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Do yourpart ta lift the whole race a notch in the scale o! humanity: then your heaven will take care o! it-
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i‘. u..." liearqital. founded sees. » . \ . I '5'l-""""-"" ‘"""'i"" "" m“ E CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TEURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1929 l2 raoas ‘.1:"an"ttzi"z'":.i‘“.if'it‘..“z ‘F. d ‘ l h A " Q l l a a a I a ‘Ti - . zen 1s ct ofManwzth Shot Gum-Mother and Little Victims Laid to Rest
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F0 UR or SANTA 's DARLINGS
l ‘Fate of Britislz Govt.
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Mo th e r A n d Children Vic- tims of Recent TragedyareLaid
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(Canadian Prose) , 11mm RIVERS. Qua. bee. i5.- m a blinding snowstorm the bodies of Mrs. Andrew Day and her seven
Many War Vets Are Unemployed
._....._ . rononro. use. la-"n u , the worst situation I have seen in "I! RIB." Iald Alex Shields. "it'll"!!! More‘ y of the Can- adian ington commenting sq. Illlllt on the number oi greet war "firms now listed‘ among the “Qmitlflfll- "Ilse Legion is re- "Mfll "W" ‘PM!!! for assist- anoe at the present time” he said
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“than we us y get in February which ordinarily is the worst month. -
Depends on
i LONDON, Dec. it-From the iront liberal benches in the House oi Commons‘ Sir Herbert Samuel lest night hinted on the Lebcr Govern- ment's import-ant cool‘ mzes bill a yum of widgets.’ no‘ put to the ' sml intimated rather ominously that in the Government’: answer his vols and that 0i '"my honorable friends" would depend. And on the , liberal vows depends the late of the Gwernment. Sir Herbert's speech followed a re-
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markabis ‘eiiort by Rt. Han. William Graham, President of the Board oi Trade, oi two hours. viii-bout even a acmp of peber for guidance. the Labor Cabinet Minister explained and expounded the scope and ob-
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In brlei,'it reduces miners‘ hours irom dgbt to seven and a hall hours a. day, provides ior fixing 0i price and marketing by a national board and sets up the national board to supervise and settle dlivllififl- Tht vote is on Thursday.
ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS.
V MEETINGS. ETC- "Come w the Concert in m.
liewert Hall Q Doeember 20th. 647-12-19-21.
"Mt. Albion Christ-mes Concert in lhll, December 23rd. etll-lz-ia-zi.
"Fredericton Sunday School Con- out December 20th. ii stormy 21st. 587-l2-i7-3i.
"Come to the Parlour Social at Rlrry Weeks‘, Elliotts, an Wednes- dsy evening, Dec. illth. If stormy Thursday. ~b21-12-14-1.
"Cvme tn the Concert end Box Mal in Springfield Hall, Monday. December 23rd. Proceeds {or Sum- moriicld Mission Band. z 037-l2-l9-2i.
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"Croce Roads School concert, Fri- day. December 2cm. Admission 1i W4- biz-la-io-zi.
"Bay View Institute will hold a “Invert and Bazaar in Cavendish Elli. December 19th. n not fins the "lhwlnz evening. 587-12-17-31.
"PM River School Concert and! has Tree in mu December 2on1. ‘dill-MOD 25 and l5 Oflllbl. 11-15-19.
"Stanchel Christmas _ School ‘c...- "W P-‘idsy. December 20th. a aos-ia-is-ai.
vgliemember the Orphans at st. he?“ Qwheness on Tea my. mm 14- ssa-is-iv-ai.
"There will be a meeting oi the m“ “will! Olub at Melpeque on ‘may 1118M at eight o'clock.
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"ilomc to Christmas Concert in M‘ well church Thursday, December u ll I oclock. Admission 25 and l5
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“haul concert. and obi-bub» in Hearts iiell, lest Royalty, ll. Dec. 20th. Admission la eta.
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and MacKINNON. Rep slunmerside. December 18th. and W
“Mail Service Cancelled
(Canadian Press)
QUEBEC. Que, Dec. ill-For the first time since the inauguration ten days ago, oi the Canadian Airways new mall service between ... 1 and St. John. N. B.. with this city as the pivot point, the mall flights from Montreal to St. John and re- turn had to be cancelled due to heavy wnids, which accompanied a snow storm.
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MacDonald Sends
Greetings
(Special to the Guardian) LONDON, Dec. iii-Premier Mec- Donald today sent holiday greetings
I to the people oi the United Stews.
“y “M (,0 my American iriends my warm greetings." he said, "for e .h|ppy Christmas and for the-New Year. I hope that 1930 will sec the birth of a new cra of effective pence end goodwill." '
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"The Sunday School Chriii-mfll Concert will be held at Dot 4o. Mon- day evening, 23rd. 1f not fine Mon- day. the concert will be held °" Thursday. 646-12-19-11.
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"Pi-oi. Oscar M. Emanuel, Boston. Mass. Violinist, staying at the REV!" Hotel, will open a violin studio at 107 Queen street. next door to Canadian National Express on or about Decem- ber 21st. 591-12-17-31.
