ugh} “WWI-inn with m. w: g 5139mm: cm \\l. The P m, . u g Gulrdinl. Gus! I Ionndlll gbnrlottehwl Til Ill! 00M! .4 crown ADA, WEDNESDAMTMARCH 1a, was ,Will Vote On ,Wage Contract Th u rs d a y ‘(C- P- Bl’ Guardian's Special Wire) SYDNEY bflNES, N. 8., March l2~Mlners of the Nova Soctia Steel and Coal Company will vote Thursday for acceptance or rejec- tion oi the new wage contract of- fered by the receiver-liquidators. Decision to hold a. referendum was made at s mass meeting today when the proposed contract wcs explained to the men. It provides a five per cent increase for all datil and surface workers, bonuses iotbanlrhead men and an eight- iiour day for siniaoe workers. ANNCUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETC "Winsloo Huskies vs, Msple . lesis at Milton tonight. L-5307 "Rummage sale Fvidoy, March I, at Murdock Rose's shop. L-53l0 "Siiint Patriokb Concert, Ken- ’ iiiisiori, next Saturday evening 8J5. L-ISZKD-S-ll-El. "Dr. LaCoui-slere, Dentist, will be h liiurrny River March‘ 14th and . Will. Irilbllil-S-lii-li. "Hockey st Wheatlsy River Rink tonight, Milton Hornets vs. Bisrs, Admission 15c. 11-5811 "Ompaud Halli Como to Saint Patrick's Concert Saturday, March iiib L-SZM-J-lii-li. "Bee North River mndys vs. Bulldogs st Cornwall tonight. shims after match. L-5312 "Old time concert in Legion Hail Riven by Mount Stewart ‘Women's Institute Murcii 18th, 8.00 P. M. Ad- . mission 15c and 25c. L-5204-3-l3-1i. "Litltle Pond Dramatic Club pre- v rents ‘The Red Acre Form" in St. clinics i-isll, Monday, March 18th. I..-5291-3-i3-2i. "Concert and Bow Social in You-i: hi1. trim. aotir. Proceeds i.n aid I! Church Repair Fund. Iroilw-S-IS-li. “c to Masonic min Luis!‘ River ‘rhursday night’. "h 14. to the presentation of 15-5318 "Kelly's Orou Dramatic cm. m“ "Mommy's my Wild Rose." Hill. March 18th. I fir“ nfl! flllllb. L-BISB-S-IS-lfl-lfl-IB. Qlmiilihm mu rum-my, 14th WM Church Conan-t. Q on the Budget. The House, after sitting yesterday afternoon, adjourned until a p. m. today, Mr. LePage having the floor st the sdiourtrunent. Dealing with the Marketing Board, Mr. Sharp charged the Opposition leader, Mr. W. M. Les, with having “skated around this subiect, so that we couldn't tell whether he was in favor of it or not." A year ago, he Misleading criticism of the work of the Marketing Board and of_tlie efforts o! those who are endeavoring to obtain marketing assistance for the farmers of this Province, was scored m_ti_ie Legislature yesterday by the Hon. G. Shelton Sharp, Minister of Public Works, in the course of a trench- ant speech on_ the Draft Address. - _ The Public Works Minister effectively answered Opposi- tion criticism alleging the Bennett Governmenfis failure to implement itsiraus-Canada highway promise, by proving that the Province had received special consideration from Ottawa in the matter of the Charlottetown-Borden highway, The trans-Canada highway, of the gravel iYPQ built through- out the Dominion, would have cost $4,000 pet mile, and this Premier Bennett was prepared to build. B l. in view of the difficulty of obtaining gravel in this Provi sire for a more durable hard-surface road able to obtain federal assistance to the e tent of $5,500 per mile, in addition to payment of the full 0st of the concrete road at Borden, and substantial fcder menial work on the secondary roads. The question or Bis-Government guns-missing the debts of the Potato Grows Association, to which rclcrvaoc bud been mods brought t» I send by Mr. sun-p when he challenged the Opllosltlon under to any whether ho would he prepared in go uiy farther than tbs Mac- Miiion Gmrnuisnt lied [one in assisting the Anoolstiun, hymns-nus- lng their buck bills? Mr. I.» laid he would give n. reply when be spoke e and of the de- lie Province was aid on the experi- by- Mr. Les, was mulled. tho Legislature hsd passed enabling legislation with rcgardto the Dominion Marketing Act. which went through with very little con- troversy. Afteiwsrds, a potato mar- keting scheme was mooted and it was the Government's duty to ap- point e. Provincial Manketlng Board. (Continued on Page 9) His Honour Lieutenant Governor DeBlois ivas host last evening‘ to the members c! the Ieglslaturi! and