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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. 39 Pyblished at: Oshawa, Ou Out. Connde da Bray OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy SIXTEEN PAGES News in Brief (By Canadians Press) | Bt Robbed Newsboys' Boxes Toronto.--~Three = youths, having pleaded guilty in Magistrate Jones' court on Thursday, Feb. 13, to rob- bing newspaper boxes on the street corners, have been given six months' suspended sentence. ; Charged With Breaking Toronto--Charged with breaking into the premises of the National Ir- on Works, Eastern Avenue, Fred Kendrick, 'aged 17, was arrested at home, Queen street east, late yes- terday afternoon by Detective Mos- her and taken to East Dundas po- lice station. ae a Wanted for Murder Detroit--The bandit slain Thurs- day night while attempting a hold-up of the main office of the Western Union here was identified as Ray- mond O'Loughlin alias Hickey, - 30, wanted by Chicago police for mur- der. The identification' was made by means of finger prints. Ice Unusually Thick Sault Ste. Marie. Marine men here are not optimistic regarding an early opening of navigation this year, The ice in the river is unusually heavy, so thick that teams and autos drive to the Michigan Soo. * Gems Stolen Oklahoma City.--A trunk belong- ing to a New York jewelry salesman and containing diamonds said to be worth $150,000 was stolen from an alley behind one of the city's leading hotels, Ed * * Ice Bridge Breaks Sarnia.--When the ice bridge at the entrance to Lake Huron broke last night it released floes of solid ice which this morning jammed the river between Sarnia and Port Hu- orn, causing great difficulty for fer- ries, 0m ow Minister Inducted Port Hope.--Rev. R. Bertram Nel- les, of Westmount, Que., formerly of Toronto, was inducted into the pas- torate of St. Paul's Presbyterian church here last night before a large turnout of the congregation. Heron Youth Honored Beleville--At the Bell Buliding here last night, a scroll was presented to Everett Sargeant, an employe, for his bravery in rescuin' Wililam Penny from a burning truck near Pointanne fast Summer, * Given $5000 Damages Kitchener.--George Lang, Jr. was awarded $5000 damages by the Su- preme Court here in his action for $15,000 against H. Walker and A. Stewart of Guelph. The suit arose out of a motor car collision on Sept. 11. * * Miraculous Escape Edmonton. --Missing from his home at Smithers, B.C, for 17 hours, 2- year-old Allen Foreman was found by a train crew after a locomotive and six cars had passed over his body. Mirasculously, he escaped uinjured as he lay between the tracks. * % Frozen to Death Maidstone, Sask.--Mrs. T. H. Krafts was found frozen to death in her poverty-stricken home 15 miles north of here yesterday. The woman's six children were found huddled a- bout the mother's body, but alive. * * % % Discuss Veterans' Problems Ottawa.--Senate appointments were not considered at yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet, Premier Mackenzie King announced last evening. The Prime Minister said that the long sitting had been spent in discussion of measures in respect to war Yyeiorans, Struck by Street Car Windsor.--John Gowie Watson, 79 years old, of Sandwich, is in Grace Hospital suffering from concussion and possible fracture of 'the skull and other severe head in- juries as a result of being struck by a. street ear. " Brothers Killed Jena, La.--Two brothers, Lamar Whatley, aged 19, and Grady What- ley, aged 22, were killed when the aeroplane in which they were pas- gengers crashed near here. W. K. Davidson, the pilot of the plane, was badly burned, but is expected to recover. '. - Commissioner Dies 'Washington.--Fred T. Dubois, the first Senator from Idaho, and a member of the United States sec- tion of the International Joint Com- mission, died of pneumonia at his home. . " . Scarlet Fever Ottawa.--Sixteen new cases of mild scarlet fever reported during the last' 24 hours brought the to- tal cases in the capital up to 163. The Isolation Hospital is taxed to capacity and more than two score of the sufferers are being treated in their homes. ' Accused of Theft Burlington.--Lying {ll in his home, Leonard Sykes, Burlington town clerk. is a bonded prisoner, accused of the theft of nearly $10. 