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opt OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1927 The Oshawa Daily Reformer SOUTH CHINA IN THROES OF Arson Charge Kenney Acq SIX OF CREW DF ALTADOC IN TORONTO of Heroic Attempt to Secure Aid LAUNCHED LIFEBOAT Reached Shore After Hazard: ous Trip--Walked to Copper Harbor (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Dee, 18.--8ix members of he crew of the wrecked steamer tadoc arrived here today from the Bault, en route to their homes. Roy Hartman of Wiarton, Ont, ngineer, told a gripping story of he attempt made by himself nl hree other men to secure aid for heir comrades who remained on he Altadoc as it grounded on the ocks of Keewanaw Point, boat struck, Hartman and Roy Burke, Walter Lacroix and Jack Keith, launched a life boat and after hazardous trip over a hundred rds of surf, on raid of being lost in t They telephoned Coast Guards Bagle Harbor and were relieved find nat o aid had already been sen ae yo clearer WAIT REPORT ON NAVY PROGRAM President Coolidge Has Not Approved of Any Policy (By Associated Press) Washington, Dee, President oolidge is still awaiting final con usion of the Navy Department on recommendations for a8 cruiser ogram to be laid before congress the administration, Kt was said fatly at the White House that the President not only had mot oyed ny Naval Building program but that e Navy Department itself had not et reached any final sion on he recommendations it might make. OMAN ABDUCTED drive which she says bmpelled to take with a well known '| a third Whether uitted On Biltmore Cafe Manager Exonerated of Setting Fire To (By Staff Whitby, Dee. 13.--8id P, Ken- ney, Chinese, manager of the Bilt- more Cafe at Oshawa which was destroyed by fire on the morning of O¢t, 26 was discharged when he 'ppeared before His Hdhor Judge Ruddy in general sessions court here this afternoon, He faced a charge of arson in connection with the fire which did damage estl- mated at $100,000 to the Alger Press Block, King street east, Osh: awa, Kenney on hearing the charge and after being asked how he elect: ed trial announced through his counsel, J, P, Mangan, that he wished to be tried by the county Judge, forthwith, At this juncture Crown Attorney J, A, McGibbon Alger Block atated he had no evidence to offer against the accused, Kenney was then discharged, Kenney, according to evidence submitted at his preliminary hear- ing held in Oshawa about a week 180, was the last to leave the build ing the night before the fire, Ex- amination by officials of the fire, marshall's dopartment showed that while there was evidences thas the fire door was blocked some morthy previous to the fire and that while there was evidences of card-hoard soaked with coaliofl under the ateps leading into the basement of the cafe, there was nothing to show that Kenney had actually set fire to the building, and he wes Bot connected with the conflagra- on, Call Public Meeting To Friday, about 18 hours after the| Discuss Organization of Chamber of Commerce DIES FROM INJURIES AS PAINT EXPLODES (By Canzdian Press) Niagara 2 ann Pes, LiAlex from injuries erisined Tast night ho pia Eo a broke. Mecrns was Pointing inside of a big fuel tank. His wife and two children survive, BEER WAREHOUSE OPEN TOMORROW The beer warehouse which will be opened tomorrow morning in the Ad- anac Garage building at 161 King street west, is practically in readi- ness to cater to the public, ing to information secured from Re E. A. Donald the store is now receiving supplies of beer daily and keeps the Government store on North Simcoe street supplied Warehouses which are located in nearly. all cities where there are Government stores, are opened under the auspices of the various brewer- ies manufacturing beer, and are san- ctioned and operated under the su- ryision of the Liquor Control oard. Theshours the warehouse will be open are from 9.30 a. m. until 6 o'clock. The warehouse will be op- ef several evenings per week, the exact mights not yet being known. It will be possible for citizens, hold- ers of permits, to receive beer from there. TIGER FIRST SACKER AND OUTFIELDER GO ST. LOUIS BROWNS (By Associated Press) . New York, Dec. 13.