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[" - being present from points QUEBEC ASSIZE * wounded = © _ The Oshawa Daily Reformer ) 3 VOL. I--NO. 86 EE OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1927 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. Second Section--Pages 9-16 Bennett Chosen Conservative FIRST STEP TOWARD IS TAKEN FORMING TOC. H. BRANCH IN OSHAWA PRICES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT GUELPH SHORTHORN SALE Guelph, Oct. 12.--Prices realized at -the annual sale of pure-bred Short- horns. from the herd of A. Auld, Puslinch, today were a trifle higher than those obtained last year. The sale was largely attended, buyers all over Western Ontario. . Nineteen fine ani- male were disposed of for total of $3,139 at an average #rice of $165. The top price for males was $200, paid by. W. G. Gerrie, Belwood. The high price received for females was $250, paid by Col. Deacon, Unionville. BANDITS ENTER ST. THOMAS HOME Bind Woman and Then Ran- sack House--Can Identify One Assailant St. Thomas, Oct. 12--Entering the home of a local railroad fireman dur- ing his absence this morning, two thugs seized his wife, who was alone in the house with their child, tied her with ropes, assaulted her, ransacked the house and escaped, taking $20 in cash. : The mother, who is in a serious condition, was able to furnish the po- lice with a description of one as- sailant. He is believed to be a young man, sought in this district for sev- eral weeks in connection with similar crimes. . Another sensational case developed here last night and today. Last night the fur store of Paul Phillips, 217 Ross street, was broken into and fur coats, to the value of $6,000, were stolen. A surprise in the case came this afternoon, when Phillips, follow- ing a"gues "By the police, was arrested, charged with being an ac- cessory. He was released on: $2,000 bail, to appear in Police Court to- morrow morning. Thirty-five coats are missing from the shop. Most of these belong to prominent society women of the eity. The robbery was daringly. commit- ted. It is reported that two mep were seen in the shop at about 830 p.m. It is said that they were removing coats from the racks and boxes, with the store lights on and none of the blinds drawn. About two hours and a half later Phillips reported the rob- bery to the police. ~ JURY 15 SWORN Rouleau Manslaughter Charges Dropped, €rown Announces Quebec, Oct. 13.--The Fall term of the Court. of King's Bench was formally opened here Monday, with Justice Gibsone presiding. The principal feature of the day was the announcement by the Crown that they would not proceed with four manslaughter charges againsi Philippe ' Rouleau, at present serv- ing a five year term in St. Vincent de Paul after being found guilty of manslaughier for selling poisor liquor. There were five counts against Rouleau, but he was only tried on one of them, and was found guilty. . ep x ot THREE ARE KILLE IN FAMILY TRAGEDY Man in Sudden Outbreak Shoots His Wife and Sisters Crowley, La., Oct. 13.--Three persons were killed and another in- jured in an unexplained outbreal in which William BDaigle, 32, killed his common law wife, Rosa Boud reauy. 21, her sister, Emily, 11 another sister, Eugenie 9, and fired a bullet through hi 'own head early Sunday. Marie Boudreaux, 13, the only in jured witness to the tragedy 'said she and her two little cousins, Em- ily and FBugenie, had gone to the Daicle home Saturday to aid in house cleaning, preparatory to mov- ng. : The child said that after they had . retired, Daigle, suddenly arose from the pallet, upon which he was sleep- ing with his wife, fired a bullet through her brain, and leaped on the children's bed, firing the revol- ver. After the shooting, the house, returning Daigle lefi before day- ow Gordon' ry heh bo sho mse Twenty Young Men of City Join With Padre Ellison in Spirit of Movement--Hear Salient Points of Organiza- tion -- Committee to Meet Next Tuesday to Further Founding of Great Cause in Oshawa ; Because twenty young men of Osh- awa agieed with Padre H. B. Ellison of London, England, that "it was un- spertsmanhke to be alive and carry on as iff Britain's million and Canada's sixty, thousand men had not died in the war which ended nine years agb," the, first movement towaids organizing a Toc. H. Group in Oshawa was effec- tud at Welsh's Parlors last night, " 10shawa Toc H Group is, however, no 'mere signing of cards, paying dues for which, in exchange, buttons are to be received. The world, one inferred from Padre Ellison's address, is full ol buttons of one sort or anether that have been 'worn for a little while or long 'in token of fellowship and then d.scarded with guilty sadness over the fact that the buttons or their weayers "weren't good enough". . / As the situation stood when the fifst assemblage ' of prospective Toc. A members broke up last night--and it should be recorded that it broke up with a new sort of friendliness, shy but hopeful, in which men asked