other guests at a most enjoy- able dinner at Government House. The guests were received by His Honour in the drawing room. The dinner tables, m-angod in tbs re- ception hall, were tastefully decor- ated with flowers and green candles. g Gmoe was naked by Rev. Canon Malone. The toast. to Bil Majesty the King was proposed by Bil Honour, who pmsidcd A fine programme oi’ entertain- ment was provided in the way o! vocal solos by Mr. Charles Earle, lvlliiu Lucy Blmohsrd, Mr. Percy D. Williams, ‘- readings by mg room. And electric iigbts presented a beauti- ful ID90811009- ne ioilowiiid wells wars unc- snt at tbs banquet: Premier iiholdillsn, Chis! Justice Mathia- son, Mr. Justice . Mr. Justice Bsunden. ,Iouoursbis G. Shelton Slurp, Honourable 1!. 1'. MnoPhso, Honourable ‘mourn MacNutt, Honourable Adrien I’. Arssnnult. Honoursble W. Cl. Ils- Kciizie, Honourable ll. W. vanes, Honourable Heath lkflfl, 3-0., STA TE DINNER A Y" GOVERNMENT HOUSE His Honour Lieutenant Governor DeBlois Enter- tnins Members Of Legislature And Other Guests At Enjoyable Function In Historic Gubernatorial Mansion. — Honourable A. A. MscDoulld. ., H hli‘. Willi-Bl‘ H. Ldl. 11 Dennis, Mr. W. lgliwa, M‘. Jlnllll I- i 1118!. Di‘- B. N. R Dr. John F. MacNflill, Mr. Ieslic Hunter, Mr. A. J. MacDonald. K.C.. Mr. Lucas R. Allen, lvir- H. H. Cox, Mr. John A. Campbell. Mr, J. J. Its-robes, Mr. T. A. Cunpbsll, KO" Mr. Montague Amiear, Mr. David I‘. Bethune, Mr. Aeneas Gallant. Mr. W. Allan Stewart, Mr. Thomas Wigmoie, Honourable Frank B. Hearts, Judge C- G. Duffy, Judge H. I... Primer, His Worship Mayor Kennedy. Rev. Dr. R. Moorhead mm, Rev. Dr. Murphy. Rev- Canon Malone, Rev. C. A. Christie, M.A., President, Ministerial Asso- ciation, Rev. Fewer MacIntyi-c, colonel ‘U. C. Dawson. VD. Lieut- Colonel P. W. MlcNWin, DOM, Lieut. Colonel 1". I. Andrew. MM» ADC, Lisut. Colonel l. H. Strong. M.C., Lieut. Colonel J. J. Blake. cuiiiiv niiuiisin iiimiiti Err-Premier Venizelos Seeks Shelter With Fellow Officers On Italian Island. ATHEN3. March lL-For- nier P r s m ie r Eicutlierios Venlzelos, his 12-day insur- rection against Premier Tssl- daris’ government at an end, fled from his native Crete to- dsy to gain haven on the lit- tle Italian Island of Caalcii. The cruiser Averoli’, “flag- ship” of the rebel fleet, con- veyed Venizelos, his wife and several other revolt chief- tains to the ZS-mile-square is- let, and afterward wii-elessed the government that it was continuing to Greece. With Venizelos’ flight and the smashing of the rebels’ land forces in Macedonia, the governinenfls victory appar- ently was complete. Tli e strife-racked Hellenic repub- lic, its business and economic life at virtual standstill since the insurrection flared, be- gan moving slowly back along the road toward normalcy. Complain Conquest necaptm by level forces of tbs Niagara Falls Plants Under (C. I. Iv Guardian's special Wire) NIAGARA FALIB. Ont, March i2-A number of industrial plants, including tbs locsl power plants, were under heavy Ward today. Of- ficials o! the various companies would nuke no statements icgurd- ing tbs action to guard their prop- erties but it was understood that tbs gmrds were installed lo pro- vimt damage being dons by the rldifillbm element or disgruntled uncmp _ _ All units of the local power coin- plny are ‘under hesvy guard, dsy and night. A detail of provincial police constables arrived from Tor- onto and is biiieted at a local botcl. ITINERARYIW Heavy GuardlflFflcis iianiuilui BliBAllilllEll President Carlos Men- dieta Moves To Crush Revolution- ary Strike. (QR-Havoc ly Guardian's Spook! Wire) EAVANA. March i2—60ldicrs o!‘ Col. Fulgenclo Bntistafs army to- night rsided iitbor union offices. wrecking furniture and burning re- cords, u the government of Presi- dent Carlos Mendieta moved to crush Cuba's revolutionary strike. The rule o1 the military continued throughout the Island is army courts-martial prepared to impose BHIEFSBUIIT ANNBIJNBEI] Lord and Lady Baden- Powell W i I l Visit Charlottetown July 6th. .