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! : ' | | | mow ! being. conducted ¥ PAGE THREE in 2 Oshaiva Public: "ROME ON i | i: Teale for Big Music esa Here D EWA ETH ce Tor Successive Evenings Dur-|. Jn My, Under Auspices| A twoudar musig festival 'that will include 'a miass chorus of, 700 publid school pupils, will be held} {nthe Oshawa arena in May, un- der the auspices of the Board of Bducation; the Board decided ar its regular monthly meeting last glght. "Thy ival {3 being arranged by r, 'supervisor of music: in * public schools : who fe ing. the public s I pus 3 BiSparation for thé¥ event. lexpected t the event will "in thesarena, and that it "staged "for two successive evenings' during the month May, the dates having not yet been | Chorus ot:700 Voices A horus: of 700 voices; compris- ng the senior pupils of the public re fv will prove one of the big- gest drawing cards of the festival. This fs 'the | largest chorus ever trained in this city. - Other musi- cal numbers by the various: school pupils, and: selections from an or- chestfa of fifteen pieces, members the 'Toronto Symphony Orches- » will round out the program. " At'the suggestion of Trustee Dr. 'Donevan last night, the privileges of the festival were extended to the separate school pupils, making it a 'city-wide function. 4 Piano: Classes Answering a question of Trus- tee A. ¥. Annis, Trustee Dr. Done- van said that plano classes were in. North Simege; King' and Centre schools. Violin classes. were carried on in - Centre and North Simcoe schools ond the: Collegiate. ! "A 'committee, «comprising chair man' of 'the Board, A. W. Bell, Trustees Dr. Donevan, and Ross Meleinnons supervising principal Cc. ted to 'make arrangements. for the festival. .° Robins Heard In Cherry Song "Re bins were heard singing yés- . , thus provid further in- n that sprin on the way. It is after yg Jong months of winter. that the song birds are ap- and their return from yi to the south is welcomed 0 A Esa spring rain greeted this ymorning and min- of water flowed on . g Strest. The 'rain bas. done most popular val when Hany Weldon iE Hear 48 years gt a § who 1ovéd him, ¥ ne . re of |' Cannon; and Mr. Richer, was HIS HOKOR: W. D. ROSS Lieut: (il of Ontari who was ye visiting Oshawa, CUSTOMS STAFF 10 COLLECTOR'S POST ED BY STATEMENT ~~ INHOUSE . Minister of National Rey. td The appointment of a customs col: lector for the Port of Oshawa to succeed the late D. A, Valleau, col lector: here for many years who died last fall, will be made from the, Cus- toms Excise Service and may mean the present staff of the local cust- omg office, according. to answers which, were made by Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of National Revenue in the House of Commons today ERY 103 to gatstions which had been rs T. E, Kaiser, member of ad 8 this riding. Dr. (] . Last Thursday Dr. Kaiser made the following inquiry of the Minis- try j= "When does the Government pro- pose to make an appointment to the office 'of Customs Collector at Osh- awa? "Will such appointment be made by the Department or the Civil Ser vice curlers. at the docal Curling Club this morning. The party WAS ene at a at the home of R. 8. McLaughlin, (EBUCATION BOARD REDUCES YEAR'S ESTIMATE $1.40 CUTS REQUISITION AT REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL Estimate of Education Main- tenance Costs Now $287,600 A reduction of $1,400 ig the cstimates for this year was made by the Board of Education last night at the request of the city 'counejl. The reduction was made effec- tive under the heading of day vo- cational teachers' salaries. The total estimates of the Board for the year are now $287,600 instead of $289,000, as in the origingt estimates. It 4s expected that th= Board will receive about $36,000 in fees and grants, so that the amount that will have to be raised public schools and the Collegiate and Vocational Institute, totals $251,600. This is an increase "of $34,600 from the figure of last year. the raise 'being due to the extra cost occasioned by the mew technical. scho The Jncteass a education costs ag copipar th last year's fig- ure, will E.. A my the pub- le school tax rate of ut! two mills." This does not include the mount that will have tobe raised lor the annual payment of the de- bentufes on the new itechnical : school, THREE TRUE BILLS RETURNED TODAY BY GRAND JURY Wo Bin Piece to Charge--Trial of i Flower Proceeding 4 The Grand "Jury returned three true bills at: 'the 8] assizes of the 'S| ourt - tl gufity to the A and the ofe serious ha was ac | ingly wis withdrawn ¥ the © e Crown. He be 4 | or Mr. Justice Baney'sy' the pe vof the ass through general taxation, for both:} "Will this appointient be