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Ont, TTTTTIvTe qs The steamer -- The of Yarmouth, N, S, the water-line b shifting k before it could be towe today. : Nah New Name Confirmed --East Windsor as the " under which the town of will assume full "urban confirmed today at a ses: e Ontario Railway and Mu- hy PE kW % ; 'Howard Dies Halifan i recial cables received' in Halifax from London ht rex orted the death there of Major John vatd, for 36 years agent-general for Nova Scotia, The messages were sent by J. C. Howard, the agent-gen- eral's brother, * 0% 0% Fire At Auto Show Los Angeles, Calif. mated at $2,000,000 or more was done by a fire which swept the automobile show here this afternoon, destroying more than 300 automobiles besides a number of airplanes, trucks and mo- tor boats. ick Ghandi Allowed Calcutta, India, --"Mahatma" Mo- handas K. Ghandi was released on .his own bond today and allowed to go to Burma, following his arrest by British authorities yesterday in a boycott demonstration, He will be tried upon his return here. Ministers Protest : Toronto, --Protest against any in- terference with the operation of the women's police court or the incum- bency therin of Magistrate Margaret Patterson, was voiced to Mayor Me- Bride yesterday by a deputation from the Toronto Ministerial association, Radio Finds Job Berlin, -- The first German at- tempt to get employers and unem- ployed together by radio succeed- ed beyond the hopes of those fos- tering it. The municipal employ- ments offices had more jobs than men, e esti- * % ¥ % Seriously Injured Toronto.--~Alfred Davis, of 177 Earlscourt avenue, is without the use of his arms, temporarily at least, He fcll off a roof at Vaughan road and St. Clair avenue, He, too, is in West- en hospital, suffering from disloca- tions in both arms and a fracture of the left. "4 Hold Alleged Jail-Breaker Toronto.--Benjamin Ormstein of 344 Bathrust street was arrested by Detectives McConnell and Silver- thorne for the provincial police at Sudbury, Ormstein is charged with escaping from lawful Sustody follow ing his escape from the Sudbury a short time ago, * * Stabbed In Bus Detroit.~The conductor of & street car here and seven passengers on a Chicago-Detroit bus were stabbed to- day; the conductor by a negro who refused to pay a one-cent charge for a transfer and the bus passengers by another negro who apparently be- came suddenly insane, £ * x Ask Higher Salaries 4 Guelph, --Complaining that the $30 added to their yearly salary schedule does not place their wages on a par - with those of paid firemen in other Ontario cities, members of the Guelph fire department are appealing to the civic finance committee for a further revision in their salaries, x * x 0% Patrolman Killed Cleveland, Ohio, -- Patrolman Carl Sherman was killed and Ser- geant Martine Hoffman was shot through the chest today when they attempted to stop two thieves from stripping an automobile, The slayers escaped in their automobile which they had stolen. . 4%» Pastor Leaves Brantford Brantford, -- Announcement was made officially today that Rev, G. W, Moore, pastor of Sydenham street United church, formerly of Bronte, has resigned to accept charge of Grace church, Dunnville, During his three years as pastor here, the church debt has been ent by $4,000, * * * LJ Divorced Actor to Marry Los Angeles, Calif, -- Bryant Washburn, motion picture actor, has announced that he will be married within a few days to Miss Baplin Pears, actress, formerly of Toronto, The actor was divorced in February last year. Mrs. Wash- burn was granted cusjpdy of their two children. * * % * * First Run of Suckers Port Credit.--~The first catch of suckers of the year was made over- night by the nets of Robert Cory, 2 Port Credit fisherman. This is some 10 days earlier than the usual initial run of these fish, and is welcomed locally as a harbinger of spring. Warm rains for the past few days are responsible for their early ap- pearance, i hie MEXICAN ide a shawa Dail \ Ce OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 19 --~-- OR --x Times A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES REBELS ISSUE ULTIMATUM UNITED STATES PROPOSALS ARE WELL RECEIVED Formula for Entry Into the World Court Being - Considered MAY BE ACCEPTABLE Will Likely Be Discussed By Council of League of Nations (Cable. Service. to The Times by The Canadian Press) Geneva, Mar, 6,~--The reaction of those here in possession of the formula of Elihu Root, veteran United States statesman, for adhe sion of the United States to the "world court" is extremely favor. able, 4 Spokesman of one of the great powers represented on the commit tee for revision of the world court statutes sald that it was a practi- cal proposal as a basis of discus- sion and he believed there was lit- tle doubt that an agreement could be reached, He added discussion before the council of the League of Nations was also a probability, Mr. Root dines tonight with Sir Austen Chamberlain and Sir E. Hurst, legal adviser to the British Foreign