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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929 PAGE SEVEN A Page of Interesting News and Pictures of the British Isl H GOOD SAMARITAN DIES SPENT A MILLION POUNDS T0 HELP FRIENDLESS BOYS in Life Kept Two Factories Running «0 Give Boys Work--Bought Huge Tract of Land in Canada to Establish Agricultural Settlement ; Unknown to Fame 4 London.--The story of a Good Samaritan, unknown in his life- time, who spent $5,000,000 to help poor boys . .. a rich man woo dressed shabbily and drove about London in a four-wheeled "growi- er"'. . , who gave up a political career to do good by stealth, What was the secret romance of the youth of Mr. Charles Baring Young--the romance, ending un- happily, which made him speak scornfully of girls all through his life? When he died, a man of 78, un- known to fame, he had spent-a million pounds to help friendless boys in carving out a career for themselves, founding homes for them in Oxfordshire, equipped re- gardless of cost; set up another home in London, kept two factu- fes running to give the boys work, and bought a huge tract of land in Canada to establish an agricui- tural settlement there. All this for England's poor boys. But he would do nothing for girls. And when they were mentioneu he would simply say, 'Gals!' dis- dainfully--he always called them "Gals!"--and leave it at that. ". His Mansion His friends have always thought that a tragic love affair lay at the back of all this. They never knew for certain; he would not speux of it to anyone, But he remainea a bachelor to the end of his days. "He was the most lovable man I have ever known," said ex-In- (GLOUCESTER MAN DONATES FORTUNE Draper Benefit by Loyal and Devoted Service Gloucester, Eng.--In his will a Gloucester draper who amassed a fortune of more than £100,000 has given away £27,000 to charities and about £10,000 to his employees. He was John Rowe Pope, of Tre- bartha, Wotton-Under-Edge. De- tails of his will, disposing of estate worth £106,102 (gross), were pub- lished recently. , They reveal that he left £5,000 each to the Gloucester Royal In- firmary, the N.S.P.C.C., and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection. Twelve other charities received' £1,000 each. In recognition of "loyal and de- voted service "' he gave £1,000 each to Thomas Edwin Nelmes, Samuel Frederick Harris, Victor Jones, Clara Rogers, Ellen Agnes Warland (his housekeeper) and Frederick Richard Baker (his chauffeur), and £3 000 to his executors for dis- tribution among the buyers and se- nior assistants of his shop. His gardner received £500. spector Emptage, the superintend- ent of the boys' home in London--- Latimer House, Fitzroy-square, W. "Yet he had his whims, Though he had three or four cars at his mansion in Oxfordshire, he always insisted that the same old "grow er" should meet him when he came to London. " 'Morning, Cubb," he would say. " 'Morning, Mr. Young,' the dri- ver would reply, "And in that 'growler' he would drive around London, doing his own shopping. Old Green Hat "He refused to dress well. He wore an old green hat, and his coat was frayed. Once my wife sald to him, "I'd like to mend that for you." Never mind, I'll get a new one." But he never did. "He was always showering kind- pess on the boys. Before the war hie would come here with his pocna- ots lined with gold, and after the war he had a wallet full of Treas- ury notes. He handed them to the boys he thought deserved 'them, "And when a batch of boys went away to the Colonies--what a sight that was! ; "They would all pile on the growler--on top of it and around it and even under it--and he would drive them to a shop and fit them all up with clothes. When their train left Euston he stood on the platform and showered half-crowus through the carriage windows. "He would not allow punish- guent. "One of his rules was that no boy under 18 might smoke in the home. But even if he caught one of them at it he would only turn to me and say, 'Well, we've got blind eyes haven't we?" and smile. " He believed that kindness was far better than the rod of the Es last act before he died" said the Rev, W. Mitchell-Carruth- ers, the homes' chaplain, 'was to dictate an inscription to be placed on the tombstone of a little boy. His thoughts were with the boys to the end." ee LONDON MAGISTRATE WHO HAS NEVER SEEN MOVING PICTURES London.