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"mE! OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1929 | denen sl eel RS Electors Likely to Vote on Ward System of Civic All Arrangements Are Complete| For Rotary Club Street Fair To Be Held Wednesday Evening Rotarians Held Business Ses- sion Yesterday, and Found All Details in Readiness for the Big Event Tomorrow Night SURPRISES READY FOR HUGE CROWD Streets Will Be Barricaded at Four O'clock, and From Then Until Mid- night the Four Corners District Will Be Given Over to Fun and Frolic Yesterday's meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club resolved itself into one of the most interesting and important business discussions held by the club for a long time( the chief topic under consideration being the final plans for tomorrow's great Street Fair, D. F, Johnston, chairman of the general Street 'Fair committee, took charge of the proceedings, and, checking up on all the departments of the fair arrangements, found every member ready for his task, with every last de- tail completely covered, and every- thing possible done eo ensure the complete success of the big event, President Conant, in the chair, highly complimented the chairman and his committees ox their plans, and pre- dicted that, with such organization, success for the event was assured. He stressed the value to the community of the work being done by the Rotary Club through the wise use of the finances raised by successive street fairs, and closed with a declaration that the welfare of the city of Oshawa demands that the 1929 Street Fair of the Rotary Club be the most successful in the club's history. The Big Parade Everthing that could be done for the entertainment of the visitors and citizens has been done, The great parade, under the guidance of Dave Tod, will be assembled at 645 p.m, with four bands taking part, includ- ing the Ontario Regiment Band, the Oshawa Citizens' Band, the Calvation Army Band and the Port Perry Band. From the time the parade starts, until the winning ticket for the automobile is drawn by Judge Thompson and Sheriff Paxton at midnight, the area in the vicinity of the Four Cornerc will be a greatmedley of fun, frolic and noise, The bands will play throughout the evening, and with splendid entertainment attractions arranged by Rotarian Bob Prestun, the crowd will have plenty to pro- (Continued on Page 5) ; In this great land of opportun- ity, any little girl may grow up to be a Vice-President's sister--=San Diego Union, A. E, GARBUTT Who will prove his powers of guessing at the weight guessing booth at the Street Fair, 0. F. CANNON In charge of a ladies' wear booth at the Rotary Street Fair tomor- row night, 200 PUPILS START DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS COMPOSITION YESTER- DAY, ALGEBRA AND HISTORY TODAY J. MacKenzie, Port Perry, Is Examiner at Oshawa Collegiate w. Over 200 pupils at the Oshawa Collegiate Institute commenced the first day of their department exam- inations yesterday. Although 'the thermometer soared, it was cool and quiet in the class rooms and girls and boys bent them- selves to the serious task of answer- the questions on the printed questions which would deter- mine whether they might or might not secure their junior or. senior matriculation. Pens scraped busily along the ruled sheets in a race with time as indicated by the steady tick- ing of the class-room clock, Composition was the subject for both the Upper and Middle school in the morning, and the topics offered for the selections of the pupils were wide and varied from "the first page of a daily newspaper (a description and criticism)" to "The spread of the chain store (from the point of view of the local merchant and of the pur- chasers.)" "My allowance," "A summer on a fruit farm," "A visit toa picture gal- lery or a museum. "Should high school girls wear uniforms? fCloth- ing as an index.of character," and "It is only the artist who will leave any- thing behind him," were among the subjects offered to the Upper school. For the Middle school there was a choice of ,ten 'subjects--including among other "A sunrise," "How 1 learncd to swim," "Life in an Ontario village," "On choosing a hat, ' "A hard day's work;"" "The first page of a daily paper" and "A plea for the elimination of unnecessary noise" (a letter to a ncwspaper). A physics paper for the Middle school and "Problems" for the scholarship pupils completed the day. with algebra and history. Today the youngsters will struggle W. J. MacKenzie, principal of the Perry High School is acting as presid- ing examiner at the Collegiate. Mem- bers of the staff are acting as exam- iners in other schools throughout the inspectorate. The radio lar with talks with ing sheet, will never the political orator his arms.