satisfies OI‘ A , ‘ MERE MAN l Aeeeee u e system eeagq a, i h >‘%/ _ " ‘V; . » . we‘! ‘\\“\\\\ .35 f; ......:. was y, The People's Paper Read by Ev , Covers PrinoeEdwaliil-lsland Like the Dew ===._..--:A~ ___ i 1 ‘IIO Bentl- oaariettetwa Carola: Ionill Guardian, rounded Ill‘!- CI-IARLOTTEIDWN. CANADA. ISATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1939 $1,249,857 INCREASE WITH ORDINAR Y A ccouzvr DEFICIT 0F INCURRED LAST YEAR B Y CAMPBELL 12 PAGES 71v PR 0 VINCIAL loll: AWAITED ENI] LlliliiS ill SPANISH will Fall Of Madrid May Bring New Franco- Italian Crisis. By The Canadian Pren Th Bplnilh Civil heedgd " ite 103111.; pated end todly 15811111181). ntileion mmsldpkubmalr a 3' rom m- os, e Natio capital‘ with eneral Frame‘: terms , or a Republican surrender and the Madri line met Immediately to lniumed sources raid t tione were still in Nd ports that Franco A rid today. There was no wnilrlnation oi’ the e negotiations in Bur or where t was said the Natio let; were ready to launch an endwhe-war oiieneive against Madri unllese the ltqauhiioalia lurrend uncondit- hllllbt " ‘me sudden turn or events in EDI-in shoved into the ‘bu: d ior the moment the bockwse from Rel rer Hitler's latest gains and brought to the lore the French- Itallap terr torlal quarrel. “Prkermler Mussolinti waqberrriatliérg z ow some on s in a speech Bow! Con, ‘ , Service? Greet Britain. meanwhile was eonironted with mountin conser- vative pressure (or comp f)’ mil- itary service, ‘and an sl -ps.rty ov- ernmont in t a lace oi Prime in- kter Chamberlain's thus iar only partly successful eiiorts to raise e ‘halt Hitler" iront in Europe. Tho British plan (or s. iour 90W" anti-Hitler declaration by Britain. France, Soviet Russia and Poland struck a snag when Warsaw balked. The Warsaw newspaper Empress Poranny. considered a mouthlil!“ oi the Polish Fbreign Office, said Poland woulginot permit herseli to be dragged to any bloc-presum- ablv against Gennany—a,nd would retrain from iorming any blocs on hor own hook. Warsaw political circles codisider- eu this as tantamount to rejection oi the British sponsored plan. Returns To Berlin Hitler rounded out 10 days of ichlevement unparslled ln his car- cer when he returned to Berlin ei- ier ivfiliflfl Memei under his snared- no , . The “film! Regime slapped on. Germans a new “excess income lax a high ilnance oiiiclol Paid additional revenue sources must be found to finance the instead oi borrowing! Fighting oontinu it.“ ' %“"““‘l’ ' "i“mp.'“‘“” dusts ere un ran , igtgjlcimkq: terrlto to ac uire COQISSIIVWB te lor- Noticee in this _ ml“!!! 8 cents peryword-i l usntlt oi well re ure a ‘firm fir“ 28M ‘ffiizsi-a-os-‘u. 00w lleshe cat le. island Cold Btcrage e e p, ties, 11:02 NONI! 56th. one wt pla . ID901111- ni hi. m" (assets... I! r1 rmmqe Bale Christal-an oisureh Sohooimoru th 451M11- (lly) afternoon. , 9337' some for three Oomem hours skate with music Wll h‘ Rlngjpnflht, n-isss. "Hogflgknila when...» a- made» aoebmxigenuntgighgft m?” hmfiiuamlfildfiiéwtd. "lily ,~ m idfiies-s-as-df “mm-uni or mam hon soar-v» first errive,_, snow A . “my fikis-si. to eternity} of ... “a... only one l ‘us-nut _ly to deiending his administration of the Prohibition Act) was made E contained for the first time the of Prohibition edm‘ ‘ oration. His comments wen received with applause from Govermnexit bench- es but in etolid silence by several non-government meniaers. "lihere has been Iduri the past an abnormal , or ment in the administration oi the Prohibition Act," Premier Camp- bell said "We allicnow how Herr Hitler, when he wishes to make a which might not otherwise