Paper - s. Read byEverybody CoversPl-inoeildwardi Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETO an)“ G moor: ~ '3'“ Annual Conscription Ilailvned as.» ' ‘Gul- lillllOllllflllrlllfl-l-L Lindbergh ase Again Revived Serial Numbers Of Bills Deposited Recently In’ Albert, N. B. Bank Correspondi With Ransom Mon- ey Paid — Plate Nmnbers Differ. However. Momd Investigating (Canadian Press) SAINT JOHN, N. 13., Aug. 1-‘ The Lindbergh case again! Royal c nsdian Mounted Police blinked their eyes today when it was re- ported that some of the Colonel's misplaced $50,000 ransom might be found at Albert, New Brunswick. Tonight they stated the aerial numbers corresponded but the piste numbers differed. They ventured the opinion that the deposit of United States bills at the Albert branch of the Bank of Nova Bcotia had no connection with the famous kidnapping. They refused to disclose the numbers, however, and terest in the four-month old mystery re- turned to Virginia, where the notes came from. Miss Carrie Anderson, a. nurse brought them to Albert -three twenty-dollar bills, two tens and two fives. She got them from the -... iSr-t BRITAIN AS KS run FURTHER BDNQiEiSIDNS Letter From British Delegation N o w B eing Considered At Ottawa. Details Not Published. (By George lliambleton. Canadian Press $talf Writer.) UPIAWA. Aug d-Great Britain has requested further negotiations on Canada's offer of preference for preference. ' Discussions betwee r the Cana- dim and British delegations were interrupted today by a letter from Rt. Hon. staniey Baldwin to Prem- ier Bennett. Announcement that the letter had been despatched creatbd immediate excitement in the conference entourage. There were rumors oi {lat-footed refusal of the Canadian offer, of confer- ence break-down. Tnere was talk even of an ultimatum. Inquiries in both Canadian and British circles tonight fail to ellct confirmation of arch view. It is admitted how- ever thst negotiations are travell- Will Continue §iianv ' thl)’ Subjects-Discussed At Mon- Meetinggf . City Council. alleged smoke nuisance. A letter was also read from. a 1am on 5111111! Park Road request!“ dam- oaea in connection wim an accid- ent to a little girl who was injured at a water gate on the street. A llliltcst was reed from meat deal- ers regarding the license regula- tions, requesting a more rigid en- forcement oi existing regulations, and making savers-l suggestions re- Iltdiflllihd sale of meets. levarli councillors pointed out that the local meat dealers were at a disadvantage as compared with the dealers in the Market House. Councillor Holman moved that the matter be left in the hands of the Market Committee, Dr. Croken resolution to continue the work no the streets to ‘m. extent of $1M was passed “we monthly meeting of the City qgunsil last evening. Dr. B. C. ‘Keeping was appointed City Health 01m.- m place of Dr: P. A. Creel- A bank in Hampton, Vs., she said, o finance a vacation, which she nos is spending with her sister, Mrs. W ' H. Martin. of Albert. The Albert banker refused to gin out the numbers of the bills, de- claring the matter was now out 0i his hands and in the hands of thr police. Royal Canadian Mounted Pollcl headquarters at Ottawa would not "give any information at thu stage," and it is believed that nom will be forthcoming until United States authorities announce the status of the bills. SAINT JOHN, Aug. 9.-(O.P.)— The serial numbers of bills deposit- ed recently at the Bank of Nov: Scotia at Albert. N. 13., pond with ransom money paid in the Lindbergh kidnapping cue, but thl plats numbers differ. Inspector with meeting was presided over t” m; Worship Mayor Stewart. All Qqunciliors were present except councillor Burke. 