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"All the News While It Is News" The Oshawa Daily Thies SUCCEEDING 1he Oshawa Daily Reformer VOL, 4--NO. 7 Tos So Foi OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. TWELVE PAGES DEMPSEY LIKELY TO RETURN TD THE RING Vandals Destroy Ice at Oem Curling Rink PROGRESS 15 SLOW Flooding Hydrant is 'Turned on and Gaping Holes Left i in the Ice ATTEMPT FAILS TO MAKE AWAY WITH CASES OF LIQUOR (By Canadian Press) Sault Ste. Marie, Ont,, Jan, 9,-- Warrants were issued today for the arrest of two men suspected of complicity in the attempted rob- bery at the Government Liquor Store here last night. The thieves were intercepted in an attempt to get away with twelve cases of li- quor. USED SHOTGUN TO SAVE HIS SISTER FROM UNDERWORLD Brother Slays Sister's Hus- band and Then Gives Himself Up (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Jan, 9.--An inquest was opened today 'into the death of Piztro Parotta, said to be a form- er New York gunman, shot and killed last night by his brother-in- law, Bruno Messina. Messina gave himself up and in an interview said he killied Parot- ta to save his sister, Parotta's wife, from bring forced to go to New York and enter the underworld. He gaid Parotta had left his wife in Italy and gone to the United States fromr where he sent hcr money. Later he was sentenced to prison for a hold up. Used Shr n Messina broucht his sister to Carada and helned her husband te secure his release. Parotta came to Canada then and got a job. but said he conld fet monev more fas- ily in New York. He asked his wife to £0 with him and when she refrged he ahns-d ber and his mo- ther. Mcecira said he lost control cf himeelf and killed Parotta with shotgun. Remanded Ottawa, Jan. 9.--Bruno Messina who shot and killed his brother-in- law, Pietro Parotta last night, was remand:d for a week in police court today on a charge of mur- der. The accused was not asked to plead. BIGGER INCREASE Ii{ RFVENTIF THAN I} EXPENMTURE: Three Quarter Mark Passed in Canada's Present Fiscal Year (By Associated Press) Ottawa, Jan. 9.--The three-quar- ter mark in the present fiscal year finds considerable increase in the revenue of Carada compared with the same period a year ago. Tota revenue up to December for the present fiscal $345.282,544. For the correspond- ing nine months of previous fiscal year the total was $319,848,429, making ar increase for the present year of $25,434,115. Ordinary expenditure also showed . an in- crease, but not as great as that of revenue. Expenditure for the first nine months amounted to $250,920,912, an increase of $10,- 028,156 over the same period of the previous year. The net debt of the dominion on December 31, 1928, was $2,218,- 603, 434 and om December 31, 1927 it was $2,281,479,585. RENEWAL UNLIKELY (By Canadian Press) Brardon, Man., Jan. 9.--Renewal of a continental immigration agre. ment with the Canadian National Railways which expires in Octob- er, 1930, is impossible, unless the department of immigration over- rules the action of the House of Commons, which is extremely un- likely, Hop. Robert Forke, Minis- ter of Immigration said today. Cessation of the agreement fin 1930 would be tantamount to re- strictirg immigration from Cen- tral and South-eastern Europe, 31 last | year was : TCriminal Act Committed During the Night By Van- dals and Water Left to Run on Smooth Surface Where the Roarin' Game Was Played Last Night -- Damage is Estimated at $200 -- Play Impossible for Scveral Days Police suspicion has been centered on some party or parties for a des- picable act committed in the early hours of the morning which has | aroused the indignation of the sport- ing world of Oshawa, the destruc- tion, by turning on a flooding hy- drant on the sheet of ice at the Osh- awa Curling Club's recreation hall on Bond street east. Deep holes have been left as a result of the play of the heavy stream of water upon | the smooth surface of the ice, and over the entire sheet two inches of water which had begun to freeze presented a terrible sight. Everything Locked Up Although no apparent means 'of entrance could be found since the building had been securely locked by William Branton, who had taken charge of affairs through the illness of the caretaker at 1145 o'clock last night, there were only two ways by which anyone could have gotten into the building, through the ceal shute, which was considered highly improb- able and by a duplicate key. riie Parsons, club secretary, and Charles McDougall, assistant secretasy, had left the Dillding after everything was placed in order last night in company with Mr. Branton, who had extinguished the lights imme- diately before leaving the premises. The basement lights * were found turned on this morning. Much Damag Mr. e When Branton arrived this morning about eight o'clock, a scene of confusion lay before him. The beautiful sheet of glassy ice, upon which members had played fast night in a series of group schedules, no longer consisted of eight