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PAGE SEVENTEEN THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMED, A VEDMN As AvadA 4 --- LONDON MAYOR NAKES REPLY Says Railway Question is Matter of Personal Opinion London, Ont, May 21.--A plan 'for the establishment of a motor bus system to replace the London streeet Railway will he studied by a special commitie@ of the City Council as a result of a favorable vote takem at the City Council to- night, on. a motion introduced by Ald, Kirkpatrick ad Ald. Dois. Ald. Kirkpatrick stated that the matter had been broached because he had give nuph ape of continu- ing relations with the street rail- way after the reccuit dispute over the erection of a mew Dundas street bridge. Ald. Allen Towe, who supporf- ed the motion, recalled that he had been elected last December on a platfarm featuring the bus. He said that he still stood by the plan, but at the first of the year, on his motion to Councii, had left the matter for further considera- EE izens' committee which is comsid- ering transportation matters, There was an echo of the Lon- don and Port Staniey Railway dis- putes when. Ald, D. F. Glass gave notice that he would wove to have a Judicial probe of all charges conducted by the County Judge. The vrede he 1housght, shouid include not only the Nlayv- or's charges against teh railway, but 'he charge that the Mayor se- cured am affidavit from Percy Clayton by ofering Clayton a job on the L. and P.S. 'The Aayver ruled the notice out of order, say- ing that the malier was entively in the hands of the London Railway Commission. Ald. Glass then amended the notice ta read that he would have the Council request the Commision to seek the probe. In this form his notice was ac- cepted. a ---------------- KILLED BY PLOW ---- Brandon, Maa.,, May 21.--Injur- jes sustained while plowing resuit- ed in the death today of Otto Christopher, aged 17 years, Chuist- opher was Mowing when the horses took fright and ran away. He was knocked down and the plow per- forated his abdomen. The radio is thirty-one years old tion and report by the special cit- this week, but it has not yet stopped howling.--Peterbore Examiner. WARTIME FRIENDSHIP RENEWED BY GERMAN Montreal May 21.--~One of the pleasant sides of the altermath of war was seen today in the passage through Montreal of a German and his wife, bound for Niagara Falls, N.Y., by Canadian National Rail- ways, the man going to meet an official of the Canadian Immigra- tion Service who had befriended him after the fortumes of battle had stranded him as a prisoner during the advance of a Dominion fufantry battalion. The German is really making for a farm' in Saskatchawan, but he wants his bride of a formight to meet a good fellow. This German was included among the 220 pas sengers landed at Halifax by the North German Lloyd steamer Yorck and travelling by speeial train over the National system. The German had been in Canada previous to the war, made his way home in 1914, {fought until captured, and then struck up a friendship with a Cana- dian who was later to join the Tm- migration Service. After the war the German came hack to Canada, visited his wartime friend, and re- cently returned to Germany to marry. Bruton's ing in the woods or at pa-- Holiday Footwear Whether you spend your Holiday roam- the Woodbine you will find us equally, as able to supply, your shoe needs from sturdy tramp- ing and scuffing types to the most fashionable new | Spring Footwear, 12 Simcoe St. N. EE -- - Re LLL Dress | a A AT ALJ, smart sport June days, frocks like en. women frocks here. Every mater Paris is represented in this lection tomorrow at | p for the Holiday 1 "For June" One Special Price. Tomorrow functions during these sketched will be worn by the most fashionable wom- For our sports section has a very en- viable reputation and the city's smartest invariably choose their sports jal approved by very unusual de- THE FAIR Days. - % PHONE 1173 | SIMCOE 5T. 5. DEATHS, INJURIES FOLLOW PLANE' CRASH IN CROWDED STREET Helsingfors, Finland, May 21.-- An extraordinary scene was witnes- sed today at Tviberg as the result of an aeroplane disaster, A flight of six marine aeroplanes was manoeuvring over the city, when the propeller of one of the planes struck the wing of the lead- er, The latter was thrown out of control, and nosedived dlssily t into the heart of the main stredt, partly gyashing on the roof of the Finnish Museum, and the remaind- er of the debris falling in the street. A méchanic named Sankose- naho, underneath the roof wreck- age, was forced through the roof, crashing through the ceiling to his death. Pilot Ahlman was im- prisoned in the wreckaga on the roof; this caught fire, and he also was killed. The burning plane fired an ad- joining building, and, despite fran. tic efforts of the authorities, the two shops were completely destroy ed, Parts of the wrecked plane fell 'upon the street below, striking one woman, who died soon after. Another woman was badly burned, while four men were less seriously injured. Part of the engine demolished an |auto standing at the curb, from which the owner had alightal only a few seconds before, RIDLEY CADETS ARE PRAISED IN REVIEW St. Catharines, May 21.