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Oshawa Daily Times, 18 Jun 1928, p. 1

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VOL. 2--=NO. 142 FRIENDSHIP SUCCEEDS IN ATLANTIC FLIGHT "Day Eras Sumas sad Peble Hebdare 1he Oshawa Dai OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, NOBILE SAYS HE SIGHTED TWO PLANES Pointed Out Exact Location ~--Captain Larsen and Lieut. Holm Return AFTER HOUR'S FLIGHT Nobile Asks Advice How to Treat a Fractured Shinbone (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Rome, June 18--Stefani news agency announced today that General Nobile had informed the baseship Citta Di Milano by radio that he had seen two seaplanes flying to rescue him. He said he had pointed out his exact situation to the planes. Captain Riiser Larsen and Lieut. Holm, fliers, however, returned from their flight and reported they had not seen the missing men .of the Italia, The men returned to ice breaker Braganza, their base, after flight of an hour over .the district where the group of survivors headed: by Nobile was thought to be. Nobile in his wireless message asked advice as to how to treat the shin bone of his leg which was fractured when the cabin of the Italia was torn off by striking an ice cap. Nobile in reporting to the base ship gave his exact location and it is ex- pected this will aid in finding the marooned men on the next flight of the seaplanes. NEW SPEAKER FOR BRITISH HOUSE Will Be Elected This Week --Capt. A. H. Fitzroy Popular Choice (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, June 18--A new speaker of the British House of Commons will be elected this week, for the first time in seven years and the function will occupy four days fol- lowing traditional forms. The ac- tual election of a successor to the Rt. Hon J. H. Whitley who has held the position since 1921, and is now retiring, It will take place on Wed- nesday. Captain A. I, Fitzroy, Con- servative member for Daventry and Deputy Chairman of Committees, is the popular choice. Mr. Whiteley formerly announced his resignation today. ELLSWORTH SAYS HE WASNT ASKED (By Associated Press) New York, June 18--Lincoln Ells- worth, Arctic explorer, reported in cable despatches to have been a passenger on the trans-Atlantic monoplane "Friendship" was found at the Metropolitan "Club here this morning. "I certafhly was not on the 'Friend- ship," he said. "I would have liked to have been but I wasn't asked." PORT WELLER INDIAN PRESCRIBES FOR MANY A St. Catharines, June 17.--Char- les Silversmith, Indian herbalist, iof Port Weller, was visited on Sun- 'day by some thirty persons who desired a cure for their ailment. The majority was suffering from partial paralysis, blindness and nerve disorders, acd to all except one Silversmith gave hope of a cure. The one exception was an aged man, who, Silversmith de- clared, was. too old and run down to be cured. The others were each given a drink of a light red liquid, name unknown, and then given a parcel of herbs containing the proper mx- ture for their ailment. These the Indian told his callers to steep like 'tea. So numerous were the visitors frem Toronto that Silversmith in- tends to visit that city within two weeks to call on his clients and ascertain their condition, The visitors were from St. Cath- arines, Grimsby and Toronto. Some visited Silversmith by appointment, other made their way to his home as a result of the publicity given because of his cure of George Lickers, blind and paralyzed. All were examined by Silversmith and tuestioned as to their trouble, WEATHER Fresh east to south-east winds, unsettled today and " Tuesday, with rain and prob- Central and Expecting 12,000 at Rotary Meet (By Associated Press) Minneapolis, June 18--Most of the world has sent dele~ gates to the 19th annual con- vention of the Rotary Inter- national, which opened a week's session today. More than 5000 delegates already have registered and 12,000 registrations are predicted be- fore books closed. GIRL KILLED ON HOLIDAY OUTING Miss Olive Guy, 24, of Clarksburg, Loses Life in Auto Mishap Barrie, June 17--Miss Olive Guy, aged 24, of Clarksburg, an employee of the T. Eaton Company, Toronto, was killed, and Miss Mabel Stockdale, 477 Parliament Street, Toronto, was injured in an automobile accident at Midhurst, eight miles from Barrie, Saturday afternoon. Miss Guy died 10 minutes: after being admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital. Miss Stockdale is. not seriously injured, sustaining bruises to her right shoul. der and hip, and a bad shaking up. She expects to leave the hospital on Tuesday, The young women were on their way from Toronto to Miss. Guy's home in Clarksburg for a week-end trip,when, in turning out to pass a parked eat the Forestry" tation