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"All the News While It Is News" A 5 Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer | Che Oshawa Daily Times A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City "er "Eskom Budeys sod Pun Hodes , OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1929 18 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES VOL. 5--NO. 139 News in Brief (By Canadien Press) Dug Out Skunks St. Thomas~--~George Hogale, Bayham township farmer, was fin ed $10 'and costs In police court today for digging out a family of skunks from Jpeir burrow, To Settle Debt Washington. ~The house has assed and sent to the senate the awley bill providing for settle ment of the wartime debt of France to the United Btates, Five Loss of $38,000 Toronto,~I'lre of unknown orl gin partially destroyed the threo~ storey building occupied by J, A, Wilson and Company, Limited, on Morrison street last night, Dam ages were estimated at $83,000, LI. J Consulate Bombed Tokio,~~The bombing of the Japanese consulate at Manchull, Manchuria, by Russian troops op- erating against Chinese, Nov, 20, was reported in a Harbin despatch to the Rengo Nown Agency, Ls Entombed Yorty-8ix Hours Crosby, Minn.---After nearly 446 hours' imprisonment 467 feet un« derground in the Croft Mine, Gus Snyder, aged 00, miner, was res cued yesterday, Physicians at the hospital sald his condition was nus perfous, w * » New Ambassador Lands London, Deo, 18,-~M, Sokolnik- off, mew Hoviet ambassador to Great Dritaln, arrived in London yesterday with his wife and mséere- tary, 'The ambassador, who does not speak English, will not issue & statement for a day or so, . » LJ] Ships Call For Help Hamburg, Germany---A succes slon of gales which have been rag- fng slong the German North Hea coasts for the past week remened its climax during the night when a continuous stream of calls for belp was picked up from various ships, » LJ LJ Fighting Continues Mukden, Manchuria, Dec, 18, An offliolal statement today sald that the Soviet was continuing its military operations In Western Manchuria, The Russians were sald to have bombed Chinese posi- tions in Pokoto, or KEbekedugn in the Khingan Mountains, . » LJ Killed While Hunting Bakewell, Derbyshire, Eng: D, V, Vickers, a member of the well-known firm of Vieckers-Arm- strong, manufacturers of firearms, was acoldentally killed yesterday while out shooting with Sir Char- les Clifford and a party of other sportamen, LJ LJ Froson To Death Worcester, Mass, ~Frogen to death in the woods, halt a mile from her home, the body of Mrs, Tilda Sophia Wahlstrom, aged 44, mother of eight children, was dis- covered yesterday by her husband who had vainly searched for her since her disappearance on Tuem day afternoon. . Rescuvs Crew Kingston, ~-Capt, Omar and his crew, recently rescued from the Tug Russell lost near Brighton a few weeks ago, saved the crew of the tug ¥Frontenao which foundered Wednesday night between the Main Ducks and Plg- eon Island, b Marin * Trappers Lost Port Arshuri~No word: of the fate of Hugo Perttu, 30 and Aug- ust Simpinen, 21, trappers, who left Port Arthur six weeks ago for the Wonga district, to set up trap lines for the winter has been re- ceived, and police belleve the two became lost and perished. Pleads Not Guilty Montreal, ---Rev, David 8 K, Byrne, D.D,, of Toronto, claimant to a $100,000,000 fortune and charged with forgery, appeared for voluntary statement, pleaded not guilty, and will be tried wu. Dec, 10. Ryrne is still being held without bail, . V Former Banker Dies Newmarket.=-Charlen G. Ross, one of Newmarket's most public spirited oftizens, dled at his home Jere in his seventy-first year, Mr, Ross wan assoclated with bankinw institutions all hia life, and for many YOArs Was manager of ns local branch of the Bank of Mont. real, » . LJ Widen TIyvestivation Toronto,~-A widening of thelr investigation to inolude every lle- ensed morticlan in the province has been decided upon by the board appointed to Investigate fin this ony allegations that physiolans and nurses are pald commiasions for diverting "business" to undertak- ors. a WEATHER shallow area of low pressure ther is extending + prossure and cold wea: covers the western provin. Local vain and snow have fall in Ontario while from the St, Lawrence Valley eastward the weather Fas been fair, Lower Lake re. with some light Total rain rt turday, fol: ae Thwait wine aud bo colder, Hearing of Tariff Board Re- garding Automobile In- dustry Was Adjourned Yesterday Afternoon Un. til January 22 COMPLAIN BRIEFS NOT EARLY ENOUGH Lengthy Statements Present. ed by Automobile Manu- facturers as to Result of Abolition of Excise Tax Ottawa, Dee, 18,-=All the Cana- dan automoble manufacturers ap- peared before the Tariff Boardiyes- terday and all of them, in briefs submitted, declared that they had passed on to the purchaser or con- sumer the benefit of the abolition of the