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A good wctrifleto follow ls ma: s rifle or shot pun is never u" until it la empty and then to as-

A winner works harder than- anybody else-but he thinks e.- his work as sport. not as drtldgery—he

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sums that it is‘ never empty.

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Special __Observance Requested for Actu-

al Day of Armistice, Thursday, Nov. 11.

(Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, _' Oct. 16.—Thanksgiv- lng and A-mistioe Day will be ob- served o_n Monday, November 8. The recent statute fixes this joint celebration on the Monday of the week in which November 11 occurs. But a special observance has been requested for the actual day of Ap- mistlee.

Hon. Jae. A. Robb. acting Prime Minister, stated today that ‘in ae. cordance with the arrangemen‘ for Armistice Day sanctioned by His Majesty the-King the people of Canada are invited to mark the oc- casion by two minutes of silence at eleven o'clock lThursday morning, November 11. This is a special ob- servance suggested by Hie Majes- ty and is in addition to the regular ilollday recognized. by. the pap-ll... ment of Canada for the Monday previous.

Air Mail Service to be Itelinquishetl

(Special to the Guardian)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. - m... ]l(l.-'t office llepiirtlnent announced lillily it will relinquish the trans- i-illlllnontul nnil overnight New York-Chicago government operat- rtl mall llir‘ sgrvlco and will adver- tise within 30 gluys felflbida for pri- vuto enterprises to take over tile service.

“lt has novel‘ ‘been the intention iii the poetofilco-depurtlnollt to ccntlnfie oporatloh permanently ‘of

ilrlleral New-said. ‘ The depart- luént has 85 airplanes. 15 hangers unil mllchlno ShOIH worth several million ilolltlrs. which will be till:- pct-Jod of.

Photograph Stomach

lii-lltLlN. Oct. l5.—'l‘1l(>. interior nl‘ tho stomach has been photo- graphed for the first time by Dr. lions Eisner, head of thc Charity iPolyi-ilulc. At a general meeting of stomuch specialists. Dr. -Elsuei~ de- srrlbetl how he overcame the diffi- culty oi sufficiently illuminating the

interior of the stomach in order to

make the photograph. This ‘was done by the employment of a high power opticgl system and replacing

the gsstroscopeb ‘white lamp with

a blue one- Dr. ‘Eisner. for twelve years had been assistant to Professor lsmsr

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French Are, _ ‘ Shocked By‘ Short Gowns

NEW YORK, Ocl. 15.-—The aria. tocracy is shocked because Ameri- can girls are wearing their tires. l" k119i! length or above the knee. said irons Bordoul. actress, who re. turned yesterday on the line.- ‘Frauce. She said the exclusive Frenclrwomen have ilecreen that dresses should be worn two llltjhgg below the knees.

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‘Hiohenzollern Family Get Back Land, Vil-

| las, Art Treasures

' an‘d $3,000,000 in Cash.

(Special to the Guardian)

. ‘BEIULIN, Oct. 15. ——,'l‘he Prilssisil Diet today voted to give thc llohon- zolleru family. which ruled Ger- many until the former liill-liel-‘rnll away toward the end of lilo wur. 300,000 acres of land. more than u score of villus. costly art treasures und $3.000.000 in cash.

The Diot ngreod upon lilo rom- prolulse hill for settling tho l-loiicn-

zollcru claims nguilist lilo. state.‘

it was the (‘Olltfilltlbll of the forulcr ‘Royal fninily/‘thilt thc vast cslntos amassed during lilo yours tiiut tho llchclizollerils ‘ruled Prussia and lntcr ‘ tho Gorlllllll ‘Flint/ire, were lHTSOlH-ll property... . ' A clause ill tho bill has been ill- lerprelcd. as foreshadowing the 'l‘0tlll‘_il' of~ the Kaiser‘ lo‘ Germany.

zollorn- and 'lllS‘ wi'i.-- should ‘receive possession of llnulburg Castle, neur Frankfort. for life.-

. New Hotel For

1 Quebec Planned

QUEBEQ Oct. 15.~By the spring of 1928 Quebec will have u ‘new twclvo storey, four lluntlred room hotel to cost over two million dol- lels, on Si. John street. where the Montreal Market uow stands if o plan which was laid before the pub- lic ‘works committee of the city council yesterday afternoon goes through. Through their Montreal ‘representative. New York interest ‘offered ‘the i-lty $50,000 for the muf- ‘ket, $5,000 t0 be paid immediately for n six months option. Many of the Aldermen seemed to he in favor of the project _.but no definite dec- ‘i-slon was takenffhs matter was fin-

"mlll- a lalmufi “Pelllallllt- H9 l5 a ally rperted to the finance colnllllt-

ill-athlete of the und is 52 years old. "

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RATE-Ac pet word. net

cscb insertion in this column.

