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"CHARLUFTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1938

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Annual Bublcription Delivered l6.!!! B] Mali-PJLL. GUN: Cunndn and IRS. 56.00

Recall Of Foreign Volunteers F i r s t . Step Towards Settlement of Span- ish Issue.

(A. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

3034mm, Feb. Gennany was n [ted reliably tonight to have foiowed Italy in acceptance of Great Britain's plans for the with- drawal of foreign troops from

spxifriihbllitfnt on this issue has been

a fundamental requisite of Prime

Minister Chamberlain for friend-

rlilp talks between Great Britain Italy

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with Italy's acceptance in prin- flpie already indicated, German agreement would place Reichs- iuehrer Ilitler behind Premier Mussolini in ilew gestures toward Britain since tl-e resignation of Foreign Secretary Ellen.

french indications tonight that Premier Chautemps might shift Drench diplomacy into line with Britain's through conversations both ih Italy and Germany

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CQWNG {VENii

"Cake Sale in aid of Basl loo. Altar Society at Holmans Saturday rlcmoou. L-299-2-23-4i.

"Bonshaw. March 2nd, Lecture J. H. Mvrcs. Prozrtimlne and sale of llluttles. Y. P. S. L-355-z-25-ll.

"Unloading Albion nut cool at Milton Friday and Saturday, sgd. B. C. Webster. L-375-2-25-2i.

"Junior playoff lit. New Glas- Elli? tOlllgill, south Rustlco vs. Now lasgolv, L-383.

"Be sure and attend ploy. “Deacon Dubbs" at St. ‘Fercsas Hall. February 28th. Deuce alter our. L-35il-2—Z5-3i.

"Hon-c racing on New Glasgow River Saturday, Feb. 26th. Would ilk: to have horses on hand at 1.30 sharp. L-380.

"Spccial General Mcetinlz of the Milk Pluzluclrs and Vendors As- sociation, Auriculturltl Hall, Tum- day. March 1st, 8 P. M. L-311-2-25-3i.

"East Royalty Rink toniflllt, East Royalty Royals vs. West. Roy- Bliy Bearcats, Royals Sisters vs. Bcllrcat Sisters, skate lifter. L-374.

"Buvlnlz dressed chicken and iowi daily. Correct ttradiuil- T011 prices. Island Cold Storage Com- ban. L-475-12-30-lf

"Playoff game in Wiitshire rill‘: ionilzizt. liulllcr River Maple Leaf; vs. ivllzslllrc All Sports, rklllllll! titer gallllt‘. L-382. "Noiicc- All school taxes due Elnemltl School unpaid aft-or hiurcll 1st will be handed to Lawyer for By order of Trustees. Emmett Clow.

"Poultry prices are high. We neell llllitl" nllnlitlty. Ship or brim! your chicken or fowl to ltoyal Pic-Rina Co. L-372-2-25-12i.

"Buying live hogs Monday tore- hoon. Milton. Every Monday alter- noon and Tuesday foranoou, Huh- ior River. Lemuel Craswell.

L-377-2-25 -2l.

"Carnival at Borden rink Fri- vdly. February 25. in aid of Bor- féuulr-firary.“ Eiilht blgizes I01‘ 11B!!- llen omen. ya and grls. Admission 10c and 20c, L-22ti-2-22-Zi

"The Annual Meeting of tho h -011 Dalryinfl Dompany will be Nleald in the Creamery on Tuesday, m rch 1st or 1.30 o'clock. A’1 t-

na welcome. C. E Gambia. c- "ml- 14-357-2-25-31.

“Mmsbiial Cake Sale, Moore 6r Twfleou. Sfltllfdl)’. real-airy 2on1. h‘: ladies of Si. James Church will - -. e. o your c "l! neeoi from them. L-aa-z-zs-il.