1m application was read from yeidents of ‘Connolly 8t. request- w the placing of I. light on that met. a letter was read from tbs mecutive Council notifying the ‘any Council that an incl-em m gqlary of $150 had been granted in f1... l. E, Croken, food inspector, conditional upon a like increase from the city Council. A letter from pr. R. E. Wodehouse. of the Can- ‘mlsn Tuberculosis Association sug- - , grating the transfer or the position can add Buying nichief Health Officer from Dr. ‘ , , mum-u w w. Kwplns u u... Mo re British lime of the former was occupied at \ l mesanatoriumwssreadroilcwing‘ A n t h r a C l t e the reading of a communication a ew of Chrysler silaTcesm re), y Evan» u... am o! medium and dams as Icon as operations heglnaa called for in the recent United Btatcsflanada Si. Lawrence River iiilrliiiiutiieliylli‘ U’ at 1w“ nun lanai-s cuuvnmou IIPDNTD LAY (Cmltilllltd O11 P888 5) Conference Activities QONITRENOI AUnvlTi-Ei "-- UITAWA; All‘ F-lsy Th0 Q!!!‘ (Continued on Page t) ‘ resolution was passed permitting the ' Highland Band from Piotou to hold “ssacred concert in the Park on Sunday afternoon. A letter was ~md from the Hygiene Service Co, MONTREAL, Aug d-(By The Canadian Presn-Cansda is buy- ing more British anthracite. Arriv- als of hard coal from Great Britain during the month of July here novm n; ARMS Paraguay Also Re- adian Pressl-A proposal to stcedy the exchange between Canada and Great Britain and also to econo. misc in the transfer o! money be- tween the two countries is stated to be before the committee on KENTVIIILE. N. 5.. A118 8-—(By of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs rep- resenting lodges throughout the Maritime Provinces 811d Newfound- lsnd were welcomed to this An- The_ Canadian Propel-Hundreds _ mg a difficult road. Main Points of mm points are said. in be: The text oi the Baldwin letter is a closely-gilarded secret. But main "Mee Masons In Halifax t GIRL KiilED IN _ requesting an investigation into the created a new record of 182,320 tons ‘ an average daily discharge of 5,08} tons. This represented an inmost oi neeriy 12,000 tons over the a- mount landed here in July. 1N1 British hard coal imports throush‘ Yontreil so far this year have reached the total oi 530,758 tons ’ which compared favorably with 688,838 for the full season of 193i. Bituminous (soft) coal imports have also been higher, amounting to 79,796 tons since the beginning of the season, an increase o! 12,101 tons over the importations last year to date. Coke has arrived to the amount of 6,392 tons compared with none for the first three months of uuv _ation in 108i. "American bituminous coal im- ports here are considerably down, amounting to 14,15’! tons for the season. On the same date lsst year 82,181 tons had been unloaded. _,.___.. HALIFAX. A118 8-487 ‘ihe Canadian Roan-Distinguished Masons representing Canada's nine provinces gathered here today for the 40th annual assembly oi the Sovereign Great Priory of Canada. Sir Knight W. M. Williamson o! .. v‘ ‘, Montreal. presided at the first meeting of the grand council, this afternoon. Beiore the meetin the Knight Templar: at- tended a Kiwanis club luncheon at which Canon A. P. Shatford oi Montreal was the speaker. ‘ibflidm they marched to historic 8t. Paul! the first Protestant erect. ed in 0811MB. and attended ser- vice. Rt. Rev. John Hsstenley, Bishop co-adjutor of the Church of Enl- land in Nova scctia, dedicated the banners of entlqulty, and Canon she/word preached. Others who took part in the service were Rev. A. Stanley Walker oi King's Uni- verslty: Rev. Colin M. Kerr, D. D. oi St. David's Presbyterian Church, Halifax; Rev. T. W. Savory, Rec. tor of St. Paul's. and Canon C. R. Cumming of Dartmouth. Tomorrow the templars will at- tend another luncheon, at which Rev. Leon H. Austin of South Coli- ventry, Connecticut. will be the speaker. (1) ‘Ihat Great Britain does not regard Canada's offer of p. oes an adequate quid pro quo for what she asks in return. (I) That Great Britain would like rurther tsritf concessions on British iron and steel and textiles. PLANE CRASH ERmGI-IiT-I-o N. 8-. Aux. s-(Bq ‘.1110 Canadian Pads) — Marjoril Horton, 1D year old Bpringhill girl was killed instantly this evening when a plane piloted by Tim Carr of Saint John crashed at North Wallace, near here. Monetary and financial quenions of the Imperial Conference. _ At present a British importer pays ior his Canadian purehsseslin Canadian dollars bought in New York and Canadian importers ply for British goods in steriins also bought in New York. with the fluctuations in exchange and the costs oi thus