OI“) MERCHANT

of another.

' A man is low-lost in‘ the sense we, he loses lurnseif in the heart

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Covers PrinceEdward Island Like the Dew

MAXIMS

OFA

MERCHANT

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it takes a heap better man to llvo a theology than it Ldoes to make one. '

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W‘ "up: Bnbonlptlono Delivered 15.01) ., you, Cunolln and u. s. A. um

i Pill ._ sis l u n-uiggililui

if Governments, Fin- anciers, Employees and Public Will

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- ltisfioped toPutl N. S. Coal-Steel In-‘ dustry on Sound Basis. ‘ '

HALIFAX. N. 8.. Feb. l3.--"The worit undertaken is admittedly one nl great magnitude and one which requires the united co-operation of

vcmments. financiers. employees and the public and if these ele- is will combine to assist. it is hoped to establish the great coal- rteci industry in Nova. Scotla on a soluid basis."

so declared C. B. McNaughthrcc- gntly elected ‘F. ‘dent of the Brit- isli Empire Steel Corporation, fol- lowing‘ an informal discussion held here this afternoon with Hon. E. N. Rhodes. Premier oi Nova Scotia, Colonel the Hon. Cr. S. Harrington, Minister of Mines, and J. H. Gun- dy. of the Holt, Gundy Company.

Mr. McNaughti added that the present management was working lnco-operation with all interests concerned with a view to. arriving at u satisfactory solution of the various problems involved.

The Premier and the Minister of Mines. for their part. assured Bes- cos new president of the desire of the government oi Nova Scotia lo co-operatc with him in iris. efforts lo rc-organlze the industries. This task. it was pointed out. would nat- urally require careful consideration and some time and the hurried trip oi Messrs. McNaught and Gundy, which would include Sydney and New Glasgow. was only a prelimin- 1W

Messrs. McNaught and Guncly. accompanied by Vice President J. E. McLurg, leave tomorrow for Syd- ney. 111091» wiliwiolt ‘New Glasgow on the return trip.

Announcements, Coming Events, , Meetings, Etc

‘iltobin llood Rapid China Oats. holler outs. better flour

“iii- Stewart Thursday. stupen- dons shuw- 2457-2-14-21

“The postponed annual meeting of the Millvlcw Egg Circle will bc held in Vernon i-iall on ‘Jllcducsday Feb. l5. 2460-3-14-21

“Postponed Concert and Social will be held in Cardigan Hall, Wed- nesday. Feb. 15th. 244l-2-l3-2i

“lllllllilliuo Saturday. "Third lic- slvu“ Wonderful show 2457-2-i-i-2i

“(filrilival ut Borden illiik- Vvczl- liosdilj’. Fob. 15th. 8 prizes given- flbb-il-lt-Zi

“Emerald Hail - Auction and dance Tuesday. Feb. i4. If not fine llisl line night foilowlna.

2436-2-13-21

“Meeting of New London North] Eu circle. Dong River Hall Thurs-l div evening Feb. loin. Mr. Nash. 11'1ll address meeting. Alex. Camp-l bell. Sec'y. ens-z-is-si

“valentine ‘Bridge and Dane-- lll Cilledonia Hall, Wednesday "lltlll. Feb. 15th, for charitable l111ill0sus. Admission Ebola.

24 8-2-14-21

“Nolicez-Come to tho concert “l1 "Plsveitc" in Stanley Brides Hull on Tuesday evening. Febru- 111.1‘ l-ltii. ir not fina coma Friday. Admission 35 cents.

2H0-2-1l-lll.

“Robin Hood Rapid China 01115- 111‘11ri~ oats, better China--

"lonteriuinmeut, Pie Social and 0111101‘ in ‘Strand Theatre, Konsinli- 1on- Fob. 14th, (tonightl- Proceeds 111i‘ new Rink. Admission 50 outl- 25cls. ' .

“Basket Social at Hope River. "today evening. recruit 14th. 91111101» musical program. t not 11111‘ on following night.

2414-2-11-31-

“Come to the Bnokit Social P1111 concert in Moi-en villus nail

“11 Tuesday, February 11th. \ Qflt-Ml-iil.