oi his very convenient habit oi stirring up a bogey. lli he wishes to ex- tend his own dictatorial power in his own countr or other countries, he raises the ey oi Bolshevism or oi the iniquity oi the Jews. I think in a very simila certain parties in "have sought to raise in the public mind the bogey oi secrecy and concealment in the administration oi the Prohibition Act. “It is expressed, among other ways, by alleging ‘the Premier's reiusal to give an account oi hie administration‘. lmnicali enough the principal blast oi th insinu- ation arose as a consequence oimy appearance before the annual meeting oi the Tigmperance Feder- ation. 1 wee invited to attend one oi the sesaio of that meeting. went there voluntarily and made a frank statement oi what I consid- to be some which I ere Mr. Ben published a letter in The Gun- n which was ioil on the same auiihor, one oi the most venomous, scurrilous and abusive letters which was ever. I believe. written against a public man in the history o! this province. This. lmustconiemcsmetomeese real blow beneath the belt. because ii there is one branch oi’ the pub- lic service oi this Province to which I have devoted time and eflort and ergy and firmness-i! there is 011a department oi admin- istration in which I have r ' ‘ ‘ every plea and every request to go A two-hour speech devoted ohiai- ' World News In Brief Disclaims Being The “Hitler” Of Prohibition Act Premier Contrasts In- efficient Prohibition Com- missions With 'His Own Re- requests were made on iltical groimds, in ord enforcement oi vigorous and thorough-going efllcienih~it is the branch oi hibition enforcement. "Worse Than Hitler” that it was almost kind, but the charge ted n he adm hlbition Act. Dr. M its less pe venom charge, but he made the ‘worse ilhan Hitler‘ that is that there was under vious administrations s ond is that the present tration has pplied in the edr is true that during the dation oi Hie proceeding in i‘ ( Continued on e 9 Col S) or to slow up. whether such perennial or er that the the Act should be and Pm- 1 think ev- ery memlber oi’ this Legisiatureand tons ass goods, tor the turn trim of eivhteen miles the t would be $42.65, which woigg» be "I should be inclined to think beneath the gyigzilty oi this House to reply to a- urrllous newspaper article o! this N who. political accusation in the terms that I was “What is this alleged secrecyout oi which a. bogey is being made? In order to constitute such s damning accusation the charge must involve two elements. The Q. s o . an e soc- lmsdard i pirbliclt dug“ w y adminis- sizppressed publicity grossly beneath the iormer stan- dard. "Mr. Bentley justifies his imitat- ment by this statement: that he “usual oiiioes or sources of iniormation to ilnd out ii any returrtsor reports were pub- ihe . uh ration oi the Pro- been 1037, two years ago. when consoli- Prohibition Act was this House, I called TRUCK urns AT BURDEN Alli PllilTESTEli Board Of Trade To Interview L 0 c al Government With Nominal Rates In View. markable Achievement In Law ghgfipéxgez‘ Enforcement ..-. trftsmlt siesta. htéw; in Q16 OOIWCYiDQ 0f M0001‘ VChlCifl to and from the Province, which is a. restraint oi trade," tihe Coun- cil o! the Charlottetown Board oi ‘Trade declared in a resolution de- clared in a resolution passed at s special session yesterday afternoon. ‘Ilhc resolution was aimed per- ticulariy at rate-s on motor truck traiiic. As an illustration oi "ittie every member oi the RCMP. and , Pl s" <3»- MM or w» new ""°'&‘."°§‘.l.i""%’m.