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Ele Oshmuva Baily Times The Oshawa Daily Reformer Vor. 3----NO. 32 PE Ba SR OSHAWA, ONTARIO, : an + LY oN - Y, AUGUST 9, 1928 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES BLOCK TO BE REMODELLED (0ST $7,000 Radical Changes Planned By G. D. Conant to Building on Simcoe South "INSTALL NEW FRONT , More Space Required By the Firm of Conant and 4 I r---- Radical changes to the old Do- -minion Bank Building at 7% Sim- coe street south, erected in 1871, and now owned by Gordon Conant, barrister, have been announced. The entire front will be renovated to present a more modern appear- ance, and will take on a stucco face with a large plate glass win- dow on the street front in the store part of the huilding, The up- jer suite of rooms, now occupied y Conant and Annis, barristers, will be enlarged so that two addi. tional offices may be built, These will be utilized by the firm al- ready in occupation of the second storey. Owing to this demand for more office rooms the premises are un- dergoing the change which will cost in the neighborhood of $7,000, An extension of 16 feet will be added at the rear, and the store below is to be enlarged hy an ad- ditional 15 by 22 feet, There will also be installed an oil burner heating system which will take care of the whole huilding through- out the colder months, Besides the stucco exterior at the front, large and modern en- trances are to be erected, and the face will also be offset with tile coping, R. H, Bishop as the archi- tect and Ed, Smith, contractor, are both businessmen of Oshawa, The alterations are expected to be com- pleted by October 1, The old Dominion Bank, built 67 years ago was one of the first substantial buildings of its size to be erected in Oshawa. It was oc- cupied by the Dominion Bank it- self for a great number of years During this time, and since, the offices over the ground floor were used for law offices, the first firm to be installel there being Lyman English, a well-known barrister, L. K. Murton for a number of years police magistrate of the town of Oshawa and also an emin- ent lawyer was the next occupant of the place, and following his death in 1912 the offices were taken over by Gordon Conant, Mr, Conant continued in busi- mess alone until 1925 when A. F. Annis joined the firm which then became known as Conant and An- - pis. With the passing of all the #earmarks" of the old landmark, one of Oshawa's real old time buildings is placed on the shelf of the forgotten, Yet there are a few, however, who have faint recollec- tion of the place when it was re- garded as the acme of building copstruction. In the miltegations, there might spring to light some- thng which brings back to life some of the former glory of the old building. The present genera- tion regard the changes with little other than mild interest while the old-timers see past the face of it all, apd think of the time when #things happened in the good old days". (Cable Service to The Times by -Cabadian Press ) London, Aug. 9. -- The Arch- bishops of Canterbury and York today issued a statement advising He pact is Paris on August 27. is a great one in contemporary history of the world," the statement said. i L ad i | | BE § ; ! Eee Bw i 5 Eg Spi bg | J Fr i : = ¢ ; 3 Bei a : 3 LLi1Y i i ie London, Aug. 9. -- "I am going back better pleased than ever that I am a British. citizen," declared Premier G. Howard Ferguson of Ontario today to the Canadian Press, He is returning to Cana- da aboard the Empress of Austral- ia, sailing Saturday, The Premier has been in Bri- tain and Europe studying immgro- tion possibilities, educational systems and agriculture, since early in June, "A man is a fool who says the old country {is decadent," he said, "The next ten years ought to be the most striking in the whole history of Empire develop- ment." Premier Ferguson, who travel- led extensively through the Bri- tish Isles, sald he found condi- Premier Ferguson Finds Improved Conditions In Old Land; (Cable Service to The Times bp by Canadian Press) Sails Saturday tions in Scotland and Ireland greatly improved since his last visit, "I can see a distinct ad- vance everywhere in interest in overseas," he declared. "Pres- sure of the unemployment prob- lem will bring of itself greater con- solidation of imperial sentiment and imperial