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"ar Ent OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE Reformer 1, 1928 10 Conta a otk; 2 Cents a Copy, FOURTEEN PAGES $1,000,000 GEN. MOTORS PLANT FOR REGINA Will Be Regina's Largest Industrial Plant BOAT RAMS FREIGHTER 12 AREDROWNED Steamship 'President Gar. field" Sank the "Kershaw" Off East Chop, Mass. WAS COMPLETING TRIP "President Garfield" on Last Cruise of Round the World Voyage (By 'Associated Press) Vineyard Haven, Mass.,, June 1. ~--The steamship President Gar- field rammed and sank the freight- er Kershaw, eight miels off East Chop this morning with a loss of 11 and possibly 12 members of the Kershaw's crew, The Kershaw,'a merchants' and miners' transportation steamer of 2,641 tons, was bound from Boston t Norfolk while the President Gar- field, of the Dollar Line, was bound from New York to Boston and was completing a round the world trip. x The Garfield stood by for sev- eral hours after the crash and then anchored off Vineyard Haven Harbor, Except for dented plates .about the stern there was little outward evidence of the accident, Undetermined number of the crew of the . freighter Kershaw, variously estimated from seven to 12 were drowned here this moran- ing when their ship was,rammed and sunk by the Boston Dol~ lar Liner 'President Garfield", Thirty members of Kershaw's crew including Captain Brooks were rescued, The collision occurred a few miles. 08k Jlaak. £hop. ab «43.80 - o'clock with clear sky and smooth sea, According to the Dollar Line of- ficials Garfield struck the Ker- shaw just forward of the bridge, It rolled over and held together for a few minutes, then broke apart and went down in 80 feet of water, CHANG AWATTING DECISIVE BATTLE 'Addresses Impressive Meet ing at the Palace in Peking Service to The Times by ian Press) Peking, June 1.--At an impressive gathering in the Presidential Palace today, "*arskal Chang Tso Lin ad- dressed the diplomatic corps. He in- timated that he was remaining in Pe- king pending the outcome of a de- cisive battle which he expected to be waged at Liulibo, 35 miles to the south west, He g.ve assurance that he was ar- ranging protection for foreigners. Although the dictator's address and the reply of the Dutch minister avoided any specific reference to plans for Chang's early departure, the opinion of diplomats was that the dictator's speech was in the na ture of valedictory, Northern Army Collapses The despatch said that Japanese reports indicated the main north- ern army had collapsed along the Peking,-Hankow railway and that the Nationalists might cccupy Pe- king within five days. Orders General (Cable Tokyo, June 1.--Ad from Tientsin state that General Chang sun Chang, Northern commander now in the field against the Na- tionalists, has ordered the North- ern forces on Tieptsin Pukow rail- way front to carry out a gemeral retreat. : Northern Dictator Abdicates London, June 1.--Tokyo des- patch to the Evening News says reliable reports from Peking state that Chang Tso Lin, northern dic- tator, has definitely decided to ab- dicate, SWEDEN TAKES HAND IN ITALIA SEARCH (Cable Seryice To The Times By Canadian Press) Stockholm, Jume 1.--Swedish Government has authorized the Chief of the Aviation Department to equip three seaplanes to pro- ceed to Spitzbergen to search for the missing airship Italia. WEATHER Fait today, showers in some localities tonight or on Saturday, followed by strong monthwest winds and cool. and Chevrolet automobiles, nection with the new project, > Ze HL Artist's sketch from plans of the million dollar plant to be erected immediately in Regina by General Motors of Canada, Limited, for the production of Pontiac Inset is the office building to be attached to the plant. The plant will be capable of producing 150 cars a day R, S, McLaughlin, president, H, A, Brown, vice president and general manager, J. H. Beaton, general sales manager, and J. D. Kervin, regional manager, are in Regina in con- REPORT TWO DROWNED IN NORTHRIVERS Total of Fatalities Through Total of 12 CANOE FOUND Attendant at Dam Missing Five Days--Finn Falls Between Log Jams (By Canadian Press) Timmins, June 1--Bringing the total of persons drowned recently in northern waters to 12, two drownings were reported today, Barney Bruce, dam attendant at Kenogamisee, 30 miles up the Matta- gami River from here, is missing and is believed to have heen drowned. His partner found his broken canoe in the river and the log showed Bruce to have been absent for five days, Broce, a Swede, was employed by the Northern Canada Power Com- pany. A Finn named Maki was drowned in Porcupine. River when he slipped between two logs amd fell into the flooded waters. The body was not recovered, SIR ALAN COBHAM BACK IN ENGLAND Completes a Successful Six Month Flight Around South Africa (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) London, June 1.