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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1927 FORESTRY AVIATOR KILLED IN PLANE CRASH The Plane An Old Model Dev eloped Engine Trouble While Attempting to Reach River to Land PILOT KILLED--OBSERVER INJURED a did not die on the spot. The motor went "dead." Instead of losing presence of mind, Fitchie coasted on his wings and when he saw that a crash was unavoidable, selected the hayfieid, where he hoped by coasting to make the fall as gentle as possible. A nose dive would have set the pb afire, it is believed. One gasoline tank, the indicator showed, was nearly full. The other was nearly empty. The needles were pointing to the tank content at the time of the crash. The force of the fall crushed the ti and the contents of both were spilled. Guy wires, bits of cloth, steel supports, engine parts, fuselage and the motor were piled up in one heap. One As he settled above the field and saw j wing was practically intact, indicat-that a crash was imminent, he circled, ing that when the plane struck the and just before the crash righted thej ridge it lurched, turned on^its side, plane to a 45 .degree angle to avoid and ground the other wing beneath. PLANE AN EARLY MODEL. Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--Pilot Jeff that both Fitchie, 30, of the Ontario Air Force, died, and Assistant Pilot Alan Grant, 23, is at death's door, as a suit of an accident in the Michigan Soo at noon to-day, when their pis crashed BOO feet to earth in an grass pasture. Fitchie was badly broken up, one of his feet being Wrenched off at the ankle, both legs and Skull fractured, with oth< uries sufficient to cause death. Grant .was badly crushed about the chest. The machine is a total wreck. Engine trouble developed as the plane was circling over the Sau.lt. It appeared as though Fitchie was attempting to make the river to land. As Good-Look ing As Brave The nose of the ph plunged into the soft earth, and as it slid along at terrific speed struck plow-ridge and piled up. A MASS OF WRECKAGE. The fuselage and pilot and observ cockpits were telescoped. One wii flew to one side, while the other w irushed to bits under the weight Fitchie was declared to be an 1 pert pilot, and Grant was assistant pilot. Fitchie came from Ireland but a few weeks agp to accept a position : on the staff. The plane they i X driving was one of the early ones used 5 "in Ontario forest patrol work. 11 I ~ was similar to that driven by "Duke' the engine. Among the mass of wreck- j Schiller, of overseas flying fame, age, with the danger of fire imminent,; The accident marks the first serious were the two airmen, unconscious, j crash in the history of the Ontario their bodies crushed. i division. It was believed to be due to the| Neither Fitchie nor Grant is I handling of the plane by Pilot Fitchie ried._ _ Shansi Troops I British Start Falling Back Flight to East Retreat Continues After the Failure of» Drive on Chinese Capital Peking.---The success of the Northern troops in reoccupying Kalgan, north of Peking, as confirmed from foreign sources, has restored the position of the war front to virtually that of three weks ago, when hostilities broke out with the drive on Peking of a great Shansi army. Although the war front has been restored, the northerners have succeeded in gaining the initiative on all sectors, * have badly Weakened the Shansi power of resistance and have gained in addition the important rail-centre of Shihchiachwang also Four Planes Embark on Service Trip of 1 1 Months to India and Australia London.--Four from Plymouth on a London.--The flight from Plymouth of four Southampton flying boats is regarded as the most ambitious service flight which has yet been attempted. Their approximate dates are as follows: Leave England Oct. 17, arrive Karachi November; leave Karachi January, arrive Calcutta February; arrive Singapore March; leave Singapore May, arrive North Australia June; Melbourne July; leave Bold Bank Bandits Cleverly Clean Teller's Cage Toronto Again Scene of Holdup Men's Activities-- Staff Saved Vaults Contents $6,900 TAKEN Rain Hampers Hunt for Suspect No Trace Found of Man Wanted in Connection With Northern Murder Cochrane^ Ont.--Archie Bochenko, a laborer of Russian birth, « sought by the Provincial Police oi this district organized into a squad of the most sensational raids under Inspector Ward of the Criminal, in the history of Toronto--three arm-' Investigation Department of Toronto, ed robbers swept into the branch of and Sergeant Frank Gardiner, of Co- Ruth Elder failed by 800 miles to fly the Atlantic, but luck brought her me down in safety beside the steamship Barendrecht. Prince Has Busy Time on Bournemouth Visit H.R.H. During Five Hours Attended 19 Different Ceremonies Bournemouth, Eng.