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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1938

B] Mall-PILL, “.00: Canada and ILB. “.00

IIITLER TO EXTEND BL oopLEss

FRITISH FLEET ORDERED TO

liusfiuius STATEMENT u iNiHilNY mu

British Attitude Stif- fens In Face Of Re- peated Attacks On

Shipping-

mNDON. Feb. 7—lCP) - New sritish measures against Mediter- mmn piracy -- supported by both mm” and Italy-were disclosed to the House of Commons today mid growing indications of moves toward a new Anglo-Italian friend-

‘hill-reign Secretary Eden told the cheering liouso of orders to rein- foroe warship patrol to "sink at “at” any submerged submarines in the Western Mediterranean trade zones. Insurgent Spanish ysrplanes menacing neutral ship-

, he said. would be fired on. glhnelpatroi of more than 70 war- |hips is maintained by the three

ers under the Nyon anti-Piracy Accord of last fail.

At the some time it was disclos- ed that Mr. Eden and Count Dino tirsndl. the Italian Ambassador, lied two long conversations during the Ieelrend, discussing the wl-ole range of issues disturbing rela- tions oi the two countries. ‘

FRANCE IN’ LINE

Talks in Paris between Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos and Sir Eric Plums, the British Ambassador. indicated thait France had been drawn into the conversations.

live apparent irnminence cf furth- er talks between Great Britain and Italy was shown by Mr. Eden's miles to questions dealing with reported I-ia ian implication in the

|c_ outbreak and Italian aid to

e insurgents in the Spanish civil var.

IIUSSOLINI PERTURBED

Home diplomatic circles felt the diurnal shakeup in Gannon-v par- tially influenced the situation. ‘these circlc= said Premier Mrs- sollnt was pertudbed over possibil- ity of new Nazi activity in Central

Europe.

Italian circles in London reviv- ed Mussolinfs speech at Palermo last slunmer in which he said that in the Mediterranean “we come across British interests but we do “é_%;‘%°15-¥£E=E“PF?" -_

(Continued oniige ‘Lmiloi. 7y V

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"Announcemenis are Inserted in

this column at 2‘eeuts per word ':m¢“!_D£¥nhle_in_allfnhce. _

"Come to the Concert at Brack- lty Wednesday, February 9th. Ad- mission 25 cents. L-3505-2-B-2i.

"Borden Line Club loading hogs bs. calves every Tuesday. Hours l3 710 3. L-348-i2—M-2-5-tf.

"Auction Forty-Fives to be held the Nurses Home. City Hospital. tonight at 8.15. L-3492-2-8-1i.

"Hockey at New Glasgow to- . Runners vs. Maple afs. 14-3491-2-8-11.

"Card Party and Dance. Kelly's 9°55 Hull, Wednesday. February "h- L-3489-2-B-2i.

"Kink-om Hall. Bingo and Dance Friday evening. February 11th. L-3503-2-8-li._

"Hlrilville Maple Leafs Vl- mililsion Crystals Wiitshire Rink burnt. league game. L-3515.

"Hornets vs. Maple ‘Leafs Mil- taxtnink iohirht. Game starts I ociock. L~351ii.

“Bazaar and weighing party, Wilde River Hall. Thursday even-

RI. February 10th. If not fine ldev. L-aiaa-a-r-zi. "Dance in Johnston's River

Evhool Wednesday, Feb. B. If not M dance will be held Thursday. L-8512-2-8-2i.

"Notice-The C. W. L. will hold Egan and Dance at Hope River. bruarv 10th. Stormy the 11th. L-SBOQ-Z-B-IB.

h"3luinir dressed chicken and W1 daily. Correct grading. Top Irrices. Island Cold Blots e Com- "- L-m- z-ao-tr.

. .._._._ Rink. -. ‘flfirlrigaor. "rewrite. Mnhkmvégeceblilstiéers, skate aftor. L-8llli-2-8-2l.

German Pastor Tried Secretly For Treason (By Nazi, Cgurl;

(A. I. by Guardian's Special Wire) BERLIN. Feb. 'i—Rev. Martin Niemoeiler made an unsuccessful effort today to have his secret trial on charges of treasonabie opposition to Nazi Church policy T-IIYOWD 09811 t0 the Dll-"blic.

A militant foe of Nazi plans to control religion. he clashed with the state's attorney as his trial berran.

