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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town The Ontario Reformer , All the News Whale it Is News VOLUME 51--No. 54 Published at Oshawa, Ont,, Canada Tuesday, Thursday ead Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coles 3 Cents SIX PAGES OSHAWA WELCOMES THE FIREMEN Thirty-One Brigades Are Represented At Sessions; Given Freedom of Town Many More Delegates Are Coming To-morrow For Big Parade and Sports' Program--Brampton District is Running a Occasion Special Train For The JAMES GARDHOUSE, IS ELECTED TO PRESIDENCY OF WESTON, Treasurer Hastings Points Out One of Association's Objec- | tives Is To Secure Some of Companies--Meet in Burlington Next Year NEW TAX ON SOFT DRINKS KEEPS THE DEALERS GUESSING Five Per Cent. Doesn't Apply to Ice Cream or Sundaes SODA EFFECTS TAXED One Oshawa Dealer Has Evolved Fairly Simple Method of Bookkeeping Insurance Carried By Foreign | Everybody loves exception, Oshawa, for the first hands of the Ontario Volunteer Firemen's Association, and to judge! from the cordial welcome extended to the delegates yesterday by | a fireman and the citizen's of Oshawa are no|new tax that was imposed on part of three days of this week, is in the "I should say we are," was the unit- ed chorus of Oshawa retailers of soft |drinks and such refreshments, when {questioned by The Reformer as to whether or not they were experiencing 'any difficulty in keeping track of the MARRIED HERE Oshawa July 14, 1862, moved to the township of Mendo ed wilderness. Some foity-five years where they have since resided. Court Bailiff, and was also one of coe county. The picture is reproduce Mr, and Mrs. James Martin, of Hillsdale, sixtieth anniversary, or diamond wedding, They lived for SIXTY YEARS AGO ip 9 celebrated their recently, being married in some years al Caesarea, then nwhen that section was a vast wood- Hillsdale, Ont., ago they moved into Mr. Martin was for 35 years Division the best known beekeepers in Sim- ad by courtesy of The Globe. |their business on August 1. The term --*"part of their business"--is used ad- visedly, as the new regulations call for a five per cent, tax on only certain of Mayor John Stacey, Reeve George Morris, and Councillors W. J.|their drinks, the exact wording of the Trick and R. D. Preston, Oshawa is glad to have them. There are| thirty-one fire brigades already represented here and more are ex-| pected for to-morrow, which will tion. Brampton is running a special train down to-morrow moming us follows under the special War Re- | be the big day of the demonstra- law being: "Beverages of not more than 2 1-2 {per cent. proof spirits not in casks, | bottles, or other containers are taxable which will bring thousands from that district immediately to the west | venue Act, effective Aug. 1st, 1922. of Toronto. The business sessions of the convention were held yesterday and this morning, while a memorial service for those Volunteer Fire- men who laid down their lives in France was held last night in the Town Hall. This afternoon the firemen are touring through the plants | The of the General Motors Corporation and the Pedlar People, while - Oshawa retajler therefore some are taking a motor tour of the town. The Association's Objects Treasurer T. Hastings of Merrit- ton, this morning outlined the aims and objects of the Association, de- claring that a great deal more life could be put into the organization with a little more work. He stated that one of the objects was to se- cure a small percentage of the insur- ance ecarried by foreign companies and moved that the Law and Legisla- tion committee of the Association interview the Drury Government in this connection. A. Hillmer, of Oak- ville, seconded this motion, stating that the brigades which help to pro- tect the risks of these companies should get a slight "rake off" for their work. With some more funds the Association would then be able to go out and organize the country better and bring new towns into the association. Upon being submitted to a vote, the question was carried. President John Waugh in his pres- idential address yesterday afternoon recommended that greater efforts be put forward for a bigger display of fire apparatus at each year's con- vention and Treasurer Hastings this afternoon vigorously upheld this suggestion. The president's address was noteworthy for the many sug- gestions advanced, one of which was that all hose couplings should be standardized so that oue town may FIREMEN HOLD A MEMORIAL SERVICE Rev. Major Bruce Hunter Preaches ~--105 Volunteer Firemen Maintaining that the soldier boys of the Allies fought in the blood stained fields of Flanders for the spirit of Christian brotherhood, "which once put into operation will give us the great principles of love, righteousness and justice, which worked out will give us universal peace," Rev. Major Bruce Hunter, BA, MC, pastor of Central Methodist Church, Toronto, preached the ial add at the firemen's convention last might. The service