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rr -- All the News Whale It Is News 3 NAAT Glan laine, at la The fario Reformer SANE Say uu Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town @WOLUME 51--No. 45 Tuesday, Thursday ead PUDIiShod of OSHAWs, Wy 4 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 single Coples § Cents TEN PAGES TWO MEMBERS OF THE PENSION BOARD PAY OSHAWA VISIT Come Here to Take Evidence Regarding Condition of Two Veterans DECISION IS RESERVED Mr. L, O, Clifford, M.P., Active at Ottawa in Behalf of Soldiers Two special representatives of the Dominion Parliamentary Committee on Pensions were in Oshawa last week in the persons of Col. Biggar and Col, Thompson of the Board of Pension Commissioners, Ottawa. These two gentlemen were in town in connection with applications fo: assistance for two Oshawa war ve: terans who, since their return from overseas and subsequent discharge have contracted tuberculosis, a dir- ect result of their war service, it is maintained. The two officers held their sittings in the Commercial Hotel and heard the evidence sub mitted. Their verdict will be for warded to either Mr. Lawson Clif- ford, M.P., who was largely instru- mental in bringing them here, or will be sent to Dr. MacDonald, one of the medical practitioners interested in the cases. Some time ago Messrs. C. J. Wil- cox and F. C. Palmer waited on the Oshawa Town Council and pointed out to them that several local return- ed men had contracted consumption since their discharge from the army and were likely to seek municipal aid if the government did not do some- thing for them. Mr. Palmer and Mr Wilcox asked the council to mak« their petition to ithe government stronger by giving them the aid of the council. A committee composed of Reeve G. Morris and Councillor D. F. Johnson was appointed to dea! with the matter and these men gave much needed support in carrying the case to Mr. Clifford. During the distribution of Christ- mas cheer last year by the Rotary Club Mr. Fred Bailes, now president of the local Rotarians, came across one of the cases to which Mr. Palmer and Mr. Wilcox had drawn the at- tention of the council, and he went / whole-heartedly into getting what he thought was justice for the re- turned men. . The facts in connec- tion with the various cases were al' compiled and through Mr. Clifford were brought to the attention of the Board of Pensions Commission. Several of tnese vases were con- sidered eligible for treatment and pen 'gns, and were taken in hand by the Jovernment, one of the men dying soon after being taken to the Military Hospital at Kingston. Two cases were referred back, however, as not being eligible for treatment or pension. Mr. Clifford and Mr Bailes felt that the cause was too just a one to give in without a fur- ther fight and for that reason Mr } Clifford successfully endeavored t« have Col. Biggar and Col. Thompson come to Oshawa and hear all the evidence in person. The two men who, it is not dis- puted, are suffering from consump- tion, appeared last week before the Commissioners and with them appeared Dr. H. M. MacDonald, Dr. D. R. Cameron, Dr. F. J. Rundle and Dr. E. B. Ford to give evidence All the medical men gave clear and concise testimony with regard to the condition of the patients, while the manager and superintendent of a large Oshawa concern which em ploys one of the men, were also on hand to testify that the physical condition of this employee at the present time is much below his phy- sical condition in pre-war days, when they employed him. Messrs. Clif- ford and Bailes were present at the hearing and introduced each of the witnesses. Mr. F. C. Palmer, as As- sistant Secretary of ithe Oshawa Board of Health, was also in attend- ance and with the aid of the statis- tics of the _was able to present tabula ory eards in connection with each case. The point at issue is as to whether or not the condi- tion of these two well known Oshawa veterans is a direct result of their overseas service. The verdict of the Commissioners will not be known for some time whep it will be forward- ©d to either Mr. Clifford, or to Dr MacDonald. 