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"All the News While It Is News" py Ee ae 3 The Osh mua Daily Tones Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Published at rgd ie and publi Hotiaye. 'OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PAGES VOL. 6--NO. 44 FR A td 4 News in Brief (By Canadian Press) Portugal Revolt Dimed Lisbon, - Portugal.--Following closely on the heels of a laconic de- mial by the police that a revolution is threatening in Portugal, the Min- isters of the Interior and of War issued reassuring statements yes- terday which greatly relieved pub- lic anxiety. NM LJ Flames Threaten Liner Jersey City.--Flames that for a time threatened to destroy the S.8. Prseident Garfield - at. its Dollar Line dock here wera reported un- der control last night, The fire was confined to two hatches where 200 barrels of fuel oil and a large quan- tity of rubber were stpred. » * ¥ Aim to Postpone A ent Berlin.--The German: Cabinet yesterday resolved to keep the German-Polish claim liquidation agreement linked with the Young reparations plan for ratification by the Reich-stag. This action frus- trated efforts by the Peoples Party to induce the Government to sep- arate one from the other. - . . Delegation Nearly Broke Washington, -- Administration troubles over the London Naval Conference were increased yester- day by the discovery that the United States delegation has about used up its $200,000 appropria- tion for expenses, and by the latest and most violent attack yet made by Representative Fred A. Britten, chairman of the House Naval Af- fairs committee, » * - Replies in French Ottawa. --Hong Cairine MacKay Wilson, Canada's first woman Senator, will make her maiden speech in the Senate next Tuesday and it will be delivered in French. On Tuesday Mrs, Wilson, who is a fluent speaker in French, will sec- ond the reply to the Speech from the Throne in that tongue. * * * Gets Warm Weather Boston.----Borne on the wings of a southwest breeze, unseasonably warm weather lent a touch of Spring te Boston and New Eng- land gererally yesterday as official temperature records of 'over a half-century went into the discard. This city was probably the warm: est with a maximum reading of 68 degrees at 3 o'clock. Thermometers here registered one below zero on Monday. Ll LJ LJ Takes Poison for Water Vancouver.--Hugh Chester Bell, youthful chemist, mistook 'a glass of poison for water in his office, drank it down, and died a few minutes la- ter. He.was an Oxford University graduate, had arrived in Vancouver 18 months ago, from England. Business Women Better Mothers Montreal.--Women who have had husiness or professional training be- fore marriage and have learned to do things in a systematic way, are bringing up their {Nidan on definite principles, Dr. A. B. Chandler, medi- cal director of the Child Welfare Association told the Women's League here recently. He urged the advantages of the natural feeding, which should not be neglected by the mother in the rush of modern life. * LJ May Be "Wild Rose" Province Edmonton, Alta--If the Provincial Legislature agrees to the proposals contained in a bill by Hon, Perren Baker, the wild rose is henceforth to be Alberta's provincial emblem, , Mr. Baker's bill is printed and has re- ceived first reading in the house. Adoption of a floral emblem for the province will not change the provin- cial coat of arms. Oshawa Out Of Bonspiel The only surviving Oshawa rink, was eliminated from the Toronto Bonspiel today, when Dr. F. L. Henry's rink was de- feated in the fifth round of the Wrigley Trophy, by a rink from Barrie, skipped by Rev. J. S. Shortt, The score was 12 to 4. Dr. Henry's rink was the last Oshawa rink to be eliminated. eter: Wounds Helper ve 3 With Gun Shot (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kingston, Ont., 'Feb, 21--Irvine Snider, 48, was arrested by provin- cial police at Odessa late yesterday, charged with wounding a helper, William Gordon, 65. Gordon w&% helping Snider to load hay when the latter is alleged to have pulled a revolver from his pocket and fired three shots, one grazing Gordon's neck. He was taken to Napanee and will appear before Magistrate Graham, , WEATHER The weather was fair today in ail provinces. It is slightly colder in . morthern Ontario. while elswehere, it is unusual. Iv mild. Pressure is low over the western provinces and middle western states and high over the Pacific and enntheastern states. Forecasts--Lower Lake Re- gion, southwesterly winds, fair and continued mild today and Saturday. Georgian Bay: Fair with stationary or slightly low- er temperature and Saturday. i NFERENCE CALLED ON WHEAT POOL Wheat Scores Remarkable Advance French Government Crisis. Over For The Present PREMIER CHAUTEMPS OF FRANCE SUCCESSFUL IN FORMATION OF CABINET Cabinet List Was Completed Late This Afternoon and Presented to President Doumergue . TARDIEU MINISTERS DECLINE NEW POSTS Fear Is Expressed That New Government Will Last Only Long Enough To Be Voted Down in Chamber (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Feb, 21.