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wa Daily Times The Oshawa Daily Reformer VOL. 1--NO. 48 "spec Osh Ont., Canada Every Shiwa, Public Hold: Day and OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES RAIN HALTS LONDON-LON DEVELOPMENT EXPORT TRADE IS OUTLINED R. S. O'Meara, Canadian Commissioner to East Indies, Speaks at Rotary FINE OPPORTUNITIES Tells of Canada's Service Through Ambassadors of Trade Oshawa Rotarians at their moon luncheon today spent 30 absorbing minutes under the spell of a colorful yet informative address given them by R. 8. O'Meara, Canadian Trade Commissioner to the East Indies, with headquarters at Batavia, Java, His speech revealed the greatness of Can- ada's service through ambassadors of trade; opened up splendid possibili- ties of export trade development in a world that was old before Rome was founded; and gave the first official intimation of a policy which keeps Canada's overseas' representatives in touch with the life and thought of their homeland, The field which Mr, O'Meara serves in the interests of Canadian world trade is a parish that is bounded on the west by Rangoon, on the east by Hong-Kong, and on the south by the Australian continent, Incidentally, it is Conrad's country whose very port names recall the epic adventures of Lord Jim and a score of other characters whom the world's master teller of sea stories gave to literature, The office of the Canadian = trade commissioner to the Hast Indies was first stationed at Singapore in the Straits Settlement. Mr, O'Meara, the first appointee, spent but one year theré. Despite some criticism, it was decided to move the office to Batavia, capital of Java which is an island ruled by the Kingdom of the Nether- lands, As described by Mr, O'Meara, Java is an island about 300 miles long, less than an average of 100 miles wide, covering 50,000 square miles of land area, In that area, however, live and move 35,000,000 of people, About one million of that number (Continued on page 3) UNUSED HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE Located North of the City Limits--Believed Caused By Tramps A frame house located beyond the northerly city limits and owned by Mrs. H. Banfield, of Toronto, was completely destroyed by fire at an early 'hour this morning. As the house had been unused and vacant for several months it is thought that the fire was caused by tramps. The house was familiarly known as the Quigley homestead but has for some years been owned by Mrs, Ban- field who purchased it from her mother, Mrs, Drew, The loss is not great. A certain amount of the in- terior ha dbeen torn down and the value of what remains would not exceed $500 it was stated by H. Drew, brother of Mrs, Banfield this morning, The fire was a very spec- tacular one and could be plainly seen in Oshawa, An alarm was turned in to the Jncal fire department which respond- ed but was unable to be of assistance because of the progress which the fire had made before the alarm was given and because of the lack of water. Mr, Drew, whose farm is one concession removed from that on which the fire occurred did not know there had been a fire until so advised by The Times this morn- ing. : VISCOUNT CECIL HAS DEFINITELY RESIGNED London, Aug. 29.--Viscount Ceeil of Chelwood has definitely resigned his cabinet post as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, it was learned today and will not go to Geneva for the forthcoming meeting of the League of Nations, FOUR IN HOSPITAL WHEN SHIP BLOWS UP (By Associated Press) Sydney, NS, Aug. 29--Four neonle are in the hospital today suffering burns inflicted when Grenfell Mission Sunply Ship Marvelle blew up in. the harbor. The ininred are Miss Hostel- ine. Chicago, and Miss Pierie, Boston, Mission workers, and the steward and second endineer of the Marvelle. daylight he remembered was instantly killed when struck down on the Kingston a Toronto Lened W.EN. Sinclair Completes 28 Years of Law Practice In Oshawa This Morning - = 3 W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C., M.P.P., lead- er of the Liberal Party in Ontario, completed 28 years of law practice in Oshawa this morning. On August 29, 1899, Mr. Sinclair opened his first office in the upper flat of the store now occupied by Burns' Jewelry Store at 23% Simcoe street south, Mr, Sinclair graduated from To- rento University in 1896. 