FEBRUARY 1. 193s (‘only w w" R “TM-S _THE CENTRAL GUARDIAN LEFT Iii’ 8700K Every Coat Must Go, Regard- less of Former Prices. Bargains l Bargains! ! Bargains! l ! 1 HUDSON SEAL COAT ONLY A‘ beautifully styled semi. fitted model. 149.50 1 Heavily Furred BALTIC SEAL COAT 57.50 DARK MUSKRAT Blended in dafk stripe effect I Luxurious MINK MARMOT COAT BROADTAIL COATS Squirrel Trim—2 only 82.5 CARACULE PAW COATS, Grey llfitl Browns-Ii only 29.50 All of these coats are fully guaranteed both fur and lining, All of these Coats are this seasons models, All of these Coats are gen- uine bargains at sacrifice prices. ISLAND FlliiiilEiiS 165 Kent Si. CLaflQ‘k'°'-n (Next Stewart's Bakery) Attention, Ward 5! l have nominated as Councillor iii the belief that l can serve you faithfully in that‘ cabacity if elect. ed. u 7°“ "link l0 W". tive me your "illlort-lt will be appreciated. Your: faithfully, HENRY LAPTHORN. BANNISTER -i____. (Continued from Page 1) 2:1 .:. :__ ing but owing to adjournment. of Pettigrcv/‘s trial until that time a iurthci- remand is now expected (or Mrs. Bannister. Floater». 15. sister cf Arthur and Daniel. was still held tonight as a material witness in the murder case. Docsion as to whether or not she mil’ P: admitted to bail pending the trial of her brothers will be giv- en by Magistrate Lane tomorrow. H. W. Hickman,- clerk u? the peace who is associated with Crown Coun- 5515- F. \'I-. Bridges in prosecuting tho cw. asked that bail for her be set at $20,000, including at least tic bondsmen for $10,000 each. Frances had tastified that Ar- thur had handcd the youngest Lake child to her outside the squatters home the night oi Jan. 5, Mr. Brldres subsequently declared that zhlem child was the motive for the r e. li-B83 BIRTHS 4's SliltEENAN-At Kinkora on Janu- "Y 3°. 1936. to Mr. and Mrs. Darn- ixclralghreenan, a son, Francis Reg- ROGERSON-At the home of Mrs. wm- Fibserson, 0'1.eary. rvv. 2, i936, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cor- {llfilyotllill Road, a sou. DEATHS __.i .. _ iYlItTHIESOPF-At his home in Port Elcin. N. 13.. on. Thursday flllmlllk. Feb. 6, 1936, Mr. Colin sltlrnihcson. Funeral Saturday Feb. ltiiici-IACilERN-At 220 Gt. George Street on Thursday, iiieb. 8, 1888, Mrs. Isabel MacEachern, aged 81 Fears. Funeral from Macliean Fu- Ilml Home on Friday, Feb. ‘i. ii-‘rviee starting at 2o'clock. funeral ""1118 at 2.30, Interment People's Cemetery, glCfi-lLLUM-Ifi the Charlottetown “$931!. February 6, i930, Mrs. ferry McCalium, age as. The humeral will trite place from her it residence. fli Douglas Street. cgllrdiy morning at aziio to the m urch oi the Most Holy Redeemer, m“ 9° "l! R. O. Cemetery. ’ nMIIiQACHERN-In Weston, Moss, m) b- 1. ma, Agnes (MACDOD- . beloved wife of the late Angus Rilachern. Puntral from the km- J. Mahoney and 00., 808 Dud- nlast- Ram: s. Monday. m. a, at Cum. Bervioa and interment in ~ time». some. e. a. I. Aflnreciation “is limit! of thaiate we a. a. Xgiefvy wish to than! their many llds for kind expressions of sym- "l! Emillqtiileir bereavement. weanling; nmainism Charlottetown sad Irma womm Phone m Y's ma»... CLUB-The regular Weekly meeting of the Y’; Mon-g Club last night was devoted to business with the President, Mr. N. D. lVJcLean in the chair, 0n; "e 11191111181‘. Mr. A. J. l-laslam. was admitted the initiation charge being read by District Governor 105361111; liltleawsgn. 2A report oi’ the 9 6 "Be of arrange- ments for the dance to he mid hex. week presented a. report. LAID T0 REST YESTERDAY_. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Patter- son wiu held from her late resi- dence 1'! King square yawn“;- afternoon, service at the house be- i118 conducted by Rev. Carlyle Webster, assistedby Rev. D. Moor. head Legato. The pall bearers were Messrs. Donald McKinnon, x, 0,, Murdock Ross, Harry Mencugau, Ian Burnett, Wm. McMillan and S. C. Moore. Interment was in Clyde River Cemetery. service at "I! Have being conducted by Rev, Dr. Inwry. MR. KENNEDY ELECTED raasmaNT-Mr. n. J. Kennedy of Bentham. Prince Edward Island director for the last eight year; of the Board of Directors of the Hol- stein liriesian Association of Can- ada. was elected President. of this Association at a meeting held ~11; “Nata the early part of this week. This Association has the largest membership of any live stock Asso- ciation in the British Empire. Mr. Kennedy has been a. prominent breeder and exhibitor of Hoisteins for o. number of years. He has probably bred more champions and reserve champions shown at Class A shows in the Marltimes ln‘the iii-it tWO years than any other breeder in the Maritime Provinces. N0 SETTLEMENT IN WAGE DISPUTE-No settlement had been reached last night in the wage dif- ferences between Charlottetown carpenters and laborers, and Par- sons Construction Company of Moncton which has the contract for work at the Metropolitan Store. The contractors at first offered rates of 30 cents and 20 cents and‘ when the Charlottetown workers refused to start the Job the wage offer was raised to 40 and 30 cents YBStEIdBY- It is understood. how- ever. that the carpenters and lab- orers will not present themselves on the job until the city minimum rates are paid by the construction company. Stalwart laborers who stood in front oi the store yes-tor. dBY 8411151118 arriving workers the job would not begin, were expected to patrol the store-front again to- day. Found Remedy For Disease ‘In Turnips Associated with the discovery oi what is claimed to be a remedy for brown hcnrt in turnips, made by plant pathologists at the Experi- mental Farm, Fredericton, N.B., is the name of Mr. I... J. Howatt, M.Sc., technical assistant, who is a. native oi Prince Edward Island, a graduate of McGlll . University holding a Teaching Fellowship, from McGill in 1934, and was formerly plant path- ologist at the Experimental Station here. Mr. Howatt worked in close co-operation with the pathologist- in-charge, Mr. D. S. MacLeod, in achieving the important results achieved at Fredericton. As a result of extensive field tests and much laboratory work the pathologists were able to determine that Brown Heart ls a physiological disease caused by a deficiency of the element boron in the soil. It taxes only one part of boron to a million parts of soil to make turnips thrive but any loss is apt to result in brown heart, Mr. Brown states. The Fredericton Station field tests proved that 10 to l5 pounds of or- dinary borax, in finely powdered form, applied directly in the drill with the seed, was effective. In practice the borhx was mixed with five to ten times its weight of dry earth. This treatment has been successfully tested in British C0- lumbia, Ontario, Quebec and in Great Britain. MUSSOLINI (Continued from Page 1) pied. The British oiiiecr suggested "cordially" the dispatch said, that the marker was six ieet inside Brit- ish territory and it was withdrawn. GENEVA, Feb. 0—(A. PJ-Ieaguo of Nations officials said today a committee of experts surveying the practicability oi an oil embargo og- ainst Italy have seemingly reached the conclusion that Premier Mus- solini could not obtain enough sub- stitutes to make the oil sanction in- effective. The experts. Leasuo oillcials said. found approximately 15 per oeht of Italy's oil requirements could be re- placed by substitutes, particularly gasoline. In the use of other pet- goleum products the subbtitution mum. gnly be slight, t!!! MIMIC 0f- gw-g gflfl the committee defor- min“: committee examined statistics which were reported to 11101.0" Fascist nation would exhuast its oil aupilies within six or seven months if m airtight embargo won 41-‘ Specililiotico At Mason's Beauty Shop, our all (landfill! permanent wave, limited time only, m!!! i i en s ear . .~ . "$2.11.? oso or 99% time ton St. -—_=-.a2% yfl: As this offer is for I l in mcasiisap Arrsivpxngg g1- Bmsodrhe". was an increased attendance at the Bingo pony 1n the Holy Redeemer Hall last night. ‘I'm freeze-out was won by Miss Matilda MacDonald. An added at- traction last night was an amateur MW- Tlme taking part were Miss Helen Garrett and M65313 gimon Paoli, .lr., Andrew Gallant, James 41391116. Jr. Isadore Wedge and Pius Callaghan. PERSONAL; Mr. and, Mrs. H. O. Bowness “f! this morning on a businws trip to Ottawa. Mrs. H. M. Downing. Sumrrier- side, is a visitor to Charlottetown. she is staying at the Canadian National Hotel. . Miss Bernice Mutch, R. N.. Mt. Herbert, left this morning to visit friends in Quebec. llrtnttpflniteo Church rumor, FEBRUARY 1 1.00 r. M.