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8 LB = | a ra an Ma" WL] pasFeEER rae Elin, lous poly PAGE + wiLVE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1920 EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS INDIAN SKELETON FOUND AT TWELVE O'CLOCK POINT Belleville, Dec. 14.~James yweet, of Trenton, and R, Fetteriy yhile excavating for the founda- tlon of a building at Twelve 0Q'Clock Point, discovered what is thought to be the skeleton of an Indian, buried many years ago when Twelve Q'clock Point was a busiling Indian village, where voy- ageurs, travelling up the Bay of Quinte were forced to portage into Brighton Bay. . 1,500 CHRISTMAS TREES : © SHIPPED FROM MANVERS Millbrook, Dec, 14,--~A carload of Christmas trees fifteen hundred being in the lot, was shipped to a dealer in Toronto on Saturday, the trees ,81 xfeet or so in height, having been cut from the swamp in Manvers, shipment being from Manvers Station, H, Lord and W. Budd have had the task of cutting the trees, and drawing them to the roaside whence they were carted to the statio nfor loading, and send- ing on to their destination in the Queen City, So far as i$ known this is the first time that trees for htis purbose have peen cut and shipped from this vicinity in such quantities, There were a few hun- dred trees, necessary to complete th order, left over until this week when they are being cut and will be shipped as soon as possible, LINDSAY DENTIST ' HAS 90TH BIRTHDAY Lindsay, Dec, 14.--Dr, J, Nee- lands, of Lindsay, who on Saturday celebrated his 90th birthday, has been practising dentistry in Can- ada since 1861, and was the first dentigt in Canada to use gas when extracting teeth, On Friday even- ing he was tendered a banquet in the Board Room of the First United Church by the Official Board of the church, of which he has been a member for the past fifty years, Dr, Neelands was born in Brampton and went to school there. Previous to 1861 he attended clinic in New York, where he took out his license, I BUY... JEDDO COAL SOLVAY COKE COAL CO. Telephone 262 4 Direct Lines actuglly sold them He lived two or three years in Port Hope, and came to Lindsay in '1866, In 1868 he passed a Board of Examiners, and in 1899 received a degree for a postgradnate course in the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, He also todk a special course in bridge, crown, and porcelain work and orthodon- tia at this college, SCHOOL FOR DEAF PRINCIPAL IS BURIED AT BELLEVILLE Belleville, Dec, 14.--Hundreds of friends attended the funeral of Dr, Coughlin, principal of the Ontario School for the Deaf, at 9 yesterday morning, With the students of the school lined up outside the main building, the long cortege proceed- ed to St, iMchael's Church, where the last rites were conducted by Rev, Father Kean. Premier Fergu- son was represented by William Irland, M.P.P., and C. H, U. Col- quuhound, Education, was represented by H. J, Clarke, inspector of Public schools, The honorary pall-bearers were: --Dr, 8, Black, Dr. Daiy, Dr, Morrow, 'James Lynch, Dr, Boyce and Dr. Tennant, The hear- ers included W. J, Campbell, G, F. Stewart, E, B, Lally, M, S. Blan- chard, A, 8. Gordon and A, C. Stratton, COBOURG COLLECTOR SUING FOR $800 Cobourg, Dec, 14.--When John T. Pearce, Jr., was appointed garh- age collector by the Port Hope Council ,he had visions of at least a year's engagement. But the job lasted an embarrassingly brief nine days, and because of certain fin- ancial committements, he has sued the town for $800 and costs, Mr. Pearce's claim states that he was regularly appointed garbage col- lector on May 9, 1927, On May 10, he hired an assistant for a year at a salary of $50 a month, with free house and garden, The next date in his diary was May 16, when he actually began garbage collecting and then on the 25th of that same mouth he was dimissed. Pearce alleges tpat he paid $2i5 to nis assistant by wey of compensa- tion for unlawful .ermination of his services which were to have been for a year. Pearce had about eighty pigs which were to have fattened on the garbage, but, he says, he had to dispose of them quickly ana below cost. Hence his suit for $800 and the costs of the action, which was ad- journed by Judge O'Connor on Tuesday, until January 23. EDDIE THOMAS PURCHASES OLD RINK AT BELLEVILLE Belleville, Dec. 14. --Eddie Thomas, manager junior and intermediate hockey teams ,has purchased the old skat- ink rink from Garfield Arnott. The purchase price is reported to be in the neighborhood of $3,000 and Mr. Thomas expects to put about $1,500 in repairs. The rink is an } antiquated affair and has long outlived its usefulness but the campaign to raise funds for a new arena was an utter failure last year and it is doubtful if another at- tempt to build a rink will be made here for some time. The east end of the rink will be torn out and several tiers of seats will be erect- ed, The lighting system wlil be re- iThe wise man never waits till is driven by necessity. Becure your CONGER COAL now while bust erin , are available. Concer Lemes Coax. Co. Liven J. H. R. | LUKE Phones 871 -- 931 -- 687.W -- Deputy Minister of of Belleville's | {arranged and Mr. Thomas also plans to erect new dressing rooms 'which huve been needed for some time, The old rink was built twenty years ago and its history is an in- teresting one. It has been the home of some famous teams, particularly in 1903 when the famous seven swept through the Allan Cup finals and were ruled ineligible for com- petition when one of the players, Jack Marks, was declared a profes- sional, In those days Belleville, Petayboro, Picton and Port Hope were bitter rivals, special trains were ru nto games and the interest was keen, The local squad included several players, who afterwards turneg to the monied ranks and good. Agitation hes been started several times without avail for a new azd up-to-date arena but Belle- ville teams will again pastime in the "inverted box-car." The juniors will put a smart collection of play- ers and are grouped with Trenton and Royal Military College, while the Maroons will play with Brock- ville and Gananoque, 2 BIG TURNER SALE TAKES PLACE SOON Thirty-Six Pictures Go 'un, der Hammer Include Drawing of Youth | London--Thirty-six pictures . by the great painter, J. M, W, Turner, are to be sold at Christie's Rooms on December 14, They are the property of Cap- tain T, A, Tatton, of Cuerdon Hall, Preston, Lancashire, and range in date from 1786 to 1842, One is a drawing of a roadside Inn, done when Turner was a boy of 11, and is his earliest known dated draw- ing. Many of the drawings are fam- ous in auction history, among them beinig "Peterborough Cathedral," "Goarshausen," and '"Rugi at Sun- set," better known as "Red Rigi," This was bought by John Ruskin, Turner's pictures rave never been cheap in the saleroom. His present auction rcord for an oil painting is £30,450, paid in 1927 for his famous Venice. His record for a drawing is £6,610 paid for his Zur- ich in 1919, Twenty years ago twelve Turner drawings made nearly £30,000. Since then the demand for his works, drawings in particular, has increased, and an unprecedented total will undoubtedly be realised for his collection, LEAGUE HAS PLAN T0 PREVENT WAR May Transmit Replies to Bolivia and Paraguay to Two Nations | Lugano, Switzerland, Dec. 14.-- Action by the council of the League of Nations .in the Paraguayan- Bolivian dispute, may take the form of sepding to Paraguay the expecteg reply from Bolivia to the council's' appeal for peace, and to Bolivia the Paraguayan reply, which came in yesterday. A. Aguuero Y. Bethancourt, Cuban memper of the council, said that several members had discussed this possibility informally. He thought it might eventuate if Boli- via ends its promised reply before the council adjourns, y The idea of the Cuban member was that the council could accom- pany this action with a communica- tion emphasizing to each Govern- ment that the other seemed dis- posed to achieve a¥riendly settle- ment, He added that the prograi would necessarily be contingent upon receipt of 'a reply from Boli- via in time to make the plan pos- sible. Some leaders of the council fav- ored putting "punch" into the af- fair by addressing a strong, earnest appeal for immediate submission of the dispute to arbitration. The thought this could be done withe suggesting, whether the case sho be taken up through the good. fices of Argentina, or some Latin American country or thré the League of Nations itself. The primal anxiety of members of the council was not to thrust that body unduly into political af- fairs of the American continents, Coupled with this was a conviction that the council should mot quit Lugano without " having adopted every available measure calculated to ensure peace in the world. The message from Paraguay was dated December 12, of Asuncion, and was signed by the Paraguayan Minister for Foreign Affairs. Ii said: "I have the honor to reply to your telegram of yesterday, whica furpishes proof of the lofty spirit or goace governing deliberations of whe council for which you are authorized to