MAXIMS CPA. MERE MAN Mi- h,‘ uulrdlnn, Iolmdod 1M1. l grlothtonn mist, like some motorlntl. - el safe unless he has n (iunrdllll ‘lwo Onto; CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST —6,V1.931 "zj/‘yi/ ///- The Peoples Paper Covers Prince ‘Edward Island Like the Dew Read by Everybody 0 TE FoR STE WAR T & M’M1LLAN 5TH. 12 PAGES ii lillflll’ A ilcathen is a man who doesn't understand the fights. MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN "mllBh about reli';i"n to Br Annual dupn-rlpllon. twins-tell $.00.‘ iilnil (‘l-umllu lull l. 4 A, 54,59, UEENS >_-——-7 j Celebrates ii lisvllicls ll cll INA lllullglnn Uncounted Thousands Reported Drowned -Hundreds- of Thousands Home- less — Famine and Disease Threatens. ' (Canadian Press) HANKOW. China. Aug. 5-Floocls rolled over sixteen provinces of 9111M today and uncounted thous- lllii were reported drowned, llun- llmisci illcllslnlds were homeless, llllmtened by fzlmille and disedse, Jilcentrul Chino. sent stories of ‘MS and rumcals for aid. Fifty m" llwlllc. the Government's re- lirltommittcc estimated, were af- ilkled, or soon would be, by the “lllifvillln. g. Ma's srcnt rivers, the Yangtsei "lithe Yellow, fed by swollen torrential rains, ‘ililiitarics alter ~mowvd lllCll‘ banks and inun- “ldc exDii-Ylses of country. 511.7 cities were flood swept. U“- _ ‘u? l0 bury their dead in submerged .mi¢rlcs. the Chinese allowed Wits to flout down stream. No fal- ihof victims wos Pwslble, but the ~ms° "Press reported "several ml drowned in the sister cit- lfllli Hlmkow. Wuchang and mm. w; allci their environs. Those llllll total population of 1,- m°°°l "Wilding 1.200 white for- m": w?" DHYUY linden water hamghllhil to keep back the l e “d H" Tlverfi. which were ‘l mg ummgh broken dykes. Aged Marquis Is To Marry (Sr-chi to the Guardian) DON- 5Y8» 5-'I'he Marquis findmB- Once Ambassador- m ~ "MM Sims and later Viceroy he W"!!! woman who has been elated with hlm officially in hi; ltocgitsspglziic life. r-us enngemm; l! the lat an“ '_}“"'“'""- dfloghter “Rpm; Charles Charnnud, who . - Great Britain on the Birthday ' India. will be married tomorrow ’ 100th Tomorrow St a u n c h Conservative Voter Looks Forward To Memorable Anni- versary Tomorrow. Within-a. day of his hundredth birthday, Mr. Murdock H. MacKen- zie, of Rose Valley, is looking for- ward to polling his vote for the Conservative candidates today with the eagerness and enthusiasm of a twenty-one year old. Mr. MueKen- zle, who is hale and hearty, has fol- lowed the election campaign with great gusto, and is confident that his vote for the party led by the Hon. J. D. Stewart will be a. vote ill the best interests of the Province. Tomorrow, friends and acquain- tances from all parts of the com- munity lvill gather at the grounds near the Orange Hull at Rose Valley to congratulate Mr. MucKenzie on the attainment of his 100th anniver- sary. Tllc event will be celebrated in the afternoon between 3‘ond 5 o‘clock', and an ailproprlatc presen- tation will be nludc. The Guardinn joins with Mr. MacKenzies host of friends in wish- ing him continued health and vigor. in congratulating hllll in advance upon the soundness of his political judgment and in anticipating the congratulations which will be show- ered uporn him on the attainment of his memorable anniversary. Helping The Unemployed (Special to the Guardian) OFITAWA, Ont., Aug., 5-Twcnty five hundred families and about nine thousand single men have been placed on farms as a measure of unemployment relief in the cit- ties since, in the late winter, the goyernment worked out this plan. Financial assistance is not provid- ed, but the locations of small hold- ings, the price of them and other helpful information is provided. Evidently there are all kinds of such openings with many people u employed in the cities ready to avail themselves of them. The oo- ordinated organization of Domin- ion and Provincial governments and railways is getting in touch with them and is anxious to do so. (Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 5—Highway construction will be ooncintfbted upon throughout Canada as a means of taking care of single un- employed men. Thls intimation was given today by Hon. G. D. Robertson, Minister of Isa/bar dis- in ~ ‘Zfgmnll public debt mission so l‘ 7° y’. "H! use and ans is s1. cussing the program of the govern- waa announced today. Ho merit respecting lief. went re- “On July 27, u-hile the ponde Rhodes said emphatically the department. lilliilili TREATY ls Plucnlllu (fun ada - Ausi- ;:.