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The Wingham Advance Times, 1932-11-10, Page 7Thursday, Nov., 10th, 1932 Ff THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIM] S PAGEV' EconomicaL costs less than a cent a bowlful! NOW CONTAINS SUN VITAMIN " World Wide ews rief Form 'Vanda -United Kingdom Trade Treaty Carried by Big Majority Ottawa—Three weeks of bitter de - 'bate on the PrimeMinister's resolu- tion for the approval of the Canada United Kingdom trade treaty ended in the Commons with the carrying of the motion by a vote of 128 to 80. One Liberal member, James Ilsley (Hants -Kings), from a great apple - growing district, bolted his party to vote with the Government for the agreement. All the Progressives in the House—Messrs. Kennedy, Speak- man, Lucas, Carmichael, Luckovich, and Campbell—voted with the Gov- ernment. Four Laborites — Messrs. Woodsworth, Heaps, Maclnnis, and Humphrey Mitchell voted with the Liberals against the passage of the resolution. Convicts at. St. Vincent de Paul Stage Destructive Rebellion 1 Montreal—The third Canadian pen- itentiary riot within two weeks, the St. Vincent de Paul outbreak, now makes dwarfs of the two Kingston mutinies. The blackened limestone shell of the four -storey industrial building of the Montreal northern suburb prison, with its soot -scarred chimneys, projecting above the east- ern wall, is the grim montunent to Friday's flare of destruction. An estimate of ' $500,000 damage given is clearly an under -estimation. All the shops are wiped out. .It is true that building in its origin is al- most 75 years old. But it is its 're- placement value that counts. Experts doubt whether new shops, material, and machinery could be built and in- stalled for $2,000,000. Definite assurance that no lives were lost was forthcoming from the office of the warden. Rumors per- sist that a convict named John had been roasted alive when the roof of one of tire shop buildings collapsed. No denial of this report was made at the time. Latest reports by the authorities acknowledged nine guards and four convicts wounded and burnt. Three guards with knife wounds.are in the Notre Dame hospital. One of them, Major Emile Jacques, slashed close to vital arteries in the neck and also brunt, is seriously injured. Guards tlotique, Aube and Forest have cuts Ion the head and burns on the arms land hands. jobless of Cache Bay Riot North Bay- Two hundred unem- ployed at Cache Bay caused a near - riot. l Provincial Officer Campeau, Chief Leclair, both of Sturgeon Falls and two Provincial officers from N. Bay, Constables N. C. Small and S. Berard, were called there to quell any trouble which might arise. Trouble first loomed when the unemployed harried a special meeting of the Re- lief Committee until it was forced to adjourn. Thismorning they marched to the Mayor's residence, and again presented requests for clothing. He promised that their wants would be taken care of. A satisfactory ar- rangement was reached. Martin Insull Will Have Hearing on Nov. 18th Barrie—Martin Insull, deposed ut- ilities magnate, left the courtroom here free for another two weeks from facing the extradition procedings which may take him back to the Un- ited States to stand trial for larceny and embezzlement of more than $500,000. Bail of $50,000 was renew- ed until Nov. 18, when Insull will probably resume his fight to prevent extradition to Cook County, Illinois, where Grand Jury indictments have- been issued against hien. Cigarettes May Be Cheaper Ottawa—A reduction of 33 per cent. in the excise duty on cigarettes has been decided upon by the Gov= ernment, and will be made effective at the present session of parliament. Canadian manufacturers .of cigar ettes will benefit by this decision, and, it is understood, will reduce re- tail prices substantially. The reduc- tion will take the form of an increase in the' number of cigarettes in each package. Cigarettes which have been selling at 20 for 25 cents probably will now be 25 for 25 cents. Inquiry Asked by Tobacco Growers Tillsonburg-The district tobacco situation took on a decidedly new color following the receipt of a tele- gram by his Worship Mayor Sutch HYDRO LA "The Lon,, Liffe Lamps" Wingham Utilities Commission Crawford Block. 1444 40. Ai* .1.04.1 Phone 156. Loommi raw iftv from Thorinas M. Cayiey, M,P, for South Oxford, promising the Mayor immediate action by the, Department of Labor if the provisions of the Combines Act were invoked. Mayor Sutch immediately consult- ed Donald F. Gibson, townsolicitor, and called a special meeting of the Town Council, The telegram was read, and the Mayor stated that ',pre- sent buying conditions meant the loss of thousands of dollars to the merchants of Tillsonburg; that dis- trict and town merchants had to. re- fuse credit to the tobacco growers. He also stated that the growers were in a bad way due to unfair tactics by the tobacco buyers. After furth- er discussion it was unanimously ag- reed to ask for an investigation und- er' the Combines Act. Northern Bridge Opened Englehart—An all -Canadian struc- ture of steel and concrete that cost $136,000 to build, and which Hon. William Finlayson Minister of Lands and Forests for Ontario, described as the finest bridge on thewhole stretch of road from Toronto to Cochrane, was formally opened to traffic by him this afternoon. Charged with Sending Threatening Letters Boston—An unemployed carpenter, father of nine children, was arrested by postal inspectors,- who charged him. with sending a threatening letter to Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, widow of the Uninted States Senator and mother of Mrs. Charles A. Lind- bergh. Appointment of Lafleche Is Announced by Bennett Ottawa Coloned L. 12.. La- fleche, Ottawa, has been appointed Deputy Minister of National Defen- se. He succeeds George J. Desbar- ats, who retired on Nov. 1. Official announcement to this effect was made by Prime Minister R. B, Ben- nett., A veteran of the Great War and one with a distinguished record of service, Colonel Lafleche is an ex - soldier who has been prominent in all national movements for the ad- vancement of the ex -service men's cause. Majority of 348 given Ottawa Agreements Bill London.