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The Oshawa Daily Times 1he Oshawa Daily Retormer VOL. 3--NO. 100 Oa Eeret Sines and Publ tae ONS AA A ---------- OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1928 10 Cents a Week; _ 2 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES GERMAN DIRIGIBLE IS HOMEWARD BOUND Motors Production Here Over 30 Percent Ahead of Last Year Graf Zeppelin Heads Sales Representatives of General of Company' by ) Ashton, Lancashire, Oct, 29, --Voters in Ashton-Under- Lyne went to the polls today to elect a successor in the House of Commens to C, W, Homan, Conservative, who was disqualified for failure to comply with house regulations regarding bankruptcy, The candidates were Gordon Touche, Conservative; W, Gilbert Greenwood, Liberal, and Albert Bellamy, Labor, ALLEGED OUTLAW, SKUNK'S MISERY CAUGHT AT LAST Kent Police Round Up Man Sought for Months, at Bothwell Chatham, Oct, 29.--~Orval Shaw, 24, alleged to be the outlaw of Skunk's Misery, who has 'been sought for menths by police, was arrested after midnight Sunday County police, He was captured in a house near Bothwell after police had been told that the man had left his lair in the wilds of a thousand acre tract of land on the borders of Kent, Middlesex and Elgin counties, Organized search of the whole area by the police of three counties last summer failed to reveal any sign of the wanted man though it was be- lieved that he was dodging their foot- steps and laughing at their plight in the tangles of briars and stretches of morass, Shaw, police say, knows more about Skunk's Misery than any man living, Submits to Arvest 5 Police surrounded the house in the early morning hours, When one of ficer entered the front door, Shaw, it is said, attempted to slip out the back but found his way stopped by High Constable . Peters, Ile submitted quieily to arrest and was brought to Chatham, He will appear in county police court in th? sorning, Police say Shaw is suspected of petty robberies in the towns and vil= lages near the bush land, On differ- ent occasions that police have hunt. ed Lint he was able to elude his nucsners by taking to the wouogs, where he is sail to have lived in caves. 5 " A {ww weeks pg, the police claim ed the breaks were against them when Shaw's arrest seemed immin- ent, They had a tip that he woul drive over a certain road near Both- well, Police formed an ambush, and had their car in a lane ready to block the narrow road when Shaw's ma- chine approached, The motor of the police car stalled at the critical mom- ent, and the man escaped after an exciting chase, CANADA'S TRADE . SHOWS INCREASE FOR PAST YEAR|! Ottawa, Oct, 29, -- Canada's to- tal trade for the 12 months end ed September 30 last, recorded an increase of $160,546,688, as com~ pared with the year ended Sep- tember 30, 1927, For the period under review, the Dominion's to- tal trade amounted to $2,604,260, 733, as against $2,343,723,145 for the 12 months ended September 30 last year, Total exports reached $1,320, 369,619, an increase - of $49,812, 920 as against the value of exports for the preceding year, Total im- ports amounted to $1,183,900,114, representing an increase of $110, 733,668 over the year ended Sep- tember 30, 1927, THIRD DEATH (Cable Service to The Times by Lunadian Press) Manchester, Eng., Oct. 29.--The third death resulting from & shooting affray in a billiard saloon here a few days sgo occurred last night, One player had been kill- ed and another fatally injured by & bookmaker, Joe Fenton, who then suicide, Motors Tell s Expansion Oshawa Rotary Club Host to Distinguished Represen- tatives of General Motors from England, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt, Belgium, Sweden, Den. mark and Brazil -- Presi dent McLau Tella the Gathering ind Car Turned Out from Oshawa Plant Last Week Eight outstanding General Mo- tors sales representatives, repres senting the export departments of this company in 26 countries, were guests of the Oshawa Rotary Club at their. moon luncheon today. Each of them spoke of the expan- sion General Motors is undergoing in their respective fields, and ot the superior quality of the Cana- dian General Motors cars, made in Oshawa, over cars of their competi- tors, and even over the cars of the corporation made in the United States, Rotary Is Host G, D, Conant, president