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Battle For Leadership Of the Salvation Army : Resumed This Morning . She of the ose : Maurice . dnd therefore they needed no legal | Sir Harry McGowan, J. P. Haydon, announced today. Tord. % 8 ng through Charlottetown. ¢ ¥ ] * cruisers for construction in 1929 will : Admiralty, "Al the News While It Is News" "Daily Thnes Succeeding 'The Oshawa Daily Reformer + i | } A Growing Newspaperin - a Growing City Pele Soin: Se Pi * ££: ND REDS LOS 10 Cents a Wr jek; 3 Cents a Copy. FOURTEEN PAGES OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1929 TIN a Three Representatives o f General 'Booth Appeared Before the High Council and Pleaded His Cause TECHNICAL VICTORY ON THE FIRST ISSUE Legal Advisors of the High Council Withdrew from Conference After Objec- tion Had Been Made ~ ADJUDGED UNFIT ------ Sunb on Thames, Eng, Feb. 15The Hig Council of the Salvation Army today adjudicated, General Bramwell Booth unfit for service as gen- eral of the army. The vote was 52 to 5. (Cable, Service to The Times 'by ress) Sunbury, Eng, Feb, 13--Three speeches in defence of Bramwell Booth were made at today's resump- tion of the session of the high coun- cil of the Salvation Ary, Which a- up the question of deposing od leader. / who Xe in favor of the General were William A. Jowitt, at- torney, who had been refused per- mission to represent the General's in- terests at the recent adjudication, J. A. Pollard, the 's. chancellor of the Sxchoguer 25 years ago, and i hitlow, a newspaper man, The presence of two lawyers rep- repenting. the high council was 2 ground for objection by the Gener- Jast lap of his Central American air ENGAGEMENT OF LINDBERGH CAUSE OF MUCH CURIOSITY Aviator Refuses to Com- ment on Announcement of Ambassador MAY FLY TO MEXICO Completed Last Lap of Air- mail Flight to Florida Today (By Canadian Press) Havana, Feb. 13.--Curiosity was aroused today as to whether Colonel Charles Lindbergh would fly to Mexi- co City to visit his financee, Miss Anne Morrow, whose engagement to the single-handed conqueror of the Atlantic was announced last night. A laconic statement, "I will confine my remarks to aviation" was all that Lindbergh would say about his en- gagement, but in confining his = re- marks to aviation, he outlined a flight schedule which some saw as afford- ing an opportunity for a Mexico City visit, Arrives At Miami Miami, Fla, Feb. 13.--Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived here at 9.56 Eastern Standard Time today from Havana, completing his Central Am- erican air-mail trip, The Last Lap Havana, Cuba, Feb. 13.--Col, Char- Jes A. Lindbergh took off here this morning for Miami, Florida, on the mail trip, al's -representatives, who at. the. n cil were not de ut judges, advice, The council sustained this ob- jection, and the two lawyers immed-. iately retired, Sunbury-on-Thames, Eng., Feb, 13, ~The high council of the Salvation Army met here this morning to hear a representative of the Army's com- mander-in-chief, General Bramwell Booth, whom it is trying to depose, William A. Jowitt, K.C,, appeared on behalf of General Booth while the high council retained Stuart Bevan, K.C,, to act as its legal advisor in the further stages of the controversy. INT, NICKEL ADDS SEVEN MEN TO1TS DIRECTING BOARD Board Now Includes Heads of Former Mond Nickel Company Toronto, Ont, Feb, 13--~Interna- tional Nickel Company of Canada, Limited, has fnsronsed she pymbet of irectors to 25, addin, ri elche hres : Bickell, , Owen Evans, Robert L. Mond, ry Mond, and Grant B. Shipley to the Board, the chairman, rles Lord Melchett will be the chair- of the advisory committee and Weir deputy-chairman. Lord Melchett was head of the Mond Ni- ckel "Company, which recently was merged with International Nickel WEATHER Toronto, Ont, Feb, 13 ~Fore- Low Lakes--Moderate fous revival is said to PROGRESS AT ING MAKES THE SEASIDE His Majesty -Now Able to Read and is on Ordinary Diet (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Bognor, Sussex, Feb, 13.