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Liberal Senator Ex- pected To Make Statement Shortly.

(Canadian Press) UITAWA, Oct. 14.-The sinking sf s lumber-laden three masted Nova Scotia schooner, the Gypsum

queen, early on a June morning in l

e submarine infested waters off

. the Irish coast, in 1016, had its re-

percussion in the Canadian Senate today. Rt. Hon. Arthur Moighen, Government leader, announced that rlvil action had been taken to re- cover $71,000 paid as reparation for this loss of the vessel, and that “a. member -oi this honorable House" was one of these who received the ' money from the Treasury of Can- lCIll. licnfHance J. Logan, Senator from Cumberland, N.S., was the member referred to. Senator hogan acted as counsel for Captain Free- man Hatfield, owner of the Gypsum Queen, in the reparations claim

which was based upon declarations '

- that the vessel had been iorjiczltcd by a German submarine.

Was Not Torpedoed

A Royal Commission‘ appointed inst winter in the person of Chief Justice Horace Harvey, cf Alberta, found that the Gypsum Queen was not torpcdoed, but foundered in a storm. The commissioner strongly condemned the part in the transac-

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_ ANNOUNCEMENTS,

COMING avenue‘, MEETlNGS, mo. "ilATEz-Zo per

payable, in advance.

"Show and Dance Mt. Wednesday.

u ord strictly

Stewart 5814-10-14-31.

Show‘ and Dance Forest Hill, Flwfidhy- 5814-10-14-31.

"Rummage Bale sou mu Dcwber 22nd, '1 dcloclzmes '

582940-1541.

‘Sir Herbert -Now Home Rule Aduocate

, (Canadian Press) GLASGOW. Scotland, Oct. 14- Sir Herbert Samuel, who resigned from the office of Home Secretary

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in the National Government bc-,

cause he was opposed to tariff in. °1' "fir. tonight pledged himself and his followers to strive for home

‘Irule for Scotland. ~

51!‘ Herbert told s. deputation of the Scottish Nationalist party hm that he and his followers had reached ' IUUB agreement re- cently favoring home rule for Scot. land and "as far as our powers ex- tend we won't allow it to be put; aside or postponed."

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IIIIIIEST MIIIIE IN ITRIPIE KIIIINE

cowmrnnsvrntn, Oct. it...” The Canadian Press-Beaten when .3115 moihcr. grandmother and sis- II" were 51-191. Bill!’ Tressler. nine, rallied today and from his hospi- I“ 9°“ 5°35 Police the names of two ‘men whom he said struck him. Three men: Cloyde Harden, 2c,

- Billy's uncle; Philip Ronda, 50, Bu.

ly‘s mother's suitor , and George Lchr, 30, who was friendly with Mrs. Tressler several years ago, are llllder arrest in connection with the triple killing.

The boy has hovered between life and death since he was attacked ‘Tuesday night. He improved today Iand police who have been at his bedside constantly questioned him. The child seemed lucid and gave clear, straightforward answers.

Chief of Police John C. Wsll as- ked him: "Who hit you?"

The boy gave the name of one man and later mentioned another man whom he said also struck him.

“with what?" Wall asked.

"With a knife."

“How many times?"

"He hit me three times."

"Who else was in the house?"

"Mama."

"Who else?"

"Grandma."

eople’ aper

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANAQA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1932 I ._

IS STILL AT WORK

uruionimz iPClAlC[BEETiE .AREibABE

Clean Shipments, W i t h Resultant Possible Removal 0f Embargo, Aim.

EASI‘ carie- ton, 00.. Oct. 14—The‘ crushing ‘machine for preparing potatoes in ‘such a way that there is no possi- cllty of their harboring the potato beetle has been placed in the potato warehouse of IvilcCsln Produce Cc. - here and potatoes are being put over 1t direct from the field. Repre- sentstives of the federal Depart- ment of Agriculture-were present to gupetvise the process. Several shippers also availed themselves cf seeing the work, includng, Burt cuxr. Centrevllle. H- R Hatfield. Hartland, Charles Clark‘. Woodsiork

THE WEATHER

Moderate westerly wing, fir and cool-Sunday, fair.