}I..lli Agreement Now In Operation. (Canadian Press)‘ OTTAWA, Ont., Aug., 5—-The new Canada-Australian trade agreement has been proclaimed in both count rles. Announcement i0 this 0110M was made today bl‘ Prenlier R. B. Bennett. Issuing of proclamations in Cull- adn. and Australia today bring the new tariff al'l'£t‘“_‘;ClllClli.S l1_nder the ngiwnlent betul- 1n the two count- rics into immediate operation. Can- ada gets the British preferential tar iff of 415 out of 433 items in the Australian tariff lnlder the agree- ment now prcclaimed in a potent- ial market of $630,000,000 annually- Of this amount in the past Aus- tralia. has been purchasing $300,- 000,000 a year from foreign count- ries. The official feeling is that most of these purchases will be transferred to Canada. Preliminary conferences have al- ready tnken place with several of the provincial governments. and within the next week a, definite an nouncement may be expected as to the working out of the plans. "The genera view of the munici- palities" he stdted, "appears to be that they will be willing to redouble their efforts to find employment for married men, providing the provinces and the Dominion pro- vide work outside the cities ‘for single men, particularly transients." FALMA ” CREW EXPL o1TEo B Y LIBERAL POLITICIANS 11v THE FEDERAL CAMPAIGN " HIGH WA Y l], Record At Ottawa Substantiating Assurances Given By Liberal Minister Of Fisheries AndlOt her Liberal Campaigners In The Federal , Election Campaign. Strong Case For Payment Of Crew Made Out By l , Mr. W. C. S. McLure, Who Is Assured That If Government Recovers Under Indemnity Bond, Payment Will Be Made As An Act Of Grace.- Eslinlates for the Fisheries Department were being passed in Parliament, Mr. W. Chester S. McLure again pressed upon the attention of the Fisheries Minister the claim of the crew of the S. S. “Alma” for over-due wages, promised them by Liberal candidates and supporters in this Province dur- ing the last federal campaign. The Fisheries lllinistel‘ in reply assured Mr. Mc- Lurc that if the Gorernlnent could recoveruntler the indemnity bond the claims of the crew would be paid as an act of grace. He pointed out that there was ab- solutely no legal responsibility on the Government in this connection, and regretted that apparently the members of the crew hurl been misled in the corres- c: cited by Mr. lllcLure. He regretted that he was unable to further comply with Mr. McLurds re- quest, as the Queen's County representative had been “nlost insistent, persistent and consistent in demand- iny that these claims be pressed. In reply to Mr. McLureCs citation of a let! " of the; then Hon. Cyrus 'Macmillan, Minister of Fisheries, to Capt. Burke, of the “Alma” stating that the Depart- ment had approved of payment and had forwarded the recommendation to the Treasury Board, Hon. Mr. there was no such record in A verbatim report of the discus- sion as it hppears in Harlsard of !Jlil_V 27 follows: Afr. llfcbUltEz The other evening when tile estimates of this depart- ment were under consideration I imadc some statements concerning complaints of the crew of the steamship Alma. I desire at this time to put the remainder of the facts on record. On the former occasion I present- ed letters showing that the crew of the Alma hnd not been paid, des- pite the fact that many promises of payment had been made. I wish l to read a letter under date of July 25. 1930, addressed to one of the crew of that ship. The particular letter in question is addressed to , Lemuel Winchester, and is as fol- lows: "Many thanks for your kind felicitations regarding my ap- pointment to the Senate- We ull- derstood when leaving Ottawa that the wages due on the Alma were to be puid at once. As there was no word of it lust week we wired the minister to have no fur- ther delay in effecting a settle- ment, but we have no word yet. We expect it to be attended to at once. Yours truly, JOHN E- SINCLAIR. Continued on page 11 Will Build Legation Bldg. At Ottawa (Cnndlnn Press) OTTAWA, Aug. 5.