; Blecker Ward, Richard Snell; Coleman Ward, Char- les Hanna and Thomas Harris; Mur- ney Ward, A, H. Bruin and Byron Frederick, OLD RESIDENT DIES An old resident of Brockville has passed away in the person of Mrs, Josephine E. Babcock, who died at the General Hospital of that place following an illness of seven weeks, Mrs, Babcock was in her eighty-third year and was born in Brockville and had lived there all her life. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Lafayette, her husband, Charles M, Babcock, predeceased her in 1897 and surviving are one son and one daugh- ter, namely, Mrs, William C. Moo- maw, of Petersburg, Va, and C, E, L, Babcock, of Toronto, She also lea- ves one sister, Mrs. C, J, Fraser, 8 James street, Brockville, The late Mrs, Babcock was a membed of the First Presbyterian church, and dur- ing her lifetime was an active worker in all that tended to the advancement of the church and the welfare of the congregation, She had the warm es- teem of the citizens of her home town, who regret her demise. SEA HAWK WAS RAIDED Lakemen and members of the rum- south shore of foot cabin cruiser, whose hull was found in the ice off Huyck's Point, west of Kingston, last week, did not founder, but was taken in a hijacking raid and her crew of four were probably slain, In her lockers, when she set out from the Port of Rochester, N.Y. January 18, was $2,000 in United Sta- tes currency, it is stated. William Kerr, lakeman - of long standing, who owned the boat before Store fe Donald Walker of Scriba bought her running fraternity wintering on the Lake Ontario are convinced that the Sea Hawk, 40- battered raid probably followed, with a fight and Suite likely shooting. The money was found, the boat stripped by the victors and the hull towed out free of the island and set adrift, is the belief. Donald Walker, Norman Mallette and Wiliam McEthonc, all ftom Oa wego, N.Y, were on the it, Gunyaw, a mysterious aha whom no one seem to know anything about, was also aboard. Mallette has relatives in ton. He was for- merly of Ogdensburg. ORONO Orono, Feb, 11--Mrs, H. Chris- holm, of Toronto, visited her sis- ter, Mrs, D, J. Allin, for a fgw f| days the past week, Mr. and Mre. George Price at- tended the funeral of his mother, at Bethany on Saturday last, Mr, Tobin, of Smith's Falls, was re- lieving agent at the C. N. R. 'sta- tion here during his absence. Mr. Percy Lunn, radio dealer of this town picked up a re-broadeast of .2LO, London, England, which eame through Buffalo, N.Y., with great clarity, also Sydney, Austral- ia, which was being broadcasted at 6 o'clock Thursday morning and received here at 8 p.m, on Wednes- day afternoon. Mr. A. A. Somerville, who un- derwent a serious operation recent- ly at Oshawa hospital, returned home Friday evening. and we are pleased to learn is making satisfac- tory progress. Mr. W. J. Watson succeeds Nor- man Hogg as manager of the Ag- ricultural Park rink. A splendid one week's course on tarm mechanies closed on Friday last, here at Orono, having had 65 students enrolled with an average of 50 each morning and afternoon during the five days of the course, The instructors, H, P. Green, B.ec,, of Ottawa, and J. H. Shaw, B.S.A,, of Galt, stated that it was one of the best courses yet held. The farmers and junior farmers of the community expressed themselves as being delighted with the instrue- tion given in rope splicing, halter making, soldering, sharpening tools, concrete. electricity, farm water systems and gas engines, Un- doubtedly these courses are of ines- timable benefit to any community and we hope Durham County will be favored with a similar course next year. Mrs. J. R., Cooper received a telegram on Saturday announcing the death of her brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Patterson, at Leusland, Sask., following a brief illness. De- ceased, with Mrs, Patterson, spent a week with her sister here, a lit- tle over a year ago, On the Mon- day following, another telegram was received announcing the death of her aunt, Mrs, M. C, Gillivray, at Port Elgin, Miss Reta Carveth, formerly of Orono, daughter of Mr, A. W, Car- veth, who held a splendid position the past two years as dietitian with the Eaton Co., Ltd., at Winnipeg, Manitoba, has gone to her home jn Peace River for a complete rest. Miss Hilda Gamshy and Miss Et- tie Seymour have taken office posi- tions with the General Motors at Oshawa. Mrs. William Waddell was call- ed to Yelverton, Manvers Township, on Friday, her ghter, Mrs. Col- irlle Evans, be.ng quite ill with a severe cold, Our hockey team visited Mill- brook on Monday last and had an enjoyable evening, except for the fact that they emerged with the short-end of the score. 