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World Wide News hi Insull Again Acquitted Chicago--Sarnuel Insull, happy but reticent, quietly celebrated final vic- tory in his "campaign for vindication" and the complete collapse of attempts • to spot the fall of his huge utility empire with the stigma of criminality. The charges of Martin J. Insull, his • brother, of ()Tillie, have been dropped. , China Seeks Aid London—China is seeking British • and United States aid, it was revealed here, in resisting Japan's alleged vio- • lations of China's sovereignty. Chin- ese Ambassador Quo Tai -Chi called at the Foreign Office, reportedly to urge that Britain send a note to Japan calling attention to the matter. Chosen. Conservative Candidate at London Fred C. Betts, prominent young London lawyer and former alderman, president of the London Conservative Association and member of an out- standing local family, was chosen as the Conservative candidate for the London riding in the coming federal election at a convention at the Mas- onic Temple Friday night. Mr, Betts got the nomination by a majority of 22 votes over J. Franklin White, sit- ting member since 1921. Change in Election Act Hon. Hugh Guthrie introduced an amendment to the election act last week. It provided for an alternative vote in the Province of Saskatchewan, keeping the advance polls open for a longer time, waiving the necessity of printing lists and certain minor chang- es in forms. The Liberals strongly objected to this change at so late a date. Germany Accepts Naval Agreement London—An Anglo -German agree - 1 ON GUARANTEED 4 760 cERTIUKSATTEs A legal investment for Trust Funds $100. and Upwards Accepted for Terms of 5 Years. Unconditionally Guaranteed THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION TORONTO rief Form uqlt1*09Vlha•CNIMNK.....M• ment establishing the relative strength of their navies is almost ready to be signed, and •observers here hailed it as an important step .toward Europ- ean Peace. 1. Germany's pledge .to limit het - navy to 35 per cent, of Britain's un- der -age tonnage. 2. Germany's acceptance of limita- tion by categories of ships, as well as by total tonnage. 3. A release clause to protect Ger- many if other •powers launch unre- stricted construction of smaller war- ships and subnearines. Mounted Police Check Narcotic Distribution Montreal—Belief that they had checked a widespread plan of narcotic distribution by means of the mails was expressed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police following the arrest of a Chinese giving his name as Hen- ry Hum. Will Not Allow Forced Sale of Wheat Ottawa—Speculators are short be- tween 25,000,000 and 35,000,000 bush- els of wheat on the 'Winnipeg Ex- change, Premier R. B. Bennett told the House of Commons. As long as he is head of the Administration there will be no dumping of wheat by the Government -backed selling agency of the pools to provide fire -sale values for international speculators at the ex- pense of Western farmers, the Prime Minister declared. Rescued from Raft Ivtimico—Earl Grey, aged 15, of 107 Lake Shore Road, a student at Mim- ic° High School, was rescued from a raft on which he was rapidly drifting out into Lake Ontario by Officer Er- nest Norman and Guard Cliff Fins - worth of the Humber Life Saving Crew. King George Ordered to Rest Sandringham—The King's physic- ians ordered him' to rest at least two weeks to recover from an attack of bronchial catarrh and fatigue result- ing from six weeks of strenuous ac- tivities since the start of the Silver Jubilee season. Court circles, little surprised that the physicians halted the heavy program the 70 -year-old Monarch had been following, empha- sized that rest to relieve his fatigue was more important than treatment of the catarrhal ailment. Mayors in Convention Urge Relief Change Kitchener—Ontario Mayors' Assoc- iation endorsed the principle of ask - Hydro Range Campaign 20% Off Regular Prices SMALL DOWN PAYMENT. 2 YEARS TO COMPLETE PAYMENT Also Range Wiring financed tinder above plan. New Low Prices on all reliable makes of Electric Ranges. CALL AT YOUR HYDRO SHOP FOR FULL INFORMATION. Wingham Utilities Commission aeteeeeeateaae!etnee. ing Federal and Provincial Govern- ments to assure the entire cost of re- lief. Little opposition eras raised when a resalutiun was introduced favoring reduction of the minimum age for old age pensions from 70 to 65 years. The resolution was adopted. Steverls' Name Cleared Investigators of the defurmt Manu- facturers' Finance Corporation have not, to date, proved any evidence of fraud on the part of the Board of Directotrs of the company, Commis- sioner 'T. M. Godfrey said. He was still of opinion, however, that some fraud had been committed in connec- tion with a $97,000 item which had