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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1930 PAGE THREE Olympia Candy Works is Gutted by Fire Early This Council Asks That Agreements ~ Be Prepared For Building of Bridge to Lakeview Gardens +> Proposals for Grants of Rights-of-way to Ap- proach of Bridge Received From G. D. Conant, Charles Robson, and Resi- dents of Lakeview Gar- dens CITY IS ASKED TO OPEN NEW STREET Request of Board of Works | for Additional $500, Mak- ing Estimated Cost of Bridge and Approaches, $2,500, in Not Passed by Council Hardiest of all hardy perennials in Oshawa's garden of unfinished muni- cipal problems, the Lakeview Gardens bridge question again blossomed forth at the regular meeting of the city council last night when the board of works asked for a further grant of $500 for construction of the proposed foot bridge. The board of works reported that G. D. Conant had pro- mised to give the city land for a street leading to the proposed struc- ture from Simcoe street, providing the city would fence the street and exempt from local improvements his property fronting on it for a period of ten years, while Mr, Chas. Robson had agreed to give the city the nec- essary right-of-way through his pro- perty subject to cancellation within notice of 24 hours in which event the city would be forced to remove the bridge. In its report, the board re- commended that an agreement be entered into with Mr. Conant and Mr. Robson subject to the approval of the city solicitor. Motion Carried The conucil did not grant the ad- ditional $300 last night but instead, upon motion of Ald. Hart, board of works chairman, it was decided to have the necessary agreements drawn up and presented at the final meeting of the council for the year, to be held on December 26, the night af- ter Christmas. The agreements of Lakeview Gardens property holders for a six-foot right-of-way on the west approach to the bridge will also be secured before that date. Then for the last time the city council of 1930 will wrestle with this venerable problem and either succeed in van- quishing it for ever or leave it to become a thorn in the side of the council of 1931. The board of works report aroused considerable discussion and the coun- cil immediately went into committee of the whole with Ald. Wm. Boddy ©, in the chair, to consider the clause regarding the bridge question. Too Costly "This bridge is going to cost. too much money," Ald. Sulley objected. He did not like the fact that the structure would have to be moved within 24 hours if Mr. Robson so de- cided. "I can assure you that Mr. Robson would be fair in this matter," Ald. E. Jackson, veteran - representative of Cedardale declared. "As long as the residents of Lakeview Gardens did not abuse their privilege there would be no trouble whatever and I know that they would do nothing to pre- judice the existence of the bridge." Must Have Bridge For nine years, Ald. Jackson said, this question has been agitating suc- cessive city councils. The residents of Lakeview Gardens had a right to expect some consideration from the city and he sincerely hoped to have the matter cleared up once and for all. It would be good business to con- struct the bridge. Ald, Waterous an- other representative of Cedardale stated. The future expansion of the city, he believed, would be in the south end and he considered that marked development would be seen in Lakeview Gardens if the city pro- vided some kind of accomodation for residents of this district. It was not much they were asking for he said. It was explained by Ald. Hart that if houses were to build on the new street, the agreement with Mr. Con ant in regard to exemption from lo- cal improvements would have to be changed. It was at this juncture that he made his motion that the agree- ments be secured and presented at the final meeting of the council. Objection to Ald. Hart's proposal was voiced by Ald. Harman. oo "Are we trying to sidestep this is- sue again?" he asked. "This thing should have been settled long ago. There is a possibility that that acci- dent would not have occurred on the .C.N.R. railway bridge two weeks ago if the Lakeview Gardens bridge had been built." 