was arr of viols. w“ msmcorlggsw M molt. Nepal-m‘: Custer. Vcmazd and _ NM won under indictment ' $51k; also stotmnent to the ew .- with and Rflb miles sold to thooplléblic, and their “fl-IMHO foo‘ 0r and Diet- werfiiiii “rs- : l ‘flit as Hiilip Musics, o man writ-b the res-so 1 upper-an mam 0.365%»... of McKcsson 000 l Hair“, “p” hi grmg _ 2.32%.... i" urned . have been the hidden backer for the spanis lebrico which was sunk Year s80 withs which the United ment had valnlyttied lfoop 1mm CQMING {VENII MI- Deco lom , W. B0 l2 n. “"640-12- 4-591? 06m Taverns $11. Tuesd De - 11th. If s‘ . 12% mlht. _ ' ' “Dorm-as. c. - °°“' ,/ / 2} y» The People's Paper Covers Prince Edward lISliiIill Like the Dew qusloflotowl q I . ‘ 1 ‘fir... Guard!!!» ,. 1:1" $9’ "‘"~v\ ‘mvwo... _ SUICIDES KBIZWE NY. IINANBE BENIIIS IIIIAI PEIISIINNIITY Donald Coster Had Been Convict When Known As Philip Musics. . l. Awe Prom 561.3%) fill $2.“: l-kl-lzitkrdi personality of l l who wi out earlier‘ i mil‘; u. conv t. Phili Milo: to become tote. mile fired Lbllioi. fil gang‘: e ver momon n. .. al uuthlrrllkl Ill lgockla: on his to door to orna im In the lllvmlhllvu o! n I financial fnv k firm-Me. Kessou and Robb no, has. while Caster in the was dying Connecticut mansion. authorities in 531d New York identified nerd, Canadian agent Geo of c Ver- occ- uon. and uw of m. 0th - m“ D011 a’ O ET em! u. Neeling 1900K cloned tingthe Dietrich sl- Stook in connect-ion MoKsssnn .500 for Vcmard-hnd omnporatlvely low fig- Uhaolicd um ma: But u» bour of Casters tumm- years 68!) in the $1,000.- of the United states was suspec ed of bsillgerents a- wbcilcd "llilllk of It t out too. that he might h Government ship Can- s Yates Govern- (Uonrbiriued on mas a. Col s) cove tmu Concert. ma, ohfli-ioo-ia-io-lv. Bordon um Club loading m- on U0 ‘roar-Halt school concert in _-n——-_ 43-17-11. o Manse. Hamvtcn. L K. As Boats Battle Seas -To Share Christmas Joy By Helping Needy Children Ddspite Noble-fiesponse Many Still Unprovided For —- Make Someone Happy By Sending Your ‘Contribution Today. A poor man served by thee shall make thee rich, A slckman helped by thee shall make three strong; v Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense Of service which thou rcnderest. -Ellzabeth Barrett Browning. STOR Y SIISPEIITS IN IIIIIIIIII RING IIEIIIIIN" ‘NIINIE Released On B all Pending Prelimin- ary Hearing At Halifax Jan. 3. HALIIFAX. Dec. l6 --(CP)— Outward calm descended on Nova. dentin/s alleged $4,000,000 rum- running conspiracy tonight as most of a group of 20 charged with il- legal transportation and impor- tation of liquor, returned to their homes to await preliminary hen-r- ing Jan. 3. A cameraman and s. reporter had bruises to remind them of the day's proceedings. Allan Eraser. Wondertng mas business bibhf.lik.°llifsiz ' '°”“"“"“ Mobilizing Forces To Meet Threat Province . Dec. enemi Poi ChunkJ-Isi. couunander of Chinese forces in South China. is rorrldltv ‘mobilizing the mosses of his tive Ranks! Province to meet tho‘ threat of o. new Japanese onfcol- uwy slve in the south. at may do filmy Ev. III. I3 estimated 140.000 BEHIND;- mspfi-ed Wm“ w“. of Kwsnlzsl. one of Chlnas uqfloey And 365mm mqv- fivemxgrainvsrled provinces. tglrsgvdg ghdb oklna entrmnms on e 1hr..- widows us? whore quasar-u The 1 . ~ r ' m» Imd-W-wmmr-“s. ..~ the south. and Omton to the east. Invasion of Kwomsi d good wlll amonfl Kwm-Im m“ that wergoiisltgaykglovfy, 0mm ' 1 went on, "Churches o whand but mm H0121 tinss your after we: west- “l” 63.1%. s... o»... w en eds of liiltle tots find they Ill-VG 110i "mom. you wold M toy, 5mm, Pals, you would feel that your gifts were never better ap- prigmwd or ‘t. greater hop- p F5. YESTERDAY? SANTA PALS the river Canton and about. 