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he Oshawa Daily Ti VoL. 1--NO. 54 SUCCEEDING The Oshawa Daily Reformer PE Imex SR SPEER OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. I ---------- Sear Section--Pages 7-10 Port Perry Extends Warm Welcome to Ont. Regiment MODEL YACHT LESS THAN 9 FEET LONG HERE ON SATURDAY Salling from Kingston to To ronto, Distance of 250 'Miles EIGHT DAY TRIP Is in Charge of Thomas C. Honey, Montreal--Record Trip \ Salling a model yacht measuring 47% inches over all, 12 inches in beam, 43 inch water line, 30 pound displacement, and having 2,350 square inches of sail area, Thomas C. Honey, of Montreal, arrived at Oshawa Harbor, on Saturday at 12.46 p.m. Mr. Honey is ona of the organizers of the Montreal Model Yacht Clyb. He started from Kingston at 12.46 p.m. a week ago Sunday on a trip to Toronto, a dist- Bnece of 260 miles. He rowed the entire distance beside the yacht and expected to reach Toronto about two o'clock yesterday afters noon. Honey is taking part in a race promoted by E. J. L'Esper- ance, a well known Montreal fi- nancial and insurance man, to create a wider interest in this sport. The longest disance covered by any modle yacht race n the past has been ahout nine miles, the pro- posed Kingston to Toronto trip Is about 250 miles, which completed will set up a world record for this class of racing. The name of this yacht "Monarch" which was and built by Thomas Honey, a Montreal returned soldier, and he undertook to accompany the yaeht, going alongside the model for the complete trip. Between Kingston and Oshawa Honey stopped at practically every town to have a letter from "the Mayor of Montreal to the Mayor of Toronto, endorsed by the Mayor or a eivic official of the various places. Early Saturday afternoon Mr. Honey called at the office of The Times for information and al- so commented briefly on his trip this far. The trip from Kingston was dif- ficult there being very little wind which is absolutely essential for any kind of sailing. He, however, was satisfied with the results of his efforts and expected to make good time from here to Toronto. BURGLARS ACTIVE IN PORT PERRY $400 Worth of Goods Are Stolen from Dominion Store 1 to The Times) Port Perry, Sept. 5.--Burglars entered Gilboard's Dry Goods Store on Main steet some time Sunday night and stole goods valued at $400. The scene of the robbery was in- vestigated by Chief Nesbitt who has several clues which may lead to the arrest of the guilty party. This burglary of Gilboard's Store, also known as the Dominion Store, is the climax of a series of robber- jes in this town over the past three weeks including the stealing of a car which was later recovered. Police at Whitby and other points were notified following the discov- ery of the burglary early Monday morning. PETERBORO MAPKET Buying was brisk at the farmers' market in Peterboro on Saturday, and produce went quickly. Butter was ui pe from 40 to 46c a pound from 38 to 43c a dozen, ducks a 2 pound and chickens 30 to 35c. Pota- toes were scare and were quoted at 30c a peck, $1 a bushel and $1.50 a bag Tomatoes in 1l-quart baskets were 7( is the designed Pears were a new arrival on the market this morning. selling at 75¢ for a large basket: apoles were 40c a , greengages 25¢ tor 3 quarts, blue- ies $1.50 for a 10-guart basket, and Columbia raspberries 15¢ in pint boxes RAM GAMBLING CONCESSION Adversity seems to make some people more cheerful than ever. Charles Tay- for, Charles O'Brien and Thomas Mur- nd were frrestad at the Fair, Midway by Belleville and provin- cial police on a charge of gambling or running a gambling concession. They the police station and s locked up. Clog dancing, air of merriment cell-room as the away the weary Hi i : i ; : 2 3 i 1 fs 1 Si Hi; { To noon, Attended By Ontario Regiment Which Was in Camp There for Two Days, Fraternal Societies and Can- adian Legion -- Rev, 8, C. Jarrett Delivers Inspiring Message --Major General J. H, McBrien Inspects the Regiment -- Many Veter- ans in Parade (By Staff Reporter) Port Perry, Sept. 3. -- Jver a thou- sand citizens of Port Perry and dis- rict joined with the Ontario Regi- nent, commanded hy Lieut. Col, Frank Chappell, Canadian Legion mem- "ers, and fraternal societies of this own in a solemn and brilliantly im- pressive military Church Parade at the Fair Grounds at 3.30 p.m. Sunday, Led by the scarlet coated