was held out of respect for those Ontario volunteer firemen who laid down their lives overseas for King and country, the records show- ing that 105 men enlisted, out of which mumber ten paid the supreme sacrifice. Oshawa sent one volunteer fireman across with Canada's fighting forces. in the person of William Culling, Jr. Arthur street. There are many veter- ans at present members of the brigade but they were not volunteer firemen when they enlisted. In opening his remarks Rev. Mr. Hunter pointed out the many points of similarity common to the lives of p be able to render the maximum of assistance to another in case of fire. The election of officers this morn ing resulted in all officers being elected unanimously, The new of- ficials for the ensuing year are:-- President--James Gardhouse, Wes- ton. First VicesPresident--A. Hillmer, Oakville. Second vice-President Smith, Merritton. Secretary--W. J. Armstrong, West Toronto. Treasurer--Thomas Hastings, Mer- ritton. The 1921-1922 President, John Waugh, Niagara Falls, was nominat- ed for the position of president again but retired in favor of Mr. Gardhouse. Mr. James Harmswort of Brampton, was nominated for second vice-pres- ident, but retired in favor of Mr. A. T. Smith. The election of Mr. W. J. Armstrong as secretary is his eighteenth annual election to that important post. it was Mr. Arm- strong who yesterday reported to the convention that ° the association never was in a better condition for doing good than it is at the present time." At this morning's meeting Burlington was chosen as the place of meeting for 1923. To-night there will be a mammoth motor parade starting at 6.30 p.m from the corner of Duke and Riohmond streets, This will go south on Church Street to King, east to Charles, south to Bruce, west to Simcoe, and north to Alexandra Park where the car- nival is in full swing and where a band concert and mammoth fire works display will be given this eve- ning. To-morrow afternoon there will be the big parade of bands, fire brigades, fire apparatus, etc., over the same route as outlined above. This will culminate with a full pro- gramme of sports at Aleyindra Park and the big convention will wind up with a dance in the arm- ouries in the evening. This Morning's Session An amendment to the comstitution that was proposed was thrown out at this morning's session of the con- vention when it was proposed that the gonventions hereafter be held on the first Friday, Saturday and the following Monday of August in- stead of the present dates of the first Monday, Tuesday and Wed day. The secretary announced that the following have now qualified for life membership by virtue of their regular attendance at conventions: -- Frank Fisher, Oakville; Charles -- A. T. Naylor, Oakville; F. Konkle, Grims- by: C. W. Pemmer, Amigari; J. E. Gibson, Welland, and W. H. Hen- derson, Welland. A vote of thanks to the town of Oshawa for the fine reception accord- ed the delegates was unanimously passed as was a vote of $10 to Rev. Bruce Hunter for his sermon of Mon- day might. Mr. A. T. Smith, of Mer- ritton, presented the report of the Credentials Committee and called the roll. There are thirty-one bri- gades present and more still to come. Grimsby Georgetown, Whitby, Wes- ton, Brampton, Amigari Hamilton, Barton. Auzora, Swansea, St. Mary's, Township, Oshawa. Mr. M. Skelly, Paris, presented the report of the games committee which has appointed the following officials for the sports program of to-mor- vow: --Starter, N. J. McEwen; (Continued on page 6) | "Beverages derived wholly or in part | | from cereals, unfermented fruit juices | |and imitations thereof, carbonated bev- | ixed soft drinks are sub- | lerages or m ject to a tax of 5 per cent." problems that confront the ow he can tell what checks are not taxable. Does he have to pay tax on the ice cream in his ice cream sodas or will he only pay on the soda, and such questions. A Simple System ments in the Dominion complain that the tax is a hard one to keep track of, but right here in Oshawa The Re- former found what appears to be the best system to look after the govern- ment's money. The proprietor of this establishment has several boxes, each one of which is filled with tabs bear- ing Sc, 10c, or 15c marks. These are kept at the dispensing counter and as | the girls come to get their orders they | drop one of these tabs into a closed | receptacle for each taxable order they | have. This is done before the trays | are taken from the counter to the tables and the person ordering the re- | freshments is in nowise inconvenien- | ced by the tax. At the end of the day | the manager opens the closed box and sums up the total value of the drinks. | He then pays the government a five | per cent tax on that value. At another local soft drink counter The Reformer came across a man who | is giving the government as square a | deal as he can. Questioned as to how | he was collecting the tax this man stated that he was not worrying over | it. "We simply give the government | what