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A Growing . Newspaper in a Growing City CEE The Osh aua Daily Tones Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer 'All the News While It Is News" VOL. 7--NO. 137 J Published at Ushawa Unt. ves Dar Escest Sundays snd Public Helis OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1930 i2Centsa Week; 3 Cents a Copy FOURTEEN PAGES in Brief "(By Canadian Press) HOOPLE TIT ir iibed Ban U.S. School Books x Sault Ste. Marie.--The Public ALLL LAL TTTeTTYY OSHAWA CONVICTION IS QU School Board has banned the use of books from across the border in the schools of the Sault. A resolution authorizes the teachers and principals to purchase books and supplies from Canadian firms only. » » * Instantly Killed Montreal.--Mrs. Joseph Poirier, 55, was instantly killed here when she leaned against the banister of the balcony of her home and fell three stories mo the yard. 'Woman Injured Toronto. -- Following a 'street car-automobile collision at Howard Park avenue and Indian Road at 2.10 last night, Mrs. Annie Gray and Mrs. Johnston, both of Port Credit, are in the Western Hospi- tal, the former woman suffering with shock and the latter with head injuries. Ld Welland Mayoralty Welland. -- Announcement is made by Alderman Georgé C. Scott and Fred J. Bradley, former Al- derman, that they would contest the Mayoralty for 1931. - * *® * Taylor Vancouver's Mayor AVancouver. -- Incomplete re- turns in Vancouver mayoralty contest indicate thé election of L. D. Taylor, a former mayor. With 11 polls to report out of 47, Mr. Taylor had a lead of about 5,000 over Mayor W. H. Malkin. La : # #* Noted Actor Killed New York.--Wesley Hill, widely known negro actor who takes the part of the angel Gabriel in the | Pulitzer prize play "The Green Pastures," was struck and killed by a taxicab on the Street. * Alberta Legislature Opening Edmonton.--The seventh legis- lature of the Province of Alberta will open on January 29 it was announced by Premier J. E. Brownlee. ® * Poisoning Suspected Simcoe.~--Nellle Wallen, a 19- year-old Delhi girl, dled in the Norfolk General Hospital here, al- legedly from bichloride of mercury poisoning. LJ Ld * Pleads Guilty of Arson Stratford.-- Wellington = Struth- ers. aged 21, of Monkton, pleaded guilty to a charge of arson before Judge J. L. Kileran here and was Huu mT on FOR DEPRESSION UF.0. Convention Told Social Uplift and Not Profits Concern Toronto, Dec. 11.--""Can we take 50 million dollars away from the people for booze every year and still sell our butter* and eggs?" It was R. R. Halbert, past presi- dent of the United Farmers of On- tario, who asked this question yesterday at the U.F.O. convention in Hygeia House, Elm Street. Mr. Halbert answered the query as em- phatically as he had asked it, "Not on your tintype," he declared. The stock market crash, he said, might have had something to do with the depression but he thought liquor selling was the major cause. Mr, Halbert's ire was roused by the delegates' persistent discus- sion of questions dealing with the profits or losses of the United Farmers' Co-operative Co., Limit- ed. Pounding his fist on the plat- form, at the foot of which he was standing, he declared that the LF. 0.'s greatest work, the work for which he and others had organized it years ago, was social and poli- tical. "Organize the uplift. of the people," he asserted, "and let the co-operative company take care of its own profits." He felt it the organization's duty to protect the youth on the back concessions from the paths of evil. He began quoting Scripture to support his assertion of the elders' responsibility in this re- spect but he checked himself after two passages. "I'm not going to preach a sermon," he promilsed. "I. ean do that on Sunday." Mr. Halbert wished he was 25 years old again that he might go out "into the province and revive the organization's old time spirit. Pressure is high in Quebet "and the maritimes and over the Rocky Mountain states but low over the Great Lakes and in British Columbia with a depression over Newfound- . Jand. The weather has been 'gather cold in Quebec and ew Brunswick but mild in thors Ontario with light yain, while in the western provinces it has been mostly fair and comparatively mild. Forecasts: Lower Lake Re- n 'and Georgian Bay--- erate to fresh soutfierly s, cloudy with occasional oy rain, Friday--Westerly winds, parily cloudy, station- ary or a little lower tempera- ture; - fundamental throughout Rooseveltian pronouncement. Ney York Times says: "It is