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find Stolen Underwear On Clothes Line Provincial police made a raid oo i ma Eastview clothes lint last night I ts recover more foods stolen in a series of store burglaries in the Ottawa district during the past Jew weeks! Retracing their steps in the search for the stolen articles, officers returned to a home at 103 Vain street. East-view, and found a nice line of newly underwear hanging out to dry. showed it had been stolen from one of the burglarized stores. A woman at the bouse was wearing several articles of clothing also stolen, and was ordered to remove the garments, which were taken to' provincial police headquarters by Constable J. Ernest Soublierc.

la county magistrate's court this morning five men were arraigned en charges of receiving stolen goods and two others with breaking and entering. All were remanded one week. Detvida Lalonde, Lionel La- londe, Claudius Lalonde and Ana- lole Lauzon, all of 103 Main street, Eastview, were charged with retaining goods valued at $500 which -they knew had been stolen: from' Bessin's store in Winchester, Emelien Jolicoeur, 130 Henderson avenue, was charged with retaining $100 worth of goods stolen zrom MCArwur ana: Warners stare In Russell. He will be trans ferred to city court for trial. Bene Campeau, 20, and Andre Campeau, 18, both of Masson, were charged with breaking and entering McArthur's store at Rus-r sell and stealing $300 in goods.

Canadians Put Up 1 Page One. -r at Aklavik rubbing his bands and shivering at a feeble morning Are when the thermometer though at its lowest-point of the year still is 2t degrees above zero. Unable to locate a salamander, an ingenious officer discovered iwb du nawa win en are mon 'helnfuL The nrohlem at hot hatha still is unsolved, the closest being ajblock away. 1 It is possible batmen would be able' to warm up some bath water if the pipes -from the hot tank 4 I outside the house before reaching the tan. Shavine in mid wr VU.

Mill. the regular practice. After Canada's steam heating it was a bit upsetting momentarily to encounter dust and dirt from the grate and also from the smoke mnu wa. nub uiab can WW Sufc used to. One problem still unsolved is ine army Apparently they are fabricated from a combination ef wallboard and sheet metal.

They are impregnated with a peculiar glaze rendering them impervious to Analysts mrm wntkiwg nn tha maHar. Body of Newspaperman Found on Hotel Roof .4: WASHINGTON, Dec. 21, Body Newton Parke, former foreign editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun, was found oa the roof of the lobby of the Annapolis Hotel here today, sine floors below, his bedroom. Parke, about SO, had worked last as a substitute copyreader on the Washington Post. Identification was established by a note be left, giving his name and that of his wife, and saying that she would take care of funeral expenses.

Be registered at tha hotel Dee. 22 as N. Porter, of Mew York. Cancel Receptions For Laity few Years Day receptions for the laity -by Archbishop Forbes and Ildebrando Antonlutti, Apostolic Delegate, have been cancelled, it was announced today. -The decision to call off the receptions follows similar action by Prime Minister King and members the Diplomatic Corps.

Arthhiehoo Forbes will hold his usual annual reception for the ciergy, nowever, on daiuraay. Regular and secular priests will call oa him at 10 ajiu, religious brothers at 11 ajru and religious Sisters at 3 pjn. 1'" Traffic Court I Tor not stopping at a stop street, Herbert OiSwrUer, MecLeren street, $3 fine and $2 costs! Tor neglecting to report an accident, Thomas J. 195 iBank street, $10 fine and $2 costs. ii For exceeding the soeed limit.

Bruno Lauzer, 14? Concord street --gill fine and S2 emta. 1 mothe, 262 Albert street, $10 fine and $2 costs. German Broadcast Echo Ontario Court Case LONDON. Dec. 2S Sugges-, boo ef Magistrate H.

A. Bur-bridge, of Hamilton, Ont, that Canadian authorities should or ganlze a battalion of men with criminal records who want to Join the army, has found its way Into a German radio broadcast The magistrate, in sentencing a transient to Jail for theft, remarked that 1some of you, would make good fighters but the army will not accept The German broadcast reported "A magistrate in the Canadian town of Hamilton has recommend ed the formation ef a battalion ef Canadian criminals to be sent again Geqaaaj', Quebec Honors Mr. Justice Cannon QUEBEC, Dec 2S. CW did Quebec City, where Mr. Justice L.

