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SAYS EMPLOYERS ARE RESPONSIBLE

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Heir to $1,500,000 For- tune Who is ‘Said to have been Poisoned with Typhoid Fever Germs. (Canadian Press) CHICAGO, May 18—-»(.‘aught in a trail of disaster that has followed tho McClintock fortune for gener-

ations, William D. Shepherd, lust titular owner, today faced his trial

for murder. He stood charged with slaying by typhoid fever germfl. the last possessor of the

$1,500,000 legacy, William Nelson McClin-tock. a youth who as the ward of Mrs. Shepherd, lad-lived with them sixteen years. Shepherd counter charged t‘hat it was a plot fostered by a dozen cousins of Mc- Clinfck to ‘break the will in order to come in for a division of the fortune and thereby deprive him of his inherited rights. He ent- ered ain aibsolute denial oi the twenty one counts of murder in- dlctments. ‘States Attorney Robert E. ‘Crowe will direct the prosecu- tion. Young McClint0ck d-led December 4, 1924, a few months after reaching h‘is majority and F-iglling a will drawn up by Shep- herd and attested -by the Shep-

S. R. PA RSONS,

President of the British Am- erlcan Oil Company, Lirrlited. who delivered an address be- fore the Safety Convention in Toronto, in which he charged employers with the same rc- aponsiblilty for accidents as 1 employees.

Cigarettes Show Enormous Increase

(Speclaito the Guardian)

nn $8.000 annuity for Isabelle will be 1110111111611 111 I119 111111911 Pope, McCllntock's fiance. who States this year, w‘hich is an in- waited at the death bed with a crease of 56.000.000.000 in ten cred, sinner of internal ‘revenue inform- ed ‘the Tobacco Merchants’ As- , sociatlon of the United States at Trouble Ahead For ,..,,,, .,,.,.,,.,., I - - ln the some period cgarette productlonln Japan has increased p and in Germany from 12,000,000.- wHE-Efifinafw Vzr-gqay 13,- 000 to 23.000.000.000, he said. phmdihg of (he c651 marker, by Cigarettes produced in the United h resulting -two years of idleness sirdle the erlrth a! the 9111111101‘ and distress in the union coal more than 126 ‘times. a fields of Ohio, was predicted by C. T118 K111111600 111111111113’ 1116 V9111‘ burg vein operators association in collected by the Government from an address here last night. all internal revenue sources prior .to 1914, declared Commissioner collections from this one 1111111511‘? alone this year would approximate $345,000,000. For every man. - (Clnldlln PM") f -t b t and customs IG-ENEVIA, May‘13—-'l‘he crisis in dfffés Zeffdflufxe“

‘ 111° 111teTn5t1°11B1 cimference 1°’ iMorb than 450,000 farmers in ‘h!’ the “his” M the Umted which the domestic crop produced States t‘o have the League of Na- when murkgtgd, secretary of lions council appoint a control of- Agriculture Jar-dine. pglntfid out, pluu to establish the proposed con- hay mtmm wheat and potatoes, lrol bureau. ' -__--_-¢+>__--

- ent Casualties American Doctors S“ Y, . In Mme Explosion

herds’ house servants. Shepherd WASHINGTON. May 18—-— A was made chief beneficiary, with total of 73.000.000.000 cignrei-PBH license to marry him if he recov- Yell“. David H. Blair. coin-mls- its banquet in thp New Willard

from 7,000,000,000 to 23.000.000.000

non-uiilon mining companies, with ‘States, if 111111 811d i0 B1111. W011111 .l. Alibasin, secretary of the Pitts- will pay more in taxes 1111111 W118 Blair, who estimated that the tax

woman and child in the United States there was collected 53.12

control of traffic in arms and 1919 parflclpmed 1,, (he distrjbut.‘ munitions which had been created m" of the ha" bum.“ d011,,” lice for arms control was averted m“, m, a farm entepprjge tobacco today by a decision to abandon the is exceeded“, value only by cor-h,

Begin Tour ' (Canadian Press) (Special to the Guardian) DORSTFELIL G,.r,,,any_ Mny 18.‘