--Having reach- ed Plymouth last night completing the 23,000 mile flight around South Africa during the past six months, Sir Alan Cobham, noted British flier, today was back in the air again on a tour of England. He was accompanied by Lady Cobham. Sir Alan was greeted at Ply- mouth by thousands of spectators last night and he was given an equally hearty send off today. CHARGE TORONTO MAN WITH MURDER Fred Brennan Stabbed James Blair Recently--Re- manded Until June 13 (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jume 1.--Charge of manslaughter against Fred Bren- man, arising out of the death of James Blair after a stabbing affair three weeks ago, was changed to that of murder when he appeared in police. court today. He was re- manded until June 13. A 26.HOUR TEAM RUNNING RACE IN NEW YORK TONIGHT (By Associated Press) New York, N.Y, "Tune 1.--C, C, Pyle, who will promote most any- thing, gives New York something new tonight in a 26-hour team runs ning race. The race will 'start at 9 p.m, and close at 11 p.m. Saturday, Drowning reaches Large CEASE OPER ATIONS TO FIND BODIES Of the Steamer "Kamloops" Lost Last December on Isle Royale (By Canadian Press) Port Arthur, Ont,, June 1.--No further attempts will be made to find the bodies of the crew of the steamer "Kamloops" which was wrecked on the Isle Royale in Lake Superior last fall until the ice around the island breaks up, it was amounced today, Recently the Ontario Govern- ment hydroplane flew over the Island but its pilot reported on his return that he had seen nothing of the wreck reported by the United States Cutter which brought the two bodies of the Kamloops crew here from the island, The Canada Steamships will send out a party on one of their steamers as soon as the ice condi- tions around the island allow a proper search. DEFENDS LIGHTWEIGHT AT EBBETT'S FIELD, NEW YORK, TONIGHT (By Associated Press) New York, June 1.--Weatlier per- mitting, Tommy Loughran will don his light heavyweight crown at Eb- bett's Field tonight and let Pete Latzo, Scranton coal miner. try to knock it off in 15 rounds. Rain for- ced postponement of the bout Wed- nesday, 7 CONSERVATIVES AND LIBERALS TO CONTEST NORTH RENFREW SEAT (By Canadian Press) Pembroke, Ont., June 1.--Lib- erals and Conservatives probably will contest the Provincial by-elec- tion of North Renfrew made neces- sary by the death of Alex Stuart, Conservative. The United Farmers of Ontario have decided: not to nominate a candidate. The Conser- yvative convention will be held to- MOTLOW. - OPEN BASCULE BRIDGE OVER WELLAND CANAL _ (By Capadian Press) St. Catharines, Ont., June 1.-- Huge double Bascule bridge over the Welland Ship Canal on high- way between St. Catharines and Niagara Falls was opened inform- ally today, discarding the rough detour and temporary frame bridge that has been in use for years, TWENTY YEAR TERM GIVEN 10 SLAYER Vito Pantaleo Charged With "Murder, Guilty of Manslaughter GETS HEAVY PENALTY Jury First 'Brought in Ver. dict of Manslaughter, Tem- porarily Deranged (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 1.--Veto Pan- taleo, charged with the murder of his sister-in-law, Elvira Pantaleo, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury today and sentenced to 20 years in Portsmouth Penitenti- ary by Mr, Justice Rose, The jury at first brought in a verdict of guilty of manslaugh- ter while temporarily deranged. Instructed by the Judge to re word their verdict, they returned to the jury room and in a few minutes returned with unqualified finding of guilty. CHARGE CIVIC HEN WITH THEFT Stanley McKeag and Henry Blair Involved in Al- leged Shortages (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 1.--Two former civic employees, Stanley McKeag and Henry Blair involved in al- leged civic shortages, were charged in court today with theft. They were remanded until June WOMAN TRAINER IS RESCUED FROM CLAWS OF PAIR OF TIGERS (By Associated Press) Bangor, Maine, June 1.--Mabel Stark, animal trainer, narrowly es- caped death here last night and 6,000 people watched the thrilling rescue when a lion trainer of the circus saved her from the claws of two ti- gers who had' knocked her down in their cage and attacked her. 5. BABE RUTH HAS 19 HOMERS TO CREDIT UP TO END OF MAY (By Associated Press) New York, June 1.--=Babe Ruth has closed his books on the month of May with 19 home runs to his credit, more than he ever had at this stage of the season, He is 10 games and 12 days ahead of his 1927 pace, FALSE HOTEL REGISTRY SCORED National Council of Women Will Attempt to Procure Dominion Legislation (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 1.--With a view to obtaining the Dominion Legis- lation against false hotel registry, the National Council of Women will bring pressure to bear on the Dominion Government, it was in- dicated in a discussion of the re- port of the parliamentary commit- tee at today's session of the coun- cil. It was pointed out that Ontario was the only province which had such legislation and that as it had been incorporated with the Ontario Temperance Act there was some question as to whether or not it had been ahrogated by a repeal of the act. N. 5, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PASSES OUT OF EXISTENCE (By Canadian Press) Halifax, N.S.," Jupe 1.