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DEVELOPMENT IN " CANADA NOTED Discussions in Federal Par . lament Recorded in don, Eng, Jan. 5--The latest e 'of the Journal of the Parlia- ts of Empire gives in its Can. section a number of extracts) debates in the Ottawa Parlia- t on Canada's treaty-making pomerte The exiracts show how nly Canadian public men are now pri 4x A out the Pafplications of the declarations made at the Imperial Canference in 1926. Criticism of the appointment of a Minister to France |b drew from the Government a -full statement of the increasing import- ance of Canada's 'representation in the League. The Canadian, Minister to: France is to be Canada's repre- sentative for the League and for Europe generally, and though France was an obvious choice on grounds of sentiment, the Canadian Ministers in Paris and Tokyo are to serve a wider field than the countries to which they are accredited. Treatie and trade agreements with Spain an Czechoslovakia afforded further ma- terial for discussion of Canada's in- ternational status, ' : : Economics The Australian section is' by con- trast pre-occupied with economics, and begins with the Budget and a ng and valuable report of the ommonwealth Treasurer's state- ent. Dr, Earle Page has a mon- opoly of the Commonwealth Parlia- ment's proceedings that are reported in this issue of the Journal, the suc- ceeding pages being devoted to his speech introducing. National 'Insur- ance. New Zealand The chief item in the New Zealand section is the débate on Samoa and the Government's vindication of its policy there. In South Africa, among many brief extracts, a debate on dip- lomatic representation contains Gen- eral Hertzog's statement that South Africa's representatives in Europe and America are to be appointed Charges d'Affaires. The passing of an old-age pension for every white and colored person at 65 is recorded. In the Irish Free State constitutional amendments over senatorial elections hold pride of place, and the issue at stake, the character of the Senate, aroused lively controversy, those who unsuccessfully opposed the changes contending that the Senate will lose its independence and be- come a subordinate replica of the Dail. Indian Section The Indian section is, as usual, full and lively, with speeches on co-oper- ation with the Simon Commission and the laws of deportation. In the Southern Rohdesian Parliament the repercussion of ill-informed eriticism in Great Britain can be followed, while Ceylon closes the volume with an' entertaining discyssion on the proposal to advertise for tourists and to found a Ceylon House for trade purposes in London. The dangers of tourist traffic, the demor- aligation that follows the "idle amuse- ment-seeking globe-trotter" were forcibly pointed out by several mem- bers. CRANK INVENTOR PROVED HIMSELF DURING THE WAR Solved Problem of Laying Effective Mine Barrage Against Submarines New York, N.Y., Jan, 5.--~The New York Times quotes Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York State, as revealing how a crank in- ventor during the World War solved : the problem of laying an effective mine barrage against German sub- marines. Mr. Roosevelt, who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the war, made his disclosure in an in- formal address before the Pough- keepsie, N.Y., post of the American ion. i problem that America and the Allies were vainly working to solve, said Mr. Roosevelt, was of explod- ing mines by electrical contact with a hostile vessel. The older type of mine was ineffective 'as it was im- possible to place them close enough together to present an effective bar- rier without heavy seas causing them . khock against each other and ex- e. or a long time, " he said, "there was 8 lot of investigation to find some way to connect the mines by cable, or some other link, and con- struct the barrage so that any sub- itting * this fae DO ial nt Tt Nobody seemed to be able to hit| upon the right thing." Plan : One day early in 1918, he said, 2 man of the typical "crank inven type, walked into his office with an invention. He said he tried to send him to the A. Department of the navy that had been created for the passing upon "crank". inventions but the man insisted upon showing his model. J "sie presented an intricate affair with a lot of nets, which was but the same thing many other people had suggested for putting over the mouth of a harbor to enclose sub- marines. I was about to cast the whole thing aside when he pointed to models of mines attached. to the nets. I asked him what they were. And then he told me he had a prac- tical plan for exploding the mine by clectrical contact if a vessel touched any part of the entire machinery." The ' inventor, whose name he withheld, wanted. $10,000,000 for his invention, sad Mr. Roosevelt, but he 'arstood he finally received $100,- Governor-elect | Cas New York, Jan. 5. -- Mrs. Mary Giovanna, 30, sat up all night writ- ing a letter from whick the follow: Ing acs. exverp'a, ana then turned on the gas in her tenement flat: "Dear