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Serious
Makes Motion In
Que. Legislature
Re Communists
Requests That The Province Take
Steps to Suppress Communistic
Propaganda-A Soviet Menace
To The Country.
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0 QUEBEC. Feb. 17-A motion that
sideration by the Dominion Govern- {
ment ofthe Soviet menace in this   
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` ` ` iiiiiliff DEBATE( .l
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in d l a n Nationalist
Leader In Confer-
ence With Viceroy of
India - Mahatma Is
Optimistic.
M.
(British United Press)
NEW DELHI, Feb. 17-A most aig-
ilfiosnt molu toward the basis for
_ peace in the fight against British rule
was taken today when the Mahatma
M. K Gandhi conferred for four
hours with Lord Irwin. the Viceroy.
They were lmderstood to have dis-`
cussed the Governments policy to
ward the Nationalist movement and
the demands by Gandhi and his fol-
lowers for a greater degree of self-
govemment. Gandhi appeared cp-
timlstlc after the conversations. He
ssid the talks would be continued to~
morrow.
Lord Irwin indicated that the ques-
tion of peace lay ir1 the hands oi
Gandhi, and that he was hopeful the
conference would result in a cessation
of the campaign against British rule.
I am satisfied, even optimistic, the
iiiiis biswn msn ssid, sddisg that
he will talk again with the Viceroy
tomorrow.
The conversations could have been
ltarted in the morning, but were de-
layed for.a few hours to enable the
aged and bent Mahatma to finish
his daily stunt. of spinning, a rits
=hi<,l‘. 1-., has r.-..-.‘,~,j..,‘_-1_4r_=;f_ ta :9mbol-
ize the Nationalist policy of boycot-
ting foreign cloth.
Remembering the Mahatma's sim-
W Nell, Lord Irwin sent to Ghandl
i°dBy a jug of goats milk and a. bas-
ket of grapes, which make up Ghan-
dl‘s diet. After today's initial confer-
ence expected to last three or four
hours, Ghandi intended to return to
the home of Dr. Ansari, Delhi Nat-
ionalist leader and talk again with
Sir Te] and Jayakar. The same Uro-
ficdure will probably be followed each
“I of the' negotiations.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COMING EVENTS.
MEETINGS ETCS.
“Hockey at Highfield Wednesday
0i8ht, North Milton Hamets vs
Clrsnites. Bksia after n_ratc3h__.°__
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' ire District
will meet iri_
Thursday. Iieb-
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"Ansar sai ine 010°
M lliilvisw =lT°flmd:yp eveninil
UN. 1”. htion Liv! Stock
brsasa _ ` sm-2-la-li.
"Borden Lim Chia loading holl-
ilmln and calves at Albany Uh
'i‘h\lrsday,Ibb.!0\h. lourslitol..
8404-2-11-8
“A lecture illustrated by lllihrll
slides will bs given in Murray River
Publis Hail. cn. .Thursday evening.
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the province request immediate con-
oountry and for energetic and con
clusive suppression of radical Com
Legislature today by Hon. Frank Car.
rel. In particular, I-Ion. Mr. Cartel
drew the attention of the members
to the effects of Russian trade tac-
tics on 0anad.a's trade _and industry
and dangers in allowing the Soviet
trade expansion program toicontinue
“st the expense of the rest of the
world." '
"In presenting my motion I do so
with the obiect first of drawing the
tions to call s halt to this menace,
dustrial trade-and which has already
out of employment I further be-
with all other world trading nations
should demand a showdown with the
Soviet Government of Russia, which
is responsible in a great measure for
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TORONTO, Feb. 10-Moderate io
nésn ssswiy winds, cloudy, follow-
ed by some mow or rain.
’l'smperatures j,
llllimlun .-- ... s.. ... ... -.'. 84
Minimum ... . ..... ... ... .. 10
High tide this afternoon at 12.04
and tonight at il.81.
lun sets this afternoon at 5.33 and
rises tomorrow morning at ooo.
