‘i. t t" t". l t i _'.l‘he Paper That l Covers Prince Edward Island I Like The Dow i All The NOW! Worth ranting Ali The Ads ' wot-oi Beading Charlottetown Guardian, Three Cents. Morning‘ Guardian, Founded 189i. Evening Guardian, 1887. DNIDDID FIXES DDIE IDD lll IDIDDE E [DTIDNS New Election Bill Includes Definite Datel t . for all Future Provincial Elections. Par- liamentary Term t0 be Four Years. (Special to The Guardian.) ‘TORONTO, March zit-Ontario hereafter escapes all tlte ultcertuin- 1y and speculation as to tlte date of a general provincial electiotl. 'i‘he new election act brought down ill the liouse yesterday by Premier Drury sets a definite date every four years. The Pretltler ill his explanation said positively that the present nssentbly would tauntin- uc until tAllgllfll, 1i, i923, anti that a general election would be. held tllat year land otl every fourth year thereafter. The hill specifies that nominations shall he on the second ’i‘lt\lrstlay of October and tllo polling day on the second Motl- tl-ay’ lll('l't‘ifi‘l’lOI{. rllvlltg ten d' ' _ instt-zttl of seven betwcetl nolnlntl-i tions and elections. I 'l‘llo Pre-lttiel- ill reply to Major! 'l‘_ollllle, after his review of the‘ bill, atlmittetl be bad not mention- ed Fbylelectltlns stating that thcl government would bring tllis ptllllt ttp at discusslotl of the hill antiI would wetome suggestions. 'l‘heI Premicl" invited opposition SIlggPS-I tlolls to luttkc a perfect election act.‘ His review Wits unplanned heart- ily by the Liberals who stevnletl wt-ll pleascll with llit‘ tirllrllll l't‘il~ lures oi‘ the bill. v Anthracite Millers Threaten Strike (Dom. Press Special.) NFJW Ytltltli. Nllifttll 2i. ~Autllrrl~ t-ito coal nlitlt-ls met-ting here. to- duy coltsitlcred the tieltlalltl by the nllners llniolt oillcitlls that any wage increase granted after April 1, when. the present contract ex- pires, be ultlde retroactive. to that date. The nlinerd tllreutellétl to strike on April i. 'ultless this de- mand is met. Featllres oi llur Sale at Montreal (Dom. Press Special.) MONTREAL, March ‘zft-Ottcrs‘ were the feature of the tlftcrnotul China Able t0 ‘ Defend Herself (Special to The Guardian.) PARIS, lilarcb 24.---All tllt- rc- ccnl reports oi’ appeals by (‘llillll to .lltpzln for Japanese. tlid in resist- ing the sprctltl of the liolsllevist uttlvcluclll ill Mongolltl llnd churia art- eltller based upon luis- inforulatlon or deliberate propu- gtuldtl. -(‘hin:l feels that. site is fully able to guard that part of the trans<Sl~ berian railroad which is no longer protected by United States. "Pile ' military llgreeulenl between (‘llinu anti Japan llllitlt} in 1917 designed to check the Austrotlerttltln men ace then threatening to extend to Siberia, oxpirt-tl witlrtllc entl of the wlllr and (‘hinll is now suiiiclttntlyt strong ll deft-lid her own borders. ~ {is There a Ku Klux l Clan in Ireland? I lllll‘ rcltltivtls iiiltl ltllc dt-lltl Silln lit-ill leader was kill- lt-tl by the police. llt- decl Man-t CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1920. IN IDDIDIIDNS N PDEVIII ._-_., (Dom. Press Special.) LONlJUN, ‘March 24.»