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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1934-04-12, Page 377, Thursday, AP41 12t1), 1934 Quality Has No Substitute TEA "Fresh From the Gardens" 607 World Wide News In Brief Form. AIIIIIIMOMOMNIIII010111•01111.011.00010441M• Mrs. Massie Tried' to Suicide Genoa—Ship's officers of the S. S. Roma said that Mrs. Thalia Fortes- cue Massie, principal figure in the sensational Honolulu case pf 1932, at- tempted suicide by slashing both her -wrists and throwing herself from the liner's top deck on the voyage from New York. 80,000 Lose Jobs in France Paris—Unrest among Government employees and new strike threats greeted Premier Donmergue's first 'decree law, slashing salaries and dis- missing unnecessary functionaries. The Government's move was part -of its campaign to save the franc from devaluation, and is in line with the Doumergue program calculated to modernize the State by administrat- ive reforms. A tenth of France's 800,0'00 civil employees will lose their jobs, and the pay of all those retained will be cut from 5 to 10 per cent. Get Lift but Land. in Jail Belleville—"Hey, give us a lift!" shouted two lads as they thumbed a passing motorist on the King's high- way near MarysVille, The motorist happened to be Chief Constable Kidd of this city, on his 'way to Kingston on business, and the 'two liitch-hikers happened to be Bernard and Clayton Boomhower, wanted by the Belle- ville police on •charges 'of theft of ALL THEY CAN DO IS HOPE This copyright picture shows James Fahey and his courageous wife stand- ing in the game warden's office at Jasper, Alta., after Fahey had been let out on bail. For nearly a quarter of a century he has lived in Alberta • without anyone suspecting he was • wanted in the United States for breaking prison. Short of money he went trapping this spring in Jasper. Park without a license and, was caught .by police. When his fingerprints were taken they .ahowed he was the man known as Frank Grigware, who is alleged to have -robbed ;an Omaha train 24 years ago. With an =bend- ing faith in her huslaa:nd, Mrs. Fahey told Frederick 'Griffin 'of The Toron- to Star that "It's impo-ssTble to imag- ine him doing it." Faheybimseli pro- tests his innocence. The US. 'lega- tion at Ottawa has been informed that the extradition proceedings commenc- ed to take Fahey back to the States will be dropped. THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES RIPTI!!!!,16, IC,`;Th7 7;7 '1717°,176"-;+7, PGE TFIREn scrap iron, The •Chief accommodated the two Youths, taking them to Deseronto and placing them in the lock-up until his return. --- United States Takes International Stand London—The United States is will- ing to join in economic and financial action against any violator of an in- ternational arms peace, provided that Washington could be tbe sole judge of whether such steps were justified, the Associated Press learned from an authoritative source. Such modified co-operation in pun- itive measures to guarantee the en- forcement •of provisions of a disarm- ament agreernent, means that the U. S. would not commit itself in advance to any definite step along this line. Instead, it would await violations be- fore making a decision. Alleged Murderer in Asyluin Kitchener --Chief of Police Hodg- son of Kitchener declared he had learned definitely that Jacob Ginro- vich, alias Jacob Tender, who claim- ed he had killed a girl, and buried her body here, was in the Hamilton Hos- pital for the Irisane. Ginrovitch wrote police here a let- ter from Montreal in September, 1930, stating he had killed the girl. Ginro- vich was awaiting deportation to Aus- tria at the time, but, police here said, he was returned to Hamilton for tre atm ent. May Vote on Local Option in Toronto If local option areas in North and West Toronto want to participate in beer and wine sale under the new law, and so petition, a vote of the whole city may be necessary to effect the change, according to an opinion given by W. B. Common, K.C., Li- quor Control Board Solicitor. Mr. Coalman noted that the local option by-laws were passed when the dis- tricts were separate municipalities, but that now, annexed to Toronto, their status is changed, China Gets Suspicious Geneva—Chinese fears that Japan seeks to extend the reign of Emperor Henry Thu Yi of Manchukuo over Pro- vinces of North China, were placed before the League of Nations recent- ly. All members of the League receiv- ed copies of. a Chinese protest of the installation of Pu Yi as Emperor. It charged that Japanese, through Pu Yi, whom the Japanese called a puppet, panned. to seize Peipin and place the young ruler on the throne there. Additional arguments against Lea- gue recognition of Manchukuo are eN.