°'Don’t forget the Bociil at Bon-
rasw tonight. . aase-a-11
_-sh-1
"Hockey at North ‘Rustlco ` Rink
tonight between Bouth"R.u.stioo Ran-
, J.
velopm nt Feared_In_1*_i drid
MustBe Careful
(British United Press)
PASADENA, Cal., Feb. 11-
The wife oi' a noted man should
“hide her light under a bushel,"
even though she may be a great
_ aid to her husband in his work.
believes Frau Elsa Einstein, wife
of Dr. Albert Einstein, the Ger-
man scientist. “You must have
been so very helpful to your
husband in his work," said a
woman who met Frau Einstein
ln a theatre here- “Sh-ssh-sh,"
Frau Einstein whispered, “don’t
let the Professor, hear you say
that. l:le wouldn't eat»at ‘the
-same table with me for two
weeks."
(Canadian Press)
'I‘0R.Of\"I‘O, Ont., Feb. 1'l.-Coup-
ling a vigorous defence of 'the record
of the Conservative Government with
an onslaught on Mitchell F Hepburn
three groups For the first time in
address in reply to the Speech from
lon Mr Sinclair appealed for ser
condition of agricult e and suggest-
ed it wasno time fo political man-
,oeveririg.
‘tack on the Government, vhlch in-
cluded nlmost every Department, Mr.
Dysart declared that during the pro-
vincial election of last summer thc
present system in connection with
voters' lists and ballots had been op-
en to mismanagement, and that in
order to prevent abuse a system such
as that used in federal elections
‘should be adopted. He asked the Gov-
ernment to appoint a commission
early ni the session to draw up an
amendment to the Elections Act.
Hon. D. A. Stewart, Mnister of Pub
lic Works, the first speaker for the
Jovsmment, fo..luwed Mr. Dysurt, but
had spoken only a few minutes when
the House was adjourned for the day.
Reanswerlng the opposition leaders
attack he said: "The fact remains
that the Baxter Govemment enjoys
the confidence of the public and was
returned."
LEMON’ JUICE ENDED HIC-
.. COUGIIS
OONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.. Feb. 17-
Ths Juice of a lemon squeezed in half
s glam of water cured B1 year old
George Btrouse, Spring Mills, of an
attack of hiccoughs which lasted more
thansl{days,Al5yss.roldme»en-
ger boy, James A. Ranrsey. looked up
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Salary Reduced
(Spccial to the Guardian)
WELLINGTON, New'Zca.land, Feb
17.--Lord Bledisloc, Governor Gener-
al of New, Zealand today requested
that his official salary be reduced ten
percent for the public interest. Pre-
mier Forbes gratefully accepted his
offer. The Governor Generals sal-
ary is $25,000 a year with $12,500 al-
lowances, a. total of about $37,500.
Bethlehem May
Build In Canada.
260,000 ll. P. PLANT AT CIIUTE
A CAEON FALLS IS VISIONED
QUEBEC, Feb. 1'l.-It has been re-
ported here that the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation will establish s branch
plant consuming 300,000 horsepower
at Chute A Caron on the Baguenay
river-.in the Lake Bt. John district,
as`a result bl negotiations between
the Bethlehem Corporation and the
Duke Price Company, which has
completed the development of the
W .hbruarylt _ _
E2§;@§g““5@mummmw@g3g
several remedies and suggested the
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His Honor the Lieutenant Govern
C» Thompson and ushered to the 11
-cut the ices. Assisting in serv
;lng were M’ss Frances Klrwin,l_
Miss Dorothy McMillan, Miss Mari’
iss Jean
The Govemo'r's aides, Major O. C
F. Tlemey, Lieutenant J. Connolly,
and Mr. Alban Farmer. private sec-1
retary, were in attendance.
During the afternoon the Casino_
orchestra played softly adding much:
to the pleasure of this much antici-
pated social evcnt. _
Asks For Higher
Tariff On Cheese
&Other Products 
'(Canadlan Press)
UITAWA, Ont., Ebb. 17-A brief
submitted by the National Dairy
Council of Canada to the Dominion
Government today asks for hlzhci'
tariffs on cheese, powdered whole
milk, powdered skim milk. Oiled
mini, sugsi- and whey powder. 'rns
brief was sisllcd by Mr- R°biDl°f0»
Prmident.
