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inw the last piece of cake when you know of nothing in all the world

W11 5° much, want for yourself.

The People's Paper

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

OIA

MERCHANT‘.

- Books are the only means of giving the ‘individual thorough- qolng understanding of any of the

great aspects of life.

1-1011, E. L. Patenaude

Minister of Justice

Injured Thumb

_ ‘Xzvtiflczteiltzhi: liivsat OCIEIIIJET, Illrl. sign of intoxication on the s no ' »

sport. He should have aE-lceitgil Tiflt-Oiégatlnaglnatn Jzlfislsi: ——-North- fEfelExfllgz-Il lggtevzbxllliil; ‘vitmvgtfsuurt i defeat like a iman. instead by York, the Ijillillig‘ I‘8]ll‘I!38.lllCll lnitiie dance for an hour: There were I Bhwmele“! llargflllllllg with seine Lllt: lions-n of (Jommtms by ltt. Honinnt many 1111119 ii 1.311 11110111 10 -' xillfiizltlfiiyfaagie!‘aging to office. W. ‘if? MIICKOIIZIC King from lli2l;o'clock. I knbw nothing more. BRIDGEPOIIT, Conn, July 19.— “and why they; Bhcouutd ttliwiiigtatéii- i_g‘l1;tflo.l|l:'ii¢i0iiit(which $11110 yaskllc- I never saw the prisoners before.

l-laiik Imlmwy’ Frmwhxjanadian- desperate desire to remain ‘in of? tested by 1111-"1iflfflhiyinitfinial: I M“ no liquor.

tcaino back to his home here yes-

, i109. for it was clear that lils i- the n-rsn ii i r - -- '-- '- r -

1, ‘m Wm‘ u", worlds 11 1w pos _ _ i. u l tn. foimci liciuicr, inlward J. iiq-asm- inwmn) I llwgvyyyvelghl H110’ one hundiud I-pllfmmvgas mgltiélgitllsfllflllllflflflillfi and. it grruIndwsAlntni here. I live at Vernon and am a farmer. I thousand dollars and a. sprained Forko but when Hi l) 0f ltoliert ‘H. v1: x,‘ Oiii.,‘.iuly“1.i. ~-lt.‘is 11111 innnngnp 111111 ggcygtafy of 111g thumb nu his loft hand. Those ens exposed m ‘ H. H. htov- Fl-Actllltrl Fluenspiacticaiiy’certain race-track. My son owns the llliliKlt iin gathered in his fight in 1,110,, wmlm 1h: ‘°1'“;P1“°", "ll" “X- i)“ _ f}: .""-,‘.‘-_i_" l} _K""= W1" lrwrk- i recognize Peters who Now “Wk Friday “mm Mm Paul defipemflon Wu“ at m u stratiou the lllll again ill lfllli-l- Al "Ill. lillllll-tiliwas at the. dance. I thought

Bcrienlnich.

The light-heavy king was re- ceived with shouts by tho ‘Bridge- porllans, to whom he mnrie it known limt he hail called off all his engagements for u month, posi- poniny; his proposed matches with l-‘riiiictiis (iharios, hlllfllilflilil light- heiivyivt-lglil champion and Jack Shnrkey, ilosion heavyweight.

Election Campaign Getting Under Way

(Special to the Guardian)

will miilic his debut has not yot linen derided. It is believed, linw- ever. thiit in- also will open in Ot- taws on irridny night. it is antici- pated that tomorrow night ~.\lr. hleiiiheu will announce the tints of -lhc clcciiiln, which will probably lie either Stiiitenrber 14 or Septem- ber 31st. ‘it has also been rumored thaw-Vii‘. Ziicighcn might then an- nounce the additional Quebec mem- bers 0i’ his cabinet. The name of (r- ‘L. ‘Si. Jacques. provincial mem- ber for Argentucii. has been con- Blflllliy mentioned.

