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8 ; ht, df course, is th ig e i { THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1930 PAGE THREE $y # Fine Weather and Bi Crowd PARADE STARTS AT 6,45 THIS EVENING Great Preparations Made for the Entertainment of a Large Crowd at the Ro- tary Park Tonight and To- morrow Night / The Rotary Fair is on tonight. the weather may have been a trifle damp this morning, but the dampness of the atmosphere in no way dampen- ed the enthusiasm, of the Rotarians who assembled at the Rotary Park this morning to put the final touch es to the decorations and the other necessary arrangements for the fair, Tristing in the old adage, "Rain be- fore seven, clear before eleven," they confident that the weather con- ditions would clear up nicely for the show, and so it proved, for by ten o'clock the rain had ceased, and there were good prospects for dry Weather for tonight's parade 'and air, Mueh work was done last night on the 'decoration.of the grounds, and this is being completed todays The fences are in place, and everything is in readiness to welcome a huge of visitors to the fair, The " One of the outstanding features to- : Big Parade ich; with bands, floats, and other features, will lead the way to Rotary Park. This parade is timed to start from the Armories at 645 pim., and it 'go by the following route: . it. ; Rotarians have made great preparations for the fair, which is sure to be far greater in every way than the street fairs held in past years, New for entertainment, new novelty booths, and 3 dozen and ane other attractions are ready for t g srowds; 3 ¢ jihere goin, forbe a "and time at the Ro- fer kd and on Thursday ese A : \ Dancing in Hall / One of the advantages of holdin, the fair A Park is that Ro: tary Hall egn be utilized for dancing, and it is expected that the hall will be filled to capacity throughout the evening on: both of the nights of the © fmir." A special refreshment booth for the convenience of the dancers is be- ing provided inside the j 'first class orchestra has ed to provide the music, " Carn izes "lar adm 'which let Ce & not only fon opening might, righty for the Carnival night on a YP hd ot - ¢ Vi laborer i 4 for the iF Foe an. wh ve en gis { work ars very grateful for it Wf of Be) 1 witle spraying preventing In at' in | ot"4he: Sent di Ina few. ties a slight ry of brid ' RICHARD A. BROWN Son of Mr, and Mrs, H, A, Brown, 172 King Street, Oshawa, who fas received one of the highest dis- tinetions available to cadets at Cul. ver Military Academy, in his ap- pointment to Cadet Captaincy for the next sessioh., As commander of Company "DD" he will be one of the highest ranking officers in the cadet corps. OSHAWANS CAUGHT BY 'HEAVY RAIN ON WAY T0 WORK Umbrellas And Raincoats Were Much in Evidence were much in evidence. this morn- ing as the citizens of Oshawa strove to protect themselves from the heavy downpour of rain which seemed to attain its greatest foree Just as thousands were hurrying on their way to work, Although the shower may have caused some discomfort, the good which it achieved far ont balanced the inconvenience which was caus- ed, A rain in June is always wel come as combined with warm wea- ther It makes ideal conditions Tor growth. The storm was not sufficient to tax the capacity of the city's storm sewers and the water on the streets was carried away without any dif- ficulty, no cases of flooding being reganted. |r EASTERN ONTARIO F CROP MAY ~~ NOTBE LARGE Prospect of Good Fruit Crop Throughout Dominion The aple crop in Eastern Ontario may not he as large this year as it was last year on account of"umn- favorable Ee = ny the ring, according to a report. on Fahy by the Department of Agriculture. o ire however is encouraging for the dominion as a whole, taking into consideration all the various fruits which are grown in the nine provinces, With reference to the apple sifua: tion in Eastern Ontario the report comments: [ "Weather conditions have not 'been entirely favourable and bloom has been retarded. many dis tricts wet weather Puig application of in evidence, Early vavieties are showing light bloom, while i s considerably, being ré- p light to medium, mo light, and Snows generally lig Baldwin, Greening, Gano, Stark, Ben D 'heavy, sult crop." hy ih PUPILS OF CENTRE