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The Oshawa Daily Times 1he Oshawa Daily Retorme VOL. 3--NO. 136 at Day Sr OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1928 I Ui, a a 10 Cents'a Week; 2 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES PRINGE RACES TO ROYAL FATHER'S BEDSIDE THO SENTENCED 10. THREE YEAR TERM ROBBERY CHARGE Charles Ryan and Lawrence Brydon Found Guilty of * Theft at Port Perry to The Times Port Perry, December 11--Char- les Ryan, aged 26, of Port Perry, and Lawrence Brydon, of Vermillion, Alberta, were sentenced each! to three years imprisonment with hard labor in Portsmouth peni- tentiary by Magistrate E, H, Purdy at noon today at Port Perry when they pleaded guilty to a charge of entering the store of Alex Gilboard on Queen street last Tucsday night and stealing goods to the value of $400. The r~ were not represented by counsel. Terms Concurren Ryan and Brydon were Ried un- der arrest by Sergeant Thomas Draycott of Scarboro, late on Satur- day evening, when they were found loitering around the Highland Creek district with guns and burglars tools in their possession. They were sentenced in York County Police Court yesterday for a term of three years each for other robberies, The two sentences will run concurrently, SEVERAL WINNERS FROM DISTRICT AT GUELPH FAIR R. Vernon and Son Out standing Winners in the Pony Classes Ontario Provincial Winter Fair, 'which is being held in the Arena, Guelph, opened yesterday with a capacity crowd. Indications are that the show will be one of the most successful ever held in the 45 years of its existence, In the pony classes of the horse show, R. Vernon. and Son, Port Perry, was an outstanding winner, Light Horse Results R. Vernon and Son, Port Perry --3--Harness ponies, single pony, 13.2 hands and under 14.2 hands. R. Vernon and, Sons, Port Perry --2---S8addle pony, boy or girl rid- er, under 15 years. R. Vernon and Sons, Port Perry ~--1---Saddle pony, under 12 hands. In the Hereford classes of the cattle show, Mossom Boyd Co., of Bobcaygeon had the best emtries. Herefords Mossom Boyd & Co., Bobcaygeon 1 & 2--Heifers, 1 year and under. Mossom Boyd & Co., Bobcaygeon, 2--Bull, Sr. Calf. Mossom Boyd & Co., Bobcaygeon, 2--Breeders herd. . Mossom Boyd & Co., Boheaygeon, --Champion Heifer, Alabama V. Lambs Market Harold Skinner Tyrone, 10--3 lambs, short wool. iis turned in some Physicians Are Waging F oht Against Death, King's Strength Ebbs Official Bulletins Convey Little to Warrant Hope for Recovery -- Powers of Resistance Weak- en Under Strain of Lung Infection -- High Temperature Continues and Anxiety is Un- allayed (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Dee, 11--King George's physicians were making a fight against death today. Unofficially it was said that chances of recovery were slight, Most persons were wondering whether the Prince of Wales, who was expected to reach London tonight, would win his race with time and again see his father alive, Strength Sapped Today's official bulletin, which was brief and still non-com- mittal, conveyed little to the general public and certainly gave no ground for the belief that there was any change for the better, It was evident that the persistent fever which has wrecked the king's health for three weeks and which has been sapping his strength, still gripped him, Resistance Ebbs Daily reports have made it evident that the king's power of resistance have" been ebbing for days under the strain of lung infection, The statement in the bulletin that there was no further diminution of strength, after a night which brought some hours of sleep, gave some comfort to anxious subjects, Whether this was natural sleep was not stated in the bulletin, Public Concern Increasing public concern over the king's condition was shown by the growing size of the crowds outside the palace. The throng was large today despite biting winds which swept across the ex- osed plaza, Condition The Same London, Dec. 4 p.m, it was stated in semi-official quarters that there had been no change in the condition of the King since morning, y was stated authoritiatively today that although the doctors were able to say there was no further impairment of the king's strength, today's bulletin was not regarded as satisfactory in palace circles. Anxiety which pre- vailed among members of the royal household yesterday remained unal- layed. Continuance of the king's high temperature, it