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"All the Nowe Wile, It is News" : The Oshawa Daily Daily Refotiner [The Oshawa Daily Times "VoL. 1--NO, 28 PS Sa Ot Cd PY OSHAWA, ONT. ARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST J. 1927 For Subscription Rate "ee VPage 2 Single Copies, 3 Cents FOUR (EEN PAGES POLICE UNEARTH NEW BANDIT CACHE United States Blamed For Navy Parley Failure 1X \ Ri : BEETON FARM YIELDS MORE THEFT LOOT Police Investigation Reveals New Cache on the For- sythe Farm | FIND STOLEN FURS Also Discover Bag Contain ing Jewelry and Other Articles (By Canadian Press) Beeton, Ont., Aug. 5.--Provincial police officers "at a late hour last night discovered hidden away in a dense swamp at the rear of Edward Hickland farm, some thirty head of cattle, allegedly stolen from local farmers, Officers who made the discovery Picked out seven head of cattle which had heen stolen two days before the murderous attack on Alex Hodge on his farm here on the night of July 22. Seven cattle belong to Daniel O'Leary of Adjals Township. Officers managed to get six of the animals out of the swamp The police have been working on the theory that the loot stofen in a number of mysterious robberies in this Jocality during the past few months, has been stored away n some hidden cache, and in their ef- forts to, find the spoils yesterday ghey began to make definite pro- Bress towards this end when they found two suitcases full of stolen goods, in a swampy stretch of woods, within the sight of the farm of George Forsythe, They estimate suitcase contained urs and a pair of snitcase cntained furs and a pair of black boots, The other case, which was a small black club bag was full of jewelry, cutlery, fountain pens end other stock, believed to be taken from a jewelery store, The furs found were badly damaged by water which had soaked through the case which had apparently lain there for some time. firm which had been allowed been paid. chiefly in the soath east section tax sale of vacant land. The made up. been redeemed. sale to be held in the Assembly on Monday, August 16 Check For $6,200 Pays hree Year 1ax Account Taxes on the Oshawa holdings of a Toronto real estate amounted to $6,200 and the amount of arreara has recently The property involved comprises 161 lots situated been erected on any of the lots, Although taxes were three years in arrears at the time the payment was made the lands were not included in the recent taxes were not three years in arrears at the time the list was It is understood that of the properties which were offered for taxes at the sale and which were not bought, They will be offered at to accumulate for three years of the city. No buildings have rcason for this was that the none have the adjourned tax Hall of the Centre street school Adding of New Mains to Sys- tem and New Control Valve Requires Emergency Meas- ure, Engineer States CITIZENS WARNED OF FIRE MENACE Supplies for Sunday Should Be Stored Saturday Night ..--=Water to Be Turned on Before Sunday Noon Water mains recently laid in the western section of the eity will he ronnected with the general system on Sunday morning between day- break and noon and during that time some five hundred residents in that district will be without water ser- vice, City engineer W. C. Sinitn, stated this morning that the water in the whole western section would be shut off probably before four lelock Sunday morping and wowe pot be turned on until the work Is completed. Should no unforeseen The police cont'nued their search through the aftern on and night, 8nd did not cease their efforts when 8 terrific rainstorm came up. They ' were rewarded for their endeavors | by the finding of cattle in the swamp, MORE ENTRANTS FOR BIG SWIM Lure of $50,000 Prize Swells the Number to y 244 Aspirants for the title of world's e ch now number 244. This was the total nim. ber of Latrints for the CN.E. mara- am when yester § newcome) been "lg 4 " ili When the lists first would-be were © mail their notices, ied by a few words of biography and the By that they would win the $30,000. Now they seem to prefer to present them in person. The Exhibition offices, therefore, will shortly look like a parade of all na- tions. In addition to the usual per- centage of Canadians and Americans in Thursday's quota, there were four Italians, a Frenchman, a Finn and two Polish athletes. A number of swimmers arrived in rson whose mames were not even ster among the hundreds of inquirers a. had that information be sent them. * was from Chicopee Falls, one from Haverhill, Mass. an- other from Brooklyn and two from Boston. - All of them were perfectly familiar, howeyer, with the conditions of the race. CANADIAN DEBT IS DOWN $50,000,000 Ottawa, Aug. 5.