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he Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All the | News While / It Is News" VOL, 7==NO, 22 Published at Oshawa, Out, Canada, Every Usy Except Sundays and Public Holideys OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES FINAL ELECTION RALLIES HERE TONIGHT Bitter Exchanges Mark Closing of Federal Election Campaign BOTH PARTIES CLAIM THEY WILL HAVE GOOD MAJORITY AFTER VOTING ON MONDAY Radio Has Figured Promin- ently in This Campaign for the First Time, Both Parties Broadcasting FINAL MESSAGES OF LEADERS TONIGHT Both Bennett and King Will Give Last Speeches Over National Hookup--Many Charges Have' Been Hurled (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press tSaff Correspondent) Ottawa, July 26-=The campaign ends to-day, Except for Quebec where Sunday usually sees much electioneering--to-night will hear the last" speech, On Monday, Canada goes to the polls. Both Claim Majority And the 58-day campaign ends in personalities, in bitter exchanges, and as is not unusual, with both parts ore ganizations claiming a clear majore ity in the next house, It has been a campaign in which the radio for the first time has figured promin- ently. Dominion hook-ups at $2,000 an hour, provincial hook-ups--night nétor. might, somatimes fue durin; the lunch hour, the fan has been of- "ered A program-of-speech, Tonight; the two federal leaders will give their final message over Dominion. wide hook-ups. ily R. B. Bennett Conservative leader, will have the Jast say. And the fight has not been one merely of the federal organizations Provincial premiers have campaigned as never before, Premier Ferguson of Ontario early thew the weight of his provincial organization into the Conservative scales, Premiers Baxter of New Brunswick, Rhodes of Nova Scotia, and Anderson of Saskatche- wan followed suit. Premier Tascher- «eau of Quebec, campaigned for the Liberals, It became a battle of pre- miers with Premier King and Prem- jer Ferguson holding the limelight Charges and Retorts "King and Lapointe pose as imper- falists," Premier Ferguson challeng- ed at Stratford last night. "They are not imperialists, They are separa. tists, They are severing one by one the silken cords that hind Canada to the British Empire" Premier King repeats his charge that the Ontario Government held up road expendi. tures to influence votes. Premier Ferguson retorts that the 'Ontario government let its road work con- tracts earlier this year than ever be- fore, "He insulted the premiers of five provinces who could not stand his cant and hypocrisy," Mr, Ben. nett adds of Premier King. "Shades of Laurier, traditions of a great party where are they?" ; Premier King rejoins with prefers ence to Premier Ferguson's pride and vanity and "swelled head" Ie char- ges Conservative leader with letting loose a flood of personal abuse, "They are defeated and they know it," Premier King exclaims, "there has been a stream of abuse and vit. uperation which has dane dishonor to the party they are supposed to represent." Australian Wheat Crop Sydney, Australla,--The wheat harvaet for Australia, including Tasmania, was cfficlally announced toay as 120,477,000 bushels for 1020 1030, R-100 TO LEAVE EARLY NEXT WEEK will Come to "Canada as Soon After July 27 as Weather Permits | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, July 26, ~~ The R-100 will leave England for Canada as soon after July 27 as moderately favorable weather across the At- lantle prevails, This was the infor- mation received today by the de- | partment of national defense from its representative in London, The tests are expected to be completed tomorrow after which the glant airship will be in readiness to start for Montreal, Cardiff, Wales, July 26="The Bri tish airship R-100 making a 24-hour trail flight preparatory to a voyage to Canada, passed over western Wales early today, Rain was falling but visibility was good , The ship left its mooring mast at Cardington, Englond, at 8.02 pm last night. Crime Baffles (ntario Police Hardest Case They Have Met Yet--Developments Yesterday (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, July 26.