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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town | The Ontario Reformer re All the News While it Is News VOLUME 51--No. 70 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Coples 5 Cents EIGHT PAGES DEALERS TO DOLE OUT COAL ONLY IN OMALL QUANTITIES 'Will Try to Meet Require- ments of Customers in This Manner BUT NONE COMING YET Many People Are Not Taking Advice to Get Substi- tutes Once American anthracite coal New Heating System For Childrens Shelter Thanks to the generosity of Mr, and Mrs, F. W, Cowan the Children's Aid Shelter is to be immediately equipped with an up to date hot water heating system, At the meeting of the C. A, 8. Board on Thursday night the offer was made, and readily accepted, the members voicing their warm appreciation starts to filter into Oshawa, local residents will find that they have | been put on a rationing system by the Oshawa coal dealers, The local] fuel 'handlers have not-formed any| organization among themselves to dole out the coal to consumers, but those interviewed by The Reformer | in regard to what manner they would | handle the coal, once it starts to ar-| rive, unanimously stated that it] would he necessary to sell it in either one-half or ton lots so that all could | be suppied. 'When queried all an- swered that if they should let one | man have five or six tons just be-| cause he could pay for it, there would | be many who would be forced to go without coal because of the large | orders, The Henry Coal Company stated that they will endeavor to meet the needs of all their customers through- out the winter and in order to best do this, they believe that it will be necessary for them to allow one cus- tomer only one ton at a time. In this way they think that the situation can hest he met. No instructions havé been received from the Fuel] Controller at Toronto as to how the coal shall be handled but the Henry | Company believes 'that all companies will only be able to give it out in small quantities, in order to be fair to all their customers. May Wear Long Faces The Lander Coal Company states that a good many of those people who are going around the country now with smiling faces saying that there will be coal pretty soon, will be wearing long faces before the win- ter is over because, while there will be coal, there will not be enough to meet all 'needs. Théy &tate that a great many people are not heeding the advice which should be taken, namely, that they purchase hard wood now and use it during the fall weather until the snappy weather (Continued on page 8) FEW SCHOLARS JOINED CHURCH Should Be Encouraged Meth- odist District Told--Con- tributions Up Seldom has such enthusiasm been shown at a conference of the Bow- manville district of the Methodist Church as was in evidence yester- day afternoon, when ministers, lay- men, and workers of the District assembled in the auditorium of King Street Methodist Church for a gen- eral discussion and to receive reports of the year's work and to set objec- tives for the ensuing year. Missionary work has become one of the most important branches in the Methodist Church, but of par- ticular interest was the report of Rev. W. W. Jones, of Hampton, con- cerning the work of Sunday Schools. In the entire district only 188 Sun- day School scholars became united with the church last year, Mr. Jones declared, which was less than 3 per cent. of the total membership. In five schools not a single scholar had joined the church, while in 10 other schools only six had been received into the church. This was very much lower than it should be, he pointéd out, and urged those pres- .ent to encourage scholars to become members of the church. Prominent Men Present Every part of the District was well represented and the addresses were interesting and of an inspirational character. Among those present, were: Rev. S. C. Moore, Bowman- ville; Rev. W. W. Jones, Hampton; Rev. G. R. Clare, Cannington; Rev. G. W. and Mrs. Sparling; missionar- ies to China, who are returning to the foreign field next week; Rev. John Coburn, Toronto, field secre- tary of the Evangelism and Social Service Department of the Methodist Church; Rev. W. B. Caswell, Tor- onto, representative of the Educa- tional Department; Rev. W. T. Wick- ett, Tyrone; Rev. A. M. Irwin, of King Street Church, Rev. J. H. Mc- Bain, of Simeoe Street church and Rev. J. S. McMullen, of South Osh- awa; Rev. S. C. Moore, chairman of the District, presided. Rev. John Coburn, gave a stirring address on the work executed by the Evangelistic and Social Service De- partment especially along temper- ance and evanglistic lines, while Rev. W. B. Caswell, presented his views on the educational side of church work. Rev. G. R. Clare, President of the Bay of Quinte