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PAGE FOUR I'EEN iHE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1928 TORONTO MAN SUFFERS LOSS OF MEMORY ON: TRAIN Port Hope, Dec, 19.--Suffering from loss of memory, a Toronto man was taken from the Montreal train hy Cobourg police officers here yesterday. The police got in touch with relatives of the man in Toronto, and they explained that he had recently suffered a nervous breakdown, . They made arrange- ments to come to Port Hope and he will be taken home, BROCKVILLE COMMISSION WILL REFUND $20,000 Brockville, Dec, 19,~--The Public Utilities Commission yesterday commenced making a refund of ap- proximately $20,000 to consumers of light and power inorder to re- duce the surplus accumulated on operations during the year 1927, Cheques for about $7,000 were placed in the mails yesterday ad- dressed to power users, and early in the new year users of commer- cial and domestic light will also be given a refund amounting to about one-sixth of their payments during 1927. SON SUCCEEDS LATE FATHER AS COUNTY CLERK Port Hope, Dee, 19.--E. L, Mae- nachtan was yesterday appointed Counties Clerk and Treasurer of the United Counties of Durham and Northumberland to succeed his father, The salary set for the du- ties of clerk was fixed at $1,200 per annum and that for the position of treasurer at $1,800, making a total of $3,000 a year, This appointment yesterday marks the second time in succes- sion in the history of the United Counties in which a son succeeds his father in the positions, as the late Col, Macnachtan succeeded the newly appointed incumbent's grandfather in the post. This prob- QUALITY COAL Phone 3060 MALLETT BROS. ably establishes a record in Ontario counties, JUDGES OF FOUR COUNTIES - PLAN WORKING AGREEMENT Belleville, Dec, 19,--On Satur- day a meeting of County Judges of Hastings, Prince Hdward, Lennox and Addington and Frontenac is to || be held here for the purpose of making, if possible, a working agreement among the Judges as to the work in these four counties. So far Hastings and Prince Edward have had a working agreement as to duties which has proved very satisfactory, It is expected the ar- rangement will be worked out to include also Frontenac and Len- BUY JEDDO COAL SOLVAY COKE The Four Leaders DIXON COAL CO. nox and Addington, PICTON AUTO DEALER Belleville, Dec, Spafford, Picton, arrested pleaded ghilty to the charge, no other charge Judge McLean sentenced Reformatory at Guelph, lison conducted the prosecution, "You are severe reprimand, with a fine family record, debacle that was made plainant in the action, rebuke from the Bench, ately to commence his sentence. WOMAN ATTACKED, Belleville, Dec, day night Main street east, Picton, R. Ryckman and was SENTENCED TO 8 MONTHS 19,--Kenneth last week by Constable Morris on a charge of false pretenses, appear- ed before Judge McLean of Picton in the County Court yesterday. He was represented by F. L, Ward 4 s had been laid, the young man to eight months in the Ontario' M, B, Al- His Honor gave the. accused a young man on the threshold of life You should have been more careful in your dealings, especially after the in this county not so long ago," The com- Charles Beaumont, came in for a scathing Spafford will be taken to Guelph immedi- PURSE WAS TAKEN 19.--Police are searching for a man who on Tues- attacked Miss Jackson, employed by Mr, C. F. Vandusen, Miss Jackson had been up town in Picton visiting her sister, Mrs. returning home about eleven o'clock on foot. She noticed a man following her, PENRO MSS RIES IRIE IRE THE IDEAL GIFT Orthophonic Vietrola. music. fallen asleep, listening to the nursery rhymes. ence. 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Phone 8 Telephone 262 4 Direct Lines to Central, no but he kept some distance behind until the last street lights had been passed when he came up with the woman and attacked her, A scuf- fle ensued during which Miss Jack- son suffered torn clothing and the loss of her purse containing a $100 Victory Bond, $10 in eash and a bank book, During the scuffie, Miss Jackson bit one of her assailant's fingers badly and it is thought this clue together with others the police have, will soon result in the appre- hension of the man, who is describ ed as quite young and was not wearing a coat, Miss Jackson was able to make her way home, Mr, Vandusen called the police who visited the scene and found several clues, AYRSHIRE BREEDERS' ASSOC, HELD MEETING AT COBOURG Cobourg, Dec. 19,--The annual meeting of the Central Ontarjo Branch of the Ayrshire