excise tax on cars valued at less than $1,200 Then, late yesterday afternoon, just before ad- Jjournment, a bomb was thrown in- to the eamp by the Automobile Owners' Association, Ltd, of Mont. real, with a membership of 13,000 owners of automobiles, and repre sented by Joseph C, Gagne, who, In a memorandum, urged: "That the excise tax imposed on American cars in the 20 per cent dutiable class be removed, or, if there should he some reason to prevent the removal of it, sald excise tax should be levied on the Canadian- assembled cars as well; In that cane, the Treasury would benefit from It, the public having, as dem- onstrated, been paying for that ex- cise tax anyway, to the benefit only of the Canadian automobile manu. facturers,' Tiviets Arrived Lato There was only one flurry to ruftle the peaceful atmosphere of the hearing, the purpose of which was to determine' the extent to which the Canhdian manufacturers had passed on to the consumer the benefit of the abolition of the § per cent excise tax on cars valued at less than $1,200, and that was at the outset when, after John Bain had risen to read the lengthy brief of General Motors of Canada, Limited, Robert J, Deachman of the Consumers' League complain ed tartly about not having had suf- flelent time to study the various briefs before they were read at the hearing, Then the Chairman, W, H, Moore, agreeing with the re- marks of Mr, Deachman, said that owing to this fallure of the manu facturers to get their briefs in ear- Her it would be impossible for the board to complete consideration of them at the present hearing and that there would have to be an adjournment, At the conclusion of the hearing the Chairman, Mr, Moore, announe- ed that the hearing on the auto- mobile case would be adjourned to Jan, 23. This will end the hears ings of the Tariff Board until after the Christmas vacation, Affiliated With Firms Montreal automobile owners had the following to say in their brief, presented by Mr, Gagne: "Practi (Continued on page 11) "De you know Lord Heathmoor? I've often shot at his country seat." "And did you ever hit it} Opposition To The Coal Bill Both Liberals and Conserv- atives Oppose Govern. ment's Measure (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dee, 13,--The govern. ment's céal mines bill in the House of Commons seems llkely to re main in doubt over the week-end. he Conservatives ure expected to give notlbe of a oritical' motion but the terms of the motion will not be settled until Rt, Hon, Stanley Baldwin, the party leader, returns to London on Monday, At the moment it is well to re- member that the Conservatives and Liberals are disposed to orite folwe the government bill from dif ferent angles, Conservatives are oppered to the shortening of hours under present conditions and dis like the proposed national boards, The Liberal amendment, however, blesses both these proposals, but on the other hand the Liberals who heartedly condemn the mar keting woheme contained in the bill as certain 'to increase the price of coal Auto Owners ASKS TARIFF BOARD TO REMOVE EXCISE TAX ON CARS FROM UNITED STATES Bloodshed In India is Predicted Bombay, India, Dec, 13,-"Blood will be shed," was one of the omin- ous phrases contained in the presi dential address bf W, Travers at the annual conference of the FEuropean Amsociation of India today, The presi- dent was referring to the impendin constitutional changes in India, po the attitude of the extremist Indian leaders who have been threatening to launch a non-co-operation cam- palgn in the new yeur, "It Is reported there may be an attempt to call a general strike," Mr, Travers maid, "Not only will Labor suffer a loss of wages but blood will be shed and lives lost. Trade and commerce may suffer and the coun try become poorer." Slight Earthquake Catania, Blelly. ~<A slight earth- Assn. prings Surprise Crew of Northern Light is Rescued PHOTOGRAPH OF ACTUAL RELIEF BY CREW OF 8.8. The photograph here shows the actual rescue five members of | the crow of the fll-fated ship North- quake shock lasting several msec onds was felt here at 6.40 o'clock this morning. pb) orn Light, They ng seen grouped aft on thelr sinking ship | as the Baltic lifeboat approaches. ! One man was so anxious that he Jumped overboard with line to make the tiny boat fast to their craft, It nestled under the lee and one by one the crew were taken off, None too soon, for a few minutes wl BALTIC after the lifeboat headed back to the Baltic and while it was still close to the derelict ship, the Northern Light began to sink. Copyright, 1020, Pacific and At. Iantic Photos, Inc, STRIKE TROUBLES IN ILLINOIS MINES THREE HUNDRED STRIKERS ON WAY TO PICKET MINE ARE HELD UP BY POLICE Australia Gold Bill Accepted Canberra, Australia, Dec, 13, ~The Commonwealth senate, by a vote of 16 to 2, today decided not to insist on the amendment to the banking bill adopted yesterday. Hon, E, G, Theodore, federal treasurer, refused to accept the amendment limiting the ban on the export of gold until Dee, 30, 1930. Sir George Pearce, who moved the amendment yesterday, said during the debate the House had revised its at- titude to the measure, which is de- signed to place the Commonwealth Bank id control of all the gold in Australia with a view to a system. atic supervision of the export of gold U.S. AMBASSADOR IS WELCOMED IN PARIS Paris, Dec, 13.