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innit um cimnmu RESISTANCE

Government F o r c e s - Stiffen Opposition In Some Sectors.

(By The Associated Press)

HENDAYE, France, April ‘l-Capture of Tremp, Cata- lonia’s chief electric power centre, was hailed by Insur- gents ‘tonight as a heavy blow to Spanish Govern- ment resistance in the be- leaguered northeastern cor- ner of Spain.

Electric plants at Tremp, some 40 m les north ‘of Ler- lda, -supplied the power for most of Catalonia’: war in- dustries. Shutdown of the l industrial plants was practi- cally certain, Insurgents said.

(A government commun- lque confirmed that Tremp had fallen. Government troops were said to have taken up defensive positions about a mile from Tremp.)

After a week of rapid ad- vnnces through the western fringes of Catalonia, Insur- gent General Franco’s forces now found government re-

"riurwu true particularly in the uthern sector around Tortosa on e River Ebro near the Medi -

nean.

In Barcelona. the Union General do Tralaa res, Socialist-Oom- munist La Union, asked that all eligible government employeat sent to the defence of Cafe- onia. It also called for power to " urify" government Spain of die-

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Denter of nth-gent drive for the sea almost a a ,

The contending forces fought a few miles north of Tortosa and the Insurgents apparently have lien unable to advance or

Y8.

Government dlmatches said the coastal road which remains the lest link between Barcelona d Valencia south

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"Dance in Vernon flail Easter nday night in aid o. the street ights. Lunch. L-lele-f-‘l-B-li-

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Rescue Efforts Fruitless

AguPPglfl gaGETOWN, N. a. '- "Al"! Ill her armpit in icy brook water ‘here ‘this aftezlraoon “to wean er onr- ear- Cl rd Mrs. ai-nois McCordich moi-ed ntehlghlgrl‘ try to reaurgcitfite him o earn on a v o a dooytor that the child had died soon after he walked into the freshet-swolien stream. A telegronenfiall anmmoned . n , town, from hi aeateln the ls ture at erleton, and he declared the y had been dead when carried from the water.

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(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) LONDON, April “l-Two Can- adian student pilots pend three other R0 al Air Force men were gills; to y in two aviation acci-

en .

The Canadians were acting ilot officer Robert B. Inmlnte of ic- toris, B. C., who was at the con- trols, and acting pilot officer James R. Vincent of Medicine Hat,

ta.

They were undergoing training at the Royal Air Force Hullavi - ton airdrom e lane fe er

eav the a rt. It first atal aoci out at Hullaving- wn since the training school there was open d lest July. .~, ‘Ilhree f ers were killed when their reconnaissance plane explod- ed and fell into the North Sea. The victims were

of Barton Mills, Sussex; Pilot Of- flcer Felix Thresher of Swanage, Dorset, and aircraftsman Robert Munro or Avock, Rossshire.

The two accidents were the 34th. and 35th in the Royal Air, Force since Jen. 1 and raised its death oil to 00 since then. The plane loat in the North Sea had been on a night routine navigation mm. An intensive unsuccessful see-roll was made for it after oil patches and bits of wreckage were f d five miles off Dudgeon ligh lp. The Air Ministry officially ident- fied the plane which eyewitnesses saw burst into flames.

Norman Huibert, Conservative. served notice he would asi: the Government in the House of Com- publishing detul‘: of accident-l ls they were "liiwly to give foreiznerl an erronrnun im-

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countries ' suppressed aim formation.

600 Taxi Drivers (to 0n Strike

C. P. b Guardian's Special Wire) (ronoirro. Arm r~nisht own- ers acceded to demands the Toronto Taxi Drivers‘ Association tonight shortly after a strike call that affected more than 600 driv- ers. The strike followed a week of unsuccessful n otiatioua with the Toronto Taxi wners’ Among demands met e ht owners, allowed to pu their 4 cabs in opsra?\1 immsdiatel . we: agreemen d receive a mi of $12.50, 10 per cent of fares and would work a six-day, 60-hour, week. Union officials said there were a‘so abou 111 independent “Kama gpstfiabaldriver in mu

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with the strikers met at

1"“; miheiiiretolgriighte 14a °“' "i. at." rla=,."".;...a 3"" S ii.‘ lfaoGregof. president 0f e drivers union-

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lAPl BARGAIN F llli MEXICAN iill PRUPERTY

By JOHN P. MoKNlGflT Associated Press Foreign Staff MDCICO CITY, A

nese interests have cred to buy into a strategic Mexican oil com. Pflhy. it was disclosed tonight.

