01A MERE MAN ii institutions and belle"- Character determlna a. nation’: — Charlottetown Guardian Two Cents. Morning Guardian, Founded 1881. Covers Prince Edwardilsland Like thellew CHARLOTT TOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1939 o RESCUEMD, THREE Misfizvfc Polfifii‘ cilikl) CHA MBERLAIN AWTWEHEQ UERS P R icluuuis ALSD TAKEN Al SANDRINGHAM Cabinet Ministers Pro- tected As Vigilance Is_ Increased By Bomb-. ings- (By Pat Ussher, Canadian Press Staff Writer) LONDON, Jan. 22—Arlned police guarded Chequers, count home of Prime Minister Chamber aln. and additional police were on duty at Saniiringham today as authorities intensified precautions against further bombing attempts ascribed to renewed activity of the out- lawed Irish Republican Anny. Officers were posted at every approach to Chequers. where Mr. Chamberlain passed the week-end, Police cars patrolled nearby roads and watched train arrivals at rail- way stations in the area. M SEndTInKhB-Ill, the Kin went shooting Saturday and TheIKr Mu. lesiles were at church today. Caused Alarm A recent series cf bombln and discovery of bombs that i ed to ixnlode at various points through- 11} we Br1t1sl1Je1eslics_.creai-ed (Continued on page '1. Col 3) COMING {VENII "Buying dress poultry daily until March. Correct grading. George Leiphiizer- Co, L-bB-IZ-Zil-tf,‘ "Borden Line Club loading hogs lambs. calves every Tuesday. Hours l2 to 3. L-34B-l2-M-2-5-tl "CClilc I0 the C0111 meat SIIDIJET "Pg-angry, columns at Fran: Cutllifis Fredericton, T av evening. Jpn. 24th. L—283. "H ckcy aft New Glasgow to- nizin iiustico Rangers vs. Milton l-lorncis. L-29l. "Hockey at Marshileld tonight, Duustoiinaize vs. St. Averds. Skate after. Truck leaving St. Avurds 7:3‘). L-290. “Burns” Variety Concert and lecturi- in Hampton Hall, Wednes- day, January 25th. L-274-1-23-2i. "East Royaltif-Rlnk tonight. Savauc l-i-arbor Rod Wings vs. Roy- als. Skate after. L-282. “Poliliryp-Buylilg daily live and dick-m Poultry paying top market DllUCo. CZTIGOL racing. Prompt rc- iiuéns. ISIAnd Co ci Storage Company "Buying hogs at Albany. Thurs- day. Friday at Emerald until noo-n. G. c. Green, Emerald. L-228-12-M T W ti. "Carnival. mocassi dance and skate at York Rink, Tuesday. Jan. 24. Prizes for best costumes. Music by W. R. Godfrey. Admis- sion 15c and 10c. L-293. ftsrvcn Mile Bay card panties thr. \\'.":k: Wednesday evening at Jiirk Connolly's. Thursday at Leo K0110; s. Saturday at Borden. 14-288 ' CYlll-E to the hcckcy matoh in Eva View rink tonight. Spring Valiw Air;ws vs. Sea View Maple Lin» Game starts at 8 p. m. their. L-287. Government trenches, pi " " Mid dlstfl w"; BOMBED STEADILY The announcement that the Government would not evacuate came after two days end a night of Insurgent air bombing that left 30 dead and 66 wounded in the streets of Barcelona. The dead included six of the crow of the British Freighter African Mariner. Only one of the 20 raids, how- ever, mashed the centre of the city, the other l9 being centred upon t-he area within iivc-eighths o a mile of the port. zone. From the corps headquarters of Militia defending the capital the hills of 'I‘lbida.bo marking the ibilrundary of Barcelona were vis- be. Three-Way Advance Insurgents were driving from three points on their newest ob- {ccgve-Martorell, Gateway of the lo- ieget Valley. down winch they apparently plan to sweep to the outskirts of Barcelona. ‘Ihrustlng between Igualada and Villanucva. Y Geltru, General moved In a southerly direction fromCapellades and north from Villafranca del Panades. The effect was to fonn a driv- ing wedge aimed at Martorell. only 10 miles from the edge of Barcelona. At their nearest point. in the Ban Saturnino sector. the Insurgents’ line was about l0 miles southwest of Martcrell. From Martorsll, crossroad on the swift-running Llcbreqat river, a wide plain stretched to the hills outside the capital ‘Barcelona Keyed For Fingi Stand Refuses To Evacuate-Capital Is Sub- jected To I_'I_e2_1_vy Bombing. (By RIOIBERT OKIN, Associated Press Foreign Staff) BARCELONA, Jan. 2Z-—-(AP)—'.l.