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_-- TT ARR RE. "Al the i Io News" The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Othawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL, 4--NO. 48 JSS TT NT OT T0000 JN TOC WC TOC WC ON a i RZ J News in Br (By Canadian Press) PW IW SPST WOW WX WR Eh Commission Not Extended Washington, --The bill to extend the life of the Radio Commugsion for a year has not been passed by the senate, ea Forced Landin St, Catharines--J, 'L, Suutnottand, flying from Flint, Mich, to Boston, ass, was forced to land in a fiel in Louth township yesterday for lack of fuel, win Canada's Navy Sold Ottawa, --Sale of the obsolete. Can- adian destroyers Patriot and Patri- cian was announced today by the department of national defence, To Beautify St. Thomas St. Thomas, --Action was (aken by the Parks Committee of the City Council this evening to increase cive ic beautification activities this year, Lake Captain Dies Orillia,~One of the best known boat captains who sailed the upper lakes passed away at his home here in the person of Capt, Samuel Hill, He was in his 7ist Year. Name Vaccination Day Nanking, China.--~Widespread oe- currance of smallpox has led to the government designation of March 1, as "National Vaccination Day," Ey» eryone is urged to be vaccinated, French Aviators to Swim Rangoon, Burma, ~The French av- ators, Joseph Lebrix and Antoine Paillard, left here at 826 am, for Bangkok, Siam, in continuation of their flight to Janoi, French Indo- China, from France, i Dies Suddenly Windsor.--Rodden B, Kilpatrick, 52 years old, general superintendent for the Windsor Gas Company for more than 20 years, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday in the surgery of Dr, O, P. Chatters, here, Noted Minister Passes New York.--The Rey, Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, pastor emeritus of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, died to- day at the home of his daughter, Mrs, Robert S. Kellogg, in Bronxville, He was 71 years oud. Elected Alderman Woodstock,--~Percy W. Johnston, was last night elected to the city council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of 'Alderman L. Millman who is now residing in Osh- awa, * % 5 Man Takes Foison ; James H, Marks, aged 49, of Win- nipeg, was removed yesterday after~ noon from the office of the Empress Silk Company, 111 Wellington street west, to the General Hospital suffer- ing from poisoning. " Canadian Painter Dies Montreal. -- James MacDonald Barnsley, Canadian painter, who over twenty years ago, was due to iliness, forced to lay brush and palette a- side, died here following an attack of influenza, He was 58 years old, » Funeral Tomorrow Montreal, ~The funeral of Sir Vin- cent Meredith, Bart, will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, on Wednesday, Feb, 27, at 2.30 p.m., it was announced here today, Inter- ment will take place in Mount Royal Cemetery here, Unfit For Trial Montreal, --Antoine Brosseau of St. Bernard de Lacolle, Que, charged with the murder of Charles Biscorn- et, was today found by a jury to be mentally unfit to undergo trial, and was consequently ordered to be de- tained in a mental hospital. Woollen Executive Passes Montreal--John You Patrick, Manager of the Canadian artment of Mark Fisher, Sons & , and considered the best-known man m the Montreal woollen trade, died this I ing at his home in Westmount in his fty-seventh yeaar. Bill Withdrawn Toronto.--Russell Nesbitt, Conser- vative member for Toronto-Bracon- dale, got a big hand from the Leg- islature when he withdrew the bill by which licensing of barber shops, beauty parlors and all places where hair is cut or dressed was sought. DE RIVERA INTENDS TO MAKE RESIGNATION Paris, Feb. 25.--Primo de Rivers, HIE ii] i i Bley" Except Sundave snd Publ Hiideys © SURPLUS AGAI OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TEN PAGES is Not Likely to Meet Again Until Monday of Next Week NATURE OF PAYMENT THE MAIN QUESTION Question of the Amount of Annuities to Be Paid By Germany Has Not Yet Come Before Committee Sessions Paris, Feb, 26--Three sub-committees of the ex- perts gathered here to solve the German tepara tions problem will attack different aspects of the question during the rest of the week, Probably next Monday, or at the call of Chairman Owen'D. Young, they will meet in plenary session again and report what they have found, One of these sub-committees will consider the commercializa- tion of the German re rations debt, a factor in the se tiement which is bound closely to possible elimination of the transfer protec- tion clause. This committee is S.