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1--NO. 140 The Oshawa Daily Reformer The Oshawa Daily Times [5 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1927 DAY ONLY A "WEEK AWAY Indications at Present Point to a Quiet Election PRESTON UNDECIDED Ald, Marks and Ald, Swan. son Being Urged to Run for Meuyoralty 'With civic nominations only one week from today,the prospects are that the coming municipal election will be one of the quietest on record, However, last minute deci: slons may pave the way for a hec- tie campaign--once Christmas is put of the way--before the elec- on, The mayoralty is exercising a number in' civic political eircles, Mayor Preston refuses to make ar announcement of his intentions though it is generally conceded that he will be a candidate in any event, Ald, Marks is today strongly favored to oppose Mayor Preston. It is said that he has strong back- ing +d that if he runs there will EN 4 of campaign interest pro- n the matter of police and fire department matters. Ald, Swanson, however, is aid to be under pressure fro hl friends to enter the campaign. It is considered certaih that he will be 8 eandidete Tor Shr-Oity ell even if he foes not run for mayor That a "dark horse" in the way of a mayoralty candidate may be : revecled at the last moment is in- y timated from certain ouarters, but those who do the intimating refuse to give ever a hint as to his identity. A more or less serious state- ment was made at the City Hall to- day that this year should see wo- men candidates enter the munici- pal field. It was srrred that women have more time then men to de- yote to elvic affaire and that they should show that the franchise means somehing to them by stand- ing tor office, A number of outstanding women's names were susrested, but nothing definite was revealed as to their own views in the mat- ter. One lady, to whom this w-- broached, remarked tartly that r Council of women could mens~r Oshawa's affairs just as efficient) as the men do, but thas the mer are so self-conceited that womer , are content to ley them have th~ o honors of public office. v One astnte politician however declered that women candidate would be welcomed in the mumie' J pal arena. . "It would show them. o~ce arf 4 for al'," he declared with the. cay tion that his rame be kept frow J publication. "that women e2nnot hope o get mu. fecipal office. One 4 now and then by a fluke, but poli tics of any sort is a game that mer alore can play." Others, however. do mos re~ard the s'tuation in that light While confidert tha O-hawa women 2re pot im a hurry to see™ munmiecipe' honors, it is predisted that five years hence will see women or the Council and other civic bo?'e~ WEATHER Strong west to morth we" winds becoming code Postal Clerk Contract: Mild Case Of Smallpox ARCHBISHOP APPEALS | TO ANGLICANS FOR . PATIENCE, CHARITY (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Dee, 16,~Arche bishop of Canterbury, Primate of England, today issued an an appeal to members of the Church of England for » "| ane tience and charity time of confusion and xiety,"" caused by yeste fdamatie rejection of the 'sed Book of Common Prayer hy the House of Commons, FAVOR SCHNEIDER (UP AMENDMENT Yritish axd lir!'an Govern. ments Would Meke Race Biennial Event Cable Beryice To The ime By ' Canadian Press) London, Eng. Dec, 16.--British and Italian Governments have de- cided to support the project fo the amendment of Schneider Cu Rules to make future faces bie, plelly instead of Honig In making I R nsoma: the air ministry 'Stated that present interval of one year be tween races wzs not enough tc sallow adequate progress in the techinal design of marine aircra' development which was the objer of the trophy's donor, The two Governments hay sgreed not to support san Italie or British entry in 1928 provide that other possible competi» countries agree to follow the sam course, United States, French and Ge: men authorities have heen inform ally consulted and sre understoo to concur in this proposal, SAVED FROM DEATH IN NIAGARA RIVE Nisgara Falls, N.Y,, Dec. 15-- Three boys were rescued trom » upt in Niazera River tonight, a Ww minutes before their leaky up- 'ieldy craft sank. Mayor William aughlin figured in the reseue. Tie boys, Sidpey Fisher, 9; Eri Addison, 11, sand Charles O'Neill 8, were ploying in the punt whep he line with which it was taswe. d to a landing