IMPERIAL PEACE FLEET FOR THREE DOMINIONS New South Wales Advocates by Royal Navy and the 7 . Protection of Pacific, ce conference but it is understood that, the government sould welcome a (Special to the Guardian.) NEW. YORK, Jan 5—The, World today ‘publishes a despatch trom London quoting a cable recoived trom Sydney, N, ‘S., which says considerable publicity has been giv en’ here to the announcement that the Canadian Naval Squadron will be transferred to the. Pacific where it will co-operate with the Ameri- Can fleet. The whole question of the development of the Common- “Wealth's navy has ‘been’ deferred jpending the forthcoming imperial a = \ Im =z) K G, WAY Un Scheme whereby tthe Australian, Can adian and New Zealand. Navies foun act in: harmonious conjunct- on protection of the Pacific: The éreat jon of an Imperial peace fleet to which the Royal Navy and that-of the three Dominions would ‘contri- bute was prominently — discussed rhere immediately ‘before the war and the subject nwill ibe raised at the Imperial conference, CARSON TO RES ~~ UNIONIST LEADERSHIP Considers Work of Ulster Leader Ended With Passage of Home Rule Bill and Will Retire to Give Way to Younger Men. (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Jan. 5.—Sir Edward Carson has decded to relinquish the Political Leadership of Ulster Un-; Sonists, also not to take office in the new Ulster. Administration, says The Times which adds, “he considers the work of 21 Ulster oN leader ended, with, the passing of the Home Rule Act. acceptable to his followers, and will make way. now for younger men. He g0e8 to Fleet Contributed to hree Dominions for with the American fleet for —S at The People’s CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY Sema al, meinitomiaitens Ree. 454) 6, 1921 - Detective Horace Kennedy of Halifax, and Chief of Police D. R, McAulay of Pictou arrived in Sum merside last night to take charge of George Loder, who had been arrested the previous day by Con- stable Grady in connection with the murder of Daniel Barry of Pie tou. | Detective Kennedy visited the! LODER CONFESSES TO MURDER OF DANIEL BARRY AT PICTOU Detective Kennedy Visited Prisoner in Stmmerside Jail | versation Prisoner Broke Down Quarrelled With Barry, and Confessed to hen Attempted to Burn the Body. jthe whole story. He had had a dis- pute with Barry with reference to Some money that he claimed Bar- [% owed him. He spent Wednes - day night-in a barn near Barry's house and next morning went into jute house where (he dispute he }came a quarrel, The prisoner saw a revolver ly -| | The officials will leave with the Pictou / Where the preliminary trial will be prisoner this morning for | held. | Befere leaving Detective Ken - | nedy congratulated Constable Sam- j uel Grady on his clever work in ar- resting the prisoner and report - ing it so promptly to the proper au- prisoner in jail and spent an hour | turn he was interviewed by the ing to go out before tive. The detective e‘ated that after conversing for some time the pris- oner’ broke down and wept. He made a clean confession and told then left by the back terwards Guardian’s Summerside representa-|it became sufficiently dark he took a kerosene lamp, poured oll over the body and set fire to it. He went to Pictou, working his way to Summerside, | ing ‘on the table. He picked it UP | thorities, jand shot Barry dead, | with him, On the detective's re -jed in the house all that day fear- He Teen Loder was born in Grand River, Lot 16. The prisoner's record is not a godd.one, as he served terms in Dorchester Penitentiary, for stealing a horse and wagon, jand also breaking into stores in door and at-| different parts of Queens County thence |in this province, On release he en- listed, but it is understood that he night. When | After Some Con- the Marder, Picked Up Revolver and Shot Him did not get, beyond England. cription of Loder held by the pen lalias