1898, hav- ing completed his term at the univer- sity law school," he was awarded the degree of bachelor of laws, The Ontario Liberal leader's political career began in 1911 when he was elected to the Ontario legislature for the first time, His candidacy met defeat in 1914, but in 1919 he was again elected, and in 1925 he was once more returned to the Legislative As- sembly of Ontario, Mr, Sinclair has been leader of the Ontario Liberal Party since September 1923. The honor of appointment as King's Counsel was tendered Mr, Sinclair in 1921, official announcement to that ef- fect being made on New Year's Day, 1922, W. E. N. SINCLAIR, K.C,, M.,P. DECLARES SISTER WAS CALLED FROM HER BED BEFORE FATAL MISHAP In Interview With The Timas Mrs. L. M., Prior Brands as Libellous and Untrue Re- port Police Did Not Believe Mrs. Brown Had Retired SCORE WITNESSES TO BE CALLED Almost a score of witnesses will be heard at the inquest to inguire into the circumstances surrounding the which is being resumed before Cor- oner Dr, A, 8. Tilley and a jury at death of Mrs, Helen Brown Bowmanville tonight at eight o'clock time. Mrs, Brown, it will highway whil alightine from a car r'ven by Detéctive Ward of the police, in front of "The House That Jack Built' by a mot- orist who did not stop. Other pas- sengers in the car at the time were Mrs, Mocukley, Henry Levy and Miss Florence Appleton who was injured. All were from Toronto, Peter Seymond of Oshawa, thought to have been hte driver of the death car is at present lodged in Cobourg jail . charged with manslaughter, Louis F, Hyman is defending him. In an interview given The Times this morning, Mrs, L. M, Prior, proprietress of the roadhouse in front of which the tragedy was en- acted and sister of the dead woman, took vigorous exception to certain statements which have appeared in the press since the accident occurred last Thursday morning, Mrs. Prior branded as libellous and untrue the repport that the police did not be- lieve that Mrs, Brown was sum- moned from her bed in "The House That Jack Built" despite the fact that she was found wearing a ki- mona. "I can take my oath," said Mrs, Prior, "that Helen was in bed when Ward and the others called. She was sleeping with me and we had gone to bed early because after a hard day's work I was tired and wished to get a good rest." Mrs, Prior then explained that the ab- sence of her cook that day had made it necessary for her to do much of the kitchen work herself, "Along about elven o'clock we were awak- by someone coming to the door, Kenneth, my son, answered and Helen recognized the voices as those of her friends and slipped on a kimona to go down and see them. I told her not to let them know I was awake, as I did not wish to be « isturbed and as she left the r »m I asked her not to invite them in. We have several guests at the time (Continued on page 3) bp TO ATTEND WARRIORS' DAY AT THE C. N, E. F. W. Brown, Oshawa's letter carrier who once saved the four- year-old Prince of Wales from pos- sible injury from a runaway han- som cab in old London, has been granted special leave by the post- master general to 2 « Warriors' day. at the Canadian National. Ex- hibition, Mr, Brown has also been furnished with a pass which admits him to the boxes reserved for those whom the Prince particularly de- sires to honor. TWO TIED IN THES GUESSING CONTEST Mary St. Pierce and Annie Bellingham Only One from Correct Number Mary St, Fierce, 324 French | street,. and Annie Bellingham, 170 College Avenue, tied in their guess- es as to the number of peas in the Twin Dollar Day sealer exhibited in Ward's show windows on Simcoe Street South, Their guess of 3,600 peas missed the exaet number by one, as there were 3,599 peas in the jar. Miss St, Pierce and Miss Bell- ingham, eecordinelv, receive half parh nf the eombined first and see- ond prize whieh totals $7.50 each, Nreat interest was ghown in the Dollar Dav contest stazed hy The Oshawa Daily Times. Hundreds of entries were received within the last few hours left to record guesses, and a constant stream of those wishing to try their skill passed to the Dollar Dav contest eounter at The Times' office from the first dav of the eompetition to the last. Mrs. Georece Montgomery of 264 Jarvis Street won the third prize of three dollars. Her gness was 3.574 peas: Arno'd "eFadden, 31 Bond Street, gressed 3,631 peas and takes the fourth prize of two dollars: while the fifth nrize of one dollar goes to Miss Doris Salter of 38 Bond street, Her guess was 3,541 peas. | STOLE HOTEL COMFORTER Guests from Paterson N.Y., who were registered at the Commercial Hotel on Friday depart-d on Satur- day with a valuable comforter from one of the beds, the police have been notified by G. McTaggart, proprietor, Robbed of Clothes, Jewelry, Money While In Bathing, Return Home In A Taxi Robbed of their clothes, jew- elry and money while bathing Jn Lake Ontario Sunday witer- noon, Percy D. Hilton, an em- ployee of Geperal Motors, and J. BR. Freer of 218 Gliddon Street, were forced to return to town in their bathing suits and a