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fe Oshawa Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer Tr Dai > uy @ at 'S unes. Published st Oshawa Ont, Evary Vay Except Sundays and er mahi ood OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1930 '4 nts 8 Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES ews in Brief § Child Struck by Train Brantford. --While collecting wood on the CN.R. railroad tracks, 11- year-old Douglas Phillips, 10. Ran- som ségget, was probably fatally in- jured last night. He lies in hospital facing the probability of having a leg and arm amputa J ycle Officer. George Kerr gave (a 'blood transfusion for the youngst Inventors Form Party Hamburg, Germany--Five thous- and German inventors met here yes- terday in a Whitsuntide congress, and added another to the legion of exist- ing German. parties. The new group is calletl the "party of technics." The leaders said the organization would strive to smooth the way for Ger- man inventive genius to develop new technical schemes, which might part- ily solve the unemployment problem. Radial Killa Child ; Kitchener--Struck by a Grand ri- ver radial car bound from this city vor Galt, Pauline "Sheppard; 2-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs, F. Sheppard. Courtland avenue, 'was kill ed instantly yesterday afternoon while playing vith a_baby carriage. Railway Congress for Canada? Montreal--The 1936 international railway congress may be held in Ca- nada, with Japan as a possible al- ternative location, according to infor- mation brought back from the 1930 gathering, in Madrid, Spain. Former Nfid. Governor Dies London.--Sir William Lamond Al- fardyce. governor of Newfoundland from 1922 until 1928, died early: this morning, aged 69, years. Steamship Refloated Quebec.--=The = 'Canadian Win ner", of the Canadian National Steamship Lines, which ran ashore, early yesterday .morning, near, Cap Chat Que. was floated again by the rising tide and resumed "her way to Quebec and Montreal, The Canadian Winner is from Van- conver. No serfous damage was sustained. NEW METHOD FOR KILLING WOLVES (Me Conacian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, June 10.--A novel means for the humane destruction of wolves is brought forward by a resident of Ottawa. In a letter to the Ottawa Humane Society he suggests that glass phials filled with prussic acid be placed in meat with which woll traps are RISON 1S CO 15 FAST SHRINERS' SPECIAL HITS CAR. KILLING TWO, THIRD IS EXPECTED TO DIE Driver Had Stopped at Crossing to Let One Train Pass, But Did Not Notice Second CARLOAD OF FOUR. ON WAY TO SCHOOL Margaret McKay, 11, and Evelyn Booth, 16, Are Dead; William Booth, Dy- ing; Hazel Booth, Driver, Injured (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, June 10.--~When the car in which they were riding was struck by a fast Canadian Pacific Railway train at the sixth line crossing, Tra- falgar; shortly before nine o'clock this morning, Margaret McKay, 11, and Evelyn Booth, 16, met . instant death. A younger brother of the see- ond girl, William Booth, was ser- iously injured and is reported dying. The driver of 'the car Hazel Booth, was also hurt but will recover. ' The tragedy occurred when 'the girls were on their way 'to school. They arrived at the C,P.R. crossing and- waited for the regular CN.R. westbotind train to go by. When this had past, they started across' the tracks not noticing: the speedy C.P. R. train which was thundering tow- ards the spot, It was all over in a moment, the car being demolished and the occupants hurled to one side by the terrific impact. The train was in charge of Con- ductor Hock and Engineer: baited.' Thus the Prowler; ing the meat would die immedi- ately and painlessly in place of being left to expire slowly and in agony. : CIGARETTES ARE USED IN STATES (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Washington, D.C., June 10.