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" A Growing Newspaper in a Growing City The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding The Oshawa Daily Reformer 'All the News While It Is News" VOL. 7--NO: 143 Publishes a1 JsBews Vey Excent Sumdave ans Puts Hide OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1930 12 Cents a Week; 3 Cents a Copy TWELVE PAGES Poincare Improving Paris.--Condition of Raymond Poincare, French statesman, con- tinues to improve, giving new hope to his thousands of friends that he will survive his sudden attack of last Saturday. Is Recovered Midland.--The body of Stanley Drinkells was recovered by divers from the harbor here. He was drowned Monday when the gravel truck he was driving backed into the bay. LJ . LJ ary at Norwich 'Woodstock.--Thieves who enter- ed by a bagement window made off with about $500 worth of pipes, cigars, cigarottes and tobacco from the barber shop of Charles Sailings, Norwich. " LJ Ld Dies In Cells Toronto.--Brought into Keele Street police station in an intoxi- cated condition, at 6.04 last night. 'William Pearce, aged 40, of French Avenue, died in his cell before medical help could be summoned. LJ » . ; Judge Faces Charge Mamaroneck, N.Y.--Justice of the Peace, William D., Leeds, of Mamaroneck Township. known for the unusual severity of his sent. ences in traffic violation cases, was arraigned in court today on a charge of driving while intoxicated. Ww LJ LJ Poor Year For Fishing Curling, N.F. -- The Bay of Islands Herring Fishery reported the catch to date was the worst on record. So far. this year the catch does not exceed 9 000 bar- rels, as against 20,000 on this date last year. w Ld . Tragedy Averted Toronto.--Throwing a coat over the flaming hair of her four.year- old grand-daughter, Mrs. Lily Rein- silver, 50 Phoebe street, averted a tragedy yesterday when curtains in the kitchen of the home caught fire. The child, Silvia Richmon. escaped uninjured, but Mrs. Rein- silver, aged 59, suffered a severe shock. . \d LJ Youthful Bandits Kansas City, Mo.--A gang of 13 boys and girls, ranging from 14 to 19 years, are charged with five murders committed during recent held-ups and robberies. Everett Haldiman, 17-year-old Kansas City Kan., youth and slleged leader of the young .desperadoes, confessed police sald, to killing a gasoline filling station operator at Tyro, Kaus. early this Inonth. Youths Arrested Toronto.-- Five youths, aged 17 and 18, said to be implicated in three break-ins at George's rest- aurant, 376 Jane street, during the last month, were arrested last night by Detectives William Hutch. inson and James Watson, of Keele street division, Cigarettes and to- bacco valued at $350 were reported to have becn stolen. MAN PRISONER FOR SIX HOURS IN WELL IS RESCUED Puslinch Township Laborer Is Safe After Trying Experience Guelph, Dec, 18--After six hours' imprisonment by a cave-in of rock in a well on the farm of J. R Dickson, in Puslinch township, An- dréw Ord, aged 36, farm laborer, was rescued at 10 o'clock last night from imminent death and probabili- ty of plunging 50 feet to the bot'om of the deep well. Caught ina shower of rock which tell from the sides of the wcll as he was working below the lip bracing the pump with wooden supports, at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Ord was held prisoner about 12 feet from the surface by the heavy boulders Which surrounded his body, keeping him suspended in his perilous position while neighbors worked frantically to effect his res- ora was saved from probably in- stant death by the fact that large rocks became wedged in the braces aboye him, which he placed in the well a few moments before, forming an arch above his head which af- forded him Jiotection during his imprisonmen Te to 200 men worked in re- lays to release the man from his dangerous predicament, and after placing two ropes around his body. dug a tunned besile the well and through its wall, and eventually succeeded in drawing him through a three-foot aperture. ; " WEATHER is high ayer C On 3 light occurred at Winnipeg, while the weather elsewhere has been fair and for the most part comparatively mild. Forecasts -- Lower La and Bay--Moderate to fresh southeast to south winds, cloudy and compara- tively mild today and Friday with some light snow or parf rain. kes SINGLAIR RETIRES; HEPBURN Steel Company Shareholders Win Their Appeal DIVIDEND T0 BE SAME AS PREFERRED Privy Council Gives Decision in Important Case Affect- ing - Large Number of Shareholders in Canadian