uadad 1.’!- i ‘"411 Io fig.- one!» Iwa cuts. Covers Prince Edward Read by Everybody i (Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932 Public opinioucan lie no higher Iran the average of the individual conscience. MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN Annual lulaeriglloaa Delivered ll-ou. Iy Iall finale IlIU-l-A-ULIO. Imminent I China fORNADO DEATH "o L" 11" P 0ll|Al PARK iriiict s turnout “gulls, Rance, March 22. (Can- ' , press cashier-Reminiscent of time devastation, nre today Med the beautiful Memorial . at Beaumont-Hamel, dedicat- . by Newfoundland to her Great u» dead. The lire which was at- mtable to the carelessness of a gm laborer, SpXGBCI rapidly over a 1,1; area and tonight an area of . than 57 acres offered mute inony to the thoroughness of .. destructions. ' inlet a few hours before had .. lanes of rare trees imported different parts of the British inions, and costly blooms, were ' »- to charred stumps and r.» ‘leaves. of water and ' lighting equipment gave the . ‘free rein. dying down only ' lack of combustible material. ... of the trees destroyed were ' - at more than e. thousand '- I80?» "15.. d; i“ ' "" 3 iztnoi or. IINSI-IRVATIVE i BERIAINTY (Canadian Press) IDMONTON, Alta, Mar. 22.- ~| but sixteen of the outlying I- remaining ‘to be heard from I ' G. Davies, Conservative, was - g over Isaac Doze, Liberal, by liilrgin of 330 votes, in the Atha- Federal by-electlon today. ers were inclined to believe this election is a certainty. finding was: Davies, Conservative-midi’. Me, Liberal-4,872. lcuis Normandeau, U, F, A__3,. firl Axelson, Farmers‘ Unity rll-ZIM. > I OUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC ‘llieet the ladiu with a. smile luv a flag m- your buttonhole fliilrdsv. 1625-3-23-ll. "file n. n. I. Hospital Aid Ladies ma"! flags on Saturday. Have ‘muse ready. l625-8-23-li. r rnwall Y. P. S. will present 9956c service in Kingston church. March ettn at - 1684-8-23-21. "Mm! for "Alabama Bound" “with? play for sale at Red- s‘: TWO Macs and Victor IESQ-C-lfl-Gl. = own mu. Concert and r $11111 Saturday evening, _ “Gill. in aid of community stonny following Monday, 1630-8-23-31. 243 Persons Rep-oTted Killed, Hun- dreds Of Others Injured And M3416 ‘Homeless In One Of The South s Major Disasters — Ala- bama Bore Iirlnt Of Storm, n" "lllhm 5M" h" nlsht and earl! May. Alabama borethe brunt of the storm, one of the south’: major disasters. Here 190 pflgong i“; "W! "W! when the howlius winds blew down their homes in two score communities. The Siorm'a Toll Not until broken communication lines were restored today was the ed. The death list grew from only a few to more than a hundred during the night, but rescue crews aided by daylight and the restoration of oom- munication, brought reports that sent the casualty list mounting. The twisting winds struck first near Marlon, then at Northport, both in the west central portion of the State. Twenty-eight were kili- ed at Northport and scores were in- jured. At Marion 18 were killed. The storm then appeared at Deni- cpoils, Faunsdale andllilndeis,‘ all in thesame area. It strucknextiu the cgntral portion, sweeping over tbeitowns of Tomas, Colombians, frhorsby and other communities. -' 4e -.;,. . At the same time a tornado dip- ped down on a half dozen commun- itiesin Tennessee. Five} members of one family were killed‘nes.r Pul- askl, when they were buried beneath the wreckage of their home. Five others lost their lives near Conas- auga. Another man who was pick- ed up and blown from sight by the wind, has not been located and is believed dead. Other scattered cas- ualties were reported and at Cleve- land the storm snatched an infant from its mother's arms, dropping it into a well where it drowned. In Georgia. Striking in the northeastern sec- tions of Georgia, a tornado took more than a. score of lives near Dal- ton, Cartersville, Athens and Rome. Single casualties attributable to the storm were reported at