tmnsferrlns money. this makes for uncertainty and ex- pesue. The Proposal is that the Cans- dian banks pay ior British pul", chases made in Canada st. a fixed‘ rate oi exchange, and British hanks pay for u edsian pur- chases made'in the United K1118- noplis valley town today. They came for the 57th annual session o! the Grand Lodza and the 41st annual session of the mud en- campmont- ‘ Registration occupied the great- er part of the day. moment Re- bekahs held their first meeting, after which there was a past presi- dents’ conference. ‘ When the Rebekah assembly opens tomorrow the degrees of chivalry will be conferred 011 Mrs. W. mgraham, Plaster Rock, N. B": Miss Mae Davison, springhlll, N. S.,; M31. Christie McLean, Stell- arwn h‘. 5.. and Miss Gladys Clay. ton, West Saint John N. B. _ Trustees of ‘the Maritime Odd Fellows‘ Home at Pictou held a meeting today, and prepared a re- port that will be presented to the Grand Lodge, C. L. Wood, P. G. u, p. o. n. presided. Others in at- tendance included m. l-l. minor, G. M, Miss Gladys Clayton. C. H. Black P. G. ‘M. P.G.R., Rev. c. W. Whitman, p. o. 1M3, P. o. n. Deputy Grand sire W. s. Hutch- insorrcf Connecticut and Grand Master or the Maine, Masses sets, Ontario and Quebec Grand lodges are expected to be present when Grand lodge opens. _.*_____.__,-_ quested To Sus- pend A11 Hostilities j And Warlike Pre- parations. , WASHINGTON, Aug. a-lsolivla was called upon today by represen- tstives of the United States and other neutrals to lay down her arms in the Chaco boundary ,ute with Paraguay by daybreak Wednesday. At‘ the same time. Paraguay was informed of the terms of the note to Bolivia and requested to prepare to suspend all hostilities and war- like preparations. Mexico, Cubaand Colombia Join- ed the United Btates in this latest effort to avert war in the South American jungles. Uruguay also was understood to have concurred. The text of the note to Bolivia was not made public but it was learned the mutrals “inslsted" on compliance with their suggestions and requested a' prompt reply. It requested cesssti oi hostilities under an armistice based on the position of troops in the Chaco on June l, and gave until August 10 to comply. Today's action immediately foi- lowed a complaint from Paraguay that Bolivian troops had recaptur- ed Fort Carlos Antonio Lopez, a charge which the Bolivian Govern- ment promptly denied. iANNOUNCEMENTS, - I comma EVENTS, MEETINGS. E'i‘C "Anuandaie, Thur-may, and dance. show 4851-8-8-31 "York Rifle Club cti ah Wednesday. Aug. 1o. pnsaicii-e-ptii "Dance at St. Chs 1 . "allay. Aug. 1o. r a 3.319232 (Continued on Page ii) Preparing For Double Trans- Atlantic Hop __._.._ IDNDON, Aug. l-(A.P.)—J. A. Mollison, Australian aviator, and. his bride, the former Amy Johnson, will pilot separate planes tomorrow from Stag Lane airdrome to Port arncck, Irish Free State, in pre- rdration for Mollison‘: attempt to make a round-trip all: flight across the Atlantic. ' The airman plans to take ofi across the ocean as soon as the weather is favorable. Hts wife is assisting in the preparations. They were married July 39. Mrs. Mbllis- on ls one of Britain's most noted distance ilyers. ILPDYRDWDILL PAY DIVIDEND (Canadian Press) MONTREAL, Aug. 8—Offioiais of the Canadian Pacific Railway is- sued the following ststement today: "At s. meeting oi the board of directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company held today a dividend oi two per cent on the preference stock for the half-year ended June 30 was declared pay- able on October i next to share- holders oi record at three pm. September 1. The plane burst into flames, ani Carr was burned slightly when h: hauled the girl's body out of it. They were starting to return ta Bprlnghill when the accident oc- curred. Shortly after the tabs-off, engine trouble developed. The plane then was flying over Wallace Harbor, andcarrtricdtogetba¢tothi field he had used as a landini field. "Dorft fo get n”; West River Brridge. mrF-emembcr that August 10th is c. date oi United Church Tea at vendlsh. 4705-81541 dzDance with the crowd at now. ‘d 1"“ ivnlsht. Your pleasure our Pride. 