--The Prince of ales is accustomed to hustling, but he had to extend himself during a five-hour visit to this south coastVe-sort recently in order to fit into the River Fog Takes Toll of One Ship Other Victim of Collision Proceeds to Its Destination Quebec, Que.--With Lauzon, Que., as its destination, the French freight-Union proceeded slowly up the St. Lawrence River after colliding with and sinking the Italian grain-carrier Volcano. The vessel will be examined, at the Lauzon dry dock and necessary plant of the townsfolk, who had m- \s repairs will be made there before thi Chentow, whence they will bourne August; leave Australia September, arrive Singapore, September. They will then remain at Singapore for a time, and probably undertake a further tour in Far Eastern waters. The boats will be under command of Group Captain H. M. Cave-Browne-Cave, D.S.O. The route from Plymouth will be via Hourtin (near Bordeaux) overland to the Mediterranean seaplane base, at Berre, down the Italian coast, be able either to launch of Shansi or easily prevent a further Hank menace in case Marshal Chang Tsolin, the Manchurian War Lord, decides to occupy the province of Honan. Shang Chen, the defeated Shansi general on the northern front, continued his retreat after abandoning Kalgan which had been captured less than two weeks ago. The Manchurian forces made an unopposed entry into ™Hmg at Napli the citv, whereupon the residents/who fuda Bay to Alexandretta, for the past 10 days have been dis- S>"nan desert whlch lnvt>b plaving the Nationalist banner, ran °{ }™ miles, to tl up the five-barred Republican flag. j 0u« and Gen. Chang Tsung-chang, com-' Th«y wlU then coast r<>und Indla mandei of the Shantung troops of alJd peylon to Calcutta, thence to the northern alliance, has oeupied the ' Akyab, Rangoon, Singapore and the towns of Kweiteh and Kaocheng-Ho in eastern Honan and apparently is not being opposed by Feng Yuhsiang, whose troops are proceeding westward along the Lunghai Railway, concentrating at Chengchow and Honanfu further to the southwest. It is believed here that Fen intends to withdraw his forces across the Province of Honan westward to Shen-si through the Tungkwan pass whence he came out five months ago at the time that the northern troops met ^with reverses in Honan. Despite continued reports of guerrilla raiding by Shansi parties in vicinity of Peking, no confirma can be had of the presence of hoi troops near the northern capital, foreign military experts now bel that the threat to Peking has 5 ended. he leading figure in 19 different ceremonies. The chief ceremony was the opening of a new wing of Boscome Hos- The Prince smiled, bowed and "speeched" his way through the ceremonies, and was cheered b> throngs of townsfolk, as well as people from the outlying districts who had journeyed here in buses. Spain Agitated 4 Sofia to Apply Martial Law With Firmness the Bulgarian Cabinet in Special Session--Action to Be Taken Against Raids Sofia.--The Prime Minister, Andrei m | Liaptcheff, has formally opened the le | special session of the National Assem-id j bly called to confirm the Cabinet's ,>;> (decision to introduce martial law in ai! Petrich and Kustendil, districts in-' habited largely by Bulgarian Macedonians and reputed to be the centre of activity of the Macedonian revolutionary organization which has recently admitted the commission of many outrages in South Serbia. At the close of Saturday's meeting, which lasted only 15 minutes, Mr. Liaptcheff assembled the government representatives' who comprise 170 out of the 270 members of Parliament and announced that the Government has the will and the power to deal with all elements disposed to disturb the peace. Atanas Bouroff, the Foreign Minister, described the development and events of the last 10 days, emphasized The entire press lavs the blame for 1 for fT"^ o' ,C°m" - on Rome, and stresses the; P1'^1™3' Glared that the Bulgar- Jugoslavia Press Lays Blame on Italy Assassination of Minister Aimed at Balkan Unity Belgrade.--The assassination of the Albanian Minister to Prague, who at the same time was Minister to Belgrade, has created a painful impression here, especially after the recent outrages by the Bulgarian eomitadjis, and it is considered as a new attempt against the consolidation of the Bal- Paris.