ff cnniomoown annum 'Iwo outs I: ,V »,q ; Over 38,000 people in this Province - 8.000 ill the .City - Read The Guardian every day. The Guardian is read in practically every worth- while home in Prince Edward Island. 1 . ¢ - , ~~-- -------~ --~ ---- ~--~--*-° -- _-...__.....,.........»\---..,__ ,,,,, ._ _ _ _ ___,_ _ _ ~~ ~ . .. ,.,.m.s.,..,.. / | I Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew _ _,»., / / . ',, iilniu tuiinm The Paper i’::11-1” Read Ebody \ _C b '_ "‘ gg,-|;,‘n| dunllan, lauded 1081 . | I 25, 1933 12 PAGES Annan eobooripnoo miimoii sauo By Mall Clnldu and U- B. A. $4.50 Motion To Extend Uneinploymeiit & Farm Relief Act Federal Disbursements For Prince Edward Island _Up To Feb. 14 Total $14,629. _ ‘ (Canadian Press) ,ance Act of 1932, the operation of UITAWA. Rb. 24-A resolution the 1931 not Wil-S continued until oolling for the entdnsion until May. 1 1932. March 31, 1934 of the Unemploy- _ "Under the 1901 ect,” said Q18 mont and Farm aoiioi sit of isse, Minister. , "bv agreement with t11° ov in the House of Com various provinces of the Dominion. was in ed - ‘mths today by Hon. w. A. Gordon. 01° Federal Government agreed iv Minister of Labor. . contribute the sum of $34-000990 “rho reiiei oo.-fied out under ine towards me carrying on of w°1‘\¢ bv provisions or me oct afforded work the provinces, miwieipelitlee and fo :mesa individuals for varying the federal department. 51° M111 periods, the amount of the work cost of such works being BPDFOXI' days," said Mr. Gordon. °¥'P11'°‘1 Un MW 1- 'M-“Y W°"k° ¢ In August 1931 the employment and farm relief act of 1931 became effective and continued in opera- tion until the first day of March. 1032,' said the Minister. Under the provisions of the Relief Continu- which had been undertaken there- under and many commitments which ha.d been made with the provinces and which had not been ______.__¥_._--_--- (Continued on Page 'i) iiaii ciisii AMAIGAMAIIUN IN MURDER BASE U N IJ E SIRABIE » 1 AT ANIHERSTISAYS MEIGHEN _,___ ., All e ,<_z; e d Confessions Oi Prisoners Said @ To Have Been Dic- tatcil By Police. AMi~nr.es‘r, N. s.. Feb. 24-0.11.) _.A legdl, CI'.\‘I'l Over the_VIlIldII;y of “cciif.;;:.lci\<" said to have been iiioin.-ri if. :iii relive bv -“V211 li\:r.~.'.uo'i nffi Truemnn Smith loorwfi I ucht, as the 18 year old vouilis, _irliiily chnrgod With thi! inurzicr ui Mrs. Eimcr E. Smith. n'.\-.iiiufl ioulinuance of their SVP' nrur pw! urinary he-ru-ings on Sat- urcl..\- uiorliiiig. Slntfnwnis, police state, tellin!! hav." il1'rv.':cd '.':l‘:ll'.< Iii'.'o1i.I. slashed the aged in- aiter his companion G S I had i;c;tt1‘n her ovcr the head with were in the hands a line-bball bat of the veteran Of1'I‘AWA, Feb. 24.-With char- acteristic incislvcness, Rt. Hon. Ar- thur Meighen in the Senate last night attacked, the proposal that Canada‘s two railways should be amalgamated. “Unite them," the Senate leader warned, "and you will have a power which, in the hands of competent, shrewd. far-seeing men could bc made an almost in- superable factor in the political life of this Dominion," Impressing on the Senators that such it situation would be undesir- able, senator Meighen declared, "So long as the democracy that reigns ln Canada is thc democracy that reigns now, there is no possibility of bring- ing about such a condition of af- fairs." . . ___,_______._ Crown prosecutor Clinacs R. Smith, who withheld . . Hcnwocd's _ thum at the opening of lriviizq yesterday. Nor were they pwifliii-cd when Smith faced Mag- L=ti-nte A. G. Mlolienzie today. 'Fomorrorw morning, when the (Continued on Page 'li ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVISLNTS, MEETINGS, ETC f'.