Decatur, Atlanta and Miliedgevllle. A path a quarter of a mile long was left in Whitefield and Murray Countries ln_North Georgia, and churches, homes and barns were wrecked. A bulances at Dalton, Ga... in the vicinity of which five persons were killed chugged over storm littered roads, searching the nearby rural communities for dead and taking medical attention to the injured. ’ An Unusual i3, rlcnce At Dalton an unidentified white man was blown to the top of a tree, the wind blowing e. piece of wood through one of his arms. He hung suspended until daylight when he was rescued and taken to a. hospital believed to be fatally injured. Onc man was killed near Spartan- burg, S. C., and at Gafinsy, S. 0., a. negro woman lost hervllfe in the collapse of her dwelling. Tlrelesl WOIRQII full extent of the storms toll learn- sreas all day and tonight still were working tirelessly in aiding the hundreds of injured. and in provid- ing shelter for those left without homes. The Red Cross was organizing in Alabama for quick relief of the in- jured, and Governor B. B. Miller appealed for contributions for the storm sufferers in a formal proclam- ation to the people of his State. Saving "there will be great sui- fering unless they are sided pro- perly." Governor Miller's proclama- tion called on people of the State tr contribute relief funds for distrib- ution through the Red Cross. Perley Received By The King LONDON, Mar. 22. -(Canadan Press Cable) - His Majesty this afternoon granted an audience at Buckingham Palace to Sir George Perley, Minister without portfolio in the Canadian Government and leader of the f‘ ’ delegation to the world disarmament confer- ence at Geneva. Sir George was a visitor to the House of Commons this afternoon, and afterwards was received by Prime Minister Ramsay MacDon- ald and J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Dcminions, in the Prime Minister's room. News Briefs YABMOUTII, N. 5., Mar. 22. — The Canadian Revenue Cut- ler Bayhound, grounded in a dense fog ou the Eastern side of Yes-mouth Sound late today, but was later refioated and brought into port here. BRANDON, Mum, Mar. 22.- Dr. I. H. Edmcson, member of the Manitoba Legislature for Brandon. died this morning after a long illness at- the age of ll years. DUBLIN, March 22-1110 Irfah Il-ee State formally notified Great Britain today that, it in- tends immediately to remove the oath of allegiance to the King required of members of the Dali lfireann. DALLAS, Texas, March 22- uuvv snow FA ll IN MONllEAl Over 6,000 Men Em- ployed By The City T 0 01 e a r T h e Streets For Traffic. (Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Qua, March 22.- Streets were piled high with snow here today as winter, in a. belated effort, completely conquered the as- cent of spring. ' In a soft, windless fall, the skies poured snow over the district from 1.30 in the morning until 8 p. m., when there was a let-up. The fall resumed at 6 p. m. and was still in progress late tonight. Automobiles were stalled all over the city and the Tramways I ‘had to di- vcrt many trams to avoid motorists who could not move from the street ca: tracks. The second heaviest fall of the entire winter brought work to thou- , sands of men. The City of Montreal , had 6,168 men in the battle against the snow during the day and in- creased the number this evening. The ‘Iramways Company placed B00 laborers at work. The. railways em- ployed several hundred men in temperature remained at a com- fortable level all day. All highways from the Island were temporarily _ closed except for the New York mute over which a bus made a. trip, following a. plough. Two morgue officials had a grim journey to get the body of a. women who had died at Greenfield Park. i They were forced to leave the mor- gue wagon, drive 5%, miles by sleigh and tramp 2 miles through fields to reach the house. The body was brought back to the wogan on board a toboggan. lllll MARCH IN HONOR or uusu nun DUBLIN, Irish Free State, March 22-(A.P.)