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The Oshawa Daily Times 1he Oshawa Dail Daily Retormer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL, 4--NO, 24 Osh ici Canada, PR Eh Sot Sl very ye OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES .E.N.SINCLAIR PREDICTS ELECTION IN1929 Automob Automobile Insurance Rates Increase Goes Into Effect on Friday New Schedules Are 277 Per Cent, Higher on the Average VARY ACCORDING TO ONTARIO DISTRICTS Comparisons Made Between the Old and the New Schedules Special to the the Oshawa Times Toronto, Ont, Jan, 29--An in- crease in automobile insurance rates, averaging 27 per cent, will become effective in Ontario on Fri- day, The rates effective then will remain in force until Feb, 1, 1930, when, it is feared, another increase will probably be anpouncéd. The new rates are not province wide in their scope, but are lower in rural Ontario than in the citied, and lower in Northern Ontario than fn rural old Ontario. A full sched- ule has not yet been completed but the following table indicates the ef- fect of the increase: Ford Sedan (on $750 value,) Present New Rate Rate $11.00 $16.50 9.00 13.50 30.00 3.06 3.70 Public Liability Property damage 50 Dedue- Collision (§ 24.00 3.05 $50.75 Buick (Standard Sedan) Public peeks :$18:00" $19.50 Property Damage 11.00 16.50 Collision (less $50) dS 00 47.50 3.50 7.50 9.05 $78.55 $100.05 Cadillac (Value $5,250) Public Liability ...$17.00 $25.50 Property Damage 21.00 Collision . 74.00 92.50 Fire . 21.256 21,25 Theft 7.40 7.40 Total $133.65 $167.65 The 88 companies whose sched- ulles will change on Friday through action of the Canadian Automobile Underwriters Association are anx- ious to convince the motoring publie that the new rates are not excessive and point to nearby cities as proof of ther statement. Make Comparisons The new rate, for example, gives a Ford Sedan full coverage for $66.75 in Toronto but the same coverage costs $72.90 in Montre-] $98.13 in Buffalo and $58.72 in De- troit. On the Canadian price of th's same care the rate in Buffalo would be $118.81 and fn Detroit $74. 4 In advising their members d agents of the change the issues a statement, part of gern follows: » Association's Statement The highly competitive condi- tions obtaining in the automobile insurance market in the past few (Continved on Pave 2) WEATHER (Ey Canadian Press) Toronto, Outs Jon. Jan. 29.--Fore- Northwest winds; mostly and cold today and Wednesday, with snow flurries. SALVATION ARMY ACTION ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW A MASS OF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BY BOTH PARTIES Two Lengthy Sessions Fail to Bring Matter Nearer an Agreement (Cable Sewvice to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Jan, 29,--The Salvation Army injunction hearing in Chan- cery Court adjourned this after- noon until tomorrow, Two leng- thy sessions were held today, in which Bramwell Booth and the High Court submitted a mass of documentary evidence and many arguments, London, Jan. 29.--Prospects for peace in the Salvation Army's legal battle over a successor to the de- posed General, Bramwell Booth, ap- peared meagre last night, accord- ing to authoritative Army quarters, On the eve of reopening of the case in Chancery Court today at 10,30 o'clock, Army officers said they saw little hope of a set- tlement, Those in official circles said Bramwell Booth's lawyers made an offer to Army solicitors over the week-end, to the effect that Gen- eral Booth would make certain reforms if adjudication "in court were set aside. It was stated, however, that the High Council would maintain its stand that Bramwell Booth no longer was gen- eral and, therefore, was not in a position to make such an overture, "The only peace move entertain- able must be made on 'two condi- tions," an official close to the High Council said. "First, tne ad- judication that General Booth is unfit to continue in office must stand. Second, he must with- draw unconditionally the legal ac- tion whereby he is trying to inval- fdate the 1904 deed poll under which the Council acted. BRITISH AIR FORCE WAITS ==: DESERT RAID London, Jan. 29--Two squadrons of the British air force and all the armored carms available watched the Irak-Koweit frontier today on ex- pectation of a mew raid from the desert. Three British sloops were reported going to Koweit, in which territory Rev. Henry A. Bilkert, American missionary, was in a raid last week. A despatch to the Daily Mail from Sasra said that six to eight hundred Wahabi raiders were gathering in the vicinity or the frontier. Prince's Visit to Mining Areas Likely to Precede New Appeal London, Jan. 29. -- With the Prince of