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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1929 SALORS_FOUGHT FOR PRESERVERS, SAYS PASSENGER NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH MADE WORSE BY UNRULY CREW Officers' Efforts To Restore "Order Frustrated by Crew Clevland, O., May 6, -- T'nu: the desperate fight of thes teamer City of Buffalo to avoid disaster on L. Erie during the terrific storm of Thursday, Friday and Friday night was handicapped at one time by saflors who fought for life Presuev- érs, was the story told by William Gibney of Buffalo, N.Y., one of the 25 passengers who landea nere safely. Gibney, vice-president of the Bingham Taylor corporation said: #'A narrow escape from death by drowning was made worse by an unruly crew. At one time three of the grew fought among them- selves for possession of a life pre- server avhen passengers were still waiting for theirs." ot mm Gibney said, however, that the officers "showed remarkable calm and forcefulness in dealing with the erowd of inexperienced young- sters who made up the crew." Other passengers were almost unanimous in praise of the splen- did control of the situation vy the ship's officers under command of Captain 'Allan Strachan, i *It was a terrible experience and all efforts of officers of tre ship to restore order were frustrateu oy the erew. The crew was ineffic- jent and unruly, and only through excellent work by the officers was a panic averted," D, L. Cheney or Buffalo said. Beginning Battle The steamer's battle against the storm began shortly after it left Buffalo for Cleveland Thursday night." Almost at the height of the storm Friday morning, it burst a cylinder head on one of its en- gines, and then drifting without power, lost its rudder Distress signals were sent out and the freighter Franz, two tugs and & coastguard vessel answered. The Franz got a cable gboard the- passenger boat but after towing it a short distance, the cable broke, Other attempts to give suecor fail- ed, and the City of Buffalo drifted mile after mile towards 3 Finally, Captain Strachan put his last hopes of saving the vessel into the chance . that the anchor would hold. = He won, The of 'Erie arrived Satnr- day mo ; and took off the ex- hausted and nervous passengers. Although some of the passengers said the crew was unruly, others testified in contrast. KE. C. Wol- laeger of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, sajd that "remarkable seamnship was shown by the crew." There were only three women passengers aboard. Two of them became hysterical for a while when it seemed that disaster was cer- tain, Some of the pasengers tried dancing Friday morning to keep up their spirits, but it wasn't suc- cessful, Mrs. Martha Prince of Bufalo said. Thomas F. Newman, prottdend of the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit company, operators of the City of Buffalo, declared that he was 'immensely pleased with the exemplary conduct of both officers and crew" when the vessel was dashed by the waves, Newman qQe- nounced as "absolutely false" re- ports that three of the crew fought over a life belt before passengers were supplied." FURTHER KILLINGS IN INDIAN RIOTS 10 Dead and 180 Injured in Clashes Between Mos- lems and Hindus Bombay, India, May 6.--Fight- ing between Moslems and Hindus yesterday and Saturday resulted in the killing of 10 persons and in- juries to 180. The continued as- saults and stabbings led to such high tension that the Curfew regu- lation wag placed in force througn- out the city, except for the fort area. No one is permitted on the streets from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. The mayor has called a meeting of citizens to discuss means of re- storing peace. The present rioting over regilious differences has not yet attained the proportions of the outbreak last Feb., when 145 per. sons were killed and 743 injurea., house always." pir ge wg eb At All D aslo, i Backache Greatly Inconvenienced Her Trouble is common among all lasts )! treatments. stimulate and strengthen are the finest Kidney Mail from The 'oronto 2, Ont. Founnation NEXT WEEK is "Nemo-Week" (May 6th to 11th inclusive) A Special Showing of the Newest Styles in cm with a special appeal to women who appreciate a smart appearance The Arcade, Ltd. _ Made in Toronto by Kops Bros. Lid. * The House - Complete Corsetry." of He Taught the Dumb to Speak Dr. Alexander Graham Bell's fame, strange to say, does not rest altogether on his invention