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"All the News While It Is News" | The Oshmua Daily Thnes Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 4--NO. 41 Osha Ont, Canada, Every Published at wa, Qttdwa; Ou Day Except Sundays Helidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES POLICE STILL SEARCHING FOR ORVAL SHAW Fxtremes Far Apart in Experts' Deliberations on German Reparations: Figures Presented By Ger- many and the Allies Range from 35 to 100 Bil lions of Marks BRITAIN MAY TAKE INTERMEDIATE STAND Sub-Committee Named By Conference to Draw Up a Scheme for the Future Discussions of Experts (Cable Service to The Times by Paris, Feb, 18.--The experts committee on reparations conven- ed 'promptly at 11 o'clock this morning to begin their second week's discussion of one of the greatest economic problems grow- ing out of the Great War. The meeting was the first since last Friday. Since adjournment then the dele- gates have had time to do some fig- uring themselves with facts and figures presented them during last week by Dr, Hjalmar Schaht, Reichsbank president, as a basis, Unofficially kaleidoscopic sums, varying from thirty to a hundred billion gold marks, were mention- ed today as the possible extremes in the totals which the various de- legations will ask to have Germany ay. yay Britain in Centre It was the opinion in certain quarters today that France and Belgium would ask 100,000,000.000 marks (about $23,720,000,000) while the Gernrans probably would offer to pay 35,000,000,000 marks (about $8,302,000,000). The Brit- ish were said to be ready to take an intermediate stand, Appoint Sub-Committee The experts found that there were & few points respecting Ger- many's economic situation to clear up, after which came a discussion on further procedure, It. was de- cided to name a smal] sub-commit- tee which will draw up a scheme for the future labors of the experts, reporting this to a full committee meeting tomorrow morning. It is understood that the sub- committee will recommend a pro- cedure intended to enable both the debtor and creditors in the repara- tions account to submit an offer and put in claims that may form the groundwork of the committee's further deliberations, MAN DIES AFTER STABBING AFFRAY Little Hope Held Out for Recovery of Second Victim at Toronto (By Canadian Press) ' Toronto, Feb, 18.--Stabbed dur- ing a fracas last night in front of bis home at Mimico, a Toronto suburb, William Sherbo,aged 41, died. in hospital here today from shock and loss of blood from wounds alleged to have been in- flicted by one of Sherbo's guests, E, Federoff of Toronto. Andrew *Sherbo, 19, nephew of the elder Sherbo, is in the hospital ! with little hope of recovery, suffer- ing from kaife wounds, also said to have been inflicted by Federoff, who was arrested on a charge of wounding. New Catholic church is likely soon to be built at Boisdale, N.S. Officer Will Be Placed on Trial (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Feb. 18.-- While pot divulging the name of the provincial officer guilty of the shooting of Pete Brennan near Bolsover on Saturday morning ° early, Attorney-General Price to- day stated that a prosecu- tion of the officer would ake place. Condemned Men Profit by Storm In Jugo-Slavia Zagreb, Feb, Jugo Slav highwaymen probably are the only men in all Europe who have profited by the terrific cold of the last week, The four men, sentenced to die on the gallows here last Sunday, have won an indefinite postpone- ment of execution because the official hangman is stranded on snowbound train between Sera? jevo and Zagreb, and no one else may officiate at the execution, BYRD SHIP RACES 10 THE ANTARCTIC Anxious to Reach the Ex- plorer's Base Before Winter Sets in Wellington, New Zealand, Feb, 18,--The steamer Eleanor Bolling, supply ship of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, left Dunedin today on her return trip to the Bay of Whales, where the Byrd base, "Lit- tle America," is located, The ship made full speed out of the harbor with its last load of equipment in order to avoid being imprisoned in the ice with the ap- proach of the Antarctic winter be- fore it should reach Commander Byrd and his men, Heavy weather was experienced in the trip which brought the Elea- nor Bolling to Dunedin, LOS ANGELES BANTAM WEIGHT WILL FIGHT