--The net debt of the Dominion of Canada decreased $52- 498429 during the first four months of the present fiscal year which open- ed April 1. On March 31 last the net debt totalled $2,347834.370. At the end of last month it had dropped to $2- 295335940. During the corresponding four months of the previous fiscal year there was a decrease in the net debt of $4 .251655 or over eleven millions less ghan the decrease thus far this MOAT, » the to opened, [3ifculties arise and should the work | progress with estimated rapidity the water will be on by nine or ten o'clock, but Mr. Smith advises tha' |all residents in that district draw off enough water on Saturday night to supply their peeds until Sunday noon. Wide Area. Residents which will come under this shut-off will be those living on King street west of Nassau street, on Nassau and Burk streets, on Park Road north and south, on Gladstone and Warren avenues, uu wiDD and (Continued on PB page 3) BASE NIGHT RATE ON SUMMER TIME Bell Yolophone Company's Evening Rates Effective at 8.30 p.m. Evening rates for long distance calls become effective at 8.30 p. m.. daylight saving time, in Oshawa today. This ohange, which will be welcomed by business men and others, follows the ruling recently made in Toronto which gives spec- jal consideration to cities that adopt summer time. These, hither- to, have had to place their evening messages in conformity with stand- ard time to receive the special even- ing discount. Announcement made by M Black of the Bell Telephone Com- pany in Oshawa follows: "Daylight saving time, as in use here in Oshawa will apply from now on beduced rate station-to-station long distance telephone calls. "Heretofore, in order over our territory long distance users might be basing their tele- phone usage on the same system, we have applied Standard Time *» respective of local conditions. Our experience has shown mus that we can save the time and meet the con- venience of our patroms in Daylight Saving Communities by focal time to messages in such communities. And sp, from mow on. evening rates on Station- to-Station long distance calls orig- inating here will apply from 8.29 pm. Daylight Time, and might rates from 12 midnight." WEST OSHAWA'S WATER SERVICE TO BE SHUT OFF SUNDAY MORNING Dies Suddenly ARGUE Of the firm of Argue snd Me- Laughlin, who died following a heart seizure early today. Mr. Argue had a distinguished car- eer, having served in the Federal Parliament under Union Govern- ment. IRA E, CANADIANS WIN AT FUJI CAPITAL (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Suuva, Fiji Islands, Aug. 5.-- . Playing against soccer aggregation chosen from the npavy and Suva teams, homeward hound Canadian pil stars in the stop in their trans Pacific voyage added 2-1 victory bere today to their list of successes scored in the tour of New Zealand. The Canadians were entertained fol- lowing the game at a reception at the Government House before re- suming the voyage. In 23 games played during the tour, the All Stars bave won twenty, lost two and drawn one. ROYAL BANK PEAD BEREAVED ) Montreal, Chas 5--Mrs. C. E. Neili, wife of the General Manager of the Royal Bank of Canada, died here this afternoon. SUDDEN DEATH OF I. E. ARGUE MUCH DEPLORED Seized By Fatal Heart Attack at His Home Early Today SPLENDID CAREER Oshawa lost a prominent and respec- ted citizen early this morning when Ira E. Argue, member of the firm of Argue-McLaughlin expired suddenly at his residence, 402 Masson St., fol- lowing a heart attack which seized him a few moments before his death. Yes- terday, Mr. Argue, hale and hearty and apparently in the best of health was in his office and about the city attend- ing to his business as usual. Last night with Mrs. Argue he entertained guests at their home and appeared his usual jovial self. This morning news of his sudden death came as a terrible shock to the whole community This morning about five o'clock Mr Argue was stricken with what he thought to be an attack of indigestion He arose to get a family remedy for the complaint and went downstairs, and was found in the hallway un- conscious by Mrs, Argue who went to give what assistance she could. Medi- cal attention was called but it was found that Mr. Argue had died instant- ly from heart failure. Deceased, who was horn sixty years ago, in Victoria county, was well known not only in Oshawa but in western Canada as well. In 1917 he was elect- (Continued on page 3) PRINCE WILL ESCAPE HANDSHAKING ORDEAL (By Canndian Press) Toronto, Aug. 5.