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Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer 'All the News While It Is News" | _ VOL. 7--NO. 132 Cn Sar 5 pln Ri VP, i2Cents a A Week; 3 Cents a Copy FOURTEEN PAGES News in Brief § Noted War Film Stopped Berlin.--A crowd of more than 150 followers of Adolph Hitler, led by their representative in the Reich- stag, Joseph Goebbels descended up- on a local theatre last night to stop the showing of a motion picture based on Remarque's novel, "All Quiet on the Western Front." The showing of the film ended after the :rowd had staged a demonstration in front of the theatre. Australian: Butter Arrives Vancouver.--The liner Niagara, which docked here from the Anti- podes, landed 5,500 cases, or 308, 000 pounds of Australian butter taken aboard at Sydney, store Robber Caught Toronto,~~A rush-hour bandn who robbed Bomza's cigar store, 483 Yongd Street, just before five o'clock yesterday afternoon, was «aptured when Mrs. Bomza ran screaming to the street as he was looting the till. In answer to her calls P. C, Robert Harvey (342) threw himself off his horse and met se robber as he left the shop, Milk Gets Cheaper Kitchener, --Elmira house-hold- ers are enjoying the cheapest milk in 156 years as a result of a reduc- tion announced by two leading dairymen, The new price is 25 pint tickets for a dollar. SOCCER RESULTS IN GREAT BRITAIN (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Eng., Dec, 6.--Games played In football matches in the British Isles today resulted as fol- lows: The English League--First Division Arsenal 1, Gimsby Town 0-- abandoned, Birmingham Town 0. Blackburn Rovers 4, Manchester United 1, Blackpool 1, West Ham United 2 "y Huddersfield Derby County 6, Chel 2. Leeds United 3, Bolton Wander- ers 1. Leicester City 9, Middlesbrough 3. Manchester City Newcastle United 0. Portsmouth nesday 4. Sheffield United 3, Aston Villa 4. Sunderland 6, Liverpool 5. The English League--Second Division Barnsley 1, Badford 0, Bradford City 6, Reading 1. Bristol City 1, Stoke City 1, Bury 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Cardiff City 4, Millwall 4, Charlton Athletic 1, Wolver- hampton Wanderers 2, Everton 6, Oldham Athletic 4. Plymouth Argyle 2, Tottenham Hotspurs 0. Port Vale 1, Southampton 0, Swansea Town 2, Preston North End 1. West Bromwich Albton | 0 "» Sheffield Wed- Burn- ey 0. The Scottish League--Iirst Division Alrdrie 1, Celtic 2, Clyde 2, Aberdeen 5. Dundee 6, Leith Athletic 0, Falkirk 1, Hamilton Academl- cals 4, Hibernian 1, Rangers 2, Morton 2, Kilmarnock 2, Motherwell 3,© Cowdenbeath Partick Thistle 2, Hearts 1. Queen's Park 1, East Fife 1, St, Mirren 0, Ayr United 0, The Scottish VLeague---Second Division 'Alloa 2, Third Lanark 1, Armadale 3, Stenhousemuir 5, Bo'ness 1, Dundee United 3. Forfar Athletic 3, Clydebank 1. King's Park 5, Alblon Rovers 3. Queen of South 5, Dunfermline Athletia 1, Raith Rovers shire 1. St, Bernard's Dumbarton St. Johnstone 4, Montrose 0, 1, 0 " East Stirling- o 0 ' PORT PERRY ARTIST'S WORK BEING SHOWN (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dee, 6.--With the ex- ception of the contributions of Mr, and Mrs. Cutts of Port Perry, all the work shown last night at a private view of little pictures by members of the Ontario Soclety of Artists is by Toronto artists, Sev- eral artists who live in the various cities throughout the province had no work in thls December exhibi- tion, WEATHER Pressure continues high in the Maritinfe Provinces and over the Western States, but low in Northwestern Canada, with a shallow trough extend. ing southeastward from Lake Superior to the Florida penin. sula, A disturbance of increas. ing intensity is centred near Bermuda, With the exception of rain in southwestern Ontario the weather has been fair throughout the dominion and nild from Ontario west, Forecast: Lower Lake Re. glon and Georgian Bay: Fresh southeasterly winds: with oc- casional rain, Sunday-----mod- erate to fresh shifting winds: mostly cloudy, some light local rain or snow. ; MYSTERIOUS FOG CAUSED 60 DEATHS Louis Barthou Conse FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER ACCEPTS TASK OF FORMING MINISTRY TO TAKE OFFICE Barthou Is Regarded as Most Likely Man to Clear Up Recent Banking Scandals and Place Bourse on a Firm Footing fl acta | POINCARE REFUSED BECAUSE OF HEALTH| Premier - elect With Other French Polit- ical Leaders and Hopes to Report Progress With Cabinet Tomorrow (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Dec, 6.