MAXIMS OI I MERCHANT A manwliowill friends vrfilsafflelllllllli oonunosilyspand h t h Iillli with ours a crne u pplng l“, for her husband to talk half-an-hear . "u" auardl-a. lauded III- Qgrloimewn Gaardha Teva ones. Duty On- All U. S. Autos Entering Canadafor Sale Step Taken For Protection Of The Canadian Industry And Lab0r—In‘ No. Event Will Price Of Cars To Purchasers A Be Increased, NESTERIBIJS IIISAPPEARANBE uisqivin Rumor of Finding of Cronin Unfounded- May Have Fallen Over Wharf. an unfounded rePOrt that the bod! if Daniel Cronin. who disappeared m January l3 last, had been found in the lcirlity of West River Bridge, he; been current in the city during the last few days. Cronin, who lived at the Wallace llotel on Dorchester Street, left his home lake in the afternoon Preceding the night of his disappearance, his mother, Mrs. Arthur Kenny, states. At various times during the evening he is reported tn have been seen in different parts of the city. At 8.80 he Wle seen by Officer Doyle on Pownal Street, the officer states. The man was acting strangely, and was going in the direction of Pownal Wharf. Cronin was reported to have been nencnQueen Streetatli o'clock snd also in the eastern part of the City. use harass or amsoar ,. Ofimill was a short, slight as‘. boilt five feet, eight inches, in Continued on page ‘l (special to the Guardian) CAROL, N. ll, lib. 18-81! motorists on the Crawford notch\ highway were shovslied out last night by road crews after they had been snowed in for more than five ponn in the moat vio- lent blinard of the wihier. ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EV ENTS. MEETINGS ETCS. "Club loading at Murray Harbor lliesdsy afternoon, 24th. si10-2-20-2i "Hockey match at Stanley Bridge Rid-v night, no. 20th, South Rus- iioo vs Stanley, 3473-2-20 "Belfast Olilb loading live lfflfl N Fbdhia ‘Tuesday afternoon, 24th. 3409-2-20-11 “Hockey at wlton Friday night, Hunter River Royals "vs Hornets. 8km after match. sm-a-ao "World day of Prayer St. Peters Bthooi-room today at sso p. m. All lemon urged to attend. 8004-20-1!- “Wili ha unloading oar of cedar M: today and Saturday. April! to 5- c. uctssh. Winsloe 01’ w. o. m- "!- . ssis-r-ao "Concert and Pie Social at Grand [WW all on Monday, Ihbruary 38rd. i ‘WWW. on ‘rilesday evening. 84004-3041. "Two-big games at Whestley Riv- " Rink ton (t, Feb. 20th, North aiuiloo vs. Bad Bridge and VI Wheatley River ,_ Mild-N L. 3452-24041. the the .._'... "A general meeting cf gisreho ers and patrons or tenlay Bridge ‘ 00.. will held in the Ilascnle all. Stanley h. $932.2”. @3308”; t‘ "Irina sail. aria-lad (Canadian Press) . OTTAWA, 0nt., Feb. Iii-A fixed discount of twenty per cent from list prices has been placed for duty purposes on all United States auto- mobiles entering Canada for sale. Announcement to this effect was made tonight by Hon E. B. Eyck- man, Minister of National Revenue. Motor cars coming into this country from the United States enter on a listed price; less a discount and on the reduced value duty is assessed. Thisvdiscount has ranged all the way up to thirty per cent and for the protection of the Canadian in- dustry and Canadian labor. Automobile manufacturers in this country asked that action be taken to place a maximum on the discount In the event of automobiles coming into Canada for sale with a discount in excess of 20 per cent. Mr Ryck- man stated, the provisions would apply. Positive assurances have been received from Canadian manufacturers, Mk Ryckmsn declar- ed, that in no event will the price of cars to purchasers be increased by the action taken to , tact the industry and furnish employment for5 Canadian workmen. The whole silbjeet was thoroughly discussed at a meeting of the Cabinet Council which concluded this evening. An Order-in-Council was passed and afterwards approved by the Admin- istrator. NBRRIBEE TALE 0F SUFFERING (Bsllsh United Press) OONCARNEAU, trance, Feb. 10.