forces generally. Canada, wants particularly people of her own stock. We do not seek only the 'cream of the popu- lation' as some people assert" (referring to Ramsay MacDon. old's statement in Quebec). "We want a fair average of healthy citizens who are prepared to en- dure hard work. The western wheat fields are not the only spot where settlers are needed. In On- tario we have room for 25 mil- lions of the right sort." LAKEVIEW PARK ALL DRESSED UP FOR BIG PICNIC In preparation for General Motors picnic on Saturday, Lakeview Park is already be- ginning to look as if some- thing momentous were about to happen, Band stands, re- freshment booths and tents are springing up like mush- rooms in every quarter of the ark while everywhere there is the pounding of hammers and the grinding of trucks. A special bandstand for the 76 ladies comprising the celebra- ted Kitchener ladies band, has already heen built while four large refreshment booths are nearly completed, To add to the Ferris wheel and merry- go-round, a whip was install- ed yesterday and is already in operation while a special stand on which the acrobatic demonstration will take place will be in readiness tomorrow at the latest, REFUSES TO REDUCE BAIL OF $100,000 IN MAIL ROBBERY (By Canadian Press) J Toronto, Aug, 9--Judge Denton this morning refused to reduce the bail of $100,000 set in the case of "Findlay McLeod, Jacoh Sulliver Everitt and Ray Boivin when the four were charged with participating in the mail robbery here on June 30, appeared be- fore him in county court. ENTERED INTO U.S, ILLEGALLY; MARRIES WEALTHY BROKER ~.. oe Buy Aug, PH Betty R i Cook, who was sought in several states in 1925, by States immigration authorities because she was said to have illegally entered this country from Canada and who obtained a divorce here in February, 1920, from James Henry Cooke, Canadian bar- rister, was married yesterday to Mil- ton Sherwin, wealthy New York broker. DIES FROM BURNS IN MOTOR CRASH Guelph, Ont., Aug. 9.--Edmund Wellhauser, 50, severely burned iu 2 motor car crash near Ariss early this week, died in hospital today. Police Thwart Plot For Wholesale Looting of More Than 20 Banks Three Armed Men Arrested as Being Implicated in Conspiracy in Eastern Townships Near Mont. real (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que.,, Aug, 9.~A plot which police state involy- ed the wholesale looting of more than 20 banks in eastern townships was believed thwar-» ed by the Provincial police with the arrest of three men, charged with conspiracy to rob the Provincial Bank at St, Elizabeth de Warwick, 140 miles from Montreal, The trio, Eugene Vincent, Armand Tremblay and Edgar Gariepy, all of Montreal, were heavily armed and had in their possession safe blowing tools. Information furnished police and which the; used in mak- ing arrests, was that the men planned to rob the string or banks in succession. FAIL TO FIND APPROACH TO THE STEAMER BEOTHIC (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont., Aug. 9--Four days of battering the great ice in Flager and Buchanan bays failed to provide an opening for the approach of the S.S. Beothic and the Capadian architect expedition to post Bache Peninsula on Ellemere Island, The ice packed heavier and greater in extent than encountered on any previous voyage cut off all approaches by water to this furthest north post and as a,result the expedition was forced to aban- don their attempt to reach the de- tachment and landed supplies at FramHayen from where they were transported to Post, GOLF ACCIDENTS (Border Cities Star) A story recently told of a Chicago man receiving a severe head gash from a club wielded by a woman golfer on Belle Isle. It was an acci- dent, of course. When one considers the b of persons now engaged in the past- time of golf and that there are many public courses in parks -- which means that spectators are continual- ly passing over some section of the course--it -is really remarkable that so few accidents happen. It is not a pleasant thing to be hit by a snap- pily-driven golf ball, much less to have one's head come in contact with a club swung full tilt in the direction of a ball. There are ,of course, more acci- dents on the golf courses than there should be. As in motor car driving, one finds the supremely careless per- son who takes not the slightest pre- caution