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"All the News While It Is News" The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Cshawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 6--NO. 38 Publishes at Dey Extent Stmdave and a OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy FOURTEEN PAGES 4 b b 5 3 News in Brief (By Canadian Press) To Improve Air Service Paris.--France will spend §$8,- 600,000 more for her air services in 1930 than in 1929. * w Cathedral Stripped Novosibirsk, Russia, Feb, 13.-- (AP)--Nearly 3,000 pounds of gold and silver edclesiastical arti- cles were removed by the Russian euthorities from the cathedral of the town of Biisk, which had been converted into a club-house for Government employees, . Ld * Pleads Guilty to Theft Ottawa.--A plea of guilty to 13 charges of converting to his own use and thereby stealing money from the Corporation of Ottawa, was entered by Bradford Broad, former cashier in the city trea-- surers office, in police court, - - - Black Eye for Bull Fights 'Madrid.--Bullfighting fn Spain faces serious economic difficulties because of a recent royal decree prohibiting entrance of children under 14 years old to the spec- tacles. The same edict affects box- ing. » * - Brewing Firm Must Pay Toronto.--Carling Export Brew- ing and Malting Company will pay the Dominion Government $424, 490.28 in sales and gallonage taxes on recorded and unrecorded ship- ments of beer to the Unted States as a result of the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada just handed down. wu ow Faces Cheque Charges Toronto.--Facing three charges involving worthless cheques, alleg- ed to have been issued to the Ro- bert Simpson Company and the T. Eaton Company, totalling $160, Edgar M. Barnett, of Wellesley St., was arrested last night by Detec- tives Harold Waterhouse and Joe Ewing. * * * Wanted in Toronto Toronto.--George Oliver Nixon, alias George Williams, who was charged with theft hefore Magis- trate Mikel at Belleville yesterday, is wanted in Toronto on a similar charge. LJ LJ Mean Offence Brantford.--Geting relief from the city when he had a bank ac- count of $1,850.60 was the charge against D. Ganetti, 135 Greenwich Street, heard today in polige court, He paid a fine of $100 ar costs, > * \d Prince Beat Peasant Bucharest, Roumania.-- Prince Nicholas of Roumania, member of the regency council, drew the fire of a deputy of Parliament for hav- ing thrashed a peasant whose cart obstructed the passage of his auto- mobile. > . * \d Appointment Approved Washington. -- Charles Evans Hughes was elevated to Chief Jus- tice of the.United States last night with the consent of the Senate, af- ter four days of intense debate over his attitude on economic issues, * * * Artist Dies a Pauper Ottawa.--John Y. Johnstone, well-known painter with four sam- ples of his art included in Canada's National Art Gallery collection, is dead in Havana, Cuba, a pauper. Ll LJ] » Fear Ship Lost Algarve, Portugal.--The captain of a Spanish fishing smack report- ed to the Portuguese authorities that the Portuguese steamer Tigre had gone down at sea with all hands, Warships were sent out to search Yor wreckage and survivors, w Ld . Railyaymen Discharged St. Thomas.--Five Michigan Central Railways employees, al- leged to have been involved in plots to smuggle liquor across the border at Niagara Falls and Wind- sor, have been discharged here, It was announced last night. ie.» Satrt Long Flight Newark.--Lieutenants Will W, White and Clement McMullen took off at 7.30 am, EST, today from the municipal airport for Miami, Fla., on the first leg of a flight to Buenos Aires, The flyers, both army pilots, are attempting to set a new speed record. AIR MAIL SERVICE FOR PRAIRIES MAR. 3 ---- , (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb. 14.--Air mall ser- vice in the prairies will be inau- gurated on March 3, Hon. P. J. t, Dpostmaster-general, an- nounced last night. The main line of the service will connect Winni- peg, Regina, Moose Jaw, Medicine Hat and Calgary. running between Edmonton, North Battleford and Saskatoon goes into operation on the same date, and puowfalle } Jn East. Quebec. Elsewhere the wea- pws is for the most part fair, High pressure and decidedly cold weather covers the western pro- ing strong winds with rain in the maritimes vinces. v Forecasts: Lower Lake region, West and northwest winds; mostly fair and cold tonight and Saturday; local snowflurries. Georgian y: West and northwest winds; cold tonight and Saturday with some local snow, Another router "| lighthouse tender Estevan, bearing SKINNER CO. WELCOMED T0 OSHAWA Naval Conference Disturbed by French Figures BY CHAMBER Mayor Mitchell and G. D. Conant, Vice-President of Chamber * of Commerce Gave Addresses of Wel- come UNIQUE OCCASION IN CITY'S HISTORY F. J. Skinner, M.P.P., Presi- dent of the Company, and Other Officials Spoke in Reply An event unique in the annals of the industrial life of Oshawa was held today in Joe Welch's Parlors, when a gathering representing city Council and Chamber of Commerce