F- Hornets. , ' ‘. . OI A MERE MAN ens-Zia niusdaeeh usevifptherewiidhene .. inlethlllrlbllie "r- l mun $112?" cousin. ‘healed storm or REARMAMENT Piilifrlnovin Dramatic Ch a r g e s United Treading Road To War Feature Sel- sion. ’ (By liehard L. Tumor, Press Sta-ff Writer) WASHINGTON. loin. 5 -(Al') ‘The United States Home o! le- resentative approved s $808,000- 200 segment of the Bowen-It - minietralionh renrniamenii pro- today, after a turbulent de- te which produced dramatic warnings that present world cou- iiltions hold grave den re for Am~ erioa and charges the the United States is treading the road to war. By the one-lid“! vote ol BOT-l It a blll which would 8,050 war planes to the Army Air Corps. strengthen the defence of the Panama C increase the number of Inlay oificers by 34.000 and enable the army-to buy $23,- 150,000 worth war material from United States industry, to educate it": the p. nation oi such rup- Nnval Program A ‘little earlier. the House Naval committee approved e. bill au- thorlziniz an expenditure od 008,- 000,000 for new naval air bases Ju- eludlng a far-away Pacific outpost on the Island o! Guam. A move to strike the Guaurbase from measure was beaten. 10-5 lllisewhe in Washington the ribjitect oiedefenoe was t; ‘the ron . A . . = a , The navy received a low bld of W000" for . 1 " 40h light cru t’ au the Bethlehem‘. Shipbuilding rpcratlon oi’ -. Quincy; "Mildred with tender of QIZNO.‘ v the Federal" Bhipbuild Ind DYydock Com o! Kearny. .l.. the oniyo hid r. Senator Johnson (R. -Oell0, veteran senate advocate o Am- erican isolation, a _ the ministration of conduct g its for- eign siialrs "ciandestlnely" and of flit-Wins efforts to obtain facts concerning the recent sale o! mili- tary planes to France. . There should be no blufiiniz on matters concerning the lives o! our “i119.” he said. ‘The people of e land have a right to knew swontlnued 0.135;‘, -e g ,5 COMING {YfNll m , u Rite for Notice! ht this column ~ I cents per yam, . __.___. : : "Charity Card Party It Chat- tetown Hos tel ursday. Rb- Tlllfy 16th, 8 . M Lunch served. ‘Tickets as cents. ..i£‘lif‘*€li.l“'°§ i3‘). "t. °°“' i1 vew a l omens Institute. lrflld-lfl-li "Come to Variety Concert and De gonad m??? ‘iiti.‘.’"r'i‘. m‘ m" "Ar A teou o. Will sell ii"°i“t‘i“gouil’e"'ri’°fin°z°il°*i"" - - - era v Assceiatlon. e 553994.11 a, "Kink-era Hall, . Bingo and dance. Friday night, 17m- L-aas-a-ia-ai. oi i - -‘ 5°01“! are mo. It!» it Moore s: Momodll. by iadierof 9t James Church. LL-Itl-i-lo-Bi. some ma». un- tonidlrt, more um " lit-Ill ‘ "l-kckey tonlaiitoc New Glas- IYW. second lame o! semi glint-s. Second ion Rink, v Wis-vi. Imperiah, . “PM a you some at Itauley te- f lMt-Biy View w. ‘Steele - [m] w ~ . . _ m‘ $1.1m one?‘ States 9 11-3004-15-21. m . M d . lot L-fi-fle-zi. February gm ll. ‘m’ ' Anti .-liSemiiic Guardian ‘Ire Calle- What Next? Wonders Bewlldered Spanish‘ Refugee sate from battle’: fury, but. bewildered after her mad mm from Barcelona. this and spanish woman site amonawieager possessions _ _ she was able to earry_wlth_li_c_i'__t_o_iionu Madame, Irsnoe. mLQr .,*-.......~,..-~ =_--.,..,., w... _ .<~»~'iy...ve.i..g...i. ~~ see. c.2122‘? And, In Far Stronger Position Than Germany And Italy t ii i iF§'l1lFlE l0" PRIWINBES Ottawa "rile is true that Giimltar is U 15-~(CP)——D0- at present imder the mouths o! _ Germ-an guns. and that Mailer-ca UITAWA. Feb. , tale of the ion Governments contributions to th vtnocs 11n- isbelngusedleanairbaseend submarine base by the Ital , it ' O 1W0 th - d°leffiiii°muriiiutueli “fieeisfiiilie is no lees certain than; n ist Spain would be acting against its a“ ma‘ we“ m.