l l‘ ! Frmlzghlzvrs. 193s rue mAlzLmrlzrowN GUARDIAN filly Bl lfllllllllillliill llllll _R_li$$ll Dominion H a s Al- r e a d Forwarded Objcctlon_ To “Fall Clauses” m Pacts. (c, P. by Guardian's Spools! Wire) mTAWA, m. ‘l-The Canadian Government already has fylcd s blanket objection to “fail Cliff-BM" ll] contracts between Timber Dis- trxbutors Limited 0! the United Kmgdflnl and Soviet Russia. Pre- mier 11 B, Bennett announced in (he House of Commons today. 1n v. statement to the House, the Prime Munster salld no timber contract had been made between m,» United Kingdom Government “ml the Soviets as‘ intimated in headlines, in the Montreal Genetic and read in the House yesterday by T, F, Aheam (Lib. Ottawa). The headings, Mr. Bennett said were printed above n. Canadian Press cable which made it plain the con- tract was between Timber Distri- buwrs, Limited, a Joint stock oom- pmy, and the Soviets. The con- tract was signed two or three days B20. For two years. continued Mr. llrurlolt, Timber [Xstrlbufol-s, Lim- ited. hod signed\ contracts with Russia. Each contained a “full clltusr". guaranteeing Russia would mm any price made by another rtlon in the Unified Kingdom nnrkol. Under the Comrade-United Kingdom trade treaty, Canada had m rlgLttudflfiGIldfed-XSSSWW" its preferences in the British market were endangered by private contracts lost year Canada appealed to the British Board of Toade against (h.- foil clause and it was ordered romovod. The result was ~Canads sold many‘ feet of lumber last Y8K‘. llllHNlllREIl u BOB RllN (A. P. By Guardian's finch] Wire) LAKE PLACID, N. Y, Rb. 7.— Making the fastest time ever re- corded on the upper stretch of Mt. Van Hoevenberg bob-run. two en- fronts for the Olympic tryouts were Injured dul-‘ng s trial run today when their sled suddenly run wild it dreaded Whitcfoce curve. Travelling 60 or 70 miles an hour, Wllihlm F. Steams and James H. Newton of Cambridge. Mus,’ were thrown through an lce bank and s burihp sun shade, and ltmded 30 feet away. At hospital Swarm was treated for bud bruises 5nd Newton, lho brnkemun, for bruises and a gush in the loft cheek. Both men declared they would race anyhow in the Olympic tryouts Saturday Ind Sunday. Heavy Fire Loss In New England (A-P- By Guardian's Special Wire) BOSTON. Feb. '1 - Fire drove scoros oi persons into the streets 1o "oozing weather in various ports or New England today; swept a $200,000 business block It Hudson, Mess: razed s high school at Lin- coin, N. 1-1., and damaged other structures olsewheg, The temperatures stood at 10 ‘lclilves below nero as the Hudson fire broke out in the Chum Block. l o three-storey brick structure. A brisk wind fanning the amzs Quickly forced the evacuation oi l3 lamlllcs living 0n the upper floors‘ and 20 guests of the adioining mansion hourn. a hotel. BIRTHS , CLAY-At the Prince Edward Is- land Hospital on February '1, i936. l to Mr. llllll Mrs. Harold Clay, East r Roy-Will‘. n daughter. l DEATHS ' ART-At Marshfield on Wetl- "Mllly. February 6. i985, Miss Junie Slvwort. in her 80 h. you. mineral from her iota residence on Sutur- r W. lrbnurry 0th. Bcrvlcc StZVTIlI Interment Marshfield i. "l l o'clock, l Cemetery. MACTNTYRE-At tho Royal Hotel, Richmond 5b.. on ‘Thursday. Feb. ‘I. NIB-n Moclntyre. aged 83 years. ; Flmernl on Saturday. Heb. 9th, short ( Wiles at Mounds lhmersl Home _ , i" l-ffi. funeral lcuvlng n 2 for st. Johns Church, Milton, for flmsrel ‘ services on arrival. Intsnnent, Mil- Cemefcry. ’ ND. MacLean ‘ DNDIITAIII i éqllliate To-Clasify 1 "i" WANTED-IO! nwtnou y 0f NO WIN Route n w. “ev- sultan, Dept. n I. n-uo- -. Montreal Canada- Ndtll-n-l-l-il-Il. ouuvrsin, mm r hm‘ for-ml‘ C ' who was presented as n "phvslds-t" ' the entire fvomuwhunllnmoollgwn , buoeuucn totbo lute RI KP. U. Present fie" PleasingProgram m Baptist dhuroh Szboolmoln was filled to olpoclty lut night when a ‘splendid cormt w» P?!‘ B. Y. P. U. ‘rhebev. Dr. Vincent was the chairman. In" in his rc- marks tirnke" Miller Bros" for a piano which they very klmfl! 101-1165 for thr orclslon. The following is the progrun:— Piano solo. Misc Florence Bim- ens. Violin Duct, Miss n dance Inga and Bpurgeon Jenkins. Reading, M's. Robert Acorn. Bus: Solo, Mr. Peter Crichton. Violin Solo. Mr. Billie Rogers. soprano solo. ‘Mrs. Francis Holl Tumor. Sketch. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ward. Piano Solo, Miss Heken Callback Bass Solo, Mr. my Snsllmsn- Raadiny, Mrs. B. E. Muteh. viz";- Solo, Miss Pauline lrlam. Solo. Nr. Leigh Dingwell. Reading. Miss Ruby MacDougoil. Oontrulto Solo, Miss Pearl Burns. HAUPTMANN (Continued from Page l) Ill hours. When court adjourned, De Biss- chop still was on the stand. 1m- der-going cro-"exnmlrlation. Ed- ward J. Reilly. chief defence coun- sel. told Justice Thomas ‘W. Tren- chsrd thsiLhe would rest his case "by noon recess" tomorrow with the testimony of "one or f/wo more witnesses." Later. the ’ ' indicated they might call three to the stand. David Ykledlunder. manager of a New York theatre. Col. P Norman Schwartzkopf. super-int!- " P‘. of the New Jersey State Police. and an unnamed "wood expert." Frledland- er‘; theatre once employed Aman- duc Hwhmuth, elderly state wit- ness who sold he saw Hauptmlmn with a lsddc’ on "bindy Lane" the day of the kldnspl-Ylnk. March l, 1932. Hltcnl To Testimony Sitting at the state's counsel table. listening to De Bisschopb testimony, was Arthur Koehler, the Federal wood technologist, who had testified for the prosecution the-t ‘he ladder rail was sawed from the floor in the l-lauptmann attic. Thus the defence closed a session approaching the end of the case with o. renewal of its attack on the expert testimony or Koehlcr. Dr. Erastus M. Hudson, New York crim- lnologist by hobby. opened the ses- sion with his insistence he saw only one nail hole in the kidnap ladder when he first examined it l0 days after the kidnapping. He refused to ‘ alter his belief in the face of pho- tographs Wllentz said were taken after the ladder was found and which showed the four nail holes Koehler fcstlfied matched those in the broken beam of Hauptmannk attic. Reilly had stated unquali- fledly that the extra holes had been placed there ‘deliberately? Today's parade of witnesses in- eluded: Walter Manley. a Bronx painter. who said he came from a sick bed to testify he saw Hauptmann drinking coffee in the Fredcricksen bakery in the Bronx the night of the kidnapping. Karl Henkel, husband of the sprightly Certs, who said he never saw anything iznproper between his wife and Hauptmann, who drank coffee together. M's. Augusta Hile. Mrs. l-Ienkel’! lnother-in-law. who sold Flsch bor- rowed $1,960 from her and did not pay it beck. Bflt Friend Henry Uhlig. who said he was Bach's best friend, had helped him in his "pic business," and accom- Pl-uied him back to Germany in December 1933. He swore Fisch had not loaned him money. Stanley Szal. a Fleming-ton pct- tern maker. who exhibited a device he ssld would show s nicked plane operated at various angles would cause grooves of varied width. He then onefuted Hauptmunnb plane over a board. ‘rhrce Soul-land Mountain region residents who testified variously that Millard Whitedk reputation for honestv was not good. Whited had testified for the state that he saw a man resembling Hauntmnnn near the Lindbergh estate the of- temoon before the kidnapping. The witnesses were William Whitehead, a relative of Millard: George E. Lem: and William mehl. Hugh Orr of Drockton. Mass. and who screed with WPev-ltz when b‘! mnlmv-fions were under quor- tion be was not qualified to figgflfy Pope Receives loang rriests From Canada _ (C. P. mm) (By Guardian's Specfnl Win) VATICAN CITY. Feb. 'l. - His Holiness Pope Pius. todny received of young student priub from t Canadian College here, nocombcnied Iluhbishop J5me: MoGufgln, of Toronto. 5nd bod an connect; “to: Lvlth them. Archbishop Mo u a Prncc Sunni Islander. "Your preparations for Wur min- igtry." Lb; Holy Father ISM to the Ooudlsiu. "mun be both Catholic md Roman in order thlt not only yoru- lntoilllenm but‘ also your ‘blenrbwilibo pampered forthevgk. rudomptim you: own emm . m priests were presented totho bythcrcctoroftheool- logo, Phi-her Joceph Button. Pope llld they were espeelully we] r some because they clme from 0 .. eds/Ind they woroflupocullv ~ r » to him becnun the were m: by their worthy \ "out \ m. bldiqa mu llclkil. srntcd undo;- flu nuaplctl of the of mu imam on advertising f A tral Guardian ‘nu- oolunl h reserved In" nun I d h o lowly an t uuu a Itrl strictly m dunno. ' OONFI-lm-Ilznrron LIFE iNSUh- ANCE. L-BTOB-‘l-lfl-lllli S. P. C. A. EXECUTWE - At s eating of the S. P. C. A. executive held yesterday, a