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at Oshawa, 1p Osh awa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer 0, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1929 \ 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. ; : Explosion Glenn were ied and in al saw | § e LJ re today. * ® © Y.M.C.A. Des ' Sydney N.S., To Fire that broke out in the second storey of the Y.M.C.A. block here, ye y -at- $ermoon, Complex des d he uilding and caused damage estimate at $75,000. ox . Kills Four Feb. 22--Four. men four injured in an W. A. London, Feb. 22--Vaganeies in the House of Commons were increased to four with the death 'today Harry Barnston, Conservative mem- ber for the Eddisbury division of Cheshire. ! . RJ Cost of League Ottawa, Feb. 22~The League of Nations has cost Canada $1,636,515.70 from its inception to the present, was the reply given in the House of Com- mons to a query by T. L.. Church (Comservative, Toronto Northwest). bE » LJ Heads Gallery Board Ottawa, Ont, Feb, 22--Harry S. Southam, of Ottawa, has been ap- pointed chairman of 'the bodrd of trustees the National Gallery of Can- ada, it was announced by Hon. J. C. Elliott, K.C., Minister of Public Works, last night. LJ] . To Resume Inquiry Ottawa, Feb, 22.--It is announced that the tariff board, after the bud- get is introduced purposes resuming the inquiry into the iron, steel aud coal industries. 'This announcement seems to preclude any tariff changes affecfing these basic industries, * LJ . 101 Influenza Deaths i Suva, Fiji,. Feb, 22--Pneumonia- jnfluenza, which has been prevalent in Rotunua, Futuana and Wallis Is- . lands of the new Caledonia group in the South Pacific recently has. caused 101 deaths. The . total population of the three islands is about 8,300. le Killed While At Play Quebec, Que., Feb, 21.--~Seven-year- old Adrien Bedard lost his life and four other children had a narrow es- cape from a like fate when the snow house which they: were building. col- lapsed .yesterday. The accident oc- curred in St. Raymond, . Pontneuf County. Ld Birch Clif Home Destroyed Birch Cliff, Feb. 22--Mr, and Mrs. ohn Henderson, 9 Freeman street, irch Cliff, were forced: to make a hurried exit from their home at an carly hour this morning when the in- terior was destroyed: by a fire said to have. been ci by an.overheat- ¢éd stove. "ib $1,000,000 for Pensions' ~~ Victoria, B.C., Feb. 22--It is .esti- mated that a sunv of $1,000,000 will be paid out in old-age pensions. in British Columbia next year, J. D. McNiven told the Public = Accounts Committee of the Legislature. The Dominion Government will contribute half the amount. = Storm At Halifax Halifax, Feb, 22--Halifax 'was last night in the grip of the winter's worst snow storm.- Snow fell steadily throughout the afternoon and night in the van of a brisk southeasterly wind that at midnight had reached a velocity of forty miles and showed no signs of diminishing. Want New H ay Stratford, Feb, 22--~Endorsation of a request from. Thamesford . asking that the provincial government be pe- titioned to take over as a provincial highway 14 miles of road on the Tenth fine of Nissouri was given by Mayor Andrew. and members of the council at a special meeting of the city council. a ¥ Refuses Office Woodstock, Feb. 22--H. C. Norry, who was nominated for an Alderman- jc seat, but withdrew at the recent municipal election, has declined to ac- cept re appointment to the City Council to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from the city to Oshawa of Ald. L. S. Millman. Percy W. Johnson is now being spoken of as the likely apppintee. . To Grade Beef Ottawa, Feb. 22--The Governor- General-in-Council has approved reg- ulations governing the voluntary ing of beef offered for sale in grading Hom, Dr. wv R. Motherwell, Minister of Agriculture, announces that the regulations will shortly be put into effect and graders. appoint- e Would Bar Trotsky Berlin, Feb, 22--Objection to 'the oposed admission to Germany o Trotzky, exiled Soviet leader, was voiced by Count Friedrich von Westarp, the well-known leader of the Nationalist element in the reich- stag. He wrote to Chancellor Mueller that the presence of Trotzky would el r German peace and secur- ity. { | market down and ruin the cattle + Day Sundays EN BAIL OF$ Appeared in Court Today on Manslaughter ~~ In Reach r-- } LJ Sub. Committee Fails to Pro- "duce Satisfactory Plan of Procedure and Conference Is Adjourned Until Monday of Next Week STILL HOPEFUL OF FINDING WAY OUT Problem May Become Extreme- ly Difficult If Sub-Commit- tee's Proposals