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D 5TH TOLL HIGH IN HALlFZlXRHO. TEL FIRE

CARDINAL’ MISXCELLTHBECOWRES P

$160,18§ Spent On P.E. I. Park

De Luxe G-o-lf- .C0urse To Cost $54,144, Of Which $34,099 Was Paid Up

PlRElllllENTS BRIIKEN IN EEBTIBN

Popular Choice Made 0n Third Ballot On First Day 0f Vot-

ing.

___.... By monmn u. sussovl Associated Press Forel Stat! VATICAN CITY-

enlo Cardinal

Pope

Plus XII on his

one oi historic

hallot in the first day of voting. lie beeam

elics and temporal sovereign of

Vatican City Just Z0 days after the death of Plus XI. whom he served

u papal secretary of state for eight yean.

luvs been in North eriea. Papal Secretary of State he to the United State! in 1936 m received by Prelld

Crowds lam Square

People b01100 faithful who jammed 8t. Peter's square to receive the bene- diction of the tell. thin and ascetic picmat who was raised by his of the church w Chris

is; election accom~

v within tours after ,6 63-; lull membership of ti; Bun-ed Mt. had‘ MOW . y sioolaw. - -‘ ‘ i . s. Row many votes he received on toting-s and new many

n1 the last may’ never ‘ Ir 1u-But he is rumored to have revived e. majority at the outset which was canted to the required .__._______. '

(Continued 0X1 ‘D589 3. O01. 1)

[QMINQ {viii-ii

Bate for Notices in this c column 3 cerita_ per "word.

"Brackley All-Sports vs. Hor- nets. Milton Rink wn-illht. L-BES.

“Madame Doyel. Readings. Bea- Nu House, 9G K1113 8t. L'.ii52~3-2-2i

"Pooiiol Rink tonidit, Pownal

I. Frank Gil-Pk’! team.

“Talkies-Yeas Theatre. ilgue Saturday.

‘fainting S-aturday evening, Vic-

Mon-

l . b-ftiil-ltlllri, sat. Jun. no to Mar. 1o

"Hockey tcnilcht at New Glas- low. Junior Rangers va.

lmDeri-als. Playoff game. L-bili.

"Hospital Cake Bale by 1841i?! 0! hoist Church Saturday, March

41h at Moore d: McLeod.» L-Ml-fl-Z-Si.

"Pliyoii game in Wiitshire Rink tonight. Rartsviiie Maple leafs vs. l-lun-ter River Royaiisn

"Doubleheader-malt CauoBee Cove mien! vs. Canoe W '

lo

Murry-imm- vs. amooir mm

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Pacelll was elected d took the nuno o! 68rd birthday in

shortest con- eiivea. He was chosen on the third

e the Mind Pontifl, spiritual rater of 831,500,000 Csth-

To January 31st.

orrawa. March a-A-(‘ClH-Tlis Dominion Govern- ment spent $160,197 up to Jan. 81, 1939, on the new Na- tional Park of seven square miles in Prince Edward Is- land, W. A. Walsh (Con. Mount Royal) was told in a re turn tabled in the House of Commons today.

The golf course in that Park is to cost $64,144 com- plate. of which $34,099 was paid up to last Jan. 81.

Mr. Walsh's question on the or- follows:

lie is perhaps the first Pope to Am As

went and ent Boole-

hinted in the crush of

doorandwent

Tough Experience Says Island Man

HALIFAX. Mumh l-Willlum Michael of Charlottetown, one of the wrsons who esca from the Queen Hotel when it was destroyed by fire today, told interviewers here: “It was a tough expfirience. that ls all l can say."

