t i flattens-u‘ 4' .-‘.. 1).! .. C ‘ l! Ailiill Willi Pleads For Reconsi 'ernment’s Propo deraticn 0f the Gov- 88-1 to Reduce the Duty on Automobiles - “We Inttiflt to ' Abide by the Decision oi Parliament”, Is King's Reply — Hon. J. - A. R0bb’s Lack of Sympathy. ..nn__1-_Q__..___._. (csnadian Press) u AT-Mwg 0nt., April 23. — So n, the Government is concern- my intend to aihide thy ifhe decis- zfn o? (n; parliament on this ques- "°,“,',,,, in brief. was the reply of mier King to the great auto- Prom“) delegation, which invaded "Isms", Premier King's stats- gntaut was made in the Railway Committee room of the House fol- low“); the parliamentary meeting l, whu-tr Hon. J. A. Robb, Minister (Finance declared that so far as as was concerned. "we ints-nd to mud ‘by our guns. ' . h, ms itpllway Committee room Premm- King touched on Mr. Hobbs phrase. -it was a term. Premier King said, used by men who would not be mOl/Bd ' ‘by d9‘ rnonslrafloiis. tBut it did-at mean that the government would not he pr-Qparilli to give earnest consider- ation to representations made. Premier King expressed sur- prise that no amendment had ‘bee-n placed in the House takinx 9X06!)- tinn tn the new automobile duties. He rtllililflflilfld that the govern- mnnt in its Budget proposals ‘had endeavored to consider the inter- ests of all classes in the country and not the interests of any one particularly. The reduction in automobile duties was not the re- . suit of an impulsive act. Because the utuomdbile duties had been not referred to the Tariff Board, it should not he assumed that the situation ‘had mot been carefully considered and expert opinion sought before the step was taken. Subsequently Premier King re- pented his declarations in a brief speech made from the steps of the Parliament Buildings to the waiting crowd outside.‘ Premier and Finance Minister Surprise Audience OTTAWA. April 23. -—-'l‘he great delegation, over three thousand strong, representing Oshawa and many otiher sections of Ontario had ‘filled the largest theatre in the city this iorenoon to organize for fiiurching on Parliament Hill to impress upon the Government their opposition to the proposal reduction in the tariffs on auto- mobiles when there was a sudden hush in the proceedings. Prem- ier King and J. A. Robb. Minister of Finance, unexpectedly walked unto the stage. lt W857i! tense moment. The memorial which it was proposed to represent ‘lie government i-hatl just been rend and wtloptod unan- imously. The chairman, Gordon D. Conant of ‘Oshawa, had finish- ed urging the delegates on the necessity of decorum in the march to the Parliament buildings in ordcr to produce the greatest ei- fecl. Then Colonel Ubappell, of Oshawa. was outlining the details oi’ the formation »of the para/do when the Premier and Minister oi Finance stepped out ‘before the looillg-hts. Their appearance caused an out- burst of applause which kept up during Mr. King's speech, but was ‘lllllfld l0 demonstrations of dis- fliwroval when Mr. fiohh, after ex- blnining that the Government would ‘he glad to consider lihe arxumeuts they were to present, issued the warning that, “We in- tenti to stand tby our guns and leave it as it is now as far as l am concerned." Referring to his proposal in the Budget reducing lllfl Customs tariff on automobiles. "ddllll; that he believed in so d0- "li; he was putting the automobile mummy in a position to do great- er business. The statement started an uproar and shouts of "so will we stand by QNMJQ-oo-o-vowo-vvmmoo Condensed‘ Specials RATE-M. word, net each insertion in this colum- OO-OOOO 0"!‘ gun's"‘and "You never had to work for a living" were some of thehoatile replies that came from the audience. illfilllilli liiil. Till!" iii ll llii A Slliififilliii _ Capt. of Ship Served Term tat Dorchester P. E. {Eases ' Before In-‘Iestigating Committee — Mon- Before leaving the Premier said that if the deputation wisihed to see the members of the Cabinet treal Sirar’s Synoptic Report. after the delegation had presented their case they would .he "paraded in front of the parliament build- liigfl" for them to look at. “Wewill go on ‘wl‘th our scheme as previously arranged," said the chairman after the Ministers had left. "Three thousand people did not come here to be turned aside." The meeting titan unanimously approved of the memorial which was read to it. The early -portion of the meeting and before the speeches got under way, was oc- cupied with singing and general banter. Fact: Presented in Memorial OTTAWA, April 23.