MAXIMS OI-‘A MERE MAN i—'-—-— We {or ' "m- rreedom, life, health flfi... obligation. ,1 Guardian Two (‘ante 0:11.111“, Founded ll" % ciulfli". In!!!" l‘ b thankful to I M0!!! u: agree, or a little mom)’; “d m" look upon ourselves as CHARLQTTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936 Heir-Apparent 11mm: on vomcww __ a- 1111.11 Gone’. 112.11 (looses denser-t VATICAN (JlTY, DCC. 9—Pl1_vsic- 1am ntwuulng 7U your old Pope Pius XI kept 11 careful chcd: on his whether lu- 1v.11 be able to sit. up In a choir tnncrrow. Although Vatican announcements slid the P0111111 1111s gaining strength 111 111.5 1.1.1111 ugnillst. 111.- partlol leg paralysis amt t11e i11- tlrmiucs of old nge which have kept h11111n bczl since Saturtlay, a rc- liahle source declared the lrregitlur- 11y of 111s 11ul::-c still occaso. e11 tome cotter-111 11110111; 111s 111111111101. Hot pteks wslc being n1111l1cd to his chest rcgttlorly 1o 11111111111110 111s clrculniiuil, 111111 1J1‘. Amnnli Mintni, his ])1l)':11('.£ll‘. 111s \vot"k'.11g 111 111c- lrut a 111111.111 of the 511011111; cf 111s leg" _ll the 11111111110111. proves effective, 111-c l-lcly 11111111’ tnuy be ullalvecl 1o leave 111s bed for 11. time tomorrow‘. 10111110 1111111 _, Lec- ... Ucncmt 111 L-JIQG-lZJ-lil-li. D1 ccmbcr o1 Ccnctxt. L-1l9 i-lll-AJ-li. H C111-1:111.t;.» 1.011 e3. North 6.1111- “ll-P- De tuber 111111. 1f 1113111151 Lat- m-i.‘ l1. .11. L 1113-12-10-12. 11g 1.1a hogs A bony I 1.‘ 111 i1. Lnnrxnld 11111 u11111 U. C. Green. L-51l3-6-tWi-ti Y"i‘-' c ‘vc .\'.o.1c1.1y, December 21st * 1- "1..111".:1C.:11ce:1. 1t Afton . 1. 11o. 1111s: 10110111111, 1113111. 11-1191-111-10-11. "liesthg of 111: B. I. s. 1n Etnerald 111111 ‘Thursday. December 10111 1t 7.1111 P. 1.1. All members L-l21l-l2-lil-ll. "Geo. Lejghtizer C0,, (next Queen Hotel» now buying all kinds 11 dressed poultry. Try us. L-95d-l2-l-tf. "When shopping for Christmas 1° Bl-lre to visit Jean's Novety Gift "We. 193 1111111110111 Street. ' 11-1126-12-8-10. "Zion Church hot turkey sup- Ptl’. Fancy work, childrenls nov- “uebl1andkerchiefs, candy and "he cooking mp1s, L-1l3'-l2-B-3l. hrl-lvcalock Marketing Board livestock at. Railway stock Mmolwt or Prince Street, c1111.:- l, "“-I“r1da11.1:e¢. 11.111111 a ma‘ 5MP co-operatively and "l" 0i hishest. returns. 11-1223. ___ h?" ‘have an outlet for good mvlltlle and top quality veal omu- interested call at our “id I91- further information. Marketing Board. 114223. 1"“ "m" "Rh pleasure that y" miglneflt. for the past two M“ in °w "Wfibtional improve- ih, micedmf-llfls percentage and 14mm“ 800d market value. heart-beats tonight to determine IVhat It Means To Be And To HaveA Pal The day before yesterday a lady mildly suggested over the phone that she preferred to be called a. “aubcriber” or “contributor” rather than a Santa Pal. After it was ex- plained t0 her the difference between a cold, cal- culating, businesslike subscriber or contributor, and a true, devoted leal~hearted Pal, she relented and said she would henceforth be proud to be known as a Pal. A Pa] is a person who is for you always, under any suspicions. lle never lnvetlgates you. He likes you just as you are-he does not alter you. Whatever kind of coat you are wearing, whether you have on a dress suit or overalls, he thinks you fine. He likes your moods, and enjoys your pessimism as much as your optimism. y He likes your success, and your failure endears him more. , A pal is better than a lover because he is never jealous. lle wants nothing from you except that you be your- self. ' He is the one being with whom you can feel safe. With him you utter your heart, its badness, and its goodness. You don’t have to be careful. In his presence you can be discreet, which means you can rest from the world outside. There are many faithful wives and husbands; there are not so