“I was awakened by a wo- man's scream." said Michael. thkd floor

who occupied a room. “I jumped up, opened the door of my room and there were the alnes. I shutthe hack. It seem-

the way it felt that l wt

.as_leaulng. of that 1- a. l" u " "Erin “mo... in:

der."

reported on the dead" list. after

which swept. Halifax yesterday mornlnil more than a score 0W1? e lve of Charlottetown. He

adian National Totem 1w inspect and workillil ou 0! ton was in goalifs 131° th ire yes r BY has‘ atesnuthBr L-605-3-l-3l._ working tenance man. Ho was town for a number of “n t th C iii: for trio moimooo the rnldd “mm” February. e miss

e1? and eiiziit sisters: w bh

‘gift Royalty Rink coolant

rot-sail "Qomwali Rink tonight pust-

lslaiid” Man Missing In llalifax__Fire

. r Lcdwell Costellfl. ‘ 2'1 Mr Pew “missing. feared the disastrous fire

Queen Hotel at in which h d.isanat- is the son Costello of

the

hotel. The young man had been employ-

ed for some years with the Could-

Telegraphs and Was

in the capacity of main- iii Charlotte- waekl luggi- l t re n!

new “udwrinorfigo hei-‘eleav; o

ing msn has t

b Th John Costello O

the Canadian

quired mentor

be

riskin rid.

und

SBCPE

AVILA, Nationalis

dfir palm. Bub‘ 2'1. read as

1. How march lend has been cc-

e e dominion government. 0! both. for tihe new national park in the province of Prince Edward Island?

2. What. is the total amount paid up to date for this land?

8. What is the approximate a. mount yet to be paid for lend to_ included in this park?

4. How much money government spent project. exclusive of land?

5. What is the estimated total cost. oi.’ this project?

6. What, amount has the gov arnment. spent to date on tne golf course to be located in this park?

“Reign 0f Terror" Within Besieged tub. compressions-moo

Air Force Reserve and Volunteer Reserve and 27,000 in the auxiliary manpower

reach the shangth of no 000 officers and -men.

Madrid Reported

. ine guns orenches. They told’ of others crawl- 0

ng er cover

he Nationalist lines man's land" 01W. Purdue del del Campo,

General

they gave (cod and clothing to re- fugees. whom

half-starved. before sending them to villages behind tine lines.

a

service agents hunting those suspected of Nationalist pathies and offering rewards 000 pesetas for

Franco sympathlzers.

Deserters from side. the Nationalists said. report-

SD t officers reported tonight that “hundreds" of their lives to flee from Mad- e Republican capital. to the Nationalist. side.

Many the Nationalist said, cros-

Arm.

diechration by asis intended

submitted

ill fliWCfll-

has the to date on this

be 1.750 plan .

services. the

aln. March 2--(Ap)__ recruitmants for

refugees were

Republican

darkness into throu h “no stones U versity Oes and Case

Franco's officers said thev described as

the retu s u“ m?“ planes crashed taking of! from m.

o?’ 1,.

information about

geant R.

the Republican h p;

u . . The plane.

"us! illuvnff between 0on1 W" and woormrtrmie _ goals to . onto after. ' uses. "Delicioig '“'_“

moi oonhfiofimilefi?

“l- ll Moors o u u. xi-eu-s-mi.

opecf ‘wooden

flrtl and w their reverts Nfidrforeeast the w! The steamship Imam» VII steamiol to the Ra and expected

‘é

Rescue Ship Stands-by Sinking Sealer Ranger

winter-logged ship washed down to her bvller room. wttlnd

a .

tary treasurer. of the executive. in- out the the MI!!!)MIR-

fsom 8t. John's. nd would a-

r’s side her late to-

. a ass-eon ship and ‘s

" loft 8t. John's ‘

' sea expecta-

w!‘

estimates

sir Kiusalsy W crossed Britain's costs armounced thus far to £535.. 430.881 and the general budget to £1.0‘l0.022,462, greatest in peacetime

~ . The general figures in- clude il-n appropriation of £400,000,- 000 for civil services.

Boosts General Budget

ins

700 ($l,l03,l33,500) for fiscal start Aprl .

' This huge outlay for themmpircvs air birancn was disclosed a day after Field Marshal Goering, Ger-

Minister. warned that

J.

line strength on March 31

flgdi ting

H.

