MAXIMS or s MERCHANT

when Nature takes a penny

him another.

one pocket she nolselaly slips it

from

Unit of Ten Large Stills in the Refining‘ Plant- of the Beacon Oil Conl- pauy Exploded With Disastrous Results.

EVERETT, Mass. Feb. 11.-With g concussion that rocked this city and was felt for many miles beyond i unit oi ten large stills in the re- lining plant of the Beacon Oil Com- piriy here exploded late today, caus- jng heavy loss of life. , Tonight the lnoivn dead-numbered ien and six men were posted as missing. At least fifty wereylnjured, many seri-

sl’. .

ouEAlht charred bdoies had been taken to an Everett undertaking es- lsblishment. and another was tak- iri irom beneath the caved wall of one of the stills. Everett one oi thirty injlired. taken to lhe MQSSKChUSctLS. general hos- pllhl died there of burns. Some oi me bodies recovered were so charr- ed tllat police officials said they might never become known until Q mock up of the missing employ- ees had been made. .

The stills blew up singly or in pairs. Flames shot up at a height of 80 feet above the 100 foot struc- ture. and a Dali of dense smoke hung over the plant, hampering the work of the rescue.

Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc

"llohiil llood Rapid Cilina Qill-‘i llPllEl‘ (nits. better flour. ‘

“Come to the Concert and Box Social at York, Wednesday. Feb. 15p; 2347 2-0-41

"Postponed Concert. and Social will be held in Cardigan Hall. Wedf nesday, Feb. 15th. 2441-2-13-‘21

"The postponed Pownal Coll- icrt will take place Friday. Feb. l‘l. 1i not fine, following cvenins. Saturday. 2442

= Emerald Hall — Auction and dance Tuesday. Feb. l4. If not fine first ilnc night following. 2436-2-13-2i

“Meeting oi New London North Egg Circle, Long River Hall Thurs- day evening Feb. 16th. Mr. Nash will address meeting. Alex. Camp- bell, soyy, 2448-2-13-Zli

~‘~‘i\'olic,cz—ijomo in iho cuiiilflid nnd "Playctiii" iu Stanley Brill!!!" illill on ‘Tuesday evening. lr‘ellrii' llry 14th. if not fine coma FriduF- Admission 35 cents. ' 2420-2~1l~fll-

“The annunl meeting oi i110 lhmk River Dairying Co. will be hold lll the flail at (Inntervllle 1111 Tucsday, February 14th at 2 p. m- All are invited. J..M. Callback- 2415-2-11-21-

“ilaskct Social at Iiope River. Tulniiuy‘ evening. Febr ary 14th (Zlioii-i- musical progra ._lf not iliii- (in following night.

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"ooiiio lo the niiiilicl silciol and concert in Moi-ell Village llall 0n Tuosilziy, February 14th. .

2429-2-l1-3l.

"Hockey mulch. Viciorla Rink. llilnliay, Fcbniary 13tll.(.'apc THU" vrso vs- Victoria. Best game oi‘ sea- i-lnn. Skating after match. ~ 2340-2-11-21

“Tho annual meeting oi Union District Scarlet Chapter meets iii Lion Lodge on Tuesday evening- Failruiry 14in iii 7.30 p. ITI- Alf- 1""l Martin, W.C.I.N.C.

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“The Annual Meeting of Stan 10y Bridgo Dairying will he hell‘ 1': llia Masonic Hall. Stanley, or Tllcsliay, February 14th., iii i v "1- All allareholde H and patron.‘ 111'" requested (to attend. H. S. M6 Ewen. Sec'y, zali-s-s-ll-l

"Rheumatism. diseases of b10011 Stomach and internal 01'!!!" ("If 11d- Roferenr-es given. Phone ll. 1- or. cull. ill Pvliii-i- oz- on."

lM-totown, all. island, Canada’ East.

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“Auction Tournament and Bos- in-l Social hi sliui-gooii lluu. Fair 1111111! 14th. Big display of Valen- iliioi. . 2417-2-11-21.

“(Come lo Cornwa Rink. Morl- mil’. Wednesday. Fri or and Set- urday evening's eight to ten. E8- "llli-‘iit ice, g¢0d music. hot lunch.

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MAXIMS

OF A MERCHANT

There is but one evil that is worse than money. and that is a u-hiskered reformer.

