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Che Oshawa Baily Times [2 The Oshawa Dai Dai Reformer AY, APRIL 23, 1928 NORTHENERS FLEE BEFORE NATIONALISTS Wounded Remnants of the Forces Fail to Stem ~ Advance POUR INTO TIETSIN Hospitals Are Crowded and Every Doctor Pressed Into Service Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Shanghai, April a Wounded rem- nants of the Northern Army which sought in vain to stem the National- ist advance across the Shantung were pouring into Tietsin and Peking to- day, hospitals were crowded and every available medical man was pressed into service, POPULAR YOUNG MAN SUMMONED William H, Warne is Called By Death After Six Weeks' lliness Following a six weeks' illness, William Henry Warne, 368 Park Road south, died last night at his residence, Mr, Warne, who was an accountant in General Motors of Canada, has resided for some time on the farm of his parents, in East Whitby Township, just without the city limits, Deceased was horn in Col [3 29 years ago, a son of Chal Warne, a native of Cobourg, and Emma 8, Cann, of Hampton, He - has resided in this city for about 18 years. Mr. Warne was a graduate of the University of Toronto as a Bache- lor of Arts, in the class of '23, He was 'an active worker in Simcoe Street United Church, a teacher of the Young Men's class, and a mem» ber of the Official Board of the church, He followed the Liberal viewpoint in political matters, Besides his wife, who was Miss Oonah Lacey, of Cobourg, he leaves his parents and one brother and one sister, Everett and Ethel, both at hime, 374 Park Road south, The funeral services will be held from the residence, 368 Park road south, at 3.30 Wednesday after- noon, April 25. Rev, H. 8, Dougall, D.D,, will be in charge of the ser- vice, and interment will be' made in Union Cemetery, AVIATOR STARTS IN LIGHT PLANE' FOR AUSTRALIA Cable Service To dl Times By Lymphe, Eng, April I 28--Comman- der BE. R., Manning picked up a suit- case and climbed into a light plane today, He then took off on a route which he expects will take him to Australia. He is flying a plane similar to that used by Bert Hinkler. NATIONALISTS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUPY CITY OF TSINAN Cable Service To The Jinn By ress Tokyo, I advices from 'T would shortly occupy that city, FINED $20 AND COSTS William Herman and Joseph Smith were fined $20 and costs for intoxication, while Xorelo Bodnarchuk and Alex. Tomachuk, charged with a similar offence, pleaded not guilty and were re- manded for one week for hearing. William Fairbead was given suspended sentemce for beating bis wite, being warned by the mag- strate that in future he must not Bip Rav 100 3 °% ban, Detroit, April 2 Custnts Ateosia Patrol Forces in the Detroit area are to be almost doubled and 27 addi- tional coast guard boats are to be placed on Lake Erie and the Detroit River in a new drive against smugg- tod Pesta) or into the United Stal frmo Canada. The programme for increased vigilance was announced today following the conference of the National Prohibition Enforce. ment and Customs Chiefs and Local Federal Enforcements officials, Re-Election of Poincare by big Majority Imminent Five Japanese Found in Sacks, Being Smuggled (By Associated Press)' Banning, Calif, April 38-- The mysterious influx of con- traband Japanese and Higdus was solved here yesterday when authorities seized a truck loaded with grain sacks and five frightened Japanese, VETERAN STAGE ACTOR DIES OF BLOOD POISONING (By Associated Press) Los Angelos April 28--Frank Cur. vier, veteran stage and film actor, who has been {ill for the past ten days with blood poisoning in his right hand, died last night, TWO MISSING WHEN STEAMER FOUNDERS (By Associated Press) Bellefonte, Pa, Auril 23--Marko Matakovich and Robert Loftus were electrocuted here today. Loftus was convicted of the shooting of Fora Terrell, Negress, in 1916, while Ma- takobiteh killed George Greich in 'March last year, TOURIST TRAFFIC HELD UP THROUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS Tourist traffic has not increas- ed to the extent that any more business than the average is done at Oshawa's hotels or . other laces of