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Afternoon-Post

Office Estimates Not YetReached.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

OTTAWA, oat, May 2 - 1t was‘

thought that, after the motion of general censure moved yesterday by Mr. Stewart, (Perth), in respect of the posbmaster-general had been defeated in all probability his esti- mates would be allowed to pass on their merits, more especially as the l-ion. Mr. Vcnlot and his deputy are booked provisionally to sail on the seventh for France . But tvhaiavel- hopeg the government had on this score were doomed to disappoint- ment. As soon as the house resolved itself into committee to consider postofiicc estimates the barrage was resumed and the minister was kept under heavy fire all aim-noon.

0n motion, it was decided not to sit on Ascension Day (Thursdayw. In reply to a question the prime min- ister denied l statement made in the l-iousc of lords yesterday. as report- ed in a despatch from London, to (he effect that "the Canadian Prime Minister had revealed tho truth that Canada and all the self governing dominions except Australia, were ready for Britain to sign the option- ll 0111150" ll the multilateral treaty for the renunciation of war.

The alleged declaration of Premier King refers to a statement made by him in the House of Commons early this c0010’). The prime minister said heiiiidl enemy made a full state- ment on the subject. In part he had saict-"We have advised the other

lY-Ifts oi the empire that in our op-

inion Canada should sign the op- tional clause and we are at present receiving communications from other Putt-i of the empire in reference thereto". The prime minister further sfatcd at that time that Canada was carrying out its undertakings at the 1“!- lmperial conference "'not to sign formally until there has been an op- DOTti-lllity for iscussio l, but we have made it know that it is our desire to Sign the optional clause",

Premier King agreed to table any "JW-‘FDOndel-lce‘ Canada had sent on this wblect: but that it would be

necessary to obtain the consent of the i

British Government before ‘tabling lily wlfespondence from that», gov- emmenl 50 fir. however, no coni-

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ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC.

"Dpncc in Emerald l-fall Friday.

May 3rd, i929. . 3555-5-2-21

"Don't miss play at North River.

"idly. May 3rd. 3514-5-3-11. h“

“Reserve Monday May 0th, for cwwert, Box Social and Dance ln Ufwcll Cove Hail. 3586-5-8-21

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"Dr. Clift. M. lbw-Start now homa- hrevention cure. Purdy Station, West- chester Co. N. 1L, U. B. A.

5070-6-12-3 mos.

"Annual mteting, Charlottetown Ladies Aid of Protestant Orphanage, "id-v. May loth, Cundiill Home. "0 n. m. 3504-5-3-2i

"Kinkora lfalld-"rhs Remington Dramatic Club will present the drama "Ah old-matches Mother" in Kinkora Hall Monday evening. May 8th. Good specialties. 3544-5-2-21.

"Reserve May 14th to attend the Induction of the P. E. i. Hospital "W"! in 8t. Hill's Hall. 3563-54-2)

“The Annual Meeting of the smiley Rink olub will be hold in Norman mvholson‘: Tkilor Shop on Monday ‘Vmllil. May 0th., at 0 p. m. sill-s-a-it

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"Grahams Road Dramatic club )7“! hrmnt mu- four m aroma The Road to tbs City" in Grahams Road Hall. Wodnalday, May 8th. n not fine, the following nigh . p asws-a-s-al.

“Wain Party Dan t w t- ‘iwl was: I-Ialmondarhday iith, W!!! m: arm; ma. what to ____ uia-s-a-ai.

munlcatioh had been received from iKthe British government asking Can- adais consent to table correspond- ‘ence from the dominion in the mar. icr,

The Hon. G. 8.. Jones, (Royal), mile-n took up the case of the post- ymastership at Norton, N. 3.. about ‘ which Mr. Veniot had spoken yester- ’day, and in actual words stated that [he had not told the truth in the ‘matter. After the postmaster had

been dismissed in 1924 s. letter had lbeen received by the Hon. Charles [Murphy from the Hon. Mr, Vcniot, recommending W. A. Reynolds for the ‘Position, and yet he had 001d the house yesterday that he had no knowledge of the facts until he be- came postmaster-general. Mr. Jones (hen read voluminous correspondence in referenceto the rights of the post- master-general to remove an applic- ant, Mr. ivard, who was in office on trial and recommended by the Civil Service Commission. On the face of the correspondence there was shed s good deal of doubt about the rehabil- ity of the Hon. Mr. Veniotk repre- sentations.

