MERCHANT z Eociuiastles flourish In s of peace while politicians thrive In t an atmosphere otl unrest. state ) I H. , . t ' JiZ/“y //// s» ‘m. _§\\ ii“ The People's Paper Read Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew qr _--- b)’ 540w 5, . i or a‘ A i MERCHANT \»>\\\~ "‘ A \\\\\\\\ .. very ‘ edy . MAHMS ‘Be friendly, but not farrflllar; cheerful, but not boisterous; to dive Information, not advice. “u, n Guardian TI. (tom, roam "Guardian. Founded I u ts nus run First Official Visit of Maritime District Governor, Mr. Wal- ter R. Pearce of St. John Conducts In- duction of Members Yesterday was a red letter day _ 1n the history/of the ‘Charlotte- town Y's Men's Club, as it was the occasion o! tho first official visit 0t its District Governor. Mr-. waiter R. Pearce of St. John. and also tho occasl -n of tho formal presentation of ‘its club charter. Mr. Pearce, who has jurisdiction one,‘ all ihe Y's Men's Clubs in the hiaritlmo -P‘rovinces. was the Guest or honor at the local club's week- 1y meeting inst night. titrclcd the first induction cere- mony to be carried out for the in- ltiation of members of the Char- i0ii0i0Wn club, and he also deliv- ered a very comprehensive, in- structive. and interesting address on the history. purpose, and ac- tivities of the Y's Men's Clubs. iiir. Arthur Affleck. President of the local club, presided over the meeting. After the usual splen- riirl slipper served by the Ladies‘ Auxiliary of the Y. ‘M. C. A. and enthusiastic sing-song led by Mr. Ggorgu J. Tweedy, the chairman iutrodurcrl Mr. Pearce to the peeling, and the District Governor than proceeded to induct the en- .,.tiro membership into Y’sdom. He then followed with his main ad- ‘tireas, which tienlt first with the history of service clubs in general sud that oi the Y's ‘Men's Club in pltiicuinr. lie said that. to use tbo words (its Japanese‘ Rotarian. service clubs had existed long before the time o! Christ, and there was no loubt but that. in the essence of .415,“- tsachings, Jesus and his dis- 'dp\es comprised one of the earl- iest oi these clubs. Sir George Williams, when in tho early eigh- tenih century. he founded the Y. hi. C. A. in London. carried on his first meetings according to a pro- cedure that was similar to that of luncheon service clubs, and those meetings wcro the parent oi’ the Yrhiorrs Club itself. Starting. lilrtbo Rotary Club. in a very nttiestwvay, tho Y's Men's Club. titer only a fcw years oi growth. ill now on its international roster nolcsn than 115 clubs. located in two cnnllnonis. Twenty-seven of ihexc clubs were Canadian, and natpnal were also Canadian. Tho (‘iuh was now taking a prominent lltrt in Y. M. C. A. activities. as well as rlning n great deal of olhcr srrvice along the line of social and “ivic welfare. and its work was bills brought up fnr consideration at tho World's Work Congress of lhc Y. hi. C. A. being held this YPflr at l-lelsinfors, ‘Finland. Alter explaining the purposes of the Club. as differing from other luncheon clubs in its affiliation with tho Y. M. C. A. Mr. Pearce raid that bn was of the opinion ihat tho advantage of this affiliat- ion, with its opportunities in hav- iiiB the benefit of trained leader- ship, was such that the organiza- tion boderi well to hecomc in time ,._.__._ (‘Continued on page 3.) “46444-0000-04-0-04-{44 ea e0 o Condensed Specials RATB-ec. per word. not Nell insertion Lu this column. QQQ“; “ QOO-OX r§—~——~- --—~ T0 LET-NO. 112 KING sr. ar- ltiv at an Kent ‘st. oaoo-sao-sl ‘WANTED - MAID. 