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The Oshawa Daily Times The Oshawa Daily Reformer VOL. 3--NO. 128 yey ; G.M.C. EXPECTS BIGGEST Y OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1928, 70 Conte » Week; 2 Conta & Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES SE -- he South Pole Byrd Starts Trip to t TWO SHIPS LEAVE NEW ZEALAND FOR THE POLAR BASE Expect to Reach the Ice After Voyage of a Thous and Miles (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Wellington, New Zealand, Dee, 1, --Commander Richard E, Byrd was making final preparations today to leave on his exploring expedition in the South Polar regions, Both ships of the expedition are leaving today, Byrd expects to reach the jce about 1,000 miles south of New Zealand, when one ship will be sent back for the remainder of the equipment, ADMISSIONS BY JURORS MAY SAVE MURRELL'S LIFE 'Counsel Appeals for a New Trial on Ground Jury Mis understood Judge London, Ont,, Dec, 1,~--8eventeen days before the date fixed for the execution of William Murrell, for his part in the Melbourne Bank robbery and murder, his counsel, J. M. Donahue is launching a new effort to secure a new trial for his client on rather startling grounds, It hecame known today that Mr, Donahue hes hagn in taneh with members of tHe jury which econ- , and these five are ave made declarations ver would have agreed of guilty had they been more fully as to the sig- © of thelr act, Juror's Admission , Stephenson, of 246 Grey , foreman of the jury, admit- hat it is true that he and stofd the meaning of their instrue- tiofls, The jury never would have agfeed to a verdict of guilty, he salt, hecauge they felt that Mur- rell had' dbandoned the "common purpose,"and had fled the secene before Camphell was killed by Mur- rell's brother Syd, They returned to the courtroom after being out three hours and asked M, Justice Logle {f they might be permitted to attach a rid- er recommending merey, The jud=e answered fin the aMrmative, the jury immediately reported a ver- diet of guilty with a recommenda- tion of merey, A Mr, Donahue contends that the jurors should have heen instructed on the point and then sent hack to the jury room to continue con- sideration of their verdict, When the jurors heard the judge imrmedi- ately. pronounce the death penalty they were amazed, as they had hes lieved that the eeffect of their re- commendation wonld he life im. prisonment. Mr. Donahue is mov ing to ask the Minister of Justice fo exercise his nrerogative, sel- dom used, and order a new trial, Presented Petition Mrs. Thomas Fortner retyned from Ottawa where she presfnted petitions hearing 15,000 names asking for the remission of the death nenalty, Mrs. Fortner states that she was given an attentive hearing and that Hon. Ernest T.a- nointe informed her that she would have his answer 2s soon as the case has been reviewed, TWO SCHOONERS DRIVEN ASHORE IN MARITIMES Heavy Wind and Snow Storm Responsible for Two Wrecks (By Canadian Press) Saint Jobn, N.B., Dee, 1. -- Two Maritime schooners, both bound for Boston, were driven ashore in a heavy wind and snow storm early this morning. The White Belle struck the rocks at Beaver Harbor in the Bay of Fun- dy. All on board were reported safe. The Harry A. McLennan struck on St. George Shoals, Strait of Camso, 3 pera The nation had been hoping that though necessarily slow progress The King was stated to have and doctors announced that there ing. in the number of visitors through the railings this morning. It was indicated after this unchanged, FEVER IS HIGHER T of Uneasi to Public F. . inge easiness Pub eeling as King's (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Dee, 1,--A slight rise in temperature was announced in the medical bulletin issued at Buckingham Palace this morning. His Majesty would make steady, towards recovery and knowledge that his fever was higher gave a tinge of uneasiness to publie feeling, No Change passed a fairly comfortable night, was no change in his general con- dition, in which some improvement was noted yesterday. Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett, the King's physicians, were at Buckingham Palace nearly two hours this morn. Smaller Crowd Owing to favorable reports yesterday there was a falling off the palace gates during the night and a small gathering was present when the bulletin was hung on Not Alarmed morning's bulletin, that its less satisfactory tone was not entirely unegpected by the King's doctors. The rise in temperature was one of the possibilities for which they were prepared, palace officials said, an bulletin as alarming since the King's general condition remained Official Bulletin London, Dee, 1.--The official bulletin on the King's condition this morning said, "In spite of His Majesty having passed a fair night, there has been a slight rise in temperature since yesterday, General conditions remained unchanged," ' they did not regard the Prohibition is Not Popular in | New Zealand (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) Wellington, N.Z., Dee, 1, --Final figures of the vote in the recent licensing re- ferendum in New Zealand glve a majority of 144,350 against prohibition, CANADIAN SHIP IS ABANDONED IN | PACIFIC OCEAN Crew of Freighter Chief Mogquilla Safe on Board Japanese Ship (By Canadian Press) Seattle, Wash, Dee, 1.--A radio message heceived here this morn- ing sald the freighter Chief Maquil- la was abandoned after the crew had been taken ahoard the Janan- ese steamer Montreal Maru, The message said the ship was left he- cause water continued to rise in the holds and the barometer was lowering, The Maquilla sent -out an 8.0.8, call Thursday, while 2,000 miles out in the Pacific enroute to Shang- hal with a cargo of grain from Kil- donan, B.C. She carried eight offi cers and a crew of about 32 Chin- ese, T, H, FRASER FOUND DEAD IN HOME AT BRAMPTON Brampton, Dec, 1,--Thomas H. Fraser, aged 45, of Brampton, was found dead in the basement of his home about 1.45 p.m. Friday, soon after he had risen from a hearty meal, Heart failure is believed tn have been brought on by an attack of flu. The body was discoyered by his wife, Mr, Fraser was assistant super- intendent of ' the Grace Inited Chureh Sunday School, and an offiical of the chureh board. He was associated with Tonic Lodee, AF, and AM, and a Conservative, Born in Matapedia, Quebee, he had heen a resident of Brampton for 16 years, Surviving are his wife, two chil- Aren, Donald, aced 15, and Thelma, aged 13; two brothers, Alexander, fn Matapedia, and John, in Maine: and one sister, Mrs, T. L, Moore, of Portland, Me, THIRTY FREIGHTERS SAIL AS INSUBANCE JUMPS Fort William, Dee, 1,--A fleet of 30 grain boats cleared from the ports of Fort William-Port Arthur yesterday, the official date of clos- ing navigation, after which insur- ance rates are increased, with mo less than 8,375,000 bushels, clear- ing the harbor of all boats load- ing grain. The season, however, is not yet over as there are five boats reported as en route light for grain, and three coal boats are In DEATH OF MASTER [5 AVENGED BY Assassin of Zena Bey, Minis- ter of Albania, Slain on Witness Stand Prague, Czechoslovakia, Dee, 1, --An Albanian blood feud Friday reached into a court in this eity and took the life of Aleibiade Be be, a 84-year-old Albanian, whe assassinated Zena Bey, Minister ¢ Albania, here in October, 1927, The youthful assassin was in t! midst of a dramatic recital froy the witness stand of how and who he killed, when Ziu Vietuerna, a servant of Gani Bey, brother of Zena Bey, fired six dum-dum bul- lets from a revolver, . Behe was killed and Delvechio, correspond- ent for Giornale D'Italia, a lead- ing Tascist newspaper of Rome, and Br, Jetsura, official couy in- terpreter, were wounded, "I have avenged my master's brother in true Albanian fashion," shouted Vicuterna as officers seized him, Gani Bey and two other Alban- fans were arrested a few hours later and accused of instigating the erime, The court room was thrown into an uproar, which auiekly degener- ated into a panie, The judge, jury- men, attorney and court attaches rushed madly for the doors. Two of the jurymen were hurt in the crush, one dislocating a thigh and the other being hadly trampled when he fell under the feet of fear- stricken men, This was the second occurrence of its kind in a Prague court with- in a year and newspapers of this capital severely criticized the po- lice for failing to search specta- tors at Bebe's trial for weapons, OBni Bey was released when the police realized that under Alban- ia's new constitution, he was re- lated to the Royal family of that country by marriage. The widow nf Zena Bey is a sistér of King Zorn, Delvechio, who had a distineuish- ed war record in Italy, and who was wounded several times, was in a precarious eondition with a bhul- let in his lung, HAS HARROWING SEA EXPERIENCE Aberdeen, Wash"n, Dee. 1.