MAXIMS OIA MERCHANT _--— m“ my; hip knife. ?I‘—“ Founded 1M1. inwu Guardian TIo Cents. "Mum. (luunlinn. [ymlntfv Maritime Board u’ u,‘ ‘we little to bis servant /'-'/ a”, qr" _<’ n»... 2......- Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew um CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 3. 1930 2% Be himself». ~Z>_ MAXIMS OI-l MERCHANT’ is not happy who does lot thhlk' 8 PAGES Annual luharrlpllona Urllnrad In.“ B) Mull Canada uni L’. e. A. 84.50. Of Trade Annual At Mongton N.B. Work Of Transportation Com- mission Now In State Of Sus- pended Animation, Must Be Continued, Declares Chairman --Maritime Rights. \ g5;- Cbarles Bruce. Canadian Press Staff Writer) MONCTON. N_ 3-, Dec. 2—The lffects of Canadian freight rate |tructure on the Maritime Provinces. the necessity for continuation of the Maritime Transportation Corrmlis- lions work. tile need for a survey of mnomic conditions in Canada as | whole. the nlistakes and the ad- mtages accruing to agricultural cooperative efforts. and the Mari- lllns view on the St. Lawrence Wat- erway; proposal, were given thorough review at today's opening session of Trade. "'l‘he fact that, the contract of the union was suppressed does not. msks it any the lass binding." said Mr. Patterson's 0890:‘. "The inter- continental is s. constitutional railway, constructed for certain well defined purposes to be operated in‘ a manner defined in the contract of union. “If the so called economy and polit- ical policy is permitted to override the mandatory confederation trails- portation and trade rights of thou: provinces. 1 cannot see any ChH-IlCC of substantial economic d». lopment of the Maritimes. They have por- haps the best geographical location the annual conference of the Muri- ‘.ime Board of Trade. Marked by uncompromning frank- ln the world for trading purposes with other countries. and the load they are carrying to assist Central aesi and shot through with the high note cf optimism sounded by Pres- ident t‘. ll. Read, of Amherst. the Board express/ed agreement with A. P. Patterson's characterization of the present freight rote condition as no national disease," and declared ' out the snoop expended by the pro- vlnciol tovernments in grants, now discollzillued. ell the transportation (‘ffilmiliéldfl over a period in which l m claimed $4000.00!) annually 12'] been fnved to maritime shippers, was n meagre investment. and heard will flrvlrovol the suggestion of L. - W. Slmms, Eiaint John, that the St. Laurence Deep Watt-relays proposi- ton was uneconomicol. and the de- tliriltlon of l‘. C. Armstrong. C. P. It. agricultural adviser. that Agrar- llll cooperation should not attempt n revolutionize marketing condi- libtla overnight, but w-ork on the principle of gradual revolution. also llllllirenfly captured the {card's en- thusidsm. Momlng Session The morning $€‘-:L'~lOll dealt with VWKl-Jrl-ction. l). R, ‘furzlbtlll. 0f Halifax. read the reportcf the commission working in that field, waming the Provincial Governments, Whose grants have been withdrawn that (he work must continue, and A. P~ Patterson of Saint John read a Miler cn the injurious effect of fate structure en the Maritime; “Can- wdas frsght rote structure is one. if not the chief, of the factors crush- ln: the social and economic life of the hferitimes." said Mr. Patterson. The nulliflcntlfm of geographical ad- Wltm possessed by the Atlantic lirovinccs. he said, has resulted from this structure, which had been many Nara in the making. Central Canada interests hacl first destroyed the ex- Whf: structure at. Confederation llld proceeded to build up, piece by More. the anti-Maritime freight rates. which the Duncan Commission l" Part disclosed. and from which Dirt-ls] relief had been secured un- fit!‘ the Maritime Freight Rates Act. The Board of Railway Commission- ers had not the power to establish a "Wilt. rate, which would bring the uurltuheb fairly into the Confeder-v otion economic picture, said Mr. Pat- terson. Cost Of‘ haul and distance cannula is a drag of such magnitude that it is impossible b0 carry it And compete successfully." was Mr. Pat.- torsons opinion. Not only was it high freight which increased pro- duction costs in the Maritirnes, said Mr. Patterson, but there was also an artificial increase in commodity cost to the Maritimes from Western and Central Canada, as a. result of protective tariff in conjunction with knight Mics. (Canadian Press) MONCTUN. N. 3.. D80. 