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Shop In Oshawa and Help Build Up the Town The Ontario Reformer ~7 All the News While It Is News VOLUME 51--No. 82 Published at Oshawa, Ont, Canada Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1922 Yearly Subscription $3.00 Single Copies 5 Cents TEN PAGES BRIGADIER PRESCOTT TWICE ARRESTED FLEEING FROM HON Salvation Army Officer Tells of Escape at Outbreak of War WAS HELD FOR A SPY Had Attended Conference in England Previously As German Delegate Brigadier Prescott, who has been identified with the work of mercy conducted throughout the world by the followers of the immortal Gen- eral Booth Thursday night, recount- ed in the Salvation Army citadel one of the most harrowing of her exper- fences during her service of nearly a quarter of a century as an officer of the Salvation Army, Her story dealt with her exper- fences while travelling on the North Sea in a Danish passenger steamer during the early days of the war when the vessel was taken prisoner by a German battleship and towed in- to the port of Heligoland, the place where the British fleet and its men was destined later to add further laurels to its brilliant record. Under Suspicion At the time of the outbreak of hostilities Brigadier Prescott was an emissary of the Salvation Army sta- tioned in Hamburg, Germany. She had even attended the great Salva- tion Army congress held in London, England, some time previous as a German delegate. Shortly after re- turning to Germany word spread like wildfire through the Fatherland that Germany had declared war on France and Russia. Immediately Brigadier Prescott was warned to de- part from Germany. All foreigners at once came under suspicion. Fev- erish preparations were being made hroughout Germany for carrying on an extensive and prolonged cam- paign. Finally Brigadier Prescott acced- ed to the demand of her superior officer that she depart for England. An ensign was to accompany her to England via Denmark. Both ob- tained passports from the American consul. In the mammoth railway station at Hamburg, the two had waited for some time for a train. A woman had watched them intently. Finally this woman addressed Brig- adier Prescott enquiring as to the Britishers nationality ete. Brigad- ier Prescott's replies ewjdently were not satisfactory for the woman, who turned out to be a mémber of the German secret service, informed the officers that she considered they were acting saspiciously and that they were spies. Just as the train pulled out the Brigadier saw this woman running along the platform with a German officer. Severgl hours later the train was brought/ to a halt and then this officer mmanded the Britishers to get out/ They did. All their baggage was rched.. Noth- ing incriminating/ was found on them, however, d they were al lowed to p Arriving in Den- mark they deci to take a steam- er for England: Saw German Fleet Three times the vessel they were on was stopped in the dead of night on the high seas by German battle- ships. The last time the commander of the German warship told the cap- tain of the vessel that he intended to take the boat as a prisoner of war. The boat was taken into Heligoland where the pasengers on the Damish boat saw the entire German fleet at anchor and ready for battle. After much inconvenience had been suf- fered by all, a German high officer finally 'ordered the wessel's release and it once more started for the shores of Scotland. The vessel had been given up for lost by the British people and needless to add that when it steamed into the Firth of Forth with its cargo of British sub- jects a hearty reception was given it. At no time Brigadier Prescott stated, had she doubted that everything would work out all right having committed herself to God's care. Councillor 0. R. Burns presided. | AGED TWELVE, NEVER HEARD OF GOD; BRIGHT LAD CONFESSES IGNORANCE; VISITED BY A PRIEST TWICE YEARLY Often has the attention of Oshawa citizens been drawn, by missionaries home on furlough from the Far East, to the thousands, yes, millions, who had never heard the glad tidings of Christianity, A Citizens have contributed generously to mission funds that the doctrine of Christ might be extended to Japan. Then came the W.C.T.U, convention, with {its interesting religious and social workers, One of thesep Mrs, Craw, of Fergus, startled the delegates with the announcement that in Nol ern Ontario there are hundreds of ch dren who had never seen, or even heard