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Incorporated

lspfilrial to The Guardian)

TORONTO. Ont., Feb. 11.-No‘ fewer than fifteen new mining com- panies are shown as incorporated lthis week in the Ontario Gazelle, Total capitalization 8111011111510542, 000,000. This is the largest number

‘§fnim3§'i§“‘5iie'i§"35l°§§isi.“§§§i§?'“ ml 000,000 More For Neggt; ' l Fiscal Year-—Railway§ ThTBB DTOWIIGd | Rebates Amount l

i $600,000 Montllly.

At Sydney

(Special to The Guardian) MgBZLBOURNE. AUSl/Fflllfl, F-eb. ll. —— ree peisons were drowned. , eighteen were struck by lightning. a 1m“ meemm m mo’

(From our own C... respondent)

OTTAWVA. Feb. 12- -— There W11

linuoiincelliielils were made- it Shattered nndllfl(ll‘l'5l'0()(l, howcvcl", lhat it pa‘. lained lo urrallgenlcnls for illo s

of windows were boats were over-turned during a thunderstorm today at Sydney, de- spatcilcs said.

Brigadier Knight ' Visits o i i". y kliviilcd- Una cl‘ tho llfllill inform!‘

Brigadier Fred Knight ofthc Sal- and usually correct. says in vation Army is at present visiting Oloulreal (lnzeite. "ll is his native province. spent in Summerside. and he came to this city on Saturday. where he lllii conducted the evening meeting, as will

liiilili will niiikn an aiinouncemen

‘int: accidents it will bc dclivcre ,oii 'l‘liiirsduy ilext.

Opinion among well iuformc

lexlllo schedules ulirtieulal-l come ill for some aitentiol

day services ‘in the Citadel. leaving the‘city today. ernlly overhauled, that they Brigadier Knight is a son of the be better late Mr. Joseph Knight, one of the iness ciind best known and most highly res- pected citizens of his day and gen- eration. ‘The Brigadier has been in Army work for the long period of ‘ thirty-seven years during which he ‘evflffll $111195 Visited the Islflfld- Hi5 major industries (luring (he headquarters arc at Saint John, and y " he is now in charge of the New Brunswick and Prince Edward Is- land Division of the Salvation Army. He spent over twenty-one years in various appointments in Ontario, and notwithstanding his long record as a Salvation Army officer, engag- ed in strenuous Christian endeavor. of his

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and taxation which has made vcry thorough

duclioii of the excise taxes

anticipated, these being more stric iy revenue taxes oil t"JillillO(lll.l0 ics oi‘ liic- The royal on i-uslolns and excise recolnmenl

We. as do all the citizens who know him. extend a hearty welcome '0 Brigadier Knight. on this his visit to our shores, and many were rejoiced to have the opportunity of hearing him once again at the vieetings he conducted while in the city.

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vii in the probable luscllliltillns lluvn been maria ii‘ llli- advisory tariff bonrd befor-

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Aellzlnr l Brysolrs Symphony

MANCHESTER. Feb- first performance by the Hallo Or- wure 2T l-LK" :hestra in Manchester of a new v zymphony by Ernest Bryson. tvhosc well adviiu.-ii, says: "Thu

and nlulnillum

'pri*sclii ilirifi‘ on cotton l

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of the undo" papers pays; speech. llul whilil (ho

resting portion of the first move- "3"" “amt” “"1 131B 0516M be

lame time. has a suggestion of vig-‘ e “'3”

irons action. _ "One passallt‘. 0f “Such "leal of use ls made. is strangely iuggcstlve of the vrell-known giant ltalrs in Beethoveifs Seventh Sym- phony. Th finale is an. effective ind baiflling movement. which sui- ‘ers slightly from the fact that. ike so many composers, Mr. Bryson ‘inds it difficult to finish. The great lucrit of the work is that it seems ‘o go on coherently w a definite ioint. The orchestration is through- iut effective. and the

has this: "There: is a grnudllg im

pointed Ill the taxation reduction \Vllllolli. lilo rebates in under the Duncan Commission re pori- the expenditure will hi- $20. 000,000 more. for llll} next yearlhuu for (he l‘llll\Vil_V rebates tllui is the pi-r ccnl. freight rule

lilo

harmon-vr amount (ll about $600000 monthly

nodern. The performance was ad-

At Pittsburgh. Montreal Mam!“ ni the i-luiii-oiio oxi-lso lllX- The Sill‘ l; Pittsburgh 1.