—il is now declared‘ there is ill lreltltld a lst-crer anti-Stun l<‘clll orgllniztllitm operating along lines sllllilllr to the Kn Klux Klan alttl fornletl to al- lvctlgn the ull-ulerolls brutal luur- ltltrru .t'l‘i>‘.t‘.8ill.ly of silldiers, police- men, ulelnbc-lw-i of ltoyal Irish ‘(fon- lslttlhultlry and other loyalists. ’l‘llt- theory is advanced that tile nlur- dcr of lliayttr MuoUurtain of Cork .lnay have been the work of this or- ganizatiou. Tension In Ireland Near Breaking Point (Dom. Press Special.) LONDON, .\itlrcll 24. "Penslotl tlllollglltlut Ireland has bee" in- crt-ilfictl tn llcar the. breaking puillt ill the excllenleut growing out oi‘ the tlsstlssilltltitul oi‘ Lortl lyiayol' iTIiOllilili -Mltt.'t‘llrt:lltl of (lurk, tlis- lllllvlles said today. The inquest on the Lurtl Mayor's body tltlltnlrllt-tl lzltt» yesterday after counsel for illsiulltltctl that ‘t-ll lili‘ rattle-ls who shot ‘.\lat~.(‘urtaitl car- rit-d rifles like those czlrrlod hr tllt~ police and sllltl u lliIIliItPl‘ of tut-ll ll ell. in civillinu clothcs atltl i‘ill‘l‘_\'llll,' rlflt-s were set-u to f-Illcl‘ tht- police s-‘llltititl shortly ltftcl- tile nlurdt-r. TrallsvilfiGold c Coming t0 N. Y. (Special to The Guardian.) NEW YORK, March 24.»~’l‘lle‘ banding llrltl of Kuhn, Loch and (‘o., received today on the steam- ship New York $1,250,000 gold Ifrtltn London, the first shipment ,ol' transvalll gold to reach lilo lln- iitetl Strltes this _vear. Tho batik- lers announced some time ago that they but! suct-twtlt-tl in buying the mot. at the London auctions. in addition lo the ltresent shipment, $1,100,000 oi‘ tllt- trilnsvllal gold was sales by the Caltatiialrlfur Altctlon ' As for what is happening beyond‘ was lsel-(lnlly lmllglll lly Klllll, llovl, Sales, Linlited. llcre totiuy. The was stated tllat the prices ranged about. 35 per cent, higher than tiluae "paid at. tllglatit auction sales at ‘St. Louis: ’ u‘ at $4 and 38.433 of them were sold. The sole has been running behind schedule and it is possible that w-ven ing sales will have to he held to end the auction by tlll- close ut’ the week. ' ii<Q>-——- O+O-@O-Q-O-O-O'O-O-OOO ‘GOO-O O0 GOO‘ CONDENSED SPECIALS§ Linotype. Apply (ltlllrlilllll Uillcc. l. i, l _ H. FOR SALE-LOBSTER GEAR all ill good repnlr. Apply to John A. McUougall, (fulloe (love. 7855-3-26ME2lpd. ‘WANTED TO RENT-HOUSE By May 1st. Modern. Phone 195 7li37-fl-2li-Mtlj3lptl ‘lWANTED.—-H‘0U8_EHOLD MEND lug or plain sewing by experi- enced nccdlewoltttlll. Apply 202 Great George St. 7iifi2-ll-illi-blltl2lt WANTED-AT ONCE A SE60 D hand invalid chlltir. Appl-y 157 Prince St. 7Sti3-1l-25-lil Elllptl MINK WANTED-RANCH BRED. ‘Must be dnrk. Nu. 1 quality, for export to Europe. Will plty $100 pair. 7861-Il-25lli iiltlptl. _ t FOR SALE LOBSTER GEAR ALLI in good repair. Apply to John A. McDpugllll, (‘llnoe (fovc. 7855-Il-25ME2ilttl. ‘WANTED lAT ONCE, MAID TO assist with general housework llnd time to do plain cooking. Washing sent out» llltih M1868 l" right person. AUDI? 243 Q1108" iStreet, Charlottetown. ,7S0h-3-32-ll\ll<}3l. SWANTED-RELIA-ELE ERRAND boy for drug store. AUDI? Bl Guardian Office. 7L95-3~9Ml‘1ll'- .___i_.______.---- ‘WANTED.