place parted. Clerk is Under Quarantine and Should He Dev'eop the Disease Health Au- thrities Will Have No Re. course But to Put Staff Under leolation ef Con- tacts Rule SUCH SITUATION 1S IMPROBABLE Postal Clarks View Qituetion Prospect of Being Rollev- od from Chrictmes [och --Healh Board Cox] 3 es ETorls to Spc! Un» Vaccination Csh- wa's posta! ete 5 th e~t ed with quaran iting just at the be ginning o! the busiest E 2 elt of the year for the gervice, A bo der a! the home of Postal Clerk F. Pen- nett, 186 Bloor street, has develop ed a mild eace of smallpox and, in ~ongequence, Mr, Bennett has ben uarantined with his family ae mntacts, Should he develop the 'seese, the loc:l health depot- ent would have ro rccourse ht 2. Arerapiine. the clerical stat pL 10 post cffize at least under th Jlation of eontacts rule, but th' § entuality is not egeriously cor 'ed due to the fact that Mr, Cor tt was re-vae inated fairly pe- antly and is pot likely to de 78 discase. He will, hoveve", be nfized to his home for nize d vs Legal post office officials arviewed following the hexlth 4 :artment's givinge izfor ation *o Oshawa's latest sma2ll-pox cue '0 not anticipate any further ir arruption of service than tha los g, temporarily, of an elficient orker, If, however, in the re:xote ros- sibility of the worst hanpen'nsz velon which would involye qua:t'ning cl-ri- cal workers, a relief force wo: ld bh the ent to Oshawa to take care of s'tuation, Postal clerks view the and jts interesting poss:biliti "ome amusement. The prospect of Jeing relieved from the Chrictin:s rush is gn alluring picture to m-n who are required to pact a monii's eqorts into one week before Chris mas, The new outbreak of ido ox fis expected to specd up the Board of Health's efforts in en- ouraging oC ikest vacc'nation throughout the city's industries. Keer Compe tition For Special Poultry Award: 2, R, McLoughlin Wins Cus | for Largest and Best Entry in Entire Show -- Dr. Didsineon Hes Pest Var 'ety of Bids With double oe 1e attendance of any yrevious year, the annual show of he Oshawa Poultry, Pigeon and Pet "tock Association ih night drew. to City to Gratemala City San Salvedor, Honduras Pemena, and Pocsibly Nic arc zus and Havane Jol. Lindberg': ixext Air Contest In Central America -_ Pl * Intends to Fly from Rexic: anama, possibly Nicaragura aad "en probably wisit Havana. i B ! ¢ BE 1 pl : | i i } : £ i I 2 B | 4 successful close. The crowd in at- endance at the Armories last might helped materially to swell -the total amisaions and interest in each of the exhibition was feature of the show this year eh net many of he Visitors was guessing contest. sign out this table was promin- ently yed in plain view of the front entry door and the number of entries was large. The beans on sses were made were in a frame on the table, ii E u and when the Seal count was made it was | the frame contained 3 a ae nearest to the correct guess, 340), was en- by T. Murdock, 156 Alexan- der Boulevard, who received the fine y as first Second award, and award, a chicken F. West, 59 Burk street. Mr. ly placed two guesses on winning prizes. Third was awarded to G. street, and fourth, to F. Fring, 360 Verdun red foxes and muskrats in making the show y were the com- interested spectators creatures. Unlike s of the human race. animals did mot desire and fame that war upon them, bu: rather sought igh the farthest corner of r classes of the show, on page 3) hil i i 1 ¥ ] fe: A & i 8% H | NIN i fi With Amusement in the|. GRAIN SOATS STILL HELD FAS IN ICE Unchle to Make Headway in Nzebish Channel, 20 Miles from Sault TUGS ARE AT WORK Hemonic Moved Only 500 cst By Two Tugs During Night Ny Canadian Press) £anlt St llarie, Dee. 16--A leat of goaln boats today were still le to make headway agalist ha Neeblish Channel, twenty yo ow the Sault, and there is + pro"ability thet the 2K rd veseels con-erned will red to winter here, The he enm: termer H' t~h'nson e-me back last 'eht and ot er vease's are asking yp pom'~tanee of turs fn peturnin®, Tha Yam-on'e, of the Northen n Co pany, ted y was wet in too ira nt the foot of a die t t"2 mi'd'a of Ncoirhe Cit 2-4 zs were preparing for further e"- a ber that she mirht rnfla. In an hour eno the two tups last ove the sh'p only five 'ts to fi ocped to 8 ht eo'd fest, 'tng for winter docking mede br vessels aernss There pe several Ca- ts in the f'zet, but there "t's r. Caw