4391.34 aurcorne to Ice Cream Festival at ‘shield. August 10th for Pres- ‘Dliman Cilurch. 4880-84-31. éroncert in Flat River Hall on v "Y- August lath. Hear Miss "in Beaten sin8. 4868-84-21. "Du __~__ , ' ' mnciztliiifluxcizwreenxeieursiiiwrilmcf» and square dancing ate. “ ssss-s-p-si. ‘ “The and Festival, Brockisy ~ i ""11 srounds tonight. Supper l- 5 v- m- I! not fine, Wednes- > ' - Band- 4886-8-8 . ' "lc g __— t: ruin are tdnesday. Aillllst 10th. Band (Continued on Page 5i Aviatrix Gives Evidence At Murder .Trial ___;~... hfiAMI, Mo... Aug 0--'i‘he Itato rested its case against Captain W. N. Lancaster today at the close oi a hysterical session in which Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller told intimate details of her love for Lancaster and young Hadsn Clarke, the man Lancaster is accused oi slaying. (Canadian Press) Lancaster was placed on the fl- WINTWORTH, N. 0., Aug. stand as the first defence witness S-Libby Holman, sought since immediately after Cifllilii; Judge H. lug Thursday on g ha"; p} F. Atkinson had denied a defence murder-ether husband, wealthy motion to strike from. the record all smith Reynolds, surrendered testimony of Mrs. Keith-Miller and to North Carolina authorities eliminate as exhibits the letters be- today and was released under tween herself, Captain Lancaster bond u $325,000. and Clarke. ~ Lancaster began his testimony 118's scaniui choice of words. He saidhewsesiyearsoldsnd had served ' with the Australian and British forces in the World War. Mrs. Keith-Miller's testirn my to- day was given between f‘ and tears. The session was Before he reached the field, how- ever, the engine stopped, the plans took a. nose-dive, went into a spin and crashed. Carr was injured but not seri- ously. His companion was motion- less. Jumping out, he lifted he clear just ss the flames swept eves the machine. He summoned aid, but the girl was dead. He said h( believed she had been killed ln- stantly in the crash. Carr. a. commercial filer operat- ing out of saint John, arrived at Sprlnghlli early this afternoon. Bl and Miss Horton flew to North Wallace to visit Dr. Sproull. He alighted on a field and they walk- ed about a mile to the Doctor's summer cottage. . Miss Horton was a daughter Rupert Horton of Springhill. C I f‘ B egs n n z n g I o Look Brzgnter S a y s B a n k e r _ ... KAIJFAX, Aug 8-—(Hy The Gill" adlan Pressl-“rhings certainly N20 beginning t0 100k brighter and better in Canada." S. J. Moore, President of the Bank of Nova 800th llid that tflliifiht wherrhs arivcd here for s banquet to cele- nunqmce‘ ‘$75444.’ brats the 100th anniversary oithe k‘ ______ < founding oi the bask. lie was ae- Dmmgfumm cognizant}: at companies av .1. A. Mcinod. m. I I . h in ymlhtglmh. n not nnaiglligf Ziifiu"; "A gout: ; " ..__.__. ' wheat crop naturally would be a “massing at Brackley Tea and Fes- factor in hettering the economic s," musty; “lam- Bupprr 85 eta condition oi the country." ‘ o °r “Mum Be did not attach much impor- u ._______ ‘ taneewtheroccntriseinrhe mngillgclto the Concert in New aeclu-ities markets. Mmmoflfag" mash spew lath- “One can't place much confid- Ulum, c “d 15°‘ an‘ M 3°‘ once la the stock market. It must have its ups and downs.“ GBTi-I-O-Bi. The anniversary banquet will be ggg; I. s. Modern and on ‘miss g “M8110 W" a! flwlle- mu Wednesday. Officials oi the par value. At that time it was de- cided to declare dividends on a semi-annual basis instead of quar- terly. A dividend oi 62% cents a share for the first half of i932 was the normal expectation today, but ac- tion was deferred. The dividend rate on the preferred stock re- mains unchanged at four per cent annually. F” Record & Forecast of the Weather Take 1,200 Prisoners RIO DE JANEIRO. Aug. 8.