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Kk id "ANEQ DAY, JANUARY 18, 1¢ | (By Associated ) » Mich, Jan. 18, ~ The ef- 3 of Governor Green to have dolph Hotelling tried outside County (Flint) for the of Dorothy Schneider as a ution against a recurrence of mob violence hit a snag to-day 3 Circuit Judge Fred Brennan fame out againsg the plan, 'Judge Brennan, from whom per- on to hold the trial elsewhere be obtained, said he saw no ty for such a move, and ! 'he was opposed to putting the (Bounty to the extra expense. in- Wolved. Governor Green was in- gignant when notified of Judge Brennan's stand and declared it 'would 'be foolhardy to invite more Moting by the prisoner's presence "FIGHT REGORD Migirit of California" fs Mow Circling Over Northern x California: pan Yl Arscited pres _ Ben eisco, Jan. 18--Just A hours after taking off 'the fourth attempt to establish 'world's record for a sustained the monoplane "Spirit of '" reported by radio to Field here at 8.09 a.m, today "all is well". The big tri- Fokker monoplane was smoothly, with her mo. doing 1,390 revolutions . per ute, and {oed to' sthy in the air 4 -- : San Francisco, an, 18.--In her 'fou attempt 8 meeting last night of the 'of Works of the city, a of were discus- tent Reserv PPELLANT CONTENDS CHARGE A eser Geant N ed "FRAME- UP"; ARGUMENT 1S HEARD VISITING LIVERPOOL ------ (Cabl Service To The Times Ry Press ; FUNERAL FELD OF BERNARD DEKGTON Mother is in a Critical Condition--Sister, Joan, to Recover By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 18-The funeral of four-year-old Bernard Deignton took place today, while his mother lay in a eritical condition in Grace Hospital and his seven-year-old sis- ter, Joan, tossgd on her c.t in the Sick €hildren's Hospital. The fa- ther is held on a murder charge following an attack on three mem- bers of his family last Saturday. Four days after the attack, Mrs, Deignton was still unconscious to- day with six compound fractures of the skull, Joan passed a good night, but with severe head injuries her condition shows little change. She is expected, however, to recover, SIGHT RESTORED BY |: FEM OF SURGERY: Recovery Follows Lifting of Brain in Successful Operation Sydney, N.S.W,, Jan, 18.--A suc- cessful operation by means of which a boy blinded as the result "of his accident has recovered both his sight and the use of his body. The operation, it is stated, has just taken place at St. Vincent's Hospital and is 'claimed unique in the annals of surgery and at any rate unparal leled in the history of Australian sur- gery. } The boy who was just thirteen had been hunting with two companions. His horse stumbled and threw him and the boy's head struck a stump of a tree with great force, When his mother arrived on the scene. she found her son apparently lifeless, it being scarcely possible to feel the heart beat. He was taken to Cowra Hospital and lay there for three s, blind and ith one hoy # of the bod alyzed, is. ever hai Bd his sight beir'z abandoned, 'H. W. Elliott Appeals from " Three-year Term Meted « 'Out for Serious Offence While of Children's Aid Society MUCH EVIDENCE IS GONE OVER Appellant's Counsel Empha- 'sizes Fact That Alleged Offence Was Committed + in May, 1924, and Charge Laid in November, 1927-- No Evidence of Ill-will (By Staff ) Toronto, Jan, 18.--Judgment was reserved late this afternoon in the appeal of H. W, Elliott against his conviction and sentence of three yeyars imprisonment im- posed by His Honor Judge Ruddy in the Ontario County Court at Whitby, on a serious charge, The case was heard in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Ontario, ' (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 18 --Argument com- menced in the First Divisional Court today on the appeal of H, W, Elliott, Superintendant of the Children's Aid Shelter at Oshawa, from his convic- tion and sentence to three years in penitentiary for. a ber of offenses against a 13 year old boy, a ward of the Societ, T, N, Phelan, K.C, act ed on behalf of the appellate, It was pointed out that though the offense was alleged to have occurred in May, 1924, in the course of a mo- tor trip to Lindsay that the charge was not tried unt! Noy cue, The ap- ;llant's contention was that the charge was a "frame up," but in 4 - 40° % 'question from , ulock, appellant's counsel admitted there was no evidence of ill-will, Acting for Harley W, Elliott, for mer Superintendant of the Children's Aid. Shelter at Oshawa, T. N. Phelan, K.C,, appealed