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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The Osha wa Daily Tones OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1927 VOL. 1--NO. 114 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. Second Section--Pages 9:16 Judgment of $1,125 Against Provincial Officer United Church Official|FORD AND SON FACE Defenda nt in Action Board Hears Inspiring Addresses at Banquet HIGH DEATH RATE IN MASSACHUSETTS AMONG FOREIGN-BORN Boston, Mass.,, Nov. 15.--Sia- tistics showing that the death rate from cancer in Massachusetts is much higher among the foreign born and the children of foreign born, than among the native born, are contained in a report of a year's study of can- cer death records in the state cov- ering a period of five years, The study was conducted by Mr. Herbert Lombard, of the State Health Department, and Dr. Cari L. Doering, of Harvard School of Pub- lic Health and consultant for the State Health Department. Dr. Lom- bard reaches the conclusion that one of the chief factors in giving Mas- sachusetts the highest death rate from cancer among the states is the large group of residents of foreign extraction, g NON-STOP FLIGHT PLANS ABANDONED Mrs. Grayson Thinks it Mis- * take Now, Will Stop Enroute Berlin. Nov. 16.--Mnrs. Franc®s Wilson Grayson, who was compelled to abandon an air flight from Or- chard Beach. Me, to Copenhagen becanse of bad weather and motor trouble, has no desire to make any non-stop flight across the Atlantic "No non-step flights across - the ocean for me." she told the Asso- ciated Press Saturday upon her ar- rival in Berlin to confer with Mrs. Mabel Ancker. of Copenhagen, her financial backer. "It was my idea from the beginning that we should make stops enroute from the Uni- ted States to Denmark, but my pil- ot overruled me. Studies of air and ocean currents while I was cross- ing on the Majestic convinced me more than ever that the develop- ment of aviation can only be serv- ed by flying over th eAtlantic in several hops. "I am just as determined as ever to fly my aeroplane, the 'Dawn.' to Copenhagen. Our three attempts provided excellent lessons from which I profited a great deal." 10 BE TRIED ON PERJURY CHARGE W. E. Widener Fined $20.00 for Reckless Driving-- Arrested Again (By Staff Reporter Whitby, Nov. 16.---As a result of his testimony in his own defence on a chares of reckless driving in Whitby Police Court yesterday, W. E. Widener, 1257 Queen street west, Torontn, faces a charge of perjury. 'The charge was laid as a consequ- ence of an Accident on the Kingston Highway near Pickering on the night of November 5. Widener turn- ed out sharply to avoid a buggy and struck a car poing the opnnsite wav. Tt is alleged that on the night of the accident, the accused admitted to four nersona that he was responsible for the mishan, In Police Court yes- terday afternoon, he denied cateen>i- cally bavine made the statements imputed to him. He was found gniltv rn the reckless driving charge. fined 220 ard ensts. and then, arrested on a perjury charge. His counsel, J. Hyman, o* Oshawa secured the re quired bail of $7,000 and Widener was released. to appear for the pre- liminary hearing on November 22, at 7 30 pm. While giving his evidence, Widen- er was warned of the penal'v for perjury, and given opportunity to correct his testimony but nersisted in spite of Maceistrate Willis' well meant intervention. TEMPORARY INSANITY VERDICT AT ROUYN SUICIDE INQUEST Quebec, Nov. 15.--A verdict of sui- cide during temporary insanity was returned by Coroner Bouille today who conducted an inquest into the death of Magnus Berglund, an insurance agent at Rouvn, who was found dead at a camp just outside the mining town. CALGARY ELEVATORS BURNED Calgary, Alta, Nov. 15--Fire this morning destroved the Parrish and Heimbecker grain elevator here with - twentv thousand bushels of grain. The total loss is estimated at $42,000. | "eaching the objective. Rev. Ronald McLeod, of To- ronto, Pleads for Opportun- ity of Canadian People to Hear Gospel of Christ -- Tells of Dominion's Vast Areas, Assets and Re- sources In a vibrating, man-to man ad- 'ress that went straight home. Mr. J. H. Gundy. well known business man of Toronto, Mr. Henry Acker- ran, prominent layman of Belle ville, and Rev. Ronald Mcleod, pastor of Rosedale United Church, 'oronto, spoke to the