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Conservative Candidates Nominated Yesterday For Third District OféQggerzs

s.=-~;...: Messrs. J. A. mcDonald And

spanish llepuhlieen Fleet Surrender: To French llt Bizerte

11,4315, March 1 --lAP)-5¢l't05 bottles raged and lbepublioanwnr-

us; bombed Communist stront- h, 1n and near- Mndrid today as m, lwu-doy-old Government oi general Jose Mini! iouxht to keel! power long enolllh yomllld (mm-cl Franco.

informed sources here repwted lint llliaia was tryin] to arrange lihree-lverk armistice by direct negotiation with the Nationalists u mggly s "pause . before sur-

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"gltlonglllt broadcasts. holfler, [muted that "we can take Mud- rld es we took Burcelcnth-wlth- m opposition on Jon. Zll-and Nationalist dispatches hinted thll Prince might ohoole u ofnent when the Republican capitals de- fenders were lighting ouch other lo swoo down on the elty, which lru mated capture throughout Hie 31 months of civil Int.

Mlnjzfs Rcnublleon troops but- M Communist nults oi the Mud- nu Army which remained loyal to mmrer uon Nos-rims filmma- lmlon, ousted Sunday up oi the “defender of . It was a clvll war within a clvll Ill‘. ‘

WATCHES OUTCOME

BURGOB. B90411. March 7 -_ (Aw-Generoi Ilbanco tonight pitched the Republican-Com- munist fighting in the ancient upitul of Madrid, convinced it would save him trouble.

Franco is anxious to take the ally without further destruction. Nationalist sources said thlt ll Republican bro Ins wipe out the Communists it would be welcomed here. The Burgoe re- pme classifies many of the Com- uuulst leaders as ‘crbnlnol-s."

ruse-r aunonnons

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Marcia r- i B» b m ‘d?’ s ITOIIp Spanish pu can - ilclels whoo followed him into evlle it: Frugal were pod togoymto

Ve Y6 I [K113i G awnncpugllcfi Deletion Givyvern-

Fo lance becrl th odi- einlsurrrcinlm/llbocetebggn, sex-rived Ielelv at, ‘Toulouse, a fifth was

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COMING fVfNlS

Hale ior Notices in thin L; column 8 cents pegxwférg-i

Bulldins yesterday. Messrs. J. Aug- ustine MacDonald, K.C., and sam- ucl Kennedy. M.B.E.. Charlotte-

es Conservative OH-Ildidates rtesl: the Third District of in the

Slmmrt, Campbell, Benton‘

Samuel Kennedy Chosen At

Large é? Enthusiastic Gathering

mile"; l-u-rzely uttcruled oonvenllocn

room of the City

. were nominated unanimously to con. Queens next provincial election.

Nominated along with Mr. Mac-

Donald for Councillor was Dr. ‘f.°"“.'.%.. w o nod o ln~ t. of business, and w ' o pressure Pwt to Mr. M

F. Farmer, Mt. Stewart. pledged his full - ' ocDonald. mp

For Assemblyman Mr. M. W.

Wood, South-port, former represen- tative 1n the Cabinet. was she first. nzune iriOn.

that he was obliged to decline, but atatcd he Would be 100 behirfl the chosen candidate.

placed before Lhe conven- Mr. Wood expressed regret

cent Other mrrtlrbations for Assembly-

PU!‘

mum were Mxrs. Samuel Kennedy and Roland Beaten, Wlnsloe. balloting fi-ltl motion of Mr. Begum, Mr. Ken- body's

the resulting in a. vote of in Mr. Kennedy's favour. On

tlon was made un- 0118-

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ston's River; Mr. Wood's by Wylie Gibson, 4 Frank Bushes. Dromorc; Mr- K611"

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guy's by Stewart McEnchern, Mt. seconded by William Grand fiacaldie; Mr. Younker, Win- esley 0. Myers.

old, Glenflnnan, seconded by J. J. Lqcey, Trecadie Cross. e. vote of thanks was tendered to Mr. we.

we desirability cd hol 11E the m" ventlon at the D1656“ time w" decided b outset

mndlr- vat at the of Sill: locating. Tfiero was

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By Roosevelt‘

wssnmcron, March 7-(AP)

