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H.ALI!‘AX. Aug. 3-Nearly 350 Gyros representing clubs in the United States and Canada regist- ered here tonight for their annual international convention opening tomorrow with Presidert Robert. (3. Simmons of New York in the chair.

A meeting of district no. 6 the

Maritime Provinces was held today and Ralph S. Stevenson, Saint John, was elected to succeed Geddy Cotter, New Glasgow‘, N. 8.. as Governor. , Carl Tibert of Charlottetown was elected Lieutenant-Govemor, re- placing Oecii Garrett. New Glas- gow.

International officers who will attend the big convention tomor- row include vice—presi(ient Alfred Williams. Calgary.

Following a business session in the morning the Gyrcs will gather at a luncheon and hear an address. by Premier Angus L. Macdonald. In the afternoon they will go for a sail on the Bluenose, champion

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Pillfuln IN-SLAYINB BREAK iiiiWN

Sweethearts, Held In Hatchet Killing Of Girl’s Mother, Face Fathers in Jail Cells.

(A. P. ‘By Guardian's Special Wire)

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Aug. 3.—- A sobbing pair of sweet-hearts - Oladys MacKnight and Donald Wightman—faced their fathers in their jail cells today for the first time since the hatchet slaying of the girl's mother, a. native of West Bathurst, N. B. - Authorities, meanwhile assembled evidence against the youthful couple to present to the grand jury next month.

Edward W. Macxnight, 5 cable company official, spent 15 minutes with his daughter, 17, and both were in tears as he left the prisoner whom Chief of Police Cornelius 0’- Ncill of Bayonne had called “the most cold-blooded girl" he had ever encountered.

Breaks Down

The calmness which marked her early poiice questioning and ar- raignment S:turday had vanished before her father came, however. Herattomey had described her as distraught and sleepless and ex- pressing sorrow "for mother and father, too."

Joseph Wightman, yacht cliib steward, was in his son's cell for an hour and a half. Young Wightman, I radio religious hour singer, was described as "all broken up" when the father left.

Both parents were accompanied by attorneys and neither would comment on the interviews.

Statements Taken

Daniel T. 0'Regan, Hudson County prosecutor, ordered im- pounded the statcincntvs which po- lice said Gladys and Donald signed. confessing the boy held Mrs. Mac- I{night's arms while the girl struck her with a hatchet and then added several blows as Wightman stood by, saying “hit her again."

They blamed a quarrel over a late supper which dclued their tennis game. The statements. only the substance of which were disclosed by police. were ordered impounded until presented to the grand jury.

Private funeral services were planned tonight for Mrs. Mac- Knight. after which the body was to be sent to West. Btthurst.

Her other daughter, Git-nnzi Jane. seven. will leave immediately for Canada. "to spend the next r.evr~rnl years" with relatives, a spokcsmzn for the family said-.

A1t‘r1F.uc1A1. woon secnm‘ rs rmmn

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thirty years a Melbourne (Austra- lia) man claims to have discovered a proceu for the manufacture of synthetic‘ wood. His product, he holds, can be sown. planed and chiseiled like ordinary ‘wood but without warping. shrinking urspiit- ting. It is grainless and non~in- fiammobie. Nails and screws driven into it will withstand any reason- able strain. world protection has been insured for the ::rocc.'r. which Iciontlno investigators all over the wait! have been seeking in vain for years-—Ausfralian Press Bureau.

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... t» . . 0.....- umuzuv — At the Prince County Hospital. Aug. 2. 1936, to Rev. Ar- thur Onzan and Mrs. Organ of Be- deque.. a son.

WO0D—At Southport on August 3, 1080 to In-. and am. Parker Wood. I daughter.

