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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town @he Ontario Reformer All the News While it Is News VOLUME 51--No, 83 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Copies § Cents EIGHT PAGES Y. M. C. A. MEMBERSHIP * [TWO THOUSANDTH One Hundred Canvassers, Enthusiastic, Strive For 700 Members Workers Must Think What They Can Put into the "Y," Not What They Can Get Out of the Insti- tution, Declares Honorary Chairman, W. McLaughlin CAMPAIGNERS WILL AT DINNER THIS EVENING The first gun in the Y.M.C.A. is morning when approximately Determined, George REPORT RESULTS Membership Campaign was fired one hundred workers started out $1,300 Raised Here For Fire Sufferers Mrs. F. W, Cowan, president of the local branch of the Red Cross, announced this morn- ing that approximately $1300 had heen contributed hy Oshawa citizens to the relief of the Northern citizens who had heen rendered homeless by the big fire, There is a still a great need for clothing of all kinds for women and children, This need has been accentuated the last few days by the extremely cold weather experienced in the fire area. Woollen cloth- ing of all kinds will be gladly received and appreciated at the offices of the Red Cross in the Town Hall, Keep the good work going. Who knows but what some lit tle gift of a pair of stockings, PHONE INSTALLED INTONN TO-DAY Jubilation at Local Office of Bell Telephone Com- pany To-day SPEND MUCH MONEY Increase in Instruments Has Been 300 Per Cent. in Ten Years There is jubilation at the local SHORT PERIOD IN JAIL RESTORES A FAULTY MEMORY Russian Faced Seven Months' Term for O.T.A. Breaches DECIDED TO TELL ALL First Said Alcohol Had Been | Secured from Unknown | Austrian Bridge Girder Doubled; Phone Pole Cut in Two; Motorists are Uninjured Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O'Reilly, of Peterboro, Have Miraculous Escape at Foot of Tooley's Hill, East of Oshawa, Early Monday Morning -- Car is Being Repaired STEEL RODS CRUMBLE, BUT GLASS IN CAR WINDOWS IS NOT BROKEN A miraculous escape from death, or at least severe injuries, was | the experience of Mr. and Mrs, Joseph O'Reilly, of Peterboro, yester- DRIVE" UNDER WAY | to theroughly Saivase the town, each worker having an objective of ud pation al , seven members for t t _|office of the Be elephone Com- "% ember r the three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs Dany. The reason is: that to-lay ay. The claims of the Y.M.C.A, on the community were clearly sees the installation of Oshawa's 2, and logically set out last night in the addresses of Mr. Geo. W. |00 : 000th telephone. In 1887 there were 1- [lipers telling how some one, who has | 1. . . i i McLaughlin and Mr. Charles W. Bishop, secretary of the secretarial [just 50 telephones in Oshawa. Dr. monla and possibly death? It's Ji/ for a long time suffered from loss | which is hidden by a sharp bend in the road, the driver apparently training department of the National Council, at a meeting following F. L. Henry is one resident who has a worthy cause. Give. Give, |of memory, an has had it suddenly | did not notice the curve until close to the steel railing which protects . h hee continuous subscriber since restored, 8 a rule it is brought t i irty- H banquet in the Y.M.CA. gymnasium, Mr, P. J. Lee, Assistant eh op mays aus pF the ahout from either shock, rue. | s1alfc from gone Dyes the thirty fool hank lo the cross beneath ecretary of the National Council, who is here assisting the local [number of telephones in Oshawa {maybe drinking hooteh, However, oat as id cose o the raihng t at t e orver id not have time officers in conducting the drive, declared that he had never seen a to avoid striking it. The hub of the right front wheel struck one of more perfect or enthusiastic organization than that formed by: Mr. has increased 300 per cent, from |if there is anyone in Oshawa suf- C. E. McTavish, the campaign chairman, and his colleagues. 500 in 1912 to 2,000 to-day. During [fering from loss of memory at the the steel uprights in the centre, bending it almost double, while Almost Full Attendance the last year the number jumped {present time he is suffering need- another was forced outwards. One of the steel rods was disconnected. from 1,700 to 2,000, or 17.6 per lessly for during the past few Snapped Telephone Pole + There were few absentees from | the meeting, showing the marked in- "Yes," said Manager Ross Doug- tom months a miraculous cure has heen |discovered for it. So unique, speedy _ The car continued on, the right | for the terest which is being taken by mem- | ,4 of the Bell Telephone Company bers of the various teams. The|, phe Reformer this morning, 'we HAVE COAL PRICE Three Firsts, Two Seconds, One Third and Two and effective is it that it borders "heels hugging the railing full length of the bridge and finally meeting was for the express purpose i .ialjed Oshawa's 2,000th telephone W. J. Trick, Chairman of Fuel Fifths Taken ; Loss of memory is one of those day morning about seven o'clock at the foot of the