Twlllzhl i-oolnu coho-it chi-li- mm Church Saturday, Feb. 26th, m 4 to o o'clock. Mn. v. 1.. bynrrnwell. Orilanist. will be assisted

"- R. S; Henderson and Mr. - ' Silver collection in P- E‘. I. Hospital. L-8l0-2-23-ti

Marketing °‘“““ “"1 ‘are... "ram": . ‘ cu wee d“ R31"! 28th.. as ollowr: Mon- “ $112011. Montague. Cardi-

‘rociatioll, proposal that the teach.

A committee report recommend. 111s a. chunlre lli the curriculum of the public schools of this province W88 adopted by the Dairymenb Association of Prince Edward Ls- land last night. The report, read by Mu J. W. Boulter, chairman of lhc 10ml. conllulltcc on education anti l'(‘ill'llill secretary of the A5.

lug of Latin. Freucil. Algebra. and (ieonietrv. be postponed until the 11th lzrntic. mentioned subjects to replace lllnsc eliminated and sug- kcslcd a i.\l'0-_l‘L‘t1l‘ millilnumcourse

bc required for teachers’ licenses

with stress on normal truiningand cultural subjects in the mother tongue.

DiilffflliCll luioptod the report lust prior to adjournment of their filial session completing annual meetings of six farmers’ organiz- ations during the post three days, referred to by several speakers as “The Farmers’ Parliament."

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Central Farmers’ Institute Tuesday passed a. resolution ex- prcsslnu: approval in a general way of recommendations of the com- mittee whose report was read last night. Representatives of the In- stltute were members of the com-l mlttee. toiether with others from the Dairymens Association. Adult. Education League. Womczrs insti- tutes. The two farm organizations

Mr. W. R. Show. deputy minister 0f flkrlculture. announced that the department had already taken Si»; w survey the situation with a view of making recommendations to the railways.

A resolution containing recom- illeliriatlous coilcertllnz supplying of oats to sections ill need was withdrawn after (IISOUSSIOII.

The Association undertook to SDonsor the formation of an Agri- cultural Council consisting of o. representative from each farmers‘ organization with the Deputy Min- ister of Agriculture as secretary. It lvas “necessary that the flndlngsof farmers‘ week be analyzed cud presented to the proper authorities and if necasary followed until dc- tlnite results are obtained". the resolution declared. Different or- ganlzatlous needed l0 be kept in close contact with one another and with the proper authorities and ttiiltlfs avoid any unnecessary repe-

on.

Re-eiccted Presl dent

Mr. W. N’. Jenkins. Bedeque, was rte-elected president of the Dairy- mcn’s Association. Mr. J. J. Mc- Donald. Glenflnnan, was made vice-president and Mr. W. L. Brenton. Dairy Suporintendenbwas mode secretary replacing Mr. J.W. Boultcr

appointed their committees at. last year's sessions and other members were added latcr. ' .

Last night's session of thoDalry- men also endorsed a resolution fa.- vorlug reduction in fees charged students attending third and fourth yCaYS at Prince of Wales College.

Dairynicn joined with the Swine Growers Association in recommend- lug removal of duty on corn en- tering Canada from the United States and Arfientiua.

Central Marketing Board Urged

Orgauizuilornof a central oo- operutivo (iuirylnfi muYkeI-llll! bOBId was urged bv the lneetinl! in a ro- solutlon which declared “Whereas we illlVt! experienced the benefit of Mr. Bl‘i.‘l"ii.Oli'S (dairy sllberintend- cut) eilorts in bfllIRilIR us in iouch with markets other thflflollr local ones during the Dast ye!" therefore resolved that some of the outside work be curtailed ieavinll our Dairy Superintendent more time in his office for marketing work.“ The resolution was in the nature of ll follow up m an Pn- dcnvour to enlarge the 50099 0i work started ciurlnl! i110 1105i- 1'91"‘- Mr. Brenton told the mectinz he could have produced better results lust summer. had llc had fullerco- operation from crcamerics and cheese IJCtOTlCS. _ ‘The dalrylllcll \\'t.‘ll_i on recolti as petitioning the _P1‘0Vlll(!i8i _ Govern- monl. "lo illl01'\’lL‘W our‘ railway 0f- ilvials with the intention of hav- ing surplus hay transferred flee of cost to places in need." The pre- nmiilc pointed out there was 11 surplus of hay in the central and eastern part. of the DYOVWCE- Speakers told of 1110M 5931MB’ i“ parts of Prince County because‘ Oi; unfavorable groumic conditions .l\s summer while lack of snow ‘(H1118 previous wluler caused winter i1- lng of almost all clover in certa n districts.