‘he punish Gvv bnllht it would not move from Bamelona and ’ ’ able-bodied men and women to quit their jobs for a week and build declared thousands of “$111111: with its back to the wall, the Government ordered all men under 55 aind women between l4 and 40 years old to take up picks and shovels to build a system of fortifications around Barcelona. Charges of treason were threatened against any who disobey- Ollly those employed in war industries, medical centres and (cod .1 .____.. Population liequisitioncd For‘ Defence HENDAYE, France, Jan. 22- (APl-‘Ihe entire population of Barcelona was requisitioned today for defence of the Spanish 9°“ eminent capital as 300.000 111' surgerits dr_ew ever-narrowin! circles almost within gunshot of e government's vaunted " line of defences in the bordering Barcelona province apparently had collavfifld- Three of i key positions were in Insurgent hands. Tomorrow morning all com- merce and industry In Bflrtelflnfl. except servicesvitai to the de- fence. will cease. _ The government, meeting in al- most continuous session to map defences of Barcelona itself, ord- erect every able-bodied male up to 55 years old and women between the ages of 14 and 40 to dig trenches. lb-Mlles From City The nearest Insurgent columns were moving up the Mediterran- ean coast behind a protective fan of tanks and armored cars only 18 miles airline from Barcelona's In fighting to the north, the Government reported the enemy repulsed in the Basella area on the cast bank of the Segre River. One hill was captured three times by the Insurgents but was still in Government hands tonirht, of- flcfal announcements said. North of Igualeda. the Govern- ment admitted the loss of but one small hill in the Insurgent push toward Manresa. which with Marlorell forms the keypoint- in the first line of defenses of Bar- celona. Will Assist In Drganization 0f Donscrvatives OTTAWA, Jan. z0—(Cl')— Ilon. Samuel Gobeil, rostmaster uenerai of Canada nom i930 to "flu markets are jittery, but “Ivy-WI an inclination to strength- Wwtcwards the week end.» Under such circumstances you cannot blnv safer than to ship your stock iW-Onsratively. Live-stock Market- nfl Board. kngltlveslnok. Marketing Board I1"! Ht Charlottetown duo-in week of January 28rd. and giécceodlnz week until otherwise "I-‘ed- as llmvs: n mdey afternoons 12-8 o'clock. - m- Mad! mimics viii curs-sutures; "We ham official analysis for blended feeds 011d we XIUW gianést 5 ' "fatter-k fee: on i935, has been appointed to the staff of the National Conservat- ive Dominion headquarters. to ietDominioa OganIaeJ). flvl. Robb in sr ial antlers during the next cw mouthl» Conservative Leader Mauiou an- nounced today. gates. From the air, massed squadrons of Insurgent general Franeoa bombers circled over the Govern- ment capital in unceasing relays, drigrping tons of explosives. By ml afternoon Barcelona had been bombed 14 times since the. fiurious air attacks started Satur- ay. The increasingly dangerous situation for the government was emphasized by the steady chi-ob of cannon fire from the north- West. (The Insurgent high command at. Burgos said tonight that its Catelonian offensive had oc- cupied 500 Government towns. conquered more than 5,000. square miles and seized almost 60,000 risoners in the month since it egan, Dec. 23.) v»- Insurgents said Igualada, 30 mil- es of Barcelona, was captured‘ early this morning. Twice within three days it had changed hands while veteran Government troops under General Enrique Lister fought desperately to save it. Just one moot since the start of the Insurgent olg rush Dec. 23, Franco's armies were spread over Catalonia ii e a flout hand relentlessly cleric ing to a fist around Barcelona. Its wrist was in the far north. 