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"All the News While It Is News" Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer Che Oshawa Daily Times A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 4--NO. 107 2200808080000 se sss sss PEPPVTTTTIPIOVPITIVIVIVITT EL News in Brief (By Canadian Press) PRE ON a a a 500 Newcomers Toronto, May 7.--Five hundred OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES ORDS BY GEN British immigrants arrived in To- ronto by steamer train yesterday, including another delegation from the Hebrides. LJ Ld Playing With Guns Brantford, May 7.--Murray Wal- ca, Waterford, shot by a playmate while both were pointing rifles at each other is reported today to be resting comfortably. - His life a» not in danger. * * Child Badly Burned Windsor, May 7. -- Francis, 15 months old son of Mr. ana Mrs, Alvin Raymond of Essex, received critical burns about the face and body when he stuck a celluloid comb into a bathroom heater, set- ting the comb ablaze. * * * Escaped Death Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., May 7.--~ Alice Bishop, baby daughter or mr. and Mrs. W Bishop of Jocelyn, St. Joe Island, narrowly escaped death today when attacked by a large gander when she strayed in- to the barnyard. * * - Wm. Dean Dies Montreal, May 7, -- William C. Dean, assistant traffic manager of the Canadian Press, with head- quarters in Montreal and an out- standing member of the telegraph fraternity in Canada, died here last night. LJ Schooner Ashore Parrshoro', N.S., May 7. -- The schooner Stewart T. Salter, in bal- last from Boston for this port, went ashore at Cape d'Oor, tutrty Disastrous Loss Placed at $20,000 When Flames Obtained Firm Hold on Interior ire in Trick Lumber Firemen Battle For Full Hour Against Smoke Handicap Before Finally Putting Sedious Conflag- ration Out -- Window Sashes and Mouldings Are Rendered of Little Value COMBUSTION BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSE Office Supplies Removed Shortly After Fire Breaks Out--Machinery in South of Building Not Damaged to Any Great Extent-- Water and Smoke Take GENERAL MOTORS WIL TAKE OVER FORD GITY PLANT Transfer to be Made on Jan- uary 1 Next--Plans Not Yet Definite Windsor, Ont, May 7--Plans for greatly increased production of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, in its Border Cities plants include the taking over in the near future of the former extensive Fisher Body Corporation 'plant on Elna street, Ford City. This plant is now being used by the Chrysler Motor Corpor- ation of Canada on lease from the AGAINST ALLIANCE SIR JOHN SIMON Leading British Liberal campaign. er, has decla:>d that under no circumstances will the Liberals help the Labor party to form a government if there is a dead- lock after the election. Sir Wm. Otter, miles from here, during a storm this morning, and will probably be a total loss. » * Has Increase Over 1927 Ottawa, May 7. -- Inmates in Canadian penitentiaries on March 21. 1928, numbered 2,560, accord- ing to the annual report of W. S. of peni- This of 80 over the Hughes, superintendent tentiaries, tabled yesterday. was an increase same date in Jot. Died After Arrest Hamilton, May 7.--A short time Toll Damage estimated at $20,000 was caused last night to the lumber mill owned by W. J. Trick Company, Limited, Athol and Albert streets when fire swept the one storey build- ing. Although the fire department reached the place in quick response to 'the alarm sent in at 1045 o'clock, the flames had gotten a firm hold on the wooden frame building, and were rapidly eating their way from the north to the south end and would have destroyed many hundreds of dollars worth of machinery had not after he was admitted to the city jail this afternoon; George Young, 67 Park street south, died in 'the General hospital. Dr. L. A. Rich mond, acting jail physician, said last night he attributed Youngs 'Hit By Car Brantford, May 7. -- @. S. Lee, of Glenmorris, with both Tegs, an arm, and his skull fractured as a result of being hit by a car driven by Charles Thomson, Toronto, is slightly improved but still in a 'most serious condition. He is in the Brantford hospital. * x death to alcoltalism PRT Jain the ia oh assumed that A ind caused throu Spontaneous Woda R. Elliott thorough and although the source was laid to spontaneous combustion, this is not declared to be definitely fixed. the firemen checked the advance by ve played on the burning inferno from 'every side. streams of water which were As far as it has been able to ascer- igi nthe' fin- ing roo; bustion. Fire Chief 1s Conducpg a investigation of the fire, Heavy Smoke Practically every window in the building was brokén to enable the * firemen greater ease in fighting the Bounces Unhurt Between Autos Windsor May 7.