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1 VOL.XLiV-Xo. 36. TUESDAY, 1929. 1 PRICE TWO CENTS. saw smfaBBiMi" 1 1 i i i' i ii I -i i I Sir George; Foster Relinquishing Post League President Announce! Retirement Af ter Four Tears Service At Executive Meeting of society.

Rt Rob. Senator Sir George B. Foster -will relinquish office president ot the League of Nations 8oelat7 pt dull Mm annual meeting of th aoclety to bald her early In March. Sir George gar thti Intimation at yeeterday'e meet ing ot the executive, over which he preilded. He said that ha did not fee) able to continue to glv to the the at tentlon that IU Importance de- mahded.

HH II- d'ouhcerhehf of hla Intention to retire thla year waa In accordance with hla atatement when re-elected laat year. 8lr then declared the eoetet would do well to look ont tor eacceeaor aa Bar George Foater. he did not In tend to eontlnne after thla year. For Foav Year. Sir Robert Borden waa the tlrat president ot the aoclety.

He waa eucceeded by Sir George Totter. Both have done eacellent eervice to the aoclety and at yeaterday'a meeting Hon. Sir George Perley. M.P., and Senator N. A.

BelcOart, K.C.. Informally epraeeed the aoelety'a deep appreciation of the work of Sir George on Ita behalf. Sir George Foeter haa held office for four years. Arrangemeata for the forthcoming annual meeting were placed In the handset a committee conalatlng of Sir George Foater. prealdent; Graham-Spry, and Colonel P.

Meredith, general eecreUry of the aoclety, Efforts are to be made to eeenr the attendance ot Count Fleury, head ot the French Foreign Office In Parle, who la arranging to attend the annual meetlna In Vancouver of io 'atksai fjenaelkot. aWusOa, at the end ot March. A memorandum ot the of almplified calendar la to he prepared by a committee conalatlng. ot Graham Spry, H. J.

Me-Nulty. Dr. H. M. Tory.

Mrs. A Wilson, and J. Grove memorandum la to.be submitted to the annual meeting of the aoclety In March. It approved, representations will be made to the Federal Government, aa leglalatlon would be necessary la connection with the reformed calendar. Redone Proposal.

Sir George Foater endorsed the proposed, new calendar, by which the same datea would fall on the lame daya each month. Ho pointed out, however, that practical unanimity would be required throughout the world to make It effective. Dr. W. A.

Rlddell. Canada'a permanent representative at the League of Natlona la Oeneva. paid tribute to the work being done by the Canadian Society in fostering public -opinion In favor ot the League. He aald that, while they ant not be Impatient, Indications were that there would be a reduction In-thoae element during the next few years which have beaa the causes ef war In the past. He paid a warm trlbate to Sir George Foater aad Sir George Perley for their work on behalf ot the Dominion at the Geneva office.

He aa result the growth of public opinion, some definite and practical proposals being put-forward- tor the next disarmament conference to be held In 1110. Present at yesterday's meeting were: Sir Georre Foster. Sir Genre Perley, H. MTTory, C. -O.

Cow an, urunara spry, H. j. MeNutty, Senator A. Bel court. Rev.

Father Lamoreaux, E. T. Scammell, Toronto: Mlaa Isabel Armstrong, Major W. Crelghtoa. Lady Pop.

Madam de Salabery. Mra, W. Cow. Hog Gullock and Colon et -C- p. Meredith.

U.S. Citizen Victim Of Wabis Tribe Religious Fanatics Attacked Members of Mission En Route From Basra. BASRA," Henry Bilkett, of the United States mission here, Wat shot dead by Wa-klbla tribaamen -r Charles Crane, former -United States ambassador to China, accompanied by J. C. Crane, Chart Johnson, hi valet, and Bilkett left' Basra la two ear en rout Kowlet.

Half way on th Journey they fell Into a Wahabl ambush. Bilkett waa shot dead bat the ethers wer -r- Rrlls-toes Kanalt-ra. The Wahablt are a tribe of llgioue tauatica who la recent nujlini U.I. www mvmum trouble la the aorthera part Nejd. making raids oa Traasjor-danla to th west aad Irak to lbs aortheaet.

