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Proceedings in the
Provincial: Legislature

House ia Committee on Election Act.
on Councillor's Vote,

i April 27. Afternoon Session,

‘After tecess Premiocr Beil

ed the House into committee fo

second reading of the Klection Act, | cary:

‘Clause 13 °(7)° of the Act. read

“Every person other than a candi-

date found guilty of any corrup
practice within the. - meaning o

“The Provinclal Contraverred Mlec-
in

tions Act” in any proceeding
which after notice of the charge)
has had an opportunity’ of
-heard shall not. be eligith
didate for Cowneillos

« during ‘the five years after
time at which he Is so foun
ty,

Mr, Stewart asked why a change
had been made from seven years

to five years in ‘this clause,

Premier Bell: I don’t know;
didn't do tt, (Laughter,)

The’ section. was. changed
again,

Clause 13' (2) provides that gay
ernment members holding port
follos must be elected to these of.
fices by vote of their constituents

Mr. Speaker Duffy maintained
that the last lines af the section

containing this provision. should he ty

struck ont. It should not ha neces
sary for a man to he foreed to re

turn to his district after he had!thing hag

ance heen elected,
Premier Bell thought
snch as siggesied by
would ‘be radical in the
Ho did not think this was
time to discuss it or brin
head,
islating on an Act of this kind
to follow the procedure as it,
been laid down,

a prope’

ment next year,

ery one ot these might be said
be running for one of the Fig
ment offices and whe }
Was over any of them might he we
lected without the necessity
‘The people themselyes would
sure to resent this, ‘heeause
would be takin
(lve they have sways enjoyed. of

nominating a man for a particular

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RATES.—100,
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8c. a line per day for 6 da av aver
Vount 6 words to a ii Groups ot
6 fleures, ‘initial lette count as
one word, 10 per cent, discount for
cash, Address forms part of ad

MOV-} to

being
or Alderman jt

4d gull}

back{cept any public money he must/in the contention of the hon, mem-

extreme, already decided that jt shall

& it to ajHouse holding a portfolio or hav- ly express some
The only safe course in leg.

isthave to go to the country before the Act beyond its meaning would

‘ Any other change|Act
might be introduced as an amend-
‘Here there are
turty members in the House, and
if this change went into effect ev-

of
going back to their constituencies,
‘ba
yt
& away the preroga-

.feated—I remember a Ltberal Goy-,PUn across snags.

Babe Falls |

Three Stories

(Special to The Guardian) :
INIQW YORK, May 9—A two year
lold girl, Rita Crowley, fell. from
jthe third story window of hey
jhome in Brooklyn early teday and
jescaped without a bruise, She
fel into a pile of dirt and was not
“offlce, It would make the tenure) Ven Crying when pleked up.

of these offices uncertain, and it!

King and Queen
Are Welcomed

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Discussion BRUSSELS, ‘May 9—Great
tain's king and queen, upon thei
arrival here at 6.30 o'clock tht
afternoon for a state visit, wer
met officially. by King. Albert adi
Queen Elizabeth, and

To Brussels

Bri

unofficially

Some 70,000
Are Homeless

(Special to The Guardian)
INEW ORLBPANS, May 9 —~Appro
ximately 70,000 men, women and
children are homeless in Mississip-
pi and Louisiana as the result ot

r

iB : 1 years, Was found in the doorway
* the Mississippt River flood, {9} of his home near here today, Be-
1 this number 40,000 are being fed. | side the body lay a shotgun. Fau)-

sheltered and clothed by the Red
Cross aml other organizations. No

would tend to induce the members! ae bree Spsiuelaetic yeh ce provision has been made to aid the
constitute themselves into! Mr, Higgs: 'The whole Act seems ‘King George aud Queer Murs 80,000 who have not reached ths
ee A ke anon ober to|to ne DESC Hy: Olean: tO. Te NOR: are accompanied on their visit by rebigee camps,
Pa y out their purpose with re-/friend, I agree with him... FEE nn which jncludeg Mela Mar
+ gard to any particular portfolio, I(| ‘Hon. Mr. Johneton: it must he

\ this provision was struck out then)O.K, then!