to the First Divisional Court at Osgoode Hall this morning from the appellant's conviction on November 24th last by Judge Ruddy at Whitby on a charge of an un- natural offense against a thirteen- the shelter, No appeal was taken from the sentence of 'three years in the penitentiary, At the suggestion of Sir William Mulock, five ladies who were in the court room, volun- tarily withdrew when the case was called, The boy, an orphan, had been an inmate of the shelter for two years at the time of the alleged offense, Mr. Phelan pointed: out that though the crime was said to have taken place in May, 1924, on the occasion of 8 motor trip to Lindsay, the charge was not tried till Noyember, 1927, It was tried without a jury, The testimony of the boy was that he had reported the occurrence to the, matron at the Shelter about a month afterwards, As the matron was ill and out of the jurisdiction she was not called as a witness at the trial. There was evidence of a doctor and another man to whom re- ports had been made by the boy shortly after the report to the mat- ron., 'There was no suggestion of any sepetition of the offence before a it i] HE HH Nj year-old boy who was an inmate of) . | Brazier N10 ved in Elliott Appeal ELLIOTT TRIAL _ TODAY ADJOURNED PENDING APPEAL Be Hoard Two Weds SERIOUS CHARGES Appeal Against Sentence of Three Years is Being Heard Today On account of the hearing of his appeal before the Supreme Court of Ontario in Toronto today, the trial of H, W, Elliott on the remaining charges has been post. poned for two weeks, He will ap- pear therefore in the County Court at Whitby on February 1, to an- swer to the several charges of a very serious nature which have been preferred against him, The appeal against his convie- tion on a serious charge of immor- ality, and against the sentence of three years imprisonment imposed by His Honor Judge Ruddy, is be- ing heard before the Appelaté Di- vision of the Supreme Court of On- tario this afternoon, AGAIN REDUGE NAVAL PROGRAM Britain Abandons Warshig Construction, Saving $27,500,000 Jan, 17--The Govern. ment, it was announced today, has decided to go still further in its policy of naval disarmament, initi- ated after the failure of the Tri- partite Naval Conference. The building programy approved by Parliament in 1925 provided for y Wh of "one 10,000:ton: cruiser and two 8,000-ton cruisers in' each of the three years 1927, 1928 and 1929. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Right Hon, W. C. Bridgeman, re- cently announced that it had been decided to abandon all the 10,000~ ton vessels for the present, and that one of the projected 8,000-ton ships might be carried over until 1928,29, - Now 1t has been deter- mined to abandon the latter vessel altogether, The net result is that in the two years in question only three 8,000 ton vessels will be laid down, in- stead of four in this class, as origi nally proposed. Together with the elinrination of the 10,000-ton ships, this will mean the saving of about £5,500,000 ($27,500,000). It is understood that the program for destroyers and submarines will, remain unchanged, and that econ- struction of nine destroyers and six submarines will be included in next year's program, TWO ARE GIVEN FOUR YEAR TERMS Sentenced in Brantford on 48 Charges of Theft and Burglary (By Canadian Press) Brantford, Jan. 18, -- Four years in penitentiary was to-day imposed on Charles and Cecil and Leslie Brewerton, the "unholy threee," who pleaded guilty to a total of 48 charges of London, "> tering local and district stores. The sentence is to be concurrent with two years previously given, pe ---- ¢ ATTENDING STYLE SHOW Messrs. Russel Ball and Errol Burton are in Montreal this week vention -of Retail Shoe Dealers' Association. h dustrial School. Mr. Elliott was a man of 50 years and married! J. P. Brengpan, for the Ad General, referred to the evidence show that the scene of the offence was not open to public view. Sir William Mulock declared it traordinary if the boy had made complain to the matron she had forwarded it to the authorities. 