lottetown Guard Twe to the Agreement. Last Another Fortnight (Special to The Guardian) GENOA, May 12—Lloyd George pday announced his decision to ‘opose a ten year military non- geressive truce for all Europe on basis of existing frontiers. The enoa conferees wfil be asked to jecome parties to this European act regardless of the Russian puddle, The British delegation nnounced the conference . would ast another fortnight according to he new program outlined by Lloyd Heorge today. -¢ 5 GENOA CONFERENCE DISCUSS. ED IN OTTAWA OTTAWA, May 12—Canadian re Premier Lloyd George Proposes Ten Year Truce enoa Conferees to be Asked to Become Parties | CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1922 en By Mall. Oamada, Annual Subscription, Conference Expected to presentation at the Genoa Confer- ence was briefly discussed in the House of Commons last evening in connection with a vote of $25,000 to pay the expenses of the two Canadian delegates, Sir Charles Gordon and Prof, Montpetit. The Prime Minister told Mr. Crerar that Canada had received a d'pect Invitation from Italy; that the dele- gates had been instructed to take]: No action without securing approval of the government that all treaties signed were ject to ratification. by dian parliament, the and sub- the Cana- eavy Imports =| Of Automobites OTTAWA, May 12—Answering a huestion placed on the order paper in the Commons by G. G. Coote, Progressive, (MacLeod, in the House today, Hon. Jacques Bur- au, Minister of Customs aifd Ex- isa, gave a series of interesting putomobila import. jRtatistics cov pnig the fiscal years from 1918 to 922 inclusive, In these years a otal of 46,484 passenger automo- piles, valued at $45,749)115 were brought, intioo Canada, paying a duty of $15,9960,121.96. In the pame years 8,494 freight automo- hilies were imported, These were yalued at (2,497,714, and paid a otal duty of $4,258,488 ..29. {CONDENSED SPECIALS NATRHS.~—10c. per line per day. 9c. er line per day for 3° or ever ec. a line per day fo¥ 6 avn “or over. Joint 5 worda to a lino, Groups of h- figures, initial lett count as me word. 10 per sent, discount for sash. Address forms part of ad. and must be paid for. Special Rates Iurnished Room ad., 76¢ for seven words for one week, Situation Wanted, for seven words, 650c per week. 4 King George ' Banquetted BRUSSELS, May 12—King Al- bert tonight gave a banquet in the palace to King George and Queen Mary. In toasting ‘his royal visil- ors, King; Albert said Belgium still was suffenng from the destruction and the economic troubles caused hera by the war. The efforts she made up to the present toward reconstruction had been with her own resources, but now her finan- ces were exhausted. The King add ed that Belgium needs at the same time, reparations, peace, work and security, a complex necessity which had determined. tha policy Bel- gium. had resolved to ipursne in full agreement with her Allies. ‘Replying, King George asid {i there was one thing certain in the uncertain epoch which the world was passinhb, it was that the difficulties of Belgium would rapidly be surmounted, thanks to the wisdom’ of Belgium statesmen and the indomitable vitality of the \Belgian- people,. He added’ that in her progiresg tjowards the great future ahead of her Belgium al- ways would thave the sympatiiles of the British Empire, which fought begide her in the wort! war, ( *TO house. TO LET—FURNISHED. ROOMS for light housekeeping. Apply 1389 Hillsboro St. LET — FOUR.ROOMED ‘Apply 139 Hillsboro St. *WANTED—CAPABLE HOUSE- keeper, none other need apply. Good wages, Phone 446-L. *JNO, ALFRED MCDONALD, SUR|, veyor, Hermanville. *FOUND—ON GRAFTON STREET a sum of money, Apply BE. W. ‘Farquharson, ‘58 School St. “FOR SALE—8 ROOM COTTAGE, situated 177 Water iBtreet, All modern improvements, Apply on premises, *FOR SALE — TWENTY-FIVE vores of land at Wheatley River. Apply to Moluean & McKinnon, Solicitors & etc., *MAN OR WOMAN TO __ OISTRI- bute well known line household necessities; tremendous demand territory arranged, work pleasan pay liberal even for spare time; experience or capital unneces- sary, Bradley Company, Branv ford, Ontario. aad *LOST—RUBBER TIRE OFF CAR- viage. Finder notify W. . S.