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Page of Interesting News and Pictures of th Salvation Army Leader Ho es Reconciliation 'With G nera' Pos:ible . General Hig ance That ins Plans to Effect Ref But Gives Assur. ® The Fullest Provision Will Be Made F the Financial Needs of General Bramwell * London--One of the first aims of General Higgins, the new head of the Salvation Army, will be to en- deavour to arrange a meeting With his aged ex-chief, General Booth, in the hope of effecting a complete re- conciliation and healing the breach in the Army's ranks, "The position with regard to the trusteeship is distinctly. . delicate," said an "official; "but if General Booth refused to sign the necessary documents divesting himself of the trust, we should, I presume, have to 80 to court, "The position now is that General Higgins is head of the Army, but General Booth is still trustee of its property. It is an anomaldus situa- tion which we hope the ex-chief, out of love for the Army, will help us easily to solve." r An important declaration concern- the further organization and re- form of the Army was made by Gen- | Higgins, in an interview at Sun- , in: which he said :-- "It will be necessary for me to meet General Booth regarding the transference of the trusteeship, I, as Chief of Staff, hold power of attorney, that is, banking powers which give me control of the funds, so that there is no immediate danger of the work being hampered on that ground, Salary Question "On the question of reform, I in» tend to appoint two commissions, one to investigate the matter of future Generals, and the other to consider the important issue of the trustee- ship, The first can probably be set- tled without much difficulty, but the second will involve many complica- tions, including going to the House of Commons for an amended Deed oll, "I have not made any appoint- GEN, BRAMWELL BOOTH ments, but certain necessary ones, including the new Chief of Staff, will be made without delay. Dealing with the General's salary, he continued :-- "At JForzent I have no salary at all, I shall be paid a sum which six of the oldest Commissioners will deter mine from a trust fund fou.ded about 12 years ago, which now amounts to about £15000. I have no power to say how much of the in- terest will go to me, I shall cer- tainly not get all of it. "In any case, we intend to make the fullest provision for General Booth, BELIEVED OF TRESSES, London--His obsession for reliev ing girls of their tresses led to an- other appearance before a magis- trate of James Smith, a 34-year-old seaman, of the Seamen's Home, Burdett-road, E. He was charged at Tower Bridee with assaulting I ily Thomidas, a St. Olave's schoolgirl, of Jamalca-road, Bormondsay, by cutting her hair at Abbey-street Arches. When the girl was walking under the arches she was aware that Smith was behind her, Suddén- ly she saw something "flash like steel." The girl struggled go vio- lently, however, that her assailant was able to cut off only a small quantity of her hair. The police revea'sd that *h man had eight previous convicfions for the same offence, Smith. who nonfesesd his guilt, was remanded for a doctor's report, Good Herring Fichi The best herring fishing for some time was I at Oban when five vessels arrived from Uishnish and TEST BY CHEESE How the B.B.C. Solve a 'Riddle of Popularity London--When the B.B.C, starts ed morning talks for women from Daventry 6XX no idea could he formed as to the number of listen- ers--women who could spare the time from housework to 'listen. Some chcese recipes which were broadcast one morning recently, have proved a useful guide, There were 5,889 applications for the re- cipes, They came from all parts Gt. Britain and Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man, Holland, 'France and Belgium, The penetrative influence of wire- less is shown by the fact that the applications included some from such remote places as Hawes (York shire), Grasmere (Westmorland), Groyde Bay (Devon) and Towyn (North Wales.) THE GRANITE ITY TIE IN DANGER Stone Masons Protest Against Menace of Brick and Concrete Aberdeen ~The granite masons of Aberdeen are up in arms. The vogue of the native rock for building pur- oscs is menaced by an invasion of rick and concrete, and strong rep- resentations are being made to the Town Council by the local operatives in favour of a more extensive use of granite in the new housing schemes meantime