CHCS. . MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN Kindness which is t i eiilul . ible does not deacrventiie iiaiimun y? >,}%// The People's Paper ' Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew upon Decide our necessary ills, we drow MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN ourselves a multitude of others, iiorninl Ulllrelirli, Founded i881. By J. F. Sanderson .. Canadian Press Staff Writer 4 LONDON. D90. 19 —(CP Cable)- lvtth war in the air and at sea ihowing every sign of reaching a er tempo, Great Britain to- niiionlne-gluming of defenceiess ing trawlers and other small vessels. The aerial torpedo made its appearance for the first llmq when Germany, apparently angered by her naval impotence started a nkw campaign of friglitfulness on the h gh seas. One fishing vessel was slink bv a torpedo dropped by a plane aiid Coming Events -Q_ Rate for Notices in this column _ 3 cents per wllrd.__ "Meadow Banks School Cone t, lmilglit. L-1584-12-20-li. "Cherry Valley school concert Friday. Dec. 22. 1.4608. "Come to Bolisliaw School Coli- tcrt. Lecenibei- 21st. L-lUb-z-G-Zi). "New Glasgow School conceit l-‘iioay, ac. L-ltSlll-iLJ-zu-zl. "Earn cliffc school Concert. Wed- nesday. December 20th. L-i558-l2-l9-Cl "North Wlltshlrc Christmas C l.l- rert. Vleziliesdliy", Deci-moei- ‘.20..’ 14-279-12-11-19-20. "Come to Brackley Point school Contert Wednesday 2 h, L-ISUI-lZ-Llll-li. "Buying dressed-poultry daily. MCUUlZI-tll 6a Boyle. L-i6l3-12-l0-2i. "We buy goose and duck tooth- Eh. not mixed. Henry MBCFZUZBJIC it Co- L-ZM-IZ-‘l-if. fdliilcriild Hall-School Il-ursday, December 21st. L-43ti-l2-15-2U0. Concert, “Chi-limos Concert. Ladi- Echuol, Thursday, Dccclnbci- l. L-lfilil-lli-Alrll Fare t; Where? "Dilute- i-‘ori AUtIllbiil School. when? December 29th. L-1594-l2-2U-27. fNorth Milton School Concert, Wednesday niglit, Dei-ciiiacr 20h. L-l5tll-12-ZU-li. "Reserve December 2lst for Limit River School COiiCErl-lf not. fine Friday, L-l6l6-l2-20-2i. “Rice Point Concert which was l0 be held in Afton Hail is pos pon- ed until a later date. L-1592-l2-20-1l "United Church Christmas "Twit. Hunter River l-lail Fr‘- (iflv. Dec. 22nd. If stormy fellow- llt nieht, L-isia-iil-is-zl. h"Buying live and dressed poul- Y dlly- Special prices on groc- "195 i-his week. Bowman's tore, Hunter River. L-1Gl2. "Geo. Lelgh—tlaer 00.. Water street buying dressed poultry all lids. Top prices. Try u‘. [1-20-12-2-171. "Film"? — Bu in live and "will poultry allyklrigds. Payxng op gloultet prices. Island Cold Storage -~ l-td- L-34l-l2-13-tf. "Come t/o-ni ht to North River Hall to East Wltshlre School Coli- “iri- Admission 15c and 10c. L-l528-12-20-li. "Burial; live ho 5 it Albany. niiuitmtlrimr are. Ti ~ I10 . . Green. L-345-l2-13—14-M§N Thu u. "leading live hogs Kensington "Illlilrsdnv. poo. 2m tui s p. In. Hlrvvn Bu man and Ray Bagnall; "flier River Friday till noon, L-16iB-12-20-2i. "Come to CBIlBtOIT School Con- 32ft at 081R Traverse I-lall. Wednes- byywDecember 20th. special dialcgue Omens Institute. If not fine, “nwlrla night. L-soo-iz-ia-zo "Pttllli-rv wanted. we req ire gig” qilllitity dressed chi&en. 50 and ducks. Highest prices g-‘id m1‘ A Brade Bu in n t‘! "fedlv- it L ploiiiisoii. it"... QM!"- L-itio-iz-ia-al. Zir Attacks On Unarmed Craft Are Continued Aerial Torpgc-lo- Makes First Appearance AsWar PlanesTum Machine Guns _Q_n_ Fishing Boats. iigiit sought the answer to Ger- , nanyk latest tactics —the bombing Chsriottvllli Olloldllln Two Cents; ‘another by air b0lIib5._FOlii' others |wcrc machine-gunned in what is ‘obviously Germany»; latest attempt to cut off Brilaiifs food supply. ilhe Germans are attacking every ship they sight, neutral or British, on Britain's coastal routes. German planes have attacked 20 trawlerssince Sunday, dropping bombs first and then dlvin low to machine-gun the crews as t ey rate for shelter. At least eight have been dillik. It was indicated