115 miles of Kw» 4 matwbo . The best of China's soviet Rus- sian guns have been rumbling throunh Kewii-in for the past bwo weeks. It is sold this equilflnexvt is beim distributed mid- wav between the owo Dotcntial so that it would be quickly fronts svailoble for use on either. Svligg: This conosbondent was inform- Pm, 5.1mm ed by officers o! General Pals Arthur Simona staftf that the Chinese plan only The walker mud,” a delaying action before Nannlna. on“ Qudmm,“ principal clhy of southern Kwang- B a P. 5mg" si, 30 miles from the border and mm,’ Mum, gout lib mllu northwest oi Pok- ““' “i? “W? stocrkril “om-cc”... MWM-Péli? “'7' "Li... s... anthems. mm “".”"°“‘ ' ' of march-ISO miles by road- would be over the most level coun- try. highly suitable to Japan's mechanized form. » Miss Elizabeth Martin. Miss Laura M. Hughes. ma. Dim Owen. Mrs. Charles Carson. Gorf Gamble Race Miss Paulina. Simmonds. " ' Miss Illicit-both Bimmonds t Mrs. Tscsc Cnrtar. A Friend. ‘ C. H. B mngworth. Bill Brewer. DONCASIER. England, Dec. 16 Miss E. Blanche Havilund —-'1'he Doncaster town council has Arthur Gordon. and Mary. The decided to gamble the St. Letter. one of England's classics of the turf. against s coal mine by grant- lnR Dewnisslon for s mine under the mursc to be worked. Protests Uhls might cause the . Nutt. Junior Red cross. Middleton - J. W. Cami. Borden. m}; Aims Mclnnis. lend. und to bsfde and um the ' drone. oolun. _ f2». wmii. hold rsooo omens. Hora Gillies. into dere ct structures were over- Ion Holland Gillies. ruled by . e council. The Jocks Joyce and Kell- Proctor. Club. controlling body of ‘Mrs. C. B. happen. racing. hos warned council 3rd. Glorlottewwn (Kirk) that. at e first ma: of subsidence. townie Pack. rocinu be forb den. v Wisdom, ah ROYALTY To WINDBMI . arrv r -—*—- ‘Btvuwrsncmgo 1.0.01‘. LONDON Dec. 1s ~40? Haves) wildcy o I. .01‘. --'I‘ho Kingdom locom- Ohumh of Scotland. finial by n Ellloboth I-M mica Co/pe Trsggfit.“ at: Buck! om Polar: ‘ ' wig, where may will timid] the wee e . ‘l-Clantinuid on mm 15. 001 4) Lighthouse Keeper Rescued Get T0 AidfflfThree Cithers .' ‘ , . Guardian’ lllfllhl Win), lltn. another ‘it-int , omit. Ii-rirlibmw-r. mimic. o... 1e moi-m I» ma $81". ‘he’? 3; “m” m" mwshnfi“ Jill; ".‘..".;."$"'...m removal :4 a “mKO Joutain from the fur oval _ l‘ tam! Quinton-t. k agfinlmfvm .5» - iiiiai-tiiiffl W“ m‘ 9&1 34mm ‘card , t! ‘ no s: shins m» been able aepgnmcue Ill. . , " My‘; flows...“ e “s.” o: .11! {I00 OI OOITIIM NW8 Ill lot 100d medical M10011!!! tbQligh usfll. veteran Halifax Herald Photo- grapher. wss knocked down wlied one of the group of eight Cape Breton residents objected forcibly to having his picture taken as the arrived in Halifax. Gerald J. Gil espie. s Herald reporter. also was sent. sprawling in the scuffle. Will Lay No Charges Police hurried the objectoruwho. lzh aid. Louis Goldman oi Glace Bay. into an automobile. Fraser said he would not lay any charges and Goldmanloter grinned broadly when another camera- msn “shot? him. The eight. Cape Bretoners were arrested yesterday st approximat- e the some time as Royal Can- a an Mounted Police took nine Halifax County mean. two from Lunenburg and one from Digby into custody. Another Oops Bret- on resident was arrested lager in the day, leaving only three the accused to be loos " ‘L. -.:Ail.but.one of. . Men ' ' all of $3.000 when they were srrsigncdbefore Magistrate B. W. Russell. The ex- ception was Joshua Young of West- Dover. who was‘ remanded until Wednesday when he bad (Continued on page a. Col w) Prime Minister King Will Observe llis 64th Birthday Today OTTAWA. Dec. 1B —(OP)-— Prince" Minister Mackenzie King will relax at Laurier House to- morrow sfter o. strenuous week and receive congratulations