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"All the News While It Is News" Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer ' » A Growing . Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 4--NO. 102 Published ahi pt Sundays snd "pubs Haidare. GERMANY MAY BAN DEATH SENTENCES Campaign For Abolition of Capital Punishment Is Gaining Ground Berlin, May 2.--A «vigorous cam- paign for abolition of capital pun- fshment in Germany appeared to be gaining ground yesterday as various factions in the Reichstag swung around to a position favor- ing a proposed measure making murderers liable only to life im- prisonment, : The campaign has been a long one, but German courts recently have given indications that the general public would support en- actment of the measure, The courts recently have taken a lenient view in regard to inflic- tion of the extreme penalty except in unusual cases, and state govern- ments have twice commuted death sentences to' life imprisonment in the most notorious cases of mur- fler in recent years, Minister of Justice Von Gurard, who spke in the Reichstag Friday In behalf of the Centrist party and In favor of the death penalty in certain cases, suggested that per- sons convicted of murdering two or more victims should be liable to execution. The Centrists have op- posed a change in the law, but, should a change be inevitable, he said they would propose the ex- treme penalty in cases of murder of the criminal's father or mother. he campaign. originated in the Folks Party. The Social Democrats were won over to the cause last week-end. Previously the .Soclal Democarts who, with the Demo- crats and Communists are unal- terably opposed to the death pen- ty, had been withholding their support from the campaign be- cause they wanted a lighter pen- alty than life imprisonment in lieu of execution, The adherents of the Social Democrats virtually assures a ma- jority in the Reichstag. The measure was drafted by Professor Wilhelm Kabl, one of the foremost legal authorities in Germany. FORMER MAYOR OF * PEMBROKE. HURT Suffers Concussion When Struck by Car While Crossing the Street (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Pembroke, May 2, -- William Lacey, former mayor of this town, suffered severe scalp wounds, con- | cussion and shock when struck by an automobile as he was crossing un street. While it was two hours after the accident that he regmined consciousness, hospital authorities say his condition is not serious. Toussont Cecile, driver of the ear, told the police he noticed Mr. Lacey on the roadway and swerb- od his car to avoid an accident, only toh ave Mr. Lacey step back Into the path of the auto. TROUBLE IN ANTWER: Antwerp, Belgium, May 2.-- Trouble broke out at a Communist meeting here to celebrate May Day between partisans of Stalin and partisans of Trotzky, repersgnting two conflicting tendencies in the Communist party. The police in- tervened and re-established order, Tye Stalin supporters were arrest- pd. THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1929 10 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy. SEC. SECTION--P. 11-18 DUKE OF SUTHERLAND DISPOSES OF ROMNEY PAINTING TO FISHER London, May 2.-- The recent sensational art dispute over the authenticity of a portrait of the Duchess of Sutherland purchased for $150,000 by Lawresce Fisher, of Detroit, had an unexpected se- quel recently, The Duke of Suth- erland who first questioned the genuineness of Mr. Fisher's pur- chase on the ground that he was himself in possession of the orig- inal painting by Romney, sold that original to Howard Young of New York, who acted as agent for Mr. | Fisher in the first transaction. The price received by the Duke was not announced, but Francis Taylor, London representative of Young, said that he could state definitely that it was not less than 50,000 pounds. This woulda make the price in the neighborhood of $250,000, The canvas in question is one of the most famous masterpieces of Romney. It is a portrait of the young daughter of the 17th Earl of Sutherland, who it is sald, paid the artist only 20 guineas, (about $100), which was the iex- ular fee charged for a half length portrait. "The price paid by Mr. Young will not be disclosed," sald the secretary of the Duke, "but the offer was such that the Duke did not feel justified in refusing." Reported Price London, May 2. -- The Daily Express said recently that the price paid to the Duke of Suther- land for the Romney portrait pur- chased by Howard Young of New