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i : : : ! y Edward Mills was allowed to go, on CIRCULATION GUARANTEED T0 EXCEED 2800 AS i Ar ET see bag tS RR MERTEN AA F er at The Ontario NNW Ng cen ormey CN I------------------ Ll / Ei ah dhs Ca n adda: th th oh bad i ! All the News While It Is News Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday VOLUME 50--No, 146 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Copies, 5 Coats . SIX PAGES STACEY LOST IN SEEKING WATER RATE SOLUTION Such is Opinion of Dr. Kaiser in At Recent Committee Will Probe Charge of Inefficiency Thor ntonFire Replying to Mayor's Letter MUST BUILD FOR A CITY Many Building Permits Secured Oshawa's building season is away te a good start, Town En- gineer N. G, McDonald hav- ing issued permits during the past few days to the value of $9,600, while applications made for several permits will he filled out in a few days. The permits issued are: Wim. Ogden, frame house on St. Lawrence Street, value §1,- 000 Opponent of Measure Suggests Adopting Peterboro Special Act as Basis Editor of The Reformer-- Dear Sir:--In your issue of today I see yon are not keeping good or: der; you are permitting the mayor and the chairman of the Water Commission both to speak at once. I will, however, attend to them 'one at a time," 1 am sorry to sec that Me. Conant has misconstrued my letter into a "malgning personal at- tack." 1 merely asked the publi to observe a number of important law suits with which the name oi Mr. Conant was connected. My in- tention was complimentary, hut Mr | Conant takes exception. I wil therefore, endeavor upon this oe casion to avoid any further reference | to Mr. Conant, but as he has thrust | his personality into this controversy over the matter of Oshawa wate | rates 1 am obliged to ask him to d Robt. Henderson, garage on Elgin Street, $200. H. Urkeviteh, brick veneer house on Albert Street, $1, 100, Philip Smith, Oshawa & Metal Company, brick and conerete garage, east side of Simcoe Street, $7,000. . Among pending permits are those for the first ten houses of the Oshawa Housing Com- mission, while yesterday the tenders closed for the other ten. TI J » will run into about Iron 3 vestizavion Requested By Chief Cameron in Letter to Town Council Will Be Granted -- Chairman Hill Says Water Commission: ers Have Too Much to Say SAYS COMMISSION'S SERVICE AT FAULT Deputy-Reeve Says Water Pressure I'ailed When Power Line Burned Be- cause Steam Pump Was Not Ready for Operation, Heads New Body MKS, E. L, PETLEY Who was on Sunday chosen as first president of the Girls' Worl Board, which was organized for Oshawa. : | Early next week a thorough probo | will be instituted by the Fire and | Water Committee of the Town Coun cil into the charges of inefficiency | preferred against members f the Fire Brigade in connection with the! fighting of the fire at the Thornton | 0 regard mo and to hold a little con versation with himself. To this cud it is necessary to regard him a sort of modern trinity; Mr. Conant. Water Commissioner of Oshawa; ASK (OSHAWA T0 G D. Conant, barrister, solicitor, veyaneer, ete., ete: and Gordon sito tion 7 ELP RUSSIANS wot IN FAMINE AREA The Water Commissioner: 63." "Is that G. D. Conant. Barris- | ter, ete?" *Yes, sir. Water Cow | Collection to Be Taken Up in All Churches On Sunday, April 2 co missioner: "I desire to engage your legal services, Mr. G. D.. as chair- wan of the Water Commission ! am in search of funds to cover a def- icit of $6,000, and in my wanderings | I have made a discovery. You wil! find it recorded on page 6 of the| Minute Book of the Water Works Commission, commencing at line 3 [ed on Sunday, April 2Zud, to contri- It is signed by Thomas Conant and | bute towards the relief of starving reads thus: "I wm also to have a [Russians in the famine area. Tin supply of water for domestic pur-[@Ppeal is to be made through th i poses at my residence, at the same churches, this being the day set ¥ terms and rate as citizens of Osi- apart for a similar appeal in awa." Thomas Conant died Marcu [churches throughout the country. 14, 1905, and Gordon Daniel Conanz. | The appeal locally has the endorsa- his son, has exercised this privilege | {ion of the Oshawa M sterial Aszo- for 17 years while all other outsiders | ¢i2tion. who discussed sameat a have been obliged to pay an adyauce | Cent meeting. On Sunday it was un. of 59 per cent." - ogee Erom vie the pips . % {that next Sunday there would yo Agreement Should Eud distributed literature explaining the Mr. G. D. Conant, Barrister, rings | need for such assistance as Oshawa 921. and asks for "Gordon Danie: | Copant, the Laird of Bounic Brae "| "Melle! Is that Squire Conant?" "Yes, sir." "This is G. 1. Conant, | the lawyer i am sorry to tell you, Squire, that the chairman of the Water Commission has ked me to take up with you the matter of your water rates. Your father, Thomas Conant, in May, 1904, permitted the town of Oshawa to lay pipe throug his fields fo ra certain amount of cash and the privilege of domestic water for himself at own rates. Ths 'privilege' clearly ceased with his death in March. 