Sherbrooke daily record, 25 mars 1930, mardi 25 mars 1930

[" §>bn*bmike iailu Iworb Established 1897.Thirty-Fourth Year.SHERBROOKE.QUE., TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1930.ITALY SUGGESTS ADJOURNMENT OF NAVAL SESSIONS FOR SIX MONTHS Heads of Delegations to Meet Again This Afternoon to Discuss Whole Situation Surrounding Deadlocked Negotiations\u2014Intimated in British Circles that Italian Suggestion Has Not Yet Had Formal Consideration.London, March 25.\u2014The heads of ihe Naval Conference delegations meet again this afternoon to discuss the whole situation surrounding ihe deadlocked negotiations.1 hey have before them a proposal submitted by Foreign Minister Dino Grandi, of Italy, to Prime Mnister Ramsay MacDonald, to the effect that the Conference should adjourn for six months.During that time Italy and 1 ranee would negotiate between themselves on the parity question.The two countries would agree not to begin within the six months\u2019 period any new naval building.Consultations will be held meanwhile between representatives of Great Britain, the United States and Japan with a view to securing a three-power pact which might be enlarged when the Conference resumes.It is intimated in British circles that the Italian adjournment suggestion has not yet had formal consideration.It is regarded as a suggestion for use in certain contingencies which have not yet arisen.During the day assurance that the French delegation was ready to proceed with a view to achieving a five power pact was given by the French at a conference at United States headquarters.PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT S POSSIBLE NEW RATE ON POTATOES AS PROVIDED WASHINGTON, March 25.\u2014The new rate on pota-tcea, as provided in the Ilaw-ley-Smoot tariff bill, is seventy-five cents a hundredweight, as compared with the # old rate of fifty cents.Hi The new -ate was erroneously reported as forty-five cents a bushel on Monday.No One Can Teil Whether Act Will Be Effective Until !t Has Been Given a Trial Under Justice Department.WASHINGTON, March 25.\u2014Ex pressing the opinion that prohibition, \u201ccap bo measurably enforced, although human appetite is widespread,\u201d Chairman Wickersham, ot the law enforeeement, has informed the Senate that \u201cno one can say whether the act can be or cannot be effective until it has been given a trial under the Justice Department.\u201d Wickersham was before the Senate Committee on the resolution of Senator Norris proposing a Senate inquiry into dry enforcement.Thj committee took no action on the resolution yesterday.He cited that exportations fro-'.\u2019 Canada, to British and French islands along the Atlantic coast had increased last year over 1926.by more than £00,000 imperial gallon-s, to a total of 1,259,667 for the year ending March, 1929.He expressed the belief that \u201cin all probability that increase largely came into the United States through some of the ports along the Atlantic coast or the Gulf.\u201d POLAND PURCHASES SHIPS WARSAW, March 25.\u2014The three 15,000-ton steamers Polonia, Estonia and Lithuania, belonging to th Baltic-American Line, will be definitely transferred to Polish ownership next Saturday.They will be used in regular service between Gdynia, Polish port on tne Baltic, and the United States and Canada.NARROW ESCAPE BY TWO GRANBY MEN FROM DEATH GROWTH OF INDUSTRIES IN CITY SHOWN BY STATISTICAL REPORT Value of Products Manufactured in Sherbrooke During 1928 Amounted to $18,973,336, as Compared With 1924 Total of $10,881,569\u20141929 Estimated at Over $20,000,000.The growing importance of Sherbrooke as an industrial centre of Canada is demonstrated by the large increase in the value of products manufactured here as given in the report of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, made public this morning by Mr.Theo Monty, secretary of the Sherbrooke Board of Trade.In 1928, the last available figures, the value | .1.of products manufactured in Sherbrooke totalled $18,973,336, which, com- i T pared with the 1924 figures of $10,881,569, Shows an increase of $8,091,707 in four years.While the figures for 1929 have not been compiled as yet, it is estimated that the total will be well over $20,000,000.There has ins also been a considerable increase in establishments since >, lve*jul 1924, there being sixty-five in that year as compared to the seventy-six cla s\u2018 in 1928.Capital, too, has increased from $20,156,462 in 1924 to $22,110,774 in the space of four years.In 1924 there were 3,243 employees in the different industries in Sherbrooke.This total had increased to 4,675 in 1928.Salaries and wages during the same space of time jumped from $3,143,729 to $4,705,189.j.\u2022}>.}.,{» *5.\t.j.\t'I* *|* \u2022I' 4* *!\u2022 \u2022I' 4*\t* *\tU.S.SENATE APPROVES * *\tINCREASED DUTIES * 4*\t 41 *\tWASHINGTON, March 25.* 4» The Senate yesterday passed 4* 4* the Tariff Bill.\t* 4* It carries the highest pro- 4-4* tection ever given agricultural 41 4* products.The measure virtual- * 4* ly provides for a general re- 4* 4* vision of the industrial rates.4* 4* -The bill now goes back to 4\u2019 4* the House.From there it is 4* 4* expected to be sent to confer- 4' 4* ence between the two Housees 41 4* for the ironing out of the ?> *\tmanifold differences.\t4* \u2022> The vote on final passage 4* was 53 to 31.