The Wahabla bar always bee oted for their flerceneaa. LADS SUFFERED, I GREAT HARDSHIP KARACHI, India, -Jan. Three ysaag British stowaways arrived her today oa Iks. carg Meamer King Cadwallaa from Aaa-tralia, aaylng they aaffered r-i WiIiIiIh la the Comssoa- l--Vtr- i "wealth alacw they lauded then a year aad a bait ago. wail eearca- Ing coatlnaoaaly ter work, they bad only three Heals a week, they riald Finally, la desperatloa, -they bad hid aboard lao ateamer, thinking It waa gorag to Englaad.

Th local government directed the captain take ttaeaa back te Free- awatM, Autralta, "From Overture w.To Final Gurtaih Dramatic Incident During a Famous Meetliig'In the Russell Theatre When Cardinal Gibbons Welcomed To" Ottawa and Sir Wilfrid Laurier Was Speaking. INSTALMENT XIV. Sir Wilfrid aad Bouraoaa. Sir Wilfrid Laurier provided one ot the moat dramatic momenta I recall la connection with orations at the Russell. This occurred on the occasion that Hla Eminence Cardinal Olbblns waa delivering the eloquent message of bla that.

I have prevloualy The famous Jarty leader waa one Of the joint chairmen of the evening, nnd at the conclusion of the cardinal' speech rose to extend hla eongratu latlons and voice hla approval. At the time, Sir Wilfrid and Mr. Henri Bouraasa were engaged In one ot their frequent controversies. The audience of the evening In cluded a rabid' Bouraaaa partisan. located la the gallery, and the Lib eral chieftain, had said but a few words when he waa Interrupted by: "How about Bouraasa?" 8lr Wilfrid naturally was aot In clined to pay any attention to the question on an occasion of auch nature.

After waiting moment, he resumed hla only to be Interrupted for a second time. This provoked erlea of "Sil ence" and slmilnr remark from various parte of the theatre. But even these did not deter the heckler, who had quite obviously attended the meeting solely with the ob ject of stirring up trouble. He Henri Boorassa A swnnorter of the leader was the raase of aa ea-pleaeaM larhteat la the old Baa- sell. i i OLDEST RESIDENT.

Or CLAYTON DEAD LANARK! Jan. it Mra. John Macintosh, oldest resident ot Clayton, near here, died at th- age eft! years. She bad been a resident of the Township, of Ra assay for th past 4 years. Formerly Mist Mary Watt, ane is a daughter ot the tat Sandy Watt aad Euphemta Gibson -and th eldest ot a family ot It children.

She married la 115 John Macintosh, whe predeceased her 10 year ago. She was an active member' ot the United Church at Clay ton. Services at th funeral, which Collapses at 4 0' over la rate vrtilra a the eve ed tbrer msrrisgr. Ossvtott of Bcrwraat rXrtrk Cessroy was eiearleti. Rear Ter.

The dead Sv W'. h. a la Late Liberal Chief Gorman tells aboat today. shouted: "You're afraid ot Bour aasa!" There waa a momentary alienee, then "boos" from all parte ot the aadltorium. Sir Wilfrid waited a aecond or two, then turned to Cardinal Gib bons to apologise for the.

Incident, and aald: "Evidently a gentleman In the gallery Is determined to cause an incident that to ma la very unpleas ant. To him, I have jnat one word to say: Mr. Bourasaa la aa exceptionally clever man. His political views and mine differ, bat I do aot like to be told thst I am afraid of hinuiS 'There ie but one thing I am afraid of. It la not Henri Bour- It la God Himself." The dramatic answer waa much lepplauded, anrtOheta jraxe.aniaxira Intcrrupllona that night, "Pretty "Dry; Stuff.

A temperance meeting nt which Sir George Foater waa the principal apeadt -Included an Incident that preTlded.ro with some amusement. Th theatre waa crowded to the doors, and many of those presents were accommodated on me stag lteelf. Among these were a man and hla wife, seated on chairs In the very forefront and la a position almoat aa prominent as that of the speaker of the evening and chairman. She waa prominent In temperance work. He waa well known aa a maa about town with qnlte opposite Inclinations.