Britain might extend her air force “security pa- trols" twhich have been used to combat mine-sowing airplanes cliecllzili the Nazi planes at the: bases. t was explained that the difficulty in protecting fLshermen lily in the fact that the fish.ng fleets were widely scattered. . Day's Shipping Losses As :he counted the day's shipping lo ses at six~the two irawlers and four other shiPS. three of them neu- tral— Britain released figures -0 show the strength of her air de- fences. Sir Kingsley Wood. air secretary. predicted in a brooadcast. that the allifis are on, a- way to establish- lnr; an overw clmlng superiority over Germany in air strength. He ‘aid the plan to centralize Ermpire air training in Canada “will Béit our ascendancy over the enemy yoiid challenge.’ Recruits from Britain will be going to Canaca soon to coiriplete their training. he su . ) The plan u-ill produce an annual flow oi pilots and air crews greater than the fiill standard of the Royal Air Force as it was “not so long ago." he said. The Oilitlltil figures on ar lstreiiuth slated ildrt over the -Unitx::i_ 5i Killfltllii ilixi it. coastal waters th: iaerial (lelcilco force held shot dotriii and tics rot-ed 21 German planes in 5i engagements. CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2o, 192.9 REV, DR. J. A. MURPHY llr. Murphy Honored by Pope Pius XII Announcement was made at St. Dunslaris University yesterday that the Rev. J. A. Murphy, B, 1)., rector of the institution would be henceforth one of the domestic Drelates of His Holiness Pope Pius XII. Public announcement of the conferring of the Papal time on the university rector was made by His Excellency Bishop J_ A O‘Su1livan of Charlottetown speak- lml for the Apostolic Delegate to Canada, Most. Rev, Hlldiebrando Antoniuttl at. Ottawa, Dr. Murpiiys investlttire would i-flke D1809 a5 sccii as the official document of the would arrive from Rome, it announced last night. _N0\\‘s cfthc llcnoi- was received with acclaim by both filcuitv and student body at the coicge, _Dr. Murphy was born n1 HQpQ River, this Province, on July 16_ i836. He received his primary ed- ucation at t-hc ccunirv school in lllS iiiiliiv district. He attended ‘. I; xlaiifl, Uiiivcix-itij, gram hating, with the degree of Bachelor ol A115 iii 1910. for the next six Yfflrs he tvas on the ten-clung staff of Prince (i Vi/nlcs College. 1n €ll.""("l t. Augustine's W35 Gcrniiin Casualties llczlvy No Binltsli fight": has b:cn sho’ d1’ in over the United Kincdonl shire tile wai- berz- n. it “as sided while German casualties in (Continued on page 8, Col 1) | ecel s th n. to stud _\' appointed l ~l in lviay, i926, life-port“ ‘NI-lea By Finnish HELSINGFORS. Dec. 19 —~ (C? Havusl ~Aii ulioiiiclal report. that Finnish shore batieiucs today sank the LLuOJ-IDII ltusuiiln battleship Jk- ilo...'.:iya - itcvoluba (October ltovolunonl in the Gulf cf Pllilfllid leartcilcil this cop t ‘l iii tile lace oi Soiict niacin; on the northern and ccziilill irciiis. TWO ucii-cqliippcd Russ an col- liiilns Wtre con-urging Oil HDVBJUQ- ._ c.ip.l:il oi Lipialil and key to tilt! lllgtiWfl railway linking lllillitlld wit swsdm. It was feared that if the column ddvancing from the east reached Kemljaervi, eon- iiectcd by rfll with ROVMLBML it would be able to strike down to the G-lilt of Bothnla, cultmg Finland in two. I-fcisiiigfors was raided by Soviet planes for the third time since the Russian invasion began. Today-t. raid apparently had as Lls objective rn airfield in the suburbs, and the combs cropped w.thout doing harm Outflank Finns Although the Russians in the north continued to sufler heavy lcsscs, their great numbers rmitt- ed them to oiitiiank Finn h de- fence position.