—T‘WO ROOMS AND board forthree people. ADDIY stating terms to *9" M" 0T Guardlun, 7fi33-3sliiMEif. ‘WANTED, BY MAY 1ST. HOUSE with. modern conveniences ‘and centrally located. Avnlr ‘M . n 11a, n . o‘ c y’ 74M-3-6-MEtf ‘THIRTY Houses FOR SALE in city. l-‘or further purtlvlilllffi apply at office of Mark it. Mc- . it i . (iuigan So c tor naanmudwmm FOX ‘FEED FOR BALEP- WE have on hand n. few thousand pounds of small size cotlflsh more titan we require for out‘ regular trade, which We (‘llll Ollel‘ lo Fox Ranchers Bl the Yltllll price, Quality guarnntcrtl Rib- l-loiutely fresh. Matthew & Mc- Lean, Limited, Soul-ls. l". E. i. _ 7S00-ll2iiMEi0llkI mine skins went‘ her own bordtlrs (ihilla has adopt- titllde which applies botll to lins- silfs internal affairs and to whali- ever differences may arise he- tvween Japan and Russia. German Balloon Falls in Romania (Special to The Guardian.) ISIHYIIAItICS/l‘, March 1Z4.———A Gcr- nlan tlirigiblc balloon hcatletl for Yloscttw. fell ttcar llolill llt-tlr (‘erno- wily its oillt-crs tlntl 300.004) rub- lc. rilltt-tl ill lit-rlin and also a pr Ililg pl-t-ss for luttlting llloncy wt-rl- taken charge. of anti Ilrollght hero by. litululttlliallls. 'l‘llis is illc sccoiltl dllrigiblt- to .i‘tlll into lilt‘ lltlntls of tb.- ltoltlllanlzllls undt-r E-lilliiiiil‘ tlrt-uulstllnt-t-s. Monthly Meeting M P.E.l. Navy Brigade A mct-tltlg of the Prince Edward island iirancll of the (‘llttlldiau Navy Lt-tlgltc was held ycstt-rtltl_y' llf tertloon ln‘tllt- llomc o“ the Es- plltllatle. ill the absence of (‘lliel Justice Mlltllieson, President, the e lllr wtls nccupietl by Jlr. \V. J. McMillan, 1st Vice tl’l‘t.ltililf‘lll with whom were present liliessra Percy Pope, W. it‘. "rltlllttlrsllpll. M. Van llusklrk, (‘anon Simpson. Reginald Altkcn, G. J. 't\ict‘ortlttlc, A. 10. Morrison. .l. E. Hell, S. F. Hotlg- son. nntl J. O. llyndlnalt. Mr. VllrnBllskil-k, chairman oi‘ the llitltlllce. Committee made l1 statement respecting the ‘same and Mr. ‘fidltlllrsh, representing tbc lloys’ Navtll llritlage and the Edu- t-lttionlll (‘timtnittt-e. gave a lengthy rt-pttrt on these branches of the work. ile reported ‘that. tllc (‘oili- ulittt-c htld lilil't‘.IillSf‘ti 200 yards of blue serge t0 cqltip the boys of the brigade with stilts which will be provided ill an early dale. lie also pointed out the diillcttlty llttt-ntl- lug the purchase of suitable rifles. At ln-escltt he is ill communication with military dcpariltlents llt Eng- land with a view to purchasing . , _ ‘ tllltl t"o., but this lot has ttot. yct an, . hlshesi DFlCl’ mitt was $105 and ll (til a Hlrltfil non interventionist itlmyivl-(l, l Last yctlr about. $5,000,000 of the South African metal was ,bont:lll lu London by American in- l terests. _ l _ lStroltg Evidence l , lo Winnipeg Trials (Dom. Pretsa Special.) NEW YORK, iilllrcll LIL-(lctirgt- ll’. Lovell of {Winnipeg lt-stlfil-tl Yesterday at thtl trial of llllrry M. Willitslty. local secretary ol‘ the (‘ommtllllst Party, cllurgvtl with rrllllltlttl tularclrv, that. Ill tho Win- ttlltt-l: strike m llll!) WIIH] uu- l-ny was tit-ti up, ~lllllllll'e.~‘tos of the ('.