IN AUSTRALIA (By Associated Press) Melbourne, Australia, Feb, 18-- Fidel La Barba, Los Angeles ban- tamweight, former holder of the world's flyweight title, has been matched to fight Australian Billy Grime in a fifteen round bout March BANDITS IN CHINA RAID STEAMSHIPS British Gunboat Also Finds Navigation Dangerous on Yangtze River (By Canadian Press) Hongkong, China, Feb, 18, ,--Ship- ping in the Upper Yangtze river has had a hard time in the last ten days. The steamer Chita: Oen Yangtze went ashore 50 miles above Wan Hsien and was attacked by bandits. | It was rescued by the American gun- boat Tutuila. The steamer flew the Mmerican flag. The British gunboat Tern has been holed and is being repaired. The steamers Kiating and Kingwo have also been holed and are proceeding to Shanghai for repairs. LONG JOURNEY ON SKIS ENDED ON SATURDAY (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Ont., Feb. 18.--Complet- ing a 500-mile journey from Fim- mins, Ont., to Toronto on skis in 19 days, Kenneth Hulme and Jack Forbes won a wager of $250, They were accorded a civic reception when their trip concluded at the steps of the eity hall on maturday. They had to complete the trip in less than 20 days to win the wager. DIES FROM BURNS Vancouver, DI Teb, 18--Mrys. Margaret Stewart, aged 00, died here Saturday evening of burns suffered earlier in the day when her clothing caught fire as she was lighting the kitchen fire. Trotsky is Critically Ill in Soviet Consulate in Turkey (Cable Service to The Constantinople, Feb. 18.--~Leon Trotzky is reported to be so critically ill in the seclusion of the Soviet con- sulate here that there is no question of transporting him to Amgora or elsewhere at the present. He is said to keep to his bed, at- tended by his wife and four Times by Canadian Press)' guards who brought him from his ex- ile in Alma Aata, Russian-Turkestan. All consulate servants have been barred from the wing of the wast building where he and his small cn- tourage remain hidden. The public has thus been prevented from gaining even kitchen gossip of the captivity of the former Soviet war lord. L MAY BAN US. FRUIT FROM MARKETS OF B.C. (By Canadian Press) Vancouver, B.C, Feb. 18-A Victoria dispatch to the Province "Definite plans to shut out United States fruits and vegetables, especial- ly importations from California, Washington and Oregon, in the event of the proposed Hoover tariff closing the United States markets to British Columbia forest products, are being given serious consideration in governmental circles here, it is lear- ned from semi-official sources, KING ENJOYS SUNSHINE AT THE SEASIDE MONARCH IS ABLE TO SIT UP FOR SEVERAL HOURS Ray Therapy Treatment is Again Administered By Sir Stanley Hewett (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Bognor, Sussex, Eng, Feb, 18-- For several hours yesterday the King was able to sit at his window ut Craigwell House and it was announ- ced today he had passed a satisfac- tory might. Yesterday's pleasant sunshine and warm air, coming af- ter several days of frost for which the English people were so little prepared, was like a harbinger of spring. Arcund Craigwell House the sunshine lasted practically throughout the day and the windows of His Majesty's bedroom remained open for several hours. The ray therapy treatment was again admin- istered by Sir Stanley Hewett, who travelled from London for the pur- pose, Queen Mary attended service . at Vagham village chusch, two miles from Craigwell House, the church being crowded with villagers. The Queen wore a moleskin coat and plum-colored toque and was attend- ed by Lady Bertha Dawkins, her new lady-in-waiting: Apart from the customary prayers the only refer- ence to His Majesty's name in the sermon when the vicar, Rev, Gros- venor Knox, remarked the congreza- tion were glad to bave the King among them in the parish and were thankful for the improvement in his health, Today there was no frost at Bog- nor, the weather being slightly war- mer, though snow and ice have not entirely disappeared. Queen Mary today leaves for Lon- don at attend the British industries fair tomorrow. INSURANCE INQUIRY TO START MARCH 18 (By Press) Toronto, Ont, Dion 18--A full in- quiry into the recent increase of rates for automomible insurance in Ontario will commence on March 18, it was announced at a preliminary conference before Commissioner Mr. Justice Hodgins here Saturday. Owing to the fact that the desired data concerning the new rates were not complete, this material was not filed before the commission. NEW LANGUAGE IN ALBANIA UNDER CONSIDERATION Albanians Resist Efforts to Have Turkish Tongue Im- posed on Them (Cable Service to The Times by The Camadian Press) Tirana, Albania, Feb. 18.