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VANCOUVEiv-IC. PJ-Woriimen Sinking a 200 toot shaft on the University of B. C. endowment lands uncovered a small piece of

, fossilized wood more than 101,000 years old, according to scientists who have ‘identified it as of the litter-glacial period.

EDGAR. KENNE Y Comedy BUCK JONES SERIAL

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Major Mcllu Speaks 0n0ld Fortifications

The following paper on the old fortifications of Charlottetown was given by Major T. B. MacNutr. at the monthly meeting of the Char- lottetown branch of the Canadian Legion last night.

Comrade President and Com- rades: In speaking to you tonight on the old fortifications of Char- lottetown, I assure you that it la a subject on which much might be said, but knowing well that old soldiers appreciate brevity much more than many words, I can only tonight give you a brief sketch of the old fortifications oi the harbor of which Naval Lieutenant Cotte- ville, who became in 1721 the first Commandant of the Island, in 1720 reported as follows: "The Island

could make a citadel inside the points within range of a one- pound cannon-ball, on a height to command both land and sea," and of which de La Ronde two years later wrote "We are now in Port la Joye, one or the most beautiful harbors that the eye could behold."

In 1720 St. Pierre arrived at Port la Jole with some three hundred immigrants and under the direc- tion of Gottevlile constructed breast works on the western side oi the harbour mounted by eight cannon which were brought from. Quebec and manned by thirty soldiers.

I cannot find any information to determine where this breastwork was situated exactly, but the late Proicfsor Coven said it was situat- ed at the waters edge in front of the remains of old Fort Amherst. Up to the time of the surrender of the Island to the British the French barracks and other military build- ings stood on the position of the ruins of old Fort Amherst.

Designed by French Ellglnflir

In 1751 Colonel Franquet, a French Army engineer prepared plnns for an elaborate Fort on the .~ite of the present Fort Amherst thc four bastlons and curtains of which ware to be erected in solid mrisonei-y and large enough to con- tain a garrison of four hundred men and provisions for two years. l-lc also prODOsed a square redoubt

Janet Gaynor In

“Farmer Takes

l A Wife”

At The Prince Edward

The simple, human, down-to- earth story of Fox Films "The Farmer Takes a Wife,’ opened at the Prince Edward Theatre yester- day.

The picture stars Janet Gaynor in one of the most absorbing and ten- der love stories it has been her pri- vilege to play; it exhibits for the first time the superior talents of the screen's new romantic sensation. Henry Fonda, and it tells a magm- ficent tale in a style that will leave you troubled and strangely happy at its close.

"The Farmer Takes a Wife" deals with the turbulent glamour and vit- ‘ailty of the Erie Canal scene in the early 1850's, and draws its dra- matic conflict from the love .of a boy fresh from the farmlands for a girl who was attached to the water life.

Fonda is the boy who takes to the canals to earn enough to buy his own farm. The life of the canal throws him into contact with Janet Gaynor, cook for canal boater Charles Bickford, and although he recognizes their intrinsic differ- ences, Fonda cannot help falling in love with her.

Their love story merges into the story of the canal people as the story proceeds. There are gusty, humorous episodes of the skipper with the cargo of pigs, the preach- er who turhs dentist, spells of com- munity singing in which the princi- pals render racy American ballads, brawls, fist fights and liquor bouts-

‘ The picture abounds in beautifully. acted character bits, but those most worthy of mention are the parts played by Slim Summerville, Andy Devine, Roger Imhof. Jane Withers

and Margaret Hamilton.

“The Case Of The Missing Man” And Buck Jones Serial At The Capitol

A photographer who risks his life to capture a. desperate criminal, a loyal sweetheart who shares her fiance's danger, two pals who quip their way in and out of hilarious scrapes, a band of desperadoes who stop at nothing to save themselves —these ‘are the dramatic ingredients of “The Cast of the Missing Man," the thrilling drama of city streets.

' which opened a three clay run at the Capitol Theatre yesterday.

Written by Harold Buchman and Lee Loeb, directed by D. Ross Led- erman, and enacted by a splendid cast, headed by Roger Pryor. Jew Perry, Tom Dugan, George McKay,

Arthur Hohl. James Burke and 'Thurston Hall. "The Case of me Missing Man," ranks as one of the fastest-moving, most suspense-lad- en and thrill-jammed comedy- dramas produced this season.

Joan Perry who makes her debut in "The Case of the Missing Man," is both attractive and talented. Pryor delivers another of his clean- cut, decisive performances, Burke proves that police officers can-and often do-co-operate with amateur sleuths. The other players, despite brief roles, register effectively, with special honors due Dugan, McKay, Hohi and Hall.