The exchange came during a 45-minute protest by the 46-year- oid Lutheran Minister against the

decision of the three judges to conduct the proceedings behind closed doors.

“Why am I here wider the an- cusation of a traitor?” demanded the minister who commanded a submarine in the Great War. "I've sioaegrothins._to__.iuswy__s11ch_e

arse."

“You'll find out later." retorted the state attorney.

Once the oourtr-from which there is no appeal-reached its decision after two hours deliber- ation. ihe trial got; under way in

secrecy.

The Minister is ch ed form- ally with maligant vill ication of the Nazi state. its leaders and in- stitutions. with violation of the decree prescribing purposes for which the lmlpit my be used. and with inciting disobedience gtgaatinst decrees and laws of the

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The chants against Niemoeiier ranks as acts “equivalent to treas- on." but it i.s a matter for the court to decide what penalty is a. usable.-

Nova Scotia Fiscal Needs Doubled ' The Amount Of Dominion Subsidy

(By Carl ReinkeHCanadian Press Staff Writer)

HALIFAX, Feb. 7—Premier An- gus L. Macdouald today suggested to the Royal Commission on Do- minion-Provinciai Relations that necessary aid might be provided the wen er provinces by effecting some adjustment among the prov- inces themselves. without increas- ing the burden of the Dominion Government.

At the sometime. however, the Nova Scotia Premier said the Do- minion was carrying on the func- tions allotted to it under the British North America Act. more fully than Nova Scotla "was able to discharge its constitutional figdnctions with the revenues allot-

.'I‘he subject was brought to a head when Chairman N. W. Ro- well observed that the Nova Scoiia needs list in the provincial sub- mission to the Commission would practically double the Dominion grant to this province, ti acted ubon.

Need For Revenue

"The problem facing us is where is the money coming from?" Mr. Rowell said. "Can you help us with some suggestion?"

Premier Macdonaid said his Government had considered that point seriously. 1n their sbumls- sion they had set out the respects in which the various functions of Government were failing short of what they should be, he said, and had listed lilo approximate sum

needed.

"We haven't asked for the amounts listed." the Premier said. "We will be glad to get such assistance as is forthcoming. We have said what we think ought to be done and we hope to get assis- tance in doing it."

The provincial position was bas- ed noi: on minimum standards but on proper or desirable standards he said. For example, the Prov- ince's educational system was not at the bottom of the heap among the provinces, but it needed im- provement to make ii. an effec- tive economic instrument.

"It is very desirable that the Dominion public debt shouldn't be increased but in a period oi me- asurabie prosperity should be re- duccd." Mr. Roweil said. "That's the problems we face when we come to consider our final pro- posnls."

Revenues Insufficient

Mr. Mocdonald said as far as Nova Scoiia was concerned pre- sent revenucs sources anted the provinces were lnsu ficient for them adequately to discharge their constitutional functions.

"We must answer for the whole, c: Canada. not one province, said Mr. Howell. "u is a question bet/ween the Dominion on the Oftlfi side and the provinces on the Q .

LATE NEWS FLASHES

Filiilll MENAllE use, llEPilRT

Ontario Fears Repet- ition Of Disastrous 1935 Floods.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

TORD T0, Feb. P-Danger point in Ontario's first battle oi the year against floods-won for tho present in central and west- ern Ontario-was switched tonight to Belleville in the east where the troublesome Moira. River began to kick up a. fuss.

While Western Ontarioans sigh- ed reliei at a cold shop's stop of flood conditions, a. sudden ice movement in the Moira suddenly swept water over the retaining walls on both banks and inundat- ed highways and. store basements. Bellevllie citizens recalled disas- trous floods of 1935.

The flood waters came as water rose north of the lower bridge at Believille. Below the bridge ice was jammed high and the river level was rising. Authorities be- lieved serious trouble would be averted if the Canniston Dam. four miles above Beileviile, held the mass oi ice behind it.

Elsewhere the situation eased considerably when heavy week- end rains let up and cold replaced the mlldness that loosened ice in such rivers as the Thames. most turbulent during the trying per- iod for Londoners, Grand, Speed and Brant.

But before the waters of these rivers receded-and in most places they were back to normal tonight -considera-bie damage had been done to property and land. Safe fmm the Thames. some 200 Lon- don families who evacuated their homes went back yesterday.