George Louder, Born in 188 in Prince Edward Island. Hoight, without shoes, six. feet, Welght, 15, pounds. Complexion dark, brown, eyes gray, trade blacksmith. Marks, coal scar on nose “111R and | | heart and dagger tatooed on right | hand.” "M. W. and G. W.” tatooed| on right arm.. End of left little finger smashed. Served two six - year terms in Dorchester for shop- breaking and theft, and for shop- breaking, theft and horse stealing. Left penitentiary last in 1918, Week of Prayer | Service Last Night. The Week of Prayer service held last evening in ‘St. James Church} Ister soon to reccive the thanks of the Unionists at a great farewell demonstration which ig be- ing planned.” English Butchers Want Canadian - Embargo Lifted, ~ wes . (Special to:The Giidrdian) LONDON, Jan. 6-—At‘a at which Upwards of three thou- sand London ‘butchers, and meat salesmen. were represented, - held here today, it was unanimously re- solved to send a strongly worded protest to the Government against | @ continuance of the embargo on! the importation of Canadian cattle | into the United Kingdom on thé), ground that ft .Is. seriously ‘affect: Ing the supply. of home killed meat, ‘Doughty isHeld For Kidnapping Was largely attended and ‘the! interest in the meetings seems to be’ Increasing. (Rev. Robert Mur- ray presjded. ‘Short addresses were delivered by the following and’ A. ‘McKinnon, (Ex-governor) Mr. Donald McKinnon. Several lay Onn ot of th Men also offered prayer. A number: and Daniel: O'Calla of hymng were sung and a beauti-, sord Mayot of Cork, ful volintany was rendered while} Newport News lay- 9 men;, ‘Mr. ID, A. Bruce, Mr. D. Lord Mavor of Cork in U.S. STOWED AW‘’’ 9.j STEAM.! ER AND LA _p> AT NEW-| PORT NEWS | HE t Ives cas’ Peier J, O'Callahan, arrived ‘as stow- in|t tonight NEWPPORT NEWS, Va., Jan,{menu in the dining cars and hotels Twe men, who identified them-|°? the Canadian National Railways “MacSwiney,|'Wa8 announced .by Walter Pratt, '‘o Mayor of Cork, | Lorento, Manager in Chief? of the s present Sleeping, dining, parlor cars, The new menu cards will be issued} Reduction in Prices | Oo C.N.R. Menu Cards, (Special to The Guardian.) WINNIPEG, \Man., Jan, 5—-A iur| her reduction in ‘prices on the; ‘3 and news department today. vice, the Air Board and the Mount ho-|terésted in the search. The depart been requested hy the Washington, Salloonists Wilk Be Amply Helped (Special to The Guardian.) OTTAWA, Ont. Jan, 5—Every assistance will be given to the three American balloonists by the Reyal North West Mounted Police 2nd other government departments, Nhe department of the Naval Ser- ed ‘Police have (been actively in meinit of the Naval Service hag | Name:—George Edward Loder, | hair, BELL TELEPHONE GQ's DEFICIT $1,500,000 Facts Brought Out at Hearing Before the Railway Board at ae Ottawa. Jan, 5—-At thej39; Toll reveiue, 4,615,361.17; Teleph $86,261.72; . OTTAWA, Ont: hearing of the Bell General Manager . of|ses, over the period reached a tot- the y, Stated puhat actus|al of $17,338,356.96. Air Sise said figures taken from May 1 to No-/the company loss during the ee vember 30, 1920, wnder ‘existing |ven tates showed the following reven- ue: Exchange Reyenue $11,716,528. months of operation had been over $1,500,000 which did not in- clude payment of dividends. : TD SPECIAL CONFERENGE ernment sent messages yesterday | To Discuss German Disarmament, Germany Possible in Declares she has Done all Fulfilling Terms of Treaty. (Special to The Guardian) 1 PARIS, Jan. 5.