many pals. ~ The friendship of the pal is the most admirable, amazing and rare article among human beings. Anybody stands by you when you are right; stands by you even when you are wrong. , Ildke the shade of a great rock in the stormy blast is a pa . Like the home port, with your country’s flag flying, af- ter long journeys is’ a pal. A p111 is an impregnable citadel of refuge in the strife 0f existence. It is your pal that keeps alive your faith in human nature, that makes you believe that it is worthwhile living. A Dal is the antidote to despair, the elixir of hopc, the ionic of-depression, the medicine to cure suicidal ten- dcncies. I You give to your pal without reluctance-and borrow from him without embarrassment. When you are vigorous and spirited you like to take your pleasures with him; when you are sick, you want to S" I111"? ‘V1191! Y0“ are dying you want him near. A pnl is the summurn bonum of life. A Santa Pal is all that and more. Also—he is the em- bodiment of the Chrisimas Spirit of goodwill towards lit- tlc ottcs Santa Claus may forget. Our 11st of little ones is increasing n1ucl1 more rapid- ly than our list of Pals. Won’t you respond today? Select your number and name and send your gift or gifts a pal ., ‘ i0 The G unrdiztn, or phone No. 133 and tell us your decision. SANTA PALS >z/// The People's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew 11111111111111111 11111111111111 1s 111111111111 Greater Co-ordination Between Provinces and Dominion Sought on Financial Matters. OTTAWA, Dec. 8—(@)—Opera- tions of the Bank of Canada with particular recrence to its rtfaticns with the provinces, coupled with a discussion of interest rates, occupied the National Finance Committee sessions today. Only a. brief state- ment was made public at the close of the private session this after- noon. The official communique aald the committee "continued its discussion of the services that could 11o render- ed by the Bank of Canada to pro- vincial governments, and of the posslbilltfes of a greater degree of oo-orvdmation in governmental bor- rowing in Canada. "The committee also discussed the question of interest rates and ap- pointed a. sub-committee to cnsid- er th's question and report back to the conference.” Opened this morning under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Charles Dunning whose idea of placing governmental borrowing and Dominion-Provincial financial relations on a sound bitslness bas- ls brought about formation of the committee, the conference was at- tended by more than 50 Govern- ment ministers and officials. Those present included every pro- vinc’al prime minister clcept Prem- ier Hepburn of Ontcrb. Federal ministers attending in addition to Mr. Dunning included Revenue Min- ister Rogers. Defence Minister Mac- kenz’e. Fisheries Minister Mfchaud and Hon. T. A. Crcrar lidlnister of Mines and Remurces. It was understood considerable argument. vms advanced in favor of interest rate, rc-vlslm downward and tlmt there were protests from some of the provinces, against al- leged discrimination. It was stated unoffically m sec- tional problems had been rfised and that arguments advanced from certain quarters in favor of making the Bank cf Canada. morz- useful t1 the provinces 1n we“ of prwidng credit at a low and uni'orm interest rate received gz-nerel supporf. Prom most of the provinces rnd from Finance Mirister Dunnin! came reports of ri=1ng revenue: and improved economic conrliiifim but a less enccurngng pictrr: of the re- lief problem. Relief mat ere w'l1 be n subject for consiclerabie debate and there will undoubferdy be some efforts to obfztin from 1h: Dominon increased contributions to meet the demands of the unempbyed this, winter. - Lieut. Governor Col. G. D. Dc- Blois. Mr. Benjamin Bremner. Mrs. Ewen Cameron. Mls Marjory