one an- other's names as a sort of convention that is about outgrown--Oshawa ideal- ists can receive a Lamp of Mainten- ance, which is the symbol and charater of a Toc. H. Group, but it will have to be won by very practical demon- stration ofi ts talent for brotherhood and its capacity for service. Members of the initial group meet next Tuseday night at the recreation room of the Ontario Regiment armor- ies through the courtesy -of Lieut. Cgl. Frank Chappell, commangding the regiment. Preliminary organization will be effected, and the ceremony of "breaking bread," which is a typical side of Toc. H. work, will be observed. Ihe Padre pointed od} thay, amongst other things, Toc. H. revives the chiv- alric side of hospitality, knowing the subtle influence ot a common table upon the art of comradeship. Meeting Tuesday. ~The hour set 10or Tuesday assembly is 8 p.m, and probably twice the num- ber of the mmtial group will be on hand to further the tounding here of a Jreat cause. Justghow great it is even those who w.re present last night did not, before, '| unuerstand. It has swept over the Em- pire and, as here, new outposts are being formed around neuclear strong fholas as at Toronto, It is a society paradox. It is deeply religious yet bans preaching. its Lider Brethren are all those who have died in the de- lence ot scrvice ot ideal, cietly those wip "'poures out tue rich sweet wine of youth' in the war of 1914- 15, but its membership is open for gail ages from 16 onward and with- sul reference to service in the late Jr other war. Its .name 1s a part of its mass of .raaitions which, when time gives perspective, will prowvawvly prove the -108t imposing of human history, +hat name comes from Talbot douse at Poperinghe in a war sec- .or where britons died at the rate Jf 240 a day for four'years. But «0¢, H. has spiead t0 Germany and «Austria, °} its challenge is' brotherhood, and 8 Whole tuture 18 staked on the selief that despite thousands of fail- ares, men can really mould them- selves into a fraternity that will se one 'in spirit and practice as well «+ name, ! 'I'hese salient points of the move- ment were presented by Rev. H.B, wilison in 118 address lasy night. .0 state that his address was hu- derous woudd first require a defini- .ion of humor, Perhaps he can bast se described in that regard as a wan who builds smiles in the hear's si his hearers, He began with his ".appy reference to te welcome giv- .n him in Oshawa, lending empha- 8 to which was a gust of rain .gainst the upper room's windows, "I'ypical English weather!" he de- aared, and conveyed the idea that ie considered it a mark of special onsideration. And, like English weather, his ,peech flashed between the grave «ad the gay; thé daring mentally and the touch of brotherhood like 1 comrade's hand in the dark. He first asked to explain that he is .ouring Canada at his own expense, just as he has been touring the Em- pire for the past five years at his own charge. The reason is that he believes Toc. H. has tremendous possibilities for lasting good, and in helping to organize new groups "he is doing his bit", Name of Order. {He then explained how Toc. H. got its name. First there was Po- peringhe and its three story rest house which was named after Lieut. Gilbert Talbot "Tenino 39 who was killed in' NO WORD OF RUTH ELDER AND PLANE 'GROSSING ATLANTIC Due at Paris This Morning --Anxiety is Becoming Intense SOMEWHERE AT SEA Last Sighted from Steamer --Plane Blinked Lights : Over Ship New York, Oct. 12--As the second night since their take-off from Roose- velt Field shrouded in darkness their leng path above the Atlantic ship lane, Miss Ruth Elder, the pretty young aviatrix imbued with a determination to be the first woman to cross the ocean by air, and George Haldeman, her pilot-navigator, were still, to 'an anxious world, "somewhere at sca." Whether they were safely on their way to Paris and fame in their Wright-motored Stinson monoplane 'American Girl, or whether treachei us fate had called the bluff of these iwo presumptuous mortals daring 3, 0 miles of open water in a frail 'machine with only one engine anc wheels to land on, was being askeu by all who have followed the darim flight. At 9 o'clock tonight, 28 hours afte. ihe start from Long Island's famou: flying field, more than 22 hours hac elapsed Without a word from the ad- venturous pair who had expected to sight a ship at least every hour on their "all-water" hop to Europe. A 2 Int. y Anxiety wHithmglew as daylight slipped away without news of the Am: erican Girl was intensified as evenin came, and the Weather Bureau re- ported that Haldeman, if 'all were go- ing as planned, should be entering the most trying part of the entire flight-- a storm area extending approximately 1,000" 'mites westward from the coast of France. Thick, stormy weather at might, to which most of this year's transoceanic flight disasters have been attributed, added gloom to a prospect that already was far from bright. Nevertheless, the little