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\ The Oshawa Baily Times The Oshawa Daily Reformer VOL. 3--NO. 105 a: in Thar NEAR DISASTER AS PLANE HITS ROU OSHAWA, ONT ARIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. SIXTEEN PAGES Oshawa Blue Devils in Fine Condition For the Season's Crucial Game Woman Aged 85 Seeks a Divorce . (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Nov. &---After waiting 39 years, Mrs, Al- ome Jane Crawford, aged 85, has decided to seek a divorce, She was married first in 1865 and after the death of her first husband, was married to Charles Crawford in 1888, He left her the next year and she has not heard from him since, 10 ESTABLISH A SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS Harding Aircraft Officials Choose Site For Erection of Large Hangar COMMENCE SOO Already 18 Applications for Information Received by Wellknown Company ince with the announcement that the Harding Aircraft would un» dertake and establish a flying school in Oshawa, the officials of the eom- pany arrived in the city in one of their own planes yesterday afternoon and selected a flying field where they will shortly raise a $5,000 hangar, Although there might be cause in the near future to change the loca- tion of the field to a spot nearer the city, the managers were in favour of the location picked out which is south west of the city and easily reached from the Kingston Highway just west of Westmount Heights, The field has a runway of about a quarter of a mile and with a little fixing will suit the purpose, it is thought, Express Parcel With the coming of the plane to Oshawa yesterday afternoon, the first express parcel reached Oshawa via airplane, Which was handed over to G, Richardson, manager of the Oshawa Winter Gardens, immediately following the plane's arrival, Pas- sengers on the plane were Captain Thomas Stubbs, controller of opera- tions for the Harding Aircraft, erry Fitton, pilot, and William J. Stone, managing director of the Harding Aircraft, Large Classes The Harding Aircraft has estah- lished itself in Toronto as one of the foremost airplane schools in On- tario, and has formed large classes for instruction in the art of flying, Every instructor has many hours of flying to his credit and incidentally is well-known throughout the pro- vince for knowledge of the building and flying of the planes, The Air- craft now owns and builds its own planes and is known in Toronto as the Harding School of Aeronautics, Escape Accident Approaching the city from the west, the pilot of the Harding plane failed to locate a suitable spot where- in to land, and was forced to come 'to rest in a field outside the city, narrowly escaping a serious accident at the time, After touring over the city for .ome hours yesterday after- noon, the pilot refused to attempt a landing in the same place again, and chose, rather than have an accident, Alexandra Park, The plane attracted a good deal of attention from resi- dents of the surrounding distrier, 18 Applications As mentioned in yesterday's issue of The Times, the Harding Aircraft has already reccived 18 applications, including one from a lady of this city for information regarding the new course in flying which will be taught by instructors of the company. It is even suggested by officials that a flying club may be formed if suffi- cient applications are received, mem- bers to obtain certain privileges in the use of the company's planes. Airport Here ; As the airplane industry is rapidly becoming one of the most important industries as far as transportation is concerped, in America, so Oshawa has the opportunity to have an air- port in its very midst, directly on the Toronto-Montreal air line and centrally located so as to be of use to planes making trips from and to Toronto. The Harding Aircraft offi- cials, it was stated, are ecager to show Oshawa citizens that they are willing to establish an airport in the city. which would be a credit to the community and be of benefit indus- Field at Western University is Slippery After Night of Rain--Team is Eager for the Fray With London and Strongest Line.up Will Be Sent Into Battle (Special to The Times London, Ont,, Nov, 3, -- Hazy skies and threatening rain greeted Oshawa General Motors 'Blue Devils" here this morning, giving no promise for a dry field nor ideal Rugby conditions, A light rain fell last night and the oval of the Western University is in a slip- pery state, although if no further rain falls, its condition will be sat. {sfactory to both teams, The 'Blue Devils" arrived here last night slightly tired from their 170-mile journey but other- wise in good condition, A good night's rest at the Hotel Lond Plant of the Ontarlo Malleable Iron Co., Limited, covering eleven acres, which has