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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930 PAGE THREE Chicken Thief Masquerade Skating Will Be Attractive Feature -- Clowns on Skates and Bar- rel Jumper Will Provide Entertainment and Amuse 'ment ALL PROCEEDS FOR CHILDREN'S WORK Sveryone Attending Has Chance to Win One of Big Prizes -- Amateur Dog Derby Cancelled Owing to | Lack of Snow All is in readiness for the big iwanis Winter Fair and Ice Car- ival which is being held in the ew arena tomorrow night in aid f the club's work among under- rivileged children. Members of e club have been working hard order to make the event a sue- less and at the present time the figns are favorable. Masquerade skating will be onc i the many attractive features at he big ico palace on the night of he carnival and no one will be illowed upon the ice with skatea Inless he or she be in costume. Faluablo prizes are being provided r the best and funniest costumes nd it is expécted that the ice (ill be crowded with masquerad- rs. Music is to be supplied by the ntario Regimental Band. Phil Jobin, champion clown on ates in North Amcrica and Andy imons, world's amateur champion arrel jumper are scheduled to put an appearance at. the winter ir and will provide ' plenty of musement and fun. Folk dances by talented Ukran- n dancers are also planned and ese should provide pleasant var- ety. to the program. There wil {Iso be games of chance including vheels of fortune, horse race james and so forth where the Irowd may try its luck. Those upon fhom Dame Fortune cares to smile hay go away richer than they ame. Those who are less lucky hay rest contented: that their honey is going toward a good anse. Fe: Fr a 3 i Everyone who enters the arena 2s a chance for one of the three ttendance prizes including 1st rize, a Willlams radio; 2nd prize, ton of coal; 3rd prize, 40 gallons f gasoline. Due to the lack of snow one vent which was sponsored by Bil' ilbert, manager of the Oshawa rena Company, has been called ff. This was the amateur dog erby which was to have been open r boys and would have becn run om the four corners to the arena, s the snow has entirely disap- eared from King strect making it possible for the aogs to "mush" ith sleds Mr. Gilbert has decided cancel the derby. All roads lead to the arena to- orrow might so let's all be there. HANGING AIRED IN APPEAL COURT ight Man Appeals Local Judge's Decision in Loss of Dog | Toronto, Feb, 26.--The hanging of [Virgiania Skipper" the black and fox hound of Provincial Con- table Cecil Taylor engaged the at- | :ntion of second divisional court at )sgoode Hall today. "Judge Ruddy, of Oshawa, awarded 120 daniages and today, Nor- san Samells, of Cartwright Town- hip, who hanged this valuable im- ort' from West Virginia appealed. he Appeal Court will decide at a ter date what it will do about it. Samells admitted hanging the dog st before he and his mother lett br a funeral on April 14, 1929. He bd hid he did so because "Virginia kipper" was straying and not under bntrol on premises where sheep are abigually kept. "Virginia Skipper" ad also paid visits to the Samells ining' room, as Justice Riddell put |, "making love." | John E. Harris, counsel for Sam- fis: admitted that it was "a great hock" to his client' when he found e had hanged such a valuable dog. Mr. Harris based his appeal on. the ta of Samells to kill the dog be- use it was a nuisance and found lling sheep. T WESTMOUNT RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION -- There will be 5 meeting of the above Association | in the Westmount School on _ Thursday, February 27th * at 7.80 p.m. G. A. BISS, Secretary All Is in Readiness For Big ° Kiwanis Fair and Carnival In The Arena Tomorrow Night (CITY'S PRIVATE BILL APPROVED IN COMMITTEE Passivig by Legislature Is ~ Now Virtually Assured The private bill of the city of Oshawa was yesterday approved by the Provineial Legislature meet- ing in committee of the whole. The final passing of the bill is now practically assured. The bill is to allow the city to | transfer to (its general funds a | sum of somewhat over $11,000, This amount has been accumulating several years, from smali amounts left as a surplus from the sale of Oshawa's debenture Issues, In sev- eral cases the city received a high- er price than anticipated for var- fous debenture issues qf the cor- poration, and consequently there was a credit balance left after th various works were paid for. Since this came under capital expend) tures, however, the city wag un able to use the amounts left in the surplus for any other purpose, ana they were set aside by the e¢lty treasurer in a scparate fund, The