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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937

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vainnalnil-caieiii g inai-i-icu in lhil ealuni at 2 conic per word “rim; payable in ullvnnce.

"Trinity Mission Banld Concert Dgrrlllbfl‘ 17th. L?659-l2-3l.

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"flllarity card party in Holy Name Hall Tuesday. Dec. 14th.. g15_ L-728-12-8-3l.

"Fredericton Christmas Tree and conceit in hall Thursday, Dec. 23rd. 11744-12-10-23

"(Jiii-Lstmas Concert, Ulgg School Thursday, December 23rd. ' L-729-l2-10-1i.

"Bran Supper in Orange Hall, I-ILlllltll‘ River. December 14th. L-71l-12-l0-18.

' Christmas Concert at Harts- liiill, December 23rd. If stormy 11-722-12-10-22-23.

' (ii-cell Road School, Fklday iizgiii, December 10th. Auction and Dill .c. L-726-12-10-1i.

"Iil‘S4"l‘\'i‘ Monday, Dec. 20th for llil-riei" River Presbyterian Sunday School Concert at Masonic Hall. If 110'. lino the 24th. L750-i2-10-1l

“Ii M. McKinnon will buy dress- ed pouiwjy‘ at Cook's Store. Murray Riier evciy Monday and ‘Pliursrlay uli;.l Januixrylilth. L-748~l2-9-2i. Institute, concert, tree. any December 23rd. Special music. Reserve date.

L74I-l2-10-1i

"Postponed owing to roads and weather‘ conditions. 'i‘lie farmers’ meciiiig in Kinlgora Hall L; post- poned until next week. 11-755.

"A general meeting of all rural maxi couriers of P. E. I. will be held Oddfellows Hail, Charlotte- tolvn, December 11 at 8 o'clock.

11-‘125-12-8-31.

"_hiiyliig live and dressed poultry

We; ‘sday, December 15th. Paying

hlgi. t market prices. Signed Mat- thew McLean. Bridgetown.

L-693-l2-8.

"Witter your Crochet Baby

Jnl l1." illlii Hootees for Christmas

II'il.ll iii-ii. Ellen Farmer, 32 Hensley Slut-i, Charlottetown. 11-720-12-10-11.

"iluying live and dressed poultry, r i dilcks and turkeys on Wed- , Dec. 15th, paying highest. t price. John Devine. L78B-l2-10-11-14

"Highest prices paid for all kinds of poultry daily at George Webster's mill, Kensington-sgd. Bernard and Webster.

~ L-674-l2-7-2i.

"Bilying live and dressed chickens aml fowl also dressed geese, tur- ki". f mid ducks Thursday. Dec. 16th ii-i‘ lllg lighest market prices. Signed it J. McDonald Co.. Cardigan.

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"Twilight recital Zion Church. Suilifiiily. December 11th. from 4 to 5 P. .\l.. under auspices Lildifs Aid P. i: 1. Hosp tal. Professor Thomp- sr-u wi l be assisted by Miss Verlrl-I. ifnicolm Campbell. Silver collection.

L-719-12-10-2i.

“The "Quints" will be with thc Wiiufniro Plnyers when they pre- sciit their play at the opcnini; 0i ilw new hull at Brookfield FridaY nirllL. ixcemhcl- 10th. Ii stormy llili. AiIlllIS-EIOII 25c find 150-

L-7l0-12-8-3i.

"We are giving e. discount on feeds in stock to make room 101' poultry‘ shipments. Your chance to gel fish-meal, laying mosh. corn. ct". lit rock bottom prices. We can handle your poultry produce to your arlinntiige. Take advantage of co- Oliirwiivc marketing by shipping to us, Best prices and prompt returns. l’. E. I. Co-operative L730-l2-8-8i

"Livestock Marketing Board loading livestock through local thinning clubs during week of December 18th. es fdlows: Mon- liiil‘ afternoon. Bloomfield, O‘I.eery. Baltic. Sciirls, St. Peters. Morell. Murray River, Melville, Millvlew. Tiwsfiliy morning till train timfi lift. Stewart, Bedford. Charlotte- town. Kensington. Bradaibanc. iluntc“ River. Afternoon 12-3 Al- bany. Please notice that all dubs since December 1st. have been and rill continue to load stock onc ‘iii? earlier in tho week than was customary. List with local sec- mflil‘ hnd bring your hogs early i0 the station. 11-752.