been entered as profit in the corpora- tion's books. Special reference was made to Hon. H. H. Stevens in connection with this item, and cleared him of any possible connection. Munitions Factory Explosion Kills Many Reinsdorf, Germany—A series of thundering explosions virtually wiped out this munitions manufacturing vil- age, killing an estimated 100 persons. The explosions, characterized by the Burgomaster of this tiny town fifty- two miles southwest of Berlin as "the greatest catastrophe in Central Ger- many's history," rained blackened de- bris over the entire surrounding area. Windows of buildings fifteen miles away were shattered, while an area estimated at 675 square miles was rocked. Strike Row Leaders Sentenced Welland—William Douglas and Frank Haslern, two alleged outside agitators, were sentenced by his Hon- or Judge Boles to twelve months def- inite in the reformatory and three months indefinite, when found guilty by a jury of being members of an un- lawful assembly and inciting to riot- ing. The jury deliberated over two hours. Robert Lougheed and, Adolph Gegen, both of Crowland, were given a suspended sentence and bonded ov- er to keep the peac,e for one year. Bennett to Remain Leader Ottawa—The pendulum has swung again. Parlementarians on both sides of the House of Commons are ex - Pressing themselves as confident that Right Hon, R. B. Bennett will con- tinue to lead the Conservative Party through the election campaign, no matter what the result may be. Newspaper Bill Killed Ottawa --The bill introduced by Thomas L. Church, M.P. for Toronto East, to require newspapers to divulge the names of their owners and editors was guillotined by the Banking Com- mittee of the Senate. The Chairman, Hon. F. B. Black, did not even trouble to ask for the "nays." The measure was killed on the ground that it "would. be ineffect- ive to attain its purpose." NEWS• oft DISTRICT Car Overturned in Water— Motorists returning from Stratford on Saturday night becamequite al- armed at seeing a car upside down in the deep, water -filled ditch near Gladsbill. .A. careful investigation of the car was made but no trace could be found of any of the occupants. It was afterwards learned that Charles Welsh was the owner of the car and. with two other companions was re- turning to Stratford. Luckily they escaped injury and possibly drowning as the car was in several feet of wat- er.—Milverton Sun. Car Runs Amuk A car belonging to Stanley Dahms, left standing in front of C. J. Koen- ig's garage on Monday morning, started backward down the grade, and before it came to a stop, it had crash- ed into the verandah at Mr. Koenig's house, smashing the railing and breaking a large window. The ear was not damaged.—Mildmay Gazette, There Are Still Some Left Just to prove that all the big fish in the Teeswator river arne't gone, Mr. Hector Ring on Friday last yank- ed a pike from the Mud Creek that would warm the heart of any fisher- man, and improve the measurement of his chest line. btr, Kings' fish weighed 10 lbs. 5 ounces, and measured exactly 3 feet long,—Teeswater News. Tall Wheat Last week the Times -Advocate made mention of fall wheat that measured $ ft. 2 inches tall. This week we are informed that Ain Clardee Johns, of Usborne, has some wheat Zook for the TURRET TOP over your head 5 Look for • IECNEE ACTION at the front wheels . . AMEN you buy a low-priced car, see that V V you get all the modern features! 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Easy GMAC Terms CRA FORD'S G RAGE Wingham Ontario ',1 that measures 3 ft. 6 inches to the nap of the head and with the leaves turn- ed up it measures nearly four feet.— Exeter Tinies-Advocate. - — Cash Relief For -.Work Seaforth's "Cat relief for work" program has received. the approval of the Provincial Government and work of repairing town sidewalks has al- ready commenced. The total cost of the Seaforth pro- gram is estimated at $3,000, $2,500 of which will be spent in wages, the bal- ance for materials.—Seaforth Huron Expositor. Listowel Pubilc School Principal Has Resigned The'news of the resignation of Lis - towel's veteran school teacher, Mr. E. G. McDonald, will be received by many with a great deal of regret. When the school term ends this month he will have completed thirty years and six months of faithful and efficient work in our public school and during that time many boys and girls have come under his influence and many of them will again recall the mental and moral training given by Mr. McDOnald. Children of some of his eariler pupils have since conic under his guiding eye and hand. The value of a good teacher is beyond cal- culation, and Mr. McDonald retires with the knowledge that he has done his best, and also with pride in his achievements.