to protect either himself or others about him. -- eee AMALGAMATON OF BANKS (Cleveland Plain Dealer) No such concentration of bank- ing power as has been effected in Canada is likely here. The num- ber of American banks, now about 25,000, will hardly suffer grcat diminution. Newly organized banks are likely to offset the reduction in numbers for which mergers will be accountable. A CASE IN POINT (Boston Transcript) Music is said to increase effi- ciency in work and 'we all know that the mosquito does his best work to the sone. YOUTH ACCUSED OF $496,665 THEFT Bancitaly Lays Charge -- Young Secretary Arrested While on Vacation New York, Aug. 8--Cornelius Cal- lahan, a 28-year-old Assistant Secre- tary of Bancitaly Corporation, was under arrest tonight in Montreal. accused of the theft of nearly $500,000 for stock-market speculation. He was indicted today by a New York grand jury ghatged specifically with the theft of $21,600 from the corporation. Bank officials said, however, the loss would total $496,665. Callahan, who was unmarried and lived with his mother in Queens- borough, was on a vacation with three friends in Montreal when the loss was discovered. He had been a trusted employee of the bank for six cars. y Dividends Not Received Subscribers to stock of the Bank of America, a Bancitaly subsidiary, had complained they had not receiv- ed their dividends. Certificates for the stock had been issued, it was discovered, to these subscribers, but their money never reached the bank's coffers. Their cheques, stamped with the bank's endorsement officials said, were traced to Callahan, Callahan had recently filled the post of transfer clerk, empowered to accept customers' orders for stocks, and to. issue certificates, He used this positoin between April 21 and Ma B officails said to convert nearly $500,000 to his own use, According to the District Attor- ney's office, Callahan took the che- ues to the Bowery and East River ank, controlled by Bancitaly, and had them concerted into cashier's cheques of the Bank of America. These, it is charged, Callahan de- posited to hie own account, oss Is Covered In his desk, officials said, they found a list of every transaction in which he had used the bank's money, His private records showed, they said, he had bought large blocks of stock through Wall Street brokerage houses, The stock has not been tra- ced, but Leo Belden, Vice-President of the corporation, said the loss was covered by blanket insurance policies carried with Lloyd's of London and the American Surety Company. Executives took Callahan's records to mean that he intended to repay the corporation if his stock ventures were successful, Montreal police said Callahan would waive extradition and he returned to New York tonight, EXPECT MAYOR HOME TOMORROW Mayor R. D. Preston, who has been away for his vacation during the past week or so, will probably return to this city tonight or tomorrow and will probably be here in time for the council meeting which Will be held in committee on Friday even- ing. ANTIWAR PACT BEFORE THE LEAGUE (By Canadian Press) London, Aug. 9.--Sir James Agg- Gardner, who was noted for his re- tiring nature and silence in the House of Commons and who made this year his first set speech in 26 years, was found dead in his bed today, of heart seizure. He was 82 years old and member for Chelten- ham, SOME DAY (Christian Science Monitor) N t t that . Edison 1s on the track of a substi- tute for rubber makes the day when gasoline may be discarded as a fuel for motive power seem not so far distant. At that time it may be pos- sible to. "tune in" the thingumbob on one's car with the force of a central distributing plant and start off on a day's jaunt with no shadow of a gradual depletion in the tank to mar a driver's pleasure. GENTLE SUGGESTION (Hamilton Spectator) Doukhobor leaders say their peo- ple prefer Canada to Russia. Un- less they behave themselves, hows ever, Canadians will prefer that Doukhobors prefer Russia to Can- ada. fo MADE TO ORDER WEATHER (Detroit Free Press) According to the illustrations in the seed catalogues, jubt enough rain always falls and there is al- ways just enough sunshine, and at U.S.DOUBLE CREW MEET GUEST VIERKOTTER AND GERTIE EDERLE IN CNE. SWIM (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Aug. 9.