perfectly Jaid-out rinks. Gaping apertures were in evidence all over the sur- face of the ice, and the frozen "skim" which rested on the top of the large body of water only too well spelled destruction for the body of ice as it formerly was. The damage as existed early this morning was estimated at approximately $200 al- though it may run into 2 far greater figure when matters are cleared wp, and the real extent of the damage learned. If the water has gotten under the pipes connected with the ice-making machine, the damage will be increased considerably, if not totally destructing the mechanism. Hole The flooding hydrant, which stands upon the runway at the south end of the rink, had been turned on full by the marauders, and the force of the water had been so great as to causea large hole to appear about] six feet out on the ice, leaving 2 ood many pipes exposed. The meat paint job which had recently been done on the ice had been totally des- troyed by the water and will have to be done again when 2a new sheet of ice is made. Drain Off Water Large syphon pipes, three of which were connected with the drain pipes, were connected this morning and were taking the water away as well as could be expected. cal pump was also attached and | operated at the north end of the building. Slush had collected all|the over the rink, and was rapidly being : shovelled off before it had an oppor- tunity to harden and convert the rink into a mass of uneven surfaces. The miscreant had evidently known his job, but had not given sufficient forethought to the coming game this evening which was to have been played by the Cobourg and Oshawa rinks. The game has been cancelled and play will be impossible for sev- eral days. Although police have mot given out information, suspicion has been aroused and investigation is being continued. It 1s the general opinion, however, that the perpetrator of the crime knew what he was doing when he entered the building, and further- more, it was alleged, he entered the rink with the sole intent of commit- ting such a crime. That the build- ing was entered by the door, and by one who had a duplicate key is 2 theory not questioned by many of the members of the Club. Knew His i In the opinion of many of the members it must have been one who has had knowledge of the working apparatus and was familiar with the flooding effects. Familiarity with the devastating effects which might be SIX NATIONS ARE LINKED UP BY AIR LINE MAIL Four Mail Passenger Planes of Pan-American Line Leave Florida Today (By Canadian Press) Miami, Fld., Jan, 9.--An inter- national air line linking six na- tions was inaugurated here today with the departure of four mall passenger planes of the Pan-Amer- ican Airways for Havana, Porto Rico and Bahamas, Multi-motored Amphibian planes were used in the opening service over the 1,400 mile route which lies over Havana, Camaguey and Santiago, Cuba, Port Au Prince, Haiti, San Dom- fngo City, Dominican Republic, Na- shau, Bahanras and San Juan, Por to Rico. REDISTRIBUTION BIlV PLANNED N. 5. PREMIER Conservative Majority in the House Should Be 10 Instea" of 3, He Says Amberst, N.S., Jan. 9.--That a of the seats in the Nova Scotia Legislature would be introduced at the next session of the House of Assembly was the announcement made by Premier E. N. Rhodes at A banguct here given by the execu- | tive of the Liberal-Conservatives of Cumberland County in honor of the riding's Federal and Provin- cial representatives. Equalize Ridings Under the present system of re- presentation, the Counties of Anna- polis, Antigonish, Colchester, Dig- by, Guysborough, Hants, Inverness, Kings, Lunenburg, Queens, Rich- mond, Shelburne, Victoria and Yarmouth, have two members each, a total of 28; Cumberland and Pictou have three members each, a total of six; Halifax has five members, and Cape Breton, divided into two constituencies, has four, making the total representa- tion in the House 43. Many of the counties having two representa- tives are very sparscly populated while other two-member 'constitu- encies have a comparatively large electorate. Under a diminishing representation in the Federal House, several of the smaller con- stituencies have been combined, as in the case of Antigonish-Guysbor- ough and Digby-Annapolis Vote The Prime Minister, jn the course of his speech, cited con- crete cases of the disproportionate representation in the Legislature land pointed out that the' total vote cast for Conservative candidates in thel ast contest had been 265,000 while 161,000 had been cast for those representing the Liberal party. On that basis, the Premier declared, the Conservative major- ity in the Legislature, that to which the people were entitled by their choice at the polls should be ten members, instead it was three. TWO-YEAR TERM (By Canadian Press) Guelph, Jan. 9.