--Jus Enspy, 80, erat fisherman, is re- covering from one of the most har- rowing sea experiences ever re- ported here, Enspy's boat cap- sized Sunday morning pear the Willapa harbor bar and the fisher- man, clinging to the rigging, was washed out to sea. Twenty hons later the flood-tide washed the wreck ashore near Grayland and Enspy, exhausted, crawled two miles along the beach to the near- est house, He collapsed in the front yard where he was found some time later. His arms and port and one en route. legs were nearly frozen, HIS SERVANT WILL SPEAK HERE HON. W. H, PRICE Attorney-General of Ontario, who will speak at the annual meeting of the Children's Aid Society in Oshawa on December 13, CRUISERS T0 TAKE PRINCE OF WALES BACK TO ENGLAND HM.S, Enterprise Ready for Royal Passenger--Sails on Sunday (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Valetta, alta, Dec. 1.--After the flag of Vice-Admiral Boyle has heen transferred from the cruiser ¥rohisher to H.M.S. Danae, the Frahisher will leave for Alexandria tomorrow to await the arrival of the Prince of Wales and take him to Europe. The Prince himself will decide the port of disembarka- tien in Hurepe, Embark. on' Croisers London, Dee, 1.--The Prince of Wales is not expected to arrive back in London earlier than Decembs 13, even by following 'the tenta tive plan outlined by the Admirals ty and taking the shortest route across Europe, The Prince, who has heen await- ing the arrival of the cruiser "En. terprise" at Dar es Salaam, Tan. ganyika, Kast Africa, left there to make a trip to Zanzibar, but was expertad to return today. He will embark on the "Enterprise" tomorrow, FORMER MEMBER MEIGHEN CABINET DIES SUDDENLY Hon, Rodolphe Monty, K.C., Succumbs to an Attack of Angina Pectoris (By Canadian Press) St, Hyacinthe, Que., Dee. 1,--Hon, Rodolphe Monty, K.C., Solicitor-Gen- eral in the reorganized Meighen cah- inet of 1921, died here this morning. Mr, Monty was taken ill with An- gina Pectoris last night, x Mr. Monty was born at Montreal in 1874 and was a.graduate of Laval and McGill Universities, He became King's Counsel in 1909 and for many years was one of the most prominent Conservatives in Quebec, In 1821, when Hon. Arthur Meigh- en organized his cabinet, prior to the general election, he was appoint- ed secretary-of-state. In the election Mr, Monty went down to defeat with his party and has pever sat in the House of Commons, SUZANNE PROVES MOST ELUSIVE IN NEW YORK VISIT French Professional Tennis Star Could Not Be Located After Landing (By Canadian Press) New York, N.Y., Dee. 1, -- Suz- anne Lenglen, French professional tennis star, landed here today with her mother. Why she came or where she went could not be learn- ed, Her mother, in fact, insisted tat she was not here, that she was still in France, [3 TEN EXECUTIVES MOTORS' EXPORT ARRIVE MONDAY Will Inspect Oshawa Plant, Later Visiting Other Plants in U, S, Ten executives of the export divi- sion of the General Motors corpora- tion will visit the Oshawa plant on Monday, December 3. They will ar rive in this city on the Canadian National train at 9.59 in the morn- ing and will spend the day on a tour of the local General Motors plants, The party comes to Oshawa direct from the head offices of General Mo- tors Corporation in New York, From here they will go to Detroit, Flint, Lansing and Milford, Mich., to visit the plants of Cadillac, and LaSalle, Chevrolet, Buick, Oakland and Pon- tiae, and Oldsmobile, and the Gen- eral Motors Proving Ground at Mil- ford. They will return to New York