Ready to take the witness gum] in he!‘ lerni fight for custody of he’ 4 Year old daugirier, Marilyn, M"? ’‘3‘‘“' (“P '9“). screen star, is shown chatting with Ruth Chat- iaerton, sister star, just before the Owning of a night. court session. 'It.'Ic child was awarded to m-_ '“|"k|rn Thorpe. Miss Astor‘: ex- husband, at the time of their di- vorce. In her suit Miss Asun-

°h“—'K°S She Wlls induced to give up her -iaurhter under threat ol scandal. In rebuttal, Dr Thorpe icuilflcd filial. Miss Astor is an "un- lllt Person." Dr. Thorpe (shown above) has been called to the wit- ness stand. (Lower right gnaw; M133 Lilian Lawton, another pr-Lnclnnl, ,denied that she had been married "0 Tho!-‘Pa at no timg he married Mbs Astor. -—l'nuIrnI I'r¢-an Fullndlnn Photo

Los ANGELES. Aug. 2—(A.P)— Lionel Barryniorc, handsome screen “°i°1'- will be subpoenaed to testify in the sensational child custody bat- tle between Dr. Franklin Thorpe and his divorced wife, pretty Mary Astrr. A. P. Michael Narlian, at- toljfley for Dr. Thorpe, salcl many, Her own statements make it ne. C0551‘-Ty to let the whole thing come 01": HOW. We will issue a, subpoena for Barrymore.” he said.

Miss Astor took the stand again in her suit to wrest frtm Dr. Thorpe the full custody of their daughter, four-ycnr-old Marlyn. She testified Dr. Thorpe threatened to scandal- ire her. that he once struck her and that she was “mortally nfrald" or him.

During the weekend recess, 1);, Th°X'De'5 lawyers subpoenaed George Kaufman. playwright, friend of Miss Ast:r. as n witnes.

As Miss Astor completed his dir.. act testimony. Narlian said: "We had h0i)c.f to prevent all this scan- dal from coming out in court." "We would have asked for a dis-

Barrymore To Be Called In Child Custody" Battle

missal of the whole case on grounds 01 fraud. but we can't let it rest n:w without answering this charge 01 hers aizainslh Dr. Thorpe, so we are going to can John Barrymorc— as a matter of fact. we are going to call a lot of other pg-op;e next week."

He did not name the others. After today. the trial will be crntinucd for :1. week in order to allow M13 Asl’/O1‘ to finish work on a motion picture.

Miss Astor concluding her testl. many. said that in March, 1935,§she and Dr. Thorpe had a final discus- sion about st divorce,

“He told me that unl:‘ss I allowed him to get the div;rce and the ens. iody of the baby and disposition of the DWPCTW as he pleased. he would scandalizc me in the eyes of the Public." she testified.

"He said he would blncken my name and the names of my prom- inent friends. He threatened in plaster it all over the front pages of ‘he NGWSPHPEFS and wreck my car- eer as an actress."

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or to the Austrian throne, lic fears of danger.

Responsible statesmen of Czecho- slovakia, Rumunio and Yugoslavia have tmrtzcd that an attempt at restoration would mean instant mobilization of their fighting forces. Sonic .st.'itc\sm.‘n have expressed the belief, however, that. the un- derstanding with Germany has put “the restoration issue on the shelf" at least for fl numbi'r of yours. ROME: Italy has set the wheels of her chariot. of state on the rond. to war.

said Benito Mussolini: "Italy's economic plan is dominated by a promise--the lncsmpabiiity of the fact that the nation will be called to the tasks of war."

Bu: although Mussolini prepares for war. his policies appear aimed at peace. He gradually is striving for the inclusion of the big west- crn European nations into a re- vivificd four-power pact, or per- haps a five-power pact including Poland.

Sooner or inter. though, he feels ——he himself has said it many timc-»—pcacc will give way to war.

PARIS: l-‘rcnch surveyors of th9 jumbled situation consider deliber- ate war out of the question for an indefinite period. France wants to avoid war, Lllry say.

Fears of the future, however, are widely expressed in responsible French quurtvrs.

They are fil1ll‘il1(‘d it-st Europe's numerous nations, with their con- fiic‘:ing ini4:ro.»ts, slide into

Germany and Italy and the other by Omit, Britain and France.

BERLIN: any Adolf Hitler. dictator of Ger- many, wants today:

Germany‘: peaceful int:-niion.<. I“ to this idea. The

Gama, it is asserted. are to "svl1' y" pgclflsm to the world.

