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he Oshawa Daily Times The Oshawa Daily | Daily Retormer VOL. 3--NO. LT Dar Econt Sundays rR? OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1928 10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES 0SHAWA'S POPULATION INCREASES 3,530 Claims He Has Communicated Wit h Mars] Telepathjst Confident Message From Planet May Be Translated CARDINAL DE LAI IS DEAD AT ROME (Calle Sevvice to The Times by Canadian Press) Rome, Oct, 24. -- Gaetano, Car- dinal dc Lal, secretary of the come sistorls! congregation since 1908, dled today at the age of 75, His health had been poor for a year and on Saturday his condition be- came grave, PILOT KILLED IN FALL FROM AEROPLANE * Youthful Student at Windsor Thrown Out as Plane Takes Nosedive INSTRUCTOR FALLS But Manages to Catch Hold of Wing end Finally to Make Landing (By Canadian Press) 'Windsor, Oct, 24,--Don Stroutt, youthful student pilot of the Bor- der Cities Aero Club fell from one of the elub's Moth planes about eight o'clock this morning and the search party is still looking for his body, According to early reports of the accident, Stroutt was at the controls of the plane with the club instructor, R, H, Soundy, {flying with him when the plane went into a vertical dive and Stroutt fell out. Soundy also fell from the fuselage but succeeded in catching the wing and pulled himself back into the plane which was then fiy- ing upside down, He righted it and made a successful landing at Walker airport, Strevett's body was found just outside the village of Maidstone at 10.46 o'clock, It had crashed into a tree and was badly crushed, FEAR TANKER HAS SUNIC IN ATLANTIC 45 Men Aboard Believed to Have Perished During a Heavy Gale (By Associated Press) Boston, Mass., Oct, 24,--Fear that the American tanker *David C. Reid" with 45 men aboard foun- dered in the mid-Atlantic during a heavy gale on Oct. 15 was ex- pressed here by Captain Thomas F, German of the American steamship "West Carnifax" in from Alexan- dria, Egypt. Captain German reported that he had received $.0.S. message from "David C. Reid" saying that she was sinking, When he arrived at the spot she gave the next morning he found the sea covered with oil streaks and large vegetable box was sighted, CHINAMAN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER Convicted for Killing Bride During Honeymoon in New York (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) Carlisle, Eng., Oct. 24.--Chang Yi Miad, young Chipese law stud- ent from New York, was found guilty of murder of his bride, Wai Sheung M!ad, in local court today, end wes senteuced to death, Wai Sbeung Mind was found strangled In 8 wood near Keswick last June. ehortiy after the ar- rival of the couple iv Eugland on their BORSYmOOR, i ee : Dr. Mansfield Robinson Paid 36 Cents a Word to Have Message Radioed from the Famous Rugby Station-- . Addressed to Woman on Distant Planet MESSAGES ARE RECEIVED In Seclusion of Laboratory , Friend, Dr. Robinson Says He Had Telepathic Communication With "Co- marury," Big-eared Mar. tian Resident (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Oct. 24.--After paying 86 cents a word for government radiograms to be sent to a woman on Mars, and after listening for replies, Dr. Mansfield Robinson, telepathist, announced today that cértain messages had been receiv- ed but would have to be decoded, Operators Listen Operators at Saint Abans' radio station, who had listened for a re- ply, said that nothing had been heard from the distant planet, The messages sent by Dr, Robhin- son were dispatched into space hy the Rughy station early today and were addressed to Comaruru, a big- eared Martian woman, with whom Dr, Robinson said he had had tel: epathic communications, Received Answer Dr. Robinson said he had re- ceived replies at the Laboratory of a friend, "There will be some ginger be- hind their reply," remarked the doctor reasurringly, 'This is the greatest event in the history of the human race." Dr. Mansfield Robinson has been telepathically informed from Mars, he says, that the message shot in Martian direction early this morning was not received, but he blames the lack of facilities on the part of the British Post Of- fice for the failure, The message was addressed to a woman on Mars, with whom Dr, Robinson claims to have acquaint- ance through a telepathic visit there. He hoped to receive a re- ply, and said early this morning that certain signals had from the planet to him and Prof, Low, scientific friend, at Chiswick. MODERN METHODS OF HUNTING FAIL TO EXTERMINATE WHALES Montreal, Oct. 24.