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C0MMQ1Y§QBENS DEBA TE 01v DEFENCE POLICY PREMIER Kllilillalv-R in “ a

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‘ANIV-lltilaims No Potato

Socialists Bid For

eich Replies ,REPllES Til

‘Said Satisfactory

B. B. F. LEA ER

Declares Armament Increase Proposed Solely For Defense Of The Dominion.

(GP. by Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA, Jan. 25—l’roju-tcd in- creases in (Janailifs defence forces m: solely for the defence of (‘an- “Lq and are not designed for par- ticipation in any Ellftilllfitll ivar, Prime Minister Mackenzie King issuri-il the lfouse of Commons to- night in the first official utterance from the Government on anna- inent policy since the last session of parliament.

Parliament would decide whether Canada should participate in any iror, regardless of the participation of other nations of the British Commonwealth. Mr. Ma ' ic King declared, as he rejected two points oi the tripie-barrelicd foreign pol- icy resolution submitted by J. S. Woodsworth, leader oi’ the (‘o-op-

Tlic resolution sought. a. dcsiarii- lion Canada would rcnliiin ncutriil tn any war regardless oi‘ ivho the! belligcrcnts niigiit be. Mr. AIllCRvii- ‘ tie King could not agree to tiiis but he agreed with the tllli-itpoiiit. i. that the Canadian Govcriliiii-ill.‘ should use all its influence to ro- move causes of international flic- lioii and social injustice. 11b niiltl the Government ivas doing thi=.

Thc second point was tlldl uo Caitadiall at any tiliic should bv permitted to make profit out of, munitions of war. Mr. hiflJlivll/li‘ lflilg agreed with til.‘ [7l'll1'..]Jii‘llll‘ tnoiiclit it iiiipixi: wible. it iririlit involve national of ])'i'.1t‘l1' ally iill li1tilISi1'_\' :..:il 1"- iziliizligi‘ Was not prepared for this. 1 “The lilCl‘f‘1i£.'.S in the wti r civil-lice.“ sail M- -

ihc Gt)‘.'(‘1'i1lll'.‘ t _ iii for the (iofciire _ l_\ are not. prcsaillcil ivziii

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COMING {vault

LONDON, Jun_ quarters here tonight, the Italian and German l't‘l-!I1l'tl to volunteers

25 - Official considered replies in going to Spain

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‘ “gi-iieriiliy‘ ziitislacwry." The fact that an agreement 1135 bccli r1"

l._ _ ed ‘among the powers u) Lou till‘il' citizen; from witii (‘ll.ili‘i‘ of the rival forces on the Ibcrliln Peninsula was coiisid. rut-it all important development. , H)" “PXYI 515011. it was stated, will be consideration by the Nonqn- tt'l'\‘L‘iltl01l Coiirimittec of the var. ‘time Pflhlivs to the British note of ‘lJtlll. 1_1 and it is anticipated 11w |coliiliilttce will arrange i1 ppm of control, S"llll1'Y ‘i date oli which it lxv-tlliirs Qffectitie,

enlisting

Berlin and itomo both told Great Briliiiii they would flu-Vent, their citizens from volunteering if

011W i>0wer= would do likewise.

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ills AFTER ultra fltlil;

Leo Pctcr, 30, a native of St.

oui l’. B. I., but who has been iflll of Alliillc for !“"1lv wane wt iii llmpital at, Summcrside Silliiiaj: 1t 12:15 Pxnlilil 11st night. iroiii l»t“.'t‘i'C 111 d injuries alleged- 1_v rc-civcil ti-"iixrg a fracas at; a P‘ ' P. E. I. dance last s-‘irl lat. unconscious for two days

the brawl and was to ho pital Saturday.