--The. Detroit today announced that first baseman Lu Blue and outfielder Harry Manush had been traded to the A Louis Browns for outfielder Harry Rice, pitcher Van 'Gilder and ird player to be named later. the third player is George Sisled, the Browns' famous first base- man, or not, is mot known. NO, YOU DON'T Germany wants the peace treaty "evised. Next they'll be asking to} have the war re-fought. ord's And Both In mons For Revised Prayer Book | ¥ : J i i ; LS 8 i i } ill : Accord- |' >oposal is to Form Commit. tee Including Council Spe- cial Committee and Pos- sibly 20 Citizens ~--Naming Executive "and. Permanent Chairman Would Follow PRELIMINARY DETAILS LAID Organization Would Take Shape Early in New Year ~Chairman D, A, J, Swanson Urges Large At- tendance on Friday Night A public meeting will be held at the City Hall Fridey night under the auspices of the City Council for the purpose of discussing the or- ganization of a Chamber of Com- merce early in the coming year, It is proposed to form an organi- zation committees at that meeting which would include the Council special committee already organ- ized and some 20. private citizens whose co-operation could be count- ed upon. An executive would then will be unable to serve as the gen- eral chairman, and Ente Hit § i MAY BE ON ROCKS NEAR PORT ARTHUR Situation on the Upper Lakes is Clearing After a Hectic Week WEATHER IMPROVES The Upbound Steamers Are Breaking Slowly Through the Ice (Ry Canadian Press) Port Arthur, Dec, 18,--At noon no sign had been reported of the steamer Kamloops, carrying valu able packa~e frei~ht, which fis missin~ on Lake Superior, Govern- ment tus Murray Stewart left ves- terday to join in the searrh and Midland Prince has reurned after the search of hundred miles with- out trace of the vessel Islet Prince Is still on the hunt, Bight grain rarriers which have just gone down bound promired to keen a continuous lookout, Wine and clelar weather favored this fleet and there 18 no wind. Sault Ste. Marte. Dec. 13.--The possibility that the "Kamloops" is shipwrect:ed at Isle Rovale near Port Arthur is expressed by the captain and the crew of the Quee- doe, which docked at Michiran Sno after a trip from Fort William to- day, They sald that when nphonnd In company with Kamloops last week the Queedoc narrowly es- cgned the rocks near Jsle Royale while the Kamloops, a guarter of a mile from them, appeared to be heading on to the rocks, The Can- ada Steamship Lines, owners, will press aeroplanes into service in search for the ship. The situation on the Upper Lakes is clearine today after one of the most hectic weeks ever ex- perienced and the centre of atten- tion as weather turned fine and wind died down, was the missing steam Kamloops and threatening lce blockade in Saulte Canals, Upbound steamers Canadoc and Queen were helieved to be slowly breaking through strong fice in Neebish Cut today. Fleet of up and down bound boats are waiting for these two steamers to clear, TWN DROWNED AS TUG 15 RAMMED Lirer Reaches New York Un- damaged from Crash in Buzzard's Bay (By Associated New York, Dec. Pr sound liner Robert E. Lee arriyed from Boston today showing damage from baving rammed snd sunk the tug Neponset in Buzzard's Bay last night. Two members of the tug's crew were lost, boats from the liner being unable to pick:up more than five survivors. The drowned were: Thomas Sampson, en~ineer, and Robert Doncetti, deck hand. Few details of the col- lision were given out. OVERCOAT MISSING Quer 700 Pupils In City Mission Sunday Schools That the work of the City Mission and Church Extension Board is inestimable in value to the younger members of the community is evidenced by the fact that on Sunday last there were over 700 children in at- tendance at five Sunday Schools. Most noticeable in the attendance records of the various institutions is. that there were over 200 kiddies, of various ages, present at the Sunday School service conduc ted at the new mission recent- ly erected at Arlington and King street. The 700 figure is compiled from attendance re- cords of Albert Street United Church, the Ukranian Church, Cedardale Church, North Sim- coe Street and North Oshawa Church, LINDBERGH STARTS GOOD WILL FLIGHT Leaves Bolling Ficld at 12,29 p.m, for Mexico City DIFFICULT START Two Thousand Mile Hop T Will ake -Tweaty~six Hours (By Associated Press) Washington, D.C, Dec, 18.