ST. SCHOOL DO 'WELL IN CONTEST Eileen Birchall and Hilda Riley Wrote Prize Essays Eileen Birchall, an entrance class upil' at 'Centre Street Public hool, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Albert Birchall, 336 Centre Street, headed the list of prize win- ners An class "A" tor children 12 years and under in an assay can- test conaucted by the Ontario Safe- ty League and Ontario Motor Lea- gue according to 'announcement made today, Others to receive awards in the same class included Lillian Leakey, Linklater School. Gananoque, $3; and Minnie O'Neill, Napanee, $2. Hilda Riley, also and entrance class pup! at Centre Street School, is included among the winners in class "'B", receiving a prize of $2. She is a daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William Riley of 324 King Street West. \ A. W. Jacklin, principal of Cen tre Street Public Bchool and en- trapce class teacher, expressed pleasure when informed of the suc- cess of these two clever students, The contest was province wide, LOCAL BRANCH T BE REPRESE AT MASS MEETING Lt.<Col. LaFleche to be Hon- ored in Toronto by the Legion In order that the Oshawa Pranch of the Lanadian Legion may be rep vesented by a large continyeni af the muss meeting being held in Mas~ sey Hall, Toronto, on Friday night of This vieek, arrangements are be- mg made by the branch secretary 10 secure as many. cars as possihl to take those who wish to go to To- ronto for this big event, he 1nass meeting 18 to be held to honor Lit. Col. 1.. R. LaFleche, Dominion FPre- wdent of the Canadian Legion, and to hear his exposition of the new pensions legislation which was pass ed at the session of parliament which closed three weeks ago. Col La- Fleche bore the brung of the fight on behalf of the war veterans of Canada before the committee of parliament which considered the Legion's legis lative 'request, and it is planned to give him a rousing reception dt this meeting, at which nearly every branch of the Legion in Ontario will be represented : Arrangements have been made to have ace ation reserved on the ground floor of Massey Hall for the Oshawa contingent, so that there will be no difficulty on that score. In order that full arrangements car be made for representation of the local branch, those desirous of making the trip, and particularly those with b who would be willing to take a few others with them, are asked to con municate at once with the secretary, A. Power, 8 Bond street west, Telephone. 547, TORY EXECUTIVE MEETS IN WHITBY Plans for waging an intensive campaign 'were completed at a meeting of' the 'executive of the Conservative Asfociation of the rid tng, held in the council chambers at Whithy, yesterday afternoon. Dr. "vmes Moore, of Rrooklin presi. dent of the association, had charge of the meeting and every member of the executive was in attendance, It is understood that a4 pum- ber of meetings have heen arranged for in varfous parts of the riding but no definite 'announcement of those is forthcoming at the present time, i Alex C. Hall local barrister and secretary of the Conservative As. sociation, stated that the meeting had most enthusiastic. Much general business had been discussed hut there was little to report at the present time, he sald. 5 ---- - : Annis, a. 1 hv wy 8, 0 her rest at her late Residence 143 Burke Street, yesterday at the age of 64 year, followin illness that had Sonthed.h J r room for the last five "The de- ceased lady way in Bast Whit- by Township, She was the daughter | the el Pascoe, a well m citizen of the township, and spent.all her life in this vicinity, A num years ago she was ac- tively Fig with the work of § 0 1d n her passing, her and Bigin W. An. nls and two sons, Theo af Saskat- d Gordon Oshawa a |e Rn EES SR ' vom the Luke Burial Par! "ine Street | made at'th . Interment will be 'cemetery; nds Near Harbor Flooded as Big Dre Three Mayors Certify to Car's Speedometer Record the its Bowmanville :-- Whitby and the Mayor of speedometer. The Chevrolet Coach which is wih tary Fair tomorrow night was hour run this morning, when the following certifi cate was issued by the Mayors of Oshawa, Whitby and TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : We hereby certify that the of 'tary Auto, bearing License No. us at 10 a.m., June 18th, 1980, (Daylight Saving