—The French Gov- tween the French and ermnmenis. jman disarmament which has beer. the subject of reeent exchanges be- German Gov- to London, Rome and Brussel3,|. The latest German note declared proposing a meeting as soon ag Pos-/that Germany had done its best to sible of the heads of these Allied|tive up to the terms of the Versail- Governments, it was learned today./les Treaty and the Spa agreement The date sugested by France wis regarding the disarmament, but Jan, 10 to 12, The Proposed meet-|found it impossible to carry then ing presumably would be for dir-jout of the letter, was received by ection in the question of the Ger |the French foreign office Monday, U.S. SENATE OVERRIDES = -_PRESIDENT'S. YETO meeting nty already charge of theft of bonds was com- that. of conspiring to kidnap Am- brose J. Small, the theatrical mil- llionaire who disappeared. so mys- |terfously on the afternoon or even- ing of Tuesday, Dec, 2, 1919, there was no evidence of conspir-| HALF OF jacy with any witness called in the i Police court by, the crown, but Gol- Ambrose Small - (Special to The Guardian) TORONTO, Jan. 5.—John Doug- sent up for trial on, the St. Paul's’ Church, mitted today on the second count, Passenger Rates Mr, Hellmuth took issue with to- lay’s committal on the ground that SEPTEMBER ED, CHANGED FREIGHT RA ES “ onel Denison was not moved and s ithe d MONTRBAL, Jan. 5.—A. CONDENSED SPECIALS onic stood, The magistrate amongst. shippers Wanye Gaunine offee. =" Tle Actors Swell *GIRL WANTEDO—FOR HOUSE. work. Apply 174 Kent st. ; LOST—GOLD RING SET WITH)’ oblong black and white cameo. Finder retuth to Winifred Mc- Leod, 7 Euston Street. *FOR SALE—OVERLAND CAR, practically new. Can be bought at a bargain, Hiton Moore, Kemp- town, Colchester County. Nova Scotia, u <= la "WANTED AT ONCE an EXPER; jenced maid for general house- ‘work, Good twages. References required, Apply 248 Gratton St. *LOST ON NEW YEAR'S MORN. ing. in thia city, man’s green: sweater coat, Finder please re: turn to this office GENTLEMAN CAN BE -AG- commodated ‘with rooms and board iin private house ‘with - all modern conyeniences; Central location, Apply “I, M. C." care of Guardian. che \, *WANTED— MAID’ FOR’ GENE- Tal housework oS tees three) ‘Apply, Mrs. Noel lois, Brighton Road, *WANTEO— COMPETENT STE nographer anidptivate « i female. Apply at once ‘to Mr, 4 ~ Weir, second — floor, Riley’ Building. ah oat *ANNUAL MEETING OF THE New Willshite District Loyal Orange ‘Lodge will be held a Jan ton Lodge Room, nary 11th, at 7.30 B. Dollar, District "WAREHOUSE FOR SALE ‘Qi-2 story gh. Size 25 Pisne; ‘aAlonalie raliray eorece e; a Ta! iy 8 fie bo A Cotild' be wird a 7 8) 5 : fuk “arin , Fri t Sthutt- Org.. is for someone. Ap- _Ply-to L, Wood, Hunter River, “ ty bing ode ave Sf Dp. m. A. Rec, Sec, a sand actors and actresses on the Many others are stranded at dis- tant points, victims of the wide- Spread failure, of road comraries Serious Disorders reported to have broken out in the Black Sea Port at.Batum, The si- jtuation ts said to b6.go, serious that the allies are sénding .a warship trom .Constantinople to Batum to 28 | uar; foreign subjects, Spanish Steamer » Me and fourteen persons lives when the “Spanish Steamer Santa Isabel was wrecked near Villagarcia on Saturday night,says Governor of Pontevedra, Fifty-six persons vere saved, but many of them aro injured, . lowing the order of the Board Unemployment - List of New York (Special to The Guardian) NEW YORK, Jan, &.:-Five thou. a misappyehension, The nemployed list of this city and Uring the past, year, In Black Sea Port of Batum _ ‘(Special to The Guardian), LONDON, Jan. 5,—Disorders. are come effective since January Ist duced in the same ratio, now were, uarantes the safe evacuation of the Railway Board provided that: cent, in eastern territory and 30 per cent in western territory.” ~~ Wrecked 260 Lives Are Lost (Special ‘to The Guardian) “MADRID, Jan, 5.