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2---NO. 17 BARTLETT BROOKS GIVEN THIRD TRIAL B The Osliawre. Det Daily Reformer | The Oshawa Daily Times OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1928 STILL FIND NO TRACE OF MISSING BOY Mervyn Oke, 86 Wood St., i Pisappeated from Home ) Thursday Ww DILIGENT SEARCH All Centres in the District Notified, Including Toronto "Still Imissing" was the only further information which could be obtained this morning regard- ing the disappearance of Mervyn Oke, who left his home, 86 Wood street, Thursday evening and has not since been seen, In conversation with Owen D. Friend, Chief of Police, this morn- ing, The Oshawa Daily Times rep- resentative was informed that a didigent search has been under- taken by police officials for the boy. Toronto and many other towns in the vicinity have been notified, and police of these places are on a vigilant watch for anyone an- swering his description, Further investigation into the matter dis- closed that Mervyn did not have as large a sum of money as was first reported, and he was in good physical lcondition when he lelft his home. Friends of the family and police piticials are very anxious to locate the boy and are doing everything possible to find him, They hope that he will either return to his home or be located over the week- end, POLICE ROUND UP (GANG OF BURGLARY New York Officers Get Clue Through Securing Book of Chances (By Associated Press) New York, N.Y,, Jan. 21.---A book of chances in a raYfle, lost by one of several men who bur- glarized a Brooklyn clothing store, today led to the arrest of fourteen men believed by police to be mem- bers of a gang which has system- . matically looted- fifty or more stores in Brooklyn or Manhattan, The value of the stolen merchandise was estimated at $100,000. Detec- tives ivestigating the robberies found the book, and traced the owner, DUPLIGATES MACE FOR ST. PAUL'S Thus Linking in a Sense, Famous Liverpool Cathedral With Toronto Edifice (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan. 21--The famous Tdverpool Cathedral will be in sonre measure linked up with St. Paul's Anglican Church here tmorrow, when M. L. Davies, Toronto finan- ecler, presents to St. Paul's, of which he is a member, a replica of the mace which he presented to the Liverpool Cathedral on the ocea- sion of the wedding there of the daughter and son of Sir Max Mus- , British chemical magnate, September. LITTLE DAMAGE AS CARS COLLIDE Little damage was done ina mi- por sutomobile accident which oec- curred on Mary Street yesterday afternoon. The collision occurred "in front of General Motors old head office, and was between cars owned Tom Baird, Golf street, and ». Ebbs, 4 Athol street west. Bo, ay Bs Brandishes nife, Chinesee Calls Please "Fee-¢c-eek! Helpee! Helpee! Polee--ce!"" Sounds such as these might have been heard yes- terday afternoon in front of one of the city's Chinese laundries when a 1l4-year- old boy was trying to killee a Chinese, At least, that is the report which was receiv- ed at police headquarters. The report stated that about 10.30 yesterday morning a bi-i-g, bo-o-0-0ld boy of about 14 came into the laundry at 8 Athol street west, brandishing a rather wicked looking knife. (Oooh! Shades of Confucius!) And the Chinaman, hav- ing made a hasty exit into the cellar, the report went on, the boy departed. No doubt driven away by the guardian spirits of every good Chinaman, THIRTY MORE COMMUNISTS EXECUTED Result of Renewal of the Chinese Drive Against Reds MARTIAL LAW Cities Affected Are Hankow, Hanyan and Wuchang-- Planned Uprising (Cable Service to The Times By Canadian Press) Hahkow, Jan. 21, ~ Thirty persons accused of communism have been executed in the past twenty-four hours as a result of the renewal of the Chinese drive against the Communists, Mar- tial law was in force in Wuhan cities--Hankow, Hanyan and Wuchang -- today. Chincse charge the Communists with planning an uprising, PLEASANT SOCIAL FUNCTION IS HELD AT WINTER GARDEN One of the prettiest private par- ties of the present season took nlace last night at the Winter Gar- dens, under the management of r. Clifford Palmer, when Mr, and Mrs. W, J. Trick and Dr, and Mrs. Harold Trick, were hosts to about 65 couples, included among whom were a number of out-of-town friends. Assembling at the beautiful dance