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r0ner’s Inquiry Will Probe Death Of Pet-

APOLTH. Feb. 8-

KDGWWYS. . . race today — and lost. Death was the

er Stewart f And vi im-

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Pets Stewart, 82. and James_ g_ He ma} 1n a 110391;,‘

rom

. 88 were foun ddend yester- ymoming in their house at Her- n_ 10 miles Charlotte-

y two young men from the anadlnn

from hhorhood, use of

own, ’l‘he two men were the only

ilpants of the house. The

t seen alive on Monday, ‘eh.

ry of the Brothers. who live nearby, Pol- n; and oilced no smoke coming from ‘the oi’ life

Ill bout so went in to ace how thc were and found

said. They. were.. pas

o elderly men

em d . Stewart, fully clothed as a , w- over a broken ohairwln ca? of Fraser w

e bedrooms wh I5

uud lying on the kitchen 2108?. w th a coat over him. e wa; bruised about the head, pol-

d. The house was in disorder. Some airs were broken and a door lead- g lnto what. was apparently the

1y clothed

try wa off its hing CoroncrsDr. l. ttetoun after viewing the rdered an inquest to be hei

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goth bachefors. the two men had 510116 01‘ Q year ‘lighting delaiintigt" ly i 6's: r “ ca er t

ors so. on e‘

orked lag? summer

vcd on the farm"

tnn had been w

iihi! two men were too feeble to

rid the entire acreage.

when quesL-ioned last, night as to The warning, surprising jubil- of cncs because autalgzri es of North;

hether they had any theory cw the two men came to ‘af-hs, Royal

i l-heir investigation.

Cooroner Dr. Yeo was also re- f He tallon of the I. R. A. we have now

uclant to advance a. theory

ould not sn-r if the bruises on

user's hand were the cause

is death. They might have been

e result of a (all. he sa,

id. Rtrardiug rumors circulating in arlotieiown that otomalne pols» hing might, have been the cause coroner

{the two deaths. the ad he had no idea‘ how such

11901"! had not around- As far as matter Wsuld rest until the inquest to- , v.-

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‘Rate lor Notices in this column

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‘Hockey tonight at New Glasgow,

Bavarian vs stars. League.

g, in a creek.

es.

J. Yeo of char-

bodies, d to-

their Canadian Mounted alice ofllc als said they were not tliberty Lo divulge any findings

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injuries suffered in a highway accident Monday night. Unscathed on the‘ speediways. gs never regained con- sciousness after the accident. in which hLs automobile plough throughia steel guard rail. bound- ed over several trees and landed l-fe was driving alone, en route to his suburban home. ‘rho happ go-lueiry Cummings was c at figure ln the rac- ess. Everybody -fel1ow mechanics. railblrds. fans --liked him. " His greatest triumph came in 1934 when he roared to victory in

l-ILA. Terrorists Warn 0f Further Violent ilutrages

DUBLIN. Feb. 8 —(AP) —The terroristlc Irish Republican Army which the Eilre Government is seeking to curb by drastic leg lation. cent awamingstoza ._ v _, . vlo nee in its Rn‘ to rid northern and southern Ireland of British ties

em Ireland h lied

scheduled visit to the Dukq and Duchess of Kent. brother and sis- ter-lrrlaw o! King George V1.

aa'd: "On behalf o the Derry Bat-

prevented royalty from our soil. The next will be English troops. and we will see to it Oraigavonhr. men (special consiablulanr of the North Ireland Government h

by Lord Craigavcn) keep alert at gas. electric and petrol buildings."

Alberta House Opens Today

EDMONTON. Feb. 8-(01?) —Wlth the social Credit members in cau-

ure tomorrow afternoon. Lieutenant-Governoiéh J. C. Bowen

will read the Spec from the

slon will av.

Tomorrow's session is ex be brief, adlourning shor ly after the Speech from the Throne is read malities conclude .

ted to

_- "cancer: nan: - ar e mgllzlmg 1 l“ G“hlm'5 m“ w‘ Iljhegneadizaiirirment wlllube taken un- . a onals vs. ldo um tll Monday. "Hockey Oanos Cove‘ tonight

Mike's Taxi a vs_ Rangers.

naao. - l ' .. I ' ilbtfigl Buying live hog; at Emerald ' . “midst afternoon». Arthur Has- ‘Il '_ ibe-a-a-m.