—Two hundred lost their EXPLANATION OF RULING ton, did hot mean that there would be a general 5 per cent. reduction on freight rates, The ruling simply meant that in eastern (Canada, com mencing on January ist, there would be a 85 per cent. increase over the general rates effective pre: vious to September 13 last, east of Fort William, and that the new rato in offect west of Fort William , would be reduced to 30 per cent, telegram received here from tho | Are Now Reduced : 'N freed as soon as author CREASE HAS BEEN REMOV- oq. great but did not|dea) of misunderstanding occurred country at the invitation regarcing the “Committee of One Hundred” at new rates which went effect re-| Washington investigating the Irish garding freight and passenger serv | situation. ice in Canada on January 1st, fol-|guard furnished by immigration of | officials. Rallway Cominissioners, This pro- vided for % general reduction of 10|MADAGASC4R RICH SOURCE per cent. and many shippers took | this to mean a 10 per cent reduc. tion on thé general rates. This was ot actual position ig that on September 18th last an order of the Board of Rail- way Commigsstoners: became effec- tive, granting an increase of 20 per cent. on passenger rates, Thijs order provided that on January 1st, 1921, there should be a reduction of 50 per cent of the 20 per cent in-| crease, This does not mean a re-| duction of 10 per cent..on the whole rate, but simply a reduction of the increase, It was stated afterward by, |Mr. G. T, Bell, :passenger traffic manager of the Grand Trunk, that this was the interpretation of the order of the Railway Board made’ by the railway, and which had be- This means that a passenger rate of $10. before September 13 last became $12. and is now reduced. to $11, with other passenger rates re- More difficulty occurred with re- gard to freight, and the shipping} offices were bombarded with enqui- ries as to what the actual rates Tt was stated by Mr. W. S. Tils- ton, transportation manager of the Board of Trade, that the ruling of “On the 1st of January, 1921, and until there ig Another revision of rates, | (the Chairman) would. re: duce these percentages to 35 per to This, ii was stated by Mr. Tits: 1 y fer wag being taken up. |®Ways on the United States steam- Tice reeanae eects at ithe ship. West Cannoa from an: trish meeting ‘were Rev. Mr, Mahon, Port. MacSwiney carried a passport ‘Rey, (Mr. Taylor, Rev. Mr. Free. vised “by a United States Consul. | man and Rev, Mr. Glendennjng. } L Tonight's service ‘will he held in West Caron immigration authori- Immediately upon arrival of th ties discovered the(two men o board, and disregarding tht claim of their identity, had them place in i°"! pending’ investigation, Mae ‘carrie |) a passport, vised by Un ited ‘states Consul and could have ;made the trip openly, but chos: rathcoy to stow away with |hi- passport, MacSwiney ‘leased and the Lord was ro vist. - According to “however, O'Callaghan MacSwiney is in O'Callaghan” is —_— 6 oe OF RADIUM Possession of is'and, Madagascar. 1g0 by a Frenchman, M. sults, ‘ So HD Ctr ee MUST CONFORM TO TREATY ada are not, estitled to inherit real or (personal property in the United States under existing treaties he- tween this country and Great Bri- siven as required by the treaty, the supreme court held today. The oninion was in a suit. brought. by Canadian heirs of a Kansas intes- tate. Practically 11 British possess- fons except Canada have filed tho reculred formal notice the court said, over the rates prevailing previous to the same date. It was further provided in the order that: “The rates hereby est- ablished shall not extend beyond the first day of July, 1922,” This means that the freight rates now in effect will presumably ¢ontinue until that date. Provision, however, was made in the order that the passenger rates, which were reduced on January 1st by half of the increase granted in September, shoiild revert on July Ist next to the same rate as that which obtained prior to the in- creases granted on September ga last. . These Changes do fot affect the increased rates on parlor, sleeping cars, excess baggage, and other equipment Avhich comes more with- Mayor was, rities arriy-| of the under} PAR"S, Jan. 5—-One of the rich est countries in the world in the radjum-containing minerals is, according to the offic- fal year book, the French colony Discovery was made several years Lacroix. ncw secretary of the Academy of Scjences, and during the past few years he has continued hig resear- ches with the most satisfactory re WASHINGON, Jan, 6.