--Louls Barthou today accepted an invitation from President Doumergue to form a ministry in succession to the de- feated government of Andre Tar- dieu, The Radical-Soclalist former min- ister of justice, leaving the elysee Palace after half an hour's talk with the president, told newspapermen he had accepted the task in prin- ciple and that he would confer to- night with political leaders to that end, The presidents of the chamber of deputies and the senate, Raymond Poincare, aristide Briand and Andre Tardieu, he said, would be the first statesmen to be consulted, He added that he expected to be able to "report progress' to the presi- dent tomorrow, M. Barthou has been backed by the most influential elements of his party in the chamber as the. Hkely to clear up the recent b ing scandals and place the bourse once more upon a firm footing. Barthou is a former premier and author of the military service bill prior to 1914 which gave France trained reserves in the world war. Poincare Declined Parls, Dec, 6.--Raymond Poin- care, who has saved France in many another political crisis, today de- clined to step into the breach open- ed by resignation of the Tardieu government, and I'resident Doum- ergue cast about for another man willing to assume the difficult tasa of forming a new cabinet, The wartime president pleaded {11 health but in the chamber lobbies the gossips were saying that if Dou- mergue should fail to find his man Poincare might be will to recon- slder--might be prevailed upon to accept the post of premier next week and reorganize the govern- ment, "I told the president," sald Poine care this morning, "that 1 do not yet feel strong enough to assume such a heavy task and that I fear- ed IT could not fulfil my duty ag I would wish," This was an allusion to an oper- ation which the former premier un- derwent some months ago. Hanging Still Mystery Smithville, Dec. 6.--' 'Hanging by réasons unknown to this jury" was the only explanation of the death of Charles Royal Grant arrived at at the inquest on the 12-year-ola victim of Smithville"s strangest tragedy, which occurred on Nov, 10 --and the mystery remains as doep Consulting | as ever, L J POISON IS FATAL TO OTTAWA WOMAN SPEAKS FOR WEST Daughter of Senator A. C.| Hardy, Took Poison In | stead of Aspirin | - | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Ottawa, Dec, 6 -- Mrs Rogers, eldest daughter of Senator | and Mrs. A, C, Hardy, and a leading | figure of the younger social sets in | the capital, died in hospital early to- | day of poison she took in mistake, Last Sunday morning, Mrs, Rogers secking relief from a headache, swal lowed two bichloride pf mercury tab lets: in the belief théy were aspirin. The rank taste of the poison drew her attention to the error and she was iffediately rushed to hospital, Tce Blockade Unlikely Sault Ste, Marie, Ont.---Milder weather did not increase the thick- ness of the ice below the Soo, and with the prospect of navigation ¢los- ing in a few days, it is unlikely | that "last trippers' wil face an ice | blockade this year, | | Man Drowned In Cedar Lake Ice Broke As Party of Three Was Walking Across (By Canadian Press Leased Wie) North Bay, Dec. 6.--A man, be. lieved to be Alexander Proulx, was drowned in Cedar Lake, about two miles west of Brent on Friday af- ternoon while attempting to cross tho lake with two companions, The | three men left Brent to go to a eamp of the Gillies Brothers I, um. ber Company. White attempting to cross the lake on the ice the latter gave way and Proulx was precipitated to the ice-cold water, His two companions were able to make thelr way to shore with the assistance of sectionman Thomas, who heard thelr eries for help. Every effort is being made to re cover the body and provincial of- ficer Small left for the scene of the tragedy today. Boy is Shot Dead By Brother's Rifle] (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lindsay, Dec, 6.