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VOL. 3-NO. 97 : . Che Oshawa Daily Tanes 1he Oshawa Daily Retormer 5 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1928 "10 Cents a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. SIXTEEN PAGES NSATION IN SMALL MYSTERY PROMISED Liberal Leader Will Make Statement Today Hon. W.E.N.SinclairDoes Not Take Toronto Liberal Club Very Seriously 2 LIBERAL LEADER Hon, W. E, N, Sinclair, Leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature, who refuses to take seriously the call of the Toronto Liberal Club for a new leader and a new poliey. AEROPLANE USED "70 RUSH RADIOS FROM BUFFALO Ww, H, Tait, of Luke Furni- ture Co., Sets New Mark in Commercial Aviation by Staff (Special to The Times Reporter) Leaside, Oct, 256.--W. H, Talt, general manager of the Luke Furs niture Co,, Oshawa, and President of Tait Radio Sales, Torontn, wholesale distributors in Ontario and Quebec for Federal Orthosonie Radios, made a fast airplane trip from Toronto to Buffalo and re- turn this morning and in doing se established a new record in the use of air transpértation for commer- cial purposes. 4 Supply Big Demand This was no pleasure flight, though Mr. Tait thoroughly enjoy- ed the experience and on his return said to The Times that he felt as safe and comfortable as in his mo- tor car, or in fact in his ofi®e chair. The chief purpose of the flight, however, was to rush to Toronto, a shipment of new Fed- eral Radio Models that are' greatly in demand, despite stréepuous ef- forts of the factory to keep up with sales. Sets a Record As far as is known this jis the first shipment of this kind ever made by plane fropr the United States. Mr. Tait left Leaside at 9 am. in a Bubl air sedan of the National Air Transport, Limit- ed, This was a sister ship to the one used by Mrs. Lindberg in fly- ipg from Detroit to Toronto, & short time ago. The plane was pi- loted by Ed. Johnston, who served in Frapce and England with the Royal Flying Corps from early in 1015 till the end of the war. Then to Brantford Accompanying Mr, Tait on the return trip from Buffalo were L. C. F. Horle, chief engineer of the Federal Radio Corporation, and J. M, Shapley, Canadian represen- tative. At three o'clock this after- roon, Mr. Tait left for Brantford in a Moth plane to make delivery to a Federal dealer there of a por- tion of the radio consignment brought from Buffalo. PEATHS ACCIDENTAL (By Canadian Press) New <A, Oct, 25--Inyestigation into the 13-storey fall from a hotel roof of two young grandsons of the late Bepjamin Guggenheim was closed today with the deaths offi- cially pronounced "entirely acciden- tal" The children fell from the roof of the Hotel Surrey last Friday while their mother. Mrs, Milton S. Wald- man, was visiting there, YANKIE DOODLE SIGHTED Wichita, Kapsas, Oct. 25.--~ Yankee Doodle. transcontinental aeroplane flying from new York ic Los Angeles, passed Wichita air- port at 4.25 a.m. today, it was re- ported by George Comstock, local manager for the National Air Transpory I Has Heard of No Demand for a Party Convention or Demand for His Resigna- tion as Leader of Ontario Liberals --=#No Agitation for a Change in Policy on the Liquor Question W. BE. N, Sinclair, Liberal lead- er in the Ontario Provincial Legis- lature, declined to make any defin- ite comment on the report that a Toronto Liberal club had demand- er a Provincial convention of the party, and a new policy, particu. larly on the L.C.A. question, when' he was interviewed by The Times this morning. Neat Taken Seriously "IT do not take the pronounce- ments of this Toronto Club very seriously," said Mr. Sinclair, "There are only about 30 or 35 members in it, and I have not heard from any other quarter in the Liberal party anl demand for a provincial 'convention. In any case, I would probably be one of the last to hear that uw convention had been called, for the calling of the convention is in tne hands of Senator Hary, Brockvile, who 1s chairman of the provincial associ- ation, and his executive. If there is to be a convention called, it will conie on the executive's initiative," Make a Statement Mr, Sinclair said the JW that his resignation had heen called for, was a mis-statement on the part ot Toronto newspapers. 