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| [} / LAGS B08 50048 EA Wins Award . London.--The Lewis Berger Scholarship of $300 in the Royal Society of Arts Competition of in- dustrial Designs was awarded to Carill John Hayshaw of the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Montreal, it was announced yesterday. Burgleiy Foiled Scarboro.--Burglars, who broke the lock on the gasoline pumps at- tached to the Mae Belle Tearooms, West Hill, yesterday, were forced to make a hurried flight when a number of Russian wolfhounds be- longing to Leslie Lievers, who lives close by, raised an alarm. No trace has been found of the intru- ders. x * =x Heat Fatal to U.S. Visfror Windsor.--Stricken 'with apop- lexy, superinduced .by the heat, while on a Michigan Central train travelling from Detroit through the river tunnel. Isaac Brown, 63 years old, Springfield, Mass., died while being taken to the Hotel Dieu, Windsor. He is said to be Presi- dent of the Brown Shoe Company. A Post-mortem is to be held. * Boy Breaks Both Wrists Falling over the balcony at his home on Carlton street last night, NAlfred Freeman, aged 13, was admitted to Hospital ° for Sick Children suffering from broken wrists and injuries to his head. The boy fell a distance of about nine feet and alighted on his arms. His condition late last night was said by the hespital attendants to be satisfactory. * »> * Sacrifice Tonsils New York.--Arthur Cromwell died at Big Cedar swamp, near Goshen, N.Y., of infected tonsils, but before he died he made his wife promise that she would have the tomsils of all the family re- moved. Today, in a ramshackle automobile, Mrs, Cromwell, her sister, and her five children drew up to Flower hospital and ordered a wholesale removal of tonsils. * »* * Bremén Breaks Record Plymouth, England.--The North Gérman Lloyd liner Bremen ar- rived here at 2.25 a.m. today, mak- ing her maiden eastward trip cross the Atlantic in 4 days, 14 hours and 30 minutes. She aver- -aged 27.9 knots an hour from Am- brose channel lightship to Eddy- stone light, thus clipping five hours and 25 minutes from the record. * * * Three Taxi Drivers Held Toronto.--Three taxi-cab drivers were arrested last night by Plain- clothesmen Guest and Carr of No. 4 division on charges of keeping liquor for sale, They gave their names as John McPeate, East Lynn; Sidney Rye, Bathurst and Edward McEvoy, Ontario street. Thomas Keown, Edward street, 'was arrested by P. C, Bettington of No, 2 station last night on = charge of having liquor illegally. * * =» Earl of Cromer In Canada London..~--The Earl of Cromer, Lord Chamberlain to the King, with the Countess of Cromer, their son, Viscount Errington, and their daughters, Lady Rosemary and. Lady Violet Baring, will sail for Canada August 9 for a holiday. The Countess is a daughter of the late Earl of Minto, at one time 'governor-general of Canada, and is looking forward with pleasure to a renewal cf youthful memories. * * *® 82 Speed Boats Destroyed Buffalo.--Fire destroyed 32 speedboats, among them the craft whch won fame in races of inter national impoitance, Firemen esti- ated tlre loss as exceeding $100,- 0. Faulty ignition on one of the ats was believed to have staried the. blaze. Exploding gasoline in the tanks of the racers, which were tied up at Sylvester B. Egan's boat- house, endangered the firemen and spread the conflagration beyond hope of control. * * * BEARS IN RETREAT Port Arthur.--Bushmen in camp at James have drawn first blood in their battle against invading bears and the cook tent is decor. ated with claws and ears as a sign of victory. There have been four casualties and all from the ranks of bruin.' Recently the invaders attacking en masse scorned at- tempts to beat them off with axes and shovels and trembling lumber- man sat helplessly while their camp was routed.. Rifles were immedi- ately commandeered from the city. * % x Robbery of Air Mail Ottawa.--Inquiry made by the postal authorities has failed to clear up the mystery attached to the dis- appearance of Canadian registered air mail sent overseas by the steamship Laurentic. Though the seals on the bags were unbroken, 126 pieces of registered - matter, letters or parcels, were missing when checked up with the list of what they were supposed to can- tain. The mail was forwarded from Montreal by aeroplane to Rimouski, and was at once transferred to the ship. * WEATHER Pressure is low over Eastern 'Quebec and Saskatchewan and high over the upper lakes. Lo- cal thunderstorms have occurred in Ontario and Quebec, while ' elsewhere the weather has been fair. It has become cooler in Western Quebec, Ontario and in the far West. Forecasts.--Lower Lake region and Georgian Bay.