MAXIMS era‘ MERE MAN __-1-— ncllrlctthewrlodll call!“- III-lb Guardian, Ion-dad Ill‘! / l 4i s Des trays In FRANCE runs uimiiiis ii-iiiiiia Home Advance Made Towards Disarma- ‘ ment Agreement. (By George Hambleion) (cgudian Press staff writer) (M0011, Sept. 19-40. P. Cable) 4mm Anthony Eden, Under- gqaeiuy for Foreign Affairs, will "ma: the Disarmament conver- ‘m iield in Paris yesterday at (Uinet tomorrow. fiance in the discussions urged definite control and supervision of m; and also a preliminary trial period before disarmament becom- ueffectivc. It is understood French iiillitence orrthesc points was re- gnnsible for calling the British Minot meeting. . ‘ - Alarmed by reports mat Genn- liywas re-anning contrary to the FWBIOHS 0X i119 “Silly of Ver- Pnnce is skeptical of any mt lereement that does (Continued on Page 6) ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC Inserted ll per word "Announcement: nrc Ill column at B canto mleily payable In advance. “Horse races. today, Wednes- iay, September 23 in aid of the crippled children. Uundci‘ the nus- plces of the Rotary Club. 1251 "Fortune Hall, Dance! Regular. Iiiliay, September 22nd. i198. "Ground Lime-High Quality —- lov Price-Brookyille Manufactur- lnzcd, Brookvillc, n. B. N-380. "Card Party Holy Redeemer Hail, llilirsday, September 21st, at 6 P. M, 1232. "Come to the bani dance, Bobby ‘Will's. Hunter River, Wednesday, 5W1- 20. Proceedis in aid of good 1= Also good music. 121'! “Kelly's Cross Hall will have "Thai/s One On Bill" presented by ollilaud Players on Wednesday, Bwtember 20th. 1199. "Not something new, but the standard midweek dance, B. I. S. lmltht. City's leading orchestra. Perfect management. 1243 "Bee the illustrated song story in Piedericton Hall, Thursday evening, iwtembei- 21st. 1n aid of Y. P. s. 1224 "Th9 Postponed Sports and Tug- U-War will be held in Graham's Road Rink, Thurtfiay evening, Sept. "It 1234. "The Wheatlcy River Y. P. S. W Present their play "Cranberry ere" in Clyde River Hall Wed- Wlry. Sept. 20th. 12 "918 dance at Seven Mile Bay "Why night, Sept. 25th. Lunch lllll refreshment booth. Charlotte- Wm B. I. S. orchestra in attend- "We- 1241 ll lied for Friday night was in special meeting of the British‘ $1M dance in Lorne Valley Hall l)’ connected with the Marie 1 P. B. play. Signed G. Ii. Coffin, President or Marie Y. P. a. ma. "Information regarding Over- "w Poet Graduate Scholarship "ll be had from Daughters of the “Dire. Prov. Secretary, Bog 4'16, n-rlottetown. 1243 l"Not.ico-Ac I have leased my Nee oi business I offer for ulc m entire stock at special reduced B "I for balance of this week. A. - “itclllle. Himter River. 1m "BWIIIG llvc hogs and lambs gummy, September 26th, Hunter "- Everett Hasiam, Emerald. lcttdowl Gnu-dbl: ‘lwc Cub ht. The Pe "amine" so“ ,_,,.,..-.. Wr-w-w-o“. Read b Covers Prince Edward" island Like theDew Everybody CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1933 terioas Blaze Historic alifaxi Pier Two n“; Causes Da-n-iage Estimated At $1,000,000 -— N0 Loss Unemployment. (Canadian Press) HALIFAX, Sept. Iii-This cea- port city tonight counted among her major conflagrations, the loss of historic "Pier Two" with read- ily estimated damage of at least $1,000,000. Resin: more than l0 hour: after its discovery, the mysterious blue late tonight was still sweeping over the shattered ruins. The flames, however, were confined within the tumbled walls and there was no danger to neighboring frame pig" where shipping schedules were continued. Only one fireman was seriously injured when he fell from an upper-level loading platform, but two others, overcome by smoke, were out of the battle for a short | time. The entire building and its valu. able contents, much of which had just been unloaded, were destroyed. Could Do Little Firemen admittedly could do little to stem the stubborn blaze (Continued an Page 6) Niil GlllLiY siitnii coiigiiiis Eleven Companies’ Face Trial Before Judge on Combine cheat-gees.” ‘ E (Canadian Press) QUEBEC, Sept. 19.