okzng Tobaco. . pr; Drug Co. Ken-unzip nk c. - 1393M. H W“ Misambel Linkletter has re- - SHORE Ldolmx tunied in her home in Linkletter Road after a. pleasant visit with. her’co' Winnifred Wright P! , Verna Sehurmancf Cenhralbedeque are at present vis- iting Jilin" relatives in Linklettcr. _NORTH AetUE PLAYOFFS‘ ‘in the, Kan;- Pbbfuary m, 1935 at 8 P. M. silver ngiou Rink, Monday, ces. 1st game of a. two ‘game $1‘- Coals to count. Boimvskating match. Admission-loo and 20c. 11-4064-2-2-21. ~MIJETING ADJOURNED-The nucl meeting of Qhe Iigmont ay Dairying Association was held n Wednesday, January 30th. The iifd of Directors were re-elected. lu- lueeting was adjourned to nsider the winding up of the af- irs of the AssociaticnJSD ‘ _AUCTIION IOITY-HVI URNAMENT-Jlfhs i985 auction uty-five tcurnamenti-is now well der way and enquiries are com- ; in from the country districts. any of the players who were in . contest last year have signified ,-. intention of entering this r. S- "(2 .Y. M. L. CARD PARTY& ~ e regular weekly card party un- the auspices of the C. Y. M. In held on Friday evening with very large ‘ ‘ "‘ m u, imam L-ccsa-c-e-tr. Lmssu STOCK seats. Cod eizOil, l0 D and mint flavored. . for Conway .-.-- MkeonmdMi-smred Miss Jean Callback has re- ~vlslting friends‘ in Bad- ' -.1vn-‘. Reginald Haslam, Spring- field was a recent visitor to Bed- eques-S —Her many friends will be pleased to-lealn that Miss Waller, school teacher at deque school is ieooveringflrom a serious attack of diphtheria-B -'!'he school at Temwood is closed at‘ the present time on ac- count cf several cases or scarlet fever in the district-S —Mlss Rita Key of Summerside was a passenger on the noon train where she plans to spend a few weeks the guest cf her cousin, Miss Greths. Key-s A --Mk.‘ Thomas P. Hsmmlll of Center-ville Bedeque drove tc Sum- a . won by Mrs. Felix Gallant, iss Bertha Gerricr, Mr; F. E. ifoll; Ml’. 1e out" was captured by Rev. . qiianley. S. mussels! cover - m. tice A. C. Saunders presided at l Clmucerv Court held at Sum- mega on January sour and am, n-ihe suit of Marv Margu rte 1; 1= .“Jcseph L. Gallon aim; defendant. n QEOIMON cases an GNHHHQ. 1194M. sllattbaws, ullstrs for co County, held - at Parties) were charged with sell- -.~ intcxFElBB llquor-contrarWto " Prohi ltion Act. Two were nvldte’ and fined $200 and cog-m, engizromdismlssed for want of ' 1 e cases were prqgwug. - b! the R.C.M.P. S. i -SLEIGH DRIVE-A v 1 . . t 11511 enioyaoie sleigh-strive‘: ‘is ld on January 23rd by the young ‘ Pie of Saint John's Church. '-' ud. The sleilhinl party met ' 0'59""! it fiiiht o'clock and 1 Vove to tho home of m. and M", ' llard Francis. Over forty-five " “S W" Present and the even- ‘1 P9551111 11111161! in social games ~~ the old-fashioned square noes. Excellent music was P209 ded by the kind. host “sighed by r. Elmer Sturdy. The party broke . on the stroke of twelve mid- eht after thanking Mr, mg M", = d1 101' 1 very hapiiyeveniug; -sdw1.nv0 masons OBGAN- , ‘Ell-A new bowling league p“ ‘e11 0185mm! in Stmunerside call- : themselves the "Swimmer-side =1 iai Bowling Ileeguc." Mk ' was Insulated ‘ “"1411? evening when tbeleegua 11 meet again. Gama will bf‘ ,'= '.-- anditlsexpeotedsisrgc , the league and . '- WVNWIGQC! the henfllkll- W bowling alley in the basement ' the'Capitol'1'lieatre.-8.' '11’ “PEST COMPLETED-JIM: test f the new wells in the west cud cl ummerside wssiaomplctedsanrri- '- and the water was iound to be 1 the some high quality as the 1 an water supply. These new wells .e driven to give additional wa er 9P1? i0 the town, which. with the '"~ -" population anddndustrial 1s cow in operation. was found ‘"- -= . The wells werabored by E ‘Prank Well Company, Amherst, '5 ilho pumps used -ere the Dlrllns pump" and were installed Y R. Stevenson C0,, St. Johu. They “"11 by so electric motor run lilo town's own electric t ‘P131115. ‘ihoworkwu _ under the supervision of 1dr. Al- ‘ ' 0100111. engineer for the Water " sewerage Comm . P ' l tier fire msursnco rote. l1 industrial plants on the ant, as '7. Henry Perry. The . "lmlfi on Tuesday when on, Ref 1 _ed,Mcyse; Judgeyof Hollis. m“ by team on Saturday and iqiorted the road fairly good. with new,» drifts in some