--Al- though conquered for several cem- turies, the Albanians have success- fully resisted all efforts of the sub- lime Porte a t Constantinople to impose upon them the Turkish language and Arabic characters. King Zogu, who is a Moslem and a man with European conceptions and tastes, has decreed, like Mus- tafa Kemel Pasha in Angora, that Arabic letters are an anchronism. and that modern Latin characters must be substituted. A commission of Albanian pro- morning fessors has been appointed to unify | the Albanian language, which strange mixture of oriental dialects and create one which shall be spoken from west to east and from north to south. A motor-driven machine has been invented by a Chicago dentist to wrap cotton around 'dental probes, sterilizing them with electric heat at the same time, Hunger Stricken Wolves Appear To Mar Pleasures at Winter Resort (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Budapest, Hungary, Feb, 18-- Hundreds of men and women enjoy- ing winter sports in the Burgenland region today were terrified by the sudden appearance of numerous wol- ves driven out of the dense forests by hunger, There was a wild panic as those on ice skates attempted to gain the shores of the lake and in places the ice broke, many skaters plunging into the freezing water. All were rescued by means of human lifelines from the shore. Greater panic and possible disas- ter were averted by a few of the skaters who were armed and opened fire on the wolves killing several and frightening off the rest. Last Minute News Flashesin | Brief Form For Busy Readers | Big Oil Well Going Calgary, Sd Feb, 182 Royalite No. 15 well, which blew in Saturday with a production of crude oil at a rate of 300 barrels a day, continued to flow at the same rate on Sunday. Nine Killed In Fire Cairo, Egypt, Feb, 18--Nine per- sons were killed and 20 severely in- jured in a fire in a large village near Zazazig yesterday, A total of 150 houses were destroyed, Admiral Dies Suddenly Nassau, Bahamas, led, 18--Ad- miral Sir Francis Bridgeman, sud- denly stricken, died in the lounge of a hotel here last night, Sir Fran- cis suffered with arterio- scelerosis, He was 82 years of age, Found Dead In Room Toronto, Ont, Leb. 18--John Wiley, New York, was found dead here yesterday afternoon in his room in a local hotel. Mr. Wiley had been registered in the hotel since Feb, 15. Death was due to natural causes, Miller Killed (By Canadian Press) Saskatoon, Sask, Feb, 18--David Myers, 80, miller, of Delisle, Sask. died here Saturday, an eleventh hour operation failing to save him after terrible injuries sustained when, it is believed, his sleeve caught in the niachinery of his mill last Friday, Homeward Bound Miami, Beach, Fla, Feb, 18--Pre- sident- elect Hoover ended his month's vacation in Florida today, and is duc to reach Washington to- morrow by special train to await his inauguration on Mar, Locating In Trenton Hamilton, Ont, Feb, 18--The Hamilton Cotton Company will not erect its $500,000 extension in this city as previously announced, but had secured a suitable building in Tren- ton, Ont, and will manufacture in that town instead, it was stated by the company this morning, ; Died Of Injuries Vancouver, B.C., Feb, 18--Injured in an automobile accident while visiting her son and daughter in Los Angeles, Calif, Mrs. Sarah Fitz- maurice Bucknam, 71, widow of Captain Bucknam, pioneer resident of Victoria, died in Los Angeles on Saturday, according to word received here, Brewers to' Confer London, Ont., Feb. }¥, -- An agreement between Ontario brew- eries, whereby price-cutting in the wholesale trade will be ended, is expected to he decided upon at a meeting to be held here on Thurs- day, February 21, when the brew- ers meet {o discuss plans for form- ing an organization to'end the priee war, GANGSTER DIES WHEN SHOT BY POLICEMAN (By Associated Press) Philadelphia, Pa., Feb, 18.