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a Growing City ETT The Oshaua fava The Oshawa va Daily Reformer v Baily Times] ET VOL. 1--NO. 57 "Heil! suuiod sed hale Holts ™ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. A ST Second Section--Pages 7-12 -------- Proposal to Erect Memorial Resume Ifigquiry Tonight Into Highway Fatality; Other Cases Pending ~ "TRIBUTE T0 EMORY OF SCOTCH POET Inspiring Suggestion Put For- ward By Dr, T, E, Kaiser, M, P, IN CENTRAL PARK Has Made Careful Study of Question--Fredericton Has Fine One That Oshawa citizens might well undertake the erection of a mem- orial to Robert Burns is the sg. gestion of Dr, T. BE. Kaiser, M.P,, a letter received by The Times A published herewith, Dr. Kaiser has been an admirer of the world-re- nowned and world-loved Scottish poet since boyhood, and his proposal that Oshawa should erect a fitting memorial will doubtless be received with hearty approval hy natives and descendants of Scotland in particu- lar and citizens of Oshawa gener- ally, The Times will be glad to re- ceive and publish lettérs from read- ers commenting on this suggestion, which it is to be hoped can he car- ried through to a successful conclu- sion, Dr, Kaiser's letter follows: ROBERT BURNS 1750-1706 To the Editor of The Oshawa Daily Times: Dear Bir: As a youthful, happy hoy I spent many delightful hours poring over the verses of Robert Burns, My nearest neighbor on the farm, was a poor old woman of the Scottish race, Scores of evenings I sat in her little home, and by the light of a tallow candle, I can yet see her, adjust her glasses and read with falling tears, "The--Cotter's Satupday Night" or "Mary in Heaven," and laugh with me over the inimitable sallies in "Tam-o'-Shanter." In early manhood, when perplexed with the practical ' problems of life, in doubt about the wisdom or the right of selecting one of many suggested paths before me, an apt and fitting quotation from Robert Burns often proved a deciding factor in the case. Now, and I am sorry to admit it, when a tinge of gray creeps slyly about my head, I am prepared to say that Robert Burns, in my opinion, interpreted in verse and song, the peculiar instinets of the British Race, in a more perfect and attractive form than any other mortal that ever lived, On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1927, at the eity of Toronto, Vierkoetter, a Ger- man, won from a Canadian, a Toron- tonian, in Toronto w~ters, the title of »Champion of the World," The feat was so remarkable and, so thoroughly done, that the victor, though a Ger- man--contending, not in the field of war, but in the field of sport--received an ovation surpassing anything of the kind in the history of athletics. Where else in all this world could such a thing 'have happened? What had Robert Burns to do with Vierkeetter? He saw that British people, at any time, could stack their prejudices, their bigotry, their animosities, and place a proper value upon the aceom- plishments of a fellow man, whoever be might be or wherever he might bail from. In the minds of thousands of along that lake front, when- ever words were heard "the Ger- man is winning"--the silent voige of Robert Burns kept whispering in every ear-- For a' that, and a' that, It's coming yet, for a' that, That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be for a' that." Within a very few years the popu- jJatiop of Oshawa will have passed the 30,000 mark, and I am glad to say that Here to Robert Burns BURNS MEMORIAL AT FREDERICTON, N.B,, ERECTED AT COST OF $6,000 many statues built to the memory of Robert Burns. The sculptor was Mr. Grant Stephenson of Edinburgh, Scot- land, whose name appears upon all of the other monuments to Burns which have come before my attention, I have written to him asking for full infor- mation as to present costs of produe- tion of a similar work of art. The statue at Fredericton reaches to a height of 18 feet. It was erected by the St, Andrews society of that distriet at a cost of $6,000, When a city of 9,000 people, and not all Scotch either, found it quite an easy matter to finance a proposal of this nature, it surely should not be beyond the reach of the people of Oshawa. I submit that the erection of such a monument would direct the atten- tion of unnumbered thousands of young people to a source of human wisdom, beauty and genius unequalled anywhere else in the world, I am prompted to say this for many reasons, and if I were to cite one in particular T would suggest the in- spiration which came to the mind of a distinguished American who upon visiting the humble birthplace of Rob- ert Burns left behind him the follow- ing lines written upon the spur of the moment: "Though Scotland boasts a thousand names Of patriot, King, and peer, The noblest, grandest of them all Was loved and cradled here. Here lived the gentle peasant prince, The loving Cottar-King, Compared with whom the greatest lord Is but a titled thing. "*Pis but a cot roofed in with straw, A hovel made of clay; One door shuts out the storm, One window greets the day; And yet I stand within this room And hold all thrones in scorn, For here, beneath this lowly thatch, Love's sweetest bard was born. snow and "Within this hallowed hut I feel »Like one who clasps a shrine, When the glad lips, at last, touched The something deemed Divine. And here the world through all the years, As long as day returns, The tribute of its love and tears Will pay to Robert Burns." T. E. KAISER. have Croydon, Eng., Sept. 8.