--Only a chosen tew will be allowed to shake hands with the Prince of Wales at the civic reception to be tendered him on his visit to Toronto tomorrow according to plans arranged by civie authorities, to save the Prince from the handshaking ordeal. A small stand will be erected for the Prin- ce's party and another for members of the Council, Board of Education and members of Provincial Parlia- COUNTY CORONER SURRENDERS SELF Dr. W. L. Bond, Driver of the Death Car, is Arraigned Toronto, Aug. 5. -- Surrendering himself to face a charge of criminal negligence, Dr. W. L. Bond, County Coroner, voluntarily entered the county court building here today. He appeared before Magistrate Brunton and after reserving plea and election was released on bail of five thousand dollars until August 26. The charge was laid in connection with the accident near Newmarket on July 24, when Dr. Bond's car struck the rear of a parked automo- bile and killed Ross Lavin, fourteen, Toronto, who was standing at the rear of the car, obscuring the tail light. Who returned this week from the Ostend. An interesting letter about part of their trip, Mr. Tod, appears in this issue of The Times. Home From Big Rotary Meet International Rotary Convention at written by A TUG-OF-WAR TEAM AVERAGES 225 In the Anuar 3, 18sue of The Osh- awa Daily Times, a story giving Ped- lar's Tug of. War Team's challenge incorrectly stated that "This new team average 2,261 pounds per man." Copy read: "This new team averages 226 pounds the man" which was correct, and so stated in he headlines. C.N.R. APPEALS BOARD DECISION Action Involves Publication of Joint Tariffs Ordered By Commission (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Aug. 5--Canadian National Railway has appealed against order of Board of Railway Commsisicners dir- ecting the publication of joint tariffs naming rates from points in the Mari- time provinces to stations west via St. John and St. Rosalie' Junction, which will be the same as between the same points on the Canadian National Rail- ways direct. The Board has set Sept. sixth as the date { for the hearing appeal. DRUNK SEARCHED TOWN FOR FIGHT Trouble Maker Gets Sev- eral Drubbings and Fine William Harrison was looking for a Sharkey all over Oshawa last night, with whom he wanted to satisfy his desire to become champion pugilist of the world. He went out on the wa path at about 10 o'clock and present- ly found himself in the vicinity of the South End Garage where he decided that he might as well start his warm- ing-up activities. Without any undue cons sideration as to whether he was picking out a set- up or a two fisted boxer, he proceed- ed to pick a hght with one of the employees of the garage, but after running his <hin into a whole handful of knuckles about seven fimes in suc- cession, he decided that he had better start on somebody who had a little softer fist. He left the garage and directed his unsteady course across the street to Smith's Transport garage where he hoped to find his man with the softer fists. At this stage however, two police- | men came along and persuaded him that the best place for the rest of the night would be in a 'nice cosy com- partment in the police station. He demurred at first, but with his pug- nacity already vanished. he was soon stowed away in the police car and brought to the station where he passed he night in sleeping off the effects of too much beer. : He was arraigned in police court his morning and fined $20 and costs, umounting in all to $27.40. $30,000 RE IN PRINCE EDWARD I. . Six Buildings, Including Bank and Church, Are Destroyed (By Canadian Press) Charlottetown, PEI, Aug 5--Six buildings were destroyed and several others damaged by fire in Alberton, near here, early today. Garage, bank, bookstore, lunch roow, barber shop and dry goods store were destroyed, dwelling house and Episcopal church and other buildiigs were damaged. With the exception of lunch room fur- nishings, all property was protected | partially by insurance. The total loss | is estimated at thirty thousand dallars | | 1 | CONFERENCE COLLAPSE ASCRIBED BY BRITISH _TO STATES' ATTITUDE } Fiasco Deplored and Promi- nence of Naval Experts at Geneva Crticized --- States- men Were Needed BRITISH ENVOYS SOUGHT WAY OUT Also Declared That Parley Lacked Preliminary Work --RBetter to Have Had No Conference Than a Failure (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Aug. 66.--It would have been hetter to have had no confer- ence at all than that it should have failed, British delegates alone show- ed themselves prepared for com- promise, conference was convened without sufficient preliminary spare work. These are three main points upon which opinion here is agreed, hoth hy newspapers and by unof- ficial indications of diplomatic feel- ing in London with regard to break- ing up of the Tri-Partite Naval Con- ference at Geneva. The majority of the papers rep- resent the collapse as being due to American refusal to accept Tritish plan or make any concession. Else- where it is contended that failure was due to lack of prepartion be- forehand and allowing naval experts to handle the question which be- longed to the statesmen. Released on Bail Kamelian Grodzinski, of 763 Doug las street, was placed on $500 bail and remanded for trial until Avgust 18 when he appeared in police court this morning on a charge of having liquor which was not obtained on his permit. PRINCES ARRIVE AT BROCKVILLE Crowds Gather! to See the Royal Train Pass By (By Canadian Press) Brockyille, Aug. 5.