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EE a Ra, Se rd = WITH WHICH 18 INCORPORATED OSHAWA TELEGRAM ' VOL. 54--NO. 207 mt Published at Oshawa, Except Sundays Canada, Every Day Legal Holidays, OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1926 EIGHT PAGES FIRE SWEEPS VILLAGE OF LA $50,000 Lo KING GOVERNMENT TRIUMPHS AGAIN CLOSURE CARRIES The Conservative Blockade is Ended By a Vote of 108 to 95 THREEFOLD VICTORY Address in "Reply to The Speech Adopted By Nine Majority (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Mar. 3--With the House adjourned until March 15, there is a lull in the parliamentary battle which has been waged since th: House opened on January 7. Meanwhile, the Government is at work on Legislation. Daily Cabinet meetings are being h>ld, estimates are being revised and bills prepar- ed. These include an old age pene sions' bill, rural credits' bill, a bill to transfer natural resources to Alberta and a bill to amend the Dominion Elections Act. Ottawa, March 3.--Amid tumult- uous demonstrations from Liberal and Conservative members alike, the Government early today carried three divisions -- on closure, the Bird motion of "the previous ques- tion," and the main motion for ad- option of the Address--and Parlia- ment at 12.30 a.m. adjourned until March 15. Closure was carried on Mr. La- pointe's motion at 3.15 o'clock Tues- day afternoon by a vote of 108 to 96, a majority of 13, the largest ac- corded the Government this session. The Bird motion was carried at midnight by a vote of 108 to 102, a majority of 6, and at 12.20 a.m. the main motion for the adoption of the Address in reply to the Speec. from the Throne went through Par- liament by 111 to 102. After House Leader Lapointe had formally moved the forwarding of the Address, and the adjournment of the House until March 15, a cloud of torn paper broke over the Com- mons benches, tossed upward by jubilant members. The House rose to sing 'God Save The King" in unison; the French Liberals follow- ed with "O Canada' and three lusty cheers for Hon. Ernest Lapointe, who had led the administration through the difficult early session. On the first division on the ap- plication of closure the Government had the support of every Indepen- dent, every Laborite, and every Progressives, Henri Bourassa, Agnes Macphail and Robert Forke were applauded by Liberals as they cast their votés behind the Government. It was a straight party vote, wiz half a dozen pairs and few ab- sentees. On the second division on the Bird motion for the submis- sion of the previous question, Henri Bourassa (Independent, Labelle), as he had previously heralded, threw his support against the motion, being paired with Alfred Speakman (Progressive, Red Deer). M. N. Campbell and W. T. Lucas. Western Progressives, did not vote in this division, remaining out of the House when the poll was made, On the third division for the car- rying of the Address, Mr. Bourassa was back behind the Government and Messrs. Campbell and Lucas had resumed their seats to cast their ballots with those of supporters of | the Administration. The three added votes of these members raised the total of ayes to 111. Ld British Boys Are . Rd Coming to Ontario (By Canadian Press) / Toronto, Mar. 3--Hon. J. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, announced to- day that an agreement has been reach- ed between the Ontario Government and the Overseas Settlement Board, operating under the British Govern- ment whereby three hundred British boys. are to be brought to Ontario within the next three months, passage free, to be settled upon the Vimy Ridge farm near Guelph. Agent General W. C. Noxon for On- tario, in London, will select the boys and they will be despatched to this country in groups of fifty, receive pre- liminary training in Ontario Agricul- ture methods, some soil chemistry and other essential knowledge of conditivns here. » The minister stated that the new immigrants are not home boys. The Government of Ontario is contributing $5000 to this scheme, the Federal Gov- ernment $10,000 and British Govern- ment $5,000. Czech government has decided to purchase the whole of Count Guido Hol in's library, sold at aue- tion. at, Prague. ites sun : " 104! ~, Destroyed Casey Trull Sustains Heavy Loss When Flames of Un- known Origin Destroy Fine Building and Two Sheds-- Loss Partially Covered By Insurance THIRTY HEAD OF ~~ CATTLE BURNED Family Were Awakened By Blowing of Train Whistle --Impossible to Check the 'Flames -- Considerable Grain Destroyed and Sev- eral Valuable Farm Imple- ments 'Early this morning fire swept the farm buldings, destroyed 30 head of cattle, 200 chickens and other 'owl, one large barn and two sheds at the Grange Poultry Ranch, one and a quarter miles north of Dar- 'ington station, owned by Casey Trull, The origin of the fire is unknown, Mr, Trull stated to The Reformer this 'ning . that me members of the