--Col, Charles A. Lindbergh started his two thousand mile non-stop flight to Mexico City today, taking the air at Bolling Field at 12.29 pm, As he starter over Pontiac in the famous "Spirit of St, Louis" Lindbergh seem- ed to be having difficulty gaining altitude, He soon got better re: sults and quickly disappeared to the southward, The young hero of the New Yor! to Paris air hop decided time and weather were right and without morc ado was ready to go on his errand of good will which is expected to Nrequire about 26 hours in the air. Lindbergh scorned a parachute, The sky was murky as Lindbergh was escorted by army, navy and com- merce departments planes as far as Richmond, Va. The Spirit of St. Louis failed in the first two attempts to take the air and on the third at- tempt it barely missed the trees as he soared aloft. ONTARIO COUNTY JUDGING TEAM IN EIGHTH PLACE In the Annual Inter County Livestock Judging Competition held at Guelph Winter Fair on Monday, Dec. 5th, the Ontario, County Team stood in eighth place with a total of 2210 marks out of 2 possible 3000, the mark being eighty-one behind the Dufferin County Team that stood in first place, The names and marks in the in- dividual classes of stoc- of the On- tario County Team Members are as follows: 0. J. F. Stiver, Mount Albert, lof a Red revolt. Been Murdered -- to recapture Canton, foment a general strike, at Canton to protect: foreigners Armed United States launches ha two Britishers to the shelter of guns have been landed- to protect the United States consulate, Trouble is threatened due to communist cap- ture of the city, Canton Government troops are massing outside Canton, presumably preparing for an attack on communists, At Hankow also communists are very active and outlying districts of that city are declared to be entirely communistic, A peasants' army has been organized and it is believed that wealthy landlords have been murder- ed. Anti-Red troops who regained pos- session of the building at Canton were driven out by communists shortly after, Communists are loot- ing Canton wholesale, Refugees at Hong Kong Hong Kong, Dec, 13,--Chinese re- Tiugees and about 385 missionaries, mostly Americans and Germans, ar- rived here today aboard the Chinese steamer Fatshan from Canton, Mis- sionaries originally had fled from up country posts to Canton. 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy RED REVOLT Canton Completely in Control of Communists Set Up "Soviet Gov't" U. £. Gunboat Lands Men and Field Guns at Canton to Protect Foreigners While Communists Indulge in Looting and Pillaging -- Peasants' Army Organized at Hankow and Reports Say Wealthy Londlords Have Refugees and 35 Mission- aries Arrive at Hong Kong from Canton -- Canton Government Troops Massing for Attack (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Shanghai, Dee, 13, --S8outhern China today appears in the throes Canton is completely in control of communists while Nanking, Hankow and other cities are threatened by Reds, Outbreaks along the Yangtse river, including Wuchang and Changsa were quelled by the Nationalist Government which failed, however, In Shanghai itself agitators are trying to United States gunhoat Sacramento landed men and field guns while communists indulged in an orgy of looting and pillaging and set up a *'Soviet Government." Foreigners are being concentrated in the shammen, or foreign settlement of Canton, for fear of disorders breaking out between them and the natives, according to reports reaching here today. ve conveyed fifteen Americans and the foreign concession while field IPEAGE IN COAL FIELDS BROKEN Gunmen Circle Herrin, Ills, City Hall, Firing Volley-- Wound Mayor's Brother (By Associated Press) Herrin, Ills., Dec, 13--A year of peace in Herrin, the