000 from the municipal funds of which he had charge. WEATHER Forecasts: Lower Lake Region Fair and cold tonirht and part of Sunday; then moderating. Geor- gian Bor: Mostly fair and decid- edly ccid tonight and part of Sun- day, moderating. 2 Telephone held RUSSIAN WHEAT SUPPLY QJESTIONED Three Lives Are Lost in Fire N ear Owen S ound Police Arrest Suspects in Winona Murder Mystery Father Went to Barn After Lighting Fire in Stove, and Returned to Find House in Flames ALARM WAS GIVEN HIM BY HIS DOG Mother Jumped From Bed- room Window, and Char- red Remains Were Later | Found in Woodshed. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Owen Sound, Feb. 15--Mrs. Roy Lonsway and two children were burn- ed to death when their home in Mel- chanthon township was partly destroy ed by fire at an early hour today. Mr, Lonsway was up early and built a fire in the kitchen stove, then going to the barn to prepare for a trip to Dundale ,three miles away. Not until the dog came to the barn badly burn- ed was he aware that his house was on fire. He reached the house too late to save his wife and children, although the house was saved from total de- struction. An inquest will likely be Terrified by the rapidly spread- ing blaze and her clothing already a mass of flames, Mrs. Lonsway ap- ybarenlty jumped from a bedroom window into a snowbank and rush- ed to the woodshed, where the charred remains were later discov- ered. The bodies of the children, Arthur, aged five, and Emily aged two, were found in their bedroom where they were sleeping when the fire broke out. Dr. N. Martin. of Dundalk, has ordered an inquest to be held. Noted Agriculturist Passes at Ot'awa (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 15.--Frederick H. Grindley, secretary of the Cana- dian Society of Technical Agricul- turists, and editor of Scientific Ag- riculture, died at his residence here early today. A severe illness two months'ago resulted in Mr. Grindley's confinment to hospital for some time, but he seemed well on his way to recovery when a fatal attack of pleurisy was suffer- ed. He was 40 years of age. BROCKVILLE SELLS DEBENTURE ISSUE (By Canadian Prete Leased Wire) Brockville, Feb. 15.--A $160,- 000 issue of town of Brockville debentures has been sold to the Dominion Securities Corporation at 97.38. The issue covers the cost of construction of the Collegiate In- stitue and of building pavements and other public works. Alberta's Net Debt Edmonton.--The net public debt of the Province of Alberta stands at $101,661,241, . according to a statement made in the legislature by Hon. R. G. Reid, provincial treasurer. ' Severe Earthquake Shock in Europe Athens, Feb, 15.--A severe earthquake last night at Candida, Crete, plunged that city into dark- nses, No lives were iost but the in- habitants, remembering the great shock of 1926, were panic-stricken. The quake was felt distinctly in Athens but its epicentre was in northern Crete. MOTHER AND TWO CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH RESULT OF BLAZE IN FARM HOUSE BALDWIN SAYS TARIFF TRUCE 1S BLIND FOLLY Claims Suloguardivg of In! dustries Necessary In Britain (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Belfast, Northern Ireland, Feb. 15.--'"An act of blind folly," was Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin's de- scription of the movément for a tariff truce in Europe, He was speaking before the Ulster Union ist and Labor Association of Bel- fast last night on what he called | "a socialist attemp to make what they call a triff truce with Europ- ean nations." The leader ®f the British Con- servative party expressed the be- lief the day was coming when light would dawn in Great Britain and the people would fight to secure fair employment. "It is clear to me that the only way in which we can look after our own indus- tries is. by employing freely and liberally those methods of safe- guarding which we found in the few instances in which we tried them, such successes both' as re- gards output and as regards la- bor,' he declared... ..; Detroit Bandit Robs Hospital Daring Robber Escapes With Payroll of $5,000 iy (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Detroit, Feb. 15.