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The Oshawa Daily Times 1he Oshawa Daily Retormer VOL. 3--NO. 85 GREAT DIRIGIBLE IS FLYING TO i Ercan Sodio 48 Poke Hoar OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1928 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. SIXTEEN PAGES MAIL BANDIT IS REMANDED TILL MONDAY Detroit Youth Who Stole $22,500 Refuses to Talk in Court AT CHATHAM Alleged to Have Been Fak. ing Fits in Cell at County Jail Chatham, Ont, Oct. 11, -- John (irbie, Detroit youth who held up a mail car of the "Canadian Nation: al train on October 2 and escaped with packages estimated to contain $22,500 only to be arrested trying to enter Detroit, was remanded until Monday on appearance before Magis- trate Arnold today. Grbie refused to talk when brought into court and his silence was taken as a plea of not guilty, He indicated preference for trial by a Magistrate, He was alleged to have been faking fits in his cell at the county jail during the night, JURIES ARE OUT SELECTING THE LEADING PLAYERS Baseball Experts Will Return Verdict on Heroes of the 1920 Season (By Canadian Press) New York, Oct, 11,--Juries are out in the vases of the most valu- able players in the American and National Leagues and soon ver- dicts will be returned. Three in each league seem to be leading in advance calculations, Waite Hoyt of the New York Americans, was a big factor in the Yankee drive to the pennant. His team mates, Ruth and Gehrig, are not eligible because they have already been accorded the honor, Favorites Other favorited candidates are Harry Manush of the St, Louis Browns, only a point out of the batting leadership, and Lefty Grove, star pitcher of the Philadel- phia Athletics. In the National League Freddy Lindstrom of the Giants, Jim Bot- tomley of the Cardinals and Hughie Critz of the Reds, all in¢ fielders, have figured in the dis- cussion. . BE MRS, CHAPPELL 13 REMANDED ON MURDER CHARGE Crown Would Await Verdict of Coroner on Death of Gertrude Grose Mrs. Nora Chappell, awaiting trial for murder, and two other serious charges, was remanded In custody until Friday, October 19, when she appeared in police court this morning before Magistrate Hind. Mrs. Chappell is also charg- ed with procuring an abortion and killing an unborn infant. Await Inquest D. A. J. Swanson, counsel for the accused, requested that the case be proceeded with at the earliest convenience of the court, but Crown Attorney MeGibbon stated that the charges preferred against Mrs. Chappell would have to await the verdict of the coron- er's jury, empanelled to hear the inquest into the death of Miss Ger- trude Irene Grose, who died at the Oshawa Hospital on October 4 from an illegal operation, allegedly performed by Mrs. Chappell. The inguest, said Dr. MeGibbon, will probably be held during the course of a Week: ch pon vy ars Lawrence J. Kennelly, charged with aiding an abortion. also ap- peared in police court this morn- ing and was remanded umtil Oec- tober 19 at the reauest of the Crown. Frank O'Reilly. Toronto, is avpearing for Kennelly. The court room was crowded to cap- acity this morning. but those who had come to gain information about the major case fin hand were doomed to disappointment as remands in both cases were order: N . Assumed Plane Columbia Crashes After Start to Rome (By Canadian Press) Roosevelt Field, N.Y. Oct, 11. --QCharles Levine's Columbia took off today for Rome, hut was un- able to stay in the air, and crash- ed on the golf course at Columbia Field, having too great a load. No one was hurt, NO LASHES OR PEN FOR WEEDMARK Oshawa Man Makes Success. ful Appeal from Sentence of Magistrate Hind WIFE BEATING Chief Justice Suggests Cadi "Caught Him on the Wing and Shot Him" Toronto, 'Oct, 11,--Cecil Sidney Weedmark, of Oshawa, through his counsel, Joseph Garvey, appeal- ed to the First Divisional Court at Osgoode Hall from a sentence 'of two years in the Kingston peniten- tiary and 20 straps, by Magistrate Hind, of Oshawa for wife beating, yesterday, the conviction was quashed, Weedmark, in Oshawa Police Court, pleaded guilty, was given suspended sentence and bound over in $500 to keep the peace, Later he came up for heing drunk in a public place. He was con- vieted, and after that was given the two-year sentence on the old conviction, being fined on the breach of the 0.1.C.A. conviction $50 or an additional month in the penitentiary, "And on another occasion I am told on good authority you beat and ill-treated your wife," Magis trate Hind said when meting out sentence, No Right To Sentence Mr. Garvey objected to the latter consideration of something alleg- ed to have happened after the of- fence charged, and strongly con- tended that the magistrate had no right to sentence Him on the old conviction when he was not up on a charge of a breach of the peace he was hound over to keep. "Should he not have had an op- portunity of defending himself on a charge of a breach of his recog- nizance " asked Justice Grant or the Crown, Set Aside Conviction Justice Middleton said at times a magistrate wanted to do some- thing fancy, that was entirely up- warranted by the code, and perhaps bind 2 man over and tell him he must go to church on Sunday. "This man just bappened to pe there on apother case," added his Lordship. Chief Justice Mulock put it as "eatching 2 man on the wing and shooting him." 