nak by promotion from within the D partment or 'a selection be mad from outside the service?" The, reply of Hon. Mr, Euler indi- cates that action has already been taken in the appointment of & cus- toms collegtor by forwarding a re- quisition [4 the Civil Service Com- mission. In answer to the second question raised by the local member he states plainly that the $opoist- ment will not be' made by the partment 'of! which he is: head but by the Civil Service Commission. Euler's 'Adswers 3 The answers of the Minister oi National 'Revenue, as received by The Times, are: = "The appointafent will not be made by the gavernment.: Requisition. for the appointment of .a collector has been. forwarded to the Civil Serv- ice Commission. . The Civil Service Commission. "Appointment will be made' from the Customs: Excise Service." The Port of Oshawa is considered as an important customs point and the paaition of customs collegtor car- ried with iderable, r sibil- ity and a nl commensurgte with that responsibility. NO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: FOUND IN CITY SCHOOLS * 10, § This Fine Condition Re- sponsible for Good Attend Fi ance in February The almost 'entire absence of communicable diseases among school pupils of the city has result- ed in the fine attendance of 96 per cent, in the public schools in Feb ruary according to the monthly re- port of C. F. Cannon, supervising principal 'of the public. schools. There was.an attendance in the Collegiate and Vocational Institute of 94.4 per cent., principal A. BE. O'Neill reported. The enrolment at the Collegiate has dropped to 879. Mary St. school ied the public schools with an attendance of 97 per cent., while four schools, North Simcoe, schols had a 96 per cent. attend ance, Cantse school had a 95 per cent. enance, while that' at Cedardaie 'and South Simcoe Was 94 per cent. It 'was.pointed out in the report of school attenance officer A. L, W, Smith that the acturl attendance in the ols was 99.7 'per cent., it certificates for employment and home help and also sickness, were deducted. A and Love Hon nd oh ""Huled 1 to Court = ey kitked ' 1 iin me Chicago, Man gil eld told Judge ithe ey "and Love ¢d me down." "If they did a that to you," re- plied ov udge, ay. do you use| such caring 'terms "Endearing terms nothing". Summecheln "I want them "jailed! The. + 100k ds docket! In orde new: Pe on in boyd dinsiet, two. SEY from the THIS ACTION INDICAT-| Osh the. a Curling Club nd he one YR Shek from onor; the - 'Lieutenunt- Govern of Ontario, W, 'D, Ross, The Lieut~Governor and his party of seven, were the" 8 Of the | Oshawa Curling. Club. The local 'rinks were chosen to play the visi. tors and two Interesting and excit- ing games were played. The Lleut.-Governor skippéd. a rink, the others of which were, W, BE, McMurtry, C. Band and P. Mur- ray, This rink played an' Oshawa rink including 0.B. Cavigle, Fils ,Balles, W, A, Coad .and R, 8. Me Laughlin, skip. Mr, 'McLaughlin's rink was suc- Cieutenans Gogernor Ross. ed at Local Cugling Rink Today cessful in winning its game but the | other Jocal rink was not sifccesstl, A. E, Dyment, who skipped the other visiting rink, was supported by T, Rennie, 8, B. Gundy, and F. J. Buller. The Oshawa rink con- sisted of H. P, Schell, E, W. Drow; F, BE, Hare, and G, W. McLaugh- lin, skip This game wan very close and well contested . The winning rink wag not 'decided until the final end and"the visitors emerged vie. torious by a score of 7 to 6. After the games the party ad- journed'to Parkwood, the home of R. 8. McLaughlin, where they were entertained at luncheon. the promotion of some member of |] with head: in Sather Depa eeve F. chard: objected, asserting that Wh oo King, Albert and Ritson i CITY AND DISTRICT NEWS| TAX. RATE INCREASE Scarboro, March 11.--An_ increase of one or two mills in the tax rate for «this year is predicted by mem- bers of the Scarboro, Township coun. cil. Part of the increase is. attribu- table to the rise in the county levy. 46 CHICKENS STOLEN The farm. of Herbert Flintoff, north of Courtice was visited by chicken thieves last night who got away unseen. with 45 hens and & rooster, The police are investigating. TO SPEAK HERE Miss Cartwright, M.A,, Dean of Bt: Hilda's Collegg, Toronto, will address the Wednesday evening Lenten service at ~ Holy Trinity Church tomorrow. night, The serp vice starts at 7.30 o'clock, rd SLIDES IN SCHOOLS The use of slides to illustrate geography in the public schools was suggested to the Board of Education last night. The manage- ment committee will consider the matter, GRANTED USE OF SCHOOL The 'newly formed - Cedardale Ratepayers' Association wag grant- ed the use of Cedardale School for its monchiy