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(Special esjm Guardian) World S R a 1' e s t

OTTAWA. "Feb. 7. égfifliesmug- Gems

[ling probe comjlnitltee recensry ap '

pointed in parliament "like-hi par- -—--—- . llamentary committees‘ will ‘have (Mn-dun Prm) , power to summon witnesses an ‘MQQOQW FQb- T-Gem 81116118 ‘ tails evidence lander oath. ’ "

The committee itself, however. has no disciplinary powers and if a witness refuses to answer, the committee is powerless to punish him. All it ‘canjiio is to cite him to the House altilhe may -be called before the-bar of thelioiiss. if as still reiusestc do ps he is told he maybe committed ‘to the tower and iluprisoflid until ‘be- becomes- more ‘anieniable. ‘lie-Tansy only be kept in the tower, however, as long as the House is in sfaiorfor in parliament is vetted-the power to punish him. with the adjourn- ment oi . thediotlas “tiratipower lspses even if a section ‘oi parlia- ment ln the person‘ df-‘tbe commit- tee stilioontlnue in session. Thus with the House adjourned the com- mittee has no dlsclpliuarian over

its witnesses.

famous Romsnoii crown jewels, which the Soviet government has Placed on the market.

MOQCOW, FOB. 7.—<F|'Qnch and British experts together with Am- ericans are among the foremost. Rlldlllllll. Obiatt, representing a flYlidicate of United! States diamond firms today made a bid on the en- tire collection of unmounted ‘emer- alds, which is valued at several million dollars and comprises ston- es to sixty flve karate in weight. lPolish representatives also are competing for a part oi the gems. It is -recsiled that arrangements were made last year by the soviet government to give rPoland twenty six million rubles wort-b oi crown - jewels in part payment oi Russia's The i .618‘!!! lo. oi a reiractor '

-»---"'is.. emits r-i Tiifiitfil: .::.“..:.::.1‘";::":r; ww" “mmd l“ T19“ “h” “ laud ultimately received onl 11- man named Miller refused ‘to an- o0 000 ‘ bu” m‘ § y ' swer questions. He ‘was brought In m w° ° mm"

before ‘the liar oi the House and w“ lwrmd “d” m" u“ 3°‘ sent to the tower. There‘ he re- Vi“ wvemmenw dhlm°nd m“ h“ maiued, stubborn and unrepentant, M” augmented wnildilrdbll’ b? and lmneyuaod m we ‘he m. the confiscation for the state oi the go my“ w"; me winter; ‘great private collections of the wgpqhvqqoug; -pm~n9¢ new“. Bheremetiev, florciakov, Orlov,

or More was ‘n0 power to hold Dadidov, and other rich inusslnn

birn‘in the tower and‘ ‘he was re- ‘mmilies which are e/ppraieed at leased. . ' tens of millions of dollars. All the The conservatives fear that in glofigg o; the Roman“; crown jew-

s. rnuoh as criminal charges are B], compnmn; 49¢ ‘warn, Ob.

involved in the coming investiga- tion‘ more than one witness will refuse to [give pecessary evidence

fiaibigbarisaavi-"te the

iects. have been recorded in four . - , . ..

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OTTAWA. Feb. ,7. -—-'i\lie commii- _ tee appointed to probe 1-1.‘ 1-1. that crossed-the great trans-Siber- Stevens smuggling probably meet for _ determination o!‘ Jedure earl!’ admirers. Then there are some next weak. The colsmlttee may child-like easier eggs of Pure gold ‘l "Tom! “n” 5“ 7mm“! u" set with diamonds which the late “m” o’ m‘ i309“ rorl-djoum Empress presented‘ to Nicholas when “he Hm" albums‘ T“ shortly before the Roiuanoffs wont probability is that when its ses- m the“ doom. in Sibel.“ sions start they will be continuous

The question of whether the committee will be handles "pod by inability to compel vfitn rises to testify was answered ‘by lion.‘ G. H. Boil/in in the House today when he pointed outthlt ‘the commit- tee's enquiry will probably con- tinue, until after tlio House re- sumes when the full authority of- pnrliauisnt can beinvoked to pan- lsu reluctant witnesses.

