OIL MERE MAN xii: [or the IBIS .n,mhqwlsidrmiutbenmstbe i u dials, IO Iclnd 5130;103:0019? fleas-dial (A p, By Guardian's Special Wire) LEICESTER“ .. - 11—-A m, Mid powerful ray machine which is reported to kill "painless- iy’ at a distance of a few hundred yards has been built by R. 0. Chad- Md, inventor and lecturer at the m and technical college here. Even- ually the machine may also‘ be “m1 for the determination of the 5g astounding are claims made m o1 an unborn child. m the machine that the air min- Mw gaught a demonstration, Charl- fieid said. but he refused on the gwundg he does not want it "to become an engine ofywar." me inventor believes the best m oi the ray would be for the ggtenninntion of agricultural nests md u, 6,1,1 in slaughtering animals. ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC "Zion Church Valentine Tea, mummy. February 14tIJll-_mv._2_9_61_ "Bordon Linc Club loading b088- iambs, calves, Albany, Wednesday. Feb. 1a, until noon. L-4274-2-1l-Si "Kingston Crystals vs. Wiltahlre Hawks at wiltshire to-night. Skat- ing after. 1-‘4-39- "Hockey, East Royalty tonight. 5t. Awards Beavers vs. Royals. Skate after. 14-4399 "Buying feed andfeed oats. al- so turnips, Delaney and McKly. Albiilly, 114395 "Vliicniinf: social in Fktdflriiflflfl H111, Wednesday, Feb. 133l- I! ‘iiorniy, Friday. L-4301 "sf. Avurd’s Beavers vs. Brack- iey Rovers at Highfield tonight. skate after. 1-4305 "Hockey at Marshfleld tonight, Marshilclci Juniors vs. Dunstuff- nage Juniors. Skate after. 14-4307 , “Playoff, Hope River vs. Gra- ham's Road, Stanley Rink, Febru- ary l2. If not fine, 14th. 1.4300 "Maple Leafs vs. Greenhorns at Milton Rink tonight. Skate aft/er. 14-4305 “Alexandra vs. Mt. Herbert at 1ft. Herbert tonight. Skating after. Carnival Saturday night, Good PAIRS. 13-4302 I C "G t d g 1 (m; Counsel the company itself was not Carniignl IiIaliyzvardeht Riflfflfydtilg a concerned in the alleged conspirac . MONQVREALI 115p 11 __ Higher Financial Stjaternent be announced later. L-4292-2-12-1i. mgflzlinllltigumhlfolziggfllmmlgehm; prices than the previous sale were W" obtained today when ‘l4 percent of ' _-—' _ Rosular monthly meeting Ladies‘ Bmmm“ bwmll- 4111m- Blm- m, 5330 pglts offened were sold roi- the City of Charlottetown, a» resi- main; Dec. s1, rear. Aid Prince Edward Island Hospital, Abrmmm and Hun“ name? 5mm at the February sale of silver fox Wednesday at 3.30 P. M. at Hospital. DWI“ out!” m“ F‘ s‘ DIM" ‘u °I pelts at the Canadian Fur Auction 1i-4283-2-12-li. xfidnmiimzgllgguéglfi: g fig‘ Bales Company, Limited. The aver- RECEIPTS -—--— ' ' a i btained was $34.20 with . "Qwlni; to the play " A Stranger ti‘; ptapmIpsel at $118 for selected ‘ at?“ House” being staged in Holy c°"°°'“°'l n‘ m“ full silver skins. Sales will continue mrgjggzfm ‘ 5“ .,J “mm- Hau tonight‘ the usual untu “may. lilac-ans:nv1-osoeoeee~a|naenn-lalae~ I ‘n. -- Th dbl Ml btw F. B. Bnk . . . . . . . . ........ 17.00 new“, $118M ca“! ‘may I‘ pa“- Blaire Mgnaxeaxfolftthg Egateeriinirad- aimed 1' m’ a" “ma” “"- Irlurzlrfce Companies ..... 5,880,110 pone“ m one week‘ “£81442”? ing Company, Newfoundland, and "ed “H” with 87 percent w“ “d Tru 312.00 -- ' Albert Ouellette, an agent for Mag- 1'4 I” a“ 8mm“ bmmlm “n “"' Milk Vendors 546.00 m Auuual Meeting of Progress orage of mo: with '14 percent dia- 3000,, ii circle’ Wm be held m 01mm %'é’uet”$“é'iif'iat°ém°“°h°° cm“ WM» “WW1 m" ‘"1"! '*"°"3°d ‘lasoo 1.30 In 1933 Oullettc testified he came fig: “d 5a ég"czi"grremsg$ewyixfi Auctioneers 82.5 lid, _ _ _1a_31. 