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(By Associated Press) ¥lint, Mich, Jan, 17,--Adolph Hotelling, 47-year-old church deacon at Owosso, Mich, has con- fessed kidnapping, slaying and dis- the body of little Dorothy er, but why he dia itis, his confession, is as incompre- to him as to the authori Officers, however, had little time to ponder over motives last night, because Hotelling's arrest was fol- lowed by such an outburst of pub» lle indignation that all ingenuity of the police was needed to save Rim from mob violence. ) The Flint jail was found no safe place for him, the mob forming al- most as soon as word of the ar- rest spread, Hotelling was taken secretly from the jail, drivem by og car under. a heavy guard to State capital, Lansing, and fin- shortly after midnight, locked a cell at the State Reformatory Ionia. | Flint, Mich, Jan, 16--A moh / d the county jail here 1 an effort to lynch Adolph btelling, confessed slayer of Doro 'Schneider, was_dispersed by onal Guardsmen. ® guardsmen were called out jail officials had battled the jpowd for several hours with tear- bombs. A score of disturbers durin » A pory, charged through the erowd '4 | (Continued on page 3) * 110 START POLAR | TRIP ON SEPT. 10 Rando: Byrd Assis: Gt Eatin 4 '(By Associated Press) ' Ohfeago, Jan, 17--Commander rd Byrd announced today he would leave New York on Antartic expedition Beptember He has purchased the ice ship pson'"' for the trip, 'The ex- and airman declared he hop- to return to the United States the south pole region in June 29, but added that conditions might make it necessary to gomain until June 1930, FIRE RESULTS IN fi eer '(By Canadian Press) Three Rivers, Que., Jan, 17-- of unknown origin swept edr- today through two blocks in the district of the city of n Falls, 'A drug store, private dwellings, a dry goods and a jewelry store, and a shop were completely gut- by the flames. Ds e Is es- at $100,000. mans Bay brought to the Soo to- the plet of a timber wolf six-feet-seven finches the tip of its nose to the tip fits tail. This is an exeeption- large wolf, the that 11 has ever killed, and he been hunting wolves for This Jumbe of the be s caught in a No. 2 steel trap, get temptingly to lure a fox. TQ|No Sight or Sound of Ghor In Seymour Town arrested the clash... he troops, mobilized at a lool many | and tri | The Oshawa Daily Reformer "OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1928 FIRES R H Stay up all Night 2 , ) en a tasty taken the tiated 0 BACKTO WORK Representative of the Labor Department Arranges Settlement London, Jan. 8,--The strike: of the printers employed by the news- papers of London was brought to an. end tonight and the men went back to work: at 10° o'clock after being out since: Friday night last, The trouble was smoothed over by Chief Coneillator Camp- bell of the Department of Labor, Ottawa, and Frank Plant, Sr, of Ottawa, a former member of the London City - €ouncil and for years an officer of the Typographi- cal Union here until he removed to the Capital, According ter the agreement arrived at, the men are to receive the same wages and conditions as when they quit work, for another Slhteon anon he. When he per lishers agree to send to a board of conciliation the matters of wages and working conditions. A mass meeting of the strikers was held last night in the Laber Temple, when Vice-Presideng Hews son of the T tional Typo~ grahpical Union addressed thém. They at onee accepted the terms of the proposed agreement to end the trouble, and the 'conciliators then went to the publishers, About 7.30 it was announced that the employers had also accepted the agreement and that the strik- ers would reurn to work at 10 o'clock to-night, The day stags will be at work as usual to-mor- row morning, ; 3 MORE PLANES FOR MCARAGD Cutiss Aircraft is to Be Ship- ped Tomorrow to Aid U. 8. Forces (By Associated Press) Curtiss Field, N.Y.,, Jan, 17.-- Three Curtiss attack planes, which have been rushed to completion at the factory here, will be shipped tomorrow to Nicaragua for the use of the marine forces there, offici- sls of the plant said today. Each ship equip with six machine guns and ks for thirty bombs, is capable of a speed of 150 miles an hour, RT. HON, AMERY : REACHES WINNIPEG (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Man., Jan, 17--Bellef that future developments of the British. Empire would be such as to immeasurably outshadow the greatness of any other world pow- er, was expressed today by Rt Hon. L.C.8. Amery, Secretary for inet on his arrival here today. | FREIGHT WAGE AGREEMENT WITH C.P.R. AT SAINT JOHN St. John, N.B., Jan. 16--A basis of wages settlement was reported arrived at today by the Caradian Pacific Railway end the freight handlers here, but figures were not announced. employees took place this after- noon. A Board of Conciliation last week heard evidence on these mmat- TO MOVE AND SBCOND REPLY IN LEGISLATURE ment was made yester- day by Premier Ferguson of Joseph Earngey, M.P.P., for Kenora, and Horace Colliver, M.P.P. for Prince Edward, as respectivelly the mover seconder of the address in reply to the from the Throne at the fo~thcoming session of the Legislature. the Dominions in the British Cab-|jzeq A conference with the -elevator }« TRAIN; TWO MEN HURT Brampton, Ont, June 16.