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Jor vo. 13 | The Oshawa Daily Times | "Bay Eveapt Sundays smd pubic Hatdere I aa TTY YT PPVTTIPTPTTRTTTYYYY News in Brief * 0; Cosmdian Bb) Ld : Fatal Bander Shooting, atch bi th Frontier town of Stip pe that: Sri Jugoslavia g! rme was wounded and a border runner killed ina Clash Sunday night. A number of bombs- and revolvers were said to have been found on the runner, Eighth Florida Bask Closed Melbourne, Fla--The Merchants 'State bank of Melbourne did not for business today, "on account of continuous withdrawals." This is the eighth bank which has closed in the last two weeks in Fl others failed on May - 15. Contralty Visits Sister Thomas. -- Madame Eleanor Schigsshauer-Reynolds, European operatic contralto, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. F. Kingston. Madame Schlosshauer-Reynolds is returning to Berlin. She will ake her debut in London next year, Prize Winners Sold Toronto. --Gilbert McMillan, Hunt- ingdon, Que., reports the sale of the Ayrshire bull, Netherhall Gaiety, Imp, a prize-winner at last year's Royal and reserve senior champion at Ormstown this year to Alberic Gelinas of Montreal. Along with this bull go two outstanding females and the price for the three is under- stood to be well over the $3,000 mark. St. Jou Com Good Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--Crops on St. Joe Island this year will be the best in forty-one years, says William Dunn of Hilton . Dunn has been en- gaged in farming on St. Joe Island for that length of time. He sends to the Sault a sample of alfalfa grown on his farm, fifty-five inches long, the best he has seen for a quarter of a century. Other farm § this year are equally good, he i St. * x % Hay Burned In Field Oakville--Twenty acres of golden hay went up in a cloud of smoke yesterday at noon, when the fire ig- nited the dry fields on the farm of Hugh S. Wilson, noted horseman, on the seventh line of Trafalgar town- ship, a mile north of Oakville. The new Qakville fire engine and the efforts of the brigade saved the fire from spreading to the outhouses and residence of the farm, Drivers Both To Blame Stratford--A charge of reckless driving against Gerald Payton, R.R. 1, St. Paul's, as a result of a motor crash at the city: limits on Erie street on the night of July 3, was dismissed he nig Court yesterday by ae Makins, e Magistrate held that Earl Boyes, driver of the carhich Payton struck, was equally responsible. . Noted Financier Dead Mexico City--Miguel S. Macedo, oné of Mexico's greatest bankin authorities and a noted jurist, die Sunday night, aged 73. Senor Macedo was president of the Mexican Bar association, rector of the National Law school, president of the National Bank commission, and secretary of the second Pan-Ameri- can conference. He also held several posts in the government, Labor Minister Intervenes London.--The Herald, Labor party newspaper last night stated that the ministry of labor has intervened in the Manchester cotton industry dis- . pute which threatened to throw 500,- Soo workers out of employment. Its officers are in Jouch with both oper- atives and employees and are seeking a solution that will avert a lock- olit. Meanwhile the board of trade is arranging an inquiry into the whole problem of the cotton industry. File ou Ao Pedsion Ottawa --Preliminary operation in connection with the bringing into force of the Ontario old age pensions ot underway in the capital yester- ay with a business-like rush. The city hall office in which applications must be filed was congested through- out the morning. Two hundred ap- plications were received during the first few hours, while a like number were temporaril turned away be- cause. of their failure to produce a birth certificate with their applica- tion, x x Elects Trial by Jury St. Catharines --Mrs. William Cos- mos, proprietor of the Commercial Motel, Beamsyjlle, was held in Beamsville Jail without bail yester- day by Magistrate James M. Camp- bell, charged with setting fire, with attempt to burn, the Robinson "Thea- tre at Beamsville, adjoining her hotel. Through her counsel, A O'Reilly, of Hamilton, she elected trial by jury. Crown Attorney E. H. kancaster refused to consent to bail, but agreed to a quick prelimin- ary hearing, which was set for Wed- | {|} nesday. WEATHER Pressure continues high over the Central and Southern portions of the Continent and on the Pacific Coast, while shallow depressions are cen. tred over Northern Manitoba, Newfoundland and off the south Atlantic Coast. A few light scattered showers have ocurred in Manitoba, Saskat- chewan and Northwestern On- tario, while in other portions of the