BRITAIN tutti to tiiciiust lN AlR__FillltE

Record Sum Called For In Estimates To Strengthen Air

(By The Canadian Irena)

. March F-Gflat Brit-

ain announced a 06 per cent in- crease in her slrforce appropria- tions today close on the heels of a. Germany that. the to maintain their

to the House of Commons calling for the spa-tid-

of the record sum of £320,626,- tihtla 1939-40

He disclosed that the air force personnel would be increasedadgy

Volunteer the year are ex- pected to be six times that for any

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Pflot Escapes When R. A. F. Plane Grashes

(By The Canadian Press) VANCOUVER. March ‘it-One oi’ Canadian Air Force's new Hawker Hurricane fighting and burned Sea Island civic airport today, but: the pilot. Ser- L. Davis of No. l. (Fig/ht- er) Squadron in Calgary. leaped from the craft and escaped un-

off toward the

Cream

Other officers are J. P. Bimmond chai- 0mm l, vice-p. sident and .1. R. Sutherland. Sussex. N. 13.. see- _N - Ciaudet, Summerslde. P. E. I. is a member

figures in- 1939-40 defence

would

while

GO-O-OO-XOO-GO-

Elected Pope

7. What is the “mated cost of Another appropriation of approx- mgofmugrar stated: "some My g‘- urroiaimstr i- tabloids’ “"3”?- ‘our; HWM: e h ." be goghtlti. "m ‘when "

- - ouiorr. ummmoztfi s . planes. stating Britain's home first CARDINAL PACELLI

Takes name of Pope Pius

Eye-witness Account 0f Holocaust

Mrs. Sophie Marteil. lieadwalt- ress for more than 20 years at the Queen Hotel, destroyed by fire today, has written the fol- lowing eye-witness account for the Canadian Press. Mrs. Martell is known to everyone who ever visited the hotel.)

Written For the Canadian Press BY SOPHIE MARTELL, QUEEN HOTEL HEADWAITRESS

HALIFAX, March 2 —(CP)—I was on duty at the time of the fire. I was supposed to go on at. six dolor‘; so I asked to he called at 5.30. My room was in the hotel near the kitchen.

I was working on a party last. n ht but I never noticed any- th rig going on-such as a fire. This morning I opened the door in the dining room after I got: up. I turned on the heat in the radi- ators end then I switched on the

i d. Gd sh i M drid d unmm?_._...___-- mcfggflge w‘§.§“§o,},'{,e11.$ w an. “ut- gtlgllgt an t?“ malt/g}: lights, They worked alright. $2 Fire perse crowds clamoring for bread. ‘inuiufiywm on the t 53m ‘Iaafl Then I went out behind the A‘? S o t J h Sc then raced‘ forward b0 yolioal more’ “In? desk gm gmfiik ‘Zvoiiv iii? alll 0 n a 0 00 nosed into the ground and burst m: ‘Pguess o g ‘ '*—" v p p ° W” a- ggtxillilngveiizwiwarlrewifiligrrfie. clerk’ JOHN, B.,-<c1>)_ Damaged By Fire m. machine. recon y - n" m irnfsvaswnogabkagenet a’: meofptrfi DIGIBY N T341‘: h 2-402) ‘sxaoiieodronw Rig‘ Oaieargvm wtgm 0510p‘! Dunn“ smoke cvrlimgxioe within B this Fim '—' '¢dimidergbke damage six in Great Britain for when I left the desk I started Minimum strand over the entire tot, he scallop sloop Phy its C. and the Camdian fighting forces. toward the dining {with ItMWl-l upper floor of the mild?!‘ Perrermmflszbiuafi {aged The six planes will be stationed than I saw 1311c‘ amt; 8mm“: l0 bunt. “i . be iorhumse ping I Calgary. thick I cou n 8B k K- L Firemen mocked the flames - uidti t g flames. m The one which crashed has been when the night cler came “on fore they could eat into the lower The broke out! h 0&1!" under flying tests for several days. he saw the smoke and said. 0n . Damcae to the bin-WM room e the if” W" “f .___.__.._._. God, Sophie. s fire. Then he and fuflll-dlimll was __ m“ ‘a 3mm molar-u mrdilllm ‘from g, Icuwr omcsas called the fire department. ‘Phat. $2,600. ‘Hie m but “w?!” w“ wad w ---- ‘ was about. twenty after six. The valuable - Bu! x 31min mm M firemen.‘ ma” . v MONGPON. N. 3.. ltiarch 2-(0?) fireengimu must. have come right 5w“ m‘ m“! m“ board o t flames brought under centroid “a” E cmvw‘ 5M“ ‘mhn’ w“ “"7" Johnston from tell’ he re-elec d Dffisifiéflli today at the I went upstairsto the first and damage en the floor. ~ fl annual meet ng or the New Bruns- 110013 am hollered "fire," Wk mwglffitmgrdggélgtfgg but the smoke was so mick I had