{Seppala Won New

—-Leonard Seppala, of Alaska llvlm V the three days ~ point- °-l1°11lt. New England sled dog race‘

today. ru an Noitll Conway was l2 hours 42 min-l lites. Emil Si. Goddard of the Pas. Mair, was second in l3 59, 48 and

Earl Brydges also f th .' m 14 o8 n’ a o c Pas. third

looking to the control b * i i . , . labor ol a 0mm of y mg“ w‘ the past week. The steamship Am-

picture theatres throughout Canada. Plymmlm llllrly hours law, suit-airl-

ggdlggyunllfifd slams‘ ‘was dlscms" cd dalnage iiLllS propellers four;

Hollywood studio electricians carried

‘England Dog Race

(Canadian Press) NORTH NORWAY, N. H.. Feb. l3.

‘lllllllllll u unlit this

Six of Crew Missing‘, as Dredge Found-l ers - Col. Ameryl Had Rough Voyage;

Of Movie Theatres H°1“"-___ l coupon, Feb. lib-Ali incoln-l

($000181 t0 the Guardian] l“ ~ . . . g shipping reports great strug- WASHINGTON' Feb" 13"“A111°1"° glcs against the Atlantic gains of

_ H15 clllllfilrd time for thcl, 11 Irfllli North Conway to Luconia d tlicn to Wolfcboro, and back to

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1'50“ “wvmg erican Farmer. which arrived at

the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in calling attention to a proposal by

days out of New York. and cull-l tended throughout its passage with the heavy gales.

The steamship Monlclare, bring- ing LieuL-Col. L. C. M. S. Amery. Secretary for the Colonies. from lCanada after a long tour of the do- ‘minions. reached Liverpool 24 hours late. The British steamship San- down Castle, from Tyne for New York. reported by wireless that it, ivas returning to QIlEEIlSl/Oivll with the forehold full of water.

Six of the crew were missing and believed drowned after the dredg- ing vessel Grinkel sunkln the Mer- sey Rlvorlduring the gale. .

The lives of the crew of the British schooner Agnes Glover were. saved through the pluck oi one oi the seamen. John Lewis. During .the terrific gale of Friday. the lschoonerls anchor chains parted. and she urns being rapidly carried ‘to sea. tearing through the mount- la nous seas. the Guardian) l howls. at steal

Tilvuvflpis, 0rd,, poll 13_ __ T\\'[}'Clllllbe(l into the rigging and wig- bodies still remain to be recovered waisted ml anneal. 1'01" 111d which from the Hollingei" mine._ All hope was sighted from Holyliearl. A boat of the men being found alive imyput out and came elosc enough to been abandoned. Thirty Silvllllltlli‘. almost sinking schooner for the bodies had been recovered todaylcl-ew to leap to safety. Some were Two were brought to the hoisting bacily injured. shaft from the 550 foot lcvcl at ten o‘clock this morning.

l in the February issue of the clectric- l ai Journal.

The union men bclicve. the article adds. that eventually "union labor will form its own companies and produce the pictures as well as ex- hibit them." '

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(Special i0

risk of his life,

lLabor

TORONTO. Feb. 13.~- By ansvrcrq ing sin-appeal for help in the .11.? ' ' 1 1e 9 1159“ m1 C5- f, LONDON, Fill). 13. —— A Litblil‘ int)- Unitcd States honoretlCanada llnl-lml wmlllalnlllg c; we govpl-ll. will» 191' 1-119 11951111116 111 1115lQYY; “llncnUs failure to rlcul with tile un- Unlled 51-3105 1111119 $111911’ 5131mmlemplcymcnt situation was (ieiezltcd gllfdfii‘ Crew W95 $9111 1>@1'°55111°ltoz1igl1t in tho House of Comment 01' 91V , ‘by u vote of‘ 293 to 137.

Scott Turner. n Torontol

Motion _ _ Was Defeated

U. S. ASSISTANCE

former

man and now chief oi the United‘ __.~~».-.4->~---_~ States Bureau of Mines, lvltllO recciv-l '

ed the appeal. did cvcryt ing pos-l -

sible to hasten the arrival of the

special train at Timmins.

