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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town 4 The Ontario Reformer All the News While It Is News VOLUME 51--No. 107 Published a Tuesday, ursday and Satu Oshawa, Ont, Canada rday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922 Yearly Subscription $5.00 Single Copise 5 Cents SIXTEEN PAGES 'COMPLETE CEDAR DALE ANNEX LECTURER TELLS OF HOLY LANDS Miss Owen Gives Interesting Address in Aid of Bible Society A very interesting novel feature, conducted by the missionary depari- ment of the Simcoe Street Methodist League proved to be the source much delight, and enjoyment Monduy evening. The first part of the meeting was given to singing hymns, the topic for the evening, and some fine music and vocal selections, It was then announced. that am ex- cursion train had been made up and that all Leaguers and their friends | could take a tour across Canada to British Columbia, thence to Japan, China and Italy, etc, over the Ep- worth League Route. All passengers who could not express their feelings were requested to ship them by rush freight, It was also pointed out that id sleepers would be allowed on this! ne, The classrooms of the Sunday School were very suitable for this oc- casion, forming as they do, a semi- circle about the auditorium. "See Canada First", was the slogan as the train moved forward. It is of last quite needless to say that Canudepeg, ey sented herself most favorably to eryone. A grand display of flags evok- | ed a spirit of patriotism, scenic beauty of her evergreen forests made a-pleasing appeal to the eye. ! British Columbia was specially .t- tractive, 'with so many majestic pines | standing as if on parade over the te-| pees of the Indians, who sat quite un-| concerned and contented around a glowing wood fire. As ocean voyages at this season are not as pleasant as at others, we shall greet you with news from Japan, The gorgeous gowns, and so many other masterpieces of finery, together with post cards, souvenirs, and antiquities reminded the tourists of a Christmas in Fa nd. | China, 'such a near neighbor to Ja-! pan, offered similar attractions, but of ' course slight 'differences in costumes | were noticeable. { An exceptionally well-kept Italian fruit store was supposed to typify It- aly. Choice fruits of nearly all kinds were on sale at remarkably low prices. At this juncture, the tourists having become rather weary of travel, and hellvy laden with refreshments and souvenirs which they had bought from | each country on the way through, wel- | comed a stop over in the "League Cen- tral" where tables and chairs were provided for their rest and comfort while partaking of the varied courses spread before them. ' The proceeds, including fares, sale of refreshments, tips, souvenirs, ete. will go toward the up-keep and ex- tension of the good old Methodist line. Presentations Made Departing Mission Worker A farewell tea and presentation took place at St. George's Hall on Tuesday in honor of Mrs. J. Schofield who is leaving shortly to spend the winter months in California. Mrs. Schofield has been ome of the most efficient workers in connection with the Mis- sion and St. George's Sunday School and in appreciation for her services the Mothers of the Mission presented her with a handsome Bible. She was taken by surprise and in 2 few words expressed her thanks for their kind wishes. She said her thoughts would always be with them and hoped they would enjoy a prosperous year. Miss Ruth Jones made the presentation. Mrs. Schofield will be greatly mis- sed by her co-workers as she has lab- ored untiringly not only for the child- ren but for adults as well. The gath- ering extended to her their best wishes and the hope that she would soon re- turn. Mrs. Harry King will succeed Mrs. Schofield during the latter's ab- scence. bridge in Port Hope has arrived and is being placed in position. It is hoped to have the bridge completed by the end of next week. MoGregor and Mcintyre have the contract and the cost of the stecl work is $7,250. plus sales tax. | Member-Elect Banquetted In South Oshawa Oshawa's member-el- ect to the Provincial Boys' Parlia- ment which convenes in Toronto on | the ! | guest of honor at a largely-attend-| a, apd ed banquet held in South Oshawa Little Opposition Offered at Methodist Church on Tuesday even-| Cecil Bint, December 27, 28 and 20, was ing. Short addresses were delivered by | Rev. Mr. McMullen, Mrs, McMullen, | Mr. Holland and Mr R. Wilson, fol-/ Mr. Bint was called lowing which upon to speak. He responded in able fashion thanking-his many sup- porters for the confidence they had placed in him by selecting him as the town's representative and prom- ising his best efforts to 'make good' Mr.