The Pope! That l ' Covers Prince Edward Island Like The Dew Ev The People's Paper Read by Everybody mue- GUARDIAN All The. News ' worm ennui-s All The Ads Worth Reading Charla own Guard . T Mornln] Guardian, Founded 1891. FHLNBH THLILIPESWLEP a tires Os nu. ‘Whine Guardian, m1. [IN lllliiii itilllll i oet-he Birthplace: Dairmstadt and Many Smaller Towns in Hands of French with Little or no Resistance and N0 Blood- _' Shed. (Special to ‘_I'he Guardian.) 'l"RAN'Kl"lllRT-ON‘MAlN. April The ancient Kaisorstatlt strut- c rail junction. financial centre ti birth-place of Goethe. passed ‘to the hands of French troops five o'clock this morning with- t bloodshed or disorder. At the me time General Dcgoutte com- nder of the Firench Rhine army copied Darinstadt, capital of the rmor Grand Duchy of Hesse, and number of smaller intemiediato wns. All will lbe held until the man Government troops sent to the revolt ridden industrial ctions of Westphalia. have clear- i out. The tri-coior flutters from e ancient town hall of Frankfurt. ailing t-he duys oi the Napole- ic_iuvaslon, the historic Roemo- rkt (Roman Market) where in 6 Napoleon's troops levelled the tes that fenced -iu the famous ' etto. swarms today with French ' onlnl troops. seasoned veterans the great war, and under the n discipline ingrained by their , Degoutte, who has spent the at part of his military career ndllng black fighters and who ' t won fame as a commander of o Moroccan Division. Upon the st flash that the French were n-lnlg the garrison commanders 'the Reicliswelir troops. both and in Darmstudi. received ers lirom Berlin .to withdraw ' r troops immediately ten kil- NEE lNLl ll » llN Bil] Stil- lLUlNlL (Special to The Guardian.) " PALRIILS, April 7.——The internat- nnal political situation is assum- ng ii novel aspect through the A closest eiitrnte between -Franc‘e and taly verging almost on a hard p‘) fust alliance LWEDECh is becom- iig daily more apparent. The re- tions between the llwo cmllllfifli ve never been so cord-lii as they ve been during the last fortnight d this is interpreted by iliploni- . as meaning that France has preme Council To Meet in London ncll will meet in London toiuor- to consider the German situa- n it was nnnounced today- ANTED-AMMEDIATELY MAID for general housework. Small 'f8mily. (loud wages. Apply MYS- ‘li. E. Colwiil. 181i Prince St. 8085-4-6-Mblif. HOUSE ‘r0 LIT. GRUB. ,WANT-ED T0 RENT A HOUSE of about eight rooms, would like 1 to get possession first of June. Apply l’. O. Box 203. 8139-4-8-ME3il1ii 109 ELM AV- 2i . LOST STRING OF PEARLS BE‘- t." tween Bhyviield St. and Patterson s jewollry shop. Finder please ' leave at Guardian Office. 3i - OMMERCIAL TRAVELLER wants room and board with private family. {Write P. O. '_ Box 351, Charlottetown. 8129- - Pi" ANTI. GIRL FOR GENERAL housework in family of threv- N0 ‘ children. Apply at this office 3i. on sALs-nsolsrsnso not. I stein bull. three years old. J. R Mann, Marsliiield. 8061-4-5-ME ATOHING ions FOR oAl-E s. c.‘ Black Minorca. (taut- bred) $1.“5 per setting of 15 eggs. Willi field ‘MucLeod, Grand view- 8l32-4-8-hiE3i. ANTIIIL-TWO ROOMS AND board for three people. A9917 lilting terms to '13" core 0i Guardian. idiili-z-lolliiiiti- ' mun. o ,m\v m. new Iitli motto-n conveniences and oontrsll toasted. Apply “K'- 302 l1 , it a _ g o " ‘lili-I-U-Mliif -- lALl-IHOITHORN BULL. I years oln in llfsy, weighs 850 lbs. or more. Apply‘ _to W. D- , lfinross. stool-analyti- l oiiietres (more than six mles) out- siiic the city liirlils the French found only lllllllilbllfil police tlnp, there wan no resistance of any kind. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. Ailrll 7.—--Greatest‘ap- prciiension prevails here in official and (liplflllluiie circles an m event. ualitics involved in the German in- vasion of Ruhr district and subse- quent French retaliatory measure oi occupation oi several points in Frankfort region. While admitting that German technically have vio- lated the peace treaty, the Brit- isli government officials yesterday were inclined to regard the ace as justified under the circunistan- 00s and at the same time deplored France's headstrong ill-considered. oiio-handed game, England. Italy and Ilnited States will not ac- quiesce lu the French coup game as nu unexpected jolt. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. April 7.—-French oc- cupation oi Offenbach, l-lemburg and Wlesbuden has been completed uii exchange telegraph despatch from [Berlin said today. (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. April 7.