2-—"That conditions are fie: more depressed wifth us then they are now, is I be- lieve. due w the fact that we are now working harder and working better than we ever did." This was the note struck thLs morning by C. H. ltéad of Amherst, mosldem, of the Maritime seam of nude, open- ing the thirty-second annual meet- ing of the more. Problems of trans- portation in the Maritimea were the prime subject at the opening session. A warning to the provincial gov- ernments that the work of the trans- portation commission. now in a state of suspended animation through withdrawal of government grants. nlust be continued, conic from l‘). R.- Turnbull, Halifax, chairman of the commission. The report of Honorary Secretary F’. MacLure Bclanders set. forth the results achieved during the year in following policies laid down at the last annual meeting. “Speaking quite frankly, it seems to me that all this outside talk of Maritime prosperity is quits generously exaggerated-we loam that eLOhUHIlO recession has affected the Maritimes les than other sections of Canada. If this is so. and I hope it may be. the cir- eumstzmces certainly add weight to cur long standing contention that economically, the Msritimn have not participated in the general pro- gress and prosperity which has char- ncterlzcd every other section of the Dominion." said Mr. mead in his Presidential address. “We in the Maritlmes never climbed as high as ‘they did and we have not lo far to fall." “If there had been strong Boards of Trade at. the time of Confedera- ition the Maritime rights movement “P? duite negligible facts in Can-‘a-culd have been iuueceaslrfi" said scum freight rate structure at pren- if-iayor 0. W_ Mdmond. in welcoming ‘m. he continued. and speaking bftlfllv. it was evident that. the Wm"? purpose of the present struc- W" was to secure control by Central i Ctnsda of the trade of the Mari-' “M. and as far as possible t0 pm- mt this area from Maritime com- Wilton. ~The first inroad 0n mandatory _’ Moderation of transportation "his or the Marltimes had occurred h 1375- when rates had been ad- "'““‘| on the Intercolonial at the '-' of the Montreal Board of ‘the delegates. M. r. "rahpluns ex- n-hseu a welcome on behalf of the iMoncton Board. (Continued on Page d) MARROW. Chllll. Dee. 1- Communist fol-ea in mum: Provinoz have captured the cit! of Changeth, amusing Govern- ment troop which lame from Changsha. All foreigners escaped before the attackers entered the city. Novel pWay To Help Needy (Special to the Guardian) QAULT BTI. MAME, out, Doe. z-Cliildren of the city bringing with them an sdinls. alon fee of three potatoes to a local theatre at a matinee fill- ed fourteen barrels with potat- oes and four barrels with apples in addition to many other veg- etlblel and articles which will be distributed among the needy of the city. i ‘- ..__.... SovietDumping Now Alarming Fur Traders MILLIONS 0F FINISHED PELTS, CBIEFLY SQUIIRIL. EXPORT- ED FAR. BELOW COST PRICE. LONDON, Dec. 2.--Britlsh Put Trade Alliance has summoned a mass meeting of London fur trades for December 3rd to consider how. to avert disaster threatened by Mos-' cow's dumping millions of dyed and‘ dressed skins on the London market at. prices below the cost. of the raw material. London fur trade, which has ex- perienced hard times lately, attribu- tes the Sovieth action to an en- deavor to cripple British trade and make Moscow henceforth the world's fur centre. Strong representations will probably be made to the Gov- ernment for protection. ‘The fur sales manager of the Hud- son's nay Cc., told The {fess that the danger is exaggerated, the trade seizing upon Mcscc ‘s action as a pretext tosecure protection. Can- ada's trade. however. is not specially menaced. as the Russian skins are chiefly squirrels. Nevertheless. as these are being exported below cost, he regards Russia's action as sili- lster. ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS ETCS. "Rxerve Wednesday. December 24th for school concert in Cherry Vllléy Hill. FMS-ll. "Borden Lnie Club loading hogs. at Albany Thursday, Dec. 4th. Hours ll t0 3. 052-12-3-21 “Cardigan Club loading Hogs and Lambs Wednesday, December 3rd. 9558-12-1-3i. “Owing to the unfortunate weath- er the parlor social at John Plppys is postponed till ‘Thursday night. December 4th. 9647-12-3-21 "Owing to unfavorable weather "Woman In White" Add dance at Stanley Bridge Thursday, weather permitting. 9648-12-3 L.I "See "l-lis Model Wile" p. by the Cornwall Communty Club at Brackley Thursday, December 4th. 1i’ stormy, Friday. 