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days are filled with op-

The year's longest

mental . _ portunity. - ‘ Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew fighter": Guardian w... Oqlaip "W W” "l ‘

AiiillT HliHlll HAVE SAVED

THE HCHE iAHH CRASH i.

Judge McKeown Declares That If Finance Minister White Had Taken Action In 1916 Present Depositors Would Have Suffered N0 Loss

(Canadian Pfisa.) t)'l"I‘A.\V~A, June 12.-Judge Mc-‘r lieown in his interiirr report on the Home flank. tabled in the lloirso to- day, makes no specific. recommen- iiniion on the reimbursment of de- positors. But he finds that such rep. ntsontatlous were made to the l)e-‘ irartment oi" Finance in i916 and tots unjustified an investigation by tile Minister oi' Finance (at that time Sir Thomas White) under Soc- llou 561A of the Bank Act.

This in the section tinder which the Minister oi Finance is empower" r-ii to appoint an auditor.

‘llail the audit been mutlo, tho report continues. the result would have been either:

l~tLlquiilatiou immediately follow- ing such audit, 0r (2)—*l\lll2\lgi\lllil- lion with another bank,

And as to the effect. of such all

i

ntiilll upon the. prec-iont position oi'|t.irtit he sitould (Ilse-barge the i

ilepositors, Judge McKeown filllls that: i

Conference President’ Thinks Union Will Come 1

(Canadian Press) | SACKVILLF]. Jllrlo 12. ——lle\‘. lL. t‘. Firlton, poster of the iii)’ (lhurch, St. John, who is now president of the New lirilnriwivk and Prince enco of‘ the Methodist continued sacramental service hero‘

last evening ln the Methodist; Church. | ilov. Mr. Styles, St. John. TOUT-f

ing presidcn Fulton to the obsti- wnioh ho was vacating and thanked both him and tho members of the conference who hail assisted in making tho year so successful.

Rev. Mr. Fulton in ollnliiflii! iii“ address said his olecticnr to the pru-rideirity iunrkeil the twenty- flfth year aince his ordination and thirtieth since he hail first lirstrirct- ed and preached at Sunni’ BT89» New Llrunswick, where he 1308B" his career. No one knows what. the year will bring with regard to the unlin of the Presbyterian and Methodist dotiominntionii iii "l cimntry. said Rev. Mr. Fulton who declared in his own mind the! there was no doubt that irnion would be consummated.

Further Changes in Methodist Stations

(Canadian Prowl)

SACKVILIM. N. it. June 12. ~ At this morning's session of the Methodist Conference some chang- os were made in the stationing shoot including the replacing of Rev. fl. (‘. (lrnhnni to Winslow. T’- li}. l., llov. ll. llrntlie lo Derby. N. it. ttov. l’ Fitzpatrick to Montague and Rov. '1‘. Mucduunlil to Cantor- bury, N, l3. _

The stationing committee also rocommrndeil that llov J. W. llowo be allowed tn be left without a station at iii-s own request to en- gage in Y. M. C. A. work.

Condensed Specials

‘pares-Ac word. Mt not: insertion this column.

‘SECOND HAND STORE NEXT door to fl. Carters Auction Room 181 Gt. George Si. We are of"!!! for business, we buy and sell any- thing from a needle to an anch- r- " a" ‘i?°3{T"-““§

We ‘you o lo '~ _ 0 Phone 148T» 2544.65.61.

vouaguo-rrerowu c _ vAl- week July 14 to 19. zlllH-tdflittrei

-——-——~———-' uos virtuoso. or‘ irvlav

tl:°..§i';“i’£..f.i?.”8 W‘

‘rial-dish

‘T0 LIT-- A THRII STORY

loss.

think any loss would have fallen upon thorn.“ i

condition of tho Home iiauk iu llliii and llilil, iiitil tile uctlon taken by the then hlinister of Finance. itdds that "tho only steps the (lov- crument could iii-ave taken to suvol the situation would have been 10's

make a thorough investigation luto _ H“. bank-S ‘Lmursn. which rug illrprpthor of Queen Mary, was Injured

er in liquidation

report liI‘()i‘.l‘.O-lTS| "that

Polish Boy is

(Irnteri- Lawrence. a Polish

Albania Now in

ant- ral Job P int Pb no 188.. t .- ~ *, r M" 0 aria-Mm

l——li' made in 1916 the present do rositors would have suiferoti no

2~l<f made in 1918, “l do not:

