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"Attend cake sire at Holman‘: n. Saturday afternoon. 1.4020

n5, I. S. dance tonight, 0 to l2. Admission 2S cmts. L-30ti4

uAuctlOn and uairce, Hope River

3.11, Monday, Feb. 24th. L-3068 "yew Glasgow tonight, Milton is. L-S0il9

aornets VI- 1m .._._ remap year skate at Marshfleld by Mclotone Sound System. L-S040

t-pgyailst Grcenhoms vs. Maple leafs at Milton rink tonight. Skate m“ L-aosv

___... "Afton Arena tonight 11 A P. W. C. vs. Bulldogs. Skate after. L-3039-2-22-li.

airs-ma "Hockey at Highfield tonight. i. P. U. vs. Three Stars. Skate af- "m » L-3052

"Playoff game Wiltshirc tonight, Bartlvlllc Maple leafs vs. Wilt- iirire Hawks. RAY Stull referxee.

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"Interesting lantern slides, mis- sion work among Indians, Brockley Church Monday, i3 p.m. Silver col- lection. L-3000

"Institute dance, Belfast Hall, Monday, February 24th. Admission 25c. Lunch free- 1f stormy, night following. L-2083-2-21-2i.

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EXPLAINS our m riiuwmcis FiiR viiimm

Pensions Minister P o w e r Eiaborates 0_n Proposed Reduc- trons.

(C- P- Br Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA. Feb. ilk-Pensions Minister Power today explained PFOPOSed cuts in the allowances of the House of Commons in arigwcr to a question from w. P. Muiocg (Lib. York North).

He said published reports of the cut-s were true but had caused needless alarm to some of the pg;- tles concerned.

Since the war the practice ‘had been to give ex-soldlers in hospital

cording to the rank they had 1e- celved on active service in addition

might be entitled to.

The divergence in pay and allow- ances between privates and high ranking ofilcers was great. A pfl- vate if single received $46 a month and might receive up to $137 if married. depending on the size oi his family.

Private soldiers contributed 90 per cent of the veteran population in hospitals and in no case was the allowance of a private being cut.

The department, however. thought

"Whist and Dance, Cardigan Hall Monday, February 34th. If not ilne will be held ‘ruoaday, February 25th. Cardigan O. W. L. b8087-2-22-li.

"A Hospital Cake Sale by Ladies of the Baptiath Church Saturday, at Moore and Mclreodw.

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"Hockey at York Saturday. Feb. if, playoff, Dunstaffnage vs. Cen- tral Rangers. Also Dmistaifnage Juniors vs. York Juniors. L~3054

"Junior game, Cornwall rink to- night. Spring Park School vs. Corn- wall Juniors, '1 o'clock. Leap Year skate after. L-3062

"Potato Growers Association is now represented at Carleton by Elmer Francis who will be rwelv- ing potatoes and turnips daily at the warehouse. L-2080

"Handling poultry daily at mp market prices throughout the win- ter months. Prince Edward Island Oo-operative Egg and Poultry - lociaiion. L-ZQB

"Don‘t miss the first league playoff game at Bradalbane to- iiiiiht. itlil sharp. Summerfield Comets vs_ Bradalbane Rovers. Skate after. 14-3051

"Borden Rink Monday, February 34th. second game Intermediate semi-finals. Bummarsidc crystals vs. Borden Nationals. Admission 25o and 15c. Game starts 8.15 sharp.

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"Livestock Marketing Board b00108 hogs durmg week of Feb- filary 24th as follows: Tuesday af- ternoon at Melville, Murray River; Wednesday morning, Hunter River. Pltlee list stock with secretaries. L-3058

"Annual Meeting of Bedecuc E88 Circle at Central Bcdedue Hall, on "Wider. February iii, at a p. m. Patrons will be paid bonus for lass. Delegates report from ' Central llceting. Fred it. Moyss, Secretary.

Ir-SDOG-fl-Il-Bi. 0a live hogs all day Thursday. February 37th at Kan- Iihrtan Nicholson area. loading at Egg“ 1:21;: It!!! fillings! untgl bruarz . a. .

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Strengthens Position

Senator John McCormick Dies,

SYDNEY lrflSNBS. N. 5., Feb. 2i- Senator john McCorr-nack died at his home here tonight in his ‘lath year.

. He had been ill for several months.

B0111 herein 1858. a son of Ml‘. and Mrs. John McCormick, he was educated at Sydney Mines schools and went into business at an early age, rising to prominence in the communi as a wholesale grocer. I-Ie en red the Cape Breton county council in 1888 and also served as Mayor of Sydney Mines from 1000 until i906. In 1894 he was elected to the Nova Scotia Leg- islnture.

A courageous political fighter who never surrendered, he unsuccess- fully contested the federal elections of 1004. 1906, 1008,1911 and i917 in the constituency of Cape Breton North-Victoria.

