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Ottawa Journal 1 HE SECTION TWO Pages 13 to 20 VOL. LVL No. 88. OTTAWA, MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1941. Sabotage Cause of Planq Crash Fatl to; Banting? i i I A R.A.F.

Fivers Insoect i U.S. -Built Warnlanes i- -fl-- ll: I- I Find Sand and In Oil Supply of Each Engine Report One Motor 'Burned Out' and Other 'Froze' When Craft Over Newfoundland Unconfirmed Rumor One Man Caught NEW YORK, March 23. CCP The New York Herald Tribune says in a newspage story today that a report is current in aviation circles, "credited by reliable informants as that sabotage caused the crash of a Lockheed Hudson bombing plane in which Sir Frederick Banting and two other persons were killed Feb. 21 in Newfoundland. The method by which the American-built bomber was brought to grief is said to have been the Introduction of a small amount of and and grass in he oil supply of each engine'', says the newspaper.

"One of these, according to, the story heard here, 'burned out' and tailed in its lubricating system. The other lasted long enough to bring the ship back to the Newfoundland coast, where it also froze'." "In the resultant landing, which was attempted on Ernie Pyle Sure Britain Will Win War NEW YORK, March' 23. Tf i i i ana svraus in Palestine have temporarily put aside their differences because, of the" war. Dr. Chaim' Weizmann, president of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and the World Zionist Organization, said Saturday on his arrival from Europe by Clipper.

The Clipper, carrying" 25 passengers and 4,168 pounds of mail circled over New York lot 56 min; utes at daybreak before landing Besides Or. Weizmann, the passengers included Charles Welter. Colonial Secretary of The Netherlands Government in exile at London; Ernie Pyle, newspaper writer who has spent the last two months In Great Britain; Sir. Firoz Noon, High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom Council in London, and Capt. Thomas naval attache in the United States Embassy in Rome.

Pyle, carrying an incendiary bomb under his arm, sad he war convinced the British would win the war. "You can't stay In England Ions without thinking the way the British do, and they arc ronrineed that they will win. With them there no such thing as even considering the possibility of anything but Pyle said he had been given the LOOK OUT FOR YOUR LIVER Buck it up right now and feel like a million I Tm Bear the Urfut artaa in ymm b4f arfwiasand kfwMini, pain at Ua laatfaat laad, fats rat af wuU, MBabat mam mmi.ifligi ana it riih at ta raach jwmW, Whan yarn Srer fats cut mi aroar bad WaaaaaM in yaw mtaatines. Yaa mf aai iiitjailta1, atanch and kidntys caal wart araaartf. Yaa Ual fcarkacfty, Wr.

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rmttord Baildini. Brockvlllt Out Grass I a frozen: lake) all aboard the plane were killed except the pilot, Joseph iC. Mackey, of Kansas City .1. "British and Canadian authorities, after examining the engines of the wrecked Hudson and finding sand and grass in the oil tanks, endeavored to trace the origin by a check-up at all the airports where the plane stopped to refuel en route to Newfoundland from the Lockheed factory at Burbank, Calif. 4 results of their investigation bave not been disclosed; although rumors are being 'circulated In Canadian-American flying circles without receiving much credence In responsible quarters here that one man who a helped sabotage the ship was caught and shot In" Canada that anotb.es; was lured over the border from the United States and dealt a similar fate." Killedj with Sir Frederick, cor discoverer of insul, were navigator William! Bird and William Snail-ham, radio operator.