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Mlty 20, -Bamn Byng's farewell advice in the Cali- ildiliil 000010 whose Governor Gou- eral he has been l‘or the past five years is to drop parochialism anti be true (fnrladlans. Such was the 711953380 he gave to u bilge nicot- ing of representative Vancouver business men yesterday. "You ‘have the virility of youth and that quality you call "pop" which is so good" said l-lis Ext-ci- ieucy. “ls there any fly in the ointment —nonc, that ican see. ii‘ you will he Canadian drop petty paro- chial schemes for the benefit of the whole of your country. l have tried in my visit to Canada to talk unity because l feel lt so strongly-more even perhaps than you because l see all the provinc- u “Anne?” Still Going Strong CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1926 tiilliliiliiNt l5 [IVEHWHElIiIIINE Declares Dr.. W. A. Parks, Professor of Geology in Toronto University. TIME AN_D LIFE ‘Subject of_An Inter- esting, Address by the President of the Royal Society of Canada. (Canadian Prue.) OTTAWA. ‘Ont. lMay 20.--—“Llfe was created by -an infinite power a-nd, endowed with the property of progressing to higher expression and evolution, has proceeded ‘in obedience to His will for the work- ing out of His purposes.” T-hus did Dr. W.A. Parks, Pro- fessor ‘of Geology in the‘ Univer- That the cast which staged the mystery comedy "‘Anne'.'" at tiifl Prince Edward Theatre so success- fully is one of talent does not fully cover the story. They have proved‘ themselves to be “just one big harppy family," and to show 110W the Odti Fellows atppreciate U18 work of this family. the annivers- any day committee, last night en- tertained them at a nicely arrang- ed dinner at the Victoria llotel. To say thatlt was a. grand feast is only a mild term for the Victor- ‘ia Hotel has a Wide rfillllifliilm 5°!‘ its splendid twble_ Arfter each and every member of “Anne" had dons f‘ull justice to the delicious thinEE provided, lMr. J. J. liioKinnon, chair man of the committee in charge. sprang a surprise upon those ipras- ent, by addressing a few compli- mentary remarks to ‘Mrs. A. J. illoule. He then presented her with a beautiful combination travcilinil ‘bag on behalf of tho anniversary day committee. ‘Ma's. iloulo was completely taken iby surprise. and coulxi- only respond in a low words which were well selected. To ‘show how the members of ‘tho cast appreciate what. Mrs‘ ‘lil“ii“! had flours. and how they looked lllr. on her as not only n. leader, not. only a tiirtwctnr, but as a real. 89ml‘ ine. lovable sister. ‘Mr. William, Schoiioitl road a protiily worded.‘ admire-so. and trroscutctl her with a‘ was extremely surprised at this’ second happy cvcnl, and replied in hor usual ‘tiicnsing luanner. ‘After n fow l‘(‘lll<'ll'k.‘l by the fllif- fertrut members of “Aunc'.'" and a few oi‘ tho cunmtilteo. present, the party repaired to tho large dining room of ihu hoiul. whore everyone entered into tilt- happy and joyful spirit that has ‘marked the rehears- als anti production of the ‘Dill!’ from beginning to onvi. ltkriiowlug is the utidress present- ed by the members of the cast of characters: - M‘ “i 3gp‘ To Mrs. Ruby llouic. Charlottetown i’. E. l. Dear Mrs, liouie; ‘As this may be our last official meeting as Director and Cast 0f tho Comedy Drama "A1100?" W9 doom it n lit and prtrpor time to ex- press our lupprnulaiion of your work ns our instructor and iiirect- “.r and ‘to lnditzate to yo‘! lilo 8798i- plcnsuro uni cdliiiclttiou we have licrivcil ‘from our association with you in preparing and presenting this play. We look back with ‘pleas- uro and pride on every minute that we spent on the ‘study and charac- lerizullon of cur parts. ‘As the aroma of the rose gives perfume to the summer air, so the memory of your charming ‘person- ality, your modesty. your gentle- nosn. your helpfulness, will linger long in thc hearts of elwh member of the cast You have given us your time ‘free- ly and ‘fully. in these days we hear a great deal about service. Your service ‘has been one for which (her-e p; no compensation except that which comes to her who has learned the divine lesson. ‘That it is is more ‘blessed to 9W9 than i0 PB" cglvg," We think we (know some- thing of the sacrifice you have mos in giving your ‘time. your thought and your talents in direct- ing and instructing us ‘in perform- ing our several parts. ‘it is our vary great ‘pleasure to resent you with this Sift as a email ‘token of our very happy as- sociation with you and of our re- nnet, esteem and love for you. ‘Permit us to wish you and those near and dear to you a full meas- ‘CHOIOII PICNIC HAMG 22o AND sity oi‘ Toronto. ‘sum up his con- viction-s of the much discussed question and situation in his pre- s-hdentlai address before the Royal Society of Canada. ‘here last night. “The evidence for evolution is circumstantial but in a. mass way it ‘is so overwhelming that scar- cely a scientific man holds other opinion-s" he ‘said. The Presid- enug-ndtiress was entitled "Time and Life". ' The Ape of the Earth. "Aiodorn investigation." said Dr. Parks "physical. astronomical and geological all tend to increase tho estimate of the age of the earth. The ‘latest estimates, based on the rates of dissociation of uranium amd thorium, make tho age more ‘than 1,700,000,000 years. Life 70,000,000 Years Ago "_Thc first appearance of lifo is not known ‘with certainty but thorn‘. walsa well dcvelopecbllfc 70.000,00i| yewrs ago. Front that time ‘to tho present ‘iifc has continued and has shown a constant general advance to higher expression. This incl. is made ‘the basis of a law, ‘the tendency of the complex.‘ ivhich is regarded as the greatest lesson taught. by the study of geology." Biblical and Scientific History Dr. ‘Parka expressed little synf- lhrec of tho six directors of lnter- ‘beautiful liowor- howl. Mrs. lloulc pwppy with afltgmptg to rrmw u“, line ‘between things sacred and‘ pro fame. "Who ‘shall say that rcvci- ation is complete or that lnodern ‘scientific discovery is not a part ‘of lt", ho asked. “Apparent. discrepancies between ‘biblical and scientific history ‘are ‘better left alone “in the hope that. future lonowleilge will m-move them. Tile intensive study of the geolog- ical record ls more likely to harm- onize the divergent; virewpolnbs than any other method of approach." Maritime Rights Commission Will Meet in June (Canadian Press.) OTTAWA ‘May 20.—The oom- mlseion‘ to inquire into ‘Maritime ‘rights will, ‘the government expects, get down to business some time ‘in June. The place and date of the first meeting ‘will ‘be announced later by the chairman. This was amnounced in the Hon-so of ‘Cotmmone this afternoon -by Premier MacKenzie King lint reply to a question from LB. llthaeDougali (Conservative, lnvernes-s). Finance Bill Passed On Second Reading (‘Canadian Press) ‘TlONDOibl. ‘May 20.—-'1‘be govern- ment flnnnice bill was passed by the House of Commons on its soc- onrd reading ‘today. A m0t_iou by W. sham, iunborlto for rejection of t Iblii was defeated by a vote of 324 to 117. are of prosperity. contentment and achievement. ‘May ymir friends rtrcw in nunrbnr as lilo voars go by and may Heaven's richest blea- sing attend you always. -LADl‘E.8-‘Mae Adams. tsneo C. ‘Whelr. Hszoi Henry, qaret Ceilings, Doris Morrow. Vor- nl lmith. 0on0- ply Guardian. ton Whltleek. John Ahdrsw ‘Mao- Nllr, ‘Prank ‘Nicholson. EVIDENCE Hi ii Isobel Trainer,‘ Anna MoRae. Mani esuvtmm- w... manna.‘ ‘Fulton Nllml. A. 0,, F. Olll. Mon-idlscount of the ‘imperial-Bank of is here tonight, Ieuqnlng loving, Seek To Revive conference of Mosiems new beiilng rcprcisentlng 200,000,000 followers which was shattered when Turkey turies also wail Caliph of Islam. Oaliphate are King Fuad of Egypt the frpirituai head of 70,000,000 ant of Mohammad. Glories Of Islam A Moaiem “League of Nations" ‘may be the outcome of the world held at Cairo with 150 delegates of this Prophet. The object of the sathering is to iddpt steps to restore the unity of the Moeiem world, overthlfew its ‘Suit-in, who for cen- Tive two ctiief candidates for the (M!) and Aga Khan (right) already Mosfema. The latter is better known as a racehorse owner than a religious ieiader. He is a direct deocend- l]. Y. l]. Hllll] ENTHUBIASTII] lNNi‘ MEETING First Race to be Held June 3rd.