Over 40,000 Readers i Every Dally Issue Guaranteed. Member A. B. 0.

GIIIIOQOOQO 111115157. Iornlli Unmet. Founded

0e: 1.881-

i l i l liililliil The Labor Candidate Finn Received 9,

4,877, and Labor 2,372.

(Special To The Guardian)

HALIFAX, N.S., Dec. 5.— Hon Ilobcrt E. Finn, Liberal, Halifax,

lilllilllll’ IN llFlx

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Th People's Pape Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew a .

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1922.

l Sill SMASH

Lost His Deposit- 0l7 Votes, Power

Hall-fax provincial constituency in the local House of Assemihly dur. ing the past seventeen years. lvlr. Power claimed that his record did

illllll sllllls liHEll lllllllll lllll MEIBHEN

Premier King Made Strenuous Efiort to Win Lanark By-Elections as it Was a Critical One for his Administration But Failed Signally in his Attempt, the Rid- ing Rallying Loyally t0 Mr. Meighen’s Banner.

who resigned as -Minister withouflnot merit him the federal seat and portfolio in the Nova lScotia gov- censured him. for certain: meas- ernment to enter the fedural are- uree ot’ the local Liberal govern- ua was elected today to represent» mcnt which Mr. Finn had assent-

(Special To ‘The Guardian)

and. hadi :1 tremendous personal

tho Halifax constituency in the Federal House by a clear majority ul 1.768 over the combined votce of his Independent Liberal and Iinhor opponents, according to practically complete figures avail- able at midnight tonight. With a total of 9.0117 votes he led John J. Power, KC... Independent Liberals who polled 4,877 and James J O'Connell. Labor candidate, with 2372. Today's total vote of 10.266 according to toliilht’! figures. i! about 50 per cent of that polled in tho general elections last year. ‘There are about 55.000 names on the lllsts. A snow storm which started this mlorning was partly fespollflllbld for the small vote, es- pecially in a campaign which, in the absence of a. Conservative candidate involved no party ls-

ted to. These included the contract -by which the Nova Scotla 'l‘raxu- ways and Power Company wore this year given the- diqtxilbuiion of the power drom the St. Mar- garet's Bay hydrodevelopment which supplies Halifax, for aterm of years; also certain highway ex- penditures. . . t l,» Mr. Finn offered himself onhis record in provincial matters and on his endeavors to obtain lower Jlrelght rates tor the Mlaritlme Provinces, ‘ The new junior member from

a.

Government has los: Lunark spite of almost supcr-iltllmln forts to odd it to the Govcrnnlt-ni but Mr. Preston by his effective lllst. Premier MacKenzle Kin; not platform performances, soon cstull only spoke at every large centre linked 1l’f.is!.1f us bclingcqunly u". of population but Illdlti: u persun- home in Dominion politics as ho al canvas cn bcllaii oi’ the Libe- had previously Ibct-n in provim- rul nonlliue-e Mr, Idintllncl. a po-pu- politics. Mr,

for King. trial of strength since he come in- to power, and tho wlIn-ning oi’ thc King. and oven his 0pl5I)T.-.‘i.. contest meant approval of hrls ud- ccignizlctl thut for cleverness .

fpolpulurity. So far as the persoull Kiuglolemcnt unlit-rs into the conic-st‘. in Mr. Findlay hud the greater popu- el- lnriily at the limo of IIOIIVIIlIY-‘Jii.

OTTAWA . Doc

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lar manufacturer and IITOIGCIIOIX-IDBTUFQYDCCS in the district had a pro let. Lunark was a cxlPtilcu-l election found effect. The public rccogurz- flflll Mr.

iI1)'.€I‘ than

it. was the first real ed in him o. much

lmorc slincelro debmter

Halifax, succeeding the late Dr. ministration and, moreover. a Kinz was -- - in it air.‘ " "1' 3H Edward Blackadder, is lfor-ty five majority for his party. for if HoniMcfghou. 1.1m: rl: is nlcr

V6111‘! 0f use and a lawyer. Helms Mr. Preston. Conservative, had ordinary victory. it is a grout never lost an election since ‘ho en- been (lefeatetl. the King Govern- triumph over Mr King as a com-

Mcighclrs bilrcc lllr‘

(Special to The Guardian) LONDON Dec 5—-WlIthout pomp

\\"‘l (‘Milli into being alter mid night tonight. By a special order lu rot-incl the full administration of tho country ulrczitly ilus been 1l.ill(1(.1l)Vl*l‘ to w)“. " \'<"l'1"'lw11t. Tht-rcforo when constitution comes into effect to

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Sir llenry Tendered a leading Citizens

Provisional Government Took Ch Midnight Last Night. Ceremony Attended the Transfer"

"1' ¢"~‘1"‘111<111‘Y the Irish Free State

provisional l

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lliW IHISH SHNSTITIJTISN l PlSSEl] BY lHilllSE ill illflllS

N0 Pomp or

iniil‘l‘0\V there will be no cerc- 111011)’ of any kind to mark the ful- filment of theireaty made between -_tlle Driiiish and Iris-h govern- ~ mcnts.