—Ch0lll' manna-nun: Hal . 8.00 P. M.--Young People's Society- Social Hail. » REIHESTFUR INTERVIEW P r e m i e r Campbell Shows Displeasure At Criticism Of Press and City Council. Displeasure at criticism of the Government's attitude on unemploy- ment relief was expressed in a sharply-worded letter received yes- terday by His Worship Mayor Ken- nedy from Premier Campbell- It reads as follows: Charlottetown, P. E. I. February 6, 1036. His Worship Samuel Kennedy, M.B.E., Mayor of Charlottetown, Charlottetown, P. E. l. Your Worship: ' i With respect to your Council's re- quest, fcr an interview this morning with representatives of the Govern- ment, 1 may say that I have had a long conversation with the City re- presentatives in the Legislature, ivlessrs. Prowse and Trainer, and I have come to the conclusion that it is much better to defer the proposed interview until after the coming Civic elections. I feel that. this mat.- ter can be dead. with much more satisfactorily by the Government in conference with an ln-comlng Mayor and Council, which will be in charge oi the City's aflairs for the following year. ‘ In the meantime, I must repeat my depreciation of any attempt either on the part. of the City Coun- cil or the press to make political football oi the unemployment relief situation. ‘Ihe Government of the Province has endeavored to deal with this matter in a fair and non- partisan manner. but I must point out that in order to achieve this object we must have the cc-opera- tlon of the City Council. I greatly regret the unfair criticism which was set out on the front page of yaterdays Guardian. and followed up by its editorial notes in this morning's issue. Even the wording of the so called order-ln-council, which was really only a recommen- dation of the Treasury Board, was, garbled and mutilated in an obviou effort to make political capital. The actual wording of the Treas- ury Board Minute, iis is well known to yourself and members of the City Council, is as follows: The Board having under consider- ation the payments to the City of Charlottetown and the incorporated towns within the Province oi funds to be expended by said municipality and incorporated towns for the pur- poses of direct relief within the con- fines oi said city and towns, did and doth hereby authorize the payments to said municipality and incompre- ted towns of the following sums: . To the City of Charlottetown for each of the months of January, February and March, this year the sum of three thousand dollars ($3- 000, provided that the said City oi Charlottetown in each of said months spend the sum of four thou» sand five hundred dollars ($4.500) or more. - The twice repeated garbling of this Minute which appears in the Guardian's front page report of your Council meeting is obviously calculated to mislead and has mis- led a great number of the citizens of Charlottetown. The whole tone oi the report of the City Council's meeting seeks to leave an impression on the citizens of Charlottetown that the Provincial Government has ‘ ‘ ii" re- ducsd the grant to the city for dir- ect relief. As you well know. this is not the case. but the payment re- commended by the ‘Treasury Board Ill‘ January. nbruary and March of year is exactly the oer-w l8 that which was received by the City for the corresponding months last . 