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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. SDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1927 Export Markets For Canada's Autos Motor Cars and Parts Sold in j Sixty Countries ;^ TOTAL~DECREASE Ottawa.--Canada's export automobile trade in November showed an increase over October, but a considerable decrease compared with November, 1926. Total value of exports were: November, 1927, $2,498,908; October, 1927, $2,372,475; November, 1926, $4,325,016. For the twelve months ending November, 1927, auto experts totalled 833,758,100, and for the previous corresponding period $39,480,747. For trucks and busses in November Canada found markets in thirty different countries, sendirg $239,079 worth to British India, $61,415 to British East Africa, $34,844 Panama, $24,544 Gold Coast, $22,555 Ceylon, and 827,040 to Australia. Among the other countries purchasing this class of motor vehicles was the Kingdom of Irak where an order worth $619 was filled. For passenger automobiles and auto parts Canada found a market in November in sixty countries. The .^Jargest sales were made to the United Ttingdom, British India, Straits Settlements, Egypt, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Dutch East Indies. Among tha smaller countries purchasing Canadian passenger automobiles were Nigeria, Aden, Irak, Hong Kong, Malta, Syria and Uruguay Canada's export trade in tractors and bicycles in November was almost negligible. No Trace of Ship Is Found on Isle I y Circles Shores in Va Search for Kamloops , >rt Arthur.--The Dominion Tow-1 ind Salvage Co., owners of the i< king tug James Whalen, received legram from her Captain, dated iport, at 5.20 o'clock p.m. Thurs- r-tating that the tug had iit of Isle Royaie without finding . tru ;• of the missing steamer i eagles and L ■loops. The James Whalen, on telegram from Rosspoi irg"here. Monday evening, osten- having completed the r to pick up the lightkeepers be- Royale, the James Whale; ■n here and Battle Island, 94 picking up the lightkeepers. A Vizuslhaticn of the Tragic Subnr | Three Atlantic j Flights Possible | Rome and Ca^ro Proposed as Termini for Ocean Hops SUBMARINE CREW DEAD SALVAGE NOT LIKELY TILL SPRING ng to Diving Peril and Conclusion That Crew Is All Dead Work May Be Halted Provincetown, Mass.--The sunken submarine S-4, which lies in 17 fathoms of water off this harbor, probably will not be raised until next spring. Officers of the rleet of naval vessels assembled here to salvage the vessel let this fact be definitely km lace ,a stiff gale rendering operations futile thi^^ ! Imprisoned in the bow of the iiPtated \ praying i submarine S-4 kept up their pathetic j coastguard I signals till Wednesday. The last co-pression grew that rescue efforts had herent message picked up by the as-changed to a routine salvage operation , cllators of the sis and fhat this would not be completed tragic query: GALLANT BUT FUTILE FiGHT FOR LIFE WAS STAGED iscue craft | a jumble of sounds was construed as wife and tw o x on the sur- j an acknowledgment from Lieutenant and Kohlor. (i off Cape Cpd I Graham Newell Fitch of i message j ing a rope t< TRAGIe ENDING Paulding, ■h the S-4 collided Saturday aftei i. (2) Lieut. Commander R. K. Ip S-8 was the i Jones, commander of the S-4, (inset) there any hope." ! who is no doubt dead, and his the winter months. Discussing the work of the s fleet, Admiral Brumby said: 'When we arrived on Sund; 1l,yi j heard that the topedo roonr Rear Admiral Frank H. Bru directing salvage operations, saic work would go on while weather---- editions remained favorable, but said j rood until that as soon as normal winter weather : take thi set in it would be sus^nded. "We are going ahead with this work as fast as we can until the weather halts it or the navy department calls operations off," he said. "Then we will cease until spring and the work that is being done now will repeated." Los Angeles Alleged Slayer In Custody - Denies Guilt The statement was made after s day of activity during which the divers descended to the sunken submarine and Commander Edward Ellsburg, in charge of diving operations, almost lost his life when he became bogged in the mud on the ocean