—-'i'he iMem- orlal presented to tPramier King, on behalf of various manufacturing cities in Ontario represented in the big delegation which interviewed the Dominion government today in rflzard to recenbiy announced tar- iff chcauges on automobiles and automobile parts ‘was as follows: "The sudden, drastic and unex- pected proposal of the Finance ‘Minister as menttlotted in his ‘Budg- et B-peeclt to reduce the duty on automobiles 4i percent. and 2i per- cent respectively. fills us with feelings of the gravest concern, and if the bill is made effective in its present form we lear it will our respective communities as to prosperity. Kindly permit us to pre sentt the following facts: ‘——“That the tariff ment of which leader and premier. servative or Unionist government such a contemplated reduction concerns." iAfter citing numerous "YDCIB," the memorial concluded. "in conclusion we are not appeal have stroll disastrous effect upon rate of 85 ‘per cent in operation prior to the when the landing took place. introduction of the present budget’ was inaugurated about s quarter of mom?!" 0! "l6 a century ago by a Liberal govertm W119i"! “Bid "l!" we me revered had ‘been convicted on a charge of Right Hon. Sir wturta ‘Laurier was vflriurv l" 1°11 a" “ellielmd 1° 2—“'I‘hat it has remained at that flgture ever since and has ‘not been] disturbed ‘by either Liberal, 0on- other (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. April 23. -—How the rum schooner ‘D. C. Mulhall suc- ceeded iu landing a cargo of liquor near Lunenbttrt-l. N. S., and escaD~ ed with a fine of $400 was told t0 the Customs Enquiry Committee this afternoon by Chief Preventive Officer W. F. Wilson. Mr. Wil- son was questioned 0n the stand by it. L. Calder, K. C., counsel for the committee, gave the history of the Mulball from documents on the departmental files. ln November, 1923. Mr. Wilson stated the Mulhall was observed hovering off Halifax. she was seized by the customs and found to ‘be laden with a cargo of ap- proximately 2,000 gallons oi ru1n. The captain whose name was Ed. Dicks, was forced to make a de- posit of $1,000 and his vessel was released 0m the tmtlorstnndlng that he would later prod-uce a land lug certificate, showing that his QIIPEQ had been put on shore at a point outside the Dominion of Canada. On his return to Halifax Cap- tain Dicks produced a letter sign- ed hy one (laptain A. ‘Mat-Donald, written on a small piece of note- paper in a illiterate ihand, certify- ing that the cargo had been landed lat a certain point off Gloucester. tMass. The point specified in this document, it turned‘ out, was somewhere out 0n the Atlantic roceau. The sum of $600 was returned to Captain Dicks. Lat- seriously impair their .iitiancial sta- m.’ however’ according to me D8, tus, and will impose such a serious parlmentar m,” 1t w“ dracovered bunk?" "W" 0"’ Pa“? Payers "5 i" that the cargo had actually ‘been jeopardize our present and future tnmted “gar Lunenbttrg, N. ‘S. Captain Dicks was not prosecuted ‘because he was able to prove that he was not actually on the vessel in answer to A‘. J. Doucet, a committee. Mr. Captain Dicks serve four penitentiary. year of this sentence-mud been parolled. years in Dorchester He ‘had served one then t The Customs ‘Disclosures ti—"'i‘hat during the life of the preceding parliament of which you had the honored distinction of be-‘Govemmem and other; promtngn; ing the leader no change was tirade 1n the party who have been men. nor has any notice been given of “and n; ggekjng to ghieltl those Among members of the Kins engaged in smngsiiilg 01' 017161“ 4—~“That during this 25 year mer- wise defrauding the Treasury B" lod of time, the auto has coms in- to existence, has been dsvelopedn. Cardin, Hon. O. Boivin, Hon. and iodny forms a most important Ernest lin‘k in cur economic development. 