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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1930

Almost ‘Ca-uses Catastrophe

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Burlesque.

ofrhllﬁl. ‘itv 2i --Ariother day’, m, m a inn-t l|ll("l’\'al which was mm) p. {lﬁlfi-‘Jllll! important peri- mm pgislaii ll anti passing divorce measures \".l ‘win over to consid- mzioii rif iiitricci, revolutions. by the Hm.» at Citlliiiliilifi. 'I‘lie House in (Ofilllliilvr of i-rifs and ineanr. is plgughiptf ti.::-_li the lcnrzthy res- glution \l'lll‘ll ltiililtlfS for changes lnlht‘ tariff. liill)t'I.~ll.lDl1 of counter- vailing (lllllPF. and application of a seasonal tariff iin fruits and veget- ililes. The ltrius number several hun- itieilmanv of which are contentious. Twenty-three amendments were of- ltirti by lion (J. A. Dunning, Min- ister of PiflfllW" ‘The. great major- it! of that were applied to items in (he emit and veizctable schedules, Ind their effect ls to impose a sea- nnal tariff apliriivlc during certain defined rlatcr- Sixteen of the amend- iiirnts linilt. (tic season when the spe- mc ratpg m» QpPIIPFIDlQ. three wipe (till the sivrifit: minimum. while lillll’ oi tlvc first lf-(‘lll$. intermediate llld general tariff: arc cut five cents.

lifiif Ariiiilirs of (he (iiivrrnment Acrobatic

Progress _vc.‘~" lav was fair. Start- in: aiiii (llil '~. the committee ruled llllCtllEl‘ (no vegetable sched- iIe-a fairly l~ thy one-and then limited thi- iriii: Complaints were (tried A ("illlll ll one was that in ' on imported veg-

came from the melted ice. i- i; iiikrii into consider- uioii.

"We are sk -

llie water (i. inch

-i

~i.<l at all points. and fiiilthe R0‘ Jlﬂlt is doing it." re- marked [ii-nil Fpencc. Conservative

ANNOUhKYlih/IENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC. "Mtrrriiiiii llHT-fl-ilfl Home Cook-

mit the his‘. Frill‘. May 26th. 27th .ilt.i. i\li.’~.\lt'll'i Church Hall.

clgtloiiic lil l:- Crciiin Social in nndlvii l-lail‘ '1 hursclay night May -li not llilf‘ Friday. 8355-5-20-31

"Borden Inni- Club loading hogs

“lluilliltts '1 llil".\flll'v‘_ May 22nd. from ‘J thrcv. Ls stock with Sce‘y ' ‘Ml- aasa-s-zi-zi

h . _N "elglaﬁtfllillii tjollosal show Monta- chlmmllfdi-Q \co's Theatre. sec Lon "' 3385-5-21-31

u u, —“*‘ niiiiiiiiill“ ‘vmllliis of Joy" Corn‘- nm “ml-flirt. twenty-second. If not - m"? ‘light. following. 3367-5-20-1" u "Tm nﬁfljai" flliesdar. May 21th. at cnpmdﬁ lﬂr concert. and Play in “hm t ‘l l lit the Tennis Aid Club ° ltl Jii n. Admission 35c. 3368-5-Il

ll _*—- pm§|l1:“(l;lr"llrirlre‘rt.ink Players will 5 “y Halli’ nlnv ‘My Dix Rose" in (m 5m M ~ betiirdiiv. May 24th. 1r am “Night blender. May 26th.

l I05. 3902-5-22-1“. hi“? l"l'l(llI_V. May 2am roi- Twins" “It; lllliy. "Those Dreadful ifturila Ui- Stewai-t hull. Dance

y‘ "d" "l" Illlbices of St.

dre - . “is Wciiii-iis iiistitiitc. seas.

wmllillflikiiilt.’ stcwci-t Dramatic Hubby, h‘ “inrlillhfh- play “Deacon min! My " t‘ l-liill. Monday ev-

' l -6tli., at. B p. m. 3398—5-2l-3l

. .. "Kiln"

MD“, _ é-i

lﬁowleii ha.“ lo see _th(- biz show Brier. "a" ll" Sea’ at staniey Brim, » m. "mutiny. May 22nd. hi“... Rwf-Y- Friday. May 2am. Nth A" ‘n l’ _l-latl Saturday. May km “was start at. 8.15 sharp.

