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/ 4 ' Scho Montres=---- Has in bri innipeg.~ Manitoba simost itered and Alberts plainly shiv- ja ns the Weather Man played Poractical joke on the Viest yew rerdeys Thermometers _ hovered close to the 70 mark in' Winnipeg, while a merciless sun best down Kdmonton awoke this morning to find three inches of snow on the ground and a spring blizzard rag. ing. » # LJ "Shorts" Banned Boston,~The popularization' of «tishorts,". which may be the vogue 'of 'Spring at Dartmouth College-- Pe than 1,000 undergraduntes there having adopted 'the 'brief breeches' fad--met & snag yester- day when they wero censured and panned by school wuthorities in two Boston suburbs--Brookline and Lynn,' Ld . [] Faet Burned Hospolorelire did considerable damage to 'tne plant of the Hes peler Wagon and Bled Company jast night, The blaze, which was believed to have Veen caused b/ spontaneous combysiion, broke out in 8 frame building adjoining the bollerhouse, where.' the shavings and vood-cuttings used for firing, were kopt, The ffame building was completely destroyed, For higlt wn hour; a group of nearby factory bufidings were in danger, [1 » » Amy Johnson Progressing Surabaya, Java--Miss Amy John. sop, British aviatrix, enroute from Eaugland to Australis, passed over Bim at 11,30'a.m, on her way from here to Atamboen on the northe west const of Timor N. B, Sergeant-at*Arms Dead ¥redericton, N.B.~--~The sudden death of Harry C, Rutter, ser geant~ at-arms in the provincial legislature for 36 years as well as court criler in/ the New: Brunswick Supreme Court and divores court ocgurred here yesterday, He was in his euriy senenties, The deceasod Was Ap- Juimed sorgonnt-at-arms of toe of lature in 1809, ie gation of I Saaily Approve ee is finally app Dube consistory which met today, Traffic Resumed -Rosumption of tral the i of Vatican Cl v Press Leased Wire) Ark, May 22~An ear+ hal, ater Was 7 '- Ti LS mm inthe flood of 1923 rnment forecaster of Red Ri- below , La and above La, t da eo end of Mie Water wilt: pid stage of : 36 {eet at Alexandria, about May 24 nd rh , une 1 and 3, barring heavy rainfall, Lives and property should be protected ey ] VEL CROSSING 'SMASH KILLS WOMAN 'Canadian Press Leased Wire) , Alta, May 23---One wo- and two men are lying To near 39 teet is indicated 40, and injury to her lo notoand. Ero 55, and to Stan hs SENSATION CAUSED HE BY ULTIMATUM T0 fo, author of stor: sovels about Brittany and [) " 10 Ministry The Osha Gur acer Suadays sus Pub Diohdogs ' Baily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All the News While It Is News" OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930 15 Cents » Week; 3 Cents 8 Copy TWELVE PAGES Police Believe Accused Took Poison Shortly After His Apprehension Under an Alias in a London Hotel DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF GIRL'S DEATH Mystery Surrounding Pois. obing of Reta Gardner, Baden, Will = Probably Never Be Solved (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kitewoner, Ont, May 22,-~In a letter written at Niogara Falls, N, Y., by George Redlern, to his wife in Kitchener, a few days ago, Red. fern tells the story o' Reta Gard. ner's death at Montreal, Before leaving for London today Detective Prysk reportéd the substance of the letter, Redfern wrote he had seen by the papers he was being blamed for the death of Miss Gardner byt he declared he hal nothing to do with that, Reta Gardner, -accords ing tp the letter, found the bottle of strychnine In als pocket and taking it away from him con. sumed it, When she dropped Red- fern plcked her up and put her on the bed In a dying condition, He maid he'gvas too frightened to eal) a doctor and yin away, Redfern flso denied that he took Mise Gardner's purse, The police theory Is that at ths Montreal Note! Redfern revealed that he way a married man snd then a dissgreoment sasuod, London; Ont, May @2-+The mys« terious death of iftta Gardner, pH year-old Baden, Ont, office clerk, found dead as the result of stryels nine