—More than 2.000 troops of the defeated Ger- man Communist army have fled into British zone oi occupied ter- ritory where they were interned. n dispatch from Coblenz said today. lLY agreed p; . back Italy's Adriatic policy and the ltallau claluis in the near oist. as against Presid- ent Wilson's program, while ltaly in consideration ‘ior France's ser- vices is slupposed to back the French enterprise on and beyond the Rhine. Tho decision for such an alliance is said to have been reached lry the French and Italian foreign otliices after the positive rc- fusal oi the United States to ex- tend further financial help w EH1‘- ope. DEATH 0F MR. HARVEY TDGMBS Citizens heard with n shock last evening of the death oi one oi Char- loitetown's best known Yflufli-S hilill ncss men, in the person of Mr. Har- vey w. Toombs. drugglst, who passed away at 7 p. m. after a B110" illness, it is only a week ago since Mr. Toonibs took to his bed and though lie had been in poor lieaiih for some time. few realized that ills condition was such as to war- rpnl any alarm. Deceased. Who W05 in llls 40th yenr was a son oi Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Toombs 0i ihii Qlly and also leaves to-mourn a widow and four children besides two brothers Albert and Harry fiiiii three sisters, Mrs. L. J. McPher- son. Mrs. Harry James and Flor- once at home. _ The lute Mr. Toombs boson his curccr its a ilruggist in the drug store oi Mr. L. W. Watson and re- iuaiueil with that gentleman until his retirement from the drug busi- ness, when lie entered the emllifly- of Mr. J. G. Jnniieson, with whom he faithfully served until inst tMay when lio started in for himself. opi-uiug the business on Queen Street known as the impafiili Druil Store and having associated with liini, his brother-in-liiw Mr. James lioblson. who had only Peiiimed a short time previously from over- seas. These young mln by "19" ability and strictatiention to busi- ness were acquiring a splendid Dill mpngo when death interposed. The case is an exceptionally sad one and the deep symimthv v! cliilehfl generally will go out to the sor- rowing relatives in the sudden be!‘- eavement which they have been called upon lo-hesr in which iym‘ pathy Tho Guardian joins. The fun- eral takes place on Friday M 23° from his late residence. 16 Grafton Street. ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS, ETO. Ii "A mass meeting will be held in ions Ii-Iallwlona. at 7.30 p. m- Monday April 12 to discuss Prob‘ isms of education, prohibition M]! other subjects. Major M. J. Byflw will speak. Admission free. Every- body welcome. Dancins flier "l? meeting. SWIM-THEM]!!! . liis Royal Highness the Prince of CH/ARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, PROCEEDINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE DEBATE 0N DRAFT ADDRESS Motion by Mr. C. McArtbur, ,M.l..A.. Summeiside, Seconded by Mr. D. C. MacDonald, Souris. lion. A. E. Arsenault in ilappy and Eioquent Speech Explained the Steps by which the Bell Government Secured its Election in a Scatbiiig and Merciless Exposure of Promises and Mis- representations. Premier Bell Begins Reply. The first working session of the‘ legislature, scheduled to open atf ten o'clock sharp got under way at 11.35. Speaker Duffy in the chair and all the members in their places. The first order of the day was "consideration oi the speech of Hi3 l-lonor." Mr. (‘reel lMcArthur. member. for 5th Prince. moved the address in reply to the speechuAfter a modest admission of his inability to ade- quately perforni the responsible duty with which he was honored. he paid a fitting tribute to the late Mr. Hubert Howatt, a former member oi the legislature. The ap- pointmeni oi’ lion. Mr. McKinnon to the position of Governor of the Province. the close of the war, and return of the soldiers, the visit of Wales-ihe most important event of the year willi the exception oi the great event of’ July 24th were ap- proximately touched upon. Agricul- ture, the busie industry of the pro- vince. with sulta-ble reference to the importance oi using improved stock. was discussed at coiisider- able length while the fisheries and fox farming also received due rec- ognition. H» complimented the gov- ernment on having secured as its Coiumissiouei‘ of Agriculture an ex- perienced farmer in the person of llnii. W. M. Lea and felt sure that under his guidance the agricultur- al interests of the province Wililltl ‘be safeguarded. One of the most important subjects touched upoii in His l-ionor's speech. he said was education. it nuns well known that our school teachers have been in- adequately paid in the past and this ivas one 0i the great causes of the decline in our educational system. Many schools throughout the pro- vlnce are vacant and conditions in this respect