0 e to the French homer, its knuc gt‘ Msnresa (Continued on m!!! ‘l. 001 4) ’ OTTAWA, Jan. in. -(oe> - Wd-ning mam J0. ese Japanese Germ - infected Brushes Traced To Canada ingoutheolMwl-Iuolflflthelhlli‘ ments in this country. WABH-DIGVION, Jun. H —(AP) —Dr. ‘Thomas PNTIB. surgeon Usu- erel of the United Bleioe Public Health Service, sold tonisht he had requested "in effect en em- Japeueae-mede chev- brushes" as a result of e death . Perren as nited ‘Mates OOIIQOIOTS 0f 5t I11 Port‘! of entry had been asked to bu‘ such bushes until ad unto acm- les heal been tested e the na- onal Institute of Health. Tells of several but werenot -* - of states in which that ~ was distribute! M" gen advised to seize the brushes. P Q Rfllli sold the death 0c- .'_ kot and wu ‘ fitter? traced f0 u ‘ from the ahlpmmt- . » I DIIBE WARNS FRANCE ANEII 0N pimiins Claims Enemies Of Fas- cism “Too Stupid To Be Dangerous." ROME. Jan. 22 —(AP)-Prem- ier Mussolini reiterated today the enemies of Fascism were “too stupid to be dangerous" and warned France not to stand too firmly in Italy's way. Il Duce, addressing 150 prize- winning wheat farmers in a Rome theatre, declared: "In the memorable September Dn Stage Only Five Minutes Dut Won Best Actor Award SAJNT JOHN, N, 13., Jan. 2a- (CP)—E1mer Mxfliveney who drives amilktruckforhisli .wason the st only five minutes Friday B8B nihtneartheendofal .tl'iree- ac oomedJmtthmtwes ngcn- ough to g him honor es the best actor in the New Bmns -Pri.noe Edward Islan Pas, presen by ?t.hnPefer’s Dramatic Club of Saint 0 . "I really wondered if he were a. professional," Adjudlcaior Ge Skillan said today with reference the aggressive-jawed actor, who is 32 years old and has taken part. in many amateur performances here. of last year I said that p. .- al adversaries of Fascism were too stupid to be dangerous. I confirm it. now in the most explicit man- ner." (Mussolini. in an address Se t. 25, 1938. in Belluno, at the heig t of the German-Czecho-Slovak crisis over Budetenland taunted Fascisms adversaries “hevonrl i"- Alps" as being "loo stupid to be dangerous") Renew Demands Italy's firm insistence on u. new deal from France in the Mediter- ranean was proclaimed the same time by the weekly review of foreign affairs. Relatzioni 1n- ternationali. The magazine said the visit of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Jan. 11-14 to Rome did not change Italy's objectives “by a single centimetre." Mussolini described es “non- sense" a rumor the Vatican had advised the French to "stand firm" a ainst. Fascist cries for Fretgtoh, and remarked an whet if in the future there is an Italian—and there wi-ii-Aee-who tells Italians that they must stand even firmer?" Ii Duce said foreign anti-Fas- cists who expected his regime to be troubled by famine did not know Italy. He said Fasclsm's enemies had been dismayed by two good Italian harvests of 298,870.- 870 bushels of wheat. Nobody could say with certainty that Italy would have a. third big harvest this year, the Premier said. but he promised- a fixed wheat price of about the equivalent of $2.15 a bushel. Taking a jocular attitude. Mus- solini said that if he told his listeners of the “childish specu- lation. slanderous fantasies and ridiculous hopes of Fascisnfs ad- versaries" their laughter. "despite the Alps." would shatter the win- dows of "western metropolises." "The Vatican according to French rcnsrtsds supposed to have advised Franc» to take a firm stand." Mussolini said. "I arn absolutely convinced the story is infamous nonsense." If“ called on the farmers to continue tilliniz the soil. "preserve the race and he ready to defend". their land “with arms." Flags Dedicated