--Sun- shine and warmer temperature greeted King George when he awoke this morning after having passed a good night, it turned golder: later in the day, however, and snow began to fall, It. is dnderstood that His Maj- esty has made such good progress | that he is now able to read occa sionally. Also, he is on ordinary diet and takes plenty of nourish- ment, Had Good Night Bognor, Sussex, Eng, Feb, 13.-- Members of the Royal household last night described the condition of the King as "very good." There was an air of satisfaction about the establish- ment at Craigwell house which de- noted that his Majesty was already beginning to benefit from the change of air and sea. Bognor had séven hours of sun- shine yesterday, and, although it was still extremely cold, the wind had dropped and conditions were so - sant that the Queen went out for a drive. The King's bedroom was flooded with sunshine and kis attendants said that this had an excellent effect on his spirits as he fay in bed and watched the white-flecked sea. BANDITS BURN STORE (By C:znadian Press) New York, N.Y, Feb. « 13--After binding and gagging Philip Kantrow- itz in his delicatesen store, three hold up men early 1 the cash register and then set fire to the store, Ng Britain Increases Size of Cruisers to 10,000 Tons i 4d Tt London, Feb. 13-Enghend's two) be 10000 tons cach instead of 8,000 tons, the Daily Express said it un- The Express said the decision to increase of the United States' recent naval bill. The 8000-ton cruisers were provid- ed in the 5-year naval program Eng- fand adopted ia 1925. W..C. Bridgeman, First Lord of the ied question in the o yesterday by which members sought to know whe- tonnage was due to passage | order. ther the Government had decided to postpone indefinitely the construction of the two cruisers, Bridgeman told the Commoners the provisions and estimates were based on an inteption to order the cruisers built fate in the fiscal year and the s 'were not due to be placed be- fore next Fel 3 : _ "Is that likely to be reconsidered in case President Coolidge vetoes the United States cruiser bill?" Wilfred Weilock, 2 Labor member, asked "That's a hypothetical question," Bridgeman replied, U.S Paper Men Seek Increases In Tariff Law (By Canadian Press) Washington, D.C, Feb, 13--Con+ tending that the United States manu- facturers of paper faced increased competition from Europe, and that the present duties were so classified as to cause wholesale evasions, the American Paper and Pulp Associa- tion today proposed increases in 21 of the 74 items in this section of the tariff law, Indian Princes Lota) to the ritish Crown (By Canadian Press) New Delhi, India, Feb, 13.-- Forty native rulers of India met here today and unanimously passed a resolution deprecating the pro- posals for the complete independ- ence of the country. The assembly, which was held in the chamber of Princes, reiterated the. loyalty to the British crown of all its members, BOMB PLOTS, KIDNAPPING, IN MEXICO PROMINENT MEXICANS WERE THREATENED TODAY Deportations Ordered of Men. With Pro-Catholic Sentiments (By Canadian Press) Mexico: :City,. .. Jeb, 13}--Bombing: and kidnapping plots today threat- ened some of the most prominent figures in Mexican public life and caused heavy police guards to be placed about their homes. The second signed statement of Presi- dent Emilio Portesgil, in loca. papers, sald the government was convinced that "exiled fanatical Roman Catholics" were responsible for the attempt made against his life Sunday, The deportation of a Swede, an Italian and a consul of Bolivia were ordered after their expression of pro-Catholic senti- ments. ' STATISTICS SHOW UNITED CHURCH IS IN GOOD CONDITION Oshawa Presbytery Made Progress During the Last Year The statistical report of the Osh- awa Presbytery of the United Church of Canada for 1928, has just been prepared by the secretary, Rev. P. L. Jull, of Brooklin, from reports sent in by the various con- gregations. The presbytery contains 28 pas- toral charges; 59 preaching places, 5,695 families, and 9,761 members, 1,201 members were received dur- ing the year and 743 removed, a net increase of 458. 