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' ul Two Cell g,';'.',“‘3l'i'.lt.“.t" Famine! ‘nun '

Probe Operations Of Civil Servi-ce Act

mAWA. Feb. zz-Proposed ex- mmvgon by a Commons Com- iiilitee into operations of the Civil mm Act would benefit both the gqvgmlfleilt and the service itself, prime Minister Mackenzie King ma“; House today. His motion w”; up the committee was ad-

wtgergposiilon Lender Bennett ap- mved the motion and said he be- "ed it dcsirnble that at least

n gfitlfllflfi should be an examin- ation of the Civil Service Act 0p-

ons.

mi}; Bennett nko urged that the reference to the committee, if not llffldv wide enough. be amended p make ccrlain the committee mid be empmvcred to inquire in- bllic ccst cf tiic service and the question of over 0r under staffing.

tomato-Drab

hobs ‘fliursdziy.

Jus-

21-31.

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hv hfillviciv Y. I’. ll.

L-ZZOS-LI- l-2i.

'a'.'i'._Virtol"i:i rink. ary 2'lrci.

L-229-2-22-2i

"Con: u" _ in". illartit .

"Dancc. lit. Albion Hal‘. Friday. Iebluari‘ 23th ll‘ slorniv come Tuesday". llarcn 1st. n-aao-z-zu-it.

"Cake Sa‘v in aid of Ba AltarS cnety at lloltitans Saiui i." l.i€l'il00ll. L-299-2-23-h. vs. Cornwall C. 0., k tonight. Skating

1.4119.

"Junior p voif iii New GlllS-

row tonight. limo River vs. Norili illstizo. L-31u_ "Fast hcci v at Marshfieki to- .“in:' c. vs. Frenclifort. L-Ill7. "Aucticii For v Vemcn Hall lion. Lunch solved, it _Troop runiuiaszc ill lllill, Saiurd-iy. L-SCS

“H ‘czu.’ > ' - mgmvaft- min; .ih.ims Road to irclis. Adu

"L- 303

"Willsl "r- Alhiars Vvs. Hunter if’ lb Lem at Wilts-litre litmus .i‘la,voif game. L-suo

hfliorktiv. llorvcii Rink Wcdnqs. Kl luuiii. Jill"il‘ playoff ltzinic. ensutztcu vs. llsrdcn.

L-207-2-22-2i.

Riunlly Rink tohittht, ti" llrulus vs. Ccntral Stair uftvi‘. L-lllil

tract eroding. Ton (‘old storact- Com- L-‘i75-l2-30-lf.

sxalc Moore & lflb. llJiluby iairs Church.

L-Bli-Z-ZZ-ill

lcl-iiire ll and urn- li’. FUbYllllYV 241i. . L-15fl-2-2l-2i.

. NIPIXZZVI‘

lii“ Album’ ruarv 24th. Euicrzvd -Iill until noon. G. (7.

L-248-2-23-2i.

"Rwrve l"ridni——Febrii

" .'. ary 25th

ggmgimlcrt mid Basket Social in

“on zfiinrhtv Ila). Covelicnd. Admis-

RH c and lac. Lflfllflfl with bask- "i- L-1ll5-2-22-‘Zi.

e Notice-Sec and of seed (iiscase ccli- ililfl imtntocs, Capital lo this afternoon. Free.

_ L-300-2-23-li.

mfgtllkrlu of tiic Blacksmiths’ m“! Em annotation will be held m’ Fe-hrf Ronni, Cit-y Hall, on

.- iuarv ..:> at one o'clock.