Coming Events, ‘i Meetings, Etc

i fast, k1 . .. chief exhibits at. tho fiftieth annu~ “Wiridgeiriwn Hall Thursday. HWIHIIPTEIII: ililrfvtrrl“ .,,.‘,'.‘,.‘.'1',‘,',‘_.’““ [Yul] versary ilisplny of the American . living Pictures. priinripie. iin 1.1111 1111c 1,,11"1(:,],'ll_ Library Association at the Sosqui

Announcements, ‘mm’ "m" "m" "my ‘"°’°

whiil" liiiPiY- Throughout 11in, 111111,; lfyillg session he has been a mast- 0" l" llldllilti. dignified, ainri, 111111111.

11;..;L,1f“"i§£i'ii1""l‘.n#1113375‘. E4513: CHARLOTTETOWN’ CANADA’ TUESDAY, JULY 20’ 1926 ‘ 11.15am:- fl penal-tar. dfoundgl 1:81“ m I! 0 6 0WD Ill!‘ Ill W0 Ill

YliKflNiilEiiiiiE Piililllilifi ll SIEIP

Say-S Conservative P a 1' t 3' ’ s Chances Many Times Better Than Last Octs-Mr. Klng’s Issue a Mere

Camouflage. VANCOUVER— Captain George Black’ M~ P» l0!‘ Yukon in

two Parliaments, returned to Van- couver from Ottawa, accompanied by Mrs. Black. I-Ie will leave on Saturday for Dawson. Speaking oi’ the political situation, Mr Black Bflid “the turmoil and ivnsto of ilgllllo 0f the last six months has een directly due to the fact, 111111 when the Government was defeat

v equally untior- stood lor the tiny tho (Jonscrvittive party took ovor the task or govern. nieiit the whole rotten mess would come out. It did conn- out. hoi- withstanding tin- uffnrin 1,1- 1111. Government to conceal ii,

’ More Camouflage

"As for the sci-called constitut- lunal issue raised by Mr ltlug, [here i" ilmllllli»! in it; mere camou- fiBllB (Kllljurcti up .~io distract the "ii-lillllflll 0f liic electors from lilo genuine issues. With tho House about to find a verdict of guilty against him, the charges provtni to

ated his resignation in shame and dishonor. Ilaving had a dissolu- tion loss than a yenr ago, Mr, K1111;

Hon. Dr. S. F. Tolmie

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was not entitled to untitlier. llis

last Or-ttibor. -itt. lion,

iii the iitiusn tiuriug all

liall.

Predicts Conservative Landglldg

“Thu Conservative puriyfi-i ilhllllviifl of success now are .1111111y

,, last Fall. inldcd cnpi, 131111-111

“Allllllr Moigiicn has the lo - yai and enthusiastic uuii vnrt oi; 11in,

Minister of Agriculture

King Will Try Another Scat

the iiuesiioii has nut yet been ticf-‘itqim-g iilllllll’ Hi-iiiirii. The nttilutic lilklliflrtllw no tiriiiking day‘ or night. by I.\ii'. Kiili; ninl | appari-iiiiy is ilnit those. who

gave hlin their‘

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when

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Maritime Rights Coininissimin...

(Canadian Press)

111-1311111111 0m ‘m1’, 19 _m_ “to “uh Mr King ran lo the ilov- HALHAAX‘ N_ J111y 111 in, were drowned while one was in- "111, 111111111.’ “mghull Wm rim “w- eiiinr-(ionernl to ask for a tlissolu- 311-14111‘, ;,-1.|1111111.1,1_ 1111-1111,, ('11111.llifll_‘. l went down to the wharf “my mm M ‘Uh camping“ at mo lion of iParlianioiit to let hlin es- 111iunio11ir1- ni 1111. ‘Si. John Ilnnrii or with two policemen, McCoubrey auditorium tomorrow night. Where (izfiilmuu: m ‘lqmd"m"“u"" "f i|"l1'i‘i'zide, joined [i111 itoynl (‘Ulllillls- and others. Peters was sitting on 11L 110m w’ L‘ XMUKOIIYAQ Km“ . W (ii would have nercssit- slou lnvtrstigntiiig liic claims olitin- whari‘ smoking a cigarette. He