--A tragedy oc- curred at the home of William Smith, about seven miles from Haliburton and adjacent to the Nesbitt radium mine, when his 11 year-old son was instantly killed, It.appears that the lad's young- er brother picked up a rifle, and thinking it was not loaded, point. ed it at his brother, at the same time pulling the trigger. Declares Mysterious Disease in Europe Resembles "Black Death" London, Dec#6--The startling sug- gestion that the mysterious epidemic which has taken over 40 lives in the tog-bound Meuse Valley of Belgium is "something like the Black death," was made to-night by Professor J. B, S. Haldane, one of Great Britain's most eminent scientists, "I don't believe the epidemic can have been caused by war gas" he said, "because deaths have occurred in different villages. They have been having floods in that district lately and it is possible . that may have something to do with it, The "black death" was 'tle name given in the middle ages to a myster- ious plague which raged in the 14th century-and causcd deaths to a third of the population of western Europe, Demand For Farm Horses in West is Showing Increase Ottawa, Dec. 6. -- Colncldent with indications of a demand for horses in Kurope, the Dominion Department of Agriculture has re- ceived reports from the west that oxcellent prices have been received in recent sales. On Friday last, 3560 unbroken horses were sold at auction at Cal. gary within three hours and prices as high as $76 per head were'reach- ed, They were all sold for gash, The following day, 150 'broken horses were: disposedot, a few of the larger and stronger young ani- mals bringing as much as $160. Although the sale was not on cash terms, the auctioneor was surprised to find that 82 per cent. of the ag- gregate amount was paid imme- diately. Officials of the department take this as an indication that many western farmers are turning away from tractors. Although ft is agreed the tractor undoubtedly has a place in western farming, par- ticularly for ploughing, increasing evidence has reached the dopart- ment that tractors are In many cases tog expensive to operate con. sidéring the low pricos for wheat, Frankford | | ed to respond I. W. BEATTY, K.C, President of the Canadian Pacific Ballway, who declares the Fed. eral Government must come to the aid of the western wheat Browers. Woman and 2 Children Die Another Fire Tragedy in Lonely Home Takes Three Lives (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) The Pas, Manitoba, Dee, 6, The third vietim ot a northern fire tragedy was claimed late last night when Mrs. W. Jenks, whose two young children were fatally burn. ed when flames destroyed their little home at mile 41.2 on the Bay Line, dled In hospital here, Brought to the hospital late Friday afternoon after a fast run by a special train, Mrs. Jenks fail- to medical treat. ment, Trapped In the house when the only door was inadvertently locked by Mr, Jonks, Bay Line pumpman, at mile 412. as he dashed from the stricture to beat out flames which had swept to his clothing when a gasoline lamp exploded, The wo- man and children were found on tho flgor, their clothing afire when the husband and neighbors suc ceeded in breaking down the door. NO SALARIES FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS Five Teachers Strike When Money Owing Is Not Forthcoming L | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ansonville, Ont, Dec, 66.--Al. leging lack of salary, the five tea- chers of Ansonville separate school are out on strike, This situation was created by the heavy expen- diture a few years ago by the Township Council when some $200,000 was spent in public works, Last January four starts were necessary. before a couneil could be secured to carry on the work of the township, A tax sale of land has been held and some de- linquents have paid up so that fit is expected the township will be able to give the school board some money to carry on. Father of Premier Is Dead in Saskatchewan (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Saltcoats, Sask, Dec. 6--After a gallant fight against illness, James Anderson, father of Dr, J. T. M, An- derson, premier of Saskatchewan, died early today, He became uncon- scibus on Wednesday morning and re- mained in a state of coma until the time ot' death, OTTAWA LEGION OPENS SHELTER FOR VETERANS (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Dec, 6A veterans' shel- ter to take care of destitute and une employed ex-service men of the dis. trict waa opened today by the Cana- dian Legion of Ottawa. Seventy odd veterans were early registered at the hostel, The Legion president simultaneous ly issued a