(illi tullnist party gzlvt- zlpprovnl to llle gllllle, ltkltlerul agents said tilt- lnallllcsltis were Wl'l|lt'll at (‘onl- ‘Iliililifil llt-tltltttlllrtcrs inlvllit-rlgti. A Sudden Death ln Charlottetown A very snddt-lt death ot-ctlrretl in this oily about 9 trclock yester- day lltornlng at tho rcsidetlcti of Mr. Erie DNCLIHIII, 95 Syvtlncy St. Mrs. Artellllls Plow, of North Wilt- sllire, who had boen visiting her daughter, Mrs. hie-Lotto. was in tht- tlct of wnslling herself when she suddenly expired. llcr daughter had just received a letter and was going upstairs to tcll ller mother something oi’ its contents. \VIlt'ii silo got to the dom- sllc found it llllrtl to opt-ft and on gaining en- trance was shocked to iltltl the pro strllte form of ilill‘ tnotllcr on the. lloor lying partly against liil‘ door. With the assistance of another pt-r~ sou shc lifted onto a sofa. A physician was sllmluont-tl ilntued- illtcly and upon ills arrival soon after pronounced tl_lt- woman tloatl. li-etlrt dist-use was the cause of death. The sad tlffttlr is deeply rcgrt-lt- ctl llnd much sylntpllllty is felt for tlltist- bcrctlvctl. ‘Dceeusetl was 5i) PEDDE W 'tlt‘liI_\' llll .4...” Bauer Goverlnucnt Makes Sweeping‘ 00n- cessiolls t0 Extremists and a Socialist Cabinet is t0 be Formed. ections t0 be held Shortly. (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, March 24> -'l‘ltt- litluer Government has conic to terltls with tllt- cxtrclllists at the cost of swel-pitlg conr- tons, al-t-ortling to it (‘opculltlgcn tlt.. plltrll to the Lon- don 'l‘inlt-s. .\ socialist l: billet is to he forlnt-ll wllit-ll lyill try to "reestablish ortlel" llnd hold gener- tl] t-lot-tiolts. ’l‘ht- sllltt- troops will he immed- itltt-ly \\‘llIll.i‘I'ii\\'ll tllltl llt-rlin work-- lllcn's glltlrtls fortllctl. 'i‘llc grant-rat HIFIIH‘ will he stoppt-ti lnlt lllliliilllIY l-cstlult-ll if the tltlrt-rtt l|lt'Il| is unllblt- to t-fft-t-iulltl- tllt- riillillllttfltl conditions. ' Till‘. torturing llgl-et-nlt-nl ivtll: rt-llcllcll this tlftcrlltln between Soc- rctzlry Halter nlld tht- ’l‘l':tllt- Illl- loll lenders atttl was follont-ti by 1t split ill lilt‘ illtlcpt-nttt-lltll, 'i‘lll- Elliliiiltl‘ part of whom Joint-ll the ('l|llllillIlll:ilS. y .-\ ’l‘llllll.LlN(J \\'ltllu‘l( AT ICSSICN LONDON. Nlarrll IZ-lw-liescribiltg last wet-ids t-vcnts git Essen, lieu- ters llerlul corrcspontlent says that at noon l-‘ritltly the Sptlrtlleans cel- ver an ultimatum on the police t-tunlntlltllel- that tllz-y would bonl- hurl] the town hall unless the pol- it-t- stlrt-l-ntlored within blllf IIILIIOU!‘ The Spzlrlaclllts placed their trench tutu-tors and 10 centiulcirn. gum- arountl tllt lltlll. l‘ ltltlllatitm with all lhc honors was eventually ag- ret-tl to. llelying on the zlgrtvcnlttnt a Idctut-ltment of police loft. the building whereupon they yvcrt: sull- stlrrtitlntlt-tl in ll narrow street and lorcetl by heavy fire from tho lloust-s to lay down their tlrllts. 'l‘lle_v' were thcn driven by the crowd with blows froln ritie butts into prison. Other detach- ments were exlertnlnated without titty. Only a few of the police who llllllfvflet] to be without. uniforms escaped. - VA liPffvftlitl announcement by the Essen hovlct said tllal tllc revol- llllllllilli’ wot-kitten on _ ‘Saturday Pllllttlrtltl tlvc cannon, six mint- lill't)\\' ‘s, three thousand rifles 20 tllousant vs. t-llrtrltlgtes llnd 200 hors- is? Clash Between Admiral and Senator \\'ASill,\'(l'i‘t)N, NIilFtfIl (‘ross-cxtlfttimllion of ltcllr Atllniral Stills was rt-ont-ltltltrtl today by the Senate