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"All the News While It Is News" The Oshawa Dail Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer iy dunes A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City VOL. 6--NO. 49 at Oshawa Ont. Published Canada Every Day Except Sundays and Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES A News in Brief (By canadian Press) . bs Quake Derails Train Athens.--An earthquake yester- day derailed 5 train near Volo, Thessaly. The engineer ang fige- man were injured. The town of V lo was not damaged. Ed LJ - Communists Trouble Settle Seattle, Wash.--Seattle police usd clubs, fists, mciorcycles ana automobiles to break up a parade of approximately 500 Radicals ana Communists whicli started in the south end of the downtown district about noon today. * LJ LJ Rebels Control City Santo Domingo.--Revolutionary forces last night were in complete control of this capital of the Dom inican Republic, with their com- mander, General Trujillo, quarter ed in Ozama Fort and with Presi- dent Horacio Vasquez a refugee in the U.S. legation. LJ - > Bullets Riddle Auto Detroit.--The staccato bark of gangsters' guns wrote the newest episod® in the bloody history of Detroit's underworld last night, when two-score bullets riddled the aytomobile of Alfonso E. Sirica, 31 years old, and sent him to Receiv- ing Hospital in a dying condition. LJ LJ LJ News Photo Finds Girl I Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--Jean Da- | mantino, the 15-year-old daughter | of Leo Damantino ot the Soo, who disappeared from home on Jan. 10, taking with her $75 belonging to her parents, has been located in Detroit through publication of a photo of her in a newspaper. * * LJ . Prince to Show Poultry Ottawa.--Word has been re- ceived that one of the feature at- tractions at the fourth world's poultry congress, being held in the Crystal Palace at London in July of this year, and one which is es sentially a Canadian feature, will be the private exhibit of the Prince of Wales. Charged With Theft Wayburn, Sask.--Charged with stealing five separate sums of money amounting te over $1,00J, Dr. R. M. Mitchell. former super- | intendent of the Meutal Hospital at Weyburn, was served with a sum- mons yesterday, returnablel at the Police Court," Weyburn, Friday, Feb. 28. * . LJ Hamilton Girl Guiity Buffalo.--Sally Joyce Richards, "so called" blonde bandit, former- 41ly of Hamilton, Ont., was found guilty on a charge of robbery first 'dogree yesterday afternoon by a Supreme Court jury, which took less than an hour to deliberate on her case. - . Caught in Machinery Welland.--William Easterbrook, 40, died in hospital yesterday af- ternoon one hour after his coat caught in the machinery at the Clarence E. Foss saw mills at Stop 17 near here, whirling him around and fracturing his: skull, Easter- brook leaves a wife and six child- ren. * * " Farmers Almost Reach Politics Saskatoon.---The narrow margin of nine votes last night barred United Farmers of Canada (Sask- atchewan scection) from declaring in favor of political action. In 470 ballots cast. a total of 305-- nine short of the required two- thirds vote--favored a constitu- tional amendment which would have paved the way for entry intc polities. * Nd Ld Detroit Also Has Its Bombs Detroit. --Officials of the Fed- eral Steel Corporation reported to police that bomb explosions had gent thousands of tons of sheet steel crashing through a wall of their plant at 8 a.m. yesterday. One workman was slightly injured while 20 others were forced to flee from the avalanche of steel. Of- ficials of the company said there had becn labor difficulties at the plant recently. The damage was estimated at $25,000, hel of d 8 Seamen Rewarded London.--The British Board ol Trade yesterday awarded pieces of (ea ;1ate in recognition of meritorious services in rescuing 213 survivors of the steamship Vestris, which foundered in the Atlantic on Nov. i2, 1928. The awards were mad to Captain S. F. Cummings, mas- = ter of the American Shipper; to the "a United States battlship Wyoming, to Captain Fernand Forey, master of the French steamer Myriam and to Captain Hermann von Thulen, master of the German steamer Ber- lin. Boy Unconscious 524 Hours, Alive (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ukiah, Cal, Feb. 27.--Northern California medical authorities are puz zled over the condition of John Har- vey, 14 year old Ukiah boy who to- lday had been unconscious 524 hours, after being struck by an automobile. Resort was made to food injections to provide nourishment. WEATHER High pressure with cold weather covers - the greater part of the Dominion. Snow- falls have occurred in the re- gion of the Great Lakes, while elsewhere the weather has been fair. Forecasts: Lower Lake Region and Georgian Bay: Moderate northerly winds: fair and cold tonight and Friday, ESTIMATES INTRODUGED IN COMMONS elp Is Sought For Burnt-Out Veterans GEORGE C. RODD SUCCUMBS T0 INJURIES SUSTAINED IN SUNDAYS in the Oshawa General Hospital - MOTHER WAS ALSO KILLED IN CRASH Grandmother of Mr. Rodd, Who Was Seriously Injur- ed in Accident, Is Now Expected to Recover Death brought release from suf- fering at an early hour this morn- ing