evi- | dent the president will necd and ought to have, strong support from the outside public in his efforts to keep Congress: from making ducks and drakes of our public finance." commodities was needed, the premier declared, adding 'it will be a painful pro- cess to bring Canada back on a proper business basis." SAYS PROSPERITY CANNOT BE RESTORED BY RAIDS ON TREASURY OF THE COUNTRY Hoover Sends Dramatic Message To U.S. Congress - United States President Re- gains His Position as Strong Man by His Out- spoken Criticism of Con- gress PLANS FOR RELIEF BEING DELAYED Hoover May Lose Friends in Congress, But His Posi- tion With the People Will Be Stronger, Says New York Times (By Ken Clark, Canadian Press Staff Correspondent) Washington, D.C., Dec. 11.-- Two major developments in the po- litical situation here stand out clearly today after a flood of elo- quence on Capitol Hill First:--President Herbert Hoo- ver has emerged as the strong man in the White House.' Second: --Any hope of ¢o-opera- tion between Democrats and Re- publicans in dealing with the ad- ministration's program for reliev- ing unemployment and drought has gone aglimmering. For the second time within a fortnight the White House has spoken with no uncertain sound, this time saying: 'Prosperity can- not be restored by raids on the public treasury, and making yefor! legis! "who a . " i poe ne Tg mah misery." ' Observers agree that while the presidential castigation 'of some members of Congress may have the result of delaying enactment of the administration's plans for relief, it is doubtful if there ever was any agreement betweca the Republicans and Democrats in Congress to let the administration carry out is programme in the pres- ent emergency without halt or check. So that the disruptive ef- fect of the presidential attack is more aparent than real. Further, ,it is perfectly plain, that whatever friends the president loses" In congress by his outspoken criticism, he will gain admiration the country by his The There seems to be no doubt he will get it and if his chances for renomination as candidate for the | White House in 1932 have been at | all diminished by his emergence as a driving, his chances for election have cer- tainly been bettered, fighting character, Hon. William Finlayson Reported Doing Well Torontg. Dec. 11.--Hon. Wil. liam Finlayson, Minister of Lands and Forests for Ontario, was re- ported as "doing fine" by hospital attendants today. underwent a major operation yes- terday for an internal disorder. Mr. Finlayson The Ontario cabinet minister will spend the next two or three weeks in hospital and is not ex. pectéd to resume his duties at par- liament buildings until éarly in the New Year. Fatality At Crossing ° Sudbury.--Mrs. Matolda Ruth, aged 45, was killed today, and E. Mallila, aged 30, was seriously injured when the car in 'which they were riding was struck by C.P.R. freight train No. 9, at a crossing near Haughton, about west of here. "No Place For 12 miles Free Trade" (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Preston, Man., Dec, 11.--Sur- rounded. as she is by high-tarift countries, Canada has no. place for free trade but her tariff should protect farmers' produce as well as manufacturers, 'Premier John Bracken sald in an address here ast night, More free exchange of between countries MItIATURE GOLF MAY MAKE PLAYERS PROS. (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec, 11--Miniature golf comes within the regulations of the Royal Canadian Golf Association so far as amateur status is concerned. B. L. Anderson, secretary of the R. C.G.A. ation had ruled that the acceptance of cash prizes, or playing, in competi- tions for cash pmizes on miniature golf courses, is a violation of the as- sociation's' amateur definition, today announced the associ- ALMOST BURIED BENEATH L0GS Owen Sound Workman Has Narrow Escape From Terrible Death Owen Sound, Dec. 11--When his leap for safety failed, Ernest Kreut- zweiser was almost buried beneath a stream of logs at the factory of the Keenan Woodenware Manufacturing Company, Limited here. He is at present in the hospital here suffering from injuries, the extent of which is not as yet known, Kreutzweiser and Patrick. Lynett, the foreman, were working on the pile about ten reet from the ground when the logs started to slip and both leapt for safety. Lynett jump- ed out of danger but Kreutzweiser must have slipped for he fell right in the path of the oncoming logs. Ly- nett rufbed back and pulled him out of the stream of logs before he was entirely