Committee investigating his (‘i‘llI(‘iSlli of’ the Navy Dopartntcnfs ltirtbod of (‘Oiltiillfiillg the war. Atllltlral Sims 'tls charged by Senator Pittullllt, Deulocrat, Neva- titl, with a desire to “lurn over the whole Altrcrictln Navy to the. llrit- ish during the war regardless of protection of thc coasts of the lln- jtetl States," and with "having fa- voured the French policy, certainly not tho Anlt-rlcalt policy, of send- ing raw, untrained troops to France. “'l‘llt- tcstltttony‘, before this com- "llllrv- lllllvcs to my satisfaction that you relied very largely on the Iirilislt Admiralty for your opin- ions and rccoltlulcntltliions," de- clared Senator Pitntan. "You talk- ed freely to Americans tlbrotltl dtlr- ing tllc wllr of your belief that the American tex|letlititilt:lr_l' fort-e tran- sport ii_\'.\l9lll hall lllroken down, anti on November 9, i918, you still thought (lclterlli Perslliltgs supply’ zlrrltugvtltt-nts behind ‘tllc Argonne front had broken, and you lterol‘ v-Ylltwtcti llllll to succeed lllerc." "’l‘llnt is the verlcst klntl of rot." retorletl the Admiral, “no officer of .- 2... -- lny experience, not. to say rccortLl .\'l‘lll'-“ 0t‘ llllfi- would allow binlself to be govern- the lteressary‘ supply oi’ rifles. Mt‘. Pertay lilopti, ellalrlnult ofl the House (Ytmtltllttct- tabled ills. estimates for the ensuing _vt~:lr. l 'i‘he chairmen of the several roml ntlttees were requested to appoint! their (BOIIIIIIIHIUGS for the current year whereupon Mr. Tldlnarslt an- nounced the following committee. representing the Boys liirlgntle and Edncatioltrt liranelt:—-'(‘ol. R. H. Cn-mpbell. eginaltl Aitken, S. P‘. llotlgsonantl A. E. Morrison. The other committees ‘will he mulled at the next afternoon meeting. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE TIDE, MOON ETC. TORONTO, March 25.——~Moder- ate south winds fair and mild. The tide will be high this after- noon tlt 1.08 and tomorrow at 1.47. ll will be high tomorrow morning n; 3.04 and Saturday at 4.09. Sun sets [his evening at 0.20 and tomorrow tlf 0.22; It rises tomor- row morning ttt 5.50 mid Satur- day at 5.49. ctl by any such policies." _ Tlll‘ lllhlllllfl today was conilucd llllilely to tt-cniclll questions ro- gartllltg the placing of respomllpil. iiy for alleged fuiluro to utlopl the llllllvll)’ System earlier in tllt- war. Annual Meeting Senator Pittman asserted that the. blulue tlld not. rest entirely with This evening the annual nleetlng tllc llnited States. nntl asserted of the Aillll"i'illit‘i‘fllllfitilft Society that Admiral Slim-i llnd been “lloi- wlll be held ill St. Paul's lltlll Illelltletl." in charging the ‘murder 'l'lll-‘l ll‘ ll llleflllll-Hhflt always. anti of live hundred thousand nlvn to fir?!‘ lttunvrly elicits the attention. the Navy Department. Iteeallstl oi‘ alltl the interest of ull classes of the llllngttt] lack of‘ prompt naval citizens, and one that. should NIQIQU-npprlulun by lhe Unllcll Slates very largely attended. Apart from‘ llarllqllnnl llmlell Wrbal clash“ the report of the years \vork.WlI‘.l‘ll between Senator Pittman tlnl tht- wlll be sulnnittetl, there is alt utl- wllne“ enllvenell ‘h llmrh‘ m tlitionlll interest this year in the ll“, Sllwlulm,“ M 0:0 1101'“? n": [tttltD.l't-.S-.