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"All the News While It Is News" ~ N Succeeding The Oshawa 'Daily Reformer Che Oshawa Daily Tones A Growing Newspaper in Growing: City VOL. 6--NO. 20 Dar "Excsos Sundeys and Publi Holidays. OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES ree : Lh a a Sparanourg, 8.C.--Lieut uglieve Of tne vanaulan Airerait Gorpuvra- tion, 100K 0.x row Dparanvurg aw. DOFL tois morning on & CouLinuas uon oc his 1ugat Irom montreal to Mexico City. * Sd "News in Brief (By canadian Press) FEVTTTTTreTY vee * % To Unseat Mrown Stratiora.---a specias meeting ot the Surauiord city councit nes veew called 10r noxt Monaay night to fonsicer a moiion to uuseal Ald. Tom brown, wno is being sougni by the police for deralcations here AgBregawing more LLan FZVv,0ve. Woman Goes to Electric Chair Montgomery, Ata~duena il- | ore, negro, the nrst woman to be electrocuced, in Alavama, was put to deatn in the electric cnair here to- day. She was convicted tor the mur- der ot riorace jonnson, Hirmingham restaurant operator, last june. * * » Steamer Sinks Buenos Aires, Argenuna.--Radio advices trom Ushaia today reported that the German sctamer Monte Cervantes which went aground oft that place: \Wednesoay, sank last mgat, Commander Ureyer went down with the ship. 3 uw No Fatalities in Year Chariotietown.--ot a single fatal accident occurred in Charl- ottetown during the year 1929, al- though 600 more automobiles were registered in the island capital than in 1928. The number of cars reached 1,147, distributed among a population of 12,347, * 3 LI J Starving Horses Shot Regina.--Horses and other farm animals are facing starvation in some districts of Southern Saskat- chewan, according to reports re- ceived from Milly, a town near the Montana border. Farmers near Milly, McCord and Lafleche are re- ported to have destroyed horses rather than have them starve. * * LJ » Earth Shock at Soo Sault Ste, Marie.--Around mid- night last night a distinct earth shock was felt by the people of the Soo, in some instances the tremors being quite noticeable, A roar which sounded like an explosion in the west end of the city preced- ed the disturbance, which was not of sufficient force to cause damage or alarm. * * * * Two Die in Fire Grand Rapids, Mich.--A father and son lost their lives and a second son was Kriously buried de pal x h a stroyed their home in Galew suburb. The dead are George Rout. saw, 52, a factory worker, and his son Robert, 12. The other son James, 8, wa scarried from the home by his 13-year-old sister, Marjorie. * Periodicals Confiscated Sacramento, Cal--In a drive a- gainst pubveyors of alleged salacious suggestive and obscene magazines, Chief of Police William M. Halla. nan today held several hundred con- fiscated copies of sixteen different periodicals, on sale at news stands. Seizure of the publications was made at the suggestion of the Sacramen- to Woman's Council, i * in Peterboro Peterboro.--Five homes in the l eastern part of the city were plun- dered by a burglar, who obtained a mixed array of valuables and money. The chief thefts were ex- pensive fur coats and two gold watches. In one home he purloin- ed a quarter of fresh pork. This is the third of a series of burglar- jes in Peterboro and in this case the biggest baul Jas made. Takes New Portfolio Halifax, N.S.--Hon. O. P. Goucher, minister without portfolio in the ca- binet of Premier E. N. Rhodes, and member in the House of Assembly for Annapolis county, was sworn in at noon today as Minister of Nat- ural Resources, the post held by the late Hon. John F. Mahoney who was killed in an automobile accident last autumn. Premier Rhodes has been acting-minister of natural resources. SEVEN HURT AS TAXI DRIVERS STRIKE Pittsburg, Jan. 24.--Seven men were injured today in fights re- sulting from a strike of taxicab driver sthgt has tied up cab service here for the past 12 days. Police answered several riot calls this morning and broke up clashes between strike sympathizers and men who came here from outside the city to obtain employment. ------------ 'WEATHER 4 : | { SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT DISCUSSED | Cruiser Problem Is Raised Today PARITY BETWEEN BRITAIN AND UNITED STATES COMES SHARPLY BEFORE PARLEY Question Which Wrecked Geneva Conference of 1928 Seems Certain to be First Taken Up in Britain --U.S.A. Discussions PROGRESS IS SAID VERY SATISFACTORY Chief United States Delegate Thus Describes Confer- ence in Press Interview This Morning--Many De- tails to be Arranged By Byron Price, (Associated Press Staff Writer) London, Jan. 24.