swims 07 A MERE MAN balm ;,,.g._paauaa4s¢a , Kil I J apposition Leader Pleads Having Erred/ In Quoting Accounts SPEEDY END DE DEBATE DN BDDDET nsialgetlebateeamatoan gmpteleeeiniheleghlatareat flmne. Following Premier Macmillan in the debate d: Tuesday flight, llr. wmbea, leader of the Opposi- gmn, concluded his Qeech yuter- day afternoon. He was followed by Hon. Thomas Iaeblutt. Minister of Agriculture, Dr. John I’. llaeNeill. Hill; Prince. and llr. Wigmove. The speaker than put the resolu- m to so in!» 809917-1711"?! w- lied The Rouse, before adjoin-ulna. went into committee on supply. but there was no dinuasim on the lis- journed until l0 o'clock thh morn- “ . ltwas antioipatedthatauOp- pmtionmlnbcwoulifollowllr. wuznomhutncusotfexedtodo aowhenflblpsaterputthaques- Im ‘llieearlytarrninatimuithede- hhmakeaitplobable thstthe iisusewillbealalstor w e “error” re- elairned the Conservative accounts for flawed an increase of $140000 in ordinary expenditures over the Liberal ordinary expenditure for the year 1830. llll statement had been dhallenged by Premier Mae- Admits Truth Of Premier's Charge That He Had Made Un- fair Comparison, But Claims He “Got Away With It” Last Year Without Being Detected. Resumingtheladptdsbatein the Legislature yesterday altar- noouMnLeaaaiditwaanotne- oeaaarytogoovaralitheilemised estlmateqasgiven by the Premier; by anyma The Government, it was true, had decreased expenditures in some de- partments; rmverthelees they had |inereased the total administration woatmlnthalflsleleotim campaign Mr. Leahadflrlllbdthattheex- penditures then being made were lnecessary. ‘Ihis the Conservatives had denied but the Premier now admits the justice of the Liberal claim in that regard m. Lea cited their own work-hut much mad-l work left undone by their prede- castle. This was “a revenue-PW- ing investment" for which the Lib- eral govemment should be credited in making any comparison of gov- ‘li’ inmPraetioally thabridgea beqpntinat ioadfairly eondititaaa. “If. in our time, 01.00.0110 was T (Continued on m. s) fut Easter. ' _____.l__._ Favor Changes UITAWA, March 2i - Qtario Banners favor changes in livestock selling regulations, the Stevens committee of the House of Oom- moiu was toH Wday by LI. Jamis- aon.M.1. A. Cihairmanoittielrro- rincial Legislature agricultural oom- nmee. ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS, ETC "Gates Hills closed until further notice. 11-1363. "See the play "Willowdale," at Brookfield, Friday. March 23rd. 14-1248 "Get your costume ready, grand umlval at Oornwall, Saturday nilbt. Prizes (or everyone. 11-1310 "Unloading car of Bprlnghlll wal at Milton Thursday and Pri- hv. n. o. Webster- L-l800 "Play "Windy Willows" by South Granville Players in Fredericton 3111. March find. If stormy, Pri- hy. L-ms. "Get ready for the carnival in Menus Rink Monday. March as n-mo "The retirement and Annuity lmiismedwmssunuieum 5'5; E2575; 555 Lilyan Tashman, Movie Actress, Succumbs NEW YORK. March il-mssoci- ated Pressl-Lilyan fishman, mo- tion picture actress who contested for years with Gloria Swanson and Constance Bennett for the titlfi t drened woman on the screen." died todawy at Doctors K0891981- The death of the blonde. Bwok- lyn-bom actress. who was M years old, occurred only a day litfl‘ 131° bmsdway premier oi her first NM‘- yug picture, “Wine, Women and are had been featured 1n flln‘ for nine years, but this 117°‘ dmgicn brought her intinl role aa Leqdin‘ lady. m the movie. M in life, she died YOIIYII» She was gravely ill during the entire time the picture was bell‘! pnduoed, on he! 1&8?- d-l! o“ u" b‘ she remained on the set from sev- en a m.. until midnight in Ordfl‘ that she mlilm mlllh the produc- tion. She urled the directors to hi1!