business, The two hotels in the city are generally filled to capacity, but no major application for sleeping quarters has been ap- plied for, according to the propri- etors of these places, It has heen generally known that the tourist traffic does com- mence this time of year, but wea- ther conditions, it is to be surmis- ed, are the reason for the delay this year, SNOWSTORM VISITS DISTRICT SATURDAY (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 23--A snowstorm in April, such as was experienced in this district last Saturday afternoon and Evening can not be deemed a th ng J ging from the re- marks one heard concerning that age-old and inexhaustive subject for trivial conversation, namely the wea- ther. The general opinion would seem to be that Saturday's fall of snow was not apprecia But as April showers are said to bring May flow- ers possibly April may produce the same desirable effect, TO HOLD CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S NIGHT S-- (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, April 23--Women's and children's might will be observed by the South Ward Ratepayers' Asso- ciation at a special meeting Wednes- day might in the Port Whitby com- munity Hall. A pe program has been arr d for fon with entertainers to be fe x0 from Tor- onto. d 87 ON TIMES STAFF A staff list just issued by the Mundy Printing Co., Ltd., publisher of The Oshawa Daily Times, gives a list of.87 names of full-time em- ployees. This fis exclusive of car- rier boys of which there are now 46. The Times staff has quad- rupled in the last 8 or 9 years. Important Austrian Documents Are Stolen by Former Officers (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Vienna, Auril 23--Important secret tion of Austrian neutrality in event of war are stated by the Vienne "Morgen Zeitung" to have been stolen from Austrian telegraph department. / Newspapers say that two former Austrian officers, both convicted on previous charges, were arrested. They are stated to have called at the telegraph department and pre- senting forged official orders from the war office, obtained documents which the paper says were sent to Poland. T Disintegration of Parties Op. posed Was Indicated in National Election Returns -- Premier Will Be Able to Complete Program of Financial Rehabilitation (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Paris, April 23--A strong drift to Premier Poincare with disintegration of parties opposed to him was in- dicated today to have taken place in the national election. With but eight districts missing, the Premier appeared certain to end with a majority sufficient to enable him to complete his programme of financial rehabilitation, One hundred and seventy nine deputies were elected on the first ballot. Of these, the poincare upion government was sure of a hundred and thirty and counted upon thirteen others to support it, WILD CHASE TO CATCH KIDNAPPERS Two Toronto Men Hold Several Cities in Terror Toronto, April 23.--After terror- izing the residents of several cities and towns in Western Ontario, and being apprehended hy Provincial Officer Owens and Chief of Police Hertz, of Brampton, Ont., Saturday, Allan Greenfield, aged 23, no home, and Kenneth Kirkwood, aged 19, Wood street, were brought to the city Saturday evening by Detective- Sergts, W. McConnell and Nursey. They are now lodged in Toronto Jail; awaiting their appearance in the Police Court on one charge of robbery with violence, one ef rob- bery while armed, and theft of a motor car, The first charge has to do with the kidnapping of Robert A. Greer, druggist, 590 College street, in, his own thotor car last Wednesday, Greer had just emerged from his garage at the rear of the store when Greenfield and Kirkwood are alleg- ed to have stepped out from the darkness, covered him with a re- volver, bearded the ear and order- ed him to to drive awam LAST OF OLD GUARD; VETERAN IS RADIO FAN Manchester, April 22. -- Henry Tonge, now in his 88th year and living with his son in this city, is the last surviving member in Manchester of the now melancholy list of old sol- diers compiled by the Crimean and Indian Mutiny Veterans' Association of Manchester, Until recently there was a companiopi-n-arms almost parallel in Charles Kelly, but he has been gathered to the braves who are no more. Mr. Tonge still possesses remark- able vigor for his advanced years. He goes shopping, does the cooking, because he and his son are the only pee; of the house, handy with carpenter's tools, and takes a keen interest im wireless. SINCLAIR ACQUITTAL CREATES SURPRISE Washington, April 22.