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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town All the News Whale It Is News | The Ontario Reformer =r OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922 | REFORNER LOCATES OLD LOCAL MASON LONG THOUGHT EAD James P. Smith Was First Ruling Master of Cedar Lodge Yearly Subseription $3.00 ¥ d at Oshawa, Ont, Canad Tuesday, Thursday Ay Saturday single Coples § Cents ANTICIPATE LAST MINUTE RUSH TO 'EXCHANGE BONDS Paper Worth Many Thousands | of Dollars Already Turned | in Locally VOLUME 51--No. 75 MACHUK ADMIT THEFT OF CHECKS; RESERVE SENTENCE Claimed to Have Been John Bodney Until Confronted With Latter TWELVE PAGES Park Board Authorizes Resumption of Work on Alexandra Sports' Area Dr. Kaiser Avers He Made It Special Committee Entrusted Plain Who Authorized With Work Meets With Work to Be Done -- Sur-| Commission -- Warm In- LIVES IN LOCKPORT, N.Y. mises Arrangement Was to, terchange Between Dr. | Blame Him If Things Hap- Kaiser and Chairman Dr, pened to Go Wrong Henry at Conference | -- | FIELD WILL BE DECISION UNANIMOUS To hear from a former vcomoi AMONG THE BEST | AFTER SEEING GROUND member who has been listed as dead | |for many years was the experience | Editor The Reformer-- eh am of members of Cedar Masonic Lodge, | No. 270, this week. The brother you that the press was not aware of {who has come to life, in so far as |,,q wag not invited to attend the | local Masonic circles are concerned | ' is James P. Smith, now living at 117 | Parks Commission meeting on Tues-| awa and Mr. G. W. McLapghljn, There is something emi-| in connection with improvements to | Caledonia st. Lockport, N.Y. The |day night. Kaiser | the athletic field at Alexandra PBrk. Following a decision made at a joint | discovery that Mr. Smith is still | nently fair in excluding Dr. alive came about as a r t of a y - a esult o | from the meeting at which his ef {meeting of the Parks Board and the committee on Tuesday night, the New Physical Director Maj. Gen, McBrien - To Lay Cornerstone Maj. Gen. McBrien, K.C.B,, D.8.0.,, and an old Ontario County boy, of Ottawa, has ac- cepted an invitation to lay the cornerstone of the new Bt. George's Memorial Church, now under course of construction. The ceremony will be perform- ed on Saturday, October 7, at 3.30 o'clock, Rev. (Major) W. E. Kidd, rector of St. George's Church, St. Catharines, will preach the dedicatory sermon. Prior to the ceremony a par- ade will be formed in which the Ontario County Regiment and Vetérans of the Great War will participate. Capt. Palmer is desirous that any veteran who desire to take part in the parade will leave his name and alld rens with him at the Town Hall, D. A. J. Swanson, Machuk's coun- ? sel, succeeded in having the court | reduce the first and more serious | Sayg E. V. Lander--Has Eight CASHED THEM IN CITY FEW DESIRING CASH Sent Up For Trial On Charge to Do Grievous Bodily Harm Had Been a Master of Lebanon Lodge Too--Left Here in Eighties People Still Holding Bonds, Should Surrender Them | * To-morrow Citizens who are desirous of tak-| MR. HOWARD ELLIS ing advantage of the Minister of Fi- | of Stratford, new physical director | nance"s offer to exchange maturing | of the Y.M.C.A. Canadian Victory Bonds, issued in| = 1917, for those of the new issue should make an effort to get to the bank tomorrow. That's the tip which emanated from local banking | institutions today. The reason why this matter should be attended to to- | morrow at the latest is that on Sat-| urday Sept. 30, the time limit of the offer expires. As there are al- Stephen Machuk, a young foreign- er who has reposed in jail for many weeks, appeared-in police court be- fore Magistrate Hind this morning tor the "s'teenth" time. Smiling and the personification of happiness Machuk answered to a charge of at- tempted murder, preferred by James Lindsay and also to the theft of four checks. A satisfagtory conclusion appap- Dear Sir:---1 am glad to learn from | ently has heen reached in the contro- versy between the Parks Commission land the Specias Committee ! appointed by the town of Osh- copy of The Reformer reaching him |¢ort to improve the Park was dis in Lockport, containing the story of | eyssed, and then to exclude the press | charge to that of an attempt to do! grievous bodily harm to James