1.. ' '~.. ~ P C2 l`-1 2 'Manor 19. 1932 'rns cHAR1`.o1"r1.'1'ovo~1 cunaniar. "5 IM.. `E‘ "‘“ Z11v";z;1' ';r’§gé-r--- '--'- " ' 1' " f ` 1 '~’-é-fi '-'- ' f ==1“=="‘=""""" I i 1 YESTERD YSSTOCKA D so I To I . 1 I MARKET (ny Jonu 11. Poole;-, Associated Press financial \\‘rl\er.) Nnuf Yonri, N. 1'.. 111111.-h 111.- litocirs slipped easily i11 o rather ia- gt-tive market today. iitiiitles gave the poorest group ex- hibition, but neither iniiustrials nor rails could do a great deni better and net losses ranged from nbout 1 to 3 points in issues which norinally pro- virlo tho leadership. l-‘lnnl quotations were somewhat ni\o\_‘c the lowest, t11n11ka to a into rcenvery The market opened in-nvli.v and ho- foro noon had turned defmiteiy wr-air. although with little increase i11 activ- ity, Pressure was 1-sreeiniiy ngninsi liocks under Electric ‘.ond nnd !~'l1:\1'o sponsorship. This tc|\d'_"ry townril sel- ectivity gave rise to 1|11.s:io11s ns to whether snort sellers had become hol- der: st any rate, brokerage honso gos- sip assumed n gioon\_\' tinge. Althoulih offieiuls of electric bond and shore companies mn1i11,n11 (01-11,. al comment o11 the market action of those stocks, it was intimated that unfounded hear r11111ors regarding bank loans were pnrtly responsible for i\’e11k- loss in American nnd l1`or°';:n Pow- er. American Power and Listt and Electric Power nnd Light. as well as tnc some group'a rcpr1°so|1inti\'es o11 tho s~11ri1 cxeiiulige. Tun of illu cn111pn11I1‘n linva linnlr lonus maturing 1-orisldernbiy later this year, tho totnl 1111-11lvi11;; $'1'1.250.000. To lnoct this iriei1toti1\e11s. it was said, tho group has more than $100,000,000 in cash or equivalent nnd interest in the loans is being covcrcd .ninny times over. - Tue stocks closer] 1'rn1>|.ionnliy off the bottom, which was less of 11 recovery than val made hy a number of other leaders: their 11et losses were less than 2 points. ' American _Telephone nb1o provided 1| selling target, bring 5 'points lower ot thc brat. It was off 3% at tho close. ;B- ____ _ 2-$3 617 82 M on tfea I 3-Work not col11P1€i»¢fi -411101111! I I Il (1 Cial xrsinirete ina to <1a1¢,'1,saa sq. i11l'r`1‘. |1111 1e1'o\'cr1-d cnrly this week. liiiiiols 1 ~ l 1ro\‘ed an exception: Stock Market Qaotatzons News Flashes .‘. _ . ‘ 1 Y ‘ 7r:I:iI“c<:11'i11d‘ih'1i:|:I-14 ri1I‘17.l°II1n11“.ilc;t:' 0 I 0 U E S T I 0 N S I N H011. MI. MOIUhYf6 ISKO11. the _ |leader of the Government to table the answers to the 10110111118 Clues* _‘onlin 1 it n1lv:111c1-d nenriy a point on word 1h:1t its i~‘el1runry earnings had im- p1'11\‘1-d suinsinntlnily. Canadian Pacific N111' York ventral, Union Pacific, Son- R locks 11Igi1Il.ov1'ICloso (Anoelatod Preis) NEW noun, N. Y.. Marti' 15-'t' rorsirn er.-.snare »t¢\‘1Y- “ffl Britain 3.111%. France 8.9.1 13' - in l"c, Southern l‘n1'liio, l'cnusylvania nnd ilnitimore nnd Ohio finished with losses of 11 point or so. Alncricnu 'i`ol1ncco's earnings of $995 B 11 shore lost year against $1150 in 1030 B co11l‘or111e1l an closely to forecasts that C neu 'rua ...Iuo1,.5 1101 no rs c rin-king ... ,_ I I 11/. 11 T I1 I’o\v0r ...I 13% 1314 |31/. una Pro s ....I 10I 1.' Power A ...I 241/,I C Foundry _,... p\1i1ll1~:1tlon of tho figures was lilnofoil l1_v tue si1.'1re.'¢, which followctl the ._ . general rnnrket trend. Allied Chemical. fllcgmfl "' 1-1.1-1-111.1; its 5.1 aivitiena oy a mornin ,; of 74 cents i11 19:21. slumped more than ‘ Zi. 1'egnl11i11g n third of its decline. Gen- C 1-1111 l-Ill-eiric. U. S. Steel, American C (‘.'1n. \\'1's1lugl1o11so ami Bethlehem D were 1lo\\'u n point or more net. T010" turrinver of 1,-100.12110 shares was the S'l`0(‘K 1\\'ER1\fl]‘1S: I 011! B Stnnduril Statistics Co.) (`nn Pacific ,.. _...I lb’| 111% 10% n Nickel ... .. I uuuillcst lu 11 week. “nancy llnrris ... L. H m 1932' l\_at Breweries ... _.. C C P11! ... ' E _Jo _E :sees \v cabin A ff.';... oek Plow ... ....... M Smelting ... ,... 'VgIil81,§ 081/1 om Bridge ,.. ....I I 21| D1 il 0 A 3% 110 018! 10% 111% a 1~‘ on 1"... _ .-1 :it iSeei Car ... may 11.111/1. miriam 9~i*5%~~'3"" many 21.111, Canada 89-25- 10-.- CIIICAGO. lll.. lllurfla l.-D|rQ¢‘- tors of Searls Roebuck and (fam- puny today voted the rlliillr "In" may atvlnsao .1 021/1 “Htl 11 " 11"; payable May 2. to atoclrl10iii¢1‘l “ record April 8- --0-_ Nuw voruc. N. 1’-. am-1-1. 