Sun Spots Indicate More Gold Weather

OTTAWA, Feb. 20—'I‘h0se who look to sun spots for their weather predictions believe they explain the severity of the present Winter, and find therein cause for some concern r-two more years of below average temperatures.

From observation carried out in the past at the Dominion Observa- tory here,'it has been established that when sun spots are most

' "numerous average temperatures are lower. Observations last Sum- mer point to a rather high maxi- mum in the sun spot cycle which will be reached about 1938

Mlllmum in 192!

The cycle of sun spots takes about l0 or 11 years. and when the maximum was last reached in 1918, the maximum was below average. the experts say. They

“also recall that in 1917 the maxi-

""‘mum of sun spots was higher than usual and the weather was colder. It is recalled this was at the height of the influenza epidemic

"There are other factors to be taken into consideration, but the sun spot cycle is one of the main onu," said one expert.

"We always get predictions of colder Winters for the future when we are experiencing bclow average spells for a few weeks." remarked another expert, who is not a student of sun spots.

To date this month. the tempera- ture has been 10 to 11 degrees oe- low the average for the past 46 years, while it also was below the average for January, particularly during the last few weeks of the first month. Indications point to little change in the cold weather for the next few weeks.

Three Inches of Snow

With an east wind blowing throughout One day, three and one- quarter inches of snow fell Friday and sent hundreds of men back to work in the Capitalh keeping streets. highways and sidewalks clear for traffic. The wind reached a velocity of 15 miles an hour czrriy in the morning, while at night It had eased up to nine ‘miles per hour. The highest temperature was 1S degrees above, while early

in the evening it was 16 above.

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Concert at Margate

An entertainment of a variety nature was held in Mal-gate school house m Thursday evening. A large audience enjoyed the num- bers on the program moat happily Mr. Melville Baker was chairman.

imtrumental music, organ, guit- ar, banjo, violin, mouth organ, Ernest Dunning, F‘ ‘ ifloward, Heath Mayhew, Mrs. Geo. Mayhew, Leigh Crane.

Male chorus.

Reading, Mrs. M. Holland.

Dialogue, “Don't Be Serious," Dorothy Thompson, James Gal- lagher, Gardiner Weeks, Gerald Major, Vivian Weeks.

Trio, John Howard. Mrs. Mayhew, Emest Dunning.

Vocal duet, Harry Brown, Ern- est Dunning.

Monologue, Mrs. Heath Mayhew.

A capital chorus, Miss Marion Cornish, itfrs. Heath, Mayhew. Dorothy Thompson, Mrs. Geo. Mayhew. Chester Howard, Ernest Dunning, James Gallagher, Eldon Cameron.

Closing chorus, "Strawberry

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Lunch was served in the Hall up- stairs by the lady members of the Women's Institute, then a missing word contest.

This was followed by a dance. Af- ter this all departedewell pleased with the entertainment Y.

MARGATE SCHOOL

The honor- roll for Margate School for January: Grade X Sr.—1, Oliva-Woodside. Grade X Jr.—1, Ralph Howard; 2, Ian Henderson. Grade IX.-1, Daisy Major. Grade VIII.-1, Kathleen Hen- derson; 2, Percy Folland: 3, Denzil Howard. Grade VI.—l, Phyllis Woodsicle;

2, Vera Henderson; 3, Harriet Major.

‘ Grade V.-1, Amy Johnson: 3, Reggie Dinnls.

Grade IV.—l, Rona Woodside; l. Ruth Woodside; 3, Earl Crane.

Grade IIL-l, Ralph Adams, Thelma Adams (equal); 2, Wyman Howard; 3, Doris Henderson.

Grade IL-i, David Henderson; 2, Douglas Woodside.

Grade I‘Sr.—l. Tom Major; 2, Junior Major,

Grade I Jr.-1, Philip Hender- son; 2, Wallace Henderson.

Highest. average in Grades 6-10- Phyills Woodside. '

Highest average in Grades 1-5- Phlllp Henderson.

Ernest Dunning, teacher, B.

Trout Point) and ih; Vldelte Sta- ____

Linn (Outpost) ‘at Point de la Flamme (now Block House Point) was to be strengthened. None of lhefe plans were ever put into ex- ecuticn.

1t is/interesting to note here that Colonel Franquiet had a Naval Officer prepare a Chart of the “Three Tides" in the hflfbmlr- ln i753 Villejouln, the last French Governor of the Island implored ‘the authorities in France for as- sistance and stat-rd that he had only three cannon, that they were not even mounted in batteries and were only useful for saluting pur- poses-but no assistance'was given.

English Take Possession

Loui=bourg capitulated to the British on the 26th 0f July 175B, and in August Lord Rollo was ordered to proceed‘ with‘ five hund- red soldiers to take possession of St. Jeans Island.

