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CHARIDTTIYPOWN: CANADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1939

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SEE Tum RESISTANCE l0 ipvimzl

Government Takes Dras- tic Defence Measures --Evacuation Order- od-

HINDAYI, France,‘ Ian, 33- (Alfl-lnsurgent General Franco tonight thrust his month-old Catalonian offensive to within l2 miles-heavy artillery Ign‘Q-Q( Bi- ' . sllluish Government capital.

The advance guard cf this In. surgent column, pressing toward the metropolis along the Mediter- ranean shore to Barcelona's south- WBS!» measured that "a downhill ‘road, and little resistance“ lay u-

ea .

The gravity o! Franco's threat lo Barcelona was reflected by drastic measures but Government supporters contended the Insurg- mts were far from winning the 2 l-z-year-nld civil war despite "W peril to the provisional seat of government.

Ordered To Evacuate

'I'he_ Government ord red Bar. celonns civilian popu nflon to l€8Vt%9XC8pL men and women t Billed in war industries or p yslcally fit for work on fortifi-

cation Brit _ v and United States authorities arranged m ranove

their citizens from the garceiona

“it i . e B an Posed sawmill » plow martial-now. “on born" "" of Governmentfipaimthe Catalon- fiinvand southern segments. trans- emllk all civil authority to the military. ' _A_t Madrid. General Jose Miaja mllllflry commander of IZIIBSOUUI: Bllild Dart of‘ Government territory, 5a that barriers raised against 1P invaders are impresnable in our“ zone.’ 1

1e Bares ona Cabinet declared it would remain in Barcelona a]- lllfillirh it was reported at the lzlvlnxch border that ministerial PCdlvVGS and provincial courts a]. m! l had been transferred north- mrd. closer to the French front-

overnrrlcnt (m.

Appointment ls Confirmed

_¥'IASHING'ION. Jan. 23 —(AP)

...:.=..S.r.“."*:.°r.::;;:~§..y.g;i “i; ' s

be United States Secretary of

Commerce. . nomination was ap-

Hopkins llligvcd after three days oi bitter it‘. iite. during which some Damn- "g 1* ioincd with Republicans in fvrllllrlzmiz his Pfilltlcal activities

lilo chief of the government's vast relief prggfgyxL

COMINQ fVfNIl

"Buying dre;s poultry daily llntil Nléilcll. Correct gracing. George LUAHIIYEI‘ co, L-os-IZ-‘zz-tf

“Burden Lllii.“ Uiup loading hogs lfllllllo. calves every Tuesday Hours l? to 3 L-alu-lz-M-z-o-ti __“llcckey at Marshfield tonight. Girls versus Mala-led Men. Hoc- kvv practice. skate after. - z.

"limb-iv i/iziniahit at New Glas- W“? Maple Leafs vs. Stars. League "m4? 8:15.

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Royalty rink tonight sav- .Wlnus vs. Riovzaés.

to the cold meat su per Outtliffla Fredci-i n.

evemnc. Jan. 20th. L-zaa. "mime cert. Wood Islands.

‘lilurlda

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"Bum? Variety Concert and

Le t m . <ii§.“l2......’.“dli?“ ‘lfiuliiilfii. igiarmgsus “scars: a‘ m- . Prompt re- nd. . Island O0 tattle I pony

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Thrilling Stories Related I By “Cavalier” Survivors On Arrival In Ne_w__ York

Experienced Difficulty Locating Survivors

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Two Canadians Emerge Heroes In Tragedy.

NEW YORK, Im- 28 —(CP) '- Two Canadians were the outstand- ingfigureslntllerescueoiloper sons from the wreo of the Bermndsfibound 1m Airways Plane (Javail , it developed to- night following arrival of the survivor: here.

Al the details of the accident which cost three lives were dia- closed by witnesses, hero's laurel: were given to Mrs. Edna Watson, Captain Frank H. Spurr, native of Deep

rook, N. 8., and skipper of the

rescue ship. Mrs. Watson, widow of linbert Watson of Montreal. was credited with saving the llfe cl Captain B. M. Alden-son of the Cavalier when he lost consciousness after the plane settled on the Atlantic and began sinking:

For many ours —no one knew how long -she held Alder-son a- float and kcpt him from drown- ng.

