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Celebrat ed New-. foundland Wi n d - s h i p‘ “Neptune” Abandoned In Mid- Atlatic.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS comma EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

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“Y!!! ‘iurnlvl every day at , dharlcttetown. J. lcstor Douglas. L-3556-1-15-3i.

"Hockey Afton Arena. Thursday January 17th, I P. M. Bulldogs vs. Dunedin. 11-3600-1-17-11.

"REDEOOQ 1 VI‘ HRS D8508 1. o. o. r. Hell. reel-um um. . ., kMM-lrfllrlb.

"mums Saturday, Jan. mu, ‘mum Guild oaks sale. more

"Hockey at Wheatley River rink tonight, Milton Hornets vs. Theat- lsy R" ‘r Stars. League g

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"At Brackley tonight, East Roy- alty players present "George in a Jam." Admission 25 cents. 1.41523

"Second game for Jenkins tro- phy at Mt. Herbert tonight, Pownai u. Mt. Herbert. Skating after.

L-3614 "Dance. Victorlu Cross School, January 18th. Prccccds to old

hockey club. Ladies with hoskcts irce. 1.4622

“Postponed Sale. Pmtry Sole by Ccxnwall, York Pour. llrsttule, Sit-

"urmyg 11.11. hi. Zggsrs. 1.-3605-l-l'7-lL

"Fancy dress carnival in Bed- equ; Rink Friday, Jan. 18th. L-25l1-1-ll-4i "Poulzry! Ccc: e Lc._,....;_r C0 next Queen Hoke, buying dressed Chicken and Fowl until March. L-3048-tf.

"Hockey. Bedeque Rink, Thurs; . d y, Jan. 17th, Soufh Freetown vs.

Si. Eleanors. Admission 15c. L-359l-1-lB-2l

"Hockey, Bedeque Rink, Thurs- do], Jan. 17th, South Iveetown vs. St. Eleonora. Admission 15c. '

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"Ibo Annual Meeting of Dun-

ltull I ozoamsry will .be hsld m the fan Thrnsdav. January llh at I P. ll- L-SMO-I-IO-Si.

"Group Singing-Tonic Solis Olasus now being formed. Apply Prof. A. Roy Kendall, Phone 900 or WMJs. 11-3674-1-16-21.

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F o u r San Quentin Convicts Slug War- den and Kidnap Six Other Men In Get- away.

by Guardian's Special Will) QUENTIN. c5111., Jill. 16-

(A. P. SAN slucged Warden James 3- Bobbi!!! and kidnapped six men to mm today. only to meet recapture. Two tense heurs of pursuit and battle ended inj serious wound- Mire-surrender ct three others. the wounding of

hostages. Ths break came as members ‘of thestafa bond of Prison terms and paroles gathered for luncheon in Warden Hclohanh residence.

The four convicts strode in. brandishing. guns. fiolohsn refused to surerrder and was promptly

sluggcd unconscious. _Hs was leff lying l~~ n pool c1 blood- Quwkly the prisoners seized

Frank C. Sykes, San Francisco contractor and board chairman later shot: Warzen Atlizrton. Stockton attorney: Joseph Steph-

PRISIALBREAK l.

Mr. F. G. Spencer has been in Oharlottoown for more than a weekahdthefactthatheseldom comes hose save on business, to- lother with certain runners reganb. 1B8 his intentions, hasaroussd con- siderable curiosity during the past few days-

w. Spencer has now advised The the nature of his busi- ness here, enplalning that he had been in a position to do so earlier. 1". G. Spencer. 00.. Ltd. have for several years been gradu- ally modernizing their business. ‘The 1986 prcgrsm included build- ing three new theatres of the latest W90. each of which represented a substantial asset to the community in which it was erected. A ‘ ‘le instance is said to be the Capitol Theatre in Truro. which is being commended not only by residents but also by those who visit Truro.

Convinced that Ohazlottetown deserves and would reoiate a PENN theatre to compare favor- ably with any in the Maritime Provinces, Mr. Spencer has for some months been planning tc completely re-construct the interim 0! the Prince Edward. l-le preferred not to loin-to details at present -cr~,bse unnecessary superlative: which would make it more difficult to please his f1rm's many patrons when the building is conmlc‘ d.