places-S Bede-qua .Hockey of-"hockey was played in Bedeque Rink Monday, Jan. 28th, between Albany St. Psts and the St. El- eanofs Ramblers, ending with a score of 5-8 in favor of Albany. Three of the scores for Albany were made by McLeod, one by G. Bell and one by M. Delaney. For St. Elcancrs, Jas. Chappeli, one; Kenneth Mills, one, and Fred Mills Lineups: Albany: Goal, J. S. Campbell; Nvalsln-forwards. R. McLeod, M. Heiffel. St. Eleonora: Goal, Earle Arsen- ault; defence, Jss. Chappeli, Ray Harris; forwards, Holden Mills, Edgar Crssweil, Fred Mills, Ken- neth Mlllsylibmeet Gaudet, Geo. Murhead. B. PREMIER (Continued from Page l) _. .-___ The commission's report, is ex- pacted in two or three weeks. The Trilat- Mr. King's Program Uncertain to when Liberal Leader W. L. Mac- lflifh announcement. tlmt he 5609i’. this _not be uhtifthe entire reform pro- II‘ been ‘laid before rnfllSlIlE-flt. An announcement is , tecto- ldrganlzation at Geneva to remove Canada from its seat on the gov- ernlng-body-in favor of Russia. It is believed Canada will. not appeal. to the League of Nations as it has a right to do. LONG _ , - wosmws Isis-Inc's: ..‘1'he regular monthly meeting of mm; Womcus institute was he .st thmhome of Mrs. W. Johnston with l5 members and five visitors present. The Presfent, Mrs. Allan A.~- pbell presided. The 111s ' by sinking the 1n- Ode-mllowedby the Creed. ftollcall was answered with s New Year's Resolution. The minutes of proved. One member paid her so. ltwasmcved and seconded that ‘Jbills for rehabbing school. inas gifts and fruit. be paid. commuter reported that they two calls and taken .11». following committees ‘m trip to touchstone Jo . . N, 3., em guests Groom. of Summer-- turned ‘her home in Charlotte- .A very fast and excitinggume Lloyd Walsh, Norman DclBfloL-S. Delaney, G. Bell, H. Nonindicaticn has been given as keozig King will open his series of luosdcasts, nor has there been dollfi w ethod of talking to the people. The impression is that if ‘he should take that course it will ammo of the government has marrow mm Labor Minister W. A. cn Canada's stand toward the vote of the Intematlonal Labor t Qnvidils meeting were read and . ted. School, Mrs. Allan‘ Jobnstone ‘ the‘ Wat also e solo b! the mil mauv- NEWAPPARTATIIS TBABATTLE c ,1 i c 1 a Huge Tank to G ner- ate X-rays Bui By Columbia Univer- .. situ- (By, Howard W. Biakesiee, Associ- Q ated Press Science Editor) (A; P- By Guardian's Special Wire) . NEW YORK, Feb. 3-11 seven- ton tank to generate huge volumes .0! X-raya for a new experiment on cancer was announced tonight by Columbia University. The tank, a substitute for con- ventional X-ray tubes, will produce million-volt rays-enough to equal about three pounds or $6,000,000 worth of radium. It will be used to explore a sort of no-manb land of X-rays, in which-the ordinary and fragile types of ray tubes have not yet done much work. The new tank will be mostly stainless steel, lead- lined and durable as a battleship. RcadyiuSpring Armodncement of the tank-tube was made 1n the annual report of Dr. Francis Carter Wood, director of the Crocker Institute of Cancer Research at Columbia. This new kind of X-ray apparatus was d15- covered by David H. Sloan of the University 0f California, where u similar tank already has been built. The Columbia tank is the lewnd. and will be devoted only tocancenItw-lllbereadyinthe spring. The tank is cylindrical, nearly 10111” 1W1 1n height, a few inches more in breadth and about 4% beams in the centre of a mom 25 feet long and l8 wide. Near its bot- tom are metal windows through Whlch X-ravs will pass sufficiently to treat six patients simultaneous- y. Tl Vacuum The entire interior of the tank is o. vacuum. In it the X-rays are produced by the energy from an eiectricnurrent of 6,000,000 cycles a second. The current fed into the machine will be comparatively low, 15,000 volts, alternating. » A 1118b frequency generator in- side the vacuum tank steps up this current into the energies needed to produce X-rays of anything from 500.000 up to 1.000.000 volts. Dr. Wood's report states that X-raya up to 550,000 volts have been found to possess no more lethal power on cancer and other living tissues than