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A { THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1928 PAGE 'HREE Nomination of Civic Candidates Takes Place on Monday Next Library Shelves Have Interesting Books. in Fiction and Otherwise Three New Books By Coir] adian Authors Feature the Recent Additions -- Vol- umes About Aeronautics, _Animal Stories and Lives Of the Poets Included in Many Splendid Offerings for Oshawa Readers The public library has, at present, many interesting new books on the shelves and. many worth-while both ir fiction and non-fiction, Three new books by Canadian au- thors have drawn considerable at- tention. "The Seigneurs of La Saul- aye", by J. Abbott is a romantic nov- el of old Quebec concerning gentle- men adventurers of New France, two 'centuries ago, The hero is a young Frenchman who falls into disrepute through no fault of his own. He is at length absolved and after many , obstacles have been overcome, he at- tains happiness in his marriage with Denise. "Canadian Short Stories", edited by R. Knister, is a collection of about twenty short stories, old and new, As a preface there is included a good critical survey of Canadian short stories. "Our Daily Bread", by F, P, Grove, has a setting "the short grass coun- try of Saskatchewan". It is a drab record of the frustrated lives of peo- ple without either mental or spiritual resources in themselves, dumbly re: sentful and unsatisfied yet ignorant of how to make anything more of their lives. Fred Jacob reported this to be "The first really great Cana- dian novel that I have ever been asked to pass on." Age of Reason "The Age of Reason", by Sir Philip Gibbs is one of the popular books for, this winter. The heroine is a strongly religious woman who mar- ries a scientist much older than her- self, thus becoming step-mother of an exceedingly modern young man and woman. = Though the thesis is science versus religion, it does not upduly intrude, "Louis Bromfield's new book, "The Strange Case of Miss Annie Spragg", is fully as interesting as his * Good Woman" and "The Green .Bay Tree." The death of Miss Annie Spragg in Brinoe, Italy, and the sub- séquent discovery upon her body of the stigmata of the cruxification,form a focal point for the converging of the lives of many different people. The most important of these lives are traced out, apd the result is a series of biographical sketches, each having only a faint bearing on the other, but all of them together form- ing a closely knit well integrated story. The Holiday "The Holiday", by C. Lenanton is a long, quiet story devoid of excite- ment but yet pleasant reading. Geor- gine Ross-Preston left London to spend her holiday in Scotland near her cousin whom she had secretly loved for thirteen years. Her idol fell with somethipg of a crash when she saw him again, but was sup- planted by another, no-less attractive. "All Kneeling", by Anne Parrish is the story of a girl who must be adored, a queen who must see her subjects all kneeling, even while she kneels herself. The characterization is well done: Christabel is a person > " who must be in the exact center of her universe, the darling of fortune, and the pet of society. But she is so adept an actress that she her- self does not realize that her noble- ness, her unselfishness, and her in- telectuality are sham virtues. Other Fiction Other fiction received are Mediocrat", by N. Bartley; "For What Land?" by A. Beaman; "A Little Clown Lost", by B. Benefleld; "The Broken Marriage", by 8S. Mur- ray; "Cock's Feather", by K, N, Burt; "Fortune's Boats", by 8. Cole; "Rock- bound," by F. P. Day; "The Mesa," by C. A. Seltzer, "Black Majesty" by J. W. Vander- cook is the life of Christophe King of Haiti. In reviewing the book The Nation says "Limiting his theme to less than a lifetime in the earlier nineteenth century--the rise, the might, and the end of Christophe -- the writer has endowed a picturesque and almost legendary figure with new vivideness of truth and sympa- thetic understanding". The picture of Haiti, with its splendidly robed king, sleek and shiny black, its trop- ical scenery, and its pestilenge-ridden cities, is au gorgeous piece of work. : Younger Statesmen Much has been