entered upon a new era of expansion, Announce- HUGE OSHAWA PLANT LINKED WITH GRINNELL COMPANY ment of the change in control was made in yesterday's issue, put the boys right on their meta, and this morning after a hearty breakfast they were all eager to get into the ecntest, The Motor City's strongest line- up will be sent into the game this afternoon, the following being the prospective personnel of the team for today:--Flying wing, Kohen; { halves, Rowden, Hubbell and Cook; quarter, Parks; snap, Gray; insides, Black and Wilson; mid- dles, Moore and King; outsides, Wiginton and Bond; subs, Boult- bee, Gummow, Tribble, Loveless, Morse, Brown, Johnston, OSHAWA PEOPLE ARE SHOWERED BY THEIR: FRIENDS Mr, and Mrs, Thomas Pen. found Presented With Many Gifts and Good Wishes Bowmanville, Nov, 3,-- A show- er, not mentioned by 'The Weath- erman," fell on, or rather in, the home of Mr, and Mrs. Thos, Pen- found, Agnes street, Oshawa, on Thursday evening, when a large number of their friends invaded their home and presented them with a miscellaneous shower" of lovely gifts, including linen, glass. ware, china, silver, and kitchen ware, Mrs, Penfound (nee Miss Laura Brimacombe), was a form- er highly esteemed resident of Bowmanville, and while her re- moval from town is much regretted all citizens wish her many happy years of wedded life in her new honre, Among those at the party from Bowmanville were, Mr. and Mrs, Sid Scott, Mr, and Mrs, W, », Quick, Mrs. Wm, Quick, Mrs, W. Brooks, Misses H, and P. Brima- combe, and Mrs, Chas, Manning, -- WHEAT FAILSTO HOLD GAINS IN 'GHICAGD MART Reports of Rusgian Pur. " chases Denied and Bears Sell Stocks (By Associated Press) Chicago, Nov 3.--Wheat prices receded today from initial gaius which were associated with reports that the Canadian Growers' pool was buying distant Liverpool ful- ure deliveries, Bears made much of the announcements that the Ameri can official trade agents of Rus- sia denied that wheat purchasing for Russia is contemplated. Open- ing % cents to 7 cents up, wheat later declined to below yesterday's finish. Corn also turned, easier, starting a shade to % cents higher and afterwards sagging. Oats held steady. Provisions were likewise stationary, 3 THE WEATHER Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay--Moderate winds, clondy, with occasional rain, . day--Northerly winds, partly cloudy and quite cool, trially as well as for schooling alone. The air mail line might include Osh- awa as a regular calling station, thas giving local citizens the opportunity to make beneficial usc of the air mail service in Canada. , ELEVATION 10 PEERAGE A PRECEDENT Personal Honor Conferred Upon Retiring Archbishop of Canterbury POLITICAL, TOO Step Taken to Save Prelate's Ripe Experience for the House of Lords (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Nov, 3.--Elevation to the peerage of the most Rev, Ran- fall Thomas Davidson, retiring Archbishop of Canterbury, is a pre- cedent, The step was taken to save the prelate's ripe experience and sagacity for the House of Lords as well as to confer a per- sonal honor, The appointment will undoubtedly raise the ques- tion of creating life peerages for eminent persons, whose ability would enrich the House of Lord and to whom an hereditary peerage would be intolerable, BISHOP DECLINES 0 TAKE ADVICE OF GLOOMY DEAN Refuses to Leave London in Exchange With the Bishop of Gloucester (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, Nov. 3 --*I shall not leave London," is the answer of Rt, Rev, Winnington Ingram, Bish- op of London, to the suggestion made hy Dean Inge in a news: paper article that the Bishop ex: change places with Bishop Head- lam of Gloucester, The Bishop denied the Dean's allegation that he had not the sup- port of the majority of the clergy, and said the adverse vote of the Synod on his prayerbook proposals was due to the dislike of the pray- erbook, from a diametrica.ly ope posite viewpoint, DINNER FOR COMMISSIONER (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Nov. 8, -- Sir William Clark, Higk Commissioner to Can- ada for. Great Britain, will be the guest at a dinper given by the government of Canada tonignt. It is expected Sir Willlam, in a speech, will indicate the. purposes for which his position has been creat- ed by the British government, Premier King will preside and wel- come Sir William to Carada. SERIOUS RIOTS (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 3.