111.- '|‘l1e annual report of the Amerlemli Tobacco Company for |931 Ilsurr today. admwa 1a suixaiiantlal increase ln not earnings over 1930. Net income for the Tear amount- ed to llil.l6ll.'Hl utter federal tax- es, deprrclutlovi nnd interest, null the balance after preferred dlvld- ends is equal to $0.01 a allure on l’rcv \\’cek 1\i out h \'enr Il yrs t1 yrs lligu Lou' Low il lilli Low March 18 il0ind 'l’odny ... '.. 01.71 ... 173.3 ... 05.3 ... 07.0 dny ago 11110 11111. 11110 1| Ki! 111112 19511! littll 111710 1 01311 1.... 222.7 111.4 ash 110.2 .... i'0.0 2113.1 112.11 !iinr1~I1 JN. Nuinlicr oi' ndvnnees ,. Nutuller of declines .._.. S1111-ks u|11~l1:1111:e1i ... ..... 142 Total issues traded .._. ... , 578 20r? "1 .11 32,11 111.5 7lil.l 11.1.2 i_:;:1.s 1111.2 211.9 1110.2 :10..11 1-11.0 80.1 2ilut 00111. 1"’ 7 100.7 104.1 105.8 100.1 2031.0 '_’l 1.7 105.3 111 .0 '-‘Oli 9 92.9 281.3 1 10,5 \Yll.\T Tlllil STOCK ]\lr\li.l&T2'l‘I ~‘r . .. Rd . . .'l."10 1.1. 05.8 07.7 011.2 141.4 2011.8 103.91 71.31 H-1.3 01.3 . 205.3 111.7 lllll Thu. 24-1 203 150 003 r' . . 1 Fish Quotations ‘V PRODUCE . -v-'-°- _.___..._ BOSTON. liinrch 18.-Tiiirteen rea- i\I0N'1‘iiii1\i1. Que.. iilnreh l8. (TW ‘gels arrived nt the fish plot- hem gg. the i_`nn:11iinn Press)-i"olio1vl11g the lay: 111-cline I11 whent prices, spring wlivat flour lost tr-n cents n lmrrcl on tha lo- WUOLESALE qU01‘_.\T]0Ng rnl grain ninrkct toduy. A len per cent drop was niude earlier in the wcek_ On Lppgg 1101] tl to 1] oem' DH- iwund thc i1us|s ui' enriot.~1 11'. 0. 11| Mou- Marlets 5 In 0 trenl, less ten cents for cash, iirst Hogg 1 Q1; 5 , patents uerc q11o11‘1i today nt $5.00. Gray soles 10 to 11 Flounders 5 to 11 Cusk 5% to 01/, Mining Exchange TORONTO, Ont., llinrch JS.-Mining sales close, Snlcs Stock Il1igi1ILo\\":Cl0se 2'I0il|Ac11\u ...- .......| 1-111/,I 14',-'»I 14',1/I 4LL'1,A_IuX ... ... ...I 1111 107 107 1i:.011,Alcx .I 07 0111,.; 11-.ysiaaiet 1:. 11'. 3|tIil0Al‘|111 ... 02'/110251,/4 10110IB,-iiuiiingor _ 11111 on ,3.'11i0,'lingn\nne ..`. .,- . il00IBid1;oo1l . _..... 11| 000,11 1; Plone: :1111 5:I.'111Ili11ff Can ,... :iii.'1,l>11111e liii) !1Utl0;1\‘e1l Kirk ... 1 Jllililiiioliidnlc ... .. 2 '1'!l01il'u11n1l1l ,.. ...I 10llI iilliullliger ... ...I 61ilI Jl.“11lt1Illo1|1vsicutl .I it _iJl)i1IlIo\\'e_v _.. ....I IIZII 100 liirkluko ... ~I.'1| Zl000Il{irk\1r1-111 .Q 01% 01% 20il0Iootflur 'la '.'~'.I ':1.‘l0Il.11ke shore ..;. 2117:., 29.10 ;10011I.\ia<-iissn ....I :1:1| :1:1: ': 1.’100.\l11inr|.lc ... ...Itllikl 0iI 01% oxI 01111; 1.1 021/. os on 0.10; :110 -T5’/1 11:10 001.4 02 10.1 :.10 12 112 4.1 01 fn, fr. -.-5. os 0-'»‘.‘i :1-10 'Hill $2 cc-: - |;s.\: e-‘- .Ji 10:. :no 12| 1121 4:. 2875 I .l l 2215 )lci|1t_\'re ... ... 17-lil 17-10 17-ill 115 0:1| Ilti 4t11l|lfi|1ecor|1 ... 211-'100,1lof1'i1uil _ .. ...I 0.1’IkI ]2i0i\'I.\l|oii|!l ,... .......I 1`IliII um 11oo,N 1. ss 111; 01 41135 Norniuin ...I liii-'1I 170i1| 2100 Preniler .`.- ...I - ~i.'i| 4.'1| 1000 Queniont , .. _..| 115| " 4iSiS11rni:\ .. .. lot `.lHil0|Shcrl‘llt . .. 19'/QI J111lo‘.\‘i1n-,.1-| 07| ll00It1n linko ... ... Dil 01| 01 I00flIHilltop 01| o|I Ygmqaiklhlan ... ..._I 0iI 001| .e e ....... 0111' H’ i'1i`»0IOIl Select ... .I fl-"ii 051 800Il‘ot'l`Ioal ... ...I 011/QI 011.-QI 01'-I 10~100IRiha1r<» ....1 0211.1 1121 0: 1000IWhitclako ... ..,I 04!/,I 0l‘,~I| 01',/I iii ill (l.'1’\1 .Fo reign Exchange aronrnssr., qua.. 1111.1. 1a. fn;-tn.. Carkltlian Press)-liritlah and foreiiln exe nnga in reinllon to the Cannlilan dollar, as compiled by the lloyni llank of‘C1\nadn, eloscd today as follows: Afimntlna peao ... ... .. 0.2889 Auatrsiio pound _ . 3.21128 Austria aehiiiihg not quoted 11011111111 helm. 0.11101 Brasil milrois ... 0.0711. Flliirarla lcv not 11111-1'-d . 1 "M1111 H1111! Kong dollars not quoted Vu-rhoaiovakia crown ... ... .. 0-0-'I-'13 111:-nmnrk krone ... ... .. u.'.L."40 Finland flnmark .. ... , 0-0100 Franc franc ...'... 0.0141 "Hman: retmnmirlr . 0.201111 -Great Britain pound ... 4.01181 Greece draehma ... . 00144 Holland florln .. iii-'|19 n"i1l1’li‘Y pengo noi; quoted ;I11i’la‘fl=noee . “Y 1'! ... ... ... ... ... 5"ll1an you ... ... ... ... ... Jljlloslavia dlanr ... ... ... . ,_iQ_°w aoolnnd pound -"Way lrrons .. ... .1’oland alotl .. .... .,. . 