l

( ) ) J

ll "i; Yip-zit?

PAGE EIGHT

BIB INCREASE IN MILITIA ENUSTMENTS

(By Ross Munro. (‘anadlan Press .\i.ifi Writen .. t 8

f) 1'1".“ W \. _ A

ca» _ All

B.

,\l.,hl Training

I l l4

M'*',‘_'*‘F! f/‘_-"",‘-{_'*"‘~i-l' ~ .-.......

v.

. ("17.

flaL-q» ..,_.-.i--..- ~aa-~u

amation For Naval Minister At Kingston

1,1; “as intimated tonigi. for ,

" Field Day Held

lndiamllffered

‘iiioui-zsr

iContintied from page l)

-—- .__... ._—_.. _-_.___— ____—_=—- said it occurred when he. James Ford and Agnes Dicks were com- ing to tour about 6.30 am. yes-

". Ti. ti-re at a .\l.r. Stew- iltiii’ a mile up the about t; miles They were hours having " i. They were . afl 12inch then oi-iz. . '

ll the ere- i stvcd He had ncnei e added. “Ttness

l

w ,- l-ft toivr. ‘ Ford was

I

-~- l

Successful j I

At lilliston 5

" .Dicks “as

con.‘ Z the tr. of bacon i l

{Keppoch Corner. Passing it they

horn and pulled out to pass. wit- 'n .

"he was dead.

and was there for a \

fol’ his car on Vlalct" asked him if he vivanted a drink.

T§_I§__ CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

Questioned he said there was only Mrs. stewart there but there were no carpenters there. There was none of the rest drinking while they aere with him, he said. Ford T idid not have anylhllw to drink. he isaid in answer to a question from lthe Coroner. Mr. Stewart was not ‘there and witness thoueht he viasi in bed. i‘ Witness testified that they left, .there at 6:30 a.m. with Ford tiriv- I 'i"g. They were driving “fairly ‘fast, around 5O 0r 60 on the pavement" he stated. The car was a i940 Plymouth coupe and] ithe three of them were tlic i ifront sea: but there was lots of} ‘room. witness said. He told of. ltlg one truck on the highway a mile up from

l» l..

pa. about one half

pulled up behind another-on the i other side of Keppoch turn from Charloitetotlvn-and Ford blew illS

s testified He stated tiiat the 'hr~y were passing was izoin" about .3. miles an hour but he did not know if i’. was loaded. “All I remember was hitting another truck which was coming towards us. when vce were opnosite the truck we were passin7." .:ne.<=. said.

Questioned by the coroner rarit- ness admitted the car was being driven too fast and he had cau- tioned the driver telling him to, drive more careful. Ford ansivt-red saying. "I'm lIl a hurry: to get to"

e airport," vultness said.

Witness claimed he did not re- member anything until the accl-

dent was over then he got out of hurt \(‘I‘}‘ . him-

the car and was no". much. He opened i: self and got ou: .\l.".-.s D. still sitting in the ca: bu: i . sa'.d he could not see .\lr. The car was on its tour wheels facing in the direction after it was he said. Miss st ed but not urt- as lit» knL-iv. H“

\\.". iii!) l .1 "i: to Charlotte- y in an auto-

opposite hit.

conscious fa told of iWIVlTiL. drivers and go ig town with a pa. mobile for a docto.. . fIPd that he co’ Dr. . ‘mien he go: hack .\!‘.<r bet-it taken l:i"o the‘ . .\lr. Fkird W15 . flit.- around and ‘witness

“fitness said he was wo""k . a new house on Norm [ti - l

. Ford "a

" said he drank : a q arter of a glass of al-, cohol bu; it did not sci hiin

drunk. He claimed "some fellow”, whom he did no; know had given him a drirlt. Hc said a stranger came along as he was gettzixt; out l Street and

He went into the gangway~ and, had one with him. witness stated.

The Coroner warned witness that he was on his oath and ask- ed iiim if that was no~ a pt-r-tiliar thing for a stranger 1o otter him a drink. He ansvccred that he did not think it ivas. Asked again byi the Coroner i! it was a sirangci" who gave him a drink, witness claimed it was.

He said there wvas no liquor in the Cni‘ going t0 Stewart's or they Wkll there. Ht- had illUCi‘ been int-re loelolc \vii.i Iulii.