‘- m mum; them she feared her strength would not last. Then. W"! m, y“; scene over, she flllhfid i0 Oonnecti ‘ with her husband. Edmund Lowe. us; of the fllml. fl) ycfllflQfl . we was at her bedside Vi’!!! she died. Halifax Afitatm’ on Trial gun-Ax, Maren ar-w. L 1w- d United Water's ATTEMPTTTD PIBKET MINES (CI. ly Gnnflan‘: Special Win) NEW , N. 8., Mirth zl-United Mine Workers employ- ees of the Audie Coal Company. met hoe tonight to discuss with P. G. Muise, Vice Presitknt of the Union, the situation that arose when the men declined to return to work at the redured wage scale demanded by receivers-liquidators of the company. Muise was said to have brought a message from President D. W. Morrison of Glace Bay. but it was stated no umounoerrtent would be made until conclusion of the meet- inc. Plckets of the Amalgamated Ming Workers, meanwhile, were still on duty at the Btellarton pm- petics of the company but so far they have been unsuccessful in their attempt to have the uninten- anoe crews leave the mines and permit them to flood. The Company already has ap- plied for permission to close two of the three shafts because of its reputed r '—1 inability to op- erate the collieries at a profit. The men, however. refuse to work at lower wages and now are awaiting tried “ oftheSupremeOourt of Nova Ecotia which has the ap- plication under conside aticn, ILIADI cums’! Amman‘. u. s. “March m; n ading z today "a while recaivina a m!!! Ilse. W11- r-sprimandsd V! Launched By I51. hi? us. iiiiiii ti! t i i ii Unemployment Campdifl! ‘MacDonald. Will 4O 4 //. "of" ulcnifrnn ARMSPIIRPDSES l8 DEBATE!) Resolution Sponsored By J. S. Woodsworth Withdrawn A ft er Discussion. UITAWA. Much 21 - Shotlld nickel destined for the manu- facture of armaments be exported from Oansdai 111s House of fig; today's ef I this ma. pram, a- ad by a resolution moved by J. l. I (ill). Winnipeg North Centre) to the effect. that the met- alshoul-dnot. ‘fiedupwitli the raoiuticn was a request that the League of Nations exercise control vain companies and the exchange 0d raw material entering into such manufacture. A number cf speakers partiopat- ed in the debate. the tenor of their observations being that, while in sympathy with m. Woodswortlrs pacific aims, they believed nickel to be an element in the 00111110!"- ion of many other articles which had no relation to war. ‘those in- , t character. | It was impossible to discover what. proportion of nickel went in- ‘to the making of armaments and what did not, Hon. Wesley A. Go - d armament manufactuw by pri-l Aoflvitiea in the agricultural de- partmmt during the past year were eoumrahenaively reviewed in the Legislature yeswdny by Hon. Tho- 'mss llscNutt, Minister of Agricul- ture, who followed Mr. W. M. Ins, ‘ Opposition leader, in the Budget de- be m. llacNutt referred in his open- ing remarks to reference made by Mr. Lea to price cutting in the marketing of seed potatoes and the desirability of having n govern- ment mquiry. ‘lhere had been com- plaints on this subject, the Minister ulid, but before any action could be taken the damage had been done. He felt, as Mr. Lea did, that the problem of marketing is a. very im- portant one for our farmers, with the hog and sheep breeding industries had been created. The Government ls bonus- ing this organization to some extent and there is every prospect of ob- taining good results. There is an excellent man at the head of the board and the lilinister felt assured that the marketing system which ‘don, Minister of Mines, said. Nickel lb“ be“ miiulllflttd 4mm i!" tedandsp- it theme was too much wa. -talk, that this should be banned. 'I"his “ of making was due for international confer-i Manuel-fer m u“ h m, mmutumr, o; on," pest summer will be greatly exten- ded in the near future, to the ben- efit. of the agricultural industry and the Province generally. Mr. MscNutt explained that like other departments of the Govern- ment, it has been necessary to prac- c enoe and control. and was properly” 9 "gm °°°n°m7 m u“ Dewrt‘ |one of the functions of the league of Nbtlona. i 8o far as Canada was concerned. the town oi Budbury had been built ion nickel and the industry was vit- tal to its existence. | The resolution was wrhdrswn, m the suggestion of Hon. E. Rhodes, Minister of Finance. Deliver 1V. S. Budget Today HALIFAX, March Il-wanadian Yuan-Premier Angus L Maodorl- ald, who led the Uberais into pow- er in Nova Bcotis at the Provincial electloh last summer. will tube his met budget in the Lflgisllture b0- morrow. ‘rhe estimates are eager- ly awaited. in view of the Liberals‘ critlcian of successive deficits of the Jormer Conservative Govern- ments of l-llon. E. N. Rhoda and Hon. Gordon B. Harrington. O01. Ifarringmn. now (Xwpositlnn leader, today stated there uns no business on the order paper for to- morrow unless the budgvt w~.r- pr»- aented. the Premier R111$3\\£l 119 sntleipa ‘ the mtimatcs would be pmsentrd. Court Mourning 111s following telegram #90!