Company COMPANY FAVORED PREFERRED STOCK Preferred Shareholders Will Receive Only Seven Per Cent. Until Same Divid-| end Has Been Paid on] Common Stock | London, Dec. 18--Holders of com- mon shares in the Steel Company of Canada today won the highest court of appeal in the Empire, their fight for a shore in all dividends of the company, when the judicial commit- tee of the privy council dismissed the apeal of the company with costs. The company carried its appeal to the highest tribunal against decisions of the Canadian courts in favor of Messrs. Magee and Ramsay, acting on behalf of themselves and all other | common shareholders. The company held that holders of preference stocks should 'have first preference in the matter of dividends allotments, The common © shareholders, how- ever, contended the company should not pay more than seven percent to preference shareholders "Until the ordinary shareholders shall have re- veiced dividends which will give them on the shares during the whole life of the company, the same percentage seven percent," heir. lordship today upheld this contention in a decision, involving millions of dollars. The judgment means the com- pany must pay dividend arrears of approximately $5,000,000 to hold- ers of common shares. This figure is reached by the decision the com- pany must pay to common stock- holders all dividends in excess of seven per cent. pald to preference shareholders since the company's inception in 1910. The privy council judgment con- firmed the judgment in favor of the common stockholders by Mr. Justice Orde of the Ontario Su- preme Court in August, 1929 which was upheld on appeal by the first appellate division of the On- tario Supreme Court. JUDGHENT ERROR Explains, However, That To- ronto Veteran Could Not ; Have Recovered Dec. Hon. Murray MacLaren, Minister of Ottawa, 18--The report of Pensions and National Health, in connection with the Eggleton case in Toronto, was issued yesterday. Eggle- ton, accordng to newspaper reports about three weeks ago, was "refused admission" to Christie Street Hospital and died shortly after, He was a re- turned" soldier. The matter was brought to the attention of the Min- ister some time ago and an investi- gation ordered. The result of this enqgiury was made public in a docu- ment whercin regrets are expressed that officials at Christie Street Hospi- tal did not observe the customary procedure of examining Eggleton on his arrival. The report concludes: . "The occurrance is very regrettable but the fatal result was inevitable and was not affected by his not being seen at or admitted to Christie strect Hospital, "Errors in judgment, however care- trully safeguarded, will from time to time happen to all institutions and individuals, "It is generally recognized by the medical profession that the work at Christie Street Hospital has been and is of a high standard, and an ac- cident such as this is most regret- table." Cheese Seems Dangerous . Kitchener.--Five people are suf- fering from ptomaine poisoning as a result, it is alleged. of eating limburger cheese as their evening meal. All five were adults, resid- ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Merser, 9 Glasgow street. LS J . Disorders in Spain Alicante, Spain.--Disorder broke out today in the. village of Elva, near here, when the citizenry be- came indignant upon receipt of the news that a regiment of the for. Old Leader Retires and New Leader Takes His Place MITCHELL I. HEI the House of Commons, and Who was yesterday elected leader amid scenes cf great enthusia sm at the Liberal convention. Mr. Hepburn, 84 years old, at pre sent is member of West Elgin in | given a unanimous vote when Toronto, by 427 to 97 cn the BURN, M.P, of the Liberal party of Ontario, is a successful farmer. He was he defeated Elmore Philpott, of first ballot. | | J Leader of the Ontario Liberal Pa voluntarily retired from the for the election of Mitchell 1. Mr. Sinclair will continue as until such time as a seat is the next Provincial gencral W. E. N, BINCL AIR, K.C., M.P.P, rty for the last seven years, who leadership, leaving the way clear Hepburn, [It is understood that House Icader in the legislature 'cured for Mr. Hepburn, or until election. CHOSEN i ----------------------. YOUTHFUL WEST ELGIN M.P. SELECTED AFTER SINCLAIR ANNOUNCED WITHDRAWAL FRENCH CABINET MEMBERS RESIGN One Minister and Two Un- der-Secretaries Desert Premier Steeg (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Paris, Dec. 18--One minister and two under-secretaries of state re- signed from the ministry of Senat- or Theodore Steeg today just be- fore it went before the chamber of deputies with itz initial declaration | of policy. | Despite the loss of three members Premier Steeg maintained his decision to appear | of hig official family, before parliament and demand a vote of confidence, ! The minister and two secretaries who resigned belonged to the repub- licans of the left and moderate cen- ter groups. DRESDEN MAN FEARS WIFE WILL KILL HIM (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sarnia, Dec, 18.