—_.. (YPIWWA. March IF-Flnal um- rangements for the visit to Canada of Lord and badly Baden-Ewell were made today at a eating of Canadian General Council of the Boy Scouts Association. The Gov- cmor-General, Chief scout for Canada». presided. ‘rho woridvchiei Scout endchlcf Guide. Lord and Lady Baden- 1 glob ‘was expected to un- fit‘? haleron tomorrctv, corn- plotod the recumbent o! the ts‘ sea forces, which for sev- craldoyshcld ALM-nsanditsuai- p011, l“ , in feu- c! bombard- meiut. Earlier in the day the rebel des- troyers Psssra. and Leon and the submarine Nereiis were abandoned sno taken over by level forces. while the 111ml siltlnsrine Kstsonis arrived wt the Iuiinn island of (Continued on Flue 0) Fish Export Trade Oflllé". g Th rea toned (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) HALWAX, March IL-Nova. Boo- tinls iish export tritde with Santa Drmingo is threatened by the rc- publifl new tariff woli designed to force its 1.200.000 NOD10 to est homo products. The duty on fifli has been raised from $2.25 to $17.25 per hundred kilos, according to I communica- tion received hers today by C. R. Loclrie, Halifax representative of a firm of imporim-s in the reviflaiio which shares I lint OiLribbBn-u island with Haiti. The duty on ' and potatoes has been in- creased from two cents to seven conic per kilo. , About 80 p0! cent of lento Do- mingds fish imports are from Canada, and the bulk d this is from mm. emu south shore. Mr. Iockie estimated the new tariff would mean s. loss of $250,- 000 to the Dominion. In 1088 Oonldn. exported 2,487 tons of fish to the republic. Lest May 2; WinniifiE. May 4; Willlnm, May 8; Sudsbury. Ont. May 9: Toronto. May 11; London, (int, Mly l4; Ottawa. quested lit w see the hero of Mafcking gather in - Chief Scout to address service or other clubs. into two premises in Obuterbouse street sud secured a ilrge quantity Powell, accompanied by the Hon. Hesther and Hon. Betty Baden- Powell, Lia-Col. G. Walton of Im- perial scout Headquarters, and Mrs. Waltzmf will arrive in Victoria, April 9. Foiowing rallies of tBoy Scouts anti Girl Guides at Victoria and Vancouver. they will proceed eastward, attending a series of sim- ilar gathering st provincial cent- res, concluding at Charlottetown, July 6. A visit also will be mode to Newfoundland. The announced rally dates are as follows: Vittorio. April 18: Vancouver. April 15; Calgary, April m; Ed- monton, April 36: Saskatoon, April 29; Regina, May 1; Brandon, F0 may 18; Montrnsi, May M: Quebec, May 2'1; Saint John. June 1: Sydney, N. 6., June 5; Halifax, July i; Charlotte- town, July 6. The announcement culls atten- tion to the Chief Scout's advanced years. and. his very serious illness of last year, and asks that the de- mands upon him be made as light a possililc. For this reason scouts and guides will not be reviewed at intermediate stations during the trip across Canada, and it is asked that they not visit the train where mmilnr sir-v. are made. It is re- Bouth African or other VPLCiYiilS who may wish to s group at scout and guide ral- lies, where Baden-Powell. if pos- sible, will briefly address them as is body. It will not be possible for the BURGLARS CLEANED UP IIJiNIDON-Burglsrs who broke year 1,900 tons were shipped from Hollie-x alone. long been c o and IM High Gods n. Alon hoe of silverware and money, had s. wash and brush-up before leaving. l Isolde ills uniplni Johnny (or “Journey” film iiu n I w iclii made. and ‘J... ‘It u gowhhelcwihmwom with pl oi buihi or mclmu, cornmeal colic a an Ideal hot supper. Clilldnsn mod hot Schwunprovidu ¢':.'$';.'."'¢.ié'lr, . . . at Hiya wn. SCHWARTZ BAKING POWDER MavliiiucMsds 29c hiiiuio for . . . And Indoors It‘: Belting Powder this time year. Roosevelt (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) WASIHNOEDN, Much President Roosevelt ‘told the gvvummmtnl which be dccluwd himself opposed -s.a and should be put to those utility holding companies could not prove thdir sudltenos was neoansry. commendation iimrn Benn-to Liber- -ak, lIOlBBd a threat of another in- vestigation into oborgfll o! utility ‘ ‘ such - woven-villi tion, and the death penalty on all persons found in pomcssicn of explosives or accuscd of committing acts ol sab- otage against public services, in ac- cordance with the drastic (lccrpc signed by President Maudie-ta yes- tsrday. Return To Work Thc backbone of the strike move- ment apparantly was