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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 193s

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Annual Sublerlptluu Delivered lQ-M [L50

By Mali Canada and l1. S. A.

10 PAGES

BAD FIRE AT WLEARY YESTERDAT

I’?

U.S. Watches Movements In C l1 b d

‘wusuruuirw. soot u-is.

gay-Reining into an attitude

uffldglly described es watchful

“fljting, the United state: to-

day m“; informal assurance

"m; Cuba's fourth regime in as

w, weeks would be renorm-

d formally if it could pass the

mt of stable Government.

, From both Ifiesldent Roose- /, " 1 and Secretary bi State c ordell Hull, came intfmationr

that recognition by the Ilnlted States depended directly upon whether the Government head- ed by Dr. Ramon Gran San Marlin gained the support of file Cuban people and could de-rnonst “to Its ability to pro- tect life and property and meet 1i; qlyligill-IOIIS. _ i

ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETC

lulertod ll per woril

"Announcement: us lbln column nt B eentl yirloily payable in advance,

‘Ifalkles-Eldon, Thursday. 1037.

"Talkies, Canoe Ccvc Saturday. 894.

"Dana in Forest Hill Hall, Wed- nesday, September 13th. 1039.

"Wild Girl," with Joan Ben- " and Charles Farrell at Mc- 's Theatres this week. 1022

"Dance, Montague, 1.0.0.1“. Hull, Tuesday, 12th. Elliott's Orchestra. Admission 35c. 1020

"Dance and Clam Chowder, Oawn Pore Inn. Cavendish Beach, Wedndsday, September 13th. 1042.

"Icc Cream Social, dance. base- ball, clc., at Pisquiil Wcst, Wcclncs- llry, September 13th. Come. 1056.

"Mr. Arthur Vessey reopens his Piano Classes Thursday, September list. Phone 1587-R 3. 1043.

"Harland excursions Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. For further information phone 773.

1484-7-3-tf

"Sm Charles Farrell and Joan

Bemictt in the grout western talkie, “Wild Girl," at Albcrlon Wednesday night. 1031

"old time dance, Tip Top Inn, Tuesday night. Music by the Cap- ilollnu Orchestra, 6 pieces; 25 cents. 1070

i, ‘We are open to contract with

‘fclv good men. Apply in person, m‘ by letter to J. A. Moore, Man- P/SET Sun Life. 1062

"'Tll(‘ West Royalty Women's In- iiitiuc will hold afternoon tca at Mrs. lTecl Gates, Wednesday. Sept- ember 13th from 3 to 8. Tickets 25 cents. 964,

"Borden Linc Club loading hogs, lambs and calves Wednesday, Sep- tember 13th. 12 to 3 P. M. All stock must. bc previously listed. W. J. Reid

Secretary. 1062. l "Slop at comer Prince and Dorclicster Sts., “Joe's Garage."

Personal nttontion. Twenty ycnrs "Dsricncc. Right prices. Joe Bclizvr. 1065

"Cavendish players will present “h” Ploy "Valley Farm," at "Owes Hall, Bracklcy Point, Sep- tember 13. Admission 25 and 15 Wills. 1084

"Dressed Chinken. We are in the‘

market. to purchase a. quantity of ._____

well fleshed chicken, weighing 4 to 5 Winds dressed. Write or phone for S. Island Cold Storage C0.,

- 1018.

“Summer's nczirly over so come l0 Dance in Irishtown Rink Tucs- fllv. September 12th. mg-o-wbr lrishiown vs. Graham's Road. If unfavourable following evening. 105B

"Our Retirement Income Bond find cheap Protective Policy are 3"" lhe combination you require '°l' savings and protection. They IN both new: ask to have them "blamed. J. A. Moore, Siin Life

1188f. Charlottetown. 1061

"The death rate of those hav- ing annuities in the Sun Llfo As- mmnc" CO- Is 35% more favorable lhfln the insured lives, therefore, if You want to live long and enjoy a ‘"1!!! guaranteed income. buy an

Information that steps were being token by the Government to have a complete investigation into the mat- ter of the rates charged by the elect- ric 118m 4301119511)’ was brought be- fore the City Council by Councillor Holman at the monthly meeting of the board last evening. The matter was discussed at some length by the Council. His Worship Mayor Stew- art presided.

As a result of discussion of s. com- munication from the Prohibition Commission, the Police Commission was instructed to order the police force to co-operato in the enforce- ment of the Prohibition Act.