Are Not Ac- cepted--Plan of Reaching Basis of Payments is Stumb- ling-Block : (Cable Service to The "Times by Canadian Press) Paris, Feb. 22--The committee on German war reparations fail- ed today to accept a plan of pro- cedure which was evolved by a sub-committee of five. So many suggestions. for changes were made that the sub-committee was instructed to resume its labor and report again to the full com- mittee next Monday morning. The general impression .was that the Monday meeting will mark a crucial point in the proceedings. If the final report is accepted by the full committee, its affairs will pro- ceed rapidly. Otherwise, members of the committee said, the problem was likely to become extremely dif- ficult, Question at Stake The discussion in the full com- mittee today revolved around the question of transfers, which is now considered as another term for ca- pacity to pay. It was generally re- cognized that determination by the full-eommittee of how much Ger: many can transfer annually in money and kind without upsetting its. foreign exchange would be equivalent to solving the size of the annual payments, Then the deter- mination of the number of these transfers would finish the work. Way Out Probable Paris, Feb. 22,--An avenue of attack for the main problems of the reparations settlement seems to have been discovered. Working since the first of the week, a sub- committee of five has found a ba- sis for possible determination of how many and how much the Ger- man reparations payments will be. The sub-committee's plan, it is understood, involves a roundabout procedure, in which the idea of a grand total is subordinated to that of the size of the annuities them- selves. The Transfer Clause Under the Dawes plan the trans- fer clause, determining the size of the annuities, has two provisions, one protecting Germany from ex- tortion of too large payments, the other providing incrcase in the size of the annuities according to Continued on Page 3) SAYS HIGHER U. S. TARIFF DISASTROUS Hon. Duncan Marshall Says It Would Ruin the Cattle Industry (By Canadian Press) Edmonton, Alta.,, Feb. 22.-- 'Should. the United States raise the tariff to exclude Canadian cat- tle, the 25 to 30 per cent surplus production would soon pound the industry unless ways are found to lift 200,000 head annually out of the domestic market and the only other export market is that of Bri- tain," said Hon. Duncan Mar- shall in addressing the Western Canada Livestock Unfon convention here Thursday evening. ern Rhodesia has taken a firm strike which is paralyzing trans- port in Rhodesia Having submit- ted proposals of mediation which the strikers have rejected declaring a carry on the country's. and promises all the resources of their side, Severe treatment is to acts of violence, he warns. toria Falls, meals. Reparations Problem is Taxing Experts' Ability ing Solution BALDWIN REVERSES FORMER DECISION OF GOVERNMENT Trouble Smoothed Over and No Ministers Likely to Resign DEFEAT AVERTED Irish Loyalists Will Now Be Paid Conpeiwation in (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Feb, 22--The government of Premier Baldwin this morning re- versed a stand taken earlier this week and announced that the Southern Ir- ish loyalists would be paid in full for damages sustained in disturbances there, The action followed a revolt within the Conservative party which on Tuesday threatened a vote of non- confidence in the cabinet. On Tuesday the Rt. Hon. L.C.M.S, Amery, Secretary for the Domin- ions, submitted in parliament a mca- sure providing reductions in a pre- viously-recommended appropriation for further compensation for the Ir- ish loyalists and was supported by the Rt, Hon. Winston Churchill, Back- Bench Conservatives led by the Rt. Hon. J. Gretton (Durham), immed- iately strongly attacked the reduc- tions, declaring they considered the payment of compensation a "debt of honor," incurred when the: British parliament withdrew protection from Southern Ireland, When Commander Byrd Found New Territory | 40 COMMANDER RICIMRDE BvD 5; Pail By " = EQ 4 Cling Cou Rover gcd Err] Sa rr / Kd us hack letor Jan.1909 SOUTH --tt oH Jan Big3 y or 0 King ¢ Tie Amp ricA™ 1] EIEN J Sh ----") Roan AMUNDSEN PROGRESS BEING MADE BY BYRD EXPEDITION Commander Richard Byrd and his Antarctic exploration party are pushing ahead with the establishment of their base camp. Little America, on the ice barrier about eight miles from the Bay of Whales. The route which Byrd plans to follow on his aeroplane flight to the South Pole is shown on the map, which also plots