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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City Clie Oshaua Daily Tones Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All the News While It Is News" OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1930 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES News in Brief (By Consdien Fre) rey re " i Operation Death Inquiry Simcoe.--An adjournment for nine days was made at the in- quest scheduled here for last night on Vida Worden, young Houghton Township school teacher, who died at the Norfolk General Hospital bere on Tuesday last, allegedly us the result of an operation. \d LJ » Killed in Collision Windsor.--Miss Edith Bowls- by, 50 years old, of Detroit, was fatally injured last night when the automobile in which she was rid- ing 'was struck by another machine on the River Front Road a few miles east of Amherstburg. - Ld * Young Hunter Killed Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.--Accident- ally shot in the right arm while on a hunting trip with his brother, Fred Siltanen, and James Moss, Leonard Siltanen, 19 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Siltanen, 348 Fifth Avenue, is dead at the Plum- mer Memorial Hospital. PA add Burned in Explosion Toronto.-- Explosion of illumin- ating gas in the Nordica Apart- ments, 225 Sherbourne Street, yes- terday afternoon, burned E. Yake- ley, Lansing, an electrician, and did property damage estimated at close to $2,000. * * Embargo on Milkmen Port Arthur, Ont.--A total of 19 farmers of the district have been denied the right to sell milk to the | two cities of Port Arthur and Fort William until they of health authorities as to sanita- tion of premises and cleanliness of | supplies. Ld Indians Seek Work Ottawa.--The Caughnawaga In- dians of Quebec are the latest ap- plicants for unemployment relief, Chief Delisle was here and pointed out that his people were employed chiefly in the building industry and suffered as others from the depres- sion. . PRISONER HANGS HIMSELF IN CELL (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Niagara Falls, Nov. 4.--Louis Wittkopp, 21 years old, hanged himself in a cell at police head- quarters last night while his father Albert C, Witthopp 52, slept in an adjoining cell in the same jail. Cor- oner W. L. Draper said the case was one of suicide. Father and son had been arrested late Monday on disorderly conduct charges after they had been found fighting and creating a disturbance on the street, police said. SEEKING TO HELP STEEL INDUSTRY Minister of Revenue Visits Sault Plant to Learn Tarif Needs (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sault Ste. Marie, Nov. 4.--Hon. E. B. Ryckman, Minister of Inland Revenue, Ottawa, who is in the city with R. W. Bradner, commis sioner of customs, and H. B. Mec- Kinnon, acting commissioner of tariffs, declared that he was here to look over the steel plant with a view to further helping the in- dustry in any reasonable way. He is accompanied by his secretary, David Sim, "We want to do it," Hon. Mr. Ryckman said, 'while the steel tariffs comprise really more than half of the tariff items in the schedule of last session there will be a general revision of the tarift at the next, and we are doing our best to ascertain what the sit- uation should be In respect to the revision. We met the officials of the steel plant last night and we are going through the mills today." WEATHER A fairly deep depression 20.47 inches at Nottingham) is centred over Hudson Straits with a shallow trough ex- tending to the westward to Lake Superior and a storm of increasing intensity is cen- tred near Cape Hatteras. High pressure covers the Maritime provinces and Newfoundland and another high area accom- panied by colder weather is spreading into the western provinces from the north- ward. The weather has been mostly fair and comparatively mild from the Great Lakes eastward. Forecasts: -- Lower Lake Regions--Fair and mild today, followed by increasing winds tonight. Wednesday--Strong winds or gales shifting to northwest, probably rain, followed by a change to colder. Georgian Bay -- Strong winds or gales tonight and Wednesday shifting to north- west, turning somewhat cold- er on Wednesday with snow. flurries, AY EREGT OFFIGE BUIL PORT ARTHUR ommunists Still ASKS THAT PERMANENT R.C.M.P. FORCE BE PLACED IN THAT CITY "Red Threat "Directed at State Rather Than at City," Mayor Says in Ask- ing Government to Bear Cost of Extra Protection SUDBURY ALSO HAS COMMUNIST SCARE Reds Call Upon Unemploy- meet the tests | ed to Organize and Emer3- ency Police Are at Once Mobilized -- No Demon- tion Is Held (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Port Arthur, Nov. 4.