ore yearly going from bad to worse. Everybody now rec- from members who at previous ses- sions occupied SEflts on this side of the House W113 that sessions op- ened too late in the season. They realized now, lie said, that it was not always expedient to have the business ready for as early a date as might be desirable. He referred to this only to show members of the iault with the lateness of former sessions’ they either did not know or they wanted to create a false impression in the country. The opening of the present ses- sion was not, he said. a very happy event this year. judging by outward appearances. it was more like l1 funeral than the fulfilment of the boast that n party was coming into its own. Even the heavens wept anti there were no signs of rejoicing on the earth or around the provincial building. lie observed on coining into ihe liouse that the members on the government benches appeared to be almost all domiciled in one local- ity: The Leader of the Government representing a rural community had his residence in Charlottetown The Attorney General representing the (‘iirdigan ilislriet was a resi- dent of (‘.litii'l0ttetoi\'ti; the Commis- sioner of Agriculture and Public Works representing rural con-slit- llellilivs had also taken up their a- l)i)(lt‘ lll (Yliurlottetoum, tlienieiti- ber for West River. and the iiieiu- ber for the good old district of Bel- fast lived in the city and others also might be named whose hold lunqn tboirmouniry crinstltuenci had been ‘released through the kt- lrnctions oi city life. "linviug paid my respects to the government and lo the mover and seconder of the address.” contin- ued IMr. Arsenault, “i might remark that. stripped of its frills, the speech from the throne contains ognizes (with emphasis on the now) that a larger revenue than heretofore must be provided. The speech from the throne promised that this would be attended to. The l-lighways scheme by which n federal grant was made available to tlio provinces bad been taken up by the government, and with modi- TlCHLlOllB suited to our peculiar coli- ditions. it was expected this would have a great boon to the province. 'i‘lie'property of the province was well exemplified in the splendid re- sponse given to the various victory loans by which eight and a half million dollars was loaned to the government. Mi‘. vMcArthur was ap- plauded on resuming his seat. The motion was seconded by Mr. D. (l. McDonald, First Kings. lie complimented the mover on his ex- cellent address and in n very cred- itable way discussed tho various matters touched upon in tho ad- dress. Willi reference to the re- turned soldiers he remarked that "when the danger is past we are liable to forget those who placed their lives between us and danger. lie regretted this and hoped that all would do what they could to re- instate our returned heroes in the economic and social life which they had abandoned temporarily for King and Country. Referring to educa- tion he said that the question of rural depopuintion must be con- sidered in connection with any ques tion of rural education. One was bound up lii the other and the cause of depopulation would be found in our rural education the tending oi which was to educate for the city rntlier than ior the farm. lie instanced Quebec 8s the only province in Canada whose rur- al population was being maintain- ed and this he attributed to the agricultural education given in schools and agricultural colleges oi that province. lion. A. E. Arsenault was the next speaker. ill. was customary from time iiiimeinoriiil, he said, to compliment the mover and second- er of ihe address and lie was D1088- ed to follow this good old time cus- tom. Both the junior member for lSumiuerslde and the member for Souris acquitted themselves very creditalbly, they were moderate in their remarks and wantiered far enough from the content of the speech placed lii the mouth of His Honor the Governor. to enable them to say many things ‘and shy ihe-m well, which they could not have said had they confined themselves to the words of the speech. He also complimented the speaker on the position with which his colleagues had honored him. The position 0i speaker. he always believed, should be filled by a lawyer and he fell sure the present incumbent would give the questions arising in the House from time to time the bene- fit of his legal training and forget that he belonged to one or timoth- er of the political panics in the little if anything blear of the one great matter-the need of more taxation-mad the cautious ap- proaches thereto. We on this side of the House are not going to say that the government is wrong in this——at