Lind- say, farmer, of East Whitby Town- ship. He will be tried on this charge before the next court of com- petent jurisdiction. Pleads Guilty, Pleading guilty to the theft of the elected to be tried summarily be- fore Magistrate Hind. Magistrate Hind reserved sentence until Oct. 4. Lindsay, it will be recalled, at the last hearing-of-the --attempte murder charge, declared that Ma- chuk, had threatened to do away with his (Lindsay's) entire family. Machuk was said to have brandished a knife. At t time it was hinted that Machuk 8 warned to away from a certain young lady. The charge of the theft of checks was preferred against Machuk, by the Ontario Stone Corp. Ltd., of dence that four checks payable one John Bodpney, an employee to of disappeared. age known as Bodney, Machuk stuck to his story until confronted with Bodney. The checks were drawn on a Toronto branch of Bank of Nova Scotia. The amounts of the checks involved are $24, $12, $10, and $31. They were made pay- able to John Bodney. the Toronto his cashed the checks at branch. He readily admitted guilt. Served Three Years. Accused acted as though mentally deficient and there is a possibility that he be examined as to his sani- ty. A bystander jokingly remarked to Machuk as he was led away; "You'll get 20 years for that." "I don't care," Machuk respond- ed, "] did three years in Montreal, in 1909, and it was the Oshawa po- lice who sent me down. I like Jail." NO DEARTH OF SINGERS That there is an abundance of talent available for the newly or- ganized Male Chorus of the General Motors is shown by the fact that handed in their Company have rames. large number being present. It is their intentiorf to continue practices weeks to put on a concert in one of the local theatres. Carloads Coming-- $20 a Ton tain, but local coal large the shipments will be. "I have eight cars on wood told The Reformer this time goes on. Dealers are $4 per ton more the line companies. navigation closes, As soon old price." Mr. Lander supply to meet on. That a supply of coal will be re- ceived in Oshawa this winter is cer- merchants can checks Machuk, through his counsel, (give no definite assurance as to how the way which will arrive in Oshawa at any time now but the price will be $20 per ton," Mr. E. V. Lander, coal and merchant, King Street West, morning. 'I am not in a position to say how much coal 1 can expect to receive as 'com- pelled to buy independent coal in at- stay | tempting to supply the public with fuel and consequently they pay about than charged by as we will be able Whitby. It appeared from the evi-|to get the usual line of coal atthe intimated. that resi- the above mentioned company, had |dents were reluctant to pay the high Insisting that he (Ma- |price and that many of those who chuk) was the one and only person- | gave their orders earlier in the year bad decided to wajt until the price was lowered. His advice to custom- ers who could afford to do so, was the |to have their orders filled now as he could not vouch for an ample | the demand later In reference to the price set on Represent- | anthracite coal by the Pennsylvania ing himself as Bodney, Machuk had | Commission, Mr. Lander stated that their decision applied only to that ways a large percentage of people who put off transacting their busi- with the holders of bonds on Satur- | day. Saturday the same as with a great many business houses is a short day in the banks. Idea Proves Popular. This morning The Reformer visi- ted all the local banks and the heads of these institutions without execep- | tion, stated that citizeps of Oshawa have taken very kindly to the offer of the Hon. W. 8. Fielding to ex-! change their 1917 Victory Bonds, which mature on Dec. 1, of this year for five year bonds, maturing in 19- | 27 or ten year bonds , maturing in | 1932. These financial that the public did not need any urg- ing on their part in order to have the bonds exchanged. "Most people realize now," said | W. R. Belt, accountant in the Stan-| dard Bank, "that Capadian Govern- | ment Bonds re a gilt-edged invest- | ment. They also realize that no | more profitable and safer method ! of investing surplus cash can be | found." { 1932 Bonds Favored. "In the majority of cases," said | C. N. Henry, manager of the Do-| minion Bank, people who have ex- changed bonds here have taken in return