--*1 have never been to a cinema," Mr. Hay Halkett, the Marylebone magistrate, admitted recently. "When pictures first came out boys began to supply themselves with dark lanterns and break into people's houses because of what they had seen on the screen. Now I understand there is a good awut of amusement given by the pic tures." LJ Fire destroyed Barkingtown (Es- sex) ~ Football Club's pavilion, dressing rooms and stand. J l LORD BALFOUR Who, in spite of age and infi-mity, attended the Privy Council meet- ing at Bognor on F.iday, when the King dissolved parliament. SOCIALISTS NOW IN POWER IN DENMARK Army and Navy to Become Coast Guard and Police Force London.--Though Sir Oswald Mosley, the Socialist M.P., was not mentioned in the will of his father, the late baronet, who left £5,764 unsettled estate, a further grant of probate in respect of settled land worth £247,111 involves more rich- es for the new baronet. When the personal estate of £5,~ 764 was announced in November it was stated that, after several Be quests, the residue was left on trust for the benefit of his house- keeper, Mary Hipkiss. The estate consists largely of lands which. being in an area likely to be developed, have increased considerably in value, which, when Sir Oswald's grandfather died, was about £90,000. From other family property, Sir Oswald already enjoys a large income, and his wife. Lady Cynthia Mosley, a daughter of the late Mar- quess Curzon, also came in for = large share of the Leiter millions. ADIAN RETIRES FROM POLITICS TE mes 1 A SIR HAMAR AND LADY. CREENWOOD ar G 2-nwood, a native of Whitby, Oatario, and member of the : t, has definitely announced kis retiemcnt from politics, candidate in the gener:l election. His wife, Lady Green- ari i wl not be a wood, has refused to allow her name Shop Asaistatal BRITISH PARTY LEADERS NOW INTO KEEN ELECTION FIGHT D. LLOYD GEORGE Leader of the Liberals Above are the four chief leaders in the British general election cam PREMIER BALDWIN Leader of the Conservatives SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN Conservative Foreign Minister RAMSAY MacDONALD Leader of the Labor Parts paign, which reached a high level of activity after Friday's dissolution of je! Parliament. Nominations will be on May 20, and on May 30 the electors go to the polls to select their new parliam SETON'S CLAIM TO BARONY REJECTED Lords Refuse Petition Based on Five Hundred Year Old Marriage London, -- Sir Bruce Gordon Seton's claim to 'the Baronv of Gordon, based on a supposedly bigamous marriage of 500 years ago, was rejected here by the com- mittee of privileges of the House of Lords. The dispute has been before the Lords since last December. The title is held by the Marquis of Huntly who, by its possession, is also Baron Gordon. The trouble bezan nearly 500 years ago when the Master of Gor- don (probably the second Baron) married two women. His first wife, Egidia, was the mother of Alexan- der Seton, whose direct descendant is Sir Bruce Gordon Seton. His second wife was Elizabeth, mother of George Gordon from whom the present Marquess of Huntly is de scended. The second Baron divorced Egi- dia on the ground that she was a blood relation. Later, when he was made first Earl of Huntly, the King sanctioned the passing of all titles to the heir of the second mar- riage. For centuries {he title remained un-ontested until recently a bro- ther of the present Sir Bruce found a copy of a papal bull in the Vau- can library which declared the sec- ond marriage invalid, and hence the children of that marriage 1. legitimate. Sir Bruce's claim was based on that document. He did not lay claim to the Huntly title, which was bestowed on his ancestor after the second marriage. GYPSIES DEFENDED AGAINST EPSOM BAN Many Notables Lend Aid To Fight Decision Banning Encampments London, -- Some stout cud- gels are being wielded on be- half of the gipsies who, if the Ep- som Grand Stand Association have their way, will be denied any op- portunity of making their encamp- mentson Epsom Downs on Derby Day. The gypsies and their camp have hitherto been a prominent and--to the mere day visitor to Epsom at least--a popular feature of the Downs on Derby Day for al- most as many years as the Derby has been run. But the Epsom Grand Stand Association appears to pos- ses the legal right to ban the gyp- sles, and they declare the encamp ment is a menace to the British of the