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A Growing '"\Newsparer in a Growing City 3 Lg Che Osh awa Dail : Succeeding The Oshawa Reformer 1 Times PROBS. Fair and Cool Tonight, Becoming Milder Tomorrow, I a CF OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1932 4 PRICE THREE CENTS EIGHT PAGES b. 11--NO. 124 'Serious Fire Threatens S JEWELLRY STORE OF ARTHUR O. FELT SCENE OF SUNDAY OUTBREAK Fire Started in Basement of I King Street West Store| and Did Considerable Damage to Premises and Contents ADJOINING STORES WERE THREATENED Overheated Furnaces Were Cause of Other Fires in | the City During the Week-end A fire in the basement of Arthur O. Felt's jewellery store at 14 King Street East, which is believed to have started from a defective heat- ing system was discovered just in time yesterday afternoon to prevent its spread and possible large pro- perty damage to one of Oshawa's largest business blocks, However, damage by smoke to the stock of jewellery and to adjacent stores will be heavy and is estimated by Fire Chief 'W. R. Elliott to be in the neighborhood of $3,000. About five o'clock in the after- noon smoke began to filter through into the premises of the Grand Cafe which is situated above the Felt premises. An investigation was started which resulted in the fire department being called. Three lines of hose were laid and the fire was confined to the basement around the furnace. While the fire was confined to the basement a hole was burned in the floor of the store and a great deal of damage was done to the stock. Other Fires During the week-end up until noon toda the fire department were called out . e times, four of the calls beinz occasioned by over- heated furnaces. On Saturday an overheated furnace at the home of James Watson, 220 Clarke Street, caused $100 damage to the contents. The same day a car backfired at the home of P. J. Ripley, 262 Haig street. There was no damage in this case. Home Damaged This morning the fire department were called to the home of Albert Marks, 310 Division Street*at 807, where an overheated furnace had set fire to a nartition causing $30 damage before it was extinguished. At noon the department were called out again to the home of Harry Smith, 133 Eldon Avenue, where fire was noticed coming up around a.pipe in the floor. The cause was stated to have been a stove back- firing and there was no damage. A blue northern goose shot in Southern Alberta this fall had a wing spread of 6 feet 5 inches and weighed over 15 pounds. ANNIVERSARY LESLIE F. McLAUGHLIN President of the McLaughlin Coal and Supply Company, which is afety of Local Business Block| (MANY LIVES LOST IN DROWNING AND MOTOR ACCIDENTS Regrettable List of Fatal- ities Recorded During the Weekend Toronto, Nov. 28.--Two young women were almost instantly killed, a third was critically in- jured, and two others less seri- ously hurt early yesterday when their London-bound motor car was struck by a freight train at the Bloor Street, Islington, crossing of the Canadian Pacific Railway. With tragic, sickening swift- ness the week-end party of happy university graduates -and stu- dents was shattered when the car was hit broadside -and carried about 200 yards along the right- of-way. Killed Marion Black. B.A., 26 years of age, 1378A Yonge Street, 1i- brarian, Deer Park branch, Tor- onto. Janet Wilkinson, 20, student of Victoria College, resident of An- nesley Hall, daughter of J. E. B. Wilkinson, Tillsonburg. Injured Janet Murray, M.A., 26, of today celebrating its Tenth An- niversary in business in Osh- awa. MIAN FOUND DYING AT SIDE OF ROAD Motor Vehicle Blamed for Death of Aged Pedestrian Napanee, Nov. 28. -- Fatally injured when struck presumably, by a passing motor vehicle on Highway No. 2, a half mile east of Odessa, at 6.15 o'clock Satur- day evening, Isaac Watts, 84, of Ernestown, died in Kingston Hospital yesterday. Lying unconscious in a pool of blood on the side of the high- way, Watts was first noticed by a passing motorist; who summon- ed Dr. Monrie of Odessa, who had the man rushed to the hospital. He was found to have sustained a fracture at the base of the skull and other body injuries and lit- tle hope was held out for his re- | covery. HAVE WATCHES #1 YEARS Christie's Lake, Ont., Nov. 19. --In 1881, R. J. Marks and his brother Tom each bought a watch while touring the United States with a road show, Both men have worn 'their watches daily since. They are still in first class con- dition. A record sugar beet crop of nearly 150,000 tons was harvested in Scuthern Alberta this year, BOYS ARE DOING SPLENDID WORK IN ASSISTING PUBLIC WELFARE DRIVE The 125 