The Boy Scouts As- sociation wishes to in- crease the Boy Scouts from 65,000 to 100,000 during the next five.

years. _

T0 d0 this Funds are necessary. Our Pro- vincial objective i is $5,000. ‘y

Campaign February 22 to March 4.

Prince Edward Island Boy Scouts , Association - J . 0. Hyndman, Prov. President. WM. WARREN

Prov.

i 1'1 $5? l-Z "ii 5': i 1'1

L-i280-2-l2-8i.

iitiliter Rivers Oldest Lady

'i‘here are several ladies o! this vicinity who are attaining good ages, but the oldest of these is Mrs. Don- ald Maclilnnon, who has entered upon her 100th year, being 00 yes-rs last september. ller maiden name was Ellen Mac- lletl. daughter of Neil and Catherine littleil, who came to P. E. I. from

ihelsle of Mull. Thus Mrs. Mac- liinnon is a descend ‘ from tbs hardy Scotch pioneers and is the only surviving membe of s family oi ten, 6 girls and 4 boys. lirs. lliacKinncn was born st Charlottetown Royalty on thit tract oi land now in possession o. Capt. Edward Dicks. Itt the age oi 15 years, with her parents she moved to Haul Grove. and later married Donald MacKin- non. a farmer, and settled on tbs rite where she still resides. Her hus- band deceased her 30 years ago. By this marriage, two daughters and three sons were born, viz: Annie. iMra. Fraser), deceased; Catherine, Roderick, Archibald, with whom she resides, and Joseph (deceased). Although approaching the century mark. silo is possessed oi good health, quite active, still sews, knits and spins, talks Gaelic fluently. She was an industrious. hard worker all lier liic. A good neighbor and high- ly respected by all who know her. Her religious affiliations are with the Church oi Scotland.

Ilse Millard’: ior- Burn:

day was fined 8200.00 and costs or three montbs in tail.

BOYS ORCHESTRA MAKES A BIL-In tbs report oi the success iul "Get Together" of the young people oi 8t. James Church on Monday, omission was made of the very enjoyable contributions to the programme oi the Boys‘ Orchestra. consisting oi Messrs. Jack qhandler. Charlie Hyndman, Gordon Harding and Harry-Morris.

ANTIQUE TEA-Departing from tbs usual procedure ci chu: h teas the Ladies Aid oi ‘trinity United Church yesterday a't'rnoon held an antique tea which was attended by some 800 gusstsylredles dressed in old fashioned costumes sncl bon- nets blended with the large display o! antiques to lend a decided “Vic- torian sir" to the surroundings. Women carding wool and spinning proved a. feature attraction while the rare exhibits amon" which war s china tea set. datirv back 200 years proved an interesting study. A musical programme added to the enjoyment oi the function.

FUNERAL SERVICES-The fun- eral oi the late Mrs. Patrick Kelly was held Monday morning from the residence oi her son, George, to St. Duristan's Basilica where Solemn High Mass oi Requiem was s by Rev. P. McMahon, D. D.. ass ed by Rev. louis Dougan as Deacon and Rev. Eugene Murroy as Sub Deacon. The pail bearers were five sons and one grandson of the de- ceased. namely, George, Joseph. Robert. Alfred, Banner-man and Leo Kelly. Service at the grave was conducted hv luv. B. Dalton.

PERSONALS

Mr. William J. P. Mclvor, Borden. spent the week end at his home in West Newton.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Reid, Hope River. paid a visit to friends in Em- erald Junction recently.

Mr. Gus Malone, Souris bat, re- turned home on Saturday last from a visit to relatives and" friends in Emerald Junction.

Mia Edna McCabe. Bedeque, spent the week end in the City, the guest of friends.

Master Billie Howatt, ll year ‘old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Howstt. 44 School Street. is receiving medi- esl treatment at the P. E. l. Hos- pital. .

leo Sargent and Frank Currie.

Abq-weit senior hockey players left

yestorday morning on a three week!

xidait to their homes in Upper Can- s.