at Midhurst. Miss Stockdale lost control of her car in loose gravel, The car turned over in a four-foot ditch. Miss Guy apparently attempted to get out of the car for the right door; next which she was sitting in the coupe, was partly opemed and she was pinned between the auto and the ground. In addition to internal injuries her back was broken, doctors state. The body is being shipped to Clarksburg to the home of her par- ents, Mr, and Mrs. Sam Guy, tomor- row morning. The two girls were the closest of friends ,and Miss Stockdale is pros- trated over thé unfortunate ending of what was expected to be a happy week end trip. Couple Injured Near Barrie Mr. and Mrs. A. Betteridge, of Foote's Bay, six miles north of Bala, are in hospital here as a result of in- juries received when their car turned over in a ditch near Crownhill. Their injuries arc painful, bt not serious, and they will be able to leave for home in a few days. Mr. Betreridge states he was mak- ing the turn at Crownhill when a car approached him from the oppos- ite direction at a high rate of speed and in the centre of the road. On attempting to avoid a collision he took to the ditch. The car turned right over and righted itself again. Mr. and Mrs. Betteridge were brought to barrie by passing motor- ists. The car is badly wrecked, WOMAN AGED 105 DIES IN TORONTO (By Canadian Press) Toronto, June 18.--Mrs. Catherine Bailey, aged 105, died here yesterday, She was widow of the late Matthew Bailey, of Oakville. AUDIENCE TO ARCHBISHOP IS GRANTED BY KING London, June 17.--His Majesty gave audience yesterday to Most Rev. Randall Tho.nas Davidson, aged Archbishop of Canterbury, whose labors on the revised Prayer Book of the Church of England were largely annulled by the re- jection of the book in the House of Commons on Thursday night. There is considerable speculation at present on the probable daté of the Archbishop's retirement, which he has already forecast. PEACE PACT PRAISED London, June 17.--Arthur Hen- derson, one of the leading spokes- men of the Labor party, strongly recommended the Kellogg peace proposals in a speech 'today, In which he said: "The United States' proposals present a unique oppor- tunity for raising international ve. lations to the realm of realism, thus assisting the nations to a néw way of finding security, progress and peace through justice, fellowship and cooperation. This involves a departure from the discredited phi- losophy that there is no way but war to defend national rights. Such a philosophy is now defmitely chal- lenged by the proposals of the Am- - No Np Mexico Terrorized by Repeated Earthquakes ! holiday tour of Canada is occupying Southern b Region from Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of Tehuantepec is Rocked for Two Days By Severe Tremors -- Three Deaths Responded FAMILIES REFUSE TO ENTER HOMES Hotels and Theatres Emptied as People Rush Into the Streets -- Cracks Appear in Pavements -- Fifty Dis- tinct Shocks % Mexico, City, June 18--Terror reig- ned in Central and Southern Mexico today after earthquakes had shaken the region from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of Tehuantepec for two days, . Apparently the only casualties oc- curred in the State of Oaxaca from here, three were reported dead. In many places people were camped in the open refusing to re-enter their homes in fear of new tremors, Fifty distinct shocks were felt at Oaxaca in the first hour of the quake Saturday night. Heavy seas rushed at Puerto Angel for a distance of 60 yards, In Mexico City the earthquakes were felt as late as 5.30 last night and these wid- ened the cracks which had appeared in the streets and pavements. In hotels groups of foreign tourists fled into the strcets and theatres were emptied of their audiences in the rush as soon as quakes were felt. ARREST THREE FOR "CARRYING ARMS Remanded Without Bail Un- til Investigation Held--Face Other Charges (By Canadian Press) Belleville, June 18--Joe Marano, Marvin Holly ,and Harry Craig, who were captured by Belleville police early yesterday morning were arraig- ned in police court this morning be- fore Magistrate Mikel. All were charged with being in possession of firearms and were remanded for one week without bail that their finger- prints might be taken so that their past records might be investigated. The men will also face a chafge of breaking and entering a gasoline sta- tion at Deseronto, TOUR OF GANADA GREAT ATTRACTION Thousands Eager to be Among Lucky 50 to Come Here The chance of a seven weeks' free the minds, and taxing the brains, of tens of thousands of young men and women in the British Isles just now. The Allied Newspapers, the great chain of newspapers operated and controlled by Sir William and Sir George Berry, have organized a scheme whereby 50 of these young men and women will have their dreams realized. This scheme is to be run in conjunction with the Cun- ard Line and the Canadian National Railways. Those chosen will be those who submit the most satisfactory answers to the 20 examination papers which have been set by Allied Newspapers, Two hundred final candidates will be entertained at a luncheon which will be given simultaneously in four ci- ties--London, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow--where the final choosing of the Empire's 50 sclected ambassa- dors will take place. DAY AND NIGHT OPENING OF PANAMA ¢€ANAL ASKED London, June 17.