storm centre of to allot the new gym to various last night when Elmer MeCormick, brother of the mayor, and John Stamm; Chief of Police, were wound- ed by gunmen who circled the City Hall in a motor car firing volleys of bullets, MeCormick is in a critical condition, $241,155 At MANY INQUIRIES AS TO "VIORAY" GLASS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS aroused throughout Ontario by the announcement that ome of Oshawa's public schools was to have a room equipped with glass which permits the pass. age of the heslth-building ul- tra violet rays. Inquiries have poured into the office of Secty. McGibbon asking for further details and these have been separate GETS OFFICIAL IPN Major A. F. Hind Receives Warrant of Recognition as Judge Major A. F. Hind, city police , today received the war- rant of his appointment as a Judge oF niaildrens Court in Oshawa established under pro of the Children's Protection Act. ument, signed by clerk of the Executive Council and bear- ing the Seal of the Province of On- tario, reads as follows: "Copy of an Onrder-in-Couneil approved by His Honour the Lieu- t Governor, dated the 5th day of December, A.D. 1927. "Upon the Assessment Increased By Revision Court p Total Increased Assessment is Now $1,732,155 --299 Nearly another quarter-million dollars was added to the assess- ment rolls of Oshawa on which taxation for 1928 will be based at the recent sessions of the Court of Revision held on December 7, 8 and 9. The actual increzse is $241,156, bringing this year's fin- crease in assessment to $1,732,155; and the total assessment for school purposes in Oshawa during the cur- Jou year pmounts to $13,672,- Exactly 299 appeals were consid- 50 appeals from taxpayers. Six were withdrawn ed fromr separate school to public school status for taxation purposes An exemption of $200 was allowed Oshawa would have over »o0,- revenue in 1928. } : i HEL ! 4 ¥ § : ered by Chairman F. L. Mason of | ed the Court of Revision. There were | rad EDUC. BOARE HAS SURPLUS THIS YEAR Will Be Balance of $5,000 Chairman Reviews the Year's Work SUCCESSFUL TERM -- Five Retiring Trustees Be Candidates for Re-election The Oshawa Board of Edue tion closes its first year as muniel pal board separated from the Coun ty with a surplus of some $5,000 and a record of accomplishment # all departments during 19 worthy of this year's special nificance as the end of the si decade of Canada's Dominionhood Chairman 7T. B, Mitchell viewed the year's activities at Ia night's Board of Education meets ing, and by inference 'announe: that the five trustees whose term expire this year will be candidat for re-election, They are: E. W, Drew, chi man of the management commi tee, and head of the Board, wit nearly a quarter of a century's se vice to his credit; H, 8. Smit chairman of the finance commf tee and consistent fighter for fe adjustment between eity and cow ty, 16 years in ofiice; G, B, Noi vis, chairman of the property com mittee and member of the Board for eight years; and Trustee A. I) Annis, who joined the Board the past municipal election. Thi work of both Trustee Annis endl Garbutt as new men was high commended. 4 "This meeting," Chairman Mit chell stated, "brings us to ft! close of our first year as a munis cipal Board of Education in th city of Oshawa, I am sure that you gentlemen are satisfied tha a munfeipal board has proved fap "etter for Oshawa than the old mion board of 17 members, 'We have had, for one thing, better attendance, This 'app'les 2ot only to the Board but to th ommittees.- The work has been carried on in a business-like way. There has been less debate about Bow-gacentials. Things have been handle: etter than on : sized board . arse "From a financial point of view this has been a most successful year. Qur actual surplus on op (Continued on page 6) $30,000 RAW SILK STOLEN OFF TRAIN: Fifteen Armed Bandits Ex change Shots With "Train (By : Langhorne, PA, Dec. Li-Fify thousand Hollars worth of raw sill was stolen from a freight trai today by fifteen A righ bandits." an e e of shots with the tr crew one of the bandits was wo but was carried away by co es.