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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew.
Charlottetown Guardian, Two Centa,
Morning Guardian,
Founded 1887,
Belfast
Owing to Sniping
Seventeen Incendiary Fires in Belfast Last Night
holesale Arvests _of- Protestants âfli
Charged With Conspirisg With The
of The North. Ulstermen Being
Reprisal for the Arrests
(Special to The Guardian)
B IST; May . 29âSeventeen
fires were started in the cam.
paign of incendiarism waged
throughoutâ the âcity last night.
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1922
âââââSSS
Mail, Camada, $8.00. U. 8. A., $4.58
By it Qo
Prevented
Reported,
Orangemen
eing Arres.ed in
of Sinn Feiners,
and Connor, owing to the perils
of travel,
LONDON, May 27âContinued
outbreaks of disorder â in Ireland
are Teported in despatches to the
Horatio Bottomley
Gets Seven Years
Penal Servitude
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, May 29âHoratio Bot-
tomley, M. iP., former publisher
of John Bull was foundâ guilty to-
day tby a jury on the charge of mis-
appropriation of funds belonging
to the Victory Bond Club, He was
sentenced to seven years penal
servitude,
Summerside
Incident Before
Brockton Coart
Britain Takes Hand
Io Irish Situation
Destroyers Sent to Ulster Coast and Evacuation
of British Troops has Ceased.
(Special to The. Guardian)
âLONDON, May 29-âStrong ac-
tion to repress rebellion. and ter-
riorism in Ireland was taken by
Great Britain âtoday. Following a
cabinet meeting it was announced
in Commons that British destroy-
ers have been ordered to Ulster|
and that the British evacution of|
Ireland is to cease immediately.
field Marshal French
Winston Spencer Churchill inform
ed the House of Commons that the
destroyers would go to the Ulster
Coast.
LLONIDON, âMay 29âWinston
Spencer Churchitl, (Secretary for
the Colonies: told the House of
Commons that Great Britain did
not intend at presenÂą to withdraw
all her troops from Dublin.
Automobile Tax
Signatory Powers
Will All Siga
Washington Treaty
(Speciai to The Guardian)
WASHINGGTON, iMay 29âRati-
fication of the Washington Arms
Conference treaties âby all the sig
natory powers is confidently ex-
pected by ithe âState Department it
was steited officiall y today, There
is no foundation for reports thal
seme of the nations party to the
agreements will not ratify them or
will insist upon destructive reser-
vations.
Protestant and
Caâholic Clergy
â-
Premier Lloyd George
Delays His Departure
For Week-End Rest
The Agreement Reached by the Political Factions
in Southern Ireland Denounced by Many if
England as a Surrender of the Free Staters to
The Republicans and a Menace to The Aoglo Irish
| Treaty. Strong Comment by The London Times.
LONDON, May29âWith the ar-|Free Staters to the Republicans
rival of Michael Collins from Dub- and as such a menace to the An-
lin today, the Irish conference was glolrish treaty.
â e e
Six fir fb. q mings ma Speciail to The G i W il \) k b R d Ef t f . expected to begin formal discus-: âHow seriously the issue is Te-
starting ones We desrosat chines ne It is said that BROCKTON, Massa Max. 8)â- | ea y agio ective fom ess Ig FOSS|sion ot the agreement reached de-âgarded in some quarters is evi-
the Model School in the. Falls S$ of the Irish Republican|py, Winfield âScott Garland - of tween the. political
Road. A constable was shot in the
leg while on duty at a fire this
morning. -
There were no burials in the
; sity, be f 3 ing TORO) ay 29â S ; have delayed his departure for a/doubtful construction should have '
the aaBiog ys Cee see ihe, widow Rogers âwas Bhat ineâ dletff MMe Mis dete ies lad Rie Mareter Lara aRCeR Sa ANCREASE, OTTAWAâ Frey Sonne Cart renil week-end Tea at Cneqisiy: Covrt torte âDue Gal the sna gn Repay
wd + | dea y raiders at Castloreagh vane a dae. eey ; heacana tit: i : "rench consuls, a representative|to preside over the meetin it will bring this country and Ire-
The restaurants and theaters are|Count Asi, unfinished at the conclusion of the|speak to tle people of Ontario REPORTS Bra 0: PIeside Ove: 8.
me bOr Sg /ounty Roscommon. aul / f 3 ; Ss ok Canada, and many British âBoth {the Irish representatives|land perilously jnear a state of
suffering severely from the cam-|_ / : ae day's session and a continuance|through Stars Radio at about 4.15 | prene aici : : DVB et eY, rr arcestieat
paign of terrorism. The Times correspondent atjfor one week was ordered. French and Belgian officials andjunder Arthur Griffith and the Bqi,| war.
One restaurant reports a big slump
army surrounded âBallinalee, Coun.
ty Langford, and arrested ali the
Protestants in the town, charging
them with conspiracy with the
Orangement in the North,
Strabane, says armed men are ar
Avon, a well-known dentist with
an ofllce in this city, was charged
with a serious offence by Mrs.
Eva M. Guay, forty-one, of this
(Mrs, Guay testified that she: had
To Ontario Audience
(Speciaii.to The
Midnight, May 23
Guardian) PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO FIVE
{
this afternoon. OTTAWA, May 29âAutomobiles
(Special to The Guardian)
âLONDON, May 29âA Reuter
despatch from Brussels Says:
âIn the presence of the Belgian
local civil authorities, Major Ing:
factions in|derced by the comment this morn-
Southern Ireland last Saturday { ing of the Timesâ parliamentary
and its effect on the treaty setting | corrrespondent, who saye it is âof
up the Irish Free state. Premier,s0lemn and momentous importance
Lloyd George was understood to|inasmuch if an ominous or even
tish ministers have been 50 ret{-| There is, however, much moro
resting Ulstermen in County Done-!tiiy5 ade ; â-2 ee â____- in the hands of agencies âat|pen, of the Imperial War Grayes|cent that very little has been learn |cptimism. in the Irish capital than H
in: business following the discov-|gal in reprisal for the Arrant of eee at ends: AA fee : {midnight May 23, on which bona|Commission, on behalf of the Bri-|ed age tae ate nL et tm con-|in London, according to the Daily
cry of a bomb in a telephone man-|Sinn Feiners throughout Ulster Dr, Garland eS urisodiathd Meas very ouse 10 lide sales had not been made, will tish government on Saturday hand-|yersations hela yesterday, but it) Mpils) Dubin correspondent, who
hole nearby, There is a big contingent of Irish! Prine Ar oan Beech WOMAN 103 ; [be subject to the new tax of fivelcd over to the town of Mons the|is supposed that theâ Free State | writes:
Bishop MaoRory has cancelled|Republican army men in Lifford,| pcâ Edward Island silver fox s jor ten per cemt, âaccording to{memorial known as the Sacrifice] yonsfitutfon, provided Yor funder| âIt seoms that âall the Irish Jead-
all conferences with his clergy land more arg continuously Miter! stock. She is married but lives 1 age estroye value and also subject to the in-|Cross, After Protestant and Cath-|the treaty. was discussed, as well,ers hold the conviction that they
throughout; the diocese of Down! ing the county. apart from her husband. During jcreaso of fitty per cent in the on : â ) wih! be able withowt much dif-
Historic Dunkirk
~ Church Destroyed
(Special to The Guardian)
DUNKIRK, France, May 29--
The church of St. John the Bap-
tist, dating from the fifteenth cen-
tury was destroyed py fire yes.
terday. A large number of oil
paintings and other objects of art
the value of: which has not yet
bee. determined, wero lost.