hill at Tooley's n sweater, sear or anything ||| things that scientists and medical | Mill, about three miles east of Oshawa on the Kingston Road. Mr, [hay JI Irie ome varou men ling ard to estore. Oceans. | O'Reilly wad driving a Ford coupe and was coming to Oshawa from ) rers may be the 50s Storie . J Thee A i means 'of preventing pneu- ories in the pa- | Peterhoro, accompanied by his wife. When approaching the bridge, Working Like Beavers {able that Oshawa will he the scene ©Yer the bank and turned over on On Track On Prospect of a pilgrimage, the place where she its side, He telephone pole resting : : {must go to be cured--the 5 on top of it. The bank at the point That this was accomplished Was gion worth noting, Our whole or- Ave. onday {3ail. The gromter the he Oshava where the car struck the pole is no - - {jail the quicker one's memory is re- 88 deep as it is a few feet farther {stored. Take the case of Alex Greti- Pack, otherwise the car would have guk, a Russian resident of the Base Pee thrown a greater distance anc (Line district, which district by the Undoubtedly wrecked. way is causing more disputes at The occupants escaped without a | present than the baselines in the scratch and were assisted from the polo grounds during a world series. car by Mr. T. E. Edmondson, wh In court yesterday, Alex cheerful- witnessed the accident from his resi- {ly pleaded guilty to a charge of in- dence and who believed that both quite evident from the spirited sing- |g, nization here in Oshawa has been song immediately following the sup- | w,rking like beavers lately, not onls per, Mr. Ross McKinnon being the i, give present subscribers a high conductor with Mr. Harry Salmon at grade of service, but to keep abreast the piano. But probably the most oe demand for new telephones. In important feature of the evening and ,nqerground and aerial cable alone one which tended to inspire the ,,, company is spending in Oshawa gathering to put forth even greater ,,,.o than $31,000 this year and efforts was the eloguent and inspir- 4), job of extending all branches of ing address delivered by Mr. Mc- 4; 'local system to fit in with this Sustaining horrible injuries about the feet and thighs when struck yes terday afternoon by an electric shunter near Third avenue on Pros- pect street, Alfred Murray, five year old son of William and Mrs. Murray, 563 Albert street, was removed to| the hospital where he died about 7 o'clock last night ---- {on the sensational. However, despite the fact that the StTuck a telephone pole breaking 'it of making the final arrangements |i, (no residence of Mr. 5. W. Wells, Committee, Will So Move Alfred Murray Meets Death |. e hardly ever fails it is not prob. °ff near the ground. The car dived and increasing the enthusiasm. pg, xe Street, and I think the occa- Thursday Night Laughlin, ALL MACHINES SOLD Product of General Motors At- tracts Favorable Comment At Plowing Meet Samson tractors were much in the limelight at the Provincial Plowing Match held at Lindsay last week. The tractor created a very favorable impression, and it was little wonder when it is known that it carried off three first prizes, two seconds, one third and two fifths. Every Sam- son tractor on the grounds was sold. On Wednesday, October 11, the only tractor event was the profes- sional sod class, open to professional plowmen and men demonstrating plows and tractors for manufac turers. There was only one prize for this competition, a gold medal valued at $50, which was won by Clark Young, of Milliken, driving a Samson tractor. Mr. Young's plow- ing in this particular class was also awarded the $150 trophy, the best and largest competed for, which was presented by the Delco Light Com pany, of Toronto, for the best plow ed land in sod done by a tractor. Although there was no second prize for this competition, it was gener- ally conceded that Mr. Young won by a very small margin from Mr. F. G. Sinclair, who was also driving a Samson tractor. Open To Farmers Only. On Thursday afternoon, October 12, the only tractor competition was that for stubble plowing, open to men solely engaged in farming. Samson tractors won third and fifth prizes, being driven by D. M. Camp- beli, of Alvinston, and R. Johnston of Lindsay, pulling Cockshutt and Massey Harris plows, respectively. In this particular competition the first prize was a $35 trophy and also a sweep stake trophy valued at $100 for the best plowed land in stubble done by a tractor. In judging this plowing, first prize was originally awarded to Mr. Cameron Walking- ton from Richmond Hill, who oper- ated a Samson tractor. However, the farmer winning second prize protested the match on the ground that Mr. Walkington had taken charge of an auction sale for revenue sometime previously. The protest was sustained. It is worthy of note. however, that the best plowed land in the class was done with a Samson tractor. (Continued on page 4) | comme events ROLLER RINK OPEN Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday EVERY evenings. Also Saturday after- nooL 66-11.) CENTRE STREET HOME AND School Club meets Thursday, 19th, at 7.30 p.m. Miss Holmes will talk about her interesting Northern trip. Everybody wel- come. (83a) KING STREET LADIFS' AID wiLL | hold their hot supper Thursday evening, October 20, from 5 to 8 o'clock, to be followed by am ex- cellent concert. Admission, supper and concert, adults 50 cents, chil- dren under 12 years, 25 cents. 