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eachers’ Federation Continues f .1 Meetings. Prof. L. W. Shaw, Dr. T. G. Davis, Messrs. E. J. H.
Morrissey, R.
H. Rogers, l J. P.
Bradley Among Speakers. C.
Pnucrcur (u AMERBAN HARBBBAL
Wholesale Prices of Anthracite Lowest Since War-Will Af-
Y fect Coal Prices In Dominion. / .;. . ___
(Canadian Press)
jrrommsr... Que, April, l-Prioe mdlsotion oi’ American hard coal prices ranging from $1.31 down to .81 |, ion on domestic sizes were announ- ced here today by C. E. MacKenie. Vice-President of the Delaware. hokswana and western 0on1 Cumb- any of Canada Lili-ubriniilii ‘i119 "Wile lale price of American anthracite to the lowest rstos since the war. These prices will be reflected in cuts in rc- tail prices by coal dealers throughout the Dominion in the near future.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Ahfll 1—Nons cf the British residents of the foreign colony here was killed in the earthquake which destroyed the city yesterday. French residents also escaped.
ANNOUNCEMENTS. comma EVENTS, MEETINGS arcs.
a "Reserve Wednesday. July ‘Bth for Rollo Bay Tea. 4465-4-1-21.
"Rossrve May 5th for Play and Concert in Zion Hall. 4503-4-2-31.
"concert and box social Kelly's Ores. meter Monday, e o'clock. I 4512-81
"Be prepared to meet the ladies with a smile and buy a flag next Saturday. 4510
"Dance at Community Hall, Sin- nott Road, Tuesday, April '7. Frank O'Brien. 4470-4-2-21.
"P. E. 1’. Hospital Flag Day is floater Saturday. Welcome the ladies when they call upon you. 4510
"Tune in C. H. C. K. ,April 9th, 3.15-8.15 P. M. Violin Recital. 4495-4-2-1.
"Attend Whist Party in St. Mar- gareta Hall, Monday evening, April 0th. 4490-4-2-11.
T. F. Delegates Report.
The proceedings of both sessions of the Prince Edward Island Teach- ers Federation Convention yesterday wers designed to br. of an educat- lcual nature, and a number of very interesting addresses and demon- strations were given to that end. At the morning scsshui reports were received from Messrs Russel Leard, Souris, Cecil Hynes, Montague and L F. McDonald, Charlottetown, dele- gates to the Canadian Teachers Fed- eration Convention which was held in July last in Calgary, Alta.
A paper on Canadian History was read by Mr. E. J. H. Mcrrissey of Queen Square School.
At the afternoon session a very 1n- teresting address was delivered by Dr- W. G. Davis, Principal of Truro Normal School, a. primary‘ class was taught by Miss Isabelle Bourke of Prince street school and a Junior Red Cross demonstration held. Mr. R. H. Rogers briefly addressed the teachers on Red Cross work.
C. T. F; Reports
Mr. Russel Leard who first report- ed for the C. T. F. delegates in re- marking on the National Federation stated that its membership is now more than 25,000.Hs described graph- icsily the trip to Calgary, com- menting on the more important centres through which the delegates passed. The delegates were welcom- ed by the Department of Education for Alberta, the Calgary School Board and the Calgary City Council. Mr- C. N. Crutchiield, President of the C. T. F. presided at the meetings. Ecach delegate was required to serve on one of three committees. Follow- ing the first session the delegates were guests of the City at lunch- con. The Calgary Public Library where the C. T. F. was organised in 1920 was visited. The afternoon ses- sion, Mr. Leard reported, was dc- voted to reports of the various pro- vincial organizations. Much interest was manifest in the report of the P. E. I. T. F. made by Mr. McDon-
PARHAMENI ADJUURNS rmlgurin
Remaining Clauses of Supply Bill Passed
And Approved By The Senate. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont, April 1—Par1ia.
merit adjourned today until Monday, (Alpril 13. After a sitting which lest- ed for somewhat more than an hour, members disbanded for the Easter holidays. When they return, the m- tcrrupiocl debate on the Address will be resumed and carried to its com- pletion.