taxicab. The thief was good enough to leave both men their hats and one pair of shoes be- longing to Mr. Hilton. The yic- J tims estimate their loss at $150. + The robbery occurred while the men were momentarily ab- sent the vicinity of their clothes, which had been left in a locked suit case, On return- ing from the pier they found that someone had made away with the suitcase, Police were notified and P. C. Paxton conducted the initial in- vestigation MAY REPLACE OLD STREET SPRINKLER WITH MOTOR TANK Oshawa's streeg sprinkling service will probably be put on an automotive basis before the season opens in 1028, it was learned today, Civie officials are interested in doing away with the horse-drawn sprinkler and replacing it with a modern mot- or propelled tank which would have from two to three times the capacity of the sprinkler now in use, GCCUPANTS OF GAR HAVE CLOSE CALL Are Pinned Underneath Over- turned Burning Car--Rescued By Four Young Men (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Aug. 29.---Heroic work on the part of four young men who righted a burning motor car over- 'nrned in a ditch on the Lake Shore highway in the early hours of the morning probably saved the lives of the occupants, who were pinned un- derneath, Nicholas Salidas, Irene Kondas and Mrs. Delta Kondas were injured, but not seriously, while four other occupants of the car sus- tained minor injuries. A broken tire caused the accident, The res- cuers were employees of a transpor- tation company, TWO ENGINE MEN KILLED IN WRECK {Lead Engine of Fast Chi- cago Train Plunges Over 200 Foot Embankment (By Associated Press) Pittshurg, Aug. 29.--Two engine men were killed and two other members of the crew injured, one serfonsly, when the Broadway Limi- ted, a fast Chicago-New York pas- senger train on the Pennsylvania railroad was wrecked this morning near Alloona, Pa, The train was being pulled by two loemotives and the lead engine left the tracks plunging over a two hundred foot embankment, the sec- ond engine hung on the edge of the embankment, while a combination Laggage and club. car also went over into the ravine below. Three pull- mans were derailed but did not over- turn. The cause of the wreck is un- known, L TULLEY London, Ont, Aug. 29. tside of the city. London, Ont., Aug. 29.--Captain Terry Tully and Lieut. James Med calf, piloting the monoplane "Sir John Carling" took off at 5.50 o'clock this morning in an attempt to make a 3,742 mile flight from this city to London, Eng., or the $25,000 Carling prize. The fliers ran about three quarters of a mile down the runway and made a perfect getaway into the grey dawn. They took off to the west and after circling the city to gain height turned the nose of the plane into the rising sun, As the great heavy load. spectators who had watched the hazardous rush down the runway in tense silence, broke into wild cheering. At 5.30 Captain Tully kissed his wife good-bye and climbed into the cockpit. Five minutes later, KE, J) Mulligan, ' aeroplane expert started the twirling propeller and ealled for contact. For a few minutes the en- gine failed to start, hut at 5.43 the great motor roared into action and the propellor became a bluer of whirling metal, Tully allowed the motor to roar for a few minutes to give the motor a chance to warm up. At 5.52 the huge monoplane began to move, slowly at first, then faster and steadily. faster as the propellers whirling increased and its pul! began to get the mass of over two and a half tons into motion. Rap- idly the machine gathered speed, however, and in forty seconds, and about three quarters of a mile in distance, the wheels lifted from the ground and the plane was Buccess- fully on its way. Preparations for the flight (Continued on page 3) Stinson-Detroite: plane rose with its had Ro- Is Estimate Given By tarian C. N. Henry in Re- port of Finances of the Ro- tary Carnival Last Wednes- day -- Pass Resolution of Appreciation That the net return from the street fair held in the interests of the Chil- dren's Playground on Centre street will run close to $6000, probably, was the estimate made by Manager Henry of the Dominion Bank at today's weekly luncheon of the Oshawa Rotary Club. While some accounts are still to he received, those in hand indicate that the club will realize more from the street fair than even the most optimis- tic anticipated. Gross receipts for the fair, amount- ing to $10,165.42 with $660 of contri- butions, was boosted by ten' dollars to- day when a banknote for that amount was received as a gift from Tom Gale. Progress was reported by the com- mittee collecting the names and ad- dresses of those who gave personal service to the Rotarians in connection with the street fair. Letters