- A tale cf suffering, starvation, mad- ness and death on an isolated island in. the Indian ocean was told when the ship Ile Saint Paul arrived here today. The ship wss sent‘ to the volcanic island of Saint Paul to aid members of a party of seven who were landed on the Island in 1020 to exploit lobster fishing there. The ship's crew found only two men and one woman, Eur , ans, alive. Three others had died of fever and mad- ness and one man set out from the Island in a frail boat and never was seen again. Fire destroyed the ex- peditlonh food store soon after land- ing and they lived on shell fish they said. Victor Brunon died in his wife's arms. She later became a mo- ther and her baby died. The three survivors were taken to Madagllcar, where they are recuperating" Mauretania Runs Aground; Is Refloated (Canadian Press) SOUTHAIWION. 1M). l0.--Tha giant Cunard liner lhuretsnia ran agroundoiilasandbarasshewssgrop ing hel- way through a fog to South- ampton tonight. butvwas refloated a short time later in the lush waters of an incoming tide. The steamer. which brought Capt. Malcolm Camp- bell hack to lhgland to be Knisht- ed after settifll ll! liliflflfibile speed record in Florida, was able to be eel-elm smi- hel- release from her trapPravioilseifcrts oftuel had fail- ed to shift her. While the belt "ll stat CaptainIalcolnlOs-mpbellwas tahal ashore on a tender. A lure hacroivdhadsnalnbledtocherhim lol- his use of establishing Ill auto- heu- other. labs. _.... flf//%/ ,/./// Cl-IARLOTTET (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew MAXIMS 0P A MERCHANT Till CHI. 0f pdief In gggg| E D d . are...» Veil! 0 Y some .:':'::.:r=.::.'-.:: ' oenla in by it. i % i‘ OWN, CANADA, FA, FEBARY 20, 1931 10 PAGES hneesssseaspaeneoeuverosssnc. arlseucaaseaeeeraassse. Speed Queen \ This rather unusual phoiogra shows Mlle. Marie Syronvatka, who is ' Czechoslovslsiah champion girl motorist, having recently hit a speed of 102 miles an hour at a sport meet near ‘Prague. IINEMPLUYEI) iiiuwiiici l0 iiiisiqiiiiis At the Old Rates-Pre- mier Bennett Makes Official Announce- ment. (Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, Feb. lit-Tho following is the official announcement of Pre- mier Bennett restoring the unem- ployment allowarice to pensioners at the old rates: "Payments already made for relief purposes to pension- ers had exhausted the appropria- tion by Parliament and, in addition, a substantial sum secured through Governor-Generars warrants. The law provides that Governor-Gener- al's warrants can be issued only in cases of urgent necessity. The Min- lster of Pensions and National Health being now satisfied of the great urgency of the case, an addi- tional warrant has been issued by the administrator, and relief pay- ments will be continued to pension- ers at the same rate u heretofore. There was no desire, much less in- tention, to cause hardship to those who had been receiving relief." Determined To Reduce Indian Pop a la ti o n (Special to the Guardian) JOHANNESBIIRG. South Africa. Feb. ill-The South African Govern- ment is determined to reduce the Indian population of the Union. Al- ready a bounty is offered to those Indians who will return to India, but only a few are willing to do this Now Dr. D. F. Malan, Minister of Interior, plans a measure whereby all indians who cannot produce doc- umentary proof of legal entry to the Union will be deported. This meas- ure, if passed, would reduce the In- dian population by fully 40 per cent. it is believed. Another measure be- fore the Assembiy proposes the abol- ition of all property rights for In- dians living in the Transvaal. (N. B. Temperance ~, Alliance Meet (Canadian Press) FREDERICTON, N. 13., Feb. l0.- The New Brunswick Temperance Al- liance opening its annual ' here this morning. appointed a nom- inating committee anii received a rs- pcrt from the executive. The latter reported that all members of the Provincial Legislature had been cir- oulsriaed imthe effect that the Alli- ance disapproved of any change in the N. B. Liquor Act which would in- crease the sale of wineand beer. mobilespaedracofdofflibmilesanlhemsstlngofthafllillleelfl- Warm Exchanges Be- tween Premier And Canadian Council of Agriculture Repre- sentative’ Featured Sitting. . (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. lit-Warn: ‘ between Rt. Hon. B. B. Bennett, Prime Minister and B. J. _ , Deachman, representing the Canad- Ilan Council of Agriculture, featured itoasyb sitting of the Cabinet sub .committee on tariffs. The textile items of the Canadian tariff were before the committee. A fairly largo