and composed of the leaders in the industrial, business and profession life of the city assembled to offici- ally welcome to Oshawa the Skin- ner Co. Ltd., which, in a short time, will start operations in the splendid new factory building on Simcoe Street South. As was stress- by the speakers, the Skinner Co., represents the first full-fledged, flourishing, well-established indus- try to come to Oshawa and build a plant for operations on a large scale, so that the occasion was a momentous one for the community, Welcome by Mayor Mayor Mitchell occupied the chair, and in a brief address, left no doubt as to the sincerity of the welcome which awaited the Skin- ner Co., in Oshawa. It was a proud day for Oshawa, he sald, and be felt that the company has made a good choice in coming to this city. Stressing the need for co-operation on all sides to make the city a better community, he promised the whole-hearted co-operation of the council and the citizens generally in making things as pleasant as possible for the new industry. G. D. Conant Gordon D, Conant, vice president of the Oshawa Chamber of Com- (Continued on Page 3) TWO KILLED IN POLITICAL RIOT (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Buenos Aires, Feb. 14,.--Two per- sons were killed and more than a score wounded, some seriously, «in a clash last night between Con- servatives and Radicals at Lincoln, province of Buenos Aires. More than 400 shots were fired. Among the seriously wounded are the Conservative deputies Man- uel Frisco and Gighart. One of the dead is a police sergeant. Several of those seriously wounded prob- ably will die. The clash occurred while the Conservatives, who recently have increased their . political strength at the expense of the Radicals or President Yrigoyen's party, were holding a meeting in the principal square of the city. LUNCHEON [ENDERED THE SKINNER FIRM OFFICIALS OF COMMERCE FRENGH CLAIM 13 CAUSING ALARM AT GONFERENGE Britain and United States Trying to Persuade French Delegates (By De Witt Mackenzie, Associated Press Staff Writer) and the United States and got quickly into action this morning to try to persuade France to lower her claim for 724,000 tons of naval craft, a figure which would involve her bullding 240,- 000 tonsi n the next five years. Early in the forenoon Premier Ramsay MacDonald, United States Secretary of State Stimson, United States Ambassador Morrow, Sena- tor Robinson of the United States delegation, met with Premier Tar- dicu and Briand and Marriner at the 'House of Commons and closet. ed themselves for a serious com- ference, France's figures--issued last evening--brought an unfavorable reaction from every other delega- tion. Indeed the total created some- thing #kin to consternation. The delegates believed they have at least one month of intense worry cut out for them in reaching a solution to this vital problem, It was understood from well in- formed sources that it was hoped to persuade Frante"to reducd her total to something lke 550,000 tons. Since Italy demands parity with France there seemed nothing for Dino Gragdi, Italian foreign min- (Continued on Page 3) Britain Gives Up Weihaiwei Chinese Port Leased in 1898 Is Returned to China (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Shanghai, Feb. 14--C. T. Wang, foreign minister of the Chinese central government, today announced the draft of an agreement with Great Britain, providing for retrocession to China of the lease-hold, Weihaiwei. The agreement has been initialed and upon being approved by the British Government will be signed . Weihaiwei, in the Chinese prov- ince of Shantung, with adjacent wa- ters was leased to Great Britain on July 1, 1898, by a convention of the Chinese government, The territory leased comprised, besides the port and bay, the island of Liu Kung, all the islands in the bay, and a belt of land ten English miles wide along the entire coast of the bay. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Feb. 14.--Firing his first big gun in a campaign of pubHeity to force the Manitoba Legislature to overrule the judg- ment of the Court of Appeal and divert "at least $1,500,000" to Whinnipeg charities from the legal heiress, Judge. L. St. George Stubbs, of the Surrogate Court here, recounted to 2,000 applaud- ing auditors in the Walker Theatre last night the salient facts of the MacDonald will case, involving an estate of nearly $2,000,000. Judge Stubbs first pald his re- Winnipeg Judge Discusses Will Case Before Audience i in Theatre spects to the higher courts and others by saying: "This is the state of affairs: Authority and the power of wealth have combined to suppress and silence me to render me impotent in my own jurisdlc-, tion, to violate the rights of my court. "There are times when ome has to fight even though he be a judge, This is one for me, If I must die officially, let it be out® in 'the open, under the clear sky of truth; as I see jit, in noble, honorable battle, fighting for what I conceive to be right and just." On Lonely (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Vancouver, Feb, 14.