7-1, On account of being unable to secure the services of Penfound, Gamshy and McNeil, Newcastle came to the rescue and George Walton, C. Cow- an and "Shin" Moise played in the game and rendered good serviee RE ---- So Phone 262 DIXON'S for Jeddo Coal Our boys played a good brand of hockey, and were entertained by the management of the Millbrook team after the game. Mr. Joe Halt, who has been em- ployed as foreman in the Howell Rowland farm, has decided on a change and has gone to the city to seek employment. Joe wil be missed in the neighborhood, es- pecially by the fair sex. The Corbett Bakery, of Oromo, have engaged as their baker, Mr, Alfred Astridge, who for the past six years has been employed at the Bryson Bakery at Lindsay. He comes highly recommended as a baker. Miss Gladys Bucker, of the On- tario Ladies' College, Whitby. was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Rolph over the week-end. Mrs, Bert Andrews and her son, Oscar, of Bowmanville, and Mr. Charlie Bradley, of Oshawa, spent Sunday with Mr. William Cornish. Mrs. N. J. Stanley, of Trenton, is spending a few weeks with ner sister, Mrs. James Hunter. Mra. Stanley recently returned from a trip to British Columbia. Mr. Peter Galbraith. was taken seriously 111 at the Rolph house, Sunday last. He is now at his bro- ther's, Mr. D, J. Galbraith, of New- castle, with a nurse ip attendance. and his friends will be glad to learn his condition is much improved. Dr. W. F. and. Mrs. McElroy, Margaret and Keith, of Peterboro, spent Sunday with her parents here and were greatly pleased to find such ap improvement in Mr. No- ble's health, since last they saw him three weeks ago in Tyrone. The social evening, euchre and five hundred were given by the management of Orono Community Memorial Park, in the Town Hall, Monday evening, was a most en- joyable affair, There was a good attendance and the progressive games entered into with much in- terest. Mr. and Mrs. A, W. Carveth, af- ter a visit with relatives and nu- merous friends here, will sepnd a month in Toronto, before leaving for their home in the Peace River district, Alberta, PRBE TO FOLLOW pany, Workers and Gov- ernment Want One Toronto, Feb, 18.--'Undoubted- ly there will be an investigation," said Premier G. Howard Ferguson: last night, when interviewed in re- gard to the Hollinger disaster, "The Hollinger," he said, "will probably want it. The mining peo- ple will want, And the Govern- ment will want it, too, in the in- terests of the men who work in the mines--to insure that the eir- cumstances which led to this dis- aster are provided against in fu- ture." This Investigation depends, how- ever, on the report which T. F. Sutherland, Chief Inspector of Mines, who is now on the scene of the tragedy, will submit to the Government. "Until we get a full réport from him," said Mr. Fergu- son, "the question of an inquiry-- what scope it will take, and who will 'conduct it--ecannot be settl- ed." Mr. Ferguson said, further. that it was "a remarkable thing that a fire should start in a gold mine," NOW ALLEGE SHEARER FIRED GROTTO OFFICE Hamilton, Feb, 12,--A further charge against David G. Shearer, former Secertary of Hindoo Koosh Grotto, was laid yesterday by Ed- ward D. Jordan of the Provineial Fire Marshal's Department, In this charge Shearer is accused of set- ting fire to the premises of Hindoo Koosh Grotto on Dee. 12 last, two days before he disappeared. It is alleged that chemicals were used to start the fire, in which, it is sald, several books of the Grotto '| were destroyed. Magistrate Vance in the county Police Court yesterday commritted for trial in a higher court, George Greening of this city and G. C. Scott of Toronto. They were charg- od with assaulting Alfred and Mrs. Hanley in the Hanley home at An- caster, on Jan. 14. Mary Kelly and Edna Pushing, the two young wo- men who also were charged, were dismissed on the plea of Charles W. Bell, K.C., who argued there was no direct evidence against them, ST. KITTS MAN'S INDUCTION POSTPONED IN NEWFOUNDL'D. VMINE DISASTER 2 Luke Furniture Company, Oshawa Premier Says Mining Com- = BRANT COUNTY FARMERS MEET TO DISCUSS GRAIN POOL 5 -- Brantford, Feb. 10. -- A series of meetings covering the townships of t County was opened in