1905. It was neve: intended that, like red lair and cork legs, it should be transmitted to posterity, and yet I aw sorry toe say that you have continued it for i7 years These rates are payable quanterly. and when your arrears are compounded for 17 years it will (Continued on page 2) contributions arc to be placed The last appeal wade | for Tawine relief was vse in Oshawa for the Chin- Famine Fund, just about a yeu ago. wheu over $1.000 wi contributed through the churches and privately Oshawa has never failed to respond to calls for assisa ance for any worthy cause. and it is felt that for Russian famine relief the town will do its full share. Several towns im the province have already adopted schemes to as- sist the famine stricken | victims of Bolshevism | To lhe town of Elma goes { honor of being the first municipalit in Canada to "adopt" as its own an individual kitchen in the Russian | famine areca. The kitchen will be | maintained for three months, at people and facts when it wet next week, Mr stated Fire Chief Cameron. spoken to {last night, said that he was still ana | ious to have ail the facts of the case given an airing, as he was sat- | #efied that the firemen had done all | their power under the ecircum-| stances to fight a fire which endan- gered their lives and seat two wea to bed. The principal statements com | plained of by the Fire Chief incluas | oue by Mayor Stacey to the effect | | that the firemen did not know the | location of the hydrants and used | jouly three streams at the five whilo | { others could have beew laid | from hydrants in the vicinity. An- tother statement was that made by + Eugineer Goebel that the fire alarm | system to the pumping station wa:s | out of order and that the Chief was | responsible for the repairs. Ch&r- {man Conant also stated that he was not satisfied with existing conta tions VAGRANT IS GIVEN TWO MONTHS' TERM od by subscription possibly means of a whirlwind campaign by At cil a strong appeal for aid was made by Mr. N. Bearingor, local represen- tative of the "'Save-the-Childre Fund," chiefly as a result of wine Elmira takes a step that gives it proud pre-eminence dian towns. His Past Record Against Him-- Another Man Given Freedom Edward Mills and Charles Mac Donald, who presented themselves at police headquarters a week for a might's lodging and were de tained on account of a suggestion made by one of them to upset cone o! the cages in the lock-up, came before Magistrate Hind again yesterday | morning. Both men had been pre viously remanded until an investiga tion of their charactors could be made | 18 APARTMENTS IN NEW BUILDING Each Residence Will Have Fow Rooms and a Bath apt Tenders ave being called for this week Dy Mr. Nelson S. Baicd, for the erection of a three storey apart- | ment house on the site where the | livery stable operated by Mr. Gibson now stands. Plans have just the suggestion of Col. Farewell, wie was acting for the Crown. Nothiuz could be found in the records agains him and after giving him a sud- stantial meal, he was was sent on his | been completed by the architects way rejoicing, and under the impres- | showing the exact layout of the buil- sion that he had not been treated | ding, together with a sketch show- 100 badly by police authorities herve. | ing the structuve as it will appear Charles MacDonald was couvicted | when completed. Buff brick will be of the charge of vagrancy which hae | used for the construction and the been preferved against him and he outside dimensions will be 60 ft. by was given two months with hard la 2 It bor. It was found, through investi-, There will be eighteen apart- gation into his previous characte: | meats, six on each of the three that he had been convinced in Tu floors. each apartment having four conte and again in Port Hope, the! ppoms and a bathroom. The Kit- finger prints obtained from the two | chen in cach will be 11 feet by © s amentioned being identical to | feet, the dining room 19 by 11 feet those taken by the local police. Ma. | and the bedroom and sitting-room, Donald denied being convicted in| cach 11 feet § inches by 12 feet. Port Hope, but admitted being sent The halls ave seven feet wide and gc the jail farm at Guelph for five | divided. for the convenience of those "anonths on a theft