family were awakened about 2.30 by the blowing of a train whistle and 'it was then they notic- ed how brightly lighted the farm was. They could see no flames as the barns are on the south side of the house which has no windows. It was' practically impossible to do anything to check the flames. Neighbors aided in saving a small portion ol one of the sheds, but with no fire fighting equipment the fire had progressed too far to be ex- tinguished by a bucket brigade. The wind fanned the breeze sufficiently to force it through the barn which was 112 feet in length, and two sheds, one being 64 feet and the other 74 feet in length making them a complete loss. Mr. Trull estimates the damage at $60,000, with only the buildings partly covered by insurance. He can- not account for the fire, Everything was all right when he made an in- spection at nine o'clock and locked all the doors. The terrific heat fought back all attempts to save the live stock. There was also consid- erable grain in the barn as well as valuable farm implements, and all was destroyed. LADIES' AUXILIARY Y.M.C.A. RECEPTION On Occasion of Re-opening of Newly Decorated "Y" Dormitori A wonderful response was given by the public yesterday afternoon, when they were invited by the wo- men's auxiliary of the local Y.M. C.A. to attend an afternoon tea and hold an inspection of the newly de- corated dormitories, Mrs. C. Pea- cock, head of the house committee, conducted the visitors through the dormitories which shone brightly in their new decorations. The rooms were turned practically upside down under the careful system the ladies used, the walls, ceilings and floors were painted, chairs, desks and dressers varnished, and new rugs put on the floors. For this Mrs. C. Pea- cock and her committee deserve much credit. In the absence through illness of the president, Mrs. G. W. McLaughlin, Mrs: Howard Bradley presided, and together with Mrs, E. Bruton, received the guests. Mrs. D. Hall poured tea. During the af- ternoon the visitors were given a musical treat when they had the pleasure of listening to the. high qualitrope of the "panatrope," very kindly loaned by Luke Brothers and operated by Mr. D. A. Tait. SERIOUSLY INJURED Little James McKellar, 4 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. William McKei- lar, 343 Mitchell. avenue, met with a serious accident while out sleigh rid- ing Saturday at noon. He was taken to the Oshawa Hospital where he is progressing favorably. It is under- stood that the little lad sustained ~navere pose injuries, Barn, Livestock, Fowl By Fire At Grange Poultry Ranch INSPIRING TALK BY GAPT. BEST Qualities of Optimism Are Emphasized By Popular Speaker An interesting talk was given yes- terday noon at the Industrial "Y" by Capt. Tom Best, who is in this city under the auspices of the Y.M.CA. for a few days. Mr. Best emphasized the qualities of optimism and stated "that there were three classes of men, one was the optimist, one the pessi- mist and the other the peptomist, giy- ing graphic illustrations of these three types. His closing message was "that ss By Fire In Darlington Tp. FIRST BANQUET OF NEWLY ORGANIZE EDUCATIONAL CLUB W. J. Dunlop, B.A., Univer- sity of Toronto, Speaker of the Evening PRAISES OSHAWA "Opportunities Lost Through No Previous Educational Equipment" There was a capacity gathering at the first banquet of the newly or- ganized Oshawa Educational Club held in the Y.M.C.A. last night. The club was formed by men who are taking night study work with a view of mutual encouragement in the problems faced by those taking such scudies. The chair was occupied by the President, Mr. J, A, Carson, and about 40 men, all General Motors employees, were present. Capt T. IF. Best, of Toronto, was a guest and spoke briefly on the subject of every man should keep his record clean. If this was done there would be much more happiness and co-opera- | tion in the world. H At the Oshawa High School this ; morning Captain Best addressed the ! students on "selfishness versus unsel- fishness" and stated that all of us are born into the world selfish but that there is no reason to remain so all our lives. An illustration was given of a (Continued on page 3) SPRING TRAINING First Parade will Be Held on Friday Night--Lewis Gun Instruction The spring training for members of the Untario Regiment begins Fri- day night with the first parade, or- ders issued today announce train- ing on the Lewis Gun by 'Major F, W. Utton, O.B.E., district weapon training officer. The following orders were issued: Duties, Orderly Officer, Lt. T. H. Coppin; Orderly Sergt., Sgt. Camp- bell; Next for duty, Lieut, Cowan, Sgt. Forman. Parade, Friday, in 7.45 p.m. Training-- After Roll Call the parade will be handed over to Major F.W. Utton, O.B.E., District Weapon Training Officer, for instruction in the Lewis Gun. Best Shot Badges--The following Best Shot Badges are awarded in accordance with H.Q., 505-3-2 and H.Q. 96-11-135: H.Q., Cpl. C. H. Glanville; "A", A, Borrowdale; "B", C.Q.M.8., J. Davis. 