--Un- affected by economic conditions which have necessitqted curtailed production in mdny| lines, the manufacture of cigarettes combin- ued its steady upward climb dur- ing the first four months of the year. The people of the United States . are smoking more and mere cigar: ettes and fewer cigars. During the perpd from January to April one billion more cigarettes were manu- factured than during the same per- jod last year, more than 37,000, 000,000 being rolled. The increase in cigarettes manufuctured for the four months showed an increase of 2 per cent; while cigar. production fell off 7 per cent. x : ------------------------ . Vancouver.--Albert Wiser, 20, who was to have been hanged Friday, June 13, for the murder of Joe Chew 'Way, Chinese vegétable ped- lar on the north shore, has had his sentence commited to ene' of life imprisonment. } SHANGHAI BEGGARS . STRIKE AND RIOT _ {By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Shanghai, June 10.--A strike of beggars is the newest manifesta- . tion of the irrepressibility of Shanghai's trouble makers. It oc 5 the "Wi " 5 oe y, Wat' > al was agreed upon as the de- the beggars broke 1d. Refused, fu | mended dismissal of Mr. Kelly, will +1 recommendation waich ayill likely | settle the entire controversy, '(Great Britain in dollars, others in "| crease in the numerical strength of | ment of a federal digtrict as the ulti- well. Police and doctor arrived on the scéne, and a preliminary inquest was ordered for 11.30 this morning at Oakville. The young 'people were residents of Trafalgar township and were on their way to Oakville to try exam- inations. The car was completely wrecked when it was hurled 100 feet from the level crossing by the train, which was a Shriners' special. TEACHERS SETTLE KINGSTON DISPUTE AND PEACE REIGNS Principal and Science Master Both to Remain at Collegiate (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kingston, June 10.--Settlement of the difference at the Kingston Ccllegiate Institute-hetween Priu- cipal Danby and Major J. W. Kelly, science teacher, which threatened to disrupt the staff and discipline of the collegiate, was announced this afternoon. : Through the good offices of Dr. A. Kent, ' principal + of the Queen's Theological College, the difference was settled and it is un- derstood both Principal Danby an Mr, Kelly will remain at the Col- legiate. In the meantime, before the meeting of the Board of Edu- cation on Thursday night the man- agement committee, which recom- in a Ww meet again and bring FOREIGN EXCHANGE New York, June 10--Prime mer- cantile paper 3% per cent. Foreign' Exchange sttady: demand rates wants: Great Britain 4.48 1L1%; BR in os on FEDERAL DISTRICT FOR OTTAWA URGED ¥ (sy Capadian Press Leased Wire) 'Ottawa, June 10--A gradual de- Ottawa city' | cotincil 'with = establish- mate goal was supported ber of speakers at a Rotary Club gathering Monday. . Controllers, Al ermen and a fordier mayor voiced approval of scrapping the present nicipal-system for one based along the lines of an clécted civic commis- 0 ith , possibly a city manager. o en advocated set- group of three 'or foiir com= ; 4 2 urged by Magistrate Jones in spec- A J fal police court today when he a ; 4 'tenced three former Roval Ban clerks on a'charge of theft of $26, a sums ecutive head. with an | ma WOMAN I SEEKING ENDURANCE RECORD Pretty French Brunette Passes Half Way Mark in Flying Effort Le Bourget, France, Jung 10-- Madame Maryse Bastie, pretty lit- tle French brunette and noted as an aerial acrobat, passed the hair way mark to-day fn an airplne en- durnce flight by which she is seek- ing to regain the world record re- cently taken from her by a young naturalized Rugsian girl, Lena Bernstein. . Madame Bastie took the air at 8.18 p.m. last night in a small 40- horse power monoplane with en- ough gas for 40 houfs. She hopes to stay aloft until noon to-morrow in an effort to beat Mlle. Bein- stein's record of 35 hours, 46 min- utes, 55 seconds. | MR. AND MRS. WM. | This 'picture shows William Mor rison and his wife, whont he is ac- cused of slaying. In police cou: Two Children Killed at Oakville Level Crossing ACCUSED AND VICTIM MORRISON here this morning he was vom- mitted for trial on a charge of murder, , ONE MISSING, SIX SAVED AS TUG SINKS New York, June 10----One maa was. reported. missing to-day in the sinking of the harbor tug Invader, off St. George, Staten Island. The Captain and the other five members