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1c Expand Private Power Facilities

(A. I’. by Guardian's Special Wire)

WASHINGTON, Oct. "es-The Uniwl states Government and 14 mge utilities announced today a far-reaching program to strength- m national defence and stimulate industry by expanding private power facilities.

utilities executives pledged them- wivec w place immediate orders for uruipment to add some 1.330.- 000 horsepower to existing gener- ‘ting capacity. They estimated that the "first stage," alone, of the expansion program would mean |n outlay of $2,000.000,000 in the next two years and would double the recent annual, rate of capital urpenditures by the industry.

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We o1. l-lolinants, October 20th. 14-759-10-26-29.

"Fox Meat-Fresh frozen beef tripe 43cc; also stock horse meat, ground meat, fresh frozen herring. fresh liunb and hog plucks. Island Sold Storage C0., Ltd.

L-39Ii-10-14-tf. "Reserve Saturday afternoon,

Oct. 29th., for Cake Sale at Moore i: MacLeods, by Clyde Lodge. . L-784-10-28-2l.

"Women's Institute Masquerade Dance, Legion Hall. Mt. Stewart, Websicrs

L-863-10-28-2i. ummage Sole, ‘Prinit Social Hall, Saturday 29th, '1 0‘c ock.

L-650-10-22-26~29.

"Mount Mellldc W. I. Pantry

Orchestra.

‘ Bale at Holmans, October 29th.

11-759-10-26-29.‘

"Bea-n Supper at W. E. Smithfsi Pow-rial, November 1st. Aid of Insti- tulc. Supper six to niiic.

L-740-10-25-39.

"Borden Line Club loading hogs lambs. calves every Tuesday. Hours II to 3. L—348-12-M~2-5-tt.

"Come to the supper in Morell Hull Wednesday, November 2nd. in aid of Marie Church. L-826-10-29-1i

"Belle River play “Herc Comes Charlie" in Valleyficld Hall ‘Ihurs- day, November 3rd at 8.15.

L-Qltl-lo-ZG-lll.

"Canoe Cove presents George Chzigpcllds Merry Islanders in a big low and Dance tonite.

11-908-10-29-11.

"Halloween sale of Cake. Candy

Ind Taffy Apples at Maritime Elec- tric this afternoon. L-904-10-20-1i.

"Come to the United Church an-

nual chicken supper" at Masonic Hall, Hunter River. Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. L-93B-10-29-3i.

"Masquerade dance in Johns- ton's River School, NIOIMJIY, Oct. 8i. No one admitted without a-t least a. mask. 11-946-10-29-21.

"Don't miss the hot. goose siip- per in Marsh-field Hall Tuesday Nov. 1st. Everything the best Tables ready 5 p. m. Adults

"Come to Memorial Lodge goose dinitci" in Bcync Hall, Richmond St Tuesday, Nov. lst. 4:30 to '1 b. .n. ' 14-950-10-29-21

"Annual lWilSqlFJFfHli‘. Bonshaw. Monday. Octcbcr Zllst. Good Inilic. Pit/vs. Sale of Lunches.

L-c-14-io-22-29.

"There will be an actual demon- stration of egg grading in Baltic llflll Tuesday, November 1st M 7-30 P. M. Very educational. Be sure to attend. L-029- -

i0 29-11. "Opening Caledonia $611001 November 3rd. Ctilckrn Sui per

commencing 5.30 to 8.30. S1101! ers

for evening Hon. Mark McGuiBfl"

liid others. Programme of music. 11-808-10-29-31.

"Boxing Bout, Sourls Rink. November" 2nd in aid Souris Fire Dilv-irimcnt Main Bout McCormack

M cents. N. n. Richards, Fire Chief. L-773-10-29-Il1-i1-1.

"Dr. Elizabeth ‘Thurrott. P105- llvtcrlan medical m-hsicnary from India will give addresses as fol lrivs: Peter's Road, Sunday 2:30: 5i‘ rri-y Harbor North, Sunday 7 li- m.: Caledonia. Monday 7:30; Belfast. Tuesday 1:50" Brookflcld. Wednesday 3 p. m3, Zion. Ohm‘- loitetown Wednesday 7:45; Ken- illlston on Thursday. L-944.

"Livestock Marketing Board londinrhoss, lambs, calves "hroiigh local shipping clubs week of "t. 3W as follows: Monday after- noon Baltc. Eourls, St. Pete“. lilcrell. Murrav River, Melville Mt. Elrwart. Tuesday forenoon till tran time, Kensington. Chzirlwtetosvii, sun er River. Bradnlbanc. Kinkors.

