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F "Toronto, for instance, led Canada Ml with a total of over $31,000,000, bien L ies erected were valued at $342,- STEAMER PICKS UP 5 A on dan, S=rLhe Capra Tilers steamer, [4 15 $5,255,000 | eharge of $300; LIGHT VOTE The Osawa Daily Reformer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1928 Na Chev Convention Here Is Only a Preliminary to Canada Wide Gathering| OBSERVE NEW YEAR'S AT N. C. O'S MESS One of Important Sessions in Canadian Chevrolet His- tory Opened This Mom. ing -- Chevrolet Gets a Great Welcome as "Big. ger and Better" Models Go on Display One of '» most important cone ventions in (+dadian Chevrolet his» Successful In Aldermanic Elections tory opened this morning in. the General Motors convention hall, while thoughout Ontario newspapers BUILDING IN CITY IN 1927 Was 3 Per Cent. of Total for the Entire Dominion of Canada FIVE TIMES 1926 728 New Residences Were Erected Last Year Building in Oshawa during 1927 totalled $5,255,000. This w «per cent. of the te Canada, while Oshawa's n is only one half of one ent" of the Dominion's total, but if the Provincial capital's con- struction had borne the same ra- population as Oshawa's, ronto would have had $1560,000,000 of new building com- pleted during 1927. The local building record for 19027 was over five times as great #8 In 1926, in which year 395 permits were issued at a total value of $1,052,100, During the past year 728 new residences were erected, _gxclu- sive of apartment houses, at & to- tal value of $2,313,450. Factor The year saw 290 garages built st a total cost of $44,268, The average value was $153, Altera- tions were made to 106 houses at 8 cost of $73,820. Some 22 oth- er structures were erected at a total cost of $214,650, and 23 business premises were erected for an expenditure of $98,500. One house was moved at a and 21 electric were put in place at a cost " $2,300, Oshawa stood second in Ontar- fo during 1927 for new building. res are not yet available as to its standing in the Dominion, but it is belieyedd that it will dave sixth place at least, The total pumber of permits fssued during 1927. totalled 1,263, - -- (geile Service Fo The Tivirs | 3 By Caaadian ress) %, Lag notified his Loadon id ers that Be Picked up the "¥en l mail nevopiane N B 54 of the Latecoere Yine and res. rued the ervew Hi sailes east of Cape Decata. The plane and .awew will be landed at Gibral- | the conclusion of the convention here '| sed' by practically all memiers of the lare welcoming the new Chevrolet | with «nn amount of editorial notice { almost unprecedented, | Perhaps on account of the tre- | mendously guspicious debut of the Bigger afid "Better" models the Chevrolet meeting today was partis cularly enthusiastic, The factory of- ficials showed their pride in the great new car,"and the field repre- 11 the convention--are looking forward to unparalleled success in their ef- forts 'to make sales easier for the dealers. The meeting of some fifty repre- sentatives which opened this morning is but the preliminary to a Canada: wide gathering which begins tomor- row, when dealers and sales mana- gers from Halifax te Vancouver swarm into Oshawa--many of them to get their first view of the car which has already created such a sensation in Ontario, Their program is a full one, They will be welcomed by R, 8, Me- tors of Canada; by J. H, Beaton, general sales manager, and by Ross Mackinnon, Chevrolet general sales manager, From W, M, ertising man: which is being undertaken to back up the sales efforts of the dealers,' C, E. McTavish, general parts and ser- vice manager, will tell of the grow- ing importance of modern service methods and will outline the striking plans which Chevrolet has made to keep not only abreast but ahead of the times. Members of the commer cial division will start a drive for the sale of trucks which is expected to put Chevrolet again in the lead of gear-shift truck makers, The men who met this morning as the advance-guard of the main con- vention are the "liason officers" be- tween the factory and the dealers They must have an intimate know ledge not only of the mechanical de tails of every Chevrolet model bu: also of the sales policies of the com pany and of service plans and meth ods. It was subjects such as these that were discussed at this morning's meeting, and which were continued after lunch. There is no showing of the new car scheduled for today, this being reserved for tomorrow, when it is expected there will be a repiti- tion of wild enthusiasm which was noticeable at the showing to the press on Friday. The factory representatives will ap- pear in another role tomorrow, when they act as joint hosts with the fac- tory officials to the dealers, A feature of the dealers' conven- tion is to be the premier showing, at the New Martin Theatre, of the Chevrolet National Revue, "Bigger and Better," For months the play- ers. -- successors to the "Peacock Players" of last year--have been in rehearsal, The revue, which is de- signed to put "across" sales deyvelop- ment ideas by the medium of drama, has been written by local of- gt oA Scenery has been created at a