bandsmen of the Ontario Regiment, the military and fraternal procession entered the fair grounds by the north gate, and marched around the half-mile track to the grandstand to the stirring strain of "D'ye ken John Peel?" The open air service was conducted by Rev. and Hon, Captain S. C. Jarrett, chaplain of the Regiment and rector of St Paul's church. Major General J. MacBrien, C.B, CM.G, DS.O., in- spected the regiment * following the parade, and took the salute of mili- tia companies and veterans when they marched from the parade ground. The parade formed up in a three sided square in front of the well filled grandstand facing a platform erected for Monday's sport tournament. On the left were representatives of King Edward Orange Lodge; "Old England" Sons of England Lodge; and War- rener Lodge No. 75, [O.OF. The khaki clad ranks of "A", "B", and "C" Companies of the Ontario Regiment held the center of the square with the veteran meénthers of the Canadian Le- gion Post No. 91, Port Perry, and South African war veterans on the right. The Port Perry Citizens Band and the Ontario Regiment band formed up facing the parade and grand stand. Hundreds of citizens in motor cars occupied space in front of the grand stand. sive Service The service was brief but impressive. The two bands alternated in rendering the music of the hymns, including "Onward Christian Soldiers," "0 God or Help in Ages Past". and Kipling's "Recessional" which was splendidly rendered by the regimental band. Rey. Mr. Jarrett prefaced his ser- mon by a feeling tribute to the late Sergt. Huxtable, in charge of the On- tario Regiméht armories, who died in the Port Perry hospital late Saturday afternoon following an accidental fall from the advance party's truck. "Permit me," he said, "to convey to the officers and men of the Ontario Regiment Port Perry and district's deepest sympathy in the tragic loss you sustained on Saturday in the death of Sgt. Huxtable. Our hearts go out to the bereaved family, and we share your sorrow which casts a shadow up- on this occasion which takes an added solemnity because of this late sorrow- ful event. Following the service Major Gen- eral MacBrien, accompanied by Lieut. Col. Chappell, Major Bert Smith and Major Robert Smith and staff, inspect- ed the companies which stood in open order with fixed bayonets. Officers of the companies were complimented on the smartness of the men. Vi eterans Maj. Gen. MacBrien passed along the ranks of veterans with a hand clasp and comradely word for each. Rey. Mr. Jarrett's text was Cain's question : "Am I my brother's keeper?" "Major General MacBrien, Col Chappell, brother officers and com- rades of the Ontario Regiment, Vet- erans of the South African and Great War, members of all fraternal bodies," he began his address, "an honor and pleasant duty has been conferred upon me in addressing a gathering such as this. May I be permitted to preface my remarks by explaining to the gen- eral public the meaning of this ser- vice? "To allay an uneasy feeling of some, if there be any, regarding the military aspest of this occasion, it should be said that it is not intended to foster the spirit of militarism. Rather, the spirit of this gathering of veterans and citizen soldiers is the fruit of a policy looking only to defense and never to aggression. No one in his senses looks forward to another war; yet with equal truth it can be said by those who un- derstand human nature that no ome in his senses can expect the dawn of that day when we can dispense with National Defense---a defensive army is the surest way to secure and to pre: serve peace. Honor in War "Yet in spite of these remarks, should the day ever come when the Dominion of Canada needs to defend herself within the Empire, let it be known that as much as all men loathe war, Canadians would stand in the (Continued on page 9) Chaplain Pays Tribute te Comrade at Fine Military Church Parade re ' Hundreds Present at Function in Port Perry Sunday After | LT, COL, FRANK CHAPPEL Offiow Commanding Ontario Re ment which ex cuted ceremonial drills and troeping of the colors yesterday in Porr Perry where th: unit spent two days under canvas, ARE ACQUITTED ON EXTORTION CHARGE Windsor Men Alleged to Men Have Tried to Get $18,000 Under Threat Picton, Sept. 4. -- In Police Court here Saturday the charge of extortion against George 1), McEwen, Windsor, lawyer, and Grant Wemp of