~ m? ,9! A I MERE MAN iii .No one lift thing, who didn't é... backoahhra is in nu‘ in,“ lloralll Guardian, lauded III Charlottetown ‘ Goal Two DRAFT ADDRESS >Z//’ The People's ,;’_.""\."_‘:' aper Wm“... Y a Read by Everybody -- I ‘(lovers Prince Edward Island, Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2s, 193s Is la n d Before f nous: IJEBATES NATIUNAI inuslig PLAN IPrime Minister Ex- lains Provinces , ould Not Surren- der Rights to Na- tional Commission. (O. P. By Guardian's special Wire) OTTAWA, Jan. M-Libcral leader Mackenzie King told the House of Commons tonight if his Iuggestlon of a. national commission to handle relief, Job-finding campaisns and housing, had been accepted in 1930, it would not be necessary today to gather information in housing. He was speaking to a motion, moved by T, l... Church (Cons, Toronto East) in favor of a national housing scheme. The government, continued lifr. King, had folmwed no definite pol- icy regarding unemployment relief which his party considered was the llrimary need of the country. The Liberals considered there could be only one cure-to find Jobs for those out of work. If a national com- mission had been appointed four or five years ago, the need of building homes would have been apparent and the work started. On his trip to Europe last sum- mer. Mr. King said he was impres- sed with the housing schemes of Italy and the United Kingdom. wool: bneing provided for thousands of en. l The proper way of handling relief and employment works was through a national commission, Mr. King de- clared. Only through this form of centralized control could there be co-operation and supervision. "I hope." said the Liberal leader, "the Prime Minister will assure the House the government is whole hesrtedly behind this motion. I can assure him every membc on this side is behind it but wishes it had been started five years ago. Premier R. B. Bennett said hous- lni! was no new problem for Canada because a general scheme, under which money was advanced to the (Continued on Page 0) ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC "Entertainment Vercn Hall, Saturday, 8 P. M. "Rummage Bale, Saint James EH11. Saturday evening '1 o'clock. Li-Zilfl-l-Zfi-ii. "L. P. U. vs. Hlghflcld at Bigh- field tonight. 14-37964-541- , y. Tri b unal On Monday Night Nova Scotia Sdb-s-idy Settlement Claims Heard At Ottawa Yesterday. Claims -__._. (C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) OITAWA, Jan. 24.—Nova Scotla pressed forward its claim today for increased annual subsidies before the Royal Co named to consider tho question of revision oi financial arrangements between the Dominion and the Maritime Provin- I265. First of the Maritime Government heads to be heard, Premier Angus L. Macdouald will continue his presentation before Sir Thomas White, committee chairman. and his colleagues tomorrow. Premier L. P. D. Tilley o! New Brunswick willfollow with the cue of his native province. Prince Edward Is- W. J. P. Mac- Millan leading omwiilput forward its submiuicus probably nut blon- whioh Premier MacDonald advanced his province's claim were: h-lliscal need of Nova Bcotia. l-Nuva Bcotia was increase in the amount- of its debt allowance to bring about an equal- ity between iibat province and other provinces of the Dominion. a-The province was entitled to compensation for public ioau gran- ted to western provinces. Ciioclyuncanlqort The 1020 mmission, headed by Si: An w Rae Duncan, clearly contemplated upward revision of subsidies to Maritime - ccmccntended m. MacDonald. The Duncan Commission report had re- commended annual 8876.000 additional to the subsidy in exect of 0668.048 as In ‘dntorim minimum payment." he emphasised. A review of the financial arrange- ments between the l‘ ’ and all provinces since Confederation. on the basis on which they were made originally and substantially increased, would indicate the fin-an- cial necessity of the provinces had been, in most cases, the governing factor, Mr. MacDonald continued. His e, he argued, was en- titled to compensation by virtue of the fact certain provinces had re- ceived accessions to their territory since they became members cf Con- federation, while the Nova Bcctia area remained the as in 1001. Mr. Macdcnald argue the func- tions