--A robber held up the cashier's office in Provid- ence hospital today and escaped with a payroll of $5,000, A num- ber of nurses, other hospital em- ployees and several carpenters and painters who had been doing re- pair work in the hospital were lined up before thee cashier's cage receiving wages. The robber who was dressed in workman's clothing, was in the linuep when he reached fhe cage. he seize a box containing pay en- velopes and after a struggle with Sister Rasario, the cashier, ran from the building. The bandit did not draw a gun although one of the sisters sald she saw a weapon in his pocket. B.C. IS KEEN FOR LACROSSE CUP (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Vancouver, Feb, 15.--British Columbia will make a determined bid in 1930 to bring back the Mann Cup, emblematic of Canadian Amateur Lacrosse supremacy, which was taken east last season by Oshawa, Ont. A meeting of senior players, officials, supporters and 'business men of the province, interested in the welfare of Can- ada's national game, which made a noticeable recovery last season, hag been called for February 19 here. Organization plans for the season will be discussed. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Feb, 15-~Judge L. St. G. Stubbs, of the Eastern Judical District Surrogate Court, has re- fused to send to the Attorney- Gen- eral's Department of Manitoba the documents and exhibits file in con- nection with the litigation over the late Alexander MacDonald. Judge Stubbs, announcing his re- fusal, informed the department that if any examination of the material was to be made it would have to be done in the office of the Surrogate Court. He issued instruec- tions to the clerks of the court that the documents were not to be given to any party other than the court itsell Winnipeg Judge Defies Manitoba Attorney General The Attorney-General's Depart- ment was considered an investiga- tion into the case if the evidence warranted such a move, Mrs, Grace Anne Forlong, daugh- ter of Alexander MacDonald, has been granted letters of administra- tion of the $2,000,000 estate left by her father. In granting the letters of administration the Court of Appeal overruled a judgment by Judge Stubbs which refused Mrs, Forlong administration rights. Judge Stubbs maintains that the will by which the Court of Appeal granted the letters of administra- tion was a nullity, a. IS 72 TO-DAY Sie Joseph Flavell, Bart, Toronto hilanthropist and fairs, who observes his 72nd birth- born day today. Sir Joseph was : in in Peterboro and has resided Toronto continuously since 1887. | | pov figure in Dominion af- | Four Hamilton Men Arrested On Confession Hamilton Feb. 15.--After Mike Smith became very talkative in his cell at the local jail Chief Clark of Wentworth, David Green, Inspector Crocker and a squad of detectives and constables pounced upon four men today and placed them under arrest. on charges of vagrancy. Smith is being held on a charge of highway robbery but his' name has been linked by the police with the | slaying of John Iwantz at Winona | recently. Constable Green visited | Smith in his cell and found him in |a very communicative mood. "I hear I'm being mentioned in connection with that Wirona mur der," he is reported by the officer as saying. "Well, I wasn't the only fone that was there, There were 4 her men in the case." Then he proceeded to tell how | he and four others had motored to | inose and firally gone to Iwantz' house. He had entered and when | he saw trouble was. coming had gone to the cellar, "Then I heard a shot and the old man came tumbling down the stairs," the prisoner is quoted as saying. The men rounded up by the pol- ice are Martin Shawr, and Paul Henshchu 202 Hughson Street N., Mike Koftyniu, 9458 James St. N., and Joe Miculsy, 142 Beach road. They appeared before Magistrate Vance in county policec ourt today and were remanded for one week. Survivors Tell Graphic Story Crew of Wredked Steamer Had Some Terrible Experiences ot (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sydney, Feb, 15--Survivors from the British steamer, Norwich City, wrecked off uninhabited Gardner Is- land, one of the Phoenix group in the Pacific Ocean, told thrilling tales when they arrived here. The survivors said that as they rowed through the mountainous seas from their sinking vessel, sharks dash ed at the boats, bumping the bottoms and still returning to the attack when beaten off with oars. The men staggered ashore and col- lapsed on the beach, but, while rest- ing, found themselves surrounded by hordes of the immense crabs that in- fest this island. Reds Riot in Philadelphia Philadelphia, Feb. 15.