of the crew wede saved. Cause of the accident was unknown, The tug sank in shallow water just as it was pulling into the slip with a car afloat from Brooklyn. DROWNED MAN SAID LIQUOR SMUGGLER (By' Canadian Press Leased Wire) Niagara Falls, N.Y. June 10. ~ Possibility that another man had lost his life in the Niagara river while smuggling a boat load of ale acrosy the internatianal boundary was seen today as officials tried to identify the body of a man found An the river near North Tonawanda CANDIDATES NOMINATED SIMCOE NORTH (Ontario)--]. T. Simpson, Conservative, YORK NORTH (Ontario)-~T. Her bert Lennox, K.C,, Conservative, RUSSELL (Ontario)--Alex. Mar- ion, Conservative. DAUPHIN, + (Manjtoba)--]J. Bowman, Conservative, WENTWORTH (Ontario)--Hon F. C. Biggs, Liberal. LAMBTON WEST (Ontario)-- Ross W. 'Gray, Liberal, GEORGE ETIENN CARTIER (Quebec)--J. A. Beaulicu, K.C,, Con- servative, \ NORFOLK-ELGIN (Ontario)-- John L. Stansell, Conservative. U.S. Exports To Canada Decreases Washington, D.C., June 10--Can- ada," best customer of the United States, took $63,997,452 in exports from this country during the month of April, as og rik Bkins $91,- 928,189 during the sfme period last year. Imports. of Canadian produce totalled : $36,338,692 in April as against $40,394,781 during the corresponding period in 1929. L. STEEL ORDERS DECREASE ders of the United States Steel Cor- poration declined 294,993 tons in May to a total of 4,059,227 tons on May 31 against 4,354,220 tons on last yesterday, April 30, New York, June 10--Unfilled or- OR TRIAL OVER ANOTHER MAN | BY HOUSE to be Read McGibbon, and hearing the evi officers as to the discovery of the son, Magistrate Willis decided th trial on the murder charge: that connected the accused with [J] Forest Fires Situation Bad Near Hurkett and North of Sioux * Lookout (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Podt Arthur, Ont., June 10 -- Forest fires in: the Thunder Bay district are again assuming major proportions, Warm days and mod- erate breezes are building up the various bodies of flame that were not completely extinguished by the dains of a week ago which relieved the situation when the whole dis- trict seemed to be threatened. The forestry service is unable to with draw men from places where the fires have partially subdued to put them where the danger § again threatening. jx. The vicinity of Mack, about 80 miles from here on the Canadian National line north-west to Sioux Lookout appears .to be the centre of the most serious fire at present. The service has 175 men there but the fire is sald to be spreading in- to the heavy timber, The situation is described as discouraging. dn Helen township where big losses were suffi last week by the Abitibi company, the situation is again very bod. This is north of Hurkett, where homesteaders lost heavily. In the Onion Lake sec- tion a bad fire is ning at a dis- tance of 14 miles the reservoir dam, More plones are being procur- ed from the Weslern Canada Afr- ways for use in carrying men and equipment. Germans Commemorate the Death of 5,000 Under- Water Seamen (By. Canadian Press Leased Wire) Kiel, Germany, June 10--A mon- ument commemorating deeds of German submarine crews during the great war was unveiled to-day on the banks of Kiel Bight with solemn ceremony in the presence of a large crowd of army and navy veterans and otber patriotic bodies. 'The 'monument consists of a col- umn surmounted by a spread eagle, carries the inscription: "One hundred amd ninety-nine submar- Ines and 5,132 heroes pérlshed in the world war 1914-1918." Former vice-admiral Michelson, former chief submarine commana- or, in unveiling the memorial sald that. more than half German sub. rine crews died during the war, which was a higher percentage or . ers who would give their full 1 g uni pal buscar. German. Ashing fore, mortality than that of amy other Again Serious 7 x 2 ate and Leslie P King Carol Moves Quickly Against Political Enemies (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bucharest, Rumania, June 10 King Carol professed to-day to have forgotten the activities of political enemies against him while he was in French exile, but he 'moved