--The in- spection of Ridley Collage cadets, which took place this afternoon, proved to be one of the most en- thusiastically attended and most successfull events of the school wear. Major-General Bell, C.M.G., D.8.0., Officer Commanding Dis- trict No. 2, and Colonel A .L. Me- Orimmond were the officers in charge of the inspection and were strong in their praise of the boys. Two points of which special men- tion was made, were the deport- ment and soldierly appearance with which the cadets carried out the drills, : The afternoon's program in. cluded march past, company drill, platoon drill, section drill, mach- ine gun 'drill, physical training, first aid demonstration and gym- astic display, The latter was a cart of the inspection that caused great enthusiasm on the part of i the large crowds of guests, The class was composed of about 20 cadets, who showed the results of many months' training on the par- allel bars and horse, The military procedure, in which the company and rifle drills were done in perfect order, might well put local corps in a class with the leading colleges, Every command was exemplified with well-discip- lined movements which spoke well for Captain Igguiten who is in charge of this work at Ridley, LARGE SEIZURE BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS Detroit, May 21.--~What Customs officials say is the largest seisure of contraband liquor ever made on the Great Lakes was made early today off Mackinac Island, A tug of 120 feet long, containing 4,000 cases of liquors, was seized by special Customs agepts. The tug and cargo are on their way to De- troit. The members of the erew were arrested Customs officials say the liquor cargo has a value of more than $240,000, and that the tug itself is worth $25,000, The tug was bound for Chicago. Customs officials Tiad anticipated the shipment and had been wateh- ing the tug. They said it slipped away under coger of a heavy fog Saturday morning. The tug formerly was a tender fn the Canadian lighthouse service. She cleared light from Windsor to Collingwood Saturday. Canadian officials are endeavoring to deter- pine how she went out light apd was found with a heavy cargo. They said she carried a crew of five or six men. ' SC --------ET MILTON STATION gis MENTIONED IN HOUSE Ottawa, May 21.--"For seversl years past the Canadian Nations! Railways has been purchasing prop- erty for a new station site. The guestion of station facilities and the closing of certain streets In connection therewith is now under discussion with the city officials, This reply was made in the House of Commons today by Hon. C. A. Dunning, Minister of Railways and Canals, in answer to T. L. Church (Conservative, Toronto Northwest), who inquired what was being done to give Hamilton a new Cc. NR tion. salon amount has been included in the Budget for this year," Mr, Dun- ning continued, "and if an agree- ment is effected with the city and the approval of the Board of Rall- way Commissioners Secured, ex- cavation and other work prepara- tory to the construction of a Dew station will be started. . mm m------ HOPES ARE HIGH IN SARNIA THAT BRIDGE BILL WiLL PASS Sarnia, May 21.--According to private advices received here from Ottawa today, the Saraia Bridge Bill, in which there -is an excep- tional amount of interest here. will reach the House of Commons for third reading during tha private bills hour Tuesday night. The bill is now at the head of the list. There is etery confidences here in its passing, and Tuesday is consid- ered am especially propitious time for its appearance, in view of the fact that, should one hour be in- sufficient, there will be a special sf ett tal i erties three-hour session Wednesday night, : FE FLOODS THREATEN UTAH CITIES AND RESIDENTS FLEE -- Price, Utah, May 21.--Squads of workmen were battling today to save the Pleasant Valley Dam, 25 miles from Castle Gate, Utah, which threatened to go out as the result of a leak sprung last night. The flood gates were opened {0 relieve the pressure and thousands of bags of sand were thrown ia front of the dam for reinforcement. There was little danger of loss of lite, as all residents below the dam were warned to move to tha foot- hills, The reservoir covers an area of about 20 square miles and contalns 60,000 acre feet of water. Consid- erable property damage would re- sult should tha dam give way, the towns of Castle Gate, Colton and Helper being located below the structure, DOCTOR AT DETROIT TAKES OWN LIFE Detroit, May 20.