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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAY 135, 1928 -------- Whitby Fire --_ Truck, Faces Charge in Court | of Wilfully Disob . Health Officer's Dr. A. A. Farewell, HaJschooLs CLOSE ON '. mony, Alleged to Have Neglected to Abate Nuis- ance Arising from Unsan- itary Conditions -- Case Adjourned for a Week Charged with "wilfully disobey- ing or neglecting to carry out the order of the Medical Officer of Health for East Whitby, that he abate a nuisance on prems 'ises in the village of Har- mony arising from an unsani- tary disposition of sewage and other refuse," Dr. A, A, Fare- well appeared before Magistrate Hind in police court yesterday af- ternoon. After he had entered a plea of "not guilty," and witnesses for the crown 'vere heard, the court adjourned until Monday, May 21. , As soon as the plea of the de- fendant had been taken, G. D. Conant, appearing for the prosecu- tion, suggested that the case could be shortened and made cleaver if the court inspected the premises in question. Col. J, F. Grierson, gounsel for Dr. Farewell, stated that he had no objection, and the court adjourned for ahout halt an hour so that the premises could be viewed. . Dr. F. J. Rundle, Medical Officer of Health for the township of East Whitby, gave evidence as to the unsanitary 'condition of both the north and south septic tank sys- tems, each of which served about four houses, They were a menace to public health and a nuisance, he declared, especially the south system which emptied into the creek and pollutes it, to the danger of cattle or animals drinking the water. Offensive smells were also noticeable on the highway, he con- tinued. Although an attempt hal been made to remedy the situa- tion in the north system, in his opinion, the menace still exists. Col, Grierson stated that the de- fence admitted that a nuisance ex- isted, but that they had remedied the situation in the north system and had agreed to fix the south one, and had been granted an ex- tension of time by the Reeve of the township. A previous agreement had ste... (hat the 'on was to be cleared up by May 1, hut bad weather had prevented this, Under. ¢voss-examination by Col, Grierson, Dr. Rundle stated that he owned the land on which part of this system is placed, but that one system empties on to the Township right-of-way. He had bought'the jand with the intention .of building on it, but had given up the idea since the nuisance had become acute. Dr. Farewell haa never applied to the Township Board of Health for a permit to install a septic tank system, and had not been granted an exten- sion of time, as far »s ba knew, The next witness was Dr. Nor- man H. Sutton, District Officer of Health under the Provincial De- partment, He inspected the situa- tion last fall and again with the court that afternoon, The layout of the system was not much to carry the sewage across the field, and the topography of the ground did not lend {itself to the system installed, Col Grierson--"Is it a menace to health at the present time?" Dr. Sutton--*Yes." Dr, Farewell--"Let that. 1'1] fix him!" (Cries of order, order!) Dr. Sutton continued that the condition, even as remedied, was not satisfactory to the Provincial Department of Health, Ernest E. Johnston, C.E., Assist- ant Sanitary Engineer in the Pro- vineial Departmentof Health, gave evidence that the system was not efficient from either a sanitary or an engineering standpoint. Col. Griersop asked for an ad- journment to secure additional witnesses, Dr. Farewell addressed the court, stating that he would guarantee to have the system ah- solutely sanitary within two weeks' time, and that the owners of resi- dences affected were having a con- ference last night (Monday) re- garding the installation of separate tanks for each house, as the De- partment recommended. The Mag- istrate granted the adjournment for one week, with the order that no further work be done until a permit to install the system has been granted and satisfactory plans have been submitted sto the town- ship Board of Health. PAYS $5 FINE ON CHARGE OF BEGGING Mitchell Gunn, who was found begging by the police yesterday, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Hind at police court this morning and was fined the minimum penal- ty of $5 and costs. Gunn will try to secure the amount of the fine ra'™-r than accept a jail term. Ernest Lockport who confessed to violation of the Liquor Control Act in that he had liquor in other than a private dwelling was coa- victed of the o ">nse and assessed the minimum of $100 and costs, Mary Beringer was found guilty of vagrancy a-4 fined §5 and costs. it zo at A historian advances the theory that women always adopt scanty