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y Germond, J. L. * Whattam, Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Che Ontario Reformer All the News Whale It Is News VOLUME 51--No, 21 Tuesday, Thursday and Eaturday Published at Oshawa, Ont,, Canada OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coples 5 Cents EIGHT PAGES ROTARIANS HAVE A BIG TIME CHARTER NIGHT AT PT. HOPE Local Club Organize Branch in Sister Town Thursday Night COBOURG WINS THE SHIELD Delegates Present from All Along Line--Splendid Program Provided Thirty-six of Oshawa's Rotarians motored to Port Hope on Thursday night of this week te attend the meeting of representatives of all the clubs along the line, who met in Port Hope to present the Port Hope Ro- tary Club with their charter. The meeting was held in the Town Hall and 150 Rotarians from Port Hope, Toronto, Oshawa, Trenton, Co- bourg, Belleville, Peterboro, and Lindsay sat down to a dinner sup- plied by the wives of the Rotarians at 7.30. o'clock. District Governor There Mr. Alf. Hicks, vice-president of the Oshawa Club, who has had charge of the organization of the Port Hope Club was in the chair. The distin- guished guest of the evening was Dis- trict Governor Hart Seeley from Wa- verly, N. Y., who gave a splendid ad- dress in connection with making the presentation of the charter to the Port Hope Club. The program for the evening con- sisted of addresses by representatives from the various clubs attending, and of musical numbers also contri- buted by visiting Rotarians. Rotar- jan Cliff Henry of the Oshawa Club was one of the soloists and Mr. Geo. Henley had charge of the commun- ity singing. Another feature on the program was the presentation of a silver trophy by the Oshawa Club to the Rotary Club was put on the best stunt as a part of the evening's en- tertainment. The Cobourg Club were the winners in this contest. Oshawa Delegates Among the delegates from Oshawa were F. R. Bailes, Alf. Hicks, Art 0. R. Burns, Chas. Davis, Dave Tod, W. A Coad, A. E. Gatbutt, Dr. Trewin, J. G. Althouse, Dr. McKay, C. N. Henry, J. Edmunds, J. Welsh, W. Drew, Bruce Luke, Roy Beaton, J. Kyle, Cliff Henry, Geo. Henley, M. B. Ber- gey. : The Port Hope Club today is a very prosperous organization and al- ready has a large membership, al- though less than six months in ex- istence. The Club was organized very largely through the efforts of Oshawa Rotarians, and to the latter it was indeed a great pleasure to be present at the presentation of the charter. MEMBERSHIPIS OVER 100 GREATER Splendid Reports Presented at Meeting of Bowmanville Methodist District Oshawa Methodist churches were represented at the annual meeting of the Bowmanville Distriet which was held . in Newcastle Methodist Church on Wednesday of this week. The attendance was large and the meeting was one of the most inte- resting ever held. Although some of the reports showed that certain de- partments of the church work had not grown to any extent over last year others showed a marked in- crease. The membership in the dis- trict has increased by more than one hundreds, showing that from a spirit- ual standpoint satisfactory progress is being made. The reports of the young people's work were very encouraging and it is quite obvious that young men and young ladies are taking a deeper in- terest in the church and Sunday School. The Sunday School depart- ment and Epworth Leagues have made creditable progress, which is a source of satisfaction to the dis- trict in general. Bowmanville Dis- trict of the Methodist Church stands highest in the Conference for the percentage of subscriptions paid to the National Campaign Fund. Alto- gether the finances of the various churches are in a flourishing condi- tion and the respective congrega- tions have every reascn to feel en- couraged with the records for the past year. S Rev. 8. C. Moore, chairman of the District, presided and conducted the business throughout the meeting. Rev. W. T. Wickett, of Tyrone, was elected to the Conference Stationing Committee and Rev. W. S. Boyce, of Courtice, was named as alternate. The next annual meeting will take place in Orono . Lay conference del- egates were elected as follows: Messrs. M. A. James, L. C, Vanstone and J. Holgate, of Bowmanville; J. W. Borsberry, O. M. Alger, A. R. Goyne, J. Bale and H. Lynch, of Osh- awa; R. E. Osborne, R.R. No. 2, Bowmanville; F. Kerslake, Hamp- ton; A L. Pascoe, R.R. No. 1, Hampton; W. Rickard, R.R. No. 4, Bowmanville; John Stewart, Ken- dal; Thomas Smith, Crono; J. T. Chapman, Orono; H. Macklin, R.R. No. 