The man who ig- "norps his weak points is destined to grow welziker and weaker.

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3

Covers Prince Edward Island Ilike The Dew

.. 4 m8‘ , I. k “or A ' noses; jlsi-

where only two-lift! grew before. 1

Charlottetown Gunrdlan 'l‘wo Cnllfl

Iornlnl _0 llllfllllh Founded

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(United Preu)

LONDON, July 17. ——For its full- re to respond wholeheartedly to he American congress‘ offer for

second conference » nrd world-wide nllll proportionate isarlnniurnt by land and S00, tho l acDonuid govornulcnt gets a tor- lflc hiding ill u manifesto issued ere by 30 prominent nlombcrs of he Lilersl party.

Neither Mr. Lloyd Gcorgo nor Mr squltil was asked to sign lho

anifosto-lcst Ilritish public pinion interpret it us a pllrcly

litlcal movc-but it is under- lood that llllt} two leaders tlrlr- ughly approve of lilo protest»

hch is ululcd prinlnrliy ut the live new cruisers proposed by the

aoDonuld govcrnmont—ulld in- cml to see the issue well ventilat- ll in the house.

Among the signatories are such

prosentatlvo Liberal M,'P'a as

mmandcr Keuwortlly, lion. * arcourt Jollnstone (nephew o! lfford Pinchot) sud Lady Torring. on. Snyo the protest‘.

“Instead of formulating plans ll a reduction of urnlaluonts lll ccordklnco with their own pledges.

ts Majesty's govcrnlntut, on tak- nx office. promptly seized upon nempioylnent as a pretext or .lllst

icotlon for enlarging the British avy. This new lustlfcston for an xpan-slon of armaments is so far

e Labor govcruluclltls only con-l

lbution to tho cnuso of interna- lonal (llsnrnluulcnt.

, “We urgo that the progrnul of ruiser buildings which has, in < ct, not yet bogun, should be re soldered alln the money applied >- useful or productive purposes i to the reduction of taxes.

l ‘The United States government

‘tillllll _

looking lo- ‘

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1924

Empire, recently celebrated

12th anniversary of ship of New Zcaland.

Ell Sllllillii tllililiiliiiill

at Entrance of Con- ‘naught Battery.

(Canadian Press)

LAST OF PRE-WAR PREMIERS

Hon. W, F. Massey. the last of the pre war premiers ~ln the British the his Premier-

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Tragedy Enacted

‘HALIFAX, N. 3., Jllly 17. ---"l went thorn to gut blul, i dill not cure whether l killed him or not.

'l llllll

Working Night and Day Trying t0 Smooth Out Dif- ficulties.

(British United Press)

PARIS, July i7. Thu rl-pzlralirlu commission devoted all ol yl-slcr- lllly llilll a part of lilo night to lilo rcqllost luadl- ill (hi: julnl Mac- DonaldJlcrriool. note of lzlsl W(’(‘l( that it submit to tllc London lliifll“ Alllcll contort-lice suggestions with a-vlcw lo cslzlbllshiug a plan \\'lll‘l'l‘ by thc ccoutnnll: and Illa-all uni‘ (lcrlnally should Ilc I'1‘-l'ts‘iilllllSllIIll ilh’ soon as lhc coululisllioll bad dc- oillcd that tho rcpnrullon_t-xpurls, report was ill force.

'l‘llu colnluisslou. however, callu- to no llgfUUlllllili, lll-clllill: lllhillitll lo ask the Alllcll govvrnnu-uls in supply it with tiiillplttilltllililij‘ ex- planations. it also passed the ucxt part of tho problem; namely: to ill‘ lino Wlll'il the lsxpcrls‘ plan nligllt in‘ conslllt-rcll to hc put into cxvcu lion.

