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- Jeb N SUCCEEDING 1he Oshawa Daily Reformer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1928 J "Ua | 8 Growing Gty | 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES CHAMBER ACTIVITIES FUND GOES OVER TOP POLICE SEEI MOTI 'JUDGE SEES L/ CK OF FILES ACTION FOR [CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MOTHER AND 45 iON AMONG THE BIG DAMAGE SUITISUBSCRIPTIONS EXCEED v 4 CHILDREN HOLLINGER MINE HEADS one 616,000 GOAL BY $183 MARAUDERS DEAD INFIRE CHICKEN PENS Peter Zarowny Pleads APPEALS SENTENCE 000 Following Amputation Major Hugh Bell, Address-*25 PLANES SEARCH ON THEFT CHARGE of Limbs ing Luncheon Today Says| CHESAPEAKE BAY FOR . Home of Quebec Family is Gutted--Mother Dies Try- ty to the Charge in Court Today % He Never Before Had MISSING AVIATORS ing to Save Infants SENTENCE WITHHELD 11 CHILDREN ARE SERIOUSLY HURT AS TRAIN HITS BUS ly injured today and twemty- five others slightly hurt when an Erie freight train bound, (By Associated Press) Chicago, Ills, Feb. 28.--A prae- clipe of a two hundred thousand dollar damage suit has been filed in the circuit court against Dr. Henry Schireson, plastic surgeon, ously injured. by attorneys, for Miss Sadie Hol- Toronto, Feb, 28.--James Seen a Similar Total Roll. ls pers ; Bell, convicted by the magls- ed Up in Two Days' Cam- Washington, Feb, 28.-- stant on the charge of the theft paign Jwem three aeroplanes an -- WO arm im) we - ANOTHER IN HOSPITAL | focics of appeal tn the Dive ARE Rail Bim Girl, Aged 15, Escapes and Rescues Five--Father Away at Time Quebec, Feb, 28.--A mother and four of her children were burned to death, and another child is now ly- ing * the hospital in a critical con- ditign, as the result of a fire which destroyed the home of Mrs, Raoul Garnauy, 35, at Gros Pin, a small vil- lage near here today. Six other children were saved, The ages of the four children burned were given as pne, two, three and four, The mother perished only af- ter making heroic efforts to save the young ones and all perished togeth- er. Blanche, 15, managed to escape from the burning building and suc- ceeded in rescuing five little sisters and brothers, Marguerite, twelve, was severely burned, and rushed to the hospital, The father, Raoul Garneau, is away at Royné, The origin of the fire known, DEFALCATIONS MAY REACH $100,000 Norman Bray and George Laughlin Had Books in a : Complicated State (By Canadian Press). Toronto, Feb, 28,~--0fficers checking up the defalications of Norman Bray, bank teller and ; Laughlin, Trust Company "teller, charged with the theft re- spectively of $25,000 and $31,000 snd indicated today that the com- bined 'shortages of the two may be much higher than that figure, The mecounts are so complicated how; pver that the exact amounts stolen cannot be ascertained even yet and there is said to be a possibility that the defalications will amount to $100,000 in the end. Laughlin had declared he lost the money he stole through stock market speculations, while Bray blamed the race tracks, BRITISH PLANES ON EMPIRE TOUR Arrive in Straits Settlements - on First 10,000 Miles With- out Mishap (By Canadian Press) Singapore, Straits Settlement,' Feb. 28.--Four British Air Force flying boats, which are on the Em- pire cruise of 25,000 miles, arriv- ed at the air base at Port Swet- tenham today completing the first ten thousand miles of their long was un- flight without a single mishap. notice of appeal in the Divi. sional Court at Osgoode Hall, and asks if he is granted a new trial that it should be'before a Jury. He complains that the magistrate erred in holding that there was corroboration of the evidence of Conlin, an alleged accomplice and that there was no motive for Cone lin's evidence, \ U.S. DIRIGIBLE COMPLETES TRIP Arrives at France Field and Makes Ready to Return to United States - (By Canadian Press) France, Field Canal Zone, Feb, 28. --With the second longest non- stop flight in her history hehind her, the dirigible Los Angeles was moored to an improvised mast here today, ready for an early start on her retun flight to the United States. It was planned to anchor the air- ship tonight to the U, 8. 