of a church or school. Painful Discovery Probably further consternation would have been occasioned the dele- gates had they known that here in Oshawa, with its numerous beautiful places of worship and its equally numerous Christian workers, that the need of community missionary work has arisen by the discovery of abright little 12 year old bdy, who, according to his own admission, never even heard of God. He was a yitness in a recent police court case, which a man was charg- ed with te theft of a chair, "Shal)/'he be sworn?" asked Col. J. F. Grjérson, defendant's counsel. don't think it's necessary," sald strate Hind, hen, turning to the boy, he said, Did you ever hear of God, my boy?" "No, sir," replied the lad, not in the least confused, Of Ukrainian descent, this lad was engaged in a local pool room as a bil- liard marker, He was unusually bright, as his cross-examination by Col. Grierson revealed. After court, William Ingle, court in- terpreter, explained to The Reformer that the lad had the opportunity of hearing a priest but twice a year, at Christmas and Easter. Price Again Drops: Bread 8c A Loaf "Needing the dough'---pardon the reversion to slang--it is only natural that Oshawa housewives will be pleased to learn that the bakers who "knead the dough" (also) have announced a further reduction in the price of the staff of life, Yesterday they reduced the price of their product from 9 cents per small loaf to 8 cents, The reduction from 10c per small loaf to 9c occurred a week ago, and when that annousce- ment was made it was ted that a further. decline might be expected. Agaimtoday tie state- ment was made that 'apother re- duction is not beyond the realms of possibility. Recently a Toronto firm which has been retailing bread in Tor- onto at 7 cents per loaf, invaded Oshawa, and while local bakers will not admit that their trade has been affected to amy extent by this invasion, the reductions have followed cuite closely on the Toronto firm's entrance into Oshawa. However, they also af- firm that they are not at all worried about the Toronto com- petition, pointing out that a high class bread is baked and sold right here. WILL MEET NEXT YEAR IN BRANTFORD W.C.T.U. Convention Closes President Pugsley Congrat- ulates Local Branch Much delighted with the success of the forty-fifth annual convention of the Provincial W.C.T.U., the dele- gates numbering two hundred and 'wenty met for the closing session 7esterday afternoon. The president, Mrs. Will Pugsley, of Toronto, took he opportunity of expressing her ap- areciation of the farm welcome ex- ended to the delegates by the citi- zens of Oshawa and the capable nanner in which the local branch of he W.CT.U. carried out the neces- ary arrangements. Early in the fternoon a discussion fook place as © where the 'next anpual convention would be held, the fhal decision be- ng in favor of Braatford for the meeting place in 1923. Following closely upon the pro-| vincial convention of the W.CT.U. | will the Dominion Convention to; »e held in Toronto in the course of wother two weeks and two weeks 'ater again will be the World's Con- sention at Philadelphia. At the meeting yesterday afternoon dele- Zates to the Philadelphia Convention were appointed as follows: Mrs. B. 0. Britton, Gananoque; Mrs. A. J. Stalter, Oshawa; Mrs. Deanyes, Mil- ton and Miss Duff, provincial "¥Y" organizer, Toronto. Mrs. Shaltism, Brantford, was appointed as alter- nate. Delegates to the Dominion Convention were not appointed in Convention. Superintendents for the different departments were selected as follows: E listic --Mrs. Merrison, Red Blooded Canadain Stery Srarts To-day In this issue The Reformier publishes the first instalment of a mew serial story. It is en titled "The Cow Puncher," and will he recalled that Mr. Stead visited Oshawa a few months ago in compection With the ap- peal being made for funds to as- sist the famine stridken people of Russia. Mr. Stead has written several excellent Canadian vels, im- cluding "The » "Why Don't They "™ "The Bail Jumper," "Songs of the Praivie," "Prairie Born," "The Empive Building." etc. Read the first instalment to- day, and you wont miss an in- stalment until "Finis" is writ- ten. Markdale and Mrs. Gully. Uxbridge. (Continued on page 6) CHARACTER, HUMOR NEEDED IN TEACHER VENEREAL DISEASE TAKES MORE LIVES THAN WAR OR T.5. Dr. Patterson Says Boarding Houses Should Not Operate Without Licenses COUNTER AMUSEMENTS Best Way to Combat Dance Halls and "Low