to beat it. I went out in the street and yelled for help. The fire seemed to come in just:

about two dfll0lldd_.___'lfl_lfy started

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Excel: In Quality

OPE PI US XII

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Advocates B e f 0 r e Committee Limiting Profits 0f Radio Broadcasting Com. panics.

(BY The Canadian Press) OTTAWA. March 2——H0pg that, Parliament would approve legisla- tion aimed at limiting profits of radio broadcasting cmipames was expressed to the House of Oom- mons Radio (Jommittoe here today b)‘ lfllnard W. Brockinglxm, chair- mtm 0f the Canadian Broadcasting C°YD0mti0n's board of governors. Owners of Private radio stations enioyvd a right to occupy the pub- lic domain and, in enact owned a franchise for that purpose. he said. Tliersfvre- every Dfivaic station was as much a trustee for all classes oi listeners u; the 03,0, These operations we're in the nature of a public utility. Mr. Bffldilmwn contended. "Phe profits of other public utilities were limit- ed by statutory action, and 51ml- larly the extent w which radio broadcasters were enabled to earn dividends also shouidbe controlled. Mr. Brockington outlined to the committee the responsibilities and functions of the Corporation, it was not a department of govern- ment. nor were its employees civil servarim. The funds oi the cor- poration were not drawn from the public treasury, but from the lic- ence fem paid by owners oi radio receiving sets and frown commercial

soiuoes.

The Mood-watt station at Back- viliie. N. B. would open April 8 and that at Watrous, Seek" probabiyby June 1. There were some mm’; covered areas. notably in Brit Columbia and south-western On- tario. Closest attention was being devoted to these by the Corpora- tion nnd every effort, would be put forward to solve the problems that these presented.

The arrangements which the C, BC. had vrlth the national chains of the Unit-ed States and with the British Broadcasting Corporation were particularly advantageous to

(Continued on page 9. Col 8)

ll. B. Member Secs Union 0f Maritimes

FREDERJCTON. March 2- (cPl-Oplnion that the Masitima should become one province and tho/t such a union would occur "before many was express- ed in the New Brunswick legis- lature today by O. W. Perry (Con. Carleton) when he spoke in the budlzet debate.

He believed the three provinces could be governed for the cost govcmlng New Brunswick alone.

said Mr. Perry. and under union the Mariitiznes "would ee amori themselves, for a use. an

might get somewhere."

"Them is a pull-haul between the DOrt M Saint Jchn and the port. of Halifax all the time now. local jealousy." he said back of lvmrltime unity ens-bled Quebec and Ontario to "boss everything."

Mr. Perry reiterated his state- ment of last vear that. voting by all tax payers should be made compulsory in tiho province. Can- didates’ costs o! running vom- polgns should be lessened. lic said.

The Carleton County member criticised the Government on many points. declaring it had no idea of economy. had done noth-

dorie little for the farmer.

Scenes wHorror] As Flames Reach’ i Score 0L Victims

Four Charred Bodies Recovered From Still Smouldering Ruins Of Historic Queen Hotel.