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Coasting Accident Claims Lad’s Life

(By The Canadian Prose)

CAMPBKL-LTON. N. 13., p“, 9,. Two girls were recovering tonight from injuries sufiered last evening in a coasting accident resulting in the death of a boy. The amide“; Occurred nt Val MEIZIIISOII, a new settlement 15 miles from here, when two sleds speeding down opposite sides of a. ravine collided head-on.

Arthur Bourdages. i2. died be. fore he reached hospital here. Eva Gfliifihi. 13. suffered six arm and leg fractures while Anne Boisvert. 16. had a leg fracture and minor injuries. ~

WAR VETERANS‘ U ll M MISSIUN MAKESJIEPURT

Sweeping Recommen- dations Estimated .i’.t a Cost Of $7 ,000,- 000 Is Made.

OTTAWA. Dec. 9—(CP)—Aftcr nearly a year and a. hall's work which took it n11 over Canada the War Veterans’ Amistance Commis- nicn today rendered. its report to Pensions Minister Power. coiltain- liig sweeping recommendations es- timated to cost $7,000,000.

Vested wiih authority to invest- igate condition: among unemployed err-service men. and to mak-e recom- mendations designed to Lmelionfg conditions, the Commission recount- ed its activities iii 150 pages of typewritten copy accompanied by numerous statiztlcal appendices.

It showed the total of unemploy- ed War Veterans in Canada reg- istered with the Commission at 343112.01.’ these 29,135 scrvcd in tho Canadian forces and 5,177 in the Imperial forccr. Many of these. ihc Minister said. have since been absorbed into gainful employment. Col. J. G. Rattray, Commission Chairman. placed tho figure in the neighborhood of 10.000. divided a- mong permanent, seasonal and casual labor.

ESTABLISHED, JULY. 1986

The Commission, established in July- 1936, hns been in almost continuous seslon and automat- lcaily ceases to exist on Jan. 6. 1938. Its members are Col. Roth-lly. Ot- tawa; Col. Hugh dc Martigny, Mon- treal. and Robert Mnwnicol. Van- CUIIVGI‘.

Mr. Power said he was himself aturlydng the report and he would shortly submit it to his colleagues in the cabinet

"what neccssary legislation may be decided upon to give effect to the recommendations will have to await the assembling of Parlia- ment," raid the Minister. "At the same time the Government would like to have the co-operation of ex-scrviee melfs organizations who ought to consider all features of the report.

“Under these circumstances it is unlikely that the matter will come before Parliament until about the month drum-h. The rcmfl» will be printed and given a" wide dis- tribution ls possible." Ml P01?" said.

VETERANS AND RELIEF

The principal recommendation dealt wl'h War Veterans who arc

on relief. The Minister recalled ihnL

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REIIEIFIAIJE BT clllciiuilol IS lnvucllin

Plea For East-West Co-operation Heard Before Rowell Com- mission At Regina.

REGINA. Dec. B —(CP)—Moi-e than half the population of Slskaichewan will be receiving government assistance this ' ter, attorney-general '1‘. C. Davis esti- mated before the Royal Com- mission on dominion-provincial relations today as the commission opened its Scshtchewan sitting.

0f the 928,000 populatlo-s, the peak of relief thlswlntenwould be 500,000, he said. (about 400.000 are now receiving assistance.) Most of these would be ernployablcs living in rural areas. “The farmer is working, but he is getting no return for his effort so must have help." Mr. Davis explained. Absorption in gtlnfill employment is made impossible by reason of disability pro-aging or general un- fitness.

“If agricultural conditions im- prove, tlre rural problem will take care of itself," observed chairman N. W. Rowell. “If it doesn't im- prove, they will have to move out.”

BY CARL REINKE Canadian Press Staff Writer

REGINA, Dec. 9—-(CP)-—A plea to the people of Ontario and Que- bec to study the presentation of the western provinces before the Rowell Commission was sounded by Attomey-General T. C. Davis of Saskatchewan today as he present- ed the provincial brief to the Com- misslo .