Charlie: I have been with you ovér five years and I have stuck wity you througa thick and thin and you were out vory little on me, for you never bought me any clothes and besides, many 'times I lived on bread and coffee with you, and never made a holler, "I prayed that God would help us and that you wouldn't be so mean. When you wasn't working you were a wonderful fellow, be- cause you knew what I had to put up with, and you were afraid you'd lose me. Working, you. got a swell head and as mean as could 8, "I had to fight you for some money last night, But I didn't spend only a couple of cents of it, ~ THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1929 Miserly Hushand Cautes Wife | To Take Own Life, Note Reveals so here it is, and buy yourselt some cigars, because I don't sup. pose, you'll worry any, ."I love you. I'kuow it's a sin to kill myself, but I guess Goa will forgive ' me, "Give my sister and mother my things that I bought with my own money. You never gave me but one thing in six years, and that's the wrist watch, breast pin, chair and lavellere., So be a man, and let them go with me, and give Wil- lie my pawn ticket when you fing it, and let him get it out and give it to Vera for a keepsake, ' "I wish you a happy new year. I am getting drowsy with the gas on, and am going: to bad now, Pray for me." The letter and a postscript were ended with 14 crosses for kisses, A gas man investigating what was supposed to be a leak, found the' body late Tuesday. 0 Paris, Jan. 5. -- Hopeful inhabi- tants of this earth may keep on send- ing messages to Mars, but need not hope for results, according to French scientists, But Martians, who prob- ably are more intelligent than hu- man beings, may be signalling to earth this very moment, In the opinion of one French scien- tist, a curious phenomenon observed last week in the mountains of Au- vergne represented an attempt by Mars to try to get in touch with the earth, Around Rodez inhabitants say that meteors or objects like meteors, have crashed through the clouds to the same spot at the same hour for three successive nights, leaving a trail of fire in the air. Fragments have been SAYS MARTIANS SHOOTING THINGS AT PLANET TO ATTRACT OUR NOTICE picked up since. The savant in ques- tion thinks it extraordinary that a meteor should have been travelling in the same direction three consecutive nights and suggests that they may Martian signals, ' He recalls that he and his friends last winter noticed a mysterious sil- very glow between 8 and 11 on sev- eral moonless nights. So strong was the glow, he said, that a man could be distinguished at 200 yards, He says this phenomenon was repeated three times last month, According to this French scholar, it means that the Martians, after vainly trying sig- nals by light are now shooting things at the neighboring planet in order to attract its attention. TASCHEREAU HAY GIVE WOMEN RIGHT T0 PRACTICE LAW Bill Likely to Be Introduced at Next Session Quebec . Legislature Montreal, Que, Jan. 5. -- Inter- views held with Premier Tascher- eau on the question of admission of women to the practice of law have so far materialized that the promise of a member of the legis- lature that he will introduce a bill to.amend the Bar Act has been se- cured. This wa€ announced at a meeting of the Provincial Fran- chise Committee. Elisee Theriault, M.L.A., for 1.'- Islet, will sponsor the. bill which aims at redressing a long-standing grievance, it was stated. Women in this province have been admit- ted to-the study of law at the uni- versities for some time past and have been granted degrees by those institutions only to be prevented by the fact of their sex from admis- sion to the Bar. Many were said to be employed by legal firms in this province and thus far only find some scope for their profes- sional training. It was recalled at the meeting that a test case was brought some years ago by a woman graduate in law, who sought to be admitted to the Bar, but that it was held by the court, the decisi being re red in later by the court of appeal, that the Act disqualified women from being admitted as candidate by the Bar Association. A report on the conference held with Premier Taschereau during the course of the week at which amendments to the code were usk- ed, was reported by Madame Plerfe grain. Mr. Taschereay, she noted, had promised last year that if matters complained of were spe- cifically listed, he would consider them, it was stated. Madame H. Gerin-Lajoie had prepared such a list and it was presented to Mr. Taschereau. It was asked that wo- men be accorded the same rights under the community regime as in separation of property, and that women be given the right to what- ever sums they should earn or de- rive from their property. It was al- s0 urged that women be admitted to family councils, it being pointed out that sisters and aunts of chil- dren are now debarred, and also that women should be made elig- ible in law to pe guardians of their children. The last matter taken up was that a husband should not be allowed to dispose of the goods of the community without the consent of his wife. Mr. Taschereau prom- ised to give consideration to these matters, it was stated. CHANGE IN DIET DECAYS THE TEETH Washington, D.C., Jan, 5.