The report reviews tho financial

it

ly Sliltvil. would TlilVl resulted elill-i

President with Hi0

(Continued 0Y5}; 3)

Acquitted 0f Murder Chargei

(Canadian Press) l‘l("l‘()l'. N. S.. June 1‘l——Sldo boy in his teens. charged with the killing of Mrs. Elizabeth Duff, of Evansville.‘

Edward lfiiiliiii l-‘mlmiincnr liert- on the night of liPCGlli-I . . - (Tlliriih ber 22, who was shot on lior door-

step iluring a brawl that Otfiillffllil. in front of her house, was ircqtiitt-l ed by a jury hero today. \Vitnoss for the defence testified they hail‘

i wfllconmd nay‘ Mmsoeu the accused stiuubli- and fulll

with the gun in his hands and that. it had been discharged accidental-

Insurgent Hands‘

(Bnitiah United Press) llAlll, Italy, June 12. »—W‘ith the capture of Elbassnn. the whole of Albania is new in the hfillds of insurgents. according to latest ad- vices. it is confiruied that Zog fled to Jugo Slavin.

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u has.

Sensational Advance in the Price Oi Wheat

(Canadian Press) WlNNlPlCU. June l2. ~Si~ns:i- tioual utlvuirixes in ivliout. of four (touts at ouo time wits l"(‘.l‘.ill‘lltlll tir- ilay. llrokors hail a hard time filling orders. The buying cuiue frnin nil tiuarterii. ruiieh of it from tho United States export liintsi-ri ‘and mills. llrokcrs state they still hnvo henvy orders from the United Stntee to fill.

Knight Teniplars To Visit Halifax

(Canadian Press)

sT, JOHN, Jitnn 12. --l<2tiwiu A. Evans, of Quebec, Supreme Grand blaster of Canada, Knight Tent?- lan-i, anti NV. ll. A. Eckhnrilt. UT Montreal, Grand Chancellor, were welcomed at a special session of st, John Donroiny Procoptory to- night in Masonic Temple. Ari uil- dresu oi xveiixirrno was llPlll/Pflfll by Mayor Potts rind after n sonfliflil oi the lodge the visitors were hanquottod. Messrs. Evans and Eckhardtloiive itriilay rm" YM- mough, N, 5.. on an. official toirr, and before returning to Qlleltvfl will visit Halifax. sydnev. Clini- loltotown and Monctw.

by a hartebseal: while hunting in or illllllil-iillillilll)'lEgfrl-rgiréaxlfighvnifgs rgezned‘ Al. ".1 think it right to ‘u 'l< UR i '~ W55 I09. T y [Tlgnlllilllltl- sad zmuaed and wollnded the harm’ terk intorveutior ' i916 ital c" w en the “m1” h. a change m. nlxzdfilgeiluiynrxt.‘ d]; them. One report says the Princess bank ,.'\ir. llouoy lllit‘0'lilll'i" tire Virc w“ ‘creed to m.“ refuge behind at

"' _ ttree from the infuriated lliltT(‘f‘Hi.lil(illlK‘and ‘M. m Sh“ i‘ iiitles quan"; " e

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1924.

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WOUNDED BY A STAG

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choral of South Africa and bro-

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ALTERNATIVE I i

JUST ill EA l5 i

Crown Counsel in Mon treal Bandit (Jase Makes Strong Statement.

(Canadian Press)

MONTREAL. (1., Julie. l2. ~-"li's n lurid-tip. We are uil ilead." were‘ the last words spoktn by llonrii (‘ii-roux talinirffeur of the llot-lrolrr‘ ila lirrrik collection car, which wast rifled of $142,288 hero April 1st.,‘ and cbargt-tl with whose murtlcri (‘rllltl-“Sfillllil Serufiul, Louie Morel.‘

i

Tony Frank, Loo litavis, Mike Vol-L‘

cniino, uuil Frank ilauiblrto are ire-i

'i rt li h.Ki ‘.3

tlfip;nlrio.é.hgillthgve tlhinigigsalggti dock Wilts tireusotl of having z ! .- . ’ .-' tt' lit‘ -lr.: [he ei‘ TillLlCil liriniirtte this ufteiuoolui: ()l::'l\n'.s'?£_()i;l “"‘;‘i:hd‘:m‘v_+