1st Class Shot Badge--"A", Cpl. A. Borrowgdale. Weapon Training Prizes--H.Q., Cpl. H. Glanville; "A", Cpl. C. Thom; "B", Cpl. A. Borrowdale; "B", Cpl. A. J. Lavender. Attestation--All ranks will be re- attested at the commencement of this Training Period. The attention of all ranks is call- ed to the course of Lewis Guu Training which is being held in the Armouries, under the direction of Major F. W. Utton, O.B.E., Dis- trict Weapon Training Officer, each Friday night in March, and 'as many as possible should avail themselves of this opportunity to learn some- thing of this weapon. MOTOR TRUCKS AS PASSENGER BUSES To Pay Same License Fee if Proposed Legislation Passes March 5th. Fall (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Mar, 3.--H. L. Squires, Deputy Minister of the Department of Highways, in an interview today said that the department expected to put through at the present ses- sion of the Ontario Legislature, a bill which would compel motor trucks using the Provincial High- ways for commercial purposes to be li d as p b are licensed at present. It was only reasonable. that those who made commercial use of the highways built at public expense should be on a different basis from the ordinary motorist, he said. Licensing trucks will, of course, bring them under the supervision of | the department, Checkers, pointing out that such games demanded concentration and tended to develop the mind. He was of the opinion that the encourage- ment of . were a splendid aid to the develop- ment of the mind. Col. Frank Chap- pell, Assistant Factory Manager of General Motors, was the next speak- er. He heartily congratulated those present on the motive which prompted them to gather for such a purpose. 'The completely educa- ted man has yet to be found' con- tinued Col. Chappell. "This is an age of specialists, but it is not enough st a doctor knows medi- cine, or that a Lawyer under stand law. His knowledge must ve wia- er. "Do not be a single track man" was the advise given by the speaker, In conclusion he pointed out the ne- (Comtdnued on page 3) W.C.T.U. HOLD A DAISY GHAIN TEA Tables Delightfully Decorated With Daffodils--Proceeds Amount to $50 The W.C.T.U. held a Daisy Chain Tea and Musicale at King Street Church on Tuesday afternoon. The tables were tastefully decorated with daf- fedils. As each member arrived, they were asked to sign the pledge and put their name on a large Daisy, and a smaller Baisy' was pinned on them. Soon the rooms were gay with daisies nodding here and there. As the large daisies were filled with names they were hung on the wall. Many new names were added during the after- noon to lengthen the Daisy Chain. A goodly crowd of ladies were de- lighted with the following program: Instrumental, Mrs. Jack Smith; duet, Mrs. Farrow and Mrs. Foster; solos by Mrs. Leo. Gray, Miss Jean Ked- die, Jackie Smith, Mrs. Alex Fisher, Mrs. Roy Bennett, Mrs. T. E. East, Mrs. Jack Smith and Mrs. W. A. Hare. During the tea hour music was pro- vided by Mrs. Jack Smith, The proceeds of the afternoon, al- most $50, go towards the Budget and Extension Fund. Will Devote Time to Central Pharmacy P. H. Beattie, one of our well known local druggists, has sold his West End branch store and will de- vote his time to his Central Phar- macy at 17 King west, Mr. Beattie opened up his business here in 1920 which was then known as the White Front Drug Store. In 1925 he mov- ed to his present quarters on King street opposite Woolworth's, where he makes a specialty of prescription and manufacturing work, having had over twenty-five years' experience in these lines. SELECT LINEUP TO OPPOSE QUEEN'S OWN The team representing the Ontario Regiment on the occasion of the visit of the Queen's Own baseball team to Oshawa will be selected from the fol- llowing: Ptes. Cameron, = Timmins, Webster, Stokes, Salmon, Morrison, drews, Tutton, Segts. Grear and MeDougall and Lieut. Mounce. Hon. H. W. Newlands was re- appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, which office he has held since February, 1921. WEATHER Northwest winds, fair and cold tonight and Thursday. thought-provoking games" (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Ills, Mar. 3--Three trainmen were killed and more than 20 passengers injured, 15 ser- iously, in a h-:ad-on-collision be- tween an lllinois Surburban train and Michigan Central fast frieght Three Trainmen Killed, Twenty Injured When Trains Collide Head-on on the south side early today. Officials of each railroad imme- diately began an in gation of a report that an open switch was responsible for the accident. The towerman and his helper near the scene of the accident were held for questioning by the coroner's jury. (By Canadian Press) london, Mar. 3.