General ClarkeJBul-rsrd), follow- ed in a speech in which was repro- {sented and strongly emphasized his utaiements oi the previous day that the postmaster-general had acted wholly illegally and without author- iiy in connection with the postmas- tership oi’ Sutton, Que, He again charged conspiracy between the post-

master-gcneral and one of the civil ‘service commissioners in having {withheld correspondence’ which pre- lventcd the commission as a whole =from acting for several months.

Mr. BoysASinlcOe), then opened his batteries on the postmaster-general and was most effective. He reed and ianalyzed tho powers of ministers to make appointments under the civil {service act and declared most em- Iphaiicallv. as a lawyer, that the post- ilIlBSKCY-gflltirdi had no power even ito appoint a man temporarily to any ipOEiIiOII. He declared that the post-

lhmrcr at Sutton, without a certifi- cate from the civil service commiss- 'ion, had occupied the post for two {years illegally. He challenged the Hon. Mr, Veniot to stats under what authority his salary was paid.

The minister of justice promised to give his opinion on the whole subject later on. The Hon. Mr. veniot stated that legally or illegally. he had acted on prccedentssetby postmastcrs-gcn- eml since 1919. '

Ml‘. sterling, (Keiowna) and others continued the discussion. At six o'clock not a single item on the esti- mates lmd her-ll reached.

A rather important debate occurr-

‘, cd in the Senate this afternoon on a ‘ bill to amend the criminal code in re- gard to the use of force to pra- vcnt escapes by flight. Under ths in- terperzttion of the law at present, a pOliiifiTiflll seeking to arrest a person who tried to escape by flight, is just- ified in using such force to prevent escape unless the arrest can be mads In a less violent way. ThLs applied to persons not under arrest but flee- ing from it. said the lion. Lynch- Biaunton. Tha reason he had for in- troducing the amendment was thlt men had been shot by police officers when only charged with trivial of- fenses and in one case when a man was not charged at all. He said such a law was barbarous, and that nobody had ever dreamed that it was until so interpreted by A WNW“ Judso- Balf-defense was the only ground up- on which A fiilfl should take ‘the law in his own hands and slay another.

General Griesbaoh took tho view that such an amendment would

greatly hamper police in the dis- chargc of duty. and that, while mis- rsm might ba mall's on the whole. the law as it was, was necessary "I tho infamous of justice. m the suggestion of the Ron. Mr. Dandur- and tho discussion was adioumol im-

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Beatty Inspects Royal York Hotel‘

(Special to the Guardian) roaomo, om... May 2—Thc my- al York Hotel. greatest and largest in the British Empire, erected by the C. P. R. at» n. cost of $10,000,000, will be opened on Tuesday, June 11th, by the governor-general of Canada, providing the present labor troubles whichara delaying interior work within the hotel are amicably settled within a few days. This an- nouncement was made by 11W. Beat- ty, K.C., president of the Canadian racmonailwayac 12.50 p. m. today at the Royal York Hotel which he thoroughly inspected in a tour of nearly three hours duration this morning.

TDRNABES uu mu u lullluis

(Special to The Guardian)

CHICAGO, May 2 - Tornadoes, snow, rain and cold affected a major part of the western section of the United States today. Nine persons are dead and 50 injured at Wheat- ley. Ark., with property damage es- timated at from 8250.000 to $300,000 as a result of the tornado which struck this section last night. Of the injured, several are in a serious con- dition. LITTLE ROCK. Ark. May Z-A-The second series of tornadoes in Arkan- sag in less than a month today took e. toll of at least six dead and pro- bably 50 injured, with property dam- age running high. Striking a few hours apart in both east and west parts of the state late yesterday ‘and last night, the tornadoes so comp- letely demoralized communication that full reports of the number of dead and injured were not obtainable early today. The six known dead were st Brinkley and Wheatiey, a few miles apart, in northeast, Arkansas. Three of them were white persons. The number of dead was expected to bs increased.