city's private bill now allows thi money to be uted in the general funds of the corporation, where it may poesibly te used to help in keeping the tax rate down. LARGE GATEPRING OF ONBEELLOWS i dlr, pri doves ot HELD LAST MGHT h ented to give two numbers | we 2s consented to give two punile's Class of Candidates From at the Kinsmen's Midnight Show on Friday evening, it was an- Four Lodges Is I) Initiated | Farmers Prefer Their Horses to Motor Tractors In Ontario County and other dis- tricts recently visited by the Soils and Crops Train of the Ontaric Department of Agriculture, horses are preferred to tractors. The opin- fon of farmers is overwhelmingly in favor of the retention of the horse, for tractor work in prefer- ence to the motor tractor, chiefly on economical grounds in most cases, officials on the train report. CITY NEWS| PUBLISHED IN ERROR In Monday's issue of The Times an item appeared referring to an election of officers of the Sunbeam Chapter of the Order of the East- ern Star, stating this was held last Thursday, This item was published in error as the election of officers was held in December, and The Times regrets that it inadvertently was allowed to be repeated at this time. RATEPAYERS TO MEET There will be a meeting of the Westmount Ratepayers' Associa- tion in the Westmount school on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7.30 p.m, AT KINSMEN'S SHOW nounced today. Miss Mason Is a daughter of Charles Mason of this city, and fs residing in Toronto where she -has been on the bill with the Dumbells. Miss Mason ex pects to open a dancing school in Oshawa shortly. TALKED WITH MIAMI Gordon Conant, local barrister. carried on a successful long dis- tance conversation with Mrs Conant, in Miami, Florida, on Mon: day. The weather conditions in Florida, where Mrs. Conant has | been spending a few wecks, have | been very bad, onc of the battle-{ ships in the vicinity having lost two sailors who were swept over board. Mre. Conant is fh Cuba at the present time, but will return to Miami about Friday. TO LECTURE HERE Not altogether a stranger to the city is Dr, Goldwin Howland, of To- ronto, whd is to address the Uni- versity Extension Class here tomor- row evening. He was the speaker at the graduating exercises of the Osh- awa General Hospital two years ago. Dr. Howland, who is the assistant professor of medicine at the Toronto University, will speak tomorrow eve- ning, on "The Study cf Self Per- sonality." The class will commence at seven o'clock and will be held in the Simcoe street Sunday schoo! room. The lodge rooms of the Pheonix Lodge No. 22 1.0.0.F.,, was the scene last evening of the largest gathering of Oddfellows that has | been geen in Oshawa for the past | three years the occasion being the | exemplification of the third degree | on a large class of candidates from | Warriner, Beethoven, Eastern Star and Pheonix lodges. The impres- sive ceremony was earried out with- out a hitch by the degree team of | the Pheonix lodge and following | the confering of dersrees a fine en- tertainment was givén by local talent including numbers of the plano, A, Hudson, Comic sketch by H. Powers, comic songs and dia- | logues by T. Poulter and vocal and pianforte selections by H. Walker. Noble Grand Sam Rotish was in | the chair and in a brief but happy | address welcomed the visitors to | the local lodge and counseled all | to make themselves at home for | the evening, Following the pro- gram all adjourned to the banquet | hall 'which was tastefully decorated | for the occasion the tables being | loaded down with edibles of all | kinds and which were done justice to by the close on 200 people that filled the banquet hall to capacity. The toast to the Ki was proposed by Noble Grand Bro. Rotish. The toast to the Grand Lodge was pro- posed by P. (I, Bro, Sprowle and responded by D.D.CM; Bro, C. B. DeGuere. P.G. Bro. C. P, Foster proposed the toast to the visitors which was responded to by P.G. Bro, Jerome of Warriner Lodge. The toast to the candidates was proposed by Bro, J. Gutman, of the local lodee, and was responded to | by Bro. Towns of the Eastern Star | lodge. The singing of the National | Anthem brought a memorable even- ing to a close. | WARNING RE LOTTERY The local Knights of Columbus wish to point out that lottery tie- kets bearing the name and emblem of the order and the number of a lodge outside the province of On- tario have been distributed con- trary.to the wishes of the Supreme Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus and the regulation of the postal department. Persons are requested to refrain from the pur- chase of these tickets if any are | offered for sale in this