TORDN'TO' 0m" MM’ 18—F""r -~-'l‘iu~. 'llll'i'ili1)i'1l‘ of known dead ‘in- a mum cxplcsimi 'hero Sum-min)’ 11115 nrzw P3011011 43 with '27 1111111011-

The Weather, Etc.

hundred doctors from {he United Slates and the Western Provinces or (lanada are the guests of 11111 Unlvemiiy of Toronto for today nnd tomorrow. Two special trains from ChicnBo brousht 111 324 doctors, many of whom are ac- crmpnniod ‘by members of their families, and other groups 1111110 arrived during the day. The vlell of this group to Toronto marks the ‘beginning of a pilgrimage which, will take them to most of the lend- 1115 universities of Glen! 13111111" and to France. The tour ls und- er the direction of Dr. William B. Peck of Freeport. lil.. W110 111 managing director of tho assemb- lies of the [mm-state p05! gruiluuio clinic of American physicians.

Condensed Specials 1111...... u. fir: Shield?” m“ {gust SBQBd "so: *~ew+e-oog-o-o-oo-o»ew+-oo 531345 *aa3q N081 N940 >l§0-L$ GWGOH‘; ‘WANTID — vwissms Ar see-wean #2105959“! once. Apply Victtilggs Il-‘lfioéegi s ‘H - §N\—\g\y

‘ lug n million cords

IPay Last Reispec-ts To Lord Milncr

(Canadian Press)

LONDON, M-ay 18.—-Premier Bald wan and almost every 17111611111361‘ of the cabinet together wl-lih distin- guished sta-lwsimen of every ‘shade cf p-cbitlcall opinion, today atltended the memorail service at Westminst- er Allbey for Viscount Milner, fo-r- mor ‘Secretary of ‘Stalls.

Government Cancels Pulpwood Sale

(Spevlal to The Guardian)

OTTAWA. Ont., May 18.—-At the end of six months or more of in- termittent negotiations the Govern- ment has cancelled the sale made last December of a Berth cowpris- oi‘ pulpwooil around Lake Winnipeg to J. D. Mc- Arthur. who proposed a 200 ton a day uuln mill. our. McArihur bid high; and has not been able to fin- nnce the scheme on that basis, l-lc retains a smaller berth, and may go ahead, with the scheme with it as ‘the supply basis.

Charlottetown Girl Takes Poison by Mistake

(Special to the Guardian) NEW YORK, Mny 18—Three year-s ago pretty Reina Theresa Morgan, whose mother and sister live at 68 Queen Street, Charlotte- town, P, E. 1., came to New York. to win fame and fortune. Today she is on her way back home in a casket, the victim of poison taken by accident.

Roma posed for several of the ‘greatest magazine cover artists lii America -but a few months ago was obliged to cease working be- cause of poor health. The other evening her landlady Mrs Elsie llse, who maiintnilned s, furnished rooming house over in Brooklyn found the girl writhing on the floor of her room. She was rushed to a hospital but all efforts to save lier life were in vailn. The police say the -gl‘rl mistook a bottle of poison for rheumatism medicine.

‘No notes were found which would ilidllcate suicide and other roomers in the house knew her as n cheerful friendly person.

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Four Chinamen Dead From Poisoning

VANCOUVER. May 18.— Four chi-nose cannery eimiployces a-t Menzies Bay. -fifty mi‘les north of Albert Bay, Vancouver Island. have died ‘from poisoning aft/tit calling mussels according fto a. wireless message received‘ Wiley. A ‘coroner has ‘left for ‘this. scene.

Possible “Black Rod”

OTTAWA, May l8.-—“A strong push is being ‘made for she fllppflillll- ment of ArchiIbtrliLMsc- dirndf-l. ‘retiring commandant of the Royal Mlliiiary College, as igentle- nrnn usher of the Black Rlod. qiicceedlin-g the late Col. E. J. Ch-nmblfrs." the Oi-izlzen saiys this a-liiiernoon. "Sir Archibald," the paper continues. "is recommended by some very distinguished ipe-oplisi. Oliinr repented aspirants arc H. M. Duly. UleuL-Ool Rodolphe Glrdairii. TIFUIIIHCUI. ‘batlilohe, Ottawa, ‘ll'll'C1 C. A. Fern-ruler. M. P. The civil ser- vice commission has some sny iin (be matter and the” is some dloubt whether the nomination to it ‘is mndo 'by the Government or the Sen- ‘alc. Apparently the Cabinet, ex- pects to make thd gppointmcnit.” --——--o-o-b-i-

AfrioafButurns to ' Gold Standard

(Canadian Press) OAPETOWN, “S. A.. Mny 18.— South Atrica returns to the gold standard today. it ivim announced oiffielally.

