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"All the News While It Is News" Che Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in 'a Growing City VOL. 6--NO. 54 Published at Oshawa Day Except Ont.. Canada Every Sundays and Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1530 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES ' LT . News in' Brief (By Canadian Press) + sidered dete Palestine Has Locust Plague Jerusalem--A locust plague is entering Palestine from the South- ern Desert, and is assuming a ser- 'ious threat to the agrieultural {land. A force of 2,500 Arabs has been enrolied from the Beersheba district to fight the locusts. Flame- | throwers and other devices are be- ling used. - s * - * | China to Control Shipping 'il Nanking--As a preliminary mea- ||sure towards the abolition of in- Jand navigation rights enjoyed by | foreign companies in China, the | national government is preparing to take over the control of pilotage {land shipping in all Chinese terri- {torial waters. . * * Police Reach for Reds Duesseldorf, Germany.--Police bl of all large German cities have il been ordered to be on alarm duty || Thursday in expectation of com- | munist demonstrations. Thursfay {was set as world unemployment {day by communists at an inter- Il national meeting here, and. the | leaders hope that the jobless in every country will make demon- ' strations. $s ® % Navigation to Open in April Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--Among local marine men it is not expected that navigation will open here much ahead of last year, which Mwas shortly after the middle of fl April, Ice is very heavy in the river fand in the bay above the Sault and while it is disintegrating under a strong sun, the frost at night is HM making the process slow. The ferry ® Agoming, which operates between Bthe two Soo's, is fast in the ice. - > * Towed Flaming Car Guelph.--Over nine miles of highway a flaming automobile was towed by a truck yesterday to the door of Guelph fire hall. Firemen poured out of the hall and stream- ed chemicals on the blazing ma- chine but, although the fire was immediately extinguished, the car Had been damaged beyond repair. * Ld . Five Fishermen Drown Stockholm. -- Five fishermen were drowned today a short dis- tance from shore when their boat suddenly capsized. Most of the men had large families and their death is. something of a catastrophe to the inhabitants of the tiny hamlet on the Cattegat near Gothernber Swhere they live. t . * » ! San Francisco.--Leo J. Christal, 2, onte popular and wealthy actor, died yesterday of pneumonia after an illness of a few hours, Out of work since November, hence out of funds, he trudged through the rain Sunday to a hospital to tell An- drew Sears, fellow-actor, that he Bat last had work again. The expo- sure was too much for him, Chris- al in 1918 inherited a Monherey ounty ranch and a fortune in ash. EGROES PROTFST KLAN ACTIVITIES Pass Resolution Asking for Investigation by Attorney-General Toronto, March 5--The action pf the Ku Klux Klan last Sunday ight in gathering at Oakville and parading to the home of a colored esident and separating him from h young white girl with whom he ad been living was criticized at h mass meeting held here by ne- proes last night in protest against he Klan's action. A resolution voicing indignation ht the act and asking an investiga- fon" by Attorney-General W. H. Price, was unanimously passed and will be presented to Mr, Price to- morrow. * The resolution follows: Be it resolved that we, the col- bred citizens of Toronto, do hereby voiee our indignation and protest hgainst this outrage, and request the Attorney-General of the Pro- vince of Ontario to take definite hnd immediate action 'in this mat- er by means of a thorough investi- bation, and to initiate the prosecu- jon of the party or parties respon- {§ible for the violation of the law. orphine Valued at $500,000 Is Seized New York, March 5--Morphine valued at about $500,000. was beized on Pler 57 N, River, foot of West 15th Street, leased by the french Jine last night in two large runks apparently owned by a rt class passenger on the Ile de ranch who had left the vessel a ew minutes before, it was learned odav. No arrests have so far been pe Tn WEATHER A depression has developed over the Great Lakes and an- other is passing eastward across Alberta, while pressure is high on the Atlantic coast. in the Middle West and in the McKenzie valley. The weather has been fair in all provinces, cold in Quebec 'and. New Brunswick and comparatively mild in the West, Forecasts: Lower Lake Re- gion ard Geor~ian Pay--Mod- erate winds, clearing tonight. Thursday---Fair with slightly Tower temperature. GRAVENHURST THREATENED BY FIRE | New French Government Facing Test Believe Over 100 Lives Lost in Floods in France PROPERTY DAMAGE IN RISE OF RIVERS IS ESTIMATED AT FORTY MILLION DOLLARS Dykes Collapse at Moissac, and Flood the City, With 100 Lives Reported Lost There MANY RIVERS ARE INVOLVED IN FLOOD Cemetery Washed Away, Coffins Joining in Debris Caused by Rising Waters --Hundreds of Houses Wrecked ' (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toulouse, France, March Property damage in the