meen by the Baard of Educatipn last night, TAKES 3-DAY TERM Jack Johnston, of tHis city, arrest- ed for being intoxicated: on King street. east was fined $20 and costs when he appeared before Magistrate Willis itt police dpurt this morning. The-alternative s thirty days in jail and Johnston ¥said 'that he will do the jail term. BUY COAL FOR SCHOOLS The Board of Education last night authorized the purchase of two cars of Pocahontas mine run coal for the Collegiate and Voca- tional' Institute, from the Mec Laughlin Coal = and Supplies at $7.65 per ton, delivered. TO MAKE REPAIRS A The repairs recommended by the district hydro iuspecto! ne cluding 'a number of minor provements to the electrical sys- tems at the various schools, "will be carpied out, it was decided by the Board of Education last night. REFUSED Searboro, . Mareh 11.---Scarboro Township Sound] dl yesteriay rejected a motion b; ~Reeye. John Linden' to ke a t to the purchased » Birch Cliff: by Foor Airs the York Shes expense' shich' shyuldbe borne by. the: Federal government. "In any case," he stated, "at the plbent mg. ment we need every we have, ihe Jone reported: go loss~ vi in' "townshi) ebruary, di property valted at $3 PASS Muso Jollawing. Fl on of + Lois Usher, were Sugeoss- | cussion at the Boar {| cent against the ful in their recent Music Examina- tions at the Toronte Conservatory of Music, Elementary pilano-- Laura Wil Hams, honors; Theory, Junior Counterpoint, Doris Faitér, honors, Doreen Blidgon, honors; Elemen- tary theory, Mr. (3¢orge 'Truner, first-class honots; Charlie Cooper, frist-class honors; Kenneth Hann, first<class honors, and Jean Miller, pass, OFFERS' $50. REWARD Wesley Glaspell," of Taunton, has offered a reward of $50 for informa- tion leading to the arrest and con- viction of thieves that raided = his farms recently and who stole 29 chi- ckens during the night. There has been considerable chickedl 5 thieving in that locality lately and with this in mind Mr, Glaspell has offered this reward, TO SPEAK ON OSHAWA Oshawa will be on, the air again tomorrow night at 10.10 pan. over CKCL, Toronto, when 'Major George Hamilton, superintendent of the Osh- awa Employment Office, will speak on "Oshawa, its opportunities and present condition: " This -will be one of the regular: weekly broadcasts of the Ontario Government Employ ment Service, we CARETAKER RESIGNS H. J. Pankhurst last night sub- mitted his resighation as care taker of Cedardale school, due to ill 'health. He bas been caretaker of this school for many years. The Board of Bducation accepted his resigmation, and decided to give H. A. Branton; assistatit cere- taker at the Collegizte and Voca- tional Institute. the opportunity to take the position of caretaker at this school it he so desired, MISSING WOMAN FOUND Missing from her home in Port Hope for six days Mrs, J; Plenci- kowsk! was found with friends in Oshawa on Saturday and her hus- band came to this city to take her home. Mrs. Plencikowski disap- ared from her Lome in Port Fogo last Monday" morning about n o'clock and from that time until Saturday nothing was hear! of her although the local police were on the lookout for her. On Thursday np word of her where- abouts being heard a description was broadcast over a Toronto Radio, Station with the result that she was located with friends in this city. DIVISION OF COST The proper percentage basis a division of costs of general ex- penses, including heating and jan- itor services, as between the Col- legiate and the Vocational Insti tute, was the cause of much dis- of Education meeting last night. The business administrator has been charging 60 per cent of the general costs the Coll and: 40 per adational school. The matter will be d d by the property coummle pala' ia' idle or' the s dustrious an 2 well | 1 there, . phd V rage people to emigral te if they active people feel er 'they Ay living at home, but if must hava a better, living thin they [tan make at 'home, they might well consider whether Setlement s farm- "ers on some of the finest in the world is not more pttractive than working in 'the factorict of the Un- 'ited States. The darper and lighter balls may improve the goli score, but the real need is for longer and nearer cups.-- Arkansas Picayane. 