--A resolution proposed by R. A. Campbell of the American Steamship Owners' As- sociation that the Panama Canali should be operated continually, day and night, and recommending members of the Conference to re- quest their respe -tive Governments to make representations to the United States Government for such extension of hours of operation, was carried at today's meeting of the International Shipping Confer- ence, a Ave gl' Mr. Campbell pointed out that at present the canal is only operated for about eight hours daily, and the volume of traffic has grown to BOY SINGERS ENTERTAIN AT ROTARY North Simcoe Street Schools BRIEF ADDRESS M. O. H. Mentions Need for Work Among Children A chorus of nine boys from North Simcoe and King Street Pub- lic Schols, with L. F. Unitt, direc- tor of music in this city's public schools, as accompanist, entertan- ed the Rotary Club at their noon- day luncheon today, with several choruses and a solo, Since president Alex, Storie and vice-president-elect George Hart, were in Minneapolis attending the meetings of Rotary International, past president Art. Lovell acted as chairman of the meeting. He in- troduced two visitors, Fred Noncekwell of Bonacki, Wash. and Ernie Rehder of Bowmanville, During the meeting Rev, H, S. Dougall, an ex-Rotarian, was call- ed upon for a brief address, since he is soon leaving this city. Dr, Dougall said that the contact with the men of the Rotary Club had been one of the most delightful things of his three years' experi- ence in Oshawa, and spoke of the pleasant memories of this city that he will carry with him to Toronto. The program was in charge of Rotarian Bob Henderson, and, be- sides the numbers of the boys' chorus, there were two appreciated humorous solos by Rex. Turrett, Cyril Campbell, of King Street School, sang" "Land of Hope and Glory", and the choruses given were "The Golden Vanity", "Men of the North" and "The Mermaid Song." The members of the chorus were Eldred York, "ay Coad, Gor- don Rooney, Fred Jones, Gordon Morris, 'Harry Lawrence, Cyril Campbell, Jack Simmons and Billy Germond, most of whom are from North Simcoe Street public school, Dr. T. W, G. McKay, Medical Officer of Health, mentioned the need for work among children who have just contracted tuberculosis, and who are in the first stage of the disease, These cannot be sent to a sanitorium, at the expense of the city, but should rather go to a Preventorium, in Toronto or Hamilton, Dr. McKay mentioned four cases in the city of children in this condition, but whose par- ents are unable to secure the funds to send their children to a preven- torium, and asked the Rotary Club to consider the need of this work and help it as either a club or as individuals. Chairman Art, Love!l assured Dr, McKay that the neces- sary funds to restore these child. ren to health would be forthcom- ing from members of the club, STAGE IS SET FOR GREAT RECEPTION To German Aviators at Bre- men--City En Fete Today (By Canadian Press) Bremen, June 18.--The city was en fete today for the reception of Captain Herman Koehl and his companions in the trans-Atlantie flight of the monoplane *'Bremen," CHINESE CONSUL VISITS PREMIER (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, June 18--Dr. K. H. Chow, firmed in his appointment by the new Consul General, who has been con- Chinese Government paid his official visit to the Prime Minister to bring greetings from his government and a message of goodwill from 400,000,000 inhabitants of his native land. --- NEW DEAN. IS NAMED OF WATERLOO COLLEGE Waterloo, June 17--The new Dean of Waterloo College is Dr, Willis C. Froats of Morrisburg, announcement to this effect being made here Satur- day by Dr. N. Willison, President of the Board of Management of the Waterloo College and Seminary. The new Dean succeeds Dean A. O. Potter, who is now in Chicago at the head office of Rotary, Dean Froats is at present Principal of the Morris- burg Collegiate. He is a graduate of Queen's Universtiy and the Lu- such proportions that ships are de- i i i 3 Cia proportions th. L Ships are theran Theological Seminary at Ci: Reformer JONE 18, 