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_ "All the News While It Is News" ~ . 's @Oshmua aily Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer Times A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City | 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES VOL. 4--NO. 34 _ \ BLIC Pit. Sa SEE ~--" OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, | 929 EALTH NURSE SHO TY'SNEED ividend on New General Motors Stock to be Paid on March 12 General Motors Has New High Record For F ourth Successive Year Report of President for 1928 Shows Increase of 17.6 in Net Earnings SHIPMENTS LIMITED ONLY BY PRODUCTION First Dividend on the New Common Stock to Be Paid on March 12 -- Over 1,100,00 Chevrolets Sold in 1928 New York, Feb. 9.--The resigna- tion of Pierre S. du Pont as chair- man of the board has been accept- ed by directors of the General Mo- tors Corporation, who elected Lam- mot: du Pont, president of E, I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., in his place. The board heard the pre- liminary 1928 report of Alfred P. Sloan jr., president of General Mo- tors, that sales and earnings had established a new high record for the fourth consecutive year. John J. Raskob is still connect- ed with the Democratic National Committee, and until he severs his official political affiliations it is not expected that the company will take him back as chairman of the finance committee. Mr, Raskob is still a director of the company. Earnings Jump Earnings of the company for 1928, it was estimated, totalled $276,468,108, compared with $235, 104, 826 in 1927, equivalent to $15.35 a share earned on the stock outstanding last yea¥, com- pared with $12.99 in 1927. On the present capitalization this is equivalent to $6.14 a share, Pierre 8. du Pont took a leave of absence about six months ago in order to participate in the Presi- dential campaign of the Democra- tic party. He will continue 8s a member of the board and a mem- ber of the finance committee. The initial dividend on the new $10 par common stock is payable Mareh 12 to stockholders of record February 16. In addition to this action, the regular quarterly divi- dends were declared on the senior securities, payable May 1 to stock- holders of record April 8, Resolution Praises du Pont The following resolution was adopted in regard to the resigna- tion of Mr. du Pont: "Resolved. That the resigna- tion of Pierre S., du Pont as chair. man ofthe board be hereby accept ed with the greatest possible re- &ret and only because the board recognizes that that aetion is In line with his desire. It is a dis- tinct loss to the corporation and to its operating staff, every ome of whom has mot only benefited by Mr. du Pont's counsel and sup- port, but profited through the gen- erous principles which he has ad- vocated. "The board, representing as it does the stockholders, takes this : (Continued on Page 11) 1,056 GUESTS AT BRILLIANT EVENT OF GOVERNOR GENERAL oO (By Covadian Press) wa, Feb, 9.--Canada's most brilliant social event, the state frivsa ing room of their excellencies Gov- ernor General and Viscountess Will- ingdon, lived up to its tradition pur- passing the splendor last night when 1,056 guests were presented to the personal representative of his Ma- jesty ¢he King and his consort, MORE FOLLOWERS OF TROTSKY ARE SENT INTO EXILE Crusade of Soviet Leaders Leads to Further Arrests in Russia TOTAL ARRESTS 1,500 Report Says Trotsky Was Forcibly Removed to Turk- ish Exile (By Associated Press) Moscow, Feb, 9.--The crusade against the followers of Leon Trot- zky,, former chief of the Red army, has led to the arrest of Karl Radek, Communist - propagandist and early associate of Lenin and Trotzky in the Soviet revolution; Christian Rakovsky, former Soviet Ambassador to Paris, and a num- ber of other outstanding Com- munists who are followers of the Trotzky doctrine, it became known here today. It is declared that Josef Stalin, General Secretary of the Commun- ist party, has demanded of Radek, Rakovsky and the other prisoners a personal pledge to cease issuing proclamations and letters to the Protzky followers, They are threat. ened with expatriation if this pledge is not given, < Rakovsky, a native Rumanian, has against him a death sentence in his native country, and if ex- pelled from Russia is liable to extradition to Rumania and execu- tion. According to all appearances, Stalin is making a strenuous ef- fort to annihilate the Trotzky movement to Soviet Russia, The chiefs of the various departments of the Soviet secret police were called by Stalin to a conference several weeks ago when they were instructed to find the secret presses being operated by the Trotzky followers. As a result of this order 1,500 persons, not 150 as was previously reported, were arrested. No presses were discovered, however, alleged- ly because there are many Trot- zkyists among the secret police and among the officials in all Soviet departments, Authoritative sources of. infor- mation in Moscow further insisted today that Leon Trotzky had al- ready been taken to Constantin- ople on January 26. He made the trip on a Soviet cruiser with An- gora apparently as his destination. According to a rumor current here among the Trotzkists, he re- fused to leave Alma Ata, Russian Turkestan, where he had been exiled, and was taken forcibly in an automobile to the nearest rail- way. His family was left behind, The reports that Trotzky was taken from Alma Ata by airplane or that Constantinople was his final destination was declared un- founded. WEATHER (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Feb. 9.