on attaining his 84th birthda . He was born in Berlin. now K iKIhEfl- er. Ont, Dec. 11, 1814. The Prime Minister apparently is in robust health. During the summer he suffered a severe at- tack of sciatica but after amontlfs holiday this fall in the West gnldies seems to have recovered u . e Prime Minister has net several rmcrds during his long term in public life. He has been Prime Minister for s total of a- bout 12 years. a period exceeded by only two of his predecessors. Sir. John A. MacDonald and Sir Wilfred Laurier. Four general elections have rs- turnsd the Liberal party to pow- er under Mr. Mackenzie King's leadership and he has headed three separate administrations. Mr. MacKenzie King represent- ed North Waterloo from 1908 w 1911. Prince, P. E. 1.. from 1910 to 192i. North York from I921 m 1925. and Prince Albert, Sssk. from 1026 to the present time. Edens Given Sendoff By New, York Crowd Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary. soiled for home today while several thousand New Yorkers cheered a. farewell. it up Tony," some of the crowd shouted when his part‘! ar- sl the Liner Queen Mary 0n ho was returning after s week's visit. “People in ur country are kind." Eldon {do in I very brief state- ment. "My wife and I have enjoyed moment of our visit. and we leave tho United States with very No Announcements Re Cabinet Session qrnoizvlvloéutlvo cochlear. “(en'- lfl hII lire completed wnight- weigout ny announcements from Prime zi . other 1n that the ovemmmt- hid occupied th prevention: or the porlnmentory session 0p- ADec. an. 12. ‘écintments to three msnclu ‘lbk l J i’ .~ median logsti v , vo and t e bttlwilodsrlm nnhlgllebioagg“ e- mo“ bu formal chi-acume- t “fuel-i Jameson-fly delayed. CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 193s E ECONOMI Gov’t. Control 0f . Arms Manufacture Ilrgcli By Manion TORONTO. Dec. l6 -(OPi_ All arms and ‘munitions needed for the direct defence of Canada. should, either be manufactured by the Government itself or under the complete control of the Gov- ernment, with profits eliminated. n. Dr. R. J. Monion, leader of said "'.&*.:.'.:*".:=".r""“". w“ . y annua unq- uct o? the Commoreiai Travellers‘ < s: » b m liidiloaoctinn’ 3' n 1c complete PM! l ufieproiitgflin (h: manufacture arms" "dam. sold Dr. Manfon. "Zfhesp proposals are fsir,‘ he said. “because. they leave plenty of oppcomnit for private enter- 15115.62 they gve a real opportun. ty for service to Canada; they 355"" °Q°D9Y0tl0n ind a fair deal to the empire and thereby assure canadisn producers 0t tileir share of the immense British contracts for munitions "and armaments which are required." Dr. Monion said he offered government control and elimin- stion of profits as an alternative to complete nationalization of fannament manufacture because "I don't. like to see the governments 891-31118 too much into business and because of the large capital Bifpcrtlitures complete govern- ment manufacture might involve." II. S. ENIIIIY PESSIMISIIII Sees Europe F a s t Drifting T o w a r d "Warfi W N. Dec. --Joseph P. Kconcoy, l6 MKAP) United wdtabes Ambassador to London, paid a. flying visit here today to re- port. to President Roosevelt that that he thinks the possibility of war in Europe vdthln a few months is ve great. He ought s. pdssimbtic new of political developments there to the White House and to state de- psrtznent officials whom he saw during s busy eight-hour stay here. Swift-moving decviopments cen- tering around Germany were up- permost. in his mind Kennedy returned from London yesterday for his second visit since going abroad less than a year ago. He came here by plane this mom- lng and flew beck tonignt. to New York, whence he will leave Sun- day for s. six week's vacation in Palm Beach, Fla. The Am-bassador smlllngiy denied reports mot he would resign and 534d he would re- turn to his post. in Flebruory “un- i? something ilappened before en. Kennedy, who was in daily and some tunes hourly contact with British leaders throughout. the September crisis over Czecho- slovakia, indicated that recent. gait: m ed his mind a- u e prospcc we. “Last summer l. pr icted there would be no, war in Europe. "F ll. I'm going out of gie prophet business on lJcc. l." he ....