district as the Supreme Board is co-opérating with the Post Office Department in an attempt to halt further dis- tribution. LEGION TO START | INTENSIVE DRIVE FOR NEW MEMBERS AN OPEN LETTER TO THE CITY -------- COUNCIL To The Editor ' of Daily Times Dear Sir: If any section of our eity is ut- terly neglected by the City Council, the Lakeview Gardens is the oné. For severzl past years the resi dents of the Lakeview Gardéns have petitioned the Council, have scent delegations, and beseeched their aldermen to have a fool: bridge erected across the creek in order to have an access to the city which otherwise Is completely isolated by inaccessible roads, miles out of thelr way, but their plight 18 'unheeded by our City Fathers--they leave them with a lot of promises, and on promises the whole matter rests, In the meantime, the residents of. the Lakeview Gardens suffer untold inconveniences, The real sufferers howover are the school children, who are compelled to get up an hour earlier each. morning in order to be in school on time now, since the temporary bridge put up by the residents was washed away by the flood, as is the case Nv . four or five times euch year--they have to tramp an extra mile or two over the pools of water ana muddy roads, in sume cases en- dangering their lives when trying to cross the creck over the ice floats. It geems that the City Coun- cil is awaiting some fatality of a child drowned,~ or a hospital am- bulance with a dying person +' nck in the mud, before they w he impressed by the necessity a The final steps for a great mem- bership drive, to be staged from Monday, March 3, to Wednesday, March 12, will be taken at the meet- ing of the Oshawa Branch of the Canadian Legion at its meeting in the Oshawa Club Rooms tomorrow evening. The city has been blocked out in districts and five teams will be appointed to make a thorough canvass of about six hundred ex-ser- vice men of the city who have not as yet affiliated themselves with the Legion, In order that the five teams may be as strong as possible, it is requested that every member of the branch be in attendance. A number of new members will be on hand for initiation to add to the rapidly grow- ing list of members of the local branch. Another interesting feature will be a brief statement of the Le- gion's isgislative program, which will soon be presented to parliament, by M. Mcintyre Hood, chairman of the local executive, who has been in Qt- tawa recently attending conferences in' connecting with this program. vo The Oshawa GRAHAM---At Hertfield Gardens, Dupbarton, Scotland, on Mon- day, February 24th, to Mr, and Mrs. A. F, Graham, M.A, (ne& Jessie M. XicNab), a son, (Iain) . ' (48a) CRAWFORD---At the Oshawa Goneral Hospital on Tuesday, Feb. 25th, 1930. Edward James Crawford, beloved husband of Mabel Graham, in his 41st year. | or | equals | asse Ending 44 Years' Service As Foreman at G.M.C. Plant In honor of 44 years of service as foreman of the mill room in General Motors, David Haverson was presented with a club bag by the employees of that department, on» his yetirement from that posi- tion. : Mr. Haverson has been active in many ways in civic affairs. He has for several years been active in the work of the Children's Aid Society, and is a faithful member of St, An- drew's United Church, having been associated with much of the church's work. On the occasion of the presen- tation to Mr. Haverson by the mill room employees, the following ad- dress, signed by over forty em- plovees of the mill room, was read: Dear Mr, Haverson: It was with sincere regret that we learned of the severing of your long and intimate relations with 'he employeos discharge of your duties a= ee DAVID HAVERSON of the Mill Room, in {1 foreman, We feel that we cannot let the occasion pass without ex- pressing in a tangible way, the ap- | preciation of the boys with whom {vou have heen associated during your long and faithful service with General Motors, to many of whom vou have been guide, philosopher and friend. In taking a retrospective view of the years that are gone by, we see how your kindly thought, fullness and timely genge of humour have eased the jolts wonderfully. Yet not one immoral, one corrupted thought, one line, which dying you could wish to blot, We are pleased to note how gently time has dealt with you. You have lived in deeds, not years; in thought, not breath; in heart beats, not in figures on the dial. We hope this sublime ado- lescence may be prolonged and you may have many years to enjoy a well merited leisure. As a slight token of our esteem, we ask you to accept this club bag with the best wishes of the boys with whom you have spent so