committee was ap- pointed to consider drafting a. new by-lsw. The findings of this com- mlttee will be presented at the next regular meeting. PlwMUIED-Mr. C. E. Parker. assistant manager of the Metro- politan Stores unit in this .lty. is leaving this morning for St. John, N. 5.. when he has been promot- cd to assistant manager of the Metropolitan Stone there. SE11! IJQUOit—r wo members of 10011 R. C. M. P. seiwd two five gallon kegs of liquor in o. house at ‘Brighton yesterday. The liquor was cleverly concealed in a "hide" in the floor of the house. Prose- cution will follow shortly. POLICE COURT-Two young mm appeared in the Police Court yester- day charged with being drunk and creating a. disturbance at the B. 1. S. dance, Saturday night. Ono was fined three dollars and costs or five days in loll end the other five dollars and costs or ten days in Jail. SUCCESSFUL OPERATION‘- Mrs. Cyriac Bougeris, who was rushed by airplane from the Mag- dalene Islands. Wednesday to the ated on yesterday morning. comfortably. ladies assi=tin~ were Mrs. Grace Douglas and Misses were decorated with pink dragon. ENJOYABLE DINNER PARTY— Profeeso" and Mrs. Hurley White. Mt. Herbert, gave a most enjoyable dinner party followed by curds end dancing Wednesday evening. Fleb- rlury 6th honoring Mrs. White's father, Mr. Albert Ings on the oc- casion of his 73rd birthday. Covers were laid for thirty which included ell the near relatives. Following the dlrlner an impromptu program was carried out in the course of which an address and presentation to the guest of honor by Mr. Bert moire brought forth a hearty round of applause. Mr. lngs made a fit- ting reply and all joined in sing- ing “He's A Jolly Good Fellow." Y's llIEN'S MEETING — At the regular meeting of the Y's M6118 Club held last night, it Wfls timid-Ed to support financially the Infome- tional Young Men's Camp to be held in Eumpe this sunlmer. Men from about fifty countrie-‘I, Whe" the Y's Men's Clubs are functioning will attend this cumP- TTWW new members were inducted by past- president A. M. Douglas at last night's mectng. They were M6301‘ Fred Andrew, Ivan Horns and Ed- win Johnstane. The mectlnii W” devoted principally to business con- nected with the club. A presenta- tion was made to the club's pianist, Miss Thelma Burns, by past-presi- dent A. M. Douglas on behalf of the Club. MONTREAL POTATO MARKET -The Montreal Gazette says: “Pur- ther advances on the local potato market featured produce trodlng yesterday. The potato market star- ted to firm up during the latter part of last week. and again odvlnvod yesterday, becoming 50-55c. for Quebec Whites, 55-60c. for New Brunswick mountains, and 60-666. for Prince Edward Island mountains, per Bil-lb. bags, While oil-lb. bugs of P. E. I. stock were 66-700. These prices are 5c. to loc. per bog Above a. week ago levels. Coming into 09' oration of the new Eastern Conndn potato marketing board has caused the advances. the board's aim b61118 u) improve prices to the farmer, minimum levels now being prescrib- ed " LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER REN- OVATED-Jrh: legislative Cham- ber ln the Provincial Building has t the lieutenant governorshlp of New ( on “qr, been undergoing complete renova- tion during the past few month- The ceiling, from which the old plaster was fnlling, has been re- iothed and replssicred. The 0:18- innl lath; put on when the build- ing was constructed were all hand spilt out of spruce, and the nulls used were hand forgtd- Th‘! 1"‘ terior of the chamber, which h!“ been redecorated. the painted with white trimmings. presents o much improved spbelflflcfl- Th‘! pictwes and draperies are helm! cleaned and brightened also, this _k is under the supervision of sohrlonc a: Comiimy- ‘rho luth- ing mg plum-log was dons by J. W. Ward and Son and the paint- ing by Mr. J. Alfred Doyle. orncl-zn s onsrnucrun- ing house on Rchmond Street bo- twecn i‘) and 10 last evening. who: Police Officers Joy end L- It "@- Innt raided the premises. rum from the wcman of the house. ‘llhey had with them s Milli!!! searcher who found the ‘Then, it o woomd. s number gpsctafofs took part nzsinsi "w officers, who had l0 1189 00118159!" lblQ foroc in msklml their silt- Mr. P‘. H. Brown, Toronto. on of- ficial of the Bunk of Comma w, ur- rivcd in Chnrlotlctown lMt 1118M 0h business. member