--Ernst Vierkotter, winner of last year's Wrigley Marathon, _ has indicated he will start in this year's race on Sep- tember 5. Gertrude Ederle is also almost sure to start. Neither have yet filed their entries, however, IRE PROTECTION T0 BE PROMOTED Hon. W. H. Price Authorizes Fire Marshals to Spend $3,000 to Aid Brigades (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Aug. 9. -- Fire protec- tion in outlying districts and organ- ization of volunteer fire brigades in smaller centres has won the sym- pathy of Hon. W, H. Price, attor- ney-general, He stated today that the provincial fire marshall's de- partment has been authorized to devote $3,000 to assisting organiz- ation of volunteer brigades, of which there are 230 in Ontario, FINDING OF NOTES REVIVES HOPE OF SAVING PROSPECTOR (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Aug. 9.--Notes writ- ten on July 24, found by searchers for Andy Tay'or, Timmins, Ont, prospector, have revived hopes that he is still alive, and aeroplanes are searching Gold Lake mining area. SLIGHT EARTH TREMOR AT SAN FRANCISCO (By Associated Press) San Francisco, Aug. 9.--A slight earthquake was felt here at 10.35 p.m. last night. No damage was reported. GOOD SCORES SECURED AT RIFLE MATCHES Long Branch, Aug. 8--In the third day ne shooting of. the fifty-fourth annual meet of the Ontario Rifle Association at the Long Branch Rifle Ranges, the features today were the shooting off of the Gibson match and the Banker's match in which many good scores were turned in. There was a trifle too much sun for the weather to be ideal for shooting, the great heat also presenting a con- siderable handicap. In the Lieutenant-Governor's match at 300 yards, three possible scores were made, by C. S. M. Emslie, of the 48th Highlanders; Sergt. Buick, of the 48th Highlanders Staff, Mili- tary District No. 2. 'he Gibson match consists of rapid firing of seven rounds in one minute at a distance of 30 yards. In this event the prizes are made up of $50 donated by Major-General Hon. Sir John Gibson, K.CM.G:; a former Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ontario; $50 donated by Major C. W. Gibson, M.C., of the Royal Hail - ton Light Infantry, and the balance, $286, contributed by the Ontario Rifle Association, Scores of 34 were made here by Lieut. H. W, Bishop of the Governor-General Foot Guards, and Major R. S. Cross of the Ottawa Highlanders, and they secure a cash prize of $17.50, and will shoot off for the Rifle Association silver medal, CHEAP ELECTRICITY (Orillia Packet and Times) Sir John Snell, chairman of the Central Electricity Board of Great Britain, prophesies that electrieity generated from coal will shortly be selling in England at less than a penny a kilowatt hour as the result of large developments which are now under way in Northwest Eng- land and Northern Wales. This will be a remarkable accomplishment, and will be of great help to British industry. ANNOUNCE A 60 STORY BUILDING FOR TORONTO (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Aug. 9.--Plans were announced today for the erection of a 60-storey building in downtown To- ronto, according to the To- ronto Star. 'The architect is Frederick P. Dinkelbarg, Chicago. designer of the Flat Iron Building in New York. '|J. Preston, Americans Win From Austrians 2 Lengths; Stage Finals Friday ANDWRIGHT Swiss Four With Coxswain Defeat Poland and Enter Finals Against Italy--Can- ada Wins 800 Metres Re- lay Swimming Event, Sec: ond Heat U.S. BACKSTROKE SWIMMER WINS Don Carrick, Toronto Light Heavyweight Boxer, Loses to Argentine Entry, Cre. ating Big Surprise, Since Former Was Conceded the Title a (By W. H. INGRAM, Canadian Press staff correspondent) Amsterdam, Aug. 9.--Ray Smil- lie, Toronto, advanced another notch in the 147-pound class of the Olympic boxing tournamrent to- day when he outpointed Usuda, Japan, after three fiercely fought rounds, U. 8. Pair Wins Sloten, Holland, Aug. Charles Mcllvaine and Paul Cos- tello, United States doubles scul- lers, beat the Austrians, Losert and Llessel, by two lengths in the semi- finals of the Olympic regatta this morning, The Americans will meet Joe Wright and Jack Guest of Can. ada in the finals tomorrow. The Americans' time was seven minutes 2 2-5 seconds. The Cana- dians, who had a row-over, covered the course in 7.23 2-5. The only other rowing event to- day was won by the Swiss four- oared shell with