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La ewe wh E . - ' ~ -, FENNETT APPEARS | IN COBOURG CORT ter Giving His Evidence AIKIN' CLAIMS $625 Case Arouses Considerable Interest in Eastern Ontario vi. ' Cobourg, Ont, June -26.~De-~ toured off the highway of his On- tario speaking tour by a subpoena, Hon. R. B. Bennett, K.C., yester- day. occupied the witness hox in county court as star witness for hte plaintiff in a civil action for more than an hour. After his evidence had been given the leader of the opposition left for Strat- ford, when he resumed the speak- ing tour he began two weeks azo, in behalf of , fhe Conservative party. . ' ' oa Unlike the large audiences that have heard him expound the policies of his party, only a few people heard Mr. Bennett testify concerning his knowledge of a suit brought by Col. J. A, Atkin, Mbntreal newspaperman, against the Amglgamated Publishers; lim- itéd, 'the Canada News Publishers limited; and: Peter L. Brown: of esi Hope, 'editor of' Canada wx, 1a weekly magazine publish+ ed in the interests of the Conser- vative party. The case was com- pleted when court adjourned" this afternoon. Written arguments win be tTeceived. i Col. Aikin, a former resident of Saskatoon and Winnipeg, claimed he was engaged to write editorials and special articles for Canada News at a weekly salary of $100. He contributed articles for 18 weeks, he claimd, but received only $075. He originally claimed a bal- ance of $325 owing to him, This claim was revised on discovery of an error, to $625, The claim was disputed by three defendants. who get forth in their statement of defence that there was no agree- tent or contract as to the amount (ol. Aikin should be paid. They further maintained that plaintiff Had been paid $1,425, and believed fie had been adequately recom- pansed for his work. The defend- ant companies said Brown, 'who was editor of the Port Hope Times, published by Amalgamated Pub- |{shers, limited, when Col. Aikin was engaged, had no authority to smploy- the plaintiff in any cap- acity with respect to their publica tions and the matter of compensa- tion rested between Col, Alkin and Brown, C.P.R, TIME TABLE. Effective April 29, 1929, 5.48 4 23 5 10,05 a.m, Daily, . Daily. : 8.03 as Daily except Sunday, \ ii p.m. Daily. 2.03 a.m, Daily. ; : All times shown above are tiofle trains depart from Oshawa Station. 1 'CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS Effective April 28, 1929, (Standard Time) Eas Daily except Sundsy, Sunday only, Daily. . Daily except Sunday. Daily. S 6, 8. 4 7. 0 2. 40 J 34 05 04 Daily except Sunday. Daily. Daily. Daily. Daily. Wes Daily. Daily. Daily. PANO nh REZ Ou Sem PTTL ToPEEN wos =S88 8823 IaBaT{uIBel Daily. Daily except Sunday. Daily except Sunday. Daily. . Sunday only. Daily except Sunday. .. .m, Daily except Sunday. 2388333 B333235338 sppEsase 8z 5 op ho FA -- Lo i 4 Whitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville BUS LINE WEEK DAY SCHEDULE (Effective on and alter April 28, 1029.) {Daylight Saying Time) Leave Arrive' Whitby 7.25 a.m, 8 Arrive + Hospital S50 zés [2 34 2 8 pe ? 10.50 am. 12.45. p.m £82 03 = -- 090 BELLE 32333885 £35 p.m. 6.45 pon, 4 EB T 353: ir Hom: sx eg 3 Wo PVpPu?T EHH SoS Ip ess Bi: = 3 - > . ESwndnanniSon Samo mami 58888188 3 10.58 om, » i? EBLE L53S5843 iE sassy a8 resp Ef ar 3p8p3°°gH3 si es ak PN a= DSN bod b= o rn --- 11.00 ath, - 1,00 p.m, - 4.3 pm. 6.50 p.m, 90 Non & Cops m= 2 288nsssne3 9PTeTeILS B3BER3EE 28225545 SPP PPPPE eS 223233848 o 11.00 pat, 10,10 pms Ey Bharked ¥ are Whitby Hospital SUNDAY AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULE Going West Arriv sk gs 8555589 PPT EO SEs 3332353.3° TB =] 5888 50F PYPIYDT Sraranis Soran 1.00 p.m. (Time Rarked E vhit os pital Whitby os! "Well, I got your subpoena and here I am," sai4 Mr. Bennelt cheer- fully as he addressed himself fo D."