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VOL. 5--NO, 78 News in Brief (By Canedian Press) Sault Ste, Marle.~A Coroner's jit The Oshawa Succeeding The Os OSHAWA, ONTARIO, W - a Daily Reformer NESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1929 Baily Times A Growing Newspaper in s Growing City FOURTEEN PAGES GRAIN CONGESTION AT PORTS SERIOUS Jury brought in a verdict sting from blame Elinor Virene, whose car last Friday ren down Eloda Miller, 6 years old, when the child ran on to the street from behind a verked car. Lumbermen in Demand Sault Ste, Marie, Ont, ~--Employ~ t- wervice placements up to mber were 2,767, a gain of B68 over the total of last year, ~The demand for Ilumbermen fs fairly steady and pulp cutters, tie and Jog makers Me required, Refuses to Broaden Out Brighton, England,~--¥Faced by a storm of disapproval, the national executive of the Labor party with. drew its motion for widening the constitution of the party, in the annual conference yesterday, The proposal would have given the na- tional executive power to enroll 'national associate" Jnembers, Sun Motor Worcester, Mass, ~Dr, Robert H. Goddard, head of the depart ment of physics of Clark univers- ity and Inventor of the famous interplanetary rocket, has invent- od a solar motor, He claims it has #_ high degree of efficiency in harnessing the heat of the sun rays and converting them into steam power, " ¥ ¥ Would Benefit Dominion Vancouver,~Resumption of re. lations with Russia is one of the most important things which can happen in development of Canada's trade, In the opinion of Bir John Alrd, President of the Bank of Commerce, who is in Vancouver en route to Japan, where he will re- present Canadian bankers at the Institute of Pacific Relations Con- gress, J . J Charged With Murder Los Angeles, -- Identified as the slayers of A, Frank Foster, weal thy Los Angeles soap manufactur- or, whose widow lives in Toronto, Ont,, Nex Fisher, aged 23, and Alex, Cetlinskl, aged 25, were ar- raigned in Municipal Court yester- day and remanded to county jall without ball, They were ordered to return on Oct, 3 and plead to murder charges, . Strike is Threatened New York---Capt. William A. Maher, general manager and sec- rotary of the Assoclation of Marine Workers, announced today that 5,000 marine workers in the New *York harbor would vote Bunday to strike sometime next week, A strike by the organization would mean that ocean liners, freighters and coastwise vessels could not be towed from quarantine or docked at, New York plers. Three Bears Shot Pembroke.~~Three bears were shot by Otto Daber of Fraser Township while he was plcking cranberries in a marsh near his home, After shooting two bears Daber went to his home to obtain equipment to skin the pair, On his return he found a third hear preparing to eat one of those slain, and killed it instantly. One bear was large and the other twe younger, LN Taken Over by C,N.R, Ottawa,~--The Canadian Nations al took over the two rallway lines in' the Gaspe peninsula today, One is the Quebec and Occidental railway, 100 miles long, and the other the Quebec and Western, The amount paid for the two was $3,600,000, The population served is 60,000, Provisions for the purchase of the railroad were made in a bill passed by the do- minion parliament, 1] . Body Recovered from River Niagara Falls,--Willlam "Red" Hill recovered a hody probably that of a boy from the whirlpool yes- terday which was taken to the Morse morgue to await identifica- tion, It is possible that it may be that of one of the boys sald to have been hi-jacked and killed in the upper river recently while taking liquor across, The hody has probably been in the water for about two weeks and identification may be impossible, LE Barn and Crops Wi Out Stratford.--Thomas A of Gray township, right at the vil lage of Union, suffered the loss by fire yesterday of his fine bank barn, about 60 tons of hay and 50 loads of grain, There ia a to- tal insurance coverage of $4,500, but this will not nearly cover the loss, The cause of the fire has not been determined, but is thought vw have started at the bottom of the large hay mow, Threshing was in progress at the time, but as a gaso- line engine was being used it ia not belleved that the fire came from this source, ---- WEATHER The tropical disturbance is now centred in Southern Vir @inia moving northeastward, Pressure is high in the middie weastern States and low in the Mackenzie valley, Except for showers on the Maritime coast the, weather has been fair throughout the Dominion, cool from the Great Lakes eastward and: moderately warm in the west, Forecasts: Lower Lake vegion and Geors glan Bay---Strong northeast winds, or gales tonight, rain in most localities, Thursday ==Strong northwest winds, partly cloudy and Labor Government's Policy Outlined by Henderson ELEVATORS AND STEAMERS AT LAKE PORTS CRAMMED, BUT NO GRAIN IS MOVING More Than B0 Vessels Load- ed With Wheat Are Un. sble to Unload Their Cargoes Because of Con- ' gestion at Montreal LAKE SHIPPING IS AT STANDSTILL Canada Steamships Line Official Says Wheat Pool Interests