poisoning in a Montreal hotel on May 13 probably will not be sels wed, Death this morning of George Redfern, 42-year-old Kitchener, Ont, a oy hours. afte rest in the Gr Ouse, M cal hotel, practically dipelled the ho- apprehension would throw some light on the case. Redfern ds believed to have taken poison shortly after his Atrest, . Arrested This Morning When Redfern, who registered with Miss 'Gardner at the Montreal ho- tel on Mav 9, was brought te 'the police station today, he was in a weakened gondition and seon collap- sed. He told detectives whe arrested him that he had nothing to dé with the death of Miss Gardner. Fergus Murphy, his counsel; was unable to obtain coherent instructions from Redfern, who was rather hysterical. B lief that the Kitchener salesman committed 'suicide was exnressed: to- day My Dr, J. Cameron Wilson whe was called to the police station af- ter Redforn's collapse and death, Dr, Wilson who ordered, an immediate post-mortem expressed the opinfon that he died through the use of ef. ther afrychnine or prussic acid, AN symptoms point to death from poh soning, he declared, The Xitchener man on being ar- rested was immediately searched hut no poison was found n his clothing police' claim, w Identified by Ring Redfern was arrested here (Continued on Page 3) this AUSTRIAN GOVT. Fascists in Country Demand "7 Place in Austrian by the government or irregu- Jari ons po] ho ah ] ron is a yh list Peasant Leagu wh {it pes police entertained that Redfern's| 1 stated that the disarm. |, GRAF ZEPPELI NEARING BRAZIL Reported Near South Amer- ican Coast Early. This Afternoon (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) srnando Noranha, Brazil, May 22-=The huge dirigible Grat Zep- pelin, rapidly nearing the end of her South Atlantic flight from Se- ville, Spain, to Pernambuco, flew over Lhe Island of ¥ernando do Noronha off the Brazilian coust, at 1.40 p.m, today (10,40 am, EBT, ENVOY TO CANADA LT.-COL, HANVOKRD MacNIDEN V ho Fas been chosen by President Hoover as United tates Mink. ter (v Cans * To Dharasana POLICE DESTROY EN. TIRE NATIONALIST CAMP Gandhi's Followers Claim 1,700 Injured in Clash Yesterday (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bombay, India, May 22--~Nation- alist volunteers attempted a rald on the Wadala salt depot today and were partially successful, Follow- ing their new tactics of splitting their forees, the volunteers divided into two batches of 60 each, and wore arrested, Another party then came and split up, and while 18 more were arrested, the remninder Shamrook's Fifth Win Southend, England--~The Sham rock V scored her fifth successive victory today after a thrilling, neck and neck finish with the White Heather II, British Labor Government is Facing a Serious Crisis Prohibition Agent Killed Rum Runner All Mur. derer of Witness in Big Case (By Canadian Press Losted Wire) San Rafael, Cal; May 23.--Two bullets ¥ 'Whutfed out the lite of Melville G. Bturtevant, star govern t witness n impore apt Brobbition cane, Abd another Ed N { } yo oj endants, E gliberations in "he shooting t.1 at Tome ales Lo, 'of Weak from her » Mrs, Berri, whose hus nd recently accused her of mis conduct with Sturtevant, made her way. to a nearby rench, She told officers that Vineent Lucich, ni Jefe Tum runner, did the shoots ng. A widespread hunt was launch. ed for lLuecich, whom Mrs, Derr) said had previously kuowh Sturte- yant, She described Lueleh as Marin county's largest liquor ime porter, BiG ANALGANATI OF BRITISH FORCE Two Large Steel Concerns Form Coalition, Three Coal Companies: Unite (By George Ha on, Cana dian Pross Stal Correspondont London, May 23«=Two separate amalgamations involving some of the greatest. firms engaged in the 'heavy trades' In the country were announced today. The governmeny was © encouraged at this further progress towards rationalisation of fndustry in the-interests of greats or efficiency and y lone. er unemployment, The two Jargest sles! organiza tions inthe countrys here 'united, when the John Broyn Company and Thomas Tirthe" were amalgamated with joint capital~of $35,000,000, Three groat,conl, steel apd iron companies joined with 'a number of lo goncorna in: Lanpashife, with capital on the new, basis a ing $30,000,000," Other similar so contemplated. They follow algamation of a mumber of ahi butlding. concerns, » which 'enabled the elimination 'of ote and un necessary shipyards, * 1 R:100.F COME 0 SESSION OF HOUSE (By Canadian Press Loassd Wire) | _Londpn, May 22.