-- Hugh Logan, of Dresden fears that his estranged wife might murder him, He ap- peared in police court yesterday on remand of a charge of non-support of his three infant children and told Magistrate Woodrow that his wife had threatened to poison him and burn his children. | Bombshell Is Thrown Into | Ontario Liberal Conven- | tion by the Unexpected Retirement of Mr, Sin- | clair From Contest for Leadership > grime 4 GREAT OVATION FOR RETIRING CHIEFTAIN Mitchell F. Hepburn Defeats ed Elmore Phiphott by | Overwhelming Majority, and Decision Is Made Unanimous { { (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) | Toronto, Dec. 18.--An astonish+ | ing last-minute retirement by Wile liam E. N. Sinclair, K.C., from the Ontario Liberal Party Convention | fight left the final {ssue between | Mitchell F, Hepburn, M.P,, West Elgin, and Elmore Philpott) journ- | alist, and Mr, Hepburn, one of the | youngest Parliamentarians in Can+ ada, wos elected by the Liberal | delegates, 427 votes to 97, late yess, | terday afternoon. 5 Followers Surprised Mr, Sinclair's convention-plate form relinquishment of the reins of Ontario Liberal leadership was simply stupefying to a large body of the convention, which obviously had expected him to make a stand. As he walked to the convention platform---the last of six nominees | Final Count of Judges Will Be Made at Contest Office at Three P.M., on Monday Dec. 22, When All Candi- dates Must Have Their Returns Completed It is now only the matter of a very short time before the final closing hour of The Daily Times and Gazette and Chronicle's great prize contest. Never before have the candidates and their friends been so excited and interested in their work of subscription getting for Ontario and Durham Counties' greatest Daily and Weekly News- papers, and the work done during the remaining hours may be the de- oiding factor as to just how. the choice of free autos and the big cash prizes will be awarded. It 1s entirely up to the candidates and Big Subscription Contest For Oshawa Daily Times is Rapidly Drawing to Close * | thetr friends this week, as all votes and subscriptions and cash secur- ed for subscriptions dating from last Thursday morning and up to | the closing hour of the contest next Monday afternoon, will be put in sealed envelopes and brought to the Contest Judges, at least a few min- utes before the closing hour, for the final checking and recording of the prize winners. This means that only the contestants them- selves will know how many votes they have when the final gong is sounded on the last lap of the race Monday, at 3 p.m. Subscribers wishing to help their favourite candidate in winning one of The Dally Times and Gazette and Chronicle's valuable: cash awards should lend their support this week, before the final closing hour, next Mgnday at three p.m. It will be too late to help after Monday of next week. - Special Prize Winners During the past week, the fourtn (Continued on page 2) Loyd Leaves For New York Trans-Atlantic Aviator Took Off From Montreal This Morning (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) St.. Hubert Airport, Que., Dec. 18.--The Canadian trans Atlantic aviator, Captain Errol Boyd, lift- ed the veteran monoplane Colum- bia off this airport this morning for a fresh start to New York ~| where a civic reception will be ten- dered him and his trans-Atlantic companion, Lieut, Harry Connor. Also in the plane were Mrs. Boyd and their little daughters, Virginia and Honor Boyd and John A. O'Brien of New York, Departure was made at 10.45 a. m. Notable English Landowner Shot (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. 