formal request to citizens that no man purporting to be an ex- soldier be given charity while beggin from dear-to-door. The Legion ans take care of its own people, the pres- ident said. | MINERS GOING BACK TO PITS "IN SCOTLAND! Conciliation Board Orders | Men to Return to Work at Once (By Canadien Press Leased Wire) Glasgow, Scotland, Dec, 6 Striking miners in the Scottish coal- fields were ordered hack to work immediately today by a conciliation board of owners and union deleg- ator, The delegates voted yesterday to resume work in the mines on Mon- day, pending adjudication of a dis- pute over the "spreadover" working schedule, Work is to be resumed on the | same wage scale which was in ef-| fect hefore the miners struck on Dec, 1, The agreement stipulates that the collleries shall not be work- ed in more than eleven eight-hour shifts in two weeks It was expected that few of the men could get back to work before oday, but telegrams were sent to every union branch to the effect that the delegates expected every man to carry out instructions, Man Shoots Himself After Murder Attempt | Lachute, Que., Dec, 6, ~Follow- | ing what was believed by police to) be the attempted murder of Ralph | Gauley, 22, of Lachute, a man nam- | od Patterson, caretaker on a farm here, shot and killed himself late last night. Gauley was removed to a Montreal hospital seriously wound ed by a bullet, BEATTY SUGGESTS GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE FARMERS Declares Ottawa Should Take Over Part of Crop | Obligations | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Ont, Dee, 6,-- The Fed- eral Government ought to offer as- sistance to the West probably in the form of assuming a portion of 1929 crop obligations of the Prairie Pro-| vinces, allowing the latter to use this release of thelr credit to per-| mit them to assume the burden of relief to their citizens, said Edward | W. Beatty, President of the Cana dian Pacific Railway, speaking here | last night, | Mr. Beatty suggested, also, the formation of an Agricultural Credit Corporation to provide live stock for farmers. ' The C.P.R. President spoke at the annual banquet of the Ontario Com. | mercial Travellers' Association, Farmers' Difficulties After touching on difficulties of the Western farmer---particularly the fear of want during the com- ing winter, and the fear of inability to finance another year's operations Mr, Beatty said: "To me, an unprejudiced and un- official, but not disinterested, ob- server, it seems indisputable the Dominion Government should not hesitate to intervene wth an offer of assistanco as a national public duty. In recent years assistance has been given in one way or an- other for the removal of disabilities of manufacturing interests, of the dairy and fruit farmers of the East and British Columbia, and of the Maritime Provinces, More recent- ly, direct financial aid has been pro- (Continued on page 11) Taxi Drivers Arrested Buffalo, Dec. 6---Ten taxicab drivers were arrested as police launched a city-wide campalgn against "gyp" operators who tamp- er with meters or otherwise cheat their patrons. Immigration to U.S. is Reduced Washington, D.C, Dee, 6--Immi- gration. to the United States from Canada was cut 74 per cent, during October, Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson announced. This curtail ment was made by application of the clause of the Immigration Act which prevents a consul from giving visa to anyone likely to become a public charge. The figures for October immigra- tion from Canada are 1,622 as com- pared with 6217 during the same month, 1929, The 1930 figures include unmarried. children, wives and hus- bands 'of United States citizens as well as professors, ministers, student, previous lawful residents of the Un- ited States, I, CH Hi I El REFUSES OFFICE f RAYMOND POINCARE Who has refused an invitation to | become the new premier of Franco on account of poor | health. German Gov't Upheld in Vote Chancellor Bruening's Plan! of Finances Approved | by Reichstag (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Berlin, Dec. 6 Chancellor Bruening today obtained a smash ing vote of confidence, a National- | fst and Communist motion to re. | voke his emergency financial decree | | being defeated 293 to 2562 The vote came after 7 1- ceascless speeches in the tag. By unanimous consent, Finance Minister