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aq Succeeds ing The Oshawa, Daily Reformer a Daily Times "All the News While It Is News" VOL. 6-=NO, 129 AI AA AN News in Brief (by Canadien From) Boy Sultan Visits France Marseilles, France~~Hiy Majesty, Si Moulay Mohammed Ben Youssef, 19 years old Sultan of Morocco, ar- rived here today on his third visit to France for a two months vacation, 'Evacuating Troves Treves, Germany. ~The French oc- cupation force consisting of the 6th Cuirassier regiment be, an to evacu- ate this city today, The complete evacuation will take some days, Noted Zowatint Dies Ottawa, = Ulderick Tremblay, well-known journalist and translat- or in the staff of the House of Commons, died last night' in hos pital After an illness of nearly two years' duration, He was in his 56th year. Mr, Trembley was « former editor-inechief of the Le Journal, Montreal, editor of Le De- voir, 'and a founder of La Defense, in Chicoutimi, Que, ; Pilot Missing Sioux Lookout. --Pilot Paul Gar- tén, of the Western Canada Afr- ways, engaged in forestry patrol in this district is missing, following the crashing of his plane yesterday when he attempted to land on a jake at Allanwater, an alr base, He is believed to have been trapped iu the plane and drowned, ( iin Ameen Buried Rheims, Prence.--Cardinal Lue- on, heroic figure of the world war days who stayed under fire during the long hombardment of Rheims wan Jald to rest today in the crypt of his beloved eathodral, J » Teacher Suicides : Vancouver, B,C.--Miss Lily N. Palliser, 35, school teacher on sick leave, tor merly of Montreal, threw herself from a wndow on the sixth floor of a departmental store into Seymour Street and wag Instantly killed, . * Vote for Strike Hull, Que,--Members of the Hull local of the Internationhl Brother hood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, voted in favor of & strike unless the J. R, Booth Com- pany, Lid. accepts their demana for higher wages and shorter hours, Three Peisonsta Escape Guelph, =~ While Avo thor oughly scour the surrounding dis- trict, three inmates of the Ontario Reformatory who made a brea from the "bull gang' yesterday af- ternoon arasntilh a large: Ousted Mayoi Roclosted Three Rivers, Que, --= Former Mayor Arthur BDettez, whose elec- tion last February was declarea by the court, was re-elected yester- day by a majority of 263 against Philippe Bigue, K.C., law pertner, of Senator Jacques Bureau. . Hoy is Drowned Parry Sound, ~~ Willams Thomp- son 12-year-old son of Mr, and mrs, Harold Thompson. of this town, was drowned in the Seguin River yesterday, ; SOLLOWAY, MILLS PLEAD NOT GUILTY (By Canadian Press Lessed Wire) Calgary, Alta, June 3--Morg than five months after. their arrest on charges of fraud and Frm tit tried without (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Blatinitz, Czechoslovakia, June 3-- Ten boys and girls were struck by lightning while under a tree from a rain, Two boys {ift old, and two g were , was feared were burnt fatally, a------------------------ of | een y pe it k | failed to return to Sioux Lookout af- o be Isaac W, Soll Mills, bros ry. exe peared - appeardd vd 'and' ° Al OBHAW A. ONTARIQ, TUESDAY, JUNE. 3, 1930 15 Cents 8 Weck: 3 Cents s Copy TEN PAGES i LVOTE i ON ADMI ra, ARN REPORTS OF LOSS OF LIFE DISPROVED AND DANGER IS AVERTED FOR THE PRESENT Welcomed Rain Falling in Thunder Bay District Checking Fires That Threatened Life and Prop- erty HAZARD 1S BELIEVED OVER IN PORT ARTHUR Ste. Marie, But Other Blazes Reported Fairly Well Under Control (Py Canadian Press Lonsed Wire) Crisis, in north-west Ontario's for. est-fire danger . appeared to "have passed today as high winds abated and rain fell. Hundreds of forestry men and lumber camp employees, however, still toiled under smoky skies to protect isolated settlements and valuable timber limits, Death of an aviator in the fire area was as- ckibed. to the threatening. situation, while toll 'of flame razed timberland and homesteads mounted to an un- estimated total, Paul Garten, flier for Western Ca- nada Airways, was believed to have been drowned in the lake near Al- lenwater, east of Sioux Lookout, Ca- 'nadfan National Railways centre. He ter making a trip to Allenwater, ag Rima by burned-down tel 'wires, A reconnoitring' follow up Rib. found 'Garten's plane float. ing upside-down, but could not lo- cate the airman, Port Arthur, Ont, June 3~Cool, welcome rain beat down on Port Arthur and the Thunder Bay district shortly before noon today dampening heat-scorched areas where brush and forest fires have held sway for two days. Cloudy skies forecast more moisture that will effectively check threatening fires in dried out muskeg for the time being at least, Fire rangers