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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town The Ontario Reformer x K All the News While It Is News OLOMorte 109 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Ca Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nada OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1922 Yearly Subscription. $3.00 Single Copise H dais EIGHT PAGES CONCRETE WORK DONE THIS YEAR Pavements and Sidewalks Costing Over $200,000 ; Are Laid | The sum of $105,415.71 has been spent in the town of Oshawa during the present year for the eonstrue- | tion of asphaltic concrete pavements, This was reported to the Council at| the last regular meeting of the year | Friday night by Town Engineer w.| C, Smith, Of the total, $152,768.08 will be paid by the property owners along the streets benefitting and the remaining $42,647.63 by the town as a whole, | The other streets paved include | from Park Road to Mechanic Street | was done at a total cost of $30,907, of which $21,013.52 is payable by the] property owners and $9,983.48 by the | town. The annual payments amount | to $2,093.48 from the property own- ers and $994.61 from the town, cov-| ering the fifteen-year life of the | pavements, These figures include the cost of the pavemant with curb, | gutter, catch basins, ete, complete. The other streets paved include: | Avenue Street from Simcoe to Cen- tre, Aberdeen Street from Simcoe to Masson, Connaught Street from Sim- coe to Masson, Masson Street from Aberdeen to Connaught, . Albert Street from Bruce to Fisher, Brock Street from Simcoe to Division, Court Street from Emma to Olive, | Centre Street from Fairbanks to C. P. R.,, Emma Street from Albert to] Court, Ritson Road irom King to | Bruee and Ritson Road from Bruce] to Olive. | The lifetime of these pavements is | twenty years, the payments being spread annually over this period: | The total cost of the work on these | streets, curb and gutter, catch basins, ete, | complete with reinforcement where | required, amounts to $164,418.71, of! which $131,754.56 is payable by the property owners and $32,664.15 by | the town. The annual payments amount to $11,025.12 frem the prop-! erty owners and $2,733.31 from the] town, Cement concrete sidewalks laid during the year, the total cost o' this work including crossings, water courses and gratings where neces- sary, amounts to $8,259.50, of which $4,372.20 is payable by the property owners and $3,887.30 by the town. The life of the walks being twenty years, the annual payments from the town amount to $32529 and from the property owners $365.86. MUNICIPAL MUDDLE There is a grand muddle in muni- cipal affairs' in Cobourg, according to reports from that town. Council- lor Boggs charges Mayor Maher with selling sand to the paving company working for the eity, thus disquali- fying himself. The mayor admits the charge and come back with the claim that Boggs, as county solici- tor, handles town money and is him- self disqualified, also that Council- lor Odell is disqualified because "he is public school inspector for. the county. Councillor Boggs, neverthe- less, announces himself as a eandi- date for the mayoralty. including pavements with {C TRISH STATESMAN Lord Glengarry has been elected a chairmon of the Irith Free State Senate, As Siv Juines Campbell, he was a former lord chancellor of Treland and a warm supporter oi Ulster, Ellis Order Means Nothing to Oshawa; "Coal Sel \ Is at $19 May Soon Go to $20--Dealers Selling "Independent" Coal Only--Council Fuel Com- leviate Situation--Are Get- ting Coal ALSO PURCHASING SUPPLY OF WOOD The fixing of the price of Fuel troller Ellis meant little, if anything so far as the present fuel situation is concerned. None -of the dealers are abiding by the controller's price of $16 per ton and no action of any, sort is being taken to force them t do so, I It is believed that had the. members | of the council understood that the fix- | ing of the price was to govern the! price of both 'independent' and, "line" coal, the fixing of a price by the controller would never have been requested as it is a known fact that "independent" coal cannot be bought as cheaply as "line" coal and | cannot, therefore, be sold as cheaply. , At the present time ro "line" coal is coming into Oshawa, nor are tne prospects bright for its early arriv-' al. Coal dealers are handling "in- dependent coal at $19 a ton with the NEW INDUSTRY 10 BE STARTED! M. Mundy Planning To | Erect Manufacturing | Plant In Town Mr. Charles M. Mundy returned on | Saturday from a two weeks' trip