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' PAGE NINE THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1932 I it: Veterans Organizing Almonte. -- Thirty war veter- ot in the council chamber y night for the purpose ing a branch of the Legion in Almonte, orge L. Comba was ap- hairman and expressed that the veterans of this d surrounding district et together as an organ- ly. Dr. G. Halliday and Goodall hoth spoke at $n matters relating to the and also the Great War Association, Pastorate ville. -- To fill the vac- ge of the ministry of First Church, in Ottawa, Rev. McKechnie, B.A., B.Th,, of Jngton, has accepted a unan- call from the local congre- h and will assume his du- ere on June 19 it was an- n ed at the Sunday evening services, Mr, McKechnie was a graduate of McMaster University in 1910 and has filled import. ant pastorates at Belleville, Lon- don and Leamington, Vacant House Gutted Almonte, ~~ Fire breaking ott shortly before four o'clock on Tuesday morning gutted a vacant house on Euphemia street, own- ed by Edward Stratton, of Otta- wa, The blaze had spread to every 'part of the house before it was noticed by Mrs, W. J, Bowes, « next door neighbor, who turn- ed in the alarm, The fire bri- gade was quickly on the scene and had two streams playing on the flames in short order, The fire ig believed to have been caus- ed by mice nibbling matches, The loss is estimated at about $1, 000. Must Close Early Perth. The existing early closing bylaw, passed in 1922 by which local shops, with excep- tions, including drug and confec- tionery stores, are closed during week-day evenings after six o'- clock, will remain in force, «ac- cording to a decision made by the municipal council at a special meeting to consider the question, At. the last regular meeting a deputatioh of local merchants ac- companied a petition bearing 27 signatures asking that the bylaw be enforced, Serious Bush Fire Belleville, -- Twenty-two sep- arate bush fires which dotted six townships surrounding this 'dje-. Wednesdgy and menace to scores omes had been remow ed, More than 500 volunteers joined fangers in. Ahan . the blazes ich broke out In dried- out shrubbery and bushlands in the area. A heavy smoke pall floated over the countryside north of here as large areas of bush and second growth timber continued to 'smolder in North Peterboro, South Haliburton, Hastings, Lennox-Addington, trict oof well uitder control on of farm SCIATICA Wash the painful part well EASTERN ONTARIO NEWS| Frontenac, East South Renfrew, Boy Injured Hand Kingston, ---- Francis Sagriff, aged twelve years, whose home is in Yarkér, suffered the loss of the end of the thumb of his left hand, the first joint of the {ndex finger of his left hand and severe injury to the index finger of his right hand when a dynamite cap exploded while he was holding it. Young Sagriff was looking around near his home and picked up the dynamite caps, though he didn't know what they were tnen, He was trying to open them up when they exploded. Inspected Cadets Cornwall, -- Captain Isbester, M.C., cadet inspector for Military District No. 3, Kingston, inspect- ed the cadet corps of the local Collegiate Institute on the ath- letic grounds and expressed his pleasure at the showing the boys made and congratulated the corps, which is affiliated with the 8.D, and G. Highlanaers, now commanded by Lt.-Col, Franklin, of Ottawa, Members of the school board and others spoke briefly, praising the display of cadets and making reference to the fine bugle band the Corps pos SeSLes, Lanark an Child Found Drowned Cornwall, --- The body of Daisy Laplante, 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Laplante, of Summertown, was found float- ing on the waters of the St. Law- rence River, She had evidently wandered to the bank and fel] in. Doctor Loses Fingers Cobourg, Dr. G. M. Perris, local physician, lost the first two fingers of IMs right hand in a circular saw, while having a piece of wood trimmed in the planing mill of Jex & Company, Kingston's Birthday Kingston. --It was just eignty- six years ago May 18," since an Act was passed incorporating the town of Kingston as a cit "Pants Burglar" Back Cobourg, --- A, Margles, local storekeeper, reported that $160 was stolen from the pocket of his trousers while he slept, The thieves entered by the basement window, Queen's Has Deficit Kingston, -- A deficit of $32,- 558 is shown in the annual report of Dr. W. E. McNeill, Vice-Prin- cipal and Treasurer of Queen's University, in a total expenditure of $751,124.98. A total of 5.267 gradiiates of Queen's University are living in Canada, according to the annual report of G, J, Smith, Secretary~Treasurer of tlhe Gen- eral Alumni Association of the University, There are 838 grad- uates living in the United States and 184 in other countries, Peterboro. James Burke, drowned when he fell into a mill pond, was a prominent lumber: man and owner of Burke's lum- ber camp in the township of Man- vers, Durham County, Mark Twain i during - hig early days as a, San Francisco news- paper man found things were pretty lean, Mark, 