0 O11 , I 0 I ' _ ll!) asn:sasocachoosaaeleaoeeanneansleaols , - , . k 1' 4288 a f,‘ ‘Qgglfi, mfififigotnfhfimfifi, ‘Ilia amount sold wereIafijll silvers. I’ d" 160300 $ 1078875 we,“ Wm, i“ b m, and paid $2,400 to Billl‘ for a cargo 041M. M nought: l- I "m- Beni-sla ' _ Crown Bakery vgIlIrygive ‘Nifty rfree °t 3'0“ 3mm‘ “I “m” WW4 “I Efmlhazlfidg: Wharf and warehouse 364800 783.30 s whim“ bridge ‘mt cm them B0 cents a gallon. He had prevloua- m“ i” m‘ i’ 1,116.96 w ile the la - i bu‘ a“ ' ' ' ' '. . h I’ ‘A I'm“ “'3 lflyiaiII-“Ia? a QIieggaiIQI-aggu told ‘Iumorrmlw "m" l” badge”, Locus-i a 6,773.50 “St Pulls ohm annual w» Fm"§§i“'i?,§'$§ $31.2} "-1235" 3900?. woifidtiiiilficfgsé 3Z1 210056 “I” ‘“ “ll °l Pun“ firs"! Ie- ing Company at Newfoundland m5 fox white m: 51.5w mush-t. ' 41169 land Hospital at Moore a Mao- 39mg gmfg mats aehooner e ' wmino. also moron. 0.040 1.16m s 3,310.25 3”“, Batumv- HM Grace man. m ‘ready t5 AIIr one cat and 10.94% “slaw- . '---- d. " will‘ wlll be featured on Ia- Fire Department Government Grant 600.00 "v h u Ouellette aal , L... alas, ranusmmst? M" M" “m” ' “u-cnmnr: "°"a..'":tt.°""* 133:8? ‘Huh served com music. Ocntin on rap a da. I tor-Commission t to. 211590.11 I-wi-Mr-u. ‘ M =- ’ <=L g5... and “and?” 150.00 “swim \ ' I e l‘ on‘ Taxflolleetions I it,_,,*,,',r,',,ggl~mfiml-Awlg_ - l- " Italran Troops Mobzlrze For M m“ 1m M“ "Wou- Institute. n-mr-r-m-ai. . ‘ . ' d " r 1m iouoo ..,,_ a ,,,—---,. WW a SBIDICG In iltalran Somalzlan 3 3/ 1.33;. . 103.00 ""1000 for baby chicks dreu - ' I . . I u - 1m 201015; I “Y m‘ I I Mporta ma 'u man! as ammo “ " 1m lam-W ‘:- lain ma been mobilised in uis Cf- ' " 1W4 96-991" 110431-49 ' 6111131] Oilll f 1511 attire eo a” ‘BAT-viril- flestoof 00 Personal Property lees 5.00 aflhall ma» " " 1W l°-°° w” ‘a b’ M um ~ " eso soso - on b§o§"m‘§m°i'°d rifitirgl’ other " " I91" 5°C" - “ or n “ I . ,1 ilroonswm nor-tea tohave already j __ -- » _ ma? w: f; v1 $22,‘, - ~ m4 .'.'.........'.' sofsrefvu icxiziri ' __-_.l ’ uh - hi‘ dial], " tim its "You war-bed for your in . oimmttotilo wholemmg, ' ‘Inf-Iii orvfifegitmfi: Poll rim ..................... 0.00 “I Will‘ new gag-w iusat ' at Moreen, when‘ ‘ - were imam . " " 0 ‘"1 a puns a Iss3» in the to: feta-ma dlvlloaa ~ ' lhtlre um nan mu ~ ' W“ unseen yourmeomaoaiiaa , oatorouiythoeeofitameru- " “ m“, l“ U. A' MIC, 1%’ Ill FQAI It faith; lfilgglnd 29th INIIENTS DEATH RAY MACHINE III ‘III Cont! _i_____.__._ Reporting a deficit reduction for the year 1804 of $16,823.41, Coun- cillor B. R. Holman, chairmen of the Finance f‘ ittee, last night presented the City council with a oom . ive review of the year's financing in addition to the annu- al financial statements. His statement foliowsz‘ Your Worship and Gentlemen: Before taking up the matter of the Annual Reports, I take this op- Mr. Mayor, congratulations on be- in: created. by His Maiesty the K1118. a member of the Most Ex- cellent 016m‘ 0f the British Em- pine. ' Contrary to the usual ,.. , we wish to prefa [,7 the reading of the report with an expression of ap- preciation for the support given by the various committees of the Coun- cil. especially the spenfln; ones, in our endeavors toward carrying out our policy in City Government, which can perhaps be expressed ter- scly through our slogan ‘The min. imum of expenditure and the maxi- mum in taxes colkcted." To City Clerk, Ml‘. Geo. P. Nich- olson and staff especially, we wish to ex‘end Our thanks for their uri- tiflll! efforts towards economy and the collection of revenue duo the ICVIDENBE ill BIINSP RABY BASEPRIIBEEIJS Judge Gives Ruling Re Jurisdiction of Que- bec Court To Try Maritimers. (C, P, By Guardian's Special Wire) MON IREAL, Feb. 11.