5 Ald Harman was making a rash statement, Ald. Hart replied. It had been definitely proved at the inguest into the Mucha girl's death, he said, that the child would not have used the proposed mew bridge on her 'way to school. : Ald. Jackson thought that it was ridiculous to think of spending $500 more than Jrvioudly estimated on . proposed structure. : the lh of Ald. Hart carried ith few opposing it. hit Ty Ms ogrin h of Ald. Water- ous and Ald. E. Jackson, the council expressed its appreciation for the generous ofier.of gight-of -ways, made by Mr. Conant and Mr. Robson 0 WORLD NEED NOT FEAR MUSSOLINI, SPEAKER ASSERTS Remarkable Career of Italian Dictator Outl'ned to Rotary Club "Mussolini, the man who just is and does," was the subject of an intensely interesting address de- livered at yesterday's meeting of the Oshawa Rotary Club by Nor- man McLeod, head of the English and History Departments of the Oshawa Collegiate and Vocational Institute.. Touching oa the color ful life story of the Italian dicta- tor and his vivid and compelling personality, Mr, McLeod held the keen attention of every member of the club present, and the expres sion of appreciation voiced by Stewart Storie at the close of the address was a sincere tribute to a remarkably fine effort. Present at the luncheon as visi- tors were Robert Stevens, Bowman ville Rotary Club, Clarence Skin- ner, of Lansing, Michigan. Rotary Club; Ed. Wilkins, Regina Rotary Club, and Allen Oxley, of the radio department of the Willlams Piano Company. The business of the meeting included the granting of $10.00 to the local Boy Scout As- sociation for the necessary expenses of the distribution of toys to needy children of the city. Command®d Respect Opening his address, Mr. McLeod who was introduced by E. A. ell, said that no matter what one's views might be as to the value of dictatorships, Mussolini's career commended itself to thinking peo- ple, and commanded their respect and admiration. Sketching, briefly the life of the man who was born in 1883, the son of a turbulent vil. lage blacksmith and school teacher, the speaker showed how he had in turn taught school, been a poll tical outcast from Switzerland and Austria, editor of a Socialist news- paper and agitator in favor of Italy entering the war on the side of the allies, then a soldier in the Ital- jan Army for 40 months. Fol. lowing the war, the speaker show- ed in bold outlines, Mussolini had become a leader of the protest against the efficiency of the Italian government, and had fin. ally organized his army of Fascistl, marched. on Rome and assumed control of the government in a bloodless revolution, But it was significant, said Mr. McLeod, that Mussolini had consistently upheld the monarchy parliament and the cabinet system of government, and has sought, through them to find an outlet for his tremendous en- ergy and ability. Semj-Democratic Dictator Since October, 1922, sald the speaker, Mussolini had controlled the affairs of Italy. as a semi-dem. ocratic dictator. Many things might be said aginst him, but he had made his country feared and respected by the nations of the world, which was what he sct out to do. This had been done by his insistence on efficiency in govern- ment, and because hz has been a tactful dictator. - "Mussolini has accomplished this by shecr ability and by that in. definable something we call per- sonality," said Mr. McLeod. He demands honest service, particu. larly in his own following. He be- lieves youth can do anything with proper guidance. He has given Italy good government, and al- ed this by smfdluhrdlubgkqjmfwy though the days to come may carry him to oblivion, Mussolini will not go down without fighting." Mr. McLeod expressed the view that the other nations of Europe had nothing to fear from Llusso- lini in the possibilitics of war, be- cause he had no desire to go out- side his own country and because as a man of nearly fifty, he would not seek to further satisfy his love of adventure nor his imagination. ship, because he does not want to "He has no desire for world ruler- export his ideas on political state- craft," was the way Mr. McLeod expressed this thought. Apparently there are still a number of quaint people about who look round for the mistletoe first MARIAN PERKIN The death occurred Friday even- ing, December 12, at Toronto, of Marian Lorraine Perkin, aged eight and a half months, daughter of Koy Perkin and the Christina Cameron Perkin. Besides her father, the child is sus- vived by her twin sister, Murgaret Chr'stina Perkin. z The funeral service was held yes- terday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock from the home of Mr. and Mrs, Williath Morrison, 45 Oshawa Boulevard, Osh- awa, grandparents, of the deceased. The service was conducted by the Rev. C. E. Cragg, pastor