--Delegates to the five-power naval conference virtually wound up their week's work today with a whirl of activity bringing parity between Great Bri- tain and the United States sharply to the fore for the first time. At the suggestion of Henry L. Stim- son United States Secretary of State, the. troublesome cruiser pro- blem which wrecked the Genava tripartite conference two years ago seems centain to be the first taken up in arranging details of parity of the British and United States navies. In conferences today, notable among which was his meeting with Premier MacDonald, Foreigh Min- ister Dino. Grandi .of Italy, was M 2 to reduce as low-as any- one else, but on condition that she could build equal to any other con- tinental! power. He declared this proviso was not directed at France, pointing out that Russia is build- ing a fleet that Germany also has done. wonders with the 10,000 ton ship allowed her under the Treaty of Versailles. Franco-British Report The Franco-British report con- sidered at today's meeting between the British and French, concerned a possible compromise system of measuring navies which would satisfy French demands as set forth in the celebrated December memorandum, It also dealt with the Mediterranean. The French likewise have indicated a desire to exclude from the negotiations en- tire small types of ships including the smallest types of submarines. It is understood the Japanese are favorable to this step. Satisfactory Progress "Progress is very satisfactory and very encourgging," said Henry Stimson, Chief Uhited States dele- gate, describing at a press inter- view today the naval discussions. And the Secretary of State em- phasized that these almost contin- uous conversations and exchanges of views did not arise from bad news of crises, but represented merely that preliminary work necessary in all such conferences. Today's proceedings apened with a Downing Street conference between the British and French. There was also a full representa- tion of the Dominions. Experts presented reports, it is understood, on the old problem of whether to limit naval armaments hy glabal tonnage, the traditional French view, or by categories, the method supported by Great Britain. Global tonnage means allotment of a total tonnage to each nation, to divide among its different classes as it de- sires; tonnage by categories would Hmit the size and number of ships in each class for each nation. The idea in having these reports made was to see whether the dif- ference in the two methods was a real difference on pripeipal, or whether it was more apparent than real. 'The reports, {t is intimated, presented such encounaging results that is was decided to invite the experts to continue their work. Each For All In the Empire London, Jan. 24.--J. R. Remer, the Conservative member who will initiate a debate on free trade within the Empire in Parliament next Wednesday, will move: "That in the opinion of the House, it is desirable that the Empire should be developed as a single economic unit, with internal free-trade as the adeal; and that His Majesty's Government of the United King- | dom be urged to open negotiations with other governments of the Em- | pire, with a view to the formula- | tion of a policy designed to secure | that the purchasing power of the Empire shall be directed primarily to the full employment of the in- habitants of the Empire." Sinclair Says Price Mistaken Issues Denial That He Ob- tained Information From Ottawa ' Unqualified and categorial denial that he had obtained information and "ammunition" for his recent speech in Waterloo, Ont, from the minister of national revue at Ottawa, was made here last night by- W. E. N. Sinclair, K.C., leader of the Ontario. Liberal party. The allegation that Mr. Sinclair had consulted with the department of national revenue, was attributed to Hon. W. H. Price, Attorney-Gen- eral for Ontario, following the Lib- | eral leader's address. | Price's Statement Mr. Price was quoted as saying: "Mr. Sinclair was in Ottawa week ago consulting with depart- ment. We had the same information but apparently Mr, Sinclair got it «- bout the same time as we did, If