Five Schoolboys Drowning Victims BOBCIDN, Feb. '7 —-(CP) ——Five

3-

schoolboys drowned talchuietis today while

Q6.

Near Brockton three schooiboys. two of them brothers, crashed through the ice of an isolated pond in e. densely wooded district. The John Malakauskas. 2'1: John and hi5 brother, Norman, 13, all of Brock- to

n.

George Smith, nine. and John Savenski. seven. drowned near Worohesier when they plunged ‘tahroiugh thaw-rotted ice at Custis

Di’! .

in M skating on

Moscow, Fab, s-(Tuesdayb-CP-liavan-The Soviet dlrlllblfl nu s_ g, n, vs" broke in two durlns a test flight over the Murmansk region killing 1s of its 1e oooupnuil- ll W" "nmwl M" M"-

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._.__.__ PERPIGNAN, France, Feb. ‘i-(AH-I-‘ive persons were killed and

80 wounded today when lnsurlei" I south of the French-Blink]! Md°"

MADRID, Feb. 'l—(AP)—5lIi-'\|lh

fiplanes bombed u- l5 miles for the second time within a week.

" troop, advancing be-

hmg ha" miller-y and aerial bombardment, today drove Govern-

ment foroes from hard

4m; positions in the Paiosnera Mountains and

[Qgflcnplfll the town of Alfunbra in a day of the Nita-Qt fighting the

Teruol front has m vliflflleil-

___.__. Buclmmggq, pep, 1(AP)-Bovlet Lention attaches today asked

poiiceto lnves

o-imiu and n» unim- Willem" "d" ""°""°-

tlgate the whereabouts of Billion Minister Mikhail S.

Budenkoi

chauffeur told police be saw bloodstains on the atoll o! the councillor’!

homo when he olllfll "I"

morning to tuba blsn to work. Police, hol-

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Digby Men Are Vic- tims-—S e archers Recover One Body.

DIGBY. N. 5., Feb. 7 —(CP)—- Two men were drowned tonight

when a iizht truck they were rid- , ing crashed through the railing of

the Victoria Bridge, across Bear Rlver five miles from here. and plunged into the swift-flowing stream.

The two were Eustace Dunn, 32, single, and Roy Hayden, about 28, married and father of one child. Both were from Dizrbv and were employed by B. II. Rugrzrs, Diizby plumbing contractor, on a job outside town.

Heard Crash

Tlrr-y were on than" way home when th c accident. ilappcned. 'i‘hcrc were no eye witnesses to the crash but Flctcilcr, Adams, whcse residence is about l5 yard. from the eastern end of the bridge. heard the truck plunge through the gilarci rail and info the water, about 20 feet drop at that spot. He and his tilrco sons rushed there while Mrs. Adams lcioplionxl Riy- al Canadian Mounted Police iillil physicians at Digby.

More than an hour passed be- fore they were abie i0 see the truck resting on the river b0tt:.1l’1. By that. time the Rligglt". truck had failed to turn up in Dibgy, and fears i-t was the one were con- fined later when the tide ebbed and it was identified definitely.

Hayden's body was found im- prisoned ill the truck's caib but that of Dunn was not recovered. The glass of one of the doors was down and it was presumed .that Dunn. a strcng swimmer, had suc- ceeded in freeing himself from tho cab and attempted to swim a. shore butdrtid been carried into Digrby Basin by the strong current anti tide.

CMiSO of the accident was not known ilnmrdiately. The highway on the WCSICTH side of the bridle curves sharply after leaving the structure.

N0 Commitments Claims Navy Chief

‘ WIISHTNGTON. Feb. '7-—(AP)—- Tile House of Representatives Naval Committee hoard Admiral Wiiinm D. Leahy state today that the United Stat." Nnxv ha" "no cam- miimcntv" and has neither sought nor offered co-oprrntion with oth- er DOWEFS. '

“The navy expects to solve naval defence problems that may front tho United States in nav_v‘s traditional wav. without ai- liances," the Chief of Naval oper- ations said.

“It expects to stand on its own feet in providing protection to the United States and it expect: to succeed."

TireManufacturer Dies In Florida

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

MIAMI BEACH. Fla, Feb, '1- Harvey S. Firestone, a farm boy who built one of the largest rub- ber businesses in the world, died of a blood clot near his heart as he slept early today.