boys who on Saturday volunteered to help in the Public Welfare Campaign, by selling tickets for the Chevrolet "oupe and other prizes which are to be given away, are doing a splendid job in raising money for the reliet of needy fam- ilits. Although they only started out on Saturday forenoon, by Sat- urday night over 100 of them had turned in the money for their first books, some of them for several books, and t..k out a further sup- ply of tickets to be sold. The re- sponse to their appeal by the citi- zens has been splendid, and the boys are keyed up to a high pitch of enthusiasm by the knowledge that they have been assigned a part in the raising of funds for the dis- tressed families of the city. A. L. Bouckley, who is chairman of the committee in charge of this particular part of the welfare drive, 1s delighted with the efforts of the boys, but he is also busy working on some other stunts to make the campaign a success, Knowing the stunts for which le has been re- sponsible in other campaigns, it can be confidently expected that Mike will have something worth while for this year, something that will put new life and spirit into the cam- paizn, and keep the people keyed up to a high pitch of interest. Meanwhile, other committees are rapidly getting into action, and no- thing is being left undone tn ensure that the campaign will result in the objective of $25,000 being reached and exceeded. Oshawa Veterans of 11 6th Battalion Joined in Reunion on Saturday Night Fifty-three Oshawa veterans of the 116th Battalion went to Tor- onto on Saturday evening and joined with about 250 others in the celebration of the annual re- union of the old Ontario County Battalion. The three hundred veterang present represented a wide range of communities, many being present from Hamilton London, Ingersoll, Uxbridge. Sunderland, Midland, and from pointg in the United States. A L. (Mike) Bouckley, acted as master of ceremonies for the ev- ening, and kept the program moving forward swiftly as an ex- cellent presentation of musica! | and other numbers by members { jon Saturday night, of the battalion was given. Dr. James Moore, of Brooklin, former medical officer of the ba'- talion, spoke on the toast to fal- len camrades, and wag the chief gpeaker of the evening. A high light of the enieriein- ment was the appearance of little Teddy Morgan, who in his uni- form took the audience by storm with his drum solos and his tap- dancing, and he was cheered to the echo by the 116th veterans. Tho Oshawa party returhed from the reunion at a late hour all returning safely with no casualties repuit- ed, Guyshboro, N.S., residing at 394 | Avenue Road, Toronto; librarian, Runnymede branch; critically in- jured. | Constance Cottee, 28, of 15 | Light Street, Woodstock; nurse, | residing with Miss Black in To- | ronto. Marjon Clark, 20, daughter of J. G. Clark, London Road, Sar- nia; student of Augusta Fleming School of Decorating, 'Toronto, living at 5 Willcocks Street, To- ronto. The accident occurred at 9.40 in the morning, as the motor car, owned and driven by Miss Cottee, was proceeding along Bloor Street towards the junction of Bloor and Dundes Streets. The five girls had met carly in the morning to fulfil their plans, ar- ranged the previous day, to visit relatives in Ingersoll and Lon- don. Nurse and Patient Die Pulaski, N.Y., Nov. 28.--A (Continued on page 3) COLDEST SNAP OF Temperature Dropped to Low Level During Week-end In common with the rest of On- tario, Oshawa . suffered its coldest weather of the present winter dur- ing the week-end. On Saturday, | particularly, there was a bitterly cold north wind, and unofficial re- ports stated that the temperature went down to eight degrees above zero, an unusually low figure for November. Many motorists had considerable difficulty in starting their cars, and not a few who had delayed sccuring anti-freeze found themselves in trouble on Saturday and on Sunday morning, The cold became trifle modified yesterday, and the temp- erature took another jump today to produce more nearly ideal weather conditions. The sudden onset of winter found many families unpre- pared for it, and 4s a result the city's welfare de partruent was bom- barded on Saturday morning and to-day by men secking winter cloth- ing for their families, supplics be- ing distributed as quickly as the staff in the clothing room could handle the requests. WESTERN M.P. TO SPEAK TOMORROW W. A. Irvine, MP, to Speak to King Street United Church The mecting which is being held under the joint auspices of the Fa- thers' Association and the Mothers' Association tomorrow evening, and which is to be