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Read by Everybody

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1938

12 PAGES

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OFA.

MERE MAN

Do not mmition cheese‘ in house where there are mice.

the

Allnunl Snblcrlptlon Delivered 86.00

By Mnll—l'.l§.I., 61.00; Cnnudu um! U3. Q1»

lIITLER

AT; Confident of Election Outcome

gniiriasr. Feb. 4—(CP cable)- flgldqllllftél‘! oi the Unionist (Con- grllitlVel Party tonight estimated um when the last ballot is count- ad in next Wednesday's general election in Northern Ireland the Government's majority wl.l be lit- tle changed. Aseat or two may be lost or med. they believed. but the net alance would be much the same. 1n a House Commons 52 mmbers, this would give Viscount cr-algavoifs Unionist Administra- tion a majority over all others oi

und 20.

"h. result. if the Unionist fore- cgst is correct, will be acclaimed by the Government as Northern Ireland's definite "no" to the am- bitions of Prime Minister de Valera oi Eire for a United Ireland.

not echoes fi'om every Unionist platform. whether speaker be a member of the llcial. Progressive or Independent Unionists. _ '

“We are all loye ists ' -- support- m of the close link with Great Bri- tairi-is the constant refrain from

ill FEE-Q”-

CQWNCI {VENll

|lihi'I‘|(‘ll In w 0 rd

"Annuniirvriiorrta llfl‘ this column at 2 cents vrr ltrictly parable In advance.

l‘

"Skate Victoria Rink tonight. L-823-1-l5-22-29-Sat—tf.

"Buying dressed chicken and fowl, daily. Correct eroding. Ton prices. Island Cold Storage Com- pgn, ‘ L-475-lZ-3U—i.1.

"Hockey toulizlit at New Glas- row. Riniicc Rangers vs. Rustico Maple Leafs. L-3434—2-5-ll.

"Bordon Line Club loading hogs lambs. calvesevcry Tuesday. Hours l2 to 3. L-348-i2-M-2-5-tl.

"Coke Sale at Prowse Bros. Saturday Feb. 5, auspices Catholic Woiiiens league. L-8374-2-3-3l.

"Rummage Sale Trinity Church Bsocial Hall Saturday, February 5th at ti oclock. Girl Guides.

L-3-l35-2-5-1i.

"llockcy at Marshileld tonight. Freiichiort vs. Dunstaiinage. S‘ c lite-r with music. L-Zsa 9.

‘fl-‘oricy dress carnival and Val- entine skate at Montague Tues- day. February 15th. Prizes awarded.

L-2245-1-29-3l.

"Kingston Crystals vs. Hunter River Ma le Leafs. Wiltshlre rink tonight. eague game. L-345-i.

“Huskies vs. Hornets Milton Rink tonight, game starts of. oclock, skate after. D3433.

“Pantry sale West Royalty Women's Institute Holmalfs this afternoon. L-3456.

"Cake sale ‘Trinity Young Peo- Iiloe Union, Moore and Maclieodti Saturday afternoon, February 5th.

L-2282-1-3l-3i.

"Come to the Camival at nigh-- field Rink Saturday February 5th. N0 hrircs awarded to costumes that have taken prizes before in lllEllficld Rink. L-3427-2-4-2i.

"Hockey match Victoria Rink Mlilldfly night. Summerside Sov- lfi-i vs. Vctorla Unions, skate Elli". admission M and 14 cciits.

11-3457.

"Annual Meeting oi the Stanley Bridize Dairying Co. will bc held in

e Masonic Hall, Stanley, on Tues- gey. February 8th, 1938, at 2 P. M.

- S. MacEwen. Secretary. b3366-2-8-3l.

amill assessments due Borden bghqol District No. s4 unpaid will o Riven to the Clerk of County ofllégigtfyogicctéon rgoigarcirs can} Oil!‘ . l‘ 6n O0

Trustees District N0. M. c L-3392-2-4-2l.

"HOB Chicken Dinner, Tryon gown: l-inll. under aus ices oi marv- P. U. Saturday even rig, Feb- m . 12th. If Saturday is stormy,

Dber will be served Monday.

11-3437-2-5-11.