of edminibtration in‘ Nova Scotia were accessory, that they were economically carried out, and that Nova Bcctia had exhausted its sources of authorised revenue. luling Iiavon I. I. New Brunswick broke into the limelight almost the moment the hearing was opened. The incident developed when C. G. Howard, Chief Dominion Counsel, protested some representations in province's brief were outside the scope of the enquiry. Jumping to his feet, Pre- mier Tllley took vigorous issue and succeeded in getting a ruling from Chairman Sir Thomas that the presentations of Ne Bruns- wick on railway freight rates, har- bm, m . . l. .. _. . _ tion, international trade statistics, trade development‘ and geological survey should remain in the record. Flanking Sir ‘lholma were his colleagues, Chief Justice J. A. Ma- thieson, of Prince Edward Island ___.. "Reserve my. 21st for ‘ by Rev. Dr, hon in Rochford 311118“? School ll, L-BBOQ-l-flb-li "New GIIIIUW, fitting tonight- Rll-Ilsvrs vs. Imperials Saturday night. 1-8801 "Hockey, hat Royalty toflllhh Boovers vu. ltoyaity Royals. fnaluc Ill-Inc. ‘ L40“ "Poultry! George taint-leer neat Queen 1mm, ....£.°a (c- r- 81 (II-MRI W“) Chicken mare-n out r . _ "Jll- (NI-R- bgmmgg, main line at g ll miles frcmhere wllqflllainfor "utnuunvnacancmu tumcwicrtly all: tun o'clock ilk-Herbert tlllllht. Skating after. (Continued on PIQ I) CcllisionBcf-wccn blew Speaker lama: Langstaff Bowman, M. P.. for Dauphin, Man, was elected BpQher of the House of Commons to nccced Bun. George Black, rc- ulgued. Mr. Bowman was tendered the appointment by telegraph on his way to Ottawa for the House opening and accepted Discussion On Main Estimates Set For Today (C. P. by Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA, Jan. 24—Finsncc Minlstor E. N. Rhodes gave notice in the House of, Com- mons today that consideration will be given tomorrow o money voice. Potato Ma rk et Not Imp r0 ving Says]. W. Boulter (o. y. by Guardian's spec-Ill Wire) HAIHAX, Jan. 24—"There is scant improvement in potato mar- kets," said J. W. Bculter, Secre- tary uf the Prince Edward Island Potato Growers’ Association, who was in Halifax today to supervise shinneng of 38,000 bags of Island turnips to New York. Potato consumption in the United Rates markets had dropped off due to decreased buying power, Mr. Bonita- dvtrired- The large mop in the New England States was inking care of the demand. Reserves De- cision In Gypsum Q u e e n Case (GP. By Guardian's Special Wire) OTTAWA. Jan. 24—lvir. Justice Angers in Exchequer Cauft today ruerved decision in the ‘Gypsum Queen" reparationsccse. He ruled that Captain Mzeman Hat- field, skipper of the ill-starred ves- sel, now in Manchester, N. H, had been allowed sufficient time to present his defence. W. G. Pugsly, ‘ for Hatfield, had previously informed the court that rt state- ment from the Captain was expect- ed momentarily. It did not, how- ever, arrive in time to be included so evidence. The action arose out of the.pay- moot to Hatfield of $71,000 repar- ations money on representations that his schooner was torpcdoed off the coast of Ireland during the war. Senator Hence J. Iogan acted as counsel for Hatfield, and he is now a defendant with the captain in the government's action to recover the amount. The claim of the gov- eminent is that the ship was not nut by a torpedo, butthat it went lowninastornusndthattheclaim of Kfield was fraudulent. Miners Go Back To Work ‘Ii iii: l? 2e trig vunlmsor Sifliiiwfi Death Toll* As a Re- sult 0f Storms In British Columbia Now Stands At Six. (C. P. by Guardian's lpeclal Wire) NEIBON, . 0., Jan. ail-A mighty snowslide slipped down a mountain face at Coryell, about 50 m we: of here, and brought 1a today to thnc men in a Canadian Pacific Railway freight and snowrplow crew, The dead: Frank Lind, 48, Nelson, Canadian Pacific Railway roadmaator. Lionel Maris, 24, Nelson, fore- man. John Mocha lordo, 11, Nelson laborer. Details of the tragedy at Ooryell were lacking- Immediately the news arrived a Qecial train Dr. J. P. Gumin and two nurses Sir William, 91 aboard left for the scene. A shovel crow of 12 man were taken along as well. ivileazvwhile the whole of interior British Columbia was under the threat of new slides. Seek Markets For Canadian Potatoes Abroad (C.