--Perman- ent location of a detachment of Roy- al Canadian Mounted Police here will be urged upon the dominion and provincial governments by May- oy George Gibbon and D, J. Cowan, local member of parliament, who left today for Ottawa and Toronto. Twenty-five members of the R.C. M.P. were brought here from Re- gina following alleged Communists' riots recently, and Mayor Gibbon, believing the situation is still seri- ous, will urge upon the government authorities that the detachment of the famous force be kept here per- | manently, or at least during the winter months, at Government ex- pense, "The Communist threat {is directed at the state rather than the city," declares the mayor "and precautions against it are a nation- al obligation." The R.C.M.P. detachment was brought herefollowing a riot in the downtown section of the city two weeks ago when several hundred unemployed men alleged to have been led by Communists, mauled police officers severely, and threat- ened to loot stores. There has been no trouble since the arrival of the men from the | west, (Continued on Page 2) Bus Destroyed Hamilton.--An umbrella point caused a short circuit in a Hamil- ton-Simecoe bus yesterday, flames destroyed the machine, the loss being $5,000, $5,000, MAYOR WENP MP SAYS HE HAD NO. PART, IN 'SALARY GRAB' But Controller Pearce Says Mayor Was Leader in Movement (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Nov. 4.--Further light is expected to be shed today on the origin and authorship on what has become familiarly known as the "salary-grab" by members of the city council when Judge J. H. Denton, resumes the sitting start- ed yesterday into activities among members of the civic administra- tion prior to the formulation of 4 bill passed by the Ontario legisla- ture which authorized the increase. Monday's sessions were marked by conflicting testimony on the part of Mayor Bert S. Wemp and Controller Claude Pearce as to who asked city solicitor C. M Colquhoun to draw up the "grab" bill to be brought down in the legislature. The mayor denled he «part in the discussion increases at the much conference in his office on Feb. 19 and maintained the meeting was entirely between Sam Wright, M. L.A. for Toronto Dovrcourte ang Controller Pearce, Continuing his testimony Mayor Wemp declared he was busy sign- ing letters and had only overheard Pearce inform Wright, during the course of their 30 minutes conver- sation in his office, that 26 mem- bers of the council were "lined up" in favor of the increase, In contrast to the mayor's testi- mony, Controller Pearce declared the mayor had played a definite part in the movement for higher wages from the time it started. took any of salary talked of _He sald it was Mayor Wemp who, complaining at the major part of his salary being expended for elee- tion purposs, had first opened tha question of salaries during a dis- cussion on the city estimates early in February. {the Government doing its and | Brighton Man is Freed of Charge Cobourg, Nov. 4.--No bill was returned by a grand jury at Co- bourg Fall Assizes this morning which deliberated on the charge of indecent assault and attempted' rape of which Lloyd Ames, Brigh- ton Township man, was accused. The finding of the grand jury brought to an end the court ses- sion which opened yesterday be- fore Mr. Justice MacEvoy. | [HANGS HALF HOUR, [Labor Moves to FLAMING RIVER BUTMAY RECOVER Control Banks AS BURNED OUT | Cornwall Youth Seems to be | Improving After Sui- cide Attempt Cornwall, 4-- With ather belt fastened about his neck, in Lalonde, 20, hung from a raft- | er of his father's barn for close | half an hour in a suicide attempt aha) is alive today with a fighting chance for recovery. When cut down by brother, went to the barn to as- certain why John had not appeared for the evening mea! Saturda a spark of life. remained was automobile r the 25 miles 2 NOV. who sped ove nde to Cornwall host re- | uses 101 rarm 1 where he rid night. to end youth. | from the | and placed in |g I cons | reason | the | his life has been giv Refuse to Halt Tariff Truce to Consult Dominions on Question (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Eng., Nov. 4.