Faced Sharp Peril

The survivors said drowning it- lf seemed

J. NORMAN LODGE Assoc ted Press Staff Writer)

ess teak of lccatigq the we found a nlan the doomed ying tower

valler even after their gen- and we pioloed kn as

Ta swain of tlgo rescue ship lihso gsiy- (Neil Richardson and stroke-oar on the e

card 11:30 P M other having bout in the

of the time, we would voices from two directions at once. ‘ runnin

and aitihsglalghwemour s tlIghlt 11° ' t the Wink to

men who perished,

"We had three dead people in the area (Donald W. Miller, Presi- dent of a mncoln, Neb. Depart.- . Gordon Noakes of New York, and Robert Spence, one of the Cavaliers two stew ardsx” said Mrs. Watson.

“They put the wind up," she said, meaning their prmence would serve as a. lure for sharks. Alderson, slight and boyish in appearance, decided to speculate in detail as to {he cause of the crash, but he did say that “there were no loin conditions when the plane got in. trouble."

“his at first. was taken tio be s.

. denial of previously accepted re-

Ports that the carburetors had rozen, but later otlwr airway of- ficiais said they had under him to mean only that no ice had formed on the wings or parts of the ship.

Captain Spurr Praised

At the some time praise was lav- lslled upon captain Spun" for hll remarkable skill in navigating i119 tanker Essa Baytown to within half a mile of the location given by the disabled Cavalier in one of the airehllrs final laclio nlessakes be- fore it became submerged.

An intensively dramatic angle to the rescue became known when Stanley Taylor. s. I88- lnnn who stood in the how 0! the lifeboat as it put out from the Baytown to go to the plane wreckage. said it was Bill l» song from the survivors w ich guided the sailors thrc h uttcr blackness to pull the 0 from the Atlantic.

The plane passengers and crew

in the waters oi the Gulf Stream. in which one member oi the crew and two passengers perished.

Guided B! Song

"We were without stole. moon or sexianwin complete darkness." Taylor said. “and then the whole crowd them started sifliZl-Ilit. We listen ‘and the son! Iulded us to the spot."

Then. he added. as the iifebowt

l toward the four iife pre- whidi ifne 10 had in the near prwence

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“We had received radio advices of tram

und the survivors." Minor said that

Pioneer Salesman Talk Of Old Days

oamnmr. Jm. zs-olro-nays SAINT sam.ri.rrm‘r "e" or» epidemic Fourteen Old Time salesmen he.d its annual convention here.

i original begnfiwufii‘; ‘fmmpfionee, sflegmem trict medical health officer, to be

mflfilbflml l d Ml‘. J bl gill. sliemeruxiiiumiilemberumsffi he hm hesitated w w

was 4 salesmen met here to hon-

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achievement

The others are:

S. B. Savage and Cdi cry who attended the had passed more than l0 hours_

Nakinla, Wash; . . ncouver‘ Walter Borbige, 68B 0n lilll-‘l Sick O. B. C gglan. New York than last-

Boatswain Of Rescue Ship Gives De-

tailed Account Of All-but-hoipeless Search In Choppy Atlantic Waters.

voices. “We rowed back and forth. ~ Jan. Zi-.-(A.P)—’I‘he

ds the ahi was Chapman, Patrick

became own w t by Joseph R, Min- radio man on the Cavalier , Va... boat- “He told us he and

said “We wouldhearm voices w our course he gave us. Within 100 yards

"Suddenly almost under our bow D9858 swimming along W)

‘m, ygflgd “u; national service sch up. He said he. "common prudence" to make the

APPEALS FUR . PREPAREDNESS

British Prime‘ Minister Launches Voluntary

Defence.

