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A Growing Newspaper in aGrowing City The Dshaua Daily Times | Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All the News While It Is News" VOL, 7--NO. 68 Published at Oshawa. Oot. Canada, Eves Usy Kscept Sundays and Public Holidays OSHAWA, ONTARIO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930 15 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TEN PACES News in Brief To Close Customs Office Ottawa, --The customs office at Port Dalbousie, Ont, will be clos- ed October 1, it is anuounced In the current issue of the Canada Gazette, The order-in-counell clos- ing the port states that the limited amount of business can be trans- acted at St. Catharines without in- convenience to the public, v Quarantined For T. B, Ottawa. --Manitoulin Island has been declared a quarantine dis- trict for the eradication of bovine tuberculosis, fin a proclamation publishd in the current issue of the Canada Gazette, » LJ . Ten Years' For Murder Attempt Regina. Found guilty of at- tempted murder and attempted suicide, Otto Kovateh of Regina was sentenced to 10 years' impris- onment in Prince Albert Peniten- tiary by Mr, Justice G. E, Taylor ifn King's Bench Court, Deporta- tion to Hungary will automatic. ally follow the completion of sen- tence, » Ld Ll Hope Nearly Abandoned fan Francisco.--Two empty life- Coast were found by the coast 'boats of the steam schooner South guard cutter Cahokia near Cape Blanco on the Oregon coast yes terday. Hope for the 19 members of the crew is almost abandoned. PROHIBITION AGENT KILLED DURING RAID (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Elizabeth, N.J., Sept, 20. While raiding the Rising Sun brewery yesterday, a squad . of prohibition agents was attacked by a gang of eleven gunmen, one of whom shot and killed John Pinello, 40, a dry officer from Philadelphia. The gunmen entered the ancient, fortress-like structuyn almost on the heels of the government men, The killer seized the leader of the raiding party, Robert Young, and using him as a shield opened fire with two pistols, Thres bullels struck Pinello. All of the gunmen escaped, "we . U.S. FIRM MAY BUY CANADIAN CHAIN (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) "New York, Sept. 20.-«Tha Her« ald-Tribune today says In part: "Negotiations are under way for ¥. and W. Grand-Sllver Stores, Inc, to acquire the Canadian units of Metropolitan Chain Stores, Inc., it was officially announced yester- day. The transaction probably will be accomplished by an outright purchase, The proposed acquisi- tion involves fifty-two stores in Canada, operated at present by Matropolitan Stores Ltd, a subsi- diary U.S, FINANCIERS CAUTIOUS ABOUT CANADIAN TARIFF Man on the Street Considers New Rates As Retaliatory (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Washington, I»C.,, Sept. 20--Econ- omic experts in Washington are ev- «en more than ordinarily cautious it expressing an opinion concerning changes in the Canadian tariff. While studying repor's from Ottawa they are not yet in a position to figure ma- thematically what amount of exports from the United States will be af- fected nor what the degree of the affect will be, As usual they are in disagreement on some points, . For example an official of some standing expressed aston Fment at a publish ed report that the impost on gaso- lene would cut off export to Canada. The same official said the effect of the increased rates might be ex- pected to he more serious in view of the present economic depression. \When people had plenty of money, he said they bought regardless of tariffs, : Discussing the psychological effect, the United States expert was inclin- ed to think it might be of some mo- ment, The press, he said, had paid considerable attention to the matter and he assumed that the man in the street basing h'= opinion on headlines would consider the move of the Can- adian government as "retaliatory. pr p---------- WEATHER A deep depression remains nearly stationary over Hud- son Bay and pressure is quite Jow in the Mackenzie valley but kigh In the western states and over the Maritime provinces, Tiocal showers have occurred in Quebec and 'thunderstorms in northern Ontario, while in other parts of the Dominion the weather has been fair, moderately warm east of the Great Lakes and cool in the west. Forecasts Lower Lakes and Georglan BAy-----Fresh to strong north. west to west winds: fair and somewhat cooler tonight and Sunday. 