group ot friends and backers whe saw Halde- man and Miss Elder off on their haz- ardous flight would brook no other theory than that the American Gir was still winging her wiy from the New World to the Old so high above the ships watching for her at sea that she passed unseen and unheard. Haldeman hoped to reach Paris in thirty-six hours and his friends re- fused to begin worrying in the ab- sence of definite news until that time uas elapsed at five minutes alter 5 o'clock tomorrow morning (10.05 French time) and a margin of severa, hours has passed. The only word concerning the Am- erican Girl during its first night's flight was received early today fron. the steamer American Banker. The captain 'reported by wireless that ai 10.45 last night the plane had flown high above his ship about 425 mules east of New York blinking its hghts in greeting and disappearing into the monnlit skies. After that the plane flew on, unless some unknown disaster overtook it, through the night and the following day without being seen by any of the many ships that dotted the steamer lane. This fact caused considerable concern, as the American Bankr saa that the plane was flying at an alti- tude of but 1,000 feet, and it was felt that at that height it should have skimmed into the vision of several other ships at least during the day- light hours. During the day the Mauretania re- ported from 800 miles at sea, and the Celtic from mid-ocean, that nothing had been seen of the American. Giri, although a close watch had been kept. At its normal. speed the plane would have passed the Mauretania's position at about one o'clock in the morning, and that of the Celtic about eight. Shortly before 4 o'clock the Camer- cnia, "about 1,500 miles northeast of New York and the Ryndham, whose estimated position was 600 miles from here, likewise reported that the air plane had not been sighted in their part of the North Atlantic ship lanes. It was said the American Girl should have passed the Ryndham about 11 o'clock Tuesday night and the Camer- onia at 8 this morning. All the vessels reported good flying weather and favoring winds, although the Cameronia said the sky was over- cast with occasional rain squalls and a rough, confused sea. SEVERE EARTH TREMOR ROCKS JOHANNESBURG Capetown, Oct. 12--The most sev- ere earth tremor experienced in Jo- bannesburg in recent years occurred last night, accompanied by loud rumbl- ing. Buildings shook, walls cracked, furniture and crockery crashed to the ground and people rushed to the streets in panic. The tremor ceased after a few minutes. It was the third in Johannesburg in two months. A violent storm lasting two days is re- ported from Vryheid. Lightning kil- led two men and dozens of dive stock, damagéd buildings and set houses a- a RE LR ia #4] Secures 7 Clear Conservative Chieftain Unanimous, iirst Second Vote Vote Hon. R. B. Bennett ..594 320 Hon. Hugh Guthrie ..345 320 arles HH. Cahan ..310 2066 Hon. R. J. Manion -..170 148 Hon. Robert Rogers 114 37 Sir Henry Drayton .. 31 3 The candidate who first re- ceived more than half the num. her of votes polled was to be the Leader. Mr. Benne't, on the recond vo'e, received 780 votes. One more than half the total cat wonld have been 778. In the second vote, defections from the other candidates to Bennett were: From Guthrie, 25 votes; from Cohan, 44 votes: from Manion, 22 votes; from Rogevs, 77 votes, and from Drayton, 28 votes. Winnipeg, Oct. 12.--Richard Bed- 'ord Bennett is the new Conservative .eader. Amid scenes of the wildest en- husiasm, the election of Mr. Ben- 1ett was decided on the second bal. 'nt. With 70 votes out of a total ~f 1.554 cast, the former Minister 2f Finance had a majority of two yver the five other crndidates com- ined, and 460 more, than Hon. Hugh Juthrie. who ran second. Handkebchiefs were waved and hats thrown in the air by the fren- 7ied crowd when Hon. Gideon Rob ertson announced the final result. The Figures The! figures were: Bennett, 780; Guthrie, 320; Cah~n., 266; Manion, 148, Rogers, 37; Drayton, 3. The new chieftain was accorded a tremendous ovation when he step- ped to the front of the platform to express his gratitude. He will long remember the tornado 'of cheers which shook the vast dome of the skating rink. Nor will Canada soon forget the pledge he made in dedi- cating his talents and his wealth to the service of the State. A multi-millionaire, the new Con- servative Leader announced in most impressive tones that he intended 'o consecrate himself and his for- 'nne to the service of his country, "You have made me the chiefest among yon." he said, "and, please God, I shall be the servant of all." . Wity Enthusiasm The enthusiasm of the multitude knew no bounds. Exeitql dele- gates, = with wave upon wave of spectators behind them in the gal- leries, sprang to their feet in frantic acclaim. Mr. Bennett was unable tn proceed for several minutes. When the tumult finally died he mnve them another solemn promise, feet. "I realize." he exclaimed, 'that no man