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Q Mclnnis, Tltlaifax Says ‘i’ Squires Was Aided

straight.

Chnrloltetnwljfilliilill Two Co." lllorlll‘ Glsldln. Founded 1881

IN THEN a. [Niilil a

Financially

(Canadian Press)

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld, Feb. 10.-—'l‘be Royal Commission inquiry into activities of former Premier Sir Richard Squires took a dramatic turn todiiy when through the ef-

.forts of W. R. I-Iowley, K. C., Sir Richard's counsel, the court was informed that shortages in the_ de- partment under ex-Liquor Controll- i‘|' John '1‘. Mooney, during the years 1921 and 1928, approximated 8200.000. Mr. Howley told the court that this information was in the hands of the Attorney-Gen- cral, Premier W. R. Warren, when be (Mr. yfowley) asked for and was refused exactly the detail; that were today elicited from a witness produced at the eleventh hour.

Charges Against Squires.’

lie contended that charges level- rd at Sir Richard Squires by Mr. Meaney involving a "relatively small amount of $20,000" were in- spired by the eat-controller's

Keep your New Yoar’s resolutions on

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Politeness _ ~ with the feeling o kindness.

at Bow‘ St. Court Concluded - Magist- rate Thought There Was Case to Answer.

(Special cable to the Gtardian) LONDON, Feb. 10.-At Bow Street Police Court this afternoon the case for the prosecution was concluded in the summons against Andrew Fraser Mitchell, formerly emigration agent for Prince Eil- wnrd island, charging him with ob- taining two cheques by fiilsc pre- tences in connection with a Ttllltl settlement and fox taming scheme. Mr. Halford Knight, de- fendant's counsel, addressing the court said: "I submit on thc evi- dence there ls an absence of any criminal intention and the only thing that arises is it (iiililll for civil relief to which there is a coni- plete answer.

Sir Chartres Biron, Magistrate: “i think there is it (arise to answer." Mitchell, asked if he had uny- thing to say, replied: "l acted us straightforwardly as l could. At the time I was in the employ of the government. I reserve my defence".

iiisii iiillBliEll insulin TRIAL AT lilNllllli SESSIN

Preliminary Hearing _

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADEA MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1924

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‘if-AV HAVE TAX REDUCTION

STATES

Secretary of the U. S. Treasury Mellon, who has a big surplus to distribute. There is a keen con- test going on across thc border as to how the surplus shall be applied, in a reduction of taxes, or in a bonus to the soldiers who were en-

Defendant was then committed

iinxiety to make it inadvisable for Sir Richard to force him to render account for the huge shortage now revealed. .

Hector Mclnnis. K. C., of Hali- fax, a director of the British Em- pire Steel Corporation received a gruelling cross-examination re- garding his participation in and knowledge of alleged traiisactoins between the corporation and Sir Richard or his agent-s.

After declaration by Mr. Howley at the conclusion of yesterday's hearing, that certain information regarding the liquor controller's department had been withheld, E. R. Watson of the auditing firm of Reid Son and Watson, was placed on the staiidtqday. ~ Mr. Watson stated tliatf-‘iiiiortue approiimat- ing $800,000,exllted in the depart- ment then under the charge of Meaney during 1931-1922 and add- ed that he had placed this inform-

ution in the hands of Premier Warren on January 4th of this year. "

Hector Melanie, K. C., testified that a package of hank notes had been passed to Sir Richard Squires while he (Mclnnes) was on a visit to Newfoundland iti 1921. He den- ied having made the contribution himself, stating that it was a per- sonal one from Del-l. McDougall ~to Sir Richardfiquires for campaign purposes. ‘ ‘

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BUNDLES 0F OLD PAPERS FOR

sale. Apply at this office. 1360-2445.

‘WANTED-LET BOY. APNLY at Guardian Ofbice. 1377-2-7-tt. ‘FOR SALE-ONE HIGH BOX sleigh new. Preston Rodd. Brackley Point Road. 1l00-2-8-8l.

won sacs-coon con. eooo condition. Phone 408-1.. 14313 l1 3i

_i___________.__- ‘WILL THE iiiifrv wi-io sen-r the Guardian and

e latte t9 , negle ed to Ilia their name please send now so that

item will‘ he pit lished.

suave u. rims» our 1m- Molar miner Cullen. Hell!"- We esulllo lrshfsfew to be ex- pert harbors. lwrite (for special rates. " » _ H fi-dldtf.

‘WANTID lstflllnlisrltv -- maid for jillbfli housework. Apply between fssnd 8 o'clock at ZSTRTOHIJIOIIII It. Reference required, 1409 I 9 9i

mos sari ..-. RIOIOTIRID Guernsey Bull tithe undone hslt 70ers old,: slsouso chevwifl!