under construction, In recent years the relatively high initial cost of granite buildings has induced the members of the Town Council 'to turn their attention to cheaper forms of construction, In the earlier housing schemes at Torry granite is fairly well represented, but during the past year or two colonies of brick and concrete dwellings have been springing up at Hilton and in the Pittodrie district--right in the heart of the Granite City, At Smithfield, almost within a stone's throw of a famous granite quarry, there are a number of timber cottages, which, though by nature "perishable," are serving a passing purpose, The Town Council in meantime in- viting tenders for another fairly large development of the housing scheme--some 300 dwellings in all-- and the Aberdeen branches of the Building and Operative Workers' Union have sent a communication to the Town Clerk urging that, in the contracts shortly to laced, a cer- tain Jropottion of the ses should be of granite, BRITISWERS TAXED INTO SOBRIETY Consumption of Liquor in Britain Showing a Steady Decrease ; Edinburgh, Scotland--John Bull is losing his thirst for hard liquor or is being taxed into sobriety. Official figures show whisky con- sumption in Great Britain has de creased one-third in the last twelve years, Last year's total comsump- tion of 10 984,368 gallops is the lowest figure on record for the twentieth century except for 1919, wh.n war-time restrictions reduced it to 10,324,000 proof gallons. Year by year the gse of whisky has steadily declined. Distillers say it is the result of the spirit tax of nearly 200 per cent, British whisky and allied trades are going to pe- tition Winston Churchill, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, to reduce the uty. An increase of 641,000 gallons of whisky exported was reported year. Before the world war Great Britain exported two million more gallons of whisky than was export- ed last year. New Priest for Renton The Rey. Patrick J. Loy has been appointed priest-in-charge of St. Martin's Church, Renton. He has been for about a yeag senior assist- ant - at Dumbarton St. Patrick's Tuimpenhead grounds with over 300 crans of herring of good quality. Church, and prior to that was for 18 years curate at Kelvinside, Glasgow. Sir Oliver Lodge Reports First ot From Late Wife London. -- Lady Lodge, late wife of Sir Oliver Lodge, is en- joying a period of rest and recu- peration" in a "happier sphere," Sir 0 vcr informed the press yesterday. = r Oliver said he had received his {i .t "communication" from his wife, who died three weeks ago. The mess- was characteristic of Lode and ind'cated she was met af- » by the spirits of her chil- mond and Violet, who died e3ii 1. "We are not presumptuous enough to expect that an incffable meeting | with her pilot has yet occurred," Sir Oliver added. In Sir Oliver's opinion, persons who die are met by 2 "pilot" who acquaints them with the order of the new life. ; me: "In in which he said none of the family was unduly la- menting her death. "We know and foy- ingly she would have welcomed the knowledge that our faith in contin- ued existence is absolutely secured and that not a « pf 2 doubt troubles ys," he wrote, FT PVD OTOVPR IE DV | BY | Liviea. cATURDAY, [IVR Ros | 9, 1929 PAGE THIRTEEN e British Isles MOTHER FORCER T0 MAKE APOLOGY TO SCHOOL TEACHER Present of Boot Polish To Child Cause of Row London--An apology by a mother to her child's schoolmistress, and the accepting of the apology, were conditions on which the magistrate at the South Western London Police Court allowed a summons to be withdrawn, The trouble began with a tin of blacking. When a child named Smith ar- rived at the Battersea Park-road Girls' School with neglected look- ing boots, the teacher presented the child with a tin of blacking, The next morning, sald Mrs, Goldsmith, Mrs, Smith forced her way into the school, hurled the tin across the room and threatened the mistress with personal violer.ce, Mrs. Smith told the magistrate that her children were always clean but Mrs, Goldsmith alleged that tie child in question habitually came to schoo! in an untidy state, There was no {intention to affront the child's mother, 'There's been a misunderstand- ing,'" sald the magistrate, suggest- ing that the mother should apolo- gise, This she agreed to do: the apology was accepted and the sum- mons withdrawn, Prison for Helensburgh Man John Brown, who previously resid- ed at 19 Maitland Street, Helens- burgh, was sentenced to . three months' hard labour when he plead- ed guilty to a charge at the instance of Rhu Parish Council of failing to maintain his wife and children, BRITAIN ALONE CUTS ARMY MONEY many, France and Russia Have Increased London, March 8.