8, Patoka now at Guancanayabo Bay, Cuba, and to refuel. Early tomorrow the Los Angeles will cast off from Patoka and head for her home port, Lakehurst, N.J. AGNES MACPHAIL OPENS DEBATE ON THE BUDGET TODAY (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Feb, 28,--The lone wo- man member, Miss Agnes MacPhail (Prog, 8. B. Grey). will. open to- day's" budget discussion in the House of Commons. The vote will not take place before Thursday. with the possibility still existing of a debate being carried into next week, Conservatives are holding a cau- cus this morning while Quebec Liberal members are meeting in camera ip a general discussion of matters of political interest to their Province, DIRIGIBLE IS SAFE AFTER NON-STOP TRIP (By Associated Press) France, Field, C.Z., Feb. 28,-- The United States dirigible Tos Angeles which arrived here last night form the United States, took off for Suacanayago Bay, Cuba, to- day, The dirigible which yester- day completed the second longest | non-stop flight in its history took off a few minutes after ten o'clock, and started safely on the return flight which will be broken by a stop in Cuba, WEATHER Moderate winds, fair and mild, Probably local snow flurries tonight. Wednesday--moderate to fresh winds, shifting to west- erly, mostly fair and compara- tively mild, Stubborn Blaze Breaks Out In No. 15 G.M.C. Stock Room * Starts on Third Floor of As-|smoke was so thick, that Mr, V. sembly Paint Shop -- Smoke Seen from Street Issuing from Windows -- Firemen Kept Busy for Some Time As The Daily Times goes to press today, smoke is still drifting out of the windows in the third floor of the General Motors Assembly Paint Shop, where the firemen bad been fighting a stubborn blaze from 12.30. It was the most serious and created the mos; damage of any fire at the Motors plants since the fire which gutted their original building about 25 yimes ago. The fire broke out on the ground floor, and fit is supposed origin- ated in some wool baskets on this floor, which probably ignited from spontaneous combustion. The fire worked up to the second floor and then to the third and was burning on all floors at ome time, The Lott, one of the foreman of the floor, was overcome by the fumes, and bad to be given first aid. The task of the firemen was rendered difficult, as they had to take the hose from Richmond and Mary street, and around the back of the building, and then up to the third floor via ladders. One length of hose was taken jn through the front of the building, in one of the | aig windows on the ground floor, The damage will be considerable as the brigade found it necessary to pour immense amounts of water in the building, the fire breaking out anew three times after i; seem- ed under control. The damage was done mostly to upholstery, the fire ruining a lot of this expensive material. The smoke affected the firemen somewhat, but they managed to carry on. 1,400 feet of hose were utilized by the brigade, who had been out for about an hour and an half, the alarm coming in about half-way through the dinner hour. | til the .peak was reached, he de- SIGNALS USELESS Commissioner Says Safety Inspector Will Have to Explain Why He Allowed Practice of Dumping Re- fuse in Stopes + By Canadian Press) Timmins, Feb, 28. -- That he had no recollection of any repre- sentative speaking to him of the fire hazard in the stopes numbers one and 65 was the answer given by John Knox, Assistant General Manager of the Hollinger mine to questiong by W, A, Gordon, Min- er's Counsel, before the Royal Commission of Enquiry in to the disaster today. Mr. Knox sald further he recalled an interview with one, Allan MacKenzie on New Year's day, 1926, but Mac- Kenzie, he said, had never discuss- ed the matter of refuse in the stopes. Also, he did not know who had {issued instructions for dealing with thaw house waste, Mr, Gordon asked if the Mines Safety Inspector would be respon- sible for seeing that refuse was not dumped in the stopes, Wit- -ness said Mr. Williams or Mr, Emery might answer that ques- tion, bringing forth comment from Commissioner T. E, Godson that there seemed to be a lack of co- hesion amofig higher officials. The Commissioner said the Safety Inspector would have to explain to him why he allowed the practice and held that as Gen- eral Manager he naturally expect- ed Mr, Knox to say that he, Knox, also expected that of the Inspec- tor, The witness told Judgde Godson he was informed there nev- er had been a report made on the condition of the stopes, At the weekly meeting on safety ses- sions were largely educational, A code of electric signals or the use of the Compresssed air system | to