5-—"'I‘hnt immense sums of mou-‘llllli-i. all members or fonmsr ‘mem- re have been. subscribed by indiv- dtiyualsh-ud companies and expend-TY“ m°"“°“°d ‘"9 M“ D“ ed in Cattaiia iu plant and equip- met both in primary auto factories. ad multitudinotts accessory supply Hon. Jacques Bureau Hon. P. .i. l,apointe_ of Quebec, lion. ‘.i. A. Sinclair ofiPrince Edward ls- ’ A-mung oth- ff, mem- Iper- of‘ Lunenbttrg. Nova Scotia inepnty speaker of the House of Commons, Mr. G. .i. ilobichautl. the member for Gloucester County. New Brunswick, and ex-Preunler hers of the Gil-Dim?!- (Continued an ‘Pace 147 lug for the welfare of any individ- ual or company but for the life and future 0f our communities andt in accordance with the best traditions of British fair play and justice. re- spectfully ask that nu opportunity be Elven to submit all evidence he- fore a flmtl decision is rendered." tAll of which is respectfully su s. ti. E. HilNllli mittetli - Freed on’ Charge of Drunkenness (Canadian Press) LONDON. All)?“ Z-Tf-‘WPTIG EEK‘ natble castle it used to be_ The legislature has made several breaches ,ln the walls, bttt there still r to a man the inalien- wsuueomt-é cnuahcés. HAM ‘burg swing, Potted ‘Meats. fresh every day-flauadsrs. Newsome ii Co, ‘Market Bldg. ZiHH-Gm ‘FOR BALE —HIAVY BROWN‘ illillifih =Apply-~nt‘Guan_tian. 0f- 00. tron sAL:‘_1oo QUIHEL OF 2x- Ira No. 1 ‘Seed-Rubble: ‘newsfla- Anrlv Nan. M. Compton. Bu!» ‘gor, P. m. 1. seam-ant ‘JOB PRINTING OF EVERY description, ‘cheaply and. expedi- tiously‘ executed! Guardian Cent- Yai Job Prinlery. ‘Phone 132. wstvreb- costnrrsur COOK it-r institution. References re- quired.’ Apply stating wales l0 “O" care of Guardian. ' llfill-l-Blbllii. ' - ‘You wt 1" noon lNvsLoPsc ‘Prices, ‘Mr ‘$06, 50'for 860,850 ‘for 56c 50o for taco, 1000 for ‘nos. Postpaid. Guardian Office. _ ‘POTATOII-IUYING ALL THE time at hlflrelt market price. Format-u ‘who can combine and ilmiloin oar iota atuheir neat-rat l nflottld tphbno ‘me uok before road ‘brook upil ‘have lwillht many cars this war. manhunt.‘ Beer. Ghiriottetown. abis rlsht of being as drunk as he likes iu his own domestic sanctu- ary." ‘ » This was the dictum of Ratcllffe (‘ottslnm the West London ‘Police Magistrate, when he dismissed a (thnrge of drunkenness against a mun who pleaded he ‘was lyinif across his own door step when he was arrested. . - ---- --<-0>-—- Ypres Day . ' Celebration in commemoration of the 11th anniversary of ‘the "Second Battle of vprss" a number of First Divi- nion originals attended a banquet n; the Russ l-iotel Thursday even- ing, There was an BDDPODPiBl-B tout list and proltllllm! fllmiilhl‘ cont of a day which will ever be outstanding in ‘the military annals of the Emvlffi- pppu present werez- James Walker, Lawrence GaudeoJ Wil- n", Hughes, B. H. Duvar, angies yor¢ g3, g, Robinson, D. A.‘ c- Denlld, V. H. McLeod and H.-R. St lfl- . i- ‘ila the morning a memorial wreath was placed on the soldiers moummm h, w; “original mem- bers of the 1st Division resident in “uqgptf lhil Province. lisl1mon's home is not the impreg- Slfililllllfi o ANNIVQSARY‘ st, George's Day was fittingl cfllflbfalm by theyfions of Englan with a. dance and social at 0111i?’ Hall last- night. After a well rendered and var- ied program a number of tables of bridge was enjoyed followed "b? refreshments, dancinl. and llfll/Qi‘ ties, ‘ A feature 6f the evening was an address and presentation to His Wgyflhlp Mayor Miller. and a beau- rtlful bouquet to Mrs- Mlllsr- H" Worship made a fitting reply. After‘ cards refresh-manta con- sisting of coffee. "k9 ""1 M” (gr-cam, were (liberally taerved. Dancing was begun at 11.30 Ind continued until IP19 “'99 "W hours. The following were the bridle prises: —— Gentlemen —— Moll"- ssutner. (P. Howatt; Ladies-Miss- es Mary Chandler 011d Allie 11°- Mcpeod; Conaolatlon- Mrs. l. Williams