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"All the he News While It Is News" The Osh Just Aaily Tones Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer & A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City - VOL. 6--NO. 34 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES A a El an AD St News in Brief J i; (By Canadian Press) y Ena hd Cohan Out of Pictures Chicago.--George M. Cohan has cancelled his contract with United Artists to go to Hollywood, to write, act and direct pictures. » » - Lake Pioneer Dies Windsor,--Captain James Tobin, 78, a pioneer among Great Lakes mariners and the last of a genera- tion that ineluded five lake cap- tains in one family, died last night. * Ld * ' Noted Physician Dies Watertown, N.Y.--Dr. Frederick Brook Smith, aged 64, native of Belleville, Ont., an outstanding physician of Northern New York, died at His home here of pneu- monia. Quarters Condemned Windsor.--Since East Windsor medical officer of health condemn- ed quarters occupied by firemen, the fire committee of the council has decided to have a second storey built on the headquarters building at an estimated cost of $5,000. x « Ld Held For Theft Belleville.--Ernest Fox, of Tren- ton, arrested at Gananoque, was taken back to Trenton to face charges involving the theft of $250 from Mrs. Chesboro. Fox had re- sided with Mrs. Chesboro for many years, * % % Aviator Lost Baudette, Minn.--Maurice Mill- er, airplane pilot, who ecarriea mail and emergency supplies to the scattered settlements in this far north country, is reported lest in the ' wilderness between here and Northwest Angle. .e Injuried at Crossing Belleville.--J. Benjimin Wilkie, 2 comercial traveller residing at 4 amden Pl: /innipeg, Hes in Belleville general hospital in a critical condition after a railway crash at the George Street Cana- dian Pacific crossing here. v - - Seek New Record Croydon, England.--In an at- tempt to set a new record for the flight from England to Australia, Flying Officers H. Piper and C. Kay, of the Royal Air Force, took' oft from Croydon Sunday morning. A telegram last evening reported that they had landed Dijon, France. at Ad - . Little Girl Shot Detroit.--An 8-year-old girl was shot and wounded fatally while on her way to church here yesterday. The little girl, Jennie Mark, died at 5.40 p.m. in Receiving Hospital. Police said they believed the shot was fired by some person who was trying to kill pigeons. Midland Garage Fire Midland.--J. L. Craighead's gar- age was damaged to the extent of $30,000 by fire and water. The blaze started on the third storey, destroying part of the roof ana three automobiles in storage. The lower floors were badly damage. by water. The cause is unknown. * * Prisoner Hangs Himself Haileybury.--THhirteen hours af- ter he had been brought from Por- cupine to the district jail. here on his way to an insane asylum, Hugo Valsi, 36, native of Finland, com- mitted suicide early Saturday morning by hanging himself with a blanket. . Both Doing Well Washington.--Both William Ho- ward Taft, former chief justice of the United States, and Admiral Chas. F. Hughes, chief of naval op- erations, who are ill at their homes here, were reported doing nicely and more than holding their own today. . . Killed on Slide London, Ont., -- Tobogganning down a little used slide on the campus of the University of Wes- tern Ontario Saturday afternoon, Allan Frederick Landon, only son of Prof, Fred Landon and A Mrs. Tandon met almost instant death. The boy. 10 years old, was thrown and broke his neck, ¥ Income Tax Up Ottawa.--Income tax collections for ten months of the present fis- cal year to the end of January was $67,157,380, as compared with $57,289,637 for the corresponding period in the fiscal year 1928-29. THe figures were announced by Hon. W. D. Euler, Minister of In- ternal Revenue, * I* Centenarian Dies Vancouver. -- Solemon Mutch, 102, one of Vancouver's four cen- tenarian residents, is dead here. Born in 1828 he moved as a young man to Halifax where he enraged in the fishing and shipping busi ness. He came to the Pacific coas at the age of 62 when he retired from active business life. - TESRILLENE TF Hi i ny Eaeent Sumays sod Push Hotbors ROWERS WATCHING WHEAT MOVES Rescue Prevented by the In- tense Heat From Burning Aeroplane Which Was Wrecked in Kent, England PILOT AND MECHANIC WERE THROWN CLEAR Pilot Was Trying to Make an Emergency Landing When Machine Stalled and Nose-Dived to Ground Marden, Kent, Eng, Feb. 10.