§3lit%° ‘ii-w etwlihfi“.lt’a“df..iitna "‘~"“=="*"==>l"“"e“"* Mt ma“, ‘Emma n m“ th e motor truck carrying iive “V 3 ° - of third cl bear me out in this statement. noun-sperm ions bring Italian-girth“ equivalent to travelling "gas" miles at three cents per mile. or ten miles to the gallon of soline. President oi the Board. Mr. C . Bissett with the council would presenting the . resolution esterda- no. i» - bring he matter to the sbten ion oi’ Ilederslauttrorities and that the Federal Government in turn instruct the Canadian National Rail/ways among otheridiings to "make such nominal may charges as will iuliill the terms oi Con- iederotion, as expressed by the Sen ‘ Tourist Committee. so that the industrial and ommrercial liie oi Prince Edward Island shall be given the {iillest opportunity (or devedopmen . v Mr. J. 0. Hyndmen rrievea the resolution. full text oi which D051! M; the end of this ‘artice while the seoondcrwss Mr. R. E. Mulch. In addition Lieut. Col. G. E. Full and 1th‘. E. '1‘. Riggs took part in discussion. Other members oi the council premit were Secre- tary W. L. l-llggins, Donald and Arthur Wrighrt. It was pointed out the Bummer- slde and Montague Board oi Trade lr_sd evimislyjlidoreed the reso- (Continued on page O. Col i) European Tension lleprosses Prices At London Fur Auction LONDON. March M-(CP Cable) —Eur an tension depressed pri- ces resulted in sales 0t cent oi a record March o ier- s oi 50.841 silver iox skins- l majority oi’ which were Canadian at ih dson‘e Bay Company's (lit end . compet lion in the bid- mited there was a steady demand r full sti skins at l ver ‘l lfifl per cent decline camper economic relations." a country.” (ll p. It. A81‘) “Millie WASHINGTON, March Zl-State ‘Secretary Cordell Hull, declaring Chancellor Hitler's latest moves had threatened the peace oi the world» called today for “the support o! all nations for law and order and sound FORT ERIE, 01st,, March M-lnlnigntion officials here tonight they had reduced admittance to Canada to Vera llruba, Creche- Slovekian figure-skating liar, on the ground she is a peoaoasfwithout CHAWAMuelsM-‘Ihehanl-Cauada Air-Una plane one goodwill flight to Vancouver and return tarlane,‘ Maritime Government oiiieiale reprltnlflivfl w»: jun" mm Uplauda Airport an at 1o eanyingagroopatparilamen- andlontrealandTorontooivio null‘! . _--- OTTAWA, March ld-Conservaiive leader Mani-on tonight I?‘ w y r s. There was no demand ior o er colors and the iew soles showed a l2 1-2 cent loss while low grades -d ed 10 P0!’ (‘.811 Ave as. ver 64s, : hree quarto odes 36s id: . . th ord : 100s, m, 46s. 206s, ebagwlthd MONTREAL PUB AUCTION Maids 24 - oithn at the was arter- silver. y... Hlef declines vmcel in bid hu- auction here, t (on ht by the e ioxee i ll or! in compared with wait on the Provincial Government with ' rle (in illings no Griz 55nd efihtignstiil/er, w” ‘nub international’ Developments At A Glance (By The Canadian Prone) iat- spule e an in Sunday io tore; Musolini nounoe future p speech. LONDON-Growing agitation ior compulsory military service and oil ifiiiivdlilitmair" ‘inst; ‘hi? n. France and in in anti-Hitler declaration. BERLIN — Hitler returns irom Meme], approves plans for launch- ing rmanyb second ammo-ton arrangements tor celebration his 50th birth- Government im- inoome tax." BRATISLAViL- Fighting contin- {ics along Hungarian-Slovak iront- er. RUN BUDAPEST — German minister believed to have asked explanation Slovak encounters during two visim (‘o Hungarian foreign o ice. BUCHARESW Prospective for- eign exchange shortage looms as result Ituntaulels new trade pact _ Germany. ‘ seasonal-a warships W! _ 5°11" 9°‘! .. _ ‘ reagg m“ n“ lg e59 landing. Sudden Death 0f Mrs. Andrew Maollair Yesterday '.l‘he many friends and acquaint- ’ oi Mm. Andrew MaoNair-yrili demise at her home in Rtchmo Street yesterday Mirs. Maori had been laid as sometime with complete recovery, and was able to be up part oi the day. Yester- day afternoon alter luncheon she with and on pmeessmiataeoemmmwuenweaieenseuurerusoiiaene-WNMYIM '3" 0W» V‘ pertinent to peanut the creams-lea er osmium ermnnda Wfigldfiawdfii 5. “hi: mreurhmmuemus-rairpeumenwmnvieeaaaeeeeiu ore-in mic htwmviag-éatgaii-a " ' . 