Office, Neither Aristide Briand, French foreign minister, nor Sir Austen, British foreign sec- retary, can decide the issue alone, There must be a general consulta- tion and even, perhaps, a new In- ternational conference of the court signatories, Lg One appreh is that accept Fighting on Federal Forces Are an Effort to Recapture STARTS DEBATE J, 8, WOODWORTH, M.P, Whose motion dealing with nature. al resources started a long dis. cussion of power prijects in the House of Commons, . ance of the American idea--which is, simply, a provision of machinery for consideration of specific cases where the United States has really an interest as mentioned in the American fifth reservation having to do with advisory opinions-- might result in greatly retarding the machinery for the obtaining eof the advisory opinion. "ISOLATION ARMY HEADS ARE NAMED New Commander. Appoints Chief of Staff and Others (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Mar, 6.--Announcement is made by General Edward J. Higgins, the new commander of the Salvation Army, of the appointment of - missioner Henry W. Mapp, as his chief of staff, Commissioner Mapp held the post of international secre- tary for the army forces in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the West Indies, £ General Higgins also announced the constitution of a commission to enquire into and advise him as to the best method to be adopted for holding Salvationary Army property and other assets in the United King- dom. The commission will e up of Commissioners Mapp, as chair- man, Mitchell, Hurren, Alurie, Lamb, Jeffries and Lieut t-Cc ission- er Unsworth, CHEMISTS BILL IS KILLED IN QUEBEC (By Canadian Press) Quebec, Mar. 6,--The legislation committee of the Legislative Coun- cil yes'erday killed the bill where- by all chemists practising in the province of Quebec would have to be members of the Association of Chemists of the Province. The Bill passed the Lower House but met with heated opposition from pulp and paper companies add others. Counsel for both sides were heard in a lengthy argument yes- terday before the committee threw out the measure. N, 8. ADMIBAL DIES Baltimore.--Rear-Admiral Tates Sterling, U.S.N., retired, died last night at his home here. He was MEMBER OF JAPAN DIET ASSASSINATION CAUS- ES WIDE POLITICAL SENSATION House Adopts Resolution of Condolence to Family (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Tokyo, Mar, 6.--The assassina- { tion yesterday of Senjo Yamamoto, proletarian member of the Japan- ese fet, has caused a political sen- sation and came up in the House of Representatives today. The House adopted a resolution of condolence. on the Yamamoto refused to participate, asserting assassination but the remaining seven proletarian representatives that the non-Proletarian majority was not sincere in its resoiution, After. a vote had, ween taken Jotaro Kawakami, Proletarian, de- livered an impassioned speech in which he charged that the assassin- ation was illustrative of terroristic methods by which the ruling class- es held down the Radicals. Hoku- ji Kuroda, whos tabbed Yamamoto, is a member of the new Ultra Pat- riotie, an obscure organization, LLOYD GEORGE HAS HIGH ODDS TO OFFER (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Mar, 6.--Forwmer Prem- fer David Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, was quoted in an evening newspaper yesterday as express. ing willingness to offer odds of § to 1 against either the Conserva- tives or Laborites obtaining an in- dependent majority at the coming general election. Another way to make your mew car's finish last is always to park it between two cars--London Free Press. . Lindsay Council But It Was 4 (By Lindsay, March 6.--It is said that history repeats itself and the proof of that was demonstrated at the meeting of the town council yester- day when Ald. W, E. Stewart read the report of the police committee which was duly moved and seconded and adopted Later it was found that instead of the report of the last meeting of the ve gor OM ra: Bo hat be read ri i on Feb & 10067" e orliog The book had been turned back ~ 7 Over Phrec ears Old Canadian Press) and left open at that place and one committee meeting being so much like any other committee meeting it was arcepted at its face value and pas "Mr. Mayor, I'd like to know just where we stand ?" said Deputy Reeve 'Reilly, "Well, it's passed," said his wor- You adopted the child and. proved of it," said Ald. Stewart, oo then proceeded to read the right re- port. It was duly adopted. IS STEPPED Extended Scale Marks Revolt, With Rebels Gaining Mar: from Five Directions to Make City of Monterey, Strategic Centre of Northern Mexico -- Rebels Issue Statement, Demanding That Former President Calles Be Banished from Country Before They Will Discuss Settlement of Their Differences With Government + (By The Associated Press) Military action on an extended scale marked e progress of the Mexican revoli¥ion today, both the government and rebels beginning troop movements in the north