—-Approval of a $100,000 appropriation for the pur- chase of a site in Ottawa. on which a Ilegatlon will be built has been given by the French Chamber of Deputies, Hon. C. A. Henry, French Minister said today. However, the Senate did not deal with the matter before Parliament prorogued and it BENNETT co V’T PléEPAR ES To IMPLEMENT POL 1c Y RE‘ Yesierd 11y the Lea its front ilzlgc the bzlref f sum of $l:..»,il(l0 iriven to and the evidence taken body. showed conclusive] reached the Conservative Patriot Roorback. I Re Beauharnois A ' Barefaced Falsehood "“ i i E G overnment organ. which l has suppressed all informzliioll respecting the Beau- ‘ hzlrnols scandal, iluhllsiled ln two column type on aced falsehood that the ' John Aird, Jr., went to the Conservative party funds in Ontario. Yellow journalism could gone further than such frantic misrepresentation on the eve of an el- ection. The report of the Beauharnois Committee. before that independent y that this money never treasury and never was heard of by the Conservative pzlriy managers. Collapse lRussia ’s Inevitable, Ferguson Scheme Says Communist Form Of Organization l Committee l Ii Already Being Shelved. TORONTO, Aug. 5.—'I'he five year ‘plan of Soviet Russia. is doomed to l failure, according to Hon. G. How- Enrd Ferguson, Canadian High Com- missioner in London, England, and {former Conservative Premier of 1Ontario. In an interview given at ithe provincial parliament buildings ‘here today, he asserted his belief that the collapse of the plan was inevitable. The Communist committee form of organization was already being shelved, he said, in favor of the one man type of control. Soviet youth was picking up education rapidly. Too much dependence was being placed by the country upon the advice of imported foreign tech- nical experts, he declared, in the rehabilitation program of the country. “There is only one Stalin" he commented. Russian exports to England con- stltuted a serious problem, he said. Butter was now vleing will: grill" and 610mm; from the Soviet country in the English "They have a wonderful orllflhllilt‘ ion, but in spite of what they 111W‘! been doing, I honestly believe il- will topple," he said. Greater Empire trade in the fut- ure was predicted by the former Premier. Next year excursion part- ies of British business men would cross the Atlantic to visit Canada and see what the country had to offer them, he forecast. Mr. Ferguson is making his first trip to Canada. since he assumcd the duties formerly held by the market- _; illlllll u i“ L’. 8 H a “Talkies Georgetown Friday. ' ‘A 7908 l Wm. Johnson, Jr., of Montague, Dies In. Hospital After Trol- 5 ley Crash With Bull Woose. I (Canadian Press) Eillljljl‘ STE. MARIE, .-\'.lr.3,, 5- jwillxom Johnston, Jr., fornlerly of Prince Edward Island, died in hos- . pital at Knpuskesing from injuries |sustained when a, gasoline trolley 3 on which he and three others were . riding near Hearst last Friday crashed into a full grown bull moose on the Canadian National Railways. and of the trolley and received the full force of the crash. His compou- iolls were badly shaken, Johnston will be buried at Montague, P.E.I. Lindy Completes Treacherous Hop (special to the Guardian) AKLAVIK, North West TBflli-OTY, Aug, 5-001. Charles A. LindbcrBh late Hon. P. C. Larkln. He plans to visit every province in the Domin- ion before his return to Ehillflhd at the end of eptember or early in October. Accompanied by Mrs. Ferguson. the High Commissioner intends to spend a few days on his farm at Kemptville, Ont._He also hopes to have a. few days of fishing in Tem- agami before his trip ends- ROCHESTER. N. Y., Aug. 5- (UPJ-Culver Motors and the Hen- ry E. Slebert Company each sub- mitted a bid of $588 to supply a radio service truck to the police de- partment. The office steriographer tossed a coin, which landed fiends must stand over until October. and Mrs. Ilindlzelgh soared inw iAklllvik at 5.05 a. m. today com- pleting a daring 1,115 mile 11011‘ stop flight across the "bad lands" of northern Canada from Baker Lake. Almost the entire puls- tion of this sparsely populated dis- trict, on the Arctic Circle lives Out to welcome the Lindberghs. This is the most northern lpoint they will touch upon their trail-blazing flight by easy stages from Wash- ington to Tokio, Japan. The arrival at Aklavik was 1o hours and 35 minutes. The speed averaged more than 100 miles per hour. for the flight, one of the most idangerous on their 1,000 qpilcs va- up. Culver Motors won the contract. Ication jaunt to the Orient. z Johnston was riding On the front’ cows TR uc TION . Jill; r Unemployment ReliefMeas- ares Under Consideration l/Vill Probably Result Federal Aid To In Extension Of Provinces For f-Ziglzwcy" Construction. consent. . ing cure o! "l‘.llOlll‘.