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CH BT for r----y P "Allthe B . News While It Is News" < of at ~ 5 L 7 Oshmua + 4 Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer ly Times ~ A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City " VOL. 5--NO. 33 . Published at Osha: wa, Out, Canada. 20.08 2.0 8.00 4 PW WN WW ds didlo > 'News in Brief b AP = PEVPVPITTYVETY y Train Saskatoon--Jack Bemrose, aged 43, cable man on a Canadian National Railways gravel work train, was kill- ed at the South Saskatoon yards when run over, by, another train, Fire At Moncton Moncton, N.B. -- Fire yesterday caused an approximate loss of $10,- 000, practically destroying four wood- en buildings near Duke street. Most of the loss was coyered by insurance. * . Mother and Daughter Held Toronto--Arrested as shoplifters, a mother and daughter were being held in Court street division last night, They were Jane and Lillian Hayhurst Kippendavie avenue, Killed By Train Winnipeg.--A. man believed to be ey Horvath of Calgary, Alta, was illed when he fell under a moving freight train at Weston, Man. It is believed he lost his balance when he attempted to jump from a freight car. Stables Destroyed Dryden--Fire today destroyed the stables of the Dryden Paper Com- any here, with a loss estimated at $4,500. Two horses were burned to death, Prompt work of the firefight- ers prevented spread of the flames to the paper plant. Four Generations Meet Fairfield East--A gathering of four generations took place at the home of Mrs. Annie Clark, when she had as guests her daughter, Mrs. L Maley, with the latter's daughter, Mrs. Henry Hodge, and also little Miss Nancy Hodge. The guests were all from Carthage, N.Y. Double Funeral Held Port Arthur, Ont--The double funeral yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Chisamore and her son, Kenneth, ac- cidentally drowned in Trout Lake Sunday was the largest in Port Arthur's history. Nearly 100 floral tributes cover the double grave in Riverside Cemetery. Hit By Stone Loses Eye Toronto--Medical science has sav- ed one eye of a 13-year-old Orillia boy, Gray Smith. One eye was re- moved but the other saved after the lad had been struck in the face by a heavy stone thrown by a playmate. Dr. M. Lyon, 122 Bloor street west, performed the operation here. Sentenced For Theft Chatham.~James Dawson, Corn- wall man, was sentenced by Magis- trate H, B. Arnold to serve from three months to two years in the On- tario reformatory for the theft of various articles from the home of Mrs. Dell Smith, Queen street, where he formerly boarded. " No Improvement Reported Montreal--No improvement was reported today in the condition of Senator N. K. Laflamme, K.C,, who is seriously ill at his home at St. Mathias de Richelieu. : The former outstanding lawyer suffered a severe stroke about six weeks ago, and has been sinking fast during the past two days. Threatens Protester's Life Branford.--A youth with a .22 cali- bre rifle who is blamed for sending a bullet through a window at the hospital, is still at large. One citizen who saw the lad with the rifle and protested received the reply, "Aw shut up or I'll put a pill in you. Another woman complained that a bullet shattered both her . window pane and her _nevres. ' Fire Fighter Killed Spokane, Wash. -- Thousands of men yesterday continued to fight forest fires in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, which had burn- ed over more than 50,000 acres of timber and ranch holdings valued at millions of dollars. Frank Franz of Seattle died from injuries received when he was crushed by a larger boulder while fighting a fire near Chanapecosh Hot Springs, Wash. Domestic Is Arrested Toronto.--Held on a charge of con- cealing a birth, Margaret James, Markham street girl who had been acting as a domestic in a Rosedale home, was arrested as she left Gen- - eral hospital yesterday, Detectives McMaster and 'Mosher of Belmont division, taking her into custody. The charge results from the discovery of a baby's body in the girl's room several weeks ago. The child had died at birth, a coroner's investiga- tion showed. * Victim Loses $12,000 © Windsor.--H. B. Moirnsky, 70, of Montreal, victim of the old wire tap- * ping racket, has enlisted aid of the police. of Windsor, Detroit, Toledo and other cities in a search for "slickers" who, he claims, 'separated him from $12,000, his proceeds from a sale of negotiable securities. Moirnsky came from Montreal last week. He encountered men who had access to "inside" information con- cerning the race tracks. He won a few bets of trifling importance and then staked his roll on a "sure thing" and lost. WEATHER Synopsis--except for a few local showers the weather has been fair throughout the Dom- inion decidedly warm in Mani- toba and Saskatchewan and moderately warm from Ontario eastward, Pressure is low to the north ward over eastern Canada . and high off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Forecasts: Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay, Northern