t. l Bblieninn. The Paper That Island - Like The Dew _ Covers Prince Edward Charlottetown Guardian, Three Cents. - Mornihq Guardian, Founded 1891 PIIIIIIIIIIE IIHINISEB IIIIIEIIIISI IN IIINIIIIIIEWPIIIIINIIE llll Measure will Probably be Introduced in Parliament to so Amend C. T. A. as ‘to Necessitate a Referendum in Each Province. (Dom. Press Special.) OTTAWA, Feb 2Il.—l)uring tlle coming session an attelnpt will be made to have the (‘tltlzlllu Temper uuce Act amended so tllat prohi- bition will not go into effect in tiny provincial urea until a l-efereduttl on the questions shows a three fifths majority ill favor of tile tbone dry rogilne. . 'l‘ile government it is zllleged \vill Germans Trying to Put One Over on Commission (‘.()i'l~).'\lllA(ii¢)N, i-‘l b. ~—'l‘l|-~ rlll-rlltlslte. ‘fidt-ntlcs Flt-tlnslbllrtfs (.'(Ii'l"6‘S|lttlltI'flll. sttltt- the lull-rattli- lottzll (‘onlulissiou has lldst-tlvl-rctl Gt-rlnan t1annon zltltl l0 lllflvillilt: guns ill working order on Sylt l.-~ lanl. niil‘ iIhl]l'S\\'I\: lltliSlrlll (If- 1'lc eoutttlitllliug the batteries tho t'.Ul‘l't'rv)iUl‘.tit‘llL says, were tires sell ill eivillnn clothes and hall for- bidden tho luterltzlliollul Police to enter their (territory aifier 10 o'- clock at night. 2L’. Sir Auckland For . Thellnited States (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, Feb. BIL-An Oillclnl aun-outtcetuetl-t of appoiu-ttnetlt m‘ Sir Auckland Getldes to be tllritlsll Alllilllltibiitlfltrl‘ to United States ‘only Mull suitl today. UlllYJLIUll of (jell- ties’ service (before iris tleptlrturle to MIcGlltl University was under debate, tlho newstpwper (said, ndditlg that Stanley Buldiwln and Sit‘ Wortlhingltotl Errand, M‘illlis‘tet' of Pensions, were mentioned us pus- sihle gucoecsorsrto ‘Sir Auclrliuld no Froitidelft of Ithe Board of Trade. -—-—<-o->-__._. DENlK|N'$ FLEET HAS DES- ERTED HIM LONDON, Fttb. 23l.—Mos‘l-ew wireless cottrmunlque reports that the fleet of General Dettikill, for met" Atlti-llolshtvlki (‘Ollllllillliit-l‘ in ‘South ltussitl. thus deserted and gone over to liolshevikl. General Wrungel has stlcreetit-tl llenikltl. VO10-Of60-Qv-A-O- CONDENSED SPECiALSl §+§Q QF§f§§§§§§§§~bk§O4>OO O ‘FOR SALE 10 TONS LOOSE straw. Apply D. Willie, York Point. Phone. 3i ‘W'ANTED-—A MAID APPLV TO iPmrdon House, 225 Wa-ter St. 7216-2-241ME3lpti ‘FOR BALE-SUMMER COTTAGE at Keppoch. Can be used by one or two families. Apply 238 Ketlt St. . ‘WANTED-A COOK FOR PLAIN cooking. Apply to Mrs. A. A. Bartlett 175 Fitzroy Street, be- tween the hours of 6 and B lrclock in evening. ~713lt-2-19-'M‘E1wk. ‘WANTED A GIRL FOR GENER- cl housework in family of three. Apply Mrs. John H. Malcolm, 7 West Street. 7089-2-17MEtf '°‘WANTED, FOR ARGYLE SHORE School No. 142 2nd class teacher. $00.00 supplement for flfilllllllltivi‘ of your. James A. Ferguson Set-- rotary, ll. R. 2. 72l5-2-24-‘Mldilltltl ‘WANTEQ- BY MAY 1ST small house or rooms for light house-keeping with modern eon- veniencos. Appi-y at Guardian O.’ lice. 8697-1-2-Ml1lti. WANT-ED ASSISTANT SALES- lady and trimmer for our tulliitt- ery department. Esln-te James Kennedy, Konsingtott. 7219-2-24-ME6i ‘WFQNTIEID AT ONCE AT THE ' rmer‘s Stiore at Kensington, a competent mau- us book keeper, also tto take a ltand ct general work when required. Geo. E. tBrown, Secretary. 7214-2-244ME4lpd ___.i______ ‘WANTED GIRL FOR GENERAL ‘housework to so to Montreal it. family of four. Good homo and good wages. Fare advanced. Another position is guaranteed if two girl; wish to so together. Ap ply at Guardian Oflico or phone l 800-.) for particulars. ' 6805-2-5-Mliltf FFARM FOR SALE-MRS! DORA Wilson of Summarvilie, Township Number 80. has offered her farm containing 102 acres of land for sale nt public auction to be heldon Wednesday March 10th 1920 at the hour of 12 o'clock ‘noon iti front of the office of S. Solicitor. Montague. flirt-Diligent! . Evening Guardian, 1887. not make it a party tnrltler and Unionists, oppositlotlists and cross- betlchers alike call express their real sentiments. ~ dianiiobzl has aked for a refer- endum uttder this act and Albert-ll and Stlsktltcllewlln also want one. ll‘ the prnposctl uttlendttleut should carry it would have llflllilllfiiiiy the villa-i o1‘ rendering the whole bill invalid. - iau.r‘saa..t;"‘" Becoming Rellellious (Dom. Press Special.) ltUlVllfi, Full. 2Ii.