"EMA? 22.1926 W}? l ‘NNN NNNEN. NENEN NENNNEN NE5l|_Ni_iT|NN' Ludgel‘ Brien, One of a Syndicate Which Chartered the Ves- sel, Lost Heavily-by Transaction He tells Probe. (Canadian Preu) OTTAWA. May 21. —The voy- a ,. or the good ship latar. laden with twenty thousand cases of ‘lcuich whiskey 599180811 for con- Qumptiou in the United States. w“ the subject oi discussion be- lore the Customs inquiry Commit- tee this ulorninll- Lmlgpr O'Brien, WlIO ‘i188 ni- feud)’ been examined as to his pflfl in the falnolls barge Trembley page was not particularly anxious to tell tile committee about the lsllll‘. in passing. however, he mentioned that he had not engflg- N] h. the liquor business in Can- ada slut-e the Quebec Liquor Com- mlgalop t-ame into being. l-loll. H. H. Stevens noting the qualifications. asked him if he had engaged in that business in the United States. lu reply the wit- ness admitted that ‘he had been olle of a syndicate which charter- ed a vessel to carry a cargo of liquor from the British isles. The cgrgt) was shipped all right but it nave.- roached its destination. Ap- vgrolllly there was difficulty with it when it reached this side of-the Atlantic. it was never delivered and the syndicate -Brlen said. lost a large‘ 5"") of money which had been paid as deposit to the British ntauufucttlrers. lie could not tell the committee whether the lstar returned to Eng- land with her cargo 01' if Hho i5 still roving the seas attempting to land a few of tlle twenty thousand eases along the United States coast. The committee spent the morn- ing examining Brien and conclud- ed with him just ‘before the noon adjournment. Then as Capt. Tremhlay of the famous Tremblhy, who had been sent h pressing suntruoas to appear, had not turn- etl up, adjournment was made. Pro-War German Bank Notes Not Legal Tender (Canadian Prou) iiEllLlN. May 21- ~—The S"- prellte Court at irelpsig has tlp- held the contention of a lower court that pre-wur German bank notes have ceased to be legal tend- tier. First C.N.R. Train Over C. P. Lines (Special to the Guardian.) FREDBRIICTON. NrB. May 21- The first tCauadliant National Rail- ways train over ‘the Canadian ‘Pa- cific lines front i-‘redeliictolt to Vanc- boro Marine, where -the ‘Canadian National Ilalilways will have “a ‘new direct connection with New Eus- ianli. made the ‘trip todaY- -___4-o>--—- NO PAY FOR BLOOD TRANSFUSION. WAStlllilNiG-TON,~Mny 22.-—<Sold-_ let's who give their -blood ill trans- fusion cases perform a "personal service", and may not be paid for ‘it by the government. Comptroller General lMcCarl is- sued the ruling f-n answering a question by ‘Secretory of iWar Davis Whether the blood-givers kept on call by ‘the army for emergency cases could be paid out of the med- ical appropriation, ._._ .§'OO-O OQO-OQ (‘ondensed Specials RATb-do. per word. net each insertion tn this column. ‘TO LET—NO. 172 KING QT. kP- lily at 3B Kent St. 9390-5-20-31 APPLY 25 9403-5-21-3i ‘WANTED — MAID. Kent Street. ‘CHOICE PICNIC HAMQ 22o AND 24° Der lb. Sounder Newsome d: Co.. Market ‘Bldg. 9408-5-211! .________ _ ,. ‘FARM FOR fiAi-i-I-‘OUR muss from ‘Charlottetown, good house and outbuildings. Write Peter Byrue North River. 0148-5-8-s-w-6l ‘HOME-LIKEACCOM-MODATIONS (or elderly couple or two ladies in desirable locality. near Hills- ltaroush. No children. Write K-. Guardian. 9378 _.______,___. ‘WANTED — AT ONBI QUANT- "Y broiled hay and straw. —~ MacKie d: Co.. Grafton St. East. ilililfl-li-zo-ili ‘ii-i. .__. ‘WANTED-A MAID. HIGHEST mason. No washing. Apply to B. pianade. 089] 2043i nos PRINTING or gvstiv description, cheaply and expedi ‘lollliy executed‘. Guardian Cent- ral Job Prlntory. Phone 182., ‘You WANT oooo nnvitonn Prim. so m m. so for also. zoo for 05c, i500 for 01.00. 