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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929 GOWEY WILL HEAD VENEZUELA ARMY Reiterates Refusal to Accept ' Presidency of Re- public "Caracas, Venezuela, May 15.-- Gen. Juan Gomez, who has refused to accept the presidency, will be- come commander-in-chief of the army, it was indicated in a message to the State Department from Ma- racay, where a Congressional com- mittee waited on him. Gomez reiterated his refusal to accept the presidency, but offered bis services as high commander. These services, "so nobly offered," were accepted by the committee, according to the message here, Thus it was assured that the Gov- ernment would place "under his ex- pert hands the supreme command of the army according to constitu- tional processes," the message said. "Phus was concluded a conflict which for long days placed the whole republic in anxiety," the message said. "Thus is assured na- nal peace." a ap HE declared that the original Gomez refusal had caused "profound commotion which was reflected abroad with an alarming charter among many interests con- nected with our finances and our economic state." CALIFIRNIA PLANS BIG DIRIGIBLE BASE Proposed Service to Hawaii Philippines and Orient : New York, May 15.--California, if plans which have already reach- ed the stage of presentation for consideration to President Hoover materialize, is to have a great air base from which mighty dirigible liners will fly to Hawaii, the Phil- ippines and the Orient. Construction of the operating base may begin as early as next winter, and if this occurs the first commercial leviathan of the air should be carrying passengers and mail over the California-Hawall route by 1931. A $10,000,000 plan for such an air line was presented to the Presi- dent at Washington Thursday. by Paul W. Litchfield, of Akron, Ohio, who said he was ready to go ahead if Congress at its next session would authorize shipping the Ha- waiian mail by afr. William Johnson, a powder monkey 'when the last shots were fired in the Crimean war, and a witness. of the last hanging for naval insubordination, died recent. ly at Weymouth, England, aged 85. [J Untario Regiment. Field Manoeuvres SATURDAY Fall in 1.45 p.m. Leave Armories 2 p.m. BAND IN ATTENDANCE Dress: Service-- With Pouches Ammunition to be issued before leaving Armories 6.30 P.M.--DINNER E. PEARSON, Capt. Adjutant. Model 4-40 Prices:..... $15, PD. Orthophonic VICTROLA Oome in today and see the beautiful models we have in our Bown Never a dull moment / with the new showrooms. $165, $190, $225. your OrthophonicVictrolal HAWA 'Enjoy your home... MORE" 24 1bs. Saxon Marvel Pastry Flour 95¢ XXXx Potatoes 90 1b. Bag 75¢ Hogg & Lytle 54 Church St. LIMITED Phone 203 The GOLDEN GIRL INSTALMENT THREE There is to be a party to- night. Constance Terry has bought a new airplane and some of the personnel of the Mineola air field are to cele- brate its christening. Chief among the guests are Solange |(So-s0) Harper, who runs the Crowsnest a lunchroom at the edge of the field; Jerry Cor~ bett, the pilot who is teaching Constance to fly, and Fred France, Jerry's pal. So-so is known and liked by every one at the field. Fred is in love with her. But ghe is hopeless- ly in love with Jerry, whom she believes to be seriously in- terested In Constance. The party is to fly to the Terrys' country home, where a landing space has been prepared for Constance's new plane. The Icemaiden "Ready So-so?" "One minute more, Fred." Bo-s0 was standing in front of her mirror trying to decide on rouge or no rouge for her cheeks. She rubbed some on and surveyed the effect. Then she rubbed it off, "It's better without," she decided. "Bepecially with this dress." She had brushed her hair until it shone, dressing it low on the nape of her neck. Father Harper had never permitted her to cut it. 'You look more like your mother with it long, my dear," he had decided when So- s0 wanted to have it bobbed. Now So-s0 was glad, for surely short hair would have spoiled the effect of the black peasant dress, : "Shut your eyes!" she called down to Fred. She ran down the little staircase and found him standing obediently in front of his chair, eyes tight shut. She put her two hands on his shoulders. "Now open them," she commanded. Fred obeyed. "Oh, So-so, you're a knockout, isn't she, Mr, Harper?" 80-s0's father looked at the two young people indulgently. "She is nearly as beautiful ag her mother tonight," he admitted. - So-so ran to kiss him, then caught up an old coat from a chair. "I'll have to hide my beauty for the present in this," she said laugh- ing, pulling Its shabby 7Iength around her. "It's a regular eclipse of the sun, isn't it?" she asked. A look of pain passed over her father's face. "You should have a long fur coat, Solange. Wait un- til I get this last kink out of my new plane, and you shall have the finest fur coat to be had." 8o-s0 kissed him again. "Of course I shall," she declared. "Don't wait up for me, father; I have an idea we'll be quite late." Fred took her arm as they went down the steps. "I could buy you a fur coat, So-so if. id "Oh, Fred, don't begin that now. Let's have fun tonight. I feel like Cinderella going to the ball. Wait till I lay aside my ragged coat and reveal the royal raiment hidden be- neath it." "No one can touch you tonight, So-so, You're so pretty it went to my head. I'll promise not to spoil the evening for you by reminding you that I love "" "Fred!" "All right." He subsided meekly and they walked the rest of the way to the flying field in silence. A Flying Party Constance and Jerry and a girl and man from the flying school were standing