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Amendment will

(special to the Gunrdi OTTAWA... Ont.. Jan. Jean Denis, Liberal of Joliette a journed the debate yesterday. He ,0“ up again this afternoon to ex- pm“ Lhg position of his party in

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Mtm- pom-ting to the Progressiv- en all the advantages contained in the speech from the Throne. he clearly indicated to the members imm the West that they must re- ject the Mslghen amendment.

"if the Progressives forbid this House to consider the speech from the Throne he stated they will not -. doing just-ice to themselves or o their mnetltuency because the spflfich embodies al-l their. desires nd claims. They must vote for us. irrespective of the good or bad 00n- duct of the Liberal party for the inst four years. The speech from (he throne is s worthy document and should be (zonsiderod by 1M5 lllouse. "The member for Kinder- others." he continued "presented arguments which seem- ed to be lacking in clearness and prevent them or influence them in casting an intelligent vote. it is true that we only have 101 members on this side of the House. The Progressiv- cs can defeat the government at anytime. But if this amendment is arried we are defeated and the uPr-ogresi-lves must accept wit-at the

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red that another

ver it must be remem‘ he people do not want

mlonar Law defeated Lloyd Geor- e with this slogan fftranquillity."

his country mutt have tranquilli- y. There la only oil's inane. nipport r defeat the- government. The Pro- ressives say. supposing we sup- port the Conservative party and supposing they do not give us what we want, can we not defeat them‘? One of the parties can govern at the present time. We must make alliances and get the support 0i’ the lrrogressives. l-t is quite natural. as our policy resembles very much that of the Progressives."

non, 1H. H. Stevens, Conserve», live of V-nncouver Center, declared‘ that the Progressives cannot grasp the speech from the Throne. RB R weed, because it hasl poison in it. “We cannot discuss t e speech from the Throne until all t e ministerial vacancies are filled."

The member for Vancouver asked: the Progressives. what was behind uh cffcr made by a mam who spoke m himself as did the member for Juliette." We must vvic "yes m‘ M" we must have the courage ‘to 81y what we mean."

‘Hon. =Mr. Sievonslhen proceeded

o analyze the Meighcn amendment.

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their knees?" “if the amendment is defeated. look

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w Of Former Days, is Subject of Interest- ing Lecture by Mr. W.L. Cotton at the Caledonian Club.

Tbult, if Prince Edward Island was to produce in the ye-aps to come, such men as she has produc- ed in the pest. there must be a return to the nteans of produc- tion, to the ‘institutes. debating Clubs. and other societies by which

be Carried.

‘He then quoted the Minister of

function as a government.

"lWill they come into this house on their feet erect or cringing on asked Mr. Stevens.

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turned in Yester days Bye-Elections- Summerside Returned Mr.. Pope by an Unusually Large Majority-Mr. Mc- . Phee and Mr. McLeod Have also Sub-

stantial Majoriti

Today is the 52nd anniversary of the birthday oi Premier Stewart and the three constituencies in

which hye~electlons took place yes- terday have celebrated the event by riettn-ning three supporters in the legislature namely, the Hon, H. routine. Frank McPbee. Minister of Public ority for lVk-Phee 1K1. returned by a Cardigan

ivorks who was majority of 131 in the

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No Hope__for Men

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1925.

A auu would run u: sltrnu ilCVERNMENT

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Trapped in the Mine —Operators Blam- ed for Disaster.

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All mechanical feeder-e and eaten- eIon-deiiverieu are not confined solely to the printing industry.

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cluolm nmvmo CillB uouF 12m ANNUAL mrrrma

Large Attendance of Members - Splendid Address Read byPresident, Mr. Byron Brown-Club Have High Hopes That Coming Year Wiil be Banner One.

The Charlottetown Driving Club Meeting. and 1 um also glad to pa rooms accomodated a largo num- able to present to you tonight s

Annual Subscription: I! IIIL Outed: an

(Canadian Press) WIJJBURTON, Okla. Jan. l-i.—

ceived with satisfaction even Lib- erals expressing the opinion that the Stewart Government deserved the vote of confidence which had been given them in two counties.