“ pubno m a own interests l! it allowed MR1! retiirn tabled in the House of Com- mons ay. 30 per cent to be made into an instrument directed sealant France and Great Do on paid dit f th oi materiel aid nempfllliaié 0m S‘ WARSAW, Poland. Feb. l5- Gmeat Britain and France are in s. nu" stronger position with re. lation to Genneny and Italy than would appear and them is every‘ reason. to 0109M mat. the "Franco- Anglo-Amertcen triangle will pre- vail in a test o! strength, should one come." W010 General Wlady- Britadn," vmote Gmeral Silrorski. "the reconstruction or Spain imposes itself upon General Franco now with great aouteinem. He can undertake nothing in this domain without the materiel mid o! Fiance and Great Britain. "He has already realized that e ward Island. NOW! Ontario and British Manitoba. Sask- rta, received 85 lat sum, which ever As no mater cl aid with th tmnrg- au a cement a P - ce god s contribution of 15.00% for relief worles or 50 P" oiht eh such a. nature as to injure crave- iy his own country and he cer- tainly understands-that. in choos- ino 9min as "a base im- anti- Frenoh action lllzely has fflniitrdd his country apoor service." AUCKLAND. N. 2.. -- whale that struck liner near her-ewes kill y a wiih_no_hs-im done the)!» - Premier Quits, Finds‘ Himself Part Jewish expenditures. which °v5$iil§eriti%ei'li' the vinces Prin Edward Isiah 848.0(1). eooooo Weir" more '01. ‘ . 5a£%t$liew' .480- eoonai . innit-u coi- wegosimmm ' e: 0e Nova Swill , "esiffPeperii , 1 _ p covers Prince Edwardilsland Like theliew "'" CHARLOTTWOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, FEBBUARY i v - ....>~_a~9-\_-'-svn..<‘-_*g, Franbei “m I-tclian deuumds on France are of 5 (OP) — A. Read by liiiiEN liiE K|El BANAI. New ‘Decree Drafting ' Any Needed Man- power A i s o An- nounced. (I1 Louis Lodml. Aledated oreltn Stall) BERLIN, Ebb. 15—(AP)—A new by Field Mlddill He!“ Gearing today nude it 11°!- to dram, my needed nam- power for nelilliliel sti-isoticn lobe such as wideoitnC the Kiel Mm! Ind aft the Ialmfl time effectively filled a halt Tb employers competing for labor by oflerillfi hi!!!" W8!- Goerlngmalleo ended. the m metilt’ Y 9199mm“ ing ‘men drafted. for imelcilled mien-digging trne same were: they mm Jobs as Gneringb decree, mum 1m the same day that Phil! M’ ‘M’ smug of the Kiel Cams! cixmect- lug the Baltic with the Nomi 8H8 were a/nnmmced. be!“ with W’ significant words:- "The execution oi impoetwfld- able taeliu hsvlns modal 11811111- cence for the policies of the state must not he endangered ohrdlllb fer-enema of such tasks the slillity jnrust eltilt o! ttimftlfll in- habitants of the Heidi's territofl "giivelr a milder under became liable on Ger-crew's western being mashed. ‘Ilhevn work I fortifications Wee Under the earlier decree it was assumed that a tempomr! WWW n, uld be returned to his 10mm‘ mite. The new decree ensblu the Government to draft men and wo< men for indefinite Pfiriods. Widening of the Kiel Canal “to make possible the parallel traffic or the largest types o! Shiv" w", announced as one o! the “urflwi/ proiects oi’ the nation. It was built £'_1’.m_1&‘1"11_"°°_;-:i___'"m°° (Continued on mire 60‘! 9) ____________ ltun Feared Dead In Convent Blaze crowns/rm, Queihrebéelgigs) o! e voatholie vilitasedmflpgzlg: are.» iasysypieeplislging and was believfid t0 ve - - Her black robesahaglltg‘ Tm l"‘e’o.h§%.