56 Sunday schools are reported with an enrol- ment of 10,059. Congregational property is valu- ed at $1,251,500. 4,168 weekly envelopes were used for local sup- port, and 1,688 for the missionary and maintenance fund; $209,801 was raised for all purposes; $49, 672 of this was for ministers' sal- aries; $38,125 for the missionary and maintenance fund; and $12,- 547 for the Women's Missionary Society. Sunday schools raised $15,891, and Women's Associa- tions, $18,981, ' DR. D. R. CAMERON'S PORTRAIT HUNG IN MARY ST. SCHOOL In memory of the late Dr. D. BR. Cameron, Mary Street School has secured a beautiful large picture of the doctor and has hung it in the lower hall of the school, The picture is a band tinted print of the best picture of the doctor available, and is set in a . beautiful frame It is about 20 by 32 inches in size. A memorial box plate is fitted into the lower frame, with the words "In Memoriam, Dr. D. B. Cameron," ia- scribed upon it. SACRED CONCERTS FOR BRITISH Oshawa Citizens' Band and Simcoe Street Church Choir Will Entertain the Citizens on Sunday Evening With Appropriate Programs--Proceeds Will Go to Oshawa residents will have the privilege of choosing between two good programs sunday evenins, | at either one of which they will be | able to aid the British Miners, The choir of Simcoe street United church is presenting a sacred con- cert in the chwrch after the regu- lar service, and the Oshawa Citi- zens' Band will give a classical concert in the New Martin Theatre. | Collections will be taken in aid of | the fund, Both of these concerts will commence at about 8.30, giving the people of the city ample time to tain seats after worshipping at the evening services in their own churches, At Simcoe street church the evening service will be abbreviated somewhat and there will be no Fireside hour follow- ing the service, leaving free rein for the sacred concert, The choir under J. H, Renwick have been practising for some time in preparation for this service, and they give assurance that the num- MINERS' FUND the Fund bers will all be of excellent qual- ity. A variety of selections, in- cluding solos, duets, choruses, or- gan selections and other numbers, will be given. The Oshawa Citizens' Band has also made considerable prepath- tion for the event, and will no doubt give a creditable, perform- ance, The program will consist of band selections, instrumental so- los, and selections from visiting soloists, R. Fountain is the band- master, and reports indicate that the steady growth and improve- ment of the band augur well for a fitting concert for the Miners' Fund, An increase of $12 in The Times Fund. is shown today, The list is: Previously acknowl'd $827.75 Mr. and Mrs. George Henley... ,.. ... Alwin and James Ash. worth. , 10.00 2.00 $389.75 * 00 sre LEON TROTSKY NOW AT CONSTANTINOPLE AS RUSSIAN EXILE (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Constantinople, ¥eb, 13.--Leon Trotsky, former leader of the Red Army and exiled because of his opposition to the policies of the present regime: jn Soviet Russia, has arrived bere from Russian Turkestan, GOVERNOR SEES NO LAWS IN DANGER Asks for Amendment of the Michigan Habitual Criminals' Act (By Canadian Press) Lansing, Mich.,, Feb, 13,--Pleas to save Michigan's criminal code fronr ridicule by amending the Ha- bitual' Criminal Act which makes fourth liquor law violators subject to life imprisonment, was made to- day by Governor Fred W. Green. "The fact that the code makes fourth liquor Jaw violators and fourth viclators of many other so- called minor crimes subject to life imprisonment, is making it an ob- ject of ridicule," the Governor said, "Enough ridicule might tear down the entire structure of our state laws." PRODUCTION OF FOUNDATION SEED The production of Foundation | Seed of mew promising varieties | produced by the cereal division of the Dominicn Department of Agri- culture, , occuples an 'important piace among the activities of the later. At present such new var- feties as net and Reward wheat gre receiving much attention, while such older established var- feties 'as Marquis wheat and Ar- thur peas are being rigorously re- selected with a view to fixing the type more definitely, CHICAGO GRAIN (By Canadian Press) Chicago, Feb. 13.