1000 for 81.95. Postpaid. Guardian Orfioo. nfllnlli ‘NOBODY NERD ll WITHOUT oranges Friday and Ioturdoy. P. Jfil, ll Q pp Q“, Gone-Morris 10 Dundas In» I007 RUSSEL-L T. SCOTT Former Toronto stock promot- er who twice escaped hanging it Chicago by last minute re- prlevco has been found lane and will be returned to Chic- ago to face hanging. Fine New Schooner a Total Loss (Canadian Preco) LUNENBURG. N. 8-. May 2i.» has stiffer-ed greatly from storms this season, received another blow today when the fine new schooner Alaclltla plletl up 0n i-‘orchu, be- tween Loulsburg ulld Canso, arltl became a total loss. The crew were saved. ()nly recently the Alachlta stiffer-ed greatly from a storm Wllile on a frozen bait trip. Adams and Knickle were manag- ing owners of the Alachua and the Closing Meeting of St. Paul’s C. G. I. T. The closing meeting Paul's C. G. l. T. was Thursday evening. mothers of the girls illiiied. The programme was a demon- stratlon one designed to show just what killd ol‘ work is being done of ht. held on when the were enter- DeBlols, our owrl ‘Missionary from lndia was present and gave a most helpful and inspiring ad- dress. Besides the devotional and busi- ness periods a demonstration was liiveu in Home Nursing and Baud- uging by the girls. An interest- ing feature was nu exhibition of dressed dolls and other articles made orl the missionary evenings to be sent to India and the Cana- dian Northwest. A recitation was given by Lois Miller and a piano solo by ilelen Purtilc. Tea was served by the menthers. The meeting closed with Taps and the Benediction. -—-~---—--¢§&-———— it - YEiH [Iii to ttllluls SNIINNE Hangs Himself From a Rafter of His Fa- - ther’s Barn -— Fear- ed Parent's Rebuke. (Canadian Press) ‘CALGARY. Muy 2i. —~"You'il he sorry if you tell," warned ten year old Johnny Cohralle of i-‘elllt. Al- berta, when his slusll brother said he would complain at home about a fight the two had in the barlt. His hrother did not. heel him but went into the house and when he cams ottt all hour latter Johnny was hanging by the neck from a. rafter. iligh strung ytnd nervous the boy apparently could not face the rebuke from his father and ended his life by climbing up to the raft- ers, tying a rope around one of them and then dropping down. ‘The hoy was heard screaming for about live minutes by the at- tendant at a lzralu elevator about u block awry btlt the man tiloiliht that perhaps he was being punish- -~d at ltoule and therefore paid no luorc attention to it. _.__’£O§-i__ Evangeline Booth In a Critical Condition (Canadian Preu) NEW YORK, May 21.--Evange- lino Booth, National Commander of the Salvation Army. was today ir. ‘a "very critical condition" at her home net-r White Plains it was au- nounced at the army headquartrrs. lMiss Booth who suffered an at- tack ef acute appendicitis dust fa- cembcr and who l-as been ill most of the time since. suffen-tl another attack last night ald's and Bayfleld Street, Pearl Brooch. Kindly leave and Berrigart‘: Barber Shop.’ 487 I ' THE CHARLOTPETOWN GUARDIAN NI] E i NEE N NiNY N E. MNNNNNNN DeceasedTlltizen Who Was Found Lifeless at Noon Yesterday MLBIINIINIIE“ llEllillill NEXT lull Neither the Government nor the Mine Owners Have Made Any New Moves Toward a Sottl (Canadian Press) ‘LONDON. l May 71. —'I‘here 1:. elnent. , @-_-_Q—¢ in Wallace Hotel. After heal-ling the evidence give-n yesterday tn the inquest. on the as neither the government nor the body of Edgar iMcCarrou, the Cor- every indication that t‘he deadlock in the mining situation will con- tinue well into next week at least. mono owners have made auylnew Mine owners Urge 8 Hour Day IDNNJON. May Z1. -—The mine t-wners today informed the govern- ment that Premier Baldwin's cont- promiaa suggestions for ending the Tire Lunenbtlrg fishing fleet whicil| skilpper was Captain