--7 year old Jno. Hardiker, of Ford City, wes des- ignated by police today ad the town's: "rubber boy." He Was struck by one automobile, flung 'five feet into the side of a parked machine, only to rebound from the car shaken up, htened, but unhurt, * Shot While Hunting = | Hamilton, -- Wounded i the stomach by his rifle of heavy cal- ibre while hunting near Sulphur Springs on Saturday afternon. Gerald Webster, aged 21, son of Charles and Mrs. Webster of Creighton road, West Flamboro', dled in St. oseph's hospital this afternoon. * * 3% Thought Rifle Was Unloaded Brantford, May 7. -- Murray Wales, R.R. No. 5, Waterford, is in hospital here with & buue. In his back. So far as can be learned by local police the lad was shot while some boys were playing with a rifle in the barn of the Clyde Verner farm near Water- ford, Norfolk sounty. , * : Many Immigrants T Montreal, May 7.--So heavy has juvenile immigration to Canada from the United Kingdom become that more than three times the number of boys and young men handled for the first four months of 1929 have already been handled for this season's similar period by the Colonization Department of the Canadian National Railways. Girl Thief London, Ont., May 7. -- After questioning 'at police headquarters last night, a 12 year old girl admit- ted that she had broken into three London homes, and taken several articles of value and a sum of money. She was picked up on Waterloo street, and the case will be turned over to the Juvenile. WEATHER Low pressure covers the North Atlantic States and the weather is unsettled and flames which were even after the fire on the outside of the Sulding had been extinguished, in the plainly visible, midst of clods of smoke (Continued on Page 2) Personal Talks On Reparations Reiterated Refusal of Lib- eral Party to Repeat Ex- periment of 1924 (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, May 7.--The reparations experts today resumed confidentia: personal talks come to an agreement on basis of the figures proposed by Owen D, Young, of the United States dele- gation. in final effort wu' Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the German delegation, conferred with Mr. Young this morning'and delivered the text of certain condi- tions under which were ready to accept the proposea settlement. the Germans These conditions were dt once communicated to the French and Belgian experts who conferred re- garding Stamp, the British delegate, who now':seems to be taking part of tue burden of the final work of the ~onference off Mr. Young's shoul- ders. them with Sir Joseph Unidentified Man Picked Up Kingsville, May 7.--David Clark and Sidney Cook, both of Kings- ville while operating a fishing boat today, picked up a man's boay about a mile and a half from suore off Cedar Beach. - Sends Protection Basra, Iraq, May 7. -- The Brit- ish sloop Cyclamen left here today to protect British subjects in Aba- dan, Persia, where mobs had got beyond control of the police. Per- sian troops have been called to restore order. 4 éast side and was New Car Model General Motors company. Interviewed this morning, H. A. Brown, vice-president and general manager of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, said this despatch was correct, and that the former Fisher Body plant at Ford City would be taken over by the company on January 1 next. So far, however, no definite plans have been made as to what use will be made of the plant, as these are now under con- sideration. 99 oo "Marquette" is Name Given fo Production Now Being Started in Oshawa Plant of General Motors The new line of automobiles to be produced by the Buick division of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, as previously announced in The Times, is to be known as the Mar- quette, according to an announcement which has been made from Detroit by E, T. Strong, president and gen- eral manager of the Buick Mator Co. As previously intimated, the Mar- quette is to be equipped with a six- cylinder L-head engine, and will be in a somewhat lower priced field than the Buick models, The production of the Marquette car, it is pnderstood, is just being started at the Oshawa plant of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, and some readjustments of the lines are being made so as to take caré of its production. . Brown, general manager, in- formed The Times that a formal an- nouncement by the company concern- ing- the new car will be made about the end of this month. . LIQUOR EXPORTERS ENTERED APPEAL Appeal Is Based on the Assertion That Canadian '. Government Stopped Export Toronto, May 7.