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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1920

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Unemployment

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Federal Govt. Reasons That Em- ployment In Canada At The Moment Stands At Highest Peak Reached Since 1920.

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OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. ld-The Fed- aral Government does not consider that any necessity exists for calling a conference with respect to unemploy- ment. according to Hon. Peter Heen- an. Minister of Labor, who issued a statement to this effect following a conference he had today with the executive o! file Employment Service

Council of Canada. Among the considerations which impelled the Government not to con- . verle such a conference were the fact

that employment in Canada at the,

moment stands at the highest peak

Eour Days Left in Which To BecomeA Santa-Pal

. But eight days remain till Christ-

mas. and four more days for San- ta-Pais to get busy, and for those who have not already joined the list to send in their names. On the em- olions and sentiments that stir "in the hearts of Guardian readers hang the Christmas happiness of more than one hundred children-whim- ren whom Santa Claus cannot reach.

ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC.

"Victoria Rink opening Tuesday. Dec. 17th. Special skating. 601

"Come to the Christmas Concert in Wheatley River School, Friday night. Dec. 20. 590-21

"Hunter River Livestock Shipping Club loading hogs Thursday. 19th, forenoon. Russel Nicholson, Scc'y.

602-21

"Remember the Orphanage at St. Vincent's Orphanage on Tag Day. December 24. 583-l2-i7-3i.

"Xmas Concert in Hampton Hall. Fndfly evening. December 20th. 570-12-17-11.

“Fredericton Sunday School Con- cert December 20th. Ifsfonny 21st. 587-12-17-31.

"Come the Concert in South Milton School Wednesday evening. mu. tandem-n.

"Buying lion, Sheep and Lambs It Kenainlion every Thursday fore- “°°“- Alden Moase.

9842-i0-2l-Montuestt.

(filmy View Institute will hold a “WNW and Bazaar in Cavendish will. December 1am. 11 not fine the

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c “Flor first class rsnnnlg, bring your shliikens. m, w 11'. n. Bennett. “flier and», v. m. 1, 568-12-17-21.

B"°otns to the School Concert in "Millie-he Hall, Tuesday, December h; ‘Y M flM. first fine mam follow-

I- 00cc music. cro-lz-lv-ll.

Mlzfof. Oscar M. Emanuel, Boston. Q -- will wen a violin studio at 1o": NW" Street. next door to Canadian brbml “Dress on or about Decem-

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s"P-eaerve December 11th for "W01 Concert in Bradaibane Hall.

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reached at this period of the year since i920, and that further, the great transportation companies and the‘ Government have embarked or are embarking on programmes o1 work aggregating many millions of dollals. Moreover, the Minister does not think that a conference of the character flint was recently held in the United States by President Hoover would accom- plish any good in Canada, particular- ly in that phase where the suggestion was made that the workers of the United States should agree among themselves not to seek higher wages.

Piollolving is a letter from a. little girl in such circumstances. Dear Santa Pal I am a little girl seven years old, and my Daddy has been sick for over a year. My momma can't leave me go to work so I'd be very glad if some kind Santa. Pal would‘ send me something, candy or toys (Continued on Page 7)

Will BeDry Confe ren ce

(Special to The Guardian)

LONDON, Dec. IBF-Nol. wishing to risk offending U. S. delegates to the five power naval disarma- ment COIIEOIGIIBQ in Jnnugry, g1“; Gflvc ‘ has decided um bis- tbrlc St. Julnea Palace, where the conference will be held will be slim-ll’ fir!’ during the conference.

AIRMEN ARE HEARD FRUM

(Canadian Press) FERNANDO D0 NOROHANA, Brazil, Dec. lB-The Urugayan Trans Atlantic plane enroute from Spain to Montevideo was ‘reported at a point approximately 600 miles south- west of the Cape Verde Islands this morning.

v Battery Broken

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First Woman Physician

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BOSTON. Mars, Dec. iii-The only‘ battery of brothers in the Major, ‘ “ ii leagues was broken up today with announcement by the manage- ment of the Boston Red Sox that Alex Heston, catcher. had been re-

Club of the Pacific Coast league.

rCanada s Guest '

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(Canadian Press) sauna". wbsb, Dec. l6.--A message from the naval radio stat- icn at Tat/cosh Island at the 8n-

trance to the Strait cf Juan D2 .