addressed by W. A. Irvine, M. P., for Wetaskiwin, Al- berta, is to be held in the King Street United Church, it having been found impossible to secure the use of the collegiate auditorium for the night, on account of the even- ing vocational classes. The board of the church has kindly consented to allow the mecting to 'he held there, and a large gathering is ex- pected to hear Mr, Trvine, whois a 'speaker .ot exceptional power, and is one of the outstanding fizures in the independent group on the house oi Commons, The meeting is en- tirely open to the public, and any intere.ted citizens will Le made a4 welcomes : - level | PRESENT WINTER COUNTY COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING TO DEAL WITH ASSESSMENT REPORT Road Maintenance Work] | in All Parts of the Coun- ty Recommended for Consideration of Next Year's Council » Pur- chase of New Truck for Maintenance Work at Is Recommended (By Whitby Editor) Whitby, Nov. 28.----After pass- ing the county roads estimates for next year, which will be sub- ject to the approval of the 1933 Council in January, Ontario County Council concluded its No- vember session, The final day was taken up with the discussion | of minor matters and of hearing | including the report | commitees, of the roads committee on work to be done next year. Reeve Seriously Il The County Roads Committee waited for some time for its chairman, Reeve John Morris, of the 0: Rama Township, to put in an ap- pearance so that they could com- plete their report. With mueh regret later «in the day it was learned that he had been rush ed to the Oshawa Hospital su!- fering with pneumonia. Dr. C. | Board, has set December 19th as | the date for receiving the report | deputy-reeve Parrott | that the whole assessment busi- | F. McGillivray told the Council | | early in the month, but will re- Estimated Cost of $6,000 in the afternoon of his condition. Another Session When the Council adjourned it was to meet again at the call of the warden, which will be is- sued about the middle of Decein- ber. The valuators in connee- tion with the appeal of the Town- ship of Reach against the coun- ty's assessment equalization by- law will complete their work to complete Judge Ruddy, the Equalization quire a few days their rdport. chairman of of the valuators, and the Coun- ty Council will meet after that to receive it and adopt it by by- law, and make arrangements for the payment of all expenses in connection with the hearing of the appeal. Meeting Not Necessary Addressing the Council Friday afternoon, Gordon D. Conant, special counsel for the county, gave it as his opinion that it | was not necessary to pass a bylaw to. confirm the report of the Board, while he stated that the report could be dealt with as well by the Council in January ag the present Council. Discussing Mr. Conant's report, | | the Council felt, as expressed by , of Reach, | ness should be cleaned up this (Continued on page 3) REEVE ALLIN LAVIS DENIES FOUNDATION FOR RUMORS OF RELIEF IRREGULARITIES Reeve Allan Lavis, of the Township of East Whithy, stren- uously and very emphatically de- nied that rumours which have re- cently been current in the town- ship regarding irregularities in the administration of relief are founded on fact when he was seen this morning by a represen- tative of The Times. A meeting of the council was held in township Columbus this morning at ten o'clock and | prior to the assembling of the | necessary saction of business, the Reeve was interviewed by The Times, and asked whether or not a rep- resentative of the press would be admitted. "We don't want any newspa- perman hanging around here all day," said Reeve lavis, 'he would have a very slow time of it anyway. All we will be doing will be passing accounts. I shall here till four o'clock this after- noon signing orders. This is an ordinary regular meeting with nothing but routine business to quorum for the tran- | | 1 | be | { | Was discuss." Government Man Here Asked as to whether it true that a representative of t Provincial ial s de ot | | responsible for the admin- {stration of relief had recently | visited the township, the Reeve | stated "yes." I myself asked Mr. Henry to send a man down, he was here for a meeting we held a few days azo,--Mr. Spence." Following up this matter The Times asked If it was not true that, in addition to the visit of Mr. Spence, when this official ad- dressed a public meeting in Col- | umbus, another departmental offi- cial had recently been in the township investigating matters appertaining to the administra- tion of relief. To this question the Reeve answered "Yes, there was a man down