--A crowd of about 200 men and women marched on city hall and were halt- ed in a skirmish with police on the north plaza of the building as sev- eral of them endeavored to force their way upstairs to the office of Mayor Harry A. Mackey. In the clash a score of marchers including several girls, were knotk- ed down; several policemen were tripped, some lost buttons from their uniforms, one marcher was hurt, and 17 persons, including 3 women, were arrested on charges of inciting to riof Ausiralia May Copy Canadian Wheat Pool Canberra, Australia, Feb. 15--All the State Governments and all the wheat growers' organizations will be presented at a conference with the Federal Government to be held at Canberra next Tuesday to discuss a definite scheme for the stabilization of the wheat industry in Australia. It is understood the plans include a Commonwealth wheat pool, and plans for bulk handling of the crops some- thing after the system of the Cana- dian Wheat Pool, though no details have been divulged. Japan Firm on Naval Policy At Conference Franco-Italian Party Becom- ing Most Serious Prob- lem to be Faced (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Tokyo, Feb. 15. --It is em- phasized here that Japan has no intention of giving up her claim for 70 per cent, of United States naval tonnage, That claim was not mentioned in the Japanese memor- andum published this week but comment in some quarters in- dicated a feeling that Japan was prepared to drop the claim. On the contrary, it is explained, the schedules given in the Japanese memorandum, and the note hand- ed Senator Reed of the United States delegation last Wednesday, are so framed as to give Japan exactly 70 per cent. of United States strength in total auxiliaries and In large eruisers. It was learned today from an unimpeachable source that figures previously quoted in the two alter- native schedules proposed to the United States delegation were only "substantially correct." The actual figures are: For the first schedule, United States: Large cruisers 180,000 tons; Japan 126,000 tons; United States, small cruisers, 146,000; {Continned on Page 2) ONLY ONE CHICAGO MURDER FRIDAY St. Valentine's Day Quiet In Comparison With Last Year Chicago, Feb. 15.--The St. Val- entine"s day crime news was con- siderably different this year than last. Seven were assassinated then; only one yesterday. Last night's victim was Anthony Lombardo, 85 years old, one time arrested as a purse snatcher, but with no apparent gang connections, His killing, however, was In the manner of the gang--he was put "on the spot" his body punctured with scores of shoteun slugs and at least one pistol bullet. Police said the man was a pettv thief who had attempted to branch into the more lucrative bootleg racket, with fatal results, Police were continuing their drive against known bad men and hoodlums, having made 479 ar- rests Friday, including, four gun toters. Uprising Quelled Paris.--The Ministry of the Col- onies has annouhced that French soldiers had put down the recent Communist agitation in Indo-China and that peace and quiet now pre- valled there. PRISON AND LASH FOR BOY BANDITS Three Sentenced to Seven Years for Cornwall Robberies Cornwall, Feb. 15--Seven years in Portsmouth Penitentiary, with 20 lashes, was the sentence imposed up- on each of three local youths in po- lice court yesterday when they were, charged with armed robbery. In ad- dition, each were imposed for shop- breaking. Two of the boys, Herman Laprade, 19, and Leo Dion, 16, were arrest- ed last night when police found them in the tobacco store of J. T. Law. John Dion, 17, said to have been the lookout man, escaped at the time but was apprehended yesterday. FILLS U. OF T. SENATE VACANCY Dr. J. B. Reynolds, former president of the Ontario Agricultural College Guelph, whose appointment to the Senate of the University of To- ronto, to fill out the four-year term of the late Dr. G. C. Creelman, was confirmed at a meeting of the Se- nate last night. Dr. Reynolds was born in Durham County and at- tended Oshawa High School. Payless Hope For Relief In Chicago Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago Feb. 15.