they wanted to give that information to Mr. Sinclair at the same time, that is their business. And if Mr. Sinclair has any information on the situation, I shall be very glad to have it. But 1 think I have all the inform- ation he has based his charges on," Is "Preposterous" "Why, the imputation is prepost- erous," said Mr. Sinclair. "I haven't been to Ottawa since last April, and I haven't seen the minister of na- tional revenue for some time. In I) trying to impress upon the public that there has been collusion between myself and the federal authorities, Mr. Price has once more hit far from the mark, and proved himself a poor guesser. He would be much bet- ter employed if he applied himsclf to the enforcement of the security fraud prevention act, than issuing misleading statements." In his Waterloo speech, Mr. Sin clair charged that "bucketing" on a large scale had been going on in Ontario, in addition to other broker- age irregularities. These practices, he claimed, should have been known to the attorney- reneral's department and action tak- cn. "This information," Mr. Sinclair added, "has come to me gradually, and was made public as soon as its accuracy was verified." Frontier Closed Belgrade.--The Albanjan fron- tier has-been closed for several days, making impossible close in- vestigation of reports of existence of a revolt against King Zogu in parts of that country. Albanian circlds in Servia declare that the rumors of a subversive movement there are absolutely without foun- dation. . |Mexico Breaks Withdraws Entire Legation Mexico City, Jan. 24.--The Mexican Government yesterday or- dered its entire Legation in Mos- cow to leave Soviet Russia, as a protest against the recent Com- munist demonsirations before the Mexican Embassies in Washington, Buenos Alres, Argentina and Rio Janeiro, Brazil. The Mexican Administation holds that the Moscow Govern- ment was responsible for the de- monstations, Announcement of the step was made by Genaro Estrada, Minister of Foreign Affairs. He revealed that the Mexican Minister had With Russia, been ordered to Jeave Moscow several days-ago. Today the Charge d'Affaires and all others in the Em- bassy personnel, were directed to quit the Russian Capital "as an act of protest." . Senor Ectrada, in handing out the written statement to the press, made no mention of the status of the Russian Minister to Mexico, The statement sajd that Mexico does not hold any of the countries where the demonstrations occurr- ed responsible for the happenings. The Foreign Minister refused to amplify the written notice, and Al- REAR ADMIRAL RI Of whose. expedition in the ant. arctic it was reported that tucy were in danger of being locked in the ice and of facing a food shortage. Ap- peals by the United States state de. partment to British and Norwegian whalers in antarctic district to go to the rescue were sent out. Capt. H.) H. aRiley, Byrd's personal represen.' CHARD E. BYRD tative in New York, states: "While the expedition is not fully equipped to spend atother winter in the ant. arctic, there is no immediate danger of a food shortage. Admiral Byrd's present position is exactly that of a cool, wise commander taking pre- liminary precautons for the safety of his expedition." CONFERENGEON | | WATERWAYS OPENS THIS. AFTERNOON St. Lawrence Canal Project, Biggest Problem Under Discussion Ottawa, Jan, 24,--A conferenco of primary importance not only to the province of Ontario and Qu bee, but to the whole of Canada, opened here this afternoon when Premiers Ferguson and Tascher- eau, of the two provinces mention- ed, discussed the water powers problem with Prime Minister Mac- kenzie King and members of the Dominion cabinet. The meeting is taking place in the office of the Dominion prime minister. In add!- tion to the premiers, provincial representatives include Hon, W, H. Price, attorney general for On- tario, and Honore Mercier, minister of lands and forests, in the Quebec government. The meeting is in pri- vate. It will probably continue until the evening. The importance of the gathering to the whole Dominion hinges largely on the discussion of the St. Lawrence Canal project. Old Age Pensions Ottawa.--Up .to the end of the calendar year 1929, $5,002,277.85 had been pald out in old-age pen- sions, according to labor depart- ment. statistics. Find Hyndman Guilty of Theft Former Assistant Deputy Finance Minister Stole Bonds From Govt. Ottawa, Jan. 24.