Reduced

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BOO-mile - Memorial Day classic.

ed car and walked off with bowed

thimdianapolis motor speedwayks

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Mgr! WQR UISER A TWO ELDERL Y MEN FOUND 015.457 Race Driver Killed

In Highway Accident

“Wild Bill” Cummings Succumbs To . . InJur-ies In Hospital — Was Popular Race Course Idol.

finished less than 30 seconds in front of Mauri Rose of Columblw. O. Cununings averaged 104.808 miles and hour. then a. new record for the distance. "Wild Bill's luck dropped lowest in the 193d Indianapolis race. The bomb burst and the field was o all accept Oimunins. His gleaming mount. which he had rolled proudly to its starting posi- tion a few minutes earlier. wouldn't move. The clutch plate was broken. His face while as a sheet. "Wild Bill" finally climbed from the

head as the machine was rolled r0 the sidelines.

A few days later he -told a fri nd-

e . "No use to squawk- It's part of Besides, somethin have happen . Everything turns out for the best” ‘They'll bury "Wild Bill" Sutur- day. with race drivers and me- chanlcs as pallbearers. He leaves his widow and one daughter

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p Plf§mlB!.""=R€r move Minister Of National Defence ' From Office.

OTTAWA, Feb. 8 —(OP)——To- day's short session of Parliament was devoted entirely to further discussion of the Bren Gun con- tract. A motion from Grant Mac- Nell (0.012 Vercouver North) to have the contract referred to the Public Accounts Committee. is be- fore the House with a Conservat- ive amendment that the matter be referred to the committee of the whole House with instructions it consider the advisability oi can- celling the contract.

Mr. W. A. Walsh (Con. Mount discussed the magazine article by Col. George Drew, now Ontario Conservative Leader. criticising the Bren contract and bringing on the lnouirv conducted by Mr. Justice H. H. Davis of the Supreme Court of Canada.

"The article was sprung two months too soon." Mr. Walsh said.

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this money that was

seen where promoters

to be absorbed by the was going.

Scores Stock Manipulatio

“This is one of the worst ex- amplss of stock manipulation I have ever known. Bear in mind 191.682 shares of this stock. with a par value of $6 a share, were giv- en to these four or five promoters without a cent of monev turned over by them."

At par. the stock would have been worth 31.149972 and “ust prior to the stock being wth- drawn from the market it sold as high as $7.50 a share. Mr. Walsh continued. I i

"What I want to impress on the Government is not. the 7.76 DB1‘ cent they were to make on oper- ations but the scheme o1 these promote public of Canada ~a s 000 which the

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British Freighter In Immediate Danger Of Foundering In Mid - Atlantic.

uueumnsrun, sen. s- (Arl-Maenay fume reported three rescue ahipl tonight were unable to establish wireless con- tact with the British Freighter Maria. de Larrlnaga, which had reported sne was "srninng- m mid-Atlantic.

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THOMASTON. Me., Feb. — (AP) -Ur8ent dlstrsa calls from the British Freighter Maria. de

Iiarrinaga, ap entLv in lmmedi ate danger o foundering, diverted l from eir cours-

uhrea steamsh pa th es tonight m search for the strick- en vessel far out on the Atlantic- In repeated eless messages the de Iiarrinaga reported she was sinking and gave her sltion as approximately 1,2000 mics east of New York. . Several hours after the vwsel's_ first distress ca.ll. she rte-broadcast her 50S appeal. declaring she re- quired "immediate assistance." She gave her position as 42.15 (correct) north. 56.50 west. ‘

200 Miles Away

Nearest ship to the dc Larrinega. on the basis of radio reporisat the time of the re-broadcast was the Holland-American Steamship Jreedam, which ‘advised she was 200 miles aiway and expected ~- reacir1ho~ _ _ _, swgide vah%ey Afisntgican freight and poo senger ship Scanmall. itflomlles a-

v

wav when the first distress call wrs received. ted she would reach the -vesse1

reported. ad lng to the freighierb ass e.

Another Holland-American liner, the Noordam. 360 miles away. re- sumed her course upon learning that the Veendam was nearer.

First news of the de Larrlnagels

plight Was contained in an SOS picked up by the MacKay Radio Stat-ion. The message furnished little other information than that the freighterks No. 1 hatch was stove and that she was sinking. The damage indicated heavy wea- iher prevailed on the North At- lantic. An hour and a half late-r the de Larrlnaga repeated that she was "sinking." but did not state the imminence of that da r.

The debarrlnagaisregisoeredasa 3.11M’ net ton vessel and shipping

men belleved- she carried a. crew Iof approximately 30 men. She sailed frcm Houston. Texas, Jan._ 24. for Cobelre.