--Harry F. Sinclair, head of the oil corpora- tions bearing is name,sand co-de- fendant with Albert B. Fall, ex-See- retary of the Interior, in the crime inal and civil court actions growing out of the Teapot Dome scandal, was acquitted by a District of Co- lumbia jury today. ~ The verdict was the greatest surprise Washing- ton has bad in years. It is the general opinion that this is the end of the' court actions growing out of the oil lease scan- dals. An indictment, charging Ed- ward L. Doheny with bribing Fall and another charging Fall with ac- cepting a bribe from Doheny are still pending. It is not believed now that these indictments will ever be called for trial. RELIEF PLANE NOW ENROUTE T0 GREENLY Major Fitzmaurice Takes Place of Bennet on Last Lap of Journey WILL REPAIR BREMEN Accompanied By Bernt Bal. chin Will Cover 500 Miles in Record Time - (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Y april 23--The big tri- motored Ford relief plane, piloted by Bernt Balchin and Major Fitzmaur- ice,the Irish member of the German Irish transatlantic flight, was wing- ing its way to Greenly Island today with spare parts to fit the damaged monoplane "Bremen" and food and supplies for Captain Koehl and Baron Von Huenefeld, stranded on the isolated island since April 18. The distance between Seven Islands and Greenly is approximately five hundred air miles, The condition of Floyd Bennett, co-pilot with Bernt Balchin of Ford relief plane, which is now enroute to Greenly Island, remained serious to- day. Bennett is in the hospital here suffering with pneumonia and in- flammation of the bronchial tubes. Chamberfin took off in one of two Fairchild Cabin monoplanes making the trip, and carried his manager, Linton Wells, Edward Kelly, his business associate, and Ralph Mor-+ gan, photographer, as passengers, Another plane, piloted by Lieut, Dixon carried as passengers Lieut, Generous and Sergt. Charles Arnold. Arnold and Dixon, both fliers, having gone up to secure photographs and news of the "Bremens" crew on April 19, If weather is favorable, the fliers will proceed from lake Ste Agnes to Murray Bay, ' (By Canadian Press) Montreal, April 23--East to west transatlantic fliers were re-united today when the big Detroit relief plane, transporting replacements to enable the "Bremen" to be flown to New York, food and supplies for Capt, Koehl and Baron Von Huene- feld, landed on Greenly Island at eleven forty this morning, Major Fitzmaurice, Irish member of gal- lant trio of aviators, who left Greenly Island for Murray Bay, April 14, to arrange for the rescue of his two German companions, was on board the plane when it landed. In addi- tion to the Irish flier, the plane was occupied by Bernt Balchin, news- paperman and Junkers mechanic, FOUND GUILTY OF SUPPLYING DRUGS ; Dr. Louis Goldberg is Sen- . tenced to Nine Months at Jail Farm (By Capadian Press) Toronto, April 23--Found guilty by a jury, of eleven counts of supply- ing narcotics, Dr. Louis Goldberg was today sentenced by Judge Coats- worth to nine months definite and twelve months indefinite imprison- ment at the jail farnt. RESUMES ROWBOAT TRIP OVER ATLANTIC Cable Seryice To The Times By EL Press) Lisbon, April 23--Captain Franz Roner, who is attempting to row a twenty foot boat across the Atlantic to New York, resumed his voyage to- day. He had been held up by storms, fr------ ENROUTE TO EUROPE (By Associated Press) Karachie, April 23--Sir Tukoji Rao, former Maharajah of Indore, and his third wife, former Nancy Ann Miller of Seattle, arrived here today enroute for Europe. Death and Ruin Stalk in Wake Earth Tremors (By Associated Press) Athens, April 23--at least thirty persons were killed and heavy material damage caused in a series of earth- quakes which have been shak- ing