--Two years each in Portsmouth Penitentiary were imposed on Freu She sont Gilbert Colvin and Fred- erick Brooks, all charged with es- faping from the Ontario Reforma- A drant must have been well-known before the act was committed. A general knowledge of the building and its contents seems to have either been acquired or otherwise known by the criminal. New As recently as last Saturday the executives of the Curling Rink were perturbed at the condition the rink had been allowed to slip into, and they immediately took all steps to check it. Their inspection and final arrangements called for a new care- taker of the costly apparatus, and Mr. Branton was employed in the place of "Scottie Bell," former care- taker. He is 2 member in good standing. He was put in charge last Saturday might. In the instance re- ferred to above, water had begun collecting on the = and would have proved Me 23th had the mat- ter mot been taken up immediately. It was stated that incomplete know- ledge of the system of freezing the ice and taking care of the apparatus caused by turning on the water hy- J bill providing for a redistribution | No Change Reported in King's condition, be slow, No Change London, Jan. 9.--Another ster- eotyped medical bulletin on the cordition of the King was issueu at Buckingham Palace last night, It was signed by Sir Stanley*Hew- ett and Lord Dawson of Penn, ard although it was the first announce- ment in 24 hours it said only this: "The King had a quiet day and the condition of His Majesty unchanged. No further bplletin will be issued until tomorrow night." The public showed a distinet de- crease in interest in the case to- day and 1s heginnirg to adopt the view that so long as "no charge" is recorded there's no occasion for anxiety about the King. The general confidence has been reflected in all movements of the Royal family. They are going about their regular lives again ex- cept that additional duties have evolved upon the Prince of Wales. Among other indications of the calm in the household was the an- nouncement yesterday that if the | King's improvement is not retard- | (ed, the Prince will adhere to orig- iral plans for the entertainment of | Former President Alvear and his wife when they arrive from Buenos Aires next week, RECOVER FOUR BODIES (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Aschurch, Eng, Jan. 9.--Working all night by the light of flares res- cue workers today had recovered four bodies from the wreck of the pass- enger train which crashed into a freight train last night. Some 25 or 30 persons were injured. The wreck occurred in a heavy fog just outside the station. The engincer of the ex- press train was killed as were sev- eral passengers. LIVESTOCK PRICES (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Jan. 9.--Livestock re- ceipts, 1300; trade low. Heavy beef steers, $10 to §11. Butcher steers, good to choice, $10 to $10.75. Butcher cows, medium, '$6 to $7.50. Calves, good to choice, $14.50 to $16.50. Good ewe lambs, $14. Hogs, select, $10.50 to $10.75. WEATHER Lower Lakes--Sou hwest shift- Bay--Northeast to east winds with smow or probably part sleet tomight and Thursday. and Public Warned That Regaining Strength Will Take a Long Time (Cable Service to The Times hy Canadian Press) London, Jan, 9.--It was authoritatively learned at Buck- ingham Palace today that King George had passed a fair night and that his condition was unchanged, The King's doctors, Sir Stanley Hewett, Penn and Sir Hugh Rigby, consulted this morning as usual, but no official bulletin was issued, Discontinuing of the morn- ing bulletins was regarded as a favorable sign, though recent statements by the doctors have indicated no change in the His Majesty' s Condition His Lord Dawson, of This stationary period was pointed to as a warning that the King's progress in regaining his strength must necessarily HIGHEST LEVEL IN CORN PRICES Weather Unfavorable Moving Crop Puts Bulls on Top (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Jan. 9. -- Corn jumped today to highest level, which deferred deliveries have reached this season. Lively buy- {ing on the part of commission | houses resulted from unfavorable weather, curtailing the movement of the corn erop. Opening 1-8 to {1-4 to 1-2 cent higher corn after- | wards scored a sharp further ad- | vance. Wheat, oats, and provi-/ prices sions were also firmer with wheat | | starting 1-8 to 1-4 to 1-2 cent up | to | and subsequently holding near the initfal range. ANTE WAR TREATY FIGHT GOES ON IN THE SENATE Secretary Kellogg and Sen- ator Bo:ah Confident Bill Will Pass (By Canadian. Press) Washington, Jan. 9--With dreams of a compromise dispelled the senate wrestled today with the Kellogg anti-war treaty, while the house went about the business of. getting the war department appropriation passed. Senator Borah was confident that he would see the treaty safely through despite vigorous opposition. Treaty opponents have insisted on attaching interpretations of the treaty to a formal acceptance, and Secretary Kellogg and Senator Berah are unwilling to admit inter- pretations, restricting the meaning of the treaty. Thus the compromise negotiations failed. REACHED TODAY for DISCUSSION ON THE FITNESS OF GENERAL BOOTH Reform Party of ty of High Coun- cil of Salvation Army Scores Triumph The Canadian Press) (Cable Service to The Times by Sunbury-on-Thames, Jan, 9.