lower voltages. The higher power rays tested only penetrate deeper. IIPTRENII Siliii during the past week, it was in- and a alPRiN-CE ~-7 Y feet long. It will hang from steel e1’? ill ilEABY" ccnclud ‘- its hearings b [Provincial Bonspeil Februa1y8 Definite arrangements have been made fa‘ three rinks from the Sum- lmraido Curling Club to go to Char- lottetown on February 8th., to play Montague and Charlottetown for the Galbourey and MacArthur Cups. A commercial competition will commence next week in the loca‘ ‘ rink between the following groups: Bank of Nova Scotla, W. E. Mac- Donald, L. J. Abbott, W. A. Tower, W. I. Bowman; Canadian Bank of Commerce, R. S. P. Jardine, R. L. Willet, W. B. Sharpe, J. C. P. Ersk- ln, A. B. L. Horne, Alex Horne, F. Murphy. E. F. Clclw; Lawyers, T. A. Campbell, M. M. Bell, Lea link- letter, A- Silliphant; Civic, R. E Ellis, N. R- Dur-ant, P. Kiuch, A. A. G. W. Phillips, H. Phillips, G. M» Muttart, K. Cameron, Mr. Rattray; Braces, L. R. Allen, R. Dewar, L Campbell, L. Gcrrill; Firemen, W. B iVLacNeiil, C. E. Corncy, S. MacKay W.'W. Muttart; Produce, L. Mac- Farlane, M. L, Bradshaw, A. H, Hub- ley, B- W. Robinson; Hartman's, No 1, J. Iafloy Holman, R. L. Mollison, W. A. Currie, C. Whalen; Hclman’s N0. 2, H. Holman, G. Sheen, I. Niall- olson, W. Bradshaw; Prcfemicnal E. P. Foley, E. E. Parkman, D. H. Clark, J. T. Lines: Sundry, ,M1. P Titus, Dr. Oolvixi,‘ D. Lidstivxle, W. D. MacNeill; Fur Ranchers, P. Weeks H, lifsoGctigan, C. B. Rogers. B. C. H. Hannah; Fur man, J. H. Prlch- ard, G. E. Smith. J. Woods, J. F ‘Arnett; Brooks, W. H. ‘ Brooks, E Brooks, John Brooks, A. Brooks. mixes for this competition are be- ing donated by the following firms iihroilgh local firms and are divided into the following groups, Winner on Winner's aide, four bags flour, St. Lawrence Flour Mills, W. W. 10rd through Robinson's Mill and Bak- Winner on laser's side, four cases of ginger ale, Mora-icon 310e,, run- ner up on winners side, fuuir picnic haans, Whyte Packing Co., Ltd, Mr. Blake, through R. T. Holman, Ltd. R/imnsr up on laser's side, four cations cigarettes, Imperial Tob- acco 00., tluougb E. P. Foley. Rink winning most ends in either of first twogamcsJIbMothcauOw-n tea Bryant and MacDonald, E. Parnell through Brace MacKay and Co. Rink winning by largest margin in either of filst two gsmu 4 lbs, Rak- w-ana tea. John Tobin 00., R. C. Hows/tut, through Sinclair and Stew- art. Rink with the largest total some in first two games. Four cartons cigarettes, Rock City Tobacco Co. through Rogers and Arnett Ltd. Rink with lowest total score in first two games, four packs cards through R. T. Holman, Lid. In the Club championship contest the following games were played on Thursday and Friday. Matches 31st January 1935:- A. B. L. Home B; W. R. Brooks 12. J. H. Richard 9; M. P. 'I‘i'tus 10. L, R. Allen 5; E. P. Foley 15. W. B. McNeil] 9; W, R. Brooks 8, M. M. Bell 15: T. A. Campbell l4. E. E. Parkman 12;' R. E. Ellis B. February 1st:-- W. E. MacDonald 4; W. R. Brooks M. P. ‘Plivus 6: E. P. Iibley l0. P. Weeks s; T. A. Calmpbell 1o. F. Murphy 10; A. B. L. Home 9. L, R. Allen 10; H. T. Holman '7. R. L. Willot 5; W. B. McNeill l3. dlcated in the weekly trade report of the Canadian Credit Men's As- sociation issued here today. Wholesalers generally reported volume od sales continuing over thatofthesannetimelast year. Retail trade. mule rather quiet, also was fairly satisfactory in most centrm. Businesmezi anticipated a brisk spring trade. Banicruptcies during the week totalled 38, an increase of four over those of the some week a year am. This was the first increase re- ported in business failures for many weeks. (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) The report follows: Halifax: Wholesalers report bus- ‘rnassiaaciaewnat urenoess of1ast year. Collections are fair to slow. Growers of potatoes are still only obtaining 20 cents per barrel. Apple shipments to the 31st of Decanbcr were about 30 percent lower than for the some period in 1988. Saint John: Wholesale trad. m, continues fair with very little changes noticed during the past several weeks. ,R.etail merchants report special sales meeting with fairly satisfactory response through