least until we hear the evi- dencc-but we cannot help remem- bering how, previous to the last election. they shouted from the housctops and throughout the coun- try that the then revenue was suffi- cient for all the purposes 0i’ the province. for the increase in teach- ers salaries’, for public works and for all its public institutions. if prop erly administered. The only thing, then needed. according to my hon- orable friends opposite. was a care- ful administration of the revenue we had. We admitted frankly that the revenue was not sufficient iiii- the increased cost of material and labor. Our friends would have been justified then, had they admitted as we did, that additional revenue was needed. ‘but they chose anoth- er way, they claimed that all that was required was to make honest, economical use of the revenue we hurl. lii taking this stand they cro- atotl r. sentiment throughout the province that they will now find very dlflicult to overcome. They succeed- ed_ln persuading the people that no additional quired and now they come forward with an announcement-not that they were (wrong. not that they were mistaken. nor that they ilellb- erutely misled the people—but that they must increase the taxes. Now they find tlic sentiment they firest- Pd is set dead against them; Nem- iscs is after iliem and they will find very serious difficulty in dodg- ing it. ‘Continuing, Mi". Arsenaiilt said. the province llfltl passed through four or five years of the most troublous time in the history of the world, anti came through in better shape and less seriously affected than any other country. Our Dro- viiice had taken a splendid stand in the war. our men had enlisted in numbers that were a credit to the loyalty of our people: they had contributed generously and we were all proud oi the record we made. Some of our sons did not return and we mourned for ilieui and their names will never be fortlollfill- Th!‘ mover of the address stated that a memorial gll0llld be erected in their honor. This be agreed with and the government should take the init- iative. They should not leave it to private individuals. and . he felt sure that if the government. made the move they would find the coun try with them. A previous speaker. the seconder of the address, llld remarked, con- tinued ‘Mr. Arseniiult. that we are prone to forget those who hall pinc- ed their lives between us and dan- ger. liow true this was, was seen with painful clearness yesterday when every man on the government s'de oi the llouse deliberately vot- House. ' A complaint frequently hear‘ sol of the few offices bile in the government's government flint when they found der the increased cost of living.‘ gift to returned soldiers. l-ic was surprised to see members who, pro vious to the election. liatl prom- isiul, almost with tears in their eyes. to do everything possible for tlir soldiers‘ and their ticpeutienls, vote to a man against these little favors that might have been a boon to and would have been acct-pied gratefully by the soldiers. The lead- er of the government at a meeting in Tryon made the charge that the then government was not doing enougii for the soldiers; the Hon. member fol‘ West River. (Mr. Geo. E. Hughes) had said the soldiers should be given every office iii the gift 0f the government which they could possibly fill. Yet when n few 01' these offices became available we find all that are worth any- thing given to friends of the gov- ernment and the petty 0119s to the soldiers, it is now evident to all. and to no one more pointedly than lo the stildiers themselves, that all these pre-elsction promises were vole-catchers and never intended lo be fulfilled, ' ('oiitinuiug. .\ir. Arsenitult refer- red very happily to the visit last summer of His Royal Highness the Prince oi‘ Wales and the loyal and sincere welcome extended l0 liini both in (Yauada and the United Stat es. lie l0lll'll€il iii humorous fash- ion upoii the referent-e lu the spool-ii to the bountiful lItirVPst but trusted the government did not take credit to themselves for liiat although he admitted that the gen- ial smile oi the leader .though late Y in‘ the sears-n." miglilrvhaytv lielywd seine. One thing. however, had been brought out in the speech and iu the discussion which followed, namely that the late government had made a most crcilitable sli0w- lug in its agricultural department and that during it regime the pro- vince enjoyed agricultural prosper- ity never before experienced in its history. One thing. said Mr. Arsenault. we miss in the address. We know that in recent years the late gov- ernment had done a. most accept- able service in supplying mussel mud from the