Toronto 2. (Sunday) Chicago n. Rangers 0-

Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 0. ::lill0l|lll. $30,000,000 incroiiseil ex

l lllli HllPE illli lllillillllilil i [lll l|[|]l|[;‘[|[|ll IilIAllY lliillllllill BY FIR

N‘ T A X A T l u N1 Kenlnedy Bros. Retail Establishment Goes __ . p

Expenditure Will be $20,-

tg: ing a fire broke out in the establish-

.. siollnl fllYli-ffililllllt) cu hionday- My.

14H i > ilic budget speech but burr-

l press correspondents l-‘hSOIIIBWlIIII

(hi! ilnder- Friday lie slooil the tariff (elianges will affect u wide range of articles and that

also the morning and evening Sun- Obsolem definitions are to bu re- He is revamped and the tariff items gen-

applied to modern bus-

it is pointed out that this will be the first revision since the crea- tion of an advisory board on tariff

study oi‘ several [inst

The Toronto Star says: "Tho re- on liquor and tobacco products is not

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(‘onsidiirublc inirlrusi is ovidenc _ g(lvcl'lllllenl.ll alctlou (in llle tariff- Numerous rcp- ilf

lziie i0 illc minister" and wilh duia

,hinl. il is believed illlll .\ir- Robb in 11H" lililil’ on cotton tcxlilias and on kitcllcu \\‘:ll‘(’, both of which ure considered allnong the necessities oi‘ lifo- The extlles i. ll.-— The 2L’ l-l lil 1.1T l-L.‘ null nu lll(1 hollo-

'l‘h(.- (limbo correspondent usually

Opera‘ The Loner-p, Flute‘ was heard i-‘onlprellcilsive tariff revision since 1n London a short time ago, was a Heldingis limo will be outlined i: itrlking success. Writing of the per- llie llousli oi‘ (‘cannons when Hon forinance the musical critic of one Jiiiilwi A- llflbll iiiilkflil lilo lmillU-‘i changes "The symphony is full of vitality will urriici ‘scored o.’ items iii the and considerable charm. The per- schedule oi cuslonls duties". they romance was very vigorous with will not be ci_a violent character. ‘ome slrniine themes; the most ar- designs! w iiilurc Canadian indus- lo SS8 e which Sugges," relieve further ("he common people ezertarfiugusiu Org“ large mounmd oi Illlt! burden they necessarily trniy. '1he slow movement is more ‘law "W" "fined "T1911 1° 00411‘ if.’ “eaceful m charmtm.’ but’ at ‘he lcasoil oi Canadian participation 1U:

Tom Illacklock regarded as the‘ a 800d wisest. o.’ ihe press cnrreslpondeniwgl

prcssioil tho public will bu disap- railways

fiscal prescut- The

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‘ reduction given lhu “Ilfllllilfl Provinces, on (‘ilnudlun National llnilwuy.

vhile ire-o and flexible. is "o! w" 51ml on (he C.I’.Il. iihoui half that alnilunl- 'I‘heao sums must be re-

plus for the first nlnc months of At Toronto. N. Y» 5111911011115 31 the present. fiscal your was about $05,000,000. but this will be rcduu- i-d in about 855000.000 when lilo your ends March Ili- Takc from this

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In Flames.» L oss About Halfilovcr- ed By Insurance. ',. 1

About 2 o'clock on Sunday morn-

l}, special train. carrying fire fig ting equipment and a detach- ,ment oi Kennedy Bros, retail mer- ment oi the Summerside fire brig- shants, Kensington. ade arrived in Kenstngton about At the time oi its discovery the 3.45 a. ni., but by that time the _flre was well under way, and made building was almost destroyed and lsucli rapid progress that it wiis only the flames were beginning o subside- H a matter of minutes before the-large The origin of the fire was un-

Cabinet two storey wooden building was zliknown. Notllhlg was saved from

nass of flames. it was evidentflfhe store and. as the office safe has

many walls were razed, hundreds 0mm.“ y"mu"du~v "i'“r'm°"~ m“ ".0 I from (he start that there was nnlnot yet been opened it Ls not known

‘ hope oi saving the building so the whether the intense. heat has l ‘ii-amen turned their attention to damaged or destroyed its contents. ..eep'lng the flames from spreading The fire loss is estimated as be- ro the adjoining premises. tween forty-five and fifty thousand

Mr. Hector Morris's jewellry store dollars, oi which twenty-five thous- “aught fire, but the firemen, with and dollars is covered by insurance. the assistance of thc citizens soon, The Kensington Electric Lighting exinguished the flames. So in-‘system was put out of commission tense was the heat that the glassi by the blaze, and is not yet in work- was cracked in buildings on the ing order. opposite side of the street.