Central Greece during the past 24 hours, the heav- jest damage being in towns of Corinth and Lutraki. More than twenty shocks, varying in strength, were felt over Peloponesus. TO BECOME PASTOR KING STREET CHURCH REV, 0, E, CRAGG of Sarnia, who has been appoint- ed Pastor of Oshawa King Street United Church, to suce ceed the Rev. C. W., DeMille, who has accepted a call to Stratford, EVIDENCE FOR PLAINTIFF IS LIKELY TODAY Expect Port Hope Pub- lisher's Evidence to End This Afternoon MR. WILSON ON STAND Fifty Thousand Dollar Libel Action Case is Being Rushed -- (By Canadian Press) Cobourg, April 23--Proceedings in the Fifty Thousand Dollar' Libel Action instituted by Gen. Currie against W, Preston and ¥. W. Wil- son were resumed at two o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Wilson was on the stand when adjournment was made early Saturday afternoon by Mr, Justice Rose in order to allow the jurors to spend the week end at their homes. It is possible that the Port Hope evidence will be concluded to» day and testimony for the plainti started immediately, MODERN POST OFFICE ASSURED AT WINDSOR Windsor, April 22---Windsor was assured of a new Postoffice to re- place the structure which has been in service since 1879, when Wind- or was a town of 5,000, as the re- sult of the visit here yesterday nf Hon. J. C. Elliott, Minister of Pub- lic Works in the Dominion Govern- ment, But Mr. Elliott did not commit himself as to the time when the new Postoffice and Federal building will be built. He merely said that it was a certainty, The Cabinet Minister was tbe guest of the West Essex Liberal As- sociation and spent the entire day in Windsor. His visit wound up with a complimentary banquet tens dered him last night at the Prince Edward Hotel by the Liberals. A WINK AND A NOD Stratford, April 22.--If all cat- tle thieves were as obliging as the pair who removed a car from the Market Place Friday might, police troubles would be over. "Please lock you car, or the next time we'll take it on ®you." Signed) "The Dirty Couple"'--was the note which police found when they discovered the car a few hours later in a ditch in a ditch about two and a half miles from the city, on the St. Mary's Highway. COLONEL FINLAYSON DEAD Montreal, April 22.--Colonel John A. Finlayson, well-known fig- ure in military circles in former years, died here Saturday at the age of 77 years. PIERRE TARTE DEAD Montreal, April 22. --Pierre Tarte, only son of Eugene Tarte, until recently one of the proprie- tors of La Patrie, French-language newspaper, died here today at the age of 19 years. MONTREAL PHYSICIAN DIES Montreal, April 22.--Dr. William Grant Stewart, B.A., M.D., well- known Montreal physician, died here Saturday night at the age of 68 years. He was born in Oro, On- tario, educated in the . public schools of Ontario and graduated "All the 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES WILKINS SPENT LAST CENT INPOLAR FLIGHT Border Patrols to be Doubled in New Drive Against Smuggling [Polar Expedi ition Was Great Historical Feat States Noted Explorer Bert McConnell Says Wil-] kins Did Bigger Thing Than People Realize--Re- cent Flight More Difficult Than Any Other in Navi. gation Way BOUGHT HIS OWN PLANE Spent Last of His Personal Money in Purchasing the Equipment for Journey --Steffansson States. the Flight Most Remarkable (By Associated Press) New York, April 23.--Captain George Wilkins, aerial conqueror of the Aretie, spent his last cent on his history making flight. Burt Mc- Connel, one of his closest friends said here, "Wilkins had done a bhig- ger thing than many people rea- lize. This flight he made is much more difficult in a navigation way than any flight ever made by any body else. He spent his last cent on this expedition, He didn't tie up with anybody, He bought his own machine with his own savings and paid for the whole." True Details Five reported or imagined mass- es of land have been eliminated from the maps by the flight of Cap- tain Wilkins and Lieutenant Eiel- son over the top of the world. Vih- jalmur Steffansson, Wilkins' former chief, after considering the data received by radio, noted that on the flight from Point Barrow to Green