floor. From 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when Admiral Brumby announced that there was no longer possibility that life remained in the torpedo room of the S-4, where six men had been imprisoned since last Saturday. The was quite optimistic that reach them with air anc we could raise the bow anc out alive. But the weathei BOGGED ON SEA FLOOR. The work of preparing to raise S-4 continued all day and into the ElM' ^ ^he S taw! fttfrom I ^"Kcifte cSaTfor" d'ays, ^William \ napped Marian Parker, 12-year-old j Diabolical Creature Was Taken in Oregon Admits Kidnapping But Accuses Another of Gruesome Murder TRAGIC ENDING , Oregon.--After driving close! jail a [ I to 1,700 miles, eluding the police of; made It berg went down to make a personal survey of the situation and check up on his divers' reports that he sank over his head in soft mud at the bottom. A diver was started down to aid him, but the officer was able to win free without assistance. As long as weather permits diving, the divers will work in pairs, the squad of 20 now on the mine sweeper Falcon, flagship of the salvage fleet, having -been divided into two watches. for pontoon-raising opera-1 <^y, anu more recently of Los banker but ^w. fWminder Ells-1 Angeles, was arrested here this after- commit the i when Commander Ells , ^ fey ch.rf rf ^ Gurdane) He wa3 taken without _ a typical plainsman, assisted by State sawed-off shotgun was found Traffic Officer "Buck" Llewellyn, who'car beside him. Hickman laughed had trailed Hickman for miles. Hick- j hysterically when he was told at the man was too far gone, too worn out Pendleton City Jail that h< from intensive and extensive driving' rvmrr,M'pl" of Marian Parke of the green car which he had stolen in California, to show fight, and gave up without a struggle. FBAR OF VIOLENCE. For fear of violence the young kidnapper was rushed to the county seat No Trace Yet Discovered of Missing Sailors' Bodies I r Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--No trace j c has yet been found of the bodies of I c Ivan Moon and Elmer Baird, mem- j ^ bers of the crew who in life suits jt jumped from the vessel after she struck the rocks, in an attempt to reach shore, though relatives of the g a rigid search juncement of Porter Adams snt of the National Aeronaut: ation, that several Egyptia ritten him indicating a will offer a $25,000 prize to the fi » complete a non-stop jourm ew York to Cairo. He at Making Postal History r lurderer of Marian Parker. 3 admit his own name, j but later broke down and confessed his identity. He said the girl was killed last Friday, but in his first statement declined to take responsibility for the slaying. He said it was the work of a "fiend." The girl, he said, was strangled with a wire. Later he confessed that he wanted the money obtained in the kidnapping to go to college. $20 BILLS ARE FOUND. Hickman was immediately brought to Pendleton, where a search revealei bills of the denomination he receive, from Perry Parker, father of the girl last Saturday night, just before th dismembered body of the child wa placed on the curb. SubjecteT Headf kman broke do >bbed out the name of And; mer of Los Angeles as an acc: e in the crime. Hickman self had no part in the killing not know the girl had been s il her body was delivered t THE FIRST MAIL FLIGHT FROM LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO, TO PELEE ISLAND The first air mail in Ontario at regular rates. The Council of Leamington, Post; Superintendent May, Thomas Perry, Capt. Banghart, who is just about to hop off with th< the foreground. c Hi. ■hod a kidnapped last ay and Hickman related that : her to a show Thursday night.: said, he turned her over; d did not know where :ept until the body whs is apartment Saturday. r tha! ALBERT BELA at the Ontai of Belanger N. B. A. tit 112-pound York Athh (Ft Be e bout before he :hampionship with Corpor Lie Commission's title. ^.„.ding to the officers of the National presented by their President, Tom Donohue. e photograph shows the fighters weighing in .n offices. Belanger, the new champion, is on m. At the Right is Davey Garrity, manager eet Frankie Genaro of New York City in a engage in a scrap for the undisputed ~~ Schwi holder of the Nei