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VOL. 2--NO, 141 SEE FINE OUTLOOK FOR G. M. EXPO he Oshawa Daily Times The Oshawa Daily Reformer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1428 10 Cents a MAN'S BACK THOUGHT TO BE BROKEN William Sowern Seriously Injured While at Work in Factory WAS UNDER CAR Jack Slipped, Pinning the In- jured Man to Floor--In "Oshawa Hospital William Sowern, an employee in the Reject Department of Gen- eral Motors was rushed to the Oshawa General Hospital in Luke's ambulance shortly before nine o'clock this morning, apparently suffering from a broken back and possibly other injuries, Sowern whose home is in Toronto has been residing at 12 Mill street, Dr, G. L. Bird, King street, who attended the injured man believes that the backbones broken and everything possibie is being done to relieve nis condition until an x-ray examina- |. tion is made, It is understood that Mr, Sow- ern was working underneath a car held up by a jack which slipped out of position allowing the tear to fall on him, However until an x-ray examina- tion is made, Mr, Sowern's exact condition cannot be definitely de- termined, SCHOONER MORSD 1S FEARED LOST Left Sydney Sunday and Has Not Been Reported Since (By Canadian Press) Halifax, June 16, -- Anxiety is felt here for the safety of the schooner Morso, which left Syd- mney last Sunday for Halifax and which has not been reported pinee, It should have arrived Tuesday. It is feared she may have been the victim of the storm which des-roy- ed two Lunenburg vessels early in the week, one on Magdalen Is- lands and the other at St, Plerre, Miq, SARNIA T0 CLEAN UP RIVER FRONT Result of Tragedy When Child Lost Life Through Drunken Laborer Sarnia, June 15--A clean-up of the river front with regard to illegal sale of liguor and the practice of con- sumption of liquor aboard river craft is a probable outcome of the tragedy of last night in which S-year-old George 'Nichol, grandson of Mrs. Jean Jeffrey of this city, lost his life after being taken aboard a boat by John McCallum, a transient laborer, who boarded with Mrs. Jeffrey. When arrested in an intoxicated condition, after he had been hauled out of the river, late last night, Mec- Callum told the police, incoherently, that he "had drowned George," whom police believed to be his son. FIRST SHOW IN CANADA PLANNED ATC. N. E. Toronto, June 16. -- The first aireraft show ever bad in Canada and the second on the continent will be held at the Canadian Na- tional Exhibition this Fall ITALIAN PLANE ON SEARCH FOR NOBILE IS FORCED DOWN (Cable Seryice to The Times by Canadian Press) Vadsoe, Norway, June 16.--Ma- jor Maddalena, Italian flier for Nobile was forced down in Varanger Fjord. FAILED TO FIND BODY OF BROTHER ------ Port Arthur, Ont., Junelf.--H. J. Brian returned after an unsuc- cessfu lsearch for the body of his brother, William Brian, Master of the Kamloops, sunk in a storm Retirements of Archbishop is Expected Soon (Cable Service to The Times by Canadi- an Press) London, June 16.-- His Majesty gave audience to- day to the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose work on the revised prayer book was annulled by the rejec- tion of the book in the Commons, The Archbish- op's retirement is. fore- casted, EGION PLAN TO DECORATE GRAVES All Ex-Service Men Are to Parade to Hely Trinity Church About 25 members of Post 43, Canadian Legion, turned out on Thursday evening to clear the graves of their comrades who are buried in the Union Cemetery. This was a preparation for the Decoration Day services tomorrow, The post are inviting all ex-service men of the vicinity to parade with them to Holy Trinity church tomor- row morning, for service at o'clock. The post will fall in at the Armouries at 10.30 o'clock, by permis- sion of the officer commanding the Ontario Regiment, Dress is mufti with decorations, and Sgt.