J08. The front pert of the plane OIL MERCHANT -- spumq acquaintance. Brains and love haven't even s 0 srdlan Iolnded no! izstontflilfifill‘ (hiss-lulu Two Cont! IllH EEIJH clttHlli Amendments Accepted by Cabinet After Long and Vig. orous Discussion. (special to the Guardian) LONDON. Feb, 4—The semi-of- ficial Daily Star of Dublin publishes an article captioned, "A Debt to King George." and makes declaration 34mg. George in June. 1921. was pre- ented with a draft 0f the Ulster peach from the throne which was tintoirpunt to a declaration oi war m the Daily Elreann. no Majesty urged that this he coisidered and the whole speech was revrltten in a manner acceptable to thi King. It was forwarded then to illt British cabinet, which after long ml vigorous discussion of the con- stititlonal crisis arising out of the goiemment policy being knocked to pieces by the crown. accepted the Kirgs draft with minor alterations. Tie Star comments "We have no douat that history will award a great- er credit for statesmanship to King Ceotge than to many monarchs and minsters who seemed to have daz- .zling power and influence on destiny." it also expresses the belief that in the British- association of nations the lrish Free State is guaranteed s greaier national freedom and security than it would have as s separate re- piiblir. CAR-GO or wnrsxav m WRECKED PLANE EXPLAINS Mrsrany or‘ MISSING 1111.01‘ MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Feb. 4.- The reason for the continued absence oi airair pilot from the scene oi his plane crash on the ice 0f Lake Mi- (‘higan yesterday became apparent to- day when federal agents investigat‘ , found a cargo of whiskey in the wrecked machine. Coast guardsmcn took charge of the liquor which was packed in gunny sacks. 36 pint bottles to the sack. Not a home was broken in what is now believed to have been a forced land- hterced the ics. but the wings kept it from suing under the surface. The pilot, who yesterday said he was Ernest stammi oi Chicago after a Plunge in the icy water in escaping Twin the planavboarded a train and has not been seen since. ANNOUNCEMENTS, comma EVENTS, A MEETINGS. arc. "ROBIN HOFRAPID CIHNA OATS. better Oats, better China. All Grocers. "Dr. Cliit..M. Il-Start new home Prevention cure. Purdy Station, West- chester Co., N. ., U.S.A. li-li-flmos ’ ‘Arena. _ Crystals vs. Victories. Tonight. d 858 ‘ Loading hogs Hunter River sta- tion. Tuesday, February 5th. (Sign- ed) James E. Andrews, Hunter River. ore-Mi "The annual meeting oi Progress Ell Circle No. 60 will be held in N"? London Hall on Tuesday evening, Fib- 5. mo. at v p. m. w. n. Collsy Stcv- lflb-fl-d-Il "Will open dressmaking ab rt- mcntg February 0th at Scutgtlort Village. Coats. Suits Dresses, Dance Frocks. M... .1. Oshiil, Phone a-s-sl. . 0000-04-8. "Come to Morell mu on Wednes- S UCCEEDS LA TE MAJOR BELL (Canadian Press) orrsws. Feb. l-raoiiiipokil- mono of l- A. Henry, director oi the Bureau oi Economics oi the Osllldisn National Railways, to be Deputy Minister c! Railways succeeding the Isle Mlle:- 0n- ham A. Boll was announced by the “Premier si. the eisle of the Cabinet Council here this even- ing. Mr. Henry takes up his dc- partmontsl duties witlfilie some salary as his p-edecesaor $10,- 000per anhum. -Govt. Approval (Canadian Prose) TORONTO, Fob. 4.—Ths star's Ot- tawa correspondent today says it is stated "on seemingly reliable author- ity." that the Dominion Government has approved the application oi the Besuharnois power whose project for a $66,000,000 power project at Lake St. Francis and St. Louis. 20 miles from Montreal, has been approved by the Quebec Government. Dispatch says: "It is understood the govsmmerit is tacking on conditions that will safeguard the interests oi navigation.” Thesis!‘ Valuable Ship Sold Cheaply scams. m». 