--Sault be popu- who Star. CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS GIVEN FURTHER REMAND Cecil McLaughlin, appearing in police court this morning on a charge of the theft of a car some time ago was again remanded for sentence at the request of crown attorney Mec- Gibbon, McLaughlin pleaded guilty to the charge and appeared before Magistrate Hind on June 10 when he was given a remand until today. He will appear again on June 23. REMANDED FOR SENTENCE Ludwig Kugma, 287 Mitchell Ave- nue was remanded for sentence when he appeared in city police court this mogning charged with assaulting his BY § He pleaded guilty to the charge when it was read to him, and was severely lectured by Magistrate Hind, PASSES HONOR COURSE Among the successful candidates in the first year of the honor course of Cotnmerce and Finance at the Uni- versity of. Toronto is Percy Fletcher, sén of Rev. W, P. Fletcher and Mrs. Fletcher, Athol street. east. Mr Fletcher received the final vears of his Collegiate training at the. local Collegiate Institute. SHAWA TYPIST WINS HONORS {i Miss Dorothy Plummer, a student {a the Peerless Business College, ia the proud possessor ot the first 100 per cent accuracy pin for typewrit- ing to be won in this district. This pin is presented to typists by the Underwood Typewriter Company for writing for fifteen minutes at 50 or more words a minute without an error of any kind. Miss Plummer wrote 60 words a minute in winning this award, and has received, in ad- dition, the gold speed pin. NEEDED FOR PARADE At the the Rotary Club meeting yesterday, Dave Tod reported good progress with the plans for the mon- ster parade which will precede the Rotary Street Fair tomorrow night. All he needs now, he said, is about 187 clowns and four jazz bands to enter in competition for the gener- ous prizes which are offered in these classes. Will those who are interest- ed please oblige Dave? CROP CONDITIONS The weekly summary of agricul- tural reports issued by the Ontario department of agriculture contains the following paragraph regarding conditions in Ontario county: "Fall. wheat and clovers promise excellent yields, although warmer weather is needed. The potato acre- age wili probably show a 10 per cent reduction this year," THANKS EXPRESSED T0 THE TIMES In appreciation of the efforts put forth by this newspaper 'in connection with the voting on the bylaws last week, the city council last hight passed this resolution, which was moved by Alderman A, I. McLeese and seconded by Alderman F, J. Perry: "That the commendation of this council be tendered to the Oshawa Daily Times for its splendid work in support of the bylaws, so unanimously approved by the electors on Saturday." RATEPAYERS OF EAST WHITBY TWP. CARRY ROAD BYLAW Vote Was 129 to 2 on Measure to Spend 325, 000 : GARBAGE . BYLAW LOST Westmount and North Osh- awa Voters Are Strongly Opposed to Collection The ratepayers of East Whithy, voting yesterday on two bylaws, voiced in no uncertain terms their determination to make the neces- sary expenditures for repair of the damage done to roads and bridges of the floods of the spring and, in a vote limited to two sub-divisions, decided they were not ready to sponsor a system ol garbage col- lection for the sections of the township adjacent to the city ou. Oshawa, in. Westmount and North Oshawa, On. a bylaw to raise $25,000 by the sale of debentures to repair a specified list of roads and bridges, the vote was 129 to 2 in favor of the measure, In four of the six subdivisions the vote was unani- mous, with non opposed, while in the Westmount and North Oshawa divisions, one vote in each case was recorded against the bylaw, The vote, however, was quite small, but the overwhelming per- centage in favor of the expendi ture was sufficient to show the