-Anny chiefs of the Irish Free State looked forward with some anxiety to Easter Sunday, when the Irish “Republican army" proposes to march in military array in honor of the dead in the Easter week disturbance of i016. If, as proposed at present. the ceremony includes the firing of volleys over the graves of the ex- ecuted men, rifles will necessarily form a. part of the cqllilment car- ried. There was some doubt as to how the new Government would act in the situation. President Eamon De ’ Valera has emphatically declared he stands for one army, but the Irish "Republican army." led by the men he has just released from pris- on has refused to dissolve itself. clearing yards while snowploughs . and other equipment were at work on all lines out ofilontreal. The _ I5 Yr. Old Kidnapped’ BOSTON, Mass, March 22. —Mary Di Batiesti. 15, was kidnapped today from a eon- iinuatlon school in East Bos- ton by a man who drove away with her in an automobile bearing New Jersey registration plates. The man appeared at the school and iufomird the teach- er that the girl's mothe was sick and had sent him to bring her daughter home. The girl left with the man. investigation revealed that the girl's mother was not ill. She told the police that she be- lieved he was a. Newark, N. J. man. ovu mist: snulnni] Regard To De Val- era.’s Intentions. (Canadian Press) LONDON, March 22—Pa.rlia- mentary lobbies buzzed tonight with eager questioning. Keyed by the gravity of a reference today by Heavy Drifts Delay Train The Tigulsh train yesterday- afteruoou encountered heavy drifts west of Summersid and was delayed until 1.45 last ev- ening in arriving at Charlotte- town. A plough train was sent to Tignish yesterday ' lo amlst in clearing the road and returned late u» night.“ ‘mi car ferry sf.ill encounters heavy ice in the Strait, the Borden train being delayed until 7.30 last evening. imonu rm: m HALIFAX HALIFAX, N. 8., March 22. - (By the Canadian Press) - Fire this afternoon completely destroy- ed the mining laboratory of the Nova Scotia. ‘Technical College, with a loss of $70,000. A hand fire Mr. to a. communication he received from J. W. Duianty. High Commissioner of the Irish Free State, members expressed themselves as anxious about Ire- land rather than deeply interested in the debate on the government's foreign policy proceeding in the House. Dulanty himself issued a state- ment in which he said the Irish Free State holds the oath is not mandatory in the treaty and that‘ it has an absolute right to modify the constitution in accordance with the people's desire. Further, Dul- anty added, it is the view of the T“ t.F§?°iIl°t n mus rnun BELLEVILLE, 0nt., Mar. 22. - (By tn.‘ Canadian Press) - Four occupants of a motor car-two of them wcmen— were killed tonight when the car collided with the Canadian Pacific Railway Chicago- Montreal iiyer three miles from Beileville. The speeding train con- tinued to Belleville yards before accident. Car and bodies were dragged along by the train. extinguisher failed to function fore another could be procured the Iflre had spread beyond control. 'The city department's fire fight- ers prevented it catching adjoin- ing buildings. EBUNBMY 0N TORONTO, Ont. March 22. -— (By the Canadian Press) - Eco- 'nomy on every side is shown in the ‘main estimates tabled in the Ont- ario Legislature today. The Prov- ince’s bill for operating all its machinery until Oct. 81. 