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tr al sma i err ee el I THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1929 PAGE THREE a 0 Latest Financial News BRN AAI 1 Market Summary by Canadian Press 3 T d 'oronto an Ne york Stock Suotations Supplied by NTO STOCK EXCHANGE Toronto, Feb, 12.--Trading turned' definitely upward on the Toronto Stock Exchange this morn- ing with interest being taken in practically all the groups of stocks, International Nickel continued to head the list and fluctuated be- tween 64 and 654 with the noon price of 643, showing a net ad- vance of a single point, Congoli- dated Smelters climbed upward, reaching 511 for a net gain of §11, Dominion Bridge shot up 63 points to 1043, while Power Corporation sold up 4% points to 118% and City Dairy 4 points higher to 75, Walkers gained 23 to 90, while Distillers and Seagrams strength- ened 1% to 26%, Service Station Equipment sold up sharply 3% points to 75, Supertest 13 to 42 and Imperial 1% to 96% and Me- Coll 13 to 86%, Hamliton Bridge sold up 2i to 743, while Canadian Paving pre- ferred sold 4 points to 211; Steel Co, of Canada, 23 points to 61%: Lake Superior, 2 to 87; Canadian Dredging, 2 to 83; Build. ing Products, 2% to 463 and Abi- tibi, 2 to 48, STANDARD MINING EXCHANGE , Toronto, Ont, Feb, 12,--Three main Lindsley stocks, Sheritt-Gor- don, Sudbury Basin and Falcon- bridge Nickel, continued to share the bulk of the trading on the Btandard Mining 'Exchange thls morning when trading became very active and prices were inclined to be firm at higher levels. Arno after opening at $1.87 sold up rapidly to a high of $1 50 and then back again to $1.45 for a net gain of 16 cents, McDougall sold up 6% points to oh while Howey gold sold up 8 ents to 1-30 and and Big Mis- souri shot up 14 cents to 2,07, , Noranda continued firm at 68.60, showing net gain of 10 cents: while Lake Shore slid back 15 cents to 20.35, Sudbury Basin led Lindsley trio in trading and sold up to 11,90. About mi-session price began to slide and went down to low of 1.30 with noon quotation 15 cents high- or, showing net loss of 10 cents, Sheritt-Gordon sold up to 9,25 with noon price of 9.00, showing uno change while Falconbridge fell back 50 cents to 13,25, S---- TORONTO STOCKS Stock High Low 12,30 Bell Tel, 170 170 170 Bras, ... 18 4 T¢% Br, A, Oli 66 ' 64% Bromp, 89 8 39 Carl, 27 Bid Cn, In, Al, 41% 41Y% Imp, Oil 95% 4 It, Pet, 68% It, NI, new 66% Loblaw 108% Mg, Hr, 903% Me, Prt, 36 Nor, Bak, 37 8. Station 74 Sh, Wht, 065 Hr, Wal, 92% Kelvin, 11 Standard Mines Amulet 260 260 Abana ,,22856 210 Amity 38 38 Br, Holl, 81 80% Bedford 66 66 Bidgood 43 41 Howey 135 128 Holl, ,, 880 800 Hd, By,..,2250 2210 Jk, Mn, 14 Kd, Lke, 1590 Keeley bé Kt, Flr, 24 Mandy ,,148 McDoug, 68 Meln, 2040 Malar. 88 Mn, Cr, 525 Noran, 6500 Pion, ,, B88 Pd, Or. 1400 Potter, 4 8d. Bs, 1200 Sh. Gr. 025 Tk, Hg, 886 Wr, Hr. 210 Falcon, 1450 64% 108% 92% New York, N,Y,, Feb, 12.--The principal commodity: markets in the United States were closed to- day on account of Lincoln's birth- day, STARTS THIS WEEK ERECT A DWELLING Newton Stacey Will Build New Home on Mill Street Work is starting the erection by Newton Stacey, 36 Arlington avenue, of a dwelling at 180 Mill street. A permit which ® the value of the building as $2,800 was issued at the city hall yesterday. This will he » brick yenest : som. bungalow, an n the interior in fir, with oak and fir floors. Mr. Stagey is himself berdling the building operations. This fs the first permit for a dwell- ing to be granted at the city hall this yeer. MANITOBA PIONEER DIES Winnipeg, Man, Feb. 12--Mrs. Louise Henault Prudhomme, died last night following a brief illness. She was seventy years old, TUESDAY, FEB. 12, OLD TIMM square at G. Goodell's hall, Courts, MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, appoint- Ross' ments, 2894. Home Wes: MADAME ROSE, PALMIST, Af 21 Maple St. Phone 2372F. Hours 2 to 9. (T.1T.8. tf) COME! CHOSEN FRIENDS BOX Social, Wednesday, February 1 this week on |' ATTENDANCE DROPS DURING JANUARY Increase in Non-Attendance Considerable for New Year, Says A. L. Smith The number of cases which