St. Peters beds. and the pres_ent government when in opposition asked many questions and gave much advice as to what should be done to extend this work to other parts of the province, No mention was made in the address as to their intention in this im- portant matter. The only definite _ tiling mentioned in the address was ,:m assurance of additional taxation but he would warn the government i that the lfarmers would expect something in reluru for" taxation. No reference was made to under- rlrainage, a work inaugurated. by v the into government and which liad proved a grout boon to those own- ing low-lying lands many farmers having taken sufficient crop of their uiulerdroinnti lands in one sea you to pay for the whole outlay. lie liufwri that although no mention l [was made of this that the govern- ,ment would continue the work be- gun by their predecessors. A splon did plant had been established and there was sufficient work in sight lHXBUOn Wmlili be TP-l to keep it busy for years to come. No ilefiuite statement was given lii the iidilrrss as to what was go- ing to be done in connection with the fisheries although this matter formed the subject of many op- position resolutions‘ during last session. llouse adjourned till 3 p. m. AFTEREQON SESSION ilouse resumed at 4 o'clock. lion A. E. Ai-senauli. on resuming his speech referred to the great and increasing value of the fur busi- floss. "lie thought the time had come when the government should pro- tect ihe wild fur bearing animals. particularly muskrat which are now among the most valuable of our furs, some skins bringing $5.00 in hioiilreal the other day which u few yu-‘ars ago were sold to the buyers for J5 cents. Unless pro- tected by stringent laws this valu- able animal will Iiecome extinct. lie also claimed that the govern- uienl should do something to devol- up the iox industry: The silver fox businrss had made Prince Edward island famous the world over. ‘Fliers was a time when through overspeculation this industry eu- eounlered conditions which in some cases ii was unable to overcome and there were losses. 'i‘liose who held on. however. were amply ro- iviirded and the silver fox business today is on a sound economic and dividend producing basis. When the business was in a flourishing con» diiion some years ago the govern- ment derived a substantial revenue from it. The war and the conse- quent financial stringing, combin- ed with the overspeoulation already referred to brought about condit- ions which msde it 1920 Big American Convention in June (Dom. Press Special.) NEW YORK, April ‘L-Prepara- lions for the largest convention ev- er held by uu American Federation of Labor wei'e under way today. ui conference with President Sani- uel Gompers left here last night for Montreal where he will make ar- rangements for a national conven- tion. Sessions will open in Canadian City ,June 7tli_ enact the taxes originally imposed. Now. however. the business again being established and many ran- ches paying good dividends the government would be justified in imposing u reasonable tax. in this connection he held that no lax should be levied on any rant-h un-I lii it was able to pay a dividend. lie would also suggest flint part of‘ the revenue derived from fox taxation should be devoted to ex- tending the business, advertising it abroad and creating a demand for| these most valuable of furs. He re- ferred optimistically to the fur auc- tion ssles recently established in Montreal and expressed his belief that it would be of great advant- age to the Canadian fur industry. lieretofore (‘anadian furs were taken lo New York and St. Louis markets and iii niaiiy cases bought by (‘nnutlians and brought back to (‘nuada to be manufactured. liere- aftcr (‘iitiadian furs will be sold iii (‘unadp and (‘aniiiliaiis will reap the benefit. lie stroiiglw atlvised ro- Ollrratitin in the fox business. Touching upon education. all ail- iliilled that everything possiblel should be done to provide better‘ schools and better paid teachers. lie believed tlllll the fundamentals. at least. of religion should be taught in the schools aiid the principles of religion instilled into the minds of the young. To banish God from the schools. was to banish liini from the nation. Whether (‘iitliolic m- Prof. esiout the t-liililreii. if they are to become decent. and Useful citizens should be taught to kiioiv something” of God and their duty towards liini The teacher. he said. is boru not made null. no rloubi. some of the some of our schools. As po highs." ‘salaries; this province. he said. never/had a sufficient revenue lo pay its teachers adequately and to- ‘ifly Our revenue is less than it was before the war. When gentlemen "Dllosite spoke of the lute govern- ment as extravagant they knew they’ were speaking to the gallop. 