6, Bowmanville; J. A. Werry, (Continued ou page 2) The famous Australian GEORGE COOK WEDS heavy weight boxer Ryder at Marleyhone register office, London. and bridegroom leaving the churchafter the ceremony. married Mrs. Laura The photo shows the bride BURGLARS REMOVE CASH REGISTER FROM A S. OSHAWA BUTCHER SHOP; GET AWAY WITH SIXTY DOLLARS Taking advantage of the storm and the interruption in the Hydro Electric power serv- ice on Thursday night, bur- glars entered the butcher shop of Mr. H. A. Suddard, 546 Sim- coe Street Souin, and stole the heavy cash register containing $60 in money. The thieves gained admission to the store through a window at the rear and carried away their loot un- molested. Mr. Suddard had been working in the store mak- ing entries in the books until 10 o'clock, some time after the lights went out, and had left the money in the register which he very seldom did. It was his intention to complete the entries on the following morning, Yesterday morning when the loss was discovered, a search ot the premises resulted in a slip of paper heing found and some distance away another slip of paper was detected. The clue was followed up nnd register was found in the swamp to the west of Mr. Suddard's store, in a badly battered condition, The money had been removed and no further trace of the theives could ba found. Mr. Sucdard is 0)» the opin- ion that at least two or three men must have taken a hand in the affair, one person would have considerable diffi- culty in carrying it even a few feet. The police were notified and are endeavoring to locate the guilty parties. as TOWN IN DARK THURSDAY NIGHT Switch at Bowmanville Closed by Storm--Interrupted Meetings During the heavy wind storm of Thursday night Oshawa was plung- ed into darkness owing to trouble on the Hydro line near Bowmanville. The lights went cut' just at eight o'clock, when a number of important meetings and two concerts were scheduled to start locally. Some of these were postponed and others went on with the aid of coal oil and candle light. The trouble on the Hydro line wag mechanical and resulted in the clos- ing of the switch near the Bowman- ville tower, the heavy wind and rain causing the interruption. Men were dispatched along the line to locate the trouble and succeeded about 1.30 Friday morning in finding it. In the piteh darkness and driving rain and wind the task of the men was no sinecure. At local offices of the C.P.R. and C.N.R. telegraph companics and the Bell Telephone Company no trouble was reported. Locally quite a lot of damage was done to trees, large branches lying on the sidewalks on Friday morning. Trees just coming into lefif suffered the most, some of them being stripped bare. The interruption in the tied up the Oshawa Railway pany and made navigation in streets very, difficult. power Com- the Building Permits Pass $200,000 Mark Oshawa's building permit record for five months has-gene well over the $200,000 mark, with the issue of further permits this week to the value of $17,075. The two largest of These are for a greenhouse to be erected by W. H. Tonkin, costing $5.000, and one to Nelson Baird for a two story store and apartment house on Simcoe Street South, cost- ing $5.000. Mr. Baird has aban- doned for the present the idea of a large apartment house. The permits for the week are: Ww. J. Holland, sun room on house, south side of Colborne Street, $200. ¥. P Bathe, brick veneer dwell- ing, east side of Yonge Street, $2. 000. W. M. Armour, solid brick butcher shop, east side of Celina Street, $2,- 500. ; 3 W. H. Tonkin, greenhouse, east side of Ritson Road, structure of steel and glass, cost $5,000. Nelson S. Baird, store and apart- ments, solid brick, 50 x 22, west side of Simcoe Street South, $5,000. F. Ogden, verandah, north side of Bruce Street, $125. R. CG. Saunders, frame dwelling, north side of College Avenue, $250. Frank Smith, frame dwelling, 0 side of Arlington Avenue, $1,- 000. \ Government Dep't Voice Appreciation to Women's Council At a meeting of the Local Coun- cil of Women Executive held Thurs- day evening at the home of the pres- ident, Mrs. R. S. McLaughlin, "Park- wood," a letter was received from the Department of Agriculture, Ot- tawa, advising that the ban on oleo- margarine had been lifted by a vote of 87 to 53 in the House of Com- mons. The department thanked the cal Council for their interest in the question and the resolution passed. Mention was also made of the pub- licity given the action of the Local Council of Women and the general information