{CONDENSED SPECIALS?
MNATES.â-10c. per Iine per day. Ic.
per line per day: for 8 days or over.
8c. a line por day for 6 days or over.
Count 5 words to a line. Groups of
6 figures, initial letters, count as
one word, 10 per cent, discount for
cash, Address forms part of ad.
and. must Ye paid for. Special Rates
furnished Room ad, 76c for seven
words for one week, Situation
Wanted, for seven words, 60c per
week,
*MAID WANTEDâGood wages. Ap
ply 144 Prince St.
LOSTâA CAMEO BROOCH. FIND-
er leave at Guardian. Reward. |
|
*FINE REPAIRING OF ALL!
kinds promptly attended to. Jas.
Whito.
âWage Cut for
400,000 Men
(Special to The. Guardian
CHICAGO, ° a
ment of the wages of approximate.
Ip 400,000 maintenance of way em-
ployees of the -railways of the
country effective on July 14 in
accordance: with decreases in the
cost of living anq wages in simil-
ar outsidg. employment since the
decision of the board last July
was provided for in a. decision by
thĂ© United Stats ârailroad Jaber
board and made public tonight.
-11, Fletcher, secured the testimony
May 29âReadjust- j
the period from March to Octoher,
1921, Mrs. Guay told the court she
lived at Dr. Garlandâs home.
âCounsel for the woman, Elmer
from his client that she and Dr.
Garland met at Summerside late
in October and lived in the Ciif-
ton Hotel, She remained in Sum-
merside until March, 1922.
\Dr., Gatland? § prominent in
professional circles hereabouts.
He is married and has one stcp-
son,
New Steam Service
For Charlottetown
âThe decision is expected to re-
duce present payrolls of the rail-:
roads about $48,000,000 per year
and to reduce the pay of the major
ity of the maintenance of way men
five cents per hour, but important
classes of the employees were
given a smaller cut, Under the
majority âhead were included track
laborers and. other classes usually
designatedâ as âcommon laborers,â
â=- +
S. S. MONTCALM HAD
1,061 PASSENGERS
\QUEBHC, (May 29âThe Canadian
Pacific steamer Montcalm, with
1,061 passengers, 377 cabin and 684
third class, from Liverpool, arriv-
ed here at 5.40 on Friday. The
steamship officials are very much
exercised at the immigration rule
*BRING YOUR LAWN MOWERS:
to 36 Kent St. and have thom:
put in perfect running order.;
Jas. White.
*LOSTâA LITTLE FINGER RING
set with two -ginall diamonds.
Greatly valued by owner as
keepsake. Please notify Mrs.
Keith Rogers, 53 Bayfield St.
*HOUSE FOR SALEâAT BRIGH.
ton, concrete cellar, seyen rooms,
hot water heating, enamelled
bath, $600 down and $30.00 per
month for a hundred months,
witnout interest. Apply Robert
Cotton,
}
*FOR QUICK SALEâ2 UPRIGHT
pianos suitable for a. summer
cottage, or for practising on,
Price $100.00 and $125.00, Call
or write Miller Bros., 145 Gt.
George St., Charlottetown,
FOR SALEâSPEED BOAT (WITH
out engine,) 25 ft. long, 4 ft.
beam. Built of cedar, copper
ârivetted, 2 gasolene tanks. Price
$350.00. Also Kenworth engine,
12 H. P., 4 cye 4 cye, price $300.00
which will not allow the landing
and immigration inspection of thini
class passengers after -six oâclocik
fin the evening, daylight saving,
wich compels a big liner at heavy
expense to lose thirteen hours, not
to mention the inconvenience aid
delay of the passengers who are
anxious to reach their destinatioit
as well as the inconvenience to
tho steamship.
St. Dunstanâs Graduates
Following are the graduates of
âSt.. Dunstanâs University this year
(Seventeen of the twenty-one gra
duates are Island students, the Va-
ledictorian, Roland Howatt, being a
âCharlottetown boy. There are
two graduates this year from Que-
bec and two from the United States
Joseph T. Arsenault, Mt. Carmel.
Francis 'L. Campbell, Middleton.
John F, âCampbell, Brooklyn, N.Y
BPlzear âCote, Luceville, P. Q.
WJ. Silvere DesiRoches, Miscouche
[Sregory Gallant, Kinkora.
Lucien Gelina, Pieneville, P.Q.
Urban Gillis, Grand River,
Patrick Goodwin, Kensington,
Roland Howatt, âCharlottetown.
Paul Hughes, Lawrence, Mass.
Merlin McCarthy, Souris.
Geo. A, Sutherland, Box 628,
New Glasgow, N. 8,
.*MAN OR WOMAN TO __ DISTRI-
bute well known line household
dous demand),
territ ty arrangeg, work pleasant
pay liberal even for spare time
ities; tr
J. Louis Macdonald, Corran Ban
W. J. Macdonald, Glenwood, P.B.
W. MeGuigan, St. Annes, P.H.I.
âThomas Murtagh, Newton.
_ling, is tonfident that the estab:
lishment of this service, | making
Charlottetown a terminal poine
iThe S,.S. Gaspesia, a handsome
large passenger steamer belongingâ
to the Clarke Steamship Company,}
Montreal, arrived in port Sunday
night on her first trip - to Char-
lottetown. Mr. Desmond A. Clark,
president of the Company, and Mr
J. A. Bouchard, general manager,
were passengers on the steamer,
which left again yesterday after-|
noon,
It is the intention of the (Com-
pany. to establish a service between
this port and Montreal, Quebec and
the Gaspe Coast, making Char-
lottetown a terminal. For this pur-
pose the Gaspesia âwas selected for
the route, as she is a handsome,
fast and and strong craft, with ae-
commodation for fifty first ane
fifty second class passengers, in
addition to excellent .accommoda-
tion for freight. She is 230 feet in
length, thirty two feet wide, has
powerful reinforced engines for ice
breaking and has a speed of 12 1-2
knots. Passengersâ cabins, smoking
(Special to The Guardian)
âBERNE, May 29âThe little vil-
lage of Lerechenfeld, sixteen miles
southeast of this city, was wreck-
sion of a munitions dump.
ed or damaged by the blast, the
only persons killed were tivo âchil
dren whe were playing abou: the
âdump, Forty people were injured.
