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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1927 7° "on rr I. ilk . VETERINARY AND CUSTONS OFFICER ON THEFT COUNTS Owner Engaged in Commerce Particularly Rum-Running Trade COMPLICATIONS ARISE Recovers Motor Boat Which Was Illegally Captured on Lake Belleville, Ont, Oct. 19--When 2 veterinary surgeon branches out and mixes with his profession the busines: of small shipping proprietor, he must be prepared for complications, Thi: fact Dr. Headley Wellbanks, for a number of years a practising veterinar: here, has learned with a vengeance The climax to the doctor's misadven- ture came today in the Police Court when he was remanded until Tuesday next, charged with having stolen the vessel by which he enlarged his status from that of minister to Belleville' suffering animals to that of owner of a ship engaged in flourishing interna- tional commerce, more particularly the rum-running trade, The defence of the doctor in hi: present predicament is that the thef: charged against him amounted tc merely a recovery of his own property It was, he contended, the sequel t« wrongful seizure of his boat by United States revenue officers last Summer when, by means of witnesses from a Methodist Sunday School picnic, he had proven that the vessel was im- pounded by the revenue men with its liquid cargo while in Canadian waters. F. H. McLeneghan, Canadian customs officer, who is also jointly charged with Dr. Wellbanks for participating in the recovery of the craft when it was storm bound in Brighton last Sat- urday, denies being implicated and was likewise remanded until Tuesday next, if The case holds out the possibility of international complications before its final settlement is reached, The prin- cipals in the affair, which has steadily developed with a ludicrous element to temper its intrinsic interest, are Dr Wellbanks and the power boat Rosalie, of which he was the owner, The doc- tor started in to rent the vessel for freight transport purposes, and rum running interests of the Belleville dis- trict added it to their fleet, It would make trips out to the main Duck islands off which the international water line is, and there its cargo would ba taken over by speed launches from the other side capable of out- distancing the revenue boats of the United States patrol, Seized in Canadain Waters Just how often or how long the Rosalie successfully funetioned in this trade only those who chartered it know, With its miodest powers of speed in comparison with the fleetness of the co-operating launches, it offered a powerful temptation to the United States revenue men. They were not proving able to catch the launches, but they knew that they could catch the Rosalie. One day they closed in upon it, caught it laden with contra- band cargo, and towed it to Rochester, where the liquors were seized and the boat itself put up for sale as confis- cated. It was purchased by the Palmer Fish Company and put into more prosaic service than that from which it had just been-abstracted. There were witnesses to the seizure none other than a boat load of Metho- "Let the Clark Kitchens fielp you" most acceptable form the nutritious prefer them A other Their cost, about 3c a liberal serving, makes them most economical CLARKS PORK &BEANS dist Sunday School picknickers bound on their annual outing. When a court was convened in the States to legalize the impounding of the craft and Com- missioner Bulger presided these pic- nickers were called to give testimony. Courageously, albeit with possible re- luctance, they put truth ahead of de- nominational principles and swore that the rum runner was at least 400 feet of the Canadian side of the Interna- tional line when the American patrol boats had closed upon it. Commis- sioner Bulger rendered his decision in the Rosalie's favor releasing its crew, its liquors and, as Dr. Wellbanks claims, the vessel itself. The reprieve came too late to save the Rosalie, how- ever, on the very day on wheih Com- missioner Bulger signed the verdict exonerating it under his country's laws it fell underneath the auctioneer's hammer and was pressed into the fish trade by the Palmer Company. Rechristened at Brighton For several weeks therafter the Rosalie, now rechristened the Verna, plied its honest course anont Lake On- tario waters engaged in the fishing in- iy a 'his field of legitimate | Plot Jett Fitchie, 30, of the Ontario endeavor, however, misfortune dogged | Air Force, died