Zrpanese Rush To Cut Vital Railway Link

my, By Guardian's special W1") ( SHANGHAI. Feb. 24 —‘hA Japanese army rad-III 101‘ h° glory 0t‘ being first to cut. t ¢ Lumbar railroad. backbone China's resistance on the cen- trai mm, was report“! W‘: Kdnsla“ l-Mlll- 7 m es rom s I0 - . Tho column, one of 119"" forces oonvergtnl i"! .*° Luna‘; hat corridor from tho c1501‘ “y, up rently hMl WW3" mine dno south if"!!! Khtun‘ ‘ringing was reported Mot-II"! elterday. , The 22nd and 81st GMIW“ .0! the Central ChlnelQ "x w" “m u. have prop" utron; defence: at Kinstalll-m Another Janene» “"11"! u, miles further inland. Isllilhl m intended to cross to e e011

l t the bank [gage ‘gird: “mt: of

Mon‘ “Anti: the

Directors elected are: King's County. Ernest Underhay, Bay Fortune. J. Lincoln Dewar, New Perth: Queen's County. J. J. Mc- Donald. Glenflnnan. Walter Bun- tain, Rustico. and P. J. Simmonds, Charlottetown; Prince County. Ei- mer Gamble. Tryon, W. N. Jon- klns. Bedeque.

M1". George Rothwell, Dominion Livestock Commissioner, Ottawa, was guest speaker at last night's session. Prof. J. H. Blanchard, vice-

rlncipal of Prince of Wales Col- egc gave a. short address in con- nection with the report of the com- mittee on education.

At the opshi session in the afternoon Mr. . N. Jenkins gave a review of the year's work and Mr. W. L. Brenton, dairy superin- tendent read a comprehensive rc- port dealing with activities iii his department. Mr. S. C. Wright, herd promoter gave details in con- nection with that branch of dairy- lng activity.

BIGGEST YEAR IN lllslnllv ill Hilll llluslllv

Volume Increased 15 Per Cent-C ‘owers A s k Removal O f Duty On Corn. '

"1937 was probably the best your in the hog industry in Prince Ed- ward Island. with the greatest vol- llme and the highest prices," Mr. WJ. Reid. Middleton. president. of the Prince Edward Island Swine Growers Association announced in s. report of conditions in the swine industry during the past year.

"This improvement has undoub- tedly been broulzht about by the (luota established by the British Empire trade agreements," Mr. Reid continued. In 1937 there was a. l5 per ceilt increase over the previous year while there had been a 10 per cent. yearly increase in volume since the quota. was es- tabllslled.

Following a discussion on the shortaee of lrrain feeds the meet- ing went on record. in view of the great shortage of fcc\'. as “re- questing the removal oi duty on corn." A committee of two. Sen- ator John Sinclair and Mr. W. J. Reid. president of llic organization was appointed to follow up the resolution.

Mr. Reid sold when he was in Ottawa recently attending meet- ings of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce he had discussed the question in several quarters and had received fairly good assurance that something would be done a- lone the line requested in the res- olution.

. Gave Addresses

Mr. A. W. Peterson, Ottawa, as- sistant chief of the Livestock Field Services of the Federal De- partment of Agriculture was tluest speaker. Mr. S. D. Irvine, senior flcldman. Hove a review of the swine industry from the stand- point of his Department.

