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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town [4 Che Ontario Reformer All the News: Whale It Is News 4 VOLUME 51--No. 56 Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1922 Yearly Subseription $3.00 gle Copies 5 Cents EIGHT PAGES Appoint Committee To Handle Fuel Problem; Ww ood Is Offered Town Reeve Morris and Councillors Trick and Johnston Are Named by Mayor Stacey-- Suggested That They Col- lect Information Showing the Local Situation CO-OPERATE IN THE PURCHASE OF COAL? Board of Education Wants Clarke Street Diverted Because of New School -- Many Petitions Re- ceived for Local Improvements ~--Whitby Thanks Town for Use of Fire Engine A special Fuel Committey of the Town Council was appointed Thurs- day night to inquire into local con- ditions with regard to the fuel short- age"and to generally keep in touch wii the situation so as to permit Council to take steps to protect Osh- awa consumers ndxt winter. This committee will not buy fuel, at least at present. Virtually all it was em- powered to do Thursday night was to collect data. The committee is composed of Reeve Morris and Coun- cillors Trick and Johnston, The fual question was brought be- fore Council by two letters, one from J. A. McDonald, of Elmsdale, and one from Mayor Taylor, of Peterboro. Nir, McDonald advised that he had con- siderable wood on hand which he would be glad to sell the council. Might Co-o) e Mayor Taylor, of Pdterboro, said that the City Council of that muni- cipality is considering steps to secure 01d Country coal so that the citizens may be protected. He asked what was the view of Oshawa Council with regard to this, and inquired if this town might co-operate, with Peter- boro and other municipalities, in im- porting coal. Councillor Preston said that he was talking to Mr. Fowlds the other day about the situation. Mr. Fowlds did not think it advisable for the Coun- cil to take any action at the present timd for the reason that it might ténd to boost prices. Recent reports in the press were optimistic as to a settlement of the strikes, Confer With Dealers Councillor Trick favored taking some action. The dealers should be able to give information as to whet- her the town was likely to get any coal, even if the strike were settled in a week or two. If a committee were appointed it could call the local coal dealers together and secure exact information as to the situation. Mayor Stacey was authorized to name a committee on motion of Reeve Morris and Deputy Reeve Mason, and he appointed Messrs. Morris, John- ston and Trick. Is Engineer Overworked? When a by-law to authorize the town to borrow temporarily $275,000 from the bank to carry on the local improvemgnts now underway was read. Councillor Preston asked for a schedule of the work being done, and the cost to date, particularly with reference to the: sidewalks. When it was pointed out that Engineer Smith had made no report to Council on the progress of the work, although the Board of Works had reported the work to be done, Councillor Preston said he thought Enginder Smith had too much work to doj and that there was no one in the department who could be sent out to look after a job except the engineer himself, Chairman Trick, of the Board of Works, said that no doubt Mr. Smith was loaded up with work, but he had not asked for any assistance, and it was time enough to appoint an assis- tant engineer when such a request is made. "We don't want an assistant engineer as long as he can handle the work himsdlf," said Mr. Trick. The Board of Education wrote ask- dng that Clarke St. be diverted 240 feet south of Stacey Avenue in order to provide grounds for the proposed new school in the south-east ward. Referred to the Board of Works. Mr. G. D. Conant wrote on behalf of the Township of East Whitby in connection with the arbitrator's find- ing re a drain on the property of Russell Perkins, Park Road. The Township of East Whitby has given notice of appeal against the decision of the arbitrator, and the township desires to know whether the town will be a party to the appeal, and share in the cost. Referred to the Board of Works with power to act. Want Park Road Rer~ Petitions were receized from the rdsidents of Park Bzad North, point- ing out that the thoroughfare is in a deplorable condition, and asking that it be repaired. Referred to the Board of Works. A bill for damages amounting to $21.40 to an electric motor