The many friends in this Pro- vince of Mr. John L. Smith will re- gret to learn oi his serious illness in Boston.

Mil‘. Hay ‘Danton 0i &ln't John and Mn. J. O. McCarthy of Hall-

unariy oil Prince

WHEN FOOD "REPEATS"

r

Sometimes these "rislngs" are

Magnesia. This will immediately is harmless.

Ann is usually PRESENT

WITH some people the digestion o! certain foods as difficult. More acid is formed than the stomach requires. This causes "repeats" orteructatlons. acid. Ii neglected, over-acidity can lead to more serious result. Eitheromit the foods which "repeat", or neutralise the acid with, Bisurated

and with no bad alter-dents, ior this preparation

IS BISMIITH IN MAGNESNAIQINOTA LAXATIVE

y sour with

give you relief

MAGN ssil"

(AI. By Gusrdiarfsvspecial Wire) LONDON. Feb. Ill-Great Britain today launched an inquiry into the private manufarture of arms. im- plementing a promise mode by the government in the House oi Com- mons last autumn.

A Royal Commission oi seven, in- eluding a woman, will conduct the inquiry, with wide powers f0; sum- moning the documelts oi private arms companies. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, who mede the annuuncemen‘ today in the House of Commons. told a questioner that certain papers which the govern- ment thinks should not be produced would not he made available.

Mr. MacDonald said the com- mission has authority to ask for any papers it may sceiit from pri-

Britairzfl Launche; Armament Probe

Royal Commiss-i-o? To Be Given Wide Powers Of Inquiry Into. Private ManEture Of Arms.

drpmmata,__mlt iform of military training. A genera-

trade and foreign

added he was leaving it a» the dis-y

eretion oi the chairman when

apply the group's general powers. The investigating group will

known officially as "the

Royal Commission of inquiry into the pri- vate manufacture oi and trading in arms." lt is compvnd of Sir John Eldon Bankers, former Lord Justice of Appeal. as chairman; Sir Thomas Allen. leader oi the Co- operative Wholesale Soriety; Dame Rachel Crowdy, formerly connecved

and , _.

Notices ,, yr MONTREAL - E. W. Beatty, President of the Boy Scouts As-

sociation, appealed to the citizen-s of Canada for support in the finan- cial campaign being conducted on behalf oi the Boy Scouts February 28 to March 4. to ensure their srowth t0 100.000 111911119835. 86 1'6" quested by His Excellency, the Governor-General.

The objective oi 8600.000 aims to iinancc the movement for the next iive years and guarantee its ex- pansion to hundreds oi communities throughout the Dominion which now have no organised programme for their boys.

Mr. Beatty said.-

m appealing tomy hearersiorsirp- port for the Boy Scout Movement at a time when an unending series oi worthy social activities is calling for financial assistance, I must un- questionably give my special rea- sons.

At one time the Boy Scout Move- meut was alleged to be a. disguised

tion oi experience has taught us that it is a method of training soldiers-but soldiers oi peace. not of war.

It. is based on the sound assump- tion that boys will be boys-that the primal instinct of young hu- mans is to group together in gangs for mutual support in noisy, healthy and active play. It takes into con- sideration the essential democracy of the ycung—their refusal to be- lieve‘ that social distinctions are important. It accepts the lact that

to be

"AGE THREE

. . - .

Take Advantage Of The Low C. N. R. Excursion Rates This Week-end

VISIT noncrou Shop At EATON’S

We've made [special preparations to take care of out-of-town customers.

Friday, Saturday, Monday

Every department throughout our large store has planned to mic

these three big days.

' 2s the many items priced specially for these days, y cjil find thousands and thousands of seasonable lines

which offer style, quality and good

value. .

All in all, you’ll enjoy shopping at EATOIPS during these days --

come yourself, bring your family-buy against present needs.

WEATQN.