of the Oshawa Rotary Club, was chairman of the meeting which was held in General Motors magnificent audi- toriuny, Mary street, At the head table, in. addition to the visitors, were seated R, 8. MeLaughlin, president of (General Motors of Canada, H, A, Brown, general man» ager; W, E, Davis, assistant gen- eral manager, J, H, Beaton, general sales manager; and C, E, McTavish manaser of the parts and service department, who wag the Rotarian in charge of the meeting, Production Increases R, 8. McLaughlin, in introduec- ing H, Forman, head of the Lon- don, England, division of General Motors, remarked that last week the 100,000th car made since Jan- uary 1 in Oshawa, had passed through the Hne here, Production this year showed an increase of over 30 per cent over 1927. Gen- eral Motors Corporation, of the United States and Canada, had ex» ported 284,000 cars, while this year the corporation expected to make, in all, over two million au- tomobiles, Assembly Plants There are 21 assembly plants in various countries of the world con- nected with the export division of General Motors, and in each one of these the corporation was trying to make them as much as possible a part of the country in which they were situated, The industries of the country were patronized as much as possible for raw materials to be assembled into the automo- biles, and employment was given to local men as much as possible, The eight men in this party were star salesmen of their divisions, d|and were given this free trip to the United States and Canada to inspect the parent General Motors plants where the export cars are manufactured, 8s a reward for their prowess in salesmanship, Appreciates Reception Mr. Forman of England, who in- troduced the seven other men, stated that, although the party had heen received at the White House by Pre- sident Coolidge, and also by Mayer Walker of New Yory city, and by other celebrities, at no place had they been greeted by such a large gather- ng as at Oshawa, Each of the men represented not only his own country, but two or three others as well. Speaking of the English plant of eneral Motors, Mr, Forman said that there was not one man on the payroll that was not an Englishman. Just Like Home E, Bergstein, of Sweden, who finds a considerable portion of his busi- ness within the Arctic circle remark- ed how much like home it seemed to see the snow of this morning on Oshawa streets. He and E. Ricardo, of Paris, spoke of the excellent hos- pifality shown them in Oshawa, Mr. icardo spoke of the impression that had been given him in the Uni- ted States--that he speak his own tongue entirely in Canada, for every Canadian spoke French, he was told. In German : J. Stahlberg, the resentative of Berlin was, Mr, Forman said, one of the Kaiser's personal bodyguards during the war, having since turned his attention to selling ral Mo- tors automobiles. Mr. Stahlberg re- marked on co-operation that he had noticed in Germany's chief her people will not work together," he said, "and cooperative service (Continued on Page 8) - CURRIE LIBEL SUIT APPEAL 1S DISMISSED Wilson and Preston Ask for Revision of Judgment or New Trial OSGOODE HALL Claim Erroneous Rejection and Admission of Evidence By Trial Judge (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Ont.,, Oct, 29.--With- out calling on counsel for Sir Ar. thur Curfie the second Divisional Court today dismissed the appeal of F. W. Wilcan and W, T, R, Pres- ton from the verdict of the jury warding the Commander of the anadian Corps $500 damages for uel, Chief Justice Latchford said embers of the court were all agreed that nothing had taken place to lead them to gran. a new trial. The only error, he said, was that the trial Judge had allowed too much latitude to counsel for defendants, Hearing Begins Toronto, Oct, 29,--Hearihg of the appeal of Fred W, Wilson, pub- lisher of the Port Hope Guide and W, T. R, Preston, from the verdict of a jury under Mr, Justice Rose at Cobourg last May, awarding $600 damages against them in favor of Sir Arthur Currie began in the second divisional court at Osgoode Hall today, The chief grounds of the appeal is alleged erroneous rejection and admission of evidence, dis-direction and non-direction of the jury, al- leged error of the judge in com. menting on the conduct of the de~ fendants and new evidence in the form of