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N : "Bas Eee Oshawa Daily T Every 1he Oshawa Dgqily Retormer OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1928 = RS omnes 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. - TWELVE PAGES CRASH | DEATH TOLL NOW TEN IN WELLAND Three Arrests Follow Investigation | Two Men Face Charge iI of Arson; Third Held As Material Never Mentioned Injury, Woman 71 ies at Her Home (By Canadian Press) Wingham, Ont, Aug. 8, «80 serously injured that she died within a few . hours, Mrs, Alexander © Campbell, 71, drove home with her nephew after an accident yesterday and neve er mentioned that she was hurr, She collapsed and died when nearing her nome and it was found a rib had punctured her lung, BRITISH MEN FOR HARVEST NOT RATIFIED Proposed Arrangements for Miners to Come to Canada Not Complete ERRONEOUS REPORT Britain Disappointed at Fail ure to Arrive at an Understanding (Cable Service to The Times by , Canadian Press) London, Aug. 3--Proposed arrange- ments to send 10,000 British miners to assist in the Canadian harvest fields have not yet heen approved but are still under disiussion. An- nouncement made August 1 by the Canadian Press that Rt, Hon, L, C. M, S. Amery secretary of state for colonies, had stated in the House of Commons that arrangements had been completed was erroneous and the result of misinterpretation of a cable. Considerable disappointment at the failure to arrive at an agreement is being felt in Great Britain, Where a hitch accurs is not exactly clear but it seems to lie between Canadian Immigration Dept. and Canadian Railways, later declining to guaran- tee years certain employment for all men taken out or else return them to Britain, NO REQUEST YET FOR EMBARGO ON AMERICAN DOGS (By Canadian Press) ; Toronto, Aug. 3--Dr, J. H. Gris- dale, Deputy Federal Minister of agriculture who is in Toronto today, stated that no request has been re- ceived from Ontario Health authori- ties supported by evidence that the Dominion place an embargo on American dogs to check the rabies epidemic. Dr. Grisdale was speaking in regard to a statement by Dr. For- bes ool Ontario Minister of Health, to effect that the province had asked an embargo. REPORTER'S ERROR MISTOOK AMERICAN WOMAN FOR PRINCESS (By Canadian Press) , Aug. 3--Owing to an error of a mewspaper reporter, a United couple, here on vacation were i Victoria Von Witness tp. x Frank Burono and John Polenski in Custody While Norman Stein, Tenant of the House, is Out on $2, 000 Bail, Being Held as a Witnss EXPLOSION STILL IS A MYSTERY Believed to Have Been Caus- ed By Oil or Other Inflam- mable Material -- Fire Marshal to Conduct an Of. ficial Investigation Two men are in custody .and a third is held on $2,000 bail as a material witness following the in~ vestigation by Detective Sergeant Flintoff and Provincial Constable Mitchell into the explosion yester- day afternoon at the home of Nor- man Stein, 256 Olive avenue, which was of such intensity that it blew Mr, Stein clear through the front window of the house, which is own- ed by Mrs, Frank Kobernick,, Every brick was torn off by the force of the blast, almost every window was shattered, while tne doors are now out of line and even the walls of the house are dis- jointed, The Provincial Fire Marshal was expected here from Toronto today to accompany the local police in an official investigation into the cause of the fire, which is believed to have been of an incendiary origin, At 2.30 o'clock this afternoon, however, he had not arrived, and it is now quite probable that the in. vestigation will be postponed un- til tomorrow. Frank Burono and John. Polinski were arrested yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Flintoff and Mitchell and were arraigned at four o'clock the same afternoon hefore Magis- trate Hind on a charge of arson, They were remanded until August 9, Frank -Burono being" placed In the County jail in the meantime, while John Polinski may he per- mitted to secure ball, Norman Stein, held as a material witness in. the case, is on $2,000 bail to appear on August 9, The opinion {is still held that the explosion was due to oil or other inflammable matter which was ignited in the furnace in the cellar of the house. This is sub- stantiated by the fact that a pile of fire wood