--Moderate northerly winds; fair today and a "Daily _ Succeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer - Times A Growing Newspaper in s Growing Clty | | | ( A I OSHAWA ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1929 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. SIXTEEN PAGES LIN HEADS FOR A IERICA uch Better Conditions 1 EIGHTEEN PASSENGERS BRAVE PERILS OF OCEAN ~ FLIGHT IN GIANT AIRSHIP Susconstilly Fors Passes Scone' of Former Struggle With Elements Last May When She Was Forced to Return FIGHTING STRONG HEAD WINDS Reported Over Spain Head- ing for Open Atlantic and U.S.A.--Flying Low at Normal Speed (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Aug: 1.--The steamship Dalney reported sighting the trans- Atlantic airliner Graf Zeppelin at 3 o'clock this afternoon (10.90 am. E. S.T.) over the Mediterranean be- tween Marseilles and the Balearic Is- lands. Flies Over France Paris, Aug. 1.--The dirigible Graf Zeppelin, flying from Germany to the United States with eighteen passen- gers, a crew of 40 men and a German stowaway aboard, passed over Mon- telimar, France, at 12.35 p.n. today, flying low and proceeding at a mor- mal speed. The ship continued to follow the Rhone river. The weather was cloudy. Driving rains and strong winds beat against the giant dirigible at various points but in spite. of that the Graf was flying steadily 'ons her course. : A twenty-mile wind battled the ship. in some sections. of the valley but' the Giaf Zeppelin continged at a pace of approximately miles an hour, The manner in which the diri- gible was guided indicated from Dbe- low that Dr. Hugo Eckener, com mander of the flight, was trying var- ious altitudes in an effort to escape the winds which buffeted his ship. The French weather bureau re- ported that there was no relief in sight for Dr. Eckener and his diri- gible. Paris, Aug 1.--Pushing her way (Continued on page 3) RAYMOND POINGARE PROGRESSING WEL Was Operated on for Pros- tate Gland, Common to Old Men (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Aug. 1.--Raymond Poincare, underwent: successfully today a pre- liminary operation for the treatment of a pelbic affection, which forced his' retirement 'as Premier last week. "M. Raymond Poincare has been operated upon this morning under the best possible conditions by Dr. Ma- rion. There were present at the op- eration Professor Gosset, and Dr. Boidin. "Everything passed off in the sim- plest manner." The former Premier's took only a brief time. operating room within a half hour of his entering it at 800 am, and shortly afterwards recovered cone sciousness. He said he felt no pain and his doctors said there was no fever and they were conldent every- thing would go well. The Premier' operation was for an affection of the prostrate gland, of a nature common to old men. He will be 69 years old August 29. Communists Quiet in Europe 20,000 Troops and Police Patrol Streets of Paris (By Canadian Press Leased Wire). All was reported quiet on all the Communist fronts in Europe today as anti-war demonstrations for which police of every European capital had taken elaborate precautions went o without notable disturbance or. en- thusiasm this morning. Most of them attracted small at- tendance. Factories and stores open- ed normally nearly everywhere and few men left work. Moscow went to work as quietly as the rest of Europe, the day of demonstrations bearing no official character in Russia. Small separate manifestations in different quarters of the city and suburbs were schedul- ed for the evening. The streets of Paris were i operation Page 3 Found Stabbed On Vacant Lot Arrest Man Found in Posses- sion of Blood Stained "Knife .. {By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Regina, 'Sask., Aug. 1.--Patrick Kearns, 30, laborer, this morning was found stabbed to death on a vacant lot. Police formally charge Ambrose Hockwater, 49, Regina, with murder. Kearns had been stabbed three times, one knife cut severing the jugular vein. Wednesday night the accused man approached a con- stable with a story about being robbed of a watch. Recalling Hock- water's excited condition at that time, Inspector J, Toop this morn- ing visited his lodgings and police claim Hockwater was found with a blood stained knife in his posses- sion and his shirt sleeve saturated with blood, Chinese Police He left the} Assault Father After Protest American Was Defending His Son Against Attack of Chinese (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Aug. 1.--A despatch to the Londen Daily Mail, from Chang- chun, Manchuria, said that an Amer- ican boy, the son of Lieutenant Cry- ero, an official of the National City Bank of New York, was struck by a Chinese policeman for playing in a street 'at' Harbin Tuesday. When the father protested he was brutally attacked by 15 policemen who beat him with erifle butts and bound him with ropes, They then took him' to the police. station where he was assaulted again. LEAK IN WELLAND CANAL REPAIRED At Least a Week Required to Pump Out Water From Channel (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) St. Catharines, Ont., Aug. 1.