oils é-q There's many a man who can't undentand why he should buy a washing machine so long ae' wife has her health. hle Covers ‘Prince Edward "Island Like the Dew Business without hope ls and nsonotenoue: it ill faith and, -( hope give meet and purpose to ¢_. success. ‘ ‘Charlottetown Guardian Two Con}; Mos-nil!‘ Guardian, Founded 18b‘! CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1924 damn Fllliliiiiil ilPENEil, wluiisun BEREMIlNlEi His Excellency Baron Byng of Vimy Es- corted to House by goons-Speech From the Throne Refers Optimistically to Conditions in Canada, Hints at Reduction in Tariff on Agricul- tural Implementsand Promises Strict Economy in Expenditure. throughout the Dominion. The state othebf general employment has been [distinctly better. business has steadily (Gansdliiv Press) orrawa. Feb"; 2s. -'r booming of guns ‘Md with all cere- monial that ‘ {hway back to the carly days of' nglsh history, His Excellency, Governor General. Baron Byng of Vimy, today form- ally opened the third session of Canada's fourteenth parliament. Hi5 Excellency arrived. accompan- ied by a mounted escort from the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards. Speakers, both of the House and Senate, wore knee breaches, silk stockings and buckled shoes in] reminiscence of Westminster, al- though minus wig. Prior to the arrival of the Governor General. members of the House of Com- mons met in their own (vhamber to await the summons of the Gentle- man Usher ofthe Black Rod. Few changes from last session were noted. On the government side there ‘was missing the figure of Canada's veteran _ Minister of Fina-ace, Hon. W. S. Fielding. too ill to attend. Also missing was the face of Sir Lomer Gouln, forni- or Minister of Justice, who is away in the West indies seeking to recover lost strength. On ar- rival of the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, the members head- ed by the Sergeant at Arms bear- ing the ‘Mace, proceeded by the Breaker." flled down-the long cor- ridor, across the Hall of Fame to the bar of the Senate, where they iitood while His "‘ cellency read i the Speech frompthe Throne as follows: H‘ s “Honourable members of the Senate and members of the House of Commons: “i am glad to be able to congrat- ulate you upon many evidences of increased prosperity. Though the general economic situation still reflects the consequences of the world war, records of production, trade, transportation, employment and public finance have been unif- ormly increasingly favorable 4 Condensed Specials RATE-dc par word. net each insertion in this column .__.i___?_._ ‘WANTED -MAID. APPLY "ro Mrs. J. D. Jenkins, 173 Euston st. a ‘FOR BALE -HAPPY THOUGHT cooking stovc. Apply 152 Hills- boro St. 1728 2 28 3i ‘HAWUEIGH GOODS CAN BE SE- cnred at 187 Queen St., ll. L. Hardy, A-gont. l7tll-2-28-2l 'WANTED-LARGE UNFURNISH- ed room, centrally located. Ap- ply Z caro of Guardian. 1725-228-31 ‘FOR ‘GALE-HEAVY BROWN paper 6 cents a roll, Guardian office. 1780-2-28-tf waurlo-éAoe-Nre TO ssu. white flame burners. give twice the light, burn no more oil, fit common ialnpe. iSampias post- paid for 15c. 1744-2-29-3i. .__..____.......-...____ ‘LOIT-HQIWCI DIG. 27th, GOLD crescent-brooch set with bril- iiants, valued as anheirloom. glfberal reward. Apply Gust;- an. to feel gratified at the expansion to ‘venues and decline of its expend- ‘encourage the investment of capil- Princess Louise Dra- Thc volume oi’ increased. Especially has the country reason u. notable degree 0f its public re- ituros. “I am persuaded that reduction in taxation, and in production and transportation costs. such as will to effect an economic development hitherto unparalleled." “My ministers are strongly of opinion that reduction of taxation is of first importance, and that to this end efforts already put forth to combine strict economy in ad- ministration of public services with rigorous retrenchment in public ex- penditures, should be furthered in as many directions as may be pos- sible. This is more imperative, in that the margin of controllable ex- penditure within which economies can be effected, is necessarily res- tricted," ' “My ministers