188- Fiwy are now taking steps to Supplement the revenue and with lllis lie had no fault to find. but it 1109s not by any means excuse the fact that before the election they misled the people into ‘believing that the revenue wan sufficient for all needs. " Another matter that will come up against iheni is the fact that they canvassed. spoke and wrote against the Education Bill introduced by the late government. l-lad they treat ed this bill fairly they would find it much to their advantage today. in one section of the country, name ‘Y 1" {fines County. to the credit of the Bell candidates they did not misrepresent the Education pm and the result was shown in the excellent support they gave it at the election. in Queens and Prince it was otherwise. The candidates weui from house to house denoun- cing the hill as a taxation scheme and lie had some men go to the Dolls to vote against it. as they had been told that it would mean additional taxation to an enor- inous amount and. to litany, the very word taxation is as a red flag to a bull. ‘ This lie knew the members deep- iy regretted today. l-le was sure the senior member for Belfast has. since the election. been sorrow- fully singing the dirgc "Men ciilpii. men culpa. men niaximn ciilpa!" (My fault. my fault, my greatest llillll). lie, Mr. Arsciiault. was sor- Fy lo sre in ihe paper. of which hi.- Honorable friend was the editor sentiments which he knew did not express the editor's opinions but were inspired only "by the hope of ilisrroilitliig the then government. intimation Was given in the speech from the throne that the govern- nienl was going to accede to the demand made by the teachers’ un- ion for a higher scale of wages. He. Mr. Arsenault would advise them iiol to llllll-(P two bites of a cherry, 'l‘lie scale demanded by the teachers union then would not meet the requirements. Since then the western provinces had increased the teachers salaries to $1000 and $1200 and these schools are open to and inviting our teachers. ll‘ (‘miiiiiued on Page ‘Three THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE TIDE. MOON ETU change in temperature. The tide will he high ibis after- noon at 1.18 and tomorrow at 1.50; it will be high tomorrow morning at 2.38 and Saturday iii 3.18. Sun sols this evening at 5.39 and tomorrow at 6.40: it rises tomor- row morning at 5.25 and Saturday at 5.23. Full moon Saturday. April 3rd 6.56 a. m. ‘ Last quarter moon. Sunday, Ap- “made" teachers are to be‘ foundiu - TORONTO. April 8.—-.\‘ot mucli- l lArihur Tnmllns poplrlarl-y known ril 11th 9.24 a. m: t? i-_ By Mali, Olllldlru-W, U. l. L. I850- Llrinual “ ‘ ,. Ltlilt ill lilliii lssut iPPLlL Fill HiLP. 5;:'ls;l';;:.l':::."trtzrarzlari.tl"taWant $5,000,000 to Guard Asa-inst Fail- . dflversd. l4- . ure in Maintaining Peace of the World so Dearly Bought (°, ' ' to The Guardian.) LONDON. April 7.—An appeal has been issued by the League of Nations for a national fund of £1.- 000,000 to support the League land thus maintain the world pence. it is designed to ensure the appeal which in signed by Lord Grey. Lloyd George, Earl Bcattw, forni- i-r Premier Asquith, Lord Robert (Yecil and J. R. Clynes. The appeal says-"in the long and bitter years- oi the war in which we fought for in Recent War. lrulli and honorable dealing. mil- lions sacrificed themselves iu ord- er that the world lllllllfillfi cleaner and freer and that there might be no more wan. Do not let us in these early days of peace already forget our ideals and their sacri- ilces if the world should ‘be allow- ed to rela-pse into the antagnnisms and ambitions which led up to and rulmiii..ited iii the war! it would be the greatest triumph o1’ evil in all the ages." ENGLISH PLIIJNI] THE FLILI (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON. April 7.—British bank- ers and financial writers today hailed with delight the return of the English pound sterling to the four dollar mark. The improvement of the exchange value of t-lie pound from 33 per cent discount at the beginning of February to 17 per cent today is cited as the clearest evidence of Englands post helium.‘ lltlillts lllll lH lllHK recovery and her unimpaired intia- tive and resourcefulness in the world's trade. Financiat writers here declared this foot ls now re- cognized in the United States where the sterling rate has been further aided by the announcement of the repayment of the $500,000,- 000 Anglo-French loan due in Oc- tober. England is responsllble for one half of that sum. PALESTINE Slllllillil (Spwiil is The Guardian.) LONDON. April T.