~The air winlatey annoineed today that the" forthtom: Qk Mahi. of the dirigible R-100 to ship. would be timed so the airs not arrive h- the dominion t hr further _Bghummy, min close of the: Canadian pars ary seasion at the end of Resignation of Sir Oswald Mosley From Cabinet Cre- 'ates Serious Split Within Labor Party (By Canadian. Press Leased Wire) London, May 22-+The ministry of Rt, Hon, J, Ramsay MacDonald, second. Labor government in tha history of Great Britain. girded it- self today for what was hailed as & battle for ity existence, It wan expected that at a meeting of the parl an oor, party imo minister will was olor confidence In the ministry's unemployment pro. gram. Falling to achieve it, hé probably will give notiea of asking the king to dissolve parliament and will take the question to the coun. try. A Prime Sensation London, May 22.~~The resigns. tion of Bir Oswald Mosley, Chan. gellor ot the Duchy of Lancaster, has become a prime political sens sition, and. it threatens to shake the MacDonald - Labor Cabinet to its very foundations, There is per. sistent talk of consequences which would lead the Prime Minister to ask tho King for a dissolution ot Parllament,, and thers is wide- spread speculation regarding the attitude of the ° Right Hon. J, H, Thomas, whose resignation, is re. garded an being possible. Yostarday's moeting of the Par. llamentary Labor Party over the question of the Mosley resignation WAS a stormy, one, Its nature was réflected In all parts of the Labor side of the House of Commons, During question-time the Right Hon, Arthur Henderson, Foreign Minister, was shor: and sharp in his manner of answering guestions of Sir Austen Chamberlain, Mr, MacDonald, when asked, whether tho rosignation of Sir Oswald was actually in. effdot,, replied; "I understand it will, be later." Plant Explodes In Connecticut No Death Toll Yot Reported + sin Blast at Firewarks' * "Fuctory +5 1 wv. (By. Canadian Pred Wire) Tiomonbville, Con 4 hd One man Ww: riod injured this morning when an: fon ocourrs od at the plant of the New England F a \ {reworks Co: A on. hay 33 Thompohsvi ) The plant of the New England Fire. works Company blew up about 7,30 this morning with & detoration that was. heard for on, Whether or not, any loss of life occurred, Is not yet determined, °° i Tha foree of 'the explosion was in sever. rocterrifio that plate | al. butldings h 8 pedo from shattered; | | stables were succeeded in capturing some of the salt, The police and troops today took complete control of the Dharasana aren, scone of attompted raids by Nationalists yesterday, The Nation- alist headquarters announced they would make another mass raid on the Dimrasana salt depot on Sune day, Police and troops combined to destroy a Nationalist camp at Unta- di, nearby, many arrests being made, Stronger measures wore tak- en to prevent further raids, when a contingent of troops from Hydera- bad was sent to the Dharasana depot, Hitherto police, armed main- ly with clubs, have been depended on, Say 1770 Injured The government Issued statement saying that 2,000 Nationalists took part in the raid on the Dharasana depot yesterday of whom three or four wera seriously injured in the clash with police, But the All-India Nationalist Congress asserted the total number of seriously injured was 1770. Injuries received by po- Hee were limited to bruises and seratchod, It was reporied from. Peshawar that British bombing. planes had inflicted wovere casualties on the forcea of the Haji of Turangsal, which have remained in a threaten. ing position near the northwest frontier point