‘?.ii$ut g1 a warnins elm‘ s gasoline lamb ha eXP1°d°d~ WM“ the five other nun-B escaped mheglizaard. had van . was believed to hall .. ..2. h... eeuapetalin p up}; ltghslelY-ffififingw- sesrcyh was or her body in tho 81'0"“! reached begun f around the flattened structuri- _@-—v--'—-—Z" Child Refugees Reach London . who also delivered the E: .. _menfw totalled Anti-Italian Demonstrations Flare In Corsica AJACGIO. Corsica 1s _ (Mlwti-Itaiiafnuld d ns t l\l'@fih Gplrlafll led tgulihorities today to act. swlfetllay t intqjersgret a1“ "pinolrieo ii“ favorable to Fascist colonial aspniF- ations, A hes band o! " Cor cons" s1 French onei some shatter- the Consulate l t and demonstrated alnst Iiascist demands for parts o eeflnsfihee ush in t po. ed n - 188N011 to dist-ave? identfly ofvetxlle ers. Lb banners and slogans the ed Italian the demonstrators answer an Dress cam for the satisfaction 0f Wilt lib ie n reign Minis r Count Giano on Nev. 30 called It- aly's "natural aspirations." SERVICES. FUR PilNTIFF iiE|.|l_ Al PRBVINBE ebrates Pontifical High Mass 0f Re. quiem At Basilica. teredmqioru ‘new M'”o:"rn‘§°§.°>m°§§ X1 Qt . Isl Pontifical High Mass of Quicm was celebrated at 8t. Dun- Itnnk Basilica. here Bishop J. A. Ofiulllven of lottetown. oration. was assisted by Rev, R. Ellsworth, l). D., Rev. J. Sullivan, deacon; of honor: McCerdie, deacon of the mass Rev. George McOorrnac, sub-deacon of the nmss, and Rev. Louis Dougan, master of Members of the Male Choir of the Basilica were assisted by Rev. Bernard Gillie, D. D. Occupying seats in the Sanctuary were Rev. F. COHDOllE, Rgv. Wal- V.W 0679- Redeember here, S0 High Mass was celebrated by Rev. C. Moreen. C. 8S. R. assisted by Rev. D. Sullivan. C. BS. It. doa- con, and Rev. R. B nee. C. S. R. sub-deacon. Mr. J. McCarvill-s was master of ceremonies. large congregations were pre~ sent at both churches which were draped 1n purple and black. ADDRESS DY l!!! EXCELLBNCY Iibllowinlgtuis the address, deliv- ered by Excellency Bishop O‘Su1livan, at the service in the (Continued on pace 9. vol 4> ___________. Floods Feared p In Providence PROVIDENCE, R. I., Feb. l5- (AP) -A tide already three feet above normal, and a weather bur- eau warning of increasing high winds sent apprehension through thousands o! waterfront dwellers and downtown Providence late io- day that last September's hurri- esris ago éldood condditions miahi» be d ca . Sttiltg Police ordered spgeial raft- rols all alo the Wesier to - rauausett ore. revered hit Sept. 21. _______.___._. APPLE SHIPMENT HAIMAX, Feb. ilk-Aim)" chili!- ilrosn Neva Scotia to date 1,000,457 barrels, the pro- vincial d $ of mteulture pQwhd y. llltporie on. the samedalcleet rwerelmlififi; "Bishop O’Sullivan Cel- WOmoeiilion .~ .;§....%§9B*@414“ i .se.me as the 16, 1939 10 PAGES MERE MAN J-i-g-Ib ' _ , phases-me- ma; p o! Li Ansel bseripfleg s. will. s. I. “£7” n-oeeue .- canoes-asthmatics FUR CANADA Lapointe In House Debate. tdpeaking for himself and Prime Minister Mackenzie King who was absent Git the time. he seild the Union Jack slwuld Mm a pest oi’ the natticoial flag when one is adopted, The flag question came up for debate on tlhe mot‘ of Cameron R. Nllolnineh (Ulb. North Battle- ford) who has championed the use or a Coma-lien flag in past sessions. He moved that a. special committee be set. up to consider the advisability of ’ “ a. flag which would represent Canada. as a whole and symbolize the Do- minim’! equal partnership in tine ‘British commonwealth oi‘ Nations. be “I lmow the Minister is that: when acid it a 11w _ Canada. and this m oiwhvvléfiw Ollie, thatthelhi- ion Jaclr shall