--"The hard. est case the department has yet had to solve,' Is tho description now given of the Rumbold mur: der mystery In which provincial police have reported no further progress. Authortiles hore are now satis fie that Phillip G, Rumbold, Tona« wanda, N.Y.,, had no connections which might have resulted in his murder from motives of ven. goeance, They aro left with the theory of murder for robbery, the clues to which are being followed in the Hamilton and Poft Crodit districts, Attornoy General WW. H, Price announced the government of On- tario offers a rewarqg of $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the murderor or murderers, Regarded as a connecting link with 'the murder, Chief Clark and Deputy Chief Groen of Wentworth are attempting to learn the iden- tity of a mystery man who claimed New York stato as his home, who for ten days prior to the murder boarded at no foreigner's farm on Governor's Road, near Dundas, During the timo he sat on a box beneath a cherry tree on a knoll wililch commanded a view of roads in the district, The ovening before Rumbold's body was found at Port Credit a man in a lorge car called for him about K.30 o'clock, He has not been seen or hoard of since, May Marry Prince Paris,~Princoss Amedes de Broglie, aged 73, has temporarily won the right to marry Don Luis de Bourbon, aged 42, disownei cousin of King Alfonso of Spain and son of the Infanta Eulalia, Conservative Abuse is Sign ~ They are Beaten, King Says (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Cornwall, July 26--~Starting the final day of his election campaign itinerary that has carried him from coast to coast across the continent and back as far as this town, Pre. mier MacKenzie King left early this morning after delivering a- vigorous speech before a large audience last night, . > : This afternoon Premier Kiug will speak at Renfrew and will then en- train for Ottawa where he will broadcast his final appeal to the elec. tors over a national hook-up of ras dio stations tosnight A repetition of his recent charges that the Ontario Government had held up expenditures on road cons struction in order to influence votes was made by the premier during his speech last night, Mr, Ferguson, he said, had held back $10,000,000 which had been voted for road improve. ments and costruction at the last legislature, until the eve of the elec: tion, and now it was being released in the constituencies of Northern Ou- tario to create a favorable impres- sion toward the Conservative candis dates, Toronto Can Build Subways Touching upon the unemployment problem and the recent interchange of messages with Mayor Bert S, Wemp of ° Toronto,, regarding the erection of subways in that city, the speaker asserted he had received from the board of Railway Commis sions at Ottawa a telegram saying the board was willing Toronto should engage in the subway construction on the "dollar for dollar" basis which (Continued on Page 2) Girl Killed in Omemee Crash One Seriously Injured, Four Escape as Cars Collide (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Omemee, Ont, July 26.-~Helen Johnston, 25, was killed and How- ard Wilson, 22, suffered a broken hip when the car which Wilson was driving collided with one driven by Hugh Elliott today near Dox's Corners, Violet Duffy, 21, Peterboro, and Harry Mcinnis, 22, Omemee, who were passengers in the Wilson car along with Miss Johnston, escaped unhurt as did Elliott and his passengef, William Patrick, Provincial police are Investigat ing the accldont and an inquest will be held. OFFICIAL COUNT OF EARTHOUAKE TOLL NOW 2,142 Injured Number 4,651 And Figures Expected to Fur- ther Increase (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Rome, Italy, July 26---An official recount of casualties obtained up to elght o'clock last night was {s+ sued this morning, placing the dead from Wednesday's exrthqiaks at 2,142 and the injured at 4551, Fven these figures probably will be augmented , as it still Is impos. sible in the four provinces devas. tated by them earth's upheaval, King Visiting Area, Milf, Italy, July 20---~King Vie. tory Emmanuel arise early today to comfort the earthquake sufferers In his second day of inspection in the regions devastated Wednesday, The royal train pulled in the nearly-ruined station outside this city at 6 a.m, and the King was vigorously applauded by a large crowd, Forty-five minutes later he left for Melfi proper in a automo- bile, accompanied by M, Leani, un. dersecretary for public works, At Melfi the king saw scenes of destruction reminding him of war days, Accompanied by minister of public works Crollalanza and pre- fect Oriolo of Potenza province, the monarch went through blasted town afoot, Later he visited the large tent city for refugees on the out skirts, comforting those who had lost property and dear ones In the groat disaster, G. B. Shaw, 74 Today, Literary Dictator (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, England, July 26, . (George Bernard Shaw, who is 74 years old today, is more than ever the literary and dramatic emperor of Europe, he admits it himself, The first time Shaw had a play produced in Viena the producer oh. jected to his dictatorial stipula- tions about the manner in which the play was to be produced, NON-COOPERATION HOVE IN EGYPT Wafdists Hold Secret. Ses- sion in Defiance of King Fuad (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Cairo, Egypt, July 26--Nation- alist deputies