--Two planes of the Imperial Airways, fly- ing from Paris, and one plane of the Dutch Royal Air Service, from Am- sterdam, were unable to reach the Croydon Aerodrome tonight because of low-lying clouds hanging over the hills surrounding the field. They were compelled to descend at 8 o'clock in a landing field at Pen- hurst, 19 miles southeast of Croy- don. Their passengers were sent to Croydon by automobiles. Upon their arrival here the pas- gsengers described flying conditions Much Evidence 4 to Be Taken | at Inquest in Bowmanville Into Death of Mrs, Helen Brown, Who Was Instantly Killed in Front of "The House That Jack Built"-- Oshawa Man is Given 30 Days in the Bowmanvil'e Court (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, Sept, ~The In- quest adjourned for Ra of wit- nesses, which was ordered into the death of Mrs. Helen Brown of Osh awa, who was killed in front of the "House That Jack Built," on Wed- nesday morning, August 24, will he held here tomorrow night, before Coroner Dr, A. 8. Tilley, and a representative jury of Bowmanville citizens, Peter Seymond, at present lodged in the Cobourg jail on a charge of manslaughter, will be brought up for the inquest, it being alleged 'that he stole the car, helonging to' Da- vid Prusky, Peterboro, and drove it into the automobile parked in front of the roadhouse, killing Mrs. Brown, The reason for the delay of the Inquest is that Miss Florence Ap- pleton, St. Catharines, who was in (Continued on page 8) T0 AWARD PRIZES IN PLOWING TESTS Home Plowing Competition for Three Acres in Ontario County In addition to the regular On- tario County Plowing Matches, the North Ontario Match to be held in Mara Township on October 6th and the South Ontario Mateh in Pickering Townehip, also in October, the On- tario Department of Aericulture is again encouraging the Home Plow- ing Competition where the con- testants plow three acres 2t home. Prize money is secured through township councils and a govern- ment grant, This = competition charge of Agricultural Representa- tive, W. M. Croskery, Uxbridge. It gives the young plowman, who does not care to, or who cannot come out and take part in the loe- al matches, or the Provincial Match, a chance to practice at home and at the same time a chance to stack up against others in a competition. The Provineial Match this year is being held within easy distance will be in ,of Ontario 'plowmen, the match be- ing held at the Jail Farm at Langstaff, October 11-14th. Special prizes are being offered for plow- men in Alfalfa Sod at the Provin- cial Match. Alfalfa is very hard to plow and various devices have been invented which are calculated to make alfalfa sod plowing eas- fer. There is still room for im- provement, however, and it is possibly with the hope of getting some new ideas that very attract- ive prizes are being offered. CARDINAL ARRIVES IN QUEBEC CITY Quebec, Que., Sept. 9. -- Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago, ar- rived Tuesday night in Quebec on board the Sir Hughscolan and was welcomed at the wharf by Mgr. L. A. {Paquet and Mgr. Omer Cloutier, vicars- generals of the diocese. An accident as wretched, because of rain clouds and wind, They expressed deupt that the Canadian plane Sir Johm Carling would be able to find the Croydon Field, owing to the low visibility. Edward C. Burkon of Ottawa, who is a member of the Ontario Provincial Air Force, and has ofteh flown with Captain Tully in patrol- ling the forests, came to Croydon Field tonight to greet Tully, who, he says, is a very superior flier. Burkon expressed uneasiness about the Carling because of the bad occurred when a reporter tried to of the cardinal and was burned on the face. A reception was held at the Arch- bishop's palace, where Mgr. Rouleau greeted the distinguished visitor. Lieut.-Governor Perodeau and Premier Taschereau were the first to pay hom- age to His Eminence, whom they met in Chicago during the Eucharistic Congress in 1926. PRINCE BISMARCK IN WEST 0 STUDY FARM CONDITIONS Winnipeg, Sept. 8.