York, was approximately 70,000 pounds. This being the equivalent of about $350,000, it is $100,000 more than previously reported. TREATMENT MAY SURPASS INSULIN . . New Diabetes Extract is An- nounced By Cincinnati Doctor Springfield, Ohio, May 2--A new treatment for diabetes, which it is alleged may prove more efficacious than insulin, was announced before the Ohio Academy of Science re- cently, Dr. C. A. Mills, of the laboratory of experimental medicine, Univers- ity of Cincinnati Medical College, told the medical science section of the academy that experiments he made in. China and America led him to believe vitamin '"B" extract, a vegetable product, not only lad the same property of controlling di- abetes as insulin, but likewise had curative properties. Vitamin "B" fs obtained from alfalfa, sweet clover, onions, bran and other plants. THREE MORE ARE REPORTED AFFECTED FROM DREAD DISEASE Glencoe, May 2--With a 17-year- old girl seriously sick from the fatal infection ard three others reported affected, Ekfrid township' was once again alarmed last night over the pos- sibility of a new outbreak of strep- tococcus haemolyticus, which fea- tures the mysterious malady which has already claimed four lives in this township. Although no definite details of the latest cases were forthcoming from attending doctors, nurses, or Dr. R. D. Dewar, M.O.H,, it was learned that hopes for the life of young Mary 'Glover 'are indeed slim. The others] believed to have contracted the dread disease are three young children of Thomas Brown and all four patients are quarantined in the Brown home near here. They are being attended by four doctors and a nurse, DIES WHILE TALKING OF RELATIVE'S DEATH Owen Sound, May 2.--Mrs. John Lee, a resident of Duluth, Minn., who was a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ross of Wood- ford, died suddenly yesterday while telephoning about a relative's death. Mrs. Lee had been inform- ed a short time previous, by tele- phone of the death at Thornbury of her brother-in-law, Joseph W. Ferris, and was in conversation with Robert Lee, of Owen Sound, over the telephone, when she drop- ped to the floor and died almost immediately. CITIZENSHIP IN U.S, FRENCH EXPECTING; ALL US. TOURISTS T0 LAND THIRSTY Smallpox "Scare" Launched Against Britain May Be Profitable London, May 2, --Red arm- bands, denoting new vaccination scars, have become commonplace on London streets, Jostling on the busses and the underground is listed for the moment among the graver social errors, England is in the midst of a smallpox "scare." Though the epidemic, if fewer than 300 cases in all can be called an epidemic, came by tourist boat from India, the scare was imported from France. Thousands of British men and women rushed during re- cent days to get vaccinated. The narrow red sleeve-band appeared in such volume as now to be classed as an adjunct of the spring fashions. I§ OPEN TO ALIENS, Thousands of Foreigners Affected by Immigration Order Washington, May 2.--Thous~ ands of aliens who entered the United States in an illegal manner before the quota provisions of the Immigration Act became effective may apply for United States citi- zenship, This change in their status will be made possible by an order 1s- sued yesterday by Harry E Hun, Commissioner-Genral of Immigra- tipn which goes into effect July 1. At that time, by meeting certain conditions, the aliens can become lawful residents of the United States instead of living here illeg- ally and can then apply for citizen- ship. Commissioner Hull said they must show that they are not in- eligible for citizenship, that there is no reocrd of their admission ror permanent residence, that they en- tered the United States before une 20, 1921, and have resided here continuously since that time and that they are of good moral char- acter and not subject to deporta- tion, It was estimated that the uum ber of citizens to whom the order will apply may run as high as 500,000. . | Commissioner Hull issued his order in compliance with an act of Congress approved last March. NO RECORD FOUND OF MISSING MAN AT CHATHAM, ONT. Chatham, Ont., May 2.--Authorities here have no record of a Chatham man of the name of Walker being missing some years ago from Sin- claire Cove, Algoma district, . and whose remains are believed to have been unearthed in a bush near Mile 109 on the Algoma Central Railway. Former chief of police Thomas Gro- ves, stated he could not recall any- body of that name being reported as missing. Mining Party Is Off For Copper Mines Parry Sound, May 1.