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Oshawa Daily Times, 12 Nov 1930, p. 1

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A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City / The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer EE -------- "All the News While It Is News" VOL. 7--NO. 112 "ar Cases 'Sistas Vet tyes and Pablie {] OSHAWA, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1930 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES » » J News in Brief By Consdion Prom) Parcel Post Treaty Signed Havana, -- President Machado sent a message Lo congress yester- day, informing that a parcel post treaty has beep signed between Canada and Cuba. LJ Buys Recessional Manuscript London, An autographed manu- geript of Kipling's famous "Re- cessional" was acquired yesterday by Gabriel Wells, the New York collector, for $3,150. The poem was - written on the occasion of Queen Victoria's jubilee in 1897. LJ Prince To Visit Bermuda London.--It was officially an- nounced yesterday that the Prince of Wales will visit Bermuda and Jamaica on his voyage to South America, which he plans to make carly next year. Ld LJ » Riot In Treland Dublin, Irish Free State.--Sev- eral persons were slightly injured yesterday when an organization of so-called anti-Imperialists attempt- ed to seize flags carried in a pro- cession of former service men in an Armistice Day parade. FARM HAND MISSING, POLICE JOIN EARCH London, Ont., Nov. 12.--A posse of police and farmers were search. ing through an extenive bush on a farm near Simcoe in hopes of find- ing trace of Herbert Scott, 23-year- old Bditish immigrant, who disap- peared completely on Sunday after- noon. Fears for the missing youth's safety are felt as he vanish- ed, without cause, leaving a broth- er, who worked with him on the same farm, mystified at his sudden disappearance. ADDITIONAL POLICE MOVED TO TORONTO Sault Ste, Marie, Nov. 11.--In expectation of trouble from the Communists in Sudbury, the pro- vincial police detatchment at the Sault and the constables stationed at Intermediate points between the two cities have been ordered to? Sudbury. DEPUTY MINISTER GUILTY OF THEFT Toronto, Nov. 12.--~James H. H. Ballantyne, suspended deputy minist- er of Labor, was yesterday found guilty before Judge Denton on a charge of stealing a $15 dress from a local lingerie store. He was. re- manded in custody until Nov. 13 for sentenice. Mr. Ballantyne through his counsel, Arthur Roebuck, K.C, has made known that he will fyle an ap- peal, -- NOTED PHYSICIAN IS KILLED BY GAS Montreal, Nov. 12--Dr, Harold F. N. Eberts, 40, prominent Montreal physician whose family is now visit- ing relatives in Victoria, B.C, was found dead in his garage yesterday asphyxiated by carbon nonoxide gas, A coroner's inquest returned a ver- dict of accidental death. CLINGS T0 L0G FOR THREE DAYS Sailor Found Nearly Dead After Surviving Wreck Bureka, Calif, Nov, 1 J ly exhausted after three days spent clinging to a log in the Pacific Ocean, Jargen M, Greve, of San Francisco, first mate of the lumber schooner Brooklyn, which sank suddenly with 18 men on Sat- urday was found alive yesterday. Greve was found five miles from the scene of the wreck, which oc- curred near Eureka, He was pick~ ed up by a fishing trawler and brought into Eureka. He was weak from hunger and thirst, and near- ly dead from effects of exposure and the effort of clinging to a bit of wreckage. It was believed that he would live. ot 104 Finding the survivor © Broome long ater all 18 mem= bers of the schooner's cew had been given up for lost, spurred a renews od search for other survivors, Se ---- Pressure continues high over the eastern portion of the continent, slso over the far northwest, while the de- preesion which was over northern Saskatchewan yes- terday is now centred near the west coast of Hudson Bay with increasing intensity. The weather has been mild in On- tar'o and hte 'western prove inces with snow and rain in southern Alberta and fair and rather cold in the Maritime nrovinces. Forecasts: Lower Lake Region and ¢ ~v-ian Bay--Ulresh south «nd routhivest winds, mostly cloudy tnd 'mild today and Theoes'ey, thowers in some 2.--Near- | MAY RESULT King George Opens NEW CONSTITUTION FOR GREAT INDIAN DOMINION FROM PARLEY ry v Delegates Face Momentous Task, as Much Depends on the Result of Their Delib- erations, King Says in His Address PREMIER MACDONALD ELECTED CHAIRMAN Calls Upon Delegates to Pro- ceed to Their Work With a Will to Succeed -- 86 Representatives of India and Britain Gather (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Nov, 12.