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VOL. 2--NO, 88 bre So Os Every OSHA WORLD REJOICES OVER S Reformer WA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1928 Gallant Aviators EL Conquer A tlantic, From East to West Sy Sn After a long toll of deaths in un: : @uccessful attempts to negotiate the Atlantic passage from east to west, the German plane '"Hremen' has scored a victory. According to a wireless from the Point Armour station, it landed at noon yesterday | on Greenly Island in the Straits of Bell Isle, The island is about one mile off the north shore and some twenty miles west of Point Ar- mour It is accordingly just inside the Canadian border and not. in that portion of Labrador which belongs to Newfoundland, The 7. £3 4 plane was reported as having been | forced down, slightly damaged, with the crew in good condition, | The above map indicates the west- erly passage of the Atlantie, and the tip of the arrow shows the ap- proximate location of Greenly Is- land. The plane hopped off from Baldonnel, Irish Free State, at 5.35 a.m, on Thursday, alming for New York, with weather conditions re- ported as favorable, and it appears to have held to its course with re- markable accuracy, as the intention was to make the Jong hop to New- foundland, then skirt the coast southward to New York. The three occupants of the 'Bremen' are shown above, left to right: Baron Gunther von Heunefeld, the backer of the flight; Col, James Fitzmau- rice, Ireland's air hero, and Capt, Herman Koehl, the Geramn ace, First Drowning Victim of Year FALLING OFF DOCK YOUNG MAN DROWNS Arthur Northeott, 24, Dies in Hospital Easy __ Today f WAS FISHING Coroner Says 3eribus Delays at C,N.R. May Have Cost Life Lake Ontario claimed its first drowning victim the year in this vicinity whep Arthur North- cott, 24, Oshawa-on-the-Lake, died in the Oshawa General Hospi- tal about five o'clock this morn- ing. His death followed an acci- dent about nine o'clock last even- at Lake TO ELECT CHAIRMAN CONCILIATION BOARD ON APRIL 24TH W. E. Davis, assistant General Manager of General Motors Cor- P an P vice-president of the Trades and r Congress, Toronto, will confer on April 24, and select a chairman for the Bosrd of Con- ciliation to definitely settle the recent s.rike at General Motors, Mr. Davis today announced to The Oshawa Daily Timas. The' Abhointment of the chairman will be hed with interest Northcott was immediately plac- ed in the electric blanket and ey- ery effort was made to restore consciousness, Efforts were un- availing, as life was too nearly ing when hp fell off the wharf at . the Lake, It is stated by Corop- er Dr. F. J. Bundle that serious delays at the Capadian National crossing, .Simcoe south, hy twe trains when ald was being rushed to the boy and when he was being taken to the hospital, may have been a contributing factor in his death. No jnguest will be held, The youpg man had been fish- ing off the wharf at the Lake with several other youths, when, from some cause- 0 far undetermined, he slipped into the icy waters of Lake Ontario, which is about 20 feet deep at this point. panions were unable to reach him, and sept for "Reg" Smith, well- known swimmer, who resides leks hire Rundle fo The Oshawa Daily Times this 4 have not yet been completed for extinct, and his death occurred at five o'clock this morning. North- cott never regained consciousness, Coroner Rundle decided that death was purely accidental, and that an inquest was unnecessary, The young man was a son of James Northcott, Oshawa-on-the Lake, who is one of the oldest residents of this vicinity. Arth- ur was borp on Lloyd street, in this city, and received his educa- tion at Center street school. For the greater part of his life he had lived at the Lake, however, moy- ing there some years ago. His mother who was_ Miss Hattie Borsberry, predecased him about fifteen years ago. Besides his father, he is survived * by two brothers, George, 80 Wilkinson gd and Edward, of Walker- Deceased has been for many years almost an fnyalid, as a re- sult of an attack of infantile par- alysis. He has lived at home with his father, and the fact that he was unable to swim may have hastened his death, He was a member of King Street United Church. While definite arrangements the fumeral, it is expected that the service will be conducted from the family residence, Oshawa-on- the-Lake," on Monday afternoon. be made in Union (By Canadian Press) London, April 14.--London Uni- versity is negotiating for a cegtral sports ground for all its colleges and medical schools. There are 20.009 students affiliated to the University of London Athletic Union, and 'each college and mredi- 36 Perish, Many ore Injured in Explosio at Missouri Dance Pavilion Yeuplosion of Unknown Ori gin Completely Demolish. es Garage and Dance-hall in West Plains, Missouri ~The Death Toll Mounts Heavily REPORTS STATE MANY MISSING Fire Follows in Wake of Devastation Causing Many Frantic Efforts to Get Into Building and Rescue Comrades (By Associated Press) West Plains, Mo., April 14.