the courses taken by Amundsen and Scott, both of whom reached the pole, and by Shackleton, who had to turn back short of the-objective. APPEAL IN CHAPPELL CASE LOST DIVISIONAL COURT SEES NO REASON TO CHANGE DECISION Declares That Evidence Used Premier Baldwin was 'hastily sum- moned. He said that he would ask for an opportunity to re-examine the entire question and today's action is the outcome, His statement in the House overriding two of his minisi- ers, was greeted with Labor laugh ter. During the week there was much discussion over the possibility of res- ignations by the two ministers con- | cerned, but the matter was smoothed over at meetings of the cabinet the past two days. The British government has paid' the loyalists $40,000,000 already and the Free State government has add- ed $8,000,000 to this. RHODESIAN GOV'T TAKES FIRM STAND Will Use All Resources to Fight Strike of Rail Workers (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Buluwayo, Rhodesia, Feb. 22.-- Premier H. W, Moffa t of South- the ral.way attitude towards the accused them of fight against the people. He urges the people to transport Premier has the government will be placed on be inflicted on anyone guilty of British and United States tour- ists, and a party of British swim- mers, are -still s.randed at Vie- enduring rationed ' One thousand acres of farm land at Morinville, north of Edmonton, on the C.N.R., were sold recently for $57,000. . (Cable c London, Feb. 22--Following up the plea made by the Prince of Wales Controller Tells Britishers How To Sell Their Goods to Canadians Service to The Times down to business at once. bd Canadian Press) a, he said, one had to get It was to open the conversation with In for better British sal hip, Sir Edward Crowe, .comptroller- general ve a few hints on how to sell in in speaking at the British industries fair Jesterday, . The big problem in selling, Sir Edwa Said was whether to go straight to business or indulge in preliminary palaver scattering a few pearls in the form of a small talk. a reference to the previous week golf competition. of the department of overseas trade othe; by asking: "How "How are the twins?" sold anything himsel locomotives and rails. a good price for them and then had discovered they belonged to the Uni- ted States government. In France, on th he said, one should begin is madame?" or Tr Sir Edward admitted he had never i i f except a few He had got in | at the Trial Was Properly < mi 4 (By Canadian Press) Toronto, Ont., feb. 22, -- The second divisional court today. de- nied the appeal of Mrs. Nora Chap- + +. Of Ushawa, who was sentence ed to seven years' imprisonment by Mr. Justice Raney at Whitby dur- ing the Fall assizes, on a charge of m~nslaughter arising out of the death of Irene Grose, alleged to hive iceen caused by an illegal op- eration. The appeal was basea un pleas that the trial judge erred when he ruled certain statements as admis- s'ble in evidence, and that he again erred when he failed to instruct the jury that evidence in the "dying declaration" given by the girl was not corroborated in any material particular which implicated the ac- cused, It was asked that the judgment be set aside and the con- viction quashed. The court was unanimously of the opinion, however, that the ap- peal must fail, Chief Justice Latch- ford remarking that the evidence of the so-called "dying declaration" was properly admitted and no reas- onable objection could be taken to the judge's charge. SUGGESTS KING MAY BE SENT TO SANDRINGHAM (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Feb. 22--The Daily Mail suggested today that the King, as soon as he is considered "safe," will leave Bognor for Sandringham, al- though it may be many weeks before it is advisable for him to undertake the journey. gor ' His Majesty spent several hours before an open window yesterday at Cralgwel House, a bright sun shining all day, Chief Declines to Act as Yardstick (By Canadian Press) Guelph, Ont, Feb, 22--In the 32 cars Chief of Police Alex Rae has Yoon connected with the Guelph olice force, he has had occasion to andle many unusual requests, but one of a domestic naturg with which he was confronted yesterday was a little beyond anything he had pre- viously experienced. It came in the form of a telephone call from a male member of the city's population who asked as a special favor that the chief issue orders to his wife to wear longer skirts. He was, he claimed, "fed on with the brevity of her attire. The chief deglined to act. i 5 JAPANES CABINET IS DEFEATED Premier is Given Censure for Indiscretion and Carelessness (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Tokyo, Feb. 22.