Down" Movies Stressing the need of licensed hoard- ing houses under the supervision of health authorities, with reception rooms where boys and girls could re- celve their friends, and urging the importance of raising the standard of "low-down" picture houses and the dangers of the dance hall, Dr. Mar- garet Patterson, Police Magistrate of Toronto and superintendent of the Health and Heredity Department of Should Also Be Community Leader Pedagogues Told At Convention At the annual convention of the South @ntario Teachers' Institute held in Peft Perry, Thursday and Friday a number of important addresses were given which should be beneficial to teachers in carrying on their work among the scholars. Mr. A. J. Painter, director of Manual Training in the Hamilton Normal School, gave an interesting talk along the lines of thé manual training in public schools and the advantages to be derived from it. Mr. Samuel Farmer, of Port Perry, gave a paper, pointing out the quali- fications necessary for a good teacher, scholar and trustee. The speaker de- scribed the scholar as the most im- portant link in the chain, while the qualifications of a good teacher, he contended, were character, a leader of the community and a sense of humor. He did not favor specialists, but teachers who have a general educdtion 80 as to be equally goed im all branch- es of school work. A trustee, he said, { should have good character, common | sense, and humor. ' Teach Phonies Only tre street school gave an account of | her trip to Northern Ontario, giving | and pulp mines. Mrs. O. Reid gave a | paper on the Primary Department, ex- teach beginners. She believed in teachin phonics as soom as children started to school, commencing with the simplest sounds first. She also told of the devices she used in teach- | ing scholars to write, first getting | them to learn the mames of all the scholars by having them deliver en-| velopes with the pames on them. She | also had them pick out words which they knew in a newspaper. The election of officers resulted in Mr. A. E Garbutt, supervising prin- cipal of Oshawa Public Schools, being chosen as president for the ensuing year, while four others were appointed to act in conjunction with him to make plans for a trip to Rochester mext year. They are: Messrs. N. Mc- Lean, Port Perry; J. A. Semate, Whit- by: W. A. Henderson, Pickering; and R. A. Hutchinson, Whitby. There will be no comvemtion im 1923, the trip to Seventy-Five Per Cent her impression of the mickel mines of some supervsed and standardized I do not see why it | Jones. llflets which will » thought of the readers. the W.C.T.U,, delivered what was con- sidered to be the outstanding address of the convention before a capacity A Veteran and a Landmark Py ALEXANDER MacKENZIE, A CANVASSERS WHO ARE BEHIND 'DRIVE Enthusiastic Meetnig of Y.M. C.A. Campaigners Last audience in Simcoe Street Methodist Church Thursday evening. While Dr. | Patterson was able to be here only a short time, she covered W.C.T.U. work very thoroughly, and delegates and | visitors to the convention could not fail to be inspired by her remarks. Period of Usefulness "We were positively horrified," de- clared Dr. Patterson, 'when we heard that 15,000,000 lives were lost during |ge Evening Final preparations were made last night for the launching of the Y.M. C.A. Membership Campaign. Seven- ty-five workers were present and en- thusiasm was at its height over the prospects for the success of the pro- ject. Another meeting will be held Monday evening to inspire canvas- rs to put forth their best efforts. the war and more than that number |The teams with their captains have succumbed to tubergulosis. But when we think that venereal disease has one-third greater killing power than tuberculosis, we must take steps to prevent it as far as possible. Statistics collected by forty-two insurance com- panies show that syphillis shortens the | useful period of a person's life by fif- | Thompson, K. C. Lander, teen years. The human life is divided into three periods--preparation, use- fulness and rest. During our useful (son, F. been arranged the groups heing as| | follows: | R. Mackinnon (Capt.), J. A. Flath,! O. A. Bradley, B. Roberts, W. W,|A Pioneer Hall. E. A. Everson (Capt.), P. 8 Watson, "Bud" J. Simpson. J. Mcliveen (Capt.), W. J. McLaughlin, H. David- Barker, H period we are called upon to do our | Hagerman. best to uplift the morals of our com-' munity, and everything which detracts |g