\|||in\mccment|\ are lnnrrfwl In lint r-nlumn nt 2 conf! per word, “lflfily x\ayubIo'in mlrnnee. N'°The Annual Meeting of the Urih Side Egg Circle will be held ‘I1 Mavnoid iran. February zotn. 1933. at 2 p. m. aioi-2-24-2|, "Buying dresses hogs iso to leo pounds. Daniel Cass, Websters cur. 11013 Duncan Cass, New Haven. B108-2-24-Zi. "Pantry Bale at Holmsns on Saturday, February 25th by Corri- W-ill-York Point Women’s Institute. , am-2-24-ai. “Relief Benefit Box social, Whlst sud Dance, under the auspices of the Town Council, in Town Hall, Georgetown, Monday, February marsh. aios-2-24-21. "Don’t forget Fiddlers and Dancers Contest in Kclly's Cross Hell. Monday, February ami. Ao- mlssion 25° and loc. If not fine. on the following night. 8102-2-24-31. "Meet me tonight at the, regu- lnr B. I. B. Saturday dance, where ell of the clty's best music loving Dwulc are. Perfect supervision. , 8144-11 "Owing to next Wednesday be- inc ure opening oi Lent, mo B. I. I. social will be held on Monday, with r. full card for the evening anter- Uilnment. 8143-li "Highfield Rink tonight, final in-. ftrmediatc game between Abbies and Granites for the right to meet Wi-sinrn Champions. Good ice. §k_ate after. Roads open for cars. an __A on .boo l\ll.1l IEGISIATIUN » OTTAWA, Feb. 24.--The question of the introduction of any new leg- islation on returned soldiers' pen- sions is under government consider- Hon. Murray MacLaren, Minister of Pensions and National Health, in the House of Commons, today in re- ply to Alfred Speakman (U. F. A., Red Deer). ' "Rustico Rangers vl. Royals at Hunter River tonight. 8144-ll “Hockey at Mlltoii Rink tonight. Skate after. 8141-li °'Comwali Bchool vs. Kingston School at Cornwall tonight. Skat- ing 8 to 10. B139-li "Come to the Tuxis Concert, Heartz Memorial Hall, Tuesday night, Feb. 28th at 8.p. m. B142-2-25-31 “Hockey at Brscklcy Beach Rink tonight at 7.30, Winsloe Huskies vs. Harrington Wolverines. skate after gamo. 8147-ii "The ladies of Baptist Church have some lovely cakes ready for you today at Moore or MoLeod’s. 8140-ll "Sports at Cornwall Rink Mon- day, 1.30 p. m. Married and Single Candle race and others. Relay Race. Lindys vs. Comwsll O. C. One hour skate. , 8139-li °°Gr|.ham's Road Rink. The ladies of "success" Institute will serve Sandwiches with Tea or Coilee at 0raham's Road Rink on Saturday evening, February 25th. ' 8131-2-25-ll. ,_._>._- ' "The Bun Life, Cansdds largest Insurance Company. increased its insurance in force by l"our-Hund- red-and-Sixty-Five-Millions during Manager, Charlottetown ation. This was the statement of RESUIUTIUN I Dpposition Voices 0b vision. ' (Canadian Press) in its plan to lop $8,000,000 off th preliminary to introduction of |Service salaries and the indemn Senators. drain continued on the National Treasury, necessitating extension o the salary deductions. The cut will affect 60,000 people, 12,000 being residents of Ottawa. It will save the treasury $8,000,000, residents of Ottawa alone losing $2,000,000. As an alternative scheme, A. A. (Continued on Page 3) IAPANESE IIITHIIRAN FRUIA LEAGUE Assembly Pronoun- ces Condemnation Of The Japanese- Manchurian Policy. (By P. I. Lipscy, Jr., Associated Press Staff Correspondent) GENEVA, Feb. 24.-fA.'P.)-The Assembly of the Lciigue of Nations with unanimous voice today pro- nounced condemnation of the Jap- anese Manchurian policy as o. vicin- tion of international covenants, and the Japanese delegation in protest immediately withdrew from the As- sembly. -walking out in a body. Yosuke Mntsudks, the chief Tokyo delegate, announced in rejecting the Leagues judgment Japan cannot long cooperate with the League on the Sino-Japanese differences. But he added his government desired to continue cooperating in the work dedicated to world peace." Unanimous Vote The session developed one of thc most intense dramas of the history oi the League. Voting by normal roll cali, the assembly piled up 42 voices to support the indictment of Japan contained in a report on the Manchurian situation drawn up by (Continued on Poe! 