and city fire fighters, who yesterday worked frantically 10 overcome flames sweeping into the city from the north west, believed Port Arthur's fire hazard to be safely passed. Fires still numerous near ing and Onion Lake, were said to be fairly well under control, Loss of Life Denied Ont, June J-- visible around Sioux yesterday's. rum- to extensive anne discredited. Joss of life is over: bash has been badly dam- he fire but no buildings have Still Danger at Sault Ste, Marie, Ont, fou. 3-The bush fire which started from bush Burnin few. miles west of Michipi- yesterday - afternoon is aon control but iy being. slows ed up by firem i who were rushed scene in the carlyt stages of 4 fire at mile 134 on the ACR. is also still out of control and yester- day burned over some 500 acres, This fire has swept an'area of aroind 2,000 acres, most of it in old burn- ings, occasioning little loss, Seriont Blase June FSi three wala pea andy, al thous. and acres of land b rb sg over, the first ifioue forest fire, po the season in ern inne were fhe bf i at ontral, due n part || ree of the five mijor fires ropor ted are'in the immediate vicinity of Duluth, another is near Cramer on the north shore of Lake Superior, while one large fire was reported in the Superior National Forest, (By KEN Ce a Aaah ton, Letom e you His Majsty, hc k Gord bio t ey, Wi 3 hi 0 the Usted States and the fed empire, | inchdi state, Henry Li ins ng stan ng abe a he. Cana men, of the K of uted Status; To Be T omally held at the British on ni: ona at the em chiefly. use - Sie Ronald hs alt are in Process | of a ro to, the embassy on. Masiuch tts 'Ay enue, At the legation will be gather- the Siftian 4 al family rin the tith Free State ae Machi K | the ao Conon ew York, Herbert | esen Hon, ty's then. offer the toas Fo vb General fa Dh sary of state nd Major Fire Still Raging Near Sault a Hurkett Flint, McKenzie; Beck: Sid« | who, A {es Greetings Sent to King on Birthday (By Canadian . Prom | Leased Wire) Ottawa, June 3.--<On the occa: sion 'of the birthday of' His Ma. jesty King George, a message of respectful greetings and best wishes from the Government and poople of Canada was despatched by Premier Mackenzie King to Lord Stamfordbam, the King's private secrotary, The message was as fol- ows: "Will you kindly convey to His Majesty the King on bebalf of the Government and people of Canada respectful greetings and the best wishes upon the celebration by His Majesty of his sixty-fifth birthday sunivershry. That His Majesty may be spared in health and strength long to reign over the British Commonwealth of Nations fs & wish which will find heart. felt expression in all parts of the Dominion of Canadas." Inmates Tie Up Guard and Flee Thirteen Desperate, Insane Convicts Liberate 150 Others and Escape (By Canadian Press Lossed Wire) Tonia, Mich, June 3-Thirteen in- mates of the "bad wards" eseaped from the Ionia state hospital for the criminal insane early today after making a prisoner ofthe night sup. erintendent. The inmates forced the night door guard to release them by threatening to kill the superintendent, Gene Owen, One of the fugitives was captured three hours after the break. The others were the object of -u widespread search, Before leaving the thirtech men cut telephone wires leading from the institution, which is a mile and a half from the city limits and opened door} of other wards on the first floor. This released approximately 150 men, hawevir, conducted themselves in an orderly manner and made no attempt to escape. Perry C, Rebertson, dent of the hospi described the release of the 150" men as creating "a very serious situation." Of the tWelve prisoners still at farge, five Were under prison sen- tence for murder or assault with in- tent- to murder, - The remainder were robbers or housebreakers, Superintendent Robinson commen: ded the action of the guard in allow. ig the men to escape rather than fan the risk of precipitating a jriot in which tmployees might have been seriously injured or killed. He ev pressed the opinion that the fugitiv s wi Shtured within a hot time, most of them before ut Gfithem Before nig! ot fall {FORTY DROWN AS STEAMER SINKS Thirty-Five Saved After; Boiler Explodes in Pass enger Vessel ain fe Loi wi South Aeris dive ain Hollow the sin pXing pri A senger steamer Goenaga in the alena river yesterday after a bol explosion, The captain of the st or, Carlos Henjque Felahmasz, went down with the vessel and his body was among those recovered, * Thirty-five members of the we! oven of Ti superinten- 'saved. ruth buried bs by fire The 0 0 ox sank almost a ditely afte he losion . and ators any d d hes summoned, The' survivors rrived at ailla early | morning and the Fhe) were sent to LS