WAUNSOME SAUIAGES AND Hamburg Steak, flesh ovary day.

069-600

Saunders, Neweontl: C0,, Mur- kct Bldg. m ‘

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“IN MEMOHIAM OARDF-SFLEN- dld selection to chose from Guardian Job Printery. ‘tf.

--..___.._____a....._____ 'POTATOES—HIGHII'N' PRICE-b, paid for Certified Heed and uiblc stock. J. L. Doll las, char- lottetown. 8240-18-01 _ , ‘NPOULTRY WANT!” b BUYING live poultry dally.,l‘l'ices on ap-

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Two Killed When l Train Struck Auto

‘SHEINBICOOKE, Oct. 15. ltubort Mills. lili. and John Mills. ii brother, aged l5 months, ltro douii. t1 ‘Mrs llnrnior, cousin to tho tlcutl children. is injured. perhaps fntai- ly. and elght-yoar-olil Nelson lrwlil is suffering from bruises as the rc- siilt of nu accident ilear lRock l-‘orest, some miles from hero. early this evening, when o. motor car lll which they were travelling was crushed into by a Canadian ‘Pacific freight train. Tile tragedy occur- red n short distance from tho Mills homo. ‘

‘Details ' are meagre, but it is thought that the car stalled on the railroad track in front of the on- coming train.

m“ “h. ma" sandalw- poutmautvllThe clause stipulated thut l-lohenq

men- ‘ ‘

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Sir John Simon also Aspire-s to Party Leadership — Dis- sension Asquith-s Reason for Quitting

‘IJONDON- Oct. 15. -ln ills letter to the Liberal party announcing his resignation as leader. Lord ()x- ford indirectly attributed his uc- tlon. which he described as llTB" vorsble to the dlssenslon which hail arisen between lilnlself nnd Lloyd George. ‘He declared that he was firmly convinced of the correctness of his own attitude toward the gen- eralstrike, but that he could not and would not take pnrt ill internal political controversy.

‘He referred to ‘Lloyd George's

til til

ity could not be effectively maln- taincd tinder u systclu of rival uu- llloritlos with sepurntc organiza- tions ulld separate funds. His re- ference was to Lloyd George's leadership of the ptlrllanlentary Liberal party which has stood by the war premier in his controversy ‘with other leaders of tile purty.

‘Lotti Oxford referred to the fact that he had been lll ill health for some time punt. "Though my health is now restored". he wrolc, "‘i feel the anxieties and responsib- ilities of leadership ought not to ho undertaken or continued by anyone who cannot be reasonably certain that he can stand the strulu.“

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Lord Oxford. who was iulsod to tho peerage only last. your for his idistlngulsllctl services to Great Brltulil- does not contemplate rc- tlrenlent froln public life. and sold that ho hoped he liilgilt still be of service to the state nail to Liber- 2-. allsm. ‘

’ Ho will. deliver all nlltircvss tit Grecuuck today. _Wllll6 J-lOYIl George will spook ut Barn-

den today, the nlen bolllnd the Im- perial Conference coinc closer to

ITUESilBY. lllertzog of South Africa, King of _ _ Jnnuila and other tleluiuion dele- refusai to meet in teuutll with I gates already um here for what is

minions

dependent" the British Eulplre, or shall that

ully and legally oiltlinod and de- filled.

ly. once whether qualified such phrase as “autonomy within New Zsuland null Australia. on the other baud arc lilore willing to maintain the And for , the ‘B tlsh flout-in the Pacific. Cun- a and ‘Newfoundland are more or less on the fence nlul ‘may be the As always ‘India

trout lilo British govcruulcllt some formula whereby their quasi inde-

qualification witlllll tho linlpire bonds so fur gt!

be a definite surrender ‘ly the lirit- i.ill government to tho News of the iiorflllous.

cum- is of til»: ill.l11'

Covers Prince}?