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.1011 nf the body was 1 Priors. father of the ;l. Aiior the jury had view- i1~~ l".‘ll'. in, the illqiiiry was . Thu." day. iii:-.'iitlc~: Metsrs. l, Forcilian. Joseph lcrri", C. C. Dickie,

. James Morrison, \ Stator).

cd licrc from the :i:13vli;f..ic 014.1(-

iiltciitlcd to PLTJTH week. Beside. his . arid firs. John Pct- .1.“ 1.11015 .iir-

blothors, Gccr-gc. '

‘Uliliitr .ii 11o. . i'U\\il1ll. Wv-i- i Eisnlrv, at’_.prc5' “ugh. Jmmiu“ 7 Lpmlq’ i. live sisters. " 3 “' 1 (Joiiiish. West Newton.

.. ' . Walsh Brighton Dance u’. C. M. B. A. ltu t. ,v _ ___ y H} _' V” m Siwr on wumrb_ _ .\i.. 5., .\l. . D F011}. St. Louis

nary 27th. i K "Buying live hogs A1b.'iii_v"l‘1iiirs- i

lay 21st, Emerald 22ml ii i iiooii.

1C. Llrcen. L-SCZZI-l-\\'-1-:-\v-t-1l.

‘ Diiilrc at the Florida. Piilfihil. ‘Ncdlicsziiiy, Jonuary- 27. L-Btllll-l-Hli-‘li. fitovcrs vs. lloriicts. Rznk tonight. Skate alter. Tr lcavllig at 7 o'clock.

Milton 'l‘l:\i:.\- 11-3047

"Ladies Aid St. James Church fake sale, Mocrc d: Mel-coils Slit- "dill altcrliooii, Jililllllf)‘ lit).

L-Iitllii.

"George Leightlzer Co., Vvlitrr Street, buying dressed chicken and NWL Top prices. Try us.

L-954-12-Ll1I.

"Borden Line Gliib loading ling-s. lambs, calves every Wednesday at “billy- Hours 12-3.

L-GBTZ-IO-M T W ll-

"Pantry sale aid of Basicillca Altar Society Saturday 3011i at Pmwsc Bros., Store.

L-ZZQQ-l-18-26-27-28-29-30.

"Paul Lavoie opening up black- "illl-hls rhop at Biesdi-ilbanc icda)’ "111 have experienced blacksmith Within. L-3044.

"Borden Rink, Wednesday 21th. Mlcliean League, Victoria. Vs. Bor- d°l1- Skate after. Dent’ miss this W11 L-aozs-i-ze-zi.

"Afternoon Tea Christian Church school room Thursday, "mum ants-m 25 cents.

14-3038-1-26-31.

"Loading live hogs at Kenslng- w" Thursday morning. January 2B. Nicholson Bros, loading at Him- lfl‘ River same date. MeEwcn and Woollen. 1r3019-1-25-2i.

"Nflltlce -— Amateur concert and Dumb Murray River, January 29th. Entries received up until January 5th. Admission 25c and 15c. Entries m“ W Mrs. W. B. Keenan. Prizes. LNGT-l-fl-Zfl.

i i.\. l’. by Giiariliaii‘ "pct-lat Wire)

iuzd Ahiia iiiiil Gertrude at home.

floater 0n Angio- ti. S. Trade Pact

W iHlNGTUN, Jail. ‘Jo-High officials of tltc United State‘. and Lirtiii l3i'.l.ilii a:iiio‘.,il'.'rd today the

two Governments virtually had ligrccd to neg-clinic a reciprocal trade ll;;i't.‘t‘lllt‘lli.

Cordell Ilull, UlilLil Ft ‘ - l-icr- "

1f‘l£1l'_\‘ of Stutc, and Waller Rulicl- iiiaii, President (ll the bflinzil Beard of 'I‘rlide, indicated actual negotiations for improved commer- cial relations might begin in the liviir iiit-urc.

Ruiicliiiiiii spclit the week-end ai- tliir White House as a guest, of llrositlriit Roosevelt.