of King street United Church, assisted by the Rev. D. Munro, of Kuox Preshy- terian Church, Interment took place at the Union Cemetery. Lov- | 3t UNEMPLOYED ARE APPOINTED TO CITY ELECTION POSTS 56 JOBLESS MEN GET DAY'S WORK:FOR ELECTIONS Nomination Day Is Dec. 29 With Polling on January 5 Machinery was set up by the 1930 city council at its last regu- lar meeting last night, for the holding of the municipal elections. Nomination day will be Monday, | December 29th, and polling day { on Monday, January 5. | Nominations will be received at cen o'clock in the morning of De- rember 29, at the city hall, Simcuve street north, for mayor, members of the Public Utilities Commission, and members of the . Board of Education. At noon on nominations will he received fox aldermen in the various 'wards Ward 1 nominations will be re- ceived at the Centre street schoo! Ward 2 at Albery street school, Ward 3 at the city hall, Ward 4 at Mary street school, and Ward 5 at Cedardale school. Polling on January 5 will be from 10 to 7 o'clock. Following the council's policy of engaging unemployed men as dep uty returning officers and poll clerks, an almost entirely new !i:f | of appointees, as compared with | former years was adopted by the council, Thus fifty-zix jobless have been given positions for ele tion day. The men who the positions were: South West Ward { Div. 1.--D.R.0O., H. A. Breakell, | 76 King St. WW ; clerk, William | short, 156 Burk St. | Div, D.R.O., land, 74 Centre St | Barnhardt, 109 clerks, William and W, E, mes Harry Row- and Oshawa Haves, 223 Fields, Blvd Burk Gibbs 2907 207 ! St, Div. 3--D.R.O. Charles Giles, 15 Fairbanks St., and Charles Flem ing, 114 Summer St.; clerks, Ear) Edmondson, 33 Royal and Horace McMurter, 640 Burton Rd. South-East Ward Div. 4--D.R.O,, Charles Rich- ards, 286 Athl St. E., and Charles P. Daly, 78 Albert clerks, W. Collins, 254 t.,, and Wm Sugden, 327 Celina St. Dlv, D.R.O., Theodore ( 'Vanson, 3 Simcoe St. 8, and M. J. Selby, 196 Ritson Rd. S.: clerks. C. M. Rogers, 120 Ritson Rd, 5. and L. Corin, 217 Simcoe St, 8. Div. 6--D.R.0., Chas, F, Stur- gess, 437 Simcoe St, 8 and Thos. W. Metcalfe, 181 Athol St. E.; clerks, Jeff, Authors, 140 Mill St., and Geo. Hardsand, 287 Ave, Div, 7 St., 8 -D.R.O., Charles Brock- man, 226 Athol St. E. and Geo Metcalfe, 393 King 2.; clerks, James Pickup, 11: ze St, and John E. Rolfe, 224 Julien St. North-West Ward Div. 8---D.R.0.,, Wm, A, Mack, 33 Arlingotn Ave., and Roger Ar- mitage, 2302 Jarvis St.; clerks, Robt. A. Ball, 93 Willlam St, W., and Clarence Clancy, Drive, Div. 3 Alexandra maker, 33 Louisa Mear ,103 Brock St. W.; clerks, Claude B, Morrison, 20 Arlington Ave., James Alexander, Jr., Mc- Laughlin Blvd.,, Thos, E., Beard. 260 Golf St. . North-East Ward Div. 10--D.R.0O., Floyd. Reesor, 239 Kendal Ave., and F. R. Laycoe, 24 Richmond St, E.; clerks, Geo Mepstead, 138 Prince St, and Fred Robinson, 225 Johnson Blvd Div. 11--D.R.O., Daniel R, Rog- ers, 128 Elgin St. E,, Oswald S. Hobbs, 208 Dearborn Ave. and William Gould, Richmond St, L.; clerks, John Cameron, 267 French St., H. C. Carnell, 5615 Ritson Rd N., and George Cowdrey, 181 Tre sane St. Div. 12--D.R.0., F. A, Hoar, Simcoe St. N., Arthur Morison, Connaught St., and Walter Terry, 106 Wood St.; clerk, Allan Bur- rows, 275 Jarvis St., Archie R. Wilson, 220 Division St., and Hugh Cunliffe, 299 Division St. Cedardale Div. 13--D.R.0O., William Bish- op, 66 King St. W., and Thomson 8. Aikman, 67 Patricia Ave.; clerks, Robert Stewart, Bloor St. W., and Lloyd L. Fowler, 526 Cubert St. y FERGUSON HANDS IN RESIGNATION (Continued from page 1) "It's all over," he said with a smile. "Yes, I've resigned." Chats with Reporters Later in his office, soon to be oc- cupied by a successor, Mr. Ferguson chatted with press representatives, but it was apparent from his demean- or that.the significance of the occa- sion was fully appreciated by him, He had finally completed the last link in the chain of developments that started just prior to his departure from England, when it was rumoured ! that he would-be Canada's next High | Commissioner to Great Britain, Y ot 9--D.R.O., St., Geo, W. L. Wanna- $t, J. H. B Card of Thanks 1 wish to thank my many friends for their kind expressions of sym- | pathy and floral tributes in my | recent sad bereavement in the loss |of .my dear daughter, Marian. | Roy Perkin, (1412) | Oshawa Has For Industrial support to the capital stock that day. | received Krnest L | Currie | 25 McMillan | Walmsley, | Foundation, which is being sold | of Oshawa, and they look to the months, This is a matter of this want so much. 1 appeal as liberally as possible. Speaking at yesterday's luncheon of the Oshawa Rotary Club, Gordon D. Conant, president of the Chamber of Commerce, made a strong appeal to the members, as citizens, to give their issue industrial plants for new Oshawa industries. "The officers of these two organizations," he said, "are giving of their time and energy and ability to promote the development next six months will show whether Oshawa is to definitely go ahead by the establishment of industries, or whether, on the negative side, it is to stay where it is. build these factories to bring industries here, and every mau of us should take a share in promoting the industrial welfare of the city and thus bringing back the prosperity which we all to you as business that it is your own interests to see Oshawa prosper, and you can help make it prosper by subscribing Opportunity Development of the Oshawa Industrial to provide for the building of citizens to do their part. The But we cannot wait six week or next week. We must men, as citizens, to this bond issue accomplishments of the 1930 city council was mad addres i. B. Mitchell last night he last | regular meeting of the council. | his address he mentioned the harlx th the unemy | An interesting resume of the chief | m an he subway, and loyment f ram of l, a As Lhis is the of the 1930 council of th | Ushawa, it is fniting that | should be made regarding the activities, last regular meetin City S0lIe e re- | [P80 1S. year's i No doubt most outstandin | questions which have confronted the the council in the past ycar have b Jie unemployment, the subway at the LN.R. tracks and the opening of aarbor, the The unemployment in the city this | past year has been of a very serious | aature and has caused more serious. thought on the part of the council | than any other question. Unemploy- | ment has been a serious question | | from one end of the country to the | other, and each municipality has had | to grapple with the problem accord ing to its local liti Industrial centres have had the { largest number of unemployed, and | | Oshawa has not been an exception o the rule, While we have not been able to find a real solution to the problem, and | set every man who is unemployed on the road to prosperity, we have en deavoured to do our best under the | circumstances, cot ons need not be ashamed of, in fact I| think we have been real pathfinders | for other municipalities, We were the first city in the Province to re- ceive our quota from the government | for the unemployed as we were also | helping the single men with food and a shelter, The Oshawa Associ- | ated Welfare Society is a splendid | organization which is doing a won derful work, in looking after the per sonal needs of unfortunate families The subway under the C.NR.| tracks on Simcoe street, is well un der way and will be an accomplished fact in a very short time, This ques tion has been before the council for the past six or seven years, and f{t has remained for the 1930 council to | bring it to a successful conclusion. | It will ill a long felt want and has | given considerable employment to Oshawa men. In passing I wish here to give credit where credit is due The work which our city engines ri W. C. Smith did in preparing plans and apportioning of costs, in my. es- | OSHAWA FIRMS GIVEN AGENCY FOR NEW TYPE OF COAL Dixon Coal Co. Secures Ex- clusive to Sell D. & H. Product Elmer Dixon and Ernest Dixon, of the Dixon Coal Company, have just returned from a trip to New York, where, after conferences with the president, vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Hud- son Coal Company, they were able to secure for Oshawa the exclusive agency for D. and H. cone-cleaned anthracite coal. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Hudson Coal Company, is one of the oldest an- thracite producing companies in America, and has been producing coal for over 100 years. Its coal has always been equal to the best, but now, with the new cone-clean- ing process, it is claimed to be the finest coal in the world. In conversation with The Times this morning, Elmer Dixon gave much interesting information re- garding this new coal. A single cone-cleaning process plant, it fis stated, costs $2,600,000, and by this process, all impurities are re- moved, and the coal is brought to a greated state of purity than has ever been possible by other' clean- ing methods. The process Is itself in a liquid mixture of special type, is interesting. The coal is cleaned in which the lumps of pure an- | of dollars, and | mate the part he played in the nego | tions of this city | door Oshawa has set a record which we |s the first city to provide a way for |r {I have | aldermen, Mayor in Valedictory Talk Discusses Achievements of 1930 Oshawa City Council timation, saved this city thousands we cannot over-esti tiations between the C.N.R., the Board of Railway Commissioners and Lhe eit) The completion of the first section f the Oshawa harbour, and the open- * of the harbour for navigation the unmer is perhaps the most not ent towards a greater Oshawa whieh taken place this year. I twenty-five years public men of this city and district have striven 'with the idea of having a harbour rr Oshawa 1929 saw the beginning harbour and 1930 saw the con tion of the first unit In August the "City of Kingston" steamed he harbour, the first era of a vetem of transportation for this ied out the first cargo and manufactured pro- ducts from the city of Oshawa. This is only beginning pant able ¢ has wd cary freight of the of a harbour which will be commensurate | with the requirements and the ambi- Since the opening, more freight has been received and shipped by the Oshawa harbour than through any port between To- ronto and Montreal. Therefore it be hooves all future councils along with the Chamber of Commerce, to bend other every effort to see that the harbour | is completed as quickly as possible. In my estimation the completion of the harbour the most important matter confronting the city of Osh- awa today. Through it is the open to induce new industries to lo- here, and with that {dea in w we have procured industrial sites in close proximity, and also laid a new pavement connect ing with the city, Capital expenditures have kept to a minimum this year, doubt the smallest in twer year I pt where we had to undertake i ires,. no capital expen ditures have been made. I wish to thank the aldermen for the part they have played in the year's endeavors. The co-operation received from each of the and the harmony which has existed in the council, has gone a long way towards making my du- ties much easier. I also wish to thank the officials of the city, for their never failing courtesy at all times 1 have consistently found them attentive to duty, and ever will- ing to oblige, not only myself but all others whom they come in contact with nf conclusion I wish you one and the compliments of the season. Yours sincerely, --T. B. MITCHELL, Mayor. is cat concrete been n. mea all 1930 Dec. 15, thracite float on top, all impuri- ties sinking to the bottom for re- moval. Thus only the pure anthra- cite coal is retained for marketing, and this is practically washed, scrubbed and polished before it is removed from the cones to be pass- ed on to the consumer. It is claimed for this cone- cleaned anthracite coal that it pro- vides the consumer whh the pur- cst coal of all time at no extra charge, the price being exactly the same as for ordinary anthracite. Because of {ts purity, however, ft provides more heat per ton than ever before, and lowers fuel bills, there being no wastage on account of impurities. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Hudson Coal Company is one of the largest pro- ducers in the anthracite field, and with the new coal-cleaning process, instituted at a cost of millions of dollars, it claims to have the fin- est anthracite coal in the world. The Dixon Coal Company is there- fore to be congratulated en secur- ing the agency for this wonderful cpal for the benefit of the people of Oshawa. . In Memoriam KING---In loving memory of my dear sister, Laura (Dot), who passed away Dec, 16th, 1929, "In the sight of the unwise. they seem to die---but they are at peace." Sister and Nieces. (141a) KING--In loving memory of Laura Lizzie King, (Dot), dear wife and mother, who entered into rest December 16, 1929 Missed by many, but loved by all. Dad, Dick and Cyril. (141a) COUNCIL GONFIRMS ORIGINAL GRANT OF SITETO LEGION RECOMMENDAT'ON OF "RATEPAYERS IS SHELVED Civic Administration Ques- tion Left to 1931 Coun- cil--Other Business In adopting the report of the fin- ance committee last night the city council confirmed its promise to grant $2,000 to the Oshawa branch of the Canadian Legion to enable it to purchase a site at the north-west corner of Centre and Metcalfe streets on which it will erect a new hall, Alternative