written about the older statesmen, and others who have passed the half-century mark in English politics, very little about those young men who are to succeed them, In "The Feet of Young Men," by "Janitor", the author shows that he has more than a bowing acquain- tance with the many men and women whom he here presents to the reader in swift, breezy characterizations, "The Tower", by W. B, Yeats is a book o fhis characteristic poems. The tower from which Mr, Yeats surveys life is not an ivory tower, nor is it an unduly high one. There is nothing in these poems of an aloof and cynical attitude, for though they are modern in the sense that they express an disenchantment with old heroic dreams of "honor and truth", they have a breadth of out- look which keeps theni from being too narrowly melancholy. Aeronautics The increasing interest in aero- nautics makes any book on that sub- ject very useful, "Beginning to Fly", by M. Hamburg gives a summary of the history of aeronautics, discus- ses airfoil sections, wing construe- tion, propellors, motors, tools and materials, Detailed instructions for the making of several types of suc- cessful model planes are given, with working drawings, sketches and pho- tographs. There is a chapter on mod- el airplane club organization. Animal Stories "African Jungle Life", by A. R. Dugmore, is an interesting book of animal stories. It is of African wild animals and is reminiscent of a child's "natural history book", for it tells of the daily life of jungle beasts from their own point of view. Tem- bo, the elephant, Simba, the black- maned lion; Mbogo, the buffalo; Fi- fara, the rhinoceros, and Twiger, the giraffe, are at home here. Goethe "Goethe" by Emil Ludwig is an absorbing study of the poet, states- man, art eritic, scientist, but es pecially of the human being who is depicted as a dual personality in which the daemon struggles vainly against the strong will. Goethe's love affairs are gone into in detail and there are numerous quotations from his poems, diaries and letters. "The EMPIRE SCIENTISTS TO UNITE IN GAUSE OF AGRICULTURE Dominions Enter Whole- heartedly Into Plan to Dis seminate Friuts of Research Ottawa, Dec. 29.--Canadian ag- riculture will receive untold bene- fit and the economic and scientific unity of the Empire will be pro- moted by a scheme of scientific ag- ricultural research, Empire wide in scope, which is now before the Governments 'of the Motherland and the Overseas Dominions. The plan is to create an Imperial or- ganization for the collection, pre- paration and dissemination of in- formation bearing upon agricul- tural research, and as Canada has a very large number of research workers in the service of the Do- minion and Provincial Governmen:s it is expected this Dominion will profit more from the exchange of scientific information than any other country. All the imrportant branches of research work will be covered, including soil science, ani- mal nutrition, animal health, ani- mal geneties, agricultural parasi- tology, plant gemetics and fruit production. House of Knowledge The establishment of eight new bureaus, or clearing houses, of in- | formation is recommended by an ) Enipire committee on which Can- ada was represented by Dr. J. H. Grisdale, Deputy Minister of Agri- culture for the Dominion. Eaeh bureau would deal with a separate branch of agricultural science, and all the bureaus would be financed from a common fund formed by contributions from the different overnments of the Empire. ibis nd probably would amount to $100,000 a year. and would be ad- wigistered bv om Executive Coun- eil, over which Sir Robert Greig, oii Chairman of the Scottish Board of Agriculture, would preside. Sir Robert was in Canada some months ago discussing the research scheme with Canadian officials. The vari- ous bureaus would be attached to existing research institutes, the governing bodies of which have al- ready accepted the general princi- ple of the proposal. They will be imore than mere satellites of a new planet in the bureaucracy conmstel- lation, as they will be associated not only intellectually, but geo- graphically with living centres of research work, and each, therefore, will be able to act as a clearing house