--The parade of the payless quickened today to the | gestures of the rich. In court, evie- | tions of destitmie city empioyees were denied. In the conference chamber, those who control mii- lions prepared to listen to the pleas of those who want cash for the un- paid. The 'payless centred their hopes on today's meeting of Mayor Wil- liam Hale Thompson's committee and Silas H., Strawn and his group. However a new figure climbed aboard the debt-laden financial cart as it lumbered conference-ward. Samuel Insull, utility magnate, who is said to head a group of mil- lionaires ready to come to the aid of Strawn if Thompson's advisers enter into accord with the rescue group. Lewis E, Myers, Thompson's sel- ection as chairman of today's con- ference, foresaw an agreement, but blocking the path was an old stick. ler. Strawn has declared that cash will be loaned only for employes ot '"esgential departments," designat- ing the police, firemen and health department employees, Thompson was just as emphatic in demand- ingsthat all employees received full back pay and assurance of the same in the future. Expedition Is Returning Home (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, Feb. 15.--The New York American, in a copyrighted article today, says that Sir Hubert Wilkins has returned to his base at Deception Island after three weeks in the Antarctic ice. He and his personnel left immediately for Mentevidec on the steamship Hen- rik Ibsen. The Wilkins-Hearst expedition has completed its work for the year, Captain Wilkins reached his base only after a terrific battle with mountainous seas. He had been lost to radio commuication for two weeks, The return to the base was made in the whaler Wil- liam Socresbs. To Confer on Education (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Victoria, B.C., Feb. 15.--An in- ter-provincial conference, embrac- ing the whole Dominion, will be held shortly for the purpose of se- curing uniformity in educatiénal methods, it was announced in the British Columbia Legislature yes- terday by Hon. Joshua Hinchliffe, Minister of Education, when the desirability of joint action was sug- gested by L. A, Hanna, Liberal, Al- berni, during a debate on school matters, ' TORONTO UKRAINIAN GIVES GRAPHIC DETAILS OF PLAN USED TO DECEIVE WORLD SASKATCHEWAN TOWN WAS SAVED FROM TOTAL L033 Five Stores, However, Were Destroyed in Serious Blaze (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Raymore, Sask., Feb, 15.--A val- fant fight by citizens, assisted by farmer-folk and Indians = from a nearby reserve, saved the business and residential sections of Ray- more from destruction yesterday, but not before fire had swept through five buildings, causing an estimated loss of $30,000. Four hours, the flames raged sweeping from building to building, and soon the water supply gave out, and hose became frozen. Near- by towns were requested to send help, and a special train of water tanks, along with additional volun- teer fighters, was rushed from Les- tock, Sask. Coast Guards Are Persistent Stick on Trail of Fishing Schooner for Three Days (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Boston, Mass., Feb. 15.--For three days the United States coastguard patrol boat Agassiz trailed the Can- adian schooner Iron Head, Captain William James Buffett. The two cross ed trails off the Maine coast and the Agassiz kept right on the Iron Head's heels. When the Iron Head tacked, the Agassiz tacked, and when the fish- ermen hove to the coast guardsmen hove to. Yesterday the Tron Head tied up at the fish pier and the commander of the Agassiz lost no time in notifying deputy collector of the port Thomas F. Finnegan of his suspicions the car- go would not bear too-close inspec- tion, The customs squad was sent to the pier, sat stolidly by while the season's first cargo of herring was unloaded, and made preparation to return today to see the rest of the cargo out of the hold. SOVIET RELEASES CHINESE TROOPS Secures Pledge That They| Will Never Fight Against | Soviet (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Vladivostok, Feb. 15.--More than two thousand Chinese soldiers and officers captured by the Red Army during the guerilla warfare along the Russo-Chinese frontier recently were released and allow- ed to return to Chinese territory. On the border the Chinese sol- diers were given a farewell bath and a clean set of underwear by the Russians. At a meeting held at Groedekovo station before the train departed for Manchuria, the Chinese soldiers unanimously pledged themselves never again to fight against the Soviet Union. The officers, however, withheld from such"an act. Belief Expressed That Ship. ments to Markets Are "Front Window Show" at Expense of Starving People. GRAIN GROWN LAST YEAR CONFISCATED Rev. Paul Crath of Toronto Tells of Measures Adopt ed to Collect Grain From Peasants. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Feb, 15.--*"Russia was reported to have cleared large ship- ments of wheat." That is quoted from a Winnipeg wheat market re- port yesterday, Over the whole world wheat situation, obscure enough as it is, hangs the shadow of that unknown quanity--Rus« sian wheat exports. Are these Rus- sian wheat exports just 'front wine dow stuff" at expense of a starving population and must Russia be shortly in the market for seed wheat? These questions are asked in the following article by Rev. Paul Crath on the staff here of the Church of All Nations, United Church of Canada, He is an Ukran- ian and took part as a student in Kieff University in the Russian re- volution of 1908, fleeing for his life to Austria, where he finished his education at Lemberg Univer- sity. Quite recently he has been back among his own people and maintains a close correspondence. The Ukraine is the breadbasket of Russia; and {its people, the Don Cossacks, put up the last fight against Bolshevik Russia, "The Baltic States grain mar- kets," writes Mr. Crath, "recently were surprized by the appearance there of a couple of million bushels of Russian wheat thrown in there by the Bolshevik trading agency. It caused a fall in prices, not only there, but in Great Britain and created a sensation in the Winni- peg Grain Exchange, for if Russian secret grain stocks have been under-estimated, then prices will go down instead of up. "First of all let us ask, is there in Russia a secret grain stock? Is not the appearance of Russian grain European markets only a Bolshevik camouflage to hide the truth that in Russia the entire pop- ulation, rural as well as urban, is famishing if net starving, or may be the urgent need of cash to pay for materials pressed them to tear off the last piece of bread from the mouths of workers' and peasants' children?--or is it 'showing off,* so peculiar to the Russian psycho- logy. "There is no doubt that the Bol- shevik government, making ready for war with China and for domes tic needs, collected grain forcibly all over the union until now the peasants as well as the great com- munal farms have not enough seed left for spring work. As is now the {Continued on Page 2) Appeal to League Athens.--The Holy Synod of tha Greek Orthodox Church today sent messages to the League of Nations asking that body to inter- vene to prevent persecution of Christians in Russia. Communis Plot Found in Athens Athens, Feb, "15--Police today res vealed an alleged Communist plot in this city by which Communists, act« ing it was charged under orders from Moscow and Vienna, itended to or- ganize disturbances February 28 and March 12, with a general strike ac- companying them. Five persons have been arrested they will be tried for high treason. Canade S Cenerdl Trade. . Was F avorable Last Year (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 15--Early analysis of Canada's foreign trade in 1929 indicting a healthy situation in re- spect. to '"'general". exports and im- ports has been substantiated by de- tailed figures issued by the Domin- fon Bureau of Statistics, These figures show that exports of com- modities other than wheat, wheat flour and coarse grains, amounted to $859,236,283, an increase of $61,064,577, or 7.7 per cent, over the preceding year, An analysis of the imports of material for use in Canadian industries show proxi- mately 49 per cent. of such imports Imports of raw products for use in Canadian industries increased by $1,737,000 in 1929, while imports of semi-manufactured and fully manufactured articles for use in the industries showed deereases of $989,000 and $4,037,000, repec- tively. The aggregate value of building permits issued in the boom build- ing year of 1912 in 85 cities of the Dominion were exceeded by 4.7 per cent, in the same cities in 1929. Re- cords for 61 cities were first kept in 1920 when the vale tatalled $117,019,622, In 1928 the aggre- gate value of building permits was $234,944,549, representing an in- crease of 100 per cent. in nine years.