opposite the furnace had been burned in such A man- explosion, a shower of oil or gasoline had gone over the kindling causing it to burn vio lently. Possibly a bettef proof - this theory, however, is the fact that an electric stove, which was in front of a hot air vent "leading direct from the furnace, had been blown fully five feet away from the vent and reduced to an almost worthless state, The furnace itself is in over a dozen pieces as it stands mow In the cellar of the house. The door has been blown clear off its hinges, the metal fabric which was on the outside of the stove bas been rent open, while the upper part itself is no longer resting on the cinder box. Stove pipes and hot air pipes are down and the smell of stale, dank smoke permeates the atmo- sphere in the mystery cellar. It is a oOne-compartment basement, about 18 by 25 feet, on which rests what was once a brick veneer bun- galow. The house will probably have to be entirely rebuilt if it fs to be considered safe to live in. One of the peculiarities of the explosion was that it blew three How | shirts up into the cracks made by Peterboro, Ont., Aug. 3.--Wal- Stevenson, 16-year-old Toron- . {the separation of the ceiling from the walls of the main floor in the blast and today they are still there. It will take no easy tug to remove them from their unusual position, 80 firmly are they stuck. The only damage dome by fire on the main floor is in a bed room above the wood which was burned in the cellar. A feather mattress plong with the bed clothes is now no more, while some of the wood- work is also damaged. The only cheerful aspect of the whole scene is two clocks which are still tick- . {ing away recording faithfully the passing of the time, unstopped by the force of the explosion, _ ner as to indicate that with tne | 39.40 SEAPLANE 1S ABANDONED BY COURTNEY Message from Flier to His Wife Says Fire Caused Landing DRIFTED 100 MILES Was Rescued from Ocean By Liner--Travelled 600 Miles (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Londen, Aug, 3--In a message to his wife here from the Liner Minne- waska, Capt; Frank Courtney, Brit- ish flier who was forced down yes- terday in Atlantic Ocean and rescued by a liner, stated his forced landing was caused by fire in the seaplane, The plane was abondoned to the sea. Drifting selplessly in mid-ocean, their radio supttering occasional mes- their radio sputtering occasional mes- tain Frank T., Coureney and his three flying companions were located by the steamer Minnewaska yesterday in the flying boat in which they had attempted a flight from the Azores to AR | A message from the steamer Min- newaska to the Radio Marine Cor- oration, sent at 6 p.m, Eastern day- ight-saving time, announced that Courtney and his crew has been taken aboard the steamer. "Rescued Captain Courtney and his crew from their plane, and all is well," the message said, The steamer, which is westward bound, and due to reach New York next Monday, gave its position at the time as latitude 42.27 north, longi- tude 39.05 west, Travelled 600 Miles A wireless message from the liner at 4 pm. announgd that another tragedy of the air and ocean had been averted. The sturdy plane had been located 605 miles northwest of Horta, where it took off, and about 766 miles southeast of Cape Race, It was drifting 275 miles northwest of the point where the Italian flier De Pinedo was picked up last sum- mer, after a forced landing en route from Newfoundland to the Azores, When the flying boat, which had taken off from the Azores for New- foundland late yesterday, was forced down, Courtney sent out a radio dis- tress call, giving his position at 42 north, 41 west. A dozen ocean liners turned from their course to race to the rescue, but when the first of them arrived at the position given the Courtney plane could not be found, Hours of silence from the distress- ed plane after its landing led to the general fear that the radio had gone out of commission after its one cry for help. But the steamer Achatina got in direct communication with the plane again just before noon, and was given the new position of 42.30 north, west, This indicated that the plane had drifted steadily to the northeast since its landing, and was almost one hundred miles from its first position, The second message from Courtney dispelled fears aroused by failure of rescue steamers to find him at the landing position given, and by silence of his radio, and caused general con- fidence that the British flier would be able to direct the searching stea- mers to his rescue, Accompanying Courtney are E. H. Hosmer, wealthy Montreal backer of the flight; Fred Pierce, mechanic, and E. W, Gilmour, wireless operator. KING BORIS INJURED IN FIGHTING SERIES OF FOREST FIRES (By Canadian Press) Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug, 3.