and Mr. C. ill. Carson. Music was furuidhed iby- the Dixon Orchestra. A more extended report will ap- pear in the next issue. . PROGRAM opening remarks by the Chair- man. lVlr. ‘R. LTIIY God-Savanna Kin! Reuetmfram the Lt. Governor unaible to be present z Address-by His wnrsnin Meyer Miller solo-Mr. Arthur Bruce tAddreas-by Mr. n. '1‘, liilgl. Reading-Dr. George Green Address mad presentation by Mr. Harry Williams and Mr. it. L. no! Bouquet was (banded to Mrs. Miller ‘solo-Mr. George Boers ‘Reading-Mr. D. Edllr Bhaw Bole-Mr- B! 0- A1’; l THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN L sn- Andrew MacPhail I — a L\, 9*‘ v i- Wms David Prize . _-l~—. 3 ‘ (Canadian Press) MONTRiAl-r- MINI. 23. — The David prize-winners for this you were announced to- dly by the donor of the 06.000 prize, Hen. L. Aubavid, for the but literary work produced in the province of Quebec. They included Gonorab Sir Andrew MaePiull: History of Canadian Forces, 1014-18, Medical Services. $700. -—-—-<0§-———- Gross inefficiency In The Customs Department (Canadian Press) tST. JOHN'S. Nild. kin-ll 23.- Reports revealing gross inefficien- cy in the management of the Cus- toms Department were tabled yes- terday lby the legislature. "The re- ports compiled by chartered ac- countants, diarged Wihoiesale dis- regard of law and criticized two former finance ministers. The Government wrote to these ministers before ‘the legislature ac- tion, enclosing copies of the aud- itor's comments and offering to ta- ble the former minister's replies. None were received, however_ .___~¢o0~i._ 362nd Birthday of Shakespeare " ' Celebrated (Canadian Preu) IDONDON, April 23.-—The 362ml binthtlay of Shakespeare was cele- totlay. Nearly every city had n special Shiitespearlan performance of some‘ sort. The English press is making a great drive to raise sufficient funds to replace the Memorial Theatre which will reproduce the main fea- tures oil the theatre of ‘Shakes- tpeares time and combine with them all modern equipment neces- sary to the staging of all great pro- ductlons. Man. Legislature Prorogued (Clhldlan Press) WlNNdFldG, Mau., April 2a.— Formal ‘prorogation of the Manito- ba legislature will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The house, after being i-n session for fully ing. Nine Bandits Executed . (Canadian Press) KURSK, Russia, April zit-mine ‘bandits who ‘for six months had terrorized the population of Kurak province. ‘were executed yesterday. They were known as the Yaiuskov- sky gang and ‘were responsible for three mouths, disposed of the last item of business early this morn- ililiiii iii 3l;ll‘il‘ii‘5 ll Ziiiil ‘iiHiiHilH Last Nigh-izjs- Meeting Reached Climax of Enthusiasm. ‘ MEETINGS CONTINUED» Next Wee-k-‘Tn Trinity United Church. The Sixth Service of the Eva/Ii- gelistic Campaign was held in Zion Church last night. The main audit- orium was again well filled, with a large number in the Kallery. For fifteen minutes at the open- ing of the service the Choir again led the congregation in singing old familiar Gospel ‘Hymns, "The Way of the Cross Lends Home," "More About Jesus," "ll Stand Amazed in the Presence of Jesus ‘the Nazar- ene." I Mr. Lloyd, the song leader, was zuble to draiw forth a great response. in singing at this service, This reached a grand climax in the sing- in! of “Onward Christian Soldiers" that splendid Martial hymn of the Church. tCapt. iBest led in prayer briefly asking God's blessing and leader- ship in tho service. Rev, Mr. Muir read the Scripture Lesson from lntke 15; 1l-24 “The Parable of the Prodigal Sea" A season of sil- ent prayer followed. Dr. E. ll. Ramsey. the chairman, gave Tennysorfs beautiful ‘thought on prayer “as the opening of the sluice gates to the tides of God's spirit." Revs. ‘it. C. Eaton and Neil Herman ‘iihen followed with tprayer. The offering.was taken while the choir sang "IStand Up. Stand Up for Jesus." Dr. Ramsay made announcement that the meetings wtotnld the cou- tinuoii during next week in Trinity United Church beginning on Sun- day rsight at. 8.30. The