Conference laid par- (Continued on page 8) of the generosity. While the system is not new, being removed at present from another house owned by Mr. and--Mrs, Cowan, it is modern and complete, The Children's Aid Society are being given the furnace, the pipes and the radiators, sufficient to serve the whole Shelter. This sys- tem is valued at about #1,500. It will replace the present hot air system, which is inade- quate, Work at installing it will be commenced next week. ADDRESSED STUDENTS Thursday morning, Capt. C, Adams, now of Toronto, but formerly of My- rtle, addressed the students of the Oshawa High School on the aims and objects of the Canadian Navy League. A collection is being taken up among the pupils and to date slightly more than $65 has been donated, while oth- er contributions are still coming in. CHECK PRESENTED MISSIONARIES ON EVE OF DEPARTURE Rev. and Mrs. Sparling Hon- ored By District Methodists ON FRIDAY EVENING King St. Church Crowded to Say Farewell--Tells of Work On the eve of his departure for Western China where he and his wife have been engaged in missionary work for many years, Rev. G. W. Sparling, B.D., was last night accord- k Alexandra Park Sports' Field Plowed Without ParkBoard'sKnowledge ! Supervise Spending Have Authorized Work ORDERED STOPPED Protests ling Ground exandra Park and many were the protests sent in to the members of the Parks Commission, and Town Clerk, F. E. Hare yesterday. Last night the Parks Commission meeting in regular session, unanimously en- dorsed the views of the sporting or- ganizations, at the same time critic- izing severely the work being done at this particular time. Yesterday morn- ing a team was set to work on the southern part of the oval, which has been used and is still being used for baseball, soccer and lacrosse, to plow up the field with a view to levelling the ground in order to make it ideal for athletics in general. Object to Plowing Last year Mr. George McLaughlin donated the sum of $500 for im- provements to the athletic field while the town council voted a simil- ar amount, Dr. T. E. Kaiser was ap- pointed by the council to supervise the expenditure of the $500 while Mr. V. B. Woodruff was appointed in the same capaciity by Mr. McLaugh- lin. At the meeting of the Parks Board last night it was stated that the work commenced yesterday morning, was being executed accord- ing to the instructions of Dr. Kaiser but the Commissioners questioned his authority to go ahead with plans of this nature without first conferring with them. The discussion suddenly came to an end when a member of a Baseball Club phoned the Town Clerk to say that they had re- ceived permission from- Commission- er Ellis to play baseball at Alexan- dra Park this afternoon and if the plowing were continued they would be forced to abandon the idea. At this juncture Commissioner Ellis intro- duced a resolution which was sec- onded by Commissioner W. A. Coad and carried unanimously to the effect that the plowing at Alexandra Park be stopped at once and that no fur- | | ed an enthusiastic and hearty send-off by an audience which taxed to capa- city the King street Methodist Church, The affair marked the clos-y ing session of the conference of the, Bowmanville district of the Metho-| dist Church. Evidence of the increa- | ging interest in foreign missions was presented by the personnel of the audience, composed as it was, of people from all walks of life, both young and old. Representative ex- ponents of Methodism were there as was a generous sprinkling of the younger element. Following the afternoon session a banquet was tendered to the return- ing missionary, in the Sunday School. Delegates to the conference were the hosts. The sincerety and devotion to duty which had been displayed by Rev. Mr. Sparling in his missionary work were the keynotes of several eloquent addresses delivered by local laymen and divines. At the close of the banquet Rev. Mr. Sparling was the recipient of a cheque. This he an- nounced later would be used in pur- chasing a typewriter which would as- sist materially in the despatch of his monthly report to the league. While many tributes were paid to Rev. Mr. Sparling, Mrs. Sparling was, decidedly, not forgotten and she also was commended for her efforts in (Continued on page 8) E. Whitby Decides To Drop Appeal The Township of East Whitby has decided not to proceed in its decision to appeal to the County Judge the award recently made by Mr. M. M. Gibson, Ontario Land Surveyor, Whitby, who adjudged that the township and the town of Oshawa should jointly construct a sewer of vitrified brick, running from the western side of Park Road through the Punshon and Haley pro- perties to drain the Perkins pro- perty. The drain, as recommended would cost about $1,500. Some time ago a complaint