the In- dustrial Acceptance Corporation, Windsor, was dismissed hy Magistrate Williams. The charge had been laid by J. P. Williams, Picton agent, who only last week was acquit- ted of a charge of conspiracy with Raynor to defraud the Commercial Finance Corporation of Toronto. Williams alleged that Wemp . and McEwen attempted to extort from him $18,000 under threat of a charge of conspiring with Raynor to defraud the Industrial Acceptance Corporation. On Williams admitting in court that Wemp had taken no part in the con- versation, from which the charge arose the Magistrate hurriedly dismissed the charge against him. Williams was re- presented by Arthur W. Roebuck of Toronto, who contended that Wemp, by his mere presence at the conversa- tion, had been a party to it. This was overruled hy the Magistrate. "Williams was next recalled by his counsel to testify in support of his charge against McEwen, who pleaded not guilty and elected summary trial. From the witness stand Williams then related of the conversation which had taken place and during which, he alleged that McEwen had threatened him with arrest if he did not reim- burse the Industrial Acceptance Cor- poration, of which McEwen was a member, with $18,000. Under cross-ex- amination Williams admitted that the conversation had taken place in the presence of a solicitor. When Gor- don Walmsley, the solicitor in ques- tion, testified as to his understanding of the conversation the Magistrate dis- missed the charge against McEwen. insurance "Iwas built in 1837 and was entirely VALUABLE BARN 1 DESTROYED BY FIRE NEAR NEWCASTLE Owned By William Lake-- Ten Loads of Hay Burned HAD NO INSURANCE Built in 1837--Blaze Believed to Have Been Started By Tramps cial to The to The Times) Ey Sept. 5.--Flames believed to have heen started by tramps de- stroved a valuable barn on the farm of William Lake on the Base Line ahout three miles south and east of Newcastle Sunday evening. This harn of Canadian hardwood construction. Tt has heen in use for some years for hav storage and Mr. Lake lost fen loads of hay in the conflagration. No insurance was carried. The fire which destroved the 9% vear old harn was first ohserved hy M. Clark, a neighbor of Mr. Lake's, who called the latter hy telephone just as he was retiring to inform him that his barn was in flames. The barn stood in an oat field some litt'e distance from the farm house, and it is known that tramps have slept in it at different times. In addition to the loss of the building and hay, Mr. Clark lost a hay-loader and other machinery which he had stored in it. While the destroyed barn is 90 years, thirty years older than Federat- ed Canada, Mr. Clark has a barn that antedates it by one year, also being built of Canadian hardwood -- oak, beech and maple. The fire was first 9.30 in the evening, observed about RETURNS CAR TO OWNER, CHARGE OF THEFT WITHDRAWN (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Sept. 6--William John- son, whose unlicensed trip to Tor- to in another man's car resulted in his appearance last Wednesday night, appeared before Magistrate Willis on Saturday evening. John- son in the meantime had returned the car and mollified the owner and the charge of car theft was withdrawn. The man said he was going to work on Tuesday and the magistrate allowed him to go. FIRED TWICE E AT HIS WIFE RELOADED AND KILLED HER Flint, Mich., Sept. b.--After missing twice with a double-barrél- led shot gun Walter Videau, 24, re- loaded the weapon and killed his wife, Stella, 20, today, he told the police to whom he surrendered. His wife, he said, was paralyzed with fright after he emptied both barrels of the weapon, and stood perfectly still while he inserted two more shells. The shootinz oecurred in the home of his wife's mother, Mrs. Nora Fuller. The motive was jeal- ousy, Videau said. PRESCOTT WINS SERIES In the second game of the Eastern Canada baseball play-downs, played on the Fort field at Prescott between Prescott and Highland Park at Ot- tawa, Prescott won by a score of 12 to 9. The game was witnessed by a large crowd. Prescott is now eligible to play Renfrew, champions of the Upper Canada League, the game to take place in Prescott on Wednesday. All Ranks in the Community | Joined in Effort to Make the Camp of Oshawa an Out- Standing Success -- Din- ing Tents Equipped from Town's Finest Homes -- Ladies' Committee, Civic and Legion Committees