broken today when government empioyes, un- der threat of imprisonment from two to five years, returned ‘to work in large numbers. At the past ol- tioc it was reported e mioriiy o! the employee had reported for work and that the department would be operating normally tomorrow. A strike order issued by the rail- way brotherhood for s generfl-l walkout in CBmngfll-‘y. one of the chief railroad centres of the Is- land, apparently went unneeded. as several trains were in operation, heavily guarded by soldiers. TotnlDead 18 ) Th’: bullet-ridden body of an un- identified mm found in the out- skirts of Havana today raised the total casualties since Friday to 13 known deed and more than s. score wounded. A p licemsn was wounded when a. bomb exploded in the own- iown business section today, near the custom house. Will Pro be Prison Camp Condition (A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) RALEIGH, N. 0-, March 12—-A negro was mvcaled today to have died in shackles, hanging from the walls of s. solitary confinement cell of a convict camp, as s legis- lative committee laid plans to visit the camp tomorrow. ‘Ihe-oonunit- tee is investigating the oases of two negroes who allegedly suffered frozen feet and had to have them amputated after being similarly confined. Central Bank To Issue Special $25 Bill (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire)‘ OTTAWA, March IZ-Ths Bonk o! Canada revealed todny it would inue a spfidill $155 bill to commemorate the 35th ur- niverssry of King George's oc- ocssiou ‘lo the Purim. The Gov- insus of a silver dollar, Detailed description o! the new bill was not ' cdistdy available. .1’ MAXIM! 01s. MERE MAN 1o moss OTTAWA, March 12. '- minutes after Liberal leader IE BEHIND BENNETT POIYICIES Lisznocuns<2r'cucEt1AmvlcEia2Li‘rz¢n5 czmumwnRi' Province Receives Better Than Trans-Canada. Road From Bennett Government ' Hon. G. Shelton Sharp Disproves Opposition Claim That N0 Special Consideration Was Given This Province. Minister Scores Misleading Criticism Qf Marketing Board And Challenges Mr. Lea '10 Come _Out In The Open On Questions Of Guaranteeing Potato Growers Association Debts. Insurance Bil Passes House By Large Ma j ority Vote Stands 123 To Three —- Lib- erals Will Support Govern- ment Reform Policies Says King. ‘ (Canadian Press, bly-(llzirr-dianh Special Wire) The unemployment insurance, bill passed through the l-loue of Commons today, a few, Mackenzie King read a care- fully-worded statement setting forth his party's attitude toward "the government reform legislation. The bill now, goes to the Senate for ratification. ' The Liberal leader announced his party would support the insurance, eight-hour day and minimum wage bills be- cause lt endorsed the principles although firm iii the con- viction each of them was beyond the legal competence of; Only ilircc memb RULED OUT OF ORDER. E. J. Garland run into the rules o1’ the House when movilnu an amendment to make the scheme non-contributory, absolving workers from weekly payments. It was rul- ed out of order by Speaker James Bowman when objections were tsk- en by Sir George Parley, acting head of the government, and R-ail- way Mixiister R. J. Manion. 'I’he Liberal leaders statement was his first general reply to the government's reform legislation and, from n political viewpoint, was con- sidered one ‘of the highlights of the session. Mr. King said the Liberals believed the insurance, eight-hour day and minimum wage bills could not be passed by Parliament with- out amendments to the British North America Act or agreements with the provinces. ' CHALLENGES JURISDICTION “We still believe," continued the statement, “that in a. matter of such importance, the best method of re- lieving uncertainty (over constitu- tional issues), of avoiding unneces- sary disturbance o1 businew. and of determining jurisdiction in record- ance with our national traditions, is by taking an advisory opinion from the Supreme Court or by a constit- utional amendment (to the B. N. A. Act). The government must as- sume sole responsibility for adopt- ing a more arbitrary and more un- certain procedure. “The Liberal party." the leader declared, “approves the principle of the social legislation thus for intro- duced and desires to see it in opera- tion. We refuse to be manoeuvred into a. position of opposition to this legislation. We refuse, also, by vot- ing against the legislation, to raise directly an election issue of provin- cisl rights." If Liberal members voted against the reform legislation bccuizse of constitutional beliefs, Mr, King said. they would be misrepresented as op- posing sociztl legislation. This was ‘ not true, considering the past his- tory oi the party, both in office and opposition. Urges ‘mendmcnt to B. N. A. Act. "We have urged repeatedly." 