to | the eastern and where he has been investigating the | manufacture of a particular line of goods. for which there is today a | wonderfully increasing demand in| the commercial and industrial world. | This line of business has been greatly developed in States in the last two years and many plants started there in a small way are today large con- cerns doing a large amount of busi- | ness. | As yet, in Canada this industry | is only develdped in a small way | but being in its infancy and with an increasing demand, there is no! doubt a large development here wiil soon take place. : Till Mr. Mundy has completed his plans he does not feel inclined to give out for publication any further details. However, uniess something now unforeseen develops to change his present plants a new plant will be erected in Oshawa in the very near future. While away Mr. Mundy visited Buffalo, Rochester, New York, Baltimore, Washington, Atlantic City and other points. | a few years ago | | Ku Klux Klan in Town | Has the far-famed, much-derided and, in some parts, much-feared Ku Klux Klan invaded the ofherwise peaceful town of Oshawa? This question was foreibly brought to the mind of a number of residents late one might last week when sev- eral prominent business men of the town were seen slinking furtively along a side street of the town, each bearing under his arm one or more rather ungainly bund'es which he strove unsuccessfully to conceal. Any of the bundles might have con- tained the white garb worm by the Klansmen and from the manmer-in which each individual of the party strove to mitigate its shape and bulk as passersby glanced at him with in- terest and inquiry, the proceeding was suspicious, to say the least. In the minds of those who have been reading the press that the Ku Klux Klan has invaded Canada and that its emissaries 2re even now at work in Welland and in Lon- don, visions of white-garbed throngs, gathering under the fiery cross om some lonely hilitop out beyond Har- mony at once came to mind. Perhaps if the night had not been 50 cold, some of the more inguisi- tive would have followed the Klans- men (?) to their rendezvous in the wilderness, there to witness with un- disguised amazement the solemn , rites of this much-noted order. Neighbors fn It Perhaps they would have seem their next-door meighbor--of course, they would not have recognized him in his Klansman's regalia--acting as Kleagie or whatever it is that the leader of the local branches of the Kian are called. Perhaps they would have gained knowledge of. the secret and mys- terious doings which would soon be brought home upon an unsuspecting community. Who knows? in London the visiting Kleagle is said to have stated that the organi- zation was being formed for the puy- pose of "getting the higher ups,™ adding that "there are hundreds of 5 in the eyes of humanity, on whom they feed. The law daes not punish these wretches and the Klan has been formed to administer true jus- tice. "The laws of Canada and Amertea are made for the protection of the powerful. Nothing can punish them except private societies organized for that purpose. - We are not estab/] lished to satisfy the personal groudges of our members. All pun- ishemnt measures are d by, two-thirds vote of the entire ef With this to go on, what might not be accomplished by an orgamiza- tion which might have within its membership a good many of the ele- ment usually referred to as "'radi- cal." Truly, the inquisitive onlook- er and eavesdropper might have gained much if he had followed the slinking men to their meeting place. Followed Klansmen One such person, anxious to learn the worst, attempted to do so. Here is what he learned. The party proceeded solemnly and silently down the unfrequented side eireet, carefully taking the side om which the lighting was not so strong. 'On and on they went without a word. followed the would-be seeker after knowledge. At last, at a corner where not even a chance passerby could see or hear them, the men paused. "Well, AL" exclaimed the red- faced man in the lead, "here's where we leave you. Here, take this par- cel and next time you rope all your friends in to help you carry home the spoils of your wife's Christmas shopping, you'll know it, believe pi And without further ceremony, five of the party of six dumped their par- cels on the ground im front of the hopeless sixth who thanked them for their assistance, bade them good- night, gazed helplessly at the mass before him, attempted to gather them all into his arms. and swore a solemn, deep-voiced oath at his help- 