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- PAGE SIX THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1928 LOW ASSESSMENT "1S DISADVANTAGE Deputy Minister of Quebec Municipal Affairs lssues Message Montreal, Sept 14.--Half of the pural communities in the province pre assessed at as low as one third pf their real legal valuation, Os- gar Morin, deputy minister of mu- nicipal affairs, stated in his official message to the province. This works at a distinet disadvantage, he emphasised, for it give the erron- eous impression that the province fs much poorer than it really fis. fhe official valuation of the muni- eipalities in Quebec is given at $1,909,169,617, but this figure should be considerably increased if the real valuation was given he psserts. Following are Mr, marks: Morin's re Wrong Impression "Our municipalities are rich, but butsiders whose only sourc? of in- formation is our valuation rolls will conclude that we are relativ- ely poor. "One may atk where is the harm, Bs the county council has the pow- er, under the law, to readjust the valuation of the different municl- palities for county purposes, One phould ask instead, what advantage 8 municipality may derive in show- ing itself a poor one in the eyes of the outside world, when, as a mat- ter of fact, it is prosperous and possesses land value far above the valuation which it has given itaeif, Before the enactment to the Muni- cipal Code, giving to county coun ells the power to readjust vaiua- tions rolls for county purposes, the local counsils might have had an interest, more or less honest, to underestimate the value of their dmmovables. The reason was that the expenses of the county councils "mre paid by the local councils In proportion to thelr respective valu- ation po? LESLIE HODGSON SENSATIONAL CANADIAN PIANIST After twelve years absence from is own country, during which ime he has been acclaimed ghroughout Europe and the United States, Leslie Hodgson returns to Canada for a Canadian tour early ghis Autumn, Mr, Hodgson began his musical eareer in Toronto under the direc- tion of the late Dr, A. 8, Vogt, While abroad he studied with Ernest Jedliezoka--noted Russian pedagogue and also Teresa Car- Fino--world famous pianist, Arrangements are being com- pleted by the Music Study Club :f this City for an early appearance by Mr, Hodgson, INDUSTRY'SGROWTH READS AS ROMANCE Huge Coats Family For tunes Grew From Small Beginnings | London Sept 14.--W. H. Coats, who died on August 21 in Paisley, Scotland, was one of the richest members of a millionaire family, and president of a firm which, be- ginning 104 years ago with a small machine and a 12 H.P. engine, now has a capitalization of over $100,- 000,000. Few people in England, outside his business connection knew Mr, W. H. Coats intimately, or even well. He preferred, like many other millionaires, not to mix extensively in the larger world, and to confine his keenest interest to the local af- fairs of Paisley. It was Mr. Coats who once de- plored naturally enough, the "'cur- tailment of the practice of home sewing." He had heen, in a business sense, the head of the family since 1922, when he became chairman of J, and P. Coats, Ltd, of Paisley, famed the world over as manufac. turers of sewing thread. Archibald Coats, the founder of the firm and father of the late W. H. Coats, started business with his three sons, to make thread on a small machine driven by a twelve horse power machine. In 1806 they had secured by purchase or merger all rival thread manufacturing firms, The late W. H, Coats, leaves an in- valid widow. His only son was kill- ed In the war. The wills of eight members of the family so far have been probat- ed at amounts varying from one millions to four and a half million pounds pounds sterling. The wills of the following eight members of the family have heen proved at more than five million dollars: Lord -Glentanar Peter Coats ... James Coats . Sir James Coats Archibald Coats . Daniel Coats Sir T. Glen-Coats ... W. A. Coats we $23,211,315 12,631,350 9,823,726 8,860,360 9,495,625 6,174,010 8,374,030 10,680,425 REPORT HURRICANE IN VIRGIN ISLANDS Terrific Storm : Said to be Moving Northwest-- Ships Warned Washington, Sept. 14, -- The Weather Bureau yesterday {issued the following storm warnings: Advisory, 10 a.m., hurricane cen- tral ahout 17 north, 66 west mov- ing northwestward, This {s danyer- ous storm. Great caution advised vessels near paths, Its centre will likely pass south of Mona Passage early Thursday night and near or slightly south of the city of San Do- mingo Friday evening. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Sept. 13.--A hurricane of great intenss ity was passing over the Virgin Is- lands today. The storm began at midnight and had not abated sey» eral hours later, No casualties have been reported, Fifteen lifeguards at New York beaches are said not to be able to swim a stroke. Do they appoint lifeguards there by political fa- wvors?---Hamilton Spectator. RADIO PROGRAMME NEWS poco PR TATIONS , % BE Er L} ye. . et the Program Perfectly! ICROPHONIC noises are gone forever, The Nor- Puonic has chased them away. They sur- pass any tube on the market as a detector, for long life and econ- omy. pg § PBL Fry "ora an, vox THE FIVE BEST usd »~ Te Parte Tatwerk, 1 pBeAnions ? pain » Tork WD. AW po a. 02 por ok ® ) Royse aa BI8 HOOK | tr] 3 There ls a Genuine Radiotron w : Buy Westinghouse / Radiotrons for for A.C. Current S$ for 6 Volt Current Su, for Power for Distance for Baty | for Long Life for Best Results Made in Canada by Westinghouse FANGETT IS ALIVE WIFE MAINTAINS In "Telepathic Communica. tion" With Explorer She Says Nice, France, Sept 14.