of firgt hand information, and a forcing house of new ideas concerning jts particular tople. Eliminate Overlapping It may be argued that it is one thing to organize the interchange of information between Govern- ments and research workers and another to see that use is made of it by the practical farmer. What the present scheme means is that the organs of research already created in various parts of the Em- pire will not overlap, and that their discoveries will not be forgotten. Every Government of the Em- pire is to contribute in proportion to its financial resources, cil will be equal. The Country appears as part of the Em- pire, and will have no more to say than Canada, Australia or North- ern Ireland. Men of world renown jin their re- spective scientifi¢ fields will be as- sociated with the bureaus from their inception, including Sir John Russell, Dr. J. B. Orr, Dr. W. H. Andrews, Professor F. A. E. Crew, Professor R. T. Leiper, Professor R. G. Stapleton and R. G. Hatton. The directors of the bureaus will ents--specialists--nominated by the different Governments. to as- sist then in the work of the bur- eaus. One correspondent will be nominated for each bureau in each of the contributing countries. Sometimes we almost suspect they've solved the problem of what to do with the feeble-minded by letting them drive cars.--Brandon ! Sun, but the | authority of each upon the Coun- Mother | have a body of official correspond- | PPTPTPPTIVITTTRETTReRT L o o L " " L o R Northwest winds Cold weather due, Will free the air From germs of flu. x Oshawa's spring-like ' climate is making its farewell bow today. We can't expect to have butter- flies and lilac blossoms and straw hats in December and His Highness Master 1929, who steps on the throne at midnight, January 1st, will see to it that the old tradi- tions of a Canadian winter, are maintained. : Westerly winds usually mean oz- ouic airs and this will sweep away the flu germs and put the popula- tion back on its feet instead of on its back, The past fortnight has been just one sneeze after another until the whole populace has been aching in back, head and limbs and hot lemon drinks and plenty of hankies have been the order of the day. Today the skies are kindly, the sun shines and the clouds have that good natured fuzzy look that be- tokens a moderate degree of. cool- ness, Pressure is increasing in the west, but there are depressions on the middle Atlantic Coast and in Northern Ontario and these may bring us snow squalls in due time and off and on. On the whole, fair and cooler {weather is on the map for the com- ing holiday season. | On Monday, Oshawa will hear {who aspire to be its governors for 11929, when nominations for Mayor, Council, Water Commission and Board of Education, take place, There is #ome doubt as to who will be Oshawa's first citizen in 11929, due to the probability of a three cornered contest. When it comes to the question, however, as to who is Oshawa's greatest general, the unanimous opinion is "General Motors." One Oshawan greeted a visitor at his door today, and was told that the visitor was suffering from exposure, "What are you?" asked the cith jzen, "d tramp, a financier or a i politician?" Next week the paper will ring with *'ads"'--*"For a Bigger and Better Oshawa," "For Economy and Reform," "Vote for Gump, the Pecple's Candidate," Then in a week the ballots will fall and Oshawa will continue to progress just as if there were no election, Meanwhile, meteorologically speaking, becoming cooler. OSHAWA PIGEONS WON PRIZES AT PET STOCK SHOW | | Racing Homers Have Pros- pect of Very Busy Season in 1929 At the recent Poultry, Pigeon, and Pet Stock Show held in the Armouries, some of the best hom- ing pigeons from Toronto were on display, but it is very pleasing to note that the majority of prizes re- mained in Oshawa, which once again bears out previous state- ments that Oshawa fanciers have just as good racing pigeons as can be found in Canada. 