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Two of Mine Victims Had Relatives Here Father of Oshawa Man Narrowly Escapes With Life in the Hollinger Fire \ £ The Oshawa Dail The Oshawa Daily Reformer i ES Sa IVE MEN RESCUED FROM HOL OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1928 MANY BILLS ARE READ IN THE HOUSE Bill Gets Third Reading Con- firming Construction of Branch Line LIBEL BILL DEFEATED First Reading Given to Amend Dominion Elections Act (By Oanadian Press) Ottawa, Feb, 11--In Parliament Monday, in the House, private members' resolutions will have the right of way. The Senate will not ait, Yesterday in the House of Com- mons, the first reading was given to a private bill to amend the Do- mwinion elections act. The first reading was given to the hill to amend the Dominion elections act, The third reading was given to a bill confirming an agreement be- tween the C, P, R, and C. N, R, on construction of a branch line, The bill to amend the patent act was given a second reading, The sec- ond reading was given to the bill authorizing the extension of time for completion of the St, John and Quebec Rallway. Progress was reported on the bill to amend the Royal Military College act. The second reading was given to a bill amending the Rallway Belt Water act, 'The first reading was given to a resolution authorizing the Minister of Finance to raise loans up to $500,000,000, Seven private bills were given sec- ond reading. ' The bill regarding blasphemous libel was defeated on second reading, The bill to amend the electricity inspection act was given a first reading. ACCIDENT STOPS START OF FLIGHT Levine Had Planned to Start " Attempt for Endurance . Record r. (By Associated Press) * Roosevelt Field ,N.Y.--A min- or accident to the monoplane Columbia as it was taking off to- day with Wilmer Stultz as pilot and Charles Levine as a passen- ger caused the postponement of the latest attempt to bring the endurance flight record back to the United States. As the plane roared down the runway for the take-off, an automobilist drove di- rectly into its path, Stultz had to veer the plane sharply to avert a collision and as a result the tail skid was dislodged and the rudder post broken, Charles A. Levine had announc- ed that he would take off in the trans-Atlantic monoplane Colum- bis some time today with Wilmer Stultz as pilot in an attempt to break the world's edurance flight record, YOUNG AUSTRALIAN TENNIS STAR GIVES BRILLIANT DISPLAY (Cable Service To The Times By Capadian Press) Melbourne, Australia, Feb, 11.-- Australia's nineteen-year-old Davis Cup player, Jack Crawford, gave a brilliant display today A when he beat Jean Borrotra, of France, 6-1, 6-4, .in the last day's play in the tennis tes¢ between Australia and France. Last week Crawford ran Borretra to five sets in Sydney championships before the French- man won, Twice Executed, He Still Lived (By Associated Press) Mexico City, Feb, 11-- Ernesto Villa Real, Agrar- fan leader of the town of Atlatlahuca, was executed, given coup de grace, and lived to tell the tale, Learn- ing of the first execution, soldiers dragged him from the hospital and executed him a second. time, After being given the coup de grace, Villa Real orawled for several miles under a ecorching sun to Ozumba, There he related his hair- raising experience and ex- hibited a bullet hole in his chest and a nasty gash in his forehead. The story of his adventure was duly printed by the papers and disclosed his whereabouts to soldiers, They broke in- to the hospital, marched Villa Real out of town, and executed him again. DEATH TOLL 18 UP TO THELVE Result of Explosion in Oil Company Plant at Everett, Mass. (By Associated Press) Everett, Mass,, Feb, 11, -- The death of two men at Massachu- setts General Hospital in Boston today brought to twelve the total of known dead as the result of the explosion and fire at the Bea- cop Oil Company's plant here yesterayd. Six men are still list- ed as missing. Everett, Mahs., Feb. 10--With a concussion that rocked this city and was felt for many miles pe- yond, a unit of ten large stills in the refining plant of 'the Beacon 0il Company here, exploded late today. causing heavy loss of life, Tonight the known dead numbered 10, but it is believed that other bodies are covered in the red-hot ruins of the still section, At least fifty were injured, many serioysly. Eight charred bodies had been taken to an Everett undertaking establishment, and another was ta- ken from the ruins of one of the stills, Vito Rameso, of Everett, one of, thirty injured who was ta- ken to the Massachusetts General Hospital and died there of burns. Some of the bodies recovered were s0 charred that polye officials said their identity might never become known until a check-up of missing employes had been made, The plant of the oil company oc- cupies a tract of about 50 acres on the bank of the Mystic River in East Everett, opposite Charles- town. The stills affected from one unit in a total of 25 in the plant. President R. B. Kahle of the com- pany said that the explosion prob- ably