coxswaln, which defeated Poland and entered the final against Italy. Canada won the second elimina- tion heat of the 800-metres relay in Olympic swimming today, Great Britain was second. Both teams qualified for the finals. U. 8. Swimming Title Amsterdam, Aug. 9--George Ko- jae, United States, won the 100- metre backstroke swimming echam- pionship today in the Olympie wa- ter sports. Walter Lauffer, Unit- ed States, was second. Vincent Glionna, Toronto ban- tam lost on points to Isaacs of South Africa in a bout at the Ol- ympic, boxing tourney today. The result leaves two Canadian boxers, Ray Smillie, welterweight, and Don Carrick, light heavyweight, both of Toronto, in quest for Olpm- pic honors. : Don Carrick, Toronto, was out-, pointed by Avendane, Argentina, in the quarter finals of the Olympic light heavweight boxing division here. The Argentine won the sec- ond and third rounds by a sub- stantial margin after holding Car- rick even in the first. The result was a surprise as the Toronto boxer was considered one of the most promising prospects for the title in the light heavy division. Denmark won the Olympic cham- pionship nace for six metre yachts, today the Danish craft Hihi show- ing the way. Norway was second and Esthonia third. 30 INJURED WHEN BUS TAKES DITCH (By Associated Press) La Grange, Ind., Aug. 9.--Thirty persons were injured last night, five seriously, when a bus trave)- ling from Chicago to Cleveland, went off the pavement six miles west of here and turned over, FIRST CORN TO BE BROUGHT INTO CITY Table corn, the first of the sea- son to ripen in this district, accord- ing to the grower, was sold to a local groe.:y store this morning by Thornton's Corners. The time for that favorite Cana- dian dish, corn on the cob, is not yet at hand, so apparently Mr Preston has made a record which may be the envy of other gardeners in the county. FLOODS IN MEXICO El Paso, Texas, Aug. 8.--Mexico City dispatches to EI Continental, Spanish language newspaper here, say that because of heavy rains and earthquakes in extensive regions of the State of Oaxaca, the inhabitants are deaving the towns and seeking refuge from rising waters. The di- spatches say wild beasts have run amuck, killing cattle and threatening the safety of the population. Quake, Eruption Destroy Entire Paloewen Island (By Canadian Press) Batavia, Java, Aug. 9.-- According to reports trans- mitted by a resident of Ti. mor, nearly the entire Is- land of Paloewen, in Dutch East Indies, has been de- stroyed by the eruption of the Rokatinda volcano on August 4 and 5. Six vil- lages were destroyed by fire The death toll was believed to be nearly 1,000, 600 persons were in- jured when hit by frag- ments thrown out of the crater, Further casual- ties were caused by the submersion of the whole seaboard of the Island through an earthquake ac- companying the eruption, IA. AND JAPAN ISSUE WARNINGS Protest Occupation of Mis. sion Property By Nation. alist China Shanghai, Aug. 8.--United States Minister John Van A, MacMurray today despatched a sharp and drastic note to the Nationalist Government regarding the continued occupation of American mission property by Na- tionalist soldiers, stating that China has not heeded repeated protests, and declaring that, "The American mis- sion property in China is treated as though it belonged to an enemy country warring with China, rather than as the private property of a friendly nation," Treaty is Rumored Tokio, Aug. 8.--Alarmed by re- ports tha Manchuria was about to he joined to the Chinese Nationalist Government at Nankin, Japan today warned the Province not to take that step and told Nankin that "suitable measures' would be initiated unless the Nationalists recede from their at- titude toward the special rights of Japanese citizens in China, aron Tanaka, Prime Minister, told today's Cabinet meeting he had re- liable information that Chang Hsueh- liang, military Governor of Manch- uria, and Chang Kai-shek, National. ist military Commander-in-Chief, have worked out the draft of an agreement to extend the Nankin sway into Manchuria. Japan understands that this agree- ment grants complete autonomy to Manchuria in its domestic affairs, but gives Nankin control of foreign re- lations of the Province. It is this latter aspect of the situation which has aroused Tokio to action, Nankin having already