She was built in 1929 by R. Duncan and Company. Limited. at Glasgow. Scotland. ls registered at Liverpool and owned by the Idrrlnaga Steamship Gompany, Limited.

Ool- George Drew Named Candidate

ORILLIA. One, Feb. B -—(0P) -Ccl. George A. Drew. Ontario Conservative Leader. today was un- animods nominated as the party's candidate for the Simcoe east byelection Fob. 27.

One thousand people, representa- tive of many shades of political thought. filled the o a house for the convention. Nom nation or! col. Drew b Thomas Brown. a. ssco b Stanley Wilson. Mid- land. was t e only one .-

t. . L. me 139111105591‘- Toronto has a unccd he will be a candidate. He describes himself as a. Conservative. Mayor James MacKle of Midland hulk! herney run as an Independent Candidate-

Expect- Vote On Debate ’ Today

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Refugees Suffer Heavily In Raid By Insurgents

Mourns-amateurs, ma” (In me Bplnuh r r), "It B-f-‘lrt-rnynoiam and nurse: with nret ltd suppues rushed to the frontier Spanish nugcerua tonight Ill-er sparusn u... nl author-mes charged 1.0m: rer- ugeee were killed or wounded by lnlnrgent warplanes.

r-rencn border authorities, however. put u... casulltleu at little more than 100 on the basis of first reports received here. . .

rne planes, said 591mm officials. not only attacked s. jammed railway station In rurgcerua. nut also swooped low over the roads leading m. In the town and mncrune- gunned columns or rerugees and soldiers fleeing lnto

1il"'”"inn TRADE nunnn FURMEB

Mr. George Ives Elect- ed President Of New Organization.

Wae elected

m. George Ives w-"pfiw cdm . m l“ . l

ganina meeting t ni ht. Other officers include first ce- president Hugh Paton: second vice-president Stewart, Ives; sec- retary John Gordon; treasurer George Ayers; councillors. Arthur Wright. Neil l-Iig ns. James Coyle and Keith Johns n. W. George Ayers was chairman at last night's meeting. A pro- posed constitution. modeled on hose of the junior board of trade at Halifax and Mont/real was read and after discussion turned over to the newly elected council to re- draft to make it more suitable for local conditions.

Annual membership fee of the

organization would be $2.00 it was decided while the elegible age was set at 20 to 85 years. A roxhnatelv seven. -five, al- at nee last henceforth be members. Others wishing to in might do so by communica ing with any member of the council or any member of the board who would men bring the candidate's name up for electi i.

Mr. Walter l-Iypdman, a. member of the senior board was present at- last night's session and explained the purpose of the new organiza- tio . It would serve primarily as a study club where civic. provincial and other problems could be dis- cussed by young men and. when it was thought advisable, action taken i-o have conditions changed. The council of the Junior Board would meet Friday evening. it was decided to arrange for the next general meeting which was expected to take place shortly.

Pilot Train Will Accommodate Press

UITAWA. You 8—(CP)—A= pilot train to accommodate news- papermen and women and press photographers will be run ahead of the myal train which will carry the King and Queen on their irrlp across Canada. Prime lidlnisier Mackenzie King announced in o. statement issued today.

"Special provision" the state- ment said. "will. of course, be given to Carwdian Journalists but. 8s far as possible. arrangements will also be made to care for “m. frmn the United

of the British Empire and the United Blames. As it will not be possible to provide for more than e. oer. Min nmnbet. lwlicatlons in order to receive corwiderction. mould reach Ottawa as soon as praselzle."

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Peacetime Credit Plan

Made To Offset Nazi - Fascist War- time Help.

(A_ P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

PARIB, Feb. b-A British- French plan to get Germany and Italy out. of Spain by countering Nazi-Fascist wartime help with r acetime credit was reported by infonned quarters today.

Diplomatic circles said Great Britain and Rance had offered f0 finance reconstruction of the war-torn country in return for a promise by General Franco that Bpain would be kept purely BBQ-Rich

(‘Ilhere was munediate reaction tn Italy to Anglo-Frennti over- tures to manco. The Fascist press declared it was “too late“ for 11th hour moves by nations want- ing be get on good terms with him.)

‘more was a belie! in the two democratic nations arm economic conditions of Germany and Italy would make it hard for them to helip in the rebuilding of spaln.

