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Oshawa Baily Times Succeeding : The Oshawa Daily Reformer "All the News While It Is News" rublishes ef JeBews Job Svmy Dav Earest Sumders ond Publis. Flotidrws OSHAWA, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy EIGHT PAGES Township, is Hoté#l ue Hospital suffering from serious burps as a result of a fire in home about 6 o'clock. Bad arms were badly burned. . ra LJ] For Kingston Woman Néw York.--Mrs. Emma Cohen, Ont., receives a Ms oo of 'morelgiohrdiuetaoinmtwy i of $17,645, through the will of Martin 8. Cohen, according to a transfer tax appraisal filed here. 3 . ® it-And.Run Motorist Port erie -- William Mills, of Dolphin Street, Humberstone, was the victim of a hit-and-ran driver while walking along the Welland-Port Colborne Highway. He was struck by a northbound car and hurled into the ditch uncon- scious. Boxer Dies of Injuries Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. -- After being unconscious for almost 100 hours, Charles ("Kid") Watson, Michigan Soo boxer, died in the General Hospital as a result of in- juries sustained in a bout wit Charles Evans of this city, in the Canadian Legion Hall on Wednes- day night. Prisoners Attack Jailer and Escape " - Yarmouth, N.S., Dec. 2.--Stun- ning Arthur Simms, jailor, with a blow by the heavy jail key, Cecil Tasco and George Nelson escaped trom the county jail here last night and up to a late hour had not been recaptured. Tasco was confined awaiting trial on a charge of Stealing cattle, and Nelson for the alleged theft of a suit of clothes. FATAL BLO FOR GOVERNMENT, SAYS PRESS IN BRITAI Personal Position of Mr. Thomas in Cabinet Now at Stake "(By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. 2 -- The Morning Post, Conservative, has the following to say of Prime Minister R, B. Ben- nett's statement, issued yesterday, re- garding the attitude towards his pre ference proposal taken ia the House of Commons by Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, Secretary of State for the Dominions : : "Mr. Bennett's proposal at the Im- periol Conference was well worth the serious consideration of any indus- trial country, 'Mr, Thomas' reference to that proposal as 'humbug' is not the sort of language a Minister of the Crown should use concerning an ofter by the Prime Minister of a Dominion. If the British Govern- ment will do nothing to befriend the Dominions, they might, at least, re- frain from insulting and estranging them." The Daily Telegraph, also Conser- ative, says, "Mr. Bennett's statement is 4 crushing document. None such has ever before been made public in the history of the relations between Britain and the Dominions. Mr. Bennett's language is all the more forcible for being carefully measured. He protests as the author of a pro- osal which has been 'contemptuous- ly rejected,' but it is clear that he expresses the view of the Dominion del¢gates as a whole. There can be little hope of Britain being included in any agreement subsequently to be * reached among the Dominions of the Thomas speech indicates what is to be the British Government's attitude at Ottawa. "Fortunately, that speech binds on- ty the Government which, already tot- tering, has been dealt a fatal blow by hs revelation of a gratuitously mischievous and reckless nature of an erate hich way on the face of it, deplorable enough." . £ the Tl aph says it is one thing that the Cabinet should agree with the opinions expressed by Mr. Thom- as but it if another thing that the Minister who brought about such a situation as is made distressingly clear. in Mr, Bennett's statements should continue in office. The newspaper adds that Mr, Thomas and his colleagues = should consider gravely and immediately the question of his personal position ay a member of the cabinet. Hankow, China, Dec. 2--Commun- ist forces in Hunan province have captured the city of Changeth, de- feating government troops which came from Changsha, All foreigners escaped before the attackers entered the city. East Hm tario and the orn and also in Northern Manitoba with a deep low area over the Gult of St. Lawrence and a shallow depression in Saskat- .chewan. In Ontario and Que- pres it has become decidedly gion and A Georgian Moderate winds, fair and _ cold. Wednesday-- Moderate to fresh southwest winds, cloudy and somewhat milder. PREMIER OF CANADA DEEPLY RESENTS THOMAS' ATTITUDE TOWARDS EMPIRE PROPOSAL % Bennett Makes Strong Reply Rt. Hon. J.R. Thomas Declares That Overseas Do- minions May Have to Ex- clude Great Britain From Any Future Agreements on Empire Trade STILL THINKS HIS PROPOSALS BEST Mr. Bennett Looks 'on Sil- ence of British Govern- ment as Endorsation of Views Uttered by Thomas (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. 