Wale's decision to make an informal automobile tour of the principal coal fields to observe for himself the distress among the 300,000 jobless miners and their families, the heir to the throne, in the consensus here, is again to set a record for his instinct for "doing the right thing." Word of the Prince's forthcoming visit has been received with the deepest satisfaction by the popula- tion of the stricken areas, who form both an economic and a hu- man viewpoint constitute one of the stiffest post-war problems this country has to face. The Prince plans to wisit the ple in their h to view the derelict collieries and to observe the wholesale stagnation into which the industrial areas have sunk, and then to use his knowledge of the situation in a further effort to con- centrate national sympathy on the miner's plight. Ever since the Prince made his memorable dash from the. heart of Africa, at the critical stage of King George's illnes, he has been deeply concerned about the people in the lcng silent mining valleys in North England, and it isn't too much to ¥ that since his return to Eng- d no single man, has done more to bring home to the nation the sufferings of the unemployed min- ers and to stimulate practical ex- pression of public sympathy. In a message broadcast through- out the nation on Christmas Day ie made eloguent appeal on behalf of the Lord Mayor of Loadon's Miners' Distress Fund, with the re- sult that the total has now reached more than $2,500,000 -- with the government granting a pound ster- licg from the national exchequer for every pound contributed by the public, ile Insurance Rates Are Increased MOTORISTS WARNED (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 29~Hon, George S. Henry, Minister of Highways, announced last night that he was 1ssuing in- structions to, police authori- ties that, commencing Feb, 1, all motorists found driving without 1929 license plates are to be "picked up." Mr, Henry pointed out that car drivers have had ample time in which to get their new licenses, and that after the first of the month ex- cuses will no longer be toler- ated, MEMBERS OF LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLING Queen's Park is Humming With Activity as Opening Day Approaches GOVERNMENT STRONG WITH ONE NEW SEAT Session is Likely to Be Brief, But - Active and Interesting (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan, 29.--Queen's Park hums with activity today as the mem- bers are gathering and preparing for the opening tomorrow of the third session of the seventeenth legislature of Ontaric, jpdjeations are that the session wi brief, t _exceedi active and interesting wet Numerically, pd Governor has gained one seat since the last session, south Bruce, a conservative in from the Progressive. W, E. N. Sin- clair, will have seventeen liberals to lead, four of them Indepedent Lib- erals. J. G. Lethbridge again will be at the helm of the Progressive par- ty, with eleven followers. The United farmers will meet the House with three supporters, while there is one official Labor member. An efiort will be made to dispose of all the business before Good Fri- day, so that no adjournment over Easter will be necessary. This may necessitate more than the usual num- ber of night sessions, depending on the volume and nature of the busi- ness. MAN WALKS FIVE MILES " WITH BULLET WOUND (By Canadian Press) Yarmouth, N.S., Jan. 29.--John Va- con, 23, East Quinan, walked five miles to his home yesterday with a bullet wound in his abdomen. He sustained the injury when his 22 rifle fell to the ground and discharg- | ed. The bullet severed two arteries causing internal hemorrage and lodged in the intestines. CANADIAN TOBACCO TO BE EXHIBITED Provincial and Federal Bod- jes to Show Product at British Fair (By Cansdinn, Press) Ottawa, Jan. ~grown bacco will d at the Brit- ish Industries Fair, which is being held in London, England, from the middle of February until the end of March, according to an announce- ment made today by the Dominion Department of Agriculture. The to- bacco division, experimental farms branch, is co-operating with the On- tario Provincial Department of Ag- riculture . and tobacco firms interested in export, in the preparation of am exhibit that will cover all ypes, grown in Canada, es- pecially featuring those of Western Ontario, including flue cured burley and dark tobaccos. The latest esti- mate of the 1928 tobacco crop is 41966375 pounds, of which Ontario produced 33265850 pounds from 32.- 654 acres. Exports have grown from 200,000 pounds in 1921 to OL. uw pounds in 1927 and the British In- dustries exhibit, it is anticipated, will result in further development of the 2. 