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) OPIlAWA, Jan. 24-». committee under the Eastern Canada Potato Marketing Board is exploring fur- ther markets for Canadian potwces aboard, Minister of Agrioultue Rob- ert Weir told the House of Com- mons today in answering a quest- ion from B. F. Smith (Guns, Vic- torisrCar-leton). Mr. Wcirdlso said the committee was studying the possibilities of further uses of pot- ato try-products in Canada. The potato ‘eting scheme applies to the three Maritime Provinces and Ontario but not to Quebec. New Dollars Will Be Ready Early In May (O.P. By Guardian's Special Wire) OVITAWA, Jan. Qi-Canadals new silver dollars will be ready for c» sm WILLIAM MULOCK Venerable chief justice of On- tar-lo who celebrates his 91st birth- day on January 19. Sir William has a long and honorable record in the service of his country, both as a statesman and a member of the bench. lie held a cabinet post as poctmasler- ral for several years In the Laurie: government. Improvements To Canals Will Cost $518,820 (CI. By Guardian's Special Wire) OTIAWA, Jan. zd-Jlmprcvements to all Canada's canals in the fiscal year 1985-36 will 00st the Domin- ion government $618,820, it was dis- closed in estimates tab day in the House of Commons. The largest single item listed for construction and improvements at the Welland Slip Canal, $125,000. The estimates also listed $182,151 to be spent in settlement of claims by 1111115 connected with construc- tion of the Welland Canal. The figure for improvements to all canals was an increase of $3M.- 320 over the amount voted for this purpose lmt year. In its report of the canal esti- mates yesterday the Canadian Press erroneously listed the figure $618330 as being allotted to the Welland Canal. tho House of Commons today, re- plying to Thomas Reid, (Lin, New Westminster). They will commem- general distribujai early in May. Finance Ministen- B. N. Rhodes told FOR (C.P. By Guardlufl Special Wire) CYITAWIA, Jan. 2i—Wireless cam- municaticn with Vancouver, isolat- c_d for three days by tho worst snow and ricet storm in more than two decades. was established yes- terday afternoon by the ClmBiP-n Press through the radio branch of the Dominion Department of Ma.- rine and Fisheries Up to the minute news was trans- mitted direct ” Vancouver for the :1 i? ~ is I crate the jubilee of the K1118. VANCOUVER ISOLA m) THREE DA YS BY you; szvowsromw benefit of newspapers Whlflh h“ been forced by disrlllliwfi 01' W19’ graph, telephone and train service. to rely on delivery of news by boat from Seattle. First direct word of the havoc wrought by the stlrm in tho van- ccuver urea also came over the some channel. Later in the day. howover. this means of communi- cation was also disrupted by un- Ievereble eimeealietleseudluevs; _ Brakeman Lynch Acquitted Of Manslaughter Charge endGimimricctom-rivcat this decision. The charge was laid luinat Lynch following tit Christmas night train wreck at Dundee in which l0 persona loot their lives. I7 lodycoter-Iwry i2?!’ IIIIIIPTIIIANII TEIIS STIIRY 0F IIIS LIFE G e r m a n Carpenter W_as At Home On Night Ransom Mon- ey Was Collected, He Tells Court. (By John Ecrrla) (Alaociatcd Press Staff Writer) (All By Guardian's Special Wire) HAEMIINGGUN. N. J.. Jan. 24- Bruno Richard Hauptmann began his eager alibi for the Lindbergh baby's murder from the witness stand of his trial today. His voice low and gutturcl, his manner confident. the German carpenter just before udJournment declared he stayed at home throughout the entire night in which the state of New Jersey 9,1. loses he collected $50000 in ransom in the shadows of St. Raymond's cemetery. Eauptmannb deliberate story did not reach the point of his eli- bi for the blustery nigh-t of March 1. 