-- The high council of the Salvation Army today was understood to have begun a discussion of the fit- ness of General Bramwell Booth, leader of the Army, to continue in office, in view of his health. Reform Victory Sunbury-on-Thames, Jan. The reform party in the Salvation Army was believed in some quart- 9, Definite Announcement from) Dempsey is Expected To- morrow in 'Accordance With Rickard's Wish -- Ex-Champion's Last Fight to Be Staged at Yankee Stadium With Winner of Elimination Bouts (By Canadian Press) New York, Jan. 9--Jack Dempsey is expected to announce definitely tomorrow that he has decided to carry out Tex Rickard's wish that he return to the ring in an attempt to regain the heavyweight title. Under the program outlined by Rickard before his death, Dempsey's next, and probably his last fight, will take place at the Yankce Stadium, ers to have scored an initial tri- umph in the election of Commis- sioner Hay of New Zealand as president of the high council. He is understood to favor far reaching reforms in the government of the Army. official communique was oi on the deliberations from headquarters in London and apart from this the meetings were Ishrouded in secrecy. All members have bound themselves to silence on Bible oaths. Great Secrecy Sunbury-on-Thames, England, Jan. 9.--Any anticipations that the High Council of the Salvation Army, which assembled here Tues- day, would reach a qiuck decision regarding the fitness of General Bramwell Booth to continue as Commander-in-Chief, were dispell- | ed. Although three separate ses- sions were held the starting of the {machinery of the Council took up {all the time, | Committees were appointed and | officers elected. It was said unof- | ficially that the real work of the {Council will be~in today. Opens With Hymn As is customary with all pro- ceedings of the Army, the meeting was opened with the singing of a hymn---""Mine to Rise When Thou Dost Call Me." This was followed by prayer and a reading from the Bible. One of the points which may explain the time necessary for | organization is the fact that each member of the Council is entitled to express his or her views on any | subject that may come up. The | proceedings respecting the Army leadership may, thercfore, prove protracted. Doers Locked The 63 men and women com- missioners, selected for their ex- perience in all parts of the Army's dominions, met behind locked: and guarded doors. Chief-of-Staff Hig- gins mounted the dais in the long, oak-panelled conference roomr promptly at 10.30 a.m. He stood under a portrait of General Wil- liam Booth, founder of the. Army, as he opened the meeting which must settle issues upon which the whole future of the organization will depend. | KII LED IN GAS BLAST (By Canadin Press) Ottawa, Jan. 9.--Alexander Mack- enzie was killed in a gasoline explo- sion and fire in the warehouse of the British American Oil Company here todav. Property loss was esti- mated at $40,000. was the cause of the apparent neg- lect. 4 Beautiful rink of the Oshasa Curling Club was enteved last night and the flooding hydrant turned om, destroy- ! ing the splendid body of ice and making it impossible to resume curling for several days. WHERE VANDALS OPERATED tdone to property. some time in September, His opponent will be selected from the eliminatioin involving four men. ! Young Stribling and Jack Sharkey | meet Feb. 27 and Paulino Uzzudun and Tom Heeney will fight in May. CANADA UNLIKELY T0 GRANT REQUEST ON LIQUOR BOATS Canadian Delegates at In- ternational Conference in Acute Position (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Jan 9.--Canada will not consent to the United States pro- posal that clearances be refused vessels with cargoes for the Unit- ed States, in the opinion of not only the Canadian but also of the American delegates to the anti- smuggling conference. In this the American delegates are not disap- pointed, for it is evident they nev- er expected such a concessiin, and are here simply to make a gesture at enforcement of the Volstead Act and to be in a position to say that an earnest appeal for Cana- da's moral and legal support was made in vain. single Request The conference resolved itself into the single request for'/the re- fusal of clearances, and in making the request, three of the visitors appealed to Canada's moral obli- gations, although Admiral Billard admitted that though the Hughes Lapointe Treaty of 1924 had fail- ed to restrict liquor exports to the United States, "Canada has fully and faithfully discharged the ob- ligations," assumed under thai treaty, and the ill-success of the treaty "was in no wise to be attri- buted to the failure on the part of your officials to perform their duties under the treaty." Prohibit Exports i His suggestion for betterment of conditions was for Canada to refuse clearances to rum vessels for the United States, and in ask- ing. this he said, he was but re- questing what Cuba and Mexico had granted. Also, that Great Bri- tain and other European ecoun- tries had co-operated similariy with the United States. Coming near home, Admiral Billard quot- ed the recommendation of the parliamentary committee in 1926 to prohibit exports of liquor to the United States, and also a sim- ilar report by the customs com- mission in 1927. oN Mathes the Nile wa, Jan. 9.