83-85-b big outlay for. cable is Strive To Uplift all busy." At the outset of his address Mr.| "Oshawa people," Mr. Douglas McLaughlin took occasion to point continued, "are certainly alive to the out that Y.M.C.A. workers should advantages of the telephone as a not think of what they were going method of doing business. We are to get out of the Y.M.C.A. but of now handling on an average of 11, keeping us accident moned. remains Hoig, a jury The members viewed last evening. Dr. D. coroner, ordered an adjourn ment until to-night at Particulars as to how the Following the was hastily sum- the 8. 7.30 o'clock. unfort |toxication preferred by C. A. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. O'Reilly had been kil- {license inspector. Visions of being led until he went to their assistance. {allowed his freedom on paying the The car itself was damaged consider {usual $10 and costs floated before ably but not so m might Alex's eyes. Alas, however, such expected under the circumstances was not to be the case. After being |The radius rods were badly bent {found guilty by Magistrate Hind of while the two front fenders were 8 NO ACTION AT MEETING Warm Discussion at Joint how much they could put into it.! Those who gave their time to this work had an ideal which was some- | thing more than making money. There might be one or two exeep- tions, he said but they are always striving to assist in uplifting the moral standing of the country in order that the principles of religious | liberty and democracy might be! handed down to the coming gemnera- tions. Mr. McLaughlin referred to the various forms of Government in Canada which were safeguading the destinies of the present generation. "We look upon these things as our natural right but think of the pro-| gress and warfare experienced that | we might enjoy the things which we | have. In no other place in the world has such an effort been put) forth as by the Anglo-Saxon race. | We should govern our actions as| citizens to try to perpetuate their | examples that the social and moral spirit may grow stronger instead of weaker." the speaker declared. A Change Taking Place Making passing reference to the United States, Mr. McLaughlin aver- red that the time of transition was going on in that country. They had been living in isolation, Americans being of the opinion that because they had forty per cent of all the gold in the world, they could let the old world take care of itself. They had built up a barrier to pre- vent trade relationships, thinking only of making money, but Mr. Me Laughlin added, while they have said "We want their principles but we do not want their trade," there is a change coming and he believed that before long the United States would be on the side of England and France fighting for the uplift of this war-cursed world. Needed "Why should little errors be mag- nified?" asked Mr. McLaughlin, in speaking on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. "Nothing can be looked back upon as being worthy of severe criticism. The object has always been the same and if the spirit of the meeting to-night is any indication there will be great progress. [I would like to (Continued on page 3) Local Cadets Took Part in the O.R.A. Match at Toronto . On Thursday nights a team com- prising ten officers and cadets under the leadership of Captain C. Follest and Lieut's Watson and Walker, as aides, left for Toronto to compete in the O. R. A. match which took place on Friday. Sergt. Major Green had the boys in train- ing the previous week, but owing to a mishap the day of the match which put the team out of luck, they did not bring back the desired trophy. If the team had, had an out door range to practice on the! boys would have made a better show- ing. Sergt. Major Green and the cadet officers are trying to locate one for mext year. The cadets who went were: Capt. C. Follest, Lieut. F. Watson, Lieut. N. Walker, cadets Stone, Goodall, Headey, Cooper, Campbell, Legurva, unate little fellow came to down were not available time today. It is believed that he was playing on the tracks and not noticing the approach of the engine was run down. It was said that a foreign woman saw the sad oeccur- rence and rushed over and attempt- ed to pull the child from beneath the locomotive. Dr. A. E. McKibbon was called and rendered first aid. Examination revealed the fact that one of the wheels of the heavy en- gine had passed over the boy's thigh just above the knee, making a hor- rible gash. The right foot was also badly crushed. | One Man Hurt Slightly When Autos Collide | One man was injured yesterday DOVE OF PEACE | LEAVES OLIVE NL ir eo be run at press | 735 local calls daily. Business men are more and more applying