Retiring delegates were rc-elect- ed. They were: King's County, Alex Hamilton. New Perth; Queens County. Almond Boswell. Duustaff- nage: Prince County. W. H. Mc- Gregor. Central Lot 16. A meeting of directors would be held some- time later to elect officers, it was announced.

Those takinlz part in discussions yesterday included Messrs. Peter Brodie. York. W. N. Jenkins. Bed- erlue. J.A. Dewar, New Perth. Aus- tin Laird. Cavendish, J. W. Hay- ter. High Bank. Mr. H. _W. Clay, secretory, read the financial state- meht.

Delegates were welcomed by Hon. W. ll. Dennis-minister of agricul- ture.

Only 25 Per Cent Top Grade

Took Part In Discussion

Dalrymen taking part in discus- sion on various phases of the work iuclurleri: Mcsrs. J. A. Delvar, New Perth, E. C. Holm. DeSablc, W. W. Keefe, West Cape. Edward Larkln, Bay-side, Sanford Phillips. OLeary, Donald A. McDonald. Glenflnnan. J. J. McDonald, Glenflnnall. Fred Dollar, Brookfield, Crapaud, James Wiltshirc. C. B. Clay,‘ 1s, J. Walter Jones. M. L. A.. Bunbury. E. A. Eaton. superintendent of Do- minion Illustration Stations in this

Province. Edward Laud. Trvou. Lloyd Rogersotl. Crlipllud. Leo Praught. Grand Rivc~ Vernon

mill. Middleton. Mr Ca Wheat-

Austin Laird, Cavendish. Soil Fertility the Vital Problem The real problem or agriculture

today was keeping up and build- ing up the fertility of the soil. Mr. George Rothweil. Dominion Live- stock Commissioner declared in nu intensely interestlnw address. And’ soil fertilitv was the onlv plla=o of agriculture where. the producer

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France To Follow Lead Of Britain

(AP. By Guardian's Speolll WIN)

P S, Flee. 2i-—Premler Cilan- temugl with his own government strengthened by the refusal of po- litical leaders to form a national union cabinet. wulkhi» 10- ward the British plan o. 11880"-

Mflugregiikl IMniamy tar Yvon Dcibos

that. ur- Cham cr-

r-r ‘ apparently sou ht to then his own hand fore ryina such a course. Parliamentary ..eadoro pictured him now as con- ident or hi: stmfldth and wuoldfl-

m overtures to Italy; agitate-Know sir lila- Phi . the ' to advise

.y Iii-och vewsndtoaakthat Mr. Chrmberllstn keep Pltil infonnod

or o Oh bur of Deputies oven

Only 25 pcr cont of the bacon exported falls lllio the class the English prelcr so for as weight and finish were concerned. Mr. A. W. Peterson lolcl the meeting. 33 per cent of crnclcrl on rail hos-s ln

Canada were not in the lveiziit class for top price. the speaker continued. The English market

required bacon siclcs lo have an inch of fall along the. buck wltlinut any apprcclrlblc thickening over lilo SilO‘li(ii?l‘ and at the same lune have n thickness of lean nil-at. on tllo_ belly. ham and ioln. some-

(Coiitilrllcci on Page 3. G01. 5)

R.A.F. Plane Missing On Practice Flight

(c, r. by oulirlilo-nfspooliil Wire)

LONDON, Feb. 25-—Oue of the three Royal Air Force planes tie- signcd to bring the WOHHS 11011- stop flight record to Great Britain was nllsslllg curly today 011 i1 BYRO- tlcc flight around the British Isles.

The plane, equipped with radio and with three men aboard. ‘KB-S last seen ot 6 a. m. yester- day near Rothbuly, Northumber- land, but no alarm was felt until she failed to report late last;

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ghe left Upper llevford. Oxford- shlrc. at 1l:50_a. m. Wednesday for o. long trial flight.