1928 . The Oshawa Daily Time 10 Cents a Week; Miss Amelia Earhart is First Woman to Cross Ocean by Air; Fliers Land off Welsh Coast 2 2 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES Friendship Makes Flight in 20 Hours and 45 Minutes, Covering a Distance of 2,000 Miles from New- foundland to Great Britain FUEL SHORTAGE HALTS FLIGHT Plane Makes Perfect Land. ing in Burry Port Estuary and Crew Are Taken on Shore By Motor Boat -- Hundreds of People Rush to Greet Intrepid Aviators (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, June 18--Trans-Atlantic Monoplane "Friendship" carrying the first woman ever to span the Atlan- tiv by air landed at Burry Port, Wales, at 1240 p.m. today just 20 hours and 49 minutes after taking off from Trepassey, Lt hon The plane, which had been sighted 75 miles west of Ireland by the steamship "America," landed in Bur- ry Inlet because of shortage of fuel, Wilmer Stultz, pilot, bringing his ship down without difficulty close to shore, Miss Amelia Earhart, Boston social worker and co-pilot of the plane, landed . with her companions in a motor boat which set out immediately from the coast guard station here, The crew of the Friendhsip which included Lou Mordon, mechanic, was in the best of spirits and looked none the worse for their 21-hour flight across the almost 2,000 mile stretch between Newfoundland and Great Britain, Although the plane settled down off a swampy region some distance from the little town of Burry Port which had never dreamed of its arri- val it was not long before hundreds of spectators were on the scene, Crowds of people on foot and by motor gushed to Port and. gave the aviators a great reception, Stultz said bad weather and Weavy mist accompanied the "Friendship" for the greater part of her journey while rain was almost incessant, He said it was the intention of the crew to proceed to Bristol, their des- tination, as soon as possible, Burry Port, Wales, June 18--Trans Atlantic Monoplane Friendship land- ed'in Burry Estuary on Carmarthen- shire coast shortly after noon today owing to lack of fuel. Her crew looked very well when taken ashore by a motor boat and did not appear fatigued by the 2,000-mile air journey from Irepassey, New- found. ; The Friendship was first sighted at Llanelly, near Swansea about noon, She was flyying low: through the mist and was skirting coast looking for a suitable landing place on the Llanelly fore shore. Then she disappeared to- ward Burry Port, A few minutes later she was sight- ed by Burry Port, circled Burry In- let for a few moments and then dropped to a landing. She taxied along the River Llwchwr and came ot a halt soon after making fast to a buoy. A motor boat jmmediately went out and took the plane's pas- sengers ashore in the presence of hundreds of people who ran across a marshy swamp near the scene for a monoplane Friendship, American newspapers." slightest anxiety, steering the course." "I've Realized My Greatest Ambition, " Says Woman Flier (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Burry Pott, Wales, June 18--"I am very glad we have Sone it and very happy we've landed," said Miss Amelia Earhart to a cor- respondent of the Associated Press as she stepped ashore from the When asked what Miss Mabel Boll, who had hoped to b first woman to fly the Atlantic, would .think now thot the 3 fhe social worker had made the trip, Miss Eagjart said, "Oh, there was no race between us across the Atlantic, "I've realized my greatest ambition," she went on felt sure the Ffiendship could do it and I was right. weren't very favorable, but I can honestly say I never felt the : The plane behaved beautifully and there was never a sign of engine trouble, The only real dificulty was that of That was faked by the "I always Conditions \ said before the start, he would al- ter his course and head for the Azores, If the flight {1s acconfplished, Miss Earhart will have achieved the honor of being the first wom- an to fly across the Atlantic. Three women have lost their lives, and a fourth was forced down at sea and picked up by a ship, in attempts to be the first of their dex to make the hazardous cross- ng. Can Land on Water The RFriendship is a tri-motor- ed Fokker monoplane, equipped with pontoons, which are for tak- ing off from and landing on water. The ship carried approximately 700 gallons of gas. Two radio sets, one operating on a 600-me- tre wavelength, and the other a low-wavelength emergency set, are located in the plane, Preparations for the attempt' were made in secret, and it was not until two weeks ago today, when the monoplane arrived here from Boston, that it became known Miss Earhart and Stultz contemplated a transatlantic flight, Interest in the flight has been heightened by the fact that, while