- Officers ‘and Executive Ap- pointed for Ensuing Year. ‘lottuwwn Yacht Club wus held lust. evening in lilo Navy League Building anti tcudctl. ‘Commutinre Moran presided. After tho minutes of tho prev- ious ulocting were read and adopt- otl the meeting ‘wont into a com- mittut- of a whole in a. disc-ussion cf ways and nlcnnr; of furthering J. Charles gmtltins rcnintlvce lo the ‘C. Y. C. t-t-rs wt-ro appointed for the ensu- ing year: Liulmuodoro, ‘Charles J. Moran. Vico-Coinrnotlore, Malcolm lrwln. Roar Commodore. lvun ‘Itelltiiil. Sufy-‘Preasuror. (leorgo ltcddlu. Ekfltlllll/C ‘Committee, Nell Mu- iiziesort, David Bethune. Frank Mc- Donald, ‘Biiififlil ‘Miiolmoil, John lrunti. James King, Gordon Essory, Llohn lioaru, Arthur (Jumpbell. ‘Publicity Cmlumittcc~lvan Red- dlu. ’i‘. l-J. Corrlgan, Charles Mit- chcll. 'I‘hc constitution and bye-ialws ‘to- gether with other business of the lueeting for i926 will appear in the next issue. _ tN(li6-—4ii. may no mentioned that a meeting of the tnwiutivc is i.) ‘be intents for tho first rnco of tho season to be hold on Juno 3rd. Steamer Suduffco Posted as Missing‘ (Canadian Pres) LONDON, May 20.—"l"l1e linltcd States Steamer by the Trans-Merino Corporation. was posted at ldoyds yesterday as missing. Posting oi‘ the Suduffco at Lloyds means that all hopo for tho safety of tho vessel, which loft Port Newark, N. J.. on ‘March 13. has been abandoned by the under- ‘writers and that losses will be paid. ‘ The Sudnilfco carrying a general cargo valued at $500,000 was man- ned by a crow of 28 under Captain T. Turner of lbolmes. N, Y. She was bound for San Francisco and other Pacific Ports by way of the Panama ‘Canal. Lone R0bber’s Daring Feat (Special to The Guardian) NEW YORK. May 20.-ilk lone robber today entered the auditor's .offlco of the fashionable Hotel Am- ibassador in Park Avenue, alugged the auditor's assistants, grabbed‘ a satchel containing p. payroll or ‘$5.000 and escaped through a aide entrance: . _ i Rate Reduced iUONiDON. ‘Mo! 20.-Abe rate o ‘India was reduced from. six to five percent today. ,.._4 ..u. The rtnnuul meeting of the ‘Char- was fairly well tat-lave,- speak“ anti promoting lh-_\ work of ‘tho (‘lull during lhi‘ coming starts-ton. hiuuy iutorvslirlr: topics and sugq wow umolcil by tho (ilffcreut mom-i helm uftcl‘ ‘which the following 0‘l'ii-', |Suduffco owuetf iEvangelistic Ser- vices at Central Christian Church 'l'il(‘l‘6 certainly was no sunshine outside the four walls of the ‘Cent- ral Church. last night, when the mccling opened at the usual hour, xicvertheless the congregation Rang as if the sun were shining in his strength. whentllo people aang—"Thcre is sunshine in my soul today." The subject tomorrow, Friday night, will be Our Home Here and Hereafter. it. will be Home Night. After Mr. Woodruff sang with flue fooling "Alone," ‘Mr. Ham“. ton took for bis text Matthew 12:32. "whosoever speaketh a W011i Rsalnst the ‘Son of Man it Sill!“ he fflrsiven him; but whoso- ogainst the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven him, noithor in this world. neither in ‘the world l0 come. The Unpardonnhiu sin. Now, jvhaf. is it? it is tho sin against the Iioiy Spirit. Remember this '-thc Holy Spirit. is a person. Titer-c is a philosophy that has vvcr sought, and ever does seek. ito eliminate the personality of (loll. Philosophy can't do away with tho trersonallty of God. A viiilnsopiry that docs not. start with the personality of God and the Holy Spirit is a false phllosopy- and has no place in the great syg. tom of truth. When you sin against tho Holy Spirit you sin against reality be- cause you sin against personality. Man may sin against God and |bo forgiven. he -‘may sin against Christ and be forgiven. and they have been forgiven. and they are ever