"BHYYM live and dressed poultry hfgllsednv. December 15th. Paying m! est market prices. Signed Mat-

e“ Mbliean, Bridgetown.

L-693-12-B.

“ll in the intention oi th Pipe m? oi the P. a. Island eI-Iigh-

era (Black Watch) by special

mission oi Lt. Col. C. 0.

jmmml- to Dut on a. Scotch soothers" stair" are"

~ - I50 WI 0i.’ will" notice. n-aao-i-a-ri.

"Livestock Marketin g loaivl 11°F. lunhs. and calves n F, local shl lng clubs, week “um . 'lth. as io lows: Monday h" fion. Baltic. Bouris, St. Pet- e- °l¢1l_. Murray River, Mel- frné’ OWN?- Tuesdayuloregmr: m "I'll time. Redford. Charlotte-

r mllllllkton Wiltah Ri , ' Ava Mal

Br be,

_TAKES COMMAND» OF ARMED; FORCES

Assumes Army Control

Government.

crrcanbon anon IIITLEB.

Who has assumed control of the German Army in the greatest rid- mlnistraiive and cabinet shake-up since he took office changes have greatly strengthened the radical Nazi element in the

in 19113. The

Nazi

Would Not Oppose Ferry Project

NEW GLASGOW, N’. 5., Feb. 4... (CP)-—'1'hc Now Glasgow Board o! ‘Prado ivris told today by Don F. Fraser, former incnA-sr oi the Novn Scotti, Imgislutuve. that tin: Board's members should not oppoe the pro/posed icrry service between Caribou. N. 5., and Wood Island, E

P. . .

‘The Pictou Muriicliaal Council wont on rcwrd a. fortnight ago as being opposed to the esiablishmcnt of tdic fen-y service, declaring it was a ‘gsccklcss eacpendltum oi public fun .

Chief Party Whips Are on Sick List

4-The chiei Liberal and

OVITAWA, Feb. whips of both the Conservative ponies are ill. Con- servative whip A. C. Caseelman is in hospital here with a. recurrence oi o. back injury suffered in the war wliilc Liberal Whip Rosa Gray is confined to his Barnia home with influenza.

Labor Minister Rogers, suffer- ing from influenza, is not expect- ed to return to the Commons un- ti1_Mo -' v.

SHANGHAI, rel». 5 (Saturday) -—Chlncse are iiizhtlniz a dosim- ate rear guard action along the irozcn banks oi the Hwai Rive!‘ to cover the retreat oi their main army ngtmward from Japanese- oonquer 0118i?"-

Th0 Chinese one“ 11s‘ ‘rcvktgigrtz-

ns . '

mg to Dos o mileds dnorth g;

noe

tfigalllltl-lrtfllea vlwxsorrldeoi? alons

the Lunghai railroad that separ-

Mg; the Japanese areas o! coin- quest in north and central China.

The fierce euiflflilllir W‘: swirled throueh the miat-ccvere chain of marshy lakes 0.10M "l6 m“ "“r°°..li°“éti.i...“'.‘lli..ll‘él‘

. centre o weaned‘!

a at. 10.-

Chinese Battle To Cover Retreat Northward

Concern Expressed In Britain Over, Developments

Radical Gains Power In Drastic Cabinet Shakeup.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wlrcl

LONDON, Fob. b-wsaiurday) ~ The Associated Press sa_vs concern that Germany would embark on n new adventurous course in Iluro-po as a result of her army crisis swept diplomatic quarters here co-

day.

Many diplomats took a grave view oi what they considered the success oi’ the radical icing oi the Nazi party over the moderate elo- ment iii Chancellor Illilers gov- ernment shakoup. the Associated Press adds. v

Elevation of Joachim Von Rib- bentrop to Foreign Minister and the expected disappearance o! Konstantin Von Ncurritns’ in- fluence in the Government were viewed in informed circles with gilsquiet, the news agency rcpori-

It was rumored for some time in London that Von Ribbcntrop. one of the engineers oi the Rome- ‘Berlin-Tolr o axis, would replace Von Neura h, but. the announce- ment came as a surprise never- tireless.