{lit would the only necessary to gei; Mr. Higgs: Up io the present
f | support enough among the mem-/time I haye only found two legal
jbers of the Legislature to forcaany|men who will agree on. the inter-
members: into any position, This|pretation of that statute of 1920—

Beatty.

A man, represeni-jsee, this very law that takes away jter.)
Tjative of the people, must keep his |the prerogative of the Crown and
hands clean, and before he can ac-|gives it to the people Is embodied|]meaning slipped in, that Is no rea
son why the Act should stand now.
set the express consent of the peo-!bers who wish to move this amend-
ple by whom he has ‘heen elected,)ment. ‘i is undoubtedly the duty
-|That is ‘the meaning of the section{ot the office-holder to go back for
-jtnd it covers a very broad princi-|election.
dle, He believed it should be lett] Premier Bell: The intention of
I}just as it was, ithe Act of 1920 was .to give addl-
hn) Hon, Mr. Johnston. Tho diMent-jtional salaries to’ the portfolio
of the position of the Premier!members, and to prevent these men,
and the Leader of the Opposition|taking these larger salaries, from
(tO my mind is this; That the being disqualified. Tt was not con-
already been done, and/templated that there would be a

Leader of the Opposition, dt has
never been. the method of. the
Island to move too quickly. We

a good thing.

compelled to legislate along
lines of old-time policies. We know

not jit?

‘be necessary for a member of this; Premier Bell: Well, it might real-jany change. This right of election

thing that was not
to intended at the time, ‘To etretch

has been the people's prerogative
and
4

they would look on it
‘see a lot of trouble for any

Ing an annual fixed amount,

We

not apply to any of the members hold. It is. the privilege of the;you certain things,” and. he might

to|provided they are elected ‘hy the|people to elect these men. ‘In, the/get a Cabinet seat by making pro-
‘overn: people, ! u wh}
nthe election|cames in and fixes tho salaries of {Met ministers: tad: toting cONstith:

Then the old Act of 1920 Dominion election all the. Cah-|mises he can never fulfill.

the offices of. the Attorney-General [encies. We in our superior ability!ment will stop that.

It

the Commissioners of Agriculture:80 against the statutes as they ex [leave things just as they are,

and {t goes on to say that “nothing countries for hundreds of years, ‘portfollo he can he canvassed
’ rad i ry » ai r| 7 ae d %
in this Act, or any Act shall render; Think of the position In which its gainst when he goes back for el

{

shal War) Haig and Admiral Lord

statutes of 1912 and 1920, and then

Mr, D.C, McDonald: If such a

{ agree with the Premier and the

have always been conservative in
our ways, and I think jt has been

Mr. Metherell: We should not Be
the

this thing works hardship when a

that

the President of the Council and/are going to revolutionize thisand| ‘Mr. LePage: 1 think we: should

Went to Eject |
Man Lying Dead

‘Though he had heen a suce

Te

Blows Top of

(Special to The Guardian)
BRIDGEWATPR, N. S., May

kenham leaves a wife and one son.
Hoe had been suffering from paratly
sin.

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Two Are Killed in
Millinery House

Y., May 9—Two

";men engaged in repaiirng the boiler

~jful fishing skipper, Hebb had re-\died tonight in. the hospital, John
cently been in difficulties. A) Bush, fifty-six, is expected to die.
toroner’y jury; Yound that death

, | Was dua to heart failure.

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‘nba Proclaims
Peace With Germany

(Special to. The Guardian)

proclamation of peace appeared in
the official Gazette. The proclama-
tlon was dated May 5,

d

:

nashe {s entitled tp receive it, Misibe to put an interpretation on. it government which attempts to pea NPY Saeco
provides: [that would not be justified. In re-jtake it away,” It He apna 5 ; ;
(1) That nobody shall sit or vote gard to the proposed” amendment|for corrnption, A man might say .
who receives an annual sum from {ol the lon. Speaker there can belto another member: U you will fl @ Ss fagic eat
the province; (2) that this shall no doubt about the position we/vote me into this office I will get!