'li_o11manla lon ... .. l~=outh Africa pound ... ... ... Foalll iielétll _.. ... ... ... .. 0,3000 0. 0.1110 0,Si'l-I0 il 0‘.!0'.' fl 01115 0.21071 0.1201 0.00011 5 [N10 0,0017 or 11:1 T1 ndc 1lon1e~1t l'11<~< l'r11111 1 N11 2 nt ISS no 2 c w l rent, whlio change Tin: tod :| 1'. ioloiit-1 ei .11 (luis 5.00 .. ... li rn n 11% 0 223.1 0.21 111 cent Pmwien krone ... Bwltaeriansl franc . iinitrd totes dollar 12 X12! Premium, _ _. L1-rs patents nt ?i.i0 n barrel uns quiet during the 111-el. ulth ie |111~1i11eao_ iluilird 1»\|111rt 1~hipn1c|1ts and light ~1 on tin- 11~i1 1:11111 1111rl 1-i ost .1111 111 l\\'o 1~1'ui.~1 11 |11|1.l11~i lo1l.ly. 1- 11' 1111111 ut -il ta-11i1<.1-xirn 1111 1 feed oats 11t JIS 1-1‘11ls, no It c w onis Lemon polo; 17 to 13 secoml patents nt $4.-10 nnd strnlghts 'I I '1 : 1 l. 11111111, no 1 feed oats nt 37 ci-nts. f1 -1-d outs nt $111 cents 11|1d no ii 1:1ri1\_\':1t 51 cunts nil di-r~llned a No 5 \\'l1e:1t droi ed two cents IP South Afrienu forn wus' un- . i.:1-clptq ‘11 1 !\ Shnwinirnn ...... S C of Fan ... ... Sher Williams 1.I I namrs' no 3 i\ -2 12 Fommcreo _.. ... , ...I ' ‘ 180 liiontrenl ... ... ..... 215 Nova Scotia ... ... ...I 201') Royal _.. ... .I I I 211 Montreal Market Sideiights ii. list in \\ 11ll Street stendied somewhat near tue 1-lose i11 todays’ session, foi inning n11 earlier period of sagiring rlcea l11 dull trading, but failed to nfiuencc the market on the local ex- cliunge. nu easier pricn trend contin- ,uing tiirougliout tho session here, The quiet suhstnntiai inrreaso in volume of trading on the local board was con- triiulted solely i1y 1". l’. li., which f111~11|sne1i well over half of the tntni turnover, and sold off 1% to close at 111% on selling pressure reported na eninimting from New York. Braz- llla11 ond international Nickel hoth eased s1n:1ll fractions. ` Tliero was little change in hood qirototlons on the local market today with trading roinpnrtireiv light. A 1 MONTIKEAI1, Que., Blarch 18.-The P l fi-nt11re ol` the 1i11_\' was tim splendid re1~epilr1u given io iho offering of ‘_'..'.o11_t1oo 1'. 1'. li, collateral trnat.il's. ln-:1lor.~1 reported o111‘o1|r111zi11g progress o11 doiuestic distrllnrtion, while the bonds oro pnyfiiilo in (‘:11111dn only, 11 ron\nrl:.'1l1ly good aubfxeriniion was re- ported from tno linited States, 1111 wr-il as from Great Britain and the contin- ent. ' Grain Market CHICAGO due to stop losses, win-at collapsed; about 1.\\'o cents a bushel today au1|‘ corn more ihnn 11 cent. | Lowcsr prices sinco Jan. 15 were rcuched. i.1‘e:1rs of se1ul-de1nurnliz11t- ,,,1..|. pop rtrd of 20.000 bags of Porto mean, 67.600 ings of Philiipiaaa and huge s11rplus stocks of wheat in this country A bearisn co_nstruction \\'as.M|! l.m,m,, PM also placed on nuuunuceuiont that' President Hoover was seeking furtli-I er iinancinl assistance for the fariu board so that tl1e iionrd could make' soles of wheat nlirond 1-» 1-redit. ~ [1 ,q nf N J' _ \\'hent closed fiur1~',` 1t virtually. the dn_v’s bottom 1% _ under yes-I tcrdn_\"s finish, enrn 113-11,6. down, oats, 'fic'/.1 off, 11nd provisions showing tivo cents to 22 cents deqiine. \VlNNlI'EG \\'lNNll‘l-l(i, Man., Mnrclr 1S.-ln- flncm-111| hy 11111-onfirmeil reports tant the United States form hoard would plore some of the co/untry's hugo sur-I plus of whont ln l-luropenn and other 1-onntriea wheat prices went into 1| inilspin near the close of today’s market. Valucs at the close worn 2% to 111. lower than yester1lay's close. May closed 2% lower at 02%, July dropped ‘.2 to 114% while October cased 2 tn 1% to close at 05111 to 05'/5. Reports from Washington wnich laeked eoniirination stated that Pres- ident Hoover was seeking to nmcnd/ tho reconstruction ilnnncc corporation net to permit use of cdrpnrntion credit for financing wheat sales on credit terms to European countries. Stop loss soiling and other liqui- dation quickly brought a large volume of wheat into tha pit nnd in the ab- sence of outside support values tum- bled about three cents before encount- ering resistance, ` Statements 11ttrll111teri to Secretory of Agriculture Hyde of the United States indicated n 1vncnt‘ani11s campaign to European countries was contemplated. llrnolnhail was reported to have attit- ed that any win-at selling pressure hy tho farm board would break prices i1a(»i_v, but he 111-iiev1`>d Europe was .