the long distance method to the needs of their concerns, as is shown by the fact that we are putting through 250 long distance calls daily. service Is Vital "The service is vital to the com- munity's welfare and whether the growth in the next ten years be fast or slow we will do our utmost to make telephone service equal to all demands upon it. Everyone of our 45 employees in Oshawa is striving with might and main to make our service of the utmost value to its users,and kindly co-operation and ap- preciation we are receiving from our big list of users is most gratify- ing." Mr. Walter Martin and a Baby Grand Chevrolet car owned by Mr. | M. R. Johnston, Arthur Street and driven by Mrs. Johnston, collided at | King and Charles Streets. Mr. Mar- tin was turning from King Street on | to Charles when the Baby Grand. travelling east, rammed into the side of the Ford crushing the runming- board and moving the lighter car over against the curb. When the Ford. was struck, Peter Catalino, fruit dealer, Simcoe Street South, | And Wordy Combat Between Two Women Transferred To Court The dove of peace has departed from Olive Avenue taking with him the olive branch. And the court at- taches who yesterday endeavored to pour oil on the troubled waters did not use olive oil. "Just what they fought each other for,"---to use the words of the poet,--*I could not well make out. Judging by the verbosity of the witnesess, the sheafs of evi- dence taken, and the length of the hearing--from 2 o'clock until 5 o"- clock, one was wont to imagine that the League of Nations was in ses- sion. But all this is merely a prelimin- ary to the fact that at some time in the recent past one of Mrs. Eliza- beth Mason's (English) boys broke a window in the premises of one (Continued on page 3) A Hive of Industry Martin was thrown against the wind- | shield which was broken from the force of the collision. He sustained his injuries were not serious. Mr. | Martin was not hurt. The bwmper | on the Baby Grand car was bent Mr. Martin claims that he gave the usual signal for turning a cor- ner but the occupants of the Chevro- let state that they did not see him put out his hand. Mr. Martin also claims that he turned the corner in the proper way while the other party is of the opinion that he did not. This is a picture of the local office of The Bell Telephone Company. where 2,000 local customers are served. In the foreground are the linemen and their truck. They are at present comstructing aerials and putting cables underground in Oshawa. considerably. | being drunk, which meant a levy of $10 and costs--$18 to be exact, another charge of being illegally in possession of liquor in contravention to the O.T.A. was laid against the Russian. To this charge he also pleaded guilty. "Where did you get the liquor?" the cadi queried. Story Doubted In response Alex stated that purchased the alcohol, which was contained in an Oshawa Bottling Company pop bottle, in Toronto. He told a weird story of getting it in a dive on Elizabeth Street, from an Austrian whose name he did not know. "I do not believe your story," the magistrate interjected. "You are (Continued on page 3) WOMAN FINED FOR BREACH OF 0.7... Kate Opichary Had Two Gal-| lons of Pure Alcohol-- $500 Levy he Kate Opichary, Cedar Dale. who was arrested by C. A. Mason, license inspector, when carrying a grip who was in the front seat beside Mr. which contained two gallons of purd Some distance each side of the bridge alcohol, pleaded guilty in court yes terday to the charge of having liguor illegally in her possession. She was cuts on the right leg and face but remanded until to-day for sentence. Put this spot, which has always been She drew a fine of $500 or six | months. { Carrying a small baby in her arms | which could mot have been more | than a year old the woman present- ed a pitiable appearance. Col. J. F. Greirson defended her. She is the mother of five children. D. A. J. Swanson, acting for the prosecution, asked Magistrate Hind to impose a reasonable penalty but added that in view of the extenuat- ing circumstances that the sentence be tempered somewhat with leniency. In passing sentence the Magistrate declared that he did not believe the woman's story in regard to the source of her supply. She stated that she had bought it from a Toronto man. If she does not tell where she obtained her liguor she will serve 30 days for that omission. "The last time a woman appeared before me to answer to an O. T. A. charge I remarked that they would be treated just the same as though they were men. I am not going to let those engaged in the illicit sale of liquor hide behind a woman. If the foreign element would only read the Reformer and become acquaint- ed with this fact they would fare much better," Magistrate Hind said. © AURN ABOUT. And now it is "the sick man of Europe' who is compelling his phy- sicians to take the medicine.