attendance of interested persons in contrast to the opening day, when but a scant dozen appeared was pres- ent. In addition to Mr, Bennett, who acted as chairman of the meeting, members of the Cabinet present were, Hon. G. D. Robertson, Hon. Murray MacLaren, I-Iorl. l. B. Ryck- mari, Hon. C. H. Cahan, Hon. It. i1. Manion and Hon. H. A. Stewart. Mr. Deaclunan was the only person who appeared to make representa- tions against increased textile tariffs. In brief his argument was that agri- culture was passing itlrough an ex- tremely difflcult period, that the changes in the textile items made at the emergency session of Parliament were extreme, that there had been a decline in the value of agriculture products of 10.4 per cent since that tarifl! went into effect, that grain prices were down 3d per cent, and that conditions were certainly not such which juszirisoitlis Government in making it more difficult for the farmer to buy cottons, woollens and other textile commodities. In answer to questions from Mr. Bennett and other members of the Cabinet, Mr. Deachman said he would be satis- fied to see the tariff removed from wheat, eggs, butter, cheese, etc. Plac- ing a tariff on farm products, he re- marked, was merely ‘dressing the lamb up for slaughter. “That is the considered view of the Canadian) Council of Agriculture," commented Mr. Bennett. The Western farmer was aching grain at 4i per cent of last year's price, said Mr. Deachman. He was certainly not prosperous. Im- mediately after the passing of the textile items last year, the firm of ' Ccurtaulds Limited, he stated, had raised the price of yarns. Mr. Ben- nett calied for proof of this stats- ment, and Mr. Deachman retorted that it came from firms which were constrained from being present by fear of persecution. The chairman warned Mr. Dcachman that rumors were of little value. The hearing lasted for about two hours, and be- fore adjournment, R. P. Sparks, chairman of the Executive l‘ "- tee of the Canadian Association of Gannent Manufacturers made a statement. Labor Wins Seat In By-Election (Canadian Press) LONDON, Feb. 19—Lsb0l' retained the constituency of Dost Islington in a by-election vote today. Mrs. Inah " ' Labor "‘ ‘ secured 10,592 votesf Brig-General A- "C. Ritchley, United lilmpire ul ’ , eels; mm Thelma consist, Conserv- ative, 7,182, and Major H. I. Cran- ford, Liberal, 450. ‘ Royal Couple To Visit Ottawa (Special to the Guardian) OPITAWA, Ont, Fab. ik-Arrangs- ments are being completed here for the reception of Prince and Princess ‘Ilakamstsu, who will visit Ottawa earlyinhfayflrhePrincaisabroth- er d the Emperor of Japan. After Ipendlne ciiiIi_ii_ii sul BUMMITTEE mi iiiiirs I Royal Partner iunémiiius South American republic on (can-dish Press) Mil Vlrsinia nsi-rie of Columbus, Mo. Private secretary toUniigql s)“. es ambassador at Lima, Peru, who won favor in the eyes of Prince 900m as a dancing partner, em, it" "l" v! the rem brothers in the their WI! to the Argentine exposition. iinmas m illE NilVA scum LEGISLATURE HALWAX, N. 5., Feb. lit-hauler- setion ct the Nova. Scotis Govern- RESERVED m iPPiil clsi Will of Late Alfred McWilliams, of West Cape Was Contested In Supreme Court of Canada. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont., Feb. 19.-—Judg ment. was reserved in the Supreme Court of Canada today in the case of Mrs. Jane Lidstone versus W. N. Mcwilliams. The case involves the validity of the will of the late Alfred McWilliams, of West Cape, P. E. I. Mrs. Lidstone challenges the will on the ground that the testator was un- der thc domination of Mcwilliams, who is the chief beneficiary. At the trial, Mr. Justice Palmer, the Probate Judge, found that as the defendant had declined to enter the witness box, he had refused to take an opportunity to clear himself of suspicion. Accordingly the Judge voided the will. On appeal to the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, this decision was reversed and the will restored. ‘ During argument in the Supreme Court of Canada, Counsel went min- utely into the voluminous evidence. Counsel for Mrs. Lidstone maintain- ed that the testator had received un- pleasant treatment from the defend- ant, and it was highly unlikely that the bulk of the $60,000 estate should