combined Official Boards of the United 'hurches in this city and vicinity 'ast night. The members of the Boards met together for supper rior to the addresses, the meeting heing in the new basement of St. Andrew's Church. Rev. F. J. Maxwell, pastor of St. Andrew's Church. presided at the neeting, and first called upon Rev. onald McLeod. Outlining the vari- 'd assets and sources of wealth in Janada, he asked the question, Shouldn't they have a chance to year the Gospel of Christ? Hasn't wery settlement and village the 'ight to a church and a preacher?" "hen the speaker pointed out the ast areas, even in our own coun- 'ry, that have no religious service f any kind--the hundreds of square miles of territory in Quebec, Brit- 'sh Columbia and even Northern On- ario, the thousand school sections "n Saskatchewan with no services of any church. It is a task of the +hurch to give each child a know- 'edre of Christ and the Christian spirit. The only way that this can Ye accomplished is by the sincere work of each individual. "The What, the How and the Why 7f Maintenance and Extension," was the topic of Nr. Gundy's address In his forceful and convincing man- ner, he reminded the men of just what this branch of the work of the United Church does, not only the extremely necessary part of it in Crnada. but the equally important work in other countries where "hristian missionaries and workers re 80 comparatively few. "I'he TIiplift of Humanity," Mr, Gundy de- clared, "is the greatest work in which any man can be engaged." In dealing with "how" this can he done. the speaker stated that for most of vs it was a matter of giv- 'ng to enable others to carry on with the actnal work. "Then let 's all give like Christians and like ~antlemen." he concluded. "As 10 the 'why' he said It is necessary, we have the monev, and it is a definite command of our Lord." Mr Ackerman in a few remarks howed the obligation that has heen placed upon the Bay of Quinte Con- ference, methods that are being ured elsewhere, and the need of Rev. C.' WwW. DeMille, pastor of King Street Church and President of the Con- ference, gave in a few words some of the appalling situations that he has witnessed in communities where there is no Christian Church, and the Sontrast with nearby settle- ments where the people w touch with the Coney, won ALBERTA LEGISLATIVE PRO- GRAM TO BE READY FIRST OF YEAR Edmonton, Alta., Nov. 15.--All departments of the Alberta Govern- ment have been notified that their programs of legislation for the next session of the Legislature must be in hand by the end of December. Preparations are under way accord- ingly, and a number of new acts or revisions of existing statutes are being made ready. Nn date for the session has been set as yet but it is expected that it will open about the same time as last year, probably the middle of January, NEW CHURCH OPENED Sudbury, Ont., Nov. 15.--With a general congregational rally last evening ceremonies in connection with the opening of Knox Presby- terian Church, Surbury, were con- cluded. The dedication was conduct- ed by Rev. W. A. MacKay, of Sault Ste. Marie, and Rev. Dr. A. M. Boyd, minister. Rev Thomas Eakin, prin- cipal of Knox College, Toronto, de- livered the two sermons at Sunday's services. BRITAIN TAXES POLITICAL FUNDS London, Nov, 15.--Questioned in the House of Commons today as to whether income tax was paid on political party investments, Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, answered in the @ffirma- tive. ; The Chancellor, however, said he was unable to state what amount of money was collected through this tax, 30,000,000 ACTION Nearly 2,000 Shareho'ders Plaintiffs in Suit Just Filed Pontiac, Nov. 15--Nearly 2,000 stock holders, scattered throughout the coun try, of the old Lincoln Motor Compan; are plaintiffs in a suit in chancery against Henry and Edsel Ford invol ving approximately $6,000,000, filed i Circuit Court herc today. The suit, brought by Henry M. Le and and his son, Wilfred C. Leland 'ormer President and Vice-Presiden respectively, of the Lincoln Motor Company, under power of attorney ob tained from the stockholders, seeks eimbursement for loses alleged t« ave been suffercd at the time Henry Ford purchased the Lincoln properties in 1922 at a receiver's sale for $8,000, The bill of complain® charges tha: Mr. Ford failed to keep a veibal agree ment to buy the