published ry garding the lifting of the ban by The Ontario Reformer. The Executive discussed a ber of matters to come up at the meeting next Thursday. VETERANS START MARCH T0 OTTAWA L.o- 200 Unemployed Men Due Here This Afternoon--No Local Men Going Chief of Police Friend received a telephone message from Major Gen- eral Victor Williams this morning in regard to the two hundred unemploy- ed veterans who left the Queen City yesterday afternoon at two o'clock on their 270-mile march to Ottawa for government aid. With two Union Jacks and a truck loaded with provi- sions they set out from Queen's Park, Toronto. it being their intention to march 19 miles before resting for the night. The party is expected to arrive in Oshawa between 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon and the Chief of Police was asked to keep an eye on the procession. Local veterans will not join.in the parade as was reported in a Toronto newspaper last evening. Most of the men carry small parcels, some con- taining sandwiches, other a few gar- ments Most of them are wearing winter gvercoats. John McDonald has been appointed "commander" of the company. Officers bearing ranks of sergeants and corporals have been appointed. It is said that very little enthusiasm is being shown by the men and when they left Toronto there was no cheering. Except for the truck in the lead and another in the rear there is no provision for carrying food or cloth- ing. The men will sleep in barns or anywhere they can get shelter and they are expecting to receive food from citizens along the route of march. Mr. McDonald hopes to have 15,000 veterans marching with him when he enters the Capitol. Recruits are expected to join the "army" at Belleville, Peterboro and other cities. Life is a funny proposition, and ab- out the only women who can't afford num- | PLANTING HUNDREDS TREES AND SHRUBS AT BONNIEBRAE PT. 700 of Former and 1,000 of Latter Being Set Out This Week INCLUDE THIRTY VARIETIES Many Other Improvements Are Also Under Way or Contem- plated by G. D. Conant Bonniebrae Point, Oshawa-on-the- lake, has all the appearances of be- coming one of the show places of Oshawa within the next half dozen years. That is apparent to persons visiting the lakefront this week, and witnessing the work being done to make Bonniebrae the most popular and picturesque summer colony for many miles around. Mr. G. D. Conant, owner of Bon- niebrae Point, whose own summer home commands an excellent view of the lake from the high cliff at whose point it is situated, is rapidly carrying out a well-defined plan of landscape gardening over the large area. He started this work last year, at considerable expense, laying ont roads and planting several hun- dred trees. The work begun then is being carried out this year on an even larger scale. Keep Gang of Men Busy This week, when a Reformer rep- resentative visited the lakefront, he found about a dozen men at work planting trees and shrubs. About one thonsand flowering shrubs are heing planted, bordering the road- way system and all the walks that have been laid out, at a distance of five to six feet apart. These shrubs include the following varieties: Si- bherian Pea, Elega Evalis, Deutsia, Spirea Van Houttei, Forsythia, Red Dogwood, Syringa Grandiosa, Snow- ball, Symphoricarpus, Spirea Opuli- folia and five varieties of lilacs. There are also heing planted be- tween 600 and 700 trees, a few re- placing those of last year's plant- ing that died, and the remainder re- foresting new areas on the property. The trees include the following var- ities: Cut-leaf Alder, Cerasus, Am- erican White Ash, Purple Elm, Ca- talpa Speeciosa, American Elm, Sy- camore Maple, Elm Latifolia, Lom- bardy Poplar, Norway Maple, Silver. leaf Maple, Laurel-leaf Willow, Came by Motor Truck These 30 varities were supplied by a Winona nursery, and were de- livered at the heeling-in ground at Bonniebrae Point by motor truck, a distance of 80 miles. It will take a few years for these trees and shrubs to develop, but when they do the whole area will be beauty spot of which residents will have reason to be proud. Other improvements at Bonnie- brae Point, under way or contem- plated, include landing and bathing piers, community garbage disposal, tennis court, telephone system, the laying out of new flower beds, plant- ing some 500 perennial and annual flowers, erection of more cottages, ete. » . Chemical Engirf# . » Now in Service The new chemical engine recently purchased for the Oshawa Fire De- partment has been mounted on the fire track and