"We know Ontario and Quebec can control Periinlment ii.’ they want to and so will have a great deal to say as to whether the -re-

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HALIFAX YIIUTI-l DIES IN CRASH

Two Others Injured In Auto-Street Car Collision.

HALIFAX. Dec. D—-(CPi-One person was killed and two injured. one critically. in a head-on collis- ion between an automobile and street car here tonight.

Michael Gerald McCirath, l9- year-old Halifax youth who was operating the car, was killed and his 21-year-old companion, Stun- ley MoGrath of Spryiield. near here. was rushed to hospital in an unconscious condition. He was re- ported by hospital authorities to be suffering bruism and head in- juries. The McGl-aths were not related.

Lee Rockwell, of Halifax, oper- ator of the street car. had his foot jammed and passengers were slink- en up.

The accident occurred during n heavy rainstorm. Police said the automobiles wheels apparently be- came caught in the rails and the driver was unable to turn out. Med- ical examiner Dr. F. V. Woodbury of Halifax ordered an inquiry into the crash.

Michael McGi-eth was a son of the late Michael McGl-nth. killed in the l-Ialflnx explosion of 1917.

Communities

(By The Canadian Press)

TORONTO. Dec. 9--A blizzard- llke storm thnt strllck three sec- tions of Ontario was blowing it- self out tonight but leaving behind blocked roads. closed schooll. 1w- lutcd cities and towns and threats of milk shortages.

The storm that started Wednes- day struck southwestern Ontario. m; Nlggnfa Peninsula and astril! along Lake Ontario's shores from Port Hope to Kingston. The Pen- insula end the eastern Ontario section felt it the most. Toronto and Hamilton areas escllfid-

Snowfall varied from 12- inches to three feet since Wednesday

morning and whlplled b!’ m!“ yrindl it limited New“

Bails rd - Isolates ~Many

In Ontario

side roads. city and town streets. delayed railroad schedules and dis- rupted bus scrvices completely in some sections.

Worst affects were felt in the Niagara Peninsula where many rural schools were closed. 1.11601111- dren being unable to reach them. Factories, even in towns and cities operated with filoed stalls and milk supplies to urban centres were curtailed with Port Ooiborne and Welland fearing they would becut off completely-

Uterllly hundreds of passenger can and trucks have been abund- oned in the drifts with their oper- ators seeking shelter. It is likely

they will not be moved for e fowl

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“Because we cannot take our gifts}, of love '

Dovm the long road that leads to where He lay,

Let us seek out each wistful, lonely child

Upon the earth today."

—Grace Noll Crowell

The above bit of poetry. urging the seeking out of “each wistful, lonely child." puts very concisely what the Santa Pal Dept. is trying to do with the assistance of the good citizens of the city and pro- vince. It is the purpose 'of this De- partment to assst the numbers or kind hearted people who wish lo come to the aid of less fortunate fellow men at this season of the year. Many individuals, although anxious to help some struggling mother and father give their cliil- dren a happy Christmas, would find it difficult possibly to spend necessary to seek out needy falnll es.

Hence the Santa Pal Department ls intended to unify the efforts on those desiring to have a part in this worthwhile effort and lo take care of the great amount of detail work in contacting the needy fain- ilies through the clergy and in making delivery of gills tn the families on Chr s-tmas eve. Center- ing the efforts of Santa Pals this way also eliminates duplication and prevents as far as possible the ov- crlooking of deserving families.

Several clcrgymen sent in names yesterday and the list oi needy children increased from 1'13 to 332. almost doubled. We would remind ciergymen of the importance of having all names of needy ch ldrcn in their parish sent to The Guard- ian not later than Saturday, De- cember 11. That leaves less than two weeks in which to find Santa Pals for them and arrange for de- livery of parcels. If names are left too late it will be utterly impos- sible in the midst of the Christmas season rush to take care of them, regardless of how much this Dc-

to the clergyman we nxnkc this hp- peal, please send In the renmiildcl of the needy cliildrelrs names at once.