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Of _ Defence

_ (By J. F. Sanderson (Lanadian h-esg gear; I11") LONDON. Oct. za-Tiie Labor

llflr-v came out definitely tonight for ministries of defence and sup- ply in a ore-session maziifesto which assailed the government's foreign and domestic policies,

With parliament due to meet Wfldfly t0 wind up the business of the present session. the Opposition and government whips have weed on onda. Tuesday will be devotgc to d ussion of the economic and diplomatic after-maths or the Mun- ich agreement. Wednesday to Spain, Thursda to defence. an Friday to DTQTOQal. 0n.

The government is expected to

ov. .

Here are some of the major oli- cles expounded by the nations ex- ecutive of the Labor party.-

necessary to defend the country and to fulfill its obligations as a mem- ber of the Ie uc of Nations and of the British ommonwenltrh. 2. The country must be safe from air" attack. 3, The resources of the country in scientific knowledge and man- power must be organized, including use of the unemployed, but. there must be no conscription for the armed forces, or for passive de- fence or industry. 4. Ministries c-i defence and sup‘- olv must be creel d. 5. sacrifices must be made on the art of those best aible to bear hem, with heavier taxation on larizc incomes and the great fort- lines.

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T0 Perform

Organization Work Here

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

CALGARY. Oct. il-Called to do organizing work for the Provincial Scout Council of Prince Edward Island, Ral h H. Johnson, assistant execu vo secretary for the Boy Scouts Association in Alberta, will leave for Charlottetown tomor- row.

Mr. Johnson, who has been In charge of southe ll head quarters office here since 1835, will be on "loan" to the Prince Edward Island Association for six months.

Polish Jews Returned Tc Homeland

BERLIN. Oct. 2B --(AP)—Ger- many acted swiftly today to re- turn several thousand male Polish Jews to their homeland before the tightening of Polish citizen-. ship laws might block their ro- entry.

(In Warsaw an informed source said that "in all probability" the German action would be held up and that it apparently had re- suited from "a misunderstanding" of Poland's new citizenship law requiring revalidation of Polish passports held abroad.)

In Berlin alone several hundred Polish Jews were rovrded up in the early morning. From Vienna, Cologne, Braunschwelg and other cities came reports of new meas- ures against Jews.

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LONDON - Apparently lioime- sick. i2 year old William Pettl-tt.

patient at the Woolwich Memorial Hospital, walked ‘hree miles to his

Labor Partyls Manifesto Declares For Ministries

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Ancl Supply

6. Home production and storage of food must be increased greatly. '1. National control and ownership of key industries, finance. invest- ment,‘ foreign exchange, food pro- duction, foreign trade, coal, ggwier, n-

Bnd arms manufacture must stituted. B. Trade must be extended with

the British Commonwealth. the United States. and other demo- cratic. friendly countries 9. Increased use must be made grloleifport credits and imports con- 10, The colonial question —- vi- dentl a reference to German de-

man —.must not be solved by re- distributing territorim among com-

EX-MEMBER 0F‘ G BVERNMENT PASSES AWAY

Unexpected D e a th Yesterday O_f Hon. H. D. M c E w e n, Morel].

The Guardian regrets to report the death last evening at his 1101119. Mvfell. of the Hon. Harvey D. McEweri, a former member 01' the Provincial Government and prominent for many years in the mercantile life of the province. He was in his 'l9th. year.

peting powers, but by ap lying to all co onles not rl ' for selP-govern- ment the princip

e of international trusteeship in the interests of the colonial peoples and ofthe world} The party manifesto accused the" government of reducing the League of Nations to impotence, of shut-i tering collective security. lind of bringing the country to the brink of war. By its actions the government had placed Germany in a position, to dominate Europe from the N01‘lh' Sea to the Mediterranean. ! .Great Britain's standing in thei world had been damfied gravely, the manifesto eontlnu . gression by the milita dictatorshps went, unchecked. Brtlsh ships and sea-‘ men were bombed with impunityJ British interests in Europe, the! Mediterranean. and the Far East" had been sacrificed without heed toi the consequences. The result Wit; a series of shattering defeats for British diplomacy and a. loss of faith jrudemocracy. _

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“ENTERING.

7TH WEEK,

Judge Expresses Im- patience A t E v i- dence Given By En- gineer Of Inglis Company.