Te | te ret with little uceess in its ef torts tolay to fres ke stenrer Epdes, which is at the cad of ta eoltmn of dovn-bound oat. "le:ren's, at the head of h' Cg 28 vire'a sed for vel and tres will vis- oy tz:e provisionz bo vée-clg to winter here ore' xn me Sm'th, Quedoe, Win- and ros bly the Ham "ent light tender Murra Lt Is st'll on Lake Superio- ef the last lizht keeper. a't is known to be or 2h vith Le possible e:cep- f the ry ng eteaner Kan. whic'. no trace has heen CHI'D "RESCUED FROM MILLRACF o pn wil, Dee yo Be'ty, 6-year-ol' day r of Mr. and Mrs," W. A Birr 1, Pinkerton, narrowly escape: death by drownine when she, fell int the Pinkerton m race, conta'nin, water to a den 'h of six feet or more while plaving with some com~ anion: about 5 o'clock last eyeping (me 0' her plavmates gave the all: and the child was rescued by her father a few minutes later. A graupg at the mouth of the tunnel prevented the child's body from passitg through the rece. She was unconscicus when taken from the water. but had re- zained consciousness Hefcce the ar- rival of Dr, Joyce of Cargill, some 15 minutes later. The little gir] js still in a serious condition from the effects of her experience. Her father is the junior member >f the firm of Thomas Birrell. & Som, owners of the Pinkerton Roller Flour Miils, HEALY'S SUCCESSOR London, today approved the selaction of James McNeil, [Irish Free State Hizh Commissioner to Loadom, to succeed Timothy Healy, as Gowsa- nor-Ceneral of the Irish Free State. The Westminster Gazette wouay said that Govermor-Gemeral Healy was ready to resign as soop as the Government appointed a successor. 'ABANDON SEARCH FOR THE KAMLOOPS (By Canadian Press) Port Arthur, Doe, 160 After nearly a week of fevers ish search for the package freighter Kamloops which has not been heard from since the violent storm which swept Lake Superior on Dec, 6, the hunt was reluctantly aban. doned from this base, Every vesource has heen employed at the command of mavine interests herve to find the vessel, which carried a crew of twenty, including two women coolis, The tugs scour. ed the coast line for hundreds of miles, in com!nz ships mantea'ned a vigilant looks out and parties were dicpatch. ed to search isolated inlets in the hope that some trace of the vessel might he found, CANOT ETE ong Very ¢ gs to Fizlar ne for ths Beaths cf Tro 16,--Coisa of tlc i wreeli vhich re gulted Turezley rn'ght in the deaths from s-2ldng of VVilllam H. Walk- er, enzincer, and CG, Melvin Van Horne, brakeman, will not be de- finitely determined until tke in- leiz] railway jnvestiga- it was learned here Wednes- 82 far ne d>te hes but the ra'lway inzulry, it is understood, will .be proczegided with at ogue, Thera ves a ccaflict in bet! »d unoflels al opin! on Wed- tion, day nizkt, Lecn sct for the inquest, ci 1ica~0-Montreal oh ercshed, was sta!) or was moving n occurred. Rail- oZiciz ls were inclined to. we ati but Charles Forrester, perintendcnt cf the London Di- vigion, Vednezday declared prob ably . correct the statement meade y the {iratford érew of the mix "d freiglt that they were proceed- ing at a rote of about 20 miles n hour. TOLLS AMBASSADORS OF JAPAN'S GOODWILL Chicago. Ii., Dec. 15--Fifty-five lk-clad dolls, tiny travelievs from Tapan carrying the title of "Am- hass- dors of good-will," had a truly 'oyal welcome awaiting thenmr to- ay, A public reception followed by a nquet in the grand ballroom of a op hotel were among the events 2 the welcoming program. "These dolls came as ambassa- ors of good-will from five million 2panese children to the children [ the United States," explained eyiro Tamura, Japanese consul ere. "They are Japan's reply to he magnificent doll messengers of riendship which went to Japan last 'ear. Parallel to Baby Bollinger, Case is Seen at Chicago; Child Born Without Brain (By Associated Press) Cicasn, Ws Dec. Fagin said the child would have died 0S! 3 a parallel fin spite effort save baby Bollinger case of twelve ood hug id le years ago was seen today Schupmann, attending physic- when a baby girl, borm with- jan, as saying the child would out bain, died fin hospital. mever have been able to think, wai hog Ai uy talk or move, and for that ents , mene meason "we decided to allow by The Herald and Examiner mature to correct its own mis- as agree'ng death would he take". Twelve years age, the more humane than a lite of late Dr. Haiselden nofmsed to paralysis and jAmbecility to operate on baby Roljinger to which child was doomed had saxe fits life becamse it was it lived. Hospital attendants hopelessly deformed. i ' | others? 