warn men Working under- ground of the impending danger ' were hoth dismissed as Iimprac- ' ticable by John Knox, Assistant General Manager of the Hollinger Mine, continuing his evidence to- day before the Royal Commission investigating the Hollinger disas- | ter of February 10th, Mr. Knox told Peter White. K.C., counsel for the Commission, that he favor- ed sending men, preferably shift bosses familiar with the workings to warn others and order them out, Mr. Knox declared there were no electric signals in the mine except those to regulate the cages and he described the Hollinger system as the best he had ever seen in a deep mine. Any advice he had been able to get showed electrical siznals were unreliable, he said. To turn off compressed air in a mine the size of Hollinger and then turn it on again as a warn- ing to workers took 25 minutes from the time the air went off un- clared. Besides the North Country the power {is frequently shut off during electric storms so that the men would tend to disre- gard the air warning. Mr. Knox favored sending men through the workings because the Hollinger was "chopped up in all directions," and there were no particular air currents, REPORTS STATE MANY DROWNED AS CHINESE RIVER RAMPAGES Peking, Feb. 28. -- (The Chi- nese Sorrow), the Yellow River. is on a rampage again. according to reports reaching the Chinese International Famine Relief Com- mission today. : Eighty villages were inundated and twenty thousand persons are homeless, Despatches to Chinese mewspa- pers said hundreds of persons were drowned, but added no de- TEMPERATURE SINKS IN CONSTANTINOPLE (Cable Seryice to The Times by Press Canadian ) Constantinople, Feb. 28.--With reports of various calamities in Anatolia pouring fin here Con- stantinople today was under snow for the seventh successive day with the temperature at eight be- flow zero, centigrade. - Golden Horn froze last might for the first time" in twenty-five years, the committee and that the com- relief officer, was approved by the City Council lest night, following recommendations to that effect im the finance committee's report. as in the work of making a survey and preparing a plan of the eity. The Engineer will be instructed FINED $100 ON LIQUOR CHARGE Peter Nickolai, Whitby, Con- victed of Having Without a Permit (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Feb, 28.--Peter Nick- olai, of Whitby, was fined $100 and costs on a charge of keeping liquor without a permit by Magis- trate Jas, Willis at police court yesterday afternoon, When first charged by Chief Gunson, Nickolai claimed that he had purchased the liquor for rubbing alcohol upon prescription of a doctor, Later the police raided the home of his fiend, Peter Michaluk, where the occupants tried to evade the law by pouring liquor on the floor, But enough was secured for evidence and Michaluk proved that the spirits belonged to Nickolai and not himself, The latter could produce no permit and was found guilty under the L.C.A. the penalty being 30 days in jail or $100 and costs. The fine with costs totalled $146 and Nicholai made arrange- ments to pay rather than undergo a jail term, W, Igel, of Oshawa, acted as interpreter, W, H, Ken- nedy, of Whitby, appearing as defense council, PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO ASSAULT CHARGE That he assaulted his wife and beat her, causing actual bodily harm, is the charg which Paul Domanski appeared in police court here this morning. Paul pleaded not guilty if the charge and asked for an ad- journment of the case, since he was not ready to go on, Magistrate Hind granted the ad- journment, but on recommendation of the crown refused to grant bail Chief Friend, commenting on the case in court, said that Mrs. Doman- ski is in "very bad shape." Doman- ski was remanded in custody until Wednesday, March 7. He was ar- rested on warrant about 9.45 last ey- ening. CHICAGO DETECTIVE SLAIN BY HOLDUPS (By Associated Press) Chicago, Feb, 28. -- Two hold- up men slew Walter Lilly, a mem- ber of the Detective Bureau squad, when he resisted their efforts to rob him shortly after midnight to- day. The men escaped. CHEVROLET CAR STOLEN The city police department receiv- ed notification at 10.45 last evening that a Chevrolet auto, carrying license number 10-282, had been stolen from the rink at Whitby dur- ing the hockey match. The car was the property of Mr. Parsoll, 26 Princes street, and has not yet been recovered, tan, whose legs had to be amputat- ed, following an operation to straighten them several weeks ago. WOMAN, 4 CHILDREN DEAD IN QUEBEC WHEN HOME BURNED (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Que., Feb, 28.