Joni! Vimca Y Palms. an at- torney who said he was the prin- cipal stockholder f the Popontla Company organ two years ago, said Japanese had offered to buy all or can of his holdings.

Th9 fly has valuable con- cessions in the vicinity of Minot- itlan. Veracruz State. on the At- lantic Ocean side of the Tehuan-

Dec isthmus. the narrowest point

North America.

o dispatches recently said Japanese promoters were interest- ed in buildint! a pipeline across the Ibo-mile isthmus, fr

om Selina 55th?“ finntoii” it“ “til”? . m

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discussed the advise/b ivy ofavi canal across this strategic isth- mus- Pffillmlblii‘ a pipeline right- OI-WIJ W0 be of a width suf-

meanwhile, sctly authoritative re- ports that President Cardenas nos decided to reverse his previous an- nounced polloy of selling Mexico's oil only to democratic countries.

However, Gustavo lilsipinosa Mir- eles. general manager of the com- pany Cardenas set up to find for- elan markets. told this correspond- ent that he would deal with any customers able to "put money on the table."

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Passenger T r a f f i c Trebled While Mail Volume Increased 8,000 Pounds.

Canadian Airways announced last ni ht the termination of the Charlo tetown to Magdalen Island air mail, pasenger and express service for the winter of 1938. The service this ear showed a large increase over ast year's ser- vice and set a new record for the munbsr of trips, passengers and me amount of express carried

e isolated Quebec Province gov- emed Gulf islands. Forty-five trip: were completed with a total of 92 passengers, in- cluding 24 emergency cases. A to- tai of 29,178 pounds of mail and 11000 “pounds of express were also carrl .

Last year 35 trips were made with 30 agssengers and approxi- mately 8, pounds less mal than

this year. All flights this year were com- leted and there were no flights n which the big‘ twin-motored plane had to turn back or sto over at the Ma dalen Islands. Th {gar was the rat for the service be operated by radio. The assist- ance o the Department of Trans- port station nt Upton Airport here

time’ and the Canadian Marconi station

at Grlndstone Island in the Mag- dalens, in obtaining direct accurate weather reports which were given to the pilot of the plane while enroute or before leaving. helped to im rove the service a great deal. of iclals said.

H. S. "Junior" Jones, aicnative of

A i, New Srunsw k. Can-

awfilirwa a District Superinten- en‘

cc ilhiina

erly of Monctcn, New nrunswie . d Leo H. Power Charlotte-

gm, were mechanics during the

n Airways made fir}: flights to the melon 111m from llonotcn in 192'! when reg- ular service to Charlottetown was

also ina rated. W- “mean-rare

‘Ontario, Judge’ lllea After Year’: illness

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to dispossessed property owners.

the Rational Park legislation. The ore some lower Premier is a lalwyer and as Attor- ney General he is the ranking member of the Bar in this Prov- ince. l-lia remarks therefore may people that time Act is a nor-ma. piece of legislation, that it is legal, is constitutional and. therefore quite prrivper. is as a lawyer ifhat I take is- sue with the Atiorney General on his presentation of the law and without regard to the facts of any particular cue. I do not to argue the point of the measure. The question I raise is not the power of the Leg- islature,but the abuse of its ower. I am esumptuous enough be- lieve at the Attorney Generalb etatenmits on the law are mis- leading. I do not believe his in- terpretation of constitutional law correctly presents its real spirit and meaning. He has said: “It may be pointed out in this connection that refusal of " is not an unusual thing. In foot the general prin- ciple of law is not that the right of appeal has to be definite tak- en away by l ation bu that unlea an a is definitely pro- vided no appeal exists". May I point out in this connec- tion that refusal of a i is an unusual thing‘, and rly so Prov ce. I refer: the A -