LONDON, Dec 5—The House of ords today pussctl.‘ the third and

:rl reading of tilc- Irish coirsli- lion bill. Only royal sanction is - now required to make it law.

l‘:

New Railway President We coined to Canada

Banquet by Montreal's

Last Evening and Makes His

tel-ed the local house. seventeen years ago. He was made minister

lorlty in' the House. But tho Libe- w-lthout portfolio in 1918.

rol has been badly defeated anthmalns in. the

menlt would have been in a ma- palgner, as well as a premier. 1'i<IlIl"l‘H, Ont., Dec 5—Lar..irk r-Ll‘ col -

Conservative

fillltlili SSNSEHVATIVES IN [NTHUSIASTIS SIINVENTI l

P

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i a

alty.

At o largely attended and 9n- thuslastlc convention of Liberal Conservative delegates for Char-- luttetown and Royalty held last night in the- MlarketJHall the fol- lowing candidates‘ for the Provin- ellal Legislature were unanimous- ly elected to contest. the lorthcom in! election.

For Councilman-Dr. W. J. P. Mcxvilllon. For Assemhlyman- Mr. W.

Chester S. McLure.

Mr. W. A. Stewart, president of the county alssocialtllon, occupi- ed the clrlir at last. night's meet- ing. which had been called to meet lin the Board of 'I‘rado rooms. These proving altogether insufficient to accommodate the large attendance of convention candidates and party supporters. the Strand Theatre was secured

Frst Public Speech en Assuming Control.

(Special ‘to Th: Guardian.) .lION'i‘lII§.-\L., Doc 5. —lSir iienry

l lpirhtion of that time my deeds

James O'Connell the Labor can- didate, lost hie deposit. It is not 1110l1§11t that the few returns yet to come in can endanger Mr, Pow- er in this respect.

Brussels Conference Now Arranged For

(Special? to The Guardian) LONDON, Dec 5——The meeting of the Allied premiere in London fixed for the week end will set the stage for the Brussels confer- ence beginning Dec 5 which with the new British and Italian pro miers lin attendance is likely to

Bu” and. which did not arouse great public interest. No nttcmpti w“ made this election, either, to, reach the feminine vote through women's organizations.

The supporters of the three can- didates declare their belief that finer weather would have improved the relative showing of each. ’l‘he tticial Liberals state that their rarlsportation provisions palitlly ailell because of the suow_ Mr. owers and llvlr. O'Connell’; 511p. oriers sav that in the. absence of ‘ transportation organizations their

candidates lost large numbers of W1" “"1161 wo ldhnve been theirs

wun my ___ 1,5119 Mutton and 1191111 9N8! Uoclaiirl Mr Finn's develope- into lthe mlost important

been swayed in favor of the party In power. for with the exception of the khaki clechfons of 1917 and ‘ust election, the Conservative ma jonitles were never large. ranging from 7 to ‘.50. In a straight fight on the King Government's rccortl the (‘onscrvn-iivc has been return- ed. -by a. mudority of over-1.400. Mr. King has small COIIIHOIIIIZIUII from the tact that Mr, Prcstolfs

tlwo opponents in 192-1, for Stewart was a. cabinet ulinislcl‘ holding an important. portfolio

that in a rfddng which might havchimnl. By a. majority which proxnis-lThol-rhtcn the new pro

cs to be more than 1.400 when all the voltesl are in. R. F. Pr/ 011- (lCOIlS~GlI'VZlll‘.l‘.’6), fonmorly 11145 ter without portfolio in the Out- tnr-io Government was returned lvilcior ovcr David Filitnfly (11111?- |ral). after one oi’ the mos-t slirenlr |nus by-elcction contests staged in Ontario in years, and the most 1strenucus ever singed in Lanark

Mr. Perth and Almonte wcnt Conscr~‘p“|,|;(. ...,,(.(._,.h h, Canada

vntlve b-y large majorities as also tllill some of the rural areas.