Ontario, Ottawa and Upper St. Lawrence «Light to moderate southwest winds; fair and warm todav snd Saturday. v - BRIT AN | Every ' 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929 S FIRM ON REPARATIONS Graf Zeppelin Nears Europe On Return Flight =u DIRIGIBLE EXPECTED T0 FASCIST NEWSPAPER IS FIRST T0 ATTACK PHILIP SNOWDEN'S Newspaper Says Young Plan Gives Italy Much Less Than Was Expected and Does Not) Reimburse Her . WITH GREAT BRITAIN Other Members Considering Means of Keeping Con- ference Together, Leaving Great Britain to Effect Separate Agreement With Germany (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) The Hague, Aug. 9--Rejection of British demands by other nations participating here in the conference of the governments of reparations, and departure of they British dele- gation for home was accepted gen- erally in conference circles today as an inevitable development of the next day or so. It was regarded as certain that the finance committee of the confer- ence, would either tomorrow or so on after reject the resolution of Philip Snowden, head of the British delegation for a subcommittee to re- vise the Young reparations plan. In the three days just past Mr, Snowden, who is chancellor of the exchequer in the new British Labor Goverpment, has affirmed so positive- ly his government's intefifion not to accept a lessened share in the dis- tribution of German reparations that recession from his stand was consi- dered' highly improbable and hardly possible. The attitude of the other nations concerned, notably France, Italy, and 'Belgium, was just as firm in the opposite direction. These nations held the Young plan should be ac- cepted without alternation, as it stands now, that while not perfect it represented the best possible ar- rangement under the circumstances, Meanwhile members of the other (Continued on Page 5) PROGRESS MADE TOWARD SETTLING OF COTTON STRIKE Invitation Sent to Premier and Margaret Bondfield to Visit Manchester (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Manchester, Eng, Aug. 9.--Some progress has been. made towards finding a basis on which an early meeting can be arranged between cot- ton mill owners and workers in an effort to settle the great cotton strike. This is the best that can be said so far, despite the strenuous ef- forts at mediation made by Sir Hor- ace Wilson, permanent secretary of the ministry of labor, who was en- gaged all day yesterday in informal conversations with both sides to the dispute. A deputation from the general council of the 'I'rade Union Congress proceeded here today from London to discuss the possibilities of media- tion with the workers' organizations. Manchester, Eng, Aug. 9.--Premicr MacDonald and Rt. Hon. Miss Mar- garet Bondfield, niinister of labor, have been asked to come to Man- chester in an effort to reach a settle- ment of "the textile industry stop- page. "This would be a gesture to bring both parties together," Joe Compton, M.P./ for Gorton division, Manches- ter, who sent the invitations, said to- FIRM PROTEST "Hon. J.H. Thomas Sailed Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Aug. '9--Rt, Hon. J. H. Thomas, lord privy seal and minister of unemployment, left London today for Canada where he will make ob- servations with a view to improve- ment of trade relations between the Dominion and the islands and inves- tigate further the question of emi- gration. He will sail with Mrs. Thomas from Liverpool on the Duchess of Atholl, returning at the end of Sep- tember, » Over in Finland, bootleg hoch is called Korpikunsen kyyneleita, That ought to scare 'em off it--DBorder Cities Star, PRIZE WINNERS 'at Long Branch ranges. LEFT to Graham, winner of Gibson Cup. gold medal. Photographs here show: (1) Some of the trophies won by O.R.A. marksmen Gzowski Cup, Sir Peter Tait Challenge Cup and Bankers' Cup. (3) C. 8. M. G. Emslie, 48th, third in City of' Toronto match, and (4) Q.M.S. G. Spence, R.C.E., who won City of Toronto IN O.R.A. CONTEST RIGHT, Alfred: Otter, Challenge Cup, (2) Lt. 8. W. More Unrest on Chinese Border Alarmists Fear War Will Re- sult From Breakdown of Negotiations (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Tokyo. Aug. 9.--Newspapers here are publishing alarmist re- ports from Vladivostok and Man- chuli of the danger of warfare as a result of the breakdown in Rus- sian-Chinese negotiations over the Chinese eastern railway. The reports are largely discredit- ed although Soviet authorities maintain formal negotiations are impossible as long as Soviet offi- cials on the railway are not rein- stated. Chinese representatives have attempted to arrange long distance telephones for carrying on negotiations but this. has proved unsuceessful. The Japanese foreign office be- lieves resort to arms unlikely but Former Premier To Leave Clinic (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Aug. 9.