--Primarily to study agricultural conditions in Canada and the United States, Prince von Bismarck, grandson of the famous "Iron Chand lior" 'of Germany, is a visitor in Winnipeg. The Prince plans to sit settle- ments in Manitoba where German and Hungarian immigrants have taken up farms, and also to view at first hand the operations of the , Wheat Pool. The Prince stop oven ag Ottawa on his 9 ri - light a flashlight to take a photograph | &£ LIVE STOCK JUDGING COMPETITION AT FAIR Twenty om pri prizes ave being offered by the south Ontario Agricultural Society for a coms petition among Junior Farmers in Ontario Wounty in the Judg- ing of live stock on Friday, Sep- tember 16th, the second day of the Fair, The boys will be required to jndge a ring of four animals in heavy horses, beef cattle, daivy cattle, sheep, and swine, Entries for this competition shonld he sent im to W., M, Croskery, Agricultural Repre. sentative, Pa ahringe, y BEETON GASES UP AT FALL ASSIZES Col. T., H, Lennox Named as Crown Prosecutor--To Appear Today Toronto, Sept. 8.--The now cele- hrated"Beeton cases will he tried he- fore the Supreme Court of the prov- ince and Colonel T. Herbert Lennox, K.C. will aet as special prosecutor for the Crown. A statement to this effect was issued yesterday after- noon from the Parliament Build- ings hy Hom. W. H, Price, K.C., At- torney-General. "The importance and ramifica- tions of these cases are such," Hon. Mr. Price. sald, in the course of his statement, *that they have hecome matters of general rather than of local importance. The Government, therefore, considers it desirable that all of these eases should he brought on at the Assires and tried there. The Assizes open at Barrie on Octo- ber 11th, and if they are brought to trial at that time it will be a pretty speedy administration of justice." The accused in the various cases into which the Beeton situation has issned, come before the County Judge today to formally plead. The expectation im the Barrie district has been that all of the prisoners would elect trial by the local County Judge. In view of the Government's view of the general rather than the loeal importance of the affair, however, it is now to be expected that the prosecution will ask to have the cases sent over to the Assizes. Alex. Hodge, the surviving prin- cipal in the original Beeton case, namely, the death battle in the farm- house between himself and Dan Forsythe, was in the city yesterday attending the Canadian National Ex- hibition. Since the combat from which he emerged a victor, Hodge's hands have been in bad shape, and he took advantage of his visit yes- terday to have them x-rayed. He discovered that his thumb had been broken in the encounter, and he purposes returning next week to have it treated. ATTEMPTED ESCAPE Niagara Falls, Sept. 8.--William Kelly, who says his home is in Philadelphia, made an unsuccessful attempt to get away from Welland Jail last night, where he was re- manded a week ago for trial on a theft charge. As a consequence, the Magistrate, who had decided to sus- pend sentence, sent him back to the institution for a further period of 30 days. Std SEWER IS DEALT WITH IN ENGINEER'S REPORT Submits Four Routes for the Storm Sewer--Cost Would Be Under $14,000 MAIN SEWER CQUTLINED Will Have to Be Built in the Course of Next Few Years Dealing with the St. Julien street storm sewer, the St. Julien and east sanitary sewer and the main storm sewer to Bloor street in addition to general notes and observations City Engineer Smith presented an exhaus- tive report to the City Council last night. The approximate cost of the St Julien storm sewer would be less than $14,000. The cost of the main storm sewer to Bloor street would cost in the neighbourhood of $40,000. This sewer would doubtless have to be built in the course of the next few years, it was pointed out, since it was hecom- ing increasingly Jifficult to maintain open storm water drains since the areas were more thickly populated. The Engineer's report is as follows: "St. Julien Storm Sewer" Four routes have been investigated and designated Routes "A"; n Wr and 0)" Route "A' "Directly along the pres ent Ditch Line. This route is all on private property, excepting at Street Crossings, and work would all have to be done under a By-Law probably under a Mandatory Order from the Provincial Dept. of Health, The course of the sewer would be over the follow- ing properties :-- Lot 14 Plan 159 owned hy Mr. A. Wilkinson, Lot 13 plan 159, owned by the City. Lot 12 plan 209, owned by the City. Lot 11 plan 209, owned by the City. Lot 10 plan 209, owned by the City. Lot 66 plan 209, owned by the City. Lot 83 plan 209, owned by the City. Block A plan 209, owned by John Smagala. Part of Lot 8; 1st Con. from C.P.R to City Dump owned by Mr. A. Wil- kinson. Part of Lot 8; Ist Con. on Dump lot, owned by the City. The sewer so located would embrace 210 feet of 30 in. pipe and 1265 feet of 36 in. pipe, or total of 1475 feet. The estimated cost of the work is (Continued on page 9) City | CARRIER PIGEON BEARS 8.0.8. CALL Mission, BC. S Sept. pt. 9.