-apizhie of al1sori1ing lame q.1r11.ilties nt present levels if no prtasure oc; currcd. Cash wheat and coarse grain demand was doimant with spreads generally 1'\‘11\11\I\i1\1r nnchnnged from the prev- ious close. cnosn' \V'nent:-Moy 111.’-',1§B, .luly iii -1, 0-: un-11.. , “ " Oats-May 3114. .luly 23. Barley-iiiay 409118, July 40518. Oct BOMB. ‘ CASH PRICES Wheat-No ll 02%, no 1 nor 07%. no 2 nor 57%. no it nor 5.11111. no 4 48111. no 5 461,11. nn il 42%, feed 40%. trnek~ ill’*&. no 1 dur 81%. Onta-No 2 c w 211%, no_!i c vr 20%. ox 1 feevl 21151. no 1 feed 20, no 2 feed 25. rel 20%. track 29%. Bnrier--Melting grades: il row ox SI c W 41%. 2 rnw ex Il e av 40%, Other grades. No ii e w 38%. no 4 ¢~ w 301lt..` 15é1%ll o w 34%. no 6 c w 32%, tracki BONDED WHEAT NEW YORK. N. 1'.. lilnrch 8.-Bond-' no wheat cloud easy. I my 00 111114 11a.1ss1/. .nay 0114 oo 11111,;-110 Oct ... ... ... . (12-mtg 1 _____._.___ 20.000 hogs of Fnhan. all lo prompt m1a|t.1o11a at 2.72 to local refiners and 10.000 Porto Rican and 0.000 Philip- pians at 2.11. _ Apnrorimoto anion 25.0.1111 tons. March rinsed 70. lilay 12, .i’11ly T8, Sep 84, Deo 00. .Tan 0.1. _ Torre was no ehonvs in rmnori orir-as from 4.00 tor iioe granulated, but the farther def-line in rawa seem- 24 21/) 12I 12% 33 - I " 22, the combined common ond common B stocks outstanding. This rom- purel favorably with $111,291.70!! |11 1030. ellunl to $8.60 ia share., __0;. il10N'l'RE.\L. Que.. lllnrcn 18.- The Montreal Stock Exohnnxo and tha Montreal (furh markrt 'will holla remain closed for three (lays over tire Easter holidays, it wan announcrll today. Both markets will clone Thurs- dny afternoon, iilnren 24, until Tuesday morning, lilisrrlr 21), re- mulnlng closed good Friday, Sn!- urtlay and Easter Monday, i0__.. 1\'E\V YORK, N, Y.. hliartih IB.- Produrfon of newanrlnt ln tim United iitntcs nnd Canada n Feb- ruary wma at the lowest point for any like month nlnre liilii. Com- bined output of the two countries was 2-15,700 tons. 1-ompnrctl wth 205.508 in January and 253,340 |11 February. lilill. flomhlnr-1] ahlp-_ mentl were 237.580 i;:~u, and stocks at mills were 04.120 tons on March 1 against 00.080 on Feb. 1 and 75,080 on lilnrcla 1. 1931. . sim-1;.; Il[i1zl1}l.o1\-'Clow .-11 1-1..m1<~1»1 ....1 wi: 1.'»=1,I:11=1'. .\m1~ri1‘:111 1‘nu ...I i1!i‘.lI l71"~I“'1'1.~ A S icrg ....I 1211.-ri 1:1I1::1:6 Aiii Tcl ’l‘1‘l ... . . ..Il'.’2III 1lill`_'Uff§. A11 i`n|1pc|' ... ... ..I il" .NI _MU Atciiison ... ...I'1'S".I 711:21 7.1'.s Anhuru Auto .. |'ii1fII Si1'i|11‘:'.~ llnl Ohio ... ... . |1.'1‘~'_-I i|‘“f: 15 nets tseci |105! 15211. 111 Briggs ('an 1‘a1-ific_ ... . . Faso ’l‘ ... .... ein-_\s not .. U G E11-1-lric _.. ... . Corn Pro ... ... l-l l Dupont ... ... Pl 1" Light ... ... Fox Film _.. (len Electric ... ... L -va 2 :gas-1:"`____§. `21;i" -\..--.F ___ ,__ ._ _ii L2* .1 ' * ' 711 1-1;, 13514 43V; ~li\‘/Q 10511 3'.'1 1i)‘§ -1 - 5. 1111,, 1:i1.{1 :11_- 1214.1 :1'\ ..1g:)¢,I 1126] .l'iI .I 11111.! (?iilC.\GO. lil., March 18.-Under o Fen Mn, ,.,, i1|1; 1\':1\'c of gt-11eroi soiling, l11rgciyI {;0odW_nl_"“`mhcr _ io11 in the wori11's wheat mxirlrets werc‘ In .Polo : cxpresse1l.~l\1tensive effort was con- Km (.pp',,‘,,' touiplated to sell 11broad some of thc Lnlnhnrt (3,, od to restrict buying. 1 . ., N , rs :111 11.~‘1.§. 101;. 1111.4 111/1 2:11; :11<. init, -'“’1 7"/11 1111.1 , 11 ist, -|711. 47% Min Pneltlt- 1-'11' 111/, in 1..1, 11?. -1 .1 .101 :im '.‘ 1,1118 I liousion Oil ... . ._.| 101/_.I 101,§,I lludson Mot .....I I I ln llarv _.. ..| 211-111 221/.I llnpp Mot _.. . .l‘.i .'l‘/ini in Watch Pfd . (len l-‘nods . ~_:__~_1 15 Mont \\’nrd ... 1 Ni ‘1 1' 1'.-1-11-ni ' 1/.I 2011,. 2111; 7.11-knrd Mot ... . ii-'ill Il’.~L| :F112 1-111- 1-111.1111 si/.I '11/,I 7-1'. 5.11/.1 51| .'111/1 naalo corp . 'I1/.I 111/.I G11. It I: 0 41,1, :mi 31.12 Senrs lioe _.. ..\ .I IMI. 51-131 3 sin corp 0| out 111'. south 11.11- ..I211.;1 22=l'.!2111.é south 111111 ..| S141 11/.1 11; | AT ‘ ’_..I -\.. _.. __ `“ °5.Z‘_ _-_ ->.