was pointed out, means that the infection which re- measure yesterday, still existed. Although the fever was not worse, the infection had not improved. Grave Anxiet London, Dec. 11--It Queen Remains In London, Dec. 11--Lord Dawson of Penn returned to Buckingham Pal- ace just before three o'clock this af- ternoon. The®Queen did not leave for her usual afternoon drive. No Dondon, Dec. 11--The Press Asso- ciation was reliably informed at 345 this afternoon that there had been no change in the king's condition since morsing. High ever London, Dec. 11--King George's physicians at 1115 this morning issued this bulletin on his condition : "His Majesty the King has had sey- eral hours sleep. The temperature remains high but there is Jo further impairment of the strengt Gloom Pervades Lond Dec. 11.--Gloom pervades F. B. Glaspell, Hampt lambs, long wool. N. Glaspell & Son, Oshawa, 4-- 3 lambs, Long wool. E. A. Gifford, Taunton, 20--3 lambs, Jong wool. TWO LIBERALS FOMINATLS IN JOLIETTE BY-ELECTION Joilette, Que, Dec. i ~On Dec- the mation as fear grows that King George's life is ebbing away. As the days drag by, the Yc omatells ly iter s e for life weighs down more and more heavily upon all classes of the Eng- fish people. In the bitter cold of London's win- ember 17 the Federal constituedcy of | of Joliette, made vacant by the appoint- ment of the former Sn Dennis, to the Superior Court of Quebec, will be a straight Liberal contest, no Conservative candidate being mominated today, momination Monday. Two Liberals were momissiod, <- E. Ferland and Rene L. Guilbault. The former is the official nominee of the Liberal party. At the last general election held in his Jd J. Dennis, the successful Lib- te, obtained al over his fmm opponent, J. Noven. Mr. Denis received 5659 votes. 1 -. Neven polled 4,202 votes. a majority of | € bulletins have brought anxious watchers, (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) La Paz, Bolivia, Dee. 11.--Mass meetings in support of the govera- ment's attituude on the Paraguay- an frontier dispute were held yes- terday. Volunteers are flooding the administration with offers of ser- vice. At Trinidad a full regiment of 1,000 was organized and asked to be sent to the frontier. Caniel Salamanca, who headed the Bolivian delegation to , the boundary conference at Buenos Aires, said megotiations showed that diplomatic attempts to seitle the dispute were futile. He declared war was the only alternative. Pr 11 ~Shortly before sg 4 ficial manner and have dropped their optimistic interpolations of each bul- létin as it is issued. There is an ominous silence on the part of persons in close touch with the doctors, who hitherto have been sources for scraps of specific infor- mation. train of Physicians The strain of the ordeal is begin- ning to tell on Lord Dawson of Penn, who seems to have aged years since he was first summoned to the royal patient three weeks ago. The pro- longed tension is beginning to tell also upon the younger and more vi- gorous Sir Stanley Hewett, who snat- ches what rest he can nightly in a room adjoining the King's and spends much of each day im consulfation with the effier physicians on the' case, The latest discouraging bulletin was signed by Sir Farquhar Buzzard and Sir Humphrey Rolleston, as well as by Lord Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett. The bulletin is interpreted by a medical authority to mean that the infection which raged hrough the King's system last week and resulted in an alarming pulse which caused the doctors to fear collapse of the heart, and which was for a few days apparently conquered after mercury injections, has got the upper hand again. The absence of any reaffirm- ation in the bulletins that "the pulse is steady," together with the renew- ed warning about the heart, carries its own fear-laden message. WOODSTOCK BOYS BURIED BY GRAVEL Harry Dibble Loses His Life, Companion is Rescued By Mates Woodstock, Dec. 11--Harvey Dib-< ble, 25-year-old son of William Dib- ble, Fi Line, Hickson, lost his life about 6 o'clock last might, when he was buried beneath tons of vel on his father's farm, Hugh Sie, sal Cao son of Henry Hickson, was also buried be- Smith "the gravel for several minutes, but was alive when rescued. His ition is considered critical. Both men were working in the pit beneath an overhanging ledge of which suddenly gave way. workmen saw their compan- jons buried, and strove frantically to effect their release. Smith was the first to be taken from beneath the gravel. He was carried to the Dibble farmhouse while others endeavored to locate Dibble, but when the body was fi almost thirty minutes later, life was extinct. An inguest has been ordered. SLAYER ESCAPES Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 11.