ChuteACaronlite.'l'hepiantwouid
 °'l-,*°-4»3lenlJ|sn~
power which will be shortly avail-
V visitor to.England. where he en-
 Society” For
Unemployed
(British United Press)
ST. LOUIS, Mu., Feb. 17--Four
elderly men, operating from a
little office on a side street here,
are about to launch a world wide
crusade for an industrial millen-
ium in which they say there will
he more jobs than men to fill
them, four holidays a week, and'
iio savings account. They con-
tend industrial depression is due
lo too many working hours per
week for the employees, and of-
fer as a solution a three day
week of ten working hours per
lay, under a plan they claim
viii give Work to 10,000,000 "idli-
lmcricims" and increase buying
power $5.200.000,000 annually.
John H. Zimmer, Washington
University psychologist, William
Siefert, consulting engineer, E.
D. Emma, retired botzrnlst, and
Bemard Rubmann, contractor.
are the four crusaders and
founders of the three day so-
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(Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-(By radio-
phone from Madrid)-The great city
of Madrid, lying under the frownirrg
guns of artillery and with soldiers in
barracks for any emergency, tonight
quivered with expectancy as King
Alfonso and supporters of his regime
struggled desperately to find some
solution of the vital political crisis
now facing the Spanish Monarchy.
In a radio telephone conversation
clety.
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attention of our maple to the flood- Liberal leader, Premier George Sl ..\ A M
ing of the world's markets with raw Henry replied to critics of his ad-i . -
materials, many of which were lor- ministratlon in the debate on the' ` .
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merly supplied by Canada. said Hon. Speech from the Thi-one in the On- PM ____:_____‘_’;‘_:¥;‘_“:___:' gl* W0 017°- M:'__ "5 _MB G‘;;"'¥;___l_’_‘;‘|m°_'
Mr Carrol. “These products are pro- turio Legislature today As the three hm°_u'm an u tu , "’ htm" i' 1 ° ‘°"'“-°"hA"'° “ k  ‘ ‘ I
duced by convict and forced labour party leaders, Premier I-lem-y, W. E. N. M _"___ _P"'__°’__“ l|\w_:i________er.w'l;l_e vflgllle gs: :_:1__\_:s\;_exll:__';_e: "f_';“fn:‘_’: oM;e . .
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 um for gtmglih' Lgmml Ieiaderl “Ed   Putnam resumed her duties as an xlloer of 'a filling company, under
c a roper e . xon, ro ressv ea er, o ' _ ° °
our Ilbdsral Govl erlrxnent with the in the openingg debate the utmost hu mam” “°"'°"`C°|'y"5M W A°m° N°"°Vl°¢‘"°s' Elghty-five And a' 
governments oi’ other industrial na- good feeling prevailed among the  =:;::.=:=;T_-:;;_-:;.i_-==_  Dollar C011-
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which threatens, to dlslocate our in- many years no amendment to the  ManyPayReSpeCfS | struction Blu’ one of
First Steps In Lon
thrown thousands of our workmen the Throne some from the gppogit- I To The Governor don Treaty Parity,
i WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-An $85,-
500,000 naval construction bill, dc-
‘scribed as one of the first steps in
lieve that we in Canada tcgetherlious consideration oélthe depressed I  _And Mrs. D a [to n (Special to the Guardian)
1 building up to London treaty parity
mln! Qi 0111' D1'¢S€¥\i dll' i!`0\lbi&§- _ or and Mrs. Dalton were at home yes- with Great Bmam_ faced determim
Under its slogan “death to capital- ' ‘ terday afternoon. when upwards of d M 1 th S ate today
lam," a catch penny phrase to mil-` (A”°°m'°d Press) eight hundred visitors called to pay E oppos on n e en
lions of workmen through the uni   N. B. ’ ’ ' their respects, the reception being C me h dl mono to
_ SEAHAM HARBQR Dm-ham Eng Chairman Hale of the Naval Affairs
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verse, it is sailing under false col- ' ;‘;;‘:_;_;°;__§g_oo?:_n3’Z;€°t§:e 131221? I from 3 to 6 p. m. D m e as D g _ 