choir then sang with impressive effect “Tho Your Sins ‘be as Scarlet." ‘Captain Best in introducing his address spoke of his spirit in ‘hope- ilul optimism. lliliothsrts are praying for their children and when peo- ple pray something hapnens. He ex- servlces were concluded tlnre will be great things done. He referred is always willing, we must get in line. Capt. Best invited people to bring in questions to him. that he might help people solve their prob- lems_ iHe brought two questions before the people last night, brought to him. “Can a ‘Man-be saved at the elev- enth hour?" was (No. l. “Certainly? sat-d Capt. Best. He many robberies and murders. (Continued on Page 11) lllilifii liliRKER ship and Want Can't Stayih on Anew in United TKXIUONTO, Aiprll 23.—-"What am 1 going to dof"—-he w s repeating the question that had en put to him—.-"My God. What am I going to do! That's lust‘ what d want to know?" For a job is a Job these days, and club and. all of the 500 or so em- ployee of the now-closed Dodge auto pliant, on Duffel-in st., realize it. The ‘nuiorlty ofltihem-sixty per cent-are married men, with families, and with homes‘ of their own to leap up_ A large number of them. inn. are returned soldiers. "My God! What mm ‘I going to do!" "Bev" Glover is a ‘Canadian. born itn-‘Ilorontot As a yctml-man he wandered into the ‘United Stat- es, and, like thousands-of others, wandered ibacki For thepaet 12 or 15 years‘ hehaa been in automobile construction work, and has been engaged in moat. of the higtworks, changing» opportunity for pronto- tion present “ itself. He has a family of. five children, a batby nev- en- months old, nestled , fully in its cradle. Albout the house chil- dren agedtltreer five and ten years didnorplay with the wanted cheer fuluiess. The! knew that Daddy was ‘font of worm" they. knew- that something very serious was the matter. The tear in mother's eye was-note usual thing. tut. Thunderclap "The shutting down of the ‘plant- came like a thunder-clap," sold Glover» “It. just knocked u: dumb. I have not been were very long. int ‘l know enounh t! the men‘ in the Will-kl to RIO!‘ 211M they-will be just the same. u, myself. They don't know whore to loot for a MI. "Wasn't stay‘. horofllhere is no work for automobile mu in To- mato. It will mean thatvvc must let intodsbe dialled-Bills, an many of no on can, sad-start ptiLovor / . suittiituttcill Blliiiiil FAMILY MEN Five Hundred Employee Faced With Hard- When Plant Closed - y -No Work Here for iAutomobileMen Who “Must Begin States.‘ again. It's n cruel ‘blow to strike at Canadians and God help the men who are responsible for it!" The mechanics earned from $40 to $76 per week, while the rough- est of ‘the laborers received 45 cents an hour. Real Hardship tA. good example of the hardship imposed on these working men is the case of James iMacifay, 63f Mnsdowne ave. Mr. Macliay. is a returned soldier. who enlisted at the age of 17 and was in active ser- vice with the imperiai forces for three years. iHe was twice wound- ed and gassed, and has never oom- pletely recovered from the latter. ‘iAit the Qildtfif this war ‘he came in Canada with his wife and accur- ed employment. with the Dodge ‘Bros, almost immediately, tl-le is a ‘skilled mechanic and sheetmetal worker._ iBy thrift and bard work he was aible to purchase a home in thh city in spite of an addition to his family. Everything waa- running smoothly until‘ Mr, noon brought dotvrn his budget. Can't Live Without Work Today be is faced with unem- plwmonnfltit will» be impossible for me to live without work and support. my family for more than three ‘weeks,’ ‘said Mir. Maolfay to secure employment in filoronto for would simultaneously ‘be thrown enrol-work. fiat-sly the Govern- our eale " illr. alien; n the type a man (lietillwritvn 2W- "l pressed his confidence that ere ihedllcs ill which "l9 him" W“ ""4"- to a former campaign where indif- ference seemed to reign at. first, yo! toward the last a wonderful revival of God's spirit was‘ manifest, God The Tllfllfarn. "ll doubt‘ if l could manila because at the tboulandrly and pertvistently jlnlbw (tut of other workmen in my. line who meat can be forced to consider whom 'i.he Government maul"! Exodus to United (Special to the Guardian) TORONTO. 