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Proposes

Alternative Plan For Agreement With Ottawa

Successful Radio Auction Last Evening

The most successful Rotary llnciio Auction held since its in- ception fourteen years ago was conducted last night in the City and although official figures were not obtainable, officials felt that

' the total amount realized would go well over the previous high illiirk. i

Bidding was brisk from the time of lire opening d at 6:15 llitill closing time ar nd l A.M. this morning. Many more articles were up for auction than in pre- vious years and in a great many cases went for higher prices.

(Officials of the local auction listed that Montague auction held nt Wednesday had realized over $800.00, a total that was consid- ered magnificent from the Kings County community.)

Organized by the Charlottetown Rotary Club l4 years ago. during the past thirteen years the Club lass turned over $30000 to the Red Cross Crippled Gitldrenb Fund and it is likely this amount will be swelled considerably when final results of last night's aue- tion are known.

Father ilflivo Killed

(By The Canadian Press)

, ‘PKMMINS, Ont.,~ Dec. 5~Palnta D. Schryier, 40-year-old miner. plummetted 2,800 feet to his death in a shaft at the Preston East, Dome gold mine last night. He was the father of five children.

Tire fatality was the second in ‘J0 hours in the Porcupine camp. Robert Louis Carson. 30. was kill- cri Tuesday night when crushed iwttvren a mucking machine and o rock wall.

Coming Events

"Movies at Borden to-nigtht.

' ‘Canoe Cove School

Concert, itrcember 19th.

"Now in stock. oil burners for ifliises. McCvuigan as Boyle.

"Ebenezer Scliooi Concert, Thurs- is)". December 19th. y_"tforruu'all Christmas School "iil"»'i'l. Friday. 20th, 8 P. M.

"Madam Doycl, Readings. Pear- iitll liouse, 225 Water Street.

' Unloading car Albion Nut "ii Ffldiyv and Saturday. K. W. Uiiiii. Bresdalbarto.

" New on display, largo assort- '-"‘"i iflyfi. sills. etc. McGuigon c Boyle, , v ‘ Grinding Grain Monday, Wed- and Saturday’. Roy Coles. .cn.

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--r. o. a _§ .,,,. Bazaar at Rogers Saturday, Deeenn M‘ 7th at 2.30.

V “We require a quantity of good 98d b938, P. E. I. Livestock Feed Agency

"Legion Dance, Eldon Hall. Fri- ii-iy evenlra. December 6th. Lunch served.

"Dancing Country Club. Travel- lers Rest. tonight. Music by O. K. resby, "Biiyi-Ils Poultry’ every day. Pay- "W hilhesi. marhot prices. M. b A. Peters. Market Building. Charlotte-

"losdlng hogs for Davis and Fraser at Murray River, Monday, December 0th. Fodhla, Tuesday, 10th. Join I. lick.

‘Arriving seq at Albany Bia- "on. carlosd pressed hay. Book "i" "quit-anionic now. L, D Moc- 1406 b sons. Victoria.

3681M!!!’ llrlt d wick my stun will close Monday. Wednesdays-and Fiidly" enema at 6 o'clock Thank YW- l. Ad, Harrington.

"hats can: .vvnt arrive at Bernard's seen, Brsdafbano. satur- iily. beeembc 7th. loaded down Vii-h toys. Bring the oltildnn and m Santa ta person frm a P. M. to e P. as. '

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(By The Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Dec. .">—Pre.mler An- gus L. Macdonald announced to- night that his government had decided on alternative financial proposals uncl have sent them by B-imwil w Ottawa. He did not divulge the contents of the alter. native proposals.

"We now await the Dominion Government's reply," Mr. Mac- donald declared in a statement issued following a four-day cab- inet session on the problem o,’ reaching new permanent peace- time taxation agreements with the federal government.