Arthur D. Cannon began a dis tinguished legal career 40 years ago, paid 4i last tribute today to the 62-year-old member of the Supreme Court of Canada who died Monday at Ottawa, Burial was made in Belmont cemetery after a solemn Libera in the Basilica. Mgr. Eugene La-flamme, assisted by Abbe Arthur Belleau and Abbe Georges Boutin, chanted the service. 1 In the sanctuary was Mgr.

Alexandre Vachon, newly named Archbishop Coadjutor of Ottawa. Among those in the funeral cortege were Justice Minister La-pointe. Postmaster General Power, Premier Godbout and Attorney General Girouard of Quebec, Supreme Court Justices Oswald Smith Crocket and Thibaudeau Rinfret, ex-Premier L. A. Tas-chereau of Quebec, and Senators Georges Parent, Sir Thomas Chs-pais and Lucien Maraud.

Two former Solicitors-General of Canada, Sir Charles Fitxpat-rick and Hon. Maurice Dupre, also were present. Mayor Lucien Borne represented Quebec City, which Mr. Justice Cannon once served -as alderman. 12 Cities jjcentineed freaa rage One.

bodies of persons killed by falling debris. Whole families were baried la their beds wider tens ef wreckage. Others were bnraed te death as they attempted to i escape from flaming balld-! Inge. Many who escaped aa-Jiart la their atght clothes Into the bitter Winter night already were serloasly la from Authorities prepared for an expected wave of pneumonia aad other illnesses. resale Casap la Fields.

Scantily' clad men, women and children were camping in fields, refusing to return to their homes la fear of new temblors. Ordu, Sivas and Amasia were scenes of widespread havoc. President Ismet Inonu interrupted a tour of the country to rush to the disaster are and take personal charge of the hastily mobilized relief organisation. Other members of the Government were -joining him. Army units stationed at various centres In the 'quake area rushed to the communities worst hit to help dig into the ruins for bodies and fight the flames.

Parllasaent la aa asaergeaey sessioa set ap a cesaaUsslea to make a werld-vide appeal for fends. Some of the stricken towns still bore the scars of more than a week of earth tremors in April, and subsequent, shocks in September and November, this yeah Some 300 liver were lost in the April, 193ft. The earthquake history of Anatolia is long. Are Hardest Hit. i The districts of Erzlncan and Kemah were hardest hit in the latest disaster.

The Black Sea towns of Samsun and Ordu were pictured as vistas of shattered buildings in the reports filtering through to Ankara. Samsun, about 200 miles northeast of Ankara, has a population of 33,000. Another large city reported heavily damaged is Sivas, about 200 miles east of Ankara, nestling in the hollow of two mountain ranges near the head of the Kizll Irmak river. It has a population of 34,000. While relief parties, bearing emergency medical and other supplies, hastened into the disaster zone from Ankara and other cities, Turkish army patrols and fire brigades hunted for dead and wounded in the.

debris of levelled buildings. 1 i. Scenes ef Devastation. 1 The flaring torches of the rescue parties provided illumination for the scenes of devastation. Railway tracks and bridges were twisted and broken.

Water mains and power lines in the more populous places were fear-maddened cattle stampeded in fanning communities. I The first of yesterday morning's four shocks came at 2 SJn. (7 pjru, Tuesday, EJ5.T.). The last quivering of the earth from the final quake was recorded at ajn. Anatolia is another name for Asia Minor, western peninsula of Asia between the Black and Mediterranean Seas, separated from Europe by the Straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles 'and the Sea of Marmara, The structure of the land is volcanic.

Mountain ranges border Anatolia and the interior consists of a series of plateaus with bare steppes, salt plains, marshes and lakes. Anatolia's area is square miles; its population some 8,000.000. Discover Counterfeit U.S. Passports in Greece WASHINGTON, Dec of United States passports in Greece has been discovered by the State Department while checking the 37,000 passports taken from Americans returning from Europe following the outbreak 6f war. As a result, the Greek Government hss arrested a group of men in Athens.

Swiss Strengthening Defences Along Border BERNE, Dec 28 General Henri Guisan ordered today the formation of a new Swiss army corps to strengthen, the country's defences before the border foothills ere cleared of snow in the Spring. The Swiss army had been based oa three corps. The fourth unit will consist of between $0,000 and men and will be under the command of Colonel Josef Lab-hart. aw- i i'v- km'mlLd Am, if 1 i msno, said the visit taught that when "responsible chiefs know how to find equitable solutions, tempering cold justice with wise renunciations'', as in the Lateran accords, the people understand and appreciate it Three cardinals a host of dignitaries of the Papal Court made nip a procession of 18 automobiles for the visit Among them was the Papal Secretary of State Luigi Cardinal MagHone, who wore the Italian decoration of Annunziata, which makes him, like the Tope, an honorary cousin of the King. Fepe Rides la Opea Car.

