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75 MA Saal pO or Sr WP pa em THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1930 PAGE SEVEN NEW SAFETY WOOD 1S FIREPROOF Secret Chemical Like Glue + Produces Wet Film | "on Surface New York~A safety wood which exhales its own fire extinguisher wis xh tere recently by Professor Al 3 Rover of 'the Columbia Uni y testing laboratories, A tworineh thick door of the wood held back smoke and flames six times As #6 did u metal-covered door, The ctive- moisture is u secret chemical preparmion, Dr, Beyer ex- plained, which is produced right on the skin of the wood, 1¢ is like glue und is made by the touch of the flames combining 'with soaked Into the wood, Tha wet skin retards fire, which, however, eats it off slowly, leaving 4 rharred, black film, As soon as this top skin Is eaten through, « new lay- er forms underneath because the chemicals impregnate the wood com pletely. 'Only the topmost layers of molecules, said Professor Beyer, are affected at any one moment, They exploded at touch of the flames, throwing out tiny sprays, The test was conducted for Hen. ry Klein, manufacturer, who invent: ed the process. The metal-covered and the wooden doors were set In the sides of 4 large furnace, the flames licking thelr interior faces, The metal-covered door quickly be: came untouchably hot, passing 100 degrees In about three minutes und passing the bolling point of water in nbout 15 minutes, The wooden door's exterior reached 100 degrees after about 30 minutes, and 150 de- grees at about 45 minutes, It did not rise much above 200 until near the moment of burping through, In the metal-covered door alter ten minutes smoke poured through the Joints in heavy clouds and flames uppenred, The wooden door held back both smoke and flames for a full hour after it wos less than one-eighth of an inch thick, Professor Beyer sald the duration of fire resistance depends partly on chemicals the amount of chemical absorbed, and |? that within ene to two hours, resist ance to flames may be fixed quite ace curately in advance by gauging the amount, He said the door used tos day came from wood processed for about four and a half months, first hy air drying, then kiln drying, soak ing and finally air drying. ------------------ CAR BANDITS GET STIFF SENTENCE Found Guilty of Receiving Stolen Goods and At. tempted Murder London~A smash-and-grab raid and a desperate drive through the City by a motor bandit were des cribed at the Old Bailey Police Court, London: Reginald Burton, aged 30, clerk, and Charles Barwick, aged 22, clerk, were sentenced to three and three and a half year's penal servitude re- spectively, They were found guilty of recely« Ing a stolen car and attempted shop- breaking, Barwick was further found gv Ity of the attempted murder of +¢, John Roper and of causing bod, ily harm to John Brabham, Mr, Perclyal Clarke, prosecuting, said shortly before midnight on Feb. ruary 14 a ear stolen in Lelcesters square & month earlier Moped outs side the jeweller's shop of Mr, David. son in St, Swithin's-lane, Burton got out and hit the window with a hammer, He was captured by a policeman after a struggle, Dar wick drove off at a terrific pace, At the corner of Cornhill P.-c. Roper stepped forward to stop him, but the car was driven at him, To avold being knocked down, and probably killed, the constable sprang on a refuge sh For Liberty Still travelling at a terrific pace, Barwick knocked down Brabham, a postman, ag he was crossing the read, and injured him so ssverely that he wis not yet able to give evidence, Pec. Smith flung his truncheon through the windscreen of the car in Princes-atreet; but the ear only step. ped when it crashetl into a bank at the corner of Lothbury, Barwick dashed up Coleman-street, and was eventually caught under a wooden staging, Both men declared the ear was dri- ven by a man named "Manchester Jack" who escape: Two Desperate Criminals Detective-Sergt, Johnson, of the City Police, sald Burton. was sent to un stealing chickens, In 1915 he was sentenced to 15 months', Ward labor at the Old. Bal. ley for robbery with violence, and in 1923 he was sentenced to three years penal servitude for reteling, * Barwick had a number of previous convictions for stealing motorschrs, wounding and assaulting the police, He was a man who was rather easily led, and his erimes of violence were fener al committed when he had een drinking. His record was not so bad us Bur- ton's, although his