2 chools PONEER DAYS OF Advisability of Starting Banks Te Given Definite TELEPHONE WERE VIVIDLY RECALLED R. A. CHOQUETTE WAS » SPEAKER AT BANQUET OF EMPLOYEES Enjoyable Event Was Held oe Le Auditorium -- py TH A vivid account of' ploneefing in the Yukon district «during the days of the gold rush of 1897 and 1898 was given by R. A. Choquette, division .construes tion supervisor of. the Bell Tele- phone Co,, in an interesting ad- dress presented before the plant coungil and employes of the Osh. awa district of the company at the Masonic Temple auditorium last night, Mr, Choquette left his hear- ers with a strong impression ot the glamor and the hardships which the Klondyke offered in this stirring time when thousands of adventurers were attracted in the search for fhe precious metal. The speaker drew his remarks from a vast fund of personal knowledge of the country as he was among those wro invaded the fastnesses of the far =n west lured by excitement and de- sire to accummulate wealth® from the precious minerai , which . had been discovered. With the use of lantern slides he showed the rug- ged character of tha country whicl s0 grudgingly ylelded to the gold seekers the treasure which they came to exploit. As picture after picture of bleak snow-capped mountains, treacherous trails and turbulent rivers were flashed upon the screen the audience could well believe Mr. Choquette's: statement that many perished in the search for gold. Only the strongest could survive and push on through the hardships which beset the gold trail. In Gold Rush Days Grappling with the forces ot nature for the extraction.of earth's guarded treasures in thiy frigid | region, My: Choquette roculed that back in the gold rush of 22 years ago. there were. no -Y.M.C.A.'s, or churches in the Klondyke regions, but a code of honor existed which took what did not belong to him he might expect swift and severe punishment, Mr, Choquette recalled that af- (Continued on Page 2) R. 0. PRESTON IS NEW CHAIRMAN OF _. After Many Years of Service R. D. Preston, ex-mayor of this city, was last night unanimously elected chairman of the TowQ Plauning Commission. Mr, Preston succeeds George W. McLaughlin, who is retiring after | several years of service as chair- man of, the Commission, Mr, Me- that Mr. Preston be the new chair man of the commission, and his re- signation was accepted with regret by the members present at the meeting: The commission passed. a. plan | presented by S. G. Carnell for the extension of Hillcroft street. The plan provides for an extension of thig street through some property owned by Mr, Carnell This forms a connecting link between sec- tion of Hillcroft Street J of Mary Street, and that of the street running east of the Osh- awa Railway spur line and north of the railway's car barns, A portion of this street leading to the car barns wag, paved last year on re- quest of the Oshawa Railway Co., and the jlosighatidiot the remaind- or of & f ing to Mr. Seales iy IF mow av make it poss! @ council to connect this plede of mainder of the street, it fs underniood: pL py in Masonic Temple telephone men were obliged to live up to, A ¢ man had to bé hopest and if he |' PLANNING BOARD G. 'W. McLaughlin Resigns Latghlin himself made the motion ent with the re- | pavement: on the MADE: CHAIRMAN R, Db. PRESTON Who was last night elected chair- man of the Town Planning Com. mission succeeding G. W. Mec. Laughlin, who retired from the office. CITY COUNCIL 1S ASKED FOR ACTION ON CREEK BRIDGE ACCOMMODATIO IS WANTED, LAKEVIEY, GARDENS PUPILS | Board 'of Education Again Asks Thet Something Be Done WR -~ § The city council will be request- ed by the Board of Education to take early action on the provision of a foot bridge over the Oshawa creek for the benefit of residents of Lakevjew Gardens, Trustee Dr. Brown, who intro- duced the (uestion, declared that would benefit forty pupils of the local schols who now had to go by a very round-about method to get to their classes, The temporary bridge placed by residents of the district had been washed away In the spring floods, and Row there was no means of crossing the creek. The Board was reminded that no reply had been received from the council to a letter sent by the Board early in the winter, urging action on thé question, 4 ""I'his has been a" burning ques- tion for six or eight years, but if you send another letter to the council, it will be treated the same as most of the previous ones --~recelved and filea,." was Trus- tee Vickery's comment. The expen 'diture necessary to put a bridge at this point was too great for the benefit to be derived, he said. "The people. living in Lakeview Gardens knew. before they moved 'theré' that there was no bridge across the creek, and if they ware content to face this inconvenience Lin order to secure cheap property, 'they should not expect the city to run around giving them com- veniences,"' hesdeclared. Chairman of the Board A. W. Bell said that there would be a | bridge put there<eventually, and that it wolld be a good ides for the Board' to keep pushing the matter. A motibn of Trustee Dr. 