2 - Morning, Afternoon and Evening Sittings Schedul- ed for Today in Effort to Wind Up Business of Commons SEVERAL ITEMS OF TARIFF APPROVED Premier Bennett Announces That He Considers Can- adian Ministers to Paris, Tokio and Washington Permanent (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Sept. 28--Premiee R, B Bennett announced in the House of Commons today that he looked upon the Canadian ministers at Washing ton, Paris and Tokio, ay permanent officials: but the Canadian high commissioner in London should re- present the views of the administra tion in office in Canada. No appuint ment to the Canadian High ( sionership would be made, the prime minister stated, until he had surveyed the situation in London Ottawa, Sept. 20--With scheduled for morning, alternoon and evening , every effort will be made by parliament to con clude all business beforeit, and pro rogue, The agenda contains only ane item. consideration of the indi vidual tariff changes proposed by the government: Tf the Canadian delet gation 1s to attend the imperial con ference in London, Premier Dennett and his associates must leave on Monday night. \Vith this time-limit before them, 1! commoners will use all haste in their deliberations tollay and, if again on Monday, Government Wins The House of Commons yesterday went through three votes before set tling down to a steady perusal of the itemized tariff chance By a ma jority of JM votes, the motion of Premier R. B, Bennett, as minister of finance, that the house revert mto committee to discuss the indi. vidual changes, was carried, By this division, the official parliamentary stamp. of approval was placed on the principles behind the changes Before that vote was reached, how. ever, the Liberal amendment, to the effect that the proposals did not constitute a cure for unemployment, was defeated b 10 votes This division followed one in which a sub- amendment, originating with the LF.A, Labor groups, was snowed 170 votes A Brief Debate With these necessary preliminaries over, the house again began consi. deratiof of the 135 individual items Thus one of the shortest and, in some respects, one of the strangest "budget" debates was brought to a close, It opened on Wednesday and closed on Friday, thereby con- stituting one of the shortest in Canadian parliamentary history, Perhaps its strangest feature was that, with the exception of Premier Bennett and Hon, H. H, Stevens, niinister of trade and ecommerce, all the speakers were from opposition (Continued on Page 2) ONIN. SHINES today NECESSAry Division under by Two-Party Fight St, Mary's~The Liberal and Pro- gressive parties of South Perth have reached an agreement to hold a joint convention at Mitchell on October 3, This will wean that in the coming rovincial by-election there will pro. Bably be a straight two-party fight instead of -a three-cornered contest as at the last election, Special Session of Parliament TARIFF CHANGES APPROVED | AS GOVERNMENT WINS ALL | May Prorogue Today § ---- LAUDS DOMINION THREE VOTES YESTERDAY ORDINATION OF WOMEN DISCUSSED | | Cannot Be Made Elders Un-| less Basis of Union Chang- | ed, Council Inforined SIR ROBERT BORDEN Mans Canada's representative at the (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) League of Nations, who In glow. London, Sept, 20.-~Ordination| jug terms outlined the Domine of' women to eldership, a hotly-de-1 jon'y (reatment of Minorities, bated question years ngo, came be. | fore the general council of the | United Church of Canada today, | In presenting the report of the hd standing committee on law and feg- | Wo 0 ups in inlation, Hon, Newton W. Rowell, | K.C., sald the word "me" Inthe | basis of union could not be legal- A ly held to Include women In or der to ordain women as elders it oron |) I would be necessary to amend the basis of union, substituting. for ment to the church for thelr approval (By Canadian Press Leasod Wire) Gene Hwitzerland, Sept Canada was held up toda the assembly of the League of Na- "Men" the words, "members in [ull membership," and remit the amend. | Payroll Robbery Nets preshyterie of the] . . | Thieves $1,000; Lone Bandit | Secures $60 in Restaurant | veaterday occupied the LJ Toronto today, Two men got away with $1,000---part of a payroll S ne Xam e in the afternoon and a lone raider escaped with $60 from the Honey Lo | The Durable Waterptoot Com- s - | Dominion's Treatment of | pany was the victim of the first ay ¥ holdup, Albert Hatton, bookkeep- . ' Minorities Lauded at er for the company, returning