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. TL ie Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer Ti . ¥ : 4 an . . Sy A Growing Newspaper in » Growing City cS Published at Oshawa, "VOL. 5--NO. 35 News in Brief (By Canadian Press) 2 Sb AA SLE vrare K 228.28 20 282 PW Bectecdh ide PTET TTTTTTTOTTT § Body of Murdered Child . Milford, Conn.--The body of Al- * ber Mikenas, aged three, of An- © sonia, was found by a life-guard * Yesterday in a desolate stretch of © Swamp land near Silver Beach. He had been beaten to death with a heavy, blunt instrument, * *® *® Wins Scout Prize Scarboro Junction.--John Best, 8 pupil of. Kennedy rodd school, been dwarded the Ashton sil ver cup for proficiency as a boy © scout as well as the scoutmaster's trophy of the 83rd Toronto troop to which he is attached. * x % Gashed Arm in Fight Toronto.--Lauri Koskello, 30, of 68 Beverley street, gashed his arm * 'when he plunged his fist through two panes of glass during a fight Saturday afternoon. After receiv- 'ing medical attention at the Gen- eral hospital he was able to go home. * * * Discovery Sets Sail Cardiff, Wales.--The ship Dis- covery left here Saturday on the first stage of her voyage of ex- ploration to the South Polar re- gions, She will call at Capetown, - South Africa, where Sir Douglas Mawson will take command of the expedition. * * * Stratford Mayor to Retire Stratford.--Stratford will elect A new mayor when the municipal elections are held next December. Mayor John A, Andrew, who has served as chief magistrate for the pastwo years, has definitely an- nounced hig retirement, Labor men in the city will have a candidate in the race. * * * Thousands Watch Scouts ; Liverpool.--Boy Scouts of all nations, who have just concluded a world Jamboree at Arrowe Parke, - attended a special . service in the cathédral yesterday. It was esti- mated that 100,000 persons lined the streets from the pier to the cathedral to watch the procession of contingents of Scouts in the varying national uniforms, * * * ' Heat Menacing Essex Crops Windsor.-- Essex county in swel- tering in the heat today and the crops are in a precarious condi- tion from a lack of rain. There will be heavy damage, in fact, if rain is not forthcoming soon, ac- cording to a report last by S. B. Strothers, government agricultural representative. * %x ® Motor Trouble Interferes Bremen, Germany. -- Cornelius Edzard, German aviator, who took off yesterday morning in a small plane in an effort to break the wordl's record for endurance and disance flying within a designated area, came down after 81 hours because of motor trouble. He will resume the attempt in a few days. * x Ten Accused of Gambling Windsor.--The Windsor police last night arrested ten men, who they charge were gambling in Riverdale Park in violation of the Lord's Day Act. The men include two mail carriers, the police say. The police were called by residents of the district, who complained tha the alleged gamblers were us- ing bad language. * * * Three Killed Clovis, New Mex.--Thomas E. Scully, 32, manager of the Trans- continental Air Transport airport here, Phillips Berry, 29, assistant manager of the port, and Lieuten- ant O. L. Stephens, racing pilot, were killed instantly yesterday when the plane piloted by Stephens crashed one mile from the flying field. *® * * Two Doukhobors Arrested Grand Forks, B.C.--Provincial Police here investigating the fire which destroyed the Doukhobors' school at Spencer late last Monday night have taken into custody Paul Vatkin and Paul Walsoff, Douk- hobors, who are said by the police to have arrived here recently from Saskatchewan. No charge has been laid against Vatkin and Walsoff. * x Test Flight Postponed Annapolois, Md.--A slight accl- dent to the propeller in taxiing, prevented test flights on Saturday of the Mercury Racer with which Lieut. Al Williams, navy speed flier, hopes to wrest the Schneider seaplane racing trophy from Great . Britain, The propeller was bent, perhaps by strkinig some object drawn up from the water, while Williams was conducting taxiing tests in the Severn river. * * * British Airman Imported New York.