up osasdlaa. Issued ll! gig;-I town Guardian Two osals C"7:'"i7€MAN JDIRIGIBLE HEA DED HOME WARD ....o- , .—....-« Covers Prince Edward 11w- '-qN~\‘“w-“W §" Island Like the Dew Read by Everybody Ci-lARLO'I"I‘ETOWN, CANADA, TI-IURSDAY,~lVIAY 21. 1936 Tiijjjjjjjjjjjjj ANELO-SOVIE T NA VAL AGREEMENT SOUGHT Adherence To Loniionlreaty Is Sought 10. P. by Guardian‘: Slleoisl Wire) LONDON, May 20-0"-it Bf“- ug will save three class A cruisers mm being scrapped under limit- siions of the London Naval Treaty, 5: us disclosed today as the gov- ninent began negotiations with gum ltussis for u. see. treaty. The Anglo-Buutan conversat- ions are aimed at securing Russian adherence to yrovisions of the re- sent London Treaty. signed it m-ltnln, the United states an rrsnoe. While these talks opened at the (min office, Lord Stanley. finan- sisl secretary to the Admiralty, told the Home of Commons the Government would rebuild and advice armaments on three class A cruiser to prevent them from easy‘ scrapped under the 1930 lmdon Troll). Britain has already asked the United states and Japan to lift lim- itations in the treaty of destroyers so she may save some 30 destroy’- ers from being junkcd. The cruisers affected are the Pro- bliher. the Elilngham and the Haw- kins, all of the improved Birming- ham class. Lord Stanley said the 7.5 inch guns with which these cruisers are equipped would be replaced by gurls of less than 6.! inch calibre. (This would switch them from the "A" class of cruiser, as set forth in the mo treaty, to the "3" class). Lord Stanley added that the war- ships would undergo ext/.-rlsive re- pairs to rent them for another 10 years of service. A fourth cruiser. the vindictive. wfli be used as a training ship. The Admiralty is speedily em- ilazkirlg up:!;‘ldts building program on bad alr placed own.- nillc dssiroyersy‘ providbd for-"€5.73 Parliament only three weeks ago. coasiruciloll of new battleships, cruisers and oubnlilrincs. however, must. wait until 1937 because of treaty linlitation.-i. iiussolini Seeks To Ease Tension (L |'- By Guardian‘: Special wire) PARIS. May 20—'I'hc financial newspaper I.'Inf0rmo.tion said to- “? it understood Premier Musso- iini mu submitted suggestions in- tended to ease Anglo-Itiliian fen- lion to the British Government. The suggestions. it said, included ihapcssiblc withdrawal of white Italian troops on duty in Libya. , EOMING ‘EVENTS .‘Tllllil85—4C&nUt; cove Friday. L-4903-5-21-21. "'l‘ailries—Mt. Stewart Saturday. L-4006-ii-2i-2i. "oomwall {fission Band cake "16 is postponed until Saturday. my soul. L-4955 "See the three not play "Poor "W9 Brown." in Winsloc Hall Friday. ma. Admission 250. L49” "Linklettel- Players present ‘Here Comes Charlie" gr. Wheatley River Hall, May 22nd. r.-ioei-ll-21-ii. “Peake'a Hall. May Both. Play in Ild or Peai'.e's Bali Team. followed Vi dance. If rainy. next line night. L-IBM-5-20-2i. "Buying live hogs at Albany ziimdu. my am. Emerlld cri- !» Mar and untu noon. G. o. °’°W- . r.-«oi-is-lo-at ""mi-t fiaslam. Emerald. Al- ggliloa-a. Kensington, buying live any as. lMIeo"What'Ithel(at- are re. Irish Oi” by wlunriolc .r. s mnimole ilouinimaso and 31-11. Island The federal government was pre- pared to allot $26000 to Prince Ed- ward Island for the rehabilitation of its needy fishermen on condi- tion the Provincial Government provided an equal amount for that purpose. Hon. 8. W. LePage. Pres- ident of the provincial Executive Council, stated last evening. The appropriation was part of $300,000 set aside by the Dominion Govern- ment for the assistance of needy fishermen in five of the Canadian provinces. Nova 5cotia' according to s re- cent statement by Premier Angus Macdonald. is prepared to put up $100,000 in expectation of receiving a similar amount out of the $800,- 000 federal grant. Before proroge» tion the Nova Scctis Legislature Dlaccd in its estimates the sum of $100,000 to augment the fedeni Appeal Court‘ “flailorea” King’: ' composition (C. P. Guardian’: Special Wire NEW YORK, May 20—FlrIt formal rendition of “Mallorca" the only piece of music ever written and published by King Edward Vlll will be given here tomorrow. King Edwsl-d's own subjects have never heard it unless they found out, despite lack of publicity. that or copy could be bought or happened to pass by St. James’ Palace when the Scots Guards were on duty and were pinyin; it. The King's musical creation is a slow nrrch which he wrote nearly two years age for bagpipes. He is is proficient baapiper himself and occasion- ally plays for friends. church ilignltaries In Saint John SAINT JOHN, N.B.. May 10-(O. P.)—Many dignitaries of theflomsn Catholic Church in Canada were in saint John tonight for tomorrow's consecration of Most Rev. Patrick A. Bray as Bishop of saint John. Archbishop William M. Duke of Vancouver will be the conascottr with Bishop P. A. Ohaimon of Ohatham and Bishop James Mor- rison of Antigonlsh serving as oo- cons DTIVIQ. The sermon will be preached by Bishop J . A. o'sullivou, Charlottetown.- The new Bishop. former super- ior of Holy Heart seminary at Halifax. took ‘ ' possession of his see a week ago. (A1. By Guardian‘: speohl Win) ties. into panic tonight. Mob with his car after the had tried to attack him- Tension antiy Arab town. pogrom against Jews short time before, mind and one pessenofl ‘violence in which hfihlhlhlg Fishery Grant__ $25,000 Provincial Government Must Put Up Equal Amount If Needy Fishermen Are_'I_‘2 Be Benefited. Alleged Confession By Dan Bann iste Jew - Arab Outbreaks In Safed Increases Tension JIIRUBALIIM. May 20—A WV Jew-Arab incident threw sated. ancient home of the Jewish mil‘ The Palcor agency repoi‘ ed A Jewish motorist knocked down NI sriolsed -the vrvdomlm the scene of s in me. A I Jewish bill injured tly. .3“ ,,g Q. "com: month of more than a score units and olmooissmlnl 5"“ iomauul Share. Relief contribution. In this Province no definite amount was placed in the Estim- ates for this purpose. Tile Legis- lature, however, adopted a bill to provide for the administration “of any fund which may be appropri- ated or provided to assist in the re-establishment of needy farmers and fishermen." When the bill was in committee, Premier Campbell stated it was the intention to appropriate $8.000 towards re-establishing needy fann- ers and to seek assistance at ot- tawa in connection with "a. similar fund" for needy fishermen. I-ie ex- pected the federal grant would be “fairly large" but did not say how much the Province was prepared to contribute on a fifty-fifty basis. Eon. Mr. LePagc last evening halcllnno information to give on this P0 MayExamine rAs Evidence —_j. (C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) mnnnawmou. N. 3., May 20- The New Brunswick Court of Ap- peal was told today it could ex- amine as evidence Daniel Banni. ster‘s alleged confession which was no‘. admitted in evidence either at his preliminary hearing or at he trial on a charge of murdering Philip Lake at Pacific Junction on the night of Jan. 5. 'I'he contention was made by P. J. Hughes. K. 0., crown counsel who oppo.-ed before a special sit- Ufl-3 of the court here an appeal by H. Murray Lambert. Morlcton. Ininst convlclton of the youth. Judgment was reserved until June 2 the date of the opening of the reg- ular June term of the court. Bannister. together with his younger bro her, Arthur. has been sentenced to hang on June 20. An appeal in the case of Arthur was not allowed by the New Brunswick court, whose decision on appeal was upheld by the supreme Court of Canada. Mr. Iainlbert o the conten- tion or Mr. Hughes. but asked that if the court decided it could look at the alleged statement, Bannister be allowed the privilege of being heard in that regard. If ihe alleged confession had been admitted in evidence at the trial, the accused would have gone on the stand to explain it. Mr. Lambert stu.'el'i. Mr. Hughes