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was held in the Fiiuplre ‘K00111- Ngvy Ijflflflllfi ‘Ilu"i‘ii'ir"\l.. yesterday afternoon. the I17‘? cf regular meet- Zing iuzimer on ihl‘. imiday. M11- May.

The-re was n ‘large attendoiw-o the Regen-t. M-rs. M-cCieady. ‘presid- “firs. W. H. Din-live was elected an acthui member.

Ftnal aid-armaments were made for Queen Alexandra Rose Day 10 p». h¢rd Friday. May 22nd. ‘Hills sere is in UH of War Memorial and other patriotic schemes.

‘The wihjeq 47f settling delisigat to the Convention 00 'be htfd in 0t- tswii, June 1st. to 7th. wn-s discuss- v= ~ “r... Ohfliflei‘ win hold ‘their An-

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Head of U. S. Fleet Says many Shippers are Dissatisfied with g System of Fixing Rates.

WASHINGTON, May 18.—The conference systlim of establishing ocean freight Iraites. in- the opinion. of President Pal-mar, of ilhe ‘Untitled Status ‘Fleet Corporation "offers as- suiiliice of ‘stability in rates, FBBWP larliy tif sailings, and equally fair lireatmen-t in lihe ‘s-mailler shipipérs." Mr. Palmer's views were ‘s-ei: forth today ‘in ‘FJSDOIPSB to inquiries concern-lug the dnvestlgaition which is ‘being conducted -by the Canadian GKJVC-‘fillméillfl into the workings of the~North Aitlantlc ‘Conference ‘in connection wrltih the ‘Government's proposals for. a subsidized ‘line to ob- tain cheaper dates for Canadian :‘h'i‘ppi: rs.

ton lrecenifily that many shippers ‘in the United Staiteg arsi with the conference isysitem of iflx- trig rates.

Mr. IPalmier also ma-dz» public a stsitemen-t by W. B. Keene. Vice- lPirc-sldeni of ‘the Flwet Corporation. l-n charge of lraf-flc, who sa-ld ii-hat “idurl-ng recent years veiry marked progress has ‘been made lby the con- furenccs in the establishment, of ifcser relations with shippers ‘and fa .3 ‘s air-e offered whereby a qluppcr ircaillily may apply flor ad- j‘usl>ni‘enli‘s in rates a-galnislt which the sihi-pptir has a complaint, and op- ncrtunity Ii-s offered for making ep- pirciprimte repnI-sentationvs."

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Three Men Slain In Street Fight

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STAMFORD, Conn, May‘ 18, - Thrce men. all Itirlrianist are dead. while rh-nee others are being sought ‘lily the ipolice following an un- witnessed- sitreetcorner gunibattle licio yesterday.

Announces German Foreign Policy

(Canadian Press) BERLIN, May 18.—-Foreign Mi-n- ister Stressemann announced today to the ‘Reichstag that rthe German Government will continue to carry out this‘ Dawes plan

British Pound N ow near Par

LONDON- ‘May 18.—Gnsnt ‘in- terest and curiosity halve been aroused ‘by an announcement, ‘made aiiier tho close of business on t-hc money lililfiffli, last evening, that the Bunk of England liars brought bar gold to the ‘amount of £11310,- 00 thus reducing [he her effiux of tho meta-l, since the embargo ou gold exports was removed, tn £551,- 00. Oirr‘ effect of the ann-odincemenl wa-s to increase ilhe value oi’ ihc pound sterling to 4851/1. a little more than one cent below par.