In response to The Guar.“ x’: query as to whether there w: be any difference in the comedy of tho new Prince Edward, Mr Spencer enphrned that the audit- orium would be entirely changed also enlarged to accommodate al- most one tenth cf the populafon of Charlottetown at one time.

Mf- J- H. Kenny, a. specialist in theate construction, Mr, Sperm”-

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ens. Sacrament bank-r. wounded sllrhtlv. and lifrrk E. Noon. the bcardk secretary. Guard Lieuten- rmt Harry Jones and Sgt. C. L Dcoss fell mm the convict-nude w! de sac; surrendering at pistol point. Two state autcnroirles in front of the “union's residerce served for the getaway. HcVinsz the beard

H. 'i'“./_’. Ph inney Chairman Of Fr a i t Board .

cfffclnls in on» car and fcrcir", the guards to ride on the running boards. the convicts sped toward the black gate. Noon was forced

"'11" convicts werg led by Rud- olph Sttaiwht 35, who previcusly had made two desperate attempts to

Straight was the fugitive who had

His ccoferierves were named as Alex lfcKav. l"? Joe Cristi’. ‘ and Fred Alenders, 2'1.

The felons surrendered to offic- ers at Valley Ford, 54 miles from the prison.

Running thr-"qh two hofllcld“! across the nor-way. "I911 8% W Ncvato. about l0 miles nrrth of the nrL-on. where plrr-suinv ro'ice over- took them. The convicts then out loose with withering gunfire that held the officers oflf While thd! fled northward amn.

Two planes from an army base a few miles from the prison took on to help officers in the t. County officers again caught up with the dsQer-sdoes after shoot- ing a tire from their automobile. The prisoners fled the ear and raced into a ereamsfl. which was promptly surrounded by police.

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escape. Unconfirmed reports said! been shot and killed- l

KENTVIILE, N. 8.. Jan. l6 -_ Horton W. Phinney o1 Lawrence- iown, N. 5., today was named chair- man of the Fruit Control Board

i" it" "'9 “will t° Fund‘ t” m‘ appointed by the directors n‘ the low them to "rs. ~

Nova Sculls Prul‘ Gr were‘ Asw- ciatlon to reguistr and control th: sale of Nova. S-rti- apples in cen- tral Canadian markets.

The board, now complete, con- sists of Mr. Phlnrey, Col. T. u. Kendall, Captain George Bogg . H. 0 B'lh0p an" Herbert Oyler.

Mr. Phlnney is a prominent Nova Seotinn business man, being Presi- dent of the Maritime Flnancr Com- pany, Halifax, President of the Sootian Geld Beverage corn u y Limited Middleton, and cperaies a large fnlit farm at Isawren-etown.

Buoys Shifted By Ice Floes

YARMOUIH. N. 8., Jan. 10. - Buoys guiding Ln and out of Ysrmouth harbor had been mis- placed by ics and caused the delay of the liner Yarmouth in clearing from ths port, 0 I!

Crosby declared in a statement is- sued today-

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Mr. F. G. Spencannounces Plans For Extensive Remodelling And Enlargement Of Prince Edward

IINBER BRIISS EXAMlIlATIIIN

Maintained He Had No Knowledge the “Gypsum Queen” Was Not Torpedoed.

(O. P. By Guardian's Special who)

OTDAWA. Jan. lik-Oross-exsxu- lned all day in the "Gypsum quun" law suit before the Exchequer KI today, Senator H. J. Ltlntslned firmly he had acted in silt andproper msnnerlnthe preparation and presentatiur of this claim before the Canadian Repar- ation Cunnnissloner.

With Captain Freeman Hatfield. owner of the lost three-master! schooner, the Nova Scotia Senator is oo-defen’ in the action or the government for recovery of $71,000. The money was paid direct to Hat- field in March, 1931. on the submis- sion the schooner had been torped- oed. Peter White, acting for the" government will continue his cross- examination tomorrow morning.