district and a nuisance to resi- dents in other respects. Among those who are ardently advocating the cause of the gipsies is Lady Eleanor Smith, daughter of Lord Birkenhead. Lady Eleanor is proving as facile with her pen as her eminent father. Lord Birk- enhead himself had a good deal to do wi'h the passing of the Law of Property Act, under which the gipsies are being excluded, so nat- urally he does not share his daugh- ter's enthusiasm. The gipsies have another and still more romantic champion in Augustus John. It was only to be expected this laughing cavalier of art would strike a few stout blows for the picturesque nomads of the countryside, and the expectation has not been disappointed. Mr. John has taken up the pen, as the most potent weapon to hand and is writing in condemnation of the "bureaucratic bumbledom" which would rob life of all its colour The gipsies who once rescmed Mr. John from a gang of racecourse thieves on Epsom Downs now see their bread returning on the waters after many days. Mr. John declares that it is always worth hal? a crown to see a good gipsy--and his Romany friends may be expec- ted to agree with this prima facie assessment of their worth, Sir William John Lancaster. a former director and secretary of the Prudential Assurance company, aged 88, died recently. Dvring a three-hours tour of Pri~hton and Hove the Queen in- snected the Brichton mrseum, li- hrary and art zaliery and an exhi- hition in the Meme, and then vis- to stand for nomination. ited antique shops. MYSTERIOUS MR. X. INFORMER IN BRIBERY SCANDAL, WELL GUARDED Detroit, April 18.--A free man, and yet more a guarded prisoner than the Russian Czars from Nihil- ists, is the mysterious Mr. "X," in real life Lawrence Fleishman, spe- cial agent of the United States Treasury, who worked "under cov- er" to expose the customs border patrol officers taking bribes from the rum-runners. He is expected to appear against 14 of the former members of the patrol to be ar- raigned before Federal Judge Char- les C. Simons here, Connivance is charged between police and rum-runners on Belle Isle, in which, it is alleged, Detroit millionaries' and automobile mag- nates were some of the most prow- inent beneficiaries, Arrangements were made not only for Fleishman's ap- pearance in the court but his pro- tection. Since his identity was made known at the trial of ome of the border patrol officers, who has already pleaded guilty and has been sentenced to two years in Leavenworth penitentiary with a $5,000 fine Fleishman has been kept in the most secretive retire- ment, guarded day and night by officers against the possibility of his death by revengeful gangsters. Interesting Sidelights Thrown on English Royalty In Book by Journalist London.--The king, of course, is not liable for income tax on any sums which come to him in right of the crown. But when income tax was instituted nearly 90 years ago Queen Victoria paid it volun- tarily, "as an example to the com- plaining country which thought it a monstrous imposition." Payment wag continued by King Edward, but after his death re-arrangement of the royal revenues were made, aud the payment of such tax ceas- ed. A host of such interesting side- lights on matters connected with the English royal house are to be found in "The English Kings", a work just published here. The au- thor is Michael MacDonagh, one of the veterans of the army of jour- nalistic workers in parliament, who has already many agreeable works concerning parliamentary life to his credit. Mr. Ma Donagh, in this latest work, asserts that it is only during the present reign that the principle of aloofness from politics as a standing principle of the sovereign has been completely adopted, and with the happiest results, "Queen Victoria was frequently criticized in the press," says ine author. 