--Two men with severe cuts about the head and body, one seriously in- jured, and two cows killed out- right, was the result this after- noon when the Stratford-Toronte passenger train near Brampton crashed into a truck taking five cattle from Rockwood to Toronto, The men are: Jack Clarke of Campbellville, who received a fracture of the skull, the top of his head being almost torn off, and injuries to his back and left arm and leg; and Fred Moore of Rockwood, who got off with se- vere cuts about the head. Both men were taken to Peel Memorial Hospital, Clarke's condition fs very critical, YOUTHS ATTACK ANGASTER COUPLE Mr. and Mrs, Hanley Are in Hospital from Brutal Hamilton, Jan, 16,--County po- lice told today of an unusually brutal and cowardly attack upon Alfred and Mrs, Hanley, Ancaster, Village, early on Sunday morning, which, it is alleged, was committed by two young men, accompanied by two young women, Mr, and Mrs, Hanley, who are middle-aged, both suffered ugly wounds from boots and fists, one of which, on Mr, Hanley's face, re- quired seven stitches to close, Botp were still confined te their beds tonight, suffering from pain and shock, and may not be able, it is said, to appear in County Police Court on Wednesday when the case will be heard, According to County Constable arrested at the Hanley home gave their mames. and addresses as George Greening, 290 Markland 128 Bt, George street, Toronto, Both men were later admitted to bail in the sum of $100 each, The two girls wege nol held, Asked , Police Say From what Constable Allan was able to learn from Mr. snd Mrs. Hanley, a containing the two men and girls drove up to the Han- ley home late on Saturday night, and one of the party went to the front door and rang. Mrs, Han- ley responded, She said that two men asked for liguor, whereupon she told them it was a private 'home snd asked them to depart, The men apd girls, it is seid, demanded admission to the house. When Mrs. Hanley attempted to obstruct them, both men, it is cierged, struck her and felled her. it is alleged that she also was ked, Ottaws, Jen, 16.--Out of total of 8.415 miles of road pro- vided for under sgreement author- by the Canada Highways Act of 1919, 7,436 miles had been com- pleted at the end of the fiscal year, ending March 31, 1927. This is shown in the snnual report of mmissioner 'ostmaster-General have mail carried from Montreal to Vancouver in one day," declar- ed Hon. Peter J. Veniot, Postmas- ter-General, at the official open- of a mew post office at Raw- don, Que., today. The declaration came after the Minister had de- scribed the revolutionizafion of postal delivery within the past few years, ; Allan of Ancaster, the two men he | street, this city, snd G, C, Scott,|' ONA CHARGE OF BURGLARY and Robbing House in City FIND PART OF LOOT Remainder of the Stolen Ar- ticles in Possession of Another Man Partially clearing up one of the most sensational burglaries that has been committed in this city, Oshawa police have arrested a man who con- fessed that he had broken inte and robbed the house of one of Osh awa's most prominent citizens, He pleaded guilty in the local 'police court to a charge of breaking. and entering by night, and was remanded until next Monday, January 23, for sentence, The crime to which this man has pleaded guilty was committed about a week ago, and since that time, of ficers of the local police department have been working quietly on the case, Gradually gathering a network of information, they uncovered clues in many places and finally secured conclusive evidence that fastenedithe crime definitely on the accused man, Part of the loot was discovered in the prisoner's possession, and the re- mand asked 'by the crown was for the purpose of ascertaining where the balance of the stolen goods are located, as well as whether the ac- cused has any previous record and is implicated in any other crimes here, according to information from the chief of police andsthe crown attorney. It is understood that the name which he gave' the police is an assumed one, ahd that cor gd ame aud previous recor ¢ received here in a or, they having been' Sl Tigi local department, The prisoner is not a native of this city, having lived here for only about six months. He has resided for a part of that time in the northern section of the city, in one of the best residential portions of the city. The case will come before the lo cal magistrate on January 23, by