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Probe‘ Will be Con- ducted Into Affairs of_ Daugherty

' Bank.

(Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON, April 9—A wide array oi inew charges has been Vthrown into the already crowded records oithe senate Daugherty Investigating Committee.

Wiltnesses have spoken o! drug selling. the paroles at federal peni- tentiariee, referred to bootlegging operations 1n New York. crossed. the continent to tell oi munitions being furnished rcvolutilonists in Lower California, and came back lo relate alleged instances oi liquor supplies being brought to “the lit- tle green house on K street,” in Washington, mention-ed many times during the progress of the investigation as a rendezvous; in re- cent yeans of high government offi- cials.

Faced with the mass oi material, already deeply occupied with exe- cutive session inquiries into war contract questions, decided to re- cess ran-til Monday.

"The investigating ls directing us, rather than we ' directing it." Chairman Brookhart remarked.

Rapid Fire Testimony

Durlngthe intervals in the exam- ination oi wllme-sses, the committee decided to and two if its members.

Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mont- ~

aha, i-ts prosecutor, and Senator Moses, Republican, New Hamp- shire, to Washing-ton Courthouse. Ohio, with power to hold either open or executive investigations into the affairs oi the Midland Na- tonsl "Bank, operated by M. S. Daugherty, brother oi the former attorrse ieneralw-l

Rapl fire. testimony was heard during the day irom witnesses who included J. E. Dyohe, once warden of the Atlanta prison; W. J. Bums. director oi the bureau oi in- vestigation oi the Department oi Justice and Daniel Smith, ‘a former negro butler at "the little green

British Shipbuilders’ Strike Now Imminent

(Canadian Press)‘ LONDON, April 9.—Lockout notices will close all the shipping and ship repairing yards 1n Great Britain unless the Southampton strikers resume work before tomorrow. . A ballot was taken at Southampton yes- tel-day and the result will decide whether or not there will be a. lockout.

BllAIlll iii TRA

WAS lllRliElY ATTENDED

Enjoyable Supper Was

es by Premier Ste ers, Mayor MoKen

Moomaw and Others. - Charlottetown Will Be Port of Call For Steamer Lovatt

On Magdalen Serv

The quarterly meeting oi the

Charlottetown Board oi Trade wnsltween ‘battles, we should forget for held lust evening in the Cate Paul and was preceded by u very plea-s- ant supper and social hour.

Ad- dresses wcrc given by Premier StcwortJMr. A.C. Soundérsmloyor McKenna and Mr, Moomnw, A-m- erlcan Consul. Mr. A. ‘hi. Dewar also gave on interesting account of his recent visit tn Ottwa where

hc presented island express rate

grievances on behalf of tho Board oi Trade. Among chose present were Mr. J. Lelioy Holman. of Sum-rnerslde. past president oi the Maritime lBoards oi Trade. Tho president, Mr. S. A. McDonald, presided at last night's meeting;

Mr. McDonald deferred to the regrettable Rieath oi Mr. L. S. Brdwm, general manager oi the At- lantic lDlvision, C. N. R., and then

touched upon matters which have recently been engaging the atten-

tion oi the Board of Trade. The

double train service has been sc- cured from April and it is hoped eventually to have this service all the year around.

27th this year

ho house on Kluge“. To iurther the activities oi t

Tourist Association it is felt that

Dyche w“ me m“ to take the Charlottetown should have the

stand and declared that he had in- stituted an: investigation into ex- tensive supplies oi narcotic drugs to convicts. obtained the aid oi "under cover men" from the De- partment oi Justice, and had iour prison guards indicted. Herbert H. Votaw, federal superintendent oi prisons, ordered the investiga- tion. suspended, Dyche said, adding that later he received a hint to ne- sign, and dldso. subsequently ac- cepting an appointment in the prohibition service.

Dollar a Year Man.

