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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 17, 1937

Urge Federal . Governm en t

Take Burden

OTTAWA. March 16—(CP)-- ways and means of persuading the Dominion Government. to apsurne gomplete rcsponsibiity for unem- ployment. relief. as an essentially national rather than municipal problem. were threshed out durmg tho first day's session of the joint. meeting of the Dominion Confer- pés of Mayors and the Union of Canadian municipalities which Qmed hero today.

National In Scope

Further provincial aid was not use solution. because many provin- cos were almost as badly off as the principalities. iAnyway, the prob- _ie\n was national in ssope, could only be effectively met by natfonel sction. Just as war debts had been, dai$ied 851d.

To impress the Dominion Gov- grmient with the seriousness oi ms situation and the earnestness d similar resolutions which have been passed for the last two years. without result, a. pry; |>l was laid before the conference for a “strike vote" of all municipalities across Canada before Sept. 1, 1937, a.- pinst further participation in un- employment relief,

The plan, proposed by Alderman I. D. Honeyman of Winnipeg. ms for nation-wide referendum in all municipalities on the desirabil- ity of the Dominion assuming full lhsponsibllity for reliu‘. If that was desirable the mimlcipalitles would then vote to engage in ,a “sit-down strike" against further participation in a. burden which was pr‘marily a nnticnol problcm.

The Brltfsh North America Act was brought into the picture as the excuse the Dominion govern- ment generally‘ advances against itiilu anything along this line for tit," municipalities. lfnvor Andrew Davison of Cal-

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“st. Pamrck}. sdnce in iircnch River Hall on March 17th Draw- ing for quilt. L-337-3-16-2l.

"ivcst Royalty Bcarcnts vs. Cornwall C. (L's at Csrnizuil rink tonight. Skating after gruue. D595.

"Borden Line Club loading hogs, lambs, calves every Wednesday at Albany. Hours 12-3.

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"Buying live hogs Albany Thurs- day 18th, Emerald 19th until noon. G. C. Green. L-2022-1-W-l-t-w-t-if.

"Pictures at Montague every Sat- urday. Eddie Cantor showing this week. L-5ilZ-3-l7-1l.

l-lnll Wednes- served. L-583-3-17-1l.'

"Dance in Orwell day the 17th. Lunch

"Come to Crspnud Hall Wednes- day evening, St. Patrick's Variety Concert, Women's Institute.

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"Come to Borden Union Hall lilnrch 17th for Variety Concert. Curtain at i1 P. M. Sale of Pies and Candy. Proceeds in aid of Women's Institute and Girl Guides. Price 25c and 15c. L-557-3-l6-2i.

"The Annual Meeting of Uigg Institute will be held on Thursday fliklit, March 18th. Seed prices will be discussed. Also Credit Union W. D. Ross, Secretary. L-589-l7-li.

"Thursday. March 13th. Reserve on.- dnl! for Chicken supper, Brack- 1PY Hall. Price 25 cents. Proceeds in aid of Rover Hockey Team.

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"All interested in co-operutlv“ are asked 1o attend a meeting in Avondale School, Thursday evening, March 18th. If stormy, mcetinil W111 be held following Tuesday. MrMue- Donald of the Cry-operative W111 M‘

bend. L-592-l7-2i. "Farmers attention. Swift Cun- Idsn 00m y are now buyinll

. 179-11 cattle on the Island and will hove 8 representative permanently 10¢‘ Med here. Don't book your crittle l} any price until you see Swift's buyer. Top priou being paid for quality stock. List your stock with the Livestock Marketing Board Ind have this flrmi; representative w! upon you. L-QPTII-a-fi-

"We are advised that the price 0f corn products will advance by the end of March if not earlier. We ‘USSR-st that farmers book their Orders with local shipping club secretary for a carlcn‘ at compel‘- stive price: at once; Book your Orders at. our office for a carload l0 be delivered at Charlottetown. D0111 postpone do it now and save

r food bill. Livestock Marketing L-568-3-l6-2i.