--~Two passengers, one a woman, were Kkill- ed near here shortly before one p.m, today when a French Air Diane dived to the ground and caught re. A passenger named Curzon was slightly injured as were Pilot Nevot and Mechanic Steward, They were taker to a hospital at Maidstone. G. S. Baxter of Marden saw the plane circling over the field, appar- ently attempting a landing, and then fall. He rushed there and when he arrived the machine was burning furiously, With others he made an effort to get at those inside the plane but was driven back by the intense heat. He said two bodies were in the burning wreckage. The: pilot, * the mechanic and the injured passenger were thrown clear, The passengers who died were believed to be British. The plane had left Paris for Croy- don air field at 1040 a.m, and was due at Croydon soon after 1 pm, today, The accident occurred on the emergency ground near Marden vil- lage which is the aerodrome used by pilots who are forced down by bad weather or engine trouble. It is understood that only five peo- ple were aboard the plane, of whom two were killed and three injured. The accident occurred just after one o'clock. The pilot was circling the field, apparently attempting to land, when the machine stalled and then nose-dived to the ground. MAKING PROGRESS 'lif ever before reported among the AT CONFERENCE Premier MacDonald Makes Statement in House of Commons London, Feb, 10.--Premier Ram- say MacDonald in a statement to the House of Commons today said that progress was being made all along the line in the London naval conference. Referring to the long contro- versy over global and category ton- nage, he said: "We are nearing agreement on the difficulties relating to the me- thod of the limitation of naval ar- maments which for years has been a stumbling block to progress in the preparatory commission of the League of Nations." I saw more drunken women in seven months in the United States than I have seen in England in seven years~St. John Ervine. Two Killed FRENCH AIR LINER CRASHES IN KENT; PASSENGERS ARE BURNED IN THE WRECKAGE | Union |' U3. AGRICULTURE MAKES PROTEST ON TARIFF BILL Claim Made That Original Purpose of Bill Is Washington, Feh. 10.--Agricul- ture has joined hands with labor in opposing the tariff bill as re- written by the United States Sen- ate. An open letter from representa. tives of seven of the leading farm organizations of the country was in the hands of members of the sen- ate today charging them with for- getting the 'objective for which tariff readjustment was begun." Only a few days ago a similar open letter came from the tariff group of the American Federation of Labor, arguing that the slashes that the senate was making in the rates - on manufactured articles threatened the well-being of work- ing men in a group of industries. the letter warned that an election was approaching. Snowden Gives Strong Warning Tells Radio Audience of Bri- tish Burdens as Re- sult of War New York, Feb. 10.--Right Hon, Philip Snowden, British chancel- lor of the Exechequer, told the Canadian and United States radio audiences yesterday that the five- power naval conference in London must succeed or the peace-loving peoples of the world will have a "shattering blow." "The conference is procéeding satisfactorily," he added, 'and {ts ~onclusions, I believe, will advance the nations on the way toward uni- versal disarmament." His address stressed the econom- ic burdens resulting from the war. As an illustration of these bur- dens, hed escribed those of his nwn country. "Great Britain," he said, "has snent some $50,000,000,000 on fits part in that colossal tragedy. This is apart from the loss of the wealth producing capacity of some mil- lions of men dragvn for four years from useful employment. The war had left Great Britain with a war debt. of more than $35,000,000, 000. We have to raise each year from taxation the sum of $1,720. 000,000 for the interest on the debt, without making any appreci- able impression on the amount of the debt." I think radio broadcasting one of the greatest developments culturally that the world has ever seen.--~Mme. Schumann-Heink, In Weekend Rai Chicago, Feb, 10.--In a 'series of raids of Saturday night, and early Sunday morning, the police gather- ed 900 suspected criminals. Minor Gunmen, gansters, burglars, racke- teers, bootleggers, suspected dyna- miters, and women of various ac- tivities were in the net. Not a noted gang leader was taken. The whole department took part in this gigan- tic sweep. Squads in motor cars started out from every one of the 41 police districts. One hundred Nine Hundred Suspects Arrested by Chicago Police and five detective bureau squads cruised over all parts of the city. Cabarets, speak-easies, beer ats and apartments contributed quotas to the big total, No such round-up of the under- world has ever taken place before. This was the answer of Commis sioner of Police Dussell to the in- sinuations of the Association of Commerce that the "police have falled." Police stations in all pre- cints were packed with prisoners. Port Arthur, Feb, 10,~Suffering and destitution to an extent-seldom Indians in camps of the Lake Nipi- gon District is reported by Indian Agent J. G. Burk, who returned last week from a two weeks' tour. Mr. Burk, in company