They are not tlon, or any other

of the Moira-bars consider

House (not the

Appeal" or the

to confer llama. udlcial funo ons

I cusses: should carefully study

Lmrh, which guarantees person tried all the of a. fair

at such hearings lt will be

General the Premier could

reme Court from any judgment. ops-lg or ooawlc on of oggjr m _ "Justices the‘ e of any Stipendiary Magistrate or Ma- of any incorporated City orTawnorof any-Judge of a County Court except in those cases where It is expressly declared by statute that no appeal shall lie." It is true that at Common Low no sippeal exists unless definitely

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(Associated Press by Guardian's Special Wire) PARIS, April ‘l-Troops were ordered held in madiness in garrisons tonight to guard the Senate l! necessary during the vote on Premier Sloan's financial powers bill tomorrow. Issuance of the order was disclosed after fighting broke

be certain rejection of mum's bill by the Upper House. stitutional rights conferred upon the President of the Senate.

are despite a Government ban.

Communists, anarchists and So- cialists estimated as number more than 10,000 fought police an mobile glusrds in a vain attempt to mare on Luxembourg Palace, the Senate building. The clashes in which several lice-men and demonstrators were njured, followed summary rejec- of mum's bill by the senate committee. committee voted 25-6 the measure, approved yes- by the Chamber of Depu- which would give Blum the ri ht to decree .tll measure: "Judg- _e indispensable to meet the ne- cessities of national defence, pro- tect the holdings cf the Bank of France and rehabilitate the x1atfcn’s flrligmcffi and economies." punt w repor to he full smslon Idem; mmed go,- me of the Senate tcmnorrow when de- ggygum 1n g feat for the Premier. heading his d second Popular Front Govern.

ilhe measure received in the ber yesterday however {gfause to pass the bill a

e. 3. He can SERUM! Blld

ore rejection

4. He can resign imm after the Senate vote

"l50,000 sit- tracts. Most of the strikers

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the Premier had several possible "w, mun, “nu,

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Provincial Despotism

An analysis by Mr. D. L. Mathieson of the legal arguments advanced by Premier Campbell for witholding right of appeal

i Totheldiioofubefiilanifan: providembnrtlirbmitttitnll sir,-I hay: reed with interest theory of law‘ a ihgi Premier "s speech of therealr hnsbeenar htioa March 30th in which he discusses ring a tribal’ wine Y held

ibunal.

e members of the Legislature or the mecutive are not a Court. oomgcetent and are not empowered by Act in ques-

.1 hear rah-Tum verdict on that evidence. This is so. notwithstanding

some them-

selves quite competent to act as jury without even

Alttor-

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of the gality nay-General) have referred to the Legislature as the "High Court of “High Court of Parllamen ". These Members should flint consult the Attorney-General

ofPar-

and powers of e House of Lords let them do so. would however that they and adopt the procedure followed by the noble

to the rights

Mal including the power to slnnmon witnesses and employ counsel in his defence. As the lord High Chancellor presides

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w to appoint a Lord High Chan- or from among the Law lords. BY virtue 0d his oflice as Attorney

not act hon-

torney-Generet to an Act Re-

specting Aippe is" passed in this Q11!‘ B1141 responsibility 0f that high

Province in 192i, which provides: position will have to be entrusted "An gm)“; mg; 119 m m, gup- to one of the three remaining Law

1011B. Iii; is to be hoped no fric-

tlophwill resillt._ _ _

Wire are Courts of Appeal in every Province of Canada. There is a Sirprelne Court of Canada.

(Continued 0H1 D530 B, O01. B)

Order Troops To Guard

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Crucial Vote Is Taken

Paris crucial

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‘ outside the Senate tonight on the eve of what was considered to It was given by the permanent secretariat of the Senate under con-

The order, it was lesmed. was issued during the afternoon when it became apparent that leftists would attempt to ma"); “m, u“ 5m.

minds. The small majority which

C am-

would rule out such a course for it is possible the Chamber would

second by the

raw up a new bill for submission to Parliament.

