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| The Oshawa Daily Times = $125,000 LOO 1he Oshawa Dai Retormer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1928 Italian Flier Locates FIRST TIME TALIA CREW ARE SIGHTED Base Ship Informs the Italian Legation of Success SUPPLIES DROPPED Major Maddalena Finds the Camp Off Northeast ' 'Land (Ry. Canadian Press) Oslo, Norway, June 20.--The hase ship Citta di Milano at King's Bay, Spitzbergen, notified the Ital- ian Legation here today that ma- jor Maddalena, Italian flier, locat- ed Nobile's camp off the North- east Land and dropped provisions for the stranded men there, Second Attempt King's Bay, June 20.--Major Maddalena, crack pilot, took off for Foyne Island at six o'clock this morning in a second attempt to find the stranded party of General Um- berto Nobile. Major Maddalena sailed in a re- connaissance of six hours yesterday to locate the missing men but hop- ed to find them today as he had arranged for the Nobile party to attempt to communicate with him by wireless. REMUS RELEASED FROM CRIMINAL INSANE ASYLUM (By Associated Press) Columbus, Ohio, June 20.--George Remus, former "Bootleg King" who shot and killed his wife Imogene, and was found not guilty by a jury "on the sole ground of insanity," was freed from the State hospital for the criminal insane by the Ohio Supreme Court today. The Court upheld the Court of Appeals at Lima which gave Remus his freedom on a writ of habeas corpus. VALUABLE DOG GOES TO DEATH Fox Terrier Owned By Harry Brown is Executed "Nippy" is no more. The six months' old fox terrier belonging to Harry Brown, Simcoe Street north, was found in the city pound yesterday, dead, having succumb- ed to the effect of gas administer- ed by an unknown hand. The little pup followed Mr. Brown on Monday to where the latter works, and from then un- til the body was found, the dog was lost. Mr. Brown communi- cated with the police station but no one knew what had become of the animal. However, on a sug- gestion received by one of the constables, a search was instigat- ed, which finally brought the foul crime to light. The dog was valued at $50. Word was immediately dispatch- ed to Mr. Brown, and the sad story related to him. Mr. Brown is considering just who fs respon- sible, and whom he will blame for damages. Apyhow, "Nippy" is gone to the dog's paradise, and the least that may be done is to give him a decent burial, "ordered honor- ably." EXPLOSION KILLS 2, INJURES 30 Occurs in a Bathhouse in 2 Suburb of Mexican City (By Associated Press) Mexico City, June 20--Twenty- six persons were known to have been killed when a boiler exploded in the bath house in a suburb of Mexico City last night. Thirty persons were injured. It was feared more bodies would be found in the ruins when fescue crews finished removing the glebris. J however, take IN UNION ST The Hotel Name-- a Protest From Dr, 1. E. Kaiser The "Genosha" as a com- posite name won a prize of $100, We, as competitors, congratulate the young lady on her win, but if a con posite mame were desired we shauld all have known 80, in which case I beg to suggest 'The Kibosh Hotel" --"Ki" for Kaiser, "B" for Borsberry and *"Osh" for "Oshawa." The meaning of course, is plain. The Hotel Company put up the money for the site, Borsberry got the money and with it bought my lot. Let the young lady keep the prize, She deserved it. But change the name so that tourists will easily get its meaning. NEW BREWERIES NOT LIKELY TO "GET LICENSES Sir Henry Drayton Makes Statement Indicating Board's Attitude NOW 38 IN ONTARIO Present "Installed Capacity" is Nine Times Sale in Province Toronto, June 20.--While a def- inite statement concerning the poliey of the Liquor Control Board with respect to the granting of fur- ther licenses to hreweries has not been 'made, it is generally under- stood the Commission will look with disfavor on the introduction of more breweries within the Proy- ince, In a statement made recently to the press, Chairman Sir Henry Drayton pointed out that the bhrew- ing capacity of the breweries al- ready installed in Ontario was 273,586 gallons per day, and that the total gallonage sold to con- sumers of the Province througn "controlled" channels during the month of May was under 800,000 gallons, He further declared: 'The Liquor Control Act gives ahsolute- ly no, justification for a multipli- caton of breweries in Ontario, The installed capacity is already very great; the number of breweries is very large." Sir Henry Drayton has already declared himself on the matter of brewery stock flotations, "This hoard has nothing to do with either tue incorporation or flotation of companies," he said, "It must, cognizance of ths fact that the public may invest, and probably has invested, in brewery stocks under the impression that the legalizing of sales in this prov- ince affords an immense and inex- haustible field for exploitation and speculative enterprise. As a matter of simple fairness to the investing public it ought to be known that it does not." There are now 38 breweries op- erating in Ontario. There are ap- plications pending for the incor- poration of three more. ---- -- WILL OFFER $4,000 T0 BUY PROPERTY Whitby Education Board Would Acquire Dunlop Holdings Whitby, June 20.