---A hearty greet- ing was extended Walter E, Edge, new ambassador to France from the United States when he arrived here today aboard the boat train from Havre. He landed ther ear- ler from the Ile De France, which brought him from New York, (By Canadian Press Lessed Wire) Peterboro, Dec, 13.-To offset the stories of British farm labore ors who elalm to be dissatisfied as 4 result of their experience here that they ure demanding deporta- tion, the case of Tom Pearson may be cited, Pearson arrived in Peterboro five months ago and. obtained a Job with a farmer In Smith Towne ship. His wages wore $13 a month and board, Anyway he will be sail ing in a week or so for England Young Immigrant Is Going With Nice Little Fortune to pay & surprise visit to his father and spend the winter at his old home, and when he sails he wil have about 41,800. Tom's little pot of gold é¢ame from using his brains, Particulars of a competition cox ducted by a Toronto firm in which the contestants were to work out a slogan from the puzzle presented as ab «twister were brought to the attefition of the young tarm boy, andithe decided to enter, A few days ago he received notice that he had won a prize of $1,400, Chinese Rebel Forces Beaten t Ar Halt Government Armies Attacks Made on Can- ton and Nanking (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Shanghal, Dec. 13,~Forces of the Nationalist government today apparently have fought to 4 stand. still three rebellious armies In widely separated parts of CHina, but the threat of widespread re- volt, aimed at the overthrow of Nanking, still remained, Probably the most outstanding victory was that over Insurgent forces beaten back from the gates of Canton with heavy losses, Re- ports from the southern metropolis indicated that the "Ironsides' divi. sion of General Chang Fak-Wel and Insurgents from Kwangsl Province, who several weeks ago co-operated in an advance upon Canton, still wero retreating, These robels wepe whipped in a bloody three-day Rede just out- side the city. Half"of the insure gonts were sald to have been nums« bered among the casualties, in- cluding captured, Nationalist forces wore not mentioned, Another unit of the Natlonallst army was credited with having stopped an advance upon Nanking, h'a Nationalist capital, The third Nationalist success, although the fighting was in Hone an province, where rebels advance ing upon Hankow, important in- land oity, were checked for the time being. LONE POLICEMAN GUARDS MILLIONS Armed Only With Baton, He Guarded Trucks With Precious Cargo (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dee, 18.~~A lone police man, armed only with the regula- tion baton, last night mounted guard over $15,000,000 worth of Italian paintings and wsoulpture, sheltered In automobile trucks In the courtyard of Burlington House, The rest of thogeargo of the steam- er Leonardo Da Vinel will proh- ably be brought to Burlington Houso today for the exhibition for which the paintings and sculpture were brought from Italy, The Leonardo Da Vinel docked at Gravesend last night after a stormy passage, Tis cargo was valued at $70,000,000, Earthquake At Halifax (By Canadian Press Lassed Wire) Halifax, N.8, Dec. 13.-Two earth shocks were reported in tne vicinity of Sherbrooke, Guysboro county, one at 10 o'clock last night and another, more severe, at sew en o'clock this morning, Pletures were sald to have fallen and dishes rattled, No shocks had been re- corded on the selamograph at Dal. housie University up to 10 o'cloen this morning, (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec, 13,~Premier Ram. say MacDonald's Labor: gover ment is Tacing tho possibility of defeat in the House of Commons next Tuesday or Thursday during the second reading of ita new coal mines bill, designed to reorganize that industry, the text of whion wan published here after being formally introduced in the House yesterday. The Liberal party announced to. night that {t will seek rejection of the measure, by offering a rejev tion amendment, on the grounu that it would not promote reor ganization of the coal industry, or reduce production costs, The Lib Britain's Government Is Facing Danger of Defeat erals also object that it burdens the consumer generally and cur- tails the)production of eflolen coal pits while at the same time giving vested interest to Inefficl- ently operated mines, When the bill comes up for soc. oud reading, probably on Dec. 17, the Liberals will also attack the clauses giving producers the right to draw export coal from domestic supplies and those outlining mar keting schemes, The bill provides for the division of the coal into 21 areas for the nurpose of co-operation between mine owners in improving mar keting. conditions to control of pro- duction, FOUNDRY AT SANDWICH JS TOTAL LO: DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $250,000 DONE BY FIRE Five Hundred and Fifty Men Thrown Out of Work by Blaze (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Windsor, Dec. 13.