-.l 811ml)’ Military Alliance Definitely Ended PRAGUE. Dec. l6 -(CP) General Ludwig Fsuchcr, chief of the liken-ch military mission in Prague. left for France today. bringing to an end a 20-year-old military understanding between Czechoslovakia and France. (macho-Slovakia, proclaimed s RepubllcOct. l7. 1918. main link in France's "iron ring a- round ." A formal mill- ing alliance was signed Jan. 25. l9 . Since signing of the Munich four- wer accord, the new Coecho- Slov Stat/e has swung into Ger- m ‘s orbit.) Wth tears in his eyes, Gen. Imuchcr kissed the (rsecho-Blovalc flag as he departed. At the station were General Jan Syrovy, Defence mater and army and civic of- c . Insurgent Attacks Are Believed Feints “Quanta, Dec. 812m the _ %ent g t or lmveesi in n tonic lI-oblobki in mu v Nltidwtti“; Innco or girth to ‘home sthention from another lobe. _ summon snow L085 MONTRIIAL The gross rlvcnucl of the nil-l inclusive Oanadion Rational Rail- wyss system for tho week ending December 14. liji. were i937 ,4 decrease of .710. W c PUPSPH 1s 0x55527212 . QMO. Dec. 16 ——» cd all cu clucus or IINTARII] IIBERIIL_ PARTY Is Latest Development In King - Hepburn Feud - Meet Mon- day. OTTAWA. Dec. l6-—-<OP)-'l‘h Ontario Liberal Party's future ire: the federal field may be decided here next Mondav at a caucus o: Ontario Llbeml members of Par- liament. Senators and candidates defeated in the province in the 1985 general election. It is anticipated some 80 Liberals who are prominent in the Federal field will attend the caucus, called gresumablv to discuss the rm m; ctwcen the Provincial and Federal adherents 0f the Party by Premier Heimuimls denunciation Prime llllnister Mackenzie King. The meeting. arranged by tele- llmlih today. has been called with he knowledge of Mr. Mackenzie King and he disclosed tonight he had been asked to attend but had suggested it could be better if the conference was carried on among tihe Provincial representalfves a- one. Govcmmont Clllclls l-Mi Monday the Prime Minister amiounceri he would call a. Govern- ment caucus of members cf the Common; and Senate as soon as Parliament meets Jun. l2. and lav before it the whole situation "in all its implications." The caucus Mon- dav will he a prelude to the Gov- crnmcn‘ caucus in January. which will include all Liberals fr. Parlia- menl. It is pcslble. however, that Mr. bfsckonzio Kim: will be called in at some stage in ondafs discussions. Like all Party caucuses the confer. Pncra Will be held behind closed doors. ' Announcement of the caucus to- dov was tho latest development in the quarrel raging openly since Io- bor Minister Rogers and Transport Minister Howe chained Mr. H - burn a work ago tvlf-h efforfsego wrrtli lhe administration of Mr. Mackenzie King. Mr. Hepburn. Ontario Liberal Government loader in the richest Province of the Dominion and a former supporter of the Prime Min- ister 1n the House or Cflwnnlong, claimed t-hcrndoizement of his Cabinet in I115 defiance of the Fed- eral ficvPmmeni and his declarat- 1011 mo he will oppose Mr. Msc- kcnztc King in the noxt general el- eotion. How much this has affected the Ontario Fecersl Liberals will no docbt be disclosed st Monday's caucus calecl by W. A. Fraser. member for Normumberland and