'The conviction is set aside," pronounced his Lordship. ANGLIGANS Wi DISCUSS DIVORCE IN JOINT SESSION Objection Raised to Estab- lishment of Courts in Pro- vince of Ontario (By Canadian Press North Bay, Omt., Oct. hh vorce will be discussed at the joint session of the upper and lower houses of the provincial synod of the Church of , meeting here, following notice of the mo- tion given today by Canon R. H. Ferguson of Hamilton and Arch- deacon Doherty of London. The motion was to the effect tht the Provincial Synod should register A protest against the proposed set- ting up of divorce courts in On- tario. Dean Broughal, prolocutor of the Lower House, decided that Fifty Years Ago Today Oshawa Incorporated; Town Ctatus , Great Jubilation at the "Four Corners" Now the Inter section of King and Sim. coe Streets--W, H, Gibbs Was First Mayor BIG CELEBRATION AT FOUR CORNERS Bands and Huge Torchlight Procession Featured the Ceremony and Whitby, Brooklin and Port Perry Were Visited By the Cele. brants Fifty years ago today, was proclaimed a town, The incorporation of the village of Oshawa into the town of Oshawa, did not officially take place until January 6, 1879, however, three months after the proclamation was made by the legislature. Dr. Fran- cis Rae was reeve of the village when the proclamation was issued, and W. H, Gibbs was elected first mayor of the new town in the elections of half a century ago. Great judilation was manifested in the village when the official naming of Oshawa as a town was announced says J, W, Borsbery, who was pres- ent at the celebration and recalls vividly the "good time" that was en- joyed on the old "four corners," now the intersection of King and Simcoe streets, Not the least of the cere- monies was the roasting of a huge ox in the middle of the corner, and everyone had a piece of more or less ample size, cut from the roasted an- imal, Not On The Program The first large display of fireworks ever assembled for a celebration in Oshawa was secured for the eventful night, but it proved to he an almost disastrous celebration. Not used to handling fireworks, the men in charge of this part of the celebration Iplaced them all in close proximity on a platform about where Bas- sett's jewelry store now stands, The fireworks started on time, and the first few were let off "according to Hoyle," but sparks soon ignited the remainder of the display, which all started to burn at once. The two men charged with handling the dis- play had to flee hurriedly from the platform, and the display was soon over, "Nobody knew that the dis- play should have lasted longer, and consequently they all thought it was a grand and glorious celebration," says My. Borsbery, in telling of the event, Oshawa Bands and Torches Torchlight processions formed an- other part of the program, and one procession went to Whitby, Brook- lin and Port Perry, returning, tired but happy, about four o'clock the next morning. The torches were small tin lamps containing coal oil, with a wick running to the top and hanging over the side, and 1,600 to 2,000 were on occasion prepared for use in processions. Every band in the vicinity was secured to help cele- Oshawa, and continuous music was the order of the day. Steady Growth The incorporation of Oshawa as a town followed a little over a year after the McLaughlin Carriage Works were removed here from En- niskillen. The population of the has steadily grown since that date. It had been made an incorporated village in 1854, with a population of about 3,000. Since its incorporation as a town Oshawa has seen development second to nope in Ontario. Population re- cords, assessment figures, and other data show that the growth of the place has been steady and rapid, with bardly a setback of any kind. On March 8, 1924, Oshawa was in- corporated as a city. History The chief magistrates of Oshawa from its incorporation as a village in 1854, and a brief chronological review since the first known records, follows. Mayors of Oshawa the matter should be discussed im joint session. brate the formation of the town of |* town was 4,200 at incorporation, and | MANY MINERS WILL RETURN AS SETTLERS Experiment of Sending Brit. ishers to Harvest Fields is Declared a Success LORD PEEL Labor Member Says Scheme Was "Rushed" But Result Was Satisfactory (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press London, Oct, 11.