Lobster

Inquiry

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Five Witnesses

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terday Before LeBlanc Coni- mission, Which Will Shortly Proceed To Borden.

Two of five itnesses testifying before a Royal Commission prob- 1118 the illegal fishing o! lobsters and smelts in Districts 7 and 8 during 1936. at Summerslde yes- terday, stated theyyhsd been de- ceived in the purchase of canned lobsters several years ago. One witness, H. T. Holman, general mflmscr of R. T. Holman, Lim-‘ ited, iestified that tommycod had been found in tins purchased for lobsters about three years agu, while T. M. Linkletter, M.L.A., veteran lolmter packer, said in 1922 or 1923 he purchased several cases of lobsters which contained but little meat, one tin containing simply a shell wrapped in paper while another had about one-half ounce of meat. -

The Commission, with Mr. Jus- tice A. T. LeBlanc, of the King's Bench Division of the New Bruns- wick Supreme Court sitting as Commissioner, opened the Surn- merslde sittings yesterday after- noon after having moved from Charlottetown late Monday after- noon.

It is possible the Summerslde sittings will conclude today, when the Commission will remove to Borden. The Commissioner has a sitting of the New Brunswick Su- preme Court to attend _on March 23, and which will necessitate his absence for about a week, after which the Commission sittings will resume at Alberton.

Mr. Manny's Evidence‘

A. F. MacKay, secretary treas- urer of the firm of Brace MacKay Limited, Summerside, was the first witness testifying. He presented a statement of the purchases of can- ned lobsters by his firm during the years 1934, 1935 and 1936.

To the Commission cdunseLI-Ion 1-1. F. G. Bridges, witness said that as fur as he could recall his firm had never purchased any illegally canned lobsters, as he purchased lobsters from only a limited num- ber of persons whom they supplied with gear and other equipment. "We always asked the persons wishing to sell lobsterslf they were illegally packed. and if they show- ed the least bit of hesitation we refused to purchase from them. as I am of the opinion the industry can be ruined by killing the goose that lays the golden egg," declared Mr. MacKay.

He said that of the lobsters re- ceived by his firm in 1935 he was doubtful that two shipments‘ dz: not have permits accompanying them; but he felt that all others 11nd. Persons whom his firm pur- chased lobsters from after July 15 were reliable packers, the witness said, and he felt the lobsters pur- chased were spring pack as the canners were in such financial po- sltion as to be able to hold them for a possible increase in price.

Askerlhow long illegal packlni and canning of lobsters had been going on in Prince County, the witness said he was of the 01111110" it 11nd been going on for many years.

"Do you think you refused to buy lobsters from more persons ‘in 1936 than in previous years?" asked the Commission counsel.

"No, I think there were less try- ing to sell last Year."

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of Bummerside, was the’ second witness of the afternoon. He said his firm handled lobsters in a small way now, but that years ago they were the originators of can- ned lobsters on Prince Edward 1s- land, operating from 40 to 50 fn/c- tories around the province. Now they confined their lobster busin- ess to the purchase of a small limited‘ quantity of packed lobsters each year. He. gave Commission counsel a statement of the purch- ase of lobsters by his firm during 1935, i938 and 1937. He was of the opinion that few if nny lobsters purchased in 1935 had permits, but said that in 1936 those purchased after the season had permits or they were refused.

Mr. Holman told of A. B. Sea- man, of Alberton, selling their firm 25 cases of lobsters on Sept. 14 last. There was no permit accom- panying the shipment and they were left aside and Mr. Seaman advised that payment would not be made until the permit was receiv- ed. Two or three weeks later the pennlt came along.

Another instance was one and three-quarter ‘cases from J.J. Eng- lancLof the O'Leary district. Thesc tbo were unacco anicd by per- mits. and he wns.l..is=wlse Advised- A short lme later Mr. England sent for one case, and the three- quarters of scasels still being held at the local firms warehouse.