came before A. L. W. Smith, school at- tendance officer for Oshawa dur- ing the month of January in refer- ence to non-sttendence of pupils was greatly increased in compari- son to December's figures: The standing at present is 28 for Dec- ember and 72 for January, The annual report of Mr. Smith which is made to the provincial school attendance ofifoer carries with it a note of optimism with re- gard to the cases presented to him during the year. There were 922 cases investigated by Mr. Smith during the year. The number of Home permits issued numbered 29, while employment certificates. jis- sued were 73, The number of com- plaints made before the Children's Court of the City were seven, seven of which carried with teem convic- ns. : The employment certificates, which consist of 73, are of 50 for boys and 23 for girls. SAYS GERMANY NO LONGER ABLE T0 67% | 4 MEMBERS" NIGHT OF LITTLE THEATRE HELD LAST NIGHT EXCELLENT PLAY WAS PRESENTED BY A CAPABLE CAST Ebenezer Young _ People's Society Members Did Well in Clever Comedy The members and friends of the Oshawa Little Theatre were enter. ained last evening at Member's Night'in the Rotary Hall, when the Ebenezer Young People's Soclety presented J.C, MeMullen's three-act play, "Arnold Goes into Business," There was a small representation of the members of the Little Theatre at this first Members' Night, This is the first time the Little Theatre has sponsored a production given by any other organization and the cast in this play certainly deserved ' |a larger audience than they receiv- ed last evening, However, those preséht received the members of the cast with enthusiasm and a much larger audience is expected tonight, "Arnold Goes Into Business" as resented by the Ebenezer Young eople has heen presented in the city before but has lost none of its power of interesting the audience, Under the direction of Ian R. M, Robertson the players gave an un- usually superior performance for the usual type of amateur 'play, The characters were all depicted in a natural manner, The scenes were laid in the Miller home at Milburn and opened at the time he- fore the return of Arnold and Irma from their wedding trip and cover ed a space of time of one month, The cast of characters was as fol- lows: Anold Miller, Tan R. M. Robert- son; Irma (his wife), Frances Hancock; Mrs. Marie Anna Kemp, (Irma's mother), Vera Werry; John Kemp, (her father), Cedric Parsons; Marie, (her sister), Alice Arnold; Johnny Pringle, (a friend of Arnold's), C. E, Osborne; Mattie Miller (Arnold's aunt), Mrs. R, C. Pearce; Kittredge, (the Miller's butler), Frank Walters; Ambrose Epps, (the village capitalist), Wm, Marshall; Larry, (his son), Harold Hartley; Mrs. Lavina Flower, (a charming widow), Clara William» son; Violet, (her daughter) Sadie Muir, Grogan, (a policeman) Har- old Muir; Victor Henri Rene An- toine Le Grande, (a beauty spec- falist), James Hancock. EDUCATION BOARD PASSES ESTIMATES (Continued From Page 1) lic school purposes. The actual ex- penditures in 1928 were $146,736.73, ut 'a surplus of $4,821 from the pre- vious hig helped to decrease the tax levy o last Yeak. tems Expenditure Among the chief items of the es- timated expenditures by the manage- ment committee, which total $118, 75, ROBABILITIES GOOD : The Woathorman Powis w continuance for ne. wenty- four hours of the same delightful conditions ad exist today, The robabilities are fair and cold to- ay and tomorrow, with snow flur- ries in some localities, but the wea- ther man has not proven himself a very accurate prophet so far as the snow is concerned, BUILDING LARGE RESIDENCE Gordon Lefebvre, formerly vice- president and general manager of General Motors of Canada' here, and now vice-president of the Pon- tiac Motor Sales Corporation, of G.M,C,, is having plans prepared for a large new residence which he will erect on hig estate Holyrood" near Oakville, according to Toronto commercial publication this morn- ng Mr, Lefebvre also plans to build a large harbor to accomo- date his yacht, "Virginia II," v WILL CARRY THEATRE NEWS Starting with tomorrow's issue, The Times will carry a complete service of news of the