tested so that when figs occur in future it will be ready for use. The engine is an important addition to the former equipment as no delay whatever will be necessary in waiting for hose to be laid and turning on water. This new engine is always loaded and when a fire is reached, the driver of the truck operates it and the firemen merely have to run the. hose into the build- ing and without waiting for pres- sure can throw a stream wherever necessary. Other lines of hose can be connected with hydrants but while that is being done the fire can be combatted with the chemical en- gine. Cobourg Teachers to Hold Convention in Rochester Sept. 21 An innovation is being planned by the Public School Teachers' Institute of the Inspectorate of Northumber- land and Durham, It :s to hold its coming annual convention at Roch- ester. The Exeeulive met at the consolidated school in Cobourg and decided to accept a very cordial in- vitation from Rochester Board of Education and Teachers' Associa- tion, 1,700 strong, and hold the an- nual convention in tochester as near September 21 and 22 as poss'- ble. Crowds View Car In Big Store Window Keen interest is being displayed in Toronto this week at the unusual appearance in the main show win- dow of The Robert Simpson Co. Limited, of a beautiful Sport Model automobile. A special Sports Ap- parel Display has been arranged by The Robt. Simpson Company, for the race week in Toronto and when it was decided to use am automobile, one of the New Twin Four Super Sport Model "Oldsmobiles" was put in as a special feature. Week-end vis- itors to Toronto should see this spec- a maid are those who need one.-- Detroit Free Press. ~ : ial display showing an automobile from their local factory. No Longer Flag Stop? Under date of May 16, the Board of Railway Commission- ers for Canada issued an ordi granting the request of the C, N. R. for authority to close its North Oshawa station, The order, a copy of which has been received by The Reformer from the Railway Commission, sets forth that the Township of East Whithy had ween noti- fied by the company of its ap- plication, and that no, objec- tion was filed. For some months past North Oshawa station has been only a flag stop. Local officials when told of the order were unable to say whether the or- der would change the present status or the station. The pre- sumption, however, is that it will no longer he even a flag stop. DISTRICT WMS HAD GOOD YEAR Methodist Women Hold Annual Convention at Orono--Meet Here Next Year At the annual convention of the Bowmanville District Women's Mis- sionary Society of the Methodist Church held at Orono Wednesday afternoon, the reporis presented from every branch indicated sub- stantial progress made during the year, both in the matter of financial giving to missions and in the addi- tion of members. The convention was one of the most largely attend- ed and most encouraging in the his- tory of the district. Over 200 dele- gates were present and the people of Orono, always noted for their hospitality, received them gladly and entertained them well. Easily 200 ladies of the village, and 300 to sup- per. Splendid reports came from Oshawa branches of the Society, in King and Simeoe Street churches, both of which were well represented. At Simcoe Street church an Aux- iliary membership of 160 was shown, and a total of $501.80 raised for missions. The Mission Circle with 28 members raised $79.40, and the Sunshine Mission Band, made up of very little folks, with a membership of 62, raised $99.04. The Auxiliary report was presented by Mrs. Adams, the Circle by Miss Millicent Luke and the Mission. Band by Miss Lor- raine Mason. The Auxiliary church reported a 119, and the sum of $391 given to missions. by Mrs. Ashton. The Mission Circle was 40 members, Miss Hawkins re- ported, gave $63.65 for missions. A verbal report from the Mission Band showed a year of progress with bright hopes for the future. The new officers elected for year are: Dist. Supt, | Tyrone. Asst. Supt.-- Miss Davies, Orono. Sec.-Treas.