iClzlechoslovakiia Mine Explosion

City Shaken '15?‘ Blast Which Caught 132MinersUndergr0und.

NS. LUMBER? NEN NllPEFlll.

ardization of Qual- ‘ity to Be Discussed . — With Govt.

(Canadian Plb)

i-Vice I Admiral Drax Honored

Jan. s-(o. r. came) Rlsinal Aylsm .Piunhett-Bnle-m-le-Drax, - flhiedoitheAmer- Iationottbeltoy- lUi-lsammmthose new year murmur-

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"Roche? at Hunter River to- nlsht. Ron-u vs. Milton Hornets.’

' "flats in lit. Herbert Rink l0- ‘ HUI!» " after.

"Beth! at n Gian. IW Nil, Rustioo vs. Neweglssgow.

"Junior hockey at Hlghiield to- .

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Alllli FIGURES ls FA_l!_llREll

Sir John Sim n And Premier ussolini

armamen that a wbolmla slash weviously iavored by Italy, was said authorit- ativsly today to have been qgasted Premier Benito llillolinl to Bil’ Foreign Secre- tary. The two statesmen conierred tor

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NFNENENIIINY INBIIRABIES

‘National Sterilization

Law Goes Into Ef- fect In Germany.

BIBLIN, Jan. .s.-(A.P.)-—A can- III o! hereditary inurrables was in “about

mand ior reform o! League oi Na- time. Otlllal Oolloqly

An oiiiotal communique issued to- night said the! had a "cordial col- loquy" and will meat again tomor- g.

ornin I lnt-heabsenceoiamerecom-

could only be conjectured, dniormed circles believed aban- doned hope in the present situation winning Rance over to a thesis immediate and radical cut in

almost-billets! press Joined in opinion. I1 Lavoro r-ascista da- that “experience gained in Disarmament Conleence has it is impossible, at least tor time to come, to bring about noteworthy reduction in arma- in the most heavily armed

Appointed To Form Rumanian C o v e rn m e n t

Plus)

IUOHAR-IBT, Romania. Jan. s- The government o! Premier Con- stsntine/Angelescu. successor to the assassinated Ion G. Duos, resigned today.

King Carol imrnediatell’ commis- glmad George rataxesou. the ro- signing Minlsfer o! Commerce, to term a new Illvernulent in which His Majesty hoped Nicholas ‘litu- lescu would participate.

King Ono! appointed Constan-

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Buried ‘Alive, Is Unharmed

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Jan. $—(A.P.) '—lawis nun so, was rescued alive and unharmed today alter brim buriedewohoursinthe mlddleoi

troaen luel with shovel. Sudden- ~ he coal settled and Nanni dis- . police emergency‘ dill

out and attributed ha escape hm suiiocnion to the lump sin d Se coal, permitting ventLation.

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Paul Bilby, editor-in-chisi, in the Gaaette'scomm“‘andl “’ lreviewicrthsyearlssgissuedto-

The review is a ‘II-pass summary or the year's activities as seen b! leaders ot the nation's attain in- cluding E. W. Beatty. K. 0., pres- ident oi’ the Canadian Pacific Rail-

way, B. J. Hungertord‘ acting Prea- . enadian National

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Signs Of Ecor-l-o-r-nic Recovery Noted In Annual Review Of Montrea_l___ Gazette.

trade. Nevertheless, while businen conditims were tar below normal totheendoi’ lm there hsvebeen distinct and positive evidences oi’ improvement.’

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Claim Lines of Reform Should Follow The Principle of British Commonwealth of Nations.

(Canlalan Press Cable) ROME, Jan. ti-One oi the sub- jects discussed by Bir John Simon and Premier Muuolini today was thererormoitheleeg-ueotNa-

explained his ideas.

A significant article on the sub- lect appears in tonight's Imvoro. Fascist newspaper, which says “in general. the lines of reform ot the League o1 Nations should be along the principle which today regu- lates the British Commonwealth o! Nations. Nations forming part o! the British Commonwealth are in no way deprived oi their rights. It is recognition of the value o! nat- ural iorces which permits the British Commonwealth to maintain

Pastor Shoots Ja ni to r To

Mrs. Dennis. Included In

Honors List

made a Commander the British Empire- cred

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HALIFAX, Jan. s-Thirly thou- sand bags oi Prince Edward island toes will ital in s steamer for New York.

B. B. Gunny, which was bound nae lldward Island ports nt John but was ioroed to the trb when ice condit-

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‘CRISIS NEMNAlleged Attempt To Kidnap Stars Of Sporting World

Prosecution Alli-cages Babe Ruth And Jack Dempsey Were In Danger Of Abduction. Ex-Can-

IN FIINIEN PRUVINBE

Foreigners Warned of Danger As Nation- als Prepare Drive to Oust Insurgents.