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for trial at the London sessions which commence February 19th. bull being allowed in one hundred pounds.

The two final witnesses for the prosecution were Sir George Fowler, Honorary Legal Adviser to the Earl Haig Officers’ As- sociation, and Major Charles Lionel. I-lanington, member of New Brunswick Bar, who holds a spec- ial appointment from Prince Ed- ward Island government to repre- sent them in this case. Fowler testified that Mitchell told lilm he had not been authorized to sell land for ‘the Prince Edward Island government. The land sold to Capt. Quin heloiiged- to private in- divlduals. r-“Mefor Iianington deposed that

Premier Stewart and he had a search made of the ‘government records to as-

certain whether any scheme for selling land for fox farming bud ever been before the government and no evidence of such a scheme was found. ‘

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(Canadian Press)

LONDON, 0nt., Feb. 10. —-Syil- ney Murrell. l-Ienry J. Williams and Clarence Topping, all con- victed on murder charges during the lust five days were sentenced this morning to be hanged April 10th.

Justice Lennox, in n brief ad- dress to each of the prisoners, call-

ed attention to the fact that all had fair trials and had every chance to defend themselves

against charges which the Crown had preferred. All three prison- ers heard their sentences calmly. Murrell exhibited marked signs of lighthenrtedness and Williams chewed gum as the Justice spoke to him; Topping displayed no emotion. ' "

Opposed to Embargo on Pulpwood

- (Canadian Press) WINNIPEG, Feb. 10'. — Settlers in northeastern M- ‘toba would ‘starve if an embargo upon the ex- port of Canadian pulpwood were sstabliehedfaooordlns to several wit a before the Royal Pulp- wood Commission. slttlnz 116W 1°- day.

'WANT-ED-PLAIN SEWINGANO men's repairing. Mrs. Blenkhoi-n, 59 n‘ L -‘ St. 1414-29-21 ____.__.._...__-_-_-—- FOR slits-Two COOKING

us»... Apply so Rochford St. . 1401-2-9-21.

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(CANADIAN PRESS)

official opening "of the sarcop-

hagus of King Tutenkhamen has

been fixed for next Tuesday. _.___¢o>_i-

VIENNA, Feb. ill-Austrian recognition of the Soviet Govern ment is under consideration, Chancellor Selpel stated at Budapest, according to, a des- patoh to the Neue Frels Presse.

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OTTAWA, Feb. 10--Fire which rendered 13 people home- less and resulted in loss totall- ing from $26,000 to $301909 broke out today in the Carls- brooke Annex. a three storey brick structure on Bank street. The fire was brought under con- trol in two hours. Thousands were compelled to walk to work owing to s tie-up of the street car service.

. ____i . OTTAWA Feb. 10—J. R. i Booth, grand-father of Miss Lois Booth who is to marry Prince Erik of Denmark on Monday ls reported to be In better health today. Reports current In regard to a marriage settlement are em- phatically denied on behalf of members of the Booth family. -¢o>-__-_..

MARION,‘ lil|., Feb. lO-Con- stable Joshua Cagle ls reported dead and Deputy Sheriff John Layman is in a Herrln hospital suffering from gunshot wounds as the result of s clssh between Herrln police officers and-offl- clals of Williams County at 'Herrln to-nlght.

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SVDNEY, N. 8., Feb. 10-— Besooh last active coal mine ln Novt Scotla will close down Monday when the workers will quit No. 1 B. New Mine near Dominion, as a result of the con- troversy whloh has srlsen dun- ing the past fsw days.

No. 1 B. ll a new shaft st

LUXOR. Eqypt. Feb. 10-The _

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24 Year Old Girl

Found Strangled

to Death in N. Y.‘ House

(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK, Feb. 10. —B0und to the posts 0i‘ her bed and with licr mouth gagged, Miss Louise Larson. a twenty-four year old motion picture actress. was found dead today lu her rooms in a fash- ionable apartment house in Wi-st Seventy-Seventh Street. Tho actress’ hands “spread edgier!" a"nd tied to the bed posts with a dog leash. Miss Larson's large Belgian police dog was found lashed to a chair in another rooui other apartment. Other tenants told the police they heard no noise in the girl's apart- ment. during thc night, although hcr dog ordinarily raised an up» ruur at the presence of strangers. Tho body was discovered by a negro Illiliii who went to the apart- ment to prepare breakfast for the actress. Ten minutes after the maid lied raised the alarm nu automobile load of detectives were iit the house where a. physician pronounced the girl dead. ‘

After a hasty preliminary ex- amination thc police said thc inur- der must have occurred after eight this morning as the tenant of an adjoining apartment said she had TlBllPiT Miss Larson's bell rung several times at thut,hour. To the girl's query tho caller replied that he was llll expressinan. The door was opened, the tenant said and the caller apparently entered.

had been

Nothing more was heard.

