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By l. L. Turner, _ associated Pull Ital Writer (By Guardian's Special Wire)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. -- Nego- ations leading up w a war-time ontruct between the DI-i Polite and he government .01; which the Dela- vare Munitions Company received bout $2, .000 without investment y itself, were disclosed today in tbs inited states Senate munitions in- estigation.

These developments capped a day ievoted to the enpbsure of huge war ‘m profits to government contrac- urs and others running, in many uses. to 20, 30 and 40 percent of in- ‘ested capital. Some concerns made ietween 100 and 800 percent in i017. p the same year there were 181 in- lividual incomes of over $1,000,000, ll of which had not “i bo-

Rival Of Open

TheoldqsmltybetweenCoLs-

IWIHIIIP" “Accioaf” and the dosing filament-inspired.

Forces On Verge

“Castor Oil TrTcident” Migh; Prove Bombshell Leading To Open Battle §_e_t_we'en Factions.'

(By Edmund A. Cheater, Annotated Prom Foruign Sta!) (By Guardian's Special Wire) HAVANA, Dec. lI.—A Fascist-derived "cure" for political foes-cal- W‘ all. forcibly administered-tonight had Cubafs two moot powerful "m"! "m"!!! llwllmtly on the verge of open conflict.

the well-organised ABC Society flared into new bitterness as the ABC’: Nlltrll committee challhd last night's raid nu the offices of the ABC

Cuban Conflict

ficncio Batista’! Cuban army and

TaberGrowers A d v o c a t e Crop Control

(A. I. By Guardian's Special Wire)

WASHINGTON. Doc. l3. — Ouiqpllnory on‘: control was all- vccated here today at a meeting cl potato growers from the Eastern United States seaboard to increase the price of that commodity.

After bearing farm admiri- tration experts outline four possible courses of legislation. the growers named a oolallthu tostudytlaayiroblmTwocltha plans suggested by tho farm Il- ministraticn called for classific- ation of potatoes as a basic colu-

‘modity with an aasemnsant lev-

Greatest Descriptive

The Steps 0f The Master” Writes His Impressions of the Stable.

In the course of reading some new books there came into our

hands "In the Steps of-the Master" by Mr. H. V. Morton, who wrotc

of nine employees with oil was gov-

m RCMP” ANAIT Wm“ iNNOUNCEMENTS - - - - \..;;e:".:‘:..r'.is.:'.r~;;:.¥r:..°:":;

COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC

g WJSIISPEBTSIN -- FR A U1 c A 3E

"Kensington Club will not load hogs again until December 26th. L-Tlib

Members of Alleged

constituted In "outrlge against civ- iiization."

Batistifs enemies this morning hurled accusations of tyranny, dic- tatorship and official terrorism at ‘him as President Carlos Mendietah Bflwmmenl?» Wllllzllllt of the wido- epread reports that an armed uprig. ing is imminent, continued extra- ordinary precautions in‘ keep the

peace. As i0 armed police took over the

"Xmas Concert in Brackley Hall, ' ' _

Wednesday’. were "is ma» Smwglmg Rmg Ex ififiwflu ffifft-ifslmifiofififn?

ion 2s cents. L-a-zeo-ia-u-u. pected In Montreal ing “on orders of Col. (Jose) Perl. Over Week_end. raza. (Chief of Havana police)," rif-

"Bonshaw Cluistmss Concert. ~

December 20th, ‘L30 P. M. IrTlfl-lI-il-IL

"Meeting of the Junior Hockey League. Milton Rink, Saturday night December 10th, ~ L-mi-ii-li-Ii.

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"Christmas Tree and Concert in Clinton Ball, Wednesday. lqeceinber ii. Admlllldlflbd. lrflTi-lfl-lt-ii.

"Takwour dressed poultry in l‘.

(C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) MONTREAL, Doc. 18—Convinced tonioiittboeimspoctoicuiosup- nosed slant 06.000000 liquor snug- WVIIHGIIPCQIDUILROY-

calmly waiting for than to accent the invitation of’ the authorities and travel free of clams to Mont- real to give themselves up.

lidounties euid they knew exact- 1y where to locate the 81 men and

w e r e reinforced. Constitutional guarantees alreadyhave been sus- pended in five cf the six provinces.