ottstanding stcck of the active shareholders. This outstand ing stock, according to the complaint aggregated about $6,000,000 in value. Charging that but for the agreement made verbally with Mr. Ford they would have been able to effect a re- yrganization of the company or to have re-established its business on a basi that would have assured the paymen of the company's creditors and stock holders, the Lelands ask that the stocl of the new Lincoln Motors Ccmoan: now operated by the Ford interests, b decreed held in trust for the plaintit stockholders. WILL TESTIFY AT WANDREW TRUAL N. Y. Historian Prepares Treatise Against Angliciz- ed Ametican Histories Chicago, Nov. 16.---Armed with a 32.page treatise against "Angliciz- ed American Histories," Charles Grant Miller of New York, presi- dent of the Patriotic League for the Preservation of American His- tory, came to Chicago to testify at the trial of William McAndrew, suspended superintendent of Chica- go public schools. Miller, who described himself as ¢ pioneer in the movement to rid echool rooms of pro-British texas, prepared the treatise after an in- vestigation of several histories which Mayor Thompson, of Chica- go has branded as anti-American. McAndrew's trial' before the Board of Education is for insubor- dination, but the mayor. also has- charged him with '"'un-American acts and views." CAROLIST AGITATOR FREED BY COUR1 Bucharest, Roumania, Nov. 15, -- Roumania, which for a fortnight has been in a state of big nervous excit.- ment, breathed easier today with the acquittal of Mihail Manoilescu, form- er Undér Secretary of Finance, who was charged with sharing in a revolu- tionary plot. The trial had given rise not only to dangerous talk about the establishment of a republic, an absolute dictatorship, and abolitior. of the dynasty, but un- disguised anxiety on the part of the Government which ordered the trial to be terminated as speedily as possible. While Premier Bratiano feels that Manoilescu's arrest set a warning and example before other politicians who might feel a tendency to meddle mn the dynastic situation, the fact is that the trial has broken wide open again the troublesome question of the claims of former Crown Prince Carol to the throne. Mcre than that, it made Carol and Manoilescu heroes in the eyes of many impressionable and sentimental Roumanians. WATER POWER JURISDICTION NOT YET REFERRED TO COURTS Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 15.--Commenting on a report that the Government would consent to a reference to the courts of the question of water-powers juris-.! diction as between Dominion and pro vincial Governments, Hon. Ernest La pointe, Minister of Justice, said thi evening that so far "nothing had bees said about it." VICE-ROYALTY WILL VISIT TWO CONVENTS IN MONTREAL Montreal, Que., Nov. 15.--The Gov- ernor-General and Lody Willingdon will be in Montreal November 30 and will visit the Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary at their mother house in Outremont and at their con- vent in the east end of Montreal. jE AR ONE THOUSAND BUSHELS FROM LESS THAN Belleville, Nov. 15.--W. C. Dempsey, in Prince Edward County, has surpassed the record cited re- cently in 980 bushels of carrots to the acre. He attained the even 1,000 bushels, garnering thirty tons from a plot of less than an acre, One car- rot. he reports, weighed 7 pounds. Jasper Golf Trophy Presented | 24 P. Baker (right), of Jericho e Club, Vancouver, winner of the Totem Pole trophy at Jasper Park Golf Course, Jasper National Park, during the annual golf week, being Presumed with the trophy by Walter ratt, General Manager of Hotels, Sleeping and Dining Cars, Canadian National Railways. The Jasper Golf tournament is growing in favor with followers of the game and this t year, with jentries from Canada, United States and other countries, became intepnational in its charac- ter. Canad#@s famous scenic golf course won 'high praise from the golfers who: played over it during the Golf Week competitions, and some keen battles for supremacy were staged.--Canadian National Railways photograph. Lake Superior Lashed By Severe Storm, Man Vessels Rush to Safety Before Terrific Blizzard -- Driving Snow and Bitter Cold Are Sweeping Over Northern Ontario District Calumet, Mich., Nov. 15.