- pected to be placed before a commit- tee on May 14th by Wr. Wellington Koo, Chinese delegate to the League of Nations. Furniture Strike Settled Labor disputes have been settled in two districts, but more broke out in other sections of Ontarioeto close two plants and leave an indefinite nuinber of men without employment. The seven -week strike among work- ers of the Reliable Manufacturing Co. at Toronto and Kitchener was brought to a close after a series of conferences between company officials CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of the assistant secretary of the U, S, navy, will wield the queen's sceptre over the cherry blossom festival at Washington about the middle of Ap- ril. and representatives of the union. At Windsor, however, employees of the Canadian Motor Lamp Company walked off the job in protest against working hours and the present wage scale. Hitler Suspends Nazi Youths Berlin—Chancellor Hitler interven- ed personally in the tense Catholic- Niza situation, revealing a previously suppressed encounter between ' Nazi and Catholic youths. He • temporarily suspended three Nazi Youth leaders of "Berlin, who, acting without authority, mobilized subordinated on Palm Sunday and broke up with violence a Catholic Youth meeting at`Heritigsdorf, a Ber- lin suburb. Difficulty in Financing Winnipeg Schools IVinnipeg—With its credit exhaust- ed and no funds to conduct its opera- tions further, the Winnipeg School I3oard conferred with the City Coun- cil's Finance Committee in an effort to clear up the situation. Board mem- bers were confident a solution of the problem would be worked out A bank overdraft of $517,000 in 1932 must be paid up before credit will be restored. The bank has notified the city it is prepared to advance the am- ount when presented with a balanced budget. Lost Airman Found Gali, Colombia—Primitive Indians, searching for treasure, found Newton C. Marshall, of Milwaukee, Wis., al- ive, the sole survivor of an aeroplane accident. on March 10 'in. the Bolivar - Valle department whic'h took a re- ported t011 of five lives., an official an- nouncement said. Weak and ill, Marshall had wander- ed for weeks through the dense jung- les of that mountainous region. Es- caping with his life from the wreck- ed plane, he was saved jttst in time from a terrifying death in the "Jungle Hell," from which few evhite -amen ev- er have emerged alive. France Wants to liargain at Wheat Conference Rome—France suggested at a ses- sion of the '17171)eat Advisory Commis - Sion that, if wheat -importing count- ries are asked to reduce their home Production of the ereal, exporters of the grain overseas should be prepar- ed to grant trading concessions as a reciprocal gesture. The suggestion concerns recent rumors that France wishes to use its wheat -growing resources as a weapon to secure, among other things, a wider market for its wines, --- Would Fire Those Appointed Lately Two certain subjects for Ontario Liberal Leader Mitchell F, Hepburn's "firing squad"—if Mr. Hepburn is in position to form one after the next election --are W. H. Elliott and W. W. Staples, Legislature members, ap- pointed to position recently within the gift of the Conservative Govern- ment. While Mr. Hepburn could not be reached for comment, his first Lieu- tenant, Hon. Harry Nixon, sounded anew, and with all the force of Mr. Hepburn's original blast, the trumpet- ed edict that all recent Government appointees to offices would be retir- ed in the event of Libeial victory. Carry -Over of WITeat Same as Last Year Rome—The world carry-over of wheat on Aug. 1 will be 1,100,000,000 bushels—about the same as last year —but estimates for the next crop year which starts on that date, are optim- istic regarding- reduction of stocks and acreage. This information was contained in a communique issued by the World Wheat Advisory Commission, after a long session devoted to reports and plans for bettering the international wheat situation by lowering supplies and encouraging consumption. Unemployed Voucher Allowance Increased Twenty-five per cent, increase in the voucher allowance for food for Ontario's unemployed, was announced after Cabinet Council by Premier G. S. Henry. The Premier, indicated trat the step had been taken because of the steady increase in food prices, which had attended improving econ- omic conditions. Wages at trans -Canada highway