and south with heavy tighting in pros- pect. Disturbed by the capture of Mon- terey, an important strategic raeil- way centre, federal forces were marching from five directions ou the capital of Nuevo Leo to drive out General Escobar, powerful re- bel leader in control there, For the moment the government appeared to be concentrating of Monterey, being content merely to bottle up the City of Vera Crus which has been cut off from the rest of the country, In the north the rebels appear- ed to have scored signal successes, but battle lines were being drawn at two points almost within gus range of the American border, The rebels were reported to be en route to Juarez, across the bor. der from El Paso, while loyal fed- erals were marching on Nogsles, Sonora now In rebel hands, Rebels Succeed Reports of fighting favorable tv the rebels at Maztuan, Sinaloa, Torreon, Coanuila and Canananes, have heen received while the re- bels also claimed Chinushua city, Of the 60,000 men in the Mexi. can army tw as estimated at Mexi- co City that 10,000° have gone over to the rebels while 50,000 have re- mained loyal tothe government, May Attack General Borquez, revolutionary commander of Northern Sonora, clgiming nine states, declared that the revolutionary leaders were in 8 position to sweep down upon the chpital from the north, east ana west, . He nlso asserted that the govern» ment would make no progress in Jaiseo because that state was full of Catholics who have been perse- cuted by former president Calles, rving Mass Bishop Havarette of the Catholic Diocese of Sonora was in the In- terior arranging for the first gen- (Continued on Page 10) DE VALERA RELEASED FROM JAIL Completed" All But Four Days of a Month's Sentence (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mar, 6--~ Eamon De Valera, Irish Republican chieftain, was released this afternoon from jail four days before the com- pletion of a 30 day sentence he had been serving for illegally entering Ulster territory, ; De Valera was arrested at Newry on the Ulster-Free State frontier Feb, 5, as he was attempting to reach Belfast in violation of a long-stand- ing order prohibiting him from en- tering Ulster. His arrest caused protests from Republican sympathizers in the free state but President Cosgrave ex- plained that although the Free Statc had made representation to Belfast authorities he could take no further official action, The Power of Conscience Ottawa, March 6.--Belated peni- tence on the part of a Toronto resi- dent 'has enriched the nation's ex- chequer by $3. This amount was enclosed in a letter addressed to Premier King, along with the fol- lowing note: "During the war I re- ceived goods unlawfully, belonging to the government, valued at just over $1. For so I enclose $3, and wish to express my regrets to those concerned and to acknow- lease, my sin against Almighty Landslide Kills Thirteen Moscow. -- A landslide in Ar- menia today destroyed the small mountain village of Zangezur, with the loss of 13 lives. Fourteen in- habitants escaped gravely injured. HOOVER STARTS DRIVE TO CLEAN UP WASHINGTON Will Confer With Officials to Aid Prohibition Enforcement -- HAS DIFFICULT TASK Drinking in Capitol Build. ings Makes Situation Hard to Handle (By Canadian Press) Washington, Mar. 6.--President Hoover will begin his prohibition enforcement drive in Washington, He will confer at an early date with the commissioners of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and urge them to clear up the national capitol, An- other step will be.to appeal to all public officials to refrain from pa- tronizing bootleggers and drinking, His drive here may result in stop ping many hosts and hostesses from serving drinks at dinners at- tended by public men and women, During the Coolidge regime Washington entertainers gradually curtailed the use of strong drink at parties, but Mr, Hoover will fur. ther discourage the custom, But, it was pointed out, Presi- dent Hoover will find his plan for drying the district most dificult on account of the Capitol, It has been asserted here by local "officers that Washington cannot be made dry while bootlegging is carried op In the house and senate office bufld- ings, as well as other federal build. ings, The Hoover speech caused dry members of the house to stress the fact that Washington police and government prohibition agents are unable to reach the traffic on Capi~ tol Hill. While delighted with Mr, Hoover's declarations, many mem- bers of congress doubt his ability to cope with the situation, Founder of = Buick Firm Passes Away (By Canadian Press) Detroit, Mar, 6--David D, Buick, founder of the Buick Automobile Company, now a unit of the General Motors Corporation, died of cancer in Harper hospital here last night. He was 74 years old. Mr. Buick, who was known as one of the pioneers of the automobile industry, died in comparative poverty, For the past two years he had held an instruetorship in the Detroit School of Trades, OLD AGE PENSIONS 10 BE EFFECTED BY END OF THIS YEAR HON, GEORGE S, HENRY REPLIES TO WOMEN Toronto, Mar. 5.