--A storm described by United States Weather Bureau officials as dangerous to shipping is developing on Lake Su- perior, and vessels are scurrying to safety in the face of a 45-mile-an- hour gale, driving a blinding snow- storm before it. North to west gales becoming northwest, are predicted, with snow and colder weather forecast for the next 24 hours. The temperature is dropping rapidly. Nine lake steamers have sought safety in the Portage Cenal harbor in the last eight hours, The storm, coming suddenly on the heels of fair weather after Sat- urday"s gale, may overtake steamers that left shelter Sunday. Northwest storm warnings are displayed from Duluth to Marquette. All vessels' Captains are being urged to take every precaution acainst the storm which, it was pre- dicted, will he one of the most severe 7f the season. The Eagle Harbor Coast Guard reports a 45-mile gale and blinding snow over Lake Superior, and stands ready for emergency calls, as a num- her of ships still remain out on the lake. At Irhpeming, Mich., ten inches of anow, blown into four-foot drifts in nlaces, covered a large area. The mow started falling at 1 o'clock tu 1av, and soon blocked railway traffic and tied up automobiles on the high- ways. Blown From Building Detroit, Nov, 15.--Hurled from 'he third story of the new Pengbscot 3uilding, a 40-story office building vow under construction at Fort and yriswnld streets, today, when the +ind blew him from a steel stan- 'hion where he was at work, Ed- Jdward Tettley, 21 years, old, living 't 22 Crane Avenue, Windsor, is in eceiving hospital with small chance 'or recovery. His skull was frac- 'ured and he is believed to have suffered internal injuries. Towns Snowbound Chicago, Nov. 15.--A foretaste of winter rushed down on the Middle West today, disrupting traffic and slosing schools in Wisconsin with its snowfalls; its storm damaging docks and endangering shipping on Lake Sunerior, Rainfall turned to» snow and ther- mometers dropped as the storm swept across the prairie States and into the Great Lakes region. Deer hunters enjoying their first davs of the sesson aren danger of being marooned in their forest fast- nesses by snow, that drifted to a depth of four feet, Is Frozen to Death PATENAUDE ABSENT FROM CAHAN BANQUET SIGNIFICANT MOVE Montreal, Que., Nov. 15--Conserva- tives here are commenting on the fact that the Hon. E. L. Patenaude and practically all of those who stood be- tend the Cahan banquet here Satur- day night. That, say the party stal- warts, was the sole element of Conser- vatism which was absent. The Patenaudists have their defence. "Patenaude killed us for the present generation today," said one of the Patenaude candidates of 1925. "He is not disloyal to the party. He is truly loyal, the only difference between Patenaude and some of the other big men of the Quebec Conservatives is that Patenaude knows he should stay out of the ring--and is staying out. And before there is a strong Conserva- tive party in Quebec, some more of the big fellows will have to take a back seat cven though they would like to play a large role." The allusion was to the Hon. Ro- dolphe Monty and the Hon. Andre I'auteux. The party is far from hav- ing anything personally against those gentlemen, especially the Hon. Mr, Monty, whose fidelity to the cause is proverbial in Quebec. Only, the poli- ticians say, both are relics of cons. rip- tion days, both are reflections of the Right Hon. Arhtur Meighen in the eyes of the rural voters. of Quebec. And, with the Hon. Mr. Monty and the Hon. Mr. Fauteux active in the field, many Conservatives say the Hon. R. B. Bennett would find himself in no stronger position here than was the late leader of the party. 128 PERSONS ARE DROWNED WHEN STEAMER FOUNDERS Bombay, Nov. 15--The steamer Tukaram of the Indian Co-operative Navigation Company foundered off the Bombay coast during aSturday's cyclone with a loss of 128 persons, ita was learned today. Many of the bodies have been washed ashore at Janjire, and five survivors were brought back here by a rescue ship. The steamer Jayanti of the Bombay Steam Navigation Company, with 100 persons aboard,is missing, and two searching vessels have been un- able to find any trace. SPECTACULAR FIRE THREATENS TO WIPE OUT ALBERTA TOWN Cochrane, Alta., Nov. 15.