'D Railwaymen Op p ose Cut MONTREAL, Feb. 24-(By The cansoim Press)-Decision or ao,ooo railway employees not to accept :\ further '10 per cent reduction in wages was communicated to the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railway! i/M19-li by tho len' eral chairman of the unions affec- ted. The men‘s decision was un- animous in exprmsing opposition to the cut which, according to for- mal notice served by the railways, goes into effect March 3. The men expressed their willingness to con- tinue the present 10 percent wage deduction. Reduction In C.P.R. Earnings MONTREAL. Feb. 24-(U.P.)-- Earnings of the Canadian Pacific Railway for the weogooended Peb. 21 WGN: 1933. .l,'I'I2, I 1932 #lr the depression. J. A. Moore, Branch Immoo’ dmeue $51,009' . mm, v pall! gtltlnoliii IDGWL V SALARY BUT Jap War Minister Ai IS 'IIPPRUVEII jection, But Motion Passes Without Di- UITAWA, Feb. 24-The GOV€l"fl~ ment won thc first skirmish today national payroll. Without division, the House approved a resolution a 'bill to cut 10 percent from Civil f ities of Members of Parliament and uios afforded being 'i.4a1,449 man mately t86.000.000. when the ACM ' I I It was hoped last year the cut ' W ' IN TIIE PUB] IC EYE ` the movie and sound camcrns recon would be for this year only but thc ‘ AND TUE PUBLIC EAR I Lieut.-General Sudan Aruki, the my in uttering a plea for m,ep"ed_ powerful minister of war of the Jn- ‘m-5s_ ne 5 pingured before the mi" P30650 80V¢l'Ilmcn¢, is plcturid here bphcno and thc i-:imcrns in his To- as he gave out an interview for M0 hom., . / TUNGLIAO, Manchuria., Feb. 24 -(Associated Press)-The big drive into the province of Jehol got well under way today when two advan- cing columns of Manchukuo and Jilllflnese troops swept into Knliu, n. few miles across the Jcliol bord- er, which is the gatcwciy to the pm- vince from thc northeast. 'I'he Mrlnchuliuo force commun- dcd by General Chung' Hai-Peng, was the first to reach Knilu_ En route it dispersed “gucrriIla." dc- fencc bands, and it continued on ,to the southwest, thc general dir- ection of Jehol city, the provincial Icapiuu. ‘ Major Generiil Kcrinosuc Mogi‘s column of Japanese regulars ar- rived in Kailu on the heels of Gen- teral Chi1ng's men. | The only mountain passes lend- iing into the interior of Jehol pro- ,viucc from the northeast are at .Chifcng and Lingyusm. The mu- `lta.i'y observers in Pciping ass°rt that Chlzinli hopes of stop- ,ping the Japanese invasion rest on holding those two important ,points Dispatches from Jehol city indi- cate, that the .lnpaucsc in the vi- ,cinlty of Cliaoyuiig nre attempting; to work around thc Chincso right flank to seize the motor highway leading from Ifngyuan to Jehol city. Some observers consider the Lingyuun the more vulncrnblc of the two pnssui. Tony Yu-Lin, Governor of Jehol, is in command of tho defenses of Chihfeng, and Chang Tso-Hsinng is charged with holding Lingyunn. The city of Knliu (reported cap- turccl by the Japanese today in n Tunlian dispatch) is considered stratetically unimportant. The ter- rain is fiat there, a factor which in- creases Japanese mobility. Halifax Child Dies From Burns (Canadian Press) HALIEAX, Feb. 24-Burns sus- tained as sho played near an open grate eioimori tho uio today or Jeanine Rhciionizcr, 4, daughter of Clarence M. Rhoclenizcr, of Hnlifnx. ‘ After being left, with her six- yelr-old brother in their bed-room, the little girl began to throw pnpcr on the fire. In a few