an order issued to the Canadian Expeditionary units on November 10, 1918, T. F, Hall K.C,, of Cobourg, ap- peared for the appellants, while H, Parmenter, KC., represented Sir Arthur Currie, Asking for a reversal of judg- ment with the alternative of a new trial Mr, Hall took particular oh- jection to the rejection of the speech made in the House of Com- mons by Bir Sam ghes, A great many things that Sir Sam Hughes said would not be ve- garded as evidence in court," said Chief Justice Latchford, Foch's Tactics Continuing his argument, Mr, Hall remarked that Sir Arthur Currie had known of stories for ten years and had done nothing about it, "What gould he do?" asked Mr, Orde. "He could not do anything' about what was said in Parlia- ment." ' Referring to the death of a sol- dier named Price, Mr, Hall sald there had been a ocnsiderable num- ber of deaths on the 11th of No. vember, When the court remarked that fighting was supposed to continue until the 11th, he replied: "These were not the tactics followed by Foch, himself, Casualties Mr, Parmenter nbjected that there was no evidence of any cas- ualties on the 11th except Price, Objecton was taken to the trial judge's failure to mention witness es for the defendant who had told of seeing men dead on the 11th, "As to this, Chief Justce Latch. ford remarked, 'seeing a man dead on the 11th would not prove anything unless you showed that he was killed on the 11th in the ad- vanee to which you object," "Along with other evidence I think it proved beyond peradven- ture that they were killed an the 11th," said Mr, Hall. "As they were not in occupation of that ter ritory on the 10th, Judge's Charge Myr, Justice Middleton saw no reason for mentioning witnesses as pames would mean nothing to 8 jury after a trial lasting twelve days. There had to be something serious to justify a new trial." The complaint is 'hat the judge laid more stress on the evi- d of the plaintiff than on that of the ts," said Mr, Jus- tice Orde. Mr, Hall remarked that in conversation with Mr. Wil son, Sir Arthur Currie had said he would not take the word of re- turned men "Perbaps the General was ac- customed to holding courts mar- tis)" remarked"the Chief Justice, American Dry Fleet Captures Two Boats With Co prures Ale Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 29.--Twe rumrhnners were captured in Lake Erie and the Niagara River over the week-end, Customs border pa- trol men seized a motor boat whicn was abandoned Saturday night off (By Canadian Press) tSrawberry Island in the river af- ter the rumrunner decided he could not land on the American side. An- other motor boat was captured Sun- day morning near the head of the river. The two Qoats carried 100° cases of Canadian ale. Three Nuns Columbia is Set for Overseas Hop, Rome or Russia (By Canadian Press) New York, N.Y, Oct, 29.-- The transatlantic monoplane Columbia, in shape again for another European venture, was poised today for an over- seas hop with Rome or Rus- sia as its objective, Roged Q. Williams and Pet- er Bonelli, who crashed when they attempted to take-off for Rome two weeks ago, will be in the cabin on her new at- empt, which will take place tomorrow or Wednesday, WHEAT IS LOWER; LIVERPOOL 1 NOT BULLISH British Market Fails to Fol low Sharp Advance in Chicago (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Ils, Oct, 28 --Fluctu- ating rapidly, wheat prices here averaged lower today in the early dealings, the chief bearish influ- ence heing the fact that the Liver. pool wheat market proved relative- ly unresponsible to Saturday's sharp advance on this side of the Atlantic, Opening unchanged to 1 cent lower. Chicago wheat after. ward scored moderate gains, but then reacted all around, Corn, oats and provisions showed firm- ness, with corn starting at % to 1 cent advance, and subsequently holding near to initial figures, Perish in Fire That Destroys Convent Near Hull Victims Had Escaped in Night Attire But Returned to Get Their Clothing and Were Trapped in Blazing Building--One is Sericus- ly Hurt and Three Escape Uninjured ' (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont, Oct, 29.