.1 lt. Tgtbzialiisigi l: gist ‘ifs; ggetlng of its kind since Versail-

THE WlllliiTS

and generally an gnaw-gallon o; both the Federal and Provincial

§3"i.’l§‘_'“§{2,’.’._"“°”° "W" ""1">°"- Brotherhood Concert At Zion Church-

lOn the other hand the Halifax

Herold, which has supported M;- Power in his declared fight again)". “machine" tactics, makes the fol- 10W111§ comment: “The Machine" that nominated Mr, Finn and At Zion Presbyterian Church tracked him in the conest received 11191 1118111- 11 119,1’? °111°Y11111e 5W1‘ n bad smash. It hntl been pretllc- 111111 °°I1°°Y1 W" 11°14 11nd" 1119 ted by Mr. Flinn‘s backers that 11115111091‘ °1 111° 13711511911100“ Lea‘ he would w)“ by you, u, one and gue. Mr. SA. MacDonald very cap- t-lmg he wmm have a majurm. o; ably presided and there was a Pflywhplre "om eight thousand tollarge attendance. The programme yen thousand ova,- John t/Howw, was delightfully arranged and in- Mn ppm had balm“; him {he malcluded solos and encores by Miss "hymn-y and m-gantzaflon: Mr-Murlel Wright, Master Morris Rear Power had little or no organlza-mbn- M1“ m1“ McEwen- M"- m!“ “m; M, was the cue Wm, Ml.’ oUMiss Ella Seaman, Mr. William- connenp son. a duet by Mr. and lMrs. Riggs. and readings by Rev| Mir. Mulli- gan, Rev. Br. Taylor, Mr. W.G. Bruce, Mrs. Duncan and lMrsHD.

‘The campaign was waged large- ly around Mir. Power's contention that Mr. Finn had been nominated‘ Edgar Shaw. by a "hand picked" convention not At tho conclusion of t-he con- truly representative of Halifax Lib cert a warm vote of thanks was eruls, and also around "Mr. Flnn's:moved by Premier Bell. seconded record as representative of thejby Mr. Lcpnge, M.L.A,

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1i .1911 Mew Kim's oi a lllan Did You Marry?

Is He is Sportsman? A

Smoker? A Motorist? A Business Man? A Reader?

Once You've Decided Just What: He Is, You Know What Sort of Things To Give Him For Chrietnllas.

It's lay to Pick Them Out ‘Among the Little All under "Gifts For Him" in ‘the "Christmas "Qlflltlllllllolil" Oelumne in "Tilly'- olsulllu use».

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lIK-‘iiill-S. Dec 5—iSi.eps inkcn by Prcmlicr Poincare today to hurry parliamentary consideration of Whshiinglton naval accord.

VA LPARAISO, Dec.

4. -—Rear Admilrull- Cbilt and officers and crew of the _All‘i8l‘l(5$li\ cruiser

Cleveland received warm ‘welcome when cruiser left for Balboa.

ROME. Dec. 5.——-Criminals will be clubbed and sent to hospitals instead of being imprisoned as administration of ldueltiice under Fascisti rule.

IJONDON. Dec li-The king to- day signed the bill setting up the lmsh Free State as a. dominion of Great Britain and Timothy l-Ieaily wasl appointed- first gover- nlor of the state.

/ CANNES. France. Dec. 5. Deanvliio Casino gets 12.266 1101- lars default judgment against John Wannams/ker, Jr. sou of J. Fred- men Wannemaker of New York. ILOS ANGELEB, Dec 5--Clara Phillips, under sentence of 10 years to life imprisonment after conviction for murder of Alberta Meadows. olilmlbed out of a win- allow in the womlans section of the county jnlil today and escaped.

lCObIlS-TANTINOPLE. Dec 5——- Begltlning today, no liquor will be pvrmitted to enter Turkey and all stocke- on. hand must be consumed wlithln twlo months or be destroy- ed.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec 5—Cha.mbm of Commerce dlirectors ask Florida senators and senator Underwood to forget party afflictions splport shiip subsidy bill ate.

and

in Jen-

Newv York, Dec 5——'l‘wo storm warnings welffi‘ ‘Posted nlonB the Atlantic coast today. one from Delaware breakwater to Bos Ion. the second along the New England coast.

A-NNAPODBS, Dec 6——With tak- ing of testimony of five midshlp- men declaring that nothing dlisor- derlv occurred at the navy 111111 game after the AIMWNRVY 811mm the board of enquiry appointed by Secretary Denby t‘o investigate his charges of drinking and die orderly conduct otiilourned today co make its report.