(Continued on Page 3.) {Om

Welcome Rain _ in Wheat Belt

(Canadian Press.) WlN-NiPlMl. Jilly l7.—— llaiu was gt-nl-lal all over tho nortlu-rll and western [Iiiflii oi Alhl-rta, and hoa- vy raills, in some sections lasting lllrl-o hours, visited lilo Southern suction of Saskatchewan lat-l night. uctzortling to reports rl-cl-lvt-ll from

anal... s - =-\ Large Turnout For

ideal woulhl-r existed for the An- nual "Gathering of lhe (‘-iuns" at Lin: Exhibition (Grounds yesterday.

dl-r“ for llll‘. comfort of both the parading l-lanslnon and the com- pclliors in lilo sporting and horso- racing l-vl-nls all of whom would otherwise llltVl! suffered somewhat frolll lllt‘ prevailing dust of the sea- SUI].

Baud and a dctachnlont of forty sailors from tho ll. M. (‘. S. Patriot, illn lnclllbr-rs of the (lalcdonlnn,

lllllilerlng. which they reached stl about lllllf-Illlfllflflt}.

cur-rs lvl-rc well filil-d with speck, alors from bolll country and c'ty.

progrunl was carrlod out and who}

tllc participants ill the vuriousi cvcilt-s, giving little Miss Mary 'i‘ralnol‘ a great ovation after her skllful pl-rforluuucc of tho sword-

dalll-o, \\'lllt‘l| silo spl-ciul request. ll gilland lflings, Sword

lvfvlmugall, by l-asionl-ll continual applnus M aids, Misses Mary 'l‘rainor,

lliarlfvnzie, Masters Willie Ilurnctt land (lorllon MacDonald. Miss Mary lluadoll by the Caitldoulan PipclTraluor gave ll splendid exhibition

of lilo Soaun Trubhas.

An interesting ovont lu the sports tugof-war bo- Club und those taking port in tho l\\'f‘l'll tho team oi‘ the visiting war dancing, l-vcuts lnarcilcll, huunultilfsilip, Patriot and a tcam coluptlsod tllc Scottish Standard, from lthclr_of locul mcn. The local learn won (fiub ronnls to tho scone of thcjtllo cvcnt in two straight pulls.

program was tho

lllll YES EllliAY

Parade — Interesting Program of Sports, Dancing" and Horse- racing Carried Out at Exhibition Grounds.

repeated by

dances.

llll‘ lloavy shown-rs of lilo nlornlugialld a Foul-sonic Scottish reel were sl-cnrug lo have boon “mado to or~'llzlnlrl-,li, lo bag pipe music by Capt. illc following lads and lasslcs, whose performance oc-

o. The

.sr-s Walkers, Misses MacDon-

Norah

Many of the other sporting ov-

blilu ra<xc bclwoon Hornl

Pox, in willch

'l‘ilo Presidents

ilott Macflulgan.

(Continued ‘lom Page 7)

lcuts were characterized by close The largo grand stand and blea nnd exciting finlshesmspeclsliy the

ly ului

tho latter caught wilo were unanimous in their llflllil<lilllll passed his‘ opponent just as (iii of lilo lsfficiuut way in which thlrtlllly wlllzzoti uudcr the wire.

prize for the banded ollt generous uppllluso to_lll~st all round athlete wont to El-

llllillli llzrolllllll PAlillllE

lffiililfd" Last Minute News

Flashed in Over the Wires

ARGENTEUIL, July 17. - in the four cared race without coxswalln today Great Britain was first, Canada second, Swit- zerland third. and France fourth. The time was seven minutes, eight seconds.

ARGENTEUIL, France, July —The single ‘culls race Iin the Olympic rowing championship here today was won by Jack Bercsford Jr., of Great Britalin who defeated W. E. Garrett.

(Canadian Press)

PARIS, July 17. —The re- ported statement that Col. Jame; A. Logan, Jr., had an- nounced at the openling of the linter-Aiiied conference yester- day that Washington had no objection to a U. S. representa- tlve Hitting in the Reparatlbn Commission n the event of ‘its having to deliberate on Ger- man defaults is viewed here as the most important event of the opening session.

Stolen Car Recovered By Radio in 2 Hours

(Canadian Press.) NEW YORK. July l7~-—One hour and forty-five nriuutes description of an automobile stolen ‘from Fifty-first street had been sent ollt over the radio from ‘Po lico llleudquartors the machine was picked up lll Stamford, Conn, lls tw ooccupl-luls who described thclu~ selves as llowsrll ll. Carr, 23, a chauffeur, ulld Jefferles (f. Payne.

after tho

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(Canadian Preu) BUENOS AYRES, July 17. -—- A complete censorship appears to have been clamped down on news from Rio Jsnelro and Santos on the rebellion in the state of San Paulo, Brazil.