18. -- Reginald Lawson, of Saltwood Castle, Kent, owner of property on Vancouver Island, was fatally shot today on the eastle grounds, when his gun apparently became entangled in some barbed wire fencing. He was the son of the late Frank Lawson, of Wallingford, Berkshire, and a cousin of Lord Burniam, well. elgn legion was en route to Ali- cante from Valencia, known newspaper proprietor. Government Gives Banks Guarantee (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Estevan, Sask., Dec. 18, -- Inti- mation that the federal govern- ment would guarantee the banks agalnst loss on 1930 wheat crop advances to the wheat pools, was made here last night in an ad- dress by Premier J. T. M. Ander- son. An announcement by Pre- mier R, B. Bennett would be mado in the ncar future, he stated. WILL CONTINUE AY HOUSE LEADER (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, Dec, 18.--W, E, N. Sinclair, K.C.,, will continue as house leader of the Ontario Lib- eral Party for a temporary period at 'least, he told M. F., Hepburn, M.P.,, newly chosen party chief- tain. Late last night, after a confer ence with Mr. Sinclair and the legislative members still in the city, Mr. Hepburn issued a press statement setting forth that the arrangement was satisfactory to the opposition bloc. Just how long this arrangement will last will be determined by a provincial caucus to be held before the opening of the legislature this 'winter, the press release sald, adding that 'no further statement of policy will be forthcoming until after the cau- cus', All Ontario Leaders Are | Now Farmers Toronto, Dec, 18--The day of the | farmer has again dawned In the | Ontario legislature, All the lead- | ers of all the parties for the first | time in history are farmers, Hon. | George S. Henry is the first Con- servative premier who writes far-| mer as his occupation. Mitchell | Hepburn, new Liberal leader, farms in Elgin County. Hon, H C. Nixon, Progressive leader, farms near St. George. Farquhar Oliver | who represents the straight United Farmers in the House, is of course, a farmer. Six Children Badly Injured Explosion of Dynamite Caps in School Cause of Injuries Cottam, Dec, 18.--~S8ix School children were injured, three seri-| ously, when dynamite caps carried | in-the hand of one of the lads, ex- | ploded yesterday in Inman School, | King's Highway No. 3 and the fifth concession of Gosfield North twon- ship. Those injured are: Andrew Cow- an, 12, Sixth Concession, thumh and two fingers of right hand blown off. Kenneth Loop, Sixth Concession; cuts about face. Raymond Wigle, Talbot Street, eyelid cut and burns about the face, Ferris Wigle, his brother, small cuts about the face. Victor Dyck, Talbot Street, ana Murray Myres, Talbot Street, small cuts, . The Cowan boy had found the dynamite caps in his woodshed and taken them to school with him, While holding them in his cap and standing near the stove they ex- ploded. CONTEST JUDGES The men who have kindly con- sented to count the votes for the candidates during this last week of The Daily Times and Gazette and Chronicle contest are: --Mv, T. B. Mitchell, Mayor of Oshawa, Mr, P. A. Blackburn, Treasurer | City of Oshawa; Col B. J. Me. Cormick, Secty. Chamber of Com- merce, Oshawa; Mr. C, E. Bow. man, Mayor of Whitby, The count will be made at the main business office of The Daily Times,, Oshawa, Monday after- noon, D ber 22nd. ing at 3 o'clock .sharp, and it is possible that all vote records and totals will be finished up by four P.M. the same day, after which time the results of the winners ill be announced. Liberal Convention Adopts New Labor Platform; Favorg™ | Unemploymen t Insurance Idea Resolutions Setting Forth! ment! and disabillhy insurance Plans for Benefit of North- ern Ontario, and for As- sistance to Northern On- tario Adopted by Conven- tion--Would Meke Prov-| ince Pay Total Cost of | Highways | Toronto, Dec, 18, -- With only one or two-alterations, principally in the deletion of clause provid. ing for a rssearch council to study Labor's relation to changing in- dustrial life, Hon. Peter Hecnan's new Labor plank was drafted in- to the new Liberal platform yes- terday by the convention of Ontario Liberals. Little discussion attend- ed the former Minister's presenta- tion of his resolution. Slightly altered, the unemploy- | clanse, remained as one of the out- standing proposals of the new plank, As It stands, it pledges the party to assist in subscribing to- wards the plan of insurance and not, as originally suggested, urg- ing the adoption of such a plan, Other clauses in the proposal contained the nine articles of the Treaty of Versailles accepted by the Labor convention, Mothers' allowances for widows with one child, maternity benefits, pensions for the blind, pensions to disabled or invalided persons under 70 yvoars of age to be borne wholly by the province, formed