—Eleven coal companies, charged following a. Do- minion Government inquiry with forming a combine to support coal prices, today pleaded not guilty and elected to be tried by a judge with- out a jury. Making a decision on a number oi applications for separate trials, Mr. Justice Laeiberie ruled they would be tried in two groups. The groups are divided according to the times at which they are al- leged to have entered into the com- bine. Six are claimed by the Crown to have joined in price agreements prior to 1990, the remaining five later. Louis St. Laurent, representing the Quebec Attorney General said he was prepared to bring trial of the group of six tomorrow. Defence counsel indicated they would ask for a, postponement at 096M118 0f court, however. tiiisiiiiuusii IIISARREARS can: TOWN, Union of South Am“, gel-m m-(Wednudnfl-(A- PJ-Lieutcnant nernt nnichm. the fiyer, who arrived yesterday with en- Hubert Wilkins cairn-inc Mm acute appendicitis, has‘ myllerious- 1y disappeared and run vie-Ml whereabouts i-l not known- Balchen loft the min on which he and Bir Hubert arrived at 4 P- m_ and (m: l, uxi for a. hospital u, undergo an operation, but he never reached the homllll- Nowspnpeflnm who boarded the ship early today found B1! Humi- and the captain and crew of the vessel still awake. anxiously 8'1"" in; news of Balchen. ' Police were immediately 1mm“ and made searches and inquiries ghmughuut the night and early morning. Balcheri gained fame as pilot for d!" Mouse. Kensington buying “mt (late. Signed A. 1:. Wodlock. Admiral Richard E. Byrd on his 33¢ soifih p010 69994593“- lllllNSliN SETS RATE FOR “BUY Nilll” PRRBRAIR Oct. 1 Is Date Named - Increased Costs Will Follow High Wages, Claim. (By James P. Salvage, Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, Sept. iii-The beginning of a. country-wide “buy now" movement to support the greater pl duction and sales costs under the recovery programme has been set tentatively for October 1 by Hugh S. Johnson. 1t was disclosed today the Sep- tember 2i. date originally fixed for starting the campaign to stimulate buying under the blue eagle had been pushed back a few days by the prolonged negotiations for a bituminous coal code. Plane Made Dozens of plans have been laid before officials, involving generally suggestion: that various localities be asked to assume a. certain quota of purchases over a. given period. One and all, these have been dis- carded, it was said, and Johnson will go before the country with a straight-forward appeal to buy un- der the blue eagle; ‘Eng administration has reiterat- ed that increased costs would be inevitable to meet the higher pay- rolls and has sought to stimulate buying at present prices by warri- iing of higher ones to come. (Continued on Page 8) Troopsxre Dis- patched To Re- bellious Section (By Edmund A. Chester) (Alsociated Press Staff Writer) HAVANA, Setpt. lfi-(APJ-Be- set by a serious rebellious move- merit in Oamflguey Province, Presi- dent Ramon Grau San Martin to- night placed in the hands of his supporters the decision whether he should abdicato in response to a five-iold demand by opposition groups. The President announced he ai- ready had written out his resigna- tion and turned it over to his po- litioal followers, expressing his willingness to “abide by their de- cision." DESPATOH TROOPS Meanwhile the Government des- paiched a trainlcad of soldiers and students toward Moron, in north- wcctem Camaguey Province, to (Continued on Page B) Floods Cause Damage I n‘ c e l _ Trmzdacl (Canadian Press) PORT 0F SPAIN. ‘rrinidad, Sept. iii-Floods following torren- tial rains over the week-end caused damage and endangered lives in several sections o! Trinidad, ac- cording to reports reaching Port c! Spain tonight. The downpour lasted eight houn in some sections, sending water rushing through vil- lager. A mother and two children, flipped under their collapsed house at Capato. were rescued with difficulty, and c. similar narrow escape was reported at st. Joseph where a mother and two daughters i} Finance Act And ' Waterways l Treaty Major Legislation (Canadian Prom) UITAWA, Sept. 19-January ill is mentioned as a possible date for} $11.6 opening of the next session oi i Parliament 115mg opponents of a‘ fall sitting. l Revision of the Bank Act, based‘ on the report to be made by the‘. Macmillan Royal Commissiqn, ma‘ ratification of the St. Lawrence Waterways Treaty, may constitute the major legislation to be brought down by the Government. 