1798, an increase of 14 auto theft and breaking and en- Rone attending the Style Shoe -and econ- | DETROIT-HAVANA Received Honor in 1926 But Declined to Pay the Fees (Cable, Service to The Times by * Canadian Press) London, Jan, 18, -- Viscount Byng, who as Baron Byng of Vimy, was Governor eGneral of Canada from August 11, 1921, to October 2, 1926, and was yesterday gazet- ted . Viscount, received the honor of Viscountey in 1926, but declin- ed to pay the fees required in connection with the new honor, which was held up in consequence, He explained at the time that prominent politcilans who had re- ceived honors from the King had paid nothing in connection there- with, Hence he declined to pay the attendant fees for his viscount- cy. His friends took up his case with the resuly announced yester- day that he had been gazetted vis- count, with fees remitted. Fees are payable for the patent of nobility, and they range ac- cording to degree as follows: -- Duke £730, Marquis £630, Earl £680, Viscount £430; with addi- tional fees to departments other than Crown office, INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT RAPIDLY INCREASES Ottaws, Jan. 17. -- Production from the boilers, tanks and en- gines industry in Canada was val- ued at $5,343,208 in 1928, 'This output value was the greatest re- portd since 1921, and exceeded the production in 1925*by 18 per cent and the 192 ouput by 4 per cent; in 1925 production was valued at $4,640,706 and in 1024 at $3,667,- 610, Of the 34 firms reporting in this Industry 19 were located in the Province of Ontario. Production from the machinery industry In Canada during 1926 was valued at $38,380,019, an in- crease of 26 per cent over the out- put value of $30,462,650 in 1925, and only 5 per cent under the rec- i) of $40,535,474 established in 0, Of the 156 firme reporting to the Bureau under the machinery industry, 116 were located in the Province of Ontario, Production in the castings and forgings industry in Canada dur. ing 1926 was valued at $70,235, per cent. over the output of $61,754,339 re- ported for 1925, 22 per cent. high- er then in 1924, and only slightly below the value of $70.288,006 re- ported in 19283, » Of -the 335 plants reporting in this industry, 191 were located in Ontario. CAMEBELLFORD GHOST REMAINS IN HIDING I: ei hid i ? i i i i Fi 21} 8 10 Cents a -~ A» -------------------------- ook; 2 Contes Copy. YEAR TERMS ~ ARE FOUND GUILTY OF GATHERING DATA ON BRITISH ARMED FORCES George Hanson, German, and Wilfred F. McCarney, Royal Air Force (By Associated Press) London, Jan, 18.--George Hanson, German, and Wilfrid F, McCarney, said to be an Irish-American, charg- ed with espionage in behalf of Soviet Russia, were found guilty today by a jury in Old Bailey Court, , They were sentenced to ten years penal servitude each. The men were specifically charged with attempting to collect informa: tion about British armed forces, par- ticularly about the Royal Air Force, So important did Attorney General Hogg regard the evidence introduged that he asked that the public be ex-{" cluded from the trial, During yesterday's session in cam: era, Attorney General showed docu- ments to the jury, including a ques- tionaire dealing with plans of the Air Force, He said that this docu ment could only have been compos- ed by a group of persons familiar with their subject, such as the war staff of some foreign power, ' Throughout the trial the govern: ment contended that Soviet Russia was responsible for investigating the conspiracy to obtain Great Britain's military information, DIES OF INJERIES "FROM EXPLOSION Blast Furnace of Algoma Steel Corp. Blows Up-- One Fatally Hurt (By Canadian Press) Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Jan, 18. --John Hill died late last night from injuries he received when the No, 3 blast furnace of the Al- goma Steel Corporation exploded yesterday, Five others hurt at the time received only cuts and bruises, The damage amounted to $4,000 snd the No, 4 furnace is being placed in operation so that mo stoppage of work will ensue, THIRTY PASSENGERS INJURED IN WRECK Lethbridge, Jan, 17.-- Thirty persons, passengers, were injured when local C.P.R. train No. 566, southbound from Lethbridge to Coutts, on the international boundary, was derailed at 11.50 a.m, today about two miles south of the Town of Milk River, The more seriously hurt are: Mrs. C. B, McWilliams, Coutts, Alta., severely bruised and possible internal injuries; William Booder, jocal immigration officer. Coutts, band smashed and nose broken; Mrs. John Cloos, Sw Grass, Mont., arm and leg reolon: Joseph Charlton, Calgary, ent about the legs; P. Herrin, Moose Jaw, leg and shoulder injured; Mrs. E. P, Picture Butte, Alta, arm back injured; R, Good, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, eye injured; Mis A. Bolin, Drumheller, arm cut, Alta., ¢ | PATENT INFRINGED; FORD PAYS $367,174 Detroit, Jan. 17.