——'/\ ‘llltoiltltl will he introtlut-ctl ill ihe (‘iutttllbt-l‘ oi Deputies llenratuiirtg that Italy sev- er tllqvitl-lntliit- ‘tlcllltitnls with illtll- gary littlest; the ilulllltpe-st. govern- ment stops its perseculiott of I'll- iItfCfl] thinkers and socialists. The executive cotutnittt-e ot‘ the social- ist tgroltp decided today. The soc- ialists also decided to push their divorce bill which was expected to bring about a clash with the (‘altho- l-ic group. Presidents Reply Not Yet Forwarded (Dom. Press Special.) \V.l\SlllN'»G'l‘ON, Feb. 22i.—~l’l"esi- dent Wilsolfs note on the Atlriutic settlement did not go forward to the Elrtente Prcltllcrs Saturday, as hall generally been expected, but probably will he cabled next week. lt is reiterated that while the Pre- sident. argues with u great degree of finality, the note will not close the door to any further negotiations through the usual (liplotttaiic cillln~ nels. Fire Damages Machine ‘Shops ‘at Moncton NIONWFON. N. 13., Ftb. 2!.—Fil't‘. whit-h broke out shortly llcftlrte six tfclotzk lust t-vr-tlillg ill John All- ra-lns and Sons’ lllilfiillllf‘ shop. on Foundry street, t'(lill))I"lk‘Iy destroy‘ e.) till.- nloltldiug silup, burlletl pru- ltically a-ll the (ltilltJi'l‘II'S stock oi’ patterns and trausetl damage call» tnatetl ut about $20000. The flrc started ill the moulding ,silop which was the only part of the works to be cotnplctek" burned (lown. One end of the tntltrlline shop. ill which was stored the bulk of the t‘irtll's patterns. was badly gutted. The whole works were flooded with water anti the machinery consider- ably (luumgtrd. The firm h‘tld about twelve thousand dollars worth of turttertls which will be practically a. total Toss. ’\ The lflnm was covered by about fifteen thousand dollars insurance otl building, ‘Dilltefllfl and ifliltlilliil- cry and thr-it" lo-ss will be thoustnttls of dollars zllimve insurance. [Vbfillllifi atul Sous have suffered from fire some five or six tithes. three 0r t'oltr illillPfi at St. Joint and llanrpiott, prior" to their renlovtli to MOlfClJOll, The eotrcertl will re- pulir their works at once. Chester Gregory . l’layed_G_r_eat llockey, (llal-iftllx lielultl). in one of the cleanest. and ‘best played games oi‘ lull-key ever seen ill Glace liay, the New Glaslill“ itlack Foxes defeated tho pick of Cape Breton ltl Alexandra rink lust 'l‘uesdt\-y nigllt. 0n pauper, the (‘one llretotlers looked like a nllliiotl-tlol- lllr outfit eotnpalreti to the visitors bltt while t-ile home team w: ' a collection of stars, each mle oi (ham trying to outsllllte the other the New Glasgow ictlm played like a perfect machine. The wings were always on their wliulgs, t-he (left-use never left their ‘POSIS too long and the one ntrtlitil-llyltfhesltet- uius whor- ever the puck was. Not. since the days oi‘ the M. I’. ll. A. have I seen Gregory perfontn us he did last Tuesday night. As a nlutter of fact he was ensily the best nlan on the ice, and settle of the boys ~pinyed some very nice hockey at l-hat. Gre- gory was always popular in Glace Bay. where they admire n game player, lwhether he be friend or foe but after the marvellous exhibit- ion the “youthful veteran" gave here last week, hi5 fnnle will live long after he has token off ills "nnl“ for the last time. While Chester Gregrtory did not show any signs of going back in his game here inst week, his yolltll flli brother, Oliver showed thatdz-a is n comer. This fellow played left wing" Opposed to him was the famous Jimmie Wilkle, and tho young New Glasgow player ilndlt on. the "lliiilnllte" in all stages of the Read y r CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 19_20. Work in Poison Gas, Shall be Feature of F (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON, Feb. 22i.