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------ Enters: ar ai ET . - tan a ho PEAR te "All the News While It Is News" Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer Che Oshawa Daily Tones A Growi Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 6--NO. 22 Tint Soka Sati? OSHAWA, ONTARIO, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES » . 5 News in Brief (By Canadien Press) R-100 on Long Flight Cardington, Eng.--The British dirigible, R-100, started a 48-hour flight today just before 10 a.m. With a full crew and a number of Dassengers. Among them was Sir Dennistoun Bourney. Larkin Resting Well London.--Hon._. P, (C... Larkin, Canadian high commissioner in London, remains confined to his bed but spent a good night last night. He returned last week from a stay at the Hague reparations conference. Archdeacon Dies Toronto.--Over half a century of activity in the Anglican church Was brought to a close by. the death on Saturday of Venerable Arckpracon Charles Leycester In- gles, D.D., M.A., 408 Brunswick avenue, in his 74th year, Japanese Admiral Dies Tokyo.--Death of Admiral Baron Shigeto Dewa, at the age of 75, was announced today. Admiral Dewa was commander of a division of the first squadron during the Russo-Japanese war, later was Jap- anese naval attache at Berlin and a special envoy to the Panama Pa- Site Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. Four Men Drowned Digby, N.S.--Four men drowned and two coastal steamers stranded was the toll taken by storm on Digby Neck Saturday. The dead are Captain Bayard Powell, Captain Sinclair Baker and Seamen Fred Hill and Charles Kennedy, all of the coastal steamer Grace Hankin- son. Scarlet Fever at Kitchener Kitchener.--There are now 32 cases of scarlet fever in the city, 12 new ones having been reported during the past week. An epidemic is not feared, but Dr. Fraser has advised parents to be watchful for sore throats and to call the family phydician immediatley symptoms appear. Seek Better Service Campbeliford.--In an attempt to secure improved train service on the Canadian National line be- tween Toronto and Belleville via Blackwater and Peterboro, Camp- bellford' municipal council is send- ing a deputation to wait on the officials in Belleville to make the request. * Dies of Bures Toronto, «= in both legs, William FH. Curtis, aged 38. 1590 King street west, lay impo- tently in bed, on Saturday night, while the clothes flamed around him, set on fire by a spark from an after-dinner cigarette. He died in Grace hospital yesterday after- noon from 'the effects of the burns and shock, 108 Years Old Windsor.--A birthday cake graced with 103 candles was cut Saturday night in Hotel Statler, Detroit, by Captain Walpole Ro- land, G.E.M.E. veteran of the Cri- mea, the India mutiny, wars in China, the Civil war in the United Statse and the Mexican struggle which ended 'disastrously for Em- peror Maximilian. Strapping Ordered Chatham.--With his parents' consent, Leo Goodreau, 17, ro- ceived a strapping at the county jail Saturday under order of Judge J. J. Coughlin before whom he pleaded guilty to a charge of at- tempting to steal chickens. Follow- ing the corporal punishment Good- reau was released on suspended sentence, Fire on Brant Farm Brantford.--A week-end blaze of unknown origin caused loss of $25,000 to Charles McIntyre, form- er warden of Brant, when his barns. among the finest in Brant county, were totally destroyed with their contents, including grain, 21 head of cattle, 60 hogs and some machinery. A neighbor's car was also burned. Floats $1,500,000 J.oan London.--The Manchester Guar- dian Newspaper Company, owner also of 'the Manchester Evening News, floated a loan of $1,500,000 in six per cent first mortgage de- bentures today at par. They were repayable in 1950. 'The money is required for the balance of the cost of the new Guardian building in Manchester. It is stated the in- terest payment is covered five times over by the average profit of the last four years, WEATHER Pressure is high on the At. Jantic coast and in the North western States and British Columbia, A shallow low area south of the Great Lakes is Western Ontario. Except for spowflurries the weather has been generally fair in other parts of the dominion and de- cidedly cold in Eastern Cane ada. Pressure is low over Man- itoba and Saskatcl . Forecasts: Lower Lake Re- gion--Cloudy and somewhat milder today and Tuesday, with some light snow or part ible Ch, Ts oA iat Twi t snow toda; and Tuesday, Ta BY EMPIRE Canada Would Be Protected in Wheat Market If Giv- ing Protection to British Coal and Steel, Says Plan's Sponsor SCHEME BEGINS WITH COLONIAL EMPIRE British Colonies Should Be Placed on Same Trade Footing as American and Enter Union of Own Ac- cord (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Jan. 27.