--The Bri- tish Government today declined to accept the suggestion of a Con- servative questioner that the so- called European tariff truce should be Yeft In abeyance until such time as the attitude of the Dominions had been definitely decided. Rt, Hon. William Graham, presi- dent of the Board of Trade, an- swering questions by his predeces- sor in office, Sir Philip Cunliffe- Lister, admitted the importance of {any representations the Dominjons made, But that did not preclude very best to secure downward revision of European tariffs, he said, WOULD EXTEND (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Eng., Nov. 4. delegations to the Imperial Confer ence held another meeting at 10 Downing street today and recom- mended that the customary extra- internal discipline, enjoyed by the of commonwealth in the territory another should be extended. lation enforced by one dominion shall apply to the military represen- tatives of another when within its territory. Concurrent legislation will be necessary to implement this, The conference proposals in re- gard to governors-general, it is un- derstood, has been submitted to His Majesty for his approval. HOUSE SESSION ENDS IN DISORDER French Assembly Sitting Breaks Up During Heat- ed Discussion (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, France, Nov. 4--The French parliament reconvened today and soon after the sitting was suspended amid confusion as debate on opposi- tion criticism of foreign policy got into its stride. The opposition had been caught of balance by the insist- ence of Premier Tardieu that the debate be started immediately aud Francois Albert, an opposition de- puty, began an attack on the gov- ernment, . As he began talking about inter- nal politics, the government support- ers with much glamour demanded he be brought to order. Amid the confusion, President Bouisson suspended the sitting dur- ing which the opposition sought to agree on a procedure to be followed. Previously foreign minister Briand, whose policies are under fire, has re- ceived an ovation from the chamber. The debate ended when the cham- ber finally adjourned until Thursday. 42 Princeton Men Expelled, Conduct "Worse Than Reds" British Government Declines | ARMY PRIVILEGED ~Heads of | | territorial immunities in respect or | | |] The effect will be that no legis- (By Canadian Fees Leiosd Wire) Princeton, N.J., Nov. 4.---Their conduct described by the Dean as wing beneath Reds gangsters, 42 Princeton University Under- graduates have been suspended for | participating in the riot of last | Wednesday when a statue of 'the Christian St. Dant" was pulled | from its pedestal and through the streets. The names of those were not given out by tian Gauss, who announced the suspensions, Four ald to have {been the ringleaders, were dropped or suspended © | Christmas vacation, five for |month, three for two weeks, four- [tee n for one week and fourteen for | jan indefinite period. | The riot was ap aftermath of a {football rally lexander Hall, designed to aro enthusiasm for {the Princeton-Chicago game last Saturday, which ended in a score- less tie, "Let is e call spades spades. If fair to descend to using I believe this act, *rock- ling the buse will be ed by every rinceton undergradu- ate in his senses as an act of down- right muckerism. It is the first time I have ever had to feel thoroughly ashamed of a group of Princeton men," the Dean said. us it ithe word, Many Reforms : Loom in Brazil [New Government' s Program | Includes Revamping of Electoral System | termined by the effect upon commo- | dity prices, | armed forces of one member of the | | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, | 4---Dr Getulio Virg as first day as president of published the program his admin- istration, which, it was stressed, is of a provisional and an interim charac- ter onl The | the of program contains 17 articles, nore important of which provide for amnesty of all political offenders, social, educational, and sanitary re- forms, creation of a government con- sultative body, organization .of a commission to determine responsi- bility of officials ot the deposed gov- ernment for expenditure public moneys. Reorganization of the army and navy from the standpoint of national defense, reform of the electoral sys- tem, judiciary reforms, after elector- al reforms have been effected, calling of national clections for a national assembly to draw up a new consti- tution, guaranteeing individual liber- ties and state autonomy against en- croachment or the central govern- ment, Rigorous cconomy in ail public service, and revision of the customs system with elimination of "artificial protective" tariffs. General Tasso I'r military junta which Washington Luis, as days ago, handed the ernment over to Dr day afternoon ol 1050, head of the ousted Dr, president ten reins of gov- Vargas yester- Gangmen Enter Hotel And Kill Patient (By Canadian. Press Leased Wire) Newark, N.J., Nov. 4.