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w; n, Guardian's Epoch] Wlrt) mq-Awg, May ill-The W. C. Domzd Tobacco Company of [qnilclll was asked to donate mon- q o; the Conservative campaign 1n zha 1930 Federal election,

a, parliamentary mass buyilw ttee was informed today by

p, president, Walter M. Stewart. ‘giming Ward Pitfield of Mon- gu], "g man close to the presenl mm; Minister" as the solicitor. $116 ppm» manufacturer said he was

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ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. ' MEETINGS, ETC

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Melly payable in advance.

"Rummage sale, Christian ihurch Bchoolroom. Saturday, May ll, gt 3 o'clock. 11-4354

"Special Talkie “Adorable" with ilnei Gaynor at Victoria Monday

night. L-4345.

"Big dance in Kelly's Cross Hall, Jkidey, May 11th. Special music. lilllth served. L-éilla,

"See Janet Gaynor in “Ador- lbie" at Montague Saturday night.

"Abbie Hall, May 15th, Old time m Modern Dancing. Good 1111,1513, ion 25 cents. L-4376.

“See Mi. i-lci-bert Dramatic Club llnrtz Hall, East Royalty, Friday um, May 11th. L-4365.

"Hope River Monday, 14th, en- Wlllumtllt. social and dance. If M flue following night. L-4402

"Christian Church C, G. I, T, lli-"iry sale. Fonnell 8a Chandlerp, "luau. May 12. L-MOI.

"will"! Duyl A Jean Gordon our will please her. a. P. Simp- Wfl. 99 Queen St.

"Come to dance in Webster Cor- lltf Hall Friday night’ Will orchestra.

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"Aimual Meeting Bcotchlqrt pay-k "mu Monday. May l4th in div-Hall Btl! P. M. Full attend- L-aasi.

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ExtensiveSearch Made For Dar-

ingKidnappers.

ARCADIA, Calif, May l0. - ‘rhe fullest force of the law, including Department of Justice agents acting upon instructions from Washington, rushed tonight into the search for the kidnappers of William F. Gettle Is the family of the oil millionaire proclaimed a. willingness to III-Y "any reasonable ransom demand."

So far as is known, no ransom do- mand has been made by the two gunmen who invaded Gettlek lux- urlous estate and. snatched him after a midnight swimming party.

The family's ransom offer accom- anied by the announced desire to deal directly with the kidnappers, was made by Ernest E. Noon, Beverly Hills lawyer.

Worked smoothly

The leaders of the search, carried on by every law enforcement agency in southern California, said the ab- duction had all the earmarks of "big time" snatchers. which the two masked, armed men did the job so smoothly and deliber- ately was one factor in this belief. After a swim in the pool of the Gettleb newly acquired estate, all members of the party except Gettle and James P. Wolf, Westwood furni- tufe dealer, retired to the house. Host and guest went to the recrea- tion hall to change from their bath- ing clothes. Wolf tells the story from there on as follows:

“Put ‘Em Up”

Footsteps were heard on the walk outside and a soft voice said, "put ‘em up, gentlemen."

Looking up, Gettle and Wolf saw two young men, masked with hand- kerchiels and armed with pistols. The gunmen ordered Geitle and Wolf to continue their conversation as they marched them past the

4345p swimming pool to'the east wall of

the. estate, 100 yards away. Wolf thought it was a holdup and tossed his purse into the shrubbery nearby. The guxunen said nothing until the seven-foot stone wall, surmounted by barbed wire was reached.

Then one of the masked men m. nounced:

“This is not heist (holdup)—-it ls B. snatch."

Against the wall was a step-ladder -0ne which had been seen on the grounds several days before. Caro- takers thought lt belonged there. The gunmen took Wolf's and Get- tle‘: necktles and bound their hands, then strengthened the bonds with adhesive tape. Both were gagged.

rled Gettle, who weighs about 200

the other side. Wolf and said: “Stay where you are for an hour or we'll kill you."

and move away. freed himself.

told what had happened.

to southern California. . A-SCENSION DAY

Ascension Day and there was no sit

Stevens Committee on mass buyin

tomorrow afternoon.

War Debts

The manner in

They tied Wolf to a tree and can,

pounds, up the step-ladder and drop. ped him over the wall. Wolf heard him groan as he hit the ground on

One of the kidnappers turned to

The gunmen dropped over the wall and Wolf heard an automobile start

Desperately the furniture dealer struggled with his bonds and finally Half an hour later he appeared at the house, the tape still holding his mouth shut, and

Gettle, 46 years old, is reputedly a. millionaire many times over, he built his fortune from the oll fields of Oklahoma and California, with- drew from the speculative activities before the crash of 1920 and retired

OITAWA, May 10.-The House of Common; and the Senate observed

ting in either Chamber, but the

and price spreads carried on business as usual and Cabinet Council sat all day. Both chambers will resume w!