--George Well- ington Hyndman, former assistant deputy minister of finance for the dominion, pleaded guilty in Sup- reme Court of Ontario here today to a. charge of theft of a cheque valued at $5,000, property of the federal government. The charge was the third count of five con- tained in the second indictment whic¥'he faces. Trial on the other four counts was traversed at the request of the crown to the next assizes, Ottawa, Jan. 24.~--George Well- exander Makar, Russian Minister, also declined comment of any sort. ington Hyndman, former assistant (Continued of Page 3), Will Stop Ads. Urging Women to Use Cigarettes Washington, Jan, 24.--No more advertisements telling women how to stay slended by smoking a cigarette instead of eating candy will be seen in the press or on billboards. A manufacturing company that created a furore among members of the Methodist Board of Tem- perance, Senator Reed Smoot (R. Utah) and others have promised the federal trade stop such methods of competition. It had been pointed out that the "respondent'" had been advertising that its products kept the human form lithe and fit. The name of the concern was not given, Civic Pool to Aid Chicago in Money Crisis Leading Business Interests Will Pay $50,000,000 Taxes in Advance Chicago; Jan. 24.--A civic pool was being formed by leading busi- ness interests today on which to float the city, the county and the school board from their "no funds" dilemma. . The pool will be for the purpose of buying $50,000,000 in tax anti cipation warrants. This sum will be enough, according to officials, to run the local governmental bodies until the reassessment is complet- od and 1928 tax bills collected, The citizens' relief committeo, under commission to | NORWEGIAN GOVT, T0 AID BYRD PARTY Expedition Said Facing No Immediate Food Shortage (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Olo, Norway, Jan, 24.--Replying to a request through the United States Government it would do its best. New York, Jan. 24.--Captain H. H. Balley, personal representa- tive of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, in a statement published today, said that although an ice pack barred ships of the expedition from reaching the base on the Antarctic ice barrier, Admiral Byrd and his men faced no immediate food shortage. PROBE BROKERAGE Quebec, Jan, 24.--"We have re- ceived complaints regarding certain brokers' offices in Montreal, fnvestigations are under way, as far as is permitted by the present law," Charles Lanctot, K.C,, De- puty Attorney-General of the prov- ince of Quebec, announced yester- day. "it must be remembered, that, at present, we have no such law matters. the house which will give the at- torney-reneral wide powers of in- vestigation of the transactions of stock and bond houses, brokera~e salesmen," Mr. Lanctot said. Night Watchman Shot Southampton, England.--Harry Pickwell, night watchman aboard the liner Aquitania, was taken to a hospital today with a bullet wound received at mid-night last night. Police arrested an Italian passen- ger aboard the ship named Bar- gate. FURTHER CHECKUP OF BROKER FIRMS PRICE SAYS TODAY Tightening of Regulations Asked on Houses Under Dominion Charters (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Jan. 24.--A further check up of matters concerning local non member brokerage houses will be made, Hon. W, H. Price, Attorney-General of Ontario said in an interview on his arrival here today with Premier G. How- ard Ferguson to confer with Pre- mier W. L. Mackenzie King. Hon, Mr. Price said Col. W. W. Denison, provincial registrar of brokers, had found nothing ser- jously wrong in broker transactions during his investigation. But, he added, there were a number of small matters which had to be cleared up. He said he hoped for a tighten- ing up of regulations regarding the operations of companies under Dominion charters, At present, he explained the provinse has no jur- {sdiction over the operations. of such companies themselves, al- though they have power over the men who sell stock for these com- panies. He understood, he said, that representations had been made to the Dominion government for legislation to bring under the jur- isdiction of the various provincial regulations those companies op- erating under Dominion charters. Four Children Burn to Death 'he chairmanship of Silas H. "trawn, is organizing the pool. Mr. Strawn explained that large businesses, public utilities and rail- (Continued of Page 3) Dog Bo nty to Protect Sheep Orangeville, Jan, 24.