--Samuel, Mey- er and Lou Harris, exporters of 1- quor appealed to the first wivi- sional court at Osgoode Hall today from a judgment of Mr, Justice Logie in the action brought by William T. Westgate of Windsor, who claimed $23,400 for rental of premises leased from him at Ford City, Ont. \ The apepal was based on the as- sertion that the Canadian Govern- ment has stopped the exportation of liquor and the ground that the purchase and sale of liquor was a penal offence in the United States. The contract with Westgate con- stituted 'an act unfriendly, inimi- cal and prejudicial to the law and government of the people of the United States," it was argued. showery in Eastern Quebec and the Maritimes. Local showers have also occurred in Ontario, while in the West it has been fair and compara- tively cool. High pressure Violent Earthquakes Predicted By Signor Bendandt, Seismologist Served in Fenain way in 1866; Rebellion in 1885; commanded the Canadian troops in South Africa in the Boer War, also had important duties in con- nection with the Great War. in the and for years had been affection- ately spoken of as its father and founder, eventful military career rose from the ranks to become head of the General Staff at Ottawa, the high- est military post in Until his advancement to this im- portant position prominence had come from Great Britain, : president Noted Soldier Died Last Night Claimed by Death After Long Career of Service to Country HAD LONG ILLNESS Raid, Northwest Rebellion and South African War Toronto, May 7.--General Sir 'Willlam Dillon Otter, distinguish- ed Canadian soldier and a remark- able personality, died last evening at his apartment in the Alexandra Palace, University Avenue, eighty-gsixth year, in his The end was not - unexpected; Sir Willlam having been seriously ill for some time. He saw active service at Ridge- in the Northwest 1899-1900; and Sir William was at death's door all last week. Some time ago he met with an accident while walk- ing on the street, and, while he recovered from his injuries, shock to a man the of his age was ost serious, "He was taken to his ed a little over two weeks ago and had been constantly under the care of General J. T. Fothering- ham. o'clock. He slept away at 8.05 Noted in Military Service General Otter was an institution Canadian military service, Sir William during his the country. every officer of : Born in 1848 Sir 'William Otter was born on a farm near Clinton on Dec. 3, 1843. He was 12 years old when his fam- ily removed to Toronto. years he left Upper Canada Col- lege, and he became a clerk for the Canada Company, and hadn't thought of entering upon 'a mili- tary career until 1861, when the excitement over the 'Trent Affair' impelled him to join the Victoria At 15 (Continued on page-5) ROTARIANS GATHER AT VANCOUVER, B.C. President of Rotary Interna- tional Delivered Fine Address Vancouver, B.C, May 7--Some 1,800 Rotarians and "Rotary Anns" are requested at the opening session of the sixteenth conference of the Northwest District of Rotary. I. B. Sutton, of Tampico, Mexico, of Rotary International, extends over the Middle Wes- tern provinces. Forecasts: . Lower Lakes and Georgian Bay--Moderate west and northwest winds; fair today and Wednesday; (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Faenza, Italy, May 7.--Signor Bendandt, widely known seismolo- gist, expects widespread violent earthquakes to be felt in various parts of the world during tonight. In a statement yesterday he de- clared: "A great telluri¢ crisis will start in the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, with important shocks in many quarters. "These phenomena will be con- centrated in central regions in the chain of the Andes Mountains and in Southern Europe, and in the vic- inity 'of Thbalkan Peninsula," ! Courier-Express, yesterday delivered the principal ad- dress. Fresh from many months travel in which he visited twenty seven countries in which the Rotary is established, Mr. Sutton delivered a message of friendliness from the Rotary Clubs of the world. The high moral purpose of the prohibition law has been further- ed is Ohio- by the use of young girls to obtain eyvidence.