- A. W. Harrold, Boys' Secre- tary of the Oshawa Y.M.C.A., spoke! briefly, outlining the work which will ko covered at the Parllamen- tary session, The hanquet was in the hands of the South Oshawa Ladies' Auxiliary and was a,credit to the organization in every respect. , Milk Producers Held Gathering Friday Evening The annual banquet of the Oshawa ranch of the Ontario Milk and Cream Producers' Association was while the | held in Welsh's Parlors Friday even- | er to a vote, ing. The principal speaker of the evening was C, H. Stonehouse, presi- dent of the Ontario body and also president of the Dairy Products Li- mited, Toronto. He spoke particu- larly on the marketing and mer- chandising of milk products and dwelt at some length on the expor trade. He stated that in "England 12 pounds of cheese per head per an- num was consumed whereas in Can- ada only three quarters of a pound was used. He attributed this to the fact that the quality of cheese made in this country was not kept up to a proper standard. He added that in regard to butter, Canada had lost practically all the British trade and | that most of it had been taken over by New Zealand. . Addresses were given, Dr. T. W. McKay, F. C. Palmer and Mayor Stacey. A T. Stainton, president of the local branch was in thé chair. numbers were cohtributed H. Osborne Musical by Mr. D. Pickell, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. A. Henning. Special Travel Accommodation For Christmas Local Grand Trunk officials have been notified of extra service which is to be arranged with the object of providing satisfactory accommoda- tion for the heavy travel expected for Christmas. Extra coaches will be added to all regular trains and in addition spe- cials will be run on many of the heavier lines of travel throughout the province. An addition of particular interest locally is the train to be added to the Toronto-Cobourg run on Decem- ber 25. This special will be leaving Toronto at 1.15 p.m., rupning ten minutes ahead of the regular train, No. 28, stopping at all staticns stop- ped at by the regular. At a meeting of the Osh¥¥va La- dies' Basketball Club in the Y.M.C. A., last evening a committee com- posed of Misses Helen Ford, E. Me- Laughlin, Mary Miller and Agnes | Alger was appointed to canvass the city and solicit donations for the purpose of financing the team which they have eutered in the Ladies Ontario Basketball Association. Ex- penses in connection with operating the team will be heavy as they have been grouped with Toronto and Pet-! erboro. The club will the assistance of anyone them in this way. appreciate 'helping All local boxers desirous of eunter- ing the amateur boxing tournamont to be held in the first week in Janu- ary and who have not got amateur | cards should apply immediately to of the Reformer Claude Kewley, staff. district occurred last week at A family residing near that tow another body and been interred The family placed the matter some clue as to their indentity. ot + Although it has been a frequent occurrence in some parts of ! the province of Ontario, the first case of grave robbing in this thorities and an investigation' will be conducted by Provincial _ Officer Taylor who in speaking to The Reformer yesterdays stated that he was not in a position to furnish any information as he was just commencing to look.into the matter. ever, intimated that certain people had witnessed the removal ¢f the remains from this grave 4nd that their names had, been Mr. Taylor could mot state what the object of the men who committed the robbery might be but he hoped seon to' obtain excitement in the vicinity -of Uxbridge and others owning plots CEMETERY Woodward Cemetery, Uxbridge. | n were much surprised ou pay- i ilg a visit to the graveside of one of their departed loved ones, to find that another name appeared on the tombstone and that there. in the hands of the Crown au- He, how- The incident caused no little in the same © y ave | | | | themselves the victims of similar ¢ | | | | | | | ing hiul lest' they find ircumstances. | i | Municipal Board Hearing -- Some Would Have Matter Put To Vote Of Ratepayers But Board Chairman Declares Petition Makes Move Unnecessary 226 ELECTORS SIGN FROM TOTAL OF 350 Cedar Dale becomes a part Oshawa. Consummation of the schem: |of annexation, which has been mor: a less a dream of the more progre: sive business men of the town and village for the past eight years, oc {curred yesterday when