--Forecast-- Lower lakes--Light to moderate winds, cloudy with light snow- falls today and on Sunday, mod- erate cold tonight and Sunday. Georgi Bay, derat, wind, cloudy with snowfalls today and Su day. A little colder on Sun- y. Mexican Criminals Sent to Fate Deemed Worse Than Death Mexico City, Feb. 9.--A freight train threading its way through Mexican mountains Thurs. earried 174 men and women, convicted as criminals, to a fate deemed here as bad or worse than death. Tomorrow the 174 will arrive at Manzanillo, Pacific port, and will be put aboard a small s.eamer, which will take them to the pemal colony on a tropical island in "Las Tres Marias" (the three Maries) group off the coast of the State of Nayarit. The complete isolation of the group, he tales of horrors which ; the archipelago has seen and the | hopelessness of the lot of those sent there, have given the islands a reputation in Mexico anything hut savory; sentences to pemal: servitude there are usually reserv- ed for extreme cases. Weeping relatives and friends of the convicts watched them as a military po'ice guard, more than twice their number, herded them out of the penitentiary here into the box-cars. . The convicts themselves, deter- mined it seemed, to make the best of their lot, sang popular songs as they filed into the ears. Each prior to departure was given two pesos (less tham a dol- lar) and a supply of food and cigarettes to last him on the jour- ney. The mew governor of the penal colony has announced the aboli- tion of the whip and said, too,' that welfare work would be car- ried on among the prisopers. Balkan Relations Are Much Better (CP Cable) Sofia, Bulgaria, Feb, 9.--- After years of extreme tension and recurring frontier dis- putes, Bulgaria and Jugo- Slavia seem at last .on the threshold of better relations. The frontier, which has been closed for a year and a half, a situation which gave rise to bitter feelings in Bul- garia, is to be open. Word of this was brought M, Duroff, Foreign Minister, by the Jugo- Slav Minister here, A mixed commission will meet at Sofia in the near fu- ture to draw up details of the frontier agreement, MURDERER OF OBREGON WAITS DEATH ASA KEYES, IS IN JAIL, . STILL FIGHTS FOR FREEDOM To Be Shot By Firing Squad After Signing Own Death Warrant (By Canadian Press) Mexico City, Feb, 9.~Heavy mili- tary guards blockaded the streets leading to the federal district penj- tentiary this morning in anticipation of the execution at noon of Jose de Leon Toral, a in of President elect Alvaro Obregon, Meanwhile Toral himself, was con- fined under heavy guard in the death cell of the penitentiary, Final prayers, a visit with his fam- ily and hours spent with a Catholic priest occupied his last night on earth, His spirit waned after notifi- cation of his sentence and the formi- ality, required by Mexican law, of singing his own dead warrant, and he ate only frucally, GOVERNMENT TELLS INSURANCE MEN T0 FILE SCHEDULES MUST GIVE TEN DAYS' NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES Returns Also Asked on the Plans of Rating Fleets of Automobiles (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Feb. 9.--Instructions have been issued to all rating and licensed insurers to fyle returns on all schedules of rates with the Pro- vinefal Government insurance de- partment it was announced here today. : The return also asks for sche- dules or plans of rating fleets of automobiles to be verified by affi- davit. The communication also en- closes a copy of section 273 of the Insurance Act which calls for ten days' notice of any change in rates, LOS ANGELES ATTORNEY IS FOUND GUILTY (By Canadian Press) Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 9.