‘l Heated Exchange

~ The k became lseiicd at times. At one stage, the government counsel interrogated witness on an interview the Senator had with Secretary of seen c. n. Cahan 1n July, i931, after payment of the award. 111 which the defendant had been shown a copy or an afradavit made by Hatfield in Liverpool in 1916. Had the Senator after this interview and u-fternseeiug of the Hatfield aflldsvit vessel had been lost by stress of weather visited Hatfield in New Yank‘! questioned m. White.

"I did not v.0 to see Captain Bat- field: I wrote to him," the Senator replied.

And the witness had told Hatfield in that letter to return the money, said Mr. white. “Did you return the cert you received?" - '

“I did not think I was called canto return it," answered the Sen-

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"It was tainted in your hands as it was in Hatlleldb?” suggested counsel. -

No Knowledge Vessel Not Torpedoeo

“I have no knowledge the vesse‘ was not torvpedoed and r do not know yet," warmly snswe ed wit- ness. "I tnld Hatfield if he was Puiltv he should return the moneyl" the Srnator answered further cues- tiors in referring to the contents 0f the letter he wrote the skipper after seeinq Mr. Oshan.

"And Hatfield at that time ha!‘ en uncasherl cheoue oi’ vours for v biflence of V1.00’! cf this money" did vo" stop nsvmewt. of that cbgnvvo?" asked M1‘. Whllé.

"r think it would have been un- fair if I had done so when I did not know whether Hatfield was guilty or not." replied witness.

A serum“! question had ofisen and as an cflcev of the court and a member of the Senate. sum-water! Mfr. "M". it ouch? to have been the flret thimr the defend-mt would do. "tie up the money left."

"I do not think so," retorted the Senator, ‘

‘We will out it 1"“ way," acid vow-moron! murmur l" <0 vmgwflh-

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F 0X Bllflilllli ELEBIEEUFHBERS

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wile- SASKNIOON, Jan. 16-1.. M. '1'. Insfan, Salidrury. N. B». was slsotsd President and m. A. A. tmkhart, Ksnsinstsn. P. I, I. vice-president at the annual meet- ing hm today of the Canadian National Sliver Iox Breeders‘ As- sociation. George B. Maooalltun was re-elootcd secretary.

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Hens _ Going _ D om est ic ?

(CI. By Guardian's Speshl Wire)

HALIFAX, Jan. 16—W1aich mane first. ths chicken or the ezg. the needle or the thread? M. Homsby lsrrtquitssure. l-le hadnodesire in polong the old biological con- troversy but this morning at break- fast he opened up s new angle when he crooked the shell of an egg and found a. needle, in perfect condition, threaded, and stuck thrown the yoke. "A very domes- ticated hen, indeed!" he remarked.

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Federal Agents Mow Down “Ma” Barker And Son In Florida Hideout.

(Copyright, 19M, By The AQociakd Press)

(By Guardian's Special Wire)

OKLAWAIIA, Fla, Jan. 16—Fed- erai agents trailed “ll/Ia" Barker and he: son. Fred. to their Florida hideout today and killed the long- aought Bremer kidnapping suspects with machine gun fire after a fur- ious six-hour battle.

"Ma" Barker, mentioned as the brain of the Barlser-Karpls gang held responsible for the kidnapping or Edward G. Brewer. St. Paul.

As the gun fight raged, described by residents of the little village of Oklawahs as “likera war." reports of s. greater death list spread. One was that Alvin Karpis, oo-leader of the gang was slain. After the gun- fire had ceased, howevtl‘. and foetal agents had entered the house, it was established that only Barker and his mother were killed. Bar- ker was 82 and his mother 56.

The battle started shortly after daylight tit-s burning when De- partment of Justice Rents, led by E. J. connelley of Cincinnati, surl- rounded the house on Lake Weir. Connelley approached and called to the occupants to surrender.