'I‘he 111-} troduction" of a measure dmbOdy- ing changes in the Bank Act short- ' ly after Parliament meets is view-l ed as c. certainty. Approval of the‘ Canada-United Stat/rs Pact for de- velcpment of the St. Iawrence will be asked, it is stated, only after concurrence of Congress at Wash- ington. Finance Act Of transcendent importance, work on the revision of the Fin- ance Act will require considerable preparatory work at the hands of legal draitsmen. The Act is by far the largest on the statute books, but the Macmillan report will be available in ample time for the Government to give the fullest lconsideratlon as to what recom- mendations oi the commission will be embodied in the measure to be introduced. Pending the report cf (Continued Oil Page d) San Martin Gov. (Faces New Crisis ‘siiiiiii THREE DAYS iiliERIlliE (Associated Press) CHARLESTON, s. 0., Sept. 1s- Three and a. half days behind schedule, the Mallory passenger liner Henry R. Mallory arrived in Charleston today, having conquer- ed one of the worst hurricanes to sweep the Atlantic seaboard. Several of the 52 passengers were bruised and her cargo was dam- aged by water. The ship, out of New York, sailed tonight for Jack- sonville. For 30 hours the Mallory was in the thick of the storm, beginning at 10 am. Friday off Capo Hatter- as. Captain E. E. Woods said he headed out to sea in an eiiort to escape the worst of the blow but failed. Only 20 miles offshore when the storm began, the ship was 800 miles at sea when steed-age was re- gained. "It was the only storm I ever saw thta it was impossible to get out o: once you were in it," he said. “I was never in one for such a long time before." US. Confiscates British Ship (Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19-Se- oausc she was within an hour's rrmch of the Uni-ted States shores. the British auxiliary schooner, "Thorrndyke," captured in i980 off the Jersey (Ioaet with 2,675 cases of rye whiskey, was ordered for- feited to the Government for smuggling liquor into the country. in a decision by the United States District Court today. were saved from death as the flood destroyed their home. Six motorists who mistook the Capato River for a flooded highway reach- ed shore in safety after water filled their cor. Under the treaty of i924 with Great Britain, United States a- gents may board any British ship suspected of smuggling liquor with- in an hour's sailing of the United Statol. Parliament Upon January 1,1 May Full Report On Damage Asked (Canadian Pres) UITAWA. seat. 19-Au- nouncement we: made by Eon. Alfred Duranleau, Minister cf Marine, tonight, that he was asking the District Engineer at Halifax for a iull report on the damage done at ocean termin- als at the Nova Sootla port As soon as this report was re- ceivtd Mr. Dirranleau said, ear- ly decision would be made on the question oi the rebuilding of pier number two. ,°f the two ca“ club exhibns- Th9 'l1:ill, and Rev. F. X. (iaiiaii! limi- ‘aiiimals were in excellent condition Qyary 11;, ,1“. (.;,-(,;;,(1,,,[ ,, rhea,“- H ll l} E S ll M IN FARMSTATES U. S. Administration P l a n s to S p e n d $400,000,000 to Aid Farmers. (By Don J. Kirkley, Associatkd Prfiel Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, Sept, lii-Apace with renewed demands for infla- tlonto aid United States agricul- ture, the administration today dis- closed plans for spreading $400,- 000,000 over farm states within six- to ease the farmer's rnozl-l gage burdens. l Concurrently with announcement by the farm credit administration of this accelerated programme, spokesmen for cotton and silver pressed upon the White House de- mands for currency expansion im- medlately as a part of the recov- ery campaign. Presents Appeal Key Pittman of Nevada, Pres- ident pro-temporc of ‘the Senate and for years silver! advocate in Congress, took directly to the President an appeal for iree coin- age. Before going to the White House, Pittman sent Mr. Roosevelt a brief arguing that the President had the power, under the Inflation Act, to authorize mlnting of silver from bullion. Smiling broadly later, Pittman declined to intimate what tin President had said, asserting,- how- ever, that Mr. Roosevelt “asked a lot of questions." Lumbermen Hold ‘ Meeting (Canadian Prue) SAINT JOHN, N. B., Sept. 