auditorium in the earlier part of the evening, the guests danced to strains of music played by Fred Stevenson's Orchestra with Hal Linton at the piano, In- terspersing the dance program was a number of novelty dances. These together with the usually scenic ef- fect of the Winter Garden, created a beautiful picture, as it were, After indulging in the various dances for several hours the gath- ering went to the retreats where 2 buffet luncheon was served Sager the direction of Joseph Welsh, lo- cal caterer. Later dancing was again the pastime and the party broke up about 1:15 o'clock. " Included among the party were Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kirby of Tor- onto, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Dewland, of Whitby, Mr. Alex. Hall, of Tor- onto, and Mr. Merlyn Kennedy of Toronto. Winters nowadays are not what they used to be. As the noble lord said about the London Times: "They never were."--Toronto Telegram, Revise Express Rates Coveri Animals and Reptiles Si Snakes, Alligators, Giraffes | shipping interests have gained con- U.S. HAS 65 PERCENT OF GRAIN HAUL Grand President Canadian Navigators, Says Canadian Companies Losing UP TO GOVERNMENT The Act Forbids Ships of Other Companies to Operate (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 21.--A statement that in five years United States trol of over 65 percent. of the lake carriage of Canadian grain and are breaking the Canadian coastwise act to put Caadian steamship com- panies out of business was made today by Capt. C. Robinson, God- erich, who this week was elected Grand President of the Canadian Navigators' Federation, "American shipping interests," he said, 'have practically taken over the grain carriage on the Great Lakes, Over 65 percent, of Canadian grain is now carried in American bottoms, In a few years Canadian Steamship Companies will be completely extinct unless the government enforces the act." The act, he pointed out, forbids ships of any other country than the Dominion to operate between two ports in Canada, The govern- ment had been winking at infrac- tions of this law, Captain Robin- so alleged saying Buffalo boats were permitted to carry grain from Fort William to Montreal by way of Buffalo and Fairport, FORMER CLERK ADMITS PARTICIPATING IN $73,600 HOLDUP SANDINO WOUNDED IS BELIEF NOW Reports That Rebel Leader Was Killed Lacks Con- firmation (By Associated Press) Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 21.-- Advices from Ocotal today indicat- ed the possibility that General Augustino Sandino, rebel leadér, was wounded in the aeroplane bombardment of his stronghold at El Chipote last Sunday, Confirma- tion of reports that Sandino was dead and buried was lacking, FIRST BUTTERFLY SEEN BY RESIDENT ON AVENUE STREET Mrs. R. Owen 34 Avenue street, in calling the Oshawa Daily Times on the telephone this of morning, reports that a beautiful |- yellow butterfly flew into her home through a window, It has evidently hatched from a larvae in the sun of the past few days, Robert Fraser of Nut Krust Bakery Tells Further of His Trip to England and Scotland--Unique System in Dance Healls--Weather Bad Referring further to his recent trip to the Old Country, Robert Fraser of the Nut-Krust Baltery, in speaking to The Oshawa Daily Times, states that everything pos- gible is done on the large ocean- going vessels to make travelling comfortable for the passengers, many of whom are making their first trips across. The experience for many is unique. His recent trip over was very good and quite a contrast to the return voyage when the sea was quite rough for the first four days. The meals on board were excep- tionally good and Mr, Fraser, be- ing in the pure food business, na- turally was quite interested in this end of it. "Meals on ship either way," he states, "were good, con- sisting of breakfast at 8 o'clock, beef tea and toast at 10.30 o'clock; lunch at 1 p.m.; tea and cake at 4.30 in the afternoon and dinner at 7 p.m." In the even- ings dances and whist drives help while away the hours. Speaking about the winter weather in Scotland and England, Mr, Fraser states that press re- ports were accurate and that the climate during the five weeks he was in that section of the world was quite cold. "When I was in Scot land," he states, "there was a steady snow and hard frost, the thermometer reaching