council the will of the ratepayers on the matter, The garbage was less fortunate, awa, only four votes were cast, two for and two against, the by- law. In the Westmount division, however the vote wag more than two to one aginst the garbage col- lection proposal, 52 voting against and only 21 for it. The proposal will therefore be dropped by the council, The results, slons, were: GARBAGE COLLECTION BY. LAW collection bylaw In North Osn- by polling subdivi- Poll No. For Against 2--Westmount, 26 A-K. 9 violet 10 4--North Oshawa Total BY-LAW TO SPEND 825,000 ON ROADS Poll No. yor Against 1--Harmony v 2--Westmount, A-K, y 1 L-Z 26 0H 3-- Thornton's Corners 4--North Oshawa 6-----Columbus 6--Raglan 1: 2 1 Total ) On the eve of the Rotary port to this event. care of erippled children and Oshawa, June 18th, 1929, Geo Henley, A. E. Lovell, D. M, Tod, D. F. Johnston, C. E. McTavish, Directors. Officers of Rotary Club Make Appeal to Citizens To the Citizens of Oshawa and Surrounding District. .. +, Oshawa Rotary Club appeal to the Citizens of Oshawa and surrounding District for their sy mpathetic and generous sup- We confidently believe that every man, woman and child who attends will spend a most enjoyable evening, We extend a cordial invitation to the whole com- munity 'to join with us on this gala occasion, unqualified assurance that every dollar obtained by the Rotary Club will be expended only for the maintenance and tain the Red Cross Cottage, Rotary Park and Rotary Hall. Street Fair the Officers of the We give our to enlarge, improve and main- G. D, Conant, President, ! A. G. Storie, Past President, Geo. Hart, Vice President, Cecil Cannon, Secretary. E. C. Hodgins, Treasurer. 25¢ and 18 may number issued HALF-PRICE SCHOOL CHILDREN'S TICKET Sparks Circus Matinee This Coupon when presented at THE TIMES OFFICE STARTING THURSDAY will for a ticket admitting any school pupil under 14 to Sparks' Circus matinee at the reduced price of 25¢c, Pupils between 14 be exchanged exchange this coupon for a MATINEE ticket by paying 50c. Only a limited and sold ONLY at The Times office from Thursday until noon, circus day, SATURDAY, JUNE 22 TORONTO STOCK EVCHANGE Toronto, Ont,, June 18,--Brizilian Traction continued its active leadership on the Toroto Stock Exchange today, but liquidation caused the stock to lose 174 of the substantial gain of yesterday, Brazilian closed the morning session at 59'4, Simpton preferred registered the widest gain on the list by moving up 3 to 104!5, Ford Motors "A" came in for con. siderabi attention on the buying side and firmed Li to 45, Public interest in the market lagged and in consequence the list was narrow and the volume of trading small, International nickel experienced a good turnover, but it was mostly on the selling side, It sold down 1%°to 49. Canada Dredge was in demand and it Sed 134 to its previous gain by selling at 734 Steel of Canada, Standard Steel and Brompton all sold up 14, while Massey Harris and Page Hersey were both off 34. FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, N.Y., June 18. ~Foreign Ex. change quiet, demand rates (in cents), Great Britian, 484 5.16; Canadian dollars 7.8 of one per cent discount, TORONTO Stock High Abitibi 43% Br. A. Oil 4714 Bell Tel. 163% Bromp, 45 Ask Carl, 17 Ask Can, Dry 87% Cockshutt 38 Bid Can, Malt, 25 Bid Dur, Mot, 17% Bid Cty. Dry. 67 Ford "A" 45% Hm, Brd. 64 Ask Hys. Whi, 51 Ip. Oil nw, 27% It. Pet. 47 It Nkl 491% Ms. Hr. 61% Me. Frit, 42% 8. Station 65% Walkers 19% 19 Util. "A" 45% 45% Standard Mines 120 115 7 21 21 Br. Holl, 29 29 Dal, Oil 400 400 Dome 1000 24 | Grnda. 32% 12.30 43% 47% 163% Low 43 47% 163% 871% 87% 67 45 5014 65% { Amulet Arno '| Gra, by Canadian Press Market Summary Toronto and New York Stock i Falcon. 1300 Grdvw, 38 Bid 5656 2125 116 Hd. Bay 1675 Kt, Fir. 16 Bid Lk. Sh, 2450 Malar. 30 Mn, Bs, 31 McDoug. 4h Meln. 1625 Mn, Cr, 400 Newbec 55 Nrda, 5375 Pion. 4315 Bid Prem. 165 Sh, Gr. 725 Siscoe 61 Sd, Bs. 840 SW. Pt, 600 Tk, Hg. 850 Tow, .. 130 Vipond 87% Bid Ventures 825 Wr. Hr. 178 Wainwell 5014 NEW YORK Stock High Low Amer, Can, 145% 144 Atchison - 2208, 2181 Balt & Ohio 124% 121% Briggs Mfg. 38 Can. Pac. 230 Can. Dry 867% Chrysler 76 Congoleum 214 Cur, Aero 1614 Brie ..... 