19- Some twenty lumbermen from eastern Quebec, Nova. Scotia and New Brunswick had a three-hour conference here this afternoon. Aside from stating they were dis- cussing “general conditions" in the lumber industry, the lumbermen refused to say anything as to the purpose of their meeting. Hon. L. P. D. Tilley, Premier and Minister of Iiands and Mines for New Brunswick, presided. U. S. Section Fort League l l (Allcclnicd Precl) GENEVA, Sept. io-With Am- erican Minister to Switzerland Hugh R. Wilson practically living in Geneva and with five members of the Consular staff headed by Pretentiss B. Gilbert devoting themselves exclusively to League cf Nations questions. the League decided today to inaugurate a spe- cial American section. Exhibition Is :1i,.'@m§'"‘b4¥} - Contented cows bucket over. MAXIMS OFA. MERE MAN iii l-t (Cl .1. l... 8 PAGES Annual luhlcriptinn Delivered II-M ; B! Ill] Canada 5nd U. l. A. $4.50 j Held Successfully Despite Unfavorable Weather Marked Impr-dvzment Shown I1. Exhibits At Mt. Carine] And Eglllont Bay fiir Yesterday. The heavy rain which came on; Every class was well filled and‘ lERUIPMENT about 1 p. m, kept a good mum- DBODIB living at a distance, from at- tending the Egmont Bay and Mom Carmel Exhibition yesterday, but there was a very good attenrjgnce and the exhibits were very much above the average in quality, every class showing marked improvc- ment. _ The cattle exhibit was exception- al. Special mention must be madc and well fitted for the show ring. There were twenty-five from Al)- ram’s Village Club, all Sliorthorzis; and twcnty-Ayrshircs from the St. Cluysostom Club. Mr. L, W. Roper, who judged the cattle was particu-l larly pleased with these two ex- hibits which showed that the boys on the farm were taking a very keen interest in livestock. Halifax Health Board Feels No Anxiety (Canadian Press) HALIFAX, Sept. iii-Death in Halifax district of l6 children dur- ing ihe past three weeks from iri- testinal disorders, was described by city health officials tonight as “no: Bill unusual tiring." Certainly, they told the Canadian Press, there is no epidemic of the malady known as cholera infantum. Every city gets " a run" on the disorder, said A. G. Pcttipas, Sec- retory of the City Board of Health, particularly during the wzinner months. Most of the children who died here, he said, were under- nourished and also had been suf- fering from whooping cough which made an "ugly combination." Dr, W. D. Forrest, Chairman of the Board, said the matter had not been brought to the attention o! the Board. The death rate, he agreed, was "slightly higher," but he did not consider it unusual. Well Known Pictou Lady Dies (Canadian Press) TORONTO, Sept. lit-Word was received hcrc today of the dczitli at Pictou, N. 5., today of Mrs. George McLeod, widow of the late George McLeod, shipoivner of Saint John and at one time n member" of Pnrlim‘ l i mcnt. She was the sister of ilic into Principal Gordon of Queen's Unl- versity, and was 95 years of age. much better than previous years, The rain, coming as it did, after the exhibits were all on the grounds was a great disappointment to the mflflllzcmcnt, but on the whole the exhibition was a success ariri (host: (vho attended had a very plorisari: time. Music (var. broadcast by Hol- mani". loudspeaker, uliicli helped to brighwn up the fair. The opening took place ill illi‘ welcome i0 the visitors, speaking in french and English. He tlicii cal- lcd on lion. ‘Thomas McNuti, Min- ister of Agriculture to open the ex- hibition. ' Hon. Mr, McNutt expressed much pleasure at being asked to open the (is. iiuitiii nuns FRENCH ARMSPLAN Postponement of Dis- armament For Five Years Considered. PARIS, Sept. l9.--(A.P.)