--The Legislative Council of Nova Scotia passed out of existance at midnight last night in accordance with the abolition bill passed last session. This historical upper chamber, 170 years old, is extinct after contest- ing its abolition by both political parties for the past 50 years and Quebec is now the only province in Canada maintaining a bicameral system of government. SIX SIKHS AND FIVE MO- HAMMEDANS KILLED IN FIGHT OVER COW (Cable Service to The Times by ; Canadian, Press) Simla, India; Jube 1.--Six Sikhs were killed and four wounded and two Mohammedans killed and five wounded in a shooting yesterday at Amlipu when the Sikhs tried to pre- vent the slaughter of a cow. Italian Air Ex Seek | edition to ia to Start Soon to The Times by (Cable Service Milan, Italy, June 1.--The Italian air expedition to search for the mis- sing dirigible Italia, will get under way shortly. The Hydro acroplane S-55, a sister ship of Commander de Pinedo's fam- ous Santa Maria. will be put at the disposal of the Nobile relief expedi- Canadian Press) tion by Premier Mussolini. ot has mot ye. been chgsen. It is hoped to fly her to King's Bay by Sunday or Monday and then to start immediately exploring the coast of morthern Spitzbergen. If no signs of the dirigible are found, the search will he pushed further noi th, even to Franz Joseph Land, The pil- AUSTRALIAN FLIERS END LONG FLIGHT Mutual Wireless Company Flashes Message on Sighting Land 2,400 MILE FLIGHT Succeed in Hop from San Francisco to Honolulu-- En Route to Australia 3 Canadian Press) Honoluly, June 1.--Mptual Wireless Company reported that the Sbuthem Cross flash. ed this message "Sighted land" at 0.05 Pacific time, San Francisco, June 1.--Zooming along ahead of the rising sun over the broad Pacific, the huge mono- plane Southern Cross, this morning was - within striking distance of its goal in the first from San Francisco to Honolulu, with the latest radio repcrts placing the ship 350 miles 'rom Honolulu, A radio message from the plane gave the ship's position at 6 a.m. Pacific standard time, as 350 miles from Honolulu and a speed of 77 knots. If the plans maintained her speel and all continued well radio men estimated she would drop out of the skies at its destination some- where between 9 aun, and 11 am. Pacific time. On Schedule Everett, Wash,, June 1.--Indicating that the Southern Cross, flying from Oakland Calif, to Honolulu, was keeping to her schedule and flying in goo. weather, a message was inter cepted by the local radio station this morning saying the plane was 7 miles from its destination. Two Australians, Captain Char- les Kingsford Smith and Charles T. P. Ulm, pilots, and two Amer- jicans, James Warner, radio oper- ators and Lieut. Harris Lyon, navi- gator, are making the trip with Kingsford Smith in command, LENDS AID IN SEARCH OF TALIA Lincoln Ellsworth, Co-flier of Amundsen and Nobile in 1926, Ready to Assist (By Associated Press New York, June 1.--Lincoln Ellsworth, who flew ~ over the North Pole with Raold Amunsden and General Umberto Nobile in the divigible Norge" in 1926, today said he had cabled Amundsen asking what he could do to ald in the search for the missing dir- igible "Italia". He denied he planned to finance a search expedi- tion as announced by Lieutenant Dietrichen, Norwegian flyer, at Oslo , (Cable Service To The Times By New Plant in Western Canada For Trimming Operations Will Also Be Part of Program --Will Be Regina's Larg- est Industrial Plant CAPACITY OF 150 CARS DAILY During Peak Production the Plant Will Employ from 650 to 800 Men -- Camry Out Policy of Placing As- sembly Plants Where the Sales Warrant -- Increas- ed Business Makes Build. ing a Logical Move (Special to The Times) Regina, Sask., May 31.--General Motors of Canada will begin im- mediately the erection of a million dollar manufacturing and assembly plant at Regina, The Company's decision became known when at ten twenty tonight the City Coun- cil and General Motors executives signed an agreement for the pur. chase of 38 acres of city property. Plans have already been drawn up by Hutton and Souter, a well known firm of Hamilton architects, and tenders wil] he asked for im- mediately, Construction will be rushed, so that it is hoped to have the building ready for occupancy and prodpction not later than De- cember 1, of this year, Before deciding on the location of their western plant, General Mo. tors officials eondvctéd intensive in- vestigations covering a period of many months. Since the decision to build in Regina was reached, negotiations have heen proceeding between the Company and city of- ficials. Final arrangements were conducted Thursday upon the ar- rival in town of R. 8. McLaughlin, President of General Motors of Canada; H, A. Brown, vice-presi- dent and General Manager; J, H, Beaton, General Sales Manager, and J, D. Kervin, Regional Mana- ger. The new General Motors factory will be Regina's largest industrial plant in volume of output, floor space and number of workers em- ployed. Announced as the first unit in a program to be developed