buried. Names of Contest Judges Will Be Announced Early » Next Week -- Five More Extra Prizes This Week-- Only Eight Days of Con-| test Left--Help Now After seven weeks of strenuous campaigning and good weather, The Oshawa Daily Times and the Whit- by Gazefte apd Chronicle's great gub br and auto p - Foro © to a on Ee So from Monday, December 22nd. The closing hour will be 3 p.m., and at that hour thes contest judges wii take charge of the last week's re- sults which have been secured by the candidates, Judging from the work of the candidates, the last fow weeks have been the most ex- citng of the entire contest, again proving that age and experience lends colour to every success in any- thing in life has to offer, especially 0 ¥ a competition such as has been conducted by The Daily Times and Gazette and Chronicle during Monday December 22 is The Closing Day Of Times' Big Subscription Contest ottawa, He [mposing on Legion Work Ottawa Branch Claims Mayorr Send Men to Cap- ital Legion Hostel , 11, "The excehtive of the Canadian Legion has decid- od that it can not possibly take care of veterans from other cities. Since the Ottawa Legion shelter was opened last Saturday, more than 60 men have been given beds and over a hundred fed. The minister of public works, Hon. H, A. Stewart, has acceded to the Legion's request for the lower floor of the preseut shelter building, which will enable the Legion to put in forty more beds, these being supplied by the dépertment of navional defence. Other towns are now sending their destitute veterans to Ottawa the past seven weeks. All In Contestants' Hands | The work of the contestants next | weck will be a complete secret | among the candidates, as all cash | (Continued on page 4) { POLICE N CHILE MAKE 14 ARRESTS Students Held in Connection .With Attempt on Life of President (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Santiago de Chile, Dec, 11,-- Government police today held four- teen persons, numbering among them professors, students, lawyers and merchants, in connection with the attempt on the life "of Presi- dent Colonel Carlos Ibanez Tuesday night. Fifteen persons originally werc arrested but one of these was found, to be a government agent who had worked himself into the group of conspirators, A govern- ment press bulletin described the plot to bomb the presidential train as it neared Santiago from a southern trip as developed by "a number of high persons, in con- junction with anarchists." Navigation Ends Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. --- The passage downbound at 8.30 o'- clock of the steamers Lemoyne, W. ¥. Fitch and Anna C. Minch through the American = locks, brought to 'an end the navigation season of 1930, in so far as the MAN'S BODY FOUND NORTH OF TORONTO (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 11.--The body of a man believed to be Roy Weath- erby, 42, was found directly be- low a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge in the north end of the city early today. In kis clothing were found a bank bpok showing a balance of close to $1500 and overseas dischdrge papers bearing his name, Chief Coroner M. M. Crawford visited the scene and or- dered the hody removed to the Pmorgue. Wg ; on |. to to the shelter, It was reported that in two cases the mayors of Mertiierm Ontarin towns paid the fire for unemployed veterans to jcuiney to Ottawa so they could fiid food and ped at tho Ottawa Legion Shelter. Yard Removal Rumored Welland.--The Welland Board of Trade president, E. J. Ander- son, said was investigating an un- confirmed rumor that the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Company 'was contemplating re- moving the railway yards in Wel- land to Hamilton. Loeal officials of the railway stated there was nothing definite about the rumor. PRICE PREDICTS CABINET CHANGES Says Government Will Be Practically a New Administration (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Windsor, Dec. 11.--Announcing that the retirement of Premier G. Howard Ferguson will be followed by important changes in the pro- vincial Cabinet, Attorney-Geenral Willlam H. Price told members of' the Macdonald-Cartier Club at a banquet in Windsor Wednesday night that the present administra- tion in Ontario is about to pass away. y "The personnel of the Govern- ment will remain the same to some extent, but there will be enough changes to justify the statement that a new administration is going to come into office," he said. POISON ALCOHOL TAKES ~ TOLL OF SEVEN LIVES (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Pitsfield, Mass., Dec. 11.