1 rich and influential malefactors who But it was mot the oath of a avoid the law, but whe ave culpable x Klansman" On and ont, with stealthy footstep, | indications pointing te $20 in the very near. future, Councillor W. Fuel Committee J. Trick of the announced this morning that 15 carloads of large size pea coal is on its way to Osh-/| awa. He Stated that this coal is not | the real pea coal, which .is 50 per cent. buckwheat, but pea goal which is almost as large as some chestnut coal. This will be sold at $14 per ton. The fuel committee has also an | order placed for a pumber of cars of stove coal, it was stated. southern states | Nukol is being received at the rate| Council next year. of one carload per day. It is selling mittee Endeavoring To Al.| in Oshawa by Provincial Fuel Con-; Important: Bylaw & - I - A bylaw of much importance upon which the electors of the town will be asked to vote at the ing : Tati is that for the borrowing of $20,000 for the completion of work on the Base Line Sewer. This debenture issue Is spread over a thirty-year period, the annual payments being $1, 376.10, debentures bearing in. terest of five and one-half per cent, per annum, A detailed copy of the hylaw, such as appears on Page 2 of this issue, was to have appeared in Baturday's issue but was un. avoidably overlooked fin the press of Christmas advertising, POTION LIKELY IN EAST WHITBY Contest For Reeve's Chair Is Expected--Other Changes Likely - The gtatutory meeting of Fast | Whitby Township Council was held Friday afternoon in the town hall at ELE year was completed and preparations | made for issuing the yearly financial | statement. The municipal nomina- | tions will be held on Friday at noon at Columbus and the election will take place on New Year's Day. Those who will be in line for next, year's council are not known. F. E. French, who has been on the council for the past three years, announced this morning that he was retiring and no name has heen suggested to succeed him in his district. Dr. Farewell, another member of this year's council may retire from of- fice although it has been stated re- cently that he would run for the office of deputy reeve. Reeve Ellins, it is said, will again be a candidate for the reeveship and it is understood, John Nesbitt, the second deputy reeve will aspire to the reeves chair. In any event there will be one or two new faces on the I. T. Ormiston, it is understood, will run again for at $14.50 per ton and is giving very | the Council but electors in the Town- good satisfaction, according to the|ghip are waiting for the nominations fuel committee, to have given an order for five tons] after trying her initial ton, In To- it here is $1.35. W If it were not for the addition of freight charge Qshawa citizens would get Nukol 85 cents per ton cheaper than Toronto citizens, This proves that a favorable price was obtained from the company by the committee. Wood Purchased dt was also anneynced this morn- ing that seven carlohds of good dry body hardwood had been purchased and that when it arrives here it will be sold at a reasonable price. Mr. Trick stated that the fuel commitiee | is doing everything in its power to supply the citizens of the town with fuel. The majority of local coal dealers raised the price of coal this morning from #18 to $19 per ton. This in- crease in price was due, according toyone of the dealers, to an increase of one dollar per ton at the mines. Referring to the coal situation the dealers said that had the fuel com- mittee not interferred with them that Oshawa would have been as- sured of all the coal that it needed. This man also expressed the opinion that the fuel committee and the press had made a mistake insofar as the coal situation is concerned. Presentation to J. Q. Allbouse ib Mr. J. G. Althouse, who has been teacher of the Men's Club of Simeone! Street Methodist Church since its organization, was made the recipient of a presentation on Sunday by the Club, the event faking place at the Fireside Hour gathering which fol- lowed the evening church service. At the afternoon meeting of the Club, the largest attendance on re- cord was noted, the men turning out en masse to do honor to the leader whose able handling of the Club's affairs since it was first formed has been largely responsible for its growth and success, At the Fireside Hour service, also attended by a large humber of Club members as well as others of the congregation, followirg the singing of a few familiar hymns, Mr. Alt- house was called upon. An address was read by Mr. Stew- ant Alger and the