Are Holding Grain for Higher Prices Next Spring (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Montreal, Oct, 2~=Canada is ex- perimenting a congestion of grain at its ports characterized by shipping officials as unparalleled in history, Elevators at the head of the lakes, bay ports and export ports are prag- tically crammed, In the absence of overseas demand no vessels are moy- ing, More than 50 vessels loaded with wheat are unable to unload at the elevators because of the congestion at Montreal, and the same situation exists at Port Colborne, At Fort William and Port Agthur shipping is at a standstill, Leaded grain carriers are awaiting orders to giocted castward with their cargoes, ut with no sign of alleviation of the situation in the east there is lit- tle chance of, thelr moving, No vessels are uphound to the head of the lakes for grain, owing to the lack of demand for tonnage. Transit of wheat from country el. evators to the head of the lakes has been curtailed by car rationing by the railways because there is no plage to store it when it arrives there, Grain will caly be hauled from prai- ie points when the urgency of grain transportation is immediate, The tie-up is virtually complete, With virtually no export niarket for Canadian flour, flour mills of Ca~ nada are operating at anly 50 per cent, of normal as a result of the grain blockade, according to an offi. cial of the Dominion Milling Asso. ciation, From 200 to 250 vessels are tied up as a result of the grain stoppage, it is estimated by H, B, Clark, sec jetarysjrossurer of the Mathews Steamship Company, Limited, That wheat poel interests are "evi- dently banking on a 'long shot' in their expectation that grain prices will soar to high levels later m the year of early next spring," was the comment of W, J. King, operating manager of the Canada Steamship Lines on the impasse reached b Canadian grain shippers and British and continental buyers, who are fill ing their needs from the Argentine and other sources at lower pricgs, Stoutly maintaining that the West- ern Canadian Farmer is not justified in reducing the price of the wheat he holds, and = insisting that even higher prices are justified for Can. ada's hard wheat, E, B, Ramsay, gen. eral manager of the Canadian wheat pool, issued a statement in Winnis peg yesterday saying there need be no undue anxiety about sparse ex- ports, because the period of heavy exports from Canada, judged by pre- vious years, is still two weeks away, Trial Flight of R. 101 Monday Huge British Airship Was Unveiled to Press Yesterday (By Canadian Press) Cardington, Eng, Oct, 3--Great Britain's. experimental airship, Re 101, probably will make its Ilrat trial flight next Monday or Tues day, The huge ship was unveiled to press representatives here today and providing the weather ia fa- vorable will make a mooring mast trial this Saturday, ' The newapaper men were shown various features of the construc- tion of the new ship, which has accommodation for 100 passengers and a crew of 40, On her first flight the number aboard will be less than that, however, There ia no passenger car sus. pended beneath the ship, all aleap- ing and other accommodations pes ing inside the envelope, Only en gineers will occupy the gondolas in order to watch the ship's en. gines, The R-101 has a length of 730 feet, a maximum diameter of ap- proximately 130 feet and a capa» city of about 5,000,000 cublc feet. $125,000 Fire Near Halifax Half Business Section of Weymouth, N.S, Com- pletely Destroyed (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Weymouth, Digby County, N.S, Oct, 2~Fifteen buildings, comprising half of the business section of this place, were destroyed by fire this morning, resulting in an estimated loss of $125,000, I blaze of wun. known cause was started in the gen. eral store of R, B, Barkhouse at five o'clock and with the assistance of fire fighters from Digby and Yar- mouth was under control at 10 am, Sometime had passed before the ire was observed, and then even the dynamitting of H, M, Journeay's dry wood's store did not prevent the conflagration from spreading, The wind was mild, with a light rain, The buildings destroyed included two general stores, a hotel, a theatre, se- veral apartment buildings, a black. smith shop, one residence, and small- er commercial establishments, ~ FAMOUS ATHLETIC COACH PASSES AWAY One of the most widely-known of the lacrosse and hockey coaches of Canada, passed away last night at St, Michael's hospital, Toronto, fol. vs JIMMY MURPHY lowing an illness extending over a year. His death has called forth high words of tribute from sporting lead. ors from coast to coast. Party Leaders Will Take Rest Lull in Election Campaign After Strenuous Two Weeks (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Ont, Oct, 2,--~The next few days will witness a lull in the Ontario provincial election campaign, Premier Ferguson, W, E. N, Sinclair, Liberal leader and J. G, Lethbridge, + Progressive leader have finished two weeks of strenuous campaigning and are without engagements for a day or two, But while the leaders will not