Dietrich's budget was re ferred to the ways and means committee. and president Loeb then announced the roll call vote would be taken on the motion to ergency decree, crgancy decree, The galleries were crowded their limit as the vote was held 2 hours Reichs to Fog Covers England London. A choking yellow fog, ern and eastern England, In some | places it was the densest experiene- | od n years and both the surround- ing sea and sky were made perii- ous for trafic, | FINANCIER HELD ON THEFT CHARGE Chairman of Board of Finance Institute Arrested in Toronto (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Toronto, Dec. 0 Edwin Mori formerly of Chicago, chairman of the joard of the Canadian Institute of Finance, Limited, was arrested early today on a charge of theft, The ar rest followed investigation into the | operations of the company in which | two other men are said to have been! associated with Morris, but who are | reported to have lett for Chicago. Warrants for the arrest of the three men were sworn to by lL. 1. McCarthy, « provisional director of the concern and alleged the theft of $5,000 said to have been received for the sale of courses in stock exchange procedure, MISSING HAMILTON NURSE AGAIN FOUND (By Canadian Press Loased Wire) Hamilton, Dec, 6--Suffering severe ly from exposure, Mrs, H, G, Rorke, | was found wandering on the face of Hamilton. Mountain last night, her mind a blank, and was taken to the home of her parents, Mrs. Rorke was missing for the second time since she left a Iremilton hospital where she had been employed as a nurse, POLICE BROUGHT WRONG MAN OVER 2,000 MILES (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kapuskasing, Ont,, Dec, 6--Brought } all the way from New Glasgow, N.S, | in charge of Provincial Constable JI. | V. Considine, in connection with ov er-payment of a cheque here, Bill Meluk was found to be the wrong man and he will return to his mari time home at the public expense. It was a case of mistaken identity. Somebody identified Meluk's photo graph as that of one S, Klimeek for whom the authorities have been searching and the officer made a round trip of more than 2000 miles to get the man, | Be the nts to be New French Premier INHABITANTS OF BELGIUM. 'TERROR-STRICKEN, SCORES CHOKED BY STRANGE CAUSE SEVEN VESSELS STILL ON LAKES Trouble With Ice Unlikely (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sault Marie, Ont, Dee, 6 - can be learned ther even vessels expected to pas down bound through the ship canals here before they are closed for the cason, The pected at the Cana the Fernie, Renvoyle, and Waterton, while canal expects the Wil- . Minch amd ) far are SC € dian canal Turrett Americar liam T, Fitch, Lemoyne The weather mild the last els have ben from nded « are Cape has been exceeding- day or two and ves- xperiencing no trouble though a has ver the whe heay le area More For Relief Work Ottawa,--A total of $5,302,069, additional to what already has been approved, was authorized by Hon. Gideon Robertson, Minister of La- bor, for expenditure in connection with unemployment rellef schemes in eastern provinces, Found Dead in Lindsay Hotel Police Believe Man's Death Accidental After Drinking Bout (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lindsay, Dec. 6.---Edward Mae lone, aged fifty.nine, was found dead this morning in a room on the top floor of the Central Hotel, with a slight mark on the temple over his left eye and another on the back of hs neck. I'earing foul play a post mortem was demanded, but although no report has been glven yet, tho police are inclined to the opinion that death was ae- cidental, They say. Malone had been drinking and was seen by a hotel employee late last night Yying fully clothed on the bed, This morning an empty bottle of sweet nitre and empty bottles of rubbing alcohol were found on the floor smashed into pleces and the | dresser was turned over on its side. The door had to be forced open as it was held tightly shut by Ma- lone's dead body stretched on the floor, It is stated Malone had heen absent from his home for two | days, | Attempt to Escape Was Unsuccessful (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, Dec. 6-Jack O'Brieif alias Elmer J. Geiller, George Geil. ler and "Babe" O'Brien, wanted in oronto on a charge of assaulting and robbing a bank teller last Sep- tember, made a sensational escape