--Mrs, P, H. Fawcett, wife of the famous Bri- tish explorer who vanished in the Brazillian jungles in 1925 said last night she had been in '"telephathic communication' with. her lost huss band and that she is positive he is allve and well, 'At night when the moon Is full," she said, "I enter into tele pathic communication with Col, Fawcett on the terrace of my ville at Beaulieu-sur-Mer, I have recely- ed personal re-assurance that he is alive." Col, Fawcett, who had spent 18 years of his life in the wildest ter- ritory of Brazil, plunged into the Jungle to seek an ancient city which he believed would prove that South America and not the valley of the Euphrates, was the cradle of civilization, He was aceompanied by his son, John Fawcett, 21 and Raleigh Rimell, 23, an English- man, They never returned, Various accounts of their fate came out of the unknown jungles where Col. Fawcett said he had established that desperate and fer- ocious natives guarded the ancient city on the plateau of Matto Grosso. The latest report was a radio dis- pateh sent out by Commander George M. Dyott, who had been sent to search for Col, Fawcett. Dyott said he had found that the explorer was killed by natives. Forced to Return Commander Dyott had not visit- ed the scene of the reported killing, however, as he reported that his own expedition was in danger and he would be forced to return with haste, even abandoning his radlo set, That was last month and the Dyott party has not yet reached civilization. Commander Dyott"s report was seriously doubted in certain guart- ers which held that Col, Fawcett had been too experienced in deal- ing with natives to incur their en- mity. These sources contended that the British explorer is safe, but not yet ready to return or not permitt- ed by natives to return. There had been a number of unconfirmed re- ports that a "white man" was liv- ing near some mysterious ancient eity in the interior. Col. Fawcett, before leavinz Eu- rope in 1925, had expressed confi- dence that he would find the an- cient city. He based his belief on former expeditions on which he found old records and documents telling a "convincing" story. He was supported by scholars in his contentions "that the Brazilian trib- es had degenerated from a high form of civilization. The carib tribe, he said, claimed a white descent and there were tribes with women chiefs and tribes of sun worshippers with religious terms almost identical with Inca names, and tribes which have knowledge of the planets and stars. The' Amazons, or Aikeambenanas-- "The women who live alone" -.- were not mythical, he said but of- ten fought with the tribes which had women chiefs. The Mariguitas were led by women, the Cambean- Anas were fair skinned, and the Ibirajavas were always adorned with gold ornaments he said. RETURNED T00 LATE St. Catharines, Sept. 13.--"I was just returning the car whem I was arrested." Harold Cavanaugh, 16, Merritton, told the court this morning, - when he was convicted of stealing a motor car, the pro- perty of A. R. Aiken. "The youth was under suspended sentence for | the theft of another car at the time. The sentence handed out by Police Magistrate James Campbell was one year in the Reformmatory. N.S. ELECTION ON OCTOBER | . With Nomination Day Fixed . for September 1 24th . Halifax, Sept. 14.--The N. Scotia Legislature has been dissolved. This was announced by Premier E. N. Rhodes here following a session of the executive council. A provincial general election is set for Oct. 1, with nomination day on September 24. Co- incident with the announcement of dissolution, Premier Rhodes issued his manifesto to the electors. In it the Prime Minister reviews the acti- vities of his government which as- sumed office following the election of June, 1925. He compares the pre- sent condition of Nova Scotia with that in which the province found it- self prior to his taking over. It was during Premier Rhodes' re- gime that the Legislative Council was abolished, and the manifesto is intro- duced by a reference to this. "Whilst the reform embodied in this change had had the endorsement of all parties for upwards of three de- cades," says the Premier, "it must be borne in mmd that return of mem- bers in the election of June, 25, 1925, was based upon a Legislature consist- ing of two chambers. Henceforth the sole responsibility for all legisla- tion must, in the final analysis, rest entirely upon the members of the Legislative Assembly." Wider Powers ment of the Dominion, Nova Scotia bas had only ten administrations, the longest of which was that of Hom. George H. Murray, who was premier of Nova Scotia for 27 years--irom 1896 to 1923. For 41 years prior to the assumption of office by Premier E. N. Rhodes in 1925, the province had been ruled by a Liberal Govern ment. This came into power under the Right Hon. W. S. Fielding, who held the reins for 12 years when, on his entry into the Federal field, he was succeeded by Mr. Murray. Mr. Murray's regime lasted until he resigned from the premiership in 1923, and was succeeded by Hon. E H. Armstrong, who had served under him as Minister of Public Works. In 1925 Mr. Armstrong went to the country and was defeated. Thereup- on Premier Rhodes #ormed an Ad- ministration which had continued un- til now. General elections in Nova Scotia are. normally due every four years, but Mr. Rhodes has called the forth- coming one a year ahead of sche- dule. The Government of Premier Rhodes comprised the following: Provincial Secretary and Minister Education--Hon. E. N. Rhodes. Minister Public Works and Mines --Hon. G. S. Harrington. Minister of Highways--Hon. Percy C. Black. Minister of Natural Hon. J. A. Walker. of Resources -- Attorney General -- Hon. W. L. Hall al Without Portfolio--Hon. J. F. Ca- han, Hon. J. Fred Fraser, Hon. B. A. LeBlanc and Hon. W. N. Rehfuss. In the last House there were 40 Conservative members and three Li- beral Oppositionists. RAILWAY WORKERS WILL GIVE $4,000 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Sept 14-- It was announced Tuesday that the employees of the Algoma Cen- | tral and Hudson Bay Railway have decided to increase their present contribution of $2,800 to the build- ing fund for the proposed new Plummer Memorial Hospital tere to $4,000 to make up with $1,000 donated by the railway itself a to- tal of $5.000 to be devoted to the {uraidbing of a ward or depart- ent in memory of the late George A. Montgomery, vice-president and general manager of the Algoma Central, who died a few weeks ago. TORONTO TAILOR CHARGED Montreal, Sept. 13.