Unconfirmed reports here state that several 10.41;... correspond- ents in Brazil have been asked to refrain from sending further dts- patches bu‘ the situation unloie special permission ls granted by the‘ Government. Monteviodieo dispatches state that press mea- sages from South Brazilian points also have been stopped.

it is assumed, however. the cor-' res " ‘=1 may be allowed to f the regular official colnmuniq ~ which are issued from time to ti e in Rio De Janelro by the Federal Government.

News that the Brazilian Govern- ment hos put an absolute censor- hip on messages dealing with the rebellion in. San Paulo is not lur- prising to persons well lnformrid on the Brazilian situation.

The present admniatratlon in Rio De Janeiro, "although it con- tains several former newspaper- men, always has been notably hostile to the press presumably ba- cuuse of bitter attacks to which President Bernardo; was subjected before he assumed office two years

CHlIEF WALTER H. LONG

Of the Vancouver Police. was elected to the executive body of the Chief r‘ * ~---' l ' ilOfl of Canada at the convention conclud- ed in Ottawa.

illllliill Hill Hill Wilflllfi llil iilfililiN

Of Canadian Repres-

entation at Inter-

Allied Conference in London (Cana-dlan Press)

OTTAWA, Jilly 17. w- The“; was on angry scene ill the Commons

go.

Shortly after Bernarlios was in- augurated a national congress adopted a prose control law, sold to be the most drastic h the world Newspapers in Rio complained that it amounted to a virtual perpetual censorship.

Trouble between the Govern moot and the press is long stand-

. , l - ~. ( " I l l did not take a rifle and ammunl- ‘ll-mm m the “Mk 28. “d a whim huh“); mum‘ m“, murmm, who“ prenflor King rng and came to a head during the

oduccd u nnvui bill, authorizing laying down of no tower than

t cruisers at u cost of $125.-

' , .000. That bill has HOW biwll untarlly suspended in order to , e possible a now international forencc; hence a now opportun- presents itself to Grout Britain

tion down for nothing," so dct-lar

l-d llolulntllilal‘ (loorgu (lololutlu of the ltoyal tlauudluu Artillery wllo_ shot and kiilcll ills comrade in llrnls Acting iluncu lloulilallicl- W ll‘ tlrovvs nt (Yonnuugilt ilatll-ry ulnar bore this morning following u quur- rel which thc two lucu hull yester-

lho wllcat growing llamagl- frolu drought has bccu threatened during lhr: past wcuk, {a

Labor Ministry

At 7.30 Sharp-Some Very Original Floats Appeared at Starting Point Last Night

lord Police Stallion. The bulldog appeared

tho property nl‘

was charged. The prisoners said

lin tho car. were tanen to the ‘Stam-

to have been drugged. it was identified as tho Chlol‘ oi’ the Fire Ilcpartnlent of Stamford, it

was being questioned on Canadian Conference.

lnunlcalious which had passed be- tween tho (lanadlaln and British govornnlen-t in regard to Canadian representation ut tho conference

representation at the filter-Allied

Premier King had outlined com-

mllitary rebellion in Rio two years ago this month. At that time tho powerful morning newspaper Corrolo De Manbs was attacking the administration of rreeidsut Peasoa, and its influence is con- sdared largely responsible for tlia rebellion.

But Did Not Start 0n Account of Heavy Rain. ,

For Australia

(Ca adian Press) Ml-lidlfilll NE, Australia. July i7 IA motion of wallt of confidence

Efurthor lhc pence of the world." ' he manifesto asserts that no ner had the Labor government msndd zlullhority to lay down vo new cruisers than Paris.

they had found tho

road.

Tourist Slain While

do“ m‘ m" and slated tho stand taken by Call- uda. lie had intimated that the Dominion government was await- ing further advices from the 30v- ornnlent when Right Hon. Arthur

(lay.