many years. With sweet thoughts of yore, may your memory be filled. Like a | vase in wich roses had once been | distilled, you may break, you may | shatter the vase if you wish, but the scent of the roses will remain | with it still. | Signed in behalf of the employees of the mill room, | Mr. Haverson, while taken by | surprise, replied quite appropriate- {ly in a few choice words. He ex- | pressed appreciation | itself but appreciated much more | the good-will and fellowship behind | it which prompted such a fine do- | | nation. It would ever be a mem- 'ento to him reminding him of the | many vears they worked together. | He had always had thelr interests | at} eart and it was a comfort to Wim that his work had been appre-| |eciated among them, he said. 'Oshawa in Sound Position In Regard to Funded Debt, Meeting Payments When Due Is there any danger of Oshawn other Ontario cities themselves in the financial difficul- | ties which €hicago face recently? That possibility {8 a remot according to City Treasurer I. Blackburn, From the standpoint of its bond fssuck. Oshawa is fu a strong posi- tion. The total debt of the city | well within the limit recognized by the leadin financial houses, and htig city receives good prices for its bond issues as compared other cities of similar size, conservatively as ed, and the city follows the practice of always meeting its bond payments as they como due, and of paying for public works before they become worn out, The gross Dec. 31, 1929, w A. It 108 of the - city at ' 5 $175 per capita, the net debt, after deducting de- béntures issued for revenue pro- ducing items like ldetrie and gas plants, waterworks, and the housing loans, be yep capi- ta. Since the a look upon $200 per a reason- able limit for « debt of a city, it: can be seen that is in a sound position, Assessment Low Looking at the gross debt another angle, it that 27.46 per cont the city, debt Oshawa een it of the The is gment of finar cial houses have formed a basis of 5 per cent. of the assessmont as the reasonable maximum for the debi. but when it is considered that Oshawa's assessment, at $637 per capita, is probably the lowest of any city in the province, this ratio is nqgt seriously hizh. Toronto's assessment, for instance, Is over $1,000 apita, Here the assessment is y low, being on a basis of 40 per cent, of the actual s#alue on land and 50 per cent. on buildings, while In Toronto 'and many other cities, the assessment is practically at actual yelue fig: ures. Oshawa has for several yearg followed the policy of limiting the term of debentures to well within the actual life of the works, For instance, if the estimated life of a strip of pavement was 20 years the debentures would be issued for not more than 20 years, It was formerly the custom to issue de- finding | with | 18 | from | total | well | { bentures for long terms, regard- less of the estimated life of the | works done, but Oshawa has long since discontinued this policy, thus | putting its bond {issues on a sound basis. Pays As She Goes The first consideration of the city council each year, in making its estimates, igs the meeting of the bond payments that come due dung the year, There is never a thdaght of any repudiation of bond payments, but if necessary other them, ln this way. the city pays | as she goes, without allowing debt charges to accumulate, "The annual budget of the eity, including bond issue payments, can- not exceed 25 mills on the dollar for general purposes, under the municipal act. This doeéd not in- cludn school maintenance and bond issues, however. which can be | foreed as high the Board of Bducation wishes, 'with the city ouncil having no power to curtail them, as Tax Arrears One word of warning was thrown | out by "City Treasurer Blackburn in conversation with The Timea vesterday afternoon. That was in regard to tax arrears, 'Unless all the municipalities of Ontario will face the question of tax arroars in { a greater measure than has been the custom in the !ast few years, there is a possibility that they may | te embarrassed should the banks | curtail their-loans in this respect. | "With the inevitable result that they would mect with greater difficulty in arranging In the municipality | to meet their annual debt charges," said Mr. Blackburn, Each year, in practically every municipality in Ontario, the tax arrears were be- coming gradually higher, and it was up to the individual ratepay- ers to pay their taxes in order to save the credit of their city, the treasurer declared, "In my opinion, the reason fur the steadily mounting total of tax arrears is the fact that many people are living far beyond their income. They