--The death toll from a preparation of denatured alcohol, sold as an antl- freeze compound but used as a beverage, stood at seven today. Last night Fred Robarge, 66, and his nephew, Arthur Lamogue, suc- eumbed to the effects of the liquid. Police were still endeavoring to find the sorce of the liquid which took the lives of four men, Tuesday. and three yesterday. France Evacuates Saar Coal Fields toric move ments French troops that have occupied the rich Saar coal evacuation of the area held since the close of the World War, continue until the entire district has been denuded diery, long a guarantee to France's rights in the "No Man's Land of Europe." Vandals Try to Lost Aviators | ATTACKS USE OF Found; Captain Burke is Dead Rescuers Reveal Tragedy of | Yukon After Weeks of | Searching (By Canadidn Press Leased Wire) { Whige Horse, Yukon, Dec. 11.-- Captain E. J. A, Burke, a world war airman who in peace-time ad- ventured in Canada's northland, perished from exposure on Nov, 20, while heroic fellow fliers were bat- tling to find him. His two com- panions, Emil Kading, Vancouver air engineer, and Robert Marten, Atlin prospector, were rescued Sun- day in the last stages of exhaustion. The hero of the solving of British Columbia's greatest air mystery is pilot W. L. Wasson who brought the news of Burke's death, and the two tired survivors, to White Horse yesterday. Burke died one month and nine days after he and his companions were 'forced down at the headwat- ers of the Liard River, in northern British Columbia. Kading and Marten performed the sad duty of burying their pilot, They made a grave of logs and in it they placed | the body. | The grave is near Wolf Lake, 40 miles from the place where the plane was forced down, the three men having covered that distance in their attempt to reach the out- side world. The body was left in (Continued on page 14) THREE MENTIONED FOR LEADERSHIP OFLIBERALPARTY | | | Tweed and Hepburn Expect- ed to Enter Lists Against W. E. N. Sinclair Toronto, Dec. 11---Prohibition is to! be abandoned as a major political is- sue, and the Ontario Liberal leader- ship lies between William E, N. Sin- clair, K.C, present Leader; S. C. Tweed, Liberal member for North Waterloo, and Mitchell Hepburn, M. P., Liberal member for West Elgin, according to a news story in this morning's Globe. e As the Ontario Liberal organiza- tion executive, with Mr, Sinclair and former Federal Liberal Ministers, | settled in the Ontario Liberal conven- | tion preliminaries at headquarters yesterday afternoon, these two high- lights of convention possibilities, stood out as most interesting. They were vouched tor by Liberals closely in touch with the situation. To Attack Government As the intentions and hopes of the great body. of Liberal "moderates" now lie, neither the "wets" nor the "drys" within the party are to have their way in the formulation of a party prohibition platform; the re- solution which eventually will eman- ate from the Resolutions Committee | --according to the expressions of | clpse-in observers--will declare the necessity for emphasizing Ferguson Government "extravagance" and re- sue, and declare the matter to have (Continued on page 2) Dec, in post-war began yesterday 11.--Another his- readjust when Paris, basin began The military evacuation will of French sol- Mar Portraits (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Regina, Dec, 11.--Vandals yes- terday made an effort to mutilate three portraits of former Ministers of the Saskatchewan Government, which hang just to the left of the legislative chamber. Heavy mark- ings done with black crayon were made about the faces, particularly round the eyes. . The portraits were thoge of Wal- ter G. Robinson, former Speak & of the House; George A. Scott Arm River, former Speaker, and James A. Calder, Minister of Edu- cation in the first provincial gov- ernment, , CARS INELECTION Labor Members Would Pro hibit Driving Electors to Cast Ballots | London, Dec. 11,-- Elections | should be decided not by motorcars but by the convictions of the elec- tors, declared Ben Tillet Labor mem ber and traces union leader, in the bouse of commons last night. He was seconding a Labor motion that motor cars should be prohibited fon polling use, except on specia occasions, in order to equalize th« voting facilities of the different classes of electors. The mntion was introduced by J. Toole, Labor, Sai- ford South, with a view to the early production of the government's electoral reform bill. On the government's undertaking that the question of motorears would be dealt with in their bill, ! APPEALC NOTED BRITISH GENERAL 15 DEAD (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. 