'Those actively interest- (Continued on page 2) ~ » Bathing in Lake A near drowning accident occured at Oshawa-on-the-lake on Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock when a mineteen year old Oshawa youth sud- denly sank while swimming near the dock. Fortunately he had swum far enough in towards land to be able to touch bottom with his feet when his legs refused to work. Questioned by 'The Reformer the young man stated {that he could not tell whether his fegs became tired or he was seized with cramps. He is a fairly good swimmer. As soon as he d swi ing a Y REFORMER STAFF'S ANNUAL PICNIC ON SATURDAY ENJOYED Motor to Hampton Memorial Park and Forget Shop Worries GOOD BASEBALL GAME Tennis, Races, Plenty to Eat Made Outing Long to be Remembered Delightful weather, a convenient but not too common picnic grounds, an abundance of tasty things to eat, and a staff which had abandoned the affairs of the work-a-day world, if only for a few hours, made ithe an- nual outing of the employees of The Reformer Printing and Publishing Company on Saturday afternoon an event which will not be soon forgot ten by those privileged to attend. Ii was the second picnic held by The Reformer staff, and their wives anc friends about 100 being present, and although 1rhis happy and good-natur ed family may gather together agair each succeeding year, it is doubtfu if at any future event there will bc more real pleasure than there wa: on Saturday. "Sending the paper to bed" af eleven o'clock in the morning so as to enable "he composing, press room, and mailing room staffs to get away by noon, to say nothing of the edi- torial staff who are usually so bur- dened with the cares of church and state, the picnickers left early in the afternoon by motor cars, motorcycle, and motor 'trucks for Hampton. At the pretty Memorial Park, which was only opened last year with its pre- sent equipment, the merrymaker: cut loose, and until dark sports of various kinds were in full swing. Baseball Game a Tie The premier event of the day was a much-anticipated game of baseball, in which the Composing Room un- dertook to take the scalps of the oc- cupants of the lower floors, the of- fice, press and mailing room staffs. The Composing Room nine set out in the first innings to teach their op- ponents how baseball should be played, and landed four runs. How ever, the Office-Press Room and Mailing Room team proved such apt pupils that they set the pace for the remainder of the game, knocking one pitcher Jack Fry out of the box and only slowing down in the last couple of innings to allow the Com- posing Room to tie the score--thus causing no hard feelings or recrimin ations--making it 10 all. Fry started doing the twirling for the Composing Room, but after the opposing batters connected with his (Continued on page 5) BABY CLINICS ARE DOING GOOD WORK Foreign Born As Well As English Speaking Mothers Appreciate Service Given In figures presented at the laying of the corner stone of the new Me- Laughlin Memorial Maternity Wing of the Oshawa General Hospital, Dr. T. W. G. McKay, M.O.H., stated that the English baby clinic has handled about '260 individual children al- ready this year, and the non-English speaking clinic has dealt with at jeast 150 babies. Only last week the non-English speaking baby clinic ce- lebrated the anniversary of its found- ing, when 37 babies were in attend- ance. Miss B. E. Harris, who in- augurated the clinic a year ago last May, states that it was found advis- able to postpone ithe observation of its founding till July, as school chil- dren, who participated, were unable to get away from their school work for a Thursday afternoon in May. Last week, at the regular meet- ing of the clinic, several young school girls of the district assisted at the clinic in the place of the mem- bers of the Red Cross who regularly attend to this work. Among those thus aiding the Board of Health were Sarah Groom, Annie Hercia Katie Manilla and Helen Kolinko. The babies ranged in age from three nmionths to a year old, most of the children being of the latter age. Dr. Brown was in attendance and during the afternoon advice was given the mothers on the care and of the children during the hot weather and on infant hygiene. The foreign mothers of the town realize as much as the English mothers the dangers to be guarded against in this weather and are tak- ing a very keen interest im the clinics. These are held every Thurs- day afternoon from two to five o'clock in the Sunday School room of the former Greek Catholic Church on Albert street, south. The major- itv of the mothers attending this clinic are able to speak sufficient knglish to hold a conversation with the officials in charge, while some of those who are particularly pro- #griend who was with him gave what aid he could and called for help. Three young men came to their as- sistance and when 'the youth had safely reached the land, Dr. F. J. Finnigan, who was at the lake shore, rendered first aid. The youth was @ble to proceed to his home. ficient in English interpret for those who have not yet mastered the Eng- lish tongue. Started Two Years Ago The baby clinic for English-speak- ing mothers was started two years ago last May and meets on Tuesday afterpoons. Since it was first or- (Continued on page 6) es LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF McLAUGHLIN MEMORIAL WING AT HOSPITAL on Friday night. From left to right Robert McLaughlin, who laid the « orner stone --Photo by