-- Shot by the policeman he had help- ed to beat, Daniel Dorgan, 23, al- leged gangster, died of his wounds today, His companion, Joseph Stenko 23, lies tu a pospital critically wounded, The two were shot early yester- day by Patrolman Charles Lanteott whom they had severely beaten with his own club after he had been called to quell a disturbance, CABINET MINISTER RESIGNS HIS OFFICE INMANITOBA GOV'T Hon. W. R. Clubb Admits Dealings in Stock of Win. nipeg Power Co. (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Man., Feb, 18.--In the hands of the cabinet ministers 'of Manitoba rests the resignation of Hon W. R. Clubb, Minister of Public Works, who admitied on Friday that he "ad purchased Winnipeg Electric Company stock on margin before the Seven Sisters Falls power site had been leasen to the comp.ny. Unofficially it was stated that the resignation had been refused, and Mr. Clubb was quoted today as stating that he would not comment on the cabi- net's reaction to his offer to re- sign. The stock-purchase admission made by Mr. Clubb, was recorded ¢* before the Royal Commission in- vestigating charges of corruption made against' the provincial ad- ministration by Lieut.-Col. ¥, G. Taylor, Conservative leader. That the cabinet had met on Saturday and refused as a body to accept the resignation of the Minister of Public Works, was rumored. Mr, Clubb was to appear today before the Royal Commission to complete the hearing adjourned on Friday. FOUR NEGROES DIE IN FIRE WHICH DESTROY TENEMENT BUILDING AT HAMMOND, IND. Hammond, Ind. Feb. 18.--Four ne- groes were burned to death, another was probably 'fatally injured and a negro woman suffered a broken leg in jumping from a window wiea fire today attacked a megro teiement building a block from the c-atral fire department here. Amount thus far subscribed to Mt. Allison University Fund is $8,354, LINDY BUSY WITH AIR TRANSPORT PLANS (By Associated Press) Washington, D.C,, Feb, 18--Colonel Charles A, Lindberg, after a leisure- ly flizht from Miami, Florida, was in the capital today, but he planned for his stay to be a short one. He is very busy with matters affecting the Transcontinental Air Transport Com- pany and befcre the day is over he will probably be in New York where a conference of company officials is to be held soon. CHATHAM MAN [5 IDENTIFIED AS JAIL BREAKER High Constable States Pete Brennan Escaped from Chatham Jail (By Canadian Press) Lindsay, Ont, Feb. 18--High Con- stable Peters of Kent County and provincial officer Oliver of Chatham, gave evidence at a preliminary in- quest at noon today and positively identified the unknown man in the morgue here as Pete Brewhan, a vagrant and jail breaker from Chatham. Both officers stated that Shaw, who is still missing, told the officers that he would never be taken alive again. The inquest was adjourned until Thursday next. AVALANCHE BURIES HOSPITAL WING No Casualties Are Reported When Mud and Boulders Are Loosed (By Associated Press) Santos, Brazil, Feb. 18.--An aval- anche of mud and boulders from Mont Serrat buried the kitchen wing of the Charity Hdspital last night. There were no casualties becausc that wing had been vacated several days ago in anticipation of such an event. The mountain, which last March caused the deaths of more than 80 persons by overwhelming their hou- ses, has been weakening recently wi- der continued heavy rains. A loogout on the top of the mountain signalled the probability of last might's aval- anche, thus averting danger to inhal itants of the hospital district. The slide piled earth and rocks to a height of 39 feet on the hospital kitchen, Hdollowing a BUSINESS SECTION OF B.C. TOWN BURNS (By Canadian Press) Salmon Arm, BC., Feb, 18.--The business section of the town of Salmon Arm was threatened wth destruction last nght when fire broke out in the Regent cafe, and before the flames were under con- trol two hours later, the following business establishments nad been destroyed, with an estimated loss of $25,000: Regent cafe, C. A, Paler and company, butchers; R. J. Glasgow, general store, and Hansen's barber shop. ATTEMPT TO DYNAMITE TRAIN FAILS PREMATURE EXPLOS. ION OF BOMB SAVES MANY LIVES Insurgents Reported to Have Sacked and Burned Manzano Railway Station (By Associated Press Mexico City, Feb, 18 "El Univer- sal" says today that a premature ex- plosion of a dynamite bomb thwarted an attempt to blow up a train