the Alaiitiuii: Provinces here ilniaykiilill lllll llfil llllil i160" V61‘)! llfiillk- as Si-crelaijv, ilius eomilivliiig the lie said ho hurl illllldfifl U10 Willllll persoiitili oi’ liir: Hoard. 'i‘lic uom- to McCoubroy and ho had made a mission vras in privzlte. session this mistake. resignation has been overdue since 111111111111; 111111 wiii 1111-(11 111111111 this M“ 1 Ariillll‘ afternoon and tomorrow. 0n Weil-

L kien has iind the largest party iit-sday mnriiing

the first

the case for

Puts Books In

Needy Places

l’-il'lliA’i)i<‘/iil'lfili\, Jilly Iii. -- A motorized library, which a score of communiiiiis have established for sharing their reading iiniiiities with tlicr rural neighbors, is one of tho

his tirgziiiiztirs, 11L‘ tlWii-‘til lillvviiitrhiiig out. fnr llquni" very care- coiii'i-§f11iiy_ ileum‘ some six sliiiri months Iliiilplfllnu‘; 111-11111, up 111111111 11011 in again ho lilo i'l!])l‘l'.iil‘|ilili.lV\7 iii’: m“ "immry n” a ""13"" lwriml- Thulfill'llll'l‘ and live at Snutlilltirt. l filiixtfiiliwiiiil he (llllilllitlly settled ll)-_;“;(1](G 111, 1511111111),

Prince Albert i1ulii couvcn- >1‘111._1-1, 11.1,,“

public of this session will lie hold wiieii in. Col. pRTllii-illcill. and should have been it}. C. Piiiiiney will begin the pres~ called iiIXl" llfl Prime Minister" iiii-eiitatlun 0t‘ njv-dhlml)’ llllt-‘i’ the elections lust Scotia.

Motorized Library

Nova

Ceiittuiiiini.

tlon of su l n rt - . iii oil-l illlil opponents only svyvanlne“,

alike. i taxpect. to sec him swr-np the country nnd to soc Canaan come in for u long period oi‘ sound ROVCFILIIIIEIIIhPOHCl‘. and hugineng Pi'0"lllii‘|1l"l-—-[Daily Colonist Vie-

argcyililllfl llo liio ice cream festival percent. R01‘ lod ilritige, Wednesday Jilly 21st. Dancing and bowling. 313 joy the library

“DWI lnriznt the Festival ut

Sprih .. 1 --_ slid“: l“ 1813b to: tom" n" C‘) "Hxlllliillliflxlllorlf in 1:105 in sud in zitieiniaiico, u n! {on Washington couniy, Mziryiilllii. U"!

lnfgglillriilicflto tlie Ice iCroam Social “calla ‘if Old Hell Lot 67, on Wed- nno ‘i’ resins. July 21st. ii not Wllio following evening. 743-7-17-20-21.

Carelessness Starts Forest Fire

smaller cities.

"Hllr the Band ‘Concert which (Canadian Press)

itwliifi tonight and see road they came by. ee s step danc t _ Wm. Mclnnis (sworn). lam s Hurts’ field, East Royalty. e a DHE:1(,X:.I1,I1Y,SY1I1EL'G1?'u€"$g$;’60%19'has - policeman on the Charlottetown 817'7'20'“ boot uiused hv tho forest fire rag- rorca’ Mmut 3'30 Sunday monk , -*-. '“ _ - d lng I received a call from Mi‘ ‘Wins to the ioe cream festival mg Mum luut- Mnnfiiay arzunf Burke to come over and see about :2 gflvsgrsn Road United Church {§',1‘,',vlf',,,v',j§k” 155"‘ “a m" ° an accident. lie thought two

es a , ' d d. fl

porty of the lIirtmkii-Scanlon lum- bor company snii wiped out camp 111.». 1n 1 "Treasure lliint- :,'.‘,f,"1;1’§',,q',‘,’1‘:,'m§,°,f,°:,%f 11:1£1g21ic¥:3:g:' 111111 “lilllllilil Hail tonight, July iy, Reports are that 12a lmen are

