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an ted wwe Cap- F Monte. of State nd Most gic Cen. lexico 3 ARE JATTLE Catholic » of So the First lution-- Rushing e Rebels 58) rst blood. evolution ve differ- ment and lown to nd death The cap- c railway 1evo Leo, lutionary shed with, era Cruz e the in- ctory at in which les. : Sinaloa, nt made on two th, les, as | govern- the cam- General icentrate 8,000 of 1 to Vera ders will ir of the has been of the in- ng pend- e its ap- gation of * Fausto ming re- followed he Cath- closed 1anifesto defense ment. were re- ato, Ni- ted him | condi- ue, sur- ted him ysicians ba 8 5 AGREEMENT WITH FARMERS WILL - NOT BE RENEWED New Offer to Be Made of Reduction in the Tax Rate MATTER DISCUSSED Assessments to Be Presented 'to Farmers for Their Approval (By Staft Reporter) Whitby, Mar, 5.--The town council will not renew the agre®- ment with the farmers of the municipality upon the basis of 1924 but at the regular meeting last night adopted the report of the standing committee on appli- cations recommending that the farmers be offered a straight tea mill reduction on the general rate and that the old agreement be not renewed because it was uninter- petrable, Councillor C, E, Brough- ton, chairman of the committee, peinted out that the matter of the agreement had heen taken up with the town solicitor who "in examination of the various clauses had founded several which were contradictory, Under the agreement which was renewed in 1924, owners of * farm property in Whitby are ex- empt from paying other than 50 per cent. of the general rate while they+are not required to pay taxes on other than consolidated deben- tures issued since 1902, When the council went into committee of the whole to consider the report it was pointed out that a straight ten mill reduction would give the farmers approximately the same advantages now enjoyed, Joined in Discussio: Ex-Mayor John Bateman and F, Howard Annes, both farm properiy holders, were present at last night's meeting and were invited to join in the dischssion, Speaking from a personal standpoint they could see no objection to the pro- posal of the committee on applica- tions, but foresaw difficulty in the method of ascertaining the assess- ment of the farm lands in as much as the assessor was sworn to as- sess according to value and might raise the farmers' taxes by greatly increasing their assessment, How to Save Money Reeve J. M, Kenny stated dur- ing 'the discussion that under the old agreement if he were to pur- chase ten acres of land adjoining his present property his taxes would be $40 less per year, In thie way he showed that he could soon save enough money in taxes to pay for the property. A motion was then passed. in- structing the assessor to make an assessment of all farm lands within the corporation limits and to present the assessments to the farmers for their approvall, GRAVEL PIT QUESTION STILL A LIVE ISSUE (By Staff Rpeorter) 'Whitby, Mar. 6.--The gravel pit is still a live issue according to re- port made at last night's council meeting by Reeve Kenny, on behalf of the special committee, Reeve Kenny stated that progress was be- ing made towards arriving at work- ing arrangement with the township but that the committee was await- ing certain information from the deputy minister of highways, POLICE CHIEF'S FEBRUARY REPORT (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Mar. 5.--A total of $556 was received in fines by the police department during the month of February, according to report made by Chief H. Gunson last night. There were 42 cases prosecuted, while 24 convictions were secured. The majority of fines were for in- fractions of the Liquor Control Act. : PHONE 378. NEXT THE POST OFF IO Real Estate Insurance & PRESTON 64 KING ST. W. i 572-223 Telephone Night Calls 510-1560 FOR SHOE VALUES ~ [EXPRESS PRIDE IN TOWN HOCKEY TEAM (By Staff Reporter) 'Whitby, March 6.--The town council expressed pride last night in the splendid showing made by Whitby's Intermediate O.H.A, hoc- key team this year and an effort will be made to co-operate with the Chamber of Commerce in hon- oring the team, A committee in- cluding Mayor Dudley, Deputy Reeve Bowman, Ceuncillor Ormis- ton, Councillor Pringle and Town Clerk Frost was appointed to go into the matter, RECOMMENDATION FOR DUPLICATE WATER MAIN LINE Report of Fire Underwriters' Inspector Received by Council (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, Mar, §5.