St. to consider the advisability of forming a grain pool, and taking active part therein in this district, Harry Gilroy and H. C. Nixon were the chief speakers. After discussion the gathering was sfrongly in favor of the step being taken. An even- ing meeting was held in Brant Scheol House, Hamilton Road, when Harry Gilroy again presented the case in support of the prosition, and a large gathering went on record in its favor. Meetings will be held at Burford and Paris, Add to the joy of the Y open road -- this pleasure. giving refreshment, A sugar-coated gum that affords double value, Pep- permint flavor in the sugar coating and peppermint ROCKEFELLER TO GIVE EVIDENCE Will Appear Before Senate Teapot Dome Committee Saturday 'Washingt Feb, 13.--John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,, chairman of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation, has been summoned to appear Saturday before the Senate Teapot Dome committee. Service of a telegraphic subpoena was accept- ed in New York City Thursday by Rockefeller who is to be asked to ve- late all the information concerning the transactions of the Continental Trading Company of Canada given to him by Robert W. Stewart, chair- man of the board of Standard Oil Company of Indiana, who refused to divulge whether He knew of any one who received Liberty bonds from the Continental, In addition to Rockefeller the com- mittee also has issued subpoenas for a number of clerks employed in the New York branch of the Dominion Bank of Canada in which were kept the accounts of the Continental and its president, H. 8. Osler, Jr., of To ronto. Some of these clerks are expected to be here Saturday, Chairman Nye said photostatic copies of the ledger sheets of the Dominion Bank branch had been ob- tained and that they had some pecul- iar notation on the margins, pre- sumably made by those who entered ' the accounts. | | DODDS KIDNEY PILLS SERVICES AT CAPITAL : FOR SENATOR CLORAN Ottawa, Feb. 10.--Many represen- tatives from the Parliamentary, ju- dicial, professional and ubsiness life of the Capital attended the fumeral of Hon, Henry Joseph Cloran, mem- ber of the Senate of Canada for the past 25 years. Senator Cloran died here last Wednesday after a distin- guished career, The funeral was held from the family residence on Bronson Avenue to St. Patrick's Church, where the celebrant of the solemn Requiem Mass was Rev. Father Raymond G. Cloran, 8.J.,, eldest son of Senator Cloran. He was assisted by Rev. J. Cody as deacon and Rev. Father J. R. Bourke of La Passe, Ont., coysin. The remains were received at the church by Rev, Father Erle G. Bart- - EXPLORER IS SAVE London, Feb, 12--Thomas A. Glover, explorer, and his wife. who wera recently reported killed by natives in French West Africa, are safe. Glover's mother received a cablegram today announcing their arrival at Mas Tshad. Mew's gar Shirt and dame 50¢ Dominion Clothing Co 68 King St. W. Phone 2141 ASST J lett, 8.J., rector of Loyola College, Montreal. After the service ihe body was taken to Montreal, where burial will be made tomorrow morn- ng. Olajen is the world's greatest toni and body builder, It ea vital mineral elements never before com- bined in readily assimilable form, AT YOUR DRUGGIST ©1114 pm mm mr : FEBRUARY FURNITURE SALE : Vig Led nip I y A' PALL i J I : L_J2 4 w . : 98, - er 3 \ a i ] i! I] I (NLL VD Splendid value are these Junior Solvay Coke ries Gen. Motors Wood SERVICE OUR MOTTO St. John's, N.F., Feb. 12.--The induction of Rev. A. Howitt of St. Catharines, Ont., as rector of St. Thomas's Church was to have tak- en place today, but was postponed as Mr. Howitt was suffering from an attack of rheumatic fever. It is believed Rev. Mr. Howitt's illness was brought on by his own long journey here from St. Catharines, which closely followed convales- cence from an attack of influenza. ---- INVITATION NEEDED Stratford, Feb, 12--Contented and comfortable, a mew prisoner is lodged in the county jaii. But his present state was mot easily arrived at. During last week Jailer Treth- wey was compelled to eject the man, who ardently sought admis- sion. without anything to show he was entitled to accommodation. Several days-later he returned, and was received with open doors, bis commitment paper entitling him to two months' free board having ar- rived. Lamp, the standard are finished in Walnut with Shades of Silk and Georgette finished with heavy silk fringe. 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