owned by W. J. Ro resulting from the water in a sewer backing up, was referred to the Fi- nance Committee. Secretary R. Moffatt of the deputa- tion which waited on Premier Drury in connection with the latest radial scheme, advised that Hon. W. C. Ken. Seven More Pool Tables Sanctioned The number of pool tables under Iciense in local billiard parlors continues to increase. The request of Mr, R. 8. Smyth to be permitted to add seven more tables to his establish- ment was granted Thursday night by the Town Council when it adopted a recommenda- tion to this effect brought in by mittee, Other recommendations in the report were that no more licenses be granted for addi- tional tables in any pool room the License and Printing Com- this year. There was also a re- commendation to Council that the license fee for pool tables be raised at the end of this year, The committee recommended too that a license for a carnival at the fall fair be granted, such an amusement to be under the supervision of the police. This clause, like the others in the report presented by Councillor Johnston, was carried. POWER SITUATION WILL BE DISCUSSED Representatives on the Cen- tral Ontario System - MEET AT PORT HOPE Gregory Investigating Com- mission Oshawa is to be represented by a strong delegation at a meeting which on the Central Ontario Power System, The purpose of this meeting is to con- sider what representations, for the benefit of all the municipalities on the system, shall be made to the Hydro Investigating Commission, which is headed by W. H. Gregory. Mr. T. H. Stinson, of Lindsay, wrote the Council with reference to the matter, his letter being read at Thursday night's meeting. Mr. Stin- him the Commission was looking into the Central Ontario situation and that FULLY EXONERATE SANITARY OFFICIAL Council Committee Presents Re- port of Investigation into Geo. Brasley's Complaint One George Brasley, of Centre Street, having ' recently been assess- od $10.50 in the Oshawa Police Court for a violation of the sani- awa Town Counell court of appeal against th istrate's decision, and carried his troubles to the Town Fathers when they were meeting in July. They, good naturedly, did not want to inform Mr. Brasley that ap- peals should be lodged at Whitby, so on motion of Dep. Reeve F. L.. Mason the Sanitary and Relief Committee of the council was made an appeal court. They held an investigation into the matter and presented their report at last Thursday's Counil meeting, their report being one that is excedingly complimentary to Sanitary Inspector Palmer, who seemed to be Mr. Bras- ley's targt. The report read as fol- lows and was in its entirety adopt- ed by the Council: "Your Sanitary and Rellef Com- mittee having been asked to, inves- tigate complaints laid by George Brasley against Sanitary Inspecfor F. C. Palmer beg leave to report as follows: -- "A thorough investigation was held on July 5, Mr. Brasley and the inspector being present and your committee is unanimous in its find- ings that Mr, Brasley's charges are without foundation. "Sanitary Inspector Palmer did his duty and showed more leniency than Mr. Brasleys' actions warranted. "Mr. Brasley's charge that Mr. Palmer had shown partiality was also investigated and found to be absolutely untrue. "We would also add that the inves- tigation shows that Sanitary Inspec- tor F. C. Palmer is endeavoring to carry out his many duties with cour~ tesy and tact, and in every way serv- Ing the best interest of the commun- ty." Mr. Brasley addressed the July meetig of the Council regarding what he termed at the outset as . a grievance and told the following story: On June 28 he was assessed $10.50 in Police Court for violation of the sanitary by-law. He was instructed on April 28 to move a privy from a cottage on Lloyd Street. He made arrangements to get sewer conneec- tions and interviewed the Magis- trate, Major Hind and the Sanitary Inspector, Mr. F. Palmer, On his first appearance in court Major Hind granted a remand of eight days as work was proceeding. Later when the work was going on he was called into court again and there the sani- tary inspector said that work was not being done on the sewer. When Mr. Brasley asked him if he had been down to see the work Mr. Pal- mer replied in the negative. Councillor Brown stated at this meeting that he thought Mr. Brasley should have asked the Sanitary In- 4 they would be glad to hear the views of the municipalities. So that the most_good might result, suggested a meeting of municipal re- presentatives to draft suggestions. was one of the most Important mat- this year. There had been great in- convenience in recent weeks because of the power shortage, and money had been lost by employees and em- ployers. Another letter from Mr. Stinson with reference to the deputation whieh had been proposed to wait on Hon. W. C. Kennedy with reference to the Ranney Falls dispute between the Dominion Government and the Hydro Commission said that the price or if certain other things were in- cluded the cost might be raisgd $6 or.