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Coming Conference, Will Decide Whether Mr. Massey Will be Subject to London Gov’t or to Ottawa, a Decision Which May Affect. the Future History of the British Empire =Conlerence ,w h i c_ h Opens Tuesday’ .Will be Most Import-

ant Test of Domlnions’ Loyalty Since

The Great War." 1

--:,—~—0 ‘ (Special to the Guardian) .bl ‘lust- the t

c foreground llnil are rczidy for c raising of tho curtuiu next Bruce oi’ Australia, as Mr. ‘Bruce complained.

The question before ills confer- co is very simple. shall the do- Illlllllfillll their present nlewllzlt anomalous status as "in- communities within

cooly. conference whether Mr. ernnleut or to Ottawa.

suit of that eoretlcal iuilsponilence be form Eluplre. Mr. Thus tlloro are three pos-

by

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the told". m‘ not.

ntlcnce is recognized. with ‘the tilut they remain relationship.

reason, they

present "good want rcifzn uffulrs, lcnlly tu a ‘(lug and general sympathy lea llccrnetl. ‘This Ollltiilllli.‘ ‘would decisive footers. is on unknown quantity. If" ‘our hluul-"n oi ill! the status of the British . .ll'llf‘,§ iii vuwrs. .‘ll imperial (filuliir- t llll|l’.ll'ii|llt't'

lard‘ Island Lillethe Dew _ SATURDALOCTOBER 1e, 1926

:"iul um for the first

‘Australia expressed ll iu u phrase when he described thc status of the dmnlulons as "an autonomy \vlth- lu the fold". any more psradozlal expression is difficult to conceive.

'l‘he_muttcr became dramatized with tne appointment by the new

isii viewed tllut appointment very ‘it must be decided st this Massey will be subject to the ‘London gov- The ré- decision may decide the ititurc history of tllc British Mussoyfis appoint- ment is a» flat issue and must be

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Although serious iliacusslons of Eulplre are bound to crop up ilt the coilfer- ence any rumors tllut the British Empire is about to ‘be broken up bsilitzse of ltlis genera‘. rllrli-g and may be dlglifl53efl m; nonsense,

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Sweeping Round-up to Free City F r o m Gang Rule-Detect- tive Squad System Reorganized.

CHIOAGO, .llls., Oct. l5. — A squad of seven “hard boiled" cap- tains has been selected by Chief of Police Morgan Collins. to begin a sweeping round-up to free the city

‘LONDON. ‘Oct. 15. ——Wlth tho ll tic are show . r, open imp lticllce from gang rule. The order came arrival of Lordor. tioutec. Prime 1.17‘. thc 1)l'(3:l\'¥i'.: stow-nu l 51m. simultaneously with information lllluistci.‘ ol New Zculouil, in Inn-alien. Prime hlinist-sl- Bruce of obtained by police that Earl

“Himie" Weiss. slain gang leader was double crossed by his own lieutenant, Patrick Rlurray. who himself was killed by those who were alleged to have paid lilul to "spot“ Weiss.

This informant, whose name was not revealed, not only declared

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latest‘: pgficirstlulfm‘:defileoggfilglgxl generally called the most lmport- Liberal Prime Minister of Canada illlil Mlllm)’ llllell WEBB 11110 lllfl

Strike, m“, dammed Hm Dam, “Xviiilti. test of the ‘tirltisll Empire of Vincent Massey as “Minister nlnolline sun trap on North Stale bonds since the war. elect" to Washington." Tho Bl-lt- Strcet. but an automobile load of

gangsters affiliated with the lunch- inc gunners, was at the scone. This ivas the second ‘tip that Weiss. who had accumulated more than u nili- llon dollars ill alcohol dealings, lla-J been double-crossed by his own men.

The order of Chief-Collins issu- cd after a tronfereucc with Mayor

siblo outcomes to lite conference. met. Dover. virtually re-orgauized the (ll The ll0llllll10llS lnuy secede. ill gencrul the lrlsh l-‘rco Stale detective squall system. it pluc- 'l‘ili.-l outt-oluc- however. is uullko- and South Africa wont lndepend- Oil ill i-liir lllfBCt Cuillillfllltl of the

seven captains who compose thc new gangsters bureau, 30' lllgll speed cars. manned by 90 squads or a total of 450 men with 15 lieut- enants. ‘ '

‘ln addition. the captains will have use in emergent: _of 207 dc- psitmeutdlivvdrs. glv zl command

lnent force of 1.892 men-tile army with which they are lo carry on the city's offensive against gaug- sters into the strongholds of the law_ breakers.