-Major Cooper will be marshall of the par- ade. A wreath will be placed on the Garden of the Unforgotten on the way to church, The pipe band will be on parade, i In the afternoon the Legion join with the Independent Order of Odd- fellows in a joint service at the Union Cemetery, at which service the gra- ves will be decorated. The Post will fall in at the Armouries at 2.15, and the pipe band will also attend in this parade, It has been decided by the Post to place crosses on all-graves which at present have no markers, and at a later date to obtain stones for the graves. EILEEN BENNETT AND | HELEN WILLS MEET AT WIMBLEDON TODAY '(Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Wimbledon, Eng., June 16,-- The British Wightman Cup Ten- nis team enters the second day of the tournament with the United States leading two matches to one. Eileen Bennett meets Helen Wills today, FRENCH SEAPLANE LEAVES TO JOIN SEARCH FOR NOBILE (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Caudebec, En Caux, France, June 16.--The French seaplane took off for Spitzbergen, Norway, to be used by Roald Amundsen in @ search for the Nobile, SIXTY AEROPLANES ON WAY TO WELCOME GERMAN FLIERS (By Press) Bremen, Germany, June 16.-- Three-score aeroplanes .copcen- trated here to fly to Bremenhaven to welcome Captain Hermann Koel and Baron Von Huenfield, Trans-Atlantic fliers, on their re- turn from the United States. NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM COMPLETED "~ Fire Chief Elliott stated . this morning that the mew fire alarm system is mow fully installed and each alarm box is in perfect work- ing order. 4 During the installation of this J. D| MOONEY President of the General Motors Export Company, in charge of overseas operations of (General Motors Corporation L. M. RUMELY Vice-President and General Man- ager of the Export Division of the General Motors Corporation, Chiet General Motors Export Executives Here 1oday W. T. WHALEN, Vice-Presidant and General Man- ager of General Motors' Export Division. 1 -- HARRY TIPPER, General Sales Manager of General Motors' Export Division, THOUSANDS HOMELESS AS LEVEESBREAK Section of Missouri and Arkansas Inundated By Surging Water NO DEATHS REPORTED Thousands of Acres Under Water--Levee Workers Escape (By Associated Press) Kennett, Mo, June 16.--A thousand families were endangered today as a levee on the St) Francis River, six miles north of here, gave way, It is believed 20,000 acres of land will be inundated. The break followed a strenuous day's work by 3,000 people in an effort to hold the 25-mile river front against the surging waters, Arkansas Flooded Newport, Ark., June 16--Nearly 600,000 acres in White River val- ley flooded today, and thousands more being inundated by water re- leased when the Steven levee near here broke, More than 700 families homeless, many being cared for by the Red Cross, Three hundred men were work- ing on the levee when it collapsed. It gave way suddenly and the laborers fled, leaving tools and narrowly escaping death. The fami- lies whose homes were flooded were prepared and ®had moved to higher ground. COLUMBIA PLANS TAKEOFF SUNDAY Weather Conditions Today Prevented Start in the Atlantic Flight Harbor Grace, Nid, June 16.--All hope of making a take off for Europe 4oday was abandoned by the crew of the Columbia, owing to unfavorable weather conditions. Oliver Lebotil- lier, who is to fly the plane with Ma- bel Boll and Arthur Argles, announc- ed plans were being made for a take off tomorrow. WEATHER Moderate winds, fine, Sun- day, moderate southeast winds, mostly fair, mot much change in temperature. » Canadian Women Champion Plays on Local Course b Miss Ada McKenzie Torna in Card of 80 -- New Par of 77 for Ladies is Fixed By Dominion Champion Miss Ada McKenzie, Canadian Woman Golfing Champion, played eighteen holes on the local course on her return trip from the Bay of Quinte Club, at the invitation of Mrs, ¥, W, Ball, turning in the ex- cellent card of 80. ,Miss McKenzie was delighted with the Oshawa course and gave it as her opinion that it furnishes one of the best tests in the Dominion. The famous lady champion remarked that the turf is in better condition than on any other eourse on which she has played, and hinted that if an invita- tion for an Ontario tournament was forthcoming from the elub that she would urge the Ontario body to accept it. ' Mids McKenzie's score was a fine effort, 70 being par for the course, the score of 80 turned in by the champion being a new record for ladies. If the directors of the club are willing, it is quite likely that the local course will be the scene of the 1929 Ontario Women's Championship. 