‘RIFIIMW iiiEi READY

The inter-Maritime Rifle Match to be shot beltween teams of eight riflemen from the three Maritime Provinces for the ‘Inter-Maritime trophy will be fired on Bedford Range, Nova Scotia, Thursday af- ternoon, June. 11. d Matches will be fired on Kenillnz ton Rifle Range, Charlottetown on Wednesday and Saturday after- noons, May 20, $8, 1'7. and 30. From those competing in these matches, the team will likely be chosen and will then practice ‘to- gether until leaving for Halifax to take part in the contest. '

The following are ssked particul-

Ncw‘ Gov. General For Australia.

(Special to the Guardian)

MELBOURNE, Aiustralia. May 18. ——P,reniiei- ‘Stanley M. Bruce today anncimced that Stir John Lawrence Baird has been appointed as Gov- ernior GiE-nera-l of the Australian Oominonivea-lth in succession to Lord Forster, who has held that of- fice since 1920.

Baldwin Will Not Press Debtor Countries

(Canadian Press)

LONDON, May 1~8—-Replyi‘ng to a question today in the House of ‘Commons, Premier Stanley llzildwliu declined to impose a time limit on France and other debtor countries, in which to formulate Proposals for the settlement of

their debts to Great Britain.

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Urge Von Hinden-g burg to Become a ‘ Tcetotalei"

BERLIN. May 18.—German pro

11990-719 ‘have reached Waehinkqhibitionisits have launched a vigor- ,ous campaign

d'19'5‘a‘11'5'1'1e‘d}dent l-lindenburg to propose to the

to persuade Presi-

Cabinet a German Prohibition act. A manifesto issued by the Bone Dry League. declares that Presi- dent Coolidge iis a teetotaler and suggests that I-Iindenburg. who lik- es e good drop, might go and do likewise. The League states that Austrian, Czecho-lslovaklan. Fin- nish, Swedish and Mexican Presl- dents are total abstaiiners. “What," they “Are you going They reTnlnd

to do about lit?" the aged Field Marshal that Herriot favors the suppression of spirituous liquors while Lloyd George endorses local option.

Hindenburg, it appears does not view enthusiastically, the proposal to abandon his own moderate indul gence, much less the suggestion that. the German people replace their beer -cellars with soda foun‘ tains. l

A-t the age of 77 I-llndenburg is hardly inclined to forego his en- joyment of a stein of foaming “Mienchener” or an occasional glass of Rhine, Mosel or Franken. ‘It is estimated that the German

(people consumed more than 8720.‘

000,000 worth of alcoholic drinks last years-more than Germany's total reparation _bill for the "nor- mal” year 1928-‘29.

Foch Thinks Germans Need Watching

VENICE, Mary 18—~Marshal Foch who crushed the Von ‘l-lindenihuri; line during the war, believes that President I-llndeniburg willl live up to his Repu-blilban oath of office like an honorable man. 1111i- 11° thinks it would be well to keep a close watch on the reactionary pariiies that put Hindenburg iin power.

Foch outlined his views -ln an interview in which he briefly dio- ciissed the European situation. There is no ilnnger. Foch believes. that l-lindcuburg would attempt to destroy the itepllibllcliil constitu- tion he hue sworn to ilcfcuil.

The frequently advocated unilon of Germany and Austria finds vl-g- orous opposition in the French Marshal.

_€<o>-—i— AMHERST BUVS WINTER FAIR SITE

AMHERST. N, S. May Ill-Thu citizens of this town. at i1 1W1 payers‘ ‘meeting ‘today. gave their endorsation ‘to the purchase of the Malleahie iron building as i1 119W home for the Maritime winter 11111‘- The vote was 496 to 42. the largest majority ever Filed up on a quea- tlon of expend ture.

Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc.

"WARNING-Donn forget tho ‘big show Mt. lStewart Wednefiliiy. /

"Special show Morell Wednes-

ariy to wltenil practices: Major W. E. Smith, Gr. James Oolas. Sergt. i‘. T. Kennedy, Gr. Percy Hooper. Sergt. A. J. ililieCsbe, Gr. (i. A.