(irovcs who was shot in till- aildoulcn was engaged in opcrling tho buttery gale for (lolrluzllrs all lulsslon to the fort, was rushed lo

Owing to the inclcmency of the

nll those who entered into the cnnl-

Registered Mail

H pins "and Toklo, instantly respond-

wltll llew cruiser" programs. , "Tho ltullun premier," sluys tho . anifosto, “specifically accepted e new doctrine of our own Rov- rnmenl. that an increase of urluu- ' ents is a right method of provid- ng work for tho unemployed.” ilt rather looks as though ‘a storm ere brewing for tho government .I an issue difficult for Mr. Mac- onuld to defend.

l . S. Dentists Choose Officers

(Canadian Press) WOLFVILLE, N. 3., July 17.-- t the 34th annual luoetlng of the l ova. Scnllu Dental Association 91d hero yesterday, Dr. W. C. 0x- er‘of Halifax. was elected prositi- nt for the ensuing your. Dr. J. T. ouch, Woolfvllle, wns elected frst ice-president, Dr. T. Molnnson.

armnuth, econd vice-president. Dfl Dr. J. S. Bagnnll. Halifax, soc rotary. '

Condensed Specials ,

RATE-Ac. nor word, mu each insertion in this column.

(‘amp lllil lllilitury llospllzll wlll-rc

ho died shortly after

this luorning. Coleman, who hall l)l‘l‘ll

the police this nHl-rllonn ill whit-ll

it was intentional. unulurrled urld 37‘ Y“"'-“ "l fluv-

bcon known past four al-d unl- hail yl-‘lrs. -Z<+>——-——

111.11}... Chiefs

(Canadian Press) VANCOUVFJII. .Illiy Jimmy llarry, our» of the 4 known chin-fl: oi‘ tho Sllunlnillll Isa tion, .:: til-ad, and police aro lnvcxli

Tho ill-lain was p ("kl-ll llll l" ‘it East End of tho clly ill an uuvon

loll nnd nrut in tho llfillllllfii. $8,000 was uladr- lo llll- ludlanu o IISv i)

construction vulupany for

lllal rollbcrs altul-ltl-ll llil!

ills person.

our: lit-loch

pliltcll undcr arrest nlado a stutcuu-nt to

i" tho ilovl-rnnlcllt of Vctoriu was carried ill lilo Lcglslulivl: Assclnil- ly today by n vnto of 43F to lll. Till: lllfilllill was luovcll by (l. ill. I'm-ud- vrgasl, Labor Loader, and was slip

woathl-r, lile decorated parade. and clnuulunlty singing und dancing which was scheduled for lust. even- ing illul to bc postponed until to~ night.

petition last night and sincerely trust they will tllrn out tonight and ulrlkc the uffnir as big a sllcilcss as it would lravl- been inst night and also to ouablo them to ltWllfll

Wife Sleeps Nearby

(Canadian Press.)

ho ndlultted Hllfllllilll‘, and dl-l-inrtsl (‘uh-luau is

Groves is an idugiisllulzlu, ulur- rind, and ~11 yi'iil'.~l of agl- and has to (‘oll-ulzln for tllc

Death Suspicious

l7.——f‘lllol' host

gating tlll- ptllllillblli‘)! of foul play

uclous coalition from lll‘f\ll luiili”

Rl t'.l‘l'.lly an award of lllllfl‘ than Chirf Harry's rosorvo by u brilll-‘Jf l‘l svrvl- prnporty. and pollcl- bcliovtl

lndinn hop ng to find u sllnl llf luonl y on

]ltll'l\‘ll by the country party und flvl- uuattuchod Liberals.