2.--~Premler Ben- nett, of Canada, hae bit right back at Hon. J. R. Fhomas,® Secretary for the Dominions. In a state- ment issued last night Mr. Benseit replies in language scarcely less vigorous to Mr. Thomas' descrip- tion, during the debate in the House of Commons on Thursday last, of the Canadian proposals at the Imperial Conference as "hum. bug." Mr. Bennett declares the language of Mr. Thomas is deeply resented by the Government of Canada, and that failure of the Government of the United King- dom to denounce it must be comn- strued as endorsation. Mr. Bennett declared the Thomas statement was condemuation, "in terms as unusual as they are ip- jurions," of the Canadian proposal offered in the sincere belief that it contained the best solution of the urgent prolilem of elosor Em. pire economic co-operation. It the statement indicated what would be the attitude of the Gov. ernmont of the United Kingdom at the conference to be held in Ot. tawa next year, Mr, Bennett add- (Continued on page 2) Six Places Reject Daylight Saving (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 2.--The question of daylight-saving time was before the electors of many Ontario municipalities yesterday, and so far as could be learned, the sum- mer-time by-law carried in only three centres: Georgetown, Brant- ford and Niagara Falls, The pro- posal was rejected at Carleton Place, Paris, Parry Sound, Corn- wall, Barrie, Kitchener. Seek to Organize Western Farmers (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Winnipeg, Dec. 2.--~The Cana. dian Farmers' Educational Leaguo, self styled radical agrarian asso- ciation, will hold a conference here starting December 6. Notice of meeting says the conference is call- ed for the purpose of organizing farmers of western Canada so that they may unite all militant debt ridden agriculturists around a programme of immediate demands and united struggle. Doukh- bors May Move to Mexico Mexico City, Dec, 2.--Peter Vere- gin and Aaron Sapiro, represent. tives of the Doukhobor colony of Canada conferred yesterday with the Secretary of Arglculture regard- ing the possibility of 10,000 to 20,000 Doukhobors coming to Mexi- co if the Government would help them to acquire land." ---- Governor is Appointed For Ceylon (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. '2,--8ir Graeme been appointed governor of Ceylon, The latter post became vacant through the appointment of Sir Herbert Stanley as high commis- sioner of the United Kingdom in South Africa, Sir Graeme Thomson goes to the Ceylon post after five years in Nia- geria. He is 655 "years of age. Formerly colonial secretary of Cey- lon, he' administered the govern- ment of Ceylon for a few months in 1920, and then served as govern. or of British Guiana before going to Niberia. Thomson, governor of Niagara, hag). EVIDENCE TELLS OF SABOTAGE PLANS Fantastic Stories Are Told at Trial of Soviet Engineers Moscow, Dec. 2.--Esxtensive esa- botage operations are being dis- closed by each of the eight Soviet engineers who are on trial here charged with plotting the overthfow f the Moscow Communist regime. As each takes the floor the pros- acutor, N. B. Krilenko, is drawing from him by deft questioning ee- 2ils some of them almost fantastic. of efforts to undermine the Russian industrial and economic riructure in preparation for foreign interven- tion. Disclosed of sabotage opera- tfons thus far have included fulsi- fication of the figures on which the Soviet state planning commis- sion is basing its development of the five year plan, excessive ¢ Les on construction work, (Insulicient nlanning of factory space so as to limit production, and other hamper. ing activities. | | | | Poison Gas in | War is Opposed Delegates to Disarmament Conference Unanimous in Optimism (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Geneva, Dec. 2.