til biadvmm l ~ tis are requested to "M- n-aos

hobs,

.',

"A Plotec

. M

iumlltith} "cital Central Chris-

m‘ ‘m Siitilfillil’. Feb. 26th,

mane“ 0 5 oclock. Mrs. V. L. M“ i ‘tfifflfllst. will be assisted

u“ “than? *T-i.i‘.“.~°§‘é’.§i1$~.‘ttt.n”tl; °i P. E. I. Hospital

. L-GIO-fl-RS-M ‘laud! Tn “I “VB MR! Kensington, hmtb, February" 24. till a - m, ‘item-Islam. Emerald. Thurs- wn BM Oon till 4 p.m.: Nichol- ti, fuFgdMETVYH Bulman. Ei- ml- fly afternoon. and V" "may forenoon, d Campbell. 11-232-2-22-2! "Al

kwgntionrfarmers near Char- Ilen ‘aim? -_ the lav, fiw ears Konrad bncii" hive been disnp. y the Raff-Ii!“ they could not mar ‘mm sgtmcd Certified nit- Broth. wPh ijcd iii-own in Nova

ave a itliiited =ubpiv

the life of every parlia-

one’:

European Situation lit Alliance

LONDON - The House of Com-

mons voted 830 to 16B to uphold Prime Minister Chamberlain's pol- icy ofwnclliation in Europe.

Mr. Chamberlain, fightin n I4- bor vote of censure. said ma... cnt position in foreign affairs was based solely on averting war.

David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill charged Mr. Chamberlain with withholding knowledge oi an ILzilia-n telegroui from Anthony Eclcn. reslrzncd Foreign Secretary, , and alienating United Qtaies sym-

Bothy.

PARIS — Foreign Minister Del- bos hinted France too would ber- iznin with Mussolini; cabinet voted huge new amratnetit appropriation measure.

BERLIN - Nazis expected

eg-

Dclcgalrs to the 49th annual iticetuig of the Prince Edward Is- land Crutrtil Farmers Institute vcstert ._\' endorsed findings of con uitiecs, named at the annual nucthips of organizations last veal", urging changes in the pub- lic school curriculum of this Prov- ince. Chief points recommended by the committee its report were: i1) “that Latin. Frcncli, ai- lzcbra anti yjcoztitilry. llC-W laughtlii tiic (list ct miu-rooiti school, b: pcstponcl iuitil tiic eleventh grade; 12) that llia time now spcnt._0n tiic above iiauicri subjects be given to the sluciy of our literary and historical bflClilffJlllld and to elc- niriitary solstice; i3! that a two- _vcar iiiiuimlliii course be required for tcnciicrs‘ licciires with stress on normal training: and cultural suiyiccls hi the mother tongue; (4) that llie four subjects named be optional for pixzspcctlve teachers in Prim‘; of \Valcs College. The full tex‘ 'l the committee's rcpornrcad by Mr. C. MacKcnzle, secretary of the rganizalioii, appears be- low.

Mr. R. A. clcclcci pi ltoss, Khii"c..-.

Proiltt, Freetown, "idcul. and Mr. W retiring president, \\' - ticriicd \’lC€-l)l‘(‘$i('ii;llt. Mr. C. E. lifsicKenzie, Milton, was re- clectcd secretary. Directors elected are: King's County. J. A. Dewar, New Perth, J. E. Dlngwell, North Lake, Riv

Kinrn. . . , C. B. ltfzicKt-tizlia. Milton; County. it. A. Profltt. Freetown; J. F. Arsenauit. Mt. Carmel, and Hudson lmwther, Albany.

M . W. D. ltnrs. ICiiii-oss, retiring pi i"lil of the Cciitral Institute lllHR-lilffd at the sessions. held dur- ing UH‘. morning and afternoon in tho agricultural room of Prince of Wales Collette. Deleizates were we‘.- comed to the city by His Worship Mayor E. A. Foster. Hon. W. H. DPlllliS. uiihisicr oi agriculture. cxieiiticzi n. ivc-lrome mi behalf of the government.

Money I-‘c-r Roads, Not Agriculture

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l-Iis Department and stufl would do ivliat it could to assist agricul- ture. flit: Minister said. but "our resources are iimited," he contin- iicd. “We can put down roads costing on an average 0f 913.000 por niiic but it is very diflicult t0 obtain money for the advance of agriculture". when it was consid-

crccl that the principal revenue of

tiic Province WflS derived from the top six inches of soil the govern-

_-n-

MADRID. . 22 —(A.P)—In~ surgetit warships and Government planes engaged todiiy i" °n° °I the most thrilling sea and air bait- ties of the Spanish civil war n which two Insurgent- wmhim were believed to have been disab- led, tho Government announced.