be left to the latter. It was con- ada has the most valuable and magi; diversified fisheries 011d Pmlierly conserved. the future of the fishing industry is assured," Hon. E. M Rhodes. Dominion Minister of Fisheries and former Prime Minister of Nova. Scotia, said today. Hon. Mr. Rhodes Pointed out that on the At- iantic and Pacific were great vq. ieties of fish in large coulme gm quantities, while the inland lakes also yielded a huge fish tonnage. think we have the finest oysters in the world too-finer than the Am- erlcan oyster," "Just for the sake of comparison I may say that the United States took 000 barrels off one acre in a year. Oil!‘ expel’ conclusion that 200 should be abouts normal crop. The States have fished ment's policies in respect to health, tluviish the creation of a Depart- ment devoted to that qumtion, ‘and thrown increased expenditures for consbatnig tldlerculosis. as announc- edfmvnallyintheSpeechfromthe ‘Throne. wll elililelsed this afternoon by It. T. Caldwell. (Con. King's) who moved the address in reply when the Legislature opened. D. R. Cameron, (Cape Breton East) who seconded the address, devoted himself for the 1m‘ DIN 00 a Vifiormis appeal for protectionin the coal and steel m- Continued on page '1 tended that the testator, an aged man at the time the will was made, was in such a physical condition that he was subject to the domina- tion of W. N. McWilliams. For the defendant it was urged that Alfred Mcwllllams had lived a. number cf years with the defendant and it was quite reasonable that he should leave his property to the defendant. defence maintained also that the testawr had made a former will in practically the same terms and that the earlier will was executed at atime when he was not living with the de- The STEAMER BALLS E i) R N El P The Wolff News agency learned m. Hikht that the German freighter An- rii Hugo Btinnes Vl sprung g, 1m); at 10 P- m» 20 miles west of Borkum -"'""'_ lightsbip and sent out $.05. ca-lis. An hour later the radio operator 1-6- (Brifih United Press) SUNIETS ARE INIIIGNANT fendant and could not therefore be under undue influence. (YITAWAFeb. 19.—At the conclus- ion today of cases on the list from the Maritixnes, the Supreme Court of Canada adjourned until lvIonday, February Z3. Next week the Court will hear cases from Quebec after which Ontario appeals will be con- sidered. Cases from Western Can- ada, were heard a. week ago. So far ported that the crew was leaving the meal. Presumably taking to ilfeboats. Captain Campbell Kniglited By King MOSCOW, Fania-Soviet work- ers adopted resolutions at factory mass meetings throughout the coun- try today, indignantly denying charges of forced labor in Russia. The resolutions insisted that freedom of the worker exists only in the Sov- iet Union. Nlnety- “lumber jacks", dele- gates of t e Soviet regional organ- isation at Archangel, issued a state- ment "on behalf of 100,000 lumber workers," denying charges of com- pulsion and ,. testln, against at- tacks in England, the United States, and elsewhere. judgrrxnts have been reserved on all aiprpeals and present indications are that no decisions will be handed down until the list has been com- pleted. Maritimes Bright Rest Of Canada eleven months ending November 30. Compared With HALIFAX, Nfs. Feb. 19——FOl‘ the °°1m camllbfll who returned home today after establishing s." new auto- mobile speed record in the United States, has been knighted by the Kins. it was announced this after. X10011. .7718 Weather, Et¢, Dental Plate In Patients’ Lung 1030, the Maritime Provinces made a better showing than any other sec- tion ofcansda, in revenue freig-r tonnage, loaded and unloaded, ac- cording to traffic figures compiled in Halifax. TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 10-A piece of dental plats, mess ‘hi, one and a quarter inohs by half an inch and three teeth, was taken from a. .1. months period shows revenue freight declines throughout the A review of the whole eleven Dominion, operations in medical records. the lung of Victory Brander, Coch- rans lumber merchant, by Dr- B. B. McMillan, of the Lockwood clinic hsrmafteroneof thernost unusual but in the Maritlmes‘ the revenue freight tonnage unloaded declined only 6.7 per cent, while in other