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The Peoplesaper A COVQISPIIIIOQ Edward [$13110 Like S2119 DEW CHARLOTTETQWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1934

A Slum Drive

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alum-clearing and housing

in; lot etpendimre of 0105000900 which would tie life insurance hous and, it is claimed, banish unemp oyment while raising iguana! city revenue. is being studied the executive committee of the Cl of Mobil“! It the suggestion of Mayor Camillen Houde, it was learned to.

laalsthatol-lamnsA.

cry financing eerlvtim of $10,000 each by l0 pub- llc-splrfted citizens to obtain letters patent, charters and secure the no- ceasu‘! options on land.

Development of workers‘ housing developments, demolition of all slums and innnltuy factory and commercial properties, a rent re- striction and provision for financing repairs and remodelling are em- braced in the plan.

LARGE BLASS GRALINATING UN MAY 29TH

Rev. Dr. MacLellan, Vicar General, Will Address St. D u n - s t a n ’ s Graduates This Year.

Twenty-one students will gradu- ate this year from St. Dunstanu University. At the Convocation ex- ercises, which, as announced, will be held on May 29, the graduates will be addressed by Rev. G. J. Machellan, D.D., Vicar General, and a former Rector of the Uni- verslty.

The Valedlciory will be delivered by Clarence Murphy, Montague.

Following ls the graduating class:

H Beaudet, " ‘ , G; Delde- more, Quebec; P. Callaghan, Char- lottetown; F. Connolly, Charlotte- town; B- Cote, Quebec; P. J. Gal- lant, O‘Leary; M. Lamoureux, Que- bec; J. Lemay» Quebec; L. Lev- esque, Quebec; C. Murphy, Monta- gue: J. McAula-y, St. Peters; D. McDonald, Stanhope: V. MoGill- vray, Donaldston; Gerard McKin- non, Charlottetown; Gerald Mc- Klnnon, Grand River: G. McLel- lan, Indian River; S. McLellan, Charlottetown; M. MoQuaid, Sour- is; Jas. O'Connor, Charlottetown; '1‘. Peters, Charlottetown; J. Shar- key, Cardigan.

N.S. SNIP HELD IN BiiSTilN

BOSTON, May 10.-The Canadian motorship Amacitia, seized in 1932 with a large liquor cargo and releas- ed on a $26,100 bond. was prevented from clearing the port of Boston to- day shortly after her engineer had been placed under arrest.

The craft, seized in New Bedford Harbor Nov. l, 1932, was prevented from leaving port by U. S. Attorney IFrancis J. W. Ford, who said he was not satisfied with the bond which had been given by the vessel's for- mer skipper, William R. Trenholm. of Halifax, N. S.

Walter Shepard of HalifaX. unlin- eer who had been sought for more than a year on an indictment diari-

he prepared to leave for Pictou, N. S. The Amacitla was built in 1932 at

board when seized five years s80.

skipper.

- ted pcmussion to leave. Ofllel

Mid they had been

solvent and that a new bond

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Amicclllle Adjustment Re Anticipated

ing rum smuggling, was arrested as

a cost of $100,000. She allegedly had more than 3,600 oases of liquor on

The boat had lust returned from I

iolaier catch today when her new Captain Martin Prampwu. was informed she would not be Bran-

_ unable to collect g on an Original bond given by a New Yoak corporation which became in-

been culled for mom than I YEN’

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Special Envoy Seeks to Eiicit Support 0f Britain On A r m s Equity Plan.

By lllrold P. Bnmm, Associated Prue Stuff Wtlhr (By Guardian's Special Wire)

LONDON, May lll-Eleventh-bour German efforts to win British 511D‘, port for Chahcellor Adolf Hitler's re- u; ‘ poiicieg were said in reli- able circles to have failed today. General Joachim Von Ribbentrop. Hitler's personal investigator and negotiator on arms problems. had I haJf-hour conference st the Foreign Office, but did not succeed in ob- taining promises from Sir John Si- mon, the foreign Secretary, or An- thony Eden, Lord Privy Seal, on any angle of the disarmament question.

No Promise Made

Likewise, it was authoritatively stated, the general failed to exact a promise that Britain would not op- pose moves of certain other powers at Geneva to have the League of Na- tions council take a new stand a- gainst rearmament by the Reich. Neither the Foreign office nor General Von Ribbentrop issued statements, but in reliable circles ‘it was said that the German Envoy‘: lengthy exposition of German de- sires for arms equality aroused lit- tle enthusiasm, although British of- ficials apparently were glsrd to know the latest German views.