Bay, over the polar basis, two men failed to see Heenan Land, Harris Land, the land which Fred- erick Cook reported in his tale of the visit to the North Pole, that re- ported by Admiral Peary and that which Steffansson thought he had just missed finding in 1917. Go- ing over the flight story of Wil- kins systematically, Steffansson traced his course and concluded that visibility would have allowed the fliers to see any or all of these land masses if they had existed. ------------------------ i NOVELIST T0 WED AMERICAN GIRL Sinclair Lewis States He Will Marry Dorothy Thompson, Also a Writer (By Cable Despatch) Rome, April 23--Sinclair Lewis, Novelist, declared to the Associated Press correspondent today that he will marry Dorothy Thompson, also an American writer, about the mid- dle of May. The marriage will take place in London. TWO MURDERERS ARE ELECTROCUTED Cable Service To The Times By ress Maddalena, Sicily, April 28--Two persons were missing today after the Belgian steamer, Conte de Flan dre, foundered off shore here. Thirty- five of the crew of the ship were res- cued, AUTO IN WINDSOR HIT BY BULLET Windsor, April 22.--With a bul- let hole through the windshield of his automobile, and with his face badly cut by flying "Blass splinters, as a result, it is believed, of a shot fired by the United States River Patrol, or during a rum-runners' feud, Edward Warren, aged 35, of 656 Oulette Avenue, Windsor, to- day asked the City Police Depart- ment to conduct an inquiry. Warren was driving east on Sandwich Street East shortly after 8 o'clock last night, almost oppo- site the water works, when a bul- let, coming from the direction of the river, crashed through the windshield of his car, and buried it- self in the upholstering of the seat on which he was sitting. According to Sergeant Willis Brumpton, who was on duty at Po- lice Headquarters, Warren narrow- ly missed death from the mystery shot. The sergeant immediately registered a formal complaint with Detroit officials of the patrol, but the officers across the river denied all knowledge of any shooting in from McGill University in 1885, which the patrol was involved. Wilhina to Fly to Oslo, Nor in a Few fn Canadian Press) London, April 23--An ex- change telegraph despatch from Copenhagen today said it was understood that Cap- tain George Wilkins will leave Green Harbor, Spitzber« gen, where he landed frem Port Barrow, Alaska, within the next few days, He is ex- pected to reach Oslo in about a week's time, DEATH REMOVES RESPECTED CITIZEN William Bunt Passed Away at Colborne Street Home Today Death removed a highly respect. ed citizen "of this city in the per- son of Williamf Bunt who passed away suddenly at 7.830 o'clock this morning at his residence, 165 Col- borne street east. Mr. Bunt had heen feeling poorly for the last day or s0 hut his death was unexpect- ed and came as a great shock to members of the family and friends. The deceased, who was in his 70th year, was a man of high character and was a prominent member of the King street United Church. All who knew him re- spected him and his death will be felt as a distinct Joss to the con- gregation. The late Mr, Bunt was an employee of General Motors of Canada, He is survived by his widow who has been in critical health for several weeks. There are also two brothers, Charles and Fred, both of Toronto, The funeral will take place Wed- nesday afternoon from his late residence on Colborne street east, where a private service will be held to be followed by a public service in King street United Church. Rev. C. W. DeMille will conduct the services, CARDINALS LINING FOR COMING SOFTBALL RACE The Cardinals Softball team held a meeting at the Y. M. C. A, and elected Les Bonehanr captain and John Crossmoss treasurer. An- other meeting will be held this Thursday and any who have inten- tions of turning out with the team are asked to turn out. Those who have already expressed their desire to play on the team are: CC. Me- Cabe, John Crossmoss, Les Bone- ham, John Rogers, Lem Bowler, Leo Palmateer, Chuck Spencer, Shora Shelenkoff, Mike Kashul, Bill Bowler, Frank Miracle. Exhibition games will be arrapg- ed for practice, SEVEN CHILDREN