, and l6. l303-5-2L-2l

23 Amendments Are Offered By Finance_ Minister

Acrobatic Tariff Activities (Oi T he King Government A- mounts To Little Less Than A

member for Parkdale. in this con- nection.

T. L. Church. Conservative mem- ber for Toronto Northwest. regard- ed the tariff activities of the govern- inent as acrobatic. The new tariff was increasing the price of meals in Toronto. he declared. Consumers were suffering through the “tariff ‘acrobatic. stunts of the government."

With respect to the amendments. Hon. R B. Bennett. Conservative leader. asked how the Minister of Finance was gping to justify his changes to the public who had been paying duty under the rates un- inouneed at the time of the budgef speech.

Mr. Dunning asserted that he was not introducing anything new in bringing doom amendments to the budget in committee. The present procedure hurl been followed by former finance ministers.

iiiiiii ZEPPEilN is (iiici MURE (iviii lliANllB

Huge Dirigible Last ltep-ortcd Over Can- ary Islands en Route To Brazil And Lake- hurst, N. J.

LAKEHURST. N. J.. May 2i-’I‘hc Graf Zeppelin. now over the Atlantic cn route to Brazil. is expected to reach Lakchurst May 28 or 29.

Plans were being made today at the naval station here to refuel the dirlglblc before the air liner starts back to Germany on the last phase of the 16.000 mile voyage. Sh: will

of fuel gas. in addition to 450,000 cubic fcci. of hydrogen which she uses as a lifting gas.

The Graf will remain two days be- fore taking off for Friedriehshafen. Germany.

Evacuation In Full Swing

(Canadian Press)

LANDAU RHINELAND. Ml)’ 2i- Evacuation of the Rhtneland today was in full swing. French troov-‘l stopped their drilling in the Landau and other garrisons iii the paintin- ate. They were too busy packing and shipping army material back to France on motor lorries to give heed to matters of‘i.he military manual-

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"Hear the play "The Three Pegs“. by Women's Institute at. Marshfleld Hall, ‘Tuesday. 27th. Good specialties. including IO-pleca orchestra. Don't miss it. 3919-5-22-31

"In Victoria Hull. Friday. May 23rd. Churlottaown talent will pre- sent "June Time." Don't fail to see this splendid play. 3921-5-22-21

"Reserve Monday evening. May 2d. for play in Borden Union Hull by Indian River Dramatic Club. Best show of the seuson- 3918-5-22

"it. m. c. a, aiiiiiiaim lulu m- day. May 30th. Persons having par-

eels to bl culled for phone 06 or (TS-L IOII-I-ii-Ii

be supplied with 700.000 cubic feet i

E. ISLAND ARTISTE

ll NEMPlllYlllENl

Atlantic.

Charlottetown.

MRS. (iLADYS

Canadian Soprano. whose home is Island. and who will sing from Jasper PIU-‘k Lodge, Alberta. in the heart. of the Rocky Wouniains. over the Canadian National Railways- Trans- continental radio network this evening. Nay 22. mark the opening of the (Janadlan National hoirrl in Jasper Park for than i930 summer season. Associated with’ the Prince Edward Island artiste will be Sidney Hendra. Welsh tenor. and an orchestra. .The program will begin at 7 p. m. blountain Standard time (if) p. m. Atlantic time) and will be carried nver llic rniire chain from (he Paciﬁc to the Mrs. Owcn has frequently drliglitrd audiences In this Province and was for a time soloist in 5i. James Presbyterian

PRIME iicitiii IN iiiiiiiiii

Youth (iiambles With Death And Loses Out In Vain Attempt To Earn Money For Wife And Babe.