—To the accompaniment of loud ministerial cheers, the House of Commons gave third reading to the Goverment's Ottawa agreements bill, . with a heavy+ majority of 348. The vote was 416' to 68. The bill was then sent to the House of Lords. Final hours of de- bate brought a renewed attack on the trade pacts between the United Kingdom and the Dominions; con- cluded at the Ottawa Economic Con- ference, by Sir Herbert Samuel, lead - der of the free -trade element of the :Opposition. Insull is Arrested in Greece Athens, Greece—Samuel Insull, un- der indictment in Chicago on charg- es which grew out of the 'collapse of the Middle West Utilities Com- pany, was arrested pending extradi- tion. He was taken to Police Head- quarters- despite his attorney's plea that Mr. Insull, now 73 years old, is suffering from heart trouble, and ought to be in a hospital. ROYAL COMMISSION EXONERATES HYDRO D.P. and T. Purchase Defended and Payment to John Aird Jr. Held Proper Complete vindication of the actions of the Hydro -Electric Power Com- mission of Ontario in its dealings with John Aird Jr. and for the ,pay- ment to Mr. Aird of $50,000 in the Madawaska deal; and for the Hydro purchase and conditions of the pur- chase of the . Dominion Power and Transmission Company's property, is contained in the report made public at Queen's Park, of the Royal Com- mission investigating these questions. The $125,000 payment to Aird by R. 0, Sweeney in the Beauharnois negotiations had no relation to the purchase of power by the 'Hydro-E1- ectric Power Commission of Ontario, the Commissioners find; and further, no one of any political party is found to have received the money or be- came involved .in the payment. Inquiry and Findings The first phase of the inquiry dealt with "the propriety of the payment by the Hydro -Electric Power Com. mission of Ontario to one John Aird Jr. of the sum of $50,000 in cornice - HMI with the purchase by the Hy- dro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario of the M, J. O'Brien. Limit- ed power interests on the Mississippi and Madawask Rivers," on which the Commissioners find: "On the faets proved beyond con- troversy we have no doubt whatever of the propriety of the payment by th, Hydro -Electric Power Commis- sion of Ontario to .John Aird Jr. of the stun of $60,000 in connection with the purchase by the Hydro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario of the M. J. O'Brien Limited power inter- ests on the Mississippi and Mada- waska rivers, and so respectfully re- port." The Beauharnois Payment The second phase of the inquiry .dealt with "the payment of $125,000 by the Beauharnois interests to John Aird Jr, and its relationship, if any,: to the purchase of power by the Hy- dro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario, on which the finding was: "We find, then, on the evidence submitted to us, that, while the pay- ment of $125,000 was made to Aird, it had no relation to the purchase of power by the Hydro -Electric Power Cimmission of Ontario. The third phase of the inquiry dealt with "the purchase by the Hy- dro -Electric Power Commission of Ontario of the property, assets and undertaking of the Dominion Power and Transmission Company, Limited, and the price paid therefor," on which the finding was: "We unhesitatingly find that the purchase in the circumstances exist- ing at the time was in the public in- terest; was made after full and ade- quate investigation; was reasonable as to price;, and was not prompted by any motive other than the public good." a NEWS of the DISTRICT Received Persiintnons Miss Sharpe received a box of Per- simmon fruit this week from Mr. A. Hadley, an old pupil of Teeswater School during her teaching days, from Santa Ann, Calfornia, • this week. The fruit is about the size of an orange and excellent eating. --- Teeswater Teeswater News. ,„4 Surprise for Constables - When Provincial Constable P. E. McCoy and County Constable Thos.. Gundry visited the farm of John Habermaehl, Wallace Township, one last .week, a surprise awaited them. C. H. Harris, Howick Township far- mer, had complained of the., theft of some carpenter's tools and suspicion pointed to Habermaehl. The officers crossed the boundary and commenc- ed a serach of the Haberinaehl pro- perty. They not only found the car- penter's tools, but an illicit still and twenty gallons of moonshine as well. The discovery carie as a complete surprise. Habermaehl was brought to Goderich and was remanded to jail for a week on the theft charge. The liquor case was handed over to. the Perth County authorities, — Goderich Star. Forger in Jail in Less Than Hour In less than one hour after he had forged the name of R. C. Hays, jr., to a $2.00 cheque, William Martin, aged 22, a transient, had admitted his guilt to Constable Tom Gundry. It was smart work on the part of the officer. Martin was remanded for a week on a forgery charge, in order that the authorities might inquire in- to his record.