--As a result of the great strain on the eyes by the complexity of modern civilization, particularly in connection with urban life, it is estimated that seven out of every ten people in the large centres of population have defective eyesight. -Jerry Britton, a: consulting optometrist in Montreal, in a recent address here in which he produced a moving picture oJustrating this, said it was caused by the reaction of the daily demands of urban life upon the delicate organism of the eye. The effect was felt by young and old a- like, he said. Human eyes are not adapted to the environment given by modern civilization, according to the speaker. CHILD GROUPING IS RECOMMENDED |! Toronto, Ont., Oct. 24.--The group- ing of children in different grades in the schools--the retarded, average and brilliant children--was recom- mended by Professor of Psychology, E. D. McPhee, University of Toron- to, in a recent address here, "If we cannot fit the child to the school," the professor said, "we must fit the school to the child," Declaring that there were more people in the mental hospitals in Canada than in the pub- lic schools, Prof. McPhee said four per cent of the children entering pri- mary schools were headed for mental hospitals. He regarded the situation as serious, and grouping the children in different grades, he thought, would relieve it to some extent. WHEAT OPENING PRICES ) . Wheat, Dec, 11356: March, 11855. Corn, Dec., 8124; March, 823%. Oats, Dec. 434; ch, 4s _ (By Press Chicago, Oct. 24.--Openin Graf Zeppelin to Leave for West This Evening (By Associated Press) Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 24. --Hans Von Schiller, navi- gator of the transAtlantic dirigible Graf Zeppelin, an- nounced today that the air liner would leave for the middle west tonight, when weather permits. "The wind usually drops to the minimum velocity at six o'clock in the evening. PIONEERS OF INDUSTRY AT BIG BANQUET Wealth of Nine Guests Com. bined Estimated at Ten Billion Dollars CLOSES CONFERENCE Automotive, Aviation, Steel, Merchandising Industries Represented (By Associated Press) New York, N.Y, Oct. 22.--Nine pioneers of the American industry whose combined wealth is estim- ated at ten billion dollars will be guests of honor at the banquet tonight, marking the close of the fifth annual National Conference of Major Industries, The nine guests of honor are-- Henry Ford, 65 years old, repre- sentative of the automotive indus- try; Orville Wright, 57, and Glen Curtiss, 50, aviation; Thomas A. Edison, 81, inventor; Charles M, Schwab, 66, iron and steel; Julius Rosenwald, 66, merchandising; George Hastman, 74, photography; Cyrus Curtis, 78, publishing; ana Harvey 8. Firestone, 60, rubber, FEARLESS WOMAN SHOOTS BURGLARS "Pants Burglars" at Hamil ton Receive Warm Welcome come | from House Owner (By Canadian Press) Hamilton, Ont., Oct, 24.--Awak- ened by noises in the cellar of her home early this morning, Mrs. J, Herrod, Burlington, seized a rifle, went down stairs and fired point- blank at two men she saw emerg- ing from the cellar steps. One man lurched as though he had heen struck and the two turned and fled, Police were called but could find no trace of the men, though they are confident that Mrs, Her- rod saw "pants burglars" who have been active in this district, UNVEIL CAIRN IN POURING RAIN (By Canadian Press) Victoria, "B.C, Oct, 24--With a spirit worthy of the pioneer gold- seekers whose feat of 1864 they were commemorating, sixty-five people, representative of various historical and patriotic bodies of British Colum- bia ventured into the dripping for- est of the Sooke country during a rain storm and unveiled a cairn on the site of what was once the thriy- ing boom village of Leechtown. The ceremony was performed by Lieuten- ant-Governor Randolph Bruce. The two gnarled apple trees, plant- ed in 1865 by the daughters of the old gold commissioner, added their shadows .to the gloom as the rain pelted down through the trees and beat a tattoo on the roofs of the abandoned. dwellings that once had ech ed with the lusty songs of miners, The only resident of Leechtown now is John Cragg, self-styled mayor. He is one of the few living links with the' past of that picturesque gold field and he still pans yellow metal in the sands of the Leech River. Leech River and Leechtown were named after Lieutenant Leech, a Royal Navy man who was placed in charge of an exploring party in the early crown colony days of Vancou- ver Island, It was a member of his expedition who discovered gold and sent out the magic cry which lured fortune-seckers from two continents to the wilds of Southern Vancouver Island. Fire Destrovs Boys' School, amages Exceed $700,000 (By Associated Press) Baltimore, Md., Oct. 24.