Saturday, December 8. Who's Whe Those making the trip are J. D. Mooney, vice-president of the Gen- eral Motors Corporation, in charge of overseas operations and president of the General Motors Export Com- pany; L. M. Rumely and W, T, Whalen, general managers; BH. W, Smith, assistant to the President, Harry Tipper, general sales manager, M. F. Lawrence, general manufactur- ing manager; R. Staudinger, general finance manager; Wm, Harvey, Jr, general supply manager; F, K, Brun, assistant general supply man- ager and W. D, Sullivan, managing director of the General Motors Ex- port Company, SENATOR WEBSTER DIED EARLY TODAY BROCKVILLE HOME Funeral Will Be Held on Monday, With Interment at Oakland Cemetery (By Canadian Press) Brockville, Ont, Dee, 1, -- Hon, John Webster, Senator, died at his home here at 9,60 this morning af- ter several weeks illness. All of the members of Senator Webster's family were present at the time of his death, which had been expected for a number of days, The funeral will be held at the family residence on Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock, with burial taking place in Oakland cemetery, Fourth Vacancy Ottawa, Dec, 1. -- The death of Senator Webster creates the fourth vacancy in the Senate, There are now two vacancies in the representa- tion from Quebec, one in New Brunswick and one in Ontario, Senator Webster was a Conserva- tive, and when his place is filled the opposition majority in the Up- per Chamber will be further nar- rowed down. When gall vacancies are filled the Conservatives will have a majority of four in the Senate, INSTALL DIRECT NEW YORK WIRE Cassels, Biggar, Tuer & Crawford Improve Facilities for Clients Tne firm of Cassels, Biggar, Turner & nord, has been es tablished as members of the Top- onto Stock Exchange since 1902, and hold a recognized place in the field of investment. A copserva- tive policy is always maintained and they are up-to-date with their information and seryice. Their lo- cal branch office om the secopd floor of the Alger building, oppo- gite the Post Office, has every facility for prompt seryice. Ticker Installed They have recently installed a New York ticker and this, along with a private direct wire to head office in Toronto, affords its clien- tele the advantage of instantane- ous communication with the New York, Monreal, Toronto and Stan- dard Mini Exchanges. Orders can also be executed on the Lon- don, Epgland, and the various other exchanges. Local Manpager Their local manager, Mr. F. G. Carswell, has been an Oshawa citi- zen all his life and is highly re- garded by a large circle of friends. Fi irst New Quantity Production of 1929 Model is to Begin This Month--Ninety Per Cent. of Chevrolet Cars Will Be Entirely Manufactured in Canada -- Die Shop and Other Sections of the Plant Soon Working at Full Capacity -- Most of the Cars Assembled at the Oshawa Plant an J production of the 1929 Chevrolet will commence at the lo- cal plants of General Motors of Can- ada, Limited, on December 10, when the first new six-cylinder Chevralet will roll off the assembly lines. The body shop has already begun making bodies for this model, and workers in the mill room, paint shop and trim room will all begin work before Dy cember 10. This announcement was made yes- terday afternoon by W. E. Davis, assistant general manager of the company, in an interview with The Times. It had been the intention o the company to start the Chevrolet line before the end of November, Mr. Davis said, but a delay in getting delivery of raw materials forced the company to put the date ahead until December 10, Twenty-Four Hour Shift The die shop, in connection with the stamping plant, is working 24 hours a day completing the neces- sary dies to make the new models. Changes of dies in the huge metal stamps for fenders and other body parts in the stamping plant have been practically completed, and the plant will be ready to start operation with other sections of the body shop be- fore December 10, getting a supply of bodies on hand for the assembly line, Made in Over 90 per cent, of the new Chey- rolet cars will be entirely made in Canada. The new six-cylinder en- gine