2» export to Great Britain, i Interested in Suffering Miners H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES Who today started on a tour of the distressed mining area of Northern England, with a view to securing first hand information on conditions there. PRINCE STARTS TOUR (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Newcastle, Jan, 29.--Wear- ing two overcoats, the Prince of Wales embarked today on his tour of the coal fields of Northumberland and Durham, made tragic by unemploy- ment, A snowstorm swept across the country making the road of want and suffering along which the Prince was travelling still more bleak and desolate, The Prince is mak- ing this tour of the distress- ed mining areas so as to se- cure first-hand information with a view to making an- other appeal to the people of Britain for aid to the miners and their families, BRITISH FUND HAS REACHED $2,850,000 Nearly Million Dollars Has Already Been Distributed in Mine Areas Ontario Liberal Leader Attacks Government at Oshawa Club Meeting JAGKSON-MANION OFFICIALS PLAGED UNDER ARREST CHARGES LAID AS A RESULT OF INQUIRY INTO MINE Bail for Managing Director Harcourt is Fixed at $10,000 Toronto, aJn, 29.--Harry E, Har- court, managing director of Jack- son-Manion Mines, Limited, and David M. Thompson, mine manag- er of the Jackson-Manion Mine, were arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with fraud and giving out information for fraudulent purpos- es. The charges are laid under Sec- tion 414 of the Criminal Code, Later the accused were released on bail, Brought Before Magistrate While they were going through PARLIAMENT GRANT UNDER QUESTION British Government to Make Its Contribution to Fund as Required (By George Hambleton, Staff Cor- Press) Adi resp t of The Ca behalf funds are being raised all has yet been reached." emphasize the tremendous extent well as to those of the old land. from day to day. received. C. M. Ewing Miss M. Robertson . Will yours be next? Appeal to Oshawa Citizens--- on Behalf of British Miners; Contributions Are Invited The pressing need of the distressed British miners, on whose nantly brought out in a message which has been issued by the Lord Mayor of London, who is sponsoring the fund. Mansion House a few days ago, the Lord May« "I cannot omit to emphasize at once that the more we ex- amine the claims the more we are impressed with their magni- tude and the period for which they i i the fund is to play an important part in ensuring that the general health of the people in these arcas should be maintained during the difficult period of transition-- we must have, and we expect to get, a much larger total than These words arc spoken with the voice of authority, mining areas who are in want, hardship and privatic touched the hearts of all who have'come in contact with them. Prince of Wales is one ofthe great leaders of the people in enlisting sympathy and practical assistance for the destitute peo ple in the mining districts, and his appeals comes to the people of Oshawa, as Contributions to this fund are now bein F of The Oshawa Times, and will be acknowlec So far, the following contributions have been over the British Empire, is poig- Speaking at the wr said i-- Ii are likely to continue. -to quote the Prime Minister-- and they of the need of the people in the ns which have The cceived at the office ed in these columns CRICKE! MATCH IN AUSTR LIA Li AWN (Cable Service to ze to The Times by Canadian Press) Adelaide, Australia, Jan. 29--An untimely down pour of rain robbed England of a chance of winning the cricket match with South Australia today, and a draw resulted. The scores were England, first inning, 392; second inmings, 307 for five wickets (declared). : South Australia, first inning, 178; second innings, 75 for one wicket. PRINCE WILL NOT CHANGE RELIGION ON BEING MARRIED (Cable Service to The Times hy Canadian Press) Palmero, Sicily, Jan. 29.--Prince Christopher, of Greece, has confided to Frined that he has decided to re- main member of Greek Orthodox church and mot become convert to Catholicism for his coming marriage to Princess Francoise de Guise. EXCITEMENT SEEKING YOUT § ARRESTED (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Jan. 29.--Secking excite- ment, three youths, all from respect- able and well-to-do familics, are al- leged to have held up a small gro- J| cery store last week while armed and escaped with $25 in cash and a watch. They made their escape in a stolen automobile. The three, were arrested last might. POLISH PARLIAMENT FAVORS PEACE PACT (Cable Service to The Times by anadian Press) Warham, Polahd, ,Jan. 29.