Hie presence indicated that hp, bad either experienced a very-'auadea reformation or was the victim of cirenmatancee over which he had ao control. I was Inclined to the latter As nauaf. Sir George waa la splen- waa largely attended, wer con ducted by Rev. J. R.

MaeCrimmon. aaalsted by Rev. Leonard Thomp son. The pall-bearere were live grandchildren. Alex.

Lorlmer. Da vis Macintosh, James Lorlmer; Nell -Macintosh, Thomae McMuna. and neighbor. Mack Richard. GOVERNOR SUSPENDED.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. il. Sweeping aside comparatively feeble oppoaltlon, the Oklahoma senate late today, aaapended tr6m omra Governor Henry 8. Johnston lea than a halt hour after.lt had received five article of Impeachment voted last weak, by-th Heoa ot Rapreeenutivee. Grave of Fiance I to eV awar he bestead fa be laat Rsashaer, 1, rolUsae! a betly loereeeel sat two grave te) la I vary saMkr waa ewe of the ebrht ayers I bJUleaJ wbea a bin V.

f. Ana Waasar crssbrd at aVeiaavea, by Peter Gorman Al TOLD TO Ota 3. HAUIS. (Copyright 1929) A Van-About-To vrn Attends a i. Temperance Meeting At Which Sir George Foster Was Speaker, and Found It Difficult -To Keep All Good Resolutions Afterwards.

form In pleading the cause of temperance and generally lambasting the demon Run Eloquently he urged the need for thoroughly organising to light the liquor traffic and bring about Prohibition. He had never had any occasion to uae liquor and knew of no reason why Anyonja No one In that entire audience followed the address with closer attention than th gentleman I have mentioned, and when the delivery nallytuded be waa quite -enthusiastic In bla applause. (I rather think It waa more an expression ot thankfulness than' appreciation ot the splendid address). The audience shortly atartett flllag out of the theatre, aad many who had been seated on the platform eaoae' to come through th bona rather than leaving by th stag exit them the gentleman and hla wife. In the crowd they Ve-ram separated, and he stopped near In th lobby to wait for her.

'-Great speech, wasn't It, George?" I remarked to "Yea, Foeter certainly can talk." Then, In a whisper to me, "Haven't got a drink around, have you, Peter?" I was not able to extend any such hospitality to our unregenerate friend. -T-r-TarfssT Conttawrd Daily: Sir George Foster Prlaclpal speaker at the tna-peraaco ateHlns: which Mr. Goraaaa kwr tells At Uie Galvin Popala PUyetw Score Aaotber Mia With Kxsvlteaut Prearata. --rr. xssst Of STh Serveaa The Galvla Company scored en-other real hit last night with their eery adequate presentation of "The Nervous Wreck." The play la.

described aa a farcical adven-ture la th far; West and It la. a vary Iru eummlng The laughter and applauae bestowed by the wall ailed boat demonstrated IU appreciation of th popular players' efforts. The fun of thla eacellent farce never alackens and through It all runt enough plot to make It hold th closest. attention ot th audi ence quite aald from the merrl- enent induced by the ridiculous situation and th witty line. aii most taking part did go work and not th-least pleasing feature ot th (how was th well balanced natur of th Aa Bally Morgan, Mlaa Irene Gal via who smbu Io hav gained even- more friends alnce her return to Ottawa was at bar best in the lighter type of rol which shs.

handles se well. Throughout she showed Sue artistry aad aa over flowing for merriment. Johnny Galvla, ever the bora comedian, had a moat suitable role, as Henry His fun making from th rla of the curtain to the Inal drop waa continuously appre ciated by the audience aad la no part he haa played here haa bis work been of higher and more sponuneou qaallty. A former favorite with all gen uine "Galvaalsere." 'Eddie. Marr returned again to the ranks of the company last sight and hla return waa greeieo.

by a email ovation by the audience. He did Ine and An-Ished work as Cheater Jlnderwood. Another good, contribution came from Marasrat Selkirk while WII-- 11am W. Blair earned o( his Important part with hit. asaal' artistry and Others who deserve mora than passing taeatloa were C.