The 69-year-old industrialist met a peaceful end in the great mansion of Harbel Villa. an ocea front estate he acquired in I924.

Of his larize family, only a son. Ruseli A. Firestone. was reported to have been on hand at the time. Mrs. Firestone and their four other sons were believed to be in the north and n daughter, Eliza- beth. at smith College, where she is a senior.

Dies From Injuries Received In Fall

(C. P. hy Guardian's Special Wire)

HALIFAX, Fri). 7-A charge of murder was laid tonight against John ii. Issard. 27-year-old hus- band of Emiiv issard. who died in hospital earlier in the dav from

_ received last Tuesda! night when she plunged from a second storey window of her home. Both are nerroea.

SINKD ‘Tm/lIEs"

Early Manitoba Election Seen

WINNWEG, Feb. 7--(CP)— Wlhnipeg dailv nevcspa-pers io- dfly 1n reporting Provincial TIBB-iuror S. S. Carson's bud- get announcements in the Manitoba legislature foresaw possibilities of an early pro- vincial election. '

The Free Press said:

‘Members of the legislature were quick to detect. an e- lection this year as the Pro- vincial Tre surer unrolicd his fisures show hi; o. $166,096 sur- plus for the current fiscal year. and estimated revenue of $15,- 162.27 for the coming year which if it holds up will yield B- $51,000 surplus."

The Evening Tribune said;

"Putty groups in the legis- lature interpreted Hon. s. s. Garsmfs llil""l‘f FPYPl! ma“ as an almost sure sign of an early vet h‘

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Hliil BREABHES ilF DISCIPLINE

Unprecedented Action Taken B y Com- mander Of Japan- ese Forces.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) SHANGHAI. Feb. il-Urucsdoy) —Generai Chiang Kal-Shek was reDorteri today to have taken per- sonal command of Chinese forces making a desperate stand in north central China to prevent the Jap- ancse from fairing the important Lunghai railway.

Chinese advances arrived in the Tientsin-Pilkmv railway Z0116. northwest of Nan- kiniz. and took over leadership oi the two Chinese armies. one hold- in: back the Japanese north oi Suchow and the other blocking the invaders to the south.

SHANGHAI. Feb. 7 -(AP>- The Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Armv in Central China ordered his subordinates iociav to hsjt breaches of discipline which damage prcstizc of the Imperial Army.

Domci. Japanese News described General Twane Maisurs action-l as "unprecedented in the annals of the Jananesu Armv."

Reports of undisciplined adlnn

v Japanese iiLlgllSifillpivgf/lvijjg

(Continued on page ‘i, Col. s)

Attempt T0 Break Jail is Frustrated

NEW WATERFORD, N. 5.. Feb. ‘i-Two New Waterford men were committed for trial in Supreme Court today on charges of attempt- ini: to assist a prisoner. Cecil Wil- ton. in escabim from custody-

Dannie Wilton. Cecil's brother. and Neil MacAuIay were alleged to have attempted unsuccessfully to aid the prisoners to break out of the town jail last Sunday. A town nolice officer also was sus- pended.

Quell Riot At Relief Office

conuwaLn, 0nt., Feb. 1 (OP) -Provincial and town- ship police were called to the township hail at Cornwall centre, four miles northwest of here, late today to subdue a riot of relief recipients.

Close to I00 persona were in the hail at the time. but lice laid only a few were in- trouble which was caused, they said, by re- frasl of Cornwall Township Councillors to discharge C. E. Moeniry, the relief officer, and to increase relief a ‘ waneea.

They said the attack was centered upon Councillor E. J.

who, it is alleged, was over the council table

l""._..'".r an! otherwise molested.

oiiee did not announce any

Agency.

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loolzlisliiclls PRDTEBTIUN IN Siiififl

Denies Having Advo- cated Free Trade- Says Tariffs Are Essential.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA, Feb. 7-Aboliiiou of Canadian protective duties at this time worlld disrupt Confederation. Labor Minister Rogers told the liolzse of Commons today in ad- mocieration in tariff

i

said Cilinng E

i 5m“ 1‘ 1n illc aficircs.» ricbuic. illc \1l‘.i1:if2l' quoicri relief iiguil‘ ..ll('i\'\' illC improvement ‘iii C (ilflli cmplovnlcut durinz: iilie .-t veal" and came to the , rieim v oi" the Rmvcii Conrmission. ,nnrtlrulnrii' it A NiacKav. the ‘ rcnrresrnivr ~ of ill’ hiaritlmesfi irom alien -' b"; Curll-crvailve Lezuici‘ BL-nnc.