--Walter Sutton, alias Cote, a tailor, of Tor- onto, pleaded guilty to abtaining $8,000 worth of bonds from a local brokerage house by means of a cheque bearing a forged certifica- S LEA TO sl -- a | POKT : BROOKLIN ott ong hy, _-- NEWCASTLE CoBouNe LINDSAY CENTRAL FAIR September 19 - 20 - 21 - 22, 1928 The GREATER SHEESLEY SHOWS The PREMIER EXPOSITION of Livestock, Agricultural and Manufacturers' Products tion. The prisoner, who was |at Detective brought here from Toronto, where |days, he was arrested, was ordered held 'ence. Headquarters for 3 when he will receive sent. The Premier sees as the direct re- sults of this constitutional reform the investing of "the people's elected re presentatives with wider powers and greater responsibilities than were heretofore conferred upon members of the House of Assembly. "In view of so significant a change it is of the essence of democratic government and in accord with sound constitutional principles that the el- cctors be asked to return a new Legs islature to which their chosen repre- sentatives will be sent, clothed with all the authority of this enlarged mandate, Hence the dissolution of the Legislature and the holding of a general election." Turning to conditions as he found them in June, 1925, the Premier says that "years of mal-administration had demoralized every branch of the pub- lic service. Year after year the re. venues of the province, amounting to millions of dollars annually, had heen administered without method or ef- fective supervision, in many cases by incapable and dishonest' officials, whose defalcations had never heen checked hy any competent audit of the public accounts." Premier Rhodes recalls the ap- pointment of the firm of P. 8. Ross and Sons, of Montreal, to investigate the provincial finances and quotes the findings of the auditors. The former Government. had shown a deficit of $7,364 at the end of the fiscal year in September 1924, but the auditors es- tablished that this ought to have been $1,741,138; while undisclosed liahili- ties at that date were $3,154,525.85, Uncollected amount of taxation totals led $1,040,629 while no provision had heen made to establish a sinking fund for a debt of $23,309,746 The strike of 1925 among the coal miners of Nova Scotia is recalled the Premier pots to the fact that this was settled to the satisfaction of both miners and operators within three weeks of his assumption of oi- fice, Highway Policy The Government's highway policy is lauded, the Premier embracing the occasion to point out that over 14,000 miles of road are being looked aftor --more than in cither Ontario or Quebec, "Today more than half of our en- tirc revenue is expended upon high- ways," says the manifesto, "a greater percentage than obtains in any coun- try, state or province in the world." The new mining laws which ban the holding of mineral areas for spec- ulation purposes are referred to, and Mr. Rhodes points to the recrudesc- as one of the immediate results "Since assuming office," the mani- festo continues, "the government has unremittingly urged upon the Feder al authorities of the adoption of a policy that will make Canada inde- pendent in her supply of coal and steel. Some advances have been made in a practical way in this direction and it is safe to say that each year more people in the Dominion are thinking in terms of a national coal- steel policy, and are becoming pre- pared to approve of any steps which the Federal Government may take in conjunction with the Provincial Goy- ernment to bring about the operation of such a policy." New Spirit Improvements in the direction of increased allowances to teachers, the establishment of teachers' pensions, the founding and operation of a sum- mer school for teachers are pointed to as infusing within the teaching profession of Nova Scotia, a new spirit of courage and enthusiasm. The Government's forestry policy, the establishment of game sanctuar- ies, the founding of the Mersey Pa- per Company mill at Liverpool "which will, when completed form the second largest industry in the prov- ince," are touched upon and the pre- mier dwells upon the work of the new department of natural resources and appointment of a marketing dir- ector for agricultural products. "In short." concludes the premier's statement, "in every field of activity the government has pursued new and progressive policies and methods, the beneficial effects of which are in many instances already apparent. And in the years. to come, the of such policies already y in education, agri- culture, mining and forest, will result in multiplying our wealth, including our provincial revenue and make for prosperous and contented citizens." pursuit i15th Legislature Halifax, Sept. 10--The Nova Scotia Legislature, which was dissolved yes- terday aftermoon was the fifteenth since confederation. 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