FAKOUS JOCKEY AS ACTOR

DIIBAM, Eng.-Steve D°“°3 hue, fnnotu jockey. has - '48“ contract for I part in the _. "Wings" of the i.fo:n'.:‘.g." III‘ N

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two dangerous cmnps—-one headed by

Diplomatic OIISCYVGYS 1. To lmprrss the world with

2, Everything is made subordin- Olymplc Kare,’ of

act the jockey who wir.s the Doro! X

Big increase inf” Business Reported

According to information released by H. W. Manning, Asslsiant Gen- eral lifanhgcr of tho Great-West. Life Assurance Company. produc- tion of new business in July was 4'1 percent in excess of that for July 1935. 80 percent of the company's branches in Canada and the United 1 Stairs participated in this increased ' producti:n. For the first seven months of 1936 new business is 10 percent uhepd of the record for the comparable period of last year.

ANCIENT FRENCH GOTHIC CHAPEL MAY BE SIIIPPED TO NEW’ YORK

NEW YORK. Aug. :i—A flamboy- ant Gothic chapel at Chauvirey-ie- Chatel, France. built by Charles the Bold. Duke of Burgundy. in the fifteenth century and still standing. through disuse and neglect, on the farm of a French pcusnnt, will be brought to New York City. Piece by piece, and rc-crfctctl in the clots- etrs cf the Metropolitan Museum of Art if an act at present before the French senate and Chamber of Deputies to present. the chapel as A gift to John D. Rockefeller, jr., be- comes low. .

Herbert E. Winloclt. director of the mlI80l?‘l. confirmed reports recently t a the museum has been trying to secure the chapel since 1933. and that the present project has received the ofhclai blessing of the French Department of Fine Arts.

The chapel was cmsccrated in 1484. seven years after the death of charies the Bold. son of Philip the Good of Burgundy. but it was probably built to celebrate Charles’ third marriage. in 1408. MM“- York. Ulster of King Edward IV of nigltnd.

For many years it was called the Chapel of st. Hubert, and its most glamorous relic was the huntinl .i~.orn of the patrm saint. of hunters.

‘who was converted to Ohristilnity -lnbout 700 when he met a slit.

ed alwhile hunting on com! many. Hml,..,,,ln»_ it lirxhtcd crucifix between

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‘I'l.In column is bound for un- ot local mu-cu bu advertising of I nanny nature may be Illlflcd u I 1%! A word Inlet!) pqyuhlg |3

GENERATORS. STARTING mo-

tors. radiator repairing, fender weiding. Malletvs Battery Service. L-5841-8-4-6-2i

FIRE IN RUBBISH PILI ._ Charlottetown firemen last night. responded with a. chemical engine iDfiBi«ll.llIl8iI’ll'iIl'0n1l.h,ePownal Street wharf where a fire was smouldering in a. pile of ruuaish near the city asphalt plant.

HORSEMEN ATTENTION! !— Today, Auztrst 4th, is closing date for events to be raced at the Pro- vincial Exhibition August 17th to zlst. Be sure and mail in your entries to Secretary J. W. Bouiter.

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CHURCH OF SCO'i'LAN'D-—An- nual meeting People's Church, city, Wednesday, 5th, at 7.30. The Bac- rament of the Lord's Supper will be dispensed in the Kirk, stanchel, on sabbath, 9th, services at 1030 and '1. Preparatory service on Thursday, 6th. at 7.30 and Satur- day, 8th, at 7.30. L-5645

ARGENTI NE AMBASSADORS ARRRJVE — Mr. Carlos Garcia.- Mlaita. ,and Mr. Roberto Mlllan from the Argentine Embassy, Washing- ton, D. C. arrived in Charlottetown last night by motor car. They are staying at the Canadian National Hotel.

SEASON TICKETS — Season tickets for Exhibition have been placed in all drug stores and for $3.00 you can buy almost twice that amount of entertainment. Season tickets are transferable and can be used Obi’ anyone. They are becom- ing more and more popular every year. Buy now and be sure of your Exhibition entertainment. L-564:.‘

ME. AND MRS. IIADDON LEAVE TODAY‘-Mr. and M15. Howard S. Haddon of Kingstree, South Carolina, who have been vacationing in Prince Edward Is- land for the past month leave on feturn to their home today. Last evening Mr. Haddon entertained members of the local militia with a fine display of motion pictures he made last summer of the mil- ita. units in camp at Charlottetown. He also had some very fine pic- tures of salmon fishing in New Brunswick and Newfoundland.