smaller retailers ivpo trade New coupon scrroor. ooacaar The Christmas closing of New Mbdcu School was held in the school room on Friday evening, December 21st, and was largely at- tended by parents and visitors. The Pfitram was varied and appropriate tc the occasion and the numbers were rendered in a manner credit- able tc teacher and pupils alike. Mr. msborn acted as chairman. and the following program was presented: Welcome, Marion Dunning. Opening corus. Merry Little Bells. Recitation. Bobbie Mayhcw. _ Dialogue. A letter tc Santa Claus. Qllo, Fannie Carr. I Recitation. Pearl Payflter. poet. Miriam cums and l-faael \ I Recitation, lkiwin Coles. _ Dialogue. The ‘n-ain to Mauro. Qiecitetiod, Donald Buntain. r0113.‘ Santa Claus is lug. autumn nun scream. " Ills. aoaabhcnkylcthw w- Will Rebuild‘ Membersnip Of SacrediCollege (A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) VATICAN CITY, Feb. 3—Pope Pius is planning for a new consis- tory, prelatcs said today, at. a time when death has reduced the sacred college to one of its smallest mem- berships. Instead of the full num- ber of ‘l0, the wearers of the purple, the princes of the church. now number but 52, leaving l8 vacancies. The death of Francis. Cardinal Bourns Jan. l in London, created the latest vacancy. Pietro Cardinal Gssparri, former papal secretary of state, died Nov. 1B. The sacred college now is split evenly between Italians and for- eigners. Of the foreign nations France has six cardinals, the larg- est number. Thc United States has four, Germany and Spain three each and Poland two. Canada has one. England, in recent years rep- resented by Cardinals dasquet and Bournc. now has none. that. coffee is no good. Drill, Santa's Helpers. Recitation, Ena MscKay. Solo, Betty Orsborne. Recitst‘ by Winnifred MacKay. Dialogue, The day after Christ- mas. Recitation, Norman Dunning. Song, A festive time. Recitation, Betty Orsborne. Doll drill by Grades 1 and 2. Pantomime. Oh Little Town of rsethlehem. Recltatich, Fannie Carr. Closing chorus. Good uisht 01111- dren. At th! close cf the Program Ban- ta Claus arrived. l-Iasei Carr and Doris Buntaln distributed the gifts to Santa Claus. The visitors were treated with candy and the children to candy and fruit. The teacher Miss Wvlnd. till-uk- od the pupils for lowly gifts. A very pleasant and enjoyable evening was nought to n close by singing The National Anthem. (Patriot Hesse MW). uga. MINIMUM Piliiiiil PRICES AREANNililNtEil FR-EDERIGION, Feb. ll-Tbe prices r! which potatoes produced m‘ in New Brunswick are to be sold, commencing next‘ Monday, were announced here today by G. C. Cunningham, marketing agent in this province for the Eastern Can- ada. Potato Marketing Board. They are considerably higher than have been prevailing. , The prices for Green Moun- tains, E. Canada No. 1 grade, at Groom, T. H. S. Jackson; Sinclairsi cash on the track at the markets lnoted, are as follows: At Montreal-JO-pound bags, 55 cents; st/Toronto-ilil-pcund bags, 65 cents; at Kallfax-BO-pound bags, 55 cents. For export-FOB. Halifax-bar- rels, $1.50; BO-pound bags, 65 cents. Cobblers are to be sold at 5 cents a bag less than the Green Moun- talns, except at Halifax, Mr. Cun- ninghams announcement states. ‘This is the first; minimum price quotation given under the market- ing scheme, which will become ef- fective next Monday and which embraces the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotla, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. It is anticipated that lncreasse in the prices will occur from time to time as market conditions justify. Under normal conditions P. E. Island potatoes demand a slightly higher price than the New Bruns- wick product, whiie Ontario tubers sell for lees than those of this province. Accordingly, it is under- stood, the marketing agency for P. E. Island has fixed the minim- um prico for its potatoes slightly higher than New Brunswlcks min- imum-about five cents more on the 90-Ipound bag at Toronto- while the Ontario product is quot- ed at a lower minimum-about 20 cents less on the 90-pound bag at Toronto. Detect Disease In Early Stages (By Guy E. Rhoades) (Canadian Press Staff Writer) TORONTO, Feb. 8—~Resesrch ov- er almost a quarter-century has brought s. group of Toronto physic- ians to believe they can detect like- lihood of a. person developing tuber- culosis and take preventive meas- ures befOm the disease actually ap- pears. Their work goes back to 1911 when Dr. A. H. W. Oauifeiid lung specialist, developed a. seroiogical test by which he believed he could detect the struggle of a person's system against tuberculosis infec- tion. A group of his colleagues, in- eluding Dr. William E. Ogden, dir- ector of the chest clinic. 