’ Information

liianudian Press)

OTTAWA, Ont. Feb, l3. -— Goods seized from smugglers and for in- lfractions of the customs and excise laws of Canada netted the dominion a gross revenue; of $5311.445Lf1\f1_1'111i’l nine months o to ircscn i500. w“ “nlker” mm“ “P”? 1* ‘Duly lfllycar. ‘This iniormatilan was given 10'“ '1““e"‘”" They “'61P mated mic the House of Commons today by, tile most natural position in one oilw D_ Euler Mlnlfilel. Ol Nallollall the cross-cuts- all dead. Their Révcmm ' lunch baskets were open. One sat ' bolt uprighlt another was leaning his head on his hands while the other two merely appeared sleep- ing. They had finished their partic- ular task aild had gathered lo cot

Suddemlcs of Death by the Dead- ly Gas illustrated ‘

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Hoover Candidate

their lunch when the gas swept ' - . down upon then , overpowering them almost instantly. All this

group were Finlanders. {OW-s

on. Chas. Marcil To Withdraw Motion

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Ont. Feb. i3. —— Hon. Charles Marci] intends to withdraw his house motion that Canada dis- continue relations with Mexico ult- tll "the policy of persecution adopt- ed against Roman Catholics in Mexico has been stopped."

The motion also asked for the re- call of L. Medina Barron. Mexico“ consul on account of Mr. Barron's "false and insulting statements" re- garding the Roman Catholic church. It further regretted the "recent visit of Sir Henry Thornton to Mexico.“

Mr. Marcil announced withdrawal in a statement. (c the Canadian Press this afternoon. ~

WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-—Scrrc- tary Hoover today became an avow- cd candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination and Have. formal permission for his Ohio sup-', porters to enter his name in the Ohio primary contest.

In his first campaign statement. which look the form of a letter to Thad H. Brown, chairman of the; Ohio Hoover for president commit-l. tee, the secretary declared himself bound “to carry forward the prin- ciples of the Republican irarty and the great objectives. of President Coolidges policies."

Meeting 0i st. Lawrence Lodge-

'i‘ll:l( Odd Fellowship is alive lll Charlottetown was quite evident from the large number tot hOfflcera and members present a t e regu- 1“ Tempermce lar meeting of St. Lawrence

{iii l "Hockey tonight at North Tryonl Rink, Augustine Cove vs. North

Tryon. Skating after match.

"Public meetings

“come to the hi; fiddling and

"so dancing contest at Canoe Cove 11,1111 on more. no. ma at l) s°°11>¢1r o. m. at; time redthe lieu in flddllna. step-d . -' {f1 ruins and‘ . - ekets 60c on sale W eaday at not». Mcollnnens and arenas“:

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CHARLOTTETONVN ,

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‘ii RElllllAll . 11F NEW

His

Power Plant; Also

System 0f Assess mont.

'l‘he first regular monthly meeting

His War-l cd. and all, members. viz;; n. ~lVlar‘-

newly elected Holman,

nlccting on the 11th at which thcl chairman of committees wereap-l pointed. subsequent to tile taking of i the oath of office by His Worship Mayor Yco. before His Lordship] Chief Justice Mathieson. and thcl swearing in cf (he City Council also an emergent mcctln: on Feb. 3rd. all which the Council authorized incl construction oi n spur line iol Queen's Wharf and made applica- tion toihc Railway to have thel spur line in qucsliczi laid down forth- with. ‘,

Various bills were then road. and. Power Prowsc. 103i. .to the Light and Power Company.

on motion oi Czmriclllor ordered paid. A communication wus read. concerning :1 resolution to‘ the effect that T. M. MacMillan and, R. P. Forrluhe b" rc-appointed 21s City nuclliurs; for rllr ensuing icrni. This resolution. vrliicli was alloyed by Councillor Pro‘ w. and sccoilcled

by Colmcilloz‘ Kennedy, was duly carried. The Health Oiiiccr. Dr. Muc-

Millun. reported our cause of sniull- pox since till‘ lust. regular incctlizgr._ Tilt‘. mcut and mill: iirspcolor‘s re- port was next presented. In cori- nectitm with this rr-pori. Councillor Holman asked if the officers, (when collecting rwzllnples to be Vfiiltifllgillfik thcln themselves 0r '1: they hand- ed to thcm by the sou whose milk was belilginspect .

The Chicf‘ of Police. in replv in‘ this stated that the officers choscl their own samples.