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NEW
might tasd-cab

YORK, May 9—An_ ail-
tour of Heboken’s

jcouples ended in a tragedy. yester-
day when one vof the quartetic,
Mrs, Margaret. Gallagher, eigh-

and ‘Public Works at $2,000 a year {ist in Bngland, Canada. and other, man is not the right man for a!teen, of this city, jumped from ferry! bY WUirohito, Crown Prince. Ré-
j boat Lackawanna in the Hudson} S20t.
River and was drowned, Hours at!

Sic James Craig
Is Visiting London

(Special to. The Guardian)
(LONDON, May 9—Sir James
Craig the Ulster Premier arrived

Was.
not revealed, ’

oe

Prince of Wales
Leaves for Home

(Special to The Guardian)
KAGOSHIMA, «Japan, May 9—

Mrr-Speaker Duffy: This anter@Teates and dance halls by two young}; The Prince of Wales sails today

;homeward bound, He has been in
pan 4 weeks returning the state
to England made last year

ty

his Head Off

ef
With the top of his head blown off
George Faulkenham, aged sixty-five

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More Optimistic
At Genoa Conference

Satisfactory Settlement an
by France aod Belgiom.

sian memorandum - which would
satisty Belgium and therefore

GENOA, May 9—Lloyd George) France, Belgium although not, par-
alone of all the leading delegates |ticipating is being kept in touch
at Genoa today professed certain-| with these informal negotiations.
ty that the conference would reach!The assence of the new sugeges-
A suecessful conclusion. ition is the insertion of a clause

GENOA, May 9—British and! which would contain the general.
italian delegates to the economic! declaration that property of foreign
conference met todaywtith (mem ers would not in any event be

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Lloyd George Hopes for
His Hopes are Shared

(Special to The Guardian)

i yenr ers of the Russian delegation and re a y
@;) would in fact be an attempt to do|notwithstanding that the Attorney-/start splitting hairs, don't be: : f men killed and four others injured eek eae aay a Bee. tormta ae beste afd
1 Baway with the foundation of ‘the'General and il agree on it, (Laugh-|leve one member in this House, (Special to The Guardian) one probably fatally, in the ex | woneerning the restoration of méeting the main Belgian objec-
7 as Rean-leonstitutional system of Mother|ter.) [ think If that statute waé|when the last Act went through! gjiveNBURG, May ¢.—James Mosion of a fen galone tank off foreign property in Russia, said tion to the prese ancl ant Tr
am} England, which 1s the basis of our}discussed for a week we would not thought that ft contained wWhatlijepy, who. for 's commanded tine in the basement of Sin {an announcement this atlachoow me e ad igs eeleres ets ‘aft .
the (parliamentary practice, jan agree on it, When it was pass-|these gentlemen are reading {nto}yishing schoonera ont of this port air, Rooney & Co's, wholesale by the French delegation Th al ndon ailinitiad that thie; vo tions
|. Mr, Stewart agreed with ‘he;ed.! doubt of there were two menj|it—not even the tramer of it. was found dead jin his room here mililnery House here this after- announcement said a W" 5 ho ned atta i iH ha jie ue bah para
Leader of the Government on this}who understood the meaning of} Mr. Hessian: Who framed that}ioday when the deputy sheriff vis noon, * j t levise a ne vole aA it ihe etite ati weed ee ee eee
‘question, It was a matter that/the clanse referred to by the At-|Act, anyway? ; ited his house to serye an eject: John Steuber, forty-eight, ane bamareitenis Y Auge ip ae Peas a! Pea ed bud
lath age to the very foundations! torney General; but so far as I can Premier Bell: I didn’t, (Laugh- ment process, William ‘Price, fifty-seven work %
of parliament.