Meanwhile, observers feared the caster oil incident-the first physical conflict in the feud between the army and the ABC-might prove to be the bombshell leading to open battle.

Enmity between the ABC and Batista! army dates back to Sept- ember, 1033, when the former top

B. Conr Lower Queen Street for u . the most pbtisflctery returns. acquaint them of the offer of free ffQfZQQf; géigiigtmggf uaios-ia-io-oi. traneportution- ‘ilheir order in 1°, Manuel m, Cespedem who w"

a-—-— _ "sicrtforldontrealnowaltourex-

"We will be buying dressed pense-or else." they felt sure pzultry, Friday. Dec. ll and ‘Puee-Iwoirid be obeyed and that the al- isy, Dec. l8. Clark Bros, Monta- Jegod members of~'~'the ring would L-flOB-lfi-li-Si i start. alts-lying hereduiin-gflie week-

end- Lay Off” whereabouts of two of the prin-

cipals in the case-Sam and Allan m —-bccame common prop- erty when one of the brothers told

s Toronto newepapennian to “lay

Illfi,

"Poultry! George Leightluer Oc.. next Queen Hotel, buying all kinda iressed ‘poultry, correct grading. highest Pflq. - L-soso-t:

"l am open to buy a quantity of cattle. Apply for further par-

backed by the ABC.

,30 Lose Lives In Lansing

Hotel Fire

(A P. B! Guardian's Special WIN) IaA-NBING, Mich, Dec. i3——With

iiculars to Harding Fraser, Elmira. y“; m“, enough 5mm‘ L'315°"""“'“ WWW, =41 W" WW "W" PM!“ the death 1st totalling so and u l‘ i" workers still searching the ruins

The two other Bxonfman broth- mn, Abraham and Harry, were be. lievedtobeintheUnited States winding up their affairs there. The

themselves intimated this

‘ "Bedeque Rink opens Saturday night, December 15th. Come and

vet your season ticket. LsTISO-ii-id-li

"Monthly Meeting Ladies ‘Auxil- bry Protestant Orphanage in Orph- inagc Rooms, Prince Street to-day. 130 P. M. L-flbe-li-li-ii.

ial confirmation.

Thom suspects who do not avsi.‘ themselves of the opportunity o! travelling at the expense of the state will, of course, be subjected tc the ueuwl methods, it was said. "We'll Jim g0 and get them, that's all," one Moimtie official offered

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i "We will be buying dressed chick- en. fowl at Cardigan on ‘Iuesday and Wednesday, December 18-19. Signed l. A, MacDonald Ltd.

, L-2732-l2-i8-5i.

i Will ls Deporied "We will be bayins dressed Poul- Those suspects known to

lry at Bridgetown on Tuesday, Dec- m, umwq 5m“ will be d

Ezfrblgth- Blsned Matthew 4» Ma- by that country as undasirabl

‘ merits had been made with Uni

this treat

rd at once. R. L. Dickiaeon. tum“ 1n gm wax-rang, li-flill-li-ii-fli min.

"Poultry. WE Sllhll b0 buvlna lllll Colunhm whet‘ ‘m nixed and dressed Chickens and Fowl throughout the season. paylll! WP market price. Signed Island Cold Storage 00., Lid. L-SIQD-li-‘l-tf.

"Skating tonight. Upper Queen (iii-ere rink. Admission l0 cents. "was Saturday afternoon. s-e. Admission. children I, adults l0 tents L410!

t0 be _,__________.__ BODY RECOVIBID

hole, was recovered 0mm

B00611? bore but only one went» to Britishl "kin!

pin" of the eurppcsed ring is said

(C. P. by Gudrdiauh Spocigecwilrol FREDERXCTON. N. 3-, . 1d _; do g m, . Thobodyd r “w. aouaslng reemrom up who drowned near Mallet-ville laetmm ‘mmpoxl and ‘ chmce w ‘spend Christmas before the fireside!

into an air "l" “cinema.

for more bodies, the Michigan istate fire marshalrs ofilce said to- Mwht that delay in sounding an al- arm was responsible for the heavy ,loss of life in the Hotel Ker-us fire

although they would give no offic- H“), 1 may,

Chares E. Gauss, state insurance commissioner. ‘ ' a preliminary report on the fire inquiry after questioning three hotel said:

"It has been deflnitey established that the fire was suspected 10 or l6 minutes and possibly longer, before an alarm was turned in Had the larm been sounded at once there

be ir might have been much less loss oi

life."

h-ilal-ll-lil-bi, aliens, the police declared. Arange- _ “Get our prices on m" N"! stews authorities for l chicken before selling. Geese want- I mom, of any reluctant person BlBQ-ql

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" ——-- yed from the Atlantic to thq East Royalty Dramatic Club pwgm, In gm momma o; Qua,“ in Brunswick, Nova Bcotia

Presents "George in a, Jam" i New lgenrtz l-lall. mast Rovaltv- Mvflfllv- Prince Edward Island mo invita- cember 1'1. L-Ilie-li-ld-fll I clans, were issued in nurn- (Q a By Gurdhn.‘ swam w“,

HOR-NEPAYNE, Ont, Dec. . - Santa Claus came to this Northern ntario town today with s little lack bag and a etethosco, . l-ie hadn't any reindeer and lacked the traditional sackful of striped candy and Jumping-lash, but he brought twin gifts to three men marconcd

prehenslon of being stricken down

"rnxruis

les were issued to police and details ‘

ouch a graphic series of his visits to Scotland, Elngland. Ireland and Wales

led instead of a proccsing in. Turning the pages we found the following account of his

visit in the scene of the first Chrlltmae: "The Church of the Nativity is built above a cave which was rec- ‘Oflhlncd as the birthplace of Jesus

Christ ,two centuries before Rome became a Christian state. The motto must have been sacred to Christians in the time of Hadrian. 1h order to defame it, as he tried to

‘ l P 500 final; golggtaiits, he built over it a - on .Ccnstantin. 1- T°<l3l lief-i liiiloioi. m..." ‘°?‘ti‘.‘.‘i.fii.‘“ili :*::.::"**“i“

“A service was in progress. I

the choir was filled with

nil-lie. but they were ordinary Beth-

_' m»! s U w“. lehcsa women wearing the tall veil

‘C ALWM Dm_”'°1,_““); ed as of the town. Beneath

' i116 Jilgh altar l5 the cave which

tradition claims as the spot where

Christ was born. It is entered by

flights of stops set on each side of the choir.

“In the floor there is a star, and round it a Latin inscription which Si!!! “Here Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary." The removal ofthis starycarsagoled tc a quarml between Franco and Russia which binned into the Crimea-n

Closes Tomorrow.‘

passed the t500.000 after three dwys‘ seilins- The willcomemaclonetomormw when 5,200 fox pelts are placed on sale. rnnPingreeuidrrM-ioenvf- ficial auctioneers, announced to- nkht the total for the three days was $511,000. Ixicnaaing interest in the varied selection of fox skins by rqn-esertiafilves of leading Ell-YW- ean, American rriiamrfacturers was reported. ‘the spirited bidding noted early in the r..cre noticeable of all of- market-

War.

"Such truths may seem terrible; but this. alas, is an imperfect world. It is therefore necessary, as you stand in the Church of the Nativity. or in the Holy Sepulchre,

h try d forget the fraillties of lliérfill? i

An added note of interest was given the auction when Bebr Daniels, well-known screen star took the stand and motioned off a particular skin. She mule the final bid for the skin herself.

Official report on the ‘s ealv

the truth and the beauty which they seem to obscure.

"As I stood in this dark, pungent cavern I forgot. I am afraid, all the clever and learned things about the Nativity by German pro- fessors, and I seemed to hear Eng- lish voices singing under a frosty ‘sky:-

0 come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant,

3-4 silvers, . percent sold; 1.555 1-4 to 3-’ silvers, averaging $41.19, so percent acid; M3 selected full silvers $63.- 6, 08 percent sold; 1,422 full silvers. $41-56, 68 pgvcant sold: 141. —-' silvers, $29.58, 100 percent sold; l0! blacks, t24.42, 100 percent sold; 1,908 inferior types and lo-w grades. $8.74, 9 percent sold.