--Wheat jump- ed today to new high price rec- ords for the season, and there were sharp advances likewise in all oth- er grain, Nearly unprecedented ad- verse. weather: conditions in Eur- ope, together with continued un- certainty about domestic winter wheat prospects, brought about a big influx of buying orders that lifted values quickly. Opening 5 cents to 3% cents up, wheat after- ward scored ad. itional gains. Corn started at 7% cents to 1} cents ad- , and tly continued upward. Provisions also were firmer, KAISER'S BROTHER IS SERIOUSLY ILL (Cable Service to The Times by The Canadian Press) Berlin, Feb, 13,--The Associat- ed Press has learned from a trust- worthy source that Prince Henry, the former Kaiser's brother, and one time Commander-in-Chief of the Germany navy is afflicted with the same malady with which his father, the late Emperor Frederick 111, was stricken, namely cancer of the larynx, OFFICERS GHOSEN BY ENGINEERS Brig.-General C, H. Mitchell of Toronto, President, of Institute 4 (By Canadian Press) Hamilton, Feb, 13,--Brig.-Gen. C. H. Mitchell, of Toronto, was elected president of the Engineer. ing Institute of Canada at its an- nual mceting here today, attended by more than 400 engineers from all parts of the Dominion. Prof. C. J. Mackenzie, University of Alberta, Edmonton, was elected vice-president for zone A; and G. R. MacLcod, chief engineer of the technical service, city of Montreal, vice-president of zone B, FLU AMONG INDIANS WAS VERY SERIOUS Immediate Attention in Northwestern Ontario Stated Necessary Sioux Lookout, Ont, Feb, 13--In- fluenza among the Indians of north- western Ontario required immediate attention in the opinion of Dr, G. L. Bell, of the Sioux Lookout who has just returned from the affected dis- tricts of Patricia. Near Shopia Lake conditions were more serious: than elsewhere, Dr. Bell said, the epidemic being so severe that about thirty Indians had ed, . CRUSHED BY TREE (By Canadidn Press) Winnipeg, Man., Feb, 13.--Tony White, 14, was crushed to death by a falling tree which his father had. felled at his logging camp near Fisher Branch. The boy ran into the path of the falling tree and was killed instantly. George C. Winslow of St. John, N.B, well-known customs official, died suddenly in that city. Man Hypnotizes Himself And Undergoes Operation Newark, N.J, Feb, 13--Jacob Mi- chael, 44, 2 meat-cutter, plied his own anaesthetic when peated on yesterday in Newark Israel fios- pital, foreswearing ether or ligui air, Michael, who doctors at the pital said, had anaesthetic of the skin hypnotized himself before the opera- tion, When Dr. Edwin Stiner was half way through the operation, a minor one, his patient awakened, Dr. Stein ef signalled to Michael'to re-hypno- tize. The patient complied and the operation was completed successfully. Michael later said the operation had been a blank to him. Doctors said the anaesthesia pos- sessed by Miclael is mot peculiar to the meat-cutter. Sideshow performers who dance on hot iron or glass have it, it was said. |e Rapid Progress Being Made on Hudson Bay Rly. (By Canadian Press) Winnipeg, Man, Feb, 13.--Excel- lent progress is being made with the construction of the Hudson 'Bay Railway, and today steel is less than | 27 miles from Fort Churchill, and ma- terial for the Harbor developmen't' will be taken in by the railway ba fore the frost is out of the groun(i this spring, declared Mayor Barnc) Stitt, of The Pas here last night, * | / President of Venezuela Had Narrow Escapes. (By Canadian Press) Bogota, Colombia, Feb, 13. 4. circumstantial account of an at- tempt to assassinate President Juan Vicento Gomez of Venezuela, "Wis telegraphed here today by a yieyyrs- paper correspondent at San Jyse De Cucuta, a Venezuelan fra afier town. The story - said that 'the president escaped harm, THIRD MEET REPARATIONS CONFERENCE GERMANS STILL OC CUPY CENTRE OF STAGE Appear Well Prep red to Answer the O) per Delegates' i (By, Canadian. Pn ses) Paris, I'eb. 13.