(‘i‘(l today by " ' "fllllfl Press) 3--Highwa_\' construction will b\ I . .. _lo'.lt (funzldzl 21s a means of tak~ single ll(lL‘ll‘l]ll()_\' Hon. G. D. Robertson, Minister of ed men. This intention was "zbur, ill (liseussini: the programme of the Government iccinlig" ullenzplovcd relief. r>..:~.:.... ,. .,. ,, . . lellnrmll) umfllenees have already taken place with i meni mzly be expected as to .The general view of the "_‘l'lll of the Provincial Governments, Senator Robertson xzlid. and within the next week or so a definite announce- ihe working out of the plan. municipalities, he stated, ap- pears to be that they will be willing to redouble their ef- forts to find employment for married men providing the Provinces and the Dominion provide work outside the cit- ies for single men, particularly transients. Aliilouqh the (iovernmenfs finzll decision has not been mode ‘Hie probability is that CS- iulvoulvclaml-zlvls.“ MEETINGS ETCS. l l i i COMING EVENTS, , -B-4-3i. “Montague Saturday Talkies. 1 7908-8-4-31. l “Show and Dance Anrlandale Monday. 79l9-8-5—3i. "Dinner. Games, Bingo, at Hope River on the 8th. 7290-tf i "Enjoy a pleasant holiday Satur- ‘ day next at Hope River Tea. 7290-ti "Crapaud Anglican Tea Party Saturday, August 15th inst. Usual good time. 7296-8-5-21. "Remember day. date and place, Wednesday, August 12th, Palmer Road Picnic. 7939-8-6-21. “Come to Ioe Cream and Dance. i Brookvalc School, Friday night. l 7936-8-6-21. ' "Buy a first class Euit Cake a! l Hope River Saturday. Tile ladies of Hope River are first-class cooks. Dinners served after 3 P. M. 7209-8-5-3i. "Notice-Movies. Thrilling West- ern Show. French River tonight. Borden Friday. Murray River Satur- day. Afton Hull Monday. 7935-li. "The Annual Meeting of the Tyrone Telephone Co., will be held ill Tyrone Hall, on Tuesday, August 11th, at 8.30. ‘7940-8-6-31. "Danish service will be held Sun- day, August 0th. 1 P. M. in United Church, Charlottetown. Rev. Ravrl- kilde Moller will preach. Everybody vclcome. 7805-7-1-tts3i. "Come and hear "Former Has- kins“ presented by Mnyflclcl Play- ers in Sea. View Hail, Friday. August 7th. If not fine, Saturday. 7298-8-5-31. "Dansk Gudstvenests vii blive afholdt Sunday d. 0. Aug. kl l. Efter- midday iden United Church i Char- lottetown Rev. Rovnkilcle Moller som Tole-r. Alle er Hyertelig vellcorn- men madkuve bedcs medbrlngcs. 7805-7-l-tts-3l. "The Golden Jubilee Celebration at St. Peter's on Wednesday, August 12th. will begin with a Solemn Pontifical Moss and Sermon in the Church, at 10 A. M. followed all after-noon by n grand teaparty. Should Wednesday be unfavorable. the party will be held the next fine day. 7938-8-6-B-l0-3l. Big ProvinoiaTxhibition, 0h’town, August 7th to 2i highway construction will be l "zarried on extensively to take care of men without family ls llllliii Daring Holdup (‘Canadian Press) WINNIPEG, Mun, Aug. 5.—-'l‘w\. bandits held up the branch of the Royal Bank at the corner of Moun- tain Ave. and McGrcgor St. and es- caped with $2,000. The armed thugs entered the bank late this after- noon, threatened the teller at gun point, scooped up all available cash and dashed through the door to dis- appear among the passersby. I The WeatherEtc For. SAMRS vole cur’. skim inc blgxlz- oile ls sflu. feels BEST Bel’ Q f’ ' TORONTO, Aug. d-Nfoderau winds. mostly south westerly; fair and worm. Temperatures Maximum Minimum , . . . . . . .. High tide mes nftomoon at 3.50 and tomorrow morning at 3.25. Sun sets this evening at 7.18 and rises tomorrow morning at 4.54. Last‘ quarter moon Thursday‘, August 6th at 12.23 P. M. Sunlmrrzsidi‘ tide eighteen minu- tes later than Charlottetown. i A ,_____ "Kcllys Cross Ice Cream Festival Monday, Aug. 10th at 6 dcloek. Bin- go and other amusements. 7943-8-64! st _ j.._y_........v.~..‘_-_- _ 4 s- ...