--Delegates to the League's preparatory disarma- ment commission, today registered a concerted opposition to the use of poison gas In warfare, It was a spirited discussion but definite action on prohibitive measures was referred for final decision to the general disarmament conference, On the motion of the United States the preparatory commis- sion invited all governments to set their experts to work on this fssue and to come to the general agreement which would clarify the interpretation of restrictions on chemical warfare. By a vote of 6 to 5 the commis- sion rejected budgetary limitation for alr forces. Lord Ceell of Great Britain directed particular atten- tion to the marrow margin by which this measure was defeated. SOUPINDUSTRY S| COMING TO CANADA Campbell Company Decides to Locate Plant in New Toronto ". Toronto, Dec. 2--Establishment in the Toronto area of a large plant to supply the Canadian market with Campbell's soups and allied canned food products was assured last night when the New Toronto town coun- cil guaranteed a fixed assessment for 10 years on the land and buildings which the Campbell Soup Company, Limited, a newly-formed Canadian corporation, will occupy in New Tor- onto in the near future. The com. | couple, GIVEN HIS ANSWER RT. HON. J. H. THOMAS British Secretary for the Domine. fons, whose position in the Mac- Ponald government has been Jeopardized by his clash with Premier Bennett of Canada on Empire trade plans, Juagment Given Is mportant Child of Catholic Mother Must Be Brought Up in Her Faith Press Staff Correspondent) London, lice, 2.--The Court of peal today rendered an import- Ap by a Protestant mother had transfer- of the infant, a but was adopted The red the custody Today's judgment was in favor of the mother, who is anxious that the child should be brought up in | | the faith 'n which it was baptiz- | Ferguson Will Make Last ed, the Roman Catholic faith, On the mother's behalf Serjeant Sullivan submitted that even If a parent 'hed forfeited the right to the custody of a child, the parent had still a right to require the child to be brought up in the par- ent's religion. In this case, the mother had not forfeited the par- ent's religion. HINDENBURG 1S SEMI-DICTATOR Uses Extraordinary Powers To Make Financial Law Effective (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Berlin, Dec. 2.--President Paul von Hindenburg tonight declared the Bruening financial reform pro- gram part of the law of the Reich. In signing the decree promulgat- ing the new laws---which Chancellor Heinrich Bruening and his Cabinet have been working on for months in an effort to straighten out Ger- many's involved finances--the President resorted to the extraord- inary powers of Article 48 of the Constitution. This stablishes a semj-dictatorship and can be leg- ally invoked only 'when public peace and safety are in danger." fan stars with a capital of $2,000,- The agreements with the company, catibed By the council last night after weeks of negotiation by Reeve W, LE. MacDonald, and consummating 18 months of effort by the Toronto In- dustrial Commission, are subject to the approval of the voters of New Toronto. Station is Named After Capt. Boyd (By Canedian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Dec. 2.--A station on the Hudson Bay Railway will be named Boyd, after Capt. J. Errol Boyd, of Toronto, the -first Can- adian to fly across the Atlantic. It is at mileage 260.1 and was or. iginally 'named Linklater, but as there is alrcady a station and post office in Saskatchewan called asked that the one on the Hudson Bay railway be changed. Linklater the postal authorities | TILLSONRBURG---M, GG. Dean. MAYORS ELECTED | : . - 1 BELLEVILLE--George A. Reid. BRANTFORD---Ross L. Beckett, BROCKVILLE--J. J. Hall, EASTVIEW---David Langelier, EAST WINDSOR--Bruce Williams, GALT--J. M. Willard. GANANOQUE--George N. mont. INGERSOLL--James KE. Fergugon. KINGSTON--George C, Wright, Kitchener-- Mortimer C, Bezeau. LONDON--George Hayman, LINDSAY~--Samuel Alcorn. NIAGARA FALLS--Charles F. Swayze. . NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE --- W, H, Harrison. ORILLIA--J, B., Johnston, ROCKLAND--E, Chenler. SARNIA----Arthur Kirby. SAULT STE. MARIE--J, MacLarty. SIMCOE---R. C. Berry. ST, THOMAS--John A. Jagoe. SUDBURY---Peter Fenton. Beau- WALKERTON-=G, 8. Schwindt. | | | | | ant judgment concerning a child | | who had been baptized a Catholic | | girl, to a Protestant rescue soclety. | WINDSOR--David Croll. EVIDENCE OF CONSPIRACY 1S LACKING Toronto Council Cleared of Charges Over Salary (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Ont., Dec, 2.