10ml A. uloo-eperatlvecemnomvealthrederatten-eheeiuawereeppoeelr- w”, '.v¢1|.‘ . qr ' page; Rhflgolfllarehlde-Ptliyotflflfllltllillfll-Yllfifl‘ Iflllil- i _ _, m" whom ca. Joanne:- eeusuaapuoueuorwieirur-Iileenmrwnsavelfmkfl- TabIeStockTubers~ '9'. “mm” '-._ » ’ two ........__....._........~ weuieaeudrqnnmeruummmtifi -~ r N . t- ah usnvhmm ma“ I ‘ v‘ Vi‘ - I.’ I Eti- I'll“) AIIVENTIIRERS llnuml room (om: su llllP Bostonians Tell Of Thrilling Exper- iences On 7,000-mile South Sea Voyage. YORK. Match 24—(A.P)— d, broke but happy, three adventurous young Bimtonians who sailed the il-foot brigantrne mor- ence C. Robinson on a 7.000-miie V" Ilse to the South Seas returned w ay aboard the Japanese Liner Kinks. Mai-u Bringing tales oi’ hurricane, iiro and near-death at sea-counter- pointed by memories o! glamorous girls in Tahiti “so beautiful you couldn't believe it"-—the happy-go lucky trio had just one idea: ‘We can't w go raw fish and loved said "the O‘Toole"—red- mace O'Toole, 30. an a: t. the girls with their long jet hair. beautiful teeth an —" "Anc umphl" interrupted Arthur Hansen, a Boston Herald hom- gmpher who grew e, iull-i owing, beard" radiantlv red, on the four- months expedition "50 Hours 0i Nightmare" The (hind member oi the grou was Eddie Buggies, a. cartoonis . with e ht others, all bachelors, under - e command 0i Capt. Ster- ling Hayden oi Moniclair N. J., 22- ear-old Skiper oi the oicnoe C. Q1 set sail 22 $- iors the brig couldbe . Miners Injured . ' a e hrough "50 hours oi nightmare" when a. hurricane struck their cumbersome little Windjammer in the Gull Stream ‘Incn tire broke out in the gall , midway on a MOO-mile stretch which they sighted neither land nor sail. Hansen was credi with saving the brigantlne by crawling under the sink in the flaming galley and smothering the blaze with a ‘mm?’ E hut. t m1 ta ' en our par-m , ee whomwsshswlear 1 mat “m: foul wee er n e r g, go gown oveiiilroagg." O'Toole recount- Kenneth Butler oi Mt. Vernon, N. Y., one oi the party, jumped overboard in the high Sea; to rescue lolseta and was nearlyndrowned be- ought about to gigk him up. ' e parrot was still alive and still cussing ieebly, but she died and we buried her with iuil cere- mqlzil‘- .'_T9_l¢_.sai(! (Continued on page 9, Col B) Four Springhili In Rake Accident SPRINGHHaL, N. 8., March 24- (OP)—1"our miners were injured- Nova scotia colliery town. Joseph Stephenhari; suiiered ab- dominal in uriee and a pomiblo broken b . His recove L; doubt- iul. Jack McDonald ho his arm broken. Jim Thompson suliercd bruises and Amos Ross injuries to his back and i ace. The accident occurred at the 400- ioot level on the ianwsv slope when the riding ra a string oi cars- wa; ascending. Btephenhart was caught against the roof. Before An- Blhli ham chain ruzfingruln c rge o e e, signs e e hoist engineer the train ceded upward a considerable d anee. . Btephenhart was crushed a. sinst ( McDonald, ‘mom n an Boss below him. MbDona d and Stephen- Aiart ere in hospital. t. 24-—(AP) WELL. Wyo, March Dur ah -haired closing in to the hiding Io-year-oi raw meet es pen . John Cawthrop, Inn-and used