~ Buffalo yr AT akon ab Council Orders Motor Pumper chine and Will Handle Four Hose Lines FAVORABLE PRICE der Special Arrangement With General Motors A new fire pumper, of consider- ably greater capacity than the present pumping apparatus, was last night purchased by the Osha- wa city council from the Bickle Fire Engine Company of Wood- stock, Ontario. The pump, made by the Bickle Company, will be mounted on a General Motors chas- sis, and will be delivered in the city in about two months' time, it is expected. The move to buy the pump came like a bombshell into the council meeting by a special report of the fire protection committee, whion was brought in separately from tne regular committee reports, ana which was not mentioned on tue council's agenda of business for the night. Although discussion imme- diately waxed warm, chairman Morris. of the fire protection com- mittee' safely steered his recom- mendation through the shoals ot amendment, presented only to be withdrawn, until the hot air storm ceased and the original recommen- dation emerged, into the calm of adoption, without so much as one of its works having been changed. The pumper, Alderman Morris pointed out, was being purchased by the city with the co-¢peration of and under a gpecialiagreement with General Motors of Canada, which gave the city the "opportunity two purchase the 'equipment at a very favorable price. In fact, so favors able was the price, that Alderman Morris said it might not be neces- sary to even issue debentures for it, his committee felt that they could probably shoulder the buraen of buying it out of current revenue and have it all paid for this year, although there was not a dollar of provision made for it in the esti- mates, Need Ladder Truck Alderman Macdonald drew the attention of the council to the item in The Times about the fire at the Alger Block on Saturday, in which the fire chief wag quoted as saying (Continued on page 5) Del-Ray Line May Operate New Service Toronto, May. 7.--A bus route between Montreal and Toronto, via the Kingston Highway, will be es- tablished shortly the Evening Tele- gram says it was informed today. It was understood, the newspaper says, the operation of the new bus line will be taken over by the man- agement of the former Del Ray coach lineg which sold its franchise to the Toronto Transportation Com- mission for $170,000. The Dal Ray line was operated between Tor- onto and Oshawa, a distance of ap- proximately 40 miles. The Toronto Transportation Commission also paid $120,000 for the franchise of the Collacutt lines which also operated between Tor- onto and Oshawa, and which is now operating between Toronto and Kingston. : The Telegram says it wag expect- ed the Collacutt line would be ex- tended to Montreal or that who- ever established the Toronto-Mont- real line would take over the Col- lacutt Company. No details of the project are given. FATALLY SHOT AT Detroit, May 7.----Because he re- sisted an attempt to "take him for a ride," William W. Gunn, 51-year- old music store owner, was shot fatally late last night at the door of his home. . Gunn was summoned to the door of his home by two men. No rea- son for the attack has been estab- lished. 5 4 Inquest Will Be: Held Into Death of Mokrie Toronto, May 7.--An inquest will be held on Friday night into the, death of William Mokrie, 6, who died in hospital here yester- day from 'injuries received on Fri- day last when he was crushed un der a Canadian National Railways freight engine in the railway yards here. Coroner Dr. W. G. Clenden- inan will conduct the inquest, , For Fire Dept.) Larger Than Present Ma-||2 City Is Buying Pumper Un- DOOR OF HIS HOME| ir GREAT SOLDIER DIES GEN. SIR W. D. OTTER Who died last night after a long illness. He saw active service in the Fenian Raid Northwest Rebellion and the South African war. Burned to Death In Apartment Fire in Toronto Prominent Members of Vic- toria Theatre Stock Company DOOR FASTENED Bodies of Victims Badly Burned--Actress Un- recognizable (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, May 7.