--Captain R. G. Good- man-Crouch, British aircraft engi- neer and designer,, arrives in New York today aboard the Leviathan. Captain Goodman-Crouch has ac- cepted the post of Vice-President and chief Engineer for the White- lsey Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport, holders of the United States rights for the manufacture of a popular light sport plane built in England. - WEATHER An area of low pressure ex- tending from Northern Ontario to the South Atlantic States has caused local showers and thund- erstorms from Ontario eastward, while in the west except for a few light scattered showers the weather has been fair and warm. Forecasts: Lower Lake region and Georgian Bay: Northern On- tario, Ottawa and Upper St. Law- yence Valley: Moderate winds; fair and warm today and Tues. 15, ani pute Ti Every OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1929 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES AT GENERAL OTORS' PICNIC shawa Shaken By Earth uake This Morning Philip Snowden Commended on His Firm Stand Australian Press Backs Up Action of British Chancellor (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) The Hague, Aug. 12--Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden, British: Chancellor of the Exchequer, today made public the text of a cablegram received by him from Ramsay MacDonald, Bri- +tish Premier, endorsing his stand at the reparations conference here. The cablegram said: "The financial committee (of the reparations conference) will make a most serious mistake and may wreck immediate prospects of settlement unless they understand quite finally that the experts' report (that adopt- ed at Paris embodying the young plan) requires re-adjustment to meet the ust claims of this country. "Irrespective of party or section, the country supports the case you have made. Every newspaper as far as I have seen backs you. All par- ties in the House of Commons stand by you. '1 hope most sincerely your col- leagues on the financial commission will see that they have to face a position when the most elementary consideration of fair play as between country and country compel consi- deration of some of the recommen- dations ofthe experts' report. "Our action hitherto in promoting (Continued on Page 65) OSHAWA'S GR RAIN DURING Arrangements which had on Saturday afternoon for the ings. DECIDED SUCCESS IN SPITE OF Huge Crowd, Estimated at 15,000 People Assembled at Lakeview Park on Saturday, and Thoroughly Enjoyed Many Features of Entertainment--Sports Program was} Outstanding -- Success of Picnic Due to the Splendid Charge of Various Departments. It took more than a shower of rain to dampen the ardour of the thousands of picnickers who assembled at Lakeview Park General Motors of Canada, Limited. What with softball play- ers attired in pyjamas, ice cream galore, sports, music and a bit of rain, all jumbled together, the visitors to the great event must have had an impression of a great family of people as- sembled together with one purpose in view, to forget all about the cares and trials of the workaday lifé, by joining in the abun- dance of entertainment which had been provided for them. It was indeed a General Motors Family Party. Leading executives of the company mingled with the factory laborers and the of- fice boys in the enjoyment of the occasion, and a splendid esprit de corps was noticeable throughout the whole of the proceed- It was unfortunate, of course, that rain came in the middle of the afternoon, after fine weather had'been promised, to cause the postponement of part of the program. But, nevertheless, the great crowd was there for wholesome enjoyment; and even the rain did not dispel the spirit of good fellowship, and the desire to make the occasion a memorable one. EAT PICNIC A AFTERNOON been made by Committees in monster annual picnic of the Crowd Estimated at 15,000 It is estimated that there were at least 15,000 people on the picnic grounds during the afternoon. They came from Oshawa, from Whitby and Bowmanville, from places much far- ther afield, attracted by the reputa- tion which has been earned in past years by the General Motors pic- nics, and they were not disappointed. All kinds of methods of transporta- tion were put into service to take the crowd to the lake. By street car, bus, automobile, private car, motor- cycle, and shank's mare, the crowd trooped southward to merge at Lake- view Park into a great throng of men women and