--Riot- ing at Lwow in connection with the celebration of the defence of the town sgainst the Ukrampjans, we more serious than thought, One bundred persons were iMjured, six fatally, and 60 Ukrainians were arrested. The celebrators clashea with Ukranian inhabitants, Successful Year is Recorded at Oshawa Employment Bureau k Increase of 60 Per Cent. in Number of Placements is Shown at End of Fiscal Period of 1927-28--Close - Co-operation Between Bu. reau and Employers Most Important Step. Towards, Unemployment in the City Notwithstanding the record made by the Government Employment Bureau on -Bond street during the fiscal year of 1926-27, in regard to the number of placements the fig- ures for this year show an in- crease of 60 per cent, more than last year, This information was re- leased by G. Hamilton to-day fol» lowing the completion of the ane nual report for the year which end- ed last Wednesday. There are several reasons for this tremendous increase in the number of place- ments, one of the most important heing the rlose co-operation bhe- tween the Employment service and the employers of labor in the city, Another reason almost equally im- portant is the fact that the staff at the Burean are all thoroughly ex- perienced in their line of work, and the third factor is that of great public benefit, the opening of the office at eight o'clock in the morn- ing instead of at nine o'clock, 6,088 Placements Comparative figures furnished by the department of employment service in this city show that in 1926 the applicants registered at the office were in number 4,060, in 1927, 5372, and in 1928, 7618, vacancies repogpied to office were 2574 in 1026, 5,002 in 1927, and 7008 in 1928, while placements in 1926 numbered 1906, in 1927, 4. 210 and in 1928, 6607, The trans. fers of lahorers, skilled or other- wise, during the past year reach- ed 381 fn number, which including the placements, makes the total 6,988, With an increase of 2,006 in vae- ancies, and an inerease of 2397 in placements, the local office brings to a close the most successful year in its history, Monthly Conditions Conditions during the last fall and winter months were above nor- mal and increases in monthly place- ments were noted. As early as Veb- ruary calls were made for skilled men and it was necessary in many cases to seek aid from Toronto, During April calls came for bricks layers and carpenters and the builders were well on their way to a record season. Carpenters, brick: layers plasterers and painters bave always been in demand. Farming conditions in the dis- trict surrounding Oshawa are one of the problems of the local office, Oshawa being an industrial center it is almost impossible to induce ap- plicants to take farm positions. J'ac- tories are generally running on full time in the spring and it is at this time that the farmer needs help most. The fully experienced farm worker is very scarce and the farm- ers aré usually after the man who is able to plough and milk. Apple pickers are easily secured fin the fall at nominal wages, the demand being rather heavy in Oetober. Production in the local manu. facturipg plants has sbown a de- cided increase over previous years and the worker has been steadily employed, Many factories found it i necessary to work 'over time" during the peak production, and were always open to engage a steady worker, More than eighty million dollars were produced in local plants during the year, being surpassed in Ontario only by two cities, Toronto sng' bo 1a LB The skilled mee fs ad been at a premium practically all year, such w rs as 'diemakexs, tpolmakers, Ha a hy Bh i a rar and are at present in grest-demand. The clearance system has been of valuable assitance in securing "a number of this class of worker. Women's Section The women's section of the Em- ployment Bureau has kept pace with the other departments and al- so boasts a successful year, There has been a decided increase in hoth orders and applicants, covering au phases of women's work, Through- out the year there has been a scar- city of cooks-general and experiene- ed domestics. With the assistance however of the Clearance System it has been made possible to fill practically all requests, The demand for factory workers in the city and near-by towns has been steady, The supply has been rather limited but local calls are easier to fill it is pointed out than those out of town. The casual worker has been in steady demand throughout the year. Fortunately a large number of first class workers have been listed and all demands have prac- tically heen taken care of until the list has grown to such an extent that the supply ig now equal to the demand. STUDENTS SEIZE SUBWAY TRAIN IN NEW YORK CITY (By Associated Press) New York, Nov. 8.--Several hundred Columbia University stu- dents took possession of a subway train last night causing the passen- ger to flee to the streets. The stu- dents extinguished the lights in seven of the ten cars, ripped down advertising signs terrifying , the passengers with shouting, Two stu- dents. were arrested but were later released, Two Drowned as Car Plunges Into Welland Canal (By Canadian Press) Welland, Nov, 3.