the bank messengers in the lie bod warned Cleroux who aid no attention to his warn- Another bank messenger in lliu cnr. Forticr, who suffered a bullet wound in the hand in the hold-up has SlllCB had to have a finger amputated, blood poisoning having not in, it was stated this afternoon. Attire opening of tho hearing this morning, R. L. Calder. K. C., (‘rowu Pftmfltillibl‘ informed them it’ we enrmot rtirtke it. clear that. iii this city swift justice will be rooted ‘out. to the l|1ll()(‘.(‘l1L anti tho guilty zilike. llii-n the only wonpim which will in- ir-lt in out lrnndr-i against ‘crimes of this sort will be Lynch The (‘rnwn will irudenvnr to prove tlint ’l‘rny Frank not only trgroml to furnish protection tn thr- pnrl.i<'lpaiers in lilo hold-up for a t-imslili-rzitlim birt also guvo them guns to (worry out. the (rrime. liouring will be reiumreil tomorrow morning.

oni- of cur

had p ‘rig.

\

Chosen For The Naval Cruise

(Canadian Press) QUEBEC. Q. June 12~A (TPTRCTP mom of three local men belonging

months cruise on ll. .\i. S.

the 23rd iustnui, Vancouver, whore they will join

The three men named by Lt. finuv re. uro (iirnrliru Fecteir and Arih-ur Horn-get. ,

f ‘doable tenement‘ Dioramas. corner of Queen " and Fitzroy‘

Streak. all modern uunvoaiencss.

‘m’ M°"“"'°'H°""zrrr.e,r.n. killed outright and tw enty injured '4 finu"; M, n 1T, when turret No. _2 on the Battleship Missis- wnwna vin- Mmrwl M"! sippi blew up while the dread . .mmti.zoa‘“flfl '33:- flrlng practice on. the San W33‘. °“""".‘¢§’,'i'.§ia, grounds off’ here.

EH70. S. Sailors y Are iiilliedr instantly

(Canadian Press)

SAN PEDRO, Jun e 12.-Forty men were. today

WlNii. Hill iiiii

Man Inst-unify Killed 1

i2. One killed, a house demolish- eii, several grttiuories rolled about tlbe flolils in the ilistriict between rere

The Earl f Athi . i‘ o one’ Governor ()('L'llI'i‘(‘iT lust eveujilg.

ly killed \\'ill‘il a bolt of lightning struck him iis he walked from the

of milk. of eyr-louir: fury burst out and bo-

Thriahelwiluebec Men

to the R. f‘. N. V. R. has been chos- en to represent (Iuobec for n four liootl

and llepulno which are now in lion- olulir. They will loavo this city on and proceed to

tho two linlts of the Royal Navy.

lllortlircy, Ernest

nought was at Clemente drill

i.-

lllilliti TAKE lAHEE Tiill

by Lightning Bolt— Heavy Property Loss in Sa-sk. and Ohio.

(Canadian Press) (iitAViCLSllOliRG, Susie. June.

d

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and La Flcsclie and $50,000 lamzrgo to tho crop was the toll of cyclone and (rlectrlc storm which

ildmourl Demuy. ii farmer living -.ix miles Htllllll of hero was instant-

bnru to his house carrying a pail About 5.15 linil storms

fore stopping fully two inches eov- Yieli“ ” “Mmubeam Fmrm“ animal ered nu tircu ziinut five miles w““Z"‘“C'°T‘T°" Rmkk . ‘ _ I . y v p)‘. __i- . . . .'-__ at c|osc!\\lllt .in<l t\\o Iiillth ltllll... One Iyqinillillzg‘ ATTACH “mill 130")’

house was lifted from its founda- tion, ctirrietl to ti height of fifty feet and droppi-tl 400 yards away into a heap of splintered wood. (fALlCSllllIiG. lll., June 12. —- Dzitiruge crsilririiivil at nearly a llill- lion dollars was oct-usltruvil by a tornnilti rnd hull storm bore curly today. (‘tinsiilorablv live stock was repnrtvil billed. (‘()i.llI\‘liil'S. (lhlo. Jtiiltl 12. 'l‘\vi) men are ltnowir to have been drowned in the flood waters rtvuili- lug frolu n lieuvy rah. storm ivhich sun-pt trvrr sot-lions of northeast- vru (lllin 'l‘iii~sd:iy night. £ll‘(‘.()l'i|lll|,{ to reports reeoivt-ii irere. Proper- ty rlamagt- is belltrvcd lo OXCtEtlZT at million titrllurs.