-—Evidenoe a deal for the purchase of 3,000 gai- lons of liquor, destined to be trans- ported from Newfoundland to Can- ada, was consummated in the Mon- treal offices of the Distille Cor- poration, Limited, was broug t out by the Crown today at the contin- ued preliminary hearing of nine al- leged members of a $5,000,000 liquor conspiracy. At the time of the issuance of the original warrant by the Royal Gan- adian Mounted Police oharging (Y) persons with being members of the conspiracy, it was stated by Crown Dortunity to extend to you publicly, Deficit Reduction Of $16,823.41 Shown In 1934 City Finances IFinance Chfiirl-‘Il-fl-II Holman Fore- casts Balanced Civic Budget ‘In Near Future. Gives Com- . prehensive Rgvjgw Of Finances. , , with a marked degree of pride and }/ y, . The People's Paper, Covers Prince Edward lisland Like the Dew . CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1935 ii _ FINAL PLEA Th9 D880 year has been a trying one. faced as we have been with in- creasing calla for expenditure and‘ the difficulty of tax gathering in this veer of anythins but good times in the business life of our CII-IWBI- W0 believe we should look satisfaction at the showing we have mldo. u expressed by the state- ment of receipts and expenditures for the year ending Decembe 31st, 1984. which we now submit. Ofllitllldlng Feature‘ M i111! Dfllnt we want to draw at- plane construction, Capt. Studying U. S. Flying Systems Admitting that U. S. manufac- turers now lead the world in air- James tention to some of the outstanding features of this statement and make certain comparisons with those of other years. In order to oompare this year with the pre- viom one it will be neoemary to make one or two adjustments, for purposes of illustration only, to make the figures relative. 1933 defi- cit was shown at $56,021.83, but there are two items which entered into tii.is calculation which must be deleted-film from sale of deben- tures was included in revenue while $2,113.09 was included in expendit- ure, being the balance not funded in 1938. For purposes of comparison (Continued on Page 8) Seth Parker Sends- Second SOS Call LONDON, Feb. 11—Tlic Ad- I _ millty announced tonight that H. M. A. S. Australia, carrying the Duke of Gloucester in Pa- cific waters, had "turned book at increased speed” in response to a second S08 call from the American schooner Seth Parker. As a. result of this develop- ment naval authorities here were suspending Judgment ln the affair but it was confirmed that the iallniralty was taking a most serious view of the situ- ation in view of the fact that a member of the Royal Family was aboard. INCREASE IN PEIT PRICES $118 Paid For Selected Full Silver Skins At Auction. Moiliion (left), British lee, and Baron Henri do la Grange, French FIIRNAIIPTNANN Edward J. Reilly, In Strong Summation Of Case, Claims Kid- nap - Murder Work 0f a “Gang.” (By John Ferris) (Associated Press Staff Writer) (AP. By Guardian's Special Wire) IIILIEMINGTON, N. J., Feb. 11 — The last plea for Bruno Richard Hauptrnanxfs life was addressed to the Jury today in a hotly worded cry that a "gang" kidnapped and killed the Lindbergh baby and that the case against Hauptmann was an empty fraud. ' Edward J. Reilly, in a summation rife with bitter charges that Col. Charles