--In a spec- tacular blaze which for a time threat- ened destruction to the whole town, the Alberta Hotel at Cochrane, a three story frame structure, was comoletely burned down by fire which broke out in one of the back rooms, shortly af- ter midnight, There was no one in the building at the time, hind him in 1923 and 1925 did not at-7j For Damages Is Held 75 Percent Responsible William Lavis, Plaintiff in Ac- tion for $1,50 Against Geo. Cookman, Arising Out of an Accident in Which He Was Struck By Defendant's Car -- Gets 75 Per Cent. of Total Amount of Suit (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Nov. 16.--William Lavis was awarded $1,125 damages in his action agamst George Cookman, Provincial officer, at the fall assizes in Whithy yesterday. The case arose out of an accident in which the plaintiff was struck by a car driven by the defend- ant. The jury was given six questions to answer before retiring and the de- | cision resulted in Cookman being found 75 per cent. responsible and the vlaintiff 25 per cent. The amount of he action was $1,500. The fall sittings came to an end yes- | evday afternoon, only one case hav- ng come to trial. : Of the three jury cases om the doc- ket, two were not ready for presenta- tion, these being Hill vs. Toronto Transportation Commission and Croc- ker vs. Wilson. The third, William Lavis vs. George Cookman, provincial officer, was the one case mentioned a- bove, which arose out of an accident in which the plaintiff claimed damages. The conclusion of Lavis vs. Cook- man case, which was begun on Mon- day, was heard yesterday. The de- fense called several witnesses to tesu- fy concerning a conversation in which the defendant is alleged to have admit- ted his responsibility for the accident. Dr. Dougall, Dr. Proctor and F. Ma- thison, Oshawa Post Master, were cal- led and stated that they had not heard the statement supposed to have beci made, Two eye-witnesses of the event were also brough into the witness stand by the defence. John Mathison, 16 years of age, who was standing on the cor- ner of Brock and Trent streets when the accident occurred, told of seeing the plaintiff start across the street, of seeing him look up and hesitate at the sound of a motor horn, and of seeing him run forward again in the path of the car. He observed the car swerve to the right in an effort to avoid the man. Seeing that the crash was inevi- table, he looked away and when he looked again, the car had halted on the intersection and the plaintiff was lywg in the ditch. Fred Long, who was also standing on the corner, told substantially the same story. His Lordship examined the te<iimony of the last two witnesses very uiinute- ly, pointing out some weak spots and going over them in detail. W. Davidson, garage owner and mo- tor car dealer, testified as to the con- dition of the brakes on the car involv- ed after the accident, finding them quite efficient. Mr. Durrant who has for twenty- five years been connected with the motor movement, examining drivers and inspecting brakes, testified that a car driven at twenty miles per hour, should stop in about 37 feet. The tire marks left on the pavement by the car driven by Cookman were 38 feet long. In rebuttal, the plaintiffs counsel brought a witness, a dealer in Star cars who had tested a Star car with brakes in good condition to find out the space required to stop it and found 23 feet sufficient. With the consent of both counsels, His Lordship gave the jurors a list of six questions to guide them in arriving at a conclusion. The questions were as follows. ; 1st. Did the plaintiff sustain los: or damage by reason of a motor vehi- cle driven by the defendant on a high- wry? ; : 2ud. Has the defendant satisfied , NEW FRENCH TARIFF TO AFFECT CANADA Paris, Nov. 15.---A schedule applicable to certain ar- ticles exported from Canada to France will go into effect November 21, coincidentally with the applica- tion of the Franco-American provi- sional tariff agreement. The agree- ment will be promulgated in the Journal Officiel tomorrow, the United States Embassy is officially advised. It is learned that its ap- plication will cover Canadian as well as United States commodities which haveb een classified under the gen- eral tariff since September 6. The French Government has de- cided that the schedule cannot be made retroactive, but inasmuch as a | ereat percentage of good affected en- tering France since September © nave been placed in bonded ware- houses and therefore not delivered. only a small fraction of American expori= to France in the last two month: will be taxed the old sched- ule. LIBERTY BOND I03UE PAID OFF Huge Refunding Operation in U. S.