| Brown, Livery Stable. ‘LEFT AT ELDON HOTEL SOME weeks ago lady’s muff, Owner please call for same, The Local Y.W.C.A. is Helping Make Better Boys Apart from our © churches there is only one place In the city where our Protestant boys can congre- gate under wholesome influence und that place is the Y. M. C. ‘Tha membership tees charged the boys and young men are neces sarily made smal) so that ati boys and young men, no matter what their cincumstances, are able to get a tleket if they eo wish, ‘The splendid support of our busi ness houses and sympathetic sus- avaining membership who give ten dollars a year and upward to the support tof ithe ;Aisgociaticn, has made it ‘possible for the work to be kept golng through all the years that ‘institution has served ithe city. ‘There will come a time, we hope in the not distant future, when the Y. M. C. A. will take up new and more accommodating quart- ers. In the meantime the institu tion is doing its best with the means at. hand to. provide a good environment for over 250 of our citizens to be and teaching them mantiness and cleanliness as weil as assiisting to develop them men tally, spiritually and socialiy The whole fabric. of our future social existence depends upon the foundation the boys are laying at this time for their future manhood. Every citizen should recoguize his “NOTICE—NOW IS THE TIME to have your lawn mowers shar pened ang put in running’ order All kinds of stove repairing; also stoves bought and sold James White, 36 Kent Street. LOST—ON MAY 1st, PAIR OF flasses in case, between Protes tant Orphanage and’ Charlotte- town, ‘Finder please leave at . Guardian Office. REAL ESTATE REPRESENTA. tive wanted for Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown resident referred. Must own car and have good acquaintance through- Ot district, Opportunity to con- ect with most» sticcessfu) and iggressive Farm Ageficy in astern Canada, Apply stating present occupation, age, busi- hess or farm experience, etc., responsibility to help along such a ciuse, Starting’ Monday of next week the Financial Campaign of the Y. M. C. A. will be under way and it is hoped that there will be enough money forthcoming to wipe off the accumulated deficit of past years as well as to provide for this year's needs, iA, large) numiber of four busy business men wic have this cause at heatt are going to call on the Gitizens next: week, Be ready to do your part on behalf of the boys of our city. AGENTS MAKE $10 A_ DAY. Staple line, permanent business, hig repeater, easy seller. Write at once. Murray Specialty Co., Box 899, Toronto, Ont. *TO LET — FURNISHED ROOM with board. Married couple or to Valley Real Natate Agency, Wolfville, N, -S. ; two gentlemen preferred. Apply 47 Bayfield St, ¥ PROTEST Leading Citizens at Public Meeting Con- demn the Discon- tinuation of Reg- ular Steam Cars on the Elmira Branch! Railway. A large and representative meet- ing was held at Elmira on Wed., May 10th, to consider what action to take in regard to the proposed placing on the Elmira Branch Rail- way of an automobile bus to accom. modate passenger traffic. The mat ter was discussed in a falr and dis- passionate manner. It was shown fhat the present system of one freight train a week was totally in- adequate and the business men as well as the general public were suffering serious inconvenience and loss on account of this deplorable freight service. In regard to the proposed new service ‘it appeared that no provision had been made for transporting cream, eggs and other perishable products that can not possibly be handled ,once a week. A large quantity of cream 13 shipped on the Elmira Branch, up- wards of seventy cans being sent tri-weekly and the number jis on the increase, ‘The creain produ- cers, therefore, view with alarm this proposed change. The meeting was addressed by Rev. R. J. Me- Donald, Mr. H. H. Acorn, Souris; Mr. D. iC, ‘McDonald, FROM ELMIRA: Peter Brodie. APRIL 27 , EVENING SESSION ; (Continued) ‘ The House in committee on the Estimates, Mr. E. T. Higgs in the Chair, The estimates for \Prince ‘County. ferries ($4,000), King’s County fer. ries ($9,023), and Wharves ($5,000) passed without discussion, Packets ($5,500), Mr. Irving: We have a small wharf at China Point, and we are asking for $300 for the boat 6er- vice, I see it is not in the estim- ates, and I would move that that amount be placed there. Premier Bell: Your request was made after the estimates were ‘brought. down. That is why it is not there. ‘ Hon. Mr. Nash: We are commit- ted to this expenditure, and we are in the hands of the government in the watter. Everybody knows that it. is of more than ordinary import- ance, J would like to feel that both Mr, Irving and myself are in a position to