$6 a horsepower. | Deputy Reeve Hill and Councillor Preston moved that the Mayor appoint a special committee to attend the Port Hope meeting. His Worship named the Manufacturers' Commit- tee, which is composed of Councillors Burns, Moffatt, Trick, Johnston and Rowe, and Reeve Morris and Deputy Reeve Mason. Oshawa Encampment Sent Two Delegates Babe, of Ontario Encampment No. 11, represented Oshawa Odd Fellows at the annual meeting of the Grand Encampment of Ontario which was held in Kitchener the first two days of this week. On Monday a sports day was held, the business sessions taking place on Tuesday. Oshawa's delegates went to the meeting on Monday and returned the next day. This was the fifty-third annual re- union of the Grand Encampment, I. 0.0.F., and the next will be held in Peterboro in August, 1924. Two vears ago the reunion was held in Oshawa, the business sessions being held in Martin's Theatre. There were upwards of 300 delegates at th¢ meet- ing in Kithcener and for their next meeting place they had to 'choose from 'Toronto, Belleville, Colling- wood, Wallaceburg and Peterboro, AT JOINT MEETING Conference of Municipal Representations Will Be Made to 1s expected to be h4ld in the near future in Port Hope of municipalities Messrs. H. A. Saunders and 8. 3.1 "The Black Menace" A Thrilling Story The Reformer presents to its readers in this issue the first instalment of a pew serial, 'The Black Menace," by Arthur Reeve. As might be guessed from the title it ig a thrilling detective story, one of the Cralg Kennedy series. It has never appeared in hook form, nor in any magazine, so that readers will have an opportun- ity of getting it when still fresh, «Few characters have receiv- ed more publicity than Craig Kennedy. Outside of maga- zines and newspapers he has been widely exploited in the moving pletares, and has caught the popular imagina- tien of millions of' people on this continent, Read the first instalment to- day, and you won't miss future issues. T0 BE BARBERED BY APPOINTMENT IN NEAR FUTURE Such is the Prediction of Union Organizer -- Imposing Upstair Offices SHAVELESS SHOPS Patrons Would Be Asked to Shave Themselves -- No More Barber Poles "This is Mr. B, A. Blank, of the Oshawa Business Company, speaking, Mr. Barber. Can I make an appoint- ment for a hair cut on Tuesday at |ten?'" That sounds rather fantastic, (does it not and yet Leon Worthall, General Organizer of the Journeymen | $12,000 HOUSE ON KING STR Been Issued by Engineer 'Recently A twelve thousand dollar home, is to be erected by the W. J. Trick Construction Company for Mr. W. A. Luke. This residence will be ant lot immediately adjoining the ing permit covering thi» work was one of those taken out at the Town Engineer's office during the past few days. Mr. Trick is also erecting a brick veneer dwelling on Masson St., costing $6,500. While glancing over the permits The Reformer came across one building which is to be erected and will be occupied "as an owner." The one taking out the permit had made a slight mistake in filling out the tary by-law, chose to make an Osb- | she Government was asking for ren- papers and in place of stating "to meeting his | tal might mean an increase of about |he occupied as a dwelling," had writ- e Mag-| $2 a horsepower in the cost of power, | ten "to be occupied as an owner." The permits recently taken out are: -- Charles A, Stevens, Burk St., frame house, $250. J. T. King, Burk St., foundalion under house, $200. Leonard Vann, Albert St., dwelling, $2,000. George Gibson, Albany St., frame dwelling, $1,800. Smith and Houter, Burk St., brick veneer dwelling, $3,300. J. Alker, Louisa St., frame garage, $220. R. H, Lockwood, Arthur St., frame garage and shop, $700. R. McEvers, Ritson Road, altera- tions to dwelling, $2,000. frame ing, Olive Avenue, $200, Alger Press, Ltd.,, King St. East, printing office, solid brick and