--Three sis- ters of the Grey Nuns of the Cross, a French order of the Roman Cath- olic church, were burned to death this morning when the frame convent the order occupied at Gatineau Point, Que, in the eastern suburb of Hull, was burned to the ground. Another nun was badly injured and was taken to a hospital:~ The three victims had escaped in their night apparel, eye-witnesses state, and returned to get their cloth- ing, being trapped in the upper storey and falling to their deaths when the building collapsed. The dead are Sister Superior Ste, Cyrille, formerly Miss Ondeline De- mers, of St. Nicholas, Que., aged 64; Sister Annette, formerly Miss Ann- ette Gervais, of Montebello, Que, aged 34, and Sister Margaret Marie, formerly Miss Juliet Humeault, of Hull, aged 20, The fire is believed to have been caused by an overheated furnace, There were eight sisters in the con- vent when the fire took place, four escaping uninjured. Re-Entered Building According to Fire Chief Charron, the three sisters who lost their lives were at the head of the iron fire es- cape screaming for help when he ar- rived, They did not come down the fire escape, however, presumably be- cause they were in their night attire, but re-entered the blazing building and perished, It is thought they went back for their clothes. WEATHER Tower Lakes and Geor- gian Bay--Moderate to fresh northwest winds, mostly fair * and cold today and Tuesday, Smith Stock Is Rising, Democratic Victory Not an Impossibility Complacency Hears of Uneasiness in the Hoover Camp Philadelphia, Oct. 29.--bmith's reception at Philadelphia Saturday night was phenomenal. In 2 Re- publican stronghold he was mob- bed from rajlway station to arena, given an ovation by twenty thous- and pions which was simost en- tirely friendly and heard his refer- ences to Republican leaders and policies booed to the echo, Smith devoted half his speech to prohibition. Without reservation he reiterated his determination to return the control of liguor to the states indigiduelly, Turning his defence on the liquor issue into an attack, Smith ridiculed Charles Evans Hughes, who recently said the fight over prohibition was 2 sham battle because the President could do nothing to repeal the Volstead Act. Smith said the Am- erican peaple were not satisfied Entire Family is Wiped Out When Train Hits Auto (By Press) Seward, Pa, Oct. 29.--Five persons, comprising an entire family, were instantly killed early today when the automo- bile in which they were riding was struck by an express pas- senger train east of here, The sixth, driver of the machine, is critically ill. today, "Is Mr. Hughes satisfied?" he asked. "If I understand the public sentiment in this country aright, there is nothing sham about this issue, 'It is a very resl one and comes very close to the heart and the conscience of the Ameri- can people. It involves bribery, corruption, lawlessness, intemper- ance and violation of and disre- spect for the law." Smith reviewed the opinions of public men on prohibition, He quoted Hoover as saying in 1918. when Hoover was Food Adminis- trator, that "if we stop brewing, saloons of the country will still be open and eopfined practically to a whiskey and gin basis." Smith as- serted hard liguor was still avail- gble in any part of the United A with liquor conditions as they are !States PREMIER 1S WELCOMED T0 THE CAPITOL Crowd Throngs Union Sta- tion as Hon, Mackenzie King Civic Address Presented to the Prime Minister By Mayor Ellis (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Oct, 29. -- A crowd thronged the Union Station here at noon today when Premier King and party returned from the League of Nations' conference, The Prime Minister inspected the guard of honor provided by the 38th Highlanders Regiment of Ottawa, Four bands then led Mr, King te the City Hall where May- or Arthur Ellis presented the wel- come address, DRAW 1S RESULT OF ARGUNENT IN POWER CONCERN Mayor Breaks Deadlock By Postponing Decision on Question Southampton, Oct. 29.