the Ontaric Railway and Municipal Board met in {the Town Hall and ratified the agree {ment between the Township of East | Whithy, the Town of Oshawa and the | Police Village of Cedar Dale. Contrary to expectations very littl opposition to the scheme was offered at the session; in fact, there was none of a serious mature. Edward Powers and C. H. Matthews, both of Cedar Dale, asked the Board to put the mat D. M. Mcintyre, K.C., chairman of the Board, pointed out the uselessness of such procedure cit- ing the fact that there was an over whelming majority in favor of annexa tion as proven by the petition. The question of expense was taken int of WORK COMMENDED - Mr. -G, D. Conant Presents Case For Annexaticnists--1Is Strong- ly Cemplimented by Board on Manner of Submitting' Data Relative to Annexation all by Conant arose and explained that local improvements are sccured petition. consideration by the board and they (less, The entire debate lasted an | | hour. Mr. Mcintyre conducted the | Court in a business-like manner and | | permitted everyone to have an oppor- tunity to express their desires. . .D. Conant, barrister, was chief speaker for annexation. He had left nothing undone in an effort to haye the scheme materialize and for over fifteen minutes the secretary of the board was busily engaged entering as evidence a large sheaf of statutory declarations and documents presented by Mr. Conant, Praised M. Conant In summing up the case Mr. Mcin- tyre paid a tribute to the manner in which Mr. Conant had presented the case for annexation. The debate opened after Mr. Conant had filed with the secretary of the board various legal documents relative to the case. In opening Mr. Conant advanced the arguments that had been offered at previous meetings between the town and the village representatives. Cedar Dale, situated between Oshawa and the lake, left Oshawa with no access to the water front. The town farm is located there as is also the water works plant and in addition a large park had been donated for the citizens by the McLaughlin family in this dis trict. In the past the only obligation | the town was under to supply fire, and police protection and also the problem of sanitation had been purely a mora) one. An Asset Now | | "The matter had been brought to a {head by recent events," said Mr. Con- lont. "The immediate application has {been accelerated by the conditions ex- isting there mow. It is a congested district. Recently they petitioned for sewers. 1 found by looking at their {plans that the proposed system would conflict: with that of the town of Gsh- awa. If apnexation is mot approved | now the time will come when it will {mot only be a desirability but a nec Isity. If the deal is mot consummated | this district to the south would become 'a liability; mot an asset." At this juncture C. H. Matthews, one of the residents of Cedar Dalé who {opposed certain sections of the agree- 'ment but who stated his approval of | annexation, asked for a hearing. Reasonable Agreement Before the request was granted Mr. Mcintyre, chairman of the board, ex- plained the object of holding a public | sitting. He said; "It appears from the evidence before the board that the | parties interested have entered into an | agreement that seems to be very full and one that is drawn up on a sound, ,sane and reasonable basis... We are 'holding this heéaring that everyone {may have an opportunity of formaula- {ting his plans." 1 Mr. Matthews when invited to state 'his case said that while in favour of | annexation he wished to object to what |he termed "secret influences" that had {been used, he alleged, 10 get names on | ithe petition. "The terms are - mot | |fair," said Mr. Matthews. "We waut | an agreement that will bind the town to spend a certain sum of money ou { local improvements. » || "How much do you want spent on | [local improvements," the chairman || asked | "We asked for mine cents on the jdollar of our total assessment." said || Mr. Matthews. i Must Take Broad View "¥ou must take a broader view than that," replied the chairman. "You jmust trust to the representatives of | the people to get your needed improve- iments. "Then again" he added ||lamidst laughter, "The time may come || when the village may want an expend- | | iture of 25 cents on the dollar and tie {expenditure might be warranted too." | come Dr. T. E. Kaiser was the next to t contended that a vote would be use: |e heard, He safd in opening that he councillors from each ward as is the was glad that the two districts had $0 close together making an- nexation possible. He contended that the