-- From his cell in the county jail, Asa Keyes today directed his fight to escape imprisonment. The form- er district attorney of Los Angeles county, was.convicted here last night with Ben Getzoff and Ed Ro- senberg of conspiracy to bribe. All three -defendants announced they would appeal if a new trial was not granted. They will be sentenced Monday. Great Britain now produces more motoreycles than any other coun- try, the productions of Germany, France, and the United States fol- lowing in the order named. GREAT CROWD arrival there, main road. House stands, from the sea breezes, KING LEAVES BUCKINGHAM PALACE FOR COAST RESORT His Majesty Was Able to Wave His Hand to the Crowd as His Ambulance Passed Through the Palace Gates on Its Way to Bognor, Sussex--Queen Leaves in Special Car to Meet King on His Arrival (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Feb. 9--King George left Buckingham Palace at 10,34 a.m, for Craigweil House, Bognor, Sussex, where he will recuperate from his long illness, As the King came from the Palace in a spec- ial ambulance which had been provided for him, hand to the erowd at the entrance, Queen Mary left the Palace five minutes later in another car, expecting to arrive at the seashore and greet her husband on his A great crowd cheered heartily as the ambulance slowly passed through the Palace gates and along the front of the grounds to the With the arrival of His Majesty the Court has now been es- tablished at the little Sussex village of Albwick, in which Craigweil When His Majesty left the Palace this morning he was wan and pale, but the doctors hope the fresh sea breeze will put color in his face and aid him in his fight toward convalescence. Queen Arrives Bognor, Sussex, Eng., Feb, 9.--King George, slowly recovering from the long siege of illness which has stricken him, was safely removed to Craigwell House near here today in order to benefit The Queen who had hurried ahead reached the resort a few minutes before one o'clock this afternoon, CHEERS AS He waved his Oshawa citizens will have an oppor- tunity tomorrow evening of mater- ially aiding the fund for the relief of British Miners, and at the same time enjoy a musical program of cx- cellence, The Ontario Regimental band, un- der the ditection of Bandmaster Thomas Dempsey, has arranged an excellent program of music that in- cludes selections by some of the out- standing composers, and many num- bers that will be readily recognized by music lovers here, This prograni will be given in the Regent Theatre at 8.30, which will allow worshippers at the evening services of the var- ious churches in the city to attend the concert. The entire proceeds of the concert will be donated to the Miner's Fund. This has been assured through the loaning of the Theatre by the man- agement and of stage furniture by OSHAWA'S FUND FOR THE BRITISH MINE WORKERS Regimental Band Has Arranged Fine Program for Pres entation Tomorrow Evening in the Regent Theatre in Ajd of the Fund--Contribu- tions Coming in Slowly the Luke Furniture Company, so that no money "outlay will be re- quired. Thus citizens may feel that they can make their donation at the door as generous as they wish, with the feeling that it will all go towards the good work of saving destitute families from suffering. The Times' fund is slowly growing and today stands at $130.25. This sum will help, as far as it goes--but when one thinks of the thousands of people literally without food, without fuel and without decent clothing to keep them warm in the winter cli- mate of Wales and North of Eng- land, it is far too small. Boost for the Britishers, Today's list of contributions: Previously acknowledged. $123.25 Helping Hand 5.00 Every Little, ND, ...... 280 $130.25 TITLES PROBLEM IS AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT Ottawa, Feb, 9.--Parliament will be given another opportunity dur- ing the present session to debate the whole question of wuether or not titles should be conferred up- on Canadians. C. H. Caban, Con- servative member for St. Lawrence- St. George, has given notice of a resolution calling for the appoint- ment of a special committee of el- even members to investigate and report upon the advisability of re- vising the address to the King of May, 1919, in which it was re- quested that titles be not granted. Mr, Cahan's committee would also deal with the conferring of for- eign titles. COMMUNIST CHOSEN BOARD OF CONTROL Toronto, Feb. 9.--Jack Mac- Donald, secretary of the Comm- unist party of Canada, was last night nominated at the second session of the free-speech confer- ence ,held in Alhambra Hall, to contest the forth-coming Board of Control by-election, Seven names were put forward and six withdrew, leaving the field clear to Mr. MacDonald. Only one dissenter raised voice against the advisability of making a contest against a regularly- appointed Labor candidate, James Simpson, but he was howled down by the crowd who demanded a candidate Minot, N.D., Feb. 9.