NEW YORK. Dec 5- AMY‘ ellxty hours of artificial respl- rnltlon stimliniotered by thirty 116.1’! working in releyot 16 Yeti" 01d Simon Shuiin, who is suffering from pamlyleus cauoed by a brok- en neck recs-ins his normal breath in: and declared on way to re emu-v. He ‘broke ‘his neck bv div- ww 1n shadow water inst. tvummor.

net-em. operation affected reslpera

._ iorv organs.

illESl NEWS

|_Z_i_ll ll Hilli-

JERISEY CITY. Dcc. al-Johnny Slhrugue. lightwleght. stolYlied‘ Willie Jackson in the icnth round of twelve round bout.

lSAULT STE ‘MARIE, Mich Dec 5-—A gale surpassing ‘that of Thanksgfiring (lay is lushlllli 1111i“

Superior and driving all shill-n‘ 1" shelter.

1.0a Almanacs, Dec. 4.—1o<1ict ments dismissed against biadulyn- ne Olbenchaln and Arthur Burch charged with murder of J. Iicltoll

hospital for sanity observation.

NEW YORK, ‘Dec. 5.—lncreos- mg gravel does not necessitate converting Panama Cnnnl into one of sea level type D. Emery John- ston, former IIIOIIJDOI’ of lslhilliilfl Canal Commission dticlnroo today after visit to canal.

Ul-IICAAIO, Dec. 5.—Wlntcr spree over the Western States today 11C‘ coxnpanled by zero weather and is expected to spread) to the 111151 coast states by tonight or Wetl- nesday. Balmy spring weather prevalent in south Atlantic states now as far north as Philadelphia.

ivASl-IINGTON. Dec. 5.-—Geor80S Clemenceau, war-time premier 0i’ France, arrived in Washington last- night. The aged statesman visited President Harding this morning. and will visit former President Wilson tomorrow. He is scheduled to speak but once here Friday, he then leaves for Chicago.

AND-ORA, ‘Dec 5——Kemalist 80V- ernm-ent refuses request of Ain'- erican naval authorities that Greek shlflps ‘be permitted to enter Black Bea ports to embark Christ Ian refugees of whom there are 50.000. it is- declared unless Allied shlltpo evacuate refugees within week they will be deported into interior.

PAIRIS, Dec 5—Francois Des- cemps, manager of Carpentler and M. Boilers manager of Siki. de- nounced as infamous lies . the declarations of lBikl yesterday. that he had lbeen- framed to 111111 to Carpentier in the fourlfn round oi‘ the recent. fight. which ~Siki wlon. Descamlpo said he and Car- Mncior were seine to America in the spring to challenge Harry Grab.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.--Amelml ments introduced by Senator La- foliette to his aeamans lot would pmhllbit clearance of American vessels from American pom W111i fewer men than they had u-non arrival; another would liberalize seamens short leave and resignations and allow lthem .to

County. The urban sections. 11-1-11?’ predecessor polled 2.485 over his iv Carleton Place, Sm"ltl1‘s Fullygueg; gh- Henry

‘IHDTIPT,

‘ sident of the lfzluutliun National Rafilways was |\velcoulell to Iiunntla at at bouquet

- tmlderctl by the Mortltrcal Board of

ITrndo in thc \Vll1IlSl1l' llotcil last l-vi-uiillg. Ovor G60 of the lending colulnt-rciul men oi hlonltreal were prcscnt and huforo the ‘(lllllltir a rc- t-cptiou xvus htnlti ut which Sir I-icury "was introllucctl mtiivitltlullyl to his Yellow diners. i

Ill reply to the toast of our. made his lirst’

Sir iluury W. Thornton, said it is with u feeling c-f gratitude that I rise. Jrst lo thank Mr Bcailty for the kindly words he has spoken with respect to the Canadian NJ-l iunul liulluriy; and s "lll11_\' to ihunlf you ull for the]

I11 v.‘ in which you llilVi‘ (‘I ivl-tl his sta-tr-unluts. The

I llll‘ pr; Pacific Ilunvuy has tlonc me the honour r.‘ pruposiilg my llcolih is in. it "11 a ccmpilnlent which any ml y man would apprvclutc, for we ln ihv trzlnspflluniion industry

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ways, its cilurzlgrztlus and filtllPHillflli-llkf‘,11.1111‘ its laubstvtuoilt zillmiuistriltizz-il hnsl rcllectctl credit upon all who llavcl