—Goderich Star. Fall From Tree Causes Death A bright young life was taken by death on Monday, October 31, at the. Memorial Hospital, when Samuel Norrish Ash of Wallace township, passed away in his eighteenth year. His death was the result of; an ac- cident which happened on Sept. 18. He was getting butternuts and the limb on which he was standing broke and also the limb he was shaking, letting him drop between twenty- five and thirty feet to the ground, causing a fractured thigh. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Listowel Banner. A Big Head A head of cabbage that would have delighted the heart of Dints, Moore, of corned beef and cabbage fame, was brought on Tuesday to the Dun- keld store by former Deputy -Reeve Wni. Abell of Brant, and when bal- anced on the scales tipped the beans at 20 pounds. — Walkerton Herald - Times. Fish in the Ditches Provincial Road Overseer Henry Hossfeld and his gang of workmett have been clearing the heavy growth of water cress out of the road ditch- es along the highway between Mild- may and Clifford during the past two week, The cress forms a heavy mat, which obstructs the flow of the wat- er, and the workmen were amazed to find hundreds of fish, measuring fromfour to ten inches in length,. which had evidently taken up their winter's abode in the thick growth in the' ditches,--lqiidttiay Gazette. Your oil's ” " ort the coldest day When it's MOTOR OIC., Pours freely at zero. Imbricates at 200 below. Change to this finest of all Pennsylvania Oils- Crown -Dominion Oil Co., Limited, Distributor Hamilton, 'Toronto, St. Catharines Wingharn Dealer: Ro:R GE Window Smashed The large plate glass window in the Elsie Hat Shop was broken on Thursday afternoon last about four o'clock by a stone shot off the paved roadway by the tire of a passing au- tomobile. A hole was broken right through the glass near the centre and about a ,foot and a Half above the bottom of the glass.—Harriston Re- view. Last Tooth Removed at 94 Mr. John Pierson, Saugeen Town- ship's "grand old man", who is in his 94th year, walked into Dr. Rush - ton's dental office one day last week and had a tooth, the last survivor of ills "ivories", extracted without the aid of a local anaethetic.—Port Elgin Times. •Cranks Car in Gear Mr. Sam Calvert, mail carrier, wad the victim of a unique accident on Saturday afternoon when he cranked his car when it was in gear. Two cars belonging to other mail carriers were parked in front of Mr. Calvert's car, which allowed him but a small space to operate the crank. On turn- ing over the engine, the car moved forward pinning Mr. Calvert against the car in front which moved for- ward and forced the front car down the street. Chief Smith, who was nearby rushed to the man's assist- ance and pulled him out before any serious injuries other than a few cuts on his legs were sustained. --Kincar- dine News. Hay Sells for 90 Cents— Many farmers are thankful if they can break even on the sale of their produce. At an auction sale held re- cently at the farm of Mrs. McAlpine, 12th •concession, North Yarmouth, Belinont, first-class hay sold for 90 cents a'ton. To harvest this crop Mrs. McAlpine was obliged to pay her employees $1 a ton. At another sale in the district a silo (28 feet by 12 feet) full of ensilage sold for $25, and it cost the farrier $28 to fill it. —Milverton Sun. Cars Collide Shortly after 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday two cars collided on Wal- lace street. Mr. A. Doer was driving the rural hydro truck north and went to the centre of the road to make a right hand turn into Mr. C. Cole's yard. Mr. C. Schaefer, of Howick, did not see the car turn in time to avoid a collision. The right front fender and running board of the hy- dro truck was damaged and the left front fender of Mr. Schaefer's car was damaged. None of the occupants were injured.—Listowel Standard. An Ambitious Radish While other vegetables have held the stage in growing to large sizes, the radish has been satisfied to take a back seat. But now Mr. H. Mew, of Newgate street, brings forth a radish that was not content to see his sister vegetables capture all the honors for size, and when it stepped into the limelight in the Signal office it measured 13 inches in length and Siinches in circumference. This radish is of the dark skin variety and tips the scales at a little over two pounds.—Goderich Signal. • Two Fatal Accidents 4 .,k. On Same Evening Deepest gloom was cost over the entire community last Monday even- ing when the results of two accidents. which took the lives of two well- known citizens of Palmerston, be- came known. William J. Ranton was the vicitm of a fatal accident which occurred on the Main street railroad crossing and Edward Hampton Brown, yard foreman, was almost in- stantly killed a few hours later when he fell underneath the wheels of a flat car in the railroad yards.—Palm- erston Spectator. Boys Carried Hallowe'en Pranks Too Far Efforts of certain local boys to: stretch Hallowe'en into a two-day celebration did not work out quite sc funny as they had planned. On both Monday night and on Tuesday store windows of the business sec tion received a liberal dose of soap, Nothing was said or done about it on Hallowe'en night, but on Tuesday the joke was carried too far. Many of the windows were covered with obscene words and phrases. After some manoeuvering Sergeant . Art Ross swooped down on a^ trio and took samples . of their penmanship and soon established just who was doing the writing on the windows. 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