--A party of mining men and supplies left Parry Sound today for Conger and Cowper townships, ten miles south of here where quite a number of rich copper claims have been stak- ed out during the winter, Samples of high grade copper ore have al- ready been taken out. (Canada's MOFFATS LIMITED WESTON, ONTARIO Leadin Chefs Prefer the MOFEAT 'simcoE STREE ELECTRIC FOR SALE BY ~The Bowra Electric Shop i i OSHAWA, ONT. | = Agitates House A question is pending before Par- liament on health conditions in Bom- bay. Britishers or visitors travelling to the continent are sulfering all the tribulations, sometimes amusing, but mainly very trying, of a marked people. One week-ender returning from France is reported to have re- marked within the hearing of a French sanitary inspector that he had a "small box" and was almost clapped into jail. Yet with all the increased precau- tion implied in the time of emer- gency health authorities have been able to discover only 275 undoubted cases of smallpox. They were most- ly brought in by tourists returning from India. Can 275 among 45,000, 000 constitute an epidemic? What- ever England thinks about it, in the eyes of France they do, Peculiarly, the English Epidemic was first "dis- covered" in France, Passengers re- turning from an Eastern cruise are allowed to land at a French port and cross France by rail. Not until la- ter was it learned that several were suffering from smallpox. The French port officials said they had accorded the usual courtesies, merely to ac- cept the report of the boat's officers without examining the passengers. Causes Confusion Suddenly England learned that overnight henceforth all cross-chan- nel passengers landing at French ports must be equipped either with vaccination certificates or fresh vac- cination scars. Consternation fol- lowed, as much in Paris as in Loy- don, It appeared an order had been issued by the port authorities of France without consulting Loucheur, Minister of Hygiene. The Minister suspended the order and called a conference of the public health offi- cers of the two countries. They met, and failed to agree. The French softened their atiitude, but not much, On the bulletin board of Vie- toria Station is printed a notice, ing in France and not possessing vaccination certificates not less than 10 days nor more than five years old will be required to fill a sanitary passport obtained en route, and will remain under observation in France, 14 days if necessary." v Observation, it was explained, meant special registration by the French health officers and subjection to inspection at any time. The re- sult was spectacular. At Havre the mayor of the town refused even to agree with Loucheur, and enforced such strict regulations that on the first day 16 passengers submitted to vaccination aboard a boat, since all who could avoided that port, Other channel steamers normally carrying over 200 passengers suddenly found trafic cut more than in half. Hits Tourist Trade Hotels and tourist agencies re- ceived hundreds of cancellations from customers who were afraid they would be stranded in England. The British papers raised the cry that American tourists would begin going straight to Cherbourg and Paris in- stead of using London as an entry to the continent. With the tourist season scarcely started, those myriad trades which thrive on the tourists, found themselves exposed to an ail ment that medicine doésn't cure, loss of profits, The French remain adam- ant. They have lately taken lessons in that attitude--and from the Eng- lish. For over a year they have complained that bearers of French passports, including women, at Bri- tish ports are often subjected to em- barrassingly rigorous health exam- inations, and that protests to Lon- don were ignored. FAMOUS MANSION WILL BE BROKEN UP Nuthall Temple, near Notting- ham, the last of four English man- sions built in the style of Andrea Palladio's villa of Capra, near Vi- cenza, Italy, is to be broken up, as no one can be found to buy it as it stands. The house is almost as when it was built in 1754. The rococo work has been described as the finest in England, and there are very beau- | titul doorways and fireplaces and some very fine wrought iron work, carved stone figures, and a beau- titully proportioned portico with its columns and pediment, OPERA SINGER LIKES JAZZ ° Winnipeg, Man., has partially conquered Tito Schi- pa, renowned lyric tenor, he ad- mitted on his recent visit here. "1 like jazz--in its place," he said. "It has a great future. It is good for singing, dancing and musical comedies. It is easy to write and easy to play. I have very little difficulty in composing jazz music, Shoush personally I. prefer class- cal "Until further notice passengers land- | May 2--Jazz | SIR RABINDRANATH TAGORP Sir Rabindranath Tagore, aged patriarch and poet of the Indian Empire, who attended and address- ed the conference on education and Jeisure of the National Council of Education held recently in the Hatel Vancouver. 