'holding a cigar-box under his arm was standing gazing into a shop win- dow. A lady friend approached and said: "I always see you with a cigar-box under your arm. I'm afraid you're smoking too much, Mr. Clemens." "It isn't that," retorted Mark. "I'm moving again." Wise men learn from fools, but fools naver learn from wise men, 1st prize -- $1,000.00 cash 2nd prize -- $500.00 cash 3rd prize -- $200.00 cash 4th prize -- $100.00 cash 5 prizes, each $50.00 cash 95 prizes, each $10.00 cash 104 prizes totalling $3,000.00 0 20 PRIZE CONTEST Anyone froma family where a car is owned may Sa, aacept ie dealers, em. 0) companies and the families of both. Closing date: J th, te: June § 1932. Address: "The Good- year Cord Con- test," New Toronto, Toronto tario. ROY WILLMOTT dos, COOYEAR TIRE stop A GERMANY PLANS NEW WARSHIPS Date of Building Depends on World Arms Conference Berlin--Provision for two addi- tional "pocket battleships" of the 10,000 ton Ersatz class is contained in the budget for the Ministry of Defence, the newspaper Tageblatt said. The first installment on a third battleship permitted under treaty restrictions, also is included. The ships will cost between 35,- 000,000 and 40,000,000 marks ($10,- 000,000) each, the newspaper said. The date of building and possible changes in design will conform to decisions of the world disarma- ment conference, The Army and Navy budget tot- als 674,500,000 marks ($168,625,000) which was 15100000 marks less than in 1931, OLD *GELLO WAS PLAYED AGAIN Donated Over 100 Years Old Annapolis Royal, N.S.--The Historical Association of Anna- polis is gleaning bit by bit relics of early settlers in the province, The theme of the May meeting of the association, which mark- ed its 14th anniversary, was music, featuring a century-old 'cello played by Miss Margaret Wainwright of Halifax, The 'cello was made by the late Alex- ander Dixon Hoyt, born here in 1803, who married Sophia Jones, who died in 1897 at Weymouth at the geq of 102. This 'cello | supposed to have led the services in Saint Luke's Church and it is authentic that ft was used in St. Peter's at Weymouth. It was do- nated to the museum by Mrs. Emma J. Hoyt, a daughter-in-law of the maker, and put into play- ing conditions hy W, R, Smith, Another addition to the mus- eum is a full-sized photo of Champlain's Astrolobe, used here in the first days of Port Royal, This instrument, now in the pos- session of "8. V. Hoffman, New York, bears the date of 1603, It was recorded lost in Quebec in 1613 and unearthed in 1867, OLDEST TOWN Archaeologists Locate City Dating Back To 3700 B.C. The oldest by archae- Philadelphia. - town ever uncovered ologists, according~to Dr. KE. A. Speiger, has been found by tbe joint expedition of the University of Pennsylvania Museum and "the American Schools of Oriental Re- search near Billa in Northern Mesopotamia, The town dates hack to 2700 B.C., Dr. Speiser, fleld director of the expedition, sald. The discovery was made he- neath the huge mound of Tepe Gawra, where the expedition has been carrying on research for two years, In spite of its unusual antiqu- ity, the town was built according to a carefully conceived town- planning scheme, and within it were found many architectural features whose existence at so early a date had not hitherto been suspected, Dr. Speiser sald. The settlement, nearly 6,000 years old and amte-dating by nearly 500 years the period of the royal tomb at Ur of the Chaldees, was grouped around an imposing forum, URGES PRESS T0 AID PEACE President of France Is In- terviewed at Senate Office Paris. -- Newspapers of the world have a preponderant role to play In stabilizing world eco- nomics and peace at a time when "a clear understanding of inter- national events was never more essential," President Albert Le- brun told the United Press in an interview. . Asks for Tolerance The President asked for toler- ance by the world's press 'to make it possible to live peace- fully in this world." The President received the correspondent at the offices of the President of the Senate at the 81d palace of Marie de Medi- cls, He had just received the Papal Nunecfo. General Max Wey- gand was waiting to see him. The President appeared in per- fect health and ready to assume the duties of office, to which he succeeded after tha assassinatiom of Paul Doumer, There were 14 official visits in the provinces alone which M, Doumer had ac- cepted, including the dedication of the British war memorial at Thiepval and reopening of public buildings at Albert and other towns in the Arras region sched. uled for that day. These two ceremonies were postponed until August after dent will 'keep the 14 'ehgage- ments, however, a na e Presi to Museum Is | 15 DISCOVERED Doumer's: death, The new Presi- | to Lebrun regretted | Cases of Cruelty Brought to | his time within the garden walls' 'of the Eylsee Palace for seven years. "'One of the brightest mem- ories of my schooldays was a trip I was obliged to take as a stu- dent In mining school," he sald. "lL spent my summers going down into mines in Germany and algo visited England and