10 Cents a Week; Weeki 2 Ceata Copy. Takes Stand -- Declares Firemen Were Directed to on Upper Story Where Many Children Could Have Been Rescued EXTRA GANG OF FIFTY STARTED Cexrchers See Cther Podies in Wreckage But Are Un- able to Continue Work, Being Afraid of Falling Wa'ls -- Workmen Are Busy Clearing Away the Dchuis m------ (By Canzd'an Precs) Qushee, Que, Dee. 16.--~"Death toll f rire which gutted Hospice St, "harles here Wednesday nht was nareased by failure of fire depart- neat to put ladders up as directed," This declaraticn, made by Abb Carron, Chaplain of Hospice, was th lea ure of the opening sess'on of th 'nquest into the death of the thirty- six children recovered from the deb ris which was Hospice. Abbe Caron, who wept copioush from the opening of the inquest, de- clared when he took the s 1 th: en were directed to ce lad ers to windows on the upper store: from which many children.cou!d hav ben rescued. Instead, he said, lad ders were placed otherwise and hopc of saving more inmates was lost, Firemen later testified and denied that they had rceeived any orders from Sisters or other persons of the institution with regard to placing ladders. Wi h the recovery of three more badies today, the death toll of the Hospice St. Char! les fire reached 36, Fourteen others are still miss Although it is possible that some of the fourteen children are still living and are with individuals who rescued them from the burning building, lit- tle hope is held: out, When the search was halted last night owing to danger of falling walls, the searchers report- ed other bodies could be seen in the wreckage, Early today an extra gang of fifty men were placed at work clearing away debris in an effort to reach the bodies of the other victims, Of the 36 bodies at the morgue, only sixteen have been identified, Work of identification is proving a most difficult task, as the last badies Place Ladders to Windows | SAYS FIREMEN TO BLAME FOR HEAVY TOL May Quarantine City Postal Staff NOMINATION |A Boarder At Home O: I athetic Descriptions - By Eye Witnesses Are Related At Inquest L J Abbe Caron, Cheplain of th: Hospice, Weeps as He | ALL SAINTS' CHURCH TO BE RE-OPENED ON SUNDAY NEXT (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Dec, 16,All Saint's Anglican Church whith was partially' destroyed by fire last Summer and which has heen rebuilt will be opened next Sunday morning, Rey, Canon O; R, dePencier, rector of St, George's Anglican Church, Oshawa, will be the special preacher, Rey, T, J, A, Wright, rector of All Saint's Church, here, will have charge of the services at St; George's Church in Oshawa, recovered were so scorched that the features are almost beyond recogni- tion, Pathetic and graphic descriptions of eye witnesses were heard today at the openi ing session of the inquest into the Hospice St. Charles disaster, which to date has claimed a total of thirty-six lives, Fourieen are still missing. Coroner Jolicoeur presided at the investigation and after the jury was chosen the taking of evi- dence began, Joseph Roy was the first witness called, He had three children and ll of them were wards of Sisters of ie Order of the Good Chepherd. me, Estelle, aged seven, lost her fe, He was awakened, he said by he passage of the fire apparatus and rroceeded to the scene of the fire, Ie assisted in rescue work and man- ged, with others, to save a score of hildren, including two of his own, Sister St, Germain, Superior of the [uspice, followed, and her testimony as heart re nding, She described ne layout of the building and said hat the majority of the dead had seen housed in one dormitory. She had been informed of fire by one of the Sisters and by that time, she said, halls and staircases were filled with smoke. The first though of the Sis- ters had been to remove charges from the threatened building, Kiddies had peen ordered to dress and hundreds noured from all exits, of the building. Sister St, Germain said she had car- ried several children out, Three trips had been made and the last time che had becn told that to enter the bulding would be suicide, At the cutset of her testimony, Sister St. Gerinain's voice was heard throughout the small room where