0n motion of Councillor Prowsc. seconded by Councillor Foster, (he report was adopted.

He; \V0l‘Slll])_ then addressed tile Council in all excellently chosen and concise speech. in which he extend- ed to every member of the hoard o] welcome at this. the opening morn-l ing of the now council. To

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IS FRlD

Some Information Au gard To School An

Is Herewith Giv Principals And St

tries Are Sent For ward Without Delay.

The time is getting short for ent-, ries to be made for the school coin- petitionsior the oraiorieal contest. Principals and izturicntaa of grades 9 and i0 in the Public schools. and students in the first and second years 0i Prince oi Wales College. and_the first. second and third years in St. Dunstzinfls who desire to enter should soc to it that their names are sent to The Guardian without delay. Students in the third year oi Prince oi Wales Col- lege and the fourth year of Si. Dunstans are not eligible. as these years are equivalent to the first year of the University.

Only those students in the equi-

‘valcnt. of grades 9. l0, ll and l2

are eligible.

The school competitions close tie- flnitely on Friday. March 2nd. Each school is entitled (c send the first three winners. or fewer to the disl- rict competition. It must be born:- in mind that all expenses in con- nection with the school compell- tious must be defrayed locally. and any expertses of the competitors from the school to tile district competition must be borne by the competitors themselves.

The expenses of the first three winners in each district to the pro- vincial competition in Charlotte- town will be deirayerkby the Guar- dian and the expenses of the win- ner in the provincial competition will be defrayed to and from To- ronto. .

The first three winners in each district will receive prizes. as ul- reacly mentioned. and the first three winners in the provincial competi- tion will also receive prizes. as pre-

Hall. K¢11l1118t°n» the Jburtwnth Lodge held last night in the lodge- inst. and Lower Freetown Hail til? l-oom. After the usual business and fifteenth inst. Both at seven thirty l-eporlii of committees was Kfllill P- 1'11" 1° mum“ dwlskms‘ A" are through, the Degree of Brotherly welcome. Love ivaa conferred upon a class —-—-—s— lot five candidates, idllowed by the "Rheumatism. diseases of blovfi. Degree or Tlfillll to a class of six- Stomaoh and llllflfnfll 0""! “fl The excellent manner in which ed, Reieffillffilkilnfl- 911°“ u‘ these degrees were presented l. Dr. CW1’ 112 1mm“ at“ mmmshowa that the St. Lawrence lo lottetowll. P-m 1'1!"- c“. 5 one or the leading lodges in degree Bast . u‘, mfllwork in tile Jurisdiction of the ~ "- _ l b Maritime Provinces. 1 "The E1151 111")‘ 1111"“! C“ l Before (he close of the meeting lwillh0lll1116l1'1'1l°° l)“ _'1‘1"""1“Y the Noble Grand informed . the February 16111 e1 1411 °°1°°1‘ Wat-others that mitt Monday would stood of W1‘111"‘1"11‘Y 11" mrmsfly he n night of entertainment and n oilnoll11¢1‘11~ 701cm!‘ attendance was hoped for-

vlonsly stated.

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Worship Mayor YcoBrings Up Quasi tion 0f Municipally Owned Light And».

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Morning

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scaled liorr. is a high honor. as it is

of the newly elected City Council an expression of the confidence of _was held last night at 8 o'clock, inloncs the Council Chambers. ship, Mayor Yeo presid the Councillors Douggan. Reardo Dougall. Foster, Kennedy and Maciieod were presence

fellow citizens. While we may feel gratified that we have been selected. at the same time we mluzt not lose sight of the import- ance oi‘ our work. for we have, in

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ity of Charlottetown, a city ofl

as were also Dr. MacMlllan. .Dr.ll2.000 people. m“ . . . ‘ , , l. . . -. ~. _ .. ' , Winnipogi- iti ll. iiou- Hugh Pattioon MaoMll- Cl-gllilecnnggslgegflltllli: llel_:w§°.{§‘$§,Q§,°"E§‘ Lzéizllgllgcfio in the form in which it was pro- , lluililhonl Ailvocata or Scotland and 1w 1y m1 m“ l» ed111- llc-e- s» u.“ ili3..‘“ti‘.“‘:fil“li°.‘li.“’;.i.££ . . l - l ' ' ’ l! l ' , Clem‘ The“ mcmdcd a Caumulthls end we should a“ try w keep SUTVlTlBl. lwhich it ‘achieve n-rts lnf the (Iunndinn Bar Association.

our discussions as short as possible, so that our meetings ‘may not be prolonged to two or three hours length."