Gummow, F. R from the good of that community gop. should be removed." Supervised Boarding Houses I raylor, L.. A, "There is nothing so heart-breaking | Kemp, J. A. McLaughlin. as to see girls eight and nine years of | age brought before us in court," Dr. |, Patterson continued. place to put them except in the re- | formatories. It is a disgrace to us It is a danger so vividly brought out | in court work, showing a great need boarding houses. is not possible to require boarding | teaching phonics as soon as children | house keepers to obtain licenses and der, R. J. Andison, R. Preston, Dr | Phillips. (Continued on page 6) | { (Capts.), E. J. Goodman, A. T. Palmer. To Hel Not the least interesting of the re- ports submitted at the W.C.T.U. comn- vention held in Simcoe Street Metho- dist Church was that of the Canadian Marine Department, which was read by Superintendent Mrs. Straith, of Owen Sound. The report was as fol- lows: -- "In the year 1921, $62 was given to the Navy League; a great many com- fort bags, magazines, leaflets, bibles, besides furnishings for sailors' im- stitutes were provided. We regret very much that a tabulated record of this has not been kept. "For 1922 the following comforts have been passed oR to the sailors: -- Test. ts, 15; gospels, 110; papers, 1144; i 652; fort bags, 11, each containing rolls of bandages, shirting patches, cards of yarn and thread, jars of waseline, packages of absorbent cotton, court plaster, pledge cards; 152 pairs of socks; 2 sweaters; 8 pairs of mitts; 3 pairs of cuffs; 1 "We endeavor in our work to stress the spiritual end at every opportunity possible and the use of tracts and lea- tend to arrest the Honored By Teachers 0900. Therefore, other countries might be justified in thinking it to be "a hell of a place" in this ves- pect. Public | elected president of the South On- "We have mo R. F. Bennett. F. B. Sturoch. |S. McNeely, W. E. Ld son, D. M. Tod, R. G. Sailors Bale, C. W. Dentenbeck/ lor, Ross Flintoff, H. ' S. las, A. Hicks, O. M. Alger, W. P Hogg. Dougton, M. Hutchison, len, W. Bellingham. Moffat. | W. E. Gillette (Capt.), A. J Cook, | - Daniels, F. Paw-! C. R. Melntosh (Capt.), P. R.| Hardacher, Frank, J. H. R. Luke (Capt.), W. J. Hun-!| er, W. L. Pierson, H. F. Baldwin, { Robt. Sterling (Capt.), Donald W. H. Hall (Capt.), H. J. Bates, | Babe, G. H.| W. A. Dewland (Capt.), H. Lan Chester and W. H. Ross J. N. Noble, G. /Nelmes, | FG. Chas. Lander. (Capt.), R. Hender-! ray, R. eB D. F. Johnston (Capt), H. E. Tay Langford. | J. C. Young (Capt). R. C. Doug- | E. L. Petley (Capt.), A. C. Scho- field, J. A. Bickle, A. W. Petrie, W.| "8 ¢ N. Miller. | { D. B. Carlyle (Capt), T. K.| Creighton. J. G., Althouse (Capt.), Neil Hez- | zlewood, Murray Johnston, W. L.| Luke, M. Cohen. E. Mackie Webb, H. H. McMul-| (Capt.), C. H. Guan (Capt.), H. Saywell, H. Millichamp. G. Mundy (Capt.), H. Wesson, N. EGGS MORE ABUNDANT While eggs sold for 50 cents a dozen at the market last Saturday there was only a small supply 'of- fered but this morning the price ranged from 45 to 59 cents. Butter sold for 43 cents a pound. Follow ing are the guotations:--chicken 49 ing apples 40 cents a basket, egss 45 cents to 50 cents a dozen, butter 43 cents a pound, heets § cents a bunch, pumpkins 5 and 19 ceats each, squash 5 and 19 cents each, VETERAN SCHOOL TRUSTEE and the little old school which he he-lped administer for nearly half a century in East Whitby Township. ! very ALEXANDER MacKENZIE settler. of East Whithy He is now in his 80th year. BABIES' CLOTHING IS AGAIN NEEDED Appeal By Local Red Cross Society Has Been Renewed According to Mrs. F. W. Cowan, Miss E. M. Hoifues, principal of Cen- | who call ourselves a Christian nation. | Wilson, E. Huggins, E. Edmondson, | local president of the Red Cross, the 1 4 ineed for clothing, especially for ba- bies, children and women is still great. The reason the local branch of the Red Cross withdrew its call for clothing a few days ago was that the branch was unable to handle the | rush of stuff at that time. However, Mrs. Cowan this morn- ing received a telegram from J Stewart, who is in the North Coun- | try, stating that the /meed is still great. Little childpbn are going around in the bit cold weather | wearing thin pring dresses and no | underwear 4 / The local prefident issued the ap- peal this merning printed below | which requests babies' and children's clothing especially. Money would be acceptable because mew cloth ran be purchased with it. Mrs. Cowan's plea follows: "The cry still comes from North- ern Ontario for Children's and ba bies' clothing. 