Royal Sympathy To Raided Cit I 7 LONDON, March 23. (CP) Thei King has sent Lady Astor) this message of condolence and encouragement on the heavy bombing of Plymouth, her home town: "After our happy day (the King 'and Queen visited Plymouth on Thursday Just before the bombings started) the Queen and I are deeply distressed to hear what you have jail been through' last night.j "Whatever the people of Plymouth may be called upon to suffer we feel quite certain the spirit of the West country will rise above it all. "God bless you all. George, R. 1.1 incendiary bomb as a souvenir and that hid galoshes "were the most valuable things I took The tight of.

the great London Ore in which the historic Guildhall was destroyed was "horribly but that the British had the incendiary bomb menace "Why, even little children put them out. They dump sand on the bombs, Everybody's a Are fighter. In London there's a sack of sand beside every lamp post." Or. Weizmann said he had an Interview with Prime Minister Winstoij Churchill shortly before he left! London, but declined to reveal What they had discussed. Palestine "at present is quiet and about 8,000 Palestine Jews were serving1 with the British armies In Africa, J.OOO.in combat service and 7,000 in, auxiliary Welter said he was en route to Washington to join Netherlands Foreign Minister Elco van Kleft-ens for! a visit to the Dutch East Indies, Dutch Colonies "Thecolonies are well prepared to defend Welter said.

'JWe do not feel that they are in great danger." Captain Klnkaid was reluctant to discuss his assignment in Rome for the last two and, a half years. "In the last two months conditions in Italy have become much worse" he said. "Acquiring food and munitions has become difficult." Mrs. Klnkaid volunteered that It was "good to In a country where you can open your Maxime Trilling, French busi-ness man, predicted that if food from the United States should reach occupied France it would be seized by the German occupation army, (Krnld Pyla ti the specUl London correspondent whose dally hav been appearing in The Journal.) Nazis Dive-Bomb Southeast Coast Town i LONDON, March 24. (CP) This morning, a flight of Messer-schmitt 109's dive-bombed the residential area of a Southeast Coast town, killing a small number of persons, and later flew along the coast, machine-gunning the shore.

The night was the second in succession during which Britain, presumably because of bad weather over Germany's continental flying fields, had a breathing spell from heavy assault. Only a small number of enemy aircraft operated against this i country last night A few bombs dropped in Eastern England damaged houses and caused some casualties. A new method of checking the borer pests in peach trees is to use ethylene dichloride and potash flsh-oil soap diluted. 1 1 i On tour about the Boeing plant' at Seattle, these British 'Royal Air Force pilots are Inspecting behind them, unfinished but with the British insignia already painted on. Empire Joins King in Prayer I For Victory i Ottawa Padre Leads 1 Canadian Troops In Worship LONDON, March 23.

(CP) ted by the King and Queen, the Empire's millions bowed their heads today and prayed for 1U defenders and friends, and for a speedy victory. In 30,000 Protestant and Catholic churches in Britain, in thousands of churches in Canada and the Dominions overseas, in the tcmpies and mosques o( India wherever the flag of Empire flies prayers were said at the behest of His Majesty. The service at Canadian Headquarters. was con-" ducted ln'S century-old parish church by Cql. the Rev.

Canon C. G. Hepburn, assistant principal Protestant chaplain with the Canadian armed forces, of Ottawa, and Captain E. J. Bailey of Brandon, Man.

"It may be that the time is coming when we shall have cause to remember the words of the Prime Minister that blood and sweat and tears may be the price of the Archbishop of Canterbury said. The Archbishop of Canterbury said that nrayer would give the nation "the inward strength we shall most need In these coming days to keep us free from fret and Arthur Cardinal Hinsley prayed: for our gallant defenders in the air, on the sea and on the land We pray for our friends across the Atlantic with us heart and soul in this struggle for world, peace." The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster added: "In this deadly conflict we are pitted against forces of darkness which have unleashed a satanic campaign against Gdd. Our human contrivances will not suffice to win victory and secure true, last'ng peace. The strength we need is given us from above. The sermons and prayers: by Cardinal Hinsley and the Archbishop of Canterbury were His Majesty Worships.

The. King, in the uniform of a Field-Marshal, accompanied by the Queen and their, two daughters, worshipped in a small country church somewhere in England. Chaplains in the army, navy and air force directed observances by Britain's fighting men in oarrack's and air stations and aboard ships. In England's historic rural churches troops from all sections of the Canadian forces' oversea joined in the national day of prayer. Car Crash Fatal To RAF.

