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Thousands Watch As Huge Steel S p a n Crashes Into Gorge.

______. By WERE KELLY cmrdian Press Stafl’ Writer) NIAGARA FALLS. 0nt., Jan. 2'1 ‘(m-Honeymoon Bridge, for four flee the footpath of the world's "m; and bridegrooms, crashed ymt spectacular effect late today into the massed ice of the ‘Niag- |n River. Thousands on the Canadian and United States sides o! the famous ‘me, 400 yards below Niagara ma. iihrleked in excitement as the moo-root steel span. stretch- ing 175 feet above the river-bed. m, way to crunching ice-blocks that had threatened it since early erday. w the event had been stage- gcd it could not have offered thrills to hundreds of tour- end thousands of persons the Niagara plant who gath- for the spectacle.

POWER PLANT "OUT"

more its

. hem erell

» ‘me most damaging ice-jam in

liyears. which already had. put the Ontario Power Company plant out of operation. was rigid in the river for hours. Plled 50 feet high it the foundations of Falls View Bridge, closed since yesterday. it . eeemed to have ceased attacking.

Engineers who had examined the damage predicted the bridge would frli-“Maybe today. maybe tomor- row. maybe next week."

But at 4 pm. the bridge stood.

A little earlier the crowds on both shores had swelled from hun- trade to thousands.

Collapses Suddenly

The end come without warning. Ar the crowds shlvcred in the neer-"Iero temperature, patiently waiting for something to happen. the weakened American end cl the span sank about. six feet. Only egroaning sound, as steel sup- ports twisted. was heard.

Then— "C-r-rack!"

The midscction gave way as the structure shivcred from shore to shore. Pulling with it the rond- ways touching both countries. the great bridcc fell 125 feet and for a few seconds was lost to view from the shores.

Al. 4.14 pm. from a spray of loose sno\v that arose from the time as the bridge landed. the spectators made out the foundered gloat. It was broken in at least four plat-es. »

its lutticed arch had driven deep into the ice and in a general wsv the bridge seemed merely to

hare taken a position 125 feet low- er than it had occupied since 1808. At each end was the wreckage of steel that had yielded.

Only a few minutes before the il§ers___fln h_e_d__an_fiua_l_

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ihlu column at 2 rents per till"!!! ilnynhlu in utlvunce. "ToJkies-Montague Saturday. L-ZOBI-l- 4i.

“Concert and Pie Social in Trac- adie lla l Monday. January 31st. If stonnv. following Wednesday.

"Wlltslilre All sports vs. Hun- t! River Maple mats. Wlltahiro Rink tonight. League game.

"East Royalty Rink h“ Royalty Royals vs. St. Avards.

"The Chamlnade Chorus annual concert will be held on March 24. L-22i2

"Bean supper. Christian Church Bchoolroom Saturday. January 29th. 3 “ma L-2l52-l-28-2i.

"Annual at ti. Ladies Auxil- lfii’ Canadianullelvfion at 3 o'clock

5A3’ afternoon, gion Home. L-Ilfifi-i-ZQ-ll. "Rcecrve Manda ening, Janu- fl gggbfgr gaggle Hcirllicert at Mur-

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14-2200-1-28-31.

“Been supper, Mrs. John Car- B-‘Frlgrrligte aged germ? tvfinnsé flmtouowini; m ' m "loading live n Tuesday 2g- l at Five licusefii Lat-kin. L-20l6-1-2 46-28-81

prices. llll.

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19,223.36 OngOrclinary/ cc’t Shown 2y City

Need Of “Drastic And Complete Check-Up OF Whole System Of

City Financin ‘Mayor Tamer

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Following is the text of the statement delivered by His Wor- ship Mayor ‘Purnor at the annual meeting of the City Council lest

night: Gentlemen of the City Council: Two years ago you were elected by the popular vote of the citizens of Charlottetown in administer their Civic affairs. Tonight your tenure of office has expired, and it becomes your duty and mine to give an account of our steward-

hip.