(Special to Th; Gum-darn)

TORONTO, Ont... May 2l——Two thousand feet above the landscape of North York tow-mhip around twi- light last evening. _\'0Ung Kenneth Burgess. of 243 Gainsborough Road flung himself from an aeroplane. wagering his lifc on the flcklcness of a parachute in a decpersta, at. tempt to get some money for his (wife and little baby. Less than a minute after ﬂinging his challenge at fortune. his dying body was lying in a ditch on 70 ‘rci-ln. St. a few miles north of the city limits. his l!) year old wifc was widowed and his infant child was rendered fatherless.

It was a tragic climax to a. sc- qucnce of events in. which unemploy- ment. desperation and heroism ﬁg- ured as major factors wit-h a mock- ing hope of making money as a par- achute Jumper during the Shriners Convention hen. ‘

f ‘l BELL OWEN . in Summrrsidc. ﬁ-lnec Edward

iiiissin SENATE

standard

Church choir.

Called Lady ‘ Astor To Task

(Special to The Guardzin)

NOTTINGHAM. Eng" May 21 —Lady Astor was told _vesier- day and by a working woman that she was no lady. Hrs. As- tor was addressing a women's meeting and in the court-e oi‘ her speech refcrrcd to Uctirgc Lanshury. First Commissioner of Works as a dear old soul. muddle-headed and halt‘ wilted. whereupon the woman of tlie working class interjccicil heat.- cdly. “Hr. Lansbury at any rate ls l gentleman. but you 51ft‘ m lady."

Gets Liberal‘

(Canadian Press)

cuiniiiiii

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Ont... May ¢lr-n1€ bill

‘providing for allowance for burned 5 ‘ out and uneinployable returned sol- ‘. I diers passed a. special committee of

t the Senate today. lt was amended

i I only in a matter of terminology and accordingly will be referred back to the House of Commons for approval

i 1 before becoming law. It movidcd for l allowances for a single inan not to t i

‘spam ‘o The Guru“) c-"ceed $240 a year lcss the amount l‘ ,5,’ _ .. \. ‘.10 09w’ May 2.1 A I anger i of his income in excess of $125 a year. . train collided (vith a ircight train on. . we woscow Ra 1 mum“ I In the case of a married man. th" l- Tého l‘ M0 da w] kn“ L v t i lowance shall be $480 a year. loss the y m n y‘ 4 n3 l” “amount of his income in excess of right persons and seriously injuring _ $25000 a year. at least twenty-eight others. 22ml Ho“ Dr J H King Minister of l llm-"Ccs o‘ m“ mad‘ wh‘) were beucv‘ i Pensions said the cost to Canada . . . °flflfr°°lly '°5l’°“5l”‘° ‘°" F“ “Twk-i thi-ciigh the Act will be sznoooooo the ‘\\(‘.(‘. ancsted and an ofﬁcial inves- first “an increasing Rmlrd-lng m

Nomination

ligation was started. 318100.000 in 1957. in about 55 years.

The district of-

. . _ lficers medic-J cwnniners and other ‘ 4 machinery of thc Pension De art- rlskerrnen l” p afd the Magdalene Islands. At. Lllftladas [Orenwsb gm sprinter’ Mymc

I merit will be used in the administra-

l tion of the Act. u"'-~ii<;h a commis- sion io be composed wholly of re- turned inen will direct it.

Organize Body

exmcmncy o! me time‘ h a peak of $l.lllif.l0‘. which F‘a.'hcr Costly lift’. ,8 lt will disappear

i Situation In

India Is Not

o

l So Serious l‘ (Special to 1hr (iuarilan) l LONDON. r-riiy 2i-0iic in- ' -—— the best. evldencrh that British opinion does not. takc (hr 1n- dian situation seriously is given in the fact that a new India C per cent loan of $32,020,000 nf- fered yestcrday has been over- suliscrlbed. and it was announc- ed this afternoon that the list! were closed. The lnan was snap-i l ped up by the city as a giit- ‘

edged investment.