neighbor- hood of 1,000,000,000 francs (about $40,000,000) and heavy loss of life, with estimates run- ning to more 'than i100 dead, con- stitute the toll so fdr known of the sudden floods that for three days have ravaged central and southern France, There are still no exact details of the catastrophe .at Moissac. where a dike collapsed and flood- ed the city. An early estimate of 100 lives lost there has not been confirmed. Reports indicate that the rivers Tdrn and Correze are returning within their banks, leaving hun: dreds of houses wrecked and In some cases entire villages destroy- ed. The Garonne, the Orbiel and other lesser streams are rising, causing new damage to property and danger to life. d From Carcassonne came a m™e- port that the villages of Lastours, Citou, Lespinassiere and Cabres- pine were ravaged and a number of persons drowned. In one town a 0, cemetery was washed away, the coffins Joining, other debris in the flood. PrinceRecovers To Hunt Again To Establish Expedition Base at Lake Victorif After Malaria Attack (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, March 5--The Prince of Wales has recovered so rapid- ly from the sub-tertian malaria which brought him down last Fri- day that he will resume 'his hunt- ing on Sunday. A despatch to the Daily Mati from Nairobi, 'Kenya Colony, said he probably would go to Entebbe, Uganda. on Lake Victoria, and use a lake steamer as a base for his expedition. No more bulletins on the prince's condition will be issued at Nairobi. It is said he is virtu- ally himself again, although find- ing it necessary to take things easy until the end of the week. There is general gratification in London at his recovery, al- though not unmixed with sur- prise that the malarial attack has ended so rapidly. k satis ek,Um-uJ9 -u,the$2,,0 | I THE LEGISLATURE | IN TIE LEGISLATURE Toronto, March 5.--Yester- day in the Ontario Legisla- ture: Hon. Dr. J. D..Monteith, provincial treasurer an- nounced a surplus of $2, 642,000 for fiscal year 1929 when he made his annual bud- get speech. S.C.. Tweed, Lib.,, North Waterloo, adjourned the de- bate until Thursday. Supplementary estimates totalling $21,424,300 were tabled by the treasurer to- gether with' the public ac- counts for 11929. A.B. Smith, Cons., ' South Egsex, introduced a bill which would enable threshers to take liens on grain in certain c ages. : Private bills respecting Jo- ronto, Sudbury, Chatham, Sarnia, and Ottawa were in- #7oduced, '- » HEATED SESSION IN COMMITTEE Complain Not Enough Far. mers on Agricultural Committee (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, March 5.--~Members of the Agricultural Committee of the Legislature were in fighting trim to- day. After Chairman Jamieson had told the press to" keep quiet, How ard Fraleigh, member for East Lamb ton, expressed sympathy with the minister of agriculture and officials of the departinent, who were en- decavoring to get along with the assistance of a committee composed of lawyers and doctors and not en- ough farmers. "The comnuttee is suffering from sleeping sickness," declared Mr, Fraleigh. "It should be allowed to dic now and start a new one next session. There are more doctors and lawyers attending the committee to- day than there arc farmers." Then R. A, Baxter; Liberal, South Oxford, complained that the sitting | of the Municipal Committee conflict- OSHAWA FIRM GIVEN BIG CONTRACT is March 17--St. Patrick's Day---- will see the beginning of construc- tion. work on the immense grand stand on both sides of the Lake Shore Boulevard from Spencer Avenue to the Princes' Gates at the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds in Toronto, from which Shriners and their friends will view the pageants and parades which wil be the big feature of the Imperial Council session the second week m June. The Shrine Board of Control wrestled with the various tenders yebterday, and finished the day by awarding the contract 'to T. B. Mothersill of Oshawa. An official statement issued in connection wtih the announcement regarding 'he commencement of, hte work says that there will be from 75,000 to 80,000 comfortable seats, running back 15 rows to a height of 30 feet, It 1,300,000 feet of Canadian lum- bere "We are going to use Cana- dian workmen, and are very glad to be ableto make this contribu- tion to Toronto uncrployment at this time," said W. H. Shaw, Exe. cutive Secretary, in making it known that the "contract had been officially signed tomorrow. The above picture shows one of the 179 sections of the stand, which will be by far the biggest tempor- ary stand ever erected in North America. Picture Found in Shop Valued at $400,000 ed with the sitting .of the Agricul. ture Committee, and while he want- ed to attend the latter he was pre- sent at the former. Something should be done, said Mr. Baxter to remove the situation, H. J. Davis, Elgin East agreed with the objection and while municipal affairs must. be looked af- ter there was too ilttle interest ta- ken in agriculture, COMMUNISTS PLAN DEMONSTRATIONS IN ALL COUNTRIES European Countries Prepare for Unemployment Day Tomorrow (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Dusseldorf, Prussia, March 5-- German police will be kept