'Even that elub did not ask for my resignation and I have certainly received no other request along aat line, The appointment of the Provincial lead- er is always in the hands of the convention when it is called, in any case," he continued, Mr, Sinclair also said that there was no agita- tion for a change in the party's policy on the liquor question, as far as he knew. Mr, Sinclair Is speaking to a meeting of the To- ronto Women's Liberal Association this afternoon, when he may make a pronouncement, DOUG AND MARY HAVE A DISPUTE WITH TREASURY Million Dollars Involved in Mix-up Over Movie Star's Income Tax v -- (By Canadian Press) Washington, D.C, Oct. 25--Doug- las Fairbanks computes his income in one way and the government adds it up in another. Consequently the famous picture star with his wife, Mary Pickford, were in town to keep an appointment at the treasury, Something over a million dollars was at stake, FOGGY WEATHER IS HELP . TO BUM FLEET AT WORK Bridgeburg, Oct, 26. -- Fog and drizzly weather on the Niagara frontier saw upusual activity on the part of the rum fleet working ont of Bridgeburg and Fort Erie topight. As there bave been no casualties among the larger upits of the fleet, these operated as usu- al but the dreary weather saw a pumber of the smaller boats leave as well with cargoes. PURE-BRED BARBED ROCKS ARE MISSING FROM PEN' St. Thomas. Oct. 25.--The theft of sixty pure-bred Barred Rock chickens from the farm of J. D. Galbfaith, Iona, was reported to the county police today. Mr. Gal: braith placed the chickens fn a special pen for inspection under the Government's new flock approval plan, Tuesday, but when the in- sector visited the farm today he found the pen empty. WANTS NO ALLIANCE x By Canadian Press) New York, Oct. 25--The New York State Athletic Commission will not join the proposed mew Interna- tional Boxing Association or an other nation-wide governing body if William Muldoon has anything to say about it. Working agreements with separate states are right but a definite alliance with a national body is out of the question, the yet- £130 COMUUSSIOnEr £3ys, ' >-- FAMOUS DEAD ARE REMOVED FROM CASTLE Mysterious Lights and Active ity Within Walls of Windsor Are Explained MORTUARY FULL Royal Burial Place Will Be Reserved for Sovereigns and Heirs to Throne (Cable Service to The Times hy Canadian Press London, Oct, 85.--Unaccustomed activity within the walls of Wind sor Castle and mysterious lights in the famous St. George's Chapel were explained today when it was learned that the hodies of members of the royal family were being re- moved, The remains of these his- torical personages will now rest In specially consecrated ground at Frogmore in Windsor Park, the burial place of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort. ' Transference of the bodies is he. ing made because the royal mortu- ary beneath the Chapel was he- coming full. It was stated that henceforth the mortuary would be reserved for sovereigns and heirs to the throne, CONVICTS MAKE CLEVER ESCAPE FROM BURWASH Cut Telegraph W ives and Put Autos Out of Commission to Prevent Pursuit DRUG ADDICTS Guard Compelled to Walk Three Miles to Spread the News (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct, 25,~--Police are scouring the province today in search of four convicts who escap- ed from the Burwash prison farm yesterday, by one of the most elev- er jail breaking schemes ever tried at the farm. They cut wires and put two automobiles out of com- mission, so that they could not be pursued immediately. They got out of jail by ripping a screen from the lavatory window apd dropping to the ground below. The men are said to be drug ad- icts, One of the guards had to walk three miles to the nearest tele- phone before the news of the es- cape could be made kpown. WHEAT PRIGES SHOW FIRMNESS CHICAGO MARKET Corn Prices Advance Owing to Predictions of Slow Delivery (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Oct, 25--Held by the comparative firmness of Liverpool wheat quotations the wheat market here advanced a little higher carly today. Corn also displayed an up- ward tendency owing to predicted showers, making the outlook less favorable for prompt movement of corn. Opening unchanged to 4 cent higher, Chicago wheat reached a bit and then scored slight general up turns, Corn started at 24 cent to ¥4 cent Off to 34 cent adyance, and sub- sequently showed some rise all around. Oats held steady. Proyis- | ions were easy. . INQUEST OPENED (By Canadian Press) St. Catharines, Ont., Oct. 25.