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VOL. 1---NO, JO. ---NO.1s DEATH SUMMONS RUMANIAN MONARCH Aa SW Tw a Va bed A J hiatus shaua Daily Times The Oshawa sa Daily Reformer North NE Ea Ba Se OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927 For Subacrigtion fetes Ses Page 3 Single Copies, 3 Cents a AS] FOURTEEN TEEN PAGES Disastrous Fire in Toronto Causes Loss of $250, 000 BLAZE GUTS] FOUR STOREY STRUCTURE Fire Breaks Out in Offices of Canadian Furniture Manu- facturers Ltd, 'STRONG WIND Most Disastrous Fire the City Has Known Since 1904 (By Canadian Press). Toronto, July 20.--Fire which broke out in the offices of the Canadian Furniture Manufac- tuurers Limited at ont o'clock to- day, completely gutted the four story building, causing an esti- mated loss of $250,000 to this company alone. A strong east- erly wind which was blowing at the time resulted in the greatest fire threat this city has known since a disastrous conflagration in 1904, St. Lawrence Market to the sonth and the Imperial Bank and other buildings to the east were all threatened, and firemen had a hard time to keep the fire from spreading. The cause of the fire is unknown, The onstretion of the building apd. the natura of its contents. which included large quantities of benzine and gasoline, contributed to the ra- pid spread of the fire, Nine minutes after the first alarm was sent in, the roof of the building erashed in and shortly after the floors all gave in The place fs sald to be 50 years old. The present occupants used It for 18 years. People working In establishments for blocks on all sides of the fire were ordered out by the police, wit} the exception of 4 few male workers who remained behind to extinguish small fires which were continually breakjpg out on the roofs of nearby buildings, when showers of sparks were blown by the wind. The Im- perial bank on the west side and the Standard Bank on the east side of the fire along with the St. Law- rence Market buildings were most seriously threatened. Several times a small blaze broke out in the roofs of these places, but they were guick- ly put ont. SEVEN MOTORISTS CONTRIBUTE FINES Mhiof of Paling, Owen D. Friend, keeps his word. Seven motorists at least are aware of the fact as the rec It of seven brief sessions held in police court this morning and seven curt convietions which were made. | "th weve charges of having oa; 's parked without lights on the troote of Oshawa and the hh was for speeding, all of whet mere the resvit of the warn- ing given by Chief Friend publishea in The Times some days ago. Charles Dean was the first to be alied and he was assessed $5 and onting to $10.75, for hav- tor his car parked on Olive avenue without lights. He was also arraign- ed on » ~harre of being on the street in an intoxicated condition to which pleaded not. guilty. He stated be had been intoxicated but re- mained on his own door step all the not in the street as the po- rged. 'I'ae police agreed with in the fact that he had been his door step but it was pointed out that he had Fallen off the steps Five dollars and costs, amounting fn all to $10.75, was also paid by Clarence Horn for speeding on Bruce street, the offense having oecurred some time ago. TT Five of the persons who were con- wvieted, were fined $1 and costs, @which amounted to $6.75 in all, "tor parking their cars at might without the lawns being lighted. They were: J. McDonald, Thomas Bent, Andrew Reed. Moffatt Motor Sales, and George Howitt. Crandson of f Late King Fer.] dinand is But Six Years Old -- He Will Rule Nation With! Advice of Regency Council DEATH OCCURS DURING NIGHT Prince Carol, Who Was Miss- ing from His Home in Paris Has Retumed, It First Be ing Thought That He Had Left for Rumania (Cable Service To The Times By Ganadian Press) Bucharest, Rumania, July 20.-- King Ferdinand is dead, The mon- arch died during the night at his summer residence at Sinaia, The Regency Council has begun to fune- tion. King Ferdinand's family wae at the bedside. The order was not disturbed when the news became known. y Advices received in Vienna, Aus- trie, said that troops had been con- eentrated In barracks at Bucharest and measures taken by the govern- ment in the event of a return to Rumania of former crown prince Ca- rol. Carol left his home at Neuilly, France, early today with a party of friends and obviously had not re- ceived news of his father's death. Attaches at the residence seemed greatly upset over the news of Fer- dinand's death. They said no des- patches had been received to. ind} cate it was imminent. Paris, July 20.