On the 10th of October Lord

Rollo in writing from Port la Jole to Admiral Boscawen stated that with the assistance of Captain Spry, enginecr. he had erected a fort that with one hundred and fifty men it could not be taken without cannon and mortars, but that it mustrc cclve early attention in t-he Spring. l-ic added apparently re- ferring to the French occupation or lack of defences, "there was not the smallest trace of a fortifica- tion there.” This redoubt was named Fort Amherst after General Amherst, and according to Stewart's History written in 1806, it was a large squarg redoubt erected three hundred yards from the water. surrounded by a broad ditch and mounted eighteen pieces of can- non and contained handsome bar- racks. "Shortly after the arrival of Governor Patterson in 1770 he dis- mantled the Fort as it was com- manded by higher ground. Previous to this the Garrison had been withdrawn‘ to Hiiifax.

Capt. Holland Selected Site

In 1764. Captain Samuel Holland select/ed the sitc for a Fort on what is now Dundas Esplanade. It was then a forest and afforded good habitation for bears and foxes. Captain Holland named the site

Fort Saint George.

In 1776 Callbeck suggested that the Fort be erected on what he called “this crescent shape piece oi ground." He later reported that if this request was not authorized he would erect a temporary breast- work there. The Fort apparently was at least commenced in 1776 and in July 1777 Caiibeok reported that it had bed: completed and equip- ped with a seven three and two gun hath-p

In 1785 Lieutenant Booth, R3,, when cn a visit to the Island found Fort Saint‘ George, or as it was called Georges Battery or Patter- sons Battery in ruins, as also a Field Port which was situated a short dlBiIlIICg in front of the pres- ent Provincial Sanatorium, and which was to be used by the in-

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habitants should they be driven from tho works in front. It con- sisted of four confined bastions, the whole feccd and lined with fascin- ea, and having on each flank, a gun. Lieutenant Booth on noticing tharthe fasoines and an old gun carriage in the Fort had been dam- aged by me. asked what had caus- ed this, and Captain-Callback in- formed him that the inhabitants had ret fire to it as it was a. harbor for "muslritos."

Old Banach In Bahia

By this time the aid created in imonealt _

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Street, and south of King Street were largely in ruins. a part of them having been used as fire wood by refugees and others. An- other Barracks, gunrdhouse and hospital had been erected about St. George's Battery. Lieutenant Booth acting under instructions from General Campbell who was then visiting the Town let a contract to a Mr. Clark, Master Carpenter, for the completion of the quarters and the erection of a good pliiFildC at an expenditure of £363. 7s. 6d. H. Cy. However in 1793 the Battery was out of repair and the gun carriages were entirely decayed and rotten. The amount pf ordnance at Saint Georges- Battery varied from time to time. A plan made in 1821 show- ed that it mounted nine guns.

In 1794 on instructions from 1-11,; Royal HighnessEdward Duke oi Kent, commander in chief of His Majestys forces in America, the barracks were improved and other works undertaken. These consisted of Fort Edward mounting six guns. A150 B- 10111‘ Elm battery on the water lot on the south side of Water Street, just east of or where Duch- emins Factory now stands. A plan made in 1831 shows the ruins of this Fort. Also York Battery, sit- uated at what 1". now known as Battery Point, near Langley Beach. There was also erected a Fort and Block House on the west side oi the entrance to the harbour, where th Light House now stands. This Furt- mountcd five guns and had a ditch and fraizlng and was well siockaded. The Block House itself mounted four guns. Pollard says the second storey overlapped the first by three or four feet on every side, and was loopholed for defence. These were all completed by 1799, Stewart writing in 1806 stated thggj York Battery was not then in

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Name Changed

In honour of Edward, Duke of Kent, who had chown such an in- terest in the Island, on the 1st February, 1799‘. a local Act receiv- ed the Royal Assent changing the namc of the Island‘ from Saint John's island to Prince Tdward Is- land.

During 1855 St. Georges Battery and the Block House Fort were dis- mantled and the 18 and 24 pound Ordnance together with four field guns, equipment, stores. arms and ammunition were shipped to Hali- fax. While dismantling the works at the Block House an l8 poundcr gun slipped its slings and fell to the shore, where it remained for many years, when it was brought to the City by Mr. DzsBrlsay and placed in front of his store as a base for a flag pole. There it rtlll

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PUBLIC FORUM

‘Ihh alum: Ia area fer the rllleuacloi by eerrnpmrrlenfa II queltlona of Interest. The Charlottetown Guardian CIOCI III rreoealarlly endorse the oplalena of- eorreapcldentl.

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This column |I relorved for new! '07 local Interest but adrertlallll of rs newly nature may he Inserted at 4 ceuta ra word atrlctly payable In advance.