1962. when he is accused of climbing a crude ladder to kidnap and kill Col. Charles A. Lindberglrs first born son. ‘that alibi, says the defenm, is that the accused mller was in a. Bronx bakery, "slpp coffee, chatting with his wife,” at the very hour of the crime. But the alibi was jolted some- what late today when the ma: and his wife, tcstlfyirq bebwpcn Bau-ptmanms two trips to the stands, were not sure enough to bolster it. Christian Predericlrsen, the Danish baker, couldn't “swep- to it” that Hsummann was there. Bfllllfimannh voice, husky, heav- ily accented. told the methcdkaal of his llfc today-q. life. he 581d. 0! hlfd- work. thrift. of bank MwlwI-i. 0f money boarded in his home, money that finally went in- to the stock market. Itwasoquletllfeofwclrkand simple pleasures that he described as he reached the night of April 2, 19m, when Dr. John l". (Jafsie) Condon handed s. box of money to the "John" of the Bronx cemetery —-the “John" he said was Hampt- msmi. slowly, under the careful questions of Edward J. Reilly, his chief counsel. Hcuvtm told how he quit his carpenter‘! job that day and came home. Q. Now on April 2, after you came home from work in the neigh- borhood 9f six o'clock, did you ever leheve your home that night? A. No. s . Q. You were in your house all that time? A. All that time. The old Hunterdon County court- room was jammed as it never has been ‘ ’ before ls Haupimann EWDPM lightly t0 the stand, un- abashed by the hundreds of eyes that followed his every move. Just before he became the first witness in his own defence, c. Lloyd Fisher, one of his attorneys, had startled the courtroom with the declaration that the defence would produce “the man who has always been considered by the State of New Jersey to have been the last man and the only man to Wireless Communicaéion PNow Established fiégallymsee’ the mm who did m. ’ i n ress. are c. By Cum a The witness, he ma, ms been n. -_"-_ the courtroom throughout the l0 1-2 days of the state's case, but never was called. Fisher indicated his testimony will show that he saw a men with the kidnap ladder driving near the Lindbergh Sour- lnnd house a few hours before the kidnapping, "and that man wasn't Bruno Richard Hmrpimnnn." Defence attorneys refused to name the "surprise" witness, but he was reported tonight to be Ben I-"DWBJ Princeton University stu- dent, whole story oi’ seeing a car and a ladder near the Lindbergh house on the kidnap day was not used by the state. Fisher's recital of the defence case, as given to the fury of four women and eight men, also prom- ised proof of iron-clad alibil for the dates the state hla uaed to con- nect the carpenter with the Bd- nop-mindcr and the ransom money. lhrlier, Justice Thomas W. Tren- chard, presiding. had denied a de- MMQ million for a dlnctod vwdict 0f acquittal. SpQnITIIIIRHI Ilhuptmann. who is expected stay on the wftncm stand though- out humor-row, told in his - lry words the story of his life in Germany, his prison . as a carpenter, and his in heavy accents. frugal life here. how he worked and caved alone, then with his wife, Anna. Ravmtmcnn’: attorneys bnme his xeciml to cell the Prederiehens to testify the wifb, who was employed bakery. on the kidnap nflst. and his wife were not will lid III & 10 PAGES To Bring UsualAm (Canadian Press, by Gu House of Commons today w tcrnoon. It would have passed earlier ex- cept that three members of the Pro- gressive group took the floor ‘In suc- cession making‘ attacks Cm the cap- italistic systan and warning the government that, while the reform legislation was welcomed. no country could be happy and prosperous with- out socializing the means of pro- duction. Liberals and Progressives with- drew from the debate today, the Liberals for the second day in a row, their reason being to Speed “l! thg adminiotrationh reform legisla- tion. Tbmy being a private mem- bers’ day, the House tumed to a resolution , ed by T. L. church, cons., ‘I'm-onto East, urging a national housing and building scheme. though they said Mrs. Hauptmnnn always stayed late on mesday nights, and that muptmsrm usu- ally came for her. Hauptmnnn, ‘back on the stand, portrayed himself as s. hard-work- ing carpenter, working whenever he got work, saving what he could at all times, and spending little on pleasure. On March 1. 