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ad Daily Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer i J anh. » Pr] J /1 A Growing | Newspaper in a Growing City "News in Brief (By Canadian Press) Faces Charge of Fraud ' Toronto.--On a warrant issued At Barrie and charging fraud, Jean Peacye, St, Clarens avenue, was arrésted yesterday by Detective- Sergeant Nelson Silverthorne and is being taken to Barrie for trial. ! * 0% Charged as Wife Beater Toronto.--Alleged to have beat- en' his wife during an. argument on Sunday, William A, Kramer, Ford hotel, was arrested yester- day 'by Detective-Sergt. McCready and later released on bail. : FoR . Prayers For Rain | Kingston.--The spell is doing serious damage to the crops. So acute has the situa- tion become that in many of the churches in the district prayers were offered Sunday for rain, * * * Faces Serious Chargse Toronto.--Said to 'have taken a 13-year-old girl to a hotel Satur- day night and there detained her, Beresford McCabe, America, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Storm and Gadd, Court Streef divi- sion, He is charged with false reg- istration and contributing fo juv- enile delinquency. * 4 Increases Ntaff Toronto.--Three consuls assist- ed by three vice-consuls and an enlarged staff will represent the United States in Toronto, where increasing business has necessit- ated the appointment of Frank Larned as vice-consul and Christ- ian Ravndal of Cologne, Germany, as consul to assist Emil Sauer, head of the corp. W * * Admits Thirteen Thefts Galt.--A long series of break-ins and thefts, dating back to last fall hag been cleared up here with the arrest of a 13-year-old lad, who police say has confessed to 13 charges. Finger prints found in the home of Miss Moscrip, 72 Rose street, on July 19, proved that the lad, who had been suspected was the guilty one. * * Ship Badly Damaged Montreal.--Extensive damage is believed to have been suffered by the steamer Wabana, a collier, owned by the Dominion Coal Com- pany, Limited, which was in a collision with the C. H, Houson, a lake boat, owned by the Sarnia Steamships, Limited, in the St. Lawrence River, opposite Murray Bay. ow» Fourteen Injured in Panic New York. --Fourteen persons suffered cuts and bruises in at- tempting to escape through the windows of a Brooklyn street car struck by lighnting last night. Be- tween 40 and 50 passengers were aboard at the time, They rushed to the rear end, broke the windows and crawled to safety. The fire 'was extinguished after ten minutes effort, 5 = w London Woman Arrested London, Ont.--After a coroner's jury had found her negligent in not obtaining medical assistance at the birth of a child, which sub- sequently died, Mrs. Priscilla Cowan, 36, of 861 Queen's avenue, was arrested on a criminal code count, The jury recommended that the woman be put in a suitable in- stitution 'and it is believed that this will be done. * * * Artists Leave Greenland Ottawa.-- Assurances that the Rockwell Kent party of United States artists who were shipwreck- ed off Godhabb, Greenland, and to whose assistance the Departnient of hte Interior was prepared to send its Arctic expeditionary ship, Beothic, were safe and on their way home was contained in a let- ter received today at the Depart- ment of the Interior from Arthur . 8. Allan of New York, father of one of the members of the party. TR Lady Byng's Mother Dies . Brighton, England.--Lady Jane Moreton, mother of Lady Byng, died here very suddenly at the age of 83 years. She was the widow ot Sir Richard Moreton, son of the Earl of Ducie, who died in March, 1927. Marie Evelyn, now wife of the former Governor-General of Canada and the Chief of the Met- ropolitan Police--Lord Byng--was the only child of Sir Richard and Lady Moreton. = ®= * 3 Cobb Ridicules Prohibition TWashington, D.C.--Irvin S. Cobb, in his first ctatement as chairman of the authors' and ar- tists' committee of the association against the prohibition amend- ment, expresses the opinion that "jt prohibition is a noble experi- ment, then the San Francisco fire und the Galveston flood also should be listed among the noble experi- ments of our national history." WEATHER Pressure continues highest 'over the Southern and Central ' portions of the continent and has risen rapidly over Alberta + and Saskatchewan, while a deep low area is centred mear the Labrador Coast and a shallow depression covers Manitoba. Showers have occurred in Northern Manitoba, Eastern Quebec and the Maritimes, while in other parts of the Dominion the weather has been fair. Forecasts: Lower Lake Re- gion and Georgian Bay: Mod- a erate winds; fair and warm ,. today and most of Wednes- probably followed by loc. 3 day; continued dry Er -------------- ; ; and » a a OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1929 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. . TEN PAGES ----_--e Motorist is CHARLES F. JAMES LOST HIS LIFE IN HEAD-ON CRASH; FIVE OTHERS INJURED Death Car Was Driven by Dr. Oscar Ranta, of Pitts- burg, Formerly of Toron- to, Who is in Oshawa Hos- pital in a Serious Condi- tion from Injuries INQUEST WAS OPENED THIS AFTERNOON Occupants of Other Car Driven by Bert Hurd of Toronto, Escaped With Minor Injuries -- Dr. Ranta's Car Complete Wreck (By Staff Reporter) ; Charles (3 James, 843 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, met instant death and a companion, Dr. Oscar Ranta, 28, of Pittsburgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ranta, 267 Benson Ave- nue, Toronto, was severely injured when their car' crashed head on against a large sedan owned and driven by Burt. Hurd, 90 Edgewood Ave., Toronto, on a slight grade on the Kingston highway, near Dunbar- ton village, about seven thirty last night. Until this morning the police were unable to identify the dead man due to the fact that no papers could be found on the dead man's body leading to his identity while 'his in- jured companion in the Oshawa hos- pital was not informed of his friend's death till this morning. According to the report given the police, the car driven by Hurd was proceeding West while the other machine driven by Dr. Ranta was travelling east. Both cars met on the top of the hill with terrific im- pact. According to the report," the car. from the west was travelling up the hill on the wrong side of the road, and such was the force of the collision . that the engine of "Dr. Ranta's car was dislodged, and the car itself completely wrecked. Others Injured Nine year old Betty Hurd, who was motoring with her parents re- ceived nasty cuts about the head and had to be taken to the Whitby private hospital for treatment, Other occupants of the car including Mrs. Hurd, and thirteen year old Helen Morton, also of Toronto, escaped with slight injuries. Dr. Ranta received severe lacera- tions and abrasions about the head and body, the full extent of which has not yet been ascertained, and was attended by Dr. G. L. Mac- Dougall of Whitby, at the Oshawa hospital. The remains .of the victim (Continued on Page 3) Outboard Motor Blades Fracture Swimmer's Skull Bridgeberg, July 30.--Rosemary Horgan, 1200 Delaware avenue, Buffalo, was seriously injured when her head was caught in the -| swirling blades of an. out-board motor while in swimming at Thun- der Bay, a summer colony a few miles west of here. The girl, with others, went for a ride in a boat with. an cutboard motor and she dove off preparatory to swimming back to shore. When she came to the surface again, it was to become entangled in the propeller blades which fractured her skull and tore a deep gash in her left arm. Supt. John Ashley, known as man with the '"'card index mind," owing to his gift of being able to keep the life history of thous- ands of criminals in his head, has been appointed successor to Chief Constable Wensley, 'as head of Bitain's Criminal Inves- hs ti Resume Trial of U.S. Tourist Denies Allegations That He Was Drunk When He Hit Cyclist . (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, July 30.--Richard Joshua Reynolds," wealthy young American who is standing trial on a manslau- ghter charge growing out of an au- tomobile accident, took the stand to- day at resumption of the re-trial made necessary by last week's sud- den halting of the case. The American, who is 23 years old, denied allegations of the prosecution that he was drunk when he ran into a motor cycle driven by Arthur Gra- ham last May. Police Baffled '| tume with beaded By Mysterious Coroner and His Wife Guarded ' by Police--- ". Threatening Letters (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, July 30--London police threw a guard todav about the home of Coroner Doctor Jackson of Croy- don after the coroner and his wife received letters threatening them for his investigation of thg death of Vera Sidney, one of three of a pro- minent Croydon family to die by poison. 'While some of 'the police conceded the letters' might be the work of some insane individual they were de- termined to take no chances that they had a more serious import. It was regarded as possible they actu- ally represented the perpetrators of what is regarded now as the most mysterious major crime in England in 'recent years, The sudden. deaths which for months have engaged the closest at- developed into a fullfledged murder mystery, with a verdict of murder by poison' returned by a coroner's jury. The jury found that Miss Vera Sid- ney, one of the three persons in the same family whose death was con- nected with the mysterious case, died from poison administered by a per- son or persons unknown. The other two persons who died from poison were Mrs, Violet Amelia Sidney, mother of Vera, and Edmond Creighton Duff, who was Mrs. Sid- ney's: son-in-law. Dug died on Ap- ril 27, 1928; Vera on Feb. 14, 1929, and Mrs. Sidney on April 5, 1929. ee ---------- Workman Electrocuted Winnipeg -- John Campbell, workman, was electrocuted today when he came in contact with a power wire while removing some planks in a sub-station. Twenty Three Miners Dead (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Waldenburg, Silesia, July 30.