--Recommenda- tion that the two-mile main con- necting the town waterworks sys- tem with the pumping station should be duplicated by a second main for better fire protection, was contained in the report of C, W Graham, inspector for the Canadian Fire Underwriter's Association, re- ceived by the town council last night. The inspector points out that the present main has a 10-inch diameter and states that the second main should have a diameter of at least 12 inches. The report states that on the date of {inspection an alarm was turned in for the fire department at 10,224 a.m., and that the hose truck was run out by 10,243 a.m., while the large motor pumper fol- lowed at 10,25 a.m, Twelve fire- men responded and by 10.27 a.m, hose had been connected with a hydrant, Whitby's fire losses are shown to have totalled $36,600 since 1922 and were as follows, 1922, $18,000; 1923, $15,000; 1928, $3,600, In Good Condition The inspector found the fire equipmentin good condition, but noted that there was need for a ladder truck. The report was re- erred to the fire and light commit- ee, Councillor William Davidson, chairman of the committee, report- ed that there were three members of the local fire company above the age of 55, namely Chief Wiliam H, Smith, aged 77; Fireman William Wilkinson, aged 66; Fireman E. Thompson aged 63, The commitee recommended that they continue tn service in order to strengthen the brigade, The committee also re- commended that six rubber coats be purchased from W. A, Dewland, and that two pairs of rubber boots be purchased from R. Talling, TAUNTON March 4.--Mr, and Taunton, Mrs, Elmer Walter of Toronto, were Sunday guests of Mr, Mur- ton Walter, A number of the farmers around here attended the sale of Mr, Jas. Crossman of Haydon, They made the trip with Mr, Harvey Cross- man who drove his truck. Mr, and Mrs, Walter Kilburn of Oshawa, were week-end visitors at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs, Frank Crossman, Those who attended the drama, "Arnold Goes Into Business', which was given by Ebenezer tal- ent at North Oshawa, were great- ly pleased with the presentation. Mr, and Mrs. George Scott and daughter, Grace, were in Toronto last Thursday, Congratulations to Miss Marion Hoskin who has successfully pgss- ed her musical examination with honors, Mrs. Campbell, with her daugh- ter, Marjorie, has been visiting her sister Mrs, (Dr.) Birks of Bowmanville, Master George Hoskin of Osha- wa, has been visiting his grand- mother, Mrs. Jas, Hoskin. C.N.R. SEEKS AID IN . PLACING BRITISHERS A special appeal for the co-opera- tion of farmers in the Province of Ontario, in placing 'British families in farm employment, is being made by the Colonization Department of of the Canadian National Railways, through the agricultural press of that province, One of the difficulties en- countered in placing experienced Britishers in farm work, has been the securing of a tion for their families on farms in this country. In order that all possible opportunities; for placement of such Britishers and their families may be developed, the Canadian National Railways is seek- ing information as to all Ontario farmers in a position to employ and accommodate immigrants of this highly desirable class, GRAIN MOVEMENT . . AT HEAD OF LAKES Grain shipments through the Cana- dian ports of Fort William and Port Arthur at the head of Lake Super- ior since this season's movement of the Western crop began until the close of mavigation on December 12, exceeded all previous records, amounting in all to 287,780,000 bushels, compared with 193,000,000 bushels fast year. The fine weather that prevailed throughout the threshing season permitted a free and rapid movement from the farms to the railways, and then by rail and sail to the seabord. by Daily T Advating, sbscipions sud, saws wl bp seeired 28 the Jilhy Office, Purdae Sut REPRESENTATIVE -- JAMES HOLDEN imes DEBATE RESULTS IN DECISION IN FAVOR OF WOMEN An Interesting Discussion at Young People's Society Event (By Staff Reporter) Whitby, March 6.--Women's contribution to world progress has surpassed that of men according to the verdict given for the affirm- ative in a debate "Resolved that women have contributed more to human progress than men' held in the United Church Sunday school last night between teams representing Whitby and Almond: Young People's Societies, Messrs. Joseph Bascom and Edward Oke, of Whitby, spoke vigorously for the part played by womankind while man's efforts were ably up- held by Miss Leila Richardson and Mr. James McQuay, of Almonds, A large audience was present and greatly appreciated the skill and ability of the speakers, Joseph Bascom Joseph Bascom, first speaker for the affirmative, dealt with the woman's activity in the field of education and public morals, He pointed out that women largely had to do with the training of character both in the home and in the school, Prohibition and the abolishment of slavery were auoted by him as examples where woman's moral influence