Erom Mr. Burns the committee learned that Fred Ullham. treasurer oi the Republican nation- al committee, was a 81 n W!" 11111" on the Department oi Justice in- vestlgation service staff, and that E. B. McLean, the Washington pub-

wns warmly ‘applauded. mendable activities of the Ch-ar- lottetowir Board of Trude, he said. are splendid cxcmplificatitin oi whnt m“ m, dong ihy co-oporntloil. 011,41 the Egg ihllll Poultry Ascot-hr

some service accorded as cities in other provinces. Local claims in the matter lands service have been stressed and he believed it was the inten- tion oi’ ‘the Lovatt tsteams-hip com- puny to make "Charlottetown port oi call at least oncc- s week. Ho referred also to Mr. Dewarks successful visit to Ottawa.

of the Magdalen ls-

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Premier Stewart

Premier Stewart who, with Mr. A. C. Saunders responded to the toast “The lProvlnclnl Legislature.’ ‘The com-

very well known. ll lfl ll

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llE MEETING

Followed by Speech- wart, Mr.-A. C. Saund- na,U. S. Consul

1C6. cally (llVidCll, nevertheless, bo-

the time being even our [volition and stand together as citizens of the island and for the island. We have a great. many claims, includ- ing transportation grievances and the mutter of increased Iicdcrnl subsidy, which we should fight ior continually. Tho Board of 'i‘i‘:ulc has donc great work along trans- portation improvement and other lines but even greater success will result. when all organizations got together—<soclnl, industrial» and governmental- and unite with the Boardoi 'l‘rade towards the one object. Any provincial government should he believed, feel very will- ing to co-operate in this respect. . it was a fortunate thing that a man of ‘Mr. A. E. Dewar? caliber was available to sent to Ottawa to pre- sent the matter of express rates. He w-as pleased th-nt thc ‘Provin- ciul Government hurl the opportun- ity oi paying Mr. ‘Dewsris expem‘ sen in- this connection. 1t would be a good thing if i1. written report of ull delegations and business of this nature were kept on file in the Government oifice where they would become part. oi the public records oi’ the Province. This would -be of invaluable assistance in future co-operative efforts, as the Government, office would be the natural centre from which these energies could be directed to the best advantage.

We much sd-mit the energy of the Western Provinces in present- lng their (zloi-ms and the success that has attended their efforts. The Premier believed there was o les- son in this for us.

Neither a Pfleihtlm- , ous name, nor reillltil- tion, nor anythingiclse is of any value unless deserved.

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Annual Subscriptions

Delivered Iii-ll ll_v Mull, (‘umuln and l‘. FLA-IQ"

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Last Minute News Flashed in Over the Wires

................-..»...T., Rejected in New

(Canadian Press) MANlLA. Anru 9.—-Thrsa lcaders in the recent out-

breaks of fanatics in Surlgao province, have been sentenced to death and others were given sentences of thirty years im. prisonment.

MONTREAL. APri-i 9.—\Ap- polntment of Arthur M. Irvine to be General Manager of coal sales of the British Empire Steel Corporation and its eon. stltuent and subsidiary com. panics. has been announced by the President.

MONTREAL, April 9_._Th° cteamcrs Canadian Miner and Canadian Sealer of the Canari- ian Government Merchant Mar. ‘"6 ll"! have been sold through brokers in Glasgow, Scotland, it

was dellllll-fll)’ announced .to- iHouse without recommendation "all llY lIQadQU-"lers 97 The [and will come up again tomorrow. °°ml=="y here. I u; IIALIFAX, N. April o. ~The

N_EW YORK, April 9.-Sum. marlzed briefly the outstanding recommendations in the reports °l‘_tl1e Reparations Expert Com. mittee provide for: Relief fqr Germany for two years from "Fllaratlon payments these to Foe taken care of by a foreign loan and a tax on industries at pres- ent non productive,

OTTAWA, April 9.—-Tomor- row_Hon- J. A. Robb, acting Minister of Finance, wiil deliv- er the budget and from day to daythe debate thereon will continue. General expectations are that there will be- cuts in the sales tax, some tariff re-

ductions, and possibly a light. ening in the income tax. ' WASHINGTON, April 9.‘

Harlan F. Stone, New York, taking up post of Attorney General today announced as his policy the keeping of Unit. ed States “in the straight path °l Justice under the law."

He proposed. he said, to make the constitution and laws a “shield of innocence, but a swift avenger of gum,"

LON-DON. April 9.—Proposai for affiliation of working can. trotliers of the postal servieg was decisively rejected at a mflmllil of representatives of the fovjmor here Iiast night. Post- al workers, however, madg strong remarks with regard to poor wages paid in the p°5~(a| service.

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lisher, had recently resigned such a commission. service. Bums tatement by Chairman Grookhart that these agents “were a part oi the millionaire bunch most danger- to the country.

oust!