Titus Went- m, Wm 103,131.00“, alone, and zel. Tile vessel was valued at Wmlom a fight Hem“ ems“ no $30,000 and was lattlltehed last (lumen M“ ha“ a cup or lea h, we year. all through the season. The ptlr- emper- Them w” “E's” bmod page m. [he Q G_ L 13 w,“ EM about his nostrils, and his face was forth by fotlr girls, Miss Audrey badly diswmred‘ LOST-BETWEEN a. A. McDON- oner, Dr. Houston, and the jury ‘that sat on the case. came to the i-nation was necessary before any verdzlct could be given as to the cause or causes of death. The deceased, who is about sixty City Hospital, and a well known citizen, was found ‘lying dead on his bed by a fellow ‘boarder at the Wallace Hotel yesterday at noon. The police were at once notified. and. the Coroner's inquest. began shortly after four o'clock, with the iiollowtng. ‘jury ompune-ll-ed: PJ. moves toward a settlement. coal tie up would limit freedom oi daemon ma; a W“ mom", Qxam- eration as well as the members of the miners executive are returning to their districts after brief meet-t ings this morning. the mine years of age. an employe at ‘the flBfliHBi Baldwin's settlement proposals. no signs stances to facilitate reopening of‘ The delegates of tile Miners ‘Fed- owners have acceptance The tPremier of any fresh circum-ed Premier Baldwin's administration and would not la- creaae the efficiency of the indus- tr y. The owners urged restoration oi‘ Both they and the eight hour day to reduce costs decided of production. of Premier that it this were accepted the re- duction in wages and moat of the than at present. "h". 111M099" 0i lilo ‘Cflbillol Bro day is now the standard in the snow fell last night and this morn- leaving for the country tomorrow mines, for the Whttsuntide and there are They maintain would be less The seven hour HeaE ' German Judge Receives Severe ' ' Drabblng (Canadian Frau) BERLIN. lhy 21. —Tho chemilu- the Monbit prison wlltho scone ol Ill unuouoi disturbance today when Judge Juorgons. inumoratod on o char-p of malfeasance in of- fice. was attacked by two fol- low prisoners whom ho nod sentenced to long terms. The prllonorl had been marched to-‘the chapel for divine ur- vlce when the two, recogniz- ing the Judge. jumped upon him and vo him ouch a nev- ero drub I] that ho required hospital aontmont, Snowfall In Saskatoon District (Special to the Guardian.) BASKATOON, lllay 2l.—Heavy t lag at several Gas-katoon points. M. The miners have already reject- 11 o'clock three inches of snow was remains, and then held the lilrst lpart. of the inquest at the ‘Hotel, wihlch ‘is situated on Sidney Street. just west of Queen. The first witness was the pro- prietrese of the Wallace Hotel. Mrs Kenn-y, who gave evidence ae to ‘the movements of the deceased on Thursday, the last day he was seen alive. He went ‘out twice during the evening. returning to the Hotel at about midnight, she thought. ‘She spoke to hint then. but did not notice suythi-rlg wrong with ‘him. afternoon. The ‘next witness was Edward Egan. wiho told of being requested by Mrs. Kenny to wa‘ke up Mr. Mc- C-arron about noon, as he htald‘ not arisen up to that time. He knock- ed at the bed-room door, and‘ re- ceiving no reply, went in and foutnd the deceased lying on the bed fully dressed. He shook him and found that he was dead. ‘ The jtlry. on examination of the body, found a mark along the rill!"