charge. The sen- | ocoupying the apartments. The tence meted out did not meet with | building is complete in every. detail the agproval of the accused and the {and should be a fitting addition to nts he attempted to pour out | Oshawa's many fine structuves. Pro- meet with the approval of | minent business men and officials of ip. who declared that men | the town, who have had the oppor- of hisjcalibre were a disgrace rv | tunity of going over the plans ! He had the evidence before | clare it to be just what Oshawa | him, said. and it was solely ou needed and that it will rank one of the that he had entered a | the best appearing buildings in the town Citizens of Oshawa are to be ask-| can reader, also envelopes in which | and | handed in the following Sunday. |the jurisdiction of the Council | |as occurred | The committee would go into all the | the | ; y Alin cost of $500, which sum will be rais- | the last meeting of the Elmira Coun- | among Tana- | 3.1 de- | has Rubber Company's factory Thos | announcement was made by the com: ito chain Deputy-Reeve J. \ Hill, when asked last evening by | The Reformer when the investiga: {tion demanded by Fire Chief A, 'ameron in a letter to the Council last Monday evening was to held, certain statements made hy mem- bers of the Board of Water Cominis- | sioners at a recent meeting being {characterized as untrue and unfair | by the Fire Chief. Says Conunission at Fault | Commenting on the statements {complained of by the Fire Chict, | | Deputy-Reeve Hill expressed the opinion that the Water Commission- ers had altogether too much to say, Every time the water pressure faii- | ed, us it did at the Thornton fire, the | {Commission blamed the firemen {the Fire and Water Committee, th: | deputy -recve stated. The fact tha | the steam pump was not in readine 10 be operated in short notice whe the fire in question occurred, as wa- | {evidenced by recent order issued | | { | | | { a Fe-| to the engineer at the pumping sta tion, is evidence enough that the wu | ter pressure was not available when lit was required after the electric power line broke, Mr. Hill stated fw ther The deputy-reeye that the interfere since that think noald brigade under He | | believed that the steam pump at the pumping station should be kept in readiness for operation at all time at a moment's nptice, as it was ovi-| dent that it was required when ti. town, dependent ona single power did ne Water Commission with the fire organization came | transmission line, was deprived o©1 such aecidem Thornton fire. through some at the | power Ht | { | | CHARGE AGAINST © SERB WITHDRAWN An aged Serbian, phrenvlogist, Louis Mitchell by name. of the city of Toronto. was charged in Police Court yesterday morning with theft. It was alleged that Mitchell had stolen $10 from Charles Malenchuk, of Cedar Dale, on Satuvday of last wook., Mowerer the charge was vithdrawn when the complainant \ did not press the case. Malenchuk's mame was called three times within and without the Court rovin but no response was re- ceived. Chief Friend stated that lhe understood Mr. and Mrs! Malen- chunk had left on Wednesday for Saskatchewan. Trown Altorney Farewell pointed out to the accused | that if he intended to obtain money by trying to read the past, present and future in people's hands, he must go to some other country as it was strictly against the law. D. A. J. Swanson, appearing for Mit- | 'chell, explained that it was not Mit- | chell's method of doing business to | delve into the future but he simply read palms and phrenology came within the law. When notified that the prosecution had been withdrawn Mitchell bowed veverently to His Worship and there was mo indica- | tion in his actions to show that he knew whether or not he was going {it tors, | The | rectors is interesting. | five if it is liable for more than 50 per | { ditional | room, OSHAWA IS T0 HAVE 3 VOTES IN NAMING NEW RADIAL BOARD Drury's Bill Provides Each Road Shall Be Operated by 'Five Directors The Drury radial bill, with which is proposed former Hydro radiai provides for the management of radials by a municipal bers to supersede legislation, association of five mem- akin to board of The this a diree- Sys Montreal Star. reason for is that the prepared piro- 10 guarantee radial bonds nor to foree municipal- ities to put taeir radials under governmcut commission. The proposed method for appoint- ing the association wembers or di- Any munici- pality which is liable for 25 per cent. vinee is not a | of the cost is emtitled to one of the members | members, and to two cent. of the cost. The remaining members are ap pointed by delegates named by the various muanjcipal councils. These delegates are given