definitely come down as a supplementary estimate, or that it will be put in this year asa small subsidy for the packet that is all ready to begin the service. Hon. Mr. Cox: I think it is neces- sary, too, ‘They have no railroad M.L.A., Mr. Malcolm Campbell, Elmira; Mr. John J. Campbell, Elmira; frank Mossey, Bothwell, and Charley Dingwell, South Lake. A (Committee was appointed draw up a resolution asking for. a proper treight service and protest- ing against the proposed change, which can be nothing but disas- trous to all concerned. ‘YPhe fol- lowing resolution was then moved by Rev. R. J. McDonald, seconded by Mr, Malcolm Campbell and car- ried unanimously :— \ WHEREAS: Sourls will suffer a great injustice) through lack of sufficient passenger and freight accommodation, if the proposed: service is put into opera- tion. Farmers will incur serious Mr. ship perishable goods, especially | cream. Merchants) and lobster packers will be seriously handicapp- ed in bringing in sufficient supplies AND WHEREAS: This Bliniri, Branch being part of the Isiand | Railway should receive the samv | | attention, as all similar branches and lines in the province. And while if failure of local revenue: on! this Branch to meet local cost of operation be adduced as an argu- ment for not operating regular steam cars; the only conclusion to be drawn, would be to surrender most of the Government, Railway's System of Canada, ‘AND WHERBAS: ‘The people in general feel by the introduction of this proposed service, on the part of the authorities, that they have been discriminated against, and a great injustice wrought upon them, and @ serious injury will be inflic- ted on the community, through the determined refusal of the authori-; ties to take the necessary precau- tions to remedy such a situation. THEREFORE, be it resolved, that this meeting place upon re- cord its protests against such fla- grant injustice; and call upon our representatives at Ottawa, tne Hon, Senator John McLean, and the Hon, J. J, Hughes, M.P., to take action immediately with the Minister of Railways and others, go as to secure and insure us jus- tice. AND WHERDAS: That as the present system of transporting freight with one train a week is In- adequate for the accommodation} of the general public, and _practt-! cally of no benefit at all to Shipper | and receiver: AND WITPREAS the system of having freight car- ried three times a week, as hereto- fore, is deemed to be the most ben- eficial to all concerned, BR IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that this meeting request the au- thorities to have the present sys- tem of freights reverted from one trip per week to three times per week, as heretofore, PLUMBERS REDUCE CHARGES) Plubers’ Agsociation at a meeting last night, decided that in future the publie would be charged at the | bad been $1.50 an hour, The new rete will wo into effect at once, tu; brought down, The people east of} losses, through not being able to}, OTTAWA, May 12—Tho Master}, rate of $1.40 per hour for plumbing | jy simply injuring it, Previously the rate to the pubile | jirtend from ‘New Perth. there, and we might give them the Mr.| paltry $300 they are asking for, Hon. Mr. Crosby: This request lcame in after the estimates were \ ‘Personally I don't see how it can be put through to- Inight. T feel ike granting ‘the re- ‘quest on condition that. the thirty jor forty thousand dollar bridge (asked for there will not be heard of juny more. Hon. Mr. Nash: You will hear about that again, too, I take it that you mean you will grant. the estimate? Hon. Mr. Crosby: Well—— Premier Bell: iMy hon. friend will have to have confidence in tho jgovernment that in some way—in some ingenuous way or other, we will be able to make up for-the de- Mr. Irving: I don’t feel like ac- jcepting ‘that at all, The original item passed. Roads. ($30,000.) Mr. Metherell: I see we are granting $2,000 less to the roads} this year than last, In all fairness there should ‘be no cutting off here, With a number of roads under the highway project there should be more money spent on our ordinary roads. We were led to believe that this would be doné—and we voted for the highways money believing ‘that it would be done. Now weare cut down $2,000, and I am sure the people of the country will be dis- satisfied about it. Everybody knows that there are no new roads being opened—I have put in small petitions myself and they were turned down. We are paying as much land tax and