MAXIMS .»r..~ ors ,- MERCHANT All the hi: things in life are ‘c. Charlottetown Gulsr ccmplished by ltrlvhlg h; hi". u” troll. ' 1d 4- R. i l gziBrohiarbi ti on 0,15 Again Amended Seetionb 59a Repealed As Souore”.4nd A New Clause In. troduced Recognizing As Prima .4.. “Too Facie Evidence The Oath OfAny Person Against Any Other In- dividual For Being Intoxicated. Clause Re Fifty Cent Scripts Is Deleted. l’ fr. ihejieghlature yesterday the new phenomena to the Prohibition’ ~' passed second reading and pro- vo *d animated discussion in com- ntitW". The repeal of Section 53a chit‘. the substitution therefor of a. ‘pr penaltypf from $10 to s30 for it." on the ground that the measure r-"tvcd at the last segslon of the House had too severe and h“ m‘ been enforced. Asked by the Op- rfl-‘ltkvu Why it had been pissed on the stjltute bgoks. Hon. Mr. lprage volunteered the information that it ,v:ss due to an Opposition member, who had suqg_s_sted'the heavier pen- llllv of notlless ‘than $200, foz-‘flrst ollwnce. Doubtless the hon. member 11m intendjidithis more or less as a. loin‘; novelrtheless it had been in- wruorahtfkliin the Act and it had .1 fou d too severe to be carried l“. , lion. Stewart said, he was glad tile Govcrnnient_menlbe'rs were com- hs bsglslto a measure or sanity" on till; question.’ Had they listened w ttu- serious criticism of the Opposi- mn a ycardpago this section as well u» manyfrthérs would never have been passed. secttorrjliua of the Act as am- Pruicd last yearyhich was since de- lllfLd ultra. vires by the Supreme Court, was struck out. u, furthxer idmendmcnt limiting the BF-‘firse of each prescription lssudd l“ a. medlcol doctor to fifty cents v s declared by Dr. Maclllillan to be c». insult to the medical profession. 1P moved that it be struck out and Premier the promoter of the bf.‘ <econded the motion. The clause \_\-= deleted. '1 llOFB was considerable discussion cu other changes, the most remark- rw e of which was not even hinted in the advance resolution of It. Hon. 'I'hls amendment was as fol- v . t .18 H. ‘use. If any person shall give e :dcnc.e under oath o! having seen luv person in a state of intoxica- llrn in any of the public places man- tlotlcd in Section 139 of this Act. Flifll testimony shall be prlms. faclc cwrlencs that such person on tbs Monmwzmnwuno div on which lavas loseenwcs guilty of such an offense against section 58a. of this Act." _ To this amendment vigorous ob- ifiotion was token by the Opposition. It was pointed out that there is no definition o! "intoxication? that s man suffering (win some physical disability may quite easily be mis- taken for an intoxicated mm by a cosual passer-by; that the section opens the way to grave abuses u it permits any spiteful person to lay charges of drunkenness against neighbors, however respectable. The amendment was supported by the Premier, Mr. Wtllhi. sud Mi’. Mac- Phee. Hon. Dr. Grunt was inclined to agree with the Qlilwsition. He really believed the blauae wis dan- gerous. Ha wuld not oppose it, how- ever. ‘ The suggestion by the Opposition that tbs clause be amended to pro- vide that testimony in this connec- tin be prime fools evidence only "if corroborated by another witness" was ignored. Dr. Mncilillm moved that the clause b! struck out. The motion was lost on the iolicwina diviflohi For the motion: Hon. Mr. Stew- art; w. Mocblillsri, Mr. Arsenault, Mr. “CU-HQ. Against the motion: Premier Saunders; Hon. Messrs. Blanchard, LePage, Butler, McNeill, Sinclair, Grant. Masts. Dennis. Cordon. van-um, men-lee. scuilv. Mums. Hon. Mr. McIntyre. Minister of Public Works, was the only Liberal member who remained seated when the "Nays" were called. He did not vote one way or the other. Hon. Dr. Grant, after haviril expreued his disapproval of tho clause. hesitated for a considerable time and finally got to