Yesterday's Examiner says edit-, The Examiner does not look to
orlally: ela ;
Under the heading “Throwing| 9 other newspaper to pay its

Stones” the Patriot of last even ee reporter and has no. right
yt 3 is a i

ing get up ‘the fallacy ‘that “Tho| o do 80, It is an a
newspaper somewhat older than

Examiner wa ot cut out” of its) ‘

i - Pner euro 4 (either The Guardian or The Pat

riot and is. under its. own separ

usual allowance for printing

the
\

g ti fs
aynoptical dally weport | of ate owfership, leditowial manage

is in existence as part of the con-|wider scope than that. man’ has ‘to turn around and = B0( iA Guba, May 9.—Cuba's RO Ua Meee alent Ue LAAN proceedings of the Legislature. | ment, writing and business staffs.
a ‘change etittition of the province. hy the| Hon. Mr. Johnston: The clauselhack to his district for re-election. |. PAGIBEAGIEH OL Worle wnmcna lan ae Ke WIG WINSSOD! Dhis fs the exact opposite of the). :
Mr, Duffy}Act of 1920. ‘This Legislatur lghould read. as it says, shouldn't] Mr. LePage: We should consider | CoMnection with the world war end-/Churchill and Sir Hamar Green- It is net the evening edition of
at eye aed. This Legislature has|should read. as it says, s it very carefully before making|ed Yesterday when a presidential! wood, ‘The abject of his visit truth!

| The Guardian nor is The Guardian
Va morning edition of The Examin
is either expressed or im
|plied by The Patriot.

I yeary a \iaaly: synoptical report |

The
porter in daily attendance in the

Hxaminer had ils. own re

press gallery and as in former

The amount involved is not very
important but the - (principles
lright and fair play are always of
| welght; The Patriot, aided and
abetted .by’ the’ “Bell Government
and its temporary majority in the
House has succeeded in having
The Examiner “cut out” of its
and proper allowance, which

was published in this journal, the}

The one essential}

of
following day.
difference

was that in former

iyears this service was paid for
joy cheque to The Examiner while
‘this year nothing was so paid to
Tho Examiner, The Patriot
in its explanation of this fransact

Bays

husual

ion that the reporter of thig Jour! ine author of the “cut out” ap

any member of the Legislature in, Will place this Legislature! Byery ;ection. s terward, while the police were try-! is fies Hae "

[eligible by teason of his heing paid {man will then consider himgelt a6 Mr. Dewar: 1 i AM that 4 ing 10 piece together a maze of yl was entitled to something | pears to haye absorbed in large

the sums me j fee Ain jtunning for a particular office. The|have no axe to grind on this mat-! coniicting stories, Thomas Cass R d d and that this ‘should have been| ‘ ’

any Ach” CHOROU TH IME ACh On hon. member froin Murray ‘Harbor'ter. dt does not trouble me very | jay, ‘elghte mn, who said He w s| eception Ten ere to aid out: of the eheaue given Wi Lethe satan | Geen aah at
Today in this province any mam. (Mr: Butler) can say that he will!much one way or the other, While fyrig. Galagher’s companion, wall; Rey and Mrs Eaton : ida: Mahing Comp) 222 me to, balance that sort of

a who sits in the House, and tun uot Sones oper or Pee Tce Me ahs aevartuitt aad ene te into a police station and -de-} : “ De The Guardian Publishing Comp | businesa {8 not far distant.

Wha recelyes the sessional indem.| Works and 1s PERRO aL SSL AT A Bet etre ane srat) ; : -;Clared she made the ieap after a} ] B h | an ,

nity, or any member holding a-port-{f"0m ‘Bradalbane (Mr. Kennedy) ‘Leader of the Opposition, 1 think! quarrel with him, : iit aptist Sc COIroom | 2™

folio, shall no longer ‘he disquali might be running for Commissioner!there is a great deal in the conten
fied from sitting and acting py Of Agriculture, At this stage iE ;
reason of the public money he ro. Cannot foresee all the results that!the change, Every member is en-
ceived. 1 think you are locking Will in all human -probability hap.{dorsed by the people at the general
the door after the horse is stolen, Pe", Dut ifewe start deranging mat eceen Lara lied ows a
Su sing the Clover nf ‘.ters we may be sure that we will,fase where the Attorney-Genera
plpposing the Government was de- ; jWas defeated in’ nominating, but

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weition that it might be well to makei

‘Mra,
, months. |
jher husband, the police -were told.
| According to Cassidy’s. stary, Mrs.
(Gallagher reproached afin on the!
jboat, saying, “You do not love me]
any more,” and before

Gallagher, a bride of a few
had been separdted from

and must be paid for, Special
Murnished Room ad., 75e for se
Words for one week.
Wanted, for seven words,
Weeki.