to George Carmon, Rodd, aged 22, of Brooklin, the second victim of a fatal automobile crash which occurred on the Whitby-Lindsay highway, a half mile north of Brooklin last Sunday afternoon, when a 'car driven by Rodd crashed with a large sedan owned by W W. Free, of Lindsay. Mrs. George Rodd, mother of the young man, George C. Rodd died in Whitby from injuries which she received in the accident, while being rushed in an ambu- lance to the Oshawa General Hos- pital. The funeral of Mrs. Rodd was held vesterday afternoon at three o'clock and 10 hours later the son passed quietly away at the hospital here where he has been confined ever since the accident. He had sustained a terrible frac- ture of the skull and his condition was never regarded as hopeful. Mrs. Jane Read, of Highland creek, aged 87, the third occupant of the Rodd car is still in the hos- pital and on Tuesday it was found necessary to amputate her arm which had been badly injured. In spite of her advanced age her re- covery is expected. Mrs. Rodd is (Continued on Page 2) NO ANXIFTY FELT FOR MISSING FLYER British Aviator Flies to Prince of Wales Hunting Camp (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bairobi, Kenya Colony, British Bast Africa, Feb, 27--Campbell Black, British Air Force aviator, who left here yesterday in a Moth aeroplane to drop a message from Governor Sir Edward Grigg into the camp of the Prince of Wales at Selengai, has not returned. No anxiety is felt as yet inasmuch at it is believed the aviator found a landing place near the camp, where he is staying for the present. Sir Edward's message contained a request for a car to be sent from the royal camp to the river bank between here and Selengai to con- vey Sir Edward and Lady Grigg, Lord and Lady Delamere, and others who left Nairobi, by car to the royal camp at the prince's guests. There have been heavy rains since the prince left and it was be- lieved possible that the river might be so swollen that it would be impossible for the Nairobi cars to go across. "GERTAINLY', PRIME Cannot Go Pound Beyond MOTOR SMASH NAVAL AGREEMENT? MINISTER STATES Other Powers, Mac- donald Says (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb. 27.--Premier Mac- Donald, questioned in the House of Commons whether he expected to ar- rive at any international agreement for naval disarmament, today replied emphatically, "certainly." The premier told questioners ® that the policy of the British government at the Naval conference looked to the eventual disappearance of battle- ships. The premier, in his reiteration of the British stand, added, however, that this aim would have to be at- tained by international agreement. "We cannot go one pound of avoird- upois beyond what the other powers are prepared to do," he said. Cut Rate War Kills Three New York.--A cut-rate among wholesale ice dealers in Bronx, resulted in the fatal shooting of Gaetano Reina, who amassed $I1,- 000,000 in the last few years. Two other dealers already have lost their lives in the rate war, victims of rack- eteers, Difficult Task For M. lardieu French Premiey, Traying to Form Republican Union Cabinet (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Feb. 7.--Andre Tardieu, aid- ed by the veteran Raymond Poin- care, resumed today his efforts to form a new French government to solve the crisis initiated when his ministry was defeated on a trivial budgetary item Monday of last week and continued with refusal of tle Chamber to give a succeeding minis- try of Camille Chautemps a vote of confidence. There was every indication the task would be one of the most dir- ficult Mr. Tardieu has ever faced, with the lines drawn so clearly be- tween left and right that collabora- tion of the left with him will be very hard, if not impossible, to attain. Without that collaboration he will be forced to organibe a ministry of the centre and right céntre, such as that just defeated. The probable ma jority of such a ministry would not exceed twenty, too slim, most politi- cal observers clt, to satisfy either of the two who are constructing the new government. Mr, Tardieu himself stated his wish for a cabinet of "broad republican union where there will be a place for everybody and from which I would exclude nobody." His announcemert was made at about the same time the Radical So- cialists were meeting in the Cham- ber and deciding that they could not collaborate in a cabinet headed by Tardieu. They added that they would not object to holding office in a "con- centration" cabinet, in which M, Tar- dieu was a member, provided he did not hold the all-important portfolio of the interior. Judge's Credulity Taxed By Latest Scotch Story (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago, 11, Feb. 27.