with Rev. Father Couture, made a trip of rough ly 700 miles and visited a total of 30 settlements, In practically eve: 'was blamed one he found hupger, want and su, z Northern Indians Reported In Bad State of Starvation fering, attributed largely to the fact that the Indians have been deprived almost entirely of their usual means of livelihood, the fur-bearing animal. Scarcity 'of animals for trapping in almost every case on the activities of the white . hunter, and the Indian agent heard 'many stories of destructive methods used by the white men, some of which have also been heard in other instan- ces in caurt actions involving illegal methods of trapping and killing in British Plane Crash Noted Men Suffer ll-Health FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE IMER OVES--SHERLOCK HOLMES CR EATOR CONFINED TO BED The photographs here show two widely known men in the affairs of the world who have recently been the victims of ill-health. Left: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, noted spirit. ualist and author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, who is reported to have been confined to his bed for the past few weeks, Overwork during a spiritualist campaign in Scandinavia is said to have weak- ened his heart. Right: William Howard Taft, who recently resign. ed as chief justice of the United States on account of ill-health, is reported improved and able to sit up for a few minutes every day. Acquitted Man Two Escape Again Charged New Charges Are Laid Against G. A. Stephenson in Toronto Toronto, Feb. 10.--Acquitted, after a week's trial, of charges of theft and fraud, George A. Steph- enson, former trustee in bankrupt- cy, was rearrested at the court- room door Saturday evening, on 3 additional charges of theft, and 3 of criminal breach of trust. The charges are that Stephen- son converted to his own use, as- gets of the A. Brown Fur Company, of G. A. Hollingsworth, and of Clayton's Men's Sales Ltd, and that he stole property valued at $151,312, He was arrested by Detective- Sergts. Willlam Black and William McAllister, and was later released on $50,000 bail provided by Mrs. Elmira Williams, Sherwood Ave. his mother-in-law, $15,000; Rob- ert H. Bradshaw, Glen Rd., $15, 000; Eli Herman, Palmerston Ave., $10,000: and Max Wolfe, Geoffrey street, $10,000, POPE REGEIVES NEW SECRETARY Cardinal Pacelli Takes Over the Duties of Cardinal Dod Gasparri Vatican City, Feb. 10.--~Cardinal Pacelli today formally took over the office of state for the Vatican State. He was re¢eived by Pope Pius early this borning and immediately there- after commenced his functions, re- lieving Cardinal Gasparri. The office of papal secretary of state probably is the rost important in the Vatican government organiza- tion, aside from that of the Pont- iff himself. Without arms or force the papal secretary of state must safeguard the rights of Catholics as Catholics everywhere; must under- stand local conditions and national customs, rights and prejudices. Much of the detail which must because of its volume escape the eye of the Pontiff is handled by the office Car- FINDS JOBS CONFLICT Port Credit, Feb, 10.--The village fire bell rang Saturday night while Fire Chief William Newman, also proprietor of a local barber shop, was attending Robert | Peer of Port Credit. Without wait- ing to complete the job, the chief rushed out, and was on his way to the fire. Peer compifted the op- eration' of shaving himself, not waiting for the proprietor's return, From Prison (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Barnstable, Mass, Feb. 10.--Inten- sive search was being conducted to- day over Cape Cod, 'and police throwzhout the State and New Eng- land had been asked to watch for two prisoners who sawed their way out of the house of correction and escaped in stolen automobiles They were Manuel Lima, 20, of Falmouth, and Joseph Riendeau, 17, of Fair- haven, both serving terms for larceny breaking and entering. Difficulties Are Appearing At Conference French and United States Views May Require Adjustment (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, Feb. 10.--The naval con- ference faces difficult days. The Bri- tish and United States declarations of policy have been received in France with a storm of eriticism, which does not augur well for tomor- row's discussions, in the plenary ses- sion, of these two powers' proposals for abolition or restriction of the submarine. French critics repeat the argument that Britain and the United States are in reality, dividing between them the control of the seas, and that apart from any question of Anglo- American parity, France must look to her own naval needs. And in Bri- tish circles rumors from Washington have created certain apprehension, The difficulties turn on the big gun, Britain would like to see big battleships reduced from 35000 to 25,000 tons and their guns reduced from 16-inches to 12-inches. TheUni- ted States remains wedded to the big ship and the big gun. Japan is un- (Continued on Page 2) Claims Calamity Talk Propaganda Ottawa, Feb, 10.