Despite a drizzling the Pope rode in an open automobile, giving the crowds ample opportunity to see his gestures of blessing. He left the Vatican at 10.33 sjn. (4.22 a.m., E.S.T.), dressed in white soutane with a red ermine-lined cape and stole and with a. red mantle and wide-brimmed red hat Across St. Peter's Square, at the unmarked boundary, of Vatican City, the procession stopped to receive the greetings of a Royal mission of six officials from the King's court Prince Gian Giacomo Borghese, Governor of Rome, gave a speech of welcome, and hundreds of carrier pigeons were released in a traditional Italian sign of welcome.

As accompaniment there was a solemn voice of St Peter's big bell, answered by the pealing bells of Cspitoline HilL Italian soldiers, standing shoulder to shoulder, lined the way to the Quirinal Palace, which once sag the bofM df tha Popaf.Tro -I THE OTTAWA JOTJElTAIi Speeding Below Sea Level 'riaaes of the 19tfc Bemaardment Greep, V.fl. Army Air Corps, based at March FleM. Calif, skim ever the sands ef the Devil's riayftTeaad la. Death Valley, feet below sea level, after having fiewa ever Mt. Whitney, whieh has aa elerattoa ef IMIi feet, Hope to Provide 340 For Nev Year's They msy have missed out on Christmas cheer in the material sense, but 340 needy Ottawa fanv'lies may yet capture the holiday spirit if the more fortunate espond with generosity to the New Veer's appeal of the Christmas Exchange.

-u. The Exchange raised in its appeal closing December 23, the sum of $731, which provided baskets of good things for 'about 150 families. Private individuals provided for 110 more families on the Exchange's "must" list of $00, but nothing could be done for the remaining 340. i The Exchange will glsdly furnish the name of a family in want to any who telephone Miss L. Studte at 2-2335.

Cash do nations should be sent to her office at 172 Wellington street A hamper of. good things for the average family costs $3. The Ottawa Lions Club, which at Christmas found public re sponse to its appeal excellent, is using a surplus from that appeal to provide baskets for 200. families st New Year's. i Pope Pius Calls Cen Unmet treat rage One.

would be sought in vain outside of the royal ways of justice and Christian Tboasaads liae Tens of thousands of Romans lined the streets to cheer the papal procession end receive the Holy Father's benediction. The occasion, rich with color and formality, symbolized the final dissolution of any discord over unified Italy's seizure of Rome from the Pope in 1870 and the city's designation as the Italian capital. In protest, the Popes became voluntary prisoners in the Vatican until 1929. when the Lateran peace was signed. In some foreign eyes the cere monial also signified possible co operation between the Vatican and the Government toward eventual peace efforts, but Fascist authorities disclaimed any co-ordination of foreign policies.

Gayda Explains resets View. The Pope and Premier 'Musso lini both are hostile to Bolshevism, but Virginio Gsyda, editor who often expresses correctly the Government's view, said (today's meeting lacked any connection with policies or "concrete problems of war and peace'. Writing in the Glornale d'lta-lia, Gayda said that while "war and the problem of peace find the Church and Italy on the same plane, their conceptions and eval uations diner. The editor explained that the Church thought in terms of hu manity generally, while the Government thought' in terms of Italy's "worldly including "the quality of right and possessions with other i As for the Church, the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Rq Text of Address Made by Pope Pius XII ROME. DEC itr-VPi Following is.

the. text of the address delivered by Pope Pius XII today before Kink Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena: On this happy-omened In this Royal House which has almost become the palatine of the new history of we are glad to express once again our live joy for the solemn visit paid us by Their Majesties la the Apostolic Vatican Palace, showing thereby that spirit of Veneration for Peter's seat which exalts in our eyes as well as in those of the Roman people and of the world the glorious dynasty of Savoy, crowned its saints and its blessed. In this Royal Palace after 10 years the hsppy agreement between the church and the state hes been sealed again, an agreement which: joins' under the same light of glory both our venerated predecessors Pius XI and His Majesty Victor Emmanuel III. The Vatican and the Quirinal, divided by the Tiber river, are linked together by peace and by a common religion of their fathers end ancestors. The Tiber waves have overthrown end sunk the unhappy past so that on the Tiber shores olive branches are new blossoming out tall shafts along the route the red-whito-and-green flags of Italy fluttered with the white-and-yellow Papal banners.