Has Two Husbands
_ (Speciai to The Guardian)
FLINT, MICH., May 29-âCharg-
ing that she alternated in living
with two husbands, oneâ a_ night
patrolman and the other a day fac:
tory employee, police yesterday he-
gan search for Mrs. Anthony Spay-
er, 26. (She. disappeared imme-
begun and a warrant for her arresÂąc
was issued. :
Patrolman \Spayer â declared
St. Louis, âMay 25, 1916, precip-
âtated the. investigation.
police are alleged to disclose that
she used the names of Lola Gor-
don, Lola Thorne and Lola Weison
SAWMILL MANAGER
SERIOUSLY INJURED
NORTH BAY, ONT., May 29-â
F, H., MeLaughlan, owner ani
manager of the Commanda~ saw-
mill, suffered severe and dangerous
injuries yesterday when he. was
caught in the projecting end of a
bolt. in a shaft cuff and âwas whirled
about at the rate of 800 revolutions
and dining rooms are handsomely
finished, the smoking room. being
finished in oak and dining room
âin mahogany. Hot and cold shower|
baths and every modern sanitary |
convenienceâ is installed and every-
thing vossible has beeh done to in-|
sure the comfort of patrons. The
service will. go into operation (at
once and the Company wish the
people of Charlottetown to co-oper-
ate with them in making it a per-
manent one. Should it prove a suec-
cess, as it very probably, will, the
Company intend to increase the
cabin space so as to, have accomoda-
tion for 250 passengers.
(The Gaspesia is commanded by
Capt. Trombley, late. of the S, 5.
Cascumpedia and a thoroughly ex-
perienced officer. The chief engin-
eér, Mr. Mercier, is also a man of
long experience in his profession.
(Mr. Clarke, president of â the
Company, who personally conduct:
ed representatives of the press
through the steamer yesterday morn
and Summerside 4 port of call, will
be a big convenience to people of
this province from the point of
view of passengers accomodation
especiaily. For this purpose he has
a minute. âWhen found Mr, Mec-
Laughlan was lying almost naked
on a pile of sawdust several fee
from the mill, where he had been
thrown. (He is in Toronto Gener-
al Hospital.
DISCOVER NUCE BODY
OF FORMER ACTRESS.
CHICAGO, May 29.âThe nude
body of Mrs, Rosie Greenberg, for-
merly an actress known as
Margaret Wendat, was found today
in an old lodging house which has
been ermed by neighbors âThe
house iof 1,000 mysteries.â because
of numerous crimes and wnusual
happenings. there. A rope was
wound! tightly around her neck,
and her body showed inany brulses.
she seemed to have been strangled
to death.
on the trip to Montreal] is five
days. The round trip will be made
fort-nightly.
In addition to the company _ of-
ficials the Gaspesia carried as her
ed on Friday night by th explo- |
(While every house was destroy-|
sales tax, it was learned by in-
| quiry at the Department of Fin-
ance today,
âistering the new taxes. will, how-
ever; be in the hands of, the De-
jpartment of Customs and Excise
jthe officers of which âdepartment
will, it is expected, receive many
quests for adjustments where
jSales jad. been partially complet-
led before the new, taxes becoming
the Belgian minister of justice in
a stirring speech glorified the sol-
the great war.
on the monument,
\effective.
| The. budget. provisions respecting
automobiles read: {
| âSchedule 1, Automobiles adapt-
jed or adaptable for passenger usé,!
valued et not more -than twelvé|
hundred dollars eachâfive per|
jcent, : |
âAutomobile adapted or Adan
lable for passenger use, valued at
more than twelve hundred each-â
ten per cent,â
âThis. tax applies on automobiles
jmanufactured in Canada, as well|
diately after the investigation was/as upon those imported into Can-'Imperial War Graves âCommission,
ada after midnight of May 23. Thel
section of the resolution provid-;
he ing for this states that âthere shall/the town of Mons the y
was married to the girl April. 10. jbo imposed, levied and collected; known as the SACRIFICE CROSS ages and aerated waters and other
(Henry âRobusk, automobile work-|Upon goods of this part (automo-: After Protestant and Catholic cler-
ev, whe says he was married to her, biles) when. such goods are im-'yy had âblessed the cross the
of âwarehouses in Canada on and!
;on the duty paid value in addition
to any duty. |
Falconwood Hospital
Graduating Exercises
Gaduating exercises at Falcon-
wood Hospital will be held this
evening, May 380th, when three
C n nurses wiil be present
ed with their diplomas.
IThe graduates are:
â'Miss Margaret McQuarzio, C
man,
Miss Lottie Hamm, Charlotte
town,
âMiss Hazel McKenzie,, Pinett.
The graduates will be addressed
by Dr Rosg anq will be presented
with their diplomas by Premier
Bell, âThere will be other speakers
and a programme suitable for the
occasion is being prepared.
> @
VATICAN TO PAY SOVIET
(MOSCOW, May 29âAnâ agreo-
ment has been reached between the
Vatican and Foreign Minister: Tch-
itcherin, whereby the Soviet Gov-
ernment will except the Catholic
(Churches of Russia in their can.
paigns of requisitioning church
treasures for the famine relief fund,
War Memorial for
Towa of Mons.
(Specia, to The Guardian)
LONDON, May 29âA Reuter des-
patch from Brussels says:
âIn the presence of theâ Belgian
Minister of Justice, the British and
French..Consuls, a representative of
Canada and many British, French
and Beigian officers, and local civil
authorities, Major Ingpen of the
on behafl of the British Govern:
ment on Saturday handed over to}
memorial|
Bel-
ported into Canada or (taken out gian Minister of Justice, in a stirr-|last night in the Parliament Build-
ing speech, glorified the Soldiers,
(Letters the two men showed the After the 24th day of May, 1922,)who came from all corners of the|ly for the removal of the proposed |
world to help Belgium in the great
war,â
Bands piayed the Allied anthems
and numerous wreaths were | laid
on the monument, â
_ OO Oo
CONVERT GAVE UP
HIS TWELVE WIVES
The sincerity of converts in \Afri-
ca is often tested by their reluc-
tance or willingness to abandon
old mative practices which are âuw
conflict with âChristian principles.
For âinstance, reports Mrs. Fred
W. Neal, Presbyterian missionary
at Sakbayeme, one recent convert,
gave up twelve wives and his
slavesâa direct answer to the pray-
ers of the mission workers. An-
other recent convert gave up his
fetich, including the skeletons of
two children, âAnother, a great me-
dicine man, gave up his medicine,
including a ramâs horn, a spear that
killed a man, a cutlass that wound-
ed a person and the blood of dogs
and chickens, The spear was
supposed to transmit to others the
strength of the man who was killed
by it. Two basketfuls were recent-
ly collected of different kinds of
heathen medicine that were givea
up.
Announcements,
Coming Events,
Meetings, Ete.
the correspondent is informed. In-
stead the âRussians will accept pay-
ment, equivalent to the value of
the articles from the Vatican treas-
ury. amy '
ne 8
MOTHERâS COURAGE
RATES.â10c. per line per day. 9c.
per line per, day for 3 days or over.
8c. a line per day for 6 days or over
5 figures, initial letters count as
d. 10 per cent. discount for
Address forms part of ad
and must be paid for.
4 **We are still selling at our list
olic clergy had blessed the cross|as the so-called Coliins-De ees
pact,
The latter agrement, it was!