pay for all manner of luxuries, leaving their tax bill last on the list, 'with the result that their taxes are always a year or two behind," Mr. Blackburn commented. Thursday, Friday and Saturday will be dollar days in Oshawa. Colored pennants and special price cards will indicate the stores which are co-gp- crating to provide one of the great- est community salcs in the history of the city's business section, There will be bargains and more bargains. Buyers will be attracted from all parts of the district and during the three days it is expected that the stores which are offering dollar day values will be crowded with cager purchasers, 'I'onight's issue of The Times car- ries a special supplement devoted to the big community sale. Readers are advised to inspect this supplement carefully in order to choose their needs from the genuine bargains of- fered. A saving may be made in al- most any article from a pair of silk bridge for the Lakeview Gardeners, A Lakeview Gardener, (48a) stockings to a frying Ran. A wide Shop at The Stores With The Pennants for Bargains selection of good merchandise is be- ing offered in the various stores which are co-operating to make the dollat day a teal success. Shoppers will have no difficulty in locating the dollar day stores for they will be clearly indicated by pen- nants in their display windows and by price tags of unifrom color which are being used by all the merchants who are offering bargains for the sale, special dollar day edition which is published today. It is full of attrac- tive advertisements thus giving the public a reliable guide for dollar day shopping. Real savings may be made hy those who take advantage of the values which are being offered dur- ing the three days of the sale, Shop at the stores with the pen- nants, for the gift | expenditures are curtailed to meet | Don't forget to study carefully the | ~ MANES GAUSE OF ~ MONTREAL PANIC Jack S. Cohen Tried to Set Fire to His Room .in Mount Royal Hotel (Special to The Times) Montreal, Feb. 26.--Jack S. Cohen of Whitby, created a mild panic at the Mount Royal Hotel at midnight when he tried to set fire to his room and was only sub- dued after an hour of terrific struggling with three house at- tendants. The roomer in his fight to free himself from what he claimed to be interference with his peaceful state of mind cut his hands on the cdge of a broken pitcher. One of the attendants was cut by the glass before Cohen subsided. This morning he was taken to detective headquarters charged with damag- ing property. There was a request from Whit- by to institute a search for the man who was missing and who had heen discharged from the Ontaric | Hospital at Whitby last October. TORONTO LODGES VISIT SONS OF ENGLAND HERE Gala Evening Enjoyed by | the Organization Here Last Night Over sixty members of various Toronto lodges of the Sons of Eng- land were visitors of the Essex Lodge of Oshawa last night at what | proved to be a gala occasion for the local members. The Toront» lodres represented were Cam-| bridge, St. George, Coleridge, Man- chester, Eastbourne and London. Bro. T. H. Warrington, Supreme Trustee gave an interesting address on the activities of the supreme council In the past year and other speakers included Rro. H, Smith, District Deputy of the Eastern Dis- trict of Toronto, Bro. W. Simmons, Juvenile district deputy of Toron- to, Bro. J. W, Martin, president of Lodge Cambridge, I' P. Bro. Ken- ton of Lodge London. P.P. Bro. Jones of Lodge Manchester, P.P. Bro. Booth, Lodge Eastbourne and others, Vocal numbers were rendered by | Bros. W, Simmons, A. Lodge, S. Warburton, W. Eisledene of To- | ronto and Bros, L. Baker and E. Gibble of Oshawa. One candidate was initiated Into the R.R., degree and refreshments were served by | the ladies of the lodge. _ Bro, H. Smith, D.D.G.M,, in a short address thanked the Toronto visitors for their attendance and also the ladies for their share of the evening's entertainment and all joined in singing "For they are | jolly good fellows". Bro. C. Rendell | of the local lodge moved a vote of | thanks to the visitors for their presence and thelr a tance in the | program and evening closed about | | midnight with the singing of Goa | | Save the King, | | | AUSTRALIANS KNOW LITTLE OF CANADA DECLARES SPEAKER Alderman Hawkes Tells Ki- wanis Club Many Facts About Sister Dominion "Many Australians know little a- bout Canada and 1 am afraid that some Canadians know little about Australia," stated Ald. Thos, Hawkes in an interesting address at the reg- {ular Kiwanis Club luncheon held mn Welch's Parlors yesterday. Ald. Hawkes spent several years in Aus- tralia having been a representative of General Motors of Canada Ltd, in this important Dominion, Australia was about 3,000,000 square miles in extent, the speaker stated, being larger in area than the United States and somewhat smaller than Canada. The population was about 6,500,000 people, he claimed. *Australian Cities Sydney, the capital of New South Wales and the principal port of the Antipodes, was 21 days' sail from San Francisco, Ald, Hawkes said, angd almost 12,000 miles distant from Oshawa, The harbor has been term- ed the most magnificent in the world he continued, and the city possessed many magnificent buildings including a splendid city hall. Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, and formerly the capital of the com- monwealth, was also a city of magni- ficent buildings, Ald. Hawkes stated, and was surrounded by beautiful park lands. The three other important communities were Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane and the speaker esti- mated that at least 60 per cent. of the "population of Australia lived in these five cities. Sheep Raising Important When Australia had been a. convict settlement, Ald, Hawkes . stated, it had been thought that the country was useless and that it could not grow crops or garden vegetables. An English clergyman realised its 'pos- sibilities however, and - introduced herds of sheep and cattle and also A) Is Sentenced to Two Years at Port Perry 'David Haverson Honored on [FORMER WHITBY Wm. Clayton Caught When Shot by Reach Twp. Farmer, Convicted on Two Charges Peterboro City Urges Highway To Port Perry A new highway between Port Perry and Peterboro was urge by the Peterboro Chamber of Com- merce at a recent mecting of the executive of that organization. The Department of Highways will be asked to consider taking over the Bethany-Cavan road, connect- ing Port Perry with the highway at Peterboro. This would give an alternate route to Toronto, by way of the highway nov being opened up through Brooklin, 2 OBITUARY EDWARD J. CRAWFORD The death occurred yesterday ot Edward James Crawford. Lakeview Gardens. Oshawa, who was in his forty-first year, The late Mr, Crawford had been ill since last Thursday. Death was due to an attack of pneumonia. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons and five daughters, all under the age of fifteen. The de- ceased was a former member of the 116th Battalion. The Oshawa Bragch of the Canadian Legion, No. 43, will take charge of the fun- eral and will bearers. Rev, F, J. Maxwell whose church, Mr. Crawford was a member, wlil have charge of the service, The funeral will be held from Parlours, 87 Celina St., on Thurs- day, Feb. 27, at 2.00 p.m. Inter- ment will be made at the Union Cemetery. MRS. ALFRED AYERST Tho death occurred yesterday of Mrs. Mary Ayerst, widow of the late Alfred Ayerst, of The deceased was in her scventy- fifth year. The death occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Gordon Beckett, 34 Avenue St., Oshawa. Besides her daughteg, Mrs, Beck- ett, she is survived by three sons, Walter, of Winnipeg, Harrison, of Faisldy, Ontario, and George, of Moose Jaw, one brother, John Rod- | gers, of Newmarket and a sistéF, Mrs. James McClay, of Toronto, The funeral will be held from the homo of Mrs. Beckett on Thursday, Feb, 27, Rev, S.C. Moore, of Albert Street United Church, will bé in charge of the service. Interment will be made at Cooks- town, Condition of Rodd Unchanged No change was reported today in the condition of George C. Rodd, young Brooklin man, who was critically injured in an accident on the Whitby- Lindsay hig h- way a short dis- tance north of Brooklin last Sunday after- noon when a car which he was driving crashed into a large se- dan owned by - George C. Rodd W. W, Free, of Lindsay. Rodd is is the General hos- pital here under the care of Dr, R. F. MacLaren, of Whitby. Y Mrs. Jane Read of Highland Creek grandmother of Rodd, is progrsesing as well as can be expected at the hospital. She was seriously injured in the same accident, and her arm had to be amputated. Rodd operated a barber shop at Mary and Colorne streets in this cy. demonstrated its agricultural possi- bilities, The sheep and cattle sta- tions were now very important and some of them were (10,000 square miles in extent. The owners of some of these stations were immensely wealthy as Australia sheep were tamed for their fine wool. The eucalyptus tree was the most valuable for timber stated Ald, Haw- kes as its wood is very hard and dur- able. In some sections of Tasmania trees had heen found growing to the height of 340 feet with trunks of tre- mendous girth, Fruits are grown in abundance including grapes, peaches, oranges, figs