theatres. Synopses of coming events at both the Regent and New Martin, in- teresting items about the prinei- pal actors, and other items of in- terest, as well as the regular ad- vertisements in which the manage- ment of the theatres will pet forth announcemetns of their shows, will all be included in this service, CONSIDER AGREEMENT -- At the meeting last night of the finance hommittee of the city coun cil, the subje¢t under discussion was the new agreement that will bave to be made with the County of Ontario on the expiration of the present one on March 8, A general discussion of the terms of the old agreement took place, in prepara- tion for a meeting Wednesday morning when the finance commit- tee of the city council meets a special Tommittee of the county council to discuss the matter, McLAUGHLIN TROPHY The results of the preliminary round of the McLaughlin Trophy of the annual bonspiel are: E, Moore, Oshawa, 16; J. N, Bacon, Peterboro, 11, Dr, Henry, Oshawa, 17; A, Patter- son, Scarboro, 8, W, J. Holland, Oshawa, 13; Geo. Little, Scarboro, 8, W. Titford, Cobourg, 16; D. M, Hall, Oshawa, 6, L. R, Luke, Oshawa, 11; W. C, Gohn, Unionville, 6. W, Dobson, Beaverton, 13; L, O. Clifford, Oshawa, 11, W. Oke, Peterboro, 7; F. Dobney, Oshawa, 13, A. W, Carew, Lindsay, 13; W. A. Hare, Oshawa, 8, WEATHERMAN A Ee, Sun is shining bright and fair, Over all the world below; Ozone's thin and crisp and rare Sets your nerve-tips all aglow, * 5» Good afternoon! Nice day, Can't beat a real good Canadian winter for ideal winter weather, can we? Probabilities are that the crisp and cool weather will continue for a lit- tle while, yet. The forecast for today is fair and cold, and this type of weather, has been general throughout Canada, Today, ladies and gentlemen, is the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. We ai- ways had an idea that the people to the south of us reverenced'the mem- ory of this friend of the people, but when we see them closing down all the stock markets and refraining from even trying to make 'money on his birthday, we are sure of it, This week certainly is a momen- tous one, Thursday, many of you will probably have noticed, ds February 14, the day when Dan Cupid does his lit- tle song and dance. And, in case you haven't happened to think of it, Friend Wife is rather interested to know whether she is appreciated or not. Alas, for the good old days when a paper Valentine would do the trick ~--now jt has to be something more substantial, so the best authorities tell us. Speaking of wives, we noticed in this week's Ontario Gazette the in- corporation of & firm known as "Gos- sips, Limited," in Toronto, with a capitalization of $40,000. Well, well, and have they actually got to the point where they are syndicating gos- sip? We t it travelled plenty Tt We Youn it is! But, returning to the supposed sub- ject of this , we're expecting derate west winds, with mostly are the following items; t sa- aries $115,000; Sass room suprkss, ; inspectors' expenses, $1,000; The is made up of miscel- laneous small items. The amount spent in salaries last year was $99,- 83274, so that the new estimates pro- vide for over $15,000 more money on this account. The rty committee of the - lic i tes its € of the pub. a oof $0220 tase Of. e es year. Of- ficers' and j s' salaries account PAY PRESENT RATE 2:5, = President of German Reich| Sat ures bank Makes Statement to Reparation Experts (Coble Service to The by Canadian Press Paris, Feb. 12--The Associated Dressed in light blue coat, pullovers and togue. Wearing overshoes. Light hair, blue eyes. Anyone with information please 3125w fair and cold weather. There may be also an occasional sift of snow. Michael Brady, treasurer of the Planters' Union, Chicago, was kid- naped and robbed of $1,609 union funds. [ omiTUARY The funeral of the late Harry Payne, who died at his home, 234 Gibb street last Thursday was held on Saturday afternoon from his residence to St, George's Anglican Church, Services were conducted by Rev, Canon de Pen cler, rector, Interment was made in Union Cemetery. The I1,0.0.F, took charge of the funeral and seryices, ' Floral