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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 2---NO.68 The Oshawa Daily Times SUCCEEDING 1he Oshawa Daily Reformer -- BR SI EAT OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1928 10 Cents a Week; Veck; 2 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES $75,000 LOSS IN CANNING FACTORY FIRE Gov.General Commutes Death Sentence on Doris McDonald Decision Comes After Weeks of Suspence and Universal Interest Blaze Disrupts Phone Service Telephone communication was badly disrupted as a re- sult of the fire at the Merritt Paint and Auto 'orks today, and of twelve long distance wires from Oshawa to To- ronto, only two were not put out of commission temporar- ily by the fire. Practically all the wires west of the scene of the fire were render- ed useless by the blaze. West- mou..t of the near-by centres, suffered probably the great- est, The company has been busy repairing the damage, and hope soon to have the full service renewed in the district. ADVANGE GUARD SAILS FOR ARCTIC Ship to Be Used as Mobile Base for Flights Over Polar Regions (By Canadian Press) Rome, March 21,~--The advance guard of smother aerial expedi- tion over the North Pole was head- ed for Arctic regions today. The ice-breaker "City of Milan" which will be used as a mobile base by General Nobile for his dirigible flights over the polar regions, salled from Spezia for King's Bay, Bpitzbergen, The ship is outfitted with the lat- est scientifical instruments and carries wireless equipment. FEARS DISPELLED FOR ARCTIC FLIER Radio Communication Again Established With Wilkins Explorer (By Canadian Press) Seward, Alaska, March 21.-- Fears that Captaia Wilkins, Arctic explorer, and his sourdough pilot, Lieut, Eielson, might have crashed in completing their five-hundred- mile flight fronr Fairbanks to Point Barrow were dispelled late last pight when radio communication was re-established with the explor- er. GREECE HAS NO FLOATING DEBT; EXPECTS NO DEFICIT (Cable Seryice To The Times By Canadian Press ) Athens, Mar. 21.--Speaking on the Budget, George Kaphanares, Finance Minister, said the country bad not a cent of floating debt, would bave no deficit this year and would stabilize the currency. CRUICKSHANK IS UP ON FARRELL (By Associated Press) Miami Beach, Fla., March 21.-- Wee Bobby" Cruickshank, Pur- chase, N.Y., and Jobnpy Farrell. Mamroneck, N,Y.. shot sensationgl thirtys on the out nine of the final round of the fifteen thousand dollar Lagorge open golf tourna- ment to take commanding leads ov- er the field. Cruickshank was one ahead of Farrell with aggregate score of 240. The Law Will Be Carried Out, However, in the Case of Her Husband, George McDonald, Who Was Sen- tenced to Hang With Her Friday Morning ABSOLVES WIFE OF ALL BLAME Murder of Taxi Driver on Quebec Highway Was Committed in July Last-- Trial One of Most Dra. matic in History of Court (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont, Mar. 21.--Governor General at twelve thirty today ap- proved the orders-in-council grant- ng commutation to Doris McDonald and confirming the sentence of death passed on her hushand, George, Approved orders were received by the State Department by special mes- senger at twelve-forty this afternoon, Sentence on Doris McDonald is com- muted to life imprisonment. Ottawa, Mar. 12.--The decision to change the sentence of Doris Palmer McDonald from death to life imprisonment comes after many weeks of suspense during which hundreds of petitions from Canada and United States have poured into the Department of Justice and some have been made directly to Governor General, His Excellency, it is stated, has taken an active interest in the case dur- ing the past few days and it was his signature late this morning that made the commutation of the sentence official. The murder for which Doris McDonald and her hushand George, were sentenced to death was com- mitted on July 17 on the Malone- Caughnawaga Highway near Hunt- ingdon, Que. Adelard Bouchard, was found murdered, The McDonalds, who were sought on forgery charges in this country and United States, return- taxi driver, escaped to the United States, They were arrested on Aug. 11 in Butte, Montana, where a confession was alleged to have heen made to Cap- tain of Detectives. Extradition fol- lowed and in Valleyfield on Dee. 17 they were both found guilty under. highly dramatic cireum- George McDonald absolved his wife of all blame in the murder of Bouchard. "She had not one thing to do in the murder or help- ed in any way," said McDonald in his sworn statement. Seldom has a Canadian "Act" eliminated the reference to McDonald taking the blame for the murder, The youthful and pretty Doris collapsed in the prisoner's dock. The feature of the case was the jury's recommendation for mercy in the girl's behalf. According to her confession, she took the gun from her husband, "or the third man who was never caught" and shot Bouchard. While still alive he was pushed into the water filled ditch by the side of the road after having been robbed of seventy dollars. In an affidavit issued during the past few days. George McDonald took the entire blamé for the actual killing, on himself. Seldom had a Canadian capital case aroused such interest in the press of two countries. Since De- cember every fragment of informa- tion regarding the somewhat ob- scure histories of the McDonalds has been made mews and meagre information regarding the condi- tion and mental attitude of the guilty man and woman has been broadcast. At noon today the State Depart- ment was still awaiting word of the signature by Governor Gen- eral of Orders in Council in Val- RUMOR AEROPLANE FOUND BASELESS 5 Associated Press) I"'~~or, Me., March 21.