--Great Britain is the only country in the world which can show a reduction in mili- tary expenditures during the past five years, according to comparative figures cited in the House of Com- mons recently by Rt, Hon, Sir La- ming Worthington-Evans, secretary of state for war, In five years the annual cost of Great Britain's army has dropped 11 per cent. In the same period the expenditure of the United States had increased by 000,000 3 of Italy by $50,000,000; of Germany b: $25,000,000, of France by $120,000, 000; and in Soviet Russia the total budget for army, navy and air force had increased by $200,000,000, "That is the answer," said the sec- retary for war, "to those who call upon this country to give a lead in the matter of disarmament. It has only been ssible by the devoted efforts of all officers in the cause of economy." Drastic as had been the economies effected in the British Army, they had not precluded mo- dernization, Sir Laming explained, Modernization of armies meant me- chanization, a process which had be- gun in 1921 and now covered every branch of the service in varying de- grees. In this respect, he remarked his own special sphere, the Royal Tank Corps, had a just claim to pre- eminence in strategy and equipment, CINDERELLAS OF WALES Pontypridd, Wales--The need for a closer watch upon dance-halls in South Wales was urged upon par- ents and police by Alderman Enoch Davies in dealing with applieations for the renewal of liceases in Pon- typridd. It was lamentable, he said, that mothers failed to exercise due care over daughters of tender years in the craze for dancing. In some cases licensees of dance- halls were not sufficiently careful about those they admitted, and the matter called for more vigilance, so thete where necessary police could take action, At Barry there is to be a one o'clock curfew, no licenses being issued for dances in halls after this bour. Complaints that early-morn- last |ing revellers dicturb the peace of residents in other parts of South Wales are calling for a general re- vision of hours. SERVANTS FIGHT FIRE Chain of Buckets on Flames Till Firemen Arrive. London.--Fire which broke out in the town house of Lady Horlick, wife of Sir Ernest Horliek, in St. James's place. S. W., was kept un- der control by the servants umtil the arrival of the fire brigade. The outbreak occurred below a water tank under the roof. The tank was frozen, and plumbers had tried to thaw it. It is thought that one of the wooden supports became ignited and smouldered. A woman servant was awakened by the crackling of the flames and gave the alarm. The servants form- 8 chain and buckets of water from the kitchen were poured on the "Varsity Physical Culture Edinburgh University Court is to submit for royal approval an ordin- J---------------- Recovering at the Seaside EDINBURGH UNIV. Finances of U.S., Itzly, Ger' Channel, BRITAIN'S SAI' OR KING King George V., who is slowly but surely recovering strensth at his seaside home at Bognor, Sussex, on the English his health and PRINGIPAL WILL RETIRE THIS YEAR Principal Sir James A. Ew- ing Has Had A Notable Career -------- i Edinburgh. --Sir James Alfred Ew- ing, K.C.B, Principal and Vice- Chancellor of Edinburgh University, has intimated to the University Court his intention to retire on Sep- tember 30 next, the end of the ac- ademic year, ° In his letter to the secretary of the University, Sir Alfred saysi:-- "In a few weeks I shall be 74. As the University grows the duties of the Principal inevitably expands, and it does not become less important that he should be quite fit for them, Lately my health has been such as to make the neccessary effort more difficult than it was, and though I am now better I feel that for the sake of the University, and possibly for my own sake, I ought not to at- tempt another year." hy Sir Alfred Ewing has a dinting- uished record of public service, After holding the Professorship of Engin- cering at the Imperial University of Tokio, and at University College, Dundee, he was called to the Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Ar plied Mechanics at Cambridge, n 1903 he became Director of Naval Education, and he remained