be- tween Guadalajara, and Colima yes- terday, Insurgents, the paper says, plac- ed a bomb on the tracks between the stations of Manzano and Nicolas, in the state of Jalisco, but it explod- ed just before the train reached it, Prior to the attempted dynamit- ing of the train the insurgents sack- ed and burned the railroad station at Manzano. There were no casual- ties . Troops were cent in pursuit of the marauders. Your Catholic priests arrested re- cently at Guadalajara on charges of violating the religious laws have been sent to Mexico City to await the disposition of the department of Interior in their cases. FOUR ARE KILLED IN CROSSING ACCIDENT (By Canadian Press) Woodridge, N.J., Feb. 18,--Four members of one family were dead today as a result of the automobile in which they were riding, being struck by a freight train at the north Main St. crossing of the Erie railroad here yesterday. The dead were: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Barcia, and their two daughters, Angeline, 24, and Mrs. Frances Plescia, 31, wife of Joseph Plescia, 32, the driver of the car. TOURISTS IN AFRICA HELD UP BY STRIKE (By Canadian Press) London, Feb, 18,--The Express in a despatch from Capetown sdys many British and American tour- ists have been held up at Vietoria Falls (about 225 miles west of Bulawayo in Rhodesia) as a result | of a railway strike wun proke | out there on Sunday, The strike is the outgrowth of a controversy over wages and hours. HOTELMAN LEAVES $110,000 ESTATE Antoine Wendling, Former. ly of Brockville, Bequeaihs $5,000 to Hospital (By Canadian Press) Brockville, Ont., Feb. 18.--Un- der the will of Atoine Wendling, former Brockville Hotel proprietor who died in California on January 9 entered for probate the sum of $5,000 is bequeathed to St. Vin- cent de Paul hospital, and a furth- er $5,000 for distribution among poor and needy families of the town, to be distributed at the rate of $1,000 annually, amounts to $110,000, and various relatives are given bequests. SPECTACULAR FIRE AT HAM- ILTON Hamilton, Ont, Feb. 18--The clocktower of the old Canada Life Building, which has been a landmark in this city for nearly sixty years, was a charred mass of ruins today spectacular fire which broke out about 3 am. The estate | 9° Man Shot by Steamer Sinks With Cargo of Half a Million Melbourne, Australia, Feb, 18--The inter-statc steamship Kanowna sank today with a car- go worth $500,000 and the bagg- age of its passengers, after runn- ing ashore in a heavy fog seven miles west of Wilson Promon- tory, the southern-most tip of Australia, The steamer was bound from Sydney to Mel- bourne. The passengers had been transferred to the steamer May- karra and the crew reached safety before the Kanowna sank, INDUSTRIES' FAIRS OPENED IN ENGLAMD Canada and Other Domin. ions Have Extensive Exhibits (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) London, Feb, 18,--The greatest in the series of British Industries Fairs opened today in two sections, at London and Birmingham, with- out any ceremony except the unl locking of doors and the admitt- ance of trade buyers waiting on the threshold. The government of Can- ada has established an extensive ex- hibit and, in fact, all the dominions and many of the British possessions are well represented. A six mile walk is required to pass all tne stands, Speech-making was reserved un- til this evening, when the govern- ment is tendering a banquet to the leading exhibitors and buyers at the Mansion House. The Prince of Wales and Premier Stanley Bald- win will attend, and the speech of the Prince will be Proadcast by wireless. Queen Mary will attena the London section of the fair to- morrow, GANG KILLING IN WISCONSIN LIKE CHICAGO Man Killed By Machine Gun is Found on Church Steps Kenosha, Wis., Feb, 18.