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The Oshawa Daily Reformer WITH WHICH INCORPORATED THE o SHAWA TELEGRAM VOL. JOL. 55--NO. 4 Published at | ars uke Tinads;, Evers Dep OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1926 Subscription ' $5.00 inate Copies 3 Cents -- EIGHT PAGES CITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM SETTLEMENT TERMS IN SUITS AGAINST EDUCATION BOARD Board Must Pay Plaintiffs $7,000--Some Work to Be Done in Return "PAY $5,500 APRIL 15 On Payment of the Whole Amount Actions Will Be Discontinued In the settlement of the actions brought by The Gay Company Limited of this city and Hutton and Souter of Hamilton, against the Board of Educa- tion and the counter claim of the Board against the plaintiffs in the actions, the following arrangements has been made. The Board is to pay Hutton and Souter and the Gay Company Limited the sum of $7,000 in full settlement of any claims against the Board and any claims the Board may have against the plaintiffs, It is also part of the settle- ment that Hutton and Souter are to do some work to the heating systems in the three schools, The work to be done during the summer holidays, and the material to be largely supplied by the Board of Education, Of the sum of $7,000, there is to be $5,500 paid by April 15 and the balance on the completion of the work. On the pay- ment of the whole amount the actions are to be discontinued. The claim of the Gay Company Limited was for $7,210.50, in an action started last September, The claim of Hutton and Souter was $4,711, on an action started in January of this year. The defence of the Board of Educa- tion consisted of allegations of deficien- cies in the Simcoe street north public school and the High School in respect to which the Board counter claimed for $15,000. DECIDE WINNERS GUESSING CONTEST Mr. and Mrs. Cornish Win Prizes Offered by Luke Furniture Co. After a three hour nail and ballot- counting picnic last night, involving the work of eight men, the results of the nail guessing contest, which was a spec- 1al feature of the anniversary sale, put on by the Luke Furniture Company in honor of the company's first anniver- sary under the management of Mr, W. T. Tait. were decided. The contest commenced on the 18th of March, when Mayor Preston officially placed the as- sortment of nails in window of the Luke Furniture Company and sealed the window. From then until the third day of April all those who made pur- chases in the Furniture Company were given one ballot on which to place their estimate of the number of nails, for every dollar of purchase. That there were "the odd few" ballots cast would easily 'have been ascertained if one could only have seen the group of men sorting over a tiny mountain of guesses. At 7.30 o'clock a representative of (Continued on page 3) HAS RECONSIDERED * HIS RESIGNATION Relief Officer Asks To Be Allowed to Withdraw It --QGoes to Committee The resignation of A. W. Brown, city Joliet + officer, on be Songidered bY She nv ion mittee. At last night's ivestigation meeting the following letter from Mr. Brown was read :-- "As a result of many interviews with various citizens of the City of Oshawa, I have been requested and advised to reconsider my resignation, as relief of- ficer, which was bo have become effect- ive, March 3ist, 1 "After giving the matter my most ser- ious consideration, may I ask that your honourable body permit the withdrawal of said resignation." It was moved by Ald. McLeese and seconded by Ald. McDonald that the matter be referred to the Investigation Committee. PLAN RECEPTION TO KIWANI TOURISTS A civie welcome will be accorded wr. William D. Weis of 'Hammond, Indigna, and his party who will be passing through this city in June on their way to the -Kiwanis Conveu ¥ Burned to Death; ing was badly damaged. Employee General Hospital, Oldtown, Maine, | Patients Removed Safely (By Canadian Press) Oldtown, Maine, Apr, 6.--Miss Blanche Frost, an employee, was burned to death and nine patients, three of whom had been operated upon yesterday, were removed wth difficulty when a fire broke out in Penobscot General Hospital early today, The build- Franco-Riffian Front Armistice (By Canadian Press) Paris, Apr. 6.