--Immediate cause of King Ferdinand's death was con- gestion of the lungs developing from a cold that manifested itself a rew days ago, says a Havas despatch from Bucharest. Tse despatch adds that the King would be succeeded by Crown Prince Michael, the six-year-old son of former Crown Prince Carol--assist- ed by the Regency Council, made up of Prince Nicholas, patriarch of Run- mania and chief justice of the su- preme court. Former® Crown Prinee Carol, of Rumania, returngd to his home shortly before noon. Bucharest July 20.~Prince Michael, young son of former Crown Prince Carol, will be pro- calmed King of Rumania to succeed his grandfather this af- ternoon it was learned today, HORSE DROPS DEAD DURING WORKOUT AT WINDSOR TRACK (By Canadian Press) Windsor Jockey Club, July 20.-- Harry Garbere, two-year-old horse owned by L. V. Bellew, while being worked out on the track today, sud- denly threw itz rider and dropped dead. The jockey was uninjured. PRINCE MICHAEL, SON FORMER CROWN PRINCE SUCCEEDS TO THRONE LATE KING FERDINAND Of Rumania, whose death occurred during tne night, He will be suc- ceeded by his six-year-old grand- son, Prince Michael. START NEW YORK FLIGHT TOMORROW Captain F. I Courtney Delays Ocean Hop for a Day RADIO NOT WORKING Minor Adjustments Are to Be Made--Starts at Seven in Morning (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Southampton, England, July 20-- Captain F. T. Courtney, who was to start a flight to New York today, postponed the trip for a day when a trial flight proved the wiceless apparatus was working unsatisfac- torily. In addition to the wireless Captain Courtney decided that sev- eral other minor adjustments would have to be made. It was the inten- tion to fly to Valentia, Ireland, this morning, a distance of about four hundred miles. The plane was to be refuelled there and "again take the air this afternoon for the west- ward journey across the ocean to-| wards Newfoudland, Capt. Courtney intends to take off at seven o'clock tomorrow morning. The radio signal of the plane is GEBQU and this lettering is paint- ed under wings and beneath body. WEATHER Moderate north and east winds, fine and moderately warm today and Thursday. ' City's $3,000,000 Indus Expansion Program 1 Making Splendid Progress 927 Extensions at General Motors, Oriental Textile and Cen- Giving employment to well over a thousand men, Oshawa's $3,000,000 industrial expamsion program for 1927 is everywhere making sched- uled progress. This year's signifi- cant extensions of local plans bulks largest at General Motors of Canada, Limited, where buildings conserva- tively estimated to cost $2,000.000 are well underway. A large addition to the Oriental Textile Company's plant on Athol street jis nearing completion; and the Central Spring Company's new addition on Ritson road which will double the present plant's capacity, will be in service before September. Linked up with these major construction items is a number of smaller developments ei- ther underway now, in prospeet, or already completed. All of which is helping to make 1927 Oshawa's pre- mier building year. Foundations for the new main of- fice building of the General Motors of Canada corporation have just been finished and work has been be- gun on pouring first floor slabs. This statement is made on the authcrity of H. C. Nicholls, superintendent of .| earnest young NEW SERVICE SCHOOL FOR 16.M.C. HERE Are Unique in History of Au- tomobile Merchandisng in Canada ANNOUNCED TODAY Free to Every | Male Employee of the General Motors Unigue in the history of antomo- bile merchandising in Canada are the 'service schools," one of which is being established in Oshawa, which were announced this morning at the McLaughlin-Buick convention here. The announcement was made hv C. E. McTavish, general manager of the General Motors Parts and Maintenance Department, to the three hundred dealers, represnta- tive and salesmen who. are attend- ing the convention, At these schools, which are free to every male employee of General Motors, th principles of service to the customer will be taught, so that all buyers of General Motors cars may be confident tuat the men who service them really know their busi ness, The schools are under the super- vision of H. F. Smith, the parts and maintainence department, One of them has been quietly opened al- ready with eight students in attend- ance, and was in session today in the basement of the General Motors Maintenance Building. The visitor can see only eight men, sitting with notebooks ready, listening to the ad- (Continued on page 3) NEW AUTOMATIC TRAFFIC SIGNALS Installed at King and Simcoe Streets Today -- Will Be . Used Tomorrow Four automatic traffic signals were installed at King and Simcoe streets