children, each indi- vidual having his or her own par- ticular interest in the program. Transportation Well Handled * The transportation problem, hand- led by A. W. Bell and his committee was well solved, and arrangements proved adequate to handle the large crowd, despite the rush to get uptown by many of the picnickers after the rain started. The Oshawa 'Railway company provided a double-header service, doubling their schedule and running cars to the lake. every fif- teen minutes, and running two street cars each time instead of one. Besides the street car service, the General Motors officials arranged a schedule of service for outlying sec- tions not serviced by the Oshawa Railway. In all, 16 trucks were put to use, running at regular intervals to and along Park road and Ritson road, as well as on Simcoe street in the city, and to Whitby, Bowman-' ville, and intermediate points. No Motor Accidents To handle the traffic,' 14 General Motors policemen were pressed into service at the park. A number of city officers were on duty at vari- £Coutjpyed on D3Ee 5) im. "is, OS Wiltul Neglect Against Woman Mrs. Maud Morello Charged as Result of Her Auto Crushing Boy (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Woodstock, Aug. 12.--Mrs. Maud Morello, Ingersoll, charged with wanton and wilful neglect and causing bodily harm to Freddy Matta, aged 4, in the auto accident which caused his death recently, was committed for trial by Magis- trate Ball in" city police court this morning. She was released on $2,000 bail. The Matta boy was crushed to death by a car driven by Mrs. Morello, while she was teach- ing her father how to drive. Soviet Plane Continues Flight to New York Erkhne, Udinsk, U.S.S.R., Aug. 12.~~The Russian military plane, "Land. of 'the Soviets," flying from Moscow to New York, took off from Krasnoyarsk late yesterday, flew over Irkutsk and after pass- ing over Verkhme Udinsk headed for Chita, the city near where the trans-Siberian railway & branches into the Amul line and the Chinese ~~ k 15,000 Spent Happy Day at General Motors' Picnic RO RANI 000S SOME SCENES FROM THE GENERAL MOTORS PICNIC Above are some photographs taken at the General|run. icnic at Lakeview Park on Saturday when 15,-| and Olivette Bailey who created a furore with their novel Motors 000 piri in fully enjoyed the proceedings despite the rain. | costumes. R. S. McLaughlin, president of General Motors of Can- ada, Limited, is shown at the top left, about to pitch the first ball in the Executives' softball game. Laughlin's headgear shows how he entered spirit of the picnic. In the upper centre picture is Carol Martin, winner of the race for children under five. set is Henry J. Cardinal, 22, 156 Agnes street, who You Upper right At the Mr. Me- into the are two young ladies, Doris Glenny bottom is a picture of the winning ,tung-of-war team at work. The group in the low cen- tre shows the following officials who contributed much to the success of the picnic: Left to right: Elmer Gib- son, of the transportation committee; H. W. Nicoll, or- ganizger; Robert Stirling, chairman; Robert Hamilton, chairman, grounds committee and N. A. McLean, chair- man special attractions committee. Photos by courtesy the Pontiac car by correctly guessing the mileage it had {of The Mail and Empire, Eleven Die in Truck Crash (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Dallas, Tex., Aug. 12--Eeleven per- sons were killed near here last night when a section of the Sunshine Spe- cial of the Texas and Pacific railway hit a gravel truck 20 miles east of Dallas. All were members of the Bad- gett and Henry families. All the victims, who were riding in the truck, were dead when removed from the wreckage. The speed of the new liner, Bre- men, shows how anxious some per- sons are to get to America.--Indi- anapolis News. KILLED BY TRAIN ON MERCY ERRAND Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, Aug. 12.