as. much poll tax as any other district, and our roads are not up to the standard at all. 1 very much deplore the fact that this item has not been increased, especially on bridge re- pairs. The draw-bridge over ‘Mill River, for instance, is in a scan- dalous condition, and it has been so for some years, Mr. Saunders: I agree with that. We are economizing in the wrong direction, We need some im- provements on our ¢rogs roads, and { think this estimate should be. in- creased by at least $5,000. Many people would rather see a little more money spent on the cross roads leading to the highways than on ‘the highways itself. Some sec- tions of my district are saying that now, Mr, Stewart: I am glad to see that my hon, friend is getting’ a change of heart at last. In the be- ginning of the session he excelled himself in praise of the highways. Now he says that the ordinary pub- lic roads might be just as import- ant, perhaps more so. I will not say as he does, that more money: should be spent, but I claim that the money that is to be spent should be more ‘properly epent‘than it was last year. I don’t think I have ever seen the ordinary roads in a worse condition than last season. ‘Near Georgetown I saw ao piece of road during the very dry season of mid-summer last year up- on which a lot of money was spent All that was done was to throw up the dust. It re mes was absolutely wasted time, and I ‘|suppose that sort of thing was go- over the country, I if this kind of work is going to be continued, or whether it is the intention to fix the roads at a time when it will be of some ing on all woukl ask use. but should. Mr, Dewar: the general were say. ‘that ‘the worse, Mr, Stwart: ferent system, mid-summer, + Hon. will, ‘That is of the summer. gest a ferry, con tract! Hon. be a trifle. his ed, plementary brought down, Mr, Dewar: ways scheme, bound down The Chairman: ber’s motion to increase the roads appropriation is out of order. lcontinue repairing Mr. Crosby: justified in making a there, and if we did it would only ; keep seventeen Mr. Saunders maintained motion to Increase the appro- priation for ordinary road expendi- ‘ture was in order, and quoted from \May'’s parliamentary guide in sup- port of his argument. The Chairman: jean be decreased, but not increas- If it is desired to do this, sup- estimates with the government Proceedings in the © Provincial Legislature Warm Discussion on Items of Roads and Highways During Passing of the Estimates. tractors Not Worth Half Their Pay, Says Mr. Road Con- Mr. Saunders: I am still of the same opinion about the highways, at the same there are some crosa roads are not being kept up as we know ‘that they thne The hon, mem- The hon. gentleman is well pleased to be out of order! Hon, Mr. Crosby: roads being so bad—I know. that contrary is the case, year the reports from all over the province were that the roads in About. these Last never better. Of course, it was a good dry season, and that helped. sense for any man to stand up and It is simply non- roads were never In every district there are poor roads, but these were never better than they were last year. I asked whether or not. you intended to work on a dif- or whether you will the roads in Mr. Crosby: We certainly one of the reasons why the roads were so good. One first discoveries we made was that under the late government it was a case of go as you please— they made roads all through the Mr. McArthur: { strongly sug- reduction on the Spend less money on it and double the rates, Hon. Mr. Hughes: You take Hillsboro reduction that The estimates must ibe Iam altogether out on the high and I know they are to. spend a certain amount of money on them, the bulk of which goes contractors. good—in there, and he ing een ‘been spent on you Mr, Dewar: safely was the at one time Mr, Brodie: from the work Mr. Dewar: when the through, the best road he “Is it possible,’’ I said, hundred dollars a mile ‘in ‘through 'McMillan’s swamp, practi- cally adjoining his The only decent part of the road from Montague to Georgetown is the improved highway County ‘Line right along, You could go ‘ten, twenty, forty, fifty miles— Just as you wished. into the pockets of The ordinary roads last summer were generally pretty some cases better than the new projects. motorist on the old Forty-eight Road, with bad results to myself. 