The past year has been an ex- ceedingly difficult one. aggravat- ed as it has been by an ever in- creasing lack of employment and the consequent need of direct ro- llef. An extensive program of work was carried out during the summer months. Street paving in- volving on expenditure in the vic- inity of Seventy-five thousand dol- lars was laid down. Lord's Wharf was completely repaired and the Charlottetown Yacht Club have erected there. a. modern Club House which should create a. re- vival in water sports. and make the harbor a busy and beautiful sight with scores of sells dotting its sur- face. The beautification of Gov- ernment Pond was continued until now it is a place of beauty rather than an eye sore to the residents. A request has been made to the Provincial Government for a grant to assist in cleaning out the sediment which has accumulated. so that it can be flooded during the slimmer months. It is hoped that a sufficient amount will be forthcoming in order that this work can be proceeded with at

“Dsficit

g" Stressed By

The Driveway around Victoria Park has been completely paved and opened for motor traffic. mak- ing it probably the finest Marine view and drive in Eastern Canada. It will provide an added tree- tion to our already beautiful City. and will without doubt, be up- preciated by our own people and admired by our many visitors. It has been suggested that it could most a pro riately be called “Con- federnt on ulevard". An amount of Thirty-three Thousand dollars sufficient to pay the cost o! this entire project. together with the cost of repairing the culvert un- der the roadway. has been con- tributed by the Government. Fur- ther details are fumlshed in the report oi the City Surveyor. With- out this work conditions during this period would have been most serious. as it. was practically the only employment available. When it is remembered however. that eight hundred men with their de- penclents. s total of approximately thirty-five hundred people, were dependent upon it for existence. and that when properly distribut- ed lt meant not more than six clays work every three weeks for each nten. it can be realized how ineffective this attempt was in solving the problem. The Com- mittee in charge. Councillors Fos- ter, Hennessey and Lapthorn, had e. most difficult task in allocating this work. but performed their duties in a highly satisfactory man- ner. Notwithstanding this ex- penditure it was realized that it wes_only_a _ien1.porary_ stop gap

once. _

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aACtiUB . Year For

Red Cross Society

Hon. Dr. Macmi-

llan Elected Pre-

sident At Enthusiastic Annual

The need of provldlnff atlcnal training as well meat of prysleal handicaps in the case of crippled chLdrenJwas em-

for recre- as treat-

dress givm earlier in by Miss Mona Wilson.

The meeting heard gratifying re- ports from retiring president George J. Tweedy and other officers. and elect-clad the followins 518W 1°!‘ ‘he ensu at: year:

Honorary President: Lt. Governor

i i ighli. L-2203-1-28-1l.

ned Jus-

"Buvlng dressed hlken and 9W1 daily. Correct Icfhglllfl. Ton Island Cold Storage Com- 1rt75-l2-80-ti.

"shln your poutrv before Feb- giaxtllst to get rebate. That's Co- mm“ tall. Also it special on hard- mn m“ our at $3.50. Same price to Po 1 ~~mbers but no profits. Egg a

H . Geo. D. DeBlois. (lcilznorary Vice President: glen.

5-2315 Justice Haszard and Dr. -D~ lilnlflllil- | Johnson.

Past President: Mr. Geo. J.

Meeting Las_t__Evening.

Mlliresident: Hon. Dr. W. J. P. Mac- . n. is? Vice President. m. W. R.

Aiaken. Mzrriddvtce gresidentts). Mrsé cayemueens .. Mellish, Kings 00., Miss Gladyi Holman. Prince Co. Secretary: Mr. H. R. Rollers. Treasurer: Mr. D. A. MacKlnnon.

: Mrs. V. L. Goodwill, Mrs. J. J. Hornby,

the P. E I Teachers Federation; Miss Jean Rodd. representirigE the Woman's Ins tutes; Mrs. . Foster. Mrs. . McQullld. M15 J. J. Morris: Messrs. W. F. - marsh. William Moran. H- - Horne, G. F. Hutcheson. B. P. Pauli. Jr.. O. N. Bisset . Representatives to Central Coun- cil". Hon. Dr. Mach/Lilian, Mr. Bis-

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LATE NEWS» FLASHES“

of the mover and seconder of the

orrrawh. Jan. arr-tor)

night.