“ for itself. OITAWA, Ont... March I)- ‘rhq 1.1m“. Governor of Mince ‘Qygd hind, (Toarlottownt. m; Majesty the King directs that court mourninl b8 059m" 1°‘ one week from twenty first instant for the inn Dowlnr Qllfifl d t?" Nether! my and that flag! on Pub- lic bulldinfl be hall-muted on d1! o! funeral. C. I. CLEAN. leeeatary of liata Nazi Leader N.B. Centenarian Dies Quietly more pleased than Britain two others could smooth out than- ment of Agriculture. "Our federal grant fol technical education," he said, "was completed T-;'~_ ':___ Tlegadasellallthllgaatafak MAXIM! 01A MERE MAN last year with the receipt of s11,- 75611) where we formerly received about $30,000 and for the present at least this is all we can hope for un- til some other arrangements and adjustments are made so that in the meantime we are obliged to cut down expenses to the minimum for this reason. Our expenditures for puitly departmental work were less than usual. There are necessary uncontrollable expenses and these are increasing year by year. I C“ operation Emphasiud "1 wish especially to direct the attention of the House and the farmers through the vince," continued the Minister, "to the re- port tabled a few days ago in which Mir. W. R. Shaw, Live Stock Super- intendent, and w. W. L. Brenton, Dariy Superintendent, give the de- tails of their respective departments. It will he observed by their reporu that the principle of co-operation in all our agricultural activities is be- ing fostered and more generally n- dopted. As these activities are so well covered by these gentlemen I need not weary the House at this stage with details but just present a synopsis of each report. Improvement in Horse lndast y "There is a great improvement in the horse industry of the province and a much larger number of farm- ers sre breeding mares. The De- (Oontinued cage’ 1o) PRELIMINAR Y NA VAL NICONFERENCE MOO TED United States And Japan Reported To Be Con- sidering Such A Step Before World (C- P. and U. l’. Cables) (By Guardian‘: Special Wire) IDNDON. March 21—Prime Min- ister Ramsey MacDonald asured the world mda the United King- dom. has no in ntion of precipitat- ins any naval nee, while reports from Washington suggestinu n pre- liminary naval conference ‘sffiaen the Unihd States and Japan were scanned here with approval but without much hope. While the Prime Minister was telling the House of Commons Bri- tain was keeping strictly within treaty limits, having in mind only her defensive needs, much interest was evoked by the exchange of notes between the United States and Japan in which a two-power naval conference was mooted as a pircliminaxy to the general naval conference expected in I985. sharpest Differences The sharpest difference over naval matters admittedly exist be- tween the United States and Jap- an and authoritative quarters while appreliulllvo of a “peek of trouble‘ in any parley between the two nat- ions, pointed out no one Powers Meet. Freer Sale Of BeerAnclWYne For Ontario? ‘IORONTU, March ill-The On- tario Government tonlght moved to provide for freer sale of beer and wine in the Hnvince. In the dying moments of a dreary session with estimates and minor matters, the Government stuaprised the legislat- ure into frenzied applause with presentation of the long-awaited and much discussed bill. The measure provides: l.—-8l-ll oi’ beer and wine with meals in dining-rooms in standard hotels and amh other places, which would include restaurants and clubs as the boa-rd mu decide. L-Sale of bear by the glam in refreshment rooms in standard hotels, and in veterans’ and labor union club- l-Iirll control will be umintain- ad by the liquor control board i-The board may diqaense with the present, ‘ wstem. 5.—The board may permit adver- tising in lflW-IIIIITI and by radio. __ ;____ __. ;__—_- FDRMAI DEBIIT (By The Canadian Press! Throuuh a light-falling snow ov- e" the Prairies. a drizzllng siee: 1n Ontario. and chill ales on the Maritime coast, sprl g made her formal debut to the Dominion to- day. The first day of Spring officially arrived. according to Meteorological experts, at 228 a. m. while the sun was posing over the equatorial plane. Although the earth is mov- ing gradually away from the sun, the flaming orb is coming more directly ove head and heating the earth planet. But whatever the sun was doing today was a mystery to most of Cmsda. ln Ontario, the greater portion of Quebec, the Prairies and