we think the tax would amount | to and are mot bothering about it. If | they can show us a better way of col- lecting the tax let them show us" stated this man. Both managers inter- viewed by The Reformer commented on the meagre information available at the local customs office when they called there for instructions. This second manager outlined a plan he had in mind for the collection of the tax which was practically the same as the one explained in the fore- (Continued on Page 2) WINDOW DISPLAYS ATTRACT ATTENTION Merchants Vie With One Another in Contest for $50 Prize With the prize of fifty dollars as their goal, Oshawa merchants have spent much time and money in the decoration of their store fronts and the arrangement of their windows for the three days of the firemen's conven- tion, in their efforts to present the most attractive appearance of any ' which are illuminated by electric (Continued on page 3) are as 10 refreshment checks of his are taxable and what | Most of the soft drink establish- | Firemen Have Rain Insurance Oshawa's fire department has insured to-morrow against rain to 'the extent of $2,000. The insurance policy will cover the major portion of the after- noon and has been placed through Davis & Son with the Hartford Fire Insurance Com- pany. Yesterday was insured against rain for the period be- tween twelve o'clock and three in the afternoon for $500 but not a drop fell in those three hours. The firemen as a re- sult will not he able to collect anything. It rained before noon and it rained in the even- ing but the insurance policy seems to have kept the moist- ure away for the time insured. GYPSY FINED $500 FOR MONEY THEFT Blessed Local Taxi Man's Roll and Extracted a $20 Bill Taking a roll of biils out of a local taxi drivers hands while he was paying for some gasoline at an Osh- awa garage on Friday last, Margaret Johns, a gypsy who was passing through, in company with a number of others, exclaimed "me bless it for you." When the taxi man insist- ed that the roll be returned to him he did not discover that $20 was mis- sing until after the effects of the blessing had worn off and the visitor had departed. The police were noti- fied and the gypsy was caught at Courtice. She was placed under ar- rest and brought to the Oshawa lock- up. When she appeared before Mag- istrate Hind she made a pathetic ap- peal. She had brought with her two infants whom she claimed were twins and also a boy to look after them. : Investigation by the police re- vealed the fact that one twin was several weeks older than the other. Accused was remanded until Sat- urday morning. In the meantime the police got in touch with the Attor- ney-General's Department and a fine of $500 and costs was the penalty for blessing other people's bank rolls. Accused was one of a party of seven carloads who passed through Oshawa. One complaint was received from a Pickering resident that his bank roll had also received a bless- ing but it had cost him comsiderable money. The heavy fine, it is thought, may induce the tourists to adopt some other line of business. O i M ; . - i.» Arrested in City Sam Blackey, 3 Tacoma avenue, Toronto, when alighting from a westbound street car Monday might, in Toronto, was struck by an antomo- bile driven by Harold Pearson of Oshawa. Blackey recevied a frac- tured collar bone and when taken to St. Michael's Hospital his injuries were found to be more serious than at first thought. It is feared that jaw also was fractured. Pearson was placed laid ETYMOLOGICAL "How dyer €e yer me Mame?" asked st another on the elevated. wv. # boss, | EN i "He seems to think that w Boston Transcript. AS FAIR FOB "Daddy," said youngster. "I want ma." HIM AS DAD. his to mother, eh?" ried mine, didn't you?" under ar aad zon War witncd unter Sivas: against him of can only be spelled in his way." -- six-year-old marry grand- "Do you, indeed. -And do you think I would let yom marry my "Well, why shouldn't you?" me- . |torted the young logician, "¥en mar REPAIRS IN SCHOOLS ARE PROGRESSING] New Boiler and Heating System Being Installed at King =~ Street School | When scholars of Oshawa Publie 1 Schools resume their studies in Sep- | tember, they will find that consider- able house-cleaning has taken place. With the exception of the Centre Street School extensive repairs are being made in all school buildings, Including the High School. It is ex- pected that it will require practically all of the $25,000 ~oted by the Board of Education for this purpose, to complete the work undertaken. Trus- tee W. B. Nott is supervising the alterations and re-decorating and al- though work was not started until | July 15th, Mr. Nott told The Re- former yesterday that in the course of another two or three weeks they would be ready to reeeive the schol- ars. At King and Albert Btreet schools some big improvements are being made. In the former building a new heating system will replace the old one, and at the present time a large | Keewanee boiler is being installed, the old Pease furnace