--Camille Chautemps, leader of the Ra- dical Socialists, today definite~ ly completed a cabinet to suc- ceed the defeated Tardieu ministry and this evening called upon President Dou- mergue and took charge of the affairs of France. : Paris, Feb. 2l.--Camille Chau- temps, seeking to form a new French government, said at 440 p.m. today that his cabinet was virtually copsti- tuted except for some possible min- or changes, and said the official list would be communicated later in the day. Chautemps and his colleagues are expected to call on President Doumergue at 6 p.m. A full' cabinet had been formed with the exception of a few of the under-secretarial positions but plans were upset by retiring premier Tar- dieu's party, The "Republicans of the left," who refused to support the pro- jected new government by a vote of 20 against 3. The premier-designate therefore, had to make some last minute swit- Pierre Etienne Flandin, minister of commerce, and M. Ricolfi, minister ches. He went to the Elysee Palace cois Pietri, minister of colonies; at noon and spent a half hour with the president, announcing afterward that he would have a cabinet form- ed later in the day. There was wide: spread feeling that if Chautemps should present a ministry to presid- ent Doumergue during the day it would last only long enough to be voted down in the chamber of depu- ties when the ministerial declaration is read. Working through the night Chau- temps had announced the list of ca- hree of the projected cabinet, Fran- binet appointees. Five portfolios in the new govern- ment were allowed the men who held them in the preceding ministry headed by Tardieu, who resigned on Monday after an adverse vote in the chamber on a trivial budgetary item. These five posts were affairs, held by Aristide Briand; bor, Louis Loucher; Colonies, Francois Pietri; Commerce, Pierre Etienne Flandin; Air, Laurent-Eynac. The cabinet list as announced fol- lows: Premier and Minister of In- terior, Camille Chautemps. Foreign Affairs, Aristide Briand. Justice, Jul- es Steeg. Marine, Albert Sarraut. War, Rene Besnard. Labor, Louis Loucher. Finances, Charles Dumont, or M. Lamonreux, Education, Edou- ard Daiudier. Commerce, Pierre Etienne Flandin, Public Works, Jean Durand. Agriculture, M. Queille. Co- lonies, Francois Pietri. Merchant Marine, M. Daniclou. Pensions, M, Ricolfi. This list, however, had to be sub- jected to changes when M. Ricolfi, M. Pietri and M. Flandin refused to take office in the new cabinet. Melbourne.--Sir Benjamin Fuller, owner of $15,000,000 worth of legiti- mate and vaudeville theatres in Aus theatres owned by Fuller's Ltd. for theatrse owned by Fuller's, Ltd, for "talkies" because "apparently the SIR ESME HOWARD SAYS FAREWELL TO UNITED STATES British Ambassador Guest of New York Pilgrims Last Night PARTY SAILS TONIGHT Has Confidence of Future Anglo-American Good ' Relations (By Ken Clark Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) New York, N.Y, Feb. 21. -- Sir Esme Howard, the retiring British Ambassador, bade farewell to the New York pilgrims last night and tonight he sails for England wherd he will address the pilgrims of old London. His message delivered to states- men, men of letters and captain of industry and finance in the ballroom of the Plaza hotel was one of con- fidence in the present and future of Anglo-American relations, "I wish you good-bye," he said, "with gratefulness in my heart for all you and your countrymen have done for me with many happy mem- ories of good days spent over here, and with full confidence that the future relations of our countries will move in a spirit of friendship and understanding so firmly founded that it will be takes for granted and need never be mentioned or discussed." Sir Esme Howard introduced to the Pilgirms and their ladies, who ac- cording to custom entered the ball- room after dinner and sat in the box- es-about the floor, "y Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, president of Columbia University. Dr. Butler took advantage of the occasion in bidding farewell to the British ambassador to warn (Continued on Page 3) Radio Leaders 'Met in Toronto To Place Views on Report of Commission Before Parliament (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Feb. 21.--Suggestions contained in a report composed by a royal commission, headed by Sir John Aird, to investigate broad- casting problems in Canada, did not completely solve these prob- lems, it was decided at a meeting of the Canadian Association of broadcasters here today. The meeting authorized their board of directors to present the views of the association to the parliament- ary committee, which will be con- sidering and revising the expected bill embodying the Aird report and were requested to formulate a pol- fcy program which will combine the better features of the Aird re- port with the advantages of a pri- vate ownership of stations under proper and efficient government, supervision. Radio stations at Calgary, Bran- don, Winnipeg, Midland, Chatham, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Mont. real, and Summerside, P.E.I., were people no longer want flesh and blood shows." represented. British Art Sensation Over House of Lords Paintings (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb, 21.