General Ribbentrops visit caused o. considerable stir in diplomatic cir- cles, and a number of diplomats in- quired regarding the nature of the call. Among other visitors at the Foreign Office was Ambassador Dl- no Grandl of Italy, but officials de- clined to. say whether the Italian discussed disarmament.

Special Envoy

Sir John officially received Gen- eral Rlbbcntrop in the laiterb capa- city as Chancellor Hitler's new spec- ial disarmament commissioner and apparently considered the German as Hitler's official personal represen- tative.

German diplomats here, however. aid not participate. Only Ribbon- trop's personal aide accompanied him to the Foreign Office.

British officials afterwards de- clined be discuss the matter at length, but indicated that Si: John and Captain Eden were "on the re- elevlng end-merely listening." On leaving the conference the General 581d he will “remain in Lon- don a few clays longer," but he did not reveal the nature of today's con- versation or his future plans. It was learned officially that he did not ask for further conferences with the Foreign Secretary. (Arthur Henderson, British chair- man of the World Disarmament Conference, conferred with Foreign Minister Louis Bax-thou of ‘Franc/e in Paris today, but got no ncesaion which was considered likely to save the coming conference from failure. The French were said in a Paris dis- patch to be standing firm on the platform that German rearmameut can not be oountenanced.)

National Cor/t. Not To Contest

By-election

HEMSWORTH, Yorkshirc.

land, May 10-'I'he Conservative

by-electlon necessitated

be of long duration."

toplmoe

Ill

is George Labor party.

Iggflyfl‘

. brigades and after about three

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) Eng- Hemsworth Association tonight decided not i0 contest a coming by the death of Gabriel Price, Labor mem- ber of the House of Commons on p15 the ground that the “life of the Present parliament- is not libely tn

The Association decided to de- had vote its energy to preparing for the next-general election when it hopes candidate in the field. N clay is next ThUNdlY and the only prospective candidate Arthur Griffith who has ‘been adopbed b)’ SM 3941*!!!“

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S ,000 Fire At Cape George

(OJ. By Garvin's Special Wire) CAPE GEORGE, N. 5., May 10- hnmd by a io-mlte ale. fine ulc- ed through tw and. bums in this fishing village. other buildings before’ i

BLINBRESS ATSUNRIS

volunteer fire lighten brought. under control.

Bfngggggg-hgggéwguuh @8513}; Plans Under Way For of u» village were bending their Holding Congress

lobster have. and it spread swiftly.

The adioiumg home of Alexander

Melnnis caught fire and burned sparks spread

On Aug. 14-15.

The third Eucharistic Congress of

down, and to the . the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bggnmouqj 1mm enqu- poqg, L119 Charlottetown will be held this villagers hastily formed bucket your. August 14 Bud 15, at flouris-

Last year the Congress met at St. Andrews, and. on the previous year lat Miscouche, the i932 Congress being the first of its kind to be

hours work managed to stem the fire! advance, thomh a down houses narrowly escaped destruc-

tion. held in this Province. Damage was estimated at about On both previous occasions the $7.000. Congress was very largely attended,

and proved of great inspirational value. This year, it is expected, there will be still greater interest and enthusiasm. It is probable that prominent members of the Roman Catholic clergy from mainland provinces will be in attendance, but the arrangements in this regard have not yet been completed.

.L.il.A. ELEBT SRANDUEEISERS AT S ' S I ii E

Al. the closing of the session yes- terday morning of the Grand Lodge of the L. O. A. of Prince Edward Is- land, which convened at Summer- slde this week, the Grand Ofllcers were elected and installed. Past Grand Muster, John Y. Phillips per- formed the office of installation.

Grand Officers

Acadia Coal Co. Head Appeals To Maritimes

(CI. By Guardian's Special “firol

HALIFAX, Muy l(l—Au appeal to the lvfarltimcs in general to aid» the Acadia Coal Company, fighting now for "its very industrial exist- ence," was voiced tonight by F. H.

R.W., G.M., J. V. Moore, Crapaud. re-eleeted; R.W., D.G.M.. J. T. In- man. Bedeque, re-elected; R.W., Jr. D.G.M., N. C. Stewart, Highbank; R.W.G., Chaplain, Rev. J. A. Nichol- son, Tyne Valley; R..W.G. sec, P. N. lidaoCaull, Ellerslle; R..W.G. Trees, . W. MacLeod. Charlottetown; R.W.G. Lecturer, W. H. Sharp, Ken- slzigtou; B..W.G. Marshall, D. M. Bernard, Freetown: R.w.D.G. Becy. s. A. Cudmore, Charlottetown; .D.G. Locturesy-H. A. MecNelll. Murray River; Auditors, G. W. Hooper, Mill River and. Beecher

Eiiyfngguilkosltaidltjllggiumrefiatgé and consequently the company must

ma“, J_ v_ Moo"; Repgegentauvq turn to the Marltimes. to Grand Council of British America, -

weiiZ'.i€i'i"a'li.‘$°‘£°£§e meeting n I s P E R s E NNEMPLBYEI]

will be held in Charlottetown. L. O. B. A. SESSION The afternoon semion of the Police Rout Demon- strators With Bar- rage of Tear Gas

Eastern Trust Company.