At Meeting 0f Maritime Women's Dlub, Mt’l. MONTREAL Jan. 22 —(CP)— Dedication of two flags, a. Union Jack and a Red Ensign bearing the coat-of-amis of Canadiefeat- ured the an ual luncheon of the Maritime W men's Club here yes- terday. The Very Rev. Arthur Carlislie, dean of Montreal. who performed the ceremony, explained tc the large audience he was using an adaptation of the King's regu- lations for dedication of colors for military and for civil purposes. ‘rho fl s were, carried in by four girl es who acted as guard c honor during the dedication ser- oes. The colors than were accepted by Mrs. George R. president of the club, who of the Imion Jack es hav led the nation from the e of liberty to the far corners earth, carried by shi air, half-mashed in es of row, drenched with the blood of the defenders of their coun , and symbollzin the empire "whi is s leader in tel-national peace and good ." ma.‘ formerly was from Vernon Bridge, P. E. I. Mre- Geo- Black Advises Women WIIINNIPEG, Jen. 22 -—(0P)-- Advice for married women: Ifyou went your htusband to sa some- your es eu courage him to ce them. . ce given here berof time is Inokin and unite placid is the time to of cothos. talk to him about , m“. . thflntrtiuvial thiNigs that are im portant to-me," Mrs. Black said. IIIIO .. 1 firmqs easy to say and‘ INCREASE IN ISLAND HSII. IIATBH NIITEII Landed Value Reported- Greater - Other Pro- vinces Show Decrease. l-IIAIIIIFIAX. Jan. n .-'-<oi>> - Maritime fishermen caught 6.3g; thcnayeoxagimwithadeorecse of $154,900 in th landed value, according to the ionthly report .Dt ht ent Flsherrles. ism y. ‘The catch was 15,190 ye-l- ued ot $449,000, redwith 22,- 404,100 pounds, wi a landed valued of $654,000, the previous year. Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick showed drops in catches agl values. while Prince Edward land and the Magdalen Islands had increases. of three fisher- Loss men, one of Little Bras D‘O1'. N. 3., and. two from the Lunenburg, N 5., Schooner Bessimer. was reported. The month was one of almost continual storms, and loss in lob- ster fishing gear and other equip- ment was heavy. particularly along the south-western coast of Nova Scotia during storms of Dec. 5 and 6. The catch of lobsters de- creased by 855.400 pounds with s decrease of $12.80 in landed (Continued 0n pale '7. C01 T) Dutch Freighter Sends Dut S08 NEW YORK, Jan. 22-—(AP)-—- Ileaking badly 1,300 miles out on the Atlantic, the Dutch Freighter Parklaan. with a crew of 21 and laden with scrap metal. sent out. s. distress call tonight Two nearby ships headed to her rescue. A later message said she was trying lo make the lands about; 1.000 miles but was going only seven miles an hour, with the radio generator oiut of commission and the working weakly on a. battery. The British Freighter Carare wireiessed at l0 P. M. AST that she could get to the Psrklnan in about four hours. and the British dawn. The Parklaan left Boston Jan- 15 for H ‘ , y, with l. curse picked up at Portland. 1b,, end Boston. Four Dhllilron Burned To Death‘ Freighter Deer about 60 miles sway, expectedxmtxl‘) reach her by - PRESS DENIES IIEIBH IIEADEII FDR IIIIATIDN Hitler Fails To Make Known Intent In Reichsbank Shake - up- (By Melvin K. vv iteieether, As- sociated Press Foreign Staff) BERLIN. Jan. 22-'I'he Nazi press denied today that Chan- cellor I-Iltlefs dropping cf Dr. l-ijalmar Schacht. and his conser- vative “no men" from the Reichs- bank meant the regime was run- ning head 4m into un-controlled inflation. Party interpreters of Tihe Fuch- rer's sudden shake-up admitted the new president of the Reichs- bank. Eoonomic Minister Walther Funk. looked Dr. Schuchfis finan- cial experience but said he not the main to thrust two open hands into the treasury." Ousted in “Purge” Dr. Sohaohit was dismissed u. mosiidemt of the