--The experiment of sending nearly ten thousand Brit- ish miners to the Canadian harvest fields was a success, declared Lord Peel, head of the British delegation of the Empire Parliamentary Asso- ciation, who returned today from Canada. A number of harvesters had expressed the intention of re- turning to Canada in the spring, Lord Peel said. Tom Johnston, Labor M.P., said the scheme was "rushed". But un- doubtedly a large proportion of the men were determined to become set- tiers, WINTRY WEATHER IN NORTHWEST RALLIES WHEAT Grain Prices Score Advance in Chicago After Early Weakness (By Associated Press) Chicago, Oct. 11. Wintry weather in the northwest, both he low" and above the Canadian houu- dary, tended to bring about early upturns in wheat values today. There were reports also that India is purchasing wheat in Argenting. The opening was unchanged to % cent off, Chicago future deliveries of wheat soon scored an advance all around. Corn and oats devel- cped firmness with corn starting % to 1% cent down, hut afterward rallying well. Provisions were easy. OSHAWA HONORED G. LC, Conant, of Oshawa, who was elected a member of the Execu- tive Council of the Ontario As- sociation Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce, Gi. D, CONANT 1y AN EXECUTIVE OF BOARDS OF TRADE Oshawa Man Elected on Board of Officers at North Bay Meeting North Bay, Oct. 11.--The election of the Board of Officers of the On- tario Associated Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce for the en- suing term resulted in Cecil Bethune, Ottawa, heing elevated to the office of President. The 1929 hoard is com- prised as follows: Honorary Presi dents J. C. Elliott, Kingston; K. J. Dunstan, Toronto; J. J. Duffus, Pe- terhoro', and Past President C. G. Martin, Hamilton; President, Cecil Bethune, Ottawa; First Vice-Presi- dent, Gefirge W. Matthews, Brant- ford; Second Vice-President, Fred Newman, Picton; Third Vice-Presi- dent, J. T. Patton, North Bay; Sec- retary-Treasurer, T, Marshall, To ronto. BODY IDENTIFIED (By Canadian Press) Kingston, Oct. 11.--The body picked up by the steamer Wambie on Wednesday, has heen identified as that of John Vivlamore, of Os- wego, missing for three weeks, who was helieved to have left Picton with three companions with a car- go of ale. The body of one of the men, Jobn Copping, was found earlier in the week, Motorist Charged With Re- sponsibility in the Death of Edgar Pratt -- Injuries Followed Crash of Cars Driven By Campbell and Henry Baldwin, Resulting in Fall of Telephone Pole --Witnesses Stated Cars Were Travelling at Moder- ate Speed Judgment was reserved until Fri- day, October 19 in the case of Will- mott Campbell, charged with man- slaughter in connection with the death of Edgar Pratt on September 9 last. M.. Pratt died following in- juries received when he was struck by a section of flying telephone pole on Mary street near his home. At the inquest an open verdict was re- turned by the jury empanelled to in- quire into the affair, but Campbell was arraigned on the serious charge as a result of a more thorough in- vestigation. D. A. J. Swanson was retained by Campbell as counsel. Three witnesses were heard this mornin before Magistrate Hind in police court who gave first hand in- formation about the accident. Cars \ Henry Cain, Huntsville, an eye- witness, who formerly lived on Al- bert street, Oshawa, was walking along Mary street about noon on the day in question when a crash between two, cars occurred. Jt will be re- membered that one car was the pro- perty of Campbell and the other of Henry Baldwin. It was alleged that Baldwin's car side-swiped Campbell's car as the two passed, causing the steering gear to become locked and useless in the hands of the driver. Campbell's car then headed for the west side of the curbing as it pro- ceeded north, and after the two left wheels on the car had jumped the curbing, the car crashed into a brace- Judgment Reserved in Trial William Campbell, Manslaughter Charge pole breaking it into five sections, one of which fell and stsmck Pratt riding on his bicycle. The Campbell car then ploughed its way 24 feet further on the boulevard after hitting the: post. Plenty of Room Crown Attorney McGibbon conten- ded that a car going approximately 20 miles an hour would not have the impetus to crash to the curbing, knock a post into pieces, and then run on for 24 feet, Henry Cain stated that he judged the two cars were proceeding about the same rate of speed when the im- pact occurred. He also added that there was, in his estimation, suffi- cient room for two cars to pass the two standing and parked cars, at the point whese the two passed each other. Crown Attorney McGibbon asked if Campbell put his brakes on, to which witness replied that he had, as far as he could tell. Mr. McGibbon--"The car ped?" ' Mr. Swanson objected to the im- plicd statement of the Crown, and pointed out that the brakes of an automobile might be applied and yet the car proceed onward