- in the wilderness of Lapland. Fnns sou ht to bring up enough reserves to old the wide northern line. Soviet strategy vzas believed to call for incessant pres- sure atall points so that thesmall Finnish army would be unable to hold any point in strength. Silikin of the batliesnlp Oktla- hrsknya- evoliltia. could not becon- firmcd, but Finnish offictals called the report "very plausible.” , Flnn-dsh coast artillerymen were said to have resorted to a ruse. Their shore batteries until recently had been equip-pea with guns hav- ing a malxinuim range of about five mics. Guns with a longer ra e were installed. but the F-nns hed their fire until they had good g8- tunit to make it tell. Meanw e viet, i 5 continued their former practice 0 cruising just, outside the live-mile range. rd Red ‘ Battleship Sunk Batteries ‘ABM ____. Lieut. Governor for Quebec (ls Appointed ' General Sir Eilstllli? o1 parliament for Rimouski i Sir Eugene, whose appointment has in the been frequently rumored past year, will. succeed Hon. E. L Patenauds whose term. which nor-j mally expired last May l. was ex-l tended because of the Royal Visit. AppOlIILIHEIIi. oi sir Eugene will iremove a popular figure from the~ house of commons where he has‘ I Rlmouski conttnuouslyi sinm i924. I-Ic has frequently acted; 0f the iviiole house and a-s chairman oi represented as deputy speaker, chairman the PailWBV committee. The 18th lieutenant governor o errimenia. a keen interest in tllieir Santa Pals and By a Pal. cludes for another year. The is still large, but with the fa the past we still ers who will yet known expectant child happ toys, or money to buy toys, Santa. Pals, or first made their bow, This year the zige limit has still there are considerably duly vouched for. for the purpose for which it only through the columns of acknowledged. this is from being a “cold, sta Many Little Ones Unchaperoned — The day after tomorrow our Santa Pal plan con- believe there arc those among our read- find it. in their heart to make some un- 10 PAGES GERMANS SCUTTLE 2 The Sands of Time Are Sinking Fast Friday Sees the Close of the List of ALLIEDWAR CUUNBIL T0 AIIJFINIANI] PARIS. Dec. 19—-(AP)—'Ihe Al- lied supreme war council was m. PQPWd today to have decided to Rive to Finland all tlhe moral and material aid ,_ lble without weak- ening the war against Germany. The possibility o1 giving effect- ive 81d to the Finn-s in their stub- born de-tenoe against invading Rug- sians was understood to have been the main topic discussed at a three- hour meeting, attended by Prime Minister Chamberlain and Premer Dalaciier and their highest as: st- There are Still list of unprovided little ones ith that has sustained us in y by contributing either in within 48 hours a German today rather than face the 32,38l~t0n German by its crew. The ship was aflame and sinking in the Annual lilibeerlptluu Delivered $5.00 By Ilib-PJLI. Ql-Otl; ("lnlll lull U-i. $5.00 LINER Crew Fi-r-ce- Luxury Ship As Warship Britt's/f Closes Crew Picked Up By U. S. Cruiser —-Nazi Tanker Flees To Neutral Harbor. Dee. 19- ship the gun luxury l WASHINGTON. (CPl-Fol" the second time committed “suicide" at sea s of the British Navy, when iner Columbus was scuttled Atlantic io- Alias Santa Claus, as it was then known, some 130 ‘children were made happy. Last year nearly 1050 little ones had their stockings filled. All the money sent goes immediately sent by mail or handed to the main office, to the Fund. In 1916 when been reduced somewhat. hut over 500 deserving children is sent. Gifts are solicited the Guardian. They may be ants including diplomats as well as war experts. meeting had ended and the British leaders had started for home said ‘the measures to reinforce tfiie means of action which collaboration has at its disposal in the dipiomntir field as well p5 the military." and he duly A communique issued after the council "ordered necessary the Francs-British The French government, looking - forward to prosecution of the war ' night while a United States cruiser. the Tuscaloosa, pcr- formed a dramatic rescue of all but two of its crew of 579. (In London the Admiralty said that the Columbus ivas set