conviction in this fase was for much more serious of: ences, TURKEY TO WORK, IS PASHA'S DECREE No More Parades And Rev: olutions, Ruler Declares --e Angora, Turkey~No more par rades for Turkey, no more sky-roc- ket revolutions==work and plenty of it, That was the epitaph placed on Turkey's last spectacular ten years by Prime Minister Ismet Pasha as he guided the government to the close of the parliamentary seshion this summer and to the rounding of the most eritieal period of the Ke: ma list regime, Turkey's hard-working, hard- heuded Premier is chary of words, but he took time from his task of laying the foundations of Turkey's future economic stability, to discuss that future in an exclusive interview with The Associated Preis, The Kemalists have given the Turks hats, one-wife homes and ot her modern conveniences, Now, says Ismet Pasha, they must give them obs, "Our new economic programmes embodied in a 500-page treatise which the Premier has largely writ. ten himself="is the last of our rev. olutions," Tsmet Pasha said, speaking in excellent French, "It is a revelu- tion in that its purpose is to instill into a whole nation the desire to work, This year a crisis knocked on our door with the knuckles of death and told us we weren't producing enough, We must produce and we shall produce, bending our greatest efforts towards agriculture and en. deavoring, in industry, to supply our basic needs" Spendthrift, nonchalant Turkey Is intending to become frugal, indus. trious Turkey under the teachings of Ismet Pasha's economic treatise, No detail is too small to escape the Premier's attention, His construction programme calls for everything from the creation of four modern harbors and the completion of 5000 miles of railways, to the building of stables throughout stableless Anatolia, Far. mers who huild shelters for their livestock will be given prizes; those who don't will pay fines, A working Turkey, a peaceful Tyr. key, und a thinking Turkey is what Ismet Pasha wants, "The chief result of the alphabet revolution is a moral one," he said, "namely, the lifting from the minds of the masses of the 'I. never.can. learn«it' feeling inspired by the in. tricate old alphabet, "The masses are learning, thanks to the easy new alphabet, that knowl. edge is accessible, Constantly I talk with common soldiers, peasants, and old people, and find, to my great joy, that they have mastered the new als phabet, This is edueation towards democracy, Already we are prepar- ing changes In our political system which will eall into play the graduals ly educated faculties of the masses, Next year we intend to abolish the present system of first and second de- gree clections and allow all citizens to vote directly for the members of Parliament," FORD SHUTDOWN EXTENDED ONE WEEK Detroit, Aug. 1. =Ford Motor Co, announced that its vacation period would be extended one week, and in. structions have been issued to em. ployees to return to work Aus 4 lant and offices were closed July 11 for the two-week vacation period, A 650 ft. o4 Cork 8. "BINDER TWINE BRANTFORD Large and Small Balls HOGG & LYTLE LIMITED 600 ft. Phone 203 industrial school 4s a boy for d MARRIED TWICE, WOULD MARRY AGAIN (By the Canadian Press) London, - Aug, 1=Miss Marie Wil- lisms, a Scotch operatic singer, has married her husband, M, Sérgel Rae amasky, & Russo-American singer, for the second time, She expla ned that she married him first in Mose cow, As he was a naturalized Ame erican citizen she assumed that she would 'wutomatically become an Ame evican citizen, The British authoris ties took this view and said that as Marie was no longer a British sub ect she was not entitled to a Brit wh, passport, Americans, however, decline to recognize weddings celebrated in Russia, and she was refused an Am- erican passport, The authorities stated that the solution was to re: marry in England, after which Marie becomes a provisional American eiti- ren, M. Radamasky said pessimis- tically that he could see himself re. marr ne his wife in every country to which they go together, He would rot mind marrying her a hundred times, but it was likely to prove an expensive business, POLITICIAN APPEA IN SILK SUIT Manchester, Eng, Aug. 1 = Mr, Macquisten has appeared in | the House of Commons in a suit of Shantung silk, courageously giving a lead to drably dressed politicians, says a writer in the "Guardian" In 18th century parliaments the attire of members must have made the House a feast of color, Charles