Military bands turned out to play Papal and Italian anthems; At the palace steps was the King's master of ceremonies to lead the way between rows of guardsmen to the King and the Princes of the House of Savoy. Claae Represents Cabinet Wearing the decoration of the Golden Spur, conferred by the Pope -for services for peac and promotion of cordiality between Church end State, Foreign Minister Count Ciaao represented the Government The Pope's path led first to the Palace Chapel, for adoration of the Holy Sacrament then through the great marble hall to the Throne room. A special throne with three, seats was brought from the palace at Naples, giving the Pope a place between the King and Queen for a private visit after the members of the two courts bowed from the room Bton the King escorted the Pope back to his automobile, members of the two courts were presented to one another. On the return trip the rain Increased, drenching the Pope And causing many of the crowd to seek shelter in doorways. The Pope re-entered the Vatican at 1145 a-m.

ajn. E.T.) War Office to Decide About Sending Rabbi WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE, Dec. 28- (CPReu-ters) Among the 200,000 officers and men who approximately make up the present strength ef the B. E. 213 are Jews.

A month ago it was decided to find out the number of Jews on Active service. If the total warranted It, it was Intended that application should be made to London for a rabbi to be sent but to attend to their spiritual needs. To ascertain the total, the attestation form of everyone made in the BXF. had to be examined. The examination is now completed and it shows there are 243 Jews of au ranks.

It will be for the War Office to decide about the desirability of sending out a rabbi. MISS ELIZABETH REGAN. Miss Elizabeth Regan, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Regan, and a life-long resident of Ottawa, died this morning at a local hospital, following a long illness.

i A graduate of the Rideau Street Convent Miss Regan wen goldand silver medals for proficiency lit the convent end was keenly interested in music and academic studies. For the past eight years she had been ill and under hospital care. Lest surviving member of her immediate family, she was a sister-in-law of the late N. J. Termblay, of Hurd-man's Bridge, and leaves' to mourn her, a number of nephews and neces.

The funeral will be held on Saturday from the parlors of McEvoy Brothers, 239 Kent street at 7.45 ajn. to St Patrick's Church for requiem high mass at eight o'clock. Interment will be made at Notre Dame cemetery. '1 i -A Today the hsnd of a Roman Pope is lifted for the first time after, several decades to bless as a niark. of peace; Italy looks on and exults; the Catholic world looks en and exults; and even the two princes of the Apostles, sitting at the entrance of this Royal Palace, seem also to exult as if happy to see the dawn of new times.

Certainly our Blessed: Lady, to whom the altar is la this palace, will gladly pour her blessings on the Royel family. We pray God and the Virgin Mother to extend their protection to the august sovereigns, to the Royal Princes and Princesses, to the illustrious chief of the Italian Government and his ministers, and to everybody here present in order that the peace which, safeguarded by the wisdom of its rulers, Is making Italy greater, strong and respected before the world, may become a stimulus and incitement to future understandings for peoples who today almost as brothers turned enemies are fighting across lands, skies and seas understandings which by their contents and spirit are sure promise of a new order, a peaceful and durable order, which would be Bought in vain outside of the royal ways of Justice and Christian charity." Phantom Finns Continued from rage One. piece or anti-tank gun also mounted on ski. A special ski glove made of reindeer hide is used by, the troops to aid la surmounting steep slopes. Small, sturdy Finnish horses accustomed to the severe weather often are used to pull two or three men on ski when the snow is not too deep.

The troops, wearing white capes and trousers over their regulation uniforms, become a part of the landscape at a short distance, especially if the snow is blowing. Form Nerdie Divide. OSLO. Dec 28 (P) A "Nordic composed of Scandinavian volunteers, is being formed for the Finnish army, the Norwegian Telegram Bureau said tods. Many Norwegians are offering their services for this unit and are to be sent shortly to Finland via Sweden.

Only experienced Winter sportsmen and ski experts are accepted. Their ski, clothing and weapons are being supplied by private subscriptions. Norwegian money contributions to Finland have reached a total of 8,000,000 kroner (about 000) and still are pouring in. They are being turned over, to Finnish authorities. Gifts in goods also have reached a large -total, including 80,000 knapsacks.