A. Iiindbergh was betrayed and tricked by those he trusted, begged the eight men and four acre developments, , Mollison tends to use U. S. craft in strato- sphere flight, and Baron Grange heads official French mission in- qulriug info American methods. Utility Censured In Vol Of City Council Decide-s-I‘ o Ignore Com- mission In Complaint Against Maritime Electric Company. Board Council women trying the carpenter for murder not to take away what they cannot give back-his life. Claims Evidence "Fixed" with scorn in his phrases but always with an appeal to the “Da- vid Harum horse sense" of the Jury. Reilly charged that evidence against Hauptmann was "fixed" and “plant- ed," that the state of New Jersey bungled the invxstigation of the crime from the start. ' "This kidnapping was the work of a gang, and by a gang I mean s. collection of people, bent on evil undertaking." he diouted. Reilly concluded the defence summation at 4.32 p. m. Tomorrow Attorney General Da- vid T. wilentz, lithe and alert, will demand the electric chair for Hauptmann, and the jurors, after hearing Justice ‘rhomas W. Tren- chanfs charge, will file into the bleak. back room where" they will try to reach a verdict. e verdict may come Tuesday Dissatisfaction over alleged inaction of the Board of Public Utilities/expressed. Council, culminate!‘ ‘iasfil arfigseverai occasions in the City M "dffhe joint annual and monthly meeting of the Council when it was unanimously decided to withdrawn: complaint filed with the Board against electric light and power rates. The resolution which was moved by Coun. Holman. oh~innan of the Flllllllfi" (I""‘"““'" M‘ seconded by Coun. Rattray reads: Wilerens the com‘ nt of ‘the ratepayers of ‘Charlottetown filed with the Board of Public Utilities against the rates and char-res of the Mazltime Electric Company has been promoted and encouraged by the former and present Light Com- mittee of this council, iwtin~ with full authority, and has be‘n ignored and disregarded notwithstr-ndlng persistent representations over till! past two years, . And whereas this Coun-ii now has m» confidence in the intention of the said Board to hold a satis- factorily complete and expeited iri- vestigation: Therefore resolved that th: Light Committee of this Council with- draw its concurrence in and support of the said complaint and immedi- ately advise n11 individual com- plainants, encouravncl 0:" procured by the said committee. to rnove to- ward formal withdrawal or the said complaint. Further resolved that the said committcp and this Council take under advisement all feasible plans of compelling or procuring reason- able rates for electric energy for (Continued on Page 8) night, or Wednesday, or not at all. There is every indication that only (Continued oapaqa 8) ' __l O I Anxrously Await German Answer LONDON, Feb. 11—The British Government considers the Italian and Belgian cmnmunlquea of last week approving the proposals to join a Franco-British peace pact as cfnrlal answers from those govern- ments, oflloial quarters stated to- day. Only Germany's answer is now awaited. Itwussaidno furtherwordis expected from Italy or Belgium un- til the next step in negotiations has been arranged. 