other clauses. Preceding the Labor plank, other resolutions were brought in affect ing Northern Ontario and propos- ing wide changes in the adminis. tration of this department of the Government, Primary was the de- mand for an audit of tic expendi. tures of the past 10 years so as (Continued on page 4) Two Cottages Are Destroyed by Fire (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Aylmer, Que., Dec, 18,--~Fires breaking out simultaneously in two cottages near here today, and believed to have been set by thieves to cover traces of robbery, completely destroyed the flimsy structures gind their contents, The cottages, situated about 100 yards apart, were owned 'by B, Paton Wood and A. Heney of Ottawa, FLIGHT IS HALTED BY BAD WEATHER Italian Aviators Delay Start . for Morocco Until Tomorrow (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Cartegena, Spain, Dec. 18---Bad weather probably will delay the start of the Italian air armada, bound from Italy to Rio De Janeiro, for Kunitra, Morocco, its next stop, until tomor- row. > The six seaplanes which yesterday were separated from the principal flight and had to coms down in the Balearic isles are expected to arrive here today to join the cight planes which successfully completed the pro- jected hop from Orbetello, Italy, Toronto.--For the third straight morning, John Brockenshire, youth- ful gunman, rallied in 8t. Joseph's hospital today after pussing a rest- Communists tion Had Supply of Arms and Ammunition (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Sudbury, Dec. 18.--A special to the Tdronto Star says today: "Two men, said by police to be Communists, were arrested at the Canadian National Railway station here lat. last night, and were found in possession of two re- volvers and a fairly large quan- erature, The couple under arrest fans, who came to Sudbury three months ago from Saskatchewan. Labor Approves (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) London, Dec. ally approved the vote' system for this enabling Irewmier MacDon electoral less night, ---------- Under Arrest Men Found at Sudbury Sta- tity of ammunition The men also had a quantity of Communistic lit- are Fred Witinko, aged 28, and Steve Lypko. aged 27, sald to be Ukrain- Electoral Bill 18.--The parlia- mentary Labor Party today forms "alternative British electors, Ramsay d to go ahead with his eform bill in parliament. It i8 by means of Liberal support of this measure, now that the new proviso has been added, that the government hopes to get it through. to face the delegates--every listen< er, even his closest friends and fole lowers in the Legislature, expect< ed him to make a fighting speech and stand. Hardly able to eredit the earlie# intimations of his impending ree tirement, some of his warmer sup+ porters. chorused "No, no," as hd proceeded to a declaration, *] amy (Continued on page 10) GRANT SALARY TO OFFICER'S WIDOW Toronto City Council Hag Reversed Its Former Situation #1 Toronto, Dec. 18.--Reversing its decision of Monday, City Council yesterday accepted the recommen= dation of the police commission to provide for the widow of Roy A, McQuillin, murdered police con stable, Mrs, McQuillin will now continue to receive her husband's regular salary until her younger child is 16, and thereafter she will be paid the amount he would nore mally have received as pension, proe vided she does not remarry, Ald« erman Boland put in the motion giving effect to the police board's suggestion, and a similar resolu« tion by Aldermen Hamilton and Bray was withdrawn, Bomb Wrecks School House (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Nelson, B.C, Dec. 18.--A $8,000 frame school house at Thrums, about 16 miles from Nelson, sit uated among the Doukhobor colon« 'les, was almost completely wrecks ed last night when a bomb believed to have been made of dynamita was hurled through a window, This report was made by Staff-Sere geant A. T, Stephenson today, The bomb, evidently a large one, wrecked the interior of the builde ing and seriously damaged the foundation, Xo v § Ferguson Is Now Sworn in (By. Canadian Press Leased Wire) Ottawa, Dec. 18 --Hon. G, Howe ard Ferguson is officially Canadian High Commissioner in London, In the historic chamber of the privy council, where cabinets have fores gathered in discussion of national affairs as far back as the days of Sir John A. MacDonald, and sure rounded by Rt. Hon, R. B, Bennett, prime minister, and members of his cabinet, Mr. Ferguson took his oath of office shortly after noon today.