--Mrs. Garneau of Gros Pin, near Que- bee, with her four children were burned to death early today when their home was destroyed, accord-- ing to word reaching here, GUELPH NURSES HOLD CONFERENCE Situation Remains Unchang- ed--Hospital Board is Silent 27.--There is no change in the situation at the Guelph General Hospital today, altough the 32 nurses who return- ed to their duties on Thursday, following a 23-hour strike, have intimated that unless their de- mands are acceded to they will walk out again, ' At a meeting of the Board of Directors at the institution this afternoon, from which the press was excluded, the whole matter was discussed at considerable length, but no statemen; was given out. The board adjourned to meet again tomorrow. All members of the directorates refused to speak of what had transpired behind the closed doors, Guelph, Feb, ---- WANTS TO KILL MAN; AFPLIES GOV'T JOB (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 28, -- A man in Chicago has applied to the Pro: hibition Bureau for a job as a prohibition agent, saying: "I have two or three men I would like to kill and I would like to do it un. der Government license." Drrm---- TO PURCHASE 2,500 FEET OF FIRE HOSE Alderman George T, Morris, Chairman of the Fire Protec. tion Committee, is bending every effort to keep the fire department wp to the mark. At last night's meeting of the City Council Ald, Morris was given sanction to advertise for tenders for 2,500 feet of hose, Fire Chief Elliott states that he should have 9,000 feet available and had asked for 8,000 feet at once, The chairman of the commit- tee, however, thought that the department could get along with 2500 feet at the present time and possibly purchase more later on. Council Votes $2,500 to Salary Commerce Secretary Finance Committee Author-] ized to Employ Relief Of- ficer and to Secure Judge Harkness to Conduct Sur- vey of Social Conditions in Oshawa Oshawa will soon have a re- lief officer, but possibly not until after Judge Harkness has wvisit- ed this city and completed a sur- vey of social conditions within the municipality. That this ex- pert be invited to conduct the survey and submit his findings to mittee be empowered to engage a Work will be proceeded with, outlined by the City Engineer to engage the services of those necessary to do the work. A sum ©. $3,000 was authorized to be placed in the 1928 budget to take care of the necessary expenses. Council vosed $2,500 to be ap- propriated annually and paid to- wards the salary and officer ex- pense of the dual position of the Industrial and Publicity Com- missioner and Secretary of the Oshawa Chamber of Commerce. Other recommendations con- tained in the finance committee's report and adopted were: "That no aetion be taken in the matter of a grant to the Hu- mane Society until a report show- ing from what sources fees are received by Mr. Baird, the In- spector, and the total amount of same. "That mo action be taken in the matter of the commupnica- tion from the Trades and Labor Council of Vancouver, dated Jan- mary 25th, dealing with the unemployment insurance. "That the method of issuing and recording plumbing permits as fn, the report of the City Auditors be adopted." ELLIOTT'S TEAM LEADS RETURNS Major Jacobi and Col, Bob Preston Join in Loving Cup -- Membership Drive to Be Next Line of Attack By Col, Preston's Army The Oshawa Chamber of Com- merce has gone "over the top', At the luncheon in Welsh's parlours at noon today, when the returns from the various funds were totall- ed up, it was found that the tenta- tive objective of $16,000 had been reached by a total of $16,188, and now the drive will be for increas- ed membership. Major Hugh Bell, secretary of the St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce, during his address, said that never, in his eight years' experience in organiz- ing Canadian Chambers of Com-! merce, had he seen a total like this | rolled up in two days of a cam-' paign, Captain Elliott's team, No. 31, in Major Jacobi's division, took the palm for the highest returns, and members of the team, together with Major Jacobi and Colonel Boh I'reston, partook of the grape juice from Gordon Conant's loving