Dominion the weather has been fine, decidedly warm in the Western Provinces and moderate. temperatures else- 'where. Forecasts. Lower Lake Region, Georg ian Bay--Light to moderate, fine and warm today and most pr a ------. -- Four: TWAR CLO Succeeding The Oshawa' Daily Reformer A Grewing Newspaper in * Growing City OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1929 eT TEN PAGES DS LOOMING BLACK IN CHINA Stormy Session Of Council Over Industrial Area CHINESE AND RUSSIAN TROOPS REPORTED T0 BE GATHERING AT BORDER Soviet Reported Digging Themselves in Along In- ternational Line -- Six Armored Trains Are Pat- rolling Eastern Railway Line SOVIET ULTIMATUM ENDS TODAY Russians in Vicinity of Harbin and Surrounding Country Begin Exodus in Anticipation of Grave Developments-- Situation Considered Serious (By Canadian Press) Moscow, U.8.8.R., July 16--So- viet Russia today entered the last of the three days of grace allowed the Chilfé8e government in its ultf- matum of Saturday, seething with National and anti-Chinese feeling. Thousands of workers paraded the streets of Moscow until early to- day, displaying huge red banners and marching to brass bands blar- ing forth revolutionary airs. The banners and streamers flaunted slogans demanding a determined stand against "Chinese Fascists. There was a heavy rain but it did not' deter the marchers, many of whom were soldiers. In the parks and plazas Communist speakers made inflammatory speeches call- ing for punishment of the '"Man- churian Militarists,"" Workers in the audience replied with testimo- nials of willingness to "take up armg in defense of the social fa- therland." China's Position Nanking, China, July 16.--The Soviet ultimatum to China allow- ing three days for restoration of the status quo in Manchuria and submission of differences on the Chinese eastern railway question to negotiations was handed to Presi- dent Chiang Kai Shek yesterday, July 15. He immediately instruet-. ed C. T. Wang, foreign minister, to return post haste from Tsingtao to take up the Russian problem. A semi-officidl message said 100,000 Chinese troops were con- centrated at the frontier statiom, Manchuli, on the Siberian border, (Continued on page 7) KINGSFORD SMITH MAY NOT FLY TO US. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, July 16--Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and his three com- panions .do not know yet whether they will attempt a westward cross- ing of the Atlantic in the Southern Cross, in which they have just flown from Australia to England. Leaving today for Amsterdam where the plane is being recondition- ed Capt. Kingsford Smith said: "Af- ter we see how the plane is and the weather and other considerations we will decide, probably next week." He said that if they did fly to New York they would take a southerly rather than a northerly route. The men will leave for America within three or four weeks either by plane or by boat. CHINA TO DEAL WITH CASE Mrs. Susie Kao, wife of the former ese consul in San Francisco, who, with her husband, received passports yesterday to return to China, where they will face charg- es of attempting to smuggle large quantities of opium into the Uni- ted States. It is reported that the pair 'may face execution or life imprisonment at the bands of their own government, (CANADIAN RIFLE TEAM LEADING Shooting for: Kolapore Cup Hotly Contested' by Canadians (By Thos. T. Champion, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) Bisley Camp, England, July 16. --In brilliant sunshine, with the heat tempered by a breeze that was fortunately t strong enough to make shooting difficult, teams from Canada, the Mother Country, India, Guernsey and Jersey today shot for the Rajah of Kolapore's Imperial Challenge Cup, one of the two greatest team events of the National Rifle Association's Em- pire meeting. The eight men selected from the Canadian Bisley team to try to re- capture the cup for Canada, whose team lost it last year to the Mother Country, were as follows: Capt. J. T. Steele, Guelph; Sgt. J. W. Sharpe, Montreal; Pte. M. G. Col- lings, Esquimault, B.C.; Sgt. J. H. Regan, Victoria; Lieut Desmond Burke, Ottawa; Company Sgt. Ma bors G. M. Emslie and A. C. Lucas, Toronto; and Sgt. H. Rusk of Ottawa. All teafs shot better at 500 yards than at the first distance. Canada totalled 369 to make their two-third aggregate 729. To moth- er country increased their score to 361, for an aggregate of 703. In- dia totalled 354 for am aggregate of 690. Guernsey totalled 350 for an aggregate of 683, and Jersey was last with a 500-yard total of 349 for an aggregate of 674. MAN FALLS INTO OTTAWA RIVER Hawkesbury, Ont., July 16 -- Francis