--Dr. Frank R. Loomis, well-known young Detroit physician, who was tried and uc- quitted a year ago on a charge of murdering his wife, Grace Loomis, committed suicide in his offices at 8626 Grand River Avenue Satur- day by inhaling gas. This final act in the Loomis case came nearly on. the first anniversary of the op- ening of his trial for murder, which n on May 23 last year. ectives found a Bible open on Loomis's desk at a chapter and verse dealing with repentance. Pie- tures of Dr, Loomsis's two child- ren, now at his mother's home in Brooklyn, Mich, also were found on the desk, A note was left ad- dressed to 'Detroit police," in which Loomis promised a 'full ex- planation" of his action, Detectives believe the physician considered i siucide would he self-explana- ory. ALL LINES BUSY Ottawa, May 21.--The Dominion Government has a telephone sys- tem at Isle aux Grues, Montmagny County, Que., with a total number of subscribers amounting to 23, Hon, J. C, Elliott, Minister of Pub. lio Works, stated in the House of Commons today. Applications far telephonic connection with the Gov. ernment system had within the past three years heen refused, by rea- son of the fact that the system was a grounded circuit and was loaded to capacity. WORLD-FAMOUS ORITIO DIES WHILE HOLIDAYING New York, May 21.--Alan Dale, dramatic critic for The New York American, died suddenly tonight on a rallway train hetween Ply. mouth and Birmingham, ¥ngland, word received here by relatives an- nounced, He sailed 10 days ago for a vacation abroad. EY SS EE IER EDR OE Greater Values in Holiday Mer- chandise have never been offered in the history of this store. Great. er assortments have never been gathered together for your selec. HONOURING LAURIER According to the records of the Geographic Board of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier is commemorated in Canada by some seventeen place- names. On the Nova Scotia coast is Laurier Rock, In Quebec are the villages of Laurier, Laurierville and Mont Laurier, as well as Laurier Township. Ontario also has a Laur- fer Township and has too, a Laurier Lake. Manitoba has a Laurier Village. Saskatchewan bas a Laur- fer municipality and Laurier Lake. In Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories, is Laurier River, and in British Columbia are Laurier Pass, Laurier Peak, Laurier Cove, and Mount Bir Wilfrid, British Columbia also has a Lady Laurier mountain, and there is a Mount Coats, Dresses, Raincoats, Knitted Suits, Sweaters, Hosiery, Gloves, Neckwear and Hand Bags, Um. brellas, Lingerie, Millinery. Store Open Wednesday Until 10 p.m. 0 J NO for Laurier in Yukon. Sir Wilfrid was in power in an era of Canada's greatest expansion. The variotis geographical points which have been named for him are evidence of the activity of the en- gineer, the surveyor, the town and township builder, as well as the affection in which the great states man was held. 'And the very name Laurier is euphonious, lending it- self admirably to topographical no- nenclature, The only difficulty is that in some respects, confusion might conceivably result for the postal service. Three provinces have Laurier villages, two have Laurier townships, while Quebec has villages Laurier, Mont Laurier and Laurierville. Everything in correct: wearables e glorious twenty-fourth and for the summer days to follow, in a great holiday display. NO-STEELS NO-BONING NO-CLASPS NO-LACING NOT-RUBBER WASHABLE , 7" 'Sensibly $ Priced 95 4 up to $22.50 EEE ARTE RESOURCES CONFERENCE Ottawa, May 21.--As no feature of the question of the return of the natural resources to the Provinces was now before the courts, could the. Prime Minister make a state- ment on this matter? asked John Evans (Progressive, Rosetown) in the House of Commons today. Premier King replied that shortly after Parliament rose conferences would be called with Manitoba, Al- berta, and possibly Saskatchewan, to discuss this matter, * i -------------- Some fellows seem to think that whisky contains all the vitamins necessary for perfect health.--Otta- wa Journal. Outing Men's Athletic 95¢c to Shirts Attached or detached collars # $1.55 to $3.50 New Grad-- 2Pjece Underwear; white, striped ¥ || trunks, cotton and silk tops. $1.50 to 2,75 | including Hatchway Dress Accessories For Men and Young Men MEN'S SUITS Single and Double Breasted Styles, Fancy Tweeds and 3 Combinali $1.95 SWEATER COATS CLUB COLOR | $3.95 $4.95 Worsteds $15.00 to $37.50 OUTING TROUSERS A Real Showing $4.50 to $7.50 MEN'S FANCY HOSE Pure Silk, Lisle, Silk and wool. 50c to $1.50 Men's Straws, Sailors, and Leghorns $1.50 to $4.50