quickly to punish those of his en- Upon learning that Dr. C. Angel- escu, who was minister of educa- tion in the last Liberal cabinet of Mm, V. and J. Bratianu had spoken disrespectfully of him at a Liberal meeting yesterday. he ordeded him prosecuted immediately. Dr, Kostinescu, mayor of Buche arest, and Dr. Demetrescu Braila, former minister of health, were or- deded prosecuted Nkewlse for sim- ilar offenses, Their party, named Liberal but actually ultra-conser- vative, was asid to have voted yes- terday not to support the monar- chy, although not suggestion revol- ution. In contrast to the moves to sup- press objectionable political enmity King Carol ordeded that all charges f a pardonable nature--both polit- fecal and growing out of temper caused by extreme distress -- against 20,000 persons-still ac- countable for military offenses dur- ing the world war, be quashed. All acts and oddinances promulgated during the reign of the hoy king Htcisanl, Carol's son, were confirm- ed. > ThreeBank Men Are. Sentenced (By Canadian 'Press Leased Wie) Torbnto, June 10.--Action to protect small salaried men from the danger of speculation was es Action to Men 840, Wilfrid Tomlinson, was sen- tenced to two years less one day determinate plus a similar term indeterminate in the Ontario Re- formatory; Franels ery. got 2 years less one day detérminate and one year less one day indetermin- 1 or, one year less one-day determinate and one | year less one day indeterminate. The conviction comes as a result f a voluntary confession of the] young men to the manager of the bank where they were employed, | young men pleaded . guilty en arraigned before Magistrate Jones on May 29 and declared that their confession was entirely self-willed: They declared they were. tired of "keeping up the bluff", and came to the conclusion that it would be better to clear up the "whole mess" by confessing. 6 stolen money had all gone Lo méet ' ste brokers demands said Lowery. In passing sentence, Jones said, in part: ° is a painful duty regarding the feeling have always and subsequently t> the wi "fon R. B. Bennett Outlines His Party's Policy CONSERVATIVE LEAD- ER OPENS ELECTION CAMPAIGN Favors St. Lawrence Seaway and National Highway Across Canada Winnipeg, June 10.--From the plat- form in' the: Amphitheatre Rink in which he was made Conservative Leader, Hon. Richard Bedford Ben- nett last night laid down the party platform for the election of 1930. He proclaimed the doctrine of pro- tection to farm, factory, worker and consumer. with no excessive tolls un- der tariffs to be permitted. He said that the principle governing the Con- servatives \if they went to the Em- pire Conference would be that the Empire 'would be sticngthened by strengthening Canada. The Conservative Leader in his speech summarized as follows his platform for the coming clection. "1,--~We pledge ourselves to a pol-. icy of protection for Canadians in the development in our national re- sources, agricultural and industrial, to save the consumers from exploita- tion. : "2--~We pledge ourselves to foster and develop: the agricultural, live stock and dairy industrics, now so sadly, neglected. : { "3~We pledge ourselves. to the stabilization of economic conditions, and toreontinuity of traderand free- dom from the manipulation of home and foreign tariffs. . *4.--We pledge ourselyes to the de- velopment of interprovincial trade, and of a Canadian fuel policy and development of a foreign market. "5.~We pledge ourselves to the im provement of: the whole scheme - of Canadian transportation ~ northward by thepedmpletion of the Hudson Bav route, and the construction of such branches as immy: be: necessary (Continued on Page 11) etl ating (Commition fn in ; conditions 3 ' hich has submitted ling 1 bat tor outh,T agai | w the first section 'of Ha, YepOrte" cowboy 3 started 2 v Object in (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, June 10.