was permitted to present his case and leave the al- leged statement with the registrar. If the court shoufd be of the opin- ion that it could look at the docu- ment. then it would do so. chief Justice Baxter stated. It was his own impression that the areged statement should have been admit- ted in evidence at the trial but he did not know if the Appeal court could interfere with a trial judge‘: diaoretiouiosctsshesawfitin the motto . ry and police patrols on duty and a watchful British de- stroyer im guard in Jafla harbor. The Paloor Agency said 24 Jews. 0 Arabs and our Christian had and many Others infur- reports have placed the dead at 20. all Palestine railways were under rigid curfew resulti- tiolil. the Jewish Iblegreph Agency (Iiristlaus Joined Jews in mg old city of Jerusal- arrest- TMO W929 with the killing -- nilh soo Jevnah families out of i.H.THOMAS REBAHEIJ IN ENQUIRY Rumors Re Probable Resignation Of Col- onial Secretary Are Denied. (C. 1’. By Guardian‘: Special Wire) LONDON. May 20-(C. 1'. Cable) -Rfilmrts that J. H. Thomas. sec- retary for the colonies. had made up his mind to resign were declared to be without foundation in in- formed Parliamentary circles to- night as the judicial tribunal i.n- vcstigating the “budget leek" con- cluded its hearings. , The question of the colonial sec- retary's resignation generally was ruled out pending publication of the tribunal?» report, probably ear- ly next week. The resignation stories at present going the rounds, it was pointed out, could easily be built on Thomas’ own evidence that he wanted to relinquish offlce im- mediately the rumors concerning him became current. The minister has made no at- tempt to conceal the fact he feels acutely the delicacy of his position. Makes Denial Thomas went before the tribunal for a second time today. briefly dc- rl/ylng he had known any of three men brought the minister's name into gossip concerning the budget leak. I-{is statement was supported by P. Vergottis. a financier, who acknow- ledlzed he did not know Thomas. terday that he ilndittended ‘o. din- ner party with Vergotti and Spiro (continued on Page 12) IN TIHICH HITH ETH I [IN AN GDVERHMENT DONDON, May 20—B'riti5h authorities are in touch with an Ethiopian government established in western Ethiopia. Foreign Sec- retary Eden indicated in the House of Commons today. Asked by Geoffrey Manders. Liberal, whether the roreisn Of- fice was in communication with such a gcvemment. Eden replied: "I believe certain Ethiopian auth- orities-—-with whom the British consul is in contact—a.re main- taining order in that region.” In reply to another question Eden said the incident of the dum- dum bullets was closed and the government would not request the recall of the Italian naval attache in London. Arthur Henderson. Liib0i’- asked whether the roman Sammy "wo,-. considering making ND’ resentations to the Italian Gov- ernment as to the undeslrahllii-Y of the navel attache's remaining at his post in London, in view of his relations with Colonel Pedro Lopez... Lopez is the "notorious pul'V¢Y0T of false information and iorsed documents" who, according to Eden, was in touch with the Ital- [an embassy while larocurins by trickery information aliesedlii showing British firms were sellinl dum-dum bullets to the Ethiov‘ ions. lied cross campaign Opens Aiiepleloueiy Red their-‘calls on our yesterday. year. The ernor Delalols chants in ecorstino special gmorosity ot the newspapers. in Jewish population in tin all in Learn thehogesucoela SD who. one witness testified. Dr. Reginald I-{earn testified ves- Great success was met with by A-hi cross L ilcctors who bell“ the business firms hi one of the eollciacrs who reported. with hi! list almost complete. had received gnu; thrga times as much as lalt magnificent address Iii’- en by His Honour, Lieutenant Gov- arld his handsome contribution towards the cemptlnt the oo-operation elven by the egg cross window». the W‘ ‘’‘‘‘°‘‘ '3“ collectors are disilllyltia and "10 I.i'l:“COb:t1lI']ibl.l:t0i!'