RANKING, Jan. 8.—(A.P.)-—An imminent sea attack on Ibochow, capital of the rebellious Fukien Pro- vince, was said by the Navy Minis- today to be under consideration by the National Government. Nanking planes conducted a series ol bombing raids over Fukien late last month and enssscmwts h!" taken place at border points betwse Nationalist and insurgent iorcee, but no naval attack [his hitherto been

made.

, Pukien Province. China, Jan. 8.—(A.P.)—A cflsis in attempts o! the tionalist oovefn- ment at Nunking to quell an insur- gent movement in this province was believed close at hand tonight as foreign governments again warned their nationals to leave the danger

oones. British authorities in lhlllllll-l ordered all British mlmionarim in them-evince. about lwtoseekre- tugs in Arno! during the "(M1118-

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Chinese reports said sharp tight- x ing broke out alon! ‘he Ohekianz ‘Fuklen b01118 between rebels and" Nationalists.

Amoy and Ibochow, where there

are ioreign sections. were quiet but

anxiety was felt concerning housing

and health conditions should Chin-

ese refugees in larger numbers seek

asylum in the Ioreign quarters.

which were spared in recent Na-

tionalist ‘ hing attacks but which

were bcc in; dangerously Q075-

ed

The Japanese Government, mean- while, was one“ to move all its Nationals out of the llbochow dis- tflct and mid it would hold the Chinese reapondble ta- thnss Jap- anese who couH not be evacuated.

BHEEREII BY

“Strong Arm of Govt.” Will Be Used to Sup- press Crime And Spirit and Purpose of Recovery Act.

By Francis M. ltqhensen, Anociated Press S Writer.

WASHINGTON, Jan. .-—(A1’.)— In a vigorously worded, personally delivered message, l ‘“ t Roose- velt today pointed an enthusiast‘ United States Congress toward his concepti l oi a pal ent recovery an a new basis.

The President thrust deeply to- ward some oi the recently disclosed practices oi big business in the banking and speculative iields.

He told the Joint smslon o1 0on- that the United Stated is “definitely in the procem oi recov- ery," and proposed a pennnnency oi the principles of his monetary, agri- culture and industrial policies.

For new fields o! immediate ei- iort, he asked "stringent prevents- . tive or regulatory measures in busi- ness aflairs and a governmental and public war against organised crime.

Denounces Abmes

speaking." said the Prui- dent in raised voice, "oi those in- dividuals who have evaded the spirit ur-pose of our tax laws, oi

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ST. PAUL, Minn, Jan. a-New evidence which ha said caused him to believe Verna Bankey, tamer Canadian rsihoader now scum: as U! lid-DIDN'T. llbt Onl! might have been implicated in the murderous abduction oi.’ the Lind- bergh baby but also contemplated kidnapping two morts celebrities, was disclosed today by Ootmty At-

. Kinhead.

The evidence, the ,. tor said, was discovered in Bankers ranch ironic at Gum Valley, SD. Babe

sport iigures Kinkead believes Sankey sought to capture and hold tor ransom.

The sensational evidmce against the man who rormerly worked for

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ed, Kinkead lid, dllflll‘ attempts torundowntheabductorsoiflas- kell Bonn. Son oi a local manufac- turer, Bohn was kidnapped and re-

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British Treasury Foots Bill For Advancu Incurred In '31 and ,32I Pit)

MONTREAL. Jen. l-Caah in payment oi their advances to

toundland has been received by Bank o! Canada, the Bank

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the Lindbergh, Boettcher and Bohn kidnapping showed they might all have been wrlttm by the same per- son.

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Dispatches {ran New York said Babe Ruth listened incredulomly to the iniormation that he might be an intended kidnap victim.

"W011." he was quoted as saying, "I sure hope they get that guy. 1 never got any letters from him or anything. but I don't want him 001111118 my way unless I can get m! hands on a bat.” .

Justice Department officials at W admitted they wished to question Sa-nkey in the Boettcher case but reiused either to confirm or deny his possible mum with the Lindbergh case.

A New Jersey oiilcial was quoted l5 SQYUIB i! did not, believe swim was lmong those wanted for questioning for the kidnapping o! the Lindbergh baby-son, who was murdered.

"Pl Wm Smkev. wife o! the lusitlve. acquitted here o! connec- tion with the Balm kidnapping, now is held in Denver where she is under indictment in the Boett. cher case. Ray Robinson. captured in Mlnltobl. now is serving a 25- W" Prison term for the Bohn kid- napping. Otiieers l-id he implicat- 94 5N1!!! in his ctmiession.

N. B. Teachers To Meet Cov’t.

FRBDERIUTOIN, N. 8., Jan. 3- (CPJ-A delegaton from the New Brunswkt Teachers’ Asociation will meet the Provincial Govern- ment on January l0, in an eiiort w ncure revival o! the Teachers‘ Minimum Balar! Act, suspended ioroneycl-ratthelastseseionoi the legslstura. Committees oi the l -,,, l m‘ LA fig today.

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