M1‘, Bani ‘is ulzuck on the R0- wcii Chum‘ on pa. prcmcdilul- cri. Mr Rosris; sail. in addition. it “'35 “‘ “marl to impair the usefulness oi the Commission"

\‘.‘lll(‘ll \\".'ir; makillz one of the most

inworiuiu li‘i\'(‘.~ll',!Ll.ll0llS since Cmlicciclniirrn "

"That is not i". " Nil". Bennett. inicijlccicri. lie l s.‘ complaining oulv because nil ill"ill'llE.‘I'S of the

Ccmmusiim were iberals. Ml". Honors rccuiird that iiir.

Bennett hurl referred to lVir. Mac- Kav lil zlirsc words: "For bitter pariiswivilip 1 ilL‘\'i?1‘ know his equal.

Mr. Bunncli. lic said. also com-

MurKay had which he com- .. scrvailvc leader proofs contained‘ msrrrailons and false stato-

piainefi of a book written. n"

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The fact iiiacKay sctit the proofs

to the people for their comment

showed ilc was \"ii..,, t0 correct nli&§iliit‘l’il01li5. Mr. Roqers stated "The point 1., Mr. Bennett in-

terlocird. “ilirrc is no question of a man mhirlnc" false statements on matters of reference."

The point was, relorted Mr. Rogers, hiaci-{ay wrote a book Mr. Bennett rliri not like and ,l_olned a C0illllll.'.':lOli he did not like. For that, he ivas being branded in laxigunce which. in Mr. Rogers’ opinion. was slanderous andlibcl;

(Ccmiiuued on page 7, O01. '1)

Sydney Plane Set For Mercy Flight

(C. i‘. by Guardian's Special Wire)

SYDNEY. N, 5.. Feb. 'i—~Un- favorable xveaiher conditions to- dav held a Cape Breton Flying Club airplane on the ground while a 17-year old girl lay iii in the is- olated Bay St-wloawrcnca district of northern Cape Breton Island.

The girl was described as"quite ill a hospital case" in a brief tele- rzram received here from Father Paul McNeil, Roman Catholic parish priest in the northern area. The priest said a plane had been ordered by iviinister of Health Dr. F. R. Davis in fly into the north- ern port with aid. His telegram indicated the plane was not ex- pcctczl until favorable flying coh- dltions prevailed.

Father" liTcNcii. who last month made a provincc-ividc appeal for medical nssi=inncc in the north C0llllli'_\'. rcpeutrd in his message today thrre “'35? "no medical aid or hmlili nurse in the district“ He added there was also a man with an infected iimrzl wit". niro needed treatment.

BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA

LONDON. Fob, 7 (CP Havas) —- British ‘Troops in the Shanghai and 'I‘1entslr1 areas, as of Jan. 1, totalled 137 officers and 3.530 oth- er ranks, Sir Victor Warrender, Financial Secretary to the War Of- fice, tofd the House of Commons

P0sts—V0n Ri

MOSCOW’. Feb. army and foreign office along

preparations for "a big war."

believed to be considering u diplomatic service to put Nziz all pivotal posts.

This impression was" gain

Hitler at his mountain home Even Ulrich Von Rome is regarded as “too rea and consequently would not Rihbcntrops successor. According to the bust inf

place. Army Changes -

Of tin‘ army cilnllgc. thr- mw liinli zissigilcci to Gcxlcrai Waiter Von Rcichcniizi is assumitin; more interest.

l-iis appointment, General Wbrner Von Frilsclz as commulicler-iii-chief seemed so certain last Friday it was disclosed unofficially by Government sources to some foreign correspondents.

Instead. he was paced in change of the" Fourth Army group with head uarters at Leipzig but vrith Jurisd ction also over Bavaria whore he previously had command at Munich

In view of the strained relations between Germany and Czechoslo- vakia and Germany's pronounced interest in the Nazi minority across thr- border. this ardent Nazi may b0 called upon to act quickly in the event of untoward lili‘i.l(‘ii'.'; at the Frontier.