--~The creduilty of Judge Harry A. Lewis was taxed by the case of Johnson vs. Johnson, divorce, Mrs. Helen Grace Johnson testi- fied her husband, Arthur, was a Scotchman, that he refused her permission to use a vacuum clean: er because it vas too severe on the rugs; that he bought all "the food --~very carefully, and that he forced her to wear magnifying glasses at the table so the food would look like more. . "Surely," interposed the court at this point. "Ther a limit, you | know to credulity." "I am under oath," said 'Mrs. Jonson, "and I swear it." She sald there was one alarm clock for the whole family, When it rang in the morning sh3 had to rewind and reset it for othey embers of the femily. It 1s superfluous to state that no alimony was asked or offered. Second Victim of Auto Accident Died Early Today OFFERED POSITION DR. JOHN MacNEILL Who has been offered the position of principal of the faculty of theology and professor of practi. cal theology at McMaster Univer sity. Mr. MacNeill is minister of the Walmer Road Babtist Church, Toronto, To Be Buried in Land of Fame Los Angeles, Cal.--Mable Normand once the screen's most prominent comedienne, will be buried Friday in Southern California where she achie- ved fame, Lew Cody, film actor and Miss Normand's husband, announced today. Discuss Used Car imports Moore Asks What Justifica- tion There Is For Duty on U.S. Cars (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb. 27.--Changes in the customs tariff designed to prevent the Importation of used 'cars from the United States formed the subject of an application be- fore the Tariff Advisory board to- day. J. R. Dixon, of Ottawa, made the application. Imports of used cars, particu- larly in British Columbia, it was contended, had a seriously ad- verse effect on the market for cars in Canada. It reduced the value of cars and handicapped automobile owners in the disposal of their cars. There was no intention of pre- venting individuals from going to the United States and buying cars for their own use. The ob- ject was to impose an additional duty on used cars imported by dealers for re-sale and sold with- in one year. It was' {important, Mr. Divon said, to equalize the di'ference in nrices of need cars in Canada and the United States bv a higher duty, This world remove from dealers the incentive to dealers to import nsed cars in 'lar~e quantities, The applicant pointed out uvsea ra were offered for sale in the ited States, in manv cases at less than half what they could be enld at in Canada. 4 "If what vou sav is true." ask- ed W. H. Moore, chairman of the hoard. "what jvstifieation ia there for a dntv on ears at all? Think of the thonsands and thoneande of people who would like cars and ran not have them because of the hich price." Imnort of used cars would not greatly reduce the price, Mr. Dix- on said, because the dealer would make an exceptional profit. SUGGFSTS ETHER WAS ADULTERATED Vancouver Inspector Gives Views on Anaesthetic Deaths Vancouver, Feb. 27.--The '"cut- ting' of anaesthetic ether, after the menner which = bootleggers "cut" pre-war whiskey, may have been responsible for the, recent deaths in Toronto hospitals due to anaesthetics, It is suggested by John Cullen, senior inspector of food and drugs here for the Dom- inion Department of Health. "In my opinion," said Mr. Cul- len, "these cases have resulted from ether ,adulterated with per- oxide. During the war there was considerable adulteration of ether with peroxide in the United States and some of the stuff is probably still being sold." A CLAIM MADE FOR HELP T0 "BURNT-0UT" PROPOSALS OF LEGION "PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT Legion Program Asks For Allowances for Broken- Down Men (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 27.--The legislative | proposals of the Canadian Legion | covering the needs of the "burnt out" or "broken down" veterans of the great war, who are wholly or in part non-pens:onable, recog- nize the fact that the Department of Pensions' officials have been making an exhaustive study of the question, but have not as yet put forward any specific. remedial schemes. The Legion, therefore, has presented its legislative recom- mendations to the government as follows: "That to men with dependents, there be made a living allowance. ""That for men without depend- ents, provisions be made for their care and maintenange." These two clauses cover the Le- gion's requests, but Legion head- quarters believes they will be ef fective. The Legion, however, has added certain qualifying clauses, largely in an effort to show it de- sires to be fair and reasonable in all its requests, and it wishes to co-operate to prevent any abuses of whatever remedial legislation may be enacted at the present session ag the result of its representations, Qualifying Clauses The first qualification is hat the benefits of this legislati be available only to men who, by reason of age or disability. wholly or in part non-pensionable, are-now in nccessitous circumstances and unemployable in any available la bog market. The Legion inserted this clause as a result of the deci- sion of the last Dominfon conven- tion of the Lezion at Regina, to the effect that its work should be concentrated on securing relief for the disabled and broken-dowwn men, and that those in good health should be willing to make sacrifices for the sake of their less fortun- ate comrades. The second qualifying clause that these benefits be restricted (Continued on Page 2) Wheat Values Rise Sharply Buying by U.S. Government Agencies Affects the Market (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Chicago. I11,, Feb, 27.