--A tacit armistice along the eastern extremity of the France-riffian front was the only indication pointing toward ce in the Moroccan situation ay. At Taza, however, the riffians attack- ed today and were driven off after a sharp engagement, The offen. sive, against the Spanish in the direction of Larache is also report. COUNCIL GRANTS HOSPITAL $1,800 An Increase of $300--Judge Ruddy Appointed to Police Commission The Oshawa General Hospital has heen granted $1,800 by the City Council, The recommendation was brought in by the Finance Committee at last night's meeting of the City Council, Last year's grant was $I, An order in Council has been passed designating His Honour Judge Ruddy, Junior judge of the County of Ontario, as the judge who is to be @ member of the Board of Police Commissioners for this city. CALCUTTA. RIOTS RESUMED AGAIN Moslem Mosques Attacked By Hindus--Police and Military Units Ready (By Canadian Press) Calcutta, British India, April 6.-- Rioting between Hindus and Mos- lems again bfoke out in the north- ern section of Calcutta about four ' o'clock this afternoon. The Mos- (By Calcutta, ey 6. vith exception of troops still patrolling the streets of the city there was little evidence today of the intercommunal rioting and blood- shed of the past few days, when thirty persons are reported to have been killed and many wounded. Business was again in full swing. The police state the entire city is quiet, the pas- sions of Hindus and Moslems gradu- ally dying down, but a final outburst last might resulted ir one death and four persons wounded when three hun- dred Moslems attacked the police post. HI-Y CONVENTION OPENS IN GUELPH Oshawa Delegates Attending Fourth Annual Sessions This Week The fourth annual Hi-¥ Convention is being held in Guelph Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday of this week. The Oshawa club is represented by Harold Millichamp, Eldon Stacey, Douglas Bailes and John Hare. The local boys left for the Royal City this, morning as the first session was scheduled for 2 pan. this afternoon. Several prominent speakers will be heard by the delgates during the con- ference. Dr. E. M. Best of McGill University who was present at last year's convention will again address the boys at each of the sessions. Dr. Best is an excellent speaker and iz addresses were Sreatly app year. Dr. F. W Schofield of rode will also speak at one of the sessions. Glenn E. Jackson of New York, the School Secretary for the US.A. lead the boys in theif group dis- ie and his suggestions will likely prove of great value. The local boys will return Thursday night and will give Heavy Damage From Fire Following Explosion In King St. Business Block ; Films in Studio of E. J. Run- nalls, Photographer, Be- come Ignited -- Windows Blown from Third Story-- Henry Block Badly Damag- ed and Woolworth Store Flooded With Water THIRD RECENT FIRE IN IN BUILDING Exact Loss Has Not Been Es- timated But It Will Prob- ably Run Into Several Thousand Dollars -- Fire Thought to Be Due to a Spark from Open Chimney Following an explosion in the rooms occupied by E. J. Runnals, photogra- pher, 18 King street west, in the Henry Block about 8 o'clock last night, fire and water did damage to the ex- tent of several thousand dollars. The building which houses the F. W. Woolworth store, the Runnalls studio, and apartments occupied by Mrs, B Thompson, and her 'three children, is a three sforey' struetore, the third storey being unoccupied. Mrs. Thomp- son's apartments which are directly over the front of the Woolworth store were damaged chiefly by water, the fire not having reached her rooms. The Woolworth store was literally flooded with water and considerable damage resulted although officials of the conipany were unable to estimate the loss this morning. The studio was a complete loss, all equipment and supplics being destroyed. From 8 o'clock until about 10.30 the firemen battled with the flames while the smoke from the explosion and the (Continued on page 3) FARMER ARRESTED ON THREE CHARGES Allsgod Crusty to Animals, Obstructing Police and Assault Charles Smyth, Kingston road east, was arrested this morning on his farm and appearing before Magistrate Hind at 11.45 was remanded [in custody for eight days. He faces three charges, one of cruelty to animals by failing to give them sufficient food, another of obstructing the - police while in the exercise of their duty and the third of assaulting Provincial Constable H. O. Taylor. Provincial Constable Taylor, County Constable S. Vanstone and Nelson Baird, humane inspector, went 10 Smyth's farm yesterday afternoon, but were obstructed by him. Returning they obtained a warrant for his arrest and returned to the farm this morn- ing. It took the combined efforts of Constable Taylor and Vanstone to place Smyth under arrest. Both offi- cers sustained cuts in the