beside the Icemaid- en, newly groomed and glistening in the lights from the landing bea~- con. Two other pilots and two girls from the instruction school were standing beside the old turtle that Fred was to take. All wore warm ~oats or wind-preakers and all were having a jolly time. They greeeted 30-80 and Fred hilariously. "Step in Fred. Give her the gun quick and let's beat that mew ship over." Jerry grinned. "Try and do it. We'll be there before you hop off. See you later--oh, much later, So- 80." Laughing gnd pushing as they crowded into the ships, signals, roar of motors, the rush down the field, Jerry's clean take off, the glint of the Icemaiden's wings as she took the air, the shouts of the crowd in the old turtle urging Fred to make speed. In the air now, earth dropping below them, lost in the twilight. Saq-so's heart sang. Tonight wag her night to have fun. Why, she had never been to this kind of party before. How lovely of Constance to have only the fly- ing field crowd rather than her own friends. The night air was cold and So- 80 pulled her old coat tight around her.. They must be nearly there now. Yes, Fred was circling for a landing. A pair of field lights out- lined the cleared field below, a hon- fire glowed at one side, there was a blur of green and silver where the icemaiden had already came to rest, They were down, motor off, ship standing still, Jerry and Constance tugging at the cabin door. So-so was spilled out with Fred and Mack, Gloria and Francine, the oth- er girls, and Clark, who liked to tease them with his English drawl and affectation of an imaginary monocle. "This way," Constance cried. 'We'll have supper first and the hristening later by the lights of he bontire. Father's waiting for 1s; we decided to eat in the house; t's a little chilly out of doors." They followed her up the wide steps of the most beautiful house So-s0 had ever seen, an old Colonial farmhouse made modern by the Terry millions. At the end of the long entrance hall a huge log snap- ped and crackled. Handsome old Mr. Terry greeted his guests, making them welcome and direct- ing the men toward the library where they were to leave their coats, ol bie EER By BARBARA WEBB The girls went up to Constance's room. So-so could hardly help a gasp of pleasure when they entered the blue-and-gold dressing where a white-capped mid waited to assist them with their wraps. Silver toilet things in profusion, a glimpse of blue-and-gold bath- room, a bedroom standing open re- vealing the bed draped in blue taf- feta shot with gold. "Tidy up your faces," Constance commanded. "Tony will give you everything you need." Dinner So-so felt 8 moment of shame as the maid took her shabby coat. No one else was particularly dressed up, but no one else had so worn- looking a wrap as that, As she step- ped to the mirror Constance grasp- ed her arm, erying with pleasure, "So-s0! My dear, you are perfectly stunning. Where did you get that lovely, lovely dress?" "It belonged to my mother-- '| Fred asked me to wear it tonight." "Smart boy. type." They went downstairs then to find the boys waiting before the fire for them. Constance led the way to the long paneled dining room. A refectory table, lald with fine Italian linen, glowing with candles, fragrant with flowers, in- vited them. At each place were favors and place-cards, gay paper caps in snappers, and tiny models in jade and silver of the Icemaiden mounted on collar pins for the girls and on stickpins for the men of the party. "Aren't they sweet?" Gloria ex- claimed. "Golly, but I'm glad you decided to takeup flying; Connie." So0-s0 marveled at the meal which followed, foods she scarcely knew the names of, service so deft she hardly knew she was being waited on, and banter and laughter following each other fast around the table, "Look to your laurels, So-so. This beats the Crowsnest hot dogs seven ways to Sunday." Jerry told her from across the table. "Whatever made you call it the Crowsnest?" Francine asked. "Well, a crow uses such a lot of old trash to make its nest, and I figured I'd have a pretty miscellan- eous variety of customers out there ** So-so began. "Choke her off, Fred--miscellan- eous variety of customers--my eye." A general laugh greeted Jerry's indignation. At dessert Constance leaned from her end of the table to ask, "Tell us, So-so, what were these Ice- maidens you mentioned to me, like?" "They were very tall and grace- ful and beautiful. They lived in ice caves in the icebergs and glac- fers and they lured sailors to their death, Generally they were sup- posed to be dressed all in white-- white fur, like ermine I suppose, and were very beautiful. They could move very swiftly, and were said to ride on the backs of white wolves at night." So-so told her. "Isn't that a lovely picture?" Constance asked. "I want to show you something, Parker," to the butler, "bring Wolfang in." It's exactly your a huge white wolf-hound on a leash. The dog made a bound for Constance and placed his paws on the arms of her chair while he tried to lick her face. "Isn't he a beauty?' She releosed the dog "Go visiting, Wolfang." "Bride of Baldur" The great white dog began a round of the table, sniffling at each guests offering his paw to those he likeq best. When he came to So- so she could not resist taking his head betwen her hands and looking deep into his eyes. He gave an ec- static wriggle and tried to put his paws on her shoulders, "Down ~ Wolfang," Constance commanded. 