financial advantages were all in the favor of Cedar Dale, He did uot the | jike the provision in. the agreement councillor from each ward the fight which excluded certain properties in Cedar Dale from the frontage tax. "By an act of parliament Oshawa must collect that tax," Dr. Kaiser said, The tax is about seven and one half cent per foot. Dr. Kaiser also wanted the government grant toward the upkeep of the school there retained. The chairman pointed out that it was not within the power of the board to so direct i Wanted a Vote Edward 'Powers 'was the next to be heard. He had circulated a counter petition to the one favoring annexa- tion. "I am in favor of annexation but want the matter put to a vote," said Mr. Powers. "Furthermore ihe petition was carried around by a police trustee. Is that legal?" he asked "I don't know of any objection to it being circulated that way," the chair- man replied. y W. C. Smith, Town Engineer, then spoke briefly explaining several tech- nical matters by reference-to the en- larged map of the district to be an nexed, which hung on the wall. Mayor John Stacey and Deputy Reeve Frank Mason also spoke briefly pointing out the advantages of annexa tions The Decision Mr. Melntyre tuen gave his ruling which made Cedar Dale a part of Osh- awa. All the legal documents neces- sary will be drawn up and sent to Oshawa in the course of two days. He said: "This watter of annexation has been thoroughly discussed at public meet- jngs. Mr. Conant has Supplied the! board with all the inforination neces sary and has submitted carefully all details which complies with statutory requirements. \ 3y the petition whieh js in front of the board I sce that out of 350 electors there are 226 in favor of annexation. This is an overwhelm- ing majority. The material is satis of the majority is for annexation. Cer- tain objections Lave been raised but they are not weighty. "There has been a certain amount of compromise exhibited by all parties concerned but if that spirit had not been in evidence the result would have been that there would have been no agreement. Dr. Kaiser's objections were very specific but I think they were answered by Mr. Conant's state- ment that the tax exemption become void just as soon as the sewers ave constructed. Mr. Matthews objections were not in any way convincing. "A point was raised by Mr. Powers regarding a vote being taken. We have the power to order a vote to be taken but we only so order when thore is some doubt regarding the sentiment. in this case ni a vote. On the whole appears like an application that. fshould Le granted. This is a growing commun- ity and wish you in greater Oshawa a continued prosperity." Quite a number of players wore pre sent at a hockey meeting in Welsh's Parlors Tuesday might. About twenty of them signed certificates including several newcomers. The amount of material that has peen uncevered dur- ing the past few days has dispelled any doubts there might have been a- bout being able to select two good teams to represent Oshawa in the jun- jor and intermediate ies. The players will soon be out at Bradley's rink displaying their wares. The first coat of ice was put on the floor Thurs- Mr. Matthews then retired. Mr. day might after the roller skating. factory and proves that the sentiment | ATION Views Favorably Proposal to have Village Become | Part of Municipality of Oshawa Two Councillors Will Repre- sent each Ward as Result of Cedar Dale Annexation-- Will Liven Municipal Race --New Ward To Elect Councillots ANNEXATION COMPLETE --AWAIT NOTIFICATION The consummation of the annexa- tion of Cedar Dale by Oshawa will make the forthcoming municipal elections in January more interésting than ever. The patification of the a- greements entered into by the Town- ship of East Whitby, Oshawa and Cedar Dale, automatically created a new ward, It also means that the new ward is entitled to representa- tion on the council, According to the Municipal Act as soon as their are five wards in a town that town is entitled to elect but "two councillors in each ward As is known the custom in the past has heen to elect three coun- cillors in each ward. The addition of two Councillors from Cedar Dale and the right to elect a third de- puty reeve because of increased po- pulation means, however, that the council will be reduced only by one This year's council is composed o* sixteen men. Next year there will he but fifteen Instead of a mayor, | Reeve, two deputy reeves and three case this-year there will be in next year's council, a mayor, reeve, three deputy and two councillors from each of the five