at 3 o'clock this af- its course and on Thursday last it was | ternoon in the War Memorial Hos- stormbound in Brighton Harbor. Dr. pital in the Michigan Soo, and As- Wellbanks heard that property was in the port, and taking of Rev. Andrew 8. Grant, 25 Cluny Customs Officer McLeneghan with him | Drive, Toronto, is at death's door he motored up to regain it. Just what [in the same institution as a result of |] AVIATOR KILLED ANOTHER BADLY HURT IN CRASH Air Force, Dies in the Hospital ACCIDENT AT SOO Assistant Pilot Alan S. Grant Lies at Death's Door Sault Ste, Marie, Ont., Oct. 19,-- persuasion he used upon the crew is a matter of dispute. McLeneghan denies noon today, when their plane, the what the fish company claims, namely | G.C.A.0.H., crashed 500 feet to that the seizure was represented as be- | oapth in an old grass pasture in the ing under his authority as a represen- | gaymour-Wiley estate on Portage tative of the Customs Department. venue east. Fitchie was badly McLeneghan declares that he took nol oken up, one of his feet being part whatever in the parleys. What- cver his means, though, Dr, Well- | A ne hanks induced the crew to jettison the | and skull fractured, with other in rs : , Ban: i aon | Juries sufficient to cause death. fish cargo into safe keeping in storage |! y te facilities at the harbor and sailed the | Grant was badly crushed about the craft back to Belleville, his arrest last | chest, and physicians declare he evening following at the instigation of | cannot recover, The machine is a the Palmer Fish Company, | total wreck, As his legal advisor in the matter | Dr. Wellbanks has Charles Payne of plane was circling over the Sault, Mr, Payne contends that the United ' motor attracted the attention of Rast States Government had no more right Side residents. They saw the plane, than any individual would practically seize the vessel owners and then sell it to another [phegan to idle down and the plane party with an assurance of title. Upon, qescended rapidly. his appearance in court today Cus- toms Officer McLeneghan was disposed | to stand upon the right to 30 days' | ROACe ion sustoms DRjeres ae | saw that a crash. was imminent, he kd "2 eircled, and just hefore act undertaken while in the course of | © x their duties. i ; | righted the plane to a 45 " . angle to avoid a nose dive. The: nose "Do you think we should have tol ¢%y5" bane plunged into the give you a month's notice hefore we 2 : aV5 | Ag he settled above the field and Pilot Jeff Fitchie, of Ontario his erstwhile [sistant Pilot Alan 8. Grant, 23, son | an accident in the Michigan Soo at | { perity of wrenched off at the ankle, both legs | Engine trouble developed as tho | the firm of Porter, Payne and Wills, , The sputtering and spitting of the have to | at an altitude of about a thousand from its | feet, sway and tremble, The motor | It appeared as though Fitchie was attempting to make the river to land, | the crash | degree | soft | | | { (Continued from page 9) cies had materialized. However, it seemed to him that Oshawa was in a very flourishing condition, despite the forebodings of the Conservative + wiseacres, He then showed a chart i which he had prepared showing the relative employment figures in the United States and Canada, which absolutely refuted the claims so often made that higy tariffs are a sure road to prosperity. The chart showed that between 1922 and 1926, when the Fordney-McCumber | tariff came into effect in the States, there was a decrease of over 400,- 000 in the number of men employed in American factories, while fcs the same period Canada showed a nota- | ble increase in employment, This, | he said, proved that tne liberal tar- | iff policy had contributed to the | prosperity of Canada. The railway | freights then occupied his attention and he claimed that the Crow's Nest Pass agreement, by which the farm- ers of the West were guaranteed a fair rate from the west coast to Quebec, had assisted materially in cementing the east and the west, He estimated that the west produced 'approximately $700,000,000 of new | wealth annually, ind that the pros- the two sections of the country were so interdependent that a low freight rate was ahsolutely es sential, Regarding the Maritime Prov. inces, he said that the dissatisfac- tion on the east coast was so evl- | dent, that Mackenzie King had ap- pointed a commission to inquire into the causes and possible cure of the troubles in that section. Acting upon the