-- Death stalked into this little Ozark City and turned the dance hall with its merry making threng into a holocaust. With 36 known dead, rescue workers today were tearing away the debris where laughter turned to shrieks of ter- ror as an explosion wrecked the building last night, seeking twelve persons missing and thought to have perished beneath the falling walls. Sixteen injur- ed are in hospitals, many in a serious condition, The cause of the explosion has pot been deter- mined. It is believed that those listed as missing may be included among the unidentified dead. Fire followed almost immedi- ately and destroyed three build- ings before it was brought under control. The property loss was estimated between a hundred and 2 hundred and fifty thousand. The dance was being held on the second floor of the two-storey building. The ground floor was garage and motor sales room. Of- ficers today are investigating the report that a large gasoline stor- age tank, thought (to bave been under the building, was the cause of the blast. Several score persoms, knowing friends and relatives who were attending the dance, made several frantic attempts to enter the wrecked and burning structure. The intense heat of the fire and the total darkness caused when the power plant was damaged, hindered the rescuers. Soon after the explosion, the walls of the building collapsed. PLANES LEAVE TO RESCUE FLIERS (By Canadian Press) Quebec, April 14--Two planes of the Canadian Transcontinental air- ways are leaving Murray Bay to- day and tomorrow for Greenly Is- land to rescue the three trams-At- laptic sirmen. It is the intention of the pilot of the first plane, which left at eleven o'clock to bring the airmen back to Murray Bay. Upon arrival at the hospital, The planes used are specially fit- ted for winter air mail service. THREF FLITRS ACCO.uPLISH GREAT FEAT First Time Plane Has Ever . Spanned Atlantic East to West FRIDAY, 13TH, TOO Any lll Luck, However, Was Offset By Four-leafed Clover (By Canadian Press) With the steamer 'Montcalm' hurrying to the Straits of Belle Isle, and other arrangements, the Do- minion Government is bending ev- ery effort to assist the Bremen"s crew who yesterday landed on Greenley Island. The Montcalm was two hundred miles away at the last report received from her and progress will depend upon the condition of the ice fields she en- counters, First Western Flight New York, April 14.--Having made the first non stop aeroplang flight across the North Atlantic from east to west, the crew of the German Junkers' monopiane *Bre- men" was safe today on the lonely, ice-bound Greenly Isle, Que., in the Straits of Belle Isle. Any ill luck there may have been in quest of fame at the risk of death on Friday the thirteenth was offset by a four-leaved - clover, shamrock, carried by the plane. After fighting storm, headwinds and fog im its flight from Dublin the plane came down some 1,777 miles short of its destination apd far off its course at noon yester- day. It had covered some 2,125 in 34 hours and 32 minutes, the airline ang presumably much more when deviations from the course are considered. Propeller Damaged The propeller was broken and the landing gear damaged. It was assumed that this occurred when the plane landed. It was reported as impossible for the plane to have landed on the island itself, which is little more than a square mile in area and it was assumed that the landing was made on ice. As soon as word was received from Baron Huenefeld, prepara- tions were made to bring him and his companions to New York. The Junkers' plane, sister ship of the "Bremen", was ordered to fly from Mitchel Field to Greenly Island to enable the fliers to continue on to New York. The Canadian Govern- ment patrol steamer "Montcalm" in the St. Lawrence River, wirelessed that she was proceeding at once to the aid. If the ship gets through, she will take the men to North Syd- All Remaining Elliott Charges Are Dismissed (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Apr, TH == All the remaining charges against H, W. Elliott, former Children's Aid Inspector, were dismissed this morning by Mr, Justice Rose in the supreme court after W, F. O'Connor, sp2cial crown pros- ecutor, announced that the Crown bad no further evidence to offer, TRAIN DERANLED ENGINEER KILLED C.N.R. Winnipeg Flier Left Rails Near Bradford-- Fireman Injured (By Canadian Press) Toronto, April 14.--Engineer Brooks of Toronto was instantly killed and Fireman Green was slightly injured when the Canadian National Winnipeg flier was de- railed near Bradford, Ont., today, The engine toppled over on its side, trapping the engineer and five cars left the rails. None of the passen- gers was hurt. = SEVERAL INJURED AS BOILER EXPLODES (By Canadian Press) Toronto, April 14.