--The four physic- fans of Raymond Poincare, former premier, after a consultation and general examination of their patient this morning, decided he had so much improved after his recent operation he can leave the clinic where he is confined within a day or two, The former premier was allowed to leave his bed for a while today. that attempts to arrange formal negotiations will continue unsue- cessful for some time. Three Killed in Blazing Plane Pilot Was Former Member of Famous Lafayette Escadrille (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Casper, Wyo., Aug. 9.--An aero- plane burst into flames, and fell several hundred feet here last night killing the pilot and two passen- gers, The victims were Major D. P. Wardwell, 33, of Casper, and Earl Holtz, 20,.and George Cameron of Worland, Wyo. Wardwell, member of the Lafay- ette Escadrille in the Great War and later with the United States Air Force abroad, was the pilot of the plane. He had been negaged by tho two for a flight over the city. Some men take good care of the car--others treat it like one of the family.--Montreal Star, (QUARANTINE MAY BE LIFTED AUGUST 16 No Further Cases of Paral- ysis Reported in Boys' Camp (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Aug. 9.--The quarantine on the Y.M.C.A. boys' camp at Shirley's Bay near here, which was ordered when a case of infantile paralysis was found among the boys, may be lifted by August 16, camp authorities thought today. No further cases have been found in the camp which contains about 80 boys. Dr. J. S. Nelson, county Carleton medical officer of health, will visit the camp within the next few days on an inspection tour with several other doctors. Lieut. Burke Wins Shoot (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Long Branch Rifle Ranges, Aug. 9.--Lieut. Desmond Burke, of the Governor-General's Foot Guards, Ottawa, won the Lieutenant-Gov- ernor"s match and gold medal, fol- lowing a shoot-off with Private T. Vamplew, 48th Highlanders, Tor- onto. Their aggregate scores of all stages had been 117 out of a pos- sible 120. In the shoot-off Lieut. Burke won first place with a pos- sible 25, while Private Vamplew captured the silver medal with a score of an inner, a bull and two inners, failing to fire his last shot day. He has had no reply. when he saw Burke's score. Famous Voyages Recalled by Death Of Captain Wright, Commodore Sarnia, Aug. 9--Marine circles lost a prominent figure.in the death of Captain Alfred M. Wright, which oc- curred yesterday at his residence, 200 Cromwell street. Born in Collingwood years ago, he commenced his career in 1882 as a cabin boy and rose to the post of commodore of the Northern Navigation company fleet. Two months ago he sailed his last ship, the Valcartier, into Colling- wood, where he was forced to resign active command owing to illness. The first steamer of which he was master was the Britannic, which he : the Saronic in 1913, the year of the sailed in 1902. He was in charge of Great Lakes storm when many boats fondered. Captain Wright left Port Arthur in the storm and brought the Saronic safely into port, an achieve- ment that is recognized as one of the greatest 'in the history of the Great Lakes. In the following year he was given command of the Hur- onic for five years, later going to the Hamonic and the Noronic. Captain Wright is survived by his aged father, who resides in' Colling- wood, his wife, two sons, Jack of Ottawa, and Alfred of Sarnia; one daughter, Mrs. 'Albert Ellis of Sar- nia; and two brothers, Percy Wright of Galt, and Chester Wright of Tor- onto. Agents Arrest John Heath (By Canadien Press Pleased Wire) Detroit Aug. 9.--John M. Heath, aboard whosec ruiser R. J. Sand- lands, federal proaibition agent :8 believed to have fought before his death in the Detroit river early Sat- urday, was arrested at the Michi- gan Central Station by special cus- toms agents this morning as he stepped from a Chicago train. Heath was taken to the district at- torney's office for questioning. COURAGEOUS NUN SACRIFICES LIF Returns to Blazing Building After Rescuing Children (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Portsmouth, Eng, Aug. 9.--Sis- ter Celestine acting Mother Super- ior of St. Patrick's Convent on Hay- ling Island gave her life today to save 60 sick children and 7 other nuns from fire which broke out in the island eonvent. Sister Celestine after discovering the fire, calmly directed the eva- cuation and then returned to the flaming building to make sure io- body had been forgotten. She was overcome by the smoke and was found dead near the altar by firemen who arrived after all the other inmates had been rescued. De Costa Halts Flight Paris.