--Shot through the heart while his wife and children fled screaming to the street p d by the slayer, Tony Augustine fell dead in the kit- chen of his home last night The alleged slayer, Domine Nassi, aged 26, escaped in the darkmess. He bad a dispute with Augustine over the latter's mineteen year old daughter with whom he was in love. OXFORD WINS London, Dec. 11. -- Cambridge defeated Oxford, 14 to 0, in the fifty-third annual inter-varsity foot- ball zame at Twickenham today. [FEAR FOR SAFETY OF SKELETON CREW ON 5. 3. GELTIC White Star Liner Ashore on Irish Coast Pounded By Heavy Seas (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Cobh, Ireland, Dec. 11.--Heavy seas today pounded the liner Celtic as she remained fast on the Cow and Calf Rocks at the eastern en- trance to the harbor, Fears for the safety of the skeleton crew left aboard brought a lifeboat from Ballycotton to the ,scepe and it was standing by today. The liner was believed in great peril because of the rough weather, Probable Loss It was thought that unless she was hauled off rocks soon she could not escape being smashed. The Celiic was carried on the rocks by a 70 mile gale, so violent that the pilot was unable to get aboard and the captain tried to make an- chorage during a lull in the storm. Passengers were removed safely and taken by train to Dublin where they caught a ship for Liver- pool, Stricken Monster Cobh, Ireland, Dec, 11,--The White Star liner Celtic, one-time queen of the ocean, lies like a stricken monster of the deep on a ledge of rocks at an exposed point at the entrance of Cork Harbor. There is a huge hole in her keel and a big rent in her side, while twelve feet of water is in some of her compartments, The 21,000-ton liner, which left New York on Dec. 1 and later call- ed at Boston, went on the rocks during a gale early Monday morn- ing, and after 14 hours of frantic efforts to refloat' her she is still clutched by a group of rocks pic- turesquely known as the Cow and Calf, off Roches Point Light- house, Pp; rs Safe Without panic, without loss of life, or even injury, all her 253 passengers were trans-shipped in a rough sea and brought safely to land, in tenders, aided by a gBrit- ish cruiser. Later in the day part of the crew also was taken (ff aud landed, All mariners who flocked to the outermost points of the shore to see the stricken ship are iearful that the great vessel, which had survived a wartime torpedoing, would be a total wreck. High seas were breaking over her bow and she seemed literally impaled and immovable on the submerged crags Tugs Stand By Efforts to haul the Ceitic off the rocks were abandoned last might, but will be renewed at high tide this afternoon in the presence of White Star officials and the insur- ance authoriiies, While tugs stood by, the work of patching up the breach in her hull and of pumping out the water within her went on, in hope of effecting temporary re- pairs sufficiently strong to with- stand the seas until today's at- tempt. Unless she can be hauled off within 24 hours, the belief prevails that the giant liner is doomed. One of the dramatic features of the disaster was the presence of thirty of the crew of the ill-fated Vestris, which suffered disaster Just four weeks ago For a second time within a month they went over the side of a stricken vsesel. FLU EPIDEMIC 1 LESS VIRULENT OFFICIALS SAY Outbreak in U.S. is Not as Widespread as in 1918 and 1920 (By Canadian Press) Washington, D.C, Dec. 11.--Al- though in the epidemic stage in some sections, public 'health service offi- cials do mot believe the present out- break «f influenza is as widespread as those that swept the country in 1918 and 1920, nor it is comsidered as virulent, for the death rate thus far is low. HON. FRANK OLIVER GETS APPOINTMENT Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 11.