--~Two prominent members of a local stock company, Miss Margaret Bird, 35; and Forest Cummings, 52, were burned to death in an apartment on Jarvis street ear- ly today. They were with the Victoria Stock Company of the Victoria Thea- tre, which opened a new play last evening. The cause of the fire is un- known, With the exception of Cecil Damp- re, who occupied the apartment im mediately above Miss Bird's suite, other occupants of the house left by front and rear stairways. Some were not even awakened until they heard the firemen rushing in with ther equipment. Dampre was awakened by smoke and leaped from his window to a neighboring roof, 20 feet below. After last night's performance, Miss Bird, who was second leading lady, returned to her apartment in a state of high nervous tension, 'several friends dropped in to congratulate her | ¢ and to talk over theatrical matters. Among them was Mr. Cummings, the director, who remained a while after the others had left, so police were informed. Firemen were unable to force the door of the apartment and it was only after crashing through a heavy window they found the body of the director, slumped against the door as if in a last desperate effort he had attempted to force open the door, It was not until after the fire had been brought under control the fire- men found the body of Miss Bird, lying where she had fallen close to the bed. The body of the actress was scorched almost beyond recognition. The body of Mr. Cummings was bad- ly burned and seared, but was easily Jecogniaad by those who had known im. gre 3 The house was of wooden struct- ure, but quick work on the part of the firemen confined the blaze to one section of the building. J. Lightstone, manager of the the- atrical company, told police Miss Bird was very nervous during last night's performance and' had told him a number of times she was a- fraid she would be unable to "carry Both bodies were removed to the morgue where an inquest will be held, the date of which. has not yet been announced. $2,000,000 AWARDED BY U.S. COMMISSIONER Seattle, May 7.--A memorandum report awarding $2,000,000 to heirs of 214 of the 398 persons who drowned when the steamer Princess Sophia sank Oct. 25, 1918, north of Juneau, Alaska, was made yesterday by a decision fyled in Federal court by Uunited States Commissioner A. C. Bowman, Bourges, France, May 7.--Five French military aviators were kill- ed at the Avord aviation fiela ast night, their bombing plane crasn- ing to earth when a wing dropped Off ea rt tien Production For April In Canadian Plants is Greatest For All Time CHANGE IN FISHER } PLANS MAKE N DIFFERENCE HERE Servicing of G.M.C. Bodies Is Already Part of System Detroit, May 7--The establishment of the Fisher Body Service Corp. with assets of more than $1,000,000, to provide body parts for depots now at Oakland and Detroit, and a sys- tem of body service available to all owners of General Motors cars in the service stations of General Motors dealers, have been announced by officials of the Fisher Body Corp. Asked as to whether the above ar- rangement in the United States would have any effect on the situa- tion in Canada, H. A. Brown, vice- president and general manager of General Motors of Canada, Limited, stated today that it would mean no change. The policy which is follow- ed in this country, said Mr. Brown, provides for servicing of all General Motors bodies through the parts and service division, this being a part of the company, whereas in the United States the Fisher Body Corporation operates as a separate unit, Co-Operation Among Workers Urged in Mexico Workers and Farmers Called Upon by President Sil to Unite Against Capitalism Mexico City, May 7.--The Govern- ment has delivered to the press co- pies of 'a speech made Sunday at Puebla by Presidént Emilio Portes Gil containing what are regarded as highly significant utterances with re- lation to application of the Agrarian Laws. He called on the workers and the farmers to put up a united front against capitalism and said the hum- ble classes owed their poverty in the past to the fact they had not been able to get along among them- selves and co-operate for their own betterment. Re Then he warned the large land- owners, declaring that if they did not acede voluntarily to government requests and contribute their part to fulfillment of the constitutional stip~ ulation that all villages have their communal land the Government would be obliged to see that they did 0. He addressed the "privileged class- es" warning them "hey must make as great concessions as becomes ne- cessary for the benefit of the major- BODY OF BARBARA PITCHER IDENTIFIED Missing McGill Student Re-| ki covered from River de Prairies Montreal, Que., May 7. -- The body. of a young woman found in the Rivere des' Prares on the mor- thern side of Montreal Island was identified by the police today as Miss Barbara Pitcher, 18 year old first year arts student of McGill University, wohd isappeared from here two months ago. Refuse Clearance St. Johus, Nfld.,, May %.