0nt., April zs._ Sire-men and women worked at high pressure this morning in the U. 8. Consul office handl- ing a record crowd bound for ruidcncsin the United States. At fhl» 0M1 0f the flrll hour they were pruned up oven against the entrance door. The great ntljority were 01n- adianc. They were all young. u t t ylttitss ti Hliiiiilliii .i. H. tutu Delivered at B. of T. meeting last Thurs- day Evening~ Min- ister Gives Some In- teresting Inform-a- tlon. ,___.._. The following is the conclusiflll of m‘, speech delivered ‘by Mr. John H Myers, iMinister of Agflcullllm- at the Board of Ih-ade meeting held a4, the Klgnoo Thursday eventua- quw gpealfbr continuing aaid'.--l am or tun opinion that further de- velopment of the province lien along the line of our agricultural resources. The previous 911681191‘ Mr. Phillipe referred w the i-‘wl that among the Canadian Products going to the ‘Mother Country that he. had never ‘noticed any "W"? i" the stamp or trade mark of lbs Maritime Provinces. Mr. Myers said ‘that he ‘wag pleased to inform tMr. Phillipa that at the recent meeting of the Dairy Committee in Ottawa. that. this was one of the .‘tsu.bjects under consideration», and that steps had ‘been taken at that “conference to ‘provide for more uaiformtlty in the shipments of our dairy products: a uniform paclmBB of butter dllltainlng 56 pounds but up tin iboxes approximately 1'5 inch- es square was agreed upon. Each package to ‘be stamped with a double ring. the outer swing to the 1'1 inches and the inner ring to the 9 inches in diameter. The space betwee the rings is to contain the name or trade mark of the prov- tbe inner circle the word "Canada" will ‘be stamp- ed in large letters. ghrougbcut ivsrsdy- Alums» tic ewe-verv- in: 1B0" chop in- diame- ter are made, and it ‘was agreed that a uniform she of 16 inches containing about: 86 pounds in weight would be the standard size of cheese 1n the future. in POU LT RY The speaker remarked that while he waia‘ tin Ottawa he had an inter- view with Mr ‘Brown, head of the poultry division and was informed ‘by httm ‘that since the grading of eggs in Canada was adopted a. few years ago, that the home mnsump- bios per capita of eggs had increas- ed to the astounding amount of 10 dozen, and during the tea-me time the consumption in the ‘Uhxited States amounted to only 2 dozen per capits, which goes to show. said ‘the speaker that when the cdn-suming public feel that tltiey can trely upon the grade and quai- ity as | esented. that the con- sum-otioa ‘will greatly increase, LIVE STOCK ‘Speaking on live stock the ‘Hon- orable gentleman gnid,.no 1a.;- as; live stock in ‘Pnlutce Edward Island ll concerned he was very well sat- isfied with the progress tlrnt hag been made along the line of im- ‘DPOVIIIQ our bogs and poultry. The hogs of ‘Prince Edward Island he believed take a premier position so far as quality is concerned, in com- parison with any other province in our ‘hmad Dominion. ‘He felt sorry however that he could not say the some with reference to our im- pmvement along the line of cattle, l! is truewe have lniPrlnce Edward island many herds of Holstein, Ayrshire. Shot-thorn, Guernsey and 1mm owned by individual tireso- era. that compans favourably with smaller herds ‘in other parts in Canada, but the trouble with ‘the ‘WNW! farmer on Prince Edward" ‘island has been a. tendency to mix up these breeds. For instance the sneaker proceeded, we have a man. ber of Farmers’ institutes in this Revises: ‘they have an, annual “Willi: each year and this ques- tion of lrreediu is usually decided b)’ a maimlty vole; sometimett that "wdflrlirhvg: ldfllide ‘to purchase, say. -a t o on bull. They keep ""4 bull‘ perhaps for two years; Perhaps at their next. MIHIIILmQQt- lag the. majority will decide in fav. °l' ‘Y! l" Ayrshire or some other breed and for the next ‘year or two "W! 4915mm! proceed to