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rea y s " ea a r" a ‘ roc quan -
north of here tonight and the Sun- ' h _ Yicl' $27,050-000. one flying deck
countries flooded with its _sweated derhmd lifeboat battled through huge ers were lavishly arranged, t e el; cmisen $20_,m0_000_ one _cmisen $16__
goods' produced und" ` ‘mm of sw- '°_*' seas in an attemn‘ to reach the dis~ qumte cemire pieceuon ggglteaigs 605.000, f0Ul' Sllbmaflncs $17.600.000-
ernment which deprives the people of ` ` “ " being Of 00 Ofed ill P5 Y S 1 9
' ' _»‘ I Til il l th i -fi? Zi rl W ld
then. "berty md freedom by 5 new P 1' emler Ba.XteI' AHS' tfesscd Vessel- The -l{B‘m°° S “ding lights were an added charm. mc§__;(;s1(;4 ];:e;cr;_hec _lssrofnélhc
,, L°beral Leader lights were barely visible from the Receiving with His Honor and Mm P -
d°°t"m° °‘ ‘ine shvery' wers I ~ shore and coastguardsmen stood by t dau hw” flying deck cruiser 36 planes and
_ _ _ Dalton were their wo 8 . th t f th d _ _ _
*L -_° on a cliff with rocxe.. apparatus to Mm Murray and Miss Daltom M,-5_ 9 C05 0 9 “C0” C1115" SX
(Canadian Press) supplement the work of the 1ife.i_1_ A_ Mamiwm_ Mm T_ w_ L_ planes. There also would be approp-
_ne Weather, Etc_ . mr:DEal_cToN. N. rs.. Feb. 11-- pdsis. A iisics nsrtnesst ssie stirred P,,,,,.se and Mm A,semu,t_ who were 1sistsd sa.o_oo.ooo iss development or
Electoral reform in New Brunsivick up huge sem kept busy welcoming their guests Diesel engine power plants for naval
was demanded in the Legislature mils _____i,__ who were announced by Major C_ vessels. The proposed flying deck
aftemoon when A. A. Dysart, leader cruiser is a 10,000 ton experimental
take up the construction measure It
te
1 e I type to mount six inch guns, The sec-
‘E Poi the Liberal opposition. open cl the, W t Hs mom by M_`_s_ G_ E_ Fun and Mm
debate in reply 00 the SDUCCI1 from an s ls in F, Tierney Mm _,_ D_ Stewart ond cruiser would mount six inch
 “ora  ,the Throne. In the course of an at-I l ` _` guns and may be of any tonnage up
LONDON, England Feb. l7-
The Maharajah of Bikzsner
spent £575 in one day in the
restaurant of the Ritz Hotel for
luncheon, dinner and supper,
parties.
The maharajah always pays
cash-and never looks at a bill.
Alter his hills have been paid
they are handed to his secretary
One of the wealthiest of the
ruling princes of lndin, the
Maharajah of Bikaner, book a
IGNUIII Nfl in thc Round
Table Conference on the future
constitution of India.
The ancestral motto which
graces his coat-of-arms, "Hail,
to by the present ruler of Bik-
aner. He is known all over the
world for his record as a big
game hunter. ln tigers alone,
his bag amounts to 143 beasts.
The mahsrsjah is a frequent
King of the Jungle!" is lived up |
that flashed across the Atlantic as
clear as a bell, Clarence Dubois. chief
di the Associated Press Bureau in
Madrid outlined the gravest'crisis
that has faced King Alfonso in his
47 years on the Throne. "Anything
may happen", he said. “There is no
telling for one moment to the next
what the developments may be."
As the military took every precau-
tion to prevent possible trouble,
crowds gathered in the central part
of the city. Some shouted for the
King. others against him. Police
charged the mob, dispersed and ar-
rested some, but there were no seri-
(Britisll Urlted Press)
MADRID, Feb. 17-King Alfonso
XIII again resorted to dictatorial
measures tonight in an effort to stem
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Dervish Rebel
Is Captured
(British United Press)
INSTANBUL, Turkey, Feb. 17-A
Dervlsh rebel who escaped from the
galiows wandered into a village after
, two weeks in the mountains, and was
fcaptured today nearly starved. The
prisoner, who was among twenty-
eight Dervishes sentenced to hang
for their part in the recent religious
|revo1t against the Republic, will be
taken to Menemen on the east coast
of Asia Minor, to be hanged on the
gnllows which still awaits him.