Carr. Mrs. Chester S. MtLure. ML=s Evelyn Burnett. Miss Margaret, Irving. Miss Shirley Jane Dunning. Miss Roma Ann Dunning. Mrs. H. A. C. Scarth. Mi:s Virginia Scarth. Sonny Scantlebury. Miss Loulxc Ho zard. Miss Florence Strickland. Mrs. P. W. C’ark1n. Basilica Cub Park. Miss Joan Wlllfulns. Defeated By Dr. Harold E. Welsh, 40-year-old country doctor from Roslin, Ont, today was elected Conservative member of the Ontario legislature for Hastings East over Dr. H. A. Boyce. Deseronto. after a hard- fought provincial by-electlon. Election of Dr. Welsh to the seat left vacant by the death of J. l". Hill, Conservative whip, was con- ceded by James 0011, Liberal cam- pflgh manager, with returns still incomplete. Unofficial returns from 59 of B4 polls gave Dr. Welsh a majority of more than 1,000. The vote wu Welsh 11.541 and Boyce 4.418. The Conservative majority was placed Mrs. W. J. P. MacMillan Mrs. A. A. Bartlett Fred Seaman Donald Seaman Mrs- George m-Biois Miss Helen DcBcis Mrs- E. A. Foster Mk! Phyllis Frasier Rerinald Webb Gordon Gamhum Ruth Gamhum Paula Jenkins Rayfiefo Mr. Frank MacKtrmon Betty Bruce Betty Anne Grady Mm. B. M. Vail Mary Irene Bealraw A 7719M m ially at 1,268 because many Ml“- W- H- PNW” :31; fem in majorities only. 198816 391D" Hill had p majority of 418 in Nora Harper 1934. An iasue in‘ the cam was 1eg1slatlon passed last session giv- Mre. Harry Millar Mrs. Chance Connoll M" 5°41" 1 parate schools a larger share m“ mm“ oiisaberporation taxes. Conservatives gunnryg!" . argued it was placed on the sta- tute melts without a mandate from Victory F or Conservative In EastHastings Hepburn Govtt-Oeindidate Badly Dr. Walsh In Master Layton Roger. Scllurman. Summerside. S 0 ° B l ' Mrs. 9..., 1......“ ntano y-e ectlon. Billy Mloreside 1i BM "m" 1.1111100. 0111.. Dec. o-(ceo - school 111111111011 “seems to be the Mary Farmer chief issue" pleaded the measure be given a trial. 'I'11is was the first by-electlon lost by the llbcrnl Government that was elected in the 1934 provincial general election. Before such con- tentious measures as the Quebec Power cancellation bill and the school tax legislation were passed, they won four by-elections-Wel- lington South, Grey South, Nlpis- aing and Kenora. Standing of the legislature, un- changed after today's election: Liberal, 6'1; Liberal-Progressive. S; Conservative. l7; United Farm- ers of Ontario, 1; Independent, l; (Io-operative 1. EXPRESS DELAYED (C. P. by Guardian‘! Special Wire) NEWCASTLE, N. 8.. Dec. D-A broken driving rod delayed the Maritime Express from Montreal to Halifax for six hours today at Busbec Siding, ll miles from hen. A new engine brought the train “ the DQ01919- "leimc 1mm. (Continued on page 101 Premier Hepburn. Ibo said the into Newcastle. Other trains were delayed as a result. torlo choice between inc Throne expressed belief 11111112211011 11 It was kept in 1;1l11tl, hour wife, come what may. CRISIS ‘UNBROKEN The consensus of 1u1ofliziul 11:11"- linmentary 0111111011 was that tile crisis r1111 was unbroken. 1 Edward himself :111pn1~c1111_v rc-l mained alone at Fort Ilclvedere. He was up well past. 111i<l11i;:11t 11f- ter a. day of monmntous conferen- ces and a. visit of Queen 1\1111;v. From Fort Bclvedrrc u _ conveyance loaded 1111111 IJflgQl‘ wheeled toward 1101111011 just 1.1.- fore midnight. It was not dis- closed whose baggage was 111 the vehicle or what was its destination. In a nighi. iTlcd 111111 suddcu. behlnd-tlie-scenes n1ovcs. princi- pals sped from one tnectinz 11111rv to another. Prime lvlinister B11111- wit1 presided at 1111 evening cabinet meeting at the House of Co111n11111r. and then repaired to No. l0 Dow- ning Street to receive 111111111 111- fluentlal callers. CONSULT lVlTll BALDWIN Sir John Simon. the B01110 Sec- retary, Malcolm MacDonald. 