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The Osh aa Daily Times ' Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer VOL. 6~=NO, 85 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY APRIL 10, 7930 16 Cents # Week; 3 Cents & Copy TWENTY PAGES 'News in Brief (Jy Canadien Press) Restore Old Fort Poronto.~Restoration 'and pre- gervation of the old fort situated on the lakeshore here in the west- end part of the city, will be urged at the annual meeting of the Wo- men's Historical Society next week. fhe fort was built'in 1793 by Bir John Graves Simcoe, first governor of Upper Canada, wk gi Ri Auger Appeal Heard Toronts = -Heound division court nt Osgoode Hall today reserved judgment in the appeal of Louis M. Auger, former member of. the House of Commonl, who was sen- tenced at Ottawa to two Years in penitentiary on a charge of se- duction, * ¥ * SHITH LINKED IN HYSTERIOLS CASE Convicted Murderer Impli- cated in Disappearance of Soo Farmer (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sault Ste. Marie, Ont, April 10 w-Mike Smith, convicted at Ham- ilton this week of the murder of John Iwantz at Winona, is linked up with one of the most mysterious cages of disappearance recorded in this part of the country, Smith, in 1918, was sentenced to 158 years for the attempted murder of John Fortune, then chief of pol- ice of the Sault, but the disappear~ ance case, four years earlier, arvue od much greater interest, Donald MeLellan, farmer or Price Township, was seen in the company of Smith on April 8, 1914, and since then hag not been seen or heard of. McLellan's disappear- ance was first commented on near the end of 1914, when Smith was found in possession of McLellan's farm. Smith declared he had rem. ed the farm, but he was unable to prove this or glye any satisfactory explanation as to how he had come into possession of the horses and wagon belonging to McLellan, After the arrival of McLellan's brother Ronald from Montreal, Smith was arrested on a charge of theft, The only evidence thar could be secured was that McLel- lan had been in Smith's company on April 8 1914, when McLellan drew is bank in the Michi- ' ally, in March, 19185, Smith was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, Shortly after his release he went back to penitentiary for the at tempted murder of Fortune. He attempted to escape from Ports mouth but was recaptured. A short time after the trial the court of- fleially declared McLellan to be dead. Smith's wife still lives on a farm at Goulais Bay, 20 miles from here, HEAVY PENALTY FOR ADULTERATION OF MAPLE SYRUP Inspectors Will Be Appoint. ed to Enforce New Law (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, April 10-gSevere penal- ties for the adulteration of maple sugar will be provided under a bill which received first reading yester- day afternoon in the House of Com mons, Hon, Charles Stewart, acting Minister of Agriculture, who intro« duced the bill, explained that it was designed to prevent adulteration of maple sugar and allied products, to compel the registration of all persons producing maple sugar for commencial purposes and to ap- point inspectors who will be charg ed with the law's enforcement, Horetofore, maple sugar making h en subject. only to the re- ons of the Pure ¥oods Law "is under the department of h, Under this bill the industry comes under the department of agriculture, Answering a question, Mr, Stew- art stated that farmers would come under this bill if they made maple sugar for sale, -------------------- _ Pressure 1s high over ' the castern states, while a shal low extends Saperi The woather has been fair in all provinces with vising temperatures in Ontario and .Quebee, very mila in Manitoba and a lt tle cooler in * Saskatchewan and Alberta. Forecasts: ; Tower Lakes Kogion---South- erly winds, fair and mild, Fri- day = Riess winds: partly cloudy mild, prob. ably a few scattered showers, winds, partly cloudy and mild tonight and Friday, probably ay FIVE ot Oshawa, Ont, Ev Sundays and oble: Holidays a O WwW ER PACT IS IN SIGHT Wheat Acreage Will About Equal That of Last Year SPRING RAINS DECLARED MOST URGENT NEED OF THE WESTERN WHEAT FARMER | Survey Indicates That Mois- ture Reserves Are Lower Than Usual in All Parts of Canadian West LITTLE SEEDING YET ' IN SASKATCHEWAN Reports of Sowing Show That Southern Manitoba and Northern Alberta Are Furthest Advanced (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, April 10 -- Spring rains across the praivies are the most urgent need of the western wheat farmer. Early official comment, gathered by the Cgnadian Press, indicates that wheat acreage will be about the same as last year, Accurate esti- mates, are mentioned as dificult in view of the fact that seeding is not general, Manitoba and eastern Saskatche- wan are mentioned as profiting to the greatest extent from the sub- normal rains of last fall, though all sections stress the necessity of plentiful molsture during the spring Season, In every section, moisture reserves are stated to be lower than usual cases, however, the subsoll is sufficiently moist to carry on for a time, By the time seeding is under way generally, the season is ex- pected to strike about the average starting-time, if not a few days early. Though scattered reports of sowing have been re 'ceived from virtuhlly all parts of the prairies, south Manitabo and northern Alberta ave probably the most advanced ad the present time, Little seeding has been done in Saskatchewan, where some 60 per cent, of the @éntire wheat erop of Canada is produced, Throughout the province, though, acreage will be sustained in confident anticipa- tion of the required rains, In the opinion of superintendents of ex- perimental farms at stragetically- located points, Agree to Higher Tarift Washington, D.C.