The Dervlsh broke away from his
guards and disappeared in the crowd
the morning the others were hanged
at individual gallows in Menemen,
seat of the fanatical uprising. He and
his follows had been convicted of
seeking to restore the Caliphate in
Turkey.
(c;(;I;§l)1l;,ddMl/SlslssMi€iCli`;:;E1{s:z;l nisremiiisn. Indian Prince Tdflff Héafing
Thompson, Col. G. E. Full, Major D:   Slllns ---
OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 17.-The tar-
-iff hearing this morning lasted just
‘five minutes. when Rt. Hon. R.. B.
Bennett, Prime Minister called up-
on any of those present in the rail-
way committee room of the House of
Commons, to make representations
with respect to the agricultural and
fruit schedules in the tariff, there
was no response.
Mr. Bennett waited a few minutes
and then said: “There being no one
desirous of making auch represent-
ations, the hearing ls adjoumed until
Thursday when the textile schedules
will be under consideration."
OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 17.-On
Thursday moming the sub-commit-
tee of the. Cabinet, headed by Pre-
mier R. B. Bennett will sit in the
railway committee room of the
House of Commons to hear represen-
tationsfwithi respect to the hundred
or more textile items in thc tariff.
That the textile items will be taken
uP on Thursday, was announced by
Mr. Bennett at the conclusion of an
extremely brief-sitting tiis morning
` Polltlcal Crlsls
fNoW Facing The
Throne
_f Great City Of Madrid Quivering
With Expectancy As King And
_ Supporters Try To Find Solu-
‘ tion Of Crisis.
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SNUWIJEN SEEMS
IJISSATISFIEIJ
WITH HIS IUB
Reported That Chan-
cellor of The Exche-
quer Had Threaten-
ed To Resign.
(Canadian Praia)
LONDON, Feb. 17-In Parliament-
ary circles tonight lt was reported
that Rt. Hon Philip Snowden, Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, had threat-
ened to resign at a meeting this
afternoon of the Labor Parliament-
ary Party. The official report on
the 'meeting showed that Snowden
had said. “I have a difficult Job.
The full blast of the econom.ic bliz-
zard has come on my head. If every
step one makes is to be treated
with suspicion, or if one is charged
with perfidy, one's position becomes
intolerable.”
LONDON, Feb. 1'!-Philip Snowden,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, "re-
moved certain misconceptions” today
in connection with his recent speech
in the House of Commons, demand-
ing drastic economies in the present
crisis.
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Bank Clerks
Catch Robbers
(Canadian Press)
COBOURG, Ont., Feb. 17-With:
in twenty minutes after the Domin-
ion Bank in Cobourg was held up
and robbed of approximately $3,000
nr. 12:30 p. m. today, three youthful
bank bandits were captured and
the money recovered by two oi’ the
clerks who had been placed in the
vault where the robbers believed
them safely locked.
Large Deficit
(Canadian Ifress)
LONDON, Feb. 17.-Rt. Holi. Phil-
ip Snowden, Chancellor of the Ex-
chrqver, who recentry warned of the
necessity for "drastic, disagreeable,”
measures to promote industrial re-
covery in England, today vvas unof-
ficially reported to have told u
meeting 'if the Laser Parlidiiiclitary
Party that the Budget deficit for
this fiscal year mi¢z.`ii. reach $250 006,-
000.
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POTATOES
SHIP POTATOES lr TUR-
NIPS to D, J. HALLORAN &
C0., AT BOSTON, MASS. We
will handle all your cars on a
straight commission of 0 per `
cent". We will make returns
same day ss cars are sold. Wa
are an old concern with
$250,000.00 assets. We have
had twenty-live years of hon-
est and square dealing. Ship
all ears Boston I Maine ds-
Ilvery. '
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