Fuca. to the Bremerton Navy Radio Station reported that the 8998-111" Skagway went on the rocks south of Tatoosh Islands at 8 a. n1. io- day. The crew was said to ilavc taken to lifeboat-s.

Duke Of York Mechanical Genius

_____. (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Dec. lil.—'I‘he Duke of York has achieved another n1ccl1ani- cal triumph. Visitors at his 1101M have seen s. new radio set which he built from a blue PYmE- H9 h” n" ways been an enthusiastic mcchlflic-

"York Church School Christina! Concert, York Hall. Monday. D°<=~ 3on1. 5°”

"Buying 1108s at Emerald Thurs- day forenoon, Dec. 19th. Everett Has- lsm. A 599'

"Mt. Stewart Club loading H08! Wednesday aim-noon. Dwrmb" "m until 3 o'clock. List with Sfiofeilw D- J. MacDonald. fififi-li-mm-

____. "Come w Famine Bchwl m" Concert urMalveque Hall, Thursday. December 19th. 1min: Bi 9 °'°‘°°" lsn-la-le-zl.

0Com; w the Concert in St. Paul's Hell. Klnkora. on Tlleedl)’ Oven“!- December 11th. Variety n10 opens M ‘I o'clock and continues after enter- tainment which begins at 8 W106!-

!! not fine. am fine night following.

F 338-12-6-1 AMcLURE and MacKINNON. Summerside, Monday, Tuesday an

Gen. Jan Christian Smuts. states- man and true “Afrikander Boer") largely responsible for consolidation cf 1 South’, Africa for Britaimwho is to be‘ s. guest of Canada the beginning cf

the year.

Bad Fire In

Ontario Mine

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BUDBURY. Ont, Dec. . l6.—Fire which broke out from unknown . causes at an carly hour this morning caused the death of four men. the loss of the head framer rock house and transformer house. amounting to about $200,000 and caused a tempor- ary cessation of operations at the Devuck Mine of the Jnternational Nickel Company of Canada for a period of about four months. The entire working force of the mine who were than on shift numbering 49 men with the exception of the four victims made their way safely to the surface through the auxiliary ventilation and escupement shaft. The fire was icon- fined to frame space buildings. At noon today all danger was over and a party of men and officials visited the lower levels of the mine without en- countering any fumes or other signs

o m; a a buy your gifts here. o n SCiB-lI-lll-if.

of fire in the underground workings.

The above portrait ol Dr. Augusta itoweflullcn, the first woman play-

sirlan to graduate from a Canadian

ma“; outrun; go the 53m nanclsco University. was rrcsented to the Ao- ademy of lilcdi '

by the Medical

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Alumnae. the pl by Dr. Edna Guest, president of the Alumnae. It was received by Dr. W. i Warner Jones, president of the Ac- mdcmy. ..

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R. K. smuIflY/l. l’., cum-i berland, Gives Notice‘ of Motion at Ottawa. i

of increased subsidies by the Do- minion to the Maritime Provinces y and other smaller provinces is aimed at in a proposed l ' ‘ion to bepressed at the next session of parliament by R. K. Smith. (Conservative. Cumberland).

The proposed resolution of Mr. Smith reads:

‘That in the opinion of this house, the tlrnc has arrived in Canada for a more equitable ar- rangement of the collection and distribution of the general revcn- rucs as between the federal and provincial governments under the British North Amcrlca Act with i 1m obicci b: rcadjusflng the dis j position of same so that the ' smaller provinces of Cunlldalnny b0 Placed in a more advantageous Position to progress‘ concurrently with smaller provinces, without being impeded and stifled by con- stantly Increasing cost of govem- ment and public services in cn- deavoring lo secure adequate rc- muncrlliion to cope with the dc- mands of their trcasurics and to enable them to kccp pace with the high standard nf Canadian investment.

OTTAWA. Dec. ld-rbymbut

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(T01nmissi0ne1' Stiles Pays Warm Tribute‘, To Work of Chief?