\t* Seven Democrats voted with 4* 4* 46 Republicans for the mea- 41 4* sure.It was opposed by five 41 4l Republicans and 26 Demo- 4- ?4- *?*\t*?-.4*\t*?* *?*\t*5*\t4* 4* \u2022$* Interurban Car and Truck Collide Near Granby Station\u2014Rail Service Delayed.GRANBY, March 25.\u2014 Leonard Trahah and George Ireland, truckers of this place, had narrow escapes from death about five o\u2019clock yesterday afternoon, when the truck which they were driving was struck by a passenger car of the Montreal and Southern Counties Railway at the crossing just near the barns.The two men were trucking stone from a farm outside the city to the stone crusher, and were coming down the hill near the crossing.In some manner the truck got out of control (Continued on Page 4) MEETING WAS CONCLURE!) BY FURTHER ACTION BEING TAKEN TO FREE-FOR-ALL PREVENTSMUGGLING FROM CANADA Real Excilement Resulied When'\t- Rival Workers in Montreal Treaty, Which Is Nov/ Being Drafted, Will Be Submitted Municipal Elertion Met Last Evening.MONTREAL, March 25.\u2014 Many beir sore heads were bding nursed today after a riotous meeting in St.Joseph\u2019s Academy, Descry Street, where partisans in the municipal elections last night staged a Donny- i\t____ .__.- ., brook.Fists flew and chairs were | designed to stop the smuggling of -swung by the audience, which con- ! general merchandise to and from sisted of 2,000 people.Eggs of the I across the Canadian border, and overripe variety figured in the con- ! expects to have it ready within a Shortly to Canadian Government\u2014Proposed Treaty Would Prevent Issuance of Clearance Permits on Any Article or Products Forbidden from Importation by Either Country.The gross figures from 1924 to\t\t1928 are:\t\t Year Estab- Capital Employees\t\tSalaries\tCost of\tValue of lish-\tand Wages\t\tMaterials\tproducts ments\t\t\t\t $\t\t$\t$\t$ ] 1924\t65\t20,156,462\t3,243\t3,143,729\t5,242,781\t10,881,569 1 1923\t70\t19,194,927\t3,656\t3,475,949\t6,064,507\t12,162,114 1 1926\t70\t21,995,179\t4,121\t4,089,749\t7,757,624\t15,465,596 1 1927\t76\t23,045,210\t4,451\t4,455,171\t7,990.106\t18,429,959 j 1928\t75\t22,110,774\t4,675\t4,705,189\t9,227,636\t18,973,336 | The detailed figures for 1928 are:\t\t\t\t! Industry Estab- Capital Employ-\t\tSalaries\tCost of\tValue of lish-\tees\tand Wages\tMaterials \u2022\tProducts ments\t\t\t\t $\t\tS\t$\t$ : Bakeries\t10\t200,032 j Job Printing &\t71\t76,323\t181,295\t351,581 | Book Binding 3\t156,512 ' Printing &\t41\t41,871\t36,070\t131,719 I ! Publishing\t4\t563,156\t104\t135,041\t53,880\t356,474 ! | Planing Mills 5\t113,848\t32\t27,173\t63,434\t149,016 1 Industrial\t\t\t\t ! Macbinerv\t3 4,483,997\t742\t1,166,091\t2,063,639\t3,442,192 Precious Metal fi Products\t4\t352,731\t146\t\t\t \t\t156,055\t149,735\t395,990 Aerated\t\t\t\t Waters\t3\t66,838\t17\t26,000\t25,905\t74,524 ! Laundries\t3\t£0,217 All other\t65\t49,337\t9,455\t113,197 vegetable products\t5\t803,871\t172\t186,3:0\t801,776\t1,397,715 All other wood\t\t\t\t and paper products\t4\t5-5,882\t23\t23,302\t6,765\t58,44*) All other iron\t\t\t\t and steel products\t6 2,030,091 j All othr Non-\t383\t521,405\t573,939\t2,169,378 j Metallic 1 products\t4\tÉS7,60\t90\t58,517\t33,225\t153,656 1 All other Mis-\t\t\t\t cellaneous Industries\t5 2,271,530\t74\t£6,302\t25,568\t668,467 Totals\t75 22,110,774\t4,675\t4,705,189\t9,227,036\t18,973,336 ANOTHER DROP IN WHEAT PRICES ness, Together With Weakness at Liverpool, Given as Reason for Lower Figures.WINNIPEG, Man., March 25.\u2014 Wheat prices opened slightly lower on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange today, but, neverth less, not nearly as weak as on any of the last three days since the steady upward swing was halted last Saturday.The early mart was featureless and the drop was ascribed to weakness at Liverpool and meagreness of overnight export business.May wheat was to V4 cent lower at $1.08% to $1.0914.July edged off half to quarter cent, reaching $1.11 to $1.1114.October was down % to 1 $1.12 U.PRINCIPLES OF BILL TO PREVENT LIQUOR EXPORTS ARE CRITICIZED Premier Mackenzie King Moved Amendment Designed to Phohibit Clearances to Automobiles or Other Vehicles, as Well as Vessels\u2014This Weis Approved and Bill Will Be Taken Up Again Today.A NEW RECORD iO*¦»-*-MADE TODAY BY LINER EUROPA Racing Greyhound Made 3,100 Mile Crossing from Cherbourg to Ambrose Lighthouse in 4 Days, 17 Hours and 6 Minutes.NEW YORK, March 25.\u2014A new spaed queen of the seas was enthroned today when the North German Lloyd liner Europa on her maiden voyage wrested the crown from her sister ship, the Bremen.The 51,000-ton racing greyhound passed Ambrose Lightship, the crossing tape, at 5.54 a.m.today, making the 3,100 mile crossing from Cherbourg, France, in four days, seventeen hours and six minutes.She bettered by eighteen minutes the record established last Octobe1-by the Bremen, which on that occasion bettered by eighteen minutes the time of her maiden voyage last July when she dethroned the long-reigning Cunard liner Mauretania.The voyage of the Europa was made under more difficult weather conditions than those faced by the Bremen on her record-breaking run.* cent at $l.ll,i to iThroughout the voyage she buffeted strong head winds and heavy seas.TTAWA, Ont., March 25.\u2014While the bill to prevent shipments of liquor #- WASHINGTON, D.C., March 25.