--De- caying teeth are the most common defects of school children and are present in about 90 per cent of tor" | them, the United States Bureau ot Education reports in calling atten tion to astudy that has been made recently of prevention and treat- ment of such conditions. It stated that this is due to change which were made in man's diet as he became civilized, certain substances essential for making sound teeth having been too scan- ty in over-refined foods. "Some races," the Bureau said, "which have followed more clos- ly nature's laws in this respect still have good teeth. Heredity bas been been made the scapegoat for bad teeth, but although good teeth 'run in families' to some ex- tent, family food habits and oth- er hygienic measures are at the bottom of this good fortune. If heredity were an important factor dental decay would never have oc- curred, for time was when it did not exist, and .certa'~ly bad teeth uglas, have not beer an aid to survival. ' the pame to "Sir SEE PROSPERITY IN PRESENT YEAR American Business Men Look for Good Business to Continue New York, N.Y, Jan. 5. -- Amer- ican business men seem to be tak- ing sound business conditions and contihued prosperity in 1929 for granted and look for a good year it business and industry heed the voice of experience, obey the laws of economics and conduct their un- dertakings in a sane, orderly man- ner. Writing reviews of 1928 and out- lining prospects of 1929 leaders of more than a half hundred essential industries express the opinion that 1929 will be even more prosper- ous than 1928, They believe that the few Indus- tries which suffered depression in 1928 have found the cause of their difficylties and are taking remeaiui meastires, They believe the pur- chasing power of the American peo- ple is so great as to assure a con- tinuance of demand. They lgok for expansion of business activities in units into large corporations which will operate more efficiently, co- operation betwen government and busines san¢ generally an extreme ely prosperous new year. A few industries will ask govern- mental aid or legislative assistance to smooth out troublesomegrough spots; others will seek to alter laws which say they have outgrown; still others will seek to bring about a reordering of their own internal structure, Andrew W. Mellon writes: "Dur- ing 1928 the country has made steady progress. Early in the year the volume of business began to show marked improvement over the closing months of 1927 and this improvement has continued, It has been evident in manufactd¥ing, in steel production, carloadings, auto- mobile production, building con- tracts and sales of goods to con- sumers. "All this is evidence also that buying power has been ' sustained and that, on the whole, satisfactory employment conditions have pre- vailed. " "prices in basic industries have not been unduly high and have re- mained-stable, nor does there seem to be any immediate danger of ex- ceisive demand sending prices co such high levels as to make a slump in activity and consequently in prices inevitable. "In the industrial world, condi- tions seem to be on an even keel; and it is much better to have them so, with a slight upward tendency, as at present. "In the f 1 world; thers is sufficient money available for all legitimate undertakings. "1 look forward with confidence to continued progress in 1929." WINNIPEG-OMAHA AIR MAIL Winnipeg, Jan. 5.--Representing United States commercial air lines, P. T. McCarthy, Seattle, is in Win- nipeg to lopk into the possibility for a Winnipeg-Omaha - air-mail and express service. GIBL IN JAIL WAS ADOPTED BY SON OF B.C. EX-GOV. * Seattle, Wash., Jan. 5. -- Gert- rude s, who is in jail here while charges of automobile theft are going ahead agaist her is the adopted daughter of Mrs. J. E. Crant, former wife of John Doug- las, son of the late Sir James Doug? las and eary Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, it was estab- lished today. John Douglas and his wife adopt- ed Gertrude in London, Englana, when she was a baby. today changea James Douglas. mund Do Centre Street UNITED CHURCH REV. W. P. FLETCHER, B.A, DD, 11 am=--"A Great Exercise.' 2.30 p.m. -- Sunday ool. ~ ; 7 p.m. -- Communion, "The Baptism of Jesus." All mid-week services withdrawn for the Stand- ard School, January 7 to "HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Cor. Cour u Barrie Sts, REV. 8. C. JARRETT umbent 30 Fairbanks St. Sunday, January 6 8 am.--Holy Com- nunion. 11 a.m.--Matins Sermon. 3 p. m. -- Sunday School. . 7 p.m.--~Evensong and iermon. ' and © anada OsHAwA The House of Friendship Rev. Ernest Harston 82 Simcoe St. S, Church Office, Bagot St. Phone 148 Phone 3128 22 This Isa Happy, Friendly, 4 Progressive Church "You Will Enjoy Worshipping With Us! PAGEL FIVE Albert Street UNITED REV, R. A. WHATTAM, Minister 80 Elena St. Phone 567F Sunday, January 6 11 a.m.