dress after graet wars. If that is true, think what will happen afier the next scrap. -- Chicago Evening MAY 24 AND 25; STAY OPEN JUNE 4 Oshawa's schools will close both Thursday, May 24, and Friday, May 25, but will remain on Mon- day, June 4, the Board of BEduca- tion decided last might. King street school was granted permission to close at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 1, for their annual school picnic. The senior pupils of this school were alo granted a half holiday on a date to be decided later, for the purpose of visiting the Museum in Toronto. TECHNICAL SCHOOL 15 CONSIDERED (Continued from page 1) the matter, and he would like to see it referred directly to the property committee with instructions to take steps to erect the school. The sooner the Board got at it, the bet- ter. On motion of Trustees Smith and Annis, the report of the special committee was referred to the Ad- vistory Voeational Committee, with the chairman of the Management and Property Comanittees added for the purpose of considering the matter. The special committee's report reads: . "Your committee interviewed Mr. Campbell, the Director of Tech nical Education, with reference to the building and maintepance of a Technical School in connection with the Oshawa Collegiate Institute, and received from him a very com- plete statement as to the extent of the assistance which would be granted by the Technical Depart- ment if their recommendations were carried out, and Mr, Camp- bell made it very clear that no grant would be given unless the re- commendations of the Department were strictly adhered to, "The recommendation of the De- partment was based upon a survey of conditions made in Oshawa and embraced in its entirety the follow- ing requirements: "One woodworking shop, one machine shop, one electrical shop and one automobile mechanics shop, each of these shops to he equal in area to two standard class rooms, "One kitchen, one dressmaking room, one millinery room, each to be equal in area to a standard class room. "One science room, and one drafting room, each equal in ares to standard class room and cloak room combined, "In addition to the above there would have to be provided six standard class rooms and two part. time class rooms of standard size, "The ahove requirements mr. Campbell stated to be the minimum on which a grant would be paid, and it will be observed that it calls for a building, allowing for the difference in size of rooms called for, equivalent to a 22-room school, "It was also considered advis- able, though not essential, that ad- ditional gymnasium facilities be provided. The grant payable by the Government, provided the fore- going conditions were complied with, would be 50 per cent of the cost of all new building and equip- ment and a graded scale of grants on teachers' salaries, similar to that being paid in the Commercial Department at the present time, | Should the additional gymnasium be provided 25 per cent of the cost of this building and equipment would be granted. "The Inspector stated that the approximate cost of such a build- ing and equipment would be $200,- 000, of which amount, under pres- ent arrangement, the Goyernment would provide one half, "The Dominion Government has served notice that at the end of the fiscal year, March 1929, they will discontinue grants of money to the provinces for Technical Education, and it is not to be expected that the Provincial Government will continue such liberal grants for building and equipment without Federal assistance, therefore any Board of Education desiring to take advantage of the terms now offer- ed. should make application, which must be accompanied by sketch plans of the proposed building for the Department's approval, 'in am- ple' time for consideration. Mr, Campbell further intimated that ap- plications would receive considera- tion according to priority of re- ceipt." GRASS FIRES CALL OUT FIRE BRIGADE The local fire brigade received a call at 8.20 o'clock last might to a grass fire adjoining the plant of the Ontario Malleable Iron Works, Prospect street. The flames had spread to a board fence on the company's preniises and before the firemea could get them under con- trol a Jarze portion of the fence was destroyed. The Trigade sue- eded in preventing further dam- ge. Earlier in the evening the fire- men bad been summoned to the Mill street marsh to check another zrass fire. FOUR TEACHERS FOR COLLEGIATE Six New Teachers Are En. gaged for Public School SALARY INCREASES To Erect Fences at the Cal. legiate Grounds--Walks at South Simcoe Appointments of four teachers to the staff of the Oshawa Collegi- ate Institute and of six teachers to the public school staffs of the city were made by the Oshawa