tributes were numerous and were received from: the fol- lowing: Gates A Jar, beloved wife and son, Freddie; pillow, Mr, and Mrs. T, Rostron; wreaths, aunt Alice and family, Mr. and Mrs, F, Deeley and family, Mr. and Mrs, Fred West and family, Mr. and Mrs, H, Smith family of Kingston, Mr. and Mrs. Whittal and family of To- ronto, Mr. and Mrs. H. King, Mr, and Mrs. Lavendar and family, Mr, and Mrs, Stan Sargant, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sargant, Post 43, Cana» dian Legion and Ladies' Auxiliary, Schofield Woollen Mills, employ- ees of Oriental Textiles, Oshawa City Football Club, some of the old boys at Robson's Tannery, Oshawa Cricket Club and two wreaths from friends and neighbors. Sprays-- Ethel and Ted Wainwright, Mr. apd Mrs. W. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. B. Powell and Mabel, Mr. and Mrs. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Flintoff, Mr, and Mrs. Grove and family, Mabel Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Smith and Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McIntyre, Mrs. H. 8. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. B. Brown, Bowman- ville, Mrs. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith, Mr. and Mrs, Coulter and Mr. and Mrs. Petre, Mr. and Mrs. William Sargent, Mr. Albert Ingham, Mr. and Mrs. Fred White, Mr. and Mrs. H. Swithen- bank and family, Mr. and Mra. Robert McDopald, Mr. and Mrs. W. Boddy, Mr. and Mrs. Lamont Mr. C. M. Brown, Generator & Starter Co, for might class salaries and $2000 for equipment. Summary, Taking the estimates as a whole, . the fifures would appear to work out as 3 .1 Total public school expenditures, $160,465 Grants 'and receipts, $2,500. To be raised by , $157,965. "Total collegiate expenditures, $96,- Surplus from last year, $12864.52. Grants county payments, 000. 2a be raised by levy, $58,586. ud to be raised by levy, $216, f 1 ' if iw i $58 8 CRAWL THROUGH A TUBE TO THE U. §. BUT ARE CAUGHT (By Canadian Press) Niagara Falls, N.Y., Feb. 12.-- Crawling through the large steel tube serving as 2 conduit for the electric cables under a lower arch bridge, two aliens and two alien reached the United States Sees GEORGE HART WAS SPEAKER MONDAY BELLEVILLE CLUB DELIVERS ADDRESS TO THE BELLEVILLE ROTARIANS Likens Rotary to Symphony Orchestra, All Members in Tune Sr ---- George Hart, vice-president of the Oshawa Rotary Club, was the speak- ad yesterday at the Bellevitle yg He as accompanied on his tri D, M, Tod, Alex Storie and D. F. Tn ston, The following synopsis of his address is taken from the Belleville Ontario last night; Moore's Utopia, Bacon's essays, and Besant's rosy visions of better community conditions were consider- ed as rather exaggerated fairy tales in the time they were gwritten but have since proved to he prophecies come true, or rather ideals become actualities, and taking this as a text Rotarian George Hart, of Oshawa, gave a very interesting talk to Belle- ville Rotary Monday upon ideals which should be adopted by Rotary for the betterment of all concerned, Rotary , was likened to a symphony orchestra with all playing different instruments but all in tune and all keeping perfect time, with a leader competent and in perfect accord with the rest and capable of the best lead+ ership. Incidentally the speaker told sev- eral stories pleasing and humorous, including one on himself to the effect that thirty-six years ago he came out from England a lad looking for work. He landed in Belleville and spent a week looking unsuccessfully for em- ployment. On Sunday he attended church and there met a young busi- ness man who asked him to dinner, He never forgot that dinner as his appetite, sharpened by a ship voyage and a week's trudging in search of work with meagre meals which in- stead of satisfying his appetite, mere- ly aggravated it, SECON EXPLOSION AT ACADIA MINE Covering on Two Shafts is Blown Entirely Off By the Forceful Blast (By Canadian Press) New Glasgow, N.S. Feb. 12--The second explosion at the Allan shaft of the Acadia Coal Company within twenty-four hours occurred yesterday afternoon desfroying the covering of two shafts