{ The State Department already | has begun drafting a treaiy ' short time for submission to the Canadian Government.The American Legation at Ottawa test, in fact started it.The meeting had been called to nominate William Tremblay, the Labor opposition member of the Legislature, who de- received the Canadian note last Sat-fied the Government members to ' urday.It proposed a treaty for the combat in the House last week, as i supnressicn of the smuggling of opponent in the City Council to | general merchandise.The note was Alderman A.A.DcsRoches, chair-1 forwarded by mail to Washington, man of the Executive Committee j Department officials were inform-One minute after Mr.Tremblay j ed that the proposed treaty would took the platform he was hit by an | prevent the issuance of clearance egg.Immediately the meeting was j permits on any article or products in an uproar and four constables, | forbidden from importation by PHARMACY ACT MAY UNDERGO SOME CHANGES Changes as Regards Sales Provided in Bill lnlrodu:ed Before Legislature.QUEBEC, March 25.\u2014A number [ of changes in the Pharmacy Act as either country.\ti regards sales is provided for in a Since liquor is one of the few pro- ! measure which Oscar Drouin, Lib-ducts either country can manufac-! eral M.L.A., for Quebec East, has ture, which the other bars from ini-! brought before the Legislature.The was deafening.A hurry-up call was j portation, the treaty would operate j Quebec Pharmacy Act at present as an auxiliary to the American ' contains a schedule of what are con-prohibition laws.At the present | sidered poisons in the sense of the time bootleggers are permitted by i act.This is changed to schedule A law to obtain legal clearance of their i and the sale of thirty-three articles bottled goods from Canada, even j therein is still confined to the phar- who drew their batons and vainly attempted to maintain order, were j swept from theip feet.The noise of the yelling partisans ; PROJECT HAS jA DECREASE IN BEEN APPROVED BIRTH RATE IS to the United States was bein^ considered in committee of tho whole yesterday.Premier Mackenzie King moved an amendment designed to prohibit clearances to automobile or other vehicles as well as vessels that intend carrying liquor cargoes into the United States.This amendment was approved and the bill was still in committee of the whole when the House adjourned.Just previous to adjournment, ment.Premier King, in reply to the criticism levelled at the liquor measure, stated: \u201cNow we are in this happy position today; wa have the honorable gentleman opposite joining with us in the position that we ought To have a treaty.May I tell them, so that their minds will be relieved immediately, that having cleaned c :r own skirts in the matter of our own officials, we are pro-c -ding now to get a treaty, and we will see that it covers all rrticles of merchandise generally.I hope that the honorable g-.itlemen opposite when the treaty is presented to this House, as I hope it will be shortly, will give us their unanimous approval of it.When the Government\u2019s Üquoe measure came before the committee of the whole yesterday, both the provisions of the measure and the circumstances under which it had apparently been conceived were maaa the objects of a vigorous attack from the Opposition benches.C.H.Cahan, (St.Lawrence and St.George), Hon, Dr.Robert J.Manion, (Fort William).and David Spence, (Park- \u201e , ,\t_\t.\t,,\t.\t,\t, « dale), strongly criticized nqany oS Little Opposition Given Yesterday When Matter Lonsid- its features, while another trench- ered\u2014Amendments Made by Provincial Treasurer\u2014cr!tic;s^U«\"ie fr°m Henri Bru-r.\t1\t1 r»-ii\tr»r ti\tr\\ \u2022\t.rassa, (Labelle), who objected to Several Other Bills Lame Before House During Tester- doing this for the United States, which nation he described, to the merriment of the House, \u201cThe most virtuous and thirstiest of nations,\u201d SUCCESSION DUTIES BILL AWAITS THIRD READING AT QUEBEC TODAY day\u2019s Session.-ft .UEBEC, March 25.\u2014 Third BY PRESIDENT SERIOUS TING: Meeting Will Be Held to Authorize Expenditure of $45,000 to F .T.Share of Investigation in C: \u201csection With Damming 0' Par c'juoddy and Cobscook Bays.Warning Sounded of Danger to MAN'S ESTATE BEING CLAIMED BY TWO WIDOWS O reading wilHifely be given j Jfvans, (Rosetown) and T.W.fndav to the Succession Duties I 8]rd! tN?lson« Man->\u2019 two members today to the Succession Duties j .\t.\t,, Bilf, which yesterday afternoon was\tProressive group gave the put through the committee stage, Ml\tMessing, and Premier with but little comment from the jf^mg rose to reply shortly before Opposition side of the House.j L\u201ce\tadjournment.Hon.A.R.McMaster, Provincial j In the course of some of the Con-Treasurer, made several amend-1 servative speeches interruption came ments.The bill as drafted had a ! from Liberal seats asking the vari-clause providing for exemption for j ous speakers how they were voting bequests left for religious, charitable ; on the measure.To one Dr.Manion or educational purposes to a cor- j said he would explain his vote when poration or person resident in the j voting time came, and when David Western Civilization from De- 0ne Woman Claiming to Be Le- p^o^cë.Yle'TmëndeTThis to ^ J «sÙn^d\u2018^ seat hë Wife of 1 Charles Faton dude societies, saying that in the ed by Fred G.Sanderson, Ontario sent in for police reserves, who were despatched on the run.Their appearance had a calmin'- effect on the belligerents, and the fights subsided as quickly as they had begun.Mr.Tremblay managed to get out of the j though importation of liquor into hail in the excitement unhurt.