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At 10 am. by Provin wan-Filaiiive W wlIilllZIOII-r-Hfatd ' R

oial Constable H.’ B. as in Poor Physical ailroad Ticket To

Montreal. '

H," an hour after tho Car-ferry had left Borden yesterday mdrnlng, Provincial Constable Weeks, accom named by several of the ship's offi- cer,‘ gpptellfllldéll Paul Malatsky. g0.- whom he had been searching (91- the last three weeks and whom he found hiding behind some bales o; rape in the forward bulkheads of the vessel. Malatsky who was sentenced to serve ten months in 54ml and escaped from custody twenty days ago, did not resist ur- rest and his first words to tho of- [leer were, “Well, you've got me." At the time of his arrest Maint- gky was clean shaven and in no way disguised, He was iu bad phy- sical shape and showed plainly the effects of nervous strain, loss of sleep and hunger. He admitted to his captor that he had made a mis- take iu escaping and said he bore no ill will to him, it is alleged that he was being helped by a confed- erate who was then aboard the boat and who had provided him with a railroad ticket to Montreal. Working on various clues, Detec- tive Weeks left the city by yester- day morning's train quite convinc- ed that be would return with his

Takes Fling At Church Music And Would-be-Singers

(Associated Press)

YORK. Eng. Feb. 18--A grreat “deal of church and chapel music iflbeueath contempt and event im- moral." and “appeals to all that is low,“ canon Bell, preoentor of York liisster declared in an ad- dress on religion and music.

“l believe God.” he added. "docs not want people to be so conceit- edu to thin-k that they can» sing when they cannot. I believe we can play golf or cricket to the glory of God. but 1 do not believe it is any good trying to sing a an; to the glory of God» when we cannot eing at all."

True Bill Found

(Canadian Press)

IiiONTREAL. Feb. 18 — The Grand Jury today returned a true hiii against Brother Usmar, one of the staff at the Belgian Orphan- flre at Huberdeau. Que, charged with rnanslau- liter tin connection with the deat on January 24 of Hector Caiarneau, eight year old W who died from ecalds receiv- ui in s bath.

prisoner. Boarding the boat at Bor-

den he waited until it was under

with the result described above With his man safely under custo- dy and at all times under his vigi- lant eye he crossed, to 'i‘ormentine and returned by the next boat and waited at Borden for the evening express. His long and gruelling watch ended at twelve o'clock last night when he placed the prisoner in the County Jail there to finish his neglected ten months sentence. . it rifterwards developed that Ma- latsky had been staying in ‘Char- lottetown up till last Saturday night, wlien.he crossed the river to Rocky ~Point and took tho South shore road to Borden. lie walked the entire distance, without over- shoes, with the exception of s. lift of some twelve miles, and slept at night in barns and cellars llis lust meal was eaten on Tuesday morn- ing. Yesterday at 5 a.m. he got ‘aboard the car-ferry undetected fend sought a hiding place, lt was not until the detective had examin- ed the unlighted forward chain lockers a second time that he was discovered,

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Fireman’s Indoor. Circus- Booming

Yesterday was Children's Day at the Firenien's indoor Circus and hundreds of kiddies had the time of their young lives at the special afternoon matinee. antics and droll sayings of Mr. Charles MoKis, the head clown, and capable ‘staff of assistants kept the youngsters in peals of laughter the work of Messrs Gerald Maddi- gan and George Connolly being es- pecially good. iMr. Albert Binns as a female impersonator made an- other big hit.

During the night the circus was patronized by large crowds, who kept the-various concessions busy indeed. The special attractions were the gymnastic acts of Messrs Scantlebury, Phillips and Henry in

the previous nights_ Professor See- ly amazed his audience by driving several four inch wire nails through n. two inch pine board with his gloved hand. The door prize was won by Mr. Robinson Warren, Orlebar Street, '

At noon yesterday, Prof, llamil- ton, securely blindfolded, left the steps of the market house, and stepping into an empty sleigh, drove through the streets in search of a watch that had been hidden by

m. Legisliture , Formally Opened

(Ossdisn Press)

HT. JOHNS. N111, tFob. 18—The second session of the Legislature met today and was formally corn- °ii iifths Governor-General who in his Speech ‘From the Throne pro lihillotl many ne amendments to the laws includ ng redistribution Pmiiiliiis for forthy representativ- es instead of M, repeal of the bus- iness profits tax stllpenslon of the ncome tax, reduction of tux on "h. encouragement of tourists.‘ mmiil-iiix agriculture and construe u" 0f a four milliouidollar dock "ii a bill to extend the Franchise

i0 sil women over 56.