as a shot his way atlon- ai gavel: Wut%%n‘ E cities; gist." ozfirawe“"“‘h replied ' ba was be- e otdthe Came J ~ druggiet, who the bank a: t’ um 80m across . Ga . throp went 'i‘li'e think sed on Wednesday night Premier Campbell wee able yes- terday to bring down the public accounts for the Fhlll year ending December 31, 1938. As will be seen ‘from I following statements thedeticit on ordinary account was - $80,113.49, and the increase in ' with the Federal Governme ments, the (will of the public accounts this year i! we'll“ W5" cnt from that o! past years. _ the Government presented likewise a copy o! the accents aceeelill v , to the old set-up, to enable members Insurance Murder one so sslrglonixily Blake msyélérottrelcgdver PHIL“) M — a r r o ac en ay - in the Cumbe 1 nu co l company's (APl-Jll e H!" S MQDCIli-i- PEN \ $ number two rxniane at ‘this northern Wm) W981 5d 8t B recent lXI-illl- c L AND m shoe-murder trial which resulted in the oonvictiom-wlth the death pen- slt —-oi Merman Petrlllo, declared to believe upwards oi met (poison) deaths phia are chec ing “sooics" 0i Pennsy Jersey w ment 0i .~50.000 to $100,000 in quest- iomsbl$ c .ANTIGONISH. N. 8-, March %— OP)--Rev. O. C. later oi St. James United Church here, died in hospital today irom infiuenn. He was 62 ‘Desperate Fug yin Attempted Bank Hold-up beak and killed himself with one oi his six-shooters. lot into bank president b- Durimd ad flfle shot late the he la e possemen hrs and S7 millimetre mine iormed a on Sawtooth Noun amend slowlgbfiloeed Mm P flflfl W Dim! 20 i cl k atrial wheneIie Irodifive slipped mince and orced in M) nine deputy "g “am... t... ,..rr.r.~s . Annual lubeerlpflol lleltvdol UM " 1 B1IILI—P-I-LII.X|UIIQII’IIIIU-I-I§ ‘ DEB? ’ GO V’T, OPublic Accounts‘ Show Staggering ‘Economy/Record Another Heat?‘ Deficit Year In Place Of Promised “Balanced Budget”, With Total Debt In- crease Of Over $2,000,000 Since Last Election The debate on the Speech having unexpectedly edifi- llabllltles $1,249,856.32. Itmnybestaiedthatinaoomdanoewiihflsean-alflmflil'$“ I'll lllil "10 other Clflh‘ W197i!‘ Hui But m» the oonvenlflsomo! the mambo“ to make commas-isms. ORDINARY BIVINUI For, the fiscal year ended 31st. Decenrbm’, 1080. l. DOMINION GOVERNMENT (A) Subsidies 06411313! (B) 01d Age Pensions . 115,701.56 . (c) nsrectnelifl- V , 10.40am (D) Mmerniesaflrfleliéi“ " " " ‘ (E) Blind. Pensions 7828.18 ii. TAXES (A) mud ‘m: $89,411.36 (B) Personal Proper-try ‘liar 13,656.!!! (C) Income Tax 50,701.?! (D) Road Tax 88,731.42 (E) Dog Tex 3.40158 (F) Corporation Taxes , (1) Banks more» (i) Chain Btoree 0,201.00 (3) Electric Paws Oomlpmies 8,036.21 (4) Acceptance Corporations 850.00 (5) I-‘lre Insurance Vs u! Companies 13,441.76 (ii) Steamship Companies 400.00 (7) Teleflflilih Co. 800 (8) Telephone Co. 2,857.63 ‘ (9) Trust 6: Loan Companies 3,084.42 (lo) Lite msumnoe Companies 12.90235 (ii) Accident and Guarantee Cos. 1.0mm (12) Dorniciied Cm. 50,354.21 126,821.61 (G) C. N. R. Tax 409mm l §9E§i£‘.‘°§-£P;i!'.". new‘ F‘? 1-_-__-_-_-_.=-, Racket Probed I (lie _ ’ fnrric. OFT-‘(CER s Tamper. ARE 80TH v “We have every ocd reason o0 persons in Philadel- alone." j ators have reported they deaths in lv-mia, New York and New iich resulted in the pay- aims on insurance. REV. C. C. MACINTOSH DIES Macintosh, Min- itive Killed w» i? if eogA ti)? euasnsié After Durand had tired the bul- ‘ hk tread Bob Nelle picked n, the up the rifle upped man's on the bank m n d floor. with trench inor- 433323838 i, fir? BU- l; 0h hunted ior a days, aiffher m‘ to ' avoid 20$ sentence tor —- ~v --».--.¢..-,m-=. cw... .. , - m.z\ ses...» .._