-- Although five of the surviving in- jured men taken to a hospital are confined there by their injur- , Coroner Herold today opened an inquiry into the landslide which occurred in the Welland ship canal. ROBERT FRASER " -- TT -~ ) President and Managing Director of Robert Fraser, Ltd, a new incorporation organized to take over the business of Electric Nut Krust Bakeries, located at Osh- awa and Peterboro, CAPITAL STOCK OF ROBT, FRASER, LTD. OFFERED PUBLIC New Company Formed to Take Over Electric Nut Krust Bakeries "ABLE 'MANAGEMENT will Operate | Restatwant and Catering Business--To Build Apartments A very interesting investment of a local character is now heing offered to Oshawa investors hy Walsh Stone & Elliott, investment brokers of Toronto, who have recently opened offices at 74 Simcoe street south, This firm is offering 1,000 units of Robert Fraser, Limited, a new in- corporation organized for the pur- pose of taking over the husiness of Electric Nut Krust Bakeries, located at Oshawa and Peterboro, which in» cludes in addition to the hakeries and stores operated by this company, the One Minute Lunch on William street and the restaurant at the cor- ner of Brock and Division streets, which is now being enlarged. It is also the intention of the Com- pany to erect a modern Bachelor Apartment Hotel at the corner of Division and Brock streets adjoin- ing the company's restaurant at this location, The foundation of this structure is now in the course of erection. The Directors The officers of the company are all Oshawa men with the exception the Manager of the Peterboro store. The president and managing director is obert Fraser, who has had a long and successful experience in baking and catering business in Osh- awa. The assistant General Manager is Arthur Guest, who is in charge of the restaurant business of the Com- pany, The Secretary and Treasurer 1s G. L. M. Kirkwood of Peterboro and the other two directors are F. W. Watkinson and D, Campbell, both well known Oshawa business men, Good Earnings : The Electric Nut Krust Bakeries have a good record of FRrnings, having earned large annual profits. It is expected that the other enter- prise of the company will be more profitable and Mr, Fraser, the Pre- sident and Managing Director, esti- mates net earnings in / excess of $60,000 per annum. This, Mr. Fra- ser believes to be a very copseryative estimate. On the completion of the present financing Robert Fraser, Limited will be conservatively valued as a yo conéern at approximately $28, ), baying no outstanding obligations except capital stock issued, according to a further. statement issued by the President. . SIR HERBERT HOLT ILL OPERATION MAY BE NEEDED Montreal, Oct. 25.--Sir Herbert Holt, president of the Royal Baok* of Canada, has entered the Royal Victoria Hospital, with ap ailment which fit is said is not of a seri? ous nature. It has not been decid- ed whether a slight operation will be mecessary. WEATHER Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay--Fresh westerly to morth- Thorold, Saturday afternoon, tak- Jing two lives. erly winds, partly cloudy and KEEN FIGHT FOR SEAT IN LEGISLATURE By-election in Arm River, Saskatchewan, is Taking Place Today MUCH INTEREST || Premier Gardiner and Con- servative Leader, Anderson, Stumped the Riding (By Canadian Press) Craik, Sask., Oct, 26, -- One of the most active campaigns In the history of the Province in which Premier James Gardiner and Dr. J. T. M. Anderson, Conservative leader, played prominent parts, electors of the constituency of Arm River today will go to the polls 0 elect their representative in the Provinelal Legislature, The election was necessitated by the resignation of the sitting mem- ber, Hon, George Scott, who was appointed itn a Federal Govern- post in Saskatchewan, AIRMEN RELEASED BY BANDITS WHEN RANSOM 13 PAID Pilots of Airmail Were Held Three Months By Wild African Tribesmen Paris, Oct. 25.--Two French alr- mail pilots named Serre and Reine, who were captured by wild tribes- men three months ago when they made a forced landing in the wild Rio de Oro region of Spanish Af- rica, were safe today, alter many adventures, A ransom was paid for the men. but the figure was not announced. NEW ELEVATOR AT PORT ARTHUR IS OFFICIALLY OPEN Is World's Largest Single- Unit, Wheat Pool Ter- minal No, 7 Port Arthur, Oct. 25.--~The world's largest single unit elevator, Wheat Pool Terminal No. 7, was officially opened Wednesday morning, when A. J. McPhail, President of the Sas- katchewan Wheat Producer's Assoc. iation, in the presence of forty direc- tors and members of the Saskatche- wan, Alberta and Manitoba wheat pools, started operations in motion whereby the first carload of grain was raised and dumped into the hop- pers. The officials then spent two hours inspecting the great plant, which has a capacity of 7,000,000 bushels, and is situated between Port Arthur and Fort William, KC Howe & Company, construc- tional engineers, entertained the visi- tors at luncheon today in the Prince Arthur |, and this evening the directors of 'the Saskatchewan co- erative were hosts to the officials of the Manitoba and Alberta pools, who are their guests for this two days. visit. his afternoon they went for a sail around the harbor, and tomorrow morning will be spent inspecting ter- minal elevators in Fort William, Scholars Will Revel in Music, Lay Books Aside (By Canadian Press) New York, Oct. 25.