\u201cIjthe United States is f rbidden.am still in the fight\u201d, he said, when The United States first formally seen at a friend\u2019s house.\"That i« 1 tironosed such a treaty in January just enough to make me stay in it.\u201d ; 1029, at the Anti-Smuggling Con-9\tj gress in Ottawa, and reiterated this RESTOCKING LAKE ONTARIO WITH WHITEFISH SUCCESS ST.THOMAS, Ont., March 25.\u2014 First evidence in Lake Erie of success in efforts of the Ontario Department of Fisheries\u2019 efforts to restock the Lake with fish came yesterday when the East Side, fish tug out of Port Stanley, returned with a catch of $275 in white fish.The catch is the largest on re.cord for some years, for white fish have been so scarce that the local fishermen have hesitated to set nets for them.4* 4- 4* 4*\t*3*\t*> 4* ?> v \\ * 4* 4* ?STRONG WINDS WITH OCCA-SIGNAL SNOW Pressure is high to the northward ivor Western Canada and in the Western States, while a deep de-icession hr.s developed south of the 'b eat Lakes, causing local.snowball:; in Ontario.Elsewhere the vc\u2019ither hflsTicen generally fair, and nild in the West.Forecast: Strong northeasterly winds with «sessional snow today and most of Wednesday, p-r:ib!y part sleet.Nor'hern N*w En~!and: Rain P '' ly tr' ed tvl\u2019Ii float or $\t-.v tonight and Wednesday.Not much change in temperature.Increasing easterly winds becoming fresh to strong.TORONTO.March 25.\u2014 Vf.A.Phillips has fyled notice of appeal at Osgoodo Hall against the conviction and fine of $50 and costs imposed on him in connection with recent operations of the Ku Klux Klan at Oakville, Ont.The charge against Phillips and his fellow de-¦fedants was of unlawfully having his face masked or otherwise disguised without lawful excuse.In his notice of appeal Phillips says the statute under which he was convicted hns reference to disguise or masking with intent to commit burglary or other crime, and this was not brought out at the trial.If an appeal is granted, Ihe notice says, the defendant docs not wish to he' tried by jury.-?.\u2014 FREIGHTER WENT DOWN WITH ALL HANDS OPORTO, Portugal, March 25.\u2014 n porta reached this place today hat tho freighter Freya, carrying a cargo of coal, went down off Biscaye with all hands.The Freya was overdue live days.macy but another schedule, schedule B, is created, and these articles maybe sold by others than pharmacists.There are sixty-one articles in the schedule B now being created, and it is added in case any are forgotten which it is desired shall be sold freely that all products bearing the labels of a licensed pharmacist, wholesale merchant or manufacturing pharmacist, not dangerous to human life according to directions and not indicated in schedule A or narcotics governed by Federal law.The sixty-one articles which are removed from the prohibited clause arc: Gum arabic, wood alcohol, boric acid, tartaric acid, camphorated alcohol, powdered and lump alum, anise, arrowroot, aspirin, distilled water, lime water, bay rum, cocoa-hut butter, bicarbonate of soda or baking soda, benzine, borax, white and yellow wax.chloride of lime, camomile, camphor, camphorated chalk, camphorated oil, Canada balsam, turpentine, medicated soap, castor oil.thyme, parsley, marjoram, savory, poultry, dressing, oil of cloves, cochineal, cod liver oil, plasters, epsom salts, cooking essences, glycerine, glycerine and rose water, vaseline oil, olive oil, blue ointment, tincture of iodine, iris root, lactose, zinc ointment, purgative lemonade, linseed, lieuorice powder, lump magnesia, oil of tar, white and yellow vaseline, hydrogen peroxide, rhubarb root, rochelle salts, vichy salts, senna leaves and powder, glober s.-.lts, sulphur, spirits of camphor, syrup of figs.^____________ CLAIMING BIRTH RECORD SAULT STE.MARIE.Ont., March 25.\u2014Blind River, east of the Soo, does not believe in immigration alone as a factor in building uu the community.With twelve births during the past week in a population of less than 3,000, tho settlement is now claiming a record of its own.WASHINGTON, March 25.\u2014 Chairman Porter, of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has announced that a hearing will be creasing Birth Rate of Countries of Western, Northern and Central Europe.TORONTO, March' 25.\u2014Warning of the danger to western civilization from the decreasing birth rate of the countries of western, northern and central Europe, was sounded in his address at the gal Wife 01 J- Charles Eaton.;\tthere are various j Liberal Whip, whether he was for Publisher of American racing organizations, such as the Presby-; or against the bill, and to the accom- Record, Is a Native of Athens,;^- \"ahgich are nçt '\t^\t\" held today on the Martin \"resolution bmcheon _ here yesterday to authorize $15,000 to pay half\tof the Instl the expenses of an investigation to be made by the United States and Canada of the probable effects the damming of Passamaquoddy and Cobscook Bays would have on the fisheries in that region between Maine and Canada.incorporated.! paniment of roars o-f laughter from _\tno objection.Mr.Me-1 all parts of the House Mr.Spence Ont.\t! Master also provided for the faith- ! tartly replied, \u201cNone of your busi- _______ fuT servant, so that when a legacy ness\u201d.CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 25.