—Subjecta! of Great Britain resident in Can- the reduction, ( nn Ie @ n 8 da} { | 8| (Special to The Guardian.) Lord} —_—— ayor O'Callaghan, Upon showing SWORN IN AS MEMBER OF N.| B.. GOVERNMENT, ter government , {here last night. He is only 32 the lone of the youngest. men to even jenter a New Brunswick Govern - ment. He was educated at St, Dun- stan’s, Laval and Dalhousie. rere | NEW tically the same location as Present structure en mene ACCIDENT TO CHILD. lice Constable Walter MacNeill jear today. er Errante lpRom A. D. Thomas, Prominent in the Orange jdiéd here Tuesday night at the jof' 67 years. He is survived by a widow and three daughters Isabel tain until formal notice has been of Red Deer and ‘Phyillis and Bes: sie at home. 0 WILL EXPOSE PLOTS LONDON, Jan. 5—Some of ing prises ithe names of persons of opinion among Government in the range of travelling luxury. convi in the next two weeks, showing |authorities through the British Em- MARITIME PROVINCES ~TBLEGRAPHIC: NEWS; FREDERICTON, N. B., Jan.. 5..— : The Lord -Mayor took up his {Joseph E. Michaud, M. L. A,, ') -sideice for a time at a hotel, re-|sworn in as 2 member of the Fos fusing tc discuss any details of his without portfolio, Rhodes, which is myored for’ thc Cc. N. R. DEPOT FOR ST. JOHN. | ST. JOHN, N. B., Jan. 5.—Bor ‘lereased in value”, ings for the site of the new CG. N, {R. depot were begun here today The new buildings will be in prac- | ST.. JOHN, N, B,, Jan. 5.—-Mar - Jorie McNeill, little daughter of Po fered 2 broken leg and collar bone when hit by a Haymarket Street INENT ORANGEMAN DEAD FREDERICTON, N, B., Jan. 5.— for many years Order documents on which the govern- Ment says it based its charges that the Sinn Fein plotted wjth Ger- many against Britain during the! war will be issued wjthin a few days, probably this week. The gov ernment has selected what it consid ers the most important and has ‘pre nared a sixty page compllatfon | Some of the information included | has already been made mablic; but it Is reported that many jnterest- new {facts will ‘be dischosed amd that one of the features com Whom the seized documents were written and those to whom the: were addressed. Since Mr. Lloyd George announced several weeks keo in th@ House of Commons that the documents would be pub- Nished, there has been a difference Uctale Hes "WOMEN te tees tors is accidents of varying nature ‘ music’ definite case for the Govermment.|Were entered on the police records. town, |bassy at Washington to’ see \that jthe balloonists are provided with {funds and any other necessaries Which ‘they may require in their return journey, Thig the depart- ment has readily agreed to‘ do.’ (Special to The Guardian.) WASHINGTON, . January 5, —| wood of Al The balloonjsts ‘may return to their own country via Ottawa nr rece Falls Heir to | Fortune in P.E.. | TORONTO, Jan. 6—A despatct |to the Globe from Buffalo, N. Y. “Captain Thomas Brennan, shjr keeper of the steamer Joshua W ‘was and winter behind Luffalu Breakwate: awoke New Year's morning to find himself heir to a comfortable for tune. He becomes half owner of ar estate at Charlotetown, P, B, The exact va"ue 7s unknown. Bres nen’g parents, immigrants from Ire jand purchase’ the lind more thi fifty years ago. It had greatly in — SANITARY WAR TO BE MADr ON ST JOHN RESTAURANTS S JOHN, Jan. 4—Tho Board 0: Health at a ameeting tonight ,de ‘cided to make a sanitary war o1 jrestaurants in this city conductec by foreigners. Complaints havc been lodged with the Board agains the unsanitary conditions existing in some of the Chinese restau. ants ‘where it is Claimed the hely sleep in the kitchen. They will alsc insist that the eating stalls + these restaurants be removed ar it is believed their existence is no: conductive to a betterment of the moral atmosphere of the commun y. MUSIC TO ‘REPLACE BOOZE CHICAGO, Jan 4—The demise of| the sut age good music were predicted by del+ gates to the National Music Teach ers Association in session here. “Music,” declared ‘RR. ©. Me Cutchan, secretary of the associat |: fon, “will give the emotional stim ulus formerly given by booze. 