Board of Education at their regular meet- ing in the Board Room, Centre Street School, last night. The additions to the High School staff were Mr. R. C. Swerdfeger, who comes from Sault Ste, Marie Commercial School, and who will teach in the Commercial Depart- ment; Miss Gertrude Moore, who will teach junior science; Miss Mildred Edmundson, who will teach junior languages, including Eng- lish; ;and Mr. H. A. McKenzie, an English and History specialist, who will teach these subjects, The lat- ter three teachers are at present taking work in the College of Edu- cation, and Miss Edmundson is a former graduate of Oshawa High School. Miss M, BE. Savage, who is now teaching junior mathematics in the occasional staff, is transfer- red to the permanent staff, Six appointments were also made fo the staffs of the public schools. They are, Miss Jessie Mitchell, Miss Alice Harstone, Miss Anne Gibson, Miss Muriel Morrison, Miss Barrowclough, and Miss K, Mac- Donald, . The Board also decided to pro- ceed immediately with the con- struction of fencing at the Oshawa Colleglate, Simeone Street South and King Street Schools, Sidewalks will also be huilt at Simcoe Street South School, 1150 feet, and at Cedardale, 530 feet, f A gift of twelve volumes of poems from Miss F, HE. Hyslop to the Collegiate Institute library was received with sincere appreciation, Increases in salary were granted by the Board to Mr, A, HE. O'Neill, principal of the Collegiate, Mr, C. F. Cannon, supervising principal of Oshawa Public Schools, and Mr, Ar- thur Slyfield, librarian at the Col- legiate, An invitation of Rev, H, 8. Dougall, D.D,, to the Board to at- tend in a body the Diamond Jubilee services at Simcoe Street United Church, on Sunday morning, May 20, was accepted by the Board. OSHAWA LEGION ACT AS HOSTS Whitby and Lambton Posts Pay Visit to Local Post Whitby and Lambton posts of the Canadian Legion were enter- tained Saturday by Post 43 and Ladies' Auxiliary of Oshawa, at a social evening in the Oshawa Clah rooms, About 220 comrades and ladies were present, Harry Gay, 1st vice-president, acted as chairman, and the evening opened with the customary one- minute silence in memory of fallen comrades, after which Comrage Parker, Whitby, sang "There is no Death",, The program, which was then presented, included solos by Mrs, Moss of Lambton and Com- rades Thompson, T. Dalby and Parker, with a guitar duet by Tom my and Dorothy Gladman, Comrade Trumble, secretary of the Lambton branch, spoke of the friendly relations that exist be- tween the posts, and Comrade Par- ker of Whitby led in & sing-song. The Ladies' Auxiliary provided re- freshments, and dancing, old and new style, was enjoyed to the music of an orchestra composed of Messrs, Marshall and Patfield, with Miss Okes of Harmony at the piano. ST. ANDREW'S W.M.S, REGULAR MEETING The W.M.S. of St. Andrew's church met Thursdsy last fn the ladies' parlors of that church. The topic from the study book was "New Paths for Old Pur- poses" Mrs. Fred Hare gave a des- criptive talk, which aceait with the careless and sometimes even hostile attitude of the average Canadian toward the (foreigner and urged greater consideration in our treatment of 'the newcomer, Some come to Canada perhaps to study our methods fn various branches or merely to see the country, remaining only a short time and if they are mot treated kindly they are mot likey to take back a very good report of our country amd people. An an- nouncement was made concerning the sectional meeting to be held in St. Andrew's Sunday School rooms on June 7, at 2 p.m. Miss Brooks, of West China, will be the speaker. 'There will also be a Ukrainian tea in St. Andrew's Sunday School rooms on May 29 and all the ladies are invite 10 at- tend. "WHITBY James Holden Phone House 15 Office 434 {LAKE GRAVEL MAY SOLVE PROBLEN Streets Committee Whitby Council Inspect Lake Front (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, May 15.--Members of the town council streets commit- tee including the chairman, Coun- cillor Threadgold, Mayor Bate- man, Reeve Jackson, Deputy Reeve Underwood, Councillors Ormiston and Broughton and Town Engin- eer Pringle made an inspection of the lake front last night and exam- ined the quality and quantity of gravel which has been washed up on the beach by Lake Ontario this Spring. It is thought that use of lake gravel may solve Whitby's gravel problem and it would not have to rely upon outside pits. A great deal of gravel is required this year for street purposes. TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYSTEM STARTED Hand-Operated Semaphore to Be Used at Whitby Four Corners Ade-- Whitby, May 16.