of the telephone. At a recent Meeting of Telephone Pioneers that wonderful blin woman, Helen Keller, stone deaf and at one 'ime dumb also, spoke of her memories of Alexander Graham Bell. "You who see and hear may not realize hat the teachi mperfect speech like mine--is one of the divinest miracles of the nin of speech to the deaf--even ' eteenth centu . No one did more to produce 'his miracle than Dr. Bell. It is typical of Dr. Bell's interest in the deaf that when he was awarded the Volta prize for the achievement of inventing the telephone he devoted the [ roceeds, a substantial amount of cash, entirely to a fund to promote teaching the deaf to understand the world about them. enthusiasm concerning the interests of other people." also Dr. Bell and his sister on their last visit to the Bell Homestead at Brantford. e world knows of his study of aeronautics and his belief in the practicability of air travel. On the occasion of the opening of the transcontinental telephone line he said to me, * the Pacific to the Atlantic and make it possible for Mr, Watson (w! here" by actually travelling the distance from San Francisco to New York in a non-stop flight! "Y have never known another man with Dr. Bell's many-sidedness and charm or anyone with such wide Helen Kelle. (seated) and her tea me day aviation will bridge the gap from ho was speaking from the Pacific) to "come er are shown above; VILLAGES RUINED BY EARTHQUAKES, OVER 2,000 PERISH Airplanes Assist in Rescue --Medical Aid Is Sent to Victims Teheran, Persia, May. 6--Tele- sraphic advices yesterday told of horrible havoe in the Khorassaun district of northeast Persia, where earthquakes continue after caus- ing three days of terror. Several villages have been lit- erally destroyed and unofficial es- timates were that 2,000 persons had perished. In the cities of Shirwan and Bujnurd, near the Turkestan border, 700 buildings were demolished. Ashkabad, Russian Turkestan, reported four violent earquakes last Friday, destroying many hous- es on both sides of the internation- al line and killing 11 persons and injuring 40 {in Turkestan cities. Medical aid was sent to the Per- sian victims who were in much greater numbers. 50 Perish in Floods Belrut, Syria, May 6.--At least 50 persons perished at Dierezzor in extensive floods caused by over- flowing of the Euphrates river. About 200 houses were destroyed. Aimals perished by the hundreds in the affected region. Airpjlanes today were assisting in the rescue work DESCRIBES MIXING OFF-GRADE WHEAT If Blending Was Prohibited Canadian Ports Would Suffer Ottawa, May 6--The position of the Montreal Board of Harbor Commissioners with regard to mixing of Canadian off-grade wheats with United States wheat at that port was described before the Agricultural and Colonization committee of the House of Com- mons Tuesday. ; There was no blending of stan- dard grades, Alexander Ferguson, assistant-general manager of the Board stated. No. 3 Durum and lower grades were, however, mix- ed with United States grain to round out the blend of macaroni makers in Europe. The total Can- adian grain so used in 1928 was less than 38,000,000 bushels If this blending were compiete- Iv prohibited, Canadian ports would be deprived of handling nearly 25,000,000 bushels a year. Norman Wright, chairman of the Eastern Standards Board, stated. At the same - time the Canadian producer would lose because there was no other market for his low- gradew heat. The mixture was usually eight or nine bushels of United States wheat to one of Can- adfan. Senator McDougald, chairman of the Harbor Board, declared that the desire of the board was to keep as low as possible the charges for handling the grain. Fixed charg- es were the same no matter how much grain was handled through the port It was desirable there- fore, that the United States g:aiu be included. He invited the mem- bers of the commitiee to go to Montreal Saturday to view the har- bor. Several members indicatea their intention to accept. STEWART RUMORS DENIED AT OTTAWA Minister Will Not Resign to Take Chairmanship of Grain Board Ottawa, May 4.