The occupants arc Flight Lieu- tenant F. S. Gardner. FY1111! of‘ ficcr G. J. D. Thomson and Ser- geant George I-llggs.

Trade-Topic Of An glo-Eire Talks

(C. P. by Guardian's S cinl Wire)

IDNDON. Feb. 24- ale ates of Great Britain and Eire sea lng an agreement to end differences be- tween the two countries. talked trade but no other subjects today as the question of the partition of Ireland deadlocked the negotia- ti

qlniie im ression grew that if any agreement? is reached it will cover trade matters only. For 90 min- utes cabinet ministers and their advisers on trade canvassed the situation as they sought means to end the “economic warfare’ wag- ed throu h retaliatory tariffs and

am talked of conversations with Germ-

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onl pa lally ameliorated by the cos -cottle cement under which those oomm ties are exchanged.

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Victims In

Air Crash

SAN LUIS ‘OBISPO. Calif. Ffli- 34—(AP)—An airplane , burinll’ titled Sunday visitors to the William Randolph Hear$t Ranch crashed in flames near the estate's fog-shrouded nir- port. today. killing Lord Plunk- ft. Lady Plunltet. and the pilot, r. J. Phillipa.

James Lawrence, son of Sir Walter Lawrence of lmidon, was injured critlooJly and sev- erely burned, and doctors sold ho might die.

Trapped in the flaming wreckage. the three victims died hcforc rescuers could reach them.

Lawrence. whose face was flit 811d his ankle broken. was thmwn fl~ar of the pifllli‘. hot flaming gasoline ignited his clothing". An ambulance sped him tle if] miles in San Luis Ohispo. "

Coroner f‘. W. Palmer raid the. tragedy. occurred. while Phillips was trying to land nt the fog-hlrnkctcd airport.

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(By Louis P. Lochner Associated l Press Foreign Staff)

BERLIN’. Feb. 24- (AP) -— An even bigger stake than domination of Czechoslovakia-the possibility of dynamitinr: the Franco-Rusflah alliance-appeared on the Nazi

horizon tonight as Chancellor Hit- ler's followers celebrated the 13th anniversary oi’ the Nazi Party. Czechoslovakia and her 3.500.000 Sudeten German minority, for whom Nazis have demanded au- tonomy. was shoved somewhat into

the background of the rapidly shifting European diplomatic stage.

Pointing their editorials at the British 5W1"? toward negotiations with Germany and Italy which caused Anthony Eden's resigna- tion as Foreign Secretary, tile controlled German press doc. are ;

LONDON on MOSCOW

"Flume must at 111st choc e be- tween London and Moscow." ,

“France mlist make a. funds. mental decision," ouc inspired commentator observed. "Will she go hand in hand with British for- 01811 olicy or not?"

Hit el"'s part in the anniversary W35 t0 speak privately at Mull- iclfs annual celebration at the Hot Bran Hans where, oh Feb. 1Z4, 1920. he formerly announced cre- ation of the National Socialist German Workers Party with tho Proclamation ol’ the party". 25 points.

Tile first of these points was o. clcruanll for “union of all Ger- mans in a Great Germany on the basis of the right of scli-dctcrmi- nation of the peoples."

EXPLAINS lirlOVla‘

In Austria. Chancellor Kurt Von Sclluscllnlgg was explaining i0 parliament how Hitler had oar- ried that point one step further by ills agreement with Von Schu- schnigg for extending Nazi lllflu- once in Austria.

Nazi strategists believe Czecho- slovakia would be more likely to listen to Gcrmanyb ideas should FIBDCQ_b9Ar_W§_@ll§tI__iI‘tNll_ her alli-

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Drop Shown In Canada’s Imports

(By The Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Feb. 24-—Canada's to- tal imports in January were valued at. $49,719,835, a decrease 0f $2." 162,783 compared with January, 1037, the Dominion Bureau of Sta- tistics said today. Foreign coun- tries sugglied $36,774,088 worth a- gainst .633.fil5 and Empire coun-

ries 312.945.7117 compared with $18M 008

Value of imports from the Uli- itcd States in January was $32,- 837,792 compared with $33,176,940 in Johuary.193'l. and from the Un ed Kingdom $8,854,257 against $9,341,944. British India was third with a. value of $816,545 compared with 8663.591 and the Straits Set- tlements fourth with $157,200 a- mainst- $733,084.