-- Navigation on the present Jelland Canal was resumed at 8 o'clock last evening, two hours after the leak in the bank separating 'the present .ship canal channel from the new canal at Thorold was re- paired. The leak being of serious pro- portions navigation on the present canal was halted to ensure against damage to boats should the entire bank separating the two canals have gone out. All signs of water seeping through the break at the bottom of the earth and rock bank having ceased at - six: o'clock last evening, the canal was later open- ed for navigation. It is estimated at least a week will be required to pump out the two mile stretch of the ship canal channel, covered by approximately 10 feet of water, Workmen are en- gaged today in getting up the bumps at various points of vantage and work yill be started today on pumping out the ship canal in or- der that construction work on the safety wire and guard gates may bé carried on oT rans-Atlantic "Zep" on Way to America 3 Graf PEE LEAVES PRIEDRICHSWAFEN FOR NEW YORK With a CArgo of apes and oil paintings and 18 fare-paying passengers in 'addition to a SORES hte * cleared from her home port at 8.290 a.m, today. The above layout shows: Zeppelin. (2) Dr. Eckener, commander of the airship whose transaltantic achievements of last year made history. (3) the commodious quarters provided for the passengers in the forward cabip, and (4) maps showing general route over France and Mediterranean. Light line shows proposed route. (1) the Graf UNLICENSED PILOT CRASHES MACHINE Canadian Aviator Was At- tempting Flight to Cape Cod Bridgewater, Mass., Aug. 1.-- An aeroplane operated by a Cana- dian aviator, Osborne Lefurgy. Prince Edward Island, crashed into a tree on the State farm here yes- terday after a takeoff. Shortly after climbing from the wreckage slightly bruised Lefurgy was ar- rested on charges of piloting an unlicensed plane and being an un~ licensed operator. Lefurgy, who left the East Bos- ton "airport earlier on a flight to Cape Cod, first made a forced landing on the farm property, His engine died 'again after another takeoff and he hit the tree, He was treated for cuts and bruises at the State Farm hospital. Fifth Child to Die Under Anaesthetic Toronto, Ont, Aug. 1.--The fourth death in recent weeks of a child while under anaesthetic in local hospitals occurred last night when Kathleen Acerman, 6, Fairbank, died while be- ing prepared to have her tonsils re- moved. After being given the anaesthetic, the girl died on the table, before the operation was commenced. Chief Coroner Dr. M.' M. Crawford will de- cide today as to whether an inquest will 'be held. Jewels Hidden in Mouth New York.--A mouthful of dia- monds landed Louis Jannessens, 40, of Antwerp, assistant pantry stew- ard on the liner Arabic, in the hands of customs officials yester- day on'a charge of smuggling. As he left the ship, officials noted a movement .of his hand to his lips, and upon investigation found $10,- 000 worth of small cut stones in his mouth. Resort Get (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Aug. 1--The departlre of Winston Churchill and Mr. Amery for Canada on Saturday and the pro- posed visit of JH. Thomas the fol- lowing week, has given Canada some extremely valuable publicity. The former Conservative Cabinet ministers say they are going to the Dominion for a holiday. Mr, Amery, who is a noted ' devotee of outdoor activities, announces that he plans a mountaineering expedition, in the Ca- :) 'Rockies. Naturally, the. mex A x Merits = Canada as Holiday Valuable Publicity its of Canada as a holiday resort for Englishmen is brought sharply to the public 'attention, Mr. Thomas will be on more seri- ous business, that of co-operating with Canada in the conquest of un- employment in the Old Country. The total effect of the visit of the three statesmen is to call-attention to Can- ada, not only as a country that can compete with the South of France as a vacation resort but as an in- creasingly. important unit in the po- litigs "semmcrce of the Epos. Twenty Miles of Fire Sweeping Wisconsin, U.S. More Than a Thousand Men Battle Flames in Idaho (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Cranson, Wis., Aug. 1.--A crackling hungry flame nearly 20 miles long covered the northwestern corner of Oconto county today fanned by a stiff wind, was licking deeper in forest county and northern Wisconsin lake country, Actually there were five separate fires strung out in a wavering line roughly paralleling the northwestern railroad right-of-way. However, with not a single rain cloud specking the blood-red night sky, and the wind that yesterday was in the southeast early today veering to the norih, the caps between the fires were growing smaller. With more than a thousand state conservation officers and volunteers fighting the flames with axe and sho- vel to check their inroads on some of the most valuable timber still standing in Wisconsin, the residents of half a dozen lumbering towns were ready to flee. Great billows of smoke were rolling through village streets so thick at times that .it 1s difficult to breathe. Spokane, Wash, Aug. 1.