may serve two masters. Henceforth. so long as I have health ond strength. I must dedicate my time and my talents to the service of mv covwntry through the medium of the great party I am privileged. to lend. And that T propose to do." In an finstant the great crogA statement. He was telling them that the claims of his profession and extensive business interests would no longer be upon him. Today he is the leading lawyer of Western Canada and director of rome of the largest and most nowerful corpora- tions in the Dominion. Pledge to Followers Tomorrow Richard Bedford Ben- nett will he Leader of the Opnosition | in the House of Commons, with the health, happiness and prosperity of the Canadian people his supreme concern. That, and no Igis (than that, was his nledge. "It has been said T am a man of some wealth." exclaimed Mr. Ben- nett. "Jt is true. But I gnt it by mv own efforts in this great West- ern land. T look upon it as a solemn trust to serve my country without fear and without favor. God has been kind to me and I have been most fortunate. Such ag I have I now conrecrate with myself to the service of my country" Bennett Always in Lead | The National Convention com- menced the task of relecting the new Federal Leader of the party at 3.30 o'cldck, Winniveg time. and it was evident when the result of the first ballot was announced, 50 minutes later, that Mr. Bennett would be the ultimate choice of the convention. These were the figures on the first ballot: Bennett, 594; Guthrie, 345; Cahan, 310; Manion, 170; Rogers, 1141 Drayton; 31, i 2 Tv which brought them again to their |. grasped the import of the Leader's Votes, Being Two More Than Required for a ajority -- Pledges All He Has to Service of the Country -- Premier King Sends Congratulations to New -- Gains 196 on Second Bal lot When Others Lose Ground -- Election is Made It will be noted that the candi- dates ran in the same order on both ballots. The returning officer an- nounced that 1,581 hallot hooks had heen delivered to delegates, that 1.564 votes were cast on the first ballot and 1,554 on the final ballot. The time elapsing between the first and second, ballots was but 35 minutes, whereas it had been esti- mated beforehand that an hour would be renuired for each. What the Scere Was like Vote Was Taken It is a colorful suectarle that greets the eye when the battle of the ballots starts. Ten thousand people tax to capacity the huge am- phitheatre, ,scene of many classic contests for the Allan Cup. In place of hockev stars. the flror of the rink is occupied by delegates, men snd women. from every elec- Wher toral constituency ig=Canada. A prosperous and | intelligent-looking crowd, serious and purposeful. In front of them three great horseshoe tables with nearly 100 newspaper- men from all parts of the Dominion and an army of telegraph operators waiting to flash the news to the At- lantic and tha Pacific and to the lands hevond the sea. On the platform, seated in luxuri- ous wicker chairs. the 'old war horses of a great political party. In the very centre Sir George Foster, a giant in battle before many ir the auditorium were born. At one end, smiling his famons smile once more, G. Howard Ferguson, Prime Minister of Ontario. the man who rtold Meiechen Ccnada would never hold an election before going tp war with his consent. At the micro- phone. with the gavel of the nresid- ing officer in his. hand Edgar N. Rhodes, Prime Minister of Nova Scotia. the man who, with Sena- tor Beauhien, has guided the great machine that has been making po- litical history. And on every hand, rom the ringside to the roof, thou- safjds who have come from every cofner of Cenada to witness the aléction of the Conservative Leader a the adoption of tre platform whieh Is f be his chart and com- nase, There is a notable absentee. Notable Absentee Right Hon. Arthur Meighen. the ~asualty of two general elections. the intellectual genins who learned 'hat polities is a cruel game and that Shakespeare was right when he said the fiercest wind is not half so un- kind as some men's ingratitude. Mrs. Meighen is in the audience, an interested spectator, but the erstwhile Leader of the party is con- ent to circnlate among the crowd outside the door. Ten minutes suffice for.the mark- (Con.inued on Page 10) Chief Secon Great Demonstration Follows When Election of Alberta Man Is Announced at Convention L 4 1 . id Readers' Views PASSING STANDING STREET CARS Oct. 11, 1927. Th& Editor, Oshawa Daily Times, Dear Sir: During the last few months 1 have noticed with great dismay, the carelessness of motorists and driv- ers of other vehicles in passing a standing street car in this city. Yesterday a passenfer descendihs from a north bound street car, by standing close to the street car and holding on to the rail. narrowly es- aped being knocked down by a passing automobile. Every day one sees this happening at some corner of our city. Perhaps the blame is not all that f the motorist, for often the sireet 'ars stop at streets