Campbell. The above photograph was takén at the laying of the corner stone of the Maternity wing at the hospital Mr. George W. McLaughlin, Crown Attorney Col. Farewell, Dr. T. W. G. McKay, T. H. Richardson, Warden of Ontario County, Mr. R. 8. MacLaughlin, Dr. F. L. Henry, and Mrs. POWER SHORTAGE AT PRESENT TIME Water is Low in Trent System-- Waterworks Pumping By Steam Because of careless control of the water in the Trent Valley Watershed, the Hydro-Electric Power Commis- sion is able to deliver only about fifty per cent of its usual load to its copgumers in this district. The shortage started on Sunday and will last at least all this week. Mr. Hicks, Oshawa manager of the orgaaization, stated this morning. It seems that those in contro! on the Trent River system have been paying more attention to navigation within the past few days than they have to power matters and it will take about a week before the Hydro will have the head of water desired At the present time Rice Lake is very low and the power development at Healey's Falls and the other near-by generating stations is small. Oshawa industries at the present time are working on small loads and some are closing down for days and half days in order to afford suffic- ient power to other concerns. These latter, in turn, close down for a while and the other industries open up temporarily. Tails condition should be righted in the immediate future however. Town Engineer Smith requests that the water consumers of Oshawa take all possible care during the next few days to see that as little water as possible is used. Ow*ng to the short- age of power in Oshawa the water is now being pumped by steam at the pump house. CLASS FIRRA HOLDS MEMORIAL SERVICE Members Pay Tributes to Chris- tian Service of Late W. E. Dyer Class Eirra of the Scuth Oshawa Methodist Church, the class organiz- ed by the late W. E. Dyer, and one fhat will stand as a living monu- ment to his Christian character, held a most impressive memorial serv- ice in Eirra Hall on Sunday after- noon last. It was most fitting that the service should be held in the Eirra Hall for it was largely due to Mr. Dyer's energy and generosity that the hall was built. Local Man Judge At Toronto Ex. A compliment to Ontario County as the home of well bred horses has just been paid by the Horse Committee of the Canadian National Exhibition which has selected two Ontario men to judge various classes of horses at the big show this coming fall. Mr. V. B. Van Woodruff has just heen re quested to judge the Standard Bred and Roadsters in the Breeding Class and the Com- mercial and Roadsters in the Harness class. His associate in the judging will be Dr. J. A. Sinclair of Cannington. G. P. DAVIS HEAD OF Mr. C. P. Davis, of Oshawa Lodge No. 47 Knights of Pythias, at the fiftieth annual convention of the Grand Lodge of the Knights of Py- thias in Ontario, held in' Wallace burg on Tuesday and Wednesday o last week, was elected Grand Chan- cellor of the domain of Ontario. Mr. Davis for the last year has been Grand Vice Chancellor and succeeds Mr. Charles Peebles, of Hamilton Friday evening at the regular mees- ing of Oshawa 'Lodge No. 47, Mr Davis was given a welcome as the head executive of the order im the province. Local members are much elated over the fact that ome of their own members has reached this most honorable position. The session of the Grand Lodge this year was one of the most inter- esting and sucessful in the history of the order, while the attendance was better than in previous years (Continued on page 5) Belleville Cyclist In ital Wi Both Broken tsi With a compound fracture of both legs, a cut in his head and several serious wounds in his body, [ | Ld | | | Ld Mrs. Guinette, president of the class, was chairwoman of the serv- ice, and spoke feelingly of the work done by Mr. Dyer among the mem- bers of the class, and #ald that she did not believe anyor. could be found who could fill the place va- cated by Mr. Dyer. Mys. McMullen attempted to sing "The Homeland" but was overcome and read the beau- tiful words instead. Mr. Borsberry, who was to speak was unable to be present, and a letter was read sent by him in which he paid great trib- ute to the Christian character of Mr. Dyer, and deceased's influence as a Christian in the town of Oshawa. Mr. Bickell was then called upon. He told of knowing Mr. Dyer some 27 years ago when the latter was super- intendent of the old Medcalf Sunday School. Mr. Bickell said: "Mr. Dyer, as superintendent of that school wag an active Christian work- er, but as the years went on, instead of becoming less acti he b Carman Ashley of West Hunting- ton, near Belleville, lies in the Oshawa General Hospital. The young man, who is only 22 years of age, and single, was riding a motor cycle west on the Kingston road, to the west of