from the Federal Building here yesterday, He is wanted in Tor- onto under the name of Gieller and is said to be wanted in Canada al. 80 in connectio with a murder, | Victims Coughed, Choked and Died as Mysterious Yellow Pall Rolled Over | the Valley of the Rivey Meuse | Spell of Mild Weather Makes | DOCTORS PUZZLED BY VISITATION | People Are Convinced That | Death Came in Waves of Poisoned Gas of Une known and Inexplicable Origin Bud (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Brussels, Belgium, Dec, 6, Slowly as it has come, the suffo cating pall of poisoned fog which has choked the life out score dwellers in the Meuse valley, began to disappear this morning as the gun bored through the mist. It it had gone, however, it had taken with it the secret of its Wys- terious menace, Doctors in a doz en villages were too busy answer ing frantic calls to confer with thé authorities seeking an answer to the riddle. They knew only that as the fog rolled in the victims coughed, choked and died, No more deaths were reported today and as reports came in from the stricken districts ft began to appear as though this terror had passed. Government medical au- thorities were on the ground to be- gin their investigation and they had all the co-operation they need- ed. The simple folk who fled their village homes in panic, or remain- ed inside behind locked doo could not be reassured, howeve A an persisted in t he conviction that this death had come in waves of poisoned gas whose origin they did not attempt to explain, The fog which struck terror to the. Meuse Valley brought ipcon- venience to other sections of Bel- glym also. At Hoboken and Ant- werp, a ferryboat went aground a hundred yards from fits pier and the passengers waded ashore through two feet of mud. At Apert, a French army airplane made a forced landing and was wrecked although its occupants were not in- Jured. Near Courcelles a cyclist. lost his way in the fog, fell into a canal and was drowned. Traf. fic was tied up in the River Scheldt, CONDUCTOR CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER ' (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kapugkasng, Ont., Dec. 6.--Roy George, ralway conductor of Coch- rane, charged wth manslaughter as a result of the death of a hobo forc« od to get off the train while it was in motion, erected trial before jury when arraigned before Magistrate Tucker this week and was bound grep to the spring assizes on $4,000 bail, Toronto Skater Wins Races in Vancoyver (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Vancouver, B.C., Dec. 6.--Leila Brooks Potter, Toronto speed skat< ing star, last night defeated Hattie Donaldson, also of Toronto, in two exhibition races staged as part of the programme of the seventh ice carnival here. Mrs, Potter won the quarter-mile by a narrow margin in 52 2-5 seconds, and took the half mile in 1,61 3+6. Government to Establish Farm Schools in Every Part of Ontario Brampton, Dec, 6.--Agricultur- al schools, modelled on the same plan ag the vocational schools found in the cities, will be established by the Ferguson Government in every county and district in the province Hon, T. I, Kennedy, provincial min- ister af agriculture announced here last night at a congratulatory ban- jquet tendered by his constituents in celebration of his elevation tu the Ferguson cabinet, These rural vocational achools, as Col, Kennedy called them, were announced by him as the initial step in a great drive by the gov- ernment, in co-operating with tne county councils for the reduction of farm production costs, Harvey Mills Re-Arrested On Leaving Jail in Alberta Lethbridge, Alta, Dec, 6--Today marks another eventful day in the career of Harvey Mills, junior part- ner "of the defunct Solloway-Mills stock brokerage company, when he terminates a one-month jail tegm here only to he turned over to Ontario and British Columbia authorities to face additional charges of conspiracy to defraud, : Police officials of the two provinces were in Lethbridge last night and by agreement, will take Mills to Vancou- ver where he will be arraigned and then released on substanial bail, to be taken to Toronto to ace similar charges, There the procedure will he the same, He will be charged, and remanded on bail until the comple- tion of the British Columbia case. 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