The results were as follows:

‘McPhee 4412 Power 310. Mal‘ iiiclieod 414; Butler 342. Mal- orily for McLeod 72.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

(Canadian Pren)

AMHERST. N. 5.. Jan. 14.- A. E. Trltes of Salisbury. New lBruns- wick was re-elected President oi the Maritime Stock Breeders As- sociation at the annual meeting held here today. The Board of Directors reappointed F. L. Fuller as Secretary Treasurer, while W. E. Tait of Dorchester was elected vice-President for New Brunswick. James Roper of Charlottetown for P. E. l. and John T. O'Brien of Windsor, Forks for Nov-t Scotia.

The follcus:

New Bruuswick—(l. P. Mac- intyrc, Sussex. W. E, B. Tait. Dorchester. Roy Stevens, Sackville W. S. Harding, Hammond River, N. YB.

Nova Sculls-W. A. Flemming. Truro; P. R. Brown. Pictou; J, T. O'Brien, Wndsnr. Forks. N. S. Eric Bouillon. Windsor.

l‘. E. island Jmnes ROD“. Charlottetown; Witiler bee. Vic- inriu; Koath Boswell. Victoria; George Boswell. Ercnrlrfnri.

‘Tire mnrliug was mm 0i‘ the largest in the hislory of the associ-

outside of the ordinary the minds and methods of its men h! lhe T011111") 5m‘. The Montreal were expanded and developed and Herald and the OY/w-Wo Cii-ilfifl- 10- facility in speech and action acquir- "WTIPW ""4 EBB U191!‘ mild PGJOIIP ed, was lhc- opinion expressed by "18- Mr. W. ll. Cotton. in the course of "The Ovnsvrvelive party stands ifs lecture on some om Time Lit- ionr-suupre. uncrinsinsly upon cnn- erary and other dnstltutions of sfltutipnsl prflctice- We believe in Charlottetown. at the Caledonian traditions, in the sanctity of con- club 135g night, tract, in parliament being a repres- A good-sized audience was pre- Billfliiye body. the Constitution. lhlsent and listened to Mr. Cottonu-x is for the nation and not the nnl- paper with evident interest and ap- km i0!‘ m9 Cmifitiiiiiiml- preciutiou. The chair was occupied Hon. George Boivin. Minister oi’ hy (m. president, Mr, J, (}_ Mac. Customs. stated that the govern-Ilcndyeu, ment regards the amendment as a Mr, cotton began by asserting, challenge to its right to continuelthat for a small island. young in in nffce and consider the speech the world's great family, and for from the Throne. aprurt mun the centres of intellec- Hflu. Ml‘. $devehs-—“if so. Why iual and commercial activity, Prin- did Hon. Mr. Lapointe accept it as cc Edward island had supplied a his own motion?" icouisitlernbly large number of men ‘Ml’. Boivin continued by saying distinguished in the higher walks -—————- of life. Among these he mentioned ‘such name-s as ‘Sir Louis Davies. Jacob Gould Schurman. Sir Rob- ". (err Falconer. Robert Harris, C. M. _ 1G,. Sir iv-illinm Wnrburtotr. Lucy Mar' ‘Maud ‘Montgomery, Basil King. Sir A ' ' t; Andrew ‘MaoPbnii. Dr. MuoKenzie. BPS 330013, 10H Sir William MacDonald.-Arc.hb1shop - OiBrien. Archbishop Sinnott.