con- erete, $7,500. W. J. Trick, Masson St., $6,500, brick veneer dwelling. W. A, Luke, King 8t., East, $12,000 brick and stone dwelling. co garage. $175. stable, $120. W. D. Taylor, Connaught St., 000 brick veneer dwelling. Visitors Left Much $4,- An example of the value to Osh- awa of thes Firemen's Convention and D tration which was held the last mentioned being the choice. The delegates were royally enter- tained and the arrangements made by the Patriarchs and Samaritan En- campments, Kitchener, were highly commended and appreciated. The Mayor and City Council threw open the city to the visitors and the citi- zens as a whole endeavored to make them feel at home. Various social events were arranged, and the af- fair was pleasant in every way. Re- gret was felt at the inability of the veteran Grand Scribe, John A. Me- Donald, to be present through ill- ness. Grand Patriarch Walter Cross, of Hamilton, presided and in the elections Harry Dakin, of Galt, was installed as the néw Grand Patri- arch. here during the first three days of this week, is furnished by the of one visiting company which _on Thursday morning paid out $721 to cover the expense of their boprd Many ' private householders in ing houses were crowded to capacity. The local restaurants did a rush ing business and the refreshment itors and summing up the expendi- tures of the crowds, Fire Chief An- gus Cameron truly remarked, "They left a lot of money in this town." A Commission or Board of Governors is to be appointed to manage the Union Cemetery, spector to be present. The Council lor and Mr. Brasley were getting binson, Ritson Road South, {Pe in on Thursday. The second half of the C.0.B.L. ly deeded to the town of Oshawa by Mr. George W. Me- Laughlin. This Commission will consist member. Two of the four mem- bers will be appointed for two years and two for three years. They will be appointed by the Town Council, This is the decision of the Special Cemetery Committee con- sisting of Mayor Stacey, Deputy Reeve Mason and Councillor Belek as communicated to Coun- © ursday might when Col. 'Grierson requested instructions re the preparing of the necessary COMMISSION OF FIVE WILL BE NAMED BY TOWN COUNCIL TO MANAGE THE UNION CEMETERY pw, 3 had been to ve the by-law before Counci) last might, but it stands over until next week, when a special meeting will be held to ET EAST son said that Mr. Gregory had told | Several Building Permits Have E. E. Lovelock, extension to dwell- | W. D. Taylor, Connaught St., stuc- | Jake Shcychet, Mill St, frame", Money in Oshawa' case Standards, and beds during their stay in town. Hon. the union barbers become unanimous in town reaped 2 small harvest in this way while all the hotels and board- before another request was made to counters also came in for their share of the money which the visiting fire- men were spending. The theatres drew a large patronage from the vis- | Barbers' International Union, !dicts the passing of the present day | |barber shop in favor of parlors in buildings comparable to those of the modern dentist. His idea of the 'ton sorial parlor" of the future is a place where work would also he done by appointment, and the business man | would not be pestered by the barber who desired to have him try "the latest thing in hair tonics and mas- sage creams." "Mr. Worthall is touring the pro- vince in the interests of the trade, and is extremely critical of sani- tary condition of shops of many cities and towns. He insists that the Mr. Stinson |to be constructed of brick and stone barber with an established business supports the idea of "the shaveless barber shop." | "Ten years ago when we agitated Deputy Reeve Mason sald that this |pujit on King street east on the vac- for the shaveless barber shop in our 'conventions, we were given the laugh. ters that had come before Council {home of Mr. E. W. Drew. The build- Now in some large centres we have them," Mr. Worthall says with some satisfaction. "IH I were back in the trade to-morrow I would not shave a man. I would give him a razor. cream and a brush and say 'go to it' I will do the rest. : "In ten ears' time 75 per cent of the shops will be shaveless. Most | of the work will be done by appoint- ment, just as a man goes to his doc- tor or dentist. You will be the bar-| ber's patient. His rooms will be] located up stairs. There will be no longer the shop on the street corner with usual pole or sign. The barber will know his trade. He will not pester it because he will know what it wants. The prices may be a little higher, but the service and the sani- tary conditions will justify them." Sanitary Inspection An agitation is being started in Toronto for a Barber Shop Sanitary 'nspector for that City. In the case of Oshawa tonsorial parlors, however Jittle complaint has ever been made, as there is slight room for any. The Oshawa Board of Health has direct supervision over these business places and should the need arise may be counted on to take prompt action in {any such regard. 