17.1111- 111io11s Secretary. and Wtritvr Monckton, tllc King's personal le- gal adviser were among those who saw the Prime M1111ster. An army (lisputcli rider drew 1111 at No. 10 after :1. swift ride from Fort Belvedere. 11nd u-ns shotm immediately inside. It was not possible to confirm the location of the scene of Queen Mary's meeting with King Edward. but all indications were thntit took place in Windsor Lodge. less 11111.11 three miles from Fort Bekcrdere. With her. it was said. own-e two other of her four sonic-the Duke of York, ltcir apparent, 111111 the Duke of Kent. As these episodes brought near- er t0 a close the drama of an Em- pire, ever-increasing sections of the British public and press rc- gretfully exprcsscd belief Edward will abdicate. The Daily Mallcarried a stream- sr this morning which read: "Abdication Feared Today.“ (Continued on page 101 KING ElillIlllii ‘(iii BY FRANK H. KLYG Associated Press 51:11? \‘.'.‘1i:~r LONDON, Dec. lik-(Thursdayi-(Alfl-Tlze British public early to- day 11'2". prepared for abdication of llzitasrd Vlll as the hour approach- ed for the expected announcement 111 the House of Commons of his his- .'_.'.d Ill .. Final decision still rcstttl witn 1111.- liing. but there was 11o indica- tion as morning 1vorc o11 that llie. Talujesly’ 11nd murlc any move to fore- stall thc announcement which Prime .‘.111111~ier ilnlduin was to make be- fore Pa-llamcnt when it meets :11 2.15 l'..\l'. (111.15 A..\I. AST.) ‘ Unless the King at the 11111 hour eontrivcs some hitherto unex- plained plan to retain 110111 the Thrall: anal iltc twice-divorced Ameri- can woman he would marry. mnzzy s. ~ the only solution. r, that all tall; of abdication was based on thc belief that the King was determined to make firs. Simpson his 11111111111511 11112111 Simpson. 14 PAGES MAXIMS . OFA MERE MAN Money and time are the heaviest burdens n! life, and the unhap- plesi. of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use. Ana nal Suhacrlpllon Delivered $5.00 B] Mull Canada and U. H. A “.00 T1111 SIGNS PIIINT T11 HBIIEEIIIIUII IDIIIIY" BRITISH PUBLIC PREPARED FOR ABMEATION TODAY ilniy 11th Hour Decision By King Edward it ls Believed Will Alter Situation. Last Act In Royal Tragedy Expected Today His Majesty’s “Decision, Now Feared Irrevocable, To Be Announced To Parliament By Premier Baldwin. .Zu11s of the press and officlaldom 511131111111 LINER CRASH CROYDON. Einglcnd Dec. 9— (APi-Jrhe most disastrous airliner crash 111 13111111111 history brought dcntll tcclny to 14 persons aboard n K. L. M. Dutch line passenger 5111p 11111111 111111.11 1110 roofs from two houses and fell 111 flames four 111111- utes alter it left. the rimway a‘. Croydcn uirdrolne en route to Am- sterdruu. Three escaped from the ttvlstcd wreckage. T110 A11- Minlslry tonight orderrd LONDON, Dee. 9—-(C. PJ-Jlavas News Agency reported it warned from parliamentary" sources that Prime Minister Bald- win informed thc Cabinet lnni-ht. 111:1! King litlwurd Illls derid- ed “he cannot give up Mres. Vtknlis Wuriiit-ld rlimp on.“ Abdicatlun is the next and only p1: iblt- move, the» I<'1'e11cl1 news agency quoted these sources as buying. 'l‘l1esc quarters were eiescribcd as believing ihc King probably would formally re- nounce the Throne Thursday. [lavas itaid it “'21s reported in some qua-‘tevs that the King‘ illlflll)’ made up his mind 111 about seven tfclock tonight. The act of abdication was drawn up laie in the evening and 11111 be presented before the Commons and House of Lords to- monow, the agency reported. ' (By George Hamblctoit) (Canadian Press Staff Writer) (C. P. Cable, By Guardian’s Special Wire) LONDON, Dec. 9—In the Prime Minis- *er’s room in the House of Commons the cab- inet met tonight for the last act in the tragedy of the King. , Tomorrow Prime lilinister Baldwin will announce His Majesty’s decision to