for Westmoreland, Charlottetown Hospital. wss org- t night hospital authorities reported that her condition was very satis- factory. and that she was resting AT ROME T0 HER FRIENDS— Mrs. Reuben Macdonold received about eighty callers at her new home on West stneet on Wednes- m day. Mrs H. H. Show ushered the guests into the dining room. Mrs. Gavin Harding poured tea end tlsie W. . Butt. Mrs. Arthur W. Roller. Miss Jean and Doris Moodon-dd. Tho rooms snap- of H. E. Spenser (U. 1". A. Battle River). ' (C. P. By GIIlHdl-Il’! Special Wire) to five with proclamation of oc- ceptance by Hon. Murray MscLcren, former minister of pensions and ns- tionsl health and Conservative member for Saint John-Albert of Brunswick, "an office of emoiument under the Crown.” ganimtions in Canada should co- operate with United States Tourist Associations, D. Leo Dolan. of Saint John. Travel Bureau, Ottawa. today told n service club here. tition for tourist business not only wells bclhg in e. bronze green made Quito a fracas occurred st a board- und geized, it is reported, a bottle ~01 11min‘ of nntertains m HonourOfMrs. J.A. Math ieson (or. u, Gllurlllnu’! Speefll win) GITAWA, reb. 'l - Mrl. O. B. Price, wife of tin Conservative was hostess st a “ yesterday for New Brunswick visitors in the capital. Mn. J. D. Stewart. widow of the lute Hon. J. D. Stewart, former Prince Edward Island premier. can- tertsined at toe. yesterday in bon- ncr of Mrs. J. A. Mathicson, wife of the Prince Edward Island Chief Justice. Mrs. Mathlescn is spend- ing some time here with m: hus- band. \. B. C. Marketing Schemes Are Received (C. P. By Guardian's Slloclll WIN) UITAWA. Feb. ‘k-Ninc 56mm!!! from British Columbia producer! have been received under the Nat- ural Products liilsrketlng Act, Min- ister of Agriculture Robert Weir informed the House of Commons today. Approval has been given to the British Columbia tree fruit mar- keting, British Columbia salt fish marketing. British uolumbiu red cedar shingle export marketing and British Columbia mainland milk marketing plans. the mnisfcr said in a tabled answer. Under consideration by the Dom- inion Marketing Board. he stated. were the Western halibut market- ing, British Coiumbia (interior) vegetable and British Columbia coast growers’ vegetable marketing schemes. ' Two submitted pl 101‘ P68‘ ulatlon of marketing doors manu- factured in British Columbia and for British Columbia sheep and sheep products had been returned to the sponsors, said the Munster. The information was requested by A. W, Neill (Ind. Comox-Alber- l. UITAWA, Feb. ‘l-Ths number of applications for loans received by the Farm loan Board up to Mar- 31, 193$. totalled 11,985. 0f Which 5,117 were approved. Secretory of State C. H. Cohan infomed the House of Commons today in s tob- led answer. The aggregate amount of the loans approved up to last Mar. 31 was $10,692.35!) and the total farm mortgage indebtedness in Canada as at June l, 193i. was smoothie as reported by the Dominion Bur- eau of Statistics, the minister added. Particulars were given on request Standing In The House Of Commons UITAWA, Fleb. 7~Vscencies in he House of Commo- rose today The standing is: conservatives 131, Liberals 89. liberal Prollressives 8, Progressive 1. United Farmers l0, labor 3, Independent Labor 1, Independent 2. Vacrnt b, Total 246. \ Cooperation In Tourist Work Is Urged“ uni-dish’: Speclsl Wire) U. P. By G M , mo. ‘L-Travei or- Director of the Canadian Canadians could meet all compe- in giving quantity product but in giving quality. for Canlidu has an invigorating and bracing climate. scenic panorama, a-bundnnt fish ond game resources and hospitality yind courtesy. Mr. Dolsn declared. Ho said Canada's foudst buisness during i935 would approximate the peak year of 1929 when it is estim- ated $300,000,000 was spent in the Dominion by tourists. DENIED REQUEST (A.P. By Guardian's Special Wlrc) NEW YORK. Rb. ‘I _- United Stator Commissioner Gurmt W. Cotter today denied the request of the government of Cubs for the extradition of Gen. Alberto Her- rera. former serretory of war and, president of Cuba for a few hours.‘ (By The Cl-uullon Press) ‘lb Auric. stuffy little right winger of Detroit Red Wings. 