--~Tha, third ses- sion of the experts cof pmittee on reparations got under at 11 o'clock today with the 'S..man ge- legates apparently stil) to occupy the centre of the stage / in the con- ference room, iif peared well tly" ahead of time with 44 arms tin e* with portfolios, ¢ rammed with papers, This was rq garded as an evident preparation | Bf. questions from other delegates jlgllowing the presentation of the| fierman case yesterday by Dr. H, mar Schacht Reichsbank Presiden ADVENTISTS RAISE SUBSTANTIAL FUND -- The Eastern C: jada Section Sends $44,158 to Mis. . sion E loard -- fem, The 1,528 mem'pgrs of the Sev- enth Day Adveptjs): faith in the eastern section of. L'anada raised a fund of $44,158 i; 1928, aceording to an announcem: gut by Rev. W, C. Moffett, Preside:jt of the Eastern anadian Union. (Conference, This has beer sent to "the Foreign Mis- sion Board at 'Mashington, D.C. to aid in the prc potion of mission enterprises abroad. A goal of 60 cents a week f each individual for missions had{ been adopted, and in Ontario, Ne'pfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Fidward Island, Que- bec and New ¥ pumnswick the excel- lent average of 55.6 cents each was reached. The 7%4 members in On- tario exceeded their goal, raising $24,539.39, a her capita of 61.8 cents, Churches are located in Toronto, Osha fra, Hamilton, Brant- ford, Galt, Windsor, London, Chat- ham, St. Tho and St. Cathar- ines. For N jrkh America a total of $2,820,114 'an increase of $127, 582, was rai ped, for mission wora during the ¥ gar. WRECKS {CAR TO SAVIi DOG'S LIFE -- r-- London, Web 11.--Robert Hale, the ' actor, was motor- ing home from town and when pas iing alopg a nar- row part of the road be- tween Sl¢ugh and Maiden- head he: saw 2 lorry ap- proaching and a woman wheeling 'sa pram almost abreast ¢F it. There was mno room to pass, awd Mr. Hale, realis- ing tha smash would be either with the pram or the lorry chose the lorry. No one "was hurt, but the lim- ousipe was , My. Hale w, across to 't he women. "Thank God yous" Death Li JAPANESE VESSEL BATTLING STORM OFF ALASKA GOAST Making Strong Effort to Res- cue Crew from Doomed - Steamer 33 SEAMEN SAVED Tow Line Broke il the Dis- abled Ship Went on the Rocks (By Canadian Press) Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Feb, 183, ~The Japanese steamer Nankoh Maru hovered off the,rock bound Aleutian Islands, fighting a heavy storm, today, as it was awaiting an opportunity to rescue: twenty-five men aboard the doomed Japanese freighter, Melyo Maru, Not far away a third Japanese vessel, the Alloway, with one craz- ed member of her crew aboard, was being driven toward destruction on the rocks, Thirty-three members of the Al- foway's crew were picked up in life bvats yesterday by the steamer Montauk, after an unsuccessful b day fight against the storm. The Montauk had been trying to tow the Alloway to Dutch Harbor when the tow line broke and the disabl: ed vessel began heading for the rocks, GEN. FOCH IS DEFINITELY IMPROVING Doctors Were Satisfied With Improvement in Condition Today (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) Paris, Feb, 13,.--The condition ! of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, show» ed a definite' improvement this morning, his physicians said after half an hour's visit with their pa- tient, Hig temperature was 99.3, just a little higher than last night, while his pulse was 82. The greatest improvement was noted in the functioning of the kidneys, which were virtually normal. The Marshal continued to 'eat well, SEASONAL TARIFF ON VEGETABLES AND FRUIT IS ASKED (By Canadian Press) Ottawa, Feb. 13.