--Two men were drowned and two others had a thrilling es- cape, when an automobile plunged into the Welland Canal at the junction of On- tario Road and the Port Colborne-Welland Road to- day. F. Coleman, Sr., and an unidentified man, both of Hamilton, were drowned. Stanley Jacobs and Frank Coleman, Jr., escaped. Drag- ging operations are in pro- gress and one body has been recovered. The car was also pulled out. An inquest will be held. BOTHPARTIES ARE CLAIMING A VICTORY Republicans and Democrats Are Boasting of Success as Campaign Ends BITTER CONTEST Prohibition, Religion and Tariff Hurled Back and Forth in Election Jamboree (By Associated Press) New York, Nov, 3.--As the United States presidential cam- paign draws to a close both sides are claiming a sweeping victory, In the final days fighting is most bit- ter in the doubtful States, such as the east, States bordering on the solid south and the far west. There, prohibition, religion and tariff are hurled back and forth 1m the made jamboree of electioneer- Republicans Confident The Republican campaign was brought to a climax by President Coolidge's message of confidence to Herbert Hoover, who is now on his way to his home in California to await the result of the vote, smith in New York Governor Smith, Democrat, fis spending the rest of the time In his home State, New York, and iis making few speeches. The cam- paign, for both candidates, prae- tically ends with the speeches to- night, ------------ ARTIFICIAL ICE PLANT OPERATES AT CURLING RINK Ice is Being Prepared and Skaters May Use Surface Next Week Following a test which proved that the installation of the ar- tificial ice plant at the Curling Rink on Bond street was entirely satisfactory, the plant was started today and the freezing process be- gun at the rink, It will take several days to freeze the rink sufficiently for skating purposes, officials of the Oshawa Curlers Limited stated, but it is expected that skating will be in progress by some day next week, Officers Pleased F, L, Mason, president of the Oshawa Curlers Limited is most optimistic regarding the new ice rink, while all the members of the organization are elated over the fact that finally the artificial plant has come to the point of being a reality, The interior of the building is ideal for both skating and curling and the artificial ice, is in many respects, much more to be desired than ice frozen in the natural way, The rink furnishes an opportunity for Ohawa's skating public to in- dulge in one of the best of the win- ter sports, at a much earlier time than is customarily expected, F. W. COWAN NOT LEAVING HERE Has Secured Toronto Pro- perty as Site for Winter Commenting on an item in the Toronto Star Jast night, F. W, Cowan, of this city, this morning denied the statement that he had decided to make his permanent home in Toronto. Mr. Cowan has purchased a parcel of lamd in thas city, on which he intends to erect a Toronto residence, which he and Mrs. Cowan will occupy as their winter home. The site selected is 2 beautiful one overlooking the Rosedale Golf Club. Mr. Cowan stated emphatically to The Times that be bas no thought of giving up his home in Oshawa where he was born and brought up. He ex- pects to make this city his summer headquarters and will spend a good part of each year here. Mr. Cowan is still retaining an active interest in the Ontario Malleable Iron Com- pany here, being chairman of the board of directors, ~enses Dan GE HILL Pilot, Lost in Dense Fog ger and Tilts Plane Up in Nick of Time Undercarriage of Airplane Hits Embankment of the Gorge But Expert Han- dling Brings Machine to Rest in Fifty-foot Field-- Crash is Narrowly Avert. ed -- Passengers and Pilot Uninjured After one of the most harrowing trips ever undertaken by the Hard- ing Aircraft, of Toronto, the plane which visited Oshawa yesterday in the interests of establishing a fly- ing school here, came to rest this morning in a fifty-foot field just west of Rouge Hill, Fog, which grew denser every minute, threat- ened to end in disastrous fashion, the flight of the plane which took off from Alexandra field this morn- ing at 7.30 o'clock, shoots Upward Flying straight for the Torento airport of the company, the pilot gradually drew into the fog bank, and became lost as the fog grew thicker, At this time the plane was just east of Rouge Hills, and unaware that it was heading to- wards earth at 90 miles an hour, the pilot, Jerry Fitten of the Hard. ing Aircraft, sensed that something was wrong, and jerked the lever, sending the craft shooting almost straight upward, This action prob- ably saved a most tragic occurr- ence, for the undercarriage of the plane struck the embankment of the