--Amounted to $3,807,000,000 Washington, N.C., Nov. 15.--In- sofar as its creditors would allow the United States today took up and naid off one of its greatest war loans, the second Liberty bond issue of $3,807,000,000. The figures involved were so large that Ngden Mills, Under-Secretary of the Treasury, refused to make any ectimate as to how successful the Government's efforts to retire the second Liberties had been. Not until the 12 reserve banks make their report late this week will the treasury be enabled to tell how many of the bonds remain outstand- ing, thourh interest upon them ceared today. The final conversion offer in which second Liberties participated also was cleared up today, Secretary Mellon anr~uncng that the Novem- ber 15 seven month's offering of 3 1-8 per cent. treasury certificates had all been allotted. The Government accented cash Bubscriptions for the certificates to a total of $419,770.- N00 ont of the total of $1,103,261 - 400 that subscribers tendered, but it allowed new. certificates in full for the total amount of subscrip- tions made in recond Liberty bonds, which was $2,386,500. new tariff $80,000 CONTRACT LET Port Arthur, Ont, Nov. 15, -- The contract for the removal of 25000 vards of rock to' make way for addi- tional yard facilities at Current River for the Canadian National Railwavs, has been awarded to W. S. Tomlin- son and Co. Winnipeg, at approxim- ately $80,000 and the work will take all Winter. When the rock has been rg- moved the Canadian National will haVe room for three additional tracks seventy car lengths long to take care of grain storage for the new grain growers' elevator, nbw in the course of construction. NEW POWER LINE Owen Sound, Ont, Nov. 15--~In a short time, the village of Kilsyth and a section of the Township of Derby are to have Hydro lighting and power. Already a number of men and teams are at work getting out poles, and you that such loss or dam: did not arise through the negligent or impro- jer conduct of the driver of the motor vehicle? : 3rd. Was the plaintiff guilty of any negligence or improper conduct which caused or contributed to the accident 4th: Wherein did such negligence on the part of the plaintiff consist? Sth. What is the entire amount of damages to which the plaintiff would have been entitled had there been no contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff? 6th. Is it practicable on the evidence to determine the respective degrees cf fault on the part of the plaintiff and defendant, and if so, what are the res- ctive degrees in per cent.? : 7 charging the jury, His Lordship stressed the fact that under the High- way Traffic Act, in case of an acci- dent, the onus is on the driver to prove that he was not responsible. The jury retired at 1.15. Court was adjourned until 215. The answers to the six questions which the jury brought in when cotrt re-opened were as follows: Isivess 2nd--no; 3rd-- yes; 4th--In not taking more precau~ Yo in crossing the street; Sth--$l,- 500; 6th--Defendant's responsibility 75 per cent, plaintiff's responsibility 25 per cent. The amount of damages was accord- ec ing the work of erecting the line. This arrangement, where the farmers can do much of the work themselves, will greatly lower the cost of installation, which was regarded in this district as almost prohibitive, ingly computed as $1,125, Upon reading the verdict, His Lord- ship thanked the jurors for their at- tend , and di d them, The five non-jury cases were all set- tled. In the Fluke-Coulson action $1,- 500 and costs of $300 were conceded. In Gillespie vs. Ross, $300 and costs was accepted by plaintiff. Stewart vs. Stewart promised to be more difficult of settlement but His Lordship pressed the two parties through their counsel to reach some amicable arrangement and ended by drafting an agreement which was accepted by all parties in- volved. The case was one where an elderly woman had deeded her small property to her daughter and left her- self unprovided for. The son had at- tacked the deed urging incompetence and undue influence. Proceeds from the property from rental or sale are to be used to sup- port the mother during her life and upon her death, the property is to» be divided equally betwen the so. and daughter. 4