Diplomatic sources predicted, says the Associated Press. that

'_U1_llQi__Von_ _ Hassill. W retiring urn;

ivoeiwiw 9LP9¢°-l.1-._'~?91.5!?_

Desperately

000 men, that had strayed from the main body in the falling slush. Japanese aid they were attackina the division at bayonet int. While the Jwanese orces at- tempted to conquer central China 1g‘ orce, reports from Canton, in tu- aouth. said Japanese were

..“.§‘.‘.‘.$'°°‘Ii°-la2€‘“3in $325.5

Chinese leaders to set up a pro- Jl. anele South China. regime. ther vihlcli were con- sidered more ielinbie._ said that o -i.ime Chinese pirm chic.’- M’ ‘first admmmixilsg’ have gs n - tratiorie on ac small islands oi! the coast. ts are be

1 c c u a milhb ll. i101! t)! L h ironte. b0"! in la. i-lvni 25am

and some 1B0 miles to the north that. river.

d

sivs riziiuii PULIBIES BllllSE

[Nlillllllllllll

N. S. Premier Urges .4 ' Direct an d More ) ' 77 a Irogressive '1 a x System. (B! Carl Relnkr. Canadian Press. Stall’ Writer) l HALIFAX, Feb. 4—(CP)~I‘a>;. ation iii Canada can be made more equitable, efficient. and pioductvc, only by greater (lependence on a direct and more progresive tax sysfiom for the ccainmy as a whole, Premier Angus L. Maccloriald of Nova. Scotiia. subniitzcd today be- fore the Royal Commission on DOillllllOil Provincial ri-iat:01i.'.'. "This would indicate a. central- imticii of iiicoriic tux, corporation rind iniiieittnnce laorc; in the hands 0i the Doiiviiion (Joverninent. wlicre lllQV can be niaclc iuttioiial in - or pTUQIPSSlVP. rat-her than w." the. l-‘rruiiri- said.

FLUHQ‘ BENEFITS

A mil from crrater ciliviency ' illlil prwl .. ,1 scheme would < ll ltriicfil. to the ivcnkci" "irided. It

ivollld i

bolri: . crl l0 ilic outly-ng oc- izlons. I would overcome I-lie dif-. flculty vi’ collcciiiio taxes from

companies which do b1l5lll€S5 witihin o. province but are not milcred tlicrc. Ii, would offset the "present preferred position" o! the central

rovlnces regarding inheritance

axes.

On tlils latter point. Prrmler Macdcnald said in 1934 Ontario collmtrl 59.1 pcr cent 0d all. suc- cession dutlcw ccllsctrd in all pro- vinces, Quebec <‘O'l‘."i‘C(l 24.4 pcr cent ard tho other seven provinces 15.5 per ccni.

"Subsrrurnt cvrn [I Heir disproportion." he 511G, “If the c succession duties were part Notional Tax scheme, the Won of tlrs revenue to

YCJIS will show an

.1 w": would be on a more CGIIuJJiE ha: - and tlxrcforc to the riilwulage of llic ivcnkcr provin- cos."

CITES CHANGE

Prenificr liincdorinld attributed much of tho difficulty in provincial

budaclli"; to the chance in social pliilo-s h". 'I‘l*.c marked increase u we‘ and ~oolzil services was

countries with the . . Ac taxation.

“In Coiizirh. .wevc-r, alteration hos born focusscd mriinlY on the cxperditure side oi this MOMS fllld the tax gvsicm lins not been a- dapted in the n~\v_ expenditure re- quirements.” he said.

As far as Nova Scotia was con- cemezl, he fol: its Clovem-mcnt had made as swcnous efforts to obtain necessary revenue, gs any province

in Canada, confidering its wealth and income iinrl natural resources. While it applied oven

higher taxes than some PTOVIIICCS. its results were loss bccriiir of the reduced taxable capacity of thi- DPOVlhCQ throiiizh the r-norvation of its industry and commerce "duo iii lame measure lo the opzi-ntion oi federal policies.”