902-12-1-41. °"‘Womnn In White" biggest spec- ial of the year. Cambridge. ln-iday; Murray River. Saturday: Canoe Cove Monday. Admiasion, 20c. ans aso. 0648-12-3 "Come to Bean supper and Bazaar in Crapaud Hall. fiiday. ixosmber 5th. Bingo. 0M. Proceeds Women's Institute. Supper 26 cents. 9621-12-2-31. "Chicken Supper and Bazaar in aid of United Church in the Baptist lfall, Tryon. on Wednesday, Decem- ber 3rd. from b till 0 P. M. Tickets 40c and 35o. "fr. Ciift. Purdy station. West- chalter Oo.. N. Y.. U. d. A. Phone m. chrome- maladies WWW»! and cured at home. when they or- mnm. vm-io-lo-saioa "Grand oicainl of lottery at Cor- ran Ban Hall on niday. December 9310-11. 0th. Two hours of lood snappy en- tertalnment. by city talent. Pipe Band in attendance. Admission. 39s.. Ladies with pies free. If not fine, will be nela on following Mon- 9064-12-3 Deposecl King And Father This Interesting photograph of Kl"! Carol of Roumanla and his nin: your old son, Prinv-fMlchael, show; tlll- happy camaraderie existing he- iween roval father and son. Until his father's‘ recent return to the. Ultimo. Michael was one ci’ the most picturesque figures of Europe as boy-king of his country. Statement Issue. g I-ONDQN. Nov. 2.-—-FClllO\\'lllK is the full text of Premier Bennett's state. »meht to the British Labor Govern. mcnt on the subject of Rt. Hon. J. H. Thomas’ reference to the Canadian trade preference proposals as "humbug." “It is indeed. as a matter of re- Rret that I am obliged to refer to a statement made in Parliament here on November 25 by the Secretary of State for the Dominiolls. (Mr. Thom. as.) I have refrained from any ear- lier allusion to it in the hope and expectation that realization of the far reachlng consequences which must inevitably attach to that state. ment would have compelled its de- nunciation by the Government of the united Kingdom. "The failure of the Government to do this must. therefore, be construed as an endorsatlon by ‘it of the views expressed by one of its ministers. This statement was a condemnation “The Weather, etc 19 i“ s PPINQ "tics iiofllmc. ls 8o latte is 1i: messes or A wk BoRRoWaR l7»! ~11 A By Premier Bennett - Economic Independence Assorted ln Vigorous fkivsring Imperial Conference Thomas v Did Not Answer IDNDON. Dee. 2—R.iglit Hon. J. H. Thomas. Secretary for the Domlnicns. made no answer in the House of Commons today to a question, put by H. L. Boyce. i lfenservatirc, Gloucester), M i n» wheih-r Mr. Thomas. had "ii!!! “fills to make amends. for the unwarrantallle outrage he has committed lust week. The question came at the close oi‘ a heavy barrage o! enquiries Pgp. resenting the (loverr-nlrnfis rte- tien on the proposals made by flu various Domlnlons at the Imperial Conference. I K (Canadian Prue Cable) l l | iBright _ The purchase of a lot of lrtnrl lo- Zeatcd on the south side of Brighton i Road on the Government House pro- lpertv for the purpose of erecting dllereon the new Prince Edward Is- Island For The Boy Scouts Of Canada Probable '____ OTTAWA. Der. 2.-A Crusoe“ island set 1n a beautiful Laurentian lal-ze teeming with fish, with every facility for canoelng, bath- ing, trail blazing and all the pur- isuits dear to the heart of every boy. ms a national camp for the Boy Scouts of Canada was outlined by Noulan Cauchon, eminent town plan- ner of Ottawa at. the annual meeting Text Of Statement i ‘lll terms, unusual as they are injur- ous, of n proposal made by myself, on behalf of the Government. of Can- co-ntalns the best solution of the ur_ Ecnt problem of closer Empire ec- onomic association. This is an assoc- iation which must. be the joint con- cern of all who, in their own inter. est and the common interest, strive to promote the greatness of the Brit- ish Commonwealth of Nations. Mutually Advantageous "My proposal, made on October 8. at the plenary session of the dele- gates to the Imperial Conference was that we of the British Empire should subscribe to the principle of Empire, trade preferences and, without de- lay should take the necessary steps to put it into effective operation. To (Continued (m Page 6) Ferguson Will Be Sworn In NextSaturday (Special to the Guardian) ‘IORUNTO, Ont., Dec. IL-Pramler ada, and which we sincerely believe 1 town last. night. The Island lies in the middle of the limits of the James MacLaren Lumber company which. he said. is - willing to surrender its right back to the Quebec Government on the. condition that the Government hand . it om- io the Boy. scouts as their national and permanent camp home. King Has No ‘ Comment toMake (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont. Dec. 2-1 am leav- ing Mr. Bennett to do all the talk- ing at present. said Rt. Hen. W. L. Mackenzie King. Liberal leader. w';cn asked today lf he had any ' col-imam. to make on Premier R. n. Bennett's statement in respect to the use of the word “humbug" by Rt. HQ", ,1. 