here but only in the ordin- | ary discharge of his duty. There was nothing special about his vis- it. The Relief Board handles the administration of relief in the (Continued on page I) POINTS TO DUTY IN WELFARE DRIVE W. M. Gilbert Places Issue Large Party Coming From Squarely Before Rotary Club Speaking straight from shoulder at today's meeting of | the Oshawa Rotary Club, W. M. Gilbert frankly told the Rotar- fans that he was not making an appeal for their assistance in the Public Welfare Campaign, but was merely pointing out to them that it was their duty to do their level best to make the campaign a success, and to assist their fel- low-Rotarian, Morley R. Jacobi, the campaign director, in the drive for the welfare of the city. Claiming that some people had miszivings as to the administra- tion of relief, Mr. Gilbert said that any misgivings as to the dis- tribution or operation of reliel in Oshawa were based on noth- ing but ignorance. "Any Rotarian who has any- thing on his chest so far as the operation of the welfare hoard, as at present constituted is con- cerned, should be man enough to go to the board and tell it so. I am not pleading with you for your 'help, hut am stating your duty to get behind the campaign and see that it goes over the top. We never had better odds offered to us. For every $20 we raise the government gives $80 I feel very seriously over this campaign, We have not had the voluntary effort coming forward that we should have, and I hoped that every one of you, when asked to work, will do whatsoever you can." It was announced that next Monday there will be a joint eve- ning meeting of. the three service clubg at the Hotel Genosha to launch the campaign. the } | | | LOCAL YACHTSHEN T0 HOLD DINNER Toronto to Attend Function A large party of prominent Canadian sportsmen, members of { the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, are to be the gursts of the Osha- wa Yacht Club to-morrow night at a dinner being held in the Genosha Hotel. Among those who have ac- cepted the invitation of the Osha- wa yachtsmen are N. Gooderham, Vice-Commodore of the R.C.Y.C. whose name is being prominently mentioned as Commodore of the Royal Club next year. Major Windeyer, one of the oldest and best known of all the skippers in Canada; C. H. J. "Jerry" Snider, another well-known fixture in Canadian and American yachting circles whose hooks on nautical subjects have proved of the greatest interest; Dr, Frank Mille, chairman of the Protest Committee of the R.C.Y.C.: Douglas Addison, one of the pro- minent members of the crew of the Vice-Commodore's yacht; E. K. Wedd, skipper of the largest racing sloop on thé Great Lakes; Lou Marsh, and many others. The whole party from Toronto will, it is expected, consist of about thirty men, and seventy- five persons are being catered for at the dinner when the pro- ceedings will be presided over by Gordon DD, Conant who has been chiefly instrumental in putting the Oshawa Club on a firm foot- ing and who ig himself a promi- nent member of the R.C.Y.C. John Mead and his five operate the "Great Western" cons rail- SALVAGE CORPS 13 READY TO START CANVASS OF CITY Appeals for Co-operation of Citizens in Collection of Used Articles A meeting was held this morn- ng in the welfare building of | the city's Salvage Corps, recent- | ly organized by the unemployed men, with A, J. Graves, the chalr- man, presiding over the meeting The chairman outlined the ideas behind the movement and stress- ed the urgent need for co-opera- | tion in making it a success. After some discussion, it was to canvass the city along lines of the old ward system, working in the north end of the city first. Al articles will be collected and distributed to those in need of the various articles, and the committee has already been promised transportation facilities by one or two truckers in the city, Appeal to Factories It was also decided to write to the various factories in the city, appealing for their waste | and surplus materials, the waste to be sold along with other junk {that might be collected and sold | { by tender, and the surplus mater- | fal to be used for the repair of any articles collected .and which require repairs. Some Funds Needed Useful articles . of furniture, clothing, and other kinds will be collected and sold to other citi- zens wherever possible, 'as one refrigerator and one electric stove have already been prom- ised. An entertainment will be held in the near future, and a collection taken to defray any costs incurred by the Salvage Corps, such as for gasoline and oil used in the collecting and dis- tributing, telephone and other | incidentals, although it was pointed out that should any ser- vice staton or oil company feel | | disposed to donate the gas and | (Continued on page 3) i ---------------------- ACCIDENT VICTIM WAS WAR VETERAN Here Tomorrow Morning Leopold Elie, who died in th? Oshawa General Hospital, Thurs- | day evening, ig to be buried ro- morrow morning in St. Cemetery, after masg in St. Greg- ory"s Church. As Mr. Elie was a veteran of the Canadian having served with the 9th Bai- | talion, C.R.T.. the Last Post Fund is undertaking to provide | | had heard of the funeral for him, and the Oshawa branch of the Canadiaa Legion will co-operate, All Le- gion members are asked to a'tend the funeral] if possible, at eight o'clock tomorrow morning from | St. Gregory's Church. The deceased was 37 years old, and was a French-Canadian, hut had been away from his former home in Montreal for some years, He is survived by two brothers, | Arthur and Ernest Elie, and oue sister, Mrs. Rosa Cosahon of Montreal. Mr. Arthur Elie, is in the city today from Montreal, assisting with the arrangements for the funeral, but owing to the | financial eircumstances of the fa- | mily, it was necessary to ca!l in the ald of the Last Post Fund, which was assured througn the district representative, Rev, I. Ralph Adye, of Whitby. BROTHERHOOD MET IN ORANGE HALL Address Was Given on Causes and Cures for Depression The meeting of the Christian So- cial Brotherhood was held in the Orange 'Hall on Sunday afternoon, with J. Johnston, formerly on the teaching staff of the Oshawa Schools, as the speaker. He gave an interesting address on depression its causes and cures, He particu- larly advocated a back-to-the-land movement a means of moving the unemployed from the cities to the farm, where they could supply their own needs for food. Mr, Johnston scored war as a waste of money, saving that if the money spent on the last war had been turned into useful channels, there would be no depression. William Harmer was the soloist vesterday afternoon, and his two beautifully-rendered solos were much appreciated by the gathering 2s way in Wales, WHITBY MAN I decided | the |! | Mr. | the vleinity Gregory's | Army, | { the spirit HICK' JACOBI FOUND DEAD IN HOME LOCAL SPORTSMAN IS FOUND ASPHYXIATED SHORTLY AFTER NOON SENT FOR TRIAL IN ACCIDENT CASE { Clinton Pascoe Charged With Doing Grievous Bodily Harm Clinton Pascoe, of Whitby, was wnt «mn for trial this morcinz by wisi ate (he.ohiton fol. winx preliminary hearing on a 2 of ocrasioning zrlevius hedily harm j0 James Hunter, "3 Liistol Street, Toronto in aa 'ont which occurred ner the it Cemetery on the Kinziion Road on the 1ight of Oct *b2r 13. Richardson of Toront), counsel for the accused elected trial at the rext session of the Courty Court and it is ander- stocd ball will pe arrangad for I'agcoe's appearance at that time. Drivers Testify Drivers of cars and trucks in at the tim2 of the accident stated that 1 targe transport truck, owned and driv- en by William Beatty of Peter- borough was travelling {1 an easterly direction and was being passed by a light truck iriven pny James Hunter, when a sar driven by Pascoe pulled out from bhe- hind the Beatty truck and ran into the side of the Huntar truck, cliarg Believed to Have Turned Gas Tap in Cellar in Mis- take for a Water Cone nection WAS PROMINENT IN SPORTING CIRCLES Deceased Was Coach of Championship Softball Teams and Well-known in City--Coroner De- cides to Hold Inquest Gordon W. Jacobi, known as "Chick" Jacobi to a host of friends in sporting circles in Osh- awa, was found dead in his own home, 186 Bruce Street, shortly after 12.30 o'clock to-day, there being every indication that death was the result of his having, quite inadvertently, turned the spigot in a gas pipe in his cellar in mistake for a water conmec- tion. Police were called to the house and found the dead man lying head downwards at the foot of the stairs lcading to the upper storey, death having some two or three hours previ- ously according to the opinion of the Coroner, Dr. F. J. Rundle, who made an examination of the remains. Neighbours Smelt Gas The first indication that any- thing was wrong was received by Mr. Jacobi's next-door neighbour, James Hunter in the collision, which did considerable damage to the Pascoe car, was knocked unconscious and was confined to | the «rhawa Hospital with a frac- {Continued on page 3) MAKING PLANS FOR | ' CHRISTMAS PARTY Canadian Legion to Enter-| tain Children of War Veterans Plans for a Chris" mas enter- | tainment for the childreu of war , veterans in the city are rapidly | Leonsrd Elie To Be Buried] | committee of