had been felt, 'Man left to himself decencr- ates," the leader of the affirmative contended, 'Figures show that the greater percentage of success- ful business men are married and owe a great deal to fheir gives." James McQuay James McQuay, leader of the negative, showed that humble man had performed much in the realm of science and was practically alone in this field, Man, he de- clared, had also lead in explora- tion and discovery whereas woman had done practically nothing, Edward Oke Edward Oke, second speaker for the affirmative, took the stand that the hand which rocks the cradle rules the world, He referred to the large percentage of girls and women who were performing such excellent service as nurses and he asked who would desire men as nurses. He showed that home would be impossible with- out a wife or mother to add the touches of love eand sacrifice which made it a refuge and a shel- ter for struggling man, Even in performing her ordinary domestic dutise woman was doing a magni- ficent service he stated. Miss L. Richardson Miss Leila Richardson, second speaker for the hegative, dealt with man's success in the field of politics, finance, business and the church, Until recently, she declar- ed, women had not taken activity in any of these fields, Church union, had been consummated without the assistance of women and was apparently proving a marked success. In refuting the argument of the second speaker for the negative the leader of the affirmative de- clared that 85 per cent, of all Sunday school teachers were wo- men and that without the faithful efforts of women's societies churches would be impossible, The Decision Dr, G. H, Stevenson, superin- tendent of the Ontario Ladies' College, announced the judges' decision and congratulated all the speakers for their evident careful preparation and pleasing manner of address. He stated that the judges had required considerabe thought and examination of the various arguments before they had arrived at a decision and mention- ed specially the work of Miss Richardson. Musical Program In addition to the debate a splendid musical program was pre- ented by three talented students from the Ontario Ladies' College, including Miss Lulu Golden and Miss Betty Wright, pianists, and Miss Hettie Blair, soprano soloist. Rev. A. L. Richards, the pastor, acted as chairman, The judgse in- cluded Mrs. C. R, Carscallen, Mrs. G. M. Goodfellow and Dr. G. H. Stevenson, PERFECTS BOMB FOR USE IN ICE JAMS Montreal, Que., March 5.-- Dr. Howard T. Barnes, McGill Univer- sity Professor hag perfected a bomb for use in breaking up ice jams, and these missiles will probably be used here next week in conjunction with aeroplanes when the big ice move- ment in the St. Lawrence river is expected to start. Dr. Barnes said yesterday that the bomb contained a chemieal which generates a ter- rific heat, and which would cause the ice to explode. ARCHBISHOP'S WIFE CALLED BY DEATH London, Ont., Mar. 5.--Mrs. Da- vid Williams, Wife of his Grace, The Archbishop of Huron and Me- tropolitan of Ontario died short- ly after 12 o'clock yesterday at her residence "'Bishop-Stone." THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, MAR COUNCIL TO ASK FOR OPENING OF THIRD AVENUE (Continued from Page 3) mending the. purchase of the local electrical and gas systems, and containing the resolution to this effect passed at a recent directors' meeting of the chamber, A letter was also read from A. J, Smith of New York regarding the purchase of the plant, Both of these were referred to the special committee dealing with these questions, The council of the township of East Whitby outlined in a resolu- tion the area to he known as "Westmount" which would be in- cluded in the Oshawa hydro area ff Oshawa purchased the local elec trical distribution system, Strike Tax Rate At the suggestion of Alderman P, A, Macdonald, chairman of the finance committee, the council Je- cided to hold a special session Thursday night of this week to consider the city's budget and tax rate for the year. Alderman Mac- donald explained that the hudget was practically ready for present- ation, F, E, Ellis was re-appointed poll tax collector for the year, and the time for beginning to collect the poll tax was fixed as April 1, one month earlier than last year. Hours of Polling The by-law changing the polling time in municipal voting to from 10 o'clock in the morning to 7 o'clock in the evening, to take effect on and after May 3, was giv- en its several readings and passed, The council referred back to the general purpose committee a by-law changing the cigarette licenses to $25 per year instead of $50 per year as has been the rate formerly, Objection was raised to a clause in the by-law that