down as far a8 three degrees below zero'. Na- turally this is quite out of the or- (Continued on Page 3) HOUSE MAIDS' AND BUTLERS' UNION IS Chicago, Jan. 20. -- The House Maids and Butlers' Union is growing like a k. "Every night off and cight hours a day," is the slogan. Henry Toohey, once a butler, is pre- "We will require an eight-hour working day for union servants. That will give the maids every evening off and they will have a better chance of getting married. It will give the butlers their evenings off to develop themselves in other lines® "We will do good for the employ- ers as well as the servants. We will use the dues of each maid to establish a bond against breakage. We will establish a school to teach young servants cooking and housekeeping and to teach foreign servants Eng- lish. Butlers already know English, sometimes too much." Transportation Problem in Old Country Interesting WHITBY CHURCH IS THE SCENE OF PRETTY WEDDING The United church parsonage, Whitby, was the scene of a pretty wedding on Wednesday, January 19, when Hilda Clara, only daughter of Mr, and Mrs. W, Wiltshire, 231 Ce- lina strect, Oshawa, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Ev- erett Gibson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs, J. Gibson, Simcoe street south, Oshawa, The bride, who was attired in a dress of pink silk georgette, with blonde shoes and hose to match, and carrying a bouquet of ophelia roses, lily-of-the-valley and freezia, was at- tended by Miss Madge Durno, dres- sed in sand silk georgette, and carry- ing a bouquet of carnations and tu- lips. The groom was assisted by his brother, Mr, Oliver Gibson, Following the ceremony a reception GROWING RAPIDLY: was held at the home of the bride's parents, when immediate relatives of the bride and groom were present to congratulate the happy couple, Later in the day, Mr. and Mrs, Gibson left for a short honeymoon to western points, The bride travel- led in a dress of grey crepe, with blue chinchilla coat and silk hat, Her silver fox fur was the bride- groom's gift. The bridesmaid receiy- ed a leath purse and the best man a gold tie pin set with pearls, The bride's gift to the groom was a gold chain, ; Upon their return Mr, and Mrs, Gibson will reside in Oshawa, PLANS JUMP! 7,500FT.IN PARACHUTE U. S. Government Officials to Stage Jumps at Great Heights ARE EXPERIMENTING To See If These Jumps Cause Persons to Lose Consciousness (By Associated Press) Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 21. ~--Government officials today announced plans to stage para- chute jumps from great heights to determine if these cause the jumpers to lose consciousness while falling long distances. .A preliminary test leap will +e made Sunday by John Tranum, stunt.. parachute.. jumper, who will hop into space at the height of 7,500 feet. He intends not to open the parachute until after falling four thousand feet or more, pp - SHOT FOR BANDIT DIES FROM WOUND Montreal Man Taken for Thug--Officer Fired the Fatal Shot (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que.,, Jan. 21.-»Syd- ney Yarmul, hat designer, died in the hospital early today, He gvas shot by a policeman yesterday when Armand Robillard, manager of the local bank which was held up Thursday, thought he identi- fied Yarmul as one of the rob- bers. Yarmul, ordered to hold up bis hands by the policeman, lower- ed them and placed them in his pockets, and the policeman, think- ing he was reaching for a gun, fired the fatal shot, EMINENT ENGLISH ACTOR RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan. 21. -- Recovering from an operation ofr intestinal ailment, in the Wellesley Hospital, Sir John Martin Harvey, eminent English actor, was reported to have passed a better night last night. He is not considered fully out of danger yet, however. Bir John is 65 years of age, and was stricken on Thursday evening, FARMS DEMAND BEST OF BRAINS -- Fargo, N.D,, Jan. 20--"There is go- ing to be an ever increasing demand for brains on farms in the North Am- erican Continent," said Duncan Mar- shall, former Commissioner of Agri- culture of Canada, here today. + Jury Toronto, Jan. 21--The third trial was ordered today by Hon. W. H. Price, Ontario Attorney-Gen- eral, for Bartlett J. Brooks, charg- ed with attempting to procure an illegal operation for Ruth Demb- ner, his finance, who died a year = yA first trial, conviction and sentence of five years 'was 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES Retrial Follows When Disagr ees; Will be Granted Bail $10,000 (By Canadian Press) quashed and the second ended last night in jury disagreement. The third trial may bring costs of the action up to a record figure for a Canadian criminal case. Two appeals were taken before the first trial was quashed. It is understood that Brooks will be allowed bail of ten thous- 3nd dollars pending the third tri- al. Secrecy Guards Doings at Capital Past Week Inner Council of Cabinet Drafts Sessional Program But No Information is Divulged Except in Re- gard to Royal Air Force-- Many Delegations Are Received (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 21--Events of the week in the capital were not of a nature to catch the head lines of the press. Undoubtedly many things were happening within the inner council of the Cabinet where the Government's sessional pro- gram was being formulated, but as these matters are most closely guarded secrets they were not pro- ductive of news. The speech from the Throne which will be read by his Excellency the Governor Gen- eral in the Senate Chamber on Thursday will likely reveal some of the pats week's Governmental activity but the Prime Minister and his Cabinet have been notably si. lent and even press speculation re- garding legislation to be brought down has been meagre, The Government department have, in the natural course of their work, provided some news. The work of the Royal Canadian Afr Force in the Hudson Straits is re- ported as prosressing favorably and veteran flying men state that men operating. the survey there are carrying on one of the most strenuous flying undertakings in the world, It has been said that some announcement is to be mode shortly by the Minister of the In- terior regarding the Alberta-Onta- rio coal movement question, As is vsual during the days preceding the opening of Parliament there have been several public and pri- vate delegations bringing to the Government requests for new laws, Amendments to 1d laws, or advances from the Treasury or the country. AN IRISHMAN"S QUERY (New York Correspondent) Will Mahoney, the comedian, tells this story about the Irishman just over from the old sod who was in a city where there are laws against jay walking. (There are none in New York, more's the pity.) The Irishman started to cross the street in traf- fic. A policeman said: "Stay on the sidewalk. The red light is for pedes- trians. When the red light is on the pedestrians can cross. Remember that red light for the pedestrians." The Irishman stayed on the side- walk for about ten minutes when he made up his mind to ask a question which did not seem to be answering itself: "What light do you turn on when Catholics can cross?" AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OFFICERS FOR 1928 J. 8. Who was elected president 0 South Ontario Agricultura So- , ciety at its annual meeting here pesterday afternoon. OSCAR DOWNEY the Well known throughout South On- tario was ye-terday elected first vice president of the South On- tario Agricultural Society. C. P. DAVIS Who has been secretary of the South Ontario Agricultural So- ciety for a number of years, BUILDER OF PANAMA CANAL DIED TODAY (By Associated Press) New York, Jan. 21--Major Gen- eral George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama Canal, died at his apartment today. BOMB IS HURLED THROUGH WINDOW Partly Wrecks Long Island Dwelling--Occupants Are Unhurt (By Associated Press) New York, N.Y., Jan, 21.--A bomb hurled through, hte window of & home in Jamaica, Long Is- land, today partly wrecked a dwell- ing 'and' 8ét fire to beds in which four children were sleéping, None of the children were Injured and the fire was Boon extinguished. Police said the bomb was crudely made or the occupants of the house would have been killed, MORE SIGNALS OF A SPOOKY NATURE Brighton School Fire Alarm Clangs Although it is Untouched Brighton, Ont., Jan. 20.