The gofltll les of Virencia and Bagunto were heavily bombed and shelled durinz t1" mine‘ nients in which a. French merch- ant vessel. was damaged by B bomb.

A Defence Ministry (Wm-Yim-‘Pm said the Insurgent new l"! ° when two warship!- believed to b6 U" Almirnnte Cervermwere by Government bombs.

The battle occurred after‘ fol!" Insurgent ships shelled Va enca and Bagunt/o inflicting property damage but no loss oi’ 1 fe.

Insurgent Cruisers In Duel With Loyalist Planes

m hm“ Why n ' l 0t bu _ 7 “or 1- 0...... i.-i‘5¢‘£§’l'{§.;‘{i§7.,

Blxt naval shells were hiiiléd into Sbgunto while thNe mmflem

British talks: Germany believed Hitler was free to pres Czechoslo- vakia for concessions.

MOSCOW - War commissar an- nounced Soviets would use poison

gas if war breaks out.

VIENNA — Austria tense fearing new Nazl demonstrations.

PRAHA -- Czechoslovakian par. llament unset by German member's WHml-nu the republic would “repent persecution" of its German minor-

itY. WARSAW — P land’ Flo i minister to visit. Milissollxm-‘I. m gn HENDAYE — Teruel captured by Spanish Ixisurgerits in important

advance.

BARCELONA — Spanish gov. eminent charged Italy dud Ge1‘m_ luv furnished arms for Insurgents’

FarmerDelegates Urge Re vision 0f Curriculum

49th Annual Mc-e-t-ing Of Central - Institute Held Yesterday- Bacterial Wilt Discussed By Mr. S. G. Peppin.

nient must, and he believed the present. government ivould, give greater assistance to agriculture.

Bacterial Wilt

d.

Tiie meeting heard s. short. ad- dress by Mr. S. G. Peppin. chief potato inspector for this Province, relative to Bacterial Wilt. described as one of the itiosi. destructive of potato diseases. The chic! inspvc- tor strongly urged that pouiio nroivcrs here refrain from import.- itiz potatoes, especially from arc-as where llicrc \\'1lS any $llS1)li‘lOll that the ciiscasc was present. The tccd potatoiiiclur-lry was of enough value to make every cllort to pro- tect it. No Dominion regulations cxisted that would prevent inicr- provincial trade so it would he difficult to kcep groivcrs from imi- porting tubers if they so desired, but lic stressed strongly the (lan- gcr of introducing the disease with imported tubers. Bacterial Wilt had been discovered in Que- bec in 1931 and in Maine in 1931i. Careful check had hccn nutdchnite but no tracc of it was found. Mr. Pcppiii read a. telegram received yesterday from a plant pathologist in the State oi Georgia asking about Cobbler seed and what as- surance could be given that tubers ivould be free from Bacterial ivllt. The disease was alrcady assumin Rural importance in tiic niovenicn. of secd potatoes. It might prove as serious as Black Wart, although it was hoped not.

If one tuber infected with the latter disease were found in this Province. immediately all other parts of the tivo North Amcrimii continents ivould impose fill rm- biiruo oh pointers from licrc, Mr. Peppln said. Black Wart ivns not found in Canada although it was in St. Pierre and in almost every potato-vroivlng country in Europe.

Mr. Earl Ings of Mt. Herbert said he had a sniiill quaillity of Chippewas iulportcd from Aildlllb last fall and asked if it would lic safe to plant them. Mr. Pcpplu advised Mr. lngs to give thi- pota- toes io the Charlottetown Experi- mental Station where they ivould be grown under quarantine and s. very careful chbck made to (inter- mine tf BacterlaiWilt was present.