--Bearing the letters "8.0.8." and the figures 40022 on a metal band upon its leg, a carrier pigeon which it is thought may have been freed from a distressed plane or ship, is at the ranch of I. Erickson, living at Silver Hill, seven miles from here. The bird and another carirer pigeon alighted at the ranch on Sat- urday in an exhausted condition and very thin as though they had flown a considerable distance. One of the pigeons flew away agaIp, SHOOTING TRICK ENDS IN TRAGEDY Littleton, Colo., Sept. 9.--Surround- ed by a group of friends, Harry 0O'- Brien called to them "Watch me flick the ashes off this cigarette." He pulled the trigger of his revol- ver but, instead of hitting the ecig- arette the bullet entered his neck. O'Brien died. Padre of "Toc. H." Coming To Oshawa In Ocin nk to Address War Veterans Rev. H. B. Ellison of Wise trious Brotherhood of Great War; Will Be Given Heart- felt Reception--Formation of a Brotherhood in Osh- ews Seems Quite Probable "Toc H., Canada," that illustri- ous brotherhood of the Great War whose sign is a Lamp that goes out neither by might nor day, is com- ing to Oshawa in October in the person of Rev. H. B. Ellison, as- sociation padre of "Toc. H.," and will address those veterans in Osh- awa who have found that "it is the lot of men to suffer" and find lite's greatest glory = in sacrificial living. "Toc H." is merely a signal corps abbreviation for that Talbot House at Poperinghe and elsewhere where the Army in Flanders enter- ed a door that said: "All rank abandon, ye who enter here." There they found the Padre, that vo raised a living cross in Arma- geddon's valley of the shadow. Therg was comfort in Talbot House --more, it was a home, Strong men, wearing decorations for valour, have broken down before the grace of a room that the Padre had made to look as much like an English cottage living room as possible, even to figured wall paper and a cat on the hearth. The real heart of the place was the "Upper Room," a chapel of the Last Communion for so many where thousands of young men came for and hour or less of devotion to that Man who said "Come Unto Me." They went out on the long trail to battle, wounds and sudden death with their souls clean be- fore God, their hearts strengthened before friend and foe. Oshawa will give a heart-felt re- ception to Padre Ellison, and it is altogether probable that a Brother- hood will be formed here to keep alight the Flame that never dies. Frank B. Webb, campaign secretary, 614 Huron street. Torostd (5), is anxious to hear 'from lows office great knight of the Christian Army, and men iulcrested in the matter. . wonstuct sewers Warden Says He Cannot Support Appointment Approved by C.A.S. INFANTILE PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC IN WEST Edmonton, Sept, 8.--With 14 dead and scores of children in hospital, the West is combating what is reported to be the worst outbreak of infantile ul valysis in its history. health authorities in the wey separa'ed districts of Edmon- ton ard the Kootenays were musthrint thelr forces to bat. tle the dread disease, Public schools in the areas affected have heen closed and in Chip- man and Lacombe, Alberta, th>- atres have been shut down and all public gatherings prohibited. In Edmonton nine have died and 70 are in isolation hospi. tals. In Lacombe there ar: five or six cases, At Nelson and Trail, B.C., there have heen five deaths and a total of 28 cases, At Rossland, B.C, a 20- | year-old youth died yi 'sterday, and a 1a died in Chipman, Al. ta, the same day. COUNCIL RECEIVES MANY PETITIONS Residents Obert Granting | License for Restaurant on Division Street Included in the routine business which came before the special meet- | ing of the City Council last night was a petition for asphalt paving | on French street from Alice street | tn Rosedale avenue. A deputation | also appeared hefore the council in support of the petition. It was referred to the Board of Works. Sachlas and Alex enclosed a | cheque for $280 in a letter for re- | newal. of their billiard license. A letter of appreciation was re- | erpived from the Rotary Club for the assistance rendered hy Sounedt | in making the street fair such a splendid success, It was pointed ont thot the Clnh had cleared $6,- 000 which would enable it to ay | for the property and improvements made up to date and still have | money for further developments next year. \ | A petition signed hv twenty-two residents in the vicinity of Brock | and Division streets was read ask- ing Council to refuse a license for a restaurant at that point. The pe- tition will he dealt with by the Gereral Purpose committee. The apnlication of T.ee Ong for a laundry license at 141 Simeone St. south was referred to the General Pvrnose committee. The Water Commission will be asked to consider a petition from ratepayers and property owners to instoll a waterworks svstem and on McLaughlin bonlevard westerly from Christie street to Somerville street and northerly on Somerville street to the eitv limits. McLaughlin boulevard west from Christie street is nearly all filled with houses and southerly on Christie street is also built up or homes sre under