--A story of suffering and self-sacrifice in a lonely light house in the Straits of Georgia has reached here with the arrival of the Canadian government the body of Mrs, Margaret Cottier Couldery, wife of Guy Allen Could- ery, lighthouse keeper at Yellow Rock, Dennan Island, near Vancou- ver Island. Despite a serious illness contract- ed some weeks ago, Mrs, Conldery, who was aged 62, remained with \ Tragic Story of Suffering Island in Pacific her husband. Ten weeks ago rough weather set in and made it impos- sible for the sick woman, growing papidly worse, to be taken to the hospital. During that time Mr, Couldery attended the light and ministered to his dying wife. On Tuesday morning while waves threshed about the isolated habi- tation, she passed away, Mrs. Couldery was well known in Vancouver. She first resided in the city 20 years ago whenser hus- band was well known as a real es- tate broker, London, Feb. 14.--Great Britain | combined | Chinese Bandits Seize United States Oil Ships SKINNER COMPANY WELCOMED TO OSHAWA TODAY Partial Payment Made To Chicago Employees (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, Feb, 14.--Chicago tuck- edw a valentine into the empty poc- kets of 20,000 employees today---- sixteen days' pay, On the outside, however, was scrawled, "Do not open until Monday." On that day, under a plan evolv- ed by City Controller George K. Schmidt and City Treasurer Chas. S. Peterson, employees will receive pay cheques for the first half of January, totalling $1,850,0 $1,850,000, Fear Revenge Slaying Today Chicago Police . Continue Crime Drive -- Two Bandits Shin (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, Feb, 14.--A sinister re- port hummed along the gang world grapevine today, hinting bloody revenge for what happened last St. Valentine's Day. Police from the stool pigeons who roost in the half world and fly to the law with crumbs of Information, this ° is what they heard: Weeks-ago word went to the four corners of the nation for, the friends of the George (Bugs) Moi- an gang to come here, with their guns oiled and ready to shoot. There was to be a reprisal, a "re- venge party" for the slaying just a year ago of the seven Moran gangsters, No particular added precautions were being taken, po- lice believing thelr general drive against .all gunmen would be suffi- cient to keep the 'big guns" silent. Two robbers were killed last night, attesting to the growing ear- nestness of the drive to clean out the criminals. Thick Fog All Over England Steamer Collides With Lightship, But Is Not Dama, + (By Canadian [ress Leased Wire) London, Feb. 14.--London went to work by candlelight this morning, a thick fog enveloping the city and a large area of the country, Crowds or early workers in London were de :ayed considerably by the prevailing fog which, however, was patchy and with nitervals of lesser density. Ship- ping in the affected coastal areas was badly hampered and the Thamés es- tuary completely blocked for hours, hip in Collision - London, Feb. 14.--Lloyd's this fore- noon had a message from the Uni- ted States steamer, West Sagina: which at midnight last night in a thick fog collided with the South Goodwin lightship, saying that it had suffered no damage in the col- lision and was proceeding directly to Houston, Texas. The lightship was injured the waterline, Pian Tests For Failing Students London, Ont., Feb., 14.--Intelli- gence tests will be tried by the University of Western Ontario be- fore final dction is taken on 20 art students who failed to measure up to the prescribed minimum at the January examinations. Prof. BE. Smyth, head of the department of psychology, has been assigned the task of scientifically determining whether failures are due to nerv- above ousnesg or sWbnormalcy. heard it: THE SKINNER COMPANY PLANT AND PRESIDENT Above is a photograph showing one view of the new factory of the Skinner Company on Simcoe St. South. This view, taken Ad the northeast gives sonié idea of | the size of the plant. Below it is F. J. Skinner, M.P.P., of Ganan- oque, president of the Skinner Company, Saskatchewan Town Menaced By Great Fire Whole Community of Ray- more Threatened With Destruction Raymore, Sask., Feb, 14.--Fire was sweeping through this little asiatchewan tow ntoday, threat- ening to wipe out the whole settle- ment. Three stores have fallen prey ot the flames and at noon the fire was slowly eating its way to other structures, despite the efforts of every adult inhabitant. The blazeb roke out at 7 o'colck this morning in a barber shop. In two-below zero weather the town turned out to fight the flames but the fire-fighting apparatus was not capable of checking the conflagra- tion. It is feared that the town will be in ruins before nightfall. Stocks of -all stores were placed in the streets and children ran to and fro aiding the adults in combatting the flames but cold weather and poor equipment were hampering the residents' battle, The buildings destroyed included the barber shop, a drug store and a hardware store. The flames were