-President. Roosevelt BXDFQB-‘lfid 5 conviction today that the United states Neutrality Act

had not

peaafleckey knight’ at Mfifi‘; served the causeof eucmnsserting,‘ ‘ _______ ' in ct, that it muv love tcoveurflfllj ‘ “B ‘.1 1 5 g, A“); y ed some nutlons to tires. s o _WB - moduli?“ 951?: Ihlcngicraiil Fhldgy. His statement, which stirred tum, mo“. Q q 5mm v predictio _of another struggle be- LJQI-Z-tWt-tt. ween the president and the _Sen- ._.__.._ awe "neutrality" and ‘isoizltlvn “lord” mo; “mime, ‘no ‘mo blocs, was made almost smu ane- lkelrue. Cape ‘traverse ‘Three ously with a Bmbte vote a PTO"!!! Bins vs. Borden Zephyr-b. skate the hulk of the admin streilnn liter. L491. Ielfliifllllflfit, carom. "H or toninht n one “labile” “null: imrxufii‘ ma’: o e - ll . a , e o vs. - W a w emails. ind sled the United

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both with respect m the result of the balloting and the predt e speakers oi n sweeping Con- servative victory at, the polls.

M‘!- I. A. MloDIJnIld

Recalling that it was seventeen years since he was first nomlneted as Conservative candidate in the ‘Fhlrd District, Mr. J. Augustine MacDonald thanked the convention for their renewed expression of confidence. He reviewed briefly ‘$.30 record of the “thirty Liberal . warts" elected four years ago on a pledce b0 balance the bmiget, sn- nually, whose om action was to call e. special session oi the Lcgis loture no obtain jobs end emolu- ments for themselves. to authorize bo to idle tune of three million dollars. and

Comunlml

Prohibition 0n.

“since um Comlmimlon was scrapped." Mr. suidflno accounting has been given as t0 what they reeeivcdfirom the sale of liquor in this Province."

Another nwasure passed ob the special session in September, 1935, was lo divide the portfolio of Ed/u- cutlon and Public Health, nobwltlu- standing which Mr. M. R. Mc- Gulgan was "nnart enough" to ob-

tiolios.

good start when Srey in solemn conflab and each fellow grabbed as much as he could for himself,’ said the speaker amid applause.

‘There never was s. time 1n the history of the Province, Mr. Mac- Donald continued. when t-hc farm- er need-ed more consideration. “What has he got from this Gov. ernment? They have taken n0 seeps m remedy his condition, but have deprived him o! the right of appeal to the courts of Justice"

What value to our runners, he asked, was $160,187 spent on the Natlorhl Pork, and a dc luxe Golf Course costing over fifty thmisand dollars?

Mr. MacDonald also debit briefly with the evidence in regard to the so-called “undercover men" brought here in connection vnth thosPm- hibitlon Act; administration.

Concluding. he cormasicd the sincere eflorts Government to ministration u. gance incurred th G0vernment_ in violation election pledges

Mr. Kennedy

A strong point made by Mr- Samuel Kennedy, the next sneaker- aftcr thanking the convention for his nomination. was with rellflrd to the tux increases levied on motor trucks. autos. 885011116. B10- by me present Government. With half u. million dollars more revmue mm their predecessors in 011m. the Government has added over $900,000 lo the debt of the Pmv-

lnce.

Mr. Kennedy also dealt with farm machine prices, which have increased stea lly since the Kine Government took office-

For exe-mple, he stated, 011 l l"- graln binder the cash price M1936 was ma. In 193e, under Liberal rule, it cost m4. In increase of m. In 1987 the price went uP l» ‘ma, n iuruher increase o! 314- less the price m m?» I s’ further increase of

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Conservative Leader Scores Actions Sub- versive T0 Democ- racy In Commons.

MR. SAMUEL KENNEDY, M. B. E.

MIR. J. A. MACDONALD, K. C.

GITAWA. March past few days have arable improvement ter- nntionnl outlook. Prime Minister MacKenzls King told the House of Common? tcirilalyr. ‘basin his remark 0n 00111’ en a nner- vernment- o1 dispatches which conib to mm as secretary of state for external affairs.

Only‘ six wfeks ago. however. the news e rece ved from Europe was so serious he culled conservative Leader Manion w his office to in- form him of matters he was unable to lay before Parliament and the

Dublic.

“Since I showed him the despot.- ches I did, I have received others, 961118133 a little less serious. but neverthe oi a character- to

vernmenb to view with

cause the great concern shatters which were 6n ts of the

th word," t e 1m‘; hffllnlslrrar said. »“I y to say that, more

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Dean liarlisle Elected Bishop 0f Montreal

MONTREAL, Mnvmh 7-(CP)— n Arthur Carllsle, who once refused the blshonric of bho dio- com of Huron. was elected today w succeed Rt. Rev. John Farthinii of orubreul.

Camhmirol. received 152 WW8 0h the first ballot as clerics and lav delembes galllercd 1r. the cathedral tor me election. nocesitatcrl

luvrsrlulnol urns mu lAllFillL FIRE

Dismissed Firemen

Saying “N a s t y Words In Manager.