the Oshawa Branch being developed by a 3apeaal of the Canadian Legion, uider the chairmanship of W, J. Lock. The plans 'will foliow ver; large- ly along the lines adopted a year when hundreds of children were the guests of the Legion at a Christmas party in the Oshawa Armouries, The committee is meeting this evening at the home of the chairman t> discuss fur- ther details. Already many been assured to .the branch by members and other citizens who the project and were anxious to help and th2 committee is very grateful! for of co-operation which has already been evidenced vary strongly. The date for this year's Christmas party for the veterans' children has 'mot yet been fixed, but it will probably be set at tonight's meeting. ago, donations have | | Frederick Ball, when the baker's Fogg man reported that there was a strong smell of gas in Mr. | Jacobi's home and that he, the | delivery man, had been unable to | obtain any answer at the door. | Mr. Ball immediately commun- | cated with the Polic Depart- ment with the relic That Con- J ment McLellan and Spencer in- vestigated conditions. | On forcing their way into the | house the officers found Mr. Ja- cobi lying on the floor, his legs and the lower portion of his body | being on the lower steps of the stairs while his head was on the { floor, in a position indicating { that he hall fallen head first down the: stairs. Turned On In Cellar The house was full of coal gas, and on further investigation dis- covered that the gas had been turned on at a disused spigot in the cellar. This gas connection, there being no gas appliances in { use in the house, had presumably been turned off and sealed by the City Gas Department some time ago but the officers found that it could be turned on at least three- quarters full without breaking the seal. From this preliminary investis gation, and from a letter address- | €d by the dead man to his wife who is at present on a visit to Peterborough and which had not been posted to her, it appears that Mr. Jacobi had been having trouble with his water taps. He had allowed the pipes to become frozen during the recent cold spell and the waier © had been turned off in his cellar while re- pairs were being made by anoth- er man. Mr. Jacobi, it appears, (Continued on page 3 after North Bay Bandit Wounded and Captured "After Shooting It Out With Constables North Day, Nov, 28.--Cold and tired and desperate, brought to bay at the end of ten hours of persistent trailing--still snarling his defiance through a heavy automatic--Samuel Ayoub, 26- year-old Kirkland Lake drygoods merchant, battled it out in a gun-fight with North Bay police on the C.P.R. tracks 16 miles east of here Saturday night, and was brought to town yesterday morning, not as the cool, collect- ed bandit who allegedly had walked out of the Bank of Mont- real at noon with $5,000 in cash, but bleeding, with three bullet wounds about his body. Ayoub's capture came around 10.30 o'clock Saturday and was effected only after he had closed with Police Constable Joseph Belanger on the frosty track tles, had shot him through the left arm and hip, and had rolled with him, in a bear-like embrace, 25 feet to the bottom of the rail- way embankment, where, as they broke loose from each other, Ayoub came under the fire of Constable John Pilgrim's re- volver from above, and dropped like a pole-axed steer. A search of the alleged ban- dit's garments, revealed two other guns in addition to that with which he shot P.C. Belan- ger, and the approximate $5,000 with which he made his alleged getaway from the bank. WILBERT McKINSTRY RE-ELECTED IN BOYS PARLIAMENT ELECTION Trail Rangers, Tuxis Boys and Sunday School boys throughout the city went to the polls on Saturday, with the result that Wilbery Me- Kinstry last year's member of the Older Boys' Parliament was rc-cl- ected again with a majority of twenty-four over Stanley Gomme. Considerable interest was taken in the election as was evidenced by the closeness of the vote. A Grand Camp of all the boys was held on Friday hight in Albert Street United Church at which both Yof members, candidates presented their platforms before a large audicnce. At the con= clusion of the meeting those whose names were on the voting list were given a chance to vote for the can= didate favoured by them. Those unable to attend the gathering vot ed on Saturday afternoon. The voting in general was very small, but in another year it is exs pected that the Oshawa = Boys Work Board will get behind th election and try to create more in= tere, The Boys' Parliament meets in. Hamilton this vear, betweeng Christmas and New Year's occurred |