battle with their prisoner. The cattle on the farm, 13 in number, were described by the officers to be in the most deplorable condition, four of g the cows were unablerto stand on their feet, beiug weak through lack of food. One of the animals was dead. "You should not believe me if I at- tempted to describe the conditions that exist out there," Mr. Baird told The Reformer. a >> OFFERS SERVICES a report of the convention at the mext meeting of their club. -- Speaker in Federal House Coming Here Hon, Rodolphe Lemicux, Speaker in the House of Commons will de- liver an address before the Cana- dian Club of this city at an early date, T, B, Mitchell communicated with Dr, T, E, Kaiser, member of parliament for the constituency, asking him to arrange with Mr, Lemieux to address the Club, In a letter received from Dr, Kaiser, he says that the speaker in the House of Commons will gladly visit Oshawa, but preferably at a dete after the session of the House closes, HEAVY RAINFALL AT 10S ANGELES Worst in Twenty Years--Did Some Good But Caused Much Damage (By Canadian Press) Los Angeles, Calif, Apr. 0.--Los Angeles and the surrounding district today began checking up on the losses of the heaviest April rainstorm in twenty years , The rainfall, though highly beneficial in some aspects, was not without damage. The highways were washed out, tying up traffic, trains were delayed "several hours by earth slides and portions of the city were flooded. Onc bridge was destroyed and others endangered. The damage the harbor at San Pedro was ten thous- and dollars when sixty small fishing craft piled on the rocks. TEACHERS MEETING IN TORONTO TODAY In Connection With Annual Convention Educational Association (By Canadian Press) Toronto, April 6--The Teachers' Parliament commenced its sitting in | Toronto today when most of the 32 sections of the Ontario Fducational Association held separate gatherings in conjunction with the annual cenvention »f the association which lasts for three' days. A great number of matters of educational aspect are on the agenda ind many notable educationists from the Province, Dominion and the Un- ited States are here to address the chief meetings and various sectional gatherings POLICE PROBING WENTWORTH CRIME Scant Evidence Tallies -- Are Following Up Clue of Finding Body Hamilton, April 5.--The theory advanced by the police of Niagara Falls that there may be some con- nection between a bullet-riddled body found in the upper Niagara River last Tuesday and the finding of blood-stained clothing in How- ell's Woods, near Jerseyville, is not considered improbable here, and this angle of the case merits investiga- tion, it is stated. Points of C The body found in the Niagara River bore evidence of bullet wounds in the head and the side of the chest. Hair on the head of the body is described as being of a light brown color. Hair found matted in the inside of the blood-stained hat discovered at Howell's Woods was also of a light brown color, so Chief Clark of Wentworth reported last Thursday. The body found in the Niagara River had no coat or hat. A cardigan jacket was also found in Howell's Woods. Both hat and jac- ket were saturated with blood. There was no. evidence of a crime having been committed in Howell's Woods as late as 6 o'clock last Moa- bday might, but at Tuesday noon there was such evidence. The body at Ni- agara Falls was found (floating down the upper river the same day. 1 6 I t t » MAY ADVERTISE CITY IN BOOKLET FORM The City Council will obtain in- formation on the desirability 'of pub- lishing a booklet containing facts about the city Last night Mayor Preston, Alderman Bradley, City Treasurer Blackburn and City Clerk Hare were appointed as a committee to comsider the matter. PLAY BADMINTON TOMORROW Twenty members of the Ontario Regiment Badminton Club will journey to Tdronto tomorrow night to play members of the Toronto Racket Club. --Mr. H. G. Walker, Ontario Pro- vincial Police of Dunnville, spent Eas- ter with his mother, 47 Gibb street. ' under fire for more | the | resulitng vote of 9 tc 2.