--No evid- ence of a conspiracy on the part of the mayor, controllers and al- dermen to increase salaries was found by Judge Denton whose re- port on the investigation into civic salaries was made public today by Mayor Bert Wemp. The investiga- tion was the outcome of criticism of the council's action in April last when salary Increases were voted for the mayor, members of the board of control and alder men. His honor finds there is mo evidence upon which he can find as a fact that the members of council entered into a conspiracy or had an understanding that i the proposed legislation permitting the increase to the aldermen was obtained, the aldermen would, in increasing their own salaries, vote in favor of an increase tg the con- trollers. In this connection how- ever, he says: "It does not require any judicial investigation to enable the electors to see that mutuality of interest often creates that kind of gentle breeze which helps materially in bringing a vessel and its cargo safely into port." Official Assassinated Sofia, Bulgaria, Dec. 2M. Ton alewsky, former foreign government representative for the Macedonian revolutionary committee, was assass- | inated today in front of his home " w Bh | (By Thos. T. Champion, Canadian | here. "onservative Rally Tonight Address as Premier of Ontario (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 2--~An imposing ar- ray of provincial and federal cabinet ministers is attending the annual meeting of the. Ontario Conservative Association which opened here today. from all parts of the province. In addition to brief discussions on on a number of public questions the fficers of the association for the 'oming year tre being elected. John MacNicol, president for many vears, may retire from that post and il so the new president will probably be W. H, Ireland, M.L.A. Conserva- tive whip in the Ontario legislature. The meeting today will probably be the last public appearance of Hon, G. Howard Ferguson as prime min- ister of Ontario and the banquet which brings it to a close tonight will be Mr. Ferguson's farewell to On- tario politics. He will be the chief speaker and it is expected he will outline the reasons which have in- duced him to give up the premier-ship in favor of the post of High Commis- sioner in London, R Explosion May be Fatal at Niagara (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Niagara Falls, Dec. 2.--One man was probably fatally burned and two others less seriously burned in an explosion of an electric furnaco in the American Cynamid Com- pany's plant here today. Molten slag enveloped the men, setting fire to 'their clothing when the blast occurred. No Reply to Be Given J.H. Thomas (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London,, Dec. 2.--Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, secretary for the dominions, said today that he does not propose to make any reply to the strong statement of Premier R., B. Bennett of last night, in which the Cana- dian prime minister censured Mr, Thomas for his description of the Canadian proposals at the Empire Conference, and also the British government for its attitude een " RT. HON. R. B, BENNETT Prime Minsiter of Canada, has made a scathing reply to the statements of Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas with reference to Mr. Bennett's Empire trade pro- posals, which he characterized as *humbug". Fear Crisis in Cotton Mills | Workers Refuse Proposals For New Method of Operation (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) hester, Eng, Dec. 2--A cri industry involving about 200,00 workers has been created | | refusal of the weavers 10 nege with employers regarding a new and certain changes in the mill op- | eration system. The employers have offered a new with an advance of about ten dollars a week if the weavers of cer- | tain qualities of cloth will agree to ittend eight looms instead of the us- 12] four. It is contended that this "doubling up' would reduce nroduction cost materially so sumer might he scale shaved and weavers would have 1 The men opposed the system on the grouny | that it would result in large displace- | ment of labor. PREFERENTIAL { Protest by Pulpwood Men to C.N.R. Is Followed by Action (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Montreal, Dec. 2.