140 Aboard An

(Speclll to The Guudui)

llﬂllll Ill PRBV.

lFaiher M. ill. Coady, Official Organizer of 'l‘l1e Fishermen of the lllaritimc Provinces To Establish (Jroups On The Island.

danger spot.

l i, or" , , Humonsts Mice

NoJokeAt Orillia

ORILLIA, May ZL-Mlcc bit dogs and chased cats’ when they landed at. the Oriilia. QN-B. ita- tion lat: lut. night, station port- ers declare. A consignment of white mice of a special bread ur- . rived for Prof. Stephen launch. .‘ famous humorist, and escaped In ' cvcry direction from their travell- ing box. A hefty fen minutes en~

ll.f.~M._ (Zlciarlyr. Antigonisli. who l ‘Sfllofl last Scptcllﬂiei‘ ‘fill-s been work- i"; in Nova Scotia as official organ- izer of the firiicrinen o.‘ ttic lilarit- ime Provinces and the hfayzdalcno Islands, arrived ycsvrrlayi by 1h". Ilochelaga to COElMlllIC liir. organz- ation work in this Prozuncs lie will remain here for lei days and will be arms/ed by Mr. Georg: Earle. dc- rartmental official. who will PYOIEGCI

with the work after Father Coad"' ioi-is- ’ E Succeeds Ward

Fa. her Coady proposes i0 establish i at various fislitng centres ivhcrc a-j bout fifty fishermen can be orgarn‘ ized. a local iissoimabion from which

‘delegates can be ayipouiiccl to nicct.

in Halifax oi June ‘J5 Pllfl ‘.26. Al. this WELLINGTON. N. 2.. May 2i-

RIBQLHSC will be c-ri an (irgaiiizstion l Hon. C. W. Forbes. Minister of Agri-

to be called the Uni/ed llaritiniejﬂlltilfr- has been elected lender of‘ Fisherman's ASZDCLHUOD. 'l'l"ic orgaai- l the United PBYW in SHCCOSSiOH in; izcr plans going to tliflcrciz lwhiig l 5"’ JQKPll Wild. \‘i'l'l0 T938093 the] communities, cxialafnuig the idea of Premlellthlll arid u" Pa"? leadﬁ‘

cooperation and setting up a local shill mrf-tulh lnms-i- Sl-l’ J°5¢Ph l5 1'6" i mo“; A mcbidyn,’ and \.|w_p..C5-.d_ . tainirig his seat in the House of As- l (‘lit aid secretary \\".ll be appzinted. l Eembll" The constitii ion io be generally used ‘ ll\ ertzh group zviil be drawn up all . . the convent-on in i-lalifax. l

Accorrlnr: to the viioposerl 0on-

the frisky mice were safely stow- ed away and carried to ibc pro- fessor's Brewery Buy residence.

drafted. tho central organisation will consis. of a board of directors. scv-l cntocn ll] lllllllllPl‘. representing all sections of tlie hlaritinic l‘l‘t)‘.‘i.llCl_‘5|

(Canadian Press) liiONﬂtEAL. Que, May zl-Can-

head ol tlie central board will be. an A c001“ ‘nembcr 0t the 1925 Olympic °X°°\l“3"l‘» °l l‘? “llll s‘ full tin" 14°" itiames Team today received notifica- "lall" ltion that she has been granted of- Tlie ObJe-‘te of this chewable“ as ficlally the world's record for the 10o

KINGSTON. Out. May Zl-wfr-ap- {had climb-eel to safeﬂi. I'll"

l , ‘in: from a sbliiraii early this morn- ed Pullman ‘Wlkliflmlps and zi i‘. ("l-t v i ii . thc fast. Toronto-Montreal Can survey of the la

vg _ ciian National Hftrd-xs with 140, made. only

sleeping passengers aboard piled up‘ found initired: no on" ivas kiiicl W.

- I in a ditch near Collins Ba)‘. Six Dull- i J. Verity. Branzforti. siirnaziicii hi‘ L ' man car» and a day coach were do; en ribs. Leon Brllobiir-Jlc. fil"lii‘i'fﬂl,

‘railed after the engine and preced-i pullman conductor (v.14. i".l' he I v int; cars had passed safely over t-he_ about the thigh; on» . lunnamed was bruised in inc craj

.___&._.

llllSllNlililSlllil

Lieutenant Guard in which he was coiiiiihssioiicti

. AS Premier ‘ in i915, he achieved the lllCll ‘ﬂCEl of

Auuuul Subscription: Ueliiereii $5.00. -1 Iluil (‘lauds ud L. 5121.84.50.