today. They have been placed on a hydro pole at each of the four corners, facing the traffic which approaches it on that side, and are made up of three lights, red, yellow and green. They will work something on the same style as those found in all of the large cities. When the red light is flashed to the traffic approaching it, all vehi- cals must stop. A yellow signal follows this which is a preparatory signal during which the motorists who have been stopped are to get ready to move on and those who have been passing through are to slow up and stop. When the green signal flashes, the traffic facing it moves through which it continues to do until the yellow signal ap- pears when they must stop. The signals facing east and west will have the same color at the one time and likewise those facing north and south, but when the greem light is playing on the east-west signals, it is pointed out that a red light will be seen on the north-south signals. Chief of Police, Owen D. Friend told The Times this afternoon that "the silent policemen" would prob- ably be working by tomorrow, but that some days will be necessary to find the best time ratio for the sig- nals to work om. They will be working all the time except early in the morning and late at might. MONTREAL TENNIS STAR DEFEATS WIENER (By Associated Press) Detroit, July 20 First of the seeded players to be defeated in the National Clay Courts Tennis tournament went down today when Charles Leslie of Montreal took measure of A. L. Wie- ner of Philadelphia. in morning rounds of singles competition, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. (By Associated Press) New York, July 20--Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh today started a three months' air tour of the country, dur- img which he will visit seventy-five {Continued on page 3) cities in all 48 states. WALKED OFF WITH SHOWCASE AND CIGARS IS GIVEN $20 FINE The after math of turning off the light in the Central Cafe und walking off with a show case with a goodly quantity of cigars In it, was heard in police court yesterday afternoon when vrederick Taylor, of Toronto, was fined $20 and costs which amounted to neavly £40 in all, on being found guilty of the of. fence, PREMIER AND KING GEORGE IN AUDIENCE Talk Over the Geneva Tangle and Premier's Visit to Canada CABINET MEETING Headn of British Delegatio Will Be Present at Tonight's Meeting (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, July 20.--The entire cabinet met with Premier Baldw'n today in Downing street to discuss the Geneva disarmament tangle Another meeting will be held to night at the Premier's office at which will be present Right. Hon. W. C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the Admiralty and head of the delega tion, who was expected to ar-iy from Switzerland some time during the day. Before the cabinet meeting Pre mier Baldwin had an audience with King George at which it is believed they talked over the whole situ tion and discussed the Premier's visit to Capada. FOURTH DAY OF HUNGER STRIKE Boston, July 20--Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti entered fourth day of their hunger strike at Charles town State prison where both arc awaiting execution next month. President and General Manager Address Big Buick Convention Here TR. S. McLaughlin in Interest- ing Address Takes Three Hundred Dealers Back a Period of Nearly Fifty Years, Reviewing Progress of Transportation TELLS STORY OF PIONEERING Gordon Lefebvre Discusses Expansion of Oshawa Plant Describing Great Building Activity --Ultimate Aim is to Make General Motors Cars 100 Per Cent. in Canada Three hundred men. representa- tives of the great automobile in- dustry of Canada, today saluted two | pioneers of the industry if a re- markable session of a McLaughlin- Buick convention which has not only been the largest ever held but one which' has contained inspira- tional features hitherto unapproach- ed. One of the automotive pioneers to whom tribute was paid was the chief speaker of the morning. He arrears effect of generally ,it is understood. Although sale cach containing one or more lots list- ed for sale. the date of the sale only 40 parcels had heen redeemed but by the time the $15,000 TAX ARREARS ARE COLLECTED Through Medium of Tax Sale Held Monday at Centre Street School PROPERTIES REDEEMED About $9,500 Paid in By Property Owners When Sule Was Advertised © Approximately $15,000 in tax arrears were collected through the medium of the tax sale which was held this week. Of this amount about $9,500 was paid m by property owners who redeemed their holdings after the tax sale had been advertised and the remainder was realized from