Miss Earhart and her companions were awaiting a break in the weather for thei» hop-off, another woman, Miss Mabel Boll, with two pilots, was also poised to go in an attempt to win the honor of being the first woman to cross, Miss Boll and her_crew have the trans-Atlantic monoplane Colum- bia, owned by Charles Levine, at Harbor Grace, Nfld., where they have been awaiting fair flying weather. Intended for the Pole The monoplane Friendship was tested by pilots for Commander Richard E, Byrd, with a view to determining its qualifications for use in Byrd's proposed South Pole flight, After Stultz had been making tests with the plane in the vicinity of Boston for some time, its sale by Byrd was announced, although the identity of the pur- chaser was not made known. Af- ter the ship left Boston it became known that it had been acquired by George Palmer Putnam, pub- lisher, and a group of associates, for Miss Earhagt's trans-Atlantic flight attempt. Two of the women who lost their lives in efforts to be the firs tof their sex to complete the air crossing of the Atlantic, dis- distance of three quarters of a mile to greet the intrepid aviators, The region in which the fliers had ended their flight across the ocean made a depressing scene, - but the aviators did not seem to mind and looked well after their long journey. While all England and Ireland waited on tiptoes this morning to welcome the trans-atlantic plane Friendship from her Atlantic flight, Miss Amelia Earhart, first woman to conquer great ocean by air and her two companions settled down unex- pectedly in Burry Estuary, Wales, The Friendship without warning slip- ped in over Bristol channel which is at the mouth of the River Severn, Burry Estuary. Trepassey, Nfid.,, June 17.-- Carrying a stouthearted woman as co-pilot, the monoplane Friend- ship hopped off from here at 9.51 a.m. (Eastern Standard time) for a trans-Atlantic flight. The des- tination i+ Jreland, with a strong possibility that the plane will land at Valencia. Miss Amelia Earhart, Boston social worker, is the woman mem- ber of the crew. Wilmer Stultz is the pilot, and Lou Gordon the mechanic. At the time of the hop-off, wea~ ther bureau reports indicated that the fliers would have little better than possible flying weather at least over the first half of their course, which is laid along the Great Circle. Should weather appeared while attempting the westward air crossing of the North Atlantic. ' The first was Princess Loewen- stein-Wertheim, who took off from Upavon, England, August 8, 1927, with Captain Leslie Hamil- ton, and Frederick F. Minchin in the monoplane St. Raphael, on an attempted non-stop flight of 2,- 920 miles to Ottawa, Ont. They were never heard from, their plane apparently having gone down in midocean. ' The second woman to disappear in attempting the westward cross- ing was the Hon. Elsie Mackay, who left England for fhe United\| States on March 13 last with Cap- tain Walter Hinchliffe. Their plane was never reported after it had passed the Irish coast. Mrs. Frances Wilson Grayson and three men companions left Roosevelt Field, New .York, om December 23 last, on the first leg of an attempted eastward flight across the Atlantic. The plane disappeared on its way from New* York to Newfoundland. Ruth Elder and Captain George Haldeman, who attempted a flight from New York to Paris in the aeroplane. American . Girl, were rescued by an oil tanker in the Atlantic about 600 miles off- the Spanish coast om October 13 last, two days after their plane took off from Roosevelt Field. When the mishap forced their plane in t conditions threaten success of a -assage 7 ip ¥ Meslavd,S abun ered 2,623 MOS at baba ibe o ' distance record) flight over water, Ships Retehe Messages New York, Juse 17.--The Ra- dio Marine Corpowmtion of Ameri- ca reported the following message from the steamship Rexmore: 'Signals received from aero- plane Friendship asking our posi- tion, which was given as 49.38 north, 39.20 west. From this posi- tion aeroplane hay bearing of 23 true, Signal raceived Green- wich, mean time 2045 (4.45 p.m. Eastern time), Sighal from aero- plane loud, but plang not sighted. 'Abbot, Master SS. Rexmore." The position given br the Rex- more places the ship spwoximate- ly 700 miles east t land. Friends Are Rememb Later the Radio MarineQorpor- ation anndunced receipt ola sec? ship Rexmore reporting she ha been in communication with the ship, which asked that it ported to New York, "Further signals received yom: seaplane Friendship at 30 Greenwich mean time, (5.30 jm., Eastern Standard time), appargt- ly still going strong," the sage read. 