\= ,1n1|s1_11u111 - The following answers were tob- icd to questions in the Legislature recently: 1 Mr. LePage asked the Acting Min- ‘ster oi Public Works to table an- ,swers to the following questions: I 1-How much has been spent to date by the present Government on the north approach of Oyster Bed Ericigc? I I 2-Has this work been done un- m ld" the Federal Unemployment the Department of Public Works. 1' Grant? I ‘ali employees wth amount paid sary. - Ia to each. . ' o o ¢ II 144.260. I given). . 1 ` C l l i ister of Public Works' zons. 1-What method is followed b the present govcmment in the pur chase of supplies for Faiconwoc Hospital and other public institu tions? 2-Is it the practice to cali fo the submssion of tenders or esti- mates trom two or more dealers when purchase of flour, groceries and other supplies are to be made? 3-If so, is this practice always followed? Answer: 1-The usual ethod followed by 2-Usually for large purchases Mr. Hu.n':r asked the 'leader off 2"Y"5- the House if a petition had been n ` 3_T- D- I-'I"g» f°’em““ $200' me' received from the residents of Sour- est of the enforcement of law and .tailed 115'* °f empwyees and wages is River praying for the straighten- .I ing of a road. (2) It so, what actionI 1. » 11 ' ' ' I ' gm $111;-_-1;-5-1 _-- .. f ----f--' ` ' -- I A___ ';-2'fi';:>»?é@~§’é'.§Qf->J¢§¢!;=:'.e'_ as iéis¢=f¢~='¢»;i'-1-§'»?4»:'¢'_ Y _ - - - £6?-é5_’_-----I I 1 1 I Our Rui Estate Department brings to tin manaqemont of your propuiy the long experience and close siudY °f SP¢¢1‘1|i"*- At reasonable cost it will take over the Expert Real Estate ManaS¢l11¢"1* \I l I 1 _ _ _»?»?~§f€€~:' management of your estate and carrY *hi* XI out with the highest efficiency. T1.. :Astron 'musr coop-nv 1-| .aoa1¢..1-1A1.11=Ax.N-S~ 51-»'°"""'"""' $e|1\\.lghl\:,‘°7:~:~°'m P_£|_ Mondeo, N.li. Montreal, Quo. C, N BISSETT-Manager, Charlottetown Branch. .... - - --- ---;.f:2;>~' 1 _ft _r-r/»'iDf»W»*»r.¢'Z-’/ff' * 1 -‘_ ZrD}§2V;¢_i;';'»?;2'»?§2'222VS*¢`f2ZP}»' _ ,.»- I ‘issue of connection _\...n..1; and Premier Stewart: "My hon. friend ` Bd unless they resign, and they _ me Government intend.-1 taking in leader of the G°1'°1‘111“=11'= bmw I Mr. LePnge asked the acting Mn- the matter' Img Mayor oomes and goes every Answer o years, and you can‘t tell what ' ~ - Itw I 1°”H°“’ many tons °f gravel were Under consideration of Govem- kind °f 9- ma” 5'°“ “re gem” 111012- The 511P°“d1‘“'Y M?’3Is"“t° bill and thought the measure placed on roads in Nine Mile Creek Poling District, by the present Gov- ernment? , 2-Was this gravelling paid for `out of Federal Unemployment Grant? I 3-Give the names of persons who New 'hauled this gravel, number of tons H so' gvho has charge of the Wm? and total nznount paid each? I in this Distr'ct? ' Amivcrz II! so b whom? Quotatlons ' The graveliing done by the pres- ' y ent Government was done under .Federal Aid known as the “Unem- ployment and Farm Relief Act 1931" The accounts for this worl: were 1101. kept on the line oi Poiing Districts bu: were kept under projects, nom- eiy: Project No. 1 Chsrlottefown; No. 2 Hilsboro Bridge Road; No. 3 Souris; No. 4 Suinmcrside; No. 5 A`berto'n; No. 6 Kensington; No. 7 Montague; No. 8 Georgetown Court House; No. 9 Georgetown Ferry Wharf: No. 10 Wharves; No. 11 Steel Cuiverls; N0. 12 Steel Bridges; No. 13 Hillsboro Bridge Approaches: No. 14 Gravel; No. 15 Roads; No 16 Public Buldings. .- » . _ Mr. LcPage asked the leader of the Government: 1 1--Has any investigation been held by the Govemment as to 'the cause of the fire which destroyed the Prince of Wales College Build- ing? If so, give date and table a copy of the report. , 2-Has any investigates been held as to the cause of the fire which was discovered in the Court House Bui‘d'r1g in Charlottetown? If so, give da‘e and table a. copy Stand Brads ... ...|l.'11,.¢.iIi'.’1/,.| 1:11/1 _ ` 28% 211 11-'11 22’/1 1011. :e2 75 S G Elec ... ..I‘.’l'\1/|I‘27"I’1I hi 0 of N I ... ....'2ii"»J.I 2R14. Texas Fo .. ...J 121 11"<.i 'l' G Sulphur 2214! 22| __° '.,." . 11’ -1:.:- _/'> a-.1 ss.. 'i`lu\ llol llcar , 1/,11¢"' ll' il (`:1rl1 ... ... linion Pao ... . . linltrd Air '111 . uv 7: /,I I 111/.I 1211. 1'11it1-0 Corp .I sf/.I S11! Rea 11 ri Imp ...f 211' 111141 111"- ll S llnhber _.. 4111. U S str-1-i |4311' 4111.1 421., \"11n Steel .Il5’1l'lif\;t liii/1 Warner llros Co .I 214| ‘.’f\»’.I 21.1, 2111/. 7% Wes Elec ... .|'.’?