was caused by the failure of a low pressure still. In the refining process the crude oil is first car- ried through coils and vaporized at low pressure. The gases are then cooled and re-distilled at higher pressure. Kahle said he did not think any high pressure still had let go. Rescue Work Hampered It was shortly after 3 o'clock that the explosion came, shaking Everett and the Charlestown sec- tion of Boston, and shattering win- dows for a wide area about the plant, The stills blew up singly or in pairs. Flames shot up to a height of 80 feet above the 100- foot structure, and a pall of dense smoke 'hung over the plant, ham- pering the work of rescue. Ambu- lances and fire apparatus were sent from Boston, Chelsea, Malden, Re- vere and other near-by points. . About 300 persons were employ- ed in the emtire plant. of whom 150 were in the section chiefly af- fected by the explosion. Most of those killed were at work about the stills, but in the machine shop near-by four men lost their lives That building and the boilermak- kers' shop adjoining suffered se- verely from the explosion and fire. 2 ---- Two Cousins of Rene Lor- tie, 49 Brock Street, Osh- awa, Killed, While His Father Almost Met Death, According to a Telegram Received from Mr, Lortie This Morning DETAILS ARE MEAGRE AS YET Joseph and , Albert Aubrie Were Victims, the Former Being Married -- Father Had Another Narrow Es- cape in Hollinger Mine Three Years Ago Two cousins of Rene Lortie, 49 Brock street east, were killed and Lortie"s father miraculously es- caped death in the Hollinger Mine tragedy, according to a telegram which Mr, Lortie received this morning from his father. The telegram gave but meager details of the tragedy, merely stat- ing. "Joseph and Albert killed in mine, I am safe." It was dated from Timmins and signed by Mr, Lortie's father, Moise Lortie. The two who were killed were Joseph and Albert Aubrie, brothers. Jo- seph, who is 28 years of age, was married, but Albert, who was 21, was single. They were natives of Bourget, which is 60 miles north of Ottawa, and had been working in the Hollinger mine three years, Joseph Aubrie and Moise Lortie were timber men and worked to- gether, and the latter's son here is mystified as to how his father could have possibly escaped when his cousin was killed, One expla- nation is that, on some occasions, the twp did;not go down into the mine at the same time, and Lor- tie may have been above ground when the accident occurred. Al- bert Aubrie was a drill helper or engineer in the mine, Meager details only have as yet come through about the tragedy, and Mr, Lortie is awaiting a let- ter for other information which will tell as to wether or not his father was injured in the tragedy, or how he escaped from it, His fa- ther came kafely through another near tragedy at the Hollinger mine about three years ago, es- caping entirely uninjured. HAIG'S LETTER TO TU, &, GENERAL American newspaper paying tribute to Earl Haig make ref- erence to a letter from him re- cently published in the Times (New York). It is stated that three weeks before his death, and a few days before he left Scot- land for London, Field Marshal Earl Haig 'wrote the letter in question to General John F. O'Ryan commander of the 27th New York Division, which, through- out ite active service in the World War, was under the British Com- mander-in-Chief, The letter was accompanied by a map, depicting the British operations in France from August 8 to November 11, 1918, and bearing the following autographed 'testimonial: "To General Jobn F. O'Ryan of the United States Army: "In grateful rememberance of the gallant and glorious services rendered by him and the 27th American Division, when under my command in the Great War, to the cause of Right and Justice, especially during the great at- tacks on the Hindenburg Line | (Sept. 27 to 30, 1918). A (Signed) Haig, F.M. 55 Bemersyde, Scotland. YANKEE PITCHER - TO THE ROYALS Montreal, Que., Feb. 10.--Pijtch- er Don Miller, who was carried by Manager Miller Huggins with the world's champion New York Yan- kees last season, was today pur- chased by the Montreal Baseball Club, and will report with the other pitchers jin two weeks at Manager Stallings' plantation in Georgia. NO ENCUMBRANCES (Boston Transcript) Farmer--*If I were as lazy as you, I'd go and hang myself in amy barn." ~ Hobo--"Np, you wouldn't. If you were as lazy 2s me you would- n't have any barn." FIRST HONOR AT OLYMPICS French Hockey Team Wins from Hungary By 2-0 Score 21 GUNS SALUTE Nine Hundred Athletes File Past Stand in Blinding Snowstorm (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) St. Moritz, Feb. 11.