20 CHILDREN KILLED

CLlNCI-IPORT, Va, May 2—T\V€l1- ty school children were known to have been killed and an undetermin- ed number injured by a, tornado that demolished the two story frame high building at Rye cove, a village ten miles from here, shortly after noon today. C. T. Stoles, a member of a relief party, said the tornado struck the building about 12.30 p. m. with more than 200 children in clas- ses at that time. The frame struct- ure was ripped apart and scattered across the country for more than half a mile. The building was swept away leaving only portions of the floor where it stood, stoles said, and

were found in a field a hundred feet or more from the building. One of the eight teachers employed at the school, a hfisa Carter. of Cov! Spring, Va, nearby village was one of the victims.

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T H E ANTI- TUHEHBULIISIE 5 i] i] I ET Y

Hold Largely Attended Meeting — Officers ‘ For Last Year Re. Elected. '

At the annual meeting of the Anti- Tuberculosis Society which was held last night in the Board oi Trade Rooms, the officers and executive oi the previous year were ro-olcotcd. The prevailing note of the meeting which was very largely attended was one of optimism, engendered by the imminent building of a Tuberculosis Banatoriuln-an end for which the organization had striven for many years.

Dr. W. J. MacMiilan, first vice president occupied the chair. The first business of the meeting was the reading oi the report, of the district visitor, Miss Amy Earle. Her report. as well as that, of the Secretary is given in full at tho end of this article. ’ ,

The adoption of the report was moved by Rev. Canon Malone and seconded by Mr, W. F. Tidmarsh. Both speakers commended Miss Earle on the excellence of her report, and on the splendid work on behalf of the sick and suffering, which she had dons during the past year.

Tho treasurers report, which was then read showed a. balance of 063,23 on hand.

Mr. T. E. MacNutt in moving the adoption of the treasurer’; report, expressed the hope that it might be possible to increase Miss Earle’; sal- ary, which he considered to be Ia)‘ too small, in view of the services shc renderpd. i

llevu-"Canon Malone in seconding the report, asked how the income this year compared with that of last year. The chairman in reply, stated that it was $125.00 more than last year, but $150.00 less than in 1926-27. Can- on Malone also considered the meet- ing should express its appreciation of the donation of $100 given by the Rotary Club. -\

The motion was carried.

Dr. MacMillan explained that,ow- in! to the absence of the President, (Dr. S. R. Jenkins), in Europe, there would be no formal president's re- port. He remarked on the presence of Mrs. W, E, Bentley, Mrs, W, B. Stewart and-Mr. Tidmarsh, who were charter members.

He stressed the importance of tho work oi the Society. Some time ago the question had arisen of its amal- gamation with some other societies. This, however, Dr. MacMillan had opposed, as it had a field of work which no other covered.

Its work had increased in thc sphere of charity year by year, unlli now it, perhaps, exceeded in its pro- iportions that, against tuberculosis.

The society had a good record. Had it not. been for tho campaign waged by the society for several years, it is probable there might not, have been in this city, any meat or milk ‘iinspection. Dr. MacMillan gave an ‘instance showing the great need oi this.

‘The next step, to make milk lb- solutely safe would be its pasteuriza- tion. _

Another thing which the societv had pressed for was the medical in- spection of schoolchildren. Finally this measure was adopted in n crude form, the physicians impacting school children, until the Red Cross Society took up the work, The work which they had done in the schools had re- moved many oi the physical disabil- ities of the school children, thereby. through the better health engender- ed causing them to mako better pro- gress in their class work. In three or four cases, active tuberculosis had been discerned among school child- ren by this examination. As s. rc- suit, these children were. eliminated from tbs, schools.

Ono or the sad features of the work was the prevalence of tuberou- lcsis among children, in whom itl treatment was olpccially difficult, as it is hard to keep the little patients quiet in bed. Now tho sanatcrium will do much to help them. The Gov- ernment deserves very ma; credit for the grant they have given for this institution. And if found necessary, it is up to the people of the brovincc

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FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1929

Tiiii ARRESTED

(Canadian Press)

OALAIQ, Ma, May Zr-Dl‘. William D. Mcvey of 5t. John, NJ, was ar- rested at the international bridge to- day by federal ofiioors who alleged they found six hundred quarter grain morphine tablets in his tobacco pouch. The officers than met the Bangor train at tho Mains Central: railroad station and arrested Mrs] Graham of Bangor, who they said. was w receive the morphine. The two were taken to Bangor.