~--Definite as- surance that some form of Prov- incial Old Age Pensions would be '| working in Ontario before the end of the year was given today when Hon. George S$. Henry, Premier of the Province, replied to requests presented to the gov- 'ernment by a representative dep- utation from Toronto Women's Liberal Association, . Further assurance was given by the acting Prime Minister that the Toronto Women's Police Court would be maintained. "There is some discussion under way in this matter at the present time," said Mr, Henry, "And I am confident that 'the court will mot be abolished." The deputation asked for care acting Germany Su Motion, But Populations (By Geor, Press Staff Correspondent) Geneva, Switz, Mar, 6--After hours of teacup diplomacy, the coun- cil of the League of Nations today came finally to grips with the prob- lem of minorities, It was a striking scene when. Sen- tor Raoul Dandurand of Canada arose to read his motion for dealing with petitions from minority peoples. Briefly the Canadian statesman pro- sed that petitions should be heard yo the full council so the minority petitioners would be satisfied that proper investigation of its grievance had been made, and that it would not be left ignorant of the action which might be taken on the peti- tion, At present a committee of three hears petitions from minorities secking the assistance of the League, H The halls and corridors of the League of Nations building were jammed to the doors an hour before the doors, opened, the crowd that had athered expressing their views in half the languages of Europe. The council hall was packed. But al- though the atmosphere was one of tense eagerness, no untoward inci- dent marred the proceedings, Gustave Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, whose long speech in his own la , with ry trans- lations, largely occupied the session, spoke calmly, On his left sat Aris- tide Briand, Foreign Minister o Frans, sagely nodding his head now an: in, Canadian Proposal The Canadian proposal came first. The Tehort of the committee of jur- ists submitted today held that in some respects the Dandurand propo- sal was hot covered by the treaties and minorities decisions and estab- lished new rules for the examination of petitions by the council. "The committee must therefore conclude," the report added, "that this proposal involves rules which require an agreement between the council and the states concerned." The jurists' committee report said for one thing the Dandurand pro- ontinued on Page 10) POLICEMAN SUSPECTED IN CHICAGO Is Now Being Watched as a Suspect in Gang Killing (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Mar, 6.--Ever since the Valentine's day gang massacre, the State's attorney's office has closely studied the possibility that one of the slayers may have been a police officer. Today, these investiga- tors said 8 policeman now is under surveillance is a suspect. 7 A raid yesterday on a liquor de- pot supplied the officer's name, they said. On a wall of the de- pot (a gerage) was found his name, address, and telephone num- ber, with Information where he might be reached at any hour of the day. The place raided was operated by Claude Maddox and Danny Val- lo, both wanted in connection with the slayings. 3 Calls Autos Curseoj Age St. Thomas, Mer. 6.--Mr. Jus- tice Kelly, who is presiding at the spring assizes here, jn commenting yesterday afternoon on .the report of the grand jury, seid that while he realized the grest benefits of the automobile, he regarded it in another sense as one of the great- est curses that had ever come into the country. The grand jury re- commended that steps be take to secure 8 better observance of the of drug addicts, for some improve- thighway trafic regulations, especi- ments in the temperance education of the Province, for old age pen- sions and for the maintaining of the Women's Court. Hon. Mr. Henry acted for Prem- fer G. Howard Ferguson, owing to the latter's indisposition. Hon. Forbes Godfrey, Provincial Min- ister of Health, was also present to hear the deputation, ally erping motor vehicles and rishi in. Yee Prominent Democrat Dies Indianapolis, Ind.~Thomas Tag- gart, veteran Indiana Democratic leader, died at his home here this morning following an illness of sev- eral months, He was 72 years old. e Hambleton, Canadian * WAR CLOUDS League Chancellor Stresemann of WINS FIRST ROUND $ SIR HENRY THORNTON Who was ccessful in securing approval of the mpilway com. mittee of Commons for his Saskateh bh h h of the C.N.R, L will be 24 hours behind schedule, STILL HANG OVER CHINA THE LEADERS ON BOTH SIDES MOBILIZING FORCES Tense Situation Has Arisen Between Government and: Enemies (By Canadian Press) Shangha!, China, Mar, 6.