PERSHTNG NEAR. DEATH

TUCSON. Aria, Rh. 2t-—(AP)— General John J. Pershing, “defin- itely weaker and somewhat apath- etlc," was dangerously near death late todiiv as anxious physltlifiii!

worked desperately to preserve his waningetrengtli.

2i US TRIAN LEADER so UNDS DEFIAN

EEQMANY A GREES To WITHDRA W FR 0M SPAAIN

lllls llllvlFarmol-s’ cWeek lNAlItEPllNiijCohcludes With BRITISH PltNDfllry Meeting

Dairymen Endo-‘r-s-e Proposed Cur- riculum Revision —- Solution To. Feed Problem Vital To In- dustry President Reports.

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Riotous Debate Over War Control Meas- ure Forces Parlia- ment Into Recess.

tAJ‘. By Guardian's Special Wire)

TOKYO. Feb. ‘.36 — (Friday) - Riotous (iebaic over a war control measure forced Pzlrilzullcnl. llllo re- cess tnduy lifter Japan spout four anxious hours wailing for a "phall- toln" Chinese zllr armada that llld not appear.

The uproar in the lower house, one of the most turbulent scenes in Japanese parllulnentarp" lllatory. broke up (lobar lust. lnulll ml tile it‘ lllliunltl llillblllliiiilllll would llu;y.~.»c u‘ rculliatltlll u‘ Jillhbillkd’ flnallrc. ill-op, l‘.

A fclv ilOi raid vrziruluus t n Ky. ii- tiiill. soutllxrcslcl-il Lsillllfi o: Japan

Drollcl‘. 0n the maul iiiild 0t lion- sllu anti lilC colony lsllulri of For- Illilfifl, circling a scum lllat proled ialisc.

ItEPOIVIEI) OVER CHINA SEA

CillilCbC bombers. lvilicii Wednes- day‘ rallied b-ornloss, ilarl been re- ported ilc-uticri ucluss lnc China Sea. LO\\£11'(i luyuslltl.

Iilelenre ilezitlqulllturl, it‘. Fukuo- ka, on Kyushu island, gave the first warnulg, Doniel, Japanese news agency. reported. Japan air patrols ituincd out. far over the .500 miles oi China Sea. to search for the Uiiilléut} planes

‘Filo scene iii purilzsulelit arose in the first live IIlliILitU-i of debate on the governlncntb tuubiilzmtlon bill and grow t0 sulzh pitch uic speaker adjourned the I-louse overnight.

CABIN L1‘ (Jill S I5 PILEDICTED

A cubulcl. urn-ls has predicted un- lLeo‘ till; uoverlllnen. revised uic bill which tulce lulu been referred lo o, uiaillilil...’ bumtl lot‘ iuoulllcatlon.

its urouoseu controls WUlLd eru- poucl: tilt) KUICAIUAAIIL L0 expropri- ate Dtlloiilllli propclty and Lo sup- press. iA\.'\\'b,JJLX.‘l'.$._ 'l.'lle illli_ also coli- lllills strict. eilculllu restrictions on lorcllm trade .ulu internal and ck- lerilal blinking. _

l-‘oreign .u.uus l cr Kosl oDCuc-u tlic debate: _

"in vlow o. the current. situation the llovxru lultt 11.1.. iclt the neces- slty oi luv; l _*,‘.ll busts to enforce- incnl. oi not. .11} luoulllzu'.lull. Tile lllni o1 lllc law is .0 supply army and iialy ulliccl-s and _111C11 111111 sulllcicnl. uui- lilktitllliiiih.’