1-r_ Thomas. I am anxious that Mr. Bennett shall have just as much leeway as possible. added Mr- King. He had nothing further to my on the matter. $98, 000, 000 U. S. Postal Deficit (Special to the Guardian) WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.—lncrea.sed mail rates to yield Additional yearly revenue of $55,000,000 were proposed by Postmaster General Brown in his annual report. He recommended that the present rate of 2 cents an ounce for first class mail be raised to 2 1-2 O. Howard Rrguson will likely re- sign his seat in the Legislature with. in the next two days and will be svrom in as Canadian High Commis- sioner to London next Eaturday or Monday at Ottawa. it is reported toclw he may retain his Cabinet port- folio for a. few days after the swear- ing in ceremony. Vessel On Rocks, roleomo. December a-Moumw to frmh south westerly winds, fair. with rising temperaure. Temperatures Maximum 23 Minimum ... .. l4 High tide this morning at 9.0T and tonight at 8.46. Bun rises this morning at 7.23 and sets this afternoon nt. 4.16. Pull moon Friday. Dec. 5. 0.18 p. ... ..- b1 Crew Is Saved HOLY HEAD. Bus. Dec. 24ml:- ty-five men composing the crew of the Nmweglasi steamer Asmund were saved tonight by coastguardsmen lifter the vessel rammed into rocks. Their rescue was credited to a. Min- ister, the How if. H. Jones. who was w-sllring along the cost with a wo- man parislliorler when he happened to see. elvrough a dense fog over the rents. Brown's report published to- [day revealed a. deficit. of 98.000000 front operations of the postal scr- ‘vice in the fiscal year of i930. | __.______ Errol Boyd Honored (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. out. Dec. ZMA station on the Hudson my Railway will be named Boyd after Capt. J. Iirroll Boyd of Toronto. the first Canadian to fly across the Atlantic. 1t. is at mileage 256.1 and was originally named Llnklntor. but. as there is al- ready a station and pcvst office in Saskatchewan called Kinlater. the laostnl authorities asked that the one on the Hudson Pay Railway be changed. lion. R. J. Maulon. Minister of Railways. took this opportunity to channel. the Asmund go on. the rmks. s McLure iacKinnon .Will Start Fur Buying‘ honor the Canadian aviator. i-au-i "Robinson ' "land Hospital. was decided upon a’. j a mrsrinz of the contributor: m the hosplsl fund llcid last evening at St. Paul's Parish Hall. Mr. W. K. Rogers, chairman of ithe Board of Trustees. presided. and presented the report of the lJOHTCl on the matter of the site for the new‘ i hospital. ‘ RESOLUTION I The folicwinlz resolution. moved _ by.‘ Ml‘. W. F‘. Tidmarsh and seconded lat.’ Mr. (‘retiree DcBleis. was unanim- cur - rdotittcl: “Xvherens. due to the illcrcnberl traffic 0V0)‘ the Prince Edward is- land rnilrvayz wlfch traffic has in- crcaserl manifold since the hospital zwos built. and as thr- rcsources of‘ the Province are developed a further i butors Last Evening. ll1C7FIL1E in traffic ma," be exprfieri "lvhcrces. the nois- ecra r l bf the railway traffic has a ier" disc turbing effect on the patient: i: hd hospital; "And whereof. (‘lilo (lliPf ' fll.'llll'll?l‘\" (‘to l“."t’llCfll lIO-‘lllifil ins C€!llClIJ‘_lIl"'l ti". ' on which the Prince Edward Llsnd Hospital now stm-lds as an uruit- able location for c. hosgvtzl. an? ha! .""l‘llf'.",l tl1~ Fuorll of 'l‘l'll".‘.crs rlcl to laulid t!" new hoqlltal on ‘ha! ..'1 "Therefore l"‘lfil‘t‘l'l meeting nf the rontrlbl: tr: the lvxsyfinl fullrl llcrehg- zuhsrzr- 1nd dirt-cl the liillllll of Trumps-s o) the! Fruit‘? lid .l lslalzrl i-Ilrunial “nri its associates the Executive Con". ut- tee c!