believe. however, that in view of economies already effected they will, when the pres- ent‘ financial year closes, be able to announce to the country that for tho firs‘. time sluoe,.l912-A91ii the national budget has been balan- ced. They are further of the opin- ion that when the budget for the ensuing fiscal year is introduced it will be found that the relation .i[||[5 NIEHT i ii Hlili Yiliililiilli Ffliii MUEH Storm wifiot Might I'll I tuudiin Roar‘ and Whistle But Roiiarians and Guests Had A No Finalfdictory er Germany is Now _ fniiufwiidinron or itr ‘ii i i nous‘ HEH [iHEiM Possible. (United Press) (British Urvitfld Press) United States Experts Hold Commanding Position in European Entangleme n t s, Owing to Conflicting Changes in Affairs of France, Germany and Britain. in European tangle greater than Grand Time. Ladies’ Night, at the Rotary Club last evening, was a splendid sue- NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—'l‘he reck- less years of international bravado by France since the ending of the war are drawing to a close. The adventurous spirit of dkhtsgnan PARIS . Feb. 28. -—Report Dawes committee experts be drafted Monday and be ‘ ready for to the Reparations submission Com- of that of Kings, Presidents and Pre- wiil mic-rs. The circumstances of will France, Germany and England which have forced the two Ameri- cans into holding the balance of . lEHililll iaouuiunuor Blliiiflillliilll] mp5,“ THE DEATH PENALTY (United Preae) LONDON, Feb. 2ll.-Should the death penalty be abolished? With the advent of the government the old has been revived in England with renewed vigor. Rhys Davis, M. P., under secre- neii l '. u. an lEliiil:1liiSf ' Slllllhjliilli Severe Snow storm. Yesterday Prevent-j ed Straits Crossing Owing to the severe storm yes- terday the Car Ferry did not msko any crossing but preparations were n, being made to start this snofflilii- The morning train to Bordenjlr- , Labor controversy rived there and returned in the evening, but was delayedby the snow and through some slight en- gine trouble‘ and did not reach Charlottetown until after 10,30 crss despite the stormy weather which prevailed. of Rstarinns and theirlady guests was large and the voted the most enjoyable yet held by the Club. arian Dr. Yeo presided. cellent banquet was provided by anxiety. the management of the Cafe Paul and after the toasts had been duly nuuored evening was spent in dancing. it was impossible yesterday for thc iFreMh "lmmrlsln- soon be begging the world to come of the company wns capnbly taken‘ by Mrs. W. E. Fletcher, Mr. Harry The attendance K0 evening was The president, Rot- An ex- thc remainder al in industrial enterprise __ _ and attract settlers m large London Conce.t Eight to reach them) numbers to m". domimoth island, the part of the programme ‘are a“ 4 that are necessary which was to be filled by members Porter and Mr. D. Edgar Shaw. ‘at alter the banquet: 'l'onst_, The King Anthem.) Remarks by President Yeo. Toast, Rotary, (“in the Rotary") responded to by Past District Gov- ernor W. S. Grant. Roll Call and nests. Rotary Sing-Song, by Everybody. l introduction of Wing" (Godfrey Netting) Nlrs. E. W. McKinnon. Toast “United States oi’ Amer- ica“ (“The Star Spangled llauner")‘ responded to by Rotarlan J. liioo- mu-w, American Consul. Song, by Mr.‘ Charles Earle. i | Toast: Rotary Anns and Guests (“They are Jolly Good Fellows") responded to by Mrs. J. A. Clark and Mr. D. Edgar Shaw. between .the public revenue and pub - lic expenditure is such as to just‘ ify some immediate reduction of tax ution." “in the opinion of my Govern‘ ment such reduction of taxation as it may be possible to effect should aim primarily at reducing cost of instruments of productions in in- dustries based on the national re» sources of the Dominion, thereby aiding materially in the develop- ment of our natural resources, and through cheupened production ef- fecting diminution also in the cost of living.