The witness said that as long as the canned lobsters were accomp- anied by a permit his firm had no hesitation in buying, although he was suspicious some might have been illegally packed, despite the fmct that he had nothing to base his contention on.

Last year the witness said his firm had also been offered lobsters without permit, but they were re- fused. I-ie was of the eplnlon that more requests of this nature hon been made last year than in pre- vious years.

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Gearing Warns iieich Enemies

(AP. by Guardian's Special Wire) BERLIN, March 16 — General Hermann Goering called upon the Gemum people today to werd an “impenetrable ring" around Chan- cellor Hitlcr in a sudden warning against those who might seek to "overpower Germany by murder and cowardly assassinations."

"Woe to him who there play‘:- with fire," Germany's No. 2 man declalmed in a rearrnnment day speech which left the interpretat- ion in some quarters that a pos- sible attempt on the lives of lead- ing personalities had come to the attention of the government. This was officially denied.

The ministry of propaganda said the pharse “murder or cowardly assassinations" was an "emotional outburst“ against Communists and that it had no special significance.

The German press, silent on Goerlngs reference. adopted a sim- ilar attitude on the latest reper- cusslon of the "Laguardia incid- ent" after an early edition of Der Angrlff demanded intervention by President Roosevelt because of "insults" to Germany. The request was withdrawn from later editions.

Crew Of Sunken Freighter Delia Arrive At Halifax

March ill-Crew 0! the sunken Halifax 1x18111191‘ 9°11“ arrived back home tonight on the sieamshli) B9113 151° "mo? h“ picked them up B" T'"P““°y* n miles from Drook Point off which the Delia became ioebound Much 8.

3 men, who abandoned their vessel and crawled aver the miles lee flees to reach shore, say about the eiperi- mss, At Drook Point, they had watched the Delia resist the ice for 55 hours and then sink just as the Newfoundland government steamship Saaona was Bwwiwhlfl! to salvage her.

Members of the crew under Cap- tain John Renouf of Halifax were:

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Aubrey I-faughen, River-port, N. E.. first officer; William Murray, Saint John. ‘N. 3.. sewnd officer; Edwin Morris, Dartmouth. N. 8.. unper- curgo chief; William Harvey, Sum- merville, N. 8.. chief engineer, Wal- ter Pryxle, Brldgewatcr. N. 8., sec- ond engineer; John mm, Halifax, bqgtgwalii; George Palmer. I-larifnx, cook; Keir Weeks. Charlottetown, steward; Harold Thomas. Runes. Nfld, Clem Mnuger. William Mc- Tlmoncy, William Bnrkel‘. Herbert Gnulton, all of North Sydney. N. 5.: John Meade, Burger», Nild" John Neat, James Cmooco. Halifax, Harold schmeLsser. East La Hove, N. 8.. Lloyd Jones‘ Guysboro, N. 8., seamen

MEETING AT E.‘ RiiYAlTY ASKS FUR PAVEMENT

Permanent Road Work Forecast — Gasoline Tax Increase Voted Against.

A resolution directing the at- tention of the Government to the St. Peter's Road, in connection with their future paving program, was passed st a public meeting in Henrtz Hall, East Royalty, last night.

‘fie preamble declared that, "The St. Peter's Road bears the heaviest traffic of any paved or unpaved highway in the province; provides the natural, shortest and most direct route to Souris east- ward; runs ln proximity with the National Park providing a direct route from King's County to the- said park; and serves s. greater territory of undivided trafllc."

The resolution also strongly pro- tested “the attitude of the people in Montague and vicinity request- ing-the full expenditure on pave- merit in their direction in view of the above undeniable facts."