--The board of education will make an offer of $4,000 or the Alex. Wilson prop- erty on Dunlop street, so it was decided at a special meeting held in the couneil chambers last night. The prize asked was $4,- 500 and if the board should ac- quire the property the residened would be converted into a build- ing to house the agriculture and farm mechanies department of the Whitby High School, this to re- quire an addition to the rear oi the present structure. The pur- chase would also give increased grounds to the high school and frontage on Dunlop street. if the offer is refused the board will probably ereet a cement block building to the south of the high school in a lot which was form- erly the rear portion of the prop- erty mow under consideration. LADY FLIER IS ENJOYING LONDON VISIT First Woman to Fly the Atlantic Says She is Not Vain BORROWS CLOTHES Says She is Getting Credit That Should Go to Pilot Stultz (By Canadian Press) London, June 20.--Miss Amelia Earhart, the first woman ever to fly, the Atlantic, faced the world today, just as Lindbergh once did, in borrowed clothes. The Boston girl, who arrived in London yesterday with Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon, her com. panions in the trans-Atlantic flight of the monoplane "Friendship? was wearing a loose fitting flower- ed dress this morning when she held a little reception in the sitting room of her hotel suite, which was rapidly becoming a bower of flow- ers sent by friends and admirers. "Everything I've got to wear at present is horrowed, bat then I'm not vain," she said, and her hear- ers agreed that she wasn't, Miss Barhart was greatly refresh- ed after her night's rest. Her pro- gram today includes luncheon with Mrs. Frederick Guest, sponsor of the flight, and a shopping towr in the afternoon, On vacation, as she expresses fit, Miss Amelia Earhart intends to im- prove herself in her profession. She hopes to see how England carries on its social service work, which she says is her profession, she told newspapermen last night. = Receiving the acclaim of London, the first woman to fly the Atlantic expressed a desire to visit various settlements and especially Townhee Hall, the educational and social centre in London's East End. Talking to London's assembled newspapermen today, Miss Earhart declared firmly and emphatically that during her brief stay in Eng- land she did not want to be the subject of 'hero worship." "I have done nothing to merit it," she sald. A friend then in- terposed the remark that Miss Ear- hart was distress2ad that she was oc cupying the limelight at the ex- pense of Pilot Stultz. "That's just the point," Miss Ear- hart interrupted. "It is because I am a woman that I have been fore- ed into the spotlight. Credit for the success of the flight is due Mr. Stultz. He controlled the plane practically throughout and was just splendid." BOBBY JONES GETS LOW SCORE OF 70 ON PRACTICE LINKS (By Associated Press) Chicago, June 20--Bobby Jones turned in a 70 yesterday, one under perfect figures on the difficult No. 4 Jinks of the Olympia Fields Country Club where the United States open Golf Championship begins tomorrow. Previously a 72 card turned in by Tommy Armour, defending champion had been the low score of the prac- tice rounds. . DISEASES IN CITY Only 35 Contagious Cases in Oshawa at Present Time That the mumber of cases of contagious diseases under quaran- tine at the present time was the lowest in Oshawa"s history as 2a city, is the statement made this morning by D. A. Hubbell, sani- tary inspector. The cases on record now num- ber only 35, which cover all types of contagious disease. The last placard that was placed on 2a house was for whooping cough, the quarantine being placed yes- terday. No placards were affixed this morning, and there has only been the one since June 14. The quargntines now in force extend back to May 27, but a couple of these cases are for scarlet fever, which carries a long quarantine of 35 days. The balance are for a shorter period. LOWEST ON RECORD) C . Fit ected Ha k Canadian Press) Loddon, June 20 -- The House of Commons today un- animously elected Captain Al- Gernon Fitzroy, Conservative member for Daventry, Nor- thamptonshire as speaker in succession to John H. Whit- ley who recently resigned. AUTO SERVICE MANAGERS SEE LOCAL PLANTS Pay Visit to Oshawa Today Following Sessions in Toronto er Delegates to the Automos bile Chamb: of OC Convention in Toronto today visited the Oshawa General Motors plants, heing guests at a luncheon in the new convention hall, ©, E, Mc. Tavish, general parts and service manager of General Motors, was in charge of ar- rangements, J ce Toronto, June 20.