'i‘llo Legislative Asscnlbly lul» lourlu-d ilulllclflltoiy after tho votc wns tllllcn.

it is anticipated that Mr. Prou- dcrgllst will forlu a Labor minis try.

slfiflilhn lll lltAlil

(Canadian Prone)

NIDNTRICAL. July l7. —lVlr:<. Agnrw Knoll, Minneapolis, fell lo her ll“lllll frnul thh sixth storey of lilo Ritz Carlton ilolcl this nlorn um. Mrs. Knoll was (Tl u iloliday vlsil to llu- city with hor husband. following n scvorc illness frolu u nl-rvo, malady. Silo suffl-rod frolll dizzy spl-lls nnd ll. is illuuglll slu- sllffrlrcll one Wlilll‘ lookillg ollt n! lilo window of her room. Silo u-as forly~four yours of slit‘.

i0}?

f

1

Thousands nl’ people throngod tllc streets awaiting tho arrival of the purudu ~~but shortly llflfll‘ 7 o'clock tile ruin began to fall ill torrents and the tfnllllilililu‘ ill cilargc, uftcr giving the mum-l- duo consideration decided to l-all off tho purado until tonight at Till)

p. m.

Tho floats which appeared at |ll(‘ starting point last night worc vlowcd by the judges and tbc polnts recorded. Duo iilllHVdllPi-l will bo lllllfll‘ tonight for any of the llouls which were damaged by last night's rain, so that tlluso- lllat brnvl-d the l-lenlcnis. net-ll have no hesitant-y in ilringing lull their fllrlls again.

The judges of last evening wow-l A, tlorllcrl Watson, prl-silionl of lilo Nova Sculls Automobile Associa- tion; (‘. l’. Masters, u \Vl‘ll ltuolvu commercial traveller, St. John and li. ’i‘. (‘oopolg manager of tho inn-r- uallonal Press 'lltd., Molllrcsll.

'l'bl' cnlnlnittvo desire to llllulk

illllllil liitll

i l

tho prizes.

The lino oi’ lnzlrnh for tonight is

as follows: Queen to Water, cast along to Woyluouth, north WPSi. Idustorl. Grafton to Market Street.

(‘lly ilall south nlong

Wntcr

to (lrafton, in (trout (loorgv, north to west to Queen, south

to

Had Wild Night On

Lonely Beach

(Canadian Press. ) cHlATlrllAlll, 0111., July 17.

ken revels in Dover township on Sunday night included a nude bath- ing party at a lonely spot on tho

~Drun

ii-lillfllfl of Lake Si, Clair, lligh (‘on-

slable Peter-o lllGCliISUll today, fol-

lowing an investigation. According in Chief moonshine liquor was drunk

Peters ball

by the

participants alld two aro said to be seriously ill fro mlho effects. floun»

ty polico have the ualucs ll|(‘ll and WUlllUll aliogvll

oi lhc

to have

boon ill tho wild party and have pre fcrrcd charges against seven. 'l‘llo

slvlnllal will bu proboll on

'l‘hurs-

duy when illl‘ defendants will up twill‘ boforo Magistrate (larsl-ulltlu.

<0

(lrton Ferguson. 30, of Atlanta Mich, was slain in u tourist camp at West Liberty st midnight Wllllt‘ hs wife slept in their lent lhirly yards away, according to infornlzl tion reselling iloro today. lls llvad bod been beaten ill with an iron pipo which was found near ily. State police and sileriffs are see

was seen on lilo camp grounds ear- liy ill the evening posing as the rus- todlau.

llohbcry is believed to have bee! the motive. The murderer stripped

by the side of lho body, ---¢o>-

Pistols Misfire Saves Policeman

(Canadian Pres-l.)

NEW YORK, Jilly l7.— Faring two loaded pistols lll illn haullp. ol lliPII later lllunilficll us ox-collvlrn with long criminal rcl-orllu, Holoc- ilvo James Lynch was srtvoll from probable death wllon one of lilo weapons luissoll fire. Hoforo ill!‘ second mall could pull tho trigger.

Moighen, leader oi’ the Opposition. road a press despalch of this mornings date bearing on the con- fercucc.

Premier King

angrily replied

CEDAR RNPPDS. low". Jilly i7 that he hull not seen the despatch

On Ship Rifled

(Canadian Press.) HAMBUIRA} Germany. July 17. —Three hundred and flirty-six reg-

lllng (lalhe Simmons of 'l‘il.lon, who

ills victim of clothing and l’ll0llt“_\' nnd left his owll ragged rlolhlug

adding. “i “rem. this House to hlllIW and want the British gov- llulnl-ut to know that we are re- ceiving lllltlfflllrllflll as to what is lhappenlng iu regard to Canadian representation from press dos- patchcs rlklll by the lcatlcr of the Opposition.