Breeders' Association was held at Campbell- ford on Friday. The meeting was for the purpose of electing officers and for general business. Charles Macoan was re-elected President and John Locke was made Secre- tary, The President reported that the past year had been a most suc- cessful one, from the dairy stand- point and from the sale of stock. A part of this, he believed, was due to the tuberculin tests. Fieldman Hayes, for the Ayr- shire Breeders' Association, favor- ed the division of this Province into districts, with a fieldman for each distriet, Mr. Hayes gave the gratifying information that he be- lieved the past year had been the most successful one in the history {of the association, Alex Hume, eymour Township, Mr. Stewart of awdon and J. G. Mason of Peter- ro addressed the meeting. Breed- 's getting together more often for iterchange of ideas, smaller clubs and more of them, and more ad- | vertising, were live matters dealt with. There was some discussion also as to delay in getting pedi- grees, the general opinion being that these were often too long de- layed. COVERED WAGON DAYS REPEATED Mission School Matron Trav- els 90 Miles Through Trea- cherous Passes Edmonton, Alta., Dec. 19.--Tra- velling four days by wagon through mud which at times threatened to be unconquerable and sleeping bY night in the open until the ninety miles between the Anglican mission school at Wabasca and Northern Slave Lake, was covered, was the experience of Miss H. Dawes, ma- tron of the school, who arrived from the north recently. With two other white women, the nurse employed by the Indian department, and a teacher in the Indian School, Miss Dawes makes the third and last of the female population -- white -- within 40 miles of St. John's School, where 20 young Indian boys and girls are in residence. There is little time for loneliness, however, because in addition to the work of education, there {is the health work and many services these women go out to perform for their Indian neighbors. Miss Daw- { es said it was not unusual for them to return from some of the Indian | homes at 2 o'clock in the morning. Then there is the farm in con- aection with the school, with milk 10 be taken care of and butter made to supply the institution. Vegetab- les are grown in quantities that last the year round and chickens rais- ed on the farmr furnishe the egg supply. Christmas is the busiest day of the year for those in charge of the school. In addition to a very fine concert for which children are tradned. and the visit of Santa Claus, Christmas dinner is served to everyone who comes from far or mear to attend religious services. START YOUR CAR FROM BEDROOM! London, Dec. 19.--A device by which an automobile in a garage can be started up during the fin- ishing touches of dressing is the latest time and labor saving in- vention by Superintendent Break, of the "Sheffield, Yorkshire, fire brigade. The invention, which has been applied successfully to local fire engines, also is expected to be specially useful to doctors an- swering night calls. Details have been kept secret but it is stated the device is applicable to any car fitted with a self starter. even if the house is not equipped electrically. NEW MODEL PLANE RISES FROM EARTH IN OWN TRACKS Revolution in Flying May Result from Invention of John E. Hess New Westminster, B.C,, Dec, 19, --A machine sdld to combine the principles of a hoeliocopter and an aeroplane, which the inventor claims will revolutionize aviation, has been invented by John BE, Hess, a resident of this city. Patents for the machine have been granted in Canada and have been appled for in every country in the world, It is said that the machine rises vertically from. the ground and can be brought down in a space less than 30 feet square, The claims and working of the machine are explained by {ts in- ventor as follows: The lifting power is furnished by two duraluminum propellers, These are fastened on vertical shafts and, when in motion and viewed from the front eof the machine, rotate inwards, Each pro- peller has its blades set at an angle of about 15 degrees, The blades are hinged and trailing edges hang down when the 'plane is stationary, When it is ascending the blades are horizontal, Bui when the machine begins to ascend the resistance of the air elevates the trailing edges, transforming into parachutes which check the rate of downward flight. Stabilizing Fin Between ithe propellers is a large stabilizing fin designed to counter- act an ytendency of the machine to sideslip when travelling in "bumpy" atmosphere, or when