Condensed Specials

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a ‘ tee of citizens. Hundreds of doubting spectators watched the Professor cooly guide through the Main street traffic and after some detouring still blind folded, finally stop before the storo of Mr. J. P. may. lower Queen- I-le went inside and soon reappear- ed with the watch, which he took back to the market building, hav lug performed the whole startling feat in sixteen minutes and forty- two seconds. iPeopie are still won- dering how it was done. as only the committee knew the whereab- outs of the watch. Before he start- ed out its members hcld the Pro- fessors, wrists, and thereby trans- ferred their thoughts to him.

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. Scale Staged For Pacific Coast

(Associated Prell)

|SAN PEDRO, Calif, Feb. 18.- l-lalf tthe personnel of the Unit-ed States nav-y will engaso iii "hi" i’ decdared to beone of the greatest sham ibatitles in American naval history, off the coast of iLower Cal- Ilforuia. Mexico. some time between likib. Bil-and March 12, when the Pacific battle flest, based hero. iii to ‘go forth to meet the sooutlns

way afl then went quietly to work '

which they excelled their work of n, “is Majesty“!

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Obstructions Placed by- Germans Preven- ted Any Discoveries Direct Search

(Canadian Press)

PARIS. Feb. 18—-'I‘he report of th-a Allied Military Control Mis- aio-n- iiifty pages long on the st-slc of (lermanys disarmament. ac- companied by twelve lengtliyeu tiexcs was delivered at tthe offices of the Allied Wa-r Committee, pre- siidtrtl ovcr by Marshall Foch this m-tlrnintg. Copies of the (locum-ant were forwarded inrmetliniely to tho Allied (lovcunmcnts- Th" hii-asion sets forth in full, diffi- culties u-ndcr which it worked du- claring that obstructions placed by G-crmitns in tit-c way of its lu- vusilgutions absolutely prcveiiivii any illscovcries by tlirect vacant-ii. Every ilisclostire made, the ro- port states. was the rttrult of tit-- "nunciations by Pacifist wu-rkuien lin factories where, war rmtiterlul was being iurm d out or by stud- .ents who wtrc aware of lililiary training operations in Univtirsi- ties, ,

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EIIVIE llEiilfi HAEISHEY WITH "BIB BEN"

The amuslngilflndojfs mgd Ggth-

ic Masterpiece, Clog- ged WithSoot and Dirt Has Ceased its Ticking Alto- gether

(Associated Press) LONDON, -Feb. 18.—tBi-g Den. the famiou-s clock of the Houses of Par- liament, tbecame clogged with soot and dirt recently and ceased its ticking altogether. This‘ suggested ofllce of works that something must be- done in the near future to ‘prevent the buil- ding itself -from entirely changing its architectural feaitures, because of decay.

The iBritish Houses of Parliament are considered one of the finest specimens of Gothic architecture in the world. and strenuous efforts are under consideratiomto prevent their famous pinacles from further crumbling away, iMan-y already IIHJVG d-iflillrbeared and a general scheme of restoration may be resented to for t-he purpose of preserving the

m5 horse asymmetry of the exterior of the

famous building. 0n some siidtm sthout half the pinnacles have eith- er fallen, or ibeon removed from time to time as a measure of safe-

Owina’ to decayiof the e-tone fee- turcs, many of the gargoyle fig- ures have lost their noses and some of t-he figure-heads. baihterted by the winds and rains and soot, have taken on a semblance of skulls and cery creatures. Iiftmany places the very stonework has begun tto flake, and near the vporch over the Peers’ entrance to the I-louise of Lords it has become so brittle il-hflt it is pos- silbie to scratpe it with a filnger nail. High up on the massive Victoria totwer many of the figures in the tniches have loslt firugens. and here and clsawilcre what were originally

war Lapgeliilililllllfllltly carved crowns have be

come lit-tie more blots of masonry.