11--Lieut.-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson died to- day at the age of 58 years. He ser- ved in the South African war and the Great War, and was afterwards com- mandant of the staff college at Cam the allied forces in Turkey, 1922-23. After three the Jaluchistan district of India he be- came quartermaster-general to the years commanding the motion was withdrawn. forces in 1927, York Township Officials Are Arrested on Serious Charges ~ Arising Out of Rec Attack Made on Plan For India Winston Churchill Fears Hindu Despotism if Do- minion Status Granted London, Dec, 11,--In a slashing attack on the Indian Round Table Conference today, Rt. Hon, Winston Churchill, former Conservative chancellor of the exchequer, de- clared his flat opposition to any such freedom for India as weuld be involved in creation of a dominion status. Suspension of British control he said, would mean either armed Hin- du despotism or renewal of fierce internal war, Loss of India, he de- clared, would consummate the downfall of the British Empire. He made his declarations in an address under the auspices of the Indian Fizpire Society, Boston Man Found Murdered in Room (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Boston, Dec. 11.---Frank W. Clarke, 64, an auctioneer, was found murdered in his top floor room at a Roxbury lodging house early today. His head was batter- ed in by a hatchet and an iron bar, which lay near his body. Police believe the murder resulted from an argument. SOCIALIST TO TRY T0 FORM CABINET French President Asks Fourth Nominee to At- tempt Big Task (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Dec. 11.--Quitting the right and centre for the left, presi- dent Doumergue today asked Theodore Steeg, radical socialist senator and former president of French Morocco, to form a govern- ment to replace that of Andre Tar- Dieu, which resigned a week ago after an adverse vote in the Sen- ate. M. Steeg said that he would give the president his reply this af- ternoon. He is the fourth man to be asked to solve the present Min- isteria 1 crisis. Raymond Poin.' care refused because of ill health and Louis Barthou and Pierre La- val failed and had to return their mandates. OUTLAWRY SENTENCE IMPOSED IN SCOTLAND (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Inverness, Scotland, Dec, 11.-- The ancient sentence of outlawry was pronounced by the Inverness high court today upon Andrew Ross, manager of a vessel which foundered, in the North Sea and. which Ross, with another person, was accused of scuttling. He fail- ed to apear, being out on bail, so the outlawry' sentence was impos- ed. An outlaw in Scotland has no legal rights, but if he returns and submits himself to the court the sentence may be rescinded. ent Probe | Eleven Men, Including For- mer Members of Town- ship Council Are Charged With Conspiracy and Bribery in Connection With Public Contracts (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 11.--Eight men ap- peared in county police court to- day to answer criminal charges laid after the inquiry by Judge Denton into the issuing of contracts by the council of York Township, and were remanded until Dec. 19 on bail of $5,000 each. Of the eight appearing today sev- en had been arrested last night and released on bail. The eighth, D, C, Strathearn, who was formerly en- gineer for the township, surrender- ed at the court today. Three others are being sought, police having warrants for 'their ar- rest. Toronto, Dec. 11. -- Warrants were sworn in York Township late yesterday for the arrest of 11 men, all charges arising from the recent investigation of township contracts by Judge Denton. Four are charged with conspiring to commit indict- able offences under section 161 of the Criminal Code; seven face charges of accepting or giving bribes. At three o'clock this morning seven had been arrested and re- leased on $5,000 bail. Police were still looking for Peter Mohan, con- tractor; D. K, C. Strathearn, for- mer township engineer, and Floyd Cross, en employe of a construc- tion company. Basil Holden, an- other construction firm employe, was reported due in Toronto from Montreal some time today. Four men charged with con- spiring to commit indictable of- fences under section 161 of the Criminal Code, are: Floyd Cross of the Godson Con. struction Company; BEx-Deputy Reeve Isaac C. Woolner, William MacQueen, former councillor, and H. P. Jarvis, .former insurance agent. The other seven, charged with (Continued on page 2) FOG 15 FOLLOWED BY RAINSTORMS Not 'Much Improvement in Traffic Conditions in England (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. 