505 holding the fire. A lishwii rnswh said to

"Si iilicnuor‘ - s 1 . m w". promo“! Dramatic Play

" W r h rniniz ciglirflilfl l9 siii§1"1i'11',‘,,.“1','" on“), a m9“ “m” haven-been responsible for this fire. H licld Presbyterian T05 On Friday afternoon noar Green

l

‘Lufgiiizlsi ‘Wednesday. Jluly 21st.

ate tea iagi °“ ‘Cream and elabor-

cmon 0B features of the oc- ' 743~7-17-4l.

River. 75 miles north of Vancou- ver on the Pacific (lreat Meters railway fire restroyed 2,500 pole" ready for shipment and ltl mo" fighting the ‘fire had s narrow ol- cspe when they were cut off ‘by the flames. A seaplane was sent from the Jericho air station here Saturday to roconnoiter the Imvis Lake fire 221111 B m"! the Convention July and also one at Fanny ~llay on Vflll- _ 3111'“ Ysgfdfli‘ 0f committee. Fred eouver island, which has assumed " emu”- 798.iarge proportions.

eiaaefimber Conserved .5 t. .e"..-‘-~:T 1"?- =

“A mooti ilk of the Conservative

El

1.i.‘1"‘i,','1‘;',M-=rs<=ic Poll will be 11m’ Tuau-h lnstiua School. .May- 111, Y- Jllly 20th at a p, m. h“. “airbase of electing 119lo-

Secretary of Stats . . . k

of the rural resident..- ol the (Kllllllfy eii- fucilltiizs, the AH- uueiation huh lbuini, and one of the gradient needs listed by farm wo-

traveiling library has “bread hill slowly. Iletrolt, Drziyton, iiirmlng- ham and Portland, Oregon, are a- mong the larger cities which have ailoptcd it, and iibout a score of

Sir George Perley_

This Evening.

the late George Roberts Albert Ilhlaiid was resumed last evening in the city court-room with the coroner, Dr. Houston and all - the jury present. Eight witnesses _ were examined. Nine yet re- ' main. These will be examined at 7 o'clock tonight. ‘

The first witness was John J. McGlllvery (sworn. lam a term- er living at Vernon. I was at the races. I had no interest in the race-course beyond keeping law and order. I didn't notice the car or Peters and McCoubrey there. There was absolutely no

was perfectly sober. I

saw Peters steii-tlmicing. I was I don't think they had any. Jniin Bradley (swornJ I am a morning about.

heard a noise at door. twn men‘ kicking the

vi 241s. i

iloor. They were shouting and swearing. I thought they were tlruiiit. They didn't ask for help.

i iiidu'r.-aliswiir. I went to bed but. igoi up in a few rminutos. l heard talking. I went up to Mr. ‘Burke's. A man told me a car lied gone ovor the wharf and two

When I saw hlin he was

lie had been off the wharf for some time. I helped Mr Mclnnis and lils son take out Ilhland's body. There was a wrist-watch on the ibody which bud stopped at 12.15. We got the body up by the coat-collar. I liclpod them to take it on wharf. Peters afterwards told ine he couldn't get help every ‘house he went to. I said he would have to take that back. lie didn't ask me for help. All he said was "Get up and open the door." I didn't know what road they came by. was in ibed.