. by retirement last Jan. 31 oi Bishop in: because of ill-health.

_Of the Jl-iclergy votes the bishop. elect. received 82 and T0 of the 99

laymenb M11015.

In o brief address o! thanks. Dr. Carlisle expressed belief "that difficult and critical as these times are for rcllsrlon. the Church w zvhlcll We bclfinz has a zlorlous ounorturuty ana if we are faithful each ‘m his appointed place. we can do creel thlnes for the Klnqdom of "

e other

.... or; culorly‘ n the last day or two he skies seemed to have cleared verg considerably.

“ urinu the earlier period it was still doubtful how the clvll war in Spain would end. In all the cap- itals of Europe there was. I believe very great fear as to how the situa- tion might develop over the whole of Europe. But certainly. since that s tuation hos cleared up to the ex- tent ft has. there has been very meet relief, in. I believe, all the foreign offices of Europe."

Clashes Witn Mnnion

The Prime Minister touched on International affairs as he enga cl in the liveliest clash of the sess on with Dr. Manlon over a govern- ment motion to give government business preference over private members resolutions on Monda s for the rest of the session. e

a. said Archbishop John HucKenlev province has “intimcted" that St. Mark's dew-April 25- would be a "suitable time for the consecration.” One of his first dunks. he add- ed. would be urn

ess will only be

ussed for one hour on Tuesday and

motion was passed later and means m e “M, m, Gym” Chum),

aigerewill be no more private mem- 08311155531? e parish church‘

r5 ‘hyh Elva” members “Sh” Nomimtiozu for a Des-r: 0i the Cathedral would fo

110w.

Irn was in 193i that Dr Carllslc sixth Bishop of the Montreal diocese. was unanimously elected Bishop of Huron. second lamest diocese of the Anulicbn Church. But when the blshouric was ex- tended. the rector refused. prefer- rlnu to remain wliih hls con. lrrcmtlon here.

ifl

to soy had done so. He should have called in all opposition ‘JP-PW leaders at the time of the Munich crisis lest. September as Premier cnamberlaln had done 1n England. H or Mr. MncKen- zie King wllh trying to mghiaen the House with n “phantom oi war" last Wednesday when there was no basis for such a fear. in order to avol answering‘ questions as to wh er he ad approved the gruntlnlr of defence contracts to government “pets "

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IRON OUT DIFFICULTIES

WASHINGTON. March ‘f-KAP) -Dlscussions with Canada hove begun in an effort. to iron out u number of difllcullles that rose after the new ire-Q: agreement, with the Dominion went into ef- fect. Jan. 1, it was disclosed today.

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Federal Minister Killed

WELDON, flask, March ’l—-Hon. Robert Weir, who climbed from a rural school teacher's desk in ‘Ibr- onto to a Dominion Cabinet. Min- ister's post. died today beneath a iced oi grain which upset on n snow-laden mad near his beuutiiul

years . w. Welr was orb-ms the sldch from Weldon. 30 miles southeeetod

counsel for the

I remember.

of the

closcb on the scccnrl floor. It ‘had

fly had "Just bllstercd the paint."

and he could not flue. said Major Wflrrhtkliewpclnk

By JACK TRACY Canadian Press Stall’ Writer HALIFAX, March '1 — A hotel flremanb testimony that he rlld not remember saying “nasty words" to John Desmond. acting monnger of’ the Queen liotel, Wns recorded in

evidence taken at today's session

of the probe info the disaster which cost a. minimum of 28 lives. Desmond had iultl Major J. A.

Rudland, Nova Snoiinls Firc Mar-

shnl, that the h0tcl fireman Victor

Bouifard 11nd been dismissed on the eve oi the flrc for drinking. lie testified nnrlcr oath the ilrc~ mun hud told him. “If Pm out of a job. therc‘l| bc a lot more than Inc out of a job tomorrow."

"NOT SOBER"

Bouficrd, formerly of Quebec, erstwhile seumim, bontswaln. and

mate on a tugboat, said he was “not sober" 0n March 1 the night before the fire. to "celebrate".

l-lc had gone out

Asked by Muller J. S. Roper,

Fro Marshal's De- partment, if 120 remembered "say- ing any nasty “words to Mr. Des- mond," Boltfjfnrd rr-ulicd, “Notihal:

The fireman was one 0f four witnesses called at the first session probe lnbo bhe disaster. Major Rudlund testified at the in-

quitry imder the Fine Prevention A0 .