'Signals good. PI said could not see us, nor be se by us. Asked to be reported New York in first communice tion," The Radio Marine Corp. to night announced receipt of a mes. sage from the liner President Roosevelt, reporting it had heard He steamer Elmworth in commun- cation with the mon Friendship. opiase . Heard By Liner 'Heard by 8.8. Elmworth work- ing plane Friendship at 22.35 Greenwich mean time (5.35 p.m. Eastern Standard time) position 50.00 north, 84.21 west," the message said. "Friendship bear- ing from Elmworth at that time was 247. Friendship 'barely aud- ible to President Roosevelt. Un- able to raise, Our position 45.10 north, 35.10 west at 23.00 Green- wich mean time (6 p.m., Eastern Standard time). "Master, President Roosevelt." The President Roosevelt of the United States Lines sailed from New York last Wednesday bound for Bremen. for continuous Swansea, Wales, June 18.--Miss Amelia Earhart and her two on panions on their trans-Atlantic flight arrived at Swansea from Burry Port this afternoon, CONTINUE PROBE OF SHOOTING AT BARRIE Barrie, June 17--The Provinelal Poifce today continued their Inves- tigation into the shooting of Mabel Spratley, 16-year-old Barnardo girl, who is in Royal Vietoria Hospital here recovering 'from a gunshot wound in the right hip. Acting on information given by the girl, Ser- geant Creasy and an Inspector from the Barnardo Home visited the place of the girl's employer, Stan- ley Halbert, near Cookstown, and other farms, There have been no open develop- ments as yet, The police inter- viewed the girl at the hospital again today, comparing her aec- count witp what they learned on their visit to the district near Cookstown. ? COLUMBIA HELD UP BY ADVERSE WEATHER - (By Canadian Press) Harbor Grace Nfld., June 18.-- In the face of continued adverse weather conditions over the great cireles course, the monoplane Co- lumbia was groomed 'for a possible trans-Atlantic hop today, while its crew strove to conceal the disap- pointment at the march stolen by Miss Amelia Eabheart and her companions aboard the Friendship. GROCETERIA ON DANFORTH DESTROYED Loblaw Store is Scene of a Blaze With $20,000 Loss FLOOR COLLAPSES Contents of Store Fall to the Basement Where Blaze Started : ' (By Canadian Press Toronto, June 18.--Fire to- day destroyed the Loblaw gro- cery store on Danforth avenue with a loss of more than $20,- 000. The blaze started in the basement and while firemen were flooding it, the main floor collapsed, adding fresh fuel to the flames and bringing with it the contents of the store. 1S TRANSFERRED T0 BROCKVILLE Rev. Michael Meager to Be Parich Priest in New Field (By Canadian Press) Brockville, June 18, -- An- nouncement was made here today of the appointment of Rev. Mi- chael Meagher, now Parish Priest of Smith's Falls, to be Parish Priest of Brockville in succession to Rev. Monsignor C. B, Murray, who has resigned owing to ade vanced years and impaired health, The appointment was made by Mgr. Nicholson, Administrator of the Archdiocese of Kingston, and is effective immediately, Father Meagher was ordained fin 1895 and has. since been stationed at Carleton Place, Toledo, Marysville, Deseronto and elsewhere in the Archdiocese, COMMUNISTS HEAD \STRIKE IN ATHENS Additional Workers Join the Walkout--May Become General (By Canadian Press) Ahens, June 18.--Additional woridrs today joined the strike whid\ Communists were attempting to mks general. Employees of' the Water'Company and bakers at Sal- onika joined in the walkout as well as the tobacco workers at Debe Agach apd Grevena. The public util. ities in Macedonia were under guard. FATHER REVEALS CHARACTERISTICS OF MISS EARHART (By Associated Press) Los Angeles ,July 18--A picture of his daughter as the slight determined girl who didn't let parental disappro- val stand in the way of her learning to fly was drawn here today by Ed- win S. Earhart, {father of Amelia Earhart who crossed the Atlantic in "Friendship." Earhart revealed that his daughter was wealthy in her own rights, that she had been flying for ten years that she speaks five languages and that she did outstanding work in both experiment:l and calculative chemistry at Columbia University, GEN. LIANG IS NAMED GOVERNOR OF MUKDEN Mukden, June 18--General Chan 'Hseuh Liang, has been ADDON Military Governor of Mukeden in success to his father Marshal Chang Tso Lin, former northern dictator, whose death has been reported. i ---------- SOVIET DRIVE 10 FAIL New York, June 17--An intense Soviet propaganda is Bg carried on .in India; Sir Hubert Winch Carr, former President of the European Association of India, saii}n an fn. terview here. Sir Hub:W is hots on a world tour with Ms wi "Lots of Bolshevist moneris come to India and the Soviel Qovern- ment is always trying to cul trou. ble. Yet it will certainly sue- ceed in turning the countnY Red," he said L

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