4 Mrs, Whittington of the Toronto Ladies' Club played with Miss Mec- Kenzie, On the 8th hole--Car- noustie--the Champion scorea a birdie, 3. Miss McKenzie's card Is as follows: Out--453 In--634 Total--80. A new par for the course was fixed by Miss McKenzie, the old par of 75 being increased to 77 due to an addition of 80 yards on the Al- exandra hole which, since the con- struction of the new elub house, has replaced the Brook hole. 433--208 554--42, 463 654 NON-STOP FLIGHT WINDSOR TO MEXICO HALTED BY WEATHER (By Canadian Press) Windsor, June 16.--Bad weath- er today forced a postponement of the non-stop flight of Joaquim Pascheco, Mexican, and Fritz Viel" er, former German war flier from Windsor to Mexico City, FORMER POSTMASTER PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE OF THEFT (By Canadian Press) Assiniboia, Sask., June 16.--W, J. Nicholson, 74, former postmas- ter released on suspended sen- tence after pleading guilty to theft from the postoffice. system, Chief Elliott and his as- sociates have worked continuous- ly in order to have the job completed as early as possible. A compelte list of boxes will be pub- lished on Monday. A miss in the car is worth two in the engine.--Louisville Times. A girl likes a declaration of love to have a ring in it.--Los An- geles Examiner. It's not a better home we need for man, it's a better man we need for the home.--Ashland Bugle. If you don't stop at the level crossing, you may not stop this side 'of the pearly gates.--Simcoe Reformer. Just because 2 man does not agree with them in the matter of religion, nobody has a right to last December. call him 4a "Funnymentalist."-- Lieut.-Col. L. M. Cosgrave, D.S. 0., Canadian Trade Commissioner at Shanghai, China, will be in tats city next Friday, June 22, to in- terview manufacturing firms inter- ested in Chinese trade. His visit has . been arranged through the local branch of the Chamber of Commerce. Col. Cosgrave is makinz his first trade tour of Canada im order to meet Canadian manufacturers in- terested in the Oriental market. During the past three years in China, Col. Cosgrave has visited Hong Kong, Manilla, South and Central China, North China, North Toronto Telegram. and South Manchuria, in the mn- i ' Cavadinn Trade Commissioner to China Will Visit Oshawa Friday to Interview Industries tepests of Canadian trade. The Canadian Trade Commissioners to the various foreign countries re- turn to this country at the end of each three year period, and then spend some time in a tour of the Dominion, in an endeavor to in- terest manufacturers in trade in the country where they are work- ing, and also advising them as to products needed in these coun- tries. Col. Cosgrave is the second trade commissioner to visit Oshawa this year, under arrangements with the Chamber of Commerce, the trade commissioner to Brazil having ioterviewed several firms Maids See Dance Fall in Skylight (By Canadian Press) London, June 16.--A so- ciety ball, attended by mem- bers of the Royal Family, was interrupted when maids who had climbed on the sky- light to watch the dancers, broke through, and fell to the lobby hitting two guests, One maid was instantly kill. ed, the other seriously in- Jured. Two guests were slightly hurt, The night watchman, while investigat- ing fell on the stairs and broke his leg, T.1.G. EMPLOYEES OBJECT TO MAYOR Suggest Lieut, Governor W. D. Ross Appoint Chairman (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 14.--Employees of the Toronto Transportation ~ommis- sion will not accept Mayor McBride's nominee for chairman of the board of arbitration to settle the wage dis- ute, a union official stated today. W, ). Robbins, secretary of the union, suggests Lieut.-Gov. W, D. Ross appoint a chairman. NEW AUSTRALIAN WIRELESS SYSTEM Service Connects Montreal With New York and Melbourne Montreal, June 15.--Montreal, New York and Melbourne, Austral- ja, were linked ~ directly tonight through the opening of the new ghort wave radio beam service hy the Marconi Company of Canada and the Radio Corporation of Am- erica, The two main :tations are a' Montreal and Melbourne, Austral- ja, while New York is linked with a short wave beam service to Mont- real. The Marconi beam transmit- ter jis at Yamachiche, 25 miles north of Montreal, and the receiy- ing station is at Drummondvil:e, 30 miles east of that city. Both stations are controlled from the Canadian Marconi offices at Mont- real. The New York link is at the radiogram office of the Radio Cor- portion in Broad Street through 2 short wave transmitting station at Rocky Point, and the receiving sta- tion at Riverhead. Th. service marked the opening of the largest single radio link ic the world, bridging a distance ~f over 10,000 miles. The only prey- jous link was through London. The new service rates will be 10 per cent. lower than the rates hereto- fore. MUCH DAMAGE IN QUEBEC EXPLOSION Quchec, June 15.