Speakers included: Hon. T.W.L Prowse, MLA, Charlottetown; C. St. Claire Trainer, MLA, Char- lottetown; Harold Heartz, East Royalty; J. R. Munfl. Marshfleld; W. R. Dennis, Charlottetown; W. E. Warren; L..W. Roper, East Roy- alty", H. W. Clay; Rupert Godfrey, Marshfleld; John Cairns and. Rob- ert Cairns, Dunsteflnage; Fred Godfrey, Marshfield; William Lh- Leod, Beivedere; Claude South, East Royalty; N. A. Darrach, East Royalty; Philip Barlow, Marshfleid and Ambrose Mallett, Union Road. Mr. A. 1Vl.ii1er, East Royalty, pre- sided.

Program of Permanent. Work

A program o! permanent work. covering the preparatory work done last year had been submitted by the Provincial Department of Pub- lic Works for the approval of the Federal Government, Hon. Mr. Prowse said. He reminded thc meeting, however, that last year only fifty per cent of the proposed program had been approved of by Federal authorities.

Hon. Mr. Prowse forecast that one of the things to be dealt with at the coming sesion of the Pro- vincial Legislature would be the fixing of tax rates on trucks ac- cording to the loads carried. if trucks carried more than the rated load the tax would be sccordingtn the load weight, not the capacity of the truck.

Vote Against Cu Tux Increase

Following a suggestion by Mr. Trainer, M.L.A., and brought up later by Hon. Mr. Prowse, that the feeling of the meeting be ascert- ained on a proposal to increase gasoline tax, ear marking the in- crease to provide for a sinking fund for permanent road work. Mr. N.A. Dorrach moved that "the meeting go on record in favor n! -

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Old iiazors Taboo To Third Reich

BERLDI. March l6- (AP)-- Razor blades, the Third RI-‘ivh d9- creed today, have no legitimate place in Germany's 10111-1795!‘ P1131-

Attempts to colect them 03K“ more cuts and irritation than the steel they contain is worth. the Government said tn a communique.

Old b41195, rags, rubber, scrap metal and tinfoil are welcome to ltclp make Germany mrwmicfl-llv

self-sufficient, but safety razor blades, the statement says, are a nuisance.

Navy Replacement Program For ll. S.

on». a; Guardian's special Wire) WASHINGTON. March io-nlgh united States naval officers said

thin a fleet of l5 modern bottle- ships by building new a craft to replace ouch 01d snip es it reaches the 26 year age limit.

The intention is to lay down mo or two keels each year for several years in the future. This replacement program wfl be in addition to the construction of two other battle- ships, the Washington and the North Carolina, for which contracts

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LONDON, March 16-311- Austen Chamberlain, whoe career as For- eign Secretary- culminated in the Incerno Pact of 1925, died sud- denly tonight of a heart attack.

Aged 73, he was one of Britain's outstanding statesman of this ech- tury.

Doyen of the Conservative elder statesmen in the House of Com- mons, he was Chancellor of the Exchequer twice, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Secretary of Shite for India as well as a. member of the Great War Cabinet.

He was the elder son of Joseph Chamberlain, the great imperialist, and a half brother of Neville Chamberlain, present Chancellor of the Exchequer. Recently his place in the public eye we; overshadow- ed by the prominence of his half- brother, often referred to as the nlext Prime Minister of Great Brit- a n.

But a decade ago Austen Cham- berlain's tall figure, was one of the 111051? Powerful in Europe.

He was created a Knight of the Garter by the late King George V for hi": work at Locaruo frrm which emerged the pacts that for more than 10 yea}; guaranteed the peace of western Europe and svere finally terminated when Hitler sent his troops into the demilitar- ized Rhlneland.

He was the only commoner ever to receive a garter knighthood and it is underztood only his desire to remain in the House of Commons where the Chamberlain family has long been a. force prevented him from receiving a peerage.

He died suddenly as the heart attack overcame him in his we t end home. Ne did not recover con- sciousness after the attack. He had been ill for several days but his condition was not regarded as criti- cal. Tonight he left. his bed to go to his library but collapsed with- out warning.