CONFEDERATION LIFE INSUR ANCE. L-NDB-‘l-II-Slfl

SUNDAY SERVICES-New Glas- gow 11 A. M. Fredericton 3.00 PM. Bradalbane 7.00 P. M. Wm. G. Qulgley, Minister- L-3015-2-2l-1i.

GENUINE OLD SYDNEY COAL. We are unloading cars of this good coal today. It is well screened. i. Pickard 8r Co. Phone m.

11-3009-2-21-31.

SMELT FISHING SEASON EX- TENDED-The Department of Fish- eries advises thot the smelt fishing season has been extended to Feb- ruary 27th.

UNITED CHURCH 0F CANADA. WINSIDIL-Services on the above charge for Sunday, February 23, are are follows: I-Iighfleld 11 A. M. Prlncetown Road 3 P. M. South Winsloe 7 P. M. Rev. Thos. Pale- thorpe, Minister. L-3016-2-2l-1i.

BAY VIEW SCBBENED COAL AT $7.75-—Thls ls the best coal of- fered for the price. A. Plcicard 8c Co. Phone 240. L-3009-2-21-3i.

ANGLICAN SERVICES, Sunday, February 23rd. Milton. St. John's Anglican Church, Morning Prayer 11 A. M. Rustlco: St, Mark's Ang- lican Church, Evening Prayer 3 RM. Everybody welcome. Rev. E. O. Lan- caster, Rector. L-30l4-2-21-1l.

SLACK COAL FOR. BLOWERS- We have Coal at $4.75, $0.50 and $8.75 suitable for blowers or auto- matic stokers. A. Pickard 8c Co. Phone 240. L-3000-2-21-3l.

GETS APPOINTMENT-Mr, Al- fred J. Doyle has been appointed section foreman at York. Mr. Doyle is a painstaking workman and popular with his fellow workmen.

‘ma: PRESBYIERIAN CHURCH Services Sunday, February 23rd. Cardigan 11.00 A. M. Lorne Valley 2.30 P M. Montague 7.00 P. lvf- The Minister Rev. T. Owen Hughes, B.D., at all services. L-3007-2-2l-11.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT-Miss Alice Lnnigan _of Sturgeon met with a very painful accident which result- ed ln a compound fracture of the leg. when she fell on the slippery sidewalk early Wednesday morning. Latest reports from the City Hospi- tal are, although Miss Lanlgan is suffering much pain she is resting fairly comfortably. -

CHARITABLE BEQUESTB-—Am- ong the bequests in the will of the late Dougald MacDougall of Canoe Cove are the following: Prince Ed- ward Island nospitsisiooo; Prime Edward Island Protestant 019MH-

nge $1.000; British and Foreign Bible Society $500; Argyle Shore Cemetery $500.

BALANCE 0F LADIES winter coats clearing at half price. Base- ment clearance of ladies silk hosiery, 15 cents a pair. Odd line of men's dress shirts worth up to $2, clearing at 98 cents at B. A. MacDonald's. 11-3013

_i_____. PERSONALS

Mrs. Robert McFarlane has re- turned to her home in Marshfield much improved in health after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Fred Court, in Boston.

The Guardian regrets to learn of the continued illness of Mr. Alex McPherson, Union Road, King's County.

The Guardian is pleased to learn that the condition of Miss E. Vessey and Mr. Horace L. Vessey, York, shows improvement.

Mr. Walter O'Brien returned to Bristol after spending two weeks in Sununerside, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Murray.

Rev. W. A. Clemenson to Visit Gh’t0wn

Rev. W. A. Clemenso , the pres- ident of the seventh-day Adventist Maritime Conference will be present in the City this week end and will speak at their Sabbath service, Sat- urday afternoon at three o'clock. and on Sunday night at 8 o'clock in the Brighton Club Rooms on the corner of Brighton Road and ros- ter's grocery. Mr. Ciemenscn ls a man of wide experience in the Seventh-day Adventist cause, hav- ing spent many years in the execu- tive work of the denomination.

And who having given lt a moment's sane consideration would .want to carry it on? That is not “relief” provided in lieu of employment. It is simply carrying on the practice, apparently of ong standing in thil province, of a pauper's dole.

The facts are that in the rural areas of this province there are many scores of families who have in the past nrade their living as farm laborers in one " and another, planting, reaping, digging, grading, shipping, chopping, etc. etc. Today the farmer is unable to hire labor if he expects to make his crop pay for it. The results are that there is not the slightest. possible chance of laying aside anything for the winter months. Many oi these live tn villages where there is no land attached to their homes. What cruelty, to say nothing stronger, to ask these people in the course of a hard winter to get along on $5.00 per month and still think of a Christian community as providing for them in their days of wantl That is not a policy of relief of any kind. And no one who considers it could possibly imagine that it is.