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OTTAWA. Oct. 28—(CP)—_As1 the Bren Gun injuiry enters its seventh week on Monday the coin- missloner, Mr. Justice H. H, Davis wants to hear evidence without fail from Herbert Plaxton, Hugh Plaxfon, Liberal M. P. for Toron- to brokerage firm of Cameron. Pointcn and Merritt.

He told counsel attending the_ inquiry before adjournment today he would “require these witnesses" on Monday without fail and warn- ed he would get "very impatient" if they were not called.

Hon. J. L, Ralston. Commission counsel. at once stated Herbert Plaxton and Mr. Cameron were present and had been present throughout and Hush Plflxlv" was available at any time“

Aime Geoffrlon, counsel for John Inglis Company Limited- said he had intended to call Her- bert Plaxton this weck ahead of Major E. Hahn, president of the Inglis Company whose contract to supply the government Willi 7,000 Bren guns i_s under investi- gation. He had called Major Hahn first to meet the wishes of I. F. Hellmuth. counsel for the Mclean Publishing company.

Niir. I-Iellmuth confirmed this and stated he could not attend the in- quiry any further ils he hMl to 80 to London on a Privy Counsel case. The publishing company would be represented for the rc- mainder of the inqulrv by Ileut. Ool. George Drew. r \'ior of the article contract and gave rise to the inquig.

The ju ge expreigsellfllrnpatlencg

home 1n pyjamas, dressed gown and slippers. I-lc suffered no ill- affrofs. "

MARISEIIILE. France. Oct. 28- (CiP-Havim-Fire swept through the centre of ‘his port city today. killing at l.-\ four person-i and lnlnring more than 20.

Three women-one a so rl who hurled herself from a fou - storey window-were among the known dead.

At least 10 others who tonight were feared cre-

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1ssin8 finiaied in the still-glowing embers of the Nouvclles Calories depart- ment store, where the b Stirl-

‘ 1 n had the fire w: srtrlllincgtihglpflirortfucgh the ruin of the building. Sparks blown W an increasing Wind flllllll» 0" 5 nearby school. Firemen

the had tho new blna undc con- (so

Four Die, Many Missing mi-Destructive... Morse ille... ...l.:..l.l'.€.,

' he conferred with munlci

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An army of firemen was unable to prevent the blaze from destroy- ing the department store and a number of other buildings, includ- ing the Soclete General ank. Two of the hotels who"; most of the 2.000 men attending the Radical- Socialist Congress stayed, were badly damaged and u third. the Nceilles Hotel. was destroyed,

Many of the delegates. their 1n in the flames. were 1 ard two asscriger steamship: on which 3 cabins were made available. .

Premier Dalwiiler spent several hours watching the fire. Tionigh;

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Ill for the past two weeks, Mr. McEwerfs condition was not re- guvdcd as serious until yesterday, when he took a sudden turn for the ivorsc. and passed away quite unexpectedly.

The late Harvey David McEwen was born at West St. Peters on Feb. 6, 1860. B. son of John and Jane (Coffin) McEwen. Thefather and grandfather were also natives nf Lot .19, the latter being a son of Duncan McEwcn who. in 1703. at the age of twenty years settled in Prince Edward Island from Perthshire, Scotland.

lVIr. McEwen in his youth re-.. ceived a good district school edu- cation, supplemented by attend-

ance at the Normal School in Charlottetown. after which he taught 50.1001 for seven years,

first at Marshfleld and later at Wilmot Valley and other" centres. Subsequently he was employed as mail clerk on the P. E. I. Railway, anti as u store clerk in Char. lottctown and Sourls.

In lB1l5'lie entered upon busi- ness on his own account at Morell and built up a very successful trade as a general merchant. He also engaged in lobster packing iii St. Peters Harbour, and in the starch industry in Morcll and other parts of the province

After retiring from active busi- ness about ten years ago, ho resid- ed for two years in Charlottetown, then returned to Morel] where he made his home until his death.

Mr". McEwen first entered poli- tics as a Conservative in 1904, ivlion lie opposed Premier Arthur Peter's in the 2nd District ofKings. Defeated on that occosionlie was elected in the general election of 1915 and bcume a member with- out portfolio in the Mathlcson- Arssnnult governments. In 1919 he mct defeat along with his party but. was returned in the general

‘election oi 1923. and later entered

the Stewart Government, again as a l\1’)ll-Dl)l‘lZlOllO member.