t of hundreds of dollars, and at thie play will be taken to every. prin: cipal city from St. John, N.B, to Vancouver, where it will be witnes- Chevrolet retail organization, A trip to the great Genera' Motors proving ground will be the final event of the convention, which is e: to usher in the most successful 3 Average Man May "of 100 Years, | No Limit to Average Lifetime uire Life Professor Says; sentatives--who are the delegates to | {i v, they: arill-feany | Mu. of the immense AAA Je a 4 in Cheyrolet's history. sits WILLIAM RODDY Laughlin, President of General Mo. ' Robertson, . P, A, MacDONALD TO REPRESENT TI 'WILL REPRESENT THE SOUTHWEST WARD Lukas 8S. H, JACKSON REPRESENTATIVES SOUTHEAST WARD D AJ 'W0 Fo % 3 8. G. CARNELL DRTHEAST WA Being the Heaviest - . With only a bare 25 per cent. { qualified electors casting their allots, Wards One, Two and Four ected nine citizens as members of e 1928 City Council, In the Southeast Ward, where he election showed some fugitive traces of normal interest, Ex-Mayor Stacey, Ald, Swanson, and ex-Ald. A, J. Graves were elected, Ex- Mayor Stacey headed the poll with 539 votes, Ald, Swanson came second with 431 ballots, and ex- Ald, Graves was third with 314 votes, R. R. Clark, defeated, re- ceived 258 votes. A close race between Ald, Good- child and Ald.-Elect Douglas mark- ed the contest in the South West ward, The latter recelved 143 US. MARINES ARE KILLED BY REBELS DANIEL DOUGLAS re \ "- ' A. 7. GRAVES REINFORCEMENTS | : Washington Regards the bis Situation as Most (By Associated Press) Managua, Nicaragua, Jan, 3.-- Reinforced garrison of the United States marines today held Quilali after fierce fighting in which six aarines were killed and 28 wound- ed, The forces of Sandino, Rebel leader, were driven out, The rein- forcing Sunday of the patrol which captured Quilali Friday, resulted in the death of five United States marines and many rebels, Rebel casualties in the two encounters COUNCIL Will MEET MONDAY For Purposes of Striking Commiitees--May Link "Boards Mayor Preston aad the 15 alder- men forming the City Couneil of 1928 will be sworn into office st 11 a.m., Monday, January 9. His worship is preparing his inaugur- al address which will be read fol- lowing his induction. The cere- mony will be opened with a prayer by the Council chaplain whe is yet to be selected for the current year. The Council will then meet for first regular session. The first of business will be the pam- of a striking , committee to aldermen for committees three of the boards--Town Commission ; Parks Board;\ Cemetery Board of Gov- ernors. While some of these bodies re- quire morp members than others, it is ed that this difficulty could be overcome through the ap- pointment of a joint chairman who could see it that votes on var ious matters conformed to the statutes gowerning "the hoards concerned, SHAMROCKS PLAY EXHIBITION GAME HERE WEDNESDAY Oshawa Shamrock Juniors will play an exhibition game bere tomorrow night "| male member of one of the Irak , | the capital and to central markets. tribes, including even male bapes, has been slain by Sheik Feisal Ed Dowish and his raiders, an advice reaching here states. Thousands of cattle were carried off. The miser- able rempant of women was left to starve. Feisal was one of the chieftains of Ibn Saoud, King of Hejaz, but now is apparently in revolt against the king. The report of the raid caused intense indigna- tion here. PARIS EXPERIENCES HEAVY SNOW FALL (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Paris, Jan. 3.--Paris and en- virons were wi in a wintry mantle of snow . The fall was not expected as the weatherman had forecast a mild, rainy spell. Spow fell all pight playing bavee with transportation of food into dead and wounded were quickly JOHN T. CRAWFORD Washington, Jan. 3--Reinforce- today as a result of the growing se- One battalion of 500 men are to Thousands of Cattle Carried Pacific coast. The marine general in Nicaragua to approximately 2,- Bagdad, Irak, Jan. 3--Every Survives Racicot, his wife and three children, Lake Temiskaming Saturday after- Only meagre details are avail- the running board, was the sole sur- I ------ tives at Fabre, Que. It is believed WEATHER , fair and cold today ings, drove out toward the centre of Boddy, Jackson, Douglas in Ward 1, Stacey, Swanson and Graves in Ward 2, Macdonald, Carnell and Crawford in Ward 4 Were Suc- cessful Candidates -- Macdonald Head Polls--Light Vote Notice- able Throughout City With Southeast Ward » y Times 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. IN CIVIC ELECTIONS HERE Close Run In South-West Fab 'Ward Features Municipal Voting In Oshawa Mon Boddy, Stacey and votes to Ald, Goodehild's 138, In this ward, Ald-elect William Boddy stood first with 361 votes and Ald. 8. Jackson took second place with 192 ballots marked in his favor, While there may be a change in Ward One when the official re- count is made, it is considered improbable in view of the «light vote which automatically reduees the margin of possible error, In Ward Four, Ald P, A, Maec- Donald made a dashing race to head the polls with 333 votes, 8. G, Carnell came second with 194 votes; and John T, Crawford was third with 189 ballots marked for his election, The defeated candidates in Ward Four were N. A, Campbell, 154 votes; F, W. Watkinson, 105 votes; and W, H, Harmer, 78 votes. It was evident early in the day that civic interest in the election was in keeping with the tempera- ture. Most of the polls could have been closed at noon without making any material change in the final results, Deputy returning officers re- ported an unusually low number of spoiled ballots, At the same time, the *plumpers'" were ont in force, Ald.