The matter of admin-Idiers who came from all corners stated, at the time of its announce;
the helding of the Irish electionsâ
land. It provides that a coalition
panel be presented to the electors,
containing the names of candidates
representing âboth sides at their
present strength in the Dail, the
whole to be recommended to the
voters as the ticket of the Sinn,
Fein. organizations. The agree-|
ment has been denounced by many
In England as a surrender of the
â
âSoft Drinkâ Makersâ
Wait on Minister
(Speciai' to The Guardian)
OTTAWA, May 29âCanadiawv
manufacturers of carbonated bever-.
soft drinks waited on Hon. W. §.
Fielding, the âMinister of. Finance,
ing and pressed their claims stroax!
tax of ten per cent. per gallon on
soft drinks.
'The deputation submitted that
the tax would not only âbe detrimen-
tal to the manufacturers but would
also work a hardship on the citl-
zens who use extensively what is
known as soft drink beverages be-
cause they can now be obtained at
a low price.
The present price was within the
grasp of families of limited means.
Another point argued by the de-
putation was that the tax woun
be inequitable to the extent that
the products of soft drink manufac,
turers would be taxed while own-
ers of soda fountains, who concoc:
and sell a certain âbrand of soft
drinks woudl go scot free.
es
DEMAND FOR MEN
(COBALT, ONT., âMay 29âTherel
is a big demand. for men in the
pulp and railway camps of the
north, according to Superintendent
âFerris, of the Ontario Government
employment âburagu here.
On his books he has calls for 30
men âto take station work contracts
on the T. & N. O. extension from
Cochrane to Oll Can Portage, and
men are also sought for the C.P.R.
job on the Quebec side of Lake
Temiskaming. The T. S. Wool-
ings Company wants 300 men for
cutting pulp at Yorkston.
0 a
STREET FIGHTING IN ROME
ROME, (May 29âStreet fighting
was reported today from all parts
of Italy.
âIn Genoa, following an exchange
of epithets, a band of Fascisti chas-
ed a group of Communists througy
ficulty ta show that the pact 1s
not against the treaty. They have
taken legal opinion and: are satis-
of the world. to he'p Beigiaa in|}mert Jast Saurday, makes. possible, fied as to the correctness of their
attitude and #ts consonance with
Bands played the Allied anthems next month and the formation of a the terms of the Anglo-Jrish agree
and numerous wreaths were laid )goalition cabinet for Southern Ire-
ment.â
It is understood that three meet-
ings will be helq today. Michael
Collins and his colleagues will
meot at four p. m. while the Bri-
tish signatories to the Angio-
Irish treaty are conferring with
Premier Lloyd George.
At Six o'clock a joint meeting of
the British and Irish delegates will
be held with Premier Lloyd
George presiding.
Great Blaze
In Bordeaux
(Special to The Guardian)
BORDEAUX, May 29âFire
broke out this morning on one of
the piers in the harbor and spread
quickly to various other structures
A: high wind was blowing at the
time. Thousands of barrels and
hogsheads of wine on one of the
wharves were destroyed. Although |
mot under control early in the
forenoon the losses were already
computed at many million fancs.
No. 2 Battery
Re-Union Tonight
No. 2 Battery, commanded by
Major J.P. Hooper, M.C., will hold
a reunion tonight after drill, which
starts promptly at 7.30 when the
âBattery will march to Victoria Park
for their start in foot drill, after-
wards coming in and going to work
on gun drill, The banquet will
be held immediately at the conclu-
sion of the gun drill. Every mem-
ber of this Battery must be pre-
sent tonight in time ta move off at
a
$20,000 BLAZE AT ST. JOHN
ST, JOHN, N.B., May 29âA des-
tructive fire occurred at Hast St.
John this morning on the premises
of the St. John Drydock and Ship-
building (Company. The round
house and one locomotive, a build-
ing owned by the Bedford Con-
struction Company, a compression
outfit owned by the dry dock com-
pany and stores valued at $20,000
were completely destroyed.
The total loss was about $30,000
partly insured.
Tiie flames spread so rapidly thas
with tie hydrants loeated between
the buildings burned it was impos-
sible to fight the flames success-
fully. \
The Weather
Temperature,
unneces-
Brant
put a ship on the route which is in
the ocean liner class as far as Sér-
vice and equipment is concerned
âThe Gaspesia is about
years old and was originally a Ger:
price what we have a week ago.
B. N. Keays, 18 Upper Queen St.,
Phone 819-J.
experience or capital
sary, Bradley Company,
. ford, Ontario, :
*AN ACCOUNTANT WANTED IN
first passenger, Mr. Jas. Sears! MONTREAL, May 29âCarrying
secretary treasurer of the St. James{her six children out of her burning
Literary Society, Montreal, a pr?-\house and later teelphoning to the
eight: minont travellor and writer. | tlremen, was \the feat accomplish-
The agents for the company i!ed by Mrs
James Murphy, Brookville.
V. Pineau, Rustico.
P. Sullivan, Cardigan. ;
Bertram Walsh, St. Annes, P.E,
I
the streets and into a restaurant, |
which the Fascisti completely, de-
vastated. The Communists escap |
ed through the rear of the restau-
rant, and five of 'them were wound.
Tide, Moon, Etc.
TORONTO May 380âModerato
Wilfrid Giguerre, of Bel-| **Having disposed of the great-
every large firm to act as Exe! âayitiam A. Zatb, Charlottotown.| von vessel, Ste made her â iriy) Cheilettetown are (Messrs Bruce ley'llo street, Montreal, Notth.|or nert of my land I will offer beled, bes qrindis inaede) ina noe ree
cutive, must be trained in thÂź! âpan Commencement Exercises! âsom Lendon {hia month iat and Co, at whose wharĂ© when her house was destroyel by|âą blic Avetion on June 6th, my Âą)-! Other encounters were reported in temperature.. i
intrigneles of thd profession. | (ayn place. at the University tail! tes and {8 now out from 93 jst ver wil donk, Accomodatioa fir of no. lotormined cause yestor-âtire herd of pure bred Holste! âfrom Bologna, where a member of, High tide this afternoon at 12.88
We have trebbled many a salary) at 3 p.m. Wednesday. treal and Quebes on her first tripsfcr (he service will bo made to the dg *. She took six trips in ll telaatile, comprising some twenty| the Fascisti and a royal guard were|and tomorrow morning at 2.06. .
buildings on the wharf and every |seve the chi! |
over the new route, She left this âdren and succeeded iu|head of females and
*WANTEDâ2 PANTRY GIRLS/afternoon âfor, (Summerside from'thing will be done to provide for/doing so. When her task âwas|young bulls.
ind our system: Send for patâ and 1 chamber maid at Mace A she will proceed to Gaspe,(the comfort of passengers arrivins completed ahd after she had phon: first class farm machinery. Gavinj Alessandria and ove Commitnistl. \ t quarter moon Friday, June
ticulars. Apply âBY Box 116. Hotel. The approximate time occupied and departing. i __ odâ thĂ© fire station, she fainted. R. Harding, Grahamâs Road. was killed ih Parmaâ, ne id, 2.10 pm,
Attend Oor Big Sale of Ladiesâ and Gentsâ Clothing: at Bradalbane, May 26 to June 3---Wadman & Co.
through our instruction. Twenty
years unapproached record be
half dozen killed. Communist was killel a. Sun sets this evening at 7.42 and
Also a full line of/ Trieste, two Fascist) were killed :n tiges tomorrow morning at 4,12.
Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew.
Charlottetown Guardian, Two Centa,
Morning Guardian,
Founded 1887,
Belfast
Owing to Sniping
Seventeen Incendiary Fires in Belfast Last Night
holesale Arvests _of- Protestants âfli
Charged With Conspirisg With The
of The North. Ulstermen Being
Reprisal for the Arrests
(Special to The Guardian)
B IST; May . 29âSeventeen
fires were started in the cam.
paign of incendiarism waged
throughoutâ the âcity last night.
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1922
âââââSSS
Mail, Camada, $8.00. U. 8. A., $4.58
By it Qo
Prevented
Reported,
Orangemen
eing Arres.ed in
of Sinn Feiners,
and Connor, owing to the perils
of travel,
LONDON, May 27âContinued
outbreaks of disorder â in Ireland
are Teported in despatches to the
Horatio Bottomley
Gets Seven Years
Penal Servitude
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, May 29âHoratio Bot-
tomley, M. iP., former publisher
of John Bull was foundâ guilty to-
day tby a jury on the charge of mis-
appropriation of funds belonging
to the Victory Bond Club, He was
sentenced to seven years penal
servitude,
Summerside
Incident Before
Brockton Coart
Britain Takes Hand
Io Irish Situation
Destroyers Sent to Ulster Coast and Evacuation
of British Troops has Ceased.
(Special to The. Guardian)
âLONDON, May 29-âStrong ac-
tion to repress rebellion. and ter-
riorism in Ireland was taken by
Great Britain âtoday. Following a
cabinet meeting it was announced
in Commons that British destroy-
ers have been ordered to Ulster|
and that the British evacution of|
Ireland is to cease immediately.
field Marshal French
Winston Spencer Churchill inform
ed the House of Commons that the
destroyers would go to the Ulster
Coast.
LLONIDON, âMay 29âWinston
Spencer Churchitl, (Secretary for
the Colonies: told the House of
Commons that Great Britain did
not intend at presenÂą to withdraw
all her troops from Dublin.
Automobile Tax
Signatory Powers
Will All Siga
Washington Treaty
(Speciai to The Guardian)
WASHINGGTON, iMay 29âRati-
fication of the Washington Arms
Conference treaties âby all the sig
natory powers is confidently ex-
pected by ithe âState Department it
was steited officiall y today, There
is no foundation for reports thal
seme of the nations party to the
agreements will not ratify them or
will insist upon destructive reser-
vations.
Protestant and
Caâholic Clergy
â-
Premier Lloyd George
Delays His Departure
For Week-End Rest
The Agreement Reached by the Political Factions
in Southern Ireland Denounced by Many if
England as a Surrender of the Free Staters to
The Republicans and a Menace to The Aoglo Irish
| Treaty. Strong Comment by The London Times.
LONDON, May29âWith the ar-|Free Staters to the Republicans
rival of Michael Collins from Dub- and as such a menace to the An-
lin today, the Irish conference was glolrish treaty.
â e e
Six fir fb. q mings ma Speciail to The G i W il \) k b R d Ef t f . expected to begin formal discus-: âHow seriously the issue is Te-
starting ones We desrosat chines ne It is said that BROCKTON, Massa Max. 8)â- | ea y agio ective fom ess Ig FOSS|sion ot the agreement reached de-âgarded in some quarters is evi-
the Model School in the. Falls S$ of the Irish Republican|py, Winfield âScott Garland - of tween the. political
Road. A constable was shot in the
leg while on duty at a fire this
morning. -
There were no burials in the
; sity, be f 3 ing TORO) ay 29â S ; have delayed his departure for a/doubtful construction should have '
the aaBiog ys Cee see ihe, widow Rogers âwas Bhat ineâ dletff MMe Mis dete ies lad Rie Mareter Lara aRCeR Sa ANCREASE, OTTAWAâ Frey Sonne Cart renil week-end Tea at Cneqisiy: Covrt torte âDue Gal the sna gn Repay
wd + | dea y raiders at Castloreagh vane a dae. eey ; heacana tit: i : "rench consuls, a representative|to preside over the meetin it will bring this country and Ire-
The restaurants and theaters are|Count Asi, unfinished at the conclusion of the|speak to tle people of Ontario REPORTS Bra 0: PIeside Ove: 8.
me bOr Sg /ounty Roscommon. aul / f 3 ; Ss ok Canada, and many British âBoth {the Irish representatives|land perilously jnear a state of
suffering severely from the cam-|_ / : ae day's session and a continuance|through Stars Radio at about 4.15 | prene aici : : DVB et eY, rr arcestieat
paign of terrorism. The Times correspondent atjfor one week was ordered. French and Belgian officials andjunder Arthur Griffith and the Bqi,| war.
One restaurant reports a big slump
army surrounded âBallinalee, Coun.
ty Langford, and arrested ali the
Protestants in the town, charging
them with conspiracy with the
Orangement in the North,
Strabane, says armed men are ar
Avon, a well-known dentist with
an ofllce in this city, was charged
with a serious offence by Mrs.
Eva M. Guay, forty-one, of this
(Mrs, Guay testified that she: had
To Ontario Audience
(Speciaii.to The
Midnight, May 23
Guardian) PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO FIVE
{
this afternoon. OTTAWA, May 29âAutomobiles
(Special to The Guardian)
âLONDON, May 29âA Reuter
despatch from Brussels Says:
âIn the presence of the Belgian
local civil authorities, Major Ing:
factions in|derced by the comment this morn-
Southern Ireland last Saturday { ing of the Timesâ parliamentary
and its effect on the treaty setting | corrrespondent, who saye it is âof
up the Irish Free state. Premier,s0lemn and momentous importance
Lloyd George was understood to|inasmuch if an ominous or even
tish ministers have been 50 ret{-| There is, however, much moro
resting Ulstermen in County Done-!tiiy5 ade ; â-2 ee â____- in the hands of agencies âat|pen, of the Imperial War Grayes|cent that very little has been learn |cptimism. in the Irish capital than H
in: business following the discov-|gal in reprisal for the Arrant of eee at ends: AA fee : {midnight May 23, on which bona|Commission, on behalf of the Bri-|ed age tae ate nL et tm con-|in London, according to the Daily
cry of a bomb in a telephone man-|Sinn Feiners throughout Ulster Dr, Garland eS urisodiathd Meas very ouse 10 lide sales had not been made, will tish government on Saturday hand-|yersations hela yesterday, but it) Mpils) Dubin correspondent, who
hole nearby, There is a big contingent of Irish! Prine Ar oan Beech WOMAN 103 ; [be subject to the new tax of fivelcd over to the town of Mons the|is supposed that theâ Free State | writes:
Bishop MaoRory has cancelled|Republican army men in Lifford,| pcâ Edward Island silver fox s jor ten per cemt, âaccording to{memorial known as the Sacrifice] yonsfitutfon, provided Yor funder| âIt seoms that âall the Irish Jead-
all conferences with his clergy land more arg continuously Miter! stock. She is married but lives 1 age estroye value and also subject to the in-|Cross, After Protestant and Cath-|the treaty. was discussed, as well,ers hold the conviction that they
throughout; the diocese of Down! ing the county. apart from her husband. During jcreaso of fitty per cent in the on : â ) wih! be able withowt much dif-
Historic Dunkirk
~ Church Destroyed
(Special to The Guardian)
DUNKIRK, France, May 29--
The church of St. John the Bap-
tist, dating from the fifteenth cen-
tury was destroyed py fire yes.
terday. A large number of oil
paintings and other objects of art
the value of: which has not yet
bee. determined, wero lost.