. "Mr. King heutedly protested against the press getting informa- tion with rogard to what was tak- ing plucu, “which is not given to the govcrunlonl of the coup-try and in which tho govoruulcnt is not in a position in reply."

lstered letters destined for Ger- many were opened on board tho steamer Belgonllant today by rob- hers who for some time have made the trans-Atlantic mails. especially letters destined for Germany and Austria, unsafe. Investigation has shown that the mall robbers have many helpers among members of the ship's crews,

‘ Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc.

Rates-Zn. per word each Insertion.

v

ill" cab, one nf the two pulled the trigger oi his rcvlllver and the ham mo lciil-lloll. but the cartridge fnll~ ell lo "Xlilllll".

47-4 0 &—-——

The Weather,

Bees ARE l_u<;_. _ \.|.\IMMEN§ - ‘ff-l Mos‘? seewoorleul. somensl

l

vaelfim’ WORST‘ $TlNGEQ

"Reserve Monday, Jul 21st for the festival at lhrshflel .

"l! 7 8 ll

"Coma to the lndisn River Pic- nic Vvvdnesdsy, July 23rd. All in- vlleli.-—-35'l~l»7-l8-2l.

"Reserve JlHy 22nd for Straw- berry and Ice Cream Festival at Union Road.

llynl-h sllol his companion through

.

'

HOUSE ‘ro tar -FURNACE bath, fireplace, low rent.—~ltob<-rt Cotton. Brighton. 2i

...._.¢- FOR BAlLE—-OROANUM AD

T0-day’s Carnival Program

THIS AFTERNOON

Gradual“ Romllnum oi Ordinar- lllln Mlfladfl. Apply 200 Princi- Streol, illillt-Tlll-Zi.

%-——% an!

TAMP CCLIJCTORB-sfltp IRI- tisb. North American ‘pf , pe for “ab. A iv stamp yen or, Poet Office. uprlottetown.‘ 4

vsuulmsn cblfffldlSwq g pu- furnlehcd cottage at l ollumi Qllvo a one at ftingvvoml. Flue for oahl ll; pill-ties. sllvorlu furn- ished cottages. available for Allsuat~ltobert (lotion. ‘Jl

+av . "I'll; f. Th? ‘V33; “if

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Yallll llul-l- l3 ldnot Class. Yacht ilarc 25 F001. Clilflfl. Aftvrnoun, beginning st 1.30.

Furl-noon starting at 10.30 l1.ill.~—‘ t‘.llarlol.ll»lown Yacht (‘lull Regatta

Alplalll- lllvl-nls near Glllls‘ Wharf

lillcu Mon (2)- llucl- lliixcd (2). (‘unlm 'l‘lltlng 'l‘ournnmont. (Junol- (lilstuclo linen. (iiilulrng (lruascll Polo. 'l‘ub itavc.

Iloyn Swimming Ilncc. lllris Svvllululnl: Race. Fain-y Iiiving (men). lloys lllvlng for I'lull-s. Alplllplnning.

Naval Events.

THIS EVENING.

(‘ll li0l‘ (‘a non

ILOO-Jiasnbnll match rll Allogwolt _Grountls botwoon Lentil!!! o! liw

Cross vs. Summer-aide.

1.80 Decorated Parndu of Auto!

and other vohlcltls.

Dance ln tho Prince of Wale!

College Hall under tho auspices o the Tourist Association.

hora-minus..- Shows at Vio- -' tori: Park each mernoon and eve-

tf his‘.

.\

LORD, CAVE

Who rnhlieiid the decision of the Privy Oeiunell Mitch ornate a speedy trial before a Bfvlpte Judge. without ry. of the accused direc- tors defunct Home leak of Canada, They will be Med by a judge without a jury unlcen Ad» nay-General Nllklp Wren them a ‘lfidilfjliffbfl a mummy alum ly Ieiulng rflll -