~~With only a few exceptions the congressional tariff bill conferees today agreed to the higher senate rates on farm producst, CO-OPERATION BY FARMERS OF WORLD 15 SEEN BY WOOD Producers of Four Great Ex. porting Nations to Work : in Unison (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, April 10.--"World- wide co-operation among farmers fo the production of wheat is a certainty in the future," stated Henry Wise Wood, father of the wheat pool in Canada, in an inter. view here today. 'Undoubtedly the time will come," he forecast, "when farmers of the world will sell their wheat intelligently and regulate production just as intel- ligently, a "fhe wheat pool in Canada 1s only a start," said the man Who has been present of the Alberta wheat pool since its formation six years ago as the [first sueh or- ganization in Canada, He explainey that the whole world-side co-oper- ation he foresees will not be un world pool, necessarily, but a band ing-together of all producers in their own interests, Canada and the United States, Australia and the Argentine----the world's four great exporting coun- trieh--will some day work in unison, according to Mr. Wood, selling with the intelligence ree quisite in profitable business, And with profitable sale must come in- telligent regulation of production, lest world co-operation defeat ita own end by leading to over-pro« duotion, Only by world-wide co-operation can © the farmer-producer--the largest class of all classes--assure himself of profit tor his toi), in Mr. Wood's opinion, The 70-year- old patriarch of pooling in Can. ada points as an - example to the mergers of "big business," to dell: berated selling-ptans and intelli gent regulation of production Which have brought suecess, TURKISH BANDITS KILL BULGARIAN Robber Chief Dies in Sharp Fighting -- Several Police Wounded Sofia, 'Bulgaria, April 10,=One wealthy Bulgarian apd one robber chief were killed during an incursion of Bulgarian territory today by = group of armed Turkish bandits who after plundering a frontier village near Adrianople came into contact with gendarmes and local militia, How Nations Stand Under New Naval Agreement (By C, P, WILLIAMSON, Associated Press, Staff Writer) London, April 10~The naval agreement to which Great Britain, the United States and Japan will subscribe soon will regulate the size of the fleets of these three powers for the next six years, It is understood that & clause providing that it extent for that per» fod and that any nation's right to expression of a new position at the next conference will be prejudiced, will be placed in the treaty, This will take care of Japan concessions from the 10-10-7 ratio of large cruisers she had claimed, The figures for the three nations will stand as follows: Battleships Total cruiser tonnage B-inch cruisers ,..v44 G-inch cruisers vie. Destroyers Submarines §2,700 Between Gredt Britain and the Gt, Britain 15 339,600 (tons) 15 192,200 (tons) 150,000 (tons) United States . Japan 5 323,500 18 143,500 150,000 52,700 208,900 1 2 100,450 108,500 (tons) 52,700 United States will exist a so-called optional clause, under which the transfer of cruiser tonnage on the basis of 30,000 tons of 8-inch cruisers, equalling 45,000 tons of smaller cruisers will be permitted to operate, Thus within these maximums transfers will be permitted from large to small cruiser classes and vice versa, The result of the settlement has been to leave Japan at or below her present tonnages in all categories, with minor exceptions, and: to effect reductions where found possible, with special emphasis on reduc tion in submarine tonnage, Shawara Found Guilty of Murder (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, April 10,~~Martin Shawarae was this afternoon found guilty of the murder of John Iwants, Winona farmer, on Novem» ber 26, in the criminal assizes, Mike Smith was convicted for the same crime a few days ago. MYSTERY SURROUNDS SMALL TOT'S DEATH (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Buffalo, N.Y,, April 10~~Mystery surrounded the death of four-year; old Phyllis Gottschalk whose nak ed, bruised and torn body was found in a field near hey home, Tan stockings and little grey shoes, still clean, were all the vloths ing left on her body, The rest of her clothes were being blown in shreds about the field by the wind, Police belleve the child was ate tacked and torn by a large doy, The dog, they think, carried her to the field, Medical examination led to the belief that Phyllis died of fright, FRANCE AND ITALY SAID "TO HAVE AGREED T0 JOIN OTHER POWERS IN TREATY AUTOPSY SHOWS FRACTURED SKULL Kamoen Died of Blows From Heavy Instrument--To Hold Inquest re-- Chatham, April 10,--The post mor ten examination