-- Twenty-three miners were killed and | 12 seriously injured: in an explosion last 'night in the Friedenhoffnung mine near Neiderhernsforff. The cause of the explosion has not been determined. rord Murder Case i Slips from Spring-Board and Drowms When nine-year-old Earl plunged into a nine-foot hole and was » |drowned. Kenneth McKinnon, also an indifferent swimmer, with the aid of a life preserver entered the water and PLUCKY WOULD-BE RESCUER ALSO INDIFFERENT SWIMMER Rice, (shown on RIGHT) 57 Stewart St. who had just recently learned to swim, slipped from a spring board, just be- low Lambton bridge, Humber river, he recovered the lad's body. All attempts et resuscitation were in vain. The fatal spring board is indicated by the, arrow in photograph on LEFT. STAY OF EXECUTION GRANTED WOMAN Expectant Mother Given One to Five Years, Will be Free Six Months (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Los Angeles, Calif., July 30.--A stay of execution will prevent Mrs. Thelma Holland, 22, an expectant mother, from going to prison be- fore her child is born. Mrs. Holland yesteday was giv- en a sentence of one to five years on a liquor charge, She pleaded for leniency, but Superior Judge Em- mett H. Wilson declared he never had granted probation in simi- lar liquor cases and would make no exception of her. Last night, however, the judge relented ana announced he would issue a stay of execution for six months. GHANCES FOR PEACE IN GHINA APPEAR T0 BE LESSENING Russia Feels She Holds All the Cards--Frontier Quiet London, July 80.--Prospects for peaceful solution of the difficul- ties between China and Soviet Rus- sia seemed slimmer today. All re- ports of negotiations under way seemed to have been proven false. China was reported very anxious to negotiate a settlement of the dispute arising from a seizure of the Chinese Eastern Railway, and as confident of an agreement if Russia "would realize her mistake in propogandizing China." There was no indication, now- ever, Russia would recognize such a condition. Everything pointed to Russian disinclinaton to open discussions at all. Such scanty news as was recived here seemed rather to suggest Russia felt ne: position strong and was in no wise disposed to regard herself as-other than the aggrieved party to whom reparation was due. Meanwhile the fontier was re- ported quiet with the rival forces separated by a wide neutral zone. Montreal, July 30. -- Two full- blooded Iroquois chiefs, Wolverine and Red Eagle, in full native cue- ! trousers and waistcoats, flowing feathers and head dress appropriate to their rank, waited cpon the City Execu- tive this' afternoon and were re- ceived by Alderman DesRoches and his coHeagues. They were accom- panied by T. Bindon, who acted as spokesman and were introduced by Ald. Thomas Fagan. They asked that they be allowed the 'privilege of setting up an Jor Caughnawaga Indians Seeking Business Site in Montreal (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) dian vilalge on city property some- where in the neighborhood of the mountain where they will erect tepeees and make beaded garments and souvenirs. The object of the village is to obtain sufficient funds to estab- lish as imilar village on a large scale at Caughnawaga, where ney will teach the traditional dances.' bead work and handicraft of vari- ous kinds for the future genera- tions which are now rapidly being forgotten. The City will consider thejr request. _ Ms Workers | Stand Firm as Strike Nears Deadlock DISPUTE MARKED BY ABSENCE OF BITTER FEELING Three Meetings Fail to Bring About Resumption of Negotiations (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Manchester, Eng. July 30.