early this morning held a secret so-called "sosslon of Parliament" at the Saadist Club and passed a motion of non-con- fidence in the Government of Pre mier Ismail Sidky Pasha, The meet- ing was convened in defiance of King Faud and the Government, After the meeting Nahas Pasha, former Premier and Wafdist Acader, announced that Nationalists would immediately start a nonsco-opera- tion movement, beginning with a re. fusal to pay taxes, much in the same fashion as Mahatma Gandhi did in the Indian. civil disobedience cam- paign, As King Faud had not replied to their petition for a session, this morning's meeting will almost. cer. tainly be regarded as illegal and de: lant, the | Provincial Leaders Both Speak Here Tonight PREMIER FERGUSON Who will speak at the Conseryas tive rally in Memorial Park to. night, . E. N, SINCLAIR, K.C, Whe will give an address at the Lib. eral rally in the Armories this ev. ening, : ELECTION RESULTS Deputy-returning Officers their figures to The Phone evening promptly using No. 35 are asked to telephone Times on Monday Information as to Results phone by ealling Phone No. 2000 can be secured by tele- AT ARMORIES TONIGHT JE-- ARTHUR G, SLAGHT, K.C, Who will speak in Liberal cams palgn closing meeting at. Arm movies tonight. AUSTRALIA HAS 345 IN FIRST INNINGS (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Manchester, Eng,, July 20-<Aus- tralia compile a score of 345 runs in the first Innings of the cricket test match against England at Old Trafford today, The tallenders of the team made a fine showing this morning. Clarence Grimmett scors od 60 and A, Fairfax 49, Austra- lia's overnight score had been 276 for seven wickets, England hegan their reply just before lunch. FRANCE SPRINGS SURPRISE, TAKING TENNIS DOUBLES Cochet and Brugnon Defeat | Allison and Van Ryn in Davis Cup Play (By Canadian Pi» Leased Wire) Auteuil, France, July 26-The Wrench team of Henri Cochet and Joaeques Brugnon took n vies tory over the American combina- tion of Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn in the doubles play today of the challenge round for the Davis Cup, scores were 6-3, 7-5, 6-2, United States players, vies tors over the ¥rench In the chal lenge round last year and cham- pions at Wimbledon this season, were no match for Cochet's slash ing attack and the superb serving of the vbteran Brugnon, The French paraded through the first set, found a bit stiffer op position in the second as Wilmer Allison the Texan steadied some- what after the erratic start, and then dropped the third set when Drugnon weakened, After a ten minute rest Cochet and Brugnon camo back to smash the American opposition with ease. "P.R" WAS CAUSE OF PARLEY'S FAILURE (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) yLondon, Kng,, July 26,--Differ- oficos over the relative merits of the proportional representation nnd alternative voto schemes large. ly caused the fallure of the con. ferenco on electoral reform to reach any agreement, The confer. ence held 10 sittings, sald the re- port issued yesterday, and thor. oughly examined the whole quos- tion, Liberals and Conservatives were in favor of adopting propor tional represontation with the sin. Ele transferable vote, if there was to be any change in the prosent system, but the eight Labor coms missioners were opposed, King of Norway to Broadcast Message to U.S. A. and Canada New York, July 20.Radlo will bring the veolce of. King Hap kon VII of Norway to listenerets in the United Statos and Canada next Wtdnesday, The broadcast on this aide of the Atlantio, to be made by the Nw tional Broadcasting Company nets work, will originate at Nidaros, Norway, and go hy land wire to Oslo and thence to Stockholm, Sweden, Wire and cable will carry it to Berlin for transmission by short wave to the United States chain, The King's five-minute talk will be the feature of a program coms memorating the 90¥Wh anniversary of the founding of the cathedral of .Nidaros, and of the establishe ment of Christianity in Norway. The broadoast will begin at 4.45 p, m, (E8T.) and continue for am hour, WIZ New York, will bo key Mation for the network, Bet Was Cause of Five Deaths Four Aviators and Spectator . Killed When Planes Crash in Mid-Air (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Mexico City, Mexico, July 206, Colonel Alfredo Lezama, communs der of the aerial regiment contain ing the two planes which yesterday collided in the alr and caused five deaths, was arrested early this morning by orders of the army high staff pending an investiga- tion of the accldent Four of the victims were aviat- org, two to each plane, and the fifth was a peon playing handball on a court below, The flyers were manoeuvers hy two squadrons of nine planes each, and a bet made hefore the start of the practice is held mainly