WILL SEE OYSTER CULTURE RESUL'l‘S— Members of Prince Edward Island Oyster Growers As- sociation will see at first hand the work of scientists studying oyster culture when they visit the Dom- inion biological station at Bide- ford next Wednesday. At the fed- eral laboratory there Dr. A. W. H. Needlcr and his assistants have been working for years to estab- lish a lucrative industry in the Is- land by nuturlng fatter and ime: oysters in bays depicted by over- fishing and disease.

ALL DRUG STORES IN THE CITY have season tickets for the Exhibition on sale. This entitles you to morning, afternoon and evening including races and night shows and opening night. You see everything morning. afternoon and evening from Monday night until Friday night inclusive for $3.00. about 50 per cent of regular prices. Buy a season ticket now and make sure of your entertainment. L-5642

POLICE COURT —- Thirteen drunks picked up by city police dur- ing the weekend, appeared before Stipendlary Magistratte Martin in Police Court yesterday. One was sent to jail for ten and another for twenty days without the option of a. fine; one was given a thirty and ‘two others twcntry days sus- pended scntcnccs; thing failed to appear and had their bail bonds es- trcatcd; the remainder were fined amounts ranging from five to t.w:n‘.y dollars with the option of jail sentences if they fared to pay the lino.

SEASON TICKETS FOR EX- HIBITION have been growing in popularity every year. This year for $21.00 you will get {our days full cntcrtniilniciit, morning, afternoon and evening and Monday evening's opening. You see everything, horse races, night shows and all there is to soc for $3.00. which is about half the regular prices. Buy now and be sure of yours. L-5842

R..C. M. I’. LOOK FOR TRUCK— Mounted Police were lookins W5‘ tcrday for El half ton truck which they believed had been instrumen- tal. in forcing the car driven by Mr. Samuel Kennedy from the South- Dari: Road early Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy. who were injured in the crash are making a satisfactory rccovcry, hospital auth- orities stated. Mr. Kennedy re- turned to his home last evening. Mrs. Kennedy is still in the Prince Edward Island Hospital when! both had been taken after the accident.

CHARLIE CHAMBERLAIN, back from the forest primeval. where the murmuring pines and the hemlocks. garlanded with moss and in garments green stand like Druids of old with voices sad and pathetic. we are using the words of Longfellow, the anal? D09‘. I-I fitting to describe our delight in having the great outdoors singer. Charlie Chamberlain, back with us again. Lat’: year we contracted for charlie at an increased prioe.\but for months have been unable to locate him until yesterday when we received a wire from northern Quebec, stating that he will be here for our afternoon P97107111- ance on Tuesday and will have A complete new repertoire of songs. Charlie made a great hit with or- eryone last year and we feel con- fldent the Binlinl Lumberilck will be just as popular this your. Hear him in the soul‘ hits of the day

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\ JUVINILIS ARRESTED — Two juveniles were anectcdsyestcrday af- ternocui charged with abutting at the Metropolitan store. They wi.l appear in juvenile court this morn- 10¢.

TENDERS F011. CARPENTER WORK on the windows of the an- nex of West. Kent School will be re- ceived by the secretary of the school Board up to Saturday the 8th inst. specifications may be seen at the School Board Ofllee. ' L-5646

SEASON TICKETS FOR EX- lIIBI’I‘ION—These are now on sale at all drug stores, price 83.00. This is only fifty cents more than last year for a full day's extra enter- talnmmt is provided this year, in- cluding races and night show. When you buy a season ticket you are really getting almost $0.00 worth of value for 83.00. Buy now and make sure of your ticket.

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DBIVEIK. SENT To JAIL FOB no DAYS—The driver of the motor vehicle which side swiped 9. our belonging to Lt.-Governor DeBiois at Grand, Traoadlc on Sunday morning appeared before Magis- trate Tweedy yesterday charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor and was sentenced to twenty days in jail and had his license can-

P.E.|. churches of Christ To Hold convention

The annual ..u..vent.ion of Churches of Christ of Prince Ed- ward Island will meet this year in the Central Christian Church. Charlottetown, August 6, 7. 8 and 9th. '

The first session will be a. meet- ing of the Prince Edward Island Missionary Society on Thursday evening at 730 o'clock. At the ciose of this meeting Rev. J. W. Hayter of 1-Iaaeibrook will preach.