--Gang warfare in the Chicago manner left Atonn Lanzilotte dead on the steps of the Holy Rosary Church last might, shot down by machine gun fire from an automobile, In Lanzilotte's hand was a pistol from which 'six shots had been fired. The police were convinced Lan- zilotte was shot several blocks from the church and could not ex- plain how he reached the steps on which his body was found unless bis slayers carried him there, Lanzilotte, who was 35 years old, was soon to have appeared be- fore the Grand Jury investigating the Eugene Russo slaying hast November, MADE WORTHLESS HAUL Chicago, Ils., Feb. 18. -- Three men overpowered a watchman, at the pioneer Trust and Savings Bank and fled with two earl today. It was first believed they had taken a large amount of currency, but a check-up revealed the packages contained only worth- less cancellled cheques for $250,- 000. CRIMEAN WAR VETERAN MITS SUICIDE Asbury Park, N.J., Feb. 18--Dr. Edwin Pye Turner Oslow Raldeston, year old veteran of the Crimean war who became front page news three years ago when a deputy sher- iff arrested him, suicided today. Provincial Police Was Companion of Much-S ought Bandit * ---- Orval Shaw Was Man Whe Escaped After Shooting Near Lindsay on Saturday Morning ELUDES CAPTURE IN SPITE OF SEARCH Intensive Hunt By Posse of Provincial Police and Civ. ilians Fails to Disclose the Whereabouts of Wanted Man (By Canadian Press) Lindsay, Feb, 18,--Despite the effort of provincial police assisted by a large posse of farmers and citizens of Bolsover, armed with rifles and shot guns, no trace has yet been found of Orval Shaw, who escaped capture by the police on Saturday morning, when his com- panion was shot and killed by tne officers when Le attempted to evs ade capture, Yesterday the police passed with- in ten yards of where he was lying half b uried in the snow in a thick bush, it was reported today. As the officers were scouring the bush shortly before noon they con- centrated on the district in which he had made his escape after his companion had been killed. Going thoroughly over the ground on their return trip they found the marks where Shaw had been lying in the snow just a few yards to the left of the path they had made on their way out. It appeared as if he had left his hiding place when the officers passed him, and it ig now thought he may have gone back towards Bolsover, Frank King, Jocal garageman, told the police he had been sccost~ ed.on Saturday night on the Linde say road by a man answering Shaw's description. The stranger asked for a pair of old boots, as his own were cracked and well- worn. He claimed he had walked to Lindsay from Beaverton. Ac- cording to King, the man then walked toward the railway station, just a few minutes before a train pulled out for Toronto. Still a Pugitive Lindsay, Feb. 18.--Orval Shaw, Jail-breaker, burglar and caves dweller, known as the mystery man of Kent county's "Skunk's Misery" wilds, is a fugitive from justice tos day and Victoria county is alert to aid provincial police in efforts to effect his capture. Shaw, contrary to previous re- ports, escaped the fusilade of police bullets at Bolsover early Saturday morning. It was his companion, Pete Brennan, accomplice in the Chatham jail delivery on December 2, who died with a police bullet near his heart. Shaw escaped across the fields after the shooting of his friend and threw two police (Continueed on Page 12) ATTEMPT TO STEAL GAS CAUSED DEATH OF QUEBEC COUPLE (By Canadian Press) Lambertville, N.J., Feb. 18.-- Charles Allen, 48, and his wife, May Fields Allen, 45, were found dead in their home in Lambertville today, victims of a homemade contrivance to steal gas by divert- in it from the meter. Lambertville state police found a crude rubber hose connecting the main gas line and eliminating the flow of gas through the inlet and outlet tubes on the meter, Big Order Placed for Canadian Honey (Cable Service To The Times »5y Canadian Press) London, Feb. 18.--With- fn twenty minutes of the opening of the great Brit- ish Industries Fair today, an order was placed for Canadian honey to the value of $50,000. Record Flight Washington, D.C., Feb. 18.--The longest flight ever recorded for a banded bird, marked by the Unit- ed States Biological survey was made by a fledgling Arctic tern from Turnevik Bay, Labrador, to Margate, 15 miles southwest of Port Shepstone, Natal, South Af- rica, The bird was marked by a co- Banded Bird From Labrador to South Africa vik Bay, on July 23, 1928, and was found dead at Margate on Nov. 14, 1928. Not only was the distance of the flight remarkable, but the time element also, as the bird was only about four months old when found, It suggests. the survey said, that these birds which are rarely seen on the South Atlantic coast of the United States, may cross the ocean operator of the bureau at Turpe-ito Europe and then proceed south,