‘Passengers Have Close Call When

Derails

d All Slccpingg,

When Six Pulhnan (jars And ‘Day Coach Pile Up In. Ditch “Only Three Injured.

When paseiigers a nil

Slllililfiil Lmi been

three permit. were

(l; YPD

(Canadian Pressi ' WASHINGTON, D. (1.. Al. — (By Ken Clark. Canadian Prc ill COlTB5D0hdCiltl-—-LlEUi. Colonel Han- ford liiacilider. of Mason City. lowa, is the United States Minister tu OL- Lawa. President Hoovcniiaa Clliffll, and tlie Canadian (ioirriiiiicnt iiai approied a distinguished 50llllCl' iillil financier to fill the post iacaicti “u Hon. William S. l-‘flllllfﬁ. (‘ti i

sued for the railway men before FMacNidcr is a Harvard inaii. toriiir;

Assistant Secretary of War and loi-

mer Commander of the Jimrricnii Lt- ‘ Sion. Col. MECNidFi‘

He. is forty-one wart. El age. acliieird llﬁlJlllﬁi prominence largely through liis in ary record. From the grade of l-..i in the lQ\\1l biaiiiiririi

Assistant Secretary o.’ War anti Na-

" ‘tional Commander of the Anicinitaii will“ Vii 301W"! . Legion. On the \\il_‘.' to these lliiihil“;

he received the Dii~\.iii:uis1ie(l Ii. en Cross. three silvcr <tar (f. Zfl'l‘ilI. the grades of Cll’?\'flll’.‘l' and (Join- mander in the French lnPQlOll of Honor. tlic Croix Dc uucrtr v .i'ii f'.\( palms. a Celt Star anti a 5ll‘.0l' 'i'a and the Italian Croce Dc Guerra

(Canadian Press)

TEHERAN, Prrsia. May ‘ll-- Latest. reports Stair tliai (iiii thousand bodies thus far llilll been recovered from thi- haitw left by the earthquake (if 31m 10th. The earthquake w.“ !‘lf|\l severe in Salmas anti Azcrbauali.

The Weather, etc l

AMHERST. N. 5.. May ‘ll-John (Canadian Press)

S, smiley, K. 6., /\lllll('l'.‘-l. Willi‘ ANTIGONISH. N. 8.. May 31- nominatcd today to contest (Iiiiubcr- llPilff-‘iﬂltﬂtlves 0i more than one. land County for the Liberal Party liillldfcd 1008i llshermﬂnb “ﬁlms 0f in the forthcoming Federal election, the Maritime Provinces and Magda- Mr. Smile: who \\'fl..‘i a candidate in leii Islands will convene at Halifax the last l\l'0\‘llii‘li'll election. L. the‘ "ii Julie 25th. and 26th. for the Pill‘- mst Liberal to u. c110“... in Nova pose of organizing the United Marl- Scotia for the coming canifiligli. Ono: tlnic Fishermen. ‘The Deputy Minis- ociisci-vstivc. Mayor .1. M. waiter-n; tcr of Fisheries. W. A. Found. Dent-- ‘of Yarmouth. is also in the ﬁeld in Olllﬁitild from Ottawa and Dr. M. M.l l...“ Province‘ ‘Coady. Maritime Fisher-idea's organ- l (lrer will be present at, the conven- l ’_ tion.