ospital at Tenerife; NO US. CAMPAIGN 0 DEPORT CANADIANS ; Gr . ARy Canadian Press Loased 'Washington, D.C, June Thers is no campaign to being carried gafoner of Imm : Harry K. Hull 101d the Canadian + Froas, : l "LONG LIVE THE KING" The King celebrated his birthday very quistly today ain Buckingham Palace, the Prince of Wales taking the royal salute at the "trooping of KING GEORGE V, WHO I$ 65 TODAY _ the colors." His Majesty resbived hundreds of messages of congratu. Mution. One Dead, Many Hurt in Rioting New Campaign. of Picketing British Shops Opens in Bombay Bombay, June ine 3--Twelve sali raiders were seriously 'injured in Worll prison today in eontlict with the authorities, . The number of others.injured in a bitter clash was not made knowp, The encounter: occurred when .u large group of prisoners within the barbed-wire enclosure in the deten- tion pen at the Bombay suburb made & rush for freedom. A company of the 19th Hydera- bad regiment went to 'Worll and res stored order. i ' Rioting Near Madras Madras, India, Jute 3---One In. dlan was killed axd another wound. od by the police at Cholinganallur Yillage, 20 miles from Madras 'last ni he 'villagers had assembled for the purpose of inviting congress leadery to come and break the salt laws. The local sub-nwpector ore dered them to disperse. The police while returning from the spot were stated to have been heavily stoned. Two constables were sefiovsly in- jured and the sub-luspector gave orders to fire, Change Made in Labor Cabinet Secretary of State for Do- minions and for Colonies to be Separate Posts. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire), | » London, June 3-~Premier Ram- say. 'MacDonald today annoynced inauguration of the offices of sec- rotary of state 'for the dominions and for the colonies, separate cab- inet posts as a departure in the em. pire government set-up. The office of secretary of state for the dominions and colonieg has been held by Lord Passified. Premier MacDonald announced that Rt, Hon, J, H. Thomas, Lord Privy Seal, will take the appoint: mont of secretary of state for the dominions. 'Abolition 'of the dual ofce was regarded as an extremely impor. tant change. The news Was recely- | d ed with keen interest in the House of Commons this afternoon, The appointment of Mr. Thomas he said, would necossjtate readjust~ ment of the machinery set up: tor: dealing with unemployment, chang- es In which would be announced in {due time, 0 Ill; i June J=-An epidemic it, in Arse days. ith six poraons. Tousty wounded--- today was oYycateg with the police ive, city wide round. up ol bad" men. More than 200 persons, including three who are. listed amoung the Crime Commission's "public enemies," had been. arfested. at dawn, with Dolict Sued squads hen ash through-~ hs the ' a (him time at 'Belmont: &Uns, \e. rear of. the and Sheridan road. ete in the hotel ware awakened Chie of mur tel, Belmont by: the: rearsof the gunsy But. ag vie fmen 'and 'cohorts: of George Chicago Police Arrest 200 To Stop Big Gang Slaughter |. tim was found, . It was a gun attack like the one last. week in which the victim, afte b shot down, 'vas canted away. by, Lis attackers, Deputy. col r Stege's ine vestigation of 1 outbreak led to the | pr Bh) tha leaders recently hive been id ng the tele- one wires on wach other, listening in cach other's lans and thus being able to "get the jump" on their said he had lefirned. that a duel to the 'death between Capone (Bugs) Moran was in the making. It was ads friv this knowledge, he said, that prompt toundupy ed the polige: King Celebrates 65th Birthday London, June e 3--The King cele- brated his sixty-fifth birthday anni- versary today, remaining quietly in Buckingham Palace while his eldest son, the Prince of Wales, took the royal salute at the "trooping of the colors," The King's uncle, the Duke of Connaught witnessed the ceremony from a balcony overlooking « the Horse Guards parade, The Queen and the other royal ladies watched the proceedings from the windows of the government offic- es, The King stayed indoors because of a recent attack of rheumatism, Hundreds of messages of con- gratulations from all over an' empire on which the sun never sets and from other countries all over the world 'poured * into the palace from early morning, The members of the royal family called early to convey their greetings and the grand-chil- dren brought little gifts. League Probes Palestine Riot Britain Submits Statement Saying Present Situation Is Delicate One (By Canadien Press Leased Wire) Geneva, Switzerland, June 3. ~The permanent mandates commission of the League of Nations opened an ex- traordinary session today to consider the situatipn,in Palestine growing out of last summer's