camps tilted sharply higher when pay was increased from $10 a month to 25 cents an hour. Hon. Wm. Finlay- son, Minister of Northern Develop- ment, announced that the new rate, payable for an eight-hour day, would go into effect immediately, and be re- troactive to April 1. Toronto Child Asphyxiated Crawling under his cot, for shelter against flames burning furiously in bis bedroom at 681 Gladstone Ave, Toronto, Sunday afternoon, Nobert Joseph Fitzgerald, aged .5, was as- phyxiated. Clad in his underclothing, the child had been put to bed by his foster -par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Aikens, while .they went to visit Mr. Aikens' mother. It is thought by the police the boy was playing with matches in the bedroom, and when the room caught fire the little boy, instead of opening the bedroom door and run - ANXIOUSLY AWAIT FATE OF BELOVED FATHER The shadow of a crime committed in a foreign land, a quarter of a deli - fury ago; to -day hangs heavily over the heads of three dazed and lonely children itt jasper, „ Ita, While ,• ada and the United States negotiate as to the fate of James Fahey the tid- ings that he is a convicted train rob- ber arid •a fugitive front Leavenworth pertiteetiary, has cone with the shock afr,amataaa'alla of a thundvbolt to his two daughters and his son, Louise (1), aged 13, plays the piano to ,amuseher 'brother jack () 14, and her sister Marie (3), shown here with her dog which iS' !her faithful ocinpaolori ia her hours until now, await the outcome of in- ternational negotiatons itt 'heart. wrung suspense, of loneliness, Fahey swears he is in- nocent of the crime of which he is convicted; and three children whose lives have been untouched by tragedy ,„, • The Iona Life Lamps" HYDRO LAMPS .4ra le uesigao (Hy or e ry and guaranteed Wingham Utilities Commission Crawford Block. •Leo* Ar Ila,, L•461 • Phone 156. on Lenses j yew otie ning downstairs, climbed under his cot. . Automobile Workers May Strike Thursday Detroit—With Detroit automobile factories at the four-year peak in pro- duction and operating to capacity, the resurgent Mechanics' Educational So- ciety of America, quiescent since the violent tool and die strikes of last fall, served ultimatums Saturday on isixty-eight plans in this city, demand- ing wage increase a and shorter hours. The employers are given until Thurs- day of this week at midnight to ac- cede to the demands on penalty of a general strike. Detroit Youth Suicides Near St. Thomas St. Thomas—Two pathetic farewell messages, written in pencil on the covers of a motor -vehicle permit is- sued by Canadian Customs officials at the Ambassador Bridge, Windsor, told the tragic story of Harvey L. Taylor, 19 -year-old Detroit youth, whose body was found behind the steering -wheel of his automobile on an isolated side - road off King's Highway No. 3, about four miles east of Aylmer, Saturday morning by Reeve Gordon Newell of Malahide Township, and Lorne Nes- bitt. The youth had committed suicide by fastening a length of rubber liose through a small hole in the front floor -board of the car. The other.end been pulled up over the victiin's head) He had died from the lethal monox- ide gas from the motor. Kellogg Company Increase Wages London, Ont.—The tenth annual banquet of tbe employees of the Kel- logg Company of Canada Limited was held in the Hotel London, in the city of London, Ont., on Sat., March 31. Mr. W. P. Butler, Manager of the London organization, and Mr. C. G. McCormick, Canadian Sales Manager, acted as Chairman and toastmaster. Mayor Wenige extended the welcome of the city to the guests. Mr, W. P. Butler announced that starting Monday, April 9, the wages of all factory employees and office staff at London would be increased 10 per cent. Mr, Eugene McKay, the General Manager of the Battle Creek plant, corroborated Mr. Butler's an- nouncement, and stated that Mr. IV. K. Kellogg had felt that, despite the fact that the Kellogg Company had never decreased wages at any time, this advance was warranted by the present outlook for increased business during the present year. Child Struck By Car Harriston—Conny Robb, four-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robb, Harriston, narrowly escaped death when she was struck by a car driven by Dr. A. Butler of Clifford, in front of the Royal Bank. The child was thrown to the pavement and re - of the hose was inside a zipper -type ceived a broken nose and painful lic- heavy wool windbreaker( which had I erations to her head and face. 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