--What may de- velop into one of the greatest art sensations England has known in many years was hinted ir the Dally Mail today. 'The paper said it un- derstood that the royal commission of fine arts was not satisfied that the huge mural painting which Frank Brangwyn, Royal Academ!- clan, has been doing for the house of lords is suitable for its sur- wide, has been working three years on this picture for the royal gall- ery of the house of lords. He has another three years' work to do. Five sections of the painting were put in place recently and the royal commission ' viewed them. The commission .has prepared a re- port which thus far has not been published but the Mail understands that the commission disapproved although .it did not make any re- flection. on the artistic merits of roundings. Brangwyn, whose fame is world the work, . PRINCE OF WALES IN SOUTH AFRICA PRINCE GREETED IN CAPE T The photograph here shows the Prince of Wales, with his host and hostess during his stay at Cape Town, South Africa, before continu- OWN PRIOR TO JUNGLE HUNT ing to the African jungles for an extended hunting trip. LEFT TO RIGHT--the Prince, Countess of Athlone, Lady May Cambridge and the Earle of Athlone. Youth Saved From Gallows By Reprieve Last Minute Respite Given in Order to Test Mentality (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Prince Albert, Sask., Feb, 21.-- Seventeen-year-old John Pasowes- ty, sentenced to hang today for the murder of his father, is calm and unruffled on the day that was to have brought him to death, The young farm lad has been reprieved by the Department of Justice un- til March 7. Anhouncement of the reprieve was made without any sign of emo- tion. It is expected a survey of Pasowesty's mental status will be made and the results forwarded to Ottawa, He had already been the object of examination by experts on diseases of the mind. Aeccord- ing to alienists who examined Pas- owesty for the defence, he posses. ses the mentality of a child of nine or ten years. Pasowesty was found guilty on November 22, of the murder of his father on August 1, following a trial at Wynward, Sask. Listowel Man Facing Trial Agent for Hubbs' Real Es- ~ tate Firm in Court Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Stratford, Ont, Feb, 21.--J. Cecil Hamilton, former Listowel lawyer and former agent there for Hubbs & Hubbs, Toronto real estate brokers, appeared in court hero today before Judge James L. Kil- 'loran, but his election on 19 charges of false pretenses was post- poned until March 3. Hamilton was unable to have his bondsmen present and there was an argument as to whether or not bail would have to be re- newed when he elected. Judge Kil- Joran announced that it woula and J. C, Makins, K.C., wi Top. resented Hamilton asked to have it reduced from $50,000 to $26,000. Crown Attorney H. B. Morphy did not give his consent, but stated that ho would advise defense coun- sel within a few days, Canucks Like It "Straight" St. Catharines, Feb, 21.--Citi~ zens of Niagara-on-the-Lake rise to complain over the strictly Am- erican habit of pouring liquor into the Niagara river. On one day, United States cus- toms officers dumped 10,000 gal- lons of seized contraband to the river above the falls. and the town's drinking water being taken from the river, some citizens dis- like the thought of liquor in the water supply, although the intake is passed through an efficient fil- tration plant, On the other hand, there is no confirmation of rumors to the ef- fect that a certain section of the town's population objects to this very efficiency in the filtration plant, WHEAT PRICE JUMPS AGAIN AT WINNIPEG Unexpected Strength Liverpool Halts Decline in Quotations Winnipeg, Man, Feb, 21.--Wheat prices surged upward on the Winni- peg Grain Exchange today after more than a week of drastic decline. Ad- vances at the opening, based on un- expected strength at Liverpool and repts of substantial over night ex- ports, were as much as 4 1-8 cents per bushel. Heavy trading marked the carly portion of the session. July wheat showed the most pro- nounced jump, up 3 to 4 1-8 cents, at 'at $1.19 to $1.20 3-8. October was 2 5-8 to 3-18 cents ahead of yesterdays close at $1.21 to $1,21 1-2. Advance of 1 5-8 to 3 144 cents was register- ed in the May future, quoted at $1.16 to $1.17 5-8. Instead of showing a decline in sympathy with pains break at Winnipeg. Liverpool's early quotations were up more than two pence. : MRS. P. WOODCOCK DIES IN BELLEVILLE Brockville, Ont., Feb, 21.--Mrs. P. Dealtry Woodcock, widow of the Venerable Archdeacon P, try Woodcock, died at her hi Seeks Reduction On Auto Tariff Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 21.