79% Fam. Ply, 78 65% Gen, Mot, 73% Paige 32% Dust 6115 Mot, 843% : 7h 4615 63% ' 4814 3015 16 720 61 830 575 840 180 820 151 48 Gold Hud. Hupp . It. Com, .. It. Nkl. It. Paper Kly. Spgfd. Mt, Wrd, © 110 106 Mar, Oil ,, 35% 351% 358; Mck. Trek, 97% 979% TY 3014 16% 106% HIGHER DEATH ROLL RON FLU EPIDEMIC . C. FOWLDS Who will dispense hot dogs to an and sundry at the Rotary Street Fair tomorrow evening. MOURNING GARMENTS can be quickly and economically dyed rst BLACKwm SUNSET EE ES STE TSE 100 LATE TO CLASSIFY ROOMS TO RENT--BREAKFAST if desired. Apply 174 Church street. Phone 2842. (142¢) FOUND--A FOUNTAIN PEN. Owner may have same by proving property and paying for this ad- vertisement, Phone 1634J. (142a) UNFURNISH- conveniences, 264 Haig St. {142b) TWO with all Apply FOR RENT ed rooms Also garage. Three Thousand More in De- cember, 1928, Than in December, 1927 Ottawa, June 18.--The prelim- inary report on vital statiistics for the month of December, 1928, {is- sued yesterday by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, allows for the first time a comprehensive view of the 'mortality throughout Canada in that month, due to the influ enza epidemic of last winter, Deaths in the nine Provinces for the month of December totalled 11,662 of which 1,849 were at- tributed to influenza and 1,331 to pneumonia, These figures com- pared with 8,687 deaths in De cember, 1927, of which 211 were caused by influenza and 741 by pneumonia, while the total deaths in December, 1926, numbered 9,024, with influenza certified as the cause in 341 cases and pneu- monia in 878 cases. Comparisons by months for the nine Provinces can be carried back over the three years--1926, 1927 and 1928. Previous to December, 1928, the highest mortality from all causes and the greatest number of deaths from influenza during this period occurred in. April, 1926, when 11,647 deaths took place, of which 1,668 were certi- fled to {influenza and 1,282 to pneumonia. The death rate for December, 1928, was 14.3 per 1,000 popuin- tion, as against 10.8 in December, 1927, and 11.3 in December, 1926. The death rate for December, 1926. As the result of an addition the form of translations, - This s asking for the services of the in A New Service For Times Readers offer to its rcaders who are of foreign birth an unusual service in sian, Polish, Czach, Slovak and any other Slavonic language. Times will be glad to translate letters or any documents from these languages into English, or into these languages from English. service can be secured by merely calling at The Times office and to its staff, The Times is able to ervice covers the Ukrainian, Rus- The This terpreter, GENEROUS GIFT TO THE STREET FAIR A donation of $100 towards the Rotary Street Fair funds, from R. S. McLaughlin was re- ceived with applause at the weekly luncheon of the Rotary Club yesterday, In the letter which accompanied the cheque, Mr, McLaughlin explained that lie would be out of the city on Wednesday, the day of the Fair, but that he wished the Rotary Club every success in its venture on behalf of its com- munity and welfare work, Presi- dent Conant, on behalf of the club, exressed the thanks of the members for this generous gift, ASK OSHAWA RY, FOR IMPROVEMENT TRANSPORTATION City Property Committee To Meet Officials of the Company PARKING AREA Police Commission Asks For Metcalf St. Proper- ty For This Purpose The city property committee of the city council was instructed last night by the city council to endeavor to have the officials of the Oshawa Railway Company con- fer with the committee with a view to providing transportation in the eastern and western sec- tions of the city. A recommenda- tion from the police commission that the city property on Bagot and Metcalf streets be set aside for a parking station, was also re- ferred to this committee for con- sideration, The problem of portation has been hefore many councils, and an effort will now be made to have the Oshawa Rail- way institute a service, by bus line or otherwise, to the areas in the city nQt now served. It has been suggested that the service might extend as far west as Burk street and as far east as Oshawa boule- vard, extending north and south of King street from these points, to give an improved service to these sections of the city. Appointed Delegates Mayor T. B, Mitchell and In- dustrial