the actual sale of adver- tised lands to bidders at the auction. Besides its actual value in clearing' up the sale had the additioinal stimulating tax collectors no property on which the taxes hawe : been paid for three years past canulie put up for sale, several owners who were one and two years in arrears have paid up since the sale was adver- tised. When the advertisement of the tax appeared there were 331 pargels, Up until four days from made for his audience a living auctibneer was ready to place the pro- reality of the slogan "Supplying perty on the Block. fine were ii Transportation Since Confedera- | 20) parcels left. Numerous owners tion" which has been adopted by apparently had put off paying as long General Motors of Canada. The, they possibly could it seemed. The speaker was R. 8. McLaughlin, surprising part of it is that much of President of the great automotive whose interests stretch far beyond Oshawa® and whose products circle the world. He was speaking to the men who have built up a nation- wide organization to market the cars which bear his name. Those three hundred dealers, gathered in the flag-decked armor- ies and listening _to their chief speaking from a temporary plat- form surrounded by executives of his firm, were carried back nearly half a century and transported by the vivid description of the speaker to a little factory where a group of earnest crraftsmen were engaged in turning out buggres for the rough (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) 8 = anm-------- a -- NORTH OSHAWA SPUR LINE ELECTRIFIED Work Under Way on North Oshawa Yards--To Be Fin- ished in Few Weeks Electrification of the _Oshawa Railway Company's line to the North (By Canadian Press) Hamilton, July 20--Police here are seeking three youthful bandits who held up and robbed a station on the Toromto- iY und highway early today and escaped with about $40 after the man in charge of the place bad fired sev- eral shots at them. Oshawa junction with the Canadian National Railway system has been completed, adding three miles to the company's service. Work on the (By Canadian Press) Calgary, Alta., July 20.-- Hail stones the size of base- Hail Stones as Large as Baseballs bes Path Mile Wide Near Cochrane, Alta Telephone Lines Snapped Off and Holes Torn Through Tops of Cars--Came Straight Down or All Windows in Vicinity Would Have Been Shattered down, else all windows im vicinity would have been troyed. .Samples of the here four the storm were enough to kill a them. (By Canadiam Poess) Ottawa, Ont. July 20--Request that chimes connected with the cock in Victory Wover, parlia- meat buildings, which maz out quarter hours be silemoed dur- ing the night has launched com- siderable discussion here. Aa correspondent writ'ne to mews. papers angued that hises adne- MT ate erw eater Mhowr throughout the ai 24 as sense Request Made to Have Chimes On Victory Silenced at Night Claim Bells Disturb Sleep! fess. lt told hearers that am- other fifteen minutes had rolled on but did mot tell them what tape it was. Other letters have ff Vowed, the gemenal tromd be- jing that all the quarter homr chimes did during the night was to tel! shose within hearing of te boli: thet the time wis pass" ine amd writers wene prepaned . Er a 1 Art Aar-rone, rile LAs dst sbod heir sleep. North Oshawa yards is well under- way and will be completed within a few weeks. This development is well in line with the Oshawa Railway's pregres- sive poliey in the city, it is pointed jut. The old north spur has igen n use for some years, but could he used only by steam méLive power. With electrification, however, it links up with the Oshawa Railway's industrial serviee to the city and gives through switching connections baween the C. N. RB. main line from Toronto t oMontFeal in south Ogh- awa to the north-end freight yards. his development, amongst other advantages, will help to reduce freight trafic in parts of the elty's residential and business sectiom. ---- Coming | Events RATES 8 Cents per aord cach iasees Mists charge for each » CARPENTERS ATTENTION! OR- ganization meeting under Annies of Amalgamated Canada, Friday, July 22, 8 Welch's Parlours. 20 King iF MADAME NEVADA, PALMIST, phrenologist at 46 Keapeth avenue, Thursday. Hours 2 @ 19. ) {PV BILEE PAVILION Special musical vandeville act. As attraction of real merit will be offered for the approval of pat- rons. Gilbert Watson's nine plece orchestra. (152) RESULTS OF THE DEMPSEY - Sharkey fight Thursda New York will he a a a re-amplified by Lake re-- Company, nsing Tederal peasciuing set. The public wi) ho 2 "» oom- -fortable im yaremt Tot "noite stove Fit sarts. at 1) pm. Eastern Daylicht Time.