--Two gun- men entered the Newark General Hospital last night and shot gad killed Joseph Caruso, 25, a patient. Police said they believed Caruso was a small-time alcohol racketeer known in the Newark underworld as "The Ape." | | Action Taken {or | parliament so the party may go tc | stitution to finance | ment activitie | mulated by the | economic Dean Chris- | | ps | POsSes: | for a year, two until the end of the one | of the | ered by | Internal loans maturing during the of characteriz- | | modation | state financial institutions and | secondary | to be | in London, | expenditure, | | * | ment, | covered | body was discovered. ) dragged | finance expert, Blazing Oil on on Oklahoma River Burned Two Bridges In Australia By Causing Premier Deep Concern Oklahoma City, Nov. 4.--O0il which swept along the sur- | face of the north Canadian river | east of here had consumed their | fuel and subsided today after de- | stroying two bridges and endang- ering the Harre lant of the Ok- Sydney, Australia, Nov, 4.--The | lahoma City Gas and Electric Labor party is moving towards pol- | ¢ 'ompany. itical control of the Commonwealth ( The river of fire which flared The text of the decisions | yesterday was an aftermath of the reached at the important caucus of wild gusher tha Morgan Pet the Labor party at Canberra Was rolcum Company, brought under published here today, revealing the | i : bulk of the Labor party are in fav- | control Sunday after it had threat- | for three days | , 4 d Ok: 1a City of forcing early dissolution of | Ped Oklahoma City | and poured a stream of oil intc miles | the north Canadian several away, Party | Hires | (By Canadinn Press Leased Wire) of the country on a policy of national- izing the commonwealth bank and | employing the resources of that in Cause Uneasiness In North UTILITIES BOARD SEE } TO PURCHASE SITE FROM 1921 Crisis Was (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Nov. 4.--The crisis, Toronto, present unemployment |the prevailing {not so acute as [last serious depression in 1921, and the unemployed man or woman [aes the approaching winter with a much less depressing outlook {than did those simil placed in {November nine years ago, declared H. C. Hudson, general superinten- {dent for Ontario of the Employ- ment Service of Canada, in an in- |terview given the Canadian Pre today, contrary general opinion, is was that of the Kills Two Men i ed general govern Prem is Disturbed It is this policy that has arous { Prime Minister James Scullin, now ! in London, to cable to acting gov- ernment heads an expression of his concern, Premier Scullin, head of a Labor administration, that such a policy as that for- (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ills.,, Nov. 4.--A con- party cancus would |fegsjon that he killed two men in it impossible for him to carry [4 fight to resist their efforts to policy of retrenchment and | make him drink a glass of liquor, rehabilitation which he lwas made today, police said, by following the investiga- | pqward Kotowski, 21. Ie surren- Otto Neimeyer, public |jaraq, claiming self defense. Kotowski, according to Lieutenant James Burke, shot to death Frank Smurlo fears Chicago, make out the undertook tions of Sir Police said he and The most important sections of the Labor policy relating to finance are: (1) Bank ient Commonwealth | to create suffic- following pur- | That the be required credit for the last Sund after the two men had carried him up the stairs and lattempted to force him to take a drink. Previously, while passing the place Sierza invited him to drink, but he refused. "Drink, or we'll in you," Kotowski jas saying as he toward him As he spoke, Smurlo, | Kotowski said, pointed a which the his grasp and fired, nz Meanwhile, Sierza, i |ed, had started other weapon, but lally wounded. Kotowsky fled (A) To finance the requirements commonwealth government in connection with all services cov- parliamentary appropria- blow a hole tions; quoted Smurlo %B) Wo Meot the proportion of financial year which is not other- wise provided for; Big Work Program (C) To provide for the finan state and comménwealth worl programs up to a limit of £20 000,- 000 ($96,000,000): (Db) killing Kotowsky fire with too, was fat- to he from the scene To provide financial accom through the Common-|and remained at liberty until wealth Bank and trading banks for |Walked into a police station, for [companied by his father, early i (day. ac- productive purposes of primary anc industries; (E) The ultimate amount of ci dit issued under this head to be de- Stock Exchanges Closed New York.