for some time, Tun on lank Continues A run on the Bank of which started yesterday was con tinuing today with much less vigor, The cause of the run was the na- tives' belief that the manager of the bank had taken part in the raid by police on congress headquarters at various points, K. F, Nariman, president of the Bombay committees of the Nation. alist congress, was sentenced today to four months simple imprison. mont other ofMoials arrested in yes. torday's raid were given six months' rigorous imprisonment, Sir Pushotamdas Thakurdas re. signed his seat in the legislative as- sembly in obedience to a mandatu of the Indian Merchants' Chamber and Bureau, whoss representative he is in the assembly, om-- ON LAST LAP OF LONG MOTORCYCLE TRIP (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Tomkins, Sask, May Lg Gill and P, Irving, of England, with their tandem motorcycle still purring smoothly, arrived here yesterday on what they claim to be the last lap of their England-to-Australia-and-re« India tuen trip, They have travelled appro ximately 19,500 miles since their start from the Old Country, May 12, 1 Starting out across Europe, they have traversed nineteen countries in their record rides : JENS ON GENERAL STRIKE, PROTEST INMIGRATION AN Jerusalem and Other Centres Join in Complete Stoppage of Work -------- (By Canadian Préss Leased Wire) Jordsalem, May $3w=A' general strike of the Jewish population of Jerusalem 'and other large centres in Paleatine in protest against suse pei i by the British Government of 'th aagulny immigration sched. ule, went into effect at noon today, It hi. 4 2 daa until aventng. lo 'elographia Agency roported that the strike was o shops ol cy letely, all' offices ng and work ceasing, ' The main street of Jerusalem a! other' large: eltids were 'thron: with home-going workers, ted "at all publ bulidings wirplands hove! over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv. and Haly "Posters from the Jewish National : 'Gounell which » called the protest "family, [strike appeared on billboards am. IE a ee Troops Rushed | George Redfern Arrested, Then Commits Suicide KITCHENER MAN, WANTED IN POISONING CASE, WAS CAUGHT IN LONDON, ONT. SUICIDES GEORGE REDFERN Of Kitchener, who committed sul cide after his arvest in London today In connection with poison. ing of Rith Gardner, London, May 2%=Premler Mac- Donald announced today that the British parliament would ad- Journ June 6 fow the Whitsuntide holidays. The body wjll reconvene June 17, C.P.R. BRAKEMAN KILLED BY TRAIN ORPHANAGE BURNS, CHILDREN SAVED Fire Breaks Out in Dead of Night When All Are Asleep (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Milwaukee, May 22-~The 190 small boys and 206 nuns at St, Aemilian's Orphanage of the Bt, Franciy order trooped down the fire escape In thelr night clothes short- ly after 1 a.ni, today as fire destroy- ed the $360,000 hullding. Though the fire broke out in the dead of night when all were asleep, none were killed or injured, A party in a passing automohile discovered the fire, They hurled bricks through the windows to arouse the nuns dnd children, The sisters took charge of the children and directed them without panic to the fire escape and safety, Fair Treatment of Employees Must Precede Protective Duty Premier King Ready to Make This a Policy for Future Consideration of Industry -- -- Ottawy, May 22-=What will be the result of & flurry in the House of Commons last night over labor conditions in the iron and stee) in- dustry of Canada? This is the sub- of much conjecture in the cor. 35 of parliament today, Whether t will result in a new policy In this countyy whereby an industry, in order to receive tarift protection, must satisfy parliament that it is treating its employees fairly, wil only be known when further prov nouncAments are made, Budget resolutions again will be before the commons today, It Is just possible there will. be same amplification of last night's state. ments by parlidmentary leaders whon the members again take up the tariff, Tabor Conditions