I Read by Everybody CoversRrlnoeEdward island Like the Dew

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reputation. Above he is putting the scene. In the foreground is evidence

FOUNDER ROYAL CANADIAN ART ACADEMY Founder of the Royal Canadian Academy of Art, T. blower Martin, jDlrk Van Driest, a Canadian, and Toronto has not laid down tho brush which has given him s national IMiss Edith Boynton, an American,

finishing touches to a. mountain of his feeling for wild life,

f‘. Gallagher, Bath, and Walter S. ‘Potts, saint John. dstrict egrlculm ural inspector.

Later the party went to the of- lice of tile company and held an‘ informal meeting. It alas decided, to send e delegation to Wail’- Orl iheI Provincial Government Department of Agriculture, and ask them to provide these machines at Saint John, to prepare potatoes for P05- sible shipment to Great Britain, the sh'ppers to remunerate the govern- ment at so much per packase 1'01‘. such services. The dclcliiliivn 1101)‘! es to meet the government on this‘ matter at. an early date.

It is hoped to prove that the po-I tsto beetle will not be carried oh potatoes and that, if this is made a certainty, the British embargo, on Canadian potatoes will be re- moved.

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IIIIIBMENT; RESERVED

OTTAWA, ‘Oct, i4-'I‘he Supreme Court of Canada today reserved

S UNDA Y’S I Elsl-ECTIONS i

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(Canadian Press)

The House

IFRENCH OfCornmons

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Oct. l~i—'l"he_ capital cost of the steamer “N. B. Mc-

Lean," which figured in the rescue ‘ _ PARIS, Oct. ‘lb-Radical Soclal- of the “Bright Fan” crew in Had-I

Threatens.

(Canadian Press)

HONG KONG, Oct. 14--The Brit- ish steamer Helikon came into port today after having been for {i6 hours in the hands of. pirates who distinguished themselves by accord- ‘ing chivalrous treatment to Mrs.

two of the passengers. The two Iwomen were kept captive in their cabins after their jewelry had been ltsken, but befor the pirates aban- Idnnedi the ship they returned the

"To think that. 1' . would have ‘spent thirteen uneventful years in

China and -on the day that I leave I

‘his should happen," said Miss iloynton.

"Two Chinese passengers were de-

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ma’ who“ leader L; ptemjgr Edou- ‘ son Straits recently, was $1,253,138.

ard Herriot, predicted today their; position in the Senate would beg strengthened by "‘ ‘ ‘s election’ in, which 32 departments will send 116 members to that August Oham- I ber. Their prophesy, however, did’ not find universal acceptance and.

the majority opinion appeared toI

Ibs that Sunday's elections would‘

make little difference to the party

oomplexion- of the Upper House“ Meanwhile the number of candid-‘ ates who will stand for election in

the 82 departments from Haute

Garcnne to Cise increased with the

approach of election day. In some

departments as many as six or

Seven candidates are contending

for one seat.

Peace And Quiet

This information was given in the House oi Commons today by the acting Minister of Marine in ans-

' wer to a question by William Duff,

(Lib, Antigonish-Guysboro).

The cost of operating the steam- er from August 1, 1930, to March 31, 1931, was $118,605; from April 1, 1931, to March 31, 1932 $131449; and from April 1, 1032, to Sept. 30, i932, $58,423.

OTTAWA, Oct..14—The Domin- ion Government, under the unem- ployment relief act, will advance

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INIIIIIRY I N T I)

l- here w,“ Sadie-y- judgment on the appeal in behalf 5 ‘c’ n, the boy.‘ when ht. of eight aliens who have been de-i mother. Mrs. Nellie Tressler. 28, and “med by the PnmIgI-atmn D87 ‘m, grandmother’ Mm Ammd, partmcnt in Hal fax for over six Harden. 53, were found clubbed w months. Picked up st variousi death in the ‘Pressler home. mm“ thmughmxt Canada‘ on "Sadie was out}. Bmy repuem charges of being advocates of

"Annual Halloween Tea in aid 0i Cltv Hospital in Holy Name mu Oct. 2c and 21. sr-i-i-lo-il-tcc-si

"Dance at Community Hal] wt)?“ R4181’. Thursday, October . 2s cents. 5828-10-15-11.