'He likes you, So-so I can se that. Now that is what I want to do. I want So-so to cristen the Icemaiden for me and I want her to dress up like one of those mythical icemaidens she was just telling us about. I've got an ermine cape upstairs she can wear and with Wolfang standing beside her she ought to look just like a real old-fashioned ice vamp. Will you, So-s0?" "It's awfully nice of you--I--I'd be glad to "So-so faltered. "Then I'll go up with you and tell ony what to do for you and as soon as you're ready we'll name the ship." Constance wasted no time. Very "on So-so was standing before the ' mirror while Tony the maid draped the ermine cloak about her. "Mademoiselle should let down her hair," the maid said, entering into the spirit of the masquerade. So-so_permitted her to let her hair down and brush it into smooth riples down her back. Walt," the maid commanded, Mademoiselle re- quires a fillet," She returned in a moment with the soft silver ribbon which she bound skillfully around So-s0's flowing tresses. "Silver slippers, too, fortunately Mademo- iselle's feet are the size of my Miss Constance. And there are fresh stockings." So-s0 could not help smiling when the maid insisted on fitting the silver slippers, "I've never been so waited on in my life--and pro- bably never will be again," she thought. But when the maid had finished and led her for a last look in the mirror So-so scarcely knew herself. Could this tall, queenly looking girl in ermine and silver be Solange Harper--the "just So-so" who ran a lunchroom at the flying fleld? Surely it was some young goddess --So0-80 resolved to enter into the spirit of the thing. "Bring me Wolfang, please," she asked. With her hand resting on the head of the tall slim dog sh~ *- room | case. Presently the man returned with J cended the stairway, Thers was as involuntarly burst of applause as she paused at the foot of the stalr- "What a picture!" Constance cried softly. Mr, Terry advanced and made her a courtly bow, "You are surely the pride of Baldur, god of light," he sald. 80-80 could see the admiration written large on the faces about her. Even Jerry had no teasing word to say. In a sort of hushed silence in the present of such une earthly beauty the little group turn. ed and made its way toward the field where the Icemalden waited for her naming, (To be Continued Tormorrow) | OLD TRADITION CAUSES TROUBLE Belief in Remote Regions of . Quebec in "Forty-man Law" Leads to Riots Montreal, May 15.--Threat- ened riots recently in the town of Senneterre, Abitibi, have brought to the fore a tradition, which has cropped out from time to time in remote country districts of Que- bec, that ancient law in force for centuries has provided that "forty men, grouped and having the same view of the same object, make law." In what dim age was this "law" born; in what circumstances; and how was it transplanted in New France to be handed from genera- tion to generation even to the 20th century? Such is the question now occupying E. Z, Massicotte, Court House archivist, who has before him data proving that the tradition has been widespread in the remote areas of this province. The Senneterre incident came a week or two ago. It was based on complaints from lumbermen that their contract had not been follow- ed. Coming out of the bush, they united at Senneterre, and, for a time, there was an ugly situation in the little Abitibi town. Officers of the law were summoned, together with officials from the Department of Lands and Forests at Quebec. The would-be rioters were soon told that execution of plans for making trouble would be quickly checked, according to the laws of the land. Then came the occur- rence which has raised the ques- tion of the origin of the old "Forty- man law." One of the government officials from Quebec has written to Mr. Massicotte as follows: "I heard it affirmed by some of the men at Senneterre that forty men, group- ed and having the same view of the same object, make law. In around fifty years, this is the third time that the same affirmation, to my knowledge, has been made. I have known of it around 1880 at St. Elie de Caxton (St. Maurice county); in 1918 at Grande Baie, Lake St. John, end now in 1929 at Senneterre, Abitibi» "I questioned those people, and they know nothing of the origin of the pretension, but their conten- tion is that forty men have all pri- vileges and all powers. One of them told me that his father had said this dated from the time of the knights in old France, who used this law to impose their views un their sovereign." That is all the information Mr. Massicotte now has before him. In commencing his research, however, various suggestions have been made to him, That the tradition, or "law", is European in origin is taken ag beyond question. Wheth~ er it is a relic of the days when each province in France had its own "coutume", or code of laws; or whether it came from Britain in pre-feudal days or feudal days; whether it is a fragnient of written or unwritten law, are all matters to be thrashed out. And, as 10r the birth of the "law" on this side: of the Atlantic, search must be made to determine whether it came with the pioneers of New France, or whether it is one of those clauses of the unwritten "bush law" and study must be made to decide the possibility of its having possibly been transmitted to the old voy- ageurs by Scots traders, or by oth- er Europeans of the days le pays d'en haut. SOLACE OF SONG TO SICK WOMAN Halifax, N.S., May 15.--To ecar- ry the solace of song to the bed- side of a hospital patient believed dying, was the recent mission of Edward Matheson, tenor soloist, whose voice the sick woman had heard over the radio. She had never seen the singer, but after hearing his voice on the air beg- ged the hospital staff to send for him at midnight. 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