“ “Legislation "will be introduced making provision for consolidation of the revenue collecting services of the Government under one ad- ministrative head. With a view to simplifying and improving the ex- ntion." “National unity, not loss than national proaptwriiy, ilcpends upon surmountlng thosc barriers which have tended to sopernlc “It-stern from Eastern Canada nnd to dis- courage permanent settlement up- on lauds. Foremost in this ‘regard are problems incidental to tariff rc- adjustments and to marketing agricultural and other natural pro- ducts." ~ “Stabilization and control of freight rates on grain from the head of the Great Lakes to Cana- dian ocean ports and thence to Liverpool are receiving closest at- tention. It is hoped the report of the Royal Grain inquiry Commis- sion, authorized last session to in- quire into the subject of handling and marketing grain, will be avail- able for presentation tc Parlia- ment this session, and that legisl- ation based upon its recommenda- tions may be offered for your con- sideration. Further development of our magnificent inland water trans- portation routes, which will result Song, by Mrs. W. E. Fletcher. Violin solo by Mr. Harry Porter. Reading by Mr. D. Edgar Shaw. The musical and recltailve part of tho programme evoked warm applause, "the accompanist being Miss Lillian Earle. A vote of thanks ’movo,d by Rotarlan G. S. lnmnn and second- ed by Mr. D. Edgar Shaw, tendered tho management of tho Cafe Paul. After an enjoyable dancing pro- gramme the entertainment closed with the singing of God Save the King. cl victory ovor Germany. so ghastly to French pride, must need by the government Following was tho programme ‘gained n. txgctogilesggkgetgzxl’: b831, _ ‘ willing from the first days (Nailmml of the wur to tax themselves com- lmensurately with the demands ot‘ French imperialism. has been spared this development. inow be f been and Cyranode Bergerac which has dominated the policy of the Page vernment,’ has been halted by t e fall of the franc- The French orgy of imperlalistic gestures against unarmed Germany no longer need cause the world any France has become so badly dam- aged by thc failure other financial of (heipolicy to keep pace with realities AS that instead of the world fearing will France her rescue. Nothing can give Fiance a final That fact, Paris. Her Strength Wasted (iould the franc have been forced to par by the sacrifices of France's Song,‘ “Sing, Sing, Birds on the -- (Continued on page 8) New Gold Field But the world mission in another ten days, _it was learned today. The Reparations Commission will transmit s draft of the report which will embody suggestions for payments by Ger- many to the Allies, and for stabil- izing Germany's currency and bud- get, to the various governments, The international‘ Conference, participated in by heads of various governments is likely to follow. As experts neared the end of their ef- forts, it became clear the import- ance of their work is infinitely greater than originally conceived and the results will have wide re- percussion. Moreover, after five years of comparative isolation, the United States, through two of its business men. is again predomin- ant in European affairs. Charles G. Dawes and Owen D. Young, not offically connected with the United States government and hitherto virtually unknown in Europe, through a combination of circumstances today wield a power ns.;.o.,.e mu- | zard Started in i Cape Breton (Canadian Press) passe. loss of‘ prestige ernment with months away. 5 ancial crash 7 Tho reparations pr more, the he pendcnce of sonallties, with power is roughly as follows: 1 The failure of France's vent- ure to settle the Reparations im- 2 - . Premier Poincare s gradual posing of the question once and for t: The French financial crisis. The precarious political situ- of re _. prieve and many holders of “hon of the present French 5°“ the office have felt most poignant- elecflons 0M7 two ly the terrible responsibility of the Th“ ‘Miami’ °Y eilmh" fln- should be hurled into eternity or in Germany. unless some settlement is reached. 6 The advent of the Macdonald Labor government in England. widespread among the masses of Europe that there must now be a settlement of oblem. utrality Dawes and have made them outstanding per- 8. share in shaping the course of the expert committees findings. ‘Further Evidence in Delorme Case (Canadian Press) liiflNlllhEA-Ia, Feb. 28.