- He went on to mention that while be was crossing Canada on a tour in company with er large party of American journalists a few years ergo. he noticed that at nearly every banquet held in their honor in the dillterent towns and cities, (island- ers presided. IIn United Slates, as

took a high place in the ecciul as well as in the commercial and higher departments of life,

Those whom he had mentioned were the personnel of the finished products of the Old time literary and other institutions of Char- lottetown, which. as he proposed to show. were highly 'nfiuential in the production of the ability that has been displayed by Prince Ed- ward Xshaliiieffi. and recognized. timiughout this North American

directors were named as

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CWT IS SUS- TAINH] BY?»

lie claimed that Messrs. Kink‘ ISBCy and Marlcr who are the. directing souls of the goverruucni.‘ arc not present in the House and. first they were rejected at the Dolls.

“The government b; not. the rc-. fort-c. competent to act as a ccm~ mitten of parliament. lt is n violn-.

lion of constitutional practice." ywumnn’ hmve(.lu,,. PM“ d“ o; (he United States luuulgrnlum Dfiparlr

alien.

Win-nipeg Doctor Found Dead

(Special to the Guardian) ltvlpx-Nllrbiil. Jun. it. Dr. Harry

ViiTE rumour

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Jln. 14.—in the vote taken on the amendment in the House at. an early hour

ment. hero was found dead late to- m" MOI-hm’ n“ gonamment

in other parts of Canada islanders-

oiecteri by Summersitle and

Senator Creelmnn bicAt-tbur. last named is a Conservative vic-

John A. -MscDona.ld, M. P; Norman McLeod by a majority oi

72 for Murray Harbor District iu

succession to the late Hon. A. P. Prowse and Mr. G, D. Pope was .\ is- coueire District by the hundsourtr majority of 98 in successiounto "to

tory, Mr. MvArtbirr having prev-

iously represented this district in

tho Liberal interests.

Naturally this sweeping victory was hailed with the utmost satia- taction by government supporters

and is taken as evidence of the

gonornl approval with which tin- Sfelvztri. Government bus administ- crcli the affairs of the ‘province nincc the general clcciinn. tviuir- ever the announcement. was nmriv last evening the restrliu were ru-

Dlstricl in succession to the lint/in. i’.

Pope 455; Tanton 357. ity for Pope 98. > (Special to The Guardian) SIYMMERSIDE. Jun. ll-During

Major-

uousiy to have their candidate elected. Mr. Tanton being prominent

of the. Liberal organization through- out the wunty his friends looked ior u urajorify ranging from 60 to 75. especially as the loader of tirc imposition and the stalwarts of the party were doing their heal in re- tain this scat for the Opposition-

At the taiosc of the poll. howev- er the expectations of the Lihr-r- his were (inc to disnppoinilncnt as instead of Mr. 'l‘untou being (rlrlfll- od he was. defeated iu every poll- ing division. excepting one and the total majority against him was 98 as shown in the following:

Snzmmerside. Town linli, 'l‘antou 67. Pope 27.

today's election great excitement prevailed, each party working stren

ly connetztt-il with the “inner circie"(

woo0++o+ow¢oo4¢oo+++¢ any in his office. iictllh was caused

oondansed speoia‘! §1by n bullet wound through the

Wight chest which according to pol- RAT; 4m a" '0,“ n“ ill-e wus self inflicted. lie had been out ‘insertion in this column.

fin iii ilculth for (Efllliilflllffliilfl timB + +owov

suffering from wur disabilities. Dr. Watson who was 56 yearn of ‘RUMMAGE SALE, MARKET hulldips. Jan. 29th. .1241

age h-ld been a rw-sitlcnt of Win- -____.._..._.-__..__._.._..._._.. ‘FOR lALE-DROPHIAD. SEW-

nlpcg for the past 24 years. He had‘

served with United Slates and Can-l his machine in good repair. 224 Richmond Street. 7204-13-3!

adinu nrnfcs and was u graduate cf- Toronio Uuvcrsily.