(By Harold J. Fair, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

HALIFAX, March 2-(CP)—Four charred bodies, only ones recovered from the ruins of the historic Queen Hotel in which at least 25 persons were believed to have perished in an early morning blaze, were examined in a mortuary tonight by Dr. F. V. Woodbury, city medical ex- aminer, as he sought unsuccessfully to identify them.

Dr. Woodbury said two of the bodies, taken from the ruins of the building in downtown Halifax this afternoon, were men. Another was a woman and he was unable to determine immediately the sex of the fourth.

The fire, the city’s worst disaster since the Halifax explosion caused thousands of deaths 22 years ago, spread from the almost century-old hotel to the adjoining Hesse lin and Hamilton buildings. Damage was estimated at $800,000. Every available plcce of fire-fighting equipment was pressed into service.

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Plan Thorough Probe

Meantime preparations were made for a thorough probe. Nova Scotia Fire Marshal's officials and police con- ferred tonight on procedure.

It was known that police and these officials question- ed several hotel employees tonight on possible causes of the fire. No official would comment, however. Authorities said no one was detained.

Dr. Woodbury said the “main thing" he sought was identification of the victims. By virtue of special legis- lation, he acts in the same capacity as a coroner and jury, in other parts of the country. If he feels an investigation i noeessmyglie communicates wgiiltp$olaglst€gta~~~no cun- i ; sldered such a course unlikelyiii ‘viowor t e dther pflihe ‘ underway.

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Ruins Still smouldering‘

Firemen continued pouring water into the smoulder- ing ruins. Frequent puffs of smoke blew up from the dc" bris. Firemen said the ruins would not be cooled suffi‘ ciently to allow resumption of the search for victims until t tomorrow.

The entire block on Hollis Street was roped off and police held hundreds of spectators behind police lines. Royal Canadian Mounted Police guarded ruins of the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission store which was located in one of the destroyed buildings.

Relatives of more than 35 persons unreported sought tonight for news. Radio stations and newspapers appealed to survivors to report to police headquarters toniake pos- sible a. definite list of dead.

Definite Check Impossible

The list of recorded missing approached the 25-marli but police said names could not all be placed on a “defin- itely missing, feared dead” list immediately. They might be at another hotel or might have left the city. Absence of the hotel register; locked in a safe buried in the ruins, made a definite check impossible. It was known, however, there were 87 guests and 30 employees in the five-storey brick. wood and stucco building.

Early arrivals at the fire scene reported scenes of in- describable horror. Screams from the burning hotel mings- led with theharsh crackle oi‘ flames. People were sees! ' dropping from the windows its high as 30 feet from the ~ ground.

Dormitory residents of the Street, l-ialifaxk main business thoroughfare which pur- allels Hollis Street, and is it block away, said they could hear the screams. g ;,

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in cstlgation Underway

Nova Scotti; Fire Marshal J. A. Rudland sold his department, al- ready had begun its investigation. In the Provinces Legislature the seotmder o! a resolution 0i sym. Debby urged a tho/rough probe.

‘Hie btg_ig_fo_t_iri__ri__were_on_ihe

A Panto: is A Ptuu tum WORNED foo Much Atio Qof wauuttas!

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imz to solve ‘unemployment and h‘od

Investigadion

HAIJFAX. March 2 -(OP)— Nova Boone's Legislature ex- pressed its "sense of deep sorrow for the friends end relatives of those who lost their lives in the fire which destroyed the Queen Hotel" today. Acting on a. reso- lution moved by Premier Angus L. Macdonald. the House suspended business for the day "as a mark of respect.“

The House heard Conservative Leader Percy C. Black. who sec- onded the resolution. iirgc "a thorough investigation." The Op-

osition Leader said he had been niormed there was "not. sufficient. fire protection equipment" in the hotel.

"I have been informed that there were no ropes in the rooms -or in man of tins rooms. As I understt-mdi this is not in ac- cordance with safet regulatlom.“ Mr. Black said. "I ave no doubt

Urged In Legislature

Into Filvre

an investigation will be held and I think the Government should be represented."

(Major J. A. ftudland. provinc- ial fire marshal. said later his de- partrnent was investigating the fire.