--King Boris was burned on the forehead and hands when personally fighting flames in a series of forest fires which have been ravaging the Tshamkorye District. His injuries are not regarded as serious. CHAMBERLAIN HAS CONTRACTED A CHILL (By Capadisn Press) London, Aug. 3.~Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was announced Wednesday to be confined to his home with a chill, is suffering from 2 mild attack of broncho-pneumo- nia, it was stated today. He fs pro- gressing y, his physi- cians say, and hi#®condition gives no cause for anxiety. . WEATHER todey and Saturdsy, lo- warm 's cal thunderstorms, : 2 x Polish Fliers Start | Non-Stop Flight From Paris to New York City Takeoff from Igy Bourget De. spite Advice of the French Weather Service Depend. ing on Word from United States of Better Condi. tions PLANE NOT SEEN SINCE TAKING OFF Are Attempting Flight of 3,800 to 4,000 Miles, De. pending on Route Follow. ed -- Plane Not Carrying Any Radio (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Le Bourget, France, Aug. 3.-- Two Polish knights of the air, sped westward with the dawn to- day, hoping to make the first non stop east to west flight to New York from France, The fligrs, Major Louis Idikow- ski and zimir Kabala of the Polish air service, hopped off at 5.46 am, Paris time (11.46 p.m, Thursday, Eastern Standard time) in their plane christened "Mar- shal Pilsudski'"" in honor of the Polish dictator, They should have passed over Lorfent, France, at 9 a.m. but nothing had been seen of them up to noon, Weather conditions did not favor observations, however, It was stormy and hazy with rain making visibility poor. The fliers took off against the advice of the French Weather Ser- vice but were confident & the word from the United Sta that they would run into good condi- tions on that side of the Atlantic. They expected to land at New York on Saturday afternoon after a flight of, from 3,800 to 4,000 miles, depending on the route fol- lowed, A strong northeasterly breeze wafted them on their course which led southwest over the Azores, They carry no radio, FAIL TO IDENTIFY ALLEGED HOLDUP MEN Washington, Aug. 2.--Secretary of State Kellogg gaday went over the Franco-Brit! compronrise with. Rear-Admiral Andrew T. Long, of the General Board of tne Navy, and Capt. H. C, Train, and left the note of Sir Austen Cham- berlain, British Foreign Secretary, King Sees Peace Guarantee From Anti-War Pact (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Aug. 3.--Confi- dent that the Kellogg pact t o outlaw war will be an important guarantee of peace was expressed by the Kng in proruguing parlia- ment today. The speech from the throne said: "It is my con- fdent expectation that when completed it will constiiute a new and important guar- antee of the world's peace', The speech mentioned the appointment of a High Com- missioner to Ottawa and the recent merger of Em- ' pire cable interests, TWO ESCAPE JAIL IN HULL, Were Awaiting Trial for Major Offences--Spectacu. ular Getaway (By Canadian Press) Hull, Que, Aug. 3--Ferrier Grat- ton of St. Pierre De Wakefield, and Leo Courville, of Perkins Mills, pri- soners in Hull jail awaiting trial for major offences, made a spectacular cscape today and this afternoon were still at large although every available law officer was scouring the district for them, The two men attacked two turn- keys when they opened their cells this morning, overpowered them and thust them into cells and locked the doors. The guards suffered no injuries. SISTER OF FORMER KAISER IN QUEBEC (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Aug. 3. -- L'Evenment, a French language morning news- paper, says today that Princess Victoria Von Schaumburg-Lippe, sister of the former Kaiser Wil- helm, Germany, arrived in Que- bee, last night