Member MOOSE JAW, March 23. (CP) One member of the Royal Air Force was killed and six others injured in an automobile accident here Saturday when their car crashed into a highway fence in South Moose Jaw. Leading Aircraftman F. L. Callaghan of Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.) died shortly after; the accident.

MALTA GIVES THANKS. LONDONMarch 23. (CP) The Island of Malta held special services to mark theday of prayer and intercession despite two attacks by enemy The attacks did little damage. FELLOWS' SYRUP 3v 4ffitgj 40 Planes Flowing Weekly From Canadian Plants Production About to Twin-Engined Bombers in World' By EDWIN JOHNSON, Canadian Press Military Correspondent. MONTREAL, March 23.

About 40 airplanes of varying types are flowing from Canadian aviation plants each week, ing strength to Britain's rapidly expanding air arm through which she ultimately hopes to gain mas-; tery of the skies and victory over the Axis powers. The 40-a-week production figure, representing approximately 180 machines a month, was announced here Saturday by Ralph Bell, Director-General of Aircraft Production in the Department of Munitions and Sup during a tour of selected local factories by a representative group of Canadian and United States newspapermen. Mr. Bell said the Munitions Department was about to put into production what he described as "one of -the best twin-engine bombers in the The machine, of United States design, is amphibian with a range of about 3,500 miles, heavily armed and capable of carrying a huge bomb load. i Although Mr.

Bell declined to reveal' further performance details regarding the new bomber, he predicted it would play a vital role in combating Germany's challenge against Britain's seaborne commerce, On their tour the newspapermen were shown the secrets of organization and production at three of the country's leading aircraft plants Vickers, Fair-child and Noorduyn. They saw the raw materials being unloaded at receiving depots, followed the intricate processes of manufacture and assembly by an army of expert craftsrtien and finally sat in Cockpits of finished machines, from the tiny fleet trainer to the mammoth 12-ton Stranraer flying boat. Only a few months ago some departments- of these plants were non-existent while others, in the Lost in Hills But Stick to Guns LONDON, March 23. (CD-Two Indian gunners with the Imperial forces in Eritrea who manned their guns even though they were lost in the mountains overlooking the Italian stronghold of Cheren, were hailed, tonight as typical "of the courage and endurance of the Empire troops. The gunners became lost on a mountain peak and when found 48 hours later by a British patrol, they were still manning their guns.

Gettysburg Veteran Dies at Age 104 OAKLAND, Md March3. W) George Marley, 104, who fought with the Union Army in the Battles of Gettysburg, Antietam and the Wilderness, and was wounded twice in an engagement at Cape Hatteras, N.Cn died today. Mar-ley, who would have been 105 April 1, was born in 1836 at Stockton. Durhaman, England. You Can't Buy NEW EYES But You CAN Guard The Ones You Have With A PERIODIC CHECK UP At Lent ONCE YEAR At 111 190 Sparks St.

2-2623 1 A M. an a' a if in iiui iiiiii.iiiiiii i ii hi i.uhiii wiuiiii.il Start on 'One of Best words of their managing officials, were" in "an industrial Today the factories are giving employment to more than 7,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers with a weekly pay-roll running into many thousands of dollars. Already the companies are again feeling the pinch of restricted space, it was said, and plans for further expansion are under consideration, or already 'inprogrcss. "Without doubt the aircraft industry is full of headaches and we have had our bad Mr. Bell told the newspapermen.

"Any industry called upon to multiply its productive capacity 20 to 30-fold within a limited period would be sure to bog down somewhere along the line. i "We have suffered in that respect, but now we are1 organized and set to go, although we may still encounter some difficulties in getting certain parts and mate--t "Creating sources of supply has been a tremendous task, but we now are producing about 40 craft every week. I have no hesitation in saying that within the next six months the people of Canada will be -Paying tribute to the aircraft Industry for the magnificent job it is doing." Schedules Disturbed, Factory supervisors and production chiefs complained their schedules were being disturbed to some extent by the calling up of men, often in key posts, under the compulsory military training plan. "We feel it is a mistake to call up these said Benjamin W. Franklin, manager of Vickers Aircraft plant.