--The Polish parliament has given first reading tu a bill providing for the ratification of the Kellogg-Briand peace act. The bill was referred to a committee on foreign affairs. The only opposition expressed was by the Communist, Bittner. HEAVY PURCHASES OF GOLD FROM ENGLAND @By Canadian Press) New York, Jan. 29.--A local banking house today purchased $1,500,000 in gold from England, London advices reported. Amn un- known buyer obtained $2,400,000. A syndicate of local bankers was reported to have purchased between seven and eight million dollars worth yestcrday, but no confirma- tion of this could be obtained. The steamship Aquitania arrived today with $7,500,000 in gold purchased last week in London. Montagu Norman, Governor of the Bank of England, also arrived on the same boat, and will confer with the Fed- eral Reserve Bank officials. TORONTO LIVE STOCK (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan. 29--Receipts, 650; trade weak; heavy beef steers, $9 to $10; butcher steers, good to choice, $9 to $975; butcher cows, medium, $7.25 to $8; calves, good to choice, £16.50 10 $17.50; hogs, select, '$1125; good ewe lambs, $14 to $1475. London, Jan. 29.--A fund in the distressed areas. statement by. Jord Eustace Percy, president of the Board of Education, regard- ing the distribution of the Lord Mayor's Fund for distressed miners, | 51». occasioned sharp questioning in the House of Commons yesterday. Lord Percy stated up to Jan, 25, $985,- 635 had been distributed from the stated no sum had so far been paid into the fund by the treasury. The money voted by parliament as a contribution. to the fund will be paid into it as required. He replied to a query that $2.- 850,000 had been subscribed to the fund but a comparatively small part of it has as yet been distribut- ed. The treasury grant would be paid as soon as it is required. MANSLAUGHTER CASE GOES TO JURY TODAY (By Canadian Press) Elmyra, N.Y, Jan. 29.--With one more witness to testify for the pro- secution, it was expected that the case of Boatswain Frank J. Beck and surfman Gene Jennings, charged with second degree manslaughter, in the fatal shooting of Jacob D. Hanson, Niagara Falls Elks Secretary, would go to the jury today. INFLUENZA IS RAGING OVER BRITISH ISLES Over One Thousand Deaths in the City of Glasgow. Scotland (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) London, Jan. 29.--Iunfleunza and pneumonia today continued to take a big toll of the people's healtu and life in many parts of Great Bri- tain and Northern Ireland. Glas- gow, Liverpoal, Belfast and other large cities ' were the worst suf- ferers. Doctors at Belfast, where the epidemic is raging unchecked, were sorely pressed and glad to accept any help that the Red Cross de- tachment might offer. The unem- ployed were recruited to help the grave diggers at Glasgow, where there were 1,112 deaths, 654 of which were attributable to the epi- demic. The death rate at Paisley is 43 per thousand. ---- Speaking of the flings of fate and foriune, mowadays, the girl who really has the complexion the other girls pay for, never gets any credit for it.--Detroit Free Press. Knapp, the preliminary process of being searched instructions came from City Hall that the two men were to be brought -before Magistrate Brown. His Worship set the bail for Harcourt at $10,000 and that for Thompson at $5,000, To Appear in Court The accused will appear in the Pol- ice Court this morning. nurcourt and Thompson were not surprised at their arrest. They acted ag if they were expecting action by the Crown in view of the report of Arth- ur W, Rogers of the Attorney- General's Department. Yesterday morning there was a conference at the Attorney-Gener- Department and the action tak- en by the police followed. PREMIER OF B.C. IS SUFFERING FROM COLD (By Canadian Press) Victoria, B, C., Jan. 29.--Physicians have advised Premier S. F. Tolmie, who has been confined to his home with a bad cold since the opening of the lesiglative sessions last week, not to return to his duties for several days yet. ARREST TWO AS SUSPECTS IN BOND DEAL (By Canadian Press) Pittsbor, Pa., Jan, 29.