--In an ef- fort.to curb sheep-killing by dogs, Amaranth township council has de- cided to pay a bounty of $12 to anyone destroying a dog caught in the act of worrying sheep or to the party giving information lead- ing to a conviction against owner of such a dog. Townships in this district have heen hit hard by pay- ing accounts for sheep killed and every effort will he made to kill all such dogs. RRR--------| LH Ai m------ - Parents Rescue Eight of Family, But Rest Perish Portsmouth, Ohio, Jan, 24.-- Four children of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Perry of Otway, 25 miles west of here were burned to death when the home was destroyde by fire early today, : Mr. and Mrs. Perry were awak- ened and saw the house was burn- ing. They rescued eight of their 12 children but the other four were trapped in their rooms. Four of the children escaped were They will recover, however. dead: : Perry 16; Elsie Porry, 10; El who The FIRMS IN MONTREAL and | as exists, for example in Ontario, | allowing broad inquiry into these | Leriglation will be before | concerns and the activities of their | jetment, all to. run concurrently. | burned seriously. ESTIMATES AND DATA WILL BE PREPARED | | { | | | New Light For Rum Runners (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 24.--A 2,- 500,000 candle power searchlight installed Thursday by Uncle Sam and placed in service by the local coast guard last night, glared forth a new defiance to rum smugglers in this sector. The new searchlight has been placed on the roof of the customs house at the foot of Amherst street, directly across from the Bridgeburg, Ont., liquor docks, Its 1,500-watt bulb, magnified a thous- and timeg by a 24-inch lens, has a range of two miles and if it were focused on the Bridgeburg docks, 3,000 feet away, would flood the area with light, permitting easy scrutiny of all activity there from the United States side. Play on U. 8S. Waters It is planned, however to play the searching rays of the huge light on United States waters and (Continued of Page 3) Admit Fraud of | $57,500,000 | Clarence Hatry and Three | Co-defendants Get Long Sentences { 3 London, aJn, 24.--Clarence Hat- |ry, for many years head of the | widespread Hatry interests, was sentenced to fourteen years' penal | servitude at the Old Bailey Court today an dan additional five years on charges of defrauding. Tatry also was sentenced to two |years on a charge of conspiracy. All sentences to run concurrently. w Others Sentenced Edmund Daniels, co-defendant | with Hatry, was sentenced to seven | years' penal servitude and five | years to run concurrently and also |two years on another count and a | further five years on a second in- Albert E. Tabor, a second co-de- | fendant, was sentenced to two per- jods,of three years to run concur- rently and also a further two years at hard labor also to run concur- rently. John Graham Dixon, the third co-defendant, received five years of penal servitude and two years at hard labor as well as a further per- jod of five years' penal servitude all to run concurrently. Hatry, Daniels and Dixon today had entered pleas of guilty on all counts except the conspiracy charges. They had previously en- tered a non-guilty plea but decided to follow a new course toddy. Ta- hor pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him. Deficiency of $57,500,000 London, Jan. 24.--Gross liabili- ties of $147,500,000, and a final deficiency of $57,500,000--these were the staggering figures which Sir Gilbert Garnsey, noted account- ant, submitted to Mr, Justice Avery and the jury at the Old Bailey yes- terday in the trial of Clarence Charles Hatry and three co-defend- ants on charges of fraud and for- gery. The figures wswere the final chapter in the meteoric history of the Hatry companies. Woodstock.