Called To Accident

Charlotte-

in zencra! lii-iory of . the dam-

. the ser- ie farm

Dominion Status’ After War

t. - CF» »El‘ll.£llli ' to compute

in CIZHHI up l)‘. ‘elk: IHCIBII:

i1“) in the di-

‘hospital last evening and said shc

Dr. J. S- Lctlivrll, Charloitc-ioivn» physician, ustiiicd that he was culled to tiie accident about 6.423 ii.iii. and arrived there before T o'clock. He found a Plymouth coupe with the top torn oft. Mr. Ford was lying on the leii hand side with his heel caught in the Jamb oi the door and head uiidcr

the filllliilli; board. There was a lot of blood on his iiicc and lie was dead, witness said. He ap-

pcared to have a broken neck and lacerations on the left temple, he added. The chest appeared to be, injured also.

Witness said he got there about twenty minutes after the man tilt-d and in answer to a question he said, "l should imagine he would be killed instantly." Witness did not see the other victims at the accident. He saw the girl in the

was cut about the face. I Gordon Crane. Vernon Bridged truck driver. testified that he was a. truck driver and livcd at Var-i non Bridge. He was going tont-arrls. Charlottetown with a load of gravel f-rom Iona. As he was coin- int; towards Krppoch on thc side of the solid line on the pavement he noticed an International truck

action of Charlottetown. witness

b; . , \, 11o; Li. Alactioniilti. .i.ii ~ IJPIFIJQ ror .‘ tL. I - l v _, », (yn _ ~ ti-Cilfl-i"; I lion. 'l. A. I-;.dd, (ieci to accclh , ti i- rioniii l. _ t i . - oil called for Aug. l9’ i ' by we dean] U‘ '1" i i Conimon- i ltogtrs, i\/Ill'liSll.'f of. '1, , " (Jlficiai noinina- i i,. Luiinngoii,

l

ilf‘ snazetl the v (if the CZUZCLS _ ‘ i)‘

. l K‘ ". "_

by . into “I. Roi“! m m. Im.‘ al clcttions.

HE Toovlate to Ciasify_

w -\ s": l-I nQriiit m". imoii vii V’ l‘! . Vmiint. Writr- (liiiiimliiiii.

rr-n -- -—-—?*—rr—

The Eastern Guardian

,.°Thle column la reserved for news of local interest but advelr- tising of a new” new" m" 3 Inserted at 2 8""! I w“ atrlcllv oarllble In liven"-

oSUIlSCRIPTIONS w tho criirlottctown Guardian may be léiiiniled it) their R4807». M01118

iillllE.

n-

RELIEVE SUFFERING QUICKLY WITH

KELLOGGIS

dent of till‘

' ward to a genuine settlement be-

riinlciit Ins‘. QCWUC,» alter tiie writ‘ to l sillllhs for “ppm notiiit-eincnt 1 “m; a _ in- recognizing‘ that a ..ouiti iic [Ill-i inari ' oi liiiiiiins Lug,” \,,_ ,,' __ , tirituniite from Ilifhdli ciiiaipiioiis ofltlltu-wti- 913i, ccoiioi .1." gilllih poiitlta BLlilC- ture of Indian . M" Thus flit.- _ tillClli sought to

wt illlliiil of the aii-Intiia ma? ii new constitu- u,i ii" ii constituent div-a ilii inc French

i..i- l-rciitiz revo-

mce: the

'11

liition iii; l. - Indian vXlfl-‘llllslfl want thi- lfliliflkl‘ ivn un bv Ill- dians aloi _ and - British govern- mcni said l‘. t-oiiivl iiof tllfilP-ltllfl U19 "oixitttitiiiiis wliici. Grwil Brilains ioiiz Cfilllifliilill ‘Allil llllllll has 1m- Dojsflll (ill iii _ _ illilioiiitti . i declaration twill. fiii"li"it-i' than .iiiv ll1'l"'1°u5 Mme‘ [m-tit of yioiiigs, ii liclii flriiilv to the earlier" sliiiiri lhiil 81ml constitu- tional traiisfoiiiiiiiioiLs cannotube (Itfflflffli in iiiiii- of writ. and l8 the plan mus iuv-nit inc IPSI/Olailllll of pout-c. 'Ini.- Indian NFll-lfillllilfl-

leaders have insistently demanded action immvdlalciY- The staiciiii-nl vii-is received by the Indian leaders with drescgiéie: Maiilnna Abdul Kalan Aba . P - Congress part5“) g3- . <1 - nvi e .- lllsiilrllirlifillaltciyllillii/h the vicerQY and would refrain from commeniailii until then. Mohandas K- Gala l d M. A. Jinnah, head of the 0-s- lacxiln League aIiio declined commflll- ' t i i . C "U955 tragic Oegglllbaisllcigroililg e slatiflmllnl would‘ betgekirlsgiiéloéngmeglegg "LIL-is w o. n , ' _ friendship Willi Brllllm- 1°“ m’

tween her and Infill" 71"’ mmbay

stated. He. thought he rcroitnircti the CifiTfil‘ and slowed down to pass a joke with him bis: win-ii , closer realizcd it was not the driv- er he thought it was. When he was about thirty yards from him a coupe passed him “with a ivhizz", he said and added that "both trucks were on their proper sidiai Witness said ho tvas gtlilig about