of appre- ciation will be sent to all these. In the meantime, a resolution moved by G. D. Conant and seconded by E. A. Lovell, conveys the club's deep sense of appreciation in the following words : Resolved that the Oshawa Rotary Club take this means of expressing to the citizens of Oshawa generally, and to many who particularly assisted in making the Street Fair of 1927, such a success, their appreciation of the co- operation and sympathetic assistance so rendered; and that in recognition of valuable and much appreciated assis- tance rendered by them, letters be sent by the Secretary to His Worship Mayor Preston and the City Council, the Police Department, the Fire De- partment, the Oshawa Daily Times, and all others gvho assisted directly in the preparations for and conduct of the Street Fa#, thanking them for such assistance. - Fay . Net Returns From Street Fair Will Be About $6,000 MAY START TODAY WINDSOR FLIGHT Take on Load of 500 Gallons of Gasoline--Start Fixed for 2 o'Clock Windsor, Ont., Aug. 29.--Last minute preparations were being rushed here this morning for a take of the "Royal Windsor" on its flight to Windsor, Eng. The big mono- plane left for Detroit early this morning, where special gas cans held in readiness were picked up and rushed back to the local field. A gasoline load of five hundred gal- lons will be immediately put on and the take off was tentatively set for two p.m. Both C. A. "Duke" Schiller of To- ronto, and Phil Wood, Windsor, de- clared themselves ready for the long hop, which is expected to set a rec- ord for distance in trans-Atlantic flights. AND MEDCALF MAKE FINE START BUT CONDITIONS ARE BAD Plane Was Sighted at Streetsville and Oakville But While Skirting North Shore of Lake Ontario They Encoun. tered Heavy Rain Rendering It Impossible to Continue --Left London at Dawn in First Canadian Attempt to Span Atlantic for $25,000 Prize (By Canadian Press) : ~Encountering a heavy rainstorm while flying over Lake Outario, Captain 1. Tully and Lt. J. Medealf in the Sir Jolin Carling on the first Canadian attempt at a trans Atlantic flight were forced to return to London at 11 a.m. Kastern daylight saying time. The fliers vho left London at dawn were reported over Streetsville and Oakville just west of Toronto on their eastward jour ney but whi'e skirting the north shore of Lake Ontario, found condi tions so bad that they were forced to return to the flying field just The intrepid aviators were attempting a London to London flight for a $25,000 prize, t-- rt DEATH SUMMONS OLDEST RESIDENT OF LEEDS COUNTY Brockville, Aug. 29.--Leeds Coun- ty's oldesy resident is dead at Plum Hollow. Mrs. Clarence Day, aged a hundred years and two months, died today. She was a lifelong resi- dent of the neighborhood, POLICE SETTLE BATTLE OVER OW Police were called to Ritson road south yesterday afternoon to settle a hattle between a man and a woman, both foreigners which started over a cow. The bavine either insecurely re- stricted to the owner's premises or possessed of the wanderlust went a- foraging over the lady's garden and her infuriation thereat was great. She seized a large iron bar with a wicked looking point and went out to do bartle with the cow, at about the same. time as the owner appeared on the scene. Instead of using her villainous shilalah on the cow she dealt the man a heavy blow on the head. For an instant he was overcome, but quickly rising to his fect he rushed in and grabbed the woman by the throat and was getting the best of the argument when neigh- hors brought the fraces to an end. It is understood that police court charges will be laid. HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING | | | | A routine meeting of the Oshawa Housing Commission was called to meet in the office of Major Hind, the secretary at 4.30 this afternoon. Passing of accounts was the meet- ing's sole business, WOMAN ON LIQUOR CHARGE One of Oshawa's foreign residents, Mrs. Mutanko Maga, Gordon street, was remanded until September 8 when she was charged in police court this morning with having sold liquor ille- wally, ASSAULT CASE ADJOURNED. David Lindsay charged with having assaulted Mrs. Zwarech appeared in court this morning accompanied by seven witnesses all of whom proposed to tell the Court that there had been no assault. But the Crown was not present and despite the pleadings of Gordon D. Conant, counsel for Lind- sav, that the case be dismissed, Magis- trate Hind decided to adjourn until September 9. MRS. BERT TAYLOR A smuch esteemed resident of North Oshawa was called by death on Sunday, when Leah Saul beloved wife of Bert Taylor, passed away at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. aul, 95 Millwood road, To- ronto, after an illness of two months. The deceasd was thirty-six years of age and leaves besides her sorrowing parents and her husband four sis- ters Georgina and Ella at home, Mrs. Heukvail of Toronto and Mrs. Grits- marker of Niagara Falls. The fun- eral will take place from the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Saul on Tues- day afternoon at two-thirty o'clock to Mount Pleasant cemetery. (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Munie,, Aug. 29.