1929 Season The local Homing Society is very 1929 racing season and a meeting will be held on January 7, and a'l pigeon fanciers in Oshawa must be reminded that January 7 will be the closing date for membership pigeons for competition in the Osh- awa Homing Society in 1929 must have their application in 'by the said date. seven Cups pete for next season and it is ex- pected that 1929 will I» the best yet in the history of the club, and all pigeon fanciers are asked to come along and join in the Osh- awa Homing Society and see if they can carry home some of these cups. The 1929 race schedule is Inot yet complete, but will appear lin the press as soon as completed. AIR SERVICE WILL LINK 21 COUNTRIES Pan American Airways An- nounce 13,000 Mile Route vice linking 21 mations of North. Central and South America and the West Indies, was announced Wed- nesday night by Pan-American Air- ways. Miamia, Fla., is to be the United States termindl. But by a system of air-rail schedules, announced coin- cidently, virtually the whole Unit. ed States will be linked in the ser- vice. | started Jan. 7 or 9---the West In- dies division. Of this, one route wiil be from Miami to Nassau, Bahama Islands. The other will be trom Miami to Havana, and from there, {to \Camaguey and Santiago, Cuba; Poxt au Prince, Haiti; Santo Dom- ingb, and San Juan, Porto Rico. the special trains from New York, Chicazo and St. Louis. so all those wishing to fly their | There will be seven cups to com- | New York, Dec. 29--A gigantic | plan for a 13,000-mile airplane ser- | The first of the services will be | CITY NEWS RESOLVE TO RESOLVE New Year's Day is the time for good resolutions just as Christmas Day is the day of gifts and good- will. Today Oshawans are remind- ed that there are only two days more to resolve to resolve, LOOKING SPRINGLIKE Several chestnut trees on Simcou street north looked yesterday as if they were longing to burst inw bud and bloom. _But this moru ing's snow made them change their mind, and once more they have shrunk into their shell to en- Joy a winter's sleep. INSPECT PHONE CABLE The Bell Telephone repaiv truck was much in evidence on King St. west yesterday, as examination was being made of the underground cable which connects Oshawa with the heavy overhcad system paral- leling the Kingston highway. The underground system through King stréet was installed last summer. BECOMING COLDER The weatherman promises part- ly fair and colder weather for to- night and Sunday, There will be a few snow flurries during the change from the springlike weather to the more wintry variety. Pres- ent indications do not call for very severe cold wave and "mod- erately .cold" seems the prospect for the next few days. MR. CASSELS RETIRES It was announced today by the brokerage firm of Cassels, Biggar, Turner and Crawford that after De- cember 31, D. 8, Cassels, now a member of that firm will have vo connection with it, having decided to retire from his present position. This firm which has branches in {a number of Canadian cities is also represented in Oshawa having an office in the Alger Building. CHARGED WITH FRAUD Samuel Hicks, of Oshawa, was charged in pcliee court this morn- ing with defrauding Frederick Perry also of this city, out of board and lodging, to the tune of $17, Since all information on the case had' not been acquired, Hicks was remanded in custody until Januvary 4, It wes pointed out by Chief of Police Friend that Hicks was at the present time on suspended sen- tence, fellowing a similar charge preferred azaingt "him some . time ago. He was arrested by Detec- tives Flintoff and McGee. FIREMEN'S BALL Complete arrzngements have been made by the firemen of the city department for the annual Firemen's Ball, to be held at the Armories cn Monday evening. Spe- cial decorations, different from all other years, will be a feature of the occasion and favors, serpentine streamers with all the complexities of the modern ballroom, will be in evidence. Square dancing will take place at the Oshawa Winter Gar- dens in conjunction with the ball, although ballroom dancing will be the main feature at the Armouries, Gus Spencer and his orchestra have been engaged to provide the musi- cal program for the evening, and a splendid time is advocated. BROKERS REMOVE The firm of A, L. Hudson and Co. will remove their offices from The Times building today and will occupy thereafter offices in the Genosha hotel, They will be open for business in their new offices on Monday. Rapid progress has been maude with the work of re-modelling the Commercial Hotel on King street west, The front of the building has now been built out to the street and includes space for four stores, while more room is provided on the third storey with the extension of the sloping roof into a more modern style. When completed, the hotel will present a much im- proved appearance. (Supplied by Stobie, Forlong & Co.) TORONTO STOCKS Stock High Low Bell Tel, 169 Braz. .. 