TWA SPEENEIIA; TIEIHTAES iN

. School of Music En-

ait the iieartz Memorial llall was

the School of Music.

artists who performed at t-be rafter- noou ltecital which consisted of the following program:

Burnett.

~~lliiii.i Fletcher. Teed. Burnett.

Helen Bentley.

Pl€ill()——"l')ili'l('9 of the Beat's"~ hlajorie Chauillerj Ilianin-"Magic King .\ltrrch“~-

Stuart iFlOlfllltil‘.

made their dehut at "Hui-ital. Their rendition oi’ difficult vocal selections and exacting musi-

‘f

HEAHTZ Hill

upils T; Clftown

tertiain Large Au- l diences.

Yesterday afternoon and evening

O

evoteil to harmony and song by pupils of the Charlottetown

That the city will not suffer from earth of musical talent for a long

tmo was evidenced by the finished eehnlquc exhibited by the Juvenile

PART ONE l‘izino-“.\iltlnlgbt \iValtz"—~Nlall

-l"lano—‘\Ailcgretto"—rLois James.

l'i'.iuo—-“’l‘lie (fliatteW-Jark llill ‘l'iilllU'"“SlOBDlll§ lleauiy Waltz"

Violiu~—"Sini.ple Avucu"~'l‘hciiua l’iziuuv“Flotilla March"~Willle

tl‘lano —“(Jliiuslug tho lluttcrillrs"

clever musicians the averting

Many new and

composition won the applause

_-i<o>-—-—- 4- + 1' + + ~l~ II‘ rl- + -l' + d" rl- -l- '1' o nu audience that entirely tilled

+ CHARGES AGAi-NsT HON. -i- -i- JAMES MURDOCK HAVE -r-. + a asset DISPROVED -i- 4- --- - l +1 -|- OT'f\.-\\\'A. June. l2---~l'ly n +

Ii vote 0f l~i to 8, the Privileges 0' ‘Fund idiot-lions (‘tmimittee 0i"!- + the llourie shortly utter oueil‘ 4- tfi-lirelt this zifterutrtm ililllfillilii 1' III in the ameuilirlent fiuiliug ‘the '1' -l- charges against lion. James il- -l- Murdock. Aiiuisti-r oi‘ Labor, if ‘II “not only not proved but entir- i! '8' ely disproved." d‘ lu the charges ruaile by Mr. -i~ 'l' Porter iu the lloliso Mr. Mur- 1'

If- ing $4.050 from the Ottawa 1' 1|- brauclr of the l-lonre Bank two Il- ‘II ilays before the hank failed .4- ‘II-l-if-f-l-ifl-II-i-i-fil-Ir-i-IIHQ

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iiiilliflN Eiillllii ll. ‘i.

. . t Initial Advance of $5,- 000,000 Made SIX Weeks Ago. (Canadian Press)

NIHV YORK, June l1: -l‘.nilt-<l States lluulters today completed itegiiiiiriitins for grinning a credit of $25,0ti(l.t)0tl t.o the (ierrriau (lolri discount flank orgnnlzeil by Dr. if. J. A. Sehai-lrt sitter nu initial uri- vance of $5,000,000, iunile six weeks ago. The international acceptance bank which negotiated tho loan un- nouucoil that all the Banks cons-ti- lutlng the original syndicate, in- cluding liradiug institutions oi New York, lloston, (‘hicagn rind Philurl~ alphia were interested in tlp- nt-vr credit, and that the group hurl been widened to embrace M banks cov- ering tho main centers of the lin~ lit-ti Slates. Enlargements of the. original credit. it was intimated, in the financial ilistrict was due purt~ ly to the rlolay in flotation of the international loun to Germany ul- though the syndicate had contem-

"i

plated increasing its advances to

Dr. Schnch-Va llnuk. Prosperity is Returning To

(t: nldiln Prue) WINNIE .

peg‘ 106i! i100 . . dividend at the rate of twenty per

BEHHIANY EETE.