--Provin- clal Hydro and the United Sta'es power interests-seeking to invade Bruce County municipalities fought a draw before the Southampton Town Council here Saturday after- noon when Council met to decide whether Sou. hampton citizens thould or should not have the op- portunity of voting on a Hydro by-law, With the vote of Mayor Beil cast temporarily in favor of the company to break a three to three deadlock in Council, the town fathers' decision was not te sub- mit the Hydro by-law, But Mayor Bell's assurances to Commission- er Alfred Maguire after the meet- ing were that the negative vote was but a pos.ponement of ultimate decision, that he desired further information, and that he proposed to come to the Provincial Hydro Commission offices this week to get that information, Then, he said, he would be in a position to cast a decisive ballot. At Saturday's meeting, Hydro quoted a $40 per horsepower price, which Commissioner Maguire de- clared was a maximum figure and which he thought could be im- proved, three of whose representatives were present, met that price almost exactly, and the Council deliber- ated for nearly four hours, hearing Hydro arguments as advanced by Commissioner Maguire, T, J, Han- nigan and Engineer James, and the arguments of the private inter- est representatives. Newspapermen present success- fully fought a proposal on the part of' a member of Council to have them retired while the private power corporation discussed {ts proposals before Council, and the discussions were decidedly vigor- ous, Commissioner Maguire warned that the heayy expenditures the private company proposed to make ~--expenditures Hydro would not have to make, Mr, Maguire said-- would have to be met by the citi- zens out of domestic rates, The invaders even now, he said, were protesting to Hydro over the *'cut- ting" of rates, Mayor Bell, and Councillors Bell, Keyes and Eby were the four mem- bers of Council whose votes tem- porarily defeated the submission of a Hydro by-law, LIVESTOCK PRICES Toronto, Oct. 29.--Receipts 5237; heavy beef steers, butcher steers, $8.50 to $9.25; Butcher cows, $5.50 to $6.50; Calves, good to choice, $13 to $15; hogs, select, $10.50; good ewe lambs, $11.50 to $11.75, LAWSON IS ELECTED (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct. 29.--J. Earl Law- son was today elected by acclama- tion as member of the Dominiop Parliament for West York. The Minneapolis concern, J, Back Over Atlantic to Home in Germany Greatest Airship That Ever Flew the Skies is Racing Eastward Over the Ocean With Three Score Men and Women Aboard -- Passes Out to Sea at 6.35 After Start from Lakehurst at 1.54 -- Confidence That Ship Will Make Safe Pas- (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 29-- Varying weather conditions over the Atlantic face the airliner Graf Zep- pelin on her homeward journey to Friedrichshafen. 1 While the more southerly course than the normal, great circle route, would carry the ship into more fav- orable areas, the northern route has the advantage of a strong tail wind which would enable the Graf Zeppe- lin to make good time. Lakehurst, N.J.,, Oct. 20--The Ger- man dirigible Graf Zeppelin, im- prisoned for days by contrary winds, heaved off its bonds early today and headed back through the moonlight skies for its home at Friedrichshafen, Germany. It left at 1.54 am, With three score men and one wo- man aboard, the greatest airship that ever flew the skies was dragged tail first from the Hangar not longe af-, ter midnight and then, seeming sud- ' ta neanire life of its own, it lifted proudly against the moon and : away on its jougney across the sea. All day yesterday the departure of the Zeppelin on its return flight re- mained in doubt. The zero hour for the ground crew was first set at five o'clock in the afternoon and then advanced to midnight, but even then no one seemed really to believe the ship would leave, But midnight came and action fol- lowed with breathless swiftness, Passengers were bundled . aboard, chatting feverishly and grinning with something of desperation in their smiles. American Lad Steals a Ride on Zeppelin (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press Berlin, Oct. ¥§--The repre- sentative of Lokal Anzeiger, aboard the Graf Zeppelin, today wirelessed his news- paper that a 17-year-old American youth was discoy- ered aboard the air liner as a stowaway, at six o'clock this morning. After taking to the air the Graf Zeppelin. swung around in a large circle about the air station that had been its temporary home since its arrival from Germany and then headed eastward toward the ocean it must cross to return to its home station, It started into the air at 1.54 and at two it was nothing more than a gray blot against the moon, and then it was nothing at all--Graf Zeppelin that came to America from across the seas, had gone back whence it came, asses Hamilton, Bermuda, Oct. 