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ce a he ¥ 4 The Oshawa Daily Reformer - ------ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY. JANUARY 7, 1928 ity Deaths From London Floods MS ARE Danger of Repetition of the - Disaster is Believed | Possible MANY FLEE HOMES Underground Ri Railways and Districts Near Docks Are 4 (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) | London, Jan, 'A~~Flood deaths in London district cpused by the sudden rising of the Thames early today af- ter the abnormal tide had reached twenty at moon, The deaths were distributed as follows:--Fifteen in West. minster area, two in Phtney, one in Hammersmith and one in Hurlingham. Crowds gath. ered along Victoria embank- ment at noon to see whether the abnormal high tide would recur. London was aghast today at the most devastating catastrophe which the River Thames has wrought in rn times, At least nineteen ns were drowned by the sud rise of the river when the war / caused by rains melted the a swept: down met the abnormal tide. er veceded to normal today b tide. ns @ recurrence of the as at the next flood tide, en- gineers labored frantically building Siaesis. 1A barricades where walle slong the embankment collapsed early today. An extensive search of the poorer districts, it was fear- ed, might show more victims, The river swept over its banke 'for sixty miles from the sea and » night of alarms and tense excite- ment such as has been unknown for years resulted, Brief reports came from densely populated sec-. tions below the business section of the city told of the struggle of frightened people to escape from "the sudden rush of water into their homes. Numbers of houses were flooded in Limehouse, Rotherithe Poplar and Canning Town, in the "neighborhood of the docks. Public buildings were thrown op- en to shelter the sufferers. Police and others assisted in removing the . stricken and supplying them with ood. . The abnormal tide which caused "the mischief began to flow at two o'clock this morning. This follow- od the recent gale which swept the coast, As the waters from the sea met the waters from the hills dis- aster resulted, Firement were busy Jousy pumping out flooded cel- oe granite wall along the Vie toria embankment held against the terrific volume of water, prevent- "ing a more serious catastrophe in the centre of the city. The water rose to the top of this wall, which is four feet wid eand runs for a mile and a half from the city proper to Westminster Street. At some the waters overflowed, but the wall itself held against the "rush of the waters. On the opposite side of the River matters were much worse. 'Thames "There is no embankment and from estminster to East streets were ¥ Hundreds of . ter, they fled in haste and terror rom their beds, amid the uproar . {against 1,584,778 for 1926. 4 soy DIES INSTANTLY Oshawa 'Will Be Mecca For Motoring World; 20,000 to Visit Plants Here i in 1928 REMUS, ACQUITTED OF MURDER, IS NOW SICK IN HOSPITAL (By Associated Press) Lima, Ohio, Jan, 7--George Re- mus, acquitted of wife murder on the grounds of insanity, today was confined in the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, from which | he is preparing to continue hie fight for freedom in new courts, The former "king of bootleg- gers" entered the hospital last night on commitment papers from Cincinnati, where he won acquittal for the slaying of his wife, Imo- gene, only to be held insane by the Probate Court, MRS. SNYDER TOLD LAST HOPE GONE Will Now Prepare Herself for Death--Fight Wages Over Instance Press) Brg viy Jan, Bala tion J as to whether the ldt- est court move by counsel for Mrs. Ruth Snydey.would result in the stay of her execution in the event Governor Smith refuses clemency. Edgar Hazelton, of Mrs, Snyder's counsel, consented to grgue the re- quest for a jury trial | the suit over $97,000 insurance on Mrs, Snyder's murdered husband next Friday, day after her scheduled execution. Request for jury trial stressed importance of Mrs, Sny- der's presence at the triall, Suit would have no bearing on Henry Judd Gray, sentenced to die with her, Mrs, Boyder, ip ber deah cell at Sing Sing prison, was told by her mother, Mrs. Josephine Brown, that all hope of reprieve is gone and to prepare herself for death, Mrs, Brown, on leaving the pris- on, said "I had to telll her that all hope is gone, I wanted to be Lhe one to do it. I told her that it was useless to cling to faith any long- er. I told her to prepare herself, She has been a brave girl, but she knows she must die now." Warden Lawes of Sing Sing pris- on was procedeing 'today with pre- parations for double exection, It BUSY DIRECTING PONTIAC CONVENTION Wio is in caarge of the most im- portant convention ever held here of the Pontiac division of General Motors of