1983, is iestimated at $37,595,032, or s7,- l69,40'l less than last year's fig- um oi $44,764.350. The House dis- cussed the estimates tonight. i ' Three Injured ' In Rly. Accident when the blaze started, and be-. EVERY SIDE. The dead, all residents of Pointe Anne, Ont.. were: Miles Cummins, 28, driver of the car; Everett Mas- tin, Dorothy Darllngton, Renetta Starr. The train was stopped outside Believlile by Engineer J. Sinclair, Smith's Falls, Ont, whose atten- tion was attracted by an odor of oil he said he knew was not com- ing from the engine. He glanced nut the side of the cab and saw the car-wreckage being dragged along. The body of Mastin, well-known Pointe Anne taxi-driver, was found under the wheels of the Railway coach. and that of Miss Dariington pinned under the wrecked car. The bodies of Cummlns and Miss Storr were found clear of the wreckage at the side of the train. Another Claim ' by the Recording Secretary. the crew became apprised of the . BDNBERN lElllNewEntainyNow Menaces Chinese Famine And Pe-s-ti-lence In Form Oi Smallpox Sweeping Over Crowd- Press Staff correspondent) SHANGHAI, Mkrch 22—(A.P.)— Famine and pestilence in the form of smallpox, which menaced forelsfl ers, today were sweepin over the crowded camps of refugees of the recent conflict. in China. Foreigners are particularly sus- ceptible to the type of smallpox prevalent here, said Dr. Wu Lien- Teh, director of the Chinese Miri- rme Quarantine Service. Hundreds The Prince Edward Island Teach- ers’ Federation opened their annual Convention on Tuesday morning with the President, Mr. Russel Leard in the chair. The minutes cf the laat annual meeting were read Mr. James MacCsllum. ‘me adoption of these minutes was moved by C. n. Jeill! and seconded by m. Cairns. _ The following committees were appointed: Nomination-C. B. Jelly. L. P. No Nearer Solution Of Kidnapping (Canadian Press) HOPEWEILL, N. J., Mar. 22.-A Jctacular raid on a New York apartment, the visit of a prominent Chicagoan with confidential infor- mation, and more than the usual flood of "hct tips" all apparently had failed tonight to bring the Lindbergh kidnapping case any nearer solution. Boat gCrew Of Can. Destroyer Q u e ll Rio t roar or snafu, Trinidad, Mar. 22.—A boat crew from the Canad- ian destroyer Champlain ‘ ’ ht landed in the harbor here and quel- led fierce rioting between llilflffl from the Danish motorshlp Stensby a Members 0 f British ed Camps Of Refugees Of Recent Parliament S h o w Conflict — Floods Also Feared. Some Anxiety with) m, ,,,,,,,, ,_ m... ..........-""., them have heeded warning and rmdergone vaccination. The cfwwl wag in l, very virulent form, with half the cases thus far fatal, Dr. Wu said. Be described the epidemic as the most widespread and taking the heaviest toll in th‘s vicinity 0f any in many years. French Consul Dies At Hon: Kong, Sargon and other refugees centres 142 cases were re- (Continued on Pale 10) Island Teachers In Convention MacDonald, Miss Cecilia MacDon- aid. Resolutions-E. J. H. Morrissey, Lloyd Henderson, L. T. Lowther} Miss Agnes Clements. PfUS-GOMOD Bennett, Bert Lar- kin, AlfredDoucette. Finance-P. Sherry. Miss M. Pili- man. Dan Bell. .na-.aaovtlea.af.im£a1!<>v1===.-d' ‘ out J’. Russel Lieard u.‘ '4'. n; moi-nasty and seconded b! C. B. Jelly. Continued on case nine THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT Just Gossip OTTAWA. Ont, March 22-(By The Canadian Presm-“The report is gomip and we have no official information on the subject", H. H. Stevens, Minister of ‘nude and Commerce. told the Rouse of Com- mons today in respect to a press report that the British Government was giving an order to the Russian Government for $26,000,000 worth of timber some of which was of a class and kind which could be made in Canada. The questlcm was raised by J. A. Bradette (Lib. Temiskaming North)‘ Welcomed OFITAWA, Ont, March ZZ-Form- Ci’ Liberal Minister of Trade and Commerce, James Malcolm, took his seat in the House of Commons this and Trinidad stevedores. (Continued on Page '1) Against Broker (Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Que, March 22.- Steps have been taken in the super- for court here to collect a debt clifmed to be owed in British Col- umbia by L. Solloway, member of Record & Forecast of the Weather .