The death came as a shock to his scorer of parliamentary friends and others prominent in public and social life-

Lady Chamberlain survives with three children.

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Austen Chamberlain entered the House at a time when his fntlaor was wiping off the mildew from the Colonial Office and exhorting Brltisher; to "think Imperially". It was small wonder that. with ruch a father on the Front Bench, there was small opportunity for the ‘nc

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Fear Freightc." "is" Total Loss

HAMILTON, Bermuda, MBIC1115 __(Qp)-.B\1iging grotesquely ‘out Q1 the sen within sight of the .ong abandoned Spanish Steamship C115" (obs-l. Colon, the Norwegian Freighter Irlsto lay on the ocean's floor tonight, and owner's repro-

sentatives said they cxpt-clcfl she would be a total loss. The 1964-1011 freighter sank

suddenly early today while tugs were towing her into st. course’! harbor, at the Northeastern end of the Bermudas. Grounding on dan- Northemmef yesterday, the Iristo had jagged holes tom in her hull through which ivafer pouredso Iwiffy she could not be taken in- to harbor before she sank.

The vessel was freed from the not last night, several hours offer grounding. The spot where she hit was near the wmck of the Cris- tobal Colon which went ashore lest Ortcber and was later nban- iloned by her Spanish crew a total 0B

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Capacity House Sees; Staging 0f “Bridget O'Rourke” Thrilling Three - act Mystery Comedy At Prince Edward Theatre.

Opening performance of "Bridget ‘O'Rourke’; thrilling three-act my- stcry comedy was presented to u capacity audience in the Prince Edward Theatre last night.

From the opening lines in the first act until the end of the play there was not a dull moment. It was out of one “jam" and info another and ever worse situation for the leading male performers. ,Wha.t would you do i! you were the unwilling possessor of a stclen pearl necklace with an unfriendly detective hot on your trail? And if you hrd a xvife or sweetherrt to complicate matters you could ap- preciate the troubles of Eddie Ellison, leading male role played by Mr. Jack Richard", and his friend Larry Scott, played by Mr- Pius Call- aghan.

Leading lady, Kay Ellison, Eddies wife, was taken by Miss Eileen OT-Ialloran. Jane Brown, Larry's friend, was played by Miss Mar- ‘ guerite Cudmore.

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‘ play was directed by Dr. T. E, E. Robirs and was under the dis-

" tingurhed patronage o1 His Honor Lieutenant Governor George D. De- B1015 and Mrs. DeBlols and His Vilorship Mcyor P. W~ Turner and lifrs. Turner .

Between act specialties which were heartily applauded, included n. vocal selection. "Michael's Flute". by Mr. Arthur Bruce. He sang, "Top of the Morn" as an encore number.

Miss Helen Costello, New Wilt- shire, delighted the audience with step dancing and refiaonded to an enthusiastic encore. Mr. Stephen Trainer was violin accompanist.

Between acts" two and three Miss Guynnclh Fry rendered with fine expression that old Irish favorite. "That: an Irish Lullaby." She

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Youth ilecounts “Tragedy” Voyage

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar. l6—(CP Cableb-Almost exhaust.- ed, Erlch Harmer, 27-year-old Ger- man student, arrived here today at the end of a "voyage of trage- dies" in a 30-foot yacht from Los Palmns in the Canary Islands.

At Lns Palmns, Hnnner told aiuthoritic-s, he took on Raymond Cartier, 40, and Miss Octavie Len- gice, 30, and sailed to the Carib- bean with the Swiss couple who had asked him to take them on the \'O_‘,'ll{,"3. They sailed Feb. 1B.

On March 3, Cartier failed to awake Hanncr for his watch. When the German student finally went on deck both Cartier and Miss Lenglce were missing. He turned the yacht about, but found no trace of them.

For the rest of the voyagcJ-Ian- ner sailed the little boat himself, almost without sleep or food. 1n sight of land late last night, the yacht was almost wrecked on the reefs off the east coast of Barba- dos.