1932. the day of the HdnBPDmG. he testified, he went downtown from his Bronx horre to the Majestic Apartments where he applied for a job as carpenter. The superintendent told him, he said, that he could not put him to work until the 15th of the month. m the meanwhile, he said. he was trying to get a job at Radio City, New York. On March l5 he went back to the Majestic Apartments and tried again for a 10b. This time he was successful and worked up until April 2. On the fourth he quit the job. He resigned, he said, because he had been promised $100 a month and received only $80. There was an air of anticipat- ory iens-ness in the courtroom as Justice Trencher-d called for a brief recess prior to Hauptmannfis test iy. It become greater when the recess ended and the word spread that Hauptmann would be called to the stand. Bnuphnazm rose quickly and stepped forward, a. little dlffident, a little abashed as he walked with- out his guards. He was sworn and mounted the witness stand. Haurptmanws eyes moved swiftly Alnfil lablariptlwl By Iall Canada Oppositlbh Fail I. A. Bill. ISQTASSED viii/mo USL Y7 lIIIIEE MIE . w‘ Forward endment Public Enthusia-s-r-n-For Bennett Rel form Policies Reflected In Reply. OfParliamentToThrones ardian’s Special Wire) OTTAWA, Jan. 24.—For the first time in years, the a6 dress in reply to the Speech from the Throne passed in the ithout opposition. Liberals. Progressives and Conservatives joined in thunderous unison when Speaker James Bowman put the motion late in tho a1)- TRIIBE ENIlS FIGHTING IN BIIIIIIAII Agreement Reached By Military Cons- manders and Form- ally Approved B; Nanking Gov’t. (C. P-Jlavaa) (By Guardian's IX PEIIPING, China, Jan. zbF-(Hfl day)—Hostilities between Jepanem and Chinese forces on the boundary of the Chinese province Chahnr were ended by a in agreement reached shortly midnight by the opposing commanders, it was officially nounced here today. ‘The Japanese are now in vhhlfl control of that section of Ghaha: Province lying betweei the boddfl of Jehol Province and the album like spur of the Great Wall whi_ sweeps northward to Tuhsilrou then southwards again to Kalgan. (Simultaneously, official dispatd): es to Hslnking, Capital of Man- choukuo, said that troops d (all Japanese-sponsored ltate wII IC- tacked without warning by troop‘ from outer Mongolia while patrch ling the border near Halumaniaq far to the north of Chahar. (The nationality of the was not immediately made clear the reports, which added the choukuoan troops made a. coun attack and that fighting waa going on). The truce which ended tho (In: har fighting was reached afffl g dramatic meeting between Chine‘ x ‘ . (Continued on Page 0) over the audience, then came back to rest on the florid face or Reilly, standing near the jury box. I Col. Lindberglfs eyes were in-j tent on the witness, but his fuccl did not betray his thoughts. I Hauptmann recited briefly his l early years in Saxony where he‘ was born Nov. N, 1899. He nttendetl . a trade school for two or three years. He learned to write German script, but knew no English writing Q. And what trade did you study’! A. Carpenter trade. Q. At what age did you begin to work? A. Flourtccv. Q. And how old were you when you went to war? A. Seventeen and a half years. Q. During your scrvim were you wounded? A. slightly wounded. gassed. Q; When did you come out of the army? A. It was around Christmas‘ time, ‘l8. . Were you able to got any work: at that time? A. No. Q. Now. durifig tho period of ra- coustruction in Germany, about 1019 and 1M0. you were convicted of some offence there, is that correct? A. I wll. Q. And al a msult of that did you IND any sentence. A. Yes. Q. And aftorwards were you por- oled A. You. Q. When did the first attempt to . (continued on Page 9) Olympic Will Visit Quebec (c. r. by Guardian's Special Wire) 244mg 40.000 FARMERS seem’ (as out‘: cues 1s Muse issue twins FRcM {an Sea. iicw "sour 1a: LWNDRES 2‘ Strong but decreasing northw and west, winds; partly cloudy all much colder: Nvlllbly INN‘ flurrieu. (lnmulimi Press) .\IETEOROLOGI(‘.»\L wrrcn, Ion onto, Jan. 24_\iinin\om and mcxk mum temperatures-- llnwson ilkinvlk ... .. Edmonton ..- . “- ... u» -»~ d6 cal c: Montreal ... u, .1» m u. Quebec -- s“ an u- ~- Buint John ISL-a! IOI-ICLI‘! Maritime Provinces :—Strong h! iiwronslng ilonihwolt and went winds; partly cloudy and much colder; prob! ably lnowfiurricl. High ildn this chanson at 1.10 Ill t morrnw morn n I ~ OSun mu m: uIiernocn at 4.00 and rinen tomorrow morn at .8. Len quarter moon Sunday, Ioq. 27 2.50 p. m. Ilnmmei-nin» mu- QlIhfJOI mica-c later thnu Charlottetown. Incvo Borden 0.45 A, ll. (i llFavc-"m "a "m: h 4‘ .. .- _ m. --..-. _~_ '“- .“*‘*"-'~“. _. --~- fir .-~_---.-e.-_-.~<-- v g _ _:_ h __,___ ._..u,_......_...... . m.