Time) ; that at the time the said speedometer was locked, it reg- istered Zero (0); that the undersigned, the Mayor of possession. the only two keys cf the lock on the 'said Dated June 18th, 1930, ED. BOWMAN, Mayor of Whitby. M. J. ELLIOTT, Mayor of Bowmanvil' T. B. MITCHELL, Oshawa, ven away at ly started on eter of the Ro- 919 was locked by Bowmanville, have in their Denver Jury Finds That W, Nourse Came to Death From: Carbon Monoxide Fumes of Auto Exhaust MURDER THEORY HELD PLAUSIBLE Widow Desires Vigorous In- vestigation -- Deceased Had Spent Boyhood Days in Whitby and Had Won Honors in British Army Denver, Colo, June 1% Basing thelr conclusions on the report of an autopsy physcian a coroner's jury sitting at an inquest into the death of W, J. H. Nourse of Denver, found that Mr. Nourse came to his death from carbon monoxide fumes given off by the exhaust of his auto mobile. Although the park of Red Rocks, where Mr, Nourse's body was found 18 & part of the Denver Mountain Park system, the inquest was eon- ducted at Golden Cauntv Seat of Jefferson County, in which the park In located. The jury was unable to deter- mine from the evidence submitted whether death was accidental, sul- cide or the result of foul play and Sheriff Walter ohnson and Coroner W. M. Woods of Jefferson County, in charge of the Investigation, said present prospects are the question never will be answered. Although the certain aspects of the case point. to the possibility. of suicide, they are unwillng to be: Inquest Fails to Throw More Light on Mysterious Death of Former Whitby Man leve a man whose bravery and de- votion to duty won him promotion after promotion in the British Army would quall at any ordinary set- back along life's pathway, and there is no evidence that Mr, Nourse was confronted by any extra-ordipary difficulty because his home life way happy, his business affairs were in good shape and his health was good considering that he was 70 years of age. The accident theory 1s scarcely plausible, considering all the eir- cumstances, but the murder theory is, tenable on several premises. To begin with no explanation has been . arrived at as to how Mr Nourse incurred the bruise over one of his eyes which indicated he had been struck, Authorities also have been unable to arrive at : tion of who shut off the Ignition switch on the instrument punel o. the automobile, It is scarcely conceivable that Mr, Nourse did that, But If murder occurred what was the motive, Robbery of the corpse was not perpetrated and his famMy and friends say they know of no enemies who might seek his death, "Altogether an exceedingly baf- fling case," declared Shebrilf John. son, "At present I can see no way out of the maze of confliciting ecir- cumstances," Mrs, Nourse has refused to com: ment Tor publication but her friends assert she Is satisfied beyond any question that Mr, Nourse did not commit suicide and is anxious to see the investigation proceeded vigor ously to the point where all hope of a solution is lost, Mr, Nourse will-be buried Wed. nesday in Fairmount Cemetery here after a roaguiem mass at St, James Catholle Church, of whieh he was a communicant, nn pre on its 24 hour test rumi-- June 18th, 1980. NEIL Certificate Issued on | Start of Chevrolet Car The following is the certificate of the time-keeper, Neil E. Felt, as to the exact time at which the speedo- meter on the Chevrolet Coach whichis to be given away at the Rotary Fair tomorrow night started to register "TPO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: "THIS IS TO CERTIFY that I have been instruct- ed by Oshawa Rotary Club to arrange and check the time for the running of the Rotary ense No, L.O-919, that I have been instructed by Oshawa Rotary Club to see that the exactly 24 hours; that the engine on the said auto was started and the meter commenced to register at 8 sec. onds. after 10 o'clock in the forenoon on Wednesday, "Dated June 18th, A.D. 1980. : Z. "" E. BELT; <% "of Felt Brothers, Oshawa, Ontario, uto 'bearing Lic- said Rotary Auto is run for CHEVROLET GOACH | STARTED TODAY ON IT5 24 HOUR RUN Mayors of Three Commun. ities Participated in the Starting Ceremony EN HI In the presence of a large num- ber of Rotarians and other eftizens, the Chevrolet Coach which is to be given away at the Rotary Fair to morrow night was