'WASH1N‘G'TON, Jan. lie today a sharp United Bta ernment against continued Japanese troops at NAHUM Blld

TOKYO. Jan. 27-—(AP)-i budget estimated as hleh as 51-5 China. for another year. Till!»

maths of the war which eteried

FREDERICION, Jan. 27-(0 will open Thursday, Feb. 24, Preml

wiu appoint an agricultural comm services of those followinl o“! wmm ducers from the United Kinflbm. Minister Gardiner told the Caned

presented to the Japanese Jan. l7, the

__€....._. gpgnfls fighting forces today prepared a 00.000000 in carry on the conflict with with previous aimrcvpriatlons, would

brirg to approximately $3.000.000.000 the cost to Japan of the first 1B

P)—Tho New Brunswick Legislature er Dyeart announced tonight. Names address in reply to the Speech from

the Throne will be announced tMflOYNW- ____.-.-_ -'1‘he Federal Department of Agriculture

iseloner in London "to direct the odlties and reporting beck to pro- Ireland and mropeflfiagi-ieunure

lan chamber of agriculture here io-

__...._.__. 2’i—(AP)—The State Department made pub- tes note protesting in the Japeneaeflov- "flagrant disregard" of American rights by

other Chinese cities. The note was department laid.

last July.

DGE

tprepare a written report. he told

ANNUAL fitwi g REPtiRTS in

AT, manic

Final Session Of Pres- ent City Council Held Last Night.

The annual meeting of the Char- lottetown City Council was held last; night. Reports covering activ- ities of vurions committees were submitted. Comprehensive reports were read by His Worship Mayor 'I‘uruer, Dr. B. C. Keeping, public health. Dr. I. E. Croken. food in- spection. Coun. G. W. McLeod,fln- unce. Cou u. A. A. Hennessey. streets, Coun. Dr. Heath McIntyre. police, Coun. R. C. Chandler, light. Coun. Henry Lapthorne. ilre.Coun. Dr. Charles Dougan, tenders, Coun. H. F. Vanldcrstiue. market. Rc- ports on the work of the Police Court. the City School Board end the lvater Conimsisioners were read by City Clerk G. P. Nichol- son. Mr. W. P. Doull. electrical inspector gave a short verbal re~ port of his activities.

As it was the last meeting of the present Council. Mayor Turner and various Councillors expressed appreciation for co-operation and courtcsies extended to them dur- ing their term of office.

Coun. G. W. McLeod. chairman of the finance committee. tabled the civic accounts and commented briefly on several of the items. Be- cause of ill health during the past ten days he had been unable t0

the Council. "He noted in his re- marks the improved tax collections in 1037 over the previous year and attributed the increase largely to the system of quarterly collections inaugurated during the year. Coun. Chandler. o. member of the finance committee. speaking on the finan- cial situation declared that tax collections in 1937 were the largest in the history of the City. although they fell below what had been es- timated. Not all the increase could be attributed to the increased tax rote. In the first nine months of the year collections were up to the estimate but in the last quarter there had been a failing off. Thai. situation. he believed. had been experienced not only by Civic but by provincial and federal govern- ments. This year's deficit: of more than $19000 was, "alarming" he said but viewed in the liliht of previous deficits. $37000 in i934

and 547.000 in 1035 it became “much less alarming." "The year under review has

been most favorable from an epi- demiological point of view." Dr. B. C. Keeping said in the course of his report. "No epidemic visited the City and only a small number of sporadic cases of communicable

=T<5Z.Fti;;1;;a*o5‘,5us o; Col. to: Urge Government Protect interests 0f Apple Growers-

‘OTTAWA, Jan. ill-Agricult- ure hlunsiers liiaciionalu oi‘ Nova. Scotia and lilacuonald of Brit- ish UiillllIlh-‘fl. today asked Bev- enue itLinnste-r llsiey and Agri- culture minister uardincr oi the Domunon Government to guard interests apple growers in the two provinces in any revis- ion of imperial trade treaties.