'She was once hissed in the streets of London. Even King Edward - said or did things which brought him into conflict with sec tions of public opinion. I have failed to find any reference to King George in any newspaper that was not in his praise. If the kingship were elective by a direct poputar vote his majesty would easily be far ahead of all other candidates. . « « By making the monarchy safe for democracy, King George has done a still greater thing--he has made democracy safe for the mou- archy." Mr, MacDonagh points out tha. the eldest son of the sovereign, be- ing born Duke of Cornwall, is « peer even before he is created Prince of Wales. But his brothers are, in law, commoners until they are raised to the peerage. Prince William, afterwards King William IV, was long refused a peerage be- cause he had displeased his father, George III. "Well," sald the prince, "if the house of lords fis to be closed against me I'll get into parliament through the house of commons." Only when he had chosen Totnes as his constituency did the king make him Duke of Clarence. Prince Leopold, one of the sons of Queen Victoria, was nearing 30 before he became Duke of Albany. He suggested that if his peerage was put off much longer he would 'stand for the House of Commons as a Liberal. And the Prince laugh- ed at the thought of the look of displeasure such a suggestion would bring to his mother's face. and her sharp reproval of his lev- ity." KING WILL RETURN TO WINDSOR MAY [3 Will Be Accompanied by Physicians and Private Party Bognor, Sussex, England, May 11.--King George paid a surprise visit to the King Edward Sanator- fjum at Midhurst, Sussex, Thurs- day afternoon, driving over from Bognor. It was learned yesterday their majesties. will leave Craigwell house for Windsor May 15 vy automobile. The journey will probably take place between two and three hours as the distance is 60 or 65 miles. They will use the motor car the king has been using during the last few days for his drives near Craigwell House. It is probable Sir Stanley Hewett the King's physician, who has been staying at Craigwell house, will accompany the royal party to Windsor. ® i ------------------------------------ An Ulster lady who greatly dis- tinguished herself during the Great War by her services in Bel- gium, Miss Meta E. Stack, died re- cently at Brandford, near Caird- hurst village, Kent, at the resi- dence of her sister. CHURCHES CALL SCOTS TO BIG PULPITS London, England, has succeeded in calling another young Scotsman 'o one of her influential pu'pits. few months ago Marylebone Pres- byterian church lost its minister, Rev. Dr. Gillie, when he was cail- ed to Bath. A successor has been found in Rev. J. Golder Burns of Queen's Park East United Free Church, Glasgow. The Kirk ses- sion in that London church has among its members two women, namely, Hon. Emily Kinnaird and Miss M. M. Wingate. Not long ago Frognal Preshy- terian church, London called Rev. Joseph Johnston, M.A., of Edin- burgh, to succeed John Xelman. In each case Scotland has given of her best to the religious forcss of the south, > Westminster Congregational church, London, associated with the names of Dr. G. Campbell Mor- gan, Dr. Jowett and Dr. John Hutton, has lately come under the ministry of Rev. Hubert L. Simpson, for some years the popu- lar pastor of Westbourne United Free church,, Glasgow. LONDON GIFT TO SON WHO BRAVELY BORE PAIN London.--One of the last survi- vors of the siege of Lucknow, W. F. W. Wells, of Lansdown road, Cheltenham, gives, on the death of his wife, £200 to his son, Freder- ick, "in recognition of the courage and cheerfulness with which he bore the pain and inconvenience caused by a severe wound received in the recent war." PREMIER BALDWIN LIFTS BAN ON MINISTERS WRITING FOR PRESS bool London. -- Premier Baldwin has removed his ban on cab- inet ministers writing for the press, but the removal is only to last dur- ing the election. The Prime Minister feels that it is unfair for the Op- position to be able to write artir- les for the newspapers, while min- isters are prevented from replying. Meanwhile, the Tories are seek- ing to capitalize the popularity of Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health. It was noticed at Mr. Baldwin's meeting, when he de- clared the Conservative Party's program that the Tories cheered Mr. Chamberlain more than any other member of the Cabinet, and it is believed that his record as Minister of Health will appeal to the women. Mr. Chamberlain's advance as a minister has been most striking. His handling of 'the 'de-rating scheme earned the praise of all parties, and his prestige stands very high in parliament. FRUGAL BARNATD PRAISED BY JUDGE Told Judge She Had Saved $800 From $900 in Two Years London.