‘ the Campniill Fund to " ur- cllasc from. the (lovernnleni of Prince Edrvord lsialld a lot of l. "d situated on Brighton Roarl as Fl‘ .wrl in the plan hereunto attached. "ml to build the new Prince Edward ls- of the Boy Scouts‘ Association of Ot. ' land Hospital on said land. in hulking the motion. Mr. "d- ymnrsh referred to the much incr/‘s- ierl traffic. and to the yrobabillt). of fstill further increase in traffic c el {the railroad in the proximity’ of (‘ll ~Que. Legislature Gpened Yesterday ivised against re-building on the I'd fliospttal. ‘The medical staff had r l- ' lcanadian Press) Qumzc. Que. Dec, 2~Measures i to permit municipalities to take ad- vantage of the Dominion Parliamcrlt l ‘legislation o» relieve unemployment will be laid before the Quebec Legis- Jatuve this session. Hon. (i. l-l- Car- l roll, lieutenant-Governor, stated in ' the Speech Prom the ‘Throne today. icpening the fourth session of the ‘."f‘.‘.‘(’l‘it6DY1ill legislature of the Prov- : ‘ I i H103. The Throne Speech outlined an lilnponant programme to be submit- ted to the members. Removal of the anomalies which have been the sub- ject of complaint in regard to the legal position of married women is foreshadowed. A Ministry of Labor. Iseparste from the Department of ‘Public Works u to be set up and the worlcmens compensation commission will be directed to provide s svstm- of collective assurance. such as ex- Iists in certain Canadian provinces. ibut with amendments which will [make the law still more favourable Ito the working classes. "The Govern- iment. thinks." the Speech said. "that the farmers complain with reason oi’ ‘the high rate of interat which they ‘have to pay to have recourse to the agricultural loan created by the Por- jiament of Canada." In order to ren- der these loans more accessible to the ‘rural classes. the Government will submit n measure authorizing the ‘contribution of one and a half per- icellt. of the. interest of the cost of administration. in order thst. the farmers may be able to borrow at the uniform rate of five percent. Attacks Man In ‘ Court With Knife (Canadian Prele) WOBURN, Massu. Dec. 2—Proceed- ings in the dstrlct. court today were lthrovm into confusion when Walter F. Fulton. 24. of Wilmington. was sevrrcly slashed about the fats by Alfred De lilsio. of Woburn. Fulton had been found guilty and had taken an appeal on a statutory charge which involved De Maids daughter. Camille. 16. De Mslo followed him from the room and, according to po- lice. attacked him with a jack knife. Milton was taken to Choate Memor- ial Hospital and De Mario was ar- ralgned on a charge of assault with intent to murder. l-fe was held in s20 000 for the Grand Jury- site. ‘fhc nearness to the exhibit v grounds and to the rifle range. ‘ I stated were also factors to be c: ‘.- sidered. Hon. Francis L. Haszarrl in su~ porting the resolution. expressed t opinion that. the site contemplzt" appears to have everything necessa to a first class institution. With r"< nerd to the property where the ho"- pital is at present situated. he sta‘ - ed that he was glad to know that the proceeds arising from it would lrt be lost. to the institution. Mrs. A. J. Mathieson also express- ed herself in favour of the. motion. Mr. Rogers explained. to clear some. misunderstanding. that the trustees have the right to sell the hospital property. The proceeds of the land. however. must go to the endowment fund of the Hospital. An abstract was read by Mr. Rot:- ~.,_.a a ‘ers from the minutes of His Honour She Lieutenant Governor in Council, dated Oct. 6. 1930, wherein the sale of five acres of lal-lcl forming part of the Government House property, and facing the south side of Brigh- ton Road at a cost of $1.000 an perr- was authorized. for the purpose of building the new hospital. The approval of Lieutenant Clot‘- emor Dalton of the proposal that n site he granted to the trustees of the hospital on the terms and for the purpose set out in the order-in- lContll-l uerl Four Hunters Are Burned To Death (Special to the Guardian) OTIS. Mass, Dec. :.---P‘our hunters were burned to death and six burn- ed and wounded by exploding shells, when a camp housing fourteen at Lsrkin Pond was destroyed by fire early today. The hunters who were house-cl in a two storey cottage owned by Pearl Prescott of CIYIABILCOHHJtTTE awak- cried when a stove exploded. The fire had gained great. headway by this time and boxes of shotgun shells discharged about the rooms. Ten of the scantily clad hunters Jumped through windows either from the first or second storey into frigid weather that registered five degrees above zero. The place was a mass of flalnes and the survivors were un- able to aid their four trapped com- panlons. Ill-outlay. Dec. 8- tf. [NEW Hospital On I on Road ‘iSite Selected On Government i House Property At Largely Attended Meeting Of Contri- E I h. . ..‘,_.q-,. L__; . l) it i