I: order to continue with cab- inet officers the conversations hc had with Mr. Roosevelt, Rlmciman Ls proloiigiilg his vi it to Washing- toii until Wednesday afternoon.

‘Russian Economist Slain, Believed Political Crime

(CJE-llavss B!’ Gllflmll" swchl Wlr

PARIS, Jan. 25-Thc murder of Dimitri Nuvachin. Russlln rronnlnisl who was slain today in the Rois dc BOUYOKIIC- Vi: political crime [mum 7'9”

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uqilliize statement was echoed in

Russian circles. where it was

suggested Nsvachins death was

linked to the current trill in

Ivfoscovr c‘ l7 alleged Trotsky-

his.

The itvad man was flufflbfll m; an intimate of G. L0H“;- lmti‘, former assistant c mm d Sm. m, hgflvy Industries, an (;|1\g(pfy sokoinlkoff. form" 8°-

viet Ambauador to Greet Brit-

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$35,500, 00

‘ Moorish Support

pi NtiTEIJ PUET ‘UB SERVED

Capacity Audience At- tends Annual Burns’ (‘oncert At I’. W. C. Auditorium.

(A. P. by Ginrdian’: Special Wire)

MADRID, Jan. Z5~Govemmcnt planes flew over insurgent lines on the Madrid front today to drop a. proclamation promising Moors self-government after the Social-

rcglme achieves victory. The proclamation by General Jose Miaja, chict of the defence jluita, urged Moorish soldiers to change sides in the civil war with the promise of greater independ- ence for Morocco.

"We fight for our liberty and yours-so you may return peace- fully to Morocco to govern your- sclvc; without being crrlaved by foreign military, even Spanish,”

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A capacity :iiil1icii:'l\ at Prince of Vluies College Hail last night. eli- joyeii o. dcliuliiiul t'0llf'l'1'L present- eil by the Culeilc-iiiaii Club. Ali un- iiual event eoliiinciiltlratliig the ali- said the dQcluncnt; niit-rsary of Bobbie Burns, Scot- i The battlefront was largely land's beloved bard. ilie perforni- quiet due to rain. Besieged Mad- aiice last night was characterized rid continued to evacuate her civ- by vocal solos, dancing, s. humorous liiall population,

one-act. p ay, a comedy skit and stirring lllilfiiC of the pipes, dear to the lieiirt of every ‘ I N

Scot furnished by the lzaiid fl'0in An enquiry into the

the Prince Edward Island High- landers Black tvatch regiment. The pipers in full driss uniforms gave a. splash of color to tlic lililw.

Tile concert was iililiel- the dis- tinguished patronage of Hi; Honour . Lt. Governor DeBlois and Airs. De- ‘ Blots.

The pcrforiilancc opened with sc- lcctions by the Ilighllxnd lliiud in command of Pipe Ahijor Burke, who ‘ also played the accanipaiiiint-lit for the Scottish dam-es.

death 0t’

Tile second liuniber was the, ,- , Gillic Caluln by tho itcciiil and l figmrlgfinyighzm’ osufiblmgfie Egg? clever (lancer M.. Josephine l M5 home m Phaacant Gmvg s t Leiglitizcr. She was given u big‘ ‘ ' e’ a '

. lli‘(lfl_V, was re-opened yesterday by Coroner Dr. I. J. Yeo. Dent-h was rcfvrted to have iillztii p‘ace under trrglc circumstances and it was prcwoiisly announced t iii quest would be held.

An autopsy in charge of Dr. G. F. Ileivai‘ assiltcd by Dr. G. L. Smith took place last night, After a Jiuy wa" empanelied and viewed the rcmains and the vicinity where the body was found the hearing was adjourned until Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at York.

The ji:ry is composed of Messrs. Fred W. Godfrey, foreman, Ira Carr, Walton Warren, George Arb- litg, George H. Johnston, Robert Choppell and Frank Howard.

hand by the audience and respond- ed to an encore. Later izeur the end of the prozrhm she again (lelight- ed everyone by dancing the Sailors Ilornilipc and vsas licurtily applaud- ed and eiicorecl.