Growers in the two provinces are alarmed that Canadian apples may lose their prefer- ence, or a large part of it, in the United iungoom market. the federal ministers were told.

The Empire trade treaties were followed by imposition by the United Kingdom of a terifl oi four shillings, six pence n hundrcdweight on foreign apples. Em ire apples come in free. The ova Scotia minis- ter today presented a brief re- garding the benefits o! the pre- ferencc.

Windsors To Occupy Versailles Chateau

Guardian's Special Wire)

PARIS, Jan. 2'i-The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will move from their hotel in Paris next month to take up residence in the Versailles Chateau owned by Mme. Paul Dupuy. it was learned to- night. The couple will make the chateau thelr_home for slx_mo_nt_hs.

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Claim Attempt‘ To Push ii. B. Peits tiff World Market

FREDERICTON, N. 3., Jim. 27- The New Brunswick Fox Breeders‘ Association. in annual convention acre tonight, heard opinions that Norway and other cotmtries were attempting to squeeze New Bruns- wick fox pelts off the world market. l-Ion A. C. Taylor, Provincial Min- ister of Agriculture, said he believed this was possible but others made definite statements that this situ- ation existed.

Possibility was seen that. the de- partment of agriculture might up; point a field man foi" the proviui- cial industry. R. A. Murray, Fred- ericton. was re-elccted president of the association and_ E. M. Taylor. . secretory 0f the Soldiers‘ Settlement 3011111, was re-e cvtcd secretary- treastirer. Dr. A. B. Tcaklcs, Sussex, retained the office of vice president.

W. F. Burke, an expert in the fox industry and a field man for Prince Exlwardmlond, gave a talk on the work being done in that province.

AFFIRM amt m iriiii

Council Memb crs Stand By Geneva Covenant.

‘GENEVA. Jan. 27—Grcat Brit- ain. France and Russia. the three major powers ‘remaining in the League of Notions. today rededi- cated themselves to the principles of international cooperation on which it was founded.

Foreign Secretary Eden of Great Britain. stating the Leagues field of action had been restricted in- Evita-bl? by withdrawal of “seine of the League's most important mem- WYS- -—G'~‘Fmflny. Japan and Italy —dec'lared His Maestyb Govern- ments"fnith in_ the aim and ideals Elliot inspired it remains unshak-

Thirteen of the l4 council mem- bcrs pledged their faith in the basic principles of the League covenant. The 14th was Poland, whose Foreign ltiinLster. Joseph Beck. made no pledge to uphold the covenant but. said his country remained faithful “in the real Erase, of international collabora- The French Foreign Minister. Yvon Delbos, speaking after Mn Eden at the public session of the council. affirmed France's faith in the League and its future. Its ideals of union. he said. were an indispensable condition to world action. Maxim Litvlnoil‘. Russian For- eign Commissar. said Russia still considered the League an obstacle to forces of aggression and, there- fore. maintained fidelity to it.

istrate Micescu. Rumanian For- eign Minister. reminded the coun- cll he spoke for all the Little Entente-Riunania, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia—when he \\'ill'il8(l the League could survive "only if it succeeds in becoming universal and on the condition it (ices no: attempt to interfere in the inter- nal sflairs of its members."

Horticulturalists Elect Officers

norm" You "r w. c. on‘-

ton of Windsor. N. 5.. v. ; elect- ed president of the Cnnarlim lie!‘- tlcultural Council as around up its annual meeting today. He stic-

ccedcd F. A. Lewis. Vernon. B C.

J. E. Porter. Perth. N 13., was named a director.

Con". rnttee chairmen lizllilfil in- eluded"

‘Itniuporiation. Craig Caldwell, Berwick, N. 5.; economics, A. D. Pickett, Truro, N. S.