his foot lust before the vote was counted. , The clause as read was then car- ried. Other amendments included the provision that the surplus money 0n hand in the Rohibltion Commission office on the lat dsyl of June and December of each year over and above the sum of" $300 shall be paid over to the Provincial Treasurer “if demanded by him." tWVAIMRTYlKHE Liberal Members Solidly Opposed to Change of Branch Line to Ac- commodate Fort Al, Vicinity. i By a straight party vote the Pro- vincial Legislature yesterday defeated the resolution and amendment there- tcfcalling for achangc in the pro- lmsed railway branch line between Lake Verde and risque so as to cccommodots l large section of tho country now without proper facilities- m argument against the proposed "lance was advanced other than that i“! Minister of Railway! bad al- iY-fiv announced his decision and twat it would be inadvisable to insist 1'“- fi chance st a time when "tho Fcltez-al Government \I about in FJ-"ld" several million dollars on ‘Augustus And smug on Wednesday. When Mr. W- 0. l. Manure name. seconded b! DI‘- thst the branch line be maximal, I built from Mt. Herbert‘ to Biris creasing. The resolution was IIVQYI m (up u; yesterday's Guardian. Mr- ueoun, when the 1w» wit in" Ocoiuiitioo. omvhlliflfi ti" WW“ once of such districts so Iortsulust- us, Johnston's MW. WWW-l W" nor and oicofinsan which have auffofld Inst clacdvanim i-hlwoh lock of railway facilities. and which gyQ-“flblg of providing much new auaiacd tor the luuwu. bot-h in Mimi and passenger traffic. The construction of a branch at or near Miter fonilltiqfor our communica- tion with the mainland." H .. , 1., . .. __s-__._..._._..__...__....____ . ,4 x. s???” opleb Papr .K_ HEADS COUNCIL .//////////////.\. Demonstration peque Bay and (Special to the Guardian) ’.- OTTAWA, April 18.—A good, deal Rev. Canon C. W. Vernon, general 1, of interest’ m the fisheries 01 the secret"? of u" Council M snflaltMflflillllc Provinces has been excited Sign“, o‘ ‘he Chnch or England mthy the optimistic statement of Col. an“; h“ been ended prtsldent j the Hon. J. L. Rnlston that were go- o; u“ such! service 00am“ of cam ing ahead by "leaps and b0unds"and M“ another equally positive statement by »--» the mcnlbrr for Inverncss that they were going to the "bow-wows," A representative of The Guardian had ml. intervlciv today with the omclals jot’ the Fisheries Department as tn ithe situation, particularly in Prince lEdword Island. Tilers was s. disin- iclination to cliscuzs the statements of politicians one way or the other, but it ivas pointed out that statistics for any one year were not a. fair crit- ‘Cl'lOll by WlllCll to judge progress over a period of years. Conditions which llllcctcrl the catch and sale ol fish products in 1927, for instance, were very bad, while of those aflect- ing 192B were very good in compari- son. and the returns which are now being printed show a substantial 1n- crease, . Inquiry elicited the fact that the 9 T-l.Ul-W Candidates Must Not Spook Longer Than T?! whites-Other Points To Be Noted. Today, in Montague, Summerside and Charlottetown, the District Or- atory COntAsi-s take place. As has of- ‘n as to tho future of the oyster indus- try on Prince Edward Island. It ex- Wn 59911 593d b91011? i" this 1713"‘- plzllned that development has been u? DQ190519 l5 w 561°" m9 m"? m" made posslble by the agreement that W“ "fimflVml/fl 3mm "ch °Y me was entered into with the province 1°“! dmflcis - 0f Qileens Cilllmi)" last _\'Cfll' \llll'l£‘l‘ which complete jur- Kin“ caunwv Pflnce cmmw “mi 'dlt"‘.ioll had been placed in lh-E chilflilflfiwwn- W “impel-e m U“! 23.13.1112 cf the Department, Eversincc Provincial Finals, which will be hold the Privy Cont...