anyone selling "tobacco fcr making into cigarettes" was liable to the tax, some of the aldermen stating that this would mean that every corner grocery selling to- bacco would have to pay this tax, and the by-law was referred back for consideration of this clause hy the committee, The council refused to pass a motion providing for a re-adjusi- ment of assessment values in the city, Only Aldermen Carnell and Boddy supported the motion oa division, John Street Extension On recommendation of the city property commiitee, the council decided to have a by-law prepar- ed providing for the extension of John street frcm Nassau street to Burk street, half the cost to be borne by the city and half by property owners of the vicinity It was decided to take no action on communications from the To- ronto Scottish Regiment regara- ing a concert here; from Etta Cragg regarding the penalty col- lected on tax arrears; and from the City of Ottawa regarding the circulation of literature at elec- tion time, Inspect Fire Hydrants The fire protection and city property committee, in conjunction with the fire chief, were named to meet' the Water Commission in an inspection of the water hydrants in the city, A by-law was passed officially confirming the appointment of W. R. Elliott as fire chief. The council decided to pay a bill that had been received by the Chamber of Commerce for $95 from Donevan & Smith for survey- ing the proposed brewery farm on the city farm, M, H. McKenzie, 504 Simcoe street south, wus granted permission to install an- cther pool table, and it was de- cided to purchase ' steel filing equipment for the treasurer's office at a price of $109, The Board of Works was in- structed to report to the council at its next regular meeting on the Guantities of pavement, sewers, and sidewalks petitioned for last year but not built, with an esti- mate of the cost of these works. The Board was also instructed to take into advisement the matter of extending the sewer on Hilleroft Street further eastward after con- ferring with the property owners NOVA SCOTIA ENTERS BOY SETTLERS' PLAN Nova Scotia is one of the provinces which have entered agreement with the Canadian and British Govern- ments for the settlemént of British boys on farms. According to the agreement with Nova Scotia, the boys who settle on farms there and con- tinue as land workers will, when reaching the age of 21, be eligible to receive a loan of $2500 to enable them to enter farming for themselves, provided they have saved 2 sum of approximately $500. 'HEART ON RIGHT SIDE Nature got her plans mixed in assembling M. E. Melia of Lorain, Ohio and as a result he is forced to carry a card on his person at all times for the guidance of physi- cians in case of emergency, Melia's heart, liver, appendix, spleen and a few other vital organs are on the opposite side of the body from where they should be. The mixture is no handicap to Melia, however, who is 2 boilermaker. Physicians who have examined him say his Bowmanville Residence, 511. ACTIVITIES AT THE BOWMANVILLE BOYS TRAINING SCHOOL AUDIENCE WELL PLEAS- ED WITH BOXING BOUTS School Hockey League Has Now Completed Its Season Bowmanville, March 4.--The fin- als in the Annual Boxing Champion- snip Tournament last Friday night went over with a bang and in cas? anyone takes exception to our Eng- lish, that word "Bang' is the pro- per word to use, Ten bouts, every ono crammed with inter.st from the first gong till the last. There was an atiendance of two hundred and tifty people, some from Oshawa; in fact, a scorn or more traveiled fron Oshawa to sce the boys in action and they all went home satistion, The crowd that packed th: Scaool Assembly Hall showed theit ap proval in no uncertain manner, up- plauding every worthy effort: and there were worthy efforts in every bout. Harry Price, Chairman of Ontar- io Athletic Commission, refereed the bouts and did it well, Before leaving the ring after the last round of the evening had been fought, Mr, Price, addressing the crowd, paid tribute to the contestants and those in charge, saying that it had heen the cleanest tournament that he had ever witnessed and that the sportsmanship the boys had shown was a revelation, Superintendent C, E. Reaman, in his remarks at the beginning of the show, welcomed the visitors and ex- pressed pleasure at seeing so many ladies taking advantage of the spe- cial section of the hall reserved for them. This section will be set aside for the ladies each year and it is hoped that year after year more of the fair sex will grace the occasion with their presence, A few facts regarding boxing at the School and the Championshap Tournament are as follows: Every boy at the School has been taught boxing to a certain degree