votes much in | the way that shareholders have them | in any company. Every | liable for less than a municipality quarter of a willion dollars, gets one vote; two votes if liable for more than s quar- ter million, and less than a half mil- lion; three votes for less than a mil- lion, and more than a half williou; and one additional vote for every ad- | willion of cost or fraction | thereof The Bowmanville Line Toronto would have a large mea- sure of control over the Toronto eastern line to Bowmauville owing | cock who managed the Oshawa team | to the fact that she is down to cou- tribute slightly more than oue half the cost and therefore would be en- titled to name 2 of the § directors Shi also would have the right to 7 out of 26 votes of shareholders in the election of the other three direc- (Continued on page 2) GIRLS' WORK BOARD ORGANIZED HERE Program Outlined By Miss Yeo- mans--Mbrs. Petley President On Sunday afternvon in the Sim- ove Street Methodist Sunday School representatives from Sunday Schools and Sunday Schools on the outskirts of Oshawa, met to form a Girls' Work Board. Miss Yeomaus, of Belleville, who was seat here by the combined Girls' Work Boards of Ontario, was present Lo explain the workings of a Girls' Work Board. Miss Yoomans told those gathered that such a board had a very large task and also a great opportunity. Some of the work that should be undertaken by a Girls' Work Board would be:-- (1) A survey q@f the girl life of Oshawa. Find out how many girls are in any way connected with Church, Sunday School or any such organization (2) Fmd out what 'teen age ginls in Oshawa are doing. How do they spend their spare time. (2) Find out the Industrial sit- nation among Oshawa girls, and the forces of good and bad working for these girls. This would be the start in a small such information is gleaned, the Board could branch out and under- way, Tor such a board, and when take larger tasks for the girls of Oshawa. Such a board would alse act in an advisory capacity to any girls or leaders of girls whe wished to de any constructive Girls' Work. There would be a body to which any girl leaders could turn for informa- tion. Those representatives present | decided to form such a Board, to head up all Girls Work for Oshawa, to be a clearing house for all girl activities. The following officers were elect- ed: -- President--NMrs. Ewart Petley: Vice-President--Miss Rose Hawkes; to be allowed his freedom. Sec.-Treasurer--NMiss Rogers. local | League Will Not Be Split By Latest Move -- Double Schedule Will Be Played-- Residence Rule Is Left at May 15, Amendments Be- ing Defeated : E. PARSONS, OSHAWA, IS NEW PRESIDENT Season Will Be Opened on Saturday Preceding Viec- toria Day--Two Umpire System is Optional With Teams--No Change Made in the Annual Fees the annual meeting of the Central Ontario Amateur Base- ball Association which met here yesterday, by far outdistanced all previous meetings in every respect, outstanding in the days proceeding: was Lhe acceptance of applications received from the Leaside Athletic Club of Toronto and Bowmanville, As a result the Central Ontario League now consists of eight clubs which shows that the organization is expanding and that it has been such a success as to create a desire for other clubs to seek a franchise in the circuit. Never has the annual meeting of this League presented a more business-like appearance than it did yesterday while at the same time enthusiasm was at its height. Every clab, including the new ones was represented, those present be- ing: J. J. Solomon and W. H. Walk- er, of Peterboro; H. C. Higginbotham and W. N. Mcleod, of Cobourg; M. J. Dedman and F. W. Moynes, of Lindsay; A. Mark and George Strong, of Port Hope; R. Adams and N. T. Thompson, of Belleville: W. P. Hend- erson, of Leaside Athletic Club; G. O. Patterson and R. E. Wuson, of Bow- manville; KE. Parsons, CC. M. Ander- son, J.G. Nott, and F. G. Chester, of | Oshawa; A. C. Kimmel! of Cobourg. New Clubs Welcomed A. CO. Kimmell, last year's presi- dent was in the chair, and conducted the morning session which com- medcied at eleven o'clock. Delégates from the two new clubs were present and the first matter to be discussed was whether their applications be accepted. A few delegates were opposed to it at first but-when it was found that by adding two more teams, the circuit would not be divid- | ed into two groups there were no serious objections. It is thought by practically ull the clubs that by ad- mitting two new teams greater interest will be created among the | followers of baseball. Local fans will be pleased to learn that George Pea- Although last year and who was Oshawa's member on the executive of the Cen- tral