With the great increase in the number on the

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In U. S. Tariff

LONDON, Dec. é-nie Feder- ation of Br tlsh Industries declared today that in the promised negotp ations for an Anglo-American trade treaty the United Slates should make "substantial reduction of her tariff" as the first step toward

r Santa Pals are urgently needecii Now is the time to act. those who i are considering becoming Pals. Your contribution is urgently need- ed il all these little children are lo be remembered. Pick the child. you are not limited to one of course, whom you wish to make happy thch select a gift. You do not neces- sarily have to limit yourself to the particular article asked for. "In many cases they have been put there simply for your guidance. Some of the names have no partic- ular toy requested and in that case Santa Pals are requested to use’ their good judgment. The age of the chfd is perhaps the best guide. Select from the glittering array ni toys what you think the heart of the child. Santa Pals who reserve certrfn children whom they wish to help are asked send in their parcels as soon possible.

Santa Pals call the Guardian 133. and make your contribution. It will be on act that will most certainly make some little child happy. lVIakl: your assistance more valuable by acting now please.

YESTERDATS SANTA PALS

Jack Simpson. Silmmerside. Charles Simpson, Summerslde. Richard Heartz.

A Friend.

Elinor Williams.

Beryl Graham.

Mrs. Fred Andrew.

Dorothy Andrew.

Warren Hood.

Amy Hood.

Ruth Hood.

Catholic Women‘s League. Donald McClure.

Alan Warren Burns.

Donald Kenneth Burns.

Mrs. D. J. Riley.

Harry L. Sear, Jr.

Elizabeth Simmonds.

Pauline Simmonds.

Maurice Block.

Chester VanIderstine.

Hon. Dr. W. J. P. lvlacltiiilan. Mrs. William McDougall. Hun-

ter River.

In memory of Sheila Connolly '.'.‘ll Mrs George McCormac.

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IMYSITlERRY" |S~

BLEARED UP

German Fugitive (‘ou-

balanclng trade between the two countries.

The Federation, most iniiuential organ of Britis hindusti-y. sellt Prime Mnistcr Chamberlain n. statement containing this declar- ation and ilrging the United King- dom to “retain freedom of action" in dealing with the American trade situatnn.

illlllfillliv or thrill

LONDON, Dec. o-Prlme Mnlster Chamberlain tonight declared that. partnership with the "other greet democracies" of the Empire raised Great Britain from "the status of a fourth rate power" and added that Britain would cling fast to the democratic form of government to which she had held for hundreds of years.

“We hear much nowadays about. rival systems of government. for which superior efficiency fs claimed by voiuntory subjection of individ-

action._ to the direction of the state. or perhaps to a single man who is said to represent the stato."

Britain did not wish to prescribe to other nations the sort of govern- ment they should have, Mr. Cham- berlain said.

"For ourselves we prefer and we mean to maintain that form of democracy we have built up for hundreds of years and which is best suited to the habits and way: of thought of oilr pccpic.

“We rejoice to find that in these great dominlons foo lire the some forms of dGmOCHIcJ. untouched by Fhsoism or Communism, standing for the some ideal of peace. liberty and justice that we do ourselves.

fesses To Slaying American Dancer.

ST. CLOUD, France, Dec. 9—A German whose ability to speak English, acquired during visits to Canada and the United States, enabled him to lure Jean dc Kov- en to his St. Cloud villa. was held tonight es the confessed murderer of the 22-year-old Brooklyn, N. Y..

dancer, and four men. He killed i0 get “money to eat." Miss De Kovelfs decomposed

body was found buried in n shal- low grave under the villas porch stairway this afternoon. Her own necklace. with which an ailtopsi‘ revealed she hnd been strangled. still bit deeply into her throat.

The mystery of Miss Do Kovens disappearance inst July 23 while while visiting Paris with her aunt was believed cleared up with the arrest of Eilgene (Fricdriehi Weld- mann. n 29-year-old German run- nwny from military service who said robbery was his sole motive for murdering the dancer and his other victims.

According to Wririmamrs writ- ten confession. the attractive young woman visited his home voluntar- lly.