‘it .l., olf- lNNmlnIon UrAIlNl-utillirtfl-dtliiisisI 3:2?!“ bll°°l< lllll finger at the ot- Society, nn authority on the sub-l pnmfl 91ml“, your fwgerl“ me“ . . I t §i°.l..‘§l'"l..'i§.§§."§i'§§t lid” thigh =“‘"'°"'"l"=<l {he Atlmlwl- "It won't sympathy with this movement and dflhmw 300d" . the henrtlest co-operntlon in the Y8“ “re not on U19 bridle 9i’ ll preventive means atloptrtl by the “I'm reiorled "l9 595914"- "W6 society, should be cvitlenced by ‘"""“' 59mm‘ llrllcellllfi’. I10! Navy the citizens and it is hoped the "lefllolls- he'll” v 41 ‘Willi. you don't need In use ltttcntlanct- (llntigill will ilf‘ Ill keep- ing witll.tlle Importance of the llollfl‘ rtlllrl methods." replied Ad- ltlirtll Sims. H n lnltttcr ill llllltd. --_-__-11§Li1_. til llllll luvl-l General El- Premlcr Bauer Leave; for West Germany . (Dom. Press Special.) LUNIJtJ-N. ‘ .\’lurt:ll 24.—~(lllslllvt- Bauer. Prftnit-l‘ ill President ltlb- crtfis ctlhinct will leave licrlln, probably‘ today, for West (icrlllllny \\'ilt'l'<‘ ht- will t-IIIIPZIVUI‘ to rl-acll an agrocluent with the (‘tilnlnull- Isis in I‘ttllll'ttI lIl('l'i'. Allies Wilt Demand Evacuation of Neutral Zone. l'.\itll‘.s‘, t.\l:lrcll ‘Li. ’l‘llt= Allies llltvt- virtually IIPPIIIt-(i lo dt-lllalltl tllllt (:l'l'll|iill)' wltlltlrair lIlt- lit-It'll !~'\\'I‘IIi" troops from the neutral '/.(till' snrrtilllltlilll; lllt- Rlllll‘ tlislrit-l li'i stitlll as possible and trill semi all .t\lli<-tl commission to supervise lilo evacuation. at-t-tlrtlillg, to a slate- tuctlt by tbt- it‘l‘t~llt‘il Foreign (if- tit-te. it. is t-xpt-clt-tl the nott- our‘ bullying this tlt-lntllltl will be tit-s- patcllt-ti lo iierttlltlry ilnntetlialtcly. (Dom. Press Special.) 48 Hours Armistice Declared. PARIS. .\i1ll't‘il 24.--A 4R hour nrtllistltzt- beltween West (lerutlllt (‘olnltlllnists and the Rubi-district. gorerltlllent l'0t'cc$ has lit-en arran- ked, ll dcspzltclt from 'l‘llie.left-ltl suit‘. ttitlay. The nrlnistice was ar- Plllll-fed tlt a lneeting between rep- rt-senlatives of the Ebert govern- ment and ll (Totnnlullists commis- sion. l ' ll was believed the (‘olttnlunists were infortllr-tl ot‘ the govcrllltlnnfs promise to ‘lit-rill, radicals that the govcrlrllletll. will be reorganlztltl with ll ultllortly socialist cabinet. ill the cvcllt of further atttlclts by lteltrllslvtrill‘ troops the Ruhr rad- icnls threatened to flood all the coal luinrs, Relnforcements Gdlng to Rhine. AIX LA (YHNPIPIDLLE, Mttnttlt 24 ~ Division troops in the occupied area have been wltlltlrawlt to the. left bank of the lthine and the Al- lied (‘omnlission has ileen rccalletl front the right batik to the loft, logetlttrl‘ with troops occupying U.S. War RegulationsI To Be Repealed (Special to The Guardian.) WASIIINWIWJN, Mart-ll 2'4» llll l “Wtfl ult-tlitllt-ly‘ rcpt-at of all legislation will be urged lip on lllte litiust- |t‘1li.li.‘I‘S tomor- r o w b y r t- p r t-scntlllivt- Porlt-r, ltlpublican of PtliliiriylViiillli. chairman of tllt- House Foreign Affai s t'omnlittec. Mr. Porter tlladt- lilo. announcement today af-I, lcr he had informally tiiscusst-tl t-otltlitiotts resulting from the re- fusal of tbt- senate to ratify tilt-l |I'I‘ii|)' c1 Versailles. ilc said the repeal of lllt- Will‘ legislation is lllt‘ only rclnt-tly for the condition ill which the Cltillllfy now finds itsolt’. 