League has been chosen by the Leaside Club as their member on the executive, There Was no hesitation on the part of the delegates in coming to a decision as to whether a single or double schedule should be played, every represeutive voting for the double bill. Such was the interest taken iu the discussion that the meet- ing went so far as to arrange games for May 24th. The double schedule last year with the winning teams of each half playing off for the champ- jonship was su successful that the various clubs were eager to follow up the same system. This will mean { that during the coming season each {team will play twenty-eight sched- (Continued ou page 2) LEGS RUN OVER BY COAL WAGON driver for J. M. Rosevear & Co.. met with a very unfortunate acci- dent Friday afternoon. When driving out of the shed with a ton of coal, Mr. Fulford tripped and fell and the front wheel of the wag- gon passed over his legs, directly ac- ross the knee of the right leg and just below the knee on the left one. Both legs were severely crushed and a small boue in the right leg was broken. Mr. Fulford is suffering much pain and will be confined to his home for a long time. {COMING EVENTS | DANCE IN ENGELS HALL ON Wednesday, March 22. Ben Ho- kea's Hawaiian Orchestra. Admis- sion, $2090 a couple. Single tickets, $100. 144 SOCK SOCIAL IN LT.B. HALL, Wed., March 22ud. Auspices Vie- toria Lodge No. 55. Good enter- tainment and refreshments. 146-2 C.OB.L. Admits Leaside And Bowmanville Nines Making 8 Club Circuit Mr. Sandy Fulford. of Port Hope, | School Children To Hear Horticulturist Oshawa school children will | have the opportunity on Fri- day afternoon of this week, of hearing Mr. Thomas D. Dock- ray, of the Provincial Horti- cultural Asgociation, aut The Regent Theatre, Mr. Dockray has been in- vited to Oshawa, by the local Horticultural Society and the Home and Bchool Clubs, for the purpose of stimulating in- terest among the children in beautifying their garden and in growing flowers, The Parks Commission are also becoming interested in the work, Commissioner F. E. EI- lis having donated a $2 cash prize to the scholar writing the best essay on Mr. Dockray's lecture. Members of the Hor- ticultural Soclety are working energetically to make this year one of the best in the history HOPF NF CHINA AS WORLD FACTOR IS IN CHRISTIANITY Rev. E. T. Cotten Tells Epworth | League of Simcoe Street Church Addressing the Epworth League of Simcoe Street Methodist Church last evening Rev. E. T. Cotten, of the Christian Church, declared that China's need today is more Christian missionaries, there being now only ficient missionaries enter that great empire," Rev. Mr. Cotten predictea, "the character of the Chinese people and the nature of their potential re- {sources are such that China will be- {come a factor of large importance |in the upward movement of the | world." Needs Not Met "China's religions--Taoism, | dhism, Confucianism and Bué- | Moham- her people," said Rev. Mr. Cotten. "The worship of ancestors, the fear of demons everywhere prevents their progress. The Chinaman has | the intellectual capacity. but super- {stition and heathen religious have hampered the use of the intellec.. the training of the mind. To the average Chinese, the air is peopled with countless pirits, most of them malignant. all attempting to do him harm. Noise is one great agent against the evil spirits for the con- viction reigns that all noise, the louder the better, is a mighty de- fense against demoury. The rattling of drums, the clashing of cymbals. the thunderings of gongs resound throughout China, especially in summer, when mortailty increases compelling the people to redouble their demon-expelling energy. Result of Cristian "The Chinaman regards with complacency such terrible evils a the anarchy and corruption of las country, its woeful lack of sanicu- tion, the lamentable prevalence of disease, famines, beggars, and the like," it was pointed out further. "He lives midst circumstance: un bearable by people of the western civilization. but does mot worry or (Continued on page 4) BAPTIST LADIFS' AD HONOR MRS. HARTON She Is Made Recipient of a Cas- serole and Birthday Cake The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist Church held a most enjoyable St. Patrick's social on Thursday last in the church school room. There was a good attendance and an in- teresting item on the program was a presentation to Mrs. Harton, wife of the minister. Mrs. C. Lambert read the address, thanking Mrs. Har- ton on behalf of the Ladies' Aid, for her untiring efforts and optim- istic spirit shown during the year. They also wished her many happy birthdays in the future. and asked her to accept as a token of apprecia- tion a beautiful casserole and birth- day cake. Mrs. Waram then pre- ted the ole and Mrs. Hele e ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON South America, one hundred slides, in Presbyterian Church, Wednesday evening, at 8 e'clock. Silver collection. 