1088-84 Notional Hockey League champions, who wls born It Sud- bury. Ont. 2i your! ago to-day. Aurlo first came into nrofelsionul hockey prominence with London in the old oonedlun Manic. Be was sold to Detroit in 102’! alter hlVlflK helped London win the Cmpro title the previous season. Dr. copu- left mu morning for sniffer cu u visit to his father. Mr. DIES I G N O F SILVER llllllAR New Coin Will Be Ready For Circula- tion May 6. (U. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) UPTAWA. Feb. ‘l-Dies for print- ing Canada's first silver dolls-rs will bc received from the makers in Erlglund the last of March and the new coin will be ready for cinculs- tion on May 6, 26th anniversary of the ac ession of King George which it commemorates. Details of the "George" dollar were‘ made public at the mint today through the courtesy of finance Minister E. N. Rhodes. It will bear on the obverse a crowned effigy of His Majesty. head and bust. with the inscription "Georgina v Rex Impflmlnr Anrio Relmi XXV." on the reverse the design is a canoe laden with pelts. paddled by an Indian and a. "voyageux" pas- sinlr a rocky islet on which are two Jack-pines. The word "Cllflfldl" is set above with Northern Lights. and below. the word “dollar” appears with the year, "1936." Mr. Rhodes conceived the idell of the reverse design which was exe- cuted by Emanuel Hwn, R. C. A.. ‘Ibrunto. It is anticipated 100.000 Coins will be turned out in the first minting and additional supplies lvili be made if and when required for gen- eral circulation, depending on pop- illllrity. lBOllFEREGIE 0i THE POWERS (By The Canadian Press) CAPE TOWN, Feb. 7—Newspap- er publishers and editors, gathered from all parts of the Ehncirc as delegates to the Fifth Imperial Press Conference tonight heard their meeting characterized as a “Confereme of the Powers” in s mersvr from Sir Fob-art B-rden. forme prime minister of Canada "k lmp-essiv- an rssemlf" is indeed a 'C"n‘»"'l='l~- of the ow- ‘ers’ and an insoirotim to thms endowed with imagination t1 rerl- ize its significance," said Sir Rob- ert's message, read at the luau‘;- urol state banquet by E. Norman Smith, of the Ottawa Journol. who heads the Canadian delegation. “To our Commonwealth ‘league of nations’ the service of the press is inestimohle." Sir Robert's message continued. “In every advanced democracy it is a commanding n.1- though unofficial instrument of "overnance. Its freefom is closely associated with the liber ts of the people. The standards whi~h it up-, holds, of public and of private life. am of vital concem to each nation, since they profoundly effect not only Present-day tendencies but the future judgment of histay. “In bidding Godsoeedbothe Con- ference in all its activitlcs, may I add a Pesonol word? My associ- ation with South Africa. statesmen -.Botha. smuts, Hertzog and others —I shall always hold in happy memory. 1n years crowded with momentous events and charged with decisions of supreme signifi- cance. in those yeors and their aftermath, I found leaders of the Union inspired with vision end patriotism not limited to the na- tion or to the Commonwealth but broad as humanity." Mr. Nonnan Smith also read a. message from Rt. Hon. R. B. Ben- nett. prime minister of Canada, as follows: "I have asked the Chalrmm of the Canadian Section to ronvev to my friend General Hertrg, your distinguished Prime Minister, and his oolbcagues mv very best wishes. I met General Hertzog in Umdon in i830 and realized that he had made a truly great rontribution to the history of the development of constitutional government within the Empire. His colieatue, Mr. Havenga. latel- was leader of the South Africa delegation at the Im. Derial Conference in this cifiv and the memory of his speecl-rls and his wide grasp of ecoagmlr-prob- Irmsi still is fresh in fir: minds of all who heard him. Of course. Gen- eral Smut: isalmost a mythical fig~ ure and enjoys a pine: of peculiar affection in the heart of Crnadhns. As statesman, publicist and phil- osopher he enjoys a world reputa- lion." "To all those responsible for the maintenance of government in the Union of South Africa I send the kind regards and but wishes of those who in the Dominion of Canada discharge similar respon- sibiilties. "I trust the deliberations of the Press Conference will result in con- structive measures being taken to nromnt the interchange of liknpire news." Hon. Prank Cat-rel. of the Que- bec Chronicle-Telegraph, a