B.N.R.tiliS TENllERSFli nutginii

(C. P. By Guardian's Special Win) "But I found my way back to UITAWA, Dec. l3-—~sGXld6i'l are the cavern when the incense drifts OSlDK called for a $20,500,000 re- lin the lamp flames. The grotto was funding loan by the Canadian Na- ‘full od little children, silently tional Railways, it was learned here lstandlng two by two on th stairs. tiniglit. The issue will bear interest They came forward, knelt down and at three percent per annum and tne quickly kissed the stone near tho bonds will be for a 18-year period. star. 'l"heir little faces were very Tenders are returnable Monday at grave the head office of the railway com- them closed their eyes tightly puny in Montreall whispered a prayer. Results of the offering are being "No sooner had the last of them awaited with keen interest Ln gov- gone, than I heard the chink-chink ernment circles as an indication of of the censor; and into the gloom the trend oi interest rates. The of the Grotto of the Nativity came record high prices being paid for, again a Geek nrlcs‘. like an As- Dominion Government bonds this lyrlln kind" p week, including those of the last So still the children vls.t the conversion loan would indicate that rnanlur in Iar sway Bethlehem- prevailing rates are much lower now Santa Pals. do not let us forget than in October when that loan was the little ones here who may have put on the market. Similar informa- to kneel before their empty stock- tion comes from the London money inga on Christmas morn. market, finance officials explain.

"How different is this dark little cave under a church from the manger and the stnble of ones imagination! As a child, I thought of it as a with wooden troughs for oats and hay. and a great pile of fodder 0n

to hear the waits singing in the

white hush of Christmas night:-

Wl-iile shepherds watched their flocks by night,

All seated on the ground,

The Angel of the Lord came down,

And glory shone around.

0f underground passzfges. In one of them. a dark rock chamber, St. Jerome conducted a number of his keen controversies and translated

and

to idéiwbeyond them in

“(Tm/m the cradle

O come ye. 0 come ye to Bethlehem.

which the Wise Men knelt to adore l a ‘the new-born Child.‘ Down the|

long avenues of memory I seemed|

"Benedth the church is a warren

in the candle-light. Some of

The following arc the Santa Pals

SANTAN PMS Ships Limp Into READ TNISHaIifaX After Mr. H. V. Morton, the ‘ Crossing

i? Ekifiiifitcroyvs Of Freighter And Cable Ship Report One Of The Worst

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Voyages Ev_e_r_

(Canadian Prcas, by Guardian's Special Wire) HALIFAX, Dec. l3. — Stories oi’ "the worst storm encountered in‘

MliK uiiuls ANDPRBDIJBERS imin MEEHNG

Discuss With Market- ing Board the Fix- ing of An Equitable Price For Milk.

A committee to take up the mat-

ter of milk prices with the Cib Council was appointed at a meet-

Experienced.

, years" were told here today by mariners on the arrival of the Donaldson . mg of muk producers dealer! H“

, freighter Alrthria and the cable ship ; The two vessels limped into pert tatnous seas. A third, the freighter

much as the others, reported oneiman injured when a huge wave struck

. the steamer. "it was one oi’ the worst u: were

“On the morning of Doc. 6 we ran into a strong gale and for the foi- ‘lowing four days the weather was bad. The hurricane broke on Dec. 7 and for i8 hours the Airthria was‘ tossed about the Atlantic by a howl- l lng norWe-ster like a top." the Chief I Officer related. a l

Mountainous seas washed over her deck. Captain Robert Rankin, her veteran muster ivns on the bridge almost coiltinually but the ship was ‘being driven helplessly before the storm. A lifcbelt box on her star- board was carried away, her rails were twisted and torn, and deck fix- tures were badly damaged. At times it seemed as if the giant steel hull would snap under the terrific strain

The weary crew encountered other hardships. Eight dclock Saturday morning water was discovered in No. 5 hold. They set to work on the pumps and for two days all hands turned to, removing the water and drifting timber in the hold. All day Sunday they tugged and strained to shift cargo in an effort to see where the vessel was taking in water.

SOS calls from the stricken Jap- anese freighter Victoria Maru were picked up by the Airthria but the distressed vessel was 300 miles aster-n of the Donaldson freighter.