League Assembly from the bank with a $2,000 pay knocked him down and seized the gatthel containing the mone) 20-1 Later a man entered the Honey before | Dew restaurant on King street and held up the girl in charge, No ples who ara striving to solve the | keaping his hand in his pocket voxing problem of the minorities while making the menacing ges Sir Robert Berden former pre-| ture, He escaped with $60 mier of the Dominion, told repres- | So far no arrests had been made entatives of Germany, Poland, and | in either case haing constantly disturbed because | of the presence of foreign racial . groups within their borders, that | GIRL IS POISONED, (By Canadian Preas Leased Wire) | foronto, Fepl, 20.--Two hold ups within a period of six hours police of Dew premises in the evening. roll, was set upon hy two men who tions as a shining example to peo- | weapon was seen, the hold-up map other nations, whose relations fre | the problem could ba solved, and justly and happily | minorities ever solved "(tive to the constitutional and legal right yond«a shadow of doubt" Sir Robert | sald. "On tne other hand impress | upon them the necessity for their Mr. and Mr Pp co-operation.' unconscious in the Ross Canada, Sh Robert said, *'with Hospital, poisoned, it i its Englsh and French inhabitants | brick of ice hag on this basis happily brought The ice cream was bonght the into harmony a people who were di-| night before last and eaten and at vided by race, language and relig-| 11 o'clock vesterday morning the lit lon." tle girl became sick. Last evening After Sir Robert spoke, Dr.i she took convulsions and at 11 o'- Koeli Wager, the German spokes-| clock last night she became uncon- man, appealed to the league to put | scious -- ET Tre WAR IS LOOMING MINISTER SAYS Auguet Kaleski, Polish foreign General Council of United minister, defended the Polish ad- ministration. He urged that the Church Hears Alarming Address be- | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Lindsay, Sept. 20---Little Thelma Kennedy, nine-vear-old daughter of Kennedy, 1s lying Memorial thought, by. a crean minorities question he removed from politics and be considered from a humanitarian and moral standpoint, Eight Exccuted Moscow.-- Eight pergond accused of counter-revolutionary activity, including two priests, were shot vesterday in Leningrad and in White Russia. The Soviet secret police announced that they had been convicted on charges of hoarding silver and gold coing and of carrying on anti-Soviet propa- ganda, (By Canadian Fress Leased Wire) London, Sept, 20.--The threat of another world war looms on the horizon, according to Rev, Dr, Toronto, Sept. 20.--~Announce- ment has been made by officials of Skyways, Limited; Weston, that in thelr efforts to discover the identity of a person or persons who attempt- od to wreck one of the company's aeroplanes yesterday, they have forwarded a request to the domin- Jon government asking for an iIn- vestigation under tho air regula- tions by n board of enquiry, Officials stated private detectives had also been engaged to check up the slim clues left by the person, undoubtedly conversant with nerial mechanics, who was responsible, Only a remarkable exhibition of skilful flying by the pilot, forced to make a deadstick landing from an altitude of 2,500 feet, averted a serious mishap, Ask Government Enquiry Into Attempt to Wreck Toronto Plane Fred Smith, moderator of the Con- gregational churches of the United Church of Canada here, "The world is drifting toward another great war," Dr, Smith de- clared, "and only the influence of ministers and church laymen can prevent another explosion which might destroy civilization.' The engine of the plane suddenly stalled when Pilot ¥. L. Burslem took the machine up for a test of aif broadcasting oquipment, le The oconomic distress of today, had as a passenger, KE. V, Hollings- | was a legacy of the great war, worth, radio operator and engineer [the speaker maintained, to the same for a light and sound engineering | course he traced the downfall of company. Realizing his engine had | politieal freedom, "'eonked' out on him, Pilot Burs. A short business session faced lem immediately sot about bringing | the general council this morning. the plane down, This he did | At noon the council adjourns over did without much damage being [the week-end after a strenuoud done the plane, Inspection of the [three days' work, motor then reveawd someones had Yosterday the council grappled placed a package bf emery powder | with the problems of church fin- in the oll pump in a wilful effect to ['ance, including a deficit of more wreck it, i {than $708,000.00 in the missionary \ i . and maintenance fund, In the year Company officials said they believ 1020 however, it was reported that ed it was someone with a grudge | money raised failed to balance ex- against Skyway: penditure by only 4 percent, Hold Man For Slaying Child Suspect of Undivulged Ident- ity Held for Questioning-- Investigation Proceeds (By Canadian Press leased Wire) Montreal, Sept, 20.