#1, Chisholm of Port Hope, '¢ouniel for Colonel Alkin on enter- Ing the court room. ; With the consent of gounsel for both : "Judge E., C. 8, Huycke, presiding, agreed to allow Mr. Bennett 10 testify before the foun- dation of the action had been laid. "Mr, Bennett feels it would be in the Interests of the whole coun- try if he were permitted to catch [the ome o'clock (rain to enable him to speak at Stratford tonight," Mr, Chisholm said jocularly. The Conservative leader said his chief ecnnection with the case was his advice that Colonel Aikin, whom he kmew as a newspaper man in Western Canada, should get in touch with Brown regard- ing emplovment on the Canada News, then being established. He said he knew nothing of the fin- ancial arrangements connected with Colonel Afkin's work until Colonel. Alkin complained to him he was not getting paid in full. When he met Brown later in Ot- tawa, Mr. Beunett sald he asked Brown how much he was paying Alkin, and Brown said $100 a week. Mr, Bennett said he told Brown he thought this was too much, and Brown subgequently informed him Aikin"s salary had been reduced to $60. Mr, Bennett sai1 ne had no in- terest whatever in "e defendant companies, although he had at one time contributed som:ituirg tn the Port Hope Times, He was under the impression then that the Times and the Canada News were pub- lishéd by the same company, but learned later the Iatter was in- corporateq separately. He said he was neither stockholder nor officer of the companies. A. T. Bowlby, K.C., of Toronto, representing the three defendants, produced a letter Mr. Bennett wrote on Nov. 27, 1928, to N. McMillan, business manager of the Canada News. In the latter, Mr. Bennett re- ferred to outstanding cheques to Aikin that had not been paid at the bank, and said Afkin had threatened to file suit and 'wind up the business," and was "cer- tainly within his rights" in doing 80. Tt was "unthinkable," the letter said, that "business should be done in this way," and Mr. Ben- nett had advised Aikin to "asser! his rights whatever they may be." Arrangements to Pay After a conference in Toronto between Brown, McMillan, a solici- tor and himself, Mr. Bennett said he recalled McMillan saying he had made arrangements with 'a hank to pay off the obligations to Alkin in instalments, Questioned by Mr. Bowlby on what was meant by "wind up the business," Mr, Bennett said that phrase. had no significance; he mer®T® thought Aikin would put the company out of business if he got a judgment. Ailkin merely wanted to collect his debt, which had not been liquidated, Mr. Ben- nett said in reply to further ques- tiong by defence counsel, At one time, Mr, Bennett said, Aikin had suggested to him as a "matter of good faith" that he should pay the money 'owing by 3 defendants, hecause it was through him that Aikin hecame acquainted with Brown and was hired. But Mr. Bennett sald he refused. "To whom did Aikin look for payment?' Mr, Bowlby asked. "1 suggested the man who hired him should pay him," Mr. Bennett SPECIAL 19¢ Children's Running Boots and Oxfords .» I. COLLIS & SONS 50-54 King St. W, Phone 733W Felt Bres. 7 he LEADING JEWELER { Established 1886 \ 12 Simcoe St. South Machinery Repairing NOTHING TOO LARGE NOTHING TOO SMALL Adanac Machine Shop 161 King St. W. Phone 1214 For Better Values (n DIAMONDS Burns' Jewelry Store Corner King and Prince ? Cash or Terms Diamonds! Bassett's On Oshawa"s Main Corner THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, ' WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1929 replied, "I told him that on more than one occasion." When cross-examination had been completed, Mr, Bennett thanked the gourt for the courtesy extended to him, He said he did not wish any special favors be- cause he was a public official of the country. Although he had lost several hours' sleep in doing so, he was happy, indeed, to respond to the subpoena because he real- ized the congequences of failure to heed the command of the writ, to appear in court. Canada's fame for high-bred livestock has resulted recently in a shipment of six Jersey bulls to New Zealand from the herd of B. H. Bull at Brampton, Ont, Last year two other shipments were made to New Zealand. There are 2462 telephone sys- tems in Canada, of which five are government owned, two of these being in Alberta and one each in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskat- chewan, There are 138 municipa} systems, of which 122 are in Un- tario. W. A. HARE OPTOMETRIST 23, Simcoe St. North Hundreds of peuple wear with utmost comfort Hare's Faulticss Lenses ha For Your Inug Needs THOMPSON'S 10 Simcoe St. 8.---We Deliver YOUNG PEOPLE HELD MEETING AT NEWCASTLE Empire Problems Were Dis- cussed by the Rev. W, P. Rogers Newcastle, Pane 26.