sec- tions of the country the drop in ton- nage ranged from 7.3 per cent in the Prairie Provinces, to 20.5 per cent in Pour inonths ago Brender, while on a timber cruising expedition, caught cold. One night while asleep he was seised with a violent cough- ing spell and without knowing it at British Columbia. In all Canada the average decline in loadings was 13.1 per cent for the eleven months. In revenue freight tonnage; un- to become more aggravahd. ‘CAIIIIIA, Auiralia. rah. l0. -ifimdisss Prb Cabin via Icahn-A motion calling on the GavI-maant to declare that a staia sf national emergency the time bit upon the metal dental plate. The broken portion slid down his throat and lodged in his lung. He dldnotfeelanyimmediatelllaf- feets, except that. his cold appeared loaded during the eleven months, the lviaritimes fare even better than in loadings, comparatively. The average for Canal-lain decline of this class of business was 10.1 while in the Maritime-s the drop was only 0.4 per cent. 'In other sections, the declines in p... ntsges, were: Prairie Provinces 13-0; Central Canada, 1'l.0; British Columbia 20.2. cns of the Federal Labor Party Ntflbh lhmhvasfltaiive. strong northwest winds, mostly fair, not much change in temperature. Maximum Minimum 12.54. rzses tomorrow morning at l b2. Feb. 2s stile! p. m. CaBnadaIHas The Most Valuable Fishery _I_r_1 World Hon. Mr, Rhodes, Minister Of Fisheries, Speaks At Montreal —Refers To Island, (Canadian Press) MONTREAL. Que. Feb. ia-"Can- in the world. “I said the Minister. ents would lead to the f‘ tinued on page ‘I ..i__-__-_-1-_. (ihnadlan Prel) llSBJERiG, Denmark, sen, 1o... iihnadianPress) LONDON. Iiieb. m-Captain m1. lioMrLY QiRtS ARE 80ml; ‘ ‘fiifi Pnerrv ONES ARI‘. Macaw .' TORONTO, Rb. flu-Fresh cr Temperatures i‘? 22 afternoon at 2 ..-.......~-~---.l... High tide this Sun sets this sfternon at 5.00 and -First quarter moon Wednesday, Summeraide tide eighteen minutes Prince Edward ii-ill-IEBETTER IN VMILTS THAN IN CIRQLATINN Says French Financial Expert - Bank o f France Overflowing With Gold Bars. (By Richard D. McMillan, United Press Staff C...- pendent) PARIS, Feb. 19.-—A new gold cite rent appeared today as the Bank H France announcedvthe smallest ififl crease in gold reserves for any weal! in 1931. The new current was now ticcd inconnection with the fact of gold to Berlin and Riga ear-mark- ed for the United States in paymenfl for machinery and cotton. The pay-i‘ ments are due in ApriL The weekly statement of the Benin of France showed total gold reserved of 56,735,067,01e francs, an increase of 105,088,018 francs over last vreelh‘ The gold, which cams in. during the‘ last week goes into the vaults of tho Bank of Francs, already gorglng with gold in bars, coins and barrels. Th6 weekly report showed that the gold Continued on page l Clown Tells Joke, Jailed As Result’ (British United Press) MADRID, Blob. lit-Ramon Per a clown, was thrown into jail todo. because of o. joke he told with ilugq success at a circus. Perez told tho lauflling circus crowds about a sici: son he said he had, whom he calieq Chico Alfonso. He related sadly hour 11g went from one physician to zin- other, biet found no cure. Finally, tllq clown said, he discovered a. medicine for Chico Alfonso which performed s. radical cure. He asked the audience to name the medicine. None nilswor- ed. The clown then explained: “The name," he said, is “Sales De L's- pana," that has a double meaning-a either salts or "you leave SipcirW-s and the King is named Alfonso. McDonald Will Take Vacation (Special to the Guardian) MJNDON, Feb. Iii-The Daily E30‘ press says Premier Rsunssy Mac- Donald will take a week's holiday after fulfilling an engagement M Birmingham, February 23. The pa- per adds that his destination will be kept a secret in order to insure time he may not be molested while on vacation. _ POTATOES SHIP POTATOES & TUR- NIPS to D, .I. BALLORAN 8i C0., AT BOSTON, MASS. We will handle all your cars on a straight commission of 6 per cent. We will make returns same day as cars are sold. V1.2 are an old concern ivith $250,000.00 assets. We hair llad twenty-five years of hun- eat and square dealing. Ship ffwfififi-OFOQ‘ ail oars Boston A Maine de- livery. , that Moscow is exporting three tons '