be pert of it," said Mir. Lajmlrrte. This was in reply to Mr. Mim- Nieoi who suggested Mr. Mao- kenzle. King's speech in the sarne debate last. semen indicated he was opposed tc ilhe inclusion of the Union Jack. Mr. lepoinlte said Mr. MacNlool misinterpreted the Prime Minister's words. “Instead of making for union in Canada," the Minister amid, "I think this obstinate opposition to a flag mn/kes for d , be- cause taloe my word for it (arid here he pointed t0 Mr. MacNtcoll we will have a Canadian flag sooner oo- latcr. Like all other steps which have been teinan in neltimiitiood our, pvoirrem this step must be taken in spite of the opposition of those who (Continued on page 9. Col ‘D Bandits Loot llotel Safe MIAMI BEACH. Fla. Feb. 16- (AP)—A careful] planned holdup of Bl ' ‘ Ho el early today net- ted five bandits a. six figure plund- er of cash and Jewels rom office safe deposit boxes. Insur-ince adjusters, questioning some 200 guests as to their losses declined to make a statement until the check was completed. Police Chief H. V. Yoeum said eight hours afterwards he could not yet tell wheher the loot would amount "$5.000 or $500, ." Senate UITAWA, Feb. i6 -(GP) — Having no work to do, the Senate today tcol: another recess, th time for three weeks. The Upper House will reassemble on March 7. and its members hope that next time th meet the ouss of Coun- mons wi have some business ready or them. The elder statcunen did not em- bark on their three weeks holiday without registering another strong protest against the practice which enforces idleness on them at the beginning or a session and aval- anches them with work towards the close. Conservative leader Melsben said the general conception seem- ed to be that the Senate could work only on business (erred to it by the Commons. Th was not m case. Th House was e; the one e e ‘Upper pubic of nitiating l lotion, House o Comm , and the Government was equally in both of them. ‘Ho appreciated the matters in- volving charaes against the trea- sury must be introduced into the commons first, but speaking brood- n e tained many items ii I S TINBTIVF NATIBNAL FiAli Will Adopt One Soon- a er Or Later Says Recesses Until is thorl that ‘could appropriately have‘ been broached llshed impressive new figures as total cost of the program, eventual cost would be. warnings by Prime Minister New Naval Program The trevealcdflinb anewmvelbulldlngpecgmmwill beunclerizeknnwhdchwillinclude shipseschandMfesteeom-tvee- scllscfanewt-yipedesignedtoprb- tcctshimPl-H8.vitzaltcirtoodeupp1y inweoitlmeagalnststibnmrinescr air-attack. ‘rhleis eoiuitter‘_uiio<3erma.ny‘s "i?" g... . . eoiinec. Sounder eneecepe, olnuseotfflieAngiwGer-manrtsval Treaty. ' Provisinnaieohheingmadefor construction of; neweiscratlt courier. / Four 58011085 sub- m!‘ Iunsaleoaireedhedirledlorcon- sbruottom To meet this financial simain. Bit Joihn Simon, Chancellor of the Eioehcquer, announced the Gov- ernment would seek to double its borrowing power tor defence pur- poeee to a. total of £B00,000,000. Legislaitlmi in i937 authoillned bornbwlng up to £400,000,00l) of whcih approximately $200,000,000 has been used. Production Speed-up Concerning thifspeed o! the arms . ‘theGovenunent ssldthe flueeservice deport- ments“now are reoeivlnfl amm- mentshnveeofalilleindsaaidoi’ tdieleihestmcdels lnxeryls?