Co-operate (By Staff Reporter) Port Perry, Sept. 4. -- All ranks of citizens worked in splendid harmony to make the encampment of the On- tario Regiment here on Sunday and Tabor Dav an outstanding success. The Fair Grounds were turned over 40 the Regiment as a camp site and by midnight Saturday three lines of bell tents were pitched and ready for the three companies. Back of the grand stand a little village of marqueés and tents housed the officers, sergeants and men's messes. Ladies of Port Wonderful Hospitality Shown to Regiment By Port Perry Citizens ems took charge of the meal service, and due to their efforts the camp was voted one of the happiest outings the regiment has had in vears. The various dining tents were equipped with tables and set forth with linen, china and silverware which had been loaned for the purpose from many of Port Perry's finest homes. Fresh flowers everywhere spoke the gracious influence of patriot women and presented military manoeuvres with a new ideal of comfort. Mrs. A. H. Rose was convener in chief of the general committee of la- dies acting as the regiment's hostesses; Mrs. W. Cook was convener of the Table Committee, and Mrs. A. Or- chard headed the property committee. The civilian committee of men working in the interests=of the Mili- tary Tournament's success were Reeve N. Sweetman, H. G. Hutcheson, and Samuel Farmer. Veterans forming the Port Perry Canadian Legion committee were J. Tinsley, P. Densham, W. Roberts, A. IL. McDermott, ©. B. MacGregor, Dr. Mathers, J. Sutherland, J. C. Cock- Perry road from which party be found and bury his "kill." Canadian skunk. It is believed as a clear Skunk Killed By Auto; Driver Failed to Return To Scene of Accident *Another victim was claimed on Sunday by the "hit and run" highway culprit, and the district just south of the hill on the Port Lake Scugog and Lake Ontario may be seen, are up in arms over the incident, demanding that the guilty brought back, if not for trial, The victim in this case was a beautifully furred nish its own clues if the matter is thoroughly investigated. pointed out that the guilty party need not be afraid of court action case of self defence could be established. at least to that the car responsible will fur- It is D, B, Carlyle, Vice President and Secretary Treasure: of Williams Piano Com- pany, Oshawa, is President of Canadian Bureau for Advancement of Music -- Exhibition Chorus of 2,000 Voices at Coliseum Crowns Day With a Distinction Hitherto Unsurpassed (Special to The Times) Toronto, Sept. 5. -- tne of the ont- standing days of the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition's first week was Mu- sic Day on Thursday, September 1. In point of fair attendance it was the greatest of such days in the history of the Exhibition; and the various pro- grams rendered by groups of trouba- dors stationed at various points about the grounds, together with the magni- ficent concert by the Exhibition Cho rus of 2,000 voices at the Collisenm in the evening, stamped the day with a distinction never hefore attained. Music Day drew 131,000 visitors to the fair. In 1926 the day's attendance was 120000. Thursday of the fair's first week, for some curious psycholo- gical reason, was a few years ago con- sidered the exhibition's "off day." Members of the Canadian Bureau for the Advancement of Music who were also directors, decided to come to the big fair's rescue. "You haven't one day set feature music," the exhibition board was informed. "Give us this day, call it music day, and we will try to build up attendance and interest.' The day asked for was gladly given to the Bureau and from the first year Music Day became a marked success. This year, the greatest in its history, Music Day ranks next to the War- riors' Day which was marked by the presence of the Prince of Wales and Prince George, and the day of the swimming marathon, Honor to Oshawa Oshawa has a special share in the success of Music Day just held as D B. Carlyle, vice president and secre- tary treasurer of the Williams Piano Company is president of the Canadian Bureau for the Advancement of Mu- sic for the current year. The scope of music day held on Thursday is best shown by the pro- gram which covered every field of vo- cal and instrumental music. Singers of the National Opera Company were to be found on the steps of the graphic arts building, holding an audience of