O MONCTON CAIIABI

Store Hours 8.30 until 5

with the League oi Nations: Sir Kenneth Lee, who has sat on many government advisory committees; J. A. Spender. leadinr. London jour- nalist and editor; Sir Philip Gibbs. author and war correspondent and Prof. H. C. Gutterfige, member oi many law committees.

vate companies-a question which recently has engrossed the arms

From lVhiteHouse

Miss Georgina Doiron, daughter of lvlr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Doiron. 30 Oxford Ava, Rumiord. M958» 1°!‘- Edward Island, is the proud recipient of a personal message from the White House. The message. which is in reply i0 wishes sent by Miss 1301K)“ 011

dent wishes me to tell much he appreciates your note oi birthday greeting. He is grateful for your thought oi him and sends his very best wishes to you. Very sincerely vours, M. A. Lo “and. Private Secretary. Miss Dolron is a graduate oi St.

fax have arrived to attend the fun- eral of their father. the late Mr. Geo. S. ‘Pant-on. Mr. Ray Tantcn is accompanied by Mrs. Tanton. Another son. Fred. W. oi Drum- mondville, Que arrived last evening.

AccidentalDedth At Orwell. Cove

Death from natural causes (a heart attack) was lound by Cor-

ROUND_ _TRIP BARGAIN FARES

$ 9.00 Quebec 10.60 Three Rivers

- 10.00 Montreal 12.25 Ottawa .1 5.00 Toronto

ma. cnsarmn-rowr: and

all listi mud. W! on Prince Edward

Fri. March 1, 1935

RETURN Tues. Marc LIMIT: Except q-Juifwtfi March e, lass.

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Jnthefiouso Neville

oner Dr. McKenna after in- quiring into the circumstances oi the death of Mr. Joseph F. Mor- rissey. aged ‘l2, oi Orwell Cove. who was found dead on Monday in his ‘acme where he resided alone. A neighbor Mr. W. Grecian, who had occasion to call at the home, re- ceived no reply to his knock. He r. - turned later and again receiving no reply thought something was amiss. He. entered and found the lifeless body of Mr. Mcrrfsasy.

The R.C.M.P. were at once com- municated with and Constable Peter t Jay, accompanied by Dr. Leo B. Mc- lienns. left at on-e icr t‘~~ 51"“. The coroner decided aitrr viewing the body that sn inquest was un- llQfil y. _

No Need F0 Government Intervention

(OJ. Cable By Guardian's Special Wire

l

IOMDON, Itob. ill-The govern- msnt sees no necessity ior other than the ordinary commercial and financial lrmoedun in dealin! with the commodity market speculations that have aroused lush keen Public interest lately, it was made clear of Commons today.

ed the lsohsqvar, turns member's suggestion that the stock encllsnge and commodity markets under charters “for the mi of the public." decl he was content to leave it to the authorities concerned t0 prevent any abuses. To a questioner who urged sn- qnlry into the connection between ns involved in recent spfioull- and those involved in previ- ens commodity pools. Mr. Cham-

jhrlsln resisted he was awaiting u» resu

is 0i the official receiver's into the failure oi the firm

"till"?! o! Janna-and Shskesprsre Ltd.

Railways; l

‘ilIlsl brokers whose collapse was by the

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John's school in 193?. and is now nt- Lending Stephen's High 3011001 Bl’ Rumiord, Maine.

Pilot Blamed For Stranding Of Freighter

(C. P. By Guardian's Special Wire) HALIFAX, Feb. l9.—- “Negligence and wrongful default’ on the Dart of pilot James W. Brackett was re- ported by Mr. Justice W_. L. Hall to- day icliowing investigation into the grounding of the (tall-ton British freighter Silveryew at the entrance oi Halifax Harbor. Exonerating Captain R. H. Wood- row and the Silveryews officers, the Supreme court Justice ordered sus- pension oi tho pilot for the remaki- der oi.’ 1035. The report. concurred in by Com- mander L. W. Murray, R.C.M., and Captain c, L. Waterhouse, nautical assessors, stated Brackett had mis-

taken Lltchiield gas buoy ior the Neveriail buoy as the freighter en- tered time harbor in s s-nwstorm Jan. 29.