ediately

Occupation strikes meanwhile increased hourly. Twenty-nine me- tallurgical factories were occupied at the end of the day by more than

down workers, most of whom dmnand new collective con-

hoisted

revolutionary red banners over the

demon-

rom of the Senate in efiance of a Government ban. ‘tlolhe demonstration was designed

rnent was considered certain un- “m” m; m“, m1 3m g leu he moved for a last minute 3111mm p0 cigar support. n o

throughout Paris n the extremists to flock

ODCO and 1U! said. hearted Old

5m“ "w only coulbie e e men installed in the s toriel rascals "tourism was“ t" . “i?” r" “dumb hum, . “w” y an t power ul) anultilt

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DR IRVIN ABELL

Dr. Irvin Abell, of muisville, m. president-elect of the Ural-led states Medical Association, will be this year's recipient of the Lseiare Medal, it was announced recently by Father John F. O'Hara, prai- rlent of the University ed Notro Dame.

The Laetare Medial, a counter part of the Papal Golden Rose. has been awarded ammally since 1883 by the University of Notre Dame. (o an outstanding Catholic layman.

The award to Dr. Aibell is made because of "his years of devotion to the convplete wells/rs of his fel- low men.....and his contribution to the difficult science of psychia- try and his efficient effort toward. the curexand prevention of menial

“fiiihikfiirv BACK in you uum AT u m

Only 550 Bases In Op- eration To S e r v e Estimated 1.000,000 Patrons.

person“ April 1-1.6’)- Striking street ear workers. defiant of threats to discharge them, tied up tonight trans- portation services serving more than 700.000 Detroit residents Not a stvcet car was operative‘-

Detroitera going to and from their work climbed aboard crowded motnrbnses. hitch- hiked rides with motor-fail. hailed taxlonha. or walked.

Downtown retail merchants reported shopping crowds 40 per cent below normal. Only 550 buses were operating to servo an estimated 1.000000 daily patrons of the municipal- lv-owned transportation sys- tom.

In Circuit Court the city ob- iained a torrvpzarary iniumtion m- straining nlrlkers from “inter- fering, molesting. Dieketing, dam- aiginq or in any way preventing" operation of buses or street cars.

Judge Dewitt H. Merriam said. "I believe it is my duty so sign this‘ ma» in order to prevent bloodsh ." . WWII

Units or iihe rmmvittee. for in- dustrial crganimticrn pledged sup- port to the American Federation 0f Labor union that called the -irlkc at 4 AM. today demanding that s. syslcm-wlde seniority plan a. edbv voters last year be made effective immediately.

A circuit court injunction pre- ven-is the city from taking such

action pertdln-g a sinib cane court rulirllg. Many operators. mcnibers of an inde- pendent union. might be disp‘ - g! under the proposed sen-Of"? an

n‘... strike. Detroit's firtt in its streea railway system since 1919. proceeded without violfi. Police

g-ilards hitch sooonvpen some of one gpemiing buses found little to do.

Three Die From _ Ptomaine Poisoning

(or. n; Guardfan’: specie! Wire)

The munlw Monda nllit after-popper Wlnny said. A affected.

Winny laid Boy Moimted Police from Iibrt Resolu- tion have left for the Indian camp on.

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observers believe.

Alcazar.

way line.

The fierce battle entered its 18th day of thrusts and counter-thrusts through streets and fields strewn with dead. The little town's mud walls have been flattened by ar- tillery flre but the outcome still is in doubt.

Chinese exalted at reports a Japanese column was annihilated by a Chinese assault and two oth- ers were retreating northeast to-

wang and were attacking a Chl- nese force surrounded in the rail- road statlon, outside the city walls.

General Chiang gal-Shel: pub-

lished a circular egram to the nation enpreming hmvthat news ' e Suehow

the - would not dazzle the populace but would immess all with the neces- sity for more and greater sacri- fices before their final victory would be pomible.

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It has become a major issue of the war, they lay, il- volving prestige and morale for both Chinese and Japa- nese. They cornpare it with the Spanish civil war battle of Toledo where the Insurgents lifted the siege of the

Chinese morale has been boosted tremendously their stand in the battered against Japan’s drive toward Suchow, where the Tientain- Pukow railroad crosses the Lunghai, east-west trunk rail-

Shantung Province villalgq

—A million and a

this temporary centre of govern-s meat jubllantly celebrated tonigh what appeared to be China's firs decisive victory 1n the nine mon of warfare with Jinan