Parlia- ment. The King has not yet token any irre- vocable step. He has still to make the final choice. But all the signs point to abdication with‘ the accession of the Duke of York under the title of King George VI. Arou11d the Houses of Parliament few members have any hope left that the King will renounce his projected marriage to Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson. Abdication, unless there is a chance in the last hours, is regret- fully accepted as almost inevitable. PRESS VIEW ‘ The British Press Association said: “While it must not be assumed abdication already has been decided upon, l great majority of members of ull parties have with the l"! most reluctance and regret come to the conclusion that that step is foreshadowed by the ivcud of events." In ihc-House today the Prime Minister said “I regret I 11m not in a position to udd anything today, but I hope in make a statement tomorrow." Government whips asked all members of Parliament to cancel engagements which would take them out of London- PRO FOU N I) TRAGEDY lf the King abdicates, the reign, which opened ll monthl ago in unparalleled promise, will end in profound tragedy. Never before in England has 11 monarch voluntarily ab- dicated. Only 324 days have passed since Edward Vlll ascended the Throne. ‘ At the first. Privy Council he attended as King, Edward declared “When my father stood hero 26 yours ago he declared that one of ihc objects of his life would 11c to up- nold constitutional government. in this l 11m determined i0 follow 111 my father's footsteps and work as he did throughout his life for the happiness and welfare of all classes of my subjects." It was strange irony that led lfidvvard i0 ihc verge of I thorough investigation after the K. L. M. 1111c announced it did not. know 11111 reason why the ship went down almost immediately after the takeoff 1n dense fog ut 10:30 a. m. The dcutl included J1tn11 dc Ln Cim-va. nulogyro inventor: Baron ‘.0111 rierl ‘2.le_1'c1'11-fi'.’2l1e11b11re of (‘mrmany former husband of the Viennese actress, Lull Dostc; 11nd Admiral Arvid Llndutan. former Swedish Secretary cf Sinic. JIYMPS T0 SAFETY The stewardess. F‘r1111cli11 Von B011 Gcrtlnan. snvecl l1cr life by jumping a second before the air- lncr struck the ground. She suf- fered only 5115,1111. burns. The two other survivors were Walter Sc1111‘;e11‘<. German passen- ger and wireless oprlxvor V011 Bem- mcl. They were critically injured as tvns a. fireman who fcitzltt flames in a house sci. afire by ihc crashing machine. The nirllner knocked dow11 a tele- phone poic in ifs wild 11111 fllld (‘111 off t.~'e1~l1o11e eonnecdons 111 the ='.111u1"o:111 ns-igh-borltood. delaying rescue efforts constitutional crisis within ll months of his accession. ACCESSION CUFNCII. Announcement 0f the abdication would 11c followed by ihc summoning of ihc Accession Council, to which repre- sentatives of ihc Dominiuns would be invited. The new King would tulle the oath and be proclaimed throughout the Empire. Legislation would be needed in the parliaments o1 Great Britain. Canada, Australia, South Africa. New Zen land, the Irish Free State and Southern Rhodesia. The legislation would have :1 three-fold purpose: (1) To confirm ihc accession of the new King; (2) To bar any issue of Edward Vlll and Mrs. Simpson from succession to the Throne; (3) To relieve Edward Vlll of any disabil- ities under the royal marriages uei. After abdication Edward Vlll 11s :1 member of the Royal Family could as the 111w exists murry only with the con- sent of his successor on the Throne. Under the proposed legislation. he would 11c free to marry without the neces- ..1i_v_ of securing his successors consent. The United Kingdom's legislation, it is expected. also would coteiain financial provisions recognizing the King's (Continued on page l0)