Concern Over Minorca

Of rmre immediate concern to Ibondon andPcriswas thesituaticn

ported by agency,

Island.

By Illl—1'.

RRI vEs g A T zmzvok CA HOgmlfirFrancowuETrzvoy To

Governmen t-helcl I Island A b0 ard?

Visit or Féfiieship To Strategically Located Is- land Is Shrouded In Mystery

LONDON, Feb. 8—(CP)—The British cruiser Devon- shire was at Minorca today and was widely reported to have carried an envoy from Insurgent General Franco to negotiate a surrender of that island stronghold of the Spanish Government in the Mediterranean.

The envoy, travelling under a “white flag,” it was re- London newspapers and the Spanish press would offer terms of surrender to the Govern- ment commander at Port Mahon, capital of the Balearid

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If his terms were rejected, General Franco was ex- pected to launch ‘a mass attack in an effort to storm the strongly armed and defended base.

Great Britain and France who have been anxious lead

Aireudliilenued

Spain have declared these commun- ications lines already were gravely teiian larg-

od Mimqrca, the only one of the western-Mediterranean Balearic t followers.‘ —

ernments apparently were con- cerned 1m Italian troops and It- alian airplanes now occupying the neighboring. IHMITQGIIIHIIGIG 1's- land of Mallorca. should seek to invade Mincrca.

Should lltaly control lands munch and British sea traffic in the western Mediter- ranean would be threatened in time od conflict.

Informed British sources Prime Minister cussed in a cabinet meeting the posibility of a loan to Insurgent Bpaln. British officials acknow- ledged that Britain askmi Franco to agree to a truce. _

Anticipated Action

said

Since the beginning of the war- European chanoelierles had ex- pecfed Britain to step in wrlth

(Gomrtlnued on page ii, Col S)

Huge Seizure 0f “Swee|i" Tickets

MONTREAL. . —(QP) — es rickets with a face value of $750,000 were seized today by Quebec Provincial Police, who declared they were trailing a huge ring of sweep tickets dis- txribiuiors in Montreal and the dis-

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Two men were detained by the police after officers had located the 300.000 Slips crammed into a dozen potato sacks in the cellar of a

rlvate home on Agnes Street late

n the day. No charges were laid against the men, one found in the dwelling and the other the opera- tor of a printing plant. ______________

TOTAL IDES

, Mass. Feb. 8 -(GP) -'I'he British motorshlp Lutaen, which ran aground on the easterly side of Cape Cod Friday. rolled on her beam ends today and was giv- en up for a l -

The mush and French Gov- i”

Chamberlain dis- ca

Ber axis keatablished at Minorca. and to avert “useess bl e ”

. on to Insurgen Bronco's Regime even before the

o —no Italians or

la-n . Fran ultimatum A “my w flfgabe argivezed with-

command . from him evfrould be dis- tched grlrfinéediately to the Bfltish re e. Brlifilin was said to be aidinl General Franco in 011

cause of her eagerness forces

t Rome- should not be

One of tonight's reports held that Britainhdetermlned to avoid Spain’; - ‘ by the totalitarian pow- ers. ma extend formal diplomatic

t General

war . . Sir Robert Hodgson, chief British epruentative at Burgos who his been convalescing at Lon on from a recent illness is due m return to Franco's carpi l tomorrow or the day after with instructions from Foreign Secretary Halifax.

Reports Discussed

Sir Robert's departure will follow reports lven the Government at to- day's ca inet session by British N- aresentatives who have been con- -.uctlng talks with Insurgent and sparush Government delegates bot-t iere and abro .

Prime Minister Chamberlain was said to hav impressed the cabinet with the advisability of intensified British med ation to end the BIN!!!- 15h war su osequently appearing‘ in’

H

y was com t l onaires at the end of hostilities- nch Ambassador Charles Cor-

total ocs. The ton steel veal stranded with the lose oi one of her crow. 1

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Blind. Diplomatic -RequesI

BY MORRIS HARRIS Associated Preec Foreign Stuff SHANGHAI. Fbb. 8 —(A.P)——A British diplomatic request and inability to establish communi- cation with 3'1 Britons and 28 other foreigners at Ruling caused

‘t of Kullng. where the

Japanese army officers today to Ignatpone a long-announced et- c

The officers agre the time limit for the evacuation foreigners have been stranded since last summer. bayondrrldamthe orl in- al date set, but. it was emphaa zed.

t “no commitments regarding la military operatic‘): in that made

‘ possib a vicinity" could be

a an acid "the in; to assist. the