- temple. froln which a stream of blood had Nestled and stained the The inquest was continued‘ last evening in the Poi-ice Court the first witness called being William Dav- ies. However, after putting a. few questions, ‘the ‘Coroner decided that the ‘witness was not tin a fit con- ‘dlltion to be examined. The next witness was Frederick iKenuy, who solid that he lived at the Wallace Hotel. and had known the deceased for eight or ttenyears. He saw ‘him twice on T-humday; at dinner-time, aald at supper-time. He had not see-n him since six o'clock in the evening. At that mime he ‘was ‘in hi; usual health, so far as the wilt-tress knew. ‘He htad heard Ithat the witness -was subject to fits, but had never se-eu him in anytth-lng ‘but good health. ‘Witness said [that he slept in the next room to that of the decewsed, but d-ld not hear hlm'cotrrl.lng in on Thursday night, -nor making any noise rln his room. in reply to a question from the jury, witness said that -the cor- oner had been uotiiilletlflsontetlme between twelve and one o'clock yesterday. _ The next wit-noes, tDaniel Cronin. eaiki til-at. ‘he lived at the Wallace and knew -MuC‘arron. die saw him last at din-nor on Wednesday- Talked to hiul and he seemed per- fectly w-eil at the time. He did not see ‘him on Thursday. Hie rooul was directly opposite to that of the deceased—0u the other side of the ‘hall. Didn't think there ‘were any marks on the thead of. -d‘e- ceased when he saw ‘him Wednes- day, but was not sure. He couldn't WY- . n.’- It“ ‘Samuel Donovan, the nglxt wit- ness to take the eta/ad. said that die also was a boarder at the Wallace. He knew ‘MoCarron ‘and had loot seen ‘him. alive walking up Prince street on Thursday afternoon. He lust talked to him on Wednesday. Deceased bad not. been work-lug for eight or ten days. Witness had a room in the hotel some W8)’ down the hall from that of the de- ceased. He had ‘beard some one come lnon Thursday night willie he was in bed, and be heard Mrs. Kenny tell him that he should not have gone out the second tame. Did not know whether in. was the deceased or not. Thslt had been about ton o'clock, ‘be thought. ‘but he could not be sure about the time, as he did not look ot has watch, and had‘ -not paid any par- tlculsr attention at ‘the time. Wit- nose‘ room was on the first floor, and he heard some ‘noises in the POOIIlu above him during the night nothing out of the ordinary. r iMiiowi-ag a brief consultation the ‘luqueel. jurjgdeelded that them bad not been so tlczent evidence to warrant the rell oping of a verdict. - and accordingly the Coroner order- ed a poet morlem examination, (L May ‘all-A great explosion occur- red in a. powder rn-iil near Haa-sloch. Bavaria, yesterday, whch wrecked the building and killed or injured litany oi‘ the employees. seven are dead, one missing, twelve seriously injured and scores slight- Body of J. T. Shirriff hotly of J. ’l‘. Sillrriif who died in Ottawa last uigl.‘ Halifax for bullsi. it was announc- be heir. Monday but details wore not available. er of the E. B. Eddy Co.. from 190i to 1916 and his first wife was a daughter Troop of this city. of ‘Mrs. J. T. Shirriff, donated tt Dalhollsie University the present women's Shlrriff Hall. "7 iililEil, MANY INIIJREN The Shock Was Felt for Many Miles And Parts Of Heavy Machinery Were Hurled Hundred (Canadian Press.) WERTHEhIM-ON-MAIN, Germany it is officially announced that Brought to Hali- fax For Burial (Canadian Pren) ilAidFAX. N. S... May 21. —The was brought to d here totiay.’ The funeral will The late Mr. Shirrlif was manag- here, of lion. G. J. ‘The late Mrs tale. Eddy, a sister residence known as s of Feet. ly injured. The first explosion occurred in one of tile-workshops and other ex- plosions followed. The shock was felt for many miles and dial-ts of heavy machinery were hu-rled hun- dreds of feet. Fla/mes added to the horror, and the firemen and the rescue parties were greatly impod. ed in their wonlc of aiding those half iburied ‘in -the rain-s. Evangelistic Ser- vices at Central ' Christian Church ‘Preceding the service last night which was attended tby a large number of people. the ordinance of fbaptism was administered to four haDPY believers. A novel departure from the or- dinary service was introduced by Evangelist Hamilton who asked for those who were heads of families for each one to indicate the num- ber of the family present. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Platts were then presented ‘with a splendid box of chocolates, as a. token of apprecia- tion for having the entire family present which was the largest fam- ily representation -in the meeting. tMr. and Mrs, Donald MacDonald Doane comfort pictured a sorrowful Painting Depicts Jesus As a Man ofvJoys tCirililCAGtO, =Ill. May 22.—-An un- usual conception of Jesus as ‘a man of joys rather th-a/n the tradittional "man of sorrows", its seen in “The lSmlling tChrlst," a panel patio-ted by Powell and exhibited here Architectural the Chicago lherague. Mr. ‘Powell said there is abund- ant support in the ‘Script-ares for a conception of Jesus as one pro- clati-ming freedom to the captive. to those that mourn a/nd hope that men "might have life more abundantly." ' "Nevertheless." he declared "re- ligion-s art, influenced by old world oonceptbns. ‘has a‘mos't uniformly “pale Galilean with a When all is ilflpefil, said, art really has no autheunic por- trait of Christ." ALi. THE. 'BCNEHEHD ' Ptnrrs ARE‘ N01‘ of Wheatley River, the parents of Major D. A. MacDonald-these two splendid citizens of the island. who for fifty-seven years walked the married life in splendid accord end co-operatlon were presented with a choice box of chocolates. "My Heavenly Father Watches Over tMe"—this apt song was sung by tMr. Woodruff after which Mr. Hamilton announced the text, John 10: 25-27. "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of (Sieophaa, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mo- ther, aad the disciple stand-lug by, whom he loved, he saith ‘unto his mother. Woman behold thy eon! Then saith die to the disciple. Be- itold thy mother! hour that disciple took her unto his own home." Will you tails us to your home tonight’! We evangelists get very little home life. This text is very precious to me. Are you ready to g-ive us a pho- nographio record of your homo‘! Would you dare taike us home‘! The human race is a progress of units; from unit to unit that is how eyes. years. is dead here. of ‘the faalm. children. And from m“ born after he became blind in 1877. 0N THE BASE" BALL- FlE-LD N/p/tlltil . following which the ‘ ‘will be in continued. Found Guilty _ Of Murder In First Degree found guilty of murder in the first ‘degree late today by n jury that deliberated one hour and fivo min- ‘utes. The penalty, death by 'Ii0‘ib0N-'l0. Moy $2—-ll‘reoh - erly to southerly winds. moderately warm today followed by showers. Maximum and minimum temper- stores: Toronto, cloud Montreal, olou y . . . .. Quebec. clear .. ch‘town. fair .. . . . ad tomorrow mo ' 7.51 Sun sole this evening at ‘l3! and rlooo tomorrow mor ing at 4.18. y. May 27th. Full moon Thu u; m"; hanging ‘or life IIIIyPIIODIIIGYlI, 735 ._ m_ _ ‘rents with. criminal Court Judge gamut“. my, mm- omv-e“ -‘1 us. _ \ we- “~42 . ilk-SB . t 54-80 _ Don't judlie an elder by hll smile £‘.‘.‘“i2f.'...°'.12f..'::: .71: ti-t. a "-- e-r-h- 1m- m w rt»- (Conadlon Prou) Bonom c1“, __ ‘ _ _ “$43 his wife lays about him. l! is what BALTIMORE. Md» Mir B!- — New York. clear ..... .. 