James Fox usually wore a blue frock-coat and a buff waistcoat, John Wilkes was usually dressed in either a scarlet or a green suit edged with old, The Prince of Wales opened arliament in 1783 in a magnificent suit of "black velvet most richly em. broidered with gold and pink spang- fes and lined with pink satin, His shoes had pink heels; his hair was pressed much at the sides and very fully frigzed with two very small curls at the bottom" There were no women members of Parliament then but In view of such curls and colors, ean they be said to have been real. TARIFF IS REMOVED FROM STEEL SHEETS (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Ottawa, Aug, 1=Announcement of # change in the Canadian tariffs gov- erning importation of cold rolled rolled sheets of iron oF steel is con- tained in a special igsue of the Can- add Gazette, Under the new regu- lation, sheets of iron gr steel, cold when imported by manufactur- ers {or use 'exclusively in-the mane ufeture of sheets coated with tin in thelr own factories, shall come into Canada {rec under all tariffs, rr en or) ww ps ---- STEAMERS COLLIDE NEAR GIBRALTAR (By Canadian Press Lonsed Wire) Gibraliar, Aug, 1,~The British Indian fHteamship Company's steamer Nerbudda and the Span- ish steamship Legazpl were in & sorions collision this morning ip dome fog 100 miles cast of Gibral. ar, The Nerbudda reported by wire. loss that she might be ablo to keep float, while the Legazpi sald her engines were out of commission, Salvage steamers rushed from Gibraltar to the assistance of the disabled vessels, _ ' DURANT REDUCES STAFF 50 PER CENT. Lansing, Aug, 1.~A 50 per cent re- duction in number of employees in ull departments from sales to ship- ping is announced by Durant, The plant has been running with a steady employment since the first of the year, but because of the lull in sum mer business it has become neces- sary to make drastic reductions, Pro. duction was resumed Monday alter two weeks' shutdown, FRANCE COMMENTS ON CANADIAN ELECTION -- (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Paris, France, Aug. 1=Newspapers here have expressed keen interest in the result of the Canadian election Commenting editorially they see in ly needed? the vietory of the Conservative party THE PRESIDENT WHO KILLED How many persons can recall the name of the President of Lhe Unite ed States who killed his adversary in a duel? Yet there was such a nan and his name was Andrew Jackson, Deiter known as "Old Hickory," General Jackson was not fn the presidency at the time, but ho had already won fame and was climbing the ladder which was Lo reach to the White House, The course of politics, like thal of true love, did not run smoothly in the old days, It was particularly turbulent in Tennessee where Jacks sou was making himeelf a power, One of his opponents was Charies Dickinson, o friends of Jackson gomplained that Dickinson was constantly baiting him, and as the readers of history know, the hero of New Orleans was not the man to brook insult of any kind, Al might have been well if Dickinson hau not resorted to the newspapers to ventilate his wrath agalost Jacks son. In the early part of May, 1806 be published a statement concern Ing Jackson, in the coumse of which he sald: "I declare him, notwithelanding he is a major general of the Militia of Mero district, to be a worthless scoundrel, a poltroon and a cow. ad, What would happen it a public mau was #0 accused at the present time? Wall, he would probably sue for slander or libel, and after a long trial might or might net go! a verdiot, "Put It was different in those days Tho moment Jackson read (he siatement he sat down and wrole a letter demanding that Dickinson mest him on the flald of hemor, And Dickinson, It must ba stated, accepted Just as promptly, Each man appointed his seconds wnd thoy got together and arranged all of the details of the duel, It was ag reed that the priveipals 'should meet at Harrison's Mills, on the Red River, in Logan Counly, in the State of Xentyoky, ' Such an affair, under lhe oir cumstances, could not be kept a secret, The partisans of both men dicusesds the coming event with seat heat, It veached a point ore beta were laid on the result, fast an wagers are laid on horse vaces and elections, It was even ported that Dickinson made a wager that he would kill Jackson, vid that he put $800 as proof of hd S18 ek tale was anticipa ® ngerness, and everybody agreed that it would be for blood, On the morning of the duel, of rather. on the morning before the duel, Dickinson an atfection. atn farewell to his wite, "Goodby, darling," he said, "1 shall be sure to be home tomorrow night, is journey to the vecdesvous was & sort of triumphal procession. 