The second day. Friday. August 7th. will open with a. devotional :ervice followed by a business ses- sion at which Rev. J.W. Titus.Mat‘- itime secretary Evangelist will make his report. The Treasurer will also report and committees will be appointed.

The afternoon session will open with devotional period, after which Rev. J. W. Titus will repzrt on "All Canada" and “Canadian Disciple". Dr. F‘. E. Smith, Secretary of Min- isterial Relief and Pension Fund. Indianapolis, Ind., will deliver an address.

The evening session will open

called for one year. A man charged

with illegal consumption of liquor was fined ten dollars.

MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD —At the regular monthly meeting of the Charlottetown School Board held yesterday afternoon Mr. C. A. Mitchell, who has for many years been the faithful janitor of Prince Street school, was retired on pen- sion. Mr. J. R. Turner, Jr-,, was ap- pointed in his place from the first of September next. The meeting decided to place an "iron fireman" stoker in Prince Street School and to call for tenders for coal shortly. Certain work was ordered to be an- dertaken in connection with the windows in the annex to West Kent School. where at present a new floor is being laid in the assembly hall. Dr. I. J. Yeo, chairman of the Board, presided.

Personals

Dr. F. W. and Mrs. Christopher arrived in the City Saturday even- ing to spend their summer holidays. Their many friends have a glad welcome for them and wish them a very pleasant visit.

Messrs. E. M. Taylor and C. H. Goodwin cf Fredericton, N.B., and John Tucker of Ottawa arrived in Charlottetown last night. They are staying at the Canadian National Hotel. .

Mr. A. D. Anderson with the C. P. R, at Reston. Malni'to‘oa, ac- companied by Mrs. Anderson and their daughter, Muriel. arrived in Charlotte-town last evening. They are the guests of Mr. Anderson's brother. Ssrgt. N J. Anderson, and Mrs. Anderson. Upper Prince street.

Mrs. Norman McKinney and daughters, Muriel and Doreen, have left for their home in Fort William. Ontario, aftsr having spent an en- joyable holiday visitintz the form- er's mother. Mrs Clmrlotie Mcnrc. West Royalty, and sister, Mrs John Wood. Brookfield, also other friends and relatives

Edwin iiawken . Dies Suddenly

(C. I’. By Guardian's Special \Vlr¢)

OTTAWA, Aug. 3—Edwin Hawk- en. chairman of the National Har- bors Commission, died iodny of a heart attack at his sumin£‘1‘ home near here. He was 56 years of ago.

Mr, Hawken, Assistant Deputy Minister of Marine since 1920, was named head of the commission last fall when it was set up by the Mackenzie King govemmcnt soon after it took office.

Born in Ottawa, he joined the department in 1903 and 17 years later was ' appointed assistant deputy.

He will be buried Wednesday here.

is Drowned iiear Scaterie Is.

(C.I’. By Guardian's Special Wire)

LOUISBURG. N. 5., Aug 3 - Plunging overboard after becoming entangled by rope. Donaid Caesar of Burin, Niiid. was drowned while swordflshing near Scahcrio Island Saturday night, it. was loomed here tonight. i

The 23 year old member of thc« crew of the schooner Julie Opp 2 and Samuel Hisoock, also of Burin,

fish when they were caught up in the rope. Both fell overboard but Hlsoook was rescued when the rope was out by other members of the crew.

Lord Trevetilin

BU'IL'I'I~I. Wales, Aug. 3—(CP Cable)—Lorri Trevethin. former Lard Chief Justice of England.died today after falling out of a skiff in which he was fishing the River Wye near his home here. Cause of death was apparently heart failure. He

wt; 98.

Alfred Tristram Lawrence was raised to the peerage as Baron Tre- Vcthln of Biungn us.) in 1921- H8 was Bord Chief Justice 1921-22.

He was called to the bar in ms. was recorded of Windsor until 1901 and from 1901 until mi a judge of the high colnt of justice.