=The police toway were holding a man for ques- tioning dn connection with the death a Simone Caron, seven year old chila of Pointe Aux Trembles, a Montreal suburb, whose badly mutilated body was found in the Roussin Academy Wednesday. The man's name was not divulged, While the man was in custody the police continued thelr investi- gation of the erime While the parents of Pointe Aux Trembles were closely guarding thelr children In fear that the killer of Simone Caron might still be in the neighborhood, the oMicers con- tinued to check up on the move- ments of Inmates of the nearby Longue Pointe insane asylum, The police were endeavoring to find out whether any of the male in mates of the asylum were at large on July 10 last, the day the child victim disappeared Ty addition to having been stab hed twice it was revealed at the Inquest yesterday that force had been used to double up the body in the bag and In breaking both legs, leading the authorities to be- the work of a strong man NEW DISARMAMENT Funds for Meeting in October (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) disarmanient commission meeting was tentatively set for Ox tober, 1931, by deci of the finan cial commission of the League of Na- tions vesterday, when a fund or $00, 000 sy voted for Ihe funds were ed by the British Dalton, who reiterated that ""Fngland has been waiting for disarmament, not always patiently, for 11 years" Reported efforts of I'rance to post pone the preparatory disarmament session were not LAH general eX[enges carnestly request delegate Hugh commission cessful, Germany and England hay ing insisted on the scheduled meeting despite the present delay in settling Franco-Italian naval and ether prob lems necessary to a agreement Bennett to Remain Finance Minister Until After Parley (By Canadien Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Sept. 20--The post of min- ister of finance would not be filled by someone other than himsed un til after his return from the imperial conference, Premier RB. Bennett stated in the House of Commons this morning. The prime minister 1s mins ister of finance pending his selection of an incumbent of this portfolio With regard to the minister of labor Premier Bennett thought Senator G, D. Robertson unusually qualified for this task under the present unem ployment conditions. Appointment of Senator Robertson, the prime minis- ter stated at the time of formation of his cabinet, was temporary. IN HOME BLAMED (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Port Moody, B.C, Sept, 20--Lack of home discipline was blamed for the number of Canadian youths in penal institutions by Brig.-Gen. S, P. Hughes, superintendent of dominion penitentiaries, in aldressing a mect- ing here of the Association of Law Enforcement Officers of the lower Mainland of British Columbia, In Parliament Ottawa, Sept. 20.--Today in parliament: The Senate will sit, Tho House of Commons wili continue consideration of the tare {ff changes in committeo of ways and means, Yesterday in parliament: The Senate gave third reading to the bill amending the Customs Act, Thos House of Commons rejects ed Liberal and United Farmer amendments to the motion to go into ways and means on the tariff and approved a number of tariff changes, fave that the mutilations had been! PARLEY IN 1931 League of Nations Sets Aside | cordine 10 reports Geneva, Sept. 20-The date of a} disarmament | DEFENDS PROVINCE MAN KILLED HERE BY UNKNOWN AUTO Sr ------------------------------ JOHN FAREWELL DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE | | PREMIER FERGUSON | Who has launched a vigorous pro- | test against any changes in pr vincial vighis ax set forth in the | | | | | | | B. N. A, Act. Farmer Killed, Neighbor Hides | | | Posse Searching For Man| Believed Killer of Nova Scotia Settler (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) sydney, Norman Macl'herson a {bed to deatlt late Thursday village of Ba from here, ac which