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Cl-IARIDTTEPWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, APRIL 22. 1930

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hreat To Kill

All Forelgners mmunists And Bandits Plun- dering, Looting Villages, And “Kidnapping Hostages In China.

(Special to the Guardisil)

GRAI. April 2l.-A letter re-

. hero from one of Sixteen Un- staies Catholic lvfissionsiriee. have been held prisoners in the _. Province city of Kanchow, that Communist and bandit be- -. had threatened to kill even’ - . within the wells for "robbing g our prise." Meanwhile the " have withdrawn part of their .. from the eeile. and "while ng Kanchon fall, are plund- the surrounding country. loot- villages and kidnapping hostes-

clas-IU are suffering the especial het- red of the Communists. and in one village tiairty five land owners were abet as a warning to surrender prop- erty without resistance. ‘me letter continued that "Rods" are confis- cating lands. destroying title deeds and establishing “commune! govern- ments.” This has resulted in a great danger o! food shertsgefor theooirii ing season since the, fleidahaveuwt been planted. g _ ‘ _

. Oi-lekia-ng Province sdvicesseidtlaat 20.000 bandits had overrun Chek- lan Anhwei Province. killing hundreds and thousands of dollars tribute from the inhabitants.

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‘we Of Family. "se Lives In Fire

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» ' YORK, N. Y, April ﬂL-lliw bers of a family lmt their lives. er is dying and the seventh was ly injured. early today when raged through the upper apart- l of a two family brick dwelling klyn. The Oﬂiin of the blase not been deter-dined tonight. Fire hsl ‘rhos. Broppy conducted an tigstion and said that he had d nothing "to indies " incen- . l-ic piit the house under pol- ard, however. and he said that ould continue lsis inquiry. I-ie ad- at seemingly the fire had start ust outside the apartment door hod but! fed by a wicker ham- whch stood there. The dead t Christopher Johnston. 46 -y_ears captain of a lighter: his his: Clara. l8 years old. and is. is years old, and his sons. id it years old. and Iilwood, 9 . old Mrs. Mary Johnson, 52 of age. mother of the children.

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. She was reported i» bfdylﬂi - ted meal Zion Hospital. Chris- » Johnson. Jr. 2i. years old. who to have been married next sat- . is in King's County Hospital. K from severe body burns.

Resigned

(Sllﬂisl to the Guardian)

- my. April QL-Lord am of . former Governor-General o!

Wls reported on good auth- to have tendered hie resignation - ‘ssioner of Police. saying his h had failed to improve as be ammo. rora lync- madam 0! Scotland Yard in 1W! il now - th Ahioa to regain his strmeth.

OUNCEMENTS. '9 MING EVENTS.

_. MEETINGS». ETC. lhst OliilzT-cldiﬂi ‘m. we

in u. meals Station on -» Amt ma. sxee-s-ar- .

Insane Brother l ‘vile’? Simr

__ (sessile: u» Gaarlhal - ~TORON10. 0M. Aliﬂl ik-Wml her face and heaskbatwed and chop- ped beyond recognition, Alice Barton aged 18, was Mind by members of the family lying dead in her room at id Elm Grove Avenue on Satur- day evening. more than eight hem-s after she hid been murdered. A blood smeared awe, believed to have been wielded by the maniac hand 0C M!‘ brother, Hank Barton. aged 24, was duodveree b '. Berton is in the phyaiciatric hospital chilled with $110 slaying of his sister-glitter: is be- lieved to have __ {rendered insane by reason of‘“tw'0"f‘rsbtiii'c‘b! his mm m a rughwaysbtident lam Feb- ruary.

General Passes

(Chadian Press) LONDON, Aitll ﬂh-Bfitlﬂil‘ Genoa-l Pieduiok Gordon Gunil- hqq, coves-nor and Commander-in Chief of British Guinea. is dead. He was born in ‘Iprouito, Ont. Jill! 3M-

Bill Passer!

(Oanadlanfrels) WASHINGTON. A0111 2i- The MertinBili toeutimrine apriiwlil" uel-lesssspooashsirtheeso-HI oragotneshsaysycanadaandthi-I gevernmentortinwchehlaeireetm name-o: esnswusdmicw"

by sentencing W.

(special to the Gusritan) IDLDON, April ﬁle-Heads of the five dei _ ‘ to the naval confer- ence approved the treaty in its final form today and sent it to the print- ers. The tent probably will be issued to the press at midnight for release tomorrow when the delegates will meet at 8t James Palace to sign the five power slfeement achieved in negotiations here since January 31. The text will be about 8.000 or 9.000 words. All difficulties in the way of signing o! the treaty appeared to have been stnsghtened‘ out, and there was every indication that nothing

arduous work of the conference here.

aided today on the following name for the five power treaty Which will be signed tomorrow-

"Tire London Naval Treaty of 1930." It was titree months I00 todey the conference opened with expression! oghkhhopasofsfiippowertreaty of limitlticn and reduction. The

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“London lNavfzil Treaty 2f 1930”

Delegates Will Meet At Palace Today To Sign Historic - . ,Fi_ve'Power Agreement.