1% Br. A. OLS Carl, 33 Cn. In, Al 40! Cty. Dry. 33 Imp. Oil 97 Int, Pet. 513 It. NI. new 45 Loblaw ,.%9 Mz. Hr. 03 Me. Frit, 2 Md, NIL Nor, Bak, 8S, Station sh. Wht, Hr, Wal. Kelvin, 321; 141, 42 29 9314 84 Short, Sh cil, Water Commission amd Board of Education Must Qualify by 11 O'clock and Aldermanic | Nominations Must Be in by 1 O'clock --Dark Horses May En. ter the Arena for Seats in Council Amulet [MUST OBSERVE THE LAW The usual warning that the New Year's Eve and New Yeur Day has gone out from the Attorn- © ey-General's Department to hotel- | keepers and restaurant proprietors i the province wide, Christmas cel- | ebrating was conducted, 1t iz re | ported, in a most orderly manner, | ana the Attorney-General's depart- { ment is confident that "this salis- | factory condition of affairs" will be i maintained over New Year's, al [MINSTREL SHOW The Anglican Young Men's Club have finally set the dates for their 'annual Minstrel Show for Janua, + | 30, 21 and February 1 and 4. The !usual rehearsal was held last night at St, George's Hall and things are beginning to take shape for a first class entertainment. Tickets will not be printed uatil two weeks be- fore the opening date, owing to the rapidity with which they are sold to theatre patrons. After the rehearsal last night the members |and table tennis iD ACCIDENT residents of Osh- two women, an accident ut | WITNE! Four persons, awa, two men and were witnesses of Oakville, in which one man, Robert | Stuart, was killed oan December 24. Chief .of Police David Kerr, of Oakville, has been unable to com- municate with anyone who saw the incident, but having knowledge that Oshawa pergons were there at the time, is desirous of communi- cating with them. The inquest in- to the death of Robert Stuart will op:n January 3, and anyone having information would be of vital im- portance at this hearing. PENNY POSTAGE Official word nesday by F. T. Mathison, postmas- ter, at Oshawa, concerning the re- cently reduced 'rate of postage to points within the Empire and Great Britain. Although this automatic- ally came into effe't on Christmas here until the day after Christmas, Frcm that time on postage to Bri- tain and other points within the Empire will be two cents prepaid in the usual manner on all mail weighing one ounce or less. Addi- tional postage must be prepaid at tra ounce. 'Untutored Street Cleaner Composes Mass Sung Christmas By Choir busy at present preparing for the | 29. Wales, Dec. cleaner Tony-Y-Pandy, --A humbie street caught a majestic melody in praise of the Babe of Bethlehem amid the ' rumble of traffic along the roads of the little mining town is the Christmas Eve hero of the Rhond- da coal fields. Chrisimas as the triumph of the rich in sprit lives again in the sol- emn music of his "Latin Mass". It was sung here Bethania Church Tuesday by the famous Mid-Rhondda Choral Society be- cause of the enthusiastic acclaim of the 200 members and their con- | ductor, William Hughes, noted Engiish musician. | Edwin Gardner, the 65-year-old | "muckraker"', who has created this thing of beauty from the drabness of his surroundings, appeared | somewhat bewildered by his sud- | den rise to fame. A cheery-faced {old man, whose innate dignity uggests the wielding of a staff of flice rather than street brooms, ' he sits before the fire of his little home in Trinity Terrace, with his | > who in |= | 0 brushes stacked in one corner, and pulls neryously at an ancient pipe while friends and neighbors pour in to add their congratulations to those officially voted hy his proud | employers, the Rhondda Urban | Distret Council, | Never Had Music Lesson . Gardner has never had a music ! Jesson in his life. He knows no- position. His sole previous efiorts at composition, made fifteen years ago, resulted in three austere hymns. He has sung in the famous National Eisteddfod, how- ever, and has taught himself to play on a wheezy article of furni- | ture in his home. When some friends gave him the words of the mass recently and urged him to set them to music, Gardner insisted that the task was beyond him unless he received in- spiration. "While I was sweepinz in the streets," he explained simply. "the melodies in my mass came lo me. When I got home nights I work- jed them on my organ." 