Wartime agreements expired Nov. (IO-the end of the Provinces financial year,

A reporter asked Mr. Macdon- ald if he had heard a report that the Federal Government was go-

ing to concede the whole gasoline’

tax lo the Provinces. Mrl Mac- donald said he had opt heard this but this was one of the things

Nova Scotia sought. He did not elaborate. Mr. Macdonaid has previously

indicated that his Province wants all the revenue from gasoline and amusement taxes and feels the Dominion could make up the dif- ference by modifying its old ago pension plan.

Issues Statement t

Following the cabinet meeting tonight. Mr. Macdonaid issued this statement-

"While discussions and negoti- ations are still pending between the Dominlopnnd the Provinces. it is difficult to ~ make a full statement of the Provinces posit- ion. Nothing should be done that might interfere with the reach- ing of an agreement.

“Everybody, we think, wants to see an agreement reached. The question is whether a ntutunlly satisfactory agreement can be reached.

"At the moment. wit-hout going into details, it can be said here, as has been said before, that» the Dominion oflcr as made in the budget speech of June 27th is not satisfactory to this government.

"After very long and thorough discussions, the government of Nova Scotia today decided upon alternative proposals. These pro- posals have been written and

forwarded to Ottawa this evening,

by air mail. We now await the Dominion Government's - reply."

In Attendance At Air Cadet Meeting

OTTAWA. Dec. 5 -—(CP)-—Can- adian air cadets will train in Eng- land next summer under an ex- change training arrangement. it was decided today at a meetingrof directors of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

Under the proposed scheme. 46 outstandtr-z cadets from Canadian squadrons will go to Britain and an of the Liuited Kingdom's air training corps will train It R-C-A-F. llfitll in Canada.

Directors attendingtthe meeting included HS. Farrell. Halifax: CK.

Limit Weight 0f Parcels To llnited States

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Dec. 5-—Postmus~ ter General Bertrand an- nounced today that effective immediately parcels mailed to

' points in the United States will be limited to n weight of five pounds due to the Amer- ican coal strike. Normally, the parcel post limit to that country Is 15 pounds.

"This restriction will rennin in elect until further notice," Mr. Bertrand said in a brief announcement, "and has been made necessary by measures Invoked by the Guvca menf: of the United States In the coal strike.”

Inquiry Into Fire Concluded

The investigation into the re- cent flre at. Davis and Fraser's plant has been concluded and it was learned from reliable sources yesterday that ttie Fire Marshal's report, to be released today, will attribute the cause of the fire to too large a quantity of wood be- ing burned in the smoke-house at one time.

The investigation was carried on by the Fire Marshal's office, the R.C.M.P., and the City Pol- ice. Representing the Underwrit- ers’ Association and assisting Fire Marshal C. A. Beer in the inves-i tigatlon was Mr. CharletrPiant of Moncton, N. B.

During the investigation, prac- tically all the employees of the Davis and Fraser plant and many of the City firemen were inter- viewed by the R.C.M.P., the Fire Marshal, and the City Police.

The fire which broke out in the early hours of Friday morn- ing, Nov. m last, destroyed two- thirds of the Davis and Fraser cold-storage and meat-packing plant and resulted in a financial loss of over half a million dol- lars.

Transportilepartnient To Consider Report

AWA, Dec. ll - (CP) -An of lclal of the Department of Transport said today the depart- ment was awaiting an outline of complaints of Halifax harbor pil- ots against phases of operation and administration 0f the H-BWBX pilotage service. He said the report would be considered on iLs arrival

Meanwhile, he said, the depart- ment was making a survey of all conditions pertaining to pliotnge areas throughout Canada although the report of its findings could not be clfpgcged in the immediate fut-

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In Heailfax, the fiat-bar's 22 pilots today considered possible “immed- tmfe action" if their particuisr wmiplaints did not bring an Ot- tam: response.

I15 FOR T. B. STUDENT

Fifteen dollars contributed to 1r tea-national Student Service will keep a tubemular student ror s week a.

Beveridge, Saint John. NS; Apft. the International Student Bsnitor

Brennan, Charlottetown.

lum at Leysln, Switzerland.

Truman Seen As Able To Make Vetos Stick

I! CLYDE BLACKBURN Canadian Press Shfl Writer

WABHINGMN. Dec. b-(An an- alysis of the voting strength in the 00th Congress elected in the Nov. b elections in“ that President ‘rrtunan should be able to make his votes stick any time he chooses to reject (hnlreasion- a1 enactments.

For the next two years tbs President, headitff a Democratic administration, must get along with a Congress controlled by Republicans.

A Presidential veto can be do- fcated by the vote of twwfllirfll of the nrusinrdiip in both ‘hous- cl against it. 1n the House of Representatives the President must rally at lust m votes to sustain him if a veto is dtslleng- ed. In the Senate he must he

guppprlgd h, ‘I YURI, one more

than the necessary one-third.

Even assuming that those Dom- ocrnta who have often voted a- gainst the President continue to oppose him. be still will have enough supports" to make uptlto necessary one-third plus one to sustain his votes.

Th!!! will be’ m Democrats in the non Ileuu and of thou I! are members of the present Con- gress who habitually voted a- gainst tbs President. -

‘more might be more trouble in the Senate where the 4s Deon- ocratio members include ll who voted against t-heir party more than half he time in the ‘Nth Congress. ~

That leaves only 34 fairly lure votes. the minimum necessary to sustain as veto. But there are two Republicans who often voted a- gainst their party and might be depended upon to help out

Fear OP Winter Water Shortage In.

Maritime

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(By The Canadian Press)

HALIFAX, Dec. 'l—Fears of u serious winter water shortage in most Maritime centres were re- iterated today as a prolonged aut- umn dry spell combined with an almost rainless two weeks to keep lake levels below the safety mark. ‘Some centres faced a power shortage coupled with the water crisis which appeared common in most parts of the three provin- ces. New Brunswick's larger cen- tres seemed to be hardest hit with several towns already having

strict conservation measures in force. In Fredericton water oflicials

reported the pumping station ov- ertaxed by the demands of’ the increased population. The sedi- mentation basin originally design- ed l0 handle 500,000 gallons daily. now is taking more than 1,000,000 gallons. Wells and springs tn the rural areas. however, reported a slight improvement over the sit- uetion two weeks ago.

The mill town of Marysvillo, near Fredericton, had some rain and snow during November but the serious water dlortage there has fonced restrictions. Half the town receives water in the morn- ing while the other half. cut of! earlier in the day, receives it in the afternoon.

At least one Marysville indus-

Apparent Peace Peeler Out lnCoal Strike

Attack liome

0t British ilommander

JERUSALEM Dec. 5 - (AP)- Jewish terrorists armed with hand grenades tonight attacked the re- sidence of Lt-Ger. Sir Evelvn Hugh Barker‘, Mwear-ola com- mander otf British troops in Pales-

tine, while a gunhattie raged in Jerusalem. They threw several gen-ides

-nto an Arrth Lev-n" guard tent insi-rle the barbed wire perimeter ringing the house before being driven off by the Legionnnries.

One explosion-the blast of a land mlne-tvrecked a taxi. kill- ing two unirlcntlfl-d people in the Street of the Prophrr l-n the Holy City.

A curfew has been impvred on abc-ut one-third of Jertsaiem-the northwest ercn-tifili‘ further no- tice, it was of"it'ia‘iy stated

More than 40 hoopla were in- lured, 2i of them seriously. Ill the terrorist explosion which today killed a British offrer and a vol- rlier and wrecked offices lh the iii! Farafnnri military enmll nE-"r Tel Aviv. Two olive? c-Flcer. were seriously injured.

Will 1min 0n Further Action

(By ‘llhe Canadian Press)

HALIFAX. Dec. 5 - A special meeting of Halifax harbor pilots today set Monday noon as the deadline when they will decide what further action to take in efforts to bring their complaints to the attention of the Depart- ment of Transport.

If no action has been taken on their complaints against phases of operation and administration of the Halifax pilotage service, a

ssman for the pilots said to- night,‘ another special meeting vvtu tbs called to decide what the pilots will do next.

Centres

try was continuing the use oi’ auxiliary pumps. At Moncton also lake levels

have continued to drop. On Nov. 16 only 260,000,000 gallons, one quarter of the town's normal sup- ply at the end of the summer, remained in two reservoirs. To- day the supply has dropped to 200,000,000. .

A campaign launched by civic officials has cut Moncton water consumption from 4,000,000 gai- lons daily to less than 2,500,000. Greatest saving was effected by Canadian National Railways which set up an auxiliary water tower and cut consumption from 1,000,- 000 gallons to $00,000.

Pumrps at the city water stat- ion are shut down in the even- ing, cutting the pressure and al- lowing water to run by gravity. With the amount of water now in the lakes. early February would see the lakes drv at the present rate of usage, if there were no heavy rains.

"Nut So Good" Here

Charlottetown reported the pre- sent supply was "not so good" and that it all depended on wea- ther conditions. Lake levels have dropped considerably during the last two weeks due to the dry

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(Hy William R. Slit-art

WASHINGTON- Dec. 5~(AP)— John L. Lewis‘ camp today pat out . an apparent peace feeler in the] soft coal strike through Williami Green. President of the American Federation of Labor. as the Con- gress of Industrial Organl-rntions

rushed to join the Unto-t Mine Workers‘ leader ir. hi! Knees! "gains. his contempt conviction.

Mr. Green, he'd of the labor orcsniration with which Mr. Lewis‘ U.M.W is affiliated urged the government to arrange for newotiations between the union

and the private owners for a settlement which would end the ureikout.

His overture was delivered amid thr==~ developments: '

1. The White l-I-tuse announced that President ‘Prim-rm will speak in the country nu i‘: cowl crisis at i0:30 (rm. AST. Sunday in 1 broadcast address to he varied bv nil tonic" Uniictl States networks and in Canada fry thr- CBC, I! seemed certain tho he wt‘ urge the miners to return to work on Tmirloiic crounds.

2 Willi Mr [nrwis mznln in seclusion, unionico-inscl filed no- if-re of an anneal fiptn vestertinyk civil and crinaina! conic-mo‘ ron- viciinns under witch ‘he tlttited Mine Workers were finerl S3 sen,- "00 and Mr Lr-tvi- $10000 An in- function nlso was issued to replace a restraining order which the un- ion PWP’ was adflidged guilty of 4irv-e-nqwflinzl

Today's nciinn urns a r-etioion to ‘he irvermerlinie ‘ecieral circuit court of appeals.

8. Pltilin Murray. President the C10,. who broke with Ml‘. ‘Lewis four vwrs rpo. announced that "we intend to fnke whatever steps are necessary to participate in the appeal." Th-r might be done by filing a supnrtrting hrief or bv asslgni-rg counsel to join the de- fence staff. or both

The fine and lniunctlon against the miners thus provided a raliv ing point for labors divide-d for- r-es, while bringing ro -nd to the bituminous strike. Mr Murray. once a vice president of .he U-MW but later Mr. Lewis‘ foe. declared the court action "a shocking at- tempt to force American citizens to woriyagvsinst twr will through

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Cardigan Physician

Dr. Archibald A Allan. one o! the most prominent and most highly respected c tlzens of King's County, passed away yesterday morning at his hunt- in Cardigan. He was 84.

For fifty-nine had ministered ailments of the people of Cardigan and the neighboring areas and was known to prnctivilly (‘very man, woman and child within a radius of many lllliCi of the village of Cardigan,

Born at Coveheact in the year 1862, the late Dr. Allan received his education at Prince of Wales College and as a young doctor fresh from MeGill University went to Cardigan at tn.» age of 25 to practice medicine.

He is survived by three sons and one daughter The sons are. James, station agent rtt Emerald Junction: Iclgh. o! the Cardigan firm of J. A. MacDonald and Com- rrny. and Victor of Summersicie, The daughter, Stalin. Mrs. Cecil Devereaux, resides: ‘rn the United States His wife predeceased him thirty-two years my).

Di" A. W. M. Allan, Charlotte- town. is a nephew

Former liouse Member Dies

MONTREAL, Dec. 5 —(CP)--Dr. J Leonard Duguay. 46, former Conservative member of parliament and later Union Nationals member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly for Lake St. (lcthn. riding. died at his home here after a lengthy lil- ness

Dr. Duguay snt in Commons from 1930 to 1935, He was elected to the provincial house in the general elections of November, 1935, again represented the constituency there from the general election of August. 1036, to 1939.

Approval 0f 6 Provinces ls Gained

gears Dr- Allan

EDMONTON, Dec» 5--(CP)——Al- berta Works Minister" W A. Fallow announced today approval of six Canadian Provinces has been ob talned for a move tt- get an out- line of arguments to be presented

by the nzilways ill support of their applitniion lo: a 30 oer rent increase in freight rates.

The three Prairie Provinces and the three Maritime Provinces had agreed, he said, to risk the rail- ways for this information, deal-ar- ed vital in proper l i, the ctrsc of tho Prctviirccs fo; the Buiifd of Transport COnliitih=r3ll"l‘S when hearings start early next year. Asked what the irovtrtces would do if the railways refused .rtis in- formation. Mi‘. Fallow SJld. liC ilifiuu-‘rt the next sit‘; would he for the provinces to ~-.o-ost th.» Board of Transport Contmissioners to compel the railways to give the in-

‘ ‘orm-uion.

The provinces would have to bl prepared to give the railways knowledge of lhfll‘ arguments againt the proposed increase. Al- berta we willing to do this if the railways would e-r-trperste by re- vealing their arguments,

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Prolonged Embargo

(By The (‘tinndlan Pri-ssi)

i i am. i, Nut many Canadian

industries

The paralysis afflicting United States industry in the wake of the soft coal strike hung like an ominous cloud over Canadian manufact- i’ ‘hi? Pilysimliuving plants today as a fuel-saving embargo on freight and express ‘shipments in Cunndn and the United States tart-ht into effect at 12:01

will feel any immediate serious

‘effects but if the embargo should last any length o! time possible luy- offs of thousands of workers was seen by some manufacturing officials.

i In Canada the embargo is confined to sit‘ ments of commodities

Commerce Commission's embargo. Montreal by J. A. Brass, general se of Canada.

Transportation Wheels Turning In Oakland

OAKLAND, Calif, Dec. ik-(AP) -The 2 l-i-day American Federa lion of Labor general strike ended today, lifting a business can in- dustrial paralysis which affected 1.000.000 East Bay residents.

A spokesman for the United Employers, Inc, estimated the strike which mushvoomed from a dispute over two department stores, cost 81000000 a day in wages alone. No estimate was avail- able on the value of lost business.

The strike was concluded offl- t-ially shortly before 11 am

By afternoon, transportation wheels were turning again. Such necessities and essential services as food, milk, launaty. newspapers. ice and gasoline were. for the most

part. making their first appear- ance since 5 a.m. Tuesday. Business agents of 142 AFEL.

unions voted offlcciiy at 10:45 a, m. to call off the strike tinder terms of a pita-dawn agrcement reached with officials of the Oak- land municipal government.

The crippling, sporadically vio- lent walkout was touched off Sunday when city police convoyreti nort-tittlon trucks tnrough picket lines before two Oakland retail stores where the AF.L. vlepart- ment store employee; had been on strike for a month previous

A.F.L. officials sow. that todayfi peace agreement stipulate: that

future he used "as escort to guard professional Sfflke breakers" and that police "refrain from taking sides in any issue between labor and management."

The source of the general strike -the contract dispute between the trnioii and thr- iwo struck stores- remained unsettled

Shelburne Lobster Fisherman Drowned