Orders were issued to arrest ull known gangsters on sight and to kill any gangster caught wiiiln gull in ills hand or in the not of committing a crime. Each cup- tnin was given n list of the leaders

when ‘m. 1i are

sit-pie on Saturday with Llu- crisis

expected to ilcsl

within‘ their party. The witbilrayvnl of Lord Oxford lender of the Liberal pilrly con-

as Lstltutcs lilo latest chapter in the tiruulstii: political twotltroversy

which has been going on in-t lliui and Lloyd (leorge for f.;lli t. years. dating frolu December, i910. when Lord Oxford. then plain hlr. Asquith, was for “l! out 0i’ "H1 llrfi‘ znltmlhip to be rurceetletl by Lloyd ilurre. . .-\l.el' the ‘Vlll’ ilie t\vo luiiirhet‘ up their difficulties. more or less. and worked together within the cumin party. ’They' differ-ail on many questions-of polio)‘, but u tia- llnite brook did not come tlntll lust June when ‘Lord Oxford wrote u lcltcr lll which he virtually read Lloytl George out of thc Liberal party. ill tho letter lilo Libel-ill leader chargctl Lloyd Georgo with following policies during tho gonor- ul strike which wcro cmltrnry to those of tho party. A ‘ltllltlftl onu- LFOVOYSy lmmctliatoly broke out bo- tweun thc Lloyd tlcorgu un-l la-r-‘l (lxlilrtl wlllgs ol tho Libs-ml‘.

Stood by His Guns

Lloyd (loerge, ilowever. swell by his guns nnd declined to be rend out of the iLlbornl PRYlY- H" d9‘ fended his attitude in aeeklnl’. B peaceful solution of the Efilleflll strike. -’l‘llc controversy WWW“ worm for several weeks. while ll"! rank und file of the purl)’ Billlillli desperately to patch up the diffi- culties ilctlveon the leaders. The Parliamentary Mlle?!“ 11'1")’ WP‘

m th th to

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Connor. Government counsel on tho Judicial inquiry illto the customs aduilulstrutlon at its Maritime sit- tings, issued the following stato-

ielonal ethics compelled me to rc-

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g ‘liliNERNME NT CNN NINKE IT

W. F. 0’Connor, Dismissed for Political Rea- sons, is Re-engaged by Chief Justice Lemieux to Prepare Argument on Im.- portallt Phase 0i Inquiry -’Ful1 State- ment Given by Mr. '0’Connor of High-

Handed Action of King Gov’t.

OTTAWA, Oci. 15.-—W. 1i‘. O’-

tio, flx my remuneration

porory engagement to those of eilt last night:

"Some days ago l was asked by e ‘Canadian Presswbat wus my en status in ‘respect of tho cus- ms null oxciso enquiry. Profes-

dcferance to the Francois who naturally

r the questioner to Chief Justice

he would, as he bad authority to for the wor-k. l am under no obligation to work ‘upon like terms upen ll tem-

contiuuous and lxtontled service. am ‘acting at aJl only because of request of Sir has been considerably embarrassed by being iloprived of his counsel in the midst of much important unfinished bus-

of the l4 major gangs of Chicago. On this list were the nalues of (he gang chiefs alld their lieutenants. Chief Collins also appeulcd to judges to close down on writs of llabeus corpus.

"Within the last year," he slllll. in a letter to the Chief justices of the ‘Superior Criminal and Circuit Courts. 4B2 writs have been served on ‘me for the release of men ill‘- resteil as suspects. in many cases within an hour after their arrest.

"l am not in any sense criticizing the court but in view ol‘ the ure- sent situation we need more time to investigate the habits and motion of living of many men placed und- er arrest." .

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Two Island ‘Church- ' es Were Struck

A scvorc electrical slnrul-

a for many yearn.