—New tary for home affairs, has pronis- ed that in the near future the sull- ject will be inquired into with care and e. final decision reached dis- p.m. The morning train came in from Souris 0n time and returned, arriv- ing half an hour late. - P The Georgetown train ‘was held up last night in heavy ow near Peakes Station, but expected to get through all right. A wing plough was used on the western train and the ordilli! wedge ploughs on the others. Though the fall of snow was heavy . there were no embankmentefleft from previous storms, other e a more serious blockade would ve resulted. . As there was no Car Ferry trip there was, of course, no outside mail or passeng n arriving leLet night. all so far as England is concerned. The home secretary has the power decision as to whether a person not. in order to provide full oppor- tunity for the country to express its views on. the matter a bill will be introduced in Parliament April 4, providing for the abolition of the death penalty, except for military offenses. The Howard League for Penal Reform has been one of the most active organizations against the sacrificing of human life in the cause of justice. An official of that organization has pointed out that most European countries have al ready done away with the practice. The following nations have de- finitely abolished capital punish- ment: Austrla, Holland, Italy, Russia, Norway. Portugal, Romania. Sweden, Esthonin, Lithuania. Other countries in which the death penaltylis nominally re- taincd but is practically obsolete are: Belgium, no execution for feeling Further- and inde- Young. A DAILY TALK "on ADVERTISING By SOAMMON tocxwooo Carthage Must - be ‘Destroyed Cato the Roman began and end- ed every speech he made in the predominant .1, l tee- A new goild and silver field locat- up,‘ up ed on the south branch of the Ona- mfms of snow Chan ed to Man river east of Lake Nipegou; g an east and aboutvfi miles north west of all?‘ heavy mm shortly alter Jelllcoe has g ' in Ontario‘.- (B"'"‘" "m" ""‘"-> this section of Cape Breton in tn PORT ARIDHULR’ 0m" Fen 28'” early hours of the street been discovered and NORTH SYDNEY. Feb. 2S. -—A noreast blizzard which broke over the morning and traffic with itimony in the Delorme case was heard this moinln, at the trial of the Abbe on a charge of murdering his half ‘brother, Raoul on January 6, 1922. It was given by (Constable A. Lefebum. who said that on the night of the murder he was in the neighborhood of the spot where the body was found. He knew the accused by sight. He was not pre- 8 years; Denmark. no execution for 30 years; Finland. no execution for 98 years except during one year of political trouble. “As to whether the abolition of the death sentence operates ward an increase or (limlnutton of homicide," Davis said. “the truth, i think, is well illustrated by tho Roman Senate with the exclanui- ,_ tion "Carthage must be Destroy- ’ Cato made up his mind ‘that Carthage was a menace to Rome _ and that Rome would not be safe , until this menace was removed. And so he kept hammering this fact home merely by the power of repetition. He used no argument)" to- aims are ‘being registered wi J. W. Morgan, mining ‘recorder for the district. have been filed and the interest in the tiield is at fever lreut. Porcupine and Timmins-people are “m, interested in the find and hcild to date the majority Assays show property to be very, rich in both gold and silver. To reach the field one goes into Tas- hota on the {lanadian ‘National lin- es and then pnoceeds in north wru- Already of the claims. th Ottfi on Bismarck (to Contest Election (British United Pres.) MUNICH. Feb. 28.