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l5” IMPTIEATEBIN EliiiilPEiiii. SETTLEMENT,

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Gerald RzEraig For- .

merly of This City Now in Boston Hospital Makes Confession

(Canadian Press)

NEWTON MASS, ran. Iii-Some i "

matters which hud puzzled the police in regard to the wounding of Lewis F. Curtis, wealthy sports- man iind the intruder in his home yesterday were cleared up when the ‘ntrudér mam. what he believed to be a deathbed statement.

Gerald R. Craig, formerly of Charlottetown who also had been known as Earl Craig‘ and Roy G. Vance, confessed to Boston police at a hospital in the Brighton dist- rict that he lind intended to rob tile Curtis Jiorne and that he had participated iii a number of recent burglaries in this vicinity. He said ho was making the confession in order to clear his brother, Lewis Craig who had been arrested on suspicion of complicity in various burglaries.

Lewis Craig who was taken to the hospital to see his brother told the police that Gerald bud been employed with -him in a Boston res- taurant but about a month ago gave up this work, saying he was going bootlegglng under the protection of‘ a former policeofficer.

Gerald ln his confession said he used the bootlegging story as a cloak for burglaries.

Revival of Trade

(Canadian Press)

LONDON, Feb. 10.—Slgns of re- vival of trade between Germany and Canada. are indicated here. Several German firms have inquir- ed recently at German agencies in London as to whether the Doniin- ion can supply at competitive prices canned and dried fruits which are now purchased else- where by Germnn houses.

The matter is being taken up with leading packers and shippers.

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Recognition Asked by Mexico

(Canadian Press) LONDON.‘ Feb. '10. —Mexico is

_following Russia and seeking full recognition from Great Britain‘ be- ,|,

fore settling tlie outstanding claim-s, but Mexico, unlike Russia, has not been a campaign issue in British domestic politics and there- fore is not likely soon to meet with Russia's success, it is learned iii the Foreign Office.

Heavy Smuggling into Dominion

(Canadian Press) MONTREAL. Feb. 10.— The statement that hundreds of thous- ands of dollars worth of goods were being smuggled into this province every year, especially in such llncg as silk goods, was made at a meeting of the executive of

which development work was go- ing on following the understand-

. ing be‘ the company and the miners.

The miner's committee that Investigated conditions there re- ported that the company was employing s number of men priestly in excess of the number agreed to by the miners.

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Train Hits Truck; ' Seven Killed

(Csnsdlsn Press) h

. MILWAUKEE, Wis.. Feb. 10. — Six newsboys and Arnold Volght, 26, supervisor for the Milwaukee Journal. were _kliled_ last night when a Chicago northwestern r“ ‘ "trshi hit a Journal

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With Germany

Former Islander Weds in New York

(Canadian Press)

NEW YORK. N. Y.. Feb. 10. —- llliss Ruby Elizabeth Hacker, daughter of Mrs. William Hacker, formerly of Sunimerside was mur- ried yesterday at noon to Mr. Harry Edward Hall, son of 1.111». Edward P. Hall of Ashtabula, Ohio.

The ceremony which ivns quiet was performed by the Rev. Dr. George . Russel at the Second Presbyt rian Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall will reside in New York where the groom by profession is a civil engineer.

‘Montreal branch of the 0LT; Association

the dian Manufacturers‘ held here today.

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'0 (Canadian Press.) *0 '0' NEW YORK, Feb. 10—Nego- '0 '0 tlailons for a loan of between *0 e $200,000,000 and $aoo,ooo,ooo.+ '0 to the Japanese Government '0 '0 were completed today by an '0 Qlnternatlonal banking syndl- '0 0 cafe headed by J. P. Morgan '0 '0 and Company, which will make i0 '0 a public offering of the bonds '0 *0 next week, probably Wednes- '0 '0 day, In New York, London and '0 the continent. The proceeds of 4' the loan will be used by the 0 '0 Japanese Government for re- '0 =0 construction necessitated by I0 *0 the earthquake last fall and '0 for the refunding of the un- '0 '0 purchased portion of a sterl- 0 =0 ing loan maturing early next '0 '0 year. ' '0

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IN OlL SCANDAL

Harry F. Sinclair, the owner of the famous Zev which defeated Papyrus in the international horse race, is riow in the limelight as the holder of the Teapot Dome oil leases which he secured through Secretary of the Interior Fall. He left for Europe just before the scan- dal broke out and now announces that he will return to testify at the investigation.