68-64 1°" ‘"1"? l!" "W" 7°“ "l" l‘ Richard Reese Whittemore was may, “do m‘ weal" at H), the tandard by which you are roul- fililla amt (- the race grows. Away back we be- longed to the hordes of Northern Europe. Away back to the 'lll'iClV‘|l' iced: that is where we must go for the origin of our civilised home life_ But go back further. Go back to the Garden of Eden. There is where we get the ilrlt family. -As your home goes. so goes your town and your country. if your home does not stand for anything then, in God's name, where will you go for values? The family is a growth. When Jesus talked about the soil and the sower and the seed he was talk- ing about you, he was talking ab- out your famiiy. Home i‘: l, testing place for all real character. Home is the place where character is bred. No man on God's earth can es- cape the influence of his environ- nlent. What kind of an environ- ment are you furnishing for your children? There are twenty six million children in the United States who don't set one hour of retligioue education in one week. Twenty six millions of children without a Sunday School, without a Bible, without o lend to Jesus Christ. iy judged. Never mind the orovrlttho crowd in no criterion for you and for your character. Keep your ey- es off the crowd, You got your proposals. reported at ‘lnsinger. two inches of refusing to accept increased hours snow at Kandahar, and one inch at U19 llozotiations. or reduced wages. Boroarr after a heavy rain. l-Vlilfimllflld. WJE- D0038". Jolllil B- Nearly’ all central and tnorthern tConnoily, Frank Currie, George ‘ soislnomhowun mint; peportadi Billion. AA Hennescey. Salnuei . _ rain No frost damagegls report- ‘CPiIlE- ed. tSnowwns also fairly general The coroner and jury viewed the ~ . ; , _. . . . tin ‘Manitoba. Agents Who Drink a. Little Gain Entrance y To Speakoasies NEW YORK. N. Y., May 22.- Privately employed agents who drink "a little, but -not too much". ‘gain entree to Broadway speakeas- les for Federal agents. it has been revealed by the ‘Rev. Harry B. Fisher, secretary of the New York Olv-lc League, I-‘ive employees of the League. he said, have ‘brought about padlock proceedings against more than 200 speak-castes. ‘Their salaries and expenses since last September amount to $30,000. "The way we work is to get lu- troduced ‘in places where liquor is sold." said Mr. Fla-her. “Our men then obtain cards and Prohibition agents to secure evidence. Our ‘undercover men are never revealed rand ‘step out of the scene as soon. as the federal agents have secured evidence." "As to the propriety of a. private organization doting law enforcement work. l feel that-religious bodies were responsible for Prohibition and they ought to be tbig enough to come forward and help be respons- ible for enforcement until the gov- ernment has M1 organisation that really can twko care of it." Mr. Fisher thinks this may be in 15 or years. - "The great value of our corpor- ation," he declared, “is that we have a little better type or men. The secret of that is that we pay them $45 to 880 a week. and of course, we pay for what they buy and the-tr expenses. They must producers-suits or get out." h? Q Blind Man Operated Farm For 41 Years FERtG-US FALDS, Mina, May 22 --Hugh. Hunter, 79, a blind man, who used his wife ‘and children as to operate a farm for 41 During the years in which ‘he op- erated the farm ‘he felled trees. grabbed stumps. plowed, pitched bundlm, hood ‘potatoes arnd per- formed many other exacillng tasks He never saw his the first of whom was Thereafter iltfrs. [Hunter aided him in hale datiiy make until the children were old enough to assist. A child would lead him from one stump to another while grabbing work was under way. e When he cat down trees the child would watch and indicate the direction in which it would fall. ‘He eplilt logs for poets and dag the hloles for them after his ‘boys had indicated places for them. Plowing was done with a child driving the team. your family through your life that is the Gospel for you. The early ‘Christiane want ev- erywhere preaching the Gospel and that is the tkind of Gospel preach- ing that we will have when we have a Gospel homo. Give Jesus Christ today ‘the some kind of twelve disciples that lie had. in the days of His flesh, and wo shall have the some results that were secured when by the preaching of one sermon three thousand men aid women were converted. With tine effect. and with dramatic art, the Evangelist pointed the picture of his early home. woods and fields and brooks and over-y fond spot which the infancy loves. And than came the time when three loved ones paused out. The first. break in the family chain. Thus families are broken one by one. Thus your family flu either [one or will go. Upon the conclusion cf this pic- ture of homo and mother the Er- angellst appealed to every ltntaral impulse of the human h-tltrt.’ Sunday will be a busy day for the Evangelist, Sunday nae-wag he will ‘preach on The Blazing Croats. At 2.80 in the afternoon. he will address the Bible School and will give- an illustrotodjallt to the scholars. At 8.45 he will spook to o mun meeting of women; his subjetl will be the "inexplicable aye on the individual and so. as Moment Her Greatest Gilt." 1n the your Inter did. of!» jut one. Let- mnins he snub on Ono snor- Iflihfli 0n ‘_.._.. PAGE SEVEN Again German ‘ Chancellor Dr. With-elm Marx has accepted the Chancoiiorohlp from the hands of President Von Hindenburg, re- taining poth the (Luther Cabinet and Luther policies. Treaty Signed Between Holland And Germany (Canadian Press) AMSTERDAM, May 21. — The Department of Foreign Affairs all- nounces that a treaty of arbitra- tion and conciliation between Ilol- land and (lernlauy was formally signed yesterday at the Hague. -—_#o-o>i— Engineer Fatally Scalded When C. N. R. Train ' Leaves Rails (Canadian Press) HAMILTON, Ont.. May 2i.—En- ginser Thomas ltoilinscrl, Niagara Fails, ‘Ontario, was fatally staldcd when Canadian National iorllway Express train from Buffalo to T0- ronto, train No. 93 ,was derailed just east of Stoney Creek cross- ing about 10.15 o'Qlock this ‘tnorur ing. The train was travelling at lor- ty miles an hour when the engine crashed inbo four or five bags cf ce- ment. which had apparently fallen from a motor truck which several minutes previously had crossed the tracks. The coaches were filled with passengers who were sent ov- er the beach line and continued their journey to Toronto. Three Killed When Train Hits Motor Car (Canadian Press) ST. THOMAS. Ont.. hilly 21. ~- Mra. boa Kennedy. hilt-t Harry French and the latterfis live year old daughter were all killed ln~ stantly tvhell lllc ilifiitll‘ car in which they were riding was struck by a Michigan Central Railway train a few miles east. of Spring- field, Ont.. this afternoon. INNESEINNEINI] NNNNNNE NNNE SNNNEY Four Provincial Prem- iers Will be Invited to Appear Before the Special Commit- tee of the House of Commons. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, May 2i.-—The prem- iers of the provinces of Nova SCO-t tla. Quebec, Ontario and Albcrtai will he invited to a-ppottr before the special committee of the l-iouse of Conlmons investigating Canada's supply of coal. Representatives oi’ ‘transportation companies which freight coal by water. provincial fu- el companies, Mayor .i. F Foster, of Toronto and William Buthanull. coal merchant. London, will also be asked to attend. Decision to this affect was made at this morning's lll/l-Zllil! of the special columittce appointed l-y the House to conduct this investi- gation, . .i. A. Ellis fuel controller il-rm Ontario, will he among the first witnesses iu be request-id ic tutti- fy. it. was also decided zha! the following points claimed to ‘n. the most salient, will he dealt with llil' medlately: l-TfllflSllfifHl|i3Il cost for mov- ing coal by rail nu:i ~\';l';'l‘ from coal areas to centres of pnptllaiion ‘in central Cattath. 2—Distriitutlon cor-l. 3—lMorlorn facilities or equip- ment for handling, ‘milling and un- loading coal. . 