"In many cases it has taken months to train them fo their specialized jobs and we are finding it almost impossible to replace them." 'Representations were being made to the Department of National War Services in an effort to reach some satisfactory i arrangement in dealing with this problem. 1 I Graham Rheaume Dies After Long Illness The death of Graham Rheaume, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rheaume, 123 Preston street, occurred at a local hospital on Sunday. He had been ill since last September.

In addition to his parents he is survived by his paternal grand mother, Mrs. Lillian. Rheaume, of Toronto; his maternal grand parents, Mr. and Alex Ris- tow, of Ottawa great i uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.

E. B. Jost and an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. George Cody, both of Ottawa.

The funeral will be: held from the- residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Jost, 311 Fifth avenue, at 3 p.m.

Wednesday. Interment will be In Beechwood cemetery. I MRS SYLVESTER WEEGAR. MORRISBURG, March 24. (Special) The funeral was held Saturday at Paul's Lutheran Church, Morrisburg, of Mrs.

Sylvester Weegar, who died on Wednesday afternoon at the, home of her daughter, Mrs. G. T. Bowman, Church street, Morrisburg. Mrs.

Weegar was born and raised in 1 the township of Wil liamsburg, and had reached her 86th year. Her family home was about two miles north of Morris' burg. -) Besides her daughter, Mrs. Bowman, Mrs. Weegar is survived by two brothers, Wesley Reddick, of Aultsville, and John Reddick, of Minneapolis, also by three grandchildren and eight grand children, i i During her younger Mrs Weegar.i was active I in church work, and during the first Great War did much sewing and knit ting for the Canadian soldiers overseas.

-Service was conducted by Rev, A. F. Buehlow, B.A., pastor of the thurch, andthe body was placed in the vault at Mount Pleasant cemetery to await burial in the J. ,1 numerous bombers like the one DIES SUDDENLY Mk A A CYRILE POTHIER, i former well known Ottawa businessman, who died on Sunday, page 4.) (See also Crystal Palace To Provide Metal LONDON. March 23.

(CP) The 260-foot north tjower of London's once-famous Crystal Palace will be blown up to provide valuable scrap metal for munitions factories "and incidentally to deprive the enemy of a guide for bombing The BBC said it is estimated that the two towers contain. more than 1,600 tons of cast iron. Faces Murder Trial Beaten Up in Jai TORONTO, March Cecil R. Baggs, who Aircraftman H. A.

W. 24. Dr. examined Newell in Don jail during the week-end at the request of Ne well's mother, said today the 27-year-old Russo-Finnish war veteran, charged with the murder of his wife Aune, has a black a bruise in his groin, multiple scratches and a small bump on his head. Dr.

Baggs said the groin bruise could have been caused by a kick, but was not necessarily so. Newell's other injuries, he said, were caused by blows of some kind. Mrs. Newell asked for the examination by a private physician after G. C.

Elgie, Newell's counsel, said" Friday night that his client has "a black eye and bruises all over his I Newell is awaiting his second trial on a charge of murder in connection with the death of his fvife, whose strangled body was found on To-' ronto Island last Oct. 6. Newell's mother said he told her "the guards came and took him out of the chapel and beat him F. C. Neelands, assistant provincial secretary, said that no formal investigation would be made into the reported, beating of Newell "unless I have more evi Manufacturers The Safest Provisio A REGULAR monthl Insurance is the Soviets Stop Oil to Germany BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, March 24 (F) High diplomatic quarters declared tonight; that Soviet Russia, bound to Germany by non-aggression and commercial accords, had forbidden export of oil to Germany since March 1, the day Bulgaria joined the Axis and German troops entered Bulgarian territory.

Want 85 Cents Bushel On Wheal Deliveries Efforts to have the Federal Government make a payment of 85 cents per bushel instead oT; 70 cents on wheat deliveries of 230,000,000 bushels in 1941442 will be made by western delegations visiting Ottawa, it was learned today, J. H. Wesson, president of the Saskatchewan wheat pool, and George W. Robertson, pool secretary, arrived in Ottawa today and said they would support efforts to have implemented a resolution of the Saskatchewan Legislature that the minimum price be 85 cents, basis No. 1 northern, Fort William, and that a processing tax of SO cents a bushel be levied on wheat processed for use in Canada.