be heard the work of nominating candidates will continue, Each day sees the choice of a dozen or more aspirants to seats in the legisla- ture, Mr, Sinclair was the only party leader to speak last night, At Brockville he replied to Premier Ferguson's challenge that he state whether he favored the return of the Ontario Temperance Act, The Liberal leader retorted his policy was contained in the Liberal party manifesto at the outset of the campaign and he refused to alter or amplify that declaration, He denied any inconsistency in his uttitude on the liquor question hut charged that Premier Ferguson had changed his stand with regard to plebiscites, The Premier had actually held a plebiscite In 1024, he held, but now declared plebis- cites a device for shirking respon- Union Ratified Duke of York, As Lord High Commissioner Adresses Assembly (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Edinburgh, Scotland, Oct, 2-=Union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Scotland was solemnly scaled and ratified amid scenes of great impressiveness today, Members of the representative as- semblies met in their own assembly halls and marched in procession to St. Gilles Cathedral, As both pro- cessions converved near the cathedral a rainbow appeared in the sky which was taken as a happy omen, The Duke of York, lord high com- missioner, addressed the assembly after the services stating that King George had been keenly disappointed that he was unable to carry out his hopes on a visit to the assembly in sibility, person, Great Preparations Being Made in Washington For Reception of MacDonald Washington, D.C,, Oct, 2,~The United States capital began in ear- nest today to arrange for the ye- ception and entertainment of Rt, Hon, Ramsay MacDonald, Premier of Great Britain, Aslde from the official courtesies,' the faculty and students of George' Washington University will have him as thelr guest for g brief time to bestow the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, Members of the diplomatic corps, the cabinet, the supreme court and members of congress. will be Invited to the ceremony, The military establishment 1s preparing a formal escort for the distinguished visitor down Penn- sylvania avenue, -When the Pre- mier steps from his special train at Union Station Friday afternoon he will pass between two lines of nattily uniformed marines to the broad station plaza, Here the army band will strike up a lively march and two troops of cavalry and a battalion of field artillery will form as an ¢scort to the British Embassy, Today at the Embassy, the White House and state department ar- rangements also were being push- ed forward, Just when Secretary Stimson and Sir Bame Howard, the British ambassador, will leave for New York to welcome MacDonald is not known dafinitely but they will accompany him to Washington, EGYPTIAN CABINET * RESIGNS OFFICE Decree for New Elections to Be lssued After New | Cabinet ls Formed -- (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Cairo, Egypt, Oct, 2--~The Egyp- tian cabinet headed by Premier Mah- moud Pasha, resigned today in ors der to prepare the way for new pare liamentary elections and give the peas ple of the country an opportunity to express their opinion regarding the proposed new treaties with Great ritain, It was understood the decree for new elections will be issued after the new cabinet is formed and affairs are restored to their normal constitution» al position, 1,600 Fight Flood Threat Augusta, Ga,, Oct; 2,--Sixteen hundred men labored feverishly today to prevent flood waters of the Savannah River from break- ing through the 13 mile levee that protects Augusta and inundating the city, Already standing at 46.8 feet, twa tenths of a foot higher than last week's record level the water was expected to go to 47 feet un. der the pressure of heavy rains that have fallen unceasingly in the river's upper watershed, RADIO BUSINESS NEW BRANCH FOR GENERAL HOTORS Purchase of Day-Fan Electric Company Is An. nounced Detroit, Oct, 2--Alfred P, Sloan, Jr, president of General Motors, has announced officially the entry of the corporation into the radio manufacturing fleld with fits ac- quisition of the Day-Fan Electrie Co, at Dayton, Ohlo, General Motors has purchased the entire business and plant of the Day-Fan Electrie Co,, which ranks well to the front among the large independent radio manufacturing companies of the country, Here- after the Day-Fan radio will be known as a product of General Mo- tora, The present policies of the DayFin company Will he contin. ued, Radio offers a logloal step for General Motors, Its organisation is made up of men who have had a part in the tremendous growth and development of the automotive industry, Their knowledge of quan tity production methods and exper- fence and knowledge of distribu. tion of itu products to the public put General Motors in an unusual position to expand rapidly in the radio fleld, RESCUED IN FAR NORTH Foava for the safety of Geoffrey Gilbert, above, geologist with the: Dominion Explorers and!son of Mr, and Mrs, Philip H, Gil. . bert, 80 Chestnut