{CONDENSED SPECIALS?
MNATES.â-10c. per Iine per day. Ic.
per line per day: for 8 days or over.
8c. a line por day for 6 days or over.
Count 5 words to a line. Groups of
6 figures, initial letters, count as
one word, 10 per cent, discount for
cash, Address forms part of ad.
and. must Ye paid for. Special Rates
furnished Room ad, 76c for seven
words for one week, Situation
Wanted, for seven words, 60c per
week,
*MAID WANTEDâGood wages. Ap
ply 144 Prince St.
LOSTâA CAMEO BROOCH. FIND-
er leave at Guardian. Reward. |
|
*FINE REPAIRING OF ALL!
kinds promptly attended to. Jas.
Whito.
âWage Cut for
400,000 Men
(Special to The. Guardian
CHICAGO, ° a
ment of the wages of approximate.
Ip 400,000 maintenance of way em-
ployees of the -railways of the
country effective on July 14 in
accordance: with decreases in the
cost of living anq wages in simil-
ar outsidg. employment since the
decision of the board last July
was provided for in a. decision by
thĂ© United Stats ârailroad Jaber
board and made public tonight.
-11, Fletcher, secured the testimony
May 29âReadjust- j
the period from March to Octoher,
1921, Mrs. Guay told the court she
lived at Dr. Garlandâs home.
âCounsel for the woman, Elmer
from his client that she and Dr.
Garland met at Summerside late
in October and lived in the Ciif-
ton Hotel, She remained in Sum-
merside until March, 1922.
\Dr., Gatland? § prominent in
professional circles hereabouts.
He is married and has one stcp-
son,
New Steam Service
For Charlottetown
âThe decision is expected to re-
duce present payrolls of the rail-:
roads about $48,000,000 per year
and to reduce the pay of the major
ity of the maintenance of way men
five cents per hour, but important
classes of the employees were
given a smaller cut, Under the
majority âhead were included track
laborers and. other classes usually
designatedâ as âcommon laborers,â
â=- +
S. S. MONTCALM HAD
1,061 PASSENGERS
\QUEBHC, (May 29âThe Canadian
Pacific steamer Montcalm, with
1,061 passengers, 377 cabin and 684
third class, from Liverpool, arriv-
ed here at 5.40 on Friday. The
steamship officials are very much
exercised at the immigration rule
*BRING YOUR LAWN MOWERS:
to 36 Kent St. and have thom:
put in perfect running order.;
Jas. White.
*LOSTâA LITTLE FINGER RING
set with two -ginall diamonds.
Greatly valued by owner as
keepsake. Please notify Mrs.
Keith Rogers, 53 Bayfield St.
*HOUSE FOR SALEâAT BRIGH.
ton, concrete cellar, seyen rooms,
hot water heating, enamelled
bath, $600 down and $30.00 per
month for a hundred months,
witnout interest. Apply Robert
Cotton,
}
*FOR QUICK SALEâ2 UPRIGHT
pianos suitable for a. summer
cottage, or for practising on,
Price $100.00 and $125.00, Call
or write Miller Bros., 145 Gt.
George St., Charlottetown,
FOR SALEâSPEED BOAT (WITH
out engine,) 25 ft. long, 4 ft.
beam. Built of cedar, copper
ârivetted, 2 gasolene tanks. Price
$350.00. Also Kenworth engine,
12 H. P., 4 cye 4 cye, price $300.00
which will not allow the landing
and immigration inspection of thini
class passengers after -six oâclocik
fin the evening, daylight saving,
wich compels a big liner at heavy
expense to lose thirteen hours, not
to mention the inconvenience aid
delay of the passengers who are
anxious to reach their destinatioit
as well as the inconvenience to
tho steamship.
St. Dunstanâs Graduates
Following are the graduates of
âSt.. Dunstanâs University this year
(Seventeen of the twenty-one gra
duates are Island students, the Va-
ledictorian, Roland Howatt, being a
âCharlottetown boy. There are
two graduates this year from Que-
bec and two from the United States
Joseph T. Arsenault, Mt. Carmel.
Francis 'L. Campbell, Middleton.
John F, âCampbell, Brooklyn, N.Y
BPlzear âCote, Luceville, P. Q.
WJ. Silvere DesiRoches, Miscouche
[Sregory Gallant, Kinkora.
Lucien Gelina, Pieneville, P.Q.
Urban Gillis, Grand River,
Patrick Goodwin, Kensington,
Roland Howatt, âCharlottetown.
Paul Hughes, Lawrence, Mass.
Merlin McCarthy, Souris.
Geo. A, Sutherland, Box 628,
New Glasgow, N. 8,
.*MAN OR WOMAN TO __ DISTRI-
bute well known line household
dous demand),
territ ty arrangeg, work pleasant
pay liberal even for spare time
ities; tr
J. Louis Macdonald, Corran Ban
W. J. Macdonald, Glenwood, P.B.
W. MeGuigan, St. Annes, P.H.I.
âThomas Murtagh, Newton.
_ling, is tonfident that the estab:
lishment of this service, | making
Charlottetown a terminal poine
iThe S,.S. Gaspesia, a handsome
large passenger steamer belongingâ
to the Clarke Steamship Company,}
Montreal, arrived in port Sunday
night on her first trip - to Char-
lottetown. Mr. Desmond A. Clark,
president of the Company, and Mr
J. A. Bouchard, general manager,
were passengers on the steamer,
which left again yesterday after-|
noon,
It is the intention of the (Com-
pany. to establish a service between
this port and Montreal, Quebec and
the Gaspe Coast, making Char-
lottetown a terminal. For this pur-
pose the Gaspesia âwas selected for
the route, as she is a handsome,
fast and and strong craft, with ae-
commodation for fifty first ane
fifty second class passengers, in
addition to excellent .accommoda-
tion for freight. She is 230 feet in
length, thirty two feet wide, has
powerful reinforced engines for ice
breaking and has a speed of 12 1-2
knots. Passengersâ cabins, smoking
(Special to The Guardian)
âBERNE, May 29âThe little vil-
lage of Lerechenfeld, sixteen miles
southeast of this city, was wreck-
sion of a munitions dump.
ed or damaged by the blast, the
only persons killed were tivo âchil
dren whe were playing abou: the
âdump, Forty people were injured.