Trinity United Church Choir Entertained

The members of Tl"nity United Choir and friends. were the knelt! lest evening of Prof. and Mrs W. E Fletcher at n delightful function held in the Social hail of the church. About seventy five guests sat down to a dainty and sumptuous repast. provided entirely by the younll ladies of Mrs. Henry Smith's bible cine. After supper. a number of. the gun s availed themselves of the opportunity to express their ap- ..-..._._....._. .0..- prediction of Pref and Mrs. ‘J0! "nu-mg QI gvgnv Fletcher's splendid work in dev-

duerlptlvn. snarl and expetli- sloping the choir to m: present tlonlly executed. audits cent-blah standard or ekceilence. in I'll 10h Hlilhfl- ‘fill! 18 , Which the Prolonaor fittinaiy rs: ~ - . _ Illed. A short musical and liter- OWINQ T0 All. AWANOI III ary promnn followed by mmell m M» of ta laun- and a rousing ling song made up "i" an in; at l0 of anthems. hymns and sons» “'- IIIP lb. launder! Neurone brondht to a clone an evenins 5 941-. Market Salim which all present thoroughly en- - ll Clilol-joyed, l

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‘WANTlIk-AT 0N0! A MAID Mp1; M4 Cumberland 8t. ll ‘I807 18 8i.

‘FOR sALm-ontvtnu cannon 8nd speed sleigh. Apply 100 Wat- u Street. 1m 14 at.

‘You wan-r coop ‘avatar Prlcea 50 tor 200., l0 for 8 . 350 for 560.. 500 tor 81.00. 1,000 hi? $1.05. Postpaid. Guardian Office.

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‘Tvlmin - LOADID svsnv mild day at Railway. Thoms- Beer a 00., Charlottetown. Iii cents n bushel paid. litb-ll-Mi

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was contained by l majority oi’ 3. The vote resulted in 120 for

the amendment and ‘I23 against. W

Bill-ll YEAH

P. E. Isiamlone Ex- ported 5,000 F0xes—— Many Enquiries for

Stock.

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL. Jan. 14. ~11!!! year was a successful! one for the fox industry in Canada. Prinlvh Edward lsinnd alone eXDllTNd n" thousand foxes. most of them K0- lng to the iluitud States and the industry mndo considerable DIO- gress in other ilrflyiiicel

The keen drmnrtd for live foxes had u good effect on the W“ (rude, The prim obtained well higher than in the previous Y9"- Fhe interest taken eiseWhP" "1 the Canadian fox industry h! ghbwn by fh large num qulrles as to where K001i the Dominion Live Stock Branch from the United Sta countries of liinrope.

wit».

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ber oi en- met-dint; ntoclr can be obtained. received h?

tee. and lmnpl’ "°“

Summerside, Court 110K153, Tun ton 61; Pope 65, Summerside, West mid. Tnntcn 27; Pope 81. Summerside. East End (Jctrtrir. Tanton 66; Pope 75. Summerside. blast I-lrltl. FusLTanton 8F; Pope 34. St. Nicholas, Tantra 18; Popl- 21, , liiiscouche, Tnnton, 47; Pope 02. St. Eleonora. Tnuirn F-(i; Peru 40. Total. Pope 455; Tanton 857.

election rather as n vindi- cation of the cause watch be rcp resented than a personal victory, Now as he was their rep- resentative he would do his utmost in the interests of good govern rneut and (he economical adminis- tration of public ailairs. At the conclusion of his speecn Mr. Pope was enthuiasticaliy bounced by his admiring supporters.

Arrested For Violation oi Blue

Majority for Mr, (Pope 98.

After the returns had been re- ceived by Mr. Pope's adherents at the Central Committee Rooms the newly elected member wan hailed with great enthusiasm and iu a neat speech thanked the electors for the work which they hpd ac- compllshed. LHe said

Germany will Post- pone Application p For Admission

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that he took his

(Canadian Preu)

~13 BTON, Jan, 14. -—=Caicedonci Alvii ‘Boston representaflve of Charles Ponzi, former get-rich- qulck financier. who is now en- gaged in a Florida real estate syn- dicate enterprise wae arrested here today. The charge was vie lotion of the Blue Sky 14w.

The Penal syndicate advertised a probable profit of 200 percent in sixty days.