11.-- Southern England and the channel emerged today from the fog which has tied up land and shipping traffic for two days, but there was not much improvement in general conditions for rain poured . out of clouded skies and there was a gale of con. siderable force, " In the Swansea area many dis- tricts were badly: flooded, horse- racing at Worcester was impos- sible, and .the gale drove a sleet storm up and down the channel, The King remained indoors, abandoning his plans for a day's shooting at Windsor, "but | the 'weather bureau predicted better times to come. Movie Chimpanz€e Dies Hollywood.--Nellie, the movie chimpanzee, which mimicked hum- ans, died of pneumonia at the Tif- fany studios today. berly, and with the general staff of | ASHED rs ---------------- OURT HANDS DOWN AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN CHARGE OF NON- ' Conviction of Lucius Wright by Magistrate Creighton Is Set Aside by First Divis+ ional Court at Osgoode Hall SUPPORT MAN NOT LIABLE FOR SUPPORTING CHILD Mr. Justice Grant Declares That There Is No Liability Under Ontario Law for Father to Provide for Child (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec, 11 -- No legal dut under the civil law of the province or under the criminal law could be applied to the case of Lucius Wright who appealed a conviction of threg months for non-support of his' child, the First Division Court ruled to- day. They allowed the appeal and quashed the conviction. Dr. R. Jus- tice Grant writing the decision of the court, declares "that with great reluctance I am compelled to the co« clusion that the contention put fore ward by the accused is well found« ed." The appeal is from a convice tion by Police Magistrate Creighton, of Oshawa, and was based on the main ground that Lucius Wright was not under legal duty to provide necc« cssaries. Mr, Justice Grant points out thd circumstances of the case were un+ usual for Mrs. Constance Wright ob« tained a divorce from the appellang on May 31 last, The child, an eight year-old boy, has been living with hig mother. No action for custody was taken and a civil action by the moth er against the father for non-supporf was dismissed. That there is no civil liabilnty un« der Ontario law, resting upon a fath« er to maintain an provide necessar- ics for his child has been decided ir§ numerous cases, Mr. Justice Granf explains, Under certain circums« stances 'there is criminal 'liability ape plying to a father or guardian "ig charge" of any person to provide ne cessaries of life. The present case does not come within that definitinig iy Te father has not charge of hig cinla 4 Oppose 'Ti caching Freich in Ontario Public Schoolg (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec. 11, --Considering request from the Urban School Trustees Association for an ex- pression of opinion regarding the teaching of French in public schools the management committe of the local board of education at its fin al meeting, took the stand that ay it opposes the introduction of French to the curriculum *no ace tion" be taken on the association'y request. CANADIANS GIVEN HONORS BY POPE Senators and Chief Justice Are Awarded Honorary Titles (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Dec. 11.--His Holiness, Pope Pius has conferred hongrary titles of the Order of St. Gregory upon Rt. Hon. F. A. Anglin, Can« ada's Chief Justice and 'Senators Rodolphe Lemieux and N. A, Bel. court. The honors are in recoggi+ tion of their services to the ak olic Church, said Bishop Forbes of Ottawa, in announcing conferring' of the titles. Mr. Justice Anglin and Senator Lemieux have been made Knights Commander of the Order of Greg ory. Senator Belcourt receives thq rank of a Commander of the order, L \ Steamer Fire Still Blazing «By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Blyth, Eng. Dec. 11.--Fire in the old Canadian Pacific liner Em< press of Scotland, * which broke out early yesterday was still blaz« ing fiercely this afternoon, Tha vessel had a sharp list to starboard ' and her tall steel masts threatened to topple at any moment, THe old ship was docked here for dismantling, having been ree tired from the service. An electri- cal short circuit was blamed for the fire. : | | 1] »