FlaaJoa Attack Palls. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, pec A Finnish attack on far northern Russian i forces, which dug in neer Salmljaervi after a 80-mile retreat apparently had failed today in the face of strong Soviet opposition. Reports from northern Norwegian frontier stations said the Russians were making a determined stand south of Salmljaervi in the bottleneck which is Finland's outlet to the Arctic Ocean. I BAN rtVE ATERS. BELFAST, Dec 28- The North-era Ireland Government today banned circulation during 1940 of five newspapers published across the border in These papers ere the Republican Congress, Wolfe Tone Weekly.

Irish Free dom, The Republic and The Sentry. The Wolfe Tone Weekly is organ of the Sinn Fein party and advocates complete separation of Ireland from Britain. DELDCA QUnOUETTE. Delima Quirouette, resident of Ottawa for the pest 53 years, died in hospital following an illness of 14 months duration. She was In her 69th year.

Born in Quebec City, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis Quirouette, she came to Ottawa when a girt A devout Roman Catholic, she attended the Basilica. Surviving are brothers, Francis, Omar, Albert Arthur and Alphonse, and one sister, Mrs. Au rore Paquette, ail of Ottawa.

The funeral will be held on Friday morning from the Gauthler Funeral 259 St Patrick street to the Basilica for requiem high mass at eight clock. Interment will be in Notre Saga ceffleterj -i Logging Operations Up 30 Percent. TORONTO, Dec 28. (CP) Thirty percent more men are employed this year than last, year in logging operations in the North Bay area, the weekly pro vincial labor survey issued by Hon. Norman HipeL Ontario Minister of Labor, said today Declines in relief rolls and improvement in employment con ditions were reported by 1 several municipalities.

I Hauling operations have started in logging camps of the Fort William district, following a lalj of snow. Logging also got into full -swing in the Kenora area. with camps filled to capacity. Relief figures at Hamilton dropped from 2,397 to 2247 fami lies in a week. A large electrical company at Peterborough has called back 120 of its former employes.

At Brentford, a strike at a textile plant ended yesterday and 400 went back to work. rees Longer Than Ever "We have never had a record of ice staying on the trees so' said F. W. weather expert Dominion Experimental Farm this morning. More than 80 percent-of the ice still remained, and a temperature of about 35 degrees above zero would be necessary to free the frees of their burdens.

Lowest temperatures recorded both yesterday and today were 10 below zero, with a rise of five degrees at 11 o'clock this morning. December of last year showed five days with sub zero temperatures. This year, three days have been recorded with three more days left in the month. The lowest recording for both years during December was. 10 below zero.

The present month has been slightly colder than the same month last year. Snowfall for December last year was 11 inches. The recording for this month is the same so far. Ontario's wave of severe cold weather had passed over most of the province today, lingering only in the Ottawa district I. The temperatures which dropped drastically Wednesday morning were back in most areas to figures close to those for the same day last year.

On the shore of the St Lawrence, Cornwall felt a temperature of two below zero at 8 but three hours later it had warmed to six above. Brockville hit a low of six below this morning, but was warming up and 1 finding things less frigid than on the same dsy last year. Pushed Ladder' And Broke $15 Window Rene PomminVilleI 27, of 60 Murray street pleaded guilty to wilful damage before -Deputy Magistrate O'Connor and was remanded for sentence until Saturday. He pushed over, a step-ladder in front of the Rideau Theatre, on Rideaustreet- breaking a glass door valued at $15. 12 of 47 Nominees WitlMlrow Names Hector K.

Carruthers, secretary of the Ottawa Board of Trade, stated todaythat 13 of the 47 members of the board who had been nominated for election to its council of 12 members have withdrawn their, names. The remaining 35 names, unv less there are further withdrawals, will be included on the ballot papers which be placed in the hands of the printeron January 4. The ballots will be mailed to members of the five days before its annual meeting, which will be held in January on a date to be decided. i Canadian Scottish Mascot in Quarantine ALDERSHOT, England. Dec Corky, Airedale mascot of Canadian Scottish troops, has been taken from the boys and placed in quarantine.