Councillor Iiennessey made in- quiry as to who authorized the pay- ment of a bill for entertainment of the Goodwill Air Tour. Councillor Kennedy replied that the payment of the bill had been authorized by the Finance Committee, and that the Provincial Government was pay- ing half.

Councillor Kennedy stated that

In v e s t i g Re Light Rates

To Be Conducted

Information Was Given At Monthly Meeting Of City Council Last Evening-—Police

To Co-operate In Enforcement Of Prohibition Act.

ation

the amount paid out for relief ex- ceeded by $140 the amount of $1100 which the Finance Committee Illltl been authorized to spend. The Gov- ernment would not pay more than one-third. of the $360, ,

His Worship stated that the Colin- cll would have to adjust the matter in some way.

Councillor Whear stated that from the first he had been opposed to ex- pending any money on relief during the summer months. The three gov- ernments hid agreed to pay $120 each. ‘That arrangement would have , to be adhered to until some new ar- rangement could be made with the other two governments,

Councillor Holman suggested that the bill be paid, and this extra. a- mount be deducted next month from the amount given the churches.

Councillor Henncssey criticized the Finance Committee for paying out a large sum of money for a ban-

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Convicts Still At L a r g e

HENWIJUIT ANIT 8 M IT H PAY llEATli PENALTY

Amherst Youths Hanged Early This Morning For Brutal Killing.

(Associated Press)

ANGOLA, 11s., Sept. 11-1111- even convicts who shot their way out 01 the state penal farm here Sunday had eluded 300 posrem . and 30 blood- hounds tonight and were be- lieved scattered over Louisiana and Mississippi.

The convicts, heavily armed with weapons seized from the prison armory,‘ were described as desperate characters.

IJESPERAIJU FUIJNI] DEAD N l,ii_l_l_ BELL

Confcssed Slayer of Quebec Constable Ends Own Life in Prison.

AMHERST, N. 8., Sept. 12- (Tuesdayl-(CPJ-Two youths died this morning for the murder of an aged woman when Alvah Henwood, 18, and, Trueman Smith, ‘ 18, were hanged for Mrs. Elmer F. Smith's death. Arthur Ellis, Can- ada's official hangman, sprang the double trap at 2.07 A.D.S.T. The boys were pronounced dead at 2.20 A.D.S.T.

When Alvah Henwood and True- man Smith dropped through the scaffold! trap at Amherst this morning they paid the penalty for a murder as brutal as any to be re- corded in Nova. Scotisls annals of crime. A son returning from work in the early morning on Feb. 3 found Mrs. Elmer E. South's body‘ lying in the hallway of her home.‘ A long gash across the aged invalids throat pointed mutely to the man- ner of death.

But not only had Mrs. Smith's throat been slashed. Medical exam- ination the next day determined

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Sept. 11.-How Paul Thouin, noted desperado who was found dead in his jail cell early to- day, mistook a. series of modem Canadian paintings, valued at $3,000 for the famous Van Horne collec-

Running Trades ’ To Consider

T0 TAKE (IVER

MANAGEMENT or niiiuis

Services of Mr. A. R. Cooper Obtained By F. G. Spencer C0. Ltd., For Local The-

atres.

Mr. A. R. Cooper the newly sp- pointcd Manager of the Prince Edward and Capitol Theatres ac- companied Mr. F. G. Spencer to Charlottetown yesterday.

Although a young man Mr. Cooper has had a varied~ and in- tore-sting exprrience.

Mr. Cooper enlisted for the World War immediately after graduating from Mt. Allison where he had taken an active part in the dramatic and musical life of Sack- ville. Having been the victim oi’ a gas attack during the war, he suf- fered an enforced stay at the San- atcriiun at Kentvllle after which he entered the employ of F. G. Spcncrr Co. Lid, and finally man- aged theatres in Si. John and Yul-mouth owned by this firm, Both of these theatres were final- ly sold to other interests and Mr. Cooper, encouraged by his succcs, dccldrd to take what might be called a. post graduate theatre course and spent c year in New York under the direction of the Famous Players Theatres depart-

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Recognition

Press Ski! Writer) (copyright, 1933, by the Associated Press)

HAVANA, Sept. il-‘rhe new Cuban Government, beset by a number of problem as it ot- tcmptcd to orient itself, today frankly expressed a desire for friendship with the United States but warned thlt the regime also in anti-imperial.

“mull? in this Company. J. A. Moore, u‘;

.-r Qhflhtbiown. 776

Strike Ballot

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Sept. 11.-On Sept- ember 20th General Chairmen of the Railway Running Trades will gather here to consider the result of the strike ballot which is now be- ing token among the organization's coast to coast membership, it was learned here today. Action, however, may not be taken immediately.