~'i§.I'.!il~',\{.I Worth Pump ...I I I The Montreal Stock Exchange IIIONTREAI1, Que., liiglrch JS. (lly the (.'ann1lian Press)-_1‘n11n1iinn Pacif- ic Pacific shores were s11l1jeeted to henry selling today on the Iilontreal Stork 1~}xch11uge_ With a turn over of 7,108 shares thc issue ri-cc1le11 to 11154. and closed at iilfy, fo`;- 11 net loss of lot, points on the day. 'i‘i1e soiling ap- peared to originate i11 '_' \\' York whore rail issues were |:e111-....ly wiinir. l'roeti_enli.v the whole list here turn- ed softer. Fractional losses were aus- laned by auch leading issues ns lntor- national Nichol, llrnzilian Traction, 1‘onoii1latcd Smolters. i‘anadian Cnr and others while Strel of Cnnndn dropped 11.1, points to 22 11nd Dom- inion Textile eioaed ot. 05, a net loss of 18% points since its last appear- anro i11 November, 11131. National Steel Cnr eontlnucd the quiet advance shown since its recent dividend action, closing nt 121/4, 11p 51. Buliriing Products 11.1,- hlnher nt 10. ex-dividend, St. Lawrenrc Corporation, 11p 20 cents at $1 and .iriheslos Corpor- ation, 11p if cents at 20 et-nts were other issues to register n'ai11a. \l/ith tho exception off‘11na1iian Pac- ific. tiieei of Canada and Dominion Textile the losses were small. Broa- iilon. second lu activity with 1.004 sai- el. lost 1,4 at 13%. nickel with sales of 842 shores. rinsed nt 51. nit IA. Coa- odinn 1"nr dropped lt. at il. Cement lost *A at 01.4,, Canadian l1\d11airiai Aieohoi B eased ii cents nt G0 1-ents, S1n1-itera Iof the report. Answer: i-Yes, March 3, 1932. 2-No. (Report ot Fire Marshals `nqu‘ry into Col`ege fire tabled, as published in Mondays Guardian). li U O Mr. Mofntyre asked the Act`ng Minister of Public Works to table 'the following information: 1-Give cost of removing grs.velI .around Provlnc'al Building. , 2--Cost concrete work done in- cluding all labor in front of Pro- vincial Building. I 3-G vc fract'on of mile of con- crete work done on approach of Hillsboro Bridge towards city, cost' .oi same including all labor, Answer: 1-$291.14. 1\ro1-roi 11.- at 1101.11 1111.1 st, 1,1111-rf-are i‘orporntlon l‘referrc1i was down '$11 nt' 254, I 'l‘ninl trading nlnountenl to 12.502 slinros eo111pnrr‘d with 71.107 _vcsterdn_\' aurl .'t¢,ilIll o11 the correapoiidiltg day oi' last your. On the bond dopnrtinent rei'un1i|ng 1040 sold off ten cents at 5051.11.15 eon- veralon 10718 lagged V10 cents io $I'L'.L'i oo11\'ersnilon `lil.'1il sold nt $111.25, of( $1. Total soles wr-ro $111,000. 1\1\n11u||1'r‘111ent was inode that tho Easter recess would extend from tho 1-lose of irndlg on 'l‘h11rsdn_v, .\l1irrh 2|, to the opening on ’l‘1n-sdoy, .\lnrch 20. giving three f11il holidays. Good Fri-` dny. Snt11r1lny and Easter Monday. Tho curh market will net sI1nii11rl_\'. Dealers reported ent-o11rn11ing pro- gress o11 domestic dlsirilnilion of Can- adian l‘11eific railway collateral trust 0 per rent honda. which n-orc public- l_v offered iiiis morning to tho amount of $12,500,000, \VhIlc lilo honda Url! pnyaiuif- |11 1.‘nnndn only. n good de- mand Pon reported from tho United Stztrs, tirent Britain nnd the contin- cn . Sterling closed at 51.011111 nnd llnited States money nt n preh1i111n of 12 per . cont. I Mr. LePage asked the Hon. J. D.' I he appointed?" 5 tary for a Government official to 'have some control in this matter, 1116717 o o o Stewart to table answers to the following questions: I 1-Is the Provincial Building be- mg re wired for electric lghting? 'P-Were tenders called for the Stock Market 4_Wh“t kind °f gravel was plmed vvork? If so, tab`e copy ~of tenders. 3-Is the work being inspected? 4-What is the estimated cost of -he work? 5-Is the new wiring beng install- ed according to the requirements of the Canadian Electrical Code, which lays down Essesntuai Requirements and Minimum Standards governing Electrical Installation? I Answer: 1-Yes. Mr. James Brown. is a fixture. I-le is there most of the I time and he is in a position to judge ustioe." gm- Mr. McIntyre: “I 8-Bree with the 1,,-ical code." P0111 S\1!f111191'Sid¢ (M13 Anem em for re-inspections and for the con- - - Phulzed I-he Wm* that is that the trolling or prohibiting of the lil' I 3”Gi"9 the “mn” °f f°"°m”“ md 3--When trustees consider neces- Stipendiary Magistrate iS P"°°t° staliation, erection, use or sale by ily a fixture in olllce. None of any person 0, firm (lmludlng any hese Magistrates are ever disturb- public “.