Sir Frank Baines. chief architect oi‘ His Majesty's Oiilce of Woitks. has lbccn engaged some time on a report on the question of arresting tho deterioration.

"it is not a pMble-m of subsid- ence, a9 tin the case of St. Paul's cathedral." Sir Frank explained re- cent-ly. "The foundations on which the Houses of Parliament are built are safe. and ithe structure itself ‘is perfectly sound. It is simply a matter of decay of tho extremal stone work.

“Almost from the time the Holis- es of -Parlinmcnt were ilmilt, 1840- 1852, the process of external decay

than shapeiess

fleet from the em cow. theoreti- cmlly trying to force su entrance t0 hoe Angeles hssibor. ,

The cornibrieraoda math of the fleets all!!! ll maneuvers will be 13 battleships, L20 scout eruisero. destroyers and other war orsft and 1d squadrons of aircraft. These vrfll be manned by some 40.- 000 mm. -

The ollttera fleet of Vice-Admiral Josiah S. Molfeon is ouhoduied to leave lite winter quarters st Guss- taadino Buy Feb. 18, but. thoorsfdcal 11am will be lsoe in the month when

goblet of its Pacific fleet, learns t the “' is spprosohinl sso us»: b01100 moot The

mtral I. 5 Robina. commander- ite and broom!

ibecame mamtifest, the soft stone crumlhling owing to the notion or the soohsind sulphur in the Lon- don atmosphere."

probable meeting plaice wiilll b9 Magdalena Bay, Lower California. as the eastern fleet twill see-k i0 estatiiish a bass there. Admiral Counts, commandervin-chief of the naval force's. will witness the “bat- tie" from his fiaeoitio. tho Beef-ile-

After the baihtle proiblem has been solved the two fleets will un- to boa Anselm harbor for overhauling. iiifloarfli- ory to ssllng to ljswsii about the first of . '

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OHARLOTPETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY_ FEBRUARYJQ, 1925 ,

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Berkeley hounds at: Chequers. H of the pack leaders and not onl

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The British Premier participated at a recent meet of the Old

e ls seen shaking hands with 0H6 y that, but where is his pipe?

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(Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA, Feb, 1S-At n. mnark- aii-iy early period ‘in the swstsionlhe Government has precipi-lutctl

Supply necessary _ lug on of the.- countryis bilsiilcfifi during the coming fiscal year. A brief‘ hour only was occupied ill the passing yesterday afternoon. of over a million dollars worth of cot-mates. covering the expenses of civil government in the Post Office Department the resimiisible Minister. Horn. Charles lVIuibbY. and his official heads, bi lug ready with answers to all iliiefl-

New Arms Confer- ence Still in Doubt

(Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1$— The principal powers have biaen air preached by the United Sialcs oni the subject of a new Arms COH- fenvencg. Thug far discussions ‘have not reach-rd the udvnncotl point characterized by (liiplltiuuat- iste as “formal negotiations but they have been following up iliiifli- ly and persistently in all principal capitals of the world. Officials here will not (liscuss what 005i- acles may have been encountered or what measure of sticcess mill’ appear to be held out by the rx- cbarigcs up to liic present.

Immigration Law SettlesUS. Problem

(Canadian Press)

WAlBH-INWPON. Fob. 1s — The New imm-i-gratilon restriction law has deflnlt-cly settled the immigffl‘ tlion problem oftheUniteri SW08- Senntor Reed. Republican. Penn- gylvg-nilil told the Senate yesterday in rovicwring results of the first six months‘ of its opernilim- Fir-owning upo suggestions of modification of the law he tlcciar- cd it had accomplished three pur- poses intended by brinilile’ 1150i" a more uniform distribution of im-

migration through the ycai‘. apportionment of quill" more in» accordance with make-lip of the "nation: Mid

drasttic reduction int number of ar- rivals. Senator Reed saidt there had been a-sharp falling off ‘in lim- migration from Canada and the no quota law was needed to aDPIY to the Dominion. iii-Oi