It has already been intimated that the running trades arc pre- pared to wait until the other sec- tions of railroad labor have further advanced their negotiations with tho railway companies over the cit-gout- ed additional 10 per cent. cut in wages before taking any action on the strike ballot, whether favorable or unfavorable to the proposed strike.

New Room To Be Opened In Prince Street School

A delegation of citizens came before the School Board last cven~ ing, asking that (he boys be allow- ed to continue to attend Prince Street School, and that a. new room be opened to accomcdate the in- creased numbcr of pupils attending the school. The Board of School Trustees have been giving the mat- ter svrious consideration for the past few dflY8~

After a. full discussion it was decided to open a new room in Prince Sircct Schcol, and that a male teacher be appointed.

New Cuban Gov. Desires

By U. S.

i (By Edmund A. Chcstlr. Asloehted two important Cuban cities as the

new President, Dr. Ramon Greu San Martin, considered the de- mand of 300 former army officers that he step aside for Carlos Manuel do Cespedcs, former pro- visional President.

The officers, who were removed from their commissions by last week's coup which unseoted dc Cespedes, had established‘ head- quarters It the Hotel National,

armed themselves and formed anormal limes. but to sound a notc Moanwhiielsbwhoublsplspaed presshmouilfipnour;

~scd to the crime.

that she had been battered into in- ‘ sensibility before the knife had been applied to her throat. A small base- ball bat lying beside moiprlntl in the snow outside the home was in- dicated as the weapon.

tlon of old masters which cost Sir William Van Home, former Presi- dent ofthe Canadian Pacific Rail- way, more than $3,000,000 to as- semble was told today by Louis Jar- gaille, chief of the Quebec Provin- cial Detectives.

Thouin, according to the chief de- tectivels statement, steal the Van Home collection, which contains specimens of nearly all the great periods of European painting and is considered the rich- est private collection o! paintings in Canada, but instead cut from their frames 15 canvnsses which had been hung in the Montreal Art As- sociation's annual Spring show.

House Looted ' intended to

Cause of the murder was immed- aioly apparent. The house had been looted of about $130 in cash, which had been hidden in several contain- ers throughout the building. _

It was the indiscriminate spend- ing of this money which led. to the arrest of Henwcod and Smith on Fcb. l9. Police bccnmc suspicious and took the 18-year-old boys in for questioning, Henwcod in Amherst, and Smith at Sackville, N. B. Hen- wood had been married the day be- fore, and he was arrested in the apartment where he and his young bride had gone to live.

Both youths immediately ‘confes- Their confessions

"Big Mistake"

‘,'I made a. big mistake,“ Chief Jargaille quoted Thouin as saying. "If I had obtained the right pic- tures I would not be in this trouble now. I could have disposed of them easily enough. I thought the Van

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Ranking Commission Ends Sittin_g__In Toronto

Establishment Of Central Bank Finds Support In Ontario Representations.

Strong

IT TS“

OITAWA, Sept. 11——(C.P.l- The tug Ocean Eagle tonight reported by wireless it liiul the Tllll-WWB-Y Government dredge Churchill number one in tow again, ending a SMTll-llOlll‘ period when the dredge nus drifting free at the mercy of n North Atlantic gale 226 milcs north of Newfoundland.

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Ray Brown, Canadian Press M77777” sum Writer) l redge TORONTO, Sept. 11—Stalcmenis by four economists, protests from investment bankers against the chartered banks dealing in secur- ities, and finally presentation of briefs on behalf of Toronto banks, were crowded into the Royal Com- mission 0n Rankings final day i" Toronto. Its work here concluded, Lord Macmillan and his colleagues left this evening for Ottawa, The Commission will not resume public sittings there until TliursdaY morning. 0n that day, according to present plans, general managers of Canadian banks will appear t0 make statements on behalf of their institutions.

Advocacy of s. central bank for Canada was general todfly- Thm members of the faculty of Queen’! University discussed the need for such an institution, the problem! which would arise in connection with its establishment, and its rc- lction to the future monetary p01- icy of Canada. Previously Professor T. E. Gregory, of London, England, had advocated the creation of such an institution and outlined to the Commission the functions it should fulfill. He thought it was a great advantage to any country lo have

(BY

Industry Is Organized On N.R.A. Plan

(B! Ken Clark) (Canadian Pun Staff Writer) NEW YORK. Sept. l1-—tC.P.)--

Determined-looking Blue Eagles stare from the store windows- and the factory walls of the United States; industry is almost complet- ely organized under the National Fimiwmy Administration and now with the fifth winter or hard times approaching. comes the long pull for the supporters of NRA whirh will discover success or the necrs- BTW for other measures to brook i110

depression. The “other measures." observers

a mntre, not only of rediscount in Lenersih; hint, is inf-um

of authority in time of crisis

Canada’ Yield Is

wuEATcnoP

B e l i e v e d T0 Be Lowest Since l 1924.