--One hun- dred and seventy-five boys roused by a 15-year-old bugler, marched to saf- ety today when fire destroyed the main building and dormitory wings of the McDonough private school, about five miles from Baltimore. The build- ing and its equipment were valued at more than $700, Desire Closer Interests Between International And Mond Companies Charles Hayden, Chairman] of International Nickel, Has Taken Up the Matter With the Mond Company Since Recent Merger CONTROL MOST OF YORLD'S SUPPLY A Working Agreement Be. tween Companies Would Prove Highly Economical, Says Chairman Hayden, as Mond Company is Con- templating Substantial Ad- ditions (By Associated Press) New York, N.Y, Oct. 24--Charles Hayden, chairman of the Internation. al Nickel Company, announced today that officials of the company had tak- en up with its operating' heads and attorneys the matter of arranging a closer community of interest with the Mond Niekel Company Ltd, of Lon- don. : Acquire Interests Mr. Hayden confirmed reports that Canadian interests had acquired "a very substantial interest" in interna- tional nickel. He said plans of close affiliation with Mond nickel had been under discussion between himself and Lord Melchett (Sir Alfred Mond) chairman of the British concern, who has been visiting New York, follow- ing his annual inspection of the com- pany's properties, which are contigu- ous to those of the international in the Province of Ontario, o Companies The two companies control about 90 per cent, of the world's nickel sup- ply. Mr. Hayden explained that the working agreement between them would prove highly economical, as the Mond Company is contemplat- ing substantial additions and improve- ments to its smelting and refining plants, which would merely consti- tute duplication of the International Company's facilities. Canadian interests, he continued, have expressed the desire to see the International Nickel Company of New Jersey, which owns all the com- mon stock of the International Nic- kel Company of Canada, its operating subsidiary, distribute common shares of the Canadian company on a "pro rata" basis to shareholders of the American company. "Consideration is accordingly being given," he said, "to recapitalizing the Canadian company so as to permit of giving six no par value common shares for each common share of the New Jersey company. 15 GONVICTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATION OF BANK FUNDS Charles Romlinson, Former Manager Hamilton Branch, Gets Six Months (By Canadian Press) Hamilton, Oct, 24.--Charlées B. Romlinson, manager of the Barton street Branch of the Bank of Mont- real, for several years, pleaded guilty before Judge Evans today to misappropriation of bank funds and was sentenced to the Ontario Reformatory for not less than mx months and not more than two years, He had made restitution, to the best of his ability, Hold Hallowe'en Festival for Children (By Canadian Press) Toronto Ont, Oct. 24.--To avoid unpleasant pranks, Dufferin public school pupils will hold a celebration and party at the school on Hallow- e'en. Neighborhood dealers, victims of pranks in previous years, are co- operating, Ottawa River is Again on Rampage, Flooding Industrial Districts Water is Twice the Depth It Was Last Fall Below Chaudiere Falls -- Steam Replaces Electricity for Power in Some Industrial Plants (By Canadian Press) Ottawa. Opt., Oct .24.--Rising steadily for the past few weeks the water of the Ottawa River has now reached the height which handicapped industries at Chaud- fere Falls, Below the Falls the level of the river is now eighteen feet or about twice the depth it was last fall and along the upper reaches the water is proportion- ately high, It bas been found necessary to place the steam plant at the J. R. Booth saw mill in operation owing to the high water forcing closing down of regular power. Along the upper Ottawa reports of flooding came from Fort Col- ogne and Campbell's Bay and some residents have been forced to move from their homes by high water. In the Gatineau districts roads in some place have been rendered im- passable, The bridge between Kazubazva and Gracefield the Pickanock River was carried away yesterday by bigh water, MODERN CIVILIZATION HAS EFFECT ON EYES (By ian ) Victoriay B.C., Oct. 24.