--The King, at noon today opened the round table conference of Indian and British representatives which will attempt in the weeks to come to decide upon a future status for India. Eighty-six delegates, 73 of whom came 2ll the way from India for the meeting, gathered in the royal gallery of the House of Lords and listencd attentively to His Majesty as he asked their best efforts at solution of the most pressing of Britain's problems of empire unity, and bespoke a hap- Prince Pilots Big Do-x Plane (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Calshot, Eng., Nov. 12.--The Prince of Wales took complete con- trol of the giant German seaplane DO-X for ten minutes during a half hour flight he made in her today. "He is a very fine pilot," was the compliment paid the prince by Flight Lieutenant Meitz, the plane's *hief pilot. Present plans call for the DO-X to leave for Bordeaux on the next stage of its flight tomorrow morn- ing. From Bordeaux it will proceed eventually to Lisbon, from wherg it will take off on the transatlantic flight to New York. SHIPS GOLLIDE, ONE IS BEAGHED Freighter Uhrig Crashes In- to Lighter Reliance in Fog Today (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Windsor, Nov. 12--Fog caused an- other accident at the mouth of the | | | | Detroit river this morning when the | freighter Edward Uhrig crashed in | to the lighter Reliance which was working alongside the freighter John P, Reiss. The crash occurred off Bar point and the lighter was beach- ed because she was damaged below water line, The Reliance and the tugs Harding and Oregon have been busy Monday, working on the Reiss which grounded on Ballard's reef on Mon- day morning. She had a load of grain and it was necessary to lighter 26,000 bushels. She was released | noon vesterday and moved | the lake to reload. was under when | ered this morning. ut into the crash oc- way India Seeks Self-Government, But Minorities Want Guarantees ES --- Track Slayer Of Ontario Lad Two Men Seen Near Scene pler day for India. The King, his voice clear and resonant, recalled how ten years ago the foundation had been laid for the meeting which assembled today, and he commented that al- though ten years is a brief span In the life of nations, that in In- dia's case it had represented 'a quickening and growth of ideas and aspiration of nationhood which defy the customary moas- urement of time." MacDonald Named Chairman When the King had finished speaking, the Maharajah of Pati- ala, ruling prince of the Punkba and chancellor of the chamber of princes, in a short address proposed that Premier Ramsay MacDonald be named chairman of the confer- ence, Premier MacDonald, responding to his election as chairman, called upon the delegates of Britain and India to proceed to a solution of their problem with a will that they should succeed. He first asked the conference to authorize him to convey to the King an expression of loyal grati- tude for his presence and the in- splration his words had given them, and to convey to 'Queen Mary their grateful appreciation of liter kindly solicitude for the Indian visitors. (Continued on Page >) CANADIANS WILL SAIL FOR HOME ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK Guthrie, Cahan and Domin- ion Experts to Return From Parley | | | (By George Hambleton, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) London, Nov. 12,--Hon, Hugh Guthrie, Canadian minister of jus- tice and delegate to the Imperial Conference, will return to Canada on the steamship Empress of Australia, sailing from Southamp- ton for Quebec on I'riday. Hon. C. H. Cahan, secretary of state, who has been in England and Europe for some weeks, will also return on loard the Empress of Australia, A number of Canadians who camo to London as advisers to the Canadian delegation. to the Im- perial Conference, will sail for Canad on the Duchess of Bed- ford, leaving Liverpool on Friday. They include J, E, Head, legal ad- viser to the department of exter- nal affairs; W. W. Swanson, pro- fessor of economics of the Un'ver- sity of Saskatchewan; Lieut, H, L. Cameron, of the department of national defense; Brig.-Gen., A. G. I. McNaughton, chief of the Cana- dian general staff; and H. M. Tory, president of the National Research | Council, R. H. Coats, dominion statistic. fan, will return on board the stoamer Doris, salling from Liver- pool on Friday for Quebec and Montreal. Jahn J. McPharlane of Calgary will also sail on the Duchess of localities, Bedford. tid i aa a i a a of Tragedy--Threats on Life Reported ...8t. Catharines, Nov, 12.