4-1: a spirit hov- ers about a tall ship. that aboard the Iierbert L. nswdinl. must have been sorely humiliated when a little old man 'cllmcd un- steadily over hsrrsli and tied a red auctioneers iieg to her micssn boom. four sticker. Ten years ago‘ the Rlwding slid down the ways at Stockton Springs. Mo, a thing c! beautyJhmwss fil- ted with glistening spars and s suit of sails that glisbened in the sun. Someone had thought enough oi a wooden sailing vessel to spend 8100,- 000 on her commotion. A few days ago, at the auction held at her Inng WhsrLberth. the schooner sold for a paltry 01.600. Promptly at noon. the ship's bell sounded and the small mun "Y m?" who had been warming themselves at the galley stove came out on deck. There were fewer then a dozen who gathered in the waist of the vessel where the auctioneers pennant flut- tered in the chilling wind and it was obvious that oi these more had some to see than to buy. After reading the documents oi the someone murmured 0500 sale the venerable auctioneer asked: "What am I offered." and there was a pause. No one touched. ll- thouu“ the amount was scarcelyone 400th oi the Rawdings cost only on years ago. The proceeding was is solemn as the last rites for some bo- rn; that is passing, and indeed. are not the white winked fleets psasins from the ocean lanes? After it. sellhed 0110M would be lit) further biddiiil‘ somttmc 91m"! l thousand dollars. ‘more were six ad'- ditional bids, each higher by a hun- dred dollars than the previous. and Louis K. ‘rburlow. of an aid Boston shipping firm. fbund himself owner of the schooner im- 01.000. hardly the price oi a small power host- ‘rhe former owners were the New fligland Hlritlme Oomiilw- Th’ Bswditii is mum-co as i010 tons ma. one u ms mi in ionlui and 80.5 hum. The vessel has been en- gsgod in the lumber ass cool trade. and. ssshibillillitshsisstilla young 000001. iltiYAi FAMILY MAY nun CELEBRATION (Special to the Guardian) 100MB, Feb, ii-The Italian royal family may attend the Pope's cel- ebration oi the anniversary oi his coronation on rhbruary 12. complet- ing in spectacular fashion the recon- ciliation between the Vatican‘ and Italy, it was reported today. The be- lief was strengthened by the con- struction of a royal tribune at the right hand of the high altar oi St. Peter's. coupled with the strong in- timation that the Pope would an- nounce formsl settlement of the Rmnsn question on Feb. 12. The trfibune, it was strongly suspected. was being.built for use oi the royal family in the anniversary mass. It would be thefirst time in 60 years that any member oi the house oi Savoy has entered St. Peter's. Seek Abdication of Kin__g_ Alfonso (Canadian Press) TOULOUBE. France, Feb. 4-Ab- election oi King Alfonso was one o! the objects sought by the political plotters in that country, said a prom- inent Spaniard who was interviewed by the Associated Press here today. l-le is a political opponent of Gen. Priuio De Rivera and he said that the up... ..-1 was intended to oust both the monarch snd the dictator. lie had just arrived from Valencia. The political coalition behind the movement was described as embrac- ing considerable sections oi the in- fantry and srtilldy corps oi the army and it included republicans, monar- chitl. socialists and cstalonian auto- nornists. ‘The plotters felt". that King Alfonso had violated his oath and that General Primo De Rivera was leading the country to ruin. They intended to establish a constitutional government. he said. He said that Valencia was under a reign of terror, that any citibeu denounced by the Patriots Union was accused oi infidelity to the dic- tatorship and was immediately im- prisoned. Ali newspapers have been suppressed or else requieitioned and put at the service of the dictatorship. DEAUTY PABLOBS IN DOME ARE FORBIDDEN ACCORD- T0 LATEST DEGREE 0F FABOISM ROME, Feb. L-Amongst the many things which Fascism has declared taboo ore the "beauty parlors" which have cropped up in Italian cities dur- ingthe put few years. in one oi them which has driven a thriving trade in Home. the police have seized m bot- tles and pots cf imported “beauty" preparations. In others ten masscurs have been warned to keep stricty to their business of rubbing and leave such things as face lifting, eyebrow renmving and the reduction of double chins by means of surgical operations severely alone. This new order has struck dismay in three new beauty parlors recently started in Home by swell-known Am- erican and French specialists. Plastic surgery was in its infancy when they planted their tents hero. but it is doomed to die before mom; up,‘ and many on expensive parlor will put up its "to let" card in consequence of the new order. . 