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R_ U911 T0 NEW ALASKAN GOLD FIELDS

Taft’s Condition l] E A l" l] F Alaska Reports ls Causing Alarm iillli- SENATUR Big Gold Strike

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Part in Business Af- fairs. Parliament M a y ‘ Be Asked T o Cease

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NUT Til BFFER; AMENDMENT‘ "ll, THRUNLSPE H

Conservatives Reach Decision At Party Caucus of Present , Parliamentary Ses-

“Ramsay’s Son And Mary’ i:

Mining Plants Close Down When All Em-i players Rash Tol

Much Apprehension Felt Over Failure to Rally Strongly from His Recent Serious Illness.)

sion. —- _ (Special to the Guardian) close to him. Dr. Francis R. Ragnar e OTTAWL m, 234m," w", b, WASHINGTON, Fell. 22.-Tlle day reported age-in um the condition of Th, dun-l oi senatonB. c. Prowse New TéffltOfy.

af-ier day failure of William l-lowardthe former Chief Justice was not Taft to rally strongly from his ser-much changed. Weakness has been ious illness was regarded tonight B-a nroa-chlng surely on his reserve

took place at his late residence on Dorchester Street et 3.25 D- m- 8"- urday after an illness of five months.

m unendmenb moved by the official apposition to the Address in reply to the Speech from the Throne, it

(Canadian Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23--Pl'0m

It d WA conservatives in the“. causing apprehension among thosestrength. m; m“ George, hastening heme ’ m Yuk my" _ g . grslnozlsﬁil! "I U19 Plflllmtﬂilfy from Boston, completing ‘he m“ tal-lleiemizhrelelttlliilefatureehoverznsround Grantlng Divorcesi won (my. were um to have “P °' i“ 1°“"'°Y "°"‘ s“ M“ ‘° 40 below zero. on m». staccato or Resolution To Come l.

Charlottetown by aeroplane. arrived

t l h key has brought a home three minutes after his fath- l can” c"

reached this decision. vivid picture of Alaska's latest gold

' ‘mo caucus was divided info two

PAARBEBERO

Died InEther,

sessions, morning and late after- noon. A number of matters legisla- tive in character were discussed and consideration was given to the atti- tude of the party in the House O! Commons on these subjects.

A large attendannq or mgmbqi" marked the caucus. Conservative with" I-Iw Wmimsent at both

SPEBULATIUN

Premier Ramsay‘ MacDonald of the occasion of the formers vlslt_ Hollywood recenﬂy, when he law

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Here is an interesting photograph showing Alastair MacDonald. son of

Great Britain. and Mary Pickford on lo the United Artists’ Studios at talking films in the making.

ZFhe Average Value Of Our Farm Lands Is Less

Prince Edward Island Leads Provinces Per

(Special io the Guardian)“

TORONTO. Ont., Feb. 22- Chiei‘ (lfornnrr, Dr. l\l. M. Craw- ford, will make full investiga- tions into the deaths under an- esthetic yesterday of two per- sons, a. man and a woman, the latter in St. Michael's and the former in Strathcoua Hospitals. The victims are Louis R. Mill, 63, retired farmer of 60 Pearson Ave., who was undergoing an abdominal operation and Mrs. Rogers, 40 of 654A Sparllna Ave..

Will Investigate

DAY [ERNIE

Appropriate Sermon Eloquently Breached by Rev. W. L. Out- house a t Central Christian C h u r c h. Service Afterwards At Monument.

The annual Pa-ardeberg Day par-

er-‘s passing. Born Dec. 10. 1862 at Central Roy- alty, the late Hon. Benjamin Charles Prowsc attained a prominent P051- tion in civic, business and political life, occupying the posit-ion of Senat- or in- the Dominion Parliament, and being IUOCGSSlVCly City Councillor and Mayor of Charlottetown as well as one of its most prominent. enter- prising and successful merchants. Senator Prcwseb

followed by the practical experience

CBYCQY.

education was gained at the rural and city schools,

gained through s successful business For a time after leaving school he worked as clerk in the dry goods store of his brother the lam

strike.