!l ‘I’; van flu “ mo Wu '3: rlToking the it oiliht ‘T Italian Viceroy Enroute Home (AI. By Guardian's Special wire) ADDIS ABABA. May 20 — (via military plane to Asmara) —Viceroy Pietro Badogilo left the Ethiopian ospli-ll today for Italy after handing over his command to Marshal Rodolfo Gr-asiant. The Italian comnlnnder who led hi black shirted columns to victory will arrive by airplane at Gun tomorrow and will [like the rest of the trip to Assure. by motor. Well mfornlcd sources con- sider Grasiimi. hard-boiled hero of‘ the southern Ethiopian unn- paigil. the best choice for the rugged job of subduing the kingdom of Emperor Haile Se- lassic. BATTLE IN FOR ciliilliill or iigliiiulil China, Japan, a ii (1 Russia Seek Support Of Ruling Prince. (C. 1’. By Guardian's special wire) BUIYUAN, Suiyuan Province. China. May 20—Ghine. and Japrm are waging a “battle of money" to win the support of ruling princes in strategically vital Inner Mongolia, which some observers believe may HEARD THREATS [IN LIFE iii THEATREOHHER New Light Is Shed On 17 - year old Small Mystery Disappear- ance. (C. P. By Gllardian’s special Wire) TORONTO. May z0—F‘rederick Osborne, '12-year-old former care- taker of the Grand. Opera House here, startled 3. special hearing in- to the small mystery disappear- ance today by testifying he was of- fered $20000 to assist in the murder of Ambrose Small, millionaire thes- tre owner. The offer was made by "a. certain man" several months before Small. disappeared Dec. 2. will and, be- cause he disliked the situation re- sulting from the attempt to get him inw ii niot. Osborne quit his job at the theatre in the summer of 1919, Persons who recently signed af- fidavits for use in court proceed- ings to upset the will of Mrs. Am- brose small, who died several munths 1180. were examined before special examiner Thomas '1‘. Ralph. Contents of the affidavits have not been made public but they were of sufficient importance to start pol- ice on a fresh investigation of the mystery. Officially neoc Small disappeared and never was found Years ago he was cillciallv declared dead and his estate placed in the hands of Mrs. Small. who bequeathed 8. great part of the $2,- eventually become the scene of ac- tual ‘ between Russian and Japanese armies. The " ‘ princes, hard-hit by a devastating winter whirjn seri- ously dcpleted their herds, are gratefully accepting an unexpected windfall in the shape of airplanes, automobiles. munitions. lligfl salar- ied jobs and hard cash. China's chief interest in offering inducements to the Mongols is to block Japanese encroachment on the last slice of Mongolia which re- mains under China's nominal con- trol. Jai:>an's aim. on the other hand. is to insure the friendship and cooperation of the Inner Mon- golinns in event of it clash with Soviet Russia, Outer Mongolia. or both. Soviet Russia's interest in Inner Mongolig is equally vital, but if her agents are playing the some game as the Chinese and Japanese. they are being highly secretive about it. With a detachment of Japanese- oiiioercd Mongols already estab- lished st Pailingmiao, only 100 miles north of here. under the nominal control of the Mongolian leader, Prince Teh. Sulyuarl pro- vincial authorities are fearful that the next move in the triangular game of international intrigue will be e. .lapanese~suppcricd invasion of this province. In preparation against such an emergency General I-‘u Tso-Yi, the provincial governor. has concentra- ted his law available troops along suiyllan‘s northern frontier and simultaneously has split the Mon- gol ranks by inducing scvle of the Mongol princes to withdraw from Prince 'I'eh's Pailingmiau govern- ment and establish an autonomous pro-Chinese government on their own. Youth convicted Of Murder (A. I’. by Glal-dian’s Special Wire) 0A'IE‘KlZi‘.iL, N. Y.. May 20—A1- ired Volckmann. 