~The Sandwich Foundry Limited, swept by fire early today, suffered a $250,000 loss, accord ing to a hurried 'estimate made by company officials, The loss is cove ered by insurance, The fire broke out shortly after four o'clock and is thought to have been caused by one of the 550-volt power wires on the roof short-cir- cuiting, Five hundred and fifty men, employed in the plant, were thrown out of employment, but officials stat- ed that rebuilding operations would be commenced immediately, and that employees would be given as much work as possible clearing up the ruins, The Sandwich and Windsor fire de- partments responded to the alarm, and were assisted by volunteer fire- men, one of whom, George Pare, of Sandwich, sustained a painful injury when run through the foot with a nail, The plant is owned by six.men, Fred Fretter, president, Wm, May- berry, John Martin, Odo Hrabach and George Garvin, all of Sandwich, and Elton Rogers, secretary-treasurer of Detroit, $300,000 Fire Loss Minneapolis, Minn. Fire follow: ing an explosion of undetermined cause destroyed a large grain ele- vator and approximately 850,000 bushels of wheat owned by the Sterling Grain Company last night, ivy damage is estimated at $500, 000. Heavy Damage In Factory Fire Five-Storey Building Providence, R.lL, Ablaze (By Canadian Presa Leased Wire) Providence, R.I,, Dec. 13. Damage of many thousands of dok- lars resulted when fire swept the top floor of the five storay build- ing occupied by the Browning-Kin Clothing Company in the centre of the city at 7 o'clock this morning. Firemen called by two alarms found flames shooting 25 feet In the alr from the roof of the struc ture,' Within an hour the fire was under control. Officials of the company have not been able to give an estimate of damage yet, but it will be heavy. In (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Now York, Dec. 13.~The French liner France arrived last night, two days late aftor what her commander, Captain Jean Simon, sald was the worst cross< ing In his 35 years' experience at sea, Aboard the liner were two pas. seugers who were brought to Am- eriea because the storm made it impossible for the ship to make her customary stop at Plymouth, England, They were William Wil- ",UHams, a pllot Passengers On Ocean Liner Have Unexpected Trip to U.S. of Plymouth, who was forced to remain aboard when the ship could not proceed into Plymouth Bay, and Dorls White, a 16-year-old girl, who was re- turning from Paris to her 'home in England, near Plymouth, The France went 200 miles off her course to the ald of the dis- abled British steamer Columnia, which finally sank after her crew had be taken aboard the Brit. fsh freighter Manchester Regi ment, WOULD PENALIZE CHURCH COUGHING London Rector Puts Fore ward Novel Scheme To Curb Disturbers (By Thomas T. Champion, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) : London, Dec, 13,~A system of fines* for people who ¢ough in church is advocated - by Rev, Basil Bourchier, Rector of St, Anne's, in Soho the district in London famous for musis cal services, Rev. Mr, Bourchier is a brother of the late Arthur Bourchier, the noted actor, He has just gone to Soho trom Hampstead Gardens, a London sub- urb, The guilty one should be compell- ed to pay the doctors' bills of all the innocent people who can prove they became germ-infected through sitting in the same atmosphere' with them," the rector declared. Foch Wanted Only One Man (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) (By Th T. Ch 1 Cc ai Press Staff Correspondent) London, Dec. 13.~ Presiding at the Anglo-French dinner last night, and speaking of his close friendship with the late Marshal Foch, Generalissimo of the allied armies, Lord Derby, sec- retary for war in the wartime coali- tion government, said when Marshal Foch was asked how many men he expected England to send, Foch said "one man," Asked what he meant, Foch repeat. ed: "One man, He will be killed and then I know all England and the Dominions are behind me." Ultimatum By German Gov't Conflict Arises on Pro- visions for Financial Needs of Germany (By Canadian Press Leased Wite) Berlin, Dec." 13.