—-'i‘liere are grave rumors current in (lairo. says a tics-patch to thr- ‘Exchange 'l‘ele- gram from ihe Egyptian capital, regarding the situation in Palest- i,ii"iI.l§Li.LiiY 5iilil15 -f.r.';LI-. 1. ine. The despatch asserts that all perinitn to Palestine have been stopped and that the troops are being recalled to their stations on the western bunk of the Suez Can- al. No letters are arriving from Palestine. llllfiitfillillslttlim WHOLESALE SHUE TRADE The Firm of Turner 8t Co. Take 0ver the Whole- sale End oi Business oi Morris 8: Smith, thus Making Another Decided Advance in their Remarkable Two Years oi Progress. pn-iiq A notable business deal was put through day when the wholesale general footvlear business of Messrs. Mor- ris and Smith. comprising a splend- id stoi-k um] tlic good will of the firm was taken over by Messrs ‘Turner ‘and Couiilany. wholesale boot and slice and rubber deal- ers of this city. Mr. Percy W. Turner the youlii- iul and enterprising proprietor of the business of Turner an.) (‘o is to be heartily coiigrntulaletl indeed u-poii {the business) pcifincu dis- pla_vi>il by liini iii adding to his al- ready splendidbv ilevelopi-il business this important portion of another flrinis trade. which the latter. ow- ing to the recent doulh of our of their members. did not iltPPlll lltl\'l' salhle to continue. l1 is only u couple of years ago since Mr. Turuei‘ who hail prev- iously been associated in business with his ‘father, the lair .\ir. ll. W. Turner, at 0‘Leary. came to (‘liar- lottetowu to reside and do busin- ess. anrl l-lie success wli-lrh has at- tended his effnits ls a striking tes- llnioliy to his capacity as ll whole- sale handler of merchaiiiiisc. Oii January‘ lsl. 1918. Mr. Turner look over the extensive wholesale business of Goff and (‘o.. having associated with hitii for ii time as a salesman. Mr. James Brady. the former salesman of Goff and (Jo. Success has marked the ilevolup- uieiit of the business from the time of its purchase up to the present and ‘the future looks llPClilPlllY en- rouraiging. Tile stuff of Turner and (‘o.. now comprises hi addition to .\ir. Tur- uer. the following: SBl€Sl1lRil~4MiZ Arthur E. Tom- ins. Bookkeeper-Miss Helen White. -Stenograplier—~Mlss Vera Wake. Shippers-Messrs Albert King. and Leard Jay. Mr. Turner is particularly fortun- ate in having as a salesman. Mr. an "Duck" who has the happy knack of knowing how to show good goods ln a manner fo bring good sales. ills time is fully occupl ed in travelling from one end oi in Charlottetown yester- aiul when that territory is again covered a lot oi new 11nd very plea seil customers mark the trail. in his office help. the proprietor has two very capable assistants iu Zliiss While and Miss Pcake. and the same may truthfully be said oi Messrs King and Jay. ‘the shippers. who have a thorough acquaintance with the duties of their position and perform the same most satis- factorily. Turner and (‘o.. bundle footwear of every kind for the trade in llllu province including the famous Banker shoe, one of the most sought-after makes on the market. 'l‘liey also are wholesalers for tho Air-reliant: and Dominion Brands. of rubber footwear. Willi such a flriu as this doing business lu l‘. E. island there seems to he uo reason why it should be necessary for any local men-bout to purchase goodg from firms beyond the Province. Their methods of doing business is over (o keep in view the reg quireiut-nts of the trade and to bu in ll position to satisfy their pat- rons. ll will be their constant end- eavor iii-ways to supply at iilior’ notice (he lines of dependable foot- wear most in demand and to give. their ciientile what they wont wheli they want ll. It is worth,’ of note that besides liauilllng wholesale footwear lii all its branches. this firm are also tho representatives in this province o! the lllsple Leaf libliliiiig 00.. mfiiiu fxirturi-rs of the famous Queen City l-llour for which there is a con- stant and ever-increasing demand in this province. Thai the -firm of Turner and 00.. has won success to ihe extent it has, is undoubtedly duo to the en- terprise. ihe thorough square deni- ing and the keen business ability ni the proprietor. lie bears an en- viable reputation as a leader in business among the younger men in this province and there is no doubt that with the some applica- tion and ability directed in tile right line as ionneriy. that this growing business will continue to sixpand to even far greater propor- t ons. rince Edward lsl ~ = other n _ .-.- 1.....- -.....4 ""Q¥,.lit-v»_io.illlii (brainy. lfi'h'-'rmfl's'k*“g.in- ...._-._.ln-p.wqns~a~.r.»...._,., ,, .. .