'Reduction in Postal Rate will Ottawa, Dée. Canada to Great Britain and the other Dominions last year, and thus the reduetion in the postal rate from three to two cents per ounce means a lessening of the rev- enue by about $200,000 a year on this basis of one-third off. The actual effect, however, may In 1926 the re-cs- i not be as extensive. {domestic two-eent raje was | tablished, and while this cuts ex- !tensively into the revenue for the (first year, it is now back where it |was, with a compensating inereass {in the number of letters sent. A {like effect on the British rate is These services are linked up with | foreseen. Similarly the parcel post | ment cabled that Miami winter-tourist | business has grown greatly, and all {rect its letters to the eastern states district. The postal Christmas, | records. of every {were broken this Mean Annual Loss of $200,000 29.-- Twenty mil- number of letters and post-cards | British Columbia body is the first lion letters and posteards went from [mailed in Canada to all destinations in the year is figured at 575,000,- 000. ' The postal service is not a profit- 'able one. The deficit this vear will' | be somewhat less than last, but it will still be not far below $2,000, 000. The service is increasingly ex- pensive, but it is felt that it must be kept abreast of the times and up to that of other countries, and the accommodation to the publie is considered paramount, A heavy item in the increased cost are the law must be strictly observed over | of the Club held a social hour in | [which they indulged in badminton | was received Wed- | Day, official word was not received | the rate of two cents for each ex- | thing of the technicalities of com- | e: C2 1S =1 om SI m= 13 21 AE =m OC Abana Amity |, | Br, Holl, Ba.h. Bedford Bidgood Cn, Mn, Ch, Hg. | Cs. Cop. 55% Howey 112 Holl. 858 Hd, Bay 2100* tJk. Mn ob | Kd. Lake 165 Kt. Fir, ..20; Lv, Que, Mandy Mc¢Dou Mcln. Malar, Mn. Cr. | Nipis. | Noran. Pion. Pd. Ore, Prem, Sd. Bs, Sh. Gor. Tk. Hg. | ow, Wr, $2 12 1S CS ea gt 2 165 20 10 130 30 2150 04 395 380 6400 40 990 340 545 630 £2. Hr, 224 NEW YORK STOCKS High Low 2 13 1v9 5, 195% 119 | Stock Amer, Atchison p.m. 1vd oy 19513 1192; Can, 11 Driggs Mig. Can, Pac. , 24 Can, Dry Chrysler Congoleum Cur, Aero ,. Erie Yam. Ply, .., § Gn, Mt. old 1¢ | Gn. Mt, new Gra. Pa. Gold Dust .., Hud. Mot, Hupp Int. Comb, It. NL. old {ML Ward .. Mar. OH] . [ Mek, Trek. | Phil, Pet, Pai. Am Packard i Radio Srs. Sin. Oil _ { 8t. Oil -X.J, Studebaker Simmons U.S. Rubber U.S, S:eel U.S. Leather | Wlys. Ovid, | Woolworth -- = 12 Lm) wh CS- -- we gh =) --- G>% 262 154 1067 106 449% B49 «1493 383 1807 421 04% Rbek. Wr, Aero - Vie. Talk. Yellow Cah 41% Installed in Vancouver Court House Vancouver, Dec. 29. -- To in- crease efficiency in apprehending criminals, provincial police are in- stalling at the Court House a radio transmission station to which the Dominion Government has assigned the call letters VE 9 AX. Experiments conducted by Pro- vineial Police Constable C. Ledcua Ihave demonstrated the practicab- !ility of conducting conversations by | wireless telephone from moving uu tomobiles. The officer is now per- 'fecting apparatus whereby it will be possible for persons to speak occupants of a moving automobile and for the latter to reply, The transmitters will work on a wave length below that of broad- | cast stations and hizher than ama- teur senders. The wave length to be used was | assigned by the Dominion author- ities to the various police 'foress of Canada, and it is thought thst the | to take advantage of it. | Not only is radio tragsmisison | practicable for automobiles. pro- i vincial police say, but to the