' Business iodriy was confined to passing the remaining clauses of the
supply bill and giving it third read-l lng in the Commons, putting it' through the Senate and finally ob- tainlng the approval of the Deputy to His Excellency the (Administrator ta the measure. The bill grants to His Majesty the sum of $6,148,655 for further su-plementary estimates de- signed to defray expenses incurred during the fiscal year, which ended yesterday and $13,904,008 additional sums required for the Canadian Na- tional Railways and Steamshlps, and for administration of the Maritime Freight Rates Act, during the same period. There was no discussion of the measure in the Ocnfmcns. 1M two days the estimates have been
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Pilot Gets Bird's “Ey View of Momotombo Volcano And Gener" al Desolation o f Managua City.
(British United Press)
(A graphic aerial description of the stricken city of Managua, Nicaragua, was radioed to the Pan-American Airways office at Miami by pilot Olsen of the Company's -Mexican division, who flew from San Salvador to Man- agua. today. The message was tapped out by the pilot as he roared high over the‘ smoking crater of the dormant volcano, Momotombo, and as he saw the desolation spread out before him.)
OVER MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 1—(By wireless to Miami)- (B.U.P.)—"We are passing the smok-
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Here ls charming Miss Joan Lloyd who was crowned Fashion" at a recent big fashion parade held in London, England.
ing crater of Momotombo. Details oi’ Managua are becoming plaiuer as we draw closer to the stricken city. Thin ribbons of snwke rise from
LONDON, ENGLAND “Queen of
the few of the buildings left stand-
hiil with sursnux run’
subjected to a roughgride in the com- mittee of supply, but members today; "appeared quite satisfied to put the! lblll through sncLsc-bvmfi ' I
PULIBE nlunf THE cumin cuv um
City Sealer And 29 Clerks Arrested In Connection with Ser- ious Charges.
(Brltish United Press) CHICAGO. April 1—Police raided the City Hall today on the trail of
slung) col.’
Wage And Salary§ Earners In B. C. Will , Pay 1 Percent Of)
, Their Incomes To‘
Government. !
(Special to the Guardian)
VICTORIA, B. C., Apr. L-Start- lng today wage and salary earners in British Columbia will pay one‘ percent of their incomes to the Brit- ish Columbia Government under, the terms of the new wage supertaxl ‘The tax will be deducted from thef payroll by the employing rlrm. The only exceptions to the tax whlchi was passed by the Legislature as: the Jones Income Tax will be in the; case 0f single persons esming $15 a. week or less and married persons earning $25 a week or less. Deduc-l
some elusive fish, while Mayor Wil- liam Hole Thompson was out cam- paigning for rte-election. The raiders
Md particularly with regard m unntramped into the office or‘ City Seal-
mport u! the My“, Oommlmon order Daniel A. Seritella, seized all his
Education, and the attitude of the zzimdgttitf; ‘°Z't‘f:i1::k“f: government on the educational sit- questmnmg in connection wwh
uution. Reports from Nova Scotis, (Continued on Prge u)
.00KY TICKET i0l0ER HAS
charges of short weighting house- wives out of millions of dollars a year. _ ,
State's Attorney John A. Swanson said he had uncovered evidence which indicated that hundreds of fishstore owners had trick scales which workcd even better than the fabled heavy hand of the old time butcher in cheating purchasers of the tinny food. ‘
Although Thompson had nothing
"See "A Noble Outcast" by the St. ‘Teresa Dramatic Club in St. Teresa Hall, Monday, April 6th.
4403-4-1-81.
"Kinkora Hall-The St. Dun- Stan's University players present their drama "The Confession." on Wednesday. April 8th. Specialties.