undo i-he 500d work ‘that they hug dune in the past year. or so ‘What we "mt its more of the community ‘Inirlt. nid the speaker" but 4p my mind it woultihe very much better if the different trommtmfllgg fill-washout the Province would dq- cide on the breed beat nrlted to their localities and than conning“. breed. with this and in view Mr. ‘Myers said he recently interview- ‘etLthe Federal Deni-truest. at Ot- NW6. Ind has every hope of up. talnlng the service of a man whose 25lll. ANNIVERSARY at Till i ntuttttnts tr THE mutt Fittingly Celebrated , Chapter. One o} the most successful ban- quets ever held in this city for years was flttingly celebrated last night at the Navy League Building, the occasion being the twenty-fifth antitlvemary (1901-1926) of the Roy- al lddtwnrd Chapter oi the imperial Daughters of the idrnpire. Upwards of seventy-five ladies were (present, the ‘banquet being presided over by the iRegertt Mrs. .i. E_ ‘B. McOready. The large dlniml hall ‘was Pm‘ fuse-iy decorated with roses and other beautiful trimmings too num erous to mention. A feature of the evening was U"! ‘presentation of a life-xnemberflillll diploma. to the Regent (Mn-s, .i. “h. ‘B. McCreaidy who bad labored long and faithfully in the interests of the chapter. The presentation was made by Mrs. W]. G. llodgson, Hou- ornry Regent. ' |Mrs_ lWcCready who was taken by surprise was overcome and de- lighted at the honor ‘bestowed and expressed herself most flttingly. adding that she hoped in the years in come the chapter would continue the good ‘woik znlready accomplish- ed and unlimited success would fol low all its undertakings. Mire. Mc- Cready thanked those present for the beautiful and kindly rememb- rance, hoping that this token of gratitude and good fellowship would always tprevaitl, A letter ‘was read from Miss Hunt, Regent of the Abcgwelt Chapter, Svummerelde, expressing, her regrets on not being able to tA-i tend. The following original poem by Mrs. Bendamitn Rogers, upper-ton. life member, was read and elicited much‘ favorable comment and air plause. lWe gather here no celebrate, Our Order's Natal day, tA quarter of a century ‘Since their has rolled away, Her lit-fancy and early youth Are past, and now she stands A great and gracious Sisterhood To help and lbless all lasrdts. lWe think ‘today, 1n reverent pause Of those lu days gone by Who planned her birth and guid- ed ‘her, With Heart and purpose high, To see and. meet our Empire's needs ilm dark or fairer days; To train the ‘women of the land For King and and home, To heed with qulckened ear, Whenever King and Cotnntry cull ‘And answer “We are hers." tAnd soon across our wide domain From. farthest West to East, He: busy Chapters sprang to life o work in loyal ways. l Emipl-re, ‘uenrthisirs. ‘it. ll. tllogers. ' PAGE NINE , l‘. W l. at Navy League Building Last Evening-Mrs -iJ. ,.E. B. McCready Made Life Member of The . t Of silver jubilee, a‘ “God save the King!" f y the words Echo from sea to sea, Uod bless the "Daughters" every- where, in all they plan and do, Long may they stand, a valiant liflbti. . United, brave and true.‘ ‘lion-g qiny the words -l. i). l). E. Whisper 0i‘ woman's worili (if ihlih and t-titiruge, ‘love and liupu, To cinder and utttlift earth, ‘The iluttghtcrs of the Empire! ‘We join with a mighty host, Front Yukon to Atlantic's shore, lu itorttiring the toast. ‘Mrs, b‘. ll. ilcurtz in lit-r grace- iul und quiet nttttiner paid u. fit- ting tribute to the "DnugllLt-rs,” and in ‘the most eloquent ternts ex- pressed the hope that continued prosperity would follow in nil their endeavors ‘ ‘Mrs. J. E. B. hiulfready, t-tmsoln- ed, and at the sprite time present- ed a brass fl-ltl to the ‘Chapter in commeittorutioiz of the event. Votes of thanks were tcttilertsl the differ- ent committees oi’ the order, and were responttlctl to by furl-i. A. B. Cosh and Mrs. .i titre Muthiwon. After the iquei festivities tables of bridge held full sway un- til the midnight hour when all wen tied their way ltomeward voting this memoralhle anniversary one of the best ever