--(A. Pm-Federal troop activity against the rebels oi Bao Paulo continued today while reports reached hero that moo prisoners had been cap- tured. ‘ General waldomiro Lima, corn- maaclinl the Ibderale, messaged he had taken 1.200 prisoners. who were concentrated in camps at posts Gmsaa and Curityba. Another fed- eral wing, advancing behind bomb- was incorrectly attributed to me. I didn't object,“ she added, weeping, "for 1 was passionately in love with him." A court room crowd, the largest to attend any session o! the trial, lis- tened inteaitly as Mrs. Keith-Miller told of her love-first icr Lancaster, ked by frequent verbal clashes between METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, Tor- Wi". Alli! 8 Minimum and Maximum temperatures. ~ Meaning u... m“, JP"!!! prize for the best couple modern dances. ‘xiii-oi? i "A5011! recital presented by nu- i r°wnl D0101”, llld HID] M ti‘ hid. oontrslto, St. Janice . “this evening at 8. Ad- " 3i “no. seso-a-s-sl ces will attend. Enquiry In to Grounding anti ... ...... rStcamer Op ens W . August M"! iirgunile-Bmfiol: w? ‘.1; I ...-u- " flu will be held dhurasay n» ~ p . / menu-a. ‘ "The District .0!‘ .g m“. . ;,, I- ’ y. lng suflqn l“i ' welcome. u n?“ c . mas-ail. I “Rinllnetos Club lead h“ A ‘Wednhda “writ-fine. a men's candida- bank and managers from various brsnabea in the Maritime Provin- Of ing planes to the north toward Cs- pae Bonita, was reported to have taken 100 prisoners. A special regiment from Rio Grands Do Sui, commanded by Lieut. Col. Benjamin’ Dorneliaa ‘Vargas, brother of provisional Pres- ident G. Tulio vars". arrived here on its way to the Parahyba. sector. will Retire KRvfVRLEN-l. AW 0-437 ‘Ii-e Canadian Preach siyeamasaprieatoithoobmoh cdsmglaadiaoansda. Renam- cnsJolicstwlliretirecnoctob- srfirst. a rca-ibalutisyearshenesbnn Rector-asst. JsmaaCbur-elakaot- worded w Arohlnahop .r.. wu- vllle. Ills realisation has been m- v the diminutive aviatrix and N. Vernon Hawthorne, the prosecutor. ‘ At one instance she said she would "die for" Lancaster. but when Hawthorne, asked ii she had not been a “tr-alter" to him, she sn- swercd sharply. "You dent understand our situa- rnm the us... stand she de- a former British army pilot and once her finpnce, and then for Cifrke. a writer who was preparing for publication her life story. , ' , she said, she had never loved passionately, but that she had always intended to marry him be- fore Clarke came into her life. Clarke was shot to death in her home April 2i. Lancaster also was a Mrs. Keith-Miller said she and Clarke had discussed suicide. "I said I ed we could end it all and go ou together, and I-laden said he wished he could too," the aviaki: eels. "Your statement made in my ci- fice after file shooting said nothing gill". did its" the prosecutor ask- "I was much upset at the time, The man I was passionately in ..,ips.levslpilan.jz_or / dertakings and investments, the uncertainty as to the when the 1932 grain crop will until the iull year's earnings known. ' "In the meantime the policy retrenchment initiated in 1929 being continued and extended ently, with the aintenance of properties in a high state of alent to an annual rate»! five . “In view oi the continued sharp decline both in rail gross earnings and in income from subsidiary un- and time marketed, the directors have decid- ed to defer consideration of the S dividend on ordinary capital stock far as it can be extended consist- ficiency," the statement concluded. The last Canadian Pacific div- iiiflid W" Paid December 8i, 193i, for the lsst quarter of the year when common stock shareholders received 31% cents a share, equiv- Dawsou . . . Vancouver iii be Halifax .. .. (Ihnrloitolmvn .. FORECASTS: Ottawa and upper 8t. valleys: Moderate westerly fair and moderately warm. Lower Si, Lawrence valley, western Quebec and Lake St. bioderate southwest to west mostly inlr and moderately some light scattered showers. fiéfifififi$i$é$g hi‘! of is as the fresh southeast and 9!‘ purely cloudy with some srnitrrcli ahnvrerl. Maritime Provinces: - Moderate fresh winds, mostly southwest, p ly oinurly with some fog sad s scattered abowerl. liigh iille this afternoon at sml tomorrow morning at 3,35. Sun sets this evening at 1.1! Lrirca tomorrow morning at 4.5!. fol. l-‘irat quarter moon Sunday, 3,40 A, Ila. _ Lawrence winds, north- John: winds, warm. Gulf nml North Shore; Moderate to south winds AIII. 9.15 I. M. marl ii‘ A . "MAN Hts Hlsilose DRQKEN in mo" fiPLAcrs; Hr. S, Ker? 001’ 0F {mere-Discos and to arr- few 4,08 and —~____ CAI! fill!’ ICHIDULI Week dsy|—Lesves Borden and 11.40 s, m. dsil an 5.1% bill.