Forecasts’ Boom . B_ut Skeptical Of Future

(A. P. By Guardian's Special Witt)

PHOENIX, AllL, Feb. ill-Roger W. Baboon. - economist forecast heretoday an immediato boom in business as a result of the United States gold decision. but he warned-mine day oi reckoning will come."

Cash spending will ‘ in

volume because private business is bound to gain, he asserted. Mr- Baboon. who styled himself an “anti-indati-nist," said he did not know “when the day oi reckon- ing will come." but for the immed- iate future, lin said, he expects business to ti?!’ *1 at a brisk speed. indicating the "a1 outcome of the gold clause dec on will not be felt "ior several years."

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der, Apply Guardian, Bot! A. L-K

Receiues tier‘

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creed. and because their elders tell them to.

is only too artificial.

boys place little value on race or only accept extreme nationalism with its crop of hatred

In a word. the Boy Scout Move- ment starts with faith that boys are merely men not yet made suspicious over-cautious or narrow-minded by their experiences of a world which

On that basis is has built a system at by which boys are given the maxi-

Daily

future as well as

Meals Served Daily in the Lunch Room

equipment, discipline, efficiency and enthusiasm," was the Lord Baden- PowelPs report after reviewing some 5,200 Malayan, Chinese, Sikh, Tamil, Japanese and Eurasian Boy Scouts Singapore and the Straits Settlements.

would be put to bed, given hot drinks, hot water bottles, and wrap pod warmly in wool blankets.

SOME RECENT BADGE TESTS

moths‘

follows: ‘rhe White House. Washington. , February ‘l. l9°5 My Dear Georginaz-The Presi-l

First Charlottetown C y The meeting last " ‘ Promise Law.

enrolled as a m

mil-cl.

rothy Michael w Considerable time

Good prognsss is repo ted

two weeksJSeveral new sonrs we learned at “Campfire" anrl meeting closer} with Syne" and “Evensongfl

our" at the home oi the Captr on Thursday February 2.1g: M;

396M155 please make an effort be Dlnsent.

good d the President's birthday. reads as with the forming of a aofilfi. and the repetition of the G“ide

ber oi the Thrush ‘Spent in selecting a team tovi: W“ 11°“ present the Crmpany at th~ Guide R811? to be held on March first. Guide work was then continued. from those studying First Crss work, Seven Guides having received their Child Nurse Badges within the last

the "Aulzi Lang

‘There will be a "Court o‘ Hon-

p. m. Will Patrol Leaders, seconds, Acting Patrol loaders and A"tl.ng

mum o! freedom to play, to set free their abounding energy and to de- velop healthy contact with other boys. To this is added the mimumum of formal discipline-only enough to prove the worth of organized effort without stifling initiative.

The movement covers the world. and brings the youth of nations in- to a great; union directed by the single ideal oi play mode worthy because it ‘has a plYlpOSC.

I can offer no more powerful argument for your active support oi this movement than my honest faith that a country whose leaders in public and private affairs are trained in~ youth to hold the ideals oi the. Boy Scouts will be acountry in which service will be placed be- fore proflt. and the community ahead of the individual.

Honesty, courage. resourcefulness, clean living and kindness-these are the lessons which the Scout learns. Can anv of you suggest what more we can do to help our nation and the world than to teach these’! The Boy Scout movement, found- ed by Lord Baden-Powell nearly 30 years ago. has had a powerful in- m fluence in serving the Empire. q while teaching its young members that there is a need for loyalty to humanity at large, which loyalty to the Empke can only strengthen. It is an amazinz fact that the Boy Scout Movement the world over now numbers some ' o and a

3S

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A few rescue hints as taught the Scouts. the

30y With comes the annual toll oi drown- ings through breaking ice. The February “Scout loafer" reminds Scouts of ice rescue technique in an article which might well have wider circulation. It may be noted that every winter and spring num- bers of such rescues are made by Boy Scou Says th In the event oi an ice accident, the most important things are a cool head and quick action. Need- less risks are to be avoided. Plung- ing into the water with him won't help the victim. Call at once that help is coming and warn him not to get excited and struggle, but mtrflly to hang on to the ice. When compelled to cross dan- gerous ice to reach the victim. se- cure a ladder or plank and push it ahead of you. If such things