Woman Dry Agent

tion and the lPouito Growers’ As- sociation as other instances of successful co-ol-lefllllml- H“ l’? lieved it. would not be ion); WW"- tho dalrymeir will also be banded together lor similar ‘nllfirflflv-‘l- The n5." iii-d ulil."l"'y_'li\n§"lilic1i gro w int! and m this connection he dlllllvll that shortly an experimcnistl fin-d- lng ranch will be placed hero. A ranch of this kind has been local‘- ed at Ottawa for some time am

Both. men were oi said. resenting a

ing oi tho

on which

worth while.

vince.

w lih

\\'lll‘tl island.

their strcccss has lbeen ‘the secur- ablest lawyers, specially trained, to pre- sent their arguments They have supplied these men with all possible data and material up Lo work. gather our d-uln carefully and sc- lect the very beet -man to present our claims; we will

We also need great- cr iulth in ourselves and our Pro- We drove sources hock oi‘ u.s and better than that, We above the mcn and women fit to accomplish great things. All we nccd ls the spirit oi unity, and that there will be no ques- tion about tho future of Prluco Ed-

IMr. A. O. Saunders

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL, April 9.—Gluseppi Senuflni and Cor-o -Nlgro were today; hold criminally responsible ior tho deaths oi‘ lienrl Clcfiux. bahk chauffeur and Big ‘Paul Stout‘. tlflll-Z pcddlcr and bandit by the coroncrs jury that investigated their deaths in connection with the $142,000 rob bery o1‘ the collection cur of the Hank oi ilocbelago April 1.

find it well

unimpaired ro-

‘ " ‘Johnston, Arscnault. A big factor in liappcuy. Planists - c. Arsenault, u. constitutional A Australian Flyers

‘" °‘"“" I Arrive at Sydney W“ -“ll°"lll svnmov. Australia, April n-

luuce of from 700 to R00 lnllfl-‘i.

vmiunlwll m liNlAlllll

_ ‘Three $655.13 of Bill

Brunswick Legis- lature By Vote of 1 1-8.

(Canadian Press) 'l‘ORUN'l‘.(), April 9. TM’ CllllrCll Union Bill was withdrawn from the: -Privntc Bills Committee of t-hc |l.culslirturc. this morning on uiulion 0i‘ C. R. hicKcmvn, sponsor for the (Bill. This mount that no Church Vnlon legislation will go through the Ontario Aeslmrbly at the pros "out stessi-tm.

FREDERICTON, N. 15., April il.-~- bu the Legislative Assembly lit-re.- today lETP Private Bills Connuitlei- rejected Sections 1i ~l and 5 oi tho (‘hurch U-nion Bill by a vote of 11-41.

The bill was referred back to the

Church Union Bill is still in the committee stage horc. As yet no Union Bill has been presented in tho Legislature oi (Quebec or Brit- ish (lolunlhia.

St. Dunstan’s Glee Club Entertain

A very enjoyable concert was given by the St. Dunstuns Univers- ily Git-t- Club before the facility illilil students at the University lust revvnixig.

‘File program which was a varied one comprised choruses, solos, re- ‘ciiutions und lnstrilmenial selec- ltiuns nil of which were excellently gcnilcred. O

i

P R0 G RA M Overture

Part I » Opening Chorus . . . . . . . ..Glec Club

nings, ll‘. Richard, A. Pulnchuud. B.

Commander (ioblo and flying oili- oer hlclntyrc who storied from Altallmurno al (lawn this morning in u Falrcy seaplane on u flight round Australia for defonsi- lune-ligating pIIFDOSPH reached hero uflcr u flight. of l0 hours and 20 minutes. A fairly straight course around the hcodlnuds would involve u disl-

_

- Awit-ibow \'> \_\.'<.E ‘(eon o/iouri-l u; scenario/was ,

Songs . . . . . . . . . ..McDdnald Twins Recitation .. . . . .'l‘. Henderson Solo . . . . . . .. ...I.. King -Duct—liunjo . . . . . . . . . ..A. (Mullet F. Richard ' Solo McLaughlin Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l’rof. Jennings '. Part Ii lChorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Gloe (‘lull iltecilzitiou . ..A. (iollant I Duet ..., . . . . . . . . . . Mclntyrc F. Shea. ' Solo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C. Campbell ggaixlifihg‘ _ H Among those arriving in the city Closing (nlornq . ' ' I “Glee Club lust night by the liordcn tritm were Gm‘ Sélvgihe King a number of immigrants from lrc- Dlrvmur 0t vhoruses_nev N‘ land. Tho party which coilslsls of 150k“; ' nlluc mcn wcrc brought hero 0rcl1oslru-—~A. Guuilct, Prof. Jt-n- manllsugxllillkiwlpgl