Tho Trust Company is one of the receiver-liquidators of the Nova Scotia. Steel and coal Company. which operates Acadia: three col-l llerles in Pictou County. They are about to m-open following settle- ment of a. wage deadlock that tied them up since March l.

A great volume of business was lost during the idle time. Mr. Jones declared. and now the slack sum- mer period was approaching. There was prospect only for limited quan- tities of business in Upper Canada.

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Grand lodge of the L.0.B.A. which convened at Summerside on Wed- nesday was marked by a very large attendance. During the afternoon a delegation from the Grand Lodge of the L.O.A. was receive‘. The dele- gation included C. F. Sutherland, Deputy Provincial G. M. of Nova Seotia, who addressed the ladies on the work of the Order, which was most helpful and very much appre- ciated by the membe o.

P.G.M. W. W. Mutter-t also ad- dressed the ladies on Juvenile Work, stressing the importance of this brunch in the activities of the Order. P. M. MacCaull, G. Secretary, also addressed the Lodge. Bro. w. R. Brooks brought greetings from Ber- thelier Ifldflfl to the Ladies‘ Lodge. The L.O.B.A. afterwards took greetings to the L.o.A. expressing their appreciation of the helpful ad.- dresses given by the Grand Officer. Mayor Lidstone called on the LOBA, while they were in session and extcnded a. welcome to the delu- gatea on behalf of the town of sum- merside.

Sister C. 1". Sutherland. P.G.M. of Nova Scotia L.O.B.A. Grand lodge broughe greetings and delivered an excellent addrm on the ladies’ work in the Orange Order and spoke par- ticularly on the splendid work for children now being accomplished by the members.

A pleasing feature of the evening session was the presentation of a P.G.M. Jewel to P.G.M. McLean from the Provincial Grand Lodge of the L.O.B.A.

Bouquets of was "one were pre- sented t0 Sister Sutherland, P.G.M., of Nova Sootis and G. M. Moore of P. B. Islan

(A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) WICHIPA, Kas“ May 10. -- Four companies of national guardsmen bore down upon a meeting of 400 unemployed demonstrators today and dispersed them with tear gas.

Acting under orders of Gov. Alf M. Landon, the guardsmen had sought to prevent a recurrence of clashes Wednesday in which the de- monstrators, protesting against wage scales on work relief projects, beat and stabbed policemen.

Police took into custody 58 men

and three women for questioning. Other police were searching for 20 men named in warrants charming them with criminal syndicullsm. John Wood, county attorney, said these warrants were issued on the basis of purported statements that the man had declared they would destroy the old Federal building here "stone by stone" and that they had threatened to seize 31.000 sacks of flour stored at a relief bureau. The mobilization was viewed in some quarters ns confirmation of re- ports that previous disturbances here had been precipitated by paid agit- ators.

Meanwhile, at Oklahoma City, a fire department hose company was called to the court house to disperse a crowd of nearly 500 unemployed

M. Jones, General Manager of the I

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ENBNARISTIJCTToken Payments

Not Recognized In Johnson Act

New Legislation Prevents Cred- it To Debtor Nation.

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(A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire)

WASHINGTON, ‘May ill-Word came tonight from authoritative quarters that debtor nations mak- ing token payments on their war debt installments next June b will not be given guarantees by Pres- ident. Roosevelt that they are not to be considered in default.

These officials said the President had decided that under a strict in- terpretation of the Johnson Act he could not give any nation which makes a partial payment on its debt official assurance that they will be exempted from its pro- visions-

Made Enquiries

Envoys of France, Italy, Belgium and Czechoslovakia - who have made inquiries at the state De- partment during they last three days~have been given. that implan- ation of the present statue of war debts.

Great Britain, Italy, Czechoslo- vakia, Lithuania and Latvia made token payments on the last due date, Dec. 15. and were assured by the President they were not then consldeieq in default.

Passage of the Johnson Act. which prohibits any citizen from extending cradle to any nation in default on its ,debt, caused Presid- ent Roosevelt to seek an official opinion from Attomoy General Homer S. Cummings. In that opin- ion Cummings held that the five- ioken payment paying nations were not in default, “at present."