--Intense sxcitement was caused today by the pirculation of a rumor than the plane in which Captain Hinch- 2)iffe and Hon. Elsie MacKay be- gan the trans-Atlantic flight from England last Tuesday had been» found. with their bodies, near Pat- ton, Me. (Careful investi=ation, howe er, by the Associated ress, leyfield murder case. Immediately an order-in-council in the capital case is approved it is forwarded to the State Department which moti- fies the Sheriff. It fs re here, however, as practically a foregone conclusion that Doris Me- Donald will have her sentence com- muted and that there will be no inter with tence of death passed on her husband. A few minutes after order-n- council was received the State Department telegraphed the Gov- ernment's decision to the Sheriff at Beauharnois, Judge Walsh, who tried the case, and the counsel en- failed to confirm the rumor. gaged. ed to Montreal after the crime and 'fire station at When Fire Demon Raged 1his Morning when the fire this morning was at its height. the fire from the opposite side of King street. the top of the elevator shaft in the centre of the main portion of The fire started in This scene shows | to adjoining buildings. The above picture shows the old plant of the Oshawa Canning the building, and only efficient fire doors and the fine work of Company, occupied by the Merritt Paint and Auto Repair Com- | the fire department prevented its spread south, west and north, pany, with the flames and dense volumes of smoke rising skyward | The front part of the building was completely gutted, Much credit is given Eire Chief Ellictt and kis staff for fheir efforts in checking the blaze from spreading to the rear sections of the factory and --Photo by Campbell Guts Mai Plant, Flames origin of the fire is unknown. worth of bodies, for which Mr. Mer- ritt was agent; and the Merritt Paint & Auto Repair Company, ten- ants of the building. The amount of loss is borne, however by 32 citizens who had stored fur- miture in the second storey through the Coleman Cartage Compan), close to $45,000. No estimate could be .secured from the other firms, but the loss will reach nearly $75,- 000, most of which is covered by insurance. The call was received at the 8.25, and the de- partment responded in good time. One line of hose was immediately laid from the hydrant near the bridge over the creek, just in the hollow on King street west, By and whose aggregate loss will run | | this tim largest | through section Old .45,00( Chief Loss Consists of Furviture "Stored } in Second Stony By Coleman Cartage Company, Dollars' Worth of Bodies Owned By the Canada Car- riage and Body Company, Brantford and the Canadian Canners, Ltd., Who Owned the Building -- Neighbor- ing Buildings Threatened -- Fire Chief Elliott Falls Through Roof to Second Story Floor But Escapes In- ury -- Three Firemen Are Hurt Slightly Fighting the Several Thousand Damage which may reach $75,000 was done this morning in a spectacular blaze which gutted the main section of the Merritt Paint and Auto Repair Company building, formerly known as the old Canning Factory on King street west. Oster, Walter Roughley and William Jogeman were slightly in- jured while Fire Chief Elliott narrowly escaped serious injury when he fell through the roof to the second story floor. Three firemen, Milton The and George Roughley, were slightly injured while the fire depart- ment was fighting the blaze for nearly three hours before being | completely extinguished. The origin of the fire is unknown. Four lines of hose played on the flames for two and a half hours. The fire started in the top of the elevator shaft and had attained such headway before the firemen could check it that, in | spite of their splendid effort, it spread down through the second | until this time been just fair, so and first floors and gutted the front half of the building. The re- | sistance of two fire doors in the rear of the main section prevented | its spread to the line of adjoining buildings which stretch back to blaze. the Hambly ice plant, and when the fire was at its height both Bond Brothers' garage, just west of the doomed structure and the Brewers' Warehouse, across the road, were seriously menaced. The principal losers in the blaze are the Canadian Canners. , Hamilton, who own the building; and Body Company, Brantford, who lost several thousand dollars' fire was bursting windows of the ele- and it was seen that the blaze had worked its way down and "underneath the roof The first line of hose