--France to- day won the honor of being the first nation to score in the 1828 Olympics, The French Hockey team defeated Hungary 2-0, To the .roaring salute of 21 guns while a blinding snowstorm swept St. Moritz, nine hundred athletes representing 26 nations filed past the presidential stand of the Olympic stadium today. President Schultess, of the Swiss Confederation, after administer- ing the amateur Olympic oath, an- nounced the winter Olympic games were officially opened, The weather, which has been clear and sunny for the past week changed at the last moment, It was cloudy and overcast earlier morning and the snowstorm broke just as the last nation in the parade, Switzerland, reached the stadium. All the nations rep- resented, were enthusiastically cheered by five thousand specta- tors. "Referee! Referee!" was the shout of the Czech Slovakian Hockey team yesterday as they started practice. No official ap- peared and finally a tall, lanky chap volunteered. He chased a couple of players for intensive body checking, "Let me show you," said an unofficial official, Then, gathering up the stick, he ran the entire length of the team and scored six goals in rapid suc- cession as the bewildered team gasped. "Who's this man?" asked the Czech goalkeeper just as another speedy shot found the met, "Dave Trottier, of 'Toronto Varsity Grads," was the reply from the side lines. 'Then Lord help the States," the goalie replied, ap- parently not aware that the U, S. was not entered in the Olympic trophy matches, The British Hockey team was given an ovation by the stand while the Canadians, with Jack Porter, Captain of the Hockey team, bearing a flag, presented one of the likeliest looking lot of athletes in the parade. Women athletes attracted much attention, The German girls wore red jerseys and short white skirts, the Austrians wearing long fur coats reaching just below the knee, the French girls wore light blue jerseys and white skirts while the Americans wore red sweaters, The various colors made a strik- ing picture against the back- ground of the White Mountains in a thick flurry of snow, UNEMPLOYMENT POLICY IN BRITAIN DEFENDED London, Feb. 9.--~A Labor amend- ment to the address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, condemn- ing the Gover t for its ploy- ment policy and alleging that it was aggravating instead of alleviating the situation, was introduced in the House of Commons this afternoon, Speaking for the Government, Rt. Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Minister of Health, defended the Administra- tion's policy, which, he said, included the training of unemployment for settlement overseas. Debate on the amendment was adjourned. FRANCE WINS REV. Lil, JOSEPH B, THONNE, | of Buffalo. who has been ap- pointed pastor of the Ukrain- ian United Church. He will have charge of the services in the Albany Street United Church on Sunday. . TWO KILLED AS A TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS ENGLAND Man Sleeping in Bed is Vic- tim as Roof Collapses in Bedroom BRICK KILLS CHILD Wind Reaches a Velocity of 104 Miles an Hour in Liverpool (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Eng., Feb, 11, -- At least two fatalities and numerous casualities, some serious, were caused hy a gale of wind which swept with hurricane force across England last night. The gale reached a velocity of 104 miles an hour in Liverpool, and did much minor damage. At Birmingham a roof collapsed into a bedroom where a man and wife were sleeping. The man was killed and the woman injured. One child was killed and another in. 'jured at Gloucester, where bricks struck three youngsters. FRENCH AVIATORS ON WAY TO NEW YORK (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb, 11--The French fliers, Costes and Le Brix, left Bolling Field at 8.16 o'clock this morning on their flight to New York. CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIA- TION 18 ORGANIZED Last evening John Elliott, man- ager of the Standard Bank of Can- da, and A. D, Harper, accountant of the local branch of the Bank of Montreal. were joint hosts at a dinper held at the Belleville Club, at which all the managers and accountants of the banks of Belleville were present. During the evening a Clearing House Association was organized, of which John Elliott, manager of the Standard Bank of Canadawas unanimously appointed President, end Mrs. M. Dunsford, accoun- tant of the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Secretary for the year, 1928. WEATHER Light to moderate winds fair today and Sunday, Stationary or a little higher temperature, The programe for the memorial service to the late Earl Haig fn St. Andrew's Church Sunday after- noon, was announced late yester- day. The service will be attend- ed in 2 body by the City Council, Whitby and Oshawa posts of the Canadian Legion, the Board of Education, Rotary Club and the Red Cross organizations, for which seats are being reserved. Music will bef urnished by the Legion Pipe Band and by thec hoir of St. Andrew's Church. The [Legion Impressive Service to Be Held to Honor Late Earl Haig members meet at the armories at 8.30, and mare hto thee hurch in a body, wearing the poppy in mem- ory of the late Field Marshall. Following is the order of service: Invocation, Rev. C. W. DeMille; Hymn; two minutes silence; Prayer, Rev. John Galt; "Flowers of the Forest," Pipe Band; solo. Mrs. Dr. Grant Berry; Hymn; Scripture lesson, Rey. 7:9-17, Rev. Capt. Jarrett; offering, Kipling"s "Recessional," by