--Disorder arising in miners' strike in Northern Spain has culminated in several bloody clashes between troops and the strikers, according to messages received here. An attempt to turn the strike into a widespread political movement against the Rivera dictatorship has brought about a serious situation, the reports state. Anarchist "pistoleros" persist in concentrating their forces in the disturbed Balboa mining district despite the fact that Government regiments repeatedly have fired on massed groups of" disaffected workmen, who replied by hurling bombs and hand grenades. Casualties have occurred, but no estimate of their number has been obtained because of censorship. "What is it that these young Com-nunists are really after?" asks a :ritic. We suggest Reddy money. hip again proceeds to Montreal, original destination. The Italian freighter "Operosita," which went aground at Cock Point, near Father Point, while en route from Boston to Montreal in ballast to take a cargo of grain at the latter port, was freed from her position and Was last reported anchored off Father Point. The extent of the damage to the ship, if any, was not stated. Bob Cook is Given Miners Strike Assumes Serf* [^Penitentiary Term ous Aspect When Troops / _ Intervene Will Also Receive Thirty Lashes for Serious Offence Against Girl Orangeville, Ont.--Before his Lordship Mr. Justice Logie at the Fall Assizes h«re, Bob Cook was sentenced charges of serious offences ag;ii->st 13-year-old Henrietta McCullough, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCullough of Amaranth. On one charge the prisoner was sentenced to a term of ten years in Portsmouth Peniten-*ry, and to receive 30 lashe.;; and concurrent term of two years was added on the other charge. The sen-to date from March 3 last, when Cook was arrested. The pr sorer has been the terror of this district "or be past IS v.; :v. lie 51 years of age, and since his has aged in pjrearance, and lost con-j the Bank of Nova Scotia, Ossington avenue and Dundas streets, shortly after ten o'clock Thursday morning, held up the bank staff of three and stole $6,900 from the teller's cage. They escaped in a car parked just outside the bank, making a clean getaway after coming in contact with several pursuers and forcing them to give up the chase. In the rush to get away, the robber who cleaned out the teller's money boxes in his cage overlooked eight thousand dollars. Entering the bank, the three men rushed in, flashing their guns and shouting "stick them up." They caught Manager A. J. Anderson in his office, then forced Charles J. Rob-Iin, teller, from his cage in the centre of the bank, and with these two men grabbed Andrew Johnston, accountant, sitting on his stool next to the teller's cage, and drove the three into the vault in the .southeast cc of the east end. of the bank. In the vault, one bank robber cocked the trigger of his revolver and slammed the door of the outer vault. But as the men were being herded into the vault one had prudently turned the outer combination on the door, locking the bolts so they could not be locked in. The last bank robbery was the Bank of Toronto, King and Bathurst streets, April 21, this year, when $17, 841 was stolen by three armed mer The men were never caught. Spray Compound Fatal to Family Mistaken for Flour and Used in Gravy--Poisons Whole Family Peterboro.--Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Sweet and their son, Robert, of'Raw-don Township, are seriously ill in Nicholls Hospital here, suffering from poisoning, having mistaken arsenate of lime for flour. Last July Mr. Sweat bought some arsenate of lime, which he later put in the pantry. Shortly afterward Mrs. Sweet made some gravy. All ate some of it and were suddenly taken ill. The rest of the gravy The dog bait, in connection with the murder; of Nester Bielik, whose dead body was. found lying beside his buggy in the yard of his farm on concession 1 of Lamarche township on Monday morning of this week. Bochenko has been employed by Bielik in the capacity of; a hired man at various intervals during the past 4 or 5 years. About a week ago he is laid to have disappeared, but the police believe that he again visited Bielik's house the day before Bielik's body was discovered.' A missing rifle, said to correspond with the calibre of the bullet which caused Bielik's death, is believed will form an important clue in the identification of the murderer. The rifle is said to have been in Bielik's possession within the past two weeks, but a search of the house has failed to reveal traces of the weapon at the present time. As usual, there are a great many rumors, one of which suggests that for some time Bochenko has been dissatisfied with Bielik's conduct, par- , ticularly in the matter of wages. Today a squad of seven Provincial officers are making a canvass of the neighborhood in an attempt to^finl traces of the missing man. -- An interesting fact in connection with the murdered man was the inten-1 tion to be married within two weeks.' Bielik was married1 once before, but some time ago became separated from1 his wife, who is new said to bs living in Montreal. Police investigations have revealed the fact that Bielik was preparing to take unto himself another helpmate when he was removed; Cobalt, Ont.