J. c. MacDonald, iMeIJouAId, Gr. R. L. C0109, Capt. A .s. Robertson. pt-doi, D, A Msclfinnon, iPto. J. D. Mir-flue, Ms- jor K. S. Rogers. and "say others

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dpy_ 1111 "The Hope River Tea Party,

July 8th, 1125 5 19 3i "Come to the Concert and

Playette in Long ‘River Hail on Wednesday night, Mny 20th. li

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Is Future Policy of the‘ three Great European’ Banks -- Significant Move again-st Com- munism.

(Special to the Guardian)

BERlIJIN. .M‘ay 18.~lt was ilealrned on good authority here today that‘ the Bank of England. the Banque de Finance, and lh‘: Reichs Bank, re- oenltly agreed upon the common ‘policy of withlvtldlng credits ‘to the‘ Sov-let Union and subsidiary or- ganizations. This (IOVCIUIMIYQIII takes on ‘lllliiifll significance in view of reports of an ‘zillled iiiove- under British patronage to brink w-ith Russia oir nt ‘least force her to clean house of Communism. 'I‘ihe decision of the three cnsat ‘seinfl official ‘bank onganllzatubn-s of England. France and Germany. does not affect Russ 'Rll'SBiii. ‘financially for the momisnt, ilor these‘ institutions have molt hitherto poured credits lldivislhly in- to Russia. -But provided there is it general dn-plonratlc assault against Russia, the bank action oa-njbe of consequence since the mrlo can af- fect the future financial] situation in Russia materially ‘in the IIIUTB girsbuire ‘of lack of confidence.

Developments re Gov’t Sessional Program

(Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, Ont... May 18.—-Im- portant developments with respect‘ to the government's sesslonal prof gram are expected this week,

The ocean rates committee last

“ONE OF THE

SAM McBRIDE

PARTICIPANTS”

Member of Toronto's City Coun- cil who with Controller Mac- Gregor. another member of To- ronto's ~Clty Council, engaged iin a pubilistlc encounter which resulted in Alderman McBride

being badly mauled.

Crew of Lost Ship

Landed at St. Pierre

(Canadian Press)

iST. PIERRE, French isteamer Pliippl here today with the crew of three nizrsled fishing

May ISV-Tlio arrived

the

schooner

Aralla, of St, llialo, ivhich caught fire May 13th, \\'1ll1€ at anchor on the grand banks and was ilestrcy-

cd. The Phippizirrlvcil on

the

scene iin time to take off the ship's

company numbering 35.

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week decided upon dny and night

‘sittings the desire apparently being

to bring about an end of the eu- qury by the close of the week. The examination of W. T. R. Preston will, it is expected, be concluded at an early slitting, and Sir William Peterson may he called next. It is understood that Sir William is ren-

commiltee publicly the voyage ac‘ counts of his vessels. While the budget

‘endments last week, there is a strong probability that the one con neoted with the tax of $1.95 per horsepower year on the export of hydro electricity will be modified. The government its giving serious‘ consideration to the situatlonpreuz, ed by the long term contracts of the hydro electric commission of Ontario, lit having been pointed out that the municipalities of the pro vince would suffer severely by reu- 'son of the tax.

Killed her Lover

PATERSON. N’. J., May 18.—Fol- lowing a ‘brief trluil. Mildred "Babe" Sage, W829 convicted ‘in counrl’ court here by a mixed jury of sliood- ing to death Samiuel Camps-into. bcr alleged ‘iov-ir.

Vi’li"lti awaiting ‘removal lorliiy =lio 31211-7 prison where she will si-i-vl: at Ill" to tcu- your sentence impos- itii avfte-r sliu li-ad been found ‘guilty of klnnllng Camipclnio in‘ u road‘ house in which slit: was his bus‘- 1708s parlnci, ‘the Sage girl tssiucil n warning to young girls ‘to kc-c-p away ilrcm romdhousea.

"Think twice before inkling your firs: di-"n-k or smoking your first cigarette." sh:- said.

Mystery Aircraft Tested By Britain

CROYIDN, Eng., May 18.—-Be- hlnd a circular screen of soldiers who keep siilthtseers» and olhle-rs fair away from the some of operations. Great Britain is carrying out secret tests of a new ‘type of plane design- cd lo ‘protect England mid especialily London from invasion: by air.