member of the Canadian drlerrtlcn, road n moswlle from Rt. Hon. W. L. Mac- kenzie Klng, recalling the deep friendship which existed between General Botha. South Africa's first prime minister. and Sir Wilfrid hauler, when the new constitution for South Africa was being consid- E l The message sold: "'l'hls per- sonal exchange of views did much‘ to remove many natural doubts in the mind. of Glmerll ‘Botha. and to make assurance doubly sure as to the successful working! of British institutions. In subsequent develop- ments and definition of the status of the nations of the British Com- monwpalth. it was also my privil- cm to co-operafe ht Imperial Con- t» ence in London with th~ pro-- ent Prime Minister of South Af- rlcn. Gencrll Hertuoz, 1nd With his prrmnt colleague the former Prime Minister. General Smuts. "in sll these egomlations. the parallel of muny of the problems lllilm . Re will return on Museum with which South Afrlcu und Cen- uda are fondwu present to the maintained. had never such a policy on was expresgeq in Unborn Babies Affectecl Mothers 3y ~ Smoking (By llowurd W. Bllkculofl, Anocllt- ed Press Science Editor) (A. P. By Guardian's Special! Wire) YELLOW SPRINGS, Chic. Feb. ‘h-Unbornbslbiesindlrect "smoke" along with their mothers, accord- lng to s. study of the babies’ heart actim announced today at Anti- och College. The report states that the lnfu-ut heart action chmges-nsusllymceds up—wbilc mother smokes. Consid- ering this a definitely provcn fad, the investigation pmpocec next to attempt to lean: whether the smok- lng harms the unborn. The ekpflrllnenls were nductcd by Dr. taste W. Sontag and Dr. Robert P. Wallace of Antioch Col- lege. It is part of a study of the effects of environment. beginning before birth. The report says the Antioch sci- entists believe that toxic products in tobacco smoke reach the baby through the mother's blood. It says that these are the same smoke products which cause pulse rate increases in adults. The observations were mndc 1n al smoking tests on five prospective moi-hers. The baby heort beats were luau-rd with l stethoscope. Four o! the women were habitual smszers who inhaled; the fifth had never iy. The effects on her baby's heart were different fmm the other four. o. slowing in the mt: of beat. ‘ "Doctors Sontag and Wallace make no statement regarding the harmful effects of maternal smok- ing on the unborn," the report goes on. ‘They have concerned them- selves entirely with establishing the tmnmussion of the toxic products of tobacco smoke. ‘They have directed attention. however, to the work of Eulwton and other scfentists who have re- ported toxic effects resulting fmrn nicotine in the milk of mothers who smobc during iactatio . “Accordingly the Antioch selen- tlsts consider it not improbable that maternal smoking during pregnan- cy may have permanently harmful effects on the child. They conclude that a careful studv of the newborn offspring of mothers who smoke heavily during pregnancy is the next step." minds of all. It is a, parallel which served to evoke a. wider mewure of oymnathy and undersfarrdirr-r." Mr. King's messaoe went on: "It is through sympathy and under- etnrldine th't the problems of the British Commonww-lth and of the world are to be solved. and in the furtherance of sympathy and un- drrstancilng there is no egemv so potent ss the press. 1 send to your] Conference my lwst wishes for its ~fforts to promote closer co-oners- "on between the members o’ the v-ltish Commonwealth and that wider sympathy and understorflng "non" all notions s0 essmikl to ‘w. world's peace and to the well- ‘rlng of monkind." The state bnnouet followed the opening of the C- ference today. by tho Earl of Clarendon, governor general of the Union. The delegates who have been arriving at Cape Town since the beginning of the week. heard on address on defence by Hon. 0. Pirow. minister of rail- wsys and harbors and of defence. ‘The Conference will last six weeks. MI“ l IONS (Continued rr-m Pug‘ '1) to' woollen and textile tnriffs, con- tinued Mr. Weir. But he did not say that trade bad increased since the tariffs were increased and costs reduced. Mr. Weir cited stat- istics purporting to show increased trade volume and price reductions. Trude Ker-trillions Under LlbQTlll The Liberal regime was notable for the increases 1n restrictions