--Notice has been filed by the Canadian National Railways with the Board of Rail- way Commissioners at Ottawa of its intention to cancel a preferential rate given to Russian pulpwood from Sorel and Three Rivers to Northern New York, The rate was less than the rate on Canadian pulp- wood from the same district to Northern New York. The Canadian Pulpwood Associ- ation claimed that, in placing Rus- slan wood at lower rate than Can- adian, the railway was making a discrimination. The railway then advised the association that it was cancelling the preferential rate, and had filed necessary notice to that effect with the Railway Board, to take effect on Dec. 16. | BENNETT ENDORSED | Toronto, Dec. 2.--Endorsement of Premier Bennett's statement in reply to Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas, was volced at the annual meeting of the Ontario Conservative As- sociation here today by Hon. W. H. Price, Attorney-General of On- tario. "When we read tho papers this morning and noticed Mr. Bennett's statement," said Col. Price, "we were thrilled and the whale peo- ple of Canada was thrilled, wheth- er they agree with what was said or not. No one who is a Canadian, who loves Canada and who loves the Empire could fail to feel that we have a man representing Can- ada at the heart of the Empire. . Alberta Rhodes Scholar Edmonton.--Kennetli W. Coni- bear, who achieved his early edu- cation hy home study in th@ prac. tically school-lesg northland. is Al. berta Rhodes scholar for 1930. RATE CANCELLED that prices to the con- | TEMPORARY P BRING STRIKE T0 FOUR HUNTERS ARE BURNED TO DEATH ---- Explosion of Stove Cause of Tragedy at Otis, Mass- achusetts (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Otis, Mass, Dec. 2--Four hunters were burned to death anr six burned and wouveded by exploding shells when a camp housing 14 at Larkin Pond was destroyed by fige early this morning, The dead are: --Otto Rittner and Joseph Genniv of New Britain, Conn, Thomas Hill and Daniel Reilly of Shelton, Conn. The six mjured men | were rushed to a hospital in Winsted, | Conn, by East Otis residents, | The hunters, who were housed in a two-story cottage owned by Pes; | Prescott, of Canaan, Conn. were | awakened when a stove explodad. | The fire had gained great heac ay | by this time and bceess of shotgun | shells began to discharge about the | rooms, | Ten of the scantily clad hunters | jumped through windows, either from | the first or second story, ifito f 1] weather that registered five degrees | above zero, The place was a mass of flames ana! the survivor to aid their four trapped con ions, Zero Weather Hits Ontario | Province Shivers As Cold| Wave Sweeps Down | From the North | | (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 2.--All Ontario shivered today as an icy blast swept out of the north bringing jin its wake the coldest temperatures of he season, Northern Ontario cities reported the mercury dropping at a rapid rate. Chapleau, Englehart and Cor- al Rapids experienced frigidity ranging between 20 and 25 degrees below zero. Central and other parts of On- tario were comparatively mild, even though citizens of these sections dressed in the warmest attire avall- able. In this city the thermometer dropped below the .zero line for | the first time, when a two below nark was reported from the north- | ern outskirts. No More Figures Niagara Falls, Ont, -- Immigra- tion officials here today announced that no further monthly port fig- ures will be issued because of new orders issued by the Minister of Immigration. MISSING AVIATRIX SAFE IN BAHAMAS Mrs. Keith-Miller Forced to Land on Lonely Island (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Nassau, Bahamas, Dec. 2.