--~The Ford Mo- tor Company today was ordered to pay the Parker Rust Proof Com- pany $267,174, plus § in- terest dating from 14, 1927, for an infringement , I decree handed by Judge Tuttle in Federal Court. ; Suit was brought by the 'Parker i! £ ¥ 4 ? 4 tL LINDBERGH IS HERO AMONG THESE BOYS BUT "DAD" IS NEXT {By Canadian Prom) NJ. ny Wow of fathers this ew Jersey towm are proud. The t "Who would to be if yourself?" to 683 Lindbergh had the the last two dad", But ing was secret. STILL SEARCHING FOR MISSING GL Miss Frances St. John Smith Believed Seen in Philadelphia (By Associated Press) Northampton, Mass. Jan. 18.--~Reports that a bundle resembling a woman's cloth ing had been seen floating in the Canal at Holyoke sent in. ticipate in the search to-day. Northampton, Mass., Jan, 18.-- Acting on direct orders from Gov- ernor Fuller, Brig. General Alfred Foot, Massachusetts Commissioner of Public Safety, was on his way here today to take personal charge of the scattered agencies prosecut- ing the search for Miss Frances St. John Smith, missing Smith College freshman, Despite the abundance of mater ial and willingness of many per- sons to identify the girl as one they had seen under a great var- fety of circumstances since she dropped out of sight here last Friday, little progress ' has been e, Fy AS asttaation; however, seemed temporarily to centre at Philadel- phia, where five persons said they recognized nineteen-year-old daugh- ter of the wealthy New York broker, LITTLE CHANCE OF SCULLING N BECOMING A 'PRO ---- (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 18,--There {is little, chance that Joe Wrighs, champion Canadian sculler, will turn professional, even after he has competed at the English Hen- ley and Olympic games this sim- mer, His father, international coach, who manages Joe, said to- day there was "nothing to it" when told that Bert Barry, new world's professional champion, had in New York yesterday said there was some talk of Joe junior entering the moneyed ranks, BOY SCOUT MANUAL IS NEXT TO BIBLE AS MOST USED BOOK » (By Associated Press) Chicago, Jan. 18.--Next to the Bible, the Boy Scout Manual is the most uniersallvy sold and used more than four hundred delegates at 'the leaders' conference of the Seventh Region which was in ses- sion to-day, IRE Flight FLIER NOT LOST AS WAS PORTED Commander Lawrence Landed on Island Due to Bad Weather NO COMMUNICATION Statement of Department Relieves Fears of Friends ' (By Canadian Press)' 3 Ottawa, Jan, 18--Flight Com« magder Lawrence, reported' in a number of morning papers today to be lost in the vicinity of Hudson Straits air base, and whose plane is reported to have been found, was tiot "lost" according to a state ment. issued today by Alex Johmn« son, Deputy Minister of Marines and Fisheries. Lawrence, while flying from Wakeham Bay to Nottingham Isl- and on January 9, landed at Little Sugluk owing to unfavorable 'fly- ing conditions, and returned to Wakeham Bay yesterday. No ap- prehension was felt for his sgfe- ty, but he could not be communicat- ed with during the time he was at Little Sugluk, as communication ean only be established at several bases while planes are in the air, RESISTED RAID, " FIGHT ENSUED George Rutka is Arrested After Twenty Minute Battle F---- (By Canadian Press) y Port Colborne, Jan. 18--After a twenty-minute police battle to en- ter his residence George Rutka was finally arrested last night on a charge of resisting arrest. When police visited his home on an al- leged liquor raid, Rutks refused them admission and the raid turn- od into a fre for ally Officers eterg- ed from the fray with numerous bruises 'and scratches,: but with their man. Chief of Police Davis was badly bitten and suffered bruis-. es to both hands and face. ELECTION TALKES + + HEARD IN QUEBEC Candidates at Work Al- though Campaign Not Yet Launched Quebee, Jan. 18.--Whila the municipal campaign is not officially launched, many candidates are at work in Quebec City, All the gc- tusl aldermen figure on the list of aspirants to the municipal honors. Mayor Telesphore Simard, eloot~ ed by the City Council last De- ce , after the resignation of Dr. Valmont Martin, announces that he will run again in February next, An opponent for Mr. 8 may be Ald. Oscar Auger, lumber- men of St. Roch. Mr. Auger and Mr. Simard are meighbors, their homes being opposite in de I'Ege lise street. The Legislature be asked to give an executive body to Quebec before the date of the~ election. I; He t Hy Li Lf: : £ i R 5 2 4 7 |