presentation of a club bag, on behalf of the Men's Club, made by Mr. R. A. Weir. Mr. Althouse responded briefly, express- ing his appreciation and his pleasure both at the growth of the Club and of the Church, and wishing both a funther continuance of their growth and service inthe community. Others who addressed the gather- ing included Rev. J, H. McBain. Thomas Henderson, £. L. Vickery, Everett Phillips and others. A pleasant afternoon was spent at a meeting of the King Street Meth- odist Ladies' Aid Society on Thurs- day. Tea was served, the proceeds amounting to about #8. It was de- cided to donate #25 to the Hospital for the Blind, Toronto. During the afternoon 2a much appreciated duet was vendeved by Mrs. Foster and | councillors will still | district under their jurisdictions out- One woman is said| to gee what names are proposed. Last year all members of the Council were elected by acclamation, the United ronto, Nukol sells for $14 per ton.| in fact for several years past and the | The freight charge per ton to bring! ratepayers are hoping for a contest at least for the Yeeyeship. The annexation of Cedar Dale to | Oshawa will not affect the size of the Councillor French repre-| on of Cedar I was their | east. The have a large Council. sented the western se Dale while Dr. Fare representative in the side the territory whieh has been annexed. { The local curling season opened | Annexation Definite By O r Matter ly Settled er of Board d ANNUAL BAZAR NETS BIG SUN Nearly $5,000 Is Taken'ln During Past Week , - {Cedar Dale Formally Becomes a Part of Town of Oshawa --Order Is Filed in Registry Office at Whitby by Mr. G. D. Conant ALL ELECTORS -TO VOTE TOGETHER The annexation of Cedar Dale to | Oshawa was finally, formally and {legally consummated on Saturday. | The Town Council passed the formal bylaw ratifying the agreement and {authorizing the-mayor and clerk to I sign the same at its meeting on Fri- | day evening last This agreement was registered in | | the County Registry Office at Whit- by first thing Saturday morning and the registry number telegraphed to Toronto to the offices of the On- | Columbus when the business for the | tario Railway 'and Municipal Board for insertion in the formal order. Mr, G. D. Conant has received this order signed by Mr. D. M. Me- Intyre, K. C., chairman of the Board and it is pow being registered at Whitby. The township of East Whitby and | the town of Oshawa will each keep | a copy of the registered order an? it will also be published in three con- secutive issues of The Ontaridr Ga- zette. Under the terms of the formal or- | der, issued by the Board, the annexa- tion took effect on Saturday, De- | cember 16, so far, at least, as muni- | cipal electors in the annexed area | are concerned, ! This was necessary in order that | they might vote at the coming muni- cipal elections of the town of Osha- wa, proclamations for the holding of which were issued on that date. All adjustments of accounts and financia) matters between all inter- ested municipalities, however, are to be made as of December 21. GETS LONG TERM FOR AUTO THEFT | i Robinson Sentenced To Three Years in Kingston Penitentiary 1110 Despite an eloquent plea for le- | piency by his counsel D. A. J. Swan- | son and a strong recommendation | | for mercy made by the jury Frank | | Robinson, a young married man of | | Oshawa, was septenced at the recent | je Whitby 'assizes#by Judge Ruddy, to | last night with the ice in almost per- | serve three year. in the Kingston | fect condition. All five sheets were | penitentiary. occupied and the curlers believe they | The young man was charged with | are is lor 2 Pleas nt and Success) | the theft of an automobile the prop- ' A " ty of Mr. Ward, of Ward & Dew- and Vice-President's match will not | jands He elected to be tried by & ake Dace iii er fhe New Yew | Jury. The whole case binged on the petitions | stor to) y Robinson and a man beld over until early in January. The named Zelonka, a junk dealer of | anpuel bonspeil will also be held ir moronto. Robinson claimed to have | danusry instead of Senay a8 in| purchased the car from Zelonka | previous years. curlers have | Zolonka denied this, After delibera- | cS a, a SE bn (0 led Sd re =| hours the jury returned a verdict of | Je that rings were cain the curl-| gujity but entered a plea for leniency | neg A | for Robinson. Judge Ruddy ignored ' iv vonged | the plea of the jury and defendant's The regular monthly meeting of | p Jory { { counsel and sentenced Robinson to | transacted. | coe everss | the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary was] held yesterday aftermcon. The us-! ual busi of i ts was | meeting | | The anpual will take place in January. | | | DON. T FORGET ATHOL STREET | Christmas Tree to-night. (109-2) | SANTA CLAUS VISITS SALVATIO! y Dec. 20. | (109-2) HARMONY CHRISTMAS TREE! and Entertainment Thursday, De-! cember 21st at 8 o'clock. 