--One thou- sand men were fighting forest fires today in Idaho, Montana and Wash- ington under conditions that were made acute' by the lack of rains. Probably the most dangerous fire in the region was at Schwartz Creek in the Missoula National forest, which roared out of control before heavy winds after fighters had subdued it and part of their force had been shifted to new battle lines. Several thousand acres had been burned over. Fires were burning also in the Lolo, Butte and Black Feet forests in' that state, Calgary, Alta, Aug. 1.--Relentless- ly 'and steadily licking its way .on- ward, the huge forest fire raging some forty miles south of Calgary is still proving a tremendous problem to forestry officials. This "morning, it was virtually out of control. Even the most optimistic of those combat- ting its progress have admitted that while it may be checked ,with some degree of success, it will take a soak- ing rainstorm to extinguish the last glowing embers, According to offi- cial advice, it is the worst fire that has swept the countryside sifice the ravaging conflagration of 1919, Calgary.--Bread will be increas- ed in price from 10 to 11 cents a loaf in Calgary today. The higher cost of wheat and flour is réspuns gible, bakers states sme. esi ALL EFFORTS FAIL INSEARCH FOR GIRL No Trace of Miss Lamont, Missing Ottawa Girl Buckingham, Que., Aug. 1.--Anoth- er day has passed with no trace of Irene Camont, young Ottawa girl who disappeared on Thursday last in Houder's Lake, 22 miles north of here. Neither her body, nor clothing had been found when the searching parties called a temporary -halt to their efforts late last night. Miss Lamont had always been afraid of the water and her family believe she wandered off into the dense woods in a state of delerium after seeing the other three fall in their efforts to reach safety. Every man in the district has been enlisted in the scarch. The lake has been dragged and the woods combed for some hint as to the girl's fate. Ramsay. MacDonald Defers Home Visit London, Aug. 1.--~Ramsay. MacDon- ald, british premier today deferred temporarily plans for his departure for his native village of Lossiemouth, Scotland, 'because the weather was too unfavorable for flying there. His plans for the future were somewhat indefinite. Banker Dies London.---Sir Drummond Fraser, banker and war financier, died yes- terday in Norfolk after a long ill- ness in his 62nd year. He render- ed Britain valuable service during the war, and later as organizer for the Ter Meulen plan for financing exports to needy European coun- tries. n 1921-22 he made an ex- tensive American lecture tour. Dr. Fontaine Slightly Better Hull.--Dr. J. E. Fontaine, mem- ber of Parliament for Hull, who 18 ill at his home here, was reported slightly improved last night. Dr, Fontaine has been confined to his bed for some time. AT KIWANIS t G. M.C. In Fall WE. DAVIS MADE i STATEMENT LUNCHEON ON PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE Sacrifices of 700 Men Thrown Out of Work by Government : Cut (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Aug. 1.--The sacrifices entailed by the British Government's latest disarmament move are stress- d by the Daily Telegraph today, the fewspaper pointing out the two crui- sers, Surrey and Northumberland, the submarine depot ship Medway and 2 submarines belonging to the 1928 pro- gram and money had been veted months ago, Advices from Glasgow are that at least 700 men have been thrown out of work by suspension of work on the submarine being built there. The development is a particularly severe blow for Cyldeside, where orders for mercantile vesseles have been slack lately. The keel of the submarine had already been laid and the frame of the hull was being advanced. Concessions to Canada Seen in Reduced Rates With Few Exceptions Rate Reduced Fifty Per Cent. Kenneth S. Clark, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D.C., Aug. 1.--Ac- tion of the Senate finance commit- tee yesterday in reducing slightly proposed duties on some fish were seen in certain quarters as conces- sions to Canadian fisheries. In general the committee maintained the rates in the Hawley Bill. The rate of 2 cents per pound on halibut, salmon, mackerel and swordfish was unchanged, but the rate of one cent on 'other fish" was reduced fifty per cent. The rate of 21.2 cents on fresh or fro- zen fish, filleted, skinned, boned, sliced or divided into sections, and the similar rate on dried and un- salted cod, haddock, hake, pollock and cusk, was cut in half. Clams and clam-juice listed in the Hawley Bill as dutiable at 35 per cent. would be listed at 20 per cent. by action of the committee. (By Child Falls 100 Feet Port Arthur.