(O. P. by Guardian's Bpeciafwire) LONDON NH!!-

. an. Edi-Prime ister Chamberlain tonight declared

Gar-oi; Britain, whlmwiil “never be-

men and women of the Kinmdom to Join the active and

and described the H116 Bl OIIC

ouurlbry ready

picked t-heln up EPOUD 0t survivors and darted country would never a war. their voices about sw inward. e searchlight But we miaihit be forced z par- roweda- wihenwehoveirls t. Jallneinawurbegunby or

eral viclnit for " his one we got a we might be attacked ourselves 1f

lm hW-l‘. 01' better idea where the peopplc were. Government, of some ot/het

We turned and. starwd on the counitrv were to ink that we

t direction we found another mun swimming. tzlvelv.’

carried from wave to wave and as was at the tiller, was looking a.-

of the sea ptahrt head Wing to pick out the other 3,1 5.3m.” Glum"_.'wfl]d hear e wing “d, _

er Mr Anderson mouicd "flhere $3‘ we“ . m mow‘

survivors After ro eavy the are, dead ahead men.’ ” was

found holding

when the

1 101i. Al- a1 ve all that time

acglmphl-a, who

we than the men

ht wide arc we set out tlh

e ship." Flu Epidemic

prevalent

manh Dr. Charles W. MacMiilan,

present. Mr. self as to whether the

Preiriesrnore tihan grippe or influenza. founded in 1914 as w me nlunb

cncouver and return been reported

th con-

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a little long-

‘ e rowed harder then, when we turned our heedsbgle could see m h” d‘ - '“'°.,~".- - W! to... in ll lif h TwamI gTaSD g l E 6 DTESGTV 1'5. 0 O somcustélng? &e iflLlfiVli/Ors dldiylildjhlllie tgny and mud to will? m“ um bew- co er wereon Emil-gum " . vilfmw 111 l-lw P°5ll4°ll5 81W" We In llw lzigvup was thegchlel P1192» voiuiigQfLerrg-lir .313". voluntary Alderson He didn't have a preser- 93m alone ver. The other survivor without one '

“The women dldfftseem any more We um

“ e hauled them aboard as quick- ly as we could and covered them tam" raking the with our coats and started back to, '

in of the past. the Prime said

"The development of air forces dis- has deprived us of our old island security and in our case. as in the case of continental countries. the be viotllnls of at- tack as much as soldiers. sailors

om" of the this district for more than a week was definitely declared tonight by

a mild form of influenza. Earlier mmit him- urt were ailment Shepherd was a. toothpaste was a. severe cold, a form of

salesman on ihe No official would hazard aguess

an unofficial check indicated that l-lflffy W111” 01 951- roughly five per cent of the 60,- hlid Jill?‘ 00111919595 5 W‘ O00 people in greater Saint John f0! "We have been ill either with a cold W “uwmubi-e ‘mm or influenza. No serious cases have

l" 537' Indications ‘were that the peak “m” °’ “‘° ll-“Bl-Fiil?" 2.‘..ii‘.i.§"‘.‘.‘§§i;"i.f‘i‘.‘3..;"‘§“‘i%..“%t“’

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“~ B- S m" °f and itrwas negated out rthatat tlils . _ me o year senoe rom em- W“ 1°!“ E" M‘ (Romy) Ada‘pab%_ ployrnent and schools is common as a result of colds. Some firms reported they had fewer employ- list this week

hear iihem in back ‘Ina-l: was Richardson. Mr. Chamber‘ - olces evidently were “Olaf Anderson, first officer. who (me m m‘; mu .,,°,"°..',’,'_ bioncl the "Neliilnn-

Peril To Civilians

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the democratic system und tradition of freedom for

course to com. eluded with the reminder: forl- vou to show the world what

ideals i-n which titty bell

civilians would and airmen be the first victims

time to train after a. war starts."

as MlXlllfllFY anoe service and first aid crews

Indians Organize Clubs For Women

Recruiting Drive For

kin a. war" must be prepared for all emergencies ac he appealed to United

paagiverdefence forces "to make us a; m lea v or war."

i“ m’ “°“°’a1 “mum” ° He moral-rhea his determination t0 continue his efforts "to preserve for ourselves and others

volunmé_ northwest.