\u2014 1 is left to a servant who has been in The central point made in the cri-Two women, each claiming to be the j the employ of the testator for at ticisms of the bill, from the Conser-window of J.Charles Eaton, pub-j least five years it will be exempt, vative benches, was that if prohibi- ; tion of export were sought it should Empire Club lisher of the American Racing Rec-1 from duties up to $1,000.\t_\t\u201e\t______ rday by Dr.\tord, arc seeking his $80,000 estate,\tI The Treasurer called attention to\thave\tbeen through the means\tof t of the Insti-\tit became known yesterday.\t^ one of his clauses which provides\t:\tadditions to the treaty already\tm tute of Statistics, Rome, Italy.\tThey are Mrs.Ettie Livingston that release may b marie of a sum j force between the two countries.\u201cStatistics show\u201d, said Dr.Gini, Eaton, fifty-three, Athens, Ont., who ! up to $1,000 with tho consent of the \u201cWe should have\u201d, said Mr.Cahan, \u201cin all white countries as a whole, recently came here and took up i Treasurer, the comptroller or the \u201ceither a reciprocal agreement hi except in the less pure countries of residence in the Eaton home, and ' collector of revenue at Montreal or the form of a treaty or somo other Latin America, there is a decrease Mrs.Virginia Eaton, who is living .the collector of succession dues at form which would give to Canada in the birth rate more or less inten- at a local hotel.\tQuebec, even though the duties have the same protection from smugglers sive, but very definite.\u201d Added to The Canadian woman presented not been paid._\tt\tin the United States as the United President Hoover aetin\u2018>- Seer-'-Ï there was, he said, a \u201cclear di- photographs, newspaper clippings Second reading on division was States now ask us to give with re-\u2019\t\u201d\t'\tminution\tin\tthe natural increase in\tand marriage certificate to probate\tgiven several public bills standing in\tj\tspeet\tto smugglers of Canadian pro- some states.\u201d\tJudge William H.Lueders, to prove\tthe name of private members, and\tj\tducts\tinto the United States.\u201d \u201cThe population of all the states her claim she was the legal widow, sent to the public bills committee.]\tj tary of State Joseph P.Cotton and Secretary of Commerce Lamont have approved the measure.Mr.Porter said he did not expect there would be any objection to it in the committee.It probably will be fav-| orably reported immediately after ' the hearing.Mr.Porter said.Dexter F.Cooper, Inc., Eastpor Maine, have been at work on th plan for a project to generate dec trie power from the movement tides in Passamaquoddy and Cobscook Bays, a part of which is in the Province of New Brunswick, but hrs not obtained authority from Canada to proceed because of apprehension over the probable effects on the fkherics.A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF MANCHURIAN PROBLEM .\t- -\t,,\t,\t,\t- .=\t,\t\u2014 Manion\u2019s criticism was sum- of western, northern, and central\tThe wedding certificate showed that\tIncluded\ttherein was the bill of Anne mc(j\tup in these words: \u201cMy years Europe are on the way to decrease\tJasper C.Eaton and Ettie Livings-;\tGuertin\tfor a minimum wage for | wijj\tnot be |0IIK) j suppose, but If I with the exception of Holland and\tton were married on April 13th,\tmen.\t];vo\tfive years more and this bill Denmark\u201d, he continued.The popu- 1898.\tThe House gave its approval to : pass.es j am convinced that it will lation of United States was describ- A Brockville, Ontario, newspaper, resolutions and a bill in the name < t.ause more irritation and difficulty ed\tby Dr.Gini as \u201cstàtic\u201d.Increases\tcarried an account of the marriage i\to-f Premier Taschereau\tto\tprovide 1 an(j disputes between the\tUnited ,\t\\\\in\tthe birth rates had been shown\ton the same date.Mrs.Eaton said l\tfor a pension of $4,200\tfur\tthe wi- states and us in that time\tthan a in\tstatistics for (.anada, New Zeal-\tshe lived in New York for six years,\tdow of a judge ol session,\tdistrict 1 continuation of the existing condi- :\tand.Australia, Egypt, Argentine,\tthen decided to return to her mother\tmagistrate, or police\tmagistrate, : t;ons coum U0ssiblv cause \u201d TORONTO, March 25.\u2014While the conference on Pacific relations had no official status, it brought about a greater mutual understanding Between Japan and China of the Manchurian problem, and increased tl e possibility of the Shanghai question, said Professor G.M.Wrong, a Canadian representative of the Institute of Pacific Relations, in summing up the results of the recent conference before the Board of Trade Club.The question of extra-territoriality was one of the vexing problem': dealt with.The Chinese Foreign Minister announced on the first of the year that oxtr-'-terr\u2019torialit', had been abolished, Professor Wrong said, 'but it isn\u2019t abolished and it won\u2019t be until foreign nations feel that tho right., of their citi sens are amply protected.\u201d Chile, South Africa, Japan, and Brit-\tin Ontario\tbut\tEaton refused\tto\twho died prior to November 21 ish India.\ti move there so she went alone.She 1921.Provision was made in 1927 Italy, said the speaker, realized said she never obtained a divorce for future cases, the necessity of scientific encourage- and had no knowledge that Eaton\tOtter may not be taken between ment of the birth rate.