'l‘oronto department of public health, since then has applied the test to more than 35,000 uberculosis suspects and persons eigwsed to tuberculosis. Dr. Ogden says he and his coi- leagues found among other thins! the average period of incubation was from two to five years in per- sons who developed tuberculosis af- ter seroiogical tesis showed their systems wen. fighting tuberculosis infection. In one case s l2 years old boy developed the disease 12 years after showing his first posi- tive test and in another a man de- veloped the disease 22 years after the first positive test. These were exceptions. The test is described by Dr. pg- den as somewhat similar to the Wassermann test for syphilis, but more difficult to apply. It is ap- plied tc “contscisfi persons exposed to the disease, in series over a long period of time, or until the patient shows bv consistent negative react- ions Utt he has succeeded in de- renting any tuberculosis infection in his system. Persons giving positive tests are asked to subject themselves to care- ful treatmcrt. avoiding over-exer- tion and taking plenty of rest Their treatment ls a modification of that employed in cases of actu- a1 tuberculosis. The test developed by Dr. Caul- feild is used in many cases where the universally accepted skin test for tuberculosis contacts or exposed cases loses its effectiveness. Dr. 0g- den snys effectiveness of the skin test in cases where exposure has taken place in early life diminishes in lnicr years because the skin in- clines to give positive tests even after infection has disappeared. The sercloglcai test, however. re- mains. Dr. Ogden said the group cf wcrk- i ers here has endorsed tb-i-se corv; clusions of Dr. Cauifeild: No person who took advice of s group member after coining in con- tact with tuberculosis developed the disease: of the very few who failed to take advice and developed the disease none advanced beyond the first stage of tuberculosis; no contact can’: under observation de- veloped tuberculosis ‘thcut lnvins shovm a positive serological test to warn of potential danger; of those who contracted tuberculosis in the first stage almost ail were cured and able to return to work within 18 months. - ‘FATAL AUUDINT (C.P. By Gnrllh’! Sm! Wire) MULGRAVI, N. 8., ' t-Savad from drowning by his shipmates. Donald Melanie of Bil Peters died an hour later from a fractured skull caused when he struck his heed 7min againetsguardrsilslhefellfntc wehrban. l many, was the comment at French COUNTY clmomcre PLAN R-‘l-JVISIO ‘I (Continued from Page l) interested tbs restoration of confidence, and the prospects of peace, except a general settlement freely edbetween Germany and powers. , ‘ settlement" would make provision for the oxganimtion of the security of Europe, would establish agtfocmen‘ raga-rd- armaznents generally, which in the case of Germany should re- place part five of the Treaty of Versailles-the military clauses. It would also be part of this gen- eral settlement that Ger-puny should resume her place in the league of Nations. negotiat- the other compromise This is the gist of the agreement. It represents a compromise between the British and French viewpoints as to the method of organizing se- curity. Brita-ln ‘concretely offers the French the air assistance that they demanded in return for con- ceding German rearmament. The French in turn are Willing to abro- gate the Germ disarmament clauses of the Versailles ‘Treaty. But. in fine with the strong Brit- ish stan-d against an out and out Franco-British military alliance, all la made open to other powers and, indeed, is contingent on their psr- ticipatlon. ‘The next move lies with Cer- headquartem tonight. French