that should not he stop streets, so, io take the side of the motorist; in this case, I ask 'ou when is he to know when the h=~kes of the street car are to be applied? x Would it not be beiter then to nse a litle paint on posts marking the street car stops, so that the motorist may have some idea as to where he is to stop, and that the motermen on the street cars observe 'hese stops, rather than have an ac- cident happen before some action is taken in this matter? The ac~ident that occurred on Sr~day evening on Simcoe St. North will show vou more than six letters I'ke this one could do, how greal is the necessity for something to be done to insure the safety of citi- zens travelling on the street cars. . Yours Very Truly, A Passenger. VETERINARIES FACE i DRUG ACT CHARGES Hamilton, Oct. 12--On the com- plaint of A. M. Veitch of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, two veter- inary surgeons, Eric Hill, 15 Market street, this city, and James Harring- ton, of Ancaster, were arrested on serious charges of violating the Nar- cotics Drug Act. They anpeared in Police Court today, but the Crown | asked for an adjournment of one week. The bail of the two veterinaries was fixed at $8.000 each. M. J. O'- Reilly, K.C., is Special Prosecutor for the Federal Government. 0.A.C. JUDGING TEAM GOES TO MEMPHIS SHOW Guelph, Oct. 12--The live stock judging team of the Ontario Agricul- tural College deft tonight at 10 o'clock for Memphis, Tenn. where they will take part in the judging competition at the National Dairy Show. The Guelph team is composed of W. A. Davidson, F. A. Lashley, H. G. Mas. ter and W. P. Watson. They will be accompanied by Professor J. C. Steck- ley, who has been acting as their coach. They will judge four classes of dairy cattle, Jerseys, Gurnseys, Holsteins and Ayrshires. In competi- tion with 24 other teams. In last year's rompetition the O.A.C. boys were a- warded second place, and hope this year to make an even better show- mg. The competition takes place on Saturday. d Ballot MAGISTRATE GUNDY RELIEVED OF HIS DUTIES INWINDSOR Has Asked for Temporary Leave of Absence Pending Investigation REQUEST GRANTED Department Will Make a Full Inquiry in Effort to Clear the Air Toronto, Oct. 13.--At his own re- quest, Police Magistrate W. E. Gun- dv. of Windsor, has been temporarily relieved of his duties, pending an in- vestigation of the administration * of jusetice under his regime. This an- nouncement was made by Hon. Char- les McCrea, Acting Attorney-General, tedav, after he had had a personal in- terview with the magistrate. : "Police Magistrate Gundy," said the Minister, "requested the Government that, in view of the present situation in Windsor, in which his conduct as police magistrate and commissioner of police is adversely commented upon, he be granted temporary leave of ab- serce. Mr. Gundy has also requested an investigation to clear the air. The Government is granting the leave re- quested, and will make full inquiry into the whole matter." The magistrate's self-imposed sus- pension comes as the culmination of an agitation which has been going on in Winsor for several weeks past. Diring this time, both the law' en- forcement agencies and those entrust- ed with the administration of justice have come under fire from the local press. About two weeks ago, Chier Constable Daniel Thompson was sus- pended at his own request, after Ald. Clyde W. Curry had accused him of pocketing- certain proceeds of a sou- venir advertising program of the con- vention of International Association of 1 Police Chiefs, held in Windsor this ! year, The agitation also took Gen. V. A. S. Williams, commissioner of provin- cial police, to Windsor on a special | inspection tour, and his visit was fol- lowed by an increase in the staff of the police at that point and the creat- ing of a special provincial police dis- trict in Essex County. ' The stir reached its climax a few lays ago, when the Border Cities Star, Windsor newspaper, bluntly de- manded, in an editorial, that Magis- trate Gundy resign both as magistrate and police commissioner. @. COUPLE KILLED IN CRASH ARE BURIED AT ST. KITTS St. Catharines, Oct. 12--The re mains of Mr. and Mrs. William Gor- dis, victoms of the auto accident Sun- day night near Orangeville, were laid side by side in Victoria Lawn Ceme- tery this afternoon in the presence of many friends. : Mrs. Gordis, who had been taken to Orangeville Hospital, died there last night, and the body was at once brought here. The funeral took place from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Beard. Rev. J. A. Pue-Gilchrist pastor of the First United church, o1- ficiated. A Mrs. Clara Whitemaft, of Cleveland, daughter of Mrs. Gordis, is slowly im- proving, and hopes are now entertain- cd for her recovery. + NOTICE ) All Merchandise to be Used at - Grand Monster Carnival will be on Display and | For Sale at IDEAL SHOPPE 15 King Street East Friday, October 14ih DON'T FORGET THE DATES. October 17 ~~ 18 -- 19 -- 20 2 22 i