| headed by Lord Revelstoke, Brit. ish banker. Protection Clause The second of the sub-commit- tees is investigating that proposed lesser part of the German annuities which will be subject to the Trans- fer Protection clause and hence not available in the commercializa- tion project, Sir Josiah Stamp, also of Great Britain, is chairman of this sub-committee, It probably will report on the formation of a committee of foreign membership which the Germans could consult if they found it necessary to in- voke the protection clause. The third sub-committee fis (Continued on "Page 3) GIVEN TERN FOR CHICKEN THEFTS Toronto Man Sentenced on Pleading Guilty at Pickering (Special to The Times) Pickering, Feb. 26.--William J. Sidey, aged 64, of Toronto, who ap- peared last night before Magistrate Clark in the local police court on a charge of chicken thieving, was convicted to two years less one day in the Guelph Reformatory. The accused elected to be tried summarily and pleaded guilty. He admitted to a record extending over the past seventeen years and to having spent two terms in the Portsmouth penitentiary for the same offence. The case arose out of a theft of chickens from the farm of Henry Marks of Pickering Township, vn August 22. At the time the of- fender eluded the police and could not be traced until he was sentene- ed in Toronto police court to sixty days at the jail farm for the theft of gloves. Upon the expiration of his term he was handed over by the authorities to the provincial police to amswer the charge of chicken thefts in this court. The feeling in this district against chicken thievings is high, owing to the heavy. loss of chickens from a number of farms in the past few months. Serious Charge Made Against M.P. (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Feb. 26.--Louis M. Aug- er, member of parliament for Pres- cott County, who last night was ar- rested, charged with a serious of- fence against a young woman, is out on $1,000 bail. The case is on the list for police court hearing to- day. Raoul Mercier, his .counsel, is expected to ask for an adjourn- ment. Takes No Action Brantford --N. R. Wilson, Secre- tary of the Brant County Humane Society, stated today that the so- ciety would not take any action im connection with the white dog sacri- fices on the Six Nations Reserve. would mot allow them to do any- thing, as the sacrifice was a religious rite that had to be respected. ¢ Full Conference at Geneva Committees of Fxperts Consider All Phases of Reparations Problem King Compliments Royal Air Force London, Feb, 26,--The King to- day gave an indication of the im- proved state of hig heaitn by send- ing a personal message to the Air Minister, Sir Samuel Hoare, con- veying his congratulations on the rescue work of the Royal Air Force at Kabul, Afghanistan, The message which was signed by His Majesty said: "I heartily congratulate the Roy- al Air Force on its great feat of rescuing so many men, women and children from Kabul in spite of many difficulties in the air and on the ground." It is now uderstood that the Royal Air Force carried more than 580 persons from Kabul to Pesha- war in 82 planes, most of the fly- ing been dune at an average height of 12,000 feet, In authoritative quarters this is regarded as a re- markable test, as the operation was affected in the depths of a most rigorous winter over very moun- tainous country without a single casualty, CLAIM NEW Federal Government, he said, led G ATTACK TO BE LAUNCHED Cantonese Believe Nation. alists Are Making Ready for Campaign (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) Shanghai, 26.,--Reports from apparently well informed quarters in Canton today said the Canton government expects the Na- tionalist government at Nanking soon to launch a military campaign against it. Such a campaign would seek to force the Canton government to give Nanking the allegiance which admittedly does not now exist, In anticipation of such a happen- ing the Canton government has out- lined a plan of action.for possible hostilities. The Cantonese accuse General Chiang-Kai-Shek and the Christian General, Feng Yu-Hsiang, of being secretly allied and court- ing the favor of radical elements with a plan to subjugate "Conser- vative Canton." POLICE PROTECTION IS ELABORATE FOR CHICAGO ELECTION All Day Court is in Instant Readiness to Try Cases (By Canadian Press ) Chicago, Ills.. Feb. 26.--An al- dermanic election was being held today under unusually elaborace police protection. Every available officer was call- ed to duty. His orders were to "smash the butt of your gun over the heads of the hoodlums as soon as you see them." Arrests were made even before the voting started. Deputy Com- missioner John Stege sent special details sweeping through the "bloody twentieth" ward, and they picked up half a dozen men, among them George Barker and Michael Reilly, acquitted last week of mur- der; Sam Aplan, Isadore Fox and Abe (Humpy) Klass, the latter a brother of Martin Klass, one of the aldermanic candidates in the ward. County judge Jarecki convened court at 5:3 a.m., half an hour be- fore thie polls opened, to be ready for any election day violence, trick- ery or fraud cases that might arise. The court was to remain open un- til the results of the election had been determined tonight. *he polls close at 4 p.m. MEXICAN REBELS ARE REPULSED IN ATTACK (By Canadian Press) Mexico City, Feb. 26.