146-2 ATTEND FREE ILLUSTRATED lecture of Horticultural Society on flower culture and decorating home premises by Thos. Dockray, of Toronto, in Regent Theatre at 415 p. m. Friday 24th. Home and School Clubs are co-operating. - 145 the two-stovey binthday cake. The Cheerful Wigglers' Sunday School class alse remembered Mrs. Harton by presenting her with a pretty plant. Mos. medanism have not met the need of | SOLDIER COLLEGE STUDENTS DEMAND RELIGIOUS REALITY Church Must Accept the Various Challenges Thrown to Her DECLARES PROF. JOHNSTON Higher Education Should Be Con- sidered An Investment, Not a Luxury Having returned safely from the war, where they stood well the test of endurance, the students of the col- lege of the church have not forsak- en the idea of the higher calling, hut have returned with a new attitude aud larger vision of the responsibil- ity and importance of their mission and the great challenge which Is thrown out to the church for a high- er conception of religion and need of evangelization. This was the message brought to the congregation of Simcoe Metho= dist Church Sunday evening by Rev. Prof. A. J. Johnston, of Victoria College, Toronto, who at hoth serv- ices expounded the cause of higher education, and who, hecause of his position in a great college during and after the war, came with first hand information, Prof. Johnston is no stranger in Oshawa, having oc- cupied the pulpit at Simcoe Streer during the absence of Rev. J« Garbutt overseas. Large, congre | | 1 | | { | | one for every 65,000 people. "If sui- i sot | | | { | | | tions were present at both services Challenge to the Church The burden of Prof. Johnston's message at the evening service wa that the time is now overdue for some agency to disturb the Christian church and arouse it to action ana an acceptance of the challenges being thrown out to her from all quarters. There were three words which ecollege students since their return from overseeas were dispos- ed to emphasize~--reality, adventure and challenge, said the speaker They demanded a reality in religion and the absence of hypocrisy. and make-believe. There was no dogma and teaching of the church 30 dear and too holy for them to up for examination. The was overdue for some agency to dis- turb the Christian Church, and for Christians (0 ask themselves if they really believed the things that they say they do. The word adventure was one which students brought back with thew from the war. Today, face to face with the reulities at home, they realized that life to them was an ad- venture; it was no easy enterprise, but a heroic struggle. Moved by the spirit of righteousness and love they were determined to go forward to a life of higher service for the churen and humanity. - Likewise, ¢ accepted the challenge of war and went out to lay down their iu- dividual lives so that the worla might be worth living in. None of those whose dust now mingles with dust in Flanders' fields are dead. for it was because of such offeri that a vulgar, sin-burdened world is dued. "So they came back clierishing the same high ideals to live for a cause and humanity and for the es- tablishment of a kingdom of peace and righteousness for which ther fought," the speaker declared they were making a new study of the ilfe of Christ. They realized (Continued on page 6) PHONE PAY BOXFS THIEVES OBJECTIVE Eady S doy Mosmiog Cabi in Three Railway Stations' Robbed am time 10- With the pay boxes in the public telephone stations as their objective a burglar or burglars paid a sue- cessful visit to Oshawa at an early hour Saturday morning. Three calls were made, at the Oshawa Rail- way Company and the CPR. ana G.T.R. depots. In each case Me locks were bored through and the money removed. The sum stolen was not large a: the boxes had been cleaved about two days prior to the robbery. It is thought the thieves would not vealize more than $3 or $4 for their trouble. The boxes at the Grand Trunk and Oshawa Rail- way offices were emptied with no one apparently moticing any person about premises but the night op- erator at the CPR. saw a man # the telephone booth and when the man went out he wisited the cal- nel. He saw the box had been tam- pered with and that a file was lying on top of the box. The police were notified of the theft and inguiries were made but ne clue as to the guilty party was uncovered. This burglary was no doubt car- ried out by the same gang which has