Beokswanted In Fruit Plot Trial Burned

VlAiNOQUVIEll. Fob. 7—lI-larold Bentley, superintendent of the Calgary incinerator, testifying yes- terday afternoon in the trial here in nsslze court oi ‘the rNssh Fruit conspiracy case, aluled that books

and papers oi the rhlitchell Fruit ‘Company, Calgary. in April last,

were destroyed in that city's in- cinerator. The Mitchell Fruit Com- pany is a defendant.

Bentley. ‘in his evidence. said that on April 13, last the Mitchell Fruit Company brought to the plant a truck-load of papers which he helped to burn.

Mr. K. J. Martin. ‘Stipendiary Magistrate, Charlottetown. receiv- ed rtelegram yeatofilay lvringins ihessad news oiths death of Dr. Aieianher ‘itch. Which - occurred yesterday in Vancouver. No par- ticulars have behb rdcaived.

Dr. Rosa left “Charlottetown - " some ‘two years no fur‘ ‘British . Cfiiuiibiafiwliere its libs sincere‘ '

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The heartieltayrnpdli! °l 31° whole Province ‘wi we. cut to Mrs. lipls and family in tlielr sad be-

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l isfiinderatood from the tele- lram that lntgrrnelit will take Place in vssscsvet- _

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French B-Ttish ‘and

oi seven nationalities are contend- ing for possession oi part of the

‘ ’ today by the Jewel. Department of the Soviet government. Among the ‘ most interesting objects described in ‘these volumes is s solid gold miniature model oi the first train

charges will ‘Ian railroad. This was s gift to tion and Czar Nicholas 2, from one of lhis

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Three Powers Seek Permanent Representation

(Medial to the Guardian)

GENEVA. Feb. 7. —Th9 League of Nations officials are worried by the prospect of three ‘notions fight- ing at a special council meeting next week for a permanent seat at the councils table. The three can- didates for permanent represents tion are Spain. ‘Polemd and Brazil. Spain's candidature is the oldest and politics aside, themost gener- ally favored.

Wave. Causes ‘ $80,000. Damage To Liner

(special to the Guardian) ..NEW YORK. Feb. 7. —The Cau- sdlan Pacific Liner Empress oi ‘France, which arrived here today. two days late, from Cherbourg and Southampton, suffered damage es- timated at $80,000 early Sunday morning, when a gigantic wave es- timated at 100 feet in height smashed the liner head-on during the Atlsniicstorm. The baggage aboard was damaged to the extent oi $20,000, it was stated, but no- body was injured by the terrific impact, which threw persons from their berths or chairs. ,

‘*1 have been at sea for thirty five years," said Captain E. Grif- fiths of the liner. "but this is the worst l have ever had."

When the wave struck the vessel persons were were in bed started to dress, it was stated by passeng- ers and members oi the crew; others in public rooms reached for llie-preservers. They believed an iceberg or another boat had had been struck.

Death 0i Dr. _ Alexander McNeil Summerside

residence in summersldc-

at Canoe Cove. Gardens OWMY °" Febxrltb. 1.858. ‘ ed r. w. College audihell wok his medical course at McGlli from

sington for 15 years then went to Charlottetown for one year and came to lsuinm aide 27 years age- He is a first fesidenr. oi tn. P. ' E. I. ‘Medical Association and of the ‘Medical Council of Canada. and a fellow ‘of the American College 0! Surgeons a conference oi which he attended in Philadelphia in‘ ‘Octob- er last. l-le has served in Summer- side Town (icuncil and was identi- fied with civic affairs in various capacities.