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"Notice-Get your share calmer Special prices. See our mans 119W ties. ripper and 4 buckle cverehoes. Ladies hosiery. overshoes, etc. A lovely line of Xmas gifts. Fancy calender in store for Y0"-
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BUMMIINIBATIIIN
Hand.
(Special to the Guardian) ronorvro. Ont, Dec. 18—Disr_upt- ing tieleiraph communication‘ to Canada and U. S. points. and slowing traific in all directions. the worst sleet oi the winter cast an icy hand over wires ‘and roads last night and early today. _ NEW YORK. Dec. lb-Jrorcnto wires which carry the heavy burden
newspapers were completely out oi commission early today alter having worked under difficulties lest night.
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MURIIERERS
(Canadian Press)
OTTAWA, Dec. 1B.-'I’hc law will take its course in the case of Nor- man and Lawrence Mmard 0i Mon- trra] sentenced to hang on Friday tor (he murder of John Earl Dunham. The Cabinet having reviewed the case iras decided that there will be no interference with the decision of the court.
Two Suffocated l
(Canadian Press) OLAREMONT, N. 11., Dec. i8.—,- Two persons were suifocabed and au- other ietally burned today in a tire which ioliowed the explosion oi an oi) lamp in a rooming house eon- ducted by Mrs. Eioulne Lerock; rive others were injured. The dead are Mrs. Larock Beulah. five year old daughter, Hyacinthe Rainville. 35, a roomer. Rainville who occupied a room on the first floor ot the house Iadjaoent to that of Mrs. Larock and the child died of suffocation. Mrs. Larock died several hours‘ later at the hospital. '
Forty Below Zero In West
WINNIPEG, Mam, Dec. 18.—- Tho west shlvercd in sell-sym- pathy and futile protest today a- 4 getnst the scarcity of above rero temperatures. Not a settlement on the Prairies but saw the mercury sink below thdchlu cipher and only e isw points recorded tem- peratures above sore. i
The ooidset place in Canada, overnight. Prince Albert. Sash, felt the crackling cold oi’ iorty "below." Battletord, another Nor- thern Saskatchewan point. rec- orded as below and Qubtppelle in the central portion o! the
Toronto In ,Other ' Canadian Cities Hard Hit By Winter's Icy
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“Minnie May,"
mands Much
(Canadian Press) SYDNEY. N. S.. Dec. l8—R.aiding parties organized ashore to clear the liquor laden holds of the stranded schooner Minnie May, proved to b! the chic! source of trouble to rev- enue men in eiiecting a. seizure, ec- cording to latest versions 9i the vea- sers capture yesterday as she lay on the bcalch at Dingwbu, Aspy Bay. The little vessel was loaded to the hatch- es with liquor, and the practice oi cer- tain elements oi the shore population.
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Credited To
patently the Dclninicn government does not understnnmthe conditions‘ prevailing in western Canada to-
Leeri today referring to tho state- ment by Hon. Peter i-leenen, Minis- ter oi Labor, that in his opinion there is no need to call an unem-
Provtuoe It below.
city without wages provided they continue to receive lalempioyment
listen oi b. Anderson. St. Peter's. r. n. i. m-is-ia-si.
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Unemployed men oi Porthcswl, ures are better now than at any wales, have ofisred to work for the similar season since Dominion Em- ployment figures have been complet- ed. "If there was an understanding on the situation." stated ‘Mr. Mc-
pioyment conference. Mr. i-ieenan
filly" commented Mayor Dan Mo‘ ,. inted out that employment fig-l
Hatches With Liquor Com-
Cust en Have Mch —
Loaded to The
Attention.
according to reports from the dis- trict. was to engage the crew in con- versation while others made off with stolen cases. Even the cutters Sklp-, pews dory was stolen and he got a ducking when thin ios failed to car- ry him ashore.
It is stated that reports of resist- ance by the Minnie May's crew to the revenue men are exaggerated. and that Captain Trembiay allowed them to put a watchman aboard. but not to touch the cargo of liquor.’
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i‘ WINNIPEG. Mam, Dec. t8—"Ap- man. "I cssmoi: believe that Mr. . miing the gas,
Heenau would make the statement credited m i "The situation may be sstlsfac-I wry in the out but that situation does not prevail in the west," statedi Acting Premier R. J. Reid, oi Ai- berta. at Edmonton today. Ills com- . ment followed Mr. Keenan's express‘ ion of opinion that a conference on‘ unemployment is not necessary. Mr.| Reid regarded Mr. Keenan's tore- cast of "government action to nth; muiate employment." ls en out-i
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resenting Hudson's Bay Company, London, England, ill Purchase Silver Foxes and all Other Furs Paying HIGHE
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Seventeen Still Locked
In The Chambers of Oklahoma Mine.