EDEN URGES‘

“Ihnt does not mean I think Richardson that wail- ls coming." Mr. Cilamber- , the first officer lain assured his Empire-wide - and navigator) had left the main b -

th could mot defend ourselves effec-

dlisbeinfl

Wuka liélv- ‘Ilielyldnygeme-ll watts believe ringed ooliipivilhshrvsmoemlz wea. an weco ’ e. won r- , " _ Baymwn found Wm’, n6 ski per _ m how they had managed to keep would be moire effective. But com sumcd was the correct vin Shannon of Pihil was manning the lookout bell on the forecastle head, heard voices. "We lowered a boat then and with ship's lgpotlig

pulsion is not in accordance urith er which or consistent with the which we have always striven to maln-

He expressed iihe Government's confidence that "We shall met all l the volunteers we want. virlbhout re- pulsion." and ‘lam’;

B people a/re prepared to do in

Ill Saint John ilréerince of their lioel-tlesiesviéd the

JOHN. N. 13., Jan. 23— Modern war was not like wars

Minister

“Indeed. they might very likely

"I-"ol- that easonfif we wish to e‘ M “mm” bu‘ protect our ‘civilian population in time of war. we must prepare tlhe necessary organization in time of

~siism than that. we must train lit in peace. for there w-ill be no

l-lls appeal was for recruits for the army. navy. air force and the various passive defence corps such fire-flamers. arr-mil-

0980. City and E. M. M Ell-TY-

TWOKILLEDINOI-AII

DOB ANGELIB, Jan. B—- (AP) -'I‘hree me were l-Alieved to have been killed when an attack be tested for

crushed.

U80, Cable, test pilot, in the

ties here today. John and two other men were

$119211, g3 in of th_e_c_s_v;

Are Announced At Ottawa

mnmgerof M l‘! cone bust

To Impeach U. S- Labor Secretary

WABHIN -Representative Thonlss

sentatives a letter kins explainin the labor Barry Bridges.

Congress lotions.

i GION, Jan. 23 -(AP) (Rep- New Jersey) said today he would introduce tomorrow s resolution to impeach labor Secretary Per-

Thomas’ announcement cams a few minutes after chairman Nor- ton (Dem-New Jersey) read to the United States House of Repre-

from Miss Psr-

care oi children, making, cooking, baking and gar- dening.

New Cabinet Appointments 3mg‘; amine maid

against

Aus rallan-bom Dr cmas

BASKATOON, Jan. 22 -—(CP)-— Women's clubs are becoming popu- lar on Indian reserves in Saskatchewan.

Homemakers’ clubs have been organised where Indian women are given lectures on health and taught" dress-

Novw they are damandln better

homes, more materialsixlt way

of furniture and cooking equip-

men . Indian woman are now becom-

TO BAR c151. 01m“ lillRMBEllllllN Temperatures '

Drop Sharply in Maritimes

HALIFAX, Jan. 23 —(C P)- Maritimers buttoned up their overcoats toni ht and threw im- other log on e fire as s cold wave sent temperatures toppling. Thermometer readings were not far above the zero mark-cold for the seaside provinces.

Achiil wind blew in Halifax where the mercury toppled to- night to eight above, New Glas- ow, in the northeast section of g mainland registered four s- bove andYalulsoufil, on the south- shore, 1b above.

The mainland escaped snow but Sydney, on Cape Breton Island reported light snow, strong winds and falling temperatures.

New Brunswick was clear and wld. On Prince Edward Island. the mercury skidded to five above zero at Charlottetown, a drop of 35 degrees from earlier in the day. A QO-mlle gale blow from the

IIEMIIBRABIES STAND FIRM

Warns Victory For Franco In Spain is A Foreign Victory-

TP” '- dineolalWire) i v. meiotic. Jan. 2s- totalitarian

called on Great France “to show unshaken firm- ness in defence oi their own in- terests in the Mediterranean and elsewhere." "If General Franco wlrls, his . is a. foreign victory." he declared. . Addressing his constituents the statesman who resumed almost a year am mtheir than negotiate with Pmrnier Mussolini scored "certain states" responsible for the Insurgents superiority in arma- merrts over the Sxpanlsh

menls and slam Mild 1'9- siisned with this country." Mr Eden corn-

just rights." he declared. "the bet- ter for mil concerned."

Spanish political freedom. he maintained, is even more IJIIIDOT- tant to Britain and France in these days oi submarines and air- planes than it was 100 years n20.

‘General Franco is oonouerim! Catalonia. He. is advancing on Barcelona. and he is doing so by reason of an nlr power an artillery p0wer moire formidable than civil war has vet seen.

"Everyone knows who provides iihiis armament and who continues to provide it in open violation of agreements and illlots signed and re-sizned with this country pledg- ine the coilirorv.