Resolutions favoring building of modern docking facilities in Char- lottetown; urging further investi- gation into the pomibility of estab- lishing a canning industry here wit] a ' o_ihe__mcans of

(Continued on page 3. Col. 1)

bombing ‘anq dropped 50 bombs on the ci y. The French freighter Prado,

b , t. k d hel's fell 2.3.2’. lskéohitb-éfofoit. t... ‘ctsuiois. '

Three squadrons of Government planes took to the sir to meet the attack. and one plane swooped low to drop a. bonrb on One of the In- surgent attackers. Thick columns of smoke immediately rose from the warship which the commander o; me prsdo said was the Almir- an: rgrziiblindestrayer went to the assistance of the Prado which a month ago figured in another Mediterranean incident whenstcp-

by g spanish warship off

Paloma- antd was rescued by a

h do. my"- Frérlice Government r rlccl the Ba ea res and

Insllfgfilit cruisers camrias aiso took part in the en- gggement off spun apt welt-

uvi" ‘Qw . _...31"~-..____ _

N3URGENT TROOPS RE CAPTURE

IMPROVEMENT s u HURSEMEN ARE iNFilRlliD

Mr. Cecil Stewart, Hampshire, Elected President At Third Annual Meeting- 0f Assn.

Mr. Cccii Stewart. Hampshire, was lllllKlG prnsirlrnt of the Prince Fxiward Island llorsi Breeders As- sociation at tho third iuiiiiial meet- iiirz n1‘ lllf‘ hi" ni/aiioii last liiilit. Oilinr officer ciccicd lilCllldPfl Mr. W. H. Townsiictid. Rollo Bay. 1st. vicn president. Mr. Robert Chap- ncll. York, 2nd vice president and Mr.- W. R. Shaw, re-ciected secre- t-ary;

Directors iticlilde: Prince Coiuityi M y r o n ltfcArtiiiu", Iiensinizlon. Kelui Bosivrli. Victoria: Queen's ("ouulvz (lccil Stewart. Hampshire.

Demand Incrc. ' i In Relief Grants

(By The Canadian Press)

TORONTO. Feb. 22-—Protesting against refusal of the Dominion Government to increase relief szrants-ln-aid to the provinces. an emergency meeting of the Ontario Mayors’ Association today passed a resolution "insisting" the Dom- inion revise the system of grants to cover 40 per‘ cent of Ontario's relief costs. Falling that, expendi- tures will be iuiiilsted to conform. to municipal revenues. it warned.

lifayor R. K. Serviss of Gait. pre- sident of the Association, said the resolution would be forwarded to Ottawa and on _efl‘ori: would be made to meet Prime Minister ‘Muc- kenzie King and his cabinet about: March 15. Meantime. the Associ- ation will seek to discuss relief with Premier Hepburn this week.

The meeting in Toronto City Hall followed the announcement of Hon. Norman Rogers, Douiiiiitm labor minLster, in a letter dated Feb. 15 that gra-nts-iii-aid would 110i. be innressixi,

Mayors had Joint-d with Onmriq Government. representatives in pre- senting their case atOtlawa. Fnbfi.

Wilarri Iifllll’. lzioutlipovt: King's County: Alex Hamilton, New Perth, and W. H. Tbwnshcnd. Rollo Bay.

Mr. Iieith Boswell, Victoria, re-l iii-int: president was chairman last niizht | "So fur as we can guage the pro- iZFCFS iii the province in. the past‘ icai" was perhaps tho best experi- ciircd by tiic horse iiirlustiy tor a loiir: time," Mi". W. R. Shaw. deputy Iilmistei" of Agriculture 11nd secre- tm-v of the Horse Breeders Associ- ation, said in a rcvlciv of the ycar’s ivork from tiic standpoint. of the Department. of Agriculture. Never- IIINCSS conditions were far from satislactoxiv. he’ continued. "We are not back by any means to the en- viable position we occupied in llie industry a fciv years nun when W0 led the Maritimes in horse breed- inc." the Deputy Minister stressed.

There was a very earnest desire on the irart of the average man brccrlililz marcs to contact the best i<tallions iii tiic iiroviiicc and lhtit siioivctl llir: vscrk of tiic Associit lnzi and tiic lnsp lion policy of tlic Dcpartmoiil". “I13 bearing fruit. Dc- snite the advance in dreading. hoiv- i‘V(‘l', it ‘ould still be some. time be- fnrr- Prince Edward Island was se f

rziinpcr n: so far as horse proziivq- tion ivus (".;l‘lCPi'llC(i. ‘liiere were still carloads of horses bciiifl im- lloinvtl Il‘('.lil the avast.

lniiiroicniciii. iu the liorsc iiidizs- trv was cvizicnt iii the improved shmvili: at exhibitions. tiic speaker said. 'l.‘iicrc was a good demand for ratirlio ho cs of llllZh quality. and lic iirctlicicd bust years are ahead for lhc liorsc breeding industry.