Reichsbank on of his from the yesterday. Dreyee was succeeded in the vice presidency by Rudolf Brinlomann. tbs/t infle imz in this country. The elimination of the conserva- tive apposition from the national bank-was previously had been done from two other -oit4uiels. the for- eign office and lihe army-was de- fended as "loirtcal and .v in a totalitarian sfo/te." Hitler has not indies/fed what he wants Dr. Schadht to do in his , post of minister without portfolio. Some observers believe the el- most Legendary character in Ger- man post-war finance would pass into oblivion as has Baron Kon- stantin Von Neumth. Von Neurcmh. another conserve.- tive. remained as foreign minister when the Nazis assumed power but was made chairmen of the Inner Fbrelzn Office Council. now never spoken about. in the shake- UID last Feb. 4 which brought Joachim Von Riibbentroip to the head of the Foreign Ministry. Dcnvictcil 0f Murder sperm. Jan. 7-0—-(CIP)—Hari'Y Helpei. 24-year-old fermhand. was convicted y a six~man jury Sat- urday night o! the highway mur- der of J, A. Kaeser. 65. and sent- enced by Mr. Justice P. M. And- erson to be hanged April 26 The jury deliberated nine hours. The former Winnipeg uth had shown little emotion uring the five-day court of King's bench trial for the slaying of the wealthy Moosomiri farmer, whose bullet- nlddled body was found in n. slough near Sintaluta. Sash. I85?- November. but when the death sentence was pronounced he c01- lap=ed in the prisoner's box. Hon. W. II. Dennis Is Improved O.P.h,G life's lWireI ( OTTAWA.“ Jaslt,‘ Bitumen authorities nofr- W. H. D , lend Nlinisfa of Aminulirure, a. good d end was immovins steadily. token Minister was suddenly lli while visiting here two wpetrsgiao. m N.B. Debt Is By Over Nine Millions N. Jen. I —(0P) -A surplus of $50,410 on current eooount for the fiscal year erxiggifi Oct to in the annual financial statement of the Province of New ‘Brunswick. Darin! the 10-month period i-he not debt inczcased Q9 .500. an amount exceeding the total re- venue biy $498,368. The increase in debt was said to el- W83- MERE MAN A repute is out merit and lost without crime. MAXIMS OIL. tion ottcngetwith- OFF]. rm: .357. From New which rescued them. The three others aboard liner still were missing. The survivors were shock. The Canadian passenger Watson of Montreal. company of New Jersey. Not Seriously Her-med 'I‘hat was taken by company of- ficers to indicate they had not suffered a greet, deal from im- mersiou in the Gulf Stream. more than S00 miles southeast of Cape May, N. .1., for ll hours offer the Cavalier was forced down. its huigltleaking, by icing conditions s . Two passengers and a steward, who weakened in the buffeiing of the storm-tossed seas as they clung to life preservers thrown from the plane. sank from sight. They were given up for lost after an all-day search by eight. coast guard vessels. Tho oil tanker. making less than 10 miles an hour in heavy seas. was expected to dock here late tomorrow momihg. Describes Rescue Its captain described the rescue in these words: "While proceeding to one of the positions given by radio of lost plane at 10:30 P. M., Voices of survivors were heard calling. "No. 1 lifeboat, in charge of Chief Officer O. Anderson, found survivors floating in rubber Life belts and took them into‘ life boat. bringing than alongside where they were safely taken on 'board. “All survivors are able to travel by motor car. Five men and five women re- uuire overcoats, shoes and trousers or temporary transfer." Those were the facts. But they hardly depicted tho dramatic IPS- cue of 10 persons from ihc Ber- muda-bound flying Losing Hope Practical mariners and fliers were losing hope. The sea was rough and darkness made the search appear an empty gesture. The tanker. the Essa Buytown, lomned urp in the darkness. Itwas about to pass by the little group fighlmg to keep their heads above water. Two of the men struck out for its bow. yelling. someone heard them. The tanker hove to. The airliner stink l0 minutes after the Essa Baytmvn. respond- ing to thin cries for hclp in the w in the choppy vwitcr. Survivors Destitutc I-Iav saved none other than the cl es they were wearing, the survivors were destitute, The eight coast guard vessels which were on the scene_at_ql_a_u'n WPPWM-m -,°“‘i‘?:7: ..