--Every possible clue is being followed in an attempt to solve the apparent murder of Charles Royal Grant, 12 year old adopted son of James and Mrs. Lampman, who was found hanging from the limb of a tree near his home, near Smithville on Monday night. Included among the clues being run down by the provincial police, aided by Inspector Albert Ward of the criminal investigation depart- ment, is a threat sald to have been made against the boy's life about two weeks ago. They are also seek- ing Information on two men, re- ported as walking along the fence line between the Lampman and Swick farms shortly after Charles had gone into the woods after the cows, It was on the Swick farm about 15 feet from the line fence of the Lampman farm, that the body of the boy was found hanging from a tree. SOLLOWAY, MILLS WILL SERVE TERMS Withdraw 'Appeal Against Conviction in Alberta Calgary, Nov. 12--Assigned to cells in the Lethbridge jail, Isaac W. C. Solloway and Harvey Mills, president and vice-president of the once Dom- inion-wide brokerage firm of Sollo- way, Mills and Company, late yester- day commenced to serve their terms of imprisonment imposed by Mr. Justice Ives here in June tollgwitty their conviction on charges of "buc- keting" and "attempting to affect the market values of stocks." Solloway was fined $225,000 and sentenced to four months in jail. His partner was Aned $25,000 and a jail term of one month imposed. Both appealed, and the Crown launched a counter appeal, seeking a more ade- quate sentence. The appeal was scheduled for hear- ing "yesterday, but counsel for the brokers announced they had with- drawn their appeal and would serve the jail terms, At the same time, announcement was made that the Crown had with- drawn its counter-appeal. Since their arrest during the Do- minion-wide brokerage probe in Jan- vary, Solloway and Mills have paid fines totalling $525,000 to the Alberta and Ontario Governments. Pleading guilty to a charge of "gaming in stocks," Solloway was fined $200,000 and Mills $50,000 by Mr. Justice Jef- frey in the Ontario Criminal Assizes on October '29. Prison sentences were not imposed in Ontario. Unknown Man Dies Montreal.--A man whose name is believed to be Brooksmith, first' name and address unknown, who was brought to the Montreal Gen- eral Hospital last night suffering from pneumonia, dled today. The man was about 60 years, 5 teet 7 inches in height and weighing about 125 pounds. (By Canadien Press Leased Wire) London, Nov, 12.--As the dele- gates assembled at the historic opening of the Indian round-table conference today, there was no sign of any tangible result of the continued efforts which have been | made by the representatives of British 'India to reach some agree- | | | ment on the pasition to be accord- | ed the Moslem and other minority | (communities. It had been consid- joted that agreement on the relative positions was desirable in order [to clear the way for consideration of the form of India's future con- stitution, Generally the delegates appeared united in expecting self-govern- ment hoth for the provinces and for the central government, to emerge from the the conference but there was a cleavage of opin- {fon regarding procedure. One sec- apparently of the opinion the con- ference should receive from the British government; right at the outset, assurance that the confer- ences object is to draw up an In- dian constitution embodying Do- minion status This school of thought regards sth problems as defense, the position of the min- orities, and the position of the Indian states, as domestic ques- could be left to solve. On the contrary leading Moslems jand others (Moslems have never joined the civil disobedience ecar;- ipaign) while agreeing that self- | government should be the ultimate object, insist the special problems of India 'demand prior attentior constitution must statutorily guay- antee the rights of minorities, It divergence is manifesting itself, Berlin is Scene Of Student Riot Girl Beaten, Several Men Injured, as Socialists and Fascists Clash Berlin, Nov. 12,--The serenity o? Berlin's academig life was badly upset today when the unjversity became the scene of a three cornered fight in which one girl student was beaten and several male students were severely injured. The clash started betweén Social- ists and Fascist students and the police then took a hand with the fight winding up setween the police and the Pascists. Seven Fascist students finally were locked up. The clashes start- ed as a repetition of encounters yesterday between leaflet distribut- ing Socialists and objecting Fascist students but soon developed to such proportions that the president of the University and the police com- missioner had to take a hand. "Germany awaken" shouted the Fascists, making these cries with "out with the Jews, Then they turned their verbal guns on the po- lice and sang mocking songs when the officers sought to establish or- der, Alberta Homesteader Slain Edmonton.