I! Someone Breaks Through the Ice

him and assist him to solid ice. l! uisng a plank or ladder, push it across the break in the ice and if recessary crawl along it until you 91m Erasp and help the person up- on

ts. e “Scout leader":

The following certificates have

been received by the Provincial

Secretary during the t week:

’I‘enderfoot from D. Wetter-worth. C. Fraser and Harry Clay of Mon-

tague, Iicnderfoot from H. Murray, Tom Stewart, Earle McLeod, George

Anderson and Bruce Adams of the 'lth Charlottetown Troop; Tender- foot from Ralph Peake of 2nd Char- lottetown Troop; Tenderioot from Erskine Kier Fraser of lst Alber- ton; Artist proficiency badge from Hugh Paton, Musician proficiency badge from Maurice Brady of the 2nd Charlottetown Troop and Black- smith badge irom Billy Fraser oi 1st Alberton Troop.

BOY SCOUT GRUB/CH SERVICE. FREETOWN

approach of spring

On Sunday. February 1'1, Rev. A. G. Crowe gave the direction of his evening service in Freetown Hall to the lst Bedeque-Freetown Troop oi Boy Scouts. It was the ilnest ser- vice yet held by this troop and a. capacity audience bespoke the in- terest in Scouting which the Free- town people have". Rover Squire

are not at hand, crawlflimholding gfbbgt B? Flfgsgedbe A5 “("3 1 t ff u ., 8J1 , rs. ll 860D, a a poe or s a , unt you can res h me r o‘ the cub Committee)

played the prelude. the Cubs, scouts. Rovers and fathers marched to seats reserved for them at the front of the auditorium. An outline of the program from this point fel-

First Borden Company

M Borden on February the ninth. a meeting was held in the Town Hall in the interests oi‘ Guiding. There were four ihtsnésted women, twenty seven girls of Guide are. and the Deputy Commissioner for P- E- 1» present. The aims and poll- cies of the Guide Movement were brought before the girls, and than work on the Tenderfoot test was commenced. The meeting closed W131 1W0 Ramos. the formation of 1116 11059-81109. sing-song and Taps.

First Clftovvn Ranger Pack

The Rangers met at the Rovers Den last Thursday evening with several new members. The girls maids themselves b t by passing 19511-‘1- Three 8111s pl‘yc" their uke- 19195 ‘"1116 everyone sang heartily. A B51119 W53 enioyred by all while each tree formed a horseshoe ring and taps closed the meeting.

(Omlliilljléd on page l0)

11mm: mow MEMBERS or communes:

(CI. By Guardian's spacial Wire) OTTAWA. Fob. lb-llliree new members were added todav to the special committee of the House of 9cm studying methods of am- ixictilus the British North America

c .

Therm-e Hon. Peter Venlot (us. Gloucester). J. S. Stewart (Cons. lnthbridge) and Henri Bourassa (Ind. lnbelle). Prime Minister -R. B. Bennett moved for the appoint- ments st the opening of the House.

'""'EAN»ttrr

quarter million members.

to being self supporting,

their services generously.

Boy Scout Movement.

' om. ..__. WANTS“ SCOUTS UNIFORMS

nounced that Scouts of

country may again form. A blanket la/w

lions.

DOMINIOWS STAR ' ATHLETE

The movement comes very close chiefly owing to the fact that those res- ponsible Ior its organization, and for the discipline of its members, give The coming campaign, which will start on the 22nd oi this month. already has had the endorsation of a very eminent personage who has had long experience in this field. His Ex- cellency i-he Governor-General has reminded you that this is probably his last», year of service in Canada. and I am certain he looks forward to being able to report to His Majesty that; a movement which has had every mark of interest and of favor from His Majesty and members of his Family, has excited keen inter- est and received general support from the citizens of this Dominion.