thousands that paid the sincerest of compliments to classical -music by standing enthralled without knowing. many of them, the prominence of those rendering the numbers. At the same time, Old Time Fiddlers competed for the championship of Ontario, render- ing "Turkey in the Straw" and "Pop goes the Weasel" with feet-tingling zest. Over twenty Ontario bands, divided into four classes, competed for honors during the day. There were 15 groups of singers. Among them was the group of Toronto singers that won fame at the Quebec festival; Kiwanis Club singers in Gypsy costumes; a concert party dressed in Colonial costumes: a group of singers from a church choir dressed in the quaint garments of the 1860's. There were Welsh, Ukrainian, and Armenian groups: and many that carried no special title were merely listed as choral groups. Five studios and four national groups staged special dancing exhibi- tions. In this section many graceful children won rounds of applause from delighted spectators. aside to The day's great feature, of course. was the second Exhibition Chorus concert held in the Colliseum in the evening under the direction of Dr. H. A. Fricker, conductor of the Mendel- ssohn Choir. Over two thousand sing- ers took part, accompanied by the To- ronto Concert Band under Captain R B. Hayward. The program began with Stanford's arrangement of the National Anthem. and that number was followed by two thanksgiving numbers: "Let all mer praise the Lord" (Mende'sschn) and "Achieved is the Glorious Work" from Havdn's "Creation" Mere word cannot conver the ewall ing mricty of har gases "nadie! (Continued on page 10) burn, P. Ingram and I. R. Bentley. Music Day Outstanding Occasion at the C.N.E Draws 131,000 Visitors ill HIGH TENSION WIRES CROSSED Whitby, Sept, 6.--A pair of cross- ed high tension electric wires on Sunday afternoon began to smoke alarmingly and the fire department was called to the scene where a moment's work .with a long pole was sufficient to end the trouble. The tangle in the wires which oe- curred at Brock and Euclid streets was sald to have been caused by children swinging on the guy wire of a hydro pole, causing the wires to sway and finally to cross. JUMPS FROM BOAT BOY IS DROWNED Hamilton Lad's Body Caught in Weeds--Never Reappears Hamilton, Ont., Sept. 5.--Jimmie Britton, 1078 Main Street east, son of Thomas Britton, caretaker of the National Children's Home, was drowned late this afternoon at La- salle Park. The remains were not recovered tonight. The lad was 11 years old, and with his parents and three other companions had spent the day at the park. Four boys were in a rowboat a short distance out in the water, and Mrs, Britton sent her younger son down to the water's edge to call to them. The boys were on their way in when the Britton boy, decided to drop from the boat and wade in the remainder of the distance, He was in his bathing suit and jumped over the side of the boat, but he never appeared again. The spot where he went down is thick with deep weeds and the growth clung to him and held the body dowp i His mother was seated on the bapk waiting for the lad to come to supper, and was overcome when the news was made known. She did pot witness the drowning, and thought her son was in the boat when it landed. A search for the remains was immediately started, boaters assisting, also the police, but no trace of the body had been fonrd when darkness came. The boy was a member of the choir of Christ's Church Cathedral and attended the Memeroial School. HEAVY BATTERY REUNION Cobourg, Ont., Sept. 5.--Conclud- ing the third annual reunion of the Second Heavy Battery a memorial service was held at Victoria Park, when Major W. G. Scully of Mont- real. placed a wreath on the Sol- diers' Cenotaph in memory of for- mer members of the battery who were killed in the war. In the af- ternoon wreaths were placed on two monuments in Cobourg, Union and St. Peter's Cemeteries. Later, a bie parade was held at Gore's Landing. DIGS CARROT NOT UNLIKE PIG'S HEAD, EYES ARE ADDED Vegetables, as gardeners know, often assume wierd shapes. Eric Armitage dug up a carrot at his home at 302 Jarvis street Sat- urday morning and was immedi- ately struck by its resemblance to a pig's head. The clever ad- dition of eves from his father, R. Armitage's taxidermist's sup- plies, made the likeness even more striking. The carrot show- ing the characteristic color