and the rear axles gre being made at Walkeryille, and most of the other parts are either madé in Osh- awa or hy some Canadian firm, ei- ther here or in another Canadian city. Most of the cars are assembl- ed in Oshawa, while cars for the Western Canada trade are assembled at the new Regina plant, which will commence operation simultaneously with the Oshawa assembly line, Expect Big Year Geperal Motors of Canada expects this season to be fhe biggest in its history, says Mr. Davis. The new Chevrolet is, of course, expected to bring the biggest season in the his- tory of the Eheyrolet Motor Com- any of Canada, but the new Oak- and and the new Buick, production of which will also start again next week, after a few days' suspension of operations, are also expected to keep well in the forefront in their price classes, Active Program : In perhaps another month, Pontiac and Oldsmobile will again swing in- to production, and an active spring rogram is indicated. Cadillac and Pasalle, of course, employ a small number of men in comparison with the other cars, but work on these cars proceeds fairly steadily. Kitchefler Board of Trade Requests Plane Service Kitchener, Dee. 1--A resolution was unanimously passed by the Kit- chener Board of Trade last evening, which calls upon the Federal Post office Department to establish a local air mail service in Western Ontario, It was felt by the yariogs representatives present that this ser- vice might be rendered in conjunc- tion with the service between Tor- onto and Windsor. It was also urg- ed by resolution that municipalities grouped close together should eom- bine .to develop community airports for the use of the district in general. MABE 17TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHBISHOP'S CONSECRATION Kingston, Dee. 1.--The seven: teenth anniversary of the copsecra- tion of 'Archbishop M, J. Spratt, to the Archdiocese of Kingston, was observed yesterday, and hundreds attended solemn high mass in the cathedral at mine o'clock yesterday morning. Mr, J. F. Nicholson vice general, officiated at the sol- emn high mass. assisted by Rev. Father Lesage as deacon, Rey. Fa- ther Feeney as sub-deacon and Rev. Father Whelan as master of cere- monies. The children of the se- parate schools of the city were pre- sent in a body as well as hundreds of adults of the congregation, GRAIN OPENING (By Associated Press) Chicago, Dee. 1.--Opening-- wheat, December 114%; March, 1198; corn, December 84; March 87: oats, December 47%; March 47% Six Cylinder Chevrolet to Roll Off ~ Assembly Lines Dec.10 EAR IN HISTORY Color Scheme of License Plates The 1929 motor vehicle license plates of the vari- ous provinces will have the following color schemes, according to an official of the license issuing depart. ment of the Ontario Motor League: Ontario, black let- ters on a light grey field: Nova Scotia, white on red; New Brunswick, white on light blue; Prince Edward Island, orange on black; Quebec, white on black; Manitoba, white on dark green; Saskatchewan, black on orange; Alberta, royal blue on orange; British Co- lumbia, green on cream. BOY ATTACKED BY MARAUDER WHILE CONFINED T0 BED Brockville Man is Charged With Mutilgting Nine Year Old Boy (By Canadian Press) Brockville, Ont, Dec. 1, -- James Burns, aged 23, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of griev- ously wounding nine year old Bern- ard Dodley here on October 30, While confined to his home with chicken pox, the boy was attacked by a marauder and suffered knife wounds which will leave him mark- ed for life. The prisoner was not asked to plead. CHINA MAY SEND AN AMBASSADOR T0 WASHINGTON Present Envoy to the United States May Be Transferred to London (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Shanghai, China, Dec, 1.--C. T, Wang, Foreign Minister, today an- nounced that the appointment of Dr. C, C. Wu as minister to Wash- ington, was under consideration but no action had been taken. Re- cent events are said to have made it necessary for China to have 8 strong man in London, and in the event of Wu's appointment to Washington, Alfred Sze, present minister, would be transferred to London, WHEAT VALUES WERF UPWARD CHIGARD MART Suggested Surplus Control Legislation Acted as a Bullish Factor (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Dee, 1.