--Three em- ployees, two customers, and several passers-by were injured to some ex- tent when a hot water bolier in a | the dining car stationed at Bay and Albert streets, exploded today, blowing out the side of the car. DUCE OF NEMOURS MARRIES IN LONDON (By Canadian Press) London, April 14. --Prince Charles Phillipe, the Duce de Ne- mours, and Miss Marguerite Wat- son, Washington, were married in London today. The Duke is the only sompof the Duke and Duchess of Vendrome. SOVIET GOLD Is CHANGED IN CHANNEL (By Canadian Press) London, April 14.--With all the setting of a high sea's mystery, five million dollars Soviet gold claimed by France an drefused ac- ceptance in the United States. was | transferred from the steamer Dres- den to another German vessel in mid channel last might. Greenly Island, Que., of the German 'miles out but this report was not hawa Daily Times The Oshawa Dai 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. OF FLIERS Fog Envelopes Plane, Forced to Land on Greenly Island After Groping Way For Miles AFETY Obliged to Battle Headon Winds for Considerable Dis. tance Before Being Forced Down -- Crew Makes a Safe Landing With Plane Soon News is Flashed Around the Warld That Intrepid Aviators Had Crossed the Atlantic from East to West for the First Time in an Aeroplane -- Ireland Goes Wild and Takes Immediate Steps to Promote Co-pilot to Rank of Colonel -- Germany Already Planning a Great Reception for Commander of German Plane Plane Will Proceed to New York in a Bremen Few Days (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Apr, 14.--The Bremen was enveloped in thick fog and got lost, being forced to land on Greenly Island, it is stated in the first report of the landing received here shortly before noon today from the airmen themselves, This is the first message to be received and give details of the landing on Greenly Island. Ac- cording to the message received by the Dominion Government Telegraph Service, the landing was made in a small lake on the island and that the plane did not appear to be much damaged, and the airmen, despite the fact that they had spent a hazardous four hours groping about in the thick fog, were in first class con- dition. The landing was about Early today, the aviators intended to fix. up their machine and continue to New York, On inspection, however, it was found to be more seriouzly damaced than at first thourht, and it is be- lieved the machine cannot leave Greenly Island for a few days. Owing to planes having for the past five months been on ser. vice in Arctic conditions, they are fitted for landing only on ice or snow. They have special skis but not pontoons on water nor wheels for landing on dry land, They will hoth return to- morrow, World Awaits News (By Cannd'an Press) Halilax,-Apr. 14~--When a wire- less message from Point Amour Marconi Station was relayed to the bureau of the Canadian Press here from its correspondent at St, John's, Nfld., at eight o'clock last night, it was not long hefore the anxiously awaiting world received, the news of the safe landing at plane, Bremen, with its crew of threé men. But before the initial flash came, there had been hours of anxiety and waiting, not only in newspaper offices, hut on the street. Every- one seemed interested. From coast Lo coast and continent to contin- ent, people scaned the meagre bul- letins which reported at various times, that the fliers were safe in various sections of the country. But, tacked on the end of most of the messages, were the words: "This has not ben confirmed", and as three o'clock, the hour of Bremen's expected arrival in New York, came and passed, with still no authentic mews of the plane, it seemed as though three more air adventurers had met death, . The Cheering News Suddenly, like a bolt from the blue, came a flash that brought Greenly Island, desolate little spot, before the eyes of the world. The first message picked up at St John's was, "Point Armour, Ger- man plane at Greenly Island, Wind southeast. Think." That message travelled around the world prob- ably as fast as any message ever did, In newspaper press rooms mea ran here and there setting type and getting the message into headlines. Telegraphers concentrated on their sets and every effort was made to get further details. The summed up story was as follows: Bremen left Baldonnel aerodrome at 12.38 E. 8. T. Thurs- day. She was reported from Costel- lo Galway two hours later and was n heading out to sea. She was believed to have been sighted 1,200 confirmed. From the time she left Costello there was no authentic news of the plane watil last night aithough reports all day yesterday located here at various points along the coast. However, while the majority of reports were being traced the Bremen, short of gaso- line and after bucking head winds for many miles had dropped onto the ice at Greenly Island. Efforts to reach the fliers were| begun immediately, and the jun- kers plane was ordered to proceed from New York. However this flight was later called off, owing to dangerous landing conditions. Meanwhile, the steamer Montcalm was diverted by her job of break- ing the ice and sent to undertake the release of the fliers. However, it will take her some time to break 2 way through to Greenly Island. Members of Crew Safe Members of the Bremen's crew, however, are safe. They will have' ample food and shelter while they remain on the Island, which has a winter population of fourteen. These persons act as keepers of 2 SIXTEEN PAGES Only Slightly Damaged and 5.30 yesterday afternoon. for landing PLAN LARGEST FREIGHT TERMINAL YARD IN WORLD] (By inted Press) Philadelpitia, April 14.