4—A process or scheme for unal- yeizatlon and standardization of ooal_ 5—Officiltl inspection of coal be- fore lagding at the mines nnd co- operation of the federal and pro- vincial governments therefore. 0—!l‘he possibility of establish- ing a national fuel policy and co- ,.¢~ ‘l . “L. l!!!" ‘l’ Q"!!! l3“!- operation therefore on the part of ‘r i Kl t the federal and provincial govern- lllfrs ifllll. Tho: rumfluo Milli E TNENNNTNPNEE INENNE NNTNINN EN NNNNNN t Declares Capt. Bernier Can. Arctic Explor- er, Who Has Taken Over 500.000 Square Miles of Territory For the Dominion. (Canadian Press) QUEBEC, May 21. —"The North Pole means nothing to Canada. What do we want the Pole for’! Have we not claimed all the land up to a position of ninety de- grees? During my voyages to the Arctic circle in past years, i have taken over 500.000 square miles of territory for this Domin- ion. l always believed there was no land at the Pole and l still hold to that same opinion." _ Stu-h was the statement of Cap- tain .i. E. Beruier, ‘Canadian Arctic explorer at a meeting of the Board of Trade here yesterday. His remarks were brought about when he arose to thank the ‘Board for its support in the matter of his pension for which he has peti- tioned the Department of the la- terlor. Prohibition Still In An Experi- mental Stage (Special to the Guardian.) WASHINGTON, May 21.——'I'h0 administration feels that. the time is not yet ripe for a general refer- ence of the question prohibition, the United Press was advised auth- oritatively today. . Prohibltrlon still is ‘an exporti- metntal stage, the Coolidge regime beiieves and the outcome cannot be definitely established for many year's yet. Details of Famous Party May Be Laid Bare (Special to the Guardian.) NEW YORK. May ZL-tldarl Car- roll, went to trial here today charg- ed with beriury. and before. the case is concluded the inner details oi the famous party he gave on the tmoraing of Feb. 23, may be laid. before the publishers. At the party Joyce Hawley. an actress is alleged to have furnish- ed the ci'max of the entertainment by ‘bathing in a bath tub filled with champagne. l'o Spend Long Period In The Far North "(Canadian Prue) VANCOUVER. May 21. -on June 1‘5th the 75-foot power- schoon- er Nigalik. built at Vancouver, will depart for the Arctic on a fur trading expedition which will keep her lu the far north from two to five years. The vessel constructed for d. newly fcraled Canadian company controlled by C. Pl Clarke and P. C. Mac-Gregor. of Vancouver and backed hy New York capital, cost forty thousand dollars to build and it is expected she will be able to withstand all the rigors of a long Arctic trip.- Capt. Bctts Released By Chinese Bandits (Special to the Guardian.) PEKitN. May 2~1—-Captaln Thom- as J. Betta. American army officer, held captive by ‘bandits in the Yunan province. has ‘been released according to a message dated May 19, received from the American Consulate. Betta whose home is in Mary. land, is s. con/st officer and served here at the head quarters of the military attachment. He was captured when on a trip from the south to ‘Pekliu. iilis wife and nlother-in-iaw are in this city. Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. "Y. M. C. Al-‘TZ-llminage Bald, Merl-at Building. May 27th. lessens-z": "The "Voice of Authority" Zion liail, Thursday. lMay 27. "Warning-Don't forgot hi; show, ‘Souris Monday, $0, pom-g, ‘Tuesday. Best yet. everyone wol- icome. Action, thrills. “)1 “Remember School Concert at YOYR- May 24th. Bale of candy. ice cream and coke. 9133 00c ‘ h... §fi°fii2ta°°um°ri§éd° $1313’. Hall on Monday ovnlng, any )4», Pier to both at I40 o'clock. PI?- ceed-s in old of ‘sdhool. ‘Ladle; with boxes free. lli-l-lt-lblt .._._ _ "North River Senior ‘Dramatic layers will present their three act comedy “Grandfather's Advent.- a . l.-..~ ‘ ‘ . Vi!" m