0n looking over the City ox- ureo for November and De- cember of mo, we notice that the 0th had lllNtNitially reduced its eapeniiitiirea foimiiireet relief, as iiiiiiis IiililN, t .THE-_ ciiAizLorrarowN GUARDIAN History Created At Opening Session. OPPOSITION A T T A C K S SELECTION OF CASGRAIN. (Continued from Page 1) forms. Flanking the throne stood l5 or 20 officers of the army. navy and air force, spurs 1111311113, med- =1: shining. sword scabbards bur- nished. their uniforms forming a medley of red. blue, white and grey in the background. It marked the return to power oi the Liberal leader and his fol- lowers who had been in opposition nearly six years. There are so many Liberal members in the new House they overflow into seats normally °°°UP1Q<1 by the opposition. crowd- lniz Conservatives. members of the Social Credit group and the OO-Op. eratlve Commonwealth Federation nto a. relatively small comer, House Adjourns The Hollie Bdiourned late in the hftemoon until tomorrow when Party leaders will pay tribute to K1118 (390788 and the House will eirpress its sympathy to King Ed. ward and the Royal Family. The Address debate. the first, important item of busines. will open Monday. Premier Mackei l: King 5mm- ored the motion to el-ct Speaker Casgraln after recounting his long association with the House and 5579551": his qualifications for the position. The Conservative leader said he regretted he could not support the motion. He feared speaker Cas- trrain could not be impartial. judg- ing from his attempt to dismiss Hcusc employees. Mr. Bennett said the Prime Minister and members of the government were without blame in the episode, commending Prem- ier King for rescinding the dismis- sal order. pending investigation. Hon. Ernest Laponte. Minister oi Justice. called the whole thing a tempest in a teapot and accused the Conservative leader of sending a telegram to Speaker Casgrain asking for appointment of a woman to the House stafl’. the very point fibflili- Which he was complaining. The Conservative leader said it was entirely different. l-le recom- mended a. women be appointed to his office staff as a temporary cm. ployec. He agreed there was adiffer- ent employees, one class could be dis- missed summarily, the other could no . J. S. Woodsworth. lender of the C- C. F. agreed with Mr. Bennett. claimingglf he voted for Speaker Casgrains election he would be "condoning something that has shocked the people oi Canada." The Prime Minister suggested withholding judgment oi the new Speaker until he was in oflice‘ and said an investigation could not be agreed to until the House was con- stitutod properly. Shortfiibiirlse in Agriculture ii o.m p I e t e ii (Continued from Page l) of the students. The following were the students attending the course, (arranged in alphabetic order): Fred Aitken, For- tune; Agno Arsenault, Egmont Bay; Edward Bryenton, Charlottetown, R. R4 Stanley Bryenton. Charlotte- town; Ernest Cameron, Head oi Hillsboro; Willard Coffin, I-lend oi l-lillsboro; Edward Francis, Fortune Bridge; Ivan Frizzell, Royalty; An- thony Gallant, Egmont Boy; Mark Gaudet, Egmont Bay; Vincent Han- drahan, Tignish; Edwin A. Hansen, Northam; Robert Lewis, St. Peter's Bay; Reginald Meilish, Summer- ville; Oswald Murphy, Conway; Morris McLean, Canoe Cove; wal- laco McLeod. Charlottetown Roy- alty; James t-lacDonald, Brudencll; Joseplf McMillan, Miscouche; Rus- sell McNelll, Charlottetown; Rod- erick McNevin, Tyne Valley; Jack Roddin, Southport; Alton Rodd. Milton; Parker Rodd. Hlgdiiield; Harris Rogers, Coleman; Edison Sheidow, Millview; Kitchener Smith. Millview; William Wheatley, East Royalty; Arnold Yeo, Charlotte- town. the month of last December, owing to the good offices of the Provinces representatives at the Dominion- Provincial Conference at Ottawa. the Provincial Government was able to arrange a cash payment to your city oi $4,000. to supplement the amounts which had already been paid to the city- durlng i838. This indicates the fair manner in which the _ Provincial Government has vlfwed the relief problems of the c y. As .1 said before. the Government mil be glad ton-open this matter th the new mayor and city coun- cillors as soon as they come into power, but I all repeating that a satisfactory administration oi this difficult problem requires co-ope n tion rather thin political antipathy among the ant. the city ._... .:‘i."