--Reduction in the tariff on automobiles and mo- tor trucks is advocated in a proposed resolution placed on the order pa- per of the house by B. W, Fansher, (Prog., Lambton East). Brief in text, the propcsal reads: "That, 1» tbe cp- inion of this House, the tariff on automobiles and motor trucks shculd be reduced." PLEAD GUILTY T0 LIQUOR SHUGELING Men Sentenced in Connec- tion With Smuggling by Mule Train (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Spokane, Wash, Feb. 21.--Two men accused of conspiracy to bring liquor from Canada to the United States by means of mule pack trains entered pleas of guilty to the char- ges in Federal court yesterday. The men, Roy Critzer, and Jess Cummins, were sentenced to McNeil Island pri- son to serve a year and a day each. Twenty-three other defendants, in- cluding one woman, were named in the indictments, and will go on trial at Federal court here Monday. i The indictments alleged that three separate rum rings brought . thous- ands of dollars worth of liquor into northwest cities from Canada, haul- ing it in on mule back. Sturgeon Falls.--Alleged to have fired several rifle shots at his wife and his son George, Frank St. Dennis, 60-year-old half-breed at Frank's Bay in the Parry Sound district, is in jail here under a charge of attempted murder, Chicago Will Have Money to Pay Salaries Financial Aid To Large Amount Is Now Assured Chicago, Feb, 21.--Slow in gain- ing momentum, financial relief of Chicago and Cook County assumed proportions of a landslide today. The $74,000,000 necessary to tide over the local government's during the crisis has been assured. As soon as the first of the millions is poured into the trust organized to purchase tax warrants, the pay- off parade will begin. Departments have already pre- pared the cheques for the long un- paid employees. In some quarters it was believed possible that part of these could be distributed to- morrow, but bankers held out lit- tle hope that the payoff could be made before Tuesday. To date, $1,805,000 is due to the 43,000 or so school teachers, nurses, milk inspectors, policemen, firemen, .and other employecs. To meet this, warrants of that amount will be purchased by the relief trust. As fast as more millions are needed, additional warrants will be purchased. Crown Seeking Stitt Sentence Attorney-General Takes a Hand in Case of Assault on Girl (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Feb. 21.--Because he considered the sentence of the court to be too light, Attorney General W. H. Price will lay ad- ditional charges against Charles Rockefeller of Port Rowan who was sentenced to one year in the Ontario Reformatory for an of- fence against a 15-year-old girl, he announced this afternoon, The original charge was laid un- der a section of the criminal code, which only permitted a senten of two years, ' Col, Price said today that the man should have been charged un- der a section which permitted of a heavier sentence and that he would "Jay 'additional charges here today after a lengthy illness, which carry a - penitentiary sen- and nine days after the death of tence of from 14 years to life to- her husband, gether with the lash, » LORD WESTBURY SUICIDES OVER PHARAOR'S CURSE Falls From Bathroom Win- dow on Seventh Floor to Glass Verandah WORRIES OVER SON Rich and Bethell Was Con- nected With Discovery of King Tut's Tomb (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb. 21.--Lord West- bury, 78 years old, died today un- der rather tragic circumstances. He died after months of worry over Pharash's curse and the recent death of his son. Lord Westbury, who is the third baron of his name and who had been {ll for some time, went to his bathroom in his flat at St. James' Court. In some manner he fell through the window on the seventh floor and crashed through the glass veranda to the steps more than a hundred feet below him. In falling he knocked down a woman who had to be sent to a hospital suffering from shock and glass cuts. Lord Westbury was dead when he was picked up. At an inquest into Westbury's death, this forenoon a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was rendered. Lord Westbury for months had worried over the strange circum- stances of the death of his son, Richard Bethell, 46, who was sec- retary to Howard Carter, whose investigations in Egypt disclosed the treasures of ancient Tut-Ankh- Amen. Bethel"s death, while apparently from natural causes, revived dis- cussion of the superstition of a curse upon meddlers with the tombs of Pharaohs. HI3 was the tenth death among people concern- ed with the exploration of Tut- Ankh-Amen's sepulchre. Carter, (Continued on Page 3) Urges Canal Development Toronto Member Asks House to Negotiate With U.S. Government (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Ont., Feb. 21.