being forgiven for such a sin. ‘Road history! Tho whole history. of the human race proves such for- giveness. Forgiveness. Look iat the men forgiven. Look at the [great blood-washed throng. From Pentecost until now, we‘. (have been living in the Holy ‘Sllirii B88- Thc Holy Spirit lives ill the Church. And you can't ‘forgiven. Never! Never! ‘Never! Now what makes this sin the sli- Dreme sin for which there is no forgiveness? Not that the Holy Spirit is lzrealnr than. God; or greater than Jesus Christ, Oh ii". not that. The lloly Spirit IN not greater than God tho Fath- er or God the Son. But the Holy Spirit is the last messenger and tho last appeal. You trump the Hilly ‘Spirit under your feet. than You tramp under the last impass- iiliia" HD0601 for God the Father and God the Con. Cod the ‘Father, God tho Son and God the Holy Spirit are one. The lloly Spirit represents Jesus Christ. and your sin against the spirit is your final rejection of the last. great offer of ‘God's mercy 4""! DOWer. Go back as far as you can, and what have you? God tho Creator; God of the storm; God of the lightning, the God of disease. the (lod of war, the God of force. Then came .leaus-—-Jesus re- vealing the Fatherhood of God. Jesus revealing the Father's inof- fable. unfathomable love. They crucified Jesus; they nailed Him to a tree. You and l nailed Him to that cross. And now comes the final word, tho final BKPBGMQDL the final wooing. final pull. the strong attractive. drawing powor of the ‘Holy Spirit. You disbelleve the Spirit. there is your tap root. Thom tr; the final rung to the ladder, there is the bottom of linings. There is nothing ‘beyond this mighty. pow- erful magnet of the ‘Holy Spirit. The hopelessly lost man is the final product of an accumulative force. The lost eonl is a result- ant of a process against the Tri- uno 00d. who, in power and’ love, is represented by that Spirit who Illiiflrillt. olllillg you to tile great- sli- dslflsr. hm an! lonelier‘ _ IN‘ illliiiiii HUSiNESS Brien and Bisaillon Were Partners in the Firm of J. E. Be- lisle, a Name Loan- ed by a Friend. CHEQUE-FCR $1,300 Former chi-Tr Preven- tive,0.fficer’~s Share in Profits From the Business. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. ‘May 20.—— Ludger ‘Brien. a lonmer Montreal Customs preventive officer who with J. E. A. Bisaillotn. carried on a liquor bus- iness whila they were both l-n the employ of the government. appear- ed befiore the Customs ‘Committee this morning. lBrien was Blsailiolfs ‘partner in the firm of J. ‘E. Belisle a name that was loaned to them by a friend because as ‘Customs ‘offl- cers they did not. want to use their own names. ‘Today's witness did not know very much more about Beiisle than did Blsalllon when be appeared on the stand. He did not know where ‘this ‘mysterious person was to be found at present ‘but he suggested the name of a. man called Frachet- to in Montreal who might know. ‘R, L. ‘Calder, K. ‘C., committee counsel, made (areful inquiry in the operations of the Bellsle firm and gradually led up to ‘the part ‘played by Brien in the barge Trem- fblay affair. l-le found- that the Bel- isle firm kept no books beyond a bank book. The aotootint was in the name of ‘ii. Brien. in trust" and ac- count. A cheque on it for $1.300 payaibic to Bisaiilon, the witness explained, was ‘the former chlet ‘preventive officer's share in pro- fits from the business. Another cheque for $300 on Brian's person- al account in the samo bank pay- able to AVE. Glroux then tide sur- veyor at. liiontreal. be said, was a. loan. It had not been paid ‘batik yet. ‘Giroux was his superior to whonu he reported but Brien said that he had not given (ltroux a/ny money to close his eyes to the absences of the witness froln tho Customs ser- vlcc. ‘He and Bisailion never dealt in smuggled liquor the witness told the committee. Over Six Hundred Killed in City 0i Damascus. (‘Canadian Press) iDOINTDON. May 20.