._r.at.. authorities. and the prose. Your: v fiendish. Imam SPEAKER OPPOSED ' Speech From The Throne (Continued from Page i) which will cooperate with the provinces and municipalities in an endeavor to provide work for the "lllllllflyeil. and in the supervis- ion of unemployment relief. The commission. which will he assisted by a representative advisory com- mittee. will aim at effecting nat- ionwide‘ cooperative effort toward increasing opportunities oi gainful employment. Transfer of the camps establish- Qfl r01‘ the care 0i’ single homeless men for the Department 0f Nat- ional Defence to the Department of Labor. is in process of being ef- fected. Every effort will he made to close the camps altogether at as early a. dato as expanding employ- ment opportunities permit. Commission of Inquiry A Royal Commission has been appointed to inquire into condi- tions in the textile industry, as the result of the closing down on January 18th of one of the textile plats in the city of ‘Sherhrooke, thereby occasioning, in rnidwinter, and at a time of unemployment, great hardship to hundreds of em- ployees and their families. My Ministers are of the opinion that industries should recognize an ob- ligation to cooperate in every man- ner possibie in continuing and pro- viding employment, and that lab- or and consumers have a. right to have their voice heard, and in- fluenee felt. in the control of in- dustrinl policy. Where these ends cannot be effected through volun- tary cooperation of all parties to industry, my Ministers are oi’ the opinion that there are the strong- est of reasons for state interven- tion. With a view to safeguarding the interests of consumers a full in- quiry will be instituted into rcp- rescntiitions which continue to hi: made to, ‘ing monopolistic con- trol of the importation and dis- tribution of anthracite coal. In order to determine tlie ques- tion of their validity, reference has been made to the Supreme Court of Canada. oi‘ a. number of measures enacted at the-tart ses- ence between temporary and perman- , sion of Parliament. Canada-U. S. Trnilc Treaty I am happy to hc nlilc to inform you that a trade agreement be- tirccn Canada. and ilic United States of America irns concluded on Armistice Day, 1935. and that tlie trade dispute with Japan, which had seriously affected the trade of both countries, ivns tid- lustcd before the cnii of tlie nld year. The Canada-Putter] States trade agreement -n~ili he submitted for your approval. You will nlso be forthwith nilviscii of the basis on which normal irnile relations he- tween Canada and Japan have been restored. My Ministeis believe that the Canada-United States agreement will mark a. great improvement in Canada's international economic relations: also. that the principles embodied in this attrccmezit, ex- tended and applied with vigor and determination, will contribute to the reversal of tlie trend toward extreme economic nationalism. which has been undermining standards of living, and embitter- ing reiations- between countries all over the world. - You will be pleased to know that the policy of the Canadian Wheat Board in selling wheat at com- petitive prices is bringing satisfac- tory results. Dominion Provincial Parley A conference between the Dom- inion Government and the Gov- ernments of the Provinces of Can- ada. was held at Ottawa during the month of December. Con- tinuing committees have since car- ried on consideration nf tlie more important subjects discussed. Amon: matters arising out of the conference, which will be suh- mitted for your consideration, will be a. proposal for amending tlie British North America Act, 1857. in iii-dei- to provide for certain fin- ancial arrangements between the Dominion and the Provinces. A committee of Dominion and Prov- ineiai repregqntutlvcs. Ippoinieii by the Dominion-Provincial confer- ence, is engaged in the consider- ation of a method and procedure foi- effecting constitutional am- endmenls. ,It is proposed to restore to Par- liament its control over taxation and expenditure by enfllllk Ill meaaureii which have deprived members of the House of Com- mons of this control, and which have servedto invest the exceu- tive with unwarranted arbitrary powers. Every effort will he made to sub- stituto ltaiiiilty for uncertainty in the administration of customs lawii. Tiis