Park, Toronto, have been allayed by the news of his arrival at' Fort Simpson, Ho was to have been picked wp by the MacAlpine party and for a time it was not known wheth. or he had heen forced down with them or was awaiting their arrival, "Pan Dickens brought him and three others out during an unsuccessful flight to locate the MacAlpine party, Two Men Killed 18 Wounded in Union Dispute COTTON MILL WORK- ERS ENGAGE IN EARLY MORNING BATTLE Textile Union Members Walk Out -- Trouble Begins at Picket Line (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Marion, N.C, Oct, 2~Two men were killed and 18 others. wounded, 12 of them seriously in a battle be. tween union and non-union workers at the Marion Manufacturing Comp- any's cotton mill here yesterday, The trouble started at 1 o'clock this morning when eighty members of the United Textile Worry of America, which recently settled a strike at the mil, walked out awn formed a picket line outside the mill Rates, At 6.30 o'clock this morning, when shifts Fang, several fights started, Sheriff C, F, Adkins and a numoer of deputies intervened, Some one fire ed a ghot and in a few minutes there was a general fusillade, 'I'wo of the men injured are in a critical condition, I'roops are expects od to arrive this afternoon, The riot folowed a strike out of part of the night force at the mill called by the United Textile Workers Union be- cause it was claimed the owners of the plant had failed to keep agrees ments made when a nine weeks' strike was settled two weeks a; The dead men and fifteen of the injured were shot, Sheriff O, F, Ad. kins and three deputies were pain. fully beaten, CHEVROLET MAKES AIRPLANE ENGINE Chevolair Models Were Test. ed Recently at Cleve- land pp Indianapolis, Ind,, Oct, 3=Fin- anclal and manufacturing repre- sentatives from Indiana and Ken- tucky met here last week to lay plans for the manufacture of the new air-cooled, oylinders-in-line airplane engine developed by Ar thur Chevrolet, widely known en- gineering genius, of this city, Mr, Chevrolet returned to In. dianapolia with Byron P, Prunk, vice-president of the Arthur Chev. rolet Aviation Motors Corp, after demonstrating his Chevolair engine before aeronautical division of the Department of Commerce, While the Chevrolet ofticers were in the capital with thelr mo- tor, another model of the Chevol- alr was proving its alrworthiness in exhibition flights at the Cleve- land air races, where its unusual power and design attracted much attention, FREIGHTERS LAID UP FOR WINTER ON ACCOUNT OF TIE-UP Eleven Lower Bulk Vessels Placed in Quarters at Kingston (By Canadian Press) Montreal, Que,, Oct, 2, Eleven lower lakes bulk freighters of the Canada Steamship Lines have been placed in winter quarters at Kings- ton on account of continued ae- pression in the grain situation, it is announced here, These vessels have been tied up during the larg- er part of this season, and pros- pects for cargoes during the next two months failed to justity their maintenance in commission, T. R, Enderby, general manager of the Canadian Steamship Lines, stated the unfavorable grain situ. ation will have an important bear. ing on this year's earnings, but may be counted on only as a pass. ing phase, In view of the fact that grain shipments have been small this season, and more partic. ulary during the last three months, it is expected there will be a heavy movement next year as 800% as navigation opens to Mont- real, FIND FOOTPRINT OF PREHISTORIC MAN Scientists Convinced It Is the Most Primitive in Existence (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa, Oct, 2,~The imprint in stone of an enormous human foot indicating a type of prehis. toric man of which no trace had hitherto been found, was olaimed to have been discovered near the Limpopo River by an Italian scien. titio expedition which arrived hére yesterday. : Beside indications that the man must have been of huge stature indications were present of sev. eral ape-like characteristios, Pro- fessor Cipriani of Florence Univer. sity, who was in charge of the ex- pedition, is convinced that the print dates back hundreds of thousands of years and is un- doubtedly the most primitive in existence, ¢ Berlin, Oct, 2=Gene Tunney, for mer heavyweight boxing champion, today underwent a successful minor operation at a local sanitorium, The retired champion, soon after the operation, returned to his hotel where Mrs, Tunney, the former Polly Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson Appeals to Labor Conference For Disarmament Crusade (By George Hambleton, Canadian I" Pross staft correspondent) Brighton, England; Oct, 2, "We are out in the interests of the common people to make war a thing of the past," declared Rt, Hon, Arthur Henderson, secretary of state for foreign affairs, ctos- ing a review of the Labor govern- ment's record in foreign affairs in an address to the annual con- ference of the Labor party today, "We are out to end the folly of that competitive system which Ccosth wo much, which nations still maintain and which besmirches the name of our civilization," Mr, Henderson