on alarm duty in all the large cities all day tomorrow to prevent disturbances growing out of, expected Communist demonstrations. In Berlin all outdoor meetings have been forbidden, and 'authorities there and elsewhere con- templated no difficulty in maintaining control of any situation which may arise, Tomorrow, Thursday, was set as world unemployment day by Com- munists at an international meeting here recently, the Communist lead- ers expressing hope that the jobless in every country will make demon- (Continued on Page 2) NOTED JOURNALIST DES IN THE NORTH Body of Dr. Kurt Faber, Torn by Wolves, Is Discovered (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Edmonton, March 5--Dr. Kurt Fa- ber, noted journalist who plodded in- to the north coutnry five months ago is dead--a victim of the northland's rigors. A terse telegram from a Royal Canadian = Mounted - Police post in the northwest territories tells of his body being found, torn and mangled by roaming wolves. ¢ In last September the German sci- entist-writer had travelled » north from Edmonton, At Fort Vermilion he planned to circle north and east on a journey of almost 1,000 miles, most of which he planned to tra- verse on toot, Dr. Faber had been *sotght by po- lice patrols and by radio broadcasts for some weeks in an effort to in- form him that his mother had 'died in Berlin, Dr, K. Martin, German consul at Winnipeg, had been re- quested from Germany to transmit the information to the globe-trotting reporter, 2 (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, , Ill., March b6.-- Mr, and Mrs. Frederick Clay Bartlett who donated George Seurat's '"'Sunday Afternoon on the Grand Jatte" to the Chicago Art Institute, report an offer from a French syn- dicate to purchase the paint- ing from the institute for $400,000. The Bartlett's paid $20,000 in 1920 fer the paint- ing which they found in an obscure shop. The French offer has been refused, 15 Schoolgitls Injured in N.Y. Dropped Into Basement of School; Seven Go (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, Mar. 5.--Fifteen girls between the ages of 11 and 16 were' injured, seven of them seriougly, when a trap-door over an asl hoist in the playgrounds of Holy Cross Parochial School in Brooklyn collap- sed today, dropping them into the basement. Seven of the 15 girls who fell the twenty-five feet into the basement were taken to King's County Hospit- al in ambulances suffering from bro ken bones and severe cuts, The 'children had just been re- leased from school for a play hour and were frolicking in the sun of the playground when the trapdoor of glass and reinforced steel gave way dropping them screaming into the basement. THREE KILLED IN AEROPLANE CRASH Accident Occurred On Cali- fornia Ranch of Will Rogers (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Los Angeles, Calif.,y March 6--- Three persons were killed today in an aeroplane accident on the ranch of Willlam Rogers near Beverly Hills, The wreck was discovered by employees on the Rogers' estate. The plane had not burned, It bore a department of commerce license C-79-36. The bodies were removed and attempts made to identify them, So far as police were able learn, no 'one heard or saw crash, to, the In Great Britain it has been found that children are becoming taller and fn all lands it may be averred that thelr demands also come higher.--Brantford Exposi- tor, . TARDIEU HAS BITTER FIGHT IN CHAMBER PROCEEDINGS HAD TO BE SUSPENDED AT ONE STAGE Opposition to Tardieu In- censed at Defeat of Chautemps - 2 (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, March 5---The appearance of the second Tardieu cabinet be- fore the chamber of deputies this afternoon with its ministerial de- claration wasethe signal for one of the bitterest parHamentary battles the chamber has ever witnessed, the sessions being suspended at one point, The premier's declaration was interrupted by a tumult from the Socialist and Radical benches. The opposition, smarting under its failure to regain power with the Chautemps cabinet, taunted the de- puties of the left who had accept- ed portfolios in the deputies of the left who had accepted portfolios in the new ministry, and drowned the premier's voice. Tardiew merely smiled at the de- monstration and finished reading his declaration. \ When M, Frossard, a Socialist, and the first interpellator, took the floor, it was the turn of Tardieun's supporters to demonstrate, and they made so much tumult that Frossard could not proceed, the president being obliged to suspend the session to allow passions to (Continued on Page 2) NEW YORK POLICE PLAN FOR MEETING OF COMMUNISTS Will Be Out in Force for Demonstration To- morrow (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, N.Y., Mar.. 5--Police precautions of a nature that usually characterized May Day will be in tion would be respected but has aar- ned that no discrder would be tol: erated. N, Samuel D'Arcy, Commun- ist organizer of the demonstration, said an attendance of 60,000 persons was expected with forty speakers, force tomorrow when an unemploy- ment dembdnstration takes place in Union Sqpare. In addition to a strong force of foot and mounted police at the scene of the meeting, guards have been as signed by Commissioner Whalen to public buildings, cathedrals and the homes of wealthy and prominent persons. will take | Chaplin to Prodnce Silent. Motion Pictures (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hollywood, Calif, March 5. +--Charlie Chaplin has not given up his opposition to the talking pictures. He an- nounced tentative plans today for the formation of a com- pany to spend hetween $5,- 000,000 and $10,000,000 an- nually on silent motion pic- tures. Chaplin asserted panto- mine was one of the greatest forms of expression and re- iterated he never would ap- pear in the "talkies." Beaverbrook Claims Victory Will Throw Fores of New Party Behind Conserv- ative Party (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, March 5.