He was summoned to the Senate in 192i.

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Agricultural Minister Announces Cut.

(C. P. By Guardian's special Wire)

OTTAWA. Feb. ii-Reductions in sevemment grants for fairs and exhibitions were announced in the House of Commons today by Agri- culture Minister Gardiner.

The grant for a class A fair would be _cut from $5.00) to $4,000, which would still be $1.500 higher than it'was in i934, the minister said. The maximum grant for class B fairs would be cut from $3.000 00 $2.600 which would be $1,- 000 higher than it was in i034.-

At the same time Mr. Gardiner said he hoped to have a. standard for fair grants established for the whole country. This would neces- sitate cooperation with the pmvjn. ces in connection with clu-ss B fairs

Regional fairs would be contin- ued. Mn, Gardiner said. and their usefulness would be deter-ruined in a full survey which already wag “n-

FREIBHTER

One Fireman Killed And Several Injured In Explosions.

now that the war was 20 years past it should not perpetuate the sys- tem of pav according to rank. The cuts in officers’ and non-commis- sioned officers’ allowances would in no case reduce their receipts to less than the amount of a 100 per cent disability pension.

The highest nay went to o. major- neneral. said Mr. Power, and while these officers were somewhat rue there hail been one man who rc- reivcd for n time in pay. allowan- ces and DCllSlDils unwards of $14,- "00 it year from the government for lying-in hospital.

Some misunderstanding hmi ar- isen between the department and legion officials over the new rates which crime into effect March i. Mr. Power said the difilcuities

He hoped they would be ironed out by a frank discussion.

Stormy Scene ln-

arcse over terms and legal phrases. .

._.___ (A. P. by Guardian's Special Wirel BALTIMORE, Feb 2l—-—One fire- man was killed and several were injured tonight by one of many explosions which occurred when flames swept the ilold oi ‘a nitrate- iatleri ship at her dock here.

It was not urvii the ‘ship was slowly sinking and already was awash amidships that firemen said the blaze was under control Fireboats continued to pour streams of waier into her.

The dead fireman was not iden- tified immediately. i-Ie was blown into the ice-covered river from a pier by an explosion ‘which sent his comrades reeling back against a warehouse.

Battalion chief Clarence and Charles Kolb, foreman. injured by the some blast. Both were rendered unconscious by smoke and fume; and Smith near.- ly drowned in a puddle of water on the pier before he was rescued.

The ship. the Norwegian freight- er Gisla, was loaded with more than 5,000 tons of nitrate. Bhs

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der way.

The minister was the target for scores of questions relating to fairs, particularly their qualifications for Bovemment grants,

The fall‘ item of $1,490,700 flnnl- ly P855911 the l-Iouse.

Convict Slayer 0i Loch Charged

JULIET, Ill, Feb. Zi-A grand jury investigation of two sensa- tional episodes at the stateville penitentiary culminated today in the indictment o’ a convict for the razor slaying oi Richard Loeb and of a. former guard for aiding ‘the escape of a prisoner.

James Dav. moody young robber from Chicago, was charged with murdering Loeb in a prison bath room last Jan. 28 in an indictment returned before Judze E. L. Wilson

Homer Tally, err-guard, was charged with abetting the flight of John floss, serving a one year to life term for armed robbery.

State's Attorney W. R. McCabe said he was undecided whether to ask for the death penalty for Day, who has contendedhe killed Loeb in 'elf-de‘ence.

Floss wallvd bu; oi the peniten- tiary Feb. 5. He was captured the next day in Chicago.

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Empire-wide Message To Be Heard March

Fire Damages S.S. Highlander,

HALIFAX, Fub. 2l-——r‘ire of un-, known origin broke out in the bori- er room oi the Canadian Highland- er oi’ the Canadian National Steam- ships as the freighter-f laid in dry- dock in the Halifax shipyards to- day and caused damage estimated at $10,000.

The Highlander which recently arrived here from Australia, was being overhauled before returning there. The ship is commended by CBDt. Percy Robinson of Montreal.

Firemen prevented the blaze from spreading to the vessel's oil tanks, as two fire tugs stood by, ready to tow iicz- to an isolated sec- tion oi the harbor.

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docked hers Thursday. Five alarms were sounded dur- ing the blaze.

french Chamber

PARIS. Feb. ii-Prsmisr Bar- raut tonight won a strong vote 1f confidence from a stormy Cham- her of Deputies by boldly identify- ing himself with the Radical-Soc- iaiist-Coanmunist People's Front.

The vote of 380 to 151 climaxed a tumultuous session 'in which the Premier was wildly acclaimed by tna entire left and leereci by the right. Bitter personal insults were exchanged and at one point a fist- Iltzht developed.