Finds Man Wet

(Canadian Frau)

CLEVELAND, April 9 — Frill"! Dollnsky, 10',_wu lirfpriaed in a bath tub by a woman dry agent who puiledthd stopper from the tu-b and forcadhitn" to" Mwmbflll?

the result oi experiments carried on there have already been hem» flclel to the fox breeders in t s Province. . it is hoped 11°)" l° ‘llllllll this station here and wmllllll’ llll-“l work with Dr. Allen's exncfl; mental work in .iox diseases. Tali great field for co-Qlllmlllv“ “'0'

lh r on a seas-ch

however is still ahead. in a small

lllli‘ Wm’ he province like this the need of two-

Mr. A. C. Saunders spoke of the serious problems oi transportation and freight rates. He had rea-d some years ago that the C_ N. It. expend ml 85 per cent oi their earnings with tho employees, leaving only 15 per cent to go for operation ex-

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Monoton Firm (Gets Contract

(Canadian Press)

NEWCASTLE, N. 13., April 9. —-

rged, in an l fldlflt irrvlhich he said 81-33 and two watches were missing sitar tin raid.

operation was even greater than in larger communities, because un- less we stand together we have no chance at all, We H6941 Klellw" (go-operation between city flllll mwn and country, between differ- ent classes and different seclu- Wlllile we have our parties lwllll‘

-Z'r¢*>r--—- Publisherfs Wile Demands $200,- 000 Damages

The contract for the erection of thi- uumes’ home in connection wllh the Miraiuichi Hospital was on Sat- urday awarded to the Parsons Ed Company, oi Moncton. . The new buldlng will bo oi concrete and brick and will be erected at the north of the present building. The contract price is imdcrstood to

oondéniédflbtoisls, "f 1' '

' IATIa-io m. you. t... g each inaertioh in this column.

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lIElIISIS

(Qanadian Press) LQNDQN‘, April l-Turkestan and surrounding districts have-re- g” “mad against Bolahevist rule. 1W cording to the Iatvitan Telegraph Qggdnllqflbtcd by the Dali)’ Hall's Riga correspondent. The revolting troops and DOW

K wot-tall

g r tn prdvince oi Ferghana m?“ tahrsatenlng the City

(cimfliui- arm)

NEW YORK. April 9. -Mrs. Elanor Brewster, ‘wits oi Eugene V. Brewster. wealth publisher of motion plcturema? lnes. former- ly oi Roslyn, Long sland. has filed suit in the Suprciiii! Court against Miss Corliss Pnlindy, charging hcr with alienation of her husband's af- fections and asking $200,000 dam-

l8e'\__ .. in 1922, Mrs. Brewster began a suit ior separation maintaining- that her husba ’ had housed in his Roslyn. homo.

fllltily. He

be

I screen actress. building After the suit was settled out of Oueletto and her residence were court, Brewster took up his home burned at Frenchviile early Friday on an estate. in Ilorrietown. N. 1.. with an estimated loss or 820.000. where he was said to haveinstali- The cause was not known". (Jcther

sled to have captured ed Miss Palmer, liar mother ‘and buildings were endangrs e1. om- m“ u‘ "no I Fascia-en he would munlcatlo was temporarily cut oii of mallry Miss‘ ‘Palmer "Us soon as the by the burning of the weiephone . law permitted."

inftne vicinity of

Dollar Fire Near l‘ Border

(Canadian Press)

CARIBOU. April 9. -—-An office owned by Mrs. Edith

cable.

850.000.

Work will be comrmencetl just as

soon as the weather permits. -———-——oo>-—-—

Twenty Thousand

-Me.rltlme local snow

"ronoiim. Anvil 1°- iresh winds, clogdywlth or rain.

High‘ tldo this afternoon at 1.55 and tomorrow morning st 3.28. gummemlda tide eighteen minu- tes later than Charlottetown. MAXIMUM mo MINI-MUM-

TEMHERATUREO

Toronlo-5I84 cloudy, Montreal-Mei cloudy. Quebec-dc 32 cloudy.