The. new organization will study

iFOUﬂd Heat ‘the activities of various (co-operative

_ Iasrociations and through the co-

| lExplades Caftfldge operative principle. attempt. to pro-

,motc a high standard of community llife. develop markets. settle disputes, secure necessary legislation and ad- Whit?" the cause of the. flhslng lu- dustry and lshcrmcn generally. (Special to The Guurdan) PARIS. May Zl-Thc oﬂlclll Journal today promulgated u du- crce raising the mstoms import dues on wheat from 50 to l0 francs per hundred kilogram (2.53 bushels) The duties on ﬂour and other wheat. products won

BUT. LIKE THE CAT, CURIOS- [TY ALMOHI‘ COST HIM IllS LIFE

CHICAGO, I1l.. May ZL-Frank ‘futile lhol. himself in the neck today without. I. gun. lle did it while in hll room at u hotel. He will recover.

Kc tells about it:

"l held u pistol cartridge in o lpuuu over a gas Jet. I wanted to no if the hut would explode it."

It did rained in ﬂu um: nrouorﬂouu:

‘i

Last Minute

News Flashes

-——-

(Special lo The Guzrdan) AUBURN. N. 1K. May 21- Tbos. Woods today was dismiss- ed us night watchman at. the Au- burn State Prison for women as u result of the escape yesterday of Lillian "cat eye Annie“ Me-

Dowell. notorious jewel thief.

(Canadian Press)

FIIEDERICHSIIAFEN. Ger- many. May IL-The dlriglble Graf Zeppelin wire-leased her home port. this afternoon that. she puled the Cape Verde Islands at 6.15 p. m. Inld European llruc (12.15 p. 1a.. l. B. T.)

OAPTOWN. South Africa. May tlpTho Government of south Africa headed by Prime Minister I. B. Icrtuol. aloud: strong in lb belle! that. Ibo union should lo all: to withdrew haui Ila

ion are as follows:

dusti-Jai activitcs. i2) To iurthc

the iiitcrrztz.

Continual vi‘. Page 1i

British Commonwealth of Nu- tlons by a favorable vote of its own citizens. The Opposition Party hcaded hy former Premier Jan Smuls, [relieves the l'nl0n could not secede without the con- scnt of the imperial and the oth- er Dominion Governments.

A vigorous debate is now raging in the House Assembly. but the mailer is likely in remain an academic question. ll. is not a question of the Union wanting to secede from the Commonwealth of British Nations, hut of merely having the right t6 do so of its own free will. lit the same time the Prime Minister approved amendments in a resolution which ls regarded as selling deem in black and white. this right. Ind he sill talu- ihim tn the Im- perial Conference iu September.

set forth in the proposed coiisiitut- metre gpfmg M155 c001; covered the

ill Th" 511111.)‘ and iii-‘i-‘livﬁ Ol ilic l Canadian Championships and Olym- priiiciplcs of CO-OPCTHLK.“ in all in- pic Trials at. Halifax in July. 28.

of i ruling body in women's sport. Fed- , . lcration Sportlic idemminc interna-

lF You

wit“ the HEN

T‘ Llictntou ((01th Put’ UP with ii-ii;

CACKLIH ’

distance in l2 seconds flat during the

Word was received today from the

(tonal. that (tic. mark had been ac- cepted as a world's record.i

' Will Check Up On New WarBook

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA. Ont. May ZI-Instnre- lions have been issued by the Min- ister of National Revenue. ‘Hon. W. D. Euler. to the official responsible for censorship to procure a. copy of the much discussed war book. "Gen- erals Die in Bed." "The Minister's attention was drawn to this volume by T. L. Church. Conservative. Tor- riitiw north west. who asked in the ' 1-H...“ n; cun,mnns yesurdw “h” rises tomorrow morning at it?‘ steps W070 being uiicc m bm the New itim" “'"l"°~‘=l" publication of this book u-i Canada. l'- 113 l‘ l“ in as much as it was alleged to eon- ' 5\1mm°-‘$-(l" "d! 1*?!‘ ~°\"‘-\ iiii-i-lel thin slander: on Cuudlu soldiers. iota: t-bm GblIbtitet/Jivih

TORONTO. fvla}. L2~ . frdsh north \"P~l vinrl _ to. l"‘i'" ~iii- lnl it little. ll'ill'l‘il°l‘

High tide- this lTlliTlllilfj .i- (PI rid tonight at i101.

Sim sets this cirniiig at '

ri-t it»,

'i l