109-a | PRESBYTERIAN CHRISTMAS EX- tertainment, Wednesday, Decem- ber 20th, 7.30 p.m. Good program ' is assured. 109-a | THE CH AN CHURCH 88. will give Cantata "A Christmas S >" at their entertainment and | Chrismas Tree, on Thursday Dec. | 21st. 107-109 | DON'T FORGET THE CHRISTMAS Tree and Entertainment Friday, December 22, in South Oshawa Methodist Church, Admission 25¢. > 109-a THE ANNUAL FIREMEN'S SUPPER and ball will be held on Thursday in CHRISTMAS TREE i t in otion with the Sunday School of the Cedar Dale Hall will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 21st. Everybody welcome. (108b) AND BNTER- three years in the Kingston peni- | tentiary, | In asking for clemency D. A. J. | Swanson pointed out that Robinson | bad a record of four years' ser in the Canadian i forces. He had served with dis- tinction overseas mnd had been wounded four times." In addition the man is married and has a small child. He receives a pension of $42 per month. Now that Robinson has ived a term six months this pension will automatically cease. Local Jews Are ing Feast The Feast of Chanukah, also known as the Feast of Dedication, is being observed this week in Jewish homes in Oshawa and throughout the y, commencing last Thurs- day evening and continuing for eight days. This festival is a minor holi- day and is reminiscent of the Mac- cabean wictory in the battle of Is- rael's faith. Particularly {ves it pecall the eventful years of 168 to 165 B. C., in Palestite--when Antiochus Epiph- lall subject peoples, and this includ- od the Palestine Jews, to speak 2 ing to a ritual approved by pointed priest whe follows theistic teachings of the adent Greeks. During this festival of Jewish faith expect cember 21, 8 o'clock. 150 admis- Mrs. Farrow. Mrs. Farrow also con- tributed a solo. L i -- 08-¢ sion. Matinee at 3 o'clock B places do not close, the feos | tival' ng observed in the and jin the House of God. single language and worship accord- Wy "A He-- of 8 Jury" at St. Gregory's St. Gregory's annual bazaar came to a close Saturday night with the One of the funniest incidents imaginable took place at the Commercial Hotel Friday night just prior to the "Love Feast" of the Town Council, The Town Council together with the heads of the various civic deaprtménts, a number of invited guests, etc,, the total be. ing in the neighborhood of 40 were crowding into the dining room at the Commercial Hotel, when a man "three sheets in the wind" or "half-soused," tried to elbow his way into the room. Among the guests of the eye ning was Chief Friend who was _ in civilian clothes, The chief went up to the man and asked him what he wanted, "I want to go in there," "You can't, now go away," said the Chief, "Who've you any how?" ask- ed the stranger. The argument continued for - a few minutes until finally the chief informed him that he was a police officer and would ar- rest him if he persisted, This had a sobering effect upon the individual and glancing in at the room full of guests he said, "Gotta prisoner in there now?" Thinking it the easiest way to get out of an embarrassing sit. uation the chief replied "Yes." "Well all I gotta say is that you've gotta a H of a big jury to try him," RADIO EQUIPMENT HANDLED BY EXPERT » {Local Man Now Dealing In| Sets-- Tells of Boy's Death Donald McKay, the local radio expert, has taken up headquarters n Bailes hardware "tore, King St. West: He will be pleased to demonstrate his own equipment to any amateur desiring to "listen in" on a first class machine. Speaking of the death of a radio fan in Chatham who was killed when 110 vols pased through his body | while tinkering with his radio out- fit Mr. McKay stated that ordinarily volts would not cause death. The probable reason for the unfort- unatg occurrence was that the man's feet became grounded while making the connection, either through the floor being damp or because of nails in the wooden floor, he stated The fact that the man could not t go permitted the 110 volts to pass throught the heart and para- lyze it. Death was not caused while recejy- ing a message but while recharging batteries. drawing for the grand pries. Scores | of people. took part and the prises | were well distributed, some of them | going as far away as Brantford apd | London, This event proved to Ye | the greatest success in the history of that organization, The _ ? ceeds amounting to nearly $85, 00, | Much of the credit for the su {of the bazaar is due Mr, Ed. Don | who supervised all arrangements ahd labored untiring throughout the | week. Commencing Monday svening he {large hall in St, Gregory's Seh was taxed to capacity with visitors. | There were many sources of enter: tainment with the poultry beoth drawing more than its share of a | tention. Each evening a musi entertainment of a high order | rendered wtih Mr, E. B. Segouin' as { conductor. On Monday evening the | bazaar was officially opened by May* !or John Stacey while included g- mong the speakers were W. B.'N. | Sinclair, M.P.P., Rev. Father Be | and Mr. Donald. The hall was artistically decore- ted, presenting an attractive scene, The booths were also tastefully arr ranged and those who assisted in supplying the many pretty and use- | ful articles which were placed sale are to be complimented on thelr work. All departments were well patronized and the committee in charge are much elated with the results of their efforts. The conveners of the varfous booths were: poultry, Messrs. E. R. | Mothersill, W. Hambly, Dr. Barnett {and Leo Powers; Made-in-Canads; Mr. J. J. Callaghan; fish pond, M | Pox; fancy goods, Miss Ella 'Mes Brady; plain sewing, Mr. McEvoy, Jr.; country store, Mrs. C. D. La- combe; tea room, Mrs. P, Gillen. The door was attended by Mr. John Bell. v | | | | Court Oshawa Elects Officers For New Year At the regular meeting of the Court, Oshawa, No. 294, 1.O.F., held on Wednesday, December 13, the following officers were slotted the ensuing year: ' Court Deputy, Bro. Wm. Lasten. Court Phy., Bro. Dr. Donevan. C.R., Bro. Geo. Metcalfe. V.C.R., Bro. 8. Hepburn. Rec. Sec., Bro. F. Gibbs. Fin. Sec., Bro. A. E. Eagleson. Treas., Comp. Mrs. Walker. Orator, Comp. Mrs. Gibbs. Organist, Comp. Miss Powell. Sr. W., Bro. Wm. Metcalfe. Jr. W., Bro. 1. Bristol. Sr. Beadle, Bro. T. Vann. Jr. Beadle, Comp. Miss Conners. High Chief Ranger for Central Ontario, Brother Col. W. Wallace, was present at the meeting, gi a fine address on the good work the Order. Following the business session a social hour was enjoyed. |Sunday in the Churches BAPTIST CHURCH. A painting which is said to be the most complete in existence, was the subject of an unusually interesting discourse by Rev. J. H. Harton in the Baptist Church Sunday evening. The picture was painted by Michael Angelo who, the speaker described as a man of burning spirit. The ar- tist in executing his work came to the conclusion that the world was one of folly and of sin. He decided that the world needed a Christ who would swoop down upon society and remedy all evil, feeling that only in this way it was possible for righte- ousness to be reborn. It had taken eight years to complete the picture and it was unveiled for the first time in the year 1541 on Christmas Day. The picture was painted on the ceiling of a chapel in Rome. In it were figures representing man in ev- ary mood and every passion expres- sed in 2a human being. It mirrored all phases and aspirations of the hu- man soul. Those who acted as cri- tics, Mr. Harton said, had defined the figures in the picture into seven groups, with the central figure as the Christ, who was acting the part of the Sovereign Judge. The picture portrayed souls com- ing up from the tombs and passing before the Judgment Throne, the idea conveyed being that many were down in the depths of sin, while oth- ers were shown as if floating along meaning that, they were not so hea- vily burdened. On one side were the saints bearing instruments of torture while on the other were the mantyrs. Behind them were the an- gels. Throughout the picture the "Dhe speaker dwelt at some length on the meaning of the final judgment when all would have to answer for their deeds on earth. Simcoe Street Methodist Large congregations attended both services at Simcoe Street Church on Sunday, a special feature of the day being the Men's Club choir which took the musical part of the seryige in the évening. A choir of over forty men handled the eptire musical service, their rendering of a Dum ber of selections meeting with mach approval from the congregation. A male quartette assisted A sermon with a special appesl to men was preached at this service by the pastor, Rev. J. H, McBain, took as his text that portion of the m ; i t | i il 84 i ; i I i | i 3 i § : i | | £2 1 § Hi d | g ] I J | § I Hi ; iF I tt | : | | x ; ] i : 8 : >