29--"Via Halifax and Bermuda Cable"--The Graf Zeppelin was reported 100 miles south of Halifax at 11 o'clock this morning, Bermuda time, steering directly for Cape Race, according to a message received here from the Cunard liner Laconia, She reported that the dirigible passed over her flying law and requested her position which was given. The weather was fine and clear. Over Nova Scotia New York, -Oct. 29--The Radio. Marine Corporation was informed by the steamer Laconia that the Graf Zeppelin passed over the liner at 10.15 a.m. eastern standard time, at a point about 90 miles southwest of Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. Out To Ses Chatham, Mass, Oct. 29--Graf Zeppelin passed out to sea at 6.35 a.m. headed due northeast. Confidence Berlin, Oct. 29--Start on the Graf Zeppelin on her return flight from United States this morning came as a surprise to the German public who bad been led to assume that Dr. Huge Eckner, commander, had de- cided to postpone the voyage until Tuesday. Confidence prevails everywhere that the airship will negotiate the 1eturn trip in markedly easier man- ner than the western voyage. Big Reception Awaits Airship in Home Port (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Friedrichshafen, Germany, Oct. 29--The home port of the Graf Zeppelin today was preparing a festive reception for the return of the giant air liner. The entire staff of the Zeppelin works and land- ing crew have been ordered to stand by {from six o'clock Wednesday morning, for it is estimated that Dr, Hugo Eck- ener will be able to make a rapid flight on the return trip of between 50 and 60 hours. Meanwhile everyone's eVes are glued on the weather charts and latest reports on the progress of the ship. CHAMBERLAIN I MUCH IMPROVED IN CALIFORNIA i British Foreign Minister' is Ready for Resumption of Work, He Says (By Canadian Press) San Francisco, Calif, Oct, 29--Gra« titude to California and to Californ- ians who gave him opportunity te spend a month's holiday on the Pacis fic Coast in a purely private capacity, was expressed by Sir Austen Cham- berlain, Secretary of the British For- eign Office, who left last night by train for Seattle and Vancouver en his way to sail for London from Que- ec, "Before leaving California I wish to express to the representatives of the press my grateful thanks for the courtesy and consideration which they have shown me," said Sir Austen, "They have respected my wish to keep my visit purely private with the result that I have enjoyed a perfect holiday in glorious sunshine, amidst loyely scenery and with the kindest and most hospitable of friends, "I thus start on my homeward jour- ney with health completely restored and ready to resume the heavy work and great responsibilities which await me on my return to London, "I shall carry with me the happiest memories of this, my third visit to the United States and my first to the Pacific Coast, "I pray that our two great nations may continue to live in peace and amity, that they may achieve an ever increasing sympathy with the under standing of each other, and that their friendship thus cemented may serve to promote the peace and prosperity of the world" With Sir Austen were Lady Cham+ berlain and their children. MAIL CAR ROBBERS FACE JURY TRIAL Separate Trials May Be Aske ed for and Matter May Last Two Weeks Toronto, Oct, 29.--What has been termed the most daring rob- bery ever to accur in Toronto will be retraced in detail in the Assizes, starting today, when Findlay Me- Leod, Sr., and the other men and women implicated by police in the Union Station mail coach holdup of last June will come to trial, Legal argument may consume #& good part of the sittings as the de fence, it ig expected, will move for separate trials for each of the sev» eral accused. If this motion is sue- cessful, the series of trials may run into two weeks. Chief among the witnesses will be Findlay McLeod, Jr., the 23- year-old son of the Royce Avenue _ man who, police claim, engineered the $125,000 robbery. On the stapd the young man is expected to tels of the preparations for the robbery and of the ensuing division of the spoils. He, too, was among those originally charged, and he was in- dicted on a receiving charge but, pleading guilty before Judge Coats- worth, he was given suspended isentence and placed on probation,