--The Canada- United States anti-smuggling con- ference today issued a denial of Statements appearing in the morn- ing papers that the Dominion will not accede to the request of the American delegation for the re- fusal of clearance papers to liquor cargoes for the United States. The statement says Canadian delegates have no authority to speak for the government and have formulated no report or recommendation. UNREST IN JAPAN By Canadian Jpucus) Tokio, Japan, Jan. 9.--Three com- panies of infantry were rushed to the willage of Namonu today when Japan's smouldering rural unrest flared up. Two thousand peasants marched in a body on local govern- ment offices and three hundred po- lice were unable to control them. Fighting ensued with casualties on both sides. The peasants were pro- testing against the government rip- arian project which they claim would flood hundreds of acres of fields. 40 Casualties Osaka, Japan, Jan. 9.--Forty casualties occurred in conflicts be- tween disgruntled peasants and po- lice at the village of Namoru yes- terday. Considerable damage was Will Attempt to Regain Heav yweight Titlo in Fight in September BELLEVILLE MAYOR FRACTURES LEG (By Canadian Press) Belleville, Jan. 9.--Mayor H. W, Greenleaf of this city, machinist, received a compound fracture of the leg when his leg became caught in an elevator which he was repairing today, REBEL FORGES ARE GAINING GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN Battle With King Amanule lah's Troops Raging Since Monday Near Kabul (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Peshawar, India, Jan. 9--A battle between Afghan rebel forces under Bachai Sakao and King Amanuls lah's troops has been under way sincc Monday, ten miles from Kas bul. So far the King's troops hava iad the advantage but reports were not available today. Rebels Gai New Delhi, India, , 9--Mese sages from Kabula, Afghanistan, toe day indicated that the rebels were gaining ground near the capital, One Afghan rebellion has apparently been quelled, that of the Shimwari tribe, which centred around. Jalala= bad. Distribution of a large qhantity of gold induced Mohmands Khuhuanis to side with the Khe and the rebels were induced to yie} UNITED FARMERS HAD STRUGGLE T0 GAIN MEMBERS Mrs. Sarah M. Gee Tells Convention of Early Lack of Interest (By Eamedian P ess) Brandon Man, Jan. Oe Unselfish co-operation of the individual mem- bers of the United Farmers of Manitoba in the struggle for meme bership and resultant financial sta= bility, and similar co-operation with Manitoba's government in liquor law enforcement were requested in the presidential speech of Mrs. Sarah M, Gee, of the United Farm Women, today. Speaking before the gathered members of the men and ®omen's bodies in their 27th annual conven» tion, Mrs. Gee, a resident of Virden, outlined her province-wide travels since taking . office and pointed to co-operative effort in aid of the fan body and in support of the govern- mental law enforcement as two duties. of the organization. Lack of Interest Referring to obstacles in the path of the United Farmers' advance, Mrs. Gee's address quoted, first, "chilling lack of interest" and "the struggle for membership in order that we may have financial stability and carry on with the 'tasks that await people who are willing to for- get their selfish individualistic atti~ tudes and think and work co-opera= tively." In her plea for alert interest im the work of public school boards, in municipal affairs and in the progress of the legislature, Mrs. Gee said, "We have still to learn the far- reaching implication of that word "co- operate' before we can accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number." T "Your people today are facing greater temptations than their par- ents ever dreamed of" commented Mrs. Gee, mentioning the greater leisure that has come with the auto- mobile, the menace of the beer par» lor and the tendency to "go with the crowd." She recommended the greatest possible use of the temper- ance of eduaction. Labelling the present "condition of affairs" in her comment on the liguor situation as a "distasteful duty forc» ed upon the government by the elec- tors of Mamioba" Mrs. Gee em- phasized the necessity of particular attention toward the welfare of youth. She stated that if the Mani- toba League against Alcoholism was to be leit without a secretary be- cause of lack of funds, "the downs iall of youth rests at our doors." GRAIN OPENING By Canadian Press) Chicago, Jan. 9.--Opening avheat, Macch 11533; May, 11815; Oats, March, 4835; May, 4812. }