|,,,y, ,,,I,hI,, ,his prov- have ince of electrical installations or o interests there except the inter- electrical t,.a,,5,.ng5550,,S dangerous to life or property or not in con- mity with the Canadian Elec- Voices Approval Mr. W. M. Lea approved of the would be very beneficial ’to"'1i:\e rovince. He asked if it was The P whether a policeman should be sus- intention to ‘have 8 gpm.,-31, _.1n- ,... pended. I think it would be estsb- specmon of the prOvInce_ . I lishing a. very dangerous P1`_9C@d¢11¥ to hand that power over to the Mayor, and I support the motion that the clause be struck out. Clause Deleted The motion that the clause be struck out was put to a vote and carried with one dissenting voice- that of Mr. LePa.ge. Sections 22 and 23 pawed without , discussion. ' Sec. 24 of the bill is numbered “IBB-a". Premier Stewart said this section did not seem to fit into the I statute as it is numbered. 1 Mr. McIntyre suggested nmnbering Hon. Mr. MacPhee said he: was not informed on this point. I } After some discussion on. Ithc metnm to adopt nw 1.111, Mr. A. MacDonald moved, ns on :unend- ment, thnt it be oiioucri to re`- main in committee. The motion was lost on a standing votefiifr. MacDonald and Mr. T. A. Comp- bell being the only supporters. The bill was reported agreed to vith minor amendment. .- .- At 1.15 p. 111. the House ndjourur ed to meet on Monday, 1\'Iarch,~3l. at 3 p. rn. . 1 - Siauve For Senate ' ~ 2"N°` h _ lit more definitely. The members I IS Ottawa Rep01't is-No. tio aut orzed I.uSi>€Cf_/~’1' in were there for the purpose of mak- ' ____ ` S Provnce' Iing necessary amendments. ; 0r1'1‘AWA., March 1'l-Coi.nci- f"I;,‘; °s"“"‘“°' I Premier Stewafil “The trouble 15 2 dem with news or the death 'or 1- S. 1 ‘ _ this: we d.d not draft the bill and < senator Joseph H_ Legris, report; trvrr. ;111e1;ua.-.1251 ‘the Acting Mn- we do not know what was in the were in cireuiauon in o1taws"'to- ef ° P” ° °’ S' mind of the people Whv did- If We day, that non. Arthur suave, Post- 1`Ha5 the Lieutenant Govemor knew- it might help Us R 30°'-1 deah" master-General would be elevated been notified of the vacancy in the The clause was allowed to Stand to the Upper house probably at A&°‘mby mused by. me death M Pmgress “'55 "eP°1't°d °" the bm' the end of this session of Parlia- ‘I`° H011- Ml McNeill- and leave was asked to sit again. ment _ 2”” S0' has any Wm been issued, ` For some time many Conservat- of fi member to 1111 the vacancy. ELECTRICAL INSPECIION A01' ,V85 have been openly predmmg i`2`¥:rl;now}edge' on motion or Hon M M Ph that the next. Quebec Senate va¢- 2~_No | ' r' C ee sncy would go to Mr. Sauve. Sen- ~ _ the House went into Committee mm. mgrls. death today' at the In ansv.'er to Mr. Thane A. Camp- beil's question to table orders-in- eouncii with regard to the Provin- c‘a1 Polce, Premier Stewart replied that 't was not in the public inter- est to do so. In reply to Mr. LePsge’s question whether any investigation had been held in connection with the drink- ing fracas in Quecn's County Jail_I chair of “The Electrical Inspection Ireading, with Mr, Hunter in the age of 82 years opens the way It is as yet, of course, too early for mt", any defnite prognosticatlon, but The promoter said the bill was introduced at the request of the there is no q'iesiior1 that Premier Bemxettz would satisfy 11 large body Board of Fire Underwriters. The _of opinion in ms own party if he purpose is to minimize fire hazards conferred the appointment on Mr. and other hazards arising from elec- ,, » auvc. trieai instsiistion. ° No expense, Mr. McPhee explain- Should Mr. Sauvc go to the Senate, thc name of Oncsime Gag- on or about Dec. 26th, and to table, ed, will be incurred by the Govern- V I . k the report of the investigation, ment in the administration of the mn' K' C" of Quebec' ‘wud mn high among those predicted to I Prem er Stewart mid he decuned Act' succeed to the postn1aster-gc11ersl- to answer 'hat question. The essential clauses read as .fol- HOUSE (Cofntinued from page 3 is pam by no ony and who is in 1 one sense a fixture. He knows the me city coancn, signed with me I