started off on the 24 hour run on which the contest to decide the winner of -the car is hased. The car had been mounted on & platform, so that it will be In full view of the erowds who will be at the Fair tonight and tomorrow night, and after the speedometer has been inspected by the judges, Mayor Mitehell of Oshawa, Mayor Powman of Whithy and Mayor El- lott of Bowmanville, if was locked in a hox, the two keys of which were handed to the mayors of Bow- manville and Whithy, who will re- tain them until the time comes to open the box tomorrow night and record the actual mileage ron hy the car in the 24 hour period, Ba. for the engine was started, the speedometer was fixed at zero, so that the actus! mileage run will be shown when the run is over, After sealing up the speedo meter, the three mayors signed the certificate, a copy of whirh appears in tonight's issue of The Times, and the contest was on, The rear wheels of the ear, jacked up on hlocks spun around merrily when the car was put in gear, and there was much speculation as to just how tast they were going. That, how: ever, will remain a secret until nine o'clock tomorrow night, when the test will he ended, Tickets giving purchasers a chance on the Chevrolet car have met with a ready sale at 25 cents each, and more will be availahle at the ear hooth this evening. Ballot boxes for the placing of estimates will algo be available at the booth, 50 as to make it easy for every elt! zen tomake an effort for every citi Chevrolet Coach, CITIZENS HAVE RINGSIDE SEATS AT BOXING BOUT Are Guests of Ernie Marks at "Talky" Version of Sharkey-Schmeling « A number of the prominent busi ness men and sportsinen of the city were given an opportunity of seeing the Jack Sharkey-Max Schmeling World's Heavyweight Boxing match, from a ringside seat, this morning at 11.00 am, when they were the guests of Ernie Marks, at a private showing 'in the New Martin Thea- tre of the four rounds and conclud- ing scenes of the big bout, held very recently, \ Action is very fast, and although the pictures are wonderfully clear, it Announces ~omituARY | | has resulted as follow The draw for the Century C fon, for prize presented hy the Vice-President, Mr, T, K. Creighton, { Dad G, Finley va. D, Fowler; G, Pre- clous ve, H. Fuller; H. Lecky vs, E, Greene; E, 5. Anderson va. R, K, Sinclair; F, Potter vs, F.!Chester; J. Cornwall vi, R. I Wiginton; C. EB, Hare vs. G, Bowden; 'D. Morison vs, W, L. Hunter, =~ The first rotnd must be played by June 28th, Frank Chester Is convener and he is particularly anx. fous that the competition should be run according to the time schedule set. So, make up your mnato play your matches on time! The Sint Sound should be played by: June 8 The players in the competition for President's Trophy will note {hat the first round should have been completed by June 14th. The convener will exercise his right to default ail players responsible for Oshawa Golf Club Draw for Century Competition not having yet played thelp first round match, We would remind all our mem- bers that next Saturday, the 21st, is the date set for the Aunual President versus Vice-President match, Dinnet will be served after the game, to be paid for by the los. Ing aide. This is one of the out- standing events of the season and is always looked forward to with great gusto by those who enjoyed a good 'dinner the previous year at somebody else's expense, Some of the members have been wonderin why Bob Henderson and Bob looked so Nie and resentful all mt ee 0) 0) Ll maton last year they were hoth on the losing team and aw A conse quence had to pay for their oppon. 'ents' dinner, T haven't been the same wince! A large number of members ha always turned out for this game oNab| is very hard to tell just when a blow found its mark 'and when it barely missed, However, in many cases there 1s absolutely no doubt The loud cheering of the great multitude of fans makes the picture even more realistic and one can al- most imagine that he is right at the ringside, The much discussed, "foul blow," which comes in the fourth round is very hard to discern, owing to the speed with 'which the blow is deliv- ered and also as Sharkey has his back to the camera, when he makes the move. The scenes immediately following the knockdown, "including the referee's announcement, are