having been re- moved. With the new boiler there will be no difficulty about heating the entire building satisfactorily. The electric light system is being im- proved and extended. The light bulbs which have been unprotected, will be enclosed in shades, One hundred and fifty of these lsgits will be plac- ed in Oshawa's schools, making it possible to conduct night classes if required. Mary Street Tower Removed In the Albert Street School, after the alterations, there will be a room for the teachers, a cloak room, and a nurse's room. Considerable re-dec- orating is being done and the tower where the bell is located is being repaired. At Mary Street School the tower and the bell have been remov- ed because the wood had rotted, ren- dering it unsafe. Nearly all the schools are using the gong system, s0 that the big bell is not needed. Six hundred seats are expected to arrive shortly, three aundred and twenty of which will be appropriated (Continued on page 3) COMING EVENTS JIMMY KUANNA WILL BE AT Bay Park, Whitby, Tuesday, Aug. 8. Dancing from 8.30, weather per- mitting. Admission, 25c. 53-b REBEKAH LODGE, NO. 3, WILL serve hot dinner, 50c; supper 35c, Wednesday at Oddfellows' Hall All welcome. Members all please be present at 7.30 p.m. 54-a CAR RIDE FREE TO SONS OF Scotland Grand Picnic and Games at Snudden's Grove, Saturday, Aug. 12th, 1922. 5 a side football tour- naments, Highland dancing, chil- drens' races, tug of war, etc. etc. Handsome prizes. Car leaves Four Corners every 20 minutes, com- mencing at 2 o'clock. Everybody welcome. Everybody come and bring lunch baskets. Admission, 25¢, Children free. cided BUSINESS EDUCATION -- THE fall term of the Canadian Business College in Oshawa begins Tuesday, Sept. 5th. Any ambitious young people desiring a business educa- tion at day school, night school or by home study, should wirte today to the Canadian Business College, corner College and Spadina Aves. Toronto, and receive full informa- tion about their branch at Oshawa. ate. DONT -POEET THE WIND UP OF the Firemen's Convention and de- monstration by attending the dan- ce to be held in Armouries on the night of Aug. Sth. it is a real chance for a real dance with a real live crowd on a real acre of floor. Adanac Special Orchestra will fur- nish the music. Admission 50c. This will be 2a dance where old people grow young, and the young people younger. regain your youth. The Firemen. A position is assured every gradu- oar ANGLO-SAXON MUST OWNTHE PROPERTY, TITLE STIPULATES Unusual Restriction Laid Down by Vendor of Piece of Land RUNS FOR 20 YEARS Another Vendor Provides Prem- ises Shall Not Be Used to Make Nuisance While building restrictions are of- ten made when land is sold in the town of Oshawa, an investigation of the land titles at Whitby shows that within the past month a real estate deal was consummated in Oshawa that has an odd restriction as re- gards the nationality of anyone who may purchase it within the next twenty years. This deal makes some restrictions as regards the building that may be erected on it, and then re transfer deed continues:--*"Upon the same - being hereafter sold it shall be sold only to a British or Am- erican subject of Anglo-Saxon birth." This restriction is to be in force for the twenty years commencing June 1, 1922. One of the restrictions plac- ed on the sale of some other proper- ty elsewhere in Oshawa, states that the premises shall not be used for any purpose which the grantor may deem a nuisance due to noises, smoke, gas or other odors. The land transfers for the month were: -- George Logeman and wife to Rich- and Martin, 38 foot lot, eParl St. E. 8. Clark to R. Francis, lot No 8, north side of Arthur St. H. G. Hawkings to Abigail Mackie Lot 17, north side of Brock St. H. Dionne to A. Wilkinson, Lot No east side of John Ave. Abilgail Mackie to S, J. Phillips, lot No, 6, south side of Athol Street. G. D. Conant to John McRobinson and John Stovin, part lot No. 12, Nassau Street. Charles Lowery to James Ladd. lot on Albany Street. G. D. Conant to A. W. Dickie, lot on north side of King Street. A. C. Smith to H. C. Snyder, lot on Huron Street. Harold Bateman to George Bate- man, lot on west side of Church St. William B. Rowe to Francis Percy Bathe, lot on Yonge Street. Robt. Wiggins to R. Rouse and G. Wiggins, lot on east side of Prince Street. F. Stanger to W. T. Giles, lot on Stacey Ave. John Hall to R. W. Dixon, Barrie Avenue, three lots. Norah L. Smith to Fred Swithen- bank, lot on Court Street. John Stacey to Albert Green, lot on Verdun Road. Stanley F. Everson and Ewart A. Everson to B. C. Colpus, house on Bagot Street. G. D, Conant to J. C. Disney, Ash- by property, King Street East. Wilbert A. Davis to Letha G. Dav- is, property on Athol Street. Wilbert A. Davis to David C. Hay- erson, lot on Athol Street. (Continued on page 2) Stan. Young's Rink Goodyear Trophy Yesterday An Oshawa rink, skipped by Stan Young won, the primary competition and with it, the Goodyear Trophy, ai the annual tournament of the Bow- maunville