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(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Oct iii-No decision

It has yet been reached by the Gov~ ' emmeng as to whether an inquiry would be instituted into coal prices. I M; the office of Hon. W. A. Gordon.

0f Senator Hughes Disturbed ByNoise

OTTAWA. Oct, 14 — Eygn 5911419011. in their moments of relaxation, become halogen“;

"Zion Rummage Sale at Mur. 5&1‘ Rm‘ Store. Saturday. October 5i 3-30- Anyone having parcels, elem Phone 401. ssio-io-u-zl.

"Montague club loading double deck cars of lambs all day Wednes. day. octobol- 19th. Lambs must be listed with Secretary by Monday ili-Bht. Those not listed cannot be ‘mpieii- Oct. 14-21.

"Auction in -ii' . "f" °luh Mglldyav ‘ehglizhtl 3i "Im- 5821-10-14-21

"Drivihs harness s11 1s m up. s. L. Hardy ..'¢.,__“,,§,°f manufacturers. 5822-10-14-31 sale at

"Cake M food's on Saturday lfftieernfonfic- the ladies of Bunbury w, M s or

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cs W Whist and Dance

as“, ill Cardigan

wedneiidfll’. October 19th .

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5838-10-5-11.

"Dressed Hers. We will be bu lng dressed hoes. organs out meg‘ ill-Y. October 18th at Kensllngton. w“? I°P mafiitt llrices. p M4,.‘ ti a Son. ssao-ioIis-si v M ' .

"A m" m“ i’! beaches to clear

at one third off. B 1. and g, q The Le n. ' ' y °' huoicwll. u 00m Sm‘ mm‘

5B22-10-14-3i

“Pslscs cub 35311:’ 1mi- mglrul SIIIIIYaEIIIEIIEEI h "PP" 0i‘ light lunch. Our a wank": mm" Qhllise. Price n lervcgea food. b828-10-14-2i'

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"Don't miss the sports and tug. gi-wsrlln Hunter River Rink Mon- ra (Ilisht. Oct. 1'1. n not “n, Ihliabxllxelglihlif m" M" >1’ cleats. Admission rice?“ mum

uh"w. u. s. Ilrch, Tuesday, Mill-ea by luv. Dr. f‘? by Baptist

“mill-HG.” pleasing

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Vincent, selec-I Male Qusrtstte.

selections. Silver m Milo my. sscs-io-is-n. mhicn I and 0

"Out where?"

"Outside."

The questioning was stopped as Billy grew tired). He doesn't know Ihls mother. grandmother and sis- gter are dead.

I Harden was taken into custody Wednesday night when he walked into the police stat'on and asked to see the bodies and sought details of the crime. Bends. admitted he

visited the Tressler home Tuesday‘

night. but said the family was in good health when he departed):- bout midnight.

IIEPIIIITEI]

(Canadian Press)

BELFAST, Northern Ireland. Oct. 14—Tom Mann, British left wing Labor leader, who came here to address unemployed meetings. was deported today after he had served as a pail bearer st the funeral of

remain in his cabin. There n. ‘I demonstration in connection with his departure. Interviewed on u.» vessel, Mann said police stop I him as he was leaving m; L ‘mummsge Sale, Baptist School

fiwm. autumn. Oct. a2, no p . - ssssfii

Beth's

"Rllmmlee sale 8t.

comm-g, Umon m“ Cathedral School I-toonhfronightlst, oowm mo. '1 ‘remit ' -

ssatii

"Bports sud ‘fut-of-Wsr st , Oct. i7.» 0GB. II-fiv

smsllcotlsythebodyofsthree

violent action against constituted I authority in the Dominion, the men were recommended for deporta» ton to their European birthplaces after immigration boards of inquiry had studied their cases early last spring. - ‘ Their case has pmed throush ms hands of a supreme Couii Judge of Nova Scotia, Mr. Justice W. F. Carroll, and the full Bench o1 the Nova Scotis Supreme Court. .both of wh‘ch refused to order their release under habeas corP proceedings. ' In the meantime the case of the appellants has been pending decis-I

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Mother And Babes Meet Horrible Fate

(Canadian Press)