Battle 0n

Machine gun fire was the answer and the battle was on. Augmenting their weapons with m: gas. the government men kept up firing and it was met in kinwfrom within the house. when the shooting ceased from the house around 11 o'clock, the government men sent a. negro cook, who had been working there, into the building. l-le returned say- ing “they are all dead.”

“Ma" Barker foil holding s. ma- chine gun in heu- hand and a por- ‘tlon of. the drum of ammunition had been exhausted. She had been struck only once.

Prod Barker's body was sprawled on the floor with l1 machine gun slugs in his shoulder and three in his hood.

The dosen o: more government agents who participated in the battle escaped injury.

Brains OfGang

The Barbers‘ homo was in Otis.- homs, “Ma" Barker has been men- tioned as tl.e brains of the gang and was said to have directed their activities in a number of bank rob- beries throughout the middle West. Having already disposed of most of the notorious Dillinger and "Pretty Hm" Floyd gangs, agents had been hunting the mrkers for some time on clues they had come to Florida.

The Barker-Karpls gang has been described as the last o! the froe-' running mobs at large in the Unit- ed States. It was reported in Chic- ago that Arthur (Doc) Barker, brother of Prod, had been in fed- sral custod there for a week but division of ‘instigation officers do- nied this.

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Negro Laborer Who Found Body of Kid- napped B a b y To Testify. ‘

By John l-‘orriI, Associated Press Stat! Wfllfl’ (By Guardian's Special Wire)

FLENIINGION, N. J., Jan. 16. — Bruno Iiauptmanns murder trial was pushed tonight toward a. grim picture of baby Lindberghfls hidden grave as prosecutors, with the posi- tlve opinions of eight experts, cap- ped their accusation of Haupt/lnann as the ransom writer.

Thus the state, intent on sending the glum carpenter to the electric chair, is ready to show how Col.

son lay buried in a. thicket while Hauptmann aliefldly wrote 14 lying letters and snatched the $50,000 ransom in a. Bronx cemetery.

Negro Will ’.l‘estlfy

A negro laborer, William Allen. stumbled across the baby's shallow grave on May 12, 1932, more than two months after he was stolen from his Hopewell home a few miles away. He will testify then the body, found faced down, its skull horribly fractured. will be identi- fled.

The state says Bruno stole the baby from his nursery, fell from a. ladder with him and killed him in the fali. Then, it claims, he call- ously stripped the sleeping suit from the body to use in aining for the ransom and buried ghastly burden in ths thicket, across the Hunterdon County ling near Mount Rinse, N. J.

Only a little of the tedious hand- writing testimony remained at ths trial's adjournment today after four more experts had called Bruno the author of all 14 notes. Positive in their identification, they were just

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Serves Notice Of TreatyResolution

(c. P. By Guardian's special Wire) UITAWA, Jan. lit-Negotiatio- of a trade treaty with the United States will again be urged in D‘ House of Commons this session Jl’ William Duff. Liberal member for Antlgonish-Guysboro. Ibr the past several years Mr. Dufl has prusnt- ed a. resolution urging the negotiae , tlon of such a treaty and he has 1 served notice he will do the some this year.

The Duff resolution asks for the negotiation of "a satisfactory trade d5: ement" whereby the products of the sea, farm, mines and forests of Canada. should have free entry| into the United States in exchange for tho admission oi "certain goods from the United States" which in the interests of both countries _ might be admitted to Canada free of duty.

Revolvers Regis tered

l-IAIIFAX. Jan. re-asm than 800 revolvers, including those re-l ported by banks and express cem- paniss, have been "Illtered with Halifax headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, officials stated today ailm- making a check- up here following instructions from Ottawa. |

About 2,000 applications have. been received at headquarters from provincial points for licenses to carry firearms.

Charles A. Llndberghfls first born‘

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Opening That

of Canada tomorrow.

Procedure In Doubt

to illness Hon. George Black, member for Yukon, resigned the speaker-sh ,- yesterday. The ne- cessity od choosing a. suoc left parliamentary officials and law of- ficers somewhat in doubt as to pro- cedure.