notified Japan of its abrogation of commercial treatics granting extraterritorial rights to Japanese. Japan's claim that this abrogation is illegal has been ignored by Nankin, Japanese Supplies in Langer Without the protection afforded by the present treaties, Japan fears that its supplies of raw industrial mater- ials from Manchuria will be cut off, and that the property and lives of its citizens in that Province and other parts of China will be endangered. The note to the Nankin Govern- ment states that unless the Nation- alists change their attitude toward Japan's interest in China, "The Jap- anese Government may be obliged to take such measures as it deems .suit- able for the safeguarding of the rights and interests assured by the treaties." FOUR DEATHS IN CHICAGO HEAT WAVE (By Associated Press) Chicago, Aug. 9.--Four deaths were attributed to heat here yesterday, which prevailed utnil an electrical storm brought cooling breezes. iT SENTENCED ric) ug. 8. i ilt to two charges of stealing ey biles, Everett Youngblut, of Auburn, was sentenced by Magistrate C. A. Reid to two years in the Ontario Re- formatory, one year on each charge. ILLUMIATION AT WOODSTOCK Woodstock, Aug. 8--Woodstock's City Hall Square, with its Pattillo fountain and: flower beds, now boasts of brilliant illumination at might. To- day work was completed on the in- RAILWAY MEN AGREE OVER REDUCTION Two and a Half Per Cent. Cut Endorsed By the Union VOTE OF 77 TO 3 The Object is to . End the Financial Shortages of English Railroads (By: Canadian Press) London, Aug. 9.--A railway wage reduction and two and a half per cent was endorsed today by a conference of the National Union of Railwaymen. The delegates favored a settlement by a vote of 77 to 3. The reduction was agreed by repre- sentatives of the railwaymen on July 27. It was understood that it wculd apply to all ranks of rail- way work starting with directors of the roads. Its object is to end financial shortages under which English railroads have been strug- gling. DEVASTATING FIRE KILLS TWO CHILDREN DESTROYS 173 HOMES (By Canadian Press) Brunn, Czechotlovakia, Aug. 9. --A devastating fire which took the lives of two children and de- stroyed 173 homes, numerous barns and whole crops of several farms, is reported from the Slo» vakian commune of Szegylen, PRINCE GEORGE T0 LEAVE SATURDAY To Join H. M.S. Durban -- Will Cross Canada in a Private Car : (By Canadian Press) . London, Aug, 9.--Prince George, youngest son of the King, will leave London Saturday to join the H. M.S, Durban in the West Indies station to which he was recetnly appointed interperter in French, He will travel to Canada aboard the Empress of Australia and cross the Dominion in a private railway car and will join his ship at Van- couver, B.C., toward the end of the month, The Prince went to Cowes to bid his parents goodbye, EIGHT POSSIBLES IN FIRST STAGES OF TAIT-BRASSEY MATCH (By Canadian pess) Long Branch, Ont., Aug. 8.-- The fourth day of the Ontario Rifle Association Shooting meet opened with splendid weather con- ditions. The two first stages of the Tait-Brassy match were fired and eight possibles were run up at the 500 yards- range. WILL NOT GLOAT (St. Thomas Times-Journal) If a motorist decides on giving a train a run for the crossing, there is only one thing for him to do, and that is to keep his nerve and send his car ahead with all the gas it is possible to give it, But as this is apparently easier said than done, as innumerable tra- gedies can testify, the only safe course to follow is to let the train win the race for the crossing. It will not gloat over the victory, Rather will the men in the cab heave a sigh of relief and thank heaven for the careful drivers. BAN ON WIVES (London Sunday Pictorial) Apparently the South African Cricket Board of Control take the same views with regard to players' wives as did the Australian Board before their last tour. The fiat has gone forth, "Your wives must stay behind." It is argued by those whe uphold this ruling that there is a likelihood of petty quarrelling amongst the womanfolk, which, it is thought, would affect the har- mony and team spirit, which should exist amongst the players. » INTUITION (Chicago Daily News) She (looking in shop window) "I wouldn't wear that hat on a bet. I've seen a million like it this sea son." He-- "Where was the other