1)l‘Oll connctvtvd with If through those cf who are churgcil with

ponslblilty cl‘ organizing into one entity’ and working as

of the (lanatliaxl Pacific llaihvayfl we shall have more than incl our responsibility. the (fanudlon Pool-l flc Railway shoirlitl be. and I anti sure is, the pride of the people 0i- (‘onatla and lunch c! the prosperity oi‘ illo lllonliulou is dull to the oi‘- forts of its olllccrs and stuff. We shull undoubtedly bc rivals, and it: is good that it should he so but I; feell certain that our rivalry will only reflect itself in an effort to furnish to the people oi Canada adequate and efficient transporta- tion at reasonable cost. I halve envied the Prophet Daniel when he appeared upon one occasion ati the result of which promised to unpleasant to the principal guest, and, with whatever delight tho lions may hove looked forward t0 the dis-h which was about to ‘be set beforc thcm, Daniel lit least.‘ ns the honored guest had tho sat- isfaction of knownig that he would not be called uplon to speak after the conclusion of the feast. Apart from the pleasure of meeting those whom I hope will become my lCanadian friends, I should have, preferred to make no public‘ speeches until l had been in Can- ada for at least a year. At the ex-

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' WANTED-FOR 870R! COUN-

try boy about 16.-—~Address X. A.

Guardian. ‘

‘WOOD SALE-OLD GROWTH

demand one half their seemed NY under certain limitations upon touching the port of cargo dis- charge. - l

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lcd. The only difference between

|i8 that. so far as we are concern-

whnlevcr they may he, would have spoken with more accuracy than any statements I can make to-I‘ night. For words are easy of pro- nouncement but actions speakwiih i1 greater echo, let me frankly soy that I have not the intimatel flflqualnltance with Canada and its transportation needs which many‘ 01 you possess, and it would be 1011.1’. in the absence of a detailed‘ study of the position to speak inl other than somewhat general terms! The amalgamation of constituent 1115111114131 110W known as the Canal (lion National Railways has for the last two years shown an Im- Pmviflll financial position, al-V though the position is not. today what any one of us would wish.‘

myself, lilliLjTllfi fact, however, that the position inlation Mrs. Wellliel‘ 1'@f6'1'1"9<1 1°

is imlproving. shows that it _viold to treatment.

will and reflects

much credit Upon those W1“, m]. 71ml exercised their right of nomln mt oi thc (‘zlnrillizlii til the appointment of ihc present 1111118 a Callimdhiiie- S119 590119 VEFY

administration were xvorking with lho administration of the consti- tuent properties. I should he want lug III observation and appreciation l: I dul not take advantage oi

rel-turd the (‘amulizlll Pacific liztll- this opportunity to thunk Sir Jo 91V“? 11981111311111 111957955 39116181 Wily as one uf i‘ic best. lilunlgcd 59911 F1i1V6119, ‘Mr. Hanna and Mr. 1y‘ Amid 8171mm“ t and one oi’ the lnoslt ififltiliillt rnll- K0110)’. their officers and their us- her convmuon“ that we women ‘o m-iginol conception waslFflci-"lies. the former boards of dlr- Charkmemw" “mum ‘we

actors. for the excellent showing 1111*? have already done and the Z9111 and efficiency with which

ipllhcy executed their responsibility. 1',” Assemblyman wag moved ‘by “SAT hope that those of us will follow £01m. ilugh Connors and second resnthc trail they have so ably blazed e

and may still count upon their

. l - d Mr. m,‘ “m, mined mlvlce and support I am a formal ballot was cast an ‘ ‘ho Canadian National RDITWZIYS. "m concerned 11111-111119 6W1"! Mid Mcmuvre declared nonflumted’ amld

Kennedy Burch‘ Sum however to succeed in ullliroachinl: tho record °1m11115111'113°5 “T111011 1110118111 i116 very enthusiasm: applause'

Government of Canada to take; over the National Railways sys- tem, we are confronted by a con- itlon. not a theory and I must ac-l cent things as t find them what-1 ever the reasons may have been. 111% Debbie of Canada have "mj111T11911 1111011 an adventure which has not been conslpiciously successful clsewlhere, but I cm. phuticaiiy‘ deny that. this form; any reason for failure here, pro- Vllll-HE 01:11am basic principles are "Ilfllioffliily maintained. There lsl 11 dllvtlnction. if not a difference,‘ 11911119811 1116' government railways of Canada and government owned and operated rallwa