of the body of Jos seph Kamoen, discovered In a manure pile on his farm in Dover township yesterday, revealed a fracture of the base of the skull, caused by blows from a heavy blunt instrument, An inquest will be held in Wallaceburg on Monday afternoon, April 14 Francois Vandervelde, who had 1 ved with Kamoen at the time of his disappearance, Is serving a sentence of three months for theft of what is reported to have been Kamoen's pros perty, G.M. India Does Not Employ Boys (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bombay, India, April 10,~Two officials of General Motors (In- din) who were fined recently in the second presidency of the magis- trate's court, were convicted otf permitting male adults to work overtime and not of employing boys under the legal age. as at first. reported, G, K, Seers, managing divector of the company md one. of those fined, points out aperal Motors (India) does not employ -heys-un~ der the legal age in factory, Sun Life Loses Capital Appeal Charter Does Not Allow Company to Double Cap- italization, Is Ruling (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, April 10~-The Supreme Court of Canada in a judgement handed down today held that the existing charter of the Sun Life Assurance Company did not give it authority to increase {ts capitaliza~ tion from $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, The judgement dismissed the com. pany's appeal from the ruling of the. superintendent of insurance, Mr, Justice Duff and Mr, Justice Smith dissented from today's judg- ment, Today's decision marks another step in the efforts of the Sun Life to obtain authority to have its capitalization doubled, Council for the company contended that its present charter gave it the right to make their desired increase, The Superintendent of Insurance de clded against the company in this regard, Then the Sun Life brought a bill into parliament which among other things provided that the cap ital he increased to $4,000,000, The bill was talked out two years ago in the House of Commons, Last session it came up again and even- tually an amendment was agreed to leaving it to the courts to decide whether the company had power under its existing charter to ine crease its capitalization, | MIKE SMITH Founlt a ok AEE. 'of John Iwants of Winona, and now said with a strange case of disappearance in Sault Ste, yo vl 8 Ottawa Has No Right to Tax Any Radio Set, Says N. B. Premier Frederfeton, N.H,, April 10, Strong condemnation of the Aird report on radio broadcasting was voiced on the floor of the New Brunswick Legislature and it was moved and seconded that radio broadcasting should not be carried on by the Dominion Government #8 a monopoly, to the exclusion of private enterprise and local broad- casting. It was held better to spend money on good national programs through existing facilities than to erect new stations, Hon, John B, M. Baxter, Vrem- fer of New Brunswick, said that he could not admit from the stands point of Provincial rights that the Federal Government had any cons trol of New Brunswiek receiving stations, except in cases of emer gency, Heo considered a radio set pers sonal property and a private right solely within the jurisdiction of the I'rovince, He claimed that the Dominion nad no right to tax it in any form, and thai & man taken to the Police Court and fined for not taking out a license was being legally robbed by a Magistrate, Lawlessness in India Growing paign Becoming Rapidly Stronger (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, April 10.~The ecivie disobedience campaign of Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, is reported here'from India to be growing rapidly in strength, The Mahatma's tour of Gujerat villages geginning today was expected to Increase still further deflance of British authority, The Indian police are said to he finding it increasingly diffenlt to handle the situation provoked with open violation by the Swarajlsts of the salt laws, although the con stabulary nowhere has been overs powered, A Bombay despatoh to the Daily Mall today recorded instances of growing lawlessness, such as the Satyagrahis--as Gandhi's voluw- teers are called---snatching cape from the heads of those not wears ing the special Gandhi caps and burning them, Europeans were joored and made the object of threatening gestures on the streets, Apteitla To Women Ahmadabad, India, April 10, In an article in his magazine, "Young India," Mahatma Ghadh!, Indian nationalist leader, today asked the women of his country to take up the task of picketing the liquor shops. and foreign cloth shops, He sald that the women's appeals to merchants, buyers of foreign cloth, liquor dealers and drink addiots could not melt thelr earts, tt ---- Fire Brigade Runs To Blaze in Pet Pen Owen Sound, April 10,~'The en tire Owen Sound fire brigade two large motor pleces and a hook and ladder wagon, dashed madly through the street 'this morning to a fire which turned out to be a rabbit pen in a back yard, The rabs bits had escaped and the peu Was destroyed the fire having been caused by a ohild playing with matches, The services of the brig: ade weye not needed. . Don Tries Today For New Record Of Auto Speed Hits 182 Miles Per Hour in Test. Run This Afternoon