'15 miles an Jroiii" \\'il‘l| the coupe '

passed him and had his foot on ‘ the brake, The coupe was not] travelling under 60 or 65 fllliPS an l hour he testified. "The car went! two or three lengths of itself past l mc. still on the other side illl’ swerving. It struck the truck and spun end for end and went back- wards 3O to 40 feet into the ditch." witness said. He was stopped and got out and ran towards thr- coupc. He. noticed a man movinq and a girl rubbing blood from her" face with hcr hands. Witness WPlll to fl farm house ncarhv and phon- ed for a doctor and the politic. He did not know there was another man in the car until a man rani into the farmhouse and told hiin.i Witness dcscrlbcd the damaerrii

l

.

car and thc position of the dead man.

Dr. I. J. Yeo. the Coroner. ques- tioned him about the speed of the, crude but witness maintained hel would not be going over l5 or I6,‘ miles an hour. Dr. Yco said, "Ii is our experience that ri gootli many of you truck drivers are cit menace on the road and need to be a little more careful.“

Man Hauling Out

Dr. H. H. Fierce, Charlottetown physician. told of being called to‘ the accident about. 6:30 by a passerby and Oakes. no wcnt to the scene of the accident with Oakes and saw the damaged crir in the ditch with the two front wheels up on the shoulder. Mi". Ford was lying with his feet iii the car and his hcnd in the gutter. He was dead. witness stated. He judged it was the corner of the box on the truck which had rip-

i

" iridustan representative of the H t “my, said [he statement was ll°

at an “menu”; to the needs of the]

present situation."

ped the top off the coupc as it showed signs of a heavy impact.

Mr. Oakes had “several su r- iicial injuries and cuts cause by

‘glass on various parts 0t the face

shoulder. It was not driving steady.

;driver of Bellevue. told of seeing

,from Iona with a load

,iiim going about 50 or 60

‘of the car and truck.

coming towards him from the ’i'llr-""

t control.

and body, witness said.

Shawn McDonald, truck driver from Cherry Valley. told o! com- ing towards the city and seeing a coupe pass hlm about m0 yards on the Charlottetown side of the Bunbury Road. He was about :5 miles an hour, he said.

He claimed the car ahot past him abou". 50 miles an hour. It went towards the right shoulder then swerved towards the left

LOCAL

speaker tinted all those wh u) help supply the men o! with the little comforts

terrible priva iions.

He remarked this w his compan- ion in the truck at the time. He though: the driver was going asleep. Witness told of continuing towards Charlottetown and find-

was one of confidence. A air raid in which the Nazi

out for a drive."

Archibald McPherson, when 5°m°°l1° 11°!" cm“

truck

the accident while on the way of gravel. He said he was driving around 35 miles an hour and a car passed miles an hour. It was swaying on the road as far as he could tell.

Witness told of coming up and finding the accident. He was talk- ing to the girl and she said, "We were Just out driving and had a couple or bottles of beer."

Witness Warned

Roy Oakes ire-called) was ask- ed by the Coroner if he had heard the previous witness's statement regardinr: the beer. He replied in the affirmative. The Coroner cau- tioned him that he was on oath and asked how many drinks they had. He said they did not have an": while he was there. They were not drinking in my presence. wit- ness added. Again the Coroner cautioned him and asked him if he knew there was a law against pcrjur" Witness said he knew and added at he \\'RS in another room for atvltile at Stewart's and they could have laern drinking then.

Hr- said if the girl had a bottle of beer he did not see her drink it. Constable F. C. Bradley duccd a glass and irked Witness lfi ho had ever seen it before. Wit-i

That was the cry from J Groais to Land's End. The realizt . the it! of the devil, trample evil under foot, the truth an the words fort-h in every public place,

Chairman's Remark: ‘The meeting was opened

to the stirring music of the horse Band which was in

summed up the aims of the

wanted

gainzing Kings and Queens into zones, and the City of

vision with appointment of sible men in each zone of Oiher corps had been or

Registration to be conducte and needed ivorkers.

plaved the piano. He said he fell volunteer orgflnuaucm

asleep for a Couple of hours but deitit-d that he had been sleeping bv the table in Stewarfs kitchen. He tlcnicd hearing .\Irs. Stewart toll Ford she would not give him anything to drink if she had it. He denier] having seen the top "of a gin bottle Wllifh was produced bv Constable Bradley.