Clairemont, 65-year-o1d laborer of this town, fell in some unexplainable manner from the railway bridge into the Ottawa River near here and was drown- ed. The body was recovered. Two Thousand Attend Holy Name Pilgrimage BA IN re 7 RENEW PLEDGE TO SANCTIFY NAME OF DEITY The Holy Name Society held an impressive open-air service at Port Dalhousie Sunday last, when some 2,000 members renewed their pledge to sanctify the name of the Deity. The photographs here show (1) crowds before the altar, (2) Rev. Fa- ther Maquillen, St. Catharines, who preached the sermon, (3) Monsignor Hand, Toronto, archdiocesan direct- or Holy Name Society, (4) Monsig- nor Morris, St. Catharines, and (§ close-up of the open-air altar. )| will tell whether she RESTRICTIONS ON CONANT PROPERTY RAISE MUCH DISCUSSION AT MEETING WEDDING CANGELS POLIGE CHARGES Laggard Lover Changes His Mind When Put in Prison (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Niagara Falls, Ont., July 16.-- Bertha Korti who attempted to commit suicide by swallowing four ounces of carbolic acid and Karl Kufanpaa, father of her unborn child, were married here today, the witnesses being a police con- stable and newspaper reporter, Karl was living here with an- other. woman and Bertha followed him from Port Arthur. She pleaded with him to marry her before the baby was born, and on his refusal she swallowed the poison. Karl was arrested and in prison changed his mind and promised to marry her on her recovery. Her recovery was amazing and was largely due to quick wérk by Constable Byers. Charges against both were with- drawn after the wedding cere- mony today. Grounded Steamer Has Been Released Sault Ste, Marie, Ont., July 16. --The steamer Northton, of the Mathews steamship company, which ran aground Saturday in the West Neebish Cut has been re- leased following the lightening of 2.000 tons of its cargo by the tug "Resolute" of the Thompson tow- ing and wrecking company, =iult Ste. Marie, Mich. STILL UNCONSCIOUS The condition of Miss Lillie Ev- ans, who was injured in a motercycle accident at Whitby ago, is still unconscious. Miss Evans is still in an unconscious condition in the Oshawa General Hospital, and according to her doctor, time alone will recover, from her injuries. Major Kubala Gives First Complete Account of Disaster (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Horta, Azores, July 16. -- Major Casimir Kubala, painfully injured himself, tried in vain to rescue his comrade, Major Ludwik Idzikow- ski, from their burning plane, the Marshal Pilsudski, when it crashed in Graciosa Island Saturday night in ending a trans-Atlantic verture. The first. complete account of the disastrous termination of the two Polish flyers' briliant attempt to fly from Le Bourget to New York, was given to the press to- day by an eyewitness, one of those who sought to save lives of both airmen. His narrative revealed that both Kubala and Idzikowski were found strapped inside their plane, which was upside down in a corn field, near the village of Santa Cruz. Id- zikowski"s legs appeared to be broken, and so pinioned beneath him that he could not be extracted from cabin before gasoline tanks exploded and set the plane afire. Those attempting the rescue be- lieved he was already dead when finally the advancing flames made them desist. Kubala, who had be- come slightly dazed with fumes from the gasoline tank, which had been opened to permit dumping, attempted to rush into the cabin, a virtual cauldron of flame, for one last effort, but the crowd held him back. It was just after 7 p.m., local time (3 p.m. E.S.T.), Saturday, when the big gray plane appeared over Gracioso. It made three cir- cles around the village of Sanwa Cruz, on the third turn coming very low. The residents thougnt from this and the sound the plane's missing motors it wighed to des- cend. The plane suddenly descended in a field a few miles from Santa Cruz and the village's entire pop- ulation rushed to the scene, find- ing it upside down. When it hit the ground it had crashed through a low stone wall where one wing was caught swinging it around and capsizing it. The two aviators were found 1n- side, strapped to the machine. Major Kubala was removed easily but'the rescuers were unable to free Major ldzikowski whose iegw, (Continued on page 7). ._. Fo # . future bride of the British heir. Water Famine Causes Anxiety (By George Hambleton, Canadian Presg Staff Correspondent) London, July 16.