—~Otto Von Bismarck, grandson of Germany's g-reat chancellor, announced his |candidacy for the Reichstag, Otto's father, Herbert, was a diplomat |and one time Secretary oi‘ State. ‘for foreign affairs. Otto is the ‘first member of the family to run for 93 claims pared to swear ho could identify the accused as the driver. but the man or woman in the car wore a fur coat. To Introduce Bill For ‘Sale of Light Wine (Canadian iPrees) state of affairs in America. "if one takes the six states of the Union in which murder is least common. one finds that three of them have abolished the death penalty and that threo have not. The states are: Maine. death (Contlnuedon page 3) CASS GIVEN no involved reasoning, merely e plain statement of a positive opin- ion. - ~ Alexander the Great. -in the‘ midst of the excitement and pleas! ures of his court. wished to be coa- ‘ stantly reminded that the ‘Athen- ians must be gubdued. And so he instructed one ‘of his servants to stand at his elbow-and "at the ba- ginning and and of every feast to say “Master, remember the Athen- ians." ' I have often referred to the fact 'l‘urnovors istiug system, -it is also proposed Grapemm Maraschmn Cherry to constitution board to investigate Chicken Sm", with Rice and study iarious modes o1 tax- Celery olives Pickles Esculoped Oysters Roast Chicken with llrossiul; (llblot Sauce Mitsheil Potntous Tarts Parker House Rolls Green Peas Sultana Cake Following was the menu pro- “my direcmm- vlded: MENU Further Shortage in ‘Sydney Accounts (Canadian Press) SYDNEY, Feb. 28. ——Clty Clerk J J. (Turry was suspended by Mayor William Fitzgerald yesterday aft- ernoon, following a receipt by his worship of audit of Joseph Wood, (f. A., who reports n further short- iOi Sentenced to (Ca nad ian wlgiJLA‘N‘D| Ont, Press) iFob. murder com mitted parliament since his grandfather. Hang May 8th William Albert (lamllield was to dny sentenced by Justice iSiniih tn be hanged Thursday, May 8, ‘for on Christ-mus ‘WAISHNGTON, Feb. 28.—Fortl' members of the House joined to- day in iheannouncentent that next week they will introduce a bill to legalize the manufacture and sale c-E beverages with alcoholic con- tent, 2.75 per cent ‘by volume. 28.—- U. S. Shipping Board Vessels unoqo an a warrant asking for his extradlc- lion to Nova Scotia for trial on pir- acy charges, $10,000 hull today. was set. for March 18th. The. case grows out of an attack was admitted to The hearing or upon themselves. that a practical psychologist-the‘ man who gets his psychology from‘ contact with human being I bot- ter off than the man who s it Canadian Press) from books. Certainly hsreiare BOST , Feb. 28. —Ray Cass. two examples of ‘the moth 1M Somerville, arrested yesterday on practical pgyqhnlpflgts,” .‘ ' y both recognised instipctivelyn- the gigantic force of continued rippti tion orally-idea. éltharubfiifdtiidl’! Advertisers he's. don't fully appreciate the power of Washington Cream Pic Suited Almonds Cluster Raisins ' 'l‘en Music by Orchestra Tariff Tinkering Rumored at Ottawa (Brltlah United Free.) - O'Il’llAsWlA. Feb. 28.-—-Thc tariff reductions are reported in politi- cnil circles today to ibe on the gov- ernmenrs program for the session. Reductions in IOnstoms tariff on D dt ill-fl.‘ $1,005.00 in the city accounts of day. he having been convicted yes- terday of locating a farmer insen- si-blo with a Shovel and sorting ilrr: to his house and burning him to Up For Sale w»-.-,_ ‘. tho right kind of repetition. They have too much fear of what they call duplication. Instead of fear- ou the British rum runner. J. Scott liunklnson, oil Capo Ann last August. Separatists Have quartered in Speyer have not de- parted according to a dispatch to igralte to South Africa. The French gave each separatist allowance offor Mr. Camp, Conservative op- 250 francs, (lentil. Arthur Henderson Not Left Speyei (British United Pres.) IBERIJIJN, Feb. 28.—'Separatlstr (Canadian Prose) LONDON. Feb. 28. -—ln Burnle eutsche Algemein Zeltung today. is ihelievetl some intended to em- ponent. Wins Bye-Election bye-election today, Arthur Hender- son,~Secretary of HomelAffairs re- ceived 24,571 votes against 17,534 (Canadian Press) WASHINGTON, J-leh. 28.—4Blds on the entire United States ship ping board fleet of 1,335 vessels and under ‘have slightly changed. Con- tract terms were asked for today by the Shipping Board. This action was taken through the Emergency Fleet Corporation and offers rec- eived on or before March 14 will ‘be considered and no award will be made before tau-t date. l ‘ Y Announcements, agricultural implements are und- erstood to be particularly in view. ln some quarters it is asserted ag- ricultural implements may even in lower carrying charges for pro- ducts of the farms of the West as wiell as for products of the mines, ' forests, and diversified industries .._....