Jack Paris for. aa. excellent ebreer etady aad Jam I. atria end John i Fewer ta their aaveral eonu buttons. i Mm ISOMER IN ftbhsIDKNCK, Quebec iitm Lomer 'Gout, recently appolhted (Lieutenant Goveraotvot ta Pro vises et liasoee, aa takes as ale resident at Speaeerweod, enlcial abernator laj llrlag faarUr.

7 I Churches Both Had Surpluses In 1928 Holy Trinty and St. John's of North Gower Parish Are Flourishing. 1 The annual meeting of theses-' trier of Holy Trinity and St. Johq'J ehurrhea of TCorth Gower waa held ou-Wedneadayaad Frldiy or laat week, and the report pr-aented by the treasurers ot the two eongregatlons, aa well as those presented by the treasurers ot the different organlzationa actively engaged In the wi-rk of the church, were most highly satisfactory. testified to thejfcep'and etire Interest that the church "people are taking In the wrest tnat are ukln-ln the kingdom of nod.

The treasurer of AJIoly Trin ity reported a balance on 'hand over azuo and too treasurer of bk John's reborteil mrnliu nf a'hntit .1 while botH T'e- pona anowed that In addition to th ordinary expenditures lare sums had been expended In repairs nd Improvements. Th La.li.Ji' Guild reported a halanc of ovr 1300, The report of the Y. P. ahowed that 11 had been devoted to church furnishings and that a naiance remain ot lit The Sundar School treasurer re. ported a balance of over $100.

Ofllrrni Th, offlcera elected nnd appointed for the year 1939 at Holy Trin ity were as follows: Rector's warden, W. J. Craig: people's warden. P. P.

Good: delegates to the nyuoa. J. r. wurtele, and George C. Dobson; treasurer, f.

F. Wurtele: auditors. W. H. Leach and A.

Payne; advisory board, the war- uens. treasurer. John Sea brook, and G. C. Dobson.

w. l.h Mather. Howard Craig, and Horace nrownioe; aidesmen, A. J. Craig, Horace Seabrook.

W. H. Leach. R. kicks, u.

iMiy, John Seabrook, D. Salter. Horace Brownlee. Percy DraaiFj. aiainer, Allen Seabrook: cemetery and'veatrv clerk A.

J. Craig. The rector. Canon O. 8.

Ander son, presided at both meetlnaa nnd In hla renort showed thr had been. It baptisms, 3 peraons-eon- srmHv i remar-r lagee--a -el nunaia curing ltzs. He also called attention to the fact that In ad dition to the large sums ot money reported by the treaaurera and the aiuerani aocieirea, over bad for the sanctuaries of -both churches. The rector congratulated the vestries on the good work accomplished and the splendid and satisfactory condition ot -the parishv H. expressed" hope that the deep Interest manifested would not flag, and that the present harmony and happy conditiona might long coo-tlnae.

St. John's Officers, Th officer In St. John's church are aa follows: Rector' warden, Malcolm Moore: people'a warden, W. J. Moor-, delegate to the Synod, Clarence D.

Mills; treasurer. Jamee D. Armstrong; auditors, W. J. Caldwell and B.

Moore; finance the wardens, the treasurer, A. Caldwell, R. Clarke. R. Pierce and R.

J. Moore; aides-men, W. MacKay. W. J.

Caldwell. C. D. Mills aad Jamee Clarke; vestry clerk, R. E.

Daly; missionary secretary, v. D. Mills. The meeting unanimously decided to adopt, permanently, the envelope ayatem of giving thnt was tried and proved1 so satisfactory In 1128. One ot the Importnnt tasks undertsken and broucht te a con clusion by St.

John's congregation. la rebuilding of th church spire, which for- a considerable time needed nttentlon. The com was over It ssd was paid by roiuatary contnnuttons. Th warden also Inereaaed Insurance on the church from 1.500 to H.ooo. Arter tne morning service on-1 Sunday, th 10th the ward-ena naked Canon Anderson to present Mrs.