The deceased was a senior mem- ber 0f the P. C. Hospital Sinff and one oi the fathers of this worth? institution andhis place on. the medical board of filiaholbltal will ‘be hard to fill. 111s was a We! Grand Master A. d‘. d A. M. bolus s. member oi King ‘from Dodge. Summenside and will‘ be buried with full Masonic honors.

life was married ‘to Miss Emma. Bowneas daughter of the isle Mr. and Mrs. James Bovraess Rousing- ton» .

am, McNeil took sick December 14th. last and left hers immedia- 'tely afterwards

léhfidiéiiillsifhfiiitf; until the‘ endear!!! lbtsveniug.

knownby‘ ‘i liostof iiendswas re- slcll-n Ifld lfillfllll'l'lil ‘lilo ll a

great cities-and Iiiia laud. He ‘will be isesdmol only-ta his on

great skill always brought kind-

ng passed, and there has been l-Ie leaves to mourn tile loss oi a b per cent reduction in the site kind and loving husband and father

° 7,,“ ?",":'..'j:i-,._. ., _. 711?,“ . . r . ‘ _ ,1» . prer- l” ‘Q93’ 7°” ‘uuicnorv s... 7—*Britain ‘has fililll-"n the lrwult birth rsts In the world- ’ r ed. Even the French low record is vince. ' or“ - rostrum r‘. ‘ i ~-. ‘ :“ ‘a l. I llhlr l I ‘ I l ‘ vim‘

§;.0,‘_ at r. . l,»-,

provisional figures ‘issued by (Registrar General.

in j-linglaad one Wales iell to 18.

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u ' ‘aqgs cu in 1m l ioi-‘zeillltliieoo

~rbaaffla par marriage decrease by on

ltnannflwaies last year.

‘ vblations are made known in the at homo, one m _ the side and one grandson Master Alex- ander Stewart McNeil, flllllllllbw‘ Mo- lflf‘ 0.000. which ‘odlnpares with Neill. Giilltmersidei Din-J. W. Mc- su per thousand. Neill. Battleflord. stair-z ‘Rev- Dr. N. A. lfoNeill lMlfylvillebglé-gd

murlng 4m. year the birth me also one ‘sister and five biotin

"lWlriie-tie birth rate dropped Messrs D. K. . the marriage Bash; and "B. Cecil lilcNeii Win- zhru,‘ “m; 5. 4mm! ‘nlstlnlpog. Mrs. C. it. Marsh. ‘indie, is ‘ r; Marthe number of children a sister.

The fimeral takes place Tues- ‘ lunar. Team‘ ‘slegoaly atirilmt-dsy st‘: p. rn. to Preebrififlll bole-to insufficient‘ nourishment. Church. (Slmimcrsida. thence to mzlllllfllll conditions ind Mrlih

l0 . death ms was in in nug-

iamilizs ‘recently. These re- his wife, one daulhthrdfiss Jean Trick fill-miner-

! The brothers are Dr. J. F.

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the‘ bereaved .

ISUTMMERSIDE. Fflb- T-Tfldfli’ ‘Sumimerslde and 111.9 DYWW" 3W‘ orally mourns the loss-of one of its finest colts-in the demise o! Dr- Alexnnder McNeil who 11115595 away last evening M: 0.80 o'clock at his

The late Dr. McNeil was born ‘He first attend-

where he graduated with honors. in 1883. l-le first practised st Kan-

for Montreal. where he underwent an operation which it was ‘hoped would restore

lilo and idpt ‘fulfil!!! weakening

as ‘lie iflarfismiliarly verse ‘not orily u‘ dalehiusent phy-

home hot-in a‘ outlines oi ironies whens his cheerful - manner and

ness and relief. Dr. Alex is a some that will go dermis one of the island's greatest doctors kind one _ according to figures lust puhlirli; oi the most worthy urea oi thepro-

Peoples Cemetery. The ‘Guardian joins with the whole community lmpfl otusroingxoiucer-s sympathy ‘ 10,01! Bill" l"

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Other AnTt-entlments to Speech from Throne Forecasted.