--Misses Mar ion Allin and Nora Cowan are spend- ing their sumnter holidays at their homes here, having completed a term at Normal school at Peterboro, Mr, and' Mrs. John Douglas re- turned home from Toronto on Mon- day. Mr. Douglas' illness gives catise for the anxiety, Miss Mary James, Havergal Col- lege, Toronto, spent a few days at home previous to writing her mid- summer examinations, Mrs, W. J. S. Rickard and Mr, W H. Pearce attended the funeral of their cousin, the late Donald Turner, in Oshawa last Wednesday. Mr, and Mrs, Truman Clark's and Mr, Walter and Miss Tucker Couch's pleasant homes were again the holi- day resorts of several city folk who know where to find rest, recreation and refreshment to their liking, A very enjoyable evening was held in connection with the Young Pco- ple's Lzegue on Monday evening last with a large attendance, The evening began with a delightfully informal sing-song of old favourites, after which the president took charge of devotional period, The program was in charge of Miss Minnie Selby, cap- tain of the League contests, The top- ic was very ably taken by the Rev, W., P. Rogers, whose discussions of the problems which are facing the governments at London, Eng, Ot- tawa, Toronto, Regina and Cape Town, South Africa, was interesting as well as instructive, A duet was nicely sung by Mesdames W. D. Bragg and W. H, Wight, accompan- ied by Mrs. 'Bell, The remainder of the evening was spent in games and contests, and in the enjoyment of the delicious candy amply provided by the losing side, 'Major H. W. Dudley was busy with his tractor and other implements the first of the week getting the com- munity green in shape for the league game of baseball between Bowman- ville and Newcastle on Tuesday eve- ning. Manager C, Caverly of the Newcastle team, AM Graham, §, E, Moise and George Walton were on hand to supervise and give advice on the job, Miss Alberta Trenwith received her graduation diploma at the commence- ment exercises of the Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby, Miss Trenwith has been taking the commercial course, Mr, and Mrs, W. F, Rickard and family motored to Tweed on Sat~ urday and returned Sunday afternoon, While there they were guests of Rev and Mrs. E, B, Cooke, Mr, George Foster, Seattle, visit- ed his brother, Mr, Wellington Fos- ter, The regular meeting of the News castle Women's Missionary Society was held in the Sunday school room on Thursday last with a good at. tendance, Mrs, (Rev.) W, P. Rogers presided, An interesting feature of the program was the presentation of a life membership in the W.M.S. to the very efficient treasurer, Mrs, Be- man. This was given by Miss Addi- son in memory of her mother, who was one of the W.M.S. workers in the Methodist church, Mrs, W., J. 5. Rickard gave a splendid report of the Branch meeting held at Kings- ton, and Mrs, Matchett a full and comprehensive report of the Preshy- tery meeting at Hamipton, Other fine numhers were scripture reading, Mrs, Robt. Gray, solo, Mrs, C. Caryeth; temperance leaflet, Mrs, W. F, Rick- ard; reading, Mrs, G, Allin, Mr. John Robinson has completed the contract of building a wire fence along the cast and south sides of the new addition to the school play- grounds, Mr, John Scott, chairman of the property committee, having superintended the job, The west side fronting on Beaver street, will re- main unfenced, while the rickety board fence marking the south boun- dary of the older portion of the school grounds will, of course, be re~ moved, Mr, and Mrs, Robert Kerr and family, of Toronto, are again sum- mering with Mr, Chas, Wilson, New- castle-on-the-Lake. Miss Hugill, of Toronto, formerly of Norwood, spent the week end as the guest of Rev, and Mrs, W, 2. ORCI, Roget and Mrs, Stanley Lobb and daughter Gwendolyn, of Toronto, vis- ited her father, Mr, Walter Couch. Mrs. Brodie and Misses Edna and Millie Spoffard visited Mrs, Tillic Taylor last week end and also Capt. John Golding. Capt Golding also re- ceived a visit from Mr, and Mrs, Me- Kay and party, Hamilton, An offer of $23.50 per ton for turnips grown in Central British Columbia has been made by Van- couver dealers, Turnips grown in that part of the country have a specially fine texture and flavor and are in keen demand In Van couver and other centres in the gouthern part of the province. A special freight rate has been fixed for this commodity In order to pro- mote production, Ontario Honey Producers' Co-op erative disposed of over 4,500,000 pounds of honey last year and reals ized $477,773.07. The big carry. If you have ever bought any, lumber at all, even a few boards for a bit of tinkering around the house, you will recognize in the words "Guaranteed Quality" a brand new factor in lumber buy- ing, They mean just what they say --when buying your lumber here, we guarantee and back our guar~ that the species is properly represented to you, that it is a standard grade, and the grade is explained to you. 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