sweeping over the general store and reports indicated little hope of sav- ing any of the large buildings be- cause of the inadequate water supply. Raymore is a town or 400 popula- tion and is situated on the main line of the Canadian National Railways, about 70 miles north | miles north of Regina, "I BYRD MAY NEED ALD FROM BRITAIN Washington, Feb Feb, 14 ~In a message which the state depart- ment today transmitted from Ad- miral Richard E. Byrd, marooned by pack-ice fields in the Antarctic, to, the government of Great Brit- ain, Admiral Byrd did not mini- mize the seriousness of the situa- tion ho is facing. "While we are not - keenly ap- prehensive about our predicament which is potentially quite serious, I am naturally attempting to leave undone nothing that will insure the safety of my men," the mes- sage read. "Therefore, should the occagion arise whereby His Ma- Jesty's Government can /assist, 1 will with very great appreciation make known my requirements." | Britain Inquires into (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb. 14.--Publi¢c indigna- tion at the alleged prosecution of Christians in Russia found expression in the House of Commons yesterday when Rt. Hon. Godrey Locker- Lampson, who was under-secretary for foreign affairs in the Conserva- tive Government, asked the present foreign secretary whether he would take immediate steps to bring be- fore the League of Nations, under Article 11 of the League Covenant, the question of conditions affecting religious liberty in Russia, Mr, Hen- derson replied that he was awaiting a report on the situation, Rescued Men Within The Law Liquor Runners Were Res-| cued by U.S. Ship on Lake Ontario (By Canadian Press St. Catharines, Feb. 14.--Frank Hampton and Lawrence Smith, the two Port Colborne liquor exporters and runners, who were rescued by a United States coast guard cutter af- ter being fifty hours adrift on Lake Ontario, have nothing to tear from the Canadian Law as far as that epi- sode is concerned. The Ontario po- lice declared the men are within their flights, The return of their cargo to their port of clearance after an accident was promptly reported to the cust- oms officers at Port Dalhousie. Hampton is today in chafge of the boat and its cargo, the disposal of which is in his hands. The coast- guard cutter returned to its base last night. More Charges Will be Laid Premier Gives Assurance Regarding Stock Brokers Investigation Leased Wire) (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Feb, 14.--Additlonal charges against the 13 Toronto brokers who are under arrest and out on bail on charges of conspir- acy, will be laid as the investiga- tion now being carried on by the attorney-general's department un- earths evidence to substantiate them, Premier G. H. Ferguson in- formed the legislature yesterday. The 'blanket conspiracy charge was laid, he explained, only to give the crown the opportunity to step in and seize the books, assets and bank accounts of the firms and to cause the apprehension of the brokers. Investigations are con- tinuing and additional charges will be laid, the premier said. "There will be no leniency shown to any person who is guilty of the breach of the law," Premier Fer- guson declared, Painful Episode Ended by Death (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb, 14.--The death in a mental hospital last night of the former = Archdeacon - John Wake- ford, ended one of the most pain- ful episodes ever known among the higher ranks of the Anglican Cler- gy. His reason completely failed some time ago, after years of un- availing appeal against his convic- tion, under ecclesiastical law, on a charge of adultery, Persecutions In Russia, 1 | | but she is still critically ill, Police Seize OUTBREAK OF LAWLESSNESS REACHES CLIMAX, 12 SHIPS BEING HELD FOR RANSOM FOURTH VICTIM | OF PNEUMONIA | SERIOUSLY ILL re | Three Members of Family Died Within Forty- | Eight Hours -- | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Belleville, Feb. 14--~The condition of Mrs. Mary Mack, a member of a household from which three died within forty-eight hours, is improved Mr. Beat- ty has sent samples of the spittle to Toronto for analysis, but no report has been received. The physicians who were called on consultation, pronounced the disease as an influ- enazl type of pneumonia. Late yes- terday the funeral of the three mem-| bers of the household, May Kirk, | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Spry, was held, | there being no bearers nor mourn- ers. No service was held, excepting at the graveside. A memorial sery- ice was held later, as Mr. and Mrs, Spry were active workers in the church. Radio Station Believed to Have Used in Directing Rum Runners (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Inwood, N.Y, Feb. 14.