--While the rest of old Ontario basked in comparative warmth of two below and upward, Woodstock dipped into Arctic chill hera yesterday. The mercury sank to 13 degrees below zero at five o'clock *accompanied by strong winds and proved the coldest wea- ther of the season in this district. BY BOARD OF WORKS, COUNCIL DECIDES At Special Meeting Last Night City Council Makes First Move Towards Def inite Action on This Question BEFORE CITY FOR OVER THREE YEARS Full Report Prepared by Gore, Nasmith & Storrie Has Never Been Acted Upon--Thorough Consid- eration Probable The question of building a new sewage disposal plant this year in order to properly take care of the city's sewage was referred to the board of works at last night's spe cial meeting of the city council up= on motion of Ald. P, A. MacDon~» ald. The board of works is expect~ ed to prepare the necessary data and estimates concerning the con- struction of a modern sewage dis- posal system and report back to the city council. The necessity of taking immedi- ate action with this matter this year was stressed by Mayor T. B. Mitchell jn his inaugural address, at the first regular meeting of the council, jt will be recalled. At that time His Worship urged that the whole question be gone into thoroughly as in his inion there was vital need for an adequate and modern plant to be built, Under existing conditions he thought there was always a certain menace to the city's health on account of the inadequacy of the present plant. Council Unanimous ' The council was unanimous ip supporting Ald, MacDonald's: 'mo~ tion, thus indicating that it is an- xious to take steps to cope with the situation. "I have already asked the board of works to prepare proper esti- mates," Mayor Mitchell comment- ed. Ald: G, Hart, chairman of the board of works, stated that this committee was ready to make thor- ough investigation. There was no further discussion, Up For Three Years The sewage disposal question has been before the city for the last three years. In 1928, on instrue- tions of the city council, Gore, Nas- mith and Storrie, engineers, made a complete report on the sewage disposal plant, in which {it was stated that the present plant is to- tally inadequate for the city's needs. An outline of an adequate plant, the estimated cost of which is $520,000, was included In the report. TORIES NOT TO FIGHT QUEBEC BYELECTIONS Montreal, Jan. 24.--Conserva- tives from the counties of Chateau= guay, Huntingon and Bagot, where Liberals are already named for the federal by-election, came here yesterday to consult the Montreal district organization which, after long sessions, announced '"'there will be no contestation by the Con- servative party on the advice of the Montreal organization." Detective Missing Ottawa.--All efforts to find rtace of detective Leonard Willis of the Ottawa police force, missing since aturday 'last, have been um- availing. Radio was enlisted in the search when a description of the - man was broadcast last night from a local station. Members of his family and fellow detectives can offer 'no explanation 'for the strange disappearance. Quebec, Jan. 24.--Reviewing the financial affairs of Quebec, Hon. A. R. McMaster, Provincial treasurer, yesterday presented his first Budget in the Legislature. It was also the Minister's - maiden peech in the House. Financial operations of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1929, showed a revenue of $39,076,283, and ordinary expenditure of $35964,487, leaving a surplus of $4,011,795, from which $1, 000,000 was allotted to debt reduction, and a further $1,000,000 for the pub- lic charities fund. The actual reven- uc. exceeded the estimated figures by $12,114,167. Actual expenditure ex- sanded estimated expenditure by $4,- The excess of liabilities over assets stood at $41,094961, Mr. McMaster mer Perry, 8; Bessie Perry 6. quit EE ------_------ RAR AU showed. Thi was a betterment for Quebec Has a $4,011 795 Surplus For Fiscal Year the year under review, that ended June 30, 1929, as compared with tha Year ended June 30, 1928, of $54,475,- The Ministér called attention to the improved position of the funded debt, showing that is now stood at $56,751,141, as against $58,827,531 for the previous year, a reduction of $2.- 076,390. During the year capital ex< penditures without borrowings, am- ounted to an improvement of over $5,000,000. For the current fiscal year, which will end June 30, 1930, the Treasurer noted that the receipts for ordinary revenue for the first six months, and that the receipts for the year might be ex- pected to be considerably higher than anticipated, so much so that supplee mentary estimates will be brought SRA -------------- down during the present session for the current year. were satisfactory