--it is understood that the government has refused clearance to the steamer Boulderpool, which 1 loading ore at Belle Island for Boston, until the royalty tax ot ten cents per ton which has been in abeyance for some years, is paid. "Three New Records Estab. lished, with 18,762 Unit. ed Turned Out by the Plants at Oshawa, Walk erville and Regina STATEMENT MADE BY GENERAL MANAGER a Express Appreciation of the Confidence Displayed by the Canadian Public in the Products of the General Motors of Canada, Ltd. With three new high records fon all time established, the activities of the General Motors of Canada, Limited, reached a high peak during the month of April, according to a statement issued this morning by H. A. Brown, vice-president and gen< eral manager of the ¢ompany. Ing his statement, Mr. Brown emphasiz+ ed the fact that this record was only made possible through the increas ing confidence displayed by the pub< lic in General Motors Products have ing created an unprecedented dee mands for cars and trucks. The re« cord for April, which is the highest ever reached by the company, in< cludes the operations of the plants at Oshawa, Regina and Walkerville, with the plant at St. Catharines contributing largely to the parts necessary for high volume produc« tion. In making his Mr, Brown said :-- "The General Motors of Canada, Limited, appreciates the confidence displayed by the Canadian public in General Motors products, which res sulted in the month of April estabs lishing~a new all-time record of production, the production for the month being 18,762 units. During the month of April, also, there was es« tablished a new high record of daily production of 998 cars, and a new igh daily shipping record of 1080 cars. Thus three new high records have been established during the month. This includes all the Cana« dian plants, at Oshawa, Walkerville and Regina, while the St. Cathar ines' plant made a large contribu« tion in providing many of the parts utilized in this record production. Sir John: Simon isiting King British Delegate Taking Part of Burden From Young's Shoulders { (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, May 7--Sir J. Simon; former Liberal Cabinet Minister, eminent jurist and chairman of the Indian statutory commission, in an address at Liverpool last evening reiterated the absolute refusal of the Liberal party tv .e- peat the experiment of 1924 of 'putting Labor in power, should no party gain a clear majorny in the coming general elections. 'The Liberals will set thems selves to serve the hest interests of the country not forgetting une ng"s Government must be ear ried on, but they will at all costs preserve independence and free- dom of action," he declareu. Sir John, whose constitueney of Spen Valley in Yorkshirq and' the attitude of his riding oppon- ents is attracting great atten Just now, visits the King at on well House, Bognor, today. Toutes row he will start a speaking tour in Wales. ! FIRE DEMOLISHES BARN AND RESIDENCE Chatham, May 7.--Fire of un«\ known origin broke out in the MHy= ery barns of James Toll's taxi ser vice at Ridgetown yesterday and demolished the building. It spreaa to the residence of James Brown which was also razed, The dam- age is estimated at more than $10, . statement, Army of 10,000 to be Broken Up And Dispatched to Other Fields Agua Prieta, 'Sonora, May 7.-- The army of 10,000 men under General Juan Andrew Almazan( which marched = through Pulpito Pass from Chihuahua to strike tne final blow of the Mexican revolu- tion was to be broken up and dis- patched to other fields beginning today, forces, conferréd here yesterday with General Almazan and it was reported they would move a part of the troops south through Naco and Nogales at once. Disposition of the surrendered rebel soldiers land ocers is next to.be taken up in conferences with civil authori ties customs houses here and a General Plutarco Elias Calles, i gs on Nogales, Sasabe and Guaymas, ERAL MOTORS Mill]