descending vertically with the propellers stationary, The upright supporting this fin is hollow and contains a large par- achute which can be released by the aviator to check his descent in case of accident to the propellers. The machine is so designed that the centre of gravity is directly below the base of this upright, thus making it impossible, it is claim- ed, for the helicopter to tip side- ways or reach the ground in any but an upright position. The direction of flight is deter- mined by the position of horizon- tal rudders at the front and rear of the fuselage, and a rear vertical rudder, The machine also has an adjustable tail and for controlling the take-off, It is possible to bring the helicoplane to earth in the same manner as the present air- plane, if. desired. It can also rise from a running take-off, The heolicoplan, it is called, will descend with safety either vertical or ih a volplane with its engine stopped. There can be no "crashes" wth the machine, claims the in- ventor, With the propellers rotating at a speed of only 200 revolutions a minutue the machine will lift about four times as much per horse- power of the engine as an airplane at present in use, it is said. It has been calculated that two mine-foot duraluumnum propellers will raise a helicoplane weighing 560 pounds vertically at a speed of two miles a minute The machine will be equipped with an electric starfer similarly to that use by automo- biles, and a clutch will enable the pilot to rise from the ground as slowly or as quickly as desired. Hess is a native of Germany, and arrived in Camada in 1908. He started work on his invention shortly after his arrival in Canada, and was assisted by his two sons, John, Jr.; and Harry. Plans have been made for the manufacture of a trial machine. But why punish a2 drunk driver and do nothing to the one who driv- ©s the same way because he hasn't any sense?--San Francisco Chron- e. URGE CANAL TOLLS FOR FOREIGN SHIPS Vessels Engaged In Lake Traffic May Become Liable To Pay Fees Ottawa, Dee, 19,--Word comes to Ottawa that another effort will be made at the coming session of the Dominion parliament to have a toll Jevied on foreign ships using Canadian canals. This would not, however, include ships of the Unit. ed States, The effort will be made by shipping interests in Canada carrying freight on the Great Lakes and St, Lawrence river and will be aimed chiefly at Norwegian and Danish ships, a number of which ply on the Great Lakes every sum- mer, While the 1928 figures are not yet available it is stated in 1927 there were 156 Norse and Danish ships operating along the lakes and that they made 85 trips between various lake ports, By loading in Canada and unloading in the Unit. ed States or vice versa they did not contravene the coasting laws. It is thought the ships and trips increas- ed this year, The argument which will be ad- vanced- by marine interests is that Norway and Denmark do nothing to reciprocate, Canada built the canals at great expense and the steamship companies pay their share in general taxes for upkeep and operation of the canals, and also have to pay income taxes, all of which the foreign boats escape. Under these advantages, it is claim- ed; the boats from the continent of Enrope, built where they can be produced more cheaply than in Can- ada, enter the Great Lakes in the spring, compete with the local ships and go to some ocean route when winter sets in. It will be ar- gued they pay lower wages than the Canadian or United States ships. The lake boats of Lanada and the United States operate on ap- proximately the same basis, the cost of construction being practic- ally the same in the two countries and the salaries much on the same scale, while each country supplies a portion of the canal system. The Department of Railways and years requests had been made to the; Government that European ships (not including British ships) should pay canal tolls but the re- quests never met with much suc- cess. The feeling was against go- ing back to canal tolls which had been discontinued a number of years ago. It was also felt the competition from the European ships was not at the time of suf- ficlent extent to warrant a return of the tolls. There {is also the question as to what extent the 'tolls would affect the movement of the grain crop. Another argument, which it is believed will be advane- ed against the institution of tolls, will be the probability of the deep waterway project being carried out. Then Canada would be anxious that ships of all nations should come to the lake ports and with that