--A well-dressed woman giving evidence at Edmonton coun- ty court, told Judge Crawford that for two years she was a barmaid and that out of her wages of $900 for that time she had spent $50 a year on dress and saved $80v. Judge Crawford: Did you put your savings in the bank? No; I put them in a stocking which I kept above the china cabinet at my home. Judge Crawford: But would it not have been safer in the bank? --No; I thought it would be safer in my stocking. I did not want my husband to know how much I had, as he might have wanted to borrow some, Always Well Dressed A Solicitor: Excuse me, madam, but have you always dressed as well as you are dressed today?-- Yes, and it has only cost me $50 a year. ' Judge Crawford: You are more frugal in your habits than most people who come before me. Sev- eral years ago a storm of indigna- tion was aroused by someone who wrote a book about how to dress a lady on $75 a year. Something of the same kind happened not long ago, added Judge Crawford, with a twinkle, apparently referring to his recent statement that it was preposterous for a working man to spend $20 on dressing his 8-year-old daughter. START BUSINESS FOR EX-CRIMINALS Proprietor Believes Work and Wages Will Prevent Backsliding London.--A shop has been open- ed in London to give employment to men who have been habitual criminals. The buyer for the busi- ness has served nearly 30 years in prison. No one but the proprietor knows the records of the men, and he 18 determined that they shall have a real chance to go straight. He tried to find jobs for men who have been in prison for at least 14 years, and the difficulties led him to open a business of his own for buying and selling cloth. The proprietor conceived the idea when, with concert parties, he visited Camp Hill Prison, at New- port, Isle of Wight, where habi- tual criminals serve terms of pr ventive detention. ' The authorities warned him that he was undertaking the hardest possible task of a reformer. He told a reporter: 3 The purpose of this business is to prove a theory, My theory is, that given the opportunity-to wort --and a friend--a large number of habitual criminals can be added to those who have already made good. Hitherto the idea has been that you must not put convicts together, but I am proving that if you give them employment and proper wages they are so interested in their work that they do not hatch other schemes. It is when they have nothing to do that trouble be- gins. This business is run so that the men will benefit, for wages will be increased as business increases. KITTEN SHOWS ITS LIKING FOR PRINCE London. -- A kitten Saturday selected, + of all the gath- ering of the "Toch H" wag veterans society in Church House, West- minster, the Prince of Wales with which to make friends. Delegates from all Britain present to see the Prince light the lamps of mainten- ance for new branches let their attention wander when the animal jumped on the arm of the chair of the Prince, and showed lively pleasure at hI) stroking its hean Once the kitten deserted the Prince for a caress from Field- Marshal Lord Plumer, but soon re- turned to the heir to the throne, and slept in his chair for the re- mainder of the meeting. Contemplated by British phone Link FOR TEN YEARS Deaf Mutes Were Married at Portland After Meeting in Exeter Portland, Eng.--After ten years' silent courtship two deaf mutes were married at Portland. As children the bride, Miss Eli- zabeth Lano, of Clements lane, Portland, and the bridegroom, Sid- ney James Roberts, of Chiswell, Porland, were educated: at the West of England Institute for the Deaf and Dumb at Exeter. And it was there that they fell in love with each other. St. John's Church, where the wedding took place, was 'packed. Dr. W. H. Addison, missioner of the Association of the Deaf and Dumb at Bournemouth, conducted the silent service, and made thu necessary deaf and dumb signs te the bride and bridegroom for tue declaration of their marriage vows. The only spoken words were those of the minister, who asked tf there was any just cause why the two should not be joined in holy wedlock. There was no music. SIR HERBERT GAMUEZ Who has undertaken a tremendous task as organizer of the Liberal party in the British general elec- tion. NOTED AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER RETURNS Intends Returning to Ant- arctic Next Sep- tember Plymouth, England. -- Captain Sir. George Hubert Wilkins, noted Australian explorer, arrived here recently. Wilkins, who made extensive air- plane surveys in the Antarctic last autumn, said he intended to return there in Septemebr