on Canadian trade imposed by the United States and other countries. said Mr. Weir. The Liberals had not only made no protest against ‘he United States tariffs but had taken no steps to obtain new mar- kets to replace those lost. When the Bennett administra- tion came into office it found the former market in the United States for large numbers of live- stock shut off. The new govern- ment first took steps to give the Canadian market to the Canadian farmer and then explored every Possible avenue for new markets. It was successful in opening the United Kingdom market to Can. udian livestock for the first time in many years, The Empire agreements had brought increasing bacon exports to the United Kingdom resulting in high prices for bsrwn in Canada. This in turn led to greats con- Sllmlillnn of beef in Canada, giv- "l! the Canadian. farmer o better market for his cattle. After the report of the pig com- mission ln the United Kingdom, sold. Mr. Weir, that country begun to restrict its bacon imports, not by tariffs but by quotas. The film. Dim agreements “ Canadian hog producers to share in the in. creased prices thereby obtained for- the British farmer. Liberal Opposition Continued opposition to the Em- pire trade agreements was express. ed by J. L. Brown (Lib. Llsgar). 1t was a fallacy, said 1m», Brawn, W argue tho/t because certain de- velopments had taken plue in Canadian trade they were due [q the F-‘lflplre agreements. He charg- ed ilovernment speakers with dig. WTWIK "ode figures to show im- provement that did not exist and with wrongly attributing what, (m- provement had taken place to the operations of the Empire agree. ments. The Liberal party, Mr, Brown advocated lbs BBPeemente. Bir Wilfrid Laur- i". had initiated s British prefer. once in return. Hg would have op- posed and resented any interfer. once from the United Kingdom with Canadian tariff policies and did not seek to influence British tariff policy. . . . Condition! In Sherbrooko Sam Gobeil (Cons, Compton) commented 0n the thriving condi- lion of Sherbrooke, Que, despite the speech a. few days ago of Charles Howard, Liberal member for that city. He quoted an article in a. Sherbrooke h- , , writ- ten by Mr. Howard in an effort to prove his point. Mr. Gobeii denied the Conserv- Mast Consult Pr 1 vincial Govt. First (C. P. by Guardian's Specill Wire) CALGARY, Feb. 'I—Mayors of , Canadian clt.es will make repres- entations to the Dominion Govern- ment through bhrelr respective pro- gncial governments on problems , of interest rate reduction and re- , lief masts. ‘Plus new plan of represen ‘luu to the federal authorities was an- nounczl here today by Mayor An- drew Davison of Calgary, who last week was appointed permanent chairman of the Western Canada. l Mayors’ conference. | Representation o! the cities through the provincial eiufihorities iolows a ruling of Prime Minister R. ‘i. Bennett. Under the terms of the British Nou-th America Act, it was stated, the Dominion Govern- mcnt could not deal with the cities direct Mayor Ccmill an Houde. of Mont- real, it was stated here, had been given this ruling by the Pnime lilllinister last week when he headed a. delegation of Quebec Mayors to the capital. Plans are underway for holding a conference of Canadian mayors in Eastern Csizmda, possibly in Ottawa, and from this meeting re- counmendotioras to the Dominion Government will be submitted through. provincial representatives. Canada And ' Belgium Made “Deputy Members 10.1’. By Guardian’; Special Wire) OTTAWA, Feb. 'l—Canads and 358mm. mmoved from the gov- erning body of the Ixiilemetlonal MW!‘ Ofmnizatlon at Geneva. on Jl-n- 31. 1MB. were unanimously oc- wffied 5083s 8-1 deputy members un- til 1937. Minister of Labor W. A. Gordon told the House of Com. mom today. While the situation nod appar- ently been accepted fr, was made plain in the Minister's statement that the constitutionality of the move was consider-d questlonsbb: by the Canadian government which W floundering the advisability of requesting that steps be token to vlflflfy and establish a fixed regu- lation of thr procedure and time; a; such revision of the governing y. Oil-Bid! and Belgium made way Nobectlvely for Russia and United Btates 0n the governing body. ROME. no. 7—lC.P.