Whitby, when he ran into a motor car on Sat- urday might about seven o'clock. His injuries were very serious and his condition is such that Dr. R. F. Maclaren, of Whitby, who is attending the injured man, doubts if he could give any detailed ac- count of the accident: to the press. The young man is employed in the McLaughlin Garage at Belle- ville. His mother, Mrs. C. Ashley, is now in Oshawa. The unfortunate youth will not be able to leave the local hospital for some consider- able time, Dr. Maclaren states. The Whitby police are handling the case but all efforts of The Re- Reformer to reach them this after- noon were unavailing. It was more active as a Christian worker, and I know we all feel if he could speak to you, he would say 'carry on' in this work that has been started. The Scripture ' lesson was at this juncture read by Mr. Kelly. Mrs. Moffatt sang "Asleep in Jesus," fol- (Continued on page 6) gl d/ however, that the driver of the motor car which figured in the accident is not a Whitby man while the people who rendered first aid to Ashley were Oshawa per- sons who were motoring by the scene of the accident. Dr. T. W. G. McKay is also attending the in- jured man. SALES TAX HARD ON 'POP' BOTTLERS Smothering the Small Manu- facturers "The tax is going to hurt the business seriously and at the pre- sent time is simply smothering the smaller manufacturers. If I could get a satisfactory offer for this place to-day I would sell it immediately," stated Mr. Frank Martin of the Mar- tin Bottling Works, in speaking to The Reformer regarding the taxa- tion imposed by the Fielding budge! on the industry. Manufacturers and {dispensers of soft drinks in Oshawa have joined with other places in op- posing this taxation and state that at the present the situation is con siderably '"'up in the air." At the presen: time Mr. Martin pays a sales tax of 4%". on all his sales to retail dealers as well as a tax of five cents a gallon charged to the manufacturers of uhfermented wines, aerated waters or cabonated drinks. Other manufacturers whe are in the same position as Mr. Mar- tin declare that "if we raise the price, the retailer will immediately charge ten cents a bottle and the business will be ruined. All we can do is take the loss." Barely Meeting Expenses Mr. Martin pointed out that al- though he used to sell his product at 80 cents a case he lowered this price to 75 cents a case but has re- cently been forced to raise it back to the old price in an endeavor tc cover the new taxation. However with this small increase he finds that his business is barely meeting ex penses and the return to him is so small on the capital invested that he is making practically no money at all and would gladly sell if he could ob- tain a suitable offer. For the month of June Mr. Martin paid taxes totalling $62.22. If Mr. Martin were to raise his price to 90 cents a case he states that the re- tailers could not sell at a profit at five cents a bottle, and retailers cannot sell at six cents a bottle. In (Continued on page 6) COMING EVENTS QUEEN LODGE, NO. 97, V. A. Friday evening, Whitby, Wednesday, 8.30 sharp. Admission 25 cents. afternoon July 19th, at 3.30 oclock and bring your thimbles. hold their annual picnic at Snud den's Grove on Saturday, your lunch basket. Lodge King St. E. 25¢. Return children 10c. Juven ile members free. phone 828. 7 Situation "Up In The Air"-- L. O. B. A, is holding a dance (round and square dancing) in the G. W. July 21. Light lunch. Admission 50 cents. | 45-b FROM TORONTO--JIMMY KUANNA Novelty Orehestra, Stan. Hunt, vio- linist, at the big dance, Bay Park, July 19, at 45-a | lake shore." THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE Hospital Auxiliary will be held in the Nurses' Home next Wednesday Ladies please come at three o'clock pressed The Reformer. THE SONS OF ENGLAND WILL July 22nd. The public is invited. Bring Bus leaves the every haif hour commencing 1.30 p.m. Adults 45-b MEMBERS OSHAWA FIRE DE- partment will start Monday, July 17th, to solicit donations for the Firemen"s Convention held in Osh- awa, August 7th 8th and 6th. We are expecting a large crowd-of peo- ple on those days and anyone hav- ing rooms to rent, or can supply meals, we would deem it a favor if they would give their names and resses to the canvasser or 44-c The suspense of waiting for the results of the High School Entrance examinations was relieved locally Monday morning when the results were released hy the Department of Education and the names of the suc- cessful candidates were bulletined at The Reformer office. The number of candidates trying this year was the largest ever, 160 boys and girls facing the tests, Of this pumber 140 passed. Last year 93 per cent of those trying passed. This year the percen- tage is lower, being 87% per cent. While those