-- A special train 'speeding on an er- rand of mercy shortly after midnight last night ran down and killed Ing- vold Johnson, 32, son of T, Johnson, Korah township whose mangled body was found lying on the tracks this morning at the Conmee avenue cross- ing of the Algoma Central Railway The speéial train was bringing to a Sault hospital Frederick George Howe, 22, son of George Howe of the Sault and a brakeman on the Al- goma Central Railway whose. leg had been crushed yesterday in an accident at Michipicoten Harbor when he fell between 'two cars, Howe died at 3.10 this morning a little 'more than two hours after reaching the hospital. How Johnson came to be hit by the train is not known as the train crew did not know they had run into-any- one and .did not see anyone on the track, The body was found this mor- ning when' a young woman saw a number of dogs gathered around the railway crossing 22g went over to in- * - - E ) a ~ DEVASTATING HAIL CAUSES WRECK AND RUIN INTHE WEST Ten-Year-Old Boy Killed by " Lightning--Crops Destroyed 1] Winnipeg, Aug. 12.--Isolated hail . storms took a heavy toll of grain crops in western districts during the week-end. Storms also took a toll of one life, a 10-year- old boy being instantly killed by lightning near fortler, Man., west of Winnipeg, while operating a binder on his father's farm. In Alberta, a hail storm swept across country from Sampsonton, approximately 40 miles northwest of Calgary, to Medicine Hat, level- ling fields of grain and causing losses estimated at 10 per cent to 100 per cent hundreds of acres of standing grain, wheat and oats, were ruined. . The Poplar Point-Eli district suffered from hail devastation, late Saturday. A severe electrical storm was followed by the damaging han and wind. Crops were ruined and many telephone and telegraph poles crashed to the ground. A stretch of grain fields, a mile wide and 17 miles in length, was affected, crops suffered from 10 per cent to total destrtuction. Poplar Point is about 40 miles directly west of Winnipeg on the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the former district, across the river from Poplar Point, hail dam- age was from 10 per cent to 50 jer sent. many wheat fields being J at appt" "itt Swiss Flyers Are Found Lisbon, Portgual, Aug 12--Three Swiss aviators, missing for three days, were located here today work- ing busily on their aeroplan.e, in which t hey shortly,® possibly to- morrow, expect to take off on a flight to New York. The aviators' arrived here Satur- day afternoon, landed their plane at Alverca aerodrome, and began in secret preparations for a trans- oceanic . flight, from Lisbon to New York. Their names are: Oscar Kaeser, pilot; Kurt Luescher, backer and mechanic, and Alfred Tschopp, navi- gator and mechanic; HAGUE GONFERENGE AGAIN ADJOURNED (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) The Hague, Netherlands, Aug. 12.-- A crisis in the reparations confer- ence was averted today by adjourn- ment of the financial committee meet- ing until Wednesday and rumors were rife that the delay was intended to give J. P. Morgan, United" States banker, an opportuntiy to exercise mediating influence, Louis Loucheur, French delegate, had been listed to speak at today's meeting of the! financial' committee which was to have taken up the pro- posal of Rt. Hon. Philip Snowden, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain, looking toward revision of the young plan. Chancellor Snowden, after several miner speeches had been made on the question of payments in kind, sug- gested that the meeting be adjourn- ed Wednesday, This 'was rather a surprise in view of the desire, he had Senator Kemp Dies Suddenly At Bobcaygeon Was one of Canada's Most Prominent Statesmen and Manufacturer Bobcaygeon, Ont, Aug. 12-- Stricken suddenly a few hours after he had celebrated his 71st birthday, Sir Edward Kemp, member of the Canadian Senate, died: early this morning at his summer home, "Mis- sissquoi," near Pigeon lake. Acute indigestion was the cause of his death. Sir Edward's death added to the roll of Necrology another statesman who has played a prominent part in the nation's affairs. Succeding Sir Sam Hughes, as Minister of Militia and defence on Nov. 23, 1916, Sir Edward was eleven months later ap- pointed minister of overseas militia forces in London, and retained the portfolio in the cabinet of Sir Rob- ert Borden until completion of the demobilization of the Canadian for- ces. While in London Sir Edward was a member of the Imperial War Cab- inet, Prior to his appointment to the administration of the militia de partment, Sir Edward played a prom- inent part in the organization of Canada's maritime strength. Under his direction as chairman of the war purchasing commission, authorized by the government in May, 1915, the war expenditures of the Dominion in (Continued on Page 5) Bandit Taken After Two Years Score of Charges Including the Killing of Five Policemen (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Milan, Italy, Aug 12.