with her young hus- in their hands for expert analysis. band Alexander Subkoff. Trans-Canada Broadcasting Company to Start Sept. 1 Chain Will Be Divided Into Two Sections With Mont. real, Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, London and Quebec in Eastern Divis- ion -- Western Section Will Be Saskatoon, Re- Chain Broadcasting organization divi- ded into two sections, will commence about September 1, it was announced Bo parhcrall, vie appointed manager newly formed Trans-Canada Broad- casting Company, Key stations of the new gani- zation will be located in ni and Toronto. Stations in Montreal Ottawa, Kingston, Hamilton, and Quebec will be linked up with the eastern section stations in Saska- toon, Regina, , Calgary, Lethbridge and Vancouver with the western section. : Centralization of the leading Cana- dian musicians at key stations would enable the company to meet the jon Government's wishes for STRUCK BY TRAIN, DIES OF INJURIES Guelph, Ont., Aug. 3--George Gal- lagher, who was struck by a CN.R. train here yesterday and severely in- jured, died in the hospital here to- day. An inquest will be held, DEATH PENALTY For Murder of a Prison Clerk in the Maryland State A - Jail (By Associated Press) Baltimore, Md., Aug. 3.--Char- les P. Carey and Benjamn F. Sprag- ins, paid with their lives early to- day for the killing of a prison clerk fn an attempted escape from the Maryn State Penitentiary in July, 927. . Neither of the men's mecks was broken in the first fall through the i red Mr. Ashcroft J programs, STILL FREE DEALT TO TWO} of Explosion ELABORATE PLANS FOR G. M. PICNIC Great Variety of Sports, In- cluding Tournaments of All Kinds STARTS AT 9 AM. Aquatic Sports to Be a Special Feature of the Big Program -- The committee of the General Mo- tors fifth annual picnic are working energetically and everything is well arranged. The programs for the day have heen completed and are now printed ready to present to those at- tending the picnic. A general meet- ing of all the committees has beew called for Tuesday evening at eight o'clock and the finishing touches to th@ program will then be made. very branch of the picnic is in capable hands. The honorary presi- dents are Messrs. R. S. McLaughlin, H. A. Brown, W, E. Davis, W. A, Coad, M. N. Gowdy, E. W. Drew, J. H., Beaton, G. W, Hezzelwood, C. E, McTavish, J. D. McCreary and the honorary vice-presidents are Messrs. W. Bennett, A. B. Bonnetta, I. Bul- mer, H. Cook, W. Daniels, J. Gibson, S. Gummow, H. L. Harding, R. Hynd- man, C., R, McIntosh, N. A, McLean, , C. Murty, R. Sterling, E. E. Thompson, A, W. Waderlow , The committee proper is composed of Robert Sterling (chairman), N. A, McLean (vice chairman), L. J, Con- nolly (secretary), L. Pariscau (assist- ant secretary), A, Woon (treasurer), W. Nicoll (organizer). The ar- rangement of the grounds is in the capable hands of J. Bradley, C Brown, I. Bulmer, J. R. Caldwell, A. Churchill, T, H. Clifford, J. Coleman, J. G. Crowells, A. Furrier, C. Hurl- bert, F. Jackson, J. Ling, T. G. Kins- man, T. Lowery, P. McMurter, J. J. Ormiston, J. Rutton, E. B, Sandford, W. B. Scott, C. Sweet, D. Steen, H. Tonge, under the supervision of J. Hamilton and L. W, Ferguson. The sports will be handled by F, D, Maun- drell and R. Drummond, with the aid of N. Boultree, T. H, Clifford, G. Corby, F, G, Chester, F, Davis, A. Ennis, H. Fallis, L. Ferguson, H. Foote, H. Gilpin, W. G. Gordan, F, Hobbs, F. Hardman, N. Ibbotson, J. Kervin, R. G, Joyce, R. King, A, Leishman, A. Metcalfe, W. Metcalfe, 0. A, Lint, C. G, McDougall, A. I, Morison, J. Morgan Jr, W. L. Pier- son, H. Rigg, K. Shortt, A, Thickett, J. Wynn. Prizes for rach event are to be decided by E. F. Cuthbertson (chairman), E. J. Wadsworth (vice chairman), R. F. Bennett, G, A. Drew, K. S. Donevan, E, B, Foster, W. Mit- chell, N. J. McDougall, A. W, Petre. With such men in charge of the en- tertainment it is an understood fact that the day will prove to be a bril- liant affair. : The sports are to start at 9 am. and will open with a softball tourna- ment, There have been 6 men teams and two ladies' teams enter this event and they will play off on days previ- ous to the picnic and the final game will be played at 9 o'clock Saturday morning. A quoit competition, for which there will be post entries made on the grounds, will