speak. : "My Government has the pleas- ure of informing you that it is ani- mated by the same spirit, and that Paraguay, strong im the justice of her case, will accept and faith- fully fulfill her international ob- ligations. "For this reason, she has asked for the summoning of a commision provided for im the treaty of May 3, 1923, and the purpose of which is to avoid conflicts between Am- erican states. (This reference is to the Gondra Convention). -- DISCOVERED A motorist called at a supply shop: X "I want to get something fancy {and grotesque for a .car mascot." | "Father!" shouted the small | boy in charge, "you're wanted!" -- A Cincinnati Enquirer. ON DISAPPEARANCE TORONTO GRL Florence Costello's Murder. ers Have Never Been Brought to Task Toronto, Dec, 14,--1t will be one year today since Florence Cos- tello, 13-year-old North Toronto girl, disappeared on her way home from St, Monica's Roman Catholic School and laid the foundation for a crime mystery which, the police have never solved, Fourteen days later, on December 26, the child's body was found frozen into a creek bed at Castlefield #nd Rosewell Avenues, a short distance from her home, An inquest subse- quently revealed that the girl had been the victim of a brutal assault, but the police failed to find any clue to the identity of the assailant, A Mystery Florence, who was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Costello, of 31 Birdsall Avenue, left school early on the afternoon of December 14, the teacher allowing her to go because of an illness, At the inquest, witnesses swore to seeing her a short time later on Yonge street and on Briar Hill Avenue, The creek in which the hody was found did not freeze until a few days later. What happened between the time that the girl left school and the time when her body became fro- zen in the creek at the spot where it was found; whether the girl was dead or alive for the greater part of this interval--these are some of the questions which probably never will be answered. Authorities can only make conjectures based on the frac- tured skull and other more gruesome injuries revealed by the autopsy, BLAMES MOTORIST FOR HURLING SON OVER PRECIPICE er Responsible for Several Injuries (12, is believed to he dying in St. Jos- | eph's Hospital, victim, his father claims, of the most callous hit-and- run motorist ever reported in this district. The father believes that the lad was struck by a motor car, picked up, carried over a high wire fence, and thrown over the mountain precipice by a heartless wretch frantic to es- cape the consequences of an ordin- ary motor accident, Police Doubt Story Police, however, are inclined to doubt the new version. Yesterday | when the lad was admitted to hospi- tal it was believed he had fallen over a bonfire in the old quarry. He was rescued by companions who heard his moans. Doctors who at first stated that they did not believe the fall alone was responsible for the boy's injur- jes, revived their opinions tonight Dr. O. J. Newall stated that he had at first told the father that he .did not belicve the injuries had been sustained in a fall. "I did not know then," he said. "that the boy fell 30 feet onto solid rock. Having made an examination of the spot, I am of the opinion that the rupture of the liver and the fracture of the skull could have been caused by the fall. I would say that the boy fell on his left side and that the jagged stones caught the body. Condition Very Critical Dr. Newell stated that the condi- tion of the lad was very critical. Police will investigate the latest development and make a report to- MOTrow. J : Mr. Willis made an examination oi the spot today and returned more than ever convinced that foul play MYSTERY REWAINS | {to the merger: "It Father Claims Callous Driv- Hamilton, Dee. 14.--Elvin Ellis, | the cliff while gathering firewood for | DODD'S | KIDNEY - PILLS 7 Alling on SCL TAR and not accident was responsible for his son's condition. The boy was ac- customed to playing on" the moun- tain, He would not fall, the parent claimed, ; BLACKETT TO HEAD BIG CABLE MERGER Sir Campbell Stuart De- clines Chairmanship of Firm London, Dec. 14.