Because of the economic _ con- dim“ Qi the arr-a, the Mnriilmer had a srmllor yiroicortion 0i pmplfi in VVOTCIL: years than lllli‘. rest. of Canada. sin". ill!‘ .\‘"'l‘l'!' "will" were attracted e‘r.c‘.vliore, Thlsleift the

me with a lll'.'ll-"l' percentage

liviolncis SHAKE-UP IN NAZI CABINET

Convokes Reichstag for Feb. 20 —— Biom- bcryr a n d Fritsch Ousted.

Fob. 5— (Satur-

June Wedding I

LONDON. d-"'Yl-—-lCP-Ilavas)-The Daily Herald l Labor) and several

other morning papers reported lflillly that. (Jlianccllor Iiillcv ni‘ (iormnny had Gciicrril

Wcncr Von Fritsch. retired rtciclisivolir (‘ommaiidcr-l n-

(“fir-l‘. arrested Tuesday for fr-nr ihrt hc would stage ll. military i-onn il"‘l~.if.

The nrrrwt. ilii- paper said. wavwrnurlc l». llri: Zcli lliiilin- IPI‘. i-l ‘i’ oi‘ the Gestapo iscc- rot [HIllll-"lll police), iii person.

John R0".\l?\'l‘ll. vriviiizrs‘ the U5. proficient, is to lll' Aline Lm=lsay' Clark Jiiim

5. n ml

iy 1.... l8. Yfllt‘ '

5o ili-

ROOSHML ,orl .li'..i:-liiiii You lliliIii-nirop as ; Flllrigli Minis-tor; promoted (irincral ‘lIr-i-mrinii Uiniinz to the rank oi ‘Ficlil Alursliul niiii iniiili- snooping changes iii the Army lligh Illlllltl.

The sliakr-up. regarded as a new fflllfllfillll" i n ui’ all forces of the

ilinrili

lPIllflli.

Rllllilllillltll. nus ioiu

Hospital Patient An- gered by Fellow Patients.

TEWKSBURY. lliliss, Feb. 4 - (AP)—I~‘iring us lie rzui from bccl to bed in the crowded wards oi llic Tewksbuiy S.a.e lriirniairy, u gun: patient today kilicil iour 1Ciiu\.' patients and critically wounded one other with n mall (lI‘(lCI' pistol.

Three hours alter he claiiibcrcd down an Iniiriiiary fire escape, John Mack. '79. who stands six feet three inches. uris picked up by police in Ibwcll, thrcc miles lroin the hospital.

bncni .3. my (Joniinund.

LOSE POSTS

Werner Von Biom- ' and Cieneral commander- h lost

" ‘l5.

the Nut. l Lin: (ilrl .~\i

r-r-Mori

Gn ring. who xvlth Von Biom-

holfizl. l\ Lirciiicnt ‘J cilia,» tile only m Gciirzrin field irl. . " h." cxrrl to have lorcn clWatt-d ‘.0 pave the way for hi5 future ap- lmiirnicnt as ‘\‘<ll‘ iv-iiiistor. Undrr the new rirrangrincrit there ls no war minister. such.

Geivral Wallhcr Von Brauchitsch. COmi!“.1ll'i(‘l(‘I' in the East Prussia military region. was named com- mirmricr-iii-i-hiof of the Reichsivehr. SUl‘.i‘"’(llll"! General Von Friscli.

Tm” M13359“ M mum°r “we Illa r-Gvnornl Willirlm Krliel 219cm “E }"_“l\-\_‘ y~ i Ml comniaiidcr-iii-rrhlelj of Cflhllltaslllll: iyffe ‘ilictiiils cnltcd 11in m‘ arm?“ fwco‘ and “Wm “baa nzinwsy * ' “ - cl‘ rmiiirter. Kcvicl, ‘a

Captain John F. Stokes Chief of ll-llv- l‘i"““. “Wm Wm ’°

‘ sv-borrlinrilc m ETiKl”~—di‘Spll£ his

State Detectives. sriirl iiivcsilgzitrloii i ,1 disc osed that for two years Mock "l ‘P’ hnd saved his "tobacco money". i month bv month, to buy the pislol _ from a New York mall order ho e (Continued on page 11, Col 3)

lzing And Queen May Visit

Canada Prior T0 lndia Durbar

-l-o the hfllds of _ l His dilly will he to

LONDON, Feb. 4—l{umurs are circulating in London that the King and Queen may visit (Zanada prior to going tn India for the Durlmr but no con- firmiiiion is available immod-

ialcly.