---"Stock Taking", 2.30 p.m --Sunday School and Eirra Bible Class, 7 p.m, --"Additions in 29." Popular Song Service. R-------- many lines, consolidation of small I Gospel Hall 40 NASSAU ST. SERVICES Sunday, January 6 11 a.m.--'"Remembering the Lord." 3 p.m.--Sunday School. 7 p.m. --Gospel Service. Wednesday, 8 p.m.--Bible Reading. Friday, Meetings. ALL ARE WELCOME 8 p.m.--Prayer Unity Truth Centre 8. 0. B. HALL, KING ST E Sunday, January 6 11 a.m.- Public Service. Education. are invited. King St. United Church Minister: Rev. Chas. E Cragg, M.A., B.D. Sunday, January 6 11.00 A. M. "WHAT I BELIEVE--CONCERNING GOD." 2.30 P. M, ' SUNDAY SCHOOL SESSION. 6.45 P, M. Song Service. 7 P.M ; "STOCK TAKING"--A New Year's Message. Monday Evening, 6.30.-- Supper Meeting. Religious These meetings will be held every night until Friday. At 8 p.m.--Public Meeting. Everybody welcome CHRISTADELPHIAN "THE EARTH SHALL BE FULL OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORD."--Isaiah 11; Numbers 14, 21. Look up these Scriptures each week and you learn how and when this shall be and how you may live in that glorious time. HARSH PENALTIES ARE NOT REMEDY Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler Scores Present Day Methods New York, Dee. 29.--Dr. Nichol- as Murray Butler, president of Col- umbia University, in his annual report issued Tuesday, - criticizes present day crime cures which would operate by providing harsh- er es. "The mew cure for lawlessness is not to pass more laws," he said, "still less to inflict more rigid, more severe and more eruel pun-. ishments for law violations. These can only be more or less futile ana aggravating expedients. "The true cure is first mot to enact or promulgate laws which general will does not accept and then to train that general will to a habit of intelligen self-discinline which will make it law abiding when it accepts law as just and right." : The Public Does The Moral Man Need a Saviour? This subject will be discussed by the pastor at CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Next Sunday Evening at 7 p.m, Morning Service at 11 a.m, WE PREACH CHRIS Bible School at 8 p.m, CRUCIFIED RISEN COMING AGAIN A HEARTY WELCOME AWAITS YOU St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Of the United Church of Canada REV. F. J. MAXWELL, Minister Sunday January 6 11 aim.--Morning Subject: "The New Revelation of God" 3 p.m.--Sunday School and Bible Classes, Men's Class--Teacher, The Minister. 7 p.m.--Evening Subject: "A New Year's Message And Motto" An appropriate study for the first. Sunday of the ear "Let Us All Begin The Year With God In His House" _-- Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist, 64 Colborne Street East Sunday, January 6 "GOD" : Morning Service at 11 am. Wednesday Meeting 8 p.m. Including testimonies of Healing through Christian Science. You are cordially invited to at- tend the services and to make use of the Free Public Reading Room where the Bible and sll authorises Christian Science literature may be read, borrowed or purchased and periodicals subscribed for. Open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 2 to § p.m. -- Reg Christ Church (ANGLICAN) Cor. Hillcroft and Mary Sts. REV, R. B. PATTERSON, M. A, Incumbent, 503 Masson St. Sunday, January 6 10 a.m.--Confirmation Class. 11 am.--Holy Com-- munion and Sermon. 3 p.m.--Sunday School North Simcoe St. United Church Rev. A. MANSELL [RWIN, B.A, B.D,, Pastor 89 Greta St. Phone 3263W 12 AM, "Keeping The City" 2.30 p.m.--Sunday School. 7 P.M, The Pastor A WELCOME TO ALL 7 p. mi. -- Evening Prayer. GRACE Lutheran Church Sunday, January 6 WELCH'S PARLOURS 9.30 am.--Sunday School. 10.30 a.m.--Public Worship Rev, A. C. Habn, 256 Athol | St. B | ALL ARE CORDIALLY [2 mom KNOX Presbyterian Church REV. A. C. REDVES, B.A. 34 Brock St. W. Phone 1838 11 am. -- Morning Worship. 3 p.m.--Sunday School 7 p.m. -- Evening Worship. A Cordial Welcome Always to Knox Church v Pentecostal Assembly 200 King St. W. Sunday, January 6 Sunday School. 10 a.m. 11 am --Mormung Ser- vice, 7 p.m.--Evening Ser- vice. Tuesday and Thursday services at 8 p.m. Von ™ First Baptist Minister: Rev. John Galt. SERMON TOPICS: AM.--*"Chureh Watchword 1929." P.M.--"Coats oft to the Future." IMPORTANT NOTICE Seven Great New Testament Principles will be considered at the A.M. Services during January and February as fol- lows: The Supreme Christian Duty. The Supreme Christian Choice. The Claim, Supreme Christian The Blessing. Supreme Testimony. The Supreme Christian Rest B. Y. P. U.--Monday 8 p.m. Supreme Christian at King St. United Church, Monday to Friday. Choir Rehearsal Friday 8 ». St. George's ANGLICAN | Cor. Bagot and Centre Sts. CANON ©. R. 4ePENCIER. MA 89 Atho] Street West Sunday, Japuary 6 Holy Communion--8 a.m. 11 a.m --Morning Prayer Sunday School Centre St.--2.30 p.m. 7 p.m.--Evensong. Baptisms 2nd Sunday each month Sunday, January 6 Su: day Schoo' 10 00 am Worship. 11 am. Evangelistic Meeting 7 ». Prayer Meeting, Friday eight o'clock. / Committee fin charge. Strangers Welcome. ! »