--Even before "spooks" began to strike terror or amusement into the breasts of Campbellford residents, it has ben learned, East Northum- berland was almost on the verge of another ghost mystery. This eerie business had its origin in I Brighton, the stamping ground of Proctor's Ghost, to which so much reference was made during the Campbeliford excitement, Brighton has its public and high schools housed in the same build- ing)> Each one has its own sec- tion, but as is to be epected, there is one general fire alarm system for the whole building. In each room {isa buttton which rings the alarm and turns the students of both schools out. About a week before Campbell- ford began to attract att SHARP DROP OF MERCURY IN ONTARIO Reaches Ten Below at Ot tawa -- Four at | " Below NORTHWEST WIND Copper Sheathing is Loosen- ing on Buildings in Toronto (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 21.--Another sharp drop In temperature was re corded in most sections of Ontario today. The mercury reached ten degrees below zero at Ottawa, while Sault Ste. Marie and King- ston reported four below. At Toe ronto the temperature was six above, The cold In the central Ontario district was made keener by a blustering northwest wind, a re- minder of the gale during the night. It had softened to 25 miles an hour today. The wind was re- sponsible for loosing copper sheath- ing on the root of the Metropoli- tan buildnig here, and at one time police were compelled to stop traf- fic in the vicinity of the building for fear of fallilng sheets of cop- per. Blizzards were reported from Northern Ontario yesterday but in the central portion of the province the fall was comparatively light, ANOTHER BUSY DAY FOR AMERYS ES Leave Toronto to Visit Ham- bp ilton to Keep Several Engagements (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 21--Col, Rt. Hon. L.CM.8. Amery, British Secretary for the Dominions, and his wife, leave this part of the Province tonight and travel to Ottawa, A busy day, however, intervened. The Minister travelled from Toronto this morning to Hamilton, where he had a speaking engagement at a luncheon of the Canadian Club, Mrs. Amery this afternoon meets graduates of St. Hilda's College here, Both visitors dine at Gove ernment House this evening, JAPANESE DIET HAS DISSOLVED Long Threatened Break Has Finally Occurred--Non- Confidence Vote (Cable Servife To The Times By Canadian Press) Tokyo, Jan. 21.--The long threatened dissolution of the Jap- anese diet took place today. In January of last year, a resolution fire-dril] was held at the Brighton school. All the bells rang, and the students marched out in order- ly manner, When they had re- turned, the teachers began asking among themselves who had rung the alarm. The drills are gener- ally arranged by the principals of the high and public schools. but neither had given authority for this particular drill, and all the teachers, as well as the janitor, denied responsibility. Thought It a Joke This looked rather mysterious, but not much attention was paid to the incident. The staff showed more {interest ,however, when, sbout five minutes later, the fire alarm again cla , Once again the pupils marched out and were called back to their classes. of non fid in the govern- ment was introduced by opposi- tion parties, It was withdrawn a week later in accordance with a compromise reached with the Gov- ernment. At that time, however, it was said that dissolution was still a possibility, lath. Personal Mrs. (Dr) William A, White and Mrs, James A. Phillips, of New York City, are visiting at the home here of their father, M, A. James, who is celebrating his 79th birthday. Mr. James is senior editor of Statesman, Bo ille's weekly newspaper and has been im the news- paper business for 50 years He was reported as being in the best of health. (By Jan, 21.-- of the San Francisco, Calif., Major Tien Lal Huang, tionalist Army, les Lindbergh to join him in pilot- San Francisco to aviation force of the Chinese Na- announced here today that he had asked Col. Char- ing a tri motored monoplane from in June Chinese Pilot Asks Lindber R to Join Him in Flight a Diatiee is Te uchal Press) or July of this year. 'The trip would be made by way of Honolulu and Midway Island. Other members of the party would be Floyd Bennett, famed as a pilot for Commander Richard Byrd, and Harold Lynch, former flying instructor of Lindbergh, the Oriental asserted. ..a¢ Probabl; wind stort responsibl gnece. It w 'ake, if ar JAaccofint 0 'freme tur ubt aff Which req "The pre Aain weatl Aransporta culty, and through tl 8 yet be «geriously, Liable to | ther prob -- - Men" i" Reg. %, clear, 1.Co Bose Ki Sommer op CR i fiR RRE ¥ 1] :