and other varieties. "My daughter could nick me a fresh orange almost any day for break- fast," he commented. Australians had certainly done their part in the Great War said Ald Hawkes, and almost every man one met was wearing a service badge. "Australia claims that it has given the world the secret ballot, manhood suffrage and the first woman vote. I enjoyed the years I spent in Can- ada's sister dominion and it was a pleasure to be associated with the Australians who are fellow members in the Great British Empire," he concluded, : The Kiwanans expressed apprecia- tion for Ald. Hawke's splendid ad- dress and hoped that We would be abile to speak before the club again on some other occasion, provide the pall-| of | | er was the Oshawa Burila Co.'s Funeral | | Accused Pleads Guilty to Charge of Stealing Chick ens from John Medd, Reach Township, and Earl Thompson of Utica GETS TWO YEARS ON EACH CHARGE No Evidence Taken at the Trial -- Sentences Will Run Concurrently, Magis- trate Purdy Orders William Clayton, formerly of Markham and now of Toronto, was sentenced to two years in the King- ston Penitentiary when he was con- victed by Magistrate Purdy at Port Perry yesterday on a charge of stealing fowl over the value of 3220 from John Medd.. farmer resid- ing near Port Perry on the 6th con- cession of Reach. Clayton also | pleaded guilty to a charge of steal- ing towl from Earl Thompson, farmer of Utica, and was sentenced to two ycars, The sentences will run concurrently, Shot by Farmer Clayton was arrested early last Thursday morning after he had been shot by a gun in the hands of Medd who apprehended him coming out of 'his chicken coop. Clayton was carrying a bag of live chickens in each hand and as he saw Medd approaching he dropped the sacks and tackled him, After a brief scuffle in which the farm- bruised the chicken thief broke away and started to run for his car, a coupe, which was park- ed near by. Medd however was too quick for him and Clayton fell under a charge of shot from the farmer's gun. He then surrender- ed to the farmer who held him captive until the arrival of Chief Constable Nesbitt of Port Perry ) | who placed him' under arrest. Sev- Cookstown. | eral live chickens were found trus- sed in sacks in the rear compart- ment of Clayton's coupe and these he admitted stealing from the farm of Earl Thompson. As Clayton was found to have been painfully injured by the dis- charge of shot from the farmer's gun, he was removed to the Osh- awa General Hospital where he was placed under-the care of Dr. C? Ferrier, His wounds did not prove serious and he was suffici- ontly recovered yesterday to stand trial, Pleaded Guilty . The accused was not represented by councel and he elected to be tried summarily by His Worship Magistrate Purdy. Crown Attorney J. A. McGibbon prosecuted the case but as Clayton pleaded guilty no evidence was submitted. The arrest and snbsequent sen- tence of Clayton is expected to act a3 a deterrent to ehicken thieving which has been causing a large an- nual loss to farmers of the district, AYERST--In Oshawa, on Tuesday, February 25th, 1930, Mary Har- rison Ayerst, widow of the late Alfred Ayerst, of Cookstown, Ont., in her 76th year. Funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Gordon Beck- ett, 34 Avenue Street. on Thursday, February 28th. Service at 2.30 p.m, Interment Cookstown Cemetery. (48a) TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY CREDIT AUCTION SALE THURS- day, March 13th, 1930, of farm stock, implements and furniture, the property of John Pogson, Lot 16, Concession 5, East Whitby, Salo" 1 o'clock sharp. See bills. Wm. Maw, Anctioneer. (48-56) Events Coming 8 Cents per word each fine gertion. Minimum charge for each insertion, 85c. aE Saas SOMETHING NEW IN MOVING pictures--Seeing one another by telophone-- Pictures by Bell Telephone Company, North Sim- coe Church, corner Arlington and Simcoe Streets, Friday, February 28. Community si. ging. Every- body come, Collaction, (47¢) SONS OF SCOTLAND DANCE IN Welsh's Parlours, Wednesday, Feb, 26th. 8 p.m. Wood's Band. Everybody welcome, 25 cents. (47h) EUCHRE IN ORANGE HALL, Wednesday, February 26th, 8 'o'clock. Under auspices O.Y.B. Six good prizes. (47D) KNOX CHURCH NEW ENGLAND dinner and concert, Thursdav. February 27. Admission 25¢ and 15c. (47d) MADAME NEVADA, 'PALMIST, Ross Corners, phone appoint- ments, 2894, 46-48) HEAR NETRAM, INDIA, ST. AN- drew's Church. eight o'clock tonight, Earnest, ' eloquent, il- luminating, inspiring, (48a) SIMCOE ST. UNITED CHURCH W.M.S. afternoon tea, 3.308, Thursday. afternoon. (48a) RUMMAGE SALE KING STREET . Church basement on Friday, Feb 28. 2.30 o'clock. (48b)