those which mature in 1932. | Bonds which mature in 20 years | are considered too long while those | which mature in 1927 are not near- experts declared | ness until the last minute bank staffs | will in all probability be swamped | Must Pay Arrears Or Will Be After Them Bailiff | Mr. R. H. James, tax collector, this morning told The Reformer | that tax collections are being garn- ered in a very gratifying manner. In an effort to bring delinquent tax- payers to a sense of their obliga- tions, especially those who have not paid any taxes for a period of years, he has during this month sent out a large number of notices which he states have been despatched to citi- zens in general, threatening them with legal action if remittances do not arrive forthwith. These notices have been very ef- fective Mr. James said and already he has received a large number of checks, money orders and cash which paid up all arrears. He will con- duct his campaign relentlessly he states. It was impossible this morn- ing to obtain exact figures as to the amount of money procured as the result of these letters. In regard to collections for the second instalment, Mr. James notic- es a very encouraging trend. Up to last Saturday approximately $181, 000 had been eollected, compared to the sum collected in the same period of last year of approximately $171,- 000, or a gain of $10,000. The letter which ereated such a furore among local tax delinquents follows; t the arrangements for celebrating the | when he was present to defend his | fiftieth anniversary of the institu-| action. [tion of Cedar Lodge, and listing Mr. Smith, a former past master, as be- [ing among those deceased. However, I trust you will let the public know that there was a meeting, | Dr. | and that at that meeting | Kaiser made it perfectly plain Wor. Bro. H. L. Wallace of Cedar as to who authorized the work at | Lodge pleased, to receive the following let- from Mr. Smith in his mail on Tuesday morning: Wallace, ter H. L. was greatly surprised, Oshawa, Ont. Dear account of the fiftieth of Cedar Lodge, A.F. and A.M., No. | Park at 5 p. m. yesterday, and when | 270, and among the names of the confronted with the problems which Past Masters that of James P. Smith, ' and marked as being deceased, would | 8aged with, they unanimously agreed say that I am very much alive. trust you had an enjoyable time the meeting, and I long and prosperous life for Cedar | Lodge. Sir and Bro: -- and the Park to be done, and how nicely it was arranged to absorb full cred- it for all satisfactory phases of the | undertaking, but to pass along to | Dr. Kaiser all blame if things hap- | pened to go wrong. { Upon explaining to the Commis- Having read in The Ontario sion the purposes which the Special Reformer, of Sept. 14th, 1922, an Committee had in mind, upon my anniversary I at heartily wish a | Fraternally yours James P. Smith, 117 Caledonia St. Lockport, Master Lebanon Lodge Too Sinee receiving the letter inquiries he er. institution American N.Y. have been made, and it is found that Mr. Smith was an came to Oshawa in connection with the work of the Joseph Hall Machine Works. and He was the ruling master of Lebanon Lodge in 1869 and at of Cedar Lodge March, 1872 he was appointed mas- At the meeting of Grand Lodge in July 1872 he was entrusted with in suggestion the full Board visited the the Special Committee had been en- | to proceed with the work, exactly as | laid out, except for the proviso that it be done in sections instead of as a whole. For the reasons advanced by the Commission, I concede the ' good sense of the understanding. So! Mr. Editor, henceforth please keep in mind that whatever is done in the Park will be done by and with the full approval of the Board of Man- agement. When the "man with the plow' arrives again do not insert a "scare headline" and make the peo-| ple believe that he is about to run| off with the park in his hip pocket. | Neither allow the baseball players | for one moment to imagine that we intend to interfere with their vested | rights, privileges or amusements. When we shall have finished our work we will have the finest athletic field in Canada. state or the territory governed by the Commission and that there was no set price on coal being delivered in Canada. "If people want coal now, they will have to pay the ad- vanced price," Mr Lander added. 