and has learned to regard hoxing as truly the "Manly Art of self defence." Properly supervised boxing not only controls their pugnacioug instinets but teaches them to control their emotions, Twenty-six out of the eighty boys at the School entered this Tournament and competed for the six Championships, In this day of commercialized sport, it is re- freshing to note that all through the long season of training not a boy asked about medals or awards and it was not because of lack of interest either, The honor of winning and having his name engraved as a Champion on the V, H, Storey Trophy was In- centive enough to make every boy train and train hard. Marquis of Queensbury Rules governed . all bouts in this Tournament, Each bout lasted three two-minute rounds, Fourteen bouts were boxed in the preliminaries on Wednes- day afternoon to provide Finalists for the six weight classes, The feature set-to on Friday night was 'between Gordon Reid and George Ellies for the Heavyweight Cham- piopship. Both boys were in great shape and provided three rounds of boxing that fairly scintillated with thriils and science. Reid put up a masterly exhibition to win by the narrowest margin, Another bout that presented plenty of skill dash and variety was boxed by two former champions who are now graduates of the School, Har- old Walters and "Lefty" Afken, A special class was created to accommodate two little fellows, Raymond Holbrook and Billy Brown, aged eight and nine re- spectively, and both weighing ex- actly 49 pounds, This bout took the fancy of the crowd and proved one of the most interesting on the program. Amusement was caused when the two little lads were ask- ed what each wanted as a prize should he win. Raymond asked for a dollar's worth of marbles, while Billy showed a preference for jelly beans. Jelly beans won, Gordon Reid, a boy who until three months ago had never had a pair of boxing gloves on his hands but whose development has been very rapid, was awarded the Harry Price Gold Medal as the most scientific boxer in the Tourna- ment. The decision was quite pop- ular. A comedy bout between Charlie Brown es Skull-crusher Brown and Clifford Burkholder as Sailor Murphy, the human batter- ing-ram, drew rounds of laughter from the crowd. When referee Harry Price went to force a break in this bout, he got mixed up with the comedians and was made the recipient of a few solid clouts. Following are complete results of Friday mighys bouts. Results Under 60 pounds.--Harry Reid defeated Wilfred Jess.--Decision, 60 to 80 pounds.--Jim Stringer defeated Ted Usher--Decision. 80 to 95 lbs.--Earl Brash de- feabed Harold Usher.--Decision. to 110 pounds.--George Span- is defeated Doug. Hunnisette, --De- cision. 110 to 125 pounds--Howard Bol- id defeated George panis.--Decis- n. Over 125 pounds--Gordon Reid defeated Geo. Ellies--Decision. Exhibition--Charlie Groke ws. Murray Insley--No decision. Exhibition--Harold Walters ws. case is one in a million. Harold Aiken--No decision. CH 5, 1929 Daily Times News, advertising and subscriptions will be received at the Bowmanville Office of The Times. Telephones--Office, 587; REPRESENTATIVE--MISS MARGARET CLIMIE, Special bout under 50 pounds-- Billy Brown defeated Raymond Hol- brook---Decision, Hockey For another year hockey is over at the school and almost every- where else for that matter. Iroquois won the Championship and the G. C. Bonnycastle Trophy by defeat- ing Canadians last week. This has been the most successful League at the school in any branch of sport. Twenty-seven games were played among the eight teams and the winner was in doubt until the last. The winning players are George El- lies (Captain,) Bert Gibson, Jack Willmot, Howard Poole, Lorne Kain and Terrace Ryan. : On Saturday afternoon, all the boys went for a hike to the lake and back. There was no temptation to go for a dip, although the summer camp situation certainly came in for some discussion, Physical Director J, E, Cunning- ham attended the Scout Confer- ence held in the new Hotel London at Londen on February 22nd and rd, The Staff Luncheon Club met on Tuesday, February 26th. Dr, F, H. Kirkpatrick, Toronto, gave an in- teresting as well as instructive ad- dress on "Public Speaking," after which he read several selections which delighted his hearers, MEXICAN REVOLT 1S VERY SERIOUS (Continued from Page 1) stratgetic city of the state of Nuevo, Leo, by rebel leaders, bloodshed at Cananea, Sonora, and the promulga- tion of orders for the re-opening of Catholic churches in the latter state appeared today as the first fruits of the Mexican revolution in the bors der area of the southern republic, Reports reaching the international line indicated revolutionary leaders were massing their