--The financial com- munity observed todav--election Jay as a holiday. The New York | Stock and Curb Exchanges, the | banks and the commodity markets | were closed. Interest at 5 Percent Credit under various Heads made available at an interes rate not exceeding five percent. (3) An. effective exchange Wi to provide Australian governments with first claim on / tralian funds | The external exchange | to be so fixed as to give prim- | ary producers the full benefit | exc chi ange premium on their exports to compensate for diminis hed | market prices. The Labor Caucus certain proposals for (2) U.S. Electors rate also adopted | reduction of these including a |Re b jori special tax on salaries of civil ser-| py lican Majority House Hangs in vants: reduction of salaries of ministers and members of parlia- Balance and a supertax on incomes of | more than $3,750. HELD AT DETROIT FOR SLAYING OF HIS YOUNG FRIEND Accused Also Charged With Kidnapping of Illinois Banker (By Canadian Frese Leased Wire) Detroit, Mich., Nov. 4.--DPolice today were questioning Lloyd Win- slow, arrested here for the kidnap- ping of Earl Yocum, Galva, Illinois, | banker in connection with the death at Charlotte, Mich., of Clar- ence Raidle, Kewanee, 1lls., youth. Raidle's body was found in a park at Charlotte late yesterday, with blankets in the ton- of his"automobile. He haa dead several days when the The first as- sumption of authorities was that he had been a victim of a home made exhaust heater in his car. Ken Clark, Canadian Dress Staf® Correspondent) New York, Nov, ple of the United States went the polls today to elect the 72nd Congress, the question as to wheth- er the Republicans would maintain control of the House of Represen- tatives grew. Upon the basis of rival claims it could be maintained with some confidence that the Dem- locrats will take from the Republi- cans the necessary 54 seats and rule the House for the next two vears. Democratic headquarters in Washington made last minute pre- | diction of a gain of 65 seats. Re- publican headquarters agreed that some seats would be lost to the grand old party, but insisted they would emerge tonight with a ma- jority of half a dozen represen- tatives, Observers were generally agreed the result could not be forecast with any surety for the reason that during this campaign the voters have shown a mixture of apathy and sullenness. They will not say how they are going to vote. Demo- crats assume this argues dissatis- faction with the Republican gov- ernment. The attitude of the elec- torate no doubt partly reflects its Detroit police, advised by Shey. | disappointment over the fact that iff Horace Loorn, Charlotte. ot | things are not going so well as was Raidle's death, learned that Win- | expected when Herbert Hoover and slow and Raldle were friefids in (& Republican C ongress - went into Kewanee. They immediately ques- power in 1928. But it may be tioned Winslow and reported that | largely attributed to the la kk of he told the mhe would "tell eevry- any general and rousing national thing" when eheriff Charles Nash |issue. Aside from the record of of Henry County, Ill, arrived and [the Hoover administration in ecco- he learned definitely what charges [nomically stressful times prohibi- had been placed against him. He tion is the most talked of matter would not enlarge upon that remark [and that subject divides both dem- police said, ocrats and Republicans. | (By neau heen | William Sierza in Sierza's beer flat | shoved fhe liquor | pistol | Young man wrested from | him. | add- | an- | he | to- | Voting Today o | mn 4.--As the peo- [ to | in Effort To Avoid Taking a Drink Serious Fire at Battle Harbour | Grenfell Hospital, Business Places and Dwellings Are Destroyed (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Bt. John's, Nfid., Nov. 4.