very interesting. The gentlemen who witngssed the showing of the picture this morning, varied in their opinions as to which fighter gave the best showing but all were loud in their praise of the clearness of the pictures, CANDIDATES NOMINATED ANTIGONISH-GUYSBORO' (Nova Scotia)~-H, A. Rice, Conservative, MACKENZIE (Saskatchewan)=Mil- ton N, Campbell, Progressive. NELSON (Manitoba)=T, W, Bird, Progressive, RENEREW NORTH (Ontario)=--Dr, "Ira D. Cotnam, Conservative, TIMISKAMING NORTH (Ontario) ~=David Chenier, Conservative, BRUMMOND ARTHABASKA uehec)--Wilfrid Giroward, Lib JB F, Hepburn, Liberal | ; MIDDLESEX EAST (Ontario) Frank Boyes, Conservative, ALGOMA EAST (Ontdrio)~Beniah Bowman, Liberal. and it was thought that, by hold ing it a little later in the season this year, a still Jraar umber would be induced to part Toate. A sheet has been posted in the professional's shop and nvembers will = greatly lighten the work of the committee if they enter their 'names on this sheet as quickly as possible: L (1430 | encumbrances to exchange on dge Starts Operations Retaining Wall Fails to ~ Stop Water from Flowing v PATIENTS ALLOWED INTO ROOM SAYS OR. STEVENSON Unable to Understand Atti- tude of Deceased Man's Son Dr. G, H. Stevenson, medical sup- erintendent of the Ontario Hospital at Whitby, is unable to understand while Charles KE, Appleby, of 347 Sackville street, Toronto, is not. sat isfied with investigations which were conducted into the death of his aged father, Jesse Appleby, an aged pa- tient who died at the instifition Sun. day when he turned on the hot wa- ter tap in the bathroom, badly scald. ing himselt, In an interview with a Toronto morning paper Charles Appleby said ; "Following my father's death und- er very questionable cirgumstances, I asked when an inquest would be held, and was told that no inquest would be necessary "When | was offered a death cer- tificate, at the time the body was re- leased for burial" proceeded Mr, Appleby, "I' refused it, and immedi ately got in' touch with the Provin- cial Secretary's deputy and demanded that an inquest be arranged "Finally, after considerable protest against the way in which the matter had been handled by the authorities at. the institution and by Corener Dr, F. McGillivray, my request was heeded and the inquest was sudden ly ordered "I am making representations dis rect to the Attorney-General in the matter, and intend pressing lor a proper - investigation into the whole | t case, While the jury attached no blame to the hospital authorities, it yet remains to. be told why the key to the bathroom was left = within reach of patients, There is a great deal yet to be learned of the actual facts as to what really happened," concluded 'Mr. Appleby, All the facts in connection - with the death of Mr Appleby were | ¢ brought out at the inquest held on Monday, Dr, Stevenson informgd The Times this morning. With regard to the statement about the key to the bathroom he pointed out that the joor was not locked as the patients have access to this. room. He had not been aware that the son was not sat. isfied with the investigation until reading of the interview this morn. ing. SR PUTTING UP SIGNS Signs pointing the way to Rotary Park for the Rotary Fair to be held tonight and tomorrow night, - were placed all over the gity this fores noon, and event out on the high. ways leading to the city, so that ev- eryone will 'know where the fair is being held, CONSERVATIVES MEET A meeting of the executive of the county Consefvative Association was held last night in 'the council cham- bers in Whithy, No information was available this morning as to the business transacted, although it is understood that-plans for the ap- proaching campaign were thoroughly discussed, TO OUT HAY Tenders are being called by the city council for the cutting and re- moval of hay in the industrial site Simcoe Street South, There is a good crop, of hay on the site this year, "Too Late To Classify low, 318 Ha Ave, Appin 740 (142 n t d p 3 " 0 4 # h e 14 v d a fl » Ld 0 b LY) T Kenneth "Ave, or phone 1 1ANO, UPR cheap for cash, Apply 337 street. Phone 3278M, i) iF YOU INTEND 1 home painted, phone STF, Expert} work, prices reasonable, Jar (142 Apply Mr, Alloway, housework, (1420) Times office. -- "" Ll Warren Ave, $30; Montrave, $15: Punshon Ave. five | rooms, five. place, garage, sunroom, vacant July first $86; Oshawa Blvd, $35, Murdoch, phone 2380. i (1428) two girls or gentlemen, All con: veniences in cottage. Breakfast if desired, Apply Post. Office Box 106, : (1430) good farms to exchange on property in the north end or on good realdental property, : A client waiting w chsh and a «lear lot as down payment on a five or six room house in good lor cations Price must be right. Houses to exchange in all of the city what have you? ! Four roomed cottage to olear of 00d house, location and price must be right, es a hut 0 ee Have a buyer wit 3 . to tive hundred cash wait 0 buy, or six roomed rity A ord al not over five thousand dc I For gale cheap, a 50 acre farm, three -hundred cash, balance on parts A Ren-atrenkangh. C1430). easy terms, See Farrow '& Morden, the day along minal, and Primrose has set her 1 the bottom of body and wings attractive marki was brought into the office of | CANADIAN CHAUTAUQUA, JUNK Opa. RUMMAGE SALE AT MAR i niskiHen vs. hb Over Lakefront Property Dredge. Captain Orders Cos- sation of Operations 'Un. til Flooded Lands May Be Drained SITUATION NOT BAD SAYS ENGINEER Land About Many Cottages Is Actually Lower Than Beach -- Sand Pumped From Harbor to Fill' in Marsh ---- Rubber boots are the order of A the harbor fromt, A iiniature lake covers the area to he north of the street railway top extends several inches the tracks, The dredge ,600 horse pumping sand from the harbor, and 00 feet of 20-inch pipe, A turbid tream of mixed sand and water eep Across ower to work Was pouring steadily this morning n' the marshy area north of the old warehouse, The sand was stay~ Ing on the land, to provide the "A Inning of an area of reclaimed land, but a part at least, of the water, was flowing south to the lake, and collecting in the depres- fons behind the line of cottages which front the lakeshore. The earth embankment which as been erected at considerable xpense (to protect the ghore pro perty from flooding, has fafled to do all that Water hegan seeping through ale most as soon as the dredge come menced operations; this morning, Was expected of It, nd by 10 a,m, the street cars were unable to proceed to the end bof he line, stopping at the corner where the tracks turn eastward, Mr, B, G. Carnell, government ene ineer in charge of the harbor de elopment, told The Times this morning that he did no expect con itions to grow any worse than they re at present, A certain degrees of ooding It to be expected until the marsh area {immediately adjecent o the cottage area is filled In, Mr, Carnell also pointed out that he had seen quite as much water lying on the road at previous times, when lake storms and rain were alone responsible, The captain of the dredge Prim« one, when The Times saw him this morning, was sloshing his way back to the dredge in rubber boots have ing just made a survey with a ounding pole of the flopded area. He has decided to order temporary cessation of dredging, while he laid in a"pipe line to drain the young lake collecting im the year of the Barnhart property, ' Levels taken this morning show- d the lawn dn the rear of the ottages is actually lower than the each, and that water is bound te collect there, The captain and Mr, Carnell hoth believe that the water seeping down "to this low area 'will bring sand with*it, and ev level it up into a more. valuable {ece of land. av -------------------------- YRIT, NICHOLAS CAUGHT GIGANTIO MOTH A gigantic moth, bearipg upon its ® {mes this morning by Imel Ruti shrauser, of Simcoe street north. The insect has a wing spread of over six Inches, its wings and body being brightly colored. shrauser stated that he canght the moth aa it flew into his bedroom lagt night, Mr, Ruti-' i 2 July 1, 2, 8 to be held fu St. Parking Avea, north aur Cantral Park, Tickets now on § 1 MADAME, Ross Cor ments 2804, RUMMAGE SALE "AT MAR Friday, June 20th, at 1, Mary Street Home and: . Thursday, June 18, 2,30, . Street Ladies' Ald W, 0,7. U, COUNTY'Q tion Thursday 19, 'Church. Speaker, Mm, right, RET RUMMAGE SALE WILL BE {Pa ark, Thursday GRADUATING EXE the Oshawa y light' saving). 'The cordially invited to a y BLDAD 75TH RE-UNTON Church. Sunday, Monday, June 28. Andetnon. Nu x 0 unday 2 and 7 pm. Monday, piatform oe m, Special speakers, p olds and £ ns i Ra NE