responsible for the aceldent, Members of one squadron bet the second that the group which performed best must b treated to lunch by the other, The cadets ask that it be proved wheth« participating in | {er Lozama knew of and permitted | the het or participated in ft, REPRESENTATIVES OF TIMES RIDE IN BUICK EIGHT Are Delighted With Per: formance of Latest Mec- Laughlin-Buick Innovation Two representative of The Times had the pleasure this morn ing "of having a demonstration drive In one of the new McLaugh lin-Bulek stralght eight cylinder automobiles It was an event not to be forgotten ina short time, For complete comfort and riding ease tha new Duick surpasses anything that it heen our pleasures to ride in that 18 saying somes thing On entering the car, one Is struck with the beauty of the in- terfor decorations, The instrument hoard Is quite in keeping with the trend of modern art, the instru ments being arranged in both an artistic and convenient manner, showing at a glance every feature of the car's operation, The sedan body, In which it was our privilege to travel, was upholstered in blue plush, The seats were the utmost to be desired in riding ease and the Interior fittings were all of Chrome sliver The engine of the new RBulek which is of the famous Bulck val- ve-in-head desigh is essentially the same astheengine issued in the six with the addition of two eylind- ers, In driving around the city, there was no perceptable engine noise or vibration, The engine nn- Iy by a slight murmur giving any sign that {it was in operation, The oar had the finest plek-up that any car in the eight cylinder flald could wish for, In coming north on Al: bert Street, the car was brought almost to a stop on appoaching the bridge over the C.P.R, tracks, The car was driven at a constant three miles an hour In high gear up the grade andk never slackened or aske ed for qWarter, The new Buick Is a fine car In appearance from its chrome nickel headlights to its molded rear quars tes, A feature of the equipment is the double windshield wiper, clean: Ing hoth the driver's side an the front seat ~ passenger's side, The shape of the bodies has not been changed to any great extent, THREE YOUNG HEN STEAL TO GET GAS han and Kingston and Toronto Youths * Reported Driving Stolen Car Montreal, Que, "July 26~Their Juzoline supply exhausted and with ut four cents in their pockets, three young men from Ontario. attempted to break into a refreshment gtand at Pointe aux Trembles inthe hepe of securing enough money to purchase gas, they told recorder Ladouceur when they pleaded guilty to attempts ed hurglary, According to police the heavy touring car they were use ing was reported ay stolen in Tor. onto, The mey were remanded pend« ing the arrival of Ontario investiga. tors, They gave their names as John Hilward, Kingston, Ont, William T, Smith, Kingston, and Dan Murphy, Toronto, » FERGUSON WILL SPEAK IN MEMORIAL PARK: LIBERALS 70 GATHER AT ARMOURIES LINDBERGH SCORES | FLIPPANT PRESS Bans Reporters Interested Only in His Personal | Affairs (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) New York, July 26,~The cur~ rent issue of Editor and Publisher carries an interview by Marlen Pew with Charles A, Lindbergh in which the colonel explains his attitude toward newspapers, "He draws the line strictly Pew writes, "between the right of the press to report his activities us they relate to the science of alr travel and what he calls personal curlosity, He said he appreciated the remarkable liberality of the press in support of his work', He said in the future he intend- ed to do all he could to koep aloof from newspapers thet 'have no serious purpose', He felt outraged when some roporters followed him on his honeymoon and "for eight hours cireled about our boat at anchor in a New England harbor in a noisy motorboat', He consid- ered iL absurd tdat he should have beon forced to keep a guard al the gate of his wife's home and told of a reporter attempting to bribe mn mervant with $2,000 to "betray family poecrets", Seize Trawlers Not Paying Tax One Firm "Owes Govern. ment $40,000 in Unpaid Landing Fees Ottawa, July 26,-<The minister of fisheries has directed -that the department of justice be instructs ed forthwith to seize any steam trawler in connection with which the license fee on fish landed has not been paid and to prevent sich trawler from carrying on furthor operations until all arrears of taxes are fully paid and an under- taking given by the . operating Sqipany that future taxos will be pid. The department of justice has been so instructed, according to offjelals of the department of fisheries today The action of the follows the institution tion procecdings against one of the trawler companies operating on the Atlantie coast in refusing to make good the yum of $40,000, due to tho government in' landing fees for trawler-caught fish, The fees are statutory under the last amendments to the Fish. orien Act, and became aperative some months ago, The statute pro- vidos that foreign-owned trawlers, operating out of Canadian ports, must pay a landing-fee of one cent per 1b, on certain types of fish taken by those vessels, and two- thirds of a cent are similarly. as- sessed from trawlers of Canadian construction, Of the companies operating out of Nova Scotian ports, only ono has failed to pay the fee, according to a statement Issued by the department soma days ago, Young Man Drowned London, Ont.