"Richest gold strike in history this pomp struck at Poorman, few days ago. Every man in whole vicinity that can get transportation of any kind, going or gone. Temperature forty below zero. Poorman, every cub- in crowded. The one roadhcuse and store filled to capacity; all rninlnl plants closed down; all rushed to stake in ground at new discovery; panning out ally well-visited prospect shaft-told to pan out our- selves. Temperature still forty be- low zero-brokc piece. held pan with "dirt" into tub boiling water to thaw out-panned. finding about two dol- lars ninety six cents worth. Fine

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 22-Parlia- ment may be asked at the present session to cease granting divorces. intimation that he was considering placing a proposed resolution to this effect before the House of Commons ‘for consideration was made today by William Irvine (U. l". A.. Wetlake- win). At the same time. J. B. Woodsworth. (labor - Winnipeg North Centre), declared his inten- tion to continue his attitude of last session of protesting against "whole- sale granting of divorces."

There is a probability that s conference may be arranged between

Before House. ‘ ,1

RIFE is T0 iiiilliii"?

whose appendix was being rc- moverl. Bert Rogers. husband of the woman had a presentlmeut

Mr. L. 1:. Prowse, with whom he be- came associated in business in 1880, forming the original firm of Prowse

Acre-IWS Value Dollar Less Than 191.8 i ~Valuatioia, Is Estimate. l

the Government and members of, I i“ l} ~l . other parties in the House with‘; I view to avoiding the obstruction of

looking washed gold in two pans." Thus reported army sergeant wil- lism N. Crowden. signal corps oper-

ade in memory of those who B!" their lives in the Boer War took place yesterday. psrtioipaledvln by

QKFIIAWA. Pith. INF-The av- the previous wit‘! V!!!" i" M h°'_'1"m'-““d m‘ n" “n” ‘ma, m “m; vmungiand the Bl” - ator at ltuby rAiaska, who was blt- divorce measures as d last . was? ' 4'" . "'”"'“ ’ I I. ‘~ s ‘iwllgiltn llllrrnlzlnhllllllinlillllhldwellll creative: “ I I9,"°°,,‘. “m?” f“ (“Pay tan sill-rd m... gold swim» he vellum- "1 w howl»: w out mv= (special to uh Guar I "m M“ M c "5 ' "m" Prince Edward A Island. m to the cporatlnv table lllllie a service was held in memory of ‘m m: ' m‘ w“ r mm ' ""4 ""1 "will" fl" 4m leave "l! in the Public m N In ldvvoste ‘ Q d“, including both uproved and ua - *‘ mo "n", M; the can“, christian iflﬁm° ‘WE-Walden’? Ind 0'19"" and tuvgiigd twenty ma; mile; n, of wholesale divorces," Mr. Irvine

($41); Nova Scotla $38 (534); New Brunswick $35 ($31); Que- bec. $55 ($5M

The average values in 1929 cf orchard and fruit lands. includ- , ing buildings, etc, in the fruli- ' growing districts Ire estimated to be a; follows, the ﬁgures for ms ‘being given with brackets:

Nova Scotla, $118 (5116); On- tario $147 $151); British Colum-

chel-rfully. She had been glvcn a mixture of gas and oxygen tu- gether with a‘ small quantity of other. She was an apparently healthy woman and the attend- ing doctors and nurses ‘say they cannot understand her death. (‘hie-f Coroner Dr. Crawford seized whatlwas left of the eth- er used in her case to have it analyzed. The Attorney General may he consultcllias to further action.