forces in several places for an anticipated move south- ward, Advices reaching here said two more states, Coachuila and Durango, had definitely joined the revolt, In addition, rebel leaders in the north were claiming the alliance of forces in Sinaloa, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Zacatec- as and Nayarit, The international line from Texas to the Pacific remained quiet but there was an air of tenseness along the Mexican side. Railroad traffic be- tween the border and points south was generally interrupted. Rebels' Success Announcement that Monterey had fallen into the hands of the revolu- tionaries was made here by General Francisco Borouez, commander of the rebel forces of Northern Sonora, He said he had been advised of the coup by General Gonzalo Escobar, commander in chief of the revolting forces, ' Escobar's report, as relayed to the border, said the revolutionary army had met the federal forces at Mont- erey in a general engagement re- sulting in a large number of casual- ties, The number of dead and wound- ed had not been'determined, the re- port added. The rebels claimed the capture of three federal generals, 33 other higa officers, 45 junior officers and 560 men, In addition, Escobar reported fre had taken 1,000 rifles, 12 machine guns and much field equipment and ammunition, Moving to Front Mexico City, Mar, 5.--Federal troops moved to two far flung front today to give battle to the rebel ar- mies which threatened the existing Mexican government. Commanding the army of the north, whose objective is the recapture of Sonora, a thousand miles to the northwest, was General Plutarco Eli- as Calles, secretary of war, and him- self a native of the state, The army of the south was placed in charge of General Andres Almaz- an; it is his task to dislodge the for- ces of General Jesus Maria Aguirre whose troops have captured the state of Vera Cruz and are now threaten- ing an advance on Mexico City, General Calles, as secretary of war, is commander-in-chief of both arm- ies, but will take the field himself with the forces sent to Sonora for the northern campaign, leaving ac- tual charge of the southern opera- tions to Almazan, Revolt Widespread Meanwhile in official government statements there were indications that the rebel movement is more wide- spread that the administration has heretofore admitted, The state of Coachila was definitely involved in the revolution with defection of its military chief, General Jose Gonzalo Escobar, no! ted in a statement of President Portes Gil. Oaxacan and an official resume of military opera- tions carly today, which said small Isthmian disturbances were noted in bodies of troops were being sent to suppress the movement in Oaxaca. of Cajture Mar, 5--General N. Ariz, ogales, 2 revolutionary Francisco Borguez, commander in northern y announced receipt of reports of the capture of Monterey, capital and important munition centre in the vale of Nuevo Leon. Word of the victory was sent by General Gonzalo Esco- bar, commander-in-chief of the re- volting forces. The report said a general engage- ment about the capital resulted in the defeat of the ral forces. Pris- oners taken were reported to include three federal generals, not in the communication; 33 others of Border Church Unable to Decide What to Do With Jockey Club Stocks Left by Toronto Lawyer Windsor, Ont., Mar. 5.--Border United Church clergymen are in somewhat of a quandry ag to what disposition they should make of shares in Kenilworth Jockey Club left to them under the will of the late Charles Millar, Toronto Law- yer, A meeting of the Ministerial Association will be held in Lincoln Road church this afternoon, and while the schedule of the racing stock is not on the official agenda there is no doubt that it will come up for discussion, Border clergymen feel that Mr. Millar was indulging in an {ronical gesture when he made his bequest. The question of dispositiion of the stock is one which will be left to that individual, it was indicated, by a prominent member of the Minjis« terial Association, It is: well known, that none of the ministers are anx- fous to retain an active connection with the horse racing and for that reason will be inclined to accept the offer of $25 a share made by A. M, Orpen, General Manager of the Kenilworth Club, What disposition will he made of the money is ane other question, It was suggested by a man closely in touch with United Church affairs that the proceeds of sale might he turned over to what ever charitable organizations most commended themselves to the vene revolutionists as a result of the vic- tory included 1,000 rifles and 12 ma- chine guns. Many horses and accom- panying equipment were reported taken, Important Centre