is complete with snout and ears, the latter being cocked at a humor- ously inquisitive angle. Mr. Armitage brought the freak car- rot to the office of The Oshawa Daily Times where it was scen by many people calling at the busi- ness office. SERIES OF AUTO MISHAPS OCCUR OVER WEEK-END Two Ladies Slightly Injured When American Car Runs Into Parked Auto CHILD HIT BY CAR Collision at Albert and Emma Streets, Also on Ritson Road Two ladies were lightly injured and the car in which they were occupants, was considerably damaged when an American car owned and driven by Joseph C. Miller, of Cleveland, ran in- to it on the Kingston Highway just west of Union Cemetery, Saturday night. The car which was hit by the tourist auto was parked on the south side of the road while Charles: Selleck, 307 Mary street, was repairing a tire, The ladies. were seated in the cor shen the crash occurred. Mrs. Sel- 'ek and Mrs. Thomas Hutchinson, 70 Burke street, received minor injuries. The gas tank, spare and tail light on Mr. Selleck's car were damaged. Arthur Tanner driving a car west on Olive avenue struck a little girl, Eliza Fudger, who ran out from behind a Ford car parked on the side of the street. The child was taken home where she was attended by Dr. A. E. McKibbon. The injuries were not serious Mr. McQuade, ported to police that he killed a on Simcoe street, Richard Saunders, travelling south on Albert street Sunday evening short- ly after 8 o'clock collided with an American car driven by Samuel Mit- chell, of Rochester, N.[Y. The right rear fender of the American car was damaged. The two parties agreed on a settlement. "Sandy" McKean, 154 Tylor Cres- cent, reported to local police that Miss Forshay, Richmond street, driving a car this side of Pickering, ran into his auto, breaking off part of the front bumper. Fred Tarrant, 35 Valencia road, driv- ing south on Ritson road. was struck on: the side, by a car driven by Orval Heard, 291 Celina street damaging the fender and running board on Tar- rant's car. A purse containing 40 cents in cash was found opposite Steele's Store on Saturday while Charles Weeks, 58 Pine' avenue, reported to police that he had lost $20. QUINTE PUBLISHERS MEET 144 Annis street re- Jog At the annual meeting of the Bay of Quinte Press Association, held at Tweed village, officers for the year were selected as follows: President, James Watson, Review, Madoc; Vice- President, W. J. McMicking, Post, Deseronto; Secretary-Treasurer, A. E. Calnan, Gazette, Picton. Executive, S. G. Way, Advocate, Tweed; Howard Jarrett, Sun, Trenton; A. E. Dobie, News-Argus, Stirling; A. N. Steet, Times, Picion; Lorne Young, Intelli- gencer, Belleville, James Cordes, On- tario, Belleville. MARKET AT KINGSTON Almost every farmer on the King- ston market Saturday had a supply of tomatoes, but the price was up to to 75c a basket. Indications are that the price will drop considerably next week. "The usual large supply of corn, expected at this time of the year, was to be seen, and sold from 15¢ a dozen up. Other produce maintained about the same standard of prices as last week. A GOOD SETTLER (Edmonton Journal) The British Premier says that, if he were out of a job, he would be inclined to settle in Canada. There s no immediate prospect of his join- ing the ranks of the unemployed. But if this should happen before October 11 the Conservative delegates at the Wi innipeg convention might consider him for the important post that they have to fill. At any rate they could aot do bettef than regard him as a model in selecting their leader. It is a man of his broad outlook, abounding faith in the destihies of the country and high personal character who is needed. WORTH MILLIONS 10 FARMERS (Farmer's Adyocate) Barn fires are sufficiently numerous {A real preventive would to warrant exhaustive research work in an effort to find a feliable and ef- fective preventive. Practically all that is known to date is thai spontaneous combustion may occur, and when it does the charces of saving the barn are slim indeed. There must surely be some special condition or set of com- ditions that cause a blaze, but what are they and how are they created? be worth millions to agriculture. POTATOES (Toronto "iiohe) The Annapolis Valley, in Nova Scotia, expects 175000 bar 1s { po- tatoes for export compar d wt "32- 000 last year. If prices are ~~" there will be no holding la... te ; Bluenoses.