-—'l‘lle.tlebate on the urnl-y estimates bill opened ltl the (‘omulotts today. Winston Spencer Churohill, Secretary of Suite for Wat" asked £i25,i)lli).tJil0 "llOillltiS for the. coming yt r. Before his ntitlress ;\lr. (‘llurcllill issued .l willie paper explllinittg illc t-sti» mates. lie said research ill the poi- sou gas field was continuing und 125,000,000 POUNDS) flllléfilllllllSHy NAVY Winston Churchill Recommends Continuing Research also that Women Corps uture War Organizations. must be pursued its long as IIIPIW was danger oi‘ other ll-‘lliflllg using this M/Pillliill. (‘llurchill also l't'\'i‘ili- ed tllllt British unllltzlrysclt-tltisla have ticvelopt-d u new tank capa- ble oi‘ trialling Z0 nliles an llollr. The valuable services rendered by womt-tl (luring the recent strug- gle he said, tlelltotrstrlltetl the lac" |llltll a sinliitr corps. should be a (feature vol future wtlr (lrgatliztltitln Scandal Current Re Jewish Murder (Special lo The Guardian.) 'l‘ltll<.‘S'l‘l-I_ i-‘t-b, 22L" .-\ liltdll-p st tlcspatcll lotlny said that invest . tlou into illltrtli-t" oi‘ .le\\'tisll Sonlogyd had developer] into a widespread scandal. Tltt- lnurtlelf, flt”l’i|l‘t|llll§ lo n tiesltllull, nuts nttrilltlit-tl to oi‘- iloers in ille National zlrtny who were ruporietl to |lil\'t' tllt- lnlcltillg oi‘ \\':lt' Nltitlislct- i-‘rietllliuhe. firs, patch rlnntlrs were cllrrt-tli ill ll|ul|l~ pest that. OIIIUUFS were seeking to establish a. .tn.ilit:lry dictatorship anti planned at coup to seize the Gtiverutlicut. ‘ Vatican Employees . Receive Increases (Special to The Guardian.) HUME, Feb. 21l.—'l‘lle Pope has increased the puifl-litllls of vzlilcuil ttnployees from ten to twenty-live per cent owing to tile lllgll cost Oi living. 'l‘lltrsl: curtlintlls who have no other rcstltlrces OlllSliii‘ of their salary have tlisltlissairtl tilt-it" (carriag- us, the expense oi’ which is foul‘ times greater than before the war. Fur ‘Auction Sale g ‘ In New York NEW YOllK, Feb 23.—Bidllittg wus so active tlt the tipcniugs ses- sions of the second week of the fur auction in the Masonic Ilall here today that eight itlnds of pelts brought lprltzeg tllighet‘ than hurl ever before been paid for thorn. Notable among the record mak- ers was. rluterit-zltl opposutn, lite best. hi‘ which brought five dollars and sixty cents each the. other rec- ord breakers were ring tall oppos- utn. wllllaby, flit-h, hair s_e:ll, leop- ard, ring tail cut and kolitlslty. Atlvlltlces over tit-ices paid at. llle October sa-le of tho New York fur ltuctintl Siiills corporlltlotl ranged. front ten per cent 0n Russian fiich to one llutltlretl per cent ou ring tail opposulu, hair seal and‘ south western otter buyers paid seventy six dollars for fine otter skins. The best lloltse cats fetchetl a dollar anti twenty four cents. Sales for the day were $l.l50,ll0tt and the grand total to (lute is $7,- 850,000. N. S. Schooner . Founders at Sea IlAVliE. Feb. 2l—*Ne‘vs olf the loss at sea m‘ the (lattzltlian schoolt- er Associate. front Glbrzr .tt', fol‘ St. Johns, Newfoundland, was brought to this port Saturday’ by the Frenrlt Liner Lorraine front New York. 'i‘he' Lorraine Ilflti nn board nti-ne tnen front the Associate Tile usstlrciztlt- llud been driven off her cottrse by storms and had lost her lv-arlltgs. She was a vessel of only 90 ‘tolls net. built at Liverpool N. S., in 191:2 ntlll owned ltl Lutlctl- burg, N. S. The ll\ill‘illt>\ records show her as ltaving left. Naples till DBCUIHIIIIOX‘ l8, for Sautapoltl and Si. Johns; Western Premiers in Conference WlNNlPhXl. Feb. 22.