--His skull fractured by a blow from some heavy wea- pon, the body of Julius Johonnsen, aged Danish homesteader, was discovered lying in front of his shack 12 ton, Alta. Murder is suspected by since | about | This operation | tion, comprising leading Hindus, is They take the view that any new | is on this problem that the main | | : . . . | Toronto Police Commission miles northeast of Bre- | Ful Military Honors forDead Whitby Veteran | Last Post Fund Will Provide Proper Funeral For Alfred Seago (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Nov, 13.--~That full military honors will be accorded | the remains of Alfred Seago, great war veteran who died at Whitby recently and was buried without ceremony in a lonely cemetery slong the Whitby-Lindeay high- way on Armistice Day, was the information given out today by E. T. Scammell, socretary of the Last | Post Fund. "Arrangements were made be- tween our Toronto undertaker and sanother 'at Whitby," salg Mr. Scammell, "but owing to unfore- secn difficulties it was impossible to obtain either the services of a local clergymann or a representa- tive body guard of soldiers to at- tend the funeral on Armistice Day, "Upon hearing the details the funeral today, Last Post of- ficlals imme: f'ately arranged to have the remains brought to To- ronto and re-interred in Prospect cemetery with military honors," PERF | | ORM OPERATION IN HOSPITAL FIRE N Montreal, An was brought to i nclusion and patients were kept calm by the staff while firemen yesterday fought a stubborn blaze on the roof of the Montreal Homeopathic Hospital, Hospital authorities stated the cit | firemen carried out their work such f juietne only 12 operation { ts cc y with that | A | blaze occurred were aware that the | roof was burning, Comparatively lit. tle damage was done and it was not considered necessary to transfer an: patients, it was said, Poppy Vendors Robbed Montreal.-----The epidemic of |hold-ups and robberies over the week-end was climaxed yesterday with two depredations of extra mean variety, desperadoes taking for their victims youthful vendors of Armistice Day poppies. About $40 was, obtained so far as could {be estimated, tions which a self-governing India | DEFER OPERATION OF TAXI BYLAW UNTIL NEXT YEAR Issues Statement on Action (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Nov. 12---In an elabor- ate statement issued to the press, Judge Emerson Coatsworth and Judge F. M. Morson, members of | the Toronto Police Commission of | which Mayor Bert S. Wemp is chair- | man, give their reason for the sign- ing of a by-law last Juno concern- Ing tavicab regulations, which has/| | resulted in a storm of protest from | | the taximen and considerable com- ment by local newspapers. In their statement Judges Mor- son and Coatsworth declare the most careful investigation has been made and information obtained from 75 cities in Canada and the United States and also from London, England, and the by-law in question is the pronouncement of the board, after hearing deputations from all taxi owners and drivers, and after full deliberation in which no less than three mayors, including the present Mayor Wemp took part. Referring to the two main ob- Jections to the by-law, the installa- tion of taxi-meters and finger printing, the statement says Lhe zone system {is fundamentally un- sound as by it one person cotutribu- tes to pay part of the fare of an- other. Regarding finger printing the judges state this is done in Lon- don, New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Detroit, In conclusion the judges state: "It is to us a matter of regret that this by-law has been left unchal- lenged since July until the present time, on the eve of a civic election, when there is danger of its purpose being misunderstood or misinter- preted. Under these circumstances and as our power to pass on the by-law is being questioned, we will at our next meeting have its oper- of | [ARREST ENTIRE INDIAN COUNCIL 25 Injured in Demonstration | , India, y (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Bombay, India, Nov. 12----The pres- ident and all members of the Bon- | bay War Council were arrested, aml | 25 members of the Indi National | Congress were injured today during a demonstration against the | ing of the Indian round table confer- | ence at London. Despite precautions taken police the anti-confercnce strators attempted to stage sion through the city but were dis- | persed by the mounted constabulary. at Bombay Toda by the | demon a proces- Grain Freight Rates Cut | Washington.--Notice was given |yesterday by the Inter-State Com- | merce Commission that it would {require rallroads to put, in effect lon Jan. 1 a general revision of rates on grain and grain products open- | | Spanking For Purse Snatchers (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Hamilton, Nov, 12.