“ 135C310“ m the at Zion Church Hall, in this city on t I i l Covers Prince Edward Island ‘CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY. APRIL 19, 1929 PLANS TO DEVEL 0F THE OYSTER IND us TR Y department has glint antlciriations- pants. llrldsy, May 3rd at 8 p. m. The places and hours of the Con- tests are as follows: Kings County, at Montague, in the Oddfollows Hull at 8 p. m. Prince County, at Sumlnerside, in St. Marys Hall at 3 p. m. Queens County, at Charlottetown, in the Zion Church Hall at d p. m. Charlottetown, in the Zion Church Hall at 8 p. m. It should be noted by contestants and others interested that: the con- teats will start punctually, on the hours above stated, and candidates MUST be in the hall half an hour before hand, in order that they may draw for places. No candidate may speak longer than ten minutes. A stroke of a mallet will be given at ten minutes precisely after the candidate. has he- gun his oration, and should he cnn- tinue speaking after that, he will he disqualified. It is best to be well within the limit. Candidates are requested to get in touch with The Guardian's represen- tatlve, or call at the Guardian Ofllcc in the afternoon, before the hour set for the contest, in order to receive ' final instructions. ' At the close of the District Contests thrSchool Contest prizes of $5.00 each will be donated to the particl- The District prizes, hovrevel", will not be presented until the Pro- vincial Ffirlal Contest. The following information is re- published for the benefit of those in- terested. ' The representation in the District Contests is Is follows: Kings County, 8 schools, lli pupils. Queens County, 8 schools, 15 pupils. Prince County, 6 schools. l2 pupils. Charlottetown, 4 schools, 8 pupils. Total-Id schools. 50 pupils. Hon-are the names of the Schools and Corltsstdn‘ in the respective districts: -___._. Continued on page 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS. COMING EVENTS. MEETINGS. ETC. "Dr. Clift, M. Dr-Qlll‘! now home promotion cure. Purdy Station, West- obeaisr Co. N. Y, U. B. A. ~ 5070-0-12-3 mos. —-—- "Montague. Saturday, Yen's Thea- tre. lpesiol show. Harold Lloyd. 3244-4-17-31 as “' :1.- w’ _ {iii U. . ..._ ‘ ub Meeting Co nwsll Rink, , v u.) Like the Dew Scientific Investigation Th rough Farms At Mal- Grand River Will Be Made This Year. Fisheries Reference in 1898, there has been dual jurisdiction and this prevented development. This, how- ever, has been ended by the agree- ment of last year. 1t is true that in order to overcome the dimculty, at least in a measurman agreement was entered into with the province in i912, whereby the province was glv. en authority to lease areas it regard- ed as suitable for oyster culture, but owing to the outbreak of an epidem- i° flm°fl85t the oysters of Malpeque Dgy and adjacent mas, and other dlfllcultles, no progress was made, It was explained that there are many thousand acres about the Is- land that are suitable for oyster farming and that by the application of proper methods these could be made to produce on an average from zoo to soo bushels of oysters of first quality annually, the value of which would exceed that of the whole fish- cries of the province at present. The Department emphasized that there is ncjoubtthat there is much to be learned before full success can be achieved. for while oyster farm- =ing is an old industry in the world faoturc of fertilizers, and oil. Where such waste can be obtained in suf- ficient quantities the undertaking ls 9- 9634118 0110- The main difliculty to a greater expansion and the utiliza- tion of such waste is that the am- ount of it that ls produced at any one place is usually too small to war- Cuntinued on page 3. ifiorraspolilieliceln l’lll Alone base Will list Be Made i Public For Sons Tillie (Special to The Guardian.) \VASHXNGTON, D. C., April 1$-—— The exchange of diplomatic corre- spondence on the sinking o.‘ the I'm ;Alon.