afire “on sighting one of His Majesty's ships some 400 miles north of Bermuda?) This second success for the Royal Navy came within 48 hours after the Admiral Graf Spec, powerful Niizi pocket battleship, was scuttled by its commander off Montevideo rather than accept its internment or fight with waiting cruisers beyond Uruguayan territorial vraters. Capt. H. A. Badt, of the Tuscaloosa, notified the Niivy One wishes words could be found to show how fari in 1940. tonight asked tlhe finance committee of the chamber of dep- charity. It does not “mes m am,.ove mmmy wpropm tistical” Department that two members of the German liner, third largest in the Nazi merchant the crew was mustered. It pr or to those who read the letters which ac- t appointment OTTAWA, Dec. l9~(CP)—Mai0l‘- Fisei, member Ind former Deputy Minister of National Defence, has been appointed Lieu- tenant-Governor of Quebec, Prime Ii/Iini-zter MaeKenzie King announc- ed tonight. He will take office Jan, 1 Quebec is 88 years old, a native of Rimouski and a man of wide mil- itary experience. He is a veteran oft the South African War and served sis Dcrrutv Minister of Defence dur- ing the first. great. wer. He has been decorated by several foreign gov- Popuiar with vetcrans of the ser- vice. Blr Eugene has always taken prolfems and pleasure in flhrr cmnpgnign- ship‘ A leading member of the in- formal "old soldiers asscciation" of for publication, becoming givers. Times have changed, parity and depressions have was formerly done by private the human being behind th after his death; the neglected iiway from those children”; 0f others eases her mind the people behind the cases respecting, useful citizens. their own making. They buy, hut they need, also, to help them. ilreds 0f persons. Public charity is one of tiinc, but private charity on Claus may overlook. place, now and always. l-liglilalidcis W. W. “A" Coy. P. E 1. Dartmouth, per Captain RCld. 1n mcmory of Harman E, Inman. North Tryori. Miss Marjory Cnilcksliarik. Miss Doris Crulckshank. In memory of Rev. Geofflfl Mil-_ lill‘ and Douglas. In memory of Brian Austin Ken- iiedy. Mrs J. R. Munn. Arthur, Garden and Mai-y, Hampton | Miss E. Webster. t Miss Helen Moore. Miss Jean Moore. Mr. and Mrs. W. E Champion. Wildey and St. Lawrence I 0. O. F. Lodges of Charlottetown. Aubrey Newport, Milton, P. E. Misses A d: I. Home. G H. Taylor. , A Friend. 1st. Charottetovrn Ranger Co. Lucy A. MoLure. James T. McKee. | Mrs. John Wilson. Miss Kathleen McNeely. Miss Lorraine MeNeely. Master Billy McNeely, Miss Elinor Campbell. Miss Betty Lynda. MLss Mary Brown. Misses Jean and Doris Gill. Mrs. C. P. Stewart. Mrs. E. Downs. Barbara, John and Robert Nash. 3rd Charlottetown Brownies. Masters Harry and Peter Shams. Mr. lid Acorn. i . (Continued on page i. Ooii d) (Ooiitiuiled on page o, C01 5) (Oontinuedonhllllfioii) seem so to those who have charge of preparing the stories i rations for the three months of the VIEW year ' franm (about $l.26$,00o,00o). that all were rescued. totalling 55,"G4,00T,0O" were missing when marine, had been thought eviousiy The Nazi liner slipped out of Vera Cruz, Mexico, last company the contributions or talk with the givers who, make a yearly custom of bringing The spirit of brotherly sympathy smallest as well as the largest contributions. Again and again it has happened that those who were beneficiaries of the Fund in its earlier years gratitude and to their improved status in the world by and people with them. In the face of a vaster need, by city, Province and Federal Governments. But the spirit. of this Fund has, we hope and believe. remained the same. It has always dealt with cases which needed more than money. bravely to carry on while the family wage-earner is ill, or mas atmosphere; the old lady who will not accept presents from her son because she will enabling her to recover. All have been hard-working, self- Their misfortunes are not of need the