FELL THROUGH GLASS ROOF -- Glasgow, April 22. -- While play- ing in a back court in the Anderston district 'of Glasgow, seven children fell through a glass roof light of a workshop and dropped 20 feet to the stone floor of the premises, Suffer- ing from injuries of varying severity, the children were hurried- to the Royal Sick Children's Hospital, where one of them died shortly af- ter admission. - The dead child is Marion MéConologue (8), 632a Ar- gyle street, Anderston. The scene of the occurrence is an with the first floor of Underneath is the % the phy of the British Boiler Cleaning and Enamel- ling Company, to whose premises the glass erection acts as one of a series of roof lights, TWO YOUTHS ANSWER ON THEFT COUNT Kenneth Kirkwood and Al. len Greenfield Remanded at Toronto CARRIED WEAPONS Allege They Were Response sible for Numerous Thefts Elsewhere «4 iy (By Canadian Press) ™) Toronto, April. 28--Kenneth Kirke wood and Allen Greenfield, charged with robbery while armed, also chars ged on theft, were remanded in police court today until April 30 at the request of the Crown. Kirkwood and Greenfield were arrested on Saturday at Brampton and brought to Toronto, Following their arrest, the men made statements which will be made known to police in Chatham, Windsor and London, where a nums ber of robberies occurred the latter part of last week, Before Magistrate Jones in police Court hepe today, Kenneth Kirkwood pleaded Bitty to charges of robbing A. Smith and $5.75 stealing automo bile and $4 from Robert Greer; and stealing automobile from Charles Arundle, His companion, Allen Greenfield, pleaded guilty to the two latter charges and both were res manded for sentence until April 30 on the request of Crown. Kirkwood and Greenfield were am rested in Brampton Saturday last, and brought here by Toronto detece tives. They later made statements to Toronto police authorities which have been communicated to police of Windsor, London and Chatham, where a series of robberies have occurred within the last ten days, %y THIEF CAPTURED AFTER GUN FIGH) Cars Race Through Stratford in Hail of Bullets--Sus- pect Arrested Stratford, April 22, --After a running gun battle through. the streets of the city, police last night captured Elton MacKay of 26 Barisdale Street, Hamilton, said to have stolen a car from Hamilton on Saturday afternoos and to have robbed a store in Preston on Fri- day night, He has one rifle shog through him, and other wounds, and is lying in the General Hose pital here, though his injuries are sajd today not to be serious. The capture was one of the most thrilling in police history here and was effected largely by means of smart shooting on the part of Trafe fic Officer Jack Clements, who, with a high-power rifle, planted 13 out of 13 shots into the bandit car, though both cars were travelling at 65 miles an hour, The local police here were warns ed about 9 o'clock that the car was coming. It is reported here that the man is suspected of having broken into a store on Friday night in Preston, On Saturday the police at Hamilton reported that a man was dickering for the purchase of this used car at a King Street garage and when he could not buy it he simply drove away with it, as he had the motor running. He outwits ted the police at Galt and at Kits cheper, and then, police say, he came: through to Stratford. A Baden man chased the fugis tive out of Kitchener, but, finding that he could not do anything tows ard stopping him, gave up the chase at Baden and telephoned the police here. Chief Constable Brads ley, with Traffic Officer Clements and Detective George Walker, took the police car and, equipped with 2 high-power rifle and some autos matics, waited at the city limits . | for the bandit car to arrive. When it came and the driver saw the roared through the main street of the city at over 60 miles an hour, - Washington, April POR M7 ra tion of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Waterway problems as a unit man S. Dempsey of the House, Rivers and Harbors Committee declared to- day in a digest of the recent corres- pondence of the subject between the | ar fon asking engineers to port on the project as sible.