toured various parts of Europe. But it was not such an easy matter to travel to Ameriea then, Fikes the Rhine "Whenever | had a few days free 1 always found great pleas- ure in a hoat trip down the Rhine, which I still consider ome of the most beautiful spots in the world." The President also regretted that he world be unable to at- tend the Opera and the Opera Comigue as often as he had done since his student days. His son, Jean, is a musician. The Presi- demt, an earnest reader, feared he might not find time to read French scientific magazines and keep up his average of five new books weekly, Edouard Herriot, also inter- viewed by the United Press, said his Radical-Socialist Party 'de- sires the closest and most confi- dential relations with the Liber- als of the United States, In ac- cordance with our principles, we abstain conscientiously from med- dling with questions which con- cern the United States people lone and will not express our opinions on such questions," Herriot Dominant » Herriot is considered likely to he the next Premier, and whether he heads the Government or not, he is bound to have a dominant influence on French policy for the next four years as leader of the most powerful group in the Chamber of Deputies, Herriot considered no redue- tion of German reparations pos- sible "unless the United States and Great Britain agree to equi- valent reductions." FORGOT ANIMALS AT MOVING TIME Attention of Montreal Society Montreal The abondonment of dogs and cats during the moy- Ing period this May prompted the League. for Justice to Animals to sue 300,000 handbills, urging the public to give greater consit- eration to these dumb creatures who cannot look after themsel- ves, These leaflets are printeq in English and French, one side of the sheet being made to resemble a dog and the other a cat and were distributed by aeroplane. This was done with a view to at- locked in a city flat with seven puppies of about two weeks old. The female and her. pups had nothing to eat or-drink for two days before her cries finally at- tracted 'atiention. The puppies, when rescued were in such a state that they had to he destroy- ed. In another Instance a dog was left in a fiat by the owner who evacuated it a week before his time had expired. The landlord was reluctant to break in under the circumstances, but the door wag finally forced and the animal saved, There have been many cases also in which animals have been turned loose by prospective movers, the league reports. PROVINCE WARS AGAINST RATS Saskatchewan to Fight Against Moving Ro- dent Army Regina, Sask.-- Veteran cam- paigner in the war against eut- worm, grass-hopper and drought, Saskatchewan is girding for an offensive against its newest enemy--the rat, Moving west- ward at the rate of 18 miles a year, a rodent army has infested the eastern portion of Saskat- chewan and is moving westward. Civie, municipal and agrieul- tural department officials have united in the drive to abate the menace, The area of occupation includes al) territory east of a north-and-south line running from the United States houndary through Gravethourg, Caron, and just east of Watrous, Humboldt and Melfort, and includes the cit- les of Regina, Moose Jaw and Swift Current, First appearance of the roam- ing rodent wag reported in 1912 at Gainsborough, just west of the Manitoba houndary, {n the south- east corner of Saskatchewan. The line of march since then has been so slow that the situation was only recently noticed by alarmed public health officials. Many municipalities in the in- fested area have already taken successful steps to check the scourge. Practically every com- munity boasts of at least one "Pied Piper of Hamelin" and or- ganized hunts have brought good regults, Myrtle News Myrtle, May 19--Sorry to report the critical illness of Mr. Wm, Mc- Gee who has been taking medical treatment at his daighter's home at Oshawa, During the lieavy wind that swept through here on. Monday evening the chimney of the United Church was blown down, This is the sec- ond time during the twenty-three years that the church has been built that it has met with this fate. Mr. Clarence Harrison's wooden silo was also badly wrecked. It was for- tunate that nothing more serious happened as the storm had every appearance of beinz a bad one. Miss Pearl Vance spent the week- cnd with Peterboro' friends. A softball team has been organ- ized and they are practising two or three nights a week in the field just west of the C.N.R. station. Mt, and Mrs, Bert Duff and fam- 17 visited Mrs. Duff's sister, Mrs, Wes Seach, of Brougham, on Sun- day. A most enjoyable time was spent . the home of Mrs. Levi Tordiff on Tuesday afternoon when the Wo- men's Association entertained the grandmothers' of the community. I'he President, Mrs. Charlie Pilkey, presided, and a programme consist- ing of vocal selections by Mrs. Ro- b.rt Heron, of Ashburn and Miss Rose Reynolds of Utica, Mrs. D. C. Ross and others were given. Mrs. Devitt delighted the ladies with two recitations, after the usual business tea was served and a social chat was enjoyed over