as conditions warrant, it is to cost approximately $1,000,000. It will be devoted net only to the assembl- ing of Pontise and Cheyrolet auto- mobiles but also to body building, painting and trimming operations, In this respect it is more compres hensive than other "assembly" plants established by the company, The plant will be a model of ef- ficiency, representing in its lay- out all the most modern manufac- turing theories, Moving conveyors will carry the cars along from the time they begin as mere frames until they come off at the other end in completed form. The plant will be capable of producing a car every three or four minutes, being de- signed for a capacity output of 150 cars a day. Another aid to efficient operation is the fact that the factory will be located on both the Capadian Pa- cific and Canadian Natiopal Rail- ways, so that outgoing or incoming shipments may be routed over either line. When the plant opens, the work- ing force will be gradually increas- ed until it is expected that at peak production the number employed in plant and office will be from 650 to 800. Establishment of the Regina plant is in pursuance of she Gen- eral Motors policy of placing as- sembly plants, where volume of sales warrants, as pear as possible to the centre of distribution for the particular territory. Upder this system the benefits of increas. ed employment, payroll distribu- tion and local purchases are spread by the territory which provides the volume of sales. Increasing Gen- eral Motors business throughout the Prairie Provinces has made the establishment of the Regina factory a logical move. Chevrolet and Pontiac cars produced here will be marketed throughout the Canadian West. "It gives me the greatest pleas- ure to confirm the statement that we are about to establish a large plant in Regina," said R. S. Me- Laughlin, President of General Motors of Canada, Limited, when asked for a comment. "The West has always supported the McLaughlin Co., and General Motors, its successor, in splengid fan jon. We feel doubly happy, efore, that by establishing an important plant in Regina we can put back in the payroll and local purchases some of the business ' w Assembling Pontiac and Chev Cars Body Building, Painting and f WILL AID CHECK OF MISLEADING LITERATURE (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 1.--The Immigration Committea of the Imperial Order, Daugh- ters of the Empire, strongly supports the Dominion Gov ernment in any feasible methods to check the dis- tribution of misleading lit- erature and publicity on Canada circulated in Great Britain, according to a res- olution passed at this morn- ing's session of the annual convention upon the pres- entation of pecommenda- tions from immigration by Miss Charlotte Whitton, convener, SPANISH FLIERS ARE FORCED DOWN Were After the Distance Flight Record But |, Failed Y (Cable Service to the Times by the Canadian Press) Karashi, India, June 1,--The Spanish aeroplane, Jesus Del Gran Poder, attempting to break the diss tance flight record came down yess terday at Nagiplyah, near Ly oft! Chaldees, Captains Ignacio' Jimi ez and Iglesias made a forced land- ing, Nasiriyah, in Mesopotamia, 1s approximately 5,000 miles from Seville, from which point they had started at noon Tuesday. Despatches Jast might stated that the flyers had reached Nasir~ abad, British India, and therefore had broken the resopd, but this was found to be am error. ------ FAMILIES BEGIN = 10 LEAVE PEKING All Powers in the City Are Co-operating for Defense of Concessions " b.. " . nN WM ~ (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Peking, June 1.--Families of pre» minent Manchurian officials mre be- ginning an exodus from Peking. "Four special, trains left the north- ern capital for Mukden Jast night and anoth-. four went cut today, An official of the Japanese lega- tion stated today that all powers in Peking are co-operating for the de- fense of concessions with a view to holding a line of defense near the boundaries. ACID EXPLODES, TWO KILLED, 20 INJURED IN CHEMICAL PLANT _ (By Associated Press) Kearny, N.J., June 1.--At least two men were killed and a score injured , in an explosion of acid today at the Du Pont Viscoloid Company plant, The bodies of the two men were re- covered from the ruins by police and firemen protected by gas masks. ENDS 48TH CONFERE'CE (By jan Press) Kingston, Ont., June 11.--The forty eighth annual c.nyention of the On- tario Medical Association came to a close this : fternoon with the holding of a garden party at Rockwood Hos~ pital. -- which western preference for our products bas brought, The closing of the deal for the purchase of the new factory site has brought Mr. McLaughlin West for the first time in ten years. "My optimism that of the other directors General of Canada in the West," marked, "has taken the very tical form of a decision to 2 million dollars on this plant, in anticipation of am & increasing market throughout West for Canadien built biles. This in itself is the . tribute that could be paid to growing purchasing power of territory." : Va }