gorge at Rouge Hills on the top rim, fortunately doing slight damage. ! Safe Landing A safe landing was made through expert handling of the plane, in a itfy foot square field near the Hills, When the passengers, George El- liott, and Thomas Stubbs, control- lers of the Harding Aircraft dis- embarked, they learned that they had been flying almost on the bot» tony of the gorge, and expert man- aging of the plane, with the most extreme luck, prevented, there fs no doubt, a crash of the worst character, bankment while riding through a og. PIONEER TUXEY BOYS SELECT A CANDIDATE Clifford Baker Nominated for a Seat in the Boys' Parliament The Pioneer Tuxis Square of King street United Church held their regular weekly meeting Fri- day evening, November 2. The business of the evening was dis- cussed and delegates were chosen to attend the Boys' Work conven- tion which will be held in Toronto, November 16 and 17, Plans were discussed for the decorating of the Tuxis room and new sweaters for the group was voted om, Name Candidate The coming election for the Boy's Parliament, which is soon to take place, is arousing a great deal of interest throughout the city. The Pioneer Tuxis Square las night unanimously electea Clifford Baker as their representative. Mr, Baker is closely connected with the Tuxis Square Boys and Trail Rang: ers in Oshawa. The program was group and comprised a story, a direction of Jack Chamberlain's duet and a rousing singsong, PLANE IS MISSING (By Assocaited Press) San Francisco, Calif.,, Nov, 3.--- Search is being made for the Port- land-San Francisco passenger plane which left Portland, South Bend, last night and was last seen 100 miles north of here at 11 p.m, Six passengers were aboard, I--------------------. ETNA IN ERBUPTION ..., (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Catania, Sicily, Nov. 3.--Throw- ing out a great stream of Java, Mount Etna is in eruption today. The eruption was preceded by au earthquake and subterranean rumblings. QUAKE REPORTED ,.,, (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Ga., Nov, 3,--The southern tip of the Appalachian mountain chain was rocked by two light earth shocks last night. Slight damage was reported. smashing into an em- under the Two Injured as * Plane Crashes in California (By Canadian Press) Chico, Calif., Nov, 3.-- The power station at De Sabla, 20 miles from here, reported that the missing Portland-San Francisco pas- senger plane, with 6 passen~ gers and two pilots crashed In the heavily timbered mountainous country near there. Two persons were reported badly injured and ambulances were rushed to the scene. BOARD WILL DETERMINE COAL COSTS Railway Commission' Stud ies Problem of Shipping from East and West TO ONTARIO The Government Meanwhile Fixes Rate and Makes Good Difference in Cost (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont,, Nov, §-----astoss costs of shipping coal from both the eastern and western mining areas to Central Canada will be de~ termined by the Board of Rallway Commissioners next week, when transportation companies present their balance sheets. Experiments have been carried out in an effort. to establish the feasibility of bring~ ing Alberta coal to Ontario, These tests will be carried on for two more years In the meantime the government has fixed the rate:and agreed to make good any differ- ence in actual cost, PRESIDENT OF THE, EDDY COMPANY: DIES IN OTTAWA George E. Hemy Mellin Started at $8 a Week and Reached the Top (By Canadian Press) ) Ottawa, Ont,, Nov, 3.--George Henry Millen, President of the E., B, Eddy Company, died today, aged 90, He was one of the leading industrialists of Ottawa and Hull. Beginning as a millwright, earning $8 a week he climbed steadily up the scale until he was head of one of the greatest indus-' tries in the country, A personal friend of the late John R. Booth, lumber king of Ottawa, he was of much the same character. He was born in tbe United States, and came to Canada at the Instapece of E, B. Eddy, founder of the Eddy concern, RUMANIA PREMIER RESIGNS (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Vienna, Nov, 3.--Vintilla Dratiz» uuf, Premier of Rumania since 'the death of his brother Ion, on Nov, 1927, resigned today. GRAIN OPENING (By Associated Press) Chicago, Nov. 8. ing, wheat, Dec. 116%; Mar, 122%. Corn, Dec, 83%; Mar, 85%. Oats, DeDc, 43%; Mar. 44%, PANAMA. CANAL TRAFFIC (By Associated Press) Panama, Nov. 3.--Commeércial traffic through the Papama Canal during October was the highest of any month this year, CRITICIZE PACT London, Nov. 3.--The Apglo- French naval compromise will be the chief question raised by eritics of the Baldwin Government after - the opening of Parliament oy Nov, 6. The session will be the last be- 'fore the general slection, a }