The West

I Julie II. —Groat Th“ m. . . West llife insurance 60.. of Winol- yuan-Trump; up,” o; we seam- iami a. mill your! t

the hull. _ The nveuing program was as fol-l laws‘ '

PART TWO

~l'i>ano ~— "Moonlight." » Margaret .\liitelr. vl(lllli--—"'ii0fl.l MeNevin. .l‘izino -- Wood. Piano —- “Wclc0nie" —~ Mariel Mutcii. ' l Violin — "Wultz“ --llclen Vilood.

s0lli,"'—d.llill'0lli't‘

"illiilgiilil" — Thelma

tl’lario~“’l‘arautelle" (in _[taly"~- Walter .\lcNutt.

Plano ~- “Eventide? —~ flolon McMillan.

Piano i “Emperor hlarcb" ~

Ear-l Reurdon.

iPlano — "The Shepherd Boy" — Dorothy Holman.

Violin — “Volt-rotte" - Doris Mo. Leod.

‘Plano — "Vaise Caprice" —Ruth Ayers.

Plano — “Reverie D'Amour" ~ Marcellus Alifluigan.

GOD SAVE THE KING Piuno —~ "(Tathivtlritl Echoes" — Miss Hazel Wood Vitrliu-r- “lntorruczzo“ llyndmnrr

V " l» "The Garden lloriri (ieirrgit Johnson Piriuir-"Dunr-to (7aprice"— bliss Ji-ati McMillan Voenl-Pllrearuiug Alene. in. i]... 'l‘\v|light" Miss llazi-l Kennedy Vtliléli-r-"Kilfiilllllfi SouifARobisrt Stevenson

Pinno» “Flower ltirby fit-unit

Vocal-ll Shall Moot Miss Mildred Shtvldnw

Violfn-~ "German Song"~— lilies Lavina Maclmiignll

Voi-al--"llost\ in the BiriP-lliiss .\lr-.lvlnn (iorrlon

Voeniw- “A Farewell" ~ (ii-urge

—ltobort

of Your

l

Song"~— Miss

You"—

Tweedy Plano-- "(lipsy Rondo" --.\liss iilariirn Ryan

VirraP-“ln the (iolilen Even-lug" "AMTHS Ethel llorrton Vlnlln—-"lrlylle"-—ilyirry Connol~

Voonl-"l Hoar You Calling Me" "JVTh-‘él Ronn Wood Plrino—~'"l‘ht~ Dying i’oet"~Mlss Nan Shaw Violin»-"Serertata"——Mlss Helen lllclkrualrl Pionm-"Sonnta N0. 2" (Allegro iilenuetlm- -l\iiits Marjorie Stewart Vocal-~"The Trunipotnr"~ Lyle Robson \t’ircal—-"S’ng! Sing! lllrds on the WIngW-Mm. A. R. Gillis Piano- "Melody in F."—-Miss Pearl T). Johnson. Vocal—“'l‘hnnks De Mrs. E. A. Foster Violin-"Herd Girls Alfred McKeorncy v0CBl——""l)lliiB"-—R0|Bfll‘l Philip-

to God"-

Droatn"~—

510i"! ilianir-“Spauinh DancrW-Miss

Enid Hughes Vocal-"Sing 0n"—Miss McDonald

Plant- - "‘Tarqltelle" — Miss

Dora

Mia's BQMA is Violin '—"l~iumoi'ske" Miss Bea.-

eerrt per annum. This limb! the return of prosperity in intern

Canada.

trise Judson oeal-"The Little Dsinolel" -

HIRE runs‘

Last Minute News Flashed in Over

the Wires

vnVvv%'Q. (Canadian Press)

PIOTOU, June 12.—Vincent Roubiski, charged along with Slide Lawrence, of murdering Mrs. Charles Duffpan elderly woman at Steiiarton last Dec- ember, was acquitted at thiis morning's session of the Su- preme Court here Lawrence having been pronounced not guilty last night.