--Lord Beav- erbrook claims to have won a moral victory over the Conserva- tives. He will: throw the forces of the United Empire party behind the Conservative leader now that Rt, Hon. Stanley Baldwin has 'accepted the main purpose for which the empire crusade was launched--the wringing about of the economic unity of the Empire and the restoration of the indus- try of Britain," in Lord Beaver- brook's words, In any event, the net result of TORONTO WOMAN FOUND DYING IN GELLAR OF HOME Victim Is Believed To Be Former Resident of Oshawa (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, March 5--Placing a length of insulated wire loosely around her throat in the cellar of her home last night, Mrs, Florence Stead, 28, believed to be a former resident of Oshawa, pretended she was about to commmit suicide in an effort to frighten the man with whom she had been living, but fate stepped in and she was stricken and died on the spot. She was found by her five-year- old son, who was sent down to the cellar by William Chew with whom the woman' had been living. Chew tried to revive the woman and then notified a physician, who at first detected a slight respiration but no pulse or heart beat, Chief Coroner Dr. M, M. Craw- ford was notified and several de- tectives assigned to the case, but it is understood, police are confid- ent no foul play attributed to the woman's death. The body was re- moved to the morgue and a post mortem will be conducted in an (Continued on page 7) SEEKS REMOVAL OF PENSION TIME LIMIT the political developments of yes- terday and last night scems to be that the United Empire party will remain a separate entity, but will rally to the Conservative banner, It will be saved a iot of expense in opposing Conservatives, Lord Beaverbrook sald last night, Conservative organs hail the pronouncement of yesterday as ad master stroke bringing back Lori Beaverbrook into the Conservative fold, The Conservative leader in- deed carried his policy of Empire economic unity farther than ever before. He has previously deelared in favor of the closer co-operation of imperial industry and has de- clared that extension of the imper- fal preferences was one means to this end. The next Conservative govern- ment will call an Imperial Econ- omic conference, and there will be a refegendum on the. question of food taxes when he is returned to power, Mr, Baldwin said. And on the referendum proposal tres the main discussions in poli- tical circles today, Taxes on food would be involved by the Empire Free Trade scheme which would erect a barrier around the whole Empire against foreign products. No British political leader has dared to include food taxes in his programme, Mr. Baldwin will let t" - people decide for themselves. In any event, it is admitted the getting up of a referendum would require an act of parliament, which in itself would make work for a whole session, YOUTH TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER Niagara Falls Hungarian Claims Death Was Accidental (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Niagara Falls, Ont, March 5-- Steve Ruich, 16 year old Hungarian was today committed for trial at the fall assizes charged with the' murder of Louis Miller on January 27. He appeared before Magistrate Fraser and evidence given at the inquest was repeated. The statement of Ruich that the occurrence was accidental was combatted by Inspector Miller, of the criminal investigation depart- ment who claimed that it would have been imposible for the shot to have struck 'Miller as it did had" the gun held by Ruich been in the position claimed, Winner Disqualified; "Riots Wreck Track Marseilles, France, March § -- One man was killed and many 'were arrested at the race track here Sun- day when bettors, angry vver the disqualification of the horse that Won the sixth race, set fire to the pari-mutuel booths and destroyed cen- J Legion Actks Removal of Discrepancies in Pension Act (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawd, Mar, 5.