the choir; Ad- dress, Rev. F. J. Maxwell; Hymn; Benediction, Rev. F. J. Maxwell; of Saving y Times [=] 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. Forty EA SIXTEEN PAGES Rescue Workers Have Hopes Others Who Are Trapped in Mine Workings Town of Timmins Grief-stricken as Anxious People Linger About Mine Throughout the Night -- Three More of the Six Bodies Are Identified -- With Arrival of Gas Masks and Experts Headway in Rescue Work is Made --Smoke Has Decreased, Are Still Strong -- Aid of Eager Populace Although Poisonous Fumes from Toronto Raises Hopes (By Canadian Press) Timmins, Ont,, Feb, 11, -- Five of the entrapped miners have been rescued from the Hollinger mine and it is now thought there is hope for others. Timmins, Feb. 11,--The number of definitely known dead in the Hollinger mine disaster perts in rescue work. cue party. 46 still in the mine, he stated, 4) rescue equipment and experts to battle fumes fn the Hollinger Mine, where more than forty miners are entrapped. Conflicting reports concerning the number of dead aroused un- certainty, While Mr. Hogarth stated that only two, Martin Stev- ens and Ira Graham, had been identified, and five hodies altogeth- er had heen rtéecovered, other in- formation was that six bodles had heen recovered and that besides Stevens and Graham, the dead in- cluded O. Bastran, J. brie, M. Gardez and William Liwdsay, of Timmins. With the sunrise, and expected arrival of additional gas masks, oxygen tanks and other rescue equipment, gangs of men are pre- paring, to make another attempt to bring out the 47 men trapped yesterday by the fire in the work- ings of the Hollinger gold mine. Many relatives and friends remain- ed around the workings gall night awaiting news of their misbing men and were still there on their heart rending vigil this morning, Com- pany officials have not given wp hope that the men in the mine are alive, or at least some of them. Smoke from the shaft has de- creased but the stopes are still per- meated with poisonous gases. A special train rushed from To- ronto bore a quantity of gas masks and rescue equipment besides ex- perts in rescue work, Chief Inspec- tor of Mines for Ontario, Thomas Ferguson, was on board. The U, 8B. Government mine car enroute from Pittsburgh, was not expected until later, The bodies of Stevens and Gra- bam, who had been suffocated were first recovered yesterday. Swift checks were made by offici- als of the number of men safely out of the workings and brought out in scattered groups during the day, and it was then apnounced that probably 47 were still in the fume laden underground fpmifica- tions of the huge mime, = The distance from Toronto to Timmins is 452 miles. The train left Toronto shortly after eight p. m. yesterday, Immediately the train arrived, its eagerly awaited consignment of gas masks and other equipment was speedily unloaded and mine of- ficials and rescue experts made preparations immediately for mak- ing new efforts to reach the en- trapped men. Rescue work had been stopped since mine o'clock last night, the fumes from the fire proving too much for the eag- er but inadequately uipped workers. ) The arrival of expert ho in- cluded Lieut. Moody, of the Tor onto Fire Department and others skilled in the use of gas fighting apparatus, gave new hope to anx- fous relatives friends of the entrapped m Thre more of the six dead were identified today. Besides Martin Stevens and Ira Graham, the vie- time include Obastren, J. Obray "Dead March," in Saul; God Save the King. ; land M. Gardez all of Timmins. at 10 o'clock this morning re- mained at six, two of them having been identified. The fate of more than forty miners remained in doubt . They are trapped in the workings of the mine, which are believed filled with poisonous fumes from the fire which broke out yesterday. was halted pending the arrival of special trains rushing here from Pittsburgh and Toronto with smoke fighting equipment and ex- Rescue work The first rescue party properly equipped to fight the pois- onous fumes which threaten 46 entrapped miners in the Hollinger mine, went down into the workings today after the arrival of the relief train from Toronto with gas masks and rescue experts, Shortly before noon mine officials and relatives and friends of the trapped men were anxiously. awaiting word from the res- W. L. Hogarth, office manager of the mine, stated that 51 had been entrapped and five bodies had been recovered, leaving This was arrived at after a careful checkup, Breaking all speed records from Toronto, en route, the first "of two relief trains reached here at 10.10 a.m, today, bearing CATTLE HIDES AND CLOTHING STOLEN Six cattle hides and some clothing were stolen from citi- zens of this vicinity yesterday, according to reports received . by the police department, The victims were Phil Conlin, of the Township of East Whitby, and Burton Tentyck, 100 Wil. liam street west, The six eattle hides were taken from Conlin's premises yesterday, he reported to the police at 2.15 yesterday after. noon, The clothing was taken from 840 Simcoe street