Mr. McEwi-n was an able dc- batei", and staunch exponent of Conservative policies, A man of great independence '01 character,

wide reading and experience, he was highly esteemed by as- sociatcs of both political parties. His advice was frequently sought and freely given on educational and commercial subjects. in which mntieri: especially he was thor- oughly at home.

Frntcrnally Mr". McEwcn was connected with the Masonic Ord- erand the Independent Order of Oddfellows. His range of inter- ests, however, included every movcmcnt. fr" the betterment. of the commuzrg".

_ There surv c the widow. form? erly Miss Elizabeth Clark, and two sons, Bruce. at home. and Claude. in Charlottetown, to

whom The Guardian extends the dccrmt sympathy on this oc- carton.

The funeral rnrzingements will be announced later.

Would Cancel Old Agricultural Debts

((7.1! By Guardian's Special Wlfl‘)

EIM-O-NTON 0c‘. 28 — Action to cancel $4,510.55» in agricultural advances to farmers in Alberta be- turecn 1917 and 1922 Was rinnounccd today by Premier Aberiiart along with indication further cancella- tions might be made in drought arena.

Premier Aberhart disclosed tlie $4,510 590 Wits the amoun" now out- standing on (he 1917-22 advances. Of this amount. $688,850 represent- ed n joint liability of thr- Dominion and the province on a. 50-50 basis.

The province is now awaiting word from the Dominion govern- ment on the cancellation its share of the $688350, But the for- malltles for cancelling the balance

ioilifiliiil’. ”°“i‘i’i‘.lSPa'€a“.°-%.‘§éi.§= Express Pleasure At Proposed Royal Visit

BACKVIILE. N. 3-. Oct. (CPk-Appreciation of the conferred upon Canada proposed visit of King George and ueen Elizabeth was press today in a resolution pass- ed by the Regents of Mount Alli- lson University at their fall meet- ng.

Those present at the meeting included Mr. Justice Smiley. Rev: Dr. W. G. Watson and Charles~ A. Fowler. Halifax: . It. Cooper and John F‘. Whear, Charlotte- town: Dr. Charles K. Fuller, Yar- rnouth. N. B . Rev. Dr. A. B. Rogers Oxford. u. s. and rm L. n

Government officials. Pol ce res- cued important docume ‘ from his Ind Foreign Minister Bon- net": moms at the Nooiilcs Intel.

" Board in instructions to the Har-

r and Boston

Four Drowned In. Bar Plunge Into Banal

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

MONTREAL, Oct. Eli-Four women were drowned tonight, when the automobile in which they were riding plunged into the Lachlne Canal in suburban Ville Emard.

Police said the car was driven by Maurice Hunter, 32 of l-Iuntlngdon, Que, the only occupant to escape death. They listed the dead u Hunter's wlfe, his molhcr-in-law and his two aunts.

Details of the accident were unavailable as was positive identification oi‘ the victims. Hunter was rushed to hospital in a semi-conscious condition after having been rescued from the canal by an unidentified man who witnessed the mishap.

Hunter was unable to give a coherent story of the tragedy nor did he give the names of the dead.

IIEFEAITAREAPLY, o1 BDNBRETE" llARBllR PLAN

Trade Board Decides To Await Reports Of Survey Work.

Reports of preliminary surveys of Charlottetowws waterfront. would be requested from Ftderal Authorities before any concrctc project was suggested, the Char- lottetown Board of Trade decided last night. The Board, meeting in quarterly session with President

PASSEllllERS

D e u t s c h 1 a n d Concludes Eventful Voyage llo-cking At

- New York.

(By J. Norman Lodge) (Associated Press Staff Writ-er) NEW YORK, Oct. 28 — Fire at

Sea, the bane of nil seafaring 111011, caused no undue zilunm among the crew rmcmlicrs oi‘ the (lcrinan liner Dourlschluiid, and many 01‘ the 591 passengers learned of he fire only after it was extinguished, Captain Carl Stcincke, master of the ship, Salli tonight as the liner docked.

Sielnckn said ho “had not. oven l-hc relnotcst illcu“ oi‘ Whill caused llu- fire. Sahiitir was not I: in slllfliifilfll. The skipper gave a vivid description of what happened ‘Tues- day night off the coast of Nlviv- fnundland.