\u201cThe policy\tsecu- .1 one.\tthe first day of April of any year, of Mussolini is offsetting the nco- Attorneys\tfor\tthe other woman\tand the 15th day of December of the malthusian doctrines which are\tsaid Mrs.\tVirginia Eaton\tlived with\tsame year, and no beaver may be undermining other nations\u201d, he said.\tEaton as\tmao and wife\tfor many\t] taken up to the first\tof January, *1\t: years and signed a separation : 1935.The penalt yas regards otter BILLION FRANCS VOTED\tagreement\tin October, 1928,\tby\tis raised to a fine of fron: $25 to $50, FOP FUFMCM PET IFF WDPIfi\t''Mch Eaten gave her\tproperty,\tinstead o-f from $10 to\t$20.To the TUi\\ rKHPlUtl KtLltr *VUKIV\t- notes and\tcash amounting\tto $90,000.\tLieutenant-Governor is\treserved the - Mrs.Virginia Eaton said she mar- .gbt to permit Indians, subject to PARIS, March 25.\u2014 Tho Cham- ried the publisher twenty years ago conditions determined, to hunt bea- ber of Deputies yesterday voted an and has the marriage certificate, and appropriation of one billion francs never heard anything about another (about $39,100,000) to be used in wife.relief work and rehabilitation |\t-.-\u2014 throughout southern France where thousands were rendered homeless by floods which took a heavy toll of DEfied CURSE OF PHARAOHS life several weeks ago.\ti BELGIUM\u2019S KING AND QUEEN BUCHAREST NEWSPAPER ISSUES CONFISCATED BUCHAREST, Rumania, March 25.\u2014Cn orders from the Crown At-, lorney the police yesterdiy con- printed a complete story ing «.General Averescu\u2019» people\u2019s party in which the recall of Prince Carol from exile was demanded.ver on certain jiarts of the province indicated by b:m.The law at present provides that the Minister may pay a bounty of $15 per wolf destroyed.This is now changed to permit the Minister to pay the bounty which may be determined by the Lieutenant-Governor-TI\u201e.I7r, \u201e\t.««in-\tmi.,\tin-Council.It is Slso provided that LUXUR, Egypt, March 2o.-Thc nhe entire peiti including the scalp, King and Queen of the Belgians\tbe cicaned and sent to the de- rieficd the reputed curse of the pavtment, at the shipper's expense, 1 haraohs yesterday.\twith a declaration in the form pre- With H ward Carter, cxcava'o:, scribed, sworn to before a justice flscatcd the entire issues of the ' of the tomb of Ttit-Ankh-\\-icn.i of the peace estab\u2019.'shm\" the place principal daily newspapers pubFsh-'King Albert rnd Qc-en E' zabeth where rnd D*\" date on which ve killed in the capital.All\tof\tthem\thad\tvisited the tomb in the Valle> it ed such wolf or wolves.The pelt, story\tof\tn\tmeet-\tthe Kings.Thereafter the King | after having been marked in the walked nearlv two miles from his ] manner ordered by the Minister, yacht into Karnak.He will go to j shall be returned to the shipper at Cairo Wednesday.\t|\t(continued on page 4) Premier King\u2019s reply was largely a repetition of his statements in tha speech in which he introduced the bill a few days ago.He said in part: \u201cMuch of the criticism that has come against this measure has arisen from honorable members not realizing that it is parley a Canadian measure, related exclusively :o the administration of Canadian tf-ficials.It is not a measure which tries to improve the enforcement of prohibition in the United States or which has anything to do, except as to its possible consequences, with any laws of the United States as they exist at the present! time.It has to do with our own business and our own affairs, and it is intended entirely and exclusively for that purpose.It is not a measure to prohibit importation of liquor under any circumstances or in any way into the United States.IB is a measure to control our own affairs in a manner which will present officials of the Government \u2022om co-operating imemdintcly and directly with rum-runners and bootleggers.That is what it is for and nothing more than that.This measure prevents officials of the Government from releasing lio^oi .(Continued on seven) 3336 t PAGE TWO SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD.TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1930.St.Francis District SCOTSTOWN COMMISSIONERS AT EAST ANGUS HELD SESSION ST.PATRICK\u2019S DAY CONCERT Large Number Enjoyed Entertainment Presented by Waterville Y ung People\u2014Newsy Items and Personals from Vicinity.WATERVILLE, Qu.e, March 25.\u2014The lilt of Irish laughter resounded throughout the Jubilee Hall on! .\t.\ti n\ti Monday* March 17th, St.Patrick\u2019s' Newsy Items and Personals Day, when a large audience turned from E.t Angus and borhood.\tI en under the auspices of the St.j -\t'John\u2019s Anglican Club, was well up EAST ANGUS, Que., March 25.\u2014 to the usual high standard and] The Mission Board of the United Church held their regular meeting at the home of their leader Mrs.C.M.Smith, on Tuesday afternoon, M»rch 18th, Mrs.A.A.MacKenrie \u2022ra* also present assisting in the ex-oxercises.This was a working meeting, the children were busily engaged decorating utility envelopes, which are to be sent to immigrant\t\u2014- women.Refreshments were served Teachers for Coming Term En- meeUng^65565 at th6 Cl0Se °f the «a5ed Sch°o1 Board\u2014 Mrs.A.G.Sherman was in Bury on Friday, a guest of her niece, Mrs.Stearns Morrison.Mrs.M.M.Lowery, of Rock Island, was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs.Archie Young.