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CHARLOTTETOWN,~ CAN Stotefsmen Plan United . Europe (Special to the Guardian) LONDON, Feb. 4—-'I‘1'i0ee three elder statesmen of Europe. Chamber- lain. Brlsnd and Stresemsnn, are nursing an ambitious plan for an economic united states of Europe. and about next October a conference of all European countries including Russia, may be called for the pur- pose. It is being phssised at the out- set that the expression “united stat-QB of Europe" is used only in an econ- omic and not a political sense. But their primary idea is to try tdefiect econmriy and commercial es in existing conditions which shall point toward making Europe something of a unit in regard to production sud consumption. ' Storm Takes F0 rty-four Lives (Special to The Guardian) IDNDON, Rb. 4—At least forty- four persons met death in Europe over a week end of unprecedented storm and cold conditions, the Bal- kan States and Turkey being partic- ularly heavy sufferers. Shipping ev- erywhere was deranged, especially in the Black Sea. where numerous minor wrecks were reported. The German cargo boat Deister sank yesterday in the entrance to the port of LGlXOCS, Portugal, and the en- tire crew oi 25, and a Portuguese pil- ot were lost. Eleven other lives were lost in an avalanche near Alma-Atu. - Russian Turkestan, Mcscow reports said. ~ BABY SAVED FROM EAGLE (By smairvnitea rem) GENEVA, January 2.—A ‘Berne peasant named Peter Koenig, after a fierce combat with an eagle whose wing-span was seven feet, is said to have rescued a baby from the bird's talons. Kcenig was returning frcen work on a farm near the village of Pratlgau. in the Berne Canton, when he saw the eagle swoop down snd grip the child in its claws. He tried to beat it ofi’ with a stick, but the bird still neld on. Koenig then grappled with the eagle, and after being badly torn succeeded in r uing the baby and driving ofl his assailant. Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew ADA, TDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1929 sLA iarirsoucur The‘ myltcrl Mcssiter, British war captain. fmllvl‘ New York engineer, found dead in his garage in Southampton. England. ently, has led police investigation to this continent in search of s. well- known New York woman. the late Captain M . EEHVIEE The Car Ferry Yesterday the car ferry ran 0n summer schedule time, making four freight trips in addition to her res- ular passenger trips. The mail train reached the city on time (6.30 pm.) On Saturday she ferried over 28 car- iosds of potatoes-making 32 cars for this month to date. In January she transported 251 cars as COmPB-T" ed with 200 in January, 102B. The bulk oi the potatoes gains fovwafii this month are being ship- ped to Boston. Last month they went mostly to Cuba. Large quanti- ties of turnips are also going forward to Boston. The Aeroplane The aeroplane made two round trlpryesterday on her usual sched- ule. On both trips she made the fast time of 35 minutes between Moncton and Charlottetown. On the first trip she left Moncton at 9.35 a. m. arrived Charlottetown at 0.35 a. m. and left for Moncton via Sum- merside shortly after. On her second trip she left Mcncton at 11.10 a.na. arriving in Charlottetown at 12.05 a. in. LAST MINUTE NEWS FLASHES I \ (Special to the Guardian) QUEBEC. Felm, 4-100 statues at one time a feature of sii win- ter celebrations in the ancient capital, are being revived in con- nection with winter sportsL A well sculptured figure oi an old time laborer can be seen on Busdo Street and other ice sist- ues are being prepared. This city boasts it is the only spot on the continent where this art sur- viva. TORONTO, Feb. 4- Betti!!!’ that Browning, Barrio and Den- man, Hamilton broken. had been oflered 01,250,000 in Liberti bonds ior saooooo o; ti» men. ~ New York detectives ‘AVOC 8st- urday to make investigations in l" ‘ s‘ . Four years ago gunmen stole the bonds from s bank in f‘ llis, Mo. Romeo Forllnl and Charles ll. Knapp, both with criminal records, visited the Ham- ilton ilrm, police allege. WASHINGTON. Feb. L-‘The Hersey bill to re-authoriae con- struction oi s bridge across the St. John River between Fort Kent, Maine and Charlton, N. B, was passed today by the house and sent to the Senate. The bridge. was authorised in I004 but the time limit ihenhad was held to expire before the State of Mme and the province of New Bruns- wick would be ready to bflllll work. . ORATORICAI.‘ . flame IIILOUTANDMAILTOTIII OIIIATOIIYIDINR C GUARDIAN. CANADIAN AND INTERNATIONAI.‘ Couduoisdiurrinsollwstdlslsudbythatlhsrloiietdsl Ii!!! 3m afllilill clearest. I mism- orocoieoi a ' use use in 'd'&"o.‘l“mmi.%."i".a?.