--Chief of Po- lice Gunson has received from the Toronto Police Department a hand-operated traffic control sig- nal, It is the intention of the chief to use this at the Dundas and Brock streets intersection on busy nights such as occasional Sunday night during the summer months when a constant procession of cars is-crossing this intersection in two also to install an automatic stop- and-go systern, TRAFFICKING IN PERMITS 1S T0 BE INVESTIGATED May Hear Evidence of Re. gina Alderman at Ottawa Today Ottawa, May 14,--One phase of the immigration permit systtm may be ventilated tomorrow, when M, J. Caldwell, a Regina Alderman, will appear before the Commons Committee to tel] how he got the idea from Hon. Robert Forke, that people were makig money out of permits. Certain lawyers in Tor- onto, Montreal and other places are said to have exploited the per- mit system, and the present Min- ister of Immigration, Hon. Mr. Forke, is known to have heen wor- ried over the state of affairs which he found upon assembling office. for whatever else nmray be said of Mr. Forke, he is a man of sterling character, honesty and integrity. What Mr. Caldwell can tell the committee in his recollection of a conversation with the Minister of Immigration. The Regina Alder- man is a Devonshire man, who is Principal of a school in the Sask- atchewan Capital. He is said to be intensely publie-spirited and very popular. He was a Progressive candidate in 1925, and It was when they were campaigning together that Mr. Forke made some re- marks to him about the immigra- tion permits. Acted in Lega) Capacity However, Mr. Forke says now that he did not tell Mr. Caldwe!l members of Parliament were mak- ing money out of permits. Some members, in their capacity as laws vers, acted on behalf of large num- bers of foreigners ,and it is doubt- ful if they acted without remun- eration. There is no suggestion, however, that the members. gen- erally have been trafficking in per- mits for private gain. The immigration inquiry is draw- ing to a close and the committee will be thinking about the repors it is to present to the House. A start in the drafting of recommen- dations will probably be made next week, as there win be a debate In the House itself before the report is adopted. It has been mage abundantly clear that the new Canadian medical inspection sys- tem in Britain has proved irksome, having been launched without pro- per publicity or preparation of the British public for a drastie change. Of course, such a revolutiopary re- vision of procedure cannot be made smoothly overnight and the com- mittee will give some considera- ition to remedial measures. It may be that more British doctors will be used as well as Canadian doe- tors. Canada as British Nation The outstanding feature of the inguiry is the overwhelming mass of evidence im favor of building up Canada as a British nation. Members of Parliament, coloniza- tion experts, raflway Presidents, all have declared unreservedly for more British fmmigratjon and the TORONTO STOCKS (Supplied by Stobie, Forlong & Co. NOON CLOSING ) Bid Ask 9 10 35% 36 1m 172 64 40% Bell Telephone ., Brazilian ......, Br. Amer, Oil ,,. F.N. Burt ...44¢ Can, Bread ...... City Dairy ...... Imper. Tobacco ,, LOBMW. «cqssaves Massey Harris ,., Seagram ,......, Shredded Wheat , 64 Amulet .... Abana .. Argonaut 4.444. AMRY os vivarese Barry Hollinger . Bathurst Bedford ,yvioyxs Beaver i uiyssesa Hig Hom .,..... 11 Bidzoo@l svar 29 Cen. Manitobba ,. 125 Chaput Hughes ., 111; Dome 930 HOWeY «uvsevres 20 Hollinger vee 1586 Hudson Bay ...,.1850 Jackson Manion ,, Kirkland Lake Keeley vy, viies Kootenay Flrnce. Laval Quebec ,... Jahel Ore yyy yyre Macassa McDougall McIntyre Malartie ,.,.. Millorest .,....,. fiz Min. Corpn, ,,.,., 335 Nipissing ,,,.,., 440 Noranda .,......2150 * Pioneer ........ 9% Pend Oreilla .,,.1740 Potterdoal ,,,,.,, 12 Premier .,.....,. 328 Riba .,.1 140: 9% San Antonio ,,"..,., 87 Sudbury Basin ,,, 975 Sudbury Mines ,, 81; Sherritt Gordon ,, 600 Teck Hughes .,,, 985 Tough Oakes ,,,. 32 Towagamac ,,.,, 225 VIRONG y+ 1s vvevs G0 Wright Hargreaves 450 Total mining sales 614,788 Silver 60 veeee 315 ceeneees 286 8 3 80 21 37 132 terete 180 61 31% 16% 34 38 teen NEW YORK STOCKS Stock High Low Amer, Can, 03% 93% Atchison ,,106% 105% Amer, Tel, ,187% 106% Balt, & Ohlo 116% 1186 Briggs Mfg., 30% 30% Can, Pac, 219 217% Chrysler ,,. 81 79% Congoleum , 30 29 Dodge "A" 18% 18% Dupont ,,.,287 297 Erie: 4004. 81 69% Fam, Plyrs., 1295 Gra, Paige 36% Can, Asph, , 91% Gooderich ,, 89% Gen., Mot, ,206% Gold Dust ,, 91 Hudson ,.,, 59% Int. Comb, , 64% Int, Nickel , 93% Int, Paper . 