1 asked him what he Last year I met was doing was follow: could find, “that eight- has aswoad three miles said he south of this for your benefit, and came to this road because it was the best?” Hon Mr. Crosby: What season of the year was that? September. So you see, let us not abuse the common roads too much, The day may come when the public will be looking for them to travel on. Mr. Hessian: No man travels the highways more than my hon, friend, T own a car, and the only road late last fall that you could travel on most dangerous road ‘this country — own district. from the It ought to be good at $2,000 a mile! Mr. Hessian: continued past his place Mr. Dewar: Whose place? Mr, ‘Hessian: if there isa man who will benefit ‘The road will be Your place. And it is my hon, friend.) (laring at Mr. Dewar.) I have more to do than work on the roads. Mr. Hessian: He had more to do when he jumped aboard the train indemnity Why should my hon, friend ‘be denouncing such great work ‘as. this? who has profited by public roads in this province it vote went If there is a man is my hon, Three (Centinued ‘on Page Two.) Combatting Disloyalty in Australia (Special to The Guardian SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, May 12 —In order to combat disloyaity pro- paganda the Minister of Education of ‘New South Wales has issued in- structinos that school children must 80 thorugh the following formuja every Monday morning when schoo} pens; “I honor my God, I serve my King, I salute my Flag.” World’s Largest Steamship on First Crossing SOUTHAMPTON, May 12—Thous- ands of persons today witnessed the departure, of the White Star Line's new 56,000 ton steamer Ma- Jestic, the world’s largest liner, ou her maiden voyage to New York. The steamship, which was orig. nally ‘built for the Hamburg-Ameri- can Line at ‘Hamburg, but was bought by the White Star Company, developed neary twenty-five knots an hour on her trial trips and is ex- pected to make a speedy trip on her first Atlantic crossing. She is about 2,000 tons larger than the ‘Leviathan, her nearest rival in size, The passengers on the Majestic include Lord Inch--~ + banker, who will take a ‘hoiday in the U. S. before proceeding to India on a mis- sion to reorganize the finances of that country. 2 (Special to The Guardian) PARIS, May 12—The newspa- per Leclair today prints the text of a military convention said to have been signed by representa: {tives of the Russian Soviet army and tne German General Staff in {Berlin or April 3 this year by the principal.clause of which the Ger- mans undertake to furnish the Red army with the arms and material neeessary to equip 180 regiments of infantry and sufficient heavy field Alleged Discovery More German Treachery. Said to Have Signed Convention Guaranteeing to ‘Supply Russia with Equipment for 180 Regiments and 20 Infantry Divisions. of artillery for 20 infantry divisions. The German General Staff, accore- {mg to the alleged convention, un- dertakes to reorganize tha Russian Baltic and Black Sea fleets and .o supply at the earliest possible mo- ment 600 new airplanes, together with a supply of spare parts and 150 field wireless outfits. Tha Germans would send technical ex- perts to Russia to speed up the existing munition plants and open new ones. The Late Mr. profoundly moved as known that Mr. Horace Haszard had passed away during the night. ‘Mr. Haszard had been in his of- fice as usual during the day and; had met and conversed with many eitizens returning home in his usual health ang buoyant spirits., Just when about to retire he coi-! plained of a severe pain in the head but. only for a few moments, death camq@ almost |immed{ately, came before medical help could bel ‘summoned, . “came without tel sadness of farewell.” ‘Few men were better known und’ none more beloved: and esteemed. Genial, friendly, companionable and ever with hand or tcigue or pock- ethook ready jto help in cvery Wife Beater Given Year ia Prison | (Special to The Guardian) | ST. CATHERINES, Ont., May| 12-—4One year in Central Prison Willlam Zaarivney, a confessed; the. wife beater, The woman who was) Davies on whose death he assumed jmarried two years ago and bore! We are not marks of brutal treatment on her/ Which he conducted jface, declared she. was’ obliged to boarders while her husband lay around cho house yond did nothing but spend the money. He denied a charge that he forced her out of bed and to do house work ‘three days after the! birth of her baby. ‘Crown Attorney Brennan sug: | gested lashes but Magistrate Camp , bell did not agree, Fur Auction Sale 7 Realized $450,000 ‘MONTREAL, May 12—