45li-3i-Thur. Sat. Mon.
“A meeting of Belfast Farmers Institute in Eldon Hall on Saturday, April 4th at 8 o'clock. Listing hay and clover seeds. Final listing of fbrtilizsrs. Appointing new Secret- sry. R. S. West Secretary.
. 4500-1-2-11.
Z“'1‘he annual Hospital play, East- ci‘ Monday and ruesdsy, "Peggy Lou", directed by Mrs. Arthur Roper, who always presents debutante art- ii_ts at this show. This year you will be charmed by the new-comers who Weather with some of our very best bfid lovable artists oi’ former per- formances, will give you an evening Pure delight. Prince Edward The-
iIS TRUIJBLES
(British United Press)
LONDON. April l—8ome worries that go with wealth came to Emiilfl Scale, today, who was transformed from a poor Italian cuties-shop pro- weight fish- proprletor into a millionaire by the Thompson. a Republican, is run- Grand National Steeplechase. The ninB against Anton J. Cermak, a Evening Standardfis Dublin corres- Democrat, for election as Mayor of pondent reported that Justice Mere, Chivas» um Tuesday- dith granted an injunction to re- -——-,———-————- strain the Hospitals ‘trust, Ltd.‘ (Canadian Press) proprietors oi’ the Irish hospltnlsl ST. JOHN. N. n, April 1- gw@pgtgkg' ffqm paying 5w]; $1,.‘ Thirty gallons of alcohol shipped 723.084 won when Grakle won the b!’ C- N- R- will"!!! from Mono- Grand National. It was understood "n" WW! "lied In two trunks
io say in a veritable flurry of pol- itical speech making about the raid on_the eighth floor of the City Hall. his associates were vehement in the charges that politics had inspired the sudden chase after the short
that two Iondon Italians applied JIM ls "H! Wcre bring loaded for the injunction, claiming that "II o WM‘ It "N! UIIIOII D6901 they shared m the purchase of the‘ hm ivflav- The (ranks rash
containing l5 one-gallon tins of alcohol were billed from Mont- real, but police said they were
winning ticket. Scale and about 40 relatives, all poor. contributed small amounts to buy the $2.50 ticket that
tions will be allowed for war pen-E sions, mothers allowance and old, pge pensions for individuals. Apartl frpm these exceptions all wage earn- ers will be liable to the tax whether they are working a few weeks in the year or all the year round.
The tax is made even more in-I elusive by a clause which states that‘ all persons living outside of the province, but deriving their incomes-l or part of their incomes from the province are liable to taxation hv this means. If one's income is not paid in wages or salary and there- fore'not deductable from lane's pay cheque or envelope, the supertax is to be paid yearly as a flat rate of one percent on total income over and above the tax paid under the existing income tax laws. This means that lawyers and other pro- fessional men will be snagged a, 11M rate, using the incomes named in, 1930 as a busts.
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BOYS FIND INDIAN MOUND
oonnu. Utah. April f-Ths kecn_ eymight oi’ inevitable curiosity of 505001 boy-H resizliod in tho discovery of an old Indian burial ground with- in the city limits. The boys unearth‘ ed eight skeletons alongside which were found beads and other articles, by the Aborigines.
ANNAPOLIS, M. 0., April 1- A riot broke out In the House of Delzgates Chamber here today as a group of unemployed, who had marched from Baltimore,
demanding relief from the legis-
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brought them 'a fortune. I 1hlrrr<l ("In Momm-
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lng which are partially destroyed by re." “Where once a checkered pat- tem of paved streets lined by brown and white stone houses could be seen from the air, now all that is left, is a jumble of broken masonry. The steel skeleton- of the cathedral un- der construction has . apparently suffered no damage, but in all di- rections from the cathedral to the outsklrlts of the city, the fourth of the tremors has partially or wholly crumbled the majority of the bulld- ings to the ground." "Debris is be- ing cleared away by civilians and soldiers, and an attemptis being
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OTTAWA, April 1—A glittering pageant whose actors will be the naval and military forces of Canada will greet Their Excellencles the
Amendment To Road Agt Passed
Second Opposition Amendment to Safeguard Taxpayers Under Statute Labor Clause Voted Down. i
The House met yesterday at p m.