reached Provincial po investigate the William MacPhey hiding N.3., Sept. 20 farmer, wa slab night {In the remote St awrence, 120 mle | Sydne yesterday, | Hee left here to {deatih and to search for MacAsKill, a neighbor of on, who i helieved to be {in a nearby dense forest Detafly were lacking as there are Ino telephonic communications with | Bay St, Lawrence, situated in the | | northern part of Cape Breton R. Vietoria county accompanied police | to the we It wa Jorga zed | citizens to the misging man K McLotlan, crown prosecutor for |g ne of the killing stated u posego had heen earch for $100,000 LOSS IN OTTAWA FIRE! (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Sept. 20~Fire which bi nt vestord fternoon in a block of retail Store im the business sec tion of the Capital, caused loss of $75,000 and $100,000, hefore Stocks of six separate badly between being brought under control SLOres wer QUEBEC'S STAND ON SEAWAY SANE Has Not Changed ' Position, Declares Premier Taschereau (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Quebec, Sept, 20.--Denjal that the attitude of the province of Quebec had changed with regard to the proposed international deep waterways project for eanalization of the St, Lawrence river has been given by Premier Tashereau com- menting on a despatch publighed this week in a New York news- paper to the effect that Quebec had withdrawn ite former objections to the undertakings, "Not a single word has been paid" the premier declared, "to the effect that we have receded from the position which we have taken in the past, As far as the government of Quebee {8 concerned the position remains unchanged and there have been no pour-parl- erg between Quebee and Otlawa on the subject ginee the new dominion government has taken office, Terrific Gale Lashes Channel Several Ships Ask For Aid --Crews of Two Are Rescued (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sept, 20,--8ix mem- London, French hey of the crew of the chooner Madeleine Tristan were rescued today in a terrific gale which caused distress to numerous small vessels and lashed the south ern coast of England and the north. ern, coast of France The Weymouth lifeboat and the Portland rocket apparatus figured in several exciting rescues, The Madeleine Tristan was driven on the Chesil beach, Portland and the life eaving crew there succeeded in getting a rocket line over landing safely six members of the crew. The Weymouth lifeboat fought its way through high seas into Portland harbor where the French ketch, Leone, had dragged anchors and had gone on a reef, The life boat rescued the crew of two and took them to Weymouth, damaged, mostly hy the tons of wa ter poured on the FERGUSON'S PLEA FOR PROVINCIAL RIGHTS SUPPORTED Hon. Hugh Guthrie and At- torney-General of Sask- atchewan Behind Protest blaze (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Sept. 20.-~The attitude of the Ontario government respect ing alteration of the British North American Act, ag enunciated in a memorandum issued by Premier G. Howard Terguson has brought prompt support from a sister pro- vince and a federal cabinet minist- or, In a communication sent to Prime Minister R, B. Bennett, Mr, Ferguson frankly protested any contemplated changes in the con- stitution of the dominion, witliout consultation and satisfaction of the parties to the original confederation compact. He urged the whole mat- ter bo left in abeyanco 'until it could be dealt 'with in a proper manner" adding: "I am sure that perusal of the reports of the last two imperial conferences, will con vince you that the provinces have ample grounds for alarm,' Premier [Ferguson's memoran- dum found a quick response from Hon, M. A. MacPherson, attorney- general and acting premier of Sask- atchewan, He believed the con- stitution should not be interfered with in any way until the individu- al provinces had been given ample time for consideration of contem- plated changes and approved by an The tug Auroch radioed this morning that it was standing by the Italian cargo steamer Tuscania Viv. aldi, which reported it wag in dis- tress off Ouessant, Brittany. From the first reports It was thought that the Tuscania was the hig Cunard liner of that name and fear was felt for its large passenger list. The British steamship Temple Moad also asked for ald and several ships wero reported heading her way. Other smaller vessels report- ed minor difficulties. Harbors were crowded with shipping, bound there by the storm, which, begin- ning