\t______________j _______________ _______________ _____ ________ Miss Marion MacKay, of Mont- \\ meeting of the East Angus Schorl showed careful training.The varied real, was a guest of Mrs.Robert Board was held Wednesday after- and interesting programme was j Murray on Wednesday last, en noon, March 19th.The commission- \"\u2019ell received, judging from the route from Gould, where she spent ers present were Dr.S.A.Banfil, hearty applause which greeted each a month, guest at the home of Mr.>ir.j0S- Burns, and chairman, Mr.number.The stage was attractively! and Mrs.John Cowan.\t£, Lipsey.The application to fill decorated with paper shamrpcks Mr.Fraser Mayhew is spending the vacancies in the teaching staff and flowers to carry out the color1 a few days in Sherbrooke and Len- for 1930-1931 was considered by the scheme of green and white which' noxville guest of relatives.\tBoard and the following teachers \"as appropriate for the occasion.Rev D.Robertson was in Sher- \"'«re engaged: Miss Beulah Smith\tThe opening number\tof the pro- brooke on Wednesday.\tfor grades 4 and 5.Miss Annie\tgramme was \u201cMickèy\u201d\tby the entire Mrs at a \u2019 Wiüon oT Fflrnham offer of the superintendent of êduca- character song, \u201cSparking Peggy was a week-end auesV of her ^ er'.tl0» to supply some trees for plant- Jones.\u201d by Miss Mildred Smith and tut w-p-nman T Q-nri Mr Toy\ting on Arbor Bay and commissioner\tMl*.Leslie Davies; solo, \u201cMy Mrs Reman Lax and Mr.Lax\tB^rns and the sefrctary were au-\tWild Irish Rose,\u201d by\tMiss Rosie M.ss sera Sherman has been thorized to purchase one d'zen addi- Marshall; song and dance, \u201cPeggy suffering from an attucx of tons:.- tional trees for planting or.school O\u2019Neil,\u201d by the entire chorus; :tl®-\tground at the same time.The Easter character song by Mrs.Herman j\t,rsk»\t,c,* ,7 holidays will be, closing April 17th, Swanson; solo, \u201cPagan Love Song,\u201d and Mr.Murdo Matheson, Oi Gou.u.re-opening Monday, April 22th.by Mr.Wallace Smith.The diffi-Ti81\"6 »n\t^ wee^\u2019 8'ue'':s 0i Meeting then adjourned.\tcult \u201cIrish Reel,\u201d was gracefully Mrs.A.G.Sherman.\t,\tjjrs.jr_ Montgomery entertain- executed by Mrs.L.Mitchell, Mrs.ed at the tea hour on Friday after- F.W.Ayer.Mrs.0.Berry and the noon, In h~r.?r of Miss Flc cnce Misses Pearl Burton, Irene Parsons, Cook, who has be^.i her guest for Mildred Smith, Gwynita McNaugh-the past week.\tton and Rosie Marshall.Mrs.Hugh Savage, wno has been \u201cThat Rascal Pat,\u201d a very pleas-the guest of Mrs.Beattie and Miss in5- «ne act comedy, was full of MILAN Mrs.Geo.N.McDonald was In Sherbrooke last week.Mrs.Alex Stewart, of Megantic, Oliver for the past week, returned \"'it: and humor.The caste was as was a recent visitor of her mother, to her home on Friday.\t* follows: \u201cPat,\u201d Mr.James B.Mc- Griffith spent the Naughton, \"ho pleased his audience w Mrs.Annie Murray.\tJi;ss Hazel Mrs.N.Geo.Scott and Mrs.D.week-e.d with her parents! Mr.anck \"'ith h\u2019s Ir:sn brogue and witty re-L.McRitehie were visiting friends >jr5.\\y.H.Griffith, at Sherbrooke, .marks; \u201cMaj.r Pr.ffjacket,\u201d Mr.last week in Scctstown.Mrs.H.H.Cooper has gene to J^k Skailes; \u201cCh, Mr.John N.Mackenzie was home Coventry, Yt.where she was calle! Mr.W.L.Davies; over Sunday from Gerroz.Mrs.Murray, of Detroit, Mich., returned to Sherbrooke last week, where she will spend some time with her sister, Mrs.Dannie McDonald, after visiting her friend.Miss Isabelle Morrison here for a few days.Miss Jessie and Mrs.Gordon McLeod were at Megantic, on Saturday.The friends of Mrs.John C.Morrison are pleased to hear of a little improvement in her condition.Mrs.K.D.Murray received the news of the death of her aunt, Mrs.William Tupper, at «.asper Park, Alta., on February: 25th.Mrs.Tupper was for many years a resident of Reedsvilie, near Spring Hill and was well known in this Misa Christina I Sherbrooke, was a her home here.\ther and her family ever All are pieaseo to see Mr.James\tv,nTT1p Matheson out again, after his re- ' \u20142\u2014\t¦»- cent iilnes=.Mr.D.R.Graham, of Scotstown, scent the week-end at his home\t____ heMiss Chiristie L.Smith is gain- ' Watch for opening of Walsh\u2019s ir.g slowly, though still confined to: Restaurant this week with new up-her bed.\t.to-date line.5V e solicit your patron- Milan is emerging from one of a£6 as formerly- __________________ the worst storms of the season, the j\t* snow and gales of the past week blocking all the roads badly, the mail carriers on routes one and Livingstone,\u201d »ura,\u201d Mrs.by the death of her aunt, Mrs.Cleve , L- Mitchell; \u201cNancy,\u201d Miss Irene land.\t! Parsons.Ail showed they were very The Junior Ladies\u2019 Aid of the , P™.** at J?on3e, on ihe s1ta?e\u2019 United Church, was very pleasantly t, After tne piay the closing num-entertained by Miss Marion Steven- T- ' PorV.Fprget to Come Again, \u2019 son at her home on Tuesday even- and.the National Anthem by the jn?_\t; entire chorus brought a splendid There was a large attendance of, ®vr-n;n£t to a close.During the inmembers and -friends at the Guild tcrroission, home made candy was meeting on Wednesday afternoon, SCKd- The proceeds for the evening s which was entertained oy Mrs.C.S.entertainment were most gratifying.Bowen, at the parsonage.A nleasing\tGeneral Note*, event of the afternoon was the pre-1 Rev.0.Berry has been confined sentation, by Rev.C.S.E - on, on to his home for the past few days, behalf of the members of the Guild suffering from a severe attack of of a \u201cpurse\u201d to Mrs.Ernest Bowen, tonsilitis.His many friends hope who is shortly leaving town with, for a speedy recovery her husband for Knowlton, where Mrs.Georg6 McDonald and little Mr.Bowen has securer.a position daughtetr, Shirley, of Milan, are .