"Nor is this all. last week at Geneva the Foreign Secretaries of BwulteLi and- F[&DS?€_l'lfLlLl-1Y._ 0Q";

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New York Fur Auction

NEW YORK. Jan. Zli-Denland was lceen for full silver fox furs wt the Lampoon. IPmser. Hluth, In- corporated sale here today and the offering was 60 nei- oem. sold. Ton was but general bids l0 per cent below r prices.

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Annual luhssflptfon Delivered IIJI n; lull-w. n. l. “.00; Canada sud U. l. our

QiNTIC SHIPPING i LANE

SOS Crtdckles A From Ships Cf All Nations

14 Craft Eéhying Some 500 Passengers Adrift In Turbu_l_e_r_l_t Seas.

LONDON, Jan. 23-(A.

P.)-Wintry gales crippled

Atlantic shipping and interfered with continental aviation tonight, with 14 vessels disabled or lost in the storms. Twenty-four lives were feared lost, and all naval ves-

sels in the English Channel were

instructed to keep I

sharp look-out for a. missing Royal All‘ Force bomber with

a crew of seven men aboard.

Crippled ships struggled under the force of giant waves 50 feet high in a wild Atlantic whipped by a 9i)-

mile-an-hour wind.

The trawler Pioneiro, which left Madeira Saturday on

a fishing trip with a crew of

12 aboard, was not found to-

day after the Greek steamship Risko report/ed her sinking

yesterday.

Stormy weather extended across the Mediterranean, forcing down the Imperial Airways flying boat Centnuruq

at Bastia, Corsica.

.eirllroilte from Brindim, Italy. to Mar-seille. lhnmcmlsmded wfelyiust off shoirmlmlnzzheslpedtcits side audstoodbytoliendelidiineces- can.

RmOenteAnlsisMtfhs lame tylpeasthe BrlUshf-lylnit boat Cavalier which was forced down intzh AtlanlticS-aiturdaywliltlthe

tihres ofthel3 persons slnumonaHIszhtfionlNc-wYoi-k to rimuda.

iiressln boaiznoneofwhlclaihe - owned

The two non-camp the Chilean motor vessel caguayof 7.230 tons. with an esti- maltcd crew of 200 and an un-

be broken up.

ABrltisht/uzwerlttoidleaidoif the Aconcaugue. helpless since noon S _v because 0i a. dem- aged steering wear. Illoyds receiv- ed only a single massage from the vessel. reporting Uhc trouble a/nd giving a position of about 300 miles west of Ireland.

Pounded Onto Ilocil

‘Ilhe Mcdea was pounded onto rocks off tihe southern coast of Eng- land while being towed. Liielboatl rescued three sailors but a fourth, tine man in command, dro .

‘Ilhie British freighter ramhill, a. 1.82l—t0n vessel with a crew of 20. sent a second message from be- tween Lands End and Ushant ‘re- pomtine her hatches stove in and llfeboams damp-Bed and stating she was unable to steer.

Seek Assistance

Other vessels flashing out B. O. S. signals Were:-

Turkic (Ci-leek), 1,911, crew 0|! 25,

Srteumi Svend Pii (Danish), 1.800 tons. crew of 25.

Baltmos (Greek), 3.800 tons. crew

of 30. Avra (Greek), 41362 tons, crew

35.

Baiaimor (Norwegian), 2,757 tons.

Si. Clair iheris/ult (British), 1.637 tons. crew of 21.

Lina Hsser (Gonnnnl, 1,49’!

s.

Valdirosa (Italian), 4,434 tons. crew cf 24.

Icarion (Groekl, 4.013 tons. , Pioncrio (Portuguese fishing vessel. tonnage and crew not given.

Out 0f Danger

‘Two other ships. {Iqb- iously asked for help. wrmied tlhcv were out of danger.

Tile British steamship Terlinas. of 3,800 txms and with a crew of 30. broke her steering gear in the Bay elf Blismv but was aiblc to proceed toward shelter slowly.

The Dulwh Hlrlclnan. of 3.807 1721s arld_v_v_i_th_a_crew of ,3l, made

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eatest 1m

i 01th ngone sgr “u”!

towards s. higher iivln on the reserves, reported Robertson, inspector