Mrs Edgar Acorn (sworn). i live at l7l (lroat. George Street. I saw [mils McCoubroy on Satur- day night about i) nkzlocit. l was sitting at. my front door. lle was with two or tihrec other men. The)’ wore behaving quite normally. Tboy were sober. I am quite sure of the time. I um sure it was Mc- Coubrcy.- I know iilm to seo him

Jlenjumiu Acorn (eworu). l live in Charlottetown. Am a taxi- rlrivor. At 5.25 Sunday morning 'I received a call from Mr. ‘Burke to come ovor for Peters and Mc- Coubrey. I went over and came back to town with them about ii

staggering.

o'clock. They appeared to lie quite sober. Though nervous and excited. Peters told me t-hey had

lost the road and went over wharf. He said he bad got McCoubrey to drive the car. I-Ie gave no reason. Neither accused the other of being drunk. They didn't say what

to the Marine Wharf to ‘my motor- boat and went right over. We saw Peters on the wharf. He showed us where the car went over. He thought only one‘ man wont over with her. Ho said Roberts was up ln the village with McCoubrey. We went up to Mr. . Bourke's and found MoCoubrey in "the house. McCoubrey said Roberta and Uhisnd were in the 1 ear. We coiiid got no sense from ‘Peters at all. He said Roberts was in the village. We couldn't find Roberts. I law Mr. Wood. He said that his screen door had been pulled off by somebry tryiig to get in. We went down to ‘Mr. McDonald's. (lot block and tackle.

INIIIIEST liESilliEll YESTERDAY " 1 ilN IIRCWNING ACCIDENT

Eight Additional Witnesses Give Evidence and More Will Follow When the In- quest Resumes Iits Hearing Again

. >...__‘__.__.._. The inquest into the deaths nflt over where wo antlikicated car.

saw bubbles. We couldn't budge

it. ‘I suggested getting the gov- ernment diver. I couldn't see ear. The tide was high. I came

back to town with Officer Trainer and Ernie Mclnnis my brother. I notified Roberts’ brother. I rang up ‘Ivan Reddin. I would say that iPeters was half-drunk when I saw him. McCoubrey wasn't so bad. I think he had been drinking. Peters clothes weren't wet. I don't think Peters was in the water. McC0ubrey's clothes were wet. After car bad been recover- ed I noticed the glass on the right lamp had been broken. It might have been a bullet holt. A car g9. lug 12 miles per hour could easily be stopped after reaching the planks.

Joseph Trainer (sworn) I am a policeman on the Charlottetown force. About 3.30 Sunday morning d wont to Southport with Officer Mclnnis. When we got there we saw Dennis Peters coming down the wharf. We questioned him and after losing several minutes trying to get a connected story we went to Mr. Burke's We found McCoub- rcy there. MeCoubrey stated there were four in the cur coming from Vernon. Ile said Ilhland and Rob- erts was still ln the car. We went down to tiin wharf. By this time many villagers had arrived and we ‘made an unsuccessful attempt to raise car. We saw iPeters. His cloth es were perfectly dry. ‘Ila said ho Iind been teaching McCoubrey to drive. .lle said they were going slow and noticed their predica- ment. too late.

"Ilo said be hml Jumped out 0f M!‘ and afterwards pulled MoCoubrey mt. lie insisted everybody was all right. He said nobody was drown- ed. lllo said Roberts was up in the village. MoCoubreyki clothes were wet. I think ho was drunk but not 3o bad as ‘Peters. ‘Peters didn't KIIOW what. he was doing. I think he had been drinking. I have no idea what road they came by. l don't think that car could have gone over beam unless at a very high rate. The beam is l2 or l3 in- ches high. On the beam wore the marks ni‘ tires but not another scratch.

Officer Wm. Mclnnis (recalled)

I went ovor to Col. Prowstfs gar- age to examine hole in light. There is a hols which might be made by a bolt 0r stick. Officer Watson Higgins (sworn) About 11 a. m. Sunday morning I went out to MeOoubreys house. He was in bed. -I went up to his room and had a conversation with him. I asked him l! he had an 0D~ orator's license. Ile said no. I ask- ed him why he was driving Peter's l-nr. He said Peters was too drunk to drive. He said that. ‘no (himself) had been drinking some that night I look liim to the police station.