securing honors number 36, a creditable showing, still the number is smaller than last year, when with only 131 writing 46 se- cured the higher standing. Those who tried the examinations at the Oshawa High School, and were successful arranged alphabet). cally are as follows: HONORS Thomas H. Adair Margaret E. Anderson Louis Arcand Arlie Barrowclough George A. Beard Marion Blewett Nora Braden John Brady Margaret Bullivant Norman F. Dearborn Mary A. C. Donald Jessie Fox Annie Gibson Evelyn Gillard Pearl Glover Nina Gough Velma Harris Scott Hubbell Madeline Johnson Doris Kennedy Morris Kohen James A. Lewington Dorothy MacEwen Kenneth McRae Winnie Noakes Madeline O'Connor Gerald O'Regan Sadie Pearce Kathleen Reid Mary Sanders Delza Smith Madeline Tooley Dorothy Walker Margaret F. Watson Hilda Winnell Irene M. Winter. SPECIAL SESSION OF PARK BD. UNLIKELY Chairman Henry Thinks Spasm Re Carnival at Lake Has Blown Over From a conversation which The Reformer held with Chairman F. L. Henry of the Parks Commission last night, it appears that the Board will not be holding a special meeting to deal with the petition of the resi- dents of Oshawa-on-the-lake, pro- testing against the presenec of the carnival company at the lake shore. | Mayor John Stacey, at the last coun-| cil meeting, stated when council was discussing this matter, that if the residents did not like the presence of the carnival at the lake they could petition for its removal. The conver- sation which The Reformer had with Dr. Henry was over the telephone. "Did the Parks Commission meet on Saturday afternoon as was ex- pected, Dr. Henry?" asked The Re- former. "No, it did not," was the reply. "Will it be meeting tonight, doc- tor?" queried the reporter. "I don't think so," came back over the wire. "Will it be meeting this week or in the near future, Mr. Henry?" questioned The Reformer further. "Well, why should it meet?" de- manded the chairman of the Com- mission. "Why, doctor, there is a petition in, which protests against the pres- ence of the carnival company at the "Oh, that is right, too," stated Dr. Henry with feigned surprise. "Well, will the commission be meeting to deal with the matter?" "I don't think it will, replied the doctor. "I think that that spasm has blown over." The "spasm" to which apparently the chairman of the Commisson re- ferred, was started by a petition signed by 34 lake shore residents. Most of these are taxpayers in the town of Oshawa and include several -| leading busienss men in this muni- cipality. One of the men who signed the "spasm" was ex-Mayor G. D. Conant. 140 Students Who Tried Entrance Examinations Locally Are Successful Eighty-Seven and Half Per Cent. of Pupils Passed --Percentage Smaller Than Last Year, Also Honor List RESULTS ALSO AT OTHER SOUTH ONTARIO EXAMINATION CENTRES PASS Mervyn C. Allen Gordon Armstrong Donald F. Balles Dora E. Ball Gordon Barton Harold J. Bickle Vera Bishop Grace I. Bone Helen Branton Aura E. Brooks Mary E. Brown ladys I. Browne Walter W. Buss Mary Cairns Edythe M. Cawker Evelyn Cheseborough Edwin F. Clark , Edwin Clough Helen Cole Leonard N. Cole Ruth Cole Max Collis Dorothy Conlin Frank Conlin William Conlin Harry Core Albert W. Cronk Norval Cutler Donald Cutler Gertrude Dahmer Clarence Elliott Theodore H. Elliott Howard Essery Viesor Evans Grace Evely Elsie Follest Dorothy Gauld L«;s Germond Hugh Gilchrist Francis E. Gormha Jay Goyne Willie Gummow Michael Hasdpern Seibert Hall Jack Hambly Wilbert Harris John Hawkes Aubrey Hele Eva Hobbs Blanche Hodgson Sam Horwich Ilean Howard Earl Hoy Clarke Hubbell Pansy Hutchinson Samuel Jackson Donald James Bernard Koch Zella Lapder Joy Lar Lottie Lawson Beatrice Legge Harry Lott Walter Lovell Clarence Luke Howard Luke Margaret A. Luke Ruth MacLeod Franklin McKague Hazel Mann Doris Martin Mary Mason Dorothy May Orville Mitchell Fred Mitchell Agnes Morrison Lois Mundy John Northcott Marion O'Connell Earl Parks Vivian Parks Harry Perry Leon Pletrasiak Winogene Pipher Elsie Ross Ralph D. Schofield Herman Scott Katie Sharrard Helen M. Smith Llewellyn Stephenson Arthur Stone Mary Terwillegar Bruce Terwillegar Kay Thickson Marion Thompson Thomas Toppings Evelyn Van Nest Annie Webb Harold Wheeler Lloyd Whittington Kenneth Wigg Nancy Wilson Vernon C. Wilson Claribel G. Wray. Results for other centres in South Ontario, as announced by Inspector Hutchinson, are as follows: Pass--Harold Anderson, Jean 'An- nan, Clifford Barrett, Gladys Bryant, Mary McGinty, Willie Power, Nellie Sier, Isabel Squires, Marion White. Twenty-four tried and 9 passed. Claremont Centre Honors--Mabel Bie, Edna Green, Alice Pegg. (Continued on page 2) Oakville and Milton Fire B » : C » A Milton despatch says: The Oak- ville Fire Brigade is practising for the Provincial Firemen's Tourna- ment to be held at Oshawa on Wed- oi