some dis- tance. Skidding Did jt Incidents of the accident were re- lated by the witness who stated he saw Mr. Pratt for the first time, af- ter the accident had taken place, ly- ing down on the boulevard. "Is there anything that could have been by the drivers of the cars to have verted the accident?" "If the Baldwin car had gone on without skidding there would have been no accident," witness answered. ate Russel White, who was an occu- pant of the Campbell car, stated that he had looked at the speedometer of the car in which he was riding just before the crash and said the car was not going faster than 20 miles an hour. Mr. McGibbon scemed unde- cided whether to accept the informa- tion as true or mot. "Do you think a car travelling 20 AContinned Page 3), stop- Liner REACH Huge Craft May Head Escape Storms because of this it was likely to Azores, Heads for Atlantic Paris, Oct. 11.--Sailing majes- tically over Southern France on her voyage from Germany to the United States, Graf Zeppelin, the first German dirigible to cross the French frontier since the ar- mistice ten years ago, was heading for the Atlantic coast this after- noon. The giant air liner was eagerly watched for by all France and nowhere did there appear any signs of animosity over the *'rald. t The weather conditions were unfay- orable, but better conditions pre- valled out at sea. The big zeppel- in travelled pretty well on sched- ule, Auspicions Start Despite feverish excitement which prevailed around the hangar n the last few days the dirigible got away with clock-like precision and with less fuss at the start than it takes to get a transatlantic liner away from its berth, The crew took their posts quietly and the passengers embarked at 7 a.m, and the huge craft was dragged by 200 men slowly out of the hangar, Two minutes later the stalwart work- men let go and it rose to a height of 150 feet. The nose was pointed ppward and the craft clmbed as it circled the city. Heads Westward Finally it headed westward and disappeared from view on what was hoped to be the third east- to-west flight across the Atlantic, Dr. Eckeper sald before leaving that expected, in view of storms, to stick to the southern course while Captain Lehman, navigation officer, said it was possible the ship would go as far south as Africa and then head for the Azores. The ship carried a big store of provi- sions and liqucrs. Over France Lyon, France, Oct, 11.--The Graf Zeppelin, German dirigible enroute to New ¥ork, passed over Lyon, 250 miles from its starting point, at 12.25 p.m., Greenwich time, today, or five hours after starting. It was headed south. On Southern Course Paris, Oct, 11.--The Graf Zep- pelin left France and headed out over the Mediterapean this after- noon and probably will be signal- led pext over Barcelona. Dr. Eck- ener, commander, followed the River Rhone Valley. His wisdom in picking the southern route to cross the Atlantic to the States was shown in the weather reports from the Atlantic coast of France. Tempests were raging on the shores of Brittany and Vendee. Tr -------------- BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD Lawrence Burchan driving Fred Guscott's truck along Golf street this morning pbout 10 o'clock, pro- ceeded across the intersection be- tween Golf and Louisa streets, and crashed into the Chevrolet coach driven by J. Ward, Mundy Build- ing, doing considerable damage to the Chevrolet. It was learned that the driver of the truck ap- plied his brakes 21 feet previous to hitting the Ward car and only one brake band held. The truck * AMERICA World's Biggest and Mightiest Airship Speeding Wastward on Transatlantic Voyage 'Graff Zeppelin, Carrying Twenty Passengers and Crew of Forty, Makes Start from Ger- many With Less Fuss Than Trans-Atlantic NEW YORK SUNDAY MORNING as Far South as Africa and Then Proceed By Way of The Azores to (Cable Service to The Oshawa Daily Times by Canadian Press) Friedrichshafen, Germany, Oct. 11.--Germany's huge new dir- igible, Graf Zeppelin, bigger and mightier than any airship yet com- pleted, flew westward today at an average speed of 95 miles an hour, with passengers and mail for America. Sixty persons were aboard, a crew of forty and twenty passengers, among them Lady Grace Drummond Hay of England. and commander, hoped to bring the airship down at Lakehurst, N.J., some 5,100 miles away, on Sunday morning. The airship took off from the hangar here this morning and headed toward the Atlantic where heavy storms were reported and Dr. Hugo KEckener, builder follow the route by way of the BURNED IN OIL: BLAZE (Cable Service to The Times The Canadian Press) Rangoon, Burma, Oct, 11.--For- ty-seven natives including 18 wo- men were hurned to death in a pool of flaming oil on Nenday night. The oil had leaked from a pipe line and the natives gathered to get what they could when an unguarded lamp set it ablaze, ONTARIO CLOSES WATERPOWER CASE "SUPREME COURT Counsel Contends Dominion Has No Rights Over Inland, Non-tidal Waters (By Canadian Prses) Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 11.