--A strange story of an exchange of husbands, wives and even children by two families living on farms near Lansford, Bottineau Coun'y, was revealed here Thursday by di- vYorce records. Both Mrs. Lawrence C. Riken- stud and Mrs. Willis Kuight ob- tained divorces here on the same day, each charging their husbands with infidelity. Each wife testified for the other, and the husbands made no answer to the complaints. When the divorce decrees were issued, Mrs. Rikensrud and Knight decided to get married. Mrs. Knight and Rikensrud also had the same idea, so the four stepped across the boundary line to Melita, Exchange of Husbands, Wives And Children in North Dakota Manitoba, where a double wedding ceremony was performed. Afterward, to prove there was no animosity, the four made the trip back to their farms, only about a mile and a half apart, in the same automobile. There are five children in the Knight family, the eldest of whom is 13, and two in the Rikensrud family, a boy and a girl. In each case the mo- ther was granted custody of the children and removed them from one farm to the other, with the exception of the oldest Knight boy, who stayed with his father. Knight and his first wife were married in October, 1911, at Min- nesota, Minn., and the Rikensruds were married in August, 1917, at Bottineau. Committee May PEACE EVENT BROKEN UP BY MOB FIGHTING MOHAMMEDANS, PAR. THANS, HINDUS UNABLE successive day ended in carnage, Al ed MONTREAL AND VAN Halifax, Three Rivers and Cardin, fisheries, has placed on order paper notices of resolutions providing for loans to harbor commissions, am- ounting in all to $29,000,000. $10,000,000 each; Halifax $5,000, 000 and Three Rivers and Chicou- timi, Que., get $2,000,000 each. BANDITS FIND THEIR VICTIM Be Made Larger (By CP Cable) Ottawa, Feb, 9.--There are so many divorce applications this year that the Senate Com- mittee dealing with them fis Urgent Need in Oshawa Of Isolation Hospital, Declares to be increased by 15 or from nine to 24. i It is proposed that they should be divided into three sections of eight, two sitting cofitinuously and the third be- ing in the nature of a relief contingent. Senator Willoughby will re- introduce at the beginning of the week, his bill to confer jurisdiction in divorce on the courts of Ontario whence come more than three-quar- ters of divorce applications. Heretofore this bill after be- ing passed by the Senate has never been taken up in the House, TO QUELL HATRED More Than 50 Dead With 400 Wounded in a Battle Following Parade Bombay, India, Feb, 9,--~A peace "Pathan = 5 and Hindus last night broke up into mobs of fighting men and the sixth though the new casualty list is not yet complete the death toll stands above 50 with more than 400 wound- The procession was the outcome of an agreement between leaders of all sects to end the bloody conflicts which began over rumors that Pa- thans had used Hindu children as sacrifices, The peace loving ele- ments of both races had halted the announcement of the armistice, and joined shoulder to shoulder in a march through streets along which the shops were being reopened ev- erywhere, 20 MILLIONS IN LOANS REQUESTED FOR CAN. HARBORS COUVER TO RECEIVE $10,000,000 EACH Chicoutimi to Get $5,000,000 Each (By Canadian Pres) Ottawa, Feb. 9.--Hon. P, J, A. minister of marine and Montreal and Vancouver get Foch's condition was described his doctors this morning as "station- ary, but satisfactory." His tempera- ture was of potatoes to regain 'strength. Churchill Attacks MacDonald FRANCE DEMANDS EIGHT BILLIONS AS REPARATIONS Final and Definite Total is to Be Submitted at Conference FIVE POINTS NAMED Claims Debts to Britain and United States Must Be Pro- vided for (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Paris, Feb, 9.--France will de- mand of Germany a final and to- tal of something lke $8,190 000,- 000. The French stand may be sum- marized in the following five points: 1,--France claims 102,000,000,- 000 francs ($3 978,000,000) for damage to - her property, which would amount to between 130,000,~ 000,000 and 140 000,000,000 francs when interest ig included, 2--France renounces the right given to her in the Versailles Treaty to make Germany pay for war pen~ sions, 3 -- Germany. must veimbureed France for the French war debts to the United States and England. 4 -- Germany must pay on a schedule of fixed annual annuities, instead of on a sliding scale. b--Franced emands international Germany's ecommercialization of debts, The total of $8,190,000 000 was indicated as France's final figure, glthough it was not stated cate- gorically, It includes approxi-- mately 75,000,000 000 franes (2,925,000,000) in war debts. "We must insist that France is in no way a supplicant before the forthcoming conference " it was stated from an official source, *We are fully satisfied with the repara- tions regime in operation since 1924. France demands no addi- tional advantages in the payment of reparations." It was pointed out that repara- tions annuities not only have reached 2,500,000,000 gold marks (about $600,000 000) annually, but must be increased in propor- tion to the economic capacity of the Reich, Before the war Ger- many's annual increase in wealth the industrial and productive pos- cént. It is likely that the same esti- mate will be used now, in view of the indecstrial and prodective pos- sibilities of the country, LAST MINUTE NEWS HOT FROM THE WIRE Sails for England no y Canadian Press) New York, Feb. 9.