Canada, Lim- ited, MAS, THOS. HAWKES DIES IN AUSTRALIA Years Before Taking U- Residence There + Citizens of Oshawa will learn with deep regret of the passing in Ade- laide, §outh Australia, of Mrs. Thomas Hawkes, wife of Thomas Hawkes, representative of the Gen- eral Motors Export Company, who was transferred to that country about four years ago, and previously a member' of Oshawa town council. She was aged 65 years. Death took place last Saturday, December 31, 1927, The late Mrs. Hawkes, who 'was born in Sunnidale Township, Simeoe County, was he- fore her marriage on July 15, 1882, Mary Shaw , Prior to going to Aus- tralia four years ago with her hus- band and family, Mrs. Hawke had been a resident of Oshawa for about 26 years. The passing of Mrs, Hawkes will be mourned Ee many who will re- ber her as a kind and devout will be as devoid of tionalism as he can make it, he said, No telephone or telegraph wires for use of press will be installed in the prison.' They will be in the village, Twenty-four witnesses bave been selected. These will in- clude twenty mnewspapermen and four physicians, COAL SHIPPING ; SHOWS INCREASE Detroit, Jan. 6.--Net tonnage. of bituminous coal loaded into ves- gels during the shipping season up to Dec. 31 exceeded that of the previous four years by nearly 6, 000,0000 tons, the report of the Ore and Coal Exchange revealed today. This is the concluding report for the 1927 season, and no more will be issued until the opening of the 1928 season, the report says. Total 'amount of cargo: tonnage dumped reached 32,851,681 tons, compared with 28,159,076: for the previous year, and against 22,974. 991 toms for 1924. Fuel tonnage last season stood at 1,450,649, cargo lonpage amounted fo 4,302,230 tons, against 29,743 : "for the previous year. WHEN SLED HITS CAR Guelph, Jan, 6.--George Hall, 10-year-old son of Mr. aad Mrs. Robert Hall, Aberfoyle, was fatally in 2 sleighing accident in of Averile. early to- al i gx 3 ! mother who took a particularly keen interest in matters pertaining to the home. As a member of St: An- drew's Church of this city, t"~ lat~ Mrs. Hawke, took a great interest in affairs of the Ladies' Aid So: etv and she was also a life member of the Women's Missionary Society. In addition to her husband she leaves to mourn her loss, one son, John, and two daughters, Florence and Rose in Australia, and one son Donald, manager of the Montreal plant of the Coca Cola Co. of Can- ada; four brothers, Daniel, James, Samuel and Malcolm, all of Du'uth, Minn, two sisters, Mrs. Thomas of Staynor, Ont, and Mrs. rry Schell of Sunnidale Corners, t. The death of Mrs, Hawkes makes the first break in a family of six. SILVER AND GOLD Washington, Jan. 6--The Bur- eau of the Mint reported today that 217,187,197 ounces of gold, valued at $45,027,300, and 58,646,622 ounces of silver, worth $33,252, 635, were produced in the United States during 1927. This was a decline as compared with the pre- vious year, gold 'production falling it $8,242,300 in value and silver 4,072,124 ounces. In 1915, the bi of domestic produe- tion, gold "valued at $101,035,700 and 74,961,075 ounces of silver were produced. S00 VITAL STATISTICS S00, Out., Jam 6,--The vital statistics for the Soo for 1927 were 687 births, 206 marriages and 25 deaths, compared with 718 births, 224 marriages and 253 deaths, in 1926. in December last there were 44 births, 11 marriages and 10 EGGS 55 CENTS A DOZEN Prices on the market this morn- ing were in easier, with eggs tak- ing a fi r drop of ten cents a dozen to sell at 55 cents a basket. fi I jas. on sale again, at five cents a quart : ! Objective Set ir in Campaign Launched By J. H. Bea- General Sales' Man- ager of the Company, at New Year's Conventions ~--400 Leaders in Pontiac Field Banquetted By Gen- eral Motors || ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH Dealers from All Over Can- ada Assemble to Discuss 1928 Pontiac Campaign --President R. S. Mec- Laughlin Issues Message of Optimism -- Predicts Great Year for This Line of Car Over 20,000 visitors will puss through the local plants of Gen- al Motors of Canada, Limited; this year in response to a campaign launched at New Year's conven. tions by J. H. Beaton, general reales mannger of the. company, 'The goal for this drive whieh will make Oshawa a year-round cun- vention centre for the motoring nublic of Ontario and other Prov- inces of the Dominjon was set at last night's unprecedented econ- vention of Pontiac dealers. Over 400 leaders in the Pontiac field from every part of Canada were banquetted in 'the Industrial Re- lations building of General Motors plant. George E. Ansley, general sales manarer, joint host of the convention banquet with Presi- dent R. S. McLaughlin, of General Motors, acted as toastmaster, That making Oshawa a mecca for the motorinz world of Cenada is a considered policy of the com- nany, for 1928 was further evi- denced in the address given by Mr. McLaughlin, who addressed H, A. Brown, vice president and general manager, directly to say that be- fore another Pontiac convention assembles, far more adequate ar- rangements for their entertein- ment must have been arranged. Mr. McLaughlin did not elahor- ate this suggestion by giving spe- cific details, but it is possible that p'ans already outlined for the use of the former office building on Mary street may be supplemented s0 as to meet the requirements of General Motors hospitality cam- paign. No convention ever assembled at a banquet board with more en- thusiasm than marked last night's Pontia~ celebration. Each guest showed his allegiance to the "Chief of the Sixes." by wearing a war bonnet of brilliant feathers. General Motors orchestra filled the hall with melody, "Smiling" T'ddie Jackson, of New York, was the song leader and lord of the revels. Under his infectious per- sonality reserve went out like river ice in a spring thaw. Gay Scene The air was. filled with gaily- tinted balloons tossed from man to man and from table to table. Noise makers, melodious as a change from the ordinary squawk- er, accompanied the orchestra with oy Hngidg Ehime played by 400 Jessie Bull, noted a ao 3 from New York, delighted .with a number of solos end her fine voice led many choruses. Mr. Ansley was, at one stage of the banquet, mysteriously sum- moned to the singer's dais. There, while the banquet room rocked with cheers and Anugnger, he was made the target of Miss Bull's song, "I love you." 'The envy of the audience was only by the singer's beauty of and charm of manner. In a sense fit was a Quebec nicht. Numbers of Pontiac deal- ers were present from the senior province, among them, D. A. J. (Micky) O'Connor, who has been selling McLaughlin products from the days of buggies and democrats, andis as loyal to the organization today, when his silver hair crowns U. S. MAY SU MILITARY ACTIVITY IN NICARAGUA ZONE (Cable Service to The Times by Ca Press) Buenos Aires, Jan, 7.~Suspen- sion of the United States .mili- tary operations in Nicaragua is suggested in a statement hand. Robert W. Bliss, United States ambassador, by the Ar- gentine Association for the Lea. gue of Nati The proposes the appointment of a delegation representing all coun. tries which are members of the pan-American union for the pur. pose of conciliating "divergent views between Nicaragua and the United States." SEEK EVIDENCE T0 DETERMINE IF HICKMAN IS SANE Attorneys Armed With Court Stipulations, Searching Middle West (By Associated Press) Los Angeles, Cal, Jan, 7.--Search through the middle west for evidence to aid in determining the sanity of William Hickman was started today as attorney's hurried eastward arm- ed with eourt stipulations permitting them to gather tesimony regarding boyhood and school life of the con- fessed slayer and kidnapper, Attorney Jerome Wash, accom- Jamey by Deputy District Attorney ames Costello, leit. here last night or Kansas City, Cos tempt to gather' igyidence Tor the rosecution which will offset any ound Walsh for the defense. Boy- hood friends, school day acquain- tances and other persons who knew Hickman in his youth, Walsh de- clared, would provide depositions that Hickmans' defense--' 'not guilty by reason of insanity"--was depen- dent upon, GENERAL MOTORS FILM TO RETURN Was Viewed By Over 3,000 People in the City Yesterday will 'ats "General Motors Around the World," the moving 'picture story of the world's greatest automotive in- dustry, will be shown again in Osh- awa and probably during the coming week, Manager IL. E. Osier of the Regent Theatre, »"nounces on auth- ority, While over 3,000 saw the pic- tured epic of big business yesterday, as many were turned away for lack of room. The picture left last night for De- troit but its return'to Oshawa is de- finitely announced so that those that have not seen it may have the pri- vilege, Mr. Osier understands that it will be here for two days at least. Those that saw the ten-reel super- production yesterday declare that it was an education and a holiday com- bined. Most of them hope to have the opportunity of seeing it again. The picture made a particularly deep impression on younger specta- tors who attended the showing which began at 1.15 p.m. on Friday. Their cheers showed their partisanship for various General Motors products, governed probably by the depart- ments in which their fathers or bro- thers are employed. "Is your friend, the company pro- moter, a man you can trust?" "That fellow! Why he's so crooked that even the wool he pulls over your eyes is half cotton." WEATHER la alren General Motors of Canada Paid Out $27,000,000 for Raw Materials and Fin- ished Products of Entirely Canadian Origin -- Fig- ures Given By President Reveal a Huge Business Enterprise -- $3,000,000 EXTENSIONS Company's Freight Bill for 1927 Almost Reached $1,000,000 Without Cno- sidering Outgoing Ship- ments -- Engine Plant at Windsor to Be in Opera- tion Again General Motors of Canada, Lim- ited, reports $70,000,000 of new business transacted in 1927, the greatest year in the history of the company. Of that huge sunr, at least $50,000,000 was expended ir Canada for raw materials and fin- ished products, direct salaries and wages, and for taxes and duties tc the various governments, In addresses delivered to Chev- rolet and Pontiac sales division con: ventions held here during the past week, R. 8. McLaughlin, president of General Motors of Canada, em: phasized: the pari that the company > playing in @anddian in. rusiry, and pointed out that the nresent year will see further stop; taken towards the goal of manu facturing Canadian Genera! Motor ars entirely wiiain the Dominion and from Canadian miter isls, During 1927 General Motors of Canada, Limited, paid out $27,000, 000 for raw materials and finished products which were entirely of Ca- padian origin, Mr, McLaughlin de clared, At the same time $9,800, 000 was paid oug in the form o? sales taxes, customs duties and gen- eral taxes. The company's payrol for 1927 totalled $7,900,000. Ex- tensions to the Oshawa plant dur- ing the past year, practically pro- viding for double capacity, totalled $3,000,000 in new factories, addi- tions, and equipment, The company's freight bill for 1927 amounted to nearly a million dollars alone without taking the volume of outgoing shipments into account, While General Motors manufac- turing plants are located at Osh- awa, it was definitely announced that the engine plant at Winasor will again be in operation by the summer of 1928, EMPLOYEES AT G.M.C. FROM OLD COUNTRY HOLD FINE DANCE A real "Old Country" supper and dance was held in the Convention Hall, Mary street, on Monday night, About 70 couples sat down to supper. Mr. Swanson, in the chair, gave a very interesting speech, after which the merry party danced away the hours. The program was a real Old Country one, which brought back many happy memories. Between dances, songs were rendered by Mrs, Thomson, Mr, Strathearn and Mr. H. Smith. Dancing continued up to 12 pm. when the party broke up, tired but happy. The committee are to be complimented on the way the entire program was carried through. |any loot last night. "were near-by, and the divers ex- THUGS THWARTED IN EFFORTS TO ROB PLANT BY WATCHMAN (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan. 7--Failing to force Arthur Baker, night watchman at the Maclver packing plant here, to open the safe of the company, two arme d masked men were fore- ed to leave the premises without They surpris- ed Baker and bound his arms, but despite threats and the menace of the intruders revolvers, Baker re- fused to open the safe. He did not know the combination, but had a hard time convincing the would-be robbers that he was speaking the truth. Finally they left him with his hands tied, and he gave the alarm. N.3. HAS MILDEST WINTER IN YEARS Ardenk: Golfers Have. Hird ly Missed a Day on the Links (By Canadian Press) Halifax, Jan, 7.--While Eng- land struggles with unfamiliar snow drifts, France trembles in the grip of the frost king and even the sunny Riviera and Italy have received unexpected and unwel- come winterweather the YAN 7: of Canada" 'and Newfoundland glory in the most summerlike winter in a quarter of a_ century, With the "sunny south' of the United States. from Georgia (9 New Mexico reporting snowstorms, zero weather and many deaths from winter conditions and the middle west from Alabama to the border shivering in the snow, and Canada from Ontario west suffer- ing intensely from rigorous wea- ther, the Maritime Provinces have yet to experience a spell of real winter this season. 30 DEATHS IN HOSPICE BLAZE All Children Accounted for, Report Issued Today Says (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Jan, 7.--With all childreh accounted for, the toll of young lives taken in St. Charles Hospice catas- trophe of December 14, at last re- mains at thirty, mostly little girls between the age of five and six years, The last of the twelve chil- dren regarding whose whereabouts the sisters of the Hospice were with- out information were located yester- day by Municipal detectives, accord- ing to a report issued today, The last dozen of missing children were discovered in the homes of their parents or living » with uncles and aunts or Who hid given them 'i 'night of shelter on the. fire. FOUR MORE BODIES TAKEN FROM 5-4 Provincetown, Mass., Jan. 6.-- The bodies of four more members of the crew of the submarine 8-4 were taken from the engine-room compartment of the sunken ship by divers this afternoon. Two of the bodies were found huddled beneath a tarpaulin close to where one of the three bodies recovered Wednesday was discover- ed. The other two, found today, pressed the opinion that the four men were lying together on the effort to keep warm when death overtook them, FIRE IN GM. PAINT SHOP A fire in the pamt Shop at the General Motors Sat is fire depart- a run for the city ment, who found when they arrived that the blaze was under control excitement prevailed in Gen- eral Motors plants mear this corner, | pi and Mary streets, for the is considered the worst Paiiding or fire risk in the plant. Howeyer, Shanks to t under control with little e bei done, and the firemen amas the hall, not without a sight of TWELVE PAGES ILLIONS IN CANADA 1927 $70, 000, 000 Business Last Year Greatest In Company's History INJURED ONE BADLY AUTO CRASH Mrs. Arnold, Toronto, is in Hospital, Others Not Badly Hurt . ON ALBERT STREET Johnston's Taxi Collides With Car at Emma Three persons were injured, one of them, Mrs. Arnold, 44 Fenning street, Toronto, quite badly in an auto smash at Emma and Albert streets about half past eight last 178 Centre street, driver of John- night. The injured are, Lorne Paton, ston's taxi; his passenger, Mrs, Arn- old who was removed to the hospital here this morning and Charles Cowle, Bond street east, driver of the other car involved in the smash: The accident gccurred when the taxi, which was wh east on Emma street, collided wit han Essex coach owned and driven by Cowle, and which was going north on Albert street, Both automobiles were als most completely smashed, being turn ed over on their sides and piled up on the boulevard at the north-east corner of the intersection, A postal mail box standing on this corner was struck in the collision and hurl. ed seventy five feet, and the post on which it was placed thrown half that distance, Both of the drivers, interrogated by the police following the crash, stated that they were going less than twenty-five miles an hour, that they had not seen each other until almost at. the * corger, and that they ha" slowed 'down 'befor cuing to fl Tenner, The officer who investigated the accident stated that he could ind no marks on the pavmeent. Resi- dents of the vicinity of this corper stated that the cars met with a loud crash which brought them hurriedly on to the street, and soo nafter the accident an interested crowd was on the scene, : The most seriously injured of the three was Mrs, Arnold, who sustained injuries to her right side, and a fractured wrist and other injuries on her right arm. On account of her unimproved condition she was ree moved to the Oshawa General Hose pital this morning, where her condie tion is unchanged, Mr.. Cowle, driver of the Essex car, was rendered un- conscious by a blow on the head, and did not gain consciousness until he had been removed to a house adja- gent to the scene of the accident, He received a gash on the head from flying glass, but his injuries are re- ported as not serious, and he was eble to be about today. The driver of the taxi, Lorne Paton, was also injured, but not seriously. Mr. Cowle was accompanied in his car by Elwood Rahme, who escaped injury, Mrs. Arnold, who was a pass» enger in the taxi, was proceedin® to the residence of Mr, Frederick Mc- Govern, who was very ill and who died this morning. Wreckage from the automobiles was strewn for several feet, the cars ending their mad skid after the ac- cident by coming in contact with a hydrant on the corner. Both ears were thrown on their sides, and turned\arund in the road by the force of the impact, which, as is sta ted above, threw a post box seventy-" five feet nto a vacant ot on Albert street, YOUNG WINDSOR DESPERADO TO BE . TRIED FOR MURDER Windsor, Jan. §.--Parents of William Fuller, youthful Windsor desperado who was arrested in De- rout, three days ago, after being at large more than a year fol his sensational escape from the county jail at Sandwich, today were notified by Port Huron au- thorities that the accused young man will be placed op trial for murder on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Port Huron police say that ane other man, named Bernard Mc- Cann, also of Windsor, whe is wanted in the Fairbaven slaying, and who faces a joint murder charge with Fuller, may have been | "bumped off' in a gun battle. Po- lice all over the State and through- out the rest of the United States have searched for him without morning | success, ing shafts cut down fin size, so as to prevent future deliveries of this kind. At the time of his escape, Fuller was awaiting transportation to Kingston Penitentiary to serve two" years for assaulting former Detec- tive Joseph Bower of the Windsor police.