--Ontarin closed its case before the Supreme Court of Canada today on the fis- sue of Federal and Prcvincial con- trol over water powers and navi- gation. In briefly summing up the contentions of Ontario W. N. Til- ley, K.C., raised the point that guestions placed before the Court were inadequate to enable satis- factory answers to be given to the whole question of division of leg- islative control over and proprie- tary interest in water powers, Non-Tidal Walters Mr. Tilley contended there was no public right of navigation over inland, non-tidal rivers unless same had been acquired by immemorial usage or by act of the Provincial Legislature. The only power the Dominion had was to regulate nav- igation where navigation existed in fact. He also claimed the Domin- fon did not possess any right to use part of a bed of a provincial river cor to divert the flow without the consent of the province and with- out compensation. : Quebec's Case Quebec then presented its case in support of Ontario, throuzh Eu- gene Lafleur, K.C. Variance with Ontario was noted, however, in ad- mission by Quebec that public right of navigation existed over rivers in Quebec, BOY SETTLERS MAKING GOOD ) Y 11.--Bisbops and clergy of the Provincial Angli- can Church jn joint session today dealt with the immigration prob- lem, following an address by Rev. Canon C. W. Vernon, secretary of the Church Social Service Council. Canon Vernon told the gathering of his recent trip to the West and expressed satisfaction with the training and treatment of British boys brought out by the church. The majority of British miner har- vesters, he said, had stuck it out and made good. Hon. J. S. Martin, Minister of Agriculture, also spoke. by driver could not produce a Ii FLYERS INJURED (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Ont., Oct 11.--A spec- ial report to The Toronto Star today from The Pas, Man., says that one member of the area exploration par- ty is dead and another badly froz- en as the result of a plane crash in a forced landing in the Pubshon area, SE at Press) Port Hope, Ont., Oct. 11.--Fire, water and smoke damaged the of- fice of the Midland Loan and Sav- ings Company, the Sons of Eng- land Hall and the Millionaires' dub here this.forenoon, to the ex- tent of $5,000 dollars. The build- ing is owned by W. Helm and is in- sured. . Ninety in Shade is Autumn Record in United States (By Associated Press) Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 11.-- The hottest . October day in the history of the Weather Bureau here was recorded, when the thermome- ter registered 90. St. Cloud, Minn., reported 88, but a number of other Minnesota and Dakota points had temperatures considerably lower. Duluth had a maximum of 54, and at Moorehead it was 78. In North Dakota, 64 was high, at Bismarck. It was 54 at Willis. ton. Lincoln, Neb., reported 91 de- grees, PRESCOTT TO BE TERMINAL LAKE TRAFFIC Tenders Invited Shortly for First Part of Public Works at That Port RAILWAY LAYOUT Ultimate Expenditure for Completion of Plans Esti. mated at $5,000,000 (By Capadi Ottawa, one Oct. free he De- partment of Public Works, it was learned today, will shortly invite tenders for the first part of the pub- lic undertakings designed to make Prescott, Ont., a transfer terminal for lake grain traffic. The ultimate outlay at Prescott is approximated at five million dollars. Plans are now heing prepared for the railway layout. The enterprise is scheduled for completion, coincident with the Welland Canal, or in about two years, ee ---- PREMIER AFFIRMS CANADA REQUIRES MORE SETTLERS London Times Editorial Agrees That Haste Should Be Made Slowly (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Oct. 11.--The fact that Premier King's speech finished late last night at the Canadian Club, probably is largely respon- sible for reports in the British Press being considerably condens- ed today and also for an absence of general editorial comment. Most papers, however, report his refutation of the allegation that Canada does not require British immigrants. Urges Caution The "Times" today discussed immigration generally, rather than the Premier's speech and says no one on this side of the Atlantie has ever been so blinded by dis- appointment at the slow progress: as to cast doubts upvu the sincer- ity of the Governments of the Do- minions. "Every means should be taken to show them that we fully share their views that the building up of a great state is a process not to ba burried," says The Times. FIVE BURNED TO DEATH (Cable S&ryice to The Times by The Canadian Press) Shaftesbury, Eng, Oct. 11. Three men, a woman and a child, all unidentified, were burned to death in an overturned automobile on a lonely road near here during nig WEATHER