-elect Boddy was given the largest number of votes in his nong a i tal of "plimpers™: being T69. Mayor Stacey was similarly fovor- ed but his total was 108. Ald, MacDonald in Ward Four was given the compliment of 139 plumpers putting him second h the three wards' 'Favorite Son' race. Ex-Mayor Stacey, in the South East ward, was similarly complimented, receiving 108 *Sta- ey Only" ballots, Returns were in from all polis by 6 p.m. and the results tabulat- de. Most polls were ready to an- pounce results by 5.30. Mayor Preston and aldermanic candidates gathered at City Clerk Hare's office to hear the returns, A few more or less interested citi- gens joined them but mo speeches were delivered. When the results were announced, the re-elected or pewly elected city fathers adjourn- ed to the City Hall in order to give the citizens a final chance to near a lttle election eloguence, The City Hall, however, failed to attract a baker's dozen, so the meeting broke up to everyone's manifest relief. ALD, STACEY IS PLEASED WITH VOTE Alderman-Elect John Stacey, who beaded the poll, referring to his election in yesterday's municipal election said, "I feel quite at such a liberal majority over all candidates in the contest of yester- day. It is naturally gratifying to me because I felt that the citizens in this way recognize my 'many yeu:s of faithful service. However, I can- not let-this opportunity pass with- satisfaction at the comparatively small number of people taking an interest in who should represent them on the great and expansive problems of this rapidly growing city. I hope my efforts on the Council will not be a disappoint- ment to my friends who suppoi me, or to the ratepayers of out expressing some feeling of dis- b city | BOBBY JONES RESIGNS FROM LAW SCHOOL & vod school at Emery University to enter the law firm of his father, Bobby's announcement follows od within a week of his success in passing the State Bar exams ination, In making the ane nouncement, the British Open National Amateur and South. ern open golf champion said that his leaving school would not affect the previous ame nouncement that he would not defend his British title this REACH SHORE AFTER AN ALL Falls--Battle Ice Floes for Hours SMASH THEIR WAY a Use Sapling Which sw Nori pb ROT R x ; ? \ Stl id i i Sturn (By Associated Press) Niagara Falls, N.Y, Jan. 3--Thres men reached the shore of Niagara River a few miles above the falls this morning after an excitizg-and™ thrilling all night battle with ice floes, The men made the crossing from Navy Island, about three miles - above the falls, in a row boat, smashing their way through the ice with oars and a small sapling which they had cut from a wooded section of the island before been worn to a mere st Twice they were swept in their frail craft a mile and succeeded in working their way back, The alarm was given by persons living along the the men were seen in the boat, but they reached the shore unaided, All were spent and exhausted and suffer- | ed from their night of exposure. AVIATORS BATTLE HUGE SNAKE IN AN AEROPLANE Rangoon, British India, Jan, 8, ~-- A thrilling battle with a snake in mid air, with Mrs. Keith Miller as' heroine, took place in an 3 flying from England to Australia,' on the way from Rangoon the 1 at large. were not determined because Lhe tures, marines were ordered to Nicaragua SLAIN BY R AIDERS ing the American forees in thelr efforts to clean up outlaw bands aided by General Sand$no. and another 500 will go from the Starve which will swell the marine forces B; Canadian Press) 2 SIX DROWNED IN Man on Running Board Cobalt, Ont, Jan. 3.--Alderique Racicot, relative, were drowned in they were riding plunged through the ice ed Lapierre, who was standing on out to spend the holiday with rela- Fresh to strong westerly ing snowstorm, and losing his bear- removed to save them from wul- . ments to the number of a thousand IRAK TRIBE 13 riousness of the situation confront- sail from the Atlantic coast pont Off -- Women Left to officer will head the expedition, (Cable Service to The Times | 500 mer: i Auto Plunges Through lce-- (By Canadian Press) all under six years, and Theodore noon, when an automobile in which able as to the tragedy. A man mam- vivor of the party which had started that Racicot was blinded by a driv- Wedneadey, locas enowtiaries. | # 'ake and go/the open waters day NIGHT FIGHT Was A they sta , When they landed the in / a hali downstream. but river shore when (Cable Service to The Tin by Candies phe Vimes bp in which she and Capt. W, T. Lan- | caster, of the British Air Forces, are | lar ve scl w co its ) . M ~ho