20-year-old but- cher boy and violin playing mem- ber of a. church choir, was found gouty today of murda in the first deeglee in the slaying of nine- year-old Helen Glenn; daughter of his Methodist pastor, following an assault. Oubert supreme Oourt Justice V. achenck, of Albany, annourl he would pass sentence Tueiidsy. cardinal liles , | VA'l'n3AN‘ CITY, May 20—Alex- is Henri Marie Oardlnal Leplclcr, ‘la, prefect of the culnegstien for reiigimll affairs, died tllfltht. His death was caused by perni- cious anemia complicated by bron- ehial trouble. lie was given ex- treme uricticn at his own recent and Plus bestowed a special on ion. \ ,, 000.000 estate to charity. Osborne said he worked at the Opera House from l9il until Aug- ust. 1919 and quit when he was dis- mi-bed bv efforts of "a cctrain (Continued on Page 12) SENATE DEBATE iiNB.N.A.liBl iiililuliiiiil (C.l‘. By Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA. May 20—A plea from Marlime senators to widen the market for Nova. sootla cool by increasing its penetration into Ori- trlrlo and Quebec by 2.000.000 tons annually was made in the senate, today during discuseion of British North America Act amendment. Fu ure of the proposed Joint par- llnmcninry resolution to Westmin- ster for amendment to the British North America Act wins left in a somewhat indefinite position when R. Hon. George P. Graham (Lib. Brockville) moved adjournment of the discussion until next Tuesday night. "This is a matter of some mo- merit," Senator Graham said. "I have talked to scvera‘ members and they would like to have a little further time to consider the question." Motion for adjournment of the debate carried without further comment. _ Senaior Graham was to have continued the discussion today fol- lowing an attack of Rt. Hon. Ar- thur Meigtlen, Conservative lead- er, on the proposal to amend the constitution. U‘ The saint be given e. man are Inlrtvfr 11810. MAXIMS ‘ , OF A MERE MAN three highest titles 1-hit cell 14 PAGES Forecast. and the zeppelin was “weighed level the ship. said. Atlantic. For the first time the Hlndcn— burg book off directly from the mooring mast. on its other depart- ure. it was hauled away from the mast by a ground crew and pushed into the air some distance from the most. The new method was employed. Lehman said, because it did not require such a ground crew. Lehmann said he would follow a course between the northern and southern routes, and expected favorable weather and tail winds. He said. however, no attempt would be made to set a. new record for the crossing. Lehmenn said he hoped for more frequent weather reports on the return trip, but that he had made no definite arrange- ments for getting them. A dismantled 2 1-4 ton racing plane with which James 8. Hair- lip, st. Louis pilot, hopes to smash European flying records was aboard the dirigible. I-Iaizlip, former holder of the American trallscontinentai flight record; his wife, Mae I-laizllp, once speed champion among women fliers, and their 15-year-old son, Hayes, were on the passenger 115‘- Well Known Clergyman Dies NEW YORK. May 20~Dr- Walter Laldlaw, widely known Presbyterian clergyman and found- er of the Clergy Club, died of ii sudden illness today while walking on a Mulillaitzln street. He was 75. He had written extensively on religious topics and was ref‘-'€1i‘d'3d by many persons as an authority on census methods. Survivors include the widow, formerly Mrs. J. Louise Childs Potter, of Brockline, Mass... whom he married in 1899. a son. Dr. Rob- ert W. Laidlaw, and a stepson. Dr. Philip C. Potter, all of New York. TAX TO THE GRAVE EDMONTON. May 20-—(C.P.)—- Alberta's new intimate purchasers‘ tax act will follow taxpayers to the grave. Sales tax to be collected on a funeral of average cost will ap- proximaie $1.50. Opening and clos- ing of the grave. flowers, telegrams and telephone messages are exempt. Bank of F be The statement follows: "The tereet yields on Dominion the increasing burden of or - of one 2..