recommendations of the commission, Mr. King had brought contentment and peace to the har assed communities of the lower Lawrence, Might Be Forgiven Finishing with the vative Convention Winnipeg, remarked that as this was the convention the party had ever they might be forgiv for 1 a mess of it! He sai servative Party had the Liberals of dis] St. recent Conser hy first at in endors- ! eutor, can arrest you on a serious charge of theft?" Magistrate Mikel demanded ar- ranging the remand until next Tues- day in order that Defence Counsel Payne might prepare his case. Magis- trate Mikel will also decide in the in- terval whether it will be wise for him seizure by the United States Govern- ment or whether he should send the case to a higher court, TWO GOVERNMENT STEAMERS COLLIDE IN ST. LAWRENCE Quebec, Que,, Oct, 19--The Cana- dian Government merchant marine steamer Canadian Runner inbound, and the Newton Pine outbound fer Hamburg, collided in the St, Law- rence River tonight just below Fa- ther Point, The Canadian Runner preceeded to Rimouski, while the Newton Pine anchered for the night in the vicinity of the acci- dent, The extent of the damages suffered by the two freighters is not known, EARLE N Winnipeg, Man., ect. Nelson, alleged strangler, now in jail here, charged with the murder of two Winnipeg women, will be tried before Mr, Justice Dysart at the Assize Court, opening Nov, 1, R. B. Graham, K.C., Crown Prose- will represent the Crown, while J. H, Stitt will act on behalf of the prisoner. A REAL GAME OF PATIENCE Have you ever played a game called "Patience?" It whiles' away an idle hour very pleasantly ane, o: course, you can throw down the cards and quit any time you please. There is a place, however, where they play another kind of "Pati- ence," and they can't leave off when they wish. George is at it--he is an inmate of the Toronto Hospital for Con- sumptives at Weston--has been there for three years now. For a chap who used to lead an active outdoor life this is hard. A few months ago, his wife and her mo- ther died leaving his littie 1nues- year-old son to the care of relatives. How George does wish he could get his health back quicker so that be can look after his boy! It has been a long fight, but he believes he will win--and so do the kindly nurses and doctors who are helping him. Wouldn't you like to help in this kind of work through your sub- scription to the Hospital. Contributions may be sent to Hon. W. A. Charlton, President, 22+ College street, Toronto 2, Ontario. "Buy Reliable Fuel From a Reliable Yards---Cedardale Phone 1288 WOOD Waterous-Meek »« Uptown Office--66 King St. W. Phone 660 to pass upon the legality of a vessel! 19--Earle | Imperial idea, but that ing Mr. Meighen's famous | speech, and his plea that try should be consulted before tering upon a war, they had out. stripped even the most radical sug- gestions of the Liberal Party, suggested that the best thin Bennett could do, would he to die ter- earth, and as it slid along at and ! rific speed struck a plow-ridge | piled up. A Mass of Wreckage i The fuselage and pilot and oh- | server cockpits wgre telescoped. One | wing flew to one side, while the other was crushed to bits under the weight of the engine. Among the | mass of wreckage, with the danger | Hamilton the coun- held, | r | Derby, England, was fatally injured | when en- | interpreter were killed and offer one of his own, which might be more acceptable to the peo- | He said that one of the main planks of the Cemservative platform ple! was a declaration that the St, Lawr- ence Canal system Canadian. . It seemed that none of the delegates knew that it had been international for tne past rate agrements had been made with the United States confirming this. As a fitting climax to his address he quoted' the Montreal "Star", whien he described as far more Tory than Conservative, to the effect that the policies outlined at the Conservative Convention presented | the most absolute zero in the way | of platforms that anyone could de- vise, At the close of the aldress Mr. J. P. Mangan, President of Oshawa Club, moved a vote of thanks to the speaker, which was duly second- ed. Membership Fees. Mr, Leslie McLaughlin, Vice President, stated that the member- ship fee for the year ending De- cember 31, 1928, would be $5. He also made reference to plans which the various committees had in view for the coming season, in the way of entertainments and social gather- ings, Next Wednesday, October 