construction. It was pointed out that it was dif- fienlt to smell or obtain occupants | present, |ed and the recommendation of the | In | not being notified, to. M. Alger Recommended for Position of Superintend- ent Which Will Be Sub- mitted to Provincial De- partment -- A, W. Jack- son Suggests Name of Col. Bick' -- A Personal Letter from J. J. Kelso Asks That County and Society Get Together Amicably The Ontario County Childrens' Ald Society, at its regular-meeting held in the city hall last night, de- cided to recommend to the provin- cial department that O.M. Alger he ¢npointed superintendent of the So- ciety, While the matter had been settled at a committee meeting at which three of the six members were the question was re-open- committee ratified, Warden Jackson was present and told the Society that he had failed | to receive a posteard notifying him | of the committee meeting and for that reason he did not know that the meeting to discuss so important a question was being held, The consequence was that the Warden was unable to attend as the county's representative. Under the circum- stances, Warden Jackson stated, he i could not possibly support the ac- 'tion of the committee in recommend- ing the appointment of Mr, Alger. taking this stand he made it clear to the members of the Society that he held Mr. Alger in the very highest esteem. In any business matters or personal affairs he had always found the appointee to be a man of the very highest standard. Warden Speaks In referring to the fact that the postcard failed to reach him until after the meeting, the Warden stated that he, as a representative of the County, felt quite keenly at He would, he stated, have to make a complete report to the county council. When (Continued on #1 on page 11) DAMAGE GREAT IN EASTERN FLOODS Recession of Waters Reveals Increased Death Toll Bucharest, Sept. 9. -- Recession of flood waters in the Bukovina distriet bas revealed many deaths and incal- culable damage. In the Stronzyniec, Campu Lung and Cerpauti Counties whole towns were submerged, the gathered harvest was destroyed and 11 persons were drowned. In the Virjimta region, three persons were drowned along the Czere- mosz River and nine families disap- peared from the town of Rastovee, while at Marincia sought refuge on housetops were swept off and drowned in the floods. than 100 persons are believed to have been drowned on the Polish side of the Czeremosz. 16 persons who More Reports from Besarabia show tor- rential rains continuing through Sun- without these improvements. Leeds, Eng., Sept. 9. -- The Biblical version of the Creation of the World was challenged by Sir Oliver Lodge, famous physicist and spiritualist, in an address to the British Association for the Ad of Sei "There are indications that the uni- verse had always existed," said Sir Oliver. "It is a going concern; it has not ya run down and perhaps it never "When we direct our attention to ether dnd to matter alone," he added, "what is called 'the law of dissipation of energy' does mot hold. I do mot think that life is one form of energy, in the sense that it can be transmited into other forms. Life seems to me to be a deciding and guiding princi- ple which interacts with the material or physical universe, but is not of it. "Posterity may yet solve the prob- lem of what connects etheric energy on | the one hand and life and mind on the other." | RISES FROM LOWEST JOB TO PRESIDENT New York, Sept. 9.-- Forty-five years ago Chas. G. Black, then 14 years old, got a job with the Standard Oil Com- pany putting wire handles on cans. Now he is president of the Stand- ard Of Company of New Jersey, a |dren. Mara 19. Fred uri recently formed $200.000000 cperating wa+1, 11. end Jeon 6. escaped. ra | subsidiary of the Standard Oil Com- | | pany (New Jersey). boys were burned to Wednesday when they were trapped in their bedrooms by fire that destroy- ed the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henz. Walter Henz, 12, and his brother, George. 19, were the vie- tims. day with the Cetatea Alba region 'towns of Liepzig, Briena, Crasna, Pa- ris and Arciz submerged. Stock has been drowned and much crop damage done. In the district of Tighina 141 houses have been destroyed along with their contents. If the water continues to rise another cat Lgaphe is exp BELIEVE MINES ABOUT TO REOPEN J Chicago, Sept. 9. -- Circumstances pointing to an early settlement of the coal mine strike were being watched as representatives of both miners and | coal operators gathered in Chicago for a joint conference. Despite denials from both groups that an agreement already had been reached and that the session scheduled Wednesday was a cut and dried af- fair, it was learned that preparations for reopening are already under way at some mines. TWO BOYS BURNED TO DEATH IN U. S. Shrewsbury, Mass. , 9. -- Two ih early om ond Mrs. Henz =r" far chil- Av, mg. Mr. The fire was believed to have of :tod in the kitchen.