--Nassau County police today were in posses- sion of a wireless station which they claimed was used to direct rum run- ning ships along the Atlantic coast. Raiding a bungalow on Burnside Aveune. here last night, the county police, under assistant, District At- torney Morton Middleton seized a portable radio station with sending and receiving apparatus, a six-page code book, a set of maps of the At- lantic seaboard and arrested Frank Krebs, 37, as the wireless operator. They said the code contained sig- nals for such phrases as "No patrol boats out tonight, "How many cases did you get?" "Are. your engines working O.K.2" -and "Is the little boat loaded yet? Federal agents had been searching for the station since last June, but were balked in their exports by fre- quent changes in its location, To Aid Education Been Fort Mayers, Fla.--Henry Ford will devote the remainder of his life to education, and in developing his ideas will spend perhaps $100,- 000,000, United States os Consul at Can. ton Sends a Protest to the Military Authorities STANDARD OIL CO. VESSELS ARE SEIZED Bandits Are Ope Operating on a Large Scale in Several of the Provinces of China (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Canton, Feb. 14,--A gang of pir- ates, operating in the West River delta south of here today seized a fleet of 12 vessels chartered by the Standard Oil Company of New York and are holding the ships for ran- som. The vessels are Chinese junks and were carrying oil worth $50,~ 000 gold. The United States con- sul here sent a protest to the Can- ton military. Seizure of the oil fleet climaxed an outbreak of lawlessness which has been worrying the authorities of Kwangtung province for some time. The Nationalist government, aroused by the extensive depreda- tions, sent an expedition of troops an dordered five gunboats to pro- ceed against the lawless element in the province. Bandit activities in this area comprise only a small part of the lawlessness which has swept vari- ous provinces . of China recently. | The Nationalist government thus | far apparently has taken no cons | certed action against banditry ex~ cept in Kwangtung. Bandit armies through Hunan, Kiangsi, Hupeh, Szechwan, Anhwei and Kiangsa provinces, pillaging towns, hamper ing shipping and making things un< pleasant for foreigners. River boats between Hankow and Chungkiang have been fired upon frequently, as have wessela plying between Chungkiang and Hankow. Marauders' in - Hunan province, posing as provincial sol- diers, have stopped ships of the Standard Oil Company and search- ed the mon the pretext that they were suspected of carrying contra- brand. MONTREAL FIRM OF BROKERS SUSPENDED (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Montreal, Que., Feb, 14.--The Montreal Curb Exchange today an- nounced the suspension of the brokerage firm of Brochu and Co., for failure to meet its obligations. The suspension followed an audit of the books of the company made at the request of the board of the Montreal Curb Exchange is was an- nounced. are roaming Water that has been boiled will freeze at the same temperature that the same water 'would freeze if it were not boiled, but the ice formed by the boiled water will be firmer because of the absence of air. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Feb. 14.--A "master" Act regulating the operations of broker- age houses and stock exchanges, is to be adopted by seven of the nine provinces as the result of the con- ference at Queen's Park which is now drawing to a close. The unique feature of this decision which was announced by Attorney- General W. H. Price last night, is that it will be, in effecty Dominion- wide legislation adopted voluntarily by the provinces, it was pointed out. The only provinces left out of this agreement to enact uniform legisla- Provinces Will Unify Laws in Connection With Stock Brokers tion are Quebec and New Brunswick The former has a slightly different situation to meet from that of the other provinces, owing to its Act af- fecting civil law. New Brunswick has legislation of a different character from that of Ontario's Securit Frauds Prevention Act, and it wil be continued, irrespective of wha! the other provinces do. While only six of the provinces are represented at the conference, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is- land have signified their willingness to accept the recommendations of the conference. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Orillia, Feb. 14,--Commenting on the fact that the Ontario gov- ernment has sent 25 hunters into Algonquin Park to kill off some of the wolves, William Cecil George, vice-president of the Orillia Board of Trade, advocates the opening of the park to deer hunters, Mr. George claims that the wolves are killing moro deer than would the hunters, and because hunters are not allowed there the park has be- Expresses Fear That Wolves Will Exterminate All Dee, come g preserve for wolves. Mr. George relates from 'his own ex- perience that when fishing in the park he came across scores of car- cases of deer done to death by wolves. Mr, George says keeping Algonquin Park as a preserve for deer has become gp failure, that there are more deer outside the park than there are'in, and if left alone much longer the wolves will exterminate all the deer in that entire section.