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Island “Bossy”. Retains Record

msnslucrolv. awll e-a new Csnadisn Ayrshire record has been completed by Ireaer- BM looms are-users-

WI Ilvo 15.401 pounds of milk, 705 pounds of fat. sversgo test i“ 00f “hi. in I45 dsys as a illm-year-old and thus be- came the highest record fst producer in the throe-yar-olrl “III. "5 i8! division in Can- sds.‘ The formsrﬂansdlsn re.

qmlwa, Ont. Awﬂ t-Oll- m, merchant marine recorded mm- (inancial operating results; 101-1031. The deficit of essences I 1,, m0 was cut down to 344935-36 m m, past year. The financial im- pmvement is shown in the 1031 re- wt of the Canadian Government lurcilsnt Marine tabled in the House of Cornmo today by Hon. . J. Munich, Minister of Railways m4 Canals.

30m operating expend! Ind 2n- venllce decreased. "The reduction m opgfltinﬂ expenses xeflech the ___________._._

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STATEMENT 0N BENIJNNRNNIS Ii PENDING

orrilwa. Ont, April 4-—(_'By ‘rho ‘

CD403!!! Pressl-dhe statement of Planter R. B. Bennett on Beau- haniois will not be made Dvndiazlg the receipt 0f further information o the government. This was an- oimccd in the House of Cormnons today by the Prime Minister.

Mr. Bennett said that since he vac last in the House an announce- ment had appearedinthe press that a protective committee of the hold- ers oi second mortgage debenture- oi the Beauhamois Power F v Lid. had been appointed.

cord holder was Pride p”; Bream, bred in n-illoe u...“ Island. 80079088‘, Pride Beg Bream. maintains her position of world's record ﬂlIQQ-yg“. old fat producer on two milk- "III I (hi. ll the record of Fredericton Spoil-is 3rd was made on three milking: s lluy.

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Nationalist Socialist Candidate For President 0f Ger- many Gonducting A Whirlwind 0 a m p - aign.

BERLIN, A9111 4.—(A.P.)-Hun-

drode obwcanen sheared Adolf Hit-

ler at ‘an-open air meeting in the-

Lustgarten today when the Fas- ci.st leader promised that his

_ "third Reich" would make it ensign-

for all German maidens to find homes and husbands to support them.

Hitler. who is the National Social- ist candidate for President of Ger-

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ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS. ETC

"Guild Rummage Sale St. I James Hall next Saturday at 0.00. 1840-44-31.

"Austin Trainer and Miss Train- or at concert tonight at Christian Church School-room. 1800-11

"Hear Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Awm at the concert tonight in Christian Church School Room.

1800-11

"A "ﬁlled programme of read- lgﬂ. itullis and comic sketches. noeri. Christian Church Scllool- m" wnlsht. 1800-11

ccveunlqllc musical numbers. Mr. moi’. collletist: Mr. Warren, pl- conwwrdlsn: Billie Rogers, violin, mm‘ ionlaht. Christian, Church

"°°m- 1800-11

"Mollie at concert tonight in chi-man Church School-room, Ben °°"“- “We 00x. oeorre John- ?‘ “mm Been. Doris ma. Mrs. B-mtm- ices-ii

other means will be taken. By m or trustees. w. r. uolkelllrll, ‘"1- April 4-81.

"Annual meeting Covebead glans Club will be held on m, h "Y evening. April 7th. mt- Am ‘f; I" Ihlllment afternoon i’ "'- 3°°l=lhI orders. fertil-

Ihd lime until April lth. IHSJJ-U

“Th0 ﬂung‘! m $3513;- dﬁllaglcl: Nu“ :5 rill; h‘ u" '1'“ '10s! at ‘Duo an

azamhlggnn ole “M. are"; b. t as important

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u '_“" m‘ “mo! will be s livestock meet-

mm *1 Bl- Mam Hall, soloist ‘W71 "h. It 7J0. A“ Piﬂviﬂll “m, u 1h the promotion of dairy hum‘ QJWUBIWG t0 vlttdlld. The m, b, “Mk Superintendent h," mﬁmlriiéeondaice. also the u u,‘ pmm“. lantern part

PUPNEATIUNS

OTTAWA, Ont. April 4—(By the Canadian Prom-Canada's popu- lation in 1031 was plgggd a1; '19,- 374,100, according to thefinal re- port of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Ten years ago the popu- lation was 0,787,540, British Colum. bia had the highest percentage of increase in ths decade, 33.85, fol- lowed by Alberta with 2488, qlleheo 21.70 and Saskatchewan 31.00. Prince Edward Island, Nova Sootla and ths North West Territorigg were the only divisions to rggigtgp decreased populations in the dc- cade.

Tile 1031 provincial populations were as follows:

Prince Edward Island 00,030.

Nova Bcotin 513,840.

New Brunswick 400,210.

Saskatchewan 021,705.

Alberta 781,005.

British Columbia 004,203.

Yukon 4,280.

North West Territories 7,188.

Outside 772e, Jurisdiction Of Government

(Canadian Press)

UITAWA. Ont, April ei-The government has absolutely nothing to do with the employing or laying of! of men on the Canadian Na- tional Railways, R. J. Msnionﬂdin- irtir of Railways and Canals in- formed the House of Commons to- day. Dr. Mauicn was asked by Dr. J. Pnnowden, (Lib. 5t. Boniface). toinform tbeﬂouseinrespscttoa rumored twenty per cent reduction in the staff of the Canadian Na- tional shops at Prsnscona. He said the matter was outside the Juris- diction of the Government. The Canadian National had agreed to retain the maximum number o! men which could be used on the syl-

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‘Fernand Rinfret D e- feats Houde, Glos- est Rival By Large Majority.

MONTREAL, Que, April 4—(Dy the Canadian Pram-Hon. Inm- and Rfnfret, former Secretary of State 1n the Dominion Government and at present a member of Par- _ liamcnt, today won the Mayoral - contest of the City of Montreal, defeating Camillien Houde, Mayor for the past four years, and two other candidates.

Fhe former Liberal Cabinet Min- ister was assured at 0.15 pan. of a majority in the vicinity of 10,000 or more over Mr. Houde while Seraphim Ouimet, civil engineer, and O. L. Gingras, Labor, were hopelessly out of the running.

With 022 polls reported out of 1,020 the vote was:

Rinfrst, 01.477.

Houde, 40,000.

Ouimet. 7.485.

Ginsras, 1,070.

Mr. s- will appear before the committee at his own request to reply to the statement by Sen- ator Haydon that R. 0. Sweeney had informed him that Mr. Fer-

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OTTAWA. Ont, April 4-(3? the

guson, Canadian High Commission- er in London, will testify on Wed- nesday afternoon next at three o'clock before the Beauharnois com- mittes of ths Senate. Official an- nouncement to this effect was made tonight.

’I'lle committee is enquiring into ths conduct of Senators McDougald, Montreal, Dohat Raymond, Mont- real and Andrew Haydon. Ottawa, in connection with the enterprise.

FREE STATES REPLY Nlll ﬁll

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(r " and Cables) DUBLIN. Irish Free State, April

oath of allegiance to the Crown and

the Anglo-Irish treaty.

Miiliili

E reading in the House of Commons i Minister of Justice, declared that p"; i‘ “ ' es to preside over courts

4.-'I'he Free State Cabinet announ- 90111101011 thorellitiﬂlibiliiil’ 0f DB1!- ced tonight it had unanimously sp- ing travelling expenses under these proved the final draft of its reply circumstances unless the action had to the recent note from Great Bri- the approval of the Attorney Gen- tain warning it that abolition of the eral of the Province.

retention of 10nd mnllltlﬂ WWW Mr. Guthrie said_ the question of arily paid to the British ‘Irelsury the Dominion paying Judges’ trav- wollld be construed as breaches of 911mg" enema would have to be faced some dsy. The British North

Wlllniott Lewis, Ir. (2). son of Sir Wlllmott Lewis. the Washington

ponoelle of the London Times, is prlncfpalinanewkldnapnotern solved at ibo-Willmott huno. The note threatens his kidnhylllls In- less $1.500 ls paid. The announce- ment followod closely on the nowal

TH KIIDNAPPIIN G

that Inch a note had been received by Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, widow of the ' gninst her daughter, Paulina, shown in (1). Police guarded both homes and are working on the theory that .one man is responsible.

out at motor vehicle competition by private automobile, bus and motor truck, the annual Canadian Nation- al Railway report for the year end-

tha House of Commons today. Decreases of $45,095,810 in operat- , ing revenues and of $20,085,904 in operating expenses are shown for 1081 as compared with 1030. To meet traffic decreases, economies in salaries, wages, numberof employ- ees and a severe curtailment of ser- vices and the like are noted in the report.

Revenue declines included $31,-

Amending The I Judges Act

O’I'I‘AWA, Ont, April 4—-(By the Canadian Pram-The measure amending ths Judges Act, design- ed to regularise the accounting and auditing of travelling expenses 1n- curred by Judges, was given third

today. Explaining it, Hugh Guthrie, in some cases Judges agreed among

outside of their own Judicial area. The bill would remove from the

In the course of a brief comment,

Continued Decreases Shown In Operation Of Nafiollal Railway

iAnnual Report, Tabled In Parliament, Shows Need Of Drastic Economies Effected During The Year.

087,127.14 freight traffic, cationic as \ olnnwa, one. April a-sirlking in possessor services 929115-544 i" express returns and telegraph services. Savings in operating revenues were accounted for in the major de- ed December 31 last was tabled in '8!" 9° m9 "item °1 314399501 by | "transportation largely reﬂect the cost of moving Charges for the use of ‘foreign car equipment were reduced by $1,204,490. Maintenance of way and structural expenses declined by $5,000,075. Upkeep of equipment ex- penses were .educed by 84,037,050.

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RESliEllTlllN NFPRDVEI]

O'I'I‘AWA, Ont, April 4-(By the Canadian Prcssl-Without discus- sion the Hcuse of Commons today approved a resolution and gave first reading to a bill which auth- orizes the government to guarantee securities of the Canadian Nation- al Railways to an aggregate amount of. $11,872,408. E. N. Rhodes, Minis- ter of Finance, explained to the House that the legislation was ne- cessary to provide money for ex- penditures made and obligations in- curred last year.

Waterways Will Pro ba bly No t

Discussed

London.

cuss the contents of the note.

(Canadian from)

LUNINIUIG, 0., April 4. —Wif.h the first vessel already ut ses for the “Iss3 bolting" Mp. Lunsnburgpyesterdsy ob- served the annual leave-taking with s farewell service "in the Uultoli Garcia, whlo In. Stanley llsnd preached on “the

Master ﬂasher." '

“gzetgflx: rzglllyililsm :3: America Act put on the Dominion worded. tomorrow in J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dominions at

General belief was that the H1117 would resﬂirm the Pros State's in- tentlon to abolish the oath and re- tain the land annuities. aithoilsh it was thought possible some proposal migilt be advanced for s conference on the snnuitbs question. Cflldsls tonight steadfastly l-enuea to els-

Ntn undertake this.

the responsibility of paying salaries, but he did not think that that ex- . tended to paying travelling expens- es. Mr. Guthrie thought the prov- incas might eventually be required

Saint John Elections

SAINT JOHN. N. 3., April 4-(By the Canadian PNlD-BGUQVOG to be the greatest number of candid- ates entered in a civic election cun- Illlh here since the first election under the commission fonnof civ- loloternmlntlni0llsiotalofi4 candidates had filed their papers

QUEBEC, Que. April 8. (By the Canadian Plow-Zine 8t, Lawrence Waterways problem will not be discussed at the conference of provincial authorities convened for nest Monday by Premier R. B- Bmnett in the opinion of Premier L. A. Tssoherau- Discussions will probsbh be conﬁned to unemploy- ment relief and kindred matters.

Premier Tuechereau was interview- ed hare today, s few minutes be- fore taking the train to Montreal for his usual weekly business.

Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward’ Island Like the Dew

» CHARVIUPTE10WN.GANADA, TUESDAY, APRIL 5. 192.2

Police Guard Children

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Recurrence 0f 1923 Situation, When St. John Riv- er Overflowcd, Banks.

(Canadian Press) IREDERICTON, N. B., April 4- 3 Fears that the serious spring flood conditions of 1923 will be repeated this season in the central section of ths Saint John river and its tributaries, with consequent dam- age to property, are entertained in

» this vicinity. Everywhere in the ,

past fcw days the water has been mounting with leaps and bounds and in some localities the serious conditions of nine years ago have already been extra-i. To relieve the situation cold nights retarding the rise of water are necessary. The real danger exists along the cen- ,

. trnl section of the Naswaak River 7

where n. four-mils 1am formed early in January‘ during one of the many winter thaws. Railway lines

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MtIiHER mus cllllnlllll, THEN s lll cl n E s

(Canadian Press)

MONTCLAIR, N. J., April 4- Mrs. Winifred Fosdick, wife _of Raymond Blaine Fosdick, New York lawyer and former Under Secretary General of the League of Nations, shot and killed their two children and then ended her owrl life today.

Mrs. Fosdlck, who had been un- der treatment for a. nervous disor- der for several years, entered the bedroom of her daughter, Susanne, 15, and fired a bullet into the girl's temple, killing her instantly. She then went to the bedroom where here nine year old sol-l, Blaine, was sleeping, and killed him with a shot in the temple and then turn- ed the weapon on herself, firing a bullet into her heart.

Imports And E x p o r t s

WASHINGTON, D. Co April 4.— (APJ-The total value of exports from the United States to the prin- cipal countries of the world for the month of February totalled $153,- 024,528, compared with $24,345,572 in the same month of 1031.

The Commerce Department an- nounced today imports from the principal countries for the some period totalled $130,077,114 compar- ed with $174,946,345 in February. 1931.

The United Kingdom took 833,- 300,237 worth of United States goods in February this year compared with 038,010,082 in February last year. Canadian imports of United States goods dropped from $35,220,- 090 to 030,347,205.

Imports from the United King- dom for February this year were $7,- 127,070 compared with 011,000,500 in the same period last year. Canada exported to this country $14,008,- 358 worth of goods compared with $21,304,501 last year.

C. P. R. Earnings

(lhnadfsu Press)

todlzDacisionastowhowillbe mlyor of Saint John and fill tbs offices of Colnmissi Public Works and Commissioner of Public Safety. will be made a week pending period of 108i. Earnings "N! W117 when the civic election for the period this year were 03,-

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MONIRIALQQue. April 4.-’1‘rnf- ‘tic earnings of the Canadian Ps- clfic Railway Company for the ten i ldsya ending March 81 showed a de- crease of $580,000 over the corres-

lmooo as compared with 9.000.000.

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F edgral VotesCo

A Want-Of-C0

Annual Subscription: Dvlh-l-rrli $1.00- By Mull Cnnldu and U. S. A. 51.50.

House nfidence

NEW BININSWIBNiIn Bennett Govt.

Residents F e a r A Parliament Turns Down 61 T0 26,

nfidence Nlotion

Directed Against Ministry Of Peter Heenan, Former Milwistel-

Of Labor.

OTTAWA, Ont, April 4. (By the Canadian French-Utter a two-hour. debate today, the Hcvse of Com- luons voted confidence in the Ben- llett Government. With crowded gulierlcs and a slim attendance of lllembers the House tumcd down. 6i to 20, a want-of-confidencl- mot- ion directed against the Mlnislry by Peter Keenan, former lvlinister of Labor. The government was

British And French Discuss Ottawa Parley

LONDON, April 4—(Canadian Press Cabin-The forthcoming Ot- tawa imperial economic conference was understood to have been one of the subjects under discussion at today's parley between British and French Cabinet officials.

Discussion of the Ottawa confer- ence, it was said, arose from the presence at the conversations of Walter Runciman, President of the British Board of Trade. It was also reported the conferees spoke of Anglo-French trade relations, con- sldcring the subject with the as- sistance of Neville Chamberlain. Chancellor of the British Exchequ- er, and Pierre Etienne Flnndin, French Minister of Finance.

charged with failure in dealing vl-itl: unemployment and distress

The feature of the diui-fon was ille “march out.‘ ni till: iinplld Farmer-Progressive’Labor group. When the debate ended. Govern- ment members rose in their places o force a. registered vote. Division bells sounded to sllmmoll l ..g

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llvl MEMBERS or FAMILY BURN lo nlllll

(Canadian Press) .

CHICAGO, Ill., April 4~Fivo mcmbers of one fnnlfly were trap- ped in a. flaming house in suburb- an Brookfield and burned to death yesterday and the sixth was alive because he accidentally fell through an open window while groping about 1n blinding smoke.

A passerby noticed the fire early and banged a. warning on the door. Walter W. Sneathen, 70 year old owner of the house. hoard tile warning but took time to dross. The flames enveloped the from" building rapidly and soon n11 l::-.i: . were blocked.

Sncatllell perished “liil 4"! (ialughter, Miss Louise Sucniilcll, .13,

Gandhi ’s Status Is Diminishing

(special to the Guardian)

TORONTO, Ont, April 41-Ma- hatma Gandhi's status among the political leaders of India has great- ly diminished, according to Sir Henry Lawrence, K. C. S. 1., for- mer Governor of Bombay, and life- time Civii Servant of India, in an address to the Canadian Club at luncheon in the Royal York Hotel. Sir Henry is in Canada as a guest of the National Council of Educa- tion.

Ilord Willlligdonls handling of the Indian situation has, Sir Henry said, the complete support of all those who have the welfare of In- dla at heart, and who know the difficulties which any Viceroy has to surmount.

his dauglltcr-ln-lnlv, lifrs. Lotto Hepburn, 40, and Mrs. Hcpbul-ns children, Lytton, Jr., 5, and Gol- don, 8. Hepburn was the lone sur- vivor. Firemen said nn overheated furnnce started the blaze.

Irene Myrtle Is, L 0 ca ted

BANGOR. Maine, April 4—-The Brltish schooner Irene Myrtle. over- due hereafter a voyage from Wcy- mouth, N. 8., has been anchored for several days at Stoningtcn. Deer Isle, the consignccs were n0- tified today.

The muster 0i the vessel reported in a message lilat the vessel was forced into Stonlngton nftcr ell- counterlng a succession of north- east gales with heavy,’ sons since leaving Wcymoutll. The schooner is lndcll with lumber.

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Record & Forecast of the Weather

.\ll-lTliUliillliiii]i‘.\]_, Ul~‘l"lifli. T0!’- lllllo, Ont, April 4.

llluilnulll llllll lllnxllllllln tenlpcrhfur- 1H“: lllllvsnll S-‘ii Vancouver 12—i'l() ldlillllvllillll 2i~1li Rrhfl 3li—45 Winnipeg 128-510 ’l‘ornilin L. ‘l2 (ilillwn 11'» —.. Miliilrﬂlll Iii 30 Que-hm: '.‘i)—.'il Nilillt Jollll i lllillfnl '. i Clnliuiicioll-ll 211-30

SYNOPSIS

Pressure is iligll llrcr Enstl-rll (‘an- nllll null fvlliiiﬂlly low ill tho west with u lililliitfllli‘. depression over- Wis- consin and lllloiilor L'0llil'l‘fl off Cnpe Iifﬂlﬁll. Home light snow lllls fllllcll in Noviuillnlin ll-llllo ill nearly nll nihc-r purl! of tllo llnlllinlllll filo weather lllls ill-ill full‘, collie-r ill Qllcboi‘ llnll the hlsrilllucs but mild throughout the

O FORIZRU4TS

Ottawa llnll Fppnr St. Lillvronrc Valleys: l-lluiheaslcrly winds, mostly fnlr and rllllilor, unsettled at night.

Lows-r St. Lawrence Valle-v: Moder- llic winds shifting to aouilmlsi, fllir with slowly rising temperature.

(lulf and Mirth Shore: Fri-all noriil- lvl-aicrly wiuils, slcurlng and rnlhl-r cold. _ billrlvlnlo East slui West: Fresh to strong northwest. winds. mostly falr null onlilor.

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Pill‘! tomorrow morning at 5.32. New lllcnn Tucsllny, April h. l?!

phEEllllull-rllllle tide eighteen minutes llltvr illnri Cilflflﬂitﬂtllifil.

(‘All FERRY SCIIEDYLE Week days-Learn liorrlcn daily 10.176 n. nl. llnll 11.40 n. In.

llilrn iielo illls morning nt 10.35 umi tonight It 11.55. Sun sets this evening at 0.82 and

Loaves Torlnsniine dolly: 10.86 a. m. and 255 p. in. _

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