20:71‘ 553E311: 3- °; rt-tt; ing the Catholic church in Spain l - ansssmc eran er .5. l wlzkcf “allies” 15:14; “victims of” m.“ gum-en u‘ and. m“ ma!“ | to give up to the state all its (.3 he cor-ted by go...- “m”, h, m, mutilated by knife wounds inflict-I b“; gm- ggymgm’ Iucumrl HQIQd in their home here lste last- Wll Put aboard about an hour bs-‘Iumm Th’ chum‘ we" dud was formally recorded and ensured Yo» the shin sailed and asked to‘

when found and the mother died- in hospital. City and provincial police aided by citisens are search- ing for G. Asuks, pulpwood logger, father of the deed babies. lummoned to the Japanese house lets last night by neighbors, police found the place s shsmblcs. In s

year old child hacked by s .knlfc, and beside the woman in s wsltsr of blood lay a tiny infant, but a fsw weeks old. It too had been stabbed to death. The mother of the babies hsd also been terribly wounded by thrusts from ‘s knife,

sppsrcctbwhueulevnphsrbsdwmw

drcls, churches and extensive lands in accordance with

some cf the most famous in the world,

and noisy. At least that was the : complaint made in the Rod Chamber yesterday by Senator J. J. Hughes, of Prince Edward Island. Members of the Senate and their friends gathered in the n-nding‘ room, Senator I Hug-hes declared, and made so ‘ much noise that a. marl of peace and quiet could not endure it.

“lf that is against ‘the rules it should be stopped," Senator Hughes declared, "and if there is no rule against. it the rules should be amended."

Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighcn, government leader in the Sen- ate, promised to investigate the complaint.

Ilie Church IIIust Pay In Spain i

(Canadian Press) MADRID. Oct ii-A law requir-

the religious articles of the new constitution,

of

that part of the ¢0Il~

and declsres that

Minister of Labour, it was stated

' tonight he had not yet received any

notification from Senator Arthur Melghen, Conservative leader. The feeling here however is that if re- quested an inquily will be held. Yesterday in the Senate, Sena- tor Rodolphe Lemieux said there was a growing impression that a

prYcee of coal and asked that an said he would draw the oomplalnt

tothe attention of the "nlster concerned. '

Soon May Solve Naval Problems

LONDON, Oct 14—(Speclal) 17n- creesed good-will for the solution of Anglo-American navel problems was revealed 00-day, it was learned from an authoritative United Stet~ es source, at conferences participa- ted in by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, Sir Bolton Mcnsell, First Lord of the Admir- alty, and Norman H. Davis, Unit- ed States delegate to the Geneva Disarmament Conference.

Mr. Davis talked with Mr. Mac-

vf aware ill the National Asilemhw Donald rol- an hour and s half this .ly today. As read to the CcngreltI ‘by Alvaro Albornoz, Minbtcr Justice. the measure was . "The lsw of religious orders", and implemen‘

morning at No. 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister's residence, endi saw Sir Bolton this afternoon.

The discussions ranged over the

whole field of AngioAmerican nav- 3"‘ sampsm m“ w“ stitution of m1 which declaresal can“, although the confereos 1e“ "nlflhi- Rem"! "M" ii" that the Church and the Statedid not gee down to technical ques-I “W913” indiciited a slight improve- mm be aepamtut The "w d°_.flms_ Both plumes were mporwdI ment in his condition, however. manila for the state all the iewelqmuch satisfied with the course of and objects of art, among theurthe conversations.

I Mr. Davis also conferred with the_Sir Walter Layton, eminent British Chumh must henceforth pay fcrwecmomlst, on the prospects for the the maintenance of its plsces ofIimpendlng World Economic Con-

. memes.

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IFathers’ Age Affects Mental I Talents At Birth

(Special to The Guardian) NEW YORK, Oct. 14.—(A.P.)—-A IClllId _ begotten by a father aged more than 70 has 50 times better chances of inheriting rich mental ‘talents than one whose father was ‘Iunder 45. To prove this a study of 1,000 persons of outstanding capability in Ithe 14th edition of the Encyclo- paedle Britannica is publlshedby A. F. Dutton of Hertfordshire, Eng- Iiand, 1X1 the British official scien- tific journal Nature. The same tables showed children . begotten by fathers of more than 45 have twice the chances of inherited capability. The chances are ten ‘fold with paternal age more than

l These studies tend to revive a waning scientific faith in a method for human beings "to improve them- snlves from generation tojgenera- tlon. The method is the famous Lamarck hypothesis, a corrollary of evolution, which holds that in the prowss of natural selection acquir- ed capabilities can be transmitted to‘ offspring.