--The lonely island of Andros, largest in the great Baham@ bank, saved the life of Mrs. J. Keith-Miller after she had vyirtually been given up for dead for four days, Mrs. Keith-Miller, a widely- known Australian airwoman, left Havana at 9.11 o'clock Friday morning with the announced in- tention of going to Miami, After that nothing was heard un- til she arrived here yesterday say- ing she had been caught in a ter- ritfic gale Friday and was forced to'land on Andros. She immediate. ly sent cablegrams to her mother, Mrs. C. 8. Beveridge of New York, and Mrs. John Liggett, Jr., of Pitts- burg, advising them of her safety. Mrs. Liggett was one of the spon- sors of Mrs, Keith-Miller's Pitts- burg-Havana flight. New Chevrolet is Popular in US.A. Detroit, Dec. 2.--~While produc tion of the Chevrolet Motor Com. pany in November exceded 60,000 units, orders already booked for the new cars considerably exceed this figure, according to the Chevrolet sales division. The new Chevrolet models were . officially announced throughout the country on Nov, 15, SCOTTISH COAL STRIKE CONTINUES UNION DELEGATES REJECT ROPOSALS TO A CLOSE Ninety Thousand Miners Are Involved in Dispute Arising Out of Enforce- ment of the New Coal Mines Act : FEAR STRIKE MAY SPREAD ELSEWHERE Conferences Are Being Con- tinued But Miners Are Not Very Optimistic as to Outcome of Present Neg- otiations Glasgow, Scotland, Dec. 2.-- Union delegates representing 90,000 striking Scottish cost miners today decided to con- tinue the strike despite efforts to attain a temporary agreement with mine owners. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Glasgow, Dec, 2.--Delegates from every Scottish coal field affected by a strike of 90,000 miners which be- gan yesterday met this morning to ! | consider a tentative compromise by mine owners, and there was a gener- al feeling of optimism that labor disputes in this important ares might be settled before a serious coal shortage is felt. The owners, it was understood, had offered a modification of the "Spread-over" working schedule which is the principal point at issue, and agreed to pay the existing wage {scale over a six weeks period of temporary agreement during which no miner shall work more than eleven eight-hour days in two weeks. This is contrary to the provisi of the New Coal Mines Act, whith creates a seven and a half hout day, but it alzo is a concession from the owners' demand that any reduc- tion of working hours shall carry a wage cut with it, { So far as could be learned from delegates who were not doing much talking, both sides are willing ti talk things over amicably, and ft was thought not unlikely that this temporary arrangement might be accepted. { Early today, however, there was an attempt at picketing in one cole jery, {Union representatives assure (Continued on page 8) Seeking Revision Of Peace Treaty (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Basel, Switzerland, Dec. 2.-- Newspapers here today received reports from Budapest that Premi- fer Count Bethlen, who has been visiting various European capitals during the past year, had an- nounced that a formal agreement hds been reached between Hun- gary. Italy, Albania, Turkey and Bulgaria to attempt to secure re- vision of the Treaty of Varsallles. Wins at Chicago Chicago.--Charles J. Shorr, of Glanworth, Ont., received first and reserve awards for Cotswold weth- ers at the International Livestock Investigating ; Hospital Deaths (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Edmonton, Dec. 2--With five post-operative deaths early last week, all from the same germ ,the operating room at the Royal Al andra Hospital was closed on Thu day last and a scientific investigp- tion is under way to determine the source of the germ, Dr. A. F. Ah. derson, superintendent of the ine stitution, announced. An inquest upon the body of ohe of the victims, Harry Edwards, who died on Wednesday last, was open- ed yesterday and the jury adjourne ed for a week after viewing the body. ; ne Vacancyis | Caused by M.P.'s Death (By Canadien Press Leased Wire) | London, Dec, 2.--Another vae. ancy in the House of Commons re sulted from the death today of Walter Baker, Labor member tor East Bristol since 1923, 3 Mr. Baker was assistant genera! secretary of the Union of Post-Ofice Worekrs, and was 54. y¢ of age. He was elected in 1939 by a ma- Jority of 11,621 over C. G. Spencer, Liberal, the vote being practically two to one, y a