Debated In the commons yesterday discus. slon of the budget resolutions was delayed practically all evening while labor conditions in the iron and steel industry, particularly of Ca Breton, were debated, J, 8, Woods- worth, (Lab, Winnipeg North Cen- tre) protested against increasing the protection of © any industry which paid the low wages and fore. od men to work the long hours that the Canadian' steel industry did, He was supported by several moms bers. Sony members repro-sent- fog ridings in which were situated steel mills were particularly op~ posed to granting protection unless the concessions were DAsSes on (Lo the men through their pay en. volopes, or shorter hours, (Continued on Page 2) i r | |On Burning Ship 100 Lives Believed Lost When French Liner Burns in Red Sea -- Port Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Su- Asia, with 1,600 pilgrims aboard fire in Jeddah harbor today and it was feared 100 lives had been lost, The. fire proved uncontrollable and the ship was abandoned, This afternoon it was impossible to ap proach the vessel, The pligrims were on route to Mecca, Moslem holy city, | The steamship Asia, a vessel of 4,665 tons, left Marseilles, April 5, and arrived at Jeddah on the 28th, remaining on the Red Sea carrying pilgrims since then, Jeddah harbor which 1s on the coast of the Hed- Jax, is two miles in' length 'and about halt a mile at'its greatest breadth. NEW LIQUOR BOARD 1S FORMED IN B.C. Vancouver, B.C,, May 23--M, R, Thompson, of Victoria: W, I, Ken. nedy, M.L,A, for North Okanagan, and Dr, G. A. MoGuire of Van: eouver, will constitute the now Brie tish Columbia Liguor Commission, adoording to a deapatoh from Vio tori to the Vancouver Sun, © {For the past five years the board has been under the single asmm- {stration of Hugh Davidson, + The appointment of W. ¥, Kean. nedy nutomaticaly vacates his seat in the legislature and. necessitates i] ' : RI Lhe pe dan, May 22-=The French steamer | bound 'for Red Sea ports, was.on | Three Boys Get Life Sentences Youths Convicted of Murder While Robbing Night Watchman (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Elisabeth; NJ, May 23 Three boys, 105, 18, and 30 years old, were convicted of murder yostorday and sentenced to life terms in state pri son, A recommendation of merey by the jury saved them from the olectri¢ chair, / The boys, George Danieckl, the youngest, William Garry and Wil. Ham Gallagher, smiled slightly when the jury announced its ver. diet, Mrs. Danleckl, mother of George collapsed and was carried from the room, Later she declared, "I'm glad it wasn't electrocution but its ter« rible ans it is." Gallagher's young wife, Helen, 18, wept and Garry's mother dropped her head, The three beat to death John Haydon, 53, a watchman, with a tire iron while robbing. him of #65 on tha morning of February 17, They were arrested two weeks later in Manassas, Va, HIGH TARIFF MAN DEFEATED IN U3. Result Taken as Warning Aguinst Passing of Pro- posed Bill a a-- (By Canadian Press Loased Wire) Washington, D.C, May 23.»-The result of the Pennsylvania prime ary in which Secretary of Labor Davis defeated Senator Grundy for the Republican senatorial nominas tion is having its retlection here. Opponents of the Hawley-Smoct tariit bill see in the defeat of Grundy, one of the chief propons onta of higher tariffs, an unfavs opdble' reaction to his views, Senator Thomas, of Oklahoma, fpid toe Fennsylvania result was a clear' warning to the president that the tariff bill as now cone structed khould not Le enacted, He pointed out that Pennsylvania as # state would benefit greatly by the protective tail system and that Senator Grundy represented the nignutacturing interests of the state, Newfoundland Govt. in Strong Position (By Canadien Tress Leased Wie) Saint Johns, Nfid, May 22.