'He a halt doren | t wen in his personal party, and all o them wears fn the best of spirits, S was the general opinion tha Jackeon wan as Jed Dickinson exhibited his ship at Wolo times during the {ouner. While stopping at one {an 6 cut a string with his bullet at §, distance of twenty-four feet, Ay a dead, narksman- A | fleation True Stories Stranger Than Fiction STRANGEST TALES OF ROMANCE ax» MYSTERY By Vance Wynn (Author of To'Day's True Detective Stories) AIS ADVERSARY IN A DUEL | he was leaving the place he sald to the landlord; ! "It Goneral Jackson comes along' this road, show him that bit of airing." Jackson did not come along that particular road, but he heard from many sources that his adversary was a orack shot and that he was never known to miss his mark, This did not frighten him, but it did have the effect of making him cavtious, Hie second was CGeners) Thomas Overton, and the (wo men discussed the details of the coming ovent with much care, It was finally agreed that Dickinson should be od like taking a great chance, but Jackson was A man who took many clinnces in' the course of his ture bulent lite, The two men arrived at Harris son's Mills at the same tities, and the seconds immediately proceed. od to dispatch the preliminaries, IL did not take long, for they had buth acted as seconds in previous duels and were familiar with the olMuette on such occasions, The ground was measured off and Lhe principals took thelr places with uplifted pistols, They were both fine physioal specimens of mane hood, and Jackson, at that time, was as straight as an Indian, The volte of the master of ceremonies was heard, "Are you ri sclemn tons Each of announeey pared, and oul sharply. "Fire" Dickingon raised his pistol quick: ly and fired, There was a repori and a puff of smoke and Jackson seemed to be brushing some dust olf his breast. He stood quite sll after that and was perfectly silent. Hin. imperturbily roused his ope ponent, who advanced a atep and called out: "Great God, have I missod him?" "Back to the mark, wir shouts 4d Overton, sternly, "back to the mak," Dickinson did as he was com. nanded, 'The pistol he had Just fired hung from Lis limp hand, and ha stood thera with averled eyes, Jeckson raised his pistol to 'fire, but the cap did not explode, and he was forced to Nf the trigger again, During this ordeal Dickinson was ad motionless as i statue, For. the second time Jaelson raised" his pistol, This time it worked and the next instant Dickinson fell to.lhe giound, mortally, wounded, Phys sielane and ny were summonsd and then thé victor left the field, Isaving his vanquished adversar) to the care of his friends, As they got Into the carriage which wan in waiting it waa nell ced that Jackson's shoe was filled with blood, One of hia friends asked him it he had been hit. "I believe he has pinked me a' ttle" was the light reply. = A At had been: wounded, but he did nel want Dickinson to have the grails knowing that he had aven touched him, The story of thix \favious dus! was used against Juckpon when he ran for the sidency but it did vot {njure him with the people at all arn Cait | \ Lally Bree the voite called , (Copyright by Public Ledger) permitted to shoot first, This seems | with Its high protection policy, an answer to the recent tariff changes enscted by the United States in the passing of the Hawley-Smoot bill and comment that the defeat of the Lib- erals, with their lower tariff aims, is readily comprehensible in the face of existing circumstances, COURTICE NEWS Courtice, July 28.--The Trail Rangers returned home on Batur- day after a bappy week camping at the lake, The 'COLT, are camping this week at the same place with Miss Alice Arnold and Miss Lyla Osborne in charge, Bun- day evening the service was held there and through the kindness of Mr, Ross Pearce, the organ was again taken down in his truck, The pastor, Rev, H, C, Wolfraim, delivered a most helpful sermon on religious education, Two pretty selections of music were given, A duvet by Miss Edne Swallows and Mr, Jack - Cator, 'Maple Grove", was nicely sung and a chorus by the C.G.IT, with Miss Florence Wilkins accompanying with the Auto harp. A large number were present, Master Roy Pennington, Toron- to, has been holidaying