--Hugh McRob- orts, aged 20, of Pottersburg, was drowned last night while swim. ming in the Thames River north of Crumlin, department of litiga. Arthur G. Slaght, Toronto, W. A. Dryden and W. E N. Sinclair, to Speak in Support of W. H. Moore BANDS TO ATTEND BOTH GATHERINGS Parades' Will Also Be Held ~The Candidate, Dr, T. E. Kaiser, And Ontario's Premier to be Speakers at Park To night the election campaign in the riding of Ontario will reach ft climax, with the rival parties and candidates competing with each other for the favor of the erowds, Two last minute rallies, each with important and attractive features will be held, and a flood of oratory will ha poured on the gatherings to enthuse the faithful and in the hope of making some last minute converts Memorial Park will be the scens of the Conservative rally in sup~ port of Dr, T, E, Kalser, This rally is to be addressed by the Hon. G. Howard ¥erguson, who has been taking a prominent part in the campaign, Dr, Kalser, of course, will speak, The musical end of the program will be taken care of by the band of the Ontario Regiment, which has been hired for. the oce caslon, AL the Armories, the Liberals will hold their final rally in the\in- terests of W, H, Moore, who will himself ba the chief #eaker, with Arthur G, Blaght, K.C,, a promin« ent Liberal of Toronto, William A, Dryden, Brooklin, and W, E, N. Sinclair, K.C., M.P.P,, supporting him and Gordon D, Conant -as chairman, A special attraction for this mecting will ba the presence of the 48th Highlanders brass and bagpipe bands of Toronto, which will lead a parade in from West« mount at 7,15 p.m, and will play both outside and inside the Are mories, It is quite on the cards that the Conservatives will also have a par ade, and thera might be some ine teresting developments if the twa parades should clash, Both meetings, it is expected, will be attended by great crowds, so that the campaign for Ontario riding will end in a burst of en- thusiasm on the part of both par ties, and with the workers fully keyed up to go out on Monday ta secures the largest possible vote, WEATHER Pressure continues high over the southeastern states and on the Pacifie coast and relatively low over the central portion of the continent and nothern Canada, Light showers have occurs red In some sections of Soskats chewan, southern Alberta and ~in the Maritime provinces and heavy thunderstorms are re. ported from some sections of northern Ontario, The tems perature has moderated fn the western provinces but cons tinues high over western One tario, Lower Lakes Region and Georgian Bay-=Moderate to fresh southeast to southeast winds, mostly fale and decid edly warm today and Sunday with local thunderstorms, x Bennett Caustic Regarding King's Promise of Seaway Ry THOSMAS GREEN (Canadian Press Staff Correspon. dent), North Bay, July 26,--At the "Gateway to the North," as he himself termed it, Hon, R, RB, Ben- nett here last night charged that Premier King, "reckless in the face of impending disaster, throws caution to the winds and launches into a hurly-burly of charges which are as contemptible as they are unfounded." The failure of these charges, the Conservative chieftain declared, was not due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, 'but to the inherent fairness of the Canadian people," | The Opposition Leader further oharged that Premier King was un- able ta deny that policy of the Con- servative 'Party for Empire trade wag the only one which meant last« ting benefit to the Empire, "He seeks to becloud that fact by an appeal to Empire sentiment which comes less fittingly from him than any other man who has led a great Canadian party" Onaustio Criticism For the recent statement of Premier King to proceed with the building of the 8t, Lawrence Waters ways and a 'dollar for dollar" con tribution toward unemployment, where the Provinces and municipals ities could not bear another bure den, Mr, Bennett had caustic res ferences, "Did you read the speech of the Prime Minister last night," the Conservative Leader . asked. "Now he says he Is golng to build the St, Lawrence Waterways by aot, (Continued on Page 2)

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