84% Lehigh Val, 100% Mont, Ward 154% Mar, Oil ,,, 41% Mack Truck 88% Phil, Pete. 43% Pan. Am, B 61 Radio 206% Sears Rbck, 104% Sin, Oil .,, 28% Stan, Oil ,, 46% Studebaker 74 U.S. Rubber 44% U.S. Steel ,,1483% U.S. Pipe ,,264 Wiys. Ovid, 26% Woolworth 103% Yellow Cabbh 38% 2 p.m, 03% 195% 197 116% 30% 218 80% 29 18% 297 59% 120% 36% 90 89% 203% 00% 69 64 82% 83% 109% 163% 40% 881% 42% 50% 202% 103% 28% 46% 3% 44% 1478 264 25% 192 381% WOODSTOCK WORKER SUFFERS TORN SCALP Woodstock, May 14.--A serious accident occurred at the Eureka plant late this afternoon, as a re- sult of which a young man, Ernie Sutherland, is in the hospital with his scalp all but torn from his head. The young man was at the gate of the elevator on one of the floors and had his head caught between the moving elevator and the gate. The scalp was torn-from the side of the temple down to the back of the neck and to the ear on the opposite sied of his head. He was rushed to the hospital, where it was neces- sary to take some thirty stitches in order to place the scalp back in position. Another cut on the face required a number of stitches. Physicians say that he will recover if complicatigns do not develop. Savanah, Ga., golfer claims to have played 18 holes in 76 strokes --at night. Lucky for him there was not a moon.--Border Cities Star. 42% 50% 201% 108% 28% 46% 72% 43% 1478 264 25% 192 38% suggestion that certain Europeans are better workers than the men of the bulldog breed has been com- pletely exploded. But the impres- sive thing is that we cannot have a 100 per cent. British nation with- out British material. The committee doubtless will re- commend steps looking to a re- duction in the third-class fares on ocean steamers. Excessive cost of transporting families from the Motherland to Can#da is ome of the principal factors retarding mi- gration, and it has been borme im upon the committee that a 50 per cent reduction is sorely needed. Three Persons Are PUBLIC Schools | HERE FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES ONLY Board of Education Takes a Definite Stand at the Regular Session EFFECTIVE JULY 1 Christ Anglican Church Con- gregation Will Move to Other Quarters Pursuant to actlpn taken by the Oshawa Board of Education at their meeting last night, public schools in this eity will, after July 1, be available for use for school and Home and School Club pur- poses only. According to Trustee CG. B. Norris, chairman of the Property Committee, this will af- fect the congregation of Christ Church, who have been using North Simeoe school for the holding of their church services It will also affect church and other organiza- tions who have been using the pubic school grounds for softball practice, etc., but Trustee Norris stated that special arrangements might be made in these cases. When called on the telephone hy The Oshawa Daily Times this morning, Rev. R. B. Patterson, rec- tor of the new Christ Church par- ish, said that he had not been in- formed of the action of the Board, but that steps would have to be taken immediately #0 secure oth- er accommodation for tne nolding of services in his parish. While plans for the erection of the new Christ church building are going ahead, it is doubtful if work can be more than started by July 1, and the congregation will need other quarters for some time yet. This action of the Board does not include the Colleglate grounds, which will be still available for ladies' softball, as formerly. The action of the Board consisted ct the adoption of the report of the Property committee, which recom- mended that "after July 1, publie school premises be used for school and' Home and School Club pur- poses only." (83 CASES OF NON-ATTENDANGE Reported to Truancy Officer During the Month of April Eighty-three cases "of non-atten- dance were reported to School At- tendance Officer A. L. WV, Smith dur- the month of Apri}, and sixteen em- ployment certificates were issued to boys and three to girls. No home permits were granted, and several applications for employment and home certificates were refused. The average attendance at the pub- lic schools has increased from 88 per cent in March to 91 per cent in April, with Albert street school show- ing the best average, 94. per cent, according to the report of Superyis- ing Principal Cannon. Out of the total public school enrollment of 3133, 1617 pupils were never absent and 2756 were never late during the month. The report of Principal A I. O'Neill of the Collegiate Insti- tute shows that the average aiten- dance is practically the samc as last month, 92.5 per cent. The. report of School Attendance Officer Smith follows: "Eighty three pupils were reported for non-attendance, each casc was investigated and reported upon. "Sixteen Employment Certificates were issued to boys (four being re- newals). aa "Three Employment Certificates were issued to girls (one being a re- newal). : "No home permits during the month. "Several