-.9°1.. 9’ Increased of 1607. Expenditures also a- mounted to an all-time high of $0,549,702, or $709,380 more than in the previous fiscal year - It his budget last Morch- Pro- vincial Secretory-Treasurer ard estimated a surplus of $17,000. The actual surplus exceeded this amount by $40,408. Revenues were higher than the estimate by $108,- 588 and expenditures were higher by $06,180. The increase in revenue Over the estimate was due chiefly to the gasoline tax and motor vehicle fees. The former yield was $1,840,700 and the latter s - $1,095. Heavily ltgcrcaisegieiin ‘g8. e corpora. one x e - m which fell shortyof the estI- nnle masonic. At end of the fiscal year the not debt stood at 1771710501. m 1000 it was 933116.679. recovering from exposure Lanull Iubaellptlvl Delivered U." n: llail-P. n. I. um; Ouuda end u. l. III ___.._.fi T I Survivb-rs Are Snatched From Plane Vyfeckage British Airliner “Cavalier”- Was On Scheduled Flight York To Hamilton, Bermuda NEW YORK, Jan. 22,—(A. P.)—Five men and five women-one of them a Canadian-who were pulled from the cold, churning north Atlantic as the flying boat Cav- alier was foundcring in darkness early today, slowly drew near New York tonight in the snug cabins of the vessel the New York-Bermuda air and; rescued was Mrs. Edna Wat- son, formerly of Montreal who was returning to Bermuda from a vacation visit to Montreal where she visited her mother, Mrs. James H. Webb of Westrnount. said her daughter was 43 and the widow of the late Robert Mrs. Webb The skipper of the rescue craft, Frank H. Spurn no»- tive of Nova Scotia, almost pedantically described the ex- ploit in a wireless to his home office, the Standard Oil “All survivors arc able to travel by motor ear," he said. Spent Anxious flours Awaiting Rescue Report (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wird MONTREAL. Jan. 23—'I‘he 70-4 year-old father of Mrs. Edna WW son. one of the survivors of tho wreck of the flying boat Camilla, said tonight he had spent "quits en ordeal" in the houzru yeete when the fate of the plane's pea-sons hung on the mercy of tbs Atlantic. "when darkness closed down lest ntmht. and there was no word from them. I couldn't em’ coming through in the cold water, declared James H. Webb. retired secretory and director of Dominion Textile Company. ' worried." he said. With another dalugihior livi here. Mr. Webb stayed up 1m close to dawn today Refilling new: on the Cavaliers plight. It was not until 4.30 o'clock that he went to bed after getting final reassuran- cesrthat his daughter was safe and wet. Inter in the day. he not a wire- less from the rescuing tanker Esso Bury-town saving the‘ id-yegg. Old dflllizhfer was "in Rood condi- tion." The messairfi added all l0 survivors were suffering iinom siiiicick. but none was in seflom con- t on. / I-IFE is Sci-toil? ‘Jet Sow: ' UYS usT {lion's iri/ darkness. halted, lowcrctl a boatT I and ckcd up the ii-e‘ women I and lve men wallowing helpless- » ICAL smvrom, TORONTO, Jan. Il-(OP) —Mln1 mum and maximum temperatures: Dawson Vancouver S285 geagsfis 8S$!8!8e8§$- and tomorrow morning at 12.30. Sun sets this afternoon at 4.56 and rises tomorrow uiorning at 1.29. "First quarter moon Jany I. . M. Summerslde tide ellhteen min- utes later than Charlottetown. rue can ran! ammo: It r. m. Leave Borden l4! Torment-inc ll a. m. l _l I .- ;I