28, the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Oshawa Club will hold a bazaar, commenc- ing at 7.30 p.m,, with no admission charge. Mrs, J. PP. Mangan delighted the large audience with her rendering of "The World is Waiting for the Sunrise' and two other songs. Among other plans the Club con- templates the installation.of a small but select library, which will be at the service of the members. The rooms have heen newly decorated, and with the new furnishings, which will soon arrive, the club quarters will no doubt form a very comfort able social centre for many of our citizens, | GRANDSON OF LORD ADDINGTON KILLED IN FALL FROM HORSE Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 19--Ber- | nard Addington Rivett, grandson of Lord Addington of Shipley Hill, thrown from his horse last evening, He had arranged to leave for the East today and was to have sailed for home early in November on HM.S. Warwick, commanded hy brother. Rivett came West a ¢ to hunt for gold in the Woman Lake district, but to avoid hlicity changed his name to Pe. Jackson. Three of his brothers sister, who served as an in action. r ago nd one avow the party platform entirely. | would be all-| thirty | years, and that at least three sepa- | 300 HATS --Offered for this week-end Felts, regularly sold at $4.50, This $2.9 5 week end, Velvet Hats, regular Trimmed $5.50--$6. with satin. i wn. 3345 Also a better line of Hats, trimmed with satin and velvet, Regz- > a Sas ~ es I cat sat Sa ------ et a Children's Hats. Reg. $2.50. This week end =n. 31.15 Coats, Reg. $85. oy. $69 BE Electric Seal IDEAL Shoppe 8, SCHWARTZ 15 KING ST, E. 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The motor went "dead." | Instead of losing presence of mind | Fitchie coasted on his | o1 wings and | when he saw that a crash was un- | avoidable, selected the hayfield, | 1% to make | as possible, | nose dive would have set the, | plane afire, it is believed. One gzas)- | | line tank, the indicator showed, was | | nearly full. The other was nearly | empty. The needles were pointing to the tank content at the time oi the crash. The force of -the fall crushed the tanks, and the contents of both were spilled. Guy wires, bits | of cloth, steel supports, engine parts, | fuselage and the motor were piled | [up in one heap. One wing was prac- | tically intact, indicating that when the plane struck the ridge it lurch- edg.turned on its side, and ground the other wing beneath, Plane as Early Model Fitchie was declared to be an ex- pert pilot. and Grant was assistant pilot. Fitchie came from Ireland but a few weeks ago to accept a posi- tion on the staff. The plane they were driving was one of the early ones used in Ontario forest patrol work. It was similar to thas driven by "Duke" Schiller, of overseas fly-! ing fame. The accident marks the first ser- "ous crash in the history of the On- tario division. Neither Fitchie married. Alan S. Grant is the son of Rev. Andrew S. Grant, secretary of the General Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The family home is at 25 Cluny Drive. He is 23 years old. Born in the Yukon, the young man spent his boyhood days in To- rontp, 'receiving his education -fut Upper Canada College. For the past four years he has been connected with the Ontario Government For. estry Service in Northern Ontario, but only since August has he been attached to the aerial branch of the service. He is still a student pilot, not having yet received his | pilot's license, At his home it was reported last night that a message by telephone from the hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Mic., was to the effect that hisi fijuries are not serious, and that 'there is a good chance for recovery. {is father is at present on a visit to Montreal. | A nor Grant is T. B. TOMPKINSON PROMOTED BY BF. GOODRICH OOMPANY Akron, O., Oct. 19--B. F. Good- a AUTUMNS slippery roads de- mand the extra margin of safety which the greater road grip of this greatest of all anti-skid treads provides.' These heavy ribs ensure quiet, smoother running--give to the new Goodyear All-Weather Tread the same long mileage qualities which are built into the new Goodyear carcass through SUPERTWIST Cords. | rich Company officials today an- nounced the appointment of T. B. Tompkinson, former vice-president and general manager of the Cana- dian Goodrich plant, as Comptroller to succeed Harry Hough. Hough was recently named president of the company upon the death of Bert- ram C. Work,