~—l’l-etllier Wlllintlt Martin. of Saskatcllrltvtltt on Saturday ileirl a conference with Premller Norris and the Provincial Cabinet for the derision of tnaitt-rs the two provinces have ltl cotnulon with the Federal (lnvertltnetli. A tldscttssion took pluce at the tneet- ing oi’ having the Dftlllllllitil Gov ernment hand over the rulturnl re- sources to the Western Prov-laces. Premier Marttin slated that he was oppose.) to hnvintg the Government subsidy cut. off from thefl/Vcstertt Provinces even through the tlntllr- al resources are handed over. 'l‘ho reclamaitlotl of the Carrot River Triangle was the subject oi much discuss-ion. This is n valuable tract of ‘land trying north of the Pas It contains 40,000 ncres, with two tililrd, in Saskatchewan. LONDON. Feb. 23.—-Premlers Lloyd George and Nititi have ag- reed to complete resumption of commercial relations with Russltv but wit) have no ‘diplomatic deni- ings with the Soviet Government. it was reported ltcre lust before resumption of conferences of the “W91 I -¢. A .J jIul“ C0059“ it! K191110035; _ . _ Hohetlzollern Pictures Banned (Special to The Guardian.) _Lt)NtlJ()N, Ft-Il. 2Ii.~.l\ llerlill WlI'l‘Ii':‘.,~; mt ge the Pruss- inu llolnl: Min ier has ortlert-tl that all pit-lures oi‘ the' llollettxullel‘t| and‘ the insignia oi‘ iile tunn- le letlloverl from govt-rtltiletlt IJUIIIIIIIKS opt-n It) the pllliilt‘. iic hits. slttitiesletl that lite lIIllllIt'IllZlIlllt*t! follow suii. ~_4 I-_>-__ __. Prominent Financier Dead in South Africa (Special to The Guardian.) JOHNANNESBIIRG. South Al'- ricu. Feb. 2II.>—‘Sl‘llilIOi‘ ‘Stltnuel Marks. fittanciet- anti‘ one of the largest. owners of tninitlg and real estate interests in South Africa is dead. lie was tor 20 ytears a busi- ness associate and friend oi‘ Paul Kruger, lute President of the ‘Frans- vtlal. France to Float Canadian Loan (Special to The Guardian.) l’.\ltlli~l idol). 23.——lt has bent 11e- cilied by the city council of Paris to flout. a mlnlicitlal loan of $20,- 000,000 ill (lauuda. The proceeds are lo lie used for the purchase oi’ fmltl-stuiTs und nlllers essentials itl the (Iilllililiilfl tuarltct. Recaptured Sinn _ Feiner Gets 3 Years (Special lo The Guardian.) LONDON, Feb. 2?».'"i). .l. llttr- toll, Sinn Ft-iu pfutler, who was rr- i‘ilillllll'l‘ti alter his rt-ct-nl- escape front lliount Joy Pris-on has lit-ell sentenced to thl-‘et- years in peni- ietltiilry . _ Taken to .England Under Guard DUBLIN, Feb. 2Il.— Ilespaiell satin Barton lefl. ‘for iduglatltl lust. night under guard dispatch added. -i_<+>—---- 39 Inches of Snow Fell in Egypt (Special to The Guardian.) JERUSLALEIII, Feb. 23.—An un- preccntlentetl snnwhlli of 30 inches has crippled comtnutllcutiolts and caused great distress and llultger. The governnlettt has instituted re- lief work. ltzlillvuy and telegraphic comnluniclltiotl with (‘airo have been restored after weeks of ill- terrtlpiltln due to slorltl. EUROPE WANTS STEEL PRODUCTS. SYDNEY. Fi‘.I)l’llill'_\’, 2i.-—'l‘llat the tleulllntl of Dominion Steel products in the ldltropean tnarket is fat‘ in ox- eess of the supply available. at pre- . .nl, and that notwithstanding ud- vcrse excllatlgtl conditions, Ettrn- peun buyers are tllvtlmlly swaluplng the Dolnluintl Steel (lorportltltltl wi-til orders, were two statements tntlde by J. l‘. McNaughton. sales agent for the Dominion Steel Cor- portltion. “file foreign trade, ill so for as steel products are t‘.t)flt‘t‘l'flC(I, is ex- ceptional,“ said Mr. Ait-Nnughtotl, “and the trouble is not ln getting the orders. it ls in filling them. \Ve cannot. get enough steel to satisfy customers. The ticmalttl for our products has been steadily lucreus- ing during the past few nlontlts, und despite the ctmllltltum on the cx-- change tuurkets, we have been kept busy supplying the orders that have come. to us front l-hlrope. “While the exchange rate has in some measure ntTected a certain phase of the export trade, there is another factor that has proven of untold value of the Dominion peo- ple. Coal strikes and steel strikes in the United States have impaired production of steel in that country to u uulrked degree, and ns a result tho lduropenn- firms have been coln- pelled io switch many of their or- ders front the United States steel plan-ts lo the Dominion firms." While Mr. McNughtnn was very optinllstlc regarding the foreign trntref he also let it be known that the Dominion Steel products are finding n ready market at home, SAROASTIO RE FERENCE ‘ TO U. S. ATTITUDE London Post Declares. the Idea oi Allowing ll. S. to Come in to League and Go Home When it v Rains is too Fantastic (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON. Feb. 23.