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(Canadian Press) LONDON, Fob.‘ 10. ~—Officlal re- presentations from Paris to the British Foreign Office indicated a complete understanding between Britain and France on the Palatin- ate question. it is hoped in gov- ernment circles that this may be a prelude to a settlement of other outstanding questions between the two countries.

Premier Miicdoiiald (luring the past week has established n new atmosphere of cordiality and und- erstanding which is considered a good augury of ultimate settlement of the Ruhr, reparations iind other major issues.

Entire Municipal Council Resigns

(Canadian Press) WINNIPEG, Feb. 10. —Tlie un-

i]. usual event of an entire municipal

council resigning at same timc was reported inst night. As a pro- test against the provincial gov- ernment's refusal to guarantee the bonds of West Klidonnn the coun- cil resigned in a body. j4-04-.__

Announcements? Coming Events, Meetings, Etc

RATISF-l cents per word each insertion.

"Basket Social and concert in York I-lirll Wednesday Fob. 13th. Admission 25 and 15 cents. Every- body welcome 1420-2-94“.

"Rebekah Social for Odd Fel- Tuesilay, Feb.

12th. 8 p. ni., Entertainment and cards. Admission 25c. . 1436 2 11 2i

"Oyster Bed Driving Club are holding their first race Wednesday Feb. 13th at 1 pm. Three classes A. B. and C.—2l

"Old Sydney Screened Coal.— We can supply any quantity of this good coal at lowest price. —-A. Plckard dz Co. 1432 2 11 3i

"Albion Coal,

nut, stove and

lump. Just t coal for furnace or range-A. lckard & Co» Phone 4o, 1432 2 11 ill

"The Afillltll Meeting 0f the Mill

' Yiew Egg Circle will be held on

Friday evening at 7.30 p. m. Re- "7 bate will be distributed. ‘ ' 1431 2 ll 3i

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"Reserve Wednesday, Feb. 20th

Marked Change in! French Attitude Re-| garding Germanys Entrance to League 0f Nations.

(British United Press) PARIS, Feb. 10~France is ready l0 talk with Premier MacDonald regarding a program for joint ac- tion coiniiienciiig with private con- versations and leading through ii general conference with the United States participating. to u settle- ment of all essentially European questions, including the Ruhr rc- paratious and Germany's admission to the League of Nations. it is not expected, however that Premier MacDonald will ask Poincare to re- ceive him before he knows thc par- liament's attitude as will he reveal- ed in next Tuesday's debate in Lon-

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Sisters I-Iiave Narrow. Escape—Loss Es- timated at $200,000

(Canadian Press)

ST. LEONARDS, Feb. 10~lncen~ tiiurlsni is strongly susplactt-tl us the origin of a fire which curly yester- duy ticslroyed thc lame Sacred lie-art school and thc’ convent of the Sisters of Mercy of the Good Samaritan zit Van Burt-n, directly across the St. John river from Si. Leopards. No lives were lost, but the Sisters who teach ill tho school Just had time to escape bsfore the flames spread throughout their re- sidence. The financial loss is eati- vlllfllflti at nearly $200,000. The Sist- ers lost most all of their belong- ings. The property was owned by the Bishop of Portland as corpor-

don.

Nothing, however, can be alone to- ward a new general conference Willi an American delegate or observer until Washington knows what Europe's answer will be to thc re- sult of the inquiry now being mad:- lnto Germany's economic state. As to the eventual admission of Ger- many to the League there is n new attitude noticeable in the French official press. Whereas The Temps for four years insisted that there could be no thought of admission of Germany until she "fulfills" her

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A DAILY TALK ON ADVERTISING

By Scammon Lockwood

The Testimonial

BILL JONES runs-a restaurant.

Hank Smith meets you at the corner oi‘ Maine and River Streets about 12:30 and says to you, “Go on down to Bill Jones; he is serving the best light lunch in town."

You believe that. You don't think that Hank Smith has any ulterior motive but rather feel that his statement is the enthusiastic re- action of n man. who has just partake-n of a lunch which he found entirely satisfactory.

Now put it the other way: you inrct Bill Jones, the restaurant pro- prietor.

Bill Jones says to you, "Say, I am serving the best light lunch in town."

Now I don't need to ask you which makes the strongest impress- ion. lt stands to reason that the re- staurant man will always say that his meals are good. But it is con- ceivable that the other fellow would not enthusiastically praise them unless he really had found them good.

It I were running a restaurant. I wouldn't put a sign in my window: “We nre serving the best light lunch in town." Rather I would niukc that sign read. “Lots of people tell us that we are serv- ing the best light lunch in town." And if l could go u step further and get the mayor of the city to permit it I would say on my sign, "Muryor Perking says tha't we are serving the best light lunch in town."