'Brown that a further letter be for warded to the 'elty. sounels ther 'carried. rm Most of the country's great men sprang from the farm--and gen- erally ag far from it as possible. Western Leader." | OBITUARY CHAMPIONS DEFER TES at the. Inst content "Mies RIN, Miss Dorothy Plummer, en ea 4 years | Mr. Gs W Cowan and Miss al bain, Jaliets, Miss Pearl Collins, Hina Gi dey Sommn and Miss | { "MRS. JAMES RUTHERFORD i Alice A, Spafford, widow of the "late James Da, away on' Saturdi residence of her: son- in-law; Robart Osh. Ona She od TE I Sl 7 He {Jate John A. Spafford and Esther Werden, Spafford, of Colborne, { Ontario, and was born at Maple Grove = Farm,' Northumberland County in*1846. : She has:been'a resident of {awa for 20 years and has been an, | invtilid for the past: three She is survived by one son, E, A. J Rutherford of Colborne, one daugh- ter, Mrs. Robert Henderson of this oity, foun grand children, also three h sist , Mrs. EB. C. Nerden, Col Tein iy Mrs, L, C, Cockle of _. falo, apd Mrs, 'R. J. Parker, ' onto. Mys., Rutherford was a ren ber and \fdent worker of the Pre; byterian #Chureh of "Colliorie' and Joep member of St. Andrew's nited. Church, Wop For of th or Rh Vg Ig The funeral 'services ta con- ducted'at the residence BY the Rev 4 J, Maxwell, I hen took place Rd i 4 the constructin of such a bridge |: | It wasn't 's, atime | " sh- | AE Colborne, | Question Placed in Hands of Special Committee Which Will Report Back to the Board of Education' THE BOARD OF 1926 {Objections io System at That Time Said to Have Been Now Almost Entires ly Overcome, However Definite consideration of the ad« visability of instituting the Penny Bank system in the Oshawa public schools was given by the Board of Education last night. A committee was named on the recommendation' of the manage~ ment committee, to consider the question. The committee com= prises: trustee, Dr. ¥. J, Donevan,) chairman of the management comi« mittee of the board; Trustee, I, A. Lovell, chairman of the Hnance committee; Trustee, J. C. Ander son, and supervising prineipal C. ¥, Cannon, Considerable thought has been given recently to the question of | establishing penny banks in the schools of Oshawa, Trustee Ander- son in particular being an ardent supporter of the movement. The chief object of the system is to en courage the pupils to form habitd of thrift, The question of instituting penny! banks in Oshawa schools was last officially considered by the Board in 1926, but was turned down after some discussion, At that time if was cons \.that the = system | would take teo,much of the time of the teachersd and principals of | the schools, "but it is understood that the wn dpe has now been re« vised so that this is not the case, The committee will weigh the ques< tion thoroughly and report back to | the Board probably at its April { meeting. SPEAKER MET BY HOWLS Trustee E. A. Lovell 'had Just rose to speak ol 5 the 'weighty matters pt od ing the J Board Wf Education meeting ast night. Immedi- ately there was a series of howls and yells 'that set the Board room reverberating.: the 'staid ahd stately members of the Board that were at fault, howeve.. No, no, nothing like that. Just the fact that one of the trustees had been accompani- ed by his dog who had slipped under the 'table, and Trustee Lovell had accidentally wy ) ed on its tail SIMCOE §T. LEAGUE HELD WEEKLY MEETING Miss Vida Langmaid presemied the topic in interesting fashiom at thé regular meeting of the Simeoe Street United Church Yoling People's League, held in the # | room of the church, last night, A large number of members were in attendanee. ~~ Miss Thomas was in chargé: of. the devotional 'period, the ture reading being taken f contributed to the musical part of the program by singing a fine wv al solo. An enjoyable fun period. lowed under the supervision * ot Mr. R Herancourt. Next. Lwill hold ® , St. Patriek's social, ranged by Harvey Knight, while Mrs. Johnston - has been named 'convenor of the refreshment com mittee, : Sa a The Thames River at Chath ig early seventeen feet above Another "thing dor the Expository. MADAME' NEVADA, "PALA Ross Corners; Phone ADpo ! "ments 2894, # (58 "Contet Te JUNITED: CHU Soneet choir, March FE Base oil ly Dewhursi, poutiouist, Yadn i lon. 45e. (59-61-68 BUCHR 1.0.0.F. HALL, R! 12, 3 o'clock. 4 MISS CARTWRIGHT, r Shi DJ 'Deatt of St. Hilda's College, ronto will address the Wedn dey evening service at H Trinity Church, 7.30 o'clock; ST. PATRICK'S TEA: THU 3 to 6.30, at Centre St. U Church. Auspices es' Ald ( ANNUAL DONNYBROOK F. lund by ik senting BUS JONG ; Joy", John 10, 7-18. Miss Ruth Lauder onday might (the soclety and a special program is being re" es 'to. chat abgut. 5 -- Braatiord 3 5 Es iE Consideration by Trustees ¥ §;