Ocean Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla, April 10,~Minor motor trou ble today thwarted the attempt of Kaye Don, British racer, to estabs lsh a new world's automobile speed record, He made four runs over the course at a top speed of 182 miles an hour and then towed fis glant machine to the garage with the announcement that he would renew his attempts tomois row, Ocean Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fla, April 10,~~Kaye Don, British automobile racer, orought his Bil= ver Bullet machine to the UceAn Speedway here today for a series of test runs to determine If coms ditions of the beach were satis factory for his attempt to break the world's straightaway speed record of 231 miles an hour, Weather conditions were figdeil and the beach appeared to be In better shape Wn at any time since Don arrived here nearly a month ago, for his trials, Hundreds of spectators lined the sand dunes all along the course, After inspecting the course Don made his first test run, As the powerful car tlashed by the grandstand it appeared to be functioning perfectly, The trial officially was timed at 182.741 miles an hour, Over the one kilometer his speed was 188.7486, Don's speed on his second run was timed at 100,44 miles an hour, Don's third run was timed at 108 miles an hour, The motors appeared to be uot fgnetioning properly and his crew of mechanics went to the south ¢hd of the course to determine the trouble, IN PARLIAMENT Ottawa, April in parliament; The senate ratified Canada's signing of the optional clause of the international court, The House of Commons ratified the signing by Canada of the optional clause, A bill ratifying the agreement between the Dominion and Haskat- chewan regarding return of nate ural resources was given first reading, Third reading was given a bill authorizing the governor-in-couns oll to make regulations. respecting tratfie in government parks, Today in parliament: The Senate will sit, House of Commons supply, Locust Swarm Menaces Egypt Cairo, Ngypt, April 10.~The Egyptian Governmont {a asking for a credit of more than $3,000,» 000 to fight the menace of locusts, The insect hordes are imperilling the cotton crop, and the situation is considered grave, A awarm ot locusta appeared over Uaira last evening, Other dense awarma des scended upon Sinai, and the migras tion 1§ continuing in the direction of the Nile Delta, The Government 10,~Yesterday has already purchased 63 motor | Ty cars for patrol service and ia mobilinsing men to combat the insect army. . Two-Way Television Telephone Experiment LJ New York, April 10=-One more step In man's conquest of space and time, making it possible for two persons separated by distance to talk to and see each other as though | room, | they were in the same through the development of a two- way television-telephone system, was demonstrated for the first time yesterday by the American Tele- phone and Telegraph Company, One seats himself in a swive) chair and swings around to face the strange apparatus, The first thing seen is a blue spot of light, Below that, through an inclined plate of glass, there is a small frame, upon which one sees a new mystic-sounding word, "lkono- phone," Below that is the legen, "Watch this space for television image." Suddenly this sign+is lifted, and in its place one sees a-familiar face, There is no telephone of the fam- {liar type in the room, but the volees come just the same, The ordinary telephone is not us ed because it would hide part of the speaker's face from his distant ope server, A novel arrangement of a concealed transmitter and receiver avoids this difficulty, Naval Parity To Aid Peace Canada Would Benefit by Equal Power of U.S.A, and Britain (By Canadian Press Lodsed Wire) Toronto, April 10.~Will naval parity between Great Britain and the United States help to promote peace? This waa the question asked by Professor George M, Wrong in an address before the umpire Clad here loony. a question which the speaker himself answered by a de- finite afirmative, Dr, Wrong, who is professor emeritus of modern history of the University of Toron. to, was speaking on the subject: "What Naval Parity Means to Can. ada." "The United States," declared the speaker, 'would not acoept in feriority on the sea to any other power, If we must have naval parity surely the United States ia our moat satistactory equal." co & Menace Professor Wrong asked what naval parity with Japan or France would invelve, In the case of Japan he thought there was nothing to fear since an attack from the east would probably be equally resented by the two Anglo-Saxon nations. But the case of France was differ ent, pursued the speaker, for France already could boast a stronger air force than Britain; London was more exposed than Paris to a speedy and devastating (Continued on Page 3) New Tear Gas Bomb For Settling Riots Washington, D.C, April 10=The creation of a new tear gas bomb for lice and other riot use, faster wore ing and more powerful than the resent type, was annpunced today y the war department, The type is described as a "univers sal fast burning tear in candle, which will produce an effective gas concentration 30 quickly that a rioter will be made helpless immediately." ¢ new candles are used in the same manner