--The famous French aviator. Dieubonne Coste, after announcing that he would leave Le Bourget at dawn for a "long-distance flight," put it off until. Saturday because of weather reports. Scouts Save Communists From Lynching Four Men Charged With Distributing "Red" Literature (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Birkenhead, Eng, Aug. 9--How Communists. distributing . literature at the great boy scout jamboree at Arrowe Park here were saved from serious injury by some of the Eng- lish scouts, was revealed in' court today. Four men were charged with distributing Communist literature and were bound over to keep the peace. "If it had not been for the boy scouts these men would have been lynched by the public," declared the police superintendent. A witness, a boy scout, supported this statement, whereupon one of the defendants asked, "Why do you think that?" "You would have been pretty bad- ly damaged by the Dominion scouts alone, who probably did not under- stand you as well as we did," the scout replied. Some comment had arisen here over the absence until yesterday of definite recognition of the jamboree by the British Government. Yester- day, however, Hon, George Lans- bury, the old time fire-cater in East End London's politics, who is now the first commissioner of works, had a thoroughly happy day among the scouts. He conveyed the govern- ment's , congratulations ; and best wishes for the work they were carry- ing on throughout the world, "which will help to remove man-made evil," he said. RD) Ts = | EA SU Miss Constance M. Wilson, daughte who was married to Mr. un Toronto, ~ Norman Samuel, Mrs. Sigmund Samuel, in Holy Blossom Synogogue. formed by Rabbi Ferdinand Isserman. Miss Wilson has upheld Canada' skating reputation both on the continent and abroad, and last year won the| championship of Great Britain in figure skating. She has also won both Canadian and North American championships, WELL-KNOWN TORONTO SEAYER WEDS r of Mr. and Mrs. W. de Leigh Wilson, younger son of Mr. an The ceremony was per- » sl | h Mr, and Mrs Samuel will Ii i x Stock Prices Wide Open (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, N!Y., Aug. 9.--Stock prices broke wide open this morn- ing on the torment of seliing created by the unxepeced increase from 5 to 6 per cent. In the New York federal reserve rediscount rate. Initial declines in the active shares ranged from $2 to nearly $10 a share, ,the aggregate loss in market value running into hun- dreds of millions of dollars. ARE CONFIDENT OF BREAKING RECORD Members of Canadian Yacht Club Leave Kingston For Montreal (By Canadian Fress Leased Wire) Kingston, Ont, Aug 9--Making good time in their standard gatwood open runabout motor boat, E. O Lathrop, L. Vanhorne and K. W. Hall of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, arrived at the King- ston Yacht Club shortly after ten o'clock this morning on their way to Montreal hoping to set a record for the trip from Toronto to Montreal. The .nembers of thc crew stated that they had left Toronto at four o'clock in the morning and were con- fident of shattering the record for the distance. They remained at the yacht club only long enough to re- fuel and then started on the con- tnuation of the trip to Montreal, REVOLVER BATTLE ON DETROIT RIVER Rum Runners Escape With Cargo to Canadian Shore (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Detroit, Aug. 9.--Coast guards and rum runners engaged in a spectacular pistol and revolver. bat- tle in the Detroit River early today with crafts of the rival forces rac- ing down the centre of the river les sthan 100 feet apart. No cas- ualties were reported, although two of the guardsmen had narrow es- capes. The rum runners escaped to Can- ada with their cargoes. The federal forces - were under command of Jonah T. Hagglove, chief boatswain's mate. While pa- trolling the river they sighted a speedboat towing a loaded row boat coming out from behind ene of the small islands off the Ecorse shore. Hagglove hailed the three men in the speedboat, ordering them to halt. A volley of shots was his an- swer. Hagglove and the two coast guardsmen under his command, emptied their pistols twice before the runners escaped toward -the Canadian shore. Chief of Police Shot to Death Chicago, Ills., Aug. 9.--Chief of Police Theodore Schutte, 45, of Elmwood Park, Ills, a suburb, was shot and killed early today by county highway police who had been summoned to suppress a dis- turbance in a roadhouse across the street from their sta.ion. Schutte, police reported, was drunk and threatened the highway policemen When they entered the place, Oy L Fear For Safety Of Swiss Flyers Nothing Heard of Aviators Since Leaving for Lisbon (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Le Bourget, France, Aug. 9--Fears for the safety of three Swiss aviators who left here yesterday afternoon for Lisbon on the first lef of a trans- Atlantic flight to New York were felt among officials at the airfield today. Pilot Kaeser, navigater Schopp and mechanic Luscher, who have been flying only since 1927, planned to dare the difficult westward cross- ing of the Atlantic despite their few years of experience in flying. _ Nothing has been 'heard Swiss aviators since they left late yesterday afternoon for Lisbon, which they should have reached early this morning. POLITICAL PICNIC HELD AT LINDSAY Premier Howard Ferguson Is Chief Speaker at Convention of the (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lindsay, Aug. 9.