-- Three meetings of different cotton organizations today failed to bring about resumption of negotiations in the great cotton industry stop- page which has laid off half a mil- lion workers in a struggle over wage reductions. A committee of the master cot- ton spinners federation confirmed the action of the employers' wages committee in reducing wages 123% per cent. but stated readiness to reopen negotiations. The spinners amalgamation fed- eration discussed only domestic af- fairs, while the general council of the amalgamated weavers associa- tion at Bury simply endorsed the steps taken by their representa- tives. The weavers' association also passed a resolution expressing. the fullest appreciation of the deter- mined stand taken by their mem- bers in the dispute and of their loyalty to stand firm for mainten- ance of the present wage rates. Delegates from 37 districts en- gaged in the weavers' discussion, to which 'special significance was attached because they had refus- ed to discuss the reduction of wagus until Saturday. A new branch of the trade was drawn into the dispute today on (Continued on Page 2) British Sloop Gives up Liquor 2,500 Cases Valued at $150 - 000 Unloaded by Coastguards (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) . Fernandina, Fla., July 30--Coas. guardsmen today set about un- loading 2,500 cases of liquor valu- ed at $150,000 from the 75 foot British sloop, "Betty and Billie," seized Friday 8 miles soutn of Fernandina .Bar. The three members of the crew of the "Betty and Billie" were ar- ested yesterday on order of spec- ial agents of the treasury department who investi- gated case prior to taking form- al actoin. Under arrest were W. B. Tucker, Master; R. J. Wallace and a negro, Tom Williams. Coax. Guard officials said the trio were in custody in Jacksonville. | Billie"? is Nassau, Sahamas, hu United States The home port of the Betty and PRINGE RECEIVES ~ LT.-COL. R. M. BLAIR King's Prize Winner is Con. gratulated by All Seaforth Highlanders (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, July 30.--The Prince of Wales today received Lt, Col. R. M. Blair, commanding officer of the Seaforth Highlandgrs, Vancouver, B.C, at St. same altace, and con- gratulated him on his success in winning the King's Prize at the re- rent meeting of the National Rifle Association at Bisley. In addition to host of messages from Canada, Lt Col. Blair is es- pecially gratified by the receipt of congratulations from every battal- jon of the Seaforth Highlanders in the British Army, hes aid today. BISHOP TRIES T0 DISCIPLINE HIS CLERGYMEN May Tend to Make Parish Haven of Shelter, Is Belief (BY THOS. T. CHAMPION, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, July 30--In an endeavor to gain some measure of discipline over certain clergymen who refuse to obey his directions regarding reser- vation of the sacrament, .Rt. Rev. Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, has decided to adopt a policy of "segregation" towards at least two incumbents in his diocese. The bishop will decline to visit these two churches, or to license the curates attached to them, and the diocese grants to the churches will cease. Whether or not the affected clergy will be seriously inconvenienced by the bishop's action is doubtful. The extreme Anglo-Catholics among their congregations have plenty of money, and the refusal of a license for a curate fails to prevent any properly- ordained person from assisting the rector, His Lordship's action indeed may tend to make these "segregated" parishes merely havens of shelter for disaffected clergy. HAWA PEOPLE DROWN IN LAKE illed Near Dunbarton Tags FT 1 WORST DROWNING TRAGEDY IN HISTORY OF THE BEACH; ~ TWO BODIES RECOVERED PARTY OF FOUR PERSONS WENT OUT IN ROW. BOAT LAST NIGHT AND FAILED TO RETURN-- BODY OF MRS. EDWARD GOMME, 7 WILLIAM STREET, AND HER FIVE MONTHS' OLD GRAND- DAUGHTER FOUND IN SHALLOW WATER TWO MILES EAST OF PARK THIS FORENOON Bodies of Walter Stapely, Boathouse Employee, and Mrs. Andrew Beswick, also of William Street, Mother of Mrs. Gomme, Have Not Yet Been R of Terrible Boating Tragedy Is a Com Aeroplane Is Aiding Fire and Police Citizens in Search for the Missing vered--Cause te Mystery-- epartments and ies--Boat Was Found This Afternoon Three:quarters of a Mile East' of Park Lake Ontario claimed four lives last night in the most serious drowning tragedy in the history of Oshawa-on-the-lake, Two persons are missing, these being Walter Stapely, em- ployed in connection with Barnhart's boat house and pavilion, and Mrs. Andrew Beswick, 7 William Street, while the bodies of Mrs. Beswick's mother, Mrs. Edward Gomme, living at the same ad- | dress, and Mrs. Beswick's infant daughter, aged five months, were found in shallow water shortly before ten o'clock this morning. Until press time only two bodies had been recovered. The untiring efforts of the police and firemen in dragging the lake off the beach, aided by an aeroplane, so far have met with no other results so far as the two missing bodies are concerned. Fire Demon Still Raging In The West New Fires Reported Break- ing Out at Various Points Toronto, Ont, July 30.