~Joseph Paul-Boncour, French Foreign Min- ‘ister today outlined France's new disarmziment plan to Norman H. Davis, United States Ambassador at Large, at a. lengthy talk at the Quai D'Orsuy. Thereafter the American repre- sentative cabled an outline o! the French scheme for control of arm- aments, with an accompanying post- ponement oi disarmament. for fivc years, to the Washington Govern- mcnt. Mr. Davis presented to Premier Edouard Daiadicr President Roose- vclts oral mcsngc in which tlic President W85 understood to have urged the necessity of disarmament. It was understood, Mr. Davis has indicated that tile United States, while agreeable to the principle of control, was determined to abstain from sanctions. The French have} been represented as anxious to prow i vide for sanctions against any na- Disarmament‘ Lion violating (he agreement, Mr. Davis will spend tomorrow iii conference with Washington offici- als. Then he expects to pay a sec- ond visit to the French Minister af- ter ti British C biiict Plan Pilgrimage HALIFAX, Sept. 19 — (C. P.) — Major J. S. Roper, National Presi- dent of thc Canadian Legon, told of his visit to the battlefields of France in a. brief report submitt- ed, at a meeting of the Provincial Executive here tonight, and said that the Canadian Memorial at Vlmy would be tlio greatest in the world. He added that plans are bc- ing made for the Canadian Legion Vimy Pilgrimage in 1936, and that the Dominion Convention of the Canadian lmgion is to be held in British Columba in 1034. Bilsiiirss of the Executive con- sisted in electzng a committee to interview Premier Angus L. Mac- Donald on behalf of cx-scrvlcc mcii employed in Government positions. in issuing recommendations (o the Canadian command to amend Ro- membrancc Day Act by inserting certain clauses of the Lord‘: Day Act. of making arrangements (or Arthur Sweetser of Boston. mic o1 President Wilson's aides when the covenant was drafted in Paris, is slated t0 take charge. tha Poppy Day campaign, and in taking the necessary action to rc- Canadian Legion To Franc cniiii Ell} Government today assumed a virtual dictatorship over ilic grain supply GRAIN SUPPLY l? BERLIN, Sept. li).-lA.P.)—-Thc ' lllllIllF EXHIBIT Interesting Exhibit at Confederation Chamber in Connec- tion With Today"s Unveiling (‘ e r e - mony. This afternoon there will be an exhibit of telegraph inrustmcws and equipment in the Confeder- ation Chzimbcr. This exhibition by the Canadian National Telegraph! is in connection udth the unveil- ing at 3.30 pm. of the tablet mm- mernorating the laying of the first submarine cable in America. A piece of the cable, which was laid between Carleton Head, P. E. L, and Cape Tonnentinc, N. 3.. l! among the exhibits. It was picked up from the bed of the Northum- berland Strait in 1904- A piece of Atlantic cable dating back (p 185B may be been in and and cross sections. Another interesting exhibit is a piece of the Atlantic cable partly laid in i865 by the Grcut Eastern. The cable was lost 600 miles from Newfoundland and the comlllmY b6- camc bankrupt M a result or an: disaster. Returning to England the next year they iormed tliri Anglo-American Co. and laid r. new cable (section on exhibit) which was successfully landed. ‘rho ‘(Continued on Page 61 The Weather, Etc gills VRQVERB, ,_. ‘A BlRD-lN time’ i8 hioRih ‘(We ‘ in (he Bus“? i _Do\=.sN‘T APPLY (o Bees _I Fresh in hliilll)‘ strong mntri1y winds; generally fair “lih murlr . the same temperature; pn-isihly a few scattered shoivers. ll mind illl Pro-hr of the Rcirli by placing ilic process- ing m‘ ulicnt and rye from ilic shook to the flour blii tinder the strict su- pervision oi Walter Dari-c. liinisier oi’ Fhvid. This was ucmnipiuiicd by a strict fixcd prices for Til!) two grains, and n1 rcstrlciioii of mot-return. Darn‘. made no pretense of setting "pcgglul" prices, merely designating present Nova Scoiia a‘. the Domin- ion Convention limiiaiinn oi trndiziu, the scziiiig oi‘ lms-“NY the establishment of .1 programme " rl Under the (lccrcv, lio\w'c\'cr, llrrr ._. i’. . m! “"h- Inivf (Inn (‘h-irwilritmiiv, .\ll.'iiiwiiui.lu.li‘.ii. (ii i-‘li ii ‘ii-re limp», >1] lii- \i nlm (in n: 1i m (=- lniuru ("llifli (Jinn 1 . 7"‘ .\kl:|v,i. 1i ‘Yifillilfiil _ "f ('1. m, i y. , , _ ~Anwr B‘ llrninion .. . - ‘livuiiiu ,..- ... .-. _ '*' 1pm: . , '> ‘"4 T4 Til r? (a) ("J w: . '3 -.. H (null \-'i' Marinin- \\ -'»l .1 ; l~ fr! ‘i westerly to Mu .1-'~‘\ 1 . l""f"l~‘ ing in fnreo nv : w (nlhv/Hl by nhowvrr‘. nnririm- 1c. .01 w...» t~ Hit-wig strung westerly uriml"; KPHMTl» " 7-H with mnrli n,» Irvin‘ IMivp/"llllr": ri ft“- ynvicr-"rl !li"‘\'""', .1 y“: nigh (Ric (his iii ruiur v.11 (inn-m at 11.1w.‘ Sun ruin this crew" < tlfiflflffil!‘ mnrnlui- "l . temporary levels. 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