installed late Sunday night following the previous and less for- ceful explosion Sunday evening. The mine will be closed for six or seven weeks, it was stated last night. Five hundred and twenty-five weie employed in the shaft. The extent of the damage feared to be considerable has not been ascertained. GIVEN 7 YEARS ON TWO COUNTS Sarnia Man Convicted for Attempted Murder and Sui- cide--Pleaded Guilty - (By Canadian Press) Sarnia, Fe 12--Matthew Doyle, G0, was sentenced to seven years in penitentiary on cach of two counts of attempted murder and suicide, by Justice Jeffreys today. The sentence to run concurrently. Pleas of guilty were entered by his counsel to char- ges that bn January 10 he attempted to kill his wife by firing two re- volver shots into her body and then tried to end his own life by firmg a bullet. into his head. Doyle is 2a farmer residing at Port Lambton twenty miles from Lere. A mother's praise of her child- ren mever interests amy other wo- man.--Chicago Daily News. - | Brooklin, Ont., was elected presi- dent of the Canadian Clydesdale Association at its annual meet- ing in Toronto last week. . b CITIZENS' BAND T0 GIVE CONCERT | Will Appear at New Martin Theatre Sunday Evening Next Another local organization has come to the front with an offer to co-operate in raising as large a fund as possible in Oshawa to aid the destitute British Miners. This morning it was announced that on Sunday evening next the Oshawa Citizens' Band, which made such a splendid impression on the oc- casion of its visit to the Christie Street Hospital in Toronto on Sun- day last, will give a band concert in the New Martin Theatre, the proceeds to be handed over to swell the fund being sponsored by The Times. This is the third charity appear- ance of this band since December last, In December a concert in aid of the Christmas Cheer Fund brought proceeds of $53, and last to's hospital for disabled soldiers, The coming Sunday will find the band presenting an excellent pro- gram, with the proceeds going in their entirety into the fund for the starving British miners 'and their families, HAMPTON GIRL RESCUES MOTHER AS HOUSE BURNS (Continued from Page 1) bed clothes were lost in the fire. No definite reason cam be given 'for the outbreak, but it is belleved the rear of the house, The build- ing itself could not be replaced for $3,000, and with the contents, makes a total Joss of between $4,000 and $5,000. The insurance on the house and contents amounts to only $2,100. solo, Trousseau Lost In the fire, one of the daugh ters who is soon to be married lost her complete bridal trousseau and her fur coat, and the clothing of Mrs. Horn and the three daugh- ters, Minnie, Norrie and Lottie, was also completely lost, save ter two girls were in Bowmanville at the time of the fire, and return- ed to find their home in ruins. Mrs. Horn, in spite of the great shock, was reported to be resting comfortably this morning at the home of & meighbour, FOR MINERS' FUND! clothing, bedroom furnishings and |alcne $290,000,000 that it started in the chimney in |S2TY: t. Lawrence Waterway Development Means Much to Oshawa [CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS | Says Development of St. Lawrence Waterway Would Aid This City J, C. McRuer, Speaking to the Oshawa Club, De. clares That Project Is Of Tremendous Importance § to the Country . : WOULD MAKE OSHAWA REAL OCEAN PORT Ocean-going Vessels Could Make This City a Port of Call and Cheaper Power Rates Would Also Fols low Declaring that the St, Lawrence waterways development proposition was "the biggest thing that has fac ed Canada since the building of the C, P. R,", J. C, McRuer, K, C,, of Toronto, addressed a fairly large audience at the Oshawa Club lass night, The development of the St, Laws rence, said Mr, McRuer, was impore tant both because of the tremends ous amount of power now going to waste, and because of the benefits of bringing the great' producing Sunday the band played at Toron- | eentres of Canada nearer the world markets, The Great Lakes traffic tonnage even to-day is 1 1-2 imes the total port tonnage of United States ports, and is greater