control of credit, and the. issue of currency, being public mat- teis of direct concern to every oitison, if. ia intended. at the pre- sent session, to ask Parliament to make iuioI changes in the owner- lhlp and control of the Bank of Canada. as may be necessary i" give to the Government a predom- inant interest in the ownership as well u effective control of blinks. C. N. R. Legislation Amendments t" '¥il"."li¢“l‘i°' \ You vrlli"be asked to consider Federal ' Controlled Bank Of Canada And Closer CJV.R. Supervision Sought Adherence To Ideals - Of L e a g u e Stressed. PLEDGE LOYALTY WARM TRIBUTE PAID TO THE LATE KING, (Continued from Page l) government control, was a plank in the Liberal party's platform. BankChange The speech did not enter into tiny-detail on reorganization of the bank but stated Parliament will be asked to make such changes in ownership and control necessary to give the government. predominant interest in ownership as well as control. Establishment of a national com- mission to deal with unemployment problems and supervise relief work already has been approved by the provinces as an emergency meas- ure. There will be a. national ex- ecutive commission and an advisory body representative of all Canada. The speech referred to efforts mode at recent Dominion-Provin- cial conierenoes. and still proceed- ing, to have power to amend the British North America. Act trans- ferred from the United Kingdom to the Dominion Parliament. Par- liament will be asked to consider this move, it said. Broadcast’ Change The future of Canadian radio broadcasting. now in the hands of a commission appointed two years ago after an exhaustive parliament- ary investigation, will be considered again by a special committee. Many rumors have been advanced that the commission would be re- placed by a. single general manager with an advisory committee repre- sentative of all parts oi the D0- minion. What is proposed regarding the Canadian National Railways was not divulged. Under the last ad- ministration the board of directors was replaced by three trustees clothed with wide powers to con- trol the destiny of the system, It has been suggested the new gov- crrimcnt would restore the old method of operation. - Prime hfinlstcr Mackenzie King's announced intention of creat- ing parliamentary under-secretary- sliips as a. means of lightening the work of ministers heading import- lmt ilelmitmenis was confirmed in the Throne Speeclr Parliament will be asked to pass the necessary legislation and to approve the merging oi’ several departments. Satisfaction was expressed in re- duction of the cabinet from 21 to l6 mciribcrs nnd in the result of the policy of the Canadian Wheat Board to sell wheat at competitive prices. It referred to conclusion last No- vember of a reciprocal trade agree. incnt with the United States and settlement of the trade dispute be- Wasn the two countries. Parliament will be asked to approve the trade agreement. _ PAYS BACK HIS RELIEF PAYMENTS MONTREAL, Feb. 5—-(C.P.)— l-leres one man for whom the de- pression is over. The unemployment relief commission acknowledged re- ceipt today of $415 from a. man who asked his name be kept sec- ret. The sum “presented relief payments during his year and s. half 0i unemployment. respecting the Canadian National Railways. which will serve to af- ford a greater measure of govern- mental authority and responsibil- ity to Parliament. It is proposed to make the pre- sent position oi radii: broadcasting in Canada the subject of inquiry by a special comiriltte of the House of Commons. Steps have already been taken with respect to the ‘reorganisation and eonsolidatio of government services, which it is believed wilh further their efficiency and effect much needed economies. These will be . . , by . . . measures to which your attention will be invited. A reduction from twenty one to sixteen liaa been made in the number of Ministers of the Crown. A bill providing for the creation 0f p-Eiamentary secretaryshipa will be submitted for your con- sideration. Members of the House of Com- mono: The public accounts of the last fiscal