12f German appro- val of the pact is obtained. as con- fidently expected here, it was in- dicated a round table discussion among the five signatories 0f the Locarno pact may be the next move. $75,000 FIRE IN HALIFAX (C. P, by Guardian's ", ' ‘ Wire) HALIFAX, Fob. 13-14053 total- ling $75,000 were counted in the downtown business district of Hal- ifax early today as firemen finally controlled flames which had raced through a three-story brick bilild- 1H8 Smoke from the buming struc- ture at 121 Hollis Street drove 1b i“. i guests from a. section of the near- by Queen Hotel but the hotel was never seriously threatened. Other buildings in the vicinity also were well protected as fire- men stood on the roof- and puur<l nine streams of r into the fire, believed to have broken out in the rear of the Nova Qiotia liquor ccanmilnion store, The liquor commission was the heaviest loser, estimating the stock loss at $30,000. Eastern Trust Com- pany, owners of the 08-year old I Charlottetown district reported a. I010 10 PAGES A. iusimuuut. '. I gnl-nl-hlabanripguing‘ gens-m“ - Maxims 0F L- MERE MAN » kequtheheartwarmud Mayor Civic d the work of theoounoilnoardaawellaaof the. officials in the various civic do- parumcnts was expressed by His Worship Mayor Kennedy at last night's annual meeting of the City Council, at which His Worship read the following remarks: To the Members of the Council of the City of Charlottetown. Gentlemen: - The year 1904 through which we have just passed has been in many , ‘s a trying and difficult one for us all, laiquring as we still are in the trough of the world wide economic crisis. > Fortunately. though the storm is by no means over, there are signs of clearer weather on the horizon, Our Province has come fairly. well through the gale. Last year‘ greater increase in its income tax receipts than any other in can- ada. This was due in no small measure to the healthy state of the fox industry. The present Council board was elected to office in the early part of this year, and during this period of their ' cumben , in the midst of wry twins circumstsin. the members have handled the affairs of our City with faithful diligence tnwt which the citizens have con- fined to their keeping. Oommends Fellow-Councillors The various departments of the Civic Government have been well administered and the respective committees of the Council which have them in charge have func- tioned in their control with a splendid ‘degree of success. The permanent Civic officials have ex- “'“‘ imfa-iling couriasy, faithful- nessaud diligence lathe perform- ance of their respective duties, and I wish here to record my appre- ciation of their faithful services. During the year just passed the Maritime Hospital Association sel- ected Charlottetown as its meeting pmciative of the kindly hospital- ity shown them, as always, by our citizens. In the summer months our poi-t was visited at various times by the warships "Scarborough", "Dr-agon”, “Champlaim “Ville dTs" “Jeanne d'Arc" and "Jacques Cartier." We are always glad to welcome the of- ficers and crews of these ships to our shores. ‘a (firlier Ooiebntion On August 24th. “as celebrated tho i "ur hundredth anniversary of the landing of Jacques Cartier on this Island by the visit to our city and province of Pierre Etienne Fiandin, then Foreign Minister but now Premier of France, acoo n- iedbymanyof the mfg-fined French cities and other hi offic- ials in the municipal and national governments of that country. They arrived in the large French lira “Chaanpleirf which regrett- tably was forced to anchor at a point some four miles outside our harbor. The distinguished visitors (Continued 0n Pagds) Preside At _ Tea Table At Ottawa Function (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Feb. lL/flIrs. W. Ches- ter S. McLure and