Premier Sarraut maintained firm stand throughout the seulon in the face oi questions fired by right-win! deputies. The latter charred the Government with res- ponsibility for the leftisLs anti- Royaiists acts following last week's brutal street assault by young Royall-eta on Leon Blum. Socialist leader.

Premier Ssrraut right wing blasts Peopiefsfront “P1990110” ti" "awakening of clout republic- an strength in France."

answered the by declaring the

Federal Loan For Saskatchewan

(C. Pr by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Feb. fll-Thc, Gov- ernment has approved a further loan of $1,435,000 to Saskatchewan. accepting one year four per cont treasury bills as security- '

Hon. C. A- Dunning. Minister of mnunoo, today tabled in the l-louse of Commons ihe ordsr-in-courlcll ratifying the loan. It stated the Saskatchewan Government had represented it required am- ount to cover the provincial share of direct relief in excess of the grant-in-aid from Sept. i to Dec. Si, 1085.

A loan of $180,000 to Manitoba to enable that province to pay its share of direct relief for January

was also approved.

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Five Others Held In Connection W i t h Brutal Assault.

(AI. By Guardll '| Special Wire)

MANGUM. Okla. Feb. ‘all-Trap- ped by 100 , men, a negro who asuertedly admitted fatally beating a five year old white girl and in- juring her mother critically was shot down and killed today when he tried to escape.

The shooting served to decrease authorities‘ fears of mob violence. Extraordinary precautions were taken, however, in behalf of five other ncgroea held in cuatody~-two of them suspected of aiding in the brutal attack.

The slain negro. Willie Jones, 25, a former convict, fsll before blasts from sawed-off shotguns only a few minutes before the girl, Alice wil- son, died in a M-ingum hospital.

Physicians held out nopes for the child's mother, Mrs. Alice Wilson, s4. after a delicate brain operation. They said har- skull was fractured. She had been beaten with .r heavy iron skillet and a sharp-edged hoe. The girl remained conscious until

' a few ininiftes before her death.

tulip. iiaiiey Railway Sold

(CI. ly Gllrlllnj Special WiN) ANDO N. 8.. “b. 21 — The Toblqus Vaheyrallway running 2o miles from Perth Junction to Plast- ar Rook was acid for arooooo today to S. Ronald Jones and ill. n. Har- ley, Saint John, at a public auction unique in Canada's history.

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MTAWA. lib. iio-Notice o! in- corporation of Aiiyna International Ltd. $00,000. Charlottetown, appears in the current ‘elite of the Can-

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LONDON, Feb. 21~—(C. P. Cable) ~—King Edward will broadcast a message to his subjects throughout the Empire on March I, it was an- nounced today.

.No indication has been given as

yet of the subject matter of the broadcast and it is not known now long the message will be. It is expected to inst about l0 minutes, however. The broadcast will start at four p. m. (12 noon AST). The plan for such a broadcast has been under consideration since the King's accession to the Throne upon the death of King George a month ago.

It was recalled that His Majesty wag the iirts member of the Royal Family to broadcast. That wm in i922. when. as Prince of Wales, he broadcast an address to the BOY Scouts. Apart from the late King, whose broadcasts on Christmas Day were listened to eagerly by people all over the world, few broadcasters have been so popular as King Ed- ward. His delivery is unusually clear. .

S i I v e r F o Sale Concludes

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MONTREAL. Feb. 3i—FlftY- five per cent of catalogued silver fox offerings were 018005011 °1 during the sale this week 0i the Fur Auction Sales Com- Limited, with the averase $33.01. The sale concluded tonight.

Average fox prices were: Select- ed full silvers, $55.11; selected hal- vss,$53.05; ordinary, $35.80; ordin- ary full silvers 838.88: one-eiIhi-h black $24.37-

On the closing day top prices of selected full silvers was $91-00- Sslected halves scored a hi!!!) 0i iiaoo and a low of s46; we Ordin- arv half silvers, high $50. 10W 82B‘. top iul‘. silvers high 050- 10W 331 inferior grades. high $38; law 014-

ti... Revision or Election Laws

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

qrrAwA, Feb. 2i—A committee of 20 or 30 members of the House oi Commons will review the Can- adian election laws with special attention to proportional rep-

resoatation. a“ compulsory voting. Justice Min- ister Lapolnts piloted the necess- ary motion throulh "it “W” m‘ day. It passed unanimously- "Members of House." Ml‘- uipointo said. “will mac with me if ohanlet are t0 b0 m!“ i" m: election laws, it i.| better they aiioul p. made in the first om 0i parliament rather than iuat be- fore an election btcalild "i!" there are auspicious of ulterior ‘motives? The committee. said. will study the

tiona o! election’ officers and will not be liaiicas scope

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Efforts Made T0 Halt Nation-wide Disor- ders Resulting From Elections.