Ontario whip in the House of Com- mons. with the endorsement of the four Ontario Cabinet members. Mr. Howe. Mr. ers. trade minister Eiiiufltter and Pos aster Geneml E1- 0 _ . Change In [late 0f Departure MONCTON. N. B“ Dec. l6~A change is beans: ‘made m the de- plutllffl and m-nvsl times o1 main service bvl-“(Cli Charlottetown and lvfurray Harbor on lhursdsy. Dr- ccmbei- ‘.22. and Friday December 23, from that nrcviousy annmmced by re ional head uortcis of the Con- od an Nnilonn Rmlwov here. Leav- ing time from Charlottetown willbe 5.15 P. M instootiof 4.15 P. M. on these dates. arnvuiq Murrny Har- bor 8.50 P. M. Regular leaving time of fills train from. Charlottetown h 3.05 P. M. LIFE I MPRISONMENT SEATTLE, Dec. l3 -—(AP)—-A jury decreed life imprisonment today for Mary Eleanor Smith, '11}, shortly after she pleaded guilty to first. decree murder of James Eugem Bassett. who disappeared here 10 years ago. \_. Al. . __._.__ Miners (Dy Jack ‘Tracy. Prone Cuudiaa Staff Writer) SYDNEY MINDS. N. .. Doc. i6 -N.‘iners of Princes Co lerv pre- sented on 11-min», saletv omzmm e close of an igoulry cc. embodied signed to prevent recurrence of s similar omident. v The court of muulrv ended its five-day sitting without hcsriila a single witness who could m: what. used the dlvasfcr. worst in the $3,528: c3 $3,514,956 l last Il years of CsDP- Breton’; coal ri unlnlmz. Investigating commhon- cause ers sought to establim the MAXIMS OIA MERE MAN Attrition giftwltbcdlni mdshclityinwodhlnqbglver undressing. —-——!* Anni lubserlptlon Delivered up Dy Illk-I‘. l. l. HM| 01nd: llll II- I. IQ 2s PAGES EASTWARE Press lmieflects Growing Interest In The ___Ukraine German Financial Chief Discusses Refugee And Trade Problems With British Officials. BERLIN, Dec. 16-(A. P.)-With the Balkans rapidly falling within Germanfs economic orbit, signs point to in» creasing Nazi interest in the Ukraine. This interest in the Ukrainians manifested Itself today in a number of ways:- 1. Press announcements asked all “stateless” Ukrain- iuns-Russians who declined to become Soviet Russian citl- zens-to send their names and personal data to “the Ukrainian confidential office which takes care of the In.- terests of stateless Ukrainians living within the German Reich." 2. Editorials discussed the situation of the Ukrainian: and there were broadcasts from Germany in the Ukrainian language. Present Safety Program As Inquiry Into Mine Disaster Ends 3. Nazi economic writers indicated Germany would hold _to a steady course in her economic push to the east even ln the face of a possible ifflggltiillWIIZLQQELBFElJlZI. Active Interest ..r.z*.**rsr.sszzsr.r..sorss.“r.z '33!“ 9"“II‘I°'"‘° l‘ the successive attention cold no New York Exchange their fate. now bv this representa- tive German daily or lveeklv and now by that. The weakly "Rcicl-lwart." for in- stnaoe. bluntly declined: "Only -_- within the frsnwwork of the en- tire Ukraine can the problem of’ self-determination and indepen- dence of Camatho-Ukrolrle be solved." NEW YORK. Dec. 16 ~\APl- Wall Street's denizens-mean, bulls, wolves and lambs-saw themselves lampooned on tins stage tonight by the New Yon: Financial Writers Association. DEW" Probhmfl v seven hundred, illCll-‘lgll? . f the United States a - LONDON. Dec. l6-Di'. Hjalmar 5W“ °- . which" Gem“) micmmnk Pr? ing capitalist, brokers. indust rislists, and utilities and tranc- rtazicn men and several Wash- gton officials, dined with their hosts. the newspaper-men who write the financial news of New York. chm watched the present- sgéon of "the financial follies of l 83. sideart WhO Is in nection with Germany's refugee and trade oro-blczns. conferred ic-v day with Oliver Stanley. President I of the Board of Trade. and otherl officials at the Treasury. Dr. Schacht. it was learned. put C011- Chancellor Hitlefs terms for sol-mm .1 owls» ml- ,..