Zyfrs. Neil a/lai-Imzri liii artist who always dc ights her iiutlirncc, s 1;; "My Laddiir" and iii r. spouse to it

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Railway and) Issue Tlltlff-isioaii Declines Parley Invitation

((.'.i'. By Guardian's Social

OTTAWA, Jllll. ‘l ~Aii i $3’ ' ‘0,000 Cnllad ll Ndtdlilili Rail- wlrvs Dominion giullxiiitiwl biiiiils to be offered iliroi glicii‘. Canada Thursday was zmiloliilccd tonight by Fillflllf‘?hlilll-lfl‘11112111111; The is- i111 Motors Corporation. tonight sue is to l'(‘ill1btil“t‘ ihc povoriiliicli’. declined an invitation from Sec- for advances. iiiliito iiitliiii the past. I rctavy of Labor Perkins to a con- year to the 1'.tl]\\'."._\' PO2131IJ‘.‘1_\' fol - l f01‘(‘i1C_B in Wa liington Wedlie day

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25-—Alfred P. Sloan. Jiz, President of the Gen-

ttciiiiltlon of ftlllfifll tit-bi which : to negotiate a settlement of the iiiziturcd or was culled for rcdi-inp- l Gcncrnl Motors strike. lioli. Sloan lliade public a letter to

The ncw lsstti‘ w l1 consist of ., the in-

the Secretary declining

BANDIT SLAIN I N BIJNFIGHT

Quebec Police Comb City For Second Es- caped Convict Who Shot Way To Frec-

i ' dom.

QUEBEC, Jail. 25-A.11 escaped prisoner rhot hi; way to freedom tonight as his gunman pal and a

furious gunfight; in a city shopping district.

Fighting through a. cordon of heavily-armed police. Honorat Bernard, 26, left behind in a St. John Street, house the bullet-rid- dled body of Arthur Fontainc, 32. his companion in a bcld escape last night from the cltv jazl.

And in a Quebec Hospital. De- tective Ieopold Chatcaimo-u ace man of the provincial police force, died soon after of a bullet wound he suffered as he plunged into the cellar where the two flig- itives crouched with iive revolvers in the ciarknesr‘.

Fontaille, the police raid. came storming up the cellar stairway with bullets spitting from two of the guns he and his CCmlJfllllCn carried out of the jail. As the iiis-

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iladc o! police and prisoners’ shots .

roared, the officer fell with a bul- let through his mouth.

Fontaine dropped as he reached the head of the Stilil'\\'¥l_\', three slugs in hi; body. He was dead ol- mot immediately.

A second detective, Gerard Aub- in, fcll almost at the same time as Chateauneilf. A billlet went through the side of his time. 811d he was believed iii serious condi- tloli.

Soniehow—aftci‘ the battle D01- ise couldn't say just how-Ber- nard dashed through their lilies to the street. Some police outside the house said they saw a man they thought was Bernard climbing into an automobile and driving down one cf the hill into Que- bec's old lower town.

The escaped giininail was believ- ed ivoundcd. A 110MB n" “jib”- spread through the city for him immediately, with the search con- centrating on Statlacon P-‘lflsll in Limoiloil ward.

He and Fontailic, who liatl serv- ed five years in the French For- eign Legion, escaped from the loll while being held for trial on a scr- les of holdup charges. From their cells. they called for a lawyer, and Attorney Paul Lcsase “'05 bltlllfllllt m to tee them.

No sooner had ihc IWBOXIBTR been brought into an ante-TOO!" than both whipped out hiddflll guns and menaced ilic lawvcr and

500,000 iii 2 1-2 ]‘.i'i' cciit leicii- , VltHiZlOXI. _ _vt-;ir DOIIHS due lob. 1, 19’ and‘ "we Cannot soc our way clear,’ 5201100001) li11'ti' p ; cont. gcir he Supp t9 gqcgpt, the invitation

bonds due l1 ob. 1, l , The scvcii- ycor bond: ivili be ii: rafablc and tile l5 _vclii' bfuids‘ will he callable.