--Radio will supplant textbooks in thousands of school rooms of the country tomorrow when the first or a series of educa- tional musical concerts will be broadcast by Walter Damro- sch, widely known musician. The idea is being sponsored by the Radio Corporation of America. 4 Favor Request to Have New Trial Aemilius Jarvis Ottawa, Oct. 25.--While ao action has been taken by the justice department in granting a new trial to Aemrillus Jarvis, it is under .onsid ration and apparent. (y the application is being viewed very favorably. FOUR KILLED AS PASSENGER TRAIN CRASHES FREIGHT Engineers and Firemen Meet Death as Engines Roll Down Embankment (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland, Oct, 25~Four persons were killed and three injured when a London to Aberdeen passenger train collided with a freight train near here early this morning. Two engines were de- railed and rolled down an embank- ment. The engineer and fireman in cach engine were killed. Three pas- sengers were slightly injured. ALL THE CREW OF 5, 3, CAIRNTORR ACCOUNTED FOR Mates Boat With Twenty: two Men on Board Makes Safe Landing WOLFE COVE, QUE. Fears for Their Safety Ex. pressed Owing to Delay in Reporting (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que., Oct. 25.--All the crew of the S.8. Carntorr, ashore near Cape Whittle on. the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, were accounted for today when Furness-Withy and Company, Lip- ited, received a telegram from Wolfe Cove, Que., stating that the mate's hoat, with 22 men on board, had landed there. These men were unheard. of from yesterday and fears were expressed as to their safety, When the Carntorr went aground op Tuesday, the crew doit here in two boats. The captain's' boat was picked up by the Anchor- Donaldson freighter Halacia which is standing by the Carntorr, while the mate's boat was unre- ported until today. JAPAN AND CHINA FAIL TO AGREE ON NEGOTIATIONS Neither Notion is Willing to Assume Responsibility 'or Tsinan Incident (Cable Seryice to The Times by The Capadian Press) Nanking, Oct. 25.--The Nation- alist Government announced today that negotiations with Japan con- cerning outstanding problems be- tween the two countries have end- ed and only partial success was stated to have been achieved. The announcement declared that a deadlock resulted over the Tsin- an incident, neither side béing will- ing to accept responsibility for disorders which took place after the capture of Tsinan from the Northerners by the Nationalist army. The Japanese are reported to have conceded China's demand for treaty revision, but the date of the opening negotionations to this end had not been determined. MOTOR PRESIDENT DIES ress Moline, Ills, Oct. 25--W. L. Velie, president of tive Velic Motor Corpor- [of the Barton Street branch of the Checks in Connection * With Disappearance of Theatre Magnate Found Investigator for the Sisters of Ambrose Small Says Evi: dence Wili Startle the Pro- vince--Raosedale Dump to Be Excavated in Hope of Finding the Body--Amaz- ing Revelations Promised in Connection With the Case (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Ont., Oct. 25.--Coin- cident with developments in the, Ambrose Small mystery, brought about by the investigation of the international criimnologist Dr, A. M. Langsner, Pat Sullivan, who has been investigating for the sis- ters of the missing theatre mag- nate, -declared this morning that the Rosedale dump must be ex- cavated and that if the govern- ment does not do it, the Small sis- ters will, according to a report published in the Mail and Empire. Amazing Revelations For some years the bellef has been expressed that the body of the missing man is buried in the dump, Some excavating work was done but the ground has never been thoroughly searched. The Mail and Empire continues --"Revelations that will amaze Ontario are promised by Sullivan. He says that he will show checks issued in connection with the dis- appearance of Small that will startle the whole province, Financial Alga Asked Toronto, Oct, 26.--Dr, A, M, Langsner, in his efforts to solve the mysterious disappearance of Ambrose J, Small, may be ac corded financial assistance hy the province at least to the extent of @# reasonable amount for his bare expenses, It is learned authorita- tively that he has stated his case, first to the Attorney-General, then at the latter's request to the Dep- uty Attorney-General and to the acting commissioner of provincial police, and has asked financial aid In carrying his expenses only, It is stated that there is no disposition at Queen's Park to view his request unsympathetically, particularly as Langsner, for any (Continued on Page 12) SENTENCE BANKER T0 SIX MONTHS, THEFT OF FUNDS; Former Hamilton Manager Guilty of Misappropriating $15,000 of Bank's Funds Hamilton, Oct. 25.