64m- tinued Mr. King, “the British North America Act should be amended so as to confer upon this Parliament, L,‘ * to essential safeguards, the y authority to enact such (Continued on Page B) (By W. R. Bllldnlo Prods Stuff Wriid) Unified which Rb message ‘ __,'t immediate losislii advocates of the Rs-ybum Bill, which would give the utility continuities five winch to 010d ywrsin WIIIQ _ “Q96:- Would Close Utility Holding Companies Mr. Roosevelt declared it was “idle to talk of the continuation of holding companies on the assump- tion that regulation can protect tihs public against them." ‘He added. however, that the proposal to re- gulate during the five-year process 0f abolition was “sound? “Regulation has small chance of sisocess against the kind of concen- trated wealth and economic power which holding companies have shown the ability to acquire in the utility field," be said of suggestions for pennanent regulation. "Except where it is absolutely neoesss ,' to the continued functioning of a geographically integrated operating utility system, the utility holding company with its present powers must go." ‘Qrw Parliament. The Liberals, he said, refused to be jockeyed into opposing soical reform legislation to provide the Con- servatives with an election issue. THREE OPPONENT‘! OF BILL s opposed the insurance bill when it passed througl the House-ll. J. Garland (ll.I-'.A., Bow River); Jean Francois Pouliot (Lin, Tcmiscounia) and the old Nationalist leader of Quebec, Henri Bourassa (1nd. Iabcilci. ’l‘iie vote was 123-3 in I. division sought by the government, In a. fast-moving climax to debate the House turned down, 85-65, u! amendment moved by James S. WoodswortlnCo-i‘, Federation leader, designed to protect workers from nbsconding or do-‘i, funding employers. Conservatives lined up solidly uphill the Libel-all and Progressives in the second vote of the day. Wfiillth u: llVill Probe _Un- employment“ OF Eva-Service Men’ (CLP. By Gun-dish’: Epoch! Wire)‘, UITAWA, Much lk-Unemplvy‘ merit in the ranks of err-service men will be the subject of investi< gation by I committee which will recommend to Hon. D. M. Suther- land, wnisicr of Pensions and Na- tional Health, the best means cl dealing with this problem. An or- der in council authorising the in- quiry was today, following] representations made by the can- mdlan Legion. , The committee will consist oil Hon. Justice J. i). Hyndmun, Otta- wa: Col. C. B. Price. Montreal, and W. B. Woods. Toronto. The committees will carry out an investigation into existing in- ciiities for provision of employ< merit for nrr-service men. to.- their care and izrainwnsnoe while un- employed, and report with such ro- commendstions as may be deemed advisable. Weather Etc}; {in sir invite ARE So BAD lN some on... (m: Pigeons ARE Fitting 11c: I , PAsseksbY. 4% (Canadian Prru) Fresh to‘ strong winds, shifting to northwest; mostly cloudy with sleet or rain. METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Tun onto, March lib-Minimum 1nd run-i- mnm temperatures» Dawson . Ii Aklsvili . Edmonton l iii. {I 2 T4 34 3B .18 42 4- 8f‘. ct...t.t.s.z;.ts"..i"..i‘i . I‘ .. IORHIAST Maritime West z-F resli well: h northwest winds; psrtly cloudy whl snnwflurries. lifarlciine Each-Fresh to cizong winds. shitting to northwest; molrh cloudy with sleet or ruin, ‘ High this this morning it LI n! this afternoon u! l-dd. Sun bets this evening it 6.08 Old rises tomorrow morning It .11. "Faun moon Wednesday, Ilufcb i, -.. n, m. . snmmsrnlds lids oi bbcn minutes lam than Charlotte ii. t vs Borden 0.0! A, ll. (Iulrsj ti... Toruisutins (Erin) i1 A. liq ass r. ll. dolly dxcspl sushi.