“to ilcgotiatc further with the 11n- , ion while its representatives eoli- l

tinue to hold cur plants unlaw-

p, guard, Then, taking the juil keys fljflmrtil turnkey they rliii into the

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at, par on or llllPl‘ Feb. 1. 101B. The fully;- pllC!‘ 0f the stivcii-vclil‘ builds is -—- 99.125 ntlfi 1llll~l'c;.l it) , id 11.31] p01’

cent and of the 1<'l-,\'(‘ill' builds

99.50 and interest 3.04 per cciit.

The offering is Llflllg made by the Bank of (‘aiiiiiti on the author- ity of the Ailiiislci‘ (if 1411111100 act- ing on behalf of the (Jaiiiidiiin Na tiuna‘. Railway company; and sub- scriptions iiuli be rrscivcil lllrousll banks and 1't‘(,'.1tl.1iZL'(i iteiilers throughout the country".

Tile bonds will be guaranteed lili- colidiiitiiiully by the govcriinielii. on principal ziiitl illthrcsl. The siib- - scriptioii lists will open 'I‘hursday morning iiiicl a1 subscriptions will be subject to allozincilt. The lists will ciosc as to (‘i!iit'l' liiuturlty or both. with or ivithoiit iioiicc. at the discretion of the Mhilsicr of Fin- ance.

Lt. Col. C. C. Thompson, M. M-i Qflicei; commanding the Prince Ed- ward Island Hltlhlflnfierfi. h" m‘ ccivcd official word from Dlstrifit Headquarters conveying the wel- come news that the unit under his command has for the third time- two of which were in succession- won the Canadian Infantry Associ- atlon Cup for general efficiency- Military District No. 6.

At the some time the officer com- millidlllg the District. and" Ste"- sent, their heartlest congratlllfltlflfll-

The competition in which nine units participated. W85 5°!‘ 3mm! efficiency, Lewis gun and slsnolllns

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ain. Both of these man now are on trial in Moscow.

Navachink body, marked with bullet. wounds in the face and heard, was removed tonight to the medieo-lcgal institute for an autopsy, and an official inquiry was opened under Commissioner Guillaume, who played an im- portant role in investigating the murder of Judge Albert Prince following the Stlvisky scandal.

It appeared certain that wide ramifications would develop as authorities set out to uncover the motives of Nlvaehinhi mur- der. i-le had mlny prominent lcqualntsnces in both Russian and French political circles here.

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’. E. Island Highlanders Win Coveted Trophy For The Third Time

Orange Rekoe Blend i‘

competition.

It. will be recalled that. the Is- lanil unit made a slllflldlfl 51101111112 st the recent. inter-provincial shoot, slid its standard of efficiency has won general commendation from inspecting officers.

The P, E. I. Hlgtiliiiiders first won the Canadian Infantry Associ- ation cup some years ago "M" Colonel Dawson. Last Veal‘ they won it for the second ilme under Lt. Col. Strong, and this ycar, un- der Lt. Col. Thompson. they have repeated the achievement-a re- markable record in view of the keen competition which takes place for this trophy. _

(c. P. by Guardianis Special Wire) ‘

provincial detective wcie slain in a

Shortage In Maine

' 1A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) y‘ AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 25--Char- lcs M. White, marketing chief of the Maine Department of Agricul- ture, raicl today there was "no shortage of potatoes in Maine, al- though sucli a condition may ex- list in some other ‘parts of the United States." White's suitcireiii. was occa-ion- ed by a report froln Canada that ‘heavy export demands for Canad- .1an potatoes were attributed to a lshortage in the United States. "I think it. would be only fair to ‘t iullil the Federal report on ":15 lizzd been is ucd Feb. 1 be- fore ta i111; there i.» a siiortzlige of pwatocs ill this country," White lzlld. White said airline's tarload ship- niclits this 50110011 were increased i by 4,090 ovcr those of lari; year.