-- | disastrous fire is feared to occurrcd at Battle Harbour, rador, where several building | cluding the Grenfell hospital, last reported to be burning down, Communication with Harbour was impossible last night. The last message to come through said the wireless mast was in | danger of destruction, although ii was hoped to save the station, The firm of Baine John which has extensive fishing premises at Battle Harbour, were informed { that their shop, bifice building, | dvelling and the Grenfell hospital all situated 'close together, wer | baring down. No further particu- A have | Lah- lars were available here this after- noon, The steamer Sagona has been '. assistance possible, NO NOTICE GIVEN IN DEPORTATION | Authorities Had Right To. Take Action, However, | 'Hamilton M P. States (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, Nov. 4--~C. W. Bel I, P., for West Harton reported a) Peebles today as to his quiries into the deportation cases. Mr. Bell stated that several facts had been established by his investiga- | tions. It was found to be true that Mrs, Ainsworth's people had been | notified her impending deporta- tion, but in the case of Miss Barton no such notice had been sent, There was: no co-operation he- tween the federal and provincial de- partments, Mr, Bell found, and in the case of Miss Barton each had re NM. | to in- wf relations, and no action had been taken by either in that direction, Mr. Bell's report said in part. "These deportations were both un- incial government of Ontario. It said that the reason for arose through overcrowding otf the public institutions, which made it imperative that room be obtained for afflicted persons who were Canadian born residents of this province. "In the case of Mrs. Ainsworth; it appears that notice was given her relatives of intended deportation, but in the casc of Miss Barton, no notice whatever was given. The statement of Miss Barton's relatives that they knew nothing of the intention to de- port her until they received her let- ter written on shipboard appears to be absolutely true. "So far as the portation goes, it to have been exceeded, cords show in both "cases that persons dealt with were unic {ately afflicted from childliood is legal right of de- not as does res the rtun- the | Worse Than 1930, to | Battle | | | | rushed to Battle Harbour to give | any GASE, REPORT SAYS lied on the other to deal with her | dertaken at the instance of the prov- | Ta this action appear | CITY FOR NEW STRUCTURE | Corner Lot at Simcoe and Metcalfe Streets May Be Sold to Public Utilities' Commission by City for $5,000 PLANS MUST CONFGRM TO CITY PROGRAM | Council Reserves Right to Refuse Sale of Land Un- less Building Will Enhance Appearance of Memorial Park and Proposed City Hall ned by the city, h and Metzalfe purchased by s commission vy. council de- led last night in adopting a re- ; 1] tection and city ed jib unless h the future POS sell te mgs ot property, : City Needs Own. e art ate od, He jo not satisf ied with the clause in the report of the property committee fas he be lieved tl i large: k and war memorial, only real beauty spot g to wi hich we pride," Ald. Hart therefor go into the ghly with the general (Continued on Page 4) FALL PLOWIN GIS WELL ADVANCED Hogs Bringing High Prices, Agricultural Bureau Points Out to, Nov. 4--Fall plowing and scasonal work is well ad- parts of Ontario, con- Jack of moisture, ac- » weckly report of the Sorieulanel bureau. The cs that from 75 to 80 per- he fall plowing has lseen ac- 1 in some parts of the rovince while in districts only about 50 percent has been done, 1 castern Ontario the report says appears to be increased inter- | age and many farmers [are ti advantage of ideal weath- er conditions to clean out and open up satisfactory ditches. { Commenting the hog market, the report says there is strong de- mand tor hogs, sows and weanling | Dis which. are bringing possibly higher prices than conditions war | rant. ELECTION FIGHT ENDS IN MURDER Polling Booth Official Sheots Negro "In Self Defence" most the on Danville, Ky., Nov. 4=An election quarrel, at Turkey Pen precinct here today resulted in the fatal shooting of Ed. Doneghy, negro, by Jee Hay- den, 60, a white Democratic election challenger. Doneghy was killed when he visited the precinct to "straighten out" a trivial disagreement as to ne- gro voting at the booth. Hayden was arrested by Sheriff James Bean, made bond a few min- utes later and returned to the elec- tion booth fo continue his work. He claimed he shot in self defense. The megro, witnesses said, direct- ed his attack at Hayden, the row be- came heated and Doneghy reached for his hip pocket. Hayden fired four bullets into the negro's body and as he fell, witnesses said his hand clasp ed 'a pistol,