‘ r Pr a tn ma. Church where an inspiring sermon imamger o zzselatio I“ m

n m‘ u iths president, 6mm“ ha“ w “m” w“ (Prowse, being then located in Syd-

Pmdled W HW- w" 1' '°““‘°“”' iney. On the death of the latter four |M“51° w" "Mend ‘Wmpﬂak w|years ago Senator Prowse became l We ‘Wu-BM! by “he chm‘ m‘! M‘ ‘president of the firm. a position he 1B8“ Aw") my effectively rendmﬂlnsr held until his death.

v the 9°10 "I W" W“ mil! l" n“ The deceased served Charlottetown l W841," ins city councillor for two terms, from Simkins from the text "If it hsilim to 190a, when he was elected possible. as much es in you llethﬂMayor and during the next two l live peaceibiy with all men," Rmn- lyears served in this responsible cap- ans XII-ls. Mr. Outhouse stated laclty. In 191i, under the Laurier ad-

_ OTTAWA, Pieb/ZS-Gpeculatlon is “Wily rife as to the successor of Senator Prowse. Some thin); Hon. .1. z. Sinclair should have it. but the Dmbahiiitfcs lire in favor of Mr. A. a. MacLean. M. n. although it is ihoushl nothing will be done nnui l-ficr the close of the session.

stated. "That is the position which those members who voted against the bill for the establishment of an Ontario divorce court have put us in. Our aim is to get rid of the duty of handling divorce bills."

improved land is well as dwell- improved land all well as dwelling houses. barns. aﬁbles and other m... buildings iii returned ae saw sn acre for the pear 1M9 year-d- ing to the re t issued today by the Dominican Bureau of Sia- tistics. This la a dollar an acre less than was the valuation for the year 1928.

The 1m avcaage values per acre by Provinces follow, with

clay by dog team with an Indian guide to reach the discovery , ‘ only to find them virtually all staked.

CHINESE DYING BY millions

Famous . Novelist

MEETINGS. arc. _ , Is Seriously Ill .1

ANNOUNCEMENTS,

_ bis, sail ($315). L COMINQ EVEN i‘ 5, . _ that from the wording or the iaxt|ministration he was appointed Sen- y(°( Page)‘ n , - _ ii i; impiigd ch“ pa“, i, no; hi. ator for Queen's County. NEW - - -' "l" -——- l’ i‘. 1 ﬂ";vll;|el;€|1;1:;’Ml;' SteWartﬁDYYEgesS-l . Smokers H “y; possible, “d the history ori A mum," o; in, Method“; “d received here yesterday from Grover (Canadian rm“) ,_ , j ; . y . In In _ _ (1 m“ conﬁrm,“ bu“ out m“ 1,... ,1 m, Uni,“ Chwm senator Clark associate director of the China RDQUEBRUNE, ﬁance, liieb. za._ V. p; "Come m Con“ t “d OM A“ B B mm Th, m", m”. o‘ the 3c": Prawn w" p, m“. n; ggnigl m“. international Famine Relief Associa- William J. Locke, famous British ‘ l p1“, “He, Busy my" m Harrington T b E t‘ P ° t Qt t€ r e Careful wuq xunmley’ udysmith “d acteristics and generous principles. tion. gives definite figures on the fa- novelist, is seriously ill at his villa , . gm‘ Wednesday. February 26th. Ad- ' Minn“: h," - _ mumonyil-le befriended the poor and needy mine reported in the Wei River Val- here, and slight pes for his recov- ‘i p. , ion 25 cents. 1895-2-22-31. to the wmuncy “d mun u o’ on very many occasions, but he was lsy of Shenshi. His figures say that. cry are held out. Jdr. Locke. who is l l j -_-— (spmal to m” Guardhnl Jirltish soldiers. The ssoﬂflce and -' 1.000.000 f“ ‘ died of starvation e7, is the author of numerous novels. l» ‘

v"A Concert including a one act ally will be held in the Belfast Hall ontd-‘ebruery 24th at B P. M.. under the auspices of the ‘ Eldon Women's Instliuta. Admission 25c. If stormy thcccncert will be held the following

9 Wsht. 19l9-1i.

"Buying l-lcgs, sheep and Lambs at Kenaington every Thursday fore- lﬂin. Alden Mouse.

llstil-w-il-Montuestf

"Notice-Come to the Bean Sup- Der and Entertainment in French River Hall, Tuesday, February 25th.

lilﬂ-l-ii-ll.