op- inion holds the invitation to Ger- many to take part in the air eon- vention is simply a recognition of Germarufls right to aeroplanes. fiance's policy, it is emphasized, is plmeiy peaceful. But all logical minds must maliu the necessity of creating a peaceful atmosphere be- fore peace can exist in reality, the French added. The final Anglo-French conversi- tions occupied only an hour and a quarter, thougil: earlier in the day Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin and Sir John Simon, foreign secretary, had along talk together at Fam- ham Park where both we're guests of Sir Comer and Lady Berry. The proposals to which “other in- terested powers" were invited to send replies are: 1. Pacts insuring mutual assist- ance in eastern Europe and those contemplated in Rome for Central Europe. - .2. An armaments agreement on the basis of the December, 1932, declaration, which “would replace ‘Hepbum Refuses ‘Governor’: State Dinner Invitation ._.__.. TORONTO, Feb. l-The ell-to dinner. planned by Hou- Dr- R"- bert Bruce, Lieutenant-Governor. for Feb. 20, allowing the oponlnl o! the 10th Legislature o! Ontario. has been cancelled because Prem- ier Mitchell r. Hepburn sud 11111 cabinet», have declined to attend. it was announced tonight- whom invitations week ago, Dr. Bruce tonlsht I11- nounced cancellation of the dinner. The statement reads: “His Honor, the Lieutenant- Govcrnor, regrets that, the Prime Minister of Ontario and his cab- inet having declined the invitation to be present at. the state dinner- on February 20th, this function will not be held. “Hi5 Honor trusts that you have not been irwonvenienced." When Premier Hepburn an- nounced a few days ago that he was declining the invitation to the state dinner because it would r1011 be "consistent" with his policy in declaring that the expense maintaining Government House was unnecessary, some of the tob- inet, ministers refused to state whether they were attendin! the function or not. The announcement from Gov- ernment House indicated that they had fallen m line with the prem- ier's polity- Root Functions of the three main functions of the root, absorption my M11111 be 5am to play a. more important r010 than either conduction or anchor- 9. through the roots of our ordinary plants, water holds first place. Without water a. plant would be unable to carry on its life PPWBSB‘ es. The principal functions of wat- er 1n plants are: l. It constitutes 80% to 90% of the weight of protopissm. 2. It is essential in the manufacture of food. 3. It serves as a solvent for 4, 1t, transports food and raw material from one pm u! plant 1° another. '_ Under ordinary 00116310118 l plant takes in much excess wait! which must be disposed 01- 11111‘ the Versailles Treaty provisions limiting the arms and armed forces of Germany." 8. The return of Germany to sc- tive membership in the League of Nations. ' Two other undertakings made unilaterally by the British gowv-u- ment, as ravcztled in the con: .- ique. were; (l) Association of Great Britain with the fiance-Italian pact signed 1n Rome, and (2) s. declaration that Britain will consult with the contemplated signatory nations to Dhe Home agreement for Central Europe “if the independence and in- fegrltv of Austria is menaced." P5335. Feb. 3—(A.P.)—The pros- pect of allied planes, especially Great Britain's fleet of fighting ships, flying to France's aid in case of an attack by Germany was bailed in France today as "the best guarantee for pence" to come out of the Inndon negotiaticrts. Satisfaction at France's safe- guarding of her full military strength without even sacrificing her plan to lengthen her army con- script service was expressed almost unanimously 1n the French press. The value of decisions reached by Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin and Foreign Minister Pierre Laval with Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- Donald snd Sir John Simon depend on how they are rcmlved by Ger- many. officials were agreed, "but whatever the reception they mark Franco-British solidarity against the terrible German danger." Excursion Rates Western Canada MONTREAL, Que, Feb. 2——EX- cursion fares to Western Canada to be placed in