disorders between the Jews and Arabs. The British government submitted a statement to the commission call- ing attention to certain phases of the recent Shaw report on the outbreaks, "The, government is wow studying ihe varipus recommendations of the Shaw commission," said the British statement, "with a view to dealing with the immediate causes of the out- break and preventing a recurrence and is in consultation with the in- terests concerned." The Brigish statement asserted that the Palestine situation was one © great delicacy. The responsibility im- posed on the mandatory power call- ed for the promotion and establish- ment of a Jewish national home and in. addition for the administration of the country on confirmity with the interests of the population as a whole, "The conflict of interests remains," said the statement and the task of holding she balance has certainly not decreased in difficulty. The statement added that His Maj- esty's government had dispatched Sit John Hope Simpson, * 'a highly quali- fied investigator" who will soon be at work in Palestine studying land settlement, immigration and develop ment and conferring with the British high commissioner in Palestine, Fu- ture policy on these economic. prob. lems will largely, be determined on the basis of the is of the Simpson rep report. STUDENT KILLS CAMBRIDGE TUTOR Also Wounds Policeman, Then Turns Gus on Himaelf Cambridge, Finfa. June 3-D. N, Potts, King's College student at Cam. bridge, who was alleged to have shot and killed his tutor, A, F. R. Wollas- ton; died in a local hospital late to- mbridge; Eng, June 3--In a sen- ational shooting tragedy in historic bridge university this afterngon, By Potts, a first year student at King's College, was alleged by police to have shot and killed his tutor, A. F, R. Wollaston, Potts also alleged to have shot and wounded detective sergeant. Wilson on the Camb police force before turning his revolver on himself, Potts is in a hospital in a scrious condition Bog Milner-White of King's Cols e said that Potts returned to the | Jog today after a week's absence. "On his return he went into Wol- laston's room," said the dean, "Some time after shots were heard," When the room was entered Patts was still breathing but Wollaston was dead. : BURIED IN DEBRIS, MAN IS KEPT ALI BY RESTORATIVES os Canadign Press Leased, Wire) New York, June -- Ta to his neck in wre 4-1 ing demol pion, John* i ole 5( ) Rs ary engineer was fed restoratives for more that two hours . today while police, and fire emergency oquade dug him pub, 7 | ISTRATION BUILDING | Rains Quell Menace From Ontario Forest Fires [RATEPAYERS TO DECIDE ON ERECTION OF NEW POLICE STATION, CITY OFFICES INDIVIDUALITY AND CO-OPERATION IN-EMPIRE URGED MacDonald Declares They Should be Guiding Stars of British Nations (By GEORGE HAMBLETON, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, June 3.--Individuality and co-operation--Promier Ramsay Mac- Donald urged them today as the guid- ing stars of the British Common- wealth. of Nations, On behalf of the British government Mr. MacDon- ald was bidding the delegates to the Imperial Press" Conference welcome, To philosophers, said Mr. MacDonald, the two words, individuality and co- operation, represented separate con- ceptions but "we are not philosophers; we are men of action," "And in our commonwealth of na- tions," Mr. MacDonald proceeded, "our strife and striving to be nations must not allow us to overlook the equally important strine and striving to be and to maintain ourselves as a community, The Imperial . Confer- ence is going to meet again and these problems will come before us; how to merge national freedom with com- monwealth spirit of rule into the commonwealth and as an empire and yet hold out the hand of family help- fulness to the rest of the world, "That is our problem. If you and I can succeed in helping our genera- tion to solve that problem--you in your way and Lin mine--ii we. can conspire to effect the solution of that problem we shall have done something great to make the name and fame of our commonwealth good in the eyes of the world." THREE MEN DIE IN PLANT EXPLOSION Powder Factory Unit Blows Up, All Inhabitants Being Killed (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Tamaqua, Penn, June 3=Three men were killed when the mixing house of the Atlas Powder Company olanit at Mixtown seven miles south of hefe, was wrecked by an explosion carly today, The dead----George Stamm, of New- ringgold ; Elmer Hill, of Tamaqua; Irvin Miller, of Tamaqua. The victims were the only men em- ployed in the mixing house which was blown ot pieces by the blast. CAUSE OF CRASH STILL A MYSTERY Ottawa, June 3--=A coroner's jury called to inquire into the death of