--The lar- gest freight terminal yard in the world is to be built by the Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company on re- claimed land here. The project and other improvements will cost around $20,000,000, large fishing stalion operated dur- ing the summer months, It is well equipped with provisions. The re- gion about the Island is almost in- accessible at this season. The coast is icebound and there is little like- libood that it will be cleared for another month. Along the coast are scatlered settlements, a few with more than one hundred in- habitants and communication be- tween them is by foot or dog team. Meanwhile, in all parts of the world, the celebration which began last night is being kept up today. Ireland simply went wild, and im- mediate steps were taken to pro- mote Commandant Fitzmaurice, co- pilot of the plane, to Colonel in the Sarosta army for his part in the flight, it is understood. It was three o'clock in the morning when the news arrived there, and at that time only the highest government officials and relatives of the flier definitely knew of his safety, When the news reached the streets, though, the tremendous celebration began, The mews was received with cheers in the Canadian House nf Parliament and at yarious gather- ings throughout the country. Ger- man cables report that the country is in Sransporty of joy at the safety of their fliers and honors will be heaped upon them when they re- turn to ir native land. re- ception for the three intrepid bird- men when they finally reach that city, while every fin the coun- try bad followed the flight with tremendous interest. in Brief Where when Bremen land- ed--Greenly Island, Quebec, south- ern tip of Labrador, at moon Fri- day, Atlantic time, Distance covered-- 2,125 miles from Dublin, dows 1,077 miles from , Mitchell field, times, 34 hours, 32 min- utes from 12.38 a.m. E.S.T. Thurs- day to 11 a.m. yesterday. News By Wire to Nonth New York Huenefeld. AVERAGE METHODIST MINISTER'S SALARY IS ONLY $1,49¢ (By Associated Press) Chicago, April 14.--Although the Methodist Episcopal ministers are drawing one hundred dollars more annaully than they did in 1923, their average salary today is only $1,496, according to figures issued today. PRINCE OF WALES WILL OPEN DOCK Eastern Extension at Bristol Has Cost About 5 Millions (By Canadian Press) London, April 14.--The Prince of Wales Will visit Bristol on May 23 to open the eastern arm exten» sion of the Royal Edward Dock. He will have a civic welcome when he reaches the city at 11 o'cleck and will go to A/onmoutih by road. At the Junction Cut, which connects Avonmouth and the Royal Edward Dock, he will cut the ribbon stretched across the entrance. Going on to the far eud cf the pew arm, Je Prince will land at the wharf where an address of welcome will be presented, ! The new dock, which has taken RL ALR LL to construct, has [4 5,000,000. The corsd poration received help for the scheme in Government grants for work for the unemployed. With a water area of 21 acres the new dock space is 1,700 feet long and 400 feet wide, There are six ex- tra deep water berths. It is equipped with the most modern appliances for the rapid handling of cargoes. An additional gran- ary has 20,000 tons capacity, The first sod of the Royal Ede ward Dock was cut on March §, 1902, by King Edward, whe paid a second visit to open the dock on July 9, 1908, when the Lord Mayor, Edward B. James, was knighted, PRIVATE SHOWING OF FILM 'DAWN" ASKED (By Associated Press) New York, April 14.--a private showing of the British film Dawn" bas been requested by James Ger- ard, former American Aprbassador to Germany, and Charles Operwag- er,.president of the United German Societies of New York, LAD ARRESTED FOR BOMB OUTRAGE (By Capadian Press) Como, Italy, April 14.--A young man, Romolo Tranquilli, was ars rested here after a long chase by the police, and the latter think they are on the trail of perpetrators of Thursday's bomb outrage at Mil- an. SECOND READING FOR VIADUCT LEGISLATION Ottawa, April 12.--Second read- ing was given in the House of Commons tonight to a bill increas- ing from $7,000,000 to $10,500,» 000 the amount which the Canadi- sn National Railways is authoriz- ed to issue in connection with the buildisg of the Toronto yiaduet. The measure was then sent on to the Railways Committee. But brief discussion was neces sary tonight to secure third read- Act amendments, House took up the [Excise Act after discussion the ouse gave servative, elicited the statement that the Government intends to act upon Mr. Justice Martin's recommendations regard» ing the Peace River block in Bris tisk Columbia,