Lawn Bowling Club on Civic Holiday. Mr. Young's rink was composed of CC, Peacock, T. Johns and J. O'Connor, D. A. J. Swanson's rink was eilminated from the primary in third round and also from the cousolation event in the third round. H. P. Rosevear's rink; of Port Hope, won the consolation prizes. The Oshawa rinks taking part in the tournament were J. L Whattan sk, A. Lambert, J. Allman and J. Fowlds; C. W. Detenbeck sk, E. Goodman, J. Cooper and R. Pye; J. A. Thompson sk, C, Branton, J. V. Hill and C. Richards; D. A. J. Swan- son sk, 8. Wood, L. Stevenson and A. Walton; S. Young, sk, C. Peacock, T. Johns and J. O'Connor. Oshawa Def Cd » » - Victoria United Playing a steady game and fine combination, Oshawa defeated WVic- toria United in a second division T. and D. Match in the Queen City Sat- urday afternoon. The Red Shirts se- cured the only goal of the match in the tirst half, Hayball plishing 9, 6, CONNECTED WITH FIRE DEPT. SINCE ~ CIVIL WAR IN U.S. Two Veteran Fire Laddies Are Attendng Provincial Convention NEVER MISS MEETING Thomas A, Skinner, of Falls View, and James Wilson, of Hamilton r------ To have been connected with Fire Departments since the years of the American Civil War is a long record, but nevertheless this unique distine- tion is shared by two delegates to the present Firemen's Convention. Both these men are past presidents of the association and both joined the ranks of the fire fighters in 1862, They are Mr. Thomas A. Skinner, now of Falls View but formerly of Niagara Falls, and Mr. James Wil- son, of Hamilton. The former is 76 vears of age and the latter 73. Mr. Skinner joined the first fire department ever formed in Niagara Falls, becoming a volunteer fireman in 1862. He is still an active mem- ber of the Falls View Volunteer Fire Brigade and is president of the Ni- agara Falls Rescue Hook and Ladder, and Hose Companies. In Falls View he is the president and treasurer of the firemen's organization. He was present at the inauguration meeting of the provincial organization and is a charter member. He has never missed a convention of the organiza- tion in all the years of its history. The other veteran fireman present at the meeting is Mr. James Wilson, of Hamilton. In 1862 Le joined the Neptune Volunteer Hose Company at Hamilton as a torch boy and was an active volunteer fireman until the permanent brigade was organized in 1875, Upon the formation of the Hamilton Veterans' Fire Brigade he became a member and since 1904 has not failed to attend a convention of the Ontario Firemen's Associa- tion. He was president of this pro- vinecial body in 1920. Past President E. F. Earl, of Mil- ton, who is attending the present gathering, has not failed to be pres- ent at all conventions, while W. J. Armstrong, of West Toronto, the secretary, has been at every demon- stration since 1901. Past President J. C. MacMillan, of Welland, who also has a long record for regular at- tendance is one of the leaders in the convention now in session here. In his sermon last night Rev. Bruce Hunter drew several comparisons between the soldier and the fireman, but evidently missed one point. Old soldiers never die--and it appears that this truth holds good in the case of firemen as well. MUCH INTEREST IN APPARATUS EXHIBIT Regret Expressed That More Equipment Is Not Shown at Convention / That bigger efforts should be put forward to secure larger exhibits of fire apparatus at the various conven- tions of the Ontario Firemen"s As- sociation, was one of the recom- mendations advanced by President John Waugh of the Association in his presidential address yesterday. From the interest taken im the one exhibit, a combination hose and chem wagon mounted on a Chevrolet Baby Grand Chassis, it is safe to predict that a regular demonstration of all kinds of fire apparatus would attract thousands. The only machine on exhibition here was made by the Bickle Fire Engine Company, of Woodstock, On- tario, who used a Baby Grand Cher- rolet chassis. The apparatus is prac- tically the same as the motor unit of the Oshawa Fire Department and was made for the Campbeliford Fire Brigade. It was shipped to Oshawa but will be run der its own p to Campbeliford immediately follow- ing the close of this convention. It is of such construction that it may be easily converted into a pumping engine if Campbeliford should ever decide on such a setp. It cost $3,500 and besides carrying several hun- dred feet of hose is equipped with a chemical tank and short extension the feat. The game was one of the dest exhibitions in which the Osh- awa team has taken part this sea- son. The local eleven are right up near the top and although Sons of the presefit time, the Oshawans are full of confidence as to the result of the game here on August 18th when the Sons wisit this city. in Saturday's game the Oshawa team lined up as follows: goal, King: backs, Payne and Robertson; haif backs, Bell, D. Brown and Reid; forwards, Hayball, Sturch, Nichols, Gow and Rorason. England are hitting a fast clip at}