minutes, her father, downstairs, heard scrcnms and entered the room to find her clothing in flames, Horribly burned, she was rushed to the Childrcn’s Hospital. \\'ii-Cro me died this sitemoon. I I _ _ japanese Drive Well Under Way Advancing Columns Sweep Into Kallll Miles Across The .I ehol Border. BrightSpots Of Financial And Industrial I'Vlz. (Canadian Press) TORONTO-Af»lH.htlc Snwlte U°mP=-iny. U. S. ccncem, open- ing Plant in Toronto manufac- ture knives and blades. KITCIIENER., 0nL,-Cnna- diun Blower und Forge C0, |n- #falling mmcliinery here for manufacture of cream sepam- tors. SAIINIA. Ont.-New com- pany negoiinting for F;-omg; capital to build gas pipe line from here to Stratford and vig- fniiy. _ VANCOUVER - This port camc ahead of Seattle and san Francgco in 1932 in volume of Orlcntinl silk traffic handled. CALEDONIA. Ont.,-Flour mills ho~e have hom operating to capacity any and nigm for somo time. LONDON, Ont., Kelviniwf nf Canada has resumed capa- city production, adding 60 men to the staff. SAINT JOHN, N. B..-Har- bor commission reports that in 34 days from Jam. l to Feb. S, exports through this port ox- eecded figures for same period In both '32 and ’31. KITUHEN'ER», Ont.,-Wnva of House buying has started L month earlier dim usual, ro- port local real estate ageuil. ST. CATIIERINES, Ont.,- Hyrlrogu refineries, 9. U. S. company manufacturing new motor fuel, will erect \ refinery liebe. 'l’l'LBUR1r', 0nt., - Export business of liudson-Essex mot- or Oar Co. jumped 100 percent in 193! over 1931, Vice-Presld- ent reports. `v'lc'i‘oiu.\.-rhroo vui- ovlvfr Island lumber mills are working on expert orders and hive 300 mr-n employed. two ` mills working double shift. I A at ` In The (Canadian Press) UPPAWA, Feb. 24-Confidence that the wheat situation ls on the mend prevails on Parliament Hill and both Govemment and Opposi- tion spokesmen look with more optimism on the future. The talk President-elect Rocsevelfhad with W. D. Herridge, Ca.nada’s Minister at Washington, included the wheat question but the view expressed in Otlltwn is ii~~‘ ' " ~"“t will go on without a wheat conference. Very re-cc. ._, . House of Commons Hon. H. H. stevens, Min- ister of Trade and Commerce. forc- casted an improved wlicfit market and said Canada's wheat carry- IOVBI' all the end of the crop year. next August, might not bc heavier than s Year ago and in any event the world wheat situation was up- ward. "If, is too late for it conference to Improvement Is Assured I I . _ _ ;I. lil § % ' fi \ ` INV' ' IQ gc Wheat Situation Government And Opposition Spokesmen Unite In Optim- istic Predictions Of Uptrend In Wheat Market. do any good in the present emerg- ency," said Hon. W. R. Motherwell, former Minister of Agriculture. “The situation is bound to improve without any conference. However, eventually the five great when lproduciixg coi1ii'.ric,, Uiiitffci States, ,Canadm Russia, Argentina ond |Austrnli:1 should hold a conference and rind a way to prevent future eniergcncics. With crop outlooks as they were, United States would be out of the e:;p:,\i't wlicnt market for ii year. Mr. Motherwell declared. Russia was out of the murlzct and if she linil mouvy \\-nuhi ‘w a bu_vcr nil n coiisiili-ri‘.blc .sc-‘.\`.c. 'l'li<' stocks in A1'geliIiii11 and Aix.-tiuiliii would be greatly lrlducccl by ilic time the port of Montreal cpancd and thc big flow of Canadian wheat set in. Accordingly it wou`d not mcct the heavy competition it had been uiccting. Vote Of (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Feb. 4.