=The Newfoundland House of Assembly will open on Wednesday, May 28, ace cording to a proclamation in the Newfoundland Gazette, retention. of two more in three by elections last Saturday,' against ten members of the op: os] ton, For the first time in the history of Newroundland; a 'woman will occupy a seat in the House, Helen Squires, wife of the premier, gained the distinction by her sweepin vies tory for the government inthe Lew- {sports by-election Saturday, The present administration came into power in 1938, RN > With the gain of one seat and the). Several Cars Pass Over Body Severing Leg and Arm and Severely Wounding His Head DEATH WAS ALMOST INSTANTANEOUS Apparently Fell Under Train When Attempting to Jump Off Car to Close Switch at Siding (By Staff Reporter) Bowmanville, May 22--N, I, Ryan, of West Toronto, brakemun employed on the Canadian Jaeifio Railway, died at Darlington station two miles west of Bowmanville, this morning, half an hour after he had fallen from a freight train while it was in motion, Although no one witnessed the accident it is thought that several cars passed over his body, tis leg and arm be« Ing severed, while he also suffered severe head wounds, Dr, ¥, J, Run« dle of Oshawa, who {s the railroad surgeon for this section, wag called to the scene of thy tragedy but it was evident from the first that Ry« an's death was just a matter of minutes, The aceldent eccurred at R.55 daylight saving time, as the easts bound freight, with Conductor Hals burton in charge, was leaving the main line for the siding at Darling« ton station, After the train had passed, some men who were works ing in the vicinity, noticed Ryan's body lying on the tracks. By this, time the train had stopped and the crew heing notified, medical ass sistance was summoned from Oshs awa, Attempted to Jump Tt is thought that Ryan had ats tempted to jump off 'the train while it was moving In otder te close the switch, In some. 'unac countable way he fell underneath the "wheels and evidently had ne chance to save himself, The body. was removed to the Luke Burial Parlors, Oshawa, and at: four o'clock this afterngon was taken to Bowmanville where jt was view by a jury which had been im« panelled by Coroner V, H, Storey, of Bowmanville, . The date, of the inquest has not been set as yet, Ryan had been employed on the C.P,R, fora number of years and was well liked by all who kgew iim, A wite und two small children ave surviving, He was £5 years of age oHd is sald th have been prow minent. in Masonle elroles, BRITISH LORDS ADOPT EMPIRE FREE TRADE IDEA Dunning Budget Described . by Peer as "Canada's - 'Glorious Example" / (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, May 22~-The House of Lorde last night adopted by 10% votes to 25, a motion in favor of = Imperial economic unity---a terms which Viscount Elibank, who move ed it, declared he preferred to translate au'; jie Jee Trade. Most "This Ho ran, "views with grave ¢ th serlous and increasing , manifesting itself in the * turing and agricultural of this country, and the A figures of unemployment, 'This House is of the opinion that th most practical and immediate N.P. RYAN, WEST TORONTO, FALLS UNDER WHEELS OF FREIGHT AT DARLINGTON 3 so the resolution, | medies are to be found in a i prehensive policy of safegua and anti-dumping, and in Imperial = economic unity," Through four hours of discussion * the Dunning Budget emerged again. Lord Ellbank described it as "Canada's glorios example, Lerd Beaverbrook spoke of latest budge' as having ¢h the whole Empire position, 0 Arnold, speaking on behalf of th Labor Government, welcomed but pointed out that, deapite'p ferences, United States trad Canada was increasing more ra ly than the British, "Wa are profoundly grateful ta the. Dominion for what she hax done," added Lord Beauchamp, the Liberal Leader in the Lords, Lord Elibank, defining his poliey, © stood for free admission into the British market of Empire foods stuffs, such as whoat and meat, with duties on foreign foodstuffs, The Dominions, in order to move toward the Jame. Ideal. would have to adjust thelr tarvifts on im of manufactured goods in favor, British trade, This they could de either by reducing the dutiex on British goods or increasing thoss on foreign Goody 4 on ae nada's