--Completing second lap of their projected round the world flight Edward Schlee and William Brock arrived here in their monoplane "Pride of Detroit", from Croydon Field, London, this after- noon. Pride of Detroit Continues Round-the-World Flight, Now On Way To Munich, Germany of Detroit, round the world plane, took the air at the aviation field here at 8 32 o'clock this morning, with Munich, Germany, about six hundred miles dis- tant, as its destination. The flight is the second lap of the globe circling tour being undertaken by Edward Sch- lee and William Brock. They com- oletnd the first lap of 21,350 miles. from Harbor Grace, Nfld, to Croy Aon. ves*srdav moraine, aft r being in Croydon, Eng., Aug. 29--The Jride the air 23 hours, 21 minutes. DON FLIGHT FINE ARRAY OF G.M. CARS AT THE CNE. General Motors Wins New Laurels--Leaders Among Exhibits CHASSIS DISPLAYS Lowly Truck Comes Into Its Own--Displays in Three Buildings With unique exhibits in three differ- ent buildings, General Motors of Can- ada have won newMaurels at the Cana- dizn Exhibition in Toronto. Public ac- claim, judged by the /iterest of the opening day, has whole-heartedly given this display of made-in-Oshawa pr ducts first place among the scores o. aut' motive exhibits. From the opening of the buildings on Saturday morning until the last visitor reluctantly left long after the official closing time that night, the General Motors exhibits in the Coliseum, the Automobile Building and the Construe- tion building were crowded with en- thusiastic throngs. Many of the "spe- cial jobs" prepared for the Exhibition could have been sold on the spot if the covetous would-be purchasers could have driven them away. Though many people exclaimed with delight over the passenger car display it is the once-lowly trucks that carry off the undisputed honours at the 1927 Exhibition, This year the truck has come into its own, and while the pas- (Continued on page 3) ALIENISTS WILL EXAMINE THIS MAN Takes Motor Car, Says It is His Own---Drives It With Flat Tire Seated in a car parked on one of the principal streets of the city, an elderly man possessed of a mental capacity none too bright attracted considerable attention on Friday hy inviting passing ladies to ride with him in the car. Police were noti- fied and the gallant gentleman, charged with disorderly gonduct was taken to the police station and later let go on bail. On Saturday the same man was arrested charged with the theft of a motor car from the Moffat Motor Sales. When an- proached by the officers he stoutly maintained that the car was his own. The constables demurred whereupon the man jumped to his feet, lifted the front seat of the car and took out an old magazine. He opened it at random and point- ing to an advertisement for some brand of collars announced trinm- phantly, "There, see for yourself. You think I am kidding you. Well, thee are the facts." "You used to work on the farm, didn't you?" quizzed an officer, on the way to the station. "I sure did," laughingly re- turned the man arrested, "And say," he added, "Do you remember the day the bull broke looses." The officer had never seen the man before but he agreed that he remembered the eventful day. After appearing before Magis- trate Hind, the peculiarly acting individual was remanded in custody until alienists have had an oppor- tunity to estimate his mental ca- pacity. : It was stated by an employee of the Moffat Motor Sales, owners of the stolen car, that this man came around two or three times asking to buy a Cadillac car. On the see- ond occasion he stepped into a used car and drove off while no one was looking. He did not notice for some time that the ear he had taken had a flat tire. When he did he took it to a garare and returned to Mof- fatt Motor Sales and was about to make off with another car when nrovineial officers Cookman and Fewtrell accompanied by P. C. Qtarffer arrived on the scene. Se----F Coming Events RATES 8 Cepts per word c~o:4 inser Minimnm charge for euch insertion, 85c. TONIGHT JUBILEI: PAVILION, EX- tra attraction, featuring the personal appearance of Ge rge Fawcett, Osh- awa's entrant in the $059,000 C.N.E. Marathon Swim Come "nd horst Mr. Faweett and hoot hava, Dw't miss this. GMC. Broadrast ing Cichestra. 4a