~—“llttiilsh Leu- gue oi‘ Nations enthusiasts have reached n point where they Willll to llblllit the littitetl States to a League of Nations on the principle . oi‘ all benefits and no risks." 'l‘ll1_~ Morning Post said totlty. “The idea of utlnlittitlt: A'iiif-’i‘l(ftl with the und- crsttltuling that she can wil-lltlraw amigo llonle when it. begins to rain is too flltltnstic and Illlllllliil- ior Britain to Endnre. ion for Great Britain to endure“. the newspaper asserted, (leclaritlg it dtid not blanle the Atltt-ricatl Senate fpp “rattling to dlsutlrd the whole league idea. Aleatltitue little ltope was held out itl gnvertltllelltul circle; that the ltroposetl intermttiontl) finan- cial eotlt‘t-rl-tlct~ to be. conducted by the‘ League about .\larl:ll l5, at (iettevtl. can (lIiIiilil tuttglble re- stilts. Momentous . Questions Before Supreme Council (Special lo The Guardian.) LONDON, Fri). 2I’..-*Nloltlel|itlll>= llet-lsiiltls will be l't'lii'Ilt*tI»lilltI .l h])t't'l;lt!llI1ll' tlist-ltlsllrt- will be div- nlgetl tlttritlg llle coming Wei-Ii by the Silpreiilt- t'tllllllfil. At-eortliilg lo rlltrslt. illllIlt)l‘lI‘il.ll‘v't‘ fort t,- nlulle today rtpprtlxilnatt-ly , ot‘ the tlttrsl. prominent states/melt of Frlltlce, Italy, llelgiutn, Hungary, 'l‘llrltc_v, (lrevce JllKi)-lSI;i\'I;l und Great Britain are gathering ill lion'- lng Street. llrettliet‘ hlllleralutl 0i Fratlctl. zlreotnpatllell by a ulttnbet‘ of experts on questions to be set- tled, is lo return iliondtly. ‘file Pmlllifers have zlrrivetl for the par-I I pose of presenting evidence: First", 5!: y olferetl its lhrotle to King Fiiftilllillltl’ of ltoutnania as ruler of llungztry, l8 Months-for Attelnptetl Murder of Erzeberger I lllilll/IN, Feb. Tlp-tlllwig ‘Ilieitl, llll- sllltlelli tlllti war \'t*lt'l‘£lll who shot and wolttlliwlti l<‘l-. Jau- l Inanee Minister lCt"/.bct‘ger i'tll (nary 2t; last. w: st-llietlcifti to is ‘lilliliilils ill nri n today‘. t :AIl0I3h8l' Mysterious I I I NEW YOltK Feb. 2Ji.~——t‘tlpi. Sie- Iphetl l’. Gerow oi‘ lilo‘ t van I most iftlnadltln‘ (Dom. Press Special.) i I 'rfunst‘\‘lviuliui (overseas forces who is ill this collll-I By Moll. Canada. 08.00 Annual Iuluorlptlon, an ‘lliilllllNllllill F Hllllllili 000000000 The Press Declares Peace of the World is , I Assured by Allies’ Decision to Maintain 1 Turks in Constan (‘ONS'l‘AN’l‘lN0l‘i...E, Feb. The [IESDKLICIIPS attuouncing that the London trunferetlce has agreed to the principle tnalutaitllng Tur- kish suvereigtlily at tiotlstatttlntlple .ul'e hailed joyollsly; by the entire ffurkieh press and oiflciuldotu. \\'ilil‘il declares the YGWIHIOH 07 (‘tmstutltinople is most vital to the ‘peace negotiutiotls. The Vllkt (Pimps) 5a “we have never ad~ mm“) (Qy ",1 . ngle tnolnent. that it would he posible to deprive us of l)t)5St’.\‘5‘ll)ii of ('Oil.~liiiilllii()pIB, nev- (ertheless tile news coming from lCltt-opt- is such as to t-tlusc ltnotll- Inous joy. hl- opponents oi‘ ill!‘- lnaintenzlnve. of the ’l‘urk.< ill (‘on- filillllllltlpit‘ are influenced by Hillllb tnenttlr prejutliet: but all are agents, v-tttlslzltlus or unconscious, of our ltmcruntrilniblt: cut-lilies. Wt.- ll-ltllce ill the llevt-loptnent both on our owtl account and Ill view of ille lillllllllllliiiltil? oi‘ liit: world's trail» quillty. British Cabinet Divided. LONl)0N,l~‘eb. 23.—'.l‘he Times I says tllut while to expel all the I Turkish race Iltls never been dream~ Disappearance 1 Food Control Extended in England (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON, Fe-b. 23.