Commissioner Robin,

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Mr. John A. Stiles. AfS15'Rlll Cllitf , Crmnlissioncr of Boy Scouts in Can- i llda. who with Mr. W. l... Currier Jr.. of the National Office, Ottawa, has, been in the Province since last Wed-I ncsday visiting scout troops, address-L sing mectiligson scouting. and in-‘ tel-viewing various interested parties. with a view of establishing the move-' ment on a firmer fooling in the province, leaves for ltfoncton this morning. '

Mr. Stiles‘ carecl- has been an in- teresting one. He was born at SL3 John's near London. Ontario. and‘ educated at the latter city. He com-i

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LASTMINUTE rllsllcs

{Special to The Guardian)

VANCOUVER, B. (1., Dec. i6.—- Van:ouvcr'a power shortage was much relieved by heavy rainfall in the past day or two. Adjacent power stations all report higher levels us a result.

TOKIO. Dec. ld-ltenle News Agency deapaiches today said the international train, carrying con- suls of several nailom into north western Manchurla. where they hoped to learn the fate of their nationalists in the area occupied b! Soviet troops had been halted

Representing Hudson's Bay Company, d 'Wednesday, December 16th 17th and 18th.

by Chinese militia when it at- tempted to leave Mientuho.

WASHINGTON, D. (1.. Dec. l6. -Ti\e Senate today ratified the French war debt settlement pro- vidlng for the funding of the $4.- 0Z5.000,000 over a period of 02 years. Chairman Smoot of the Finance Com "‘ . said the total amount to be paid including in- terest would ho 80.847.647.105.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. l0. —’l‘he $100,000,000 income tax re- duction was signed today by Pres-

ident Hoover.

Record OrclerFor Hatching Eggs

(Special to The Guardian)

TORONTO. Ont, Dec. iii-Hatch- ing eggs valued at around $5,000 were sold this year by the R. O. P. Co- operative Poultry Breeders‘ Associa- tion of B. 0., to the Must Hatch 1n- cubator Co., of Petalulla. Calif, and next year, according to Lloyd L. Stew- art of that Company, who is visiting Vancouver, the purchases are likely to exceed that amount which is up to the present a. record single order for hatching eggs.

REBEL BI-iliiESE GEN. SEIIIIIIJES

(Canadian Prvs) NANKING. China. ficial despaichcs from Canton to- day said that the noted General Chark Pal; Wei, lecder of the re-

‘bellious Ironsidcs Division had com-

mitted suicide Decr-mbw 12, after failing to capture Canton from the Nationalists.

New Mem be?!

..Professor Robert Boyd Thompson. professor of plant morphology at the University of Toronto. who is now In member of ihc International Scientif- ic Ccuncfl of Agriculture, scientific advisory‘ board of the International Agricultural Institute. The Institute has founded the l. S. f‘. A. to give a permanent organization in the gath- ering of two years ago, when. with other scientists of ncic. Professor Thompson journeyed lo Rome at ihc invitation of the Italian government.

Good News For Returned Men

(Special to ’ he Guardian]

TORONTO. 0110. D01‘. l6.——-'1'he DO- minion Government. has removed all restrictions on the issuing of rciici to indigent cx-servlcc men. who are unemployed and only in receipt of small pensions. Men who have com- muted their pensions in past years and are now in vl-ant. through un- employlnellt or illlzcalill arc also elig- ible. An offlical at Christies St. Hos- pital informed The Slur that follow- ing recent conferences at Ottawa be-

tween representatives of the soldiers,

rehabilitation committee and officials of the Federal Government in charge of cx-service men's affairs, instruc- tions have been received from Ottawa giving them cartc blanche in the mat- ter of issuing relief.