the Marltimes, a grey curtain of mist filled the all". Vancouver Island and the mild- er Pacific seabclarda points, were the only pin I. in the Dominion that gave sprin: an gpp m, welcome. ‘rhere daffodfs and other spring flowers were already out ahead of time. But for the rest of Canada. rsinooate and ovsmmq were the order. ThreeAlleged‘ Anti - Facists Are Sentenced‘ (AP. By Guardian's Special Wire- ROME, March 2l—'l‘wo alleged anti-Fascist terrorists for whom the death penalty had been asked burst into tears when they wee sentenced to 30 years imprisonment for plotting against the life of Premier Mussoilni and setting off a bomb at St. Peter's Cafhvdral last June. The two, scntcnced late last Rznrxio CTSRCW. for whom the prosecution had ask- ed 80 years. was given lit The foxirih defendant. Pasquale Capes- m, own Rbqllitfal. Swhblng, the four bmkcnly thank- ed tho court for 1hr leniency shown them. Most of the spectators at the t is! Friday, had expected convicted b0 be shot in the back by a firing squad at dawn. N. B. Gasoline (C. P. Press by Guardian's Special) FTCLDERIJION, N. B. March 31 ~~Thc gamble tax in New Brun swick will be increased one cent, from seven to eight cents s gallon, according in provmons of a brief bill introduced in the New Bruns- wick Legislature by Hon. D. A. Stewart, Mmister of Public Works. It ia in proposed amendment to the m-The may grant permits for the co T of beer and. wine at banquets. Roosevelt Attempts m Cope IVith Labor Unrest gasoline tax aot. lnrtoduction of the bill was made arid received without omnrnent in the House. automobile manufacturers csn- vassed the situation from the em- ployers‘ aide and the president ask- ed for information on many points. "A similar meeting will be held tomorrow a!‘ . at 2.30 orlock. with representativu of labor txg-anlsations in the automo- tive ustry, including President William Green of the American Ibdantlon of Labw, and William Collins, national representative of conferences the-table dhoueaion which lad ed- hopaaiorl thenqotl SPRING M KES night, are Leonardo Bucclgllcni and Claudio Clam-a. son of Renato l those l Tax Increased I tooltheformofafriendlyacrm- I‘ later tlal Chalk-n a. Encouraging Review Of TREDDDE-STTHREE Progress During Year InTDDRTHS DE Agricultural Department Marked Progress In Livestock Breeding And Other Agricultural Activities Shown By Hon- ourable Thomas MacNutt In Informative Speech In Budget Debate Yesterday. “cm p nums Toppled Chimneys In Severe Windstorm Sends Flames Rac- ing Through City. TOKYO. March 22 - (ThursdayO-Ai least 1,000 persons were known to have been killed today in a fire ¢ which devoured ih ree- l fourths of the city of Hako- date, largest community in Japan north of Tokyo. Twenty-five t h o u s a n d buildings were destroyed and 150,000 persons were made homeless, according to fig- ures in a message received by the Minister of Communi- cations from the Hakodate wireless station on the out- skirts of the ruined city. The fire rode an equinoc- ‘ital gale. which whipped it i into a night-long fury. The city was still burning after the sunrise hour, although I are gale was reported abat- g. Chimney! ‘Ioppled government agencies were hastening to the scene to conduct relief work. The 7th division was dispatched last night along with trainloads of supplieg from Asehi- BIWI». while the navy ordered two destroyers dispatched to Hakodese from Ominato naval port near Aomorl. APIIMHICAH The Mayor d Hakodate, appsab ing to the government at Tokyo m: aid. indicated that accurate figures, including casualties, were Bible to wmnlle until order has been restored and disrupted com- munications restored. The Weathg’, Etc i) S00‘. Tiikks A w. Flam’ it Mm liiloiliilif (m A ‘tom Rtvotufiofl , I :1 I J x .-\“'"“‘IIT\NBN Cloudy and mild at first wlti or snow, followed b! some strong northwest winds and tum- ing cold at night. _\|_ET|-‘.()R()IANQTI‘AI. (lFl>'lf‘lI_ 'J‘-~.~ onto, Mari-h 2l—~-MInlI.ll\lm and lTllXl- mum lomperaluresz— llavrson . Allnvlk .. Victoria Vlnrnuver Edmnnmu . lfi WI! '20“ 20ft fil h! .5 I L‘! 4I 4| HI I ‘N b 1i 3h IOIRAHT Maritime Pmvlncar-(‘lnvldy and‘ lllllrl ll first ullh some rain nr snow Iollnwed by strong northwest VII!‘ and turning mid at light. Ilgh tide m. yrs-non at and tomorrow- morning at l D. sate can waning at 0.14 l." us’ lees (aye-inn Wool Gaye-loaves LII ts. .(Inra)l. " ‘it-i... '-~