--Hon. Frank Oliver has been appointed advisory officer to the Board of Railway Commissioners, it was announced to- day. ! WEATHER --Moderste southwest and south most of Wednesday. Stock Change is Approved By G.M. Shareholders New York, Dec. 11,-- General Motors Corporation stockholders have approved an amendment to the chart- er authorizing the change in stock to 75,000,000 par $10 shares from 30,000,000 par $25 common shares, A total of 43,500,000 new shares will be exchanged for outstanding 17,400,000 shares on a basis of 2% new shares for 1 old share. Exchange of new stock may be made on and after Jan, SURVEY OF RABID BROADGASTING CONDITIONS HERE Newly Formed Commission to Visit U.S. and Great Britain Centres (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Dec. 11,--A preliminary survey of radio broadcasting con- ditions in Canada will be undertak- en immediately, was announced by Sir John Aird, chairman of the newly formed Radio Commission, following the inaugural meetng of that body today. After the survey of the domestio field the Commission will visit broadcasting centres in the United States, and will' then go to Great Brtain to study the system of gov- ernment control of radio which pre- vails there. FAIR BUYING AND FEW OFFERINGS SEND WHEAT UP Corn and Oats Higher, In- fluenced By Unfavorable Weather Reports (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Dec. 11. -- With fal buying in which houses with er nections in the northwest were conspicuous, and with offering light, wheat prices averaged higher early today. Corn and oats dis- played firmness also, influenced by less favorable weather for the movement of corn. Opening at 1-4 off to 1- 8 cent up, wheat afterward scored general gains. Corn started at 1-4 cent decline to an equal advance and subse- quently showed a material upturn all around. Provisions were steady. MAJOR GEN. McLEAN NEW GOVERNOR OF NEW BRUNSWICK (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 11--Major. Gen- eral Hugh Havelock McLean of Rothesay, N.B., has been appointed lieutenant-Governor of New Bruns- wick, to succeed Lieutenant Gover- nor W. F, Todd, the appointment to take place on December 28. GOVERNMENT SELLS JACK PINE AT REMARK - ABLY GOOD PRICES Toronto, Det. J H=Seveal thous- and cords of ja ulpwood and a small i chpio ia pine log tim- ber--all part of 2 berth in the vicin- ity of Calm Lake Station, Rainy River District, were sold yesterday by the Department of Lands and Forests to J. A. Mathieu, Limited, of Fort Frances. The jackpine timber brought $9.50 per thousand, and the jackpine pulp- wood, 85 cents a cord. The ment states these prices to be "re- markabl good," having in mind both rein area of the th tunber tract in- he = and the small amount of tim- ber on it. LIVESTOCK PRICES (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Dec. 11.--Livestock re- ceipts, 1697, trade slow. Heavy beef steers, $9 to $12.50; Butcher steers, good 'to choice, $9.50 tb $1050. But- cher cows, medium, $6 to $6.50. Cal-' ves, good to choice, $14 to $ig Hogs, select, $10. Good ewe lambs, $12. C. N. BR. DIRECTOR (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 11.-- Ernest A. Smith, Shediac, N.B., has been appointed a member of the Cana- dian National Railways directorate, it was announced at the office of the Prime Minister. | and it Royal Father home, Friday on a mail steamer and until December 24, The King's return, daughter, At Boulogne of Wales, speeding to the bedside of King George, arrived at Boul- ogne at 6.45 this evening, Throu-' Amiens Amiens, France, Dec, 11.--The special train bearing the Prince of Wales passed through Amiens at 525 p.m. enroute to Boulogne, The Prince's train was exactly on time, opeared certain he would make the regular channel steamer at Boulogr:2 if he so desired. Baldwin Meets P) London, Dec. 11.--Premier Stanley, Baldwin hurriedly left the House of Commons for Dover this afternoon where he will meet the Prince of Wales, - Reaches France ! Belleford, France, Dec. 11, -- The Prince of 'Wales, speeding to the bedside of King George, arrived here at 1043 am, today and 12 minutes later left for Boulogne. While the train stopped the Prince walked up and down the platform and received the salutes of local officials. Slight Delay London, Dec, Ts of slight acci- dent to the wheel of one of the cars on the Prince's train delayed it four minutes this morning in Switzerland, When the train resumed its dash for Boulogne, France, it was hoped to make up for lost time. So rapid has been the progress of the Prince that it was estimate' he might arrive in London late tonight instead of to- Morrow morning. Boulogne is a brief one hour voy- age from the cliffs of England and the run from the channel to London takes 95 minutes. The Prince was travelling in a private car belonging to the heir to the [Italian throne, Prince Ur.berto of Piedmont. The finest locomotives of Europe and crack train crews, were pressed into service to speed him on the last lap of his long journey from the hunt- ing g unds of Africa to the bedside of his royal father. ° London, 'Dec. 11.--Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, will end his long journey home from Africa at 9.55 am. tomorrow. An official statement is- sued said that by his own expressed wish, the arrival in London will be absolutely private and informal. There will be no ceremonies of any kind either at Dover or at the Vic- toria Station in London. No mem- bers of the Royal family or repre- sentatives of the Government will greet him, and the Prince has given explicit instruction that as far as possible, all demonstrations are to be avoided. He desires to be able to step from his train after his 6000 mile dash across two continents, straight into his motor car. He will at that mo- ment decide, according to the latest news as to the condition of his fa- ther, whether he will drive first to his own residence or to Buckingham depart- | Palace. During his abseace 2 part of York Boulogne, Dec, 11.,--The Prine T [Record Breaking Run Brings Prince Back to | London This Evening MICHIGAN ROAD Arrival Twelve Hours in Advance of Best Time Previously Estimated -- Finest Locomotives and Crack Train Crews Pressed Into Service on Last Lap of Journey to the Bedside of His (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) " Londen, Dec. 11.--~Making a record-breaking run across Europe, the Prince of Wales was expected to reach London at ten thirty tonight, fully twelve hours in advance of the best time previously estimated. It is uncertain whether the Prince will see the king tonight. If His Majesty is sleeping when he arrives it will be unwise to disturb him and the Prince's visit will be deferred till early morning. With the Prince of Wales nearing home there are still two sons of the King far from The Duke of Gloucester, the third son, who was on a hunting trip in Africa with the Prince, left Cape Town last is not expected to reach home youngest son, Prince George, is still serving as Lieutenant Windsor, aboard H.M.S. Durban at Hamilton, Bermuda. He is being kept informed of his father's condition but so far no order has been issued directing him to The Duke of York, second son, has been in London during the illness, as has "Princess Mary, the King's only URGE SETTLEMENT BORDER DISPUTE (Cable Service t oThe Times by The Canadian Press) Lugano, Switzerland, Dec. 11.-- The Council of the League of Na- tions today sent a cablegram to the governments of Paraguay and Bolivia urging a settlement of the border dispute by coneiliation. No Decision Lugano, Switzerland, Dee. 11, After 8 general exchange of views the council of the League of Na- ing taken any decision on the Paraguayan-Bolivian dispute. It was planned to hold another meet- ing later in the day. When the council separated it was on the understanding that foreign Minis- ter Briand of France and Sir Eric Drummond, league secretary, would prepare 8 tentative draft of a cable- gram which might be forwarded to both governments. ASK GOVERNMENT TO AID FAMILIES of the | Hup Relief Sought Where Bread- winner is in Prison and Family Needy (By Canadian Press) Chatham, Dec. 11.--Co-opera- tion of all municipalities in the province will be sought by the lo- cal council in asking the Ontario government to probe the feasibility of government relief for families in need of help as the result of the bread winner being in prison. At present the council claims such families have to be provided for by local charity organizations. POWER SHAREHOLDERS ENDORSE AMALGAMATION Montreal, Dec. 11--At 2a special general meeting of shareholders of the Northern Ontario Light and Power Company, Limited, and the Northern Canada Power Company, Limited, held yesterday at the head office of the companies, Montreal, it was the unanimous wote of the shar, s present, and oid proxy to confirm the n agree- ment recommended by the directors. The controlling interest of both of these companies is held by Canada Northern Power Corporation. CHANDLER STILL TO BE MADE THOUGH COMPANIES COMBINED Toronto, Dec. 11--Though the bile and Chandler interests House has been decorators, who are