--Charles H. and his wife, Irma Knapp, suspected along with two others of having headed a gigantic clearing house for stolen bonds, were under arrest today and the arrests of two others whose names the police re- fused to divulge, were expected be- fore night fall. Securities totalling $10,000,000 in value, allegedly stolen from various banks throughout the United States are thought to have been involved in deals consumated by the quartette. Knapp was the princi- pal figure in the $320,000 Brotherhood Saving and Trust Company liberty bond swindling here in October, 1926. A bond deal at Hamilton, Ont, in 1925, in which it is said Knapp, had a hand was the direct cause of | his and his wife's arrest, Mr. Sinclair Gives Reasons for His Belief That the Government Will Make an Appeal to the People of Ontario This Year SCORES INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES Declares Educational Policy of Teaching First Year University Work in Col. legiates to Be Financially and Educationally Un- sound --Would Cost Osh- awa $40,000 a Year Ontario will have a provincial general election before October of this year, W.E.N. Sinclair, Liberal Leader of Ontario, propuesied dur» ing an address to the Oshawa Club last night. Mr. Sinclair also declared that the policy of G. Howard Fer» guson, Premier and Minister of Eds ucation, was ungound eaucationally and financially, "There is going to be a Provin- cial election during the Dpresent year, I can say this without fear of contradiction, knowing that Prems jer Ferguson won't deny it," said Mr. Sinclair, Part of the Conservas tives' election handhock is already printed, he declared and said that 'rom this and other infomation he was sure tbat his prediction would be verified. Why the Election There should not be an election this year, said Mr, Sinclair, for the last one was only 2 years and two months ago, where as the life pare Hiament 48- four years, The session opening Wednesday {is only the third session of this house, where- as the Legislature is supposed to have four sessions. There are three reasons for the forthcoming elees tion, said the Liberal Leader. The government prefers to not take any chances on having a deficit in 1929; it does not want to wait for an elecs tion until an adequate trial has been given the Liquor Control Act; and does not want to take ans chances of having to increase taxation bes fore going to the people. Speaking of a possible deficit in 1929, Mr. Sinclair stated that ex~ penditures of the Provincial governs» ment had increased faster than the revenue during the last Lwe years, and that the surplus of $359,000 was due largely to the payment of $2,108,000 from the Hydro Elec» rtic Power Commission, which cove ered loans over a period of twenty years. The Government Control Act had as well given an increased re- venue of $4,425,000. Yet there were deficits in several government departments, and an increase in ex- penditure for the vear of $2,240.- 000, so that, without the Hydro payment, there would have been a deficit of nearly $2,000,000 insteac of a surplus. The expenditures fin 1927 increased $4,650,000 over 1926, making nearly $7,000,000 of an increase in expenditure im the last two years. said Mr. Sinclair. Deficit Inevitable This year the government will be unable to escape a deficit, Mr. otn- clair declared, and therefore the government will hold a general election while it still had a good record behind it, and before the fin- ancial statement for the 1929 fiscal (Continued on Page 9) There is no reason why the saxo- phonist of a jazz orchestra should corsider himself a vocal soloist just because his orchestra plays over the radio. Suggests Murder Charge For Hit-and-Run Motor Slayers London, Ont, Jan. 28--Addressing the grand jury at the opening of the Assizes here yesterday, Chief Justice R. M. Meredith raised the question whether hit-and-pun motorists caus- ing death should mot be charged with murder rather than manslaughter. "It makes no difference whether death occurred immediately or mot," the Chief Justice said. "If the driver went ou, knowing _ that the man might be saved by stopping and giv- ing him all possible aid, then the only question in my mind is wheth- er the man is not guilty of murder anstead of manslaughter." He defined manslaughter as "the unintentional taking of human life by some unlawiul act or gross megl- gence" Turning to the death of William Galloway, who, the Crown claims, was first struck by Arthur Ward and then by William Haskins, Chief Justice Meredith declared that to leave a body in a place where it might again be run over was a crim- inal act. "Any criminal indignity put upon a dead body is an offence of a seri- ous character punishable with five years' imprisonment, and many would think that mot too severe." His Lordship suggested that the grand jurors should give attention io the increasing number of auto acci- dents involving deaths, injuries and property loss. He Suggested that the police should prosecute more migor- ously "drivers who ride rough shod over the rights of others and despite draffic regulations." Offenders, he believed, should be punished not only with fines but cancellation of drivers' licenses. dozen prosecutions a day by pos licethe stated, would soon bring traf- fic conditions to a state in which traf fic would regulate itsell