Suggested At a recent meeting of the finance commiitee, Mayor Mitchell explained, it had been suggested that a site could be secures farther south on Centre street for a $1,000 less than that originally decided upon. The committee wished however to take the matter up with the Legion and His Worship stated that he attended a recent meeting of the organization at which he presented the alternative There was keen discus- lie said, and by a close vote 'the Legion finally decided in favor of the Centre and Metcalfe street site. : Approval was given by the council on recommendation of the finance | committée to the appointment by the Oshawa Humane Society of John L. | Orr as dog-catcher. City Clerk Hare will be instructed to' advise N. S. Jaird, former Humane Society in- spector, now performing the duties of dog-catcher for the city that his will be discontinued after proposal, | s101, Services Dec. 31 The treasurer was authorized to pay the sum of $700.00 to the So- ciety, which was previous authorized a contribution . towards the erec- f a dog pound on Ritson road | as tion south, Other clauses in the report of the finance committee were adopted as follow That the communication from D. A. J. Swanson, solicitor for Wm Romhanyi of 128 Alma St, Oshawa, car be referred to The Globe Indem- r Insurance Company, and the City k instructed to ascertain what ni Cler ance people. That no action be taken with re- spect to the communication The Canadian Federation Blind. That the communication from the Central Ratepayers Association deal- ing with Civic Administration be re- ferred to the Council of 1931. ' that the usual honorariums to the Mayor, members of the Court of Re- | vision and Chairman of the Police Commission" be paid for the year 1 1930, being $1,000; $150 each and $150 | | respectively, | That a grant of $200 be made to ! the Ladies' Auxiliary, Oshawa Branch No. 43, BES.L. to assist in their Christmas Cheer activities in 1930. That the usual annual grants be made to the Oshawa Hospital--$1,- 800.00, and Children's Aid Society-- $600 The the Treasurer be authorized to arrange the matter of assembling all arrears of taxes and having the same added to 'the 1931 tax roll, and to arrange with the audit staff to as- sist in the work. That the clerk be requested to forward a letter of thanks to The Children's Aid Society for their gen- erosity in placing their building at King St. West at the disposal of the City Council to be used as a Hostel and that assurance be given to the Children's Aid that the buliding will be returned to them in the same con- dition as we found it. That the clerk be instructed to ad- dress a letter of thanks to the Kauf- man Rubber Co. Ltd. of Kitchener, Ontario, for their very generous gift of five hundred and fifty pairs of rub- bers to the Oshawa Welfare Society. Will Grant Deed Upon advice of the fire protection and city property committee the council decided to give the Oshawa Arcna Co, Ltd, the deed of a strip of land adjoining the arena property on Bond street west, the deed to in no way interfere with laying out the street 90 feet wide at this point, It was also decided to purchase from Mr. C. Robson a strip of land on Simcoe street south, 14 feet wide by 232 feet long at a price of $185. The council rescinded a previous mo- tion to purchase a strip 14 feet by 84 fect for $67. W. EN. SINCLAIR GIVEN SUPPORT OF FOLLOWERS (Continued from page 1) minister of labor, Harry Sifton and Arthur Roebuck have been mentioned it was almost certamn last night that none of these names would be on the ballot when voting is held. Three names were definitely in the running: Mr. Sinclair, Mitchell F. Hepburn, M.P,, and Elmore Philpott. An official announcement late last night stated that Mr. Philpott had tendered his resignation to the Tor- onto Globe to allow' his name to go before the convention. He has been an. associate editor of the Globe since 1928 and has been engaged in newspaper work since 'his return from overseas. A native of Bronte, Mr. Philpott is a war veteran and was twice wounded overseas. orning | Firemen Fight Stubborn Blaze In Collis Block For Over Five Hours With Weather Below Zero Cause of Fire Has Not Yet Been Ascertained--Dense and One Is Overcome by Fumes FIVE LINES OF HOSE WERE LAID Damage o Building Amounts to About $2,000 Covered by Insurance--A. Bakogeorge, Owner of Candy Works and Confec- tionery Store Unable to Estimate Loss firemen were ,called upon to early this morning one of the most stubborn fires