"Wills llvs and dressed hogs at Ianeraid Thl-lfldl)’ fcrenoon, liab- NITY 27th. Everett Haslum. . 1915-2444].

CAIRO, Rypt. Jreb. Zia-Further finds in the ancient tomb discov- ered recently near the Sphinx were made" known here: today. Archaeol- ogists were quoted here as behaving that the chief prise was a large gold vase containing finwers fashioned from gold and whtzh it is believed once adorned the dhlng mom of the Him-l Priest newer.‘ n; u said that this vase has no parallel in any ex- isting collection.» 0t Elyptlan anti» quitles. , A number or additional necklaces have been found. Cine is composed of 4.000 rubles mounted in a mag- nificent gold chain and probably be- longed to the mothqr of Rawer. ‘Ihcse valuable oliiects were dis-

covu-ed in "serdsds." niches reserved for statues Iof the dead. More than 20 of these scrdads have been found one oflthem containing a statue of Rswer surrounded-by alabaster vas- es which probably contained natural flowers when he was buried.

There were many otheb statues of Rswer or inscriptions dbout him in the other serdads. A chamber l5 yards square and out out of solid rock con- tained memorial tablets glving de- tails of his life and describing his funeral. One of these showed a draw ing of the family gathered about the corpse in grief stricken atltudes. Im- agea of sacred animals were num-

mede out of precious stones.

eroua and several of them had eyes

WINNIPEG. Feb. 22-Auto drivers in Manitoba who flick cigarette and cigar butts and ash from the win- dows of their cars will be liable to prosecution under a new law which is being framed in the Manitoba Legislature. Many forest fires, it is claimed, have been started by just such actions. Boys are forbidden to ride on running boards or fenders. and Sliced at road curves and up- pronching level crossings is increas- ed from 10 to 15 miles an hour.

The Howard ’s Sail For Home

self-denial of these men has not been in vain. as proved by the his.

(Continued on page 3)

MacLeod Pen Leads Contest In Egg Laying

Notes on the Prince Edward Island Egg Laying Contest for the week end ing Feb. 20th; 1930:

Mr. Preston MacLeodb Rhoda Ia- land Reds led the contest for the

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Murdered On The High Seas

(special to the Guardian)

PLYMOUTH. Feb. Ill-Five days ago Joan Rltln of Youngs- town. Ohio. complained to offic- era of the liner America, on which he was a passenger. that he was being followed by seme- oue who intended him harm. They thought it was a hallucin- ation. Thursday night at sea a watchman found hla body. llc

there in 1920 and he predicted that 2.000.000 more will starve before the next harvest. The crops of recent years have been failures.

Three Die In Plane Crash i

(Canadian Press)

MIAMI. I'la., Fab. ail-Three men were killed when an aeroplane crash- ed into the Venetian Causeway here while it was being taken aloft in an experimental trip today. ‘The dead are: 1L H. Carlton, Watertcwu. N.

one of his best known being ‘The Beloved Vagabond."

The Weather,

Afloat. ~ or Danni! is) A MY Ion-y. tvra- unfit‘. ti: ctr usso 1o if f

etc

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had been stabbed through the heart with a cobbler; knife.

vice, the onus of proofs will be upon 'ths Board of Pension Commissioners.

Y., a passenger; I‘. J. Comets. chief

m“ Wm‘ 53 ‘m’ m" pom“; Mr’ engineer of the Miami Aircraft 00.;

i5lleclal to the Guardian)

i Bram. sew. mo “Retroﬁt uuwn Rink tonight. Mix may‘: vs Hornets. ‘ mt

“Social at Hops River ‘fhltrsdsy, Peb. 27. Excellent pr , . Hot Niles served. Ladies with baskets V? Dies adrnithd free. 1f not fine Mini on Friday night. 4i

93°41!!! tonight at. New Glasgow milk. double-header, Cavend‘ h vs. F"? Ola-slow: I-ustlco. Juniors vs. "w Glasgow Juniors at a o'clock "hlm- . . 1081

' ‘Fu-nuvlew Club loading hogs Tues- W liter-noon. m. as. m: at once-

llPrnnanent F; bdrl Prank- iitllnd Miss Biddiscumbe of aromas wil_l__be at ulu McDonald's W starch are to rm.