--John Smith, 23, Elmer Peeler, 24 and Reginald Poole, were arrested after an unsuccessful attempt to seize a wo- | man's purse, The trio appeared for sentence this morning. | The sentence was not forthcom- ling, but his worship intimated in 26, police court that if the trio report-| had sub- hearty | {ed on Iriday that they | mitted to a- sound and {epanking at the hands of the police {in the meantime, that he would be | | prepared to suspend sentence, , The trio fairly "yipped" out a call for immediate strapping in erty. Their wish will be granted. Japan Opposes Limiting of War Materials; Canada Favors Pla (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Geneva, Nov. 12.--N. Sato, Jap- | anese representative on the prepar- atory commission for disarmament, today announced his government's | opposition to limitation of land war | materials, maintaining that lHmita- | tion of military effectives repre- | sented a sufficient form of disarma- | ment, | Japan opposes such limitation by | | | | | { | her spokesman told the commie- | sion, adding that he did not be | lieve Japanese public opinion would accept the "unequal arrangement' embodied in the recommendation "| of Hugh 8. Gibson, American dele-| by the | gate, for direct limitation United States and budgetary limi- | tations for those who prefer it. Maxim Litvinoff, the Rus delegate, declared solution of armaments problem. without real limitatfon of war implements was impossible, and expressed a fear | that the preparatory commission was on the edge of renouncing re- ductions of materials whatever, "The Soviet republic endorses the Gibson combination of direct and budgetary limitation," he said "and counts on the pressure of pubs lie opinion to change the attitudes fan weeting of general now and a a | conference.' : . | Sir Robert Borden, the Canadian delegate, asserted that it was dif- ficult to conceive of any tentative convention which would sattsfy the {world without inclusion of some | provisions for the limitation of war | materials. Canada, he said, regards | | direct limitation as more practic- able, hut stands ready to support | whichever method is decided upon | by the commission, Quebec Surplus Is $2,005,730 Profit of Nearly $12,000,000 | From Liquor Sales-- Auto Revenue Up | thed of some of the governments between | | | Blaze Reveals Double Tragedy | \ | either direct or budgetary methods, | Two Men Duel to the Death pire trade. | | | Over Girl They Both Had Married (By Canadign Press Leased Wire) Baltimore, Nov. 12.--The glare of flames early today in a Howard county home revealed a fatal duel between Herman Westphal, 70, known to neighbors as a recluse, {and Charles Hubble, 40, who had | married the young woman who five | years ago divorced Westphal, | Hubble, a farm laborer, was | found dead, with a bullet in his head. Westphal, farmer and care- taker, had a wound in his left side and physicians at a hospital here said they had little hope for his re- very. Police said the | been enemies for several years. About four years ago, they were told, Westphal was married to a 16- | year-old-girl, Gussie Dressler. They lived together only a short time and | she obtained a divorce and married Hubble. The tragedy came to light with the discovery of the burning home. | CO two men have MAKES CONFESSION Fellow-Prisoner Admits Hit- ting Man Found Dead in Cell Detroit, Nov. 12.--~Although po- lice commissioner Thomas C. Wil- cox, announced he had obtained a confession from a fellow prisoner in the death of William T. Jones, who died in a cell of the Central | Police Station, Mayor Frank Mur- (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Quebec, Nov. 12.--The provinco of Quebec shows a surplus of $2,005,730 according to the fin- ancial statement for the fiscal year ending June 30 as shown in the Quebec official Gazette, Total receipts for the year were $59,- 113,725, including receipts from loans and trust funds and all other sources. Disbursements to- tallod $57,107,995. This compares with $51,449,040 receipts last year and $46,841,257 expenditures. Noteworthy in the accounts are the figures for the Quebec Liquor Commission, which proves to have enjoyed 'the most prosperous year of its history, with a total profit of $9,660,791. To this is to be add- ed a total of $2,248,611 in licenses from shops, hotels, "y- | ete. Motor vehicles brought to the provincial. treasury a total of $9. 