__.,_._.....__..____.___.-- urea ,-em.a - T-WINTV-FIVE acres of lend with good buildings In all Village. Aiiiiiy to i ur Scott on premises. . 1739-2-29-8i. or the east, is of vital importance. To aid in the accomplishment of this purpose, work on the new Wei- iand ship canal is being expedited. "Further interchange of corres- pondence has taken piece between my Government and the govern- ment of the United States with re- ~ ference to the St. Lawrence Water- s the opinion of my advisers the importance of this question is such that further inquiry should be instituted before ‘a final decision is reached on proposals which have bee under consideration. The 1m- way. I Qrunrorfato . u ii w i veeevh Mo- "he e rm .io‘ii'iii'i‘iiifi"is'°ailiiiii'a‘oil’i'ii. at s b ct at. inlrini incur. 2:5 .ss_ i‘! tiagé-olt ver- mentiiit equd isdt ii of tbe=rate_ on Canadian flour. and removal of dia- ci-inii riona in ocean rates on other adieu products are, receiving muius tastock raising iiloa and .d rest benefit {my obv rsment has fitlon. "A! _ I eti ‘ill 70187 m to series tare I _ (Continued corpus l) .1 i be put on the free list. Fourth Fatality‘ A.- in C. N. R. Collision ' f -~c (Canadian 1PM“) Bnoomnimliii. Ont. Feb. 28- removing bodies of men from the debris and greet cmdlt is given to . Egbert dfaliory for valor in re- wano doina’ “ . Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. nATEL-B cents per insertion. "Mt. Stewart JMonday night Dempsey-firm Tight in Movies. Special dram. 1740-2 292i. "Special. . Richard =Barthelmess ter lie l- word each -W. V. A. B lding on. Tuesday, March f-th at J0 p. m. . 4i "Si. James Congregation will The Weather, Etc. .lF- “mane. ARE. era-Y - 365' seas ‘to Put“ v INT!) AYEAR.-wneee~ boas ‘fl-la EXfRA- ,, one. some. FRnfit, .9" EVERY FouR a The temperature at ll a. m. 799‘, terdcy was 27 The maximum and minimum VII ,§'fw§gg"s',,°1,,§$§ .._,_.. hold a oeko llle at Moore k Mc- Bll and Iii. The YWIIILIIIOIOII 4 V n. heattliet not...» was olilirdi l »“°°“"‘ "mi"?- Mfl of P. a i. velocity-ems miiumeahw- . < ‘tgediilgard pet-tot no dclgghia: ‘as, H,,~,,,,,_ - _u 113144041. ‘nisgfiv-fligoslzfl "iiffh, l _o_ ‘mo ‘menses i eco - ‘l ' _ < '4,“ s; which he nineties, he satnrab- V” "Afim "ffffll- h“5i!';,;;,'t,§',*,,':,,':,'$ M u edlu water, dwneopinl it er: m, “My Wm. Iound the. i lined . men, Flaw on", t ‘ha, °~ Wm...“ ‘ has "llilmi" w i" ‘hr-m’. Thurs?! . mi ‘out at .10. and . . ' " ‘ ~ llflivlilill‘ _ iifui Mil‘!!! himltl com woo“, ' _ V m i»- medioeum; p - _ . - lug duplication, i would often seek it. Quite frequently the second time you tell a. mans ~, g it is more effective. than titer It and there are some messages witch have almost no affect o, ill‘- til they have been hammered persistent and continuous ripen- tlon. - ,_, ' The retail rnetiihtut. 4t, ll Mile. s cannot continually an Q. ‘he _ same bargain in silk s_ u» YEAR ; toilet soap, ‘but he can oongfiinaliy " advertise his own nameflqilfl- the . . idea. that his store is aeloifd‘) e ad 1h l. at particular many mekntsrssd business men fail. I.) es- actlon is a thing by itselhwd alt) i , relation to anythingthat. .1 fore or anything that _ lows. They-starts new business every day of their business lives. sometimes en advertisement te- peeted stain and nets strength instead cf-l ‘ . once wrote e mail order! - merit for aeet of book) ~' é-w a. in which to trade. I’ “i?..‘i.?§"L..‘°i't§“8§‘.?..ii§.i'°§’§3§.?i: l2 %'.',,‘.i‘.‘o°“"‘ 411%?‘ tau..- "s" i" “m =--=? ‘A ' Si) Railwlyl “in? ‘Wllfldl!’ m°m' i l I i‘ ~Moli1ia|ue shinny Sol-iris Tues’: i bwk" 9"“ “n” '1 ing mounted to four 1m meat, ' 1'" m" ' l740-2-2iL2i. ' m fggfllm? "illttliim! , - may g so. sermon e . » - iivgezfiigryenoiilmiiniiitrigs? ‘ M" m" "The m“ m‘! Cw" "lime forecaetzuwlaslfito stronl W6!’- 1° Heroic deeds were performed in . nursery oleli will be held Jn the G. north-west windennodoretely sold‘- snow ilurries in ol-et. flli‘ ‘in "li- and u,- o o. m" l1,