as the hand nade ad burst with almost explosive vies once, Nl | A Is Successful Napinge Farmer issing 3 Days (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kingston, April 10-Up to morning no trace had been found of Zeph. Dean, farmer, of Richmond township near Napanee who myster iously disappeared on Monday mor» ning, Under the direction of Wednes- of men were out all day day searching the beach, woods and was swamp near where Me, Dean last seen but their efforts were un rewarded, To Row Famous Race Saturday Cambridge and Oxford to Battle for 82nd Time (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Putney, England, April 10--The battle of the blues takes place on Saturday, when the great Oxfords Cambridge boat race will be rowed for the 82nd time in 101 years, The event will draw hundreds of thous sands of persons to the. banks of the Thames along the four and a quarter mile stretch between Put ney and Mortlake, Saturday's contest appears to he a toss-up, even though Cambridge has won the last six races, When the crews came to Putney a few days ago for the final stage of thelr long training session the cons census of expert opinion was that Cambridge had the brighter pros. pect of vietory, The light blues row a good "length," grip the water early and hold a firm stroke to the end, And if Cambridge are defeated it will not be because of weakness in the bows, But Oxford has now many supe porters since the crew came to Puts ney, They have unquestionably im- proved, having greater length in the water with a firmer and quiok- or "cath" with'their oars, Every man in the dark blue boat is a gen uine hard worker, this : Provinelal Constable Lloyd of Napanee, a posse |New Plan Will Leave Out Controversial Questions and Include Points on Which All Are Agreed THREE POWERS IN COMPLETE ACCORD Great Britain, Japan and United States to Make Treaty Even If Other Two Nations Refuse 3 (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | London, April 10,--Naval con+ ference experts wera understood fo have been put to work this after noon drafting a five-power agree~ ment which both foreign ministers Briand of France and Grandi od Italy have tentatively agreed 1g sign, This treaty, it was sald, will ns effect, he a comprehensive three« power pact between the United Wiates, Great Hritwin and Japan, but will include wumerous polis on which all the five powers are agreed and whieh France sng Italy can sign, The present plan is that eons troversinl matters between Mranca ana Italy will be lett out and the cinuses which exclusively affecy the other three powers will be so worded that the two Latin couns tries will not be involved, The decision to adopt this pro= cedure was reached this morning aftor United Htates Heoretary of Slate Btimpon had visited Foreign Minister brian. and Hugh 8, Gib» son. of the United States delega~ tion had visited Foreign Minister Grandi, Briand is sald to be enthusian~ te over this solutiun and. Grandi has also indicated tentative wile llngness to nign, ! ---- London, April 10,~Complete agree ment was reached between Great Bei« tain, Japan and the United States, at the naval conference today and the way is now clear for a three pows er ach Premier MacDonald, United States Secretary of State: Stimson and Reis Jiro Wakatsuki met this morning and cleared the decks by settling the still outstanding but minor point con cerning a definition for use in: cons nection with training ships, FREDERICK SCOTT DIES IN MONTREAL (By Canadian Prose Leased Wire) Montreal, April 10. Frederick A. Heott, director of the Sherwin. Willams Company of Canada, L., and general manager of the Carter White Lead Company of Canada. Ltd, died here today atter a week's illnens, Mr, Scott was widely known throughout the paint and varnish trade th Canadu and, hi connected ] erwin. [ f (10 ization for 42 years, nop FLYING DUCHESS ( TAKES 9,000 MILE HOPTO GAPE TOWN Made First Solo Flight Only: Tuesday--Is 19-Day , (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lymphne, England, A 10m VICTIM OF TRAGEDY cio ADA LABRASH Who was found dead in a Toronto house together with Walter Eley, formerly of Qshawa. The Duoh of Bedt old aviatrix, who Ju Tu & made her first solo flight, took off at 6,18 a.m, today on a long diss Janse flight to Cape Town and ree urn, It in her hope to make the 8,500 mile trip in 19 days, She came pin Jeaterday with her oo ot Capt, arnard from Croydon, pav ng ) viously arrived by lght ppt from her home in Redfordstive, Two men are mb nying the duchess, her pilot, Captain Barnard and a co-pilot, Robert Little, They will share the controls with her during the flight of 18,500 m ERS, Pa 14, 0, ots e Spider," which a figured in the duchess' flight to In. dia and back, The outward route of the plane is to Oran, Assuit, Khartoun, Juba, Tahora, Indola, and Capetown and return by way of Asauit, Ale and Sofia to Croydon, The mac carried 868 gallons of petrol and a large supply of water for ia first hop to Oran, . The, duchess arrived at the field here today and superintended loads ing of the plane with her personal luggage, whieh included two hat hoxes and several atache cases, She was full of enthusiasm and talked of nothing to her pilots and friends 'but' the prospect of the long flight,