Evening Star Newspaper, August 23, 1931, Page 8

JONTREAL MAYOR | MAY HEAD QUEBE Houde Dynamic Conservative, Though Party 35 Years Out of Power. Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontarlo, August 22—Ca- milllen Houde, mayor of Montreal and Conservative leader in the Province of Quebec, looms as a strong threat for the premiership of Quebec. Notwith- standing he must win 40 seats to gain power in Quebec, he has thrown amaz- vigor and energy into the campaign, txlth will stimulate keen interest in the election Monday. Although the Conservetive party has not held office in Quebe: for 35 years, this has not dsunted Mayor Houde. A vigorous and dynamic character, he has made a decided impression upon the electors and has caused much uneasi- ness in Liberal ranks despite their present strength. Two for Premiership. The “habitant” or humble Quebec farmer, will decide whether P. Louis Alexandre Taschereau, patriclan (and incumbent), or Camiliien Houde, man of the people, is to be premier. Both Conservatives and Liberals profess strength in the rural sections. And de- on among the farmers is & strong int. Crodit for the ide of & 3-cent but- | ter bonus promised by the Taschereau ent is claimed by the Conserva- tives. Exclusion of créam from the American market has dropped the price of butter in Quebec below the price of production, and the dairy farmers are very restless. Curiously enough, the women of Que- bec are excluded from the privilege of the franchise. Another point which Camillien Houde has been stressing is that the Tasche particularly em; more than five emment. Conservatism Inherent. The people of Quebec, 5 per cent h are inherently Con- Prench federal many atives into the Mayor Houde has em- Pphasized Quebec “habitant” is that he is not enjoying the same ux- uries as the English-speaking farmer of Ontarijo. Cheaper under public ownership making farming less of a hardship to, the Ontario farmers. Camillien Houde reau are ‘Wilfrid Laurier, Canada from 1896 o 1911, wasa in Also the act- of 1917 dro conscription of ve French Canadian Conserv: (Copyfight. 1931) COLORED M. E. BISHOP DIES IN BALTIMORE Right Rev. A. L. Gaines of Diocese Including D. C., Georgia Native and in 66th Year. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., August 22.—Right | Rev. A. L. Gaines, bishop of the second district of the African Methodist Epis- copal Church, died today at his home, 1522 McCulloch street, after an illness of several months. His dlocese inciuded Baltimore, the District of Columbia, Virginia and “ronm:mx:i duation at Atlanta graduation Untversity and the Gammon cal Seminary, he was ordained min- sster in 1887 and elder two years later. At s general conference held at Louis- ville, Ky, in 1024, he was elected bishop. The colored churchman was born at Washington, Ga.. May 8, 1865. When the United States entered the | World War be was named secretary of | the Maryland Negro Council of De-| fense, and Gov. Ritchie made bim a member of the State Commission on | Interracial Relations. | During the last gubernatorial cam- | palen the bishop, sithough s Repub- | iean, in a public letter called on the | colored people of Maryland to support | the candidacy of the Governor. i He is survived by his widow and | three daughters. Funeral services will | be held at the Bethel African Metho- dist Episcopal Church at 10 s.m. Tues- | day. Burial will be in Mount Zion tery. VANDERBILT‘SLOOP WINS | Takes King's Cup at Newport by | One Second. | NEWPORT, R. L. August 22 U®).— | Weetamoe, the big “J” sioop owned by | Frederick H. Prince of Boston and safled by Harold S. Vanderbilt, led | seven other sailing yachts around a| 30-mile trisngular course today to win ihe King's Cup by & margin of one sec- ond In the fleet competing were two other J ciass sloops and five of M rating. Weetdmoe granted the M boats 35 min- utes and on that basis Valiant, an M sloop owned by Commodore W. W. Aldrich of the New York Yacht Club, followed her home by only a second. Actually Weetamoe crossed the finish line more than half an hour ahead of | the commodore's entry. { ASKS $25,000 DAMAGES R. B. Gotshall Files Suit Against| ‘Washington Railway Co. Russell B. Gotshall, 239 Fifteenth street southeast, has filed suit in the District Supreme Cpurt to recover | $25.000 ges from the Washington Railway and Electric Co. for alleged mflm injuries. He says he was driv- a b at Twenty-second and P streets Octaber 6 last when a car of the defendant collided with the vehicle | and threw him to the ground inflicting lent injuries. He is represented Attorney iip W. Austin. ‘BRAKES RELINED FordA.$4.95 Chev.. $% 95 .. $6.95 P 33" for “Buffalo Bill’s”’ Kin, Dwelling in Shack, Given Welfare Aid By the Assoctated Press. - BRENTWOOD, N. Y. August 22 —A makeshift shack ©f un- matched boards, with a leaky roof, a county welfare worker re- ported yesterday, has been serv- ing for E‘e past year as the home of Mrs. Mary Scholl, grand- hter of Col. Willlam F. 5 ‘lfillo Bill” Cody, and her 10 children. Mrs, Mabel Bedell, Suffolk County deputy welfare commis- sloner, has found temporary homes for the mother and chil- dren and arrangements are be- ing made to improve the dwell- I ng. PFrank Scholl, hugband of Mrs. Scholl, dled last wéek. Gas by Wire. One of the advantages in the natural gas operations is that aside from dis- tributing gas directly to consumers THE SUNDAY CANADA WILL PUSH WATERWAY PROJECT ‘W. D. Harridge, Envoy to U, S., Exnected to Carry on Negotiations. Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontarlo, August 22— | When W. D. Harridge, Canadian Min- | ister to Washington, returns there in September to take up his official duties it 18 expected here that he will take |with him authority to enter into | negotiations in regard to St. vrence waterways development. Just what powers will be given him |in this respect are not known, but it {is known that the Minister has studied the project and has much information in respect to it. It also is known that STAR, WASHINGTON, under ‘way, placed responsibility on Canada for the delay. Ready to Negotiate. As » matter of fact, in official circles here 1t is felt that the time is now ripe resent ghn‘?ect, Premier Bennett has not evaded | this committal when questioned on the matter. The administration has been in office for more than a year and no apparent gflma has been made in this/ project, which is of vital ihterest to both Canada and the United States. With Mr. Harridge having the confidence of the premier, and large bodies of opinion in bath countries awaiting action, there appears to be no reason for further procrastination. |, One of the difficulties involved, “so | |fer as Canada is concerned in the underteking, is the question of power | rights in the Canedian section of the | river. A hypothetical case as to the | | rights of _the | province of Quebec was referred to the | Supr:me Court of Canada some time (ago, but the court held that it cculd not be definitely decided without hav- |ing a concrete case to consider. This | | case is now available as a result of the | | Beauharnois power project and it is throughout the Southwestern States, | Premicr Benneft has confidence in his | S¥Pecttd there will be another reference operations have taken on & far greater range by “transmission of gas by wire.” This refers to the increasing use of natural as fuel for power genera- | ability to carry on these jmportant | negotiations, and that this was one of | the reasons for his appointment. | Canadian and American interest in | to the court. The province claims all power rights, end in this case the | dominion waived its supposed rights | |and took the position that it did not | tion, which has been applied to many the St. Lawrence project was stirred | WaNt to enter into power development. | electric plants in the Southwest. natural gas generates electricity for hundreds of miles throughout the com- pany’s territory, the electricity in turn traveling further great distances to ulti- mate consumers. This $14.75 Cedar Chest August Sale Price $Q.88 50c a Week This 327.75 Coxwell Chair August Sale Price This $2.93 Mahogany Finished Windsor ‘T'his $19.75 Fiber Carriage Augut @ Sale Price. .. . 4.60 ‘Thus | again this week with the disclosure of | President Hoover | |a letter written to | by Gov. Roosevelt of New York, ex- pressing concern over a report that secret negotiations were being conducted | between the United States and Canada. Linked With Canal Plans. | | _one indicaticn of the direct commitat | of the Canadian government to the Bt. | Lawrence waterweys system was glven | in the recent legisla‘ion brought down | china closet, table, server, 5 side chairs and 1-armchair. They are of fine cabinei This $42.50 3.Piece Fiber Suite mm&nflm&mh denying that any ‘were dominion versus the | | corresponding secretary, D. C. AUGUST 23, connection with the uharnols. While not directly related, i did pro- vide for the Beauharnois Canal being safeguarded as far as navigaticn rights are concerned. And while the prime minister, has sald that it is too early to venture an opinion as to the probable route of the canal, where portions cf the river neces- sitates a canal, there is no doubt of the intention to utilize the Beauharnois Canal in the major undertaking. It is being built so that it can take the whole flow of the St. Lawrence and 50 as to provide for navigation, which would go through from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic. All indicaticns are to the effect that real negotiations soon will be under- taken. There has been sufficient pre- Jiminary discussion in both countries and the Cenadian government would be implementing its promise to the electorate and a plank in its platferm by pushing ths St. Lawrence project, Copyright, 1931.) U. D. C. NAMES OFFICERS iBelen Ellis Is Elected Head of Hedgesville Chapter, | Special Dispatch to The Star. HEDGESVILLE, W. Va. August 22. | —Miss Helen Ellis was elected presi- | dent of Hedgesville Chapter, U. D. C,, at the annual meeting yesterday. Other officers named: First vice president, Mrs, D. H. Wilhelm; sscond vice presi- dent, Miss Margaret Ropp; reccrding secretary, Miss Georgia Lingamfelter: Miss Kathryn treasurer, Miss Alice Ronk; historian, Mrs. F. L. Beall; custodian of crosses, Mrs, Tegist; Elils. i Gordon; 1931—PART - ONE. CANNON HEARINGS | TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY | Col. Wade Cooper Among Score of | E Witnesses Nye Committee Will Established 34 Years 34 Years Specials Monday and Tuesday Genuine Toric Glasses s ‘ .50 Far or Near Complete With Shell or Metal Frame Question. |" The Nye Commiittee on Campaign Expenditures of the Senate went ahead | vesterday with its’ plans for taking up | the Bishop Cannon inquiry next week. The hearings are to open Wednesday, | and 1t s expected that it will require | three days to examine the score of | witnesses who have been subpoenaed. It wes announced today that Col | Wade Cooper, president of the Com- | mercial National Bank of this city, had been called as a witness and had ac- cepted service. George Carter, public | printer, has also besen called ‘and J. | Sidney’ Peters of Newport News, Va. | While no official statement is given | |out es to why Mr. Carter has been | | alled, it is assumed to be for the pur- pose of informing the committee to| | what extent public documents were ob- | | tained by those in charge of the anti- | | Smith campaign in Virginia in 1928. | | Mr. Peters is supposed to have knowl- ) edge of some detalls of the dry war in Virginia in that campaign. ~— | That parts of England are still grow- | | ing-is shown by the recent census fig- | Jures of the district of Merton and | Complete Outfit, With Case and Cleaner Included Genuine Toric KRYPTOK Invisible Bifocal Lenses pair to see near and far). Best lenses made. Sold regularly $15. 617 Seventh St.N. 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