--Admitting that he lost $15,000 of the bank's money on the stock market, Char- les B, Tomlinson, former manager Bank of Montreal, pleaded guilty to a charge of misappropriating the cash in criminal court today and was sent to the Ontario Re- formatory by Judge Evans for not less than six months and pot more than two years. C. W, Bell, K.C,, his counsel, made a touching plea for leniency for Tomiinsop, who for 20 years was a trusted member of the staff of the Molsons Bank and latterly the Bank of Montreal, Enmeshed in speculative deals with a customer of the branch he took the bank's funds, gambled and lost, Mr. Bell said. The official had been given to understand that the customer was capable of meeting these reverses. but he discovered that the information was false and Tomlinson had to shoulder the en- tire blame for the whole traps- action, When an urgent call was made for money to cover the losses, the customer deserted Tom- linson. The manager went to his superior officers and explained the whole story. An audit followed to reveal the amount of shortage. Bank officials were not pressing the charges, he told the court, for they felt sorry for the accused, It was announced that Tomlinson had voluntarily turned over to the bank all his assets. Judge Evans referred to the fact that the bank did not press the charge, but said that a jail sen- tence must be imposed as a warn- ing to others. Too many young people through trusting in business matters, got into difficul- ation died last: night after two days illness, he was 62 years old, * Ask Langsner to Submit Cost of Operations (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct, 25, -- No financial arrangements have been completed between the Attorney-General's Depart ment and Dr. Maxmillian Langsner, who is in Toron- to trying to solve the Am. brose Small mystery, Hon. W. H. Price, Attorney-Gen- eral, stated today. Mr. Price stated that al- though Dr. Langsner had urged the Government to pay his expenses while work- ing on the case, nothing had been decided. The Doctor had been told to sub. mit an estimated cost of his expenses to Edward Rayly, K.C., Deputy Atid®=ey-Gen- eral, VETERAN POLICE * OFFICIAL DIES VERY SUDDENLY Inspector Wm. Wallace, of Toronto, Recently Promoted, Head of Detective Force (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Oct, 25, -- Promoted only two weeks ago tg Wt bieg of the Toronto Delective Depariment Ingpector William Wallace, veteran police official. died suddenly durs ing the night. The first intimas tion of the well known criminal ine vestigator's death was received when an official of the Department called at his home as the Inspector did not arrive at his office at his accustomed hour, Inspector Wals lace, member of the Police Force for 28 years and of the Detective Department for 25 of that time, was apparently in good health when he left his office last night. The Inspector, who was born in Ireland 61 years ago, was recogs nized as one of the leading crimin- ologists on the continent, He was secretary-treasurer of the Chief Constable's Association of Canada, He joined the Toronto Force in April, 1889, and was made detecs tive in December, 1906. Thirteen years later he became Assistant Inspector of Detectives and two weeks ago was appointed to head of the Department, FIRE IN NORANDA WINE IS RAGING, DISPATCH SAYS Extent of Damage Wrought By the Flames is Not Stated X 4 (By Canadian Press) Three. Rivers, Oct. 25.--A dis» pateh received by Le Nouvelliste from Rouyn today stated that 3 men had been seriously injured when the explosion occurred at the Noranda Mines, Wed gsday afters poon. The men, a French-Canadian and two Swedes, were hurled 59 feet from the spot where they were working, by the blast. Lavergne's clothes caught fire and he was seriously burned before his companions cane to his ald. The despatch adds that "fire in the mine was still raging late last night," but failed to state the ex- tent of the damage already wrought by the flames. . GRAF ZEPPELIN PLANS TO VISIT BORDER CITIES Windsor, Oct. 25.--If weather con- ditions and time permit the Graf Zep- pelin will visit Windsor and fly over the city on the occasion of the trams- atlantic dirigible's visit to Detroit this week or next. Justus Miller, managing secretary of the Border Chamber of Commerce, who wired an invitation to Dr. H. Eckener, com- mander of the airship, to visit Wind- sor when he brings his famous ship ties, the judge said. to Detroit, today received a reply ac= cepting his invitation,