with his cousins, Kenneth and Harold Osborne, Mr, and Mrs, Geo, Gardner and daughter, Cleveland, are visiting at Mrs, A. FV, Rundie's, Mr, Otis Worden and Miss Patty, Toronto, who are spending the holidays In Muskoka, were with Mr, and Mrs, Frank Rundle Master Jack Arnot, Maxwell's, has been visiting his cousin, Master Douglas Oke, : SR 7 > ; i, the Plains of Abraham, whers Wolfe defeated Mpniealm, gaining the town for the British, in Reptember, 1759, both British and Vrench leaders losing their lives in the engagement The now tunnel, shown on the above map, will lead from Wolle's Cove, whors the British leader landed his forces, direct through one mils and 70 feet nf rock 10 the eompany"s main line, clear of the ally Hmit The barrel of the tunnel Is 2530 fest below the summit of the rock at iis despest point and calls for the excavation of some 80,000 eublo yards of soll It ia being rushed to complelion, by the nse of day and night shifts, to ba ready for tha psrrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway's new | giant 42,500-tom liner "Umpross of Britain," which, with the "Empress of Australia" and the ""Fimpress of France,' will bs berthed at thelr now dock, at Wolfe's Cove, in the early summer of 1931 Pros APPOINTED JUDGE Peterboro. Joseph Wearing of Peterboro has heen appointed a judge of the county court in Middlesex, A PR LI I TOS A he Gibralter of America, the historic city and | seaport of Quebec, on the BL, Lawrences River, is | the socens of the Iatest engineering feat of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which is constructing « ony docking accommodation, the company's termin tunnel! through the historia rock on which the eily alg and the famous Canadian Pacific Chatean is built, Its summit 18 the scene of the battle of ronilense Hotel are clearly shown on the map he a ih a i, TREE " _ - a a... r EX Keep in Line on Curves... 'y : ht Fay " vy Wait for the straight-away road before you try UT of the line of traffic on a curve , , . a desperate spurt for the space in the traffic line ahead! Too late." . a car from the opposite direction, The screech of il violently applied. Three cars meet in a di g protest of Sipping steel and a welter of shat- g glass! Onedriver to blame, Qotvpanta of all three cars injured . i. some may be killed . . . all because one driver would not keep in line. He thought he could make it. He wanted the thrill of that bursting surge of power. A soulless reason for sacrificing' innocent lives! Don't try to Pass on a curve, near the top of a steep grade, at an inter- section, dr at any place where the road ahead is not in full view for a long distance ahead. . Don't try to Pass if there is not a space in your own traffic line which you can easily reach before you meet on-coming oars. The highways of the Province are more crowded than ever this year, It is of vital importance that each driver shall "become *'traffic conscious" . . . shall be constantly alert, and shall practice Care, Co and Common Sense. Know and follow the Seven Rules for Safe Driving. The Highway Safety Committee particularly requests the oon wf on and poi mee bi 'the holiday week-end. Whether you drive or walk on streets or roads, do your part to make the highways more safe, HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMITTEE \ HENRY, iniater of Highways, Chairman; MAS J, MAHONEY, M.P.P,, President, Hamilto y LAE TAA A OA Al Ontario Police; MAJOR GEORGE Seven Rules for Safe Driving You must observe them and ALL other precautions ALL the time Have your car in perfect mechanical condition particularly BRAKES, STEERING . GEAR and HEADLIGHTS, GIVE YOUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION TO YOUR DRIVING, In passing traffic, be sure there is a place for you in the traffic line ahead. Nover attempt to pass on curves or steep grades. In entering main streets or highways, or in approach. ing a railway crossing where a full view of the track ix obscured = STOP and LOOK. When other vehicles try to pass you=LET THEM PASS. When making a right turn, keep to the right of the highway; when making a left turn, keep to the contre, Always SIGNAL before you alow down, stop, or change your course, and never BACK UP before ascertaining that the road behind i» clear, 7 COCK, President, London Motor Club: W, G, ROBERTSON, 8, § iA Ottawa of Trade; W, J. WILSON, Gavanogue; i RM, SMI \ Deppty, ster of Highways, THOS, MARSH , BICKELL, Registrar of Motor Vehicles, Dept. of Highways, Secretary.