C. Mills with cheque, snd to express th sincere appreciation of both the wardens and also of the congregation, ot Mrs. Mills' falthfnl and very efficient services aa organist. New Archbishop of York bias ha af St. Jaaara.

Piccadilly, aaetcsvd ef la theea tavvaalltiew larva takaa atara I a I 1 The aVrar ArchbUboT of Torfc, Or. taw sasaanaag.ad aseielaa sate far 111 ff 1 III I J. Romantic Throne -ac ll nil i I. -v .11 jZ Hon. W.

H. Price Says Government Has Certain Legis lation in view CaaaSkia fm kr Dlratt Vtttv. TOrtONTO. Jan. 11.

Hon. Price, Attorney-General, apoaklng before the Big Brothers at their annual dinner here tonight forecast legislation extend ing probation work with a view to giving the first offender every pot-alble assistance to reform. Mr. Price declared thst It ws's his view that msny Irst offenders ahould not even be convicted, ao that no atlgma wonld hinder them "I would make the first offence a non-offence." he said. "Not In every case but In the majority- of cams where the offence Is not serious." Would Repatriate Insane Citizens Amtl.l.a maa sa- Otoevt trite.

WASHINGTON. D.C., Jan. 1. Repatriation of ill liens of the United States now con-lined In Canadian asylums was proposed Id a bill Introduced" In Congreaa today by Representative Johnson, Republican, Washington. The measure would authorise the tranafer to St.

Elisabeth's Hospital here of those United States rltlxens adjudged Inaans In Canada, wboss legal residence In the United 8tate has been impos- alble lo establish. i. Is 'Confirmed in Office With -of Masa 1 V- a a "aaaxBBr-m m. 1 7' at Eaaad Zosntsvqihew of Klasj toga' to toe throne of that tiny klagjdona. Offenders A', 1 Present Time.

"The government- has- certain plana In mind that I am not at liberty to divulge because of nearnvra ot the legl lature'a seaalon. We have certain plana, which. If they work out, will Improve thlnga very much. 1 have had a number of onferences -with our msgistrates throughout the -province and. with our police force orflclnls." Probation be declared, was the big question In the province todny.

He adrocnted aa eitenalon of Its work, so that It would cover even men and women who had served their sentences. A probation officer should meet discharged eon-vlcta at the gate of the prison, help mem to nnd pjslliona and re-estab nan tnemaeivea, na believed. HAS NOT HEARD OF ANY CHANGES MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 11 Referring to a cable despatch from Canada, Premier Stanley Bruce today aald he bad aot beard of any propoaeC changea la the trade trer.ty between Canada and Australia. The "treaty nrovldep for mu tual tariff preferences between the two coun trie on certain commo dities.

CON FIRM APPOI5TMKNT. WASHINGTON. DC. Jan. J.I.

Roy O. Weat of Chicago waa con rmed today by the Senate aa sec retary of Interior, Impressive Ceremony. fceatrr, create-dl a Breoedknrt Waeai cosKlarted la the laarrk ta taw beaut of the car waa rwtnr of 4. Jaaiea. The I 1 II II as i.

a He Is Heir to tatcet studio portrait of Prince 1, of Albania, the probable sswceaaor Leniency For First 1 Trvanle. -form eely Biahoa aiaaMr ta which be had beew pferateet. was the obsnar bat historic balMutr ceanartre. Ver vaars Dr. Teasiihs pant say nets asanr taw ars casein a treaalap; the coast I ta charch, Temple bria Secoad froaa the right.

Samuel Gallo Goes To Supreme Court On Two Charges Attempted Murder and In- flicting- Grievous -Bodily Harm Are Offences JU-leged Against Two true bills "on chargea of attempted murder and Inflicting grlevoua bodily harm were returned by the Grand Jury at the opening of the winter aaaiiee of the -Supreme Court ot Ontario yeater-j day, against Samuel Gallo, of Ot-' tawa, formerly employed aa a awtU'hman 'On the Canadian National Hallways. Gallo. will appear before Ilia Lordship Hose today for trial, V. II. Williams, of Pembroke will act aa Crown Proeecut tor and Uallo will be defended by J.