—Listowel Banner. Receives Degree Mr. James Little of Kinloss, was one of the throng of students to re- ceive his degree, at the commence- ment exercises in Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, on Thursday. Jimmie was one of a class of 42 to receive his dental degree, and he will commence practising in Lucknow.— Lucknow Sentinel. --- Well-Known Cattle Breeder Found Dead James D. McManus, widely known horseman, cattle breeder and dairy- man, died suddenly of a heart attack as he drove a horse and buggy on the Huron Road, near the Centennial Gate, Goderich, at 5.30 o'clock Thurs- day afternoon, The death of the 69 -year-old man was not discovered until the horse, McMauus's favorite trotter, left the road and tangled the buggy in a wire fence. Goderich Doctor Found Uneonscious' Dr, W. F. Clarke, Secretary of the Goderich Pacing and Trotting Ass, °elation, is in hospital after being found oneotisciotts in his room at the Bedford Hotel. Dr. Clarke had re- turned from Toledo, Ohio, where he had been visiting his daughter, and retired for the night as usual, Failing to come down in the morning, hotel attendents went to call him and re- ceived no response, it was necessary to enter his room through the win- dow. Two Men Sentenced Walkerton—Grant McDonald and Daniel McRitchie, both of Kincardine, were. sentenced to twenty months de- terminate and one year indeterminate by Judge G. W. Morley, in County Court, when they were found guilty of theft of a number of articles from summer cottages in Kincardine last fall. They were acquitted on charges of breaking and entering. To Stay Abroad Dr. W. C. Sproat, of Seaforth, left on Thursday for London, England, where be will take a post graduate course following which he will go to Vienna„ Austria, for further study. Family Worries Hen Elmira,—A Plymouth Rock hen is doing no small amount of worrying over the altogether too -lively activ- ities of her unusual brood. The hen hatched and is mothering ten pheas- ant chicks. Now that they are grow- ing up they want to ignore the watch- ful care of their foster mother, after the usual fashion of human beings, 1111.11.011.11.1*••••••• and knock about for themselves, much to the anxiety of the puzzled Ply- mouth Rock: Baptists Suggest Referendum Voicing opposition to the sale of beer in beverage rooms and suggest- ing a province -wide referendum, Bap- tists of Owen Sound district, nieet- 'ing in Chesley, discussed a number of present day problems and elected officers. The rally was one of the largest held in years. Had To Pay Cost Of Court James Ward, 19, Howich Town- ship farmhand, admitted stealing two automobile tires from John MacEwan, was given another chance and ordered to pay $10 court costs. He will not drive a car again until 1936 the court ordered. Runaway Horses Injure Partner In an effort to stop a runaway team of horses at the gravel pit 114 miles west of Dungannon; Allan Reed suf- fered severe injuries which will con- fine him to bed for some time. The horses knocked him down and both wheels of the wagon ran over both his legs. One of the horse s,tepped on his left ankle and it is not known as yet whether any bones are broken. The horses were frightened by a cave- in at the gravel pit and made a dash far liberty following Allan's loaded wagon as he was turning on to the road .The team ran with such speed that when they encountered a tele- phone pole, it was snapped complet- ely off, the wagon -tongue was smashed and also the reach. 'Phe horses were uninjured. Jug Of Wine In Oven. • Exploded When Ernest Craig, Palmerston street, Goderich, concealed a galloni of wine, with which he and his cronie5. had planned a fishing trip, in the oven of his kitchen range, little did he reckon on the plans of his wife or . the disastrous results which followed. Mrs. Craig, not knowing of the presence of the wine in the oven, set a fire in the range during her hus— band's absence in the evening .pre-- paratory to putting in a roast of beef with which to make cold roast beef sandwiches for the fishing trip next day. When he cached the wine, Mr.. Craig was counting on salmon sand- wiches. When Mrs. Craig opened the oven door. she spied the gallon of wine„ boiling. She turned her back to se curea towel to pull out the jug; There was an explosion. Mrs, Craig' was thrown headlong against the edge, of the kitchen table, losing two teeth and suffering cuts and bruises. Her younger brother was cut and bruised about the head and arms by flying debris. The stove was wrecked, has been sold to the junk man and a new one purchased. STRIKERS EN ROUTE TO OTTAWA A general view of the western strike Hat, The Rom Mr. Manion and the ers who are marching on Ottawa, Hon, Mr. Weir have been sent west taken on their arrival at Medicine to meet the strikers by Premier Ben- nett at Regina and endeavor to learn what their grievances are.