1 I t y bonds." 80 popular, as the ten year Humorous indeed are the stories which some investors have given for wot taking out the bonds whieh ma- ure in from five Lo ten years. One MRS. BECK FLECTS enson, Tells of Cashing $500 Check daintily charge of defrauding William Through her counsel Col. Grierson, tried by a jury. TRIAL BY JURY Complainant, Wm. N. Steph- V6 Sobbing softly as she dabbed the nearly sixty men connected with the | tear drops from her eyes with a embroidered handerchief, The first practice was held | Mrs. Eileen Beck, of Oshawa, appear- last evening in the Town Hall, a|ed before Magistrate Hind in police court this morning to answer to a N. regularly and in the course of a few | Stephenson, a local man, out of $500. J. F. defendant elected to be J. A. McGibbon, old lady who exchanged some of her 1917 bonds, valued at many thou- sands of dollars, when told that she would be better advised to take ten ear maturing bonds in preference 0 those maturing in five years re- plied that she did not expect to live that long. Thousands Involved. While the banks were unable to give the amounts involved in the transactions since the offer of the Fi nance Minister was made it is said that during the last few days many large industrial concerns in Oshawa have exchanged their 1917 bonds for the mew issue. Hundreds of thousands of dollars or their equiva- lent have thus been exchanged. Mr. Fleming, of the Union Bank. pointed out that few people, in fact, he ventured the opinion that, not more than ten per cent of the hold- ers of 1917 bonds will hold them un- til December 1, to be redeemed. Ninety per cent therefore of these "I beg to advise you that your 19- 21 taxes amounting to have not been paid and wish to state that unless settlement of same is made before "Saturday, October 7, 1922 the matter will be placed in the hands of our bailiff, who will take immediate action against this pro- perty. We will much regret to have to take this procedure, but the matter now rests entirely in your hands. Trusting to hear from you at an early date." BOY'S DEATH DUE TO RUPTURE OF LIVER Report of Postmortem--I_ uke Inquest Adjourned Until October 3 The non-gppearance of a party of Toronto people who were the only eye-witnesses of the accident which resulted in the death of Donald Hag- the charter under which Cedar Lodge 18 now working. As far as can be learned Mr. Smith left here in the eighties, withdrew his membership and as he had no relatives in the vicinity he was lost track of and later it was taken for granted that Yours truly, T. E. KAISER. Oshawa, Sept. 28, 1922, he on Wor. gret master present week when the fiftieth anniversary Cedar Lodge is pro- posing the granting of an honorary life membership knowledging Mr. Smith's letter Wor. Bro. Wallace has apologized for the A warm invitation has been Smith to attend an early meeting of the lodge while it was cel error. issued ie still Captain had died. Bro. Wallace the not night as expressed that of the lodge had at the eventful ebrated. Lo him. In to Mr. in its fiftieth year. Muster Parade on Tuesday Adjutant Palmer and keen read the let- ter at the meeting of Cedar Lodge Tuesday evening, w re- first been last ac- an- FOREIGN COURT CASE DRAGS ON Mix-up Which Started Several Moons Ago Bobs Up Again Here's another "Eternal" or as some term them "Infernal Tri- angles' that came to light in police | court yesterday afternoon. On Ma- | gistrate Hind has devolved the task of unravelling the tangle. It ap- pears that many moons ago one Kyr- lo Wozuk became involved in a little discussion with a member of the more deadly of the species, to wit, Mary Tytenychi. Playfully, he had nounced to-day that a muster parade of the Ontario County Regiment would be held next Tuesday even- t what the police say. ried to choke Mary. At least that's But then there is acting for the complainant. Very an Luke, caused the inguest which It is his desire to have as are some who say this is exagger- Commissioners met 'the committpe at the Park yesterday afternoon at five o'clock for the purpose of thresh- ing the matter out. On looking over the ground, and making a thorough survey of the condition of the turf, it was mutu- ally agreed that the most satisfac- tory manner to remove the knolls and depressions was to plow it up, and then cut