Setgt-Pilot Robert W. Pike of Vancouver, young Royal Canadian Air Force flyer killed in an aero- plane crasn here n May 27, was unable last night to determine cause of the tragedy. The report of a government investigating board has not yet been made publie, CANDIDATES NOMINATED Bruce North. (Ontario) == Hon. James Malcolm, Liberal, Simcoe North (Ontario) = Hon, Ernest C, Drury, Liberal-Progressive, Lake St, John (Quebec)--Dr. L. Duguay, Cometva tive , Lambton. East, (Ontario)=Burt W. Fansher, Progressive, Kenora-Rainy River (Ontario)=F. J» McManus, Conservative, T After Spirited Discussion, Administration Building Project Is Advanced Ane other Stage ni. ALTERNATE SITES FOR POLICE STATION Voters Will Choose-Betweeny Present Market Property and Location on Bagot: Street Ratepayers of Oshawa will short« ly be asked to vote upon two by- laws, the first for the erection of a municipal office building on the northwest 'corner of Simcoe and Metcalf streets, the second for the erecton of a new police station. These two questions have long agi~ tated successive city councils ana the action of the council last night seems to place their solution one step nearer reality. In the final | analysis it is the people who must! decide, According to the report of the fire 'protection and city property committee, which was adopted without amendment after a long drawn out discussion, the voters will be asked to choose between two alternative sites for the pro- posed now police station, namely on the south side of Bagot street on land owned by the city and now used for free parking and the sec« ond site at the south-east corner of Richmond and Prince streets on land now occupied by the old mar- ket building. C. C. Stenhouse, architect, wil be asked to prepare nopreliminary drawing and a pre« face sketch of the structure togeth. er wth an estimate of cost, City Offices Site The administration or municipal office building would be built 40 feet west from the south wall of the Gerace building. The site im: (Continued on Jontinusd on page, 4) . . 1 FAMILY IS SEEKING CANADIAN'S RELEASE , FROM PRISON IN U.S. Owen Sound, June June 3--Mrs. Wil- | lam Mothersill, daughter of Lafay-| ette Dales, who is seeking a pardon; from the Lincoln, Nebraska, Jail, after having served 21 years of a life sentence for the murder of a ' horse trader while crossing the prairics, has reached the point where she decided it was in the best interests of herself to break her silence. She admits she wrote to her father in March and told him their home in Owen Sound was open to him, but had hoped no publicity would be made, and he could have' come back quietly. Further than this she had ne comment to make. y 15,000 HOMELESS IN FLOODED AREA! Alexandria, La, June June 3--The expanse of overflowed area in the Red river valley was greater than ever today and the number of homeless reguices had increased to 15,000, but levee workers. labored with undaunted courage 10 hold to a minimum any' further flood damage The fight today Ad resolved into the question - of 'whether the levees along the lower Red river could be held until the crest of the flood pass- es. The peak was anticipated 'within a few days'followed by a fall. Erglish Rugbylsts Wellington, N.Z.--The touring' British rugby team suffered its first defeat since its arrival in New: Zealand when Wellington today captured a great struggle by nf score of 12 to 8 points, The New: Zealanders captured the game mainly because their forwards eon<' centrated all their efforts to keen the fleet British backs from breake ing clear with the ball a Attem 2 Made to Assassinate thy Mrs. Dechow, Chicago Chicago, Ills, June 3--Ad attempt was made early today upon the life of Mrs, Lottie Brenner Dechow, the wealthy woman who recently divor- cud oS self-styled: "Count "The % sein fired" two shots through yr bedroom window. The bedroom is on the second floor of Mrs. Dechow's costly residence at 5028 'Sheridan road, The assassin climbed to the roof. of a garage aby the house, placed a against: the bedroom 'window and fired twice, Merge Dechow was in her sister's room Fylie she heard the shots and hurried bagk: to herown, , Detectives said that from the posi. tion of the bullet holes Mrs. D would have been wounded in the si ide officers asked had she been in bed. Seeking a motive, Mrs. Dechow if she had been uns ustally active in seeking to' robbers who, in the guise of etna enumerators, invad her home: March 31, taking valuable jewelryy Sie said she had hot. "They ine. uired concerning her feelings ard her divorced husband. She s although she recently had sought his arrest on a charge of false swearing in the procurance of their marriage license, she and Dechow 'were now on friendly terms, |,