which time it is expected that other in- formation regarding the crime will have been unearthed, : FIFTEEN CRUISERS Wartime Need is Given in the Opinion of Admiral Hughes Washington, D.C., Jan. 16. -- A minimum ® 15 cruisers represents the absolute need of the nayy to protect the United States' com- merce in time of war, in the opin- fon of Admiral Charles F, Hughes, chief of naval operations. He de- clared to-day before the House Naval Committee, that this num- ber of cruisers should always be on hand in the event of an emer- gency, The Admiral said that the total minimum requirement fn eruiser strength was 48, of which 28 would be required for the work with the fleet and other assign- ments. He added that £715 cruisers were not available it would be practeially impossible for the navy to afford adeguate protection to the United States' far-filyng trade routes, 5 resentative McClintie,' Demo- erat, Oklahoma, insisted that the navy should have additionsl air- carriers and questioned Hughes closely as to his views re- garding this type of flying ship, as compared with cruisers, but said that his recommendations for a total of 43 cruisers, represented, in his opinion, the minimum need of the navy. The committee, after an extend- ed discussion of whether the Washington Arms' Treaty placed any limitations upon the construc- tion of airplan-carriers of 10,000 tons or less, asked Hughes tion from the State {to obtain the ruling on the gues- Department. |, IN GRAIN from Field, B.C. from Vamcouver by boat day also jumped to 806,424. . Man Confesses to Entering]. 5 1.5. HINDU J ONE ARREST): 000 IN FURS TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK. CITY (By.Associated Press) New York, Jan, 17.~The world's most furriers a prelim. eight and a worth of furs to he sold at auction next Hundreds of thousands of pelta have been brought to this city under heavy guard, DISADVANTAGES OF PRICE CUTTING TOLD HERCHANTS R. D. Cameron, Secretary Ontario Retail Association Speaks Here VALUE OF ASSOC'N Tells of Accomplishments of Organization in Leg- islative Ways At a special meeting last night of the Oshawa Retail Merchants' Asso- ciation, held in" Welsh's Parlors, Mr, R. D, Cameron, Toronto, district sec: retary for Ontario of the Retail Merchants' Association of Canada, was the speaker, In his address he outlined the value of the Retail Mer chant in the community, the changed conditions in 'business, and the work of the Retail Mergchants' Associa- tion, Mr, Frank Johnston, president of the loral organization presided, The retail merchants are. of in- estimable value = to the community, the speaker said, They are pot merely middlemen, but give a real service, and in the early days of this country were a very influential or, The price ci of 'Mr. Camel was discussing the changed - condi s in business, This has resulted in a loss of copfidence in business life, and the Retail Merchants' As- gociation has been endeavoring to induce the government to put a check on the price cutting methods in vogue. The' chain stores, too, with false advertising and other evils were discussed by the speaker, In speaking of the work of the Association, he mentioned their ac- complishments in both legislative ways and in the successful reduction of many forms of taxation. Mr, Cam eron stated his association's stand on the question of the Hawkers and Peddlers Act, which seeks to impose an adequate tax on these classes that busi in the cc ity and are not at presept taxed as adequate ly as the local merchant; and upon the question of the taxation of Mail Order Houses, Following Mr, Cameron's address, a round table conference was held, in which the merchants present dis- cussed the various aspects of the uestions which had been raised by r. Cameron's talk. GIVEREWARDFOR MISSING FLIERS Last Effort to Find Trace of Mrs. Grayson and Crew of Dawn (By Associated Press) New. York, N.Y., Jan, 17. -- A thousand dollers' reward for: in- formation leading to the solytion of the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Mrs. Frances LOADING LIQUOR INTO CAR Vancouver, Jan. 76.--Overcome by fumes as they were loading liquor into an empty gasoline tank car in the Great Northern Rail- way yards, Joshua and Teddy 7 icchcd the mo s a Copy. . GA TEN PAGES PITAL Series of Blazes in Washington Believed | Incendiary in Origin rin ; (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan, 17.