--When fae- tory service managers of the Na- tional Automohile Chamber of Com- merce concluded the sessions of their forum here yesterday they vo- ted that this Toronto gathering was the most successful ever held. There was a registration at this forum of 150, that in itself a rec- ord. This was the first meeting in Canada. And the program was made up of such a variety of papers as to cover in detail the many phases of this particular sec- tion of automotive activity, This diversity of subjects wuw 8 keynote of yesterday's session, I was the ]ast general meeting nay for this morning the delegates una guests will inspect the maintenanes depot of the Toropto Transporta tion Commission and the General Motors Works at Oshawa. Branch for Canada That here be a Canadian branch of the N.A.C.C. was the suggestion made yesterday by C. E. McTavish, General Parts and Service Manag- er, General Motors of Canada, He advocated such a section, so that all Canadian motor car manufactur- ers could work together for the con- tinual improvement of service to the ear-buying public. Mr. McTavish addressed the for- um on the service operations of General Motors of Canada, and in an Interesting manner -sketched these activities in detail. Scientific Brake-testing and Ad- justing was another topic that came before the forum yesterday, a paper on this being presented hy F. W. Parks, Vice-President of the Cowdery Brake-Tester Orgahlza- tion. "In the automotive industry," he said, "there are hundreds of ex- amples of standards of practice and performance except wheil it comes to brakes. On this subject the in- dustry has lagged. "Motor vehicles killed and fn- jured in the United States last year over 800,000 people, go the records tells us. How many of these ac- eidents could have been prevented if the vehicle brakes had perform- ed at their best no one will ever know. "Will Be Obsolete" But at least we do know: That all two-wheel brake cars will be obsolete within a few years; that 40 per cent of the four-wheel-brake cars on the road are four-wheel brakes in name only; taat all four- wheel-brake cars on the road should stop fin 20 feet from 20 miles per hour, yet less than 20 per cent can actually do so for lack of proper adjustment; that four-- wheel brakes require measuring means up to the full capacity of each braked wheel; that accident insurance rates are going up fin- stead of down; that the owner ne- gleets brakes as a rule; that com- pulsory brake inspection and certi- fication is being seriously consid- ered, and is a possibility within the near future." Maintenance work of the Tor- onto 'Transportation Commission was described by A. 8. MeArthur, Superintendent of the Garage De- partment, T.T.C. His paper was illustrated by lantern slides of T. T. C. operations, and today the delegates will see the originals. "Service Parts Marketing" was a subject handled by A. R. Sandt of the sales section of General Mo- tors Corporation. Picturing the problems of this service, he offer- ed waluable suggestions for thelr solution. Nobile's Camp FIRE SWEEPS UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL The Polytechnical School is * Practically Destroyed Today LIBRARY SAVED Fire May Have Started By a Smouldering Coke Stove (By Canadian Press) Montreal, June 20,--Fire tnis morning practically destroyed the Polytechnical School, a section of the University of Montreal, on St, Denis street. Early estimates placed the loss at $100,000. The fire started at 6 a. m, and swept through the building With such rapidity that four hours fignt. ing by the fire department was nee- essary hefore it was finally put out at 10 a. m. Building houses Province of Que- bec assaying Laboratory and Indus- trial Chemistry Laboratory. It was stated that fire may have been start-4 ed by smouldering a coke stove left by plumbers who had been working on the roof, It was also possible that an explosion may have occurred in one of the testing room. The library and the school which has more than 15,000 velumes of technical publications and industrial papers of its shelves was saved from damage. WHITBY BOARD OF TRADE T0 OPERATE Definite Reorganization Steps Taken Last Night--Many Attend (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, June 20.-- A definite step towards the reorganization of the Whitby Board of Trade. was taken last night when over twen- ty persons representing profes- sions, businesses and trades met in an enthusiastic preliminary meeting at the town clerk's office last night." An effort will be made to make the board of trade represent the community as a whole and not simply the business and profes- sional classes. It was decided to enlist the council's support and a committee consisting of Dr. G. L. McDougall, chairman, Miss Gladys Davey, Mr. F., J. McIntyre and H. Pringle was nominated to inter- view the council at {ts special meeting on Thursday night. This committee is also expected to submit names of candidates for election of officers at the next meeting which will be held in the council chambers on Friday night, at 8 o'clock. It is understood that unless the board of trade reor- gapize the local charter will be cancelled. Dr. G. L. McDougall acted as chairman and Town Clerk J. Frost as secretary pro tem for last night's meeting. 35 WORKERS RETURN TO JOBS IN TORONTO (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 20. -- Thirty-five structural steel workers returned to work on the Star building today un- der what union officials termed "con- ditions satisfactory to all parties concerned." ITALIAN DAVIS CUP DEFEAT BRITAIN (By Associated Press) Felixstowe, Eng., June 20.