year and the ‘imatos for the coming" year will be submitted for your consideration. Honorable members of the Sen- ate: Members of the House of Com- mons: In inviting your careful consid- eration to the important matters which will engage your attention, l prny that Divine Providence may guide and bless your deliberations. ""'_ *i? iiemoval Notice The Betty Lou hat and dress fippn hasnieveil its place of iriess from 802 Richmond Street to 117, Kent Street. ite- verg Hotel Building. t cisii anii oiiiiiv eiiiaiiiiis Juicy and good size-Doz. 1 trace mes. = (Creamery) Perfection Per Lb. (Grade Fresh, Dozen 29¢ |5|3||fl flhggsg (on stock) Per Lb. Zfle Raising SeedlesstDelmonte) 2 Pkgs 29c, Bggtg (Small and Tender) Per Peck 15c (McIntosh Reds) Dozen Putter! Mgat ' (1 Lb. Tins) 3 Tins-"Qsfi Easter iluality Beef at Lowest Prices iinuiiluii BE SEPARATEI] iiiiiiigniiiies ‘TORONTO, Feb. 6——'1‘he federal government should act immediate- ly to lift control of relief admin- istration and financing directly “out of the field of local political influence," the Canadian Chamber of Commerce declared in s. state- ment of policy here today at. the close of its 10th annual convention. Establishment as soon as possible of the projected national advisory relief commission was asked by the chambe so the basis of federal re- lief ass stance for the next fiscal year would be defined. The chem-l ber believed the commission should be entrusted with immediate re- sponsibility oi laying down policies and standards oi’ relief administra- tion equitably adjusted for various parts of the country - R. C. Matthews of Toronto, a former Minister of National Rev- enue, was chosen as the chambers new president. He succeeds A. 0. Dawson o1 MoritreaL. Other officers elected included: Chairman of the Executive, Henry W. Morgan. Montreal; Vice-Pres- idents, C. H. Longworth, Charlotte- town; George E. Graham, Kentville. and J. G. Harrison of Saint John. National Councillors included: R. E. Mutch, Charlottetown; A. B. Wisweil, Halifax; A. D. Ganong, Saint John. G h a m i n a ii e Ladies Chorus Gives Recital Inst night there was held in Heartz Hall a recital on the life and works oi Dr. Drummond under the auspices oi the Evening Aux- iliary of ‘Trinity United Church. The platform was cleverly con- verted into a stage by. Mr. Story and the scenery. painted by Miss Leila. Morris and Mrs. P. A. Creel- msn, represented a. white cottage with a picket fence and fields of daisies beyond. It was typically French Canadian with its bright door and blue window frames and made ii. unique background for the peasant costumes worn by the per- formers. The Chaminade Ladies chorus sang work songs, play songs and love lyrics both in French and English, the type of music loved best by Dr. Drummond. Several numbers were in unison with in- teresting rhythmic actions. other selections were in part singing, a well balanced chorus. The enun- elation was clear, the attack quite definite and very creditable in- i “ and interpretations. The chorus was ably supported throughout the programme by Miss Suzanne Brenton at the piano. Miss Edna Burke, in a clear tone with well modulated voice read annotations of the musical num- 5. In between the songs there were readings from Henry Drummoncrs works by Mrs. Hugh Miller. Her interpretations of the "Poet of the Habitant" were those oi a true artist and filled with laughter and pathos made one feel the simple beauty of the peasant liie which inspired Dr. Drummond to write. The personnel oi the chorus was as follows:- lat Soprano, Linnie Aitken, Christine Court, Daisy Davy. Mur- iel Lowther. Lena McKay, Verna Newson. Thelma Ramsay. Ethel Sutherland. Erma Tait. Ina. Waller. 