--Al- though pursued by airplanes and hunted by fast steel steamers with guns, whales still inhabit the North Pacific in vast numbers, ac- cording to officers of the whaling fleet that recently returned to port after a summer of cruising off the west coast of Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes, Four vessels were engaged in the chase and accounted for a total of 306 whales, compared with 261 taken last year. The increased catch this year was due, to some extent, to better' weather conditions. The sea was comparatively calm all summer, al- though it was quite rough enough for the greenhorn sailors who went slong with the veterans to get a out of Naden Harbor, Queen Char- lotte Islands, was the high boat with 86 whales to her credit, al- though this vessel was in commis- sion four weeks less than her sis- Mining Town Is Budansered as Buildings Bum' (By Canadian Press) Three Rivers, Que., Oct. 24.--The mining town of Rouyn was in danger of complete destruction yester- day when fire originating at Alexander Farris house in the centre of the eity destroyed seven buildings, including the Globe Hotel, with a total loss estimated at $50,000. 'BIGSTORE' AT PICKERING IS BURGLARIZED Thieves Make Good Their Getaway After Stealing $500 Worth of Goods RIFLE TILLS Open Front Door is Seen By Passing Motorist Who Investigated (Special by Staf® Correspondent) Pickering, Oct. 24. -- Burglars broke into the 'Big Store," owned by M. 8. Chapman, some time dur- ing the night and stole about $500 worth of goods, consisting of five men's overcoats, fancy shirts, slip- pers, hoots and some hoys' wear- ing apparel. No other line of merchandise was taken, but the tills, which held only a small amount of change, were rifled, The thieves gained entrance to the store by jimmying the front door. . The marks of the auto tires' showed that. they came from the west and went away toward the east, The burglary was discovered this morning by Grant Arnot, who was on his way to the city and no- ticed the door of the store open, investigated and discovered the loss. He also found the watchdog, a collie, in a state of nervous col- lapse, It is the opinion that the thieves clubbed the animal or us- ed other drastic means of keeping it quiet, Provincial Officer Mitchell of Oshawa was notified and is work- ing on the case. CRASH VICTIM. 15 IMPROVING Reports Stated Edwin Han. ohson Had Died of His Injuries (By Canadian Press) Orangeville, Oct, 24---Edwin Hanahson, who was injured when struck by a motor car near here on Saturday, when his brother Nor- man was instantly killed, is still in Lord Dufferin Hospital and is showing slight improvement, It was reported incorrectly that Han- ahson had died from his injuries. HOLD BY-ELECTIONS TO FILL VACANCIES IN QUEBEC ASSEMBLY (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que. Oct. 24.--Two by- elections are being held today to fill vacancies in the Quebec Legislative Assembly. In St. Mary's, Montreal, four can- didates are seeking the seat made vacant when the courts lled the population. Now 24,139 Inhabitants; Every Ward In the City Is Growing Considerably Increase for 1928 is Largest in History of the City -- Percentage Increase is Not So Large -- Wards One and Two Show Splendid " Improvement OSHAWA ABOUT 8TH IN ONTARIO Place Before New Figures Submitted Was Thirteenth --1927 Figures Were Highest Increase Until That Year Oshawa's population this year is 24,139, an increase of 3,530 ov- er last year, according to figures released by city assessor R. H. James at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Every ward in the city showed an increase with the north-west ward far in the lead, its increase approx- imating 35 per cent. of last year's Largest in History This year's population increase is the largest in the history of the city, the nearest former approach being 1927, when an increase of 3,228 over 1926 figures was shown. The percentage increase is not quite as great, however, ev- en though the total figures are larger. The percentag: increase this year is about 17.12 percent, while the percentage increase last year, over 1926, was 18.567 per- cent, Ward 1, the south west ward, ghows an increase of 431, or about 12.3 per cent over the total last year, 3,498 the 1928 population of this ward being 3,029, The new population figure for Ward 2, the south east ward, is 8,485, an in- crease of 1,123 or about 15.256 per cent over the 1927 population of 7,362, In Ward 3, the north west ward, the population jumped from 2,805 to 3,791, an increase of 986 or about 35.2 per cent, In the north east ,ward, No. 