--Meet- ing Great Britain in the semi final round of the European Zone Play, Destefani defeating G. E. Gregory, 26, 63, 63, 6-2. Guelph, June 19. -- Damage amounting to several thousands of dollars was caused by a fire dur- ing the night at the old Herald newspaper property, on Quebec street, at present utilized as an apartment and office building. 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES ATION HOLDUP Prov' ..e Wide Search Fails to Reveal a Trace of 6 Armed Thugs Who Robbed Mail Car Amount Lost in Daring Mid- night Robbery is Much Larger Than at First Esti. mated -- Bandits Back Car Up to Door of Mail Coach, Hold Up Clerks, Snatch Mail Bags and Speed West Through Sun. nyside -- Emergency Po- lice Cars Unable to Over. take Fugitives -- All Bor- der Points Watched (By Canadian Press 3 Toronto, June 20. -- Inspec- tor of Detectives Guthrie an- nounced this afternoon that the loss through the early morning mail car holdup at the Union Station had been set at approxi- mately $125,000. Toronto, June 20--Absence of offi- cial estimates from police or postal officials, figures of the amount stolen in the robbery of the mail car at the Union Station by six armed men early this morning, grew to staggering proportions. Unofficial estimates at 10.30 a.m. placed the amount of the mail robbery at from $100,000 to $300,000. It is understood the regis- tered mail bags contained heavy bank assignments Ontario and Quebec and hordering states have heen strongly reinforced in the hunt for the bandits. Although police and detectives are scouring the city and surrounding districts with systematic vigilance no trace has yet been discovered of the six armed bandits who shortly after midnight perpetrated what may prove to he the biggest holdup ever staged in the history of Toronto, The bandits held up clerks on the Canadian National mail car at the Union Station and seized three hags containing registered mail routed for Detroit and Chicago. Made Clean Getaway As soon as the alarm was given police emergency cars sped to the scene of the robbery but the robbers had made a clean getaway before the officers arrived. Chief of Police Draper immediatly took charge of the hunt and the entire detective force was called out and sent to pa- trol outlets, from the city. All points near Toronto were notified to be on the watch for'a large sedan used by the bandits which was equipped with license plates issued in 1924 but "doctored" to appear like 1928 mark- ers. As the bandits were last seen head- ing in a westerly direction the police immediately informed all border points and towns throughout Western Ontario , Authorities are hampered in efforts to ascertain the exact amount the bags contained as the mail clerks continued with the train which left for Detroit after the hold up. Nothing definite will be known as to the amount until a check-up has been made with the banks. Carefully Planned That the bandits carefully planned the robbery is shown by the manner in which they conducted the affair. They backed their car directly up to the mail car and two levelled their revolvers at the clerks while two others entered the car and selected the bags they wanted. They tossed the bags to the cement runway where their confederates seized them and threw them into the car. They then sped away. 200 Pieces of Mail Taken Ottawa, Ont., June 20--Post Office officials here were without informa- tion this morning regarding the value of registration mail car in Toronto. It was said, howeyer, that about 200 pieces of mail were taken by thieves. Asked why mail clerks did not have weapons to repulse the bandits, offi- cials stated that it was not customary to provide these employees with fire arms. Hamilton, June 20. -- Police this morning checked license numbers telegraphed them in connection with the union station mail robbery in Toronto and found that in each case the cars in question were privately owned here and had been in their garages all night. Hamilton authorities advanced the theory today that bandits who com- mitted this morning's robbery were the same men who robbed the De- troit News offices 2bout a week ago. Toronto, June 20--Entering a Canadian National Express car in the offices at the Union Station, foot of York stredt, at 11.45 o'clock, last night, six armed rob- bers held up the messengers and (Continued on page 7) 0, E. McTAVISH Manager of the Parts and Service Division of General Motors of Canada, Limited, who took a leading part in the discussions at National Automobile Cham- ber of Commerce sessions this week and arranged a visit of the delegates to General Motors' plants here today. ALLEGE PARTIES BROKE QUARANTINE Board of Health Officials Are Investigating Two Cases An investigation 1s being con- ducted by officers of the local Bogrd of Health into two cases of alleged breaking of quarantine that have been brought to the attention of the Board. It is stated that court action may be taken if the investigation war- rants it, One of the cases, according to information in the hands of of- ficers of the Board, involves a pan and his wife, who were quarantined for scarlet fever about two weeks ago. This quar- antine is for a