Has Two Husbands
_ (Speciai to The Guardian)
FLINT, MICH., May 29-âCharg-
ing that she alternated in living
with two husbands, oneâ a_ night
patrolman and the other a day fac:
tory employee, police yesterday he-
gan search for Mrs. Anthony Spay-
er, 26. (She. disappeared imme-
begun and a warrant for her arresÂąc
was issued. :
Patrolman \Spayer â declared
St. Louis, âMay 25, 1916, precip-
âtated the. investigation.
police are alleged to disclose that
she used the names of Lola Gor-
don, Lola Thorne and Lola Weison
SAWMILL MANAGER
SERIOUSLY INJURED
NORTH BAY, ONT., May 29-â
F, H., MeLaughlan, owner ani
manager of the Commanda~ saw-
mill, suffered severe and dangerous
injuries yesterday when he. was
caught in the projecting end of a
bolt. in a shaft cuff and âwas whirled
about at the rate of 800 revolutions
and dining rooms are handsomely
finished, the smoking room. being
finished in oak and dining room
âin mahogany. Hot and cold shower|
baths and every modern sanitary |
convenienceâ is installed and every-
thing vossible has beeh done to in-|
sure the comfort of patrons. The
service will. go into operation (at
once and the Company wish the
people of Charlottetown to co-oper-
ate with them in making it a per-
manent one. Should it prove a suec-
cess, as it very probably, will, the
Company intend to increase the
cabin space so as to, have accomoda-
tion for 250 passengers.
(The Gaspesia is commanded by
Capt. Trombley, late. of the S, 5.
Cascumpedia and a thoroughly ex-
perienced officer. The chief engin-
eér, Mr. Mercier, is also a man of
long experience in his profession.
(Mr. Clarke, president of â the
Company, who personally conduct:
ed representatives of the press
through the steamer yesterday morn
and Summerside 4 port of call, will
be a big convenience to people of
this province from the point of
view of passengers accomodation
especiaily. For this purpose he has
a minute. âWhen found Mr, Mec-
Laughlan was lying almost naked
on a pile of sawdust several fee
from the mill, where he had been
thrown. (He is in Toronto Gener-
al Hospital.
DISCOVER NUCE BODY
OF FORMER ACTRESS.
CHICAGO, May 29.âThe nude
body of Mrs, Rosie Greenberg, for-
merly an actress known as
Margaret Wendat, was found today
in an old lodging house which has
been ermed by neighbors âThe
house iof 1,000 mysteries.â because
of numerous crimes and wnusual
happenings. there. A rope was
wound! tightly around her neck,
and her body showed inany brulses.
she seemed to have been strangled
to death.
on the trip to Montreal] is five
days. The round trip will be made
fort-nightly.
In addition to the company _ of-
ficials the Gaspesia carried as her
ed on Friday night by th explo- |
(While every house was destroy-|
sales tax, it was learned by in-
| quiry at the Department of Fin-
ance today,
âistering the new taxes. will, how-
ever; be in the hands of, the De-
jpartment of Customs and Excise
jthe officers of which âdepartment
will, it is expected, receive many
quests for adjustments where
jSales jad. been partially complet-
led before the new, taxes becoming
the Belgian minister of justice in
a stirring speech glorified the sol-
the great war.
on the monument,
\effective.
| The. budget. provisions respecting
automobiles read: {
| âSchedule 1, Automobiles adapt-
jed or adaptable for passenger usé,!
valued et not more -than twelvé|
hundred dollars eachâfive per|
jcent, : |
âAutomobile adapted or Adan
lable for passenger use, valued at
more than twelve hundred each-â
ten per cent,â
âThis. tax applies on automobiles
jmanufactured in Canada, as well|
diately after the investigation was/as upon those imported into Can-'Imperial War Graves âCommission,
ada after midnight of May 23. Thel
section of the resolution provid-;
he ing for this states that âthere shall/the town of Mons the y
was married to the girl April. 10. jbo imposed, levied and collected; known as the SACRIFICE CROSS ages and aerated waters and other
(Henry âRobusk, automobile work-|Upon goods of this part (automo-: After Protestant and Catholic cler-
ev, whe says he was married to her, biles) when. such goods are im-'yy had âblessed the cross the
of âwarehouses in Canada on and!
;on the duty paid value in addition
to any duty. |
Falconwood Hospital
Graduating Exercises
Gaduating exercises at Falcon-
wood Hospital will be held this
evening, May 380th, when three
C n nurses wiil be present
ed with their diplomas.
IThe graduates are:
â'Miss Margaret McQuarzio, C
man,
Miss Lottie Hamm, Charlotte
town,
âMiss Hazel McKenzie,, Pinett.
The graduates will be addressed
by Dr Rosg anq will be presented
with their diplomas by Premier
Bell, âThere will be other speakers
and a programme suitable for the
occasion is being prepared.
> @
VATICAN TO PAY SOVIET
(MOSCOW, May 29âAnâ agreo-
ment has been reached between the
Vatican and Foreign Minister: Tch-
itcherin, whereby the Soviet Gov-
ernment will except the Catholic
(Churches of Russia in their can.
paigns of requisitioning church
treasures for the famine relief fund,
War Memorial for
Towa of Mons.
(Specia, to The Guardian)
LONDON, May 29âA Reuter des-
patch from Brussels says:
âIn the presence of theâ Belgian
Minister of Justice, the British and
French..Consuls, a representative of
Canada and many British, French
and Beigian officers, and local civil
authorities, Major Ingpen of the
on behafl of the British Govern:
ment on Saturday handed over to}
memorial|
Bel-
ported into Canada or (taken out gian Minister of Justice, in a stirr-|last night in the Parliament Build-
ing speech, glorified the Soldiers,
(Letters the two men showed the After the 24th day of May, 1922,)who came from all corners of the|ly for the removal of the proposed |
world to help Belgium in the great
war,â
Bands piayed the Allied anthems
and numerous wreaths were | laid
on the monument, â
_ OO Oo
CONVERT GAVE UP
HIS TWELVE WIVES
The sincerity of converts in \Afri-
ca is often tested by their reluc-
tance or willingness to abandon
old mative practices which are âuw
conflict with âChristian principles.
For âinstance, reports Mrs. Fred
W. Neal, Presbyterian missionary
at Sakbayeme, one recent convert,
gave up twelve wives and his
slavesâa direct answer to the pray-
ers of the mission workers. An-
other recent convert gave up his
fetich, including the skeletons of
two children, âAnother, a great me-
dicine man, gave up his medicine,
including a ramâs horn, a spear that
killed a man, a cutlass that wound-
ed a person and the blood of dogs
and chickens, The spear was
supposed to transmit to others the
strength of the man who was killed
by it. Two basketfuls were recent-
ly collected of different kinds of
heathen medicine that were givea
up.
Announcements,
Coming Events,
Meetings, Ete.
the correspondent is informed. In-
stead the âRussians will accept pay-
ment, equivalent to the value of
the articles from the Vatican treas-
ury. amy '
ne 8
MOTHERâS COURAGE
RATES.â10c. per line per day. 9c.
per line per, day for 3 days or over.
8c. a line per day for 6 days or over
5 figures, initial letters count as
d. 10 per cent. discount for
Address forms part of ad
and must be paid for.
4 **We are still selling at our list
olic clergy had blessed the cross|as the so-called Coliins-De ees
pact,
The latter agrement, it was!