---The German cabinet and Dr, Hjalmar Schacht, presdent of the Relchsbank and chief German delegate at Paris re- parations conference, 'were brought into conflict today on matters of internal German economic plans, Dr, Schacht ahnounced he would not approve a oredit for 400,000, 000 marks ($96,000,000) which the government is seeking from Dillon, Read and Company of New, York unless the present revenues of the country are increased an- other 500,000,000 marks, The announcement was made within a few hours of the cabinet's ultimatum to the Reichstag that unless a vote of confidence is give on Finance Minister Hilferding on his financial programme the Reich- stag may be dissolved, Chancellor Mueller's ultimatum to the Reichstag even condemned the Reichsbank president for him statement of last week in which he arguod that Germany should "get back to the Young plan." Party leaders were informed pri- vately they must either support the government or face new elections. The chancellor declared that In event of a vote of non-confidence the governnient would not resiyn but instead had the authorization of President Hindenburg for disso. lution of the Reichstag. Thieves Rob Warchouse Brantford.--Thieves last night robbed the Jordan, Roberts Sales Company 'warehou of 8,00 pounds of brass, A tr k was used, ' (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Nome, Alaska, Dee, 13~Estiblish- ment of at least two fuel-bases on the Siberian coast to facilitate opere ations of scout planes in the search for Pilot Ben Eielsen and his mech- anic, Earl Borland, missing since Nov. 9 are the tentative plans of pi lots now assembling at Teller, Alaska Eielsen and his mechanic became lost when attempting a second flight to the Nanuk, fur trading ship, ices Plans Made For Intensive Search For Pilot Eielson bound at North Cape, Siberia, Eiels, sen and Pilot Frank Dorbandt had previously made one successful tri to the Nanuk, returning to Nome wit passerigers und furs. Teller is approximately 500 miles from North Cape near which Eielsen is believed to be down, Planes in Al aska are not equipped to cafry the heavy load of gasoline required to make such a trip and still have fuel left for scouting purposes, National Miners Union Members Invaded Town of Nokomis, Illinois, To- day and Thirty-five Were Arrested STRIKE SPREADING TO NEW DISTRICTS Law Enforcement Officers Are Given Instructions to Arrest Strike Leaders on Charges of Inciting To Riot Nokomis, Ill.,, Dee, 13,--~Three hundred members of the striking National Miners' Union invading Nokomis early today Intent on pleketing Mine No. 10 of the Ile linois-Indfana Coal Corporation, were "hottled up" In a downtown city block by Deputy Sheriffs and held prisoners while deputies from Christian County served warranty on 35, who were taken to Taylore ville, 400 Join Strikers Bellevile, Ill, Dec. 13.--Four hundred miners at the No. 2 mine of the Lumaghl Coal Company, near here, falled to go to work to day. They were turned back by a blockade of approximately 650 plek« ets of the.striking National Miners' Union, It was the first mine in the Bel leville sub-district to be affected by the strike, and was one of the largest mines in this section, No violence was reported, Legal Manoeuvres Springtield, Dec. 18.~The mat- ter of mining coal in Illinois today was a mixture of strike, legal man- oeuvres aimed at President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Work« ers of America, and measures of enforcement, ofMoers to arrest strike leaders on 'charges of inciting to riot, Since the beginning of the strike Monday, the National Miners Un« fon, which called it, has been suce cessful chiefly in Christian Coun< ty, where picketing has been con< centrated. Their announced plan to picket the Panther Creek Mine at Auburn yesterday was abandone ed when state highway policemen appearbd there to keep the highe ways clear. Instead, the union transferred its campaign to two mines at Pana with the result that miners there endorsed the strike. The Belleville district, employ« ing between 8,000 and 9,000 men, was marked for picketing today. YOUNG FLIERS DIE IN PLANE CRASH Stratford, Dee, 13---Lewis Ernst, 24 years old, of Mount Forest, and Frank Soan, 24, of Mount Dennis, were instantly killed yesterday af- ternoon when their aeroplane crashed from 500 feet into a fleld one mile northeast of Milverton, 25 miles north of this city, What happened to cause the plane to somersault suddenly and dive head- long earthward will never be known definitely, Both men were dead when taken from the twisted wreckage of the machine five wnin« utes after the crash, Santa to Give Girl New Nose Child's Request For Only One Gift To Be Granted i Sparta, Wis,, Dec. 13.--Eight year old Doris Graw, whose mother {s dead and father missing, wants Santa Claus to bring her a new nose. X She wrote a letter to Santa which appeared in the Sparta He ald and which asked for one gitt--a nose, 8 lost Y several months ago when board tipped over on her: County Judge H, A. Ric playing Santa before ve. He has arranged for to go to the Wisconsin Hospital at Madison for Tsolate "Flu Germ Chicago.~~What is said the most impor nt. medion] €o! station of \he germ hat