be played off at 10.00 am. At 10.30 an 8 man pull tug of war will take place and the entries for this event must be in before 5 pm. Tuesday. A football tournament is also to be played in connection with this picnic. The teams are to be made up of five players and the pre- liminary games will be played on a day previous to the day of the picnic. A large number of entries have beep received but the entries for the indi- vidual players, interested in football, a being held open until 5 p.m. Tuesday next. The finals of this tournament will be played at 4.15 p.m. "Races for people of every age at- itending the picnic will be held at 1.45. complete list of the races is to be published later. a , A special feature of the program is the aquatic sports, which com- mittee in charge have arranged will take place at 600 p.m. This is 2 new event in the history of Oshawa and of General Motor picnic. It has been arranged to have eight champion divers present and two clown divers, who will present a program of high, fancy and trick diving. These swim- mers and divers aare under the per- sonal supervision of Mr. Johnny Walker, of Toronto, who jis well known as the trainer of champ- jon swi s. Two swi g for the employees of General Motors will also be carried out. They will be 100 yard free style races for men of these events are to be entered not later than 5 p.m. Tuesday. The performers are to be the Bailey Sisters, trick performers: Peggy Woods. all round Canadian ¢ Edith Moore, 100 yards free style re- A one for women. The entries for both | Two Victims Succumb Today From Injuries, Others Will Recover Rivetters, Succumbs -- Lost Chance of Escape By Remaining to Warn His Men Who Were in Dan- ger -- Caught in Aval anche of Steel Debris LEO DION IS LAST VICTIM Governor General and Pre. mier King Send Messages of Sympathy to Tawn of Thorold, Which is Mourn. ing Over Tragedy (By Canadian Press) St. Catharines, Aug. 3--Death toll in Welland Canal disaster increased to ten today with deaths of Alex Wilson of this city and Leo Dion of Sherbrooke, Quebec. Wilson who had a fine war record, serving in submarine chaser H.M.S. Golden Strand, succumbed early today but Dion lived until about noon, though his recovery had been known to be hopeless. All the remaining eleven injured men are expected to recover. At the same time list of individual fatalities - mounted with death of James Sawchuk, who was crushed at ®ort Weller July 1 when a tractor he was driving over turned. He was born in Manitoba. St. CRiarines, Ont., Aug. 3--The death list in the accident at lock 6, Welland 'Canal, on Wednesday was increased to nine this morning by the death of Alex Wilson, St, Catharines, foreman of the riveters work on the huge gate that was carried to the bottom of the 80 foot lock when the crane toppled over, Wilson is said to have lost his chance of escape hy taking time to warn his men of danger, and was caught in an avalanche of steel deh- ris which accompanied the fall of the hig leaf. The condition of Leo Dion, Sherbrooke, Que. remains unchang- ed. He is still breathing but there is no hope for his recovery, Messages of sympathy have heen received from both Viscount Willing- don and Premier Mackenzie King. Deputy Chief Engineer Sherwood of the Federal Department of Rail- ways and Canals returned to Ottawa last night after investigating the cause of the accident. INJURIES FATAL Carl Butcher Dies After Falling Under Wheels of Coal Car Peterboro, Aug. 3--Carl Butcher died in the hospital here today as a result of injuries he received when he fell beneath moving wheels of a coal car in the yard of Peterboro Lumber Company last Wednesday. It was found necessary to amputate the man's leg, which was badly mangled. cord breaker; Grace MacKenzie, ex- Canadian diving champion; Laura Little, ex-Canadian diving champion ; Bill Hastings, ex-Canadian high tow- er (30 feet) diving champion; Cyril Kenneth, ex-Canadian low (18 feet) and high tower diving champion; Horace Kenneth, runner up in diving championships; S y Walker, Can- ada's greatest boy diving champion; Beazer and Baldy, Oakwood "Knuts" --2 diving clowns. It would be well for those attend- ing the picnic to mote that all the events are open to the employees of General Motors or Someone directly nt upon an employee. PE addition to the sports