-Applause from all sides of the House of Commons grcetecl the announcement made byI Prime Minister R.. B. Bennett to-1 day, that the Canadian delegate to the special assembly of thc Leaguci of Nations had voted in support of] the report of the “committee of 19" on the Sine-Japanese question, The Prime Minister rcnd to the House the statement made before the League by the Canadian deleg- ate, outlining the stand taken by the Dominion in this crisis, which was reported in todays cables from Gen- eva. \ Mr. Bennett first gave the House an outline of what had transpired l in Geneva this morning, then pre- sented tllc stitteincnt which had been cabled to Dr. W. A. Riddcll,` Canada’s permanent advisory dele- gate to thc League. for presentation to the assembly. Rt. l-Ion. W. L. Mackenzie King, leader of the Opposition, obscrvcdi that the statement made by the Prime Minister did not onli for nny extended comment. “We on this side are heartily in accord with him in the statement he has just made," Mr. King added. J. S. Wocdsworth (Lab, Winnipeg North Centre), added a. word of. commendation for thc stand taken by the Canadian Government. "Al- though somc of us regret certain uc- tion was not token earlier," he add- ed, "we are heartily ln accord.” The committee report condemned the Japanese policy in Manchuria. After the assembly had ndopicd thc , Lytton report, with the Jnpancse‘ delegate casting the only opposing vote, the delegation from Japan left the assembly. Quebec Again Refuses Votes To Its Women. QUEBEC, Feb, 24.-iC.P.>-A pro- vince-wide referendum in which only women would vote and which would determine wli<-ilwr thc bulk of Quebec women ure rcrtl!y behind the movement io obtain entran- chisement in provincial matters to- day stands bcforc feminist organ- , imtions of this province as a potcn- ` tially effective campaign idea. The suggestion came when the Quebec Legislature Assembly again turned down ihc perennial bill to grant women the voic and went through thc almost traditional movements of arguing the question. J House I Applauds Ganeva Canadian Delegate’s Support Of ‘ Committee Report Condemning Japanese Policy In Manchuria Is. Warmly Approved In Parliament NIUUUSNIIIRTH NIUTIUN GETS 6 INUNIIIS NIST Bulwark Against C o m m u n i s m. OTTAWA, Feb. 24.-Section 98 siuys in the (Jriininni Code as a bul- wnrk :igniiist Communism, thc House or Commons decided yester- day. With every Conservative and six Frencli-speaking Liberals against it, the Wo'>d.<\vori-11 rcpcal resolu- tion was given the six months' hoist 80 tn 45--just another parliament- ary way of defeating it. Sinilc of Dlsddln Not cvcii a lost-miiiuic nppcnl from Jnmcs 'S, Woodsworth, lender of thc Co-operative Commonwealth Iiccicrniion, sponsor of thc repeal motion. could sicm thc tide. "I mn opposed to force. I have ncvcr advocated it," said Mr. Woods- worth, punctuatlng his words by pounding on his desk. And with almost it smile of disdnin on his face he announced hc was not a Com- mulils',~-oii the coiiiruiy, lm was on avowed enemy of Bolslicvisin. advocated \'iol<~iu~r, lic said. Scc lion _...I uul.\wi\ii oi'g:\i\iznt'iciis. S.»’iiN'l‘ Jii|l.\', N. li.. Feb. 2| -.‘l_\'.\lcn\aiii: patrolling of all buildings in Snilit John for tho detection of [irc hazards will bo undcrtniu-n hy un`formcd mcmhcrs of the Fifi? Il\‘Di\|'\' mont, ri,-¢ Phicf Charles A. (‘unn`nghnm riounccd today. This '.\'ili hc mc first organized effort of its klml in the prov- . inoc Sec. 93 To Reinain ASI, The eight Toronto Communists, now serving time in Portsmouth Penitentiary \\'i‘i‘c not c\' ` \ V/ ll" VV ' 1 ‘ _ ‘-`*“___-_. l_é__--_l--nd .\ii~:'i‘l; ;.r.-|..||»l_v u.--ro un~.»i|r.-.1 |»,\‘ \=11-|=1‘»- .\l:ir»iu|\\: ljiisiz-~-i-`i.~»~|\ in-iiii.‘.i.»=|||'< 1, “iniisz lrnrily --iuuily null :i lfills l.-\\-m- l»»|u|»cr:\iurc. lilgli iuio this iu~-in\u~,_' :vi ii'u1 :mil niiluhi :it llfill. Sun rm-.~\ this nv-iniuzs ul lilii null 5