(Special to the Guardian) OTTAIWA, Feb. 7.—0baerv\ers forecast other amendments to ‘the speech from the Throne ‘pur- suant to the defeat oi the Btcvolll amendment Friday lasinand the option oi the Lapointe motions?

The motion for t‘h‘e adjournment carried in the iHouse oi Commons by n majority oi eight after a stubborn fight from the Conserva- tive opposition and there remain now the formal motion for ad _ ‘s in reply to the speech from Throne to be dis-posed of before tie adjournment can tslce place _ the cabinet reorganization be 1i» seeded with. X

There has already been an ex- haustive d-ebats on the address in reply and at first it was not thought likely that it would be prclo " , much further. (Recent developments however have changed the attitude of the Conservative party towards the adoption of the address. There are a number oi Conservative speakers on the motion still on tho list. The progressives will likely put up several and the government may advance one or two. Before it reaches the final stage there. will be some other Conservative amend ments to the address.

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THE TRAINS”

Alter two days of strenuous fighting with the snow drifts, the

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Prince Edward Island Railway is again beginning to resume its normal service, the lines belllg ul-

flfifllilfloarlst regime. When the bolshev-

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Found Murdered 1n

Moscow Street-- Pa-

thetic Story Behind

Crime.

(Cansdian Press)

_ Feb. 7.—-Princess Ob- olsnsky, 23 years old. a member of one of the oldest families in Rus- sia was found murdered today in the snow outside a bath house in one of Moscow's principal streets. ‘Police say the murderer is the jan- itor oi an adjacent house, and that he already has confessed bis guilt. Behind the crime is a story oi one of t-he most pathetic tragedies oi Russia's great social upheaval. going back to the ‘IBVOT-lltl/Jil oi 1.1917 before which the girl's insu- ily was one oi the proudest oi the

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iell seised power it is said that this Young (Princess governess, in whose care she had ‘be-en placed. deserted her and escaped abroad. (Helpless. destitute and alone, ‘the IPrinces Obolsnsky, several of whose relatives had found refuge in other ‘lands, took shelter in one of Moscows numerous night arr’ lums for beggars. Later she drift»

ed into a life oi the streets, seek- 0|

The next amendment is not yet

known and has not been definitely]

decided on. llt probably will be moved by Mr. ‘Donald (Sutherland. Conservative of South (Oxford. Though ‘Mr. Frank Cahili Liberal of lPolntisc has qalified the C0-

optlon oi the address as a reel ob- struction the fact remains that RI, Hon. Arthur Meighen and his party are strongly opposed to an 8611mm" ment to March 16th, and -they will naturally take every possible

ion till that date, . .

-’Tl1e main reason f]: this sd- journment is b0 allow cabinet re- construction. rSev-aral Liberal mom- bers will resign in order to make way for the new ministers. If the House were in session; this would oi course reduce‘ the already small Liberal mad-silty and the govern- ment could not carry on. The Pro mier will likely be elected in Prin- ce Albcrt. SrnslL. but the other mill- lstors who will seek re-election are not so sure of coming back t0 the House and sit on the treasury benches. Another reason which lhas not been disclosed is that this adjournment ‘will enable the gov- srnment. and especially the Cus- toms Department to prepare for the parliamentary investigation in connection wilh_t-lis charges made by Hon. H. H.‘ Stevens. Like all similar committees appointed by the ‘.H0l.iB-s of Commons to inquire in certain cases, this one will oi- fer no practical results. Subpoenas are to be issued shortly calling dif- ferent witnesses to appear before this parliamentary committee.

Changes in_ U. S. Volsteed Act

(Canadian Prue)

WAISHTNQTQN. ‘Feb. 7. -The Treasury has drafted a mende- tionsfor a series of changes in

the Volstead Act and other statut- es having" to do witlrenforcement of prohibition. in order to meet new conditions".