1 hope that those who have not already contributed to this great cause will come for- ward and do so at once that mew garments will be sent without delay. "The Red Cross has shipped seven bales containing all kinds of wol- len underclothing, blankets, sweat- ers, mitts, rubbers, stockings, socks, ete., valued at $800. "In addition three bales of sec- ond hand clothing containing coats, flannels and garments of all kinds, all in excellent condition, which were supplied by the citizens of Oshawa. Detailed statement will be published later. SUOOCESSFUL CARD PARTY A most successful card party was held last evening in St. Gregory's Hall undér the auspices of the Cath- olic Women's League. There were twenty-four tables. Mrs. Keenan won the Ladies first prize and Mr. O'Connor won the gents prize. Re- freshments were served hefore the . | sathering dispersed. | darip Teachers' Imstitate in com- | vention at Port Perry. Fuel Committee and Coal Merchants to Confer Today price and submit it to him for his proval. In the majority price per ton has been or thereab Guel city 10 have veguested Le THT J ifeees SEC'Y OF SCHOOL SECTION NEARLY HALF A CENTURY Alexander MacKenzie, An Early Pioneer, Nearly Ninety Years Old ON OLD HOMESTEAD Until Few Weeks Ago Was Active in Direction of His Affairs To live for nearly 90 years on one farm and to be Secretary-Treasurer of the local school section for nearly nalf a century, is a unique combina- tion, but it has taken place in the person of Mr, Alexander MacKenzie on Lot 6, Con. 7, East Whitby Tp. Nearly 90 years ago there was born in Auld Reekie, a Scottish bairn, whose parents named him Alexander. What high hopes they had of their first born! They felt hat the narrow confines of the Old Land with the limitations due to zlass and custom did not offer suf- ficient opportunity for their wee )airn, so with the dauntless courage characteristic of the pioneer stock they took boat for Canada. A transatlantic journey in those days was not a pleasure trip but rather an ordeal to be undertaken only by the young and hardy. The /outhful parents of the infant, Alex- ander MacKenzie, started on their lengthy journey into the unknown, unchartered wilderness of Upper Canada, eventually settling on the farm where their eldest son resides at the present time, He was less than six months of age when his parents came to this Township, A Trustee for 50 Years Alex. MacKenzie js the eldest of a family of six hoys and four girls. His father died when he was fourteen and it was on the ul- ders of this lad in his early teens that fell the task of clearing a farm in the wilderness d carfying on. With the usual Scottish love of ed- ucation, young MacKenzjé made the most of his opportunity in the little schoolhouse which was built on the corner of his father's farm. For nearly half a century he has acted as trustee and secretary-treasurer of the school board. Perhaps it was his love of learning and his associ- ation with the young people of the community that kept him young ip spirit. He has seen this counfry chemge from a wilderness to a smiling fer- tile, well-tilled farming community, 'nterspersed with prosperous towms ind thriving villages. He has kept an open mind towards the changes aking place throughout the succeed- ing years, and this is why he has vroved himself to be such an inte- resting companion and such a warm friend to succeeding generatiofs, Until a few weeks ago Mr. Mac- Kenzie enjoyed remarkable health ind was as active physical and mentally as many men half his age. lo those privileged to share in the nner recesses of his life, his story pioneer days was an ever finte- resting tale. The Work of the Pioneer Conversing with him oné could in vision see the hardy pioneers swing- ng their gleaming 2xes and laying 'ow the mighty giants of the forest; hey could in retrospect see the »urning fallow lighting up the reced- ng forest and fallow fields following the wake of the settlers' clear- ngs. Smiling fields of grain re- dlaced the forest reds and the cythe and sickle wielded among the fields of golden grain took the place of the axe on the mighty monarchs of the forest. Through this long period of 90 vears, the forests were cleaned. the land was fenced and cultivated, roads and bridges were built, schools erected and houses £ 5 i Ti i RE oi i HE a an cy, pone p---------- a ~s se mtn ag SE EE