--Reports of two more fires in the Red Lake district were reported today to the Forestry Department of the Provin- cial Government. The officials ex- plain that nothing definite is known regarding the extent of these fires, nor can it be until the district sup- erintendents have had time to com- municate with the department. The matter of equipment and emergent conditions are dealt with by the dis- trict head officials who must make provision to cope with conditions by the addition of air planes and what- ever. men are available. Men have been sent from the Sault district into the Kenora and the Patricia districts. The number of fires reported to Lightening caused 34, settlers caused the department last year was S536. 83, railways 98, logging operations 29, smokers 66, unknown origin 67 and- road construction 7, careless campers" caused fires in 116 places while 36 were from miscellaneous causes. Owing to the efficient service for the prevention of forest fires 447 of the first started burned over less than five acres. Three only burned over an area of 10,000 acres and six between 1,000 and 10,000 acres. Numerous bush fires are blazing in the Thunder Bay district. Al available fire-fighting equipment has been rushed to the scene. A new fire has been reported at the foot of the Shebandown Lake ana there are two large fires in the Nipigon Straits country, burning through slashings. Order Flyers Land Today St. Louis, Mo., July 30.--Major William B. Robertson, president of the Curtiss-Robertson Aeroplane Manufacturing Company, which is sponsoring the record breaking en- durance flight of Dale (Red) Jack- son and Forest O'Brine in the monoplane "St. Louis Robin," this morning sent the flyers a message ordering them to land some time today. Prince Grants Dying Veteran's : Last Wish to See Him Again (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, July 30.--The Pince of Wales' sympathy for suffering hu- manity has been demonstrated once again. Rev. "Tubby" Clayton, the foun- der of Toc House, which is an as- sociation for old war comrades and with which the Prince is actively identified went to St. James' Pal. ace late last night and told the Pripce that a dying ey-soldier's § last wish was to sée nim again pe- fore he died, because the Prince had been so good to him in the trenches, The Prince who was very tired, was in the act of getting into bed. but re received Clayton, re-dressed, went to the dying veteran's bedside and in the words of Sir Rabert Evans, 'stayed with him until the early hours of the morning; then kissed him goodbye." oh -- Drownings a Mystery The drownings remain a mystery as there was little swell on the lakq and Stapely was well able to hang dle a boat. He was acquainted it the women and his decision to tak them for a boat ride came apparentd ly as the result of an interruptio in the street ear service. Unable t return up town they were forced t stay at the park and Stapely, whi has the use of the boats 'iree of charge, offered to take them boatin in order. to while away the time, Shortly after six o'clock the party feft the wharf at Barnhart's boaf house and since that time two of them have not been seen. They were not missed until thre hours later when an employe at th beach 'noticed that the women's: coat were still in the boathouse and th the skiff had not been returned. : Became Alarmed Mr. Barnhart became alarmed f their safety and :immediately wen out on the lake in his launch in search for the missing party. B this time it was dark however an although he searched diligently fo! several hours he was unable to fin any trace of the boat or its occu« pants, finally giving up the scarchy and notifying the police after on o'clock this morning. At daybreak the search was renews ed with vigor, Barnhart being assist« ed by. Fire Chief W, Elliott and memv bers of the police and fire depart« ment. Grappling hooks were em«< ployed and shortly before ten o'clock the searchers succeeded in locating the body of Mrs. Gomme and hed little grandchild in shallow water af a point near the shore and approx< imately two miles east of the par The bodies were removed to the Luke Burial Parlors. Lake Ontario this morning gave (Continced on Page 2) Poison Victim Reported to be Out of Danges Toronto, July 30. -- Believed to have taken a quantity of bichlor- ide of mercury, a 14-year-old girl residing on Bloor street west, was rushed to the Toronto General hospital yesterday, where prompt treatment averted serious conse- quences, The girl was found in her room by relatives, Late last night her condition was reported to be satisfactory by the attendants at the hospital. The police of No. 11 division who investigated be- lieve domestic troubles .in the home partly responsible for the. act. : 4 ELECTED IN LANARK i Dr. W. S. Murphy, Smith's Falls, Independent-Conservative, who was elected yest i 1 ~