§§“li‘°.‘.;"..‘I.....;‘T‘l; can no at A TOR/0N'Ii0. May 20-8. 1!. Logan. general manager of the Canadian an - of the Canadian Bankers Associa- tion, tonight announced on behalf of the Association 9. reduction of one-half of one per cent in the rate of interest paid by chartered banks on savings deposits and de- posit receipts. The change, effec- tive June 1, reduces the rate from two to one and one-hsli per cent. chartered banks announce tllatowing to the present low in- biiis and other govemmerlt scour- ities, to the continued lack, of di- mand for commercial loam. I34 '0 taxation. P" mu eduction In Ba kDeposi Rate Is Effective June 1st terest paid on savings deposits and deposit receipts. and that the ~ will ‘ effective June 1 next. "Thu further reduction in bank deposit rates should tend to in- crease the.supply of funds on"- abie for lonl-“fin ”“'°'“"'"”' should facilitate advu1ta¢9°“5 "E funding at maturli-1 01 Wwmd and municivll N945 ‘M I the building and cepiifl goods industries in which the dc- ion has been very severe. Such 3 aeveicpment is easel!-151 T0 B Til?‘ the increase irl business activity [pd employment." It is understood that similar re- duotioins will be made shortly in the interest paid on deposits by some of the other leading institu- deposits tiofll \. Hindenlrlirg Second Eastward Atlantic Flight Zeppelin To Follow Course Be- tween Northern And Southern Routes - Favorable Weather The takeoff, witnessed by approximately 500 persons, was without incident, although it was the first of its kind attempted by the Hindenburg’s skipper on this side of the g _’ Annual Subscription Delivered 50$ ByI1u1iCIIlId.llltI U.fl.A.‘C-CC On (By Robert Okin, Associated Press Staff Writer) (A. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) _ LAKEHURST,_ N. J., May 20—Tile German dirigible Hlndenburg, carrying 51 passengers, took off in favorable " weather at 11.05 o'clock AS.'l‘. ward crossing of the Atlantic. ’I:he last bus load of passengers was taken to the ship’s mooring mast 20 minutes before the start of the journey, tonight on»its second cast- of f” at 10.58, when the stern mooring car was detached and water ballast dropped to When the “up ship” order was given the ship left the ground and immediately headed for New York, where it was due to arrive in 35 minutes, Captain Ernst Lehmann HEAVY liliii Fill IN WEST (C. P. By Cruz-u.-as Special Wire) - W'lNNI.E'ElG, May 20.—-snow fell in the Crow's Nest Pass region of . the Rocky Moulltalns today while i the Alberta wheat and ranching country to the cast was receiving 2 the heaviest rainfall in the past two years. i Dull and cloudy skies in Sask- . dtchewen gave promise of rain and . in Manitoba it was clear and cool. -. Temperatures mostly were around 40 above with high wind in south- ' . ern Saskatchewan. Rainfall would be welcomed by farmers in some parts of southern Manitoba. - fell throughout Alberta. In the ' , northern districts it checked dust storms. welcome moisture to farmers who are nearing completion of seeding operations. The snowfall was con- Rain In the south it brought filled to the Crows Nest Pass area AN EXT-'_C\iT\\iE is A GUY WHO WORKS 7 \Ni‘fi-l His com’ 0N ! \ (Canadian Press) TORONTO. May 20-Minimum and maximum tcmperaturcs:— Dawson 38 Aklavik 23 Edmonton 43 Rggm B 40 Winnipeg 33 Toronto 3‘ Ottawa 33 Montrca 33 Quebec .1: Saint John .0 Halifax ‘8 ohsrlottetown IOEICAST Maritime West: Moderate to fresh westerly winds; fair and 000i. Maritime East: Fresh westerly ymus; partly cloudy and cool. High tide this morninii at 10.15 and tonight at list. Bun sets this evening at 7.28 and rises tomorrow morning at 124. First quarter moon Wednesday, , Maya’), 10.06 p. m. Summerslde tide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. ms: CAB Hills! have Ilorilon 040 A. 5!. fluted] , . _. Ldua. Tormenilno (latra) II I. In Daily cunt lulu. , _ _ I-I6!-I. it: A