--Conservatives of South Victoria are gathered here today for a political convention and picnic. The object of the gather- ing is to choose a candidate to con- test the riding in the next provin- cial general election. The chief speaker on the program is Premier G. Howard Ferguson. South Victoria is at present re- presented in the legislature by a Progressive F. G. Sandy. But the Conservatives plan to put forth strenuous efforts to win the seat at the next election. New Record in Women'sSwim (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Honolulu, Aug. 9.--Another rec: ord fell in the national 'A.A.U. wo- men's swimming championships here last night. Josephine McKim, of Balboa, Canal Zone bettered by 4 seconds the former mark in the 440 yard free style event to win 1 five minutes 47 2-5 seconds. The 220 yard backstroke title changed hands when Eleanor Holm of New York ran away from the former champion, Lisa Linstrom, of New York. Miss Holm's time was 3 minutes 3 2-5 seconds. ARRIVE AT HOME PORT BEFORE SATURDAY NIGHT Private Messages From Pass« engers Say They Are En joying the Voyage--Mak« ing Good Speed =) THOUGHT TOHAVE ALTERED COURSE Not Likely to Pass Over Lon« don as at First Thought, But Will Try to Cross Over Paris i London, Aug. 9.--A message re« ceived at Croydon, London's aire port, at 3 p.m. today (9 a.m. E.S. T.) stated that the dirigible Graf Zeppelin was approaching the Eng- lish coast. The air liner's exact course was somewhat in doubt, but from alk indications she seemed likely ta reach her home port late Saturday night or Sunday morning. Dr. Eckener, in a message res gretting his inability to fly over Berlin on Sunday, informed the ministry of communications he hop ed to reach Friedrichshafen on mate urday, The two latest messages on the Graf's position at two and three o'clock this morning eastern stands ard time, indicated that. the ship had swung ina northwesterly di« rection and had flown westwara ned tween 30 and 40 miles. At Friedrichshafen it was sal® that Dr. Eckener either was avoid- ing local storm areas or that the messages were misinterpreted ag everything thus far received point« ed toward a good fast voyage. While conditions generally werd favorable weather reports indicate ed fog banks ahead and unfavor< able winds between the Azores and Spain. p Zeppelin officials believed thal the Graf, instead of swinging as far north as London, would head straight across northern France in order to reach Friedrichshafen by the shortest route. : Preparations were being made for the departure of the roune tne world airship for Tokyo on tng (Continued on Page 5) TANKER EXPLOSION KILLS ONE, INJURES ELEVEN OTHER MEN Blazing Ship Was Pushed by Tugs Away From Oil Docks A 4 \ New York, N.Y., Aug. 9--One man was killed and eleven injured in an explosion this morning aboard the Standard Oil tanker William Rocke feller at anchor off Bayonne, N.J, The tanker, a flaming torch, was pushed by tugs away from the oil docks and toward the lower bay in New York harbor. The detonation could be felt in Staten Island, lower Manhatten and all along the New Jersey waterfront, Burning oil was spread over the water through which tugs, attracted to the scene, had difficulty in finding a clear passage to rescue the eleven injured members of the crew. FORGE $10,000,000 REVENUE STAMPS Belgrade, Aug. 9--Police today ar- * rested three Hungarians charged with forging and issuing $10,000,000 worth of Jugoslav revenue stamps. Later three accomplices of the for- ers were arrested and an elaborate orging plant and printing press was seized in Budapest, ° Sunfish Ends Beach Haven, N.J., Aug. 9--What was by all signs a terrific battle be- tween a, 1,000-pound basking shark, rare along the Atlantic seaboard, and a 200-pound sunfish came to an abrupt cnd yesterday when both flopped into a net spread by fisher- men three miles from shore. Flipping tails and fins and swirl- ing water attracted the attention of the crew of a Beach Haven fish com- pany boat to the struggle. The boat approached cautiously and found the shark still in a belligerent mood. Torn fins and severe bruises told be] story of what had happened. The sun- Fight Between Basking Shark and in Fishermen's Net fish had got by far the worst of the encounter and there was little fight . left in it when the fishermen arrived. Chief interest here centred in the ' big fish, which was deposited on the : beach and allowed to remain there today. According to Captain Pete of Norway, the basking shark is a na= tive of the northern coast of Nore way, and only two of its kind are known to have been caught between Maine and Florida. The shark is 12 feet long, and its mouth, when opened, is 21 inches across. It has no teeth, but is said to have great strepgth in its jaws