Mad beei e the the vator shaft, dragged up onto the roof by lad- | ders and a second line was laid at a quarter to nine. The firemen started to take this up on the roof also, but the roof was blazing on all sides of the elevator shaft and rapidly becoming a prey to the flames. Three minutes later they had to retire from the roof. One line of hose was temporarily | abandoned while the men sought | safety, and a couple of minutes later it was pulled to the ground, a mass of burning material, so fast the Canada Carriage | Spectacula: 3laze Comp' tely Canuing urniture Burned 'RINCE THROWN IN OAKLEY HUNT | | with an axe, (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Riseley, Eng., Mar. 21. The Prince of Wales fell today during the Oakley Hunt point-to-point races, | He was not hurt. The Prince 'was competing in the Brigade of Guards Inter-Regi- ment cup race when he fell after jumping the seventh fence. He tried to clear the brook, but was unseated. did the blaze spread. Repairs were made immediately and water played on the front of the roof from the ground, while the sec- ond line was taken to the side. Meanwhile a second alarm had been sent in to the fire hall, the hose on the pumper being exhaust ed. At 8.5) the Chevrolet hose | truck was on the scene with more ' hose and additional firemen, and | two more lines laid from the hy- drant at King and Nassau stree:. Pressure from the hydrant had the pumper was used on these two lines to give sufficient pres- sure to. effectively combat the The wind from the north-west was blowing embers and a veri- table cloud of thick, acrid smoke over the Brewer's . warehouse. With only a shingle roof, it took fire several times. The Stan- North-East Wind east | SENT FOR TRIAL MURDER COUNT (By Canadian Press) Toronto, leo was committed for trial by Ma- gistrate Jones in police court today on a charge of murdering his sis- March 21.--Vito Pania- | Reports are Used Ballot Stubs are Missing; While Summary Not Filed Russell Sparks Given Credit in One Poll for One More Vote Than Ballots Mark- ed for Him--Fail to Solve Medley of Mysteries NO STUBS IN POLL NO. 29 But Unused Ballots Tallied --133 Stubs Missing -- Summary in Poll 40 Not Filled in -- Sitting Ad. journs Until Tomorrow (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Mar. 21.--Having in three hours examined the contents of al- most fifty envelopes from the polling subdivisions in Ottawa South, Pro- vincial riding, counsel before the bal- lot inquiry commission failed today to find trace of any of the missing ballots or discover anything shedding upon the medley of mysteries the in- quiry has to date unearthed, In many cases, stubs of used ballots are mis- sing from the envelopes trovided for that purpose. In other instances de- puty returning officers have failed to write up summary reports on their polls on forms provided in poll book, In one instance today, Russel Sparks, Liberal candidate, was credited by D. R.O. with having received one more vote than there were ballots marked for him, Counsel agree, however, that. in general the election was well conducted, Witnesses from Ottawa will be heard tomorrow and the King's Prin- ter will produce an unprinted. ballot paper, etc, from his stores to indi- cate the quantity and bulk of the material that is missing. In poll 28 it was found that the D.R.O's report showed Russel Sparks to have received one more vote than there were ballots marked for him. Other figures were accur- ate, Except for the. partly used ballot pad, no stubs for used ballots were ter-in-law, Elvina Pantaleo, a few weeks ago. It is expected the trial will take place at the Spring As- sizes. The woman, the wife of Lonard Pantaleo, was slain in her home her body being found in the cellar by neighbors attracted by the crying of Mrs. Pantaleo's lit- tle daughter. 11 KILLED WHEN .CRANE COLLAPSES | teen of the Senior dard Paving Co., who occupy the ! western part of the building, aid their own line of hose onto the roof and kept it wet, smothering the sparks which started. theless this building had a narrow escape. (By Capadien Press) Mucheinburg, Saxony, March 21. Eleven workers were killed and seven seriously injured today In the collapse of an elevator crane under construction at the Brown 'oal Works. The crane collapsed 'uring a storm. KING AND MUSSOLINI ATTEND FUNERAL MASS FOR OFFICERS (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Rome, Mar. 21.--King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Mussolini attended funeral mass at Santa Maria for three Italian officers kill- ed fighting insurgents in the Ital- ian possession of Libya. | STUDENTS ARRESTED AFTER CELEBRATION (By Associated Press) Philadeiphia, March 21. -- Fif- University of Pennsylvania students including the President class, were under arrest today following the student | celebration over Penn's defeat of The third line of hose was play- | 8.57, the building. ing by {front of | o'clock the | ating on this hese and anocuhcr | line taken to the west side of the | building. The second floor could | be seen to have been gutted, and the fire was ragivg at the west | side. The central! part of the roof Ar nine directed also o» the | pumper started oper- | Princeton for Eastern Intercollege p | basketball championship. Nevei- | BOXING BOUT ENDS IN TRAGEDY (By Associated Press) Los Angeles, Mar. 21.