The Premier tabled the annual report of the Provincial Board of Health.
In answer to a question by Dr. MacMillan, the Premier tabled the
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DECLINE m worm AVERAGE
reports made by the Prohibition Commission ‘or the year . ‘.30. The reports show
wholesale vendor's net sales of $126.- 41065; gross profits for the year of $38,202.01; amount paid to Provin- cial ‘Treasurer, $11,815.65; assets at Dec. 3i of $43,930.56. Sixlaries paid, $30,656.44. The Chief Inspectors rc- port shows number of paid fines, 125; number committed, '71; iruirbel- ab- scoudcd, l5; number ccrtio-ssrl, number pending, 52; a cwni of 266 cases.
In answer to a question by Dr. Macliiflsn, a report of th: names of the poflce officers who operated un- der the provisions of the Motor Ve- hicle Act for the year 1930 and a detailed report of their activities for the year was tabled.
Hon. Mr. Lea introclucei the fol- lowing bills:
‘An Act to arcemi an Act respect- ing Seed or Fertilizer Mortg 1g“ up- on inlato Crops."
"An Acf; to amend the County Courts‘ Amendment Act, i370, and Acts in amendment thereof"
"An act to amend The Trustee Act mo."
"An Act to Amend the Prince Ed-
Low Prices and Cam- paigns For More Di- versification of Farming (are Hav- ing Their Effect, It Is Stated at Wheat Conference.
n. m,
ROME, April l—Tl'i.g world mfg. age of sown wheat is likely to show a considerable decline this year. Low prices and campaigns for more divers iiication of farming are having their effect. Iniorlmlion received by the world wheat confrence tends to show that the United states sown acreage will prove to have declined although definite figures are not given. The Argentine WLll probably show a dc- crease of l5 to 20 per cent. Europe, excepting Russia, will show no in- crease. And the Soviet government claims that increased Russian acre- age will bc absorbed largely by in- crcascd home consumption.
made to determine the number of
Earl and Countess of Bessborough the casualtla."
when, with their suite, they disc - bark at Halifax, N. 5., next Satur- (Kay:
From the Citadel a salute of 10 guns will announce the fact that the new Governor General has set foot on Canadian soil. The reverber- atlons of the first gun will syn chronize with the Royal salute to be given His Excellency by s. guard of blusjackets" from the Royal Can- adian Navy who will be drawn up 100 strong on the pier.
when the Governor General leaves the. docks to proceed to the Province House. where he will take the oath of office, a party of cavalry- men from the Royal Canadian Drag- oons, garbcd in scarlet and blue with plumed helmets, will escort the
25.000 rromznsss
(By William E. Ewing, Associated Press Staff Correspondent, Copy- right 1981 by the Associated Press)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 1.- Twenty-five thousand hungry, half- clad refugees camped in the Nlcurs- guan hills overlooking the mass of smoking ruins which was their home until yesterday's terrific earthquake laid this city waste.
Omcially there are 600 dead, but Marines and volunteers still dug in the ruins tonight, bringing out bodies which had been buried since yester- day morning. The final death toll is expercd to reach the early estimate of 1,000. No one has attempted to
ward Island Joint Stock Companies ,Act."
“An Act to amend the Election Act, 1922."
The bills were read a first time.