--Falling 100 feet down the precipitous rocks near Jackfish yesterday, while picking blueberries, Joseph Ogama, aged 6, is in a critical condition in St. Jo- seph's Hospital, whither he was brought by train yesterday morn- ing, his mother accompanying him. His skull is believed to be frac- tured, one lung is punctured, and he is a mass of bruises. He was unconscious from the time of the accident until yesterday afternoon. No hopes are entertained for his recovery. namie lem Roadhouse Raided Windsor.-- Provincial police ear- ly yesterday raided a roadhouse in Riverside, finding, they allege, a quantity of hidden beer. The pro- prietress, Bertha Thomas, was charged with keeping liquor for sale. <r |g Body of Betts Believed Found Reno, Nev.--A body believed to bé that of Lieut.-Col. H. H. Betts, migsing Canadian war veteran of Loudon, Ont., Canada, was washed ashore at Lake Tahoe last night, 3 miles from Glenbrook. Betts had been missing since July 7, and an extensive search was under way. Once Again The Ogopogo Shows Itself i Vancouver, Aug. 1.--Ogopogo, big- ger and better, is making more fre- quent appearances in Lake Okana- gan and is making almost daily ex- hibitions of himself at various points. He was seen again by W. J. Munro Kelowna clothing merchant. Mr. Munto heard a heavy wallowing in the lake near his home inthe carly evening. On going down to investi- gate there. was a swirl and commo- tion in the water-and a hug body ] in Lake Okanagan propelled itself rapidly into the shal- water near shore. Ogopogo then stopped and looked at Mr. Munro, who returned the glassy stare. . Mr. Munro says the head and neck were visible out of the water for half an hour, a very unfishlike pro- cedure. The head was sleek, the neck short and chest shows consid- erable development from last year. To keep itself in position, Ogopogo continually slapped the water with his front paws or-fappers: im. um. Says Disarmament Over-production of Cars in Early Part of the Season Was Responsible for the Present Seasonal Slump | TRYING TO KEEP MARRIED MEN BUSY Assistant General Manager of General Motors of Can- ada Limited, Expects Con- siderably Better Situation in the Fall "We realize that the seasonal slump in production at the Gen- eral Motors plants has hit some families pretty hard, and we are trying to give the married men of Oshawa as steady jobs as possible. The wheat harvest going bad inthe west has hit business, and this, coupled with the fact that our anti~ cipations were a little too high in the spring, when we built too many cars, has forced us to curtail pro- duction. The Buick line is operat- ing at the present time, and tre Chevrolet and Pontiac line occa- sionally and we are looking for a Rilsldgrably better Situation. ia the » This was a statement Toate br Kiwanian W. E. Davis, assistant general manager of General Motors of Canada, Limited, at the weexiy meeting of the Oshawa Kiwanis Club. Mr. Davis was the Kiwan.s "booster" for the day, and in the three minutes at his disposal told' something of the operation of a large automobile plant. Sched- ules of production are set by the' sales department from their antl- cipated business, for three months ahead, the first month schedule be- ing fixed, and the latter two of the three being subject to alteration as (Continued on page 3) ANGLO-RUSSIA PARLEY DEADLOCK Britain Cannot Concede to Request of Appointment of Ambassadors Moscow, Aug. 1.--Russia and Great Britain have reached a dead- lock in their London conference for the resumption of trade and com- mercial relations and diplomatic services. Great Britain refused to accede to the Russian desire for immediate appointment of ambas- sadors before controverted ques- tions were taken up. Russian ambassador Valerian Dovgalevsky of Paris, who has con- ducted the negoiiations for Russia, with British Foreign Secretary Ar- thur Henderson, today returned to his post in France. The negotia- tions began shortly after the Rus- sian ambassador arrived in Lone don at the end of last week. Louis M. Singer Back to Jail Judge Refuses to Hand Him Over to Dominior Police Toronto, Aug. 1.--Louis M. Singer {.C.. organizer of the Amalgamated Builders' Council, which operates: branches in Windsor, Fort William, London and Toronto, was returned in custody to jail this afternoon for: contempt to Royal Conmunissioncr Gordon Waldron, K.C.,, appointed by order: in-council to investigate the A. B.C.» under the Combines Investiga- tion Act. Justice Jeffrey in refusing the mo- tion under the Habeas Corpus pro- ceedings today stated that Singer had not been taken by surprise; that na- tural justice had not been shocked because Singer clearly understood what was demanded of him, and that he deliberately refused to deliver up the books. Justice Jeffrey held that commis- sioner Waldron was properly: ap- pointed, that he had authority to do what he did .and that he, Justice. Jefirey, had 'no recourse but to ree commit Sioger 10 Jal mmm