3 Toronto Union barbers have vig- | orously protested against the unsani- tary conditions prevailing in a num- | ber of the barber shops of that city, hoping they would again attract the {attention of the Medical Health De- {partment to what they claim is a |very undesirable state of affairs. | Sanitary conditions in bfirber shops {were questioned by union barbers |prior to the war, and the Toronto {civie authorities had almost decided {to appoint an inspector of barber {shops when war intervened. The bar- {bers now intend to reopen the mat- iter and to fight also for Provincial | Legislation setting sanitary econdi- {tions in barber shops. Explaining the reply of Hon. Ww. Rollo, Minister of Labor, to the com- 'munication of the International |{Union, which requested legislation demanding certain requirements of barber shop proprietors and sanitary Mr. Worthall said the r why Wind barbers opposed it was because barbers with little /training could be secured in Detroit. Mr. Rollo had suggested that 'regard to the suggested legislation {the Government for it. GERMANY KNOWS Boston Transcript: Perhaps the reason why the Germans are so in- dustrious is that they do not have to spend any time trying to make out pre- | {Town Engineer W, C. Smith, when who won the war. When the result of the Manitoba election was announced the grass- hopper army is reported treated in disorder to the Minnesota border.--Brockville Recorder. to have re ita] Be Among Harbor Development to First New Work Dept. Undertakes People Moving Into Commission Houses | Secretary Alfred Hind, of the Oshawa Housing Commission, advised the Town Council I Thursday night that the 20 houses authorized to be built this year are nearing comple- tion and that the people who have puréhased them are mov- ing In. The three houses auth- orized by Council a few weeks ago, to use up the money on hand, are already underway and will be soon completed, Under the plan which the Commission is operating there ie a provision for the fixing up of streets known as Gliddon Ave., Clarke St.,, Huron and Tylor Cresents by way of parks, With the object in view of carrying out this plan, the Com- mission was desirous of having a joint meeting at an date with the Board of Works and the Parks Commission to make plans for the prosecution of this work. The letter was referred to the Board of Works. | | | Hon. J. H. King, Minister of Public Works, Has Given Definite Assurance to This Effect to L. O. Clifford, M.P.--Likely Follow Plans Prepared in 1914 ESTIMATE OF COST WAS $500,000 Nothing Being Done on Oshawa Waterfront at Present to Ex- plain Minister's Statement in Toronto That "'Considerable Construction Work" is Under Way Definite assurance has been given to Mr. Lawson O. Clifford, M.P. for South Ontario, by Hon. J. H. King, Minister of Public Works in the Dominion Government, that the first new work that will be undertaken by his department will include the Oshawa Harbor. At the present "GAN'T PILE GRAVEL IN SKY"-ENGINEER Necessary That Roads Should Be Blocked When Improve- ments Being Made "You can't have road improve- ments and pile the gravel necessary for the work in the sky," remarked asked for particulars regarding the hlockade of Mary Street, betweer Brock and Elgin streets, as complain- ed of in a letter to The Reformer. The engineer pointed out that many and various streets have been block- ed in Oshawa for different lengths of time this summer, during the con- struction of permanent roadways in this town. As for the complaint that fire protection service would be greatly hampered in the Mary Street district due to the blockade, the en- gineer informed The Reformer that the Fire Department was posted on all these matters. In discussing the situation Mr. Smith pointed out that streets are blocked at some time or another in almost every town and city in Can- ada, while improvements are being carried out. He cited the cases of streets in Toronto