with airplanes to explore about 2,500 miles of coastline between Graham Land and the Ross Sea. Wilkins' exploration in 1928 cov- ered about 1,200 miles of coastline from Deception Island, his hase, over Graham Land. He discovered that Graham Land is an island, sep. arated from the main Antarctic continent by two channels and one strait, : He said comprehensive and con- tinuous observation of Antarctic conditions was necessary before ac- curate weather forecasting for the southern hemisphere. would be possible. BRITISH INVENTION MAY REVOLUTIONIZE WIRELESS OVER LONG DISTANCES Obviates Delay and Expense of Special Wireless SILENT COURTSHIP | } ¥ F + Stationt | Post Office as Empire Tele London.--Suceessful tests of ¢ | wonderful British invention fore | gaafowed z Fevourfion in long-dis | ce wireless tele gl Hats s pohny and terell A By its aid "Beam" wireless sta tions already existing can be used for telephony and telegraphy sim: ultaneously and with almost comy Pete Besrecy. | obviates the delay and expe of the special wireless Zui oxpens) : templated by the pots office as ay | Empire telephonic link, and othe i 3qvantases are cheapness, spee: i economy in power, ef! acm be and greater hs. Efficiency and Econom i The invention is a tren bination of efficiency and econom The system may be incorporati in all "Beam" stations on the Im: perial Chain, avoiding the nec sity for erecting new stations fo telephonic communication or mal ing addition to existing stations, Experiments have been going for some months, but it is on within the last two weeks tht final touches have been given « the receiving apparatus and the perimental stage passed. Sa Conversations were carried of | in turn with Mr, Perry and Mr | Thompson, chief engineer of the ! Canadian Marconi company; Mn Macpherson, vice president of the | Canadian Bell Telephone compaxyj and Mr. Faye, engineer of the CA ving station, about from Montreal. 5 mg The secret of the system fs reception. Up to mow it has nol! been possible to use the same 8 tion for wireless telegraphy telephony, When messages are transmit from Montreal simultaneously of the same wave-length they are so ted out on reception, While th Morse code messages continy without further assistance, the spe ken message is regulated by oth inventions, in particular by a Gafi controller and an 'echo suppre or." Many Advantages The purpose of the 'echo sup pressor" is to check fading and tg maintain uniformity of tone. In the reception room there is switchboard to connect up with lephone receivers. The control automatic, As soon as the speakesl Pauses in conversation an automadl tic regulator permits the answer to come. The two parties to a con versation must not speak at thi same time. If they do the con munication ig jammed. The Marconi-Mathieu Multip! system, as it is called, is pure British, Its advantages are many, It is more efficient and inecomp ably cheaper. It does not involv the reconstruction of stations. gui enables a short wave to be use There is a' great economy in pow: er, and there is almost comple secrecy. No one could have listen ed to our: conversation excupt through a similar installation. Paps of a message could be heard, bug the whole conversation could not be picked up. What is being accomplished the Canadian circuit can be ried out between other parts of Empire. Already an apparatus being made for the South Afri Beam station. The universal option of the system would eno mously cheapen telephonic com munication throughout the Emp! Mr. Vyvian considers that 4 the Mathieu system four telegraphs ic and one telephonic communica tion could go on the same wave length at the same time. COURT SANCTIONS MINOR MARRIAG! Cardiff, Wales,--A youth of 1 applied to the Cardiff magistrate Jor permission to marry a girl off The father, who had refused h consent, appealed to his son to gi up the idea at present, adding broken tones, 'Won't you com home?" » "No, I would rather drowns m self," the son replied. The father said the boy wa8 sole support of the family. The magistrates gave their sent to the marriage. Two Harrow masters, Mr. C, Pontet, after 21 years, and Mr. | Wyatt-Smith, after 21 years, nounce their retirement. LADY ASTOR Again in the field as a Conservative candidate in the British election. TWO WOMEN CANDIDATES ISHBEL MacDONALD Daughter of the Labor leader, my ing her first bid as a candidate the Labor party. 3