period of 35 days, but after nine days of that period had expired, it is said that the parties went to a neighboring city, but whether in a train or bus or private car has not been determined. It is 'believed that they are still in the city to which they hied, and the case is being investigated. Breaking of quar- antine is understood to be a ser- jous offense under the Health Act, local officials state. LIBRARY BOARD INVITES TENDERS For Alterations and Addi tions to Library--Closing Date June 29 The Oshawa Library Board met at the Public Library last night and decided to advertise at once for tenders for the alterations and additions to the Library build- ing that were recently decided up- on and the cost of which has been approved informally by the City Council. The architect is Roy H. Bishop and plans and specifications may be seen at his office. ' Tenders will be received at the Public Li- brary up to twelve o'clock noon, June 29th. The work involves raising the rear wall of the Library, putting in a mezzanine floor or gallery for book stacks and other altera- tions. : The Board hopes to make some provision for reading room ae- commodation during the summer months, but it is-doubtful wheth- er the lending library and refer- ence departments ca nbe carried on in view of the disturbance that will be caused in making altera- tions. RISKO, GODFREY BOUT _ (By Associated Press) . New York, June 20--Johuny Risko, Cleveland baker boy, and George Godfrey, 230 pound "Black Menace" has finished their training today and were optimistic of success in their heavyweight elimination bout at Eb- bett's ficld tonight, FIVE MINERS ARE KILLED BY BLAST (By Associated Press) * Morganstown, W, Va, June 20--Five miners were killed and seven others were injured serious. ly today when an explosion oc- cured in the National Mine of National Fuel Company near here. All other men in the mine at the time escaped or were res. cued alive, BELIEVE FIRE STARTED BY CIGARETTES Dance on Monday Evening Lasted Until 11,30--Cigars or Cigarettes Blamed WAS A FIRE TRAP Agitation for New Rink Has Been Carried on for Some Time The cause of the disastrous con- flagration which swept practically a whole block early Tuesday morning, wiping out the old skating rink, de- stroying five homes, one barn, a woodyard and other small buildings was arrived at this morning by Fire Chief Elliott and a deputy fire mars» shall from Toronto. As near as may be ascertained the source of the fire is contained in the report as follows: "It is presumed that the fire starts ed from a late party at the rink due to the smoking of cigarettes or cig- ars,' As is generally known, the flames first appeared in the old gink, and spread from there to the adjoining buildings, 8 garage on the west side and Flintoft's Warehouse on the opposite side of the street. The rink itself was but a frame structure with metal shingles. The garage, belong- ing to Mr. Bradley, owner of the rink, the three homes, the property of Needane LaPotty, Mr. Blair and John Allin, and the double residence of Mrs. Kenneth Watson on William street, besides several garages were all in the vicinity and also frame buildings, Flames, once they gained a headway in the midst of all these wooden buildings, would naturally mow them down like so many minia- ture dwellings. It would be like touching a match to timber wood, And thus it happened. The whole block with the excep- tion of the brick houses on Mechanic, William and Church street, was noth~ ing short of a fire trap, both in the estimation of the residents of that vicinity and of fire officials. Agi- tation for a mew rink has been car- ried on for some time, and now that the former structure is up in smoke something will have to be done tor supply the need for andther rink. The local fire department which responded 100 per cent to the alarm at 1.39 o'clock Tuesday morning, worked the whole time fighting the fire under a serious handicap. With the larger pumper away in Wood- stock for improvements only two wagons "remained, to answer the alarm, one being a ladder wagon, not much use in a fire of this kind, and the small hose and pumper truck. Chief Elliott is to be complimented upon giving such strong praise to the Whitby and Bowmanyille brigades both in the way in which they res» ponded to the call, and for the way they assisted. Residents on Mechanic Avenue, whose homes were nearest the scene of the fire, may give credit to the arrival of these out-of-towm* departments for restricting the fire Pio the one location. : ing the worst part of the cons flagration 5200 feet of hose were laid, Of this length, Oshawa department used 2700 feet, Bowmanville 250 feet and Whitby 1500 feet. Chief Elliott expressed keen delight at having om band 1500 feet of new hose whicli was just recently purchased, and which held up splendidly under the strain of heat, fire and water. » MONTREAL BANDIT ° SHOT IN HOLDUP OF THEATRE OFFICE Montreal, June 20--James Mack- enzie, 27, of Boston, was shot and seriously wounded last night when he attempted to escape after holding up the Strand T.ecatre cashier and se- curing the cash box containing $400. Little hope is held out for his re- covery,