(Canadian Press) (YITAWA, Sept. li-A crop re- ',port issued iodny by (110 nonunion Bureau of Statistics told how dc- vastaiing had becnthceficct of the ‘drought and armies of grasshop- pers on Canada's wheat crop. The repozt cslimatcd this year's crop for the entire Dominion at 282771;} 000 bushels. '

Last year the crop was 428,514- 000 and the year brfore 321,325,000] bushels. The high record was in’ 1928 wlirn, with fewer 843165 under, wheat than this year, a harvest of 566,725,000 bushels was garnered}, Not since 1924 had the crop 11111011} below 300,000,000. The total that; seasrn was 262091000. Even that‘. year acre for acre the yield was! better than that cstimated for 11ml

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Coal Strikei

Imminent i

(AssocidtCd Press) UNIONTOWN, P0,, Sept. 11

Statisticos Show

,'v I iTi a l JHREATENEB

iv FLAMES

Farm Dwelling, Barns a n d Outbuildings (‘ompletely Destroy- ed.

s C rop Lower,

Poul? cans

Forecast Shows Decline In Output.

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Svpi. ll--'1‘lie potato crop in Canada will be louver this your according l0 the firccast of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics today. The report stated: ‘

“Excr-piing ‘beans, buckwheat. fodder corn and sugar beets, the condition of the late-sown crops dcclincrl furihcr during the month‘ of August. The effects 0f summer, drought wrrc too scvcrc to bc overq come by tho moderate rainfall 0P3 the mcntlx. All the late-sown crops are much Iowcr in condition than at the same dale lust year and are} about 20 percent below average.

A bed flro which threatened in burn the v1llage of 0'10“! hruko uui about 2 o'clock yea- u-rduy afternoon and destroy- od the farm dwelling, large hum and other outbuildings of firs. Irving Johnson, besides u liiirn bclongiilg to Mr. Herbert Jolly.

The family ujcre busy getting in the harvest and hmd re- turned lo the field for the last ‘lnadwhen ll- lltile h"! 11170111" rd them the barn was on fire. There was a high wind blow- ing and the flame! spread quickly from one buildilll U another and the people could do nothing to save the situ- ation.

The furniture and machine!) was saved, but the entire crop and new harvest. besides e largo num- ber of hens and two small pig! were lost in the fire.

Mrs. Johnson's farm of nearly 100 acres, was situated about hall

Potato Crop

“The potato crop shows a conch-i tion of 80 on Aug 31 compared‘ with B4 in July 31 and 91 on Aug. 31 last; year. Sugar beet; 1rd n01; change in prospects dllflllg the month, the condition 1121111: maining at 83 compared with 94 at, the end of August last year, A further decline fn pasture oondi- a mm’ we” m m” “m” and xv‘ dilflOfl from v1 at Jilly s1 m 7a be ""1 nfflfhy ‘Wilding’ "m l“ 4"" August 31 resulted from fimhm-lgcr of being destroyed. The Or-

_with npproximamy 10000 dctrriorafion in every Province cxw lcept Quebec. In Prince Edward Is-

miners already out, danger of another widespread strike in land’ Ontario and the three Prairie.

nnge Hall. Mr, Kenneth Campbell! residence and the old school caught fire from sparks from the con-

lProv-lnccs, the DASU-IICS are extrem-i flagratlon but were put out. Mr.

south western Pennsylvania's soft coal fields appeared im- mlncnt lOlllghi/UDICSS prompt‘ agreement is reached on the coal code, Approximately 25 mines were idle today 3.5 work- crs watched devclopmenis in Washington.

icly poor. Considering the wholq, Dominion tllr- condition of postures] is the lowest: on the Bureau rc-‘ cords buck to 1908, excepting the year 1914."

AITIJITIUNAL TEACHERS

RepeaIlI-Forcqcs Sweep State

(Associuted_Pri-‘ss)

PORTLAND, Me, Sept. 11- ~ Prohibition repeal forces swept steadily ahead tonight as early

returns from lliclong-time prohi- bition stale of Mame were tabu- lated in the election to name delegates to a convention to act on repeal of the 18th amendment.