The [inspection Act

tile c

Two years ago, chiefly on e H

rccouilnctidaticii . Breeders Assoclation, the Horse 1n- bDCCilUll Ac; was passed by the Provincial Lczlsilnturc. some objec- tion ivas raised by the owners o. IIOPSOS izruiicd out. that not enough time was izlvcn to enable them to adjust thonvcives to the vnew eon- di ions. As a result application of the nolicv was delayed a. year ‘and the liorscs rzrudcd out. were IZWPII another ‘ispcction to be sure there was no mistake. The rc-izradmz re- sults were now in tiic hands cf the

cicnurtment. There iverc 60 stallions in the province rozintcrczi and sligiithy

more tiinii 40 rzrncic sttflions clip:-

lo stand for service. With a few imported bafcvc flit‘ breeding sons-nu it ivas expected to have from ‘ll0_ to 115 horses clurlniz thecoming

(Coniinucd on page 3. C01 5)

Crii" ' ‘tl Lad Rescued From Fire

(7. P. by (luardiaifs Special Wire) MONCTON. N. 13.. Fkeb. 22-1-1011)- lsss in a. Dllinl/Cl‘ cast. owing to a broke-n hip. the young son of Mr. and Mrs...l~‘runk Comcuu screamed for help today as flames licked to- ward his bed. He we; heard by a neighbor, Oscar Govanil. who car- ried him to safety first before the bcd caught fire.

The house at Loser Comer. 119M‘ iicrc. was destroyed. Coineau was at work and his wife was in the yard when tiic youngest of their six children found a match and started the fire. Mrs. Comeiiu had only time to save the baby. The other children escaped 91°!“ Govang rescued the crivffltd 50V-

___.____._.

Railwayman Is Fatal‘. ' "jzired

MONOION, n.3, Feb. zit-cor)

l

scnilili? PAY TRIBUTE Til "iiilNililEll our

Birthday Of Lord And Lady Baden-Powell Celebrated. T h e ir

Careers Reviewed By Preside” ur- ray.

The Secular: Ciiib of Cliurlottc- fcwii celebrated the 81st hlrtlitiay

of the (Jhicf Scout. Lorri Baden- Powel touclliri- with but nt lhc Chief (“vuidc Lnriv Efl(fL‘ll-P0\\'(‘]l. by holding a. dinner at the Olil Spain Restaurant inst. cvciiluu- ‘Ilierc were about sixty Scoulcrs mid Guidcrs p ill. over ii huh

l-iic past provincial urcsirlcni, .\ir. J. Ft. Burnett. urosicicii.

Grace ivas given by the Rci! .\- E. Mackenzie.

Apologies for absence ivcrc _re- cclvcd from l-iis Honour ilic 1.10:1- tciiant Governor, Rev. Dr. Lcgatc, Rev. Messrs, Danton, lcaiymctid and Webster. Rev. Fathers Flemming and McMahon and Canon Malone.

Folloviring was the toast list:

The Chief Scout: proposed by Gordon Hyde. responded to by Pro- vincial President L; D. Murray.

The Chief Guide: proposed by Miss Donahoc, responded by Mus. Rcav.

The Provincial Boy Scouts Asso- ciation: proposed by Mrs. Cudniorc, responded to by Provincial Commis- sioner J. J. Morris.

The Provincial Girl (luldcs As- sociation: proposed bv A. B. Cosh, Jlfl. responded to bv l\'fi'.~s. Lawson.

An ihtcicstiniz prugraimnz: of niti- sic and vlsltutioiis was contributed to bv Miss Fry. Miss Sinclair, A “s Sample. Miss Arseiiaut. Mr. S. C. Miaorc. Mr. A. l3. Cosh, Jit. {illtl Mr. J. J. Morris. the accompanists hc- iii: lViiss Muv Callaghan and Mrs. Nicholson.