(Special to the Guardian) MCALESTER. Okla. Dec. ill-Death
Homes ——._Had
(Canadian Press) ROMNEY. W. Va, Dec. l8.- Three men were killed early today by a man who visited each oi them and shot them down with a "shotgun. Among the victims were a justice of the peace and the County jailer. Walter Crab- tree, 30, was held ior the slay- ings. He was alleged to have had in his possession a fut oi five names including those oi‘ the three men slain and the Sheriif. County authorities said he IP- psrently had written out a death
list oi intended victims. H. C. Inskeep, 50. the Justice
Crimes In History i
Three‘ Men Killed By Man Who Visited Each of Them at Their
Death List Of
Five Names In his Possession.
ct the Peace and a prominent citizen of the town was called to the door o! his home and killed instantly from a charge by n shotgun. The slayer then went to the County Jail. Miller was called to his door and shot. The charge blew oif the top oi lsii head. The third victim Wu All Weiiord, 28. The killer jlred at him through the window o! his home.
Feeling am the residents o! the town ran high against Crab- tres and he was taken to Keyeer in an adjoining county for sale-
keeping.
Santa-Pals. December 20 draws nigh. Still a large number 0i needy children remain without prospects 0f ‘any kind or Christmas presents- The ‘list of Santa-Pals increases contin- ‘lltilly from day to say and the 1W oi needy children decreases to the same extent but one glance at the
present list will show that it is iii-l‘
SUCCESSFUL
Canadian Press)
held dominion in McAiester today as heroic efforts tailed to bring out the remaining bodies of the 60 coal miners trapped by a gas explosion 1p the Old Town Mine. Peril of further ex- plosions haunted the entries and shaft whore more than 1,000 weary men labored far underground to
cd forms of fathers. sons and com- rades. Forty-tines bodies had been
and last shreds of hope had been abandoned for seventeen others still
‘ lccized in the chambrrs oi the mine ‘ 55.1110, 2,080 ice‘. below the surface and Sewes’ on (“my Two (undies return; Imarly n miic irom the mine en-l ‘ trill c. Rcscurrs said many of thewok m omel- Qgqupotlom ln Canada... bodies were still warm, lildlildtlllllo! mesa who l-Qmgingd on iarrrls.‘
they luight have been saved had it)
been possible to got to them just a| little sooner. A number of the lay.’ bodies found were badly mangled. Five sets of brothers were among the victims. {our of two and one trio.
It is virtually established that the’
explosion was caused by a spark from nn electric coal cutting machine lg-
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wunou. Dec. iii-AL their cw-h!
request all the Dcmlnions are to bcf specially protected against Soviet‘, propaganda. when E. C. A. Koiiuskc; Soviet Ambassador to Great B:iiain[ prcscuis his credentials. Til("‘.‘i“ will?’ be n suppiculcrllary note exchanged‘ regarding propzgunziu in the Dom- inions,
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OTTAWA. Ont. Dec. Iii-Settle- ment of British families on farms in New Brunsvricl; under the Govem- ment. scheme 0i 1927 l8 PM"!!! l success, says a. review conducted by the Federal Department o! Immi- gration, Two hundred families com-
| bring out the charred, smoke blocken- l p.353“; 1301 individuals have been
{Takes Issue With g King Government-i- Mayor McLean, of Winnipeg,
Cannot Understand Minister of Labor Making Statement
(lblfillgllt over 1n the 1415i- WTI W575- lThrec hundred families will be add-
|brought to the surface early todayyed to (he number in the next three
‘years. Of the two hundred families
. ment nine failed to establish them- ed to the 01d Country; the Others
gyg the Government report m! P" centagc of probable iailures is EX-
tremeiy small.
ll/Iade Certain Of His Death
llAiiili.TON. Out. Der. l8.- Hurry Smaliwuod, i0. Wils 1011!"! hanging from u doorway in his home last night. lie made certain of death. putting; is rope about his nook and connecting electric u-lrrs in his wrist. and his right foot and then connecting them with an electric socket. ills fret were found buried in e bath- tub of waln- which he placed there to make the current pass through his body.
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,who have already’ med "he exwfi"
‘Santa-Pals, All Doguagionsb Should Be Sent In At Once {Many More Pals Needed
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from the mo point where it is mot‘- sincerely hoped it wiu be by fibrill- mas Eve. If such is to bo the c!!! ii one hundred needy children an m be happy on Christmas rnornint it the hearts of hundreds of P" ents are to be filled with gratitud.
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The Weather, Etc
‘ l AN F-Cofisf l8 AQW who Feels Sonny FOR
1hr. PEOPLE who Dom‘ LiKE.
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North wrest winds moderately coir‘.
Toronto. 24-18. cloudy.
Montreal. lip-ii, snow.
C‘ rbec. lt-—i0 snow.
(,2 cci-czbwn 311-10. snow.
Pentax. 28-22. cloudy.
Si. John, 24-16, snow.
Boston, 40-32 cloudy.
New York, 48—'46. rain,
High tide this afternoon at 1.30 an". tomorrow morning at 12.86.
Sun rises this morning at 7.37. an - eels this afternoon at 4.17.
Last. quarter moon Sunday. De; 2'1. 10.03 p. m.
Summerslde tide eighteen minuti. later than Charlottetown.
I An automatic switchboard tor tn Prince of Wales’ private teiephon
exchange has been installed in You. House. i
“Will be at the Queen Hotel Sample gRooms ST MARKET PRICES For Same
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