things that money will the confidence that their more fortunate brothers and sisters care about them and want The gifts make up more than a sum of money-they add up to a warmer, kindiier world for hun- bestowed as would give a thirsty stranger a glass of water, has its lt says, as nothing else can, that all races, adherents of all creeds, Be a Santa Pal and prove it for yourself. YESTERDAYS SANTA PALS t '_'_“~"—_~ The government estimated that ZAILOOOIltltMOOO francs (about Q,- '102,l00.000l may be asked to finance the ‘War in 19441 The appropria- tions for the first three months of i940 amount to almost a tihird of the total 1939 budget. 0n the western front today. ac- wrdina to ra-ench military dis- patches, a French patrol miiflg g daring dspiroht ffd several miles inside the German lines and de- thelr gifts in person.‘ breathes through the have testified to their Pros- come and gone. Much that charity has been taken over. (Continued on page 6, Co] g) Argentina Interns Brew 0f Graf Spec BUEHVOS AIRES, Dec. 19 —(AP) -Internment of 1.0.39 officers and men from the sunken German raider, Admiral Graf Spec, somel of whom will be sent to Argen-' time's land-locked provinces far. l iPOXII the sea. was ordered tonight , by President Robert M. Ortiz. I The presidential decree declared that Germany would bear the cost lt has always seen e case! the mother trying child who needs a real Christ- not “take the gifts right the invalid who by thinking the great necessities of our behalf of those whom Santa ‘ . of the internment. which pre- "nilllldglllgly as "l" Sumalbly wi.l be for the duration of the war. Captain Hans Langsdorff, of the Graf Spec, and his men came to Buencs Aires after the Captain blew up his ship outside Montevideo Harbor Sunday night on the per- sonal order of Adolf Hitler. The Graf Spce was forced into Monievidco after a long sea fight with tthree British cruisers last week Trade winds still played with smoke spiralling from the wreckage ol the Graf Spec in the Plato River. Uruguayan officials said the fire in the hulk of the Graf Spee would continue to burn a day or zwo longer. President Ortiz‘ decree permits Ca/ptaln Iarigsdorff and his offic- ers to live in Blienos Aires but specifies that the crew be dis- all men are brothers. i Retroactive Fur Quota Advocated WASHINGTON. Dec. 10-(AP)—- Establishment of a retroactive 111°- ta limiting the importation of all- ver and blCrL fox fur pelts from Canada to cover the current marketing season was advocated to- day by reprmentultlves of iur ranch- ers and auction houses. Testifying on a proposed supple- mental trade agreement with Can- ada before tlhe committee for reci- procity infonnatlon, they reported iox fur prices, still declining. were already below cost of production and threatened the life of a grow- ing American industry. Edward Fromm, representing Fromm Brothers. Inc, and assooi- atd breeders at Hamburg, Wis, who sivld his organization marketed a- bout 25 per cent of the domestic crop lest yea-i‘. asserted that restor- aticn of the duty, reduced from 5o t4: 31 1-2 per cent ad valorcm last January, would be reflected in the market prices. Train 5T. JOHN. N. 3., . addition to apeoialtraln services al- ready announocd by the Canadian National Railway for the holiday seasOn a train wil Service 80pm. trlbumd among interior provinces. away from the Plate estuary or Lhe rm. Tile Nazis thus far have been ccifincd to their quarters in this .11)’. Captain Langsdorff and his of- ccrs were at the Argentine nma win-chat while the crewmen were at the arsenal and the immigrant ioicl, Argentina's "Ellis island." During the day ‘resident Ortiz riid Foreign Minister Josg Mario, Canliio studied t ‘orief on legal aspects of the cue drawn up by lsidoro Ruiz Moreno, international law consultant of the foreign of- fir. The web of South American neu- trality alro tightened round the German tanker Tacoma in Mont- evideo. where a