-- (Ha- milton Herald) We mo sooner settle the troubles with our own miners than our tran- quillity is threatened by that Asia Conference of Committee and Dealers twisted beyond repair. The head lights were also put out of commis- sion. The radiator was not hurt, showing that the car struck the railing and telephone pole with the hubs of the wheels. Connections on three telephone lines were sey- ered when the pole was broken off. Windshield Not Broken A curious feature of the accident was the fact that the windshield and the glass windows were not so much as cracked, despite the fact One result of the joint meeting of the Special Fuel Committee and local fuel dealers Saturday afternoon was the statement to-day by Coun. W. J. Trick, chairman of that committee, that he would on Thursday night in- |troduce a motion at the special Coun- | cil meeting to have the Fuel Control- |ler fix the price of coal in Oshawa. the car went over the bank: was | While from other standpoints little thrown over on its side and the {progress was made, members of the heavy pole fell on it. The rear | Committee had the satisfaction of se- wheels and top were not damaged '°u'ing the opinions of local coal mer- and the engine is still in good work- | *hents. ing order. Mechanics from the Should a resolution authorizing the Chadburn Motor Company, Kiang] Fuel Controller to fix the price here, Street West, are repairing the car |be passed by Council, it is believed by where the accident occurred, put-|mavy that if line company coal is not ting on new fenders and radius rods. | available, the dealers will be slowed An eve witness avers that the car | charge a higher price. owever, was travelling at a : Ya Hee of In speaking to The Reformer this speed and the condition of the rail- | morning, Coun. Trick said that if resi- ing on the bridge as viewed by a Re- |dents of Oshawa would be patient the former representative who visited | #rice would be fixed. It required a re- the scene of accident shortly after |solution to be passed by the Council it occurred, would indicate that it |and until that was done, the Fuel Con- had been hit with terrific force. Had | troller could not act. the railing been constructed of The following is the report issued wood instead of steel the occupants {by Councillor Trick, which will be of the car surely would have been |presented by him to council as chair- hurled to their death over the side |man of the special committee: -- of the bridge. There were present: --W. J. Trick, Third Accident In Three Weeks (Continued on Page 8) This is the third accident to oc - cur at this point in as many weeks. at the top of the hills signs have been placed bearing the warning. "Dangerous Curves--Drive Slowly" "Y" Keeps Up Nation's In the course of his address to campaign workers in the Y. M. C. A. last night; Mr. Geo. W. McLaughlin exhibited a $2 bill pointing out that it was an order on the Dominion of Canada to pay that amount of money to the bearer. "Men work in stores, others own land having the deeds under lock and key while others have wealth. They have no need to worry and consequently they let the social life of the com- munity go by", the speaker averred. "But why is it Rus- sian roubles cannot be given away and why is it a Dominion of Canada $2 bill will buy two or three theusand German | 4 ; marks?" he asked. The speak- ' A most enjoyable social evening er declared that it was simply was spent by the Stick-to-it Class of because the moral character of King St. Methodist Sunday School at those countries was not sound. the home of their teacher, Mrs. 8S. a possi that the $2 Mitchell, Athol St. on Monday even- Won. A be Be a of ia ing. The gathering was planned Russian rouble and the Ger- partly as a farewell to Miss Eleanor man mark in some future Harrison, a member of the class who time * Mr. McLaughlin asked. is leaving shortly for Chicago, and "Nothing is impossible but it/is also to work on a quilt which the not that way to-day because of class are making to send to the fire the high moral character in sufferers. Miss Harrison was pre- Canada. Every man who owns sented with a bar pin by Miss Velma a victory bond or home in the Blewett and an address read by Mrs. Dominion of Canadd is vitally W. Wigg. The balance of the even- interested in the progress of ing was spent in games and music, keeping alive the principles for followed by refreshments. which the Y. M. C. A. stands. No man must live for himself alone and the fact that the ¥. M. C. A. upholds that prin- ciple is to its glory." dangerous to all kinds of traffic and has been the scene of many an accident, will continue so until some- thing is done to remove the danger. A resident in that vicinity in speak- ling to The Reformer yesterday morn ing remarked that the highway {should be widened at this point as {soon as possible, pointing out that {there was barely room for two cars {to pass. At other points along the {highways, he added. the Government was widening the road while this | particular place was the most dan- !gerous of all and should not be over- looked. 'Teacher Presented With Pin By Class "That nigger in the woodpile isu't coal," says the Wall Street Journal. No matter, if one has a woodpile.-- Antonio Express. + nc i Gu 2 2%