C01. Cooper, administrator at the

Hospital, asked whether the recent restrictions imposed had been ordered removed or whether the officials at

the hospital had becu given unlinlit- ed scope in relieving distress among

London, England, Will be at the Queen Hotel Sample Rooms and Will Purchase Silver Foxes and all Other Furs

Paying HIGHEST ‘MARKET PRICES For. Same

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Murders His lVife . And CChiIdren

Alleged That He Lost All His

Money on the Stock Exchange 1 —Unable To Sleep For Six Or Seven Days

ii-T (Canadian Press) l peaied the confession writing it THREE RIVERS. Que, Dec. on a. piece of cardboard box pro- 1f—-In a blood bespatiered house vlded by an offlcer. He also add- a. mother and her seven children ed his home address l3 Laurie's- . were found dead in three dlficr- Street. out rooms by the police early Day was sent to a hospital ‘ this morning. They had been where his condition was said to killed during the night in the be serious altholllh 110 VII "- beds b. which they slept. The new! w live- nlother was Mrs. Andrew Day. The mother. her hair shot with The children ranged in age from gray was lying in bed alone. Tho one iofourtecn years. The futh- children in two other rooms ap- cr of the family Andrew, admltt psrently bad been killed without

ed. the police stated, that he any resistance with the excep- hud murdered his family. He tlon of the oldest child who had was picked up in the early one (we m the floor, M, we h“.

pita] Day seemed In be depressed.

It was reported unofficially tbathesaldhebadloataillais money on the Stock exchange and that he had been unable lo sleep for six or seven days. He was employed by a local pulp and paper company earning about ten dollars a day.

The names of the victims are Mrs. AndreYDiy‘, Jimmy. ".Khd-' rew, Billy, Freddy. Daniel, Em- mcit and Peter.

hours cl the morning wandering about the streets with his ‘throat cui. Opening his coat at the I neck. Day revealed to a passing I policeman that he was wounded about the throat. Blood was dropping from the wound. He could speak only with difficulty. lle made the offlcer understand however that it was he. Day, illat had inflicted the wound. Brought lo the sfaiion Day, the pellcc said declared he had "murdered my family." l-lc re-

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lC-anadian Press) schooner Minnie May, reported i101. HALIFAX, N. S. Dev. ilk-Laden Ottawa today as captured by prever with upwards of 31.000 kegs of‘ tive forces had been beached at Aer‘

Dcmerara l-unl the two master 97 toni Bay and that the Customs office‘.

schooner Frances W. Smith, Captain‘, had been refused pgmllgglqn w b9“ .

hfoshcr, “as toned info port curly‘ the craft. The patrol boat Constanc v yesterday morning after having been was asked to proceed to the scene.

seized off La. Have by file Customs The Weather. Etc

preventive cutter Fleur De Lls, com- manded by John C. McCarthy.

The schooner sailed fronl Lunen- burg on August 20 for Georgetown Dcmerara. The Frances W. Smith was seized by the vigilant on June 22, but. subseqontly released. She is now anchored off Georges Island undcrl

i gildrd of customs officers. Repel-is i from North Sydney last night said the

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1i lspeciul lo The Guardian) I SYDNEY, N. s. w. Doc. l6.—One 1111.11- ‘ er was killed and 54 wounded, ninc ‘ seriously. today in rioting and fighting ‘ with police guards a). Torbbwy Mine. 1 Six policemen were injured, four‘ \ hundred miners idle through closing 1 of 1.110 shaft attacked. The llOUCE. who were stoned, retaliated with tileir: i revolvers. Mr. Madaley, a member of p i Parliament. tried to pacify the rloicrsfTorcufo cloudy .. .. ..

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| but was struck with c. stone and Montreal clear ... 2t—Ze wounded. Later a. special train with Quebec clear .. ... .... i8—4belc police and volunteers arrived on tlleysg John cleav- .. , .,, 32- sccne. but there u-cs no further de- 305m“ clem- ,_ __, , 44-1 monsfrstion as the miners for the N"; you; clnudy u, ., ,,., 56-‘. most partwlthdrewto Greta. ‘chu-lqggglowl, __ __ _ gq_

-—-—-} High tide mu morning at l1. the families of pensioners, replied, "it and Qgfflght at 10_54_

, practically amounts to that, we have] 5m, r1595 my; mpnflng a), 73g g1 ‘ been given a free hand now." Thejglq ml; align-won ‘f, 4.1a. ' ‘Bier understands unofficially that; Last quad-tel- moon Sunday. 1)., ' this order will affect about 500 vet-dznd. 10.03 p. m.

l erans‘ families in the city and en-i smnmel-glde tldg eighteen mlmil , vlrnllments. later than Charlottetown. -

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