Atwr rQw hours of study o! the precedents from the British and Canadian purlllimfllltfl relating to the election oi a. speaker of the Commons, it was agreed by the gov- ernment and the oiilcisi Opposition that thetraditional procedure fol- lowed in selecting ' at the beginning of a new parliament should be adhered to now. This is the first ' that a speaker of theCommowlsinCanadahasre- signed.

When the Commons assembles at three o'clock. Premier H. B. Ben- nett will announce that the position of speaker is vacant. Then the commoners will be sulnmoned to the Senate at ths behest of the deputy Governor-General, Sir Ly- man P. Duff. when the members of parliament appear in the Senate without a speaker, the Deputy Gov- ernor General will refuse to read the Speech from the Throne until the l‘ ons has selected s. mem- ber to speak for them.

Will Nominate Speaker

The msmbe will then return to the Commons Chamber and a speaker will be nominated by the Prime Minister. After he is selec- ted, the Usher of the Black Rod will again appear 1n the Commons and summon the members beck to the Senate. The Governor-General will then read the Speech from the Throne.

As a result of the of electing a speaker, the Speech from the Throne will be about hnlf an hour later than is the custom. Fol- lowing it the commoners will re- turn to the Commons Chamber and the new members will be in- troduced. .

Present arrangements provide for an adjournment after the new members have been introduced S0 that the members ma-v attend the receptions by the new speaker in the Commons, and the speaker of the Senate and Madame P. E. Blon- dln. Tributes to the members of the Commons who died during the recess will be made on Friday and the debate on the address started on the following Monday.

RELIEF FOR DISTRESISED CENTRE

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Win)

SPRINGFIELD, ZN. 8.. Jan. 16- Nature intervened to save villagers along the lower roaches of the Lahave River. marooned for days without food because of flood con- ditions. Colder weather froze stretches of the water and today a horse and team got across the ice at Mariner's Bridge bringing badly

needed food to residents-

(C. P. By Guardian's Qecial Wire)

SYDNEY, 11.8., Jan. 1B. —- Rev. John Pringle, DD. LLB. veteran of. the Yukon gcldfislds and former

United Church of Cans-dd head-

quarters in Toronto, _hs will card

on million work in Bermuda for the

next month or two.

H. Pringle, a native 0! Charlotte- been since

Rev. Dr.- Pringle Accepts NewMissionaryAssignment

Minnesota. and 5t. Paul, Minnesota. began taking the Yukon trail in

After much good mlsionary work and many adventures, Dr. Pringle carnetoSydneyinlWil. Thswar

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7 HT PARLIAMENT ‘FFENs SESSION TOCDA Commons Must) I Select Speaker: First Task A

Everything IrT-lieadiness, For

Will Follow 2'

Time Honoured Procedure.

(Canadian Press, by Guardian's Special Wire) :

OTTAWA, Jan. ld-Everything is in readiness for tllli formal opening of the final session’ of the 17th Parliament Members of the House of Co _ ‘_ and Senators from the nine provinces are on hand for the‘ beginning of their annual task of making the lawn for Us! ~ ~ country. Before the House of Commons gets down to work , it will have the unique task of electing anew Speaker in ths middle of the life of a single Parliament.

Debutantes and social leaders are in the Capital also id join in the brilliant social events which accompany the opening ceremonies. The usual assemblage of brightly-clad women will gather in the Senate Chamber tomorrow to pro-i vide a background for the GovernonGeneral and his suite when he reads the Speech From the Throne.

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MONTREAL Jan. 18-fo- liseicnlghi. nportedfourperv sonshsdbeenburnedoododls infireinahorns on Noise Damn Street near lberviiln Street. Detailswu-s notin- nredlatclyavailablot

Confudnsrresuitedwiflrmd ofths ynungaudiensainjirel asthsyescapodfrumtheraaol. Thrueambulanoea, taxis ml polioeoanhurried f-belulureil tohospltals. Upon “all wasfound foru- had alsmd! disdandothsrswerefnalm- lous condition.

Tho fire was qui ' ' b under control and firemen were searching debris for

bodies. They expected it might take an hour or two before al the children were accounted for, as some of the less injured