(Canadian Prone) BERLIN, Jan. l4. —-'if the Allies persist in maintaining 75.000 troops in the Rhlneinnd Germany's application for admission into the League of Nations must be inde- finitely postponed, Foreign Minist- er Stressmann. told the Foreisn Relations Committee of the Reich- stak today.

"The Enteptek failure to amel- iorate the conditions of the occupa- _..

Sky Law;

Eighty seven miners lay dead in the blazing Degnun McConnell mine here today. while scores 01' rescuers stood atthe mouth of the shaft, helpless in the face of the

ly this morning. Six bodies have been brought out. raising the death toll to 93. Mine officials last night abandon- ed all hope of lfinding any of the trapped miners alive. ~A terrific explosion wrecked the -lower levels of the mine yesterday shortly after 101 white and negro miners descended the shalt to start their daily toil. Of tiheae only eight negroes were brought out alive. Responsibility for the disaster was placed squarely upon mine operat- ors, by ‘Edward Boyle, State Mine Inspector after nn- investigation,

WPLHURTON, Okla. Jan. 1i.- Ceeil McKinne, white, one of the 93 miners entombed by the explosion in Degnan McConnel Mine, Number 2i, near here. yesterday. was ree- cued alive near the mouth of the mine shaft. McKinne is the first survivor to come out of the lotver levels 0t the mine.

Will interrogate Gov’t Regarding W. T. R. Preston

(Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA; Ont...‘ Jan,' lt-Jrhe government will be asked shortly if lW. T. It. Preston was in its employ during 1925 and if so how he was paid and how much be was paid. Notice of the question ls giv- en by H. A. Mullins, Conservative ‘for Marquette in the issue 0f votes and proceedings of the House of Commons published today.

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Number of Sold- i ier Patients Decreases

(Canadian Prue) OTTAWA. Jan. ll-The report of the department of Soldier's Civ- il ‘Re-Establlshmflut for the fiscal year ending the 31st. of March, d925, tabled today in the Senate shows that 8.629 patients were un- dergoing treatment as against 3.- 834 one yar previously.

Many Unemployed Flock to Toronto

(Canadian Press)

TORONTO. Jan. lt-lltti influx nf unemployed to this t-ity from “'i'iS'i.f‘f‘[l Canada is utklrlg place, according to officials of tho local unemployment bureau, who state that in one day alone this week 7i men from the West registered at the bureau. False reports of indus- trial activity here are said to be responsible for the large number of men coming diisst.

BRITISIIAN-ii runs SIGN

(Canadian Prue) BAlGdJlAiD, link Jan. 14.—-The new treaty between Great Britain and the Kingdom of lrak ‘by which the British mandate over this country is extended for a maximum of twenty five years, was signed last night ln conformity with recent de- cision of the League of Nations

A Council in the Anglo/Turkish dis-

pute. Turkey has refused to recog- nize the council's decision. which confirmed as pennanent the tem- porary boundary of Mosul which was laid down at “Brussels.

iliJEllEC liilTEl l8 Bllllilidil

out in the old tower o! till Qlteeu Frontenac here at M0 this after-

mm. viewed by the 5019"“ men's“ agreement entered into at ment as a violation cl the "gentle munmy. M n“

noon and the entire Quebec lire brigade was summoned to fight the flemel.

finmes. which broke out anew enr-lmuterm

land worked together in the ‘best

:New York, cloudy .