depart- mept's fleet of patrol boats. time is-important in cutting off the |escape of bandits, headquarters {would at once get into ecommuni- ication by wireless telephone with all stations, motor cars and boats. equipped with receiving sets. These in turn, by their portable trams- mission apparatus. would 'keen headquarters informed of their movements. aerial mail services being extended : The Japanese Govern- it will di- | constantly. {by way of the Canadian aerial mail from Montreal to New York. That $150,000.000 merger of av- iation companics "in the Cuitea States indieates how the fledgling is growing. Christian ~ Science Monitor. In the event of a robbery. where : Before the néxt issue of the Tim- les is printed, on Monday, nomina- [tions will have been declared clos- ed in this city, and the various cau-~ didates for Mayor, City council Water Commission and Board og Education will be arrvanzinz thew qualification papers. It promises to he a merry baltle, especially in tha mayoral 'and aldermanic ur'nas, At City Hall | Returning Officer I, BE, Hare em- 'phasizes the fact that nominations tor Mayor, Water Commissioners and members of the Board of Edn- cation will be received at 10 o'clock Monday morning and wil! clos gtrictly at 11 o'clock. Thig nomin- atien meeting will be held at the City Couneil chamber, Himcoe Street North over the Fire Two members of the water com- ueation are to he elected, all for two-year terms, 2 Aldermen Naminations for aldermen will be received in each ward at 12 o'clock noon, closing at one o'clock lgharp. Places of these nomination meetings, with the returning offic- ers in charge, are South-west wor Centre Street S:h returning officer. South-east ward, Ward 2, at Al i bert Street School, C. C. Stenhouse. returning officer, North-west ward, Ward at the | City Hall, Simcoe Street North, I, {15. Hare, returning office | North-east ward, Mary Street School, 's | returning officer, Cedardale, Ward J. School, Thomas Stapleton, ing officer. Campaign In more than one way, this election in this eity holds pecu aspects, Nominations and elect] are on tha latest date in th that they can he held. with nom- {nations December 31 and eiocti-- {January 7. | Since New Year's Day is the dav | immediately following Nomination | Pay the candidates bave the long- est time in which to qualify of anv | year as they are this year allowed until Wednesday noon, January 2, to make out their qualification papers, This, in turn makes the shortest campaign cn record, with only three and one-half business days between qualifications and election day. And then, the situa- tion this year of two wards, the south-west and north-west, having only Y. ot Young Ward C. dg, ool, J. n E. at Ceda Features ve vear (CARS EXCHANGED SEE WITHOUT OWNERS NEW SYSTEM IN B.C. BECOMING AWARE TO HUNT CRIMINALS Radio Transmission Station | Autos of Same Model Cause (Police Some Concern--Mys- tery Soon Cleared To have someone call upon the | telephone and say that there | poses »in one's garage an automo bile which is not his property and i which was reported to the poiice authorities as having Leen stolen, was the experience of a well-known citizen of this city yesterday. The whole matter was rectified. how- tever, when the car was returned io y its righ ful owner. Notity Po.ice It so happened | calling at a garage in the city tor { his new car which had undergone | repairs, was informed that scme- one had called for the car previous- | | 1y and had taken it home with { nim. The man became alarmed and | notified the police. i Car Found | Since there were only four of | this model of car in the city te 'the knowledge of city , communication was ' established | that their cars were in their re- spective quarters. However, sus- | picions aroused the detectives to | action and they requested that they be given permission to inspect a car in the garage of the genrtie- | man in question. Sure enough, the | car was the stolen property. simply a Mistake ! And to iring a surprising climax | to the case, the c¢ar which should i have reposed im the private zar- ,age was at 'the Four Corners Lav- ing been left there some time be- | fore by the owner. Althoush nu in- | tention on the part of