--El Uni- versal today says a d of insurg- ent cavalrymen yesterday penetrat- , second largest city uadalajara, in Mexico. as far as the military garrison, where they were repuls- ed. They fled from the city. HOPELESSLY ILL MARSHALL FOCH Whose condition is now consider- ed to be hopeless, CENTRAL OHIO 1S BEING SWEPT BY SERIOUS FLOODS CITY OF SPRINGFIELD HAS POWER SUPPLY CUT OFF Downtown Section of the City Under Three Feet of Water (By Canadian Press) Springfield, Ohio. Feb, 26.-- Springfield todey faced the worst flood conditions since 1913, when Central Ohio was visited by a de vastating flood. The city was with- out power because of the high wat- ers of Buck Creek and Mad River, and the entire city's water supply was cut off. The downtown section of the city was under three feet of water, and factories along the river bank were inundated. Water from Buck Creek had crippled one power plant, and water coming within three feet of the boilers, necessitated the with- drawing of fires. The eity water plant was flooded ,and serious dam- age was feared should fire break out. Several parts of the city were entirely without water, and in oth- ers it was said t water supply was so low that would hardly trickle through faucets. Central Ohio, and particularly the Buck Creek valley was visited by a heavy downpour which set in late yesterday and continued today. The warnr weather and accompany- ing rain melted nearly six inches of snow which fell last week. PRINCE ACTS FOR FATHER AT LEVEE Snowfall Mars the Spectac- ular Features of State Occasion (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Piecss) London, Feb. 26. -- A snowfall this morning 'brought disappoint- ment to Londoners who had hoped to see the Prince of Wales drive in state from Buckingham Palace to St. James' Palace to hold the sea- son's first levee on behalf of King | George. Because of the bad weather the State procession was cancelled and the Prince merely walked over the short distance from his residence in York House wearing his bril- liant scarlet uniform as colonel of the Welsh Guards. He was escor- ted by members of his staff and household officials in glittering uniforms. : Reaction Favors King Amanullah (cable Service to The Times » y Canadian Press New Delhi, India, Feb. 26.--Latest advices from Afghanistan appear to confirm reports of a reaction in fa- vor of Amanullah's return to Kabul and Power. It has been decided to withdraw the British consuls at Kandahar and Jalalabad as soom as possible, fol- lowing the evacuation of British rep- resentative at Kabul. GIRL'S CONFERENCE CHAMBER He--Let's go somwhere where we can talk. ' She Fine! I haven't seen a movie for weeks.--Life . CONDITION OF FOCH SAID T0 BE HOPELESS 1 Aged General May Not Live More Than a Week or Ten Days GRAVE ANXIETY Yesterday's Relapse in Con- dition is Regarded as Very Serious Paris, Feb, 26. -- The Associated Press was in- formed authoritatively to- day that the condition of Marshal Ferdinand Foch is considered hopeless and that his death appears only a question of days--one week or ten days at the most. Grave Anxiety Paris, Feb. 26 --Grave anxiety for Marshal Foch was evident to- day after a relapse and appearance of new pulmonary infection yes- terday. A bul'etin fssued by his physic- fars said merely that the pulmon- ary infection had not increased but tha: the temperature remained bigh and the pulse weak, The doctors said that the tem- perature was over 100 and rhe pulse 98, but they had not in- cluded these two facts in their communique because the Marshal reads the papers. The five physicians attending him, although saying he was "no worse", appeared to be anxious. STRESEMANN HOLDS BACK PASSPORTS The German Foreign Minis- ter is Not Anxious to Admit Trotsky Berlin, Feb, 26.