‘ Sonunue on an hiereesing scale." lit told also of extensive prepac- er iino civil- Britalnb naval building was out- taiuiecl in the state-inept that oin Jen. 1, 1939, naval vemcls under construction totalled 544,000 tons as compared with 139.300 tour years eafllein. During 1989, a total of 60 was-- ships are scheduled for addition to the Royal Navy, increasing its lioness» bLLME (Continued on piiaeugllcljl Protesting Anew, March 7th in the Senate. "It is the business of the au- to get the best value out of boh Houses of Parliament.” he ‘said, "and to tail to do so is do fail in the function o! Govern- ment " Senator Rufus Pope (Con. $6- bec) said Prime Minister e- kenaie King in his election cam- hod s ken oi abollshin Senate. Brice the Govemmen gave the umr House no work to do why, as Mr. Pope, did m. King not abolish it? Govenunent. Leader Dandursrid adjournments cited the various that would likel be taken this Publication of these figures followed upon cruisers with six-inch ‘ r Rapid ‘Progress Disclosed In . Vast Program _ Augmented ‘Naval Program Announced To Commons In “White Paper” On Defence. LONDON, Feb. 15—(CP)—-Great Britain today pull- on the cost and speed of hen rearmament that might serve as warning to any aggres- slve-zinded powers in a. war-troubled world. Government white i; th t, m] Qxpgnfllf, for the first three years ogalgerltiiilrih hilgeoflve-year aria: merit program at £1,173,000,000 ($5,489,640,000) and, 51;. closed extensive plans for new naval congtrugtigm The paper said the original estimate of £1,500,000,000 which started in 1937, would? be substantially exceeded, but did not indicate what the recent Chamberlain and other nrln- isters against under-estimating Britain's stren . The white paper attributed the drastic outlays mainly to “the increase in our defensive strength to meet the risk oi’ air attack.” in arm! Glalms Revival 0f Ghristian Faith ls Urgent Need ic-t Y‘ Rev. . . , B comment. in nu minnow or u» - or en bl!- tOdIY. "It has been well said less there is a Christian revo or renaissance, there is going be e. pagan one," he said. "m K be Fasc andit maybe Bo It appeared today as it fight for real democracy was fight for Christianity, Sexton continued. Dernoc stood for free mutual co-operation, bes- od on the recognition of individual liberty. Christian faith was e very life-blood for the democrs t experiment. "Unless we can democracy-end quickly-it eon- not survive," His Lordship said, "It will become corrupt or iner- ficient, or will be super-ceded and Wumped. es it was in Gamma gytsgne or another of its anbagoxF-l RECALLING RHODES BULAWAYO -(CP) -'I‘h band of the Scots Guards will crime to ilgililbéliee lceldbratiobrtis of 1 s‘ poneer in this Matabele arcs. life 1850mm“ DRmK time no CHAWFEUR ! and maximum temperatures:—- 12B Dawson NI Vancouver 88 B0 Erhnoniton 6B flit Regina 34:3 12 Winnipeg 38B 17H ‘Toronto ' 20 T! Ottawa 10 l6 Montreal 14 7.0 bee 14 it Saint John 90 so Halifax 80 l0 Cheri M FORECAST Maritime liisst: strong soulr weetbonorthweetwd-nrkandetfl months. Senate William Duff (Lib. Nova Beetle) ted lsflinch such r - convenient adjournment; as o! twwykflséiwhlilgh Mr. Dondur~ as ,prcpoeed. in Dena from a distance. This wcirht point » or. who which was for adjournment tors who cams n and rises tomorrow with rain, changing co snow end colder at. nUht. High tide ilhls morning ah 8.1!. and tonight at 8:35. Sun sets iihh “ manning New moon Feb. la, 4:28. e, in.» summenide tide eighteen nifis utes later than Char ms can can: summed witht 1th Feb. m, and extended the pe od toMarch 7. - m hot-dent“ a an .ireemtla7tinoiia.m.§er1as.“ - BFZQHPREARMAMENT canker)??? HIGH PITCH TURBULENTWIJMEFENsFZIWDEBfiE 11v "173. 1150's); summit Til Diocesan hynoa ~cf Brizisiaetlohlui-