--"The talk of calamity in connection with the wheat situation is, in my opinion, nothing = but propaganda," said John 'A. Stoneman, Dominion rail- way commissioner, in an interview here last night. "I see nothing in the present situation to give the least bit of woryy." Mr. Stoneman, who previous to becoming a member of the railway board was intimately associated with the growth of the western pools, believes the banks would be willing to go even further in sup- port of the central selling agency. (Conference on Brokers Opens Representatives of Six Prov- inces Meeting in To- ronto Today AJ Foro; Feb. 10.--Attorneys-gen- eral, or their representatives from all Canadian provinces except the maritimes, opened a conference to- day at Queen's Park in an effort to agree on uniform methods of stock regulation throughout the Domin- on. The sessions are closed to the press, and are expected to last the most of the week. It has already been announced that three main points _are to be discussed, all with the view of placing a more effective check upon bucketing and tha abuse of margin accounts by br 's 5 (1) Uniform laws in all provinces, with a reciprocity feature to be ap- plied when offices of a national com- pany in any one province is raided or arrests made. (2) Drafting of such amendments as may be asked of Ottawa to the criminal code. NN. (3) The drafting of re; tions to govern the methods of trgading on stock exchanges. Attorney-General W, H. Price will probably be chosen to preside at, the sessions, 11S. WOULD BUILD. BiG BATTLESHIP Suggestion Made That One Giant' Vessel Be Allowed London, Feb, 10--~The United Sta- tes delegation to the five power na- val conference today made, known their hope of being allowed to build one new giant battleship as part of the United States programme of es- tablishing naval parity with Great Britain. It would be of the Rodney type, that is, of 33,900 tons with six teen-inch guns. It is .the United States suggestion that four of its lesser capital ships be scrapped insetad of the three it was planned originally to scrap, And that the new giant supership be au- thorized to bring the United States fleet to the high British standard, both fleets then to have 15 battle- ships, The spokesman for the United States delegation added that the Uni- ted States probably would not build, this ship if the privilege is granted to them, although they wished the right to do so if desired. Boston, Mass.--Four firemen were injured in fighting a blaze in a four storey warehouse owned by Howe and French, manufactur. ergof chemicals and dyes, which TURNING TO FUNERAL SERVICE OFHON.P.C. LARKIN WAS INPRESSIVE Great Assembly of Notables Gathered in London Church (By Thomas T. Champion, Cana- dian Press Staff Correspondent) London, Feb. 10,--Christ Church Lancaster Gate, is one of the larg- est churches' in the west end of London, but it was hardly large enough to hold all those who uv tended this morning as a final tri- bute to Hon: P. C. Larkin, Canada's veteran high commissioner in Lon- don, who died guddenly a week ago. . At today's memorial service the chief mourners were Gerald Lar- kin, who made a hurried journey from Canada in a vain effort to see his father before the end came, Mrs. Larkin and her daughter. The king was represented by Lord Marley, the Prince of Wales by Hugh Thomas, and the Duke of Connaught by Sir Malcolm Mur- ray. Col Vapier of Ottawa, re- presented Lord Willingdon, Gover- nor-General of Canada; Col. the Hon. J. L, Ralston, Canadian min- ister of national defense, repre- sented the Canadian government, Col. Beeman represented the Cana- dian Naval Service, BSquadron- Leader Shearer, the Canadian Mil- itia and Col. Brown, the Canadian Air Service, these officials all be- ing from Ottawa. Girl Tells of Seeing | Murder Tragic Recital of Slaying of Her Mother Gives (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lindsay, Feb. 10,--Standing very erect on the platform of the community hall usually used for less sorid recitals, her eyes look- ing straight ahead, her voice ring- ing through thé packed room, a six-year-old girl at Gooderham told a jury all about the murder of her mother and the burning of her home in the Bear Lake bush coun- try Chiefly on her story did the cor- oner's jury name Joseph Norman, alias Marcham, the slayer of Mrs. Everton Switzer, on Jan. 28! Ethel told of hearing Norman say he was going to make the house warmer, of going upstairs with an axe, of her following, of seeing him strike her mother with the axe on the arm above the shoulder and of her mother's fall downstairs. She told of taking her little sis- ter and her little brother out of the house, of Norman following, of his going to-the well and back, and of her starting out for the home of 'Mrs, Rehill with her sister and brother. She told of the flames EYES OF CANADIANFARMERS WASHINGTON |AND LONDON COMPLICATIONS New Phases in Critical Situ- ation for Canadian Pool Expected to Develop Within Few Days IMPORT BOARD FOR BRITAIN PROPOSED Proposals From Labor Mem- ber of British Commons Expected to Have Bearing on the Wheat Market (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Feb, 10.