1,306 For Union And 432 Against

(Canadian Press)

TORONTO. Feb. 18-Last night's oiiurcit Union reports showed

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tioitLtiiitarnsunls

tions‘ asked. ‘ The most important feature of the

‘(lay was the announcement yearly it-lln tho afternoon, by the Premier. sc-‘if into ‘thc task of securing tho to the effect that a pleasure would

for the carry-‘ibo brough down in duo course de-

signed to recompense the Home Bank Deposiiors from tho Federal Treasury. The Govcrnliment, said the Prime Minister. b85541 i" d9‘ cislon in this regard upon the tre- port of the Banking and Com- m-erce Committee. W111i!!! 1'01"“! that the Depositors had a “mor- al claim in equity for recom- pense". which report was unanim- uusly approved tby ttho 1101189-

Should Have Power To Amend The B. N. A. Act

(Special to the Guardian)

OTTAWA. Feb. 18——Whiether Canada should amend hol‘ OWN Constitution will be dismissed in the House of Commons today, \V- M_ flflgcLeafl (Conservative for York) raises the (lilefliioii 0“ a m” tlon. that the Donulnion Parliament should be empowered to amen‘! the Ilritleli North America Ac- pmvtiding tho rittliliii 0f "imofltiea are guaranteed. The ammmmg law Wllltl hav, 1L0 lbn B05590 b!’ ‘m absolute majority of each Hon-BO of Parliament.

Finger Prints By . Radio is Flashed Across Atlantic

(Associated Press)

LONDON, Feb. 18.—-All the D0- “m, clue-gs 1n the principal cities of the Uni-ted States, and other parts of the world, have been eulr plied with the key of a new tele- graphic code P91119019‘! "i! swarm‘ itgndent Charles Collins, of_the Fin- ger Priin-t Bureau at Scotland Yard. Under this plan, by which the ra- dio lg brought into allay to 1188i" the work of tletecti-ves in tracinl cnlml-nals- the records of persons held on suspicion may be obtained iby wireless broadcasting of itheli‘ fitnger prints.

The first use of the new system was truadeaecentily when a man ar- rested in London was tuehtrrteu in New York upon reoeript of finger prints taken here. The suspect had no police record in London. but

man's alibi and\

revealing him as a well known criminal:

1.306 churches for Union and 432. agqllllt- _ .

were used in the Scotland Y odds systsutf. - -_ _

, United Static-s has directed atten-

, , Iidbt Commission has accomplished _ funding tirrangcnleilte for aipproxvi-

, sovennmcnt has paid it ten million

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30m,“ yard assets]; doubted the mono, B. C; Brampton.

“n; hi, prise; ‘by on the Lake. Lakehurst. radio to the New York police, the Jersey Milk. Que: p records of the tbuNa/u in that city Darrel-ts. Humiiie. mot-a

Arranged by Debt

Commission-Status

of Debts Summar- ized at the Treas-

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(Associated Press) WiAiSHliNiGTON, Feb. lit-The recurring discussion of refunding the obligations of France to tho

tlon to the fact that the American

matcly half of the loans tirade by this govennmtant during and after the World \Var. ‘

At the time the comimitwsion was created there was due the United States 810.102.000.000 in principal. plus ln-iorc-L-Jt irt-excess of $1,150,000,- 000. The commission now has ne- gotintcd settlements with Great Britaiin, Poland, ldthumnia, Hun- gary and Finland. and the Cuban

dollar obligation in ful-l. The fund- iiii: agreements provide payments

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To Secure Fishing Sup

plies» Merchants Will

Benefit by Added - Trade

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Feb. 1-8.-Liberal morn bers from Nova Scotia at a. caucus today adopted a resolution in fav- or of re-establishment of what. is known as "Modus Vivendi" which was suspended last year and which allowed American fishing vessels to come into Nova Scotia ports to secure bait, ice and other supplies. When the Fordney Tariff put a duty on iCansdlan fish that was lar gely prohibitive, it was urged that American vessels were uslng‘Can- adisn ports to further a business in which Canadians could not suc- cessfully compete. A year's triui has not had a satisfactory result and in the interests of merchants who desire the added trade the Li- berals will ask to have it restored.