and slush the sods, after which proper levels could be taken. Two weeks ago the committee com- menced work on the gnound, in- structing a man to go ahead with the plowing and a considerable quantity of the turf was turned over. The Parks Commission then checked the proceedings, questioning the authority of the committee to do this and passed a resolution that it. be discontinued with the result that the greater portion of the sod, which had been disturbed, was replaced. Said Dr. Henry Knew ; At the meeting Tuesday night, the Special Committee were asked to be present and Tauch warm cross-firing ensued between Dr. Kaiser and Dr. Henry, the chairman of the Com- mission. It was pointed out that a year ago a conference was held at the Park and it was decided that the only thing to do to make the field perfectly level was to use a plow and remove any knolls or depressions after loosening the surface. Dr. Kaiser also contended that the chair- man of the Board was aware of the intention of the committee to go ahead with the work this fall and that no objections had been offered until after work had been started. Commissioners Stalter, Coad, and Ellis, who were present, professed ignorance of any intention om the part of the Committee to plow the Park until informed to that effect at a meeting of the Parks Board on the day that the work was being done. Dr. Kaiser then invited the mem- bers of the Commission to meet the Committee right on the ground yes- terday afternoon with the result that operations will be commenced this fall in improving the field in the manner proposed by the special Committee. In other words, the turf which has been replaced will be plowed up again besides a por- tion at the south end of the oval. It is not the intention of the Commit- tee to disturb the baseball diamond, which is in excellent shape, but the eastern section of the oval and a section of the south end. It is believed by the Committee that by carrying out their plans as previously arranged Oshawa will be able to boast of a playing field sec- ond to mone in the Province. It is understood that the work will be gotten under way soon and that the field will be in shape for athletics next year. * holders are exchanging their bonds for the new omnes. Strong Backing. H. C. Lander, manager of the Roy- al Bank, peinted out - that these bonds bear the strongest possible backing and a high rate of interest. "These can always find a ready sale and if a holder of bonds should be- come financially embarrassed The could easily obtain financial assist- ing. ated slightly. However, that's not all. Mary immediately laid information which resulted in Kyrlo's arrest. The ar rest did not materialize, however béfore Mary's righteous and indig nant hubby had procured a brick which he bounced off Hawrylo head, so the story goes. Hawryl is Mary's hubby. He would havc called things even then but Kyrk was held last night to be again ad- journed. The enquiry will be re- sumed on Oct. 3rd. Three wit- nesses were heard but no new evi- dence was submitted, that is, which threw any light on the cause of the fatality. Dr. B. A. Brown, who conducted the post-mortem, gave evidence of a medical character. He attributed little evidence was submitted this morning because of the fact that the attention of the cadi was directed to a number of wayward boys who appeared in Juvenile court. At 12 o'clock court was adjourned until this afternoon. On the stand Mr. Stephenson testi- fied that a letter had been shoved under his door on Sept. 8th. Im it many as possible of the officers and men out on this occasion, as details will be arranged regarding the part they will take in the ceremonies in connection with the laying of the corner stone for the new St. Geor- ge's Memorial Church, the founda- tion of which will be completed in the course of a few days. The Re- gimental Band will lead the unmit mh. g on Gas of Brake; Turns Over . Roger Tamblyn, who & CRE Ld Ld LJ i ax i i isis ~ 4 ' t 5 it Hi 1 i £ tf 28 ii i114 was a check for $5600 and also a re- guest that it be cashed. The check was drawn on the Imperial bank, of St. Johns, New Brunswick. He ac- (Continued on page 3) the cause of death to a rupgure of the liver. Constable Joe Bullen, who had been detailed to the scene of the ac- ceded to the request that the check be cashed and had