--Thousands of grain-growers on the Canadian prairies today turned their eyes to- word London and Washington. For the moment wheat quotations, al- most at rock-bottom on grain-mar- kets, lost their attraction. Pressing thought of Canadian bins, burden- ed with unasked-for wheat, gave way tq more international consid- erations. . At the capitals of the United Stdtes and Britain, new chapters my be written during the next few days in the drame of golden grain ----a story that has reached a criti- cal point for the North American continent. Plans for a British import board, it #8 understood, are to be outlined today to parliament at London. Such a board would, according to previously expressed labor-party views, supply the needs of the Bri- tish people for wheat. Today the United States farm board is sche- duled to consider organizing a stabilization corporation to go into the grain market and act as it saw fit. Operations of any such board would be intimately associated with the progress of the Canadian Wheat Pool and the destiny of the 140,000 farmers. it represents. Reports that Frederick Cocks, Labor member for Bronxtowe, will bring before the British hourse the import-board scheme recall fore- casts bandied about early last month when officials of the Cana- dian Wheat Pool set out for Bri« tain to confer with Rt. Hon, J. H. Thomas, lord privq seal and minis~ ter of employment. At that time, * many confidently looked forward to formation of a British govern- ment commodity- purchase board of some kind. Boycott Denied (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 10.--Neither the members of the British Millers' As- sociation nor the Association of Master Bakers of Great Britaifi have used or issued any advertise- ments against the sale of Canadian (Continued on Page 2) Will Celebrate Edison Birthday New York, Feb. 10.--As has been their custom for several years, three of the best-known men in the United States will attend a birth- day party in Fort Meyers, Fla., Tuesday. Thomas A. Edison will be 83. The other two, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, will go to his winter home to share his cake and to exchange reminiscences, The people of Fort Meyers, the neighbors in whose midst the in- ventor/has celebrated his last three birthdays, will unveil a bronze plague to him and Mrs, Edison in shooting out from the house, the city park. London, Feb. 10--France will not consent to the abolition of submar- ines at the plenary session of the London he 3 conference to be held Tuesday, Foreign Minister Aristide Briand told Secretary of State Stim- son and Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow yesterday evening when the American statesman called on him at the French headquarters in the Carl- absence in Paris of Premier Tardieu, ton hotel, Speaking for France in the France Refuses to Give Consent To The Abolition of Submarines the veteran foreign minister energe- tically declared that the French del- egation will not agree to proposals for "humanizing" submarines based on the Root convention of 1922. This convention, signed by France but never ratified by her parliament, prohibited submarine attack upon merchant vessels in time of war un- less provisions existed for the safety of the passengers and crew of such craft. London, Feb, 10.--A wheat im- port board is proposed to stabilize the prices on the British market, The creation of such a board, to handle both imported grain and also to exercise some control over imports of meat, has long been a plank in the Labor party's plats form, Rt. Hon, Noel Buxton, min- ister considers it the ultimate solu- tion of the difficulties of the Bri- tish farmer. Although this proposal has not yet appeared as a concrete govern- ment scheme, it is receiving the did $30,000 damage early today, closest of attention in Labor circles. Wheat Import Body Proposed By Labor Party in Britain One of its chief advocates is E. F. Wise, Labor member of parliament for East Leicester, Mr. Wise told the Canadian Press today that un- der present circumstances the Bri- tish arable farmer is entirely at the mercy of dominion and foreign exporters, He proposes the creation by parliament of a board upon which would fall the whole respon- sibility for the import of wheat-- "on the understanding," he ex- plained, "that it will average the price, quality by quality, and with supply the mills at steady prices throughout the year, ; --