Things are not the same around the camp now. When the troops landed 10 days ago Corky was declared to be a member of the Canadian Active Service Force and was allowed to proceed to the camp Now officials of the Ministry of Agriculture have ordered, him Into quarantine Corky, Vho has been moping and has fallen sick, Is visited on alternate dsy by a Canadian veterinary surgeon. Labelled and numbered, but with his tartan bow still flying, he will be six months in prison before the troops have him back. It's the law. if Corky has been given honorary membership In The Tallwaggers' Club, a canine organized by dog lovers.

A special tag with Corky's name on it was mailed to divisional headquarters. Open Sfeason on Stronger Sex Is Fast Approaching Open season on the so-called stronger sex is fast approaching, and gals in the Capital and elsewhere are busily oiling thejr njar-ital muskets in preparation for a year of husband-hunting. During the coming year the most demure damsel msy pop the question with the utmost propriety, and the most egoistic male may suffer the pangs of being a wallflower. It's just a Leap Year Leap Year in wartime may pro- Lduce more than the, usual share of reversed proposals, of marriage, for uniforms have definite glamor, as shown in mount ing marital statistics through out the Dominion In recent Old Building: Collapses In Downtown Section TROY, N. Dec.

27 WV- Eleven men escaped possible death and 17 automobiles were destroyed today in the collapse, of a century-old two-storey brick building in downtown John Pransone, foreman of a remodelling job under way four months, said he heard a cracking noise; saw, cracks appear in the walls and ran out with 10 work- Men from the ground floor. Al fred Frensone, owner of the former fire station, was the last to escspe. Fransone 'said the old foundation holding up the beams "gave The automobiles destroyed were on the second floor. Frank Germain, operator of the garage, estimated damage at more than Fail to Conclude Pad With Allies BERNE, Switzerland, Dec 27 VPh-A Swiss mission sent to Paris November 14 to negotiate, an economic agreement with the Allies returned to Berne today to report that they were "far from agreement" with the British and French Governments and to get new instructions.) Swiss sources said the. Berne Government had refused to accept the Allied interpretation' of blockade procedure They added that the Swiss Government was determined to maintain economic independence at all costs, although it was banning" all trade between belligerent states across Swiss' territory' and all arms and munitions trade with the belligerents.

The: Swiss negotiators may return to Paris in January to con tinue converts tio No Invitations To Senate Ceremony It is learned many persons are under the impression that some formal invitations will be Issued for the Senate ceremony of the Opening of Parliament on January 25. It was explained that no formal invitations will be issued but a certain' number of admissions will be allowed. Those who arrive early, well in advance of 3 pjn. on the opening day, will be able to get seats in the general public gallery up to its capacity of between 100 and 150. Then there will be room for members of the diplomatic and consular corps and others such as wives of Cabinet Ministers who wish to attend.

i Sons of Ireland I -Re-elect J. J. Carr J. J. Carr, president; James Millar, Owen Collins end William vice-presidents, and M.

T. Teeney, as secretary, were returned to office by acclamation at the annual meeting of the Sons of Ire-tend Wednesday night at Albion: Hall. Other officers elected were: Thomas Davidson, treasurer, and James Lynn, Daniel Dilworth, Patrick Delahunty, Daniel Finne-gan, James Proctor, Robert Richard Pentland, Samuel Thompson and James O'Brien, members of the executive council. Samuel Thompson, former treaseker, received a vote of thanks for his work during the past four years in that office Recover Body Of Accident Victim PARRY SOUND, Ont, Dec! 28. The body of William Blake, 21, of Akron, Ohio, was recovered yesterday in 25.

feet of water at the junction of the Pickerel and Bad rivers. Blake drowned Tuesday when the snowmobile in which he was riding skidded and crashed through the ice 35 feet from his island. Neighbors rushed to his rescue in a flat-bottomed boat but were unable to reach him because of Ice conditions. A Summer resident the young American was spending the Winter in Canada for experience. i.

German Ship Grounds Fleeing British Warship CADIZ, Dec. 28 Part of the rew the German cargo vessel Glucksburg, 2,880 tons. Which went aground near San Lucarjde Barrameda, landed today at Port Bonanza, while others remained aboard to attempt salvage. A British 'warship pursued the German ship toward Spain's Atlantic coast but withdrew when the Spanish torpedo boat Laurie appeared and signalled that the British ship' was in Spanish territorial weeks. Kilted recruits especislly ere a likely target for feminine advances for even their garb fits into the Leap Year picture, Still, proposals from the feminine partner In marriage mergers are nothing new.