mow busy day and night in an effort to conclude the renovation of the rooms before the Prince returns. Alps .. The Prince journeyed through the Alps last night on the fast lap of 2 have combined in the automotive world, the Chandler car will continue to be manufactured indefinitely. This official word has come from the Chandler Meg vi and the an- mouncement has been made by Sid Black, Vice-President of the com- 6,000-mile jojurney from Equatorial Africa. To speed the heir to the British throne, on his way to the' bedside of the King, the railway au- thorities of Italy, Switzerland and France had cleared their Zines so that | Boulogne, from the cliffs of England, The whole journey of 1,322 miles from Brindisi, on the Adriatic, to Boulogne, on the channel, was plan- ned at a speed of nearly 40 miles an hour for the entire distance, i stops and 'the laborious transalpian part of the trie. By daylight today the train was well across Switzerland. BY CONCILIATION tions adjourned today without hav- [BELIEVE MAN WAS BURNED ALIVE ON Unidentified Person Found Dead on Highway Near Utica (By Associated Press) Mount Clemens, Mich,, Baer --In charred clothing, some of which still smouldered, the body of an unidentified man was found toe day on the highway near Utica, Mich, Police believed the man had been burned alive, though there was a bullet hole in the head, The drawn features and presence of a can containing gasoline led to the belief that he had been taken there alive, his clothing saturated with gasoline and set ablaze, MAJORITY IS CUT FOR CONSERVATIVE VICTORIA, B. C. Plunk:it's Margin is Now 48 Over Dr. MacLean in Recent Election Victoria, Dec, 11.--A recount ig taking place to'.y of the votes cast in Thursday's Federal by-election in Victoria, Decision to ask for a ree count resulted from discrepancies between the scrutineers' reports and press reports, based on certificates of polling clerks, according to Chars les Bishop, secretary of the Victoria Liberal Association, With the check of scrutineers' res ports uncompleted a shortage of more than 200 votes in the total yote cast as compared with those of the scruiin.ers' tally was disclosed, ig was stated. Figures for all byt one polling booth have been returned to the returning officer showing the fols lowing vote: D. P. Plunkett (Conservative), 59 356: Dr. J. B. MacLean (Liberal), 5,¢ Majority for Plunkett, 48. The official count was today ade journed until Wednesday for evie dence of two polling clerks who failed to present election statements to the returning-officer, PARTY ORGANIZER MAY BE APPOINTED LIBERAL MEETING [3 Several 'Aspirants for Pro. vincial Leadership in Pro- vince of Ontario Toronto, Dee. 11. -- No lack of important business confronts the management committee of the On- tario wing of the Liberal party in session today in the Liberal offices in the Reford building. The posi~ tion of provincial organizer for fed- eral purposes requires filling, since Hon. Duncan Marshall has resign- ed recently to mccept a commercial appointment. There is also the question of provineial convention which may be properly raised, since W. E. N. Sinclair, the presems leader, helds his position only by? virtue of the choice of the Liberal members of the legislature, and has never been endorsed by the ramk. and file of the party. Senator A. C. Hards. president of the Ontario Reform is in the city from Ottawa to pre- side at the meeting. Local members of the management committee were diffident about discussing the busi- mess which might arise, on the grounds that they did not know just what questions, amongst the y which fae Ontario Liberal- , the meeting intanded to tack- de. It was considered probable, however, that a successor to Hom Duncan Marshall would be Sa and in this connection th> mantle of successon was ragarded as like- ly to fall upon Hon. Nelson Parlia- ment, who has been the orzanizer of the provincial ridings for the past five years, (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Asuncion, Paraguay, Dec. 11.-- Mass meetings were held here yesterday and groups of university students paraded the streets as a demonstration or farewell to cadets of the Military Academy who ave to leave for Concepcion to take part in military maneuvres. The newspapers say many prom- inént persons are volunteering for military service. Directors of the basks sald the crisis over the Boli- vian affair had mot been felt im fMuancial circles.