Aitcr the toast list lavas COlliJllldPtl f1.'i enjoyable sine-song was livid imrier tiic direction of .\lir>'= Cal- lauhzin.

The proizrutiinic, which was ar- runzcd by a committee COllnfSfillg of Scoutcrs (inrdon I-lydn and A. ll. Cosh. Jr.. and Miss Viuuicotnbe zuui Miss Hsyivooci, concluded Willi iui exijoyable dance.

President's Address

In rcblviiur to tiic lfldill. of the Ql/‘Cillllgifllhbyflf tllOyCfllCf Scout,

(Continued on gage 7, Col. 5) Elsing Bill Is Passed By House

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

OTTAWA, Feb. 22-Tl-ie House of Commons went into high gear toni ht to pass the Esllxig Bill ex- emp ing small business establish- ments from payina fees to the Canadian Performing Rights So- ciety. It passed through second reading. committee ‘ltage and third reading in an hour, accom- penied by desk-pounding and an- plause from all sides of the cham-

-Frank Ermim, 55-year-old section man, was/fatally injured here this flfmrllw when struck by a switch- in en e.

gle was "picking ice from the track in front of the station and apparently failed to see the engine l backing towards him.

His wife and nine children sur- vive. Au inquest will be held to- moi-row.

W. U. Appleton Resume Duties

MONCION, N. 3.. Feb. zz-w. U. Appleton. regional vice-presi- dent and general manager, Canad- ian National Railways here, who has bee seriously ill or the past few weerlrs has now-recovered and

r.

Sponorc/i hv W. K. Fsling (Cons. Kootenay West). the bill msscd unanimously and will go now to tho Senate. It was introduced in 1936 and again in i937 but got no- where.

Arouses Ire Of Czech Parliament

PRAHA. Cuchodovakis. Feb. 22 -—(AP)—Alarm slid liidi nation spread through the Czeciics nvakia Parliament today whenaSudetcti German deputy challenged the republic to "so on pcrsecutim; fir." but be prepared to accept the cou-

sequences. The deputy was Gustav Mo)". a representative of the German

minority iiicaflxi within CZNSHOS- lovakiafs h".r.'; .~ ivlien the republic

is pbie to resume duty. He was at mu

his desk .

wu created liter the war.

Read byEverybody Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1938

T581751- lnilllsis

ARE FURBEI] Til EVAUUATE

Driven From Strategic City By Encircling Insurgent Attacks.

(A. I’. by Guardian's Special Wircl

IIENDAYE, France, Feb. 22—The strait-git: city of Tcruci, in ruins flfikl‘ livn tuniiiiis of bombardment, fi-il iimicr Spanish Insurgent con- iroi tn iiiicii Government for- m's i. im ifs (Icfcnct- HIV] niacin a imwiy rcirrat.

'i'hr- lnsllrzcltis rr-iicrupied m» cit». loll iiiiim i-nsi of Rladrirl, tivn maiiiliw after lhr- (invcrnment Innk it in our of’ its limit succossfui opvriuliniis of lilo Will‘.

l-Itilirrlv siii":"ri|iii|irrl iiv llhllfflfllf fl'i‘il|l.". flic finvvriiniriii gurriuui feirnictl into an ziitncking rililllllll ziiitl fought ifs‘ ivny mil of the 1m- aflcr a. night. of iiiitr-r strcot figlii- trig.

Ilr-i-ttpfurr» of Trriicl Itpflilflfi up again fu Franco, iviro pcrsonliiy directed tiic oncralions. a pnssih- liiiy ni‘ attempting to drlvc a ivrdgi- along‘ the hizzliivny to Smzunln and cut (fntaionia province off fi"nm the rest of Gilvcrnmcnt-hcld Spain.

Plans Held Secret

Whether lic would take advan- iauc of this ogznnrtutlity or ivould avail iuitil he could morn llLS‘ ivhnie line forivnrci rathci" than ‘Iilll the risk of cxpo. ill! an advancing coi- iinui to aita .1 from two sides, rc- lnnined a. sccrct.