--Liguori La- combe, - (Lib., Laval-Two Moun- tains), has given notice of a reso- lution he will move asking the' government to consider the advis- ability of trying a seasonal tariff in connection avith fruit, vegetables and other similar national products, TORONTO LIVESTOCK (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Feb. 13--Live stock--Re- ceipts, 2,411; trade fair; heavy beef steers, $8.50 to $10. Butcher steers, good to choice, $9 to $9.50. Butcher cows, medium, $6 to $7; calves, good to choice, $14.50 to $16; hogs, select, HY good ewe lambs, $14.50 to PE'S STORMS st is Growing To Large Proportions In European Countries Band of Thirty-Four Gypsies Reported as Frozen to Death in Their Camp in Poland WOLVES ATTACKED SCHOOL CHILDREN Fear is Expressed That the Total Casualties Will Run Into Hundreds -- Trains in Collision in Austria (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) . London, Feb, 13 --~Westward shift« ing of Europe's Arctic blanket today added France and England to the extreme sufferers from cold tempera tures, unprecedented in the contin ¥ ental weather resords, Deaths-wu'th continent contin®ed to increase, ny I" was the forecast for Isles for the next twenty= ¥s. In France there was a nowfall in even the sunny Ris continued distress was reports bm Germany, Poland, Scandine Austria" and Balkan countries, A'Svas lessening in the severity of the weather in Constantinople, however, and the mitigation was grad- ually spreading westward and offercd promise of relief there, Warsaw, Poland, reported an entire gypsy band of thirty-four men and women and children frozen to death in their camp near Lublin, while the Express printed a despatch that a pack of 100 wolves attacked a school and killed sixteen children. An agcur- ate estimate of «the casualties is im- possible though it is certain they wiil run into hundreds. Train Wrecked Vienna, Feb, 13.--~Twenty passeng+ ers were injured today when the fast Swiss-Arlberg express fsom Paris to Bucharest crashed into a local 'pas- senger train near Tullenerbach, Ays~ tna, hg Ambulances were rushed from neighboring towns, London, Feb, 13,--Except in Turkey, where a sudden rise in temperature yesterday brought welcome relief to the suffering Turkish population, there was no indication last night of a yielding of an iron grip of extreme cold which 'held all Europe with the excep.ion of Spain, Portugal and Italy. Untold miseries . have resulted from arctic temperatures of a seve erify hardly equalled by any rec» ords that the modern civilized worid hes kept of a cold so intense as to crack steel bridges and rail- road lines and to bring troops of hungry wolves and wild boars to' attack villagers, as was reported today in the Balkars and in Bel» gium, THE PAS YOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND SLED DOG RACE FINALS Emil St. Godard in at the Finish. for His Third Year (By Canadian Press) Laconia, N.-H,, Feb. 13--For the third consecutive year the New Eng- land championshin sled dog race had narrowed down today to a contest between Leonhard Seppala, veteran Alaskan musher, driving a team of full-blooded Siberians and Emil St, Godard, youthful dog driver from The Pas, Manitoba, with his strong team of cross-bred huskies, Glen Cove, N.Y, Feb. 13--Two men bound the watchman of a local theatre here shortly after midnight and cscaped with ten thousand dol» lars. Montreal, Feb. 13--"Carry on as usual" is the motto of Salvatiomists throughout the world af thc present time 2nd there is no cessation in in- stitutional and evangelistic work while fcliperatime are ping on or England, according to Brigadier W, s of the Salvation Army in Montreal are anxiously await decision to be made by the Council today and 2 message from London, England, is expected" to- night, Br Burrows said this morning. He expressed Salvation Army Carries on Despite Leadership Fight that everything would be suitably adjusted in the interests of the or- ganization, declaring that the Army is almost 100 per cent for the pro- posed - reform which -is designed to strengthen and modernise its work. While controversy goes on the hus manitarian work in Montreal contin. of { ues without a break. About 180 men at the are cared for each might street, Metropole on Alexander the] where provisions for 'meals, shelfer and temparary employment is given, At the sudustsiol depariment tems porary employment is given to men who gather in the waste material of belief the city.