{Premier Andre would prevent the ceremony at iOJiMster J. Ramsay MacDonald o! Great s. m. tcmorww culminating the lcnglBritain, exproslnl ‘mum's reams ‘um he could notatterid the dru- Ubief delegates to the conference de- ming of the treaty. Tardieu sent Jean

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Presented to Large Au- dicnce at Prince Edk ward Last Evening Under The Auspices of St. Charles Auxili-

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"dimbing Roses." How appropri- ately named was this three sot farce comedy presented at the P-‘inre my ward last evening. Spontaneous laughter greeted each amusing sit-f

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ly, without aﬂectation and with s fro Mrs. A. H. Roper the presentation goes much or! its oredltfor its excellence. Delightfully amusing ‘as cash separate eibmtim was the plot as a whole contained a tense. rﬂplvha and unusueiirsmssest uacribing as it did the iii :2 the Rose family, recently iarcuﬂst to wealth throulh the neioe and her- oine P688‘?- w ‘Win social distinc- tion. The studied. yet boorﬂi. snob-

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‘this forenccn and pronwnoed- M? [work done. Ambassador Morrow. the ‘United States member or the com~ Lmittee, announced after‘ the mesh: Lng that everything‘ was set for 1-114 sfgning tooled-row. Bis announcement pet at rest strong fears that some hiwn would develop. _ ‘

PARIS, April ItL-libreign Min- Hstcr Bria-pd and ‘Mlnisit 0t Marine [mun Dumesnil left for ‘Dmdon on ‘the noon mm today to affix their gnaw“ u; m, rive Power Naval {ﬁnely tomorrow. Brishd carried with him a , ‘ letter from ‘rardieu, to Rinse Mil!-

Moysaet. profenor at the Prdsh nav- alooliegeandomofthaldeaof the naval conference to represent him personally at the oermcnin to- marrow.

rmrsvu. hence. April IL-‘rhe "babel o1 tongues" at the Zonden Naval Conference was blamed M speakers at the World hperanto 0on- grmtodayforfaiiul-eoftbedelegat- as to achieve a five power treaty of limitetion. Inability to imderstsnd cash other awoke ultra-suspicions of the ahief delegates. the soeahsrs de- clared. The ccﬂlris decided to op- ensnswwa-id-‘wideeasnpaigateen- courage businﬂ nan 0e adopt the lunivwnai iansuaee. Ind it will pet- ition the League of imtions to com Iblilnntc as the official league lan- IIIIIO-

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(spa-tee u» omens) ‘roaongp, one. April ‘Iron: ephg while her mother- is Swiiserlsn]. a nuns! New Yes-h ‘heiress. if. Al- ena Cecil. paytsﬂresssie nes- iish ‘neweboy. ‘they. wen-enur- ried in afraid-rm fegbtry of- flee. with only a w», m»: __of a railway porter, slid the registrar as w-ltnenes. the him-Oberlin ha“. Banting Mrs. Iinrben, is a daughter of ton, a New York architect. and had hem living in England the past seven veers. She h a aaem- ber of English society. and the wedding crested ranch excite- saent The couple arrived at St. John, N. 3-. this morning and are enrolls to Toronto, where

‘ Will Qualify For Gold Cave

(Canadian Heel) UONTREAL. April ZL-Wifih her pennants flying bravely in the wind, ‘their. S. Wentworth. first transat- lantic ship to enter the pert o! Mont? real this season. slowly eanaa. into position at Windmill]. Eoint this after- moon after a voyage or 4i days from lbw-ban. south Afr-ice. Ospteln _D. M. Aitohison was in command. The vesselisownedbyilabalgleish. oi New Castle. Imglsnd. and carried eesrwcflwﬂtensofnsgar. Captain Aitchison will qualify for the gold heeded cane annually pre- sented by the Montreal Harbor Oom- mlssion to the first captain to bring a trans-Atlantic boat into port.