Because 0i‘ the absent-c of pass- engci" liners in the immediate vi- cinity, gtcinckc said. he riot-med it nccesmry to sound an SOS cull for frflliflliiers which might he nearer. This, the skipper said, was a. final resort and, although he realized it would cause alarm among friends 41ml acquaintances of thr- passengers and (‘I'l‘\\', ho believed the safety of

hi; charges was paramount.

It, was shortly after" llfi p. m. Tuesday," the Captain said, “when I ivns advised n1 fire in the no. 2 hold forward. I immediately inves- tigated and ordered an alarm sounded in the cabin i-lms. My gal- lant crew availed ‘licnt-vlvcs (If axcs, 110st‘ and other" mvnns of fighiiniz fire. 1 could not. at that time. tell how big or how intense the fire was.

“steam was blmvn into ihc hold but IVlIPII the lieu. neared the fire door". smoke rose mpitllv and I or- dered holes rriit in tho lnilklicntls and C_1l'll[)ll (iirxirlc was iorccti inro the hold.

"In tlic meantime we iriczl. but

attention, Mr. J_. O. Hyndeman saith-that of labor. Boats offer- inr: for" charter in tho Province this season ivere excluding this port lJCCHUff? of extra charges. the sp-rakci‘ said.

Even if there were the finest docks hero they would be a sort of white elephant under present labor conditions. Mr. Hyvndmanfi". suggestion of a conference with labor leaders was adopted bv the

Of the passengers and crcii.

(Coivilnncsl on page l3. Col Iii

Seek Fascist States As Arbitrators In Territorial Dispute

bor Improvement. Committee to investigate st-evcdore charges here and make a. comparison with costs for similar work elsewhere. Speaking briefly of tlic 1115551111.! need for waterfront development

PRAGUE. Oct. 28 -(APi—'I‘he Czechoslovak Government suggest- gestetl in a new note tn Hilllililfl’

MT- Hylldmall Pillllled clll ll'-'_"591,lt tonight. that both Prngtic and warehouse 51180!’ “"5 lmilll‘ "m?" Budnircst. sriuiirl ntlt Germany and equate to liiiiiillc flic iiiediwc Of- Italy Within 24 hours on their-

fering, Mr. J. F. Bragg. Charlotte-

_ willingness to accept the role town shipper, confirmed the 5'1“?-

arbltratnrs in tlic C7("(‘l‘lf\.'<l\'>\'i‘.l-I-

ment. Hungarian minority dispute.

Canadian National Railwavs This smmpqinn 5 n.3,“. in would be risked. it W11“ dflflllefl- L" response in Hiinua latest note provide rail coiin on lJPt\\‘0"ll 1n which ti“. a m Gp,-,,,,.,,_ Charlottetown and oii-ctozi con- 11 n 1],, H p

l\'.‘.‘ll'“T Willi the Maifliiinc Limite. train nn Saturday ldurirg the fall and winter. Board members felt railwuv authorities would not be too adverse to

Cvvclinsloviikiu . lI""l'lIC(l.< of l)l‘(>(‘f‘(l\lI't‘.

The Puflriiitrst rrrivcrnnvi" ""- ccptcd the Czcchnszlnvnk offer to ccclo to Iliinuarv 311m ,‘~'(lll‘.1l‘f‘lllllf‘.<

pro-

vitlini; i118 Wfelwflil Sflrl of territory with prcrlnminzinthr During the course of 1- incct- Hungarian population. bu‘ mid int: Mr. R. E. Mulch. rcrciitlv Pl- that flflllthflilflll should ho 0on- cotcd president oi the Maritime fined in eight disputed f‘l'f“lS. Board of Trade at the Annual Hungary" filFfl dcnianrlctl 1m- mceilng of the n mediate occupation pf undisputed

" areas by Hungarian troops and a

(filturc irlclaiscitc in regions mixed populations. but Czechoslovak nntc tcrl"\' inntlc no

mentiq H f these points.

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Mystery Surrounds Finding 0f Bruiser

Wire) . 28--

1 (C. P. by Guardian's Special i, summons u. s., Oct

With a 40-foot. mowi- cruiser of West Indies registry in tow. the ‘Ptoraifinriadian- “MOSHWGG cutter Iiaurier arrived mysterious- ly today at this south shore port. Dorics of the cruiser. the Annette S. of Brldgetmvn, Barbados. had disappeared and there was 110 sign of her crew.

"We picked this boat irp in Yar- mouth and are towing hrr into Halifax as ordered," sail-l Capt. McCarthy of the police boat. I-Ic would make ‘n0 further oommcirt.