Commissioner Leon Fra%er were appointed delegates from the city to the annual meet- ing of the Eastern Ontario Cham- ber of Commerce in Belleville on July 5. The auxiliary befter trans- of the Oshawa Gener]! Hospital, through its presi- dent, Mrs, R. S. McLaughlin, re- quested the council to either pave or ofl Alexandra street, The street was very dusty, which was detri- mental to the health of the pa- tients, and was also quite rough which was a detriment to ambul- ance patients, the petition stated. It was referred to the Board of Works. Petitions Received Petitons for a sidewalk on the west, side of Ritson road, between Olive avenue and Ritson school, for a sewer on Douglas street be- tween Conant and Annis streets, and for the paving of the portion of William street recently opened through east of Ritson road to Oshawa boulevard, were referred to the Board of Works, The city property committee was authorized to place lights on Mem- (Continued on Page 5) mT DITGH ON HIGHWAY WEST OF OSHAWA Harry Blake, Sr., Verdun Road, Receives Injuries to Head and Arm Harry Blake: , 264 Verdun road, was injured, te "not seriously, and Mr, and Mrs. . Harry Blake, jr, son Denny and Mrs. M. Russell, sr, 392 Mitchell avenue, escaped with minor bruises, when the car in which they were riding went into the ditch on the Kingston road west, in front of Scott's Dairy The car, which was an old Oldsmo- bile 8 touring car, was being driven by Harry Blake, jr, was apparently forced into the ditch by a blowout of the right front tire. The fact that the ditch was wide at this point, and that the driver had goed control of his machine saved the car from over- turning, and it went about 150 feet before finally coming to a stop very close to a telegraph pole. When the car stopped, Mr. Blake sr. was thrown out against a fence post, injuring his head and shoulder, which is believed to be dislocated. He was rémoved to his home after having been attended by Dr. C. E. Wilson. Coming Events 8 Cents per word each in- sertion. Minimum charge for each insertion, 35¢. ' MADAME ROSE, PALMIST, AT 21 Maple St. Phone 2372F. Hourg 2 to 9. (T-T-S tf) ROUND AND SQUARE DANCING in Gene Goodell's Hall, Courtice, tonight. Music by Holding's Or- chestra, (142) fiir # i 9 Government City Croc Gives Further Consideration to Proposals For Change in Election Plan R. LEO GRAY Who will direct one of the booths carrying on an enthusiastic game of Bingo at the Street Fair, FLAMES TOTALLY DEMOLISH A BARN AT LAKEVIEW PARK DAMAGE OF $200 DONE AS FIRE BREAKS ouT Claimed to be of Incendiary Origin--Old Wagons Are Burnt Fire declared by Fire Chief El- liott to have heen of incendiary origin totally demolished a two- storey frame barn on the Lake Road at the entrance to Lakeview Park about 11.30 o'clock last night and destroyed contents valued at approximately $200. The fire broke out at the north east corner of the barn and spread quickly to envelop the whole structure. Nearby build. ings were not touched by tue flames due entirely to the efficiency of the Oshawa fire department which arrived at the scene of the conflagration in record time after the alarm had been turned m, Probably the greatest danger if the flames had spread was the row of cedar trees along the road which are highly inflammable. Barn- hardt's Pavilion is situated near the remote end of the line of trees and would have heen easy prey to the flames had they followed the cedar follage eastward along the road, Although the barn is bordered on three sides by swampy land, and had been locked securely during the winter, there was nothing, in the estimation of Alfred Robinson, of this city, whose sister, Mrs. Jas. Maynard of 105 Maine street, Tor- onto, owns the barn, which would have broken out into flames through spontaneous combustion, in the barn. Two out-of-date carriages, the chassis of an "ancient" auto- mobile were found among the ruins as well as many fence posts and a quantity of corn husks. There were also a considerable number of automobile parts, stor ed there some years ago. Mr. Robinson declared that there was no insurance on the building or contents and that a few feet ot matchwood flooring were all that was valuable. Although to all 'appearances the fire was extinguished last night, flames again broke out towards