~Hundreds of dol- lars of clothing cousisting of suits and dresses, were destroyed and con- siderable other damage caused by a gasoline explosion in a dye works, on St. Valier street, the blast nearly in this city some weeks ago. wrecking a dwelling, house. NOMINATION DAY TODAY IN 3 RIDINGS Elections Will Be Held on Wednesday, June 27 CANDIDATES READY South Bruce, North Renfrew and East Hamilton Will Vote (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 16.,--This is nomi. nation day for the Ontario Legisla- ture by-elections in South Bruce, East Hamilton and North Renfrew, The elections will take place on Wednesday, June 27. South Bruce made vacant by the unseating of M. A. McCallum, Pro- gressive; East Hamilton, by the re- signation of Hon. Leeming Carr, Conservative, on his acceptance of post sheriff of Wentworth County. and North Renfrew by the death of Alexander Stuart, Conservative, In East Hamilton, Controller William Morrison will he nominat. ed by the Conservatives and prob- ably Ald. John Hodgson will run as Independent Conservative, Liber- als expected to nominate Currie Gardner while the Canadian Labor Party announced William Avery as a candidate. In North Renfrew E. A. Dunlop will be nominated by the Conserva- tives and Paul Martin by the Lib- erals. Foster. Moffatt will be nominated by the Conservatives in South Bruce and M, A. Mc€allum by the Progressives. 28 INSURGENTS ARE KILLED IN MEXICO (By Associated Press) Mexico City, June 16.----Pres- ident Calles is advised that 25 in- surgents were killed in fights in Guanajuato, "1 hanks For The Buggy Ride' "Thanks for the Buggy Ride", He bad just been allowed to descend 'rom the lucal police car, and once more was given his freedom from the stern hand of the las. It was yesterday aftermoon the scene wes enacted, on Simcoe street south, when the police departmgnt re- ceived a call to the effect that someone was frighten- ing children. He turned »>uc to be a man who bad been collecting for a local church mission, but who was un- fortunately not of the wisest type of intelligence, and in consequence some childrea had been so badly frighteu- ed that 2n officer--and, in- cidentally, a reporter-- went wown to survey the situation. Because the man had mo credentials he was very mearly arrested for begging, until the superin- tendent of te mission had vouched for his ddentity. And, as he was allowed to leave the police car, he said "Well, thanks for the ride, just the same!" ) made tonight. i 2Cents a . Executives FOURTEEN PAGES | PORT TRADE of Export Company Visit Oshawa on Semi-Annual Tour J. D. Mooney, President of Company, Optimistic in Regard to Market of Gen- eral Motors Products for Overseas Trade SENT 200,000 CARS AND TRUCKS 1927 Are Guests at Luncheon at General Motors--Present R. S. McLaughlin With Beautiful Portrait of Him. self -- Party Has Visited Several General Motors Plants With an enthusiastic outlook in regard to the export of General Mo- tors of Canada Products for the fu. ture, executives of the General Mo- tors Export Company paid their of- ficial semi-annual visit to Oshawa today. Included in the group mak- ing the trip to all the G. M, plants, both in Canada and the Unitea States are J, D, Mooney, vice-presi- dent of the General Motors Corpor- ation, in charge of over-seas opera- tions, and president of the General Motors Export: Company; L. M. Rumely, vice-president and general manager of the export division of the General Motors Corporation; W, T, Whalen, vice-president and gen- eral manager; Robert Staudinger, vice-president and treasurer; F, K, Brun, assistant general supply man- ager; Harry Tipper, general sales manager; W, D. Sullivan, managing director; General . Motors Export Company; C. R. Osborn, general service manager; M, C, Hale, assis. tant general manager; E. W, Smith, assistant to president; A. ¥, Bassett, managing director, Gener- al Motors of Brazil; F, N. Adgate, manager, Detroit