--The Canadian Legion, in the legislative program it is placing before Parliament, re- quests the removal of what the Legion regards as discrepancies in different sections of the pension act, The Legion seeks to have re- moved section 13, which deals with the time limit of applications for pensions for widows and depend- ents of deceased war veterans. This section provides that no pension can be awarded in respect to the death of an ex-service man, un- less the application has bgen made within three years from the time of his death, or within three years from the date of which the appli- cant has fallen into a dependent condition. - Since the amendments of 1928 removed all time limit on $200,000 DAMAGE IS DONE BY FIRE WHICH DESTROYED BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS Whole Business Section of Muskoka Town Was Foi Long Time Threatened With Destruction GARAGE AND FORTY ° CARS DESTROYED Gasoline Explosions of Tanks in Burning Auto- mobiles Hampered the Work of the Firemen (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Gravenhurst, Ont., March b. The most disastrous fire to strike Gravenhurst, since the town was wiped out 43 years ago, today destroyed three business estab- lishments and one residence, caus- ing damage estimated at $200. 000. Carried by a high wind, sparks and embers were swept around surrounding buildings, and for a long time the whole busi- ness section was threatened with destruction, - The firemen"s task was mado more difficult by spasmodic explo- sions of gasoline tanks on some 40 motor cars stored in the Grave enhurst Garage, a wooden struc- ture covered with sheet metal, A meat market, confectionary storo and a brick residence were also destroyed. A short efrcuit in the electric wiring in the garage, is believed to have caused the fire. Auburn Prison Keeper Killed Stabbed by Convict in Priso- --Third Keeper to be Murdered (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Auburn, Mar. 5--Edward Becks with, principal keeper at Auburn pris son was stabbed to death today at the prison. Beckwith succeeded George A. Dusnford killed in the Au- burn riot of Dec. 11, last. Police who sent an investigator to the prison, said a Spanish inmate whose name was not ascertained, stabbed Beckwith while the convict was on his way to the mess hall, Police tried to reach" the prison. They reported all lines in use. They had not been called the officer in charge said. Beckwith is the third principal kee- per at the prison to meet death at the hands of the convicts, James B. Durnan,' Durnford's predecessor, was stabbed to death about 2 years ago, The news of Beckwith's death cama at the height of the trial of Max applications for pension by war veterans, the Legion asks that the same action be taken with regard to widows and dependents, and that this three-year time limit al- s0 be removed. The time limit, Legion appeals believe, penalizes those who have subsisted on a partial livelihood and have made no application for pen- sion, either through ignorance of the law, or on asccount of a desire to remain independent. The atti- tnde of the Legion is that if a pen- sion claim is established on every ~round. it ought not to he refnged on account of the time at which annliration has heen made. If this request is granted, fit rill also mean the removal of an- other time limit for widows' pen- sions, that contained in section 32 of the present act, which provides that widows' pensions from the date of his discharge or retirement from the forces, or from the date of commencement of pension, thus bringing these sections of the act into uniformity with those provid- ing for no time limit on first ap- plications for disability pensions. IN PARLIAMENT Ottawa, March S.---Yesteraay in parliament. : : The -senate.did not sit. In the House of Commons, first reading was given a bill sponsored by Leon J. Ladner, (Cons, Vancouver South) to a- mend the copyright act, Government bills to ratify a- greement with the provinces of Manitoba and Alberta respecting natural resources were given first reading. A bill respecting pensions for returned soldiers was introduced by Hon. J. H. King, Minister: of Pensions and National Health, and given first reading' Today the Senate will, not sit. Becker, Brooklyn gunman, charged with the murder of Durnford. A has- ty and dramatic adjournment of tha trial followed. CONTENTS GANDHI ULTIMATUM ARE STILL UNKNOWN Indian Viceroy Has Unti® Tuesday to Reply--Look for Compromise New Delhi, India, Mar. 5.--Al- though contents of Mahatma Gand- hi's ultimatum to the British crown as delivered to Viceroy Lord Ir win yesterday have not been re- vealed it was understood that it reiterated Gandhi's old indictment of British rule in India. The venerable Nationalist lead- er was said to have concluded the ultimatum 'with an expression of desire to meet the Viceroy again if there still was any chance of compromise before beginning tha campaign of civil disobedience. The ultimatum expires next Tues- day. Gandhi then is expected to start his campaign from his headquart- rs at Ahmadabad. He will be ac companied by a band of home rule volunteers who will march afoot frgm Gandhi seminary at Ahma- dabad. Should the Viceroy reply before Tuesday it is assumed the start of the campaign will be de- layed. American naval guards at Shang- hai unlimbered their machine guns and silenced a group of bandits Monday when the latter fired upon two steamers belonging to the Standard Oil Company of New York, The encounter took place on House of Commas, private meme and sacked the paddock, the grand stands and the barns ; bers dav, the Yangtze riven about 150 miles above Ichang.