395,689, which represents an in- crease of $1,261,910 over the pre- vious year. Civil: service costs have been tripled in twenty years, the cost of the service for this year being $2,009,649. The cost of the public debt fell to $4,406,613 a decrease of $930,694, Administration of Justice and legislation show but slight increase in cost. Tho high cost of education reached the highest mark in the history ot the province with an ex: ation postponed until the middle ot Alberta provincial police here. next year," penditure of $4,480,490, restaurants, | phy said there would be a thor- ongh investigation and "no white- washing." \ Commissioner in the alleged Wentata, 35, former patrolman and now an iron worker, stated that Jones was in an 'ugly mood" when lie was placed in the "Golden Rule" cell with Wentale and two other prisoners Monday night. Wentale was quoted as saying that Jones reiterated his statement Wilcox said that confession, killed Jerry Buckley." (Gerald E. Buckley, radio political commenta- tor, slain by gangsters July 23). A fight ensued, according to the al- leged confession and Wentala knocked Jones down. of brain concussion. Five Years For Buglaries | Montreal. For a series of hurg- laries which occurred recently in ithe rural districts, Richard White tand Clarence Parker were sentenc- | ed to five years each in St. Vincent de Paul penitentiary hy Judge Mouet in the police court today. A third accomplice, Arthur Desjardins was given two years, Ambassador Honored London--~Don Jose Evaristo Uti- bury, Argentina ambassador to Great Britain, today was made a grand of- ficer of the Knights of the Round Table at a dinner attended by the full membership and the Maharajah tof Alwar, * order that they might get their lib- Peter | made previously to police that "I! Jones died | F RECIPROCAL TARIFF PREFERENCES IS DEFINITELY REJECTED + BRITAIN REJECTS BENNETT'S PLAN Conference on Status of India SCHEME 0 |No Agreement Reached on : Alternative Proposals of Quota System, Import Boards and Bulk Purchas« ing GOVT. DECISION ANNOUNCED TODAY Decision Was Expected, -- Although Bennett's Plan Had Received Support of Other Dominions London, Nov. 12.--The Bri~ tish government today definite- ly rejected the Canadian offer of | reciprocal empire tariff prefer- lences put forward by Premier [R. B. Bennett at the opening of {the Imperial Conference. The empire premiers sat until | 7 o'clock this evening and found | themselves unable to reach any agreement on alternative de- |cisions. They will resume the | discussions tomorrow. | The British Government's de- cision on the empire tariff prefer- ences was practically a foregone conclusion and for some weeks the Empire delegations have been delving into the possibilities of al- |ternate methods of increasing Em- These include the !wheat quota purchasing plan, es- tablishment of state import boards, bulk purchasing of commodities and such methods, which were put forward by the British delegation, The Labor Government, through {Prime Minister MacDonald had al- 50 rejected, some days ago, thé possibility of placing a tax on for- |eign wheat entering Britain in or+ |der to give preference to Empire [wheat on the British market. The Canadian proposal received the support of the other Domin- {fons when presented by Premier | Bennett on Oct, 8, Mr. Bennett {phrased the offer as follows:--*'T offer to the Mother Country and to all parts of the Empire, a prefer- fence in the Canadian market jn' |exchange for like preferences in |theirs, based upon the addition eof {@ ten per cent increase in the pre- vailing general tariffs. upon tarifs |yet to be created. Tn the Univer- {sal acceptance of this and in like {proposals and acceptances by all {other parts of the Empire we attain {to the ideal of Empire preference." Agreement upon some plan of | Empire ecomohie development ix {about all that remains for the pre- |sent conference to discuss. Con- | stitutional aspects have been con- {sidered and resolutions have been | agreed on for submission to the Plenary session for official approv- {al | Sydney, N.S.--The steel mills at' [Sydney will go on double shift at {the first of the year, it was leara- {ed yesterday at a conference be- tween Hon, R. J. Manion, Minister' of Railways and Canals, H, J. Kel- (ly, general manager of the Domin- {lon Steel and Coal Corporation ang (2 group of citizens. MANUSCRIPT OF LIFE OF JONSON 1S PRECIOUS FIND | Collection of Original Boss | well Manuscripts Bought by U.S. Man New York, Nov. 12.--A musty, treasured and hitherto unknowit collection of James Boswell's orig- inal manuscripts on the carcer off Dr. Samuel Johnson is on the higia seas, bound for the United States. Col. Ralph H. Isham has ac~ | quired the papers from Lord Tai- bot de Malahide, a descendant of Boswell, from whom he secured a. similar collection in 1927, They include 107 pages of the original of "The Life of Samuel Johnson'" the complete. original of "The Journal of a Tour to the He- brides," a projected outline of a biography >of Lord Kames and numerous letters between the writer and his biographer, Col. Is ham said. While he refused to divulge the price paid, Col. Isham said the collection might overshadow in value « his previous acquisition, which was described by scholars at the time as tho find of the century and which a New York book deal- { er priced at. $80,000,

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