-~'l‘lle cabinet and Routnuttil; Sccolllll-y that llun '51:)" Ilufiillg"lllilllaflill ‘fl-inn knelt-kw“ was understood 1mm)“ 5S comp]. I tVlll toast.» u re usti ltt LetUil-tering a ma“ l“, rpvergg its policy gzlrinus oi‘ ‘Frunsydvtlllitl have been plotting rellelliotr and ioulezllilte itwlilblt: for the purpose ol‘ event- lmlly llntlcxlttg ‘frallsylvanla Hungary. ‘ A3 n result otl’ weeks oi‘ deliber- ation on the Turkish situation the treaty has finally drafted contingent st i‘ilt'll(tll wo asked to help locate the OlfiCGl‘ who has not been lletlrtl oi’ since Feb. 2 on business. lgo to Plgiltlllelpllia among the vctertltlsI I_itl ldllgllllttl. has disttppt-arctl. TIIISI w was learned tonight when iltc police‘ - x . » -. ui’ this city and Phlltltlelpllltt wereI mg my Mm“ Mlmbtelmuepartmenl oi‘ abandoning government control over neeesstlrlr-s. lnsteadof enti- ;us had been planned. The cabinet (will extend the powers of that 0t"- gutliztrtlotl and possibly extend‘ coa- ympnl when he left the imperial llotel to “.01 w comm’ ‘VD-OI. and leather ibc-ctluse olf the lligh price of those upon approval of lPretnic-t- Miiler- I (“mt- Gemw “m” I5 “Iwul- 45 yems‘, artdcles, it was said. anti wll-icit grtltlts to Greece por- t-tons or Sniyrtla anti Gulliitluli Pen- ltlsltlu, including fUPtllli-CilllUiiS. (‘er- ritlnople. Contract Awarded For Vancouver Dock (Dom. Press Special.) O'l"l‘l\\VA, Feb. ZCL-Jflte Govt-ru- nlenl has approve-ti the npplicutiotl of bless-rs (‘tiltglau and Sons, 1.111., of Vaueouvet‘ for till.- construction "r l! ‘IIIVIIOPK in Vancouver" harbor. One of the cotnliiiotls of acceptance is that work shall continence within 30 day's front the date of the sub- sidy zlgroctnent. Lord Reading Ambassador to France? (Special to The Guardian.) PARIS. Feb. 23.~—i’ertitltlx says ill L‘ Echo tic Paris. that lanai‘ iteuding ls to be lilo next British umbasstulor to Frtnlce. DOES NOT EXPECT FINANCIAL CRASH \\’ASIHNGTON. Feb. 2tl.—(‘on- iidetlele that Europe's tnonettlry ])l‘i)I)i(‘ill.‘-l will b0 settled satisfactor- lly was expressed totltly by Secret- ary’ of the 'l‘l'easury lloustott itt a review oi‘ the iuterttatlotlrll lllltlll- (‘IliI sliuatlotl. Iain reservations have been tutule, INN/fiver. as to possession of l\\I'; Ioid was wounded‘, gust-ll and shell- I sitotrltctl during tile war. Probably Known in St. John, N. B. (Dom. Press Special.) Si‘. JOHN, N. n, Feb. 23.——lt tel believctl llcre that Capt. Gerow rc- ferretl to ill the New York (lespatclt-I es as luissing is a well known 5t." Joint young llliill who tmlistetl earlyf in the war and has been overseas,‘ for a lottg time. 'l‘ite. St. John illllli; Wits fnrtllcriy set-rotary treasurer) of tile ('t)l'llWilIl York "COUCH MillsI (‘.o., Ltd. Attetnpted Murder of Chefik Pasha (Special to The Guardian.) PAlitO, Feb. 23.-—.~\n uttsuecessr ful attctnpt was nladc to bomb (Illefik Pasha. Minister‘ of Agri- culture tls he was driving to the lliillistry Sunday nlorning. No one was injured; two students were ur- rested, one 0t’ whom confessed that he threw the bombs. Has His Doubts About Mexico (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON. Feb. 23.—ltear-Atltnlrnl liarty (S. Knapp, tkltlltltatltlet" of the! United States naval forces ill ICuro-l pearl watt-rs, in the course or a speech before the London section on the Navy League of the United States. last. night said “God forbid‘ that we. should ever have wzlr witht, t‘tltulda, lntt 1 don't know whether: The United States is (‘Ollfllilllliy furnishing ‘iétlrttpte capital with. which to l-ot-tltlstrutlt the Ptitlllfillllt! life of trullntls there. stlid Mr. lions- ton, explaining that advances are. being tnade ill tho satire way that Europe aided this trountry itl time of depression in the past, by Gov~I erttnultlt loans, so tnucil as by lndla reel. nlelhods. such as ' loans, salt- lit‘ surplus army equip- ment, and the albsorptiotl of lliglt- grade