Mr. Thane A. Campbell: “May I ssl: what is the procedure in reis- tion to the appointment of the Sti- I Mr. Campbell: "lt might be salu- because the City Police, while they ship. Mr. Gagnon sits for Dor- lowsz .chester where 111' 1'ieic:‘.tcd Hon "3. All electrical installations and Lucien Cannon. foriricr Liberal electrical work done in Prince Ed- . _ ward Island shall conform to the requirements of the latest author- ~ ized edition of the Canadian Elect- additions thereto made from time to time. Qualifications of those police offic- I “4. The Lieutenant Governor in ers and he is best fitted to judge as Coimcil may appoint one or more to their capabilities." Iinspectors on the recommendation Mr. LePage: "I still _cannot see of the Board, for the purpose of and why the Chief Magistrate should [with the power of carrying out the not have this power. He is Mayor provisions of this Act or any rules of the City and this bill comes from Ior regulations mode or approved hereunder. seal of the City. I don’t know why (a) Such inspectors shall have lull we here should oppme it, because access at all reasonable times to the it is giving power to the man that premises of the consumer of public is responsible." utility for the purpose of inspecting such electrical installations, alter- ations and additions as he may deem necessary § onice Raya! Bank Building’ Charlottetown' 1-lon. Dr. MacMillan: “We have petty and for the living of fees to Nw¢»Hc °°°°"°1 °"°’ “W WWW”-” be °iW`¥°‘| f°1‘ i11°P¢°11°1'1' “nd 111° I pendiary Magistrate, By whom 15 “5. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make rules and reg- Premier stewart: “Appointed by ulations conéeming electrical in- the Government; paid by the City." stallations with a view to the pre- vention of fire and injury to per- sons and property and also regu- lations respecting the qualifica- tion of mechanics and contract- have enforcement or the civic by- ers encased in electrical work in laws, are also in charge of the eu- thi! P1‘0Vii'lCe Bhd the 15811111! Of forcement of provincial ststut/es as Iiicenses and permits thereto and well as Dominion statutes. They also conceming the granting ot +»o»o»o»»» ,come to s. very large extent under permits by Inspectors appointed ‘N the Attorney General's depart- under this Act to allow the con- S. DOUGLAS & Silil Ltd. 1' "`i§`..°7ll... .1 ... ~-1-1... 1. _ I`.f.°.fl".'f ‘T °1.f§°§iiL°.".."`§°2§ZI r ew cor y pu y rect." sumer and also concerning the Investment Bankers Hon. Dr. MacMilian="'1‘hatisjuat powers of the _said Inspectors to . the point I was thinking of. This examine electrical installations now Government’ ‘gang Tad C0{p3rau°n Bonds House has control of the Btipcndi- in use in this Province and to g 0 ’ Quo e ary Magistrate; it ‘hal no control make regulations for the discon- x H_ L_ SEAR, Loca] Representative over the Mayor." Inection of dangerous electrical in- Box 452 _ Phone 1344 Mr. LePage: "We haven’t any Istaiiations or those which might control over the Police." , prove s menace to adiolnniq pro- of the Stipendlary Magistrate, who ricol Code and any amendments or I Solicitor-General, in :1 notable contest in the 1930 election. Mr. Gagnon's unquestioned ab- 'iity as a business man and lawyer, as well as his aplomb as a public speaker, have long marked him as cabinet timber. Against him, how- ever, stnnds his opposition io the Civil Service merit system. 11 con- sideration which might hurt the Government in Ontario nnd the West, although in Quebec, where patronage is thc openly recibgnized practice, it would weigh his favor, ii' anything. A possibi¢.‘rlval for Mr. Gagnon is seen in .lohn A. Sullivan, K. C., of Montreal. who sits for St. Ann. Mr. Sullivan, equ- ally fluent in French nnd' 1;- lish, has already won the pgnof Government whip for Qucbe1~,"evez1 though this is his first pn1‘li:\mcnt'., and is generally rcgarcled as s. coming man in his party. " ~ Want Hospital Service For Overseas Men i . TORONTO, On., March 16-A-(By The Canadian Press)-Free htispi- tailzation for ex-service menfuwhc- ther pensioners or non- pensioners. until definitely established-‘war service was not contributing: _i;;111se of the victim‘s condition. wawurg- ed by Imperial veterans ai, n'p1ect- ing hero today sponsore