2nd. Soprano. Alice Fraser, Lelia Morris, Enid Morson. Hilda Mc- Lauchlen, Miary Miller. lot. Alto, Katherine Spencer. Jean Tait. Elizabeth Wood. Margaret Mutch. . Pianist, Suzanne Brenton. . Director, Mrs. Hugh Miller. A silver Ituthhngiilaud PHONE 747-748 — FREE DELIVERY , 8 7-yea r Phone Operator A Still “Hellos" Five operators still doing active‘ duty for Prince Edward Island's ' Telephone Company have combined records of service totalling 17d years. The service records of Miss Belle MacDonald, exchange operator of Eldon. and of George Carver, Pow» . nal toll station agent, together ac- count for more than half of the ' 176-year total. - The Eldon operator started in- with the telephone company as a. - toll-station agent in 1888 and has . "hello‘d" for almost 4B years while her little establishment developed into‘ a. district exchange. George Carver became a tele- phone agent three years later and has remained 0n active duty at the Pownal toll station until the present day. At Portage, K. Sharbell has been ' the agent at a telephone company toll station for 33 years, while Mrs. John Larkin, toll station operator at St. Peter's, and Mrs. A. Doucette at Rustico toll station have been employed 25 years each. Mrs. Lar- kin and Mrs. Doucette, however, claim other than long service re- cords. Mrs. Larkln is 87 years old —the oldest telephone operator in the Maritime provinces-and Mrs. Doucette is '15 and a mnner-up for the St, Peter's agent's record. When Miss MacDonald became the agent at Eldon in 1888 three years after the Telephone Company of Prince Edward Island was found-i ‘ ed, there was only one telephone ex- change and eight toll stations in the province and at that time there was no telephone communication to the mainland. , The thin telephone directory coh- ‘ tained warnings to subscribers “Do not use the telephone during a. thunder storm" and “Hold no com- munications with parties who de- cline to give their names" The 1888 directory also asked subscribers to "Please forward alarms of fire in your neighbourhood to the central oflice." Under a heading "Important Sug- gestions to Suimcribers" the book said: "Subscribers may please them- selves about allowing the use of their instruments by strangers from the countiy or elsewhere but they should not allow their use by busi- ness men in town, not on exchange, who should have instruments of their own, but who prefer to sponge on you and us." When K. Sharbcll took the toll station at Portage in 1903 the number of stations in tlie province had grown to almost 90. The fatter directory subscribers thumbed under “Rules and regula- tions" forbade subscribers to have ‘controversies’ with the operators and forbade “the use oi 1iroitinc and improper language over the line." And it. still warned __ must not allow lion-subscribers _t.9 use their telephones." - - In i905 George Carver could coril nect his subscribers with more than 100 towns and villages in Prince 15d-. ward Island. The telephone book‘ continued to warn against telephnm‘ lng during n thunderstorm, ilFiiig profane language and against let- ting non-subscribors use "the in- strument placed in your oiiic-c oi your residence for your exclusives use.” - " When Mrs. Lankin and Mrs Doucette became agents at St. Pet- er‘s and Rustico in 1911 telephone; communication with the milllllillld‘ was nearing establishment. In a few months they were able to got points across Nortliumbcrland Strait. for tl-ic convenience cf subscribers; of their respective districts. not; tlie parties had to shout pretty loud- to make themselves heard. Nowa-F days any of the five veterans can get connections for their subscribcfd to almost any part of the world; Prom Charlottetown calls have beeni put. through as far R8 Berlin and‘. Buenoa Aires. Miss MacDonald re-g members when subscribers had; special long distance teiephonts ip-g stalled so they could make persons; at the other end of the Island up; derstarid more easily what thgy; said. 14-- iini... sosaru r. nsunitsiiiiz: 2nd Alto, Ruby MacDougati. collection was taken- amounting to over $80. Mn. John Ince received the offering at the door assisted by Mr. Fred Waller. Ushers were Miss M. lhrtin. Miss ma. Oreolman. Rest iii peace. The death» Occurred in Billeriii} Mam, Jan. With. of Joseph P. Handrahan, beloved husband oi ‘mil’! B. (Hogan) Handrahhn, of Medici-d. Funeral wot hell from the home of his fathif; fiancis Handrahsn. corner of Friendship and Plenty streets, Wednesday at B am. Requiem Mast! at St. Andrew's Church at 9 o'clock.