L. F. Burrows. Ottawa. was rc- appointed 5OCl'Elb8l'Y~ll‘Ci'l>lIi'L‘A' by the directors.

Plan Water Link To Mediterranean

BERLIN. Jan. 2’7—Large~scn‘e lans to link Lake. Constance on he German-Switzerland border with the navigable canals and rivers leading to the Mediterran- ean and the Black Sen were an- nounced by Gcrmun authorities today.

The engineering work involved called. for by the plans-expected to be completed in five grass- will cost about 80,000,000 marks _.<*PB>°_LIP.*3?~°°°-°°°l- __.A____

Orange Pclwe Blend

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it rcscntatlvee of Great

Unemployment

More men die

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Insurance,

Transportation Control,

Trade Pact, On Agenda

--—. . . l" """" y" Throne SpeechAnticipatesAbolit- a

ion Of Employment Com- mission,ExtensionOfYouthPro-

gram And Vegeians Legislation. i:

0'I"i‘AWA, Jun. 27-(CP)—Legislzition concerning trade

with United States, export of electrical power. transporta- t tlo_n control. unemployment insurance, elections and fi'lil‘i~ l ClllSt‘ was definitely forecast in the Speech from the 'l‘hronc ‘

read zit the opening of Parliament. today.

The speech also announced that the National Employ- ‘ abolition of which has been widely

meat Commission,

rumored. hzid completed its duties.

its report will he con-

sidered at the forthcoming session. If the Speech contained reference to all the Govern-

ment measures to be brought

forward it would forecast a

brief session. But customarily a session develops a great deal of Government business not mentioned in the Throne Speech and additional legislation will probably be an-

nounced from time to time. Amendment To Act

Unemployment insurance legis- lation will be preceded by the necessary amendment to the Brit- ish North America Act to add that subject to the field cf jurisdiction assigned to the Federal Parlia- ment in section 91 of the act. Hope was expressed that provincial ap- proval of the proposal would be speedy so that the measure might be enacted at the present session. Alberta. Quebec and New Bruns- wick have not yet agreed to the

fill,

Speculation over the manner in vfhlch Parliament would be asked to voice an opinion on the policy of exporting» rlrctrica‘ polivlcr w cleared up "ggiih the announce- ment that “legislation will be in- troduced ivil-h a vtow to further- ing the. principle cf parliamentary control of the export of clectrical tiorvcr."

Trad»: Agreement

Overturns for a new trade agree- lll0lit with the United slates, to replace that negotiated late in 1.035 and expiring the end of this year, were opened by the Govern- mont last August. The Speech said efforts would be made to effect a. nmv agreement “on a broad and comprehensive basis." an} that it was honed the new agreement would be submitted for consider- atlon at the tircsent session.

Til llessurrected

Enlargrrnriit of powers of the Board of R-.ii‘\v:i,v Commissioners to cover practicnltv all forms of transportation over which the Dominion has constitutional juris- diction was DlTIDCSHl in a bill sub- milled to the Senate lest session but abandoned in the face of op- position. 'I‘iie Speech ioclnv indi- cated that measure would be pre- sented again.

Reference “'11s made to the Roy- al Commission which inquired in- to the textile industry and the Veterans Assistance Commission. reports of which will be tabled during the session.

Need r-i an overhauling of the consffiirticnnl relations between ,1: ' Ldriuiulc. Yves

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Traditionall

CeremonyAt O p e n i n g

(By J. F. Sanderson. Canadian Press Staff “lrltcrl

OTTAWA. Jan. 2'i—A varied legislative program ranging from unemployment insurance to new trade negotiations and from “on. iion of the National Employment

l Commission to rxtending the pow- i crs-oi’ the Board of Railway Com-

missionem was forecast today the opening of Parliament.

In the red-walled Senate cham- ber, Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir formally opened the third session of the 18th Parlia- ment. A long session may be ahead. a session providing many highlights on power exportation. a new trade treaty with the Uni- ted States. extension of the un- "Flillfiytd youth program and vet- erans‘ legislation.