Friday morning, continued today. No wrecks have been report- ed. New Guelph Gas Plant Guelph=The local light and heat commissioner announced the immedi- ate construction of a new gas plant to cost $107,000, It will take the place of the present, which has been in ex- istence for 25 vears and which has outlived its usefulness, | Victim Had Just Stepped off Wagon When Hit by Can Which Sped on Into the Darkness DRIVER SPEEDED UP AND DISAPPEARED Auto Was Described as Touring Car of Ancient Vintage -- Farewell Had Lived Alone in Hut in South-East Part of City Police are still looking for a hit-and-run motorist who ran ins to and fatally injured John Farewell, 52.year-old bachelor, on Bloor Street East at about 9.30 o'clock last night. Farewell, who has no known relatives in this distric', was al« most instantly killed and his body now lies in the Luke Burial Parlors where it will be viewed by a jury under Coroner Dr. F., J. Rundle sometime today. Rusgell Jollow, sides on the base line a few miles cag, of the city, informed the po lice lagt night that he had given Farewell a lift on his wagon which driving east towards hin farm at the time. When they near~ ed the cit limits, Jollow states that Farewell dismounted from the wagon and crogsed over to the north side of the road where he stumbled and fell into the diteh, The unfortunate man was about to rise to hig feet when a car travel ing east struck him He died a few minutes later, As it was dark at the time Jol low was unable to see the license nuniber of the car 'which did not stop but put on speed and soon dis« appeared from view, The farmer could only give a vague description of the vehicle, which he thought was a touring model of somewhat ancient vintage, John Farewell spent most of his time living In a hut by the marsh to the south-east. of the city, His wags a egolitary life and he maintain ed himself by trapping muskrats, hunting and fishing, In addition to serious internal injuries he guf- fered a broken arm If the driver of the car ix ap- prehended a serious charge would probably be laid against him, NE WHE Rationing of Work Planned in Ottawa (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Sept, 20--~As an aid toward the relief of unemployment, City Council has ruled that work on cor- poration contracts will be doled out in weekly portions. Apart from the key men on any construction, one week's work will be given at a time to the jobless, and the rule of con- fining labor to men who have been residents of the city for at least one year will be strictly enforced. GIRL ASKED TO MODEL BUST OF FERGUSON Kitchener, Sept. 20--Premier G. Howard Ferguson has requested Hel- en Waimel, 12-year-old sculpturing genius, to model a bust of him, sim ilar to the one which she did of the late Sir Adam Beck. The little girl's bust of Sir Adam was exhibited at the department of education building, Toronto, where it impressed Ontario's premier so much that he sent the girl a photograph of himself stating he would be pleased to have it serve as a model, Andree Failed by 500 Miles to Reach Pole, His Diary Reveals (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Stockholm, Sept. 20.--Salomon- August Andree and his two comrad- es, on their pioneer polar baloon expedition 38 years ago, failed by 500 miles in their attempt to reach the North Pole, and threo days after sotting out from Dane's (sland Spitzbergen, came down on the Arc. tie ice wilderness, i Examination of the diary found on Aundree's body after Dr. Gunnar Horn's expedition, had brought it back to Tromsoe, Norway, has re- vealed tho secret of the party's landing and wanderings until they made the camp on desolate White Island, where they were destined to perish, The doomed men, day after dav, inter-provincial conference the diary reveals, struggled on to- ward safety in a constant battle with creaking, treacherous ice and deep pools of fresh water, which they had to cross with their frail canvas boat, Salomon- August Andree, in dy- ing on lonely White Island, appar- ently the last survivor of his ex- pedition, gave his last thought to the preservation of the record of his wanderings and hardships on tho polar flight attempt, The diary had been wrapped care- fully and securely placed at his back. Ag his body was found in a reclining position beside tho White Island camp, i' is assumed that, on feeling the approach of death, he lay down upon his precious reecord and protected it, even in death, with his body. a farmer, who re« ---- _---