effect by Canadian Railways this spring will appeal to those who contemplate taking Hlorsce Gceeniys sdvice(Go West Young Man. Go West.) In this con- nection residents of eastern Can- ads. will have an opportunity of visiting points in the west by low round trip special excursion fares. figured at approximately one cent per indie for those travelling in coaches. with slightly higher fares for those desiring to occupy tourist or standard sleeping car accomo- gstlon. according to an announce- ent by (LP. Riddoll, chairman, Canadian Passenger Association. These fares are effective from March 1 to March 14, with return limit of 30 days in addition to date of sale. from all stations east of and including Frans, Obs. Cochrane. Sault Ste. Marie. Windsor and Samia, Ont, to Port. Arthur Ont, Armstrong, Ont., and points west thereof as far as the Pacific coast. Stop over privileges 1n the west will be allowed on the going or re- turning trip or both. During this excursion period, three classes of eccomod tion will be available. good in coaches only, also in tourist sleeping cars and stand- ard sleeping cars or in parlor cars on payment of extra charge for such aecomodation. This is the first low rate excur- sion between Eastern and Western Canada which includes an arrange- this it does by givlns it off throuilh 5mm openings 1n the leaf. This process of transpiration toatlihfl with the available water 111 i110 9°11» the rate of water movement, the temperature of the soil Warm‘. "5 composition and concentration. and the extent of the root 5159111 influence the intake of water from the soil. Not all water in soil is available to plants nor is there any direct relation between the amount pres- ent and the amount available. 115 it varies according to the 11111111" of the soil. When. howeve. their relation is thrown out of balance. as, for example, when the rate of absorption is slower than that 01 transpiration, plant wilting will rc- suit. Clay loam soil holds more available water than does any oth- er type. It is also a known fact that, the capillary system formed by the particles of soil and through which the Soil will" 15 brought in contact, with plant roots varies with the type of soil. The temperature of the soil is or extrema importance because as its temperature decreases so also does the rate of intake of water. A plant may even wilt in a soil that is saturated with water when the temperature of the soil falls below a certain point, Winter kill- ing of plants is often the result 0L cold soil accompanied by H‘ 0179551“? transpiration. As we know, water passes from the soil to the root hairs. then to the root, stem, etc. This process will continue as long as the 00n- centrstlon of cell sap of the root hair cells is greater than the con- centration of the soil solution sur- rounding the root hairs. As the concentration becomes more or less equal the intake will slow down and finally tflg passage may be- come reversed. This principle is often made use of in the applica- tion of such cvncentrated solutions as salt for the purpose of killing weeds. Likewise, plants growing in very alkaline soli sometimes find it difficult to absorb water be- cmucui m iillillliiil MAY _1 Bill Canadian General Has Letter Referring To Catholic Affiliation. Baden-Powell. of Gdlwell, 1mg Chief’ Scout of the World and foun- vemm. Accompanied by Lady Badm- Powell, who is head of the Girl Guide movement, he will be in To- ronto en route to England after a A letter from u Archbishop of Quebec, with refer- ence to affiliation of the Catholic Scouts of America with the Boy Scouts Association of Canada, was 01 cordially received by the meeting and a. committee will be appointed vitction of Boy Scouts v States to aMcnd an international gathering at Washington in Aug- ust and a troop of 32 Canadian Scouts, picked from the various provinces, will represent the Dom-v E. W. Beauty, of Montreal, pre- sident of the Association, was chairman of the meeting which was attended by. many prominent On- tario and Quebec Scout. leaders. Among them were: Jackson Dodds, Dr. Frank D. Adelina, Iresslie H. and or that which 1H WW1 111 Thomson, n. o. Stevenson and wu- lllam C. ‘Finley, all of Montreal; J. W. Mitchell and J. l1‘. M. Stewart. of Toronto; Rey of St. Johns, Que; Gerald H. Brown. hon- orslry Dominion Secretary, Dr. P. H. Gfsborne, honorary oounsd, Ms- Jor W. R. Creighton, honorary trea- surer, C. H. Bland, E. H. Coleman, J. B. Harkin, Col. George P. Mur- , phy, Major A. A. Pinaird, Dr. P. D. Ross and Rev. 1'11‘. Hebert, all '0! Ottawa. HAUPTMANN (Continued from Page i) writing experts in call, Frau Hilda Braunlich ofGed-umny and C. F. Goodspeed of New York, but the state will attack their qualifica- tions in the hope that they will not be permitted to testify. In the record already is John M. 