-Ihvas) All flfflflal denim! that Signor-o MllIWll-fll. wife o. the premier. ls Bllllcotlrig u visit from the stork was issued fvnnally at the Paloma Vcnozfa. II [June's reel- denoe, today. _--_-___. SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico, Feb. 7—(A.P.)—The British cruiser "Egon. orde-vd from Bermudn to Puerto Rico in connectlo with the for-theorizing visit of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, arrived in port today. (A. P. by Guardian's Special Win) smoked before. She inhaled qulck- 1 Product By AN OLD‘ FIRM HKlN’ BRIGHT GUT SMOKING TOBAGGO BY “ The Smoothest Smoke " MANUFACTURED HIGKEY 8r NICHOLSON A TRINIIIABIAN Royal Newlyweds En- dear Themselves to Colonials. (C. P. Cubic) (By Guardian's Special Wire) PORT OF SPAIN, ‘Trinidad, Feb, ‘fr-Breaking their own rule against formality of their honeymoon tour, Greet Britain's famous royal newly- weds today shook hands with more lhan 12,000 Trinldadians gathered at the Governor's garden party. It Wm an exciting surprise for the holidaying coloniaJs—-who had been told the visitors would make an up- pearance only - when the smiling Duke and Duchess of Kent stood beside Governor Sir A. Claude Hollis and lrady Hollis and begun to re- ceive. . ~ , » Elaborate Flilhldll hrudc guests filed past the couple. and o: the women went by, the beautiful Princess Marina, wearing a simple walking frock of white and black crepe, saw the most elaborate fash- ion parade in the history oef the colony. Apart from the reception, Prince George and Princess Marina went; about the Capital as quietly as or- dinary tourists on a. winter vacation in the south. Shortly after their arrival yester- day. the Prince changed to sport clothes and went unannounced to the officers‘ moss of tho Trinidad constcbulary. Not until he had played seberol hard games of squash LA PLATA, Argentina. Ebb. 1- A swift, smoothly executed coup d'etat, in which machine guns and rifles were traincd upon the prov- incial pahce, today forced the re- sgnortlon of Federico Martinez De Hoz, governor of the province of Buenos A-ires. Provincial political leaders, head- od by Notional Democrats who yes- terday ejected Martinez De Hoz from the party, had demanded the reslgnc-tion of the wealthy, socially promimm, governor, who ruled Argentina's most. knpcrtant polit- ical elm-division. Provncial police surrounded the governor's palace and ringed it around with machine guns and rifles. The governor resigned and vice governm- Raul Dtsz took over his duties. Llbcnl Contention utivo party promised in Quebec that butter prices would go to 50 or b0 cents. The party promised to give the Cunldlun market tn Can- udilm formers and this bu! been done. W. H. Golding (Lib, South Hur- on) claimed the Conservatives had The Liberals. said Mr. Golding, y opposed high tariff features of the (Empire agreements in 1932 and opposed them today. Th, iution was designed to determine “once and for all" where Mr. King and his party stood on the “memento, uid Minister of and left for his hotel hod most oi the officers known the identity of the tall, good-looking stranger. Informal Dance l A secluded private dining room had been prepared to afford the couple absolute privacy at meals, but they waved this aside and loin- ("d the rust of tho guests in the ho- tel's mnin dining room. After din- ner they stopped out to the music cf the hotel orchestra in an infor- mal dance. Today they borrowed a cur from ,fho Governor and went off on an l impromptu picnic at Point Bniclne. ., the picturesque coastal setting that ‘ ‘nspiled one of Noel Coward's latest ’ plays. At. the point, n fow miles out of town, they hired s. launch and crossed to a. tiny wooded island, where they hnjoyed on outing before appearing at the garden party. AWARDED JUDGMElIT (C. P. By Guardian's Spools] Wlre) MONTREAL. Feb. 7—-For the m- roluntsry breakage of n. number of puncheons of molasses while en route from the Barbados to Canada aboard the "L-fldv Drake" the Can- adlan National stccnuhlps were 01‘- falled to redeem their promises to Agriculture Robert Weir. Mr. Kins dared to my the sum of $4.995 to find markets for Canadian goods at higher prices. Unemployment wu not ended, u promised bod spoken, however. and from his Wm. Bayliss in a. judgment handed speech no one could yet toll when down by Mr. Justice MoDounlb IIIIQOOIL Swerior Court, today. GREET KENTS A seemingly endless line of eager