--First the colonial empire: next the dominions. This is Lord Beaverbrook's empire free trade scheme in a nutshell. The Morning Post, stanuch Conservative organ, re- cently outlined his plan and in crit- icising 'it, invited the Canadian-born newspaper magnate to explain how he would put his plans into opera- tion. Lord Beaverbrook today does so. Begins With Empire The project begins with the colon- ial empire, Lord Beaverbrook de- clares. This includes all self-govern- ing crown colonies and other depend- encies, which he classifies into three Jain groups--American, African and siatic. The American group compri- ses the British West Indies, British Honduras and British Guiana. He ints out the colonial empire alone is almost. as large as the French co- lonial empire or as large as the Uni- ted States and her dependent terri- tories. Steps should be taken to place this British colonial empire on the same footing America and France have placed theirs, Lord Beaverbrook ur- ges, In other words, the markets of the British colonies should be open to Britain and barred against other nations; they should find for Britain the markets best fitted to develop their own particular resources. Protection for Canada It is further propased that any do- minions may enter into this union unconditionally, Lord Beaverbrook continues, He suggests that Canada, as an example, would probably think it was to her interest to make a treaty for protection in the Great British market against compeittion of subsidized American and Argentine wheat. Britain could readily concede this, if Canada in return gave Brit- ish coal, structural steel and steel plates a protected market in Canada, Lord Beaverbrook says. Such a restricted membership, ac- cording to the sponsor of the plan, would without any difficulty carry with it unrestircted free trade be- tween Canada for instance, and the whole colonial empire. He believes this could be arranged without diffi- culty because the component parts of the colonial empire, while thus ob- taining an assured market with no in- dustry that the dominions are anx- ious to protect. And the dominions would thus obtain an assured and in- creasing market in the non-self-gov- erning colonies for the industries they are anxious to see. flourishing. L0SS $213.20 TON BROWN CASE Figure Does Not Include Large Loss From Fraud- ulent Mortgage Deals J Stratford, Jan, 27.--An official list of victims and their respective loss- es in the Tom Brown cage, a copy of which has been sent to the attor- ney-general's department was given out today by the police here, setting the total loss from the vault and safe- ty deposit boxes at $213,296, This fig- ure does not include the losses re- ported from alleged fraudulent mort- gage deals and theft of cash given to Brown for investment purposes. It is thought here that total loss may reach half a million dollars, when proofs of claim' are all filed. J. C. Robinson, of this city, gave Brown $6,000 in bonds to be regist- ered just three days before he dis- appeared. The bonds cannot be found eGorge Robinson, former policeman, received $1,700 from the sale of a house on which he held a mortgage to that amount, He handed the mon- ey to Brown for investment and con- sequently it is lost. There are many other cases of this nature where Brown failed to invest money and these losses have: not yet been listed, French--Dominions May! FREE TRADING NOTED EXPLORER L - ; CENTRE OF CONTROVERSY Sir James Frazier, noted English historian, who has created a con- troversy in European historical circles by the contention that the ruins in Babylon are those of the tower of Babel. He bases his statement upon his recent ex- ploration there. -- Copyright, 1980, Pacific and Atlantic Pho- tos, Inc. Britain Stops Among Naval Powers to Reduce Cruisers (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, Jan. 27.