'I‘rondley's testimony that, in his opinion, Hsuptmann did not write the ransom notes- The defence this week will also call to the stand Hans IKloppen- burg, friend of the Hauptmannl, who went to California with them in the summ of 108i, and who was present, Hsuptmann and his wife, Anna, have testified, st a singing party in their home on the night of April 2, 1932—the night the ransom payment was made. The defence probably will call other alibi witnesses to destroy the story of Mrs. Cecile Ben, theatre ticket-seller who testified Hsuptmsnn passed her a ransom bill on the night of Nov. 26, 1033, at a. New York theatre, Heupt- msnn has testified be was at home that night because it was his birthday and there was a gather- ing of friends with him. Hauptmann’! attorneys have two other points to make. These call for production in wurt of the pho- nograph record of Condoms imi- tation of Hauptmanrvs voice call- ing "hey, Doctor," and the plaster cast of a footprint taken from s fresh grave in St, Raymond's Cemetery on the Monday following the Saturday night when the ran- som was paid. Lindbergh, it is expected, will of- fer testimony to destroy the cred}. bility of Icu Harding, the Trenton ex-conviet, who testified he saw two men in an automobile, which contained a ladder, on the an“. noon of March 1, 1932, on the road near Princeton. Neither of the men was l-fauptmsnn. Harding testified." They asked directions to the Lind- bergh estate. Thc following day, Harding tes- tified, when news of the kidnap- ping was made public police took cause the concentration of water within and without is approxim- ately the same. The influence of soil com- 'tion is clearly shown in the growth of such bog plants as cran- berry. The pooriy developed root system of such plants is probably due to the presence cf poisonous cr harmful substances in the water. Based upon the distribution c’ roots in the soil there are two gen- eral types: l. Those that. pone.- rate deep in the soil; 2. Those which are confined to the surface layers. Alfalfa, for example, does not usually suffer from drought on account of its deep root system. yet, on the other hand,» if the soil is rather shallow and the rainfall light plants having a shallow root system will perhaps be more suc- cessful than plants of a wep root system in that they will take up the water of the occasional shower of rain which does not penetrate any great distance. When we consider the compli- cated processes of nature involved ment whereby ngers. taking advantage of the excursion, can avail themselves of standard sleep- ing car accomodstion, as previously these excursion tickets were good in coaches and tourist sleepers only. Itishopedthstthisinnovatsmwili omen to prospective oaetiraioniste. in the production of our common field plants we are convinced of the importance of furthes- scientif- ic knowledge, but at the same time we cannot help realising that there are many factors over hich men has no him to the Lindbergh estate and there he shook hands with Lind- bergh. Lindbergh has denied this took place. AGRICULTURIST SERIOUSLY IL! (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) SUSSEX, N. 3., Feb. 3-H. A MacLecd, well known as an agri- ' culturiat. an honor farmer of Nova 1 Scotia and editor of the Maritime Partner, sn agricultural publica- tion, was seriously ill at his home here tonight He attended the an- nual meeting of the Nova Scotia Farmers‘ Association, held last week. HOCKEY Clark League-Game Bedeque Rink Mo _ , Feb. 4th St. leanors VB. North Bedeque Skate After Admission 15c, .74 l f ii =-!:_n ire-wear‘;