(By H. E. Knobiaugh, Associated Press Staff Writer) (A. P_ By Guaydlarfs Special Wire)

MADRID, Feb. Zb-Harnsscd by disorders of victorious Leftlsts and rioting Communists, Spain's per- manent par" entary commission voted general immediate amnesty to all political prisoners tonight as two high military officers were or- dered to less important posts.

The commission, meeting in ex- traordinary sessicn after the total casualties in post-election rioting had risen to 21, unanimously or- dered unconditional rcleasc of pol- itical priscners throughout the nation.

The decree was ordered published in the official Gazette tomorrow, to become effective on publication.

Military Changes Military officials likewise moved

against Rlghtlsts and named Gen. Jose Sanchez Ocana, former com-

mander general in Catalonia, to the position of chief oi staff. General Ocana replaces Gen.

Francisco Franco, who was ordered transferred to the Canary Islands. Gen. Manuel Goded. chief of avi- ation, was transferred to the Bal- earic Isinnds as chief of the di- vision there.

The military orders, decreed sl- multancously with the ifmnesty or- der, resulted from reports of a plot headed by Generals Franco and Coded to stage a military coup

taking control of the government.

(‘Three aviation officials were ar- rested for alleged complicity in the plot with the two generals which drew official attention from Prem-

ier Manuel Portela Valladares Tuesday.) Rightist members of the parlia-

mentary commission, during delib- eration on the general arrmcsty order, sought to prevent liberation of ringlcaders of the Socialist re- volution of Oct. 1034. These mem- bers, WhOSe candidates went down to defeat in the Sunday election, demanded the decree be retro- active only to Feb. 10 to exclude those arrested during the election campaigning

They withdrew their demands. however, in the face of threats from leftist members that a dead- lock would result which would create a dangerous situation.

The amnesty order extends onLv to those prisoners who have been

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League Is Claim

Reports Lack Tjfiicial ‘Confirm-

ation. Italians

[talc-Ethiopian war; The EmperorH-r plan,

Ethiopia.

In circles where erally is distributed, there was any possibility

Recent Fascist victories were re- garded in these circles as a. certain barrier to anything less than an-

nexation of important Ethiopian areas. , Dispatches received here last

night said Gen. Rodolfo Grazianfs air forces in southern Ethiopia were bombing the remnants of the army of Res Destp. Demtu at Magalo, a point. 225 miles southeast of Addis Ababa with s. population of several hundred.

Civilians Killed

ADDIS ABABA. Feb. 21-(0. P.- l-Iavasb-Hundreds of civilians have been killed, gassed or wounded in a hail of mustard gas and incend- iary bombs rained by Italian bomb- ing planes upon southwestern and, northern Ethiopian towns, the gov- ernment charged tonight.

Snvage attacks were reportedly launched against Msgalo and Ghighner, about 160 miles south- east oi Addis Ababa. Numerous civilians were said to have been seriously gassed at both places.

At Koram, in the northern war acne, three non-combatants were reported killed and many houses destroyed in destructive raids on Monday and Tuesday.

Ethiopian casualties in the Ital- ian offensive at lirnderta totalled only 147, with 26B wounded, war Minister Rae Mulugheta informed Emperor Hallo Selassie in the first official Ethiopian version of the battle in which Italy claimed 20,- 000 Ethiopians had been killed or wounded.

The Ethiopian losses were more

sent to jail for political offences and does not include offenders against the common law.

No Second Reprieve For ilauptmann

TRENTON. N. J., Feb. 2l—-A one-man campaign to rally the Lutheran ministry to the moral support of the man who holds the felte of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in his hands was disclosed here today.

But even as ministers in various parts o1 the country were scanning the printed appeal, sent out in the name of linuptmannb spiritual ad- viser, Rev. John Mathiesen. word came from the Governor's office

- for the second time within 24 hours

that he has no intention of grant- ing a second reprieve.

than compensated by the desertlon to their forces of 1,500 well-armed Askaris, the War Minister said. He claimed the deserting Askaris brought with them large quantities of Italian arms and supplies, Spies in the Italian camp had reported iirc impending Italian of- fensive several days before it was launched, Res Mulugheta advised, and the Ethiopian troops therefore had been withdrawn from the di-

Northern Offensive. Ethiopia Seeks Loan In London

(A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) ROWE. _li‘ei_r. 22-(Saturday)—Emperor Haile it was said in informed circles early today, has proposals to the Ileugue of Nations for termination of the

it was understood in these quart- ers, contemplates a League of Nations

Iiallan government information gen- rt had been denied Wednesday that _ of peace negotiations as the re- sult of an Italian victory in northern Ethiopia.

Informed persons said, however, that the lack of official confirm- ation oi’ the Emperor's reported move was due to the fact his plan In! said to have been submitted directly 1o the League.