-- Commissioner Mr. R. H. James be appointed assessor and C, ing charge of the general assessment and C. Luke looking after the income assessment James with the general assessment. $2,000 per annum and ary be $1.500 per annum." assessor of property and C. Luke, as- sessor of iricome. posed the recommendation and asked a good move to do away with the and he was decidedly opposed to any cutting of salary. remarked, resignation than to cut his salary. Mr. Luke, he said, was not getting enough FOREIGN DIPLOMATS Determined to Be Neutral against the National in Peking for the last four days by the Chinese allied forces, brought a pro- test from against the repeated violation of the diplomatic quarter flights over it on military planes. rality in the civil war which the ministers assert they feel justified in reminding the government of its responsibility toward friendly powers are endangered. REGULAR MEETING Candi Abolishes the Rank of Commissioner, Appoints an Assistant R. H. James s Appointed As-] sessor Instead of Commis- sioner, With Cyril Luke as Assistant, Former to Re- ceive Salary of $2,000 In- stead of $2,200, and Assist- ant $1,500 PROPOSAL PASSES BY A 9 TO 2 VOTE Assessor Will Have Charge of General Assessing While Assistant Will Handle In- come, the Latter Also to Help Mr, James -- Some Opposition to Recommen- dation of Investigating . Committee me The city assessment department was than an hour at council meeting last night in the abolishment of the position of Assessment Commissioner city and the designating of R. H. James as assessor with a $200 reduction in salary. clearly out- following motion ! decided by a the situation as The ines "That the position of Assessment be abolished and that Luke, assistant, Mr. James tak- and also helpitg Mr. "That 'the salary of Mr. James be Mr. Luke's sal- The Investigating Committee brought n a recommendation that the position f Assessment Commissioner be abol- shed and that R. H. James be made Alderman Clark inimediately op- hat the Council go into committee on he question. He did not think it was | position of assessment "comnussioner) It was better, he to ask a man for his sor what he is doing. Alderman Bradley, who bought in (Continued on ntinued on page 3 PROTEST AIR RAIDS But Fear Endangering Conference (By Canadian Press) Peking, Apr. 6.--Continuer air raids Army Barracks foreign diplomats today, of the city by While determined to maintain neut- prevails whose nationals including delegates to the international customs conference, ALBERT ST. LEAGUE The Young People's League of South Oshawa United Church held a splen- did Christian Endeavour program last evening. Mrs. L. Trick occupying the president's chair during the opening and business part of the meeting, dur- ing which time final arrangements were made in regard to the illustrated lecture which is being at the church on April 8th. The president then called upon Miss M. Hurlbert; president of the Christian Endeavour department to occupy the chair, and her program was rendered as fol- lows: Scripture lesson, Miss A. Samp- son; devotional topic, Mr. F. Ayers; piano instrumental, Miss H. Boddy; reading, Miss: L. Williams; vocal solo, "Only to Love and Serve Thee," by Miss B. Sampson, was enjo by all; cope selection by Master - Kitcaea; address by Miss Jamieson on, "The up-building and abilities of the people in India," was real interesting to one and all; reading by Andrew Leask, "The Freckle Boy at School." and a concertina selection by Mr. W. Sug- Arrange Relief for omeless Egyptians (By Canadian Press) Cairo, Apr. 6.--Egyptian govern- ment has organized relief measures for the four thousand persons ren- dored homeless when fire swept the village of Sagineld, Kon, six miles from Tantah. At least thirty- five persons perished in the fire, which started Saturday when a sudden change in the wind carired sparks from the fire to straw dwllings. Many of the villagers cut off were women and children. SECOND FATALITY AT YOUNG'S POINT Workman Almost Instantly Killed When Gravel Pit Caves in (By Canadian Press) Peterboro, April 6.--William Irwin, 21, of Rockeroft, Ontario, was almost instantly killed in a cave-in in the gravel pit at Young's Point just be- fore noon today, This is the second fatality of the same nature to occur in connection with the rebuilding of the Young's Point Lock on the Trent canal within a week. Irwin, who was struck on the head died within a few seconds and I.ric Morin, who was working near by had his leg injured. MISSING GUELPH YOUTH RETURNS Reaches Home in Exhausted Condition From Fight Against Blizzard April-5.