§.":.':".:"..z2.. "*.:..:P"s....i:.: irration OUBBIIOn before the lnier- new.“ chaiman‘ or the governmental rcfuxee committee at a secret meeting last night. The German plan is understood to link emigration of Jews with increased Gennan elcmrts. The German exrperis’ contacts with British officials and particu- larly with Mr. Stanley. were be- lleved to have these aims:- l. To impress upon Great Britain that the Nazis are unable to bro- vlde emlmtlm Jews with funds becaluse of s sbotr of fb exchange and that increased Ger- rts would be the only securities and exchange commis- sion; William McChesnry Marlin J12, president of the New York stock exchange: Marrlner S. lllccles, chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system: and others. President Martin was shown s: reading his annual report: “We are happy to report moi. public confidence is returning to the New York stock exchanre. Last year, an average of s00 per- sons o day wrote to the exchange complaining that they had been gypped. So for this year. the average has been reduced to 803. "I'm sure you will agree me that this demonstrates this institution is rapidly down its past." HOLLAND mansions SINGAPORE ~10?) —-Holl:\nd is hastening preparations for at! defence in the Dutch East indies. Three squadrons of new Domlor flyingboalis will shortly be stationed in the Moliicca Islands. All for... the trade war Britain has threat- ened in retaliation for German methods in southeast Europe. No Announcement There was no official Indication of the manner in which British authorities or the refugee com- mittee responded to the emigration plan as proposed by Dr. Bchscht, although them have been reports he Warned financial circles that acceptance of some such move was the only otter-native to serious de- velopments in Europe. (Haves News Agency reported it understood the British Government and the London office of the re- living fugee committee. would reject Germany's proposals and present counter-proposals calling for a moge lsubsfgntinIG economic mocha tri ut. on y crmany war solution of the complicated emigra- tlon problem ) homo cu. "t Poconos? YET Dr. Schacht. conferred on the re- fugee problem with Earl Winter- ton and George Rubles. resident aid director fispectivelu d ‘s rgoveumen 001i . an r to have discussed with Earl Baldwin the use of tho w- fugee relief funds now being goth- ered under the former Primu mm- istefl supervision. Despite send-official denials. re- wrls persisted that Co lain Fritz lcdcmsnn. personal u jutsnt to Chancellor Hitler. will come here next month to make the reichxs first direct demand for a colonic settlement. - point R68 Winnipeg Month's! Quebec Saint John I-lbllfax Glurhttctnwn PGJIIIOAIT! Maritime Dost: nlorleruh or winds: fair and mndcntnly other. “zoom” i" a . . Bun sets this afternoon It w will rmergoon Dec Qinilfl’! f!‘ w ' it minute] 10W L Sunténherstite tide “fir. till: fins‘! u» mo». u: n- i I. n1 _ well-ion. n n. m. sfio I- of breakage in the hnulioke 1on6 which sent a mine troin and its loud of more than 200 men hurt~ llm into the pit. dfipths. But none of the ill-odd witness- en could sov definitely what caus- ed the cable to snap. although {mm offered suamsti ns and outn- ons. The recommendations included installation of brakes on mon- rslcu-ss the strips! s: cars is called. Use of a larger haulage rope than the else-inch cable which snowed. more frequent. re- placements with new rope and so- boinmont of an inspector whose special duty it would be to examine the cable daily were summed. l! A‘; w: “A _._-.._,._...-_............ .$;_. . .. g; o. _,.._..c-_~ - ~ = t '5 -,'".25<- . "-3