cup. This cup is being presented to the team making the best total show- ing at the end of the campaign. Captain Elliott's team went literal- ly from bottony to top, having noth- ing at all to report yesterday. The box of cigars to the team having the best representation at the luncheon was presented to Major Lecky's division, who also won this award yesterday. The sales army increased their total to considerably over double yesterday's figure, and the total stands at noon today at $4,878. The amount raised during the day wis $2,628, the amount reported yesterday being $2,250. The ac- tivities fund reported an addition of $3,700 for the day, their total being now $10,475, and the chair- man, G. D. Conant, confidently ex- pects the total to reach $15,000 before the campaign has gone the remaining two days. The Foreign Corporations Committee, under Frank Reddin, reported an addi- tion to their total of $200, half of | which is a dopation by the T, Fat] on Co, Mr, McLaughlin called at- tention to the $2,600 donation of | the eity council, which is included | in the Activities' Fund. Mr, John Burns, representing' the younger business men of the, city, was called upon by the chair- | man, G, W. McLaughlin, to express their viewpoint, Mr. Burns point- ed out the mercenary benefit which | the business men are sure to re- ceive from the Chamber's activi- ties, and said that, for this reason | alone, the Chamber of Commerce should have the support of every | business man. And not only is this | true, but in aiding the Chamber of Commerce, business men are actu- ally aiding a eivic movement that will help to solve their problems and those of the community at large. The speaker of the day, Major Hugh Bell of St. Catharines, who is Industrial Commissioner of that city as well as being secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, con- gratulated the workers on the splendid way im which the Cham- ber of Commerce is going across in Oshawa. In a spirited address, he pointed out that the Chamber of Commerce is a solid business ven- ture, and that, with a surveyed program extending over a period, such as three years, a unique de- velopment can be accomplished. Oshawa is a most unique city, be told the mem assembled, with leadership and expamsion that au- gurs the greatest future of any Ca- padiap city since LaSalle set foot on this country's shores. With the personnel of Chamber leadership found within Chamber member- ship, and the whole enterprise op- erated as a business proposition, success will compe as it has in many Canadian cities which have tried the Chamber of Commerce idea. Never, in his eight years' work in organizing chambers of commerce, has he seen ome go over like it has in Oshawa. It is far better, he re- minded his hearers, to act singly for the benefit of Ontario and Can- ada, think broadly and read widely, rather than spend time wondering and speculating on a situation im | some remote part of the empire, as 4 er Chesapeake Bay area for the three aviators of the carrier Lexington who have been miss- ing since this took off from the Norfolk naval air station for Annapolis yesterday, The fliers, Commander Ellyson, the nav; 's first air pilot; Lieut, Com, Smith and Lieut, Com, Raunsehousen, mysteriously dis- appeared the afternoon after they left Norfolk station on a flight intended to bring Elly- son to the bedside of his twelve year-old daughter, who is ill, INSTITUTE SEARCH MISSING AVIATOR Cushions and Thermos Bot. tle Identified as Property of Brooks (By Associated Press) Sebastian, Fla, Feh, 28.-- Séarching parties today thrust their Paths through matted pal- metto and saw-grass which thrives on desolute stretches of coast in quest of the body of Harry Brooks, who plunged with his little one- seater monoplane into the ocean late Saturday. The seat cushions and thermos bottle, washed up on the heaeh last night near where the plane was found, were definitely identified as having belonged to the missing pi- FRANCE SECONDS BELGIAN STAND Germany Must Give Serious Guarantees Before Rhine Evacuation Paris, Feb, 25.