wards. As the result of dropping reeves one for the honors this year should be keener than in any previous year. G. D. Conant this morning speak- ing of annexation said that all that remained before Cedar Dale became | part and parcel of Oshawa was the arrival here of the formal settle- ment of the Railway and Municipal board. This will arrive here Satur- Appoint Principal The appointment of Mr, A W, Ferguson as principal of the Oshawa High School, suc. ceeding Mr, J, G, Althouse, who has accepted the post of -head- master of the University of Toronto Schools, is expected to be made at the meeting of the Board of Fducation meeting this ovening, - While no definite assurance of Mr, Ferguson's appointment could be secured today, it is un- derstood that his name is beings mentioned prd/minently and that Board members feel inclined to give the position to min als ready on the staff and acquain. ted with the routine o! the cehont rather than to bring in an out- sider, Mr, Ferguson has been a mem- ber of the High School teach- ' iren's Aid Society, day morning Mr. Conant said. ing staff for about a year and a half and is well liked by the stu- | dent body and his teaching ase sociates, Whitby People Uninterested In Benefit Show The members of "My Dream Gir!" | company and of the Children's Aid| Society who visited Whithy on Tues-, day evening have expressed them- selves as much disappointed in the! support given' them there At Bow- manville the previous night the com- | nany plaved to a capacity honse hn n Whitby there were hardly enoug! people present to pay expenses, Speaking to The Reformer today one of the members said that it look- | ed rather "small" on the part of the. people of Whithy not to patronize | a concert given in aid of the Child- a county organi-! zation - as much of interest to them as it is to Oshawa when Bowman- ville, a town outside the county and consequently not interested, packed the house for the same benefit show. "And yet their minstrels are com- ing here," he added, "and will ex- pect good crowds when all the mon- wy i8 to go back to Whitby and no! he, used for the good of the whole country as were our returns." | J. D. Storie Elected President of Hospital For Twelfth Term { Annual Meeting of Board Held Tuesday Evening. Officers Re-Elected Excepting Treasurer H. S, Langford who is Leaving Oshawa HOSPITAL REPORTS annual' meeting of the Hos- pital Board was held on Tuesday evening. Following the transaction of routine business J. I. Storie, was for the twelfth year elected chair- All the old of- The man of the board: ficors were reelected tlic ex- of Mr. Langford, retiring manager of the bank of Montreal, | who bas acted as. treasurer Mr. | Anderson, who is assuming the posi- in the bank formerly held by Mr. Langford, was nominated for the position of treasurer by the board. f Mr. Anderson will accept the posi tion he can have it. : Features of the annual meeting were ' the report of the treasurer showing the finances of the hospital to be in a flourishing condition: the report of the superintendent, Miss McWilliams, which shewed the hos- "pital had experienced the greatest year in its history; amd the report of |®r, Henry which reviewed the ad- vances made by the institution dur- ing the year. Praised Ladies Prior to the election of officers | Major F. Chappel occupied the chair | and conducted the evenings business in a creditable manner. During the | course of a brief talk Major Chap- poll deprecated the lack of interes! that the general public displays in hospital affairs. He thought that at might be a good idea to hold the annual mieeting down town. of, course, he pointed out, that the in- clement weather had kept the atten- dance down. Major Chappell also paid a tribute to the Women's Auxil- jary for their wonderful work. The depanture of Mr. Langford oc- cagioned geniune rogret and mem- bers of the' board were not at all backward 'in telling Mr." Langford how much his services would be missed. 2 Miss McWilliams, superintendent of the institution, presented an in- teresting report of her work. Deal- dng as it did with every phase of hospital work it gave the members a splendid insight inte the work ac- complished at this modern institu- tion, At the close of the presenta- tion of her report, Miss McWilliams was warmly congratulated by the with ception | stay SHOW GOOD YEAR members of the board. The report follows: "Nu tution per of patients in 'the insti- ept 30, 1921, 33; patients ad- mitted dur'ng the year, 989; babes born in hospital, 117; total 1139. patients discharged, 1034; patients 5: days stay of children 1.54 days stay of adults 10,374; total days 11,021; admitted from Oshawa 901; admitted from Ontario county 306; other counties 32; major oper- ations performed. during the year 395; minor operations, 218; accidents requiring medical attention, 71: pa- tients receiving care in institution not in residence over 24 hours, aec- cidents 4%, medical 76; 243 patients were admitted for X-Ray, graduate nurses engaged for special duty dur- ing the year, 110; nurses in training at begiuning of year, 16: nurses graduated June 3, 3; applications for admission to training school, 23; probationers admitted. 