~ will not be made public for ‘some tithe, Henry L. Stimson, Secret- ialqv of Slate. today informed the Canadian Press that lle will send his u-cply to the Canadian note today but that. he lllldFWlLiflilS the Canadian §0\'E‘l'l".lll(‘!‘ll desires to reply to the American note and the vchole corre- spnndrncr- will be mnrlo public at the slllne time. Reluctance tc reveal what has pass- (Spocisl to The Guardian) TORONTO. Ont ., April 1B~An anonymous letter warning the party of 160 Australian boys now touring the United State; and Canada. not to visit. Chicago has been received by lvfalor J. J. Simona who is in charge of the party. In an interview with the Star today by long distance telephone from Foxhead inn, Niagara Falls, lifajor Simona stated "We have had repeated warnings from friends that the visit of our boys in uniform might not exactly be wel- comed by the inti-Britlsh eleme t in Chicago, but this morning's letter was a bombshell. (Canadian Press) PARIS, April i8.-The allied and German reparations experts, after l0 weeks of work to find a solution for the difficult reparation problem to- day reached an absolute deadlock presoging o. breakdown in the nego- singin- ed between the two countries so far comes from Ottawa, apparently. Mr. Stimson admitted that he had talked the matter over with Hon. Vincent Massey. The Canadian government ‘knew pretty well what was in the American note already, - Apparently Canada. wishes to make further representations. It is under- stood the United States will take the stand that its coast guard was justl- fied in treating the suspected rum runner as a smuggler ship when it refused to halt when first challeng- ed. Australian Boys May liave To flannel Chicago Visit 1-111- "My officers and I are inclined to view the matter as a joke, but some of the people responsible for our tour do not vlsw it in that light and we may be forced to cancel our Chl- cago visit. “This is the first time a spirit of animosity has been evinced towards us. . "Quite a. number of our Canadian friends have told us not to keep the matter lightly as this letter is just healing out a number of mysterious long distance phone calls we have received during the lut day or two. Our hon m now more accel- than ever to lee Chicago." EXPERTS FAII. T0 Fllli 80L"- ‘ TION 0F REPAIIATIBIS tiations. The Canaan delegation for- mally refused to go beyond its one: of 8'1 annuities of 1,650,000,000 marks (about $300,000,000). ‘Therefore there was considered nothing new for the experts except to make a. report of their labors and go home, leaving the do a ibin other. When a mun with initiative cannot MAXIMS Oi A 3' MERCHANT g one way he will do it su- NA VAL I BARLE Y} Introduces “ DISCUSSED ’ t t t t t‘ Commander Joseph M. lbanworq thy. Labor M-P. for null, air-gland.‘ ha! those mpresonlltiptlvcs who are lately to be séht as sultan, dclcgotes to attend the broil artisan‘ Informal naval psrvlry at Geneva. Switzerland. The selection, so he is; reported to have stated, depends lat-l gely upon the composition of the next British government. l.EllHfl HBKEH... Elilfllfi Membel- Conservative di-ngton Succumbs to Heart Attack. OTTAWA, Apsil ill-Hon. Dr. J. W. Edwards, Conservative member of , immigration committee it is under- For Frontenac-Jili- . Bill To Apply Quota Law (Canadian Press) WASHINGTON, April iii-Senator Harris of Georgia today introduced in. the Senate a bill to apply the quota. lavtf to Mexico and. the Latin American countries. It does not apply to Canada. and Newfoundland and in view of the attitude of_ the stood Senator Harris will not at- telnpt; to apply the quota to them- He introduced another bill to reduce the quota percentage from all coun- tries from 2 percent to 1. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts introduced a bill to repeal the National Origins clause. Ontario Imports Hungarian Birds (Special to The Guardian) TORTONTO, April 18—-One thous- > and Hungarian partridBEs are t0 be imported into Ontario (or the Pill“ pose of restocking the pruvinfle- Th!!! are expected to arrive here in a few (lays, D. McDonald, deputy minister of game and fisheries. announced. The birds will be placed near trout ponds in Norfolk County. i Troops Must Stay (Special to The Guardian) TOKIO, April ill-At the request of the Chinese national government, Japan has bopostpolle the departure of itTOMTS from Tainan-Pu. capitol 0! Shantung- which was to have begun today, Nanklngs request intimated that internal conditions in Shantunfr, were such that it could not, ensure the safely of the Japanese. ‘l’? ~ Accol-dlng to reports from . . the delay; is due to Ma‘. lzl t": t t 1925 and 1926. a He was Grand Masterof the Grand , Zllnfeliiige Zhiiimé" E‘§§l.““""1 lb “lav. laesufY 0 l. Bfl . - . 1l\'i.Yl toaster p and Sovereign of the. Loyal (it-altos Al QRALQR, ‘is g ( Association of British America from t ‘P 1923 tn 1928 when he retlrorl. l '@ , . . RlNKLEQ FUVERAI. SERVIFF. ' ‘ . I i? \=\RST!4 Tsuruz Chang's rebel ac". . have nlado it. lmpos=ibi~ Talon troops to cope ivltil fiflll in Shantlmg. ....____----_------ , here shortly before norm. H03. R- B- Hclillctt, Conservative leader. Gener- al A. D. McRae, chief Conservative lvhlp, and Arthur Sauve, Opposition loader in the Quebec legislature were anlong the former colleagues of Dr. Edwards present at the service. There ston, Ontario, andrcceived the de- m,“ 315,, a lame representation of mo“ of B A‘ and M' D" C‘ M" iLlbcrnls press-n‘, headed‘ by Prom-x" He was a school teachelgin Ontar- 1mm,’ lo and Manitoba for ten ywars, and ‘ The pagflng of Dy’ Edwin-fig marks '“°"w“d5 E ph5'5i°mn* ‘the fourth death in the ranks of the He was first elected to the House l Dominion conservatlve menlbers of Commons at the general clectionxpace mo gcnpfal (llebflbn 01 102e, in 1908 and was rte-elected in 1911 ‘Jmm C DO,,EL.,S_ Umflgomsh_su_vs_ and 1917. He was sworn in as Privy ‘hem, ‘L K Flpn-n-“ingy (caflgtgn- Councillor and appointed Minist°r of qmlflria, and m. R I; pres")... ma“. Immigration and Colonization nncfimk, haflm, d“... with,“ the past; Minister of Health, Sept. 21, 102i. He E was defeated in the general election of Dec. 6th. 1021. but was roe-elected‘ parliament for Frontcllac-Addingtoll, died suddenly early tilts morning as! he was being removed to tho Ottawa‘ Civic Hospital following a recurrertcei of a heart. attack which had affictezl i him earlier in the week. Hon. John Wesley Edwards, ll. A, M. D., C. M., (Frontcnacc-Addingtom was born May 25, i865, in the County of Frontenac. and educated at Sydellham High School, Ottawa Normal and Queen's University, Kins- OTTAWA. April ]3——-.\l"l‘.lb£f‘S from all political groups left the Hntzse of Commons in a hodv at. ll o'clock this i morning to attend the funeral Fer-i vice of Hon. J. W. Edlval-ds, held; l -.__.______..____ “o0- H: ' Condensed Specials RATE-do per word not each insertion in this column ¥§O~b§fi4| l ./< _J,ll_Ei-HT1 IW-tvv TORONTO April iii-Maritime fresh southwest in northwest winds, UMBRELLAS REPAIRED -- I18 Prince St. ilzfll-l-lh-Iii purity cloudy mid cool “it'll some -—-—--——-'--' ' ‘T light, scattered showers. WANTED-A MAID- ‘iwm-Y “o Toronto lair .. ....... 50-42 “hi” 5t‘ 32‘6'4'n'3‘ iQucbcc, snow . . . . . .. 38-34 ....___.- ___ ‘Charlottetown cloudy, ... ....45-37 ‘HORSES non SALE. CARLO“) _ ,_ _ _ v chow; horses just nrflvm l-Rlnsc \ lisllnli, loll ................. 46-40 are at my nczv barn 106 Elm Av- 5T- Jiiilil- T-lill - -- 43-33 cnue. Apply Parker A. Home. Boston. ratll 31534-1541‘ New York, l-aln ....... 