--Wheat values tightened up early today owing, in some 'degree, to relative scantiness of deliveries on December contracts. Secretary Jardines annual report ad- vocating surplus control legislation was apparently alsg a bullish factor. Opening unchanged to %c higher, wheat afterwards showed some ad- vance all around. Corn and Oats likewise developed , strength with corn starting at %e decline to 3c gain, and subsequently scoring a general upturn. Provisions inclined downward, VIOLENT QUAKE (By Canadian Press) New York, Dec. 1.--The seismo- graph at Fordbam University to- | day recorded a violent earthquake about 5,000 miles west of New York. sere Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay--Moderyte to fresh west. orly winds, part': lo portly cloudy tcduy and Sundar, with a little lower temperature Lonight- THORNTON BACKS PROPOSED REGINA GRAIN CONFERENGE Canadian National President Says Convention Merits | Support Toronto, Dee, 1.--That Sir.Henry Thornton, chairman and president of the Canadian National Railways is heartily behind the holding of the World's Grain Expedition and Conference, in Regina, in 1932, was intimated during his address before the Rotary Club yesterday afternoon. Touching briefly upon the meeting called by Hon. W, R, Motherwell, Minister of Agricul ture, today to consider plans for the expedition, Sir Henry said: "The grain expedition merits the support of every good Canadian city and the meeting being held in Toronto today is a most important one." As a further expression of hia deep interest, Sir Henry had three' officials of the Canadian National system present at the meeting, Dr, W. J. Black, Director of Coloniza« tion; C, W. Johnston, Assistant General Passenger Traffic Manager and 'A. A. Gardiner, General Pass+ enger Agent, steamship trate, who arrived fromy Montreal thig morning to attend the conference, ANTI-SMUGGLING TREATY WITH U3, NOT LEAK-PROOF Conference on Border Cone ditions is Suggested for January, 1929 '(By Canadian Press) Washington, D.C,, Dee, 1.--Liguon originating in Canada is still tricks ling into the United States despite the anti-smuggling treaty of 1924 and the Government has proposed to make a treaty more leak-proof hy revisions, At the same time a littla levee work Is likely to be done on a similar pact signed with Cuba in 1926, Report Received William Phillips, United States minister at Ottawa has been carrys ing on conversations with Canadian authorities, A conference was sugs gested a year ago, but the Canadian Government wished to await a res port on border conditions by the Ros yal Customs Commission, The res port has been received and the Uns ited States has suggested that a cope ference be held in January, FOURTEEN WOMEN EXECUTIVES WILL LEAVEY, WG. A, Trouble Arises in Toronto Over Resignation of Miss Pierce, Secretary (By Canadain Press) . Toronto, Dec, 1,--The resigna- tions of fourteen women executives and secretaries of the Torontg Young Women's Christian Associa» tion will take effect next month, according to a lengthy statement issued last night confirming recent rumors, The action fs the result of circumstances connected with resignation of Miss Jane M. Pierce, general secretary, The statement says that Miss Pierce resigned following an inters view with the executive of the board of directors, and that It js evident that her resignation was desired, as she herself neither dee sired nor intended to resign, Air Mail Bandits Swoop Off With ~ Million Dollars (By Canadian Press) St. Louis, Mo., Dee. 1.--Loo8 consisting of about one million dol- lars in bank checks, intended for collection in Chicago and New York was obtained by two air mail ban» dits who yesterday held up a pos- tal driver and his wife on their way to deliver five pouches to the Lambert-St. Louis field, ROBBER IS SHOT (By Canadian Press) | Philadelphia, Dee. 1. -- One of five men who attempted to smash the window of a jewelry store was shot apd instantly killed by Ben- jamin Brownfein, 'the watchman, carly today, |