was received that water from East Whitby Township was inundating the Per- kin's land and ruining the trops. The matter was referred to Mr. Gib- son for a decision, the municipali- ties having the power to appoint such an arbitrator, under the Ditch- es' and Waterways' Act. When the decision was drawn to the attention 'of the Township it de- cided to appeal the matter while ther action be taken without first conferring with the Commission. Chairman Dr. Henry was requested to take the matter up with the com- mittee authorizing the work and no- tify them of the resolution passed by the Commission. Went Ahead With Work Dr. Henry by way of explanation of how the situation occurred stated that during the Fair, Dr. Kaiser had spoken to him about improvements, but he had suggested waiting until the first of next week, with the in- tention of calling a meeting of the Commission in the meantime to dis- cuss the proper method of levelling the ground. Dr. Kaiser had put in a man to do this work at once, he added. "Why plow it now" quer- ied Commissioner Stalter, "I think it is an absurd thing to destroy the grass when the ground at the north end of the oval is not fit to,play on. There are some knolls which might be taken off the playing field, but I never heard of such a thing of plow- ing it up" Dr. Henry averred that he did not approve of tearing it up without due consideration. Commissioner Stalter thought that the committee must have had some encouragement to go ahead like they had done but (Continued on page 4) Donations for Albert The Albert Street Home School Club are pleased nowledge the endng June, 1922. For pano: Mrs. Cowan, $20; W. Burden, $5; Mr. H. E. Sinclair, $3; Mrs. J. D. Storie, #6; Mrs. L. Fowke, #3; Mrs. Wm. McAddie, $5; Mr. Serviss. piano cover Christmas concert, $56.25; social, $45.76; quilt and garden party $109.86. town for the garden party, receipts for the year were $295.71. The Club hopes that fhiends inte near future. : Much of the success during th the Town of Oshawa decided to take no action. her ready assistants. Tearing Up of Oval Com- menced Yesterday Morning --Dr. Kaiser, Who Was to of Money For Council, Said to AND SOD REPLACED Athletic Clubs Up in Arms and Pour Into Secretary and Members of Commission-- Chairman Says No Authority Given to Proceed With Level- Athletic organizations in Oshawa are up in arms over the tearing up of the sod on the playing field at Al- St. H. and S. Club! their initial appearance of the sceason and to ack- following .denations and returns during the school year Mr. ' | 50 cents a basket and caulifiowers sold Rotary Club, $10; From fees and collections, $32.84: quilt and Donations were received from many of the merchants of the which helped in making it a success. Total rested will kindly help to complete | 3, put there are several from the payments on the piano as the Home and School Club would like js 5 Roumanian girl whose parents to pay all indebtedness in the very | reside in Canada. n INVESTORS TAKING KINDLY T0 OFFER Are Taking New Ten Year Issue FEW WANT MONEY Rush Expected by Banks in Last Few Days of Month Oshawa people who are holders of five and a half per cent. Canadian Victory Bonds,issued in 1917 and ma- turing on the first of December of this year, are taking most kindly to the offer of the Minister of Finance to exchange these bonds for either five year bonds maturing in 1927 or ten year honds maturing in 1932. Offi- cials of various local banks, when in- terviewed by The Reformer yester- day stated that there is a steady stream of customers making its way to the 'wickets and taking steps to secure some of the new bonds, most of the people preferring to take out honds of the new ten year issue, The hanks state that most of the bonds brought in so far are the pro- perty of individual owners, with only a few business firms taking any steps as yet. The Dominion Bank and the Canadian Bank of Commerce both re- ported that the industrial concerns, however, are always slow to act in such matters, pointing out that when | [the Victory Bonds were being sold that the firms took their quota only in the last few days, It is thought |that they will exchange the bonds' which they now hold during the last | few days previous to September 30 | when the offer expires. The Dominion Bank reported that there will be more bonds exchanged within the last few days of this month than in the first couple of weeks, They have a large number of enquiries eath day regard- ing the matter, but most people leave without taking any definite steps, Few Selling Out Now The local banks all pointed out that these bonds which mature this year on December 1 will be paid off, if not exchanged before that date. Those people who are desirous of securing ready cash now are only able to do so by