In other words a person who

I works hard enough to become a bet- ter man can somehow transmit

‘cilmbiiw 9155i?“ i" maintaining ihesome of this acquired character to

his children. Not so has been the

‘inquiry be heid- Seriii-Iifir Meisheh recent preponderance of scientific

experiments aimed at discovering whether Lamerck was right.

Thus in laboratories scientists have cut off s certain leg of a low order of animal generation after generation, but never it is said has this lack of a leg resulted in young that inherited the "acquired" leg- lessness of their elders.

Mr. Dutton says his attention was attracted to the possibilities that inheritance of acquired talent might become evident in children of aged fathers by the "notewor- thy" numbers of eminent men be-

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Skull ‘Fractured In Car Crash

‘ (Canadian Press) YARMOUTH, N. -S., Oct. 14- Seriously injured in an automobile accident Wednesday morning, An- ‘ conscious

and doctors said there was an even chance for his recovery. He had rallied several times during the day, but only to semi-consciousness. His mm was fractured when n car driven by J. Goodwin of Tusket left tbs read and overturned.

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INHANBS niriiiiis

British Steamer Seiz- ed By _“Chiva1rous” Chinese, Who De- part With Lo 0 t When Danger»

Western N. ‘S. iLobster Fish

mg Regulations

I . (Canadian Press) OVITAWA. Oct. lt-Thc lobster fishery regulations for the western Novs Scotis. district, which extends from Burns Point, Digby County, Ito Cole Harbour, Halifax County, have been amended by Order in season in that arcs from the first of December in each year to the Ilast day of May following, with a ‘minimum size limit for lobsters of nine inches. Information to this effect was given out at the Depart- ment of Fisheries today.

um.nnliii IAKESIUMP 0NlL& MARI

(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-—-The Can- Iadian dollar was the outstanding ‘feature of trading today on local foreign exchanges.

Closing at 91 3-4 cents in United.

States funds the Domtnions cur-¥

rency reached another new i932 lhlgh. This figure represented a Igain of 3-4 one percent over Thurs- day's final quotation.

The dollar opened strong at 91 11-4, advanced to 91 7-16 at noon land closed at its high.

Bankers here attributed the strength to heavy exports of wheat- nnd keen demand for the dollar in New York and Isondon.

IProposed New lName For Can.

(Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, Oct. iii-The House ‘ofCommons will be asked at thc present session to record its opinion that‘the name of Canada should be changed from the ‘Dominion of .Cans.da" to "Kingdom of Canada." Armand Lavergne, Deputy Speak- er of the House and Conservative Imember for Montmagny, has given Inoticeof a resolution declaring that ."in view of the Statute of West- minster, the traditions of the Can- adian peopie and the constitution of the country," this change in name should be made.

In Th e Interest Of Ho m e less Unemployed

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Oct. ilk-Construction of a portion of the trans Canada ‘airway system, rcpsirsrand reno- uiizvr-s to the cltadels n‘ Quebec k and in Halifax constitute the main program of the Department of No- tional Defence to be undertaken Ithis winter in the interests of the homeless unemployed. ‘Details of the plan were contained in an Or- der-ln-Council tabled in the House of Commons. The cost i0 the Gov- ernment will be $500,000 and the total number of men used on the yprojects will be limited to 2.000. ‘They will be supplied vrith shelter, food, clothing and care, and bc paid an allowance not exceeding 20 cents per day. The work will cover the period from Nov. 1 to March 31.

As previously nnlioilncod the scheme will involve the purchase of the necessary sites on which the Department will establish emer- gency landing fields as a part of

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(Canadian Press)

KENTVILLE, N. S., Oct. 14- Apple shipments from Nova Scotia to England this week in- cluded a consignment to the Imperial Fruit Show. to be hold at Birmingham from October 21 to October 29. It included thirty barrels from the United Fruit Company and s number of cal-lands, boxes, barrels and half barrels from a group of lip-wick shiprrn