'l‘lle tllllfll‘ plan, ll resolution tic-I ring tnal ti state ul' petlct- ex-l is s betwct-n the l'nitctl blttltes and (lt-rultlny’, is only a lllake shift. Wllllc tllc prtlsltleut might dot-lint: to sign zl ])I'iit'(' resolution it is not IIPIIPVPII that llt- would go so llli- as to r ‘is! t-ifirts on tho part ol‘ etingrtlss to rt-lntlvt» war restrit» lions from the country‘. N0 Opinion. (Special to The Guardian.) O'i"l‘A\\'A, liillrcb 24.~~lion. (‘. (‘. llallantyflc. Minister of .\larine, an- nounced ill the. commons today ‘that tllt- lliltctl-en ships t-onlptising l)“. gflypynlnflnl llll"l'('lliilll ulzlrine. ‘ ill Iillvflilitlll up llnlll iJecelubr-l- 30 ‘last, Illill ncl earnings of $1,406- .000, after live per cent. daprccirl» l lion inlnlrllnct- llnd all other charg- '-'- _ ,t-s lllltl been met. 'l‘llis informa- C N R lion was given when the lloust» t - - . . . . . ,\\':ls t-tlltsltlerllil; lll tfttlllillllifli‘ oi To supply tllt- voting of another $20, =otlo, ooo to t'iiiii]iIt‘iI‘ tho govern- lint-lit ship building programllle. l 'l‘l - r,‘ -l " W's, tl ‘o'cl- lu..\'t~'ro.\:, u, u. lulu-l. ~ -l. -. W s__'l‘lll‘:,f:f,“,, 330 "if: é2'v,.',?n_ ls tt-ptlrteti ill I‘iI|I\\. ' clrclt-s that “will lmllvy u”. l” wlmllwl. m. mll a large number of t‘. N. it. olllpltrvl- _ ,. - - » 4 . , . cs ill tlifft-rcui branches of lIl" scr’ H“ “hmhulldmg mduhny “huh (Dom. Press Special.) vice are shortly lo lelirl- unlit-r the ICIHSNITIH‘ vlmsldmulm)’, ‘Numb m‘ Provident l~‘tltltl Act It is sllill the ‘DUIIMIIMMI wuum m" h" "Mae. ‘ ' ' ' ltnown until lllt: budget was lllIlillItPl‘ dropping out of the serv- I t r ict- on ultlrltillll- lint-s within tIlPImMIgIII mm“ ey mu, Canada, $3.00, u. s. A.. $8.60- Annuei Subscription, delivered, 04.00. - 4__.__ DIINlDIlN SHIPDDIIDIND DISMISSED IN DDNNDNE IThe Nineteen Ships of Merchant Marine Netted $1,406,000. Shipbuilding Policy. Reminded House That He Expressed Liberals Opposed Mackenzie King While government supporters lauded Hon. Mr. Ballllntyne, they apparently believed the shipbuild- ing industry would be tho salvn~ lion oi‘ tnl- country. Stime opposition speakers char- acterized the administration's pol- il-y as a blunder, several of them strongly advised the. government to gel out of the shipping business as quickly as possible. Dr. Mil-ll- ztt-i t‘lzlrk. iled Deed of the ftlrnl» t-rs party, lined up with those op- post-l] io a line of national vessels. lion. .l. i). iteid minister ofrail- trays inttrestetl the opposition from sonic liberal tnelnbers of rnil~ lug that lbc liberal party was urg- ing- disposal by the government of its fleet. » tllon. ti’. L. MacKenzie King, tho liberal leader. reminded the House that he hall expressed no opinion on the subject. llcxl iltolllh will reach as high as 150, and wll lnt-lutlo eulploytlt-s ill tllt- offices‘. shops. traill service and II‘.l(‘Ii ticptlrltltt-nl, t-tta, solut- oi‘ the oldest anti lit-st kltuwll ctln~ (inc-tors ill the service are slated for lvtirclllellt at once. The Providv-llt Fund lloarti bow- t-vt-t ‘has to pass upon the nllltles of tllost- retiring‘ voluntarily or tltllt-rwlsc. W. . N. ii. bit-ch- ztuit-lll Supt. .. lilclTtly, NLtstt-r, car bllildt-r, W. l‘). lltlrtls, mtlstcrl illct-llatlic, llnd Jlllurs Stt-nwtrt oi tllt- Filfll lit-pt“ lt-fl today on till: ill$|lt‘lZIll)ll trip ovt-r tllt- lllllifaxl ' and Stllltlljwt-stcrll. \\’. t‘. ltobt-rlsl _ V I l auditor of Stores and Nicellltllil- l 'lllc tltLv-ulnth annual nneetlllg tlctctlullts. 