selling the bonds on the open market, and not many are doing this. (Continued on Page 3) Four-cent Stamps Are Now on Sale The new four cent stamps recently authorized by the Post Office Depart- ment at Ottawa have made their ap- pearance at the Oshawa Post Office and are now on sale. These stamps are vellow in colour and look a good deal like the new issue of one cent stamps which are orange. These stamps of the four cent denomination have been issued mainly for use on mail going from Canada to other parts of the British Empire but may be legally us- ed in any connection where stamps are required. Postmaster J. F. Tamblyn, in speak- ing to The Reformer, stated that a common mistake made by Oshawa peo- ple is in putting only three ' cent stamps on mail for Newfoundland, A four cent stamp is required for this however, as Newfoundland is not a member of the federation of Canadian provinces but is a separate and ia- dependent country within the British Empire. Atthe present time it is possible. to buy small booklets of stamps for twenty five cents made up of stamps of either one or three cent denomina- tions. Some time ago a query was re- ceived at the local post office from Ottawa asking if local postal officials thought a fifty cent booklet containing stamps of one, two and three cent values would be in demand, if issued. The reply from Oshawa was in the negative. It is mot thought that the department will proceed with this project. CHICKENS NUMEROUS ON MARKET Chickens were prominent at the market this morning, a large supply {being on hand and selling for 25 'cents a pound. Snow apples also made jand sold rapidly for 35 cents a basket. {Only oné basket of tomatoes was on | sale, the price asked being 20 cents. | Butter and eggs sold for 40 cents. A fine display of cut flowers was on hand consisting chiefly of asters. They sold for 15 cents a bunch or two for {25 cents. Pickling cucumbers brought for 15 cents each. COLLEGE OPENS Bishop Bethune College re-opened | yesterday for the fall term with an attendance of about forty pupils. Of these, thirty are in residence while {the remaining ten are day pupils. There has been an entire change in Bw resident teaching staff of five, thé head mistress this term being als la new comer. Miss Winnifred Wilson. "|The majority of pupils are from Can- the One of those enroll | United States. ec They're g T0 CONVERT BONDS Most Victory Bond Holders A Anybody can become a multi-mil- year is due to the untiring efforts |jjonaire by going to Russia and tak- of the President, Mrs. Witterick and' ing along seven cents. 0 Official Catc 4 Unique War on Pests to be Launched Here by U. G. Urry, of Bridgeburg--Suc- cessful Campaigns Con- ducted in Many Cities and Towns BOARD OF HEALTH TO CO-OPERATE Barium Carbonate, a Mineral Harmless to Human Beings, Is Used--Rats Leave Holes to Seek Water and Then Die-- Pests Do Great Damage to Crops | | | | A warning has heen issued to rats in Oshawa to vacate their hid- ing places and leave town by Mon- day morning. The Official Rat Ex- | terminator, E. G. Urry, of Bridge- | burg, Ont., arrived yesterday and | under the auspices of the Local | Board of Health will wage war on rats and micé in this town. The campaign will be launched on Mon- day morning by Mr. Urry and his staff and he states that although it is impossible to estimate the num- ber of rats to be found here until a survey has been made, he is confi- dent that he will meet with the same success which has attended his operations in other towns and ci- ties, | | | | | | To Invade Business Section He comes to Oshawa from Smith Falls where he just completed Death SentenceonRats; her Arrives; CampaignOpensMonday SHORTAGE BUILDING TRADESMEN HERE AS GREAT AS EVER p Burglar's Plans To Rob Store Frustrated A daring attempt to burg- larize the store of Mr. R. S, Virtue, hardware merchant, Simcoe St. North, was made a- bout nine o'clock Thursday ev- ening. A thief or thieves broke into the premises from the rear. The party appar- ently had a key for the Yale lock which fastened the out- side door, but the inner door opening into the store was forced open, it being fas- tened by a bolt. The thieves were all set for business when Mr. Virtue drove up to the front of the store in his car and remained there talking for a minute or two, and be- coming alarmed, made their es- cape. The lights in the store, in- cluding that over the safe, had been turned off. Mr. Virtue states that every evening he goes to the store about nine o' clock to turn off the lights in the windows, and had the would-be robbers known of his custom, they would have postponed the raid until a later hour. Mr. Virtue has not missed anything from the store and the burglars evident- ly recognizing the seriousness of their plight were only too glad to make