Conservative To Urge Pensions

OTPAWA, Iisb. Sig-More generous treatment to returned soldiers in the matter of pensions wﬂi bs urged from the Conservative parishes in Parlia- ment this session. l

Diacumton will be opened la ms House of Commons by Dr. Potter Mc- Gibbon. maul-vinyl; amen On- tario. in a proposed following effect: ‘mm: any ax-sol- dier wholses served in any theatreof warnmoappliesforll penaionoran increne of pension and submits evil dance or an Milton rqwt- able physician or ‘ n‘ in Canada-

Manon» lac-i. a write no: m m haunt. ins-ti

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uungitctne,

sions Commissioners "

To Consider Dry Law Referendram

November on the question of repeal-

snd unless the same be disproved a pension shall be granted to the said applicant in accordance with the schedule at present in force lin- der the reins of the Board of Pen-

NEIW YORK. Rb. 22.—Slr Esme Howard, retiring British Ambassa- dor m the United suites and Lady Isabelle Howard sailed aboard the liner Majestic today for home and whatever rest we may deserve after 86 years of diplomatic service, as Sir Esmeyexpressed it.

His last appearance in this count- ry was n luncheon given by two hun- dred members of the British Empire -Chsmber of commerce yesterday at which the retiring Ambassador ad-

movm““’z' B‘ I" ab‘ 33"‘ mitted he was a tired man and tired Leaders of both parties in both mo” o, a“ riches of the General Assembly today introduced resolutions calling for a refcreﬂum in this state next

hearing himself speak. I am sorry to leave these shores w» the lest time he said and yet f can- nct say i am altogether sorry to achieve some freedom after thirty

ing the 13th Autendment. . ‘ ‘

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six years of contin lﬂplOlﬂlMu employment.

H. C. Muttart’: B. 3.. pen I were second with as eggs, an points and Mrs. A. ryfeb B. 3.. pen '7 were third with d! Bill. $5.6 points.

Mr. James ‘Iuplinb B. R... hen No. 9 still leads the contest with l5 egis, 06.1 points; The Kenslngtou Baby chick Hatchery B. 3.. hen No. I is second with as eggs, 85 points and Mr. A. L. Rogers hen No. I is third with 1s ma. ‘m points.

The pens leading in production an: ,

lat, Kenllngbn Baby Chick Hat- chsry. B. R... Ill Qlll- Bil points.

2nd. Mr. James ‘hlplin. B. R... m eggs. 401i points.

8rd. Mr. A. L. Rogers. B. 3-. M! QIIB. 631-8 points.

The total all! laid for the week

Hospital Patients Carried To Safety

(Canadian Pull) PROVIDINCIJ. R. 1-. Feb. 28—One hundred and forty-eight patients, in- cluding fourteen infants.

volunteer citiaena when fire threat-

one of whom had been born but an hour previously and eleven children ranging from three and s half to nine years of an. were carried to safety by nurses. police. firemen and

erled 8t. Joseph's Rlllpllll It l.“

‘Thomas A. Wifd. DilOt.

Mabel Normand Dies In Calif

(Canadian Press)

MONROVIA. Calif" Feb. 28-40!- bsl Normand. film commedlenna. died here at 2.30 a. m. today from an illness which first attacked the actress inhuman-y. ml. mu Nor- mand, who was the wife of Lew Cody. screen actor. developed tu- icaia a year ago. but her condi- ttondurlrlgthalaetfewmnnthahsd

TOROMO. leb. Q-rresh south- vﬂy winds. partly cloudy and mild with Probably some light local rain.

High tide this morning at l." aﬁ ‘ '_ht at 7.14.

aun sets this afternoon at s41 and rlaes tomorrow morning at “d.

flew moon ‘naursday. Ibb. 21, l.“ h. In. '

lummnstde tide when minim;