Monterey is the third largest Mexi- can city, with a population of 100,000, It is located in a natural mountain fortification which has made it diffi- cult of capture in the past. In the United States' war with Mexico gn 1846 it was one of the great obstacl®s in the path of Rachary Taylor, whose forces finally, after one of the fiercest battles of war, subdued it, Its location gives it a strategic val- ue probably unsurpassed by any other northern Mexican city, Its capture effectually cuts off railroad communi- cation between Mexico City and Laredo, usual port of entry from the capital to the eastern United States. The western terminus of a railroad line to Cuidad Victoria and Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas is located at Monterey, It is an industrial centre, with the Tile Mills and Breweries the chief factories, Gov't Claims Success ? El Paso, Tex, Mar, 5--El Contin- ental, Spanish language newspaper here, said Enrique Lihens, Mexican consul-general, was advised 'early to- day by President Portes Gil, that General Jesus Major. Aguirre, com- cander of the rebel troops in the state of Vera Cruz had evacuated several cities occupied since Sunday and retreated to Vera Cruz City un- der the attack of federal soldiers, IN THE DEATH CELL Uncle Bob, the little boy's favor- ite uncle, was going to be married on the following Sunday, and the boy was asking his mother some questions about the wedding." "Mother," he said, "the last three days they give them any- thing they want to eat, don't they?" AT SUCH A TIME Customer--Did you say that suit was seventy shillings? Assistant--No, sir, sixty-five, The Boss--Vy, James, I'm sur- pried at you, You know our slo- gan fis: "De customer is always right." UNFORTUNATE She: "If you really loved me all the time, why didn't you let me know?" He: "I couldn't find a postcard with the right words on it." WHEN TO STEP ON IT "What's the idea of that set of traffic lights over the mantle?" "It's father's idea," she expain- ed. The red stays on until 11.30; then he flashes on the amber, and at 12 the green. And, you know," she added, "father is a 'traffic cop."--Cincinnati Enquirer, CASTS DOUBT ON FAMOUS MIRACLE Fountan That Flowed Wne Instead of Water Being Investigated London, Mar, 5. -- Whether one of the famous wonders recorded in the literature of the early Chris- tian church was or was not a clever bit of scientific magic, ar- ranged to mystify the congregation as conjurers mystify their modern audiences may be proved by ex~ cavations now under way at the ancient city of Jerash, in Palestine, by the British School of Archeolo- gy in Jerusalem, assisted by Yale University, In the course of these excava- tions there has been discovered, A, H. M, Jones of Oxford University, disclosed in a recent lecture bes fore the Hellenic Society in Lone "don, an ancient fountain believed. to belong to the Church of Saint, Theodore, known to have been con-. structed in the fifth century after. Christ. i This fountain may be the same, Mr, Jones suggests, as that records ed in the writings of Epipbanius, which fountan is reported to have flowed wine instead of water each. year on the anniversary of the. marriage at Cana, for which the Bible records a similar miracle, It is well known that ancient priests in Greece and Egypt used' apparatus to mystify their worship-. pers, and it has been suggested; that similar devices perhaps em- ployed without the knowiedge of' more devaut churchmen, were re- sponsible for some of the wonders recorded in early Christian writ- ings. If it was concealed pipes: that brought the miraculous wine" to the fountain at Jerash, traces of them will probably be found during the investigations now under way. FADING TO NOTHINGNESS (Toronto Saturday Night) The clothes that women wore ten years ago make one howl with mirth, but if present styles cons. tinue the way they are going, the future generation will have noth= ing to laugh at. - HIGH PRAISE ; "lI must say," remarked the lady to her cook, "that you pers: form your duties fn a very per- functory manner." "Thank you, mum," said the cook, "I've been 'ere three months. and that's the first word of praise I've 'ad." COMING! high command, 45 lesser officers and 560 privates. Despatches said the cas- ualties appeared to be high, but that no definite check of the dead and wounded had been made. 4 Escobar's report said that the pri- soners would be treated as prison- ers of war, and would not be sum- marily executed. Munitions reported io have fallen into the hands of the Great British War Film "Carry On" New Royal Theatre WHITBY UNDER AUSPICES OF WHITBY POST, 112 CANADIAN LEGION Wednesday - Thursday Three Performances Daily Matinee, 2.15 p.m.~--~Evening, 7.15 and ® p.m.