in view it is doubtful whether it would be wise to discourage them now by imposing canal tolls, as one official pointed out. In 1927, 196 boats of all nation- alities came from the sea up through the lakes. Ninety-two of them brought + pulpwood from Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and gulf ports to Ogdensburg, Oswego. and Cornwall; 57 brought scrap iron from New York to Detroit; 14 This Store Is Ready with the Largest and Finest Stocks ever Assembled Here Every Dept. is filled with beautiful and sterling merchandise. SUMRREDIRNES RRL TN IRE REED Our TOY Department Located on the Second Floor aansaimeonome p.m, \ [s filled with Toys, Dolls and Carriages all moderately priced. Visit this Dept. Santa Claus will make his last visit to this dept. Friday. His visiting hours will be 9.30 to 11.30 a.m., 2.30 io 4 SHEED Tp, ; : 4 ¢ Canals points out that in previous, Store Open Evenings Until Christmas brought steel and iron from Syd- ney to the Head of the Lakes; 10 brought general cargoes from the United Kingdom to Cardinal, Og- densburg and Toronto. The remain- der carried cargoes from various parts of the world. In 1926 the ships coming up from the sea numbered 131. ISSUES W./RNING ON LEAVING CHILDREN ALONE IN HOMES Bellville, Ont., Dec. 19.--Com- menting on the heroism of the little nine-year-old girl who rescu- ed seven children from 5 >urning house on an Alberta farm, the On- tario sounds thiz note of warn- ing: "How many parents fail to realize the danger in leaving child- ren alone. With the coming of win- ter firing is more important: and there is danger from r~onflagration. Past winters have told terrible stor- jes of destruction and loss of hu- man life through the absence of parents were away and fire broke out. It 1s not every house that has a nine-year-old or a 20-year-old with the presence of mind of thiz child." able assistance in the home when NURSES WHO SERVED DURING GREAT WAR NOT REMEMBERED? Toronto, Ont., Dec. 19.--From Toronto's own Mary Macleod Moore in London's Sunday Times comes the following:--Extraordin- arily seldom does one see anyone mention the purses and V.A.D. in connection with Armistice Day. Yet think for a moment of what they 1i¢ in the war- Think not only of the nurses from the Mother Country and from every domin- fon who served at home "and abroad, who represented the mo- thers and sisters and other loved women to the sick and wounded and dying, but of those who were killed by shells or died of wounds and illness. Their deeds are sel- dom recalled, but every returned soldier who knew what it was to be in hospital remembers with gratitude and even reverence the Sisters. In an interesting letter a reader wonders, as I do, why the nurses are so seldom mention- ed. She says she was told by a man who had been badly wound- ed and nursed in a hospital which had been bombed, that one of his most vivid recollections of the ,| look feminine. war was seeing a night . Bister come smiling into the ward, with her tin hat in one hand and her knitting in the other. Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 18.--Ber- nard McEvoy writing in a local paper says: "As a rule it seems convenient to know the sex of young people one sees passing along the street or serving be- hind the counter in shops. But in these days many of the: girls seem to try to make themselves as boyish as possible and here and there a silly young man will look 80 effeminate that he might at a casual survey be taken for what is called a flapper. One in pars ticular has annoyed my semse of vision. He is not very tall, and bis bair---he wears no hat -- is shiny and marcelled. When he wears a light overcoat over his plus fours he fs an absurd sight, His ankles are thin and his shoes His masculinity is S80 concealed that ome wonders what he does and who {is ree sponsible for his existence." A New York man who stole 45 cents has been sentenced to a life term In prison, where he'll meet murderers who are doing a few months.--~Hamilton Spectator. o EE SIDDDES NNN WES EERE OEE OL OE OE EERE ere nee AupprLRRoRLIO "Your HOME Should Come FIRST" Our 2nd Floor Pillow Cases that would make a mice in- a yrcw, 69¢"™ Accepiable Christmas Gifts Thursday We Feature Gifts From 'A choice assortment of Silk Bedspreads, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Blankets, Comfort- ers, Wool Bedcovers and Towels. Any of these would make a lovely and acceptable Gift. Also a large display of Red Cedar Chests await your inspection on this floor. LISI LIBI I CBSE IIIS IBBHN LISS SC II INE ISWE SE En a A | | : : | | : ;