4SWANTED—ILADY'S -.. BICYCLE
(old style) nol coaster-brake.
Write Box 96, Clty.

ernment defeated on December 11,!
1911, and immediately a new gov-!
ernment was formed, and they went
to the country on January 2, about:
three weeks -after, and they were
returned; and because they —hap-
j dened to select their portfolio hold-|
€rs within those three weeks. they:

~~ |did not have to go twice to the!
LLS. country, ‘The members of the)
Legislature are supposed to be re}
presentatives of the people, and
when they select their portfolio,
jpolaere is not that “election by the!
tpeople?” Why shonld that elec -
FOR GEN. | {lon have to depend on one consti-|
p,|tuency ? The thing is old practice
and obsolete, The British consti
|tution has been duilt up by the ef-
WANTED—A VOUNG GIRL TO forts of the people during the cen-|

an
Situation
Sie per

AUTO BARGAIN AT 195 Hi
oro St. Apply quickly.

FOR SALE—YOUNG REGISTER.
ed Chester pigs. Fred McLaren,
North River,

“WANTED—MAID
eral. housework. Apply Mrs.
Davies, 14 Hsplanade,

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turies, 10 .take as mucha S
assist in housework, No wash-! i ee ete ey osathle

( § the prerogatives of the Crown a
ines ¢ Br a: fe ine Crown anil
eeu. Apply 16 Brighton Road ~ {that has led up to the great liberty

we enjoy today. At one time the
‘Crown appointed the Rxecutive}
‘Council, sand {ft does so in theory
today, but in no other sense, :

"WANTED—CAPABLE HOUSE:
keeper, none other need apply.
Good wages. Phone 446-1,

‘JNO, ALFRED MCDONALD, SUR
‘veyor, ‘Hermanville,

WANTED—COUPLE MEN BOARD
ers in private family, Apply

Guardian Office.
Me ls

mE IETat treme ee nnn aaa
AGENTS MAKE $10 A DAY.
Staple line, permanent businegs,
big repeater, easy seller,
at once, iMurray Speci
Hox 399, Toronto, Ont.

Write
aly Co.,,

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FOR SALE—A NICE IMPROVED

‘always intended to be strictly con-

Mr. Saunders: I don't agree with
the Premier in this matter, or with
his interpretation of the law. He
says the 1920 Act as it reads really,
dvesn’t Mean what it says. [ think
that Act is just as expressive as
this one. It says that nothing In
that Act or any. other Act shall
render a member ineligible by rea-
son ot his receiving a sum of money
from the province, Statutes: are

strued, and the wording of this one
is very positive. The ‘Premier ar-
gues ‘that our Act {s revolutionary
‘because the Dominion government
statute compels a Cabinet. man to
ro to the people for reelection.
But two wrongs will not make a
night. Is it fair that men who are
once elected: must go back to the
country again? ‘And ate you get
ting the verdict of the peaple if he
does go back? He is re-elected by
a small section—one fifteenth of
the whole sland—but that is not
getling the voice of the people, .Al-
most unvariably such a man will
be returned because if he happens
to be representing a particular see-
tion and, the iPremier sees fit to
honor him with w seat in hie Cab-
inet his people will take if as a
compliment, Nearly always they
are returned by acclamation, but

did the government ahide by the
wishes of the people? No, they
kept that gentleman on as Attorney
General after-he was rejected.

Mr. Speaker Duffy: They had
right to do that,

Mr. Higgs: "That conld only
ply to the Attorney-General.