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Church at Melpeque

lure was not damaged.

hey.

over a shot-gun and motor equip-

By Lightning

3K‘.- colnpunieti ‘by heavy ruin, passed

uvcr Sumnlorslde uud Prince County yesterday evening between _ live and seven o'clock. it was TH: HARDEST ‘

the worst storm experienced in the western part of the Province

‘The spire of the Presbyterian was struck

anti burnt ofl, but tile main struc-

A barn at Abramhl Village who burned to the ground. with all its contents. including live stock and

Polling "Day Likely December Eighth

(Canadian Press)

lTlORONTO. Oct. 15.-—The To- ronto Stir in its new: columns today, says that Premier" Fer- guson will geto the country n once in the expectation of p‘)- litioai elroles. ‘ Polling is; ‘n stated as between December 6 and l0 with Wednesday. De- cember 8. being the ilkcFy date The policy that the Premier is expected to announce thig wggk is government control under; a loeal option system.

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Opens in Saint John Oct. 19—-Plans for Celebration of Can‘- ada’s 60th Birthday Included in Agenda.

(Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Oct. 15.--Plans for a dominion-wide celebration 0f the Diamond Jubilee oi‘ Confederation .are included in the agenda oi.‘ the Canadian Beard of Trade Conven- tion which ‘opens in Saint John, N. 8., on October 19. Delegates froml every part of Canada will be pres-l ent. .The convention lasts three days. Representatives of federal provincial and civic flm/firrlmofllfii will take part in the opening cere- monlee- ‘

‘ The agenda has net been finally] settled but some subjects for dis» cussion have already been decided on._Qns of these is a caiebfltion’ next year o.‘ the slxtleth annivers-

lon. .

in addition the jects have been agenda: immigration, taxation. export and

following sub- plaoed on the

inter-provincial relations, preserva- tion of the Identity of Canadian grliln exported through Atlantic ports. General problems of the Maritime provinces, the cost of gov- ernment, industrial research. tour- ist permits, the cattle situation in Western Canada.

Orlniston Said To Be In Winnipeg (CanadTanH-Press)

iWl-NNIPFK}. Oct. 15. — Rellvfl-‘fi were current ill the rliy inday that Kenneth (l. Ormlston. u fugitive codefendant of the Aimee Sample .\leiPherson cnse, is in Winnipeg ill ill hospital nud ivllling to surrender if promised inlnluuity bybLos An}!- eles court authorities. Police and hospital authorities here had no comment l0 make en the rilmor which could not be vertliietl from ally source. ormiston. according to the rumor. wits supposed to have hail a telcgrtlul sen; to district nt- torney Asa Keyed. at Les Angelo-l. if he is in any Winnipeg hospital his identity ls being closely guard- ed.

JOB OF THE DAY v5 GETTiNa

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Morning

'ary of the birthday of the Domln- "i r

domestic trade, and commerce and.

thinks of his work as the game."

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May Not Live to Face Charge of Murder- ing S0n--W‘as For- merly of ‘P. E. Island

(Canadian Press)

WOODSTOCK. N. 8.. Oct. 15.- Chesley C. Todd, in all probability will net live to liace charges of mur- dering his son. Tedd is lying in s bed at the Fisher Memorial Hospit- al, under arrest and scarcely able to speak because of the self-inflict- ed wounds in his throat ‘which he slashed with thc same razor that he used to kill his-five year old son, Leonard, last Monday evening.

Nothing has been heard here from any of Todd's relatives and nothing more is known about him here than that he formerly was a tailor at Fredericton, that he went into the hotel business with his wife after the death d! her former husband and that he is supposed to have come island.

Ralston Unanimous Choice of Liberal Convention

(Oanadian Press) ll.-\l'lltl.\'(l'l'ON PASSAGE. N. S. n ‘t. l5. ~ lieu. J. Layton ltulstou. if. f‘. recently uppeinlcil lliluistef

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W, W. L. Mackenzie

1 of liun. ,o\'.i\s _ y.» ‘~Q)f Shelbourue-Yarmouth ill um flllOli here, to contest the seat ' f’ i by-electlon made necessary lry¢ ceiectlen to the ‘Senate of Hon. P» 1' Vliutlield, member elec; of the constituency. as s result of the clec- tions of Sept. l-l. Every district of the illltll constituency was repre- sented um] the invitation to Hon. Mr. Rnislon was unanimous. Noni- lnllliou tiny is Nov. 2nd.