her of members last eveniuzuil be- svvli report ct the year's activities- ing the occasion of the 12th An- To all friends of the horse in our nual Meeting. Province it must be gratifying to In this connection it may be said know that an institution like the that the Charlottetown Driving Charlottetown Driving Club can Club. While by no means the cld- continue to flourish year after B8! ill Candi!» l! ill membefflhil) your. and keep the sport of harness and in the possession of racinlzlracing so prominently to the fore. one or the strongest-l Prince Edward island has ai- Its members have held togetberwways been ncled for lt’s good hors- es. and at every hiaritinre Race Meet of any importance Prince Ed- ward island horses have invari- ably made an excellent showing. This reputation rwe have maintain- ed durlng 1925 and we have the honor among other achievements of having the fastest ice trotter and the fastest ice pacer in the Maritime Provinces in-1925. Dur- in-g the sum-mar months one of our amusement to many thousands. members horses paced the fastest Lust year's activities have been heat by a new performer in the rather exceptional, in fact. it in be- Maritime Provinces and also the lieved that more ice races were fastest heat by a gelding in the held than during Miy previous nea-‘Maritime Provinces. Our members son. while the Club members were co-operated fully with other citi- also active in Old Home Week ‘zens in making the Old Home Racing and Exhibition racing be-iWeek the grand success it was. sides competing in our local and and our horses furnished the larg- Maritime meetings. est entry list for the two (lays Dro- The meeting last evening WasIgranr, and in competition with the characterized by a splendid spiritn-ery- best that the other provinces of optimism, and. judging by theicouid produce won n large amount remarks mode by the various-Int‘ the prize money. During the speakers it can be confidently as-lseasnn they also (iistiugtrlshed sumed that 1926 will see the Char-‘tiremsclvcs on various liiaritimo lottetown Driving ‘Club stronger tracks, and at our local Exhibition and a bigger factor in horse racing although vastly outnumbered by than ever before. other entries won the largest The members would like to en- amount oi: prize money. The very 00111189 8B mflhy BB possible t0 finest spirit of ilorseuranship was take up amateur horse-racing andlexhibiterl by our various club mem- driving and to compete in their hers in these contests, and it is local speedway races. as member-t certainly s. matter of pride to any of the Club. horseman to belong to our organiz- The iliub are pleased to publish atioil. run is no it should be. and the report of the President for this reputation we nrust-be very 1925 811d l0 cvngrntuiate him on jealous oi‘ and maintain at all the splendid manner in which he costs. Our aim must. be as in the and his secretary. Mr. Chas. met, (t) kgep our m.- pmvlnge, Stewart, and the members of the and particularly the city of ch“. various committees. handled the lottetnwn. to the fort» front in h“. business 01’ U19 Organization. bees racing. but also to keep it to The election of officers resulted the fore front for good clean a9 mlhws? sportsmanship. pfefl~43ylton ‘Brown We are proud to rotor to tho. Vice Pres-Walter Brown great interest taken in our club by 590- TY68B-_*Chli1‘leS Stewart the citizens of Charlottetown and 39-09 U0m~_'C0l- D- A- MflflKiiliion. by those in the outlying sections P- J- QOYIPOY. H- ‘C. HOOD" who attend our races and help Tlhllk 99m"- P- J- COBTW- R keep alive our sport. We are Abbfllt- H- wfllkef- M- iMfiCfll-lfl. grateful to them. but we are more J"d'g°5—E- Amm- W- Bmwfl- A» Particularly grateful to the three Kennedy genticnren. namely, Mr. J. A. Mes- Stllflfir-“BYTOD BPOW" scrvey. M. II. Mr_ Donald McKin- TimBPB—F‘- 3001181‘. J. MvEflvh- non and Mr, D. A. MncKinuon ex- Qm. R- ANK!“ M. P., who so very Kenernusly do- It was decided to bold the next rtzttod beautiful silver trophies for meeting as soon us the ice bv- our ice races iitc winter of 1925. 08ml‘- iil Cvllfiltillh i0!‘ Tflciiti- These trophies were won after The following is the President's very k0,." content by lire m]. report: ‘ ‘lflvtlill: gentlemen driving that, m. spcviivc horses: The J. A. Mcsaer- vcy irnplly. for Championship Trotter, by Douglas McLeod with Mur Tmld. The D. A. blacKlnnon Ex-M_ P. imphy for (‘llillnpifillliltlp Part-r wnu by Wellington hicfqnlll with Mac Aubrey. The Donald liit-Klunnn trophy fur (Titles ii Trot