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Lose Lives In Fire At Penitisntiary

Most of Dead, All Prisoners Burn-

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aprilll-War- den Preston m. Thomas at '1“o'c1cek estimated that I00 persons had been killed in anfire stuoliio’ Penitentiary this‘ hitter-Peon." ‘some of the deed, all _ ‘ rﬂvnrbilmed to death while froswtiweifects of a seine {siren that engulfed cm pru- on yard-Whose burned to destb were trapped iirthe dor-mitoryﬂlstbe west end of the prison. Five hundred oth- er prisoners were liberated from the dormitory and ran into me prison yard. It “III feared thlt additional deaths would result from smoke. Between forty and fifty prisoners are in the main ‘hospital and some of them appeal-ta he ‘dead. The entire main rloor of tyaiﬂilﬂtsi use u» basement is being utiiiad: ‘ i

The tire. which ital-tea so the east

idly towards warden Thdmls’ res- idence. Several men were reported to be trapped in one portion of the burning building. but smoke was so dense they could not‘ ‘be reached. Firemenorl the inside wall were at- tempting to get to them. Twenty or more‘ doctors were treating the men who were pissed on the grass in the Several indies were covered with blankets. but it was not known Whether the men were dead. Prisondrs‘ irtthe cell blocks east o! the Wardens residence were sci-aim- ing md demanding f0 be freed. The Chief Deputy Warden and sevcrll guards went into the block with heavy anal and. hammers, apparent- ly prepared to break the looks if ne- cessary. fire filhters admitted to the inside‘ through the west gate seem- ed to be making little hendwl? against the rapidly spreading ﬂames. Firemen and others working inside thswalisseidthedsethliltwﬂuld be at least I00. and newIrIPOrmQ— were of the opinion the tell of lives would be even greater than that fit- ure. Associated Press staff men in the prison yard counted ninety will completely covered with b18115!"-

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The prisoners in the yard W!!! calling on eaeh other for heib to briegmenoutcfthefifth aadsixtb ranges and the l-I celi block, where it was eetinuted sixty-sill"! m!“ W" trapped. Prisoners. firemen and guards were nos-kins m“! "7 m" mu section with anal. nich- v1" cutters and all available ma. nu floor of the hospital basement was covered with men. many of "l"! “u; or dying. and at least flit? W" on the floor of the main hospital. some o! than apparently Weill- pwymm; in white were workinl with waterscaked hmesemhlvfs WI their noses so densevwes the mete.

A “yd Qaptain, sent into t!!! wwnyu-qmgstsosneideaolthe “use or disaster. reported to Hill Amanda ‘rbosnas. dlillblll‘ 0' u" Wei. thlt he bad checked “P l“ sources and than at least soc men muss Wlilebinned nth-devil subroutines-encasemen- twat-iii’!-

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and 1171118 were on all sides. and, 1-“ Expressed the fear that the death toil would be even greater. The ﬂames continued to blaze near- m, "It sate st 1.30 p. m. tonight, out. em standard time. Firemen drove it beck a ‘little, but a stiff wind fanned the flames and drove them through G and H blocks. where some of sixty mm We turned. Convicts and Nerds and firemen were making Vlllkﬂh “K011i l0 [Qt 1500 thug bids A ceIPsny of regular army! soldiers reached the scene and were lull!“ 1'0 dilly 0n the main gate. Prison officials said this heavy guard was placed on the, sate because they! feared some of convicts loose in thd prison yard would be driven insanu W the saocitenasnt and might make a break for liberty.

The state director of finance. on. coining from the prison yard, said most of the dead were accounted for by the heavy smoke. The scene within the prison yard continued one of ut< ter disorder as darkness descended. At least aoo convicts, all orderly and siding rescuers and firemen. were in the yard. Doctors. clad in white, ""3" villi-Bill‘ on unconscious Pmmm 0'31" Prisoners. row upon WW» ll? on the dunp grass, covered m“? with blankets. These were num- WM won: the dead. Prison guards rushed hither and yon. attempting to‘ 39W 5h! Prisoners orderly and siding- in the rescue work.

"were Scream With Fear.

‘I'M prisoners in the east cell blocks. where is housed company K, the bad men of Ohio Penitentiary. screamed and yelled. fearing the fire would reach them. Guards were try- ing to quiet these men. They were prepared to open the cell doors if the flamu continued to sweep to- ward the east. An extra force o! Iuards rushed to the west hall where it was reported the prisoners were threatening to try to escape through a gate opened to allow ambulances to enter the yard. Between so and 100 nurses were sent to the prison from various hospitals, but Warden ‘Thomas refused to admit them. be- cause of danger inside. A number of prisoners overcome by smoke ward revived at ‘I30. The fire was virtii< ally under control at that hour. Outside the streets on four sides of the prison resembled an armed camp. On the outside lawns. guards arm- ed with machine guns had their wea- pons trained on the prison windows. On the pavements, National Guards- Ilhn stood rigid. facing the prison walls. At the main gate the regulsn army troops stood with bayou-lets at- fixed to their rifles. 1n the streets for several blocks C police. mes were on duty. ‘The crowds of spectators were held back by the po- lice. At s p. m. prisoners and guards succeeded in letting into tier no. four in I and K cell block. l-iere they, found nothing but dead. The convicts went to work ensrlns the dead from the cells and passing them down the tier steps. other bodies were lowered by ropes from the windows. The prison yard now was covered with

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