--Foreign Minls- ter Hyman's assertion in the Bel- gian Senate on Tuesday that any wholesale evacuation of the Rhine- land must be prefaced by Ger- many's fulfillment of her disarma- mentand reparations pledge under the Versailles treaty was warmly and unanimously seconded In Paris yesterday, The Belgian Foreign Minister is praised by the press for explaining the situation frankly and firmly. There {8 no question about France and Belgium being In entire accord insofar as demand- ing genuine security from Berlin before making concessions about the Rhinelands did the Imperialists of a genera- tion or two ago. Leon Fraser, head of the On- tario Tourist Bureau, will speak at the poop luncheon tomorrow, Chairman George McLaughlin an- nounced, and at this function ar- rangements will be made for the bie "Open Territory Day", Thurs- ay. Zarowny Stole 40 Chic from Bloor Street Pens A squad of city and Provine police are working today on th trail of the chicken thieves wh have been raiding poultry hou in the vicinity of Bloor stree One man, Peter Zarowny, was a rested about ten o'clock thi morning, and when arraigned bes fore Magistrate A. F, Hind in eit police court, pleaded guilty to thi charge. He was remanded fo sentence until Friday, March 9. The charge to which Zarown pleaded guilty was that of stealin poultry from Frederick Ferguso 335 Bloor srteet west, on Febru ary 24. On this occasion Zarows ny got 40 chickens one rooster, four ducks and three geese, h admits. He has so far refused tg admit any of the other poult thefts which have been perpeuats ed in this district recently, and 8 large squad of officers are at wor! today, endeavoring, if possible, t obtain evidence which might im plicate him in the other cases, ol vnd possible accomplices to th crime, Two of the city constable; have heen working on this e since Saturday morning, when the theft was reported, and Zarowny's arrest was the result of thelp| work, which traced the crime to his home by a trail of feathers, ete. Zarowny is a resident of An nis street. He was this mornin remanded in custody until Mare 9, being refused bail on recoms| mendation of the crown, SEARCH RESUMED FOR MISSING NAVAL FLIE (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb. 28.--Naval offis cials summoned every possible aid today to resume the search for th three officers of the aircraft Carriep Lexington, missing since they too off early yesterday from the Nors folk air station for Indianapolis, POLITICAL MEETING IN JAPAN BREAKS UP WITH RIOTOUS RESULTS Tokyo, Feb. 28.--A number of civilians and = several policemen were injured here today in s riot that grew out of a political meets ng. About one were arrested, hundred persons LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR SLAYING WO (By Associated Press) Los Angeles, Feb, 28.--Dr, Charles McMillan, convicted slayer of Mrs, A. » wealthy widow whose busi ness intergsts he managed, today was sentenced go life imprisonment at Folsom Pen- itentiary with court's recom- mendation that he be ineli- gible to parol. z Child Struck by Auto Is Rendered Unconscic Charles Laycoe, 5, Taken to Hospital With Concus- sion of Brain and Severe Abrasions, But is Recov- ering Rapidly and May Return Home Today Struck by a car op Simcoe street south, yesterday afternoon, Charles Laycoe, 49 Ontario street, a five- year-old child, was rendered uncon- scious for about an hour, and tak- en to the hospital suffering from concussion of the brain, a lacerat- ed scalp and abrasion of the face. He is improving micely this morn- ing, however, and it is the hope of his physician, Dr. F. J. Rundle. that be may be in condition to be removed to his home from the hos- pital some time today. The accident happened when Charlie was struck by an automo- bile driven by Lewis Kennedy, 73 Gladstone avenue. The child ran out from between two parked cars L 4 in front of Steel's store, Simcoe street south, and Kennedy did have a chance to avoid the ae dent. The car which was a Si touring, ran over the boy, but BE nedy was not going at a fast of speed and stopped within # car length. He picked the boy and rushed him to the he where he remained unconscious about an hour. He is fmpro picely, however. Mr. Kennedy reported the dent to the city police officials, do not hold him responsible, as clearly had no chance to avoid ting the child. He was quite w, ed up over the affair, the physic in charge told The Times th morning, and was 80 overco with anxiety over the boy's 3 dition that at one time. he fainte The examination of the boy ed that there was a the brain, and that the scalp lacerated, the face also 0 abrasions, but there were ately no broken bones and mo ternal injuries. as far as could learned this morning. 'The is a son of Frank R. Laxcoe, Ontario street.