--Values moved up strongly in the wheat f 'ures pit today, stimulated by activities of the Goverpment Co- Operative agencies. Final quota- tions, showing gains of 23 to 3% cents a bushel over yesterday's fin- ish, stood near the tcp level of the day, Acknowledgement by the farm board that the Grains Stabilization Corporation had purchased 3,000,- 000 bushels in the futures market to check the recent open break gave considerable confidence to buyers today, and the report was circulated generally that the cor- poration was in the market again today as a buyer. The closing whea¢ futures prices were: March $1.09%; May $1,13% to 1%; July, $1.437% to $1.14; and Sept. $1.17 to 3%. . Report Loss Of 17 Lives Off Bahamas (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Miami, Fla.,, Feb, 27.--Seven- teen lives wero reported lost when the sloop Pretoria was swam in heavy seas off Abaco Island. Ba- hamas, on February 17, according te passengers arriving here ycster- day from Nassau. Three persons of the crew of 20 succeeded reaching the island after the vessel sank, passengers report- ed. e IN FATHER'S SHOES wosALD i. BEA1ON Of all the townships in dating from the inception of municipal "government in this Province, Pickering Township in the County of Ontario stands unique. Over a period of 81 years it has had only two clerks--Hector Beaton, who fill- ed the oflice for 34 years, to be succeeded by his son, Donald R. Beaton, the present incum- bent of the office, who has been on the job for nearly 47 years and is still going strong. School Fire Death Toll 11 Property Loss Estimated at $300,000; Small Boy Missing (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) The Pas, Man., Feb, 27.--Elcven lives were clalmed by fire whicn destroyed the Cross Lake Indian mission school, 150 miles northeast of here Tuesday morning, Today the great stone school in the wil derness is in ruins save for bits ot standing wall. Late yesterday five maimed Sis ters of Charity wero brought into The Pas by aeroplane, Four Sisters who ¢ caped injury in the disaste~ remained at the scene of the fire to serve their charges. The dead: Sister Superior Mar- garet Marie; Charlotte Mecered), 12; Hyla Moose, 11; Nancy Flatt, 11; Martha Scott, 9; Illa Crait, 3; Ann Crane, 8; Clemence Cook, 7; Christie Carmel, 7; Emil Dumas 7; presumed dead, une little girl. The injured: Sister Jean de Chantel, broken spine; Sister Maric des Angels, 50, frozen foot and shock; Sistr Salnt Agathe, shock believed suffering ffom pneumon- fa; Sister Marie de Lannoncia- tion, shock and cold. Estimated 108s: Building and furnishings, $250,000; equipment $50,000. The origin known. At two thirty a.m. Tuesday, Brother Lambart, night watchman (Continued on Page 2) of the fire is un- RUSH TO EVADE NEW CHILD MARRIAGE ACT London, Feb, 27.--The Daily Mail in a despatch from Calcutta today said that a bride of three years and a groom of seven had been married at Chinsura, near- by, to escape impending operation of the anti-child marriage act. The mother carried her baby girl to the ceremony. The despatch said hte rush to evade the aét continued inabated, most of the couples being aged between nine and 12 years. TAFT GIVEN ONLY FEW HOURS TOLIVE Condition Changes to Worse --Doctor Says He May Linger For Days (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Washington, Feb. 27.--Physi- cians attending William Howard Taft, former chief justice of the United States, today said there was no hope of his recovery. Called to his bedside, Dr. Fran- cois R. Hagner, found that a seri- ous change for the worse had tak- en place since yesterday. The physician said he was un- able to tell how long the former chief justice would live. The end might come, he said, at any hour, or he might live for a few days. | Ontario | ESTIMATES FOR 1930 ARE ANNOUNCED BY DUNNING DECREASE OF $4,800,000 CANADIAN QUOTA BILL APPROVED BY 1.5. COMMITTEE Will Limit Entry of Can- adians to 67,551 a Year (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Washington, Feb. 27.--The revised Johnson Bill to restrict western hemisphere immigration to an annual total of about 76,- 000 was approved today by the house immigration committee. Drafted after lengthy hear- ings the measure would set a limit of 67,551 on' the number of native born Canadians en- tering this country each year, and a limit of 2,900 on Mex- icans. The latter quota, however, would not go into effect until the fiscal year 1932. In the interim the quota for Mexico would be set at 11,021 for the fiscal year 1930 and 6,961 for 1931. The quota for other nations of the new world range down to a minimum of 100. LIBERAL CAUCUS IS OPPOSED TO BAN ON LIQUOR CLEARANCES (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb. 27.---A Liberal cau- cus held today, it {is understood favored the proposal for the re- fusal of clearances to vessels car- rying liquor to tho United States. There was no official announce- ment at the conclusion® of the' meeting. It was, however, intimaten that legislation on this matter would be brought down this ses- sion, The subject was under discus sion for more than three hours at the caucus, British Gov't Is Sustained Faced Political Crisis OveF Proposals for Coal Industry London, Feb. 27.