--General denial is given here to reports from western Canada to the effect that Hon. Charles Stewart, Minister of the Interior, will resign his port- folio to accept chairmanship of a reconstructed Board of Grain Commissioners. As a farmer, and as an admin- istrator who is very familiar with grain handling, Mr. Stewart's name has been suggested for the new position, one upon which a considerable western vote will hang in the next election. Mr. Stewart, however, does not want the honor. In Alberta and her ehe has been 20 years in pub- lic life and is anxious for more leisure, rather than for the ad- mitted complexities of re-organi- zation of the grain handling meth- ods of the country. Selection of a chairman, who will re-establish confidence of western growers, is of paramount importance to the Government, but a seat in the Senate would be more to Mr. Stewart's liking than that task. DECLINED GER- . MAN INVITATION Winnipeg, May 6.--Stars of the Canadian Olympic team of last summer, whose showing at Am- sterdam made them international- ly famous in the track and field world, have been invited to com- pete in an international meet In Berlin on Jul¥ 14, it was learned here from Jimmy Ball, great Win- nipeg quarter-miler, Other athletes included in the invitation are Per- cy Williams, Vancouver sprint flash and Olympic champion; Phil Edwards, colored middle distance runner; Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ham- ilton. ----- Money Loaned AUTOMOBILES * * * Twelve Months To Pay Leins paid off or Ade ditional Cash. All deal- ing confidential, Open Daily 9 am, 9 p.m. G. R. HOLDEN Motor Loan and Dis- count Co., Ltd. Room 6, 14% King E Phone 2790 WORLD'S HIGHEST BUILDING PLANNED Chicago to Have Skyscraper 75 Storeys in Height Chicago, May 6--~The home town of .the original steel skyscraper is to set a mark in the building line for other cities to shoot at. Next month the Starrett Company will start con- struction of the Crane tower on Ran- dolph street( east of Michigan av- enue, over the Illinois Central tracks. It will be 75 storeys high, a total of 1.022 feet, including a beacon tower 129 feet high. This is 38 feet higher than the Eiffel tower. It would top any proposed New York structure by 186 feet, say ar- chitects here. In addition to being the ° tallest structure ever erected by man, the Crane tower will be the world's lar- gest office building, containing 3,500,- 000 square feet. The net rental area of the bigest office building today is said to be that of the Equitable buil- ding in New York city, which con- tains 1,250,000 square, feet. GREAT EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION SEEN Toronto, May 6.--Great Britain is on the verge of one of the great- est educational revolutionis ever witnessed in the world, uccamrea H. M. Richards, chief inspector of the Board of Education of Great Britain, speaking before tne wwach- ers and officials of the Toronto Board of Education here, "There has been,' he sall, "almost amazing evolution in pub- lic opinion respecting administra- tion in educational matters. Public opinion is no longer content with especially selected troops bemg educated, the whole line must aa- vance. Our schools are not only for the clever and well to do, the mighty and strong but for the humble and weak, Education is no longer for a select class, and no matter what party comes into power, education for the masses will continue," he said. STARLINGS A SERIOUS PROBLEM Springfield, Mass, May 6.~When English Starlings were imported to this country some years ago it was thought they would drive away the English sparrows. But the Starlings multiplied so rapidly that it has come to be believed that they are a greater pest than the sparrows. This city is among the many which has taken action to eject the star- lings, though with what success it remains to be seen. Nightly city em- ployees climb to the campa le of the municipal building, and frig! ten away the thousands of starlings that have selected it as a lodging place. The birds have been extremely unpopoular tenants, not only because of their noisiness and untidi but b they have caused the city timepiece in the tower to keep rather irregular time, Flailing about with 20-foot lengths of wire the men succeed in driving the starlings away from the city building, but they promtply lodge in nearby buildings, including a church and the Auditorium. Noise-making devices and even sky- rockets and other fireworks have been tried out in other cities in ef- forts to scare away the unwelcome. visitors, but entire success has not anywhere been obtained. Meanwhile, 'agents of the Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are on duty to see that methods pain- ful to the birds are not employ Farmers' Institutes in Central British Columbia have been noti- fied that the federal,department. of agriculture has decided to establish an experimental farm at some suit- able point, probably in the Nech- TELEPHONE TALK FROM SPEEDING TRAIN SUCCESS NEW WONDER OF SCIENCE ACHIEVED BYC.N.R. ee-- Railways Officials Have Conversation As Train Goes on Its Way Toronto, May 6.