there un- til 1916, when he was offered the Principalship of the University of Edinburgh, At that time he was en- gaged in important war work at the Admiralty, the nature of which was kept secret until Lord Balfour re- cently let it be known that Sir Al. fred was the creator and head of an organization which worked with con- spicuous success in intercepting and deciphering enemy wireless messages, CARLYLE SOCIETY HAS BEEN FORM To Erect Replica of Statue to the Famous Philosopher Edinburgh,~--A Scottish *Car- lyle" Society has been formed here Gift as Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn- road, London, will receive great impetus from the munificent do- nation of $220 000 by Mr, Albert Levy, treasurer of the institution. The money will Le deveted to the fund for the rebuilding of th hos- pital"s maternity department, and for research into the causes of ma- ternal mortality, and of sulsequent invalidity, Mr. Levy, who is chair- man and m-naging director of the Ardath Tolaceo Co., State Express cigarettes, gave $250 000 last June towards the Eastman Dental Clinic, now beings built as an adjunct to the Royal Free Hospital. An official an- nounceme:t o the gift stated: "Mr. Levy heg mcde this gift b. cause he has long fe't the urgent ne essity of improving the midwilery service throughout the country. He attach- es epecial importance to the train- London--Maternity work at the iag of wom n' students In | Hospital Receives $250,000 Aid to Motherhood this 'ranch of medical work, and, while fully appreciating the most cxcellent teachin now provided by the hos- pitzl in its maternity department, hopes that the a"ditional facilities that will be provid d will help for- ward the cause." This gift is an in- terestirg sequel to the support «iv- en by Queen to the centenary ap- peal issued 18 months ago by the hospit:l, laun-hing the fund, It was then announced that the Queen had concented to her name being makers of gi.cn to the new department when it was open d. The Cueen has al- vars shown the strongest interest in the problem of maternity wel- fare, and in a messace to the Ma- ter ity Mortality Conference held in London last year she stated that she viewed "with grave concern the hizh rat- of maternal mortality." and felt "that 8 very real endeavor should be made to remove this re- proach from our national life." BOY TO RECEIVE SMALL FCRTUNE FOR HIS HONESTY London~A lucky London boy, Laurence Turner, a 20-ycar-cld pack- er, of Messina-avenue, West Hamp- stead, picked up a $25,000 pear neck- lace lost in Sloane street; and will soon pick up $2,500 as a reward for restoring it to its owner, Like most people, Laurence had dreamed of the wonderful things he would huy him- self if ever he became wealthy. Now that he is--for $2,500 is wealth when you earn but $7.50 a week--his only thought is for bis mother. Laurence was on an errand in Sloane street when he saw the neck- lace lying in the middle of the pave- ment. Crowds of people had passed it by. Thinking the pearls were but imitation, he put them casually in his pocket, and that evening gave them to his mother. | Britain Shows Way Reducing Air Force London, March 8--DBritain would welcome reduction in the air forces of the world. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare told the House of Commons yesterday, with the provi- sion that such reduction should not leave Britain and her Empire in a vulnerable position. Sir Samuel, introducing the esti- mates for aviation expenditures in 1929, declared that the British record of efforts to avoid competition in air armaments was unassailable. The new air budget shows a decrease of $250,- 000 since 1928. Clydebank Child Killed Mary Bell (6), 9 Clyde Street, Clydebank, was crossing Glasgow Road, Clydebank, when she was knocked down by a 'bus, She died instantly from head injuries, Two Famous Brothers under the presidency of Professor James Mackinnon, Alexander Car- Iyle, grand-nephew of Carlyle, is to erect at Ecclcfechan a replica of the Boehm statue at Chelsea. At the inaugural meeting of the new society it was mentioned that some of Carlyl.'s volumes were be- ing translated into Japanese, that a study of Carlyle and some of his writings coming out in Swedish, and that in America many people were ardent students of Carlyle, and one or two books were coming outthere to give further light on certain details, , Professor S:hlapp, said what ap- pealed to him in Carlyle was the