--Arnold Cleg horn is home. Missing mere than 'wo months, he came home Saturday night, stumb- ling 'eight niles through a blizzard to his father's sick-betl. His return is as mysterious as his going. To date i he has not explained one or the other. Cleghorn is 17 years of age. On Jan. 19 he vanished. He left the home of his aunt, Mrs. James Laidlaw, Harris- ton Avenue, Guelph, that day for high school, two 'blocks distant, and was not seen again by those who scoured the country for him utnil 10 o'clock Satur- day night, when, in an exhausted state, he pushed open the door of his home in the Paisley Block, eight miles from Guelph. Out of a few particulars which the boy has given his relatives so far ii bas been learned that ever since his disappearance he has been working ir Toronto "I don't know why I ran away," is all the explanation he has to offer for his strange behaviour. When he left Guelph, he says, he went to Toronto, spending nearly all his money on a ticket.. In Toronto he made several ineffectual attempts to secure work. Almost penniless, he finally got-a job in a small cafeteria washing dishes and doing other menial tasks. % Guelph, Tipping over the salt or buying an expensive fishing rod are signs of a fuss with your wife. SAVED FROM MASHERS MARY LOWELL og» WO young sheiks tried T to force Mary Lowell into their car, but, fortunately for her, Jimmy Rand came along. Read what he did to them by turning to The Yellow Stud on page 6. den brought the meeting to 2 glose. 4° CHANGED ' STACEY ATTACKS RELIEF METHODS USED IN OSHAWA Will Turn Families on the Street For Not Paying Rent, He Says "NOT HANDLED RIGHT" Says Two or Three Citizens Are Bearing Brunt of the Rélief acking the method which the re- lic ork is handled by the city, John Stacey told tie City Council last night that as soon as the weather became warmer he would turn out a number of | families» on the street for not paying the Fem. « relief question is not being handled properly. I am not blaming the sity role officer or the City Coun- but thc condition existing for the oh few years has been practically loading the whole burden of the reliclg on two or three citizens, At the same une the city reaps considerable rev- enue from fines, Two weeks ago a bunch of men smashed the door of one of my hoises in their search for liquor and I nust pay for the damage. Another case of one of the men find- ing a little alcohol in a milk bottle and a fine of $300 resulted. The man cannot pay it. The relief officer should visit places or this kind. While the laws are on the statutes they should be enforced, hut I am through with charity work hile the own does all the collecting. One family moved into one of my houses thr years ago. He was caught twice for having liquor. The first time he was fined and costs and the second time he was sent to jail for six months. When he was let out he never went near his fam- ily and was brought to court where he was ordered to pay $7.50 every vo weeks for the support of his wife i five children. Who is keeping these people? The town blows about the amount it collects in fines. What I intend to do. in Spring is to put a number of families out on the street. I don't want their rent, but I want my houses to rent to whom I please. The (Continued on ontinged on page 8 8) CHAPMAN, SLAYER, EXECUTED TODAY Final Appeal for Pardon of the Notorious Robber Fails Wethersfield Prison, Conn., April 6.--Gerald Champan, notorious rob- ber, who waged a bitter fight until the end to escape the noose for the murder of a New Britain ponceman during a robbery Oct. 12, 1924, died on Connecticut's new hanging ma- chine at 12.64 o'clock this (Tues- day) morning. Chapman, whose real name was ieorge Chartres, the son of a re- spectable family walked quietly to his place in the blue-chalk circle on the floor, where the noose was ad- justed. A few moments later his life, which had encompassed some of the most sensational crimes of the past decade was -nded . Coming Events one TES cael asertion a f THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY will hold a Rummage Sale in the sHatker on Friday April 9th 43 1.30 an. 23la-2e SEB "THE COUNTRY MINISTER" at Centre St. School on April 12 at 8 p.m. 'MARTHA MADE OVER" PRE- sented by Christian Church Choir, auspices Sunshine Rebekah Lodge, in Oddfellow's Hall, April 9. 3d DON'T FORGET DANCE TO BE held by Ladies' Auxiliary, G.W.V.A, in their hall over Arcade, Tucstay evening Ap:il Gth, HEAR PROFESSOR KANAMOR in Simcoe St. Church Friday at 8 pan. 1a HEAR THY HARMONIC CHOIR OF Toronto, W.F. Pickard, in Simcoe St. United Church. Thursday, April 15. Several wery fine wocal soloists and Pre Terry-Lawpence, pianiste. 50 cents, children 25 cents. AS THE EX-SERVICE MEN'S SOCIAL Club meets Thursday, April 8th, at 8 p.m. dc MUSICALE. THURSDAY, APRIL 8 at 8 o'slock sharp. Simcoe St. United Sunday School. Don't miss it. Admission 25 cents. da DANCE TONIGHT IN G. W. V. A Hall. Admission 25 cents Tax ex- tra. da