--Canada took the lead yesterday in this ages dizzy race of scientific wonders. Right outside of Toronto, for the first time in history, e& two-way telephone conversation was held from a railway train while it sped along past farms, meadows and hamlets, and it was a Canadian Na- tional train. This telephone conversation from a moving train was the realization of the dreams of both'railway and telephone engineers for years. And its first successful demon- stration, occurring in the Dominion, could not fail but strike a chord of pride in the heart of any Canadian who witnessed it. It was appro- priate, too, in a country where the earliest experiments of Alexander Graham Bell were held, more than half & century ago. Epoch in P; But yesterday's performance, which, by the way, took place right under the noses of a score or re- presentatives of New York papers and the principal news service ore ganizations of the contineut, was far more than a matter for nauve pride. Even discounting the ini- tial enthusiasm of one witnessing such an innovation, it can be sala that this demonstration of tele- phoning from a moving train really marked an epoch in the old, old story of human communication-- that life-line of civilization. Modern Phenomenon There was one incident yester- day which brought the modern wonders of train telephoning and radio into dramatic juxtaposition. Over the telephone 'and from the observation car of the moving train Mr. Robb broadcast a speech by radio. By telephone his words were | carried to CNRT Station and broad- cast all over the continent. But while he wag broadcasting in one car his words, after travelling miles and miles, were instantaneously re- ceived by a receiving set in the next car. It was a shock to the conceptions of time and space that human beings have inherited from immemorial ages. At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon those privileged to witness the de- monstration gathered at the Dav- enport Station. Before boarding the train they were invited to the ex- perimental terminal house througn which these telephone messages pass from the train to the tele- phone company's system. Here Mr. Burkholder explained the mors technical details of the invention. The thing of main interest seemed to be his explanation of the use of telegraph lines running parallel to the tracks. The message Is transmitted to the telegraph lines, its impulse ra- diating some 200 feet so that when it reached the desired train it is again transmitted to the receiving instrument on board. It is thus a sort of radio and telephony. The trains desired are selected by var- iations in frequency. Fach train equipped with telephone will also be manned by a special operator. Speaks From Train After this explanation the de- monstration opened some miles from the station by Mr. Robb Iift- ing the receiver and asking for W. G. Barber, General Manager of the C.N.T. A connection was made within a few seconds. : "Is that you Mr. Barber " maid Mr. Robb "This is the first time I have had the pleasure of tle- phoning you from a moving train. I wish to express the thanks of the President to you and your staff ior all you have accomplished in this direction." Subsequently a number of rafl- way officials and newspapermen on the train talked with Mr. Barber. The voice from the other end was quite clear and distinct, and recep- tion was nearly perfect. TENDERS FOR COAL EALED tenders addressed to the Purchas- ing Agent, Department of Public Works, Ottawa, will received at his office untu 12 o noon t saving) Wednesday, May 29, 1929, for the supply of coal for the Dominion Buildings throughout the Province of Ontario, including the Forms of Sender wes conditions attached can be. W. Dawson, Purchasing Agenty Department of Public Works, Ottawa; and R. Winter, District Resident Architect, 59-61 Victoria street, Toronto, Ont. Tenders will not be considered unless made on the forms supe plied by the ment and in accordance with departmental specifications and condi. tions. The right to demand from the successful tenderer a deposit, not 10 per cent of the amount of the tender, to secure the proper fulfilment of the contract, is reserved. order, y S. E. 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