--Chi- nese officialdom here considers that 8 tense situation has arisen between the -Nationalists govern- ment and the so-called Kawngsi clique of military leaders and that the shadow of war again hangs over the country with both sides rapidly mobolizing, President Chiang Kai-Shek is massing 150,000 men in the Province of Kiangso presumably to meet a threatened advance of Kwangsi troops from Hankow, The Khangsi strength is estimated at 100,000. Nanking troops, including the famous Cantonese Communist Ironsides, 5,000 strong, are now being transferred from Shantung where the revolt of troops under Chang Tsung-Chang apparently is at a standstill, to Kiangso. HEAVY GALE RAGING ALONG FRENCH COAST Cherbourg, France, Mar. 6.--Hea- vy gales along the French Atlantic seaboard during the past few days have caused serious delays to incom- ing liners from America. The repub- lic of the United States lines was two days late, while the Leviathan which wy scheduled to call at Cherbourg this morning has wirelessed that she Paris. -- Physicians to Marshal Foch seid today their patient had passed 8 good night. They seem- ed more optimistic than they have League of Nations Takes Up Canadian Proposals Canadian Senator in ~ Limelight at Council Of League of Nations Senator Dandurand's Proposal Regarding the Problems of Minorities Was Launched at Session of the Council This Morning -- the Principle of Canadian Senator's the Assimilation of Minority THREE PERSIANS HELD ON POISON IQUOR DEATHS Peoria Man and Wife Are Charged With Murder SEVENTEEN DEATHS Federal Officers Are Trying to Trace Liquor to Its Source (By Canadian Press) Peoria, Ill, Mar, 6.--More names appeared on the poison liquor death list today, and the total stood at 17, Two men and their wives are held for murder, It is charged they furn- ished the poison drink. Another man is charged with manslaughter. There were three deaths in Gales- burg which officials were certain were due to poison liquor, but because the bodies had been embalmed before an examination could be made, the cor- oner was unwilling to include them among the victoms, The federal prohibition department has entered the investigation in an effort to trace the poison to its source, Norris Mansfield, one of these held under a murder charge, said he obtained his liquor supply from a ! Chicago dealer, whom he refused to name, The beverage that resulted in the 17 deaths, the blinding of several persons and the serious illness of do» zens more, contained 15 per cent, wood alcohol, according to a chem- ist's report, The industrial alcohol which was used appeared to have been poorly redistilled, the report said, The murder charges gainst Mans» field, his wife and G, Cuffin and his wife were based on only one death, that of Clarence Hoppe, Saturday night, John Cox, of Vermont, Il, is held on the manslaughter charge. It was he, the charges state, who sold liquor which is blamed for three deaths, PRINGE OF WALES 70 CONFER HONORS Will Act for His Father at the Royal Investitures (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) London, Mar, 6.--An important part of the new duties devolving upon the Prince of Wales gs a re- sult of his father's illness will be to act. as his majesty's deputy st this year's investitures of knighs- hood, It is stated authoritatively a ro- yal warrant granting the powers to the prince to confer with the acco lade of knighthood has been pre. pared and is awaiting his majesty's signature. It probably will be sigued in the next two or three days, King George himself, when Prince of Wales, conferred the ac- colade on certain Indian subjects who had received knighthood while he toured India, King Ed- ward having given him similar powers. King Ico Bound Copenhagen, -- Christian X., King of Denmark, Queen Alexan~ drine and Prince Knud arrivi here this morning after spending the night aboard a ferry ice bound in the Mid-Baltic Sea. , Starts Long Flight Washington, -- Captain Ross G, Hoyt of the Army Air Corps, hop- ped off from Bolling Field this morning at 4.256 o'clock on a mon~ stop flight to Kelly Field, Texas, Charged With Abduction Toronto.--George King, of Mid- land, was arrested by provincial and city police last night and is being held on a warrant charging abduction. There is also a theft charge against been for the past few days. him in: M say. Britains Unemp London, Mar, 6.--First reading was given in the House of Com- mons to a bill which makes emi- grants from Britain still entitled to unemploymegt insurance benefits. Commander Right Hon, Godfrey Locker-Lampson, - under-secretary for Foreign Affairs, said there were 1,260,000 workless in Great Bri- tain, including some of the finest elements in the country. On the other band, there were vast tracts in the Dominions, with a greater loymeni Benefit -ToBe Extended To Help Migrants | (Cable Sersice 'to The Times byThe Canadian Press) portion of the Empire never feels ing the foot of man. He argued the effect of unemployment relief was to concentrate the recipients in Britain. . The Government in one way was ying money to enabe unemployed go overseas, and in another way wag bribing them to here, His bill provided that a rant who went overseas, but remained with- in the Empire should receive ue- employment pay for a period up to two years.