--Greatly hampered in their efforts by the sodden condition of the countryside, the Provincial Po-' u-e without trace of their according to reports at district headquarters here. Inspector Moore stated that a message from Sergeant Frank Gardner told of the police having to wade through a mass', of mud in some parts of the district, which is flat and- marshy and which has been visited by frequent rains According to the inspector's latest-information, Bochenko's movements: preceding the death of Bielik have not been definitely cleared up, and no one in the region of the slaying appears to have seen him for some days prior to the finding of Bielik's dead body. Police officers are covering' the district adjacent to Cochra thrown chickens ate it. The chickens all died and the dog became ill. A doctor was summoned '^rmg at the differ id a nurse was called j forel^n born ^'^nts 'vcaieu L A neighbor who was called to help area trlbutar>" to that town' solved the mystery of the sickness --*----- when she found the lime in the pan- 85,000 U.S. TouHstS of Mrs Swo( lying Helpless, having no use of her legs or one arm. Sweet's feet are numb and he sits in a chair, while their son Robert i a critical condition and may not cover. They were all removed to the hospital on Monday after confinement for many weeks to their home. Drove Tractor on Cement Melancthon Thresher Fined Orangeville, Ont.--Before Police Magistrate Hugh Falconer here Wm. Watson, a thresher of Melancthon Township, was fined $5 and costs of $10, for driving his tractor over cement highway above Shelburne. England's Speed Merchant fact that Tsena Bey was an advocate for friendly relations betwi bania and Jugoslavia and an enemy to the Italophi' policy of Ahmed Bey Zogu. The daily paper, Vreine, writes that the Bulgarian Macedonian committee and the Italophil regime of Zogu against the great idea of the Balkans for the Balkan people and the rap-prochement of the Balkan nations, "but the idea, it says, roust win in the end. The recent assassination of the Serbian, General Kovatchevitch, by - the Bulgarian eomitadjis and the shooting of Tsena Bey cannot destroy this saving idea. Government neither approved supported the terroristic activity in neighboring states and expressed the Government's determination to apply martial law firmly but without resorting to brutal measures. Parliamentary debates on the bill approving and introducing martial law will begin next Tuesday. Competent judges consider nationalism in the country stronger than at any time Another Hint. Add summer vacaUon advice: "Don't rock tha plane."--New Yark Evening Post. .......1. Entered at Windsoi Only Five Per Cent. Asked About Liquor Permits, Says Report Detroit, Mich.--During the summer months, following repeal of the Ontario Temperance Act, more than 85,-000 automobile tqurists from the United States visited interior Ontario via' the Detroit-Essex route alone, according to statiscts compiled by the Esse; County Automobile Club. The club, which ha3 charge of issuance of automobile touring permits to aliens passing into the .interior of the province through Windsor, estimates "conservatively" that these tourists spent more than $2,000,000. The automobile tourists are estimated to have numbered less than a tenth of the total non-touring aliens who visited Windsor only. The Interesting observation that a majority O- the tourists tabulated were attracted to the province by its scenic beauties is made by the organization in its report made public recently. "Only five ] asked how liq ed, and about bought beer o The statisti gan, Illinois ai number of au order named, of visitors re .-of the showed Ohio, MichI-Kentucky lead in the wbile tourists, in the a number tered from Alaska. Thi MOTHER LAND PROUD OF HER iJeut. Webster, winner of the Schneider cup and maker of a new \ land. The face at the right is that ofVice-Air Marshall Scarlett, who had HERO orld's record, welcomed home to Eng-harge of the British team. Busy on Great Lakes Port Arthur, Ontario.--The rush of grain from the Prairie Provinces to the head of the Great Lakes is now in ull swing. In one day recently 1,450 ars of wheat were received at the' ilevators at Port Arthur and Fort William. Every available boat is nowj commission and as soon as it Is loaded is leaving for Montreal and other ports where the grain is trans-! shipped for British and European: markets. Naturally reliance is placed in the1] strength of a candidate who makes a| habit of carrying his state. Our idea of the world's softest job would be that of publicity man foi^ Benito Mussolini. ' -- .,