Cotisttible F. C. Bradley of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told of being called to the acci- dent about 6:50 am. He received a

conic of the war depended spirit of the volunteer. and that the idea of the corps not only flourish in Cliarlo

told of the work carried on

0f finding every woman a j giving each a fort. The Voluntary

Group had started work

before the war. They had

. . - » . v - day ti night in shift" t 0' '\ ~ phont. tali informing him of the , ‘ “ ° ‘ "m m9 951d @- qcmdm. a: K0.) Och comm. o _ the v. manhood oftlie count into gable Ennis aécigmpamed h“: n a modern. intelligent systcm of Witness described the damaged sglléerrfikxlsfilialzok!‘fgiggltgmi m"? tor, the official who car and told of makin m . -- ” '. ‘ e. "omen ‘ g emu“: could tackle, and it was tne pur-

monts to determine the positions _ The car was in the ditch. The truck was on the uiher side of the road with the lcti "side damaged. He told of skid s" extcntling for about 44 ft., which he believed were made by

pose oi now being undertaken land lo find a place

OII

Mr. Charles Earle

(leilgh audience “llil

never moved farther than its own lcnyth Judging from the glass and mud at the rear oi the truck. He said that. when the accident oc- curred he _\\'0il1d judge m;- true}; “'05 "Oi 801m: flny more than 5 miles an hour. The tires did not show any skid marks and stopped in a feet. He was referring to the truck which was in the collision.

Constable D. S. Davis of the RI.‘ corroborated the evi- deuce of Constable Bradley.

"rhe inquest was adjourned un- til the first of next week with a date to be named later.

‘Mr. Ford was a member of the first Canadian contingent in the last Great War. He went overseas wiili No. l Canadian Field Am- bulance and served throughout the war in that unit.)

night of Aug. 7-8 at: Siwllgly protected enemy Definite determined Rlicflmpflllylng enemy

“he!” Protecting vessels strongly armor-ed sleamefs

8C

one steamer steaAmer of 4.000 tons were " small tanker was set, The German damaged. "The Air Force attacked a channel. In tack I2 ships of 55.000 tons additional ones damaged." “During the air fights do‘ in the course thereof five chasors vitcre shot planes failed to "Duri in the additional

this af British convoy the course or

____________ Greece received ii.2oo.coo pounds n; addltloheiatilraxir an of American sugar in a recent month. enemy pursuit Gornianyfls earthenware makers

planes were lost thereby." hair been put under government ‘

iThe British air

18h shipping today ss Germ craft were shot down. Brmfih fighters were lost.)

A new highway in Venezuela was opened recently with a religious oercmon_v._

tgogtlnuei frog! _ bait

common man on the street.

Reactions of the Pewll The spirit of the common man

was brought down in flames, a man on the street said to his compan-

denoe in the Justness of their caitse.

ed, with identification on the arm. people said. "Canada! Did you see

Canada. Thank God for Canada!" hat they were up against and were can going to do their bit to recalling blamied

depend: on you. You depend God"

National Anthem. "O Canada" sung

ai-ioe. Mr. J. F. Lelghtber, flue Vice- Prssidcnt of the Corps presided in the absence of the president. zation. and called on the pe meet the national emergency with service. At the elosirof the meet- ing the Chairman asked all who to register to do so now. 'I‘hc Corps had been engaged or- lottetown was in the process of di- ihe city.

r throughout the country. The Corps T‘ °‘ intended to laclii in the National

Alisa" Hyiidniaii told hour the out-

but spread to other provinces. She women oi Canada for the purpzsa place in the War Ef-

Registration six mon ths

the Women's Registration

_ for each woin- an in the Nation's Emergency ivotk

some vocal selections.

“German speedboais during the

resistance by destroyers, and selves, one tanker of 8,000 of 5.000 tons and

Sllccdboats were un-

down. One of our

course of the forenoon 29

were shot down. Two of our own

ministry nounced that in attacks on Brit.

lLooal Man {Serves 50 Years ‘Ziféi i In Works Dept.

l)

The

which '

mean so much to them in their;

i Mr. L. B. McMillan, Deputy Min- iiszer of Public Works, was fitting- Ily remember yesterday by the Gov- iernment and Public Works Depart- ment on the ceneoration o! his sOtn iantiiversary of service in the De- ipartment. He was presented in the

t ter an plane

a P555‘ a banquet

Public

that? Those are the fellows from

ohn 0‘ people

they

“It B11

m Lion.

by the

Light- attend-

He ! i/hhl, it ‘V7111 I10! organ“ a oertan anwum qr m 1 u, E t t c soil, so that one l S a 9 33$ M demy h I there for years, A hearing in connection with depend‘ 0n m’