10; proba- tioners accepted 8; making a total of 21 nurses in the training school Treasurer's RBeport 4 The treasurer's report showed a balance of $1714.82 in the bank. The total receipts for the year amounted to $36,278.57. A balance of $428.52 had been carried forward from last year. The usual grants from the government, county, and town were received; they were as follows: Provincial Government grant, $2790.- 10; Oshawa's grant, $1021.50; County grant, $2480.00; from other munici- palities, $13.50: received from pa- tients $28,274 85; total #36278.57 The expenditures were the usual one for maintenance and operation ete The repore of the secretary, Dr. F L. Henry, is very complete. It fol- lows: Secretary's Report "In presenting this, our 12th an- nual report of the Oshawa Hospi- tal, probably no time in the history of this imstitution has our hospital reached such a degree of perfection as at the present time both as to equipment anit management. Other years we have been proud of splendid additions and vast im- provemehts but 1922 finds us in pos- session of the New McLaughlin Ma- ternity. wing. This is 2 magnificent building, fireproof throughout and it (Continued on page three.) ratruetiv | previous Commanding at the last | spections complimented the and men very highly on th' UERS TRAVEL IN ANY LANDS Novel Program Is Given By Simcoe Street Young People LEAG attended lagt evens and in Owen fOr A fairly large sndience the Preshyterian Chuich ng to hear an imps ildress | \ jve s of tha ihtained 1 she was ernus Vv i the gereen. Thess int Holy usalem, Mr pre-ident ho Oshaw the Upper Canada Bit A ficiated as chairman . pen the meeting dwelt for a few minutes on the principles of the Socinty and work it was accompliching Miss Owen is makine (1 hor own exYnence nar visited many countrie Egypt in 1915 and more recs three months in Palest r cription of the customs Pahitants was nd i, Miss Owen spok the great havoc custs which destroy even work their wav in some cases forcing to leave. She told of methods tried hefore a system was found to corr situation. Mise Ower wa prec.ated addres:. | g her n Oshawa she was the guest it Mr; W. J. Trick, Regiment Will Be Inspected By General Panet The officers of the Ont rio ment will meet Friday eve: make preparations for the !ig inspection which will take ria Necember 22 providing atisfactory to the comm Nena iere to in:peet the Regi ¢ The officers are hoping to ! work well up to the staniird occasions. The VF ( two pe ency stating that the loc 1 |the equal of any he had ev : | spected. --Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ger: children, Masson Street, atter Myles-Walter wedding i» i Tuesday. COMING EVENTS SONS OF ENGLAND WHIST DR!) Friday night, 8 o'clock sh. mission 25e¢. MADAME ZEDDA, BCI: Palmist, will remain at coe St. S. until further n THE ANNUAL FIREMEN'S © and ball will be held on T! Dee. 21st. Square dauci: Town Hall and round danc: the armories. Keep the dat: BIG DANCE BY 8. E. CLUSE, Syracuse, N.Y., at Enge | Wednesday, Jan. ist. New YY. night. Cox's Orchestra. 107- THE CHRISTIAN CHU 2 will give the Cantata Secret" at their eniert: in wand Christmas Tree, on Thurscuy Tiwee 21st. 107-149 BETHLEHEM TABLEAU AND char. Carols by the girlus of Bighon Bethune College, in St. G.o zis Parish Hall, Tuesday even nz. [eo 19th, at 8 o'clock. Silver Coli tion in aid of the building fund or the new church. 107-6 SUNSHINE REBEKAH LODGE will hold another series of three progressive euchre Extr: special prizes to be given to the » winners of the highest points dur- ing the three evemts. The first of the series will be held on Fridey,' December 15. 106-% MEMBERS OF THE CORINTHIAN and Phoenix Lodges are requested to attend meeting Thursday evens ing, Dec. 14th. Visiting Bros. cor- dially invited. Special business, Grand officers, refreshments, Jno. T. Crawford, N.G. . E. Spencer, Sec't'y. (106d) OWING TO THE COUNCIL MEET. ing in the Towm Iii! on Friday might, the Firemen are holding their AA Eg