--Sir Campbell Stuart has declined the chairman- ship of the Imperial Telegraph merger, as he prefers to represent the Canadian Government on the Imperial Advisory Council, The merger chairmanship has heen of- fered to Sir Basil Blackett, who, i. is understood, has accepted, The Marcont Company, however, has opposed this nomination. Lieut, Col, L. C. M. 8. Amery, in the House of Commons, said with reference is one of thu greatest achievements of inter-Im- perial co-operation that has ever been arrived at." JURY CONVICTS PERTH CONSTABLE NEGLECT OF DUTY Allowed Prisoner to Escape Without Suitable Explanation Stratford, Dec, 14--County Con- stable John Hutchison was'last night convicted by a jury on a charge of "through: neglect of duty allowing a prisoner to escape from custody," He was remanded for sentence, Constable Hutchison was in charge of Maxwell M, Rozan former head of Guggenheim Distillerics Limited, Kitchener, when the latter escaped from a C.N.R. train between Guelph and Kitchener, on the night of Oc- tober 17. Rozan had been convicted in Stratford on a charge of false pre- tences with intent to defraud. He was sentenced to 18 months in the Ontario Reformatory but appealed the case, His appeal was lost and he was being returned to the Stratford jail preparatory to being taken to made his escape, More than a dozen witnesses were examined, including members of the train crew, CN.R., and provincial police officers whom Hutchison noti- fied following the escape of the pris- oner, No evidence was produced to say that there was any, set rule as to what constables should do when in charge of a prisoner," It' was ad- mitted that the handcuffs were taken off Rozan after he had entered the train on his journey to-Stratford, Hutchison, on the stand, stated that when he and Sheriff Magwood took Edward Harlton to Kingston the handcuffs were removed while the prisoner ate and when he 'went to the lavatory. U. 8, DRAMATIST AT SHANGHAI DISAPPEARS MYSERIOUSLY | Shanghai, Dec. 14.--Eugene the reformatory in Guelph when he O'Neill, American dramatist, who Commencing morning, ee ---- The ARCADE Ltd. Open Evenings MONDAY, December 17 This Store will remain open evenings until Christmas, closing each evening ot 10 p.m. If possible shop in the J NN has been suffering from a slight nervous breakdown and bronchitis, privately left his sick bed on Tues- day ard his whereabouts was a mys.ery yesterday, Dr, Alexander Renner, an Austrian nerve special- ist, had repeatedly stated that the playwyight was rapidly recovering and expected to leave his bed in the hotel, where he had been un- dergoing treatment, in a few days, but his leaving the hotel on Tues- day was not expected. O'Neill's actions were revealed by a letter in the playwrights handwriting, which was dated De- cember 11, and sent by messenger to Dr, Renner, who received it to- day. In the letter he stated that he planned to leave Shanghai immedi» ately, Mrs. Tuwe. Drew, who described hersel fas a Swedish masseuse and graduate physician, serving Mr. O'Neill as secretary, also departed from the Astor yesterday, . QUALITY COAL Phone 3060 MALLETT BROS.- Js End Table A useful yet inex- pensive gift which will fit nicely into | any © home, Solid | walnut |... $21.50 | Chair Give this to Dad his own favorite | i chair. Nothing could be more comfort- Wall Desk A very mew and smart type of desk. It takes wp little space and serves , many purposes $48 A beautifully uphol- siered, comfortable chair. Finished wal- nut frame ..$435.00 CHOICE CHRISTMAS GIFTS IN FURNITURE 3-Pc. Living Room Suite $129 What could give greater pleasure to all the family than a new living room suite? Here is a truly remarkable $129 value. Covered in fine Mohair. Christmas special 2 9-Pc.Dining Room Suite $129 9 Pce. Dining Room Suite, well constructed of Birch, and finished in a rich, dark walnut shade comprising Buffet, China Cabinet, Oblong Extension Table and set of 6 Diners. olstered in leather. ; .00. Des Didlasied an lei, Re 912M. 3120 following prices: Smokers You will be able to make a chibice of a smoker from the large assortment we have on show. Pedestal Smokers to Smokers with Cupboard at $2.25, $2.75, $3.75, $6.50, $9.95, $10.50, $12.75, $17.95 to $29.50 from Ranging the €3 King St. E. F urniture Co. Phones 78-79 Ochawz 4-Pc. Bedroom Suite $139.50 . A very choice Bedroom Suite in finished walnut, compris- ng Dresser, Vanity Dresser, Chiffonier and Bow-end Bed. A real high quality Suite at a big reduction $139 50 . . for a Christmas SPECIBl .......sssssssssnssssssnasasss Spinet Desk Perhaps here is something mother has long been wanting. In walput and gum ...$45 A fashionable mew piece for the living room, Jan walnut. Special ....$28.75 ~ Walnut Gateleg Especially useful in the small living room because it can be 80 conveniently folded up. .83250 i \ Chair q Solid walnut wind- sor chairs, a gift that will last a life time. Side chair ..$14.75 Arm chair - -$26.25 Rocker ... .$26.95