The matter of admin-Idiers who came from all corners stated, at the time of its announce;
the helding of the Irish electionsâ
land. It provides that a coalition
panel be presented to the electors,
containing the names of candidates
representing âboth sides at their
present strength in the Dail, the
whole to be recommended to the
voters as the ticket of the Sinn,
Fein. organizations. The agree-|
ment has been denounced by many
In England as a surrender of the
â
âSoft Drinkâ Makersâ
Wait on Minister
(Speciai' to The Guardian)
OTTAWA, May 29âCanadiawv
manufacturers of carbonated bever-.
soft drinks waited on Hon. W. §.
Fielding, the âMinister of. Finance,
ing and pressed their claims stroax!
tax of ten per cent. per gallon on
soft drinks.
'The deputation submitted that
the tax would not only âbe detrimen-
tal to the manufacturers but would
also work a hardship on the citl-
zens who use extensively what is
known as soft drink beverages be-
cause they can now be obtained at
a low price.
The present price was within the
grasp of families of limited means.
Another point argued by the de-
putation was that the tax woun
be inequitable to the extent that
the products of soft drink manufac,
turers would be taxed while own-
ers of soda fountains, who concoc:
and sell a certain âbrand of soft
drinks woudl go scot free.
es
DEMAND FOR MEN
(COBALT, ONT., âMay 29âTherel
is a big demand. for men in the
pulp and railway camps of the
north, according to Superintendent
âFerris, of the Ontario Government
employment âburagu here.
On his books he has calls for 30
men âto take station work contracts
on the T. & N. O. extension from
Cochrane to Oll Can Portage, and
men are also sought for the C.P.R.
job on the Quebec side of Lake
Temiskaming. The T. S. Wool-
ings Company wants 300 men for
cutting pulp at Yorkston.
0 a
STREET FIGHTING IN ROME
ROME, (May 29âStreet fighting
was reported today from all parts
of Italy.
âIn Genoa, following an exchange
of epithets, a band of Fascisti chas-
ed a group of Communists througy
ficulty ta show that the pact 1s
not against the treaty. They have
taken legal opinion and: are satis-
of the world. to he'p Beigiaa in|}mert Jast Saurday, makes. possible, fied as to the correctness of their
attitude and #ts consonance with
Bands played the Allied anthems next month and the formation of a the terms of the Anglo-Jrish agree
and numerous wreaths were laid )goalition cabinet for Southern Ire-
ment.â
It is understood that three meet-
ings will be helq today. Michael
Collins and his colleagues will
meot at four p. m. while the Bri-
tish signatories to the Angio-
Irish treaty are conferring with
Premier Lloyd George.
At Six o'clock a joint meeting of
the British and Irish delegates will
be held with Premier Lloyd
George presiding.
Great Blaze
In Bordeaux
(Special to The Guardian)
BORDEAUX, May 29âFire
broke out this morning on one of
the piers in the harbor and spread
quickly to various other structures
A: high wind was blowing at the
time. Thousands of barrels and
hogsheads of wine on one of the
wharves were destroyed. Although |
mot under control early in the
forenoon the losses were already
computed at many million fancs.
No. 2 Battery
Re-Union Tonight
No. 2 Battery, commanded by
Major J.P. Hooper, M.C., will hold
a reunion tonight after drill, which
starts promptly at 7.30 when the
âBattery will march to Victoria Park
for their start in foot drill, after-
wards coming in and going to work
on gun drill, The banquet will
be held immediately at the conclu-
sion of the gun drill. Every mem-
ber of this Battery must be pre-
sent tonight in time ta move off at
a
$20,000 BLAZE AT ST. JOHN
ST, JOHN, N.B., May 29âA des-
tructive fire occurred at Hast St.
John this morning on the premises
of the St. John Drydock and Ship-
building (Company. The round
house and one locomotive, a build-
ing owned by the Bedford Con-
struction Company, a compression
outfit owned by the dry dock com-
pany and stores valued at $20,000
were completely destroyed.
The total loss was about $30,000
partly insured.
Tiie flames spread so rapidly thas
with tie hydrants loeated between
the buildings burned it was impos-
sible to fight the flames success-
fully. \
The Weather
Temperature,
unneces-
Brant
put a ship on the route which is in
the ocean liner class as far as Sér-
vice and equipment is concerned
âThe Gaspesia is about
years old and was originally a Ger:
price what we have a week ago.
B. N. Keays, 18 Upper Queen St.,
Phone 819-J.
experience or capital
sary, Bradley Company,
. ford, Ontario, :
*AN ACCOUNTANT WANTED IN
first passenger, Mr. Jas. Sears! MONTREAL, May 29âCarrying
secretary treasurer of the St. James{her six children out of her burning
Literary Society, Montreal, a pr?-\house and later teelphoning to the
eight: minont travellor and writer. | tlremen, was \the feat accomplish-
The agents for the company i!ed by Mrs
James Murphy, Brookville.
V. Pineau, Rustico.
P. Sullivan, Cardigan. ;
Bertram Walsh, St. Annes, P.E,
I
the streets and into a restaurant, |
which the Fascisti completely, de-
vastated. The Communists escap |
ed through the rear of the restau-
rant, and five of 'them were wound.
Tide, Moon, Etc.
TORONTO May 380âModerato
Wilfrid Giguerre, of Bel-| **Having disposed of the great-
every large firm to act as Exe! âayitiam A. Zatb, Charlottotown.| von vessel, Ste made her â iriy) Cheilettetown are (Messrs Bruce ley'llo street, Montreal, Notth.|or nert of my land I will offer beled, bes qrindis inaede) ina noe ree
cutive, must be trained in thÂź! âpan Commencement Exercises! âsom Lendon {hia month iat and Co, at whose wharĂ© when her house was destroyel by|âą blic Avetion on June 6th, my Âą)-! Other encounters were reported in temperature.. i
intrigneles of thd profession. | (ayn place. at the University tail! tes and {8 now out from 93 jst ver wil donk, Accomodatioa fir of no. lotormined cause yestor-âtire herd of pure bred Holste! âfrom Bologna, where a member of, High tide this afternoon at 12.88
We have trebbled many a salary) at 3 p.m. Wednesday. treal and Quebes on her first tripsfcr (he service will bo made to the dg *. She took six trips in ll telaatile, comprising some twenty| the Fascisti and a royal guard were|and tomorrow morning at 2.06. .
buildings on the wharf and every |seve the chi! |
over the new route, She left this âdren and succeeded iu|head of females and
*WANTEDâ2 PANTRY GIRLS/afternoon âfor, (Summerside from'thing will be done to provide for/doing so. When her task âwas|young bulls.
ind our system: Send for patâ and 1 chamber maid at Mace A she will proceed to Gaspe,(the comfort of passengers arrivins completed ahd after she had phon: first class farm machinery. Gavinj Alessandria and ove Commitnistl. \ t quarter moon Friday, June
ticulars. Apply âBY Box 116. Hotel. The approximate time occupied and departing. i __ odâ thĂ© fire station, she fainted. R. Harding, Grahamâs Road. was killed ih Parmaâ, ne id, 2.10 pm,
Attend Oor Big Sale of Ladiesâ and Gentsâ Clothing: at Bradalbane, May 26 to June 3---Wadman & Co.
through our instruction. Twenty
years unapproached record be
half dozen killed. Communist was killel a. Sun sets this evening at 7.42 and
Also a full line of/ Trieste, two Fascist) were killed :n tiges tomorrow morning at 4,12.