“There was nothing we could do. kpurgown vessel yvas out of control,"

declared the Chief Officer who has had 2 years sea experience, The cubic ship Lord Kelvin was at ‘the mercy of the storm for several days. One boat was carried away. of ‘another was crushed and a ladder was swept into the wild ocean. The Kelvin stood Still f0!’ l three days while her crew poured oil on the trcudlous seas. The cable ‘ship also picked up the distress call from the Japanese frelgilttll‘ but was unable to proceed to her assistance.

NEW MANAGER.

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CllRPllRATNlN

At a meeting of the Directors of the P.E.I. Cooperative Egg and. Poultry Association on Tuesday, Mr. John A. Thompson, Mlargato.‘ President, presiding, the resignation of Mr. J. J. lcightizer as manager and secretary-treasurer was ac- cepted. and Mr. Liecnard Macdon- ald, accountant, was promoted to fill the vacancy. Mr. Macdonald is thoroughly familiar with the bus- iness having worked in every de- partment during the past five years. The Directors have every confid- ence the business under the new management will be carried on as satisfactorily and successfully 8.5 in the post. The Association is one of the strongest and most successful cooperative organizations in Can- ada, and is on a paticularly sound financial basis. Mr. Macdomcld is to be conzratulated on his; well- deserved promotion. He is well and favourably known throughout the province, not only on account of his connection with the Cooperative Egg and Poultry Association, but as poultry inspector for some tima| under the Federal Department ofv Agriculture.

‘ gs I have ever experienced. The seas endous and at times the wind reachd a velocity of 90 miles an hour." Chief Officer J. B. McOafferty of the Airthria told reporters.

(cum CHAINS

Commission Expects to

< out going

Lord Kelvin. after a terrific battcru-g by moun- Daicairn, though not damaged as

[vendors was held yesterday after- noon in the-Beard Room of thd City Building. They met with tho Provincial Marketing Board to see what con be done to see that the products‘ gets a. price for his mik that will yield something over tho cost of production. The chairman, Mr. W. R. Shaw, stated that tho meeting was called at the request of about sixty milk dealers and producers who feel that with thll price at which milk and cream il selling it will be impossible t0 continue in business if conditionl are not remedied. He stated that the Provincial Marketing Board are willing and anxious to help i!)

solution of the problem. H!

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J I the U L I v I N fi-stntod also that he was not euro _ how far the Marketing" Board can

go in dealing with a question so local in character.

Mr. Guy Rodd. Harrington, ask- ed for information concerning Milk Boards that have been estab- lished in other cities of Canada- At the present time, he stated, tlm milk producers are not getting tho cost of production. There are threq or four different prices charged for milk. The object is to establish a. stabilized price under which n6 one will be allowed to sell.

Mr. W, R. Shaw in replying w Nllr. Roddh question stated that he had taken the matter up with I number of men who are COIIVBTSW ant with the fluid milk trade in other provinces. The conditions

Conclude Chain Store Probe Today.

(C, P. by Guardian's Special Wire)

QTTAWA. Dec. Iii-The record ofohiechainsioreson waigesand Welfillts was summed today before the parliamentary Mass Buying Conumis-ion during the examina- tion of J. G. Johnston, Secretary of the Canadian Chain Stores As- sociation- The windup of the chain probe will continue tomorrow. the Commission turning to the textile lndllsm’ Mondfly- ‘there are so different from. who:

Jmmsllm BS1504 Wit-ll Event! they are here that the “set up mcmvbers of the commission that there would not apply here. E0 “"14" 5w!“ Paid 10W Wflees but quoted sections from an act und"! ‘he would not some this was attrl- which the Quebec Dairy Commis- butaible to the mrsteon of making a‘ slon acts. He questioned whethc-I 10W DQIWIIFY-B-Be 0f Profit 1711 9- hlifh there is volume enough here to immover of merchandise. He said pay for the cost of regulation if a the 91111115 11019541 1° “WWI-SB Wages somewhat similar plan were p118 9-5 50°" "I the Ell-P 0! i118 domes- into operation, The Quebec Con - sion was lessened although he con- mission studies the cost of pro- Wndfid fihey Dfl-ld higher averages dilution and then sets rates. lh than independent merchants, means that the Commission has ‘o be in session most. of the time to do this. The present difficulty ‘s between a small group of milk pm- duccrs and the City of Chsrlotuw town.