--Chained and handcuffed and surrounded by a whole squadron of police, Sante Pollastro, the most notorious ban- dit of post-war of years, arrived 'here today after a two years' fight agains extradition from France. Pollastro will be tried Oct. 7, and will have to answer for a score-of crimes, including the kill- ing of five policemen, Two of the policemen were marshals and the other a sergeant. Pollastro main- tains he Killed only two of the policemen. "What has come over Premier Mussolini?" asks the Washington Post. Whatever it is, nothing has overcome him.--Toledo Blade, Graf Ready to Continue Flight Commander Hugo Eckener orders Dirigible "Clear- ed for Sailing" Friedrichshafen, Germany, Aug. 2.--Dr. Hugo Eckener, comman- der of the Graf Zeppelin, this af- ternoon ordered the dirigible "cleared for sailing' on the Tckyo sage of her flight around the world, at 3.00 a.m., Wednesday (9.00 p.m., Tuesday, E.S.T.) He admitted the departure of the big air liner might be delayed by unfavorable weather until the same hour Thursday morning. "Everything is in perfect order from the entire flight around the world so far as necessary permits; visas and other governmental re- quirements are concerned," Dr. Eckener declared, : "The Soviet ' government has been most obliging in every respect. At the beginning of negotiations the Soviet authorities suggested a certain route over the vast. Rus- sian territory to us. We immedi- ately asked them whether this was a prescribed or an option route. "The Soviets replied = this was merely a suggested route based on their meteorological experience. They did not in the least wish to expressed Saturday to leave the Ha- gue 35 50an as pgssible. ' It A -- prescribe by course." ~~ HOUSES AND FURNITURE" ~ SHAKEN BY TREMORS THIS MORNING AT SEVEN-THIRTY . Citizens Were Startled By Shock Which Occurred While Most People Were at Breakfast... But No Da- mage has been Reported SHOCK WAS GENERAL ALL OVER ONTARIO Report From Toronto, Otta- wa and Many Other Points Indicate That Province Suffered First Earthquake Shock in Several Years For the first time in years, the citizens of Oshawa this morning. just before 7.30, experienced the thrill of an earthquake shock, It was more than a mere thrill, for hundreds of the citizens were start- led by the severity of the tremor, which fasted for about a minute, and was distinctly felt in all parts of the city and district. While it - was not severe enough to cause any material damage, so far as is known - at present, there was no mistaking the lremor, which came as most people were either having Dieaktast, or were getting out of ed. All forenoon, the telephones at The Times' office were kept busy by citizens calling in to tell of having felt the shock, and to in- quire if it really were an earth- quake. Reports from Toronto and other points in Ontario soon veri- fied this belief, and it became known that Ontario had had 'an experience which rarely comes to this part of the world. Most of the reports which came in by telephone told of houses being rocked, furniture and uten- sils being shaken from their posi- tions, and of people experiencing the almost uncanny feeling of bieng shaken severely by some un- seen hand. No Damage Expected' W. C. Smith, the city engineer, who has had some experience of earthquakes on the Pacific Coast, called at The Times office this morning, and stated that it was & fairly severe quake which visited Oshawa. His home had: been shaken by it, he said, and he real- ized at once, from experience, what was happening; He did not think, however, that any damage would be caused to the city water mains of sewers by the shock, which was hardly serious enough to cause damage. According to reports, the quake seemed to be most seriously felt on the hill in the north end of the city, as it was in that district that the shaking was most pronounced. Reports, however, were general from the whole district, several ~.. (Continued on Rage 8). |