Mr. Dewar: There is a continual
change im law practices and con-
stitutions, ‘There was a ‘time
when it was. considered that only
the beneficiaries of a special pro
vidence had a right to sit in the

a

ap

Legislature, ‘The day will come
when women will sit in this House
and legislate, Today there ia a

farmer premier in every province
from the St. Lawrence to the Paci-
fic, and they are men of outstand-
ing ability,

Mr. Hessian: What about Premi-
er Bell?

Hon, Mr. Johnston: We have got
a fisherman as ‘Premier here!
(Laughter,

Mr. Speaker: Back to the days of
the Apostles! (Laughter,)

Mr, Dewar: Is he as skilful
fisherman as the Att
(Laughter,)

Hon. Mr. Johnston: ‘The hon.
gentleman refers to the ladies get-
ting into the (House. 4 don't know
whether he intends to run next

a
orney General?

*ANY LADY MAY LIVE AMID Homa ih BeM get ‘when this is not so it works a kas ae Ni balal it Wil he his betty, Position of Minister of Agri
Braceful surroundings of flow: i 7 eee own. One acre! yreat hardship, Even the Domint-|tr half. (Laughter,) culture, Not a man elected to this
ers, fruit and ornamental trees; "nder strawberries and frutt/5y government today is consider.| Me. Johnston moved that the House capable of splitting wood at
for one dollar, © For list write,| "ees. Store fitted up, business! ing the advisability of doing away clause under disctission stand over. his own back: door but thinks he
M. J. Craig, Kinross, P.B.1, nace, Butcher heeded. Owner) with this, At the present time in} it anybody was looking for his job would be qualified to be: Commis:

Boing to California, — Write to thie prayince, accarding, ta the ald |e Wouldn't have to go to the coun- aloner of Public Works!

‘FOR SALE — TWENTY-FIVE
fereg of land at Wheatley River.
‘Apply to MoLean & McKinnon,
Solicitors & atc.,

Bs evaidsi

J, T, Moore, Kinross, P.2.Y. try in any case, so HE could not
‘he accused of having an “axe to
grind,” any more than the mem-
ber from New Perth.

'Act, it is not necessary to x0 back
to the country; and 1 see no good
\vreason why a man should he put
‘to this additional expense. If there

[HORSES FOR SALE—1 PAIR OF
irey Geldings, 6 and 6 years old

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reply, she brushed pa him and |
made the fatal leap, idy, who!
said he “felt sick” at (ne time,
maintained that he was too sti: |
neq to prevent her trom carrying
cut her threat, :

Pimily Gift and Robert Arnel, the
fother members of the party, said
they were in the taxicab when Mrs
Gallagher jumped.

Supposing a clique is formed and
a majority of the party believe
that the present Premier is not the
proper man to lead the cauntry, it
then ‘becomes his duty to resign.
Any other course would be imipro-
per ‘because on the first appartunt
ty on the floor of the House they
would compel him to do it. The
moment he resigns then a new
Cabinet is formed, and as a mat-
ter of fact every member who
runs jn an election, runs with the
expectation of filling an office, Not
an lawyer but runs with the expect.
ation and full hope that he will be

appointed Attorney4ieneral — in-
cluding myself! (Laughter.) Not
a farmer from the hon, member

trom New Perth to the most hum-
ble gardener but hopes he will fill

(Laugh -
ter,)

Hon. Mr. Hughes supported the]
section as introduced by the (Pre-}
mier.

Jenkins.

served ‘by the ladies of the con-
gregation following which a grace
ful address

chair in his
pable manner.

Excellency
paid a high tribute to the work ot
the Salvation Army on Saturday af-
ternoon at the opening of a Salva-

At the Baptist Schoolroom — last
evening a reception was. tendered
the new Pastor, Rev, Ross C,
faton, Mrs. Waton and family.

‘A pleasant programme of instru
mental and voeal music, readings,
ete,, opened the occasion. Among
the performers were Prof. Duncan,
whose piano solo was a charming
number, the Quartette, Messrs, Cal.
der, Quigley, Dingwell and Sterns,
Mrs. Duncan who in song and reci-
tation was equally excellent, anu
Mr. Pogson who ¢ung a_ very
effective solo.