Wilfrid Gauvreau and Clarence O'Mf-ara. The true bills which wer returned against Gallo yesterday afternoon are the aftermath of a police court rase In which Ga'io waa charged with th olteace agalnat John Jamee Burke of Ottawa. It la aliened that October 17, 1928,. particularly, Gallo waa Identified as the man wno threw a lame piece of concrete from the' top of Laurier avenue jrtdge. the; concrete almoat atriklng Burke.

Three Different Occasions. It la alleged thla hsppened c.a three different occasions and on the Isst while Burke was setting a CNR. switch near Laurier avenue bridge, a large piece of concrete was thrown down at him. He ran up the ladler to the bridge and naaertrd he 'dentlfled Gallo na bla aasailant. Gall waa dismissed from the employ of tho railway a couple of year ago aad it la alleged that among those responsible for his dismissal was Burke.

TeDs Own Story Of Desert Ambush Missionary Dies As Others Escape From Hail of Lead. I ill listed r- CMs. BA8RA, Irak, Jan. SI. Charle R.

Crane, former American am- -baaaador to China, today told hla own atery of the desert ambush In whlchT Ills-' companion, 'the Rer." Henry A. Bllkerd, nn American miaalonary, waa alaln. but' from which Mr. Crane escaped unscathed. Mr.

Crane aald that when the American party left Zubelr, a trading town 1 1 miles from Basra, on the edge of the desert, they saw some Iraqul tribesmen mnklng excitedly for Zubelr with their cam- els and Socks; News travels quickly In the desert and the trlbesmea undoubtedly hnd heard ot the raiders' approach. "We weren't wnrned at Enbelr," continued Mr. Crane, "so nntnrnlly we thought thnt the danger waa not Immediate, and determined to proceed. "When we were about It miles, south ot Zubelr shot rang out. fired at a distance ot about 100 yard.

Th driver of th two car, with great preaence of mind. swerVed nnd went full epeed. But the shots were whistling about ue and Mr. Bllkerd waa hit In the shoulder, the bullet probably, affecting the spinal cord. "Upon receipt ot the new ot th ambuahera air fore machine were sent la pursuit of th raiders but saw nothing.

"Official quarters believed the attacks! were Ika Waa scouts ahead ot the mala Body of raider. It la th custom of tho Wahabla to aend ont scout a on horses which ar more fleet thaa the camels of tho mala body." Msmi To Return On Naval Vessel Steamer Leaves Bnenos Aires For South Orkney Islands. Pens tar fans wire. BUENOS AIRES. Jan.

II. 81r George H. Wllklns will return from his Antarctic expedition oa the Argentine naval vessel Prlmero De Mayo, which called from her today for th South Orkney Islands. It carried several meteorologists to relieve the weether buresu personnel 00 Laurie Island. After tne relief has been effected the Prlmero De Mayo will go to Deception Island to take off the Wllklns psriy and bring them to Buenos Aires.

This was ordered by the Argen tine government nt the requeet of the explorer. PANSIES IN BLOOM NEAB PENITENTIARY: KINGSTON. Jan. 21. Pamirs are in bloom at Portamonth, near here.

George Murton today picked lowers In hU-garden. the blooms ware allahltv covered with nntiw and therefore protected from the frost. The llowcra were as perfect as though picked In the warm day el ADMIRAL TOWER DIES IN LONDON LONDON. Jaa. 11.

Admiral Cyril Evernrd Tower, D.S.O., form- -er Captain ef the Portsmouth Dock, yard aad Klaaa Harhor-maater. died today, aged it year. Admiral Tower sawictlvo service la th QreatWar, a th Egyptlaa War of 1881. aad la Easter a gadaa la 1114 aad HIS. He waa annotated la 1111 and la tae.

same year He became tlce-edmlral la I1P, and admiral la ltll. Admiral Tower waa dec orated by the Preach Government with tha order ef Seer- ef th i Lloa at Hoaar, .1..