Premier W. J. Patterson, of Saskatchewan, arrived on Sunday and it was expected the Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Hon. G. Taggart, would also attend meetings with the Federal Cabinet Wheat Committee on Tuesday.

The pool representatives said they expected to be present at these discussions. I Mrs. Annie Moffall Dies in 79th Year The death of Mrs. Annie Mof-fatt occurred at a local hospital this morning following a short Illness. She was in her 79th year.

Born at Morewood, she was a daughter of Patrick Mc-Cormack and the former Elizabeth McKee. She resided in the More-wood district all her life until three years ago when she came to Ottawa, where she lived with her sister, Mrs. M. E. Stephenson, 177 Pretoria avenue.

Her husband, Andrew Moffatt, predeceased her 29 years ago. She attended the Presbyterian Church and was a member of Morewood Ladies' Aid. In addition to her sister, she is survived by a brother, John Mc-Cormack, of Winchester, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held from the parlors of George B. Burney and Son, 338 Somerset street west, at 1.30 p.m.

E.D.S.T. Wednesday to the Presbyterian Church at Morewood for service at 2 p.m. E.S.T. -Rev. Dr.

A. E. M. Thomson and Rev. A.

S. McLean will conduct the services. Interment will be at Morewood. Rescue Boy in Cupboard In Bomb-Wrecked Home LONDON, March 24. A four-year-old boy who was trapped for three days in his bomb-wrecked home was recovering today in a hospital but was so terrified he could not talk of his His parents were killed when a bomb demolished a block of flats.

Workers clearing up the debris hastened their work after hearing a faint cry. Finally they unearthed a cupboard and within it, unhurt, the boy. I City Officers Capture One of Escaped Youths Two sharp-eyed Ottawa detec tives apprehended one of the four boys who escaped from the Industrial Home at Alfred when they saw a suspieious-appearfng youth walking on Bank street to day. Detectives Borden Hobbs and Duncan MacDonnell were on an other, assignment when they saw the youngster, a Sudbury lad, who is only 15 years of age. He was taken to police head quarters to await his return to the Industrial Home: is also the Easiest me from planned Life safest and easiest provision you can makeNforsyour dependents now or for your own retirement later.

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His Worship had suggested the lowest penalty- after Defenct Counsel Royden Hughes, in a spirited plea for leniency, said the bottled goods had not been bought tfn a permit recently, but had "eluded the notice of police" when the accused was Jailed last Fall for keeping liquor for Mr. Madden argued there was no point In passing the minimum sentence where accused had obviously not benefited by previous leniency, and he suggested a fine of $200 and costs. "It is quite true she was sent to jail last September for selling Mr. Hughes contended. "This liquor escaped the vigilance of the police who arrested Mrs.

Boyd. I don't want to insult anyone's intelligence, but when she got out of jail she drinks herselfshe continued to hold this liquor on the premises." He admitted the Crown had been lenient in charging accused with illegal possession instead of a second offense selling count, and asked that this lenience also be shown by His Worship. Goes Halfway. "She works as a housekeeper for a doctor and runs a roominc house or did," Mr. Hughes said.

Acting Crown Attorney Madden again interposed. "Well, I'll go half way, and make it $150 and $2 costs or tour months in the magistrate-ruled. The door to the secret panel in the ceiling was exhibited to the court by the Crown officer, who demonstrated how a wire attached to a small trip made it possible to operate the door from the outside. Your Electrical Servant REDDY KILOWATT OTTAWA LIGHT, HEAT POWEft COMPANY LIMITED Sparkf St. X-4SS1 P0N7 UT COUGHING UPSIT YOU TAKE PfRTUSSW Miumuc ivi a- At nta ctaa PLAUNT HARDWARE CO.

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