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Increasing Number Of Entries Shows Grati- fying- Interest In P ublic Speaking.

l. The ever increasing interest mani- Students wishing to enter should fill 5 festcd in the Oratorical Contest. out the coupon appearing elsewhere which is sponsored in this province in this issue and mail it without by The Guardian. »l*'l10\VS that a delay, informing their teacher or rncst gratifying nuuibei- of studentsprinclpal that they have entered.

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Yet he is still in the vigor ed l)". “npgglljqn (,5 oxvise "we-whom rho Island are desirous \ 1t isrequested that principals and manhomh and we hope with nmny on “pm liquor,‘ b“, me yew,“ of- improving themselves in the art teaclllils whose pupils have applied Yi-‘BFS 0f 115511111955 51111 b95019 111111~ mupduljm] ,5 m“ ]‘k‘\lv m ' be of public speaking. to them to enter, will send in their

It has been decided that every names and other particulars to The school having grades above No. 8 Guardian. is entitled to solid three competitors Here are some of the entries: to the district contest. This does Jennie Cook, Murray River High not mean that three must g0; if School. tlicrc is only one contestantin a Melda Ferguson, Dunstaffnage JChCOA, he 0:" she may represent that School. school. i Lemuel

There are‘ four districts—-Princ-'.'School. Queen's. King's, and Charlottetown. E. Benjamin ncluding Si. Dunstans. It is plan- Wales College. led to hold the district contests 1n Margaret H. Campbell, Rochford iunimerside, Charlottetown and Square School. "ome central point in King's County Edith Douse, Prince lkely Georgetown. The first three School, City. .-hanlpions of tho district will then Margaret Coffin, Montague High ontenci for the Provincial chanl- School. lionship ill Charlottetown, and the J. Howard Buniain, Prince of t vinncr will be entitled to proceed to Wales College. i Foronto for the Canadian Chanl- Willard Picketts, Prince of Wales iionship. his or her expenses being College. , laid. i Lauchim MacDonald, Prince of]

There will be three prizes for each Wales College. | listrict. Fiist prize, silver cup, William Burnett. West Kent econd prize, silver tray; third prize School, City. Vaternian pen and pencil set. For John Denny, West Kent School, he Provincial final the prizes will City. ic: lst champion cup and trip to, Margaret Lambs. Springfield. ‘orouto or elsewhere; 2nd. silver, Helen Gosbee. Murray River High) vatch: 3rd. silver watch. ‘School.

The first three winners in each,‘ Harry J. Lewis, West Royalty. iistrict will be entitled to colne to Hilda M. Hooper, Mun-ay Riven

Q Prowse.

Rogers, Prince of

s Street

Charlottetown as guests of TheiHigh School. ‘ Guardian for the Provincial com-l Penelope Martin, New Perth petition. School. ' Watch the list of entries grow. Emmet Gallant, St. Ann's School,

- Hope River.

1 STATEMENTRE Bllllllllili FllNll SAINT llllNSTAWS CATHEDRAL

Cathedral Debt Paid Off With Substantial Surplus On Hand-I n to r i 0 r To Be

nirable. ,paireil by the riillwnys and wi1l~ still --—"_‘°"’i"'_ _ i'ilrlllci' increase llll\ expenditure- iATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUP Willi such lii-nvy expenditure RESULTS ‘there can be no heavy tax redllc- ._.__. v _ii0u- The mcsl the public ciiu 01F Th following statement re the Sanctuary and altar equip- (Swirl!!!) _ wiect is one ilercenl off (no saler lulldfnfl fund of st. Dunstanis ment . . . . . .. 83.25 At Mmluem’ canadkms l‘ 305' m“ mamml!’ m" l"""‘°m' 9“ “l” lathedral was read at all Masses Paid Cathedral Debt in l rm 1, iucolnc corporation tax and a our tesmrday momm‘ full _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5541,50

' It may be mentioned that the cost if building this magnificent edifice rhich is approximately $333,000.00. - now all paid of! with a balance of #430193 as a surplus.

It has been decided to redecorate ind clean thc interior after which

' odious Balance on hand, forward 4,804.93

Receipts Jan. 31, 1028.

l West Kent

ibut the foul aLr foiled their nt- tompts- All hope was abandoned at noon- Th5 relief workers were willi- drawn and the mine was

steamer flying $13 06530 travelling from .I.eith to Odessa. TORONTO.