--The British government today took the first definite step to reduce cruisers among the five great naval powers of the world. They announced an order has been issued completely cancelling the construction of the two 10,000 ton cruisers Surrey and Northumberland. Prelim@hary work had been carried out already at the Portsmouth and Devonport dockyards. "It shows a pretty healthy hope that the conference will do some- thing," the British spokesman ob- served to newspaper correspond- ents at the press conference in St. James' Palace today. An order merely suspending cancellation had been issued after the Anglo-Ameri- can negotiations; the new order makes suspension absolute. The cruisers had been author- ized for commencement last year. They were to be of the latest post- . Washington type, the fam®us coun- ty class, carrying eight 8-inch guns, AUGER'S RETRIAL STARTS AT OTTAWA (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Jan. 27.--Louis Auger, former. member of parliament for Prescott county, sentenced to a nine year term for criminally as- saulting Laurence Martel, young girl from Hawkesbury, Ontario, ap- peared today at the winter assizes of the Supreme Court of Ontario, for his second retrial. Auger"s retrial came as the re- sult of a seccessful appeal against the nine year sentence, based on the allegation that the jury was in- correctly charged at the first hear- ing and that evidence which would have weighed in his favor was dis- allowed by the court, At the second trial the jury disagreed. Cruiser Making Takes First Definite Step BEER BY GLASS 1S STILL PLANK IN LABOR PLATFORM Tom Moore Says Trades Congress Wants Measure in All Provinces (By Canadian Press Loased: Wire) Ottawa, Jan. 27.--The sale of beer by the glass in all the prov- inces of the Dominion remains as one of the planks in the program of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, according to president Tom Moore. Mr. Moore pointed out that a rseolution 'dealing with this phase of the congress policy had perhaps been over-emphasized when the trades and labor group appeared before Premier Howard Ferguson in Toronto recently. In some quar- ters the misunderstanding that labor had repudiated sale of beer by the glass had been reached. "This is net so," added Mr. Moore. "Ever since prohibition we have passed resolutions at all our conventions on this question and our desire for the sale of beer by the glass had not diminished." G.M.C. Managers Fined in India (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bombay, India, Jan. 27.--G. K. Seers, managing director, and F. C. Richards, production manager of the General Motor factory In India, were fined 1,500 and 500 rupees respectively today on chargse of allowing boys undez age to work overtime. Their offenses, which were said to number 40, were alleged to bo in contravention to the Factory Act. Both gave the court to under- stand that henceforth they would comply with the provisions of that measure, YOUTHFUL BANDITS HELD IN TORONTO Lads Charged With Attempt to Break Into Gas Station (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Jan, 27,~Three boys were arrested here yesterday and charged with attempting to break into a local gasgline station. The youths were El- mer Libby, 19, Harvey Farhall, 18, and a 15-year-old companion, Wm. J, Laceby, proprietor of the station told police he saw.the three at the gas- oline pump and fired at them with a hunting rifle. They fled, but return. ed later and he covered them with the gun until police arrived on the scene. Britain Wins Bloodless War (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, Jan. 25.--British authori- tiso yesterday won a victory with- out a single casualty on either side over the rebel chief, Sekonela, of the Adjuzi tribe, in the wildest part of northern Tranavaal. When this chief failed to reply to de- mands for surrender by armed police an aeroplane was sent to fly over the kraal, and drop bombs on either side as a warning, The ma- chine then dived over the native huts, and set fire to them with another bomb, The terror-stricken Bitives rushed out and surrender- ed. | Denver, Colo.--Mrs. Elizabeth Jonse, Colorado pioneer and first cousin of former Prime Minister, David Lloyd George of Great Brit- ain, is dead at her home here. Seattle, Wash., Jan. 27.