port official said 01¢ IND was "detained." an action wlhich might be the first step to- ward formal internment. The Tacoma, which reportedly missed a rendezvous with the Grsl Spee on the high seas, stood by as a rescue ship when the Graf Spec sank in flames Sunday night. Thursday in a. desperate attempt andpossibly reach Europe. B First word of her grim end came which flashed that the Colum- States cruiser Tuscaloosa, to elude the British fleet ut her gamble failed. from the United bus was being scuttled about 400 miles east of Cape Henry, Va. A British destroyer was in the vicinity. the Tuscaloosa reported, but there wer While dusk gatherc hastened to pick up the dicated by word received here, no signs of hostilities. over the ocean the German seamen who, it was in- Tuscaloosa had pulled away from their craft in small boats. Terse, matter-of-fact messages told how the Tuscaloosa, commanded by Capt. saved every one of the Germ who were presumed to be stewardesses. The Tuscaloosa then head- i ed for New York to land the German crew at Ellis Island. Behind her the sky was bright with flames, for the Columbus was afire from stem to stern and was slowly settling to her doom. Behind her also 22 empty lifeboats were adrift near the scene. The navy hydro- graphic office. on hearing this broadcast a warning that the boats, as well as the Columbus, were menaces to navigation. The big liner, however, was not expected to remain a menace long. for officials here understood that her sea valves had been opened to make her founder as fast as possible. The Columbus had been at Vera H. A. Bruit, ans, including nine women out: is no \ WSURANCE heather i ‘file ACUDENT or Ytlllfli '_! TORONTO, Dec. l9~(CP|-—.\liiii- mum and maximtlm tcmperntilrcs: Cruz from the beginning of the war until last week. She had put into that. port hastily when the outbreak oi hostilities caught her on n Caribbean cruise. When she left there she had food and fuel enough for 50 days. Consternatlun was evident at the New York Offices o1 the North German Lloyd Lines, owners oi the vessel. when news of the sinking woe received there. "Oh, my God." said Manager John Schroeder, "it's one blow after the other.‘ A few hours earlier, however, an- other German ship - a freighter tentatively identified a5 the Arauca out. of Tampico --had better luck. It fled ‘into Port Everglades. Fla, harbor a Jump ahead of a British cruiser. First word of the dramatic end of the Columbus, which occurred only two days after the destruction of the cornered pocket battleslmp Graf Elpee off Montevideo at Adolf (Continued on page 9, Col 5) War — 25 Years Ago Today (Br ‘ihe (‘anailiun Press! DBO. 20. 1914~Babtle of Cliam 988m started. ed Lowicz, Poland, hilt in G-ilict routed at Duklas Pass. Allies warded off ‘ desperate German attacks near St_ Hubert. Belgium. G€niiiif1$ capiur- ‘ an Austrian divisirii airs reported Dawson O 0 Vancouver ‘i! . 5'11 Edmonton 17 1W | Regina l‘) 3U Winnipeg '1‘. Z3 Toronto 1H 36 Ottawa 2i 2'1 Montreal i 7 ‘ll Quebec l" '3?» Saint John 2'3 39 Halifax 26 32 t Charlottetown ‘:0 ll‘! FORECAST Maritime East: Fresh nnrtliwcst winds, becoming variablez; fair and 'modenitel_v cold follower] by snow ‘tor sleet in southern districts by lThursday. It Synopsis: Rain has occurred in lsouthern districts of Ontario with ‘snow in northern sections. The ‘weather has been generally tiiir throughout the west: mmii-ratcly cold in Manitoba and cast Sask- atchewan arid mild iii Aihr-rtn. l-Ilgh tide thi; afteriilrin Iii 5:21 and tomorrow nioriiiilc n‘ t; ‘.10. Sun sets this nflcriicoii zit. 421 and rises tomorrow iiiorllzliq a: 7:33 I-‘ull mooii Der 2G, 7.2M .liii. Sillniiiorsiiie lid" ill liilllllim, Lin er than Charlottetown ‘ Tlii". (‘~\4. FiT-‘Iii \’\l|l"‘ Moves Borden 915 A Iii l M P V Leaves Tormeiitlne i100 A M M. a . SATURDAYS ONLY l Leaves Borden Q45 P M. Leaves Tormentins 7.00 P M. i%iav y ‘L --..__,_ """- ~o~.~..’-.-....,_