Mrs. John H. Myers, wives of the Conservative House members for Queen's, P. E, I, presided at the tea table of a week- end reception by Mr. and Mrs. James O'Regan on the occasion of their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Hon. John A. Macdonald, Conserva- tive member for Kings; B. K. Smith, Conservative member for Cumberland, and Mr. Myers and Hesslein braiding, set its ion ‘at $25,000. A British House Col. MoLui-e were among the guests. OF Commons I Gives’ 2nd Reading ‘India Bill (C. P. Cable) (By Guardian's special W LONDON, Rb. 1r.--'I'ite HOMO 0f Commons today gave second leading to the government's voluminous bill providing a new constitution for India after rejecting by a vote of 401 to 133 a Labor amendment de- manding apecifio recognition of In- dials right to Dominion status. . In concluding the four-day debate on the India bill, Stanley Baldwin, Lord l-resldont of the Council, an- nounced that the government was allocating :0 days for considerrioir of the bill in committee stage. Bald- win has vigorously ‘tiharnpiunadnhe India Bill and staked the fortunes of the Conservative party upon its ap- proval by the party last autumn. The "die-hard" Conservative group have voiced bitter opposition to it. The former Conservative Prime Mmiater said that announ at. of this programme would probably be taken by the "stunt press" as an in- dication of a general election at Wnitsuntido. but, he added, “the government has not yet considered the question of an election. There is much work to be done” and'he hoped the House would get on with it. His statement was greeted by and with dutiful regard for the ' place. The delegates were most ap- . loud claere from the ministerial bondial. Reviews Problems Finances And Relief Question Em- phasized As Most Important Civic Problems By His Worship Mayor Kennedy. HIS WORSHIP MAYOR. KINNHY‘ NIIIIIISNIIRTII IIESIIIIITIUN IN IIIINIMIINS CfC. F. LeadeirMovea to “Supersedé” Cap- itaiism. (C. P, B! Guardian's Special Wire) UITAWA, Feb. 11, -- James S. Woodsworth, leader of the CD-OPEX‘< ative Commonwealth Federation; proposed a resolution in the Hons of Commons today to replace the system with one superseded "by a co-operaitive commonwealth." ‘Th; resolution read: "That, in the opinion of this House, since the capitalist system is failing to func- tion in the interests of the great majority of the people of Canada, ii: should be superseded by a co- operative commonwealth in which the profit motive would be subord- inated to that of public service and ruthless competition replaced by collective ownership under Demo- cratic control." Mr, Bennett. said Mr. Woodb- (flontinued on Page 8) _______._:_;1<:n Now ‘THAT Mu time NOISELESS fvvewmfuas ‘flit; NEXT 1mm; is to Have Nolstsss Stations 3 Fresh to strong northwest and welt winds; partly cloudy and colder; anowflurries. (Fania-Jinn Prw-s) 1iIQTIIOROLUKZIUA]. (Iii IPIII, Tur- niiio, licb, 1I--A|IllIllillili uiul maxi- mum temperature! z»- llnwsnn B ll Alrlnvlk Edmonton Halifax ... Charlottetown IOIITAIT “nritlmo West z-Jfrcsir (in IROIIF northwest whirls; fair and colder. linrriilme Eran-Fresh to Itrolur norflnvcat uiui welt winrla; partly cloudy and colder; lnowflurries. lligh (lilo this morning at 6.12 and ilils uficrnoon at 4. . Sun sole this after noa at 5.82 and rlsca tomorrow morn n: at .08. iigirat quarter moon sundsy, Feb. 10, 4 ". Snrgingsirio tiiio oimmi norms lriier than Charlottetown. - Leave Borden 046 A, l. (Ilxtral l I‘ If .*~":.?P.':1":'.l.'. ‘Pan’. “ma. w