The voto from 11B of the 632 pre- cincts i.n the rial‘. was: For, 1,328; against, 601.

Earrrings

Show Increase

P. W. C. Staff Increas- ed to Facilitate Work This Year.

To provide for the overflow of students at: Prince of Wales Co‘.- lcge this year, two additional mcm- bers of the staff were appointed yesterday, immcly, Miss l-Iclcn Ramsay, B. A.. Maipcquc. and Mr. William Rozldin. 13. A., Cliai-lvth- town. As stated in yesterday-w Guardian, the studs-nu. this yieiu-I number over 560. rcprescniln: uuf incrvn-r- of ITTOIW‘ than 011v llilllil-i rcd over inst your. Even with the! additional teachers nprxiiniwl: yesterday, the members of the sniff will have to take bctwcon txvcniy- flvc and thirty periods oiivh.

Ml‘. John T. Croiouu. l\l. A, 1v ccntly appoiniud io the (‘lllllr Economics and Socology

(Gmmlian Pram)

MONTREAL, Supt. 11. -— An in- crease of $271,467 111 gross earnings of the Cnimiliiin National Railways for the weak Oll(lt‘(l September 7 as compared to earnings for the some pcrlod last your was shown Today in an official Canadian Notional Rall- wiiy's statement while (he Canadian Pacific Railway, rvporiing for a similar period, siiowvd an coming

decrease of $40,000 Prince of Wnlvs Colicizc and . a‘, Earnings of the Canadian Naiion- Dunsiairs Univ<~i~.~i'._v under the mi X11 W616 $2,049,431 ns conllmrczl with Carnegie Foundation g-rnni", lYTlV- ‘ ‘a $2,077.874 inst your while the irs- ed in Charloitvtoivii but f‘\'('I1.li£Z_ 7n pectlve Canadian Pacific figures m; win begin hi< (T111108 immod- were $2,377,000 and $2,417,000. lately. Kmmqnn ' _ ___,_ -,¢____,___,__ A, , ,,_—,-,--- --- _ _ _ _ ,,-- -;_- ___ ,_,_ __ illInu-‘i .., :11‘. 5n Itlihiieruil . . . in p“ I .Q:i-b<-.~ . . . . .. ... "..\' m‘ Robber Make Daring 1 ---- -- ~ Ilrilifinc ., is 5n ifihnrliitivi- “ll -ii 54 etawa 1t uge umi G y ' h H S blprliivno Wusit» \i 1T" 1- L-i frclh winds; fnir dill quill» u ~~i i s'r. PAUL, 1mm, Eopt. l1~--\A. llvillh llic Ulllfill Dcpoi. rlgiionlly"',‘j,'j,",f_. ‘rjfff‘fiif".,‘l§iiii“fwiw"' PJ-Etxccutiug a clcvcr ruse. a masked mcn trapped two guards W _ ' ‘ v gang of rvbbcrs hold up two cm- vnrouin to a train will; the chests. n,,,";:I,,,2,'£,,§"‘,':,,,f,‘,f,:f;"‘,,;“3m, 4 M Dloyces of lho Railway Express hold t-iicm prisoners at the point Will‘fiunfsrrlll's"z‘fi>:::ilf a123,)“ rind Agency. Inca. today and Pfitliipcdmf guns while transferring the loo‘. ‘ _\!\l(' 1TTlIi\T|“TTl"FfIflY Sflnlvynhnr m, with cash bud svcnriiics r-siimaimlllo lhclr car. and sped auny vvlili- "~_\.'"|i:-,“'I‘_‘_h,|,__ m,‘ vmflnfi" "mm" at between 3.60.660 mid $100000. Tl10|0llb lcnvlug n clue. lain-p nun. ('li‘lr.‘llll'li\\\'|> loot was (‘llTl‘if‘(ll1.\\'i'i_Vl1lll\\'0 heavy Before ilie raid, scores of’ oihnr CAR FERRy §CI|EDULE chests, one weighing 700 pounds employees had been lured to places, ., w i. i; 41.1w» u» l 9.1a and the other 200. ‘alvvut the depot rcmoio from the i "f", vi warm‘: ,,_,,"'pf"m_ Leaving ill"l2‘ v.11" .n llzc s/cilx-lsx-ilc of tho robbery by illflllls oi on‘)? k i-i- 111.» larvi)jflrgsllrwfillCllllfli darkness of a maze d1 pillar-s bc- a serres of faked leienbonc qalQ. llJ-f‘ m‘ ~“ “ '." p‘ u“