--Miss Carrie Cour- tice, Ebenezer. It was decided by the convention to convene next year in Oshawa. of King Street the ~-Miss Emma Werry, MERRIE MINSTRELS PLEASE AUDIENCE Dunlop Entertainers Under Rotary Auspices at Regent Theatre "Twas indeed a merry night last night when the Dunlop Merrie Min strels entertained a capacity audience at the Regent Theatre. The per- pormance was planned by the Rot- ary Club of Oshawa, the proceeds to be for the benefit of cripled children, and the Toronto ministrels co-op- erated by giving their services gratis. and. dancing, with many a local jest, In addition to the Regent Orchestra with Fred Balshaw conducting, Fred Alenander with his many and varied concert- inas supplied attractive diversions and H. W. Blahout acted as musical director for the minstrels. with E. E. Williams as inter- loctur, the end men with their great yellow button-bouguets and red- lapelled coats, kept up a steady stream of merry banter. Modern to the extreme, Curley Ross brought his radio phone along and though his fingers were singed when he called up Hades he got little satisfaction from Peter as reports were that no Oshawa guests had registered with him in thirty years or more! Dr. McKay was shown little sympathy when one member reported that he had fallen into a well and hurt his foot. "He should look after the sick and let the well alone," came the un- compromising reply. Among the song hits of the even- ing may be mentioned "Ten Little Fingers," "Mammy's Little Sunny Honey Boy," "Kentucky Home," "Big Bass Viol," "At the Chicken Chasers Ball," "Can't Yo Heah Me Callin' Caroline," "Pullman Porter Blues," "Woodman Spare That Tree," "Everybody"ss Welcome in Dixie," "I'd Build a World in the Heart of a Rose," and "I Want My {Continued on page 3) sat down to dinner provided by the] | ceased the | membership of | | chauffeur The report was presented | It was indeed a feast of song | music and merriment | "Nuch Ohamasuion | Motor Car Hits A Post; Melville Moise Killed Instantly At Pickering Oshawa Taxi Driver Meets Death Late Thursday Night When Homeward Bound from Toronto-- Car Owned by" A. Bakogeorge, Who Was a Passenger, Along With John Tucker HEAVY MIST AND RAIN MADE DRIVER'S TASK A DIFFICULT ONE Dead Man Believed to Have Been Leaning Out the Side to Get Clearer View When Post Was Hit -- Other Passengers Escape With Minor Injuries Melville Moise, a well-known Oshawa taxi driver, residing at 130 William Street East, was instantly killed Thursday night when the heavy Oldsmobile eight-cylinder car he was driving collided with a telephone pole while coming around the curve into Pickering village on his return from Toronto. Mr. A. Bakogeorge, proprietor of the Olympia Candy Works and owner of the car, was seated in the front seat with Mr. Moise, and. Mr. John Tucker, of Church Street, was alone in the back seat. Mr. Bakogeorge escaped serious injury, although his back was badly bruised. After the car struck the pole it ran head on into the ditch. The force of the shock threw Mr. sustained on the face, three of his Tucker forward, and besides a cut teeth were knocked out. The heavy mist and rain was largely responsible for the fatality. Mr. Moise, who was driving for Mr. Bakogeorge, it is believed, was leaning out the side of the car in order to obtain a clear view of the road, but the storm, together with a sharp curve, deceived the driver, and the car caught a telephone pole sideways near where Mr. Moise . was sitting. Moderate Rate of Speed The car was said to be travelling at a moderate rate of speed hut with the deacesed leaning in that diree- tion he must have received a terrific blow from striking the post. The shock sustained by the occupants of the car when landing in the ditch was not sufficient to cause serious injuries to anyone, When the body was removed from the car it was found that the de- had sustained gevere blows both in the head and chest, which resulted in instant death. Mr. Moise had accompanied Mr. Bakogeorge to Toronto to spend the afternoon. The latter having some business to tran- sact there Théy, left Oshawa for Toronto about pu \orslock and were returning at 11.30 o'clock when the fatality occurred. Lived Here is Years Particularly sad circumstances surround the death of Mr. Moise. He is survived by a wife and one daughter, aged five years. Deceased had resided in Oshawa for about six years and had been running a taxi service here practically all that time, He was considered to be an expert Mr. Moise was a native of Port Hope and his parents are re- siding in Dale, three miles north of that town. Mrs. W. Hills, of Port Hope, and Miss Rowena Moise, of Toronto, are sisters af the deceased. The remains were conveyed to the Pickering Undertaking Parlors fol- lowinethe accident. A jury was empaneled by Dr. V. E Cartright, Coroner at Pickering, but the inquest has been postponed for a week, owing to the inability of Tucker and Bakogeorge. the only witnesses, to appear. EXCELLENT GONCERT BY KING ST. CHOIR Even - Power Going Of Could Not Spoil High Class Program