good their escape. | Technical School Would Help Relieve Shortage, Says W. J. Trick FEW APPRENTICES NOW One Reason is Big Money Can Be Earned Without Long Training | | "I think that the establishment of a Technical school in Oshawa will | help considerably to relieve the lack of skilled mechanics that is appar- ent here and I am sure that other 'employers of this class of labor will {agree with me," stated Mr. W, J. | Trick, one of Oshawa's leading con- | tractors, when questioned by: The {Reformer as to what steps might be taken to meet tthe shortage of skill- {ed workmen now existing in Oshawa, Mayor John Stacey, another promi- nent local contractor, also voiced the {same sentiments as Mr. Trick, but {when asked as to which was the bet- ter method of learning such a trade as plastering, carpentering or brick- laying, Oshawa's chief magistrate remarked that "there is nothing like the apprenticeship for experience in building."" Mr. Trick, however, was inclined to support a technical school education as compared with an ap- prenticeship, stating that a good amount of schooling would be ac- quired in the Technical School in ad- dition to which the pupils are al- most successful campaign. Mr. Urry has had wide experience along | this line, having conducted cam- | paigns in many American cities | while. he has covered almost every | town and city in the Province of Ontario, including Peterboro, King- ston, Smith Falls, Cornwall, Kitch- ener and many others. It is Mr. Urry's intention to first invade the town dumps and then the business section, taking in stores, ware- | houses, and factories. It is taken | for granted that every resident of | Oshawa will be only too pleased to | be rid of these little denizens and | will give Mr. Urry and his staff the heartiest co-operation. He has in his possession photos showing bar- rels of rats which he has caught in various cities and the method used is one which is far from being cruel, but decidedly effective, Very Destructive. The rat they are after is a brown species which breeds. 359,000,000 descendants in three years from one pair. They breed soon they are three months old and from six to ten times a year. In the U. S statistics show that $200,000,000 worth of foodstuffs is destroyed every year and that it is the work of 100,000 rats. Mr. Urry emphasizes | the fact that rats are carriers of dis- ease and vermin. It is also esti- | mated, he told The Reformer, that if farmers were not molested with rats, the amount of produce saved would pay their taxes. Mr. Urry uses an odorless and tasteless mineral known barium carbonate which is harmless to hu- man beings unless taken in large guantities. It is fed in the form of dough on meats, cereals and vege- fables. After eating a quantity of this substance, the rats leave the] (Continued on Page 3) as as as 'COMING EVENTS BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY and Harvest Home. Service. Sunday 17th 11 a.m. Afternoon Sunday School withdrawn. 69-b ROLLER RINK OPEN EVERY Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Also Saturday after- noon. )66-t.1.) THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE Hospital Auxiliary will be held Tuesday afternoon, at J p.m., at the nurse's residence. (70-a) | REV. DUNCAN MacLEOD, FORMOS-| sa, will preach in Simcoe St. Meth- | odist Church on Sunday night at| 7 p.m. (70-a) | PRIZES DONATED BY THE HOR-| ticultural Society and Home and | School Council for vegetables and | flowers, will be awarded the school children Tuesday at 4.15 o'cock in Regent Theatre. 70-a! BISHOP BETHUNE Oshawa, re-opens for day pupils 8.45 a.m. Sept. 15th. Fees, morn-| num, morning and afternoon at- tendance - $75 per annum. Morn- ing and afternoon attendance in- cluding dinner $150 per annum. Special classes for Music, Singing, Drawing and Dancing. For Terms APP. Wa BUSINESS EDUCATION -- THE] fall term -of the Canadian Business College in Oshawa begins Tuesday, | Sept, 5th. Any ambitious young people desiring a business educa-| tion at day sehool, night school or| to the Canadian Business College, | 4 corper College and Spadina Aves. | tion about their branch at Oshawa. A position is assured every gradu- for 10,000,000 roubles.