The gossip column of the Evening Star (Libs-rail iortzry said it was generally lfXllflllvll at court that the visit tn iii-

Will llot Contest Federal Byelection SAINT JOil-IN. N B, Rab. 4- (Om-Jilic Consc" ive executive

oi Saint JOllil-A crt tonight de- cizlcd not lo contest the DOIIIIIIIOII

provi

oi nld manic than other Provinces. which in tum increased rostt 0! socfizil services.

Two Robbers Slain in Battle With Police

COLUIVUSUS, 0., Fleb. 4 —(AP) --Two bank robber suspects were killed and ilve persons, including three detectives WCIO wounded ln a bullet-blazing police raid on a gang hideout today.

The dead were not identified immediately. Police Lleut. Otto Kaifflts and Capt. George Mingle oi the Ohio Highway Patrol at first identified one of the victims as Charles Bird, notorious bank rdblbcr, but police raid later in- formation indicated Bird was not involved.

Three detectives were wounded.

two critically, as they sought four men who xobbai the Hilltop 0i- iioc 0d’ the Ohio National Bank oi’ $3.500 five hours earlier. Two suspects were captured, one o! them wounded sl litly. The wounded were detcctvve Robert Cline. William Donner and Leo Phlli ; Carl Boeticher, 32. oi cleve and, and Mrs. Mary Violet Watring. 38, m’ Columbus.

REFUSE ‘P0 LOAD LINER

fisflnylghgnllzfiliiletcncd m" M’ EYSCSLLOII in the constituency . .. _ .0 L . _ n’ “dded um‘ ‘If 5°’ ‘m’ Willi no other candidate in

Km‘ m“: Queen mlgm’ "b" sight nii amcliiiimtion for Allan G.

zzzflwdc; smgugtgeshlltlc... Lmplre‘ McAvity. Liberal. appeared prob- variouq npor“ m“ ear “h able. The \‘llL'llll'l'y_\\'Z\S caused b); ammo“ ‘the “m: mi!“ vi“. the drnlli o-I William M. Ryan.

Canada and the other Dnmin- LMFWL _ “m! during the course o; m, Charles A._ Emerson. president of the (‘XC?lll.1\'(‘,Dl‘(‘Sldk"fl at the

"ling allcirrlcd by ward and ri. chairman of saint Jolixi-

rclfn.

‘hc King this ivcclr rci-clvi-d ln audience the Marques. 0i Zetland. secretary of siniv for India. and an announcement

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the three ,

WBRITISH FREIGHTER SUNK B p INSUR GENTS’

Sent Ton-"Bottom In Aerial Attack; Crew Are Saved

Bombing oooafias Ships Arc Rushed To Mediterranean

To CurlLiPiracy.”

ish flags besides the European non-intervention attesting her neutrality.

accord.

Nun-inlcrvcnlinri (‘oiziruillvi- ziil llflllmll

l l i

. _ _ q , , ,. P lrzivos of .

{"1136 ttlff hslajil gringo-fill] ‘I’; hllllollérlii 3 """"“‘| l“ l - Hli Party.

g1 r a‘ gr" idwm ' ‘vir, ' l lic Ilnhllillfill nrrsinial mrniiiiand of ‘ 3 “- l? l) ‘ ' ' ' l’ llrv milinifs ZIPHIFI] forces: appoint-

Com- .

l

the concussion 0f one of lhc lmmhs.

BARCELONA, Feb. .i—'i‘hc British freighter was pounded inlo a flllllllllllilllllk and sunk loriiiy celomi by two Spanish insurgent bombing planes.