--On an island of ice in a lagoon near the coast of siberia, 90 miles south- east of North Cape, two fliers on Saturday found the scattered wreckage of the airplane of Carl Ben Eifelson and his mechanic, Earl Borland, missing since Nay. 9, This would place the plane in the Anguiema river valley, where re- cent despatches from Moscow re- ported a plane wrecked. With its cabin split wide the wreckage of the plane was strewn over a wide area, The craft had fallen apparently from a high altitude. The motor had been torn from the fuselage land hurled more than 100. feet Wreckage of Eielson's Plane Found in Arctic from the ship, the right wing was demolished and the tail was torn off. A search of the deep snow, which was drifted over the wreck- age, revealed no trace of the fliers. Pilots Joe Crosson and Harold Gillam, who made the discovery, said - Efelson and Borland must have been killed at the moment of impact, Details of the find were com- municated to Seattle in rpdio moes- sages from Marion Swenson, mar- ooned on the . fur trading ship Nanuk at North Cape. Efelson and Borlang left Teller, Alaska, Nov, 9, for North Cape to transport pas- sengers and furs from the Nanuk to Nome. They were never seen again, 71 TODAY EX-KAISER WILHELM Who today quietly celebrated the 71st anniversary of his birth. School Coal Bins Empty In Chicago [Wore "Big Bill" Thompson Spurns Citizens' Offer of Relief (By Canadian Press Leaved Wire) Chicago, Jan. 27.--Dwindling coal bins in the public schools kindled interest anew today in Chi- cago's empty money bags, As mome city officials frowned upon the reseuo poal of $20,000,- 000 pledged to. Bilas H. Strawn, head of the citizens' committee, H. Wallace Caldwell, president of the Board of Education, prepared to ask the board's coal dealers to con- tinue deliveries of coal despite the lack of cas hand a present unpaid coal bill of $480,000. Set Pool in Motion There will be a respite until Wednesday. On that day, Strawn will confer with the city council finance committee relative to sett- ing in motion the financial pool pledged to ald the city govern- ments. Originally set at $50,000,000, the pool has $20,000,000 in pledges from business, industrial and rail- road interests to be used in loans on tax anticipation warrants. No money will be loaned any of the governemnts, Strawn asesrted, un- less co-operation is pledged to re- duce operating expenses to a min- imum. And the committee has re- served the right to indicate for what purposes the money. shall be spent, "Big Bill" at Loggerheads While Mayor Willlam Hale Thompson was still at loggerheads with the Strawn plan of relief, Chairman John S. Clark of the council finance committee, said he believed the council would pledge the requested co-operation. "There is no alternative," he de- clared. "The banks will loan no money, and the Strawn committee holds the only purse strings avail- able." : Officials of the Cook County board and the Chicago sanitary district also have {indicated co-op- eration with the Strawn plan, New Plan Proposed President Caldwell, of the Board of Education, presented a new plan--a committee to supervise ex- penditure of the $20,000,000 rais- ed by the rescue committee. Caldwell said his plan was favor- able to Mayor Thompson and to Board of Education offcials, "The public officials will never get to- gether with Strawn," Caldwell said, "They will not stand for creating a lack of confidence in the elected officials. I question whether Strawn is the right man to be directing his committee and gome of {ts members believe there is graft and corrup- tion among public bodies. All those things prevent co-operation." Each day places the local gov- ernments deeper in debt. Already, $290,000,000 indebtedness has ac- crued in anticipation of uncollected 1928 and 1929 taxes--while inter- ests of loans amounts to $60,000 daily. Thousand Gold Cups Unearthed Istanbul, Jan. 27.--One thousand ancient Greek cups of solid gold, val- ved at nearly half a million dollars, have fallen from the laps of the gods into the laps of the authorities of the City of Smyrna. Canal diggers, working on the banks of the Meander river in the first modern irrigation system in the province, unearthed a number of sar- cophagi filled with ancient pottery and glittering masses of gold. The finds 'were turned over to the Smy- na museum. US. PROPOSALS T0 SHIFT OBSTACLES FROM CONFERENCE Believe Suggestions Will Clear Up Points of Difference (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Jan. 27.--The American delegation to the London Naval Con- ference, in an effort to remove the menace of a deadlock, will bring for- ward the following two new propos- als for consideration by the other four powers participating in the nc- gotiations here. 1.--That disputes over ratios be wiped out by a general declaration of the sovereign right of cach na- tion to build any navy it chooses. Then there will be an attempt at agreement on what ships cach na- tion will build or lay down pending a second conference in 1936. 