4 singing nation is a contented nat |; fon; music will drown out the in siduous muttering of Red agitators’ the 47 Accidents In Vancouver New Year’s Day (Special to The Guardian) by VANCOUVER, B.C, Jan, 5— Frank Korsley was killed and many persons were victims of automo- bile accidents during the New Year's celebration Friday night and Saturday morning. During the twenty-four hours ending at 6 p. m., Saturday, forty: of- . {influence on the situation, woul: Jazz mu3's and a renaissance of ‘vas spent ‘to keep the Polish ar- ‘nocrat, of Missouri declared to- Tay in the senate during a govern. ment discussion. Senator Reed saya ‘upport his statement and he pre ised to discuss them az length THE MYSTERY ‘WAS SOLVED which has stirred the congregation of a Paxton, Ill, Lutheran church was solved today when it ' known that Clarence Lundeen, a 16-year old stitdemt, hag been ex- verimeating with a wifeless tele-|, P with a wireless sending set in his workshop. Then he transmitted connected with an ampliter which was concealed in a tree just out- side the church, with the sound from the horn and for this reason the concent seemed directly above the For several Voto by President Wilson today of the Fanmers’ Relief Bill to revive the War Finance Corporation was followed almost immediately by a vote of 53 to five in the Senate to make the bill law, despite execu: tlye disapproval. The House will take 1) the measure tomorrow, and Dredictions were general that i would duplicate the Senate's ac: tion and thus place the fbill on the stetute books, President Wilson in a lengthr veto message, declared he withhel’ his approval of the bill because the War Finance Corporation was. : war credit agency, not desirab): or heeded in peace times. He sate “hat it “would exert no fheneficia’ of. the” address made, cial distress now during the war, confident On the Senate rol} nine Democrats riding the woto, |. ralse faise hopes among the ver: ~-onle who would expect most, an | would be hurtful to the nature and orderly processes of busines: vnd’ finance,” y { The legislation, the President: al “0 said, would result in additiona’ credit burdens, and the govern rient, he contended, should not be “called upon further to finance pri- vate business at public expense.” teferring to wide-spread demand for abolishment of war agencies necessary cast by Republicatis, and removal of government influ- — snce from {busin the President said he had. “sympathy” with this THE WEATHER, view, and added that “the nation TEMPERATURE, hould resume its usual business mathods.” Upon reading of the veto mes- RELIEF MONEY SPENT FOR WAR WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—Forty nifljons of tthe one hundred and ‘ifty| million dollars ‘appropriated vy Congress for Burepean relief er ae and tonight at 10.32. New moon, Sunday night wa vy in the field,” Senator Rejd. De Farmers’ Relief Bill Passed Again by 68 Votes to Five. President's Message Was Lengthy. |sage in the Senate, Senator Under jabama, Democratic lead er, urged dts immediate considera- tion, for which unanimous consent was secured. by: Chairman Gronna. agriculture — committee, which reported ‘the Dill. Senator Underwyod followed with the only declaring that finan- ‘was greater than and that he felt of wise administration of the proposed law that would cause “no undie drain on the treasury.” call twenty- M ts were joined by twenty-four Republicans -in over- ‘The Presiednt's: message also was read in the House. Repres-