that are being torn up by the Toronto Transporta- tion Commission and referred to the case of Roncesvalles Avenue, where the merchants petitioned that the T. T.C. stop all traffic and do their work in a perjod of three weeks, instead of taking months to do it while en- deavoring to maintain traffic connec- time the Dominion Gowernment owns the local harbor. In 1914, at the time of the Borden ad- ministration, the Oshawa port was surveyed by government engineers and plans for a lake port here were drawn up, the same to cost $500,- 000, This money has not been voted for the work as yet, but when the King Government starts work on the local harbor, these plans, it is un- derstood, will be followed. This harbor will be able to accom- modate any boat plying the Great Lakes at the present time and when the St. Lawrence Development scheme is carried through to a sue- cessful conclusion Oshawa will be a seaport and an important sea port too, when the export trade now be- ing built up by Oshawa firms is con- sidered. iL | When Mr. Clifford was in Ottawa recently he endeavored to have Hon. Mr. King visit Oshawa within a short time but the minister replied that he was too busy to make any definite promise in this regard. The min- ister is in Toronto now, inspecting the harbor there, and while in the Queen City had a few remarks to make regarding the Oshawa port. Asked as to what is being under- taken on the Oshawa harbor, Dr. King said: "I do not know just the exact amount which is being spent there. I know it is not as much as half a million this year, for that amount was not set aside. However, we are doing considerable construction work at that point." Those closely in touch with the situation at the local harbor are at a loss to understand when and where the '"'considerable comstrue- tion work," is being carried on. The only harbor improvements this year have been done by private individ- uals, as when some rubbish at the marsh was burnt the other day, and two docks for private cottages bulit. tions for the merchants at the same time. | Hundred Men Away | to Harvest Fields, Oshawa sent her first 1922 conting- ent of farm laborers to the harvest fields of western Canada yesterday morning, when about 100 local men boarded the C.P.R. special harvest- ers' train at the Oshawa station. This special was made up at Tren- ton and consisted of four coaches, two of these being colonist ears, one a second class coach and the other a first class coach. The train was well filled when it drew into Oshawa, and with the detachments picked up here and at the other points between here and Toronto, was jammed when it reached the Queen City. A similar train will be running through Osh- awa on August 21. Start Installing Town Laburatory The Public Health Department, probably one of the most active and I BUSINESS term WEDNESDAY, Street CONCERT AND DANCE BY JIMMY Kuanna's Novelty Sextette, Wed nesday, August 16th, at Bay mencing 8.30 Whitby, com sion, 25 cents. AUG. King nual at Lakeview EDUCATION -- THE of Canadian Business Park, Admis- 15TH. --THE Epworth League aa- Park. Come and enjoy 3 good time. ficient branches of community work in Oshawa, will in a short time be aided by the use of a laboratory having equipment for chemical, bae- teriological and other examination work. The laboratory which is a wonderful asset in Public Health ork, is the gift of Messrs. R. 8, and McLaughlin, the announee- t of which was made last Decem , and the approximate cost will be 1.200, the amount donated. » Must Face Trial on Three Charges Against Morality Never in the history of the Osh- awa Police Court has a story of such a low moral plane or of a more nau- seating character been brought out in evidence for the prosecution, than was adduced yesterday afternoon when Magistrate Alfred F. Hind for- mally committed for trial before a judge and jury at the Fall Assizes to be held in Whitby on October 7, Edward Sibert Harris Hawkins. The defendant is faced with three charges, all against public morals, and all with reference to another male, One of the accusations is so- domy. The evidence of only one witness was taken eysterday, that of a four- teen year old boy. Hawkins came to Oshawa from Newmarket a short while before Christmas. He was employed at the General Motors where he was arrested about two weeks ago. He is known in Brast- ford, Newmarket and Owen Crown Attorney, Col. J. E. Whitby, assisted by Mr. : 88 f bE & i | ] 1 | ie I 3 1 B TEREEE ; be