An address of welcome from tn:
Church was presented by Mr, A.F.
Webster. Short addresses on be
half of the Trustees, the Deacons,
the Choir, the Sunday School, the
Ladies’ Aid, the Guild, the Men's
Brotherhood, the C.G.1.T. and the
Mission Band, were presented oy
Mr. Donald Nicholson, Mr, J. A.j
Clark, Dr. Yeo, Mrs. Clark, Miss}
Sutherland, Mr. Ross, Miss Cait:
beck and Miss ‘Harris,

An opportunity was then afforded
the congregation to meet Mr. and
Mrs. Eaton, who were assisted in
receiving by Mr. and Mrs. R. H,
Welightiful

refreshments were

of acknowledgement
were given by Mr. and Mrs. Eaton,

Mr. J. A. Webster occupied the
usual genial and ca-

ors lal Aenean

HIGH PRAISE FOR
SALVATION ARMY
OTTAWA, ONT,
the

May 9—His
Governor-General

+FOUR YOUTHS
DROWNE

Refractory Prisoners
Are Given the Las®

DON A
-FISHING TRIP

NEW LISKBARD, ONT., May I—
One of the saddest tragedies in the

{ bars of their cells, the bedlam be-

CHICAGO, May 9—A four hour
riot in “Cook County jail was
quelled early today when Wesley
Westbrook, warden, and 30 guards
removed the ring leaders from
their cells; one jt a ‘time and
whipped them. Displeasure of the|
prisoners over a change in the}
method of admitting visitors led)
to the outbreak. }

‘The riot started on the fourth
tler, Flaming blankets were drop-
ped to the ground floor, Dense
smoke almost suffoeated many in-
mattes.

With steel strip torn from their
bunks, the prisoners beat upon the

ing heard for blocks. Crowds gath-
erad at the jail entrance and police
were called to driye them away.
The women's ward is just above
the fourth tier and close to the
center of the disturbance. One wo
man, about to become a mother,
was reported to ‘be suffering a
severe nervous shock.

Warden Westbrook said that af.
ter each of more than 900 prison.
ers had a Visitor on a recent, visit-
ing day, packages left mounted so
high it required the entire pail
force nearly all night to sort them
The result was that guns, saws,
files, drugs, an dall manner of con.
traband came inta the he

history of the north country occurr-
ed yesterday morning, when four
young people were swept under tha
waves and drowned when a sudden
squall on Lake Timmiskaming turn-
ed over thelr birch bark canoe
about a mile and a half from shore.

The dead: Norman Montgomery,
aged sixteen, son of the manager
of the Nipissing Central Railway;
Percy Wall, aged eighteen and
James Wall, aged twenty-one, sons
of (Mrs. ‘Hoover, New Liskard;
Marshall McQuarrie, aged elghteén,
a visitor in New’ Liskeard, from
Montreal.

‘The unfortunate party were on
a fishing trip and had set out on
what looked like a fair morning,
for Dawson's Point, a distance of
about three miles from the town.

The Weather,
Temperature,
Tide, Moon, Bte.

TORONTO, May 10—Fresh west-
erly winds, Station or a little high-
er temperature.

High tide this morning at 9.36
and toniglit at 10,30.

weighing 2400 Ibs,

Ideal farm jg ona important feature iy con:

Mr. Speaker Duffy: What takes

team well broken,

LOST—ON MAY Ist, PAIR OF
~ Apply A.

flasses in case, between Protes
tant Orphanage and Charlotte-
town, Finder please leave at
Guardian Office,

or. bth
‘ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS PAID

Basy terms, |
K. (MeNeill, Southport)

*NOTICE—NOW IS THE TIME.
to have your lawn mowers shar!
pened ang put in running order ;
All kinds of stove repairing;

nection with this entjre Act, I
think it is this section, and the
way it reads in thié new section it
is absurd and ridiculous,

Hon. Mr. Lea: if think wo are
wasting time, The law was chang-
ed in 1920, and it Was framed for

place after an election? The Lead-
er is elected by the party before he
§o0es to*™the country, and if the
party is returned the Léader he-
comes the Premter and the Lieut.
Governor calls upon him to form a
government, He appoints his At-
1