morning and necessitated another run for the department before noon today. Willow trees growing in the near proximity to the barn were badly scorched by the flames, which soared quite high during the heighth of the fire. Card of Thanks and Mr. and Mrs. H, Woolacott and family wishes to thank their many friends and neighbours also Dr. Brown and Dr. Rundle for their kindess ng ha assistance during their recent ble (142a) ' mi = Opinion Is Expressed That ; Petition Requesting Vote of Electors on Ward Sys- tem Must Be Honored by the City Council, and Vote Next January Is Likely by VARIED PROPOSALS Reduction of Council to 7 or 10 Members Is Being Giv~ en Serious Thought -- Mayor Is Strongly in Favor of Vote of People Being Taken , The electors of Oshawa will, in all probability be given the opportunity at the next municipal elections, to ex-. press their preference either for the present ward system or for the elec- tion of aldermen by general vote, The questions of a reduction of the num- ber of aldermen to either 7 or 10 and the election of aldermen for two year terms will also probably be placed on the ballot The finance committee has had under - cons erat ion the proposals of Alderman 8. C, Carnell made at the last council meeting, and in a report of the committee last night it was recommended that a vote of the peo ple be taken on three questions, but the subject of the redistribution of wards to make additional wards east of Ritson road was ignored in the report, After much discussion, the question was referred back'to a meet- mg of the council in committee, Not the least surprising feature of the debate on the subject of muniei- pal government, was the re-appear- ance of the petition of 450 ratepayers made at last year's council meeting, asking that the people be allowed: to vote the subject of election of aldermen by general vote, and the re- duction of the number of members in the aouncil, This petition had been ignored by the 1928 council and had been apparently shelved, But some of the aldermen remembered that the Municipal Act distinctly provided that a vote "shall" be taken on this ques- tion when a petition signed by more than 400 people is presented, and the 1929 council, judging from remarks made last night, is seriously consider ing correcting the error of its pre- dee 8501 When the finance committee re- port was presented, the council went into committee of the whole. A recommendation that the council take no action on a request to support Thomas Nisby in his (Continued on Page 9) STAN EVERSON Who will cry the worthiness of his electrical goods at a booth at the Rotary Street Fair. Silver fox breeding in Alberta has come to be a profitable indus- try, In four years the number of silver fox ranches has increased from 10 to 140.--St, John Tele- graph-Journal, Died '=, EASTMAN-----On Tuesday, June 18th, to Mr, and Mrs. F'. East- man, 28 Oshawa Blvd, a son, (1422) Mother From Vancouver Greets Son A scene that would touch the heart of any human being was en- acted in city police court here this morning Shortly after police court was opened and the business of dis- pensing justice begun, there walk- ed into the courtroom a little wom- an. She apeared so quietly that no: one noticed her at the time. After glancing around she fasten- ed her gaze upon one who oceupted a seat on the bench in the prison- er's docket and with tears in her eyes rushed forward. Barely had she clasped her son in her arms when the strain, too mueh for her, caused her to sing to the floor in a faint, Attendance was quickly summoned and she was carried to the magistrate's private office in Local Court - where she was cared for, : It was since learned that the. little mother had journeyed all the - way from -Vancouver to be near - her boy who run foul of the law and was ready to "take his medi- cine" like a man. But although he displayed every appearance of - one who knew he had done wrong: and was ready for the sentence of © the court on a charge of theft, he» too broke down under the strain® of the morning's happenings ands wept while giving evidence on his own behalf in the witness stand, The two were allowed time to see one another and then the case 3 was proceded with, the lad, only 23, pulling himself together as, characterizes men of his type. El nn