The proposed changes were dramas Assistant-semiannua- rewIfnr _ light ofiiis experiences as chief enforcement officer and have been approved by Secretary Mellon. They will be submitted to Congress immediately.

The character of the changes de-

dlcations that the programme eluded application of a graduated scale of penalties todiffereotiats between wholesale violations and‘ hip , ' ‘ offences.

Canadian lmmifi-

(special to the Guardian) OTTQWAJFeb. 7~lu the zrnonth or December. ' 1085.1 total oi ‘Mlllfialieliana who he'd been liv- ing iu the United Staterfor six months or longer returned to the Domlllen. according ‘ to ~a ‘state- mantof the Department of immi-

tion and colonization. For the

rst nine monthat-cfrtlie present fiscal yaar- the total‘ ll 88.519. .'i‘he total immigration to Can- ada for nine moothsof the fiscal year yeas- ended Dec. 81st was er 11.: m this number 81.004 lriiifl. “M! from the Unit- ism from other

countries. -

ing support from any one who lwould‘ ve her food and lodging. The ‘ cuss of Obolsnsky traces dts ancestry in fRnrlk. one of three daughters to whom legend attribut-

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TU GERMANY

Warning-Regarded as

Almost Equal to De- clnration of War.

(Canadian Press) ROME. Feb. 7. —Premier Messe-

lini's speech in the Chamber oi Deputies yesterday warmed Germany against the antl- iltallan campaign casvried on in the Reich was characterized frequent-

in which be

in Political circles today as al-

most equahto the declaration of war against Germany. long Mussolino‘s words oi warn- ing were discussed mad his speech was declared to be one of ‘the best.

All ‘ day

rtainly the most significant of

his international statements since the Corfu incident. Mussolini said:

in his speech "Italy desires to be a( sincere

irisnd oi the German people, but a friend looking Germany in the eye with her bands up."

After characterizing the Germs/n

campaign as "nefarious, ridiculous and lying," the Premier wsnt on:

"We will be sufficiently explicit

and l believe that plain speaking will better serve even peace-to alter slightly the

civilization and

d formula and declare that some-

times it is necessary to pay with two eyes for the loss with a whole set oi teeth for the

oi one and

ss of one tooth." Mussolini asserted that the re-

ready cleared between Souris. Charlottetown and (Bordon, with snow fighting trains n-lid crews

es.

The new rotnryplough, which arrived 1'11 the city just u day lic- fore the storm that has tied up the service started, has been work- ing steadily on the (Borden- lino since ‘Saturday morning, and reach- ed Emerald Junction at 4.30 u. m. on Sunday. There it was met by another train working from Bor- den, thus completely clearing the Borden-Charlottetown branches. The rotary which is progressing at n rate of about two ‘miles an hour. is b-ring propelled by three engin- es and when last heard from was a mile out of Summerside. lt will continue until the lino has been cleared right to Tiguish.

Fair progress is also being made 0n the eastern and southern lines, a train working from Char- lottetown reaching Souris at 4.20 yesterday afternoon. A train- from Georgetown has reached Montague, and another snow fighter will go to her aid from the city this morning. The Murray Harbor train had reached Wood islands at 6.30 inst night.

The mails and fifty passengers from the mainland arrived in the city at half past two yesterday afternoon. While some of the passengers have been storm stayed at Sackvllle since the blockade began number were not detained for the full time it lasted. Among the more unfortunate passengers were the hockey team from Sydney, who

at work on the remaining branch-

on Thursday, the greater

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SnowdcnfiApproval of Land Policy Tak- en as Significant

\li()Nl)f)N, Feb. 7.-—'l‘he gesture of lPhillp Snowden. former Chan- cellor oi the Exchequer, praiollll Lloyd George's land policy. with a bow and a smile in the direction of the former Premier in the limi- (so of Commons last night. and the litters animated discussion with Snowdcn on the front opposition bench. after which the little Welsh- man left the House with a happy smile, is regards-d significantly by those who watched the very small- est struwirto see which wny the political wind is blowing.