continued, The whole Labor conference rose to ita feet in acclaim and Mr, Hen- derson was cheered with a burst of enthusiasm such as had not been witnessed since the confer- ence opened, The foreign secretary declared that when the Dominions, "with whom, of course, we acted in close consultation," the British govern- ment signed the optional clause and thereby expressed adherence to the Court of International Jus- tice at the Hague. "It gave a fresh impetus to the cause of interna- tional arbitration," But signature to the optional olause was not enough, though fit provided : for compulsory arbitra- tion of international legal dis putes, The British government, sald Mr, Henderson, was giving "mont earnost consideration" te compulsory arbitration of other classes of disputes, When that problem was settled the govern. ment would have paved the way to more all-round reductions in armaments than ever before was contemplated, The minister appealed to every delegate for a disarmament eru- sade, and to make this a disarma- ment year, for disarmament led to the opening of a new era In which the vast suma previously spent on armament would be de- voted to a better purpose, It would be an era in which men and women would go about their business in peace of. mind, free from anxiety of what the morrow might bring forth in international affaira--"an era in which we shall have reached real national secur- ity, free from the thought of war," Honorary Degree For Ramsay MacDonald Washington, D.C,, Oct, 2,~An honorary degree will be conferred upon Rt. Hon, Ramsay MacDonald, Premier of Great Britain, by Geo. Washington University during his visit in Washington, Hindenburg Is Eighty-Two Berlin, Oct, 2=Germany's dent, Paul Von Hindenburg, spent his eighty-second birthday today quietly with his family at Schorf- heide, the presidential hunting lodge on the banks of Werbellin Lake, a» bout 35 miles north of Rerlin, The octogenarian's health was ex» Presi- Lauder joined him, cellent, QUESTIONS OF FOREIGN AND DOMINION AFFAIRS ARE BRIEFLY DEALT WITH Scotch Church Palestine to Remain National Home for Jews--Resump- tion of Relations With Russia Breaks No Pledges --New Treaty With Egypt HENDERSON PLEADS FOR DISARMAMENT Future Policy With Regard to Palestine to be Consid- ered--Prepared to Enter Into an Agreement With Any Egyptian Govern« ment Chosen by the People of Egypt (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press staff correspondent) Brighton, Eng, 'Oct, 2---Pales tine will remain a national home for the Jews; British evacuation of the Ithineland will be completo. by Dec, 14; no pledges have been broken in securing agreement with Russia on exchange of ambassa- dors; and a new treaty with Egypt will be made when the people of Egypt signify they are In support of any Egyptian government, These are the cardinal points of an outline of the Labor govern- ment's policy on the outstanding foreign and Empire questions of the.day, givon. by Rt, Hon, Arthur Henderson, wecretary for foreign affairs, to the Labor party's annus al conference here today, Mr. Henderson's address also included! & strong plea for support of the disarmament aspiration of Britain and the United States, and the statement that the negotiations had. reached the stage Where It was hoped Japan, Italy. and France would soon be able to join in, Mr, Henderson's outline on the other ' spheres of foreign policy| was, briefly: y Palestine---When the report of the investigating commitiee 'In re ceived, the government will cone stderr along what Tinos, within the termi of the mandate, the future' policy in Palestine should be di- rected. There is no question of altering the policy of Palestine as a national home for the Jews. Iraq--Tho necessary steps are being taken to prepare a draft treaty framed upon the lines of the recent proposals to Egypt, Egypt--The government is pre« pared to come to agreement witn any Egyptian government, what ever its name, which the people of Egypt are prepared to choose, It] is hoped that before long the Egyptian people will be consult and as a result the foreign secre tary will be able to place propos ala before parliament, Russla----Agreement has heen) reached oy the procedure to be put into operation immediately for the exchange of ambassadors betwee ussla and Britain, When the ommons meets it will be the business of the government ¢ make a report on the conversax tions, and I shall be quite prepar< ed to await the decision of thet Commons and meet any attempt to prove there has heen any repu= dilation of the pledges either of Premier MacDonald or myself," sald Mr, Henderson, Rhineland---British evacuation will be complete by Dec, 14, Beals glan troops will be removed hv the middle of December, French troops will be removed from the second rone during December, and from tho third zone by the end of next June, y --- 1 v If you are patient the man wh says he doesn't know anything wort telling will. tell it, | KILLED BY TRUCK Mra. Rose Gugins, 21, 130 Margueretia St, who was killed last night when run down by a motor truck as she Stapped from a streat car on Clair Ave. rs