\II-YI‘I~IOIIUI.OGICAI. OFFICE, Tor- imln. Ont. March 22: llinirnunl and maximum temperat- urns: Dawson Iero-22 Vancouver 40-44 Edmonton 26-46 Bnnff 17-41 Winnipeg 0-48 Toronto 22-30 Ottawa 18-26 F? slliimgilwfwiiiiik but Poof loa- wit. it's foR 11w. y Pour men were burned to death when fire fanned by a strong wind. swept the llm Hotel io- day, Iour other men were seared by the flames. Approximately l0 " oiihe hotel flediu scanty attire and suffered from exposure in thefreeaing weath- -mforSeeds must boon ' before Am“ 1st A “mud ,the defunct brokerage firm of Sol- l Q»- M ==- matte. e no: the Canudla Pressl-A severe snow, ‘unions made byywaT “h; em one“ Mu" t" P'°“"°°' ..&"*ie.'"."...a.,;.‘ ‘ca "nuts; t. “mY- w" ‘h’ “w” “I “ “m”? ‘"1 the 'ill1ll of Theo iteléit- and Co which two cars of trlin no. 1 whichlLw_ in bagkmpécy ‘ " "f" f“ Gum“ ‘t mm Wm and The action was originally taken Montreal 10-22 Quebec 10-18 Snlht John 18-28 llalifux 2k-42 ffhnrlottetcwn 10-26 ~~ ronncasrsi I ~ Ottawa and Tipper fit. Lawrence Val- loyl-E: Fresh northwest winds, fair and CO . Lower Si, Lawrence_ Valley: Fresh north to northwest wads; mostly fair and cold. Gulf and North Shore: Strong north. r Rescue workers pressed into :10! Kenora Seed reserved. wrecked communities and homes - °W- W. D. Ross. Secretafy throughout the tornado ravishcd - i6l4-3-22-2l. | ""Autlmt Bound" at Prince Easter Monday and ‘rues. n cndrriul show, wonder-f“; its. Popular mug Italy Will Live Up To Slogan ROME March 22. -(AP) — In his annual message to his "black "Come to Cavendish Hall Thurs- day evening, March 2i. One act 1534-8-18-01. play. specialties under auspices of shirts" on the eve of the thirteenth anniversary of the founding of the “ed m‘ w“ "“°“"" “d "n in the Supreme Court of British °mP1°7°° mm“ 1mm‘ ‘winding Columbia and a judgment rendered east to northwest winlia and moder- ate Roles: nnrtly cloudy and cold with “u '3 o1 new‘, 55V “m om are W. M. A. Admission 2d and r dependent on others or ‘gum 5w’? l‘ "vine. Let me allow “on a, avoid this uncnviable . Ni "W. phone or see J. A. _ ' “Miler. Sun Life. 3-19.; “llnma Bound" - “Alabama * - [(1 b ., _ when“ "marinas. "we-Hts '5 NEW YORK. N. Y». March 2i. -'l'wfoe threatened in l8 days with fire in her holds, the freighter San Angelo sped io- ward Balboa. Canal lone, io- Illlht under hcr own power, the second blue conquered. The crew of M conquered the flames as the freighter San Lu- eaa ma norms steed by. t° S “Mme” “m” ‘i u" mm‘ last February condemning Solloway WWW" °1 "la °W°M "'"°""1 and others to pay the full amount. MIWIYI- onset- the laws of British Columbia, The We earl- e 6010M“ w" w“, it is pointed out, the amount of the a base-ac w‘. were sideswi. ‘ W! judgment u recoverable in full from lmmmn i?! $119 minim" “each of the defendants concerned. train M 9. which iclt QKMIOC f0!‘ By the new action now taken in the M013"!!! It Ikmltul. a stli-iflfl Montreal courts, the trustee asks thirtywight miles east of Drum-‘iudgment fa.- the full amount mondvfllo. against Solloway. _ s l some lncal snow. Maritime East: Strong northeast to northwest winds and gales, partly cloudy and void with anmo lose] gnu’, Maritime West: fltgng uonhwagg winds and moderate galea; clearing Ind COIII. High tide this morning at 11.21 and tonight at 11.43. Sun not! this evenlngat d.“ and ril- r ea tomorrow morning at . ‘i. Q‘. y-[Ij ggggnu-Lg Lust quarter moon Monday. March w“) gqbufl" 5mg“ 4|"; as.“ 11.44 n- III-M ‘ I“ all an. and use an. itmmeraiu- e e teaa s haves ‘rot-maniac aaliyr mu asa- late: than canio ~ ,_ __ “g us‘; ___ ’ FIRM mutation. Premier Mus- Wllll W‘!!! reasserted Fssctsms determination to live up to its Ibsen. “combat.” ~ Dflnlte “economic unrest and 5"" Pflvatious," he said. Italy is calm and "we reaffirm our de- terminatiouto meet and overcome all obstacles wherever we find them." "Come! Where t5:- Milton ltluk. When? Thursday night! Mocassin dame. Admlsfon 25 cents Refresh- ments free. i! not ilne Thursday, Saturday night liiil .“.-.i'l-2i "Good ice at Cornwall tonight. Boy Scouts vs C-mwall C. Cs. Skating 8 till 7.0. loll-ll a ., _ v, issi-s-re-si. i "\