40-40 "" _ " " ' ' i urn tide this morning at 15o and FOB SALE-QUANTITY or‘ CERTl- 2 l , "1 ( 7,0 ' fled Bpauldlllglioso seed potaioea, 0W3‘ m "' ' 9g m bu; 5.0m 11 Q u Kpnslugv. Sun svR this evening at 6.52 and ion. bags included. Frank l... Mc- rlsn: tomorrow nlornillg at 5.06. N“_‘_f*_D“m1°Y- 373044343 Full moon Tuesday. April 23rd, v v a 52$ Y’, Al. LosT-‘x THE Cull‘ "Anni Stun". 1r ::;l~ ltd: eighteen minutes future to take care of itself. m‘ l tortoLse shell glasses. Leave R-~ “Water than Challottetown. _u-‘_ .-.!3.llaliiEl-lqvln--~- ~-f , -_., . ._,_.,__ _ ‘ ~ A l ; u l . 16 PAGES u§"“§.l “cZ.'i.'..'i§'°'lZu°i§."§.'°a°. 5i? Etlitlltlllzi RHHHIIEUES Tl-U.LJY Provided _ Restitution For Victims. of An- drew Fraser Mitt chell’s Operations-s Many Bills Dealt With In House Yes. ' tel-day. ‘ In the Legislative Assembly yesn terday an act missed its second readil lng which, inter alia, provided $8.!- 000 to go towards restitution for thi British ex-ofllcers awirldled by Any drew Fraser Mitchell. The Dominic! Government. it was stated by Pref mler Sill! is giving an equd! sum, bl“. the amount for thil purpose to 316.000. Among the provisions of the $.- tute Law Amendments ict, w-b passed second reading, is one ing it obligatory for those entering Prince of Wales College to be prli- vlded with l. certificate from the Provincial Health Olilcer that they are free‘ from active tuberculosis, or other communicable disease, arid “B92192”?- IThaI-Iocse will prorogue this arm- nocn at 2 o'clock. MORNING SESSION Thursday, April The House met at 10.20 a. m. The Premier introduced a bill c titled The Appropriation Act, 19.. WlllCh received its first reading, All act to amend an act to fu 1i t ther amend the Chancery Act. 191th An 11".: to incorporate the Legisl ~ ~ ' c Library and the R0 g and ‘was deal», with l-f tile whole. 1 . _- had kindly donated 1 not) to the eroctlon of thv r. ":1 that the Government and clay lat-h contribute a like amourg the librarian and the heating, ligh ' irlg and maintenance were to cl-nnlent equally. 17ml. Mr. Stewart: May I ask holy was read n third time. ‘lrll Gallery was l-ezi ‘rr clzlnlained that t ‘ and Memorial Gallery, pl" The Govermrlellt was to Xllflkililr,‘ borne by the city and the 80V- ~ of the Market Square ‘iv-z I understand i; .. : cvi ("zry Council. N6 drlulr. that Will be looked into. Mr. Stewart: If it WON! vcslrcl the Crown, of course, n certain pet's lion of it should he so‘; BDOYC by legislation. Prernlor Sounders: Thov gave I118 tn undorwnnd that it bci~ll> to W10 city. Mr. Stewart: Because alien ‘£1937 were putting up a. fine bxlil‘ of that l-Ilfld ‘hero slmulu‘ l1» stlrablf: grounds about. it, to sci nff the ‘)lll'.l'l~ ing. Your llllnrllltlnoll l: filo city is {fililflg carp, nl zilri ..: ijflrllllf. Progress was rcportcrl, ultll leave to sit Bgflin. An act to further amend an act to consolidate and UlYlCllfl til". \"a~:~ lOllS ncts lfilailiiii to ‘til? plullzhltion of irltoitlcatlng liquors ncrlt torched second reading. and was deal; with lll committee of the ulloie. After considerable discussion, pl-ogresg, was reported, with leave to 5i‘ cumin. -An act to mcorporrre 1hr» island Telephone Company lTfflVfid third reading, lls did also an act to fur-’ lher amend an act to n ess, levy and collect taxes on illcoln-g . ll llclumllrll. propelfiy and ml arrt. to l'l(‘ttl".\(ll‘.l'l the Crapaud Hall Conllullly. At 12.50 the House took recess. AFTERNOON SF »=!ON The House met at 3.1.: ,1. m. An act to ulnelld the SllllllllCYhlflG Incorporation Act recclvczl second reading, and was dcalg with in train- mlttee of the whole. (Continued on page Zl- _A __ , ST. JOHN. N. l~‘., April 18- An agreement between the New- foundland government and the American Telegraph Company has been reached to provide tele- phonlc ncrllcns llctwl-cn Now- foumlland and Europe and Am- erica, it was tsnnounced yester- day by Sir John Middleton, the governor. J‘ ‘ ' ‘ one showing that they have bee _ l» ‘tau-mam