--All over Eng- land the water supplies are again running low. Continued drought has brought many cities to the brink of serious shortage. Man- chester has only 30 days' supply left, and at Hull the water in the wells ig about 20 feet below nor- mal. In the hill districts of Kent water is being taken by cart for considerable distances to fil! both farm and domestic requirements. Several deaths from the heat have been reported in the north of England the express from London to Carlisle had to pull up in Wesi- moreland County yesterday, the fireman being overcome by the heat. Yesterday was St, Swithin's Day, and according to the old rhyme: 'St. Swithin's Day; if it be fair For tolty days 'twill rain nae air.' But St. Swithin, enjoys at the best a damaged reputation, and he is likely to be wrong again, for thunderstorms are being promised by the weatherman. Niagara Falls, N.Y.--An uniden- tified man went to his death over the American falls at 9.05 a.m. to- day. He climbed the iron rail- ing at Prospect . Point, about 12 feet above the cafaract's brink, plunged into the water and was carried over the Falls. Princess Ingrid Leaves London London, July 16.--Princess In- grid of Sweden left London today for her Stockholm home quietly and unostentatiously after two months of the social whirl of this capital's royal and diplomatic circ- le 'During the 'time she was here her name often was linked with that of the Prince of Wales as a 'the _lowner company. What a Funny Thing Is Love London, July 16--A mar- riage service at Guildford was interrupted yesterday when the bridegroom, over- come by the intense heat, collapsed in the arms of the best man. He recovered and the ceremony proceeded, un- til a few minutes later-- when the bridesmaid faint- ed. Hotel Oshawa To Be Opened September 10 J. B. Windross Is. Manager, With A. S. Mitchell As Assistant The Hotel Oshawa, (formerly Genosha Hotel) at King and Mary streets, will be officially opened for buisness on September 10, The Times was informed this afternoon by J. B. Windross, manager of the hotel. As was announced in The Times on Saturday, the hotel has been purchased by a company which has been incorporated under the name of "The Oshawa Hotel Company, Limited." It is a closed corpora. tion, and no stock will be sold, Mr. Windross stated. J. B. Windross, formerly man. ager of the Prince Arthur Hotel of C.N.R. chain, has been ap- pointed manager of the new hotel; and A. Stewart Mitchell, of Guelph, has been named assistant manager. The Genosha Hotel, which con- taing 110 rooms, was erected last year by the J.W.B. Butier Com- pany, Limited, for the Genosha Ho- tel Company, Limited, at a cost ap- proximating half a million dollars. It was completed with the excep- tion of the furnishings, but was never opened for business by the Arend. +o an imi British Trade Commissioner Denies Favoring Buenos Aires a Ontario Golf Championship (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lakeview Golf Club, Toronto, Ont., July 16. -- Early indications furnished by the first 20 to finish the first 18 holes of today's 36 hole play for the Ontario open golf championship, are that the scor- ing will be higher than expected. Andy Kay, of Lambton, Toronto, three times winner of the title and runner-up last year, had the low score of the first 20, turning in a 74, four over par. Jimmy Johnston, of Rosedale, Toronto, Canadian professional champion in 1927 and 1928, was second, with 76, while the defend- ing title holder Arthur Hulbert, of Thornhill, Toronto, took 80. He had a 44 going out and 36 coming home. Willie Lamb, of Uplands, Toron- to, took a 77 and D. A, Ferguson of Weston, Ont., had a 79. Weather conditions were almost ideal for the competition, there be- ing a bright sun, the heat being tempered by a south breeze just strong enough to prevent the long hitters from getting home in two on the two long holes, the fifth and sixteenth, and the eighteenth, which is a plateau green. Will Attempt to Break Record (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Houston, Texas July 16.--Deter- mined to bring the refuelling en- durance record back to Texas, Joe Glass and Clenn L. Loomis circled Houston were today in their or- ange and black monoplane, "Houston--Billion Dollar City," which they took into the air at 2:13:21 pin. yesterday. To break the present record of 246 hours, 43 minutes, 32 seconds, the flyers must remain aloft until a week from Thursday, (By Canadi an Proms Leased Wire) Toronto, Ont., July 6--A .M. Wise- man, His Majesty's trade commis- sioner here, denies his department is favoring the Buenos Aires Exhibition and neglecting Canadian Exhibition, saying: "Some statements have recently been appearing in certain papers in the United Kingdom and have been reproduced in the press of the Dom- inion, to the effect that the Overseas Trade Department of the British Government is spending