commentoratetl by the ‘imperial Ordti- of the Daught- ers of tthe Empire (Royal Edward Chanter.) The following were the bridge prize winners: ‘Mrs Beverly llyndmatt, first. Nils. H. R. lllisott, second. Mrs. .i. E. U. tMuCready, consola- titit. Thu following was tits prr-gtfirt: ‘Call to order, Mrs, Hodgson. ' Dinner, Toasts . The King. National Atttltcnt. Silent Toast ‘-'i‘o those ftbflfmi. anti duct-used. The i-Jmpirc und King's Forces, tproposed by Mrs. C. J. Stewart, re- sponded to ‘by Mrs. M, C. Ailenby. lSong--"Land of Hope and Glory llvlrs. ‘Mt-Kinuon, Reading. “Old Flug of England," Mrs S. C. ‘Moore. ‘Imperial Order ‘D. of ‘E. proposed by Mrs. F. R. Heartz, responded to by ‘Mrs. J. E. B. MoCready. ‘Stanzas, by our Life Members, Navy Dengue, proposer] by M's-s. D. J. Stewart, responded to by Mrs. J. i). Hyndinun. |Ruie Britannia, chorus. Grant. Island hymn. To serve in war or peace. To band in links of love around,‘ To ‘hold the Empire's honor high. And never let it drag, ‘To teach "our youthful citizeus_ ’ Wiiiih reverence and love, To set their country's highest good. All other nlims above. A vision vast; a ‘task sublime! For willing hmds and hearts. And Empire's daughters every‘ . where. Have nobiy dlone their parts, This ‘Chapter, formed in earliest days. Ami given e. kingly name, Has done its Fnit in weal and woe Has always played the game, ills tmemlbe n heed their motto ‘well And “ever loyatl" bring To “Royal Edward's" royal son, To George our gracious King, Their loving homage, at this time . The Weather, Etc. no MATfER uow OFTEN ‘Vita Rem » FAi-LSJT NEVER ‘ Howl's wean- Our Sovereign throne and flag, i In Ottawa ‘ Unchanged (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Atprll ‘Jii-Jfhc flood situation along the ilideau River where it swings around the south of the city and tlien cuts north l fall into the Oillwn River ls un- changed this forcnoon at‘! great areas are under water. Many Qi- lars are flooded and a ‘number of houses are more or less msrooifbd. The sudden change in temperat- ure after the cold weathg- is re- spdtsible for these floods, said t! be the highest in many years 'S0rue_0f the streets in Ottaiwa South are two feet under water. Russel Road, which skirts the riv- er. is inundated to the extent 0f three feet at at‘? places. in the vicinity of Richmond. Ont., the riv- er flooded the railway truths nece-u- siiutlng the re-rotiilng of some trains. The Billiifis Bridge public school stood like u lonely scuttlnel amidst ihc swlrlitq w l; and the grounds of the Ride-m tennis club and Riverdale [Qilliil club were watcriogfld. --—---oo@_____. Opening of Lobster Season Deferred The following telegram was re- ceived last night by ‘Mr. S. T. Gal- lant. llnspector of Fisheries; OitawafApril 28rd S. T. Gallant, iuemecbor of Fish- eries. Charlottetown, Owing to ice cmttlltlons open lobster he lng season Gulf Divis- TORONTO, April 24. -Maritlme Toronto. clenr . . . . . . . . . .. Montreal, clear .. Quebec cloudy ‘ctrtown, overcast Halifax. cloudy duty it will be to look after the ‘breeding of cattle in this Province, (anon... on p". 11) “Full moon needs , ‘April 27th 7.58 p. 1m. ‘Sum bide eighteen min- utes later than Charlottetown u moderate winds, fair. not much‘ change in temperature. 72 * _ Director of Fialeries. ‘Announcements, ion deferr until May 4th. Have your officers immediately inform all interested and arrange for lup- ervinlon accordiflly. find.) W. A. FOUND Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. 5t. John, clotliy 4 Boston, clmtdy . "important m Commun- New York, cloudy . . . . . . .. 78-60 ity Club. Oomvr ~ , Monday ‘High tide this morning at s.4s lWfln-trlixtll. Aliitqnhkorrplesse and tonight at 3,00, . attend. llfl-d-fl-Zl ‘Sun sets this eventing at 7 und -—~ " rises tomorrow mo g at, 4.65. "tRebelna-ltn will ‘meet at ,st. tPaillia Church. finlldlf. Abfii-Slifi. at 10:80 a. m., to IMAM divine lor- vice with, the OMIIUIIK - I. O. I)_ .E, Alphabet, iMiss Helen _ . -..--..S<'..- ..-.'.‘..--.-....,_=7 ~ "- .- ._ - ‘ifhws-w) meats," -.->. “means-was.-