courage, the determination, and the optimism of the man, It would not be a mere local and parochial society, It would be a society which embraced the world, you might say, Carlyle's world-French civili- zation, Girman civilizafion, British civilization, and S:ottish eciviliza~ tion, He did not think Carlyle look- ed very far beyond that, but that was enough for him, and it might te enough in the meantime for them, { "HEAVEN'S LIGHT" | Order of the Star of Indis Portsmouth--Portsmouth Coun- cil have decided on a3 motto for the city. It is "Heaven's light our guide." / Alderman Sir Harold Pink said it appeared on the bows of the old Indian troopships that called at Portsmouth. Placed beneath the present crest, star and crescent, it would be very appropriate, Councillor J. E. Lane thought fit would be just as approphiate to se- ject as a mottor, "The King, God bless him." which appeared round the grog tub of the old troopships. ""Heaven's light our guide," is the Jolie of the Order of the Star of India. "THE FOUR JUST MEN" When Edgar Wallace Comld Not Raise £5 on It. London--An experience as a pub- lisher was related by Mr. Edgar Wallace at a luncheon given by the Worshipful Company of Station- ers at Stationers' Hall. "I published a book because I could not get any ordinary publish- er to advance me even a fi note w "The Four Just Men" he said. "It taught me to keep ou of the publishing business. copyright of the book by George Newnes, and three a quarter million copies of it have been sold." Her 85th An E woman, charged with being disorderly in the Grassmarket, Ed , made her 95th appearance in i Police Court. She had been out of prison for only three days, and was sent back for 30 days. Portsmouth Adopts Motto of | d | pay the expenses of 20 single men, r UNEMPLOYMENT CURE How Work Could Be Found For All Within 10 Years Birmingham,--*"if British manu- facturers would scientifically exam. ine the markets of the world and ascertain the degree to which sound advertising could influence those markets, the whole of our unem- ployed could be absorbed within a period of 10 years." Mr. W, H, Harford, a director of Saward, Baker and Co,, Ltd, made this statement when addressing a Fasting at Birmingham Univer- sity. "Without advertising," he added, 'the manufacturer is entirely in the hands of the merchant, and while the merchant renders great service to industry and to trade his legiti- mate function is that of a distribu- tor and not of a controller." KNOWN AS CITY OF YOUNG SUMMERS Stoke-on-Trent Claims To Have the Cleanest Children Stoke-on-Trent--This city, the capital of the Potteries--despite its smoke and grime--claims to have children who are as clean-faced as wn in the land, here is a freshness youngsters, as they scamper off to school (writes a correspondent), that is to be seen in few places where the "atmosphere is polluted by smoke, The reason for this is that the children of the Potteries have p pas- sion for swimming, in which they are encouraged by the Jocal education authority, Swimming has became part of the school curriculum at Stoke-on-Trent, and probably more children can be found in the "six towns" who are adept at this useful sport than in many of the big sea- side centres, Life-Savers _ The local education authority have instilled the bathing habit into the boys and girls, with the result that Stoke-on-Trent is a city of young swimmers, some thousands of chil- dren holding proficiency certificates and life-saving awards, The love of water has induced habits of cleanliness. Hence the fresh faces In winter when the baths are closed, children, whose arents have encouraged the water bit, have even been known to take a weekly "splash" in the copper boiler, _ One boy recently confessed to hav- ing borrowed a dustbin from a shop- keeper in which to take his bath on Sunday mornings. M.P. DECLINES T0 TAKE ORDERS FROM HIS CONSTITUENTS Claims His Status Different From That of a Delegate | . Edinburgs.