' Bough; harbour gr, port pen-or north moderate to fresh northerly winds. of comm“ 51m- belng biiflecmd mostly fair with stationary and lit-

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rain Elevator

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l Advocated —- Dealers Now Get the Profits, Says Rural Society President. BUENOS AYRES, Feb. 11. — A

nation—wide campaign for the adop-l lion of the Canadian grain elevator‘

50 Percent 0f _ Fire Losses In Quebec Provino

(Special to- The Guardian) QUEBEC, Que, Feb.

2d over 50 percent. of the materi losses and loss of life fire during the last ten the whole of Canada. During the period of 1917-19 the Province of Quebec had 70 pe cent cf the number of fires

hospitals and asylums. a lilile ov 50 per cent. of the number of ilr in schools and colleges and

little less than half of the numb

system and grain marketing proce- dllrc in Argentina was inaugurated last night by Luis Duhau. the presi- dent of the rural society oi’ Argen- tina.

Mr. Duhau who last year person- ally studied the distribution storing and marketing of crops in Canada, believes that the adoption of the Canadian system is the only wily to‘ save the Argentine grain grower from the exploitations by dealers. through whose name practically the entire. Argentine grain crop pam- cs before it reaches the millcr or

LL-The Province of Quebec has the unen- liable distinction cf having provid-

caused by: "m ‘°';Wholesale Murders are

churches and chapels. 60 per cent. of the number of fires in convenus.

of fires in theatres and public halls.

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Taking Place in Kwangtung Province Where More Than a Million Chinese Have “Gone Red."

(Canadian Press) CANTON, China. Feb- 11- ——~ Wholesale murders of propertied classes are taking place in Kwang- ung Province. The Communist aci- iviiies. which resulted in upheavals

"u Canton ill December when a

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, ! houiiand persons were slain, m.

‘ _ _ ‘Qilfifillllllflg appreciable proportiona- Hhsurders have occurred at various i‘ocalllizs.

Thi- coal-ii urea, one hundred‘ ‘nilus norlli oi llong Kong center ‘oi: around Niechechln and H0113- ‘izil Boy's is the outstanding strong- riolu 01‘ Communism today. There. "lore lhnn u million farmers, fish-

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r I b I (,()1]5u1]1l)t1()11 ()1 Q p, ,1 lilii-u i-nd salt makers have gone ~ GT1? P7330951. usage oi liandlin-z F l ' k . “A ' Hwy “"9 “slammed a l ‘ ' ‘ 0O‘ S Incl eased R‘ ‘ "nllnunc wiped out titles to laud the grain crops in Argentina, which . _‘ '

on account of lack oi‘ elevators and nlal'kabl.l' m I111?“ DP.- “'l Willi-scaled property oi‘ the hroper railroad cars fur loose 5mm c a d P, vomlnission iulgilllljg Flu. llmveinellt is spread.

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so‘: mupgmne ti‘: Qggnfe, K532 Hears. hides-ole murders of land own- mle to store m5 crops and hold _,___ "rs and niercliniils have occurred- mem for pmflmble disposal. but TORONTQ Feb‘ u___i»omn,.m > ulllny (r1995 whole families have

fgfges him to gel] goon ailm- mg consumption oi scll foods frolll il

harvest“ whjgh with gfegtggi; fggul- Maritime Provinces hall increased past ten memorandum pre- sented by F‘. T. Jami-s, local whole-

rcmarkably during the

years." said a

arity causes severe price breaks.

| Grain dealers, Mr. Duhau believe

are consequently reaping‘ the legiii

mate profits of the growers. -~-_-<-o}---—_

I ‘Kellogg Pleased . With Canadian

salt-r, to the Royal Fisheries Con

lvan which opened its 'l'0rooto s!‘ sioii in the ciiy hall here ycstrrda lo will enquire

lnarkctil 1L‘.

mission headed by Hon. A. K. Mac-

Tlle Comlnissioll while in Toron- purticulnrly into ihc-problelns of lrunsporiaiioll and

‘"1 iie-sicgrd and razed by the ‘is. 'i‘lle village elders were do- uilated, their heads were mount- vn poles and sent to villages ""l‘lJ_v ns a warning of the tale ~ b(- visited on the inhabitants 1n s" ilicr opposed communism- Tlie movement has resulted in "Wvlvlioli 0i‘ European Cath- ‘v and Prolesmnt missionaries ""1 ill“ flr-"l in Swninw and Hang '“1-'- TM‘ lWovlni-lcil authorities ‘ “"""i"i: ilraslically t0 ourb tho