-r^.Bowen, :e coming to Ea-^t\tat\tthe former\u2019s REDUCTION IN ESTIMATES OF BRITISH ARMY ______ j Announcement Made that It Is Not Intention of Government to Make Another Cut Without an International Agreement.LONDON, March 25____Reduction of British army estimates by £606,-000 and progressive reduction of the military forces to 148,900 were emphasized yesterday by Right Hon.Tom Shaw, Secretary of War, in introducing the army estimates before the House of Commons.Regarding the Government\u2019s policy on military armaments, Mr.Shaw recalled tha.Premier MacDonald had specifically declared that_ Great Britain stood for reduction of armaments\u2014which was an inclusive term\u2014by agreement.It was not the British Government\u2019s intention to make another cut without an international agreement, he added.Mr.Shaw took a gibe at \u201csome theorists,\u201d apparently meaning the Labor, left wing members who have introduced a motion to reduce the army by 100,000 men.their arguments being that if Great Britain reduced armaments considerably and consistently without regard to other nations she could help the cause of general disarmament.\u201cUnfortunately,\u201d said War Minister, \u201cthe facts confound the theorists.\u201d He added that the Government, while not merely willing but anxious to participate in the negotiations for drastic reduction, was not prepared to go further at the moment.Mr.Shaw asked the theorists to consider carefully whether they were not suffering from \u201ca very bad attack of inverted nationalism.\u201d It seemed to him that if one thing had become clearer than any other since the war it was that whether Great Britain liked it or not she was bound to a national system.\u201cThe idea that we can do what we think best without reference to others is, in my opinion, the very worst way to help solve the problem,\u201d he said, adding that the best way was to agree with others to make the necessary improvement.\u201cANCESTOR JORICO\u201d by WILLIAM J.LOCKE HORSE USED TO AID CASE OF CROWN AGAINST THREE BROTHERS IN TORONTO \u201cSurely, my dear fellow,\u201d said I, \u2019 line.I asked our good friend the \u201ca girl of the qualities you attribute Colonial Secretary, while I was on ; to Ruth is capable of looking after the spot why shouldn\u2019t I look up j herself.If sha doesn\u2019t want to mar- some island records of a filibuster-' ry Jones, she most certainly won\u2019t.: ing ancestor of mine, on my moth-On the other hand, fine women have ! er\u2019s Side, -who had a good deal to do been known to have immense pity\u201d.with the island,' probably marrying Toby sprang up.\u201cOh, don\u2019t talk a Trinidad girl, in the early years like that, General.The whole idea\u2019s of the last century.Of course, he damned unthinkable.\u201d\tsaid, that the archives, registers,\u2019 I lit a cigaret.\u201cAt my time of life, records or whatnot of the whole j my friend, one looks at things with damn place were at my disposal, a quiet eye.\u201d He glared at me for a So since our return I\u2019ve turned the [second.\u201cYou can damn my quiet Government offices upside down, and ' eye, if you like,\u201d I went on, \u201cbut I it has cost me a small fortune to don\u2019t think it would be either kind wash down the dust from my own or respectful.\u201d\tthroat and those of the various good Toby broke into a half laugh, fellows who have helped me.But I \u201cSorry, sir.I\u2019m a bit upset by every- shouldn\u2019t have got anywhere if it thing.\u201d\t| hadn\u2019t been for this unfortunate de- I He shambled away into some sort lay over Jane\u2019s illness.\u201d of solitude, leaving me disturbed in j \u201cBut where have you got to, old mind.Toby had given himself away chap?\u201d asked Toby, ever impatient completely this time as he had done of Binkie\u2019s logical expositions, previously in little bits.Whether he \u201cI\u2019ve got to England, as I told knew it or not, he was idiotically in you,\u201d said Binkie rebukingly.\u201cLis-love with Ruth Tellifer.All kinds of ten.I\u2019ve found many references to barriers, most of them\u2019barb wired, him in the register of the arrivals were between them.The English and departures of ships.Also to barrier between the master-caste Bence, master of the barque Polly, and the servant-caste, barbed pecu- But the only ones that really mat-liarly bv their rspective relations to ter\u2014I\u2019ve got copies here\u201d\u2014he tap-Lady Jane.The barrier which his ped his pocket\u2014\u201ccontain the fact disgusted profession, as he called it.that the brig Flora, Master Capt.had set un between him and woman John Gregory Jorico, arrived with as siren.The barrier which an hon- general cargo\u2014general, mind you, orable man, apart from any excur- not slaves, otherwnse there would 'ions into venal amours, sets up be- have been the usual auction notice tween undisciplined desire and its in the Gazette and I should have TORONTO, March 25.\u2014Old Dobbin has been asked to aid the c\u201ese