Desmond, who occunicri the stand throughout. the morning session. told of a slight bluzc which broke

out a few hours before flames swept the hotel. With Eddie WQIL ver. the mghr, clerk. he had fmmri

5’.-

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been extinguished without (lulicnl-

and Desmond said thr- flames Photos Identified

Col. S. 8- Wrlght. deputy firs»

marshal, took the slzmd lo identify

phkoetlographs of the ruins of the 0 . The fire had rendered unsnfe the

wall up which the chimney ran raxitmln" the

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Did Not Remember 1

IFAX Trapped When

Flames

night in a fire which swept

rend to death as they slept.

through the front door.

four; Buddy Downer_ three:

MacDonald,

Mr. Bobbitt was on hockey some w-len a. son. Gernld. 18. when the fire broke out. Neigh- bors said Mr. and. Mrs. Downer

bullh le Momn. was in the

I.

were out. Mrs. Till BODDWVS i‘ 11561! ‘m. ,house M; the time.

i The Downer children were sleeoinx in the reur oi the home on the ion floor. They Wvre tram-red by the flames. Neighbors aroused by Mrs. MacDonald who dashed into the house next door to report, the fire. triad to save them.

Wulliem Dunsworur. power oom- neny sorvicernnn. tried to reach the seooml-sturev window with a adder but it was too short.

Little Ruby Bobbitt W18 sleeping in the rear of the downstairs half of the house. Her body was found In the . front. and it was believed she

The dead: Donald Downer,

housekeeper in the Downer househol

FIRE

Sweep

West End Home

' Stove Oil-Incidentally Dropped Down Furnace Register Cause Of Blaze

HALIFAX, March 7--(CP)-Five children died

it

through their home inH

fax’s west end. A bottle of oil dropped in a hot air fun- nace’s register started the blaze which burned the child-

Albert Bobbitt, 11, had filled a glass jar with stove oi‘, He was walking across the register in two-storey wooden house when he tripped and droppfl the jar. The oil flared up instantly,

the front hall of thy blocking the cxl

Gordon Downer; Ruby Bobbitt, six, daughter of Robe Bobbitt; Cyril MacDonald, seven, onl

seven; Bruce Downe children of Mr. and Mra

y son of Mrs. Idq‘

d.

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Former Speaker h! Local Legislatnli Dies At His Homl In Glenfinnan Yeo- terday.

was awakened and in the con- fusion toddled into the midst of the flames.

$0 zrcat ncialhbors were prevent- ed from making further efforts lo save the children. Mrs. Downer was away) from home a-l the time of. the lazc, tending her little sltévm on the obher side of the c ..

Twenty Bodies Recovered From Hotel Ruins

AX. Momh 7 <GP>—Num- of bodies recovered from last Thursday's Queen

to 20 i0- ld the body taken from bhe debrlo- bird of the day

was y ed and they dOubfcd wlflellher identification was possible.

Earlier in the day. two bodies were found near

10 of the bodies have been iden-

tified oositlvelv amd another ten- taiilvely. Police estimated a dent-ll toll of 2B in the blaze

s Report Pope To‘

Call Consistory

VATICAN CITY, March 7~(AP) --It.al1an sources 0105c to the Vat.- lcan said today 1t Wm tnln the new Pope. whose coronat- lon L: set for next Sunday. would l call a consist/cry in April t0 fill; at least some of the vacancies in; the Sacred College cbcnrdlnois.

One of those vacancies was caus- ed ‘by the death last. Sept. 4 oi Pat ck Cardinal Hayes of New York. and another by the Pope's cl- evation to the Throne of Si. Rater.

The college now has 61 members. Its maximum is 70.

_._._... Hon. David MacDonald fmmfll Speaker of the Prince Edward l irmd Legislature and member two Llbeml Govenunenns. died l»

his 1121518 yesterday in Glenflmxa

Hon. David MacDonald was member of a pioneer Island 11v. Born in Glmlfinnan on

13. 1862. he vms o, son of Do

A. MacDonald and Isobel Mag; Donald. His urandlfoeher come ' the Hllzlhlands oi Scotland on t1 ‘ shin "Alexamdm" in 1772 and

over lend 1n unis province

as the Pore Aueustus district which Glenfirmon ls s pert.

Like his fol-her and grandfa. the lube Hon. David MaoDogm was successfully engaged in mgr culture. inking s special intensi- dslrying and holding high oili in the Provincial Dslrymervs Aa- ooclatlon, .

He entered public life in 191i, when he was an unsuccessful dictate for Councillor in the ‘Phi District oi Queens in the prom clal elections.

He was first elected for ihd district in 1915.

He was re-elected in 1919 wh he became n Minister wlbhog

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