--Delay of the German cabinet in acting upon the request of Leon Trotzky for a pass- port visa is explained by usually well informed Germans as due to the domestic political situation. Gustav Stresemann, foreign min- ister, wishes to bolster his position at home, before he leaves for the March session of the council of the League of Nations at Geneva and s0 has pot pressed the matter of a visa in the cabinet sessions. The foreign office today insisted the matter was still pending. It was said of yesterday's cabinet ses- sion that there were "more import- ant things to wofry about." FIND 35 GASES OF MEASLES IN CTY Two Cases of Scarlet Fever Also Discovered Recently There are about 35 cases of measles in the city, officials of the Oshawa Board of Health stated this morming. The number of cases is not considered alarming by the health officials, however. and they stated that nothing in the nature of an epidemic is feared at the present time. Peterboro has recently experi- enced a severe outbreak of measles according to press despatches, with considerably over a hundred cases in the city. Rigid supervision, es- pecially among the school child- ren is exercised by public health nursing service in Oshawa however, and it is expected that the usual quarantine measures will be under- taken where cases discovered will prevent any alarming spread of the disease here There are few cases of any oth- er cotagionus disease in the city. Smallpox has not made any ap- pearance since the single case be- fore Christmas and there is at the present time no diphtheria in the city. 'Two cases of scarlet fever have been discovered recently, but immediate steps were taken to prevent any spread of the disease. American mail liner. President Lin- b DR. GUSTAV STRESEMANN Foreign Minister of Germany, who is bolding up the granting of a passport to i Trotsky for fear that this™action would weaken his own position before the next League of Nations meeting. PASSENGERS FRON PRES. LINGOLN ARE QUARANTINED VIRULENT SPINAL MEN. INGITIS BREAKS OUT ON BOARD Twelve Steerage Passengers Are Stricken With the Terrible Disease (By Canadian Press) Seattle, Wash., Feb. 26.--One hundred and forty-six steerage pas- sengers and seamen were quarsh- tined here late last night when the coln arrived from the Orient with twelve cases of spinal meningitis described as "virulent" aboard. Cabin passengers had gone ashore when the quarantine was establish- ed. The steerage passengers were taken to the city hospital. The fact that twelve were strick- en with the disease was kept so well hidden that many passengers went ashore without the slightest idea of how close they came to be- ing quarantined. Many of the ship's officers apparently were un- aware of the sickness in the steer- age. Dr. Paul York, ship's physician, said the first case appeared when the ship was four days out from the Orient. The passenger, a Fili- pino, was immediately quarantin- ed, and other steerage passengers inoculated with serum, he said. As other cases appeared they were iso- lated. The President Lincoln stopped at Manila, Honk Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama, on the trip just ended. ARREST ORDERED OF 17 GANGSTERS The Chicago Police Claim Discovery of the : Killers . (By Associated Press) Chicago, Ills., Feb. 26.--An or- der for the arrest of 17 men was issued by Deputy Police Commis- sioner, John Stege today in the gang massacre investigation. Several of the men in his list, he said, may have been the actual killers. Others are believed to have definite and important knowledge concerning he séven fold murder. Photographs of some of the 17 have been identified, he said, by witnesses whose ideniities have been kept secret for their own protection, ALL MIGRANTS CAN SECURE $50 RATE (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Londen, Feb. 26.--All migrants to Canada are eligible for the $50 spe- cial passage rate and mot merely those taking up agricultural work. Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, secre- tary of state for the dominions, said in the House of Commons yesterday in reply to a question, In granting subsidies he said, no distinction was made between individuals proceeding to take up a definite occupation or otherwise. With Necktie Buffalo.--Using his necktie as a rope and his belt as a noose, Stanley Grys, 44, of this city hanged himself carly today in his cell in the police p N FORECAST IN BUDGET Jobless Marchers | Call on Baldwin Feb, 26~A deputation representing the unemployed who marched to London from outlying districts on Sunday called at Down- ing street yesterday and left a peti- tion asking for interviews today with Premier Stanley Baldwin and other members of the Cabinet. The petition stated the marchers were representative of all the unem- ployed in the areas whence they came and they wished to place their grie- vances before the Prime Minister and other members of the Government and make personal proposals with re- gard to the treatment of the unem- ployed. an The marchers want to remain in London until they receive the inter- views they have requested. London, Infant's Body Found Toronto.-- John Archer, of 116 Yar- mouth Road, a city employce, while unloading his garbage at the Briar Hill Avenue dump at 4 o'clock yes- terday afternoon, found the dead bo- dy of a male infant in the refuse, ASSAILANT PUTS WOMAN IN FURNACE Terrible Crime Alleged Committed By Negro in Kansas (By Canadian Press) Atchison, Kans., Feb. 26.