ever experienced local- ly when a blaze of unknown origin broke out in the basement of the Olympia Candy works, restaurant Andrew Backogeorge in the building owned by Max Collis, 78-82 King S West. For over five hours the f men battled the flames and not u 7.53 o'clock did they feel that t could safely leave the scene of the conflagration. Damage to the building which is a modern, one storey brick structure, 000 covered by insurance. The inte ior of the zafe and candy shop wa completely gutted and the loss Mr. Bakogeorge in equipment, stock land fixtures, will probably amount to $2,000. This the first fire i5 making claim of $16.90 for damage to | action has been taken by the Insur-| : | store was also gained through a door month. The brigade was called out at 2. {o'clock this morning when som | whose name has not been ascer sent in a telephone message stat that smoke was pouring out of the building. The firemen immediately | rushed to the scene and found tha {the fire had already gained a great hold, Basement windows to the front of storc were broken in and | stream of water was poured into the | interior, Access to the basement and / y ¢ {the | at the rear and another line of hose was used to reach the flames irom this peint. The firemen were prevented from entering the cafe kitchen by in the windows, but the window glass was smashed and another stream of water was directed into the kitchen through the bars. The front door of the shop was forded open thus allow- ing access for another line of hose. A tremendous volume of smoke pour- ed forth from the store and basc- ment and greatly hampered the fire- men in their work. Captain Wn. Culling in making a bold attempt to enter the building was overcome by the fumes and had to be carried out to the open air where he quickly re- gained consciousness. Others suffered from the smoke and were ilmost overcome, bars and a great flood of water was pour- ed into the building, rectly adjoining the Olympic and a second hand store owned oy Max Collis. For a time there scemed grave d:nger that the whole Smoke Handicaps Firemen | building would be destroyed and only tne hara work of the firemen pre- vented the further spread of the lanes, All equipment was taken to the fire { this morning and every member of the brigade, including all shirts, was called into action, 'Lhe firemen sut- fered trom intense cold and smoke and it was a weary group of men who seturned to tire hall snoftly betore eight o'clock arter a continuous bat- tle of over five hours. "This was the most stubborn blaza havc ever encountered in all my experience," Fire Chie W, E, Lllioit commented this morning. and confectionery store operated by | built in 1928 ,is estimated at over $2,- | loss | which Oshawa has cxperienced this | also | In all five lines of hose were laid | Tthere are two | other stores in the block, the up- | town office of Waterous-Meek, di- | Cafe | ito the cause of tha vet been completed ted. There is still ter in the basement 5 aw Investiy | fire have not {the fire chief a great deal of {and until tr | difficult to | that portion ing the fire is thought to have originated, !" The floor of the Olympia Candy We has been completely wrecked the fixtures are As the floor bu |a number of counters, cab other fixtuves tumbled into tl |ment. A large quantity of candy, and drinks was ruined. ol A. Bakogeorge, 151 Athol Street rietor of the Olympia Can. was unable to estimate his r. He carried some a Urs previous the fire {this morning, the fire department had called to a chimney fire at the of Ed. Busbois, Gibbs Ave, Whitby = township, where a y flames. This blaza no das bs | da | | the gcason of the year! learns if one's distant any closer than they This when one relatives are were last ye ' Coming Lwents 8 Cents per word each ia- | sertion. Minimum charge | J MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, Ross's Corners. Phone 2894. (140c¢) "HOSEN FRIENDS WELFARE Concert and Dance Wednesday, December 17th, 8 p.m., Engel's Hall over Dewland"s store, Sil- ver coliection or pound of groce eries for tree, (141a) THE REGULAR MEETING OF the North East Ward Ratepaye ers' Assoc. will be held Wed. nesday, December 17, 8 p.m. All members are requested to ate tend. (141a) i | ii |}{ for each Insertion, 85c | Elecrto-Magnetic Health Appliance Free Treatments will cone vince you. W. C. HUTCHISON 1534 William st. E. Phone 209 em e---- re You'd much FELT 12 Simcoe St. South Gifts? 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