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HALIFAX, June 12. -—Cap- lain Michael Barrett Wrayton, aged BC . for many years en- gaged in Newfoundland and West Indies trade and of late years master of the Dominion Covernmnet Steamer J. L. Nelson, died here today in the hospital following injuries sus- taiined five weeks ago when he was struck by an automobile.

i

HALIFAX, June 12. —Right Rev. Monsignor Michael Drie- coll, aged 74, for many years attached to St. Mary's Cathe- dral staff died here this after- noon following two months dil- ness.

SAULT STEMARIE, Ont” June 12--The open hearth shops of the Aigoma Steel Corporation finished making steel yesterday and closed ~irlown following the closing down of the rail mill. The 18 inch and 12 inch miiils will con- tinue to operate for some time yet. it. lo likely that anacldi- tlonal 500 men will be laid off making a total laid off in the last few days of 1000.

OTTAWA, June 12-The rate losses on deposits in chartered banks during the last twenty years In Canada was One twentieth of one percent, stated Supt. Flnlayson of the Insurance Department in evid- ence before the Commons Bank lng and Commerce Committee today.

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Smothered To Death When Cess T Pool Caved In

(Canadian Prfins) HANTSPORT. N. S. Juno. 12—— Fred Fields. a laborer oi ‘this town wns smothered lo iloulii this tiller- itoou when he wits hirrleil by nT cnvolu oi‘ a certs-pool he WflS dig, glmg, lie xvna working alone rind the tragedy was not riisenvoretl iru- illl several hours after tho criv in occurred.

Miss Annie Dammnreil Vo<::il—“llp Cumborltinrl \Vny"—- G. Elliott Full Plauo-“Sonnta in ll. (Ne. 4)"-~-'

(lorl Save th. King.

iloilr perfortntrnctrs reflect great credit on the (lliarltrttt-lmvrr Sitlrool of hliisids talented and painstaking instructor's. rtturreljv. bliss Bernice Stullz (violin) and I'roi_ W. P).

Fletcher, A. ill. (‘. A. T. t‘. l.. (vocal and piano.)

H. J. DALY President of the defunct

of the bank.

Cliilliilliii is iiiiiiiiiitisii iiiiiiiiiiiiar FllR Pil_iESiilENl

OO-O-O-O-GfOOOQ-O

Republican National Convention Adopts Platform Reject- ing La Follette Planks.

CLEVELAND, Coolidge was nominated Presidency ‘today iu the Republic- an Natienal Convention. The noru- luation was all but unanimous. Convention Hall ClcvialandJune 12 ~Thc Republican national conven- _tlon last form as reported by the Resolution (‘Oliifllltllée and rejected the La Fol- det-te planks. platform tthc world court as recommended .by President Coolidge.

of uil wrorrgdoers in official posi- ltlons and condemnation who "strive indiscriminately to hes ‘mirch and irudermlne the confidence of the people lu the government.”

‘meut of law brit without specific intention of propitiiitlon.

‘road rate schedule with a view to the encouragement of agriculture ‘illlil basic inilirstrles without inr- ipnlrment of their traffic.

of all people as rapidly as may be on a sound pence time basis.

ring out of the war on a basis of the agreement Britain.

i

‘Objects To “Easy

to extinguish

n, earl. ’i‘hey thought

(Allegro (‘on llrirv: Largo e Sostonutir: FlunloPrci-atci) -— Miss_ Rena Wood

lllk who died at his home Iin-To- '1 rontoionflondly. Hits ire-mi mu ',‘,"',',;‘,f,,'¥',_‘,’, "" " been falling tan since the collapse 35mm 6Q‘ 5o _-_'

(Canadian Press ) June 12—<Calvln for the

night adopted its plat-

lliglr spots in the includcz~Atlhereirce to

Demand for speedy prosecution of those

the names of the innocent

Declaration for rigid enforce-

Scientific readjustment oi a rail~

Progressive reduction of taxes

Settlement of foreign ilebta grow-

couclutled with Great

THE 5H1 . BAHHTATSJSI

Jury verdicts in the two criminal cases before the Supreme Court at Summerside were given yeetdr- day. Emanuel Doucette of‘ L00- ville was acquitted on a charge of stealing $16 from Arcade Gsudeua store keeper at Leovllle, the - fence claiming animus on the