--Prince of Wales and Prince George arrived here at 1045 am. a couple of hours ahead of Premier Baldwin, and left almost immediately for the golf and country ciub. At Smith's Falls and other points along the route, from Ottawa, crowds were gathered to see the royal train zo by. Rain fell as the train arrived here but in a few moments it cleared away, the sun shope again, and the roval brothers appeared in grey flan- nels, ready for the links. They drove away, preceded by motorcycle riders. Premier Baldwin and party arrived in the second section of the tram and with the Princes will be the gue-ts of Mrs. G. T. Fulford at lunch. This af- ternoon the party visits the Thousand Islands enroute to Kingston. The reception oi ihe two princes at Brockville was purely informal. There were no addresses of welcome. REPORT 13 DEAD (Cable Service ho The Reformer By Canadian Press) Simla, British India, Aug. 5.-- Thirteen persons were killed and eighty wounded in a serious com- mun alriot at Bettiah, Tuesday, it becace known here today. The po- DOOMED MAN: MEETS FATE WITH CALM George 'Merle Executed at Montreal for Murder of Andre Marelle JEALOUSY Y MOTIVE Death Met With More Forti tude Than He Displayed During Trial ' (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que., Aug. 65.--George Merle, native of France, was hanged in the Bordeaux jail here this morn= ing for the murder of Andre Maw elle also a native of France, *latq last December. Bb | In contrast to his conduct duking the trial, Merle was extraordinarily calm. Thirty seconds after he step: ped from his cell to the scaffold the trip was sprung. Thirteen :min~ utes later life was pronounced: 8x: tinct by prison doctors and. the body cut down. JE. According to prison officials) Merl took news of his' fate anfetly when he learned yesterday t = lice and military reinf were needed to quiet the isturb- ance which resulted from obstuction of the Hindu procession. pa D ars For wt, al Party Toronto, bret 5. --Gener- al Motors' of Canada, Limited, are placing automobiles built at the Oshawa plant at the disposal of their Royal High- messes, the Prince of Wales and Prince George. pf Prem- fer and Mrs. Baldwin. and of their respective staffs when they arrive in the provincial capital." The Ontario Govern- ment is loaning licenses for the operation of the cars, and aumbers in the low series will he supplied by the Motor Vehicles Branch to enable ready idemtification. reprieve had been refused by. t authorities 'at Ottawa. He ! dle peacefully last night apd at Mass early. his morning. His protest came .. yes stated, When he heard ots: made of the trap in the Da yard. er As the prison bell commenced to toll Merle was marched out of his cell and submitted to the shackl of his hands without any outwar sign. He was quiet, his face rom= posed, and he even thrust out hl hands for the strap to be round his wrists. As he reach scaffold, Merle placed his hy through the noose before the vies cap had been placed cn his ! It was withdrawn, but a few mins utes later as he was repeating the prayers after Abbe Verschelder, prison chaplain, the trap was spr) and his dying prayer was seal his lips. Reginald Akers cers Alleges 3 Son Burned By Hot Wi Bottle Unstated damages are sought from the Osbawa General hy Reginald Akers, 50 Oshawa Jovard whose young son, Donald, ™ alleged to have been burned hy: 8 wt water bottle while undergols treatment in the local in Dist February. Akers charges th, burn was the result of zence on the part of the hog taff and bas issued a writ. ence claim that the child was »d after kicking coverings fro hot water bottle while reco from the effects of an The child was admitted 2, hospital in February for an e tion op one ear and cervical for which be was vm an thetic. Cc t and Annis are joth behalf of the Oshawa General > tal, and Roebuck and Ne ; Toronto for the plaintiff. it is that the case will be heard onto some time in September. Ha » a Coming Events RATES 8 Cents per xond each Ameer Mintwmum charge tor each insertion, 88c. SALVATION ARMY PICNIC SAT urday, Henry's Woods. Come bring your baskets ~ by MADAME NFVADA. PAI MISE, A 4 Kenneth Ave. Hours 2 to #04 DANCE AT BARNHA®TS = ' ion Saturday night. Manh-*- a Ble Blowers Orchestra from Tor age oo A28h) H