4, the in- crease was 982, or about 19.4 per cent, the new figure being 6,043 and the 1927 total 5,061, Cedar- dale was almost unchanged, show- ing an increase of only 8 in popu- lation, 1,891 being the 1928 fig- ure and 1,883 the 1927 total, The recapitulation shows that last year's population was 20,609 and this year's population is 24,139, an increase of 3,530, or about 17.12 per cent, This jump in population will put this 'city about eighth in Ontario in population, its present position be- ing thirteenth, The population of Oshawa for the last 15 years is: 1913 8,248 1914 7,694 1915 8,240 1916 8,812 1917 9,061 1918 9,748 1919 10,146 1920 12,246 1922 12,780 1923 12,645 1924 16,659 1925 16,941 1926 17,386 1927 20,609 1928 24,139 Greater Oshawa The population of Oshawa as given includes only the population (within the city limits. With West- mount, Harmony and North Osh- awa added, the population of "Greater Oshawa" would no doubt, be in excess of 27,000. RESCUE CREW OF STRANDED BOAT Montreal, Oct. 24.--The 8.8. "Salacia," of the Anchor-Donald- son Line today was standing by the 8.8. "Cairntorr'" Cairn Line, which went aground yesterday near Cape Whittle, on the north coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. TRADE IS DULL IN LIVE STOCK MART (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct, 24.--Receipts 479, trade dull, heavy butcher steers, $8.50 to $9.50, Butcher steers good to choice $8.75 to $9.50. But~ cher cows medium $6 to $7. Calves, good to choice, $13.50 to $15.00. Hogs, select, $11.00, Good ewe lambs, $11.75. MURDER AND SUICIDE SET BRITAIN AGOG Dramatic Scents Surround a Double Tragedy at Manchester MURDERER SUICIDES Quarrel is Cause of Pistol Affray--Another Seriously Wounded (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Manchester, Eng., Oct, 22.-- Dramatic scenes occurring here last night, in which one man was murdered, another seriously wounded and a third the murderer, committed suicide, have aroused attention throughout whe pi Three men were playing billiar in a saloon opposite the Town Hall when a quarrel began and & fourth man, without warning, drew a revolver and fired six shots. Alfred Mace,, bookmaker, one of the players, was killed and a second player seriously wounded. The assailant, another book- maker named Joe Fenton, shot himself afterwards when Detes tives attempted to arrest him in his home, . WHEAT VALUES *. RALLY QUICKLY Offerings Light on Market-- Timely Rains Have Effect on Prices (By Associated Press) Chicago, Oct. 24.--Offerings be- ing light, wheat values quickly ral- lied today from initial declines. Downturns at the start resulted from the fact that Liverpool quotas tions were easier than due, with the idea reporting timely gains, and with Argentine wheat cheap- er. Opening 3c to %ec off, Chi- cago wheat sagged a little more, and then scored gains, Corn and oats averaged lower, corn .starting 5c to %ec down, but subsequent. ly recovering somewhat, Provie sions were weak, REQUIEM MASS FOR DOWAGER EMPRESS London, Oct. 24, -- A requiem mass was held Sunday at the Rus- sian Orthodox Church of St. Philip for the late Dowager Empress Marie of Russia who was buried Friday at Copenhagen. A number of exiled Russian Royalists attended the mass including Prince Mirsky, Prince Sambatoff and Prince Meli- koff and' Princess Melikoff, Countess Golstorf and General Dessinoff also were present. election of Joseph Gauthier, Liberal, In Quebec-East, two candidates have been nominated for the seat formerly held by Hon. Louis Letour- neau, who recently was appointed to the Legislative Council. IDENTIFY BODY OF TORONTO RESIDENT Toronto, Ont., Oct. 24.--The body of a man found floating in the lake here yesterday, with throat cut from ear to ear, has been identified as that of Robert Bradley, of Toronto. It is understood he had a family living in England. London, Oct. 22.--Fourteen hundred clergymen under the chairmanship of the Bishop of London met at St. Matin-in-the- Fields Church today for the first synod that the clergy bad in diocese since reformation, Great secrecy was observed. Its was understood, however, that the Bishop intended to report on Use of Revised Prayer Book Leftto Individual Parishes (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) the decisions by the Mouse of Bishops at recent meet. ings and to ask that the diocese pledge itself to carry them out. These decisions include a ruling that the use of the revised Prayer Book which was rejected by the House of Commons should be left to the decision of individual pare ishes. :