--Immedi- ate action for the carrying out of the St. Lawrence waterway pro- posal is urged by T. L. Church, (Cons, Toronto Northwest). Mr. Church in a proposed resolution to be discussed in the House of Commons this session advocates that "immediate action should be taken, without further unnessary delays, to enter into a treaty with the government of the United States for the immediate develop- ment and generation of water power on the St. Lawrence River, and its deepening and development in the interests of navigation, and that a great St. Lawrence water- way is an immediate and economic necessity for the welfare and best interests of Canada." In this proposal, he 'asks the House to support the view 'that the government should undertake the construction and operation of this canal as a public undertaking itself and the power incident here- in should be developed and gener- ated at a cost by the government for the people under public owner- ship and not alienated to private interests for gain or exported for use outside of Canada." WESTERN PREMIERS WILL MEET OFFICIALS OF POOL T0 DISCUSS GUARANTEES | Governments Wish To Sat. isfy Themselves That There Has Been No Gambling With Canadian Wheat Crop POOL OFFICIALS TO JOIN IN CONFERENCE Premier Brownlee of Alberta Says There Is No Cause for Aarm, But Tlhat Security for Loans May be Sought (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Feb, 21.--Officials of Canadian wheat pools will meet in Regina tomorrow with premiers of the prairie provinces to discuss the government's guarantee of the 15 per cent loan margin required by the pools' banks. George Mclvor, general sales manager of the Cana« dian Wheat Pro' who will be pres ent at the rence, refu 0 make any statement today regard ing the meeting. Any comment from pool officials, it was intimated at Winnipeg to- day, will be made at the Regina session. Until that time, they have no intention of making a statement on the situation. It is understood Henry Wise Wood, president of the Alberta Wheat Pool, will be pres ent but no decision has been reach ed that Colin H. Burnell, president of the Manitcha Wheat Pool, will be at the meeting. A. J. McPhail, who is president of both the Sas- katchewan Wheat Pool and the Canadian body, 18 at present sails ing toward Canada after a visit 1 England and Europe. nlp -- Leaves for Conference Edmonton, Alta, -- Bound for 8 conference in Regina, Saturday, at which premiers of the three prairie provinces will discuss the Canadian wheat marketing situation and the financial guarantees to the wheat, pool which the governments may possibly be called upon to imple ment, Premier J, E. Brownlee left Edmonton last night. "If the provincial guarantees arg necessary to support the wheat pool, the prairie provinces may in turn demand some security from the pool." Mr, Brownlee stated, prior to his departure. At Regina the Alberta premier will meet Premier John Bracken of Manitoba, and Premier J, T. M. Anderson of Saskatchewan, It is the intention of the three prairie prime ministers also to discuss with wheat pool officials the mar- keting situation as it stands today. Before provincial guarantees are given in the event of their being called upon, the Alberta govern- ment will wish to satisfy itself that the pool officials have been cons ducting orderly marketing of their wheat gfid that they have not, as has been charged in certain quar- ters in England, 'been gambling with Canada's crop on the wheat markets of the world." "There is no cause for alarm than there was before this confer- ence was planned." Mr. Brownlee said, "We are simply meeting to take a careful look over the situa- tion to assure ourselves that the pool has been conducting orderly marketing and to insist upon secu< rity from the pool in the unlikely event of the provinces being called apon to implement their guaran+ ee.' Will Spend Nine Millions in West (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Feb. 21.--Nine mill« fon dollars will be spent on branch line construction by the Canadian National Railways in Western Can- ada this year, the western vices president, A. E. Warren, announce ed here today. This is exclusive of the Hudson Bay Railway and does not include any expenditure for betterments or new works on lines now in operation. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, Feb. 21.--Millions "for prosecution; not one cent for trib- ute" the answer of Chicago busi: nes stoday to the encroachments of the gangster and the racketeer. Revelation of the anti-crime pro- gram prepared by Col. Robert Is- ham Randolph, president of the Chicago Association of Commerce, and his "secret committee of six," disclosed that an organization of investigators, indictment experts Chicago's Anti-Crime Move Proceeding on Large Scale and special prosecutors will be us« ed to aid police to route the bombs er, racketeer, extortionist and gangster. : The program will be financed by the millions that racketeers have heretofore squeezed from business men by threats of bombing and abe duction. Randolph's committee moned for a conference to: swing the program into ht Ss sum« to