office; E. K, Wild, assistant general service manager; A, C, Connellee, assistant general manufacturing manager; H, 8, Broom, chairman, 'Delco-Remy and Hyatt, Limited of London, C, R. Evans, assistant to the president of the General Motors Export Com- pany in London; R. R, Thien, ad- vertising manager; A. L. Cooper, consulting artist; H. A. Audet, head of color section, In an jnterview with a represen~ tative of the Oshawa Daily Times who accompanied the party in their private coach from Whitby to Osh. awa, J. D, Mooney stated that last year overseas markets absorped 200,000 cars and trucks of G, M, make, and this year the volume is expected to run to a substantial in- crease, The future for such a man- ufacturing company as General Mo- tors could not be anything but bright, he said. ' Such fis the viewpoint of every member of the executive, and the semi-annual trip serves to repew contracts on the part of the execu- tive with each factory through which they come more closely ae- quainted, The party Jeft New York Sunday evening and Monday morning, paid their visit to the Cadillac Mbtor Car Company in Detroit, and in the af- ternoon the plant of the Ternstedt Manufacturing Company. Tuesday, visits were made to the Chevrolet factory, on Wednesday the Oakland and G. M. C. truck factories at Pontiac, Thursday, the Buick fac- tory at Flint, Friday the Oldsmo- bile factory sat Lapsing, Mich., and the General Motors Proving at Mil- ford, and Saturday at the General Motors of Canada at Oshawa. The return trip to New York will be W. E. Davis, production man- ager of the General Motors of Canada Limited, Lt.-Col. Grant Chappell, assistant factory man- ager, J. H. Beaton, general sales ager of Geae-al Motors of Cana- da, and James Fraser, export man- ager of General Motors of aCpa- da, were on the platform to wel- come the guests, who were convey- ed to the Convention Hall at the Oshawa plant in La Salle sedans, At the luncheon in honor of the Export Company's executive to- day at noon, at . the Convention; Hall, General Motors, the presen- tation to- R. 8. McLaughlin, Presi. dent of the General Motors of Can- a'a, Lmited, . por' "it of himselt was made. It was thc git of the executives of the Export Cmpany, and was painted by A. Lincoln Co per. . DIES AT COLLINS BAY AT THE AGE OF 102 a By Canadian Press) IS HONORED BY EXPORT OFFICIALS R. 8. McLAUGHLIN President of General Motors of Canada, Limited, who was to- day presented with. a beautiful portrait of himself by General Motors export officials who are visiting the Oshawa plants to- day, A265 MILE OCEAN RACE UNDER WAY Most Dangerous Contest in the History of Sport USE TINY BOATS From Boston to New York --34 Racers Start Long Stretch (By Associated Press) Boston, Mass., June 16.--Thir- ty-four racers, driving tiny boats equipped with outboard motors, started from here at daybreak to- day in a 265-mile Boston to New York ocean marathon, the most dangerous contest in the history of sport, " The racers hope to reach Flush- ing Bridge, Li., before 9 o'clock tonight and the first driver to cross the finishing line will be awarded the $1,000 prie offered by the New England Outboard Mo- tor Boat Association, the sponsor of the event. The racers will put up for the night and continue on Sunday morning at 7.30, The race was the longest ever attempted by such small boats and among the drivers were many who held records for outboard speed racing. BOAT CAPSIZES DURING RACE BUT "OCCUPANTS SAVED (By Associgted Press) Nahant, Mass., June 16,--A ra- dio message picked up here said one of the boats in the outboard motor race from Boston to New York capsized. 'The occupants were picked up by a coast guard, - R. C. M. P. OFFICER SHOWED BRAVERY; (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, June 1 .--The bravery of Corporal Nichols, of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, attach- ed to the Hudson Bay Survey, is reported to the Commissioner of Police. When he and Lieut. Cog- hill broke though the ice, by quick action he rescued Coghill and got out safely himself. SIX MONTHS FOR FORGING NAME TO LIQUOR PERMIT (By Associated Press) Hamilton, June 16. «~-- Found guilty of forging a relative's name to a liguor permit, Ward G. Mer- (« Kingston, June 16.--William Smith, Collins Bay, aged 102, is dead. rill of Brantford. was sentenced to serve six ommnths in jail,