Although laboring under diflicul- ties owing to the interruption in the power service, shutting off the light and power from the orgam just at eight o'clock, a very fine concert was given by King Street Methodist choir and local and outside artists in the church on Thursday evening. The inclement weather interfered with the attendance which the event de- served and has always received in past years, but those who came out were well rewarded for their effort. The chairman, Rev. A. M. Irwin, in his opening remarks, paid high tribute to Organist and Choirmaster Herbert C. Treneer and his choir for the valuable and important place they so ably fill in the life of King Street church. The choir was one of the best organizations of the church and could always be depended upon to render only the best service. The organ could not be used ow- ing to lack of power, and in this re- spoct the organist and choir were handicapped. The piano was brought into use and filled the gap well, The numbers by the choir were particu- larly good, the voices harmonized well, and the numbers rendered showed careful training by the choir- master. The first number by the choir was the well known "Land of Hope and Glory," by Edward Elgar. Their next number was a very pretty chorus, comprising the words of the well known poem, "The Village Blacksmith," the music by W. H. Weise. Another chorus was "The Song of the Vikings" ( Eaton Fan- ning), which was equally popular, while the last number was Long Day Closes," by Arthur Sulli- van. Every number was well rend- ered and merited applause. The only outside artist was Miss Clark, elocutionist, of Toronto, who (Continued on page 2). LJ Urges Hydro for Every Farmer in Claremont District Hydro-Electric power, light and heat for use of every farmer in the district, and the added advantage of Hydro radial accommodation ~were strongly advocated by Reeve Fred H. Richardson, of Pickering Town- ship, during an address at the foot- ball club concert in Claremont. In soliciting the hearty support of the township, the Reeve pointed out Hy- dro would be an immense economic advantage to the people, this fact having been proven in other Ontario municipalities. : Opening of = recreation park in fallen heroes of the war was also urged by the speaker, who promised assistance of the Township Council toward the scheme. CHINESE MISSION WORK IS DEPICTED Fine Pageant at Presbyterian Church by Young Women's Mission Circ} A very fine missionary pageant, i demonstrating what is being done by the medical missionaries of the Pres- byterian Church in China, and the need for workers in many other lands, was given in the Presbyterian Church Thursday evening under the auspices of the Young Women's Mis- sionary Auxiliary. The pageant was well put on, the costumes being par- ticularly appropriate, and the audi- ence, which was somewhat small ow- ing to the inclement weather, enjoy- ed the program immensely. The first part of the pageant was entitled "A Day in a Cbinese Hospi- tal," with the following taking the respective parts: Doctor, Eireng Jamieson; assist- ant, Gladys Laughlin; Chinese women who were patients at the hos- pital, Francis Bonwick, Dorothy Lut- terel, Greta Buckler, Johnhie Green, Queenie Schofield, Malcolm Young. Lorraine Francis; attendants, Hel- en Trew, Flora Pask; gatekeeper, Mary Grant. The second part of the pageant de- picted women from several foreign countries coming to make their needs known to those of Christian lands, and the capitulation of the "Dreamer." The characters were: Dreamer, Bernice Buckler; Con- science, Ruth Bonwick; India, Jes- sie Mitchell; Malaysia, Ollie Ham- ilton; Korea, Viola Hiltz; Mexi- co, Margaret Lockhead; Africa, Mar- ian Germond; China, Mary Grant; Japan, Marjory McKay; Hindu widow, Hazel Cawker; child widow, Winnogene Pipher. During the interval between pag- eant sections a solo was rendered by Mrs. R. J. Bale; a violin solo by Mr. George Jamieson and a plano solo by Mrs. MeNichol. : The ladies of the Auxiliary are to be congratulated on the sueccess of the evening. Joy Riders Steal Car Friday, Night While Mr. George Edmunds, of the Willard Battery Service, was at- tending the Regent Theatre last eve- ning, his motor car, which had been parked on Albert Street near was stolen. After the was discovered and the notified. This morning "T%e [located on Charles Street by am ficer, where it had been left by thieves. They had apparently had couple of hours' ride around the city and having no further use for it, abandoned it and returned to their hemes. : fi