than the traffice of either the Suez or the Panama canals, Father Point, at the Junction of the St. Lawrence and the Atlantic ocean, is exactly half way between Fort William and Europe, the speaker declared, and of the 2,000 miles separating Fath- er Point and Fort Willianr, only about "80 miles on the St. Lawrence needs actual development work, The Cost The cost of the development, as found by a joint committee of ens gineers in a report in November, 1926, was stated as $167,000,000 if it was developed for navigation it developed for power alone, or $394,000,000 it developed for both, giving the initial power development neces The apportionment of cost suggested was that the United States pay for the comstruection of the international section, from Corawall to Lake Ontario, and deepen the necessary sections from Lake Ontario to the head of the Lakes, Canada would finish the Welland Canal and develop the Nas tional part of the Lawrence, from Corwall cast through Quebec, If the power resources of the river were developed, five million horse power would be available, of which about 3,500,000 horse pow- erwould go to Canada, the speaker declared. This would maké the whole eastern portion of Ontario what they were wearing. The lat-|8 hive of industry. for manufactur ers could get power here cheaper than in any other part of the world, Important to Oshawa From a navigation standpoint, it | would also be of importance to Oshawa in common with all the other eastern Ontario cities, for ocean-going vessels would be able CITY POLICE COURT | CASE ADJOURNED Ignatius Kupi appeared in city police court this morning before Magistrate Willis on a charge of brewing beer without The case was adjourned until Feb- ruary 19 at the request of Louis Hyman, counsel for the defence, FINED COSTS John Andrejo, 113 Bloor street east, who was fined $100 and coses brought #gain this morning for liquor without 2 permit and was days in jail. bottle and also: beer. would pay the second fime, which was imposed this morning. this time. -- New York Evening Post. to call at Oshawa and take on direc- tly shipments for European ports, as well as bringing raw materials directly by water to the manufac turers here. The St. Lawrence development would also be of importance from the standpoint of the Canadian wheat producers, for it would not only reduce the freight rate om Canadian wheat to the sea, but would take Canadian wheat down to Montreal, Quebec and Halifax to be milled instead of having it go to Buffalo, be milled there and go on through New York to Europe, the speaker said. Serious Consideration It is the duty of the Canadian in police court before Magistrate | People to give the matter serious Willis, of Whitby, a few days ago | thought, and to urge on those im for having liquor illegally, was |authority the need of development before the magistrate [in some form or another, of this brewing | Waterway, declared the speaker. During the evening instrumental fined $50 and costs and in lieu of | selections were given by a trio com- not paying the fine must serve 30 | posed of Mrs. 8. G. Carnell, pianist, He pleaded guilty. |H. C. Carnell, flute, and Mrs. N. Police who raided the house some | Kinder, violinist. Mrs. Kinder also time ago, found some liguor in a |sang several vocal solos. Andrejo was | McLaughlin 'acted as chairman of incarcerated at the Whitby jail, | the gathering, and A. J. Graves pro- when he refused to pay the first | posed a vote of thanks to the speak- fine, but it was understood that -he jer. Leslie A number of aliens gaged in the night-house business Chicago has a new $7,500,000 |in London, have departed, follow- prison--if it hasn't been stolen by ng Sie diss dafied by the joints. ice to clear up these 7] * See and Heer i ; REAR ADMIRAL - - Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.5.0. Distinguished British Naval Officer TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26th, 8 p.m. Oshawa Collegiate Lecture Subject: Hiunstrated Throughout With Stereopticon Pictures How the British Q Boats Fought the German Submarines . TICKETS NOW ON SALE "LINTOFF'S HARDWARE or VIRTUE'S HARDWARE