2--~The United States will express readiness to associate itself with Mediterranean Pact, agreeing to con sult with other powers should peace seem threatened, but not committing the United States to action. It is the thought of the American delegates that two such moves would dispose of two of the outstanding ob- stacles to the negotiation of a five- power treafy here, Province Orders Peterboro, Jan. 27.--Acting on complaints from the townships. of North Monaghan and Otanbee, the provincial health department has or- dered the city of Peterboro to und- ertake within. 30 days plans for a sewage disposal plant here. The de- puty minister threatens legal pr ceedings if the order is not carried deputation to Toronto proctsting the mandatory order, HON. R. B. BENNETT NOW IN TORONTO Next Speech Will Be at Clin- ton Wednesday Night Toronto, Jan, 27.--Arriving from (By Thomas Green, Canadian Press Staff Writer) Western Canada shortly before noon, yesterday, Hon. R., B. Ben- nett spent a quiet day In Toronto. Today, and on Tuesday, the Con- servative leader will keep a num- ber of private engagements and confer with a number of party leaders in Toronto. On Wednes- day morning, Mr. Bennett will de- part for Clinton, Ont., where he will address the constituents of Huron on that night. After his speech he will leave for Ottawa. TORONTO YOUTH DRINKS POISON Died as Result of Rash Act While Motor- ing Toronto, Jan, 27.--Edgar Scott, 23, of this city, dier early today after drinking a quantity ot carbolic acid. Scott was driving with a friend in a pocket and swallowed' the® contents. He died before medical aid could be car when he took a bottle from his secured. He is said to have been in good. spirits and no reason could be advanced by; his family for his tra- gi¢ action. roner Dr. J. M. Cass- erley, was called bu an inquest is im- probable. TONNAGE ARC New Sewage P lant, out but Mayor Dennes is leading a | shall | PILLAR OF THE CHURCH DEAD Vencrablg Archdeacon Charles L. Ingles, of Toronto, archdecacon of Simcoe and director of Anglican church chaplain services, who is dead in his 74th year. He gave over 50 years' service to tho An- glican church and was widely known throughout the whole Do- minion of Canada, Former Kaiser 71 Today Doorn, Holland, Jan. 27.--For- mer Kaiser Wilhelm, for more than 11 years in exile, celebrated the 71st anniversary of his birth- day quietly today. Action ABC. Case Uncertain [ Solicitor-General, But Procedure Undisclosed | Ottawa, Jan. 27.--~What action the | ge vernment may take in connection with the institution of prosecutions ag the hundred-odd . individuals 1amed in the report of Gordon Wal- dron, K.C,, commissioner who inves- tigated thc activities of the Amalga- mated Builders Council, is yet undis- closed. It is understood the matter has now reached the hands of the solicitor-general, the law officers of the crown having examined the re- port and made their recommenda- tions. Hon. Lucien Cannon, solicitor general, is still out of the city and may not be back this week. The report found that a large number of plumbing and heating firms in Ontario had been privy to a combine in restraint of trade. It was forwarded by the Minister of Labor to the Attorney General of Ontario, who later returned it to the federal minister with an intimation, that, for various specified reasons, the province was not in a position to institute prosecutions. Conforms ing with the provisions of the Com- bines Investigation Act, the report was submitted to the Department of ustice. The Act says that if the province refuses to prosecute, the solicitor general may, within three months, permit information to be laid a- | gainst those who, in his opinion, { "shall have been found guilty." | Reports . that © the government, { through the solicitor general had de- cided o prosecute were characterized today as "premature." Bruce In England London.--Rt, Hon. Stanley Mel- bourne Bruce, who was prime min- ister of Australia until the Labor government came into power last summer, arrived in London today, partl yon business and partly on holiday. He denied a story from Australia that he would enter British politics. "I am only too anxious to get back to the fray in Australia," he said. a nst 1 Home of Sir Toronto, Jan, 27.