—-(Mors than five hundred civilians, including women and children and about one hundred rebels and twenty ‘French have been killed and 300 houses destroyed in a bombard- ment ‘by the ‘French tfonces of the car-ted ghqrtly (t, discuss arruugnlF-ili against the Holy Spirit and be iMidan quarter of the City of Da- ‘IHEBCUS, Sfllyfl ‘Daily Express. Fall of Franc Discussed By Cabinet Council (Canadian Press) lPlAiRllS. May 20.-The govern- ment announced thruugh Finance Minister Perot at the conclusion of a ‘Cabinet. Council this morning that. it. ‘had decided to use every resource to support the franc. ‘whichchas been steadily declining. The Cs/binet examined all as- pects of the exchange situation, M. ‘Perot said. The necessity for acting firmly and energetically was rec- ognized and it ‘was unanimously do‘ aided ‘that there should be no heel- tation in employing all the resourc- as of the ‘public credit to defend the franc. The ‘Cabinet agreed that the pro. sent decline otf the franc was not justified by the internal aituation. it was necessary dbove all to take technical measures. lmnn, which M. Perot mentioned. the creation of a clearing house for exchange transactions, to cooperate wuzp the brokers. Duke's Daughter Will Be Christ- ened May 29th (Canadian Press) ‘ . ‘May 20.-mic Duke oil Yionlrs tnhat dllllhter. Elin- beth ‘Alexandre. fifty, will p; mrlstoned in the private chapel of on .80: 3|. a dcspatch to the Illiliiililfi ll E N Annual lubnerlptlena Delivered 06.00 ByIalLhnnda and U. S. LOG-ll i5 nuns DELEGATES tutu " r liilVERNM_fi_ili’S_PiiiiPiiSAlS For a Settlement ofiielliiners Strike-Tile Conference Passed Resolutions Say- ing the Miners Were Unable to Ac- cept Any Probab e Reduction ‘=1 Wag- es and Would Not Agree to tbt- Ap- polntment of a N antral Chairman for the Wage Boards, Who Would be able to Enforce» Minimum Wages in Each District. ' the Trades Union Congress here for furtherance of the strike. He admitted, however, that ha was powerless to bar further sums now being sent from Russia to the Brit- ish Miners Federation. He Explained that under the em- ergency powers he could prevent the admission of foreign money for furtherance of the general strike but "the case of payments in aid of lhc miner engaged in a genuine trade dispute. clearly stands on a different footing and whatever view may be taken of tbs motives either of the donors or the recip- ients the government has been un- able to intervene." He added f‘! conceive it as quite possible that the minors of ‘Russia will desire that, our mining strike here should bc extended." (Canadian Press) LONDON, May 20. —The nation- al conference of miners delegates today rejected the government's proposals for settlement of the miners strike. The delegates adopted a resolu- tion savins: "We are unable to recommend that the mine workers accept Premier ‘Baldwin's propos- als for reduction of purges which do not at present ‘provide foi- a dc‘ cent standard of living." The resolution atloptetl by the delegates said that the conference was largely in agreement with the legislative and atlministratlve pru- posais set. forth in the Premier's Piiln. but that the conference could see no reason why those measures should first be reviewed by a coal advisory committee. The resolution said that the miners were prepared to render every as- sistance possible to secure the slic- coss of the "measures. "We further object to the pro- posai for a board with‘ an inde- pendent chairman empowered to Germany Puts For- ward Proposals for abolish tho national minimum wage and to enforce various mini- - mum wagesdby districts," the re- (cmldhn PM") solution sai . “We consider that in making GENEWL May 20' “Gonna” proposals in forbid the use of aero- planes and poison gas warfare and suppress heavy artillery and tanks this proposal the Premier is not honoring the pledge he gave