“l would like the press to tell the public that we welcome them heart-l ily to these meetings. They shoulcb

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for themselves.“ His Worship then went on to deal with some very important questions? Wllltll now confronted the incolnlngl council. The first was that of thci city's contract with the Light andl

Company. which ‘expires inl The Council wished to be fair

but tho interest of the citizens mustl be considered.‘ It has been felt that] the lighting has not been at Zllll times satisfactory. and that the rates hart.- been higher than else- where. At. the expiring of the con-i tract, there will be two alterntlonsyl the city must either renew the con- tract. or ‘neljulrc and operate its uwn plant. l His lvorszlilp felt that at thorouglil inquiry should be madc- into the; feasibility of municipal operation.) and. that when the results of'tllis'l were flvtlllillillt‘. u referendum should; be tnl: l to sec whether or no the ciilzcir; ‘axmlld wish to operate their own plant. "I loci.“ said His Wor- ship “that (he mutter is in (‘nimble ‘rniuls. and that. Councillor Kennedy v/ill (lcal with it in the right wayt" The next question the speaker touched on was that of assess lit-it. Some more equitable system than lilo ]‘il‘l‘,.\‘l‘lll. one would have to be. (ieviscd. There men in the city today who have never been assess-rd. He expressed his belief that Councillor Prowxac

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llY. MARCH 2ND

(lmice With “Re,- d District Contests

Plllllli IN THE lllllll Plllllllfilllll

Suggestion

be present and hear what transpires m

3.11‘. lllillly YOU ll f§ x

N North _ Coast 0f China

(Special to the Guardian)

SHANGHAI. Feb. lfi.—— The first piracy on the north coast of China in two years brought forth two Jup- lanese warcrafts lo. recapture Japan- lesc mercliantment from the pirates. ‘The Japanese steamer Hirao Marti outbound from Shanghai encounter- ed a steamer flying n Japanese flaa. accompanied by a Chinese junk near I-laichow. " .

The junk approached the l-lirao Maru and as it neared the ship it was seen the junk was filled with‘ pirates. The pirates fired on tiiej steamship, wounding the Japanese‘ captain and killing one sailor.

The Hirao Maru finally escapedl and arrived at Tsingtao Sunday.‘ The Japanese destroyer Tsubakl from Perth Arthur and thc gunboat

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Rt. Hon. H. P. Mac- Millan, Lord Advo- cate of Scotland, to be Guest - Judicial Salary Matter on Agenda.

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for Na Wional Banking Sys- tem Rejected by the House of Commons.

(From our own Correspondent) OTTAWA, Ont, Fob iii. ~ The suggestion (‘or n nztlimiul banklni:

system for 1Cal|nlizi miidc little

11°i111W1lY I11 111C (101111110110 111011)‘ Tsushima, from Tsingiao, started on 11y -1~ 5- the trail oi the pirates.

1 NIUNFREAL. Feb- l3. ~ Th0

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ltit its nilnuul Ulucililg in Begin-i from August 2i) to ill oi this year- ‘ADllUHlltfi/‘llblli oi‘ this fact wan mode on Saturday by Acting Chief Justice Charles Martin. President or the Association. at the annual lill(|-\\‘llli13l‘ session 0i’ ilie council m‘ llic (Ianatlian ilur Association to be hold here.

'l‘l\o (Incision m hold tho meeting‘: in Regina was also taken at this uiootinjz, which ivns attended by lion» ii. ll. Bennett, leader of the opposition at Ottawa»

livery province in the Dominion ext-cpl Prince Edward island wnil rrprl-soim-rl ut tho mid-winter" ses-

(llo sequel (o which discussi n un- uu it led namely, tlig- dcrlsioil to huvo tho banking and commerce committee 0t‘ the liousc Sllltly tho present banking system with view to its improvement. The most emphatic opponent >0!‘ c noposal to have thr- govern- lnent outer upon n izenerzil bank inc; business was Hyu- Miulsior 0t‘ Finance, who declared that (he government's experience