applications were made for Employment certificates and Home permits and refused for lack of suffi- cient reason. "I attended the Convention of the Ontario Education Association dur- ing Easter week and obtained some pseful information, and find the same problems exist in other places. The methods used and roufine of work is much the same. Great stress was laid upon the work of the Urban Attendance Officer by keeping record of Employment Certificates and Home permits, A nominal roll of all pupils and an accurate record of every adolescent until 16 years of age. "It was suggested that, the in- auguration of Technical and Normal Training Schools or classes for all cities and larger towns be brought t6 the attention of the Boards of Education on owing to the lack of constructive employment for bors, i those wio were iroced to specially under 16 years of age, as the employment for such was very restricted and it is a difficult pro- position to keep boys in regular "em- ployment." TAKE THEM ALL (Stratford Beacon Herald) Hon. George S. Henry, minister of Highways, says that when a man is found trying to drive a car while drunk, he should lose his driver's permit to drive and have his Jicense cancelled as well. Why not complete the circuit and take away his liquor permit? Surely he has given sufficient demonstration that he's not to be trusted with access to the liquor stores? were granted Pumper Driven By Charles) Lavery, Responding to a Call to Burning Moving Van West of Whitby, to Avoid Crashing Into Line of Parked Cars, Turns on to Sideroad, Striking Spec- tators -- William King is Suffering from Concussion William King, former employee of the Hillcrest Dairy, ithy, and Ernest Stafford, RR. 1, Whitby, who were struck by the motor pumper of the Whitby . Fire Department, last night, are reported to be doing as well as can be expected according to Dr. R. F. MacLaren, of Whitby. The Times was able to get in touch with Dr. MacLaren short- ly before going to press this af- ternoon. All the details concerning last night's accideat when the Whitby motor pumper answering a call to a burning truck on the Kingston highway one mile west of Whit- by careened into a group of spec- tators seriously injuring three men and causing injuries to two others have been placed before Crown Attorney J. A. McGibbon, It was learned late today. Tie question of whether any actlon should be taken aginst Charles Lavery, driver of the pumper, rests in his hands, it 1s under- stood. William Xing, Whitby, Ernest Stafford, R.R. 1, Whitby, and H. Gladdy, 830 King street west, Kitchener Ont,, were rushed into the Oshawa General Hospital last night suffering from injuries re- celved when the motor pumper belonging to the Whitby Fire De- partment ran into a knot of spec- tators while answering a call to a burning moving van m front of Gulliver's refreshment stand on the Kingston highway at 7.30 o'clock. King is thought to he suffering from concussion of the brain, whereas Gladdy, who, with J. H, Stahle, of Waterloo, was as- sistant driver of the moving van, is said to have rocelved a com- pound fracture of the leg. The extent of Stafford"s Injuries are not known. Two others, Thomas Harvey of Whithy, and a young man named B. Slemin were also injured but not sertously it is claimed, The pumper was being driven by Charles Lavery, former Whitby chief of. police. According to eye-witnesses a num- ber of people had congregated on the sideroad just west of the scene of the fire where they would be off the main highway, and where they might command a good view of the burn- ing truck, The little chemical wagon had already drawn up along the high- way and the big motor pump was approaching at a speed estimated he- tween thirty-five and forty miles, The highway west of the sideroad was blocked with cars and apparently the driver of the pumper had «fo crash his vehicle into the cars or turn the corner. He turned and without warning the heavy eight- ton vehicle bore down upon the little knot of spectators, who scattered for their Jives. Some succeeding in getting out of the way but the four injured men, who were right in the front of the 'group, could not clear the path on account of those behind and the con- fusion prevailing. In less time than it takes to tell, although the truck was stopped within its own length, four persons were stretched out on the road, William King was picked up in an unconscious condition and it was thought that the wheels had passed over him. Ernest Stafford was also unconscious and it is said that he was struck by the bumper. He doubled up and fell underneath the vehicle. Thomas Harvey was prostrate on the road but conscious and crying with pain. H. Gladdy, assistant' driver of the yan, was cons- cious and