"We were chatting and smoking

cigarettes." he snld. "Then her purse tempted me. My nld demon of temptation (to steal» had re- turned. Then. from behind. '1 strangled her. She fell like a rail doll. I fonk 5.000 francs and $500 (in traveller's cheques) which she had In he!" pin-sh. You will still find the travellers’ cheques at mv home." After tolling his lnquisliors where Miss De Ko\'cn's body would be found buried. Weldmann cntreatcd their mercy.

"The memory of this crime is more atrocious than that of the others." he said. “She was gen-

"We reollc that by our partner- ship with these other grout democ- I notes we om raised from the status of a fourth nte power lobe the‘ heart of en empire which stands in the front rank of all power! in the vmrid."

The Prime Minister addressed a

gathering of 3.000 assembled by the

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tie. trusting and glad to hau- someone with whom to talk Ens!- lish. which I have know since my

i sojourn in lite ‘United States and Canada."

Authorities believed Weldmaw" met Miss De Keven in e dencinz place in the Champs-Elysee area i

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Rome Moves To Strengthen Alliance With Germany And Japan.

ROME. Dec. 9-101’ Havas)—- . Italy's ivlliidrauill from the League inf Nations‘ and constitutional re- forms i-liiliililig abolition of the (Jliainber of Deputies will be Zn- uounced liiic Saturday by Premier flllus-olini. high quarters indicated l tonight. (u0p0l‘1\ Italy had decided to ‘ Icavo iii." League and would so ad- vise illl- ivurld on Saturday were as “confii-lileil" at Gen-

‘; reports-d ova.)

Aiiuouiii-l-uieut was nladc Ilerc that the Fascist (lrulid Council will hold its delayed session, iudcf- finitely jinsipoucxl on Oct. '7 for “tcotiiii-z-l mesons." at l0 RM. iSaiurdny iiizhf. The official com- muulquc larmiicillly said: "What ever is decided upon will he im- mediately announced to the people from the balcony of the Palazzo Vcnezill."

"Weekend Coup“

Ll Uiui- ulllliluhledly’ will lilnkc iiiill announcement hiuuifl. Ii are confirmed, it will r to the "ivcekend coups" for which Chancellor Hitler, his fellow Fascist Dictator, has become famous.

Official verification oi‘ the re- ports, both regarding the Lmlguc and coilsiliiltloliol reform, could not be obtained licre.

Rome's bolt from Geneva would filfiilfl‘ align Italy vvliil Germany and ..lup.ili, already out of the Ilvagilc mid hilmsolinfs partners in tllo Auli-Coniiiuliiist Pant. It was ilnril-ixtriod Berlin and Tokyo have urged Rollie to take the step since that three-nation pact was executed.

Iidly has boycotted the League 1sllicl~ sanctions were applied dur-

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ling the Itulo-Eihiopinu war.

Announcclnclits from the cony of the Palazzc Vcnczia are made only on matters of the greatest importance. Oil the last such instance Mussolini proclaim- ed the establishment of Italy's! East African Empire.

(Japan rusiuncri from the League in 1033 brcnum, of the League's condemnation of her conquest of. Mrinciiui-iri. Germain: withdrew in 1935. claiming she was not accord- ed equal rights with other powers.)

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U. s. Guns... Has ' Narrow Escape

A B O A R. D UNITED GUHBOAT PANAY AT NANKING. Der. li-Tliis iiliflboat, with United i

STATES

Slates Embassy oific s nboiird. tonight. hnd its Ilfll'I'O\\'i‘.\'t escape i SilifT its iirrlvlil “lion Jlijlllncsc .

war planes rnidrd illr Nank ng wat-

erfront. and tlic Uiiko\v' raiihoaci. , Many bombs exploded in the wnt-

or hei-iveen ilu- ship and the shore

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Japanese

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Break’

Chinese

Defense At Walla

Bloody Street Fighting Reported

In Seaport Town-Japanese Casualties’ Heavy.

(By The Assn. SHANGHAI. Dec. 10 ~~ (Fr

Wuhu this morning said Japanese forces had

through the city's defences a

iaferl Press)

iday) -- Radio reports from broken nd were engagingpthe Chi-

nese defenders in bloody street fighting. The Shanghai defenders desperately fought to hold the

important Yangtze river port, defences which lie 90 miles to

ll key point in the Nzlnking the east.

No word was received of the fnie of foreigners still in