the cups. The Women's Missionary Society are holding their May meeting at the home of Mrs. Oscar H. Downey on Thursday afternoon of this week, Mr. Hugo Bradley is building a new hen house. Mr, and. Mrs, Harold Allin and baby of Newcastle and Mr. and Mrs. Webber, of Bowmanville, vis- ited at Mr. Tordiff's orn Sunday. Brooklin News (Miss Elinor Mackey, Gorrespon- dent) Brooklin, May 18, -- Miss A. Gormley, of Toronto, is spending a few days with Miss Evelyn Prouse. Mr. McKinney, of Brampton has returned home after spending a few days with his son, Dr, Mc Kinney. Mr. W. McLean has retired from express delivery agent here after a service of over forty years. Mr, McLean has given splendid will be missed on his rounds, We understand Mr. W. Agar has been appointed to take his place, The funeral of Mr, John Cooi- fdge was held on Sunday after noon. Many of his old acquaini- ances of Darlington Township at- tended the funeral. Mr. Coolidg: wag favorably known in this dis- trict where he has lived since he retired from farming, He leaves to mourn his loss besides his widow, three daughters, who friends. children David and Bobby, of Newmarket spent the week-end with friends here. Mr. R. Houghton spent the week-end at his home in Barrie, We are very glad to hear tha' Mrs. F. Ormiston received the lucky number for the congoleum rug at McDuff's store on Saturday last, A naval surgeon was aroused of morning b ythe "phone bes '"Hallo!"" he sald sleepily, pick- ing up the receiver. "What is it?" "Oh, doctor, we've been having a party," said a rather worried voice over the wire, "and I'm rather worried by my pal, A. B. Stocks." "But why bother me?" snap- ped back the surgeon. "1s he seeing elephants or something?' "That's the trouble, doctor," replied the voice. "The room is full of them, and he can't see any." service to the community and! have the sympathy of all their Mr. and Mrs. R. E. White and | from his bed in the early hours | Travel the King's Tightvap TORONTO Single--85¢ Return--$1.55 EVERY HOUR on the half hour from 7.30 am, to 530 p.m. and at 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. daily 5.45 and 6.30 a.m. daily except Sunday 4 6.30 and 8.9 p.m. Sat, Sun, & Hol. { only, 10.20 p.m, Sunday only. Leave Toronto Every Hour on the half hour from 7.30 a.m, to 5.30 p.m. and at 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. daily 6.30 am. daily except Sunday 6.30 and 83 p.m. Sat, Sun. and Hol, only, Eastern Standard Time PARCEL EXPRESS between all points om Gray Coach Lines routes (except U.S.A, points) Tickets and information at GRAY COACH LINES Genosha Hotel--Phone 28525 OSHAWA Kingston.--The Art Group of * the Kingston Art and Music Club was held on Monday with Dr, A, B. Klugh presiding. Dr. R, G. Trotter was elected convener and Miss Annie Gibson was elected secretary-treasurer. An executive committee consistign of Miss Car son, Mrs, P. 8. Mahood and Dr. A. B, Klugh was also named. tracting the attention of children. One case of cruelty brought to the attention of the soclety was | that of a police-type dog left | uasinthe Stomach | Is Dangerous Recommends Daily Use of Bisurated Magnesia to Overcome Trouble Caused by Acid Indigestion Gas in the stomach accompanied by a full, bloated feeling after eal- mg are almost certain evidence of the presence of excessive hydro- chloric acid in the stomach, creat- ing so-called "acid indigestion," Acid stomachs are dangerous he- cause too much acid' irritates the delicate lining of the stomach, often leading to gastritis accompanied by serious stomach ulcers, Food fer- ments and sours, creating the dis- tressing gas which distends the stom.ch and hampers the normal functions" of the vital internal or- wans, often affecting the heart, It is the worst of folly to neglect such a serious condition or to treat with ordinary digestive aids which have no neutralizing effect on the stomach acids, Instead get from any druggist a little Bisurated Maznesia and take a teaspoonful in water right after eating, This will drive the gas, wind and boat right out of the body, sweeten the stomach, neutral- izes the excess acid and prevent its formation and there is no sourness, gas or pain. Disurat®d Maanesia (in powder form--never in liquid or milk) is harmless to the stomach, mexpensive to take and the best form of magnesia for stomach pur- poses, It is used by thousands They'll take away that drowsiness A splendid array of porch and garden furniture on display on the main floor and we invite everyone to come and to make f people who enjoy their meals with no more fear of indigestion, y this choice. RE Be PLAIN DECK CHAIR .............ii.cnn PLAIN DECK CHAIR with arms ......ccooviinniine DECK CHAIR with arms and footrest. DECK CHAIRS with SOBIPEBt. ov. i iinessiiindeny .ARM DECK CHAIRS with fcatrest ...............; cushion and footrest. are exceptionally moderate. SEE THE BLOSSOMS! Free tickets for 125-mile motor bus tour of Blossom Land, good going May 18th, 21st or 22nd, will be given with purchases of $50.00 or over at any Adams Store. 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