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BRITISH Elli STHIKE l5 Nllll Pfllllllllli llii

Contrary to Expecta- tions Miners Nearly all Vote Accept- ance of Terms Offered.

(British United Press)

‘LON-DON, April 9. ~'l‘lu- lire-l rc suits of ibc lballoting by thi- coal miners on occepizlnct- or rejection of the ilnul oilcr of collicry OWIIVTS upon result of w-hich will probably depend the culling of n strike showed a .big surprise since only a small majority favored rejection of (he tcrnru offered whereas it was cou-lidenily predicted that the vote would go OVHFWhiElIIIlIIEly against acceptance. Results still to come in were recorded in districts in which ii. is expat-uni that 1b., uiajorlly will luvor acceptance. Tho result shows a rcniztrkoblla and totally unt-xpcctcd change oi reeling throughout the entire indux try, and it is generally thought this morning lhut u sill-kt: is lmprobalblc 11' not illloglalhcr out of qupsflom if not nlttigl-thcr out of the question. not itliugvthcr clear lnusmutah as the engineering industry this morn lng mzrkcs u dcmnutl llor an zulvancc "l ""0 bound 1M‘ week all round on their wcckly wages. This will of fact several thousands oi‘ men dir ectly und if it evontuutes in u strike may throw many thousands more out oi employment,

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.\i_vl-rs during his rcceilt visit 'tu Otlmvn and will cugugc in farm work plum-s ulrcruly lmvinu been

secured ior ull ul‘ them.

'l‘hr-s,» arc tho first. oil‘ u ilnmbcr of others which urn t'.\']JPL'l.t3il to CClllU in tho inland as soon as posi- tions can bc tounrL

The following arc tho mtmtas oi‘

lhorw arriving inst niubt: Ilcssrs. John Koran, John Scully, James Toolnu. Perm‘ (iorru, John (iurro,

John iillililillfi, Junie.»- hlt-ikrffrtyv, .1‘. l‘_ Iiiviivmln and Patrick hivtiuiru. {i} ~

MCllddlllall Blames N. S. Government

(Canadian Press)

li.-\l.il".\X, April ll Al. ll. Mc- lnwlvluu, iii-postal secretary oi‘ Un- lloil .\lin|- Workers in District 25. lll‘t'llll'i‘ll lli\l'i‘ tonight ‘that. the Mon. ll‘t'.'il working agreement would nvvor bv accepted by the minem of (‘iipc Breton. Mr. Mclawhlan mud-- lit-ry verbal ullncks upon lion. W. .1. Wile-urn, Atlo|'1u-y-(1eno|'uI of

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Legislative Chamber, Wednesday Mr. SaundI-rs lit-gun ill'l)l'>‘l'llll'l)(2s' by asking llli"l.ttllltll' of lln- llov- crmnenl. if iht- (iUYo-rlllllt-lil m‘ 1h:- Provinct- bud any Solicitin- Al» lorucy m‘ agent in hill-nil the 1-1--

cent lrlui of r\|lllf't‘\V Frasier Mitchell in ldnglulul: if “n, what “'11s llu- uuml- of this pi-rsrm? illlil wlutt (lid lhir; lllilll l'4i't‘i\'\‘ for his services‘! llllll whorl worn- ills scr- VlCPS rt-lahu-il‘!

l'l'i‘llllf'l‘ Sit-wort n-plh-il ihnl tha- Provincial llovvvnlucnt lliis ht-vfl

communicating with the office oi‘ the lllgh (‘omniissioner at London. The prosecution against lvlitclu-ll wit» (rontlul-lctl by u IJPlVHIP organi- zatiou there, rvproasculing tho. l'(‘lll'- cll army officers, and the P. E. l. (lovernment were. not. represented by counsel ut nil. Therefore no l-Xllflflliilfl huvu been llli‘lli'i'vtl. lliujui" l‘. Lionel iluniugiou, u New Bi‘llll.~‘.\\‘l<'li burristl-r, who is now prut-titring in London, was on the island in llll‘ fall (luring the timi- hlltchv-ll Exiquiry was being held. ' lie voluntarily (iffcrcd any assistance hc could glvl- and at the trial in London he appeared as :1 witness, giving evidence as to 111:: kuowloilgc oi‘ the land in this Province. He. was not august-d by the Provincial Government and the (lovermiienl is under no finan- cinl obligation to him. -