although suffering from a double fracture of the leg uttered no word of complaint. For a moment the spectators were horror stricken but calm soon follow- ed. Cars were commandeered in which the injured were rushed to the Oshawa General Hospital. Among the first to assist in this work was Chief ,of * Police Gunson who had been riding on the front of the big truck with Charles Lavery, the dri- ver, and Fire Chief -W. H. Smith, The firemen attended to the burning van and were able to extinguish the flames before 'the frame or the en- gine were damaged. The van _ which was been traveling west on the when fire broke out. and a half miles west of the 3 Four Corners and therefore out of the town limits a call was sent in to the Whitby fire department. Before responding to an outside call the de- partment is supposed to get author- ity from the mayor who, however, could not be reached as he was out with the streets committee making an inspection of gravel on the lake front. Permission was received fgom Counc. Bowman, chairman of the firc and light committee, and, with the small chemical truck leading, the two units of the brigade proceeded to the: scene of the conflagration three minutes after the alarm had been rung. The speedy chemical truck was the first to reach the burning van and it drew wp on thé right hand side of the highvay a short distance east The heavy pumper followed close! CARER in Hospital Whitby Man Has Skull Fractured While Other Two Are Seriously Hurt CHANGE OF HOURS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO SAFEGUARD CHILDREN PLE, Ingersoll, May 14--By a vote oi 4 to 2, the Board of Education tonigh decided to change the public sch hours in the morning, beginni Wednesday, May 16. . Fo et the public schools beginning on Wed« nesday the public schools will open at 850 and dismiss at 11.50 during May, June and September. The change in the school hours, it is bes lieved, will tend to protect the pupild from the tourist traffic and the heavy local traffic at the noon hour, which converges to a considerable extent at two corners. . ! LAST SURVIVING 1 OFFICER ORIGINAL ' C.E.F. IS DEAD Vietoria, B.C., May 14,--Colon« el Josiah Greenwood Holmes, aged 83, retired, last surviving officer of the original permanent forces of Canada, is dead at the home of his son, Colonel W, J. H. Holmes. Colpnel Holmes was the first Commandant of this miitary dis« trict, taking charge In 1883 as Deputy Adjutant-General some months before the arrival at Es quimalt of the famous C Battery, Canadian Artillery. behind with siren shrieking and gong ringing. Already the blaze had at+ tracted a crowd of people many of whom came in cars and parked their machines on the highway west of the intersection formed by the town ling and Kingston road. The occupants of these cars then gathered in a group on the side road (town line) wherg they could watch the fire without being endangered by traffic, Th pumper approached rapidly IL and the driver, discovering that the highway ahead was blocked with carg and traffic, turned north on the sides road and into the little group of spectators. Although Lavery, in charge of the heavy vehicle was abla to bring it to a dead stop within its own length tliere were at least five persons who were run into, Those who managed to escape were left breathless and shaken and the accident made the fire of secondary importance, In very short order word of the incident spread over the whole town and members of the town council met together in an impromptu manner to ascertain the correct details of the matter. Members of the fire des partment were interviewed and other cye-witnesses, also Traffic Constable William Reid of Pickering, who was called to investigate the circumstans= ces. Conflicting opinions were given some blaming the spectators for gathering on the road while others censored the fire department , This fact however stands uncontested that motorists who parked their cars on the highway close to the scene of the fire undoubtedly added to the difficulties of the firemen and caused the motor pumper to turn into the sideroad with disastrous results. The moving van which is owned in Kitchener, was saved from being a total wreck. A refreshment stand, frame building and service station close by were also saved as the flames from the van were threatens ing to spread to these buildings, E-------- Born McLAUGHLIN--At Oshawa Geners al Hospital, on Sunday, May, 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. J, J. Mes Laughlie, 135 Oshawa Blvd., a SOD, TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY $2,850, FIVE LARGE ROOMS, heavy wiring, furnace, water, large lot, fruit trees, small cash pajy+ ment. 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