the coroner's inquest is being held but towards the end her voice fal- tered, especially so when she describ- ed the screams of trapped victims. She said that on her last trip she heard many of the children scream- ing and pleading with rescuers to save them. By the time the Suver- jor had finished her evidence, there was hardly a dry eye in the court, ly in Need of Assistance-- This is One of Pitiful Stor- Cheer Fund Committee Five little children huddle today around the meager stove of theif <hill home, and from a necarb a sick mother prays that the' oe of the id id have Sompastion upon her vering of children. a This, in brief, is one of the most pitiful stories of want ever reported to the Christmas Cheer Fund Com- mittee of Oshawa. The case has been thoroughly investigated. and the Committee sends out an wmrgent call for help to this prosperous city mot only on their behalf but for the sake of scores of other homes where poverty, Sicknegs rl even hrnger is making a the Spirit of The children first referred to con- sist of 2a baby boy, his three little brothers and a sister who is play- ing the part A a "Little Mother" mow that the mother herself is ill. The father is out of work and is tramping the streets looking for it. The children are literally clothed in razs and in adequate rags. Will you the help ang. and the It is the Children's Cause that the Christmas Fund Committee is pleading. Little children. inno- ot without blame. t is easy to give. Mail your checks to Manager C. N. Heury of the Dominion Bank and make them payable to him. Cash contributions ly received and acknowledged Ssh the Government Employ- ment office at No.8 Bond Street, » ies Received By Christmas | large that Children Cold At Home While Mother Lies Ili Only Half Clothed ard Sores | yest (next door to the Universal Motor Sales), at the office of The Oshawa Daily - Times, and at the Dom'pion Bank. Give! No sum too small to be of service, no gift so it gould not find a place Previously wiledged .... $62700 atholic Wi 's League ,, 2500 Ward's Ready-to-Wear ,..,, 1000 Miss Margaret Gowan ,..... 1000 Stalter ines, Trsas. 10 ry] 10 serve. Y. Miss Margaret Haines F. W. Woolworth & 4 All the 5 News While hls News" 4 CE -- "TEN HAGE dOLD PUBLIC MEETING IN CITY TONIGE To Discuss the Organi of Chamber of Commerce EXPECT LARGE CRC Appointment of a General Committee Most Item Vi DIE Wide public interes; has bee aroused in tonight's public ing at the City Hall to discuss fur ther steps towards the organizas tion of a Chamber of Commerce or similiar body in Oshawa, ] hour set for that meeting 1s 8 Pi m., and numbers of letters receiv hy Ald, Swenson reflect mot only that business men in general av 'alling in with the plan, but ¢ lefinite promises of earnest su nort, Marked interest amongst d merchants is noted, Some point 3 hat the charge levelled at 'hat they are not interested in Dshis wa except in a personal way ~oing to be refuted tonight by *epresentative attendance of who believe that while a Chai ber of Commerce will not serve a mazic wand in the solving the eity's problems, such an ~anigation can be of the highs importance not only to its me bers but to the community at las The appointment of a ! committee is one of the chief fi : on tonight's Public Meeting ages / da, That step will pot be tak however, until after general cussion by the meeting. A general chairman will ably be appointed and other tems porary officers who would form an executive committee charged with taking the next ste) sultation, towards This the organization campaign, PLAN BIG DRIVE ON RUN-RUNNERS U.S, Officials Will Plage 60 Boets in Great y Lakes Seatttle, Wash., Dec, 16,--Carrys 'ng 107 passengers and all bug 3 few of the crew of the wrecked ner Northwestern, the steamship Alameda prrived here Tuesday from Campbell River, B.C. The passengers were cheerful, although many of them lost pers sonal belonszincs when the North western rap aground in 8 heavy snowstorm peer Campbell River on the mortheast coast of Vancous ver Island Sunday, The Alameda picked the ; zers up Tuesday pisht sad i 4 original take them to their tions in Alaska. Officials of the Alaska ship Company announced that cision on whether to abandon the ll fated vessel would be made af- ter @ study of the rerort of @'vers. The lower decks of the- $750,000 boat are under water. 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