§ ‘u.lo-iooonoone-noonecoo-onesenators-snus-unusable m ossso0llllllosllllloolooolasbbtosblcsaboslelolslln CONTESTS ‘ ' murder of Vivian Above is THANBPHHT Piflili Mi Ei' fl H HAY Stage All Set for the Opening of the D0- minion Parliament on Thursday After- noon of This Week. owswa, Feb. 4.-Wlth all the re- splendency of ceremony that tradition dicates, Parliament will open Thurs- day afternoon. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Conservative leader, will return from the west tomorrow morning. Premier W. L Maclienzie King and prac- tically all Dominion cabinet ministers are in the capital, and with the grad- iial drifting in oi Senators and mem- bers over the week-end the political atmosphere betoirens the near ap- proach oi the session. Three new faces will be seen in the House of Commons and three in the Red Chamber. The entry of the three new members will not make any change in the strength of the parties. One va'0ncy will exist through the resignation of L. A. Wilson, as Liber- al member for Souianges-Vaudreuil. In the Red Chamber, three new Senators will be ushered in, Senator H. I-l. Horsey, Ottawa; Senator Walt- er Foster, Saint John, NS; and Sen- ator l-lance J. Logan. Amhlrst, N. S. Ali three are Liberals. Two vacancies still exist, both for the Province of Quebec. The speech from the throne is be- ing carefully guarded. It is rumored. however, that reference will be made to the intention cf the government to bring down legislation this session for the payment of Canadian civilian claims for war reparations. Approximately 1,613 claimants scat- tered throughout the Dominion are concerned, and the claims approved by Royal Commissioner Jamerrrlel are for amounts totalling $4,200,000. The government is agreed that all approved claims up to $1,500 should be paid in full. No decision has been reached, though. on requests that claims for higher amounts should al- so be iully paid. Protest has also been made by claimants against the pro- pose] to pay claims from 01.500 to $35,000. will doubtless be well attended. Re- maining preliminaries for the opening will be given attention in addition to an accumulation oi routine matters. The Beauharnois Power project will not likely be passed upon tomorrow as the decision oi the Supreme Court of Canada on Dominion and Provin- cial control over water powers will be handed down on Tuesday. OTTAWA, Feb. h-His Excellenc" the Governor-General will revert to a custom of old standing at the open- ing of parliament next Thursday. litor the past “two years, His Excellency has used a limousine to get to the legislative buildings but this year he will go back to the old and more pic- turesque opsn sleigh with s. squadron of Princess Louise Dragoon Guards as escort. ' Mystery Man Is Back In England NT N Cabinet will meet» tomorrow and MERCHANT u. intellectual bankruptcy nu aa- vom-eoauuviogiis-etm OIL (.- . A... -_ ms MAJESTY murmurs T0 GAIN, STRENGTH (special to The Guardian) LONDDN, Feb. li-The King pass- ed another good day without apprec- iable change in his condition, it was announced at Buckingham Palace tonight. Lord Dawson of Penn paid his usual morning and evening visits, but the presence of no other physic- ian at the palace showed there is no anxiety as to the condition oi’ His Majesty. Royal patient must not be consider- ed convalescent was only io guazd the public against excess optimism. It is probable that no medical bulle- tins will be issued until tomorrow evening. The strength of His Majes- ‘ ty has increased to sonic extant and ‘it was found possible today to move him from his bed to a chair placed at the window of the sick-room, so that he might enjoy the sunny day. LONDON, Feb. 4——A trip today by an ambulance from Buckingham Pal- ace to Craigwell House near Bognur, caused rumors that the King had been transferred to the Sussex shore, but the trip was only a. rehearsal to try the roads and determine how long it would take to transport the royal patient by that method. The rehearsal went so far as to include the wheeling of a bed from the doc:- way of Craigwell house to the sun- room which the King is to occupy there. No definite date for the Kingh re- moval has been set, but unofllcial information named Thursday as the time. As a result of today-‘s trial, it was believed that the trip would be made by road. The condition of the royal patient remained unchanged to- night. loord