investment securities offer- ed in tuurlu-ts ltere by European holders. The -SecrettlryI estimated that. ldltropl- bad received approxi- mately $4.000.000.000 frottl the Unl- iell ‘States siuee the armistice was Signed. Treasury In Sttronq P°sltlon Tile position oi’ the Iiulted ‘States Treasury was said by the Secretary to ‘be very sirmrg atld otl Monday the last issue of "loan" certificates of lnllcbtetlttess, about $60.000-O0O. will be refit-tented. leaving no out- standing flouting loan in the sense of short. term certificates requiring to be refunded at maturity. Tax certificate,‘ outstanding amount of $2.935.0_49.500, all of which will be paid by forthcoming income and profits taxes. ' Altogether, ‘Secretary Houston tie- cllnet] m agree with the pessimistic view of some public men. who 10"!‘ oust a financial crash. and asserted» that willie there ‘were runny diffr- cltltlesl still t?» be over-rattle lllero and declared that Canadian trade wcsa-emarkably good, . g -.._.|... ‘ t was nothing in the situation i0 be regarded as extremely grave. private _ l would apply that to the. couniryI Jiorderitlg tile United States on the I south." I Ausifi Abides by 5 Sit. Germain TreatyI (Special to The Guardian.) V1ldNN.-\, ideb. 21l.—(‘hatlccllor ltctlttel‘ htls sent a Ct)lllllll.lliI(‘.i1li0fl‘ to Budapest stating that AllSlfill‘ zlbltltlstby The treaty of (St. Gerluailt. Mon-ii- THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE TIDE, MOON ETC. 'l‘Oil0NTO. idol). ZIL-Stmng winds and north westerly, turning to snow or ruin in some localities. , . Theiowest tempernttlre on Sun- tertlay it was 20. The highest yes- terday was 28. and‘ at 0.30 lust night l5. The title will be high this after- noon nt. 1.40 and tomorrow at 4.21: it will be high tomorrow morning at 2.21 and Thursday at 3.11. Sun sets this afternoon at. 5.40 and tomorrow at 6.42; it rises to-_ morrow morning at 6.45 and Thurs- tiny nt 6.44. New tnoou, Thursday, Feb. 19th nt_ 5.35 p. tn. day night was 17. At 9 u. m. yes-(Kerr will be IPeace With Russia Now Imminent (Special lo Th; Guardian.) BiDilLlNfl 'Feb. 23.-—The con- clusion of o. preliminary peace be- tween Soviet Russia. and European powers is imminent, according to nt-utspapers here today. The Deut- st-lle Zoltltng said a general Eur-op» ean Peace tIlISUli sion with ‘the Sov- iet Gnvernlnetlt is scheduled for next tnontll. A qiroptlsitiotl, accord- ing to this newspaper, will be put rorlvllrd by Peitmd hacked by Grunt Britain. it will ask all Eur- opean nations to participate, Ger- many intends to join ill the dis- cussion, the newspaper claimed. 30,000 Men Strike in . Rhondda Collieries (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, l-‘eb. l.'l.—t‘ollerlos in Rhonda Valley were idlle today when 30.000 ntlners struck in sym- pathy with two men who were dis- charged. SovietPeace Terms Submitted Tomorrow (Special 1o The Guardian.) I'.-\ltl'S, Feb. 2ii.-»'l‘llte Pellt Par- islen learns front London tllui Capt. O‘Grzldy will submit to the Su- penle (‘ouncll tomorrow the ofll- ial peace terms of the Russian Sov- iet republic. Swiss Supply Oats To Austrians ('ue|p.l:n9 on; o; nzpadg) IlEitNld. ‘Feb. Lila-Switzerland has decided to deliver to Austria lmnlelliately several hundred tons of outs. The shipment will be val- ued at about. 6,000,000 francs and a short delay will be granted Aus- tria to pay for it. Ma-i ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENT5~ MEETINGS, ETC. "The annual meeting of the Af- ton Egg Circle will he held in Af- ton liall on Friday evening. Feb- yruary 27th at 7.00 p. m. William Artetnas present. ' 7213. Belts, Secretary. "Theisnnlnal meeting of the borne Valley Egg Circle School on held in Uorne Volley School on Tuesday evetrlng. March 2nd at 7.00 p. tn. William Kerr will he presentt. 7212 "The regular annual meetin of the Y. W. C. A.. will flake pace at the (‘undnl Home the first Tues- day in March. All old and prospec- lfirst quarter moon Thursday, Feb. 26th, 7.05 p. tn, live new members are asked to attend. i 23.