large sums of money this year on participation in the Buenos Aires Exhibition, and is neglecting the Canadian National Exhibition. "These statements are not in full accord with the facts. The Depart- ment of Overseas Trade is making no expenditure in connection with the British trade exhibition at Bue- nos Aires, which is being organized by a specially-appointed committee on behalf- of the local British Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of British Industries, is of course giving all possible sup- port to the activities of this commit- tee, but it is not in any way connect- ed with the actual organization, "As regards the Canadian National Exhibition: While it. is true that the Empire Marketing. Board | of the British Government iy not participat- ing this year; the Department of Overseas Trade will again be repre- sented, as it has been for many years, by an office and information ureau, maintained by the British trade commissioner in Toronto. British manufacturers will also 'be well represented, in 4 section or- anized under the auspices of the ederation of British Industries, as well as elsewhere in the exhibition," In Critical State Guelph.--Mayor Leroy Dale of Georgetown, who was badly burned when the motor car in which he was ii burst into flames on Highway > 3S Sunday afternoon, is still in iy ritical condition in St. Joseph's Hospital here, according to reports issued this afternoon, Pseudo Traffic Officers Niagara Falls, Ont--A = motorist whose name is withheld by the olice, was "fined" $5.75 at Chippawa > two men on motorc cles posing as highway traffic cers. The driver of the car Was charged with The department |P Bylaw Authorizing Purchase of 22 Acres of Land From G. D. Conant Laid Over to Council Meeting in Committee of the Wholqg HEATED REMARKS PASSED AT MEETING Aldermen Preston and Mec« Leese Stage Wordy Battle --Alderman S. Jackson Springs Surprise by De serting His Committee a ) When a number of members of the council learned last night for the first time that there were cer« tain restrictions on the property be« ing offered to the city by G. D. Co« nant for an industrial area, the whole proposition to establish such an area almost toppled. Even many of the members supporting the py= law to purchase this land were not aware of the restrictions, and for a few brief moments, they were un- able to answer the opponents the proposition on this point. Bw they speedily mustered a seeond. line of defense, and the by-law was saved by being laid over to a meet- ing of the council in committee of, the whole, when the whole couneil will meet Mr. Conant in camera and discuss the entire agreement for the purchase of the land. Fireworks were" plentiful, and the proceedings reached fever heat when. Alderman Preston, chief op- ponent of the proposition, and Ale derman McLeese, chairman of the Industrial Committee, sponsoring the by-law, clashed in a wordy bat- tle in which neither spared the oth er. Other aldermen also keyed up their remarks until they were very pointed. - The meeting was featur- about ten dayswed by a sudden reversal of opinion on the part of Aldermen S. Jack- son, who suddenly deserted his cols leagues of the Industrial commit tee, but who later seemed to re- turn to his former conviction in "favor of the establishment of the industrial area on the Conant prop- erty. A bylaw was presented last night: authorizing the mayor and clerk to sign an agreement with G. D. Co-! nant for the purchase of 22,142 acres of land at $16,606.50, ori $750 per acre. Under the terms of the agreement, this was to be paid: in annual installments of $3,750 on August 1 each year for four years, commencing August 1 this year, (Continued on page 7) 4 WOMAN DIES AS RESULT OF INJURIES: Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, July 16 The second death resulting from the automobile collision seven miles east of 'here yesterday occurred today, Karney Sanajlow succumbing to her injuries. Metro Protapchuk, the dri« ver of the car, was instantly killed. Wilber Crust, his wife and daugh= ter, tourists from Florida whose car crashed into the one in which the two victims were riding, are report ed to be doing well in a local hos= ital. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kosaak, also occupants are in the hospital, the former with hip injuries and the lat ter suffering from shock, MAY BE ARBITER My. Justice L. P. Duff of the su« preme court may be named today ada's tative on the i bunal to arbitrate this country's elaims against the United States, arising from the sinking of the rum-runner I' having violated the c act. The park nolica are investigating. I'm Alane, last April. { i