program a musical program will be another important feature of the day. There will be in attendance the 118th Re- iment Band of Kitchener, a 35 piece and, and the Kitchener Ladies Band of 70 pieces. The latter is the larg- est Jade ' band in Canada: The 34th Battalio® band and the Legion Pipe Band of Oshawa will also present mu- sic during the afternoon and evening. Special features for the entertain- ment of the kiddies will be on the grounds and they will also be an- nounced later. The event which eclipses all other entertainment of the day and will at- tract the largest crowd of the day is the presentation of the Pontiac coach. This car will be presented to the person having guessed the near- est pumber of miles the car has run at 8.30 pm. at the special platform north of the road. The closing feature of the day is to be a grand fire works display w vhich will take th of the road. face sn Alex, Wilson, Foreman of' TO PETERBORD MAN: 3 Americans Deny Charge Athletes Eating Too Much (Cable Service to The) Times by Canadian Press) Amsterdam, Aug. 8§.-- No over-eating as alleged by London newspapers but stiffer competition {is re- sponsible for the poor showing of the United States Athletes at track events at the Olympic games, members of the U. 8, Committee state, CANADIANS LOSE IN 400 METRE RACE Ball of Winnipeg Loses to U.S, Sprinter By Less Than a Foot OTHER EVENTS TODAY 400 Metre Contest Marked First Track Victory for States (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Olympics, Amsterdam, Aug. 3--Ray Barbutti brought United States its first running track victory by win~ ning the 400 metre championship in a close finish from Jimmy Ball of Win-~ nipeg is within 1-5 of a second the Olympic record. Canada's double sculls crew, Joe Wright and Jack Guest of Argonaut Rowing Club, Toronto, defeated Hol land crew in their preliminary heat at Olympic regatta by three lengths today, Time for 2,000 metre course on 'the Sleten Canal was 7 minutes, 45 secs onds, . This was third victory for Canada in prelimanary heats of the regatta, In the singles yesterday, Wright eliminated D. H. F. Gunterby, Hol- land and Argonaut crew defeated Denmark in the eights. Wright and Guest stroked into cad from the grack of the pistol rowing 36 to the minute to Holland's 34. At the 250 metre mark, the Ar gonaut pair had a length lead, but Holland spurted in the next 250 mes tres and came up even with the Can~ adiancat the '500 metre flag. They could not keep it up, however, and at the half way mark open water Again separated the two crews with Canada out in front. Canadians continued to * pull ahead of their Dutch opponents and were in good shape when they crossed the finish line three lengths ahead. The majority of the Canadian ath- letes competing at Olympics will take part in the tailteann games in Ireland, August 15 to 17, the British army games at Woolwich, Eng, August 18, and the Scottish games at Glasgow ,August 27, it was announced today. Two of the three Canadians were eliminated in the 400 metres semi final at the Olympic games today, leaving James Ball, Winnipeg, to represent Canada in the final late today. W. A. Wilson finished fifth while Ball was easily winning the other by a yard from Ray Garbuit of the United States. Willie Ritola, of Finland, won the 5000 metre running championship as the Olympic games today, succeedi as champion his countryman an Rival Paavo Nurmi. Nurmi, after sticking to Ritola's heels for last eight laps created sen= sation by not chasing as Willie closed with spurt that carried him to tape 40 metres ahead of Paavo, Nurmi kept looking at the next Edwin Wide, and contended hi with just beating the Swede for second. Ritola's time was 14 minus tes, 38 seconds, nearly seven slower than Nurmi's Olympic r ; Ball just failed by inches to Nip Barbutti at the finish and secure a victory. He forced Barbutti to set such a terrific pace that the United States runner collapsed completely at the tape. Ball times has final a little too late or otherwise ot would have been a certain winner as it finished he was gaining on Bars butti at every stride losing out af the finish by less than a foot. "Clothes will turn any woman's head," says a writer. Especially if they are smart ones worn by anoths er woman who has just passedsy The Passing Show, vy ¥ n