Mr. Stewart: Here we have a
most important ‘bill, brought in as
a government measure, and it has
been deft til the very last moment.
Now we ‘have an amendment to
one section, brought in ‘by the
Speaker of the ‘House, against the
government! Where is this govern-

“for ev dence which will convict|’ @go stoves bought and sold!same gaad reason=ta make far

orneyGeneral, his Commissioner, ent going to Jand, f would like

tho author of slanderéug state:| Jaines White, 36 Kent Street. stable goverument, and | agree uly GERautte Wore his seme MC to know? I-am supporting the
ments, jeopardising my moral With the member for the second ih " Pat ed thi ‘ Lidia Hae have premier in this instance because I
character, Matilda Hawkins, 44] FOR SALE AT HAMPTON, N.B,.—/district (Mr. Saunders) that au ft ‘tien ul mt ihe : aS iteenth have a tree hand, and U think he ts
Longworth Avenue, Charlotte: ( comfortable home, eight rooms elected member Is entitled to hold x a aay A oH to'vole on Whe-|night, Let me give the hon, mem
town, ' ‘ ud hath, hot-watersheating, acet. whatever offles he receives with -{!ler the member they have elected Hors a pit of advice: They have

Wemntensanen ~ : :
"MAN OR WOMAN TO DISTRI.
bute well know line household

elyne gas, garage and 4ce-house,
one and half acres, A beautiful}
site with fine trees and shrub: |
bery. Three minutes from Sta-|
‘tion, twenty-two miles from St.
John with eight passenger trains!
running each way daily. wilt
sell at a reasonable price, J.
E, Angevine, Hampton, N.B.

Necessities; tremendous demand
territory arranged, work pleasan
Nay liberal even for spare time;
*xperlence or capital
sary, Btadlay
ford, Ontario,

unneces
Company, Brant
‘

out having to go back to the coun:
try again,

Mr. D. C. McDonald: There was
great hope in the hearts of mem-
bers that this bi would go through
without much discussion, but that
is gone now. We not only have

to the Assembly is the man they
want for a pariienlar office,
there are cliques formed in. the
government, or if for instance the
members of the party do not con.
sider that the Mipieter of Agricul-
ture is fit for his position, then the

to deal with this lection Act, but

we must go back and compare the abide by the wishes of hig party, p,m,

plain duty of the Premier is to

t}

lbeen spending too much time —
more than half their time,. in fact

in caucus, and they come into
the (House not a bit further ahead.
} ‘On motion of Mr, Johnston ‘the
/Clause (18) was allowed to stand
over,

The House took recess until §$

tion Army miaternity hospital, He
said that anything. the Army did i»
terested him. They put the hu-

pail,

(the Sunshine Kid

sald, ers
Noozie

The warden then decided to ai-
vide the jail into four sections and
permit only one fourth of the
prisoners to have wisitors at a
time, '

GENTLE SPRINGIS
AN AWFUL KIDDER

A it

Announcements,

man ‘side as well as the moral side
in their work. He was well aware)
of the excellent work heing done,
both in the old couptry and in Ca}
nada, and he knew of no philanthre |
pic ar charitable undertaking that!
had not reflected credit, upon the)
Army.
li i ili Akon

EIGHT PRIESTS AND

WOMAN CONDEMNED

MCSCOW, May 9—Wight priests,

two laymen and one woman were] ove your furniture.

sentenced to death here today for
having opposed the requisitioning
of church treasures and for allegod
participation in disturbances. All
of them have a right of appeal to

the Supreme Tribunal,

Coming Events,
Meetings, Ete.

RNATES.—-100, per line per day. 9e
ber line per day for % days or over
8c. a line per day for 6 days or ove:
6 figures,. initial letters count ar
one word. 10 per cent. discount fo

cash, Address forms part of ad

and must be paid for
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Phone No.

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Augustus Hall on Thursday even
ing next, Admission 25 cents, Lad-
les with pies free, i