— ed of, the Turkish flog, the Turk- ‘have no longer iLpIflCE in Europe. U delivered, “M. tinopie. ish ruler and 'I‘urklsll government Some newspapers describe tho cabinet‘ as divided, Earl Curzon,’ Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Liberal wing opposing the re- tention of the Sultan, while the Secretary for lndiu, S. Montugil with the Conservative, except (‘ur- zou, favors it. Allied Ships Watching Constantinople. (Speclabto The Guardlim) (‘ONISTANTINOPLFL Feb. 23:- .-\ British squadron consisting of five battleships and four torpedo destroyers, under the command of Admiral Freuultltle, arrived Satur- day and atlchored in the Bosphor- en's, near the Italian and Pketwh battleships, ill the waterway and. within u stones throw of the parlia- ment blliidltlgs where the peace dis- cussions are taking place. , The newspapers are so jubilant over the retention of Constantin- ople by the Turks that. the details ‘ of the possible peace (treaty are overshadowed. - Bolshevik Seize - Town oi Murmanok (Dom. Press Special.) - - LONDON, Feb. 23.—-Bolshevik revolutionists Saturday seized the town of Murmansk, in the North Russian anti-‘Bolshevik district a despatch from Vnrdo, Norway, to Lloyds today said. ‘Itevolutionlsts obtained all slnipplng in harbor ex cept one vessel which escaped in charge of two Briitlsh andrfou: gian officers ship was riddled t bullets sever-a) wounded have arriw s.) at Val-do dispatch said Murman- sk is in extreme north western tip of Russia about 860 miles east of Vardo. . . Ask for Up-to-Date Fire“ Alarm System , For Charlottetown , At n meeting of tho Retail Mer- chants, Aer-location and Board of Trade mom-hers held yesterday morning in the Board of Trade room at which‘ Mr. S. A. McDonald presided the matter of an itnprov- ed ilire alarm system for Charlotte- town, was discussed. ‘ llir. H. M. VarrBuskirk Manager of the Telephone Company being callleti upon. described the present system, consisting of 4 or 5 miles of iron wire. controlled from the Telephone Office and having about 40 belis—-—one in each lfiremen’! residence o!‘ plluce of business. There is a lack on the switohlbpnrd __ ‘ by which the operator first rings‘ in the firemen and city hall. Then the operator culls the police stat- ion otld waterworks giving definite location of the iflre. ‘ The weakness of the system he Sfliil consisted in (l) The iron wily-g is subject to rapid deterioration. (2) The tact of one connection going out of order makes the whole system inefficient. Mr. E. ii. Beer, Provinclail Fire Marshall, was then called upon. lie outlined ‘briefly the action of the insurance companies ill propos- ing advances where first tilass pro- tection is not effected. lie stated that the Dominion of Canada has the worst fire loss record in the world and that the island has the worst fire record in Canada. He pointed out very clearly the fact that, nn efficient alarm system is vital to proper protection, pointing out that with an itmuediute alarm a bucket of water alight the suf- ficient whereas lrf a fire has been given an unitt-terrupted start 01' say ten minutes n. quarter of a, million dollars worth of equipment might hind it difficult to cope with the fire. (He rend letters from Truro and‘ St. John descriptive of systems there in use to.goorl effect. ,, After remarks (by Messrs L; E. Prowse Major MtcKlnnon, J. H. Wil- liams. R. H. Jenkins, S. A. McLeod, 301111 MOI-Md. C. H. Chandler and others ‘the following rosoluflong "loved by Mr. W. M. Rowe second- ed by Mr. S. A. McLeod and piqued unanimously. Whereas those present‘ at this messing are of the opinion thug: outlined inrpmvetnent in the alarm system-n is necessary. ~ Therefore resolved “that a mit-tee be appointed who shall a? ‘the (‘Zlty Council recotmn . . .l. w a an mpmved fire slur he lusts/lied." m mfld The following committee who Dolnted--S. A. MdcDomld, 0,; Chandler, Major D. A, ~-