lldltittltlllttE tlillfti. lens Sfiiloitlltiiil

i t('.l'. by Guardian's Special Wire)

O’I"I‘A\\.'A, Jail. 25—The 15th 11th i nilal mcctiilg of the Canadian Hor- dlcultural Coillicil will open here . toinorroiv primarily to discuss res- olutions forwarded to the council by provincial awociatioiis. The meeting ivill last three days,

Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Federal ltfiiiilrtcr c!‘ Agriculture, will open llie t"JI1'i'f‘iliiDll attended by repre- wiitlitivcs from all ovcr Canada.

The prrsicliriitizil address will be dolivcrcli by E. J. Atkins of Imam- lngtoii, 0111., and the report of the secretary-treasurcr by L. F. Bur- rows of Ottawa.

'I‘oiiinrro\v's agenda also includes an address by lhOlmstciid, depart- liiciit of agriculture solicitor, on azipccis of the fruit: and vegetable, business iilidcr licensing, Dr. Ar- thur Gibson of the Department of Agriculture, will report; on the ap- plc nlaggot situation.

A lilcclilig of the federal apple maggot: committee was held today and reported efforts of the com- mittec to encourage spraying and prcvciit apples affected with the maggot bring cxilortcd were meet- ing with success.

Among those attending the Hor- ticultural Council meeting arc:

A. G; Tunney, New Brunswick Frilit Growers Association, Wind- sor.‘N.S., J. E. Porter, New Bruns-

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517 Dead When Bus gPlunges Into Canal

(i\.l’. By (iuardians Special Wire)

all/mil, FliL, Jail. 25—An express bus pluiigctl from ihc Tamiaiiii trail today’ carrying l7 of its 30 passengers, many oi them northern tourists, to death by clroivniiig in the Everglades.

The big vehicle overturned and rolled into u 12 foot deep canal which parallels the ltncly highway across the southern riid of the Pen- insula.

Besides the 13 passengers who e5- caped, the driver mid n iicgro port- cr were saved.

The passengers iicrc trapped in their seats as tlic bus sank in the stream, ivlicrc Seminole Indians p0 e their diiguiits and hunt for al- ligators. Only a corni-i- of the roof remiiiiieil above tlic water.

ANTOFAGASTA. Chile, Jan. 25.—(AP)—A terrific explosion of two carlosds of blasting powder killed on estimated 100 workers in the Chiiquicamatn copper mines today, injured 100 others and seriously damaged the largest copper mines In South America.

The disaster, worst in recent Chilean history, occurred when fiire workmen and a foreman were loading cars with a mech- anical hoist. The exact cause was not determined.

The blast was heard for miles around. Terrified inhabitants described it as like an earth-

Roosevelt Speeds Flood . Waters

The Ohio River, running a

levee system of the lower Mi There were widely-felt fea age already wrought-ii dam estimate -might be repeated Louisville. K Cincinna

systems had broken down or tial halt.

l Cl. and scarlet fever had broken out in southern Indiana where martial law was clamped on Sunday.

water famine. Menace of disease was gr oss found it the worst in

HALF-MILLIO

President ‘Y "cit. summoned

to go to the relief of the stricken, homeless, ivith the speed of a nati

disaster of peace, as frightened citiz

had been believed impossible.

steadily yesterday.

10o lVorkers Believ In Chile Copper Mine Blast

quake. The mining community of lifltltlvvllthroovn inn awh-

FRESlf APPREITENS ION

Each iicw report from the wea- ther experts caused apprehension for security of tens of thousands of lives and liilllloiis in property along l the 500 mile stretch of the alts‘; ssippl from Cairo to the Gulf. l