--"Falling Brook', the Scarboro home of Sir Donald and Lady Mann, immedi- ately adjoining the Hunt club on Kingston road, fell prey to flames Sunday and was completley de- stroyed. The loss is estimated at between $150,000 and $200,000, although most of the moveable contents of the home were saved. The fire broke out about 1.30 p.m., through the roof of the attic of the west wing, Within five min- utes the roof of the wing wads a seething mass of flames, and the rapidly-spreading fire enveloped the entire top floor, working its way downward to the lower floors by way of an elevator shaft and staircases. D. Mann Is Destroyed by Flames From the moment Scarboro fire brigade, under Chief Thomas Love, arrived, it was apparent that the building itself was doomed. Efforts were concentrated on saving as much of the contents as possible. Invalid Son Threatened In the house at the time were Sir Donald and Lady Mann, their invalid son, Donald C. Mann, his two nurses, A. Soper and C. H. Bpsworth, and the house staff, including Miss M. Thompson, Miss A, Scott and Mrs, L, Leslie. Soper and Bosworth were the first to notice the fire, They were together in their room adjoining that of the invalid when 'Soper, looking up, noticed the flicker of flame on the roof of (Continued on Page 2), GONFERENCE IRONING OUT DISPUTES Beaverbrook Outlines His Trade Plan BRITISH DOMINIONS AND. COLONIES SAID TO PROFIT SOLUTION BELIEVED T0 BE FOUND OF FRENCH GLOBAL CONTENTIONS Modified Form of Total Tens nage Theory Said to be Satisfactory -- Britain Wanted Limitation byr Categories DELEGATION HEADS MET THIS MORNING Program of Work Discussed and Meeting Adjourned to Tuesday Morning -- Bris tish and French Delegates Have Important Session This Afternoon (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Jan. 27.--At least one phase of the French naval desires which threatened trouble to the five-power conference here was believed generally to have reached possible solution with a modified form of limitation of global tome nage theory. The French have throughouf contended for limitation of wa® vessels by total tonnage, a scheme which would. allow them to build as much as they needed in whate ever class they wanted, providing always the, total limit was not exe ceeded. The British idea has been to limit naval armament by cates gories. During the latter part of last week and in weck-end convers sations between the United States and the French delegates a come promise arrangement was unders stood to have been broached which Premier Andre Tardieu possibly will find acceptable. United States Proposals Hugh Gibson, United States ams bassador to. Belgium, who has come from Brussels to participate in the conference, was among those present at the conference, Throughout the discussions ho ree fterated the position taken lass year by the United States in notes to Great Britain and France thst the Washington government was willing to consider a proposal om global tonnage on lines expressed by the French statesman Paul Boncour at Geneva, . This proposal would allow shifte ing from one category to another within limits providing due notice were given other powers concerns ed in the limitation treaty, It was announced the entire French delegation would meet the British delegation about 4 p.m, for an important discussion. Delegation Heads Meet London, Jan. 27.--The follows ing official communique was {ise sued this afternoon at the conclu< sion of a three-hour meeting of the heads of the delegations to the naval conference. "The heads of the delegations met at No. 10 Downing street this morning to continue their discuse< sions on the program of work to be submitted to the conference. A% 1.00 p.m., the meeting adjourned until Tuesday morning when it will reassemble at St, James' Palace." Mrs. Meyrick Released London.--Mrs. Kate Meyrick, night club proprietress and mothers in-law of two peers, who was sents enced Jan. 29, last year, for core ruption of police officials, was ree leased from Holloway prison this morning, DEMONSTRATIONS IN INDIAN CITIES Independence Day Is Celes brated by the Nation: . alists (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bombay, India, Jan. 27.--Yesterdayp was celebrated in various parts India as "Independence Day" in ace cordance with the decision of the alls India Congress at Lahore last Christe mas, A great mecting at the Bombay headquarters of the congressional committee opened the Independence Day programme by hoisting the nas tional flag amid cries of "Long Liva the Revolution," "Up with the Nae tional. Flag," and "Down with the Union Jack." Speaksers urged the crowd to garry on an unceasing but non-violent campaign to free the country from foreign domination and make their' independence a reality, After the meeting a mile-long proe cession marched through the Indian quarter, carrying banners and shouts ing independence slogans. Poli were posted all along Gee %no march, SRV EE EE any