--~A despatch to the Daily Express from Mel. bourne says that a party of men fighting another bush fire in Australia, has been cut off by flames and its fate is unknown, The despatch says that 23 men, who by stren- uous efforts, turned the fire that was raging on several ranges and which threatened to Make Heroic Effort to Rescue Party of Men Fighting Australian Bush Fire destroy the State fir plantation, valued at about $25,000,000, were isolated by the flames with only one day's food and suffering from cxhaustion and lack of sleep. A motor car which was sent to relieve them was compelled to return, Two of the 23 men escaped, They reported it would be suicidal to try to rescue the other. Never- theless, a party of 25 men un- dertook the task. SPLENDID TALK ON MISSIONARY WORK Mr. Jersack, of Toronto, Tells of Life in Poland i Mr. Jersack, the Baptist Mission- ary to the 'Polish people, of Royce Avenue, Toronto, gave a very inter- esting account of his work to the Baptists here last night. He told of life in Poland and the dreadful persecutions his father guffered when he first was converted. Everyone seemed against him, but in a year's time in his town a church was or- ganized with over a hundred mem- hers. Although the speaker was brought up in a christian home he was almost carried away by. the Bolshevist movement. He was a very enthusiastic follower, but when they expressed their determination to exterminate all religion from Rus- sia, he could not remain with them as he felt life would without God. Later he to the ministry. Speaking of his work among his people in Canada, Mr. Jersack said the most encouraging work was among the children. Although their parents do all they can to discour- age them from attending the meet- ings, when the children declare their intenetion just to go to make fun and break up the meeting they are allowed to attend. But they soon become interested and their lives are transformed by the gospel. The older ones, if Greek Catholic, are very fanatical but many are aethe- ists or agnostics and Bolshevists and reason or argument cannot reach them. Only the power of prayer could break down the bitter anta- gonism they hold toward the Chris- tian religion. Many are reached through kindness shown them or a real friendly interest taken in them. He spoke of the wonderful trans- formation in their lives when they did accept Christ and they were true witnesses for Him to those around them. Mr. Jersack is holding a meeting among his own people here tonight at the home of Mr. Glecoff, Verdun road. be hopeless | was called Dies In Hospital Following Accident (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Mar. 3--Morris Burn- ham, aged 19, died in the hospital early today from injuries sustained in a sleighing accident yesterday evening. Burnham suffered serious head injuries and a fractured jaw when he fell down th: Rosedale Ravine after his sleigh overturned on a sidewalk along the edge of the Ravine. Addresses Tiree Meetings at G.M.C. on "Safety First" Yesterday Mr. V. L. Mummery, Chief Inspector of the Indnstrial Ac- cident Prevention Associations of Toronto, was a visitor at the Gen- aral Motors of Canada factory. In the afternoon he addressed three meetings of the Superintendents and Foremen on the matter of Accident Prevention. General appreciation was expressed of the remarks of Mr. Mummery, and added stimulas was given to this line of endeavor by his visit. ENGAGE INDUSTRIAL AGENT Definite action was taken by the Pembroke town council in special session, toward real effort to secure new industries for Pembroke. A motion was adopted engaging the services of F. C. Clarke, industrial agent, of Toronto, to advertise the facilities which the town of Pem- broke has to offer industries in the way of sites, cheap power, abundant water supply and unsurpassed trans- portation accommodation. The cost of his services to be $500. DOUBLE MURDER CHARGE David Arthur Moon, former bank messenger, will face trial on two charges of murder when the spring sittings of the Supreme Court open in Belleville on Monday mext. He will be charged with shooting Clay- ton McWilliams and John McGie on April 6. last. This trial is first on the list, and there will be no pre- liminaries as the Grand Jury at the Assizes brought in true bills. Moon will be defended by Hugh John MacDonald of Toronto and R. D. MacAulay of Belleville. Mr. Justice At the monthly meeting of the Oshawa Poultry Association, Mr. Fred Walsh of the Quaker Oats Company of Peterboro, addressed the association on the subject of "Poultry Management." He di- vided his topic into three heads, Breeding, Feeding and Housing. Of these, "breeding," he stated, "is more or less of first importance. For this utility stock must be used. In this facts and figures are considered and to do this, trap nests are used. Many people do not practice this system, but use the "handling" sys- tem, which is based entirely on as- sumption--no other word will fill the bill. Trap nests will show the size of egg, type of bird and type she produces. No other way is possible to do this. By this meth- od one is able to make a series uv: selections from your birds, culling them to show what they will breed you, Unfortunately the art of Kelly of Toronto will preside. | 1 | | | INSTRUCTIVE TALK ON POULTRY MANAGEMENT Local Poultrymen at Monthly Meeting Are Addressed By Mr. Fred Walsh of Quaker Oats Company, Peterboro --Deals With Breeding, Feeding and Housing proper culling is little understood. The small bird will lay hard for a short time, then quit, while the over- ly large bird gets fat and lazy and does the same. For an ideat type a medium sized bird 4s most desir- able. In the females the first thing taken into consideration is egg size The hen is responsible for the size of egg the progeny pullet will lay. Some think the cockerel is respon- sible but in this Mr. Walsh wus in- clined to disagree. Stamina fs given by the hen, and is one of the most necessary, least understood, and - difficult feature to understand. The hen must have the power to produce heavily and produce this quality of her sons and daughters, On the cockerel's part, he is respon- sible for quantity and type, and it is absolutely necessary to have cock- erels from high record hens which have the strength to send down to their progeny. The next questior (Continued on page 8) NGASTER LJ MANY PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS BUT NO LIVES ARE TAKEN Said the Loss Will Run Into Thousands of Dollars-- No One Injured i DEFECTIVE CHIMNEY Resort to Use of Dynamite to Check the Rapid Spread of Flames (By Canadian Press) Lancaster, Omnt., Mar. 8.-- Fire, which broke out here shortly after midnight, burnt up about half the business sec- tion of this village, which is 18 miles east of Cornwall before it was brought under control about five o'clock this morning. The loss is estimated at $350,- 000. The only source of wa- ter supply for 500 persons who reside here is the wells, and one after another those in the vi- cinity of the blaze were soon pumped dry by the fire fighters. The course of the blaze was blocked by a heavy stone wall of the store in which is 1ocated the telephone exchange, Lancaster, Ont., March 3.--Fire swept over this village early this morning, starting, it is believed, from a defective chimney at the grocery store and dwelling of John Caron. It spread with great rapidity and a considerable part of the ham- let has fallen prey to the flames. While the 10ss will run into thou- sands of dollars and a great number of people are rendered homeless, it is believed that there was no loss of life and no personal injury had been reported at an early hour. The buildings totally destroyed at 3.45 this morning were, John Caron's grocery and dwelling, Wm. Brad- ley's garage, Robert Lager's grocery and hardware shop, J. B. Herbert's butcher shop, Frank Love's barber shop and poel room. At this time the buildings adja- cent to the Bell Telephone office were then all in flames and the central office was threatening to take fire at any minute. However, the operator remained bravely at her post. The village has a pumping engine but with only wells to draw on for water this did not prove a very ef- fective means of checking the on- ward rush of the flames. NURSES' ALUMNAE ELECT OFFICERS Mrs. (Dr.) Brown Chosen President--Bridge Party Nets $67 At the sixth annual meeting of the Oshawa - General Hospital Alumnae Association held at the Nurses' Resi- dence, the following officers were elec- ted: Honorary President, Miss Mc- Willfams; President, Mrs, (Dr) Brown; Recording and Corresponding Secretary, Mrs, Gladys M. Johnston; Treasurer, Miss Ann Scott; Visiting Committee, Miss Cormie, Miss Mec- Knight. Mrs. M. Canning; Private Duty Nurses' Committee, Miss Allen, and Miss Jeffrey. Recently the Alumnae held a suc- cessful bridge party, from which pro- ceeds amounting to $67 were realized. This money will go towards the up- keep of the Outdoor Department at the Hospital which the nurses have already furnished. Coming Events RATES 3 Cents per word each inser- tion. Minimum charge for each insertion. 35c each insertion. OYSTER SUPPER AND CONCERT, Thorntons Corner's Sunday School, Mar. 4. Supper from 6 to 8. Good programme. (204a-6b) RUMMAGE SALE, 9 SIMCOE ST. south, lately occupied Brass Men's Furnishing on Thursday, March 4, at 2.30. 206b SUNNYSIDE LODGE I'0.0.F., TO- ronto, will pay a fraternal visit to Corinthisn Lodge No. 61, on Thursday eveding, March 4th. A good 'evening's entertainment is promised. All members and visit- ing brothers are requested to at- tend. 2060 MONDAY, MARCH 8 -- KOREAN party of Salvation Army officers, King Street United Church. 207-9 KEEP THIS DATE FREE FOR A musical entertainment in St. An- drew's School Room Thursday evening, March 11th, Admission. 2be. 207-8 CENTRE STREET HOME AND School Club Annual Meetin .. Thursday, at 7.30. Short [° gram. Refreshments. 23i-