--A friend- ly boxing bout resulted in a trag- edy last night when Michael Car- nakis, Bakersfield, died following a double knockout. His opponent, Philip Bromley, Los Angeles, was i fell in, and great sheets of flame | unconscious for more than an hour. {rolled and danced from the build- | ing, licking everything in their | path. i (Continued ou page 3) Firemen and their streams | WEATHER Westerly winds, fine and milder today and Thursday. { Unused ballots tallied. found in the envelope for poll 29. There were 3 stubs missing. According to law all stubs of used ballots should be re- turned to D.R.O.'s on ballots provid- ! ed for the purpose. In poll 40 A, the D.R.O."s summary in the poll book was not filled in. Envelopes were properly endorsed, however, and checked with the bal- lots inside. In poll 39 there was one loose, unu..d ballot which was torn through a serial number. In poll 48 the stubs of used ballots were missing with the exception of part of one pad with some unused ballots still on it. The Royal Commission comprising the Supreme Court Justices Magee and Hodgins, inquiring into the mys- tery of lost Ottawa South ballots, will not hold another session until tomor- row. In the meantime J. Starr, K.C, council for Commission, and J. Me- Ruer, counsel for W. Sinclair, Liber- al leader, are continuing opening of polling subdivision envelopes and checking ballots found therein. PREMIER DECLARES WATERWAYS REPORT NOT AUTHENTIC (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, March 21.--*"The story is pure guess work and quite with- out foundation" said Premier King General Motors Records at $175 (By Associated Press) New York, March 21,-- Radio and General Motors soaring to record high lev. els at $162.25 and $175 per share respectively led another violent upturn in prices on the stock ex- change today. Early gains in the gener- al list ran from one to near- ly twenty dollars a share with several blocks of three thousand to ten thousand shares changing hands, AGAIN FAILS TO ESTABLISH RECORD Gene Shank Forced to Land After Gas Feed Line Breaks (By Associated Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, March 21.--A broken gas feed line, the bane of airmen, ended Gene Shank's effort to establish a new endurance rec- ord early today after his ninety horsepower biplane had been in the air twelve hours and 838 minutes, The aceident was the second ex- perience by the 22-year-old aviator since he took off from the fice of Bear Lake at 1.17 yesterday, The line of hose from another plane which was being used to re- fuel Shank"s ship last night was severed by the propeller of his plane. BRIAND'S REPLY 10 BE FAVORABLE Word "Aggression" May be Dropped--Multi-Lateral Treaty Accepted Paris, Mar. 21.--The modifying word "'aggression" seems likely to be dropped out of the French ver- sion of the pro-post multi-lateral peace pact and Foreign Minister Briand's forthcoming reply to Seec- retary of State Kellogg in a few days is expected in semi-official eircles closely to approach the Am- erican idea. M. Briand's conversations with Foreign Minister Chamberlain of Great Britain, and Foreign Minis- ter Stresemann of Germany, dur- ing their sessions at Geneva, are believed to have satisfied him that the proposed pact can easily be made compatible with League of Nations obligations. BOOTLEGGER IS FOUND MURDERED (By Associated Press) Cleveland, March 21. Morris Nadel, the bootlegger who shield- ed Pat McDermott, one of those today in commenting om the press report giving the gist of notes cx- changed between Canada and the United States regapding the St. Lawrence waterways. FIVE COURTS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE PLANNED THIS YEAR (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Mar. 21.--Official an- nouncement today says that this season there will be five courts instead of four at Buckingham Palace. The courts will be held May 8, 9 and 23 and June 12 and 13. LISBON TO RECALL DEPORTED SOLDIERS (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Mar. 21.--An Exchange Telegraph Despatch from Lisbon says the Government has decided «0 recall soldiers, sailors and civilians Ih were deported during the re- lcent troubles. | convicted of the killing of Don | Mellett, Canton editor, and his un- | identified companion, were found | slain in jheir automobile on a lonely road today. 30 ARRESTS AFTER RAID WHEN ARMS WERE DISCOVERED (By Associated Press) Mexico City, ~ Mar. 21.--Thirty persons were under arrest today after a series of raids in which police claim they found rifles, am- munition and propaganda. AUSTRALIAN BISLEY TEAM IS INVITED TO COMPETE HERE (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Mar. 21.--Australian team which will take part in the Bisley Meeting this year have been invited to visit Canada and com- pete in the Dominion Rifle Associ aton meet at Ottawa in August, it was announced today.