--Five extra alarm fires, interspersed with several minog ones and a few false alarms, threw the National Capital into a state of turmoil last night and early, today and led police 'to believe fire bugs were at work in the National Capital, he blages, the first of which be- gan shortly after midnight, continued until after nine o'clock this morning, bringing apparatus from many near- by Virginia and Maryland cities and towns to aid the exhausted Washing- ton crew and starting a wide search for suspects believed to have deli berately set fire to the places and to have turned dn false alarms to discerp the fire fighters, 3 ¥ of the city's fire ment and forced peal to nearby V! land points for cedented series of" "fires . began shortly before midnight and: con- tinued until six this morning, Five major confl ns being inter- spersed with : . An uppre- ed from Bal ; So far as officials know, there were no easualities wr) the night, although 8 Score o n were overcome by the smoke, First estimates of damages run into hun- dreds of thousands of dollars, Hurried investigations by Fire Marshalls and police led to the be- lief that one or more fire bugs started the major fires, They were not certain about the half a dozen others, mor could they pumerous false alarms that dis- organized the fire fighting machine and kept the firemen on a constant procession during the night. The fifth major fire broke out at six o'clock this morning in the lumber yard at Fourteenth Street. Five slarms summoned tired fire- The a. ses.' tae 0 night. The up the northwest residential section od walk if ag ute) forged to or rt business. out ing, including one at the gerian legation, where a blind was burned, but none resulted im great MYSTERIOUS FIRES ARE BELIEVED TO BE DISTRESS SIGNALS (By Associated Press San Francigeo, Jan, 17--The tri- motored Fokker monoplane "Spirit of California" took off from Mills Field here at 8.09 am, today on another attempt to break the world's endurance flight pecord, Captain Kingsford Smith, British air ace, and Lieut, George Pond, United States navy, piloted the plane, Before the take off 1,635 gallons of gasoline were pohred into th monoplane's tanks, It was foreed down once before owing to exhaus- tion of the fuel supply, The fliers must stay in the air §8 hours, minutes, 81 seconds break world's regord, RT" FLIER Fred Hoyt, Wichita, Kan., Has Been Missing Since Saturday (By 4 Boise, Idaho, Jan, TT -Nine aeroplanes under the commapd of Lieut. Russell Maughan, transcon- tinental "Dawn to Dusk" flier y in the search for Fred Hoyt, Wichita, Kan., aviator, who has been missing since Satur- day. Plapes, carrying both pilots and observers, planned to cover an area three hundred miles In dia- meter ground Strevel, Idaho, where Hoyt's plane was last seen Satur- day afternoon just before it plunged into the raging blizzard, PICTON MOTOR CAR HAS CASE GED TO MAR. 2 -- . (By Canadian Press) al Mion. Tao 17. ~-- The trial of r, au sales- man, led to commence be- fore Judge #. H. McClean to-day, was adjourned until Marek 2. Bail was renewed at $75,000. Raynor faces numerous charges of fraud, done | involving huge sums. 22" the RS i ds. x - SEARCH FOR GIRL, SUFFFRS BROKEN NECK IN ACCIDENT Violet Bowler in a Critical Condition--Hit By a Skidding Truck PAVEMENT SLIPPERY Two Other Girls Are Injured While Numerous Minor Mishaps Occur (By Canadian Press) ' Toronto, Jan, 17, ----~ Numerous mishaps have been caused in the past few hours by the durable and dangerous coating of ice, laid on the streets and sidewalks hd yesterday's sleet storm and hard ened overnight, Some = daring spirits skated to work to-day, the roadways being quite suitable for this method of travel. Traffic has been congiderably slowed down, and civic workers are engaged in completing the task of strewing cinders on various hills which mo~ toristg- must use, The worst accident this city was the injury of three young women when a motor truck skid- ded and knocked them down last night. Violet Bowler sufiered a broken meck and other injuries, and is In a critical condition, WOMAN SHOWING NO IMPROVEMENT George Deignton is Held for Murder--Daughter Seems "aT SANRIO Rl {By Canadian Press) » Toronto, Jen, 17.--Small ime ovement was shown to-day in {the condition of Mrs. George Deigpton and her seven-year-old daughter, Joan, severely injured when they were attacked by George Deignton last Saturday, at the same time as four-year-old Bernard Deignton was killed, Mrs, Deignton was still uncon. scious with six compound fractures of the skull, her condition being very little mitered from yesterday, but the girl to-day was a little brighter, according to hospital authorities, Deignton fs held on a8 murder charge, while the inquest on the death of Berpard Deighnton is set for Friday, ( ALLEGED SPIES "> TRIED IN LONDON Are Alleged to F Have Tried to Gather Military Information Service to The Times by Press) gi --_ ul Too alleged wi attempt- Briton ones io ton a armed forces, air force, were tried in po ih the (Cable : Iris ican, opened today at old Bailey, Attorney General Sir Doug- public should excluded, This was done, theatre scored a point jn the theatre by securing first ran the Sharkey-Heeney fight The scrap, local claims : : } . : i | ji i te § i i i : : Sik ik a 1 ii » § : i i tl i Hi BEF : € |S : | i i kt i P i i i wa <