--Mrs. C. V. Jacobs, 53, wife of a retired baker, was at the point of death today following an attempt of a ne- gro assailant to burn her alive in the furnace of her home. Louis Glover, 35, the alleged at- tacker, was spirited out of town by officers who feared mob violenw Mrs. Jacobs was severely burned about the head and shoulders and nearly suffocated. but named Glov- er as her assailant before she col- lapsed. Physicians said there was little hope for her recovery. The negro, who had been em- ployed as a handy man about the house. attacked Mrs. Jacobs, and then dragged her to the furnace. STEEL HELMETERY SEEK REFORMS IN GERMAN REPUBLIC Assure Von Hindenburg Their Efforts Not Against State lS (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Berlin, Feb. 26.--Leaders of the Steel Helmet, responding to what amounted to an ultimatum from President Von Hindenburg, today assured the president that the policy and aims of their organiza- tion were not directed against the republic but against the present parliamentary system which they contend needs reform. This aim, they stated, the Steel Helmeters expected to attain through legal means. President Von Hindenburg thereupon de- cided to remain honorary chair- man of the organization. Bennett's Sister Ill Ottawa.--Hon. R. B. Bennett, Con- -servative chieftain, left for Vancou- ver last might to be with his sister, Mrs. (Dr.) Coates, who is seriously ill, During his absence Hon. Hugi Guthrie will lead the opposition. » Monteith Says Capital Expenditures Under Control WARY OF TROTSKY | Provincial Treasurer Presented His Budget In Legislature Today Expected Surplus for the Fiscal Year Ending on Oc. tober 31 Next is Estimated at $198,000 DEBT RETIREMENT BEING CONTINUED Increase from Three to Five Cents a Gallon in the Gas. oline Tax Only Change Made in Taxation Toronto, Feb. 26.--A surplys for the fiscal year ending Octo- ber 31, 1928, of $228,000 and an estimated surplus of $198,- 000 for the fiscal year ending October 31, 1929, were the chief features of the budget pre- sented to the Legislature this afternoon by Hon. Dr. J. D. Monteith, provincial treasurer. The 1929 surplus will be the third surplus shown by the gov= ernment since assuming office in 1923, The capital expenditure of ine province is under control, said the provincial treasurer, and the rey- enue of $58,400,000 fs the largest in the history of the province, eco- nomy being consistent with Brows ng publis services. nother feature of the b was the announcement that havi miskaming and Northern Ontario Railway is now paying its own way. and $1,300,000 in interest will {ome the treasury of the prov- The provincial treasurer stated that after an instalment of $3,000, 900 had, been paid towards debt re- ent, assets exceed lia by $33,754,000. Miiities Higher Gas Tax The budget states that increased revenue will accrue to the depart- ment of highways from an increas- ed gas tax. The tax will be raised (Continued on Page 3) FIRE DESTROYS SPLENDID HONE Residence on Kingston Rd. Completely Lost on Monday Afternoon Pickering, Feb. 26.--The splen- did home of Frank McFarlane. on the Kingston Road. just east of the Rouge Hills bridge, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday after- noon, some of the contents also being lost in the blaze. The fire broke out in the attie shortly after four o'clock, but by the time it was observed, it had taken so great a hold on the building that it was impossible to save it. The Secar- boro fire brigade was called, but - owing to an inadequate supply of water, it was helpless to meet the emergency. Mr. McFarlane was away from home when the fire occurred, Mrs, McFarlane and her children being alone in the house. They were able to escape, however. and Mrs. Mec- Farlane summoned some of the neighbours to her assistance. They were able to save most of the fur- niture from the house. but in an hour and a half from the time the fire originated, the house was re- duced to ruins. While it is not definitely known, it is believed that the fire was caus- ed by defective wiring in the at- tic, where it started. The loss to the building and contents is esti- mated to be in the meighborhood of $10,000, and fis only partly cov- ered by insurance. London.--The Daily Mail says the Czecho-Slovakian Minister of the Interior has refused Leon Trotzky a pass port visa to permit him to enter that country. in or Surplus of .$228,000 to Provincial Treasurer. payment to be met as usual. Assets Capital expenditure under station here, Outstanding Features of The Provincial Budget Forecast of surplus for 1929--$198000. dinary : : Revenue of $58,400,000--Largest in history of Province. T. and N. O. railway pays its way--$1,300,000 in interest comes Instalment for 1928 debt retirement of over $3,000,000 paid. 1929 exceed liabilities by $33,754,000, i control. Net debt of Province now $174,793,000. account, 1928.