20 MUSKRAT FARMS IN ENGLAND, Edmonton, Alta.,, May 2--Ca- bles from England report the ar- rival of the 'first ghipment of Al- berta muskrats shipped by the Al- berta Trappers and Muskrat Breed- ers' Association, Other shipments will be dispatched soon. The breeding of muskrats on an extensive scale in' England has been under consideration for some time DOCUMENTS OF EARLY CANADIAN ; HISTORY PUT ON VIEW IN PARIS Paris, 'May 2.--Precious docu- ments relating to early Canadian history are on public view for the first time at the retrospective ex- hibition of French colonies in the former place of Prince Roland Bo- pnaparte, now the home of the French Geographical Society. The Dominion and Quebec Governments have extended their patronage vo the exposition, which will be open- ed officially by President Doumer- gue assisted by members of the cabinet, early in May. It is intimated 'that this effort to popularize France's achieve- ments in colonial expansion is only a fore-runner of the exposition wv. be held in 1931. In the entrance hall rosters on the walls give the detailed lists of the officers and men serving in the various compa~ nies of the famous Carignan regi- ment from 1665 to 1668. There ig also a table of French troops in Canada in January, 1683. These contain well-known Quebec names clearly indicating to the French people just who have descended from members of the regiment as well as from the troops which suc- ceeded it a hundred years after- wards. Of prime interest to Ontario are the maps of Boucault, Lieutenant- Governor of Quebec, who portrays the Ontario section as it was in 1750. There are also the histories of Lescarbot, books printed and bound from 1609 to 1629 which compare to advantage with the pa- per-covered volumes in the France of today. Even Voltaire's letter to Richelieu, in which he describes Canada as a few arpents of snow, is well preserved and ag legible as if it were written this year. The Jesuit relations, deeds of conces- sions, letters of nobility and wills, in writing almost like copperplate, are displayed in suitable book- cases. Last, but not. least, is the chair carried by porters in which the Duc de levis Mirepoix followed Montcalm's campaign. Strike of Deckhands Prevents Departure of French Steamer (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Havre, France, May 2.--Strike of 300 deckhands at the last minute prevented the "Ile De France" French liner from departing yester- day for New York. The strike was in support of claims made by the stewards and cooks on_the liner. * The French line lafer announced that the "Ile De France" would sail for New York at one o'clock Thurs- day morning. WEDDINGS AT GRETNA GREEN INCREASING "The old blacksmith's shop has made a good start this year. The month of January has seen 22 cou- ples joined in wedlock over the an- vil," writes Richard Rennison, the blacksmith-priest of Gretna Green. "Last year, when we had the rec- ord total of 216 marriages, Janu- ary was the worst month, only six weddings taking place. There have been five in one week. Three cou- ples came from Galsgow in spite of the hard frost and snow. POSTAL AGREEMENT GOES INTO FORGE Convention Between Can- ada and France Operative on May 1 : Ottawa, May 2.--The postal con= vention between Canada and France became operative on Wed« nesday. While events in the house have precluded the Postmas- sign it before the date of opera- ter-general from going to Paris to tion Hon. Phillippe Roy, Canadian minister, has been commissioned to do so,. tentatively, Mr. Veniot and his deputy are going over for the final formality. and are booked to sail on May 7. The convention reduces the let« ter rate between France and Can- ada from eight to three cents, while from Canada to France the reduction ig to two cents, House Committee Adopts C.N.R. Report Ottawa, Ont, May 2.--The finan< cial report of the Canadian National Railways was adopted by the House of Commons committee on railways and shipping yesterday. 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