--~An emphatic refusal | ito take instructions from any sec- tion of the constituency whith he 'represents has been made by Com- mander A, D. Cochrane, Conserva- tive member for East Fife. Replying by letter to a recent re- tion from a meeting of ratopay- ers in Leven which "instructed" the member to vote against the Loval Government (Scotland) Reform (Bill, Commander Cochrane expressed sur- prise that such a sentence should be included in any resolution, ' The letter, which was read at a meeting of Leven Town Council, fur- ther stated: --"I must draw the at- tention of the Town Council to the fact that a representative in Parla- ment is not a delegate, and on prin- ciple I definitely decline to take in- structions from any section of those whom I represent in the House of Commons." about the Berwick Man's Offer : Mr. W. H. Askew, of Ladykirk House, Berwick, has made an ar- rangement with the CP.R. and of- fered 2.sum of money sufficient to 10 familes, and 10 married couples-- about 90 persons in all--out to Can- ada, where guaranteed jobs are to be George Bernard Shaw Thinks Revival of the Gaelic Tongue Foolish Tell Students That All Im. portant Works Should Be Written in Most Widely Bernard Shaw went to Geneva to take a look at the League of Na» tions, but as soon ag he appeared, there, writes Aase Haugaard, in "Politiken," of Copenhagen, he himself became the most conspicu~ ous figure at the meeting of the assembly, The first question ask- ed--net by a newspaper man but by a group of students--was: "What is an intelligent woman?" "One who will buy my last book, 'The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism,' price 15 shillings," replied Shaw, "It is true that you have lost faith in humanity?" "Whoever told you that I at any time have ever had any faith in humanity? Humanity {is forever changing. History tells us of six or seven civilizations which have gone to ruin, All reached a point of development similar to ours and collapsed because humanity in fts political phase destroyed every- thing. I see no reason why we should not disappear in the same way; all signs point in that direc- tion," . A student: "Can we do nothing to save civilization?" / Mr. 8haw: "The League of Na- tions tells what can be dome and J, too, have told it in my books; but people neither listen to what the League says nor do they buy my books. Modern humanity, how- ever, is not creation's last word, We have the consolation of knowing G. BEBNANRD SHAW that if we succumb it will only bas- ten the moment when the life force will produce something better," Another student: "Ought the Irish and the Welsh to give up their native langusge and adopt English?' Mr, Shaw: "You are English, are you not?" Student: "No, I am Welsh," Mr, Shaw: "Well, that's even worse. I don't understand Welsh; I only know it is 8 very unprofit- able, language--for an author, I have known many writers from small countries who have written exccllent books, but the first thing they think of is how to get them translated into a language thet people can read--English or Ams- erican, for example, As for Iris it's only a humorous tomgue; an why should Irish avoid English when they know how to s it so much bettcr than Englishmen themselves? If there is any one here so unlucky as to have one of the minor languages as bis native speech I adyise him to learn one of them ore widely spoken tongues as soon as possible." A third student: "What is your impression of the League of Na- tions?" : Mr, Shaw: "As a dramatist [ am most interested in-th: stage set- ting. We behold a tribute from which a certain number of men deliver speeches, but not the slight:st attention is paid to has they say because they say noth except what they have b: en ordered to say from home. It was only Briapd who, by & slip of the gue, let out some real facts er day. But nw al racier o stage manager I r tell you confi- bebnd dently that the : . the tribune is very effectiye. The ladies of the secretariat .. kmow how to make admirable use of it. Toware the end of a long-winded oration one of these young sudden- Jy steps out from the folds of the curtain. * given Field inion of Field Marshal Sir William chief of staff of the Bri- training soldier; The Ficld Mar; emphasized that France and Italy have approximate- ing armaments pelf-aggrandizement continue, in the | military Marshal Says War Risk Present While Armaments Built ly the same number of troops as in leider ein Jom Fig rend e reaty H ,gestrictions, The United States, he said, soon will construct additional cruisers and Great Britain is spending annually on armaments. Sir William advocated concentrated efforts to remove existing causes of . friction, and to check ambitious pcli- cies of self-aggrandizement. He also recommended 2 more and | trustful spint in 3 all mations - 10 jgjs. be and urged League of Nations, 3 4a ER SSeS nsoER ue puNAL SNTYRS slebncite 3 4 Bhp Buomclle od po ef BoE lg » 32