--The Mac- Donald government was sustain- ed this evening in a vote on the government's bill to remedy conditions in the coal industry. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Feb. 27--The Govern- ment today facing a critical vote in the House of Commons on the pend- ing Coal Mines bill and there was some perturbation in political cir- cles where it was predicted a de- feat might cause resignation of the government and precipitate a gen- eral election. The situation was somewhat the same as last December on the second reading of this controver- sial measure when the government just slid through with a maority of eight. Now there is the added disarmament conference. So far as could be, determined nobody wants a British political crisis at this uncture but it was recognized that circumstances might conceivably produce one, New Finance Minister Brings in Estimates, Showing Re- quirements of Public Sere vices for Year LARGE INCREASE FOR AVIATION SERVICES Majority of Departments of Governments, However, Are Asking for Smaller Appropriations (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 27.--At the open~ ing of this afternoon's sitting of the House of Commons the estis mates were introduced. Hon, C. A. Dunning immediately moved that the estimates be referred to the committee of supply. The total amount provided in the estimates is $399,358,101.87, as compared with $404,245,140.46 for the current fiscal year. A de- crease of $4,887,038.59. The principal ircreases are on account of aviation, public works income, pensions and national health, post office, public works capital and marine department cap- tal. The services showing the largest decreases are interest on public debt immigration and colonization, soldier and general land settle- ment, ocean and riven service, rail- ways and canal capital and adjust- ment of war claims. : The total provided for viation is $7,470,700, an increase of $1,654,~ 537, covering increased training expenses, civil air operations and air mail routes. Public works Income is included at $25,139,570, an increase of $2,~ 204.081, Pensions Increase The estimate for the department of pensions and national health is $10,037,500, an increase of $835,~ 140 mainly for care of patients and medical examination of pensioners and an' increased amount for pay and allowances, etc. The require- ments of the post office are set at $37,336,369, an increase of $2.- 148,720, mainly for salaries and mail service by air. Public Works The provision for public works capital is $8.269,000, an increas: of $1,700,000 occasioned by larger items for the National Research Council laboratories, Burlington Channell improvments, the lower lakes terminal at Prescott and channel improvements in the Up- per St. Lawrence River. An amount of $5,800,000 is pro- vided for the capital requirements of the marine department, This is an increase of $1,522,265 over the current year, covering increased estimates for the River St. Lawr- ence ship chunnel and the maine tenance of the Sorel shipyard. The amount required to pay in- terest on the public debt of the Do= minion is $119,353,473, a decrease nnder the amou t for the current year of $2,527,014, reflecting the effect of payment of funded debt from curre'.t revenues, The expenses connected with ocean and river service are esti. mated at $4,015,650, a decrease of $2,254,804, due to appropria- tions of the current fiscal year which are not required for 1930-31. The estimate for railways and canals capital is $16,279,500, a decrease of $3,174,943, due to smaller requirements for the Hud- son Bay Railway and the Welland Ship Canal. The total provision for adjustment of war claims is $6,222,320 under the require- ments for the current fiscal year, caused by the smaller amount re- quired for payment of claims for losses sustained by the civil popu- lation of Canada during the great War. The estimate of the amount re A vote on the bill is expected to- night. ' quired to pay pensions on account of the great war is $42,000,000, Labor Men Pleased With Premier King's Statement (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Feb, 27.--Premier Ma- ckenzie King's statement before the unemployment delegation yes- terday that Canada would even- tually have a scheme of unemploy- ment insurance was received with gratification © by Labor leaders here, v President Tom Moore Trades and Labor Congress Canada, pressing for this measure for many years, holding that it should be adopted in Canada not only for the relief which would be directly involved but in that it would par- of the tially eliminate the germ of unem- of. sald his body had beelf ployment and would maintain the purchasing power of workers in times of depression. His opinion was that major por- should rest on the shoulders of the employers in that {it would cause them to find a way of estab. lishing employment and to not als ways rely upon a surplus of labor at certain seasons. 'International labor is of the opinion that the Dominion and Provincial - Government should contribute to any insurance for unemployment," said Mr. Moore, "and at the same time no objects fons should be raised to workers making a contribution." w tion of the cost of unemployment . A