“Can dian N avigat- or” Reported on Fire

(Canadian Press)

KINGSTON. ST- VINCENT. Feb. 18———Th.e Catniadian Govern- ment freight-steamer "Canadian Navigator." 8,099 tone is reported in advices treceived here today to have been sighted at 12.80 o'clock. February 17 on fine fore and aft in latitude 13 die-green. 10 minutes- north, longitude 69 degrees. '65 minutes west. The vessel had been abandoned and was report- ed as a danger to navigation. ite- ports indicated the crew had left the vessel safely.

Majority of 5000 - Votes Against Union

MONTREAL. Feb. Andrew's Church. _Sherbro->ke, Que, 1g against Union six hundred and one to one hundred ninety- four. .

Among other large churches re- pgptgd against Union are Chalm- ens. Hamilton, Knox, Woodslmk: Knox, Wallaceburg; Robertson. Vancouver; Knor, Victoria. B. C: Windham. Centne Dover: Paris. Ont; Caledonia; North Pelhatn. South St. Marys; Barrie, l-lasi- ings; Havelock Millbmok; (lamp- beli/ford. St. Paula. Peterborough: Port Hope, Fergus, Norwooi. St. Andrew's. Montreal; East Bryan-

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The Last a. Tragic Drama

(Canadian Press) CAVE CITY, Ky., Feb. 18»- Gsnd Csve Hlii. torn open in a struggle to rescue Floyd Col- lins from the grip of the under. around trap was slowly closing in again today upon his body without human assistance, Un- able to release him frgm the clutch of nature, volunteerf who fought to asve him joined the family in brief and simple funeral services at the top of the rescue shaft and six of his friends fulfilled the legal for- malities by announcing his ‘Identity and accidental death.

Emigrants with? To Australia

(Associated Press)

ltiEhBOU-RNE, Australia, Feb. Iii-Since this United Slates lit-- gan restricting lllllltlgfillltlll-lifllllll- otrn Europe has turned covoinus eyes on Australia. and there has been a great influx of Siavs. Gnccks, Italinns-Mzrltose and other

peoples. The latest nrlvit-e is that tho s-teamer (lcphoe will <‘ll‘l‘lVt‘ here in a

Jugoelavs.

Stir (iyeoriro Fuller, prcnfier of New South Wales. has wrltteru the federal government sugosting that the Commonwealth institute a quota system on the Amer-icon lilies, or adopt other means to limit foreign immigration-

Officlal government statements ‘declare that while the need for population -in Australia is tlrg- ent, some substantial rcasoinl must be advanced befone the door be Milli Mfainet white Europeans. Nevertheless the government is watching the situation carefully.

Annual Subscriptions By llpll,

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Dellvorfll 85.00 Canada and U. l. A. HM

Board of Trade Meets

and Discusses Pref-

erential Duty--Mr. J. F. Fraser Delivers Able Address on

the Subject

A mot-tint: cf llltl lluiird iii‘ ’I‘l'ado

was hold ins-t ifYfllllili-Z to ili-tcitt-is the i'l‘<‘l’t'*li-il'liul liuiitrs iu guilds imporiirtl ilironizlt (‘audition ports.

After tho tisuai routine business had been gone through Prusitli-iit Gordon introducvii Mr J. F. Frill-m- of Halifax who il4'li\'\‘l‘t'l| a vt-ry

ziblo udrlrt-sa on ili- subject. lilr PRISM‘ -tl ilmi lluiifzix mid Si. Julili wire strongly‘ ill favor of

having (‘iiuitiiiztii import.»- liiitl tx- Diifib‘ g0 tlirtmgii (jun- adian peril-t. ’l‘hi..~ mjiimty 1H1...“ from all extract. or Stllliflltfz‘ |,. (l... Spt-vvli from ih- 'l‘h]'iil1u .\\'I]i('h has lit-on road by till. Thu (tx- truct is "it is tii- lull-mien of the (ii)\'i‘l'|llllt'iil so in i'((lll1l.(llll' im-