south, and was reported at 2.80 this morning. It consisted of a blue overcoat, a colored scarf, and a light gray cap. One remains unidentified. Number eleven shaft, which de- scends to the Acme workings, is the one nearest to which the ma- jority of the missing men are lo- cated and large crowds have been congregated outside the shaft hose awaiting news of relatives. Graphic descriptions of attempt- ed 'rescues have been given, as witnesssed by the following story given by one of the rescuers, who will not ellow his name to be used: "We were working on the 1,- 200-foot level, without any know- ledge of what was going on above, when the cage descended and the cage tender called out that we were to go to the surface at once. We were rushed up with all pos- sible speed, and as we got higher end higher we could tell that something was wrong. Volumes of smoke were descending the shaft. One of our number was al- most overcome in the cage, so strong and pungent were the fumes but we immediately volunteered for rescue work as soon as we reached the surface. Our offer was accepted and once more we made the descent. "Arriving at the 5350-foot level, we made an effort to make our way slong the cross-cut, but were forced back by the iptense heat end an overpowering flow of smoke and gas. However, we battled along, but our efforts were of no avail as that portion was al- ready clear of men. "We knew that comrades and fellow workers with whom we bad laughed and joked a few hours previously were entombed as well as if a brick wall was be- tween us. Frantic efforts were pitiful. Ope would make a hero- ic dash only to be driven back. Then another would try until we were all exhausted and knew that we were battling with forces which would not give way to the puny strength of man. it was maddening to know that so near but were comrades, what could we do? LEGISLATURE IS ADJOURNED T0 TUESDAY Several Bills Given First Reading--Many Amend- ments Proposed RESEARCH PROVISION The Address in Reply is Moved By J. P. Earngey, Kenora (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Feb, 11--In the Legis lature yesterday, moved by Premie er Ferguson, seconded by Mr, Hen« ry, the following bills were given first reading: To provide for res search foundation; respecting training of apprentices; to permit extension of University avenue, Tos ronto; to amend natural gas cons servation act. Moved by Mr, Price, seconded by Mr. Montieth, the fols lowing bills were given first reads ing: to amend the trustee act; to amend the municipal act. The address in reply to ths speech from the throne was moved by J. P. Earngey, Kenora, and H, 8. Colliver, Prince Edward. The House adjourned till Tuesday, A BOUNTIFUL BACHELOR Lord Castlerosse, who recent! visited Toronto with Lord Beavers brook, writes the following in the London Sunday Express: The leading man in the mining market in Canada is Mr, Jack Bickle. Mr, Bickle is the son of a Presbyterian minister who died when he was quite a boy, and Mr, Bickle had to go out and earn his living at the age off fourteen. He is now only just over forty, and rich, In England we would consider him very rich indeed, wii The strange thing about Mr, Bickle is that not only does he know how to make money, but, more than that, he knows how to spend it and enjoy himself, Mr. Bickle lves at Port Creds it, which is close to Toronto, and has got just the house that a baches lor should have. Upstairs there is a long lbrary with painted beams, and downstairs there are a Swimming bath and a bowling alley, PELTZER BEATEN BY BAY CONGER Riding Club, Chicago, Feb. 10. --Dr Otto Peltzer, the famous German runner, met his master in Ray Conger, former Iowa State Star, in a special 1,000 metre race tonight, Conger ,in a marvellous burst of speed, beat the tall blonde German to the tape by tem yards in 2.37, Conger {8 champion mil. er of the Missouri Valley Confer- ence, Ray Dodge of the Illinois A.C., who lost to Peltzer in New York a week ago, later accusing the German of elbowing him on the turns, finished third, about twe yards back of Dr. Peltzer, with Lg Larrivee, of the Chicago A, A, fourth, Conger ran under the colors of the Illinois A.C. tonight, FARMERS AND CO-OPERATION (Farmers' Advocate) : It is significant in the extreme that successful co-operative mars keting organizations have Sprung up and served their purpose best {in times of distress when disas- ter stared producers fn the face, In normal times farmers cannot be regimented into co-operative organizations. But when insur mountable difficulties arise eco operation is embraced, and the wonder is that it has proved sues cessful under such circumstances in such a large r "4 percentage of Sr ---- CAN STILL HEAR THEM (Toronto Mail and Empire) The hundreds who were turned away when Rabbi occus pied the pulpit of the Carlton St, United Church, and the other hun- dreds who were turned away when Rev. E. Crossley Hunter preached - from the Holy Blossom e are reminded that om mu. Sundays in the future Tomer listen to the rabbi at the syna- gogue and the minister in the church.