the ei izen was made to "make off" with the | other wehicle. the cars so closely resembled each, other tha: one was driven home while the driver was { under the impression it was the "other. The mistake occurred when the citizen sent someone other than ; himself to drive his tar homie tor him. Candidates for Mayor, Coun." arp Campaign for Civic Honors Faces the Various Aspirants all of last year's aldermen in the running, and the north-west and south-east having practically none of the present member: of the coun- cil contesting the seats, shows thq extent to which the campaign is go- ing to be "eut-up." Predictions Predictions of acclamations in at least two of the five wards are be- ing freely made, while the present members of the south-west and north-east wards see five or six-cor- nered fights ahead of them, short and Sharp The campaign, if it is the short- Hal. | i mision and five of the Board of Ed-' that a citizen. | detectives. | with the other owners whe stated est possible one, certainly promises to he a lively one, The three pro- | bable mayoral candidates alone will fadd lots of gpice to the proceedings, [while it is rumored thz2t some "dark horses' in the way of strong ali yrmanic aspirants are in the off- ing, Monday will tell an interest- ling tale, Once again-->Mayor, Water Com- misgioners, Doard of Education, 10 to 11 o'clock day after tomorrow in the city hall. Alderman, 12 to 1 tin each wara, [ ERED ABOUT THO WEEKS'S TIME All Trades Expect to Be Fin. ished By End of Next Week ' Ades expect to be finished and j out of the new Genosha Hotel by | the end of next week, J. J. Hayes, construction manager for the J. W, Butler Butler Co. said to The Times this morning. The only remaininz work then left will be placing the furniture znd kitchen and dining | room equipment preparatory to the opening, All of the rooms are e%cept the kiichen, d cafeteria, and these now being painied, The second coat of paint is today being applied in the dining roora, and three days more will see the three rooing completed. A little touching up of the trimwork will then complete the rooms, Ready In Fortnight After painting and other work hos been finished, it will take about ora week to install the kitchen aad din | ing room equipment, said My. Ha) | A little over a week will also be re- | quired to install 'the furniture n the five floors, which ean, of cours», | be done ltaneously with the ; ground floor installation. The lobby of the hotel has n completed, and presents a fine 2p- pearance. Marble stairs lead to the second floor, and a marble counter | is being installed at the clerk's des'. | Revolving doors have been inatalled at the main entrance, and there is | also an entrance from the Jabby to each of the thiee stores provided on the King street front. CORONER DECIDES SKELETON IS NOT THAT OF A. SHALL Examination of Bones at To- ronto Fails to Bring Any New Clues to Light now finished : room and be re- | | |" The theory that the skeleton du= up on Thursday by a farmer in a field four miles out of Whithy «1 j Gulley, Hundred might be that of the missing Ambrose J. Small wis {'knocked on the head yesterday by | Deputy Commissioner Alfred J. Cui- 1 dy, of the Ontario Provincial Police at Toronto, Following the discovery the re- mains, which consisted of a human skull, with jaw bones, and ribs, arma and lez bones, were sent to the I - puty Commissioner by Provineial Constables Thomas Mitchell and Ce- cil Taylor, who had investigated. Mr. Cuddy carefully examined tie bones, and declared emphatically , that they could not be those of Smali, whom he had known personally. The remains were of a man considerably Jarger than the theatrical magnate, while the teeth, which were intact in the jaw, were in perfect preser- vation, unlike those of Small, which were markedly defective, and filled with gold. Just who the deceased was, how- ever, still remains a mystery on which the police are working. des- pite the lack of clues. The remains will De examined by Chief Coroner Dr. M. M. Crawford on his return 10 the city, in an effort to learn how long they had been interred, and any other particulars which may be ascertainable. 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