Dawson of Penn was the only doctor to visit the palace and no oflicial statement was issued, BUCHAREST, Feb. 4 — Two hundred persons were arrested here yesterday after a Coma-nun. isi. meetin, staged violent. dam. onstrationg against the royal (n. mily. Pictures of the boy king, Michael. Dowager Queen Marie slid her late consort were torn and trodden underfoot, Official disclaimers. however, were made in London oi the reports that he was working in any way in the situation in Afghanistan. ’ It was stated that Lawrence had been stationed on the Afghan border for some time, but was then ordered Willi i0 Eflsland because of the rum- ors in circulation. In the past year 3,000,000 smog were made by hand in Austria. You Do m’ time 1'0 co f0 fut: SEASIDE 1'0 SEE fumes hurricane PLYMOUTH. Bus. Feb- 4- A" Craftsman Shaw. otherwise “LAW- mioo oi Anbia".lllld9d1\'°m ti“ llnlr asjputaua today. enveloped in the some veil ct mystd‘! Wet h" pursued his movements since the close oi the Great war. Colonel T. I. Lawrence travelled QflgQ-Bllll from India. He ste his inosu alone. camissd A0 nisht and otherwise lived Iii! to his mysterious nun-uu.o"o."nou-a-uunonnooauoycocucanon-nieces 3"‘ “ ‘a. “gym; Q1 Qnlgsl . 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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Twenty- one nations will participate in the fourth international oratoricai contest according to announcement here to- day by Randolph Leigh, director-gen- eral, who has just returned from Eu- rope. While there. Mr. Leigh partici- pated in a number of conferences at , which the details of the arrange- f-ments to take care oi the new na- g tlons were considered. t Under the plan for 1929. certain na- I tions, such as England. France, Ger- many and the United States will clear |straight through to the international finals at Washington in October. Can- ; ado. and Mexico will also send repre- isentatives direct to the international f finals, because they have been in the f contest from its beginning.“ Other par- t ticipating nations will be grouped ialong-racial and linguistic lines. For t the different groups, there will be fin- al meetings to determine the spokes- man oi that particular group. That group spokesman will have a place in the international finals, Most of the national finals will be held in May and the international finals in October. The nations in which students will Diarticipate in the contest for 192i) are as follows: England, France, Ger- many, Holland, Belglum, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Austria. Jugoslavia, Switzerland, ROUIllflJllfi, Canada, United States. Mexico, Cuba. Argentine, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay. A number of other nations may be ' addedistrthialisigas negotlationswith. . them are now in progress. In iase of such addition, the new nations will be allotted to different groups.‘ In i928, eight. nations, England, France, Canada, Mexico, Argentina. German)‘. Cuba and the United States were represented. The championship in 1927 was won by a Mexican, and in 192B by a Frenchman. The Cana- dian came third in both these years. These Canadian and international oratorical contests are sponsored in Prince Edward Island by The Char- lottetown Guardian in co-operation with the Department of Education, Record for Air Mail Delivery (Canadian Press) , HALIFAX. N. S. Feb. L-Eight hours and ten minutes from Ottawa to Halifax was the record for air mail delivery set up by three planes of the new Ottaws-Montreai-St. John-Hali- fax service today. when squadron leader T. A. Lawrence brought his plane down on Lake Banock at 3.35 A.S.T., this afternoon he concluded ' the final flight oi a three-hop sche- dule begun st Ottawa at 6.25 EST. this morning when the Ottawa mail set out for Montreal to be transferred there for the run to St. John. Lawrence took ofl from St. John for Halifax at 2.05 A.S.T., this after- noon, end was weather throughout most oi tho flight. Correspondence North Bay and ‘Toronto last night was in the boxes at the Halifax post of- , fice st iive o'clock this evening. ‘Ib- _ marrow tho schedule will operate in reverse, Lawrence taking o1! from Dartmouth Lakes at an early hour with mall for St. John. ottawa and Montreal. favored with clear Polledin e Suinuierside tide eighteen minim i later than Charlottetow- i‘- . ' ' - Z‘=~‘-‘.3»". ._.-_» a»: sailor-sang»; v