Shows Farmers How To Manage 20-Horse Team

(IHIIIOAGO, Jilly 18. ——'I‘he wheat bolt farmers of the middle west are to be given a demonstration of how one man can handle as high as twenty horses in one team. and thus multiply their manpower. Any farm community in. the wheat belt that wants t0 emllllly a ZO-horse team can have the trick explained by furnishing tlie horses. the field and the implement they wish to use. The demonstrator. J.J. Peak, a practical farmer of Mon- tanmhss been secured by i119 H01‘!!! Association of America to give the lessons free.

Pooh's success as a demonstrator or "big team" hitches has been pro- nounced in Montana, where his trick of "tleing ln" and "bucking back" has been widely adODtBd-

plow six acres a do)’. Peak says.

can plow three times as muc h.

French Newspaper

(Canadian Press)

Torte, proprietor of the Hench language newspaper, IA Patrie, today published continuation of a Quebec cu rewftifll! "l6 "i6 of this paper to s French syndicate

We went down to the wharf. We took anchor of! my boat,

Threwance and J. Iii. I'm-tier of Quebec- "

headed by Senator D. O. Leaner-

While one man with six horses can 1

the some man with eilhteen hONBB '

Changes Hands‘

‘MONHIKBAIL, July 19. —— L. J.

Hon. R. B. Bennett

Minlster- oi‘ Finance

Returning Officers .Are Appointed

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, ()nl., July 19. —-One hundred and ninety eight returning officers have been appointed foi- the various provinces. The balance 0f the total of 245 will be airiloiut- ed shortly. ZVIARPPIINIIE PROVIN- CE APPOlNTihlhJNTi-i. Prince Eil- wurd island; ltlugs: ZVI. Murphy, Pamurc island. (lcergbiotivn post- office. Prince: l~‘. J. E. Wright, Summersidc. (Queens - J, I’. Gor- don, Charlottetown. '

Election Effect On Imperial Conference

(Special to the Guardian) LONDON. July Iii. — Premier" ‘Baldwin iici-lari-ii that he was illl- abie in make any statement on the matter ut present, when tiuestitiuer] 1n the ilnusr: oi’ Commons this aft- ernoon concerning tlie effect of the Canadian political situation on the Imperial (Joirference to commence October 5. Viscount Sandon, (fon- servativo, asked ii’, in view of the situation in (fanada and the iiii- ptirtnnre of the Prime Minister or some other responsible statesman being present, tho Premier would suggest a Dflstpoliemcut. of the (ltlll- fcrciicci for two or three weeks.

Earl of Clarendon Visiting Canada

(Special-to the Guardian) MONTREAL, Que" July 19. —— "There is no thought of any inter- ference by Downlng street with’ Lord Byng as Governor-General of Canada. Ills position in the domin- ion is exactly the same as llyug in England. Ills discretionary power is absolute", said the Earl of Clar- endon, Under Secretury of State. for the Dominlonskiffalrs and chair- man of the Overseas Setllement (lominitttns, when questioned bore this inornlilg iu regard to the 110s- sibie bearing oi‘ ills visit on (lan- adzrs recent tronstitutionai crisis

at the time of liic dissolution of Parliament. "i am iroiifiiiiug my visit sole-

ly to tiverseas settlement. affairs." lie continued. ‘”l‘hc object, is to see how those who have passed through Our hands are gelling, on and how settlers are iiainiioil in general in Canada, There is no question of anything irlsc."

This information (constitutes Ills Inrdsiiiifs tifficiai donini (if rumors that his coining to tlniiada might have Government Ilouse, Ottawa, as an objective, with foriiiiti or in- formal investigation ot’ recent gub- ernatorlai events as the purpose.

Sir Henry Drayton

a

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Portfolio

‘Minister without

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llHIiKEilllN l5 INJIIHEI] iii SIIIJHIS

Mr. William O'Brien Sustains badly Frac- tured Leg-Slipped on Wet Rail While Coupling Cars.

William O'Brien, C. N. R. brake- man. sustained a bad fractured leg while coupling cars in Sourls yard yesterday afternoon, 'l‘hero has been no official report yet of the accident, but it is understood that be slipped on a wet rail as he was coupling the cars. and that the wheel of one passed over his left leg, crushing it just below the knee.