'i‘tlrontti zlcctlulpltllictl tho of tllc Uttllll Itttllfit‘ Ul l'l'lll<fl-' Ell‘ llllrll; _‘lwttrtl island opclttltl lll the new ' l lodge rooms of Boyne LodgeLCam- __ Ieron Block, Charlottetown, yester- tllzly zlftcrnoon. There was n large attentl-tulcc representatives from all .llle lslatitl lodges being present. I . . glillzl-nlt-l Master G. l). Wright pre- -'-—- . ' » . - ~ a -ll s. 1 O’ ‘AWA, hltlrch ——l<]\tetlslve‘ ,,,.1,,',‘i..._‘°"g‘ 0mm: “ U c" H finishers null ltullr. It is stated that stl-ttngcr reinfortaenletlts are. on their wily m Rhine, (Dom. Press Special.) idfifiltlN. (lernltllrv, billrch 214.——: via t‘opclth:lgcll.~'l‘llc local ltlxth’ ttutivt- (‘onllcil today Illliitlllllctlti lIlill tht- Illlllbilflil region Ilt‘l't" about: is ill lilt‘ hands of lllt‘ revo- llliltillill'l' workmen illlti illtll ll ltcll ltrllly of .'.tl,tltttt lllt-tl is victorious- ly l|tl\'IlIlt‘lliL' on Wl-sst-l. lrlll-rt- tho lust rt-lllullnts ol’ tht- l't'l',iliiil‘ troops tlrt- t'tillt't‘llll‘lllt‘ti. lllllrltl" l’ Pfiflll llllllilfllil tllc lslililllgll The reports of the Grand liilltster. llil t1 Wt’ Ill‘ lt‘ ill Vtrrsc l-xt- l: Pl the 'l‘rczlsllrt-r, the Maltnger o the situation was lIlc chit-t‘ polllt lll lull‘ Ql-phlllnlgn llmll ll". Llldiel. All] llllP-hlltln given by Sir Ilt-ury lllill" were submltlcti and were all vclg.’ ltlll, mlilllriilcl‘ tlu‘ lfill-atlcl-i: ll: tlilg, ,.ll,.l,lll-.,l;lllly_ ‘anal all urc lasing . cl .' < convention ,llt-rc today. (‘alltldittul Grand Masgel-tu Report purchasing llgt-ltts bt-llt lbi- w-ulotlv- tn tllcil owll Iliilltil, sllitl Sir lien-l Tl“, (ll-llnd 313519,. lll his fppofl l'.\' llllll lllt'.\’l'lllllll ttllll ._ _ lllll", t-lnltllllsizoti the lteeli of ll new or- (‘Ildsillfl gtttlds llllttlllaat-l‘ . is llt (‘zln- l llllllllllwr H,» Slllll llllll ll 1|“. “W. lulu whrrrvrl‘ l>->>>=vllll\‘- it sllry llllt('lllllt'l‘y was put lll op- Sir |it'll .' Illltlfllltlll atltlressl, lllllm llllll l“ two yours an m». which was girl-ll at a prlvaltt- lunch: llllllllllge llllll “my llllglll l... lmlull 'i‘llt= ltullr “IQ-ho" illlntnlllt-ns that the lefr wing of the lit-ti iiflll_\"ri trollt stretches front I)Il'SI‘.1I(t-’li, 24 nlllcs frolll Illlsfillliitifl, tllrouglli Holtt-n to llorstctl. “i lltilcs South West ot‘ liiunstcr olcnt fight- ing is still progr .llg ‘on tllls_ front. liorstt-n and Vtllsllul IIii\'t' been taken by the lietls with 900 ]ll‘l,".()llt‘l‘5l, [he ltelvsptlpt-l‘ adds, 11ml o gout-pal advance is ill pro- gress towards Wessel. in the vicinity of lifllltlfli, an arnltlretl train on the way to the iu- tltlstrial aw-gitm front ivillllfilill‘ was halted thy the bloyring up of ll stretch of road bed. l Quiet prevails on that section of the frollt bcnvcetl ilorslt-n null llortultlutl. 'l‘lt(- general nlilltry situation it is tlcclltretl, is fllrttrallll- to the rc- \'t)IlI| lt)il1| rics. Soldiers $2,000 Gratuity up Again (Special to The Guardian.) Q'l"l