to the country in his message bmadrzist on May 8th, which read, “l wish to make it as clear as l can that tho government is not fighting for a lower standard of living for the miner or any other section of workers." The resolution was adopted aft- day at the session of the prepara- tory disarmament commission. The proposals were presented by Count Von Bernstorff, former Am- bassador to the United States. Answering allusions to Ger- er A. J. Cook. Secretary of the Miners Federation, gave a com- plete report. on the government's! proposals supplemented by full‘ details of Tuesday's conference- betwecn the miners officials and Premier ‘Baldwin. Assistance From Russia The miners executive yesterday formally accepted a contribution of £200,000 (about. $1,250,000) from the Russian miners for the reifef of ‘British miners and their famil- ies. It was reported that assist- ance was coming from all direc- tions and that the miners if neces- sary would be able to carry on the struggle for seine Weeks. Admission of Foreign Money LONDON, May 20. —Slr William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secret- ary. disclosed t0 the Hollie 01 Commons today. in answer in questions. that during the. general strike be stopped a check for 52100000 which he said was sent by the Russian trades unions to I (LtIfi-iii“: MAY COME ' Arm UJJTHE“: MAY Q0 gut, vpairrc. IN THEM (mtg-n or: FOREVEPL/ / ____ >___'_€,.-' \_ '5“? TORIONTO. May Zl-Wlaritime. moderato to fresh westerly winds. fair and cool. Maximum and minimum temper- attire-s: Thu-onto, fair Montreal, cloudy .. Queibec, rain Charlottetown. rein .. 50-40 60-46 62—4R 55—37 Halifax, cloudy .. 6b—40 Saint John. cloudy . 64-42 New York, cloudy .. 72—5i High tide this afternoon at 6.48 and. tomorrow morning at 7_o(3_ tiSun sets this hvenlng at 7.33 and r mes tomorrow morning gt 4,19, ‘Full moon Thursday, May 27th 7.26 a. m. many's industrial strength which would hnvr» to be taken into ac- (‘Olllll when Germany's neighbors ivero asked lo disarm Count Von Bernstorff declared: "l don't want. t0 evoke memories of the past, but history has demonstrat- t-ri tho impossibility of transform- Ing our industrial ottuipment into implements of war. primarily be- cause our factories are so near the frontier that they can he destroyed at tho very (lniset of a war," Pldtures Air Attack on New York GENEVA, May 20.--‘The killing oi‘ half n. lullliou persona in a. few hours in New York City in an_alr attack carried out amid a terrific bombardment, ‘was pictured to the preliminary disarmament meeting of the ‘League of Nations by Pro- lessor De Betouckere, Belgian de- legate, yesterday. His description was given as be declared that “a new war would end our civilian.- tion." lie spoke in Rllllpt ‘ ‘r the claim of France that die" ‘l must be made between t. .> and of- fensive armamen‘ u oy limita- tion discussion. His portrayal of a possible at- luck on New York W35 vivid. lie (inscribed the manner in which hundreds oi’ thousands would be killed by poisonous gases and big billldlrlgs demolished. Rilssell Scott Faces Hanging (Canadian Press.) (Jilll/CAGO. ‘May 20.-—-'l‘he Chlcegn Journal satirl today that. Chauncey Jenkins. head of the State Depart- ment of Public Welfare. had an- nounced in Joiiet that Russel ‘Scott. convicted murderer in the ‘Che-star state prfoon for the crdm- inal insane bad ‘been found cone and would bo mturned to Chicago to face hanging. Announcemeng Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. "Pie ‘Social and dance at Ibrf. Airgustne Hail. on Friday n14; May 21st. Ladle! ‘Iii-ll pig; figs, ' 0861-8-19-fl "Dance in Emerald Hell on Uri; day, May Illt los GIOIIII and file, Ladies please Iake. '. sues-zeal 1 i ‘modem-The poctponod moor. in: m New Dominica cemetery ‘ be held Smithy events; my at.» Mo: rm t.‘ .__.- ‘_'J"' " ‘Summer-side tide eighteen‘ min-t M. Int .- wortz put forward by Germany to‘ '