Experts in the ways of women concede that any fairly attractive girl can pick off the husband of her choice without his even being aware of her campaign. Subtlety's the answer; pursuit won't work. Just four more days to 1940, and round-about dances will be favored entertainment for the social-minded. Date-making then 1 becomes a feminine privilege and perhaps date-breaking also. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1939.

$6,000 Fire Loss OnMcLeodSt. Blazing for half an hour before it was first noticed, fire raged through a three-storey brick KnllI 444 U.I shortly after ten o'clock this morning, completely destroying the interior of the house and causing damage estimated at $8,000. mis. a. orakwa, aione ux Ul house, was in- her upstairs apartment when she smelled smoke.

Going to the top of the stairs, she saw flames shooting out of the cellar door. Escaping by way of the back stairs, she ran to a service station on the corner, two doors away, and had the operator, Albert Farr, telephone the fire department By the time apparatus from five stations reached the scene, the lower floor and the stairs were inflames. Storting from overheated furnace pipes, the flames reached the cellar beams, burned through the floor of the apartment above and caught the dry boughs of a It was more than an hour and! a half before the flames were checked. Climbing up between the walls they reached the roof, firemen were hampered in laying streams due to a heavy tin aheet-" ing on the roof beneath the shingles. The Janitor, George Bateman.

465 Metcalfe street said be was nace about 10 minutes before the fire must have started. When hi left everything was all right Mrs: Brstton's three daughters, the Misses Iris, Irene and Marjory, and her son, Foster, all living with" her in the upstairs apartment were at work when the fire started. Miss Pearl Pearson, oc cupant of the downstairs apartment was at work. 1 While Miss Pearson told The Journal her belongings were adi equately covered by insurance. Mrs.

Bratton earned no insurance. Among the personal belongings lost were a hope chest and a quantity of silver. i Firemen from stations 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9, fought the stubborn blaze for almost two hours under Deputy Chief Grey Burnett Chief Bur- esat4) etatlV rke; 4 tit MiaAje Va a-v teiu a uav eaa weiusw the overheated furnace pipes. 'and stated the tin-sheeted roof greatly impeded their efforts. The building is owned by Clifford Tsggsrt 20 Patterson avenue.

Cutting Down Size Official Blue Books A gradual' curtailment in the size" of the Government's blue books is in progress and will be more noticeable in the next year. This is due to recommendations of a special committee of which Watson Sellar, comptroller of the Treasury, was chairman. There Will be more statistical tables in the blue bookstand a great reduction in the proportion of In general the blue books will drop to about two-thirds the size of formerly, although in some instances the reduction in size will be equal to 75. percentj Three Life-Term Murderer. Make Esenne FLORENCE, Ariz, joec.

28 Three of Arizona's most notorious life-term murderers escaped from the state prison last night Two of them hadn't been outside prison grounds for more than 20 years. 1 They were Tom Power, 48, and John Power, 40, brothers, who killed three Graham County officers while dodging the draft in 1918. The third fugitive is BUI Faltin, 66, who spent several years in death row before sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. They escaped from cabins where they slept about 150 yards outside the prison walls. They had been British Legion Opens.

Clubs to Canadians The Canadian Legion War Services announced today that full privileges of British Legion club houses throughout the United Kingdom have been accorded to all members of Canada's land and air forces abroad. Arrangements for these privitegeswwere made: by Lieut Colonel G. F. Ritchie, of Montreal, now in England preparing for the overseas establishment of the Canadian Legion War Services. Thus Canadians on leave or at training centres will be able' to enjoy, well equipped reading and recreational rooms.

bix rerspns uvercome But Escape Death TORONTO, Dec 28. Defective furnace pipes spread' gas through the homes of Leo and Harold Kay, two brothers in different parts of the city, early today and BIX persons were uvercumc, nut all were revived. Two others were partly poisoned by the fumes but managed to telephone for help. f. In each home child awakened another member of the family in time to prevent more serious effects.

In the home of Leo, 26. be and his 25-year-old wife were overcome. Their, son Murray, 3 1-2, wakened Miss Rose Kay, Lects sister. She fainted twice on her way to the telephone, but rang in an alarm and firemen arrived with "ftihala tors. On tae third floor in the same house, Mrs.

Kasmer Kozekowski became- unconscious the fumes but she too was revived. At jthe home of Harold Kay, bis four-year-old son Sheldon Harry was! the rescuer. He wakened his father. The fsther fell downstair as he groped his way to the ielcphone and called the fire department, 1 i i.