--Miss June, British actress, who made a brief ap- pearance on the sailed for England today with her finance, Lord Inverclyde. Broadway stage, STILL SATISFACTORY Canadian by Press. Paris, Feb. 9.--Marshal Ferdinand y 99, and he was eating lots Miss Harris Senior Public Health Nurse Preesents Annual Report to Board of Health, Stress. ing Communicable Dis« ease Conditions INFANT MORTALITY LOWEST IN YEARS Deaths of Infants Numbered Only 64.9 Per Thousand of Births, Second Lowest Rate in Nine Years The pressing need of an isolatign hospital in Oshawa was stressed by Miss B, E, Harris, senior public health nurse, in her annual report presented to the Board of Health at its February meeting this week, Méss Harris also referred in her report to the low infant mortality rate for the year 1928, 649 per thousand, which is the second lowest rate in this city for the last nine years and is cons siderably below last year's figure. In support of her contention that an isolation hospital is necessary here, Miss Harris pointed out the large percentage of scarlet fever cases during the year that occurred among adults boarding in the city, who could not be given either pros per isolation or proper care with the facilities available, Accordingly, a number of these had to be taken to the Toronto Isolation Hospital, at considerable expense to the muniei» pality. : " pilin. git- uring the year, 1,400 of these being mumps, chickenpox and other diseases not considered particularly serious, Most of the diphtheria cases were among pre- school children, illustrating the need of active immunization work among the younger children, Miss Harris states, The pre-school program is being extended, with the object of having all pre-school children' given immunization treatments and medis cal and dental inspections before théy enter public school. In the tuberculosis work, it has been found that the number of cases in the city is 142, a slight increase over the preceding year. The Pro» vincial clinic held annually did value able work, 133 contacts being exams inéd and 11 new cases of active tubers culosis discovered in its incipient stages by the clinic doctor. The otalle » Miss Harris' report, giving much interesting data and figures of the nursing work for the year, was as follows: Looking back in review over the past nine years of co-operative ser vice in public health and nursing work, in an effort to make life safer for children, babies, and citizens as a whole,.we can now sce the very ite plishi t: that may be entered up on the credit side of the balance sheet of departs ment work, Taking in review the nursing side of our department service, for year 1928, one notices many branches (Continued on Page.12) Large Buck Deer Was Caught at Brockville accec By Canadian Press) Brockville, Feb. 9.--A large buck deer weighing close to 250 pounds, which was chased into the village of Westport by dogs, swims. ming a mill race before being caught in a fence on the farm of Charles Stoness, was captured by villagers and placed in the stable of Dr. Stevens here, to await ins formation fromr the department of game and fisheries. By Requoting Battersea Speech London, Feb. 9. -- Winston powers of IS FIGHTER Winnipeg, Feb. 9~The fighting obert Woolard, saved him his bank roll of $43 last night. He was overpowered by two assailants who grabbed his money. Regovering from the shock, he pursued them, caught the one with the roll, regained pos- session of it, and punished him. Then he captured administered like treatment. He then the second let both escape. Five bandits entered 2 resturant m New York, robbed 20 patrons and then gave them enough money to pay their meal checks and 290 cents for carfare, robber and Churchill in his speech at the Town Hall, Battersea, in the by- election contested there, scored the mon-constructive Labor and Liberal critics. He declared that safeguarding 'of industries had so far proved 2 successful ex- periment. He dared Lloyd George to pronounce definitely on his Rus- merely the working classes who have adopted the Socialist gospel, but quite decent people." inston Wi commented, "Can you imagine the insufferable, almost indescribable humbug and hypocrisy of a Socialist leader who bas shown himself to hé one of the greatest snobs in the "land", such class distinctions as decend people here and working class there. He had a strong feeling that the working class of Britain had just as high ideals as any other. He added: "What is Donald's appeal to the ) What are his credentials to ram the British Empire--are they be cause the Socialists tried to make London walk and could mot? . - "The same hands that stopped sil 1 adding that we should not havel: