/ mun-mm‘ Founded 1M1 Luann liulrflllll T!" COMO i eaue egins CHARIJOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, Covers Prince Edward Momentous Segion {i SEPTEMBER 26, 1933 .,,__,,n Maxims o, A ~ MAXIM! ,1 -'; MERE MAN °' * ____ MERE MAN Another handy brlfln who would hen,“ nardhlcllorlhuelnpty “M13901!!! Imneralle irusbaud. seam able lo keep in runnin order is their bllh. island LikejheiDew nudism: N umncu rec-fourths of City Devasinted By Hur- ‘rzmc Which Lash- d Eastern Coast. By Clark Lee, ,. i,|:.~.| Press smnr. Correspondent ygxlflo CITY, Sept. 25.—(A.P.) envy hoses of life, still officially _, . und tremendous property nge wrought in the oll port of {liCu by Sundays hurricane were ted 1o the Mexican capital to- l c Department of the Interior, _ v Edouard Vasconcelos said nu 101" of dead "cannot be stat- ." From Tampico itself nry chief of the district re- d by wireless that “three quar- . ‘oi the city was destroyed and y“ were dead and injured. Unofficial Estimate of Dead ll the Department of Interior, iiicial estimators feared the toll run. into the thousands, per- 5900. Meanwhile, from the Swincro came an estimate 9! Ii‘. d and extensive property ‘ e, with hundreds homeless. "ore, according to shipping his, sailed from New Orleans pun/er 1'7 for ‘Yampico. m estimates of thousands dead made by officials at tne Inter- ‘ (continued on Pam i) a rm G r o u ps emkmd Inflation (Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept. 25-521- r iurm group marched to the Lire House and the farm credit no.0. mday to demand a cheap- . 1o aid th-c fmuner, voicing are 5.11110 time a determination -. right hers and hammer ~ l." The (li-loglltlOll, including amoifi‘ _ i-Rliihlp representatives of ~Ain..ican Farm Buréau Fed- ou nod several allied associa- ‘_ nun; hcudcd by Edward A. O'- .- p» hunt of the Bureau. It ‘@1031 Jfiresldent Roosevelt, Seo- cry c,‘ '. l?’ ‘the Credit administra- . NfllNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETC vv‘ ii ‘X-“iiinunvrnrontl nre lnllrhd ll l‘, rwutun nt i! cent: par word ""41 lbifllllll! In advance. "Ros ivc November u‘ _ 16th for Zion urch (mild Concert. 1353. Grey's thriller, "The Gold- Jt McLean's Theatres this 1346. “Zun- Ill ‘ at Webster's Corner 1 “wins. September- ma. music and refreshments. 1300. ll . hing. l» in Victoria Rink Tues- “ -ii_= 26th. Capltolians or- ~-‘ 406cm and old time mu- ‘is wsion 20 cents. 1331 EUEVEI] DEAD Begin Antarctic Voyage (Alloalahd 211' BOSTON, Sept. 25—'1‘he m-_ manna ship of the Byrd second Antarctic expedition, the old barkentine Bear of Oakland, was on the high seas tonight, carrying‘ her most unusual car- go and crew of her most ad- venturous mission. Never before did the hold of the sturdy old former sealer bulge with scientific equipment valued at $100,000 and never before has her crew had a mixture of daring seamen working hand in hand with nationally known scientists. SENATIJR PUIRIER PASSES A. MacDonald to the Senate Dies. (Canadian Prob) OTTAWA. Sept. ZL-Senatnr Pascal Polrier, lest surviving ap- pointee of Sir John A. MacDonald to the Upper Chamber, died here suddenly today from a heart at- tack. The 81-year-old had been actively engaged in the dis- charge of his business and personal duties up to the time of the sud- den heart seizure. Ha died late this afternoon, I'm- some years. Senator Poirier had suffered 110m bronchial trouble; but his ailment did not interfere with his regular attendance during the sessions at sittings of the Upper HOW- Senator Poirier is survived by his widow, formerly Mathilde Cas- grain, Quebec. His funeral will be held at Shediac, N. B, and the body will leave Ottawa tomorrow afternoon. First Acadian to sit in the WP“ House, he was a. picturesque and beloved member of the Senate for nearlfhalf a. century. At the tlmfl of his appointment. Bellow PW- ier was Postmaster of the House of Commons. Residlnfl m otmw“ for some time, his business activ- ities have been somewhat limited of present Wars. Born at Shediac, N. 5., on Peb- mary 15, 1852, h; was educated at st. Joseph University. Memlm" cook, N. n. Later. he WM" 8 member of the Bur in both New Brunswick and Quobw- m! 5P‘ pointment as Postmaster of the you” o: Commons came when he was 20 years of 889- In 1885, Senator Poirier entered the Upper Chamber. He was author of several books on Acadianlife, a Fellow of the Royal Society 01 Canada and of several other liter- ary societies, both at home and abroad. 1 New Jersey Exchange May Reconsider NEW YORK, Sept. 26PM?)- 1352. I "Tmvrrcw afternoon the bis Mhhiii; lluid autumn fair starts‘ b a {mull Redeemer Hall. ‘lhere | ~ llwkv door prize. m4, m I lMcmorial Presbyterian . Tmllellllp- ‘The harvest ills services will be held l. October 1st. Moming vwning 7.30 P. M. 1356. ml bu: ‘ll-ii 1 I ha‘ W‘ "nzrnfliill Rnbckah Lodge w!“ pre_! I (il-‘ifuut of History" with v mjn. < i" Hull. Thursday and M" 111125. October Nth-With ‘llilflfcd faking part“ Re hi. 13¢ _ The New York Stock Exchange ao- inight reverted to the realm of un- certainty as a. result of indications that New York City authorities might reconsider proposed taxes on Wall Street brokers. The new exchange, hatched under the wings of the New York trading organization last week, and sched- uled to start operations in the cen- tre manket building in Newark next Monday, acquired form and sub- stance over the week-end and until late today it appeared that even the abandonment of the city taxes 1': (lair, Admjsgjqn 35°, 1347, would not interfere with its debut. AiRMAli srnvlcr UBTBBERZ Word Officially Re- ceived by Postoffice Inspector Saunders Yesterday. Official word has been receiv- ed by Mr. A. V. Saunders, Post- office Inspector, that the air mail service between Charlotte- town and Moncion will go Into effect on Monday, October 2. This is in accord with, a recent- ly published statement in The GuaruTin from Hon. J. A. Mao- Doluld Ind M1‘. W, Cheeior B. McLure, M.P., reporting their success at Ottawa in obtaining an early inauguration of the air mall service this year. , The service will be undertaken by 01o Canadian Airways Lim- itedaudwlllbeontheeume schedule a lust your. The mail plane will leave Cha-rlotiolown at 12.30 p. zn., connecting with trains 3 and 13 at Moncton. It will leave Mono-ton on return af- ter the arrival of train 4 (Ocean Limited) and train l4. from St. John and Boston. Japanese Cou nt Strike Ballots (Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Sept. 25—Genera.l chairman of the Railway Running Trades tonight continued the ted- ious task of opening thousands of envelopes containing the opinion of Union members on the advlsibil- ity of calling a strike in protest a- gainst an additional 10 per cent wage out demanded by Canadian‘ Railways. 12 VACANCIES n lHEiENAlE (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Sept. 26—Wit-h the death lwre today of Hon. Pascal Poirier, Shediac, N. B., the party standing in the Senate is: Conservatives 45. Liberals 39. Vacancies l2. ‘Intel 96 Evenly divided as between part- ies, the 12 vacancies are: New Brunswick 8: Nova Soot/la, 1; Que- bec 3; Ontario 3; Saskatchewan 2. All vacancies were caused by death. Ln New Brunswick, Senators I. W. Todd, J. W. Daniel and Pas- cal Poitier died: in‘ Nova Sootia, Senator E. L. Cirroir; in Quebec, Senators Jacques Bureau, Philippe Paradis and 1". L. Beique; in On- tario, Senators Napoleon Belcourt, Andrew Haydon and Gideon Rob- ertson; and in Saskatchewan vac- ancies exist by reason of the death of Senators W. B. Willoughby and J. H. l-‘wse. Grain Prices Rise In ‘Teg”Exchange (Canadian Press) WINNIPEG, Sept. lid-Bullish enthusiasm which swept the Chi- cago market in the lato stages, made itself felt on the Winnipeg Grain Exchange today, and wheat prices rose from fractionally low- er levels to close “l. cent higher to it cent under the previous finish. Chinese General Refuses Ultimatum Prevails Seven Sugar iviiii Uiiiciais Take Refuge From Strikers By John r. McKnight, Associated Press Staff Correspondent HAVANA, Sept. 25.—(A.P.)-—Sev- en Americans, mainly officials of a sugar mill closed by a general strike in that region, were in refuge to- night at the Puerto Padre Yacht Club in Chaparra, on the north coast of Oriente Province, while an American destroyer and a British freighter stood by in the bay. An acute situation prevailed in that territory, as a dozen small towns went without light, water or rail facilities due to labor troubles which spread throughout most off the province. The strikeers cut wires of the Chaparra Light and Power Company. _ Meanwhile, Juan Bias Hernandez, veteran revolutionary leader against the former regime of Gerardo Mach- ado, came to Havana to visit Presi- dent Ramon Grau San Martin at the palace and denied recent reports that he had been up in arms against the g». ent, lASSOCLIM Press) PEIPING, Sept. 25-.After turn- lng_d0wn a Japanese ultimatum that he withdraw from the North China dsmilitarized zone, the ir- regular troops of General Fang Chen-Wu were reported tonight] within 20 miles of Peiping. Peiping military authorities ex- pected that both this City and In Cuba Newfo an dland Vessel Founders 8'1‘. JOiIiZNB, Nflzl. Sept. 25.-(C. P. Cablo-Caught in a storm off the fi-shill! banks of Labrador, the schooner little Bess, owned by Strong Limited of Little Bay, Nfid, founder-ed near Dark Tickle, Labra- dor, Compony officials were advised today. The crew of 16 escaped in the boats. The vessel was laden with a heavy catch of fish. smin A n J u T A NT GENERAL PilSl Brigadier C. F. Con- stantine Will Re- place Major General A. H. Bell On His. Retirement. i (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Sept. 26-—Ann0unce- merit was made by the Department of National Defence today of the retirement, on January next, of Major General A. H. Bell, Adjutant General. He will be succeeded in this post by Brigadier O. F. Con- stantine, at present Officer Com- manding Military District No 6 at Halifax. General Bell was appointed Ad- jutant General in succession to l REMENDO US LOSS OF LIFE 11v MEXICO STORM Acute Situationti l I F 0 R N IA ruirwvnn m 1n iiillllli Col. Roscoe Turner Sets New West-East Transcontin- ental Record. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Sept. 25.~|A,. PJ-Col. Roscoe Turner-he of the} nattily trimmed mustache and dash. ing imiforrrrs-Jlenr from California today in l0 hours and five and one half minutes, a west-east trans- continental record. Prevails Annual lublerfptiou Delivered find nillllOunlllnllldlhll-Il-M TenseAtmosp/rere As 14th iAssembQ Opens GENEV A, Sept. 25-“"ith after the close of the Great Disarmament and its ess most in the minds of world “Well,” said Turner when “he climbed out of his plane at Floyd,‘ Bennett field at 11.43% a. m, “lti took me five years to do it. I tricdi to break the record five times and now I’ve gone and done it." Turner clipped 131-’. minutes off the previous record held by Jimmy Haizlip. Two Records . ,1 The hronzed Colonel now holds; records for both ways across the United States. He already held the cast-west record of lllhours ‘and 30 minutes. Ho was so thrilled when he land- ed today that he talked rapidly in contrast to his usual draw]. He av- eraged 275 miles an hour from the coast, he said, and at times his bul- lct-shapecl plane made 315 miles an hour. Turner began his flight at Bur- bank, Californla at 1.38 EST. He roared away in the face of a low ceiling and adverse winds. He was forced to alter his course several times. MOSCOW, Sept. 25.-(A.P.)—Co1- onel Charles Lindbergh brought his Major General Henri Panet about‘ two years ago- His early soldier-i ing was performed in South Africa} where he served in the Imperial‘, Yconranry and the Cape Mounted§ Tientsi would soon be attacked, but, expressed confidence that theyi would be able to defend both plan-i es. General Fang, whose adherents, are variously estimated io mnnber from 5,000 to 50,000, announced his intention to “free North China. of, the tyranny of the Nanking G0v-, ernmcnt." Japanese officials refused to al- low the local Chinese authorities to send an expedition in the field to meet the insurgent General. They said the Japanese army must dis- pose of him. Japanese aeroplanes were busy all day reconnoitering the area and one aviator dropped a bomb out- side Fangs headquarters at Hiwai Ju, about 35 miles northeast‘ 0i! Pciping. No reports of casualties were recciwcd. Rumors were approaching force was by the Japanese, but the made an indignant denial. ourrentv that the sponsored latter Plans Flight To Stratosphere HALIFAX, Sept. 25—(C.P.)—~An ambitious young American stunt flyer who hopes to show up these stratosphere flyers as a bunch of pikers arrived in Halifax today on the way to England. Thea-ell be none of your hermetically sealed gondolas for Mark E. Ridge whim be hops off for a new altitude reo- ord. He says he's going to soar 10 miles off old mother earth in an open basket balloon. The 28-year-old aviator. who has been stunting around his Dor- chester, Mass, home for eight years, is on his way to England for tests in preparation for his fl’ght. He is going, he says, at the invitation of Lord Haldane, who will assist him in making tests in a. decompression chamber where Rifles during the Boer War. Later, he enlisted in the Matabeleland Relief Force and served also in the Cape Mounted Police. Ho came to Canada in 1903 and graduated from the Canadian mil- itia into the permanent force, be- ing appointed to the Royal Can-, adian Dragoons and later to Lord Strathoonals Horse (Royal Can- adlans). Organizes Battalion General Bell organized the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion of the (Continued on Page 3) Fa rm e rs H a n t “Cutldss Bandit” (Canadian Prose) PORT O!‘ SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept. lib-A cruel "cutlass bandit," who severed in. two a. pursuing dog, was sought today in the flooded canefields by a band of 40 enraged farmers. The intruder was first discovered peeping through a house“ window in the village of Bcjucaii and a scven-year-old boy raised, the alarm. p The fugitive took to his heels: but hesitated long enough to dc- capltatc tho yelping dog. Darkness prevented further search. Lower Rates On License Plates lCanadlan Press) HALIFAX, Sept. lid-Automobile license plates are to be made avail- able to motorists at greatly reduced rates during the last quarter of 1933, the Department of Highways an- nounced tonight. Under u new order, drivers who have been unable to purchase plates this year may now get them at one- fourth the original cost. The plates stratosphere conditions will be duplicated. will be good for the last four months tun hydroplzmc to a perfect landing on the dangerously narrow Moscow River today after an overland flight from Leningrad. With Mrs. Lindbergh he received greetings of civil aviation officials, attended a banquet in their honor, and then went to the opera. siiin s P_ROBiEM S WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—(A.P.) — President Roosevelt dangled a 700,000 tonnage order for new rails before the Steel Industry today and got a promise for competitive bids that were expected to bring the low- er prices that have been sought by the railroads. He plans to advance the carriers $25,000,000 or more from the public works fund to buy the rails. The deal appeared all fixed to- night for early consumption if the administration is satisfied with the bids submitted by the steel compan- ies. Personally putting the case for lower prices, Mr. Roosevelt called To the White House Myron Taylor, chairman of the Board of United States Steel Corporation; Eugene Grace, President of the Bethlehem Steel; and L._C. Black, chairman of the Board of Inland Steel. I New Constitution For Austria (Associated Press) VIENNA, Sept. 25-—The task of evolving a new constitution for the “Staondestaaif, or "guild-or- ganized staic." sponsored by Chon- cellcr Engelbert Dollfuss had pro- grossed tonight to the point vchcm three drafts were ready for the Governments consideration. Meanwhile the Christian Social Party of which thc Chancellor is a member decided to launch an ag- gressive cimpalgir to preserve its existence in fncc of the Fascist de- mand for complete abolition of of this year. partm. In the present-day siiuati mills-e of the assembly. Seek Solution iljunri the scenes, British dele- gates were busy all day in continu- ing the disarmament talks that have gone on with renewed vigor in the various continental capitals for the past few weeks. Joseph Goebbels, German Minis- ter of Propaganda and right-hand man of Chanwllor Adohl, Hitler, was in the centre of a compact formation of burly secret service men as he entered and left the assembly. Police cleared the side- walk as he departed, Illustrative of the international atmosphere of the League gatherings was the fact that a Jewish Rabbi, one of the substitute Austrian delegates, was seated right behind Goebbels, arch-foe of the Jews. Franco-German Sltll-liiull The work of Fkanco-German mediation already started by Sir, John Simon, British Foreign Sec- retary, was carried on today by Norman H. Davis, the United States’ Ambnssador-at-largc. when. he had dinner with Bnron K0l1-~ stantin Von Ncurath, German For-i eign Minister. Sir John is one of‘ the leaders convinced that France; and Germany, despite the present, tension, genuinely wish to sign a‘ disarmament convention. i But the British are equally com‘ vinced such a treaty must be of the kind which present-day Ger-i many would swallow. There were) strong indications the Germans: would ask the right to possess mil-i l ‘ itary aeroplanes unless other coun- tries are willing to abolish, them and the some thing applies tn the question of ncw artillery. Tin-cc weeks remain for the informal dis- cussions before (he conference resumes. Minors No Words Premier liiowinckcl minced no words 8s hc opened the new as- Creat Britain Making Progress , TowardsRecovery 1 MONCTON. N. 13., Sept. 25—f; Conditions in the stool and coal? trade look very promising at thci present; limo, stated Sir Ncnrton J. Moore, President of the Dominion Steel and Cnnl Co, who passed, through Moncion this afternoon on: the Ocean Limited of the Canadian National Railways cnroulc from Montreal lo Sydney, N. S. Speak- ing with rrgnrd to business condi- iions as affecting Canada and oili- cr pnrts 0f the world. ho stated that there hns undoubiccily been‘ an improvement jmriicxilnrly in, Grout. Britain which seems to be, l disarmament I r I iSpcoial $1.1“ Guardian) i < Disarmament; Improvement Of Franco - German Relations And Treatment Of Jews By Nazis To Be Discussed. (By George Hambicton, Canadian Press Staff Writer) solemn warning by Premier Johan itlowinckel, President of the Council, that 15 years War the menace of conflict still hangs over the nations of the world, the 14th League 0f Nations Assembly opened today in tense atmosphere. ential preliminary, improve- ment of relations between France and Germany, were fore- slatesmen as they gathered for the great assembly, which precedes ihe resumption next month of the World Disarmament Conference. on even the critical issue of Germzrny’s treatment of the Jews under the Nazi regime was relegated to the background. Anticipating attacks on this score, however, the German delegation gave notice it e did not fear discussion by moving all matters involving the minority peoples be considered by the Political Com- scmbly. Fifteen years after the close of that great fratricidal crime, the Great War, we find to our shame that we have made little progress toward a better under- standing, a. purer atmosphere and a. healthier msntallty among thu peoples," he told the meeting. “On the contrary the thought of war and the possibility of war am ever present, hanging over tho nations as a constant menace. It is our duty to improve and strength- en the credit of the League fn the eyes of the world. The fact thu League has not succeeded in creat- ing a better situation in the Far East is not calculated to strength!!!) its position. The effect of disillu- sionment to which the situation in Europe has given rise is perhaps even uaorse." The Weath er, Etc ills (ml. ‘vino iiuuKs No MAN vs (con ENouiH You ,, l-iik vs cries sushi’. But Mons onto Lam’ f. '-:'iw n n! i."| inrq r .140. Sun win llli~l all rial-s lirill rrl-u- n11 . 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