--The Japanese cabinet received a damaging, but not necessarily fatal defeat today in the adoption by the House of Peers of a resolution expressing regret at Premier Tanka's "in- discretion and care.essuess' in connection with the resignation of Minis.er of Education Mizuno in May, 1928, The vote was 172 to 149, Tue question at issue was highly technical, involving the unique status of the Emperor in the Japanese constitution, The Pre- mier's critics alleged that he at- empted to tide over a purely po.itical crisis by invoking Imperial intervention. It was stated that the defeat of the Premier was merely in , the nature of a warnisg and did not compel the ministry's resignation. WOULD LEGALIZE COMPETITIONS IN 'BRITISH PAPERS Party Lines Broken By the Measure on Football (Cable Service to The Times by Canadian Press) London, Feb. 22--Four Conserva- tives and three Labor members have joined forces with Major A. N. raithwaite, Conservative member for Buckrose, to support the latter's bill | introduced in the House of Commons commissioner to investigate the new auto insurance rates. yesterday to permit the conducting of football scoring competitions in newspapers. The text of the bill contains safe- guards against the objectionable fea- tures of previous competitions, not- ably forbidding competitors to sub- mit more than one coupon frm each newspaper and thereby preventing the practice of buying newspapers in bulk for the sole purpose of extract- ing the coupons. Some Sunday news- papers, through this practice, have earned 'the description of "the wastepaper press," The bill also stipulates that no entrance fee shall 'be payable. LOSES LIFE IN BAD FIRE AGED PHOTOGRAPHER DIED IN RUINS OF HIS HOME Had Gone Back in an Effort to Save Some of His Belongings (By Canadian Press) Kingston, Feb, 22.---Word was received here early today that William Johnson, aged 70, photo- grapher of Picton, was burned to death early this morning In a fire which destroyed his store, living apartments, and the gents' furnish- ing store of A. E. Ward. The blaze was first noticed about 4.45 a.m, and an alarm was turned into the fire department. At the same time Johnson was roused from his sleep. He hurried out icto the street partly dressed, but as the fire had not gained ser- fous proportions he went back to his room to get more clothes. He again returned to the strest and a second time went back to his room presumably to get some be- longings. He did not come out and his charred remairs were found in the ruins several hours later. He has a wife and daughter living in Toronto. He had been a citizen of Pic on for more than forty years and was highy rve- garded. There will be no inanest, although the cause of the fire has not been determined. CHARGED WITH THEFT OF COAL FROM FARMERS (By Canadian Press) Saskatoon, Sask., Feb. 22.----Alex Brown, until recently manager of the trading department of the Unit- ed Farmers of Canada, Saskatche- wan section, was committed for trial here yesterday following a preliminary trial in police court on a charge of stealing $5,000 worth of coal from the United Farmers by conversion. . Brown will appear at thé next criminal assizes. 1 PICTON MAN: Fi | PAGES EERIE aaa en 10,0 p COLONIAL EMPIRE | DEVELOPMENTS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE Rapidly Expanding Trade is Mentioned in Colonial Office Report POPULATION 50,000,000 Palestine Shows Chief Ex. ample of Progress Made Under Britain London, Feb, 22--(By George Hambleton, Staff Corresponden " The Canadian Press)--The British Colonial Empire now has an area of ,000, Square miles, 4 population of ,000, and a rapidly expandin trade of $2,500,000,000 a year, T ny figures are brought out in a mem- orandum issued by the Colonial Of- fice today. They refer to all territor- tes under the control of the Colonial Office--British possessions scattered in all parts of the world. These are a few salient points of the memorandum: Nigeria: Now has 1,600 miles of railways developed, electric lighting systems are under construction and cotton of a new type has been intro- duced. Gold Coast: The Prince of Wales College, costing $3,000,000, has been opened, this "probably representing the most far-reaching' education de- velopment in any part of the world." Gambia: The most modern style of electric lighting and lighting is now operating in the town of Bathurst. Kenya: Now has direct wireless service with Great Britain, as also Uganda. Northern Rhodesia: Is likely to be- come one of the most important min- ing centres of the Empire, especially as the source of copper. There has also been considerable development in tobacco growing. Palestine: The report says that Palestine, which in 1920 was in a disturbed and impoverished condition, today is a country where order pre- vails, where there is an excellent sys- tem of main roads, and where large sums are annually spent for the di- rect benefit of the inhabitants on ed- ucational, public health and other so- cial services. MERCHANTS IN AUSTRIA FACE RUIN Threatened With Bankrupt- cy Because of the Serious Cold Wave (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Vienna, Feb. 22.--Threatened with bankruptcy because of a lack of business during the present cold wave, Vienna merchants today petitioned the governmen: to ex- empt them from income taxes and other obligations until they can recoup their losses. At the same time the National Government has announced its emergency funds for the relief of sufferers from the Arctic weather are exhausted, and that it now rests with the municipal authori- ties to look after the hungry and homeless, Mr. J. D, McGregor, a pioneer farmer and livestock breeder of fifty years' standing in the Prov- ince of Manitoba, has been appoint- ed lieutenant-governor for that province, succeeding the late Hon. Charge Preliminary Hearing in Connection With Death Of Boy is Ad journed Neither Crown Nor Defence Ready to Go On With the Case, So an Adjournment Was Made Until Satur. day, March 2. NO DEFINITE DATE FIXED FOR INQUEST Police Authorities Are With- holding Name of Truck Driver's Companion Who Gave Information Leading to Arrest George Adamo, Italian, fruit dealer of Picton, Ontario, was this morning in police. court for- mally charged with manslaught- er in connection with the death last Tuesday night of Nathaniel William Etcher, 13 year old newsboy, on the Kingston high- way near his home. Etcher was killed allegedly by a hit and run driver. Adamo was represented by Frederick L. Ward, of Picton as counsel. Bail was set at $10, When ararigned, Adamo was not asked to plead since neither the crown nor the defence was ready to proceed with the case. Magistrate Willis of Whitby, acting in the stead of Magistrate Hind, pointed out to. the attorneys that. it would not fall to his lot to try the case and that it would necessarily go before a higher court. An adjournment was granted by His Worship until Saturday, March 2. No Date for Inquest Although no definite date has been set for the inquest into the death' of Etcher, a jury has been empanelled and met last night to view the re- mains and select & fogeman. Thomas Chipps was elected to fill this posi- tion. The remaining jurors are. Gor don Greentree, Lloyd Gifford, Harr, Hunking, Lyman Gifford, M. G. Hart, Henry Hazell, Albert Kellitt, O.°C. Lander and Charles Maracle, . Adamo, who is a fruit dealer ply- ing his trade between Picton and Toronto, where he is said to own two stores, was brought back to Oshawa last night about ten o'clock by Provincial Officer Taylor and P.C, Spencer of this city, : He is reported as having come to Picton last year from Toronto with his wife and_ eight children, He 'rented a tenant house on a farm be- longing to John Mitchell at Wau- poos, where the family have since lived. He also rented the disused Foresters Hall at Waupoos which he used for apple storage and has been STARVING JEWS CAUSE OF RIOTING Storm Headquarters of Polish Relief Committee at Lodz (Cable Service To The Times By Canadian Press) Lodz, Poland, Feb. 22.--~The headquarters of the Jewish relief committee in Lodz was stormed by 5,000 bungry men and women today who alleged that the com- mittee had failed to allot them their daily rations of bread. The manifestants were Jewes who have been receiving relief from the committee, Two employees of the commit- tee were seriously injured while a number of those who stormed she place were bruised in the T. A. Burows, stampede. London, y re 2-A wii party 'in Britis tics 1s now mooted. The parliamentary commit- tee of the National Farmers union, which claims a eniberslip 0; around reported yesterday t they pi consideration a resolution on direct representation in parlia- ment for agricurtural members. The council of the union also took action today and adopted a reso tion urging the government to im- pose a countervailing duty on im- Farmers' Party in British Politics Is Looked Upon as New Possibility covmpates duncaiiy Wh, Enthoh. wheat tes s t grown more wcult, ports of German "bonused" wheat.