Hon. Mr. Lea, seconded by Hon. Mr. McIntyre, moved: “That it is
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(Canadian Press)
OTTAWA, Ont, April L-Dirsctly opposite opinions on the relative con- trol, of radio as between the Federal and Provincial Governments are ex- pressed in the Sactums filed today in preparation for the hearing on the questions by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Factum prepared by the Dominion scts forth the argu- ment and control of radio rests en- tirely with it, xvhilc the Province of Quebec contends it is purely a pro-
(Continued on Prgs 6)
$20,000 FOR REllEF 0F
pics-regal party. Drawn up on Hol- lis street at the entrance to the Legislature 100 officers and men de- nailed from the Royal Canadian
count the number of injured, but that total probably will run intothe thousands.
Hardly a house is left standing,
STRIlERS
(Special to the Guardian)
now, 1r you plessc, the ougcnic pole- cat.
itls mephitia ii you want to Si‘! real formal about it. is on the way attempted m present a petition "to losms its own drum to mwmli"
farm at Fiaherl. near MN- m!“ hi!
Regiment will receive His Excellency with n royal salute. The band of the Royal 22nd Regiment. Quebec, will attend.
Immediately aficr the Earl of Bessbororgh has taken the oath of office, the guns will again thunder from Citadel Hill, thus announcing that the three months’ lnterregnum. during which His Majesty was rep-
and thosewhose walls are still up- right are so shaky that they are likely to fall at the slightest tremor. One such ‘Ight earth shock was felt this afternoon, doubling the fear of the refugees who had been crowding the trains running out of the hills to Granada. Others, fearful that the shocks would recur, were begging automobile rides anywhere out of
‘TORONTO. Ont. April 1-—David Dubinsky, international treasurer of
Lyceum today produced a cheque for $20,000 at the mass meeting of strik- ers and told them it was all in be spent for the relief of the strikers. The cheque arrived today by sir mail aftcr Mr. Dubinslry’. realizing the ne- cessity for funds on his arrival yes- terday, wired New York. Ten dollars
Managua; some carrying such be- longings as they could salvage, -trudged down the dusty roads leav- ing the devastated city behind. 0n the whole, however, the situation was under control.
resented in Canada by the Admin- istrator. Rt. Hon. Lyman P. Duff, is at an end,
The Govcmor General will leave the Nova Scoiia capital at 4.30 p. m. on Saturday. At the ocean ter- minals, the infantry guard will again be present.
All units participating in the re- ception will wear fulPpre-war dress.
bow today as one of the benefactors of mankind with the announcement that through his. breeding experi- ments the odorless skunk has come ‘ to stay.
Not only has careful breeding. sup- plemexited by veterinary surgery, re- moved the objectionable feature of
(close companionship with the wood ROCHESTER, N. Y., A-pril 1—And pussy, Sharpe claims, but the animals also are strlpelcss.
Although his experiments are not
fully concluded, Sharps feels his chronic and hygienic polacata havl reached a stage of development where he may offer them to the no this fur market with highly profia‘ able resulfl.
Eugenie Polecat " Now Discovered
The much maligned skunk, meph-
Stanley F‘. Sharpe, owner of a fur
a week will be given to married men, $6 to single men. The same proportion ‘applies for married and single Wflm" en.
Aircraft Carrier _Badly Damaged 'In Collision
(Canadian Press) LONDON, April i-Tlm Admiralty today nnnouncd that the aircraft carrier Glorious tvss in collision with
the Dressmakers‘ Union n. the Labor ,77l8 WCGt/léf,
vincial matter. The factum for Que- bcc is the only provincial one filed so far.
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TORONTO. April 2-Shlfting south
the French liner Florida m o. fog west winds, clrariug; not much about 60 miles east of Gibraltar. The change ln temperature.
Florida was scvcrelydamagcdandher Maximum 4'1 passengers were inkcn aboard the Minimum . . . . 36
Glorious. which than took the liner' in tow. A cruiser and several destroy- ers stood by. The Glorious was not seriously damaged.
High Hdc this morning at 10.24 and tonight at 10.40.
Sun sets this evening at 8.1! and rises tomorrow morning at $.40
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