The ship’s officers said the Alcira dispiirved five Bril-

Alcira off Bar-

pennant

Thc l..‘iS7-l0n vessel was lho second British craft to he sunk within fivc days in rm attempt lo run llic insurgent bloclizirle of the Spanish (iovornmcni coast with a load 0f coal-Jeiriiimiite can-go under lhc 27-nrilion non-intervention

ilinsi of the Alcivzfs crew of 25 rind an observer for the _ I zihiiiidunurl ship in iilebiiiils, hill. sovcvril seamen were hurled into the sen by

.~\li were picked up llllll brought to Barcelona hyn Spam

ish enlist guard vessel uni]

ins! hnzils. The iiilzick look

fllZlCl‘ ivilhln vii'\v_0f observers at Slonljuich. a (invcrnmerit inrlriess uverlimkiiig the Blcdiiirrrziiicn lust south of Bar-

celonri. I-‘ive lmmhs struck the vessel ”m_Alwwwnl-llw~ T“ The nliavkini: seaplane» iiimioi-

orcri railoizr-Saiiui lliirza i'4"..i't‘-'l nvm- licr iii 100 icel. in drop ill‘: firs: iliicc. llien whrelr-rl about to strike the Alcira twice more. sank within 15 minutes.

Many of Crew Asleep

Most of the crew ivas asleep when the two planes, bearing the black crosses or" Spanish insur- EEHW. roared out of the dawn, BPDarerirly from Palms, Mallorca, the Balearic Island iiaviil and air

lllllillllllN

up a radioed order from the two circling planes that the crew ab-

lhrge bombs scored direct, 111w

One struck a iuel tank in the forvvziici liatcii, scttinll a lire that quickly licked at the ba.ttei~_ ed superstructure. The second hit the cabin of the iioi observer, Peter ' third fell in the ships funnel bu’. failed to explode.

in the next‘ few wcclcs will disallow the Iinw. it w House of C. . tire hlliiisicr Lapointc.

'l‘lirce m‘ four

coil-rd by the

Skipprr l) : scribes Attack

‘ , Alclrri, M McGiunkcii of Glasgow, said:

"'.l‘lic Alcirri was sicaiiilir; with- lii the route set by Llie Nyon umti-pirory) agrccrircnt. hlrite David Harkricss and six of the crew were on duly. 'l‘lie others were asleep. We were attacked about 6:30 n. m.

"We were llyliig the British flag and the British colors were painl- cd plainly on bolh sides oi ilie ship. The planes could not lmve llvlpflfl knowing our illtllllllllllll’.

"It all happened so lust ilirii.

In n speech phases of Minister

titudc of the

illsiirriiir r‘ __I=_‘oll0\viii_:: him in the

base. . '—

hcll/lflllithllle {Ella burtsls kV/EPIICG the LHPOIIIte D e63 ‘létiero ealac to . -

The Alciras radio operator Parhment

days PCILUWII for disallmvance was _ Govorrimzrui, Minister of Justice doclnrozl. which must be considered before the end‘ of March. the limit oi the year in which lhc Dominion may veto tho Provincial Anii-Comniuiiism Law. (‘0\'('l'llll1', public questions. of Justice gave inion Canada should have to amend the British North Am- erica. Ar-t. and crlticheci Duplessis merit. of Quebec on liricmgiloyment;

‘.'l(l!lI‘(‘-“.'§_ (l0:

.. _ __:=

Til

llnrcini STATUS or llliEBElJ iill

ilavetRi glal-r t 0i

3x183? Zhllxlllé half-dressed seamen Amend~B-N~Ai Aet- loweied the iiicboats the first _-— '

OTTAWA. bee. 4 rciav _ The, Dominion Government will decldfl

wlirth ur it1

Quebec Padlccl: announced ‘Tlillls today by

ins

ago, a. re - the

many! the his. 0p- pout-n

the ab- Govern-

Vfcflllllllllfill on llilill‘ ll. Col. 4t

some of the men who llflll been

west of Barcelona. There .. at

least one fatality.

EXTEND PATROL SCIlEDll-l

. LONDON. Feb. 4—-(A.Pl—Iio.l_v. nt. request oiGreae Britain and Frunrir. iuzrccd tonight to thrir program for sirunping out pirate attacks on Mediterranean shipping.

Count. Dino Gvnndl. Iznlian Am- bassador to (‘treat Britain. izave. Foreigm Secretary Eden Italy's con- l sent. to the Pronco-Brhlsli ‘pro-f l)q§i1l$.__\\'lll(‘\l1 ivaifeviiridvrstmd

(Continued on page ll, Col 2i __

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