-- Gott ne s Toronto, and receive full informa- |- PLEASED UKRAINIAN SCHOOLS WILL BE PROBED BY OTTAWA So-called Belshevist Schools mo Among Local Colony Discontinued ATTENDANCE FELL OFF ways working in the trade they pur- pose following. Joth contractors reported that there has been, and is, a shortage of skilled building tradesmen in "Osh- awa, and decried the great lack of properly qualified carpenters. "I venture to remark," stated the may- or, "that not ten per cent. of the so- called carpenters in this town can lay out the framework and rafters for a house. The great trouble is that while a contractor may be able to hire five or six carpenters, not re than one or two are such as might be left alone to proceed with the work in hand." Don't Stay Long Enough In speaking of apprenticeships as a means of learning a trade, Mr. Sta- (Continued on page 3) Red Supporters in Torontor Lo MEMBERSHIP Are to Hold a Meeting on Sunday Ukrainians in Oshawa are much elated over the announcement that the Government of Canada is going to investigate the Red menace which overshadows the Ukrainian colon- fes in Canada Rev. Paul Crath, minister of the First Ukrainian Pres- byterian Church in Toronto in an in- terview some weeks ago told of the inister work of the Bolshevists in get g control of the Ukrainian lan guage schools in Canada, including those of this district. In Oshawa the movement is not as dangerous as it was some months ago, according to statements made by Rev. V. Kupczynski, minister of the local Ukrainian Presbyterian Mission, to The Reformer yesterday, but it is nevertheless far from being dead. Schools Here Discontinued For period of eight or nine months two so-called 3olshevist schools were being conducted here. Mr. Kupsezynski stated, but owing to a decrease in attendance, they have been discontinued, although he avers, they have recently purchased a hall on Base Line East. The attendance at the two schools, while they were in session, was about one hundred and thirty, and Mr. Kup- sczynski pointed out that by bring- ing up the children in this manner, the movement was mort serious than by holding meetings for adults, with special speakers, because if the child- (Continued on Page 3) a "Parkwood" is Being Equipped With Oil Burning Furnaces As he is about to install an oil burning system for the furnaces at Simcoe Me- rai building COLLEGE, permit at the Town Engineer's of- a Ih 0 hk This ing attendance only--$60 per an-| p., x wil) be sunk on the south side | of Alma Street, immediately north "Parkwood," his residence, Laughlin fine R. out a Mr. has taken S. fice to cover the installation of 10,000 gallon steel oil tank. {of the garage and when completed will be three feet underground There will be no projections above the surface level and the man hole for the tank will have an iron cov- "ap. The work is being done accord- ing to the Underwriters' specifica- : the rst home in Oshawa to be heated | ¢hrough the medium of oil burning ons. "'Parkwoods" will be furnaces. Other building permits recently by home study, should write today | taken out at the town hall cover the following work: -- ment block dwelling, $3,000. | W. J. Sulley, Simcoe Street, al- térations to dwelling, $400. T. | | W. A. Grooms, Alma Street, ce- DRIVE 5 PLANNED To Be Held Last Week of September -- Gym. Classes Start The boys and men of the town of Oshawa are again hunting up their gym suits, for with the ap- proach of the fall' the gymnasium classes at the local Y.M.C.A., open again for another active geason's work. The first classes for this | winter will be held on Tuesday af- | ternoon and evening when the class- | es for boys and business men will get under way. It had been planned to hold the opening on Monday of next week, but due to the big Masonic banquet which is to be staged in the gymna- sium on Monday evening it was found impossible to hold the classes as early as planned. An attractive program for physical development has been drawn up, while the plea- sures of the gym classes for the men will be further enhanced when various other features for their benefit, including a weekly supper, will be added later. During the last week of this month a big whirlwind membership drive will be staged by the local in- stitution when the present members and friends of the "Y" will endeav- or to sign up at least six hundred men and boys. With a member- ship running into the hundreds the present staff will then be able to do many things for the local members that are impossible when the num- ber of paid up supporters is much lower. Further particulars in con- nection with the membership cam- paign will be announced later. Child Choked on Corn; Removed to Hospital Walter Davis, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. H. Davis, Taunton, is confined to the Oshawa Hospital, and while his condition was for a time considered grave, he is steadily improving. During Wed- nesday the cHild had not been feel- ing well and on lying down fell asleep. Just as he awoke, a short time later, he was seized with a spell of vomiting and some corn he had been eating earlier in the day became lodged in his windpipe which cut off his brdathing. He became unconscious as a result of choking. Dr. A. B. Ford who was called in, had the little boy removed to the Hospital. Thursday evening Walter regained consciousness and since then has been improving.