handed the money over to Mrs. Beck. The check had been cashed by Mr. Stephenson on the Dominion Bank. Later the check was returned and it was dis- covered that there was not a branch of the Imperial Bank in St Johns. Oheck Missing At this juncture the check was asked to be produced, but it could not be located r. Steph had given it to his solictor, Mr. McGib- bon, Mr. McGibbon had given it to Sergt. Paxton, of the local police force. Whether it will be produced at this afternoon's session is a mat- ter of conjecture, Sergt. Paxton is a night man and could not be located this morning. - WINS IN THE END Buffalo Express: Turkey can af- ford to lose wars so long as she gains diplomatic victories in their settlement. a Recall the day when the news came in that Allenby had the Turks on Damage This Year Nine chances out of ten Mrs. Housekeeper, you are in for an unpleasant surprise this fall, if you have not already had it. Have you unpacked those wool- len garments, in getting ready for the colder weather, upon which moths take pleasure in feeding? "Moths seem to have been worse this summer than for a ber of years," a local othes cleaning and repair shop told The Reformer today. "We already have had 2 num- ber of garments brought in for repairs that have provided meals for moths. One man brought a pair of trousers in which had been riddled so badly that I don't know what we are going to do with them. And hate is another pair almost as the run --Ottawa Journal. cident, produced a plan of the road where the mishap happened. G. J. Luke, father of the lad, stated that his son was a normal healthy youngster 5 years old. The child when the accident occurred was on the way home from a meighbor's. The boy had been warned repeated- and it is possible that a number of dis Veterans of the Great War will turn out for the occasion. would not agree so after his charge from the hospital after th: battle he laid a charge against Haw- rylo of aggravated assault. Mar) then came to the rescue of her hus band by launching a counter charg: of attempting to choke her. Al Tuesday, T ly to be on the watch for cars. This concluded the evidence for the eve- ning. im-------- TO ENTERTAIN COMMISSION Dr J. W. Ross, Canadian Govern- ment Trade Commissioner for China, will be the guest of the Oshawa) Board of Trade at a luncheon to he held in Welsh's Parlors on Friday, at 12.15 o'clock. Dr. Ross is mak- ing a tour of Canadian towns a cities with a view to securing t opinions of manufacturers on and encouraging trade relationship wit China. Manufacturers are invited) to joip with the members of the Board of trade in receiving the Com- missioner. Applications for tickets may be forwarded to Seeretary J. A. McGibbon. day, adm tion ES noov 471 Simcoe. St.-S. BUSINESS Sept. 30th, 2.30. ission. at is assured every ROLLER RINK OPEN EVERY hursday and Saturday Also Saturday after- 66-1.) BAZAAR AUSPICES SIMCOE ST. Home and Séhool Club. Satur- Fancy work and home made cooking and candy. Refreshments. Afternoon tea. No Lawn of Mrs. Stacey, - (75-3) EDUCATION -- THE fall term of the Canadian Busi- ness College in Tuesday, Sept. Sth. Any ambiti- ous young people desiring a busi- ness education night school or to the Canadian Business College, by home study, should write today corner Col- lege and Spadina Awes., Toronto, and receive full information about their branch at Oshawa. A posi- graduate. blabla Oshawa begins day school, this happ d over five months ago When thé original charges wert laid Mary was ill and could not ap- pear. Then her baby took sick. Hawrylo and Kyrlo, not to be out- done, also took sick in turn. This state of affairs resulted in numer- ous adjournments. Yesterday morn ing for the s'teenth time the case was adjourned uptil the afternoon. In the afternoon another adjourn- gment was made. Oshawa citizens pre watching the record breaking performance with interest. Prob- bly it will go on indefinitely. How- Re. the next chapter will be writ- on Oct. 5. Yesterday all parties terested in the case seemed to be n very friendly terms and heartily ck of the whole business and the obability is that the scribe will » enabled at the next hearing to pply a suitable ending to the serial mething like this; "And they ndered home and lived : ! | ] t ] LH it: i ih | ¥ : ih Hh al | hed i Fel} fp 4 r(h)appily' ever after." --