--In 440 dramatic pages, the Indian Statutory Commis- sion, popularly known as the Simon Commission, yesterday presented the problem of India. This the first vol- ume of the Commission's report is confined to a survey of that vast and mysterious country now emerging from its «chrysalis. It tells the story of the present situaticn, but the Commission leaves, its conclusions and recommend ezions tor a second volume of the report, which will ap- pear two weeks from now. Yet, although the first volume is bare of definite recommendations, scattered through it: .re signposts marking the way. It is observed, in the first instance, that the Monta- gue Declaration of 1917 and the Gov- ernment of India Act of 1919 prescri- bed a method as well as a goal Names Fixed Object The fixed objection in view is "the progressive realization of responsible government in British India as an in- tegral part of the British Empire," but it is cqually part and parcel of (Continued on Page 9) Music Lovers Should Protest teners Instead of Music Producers (By Canadian' Press Leased Wire) Boston; Mass:; June 10--The mu- sic lover and not the musician should lead the fight against mach- anical music Joseph N. Weber told the delegates to the 35th annual convention of the American Feder- ation of Musicians which opened here yesterday. He was joined in his opinion by Matthew Woll vice- Weber's statement was made af ter Judge William Day had adyo- cated the boycotting of "canned musc.'"" Weber spoke lated and said 'We have received some advice as to how we may prevail in our fight against mechanics in music. bat 1 do, not agree as I.fear the speaker does not understand the situation we are facing, * "We would not protest any mach- ige that could bemefit the workers and the people at large but we do pdotest machines that are devised wholly to give a few people money at the expense of many, which would make this a nation of lis- teners instead of a nation of music producers, ris' Morros, general music di rector for the Paramount Public Theatres of: Nor to have double the convention! depr! Dp the would Didnt siclaug at its bal theatres in the coming year. Tom Mix' Daughter Elopes Beverly Hills, Calif.--Tom Mix, film hero, who on the ag pursued many villians an withy.s 8, : minutes too late to nur- sue his eloping daughter, Ruth Jane Mix, and to-day she was Mrs. Doug- the company he las Gilmore, i" Dominion Status Is British People Becoming Music Lis- president of the American Iedera- tion of Labor. » Amerjca, told" India, Says Report Too Much Oil, Can't Dig Wells Oil and Gas Struck in Quan- tities, But Railway Men Thirst {By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Man., June 10--Ofl ahd Bas areas are so widespread along the Sturgis cut-off in _north- east Saskatchewan that Canadian National Railway workers are un- able to met immediate success in driling for water, according to word received today by railway. officials. G. C. Briggs, engineers for the road, states that drilling at Kakwa and Reserve hag encountered gas and ofl, but no water. Reports of an ofl-strike in north- east Saskatchewan originated when railway laborers encountered - ofl and gas at Kakwa while drilling for water on the site of the new station- houst at that point, Drills were sent down 215 feet before the quest for water was abardoned. At Reserve, a nearby point on the new line, water-drilling was abandoned at 115 feet. : TURKEY, GREECE, SIGN FRIENDLY PACT (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Istanbul, Turkey, June 10--A treaty of friendship between Tur- key and Gdeece was signed here to day, The Turkish = fbreign minister; Dr. Tevfik Rushdi Bey and the Greek minister at Angora, M. Ply= chroniadis, shook hands after their signatudes had been affixed to the document and exchanged 'comment regarding their two countries. THAN GO TO RUSSIA Russian Attempts to Take Press Leased Wike) 10--The = Polish press today reported that a former clerk in the Paris branch of a Rus- sian trading agency attempted to commit suicide at the Biala Pad- Jaska station last night while being forcibly taken to Russia. They quoted the man as saying hé had been ordered to yeturn to Moscow |. but that this had been rejected and | that Soviet agents later took! him' from Paris by foree, The Polish police said that the man whose name was given as Michael Na Jumped 'train' and pr» | to thro on the rails. Preven this ho inflicted Hght wounds u himself with a small knife, : He has asked the Polish authori- Wes for permission to rémain in Po- land or return to Francé. taned from him while in a weakened condition. however, was to the effect that the statement had been made only after the statutory warning had been given to the prisoner, and the magistrate overruled the objection of counsel for the defence. 2 i SA { ARE. 5 4 SUICIDE RATHER. {ie : 'Macdonald stated that she did not 'tions, but 'unsuccessfully. St I clever and forceful 8 | ernment. vincial "election. ADMITS STRIKING WIFE IN STATEMENT READ T0 COURT AT HEARING THIS MORNING "TRIANGLE" ASPECT INJECTED INTO CASE WHEN ACCUSED ADMITS QUARRELING WITH WIFE WHO RESIDED IN NEAR- Accaled Tells of Chasing Wife All Over the House and nally Striking Her--Counsel Objects to Introduc-* tion of Statement in Evidence, But Bench Allowed It Sensational evidence, contained in a statement made to the police by the accused, and adding a "triangle" aspect to the case, was placed before Magistrate Willis in police court this forenoon when William Morrison appeared for a preliminary hearing on a charge of murdering his wife, Annie Morrison, on April 28 last, by beating her on the head with a hatchet. After hearing this statement read in court by Crown Attorney dence of neighbors and police tragedy and the arrest of Morri- at sufficient evidence had been produced to warrant committing the accused to a higher court for Morrison was represented in court by Alex. C. Hall, local barrister, who raised strenuous objection to Morrison's statement being used as evidence, on the ground that it was the only link the crime, and that jt was ob- Police evideace, The Statement Ir the statement read to the cout and signed by Morrison, full details are given of the crime for which he is to stand trial, and a new and sen- sational light is thrown upon the ter- rible tragedy of April '29, when Mrs. Annie Morrison was found dead in bed, her skull battered in by blows from a hatchet. The sensational fea- ture is that Morrison, in his state« ment, claims that he and his wife quarrelied' violently "on the morning of the tragedy, over another man, al- leged to be a boarder in the heuse next door to that which they lived. The man's name, it states, was "Art" with the last name unknown to the acctised, and he was the owner. of a car. There had been a quarrel which resulted in Morrison seizing the hatchet, chasin his wife all ov- er the house, and finally striking her on the head just 'as she reached the bed on which she was later found, The statement also contained details of Morrison's attempts to end his own life, first by drinking a.quantity of lysol, and secondly, by cutting hig throat. A large gathering of spectators as sembled in court for the hearing, and there was a great buzz of conversa~ tion as the statement made. by the accused man was read. No witnesse (Continued on Page 8) WOMAN T0 RUN AS PROG.LIBERAL IN NORTHUMBERLAND Mrs. Edith Kerr J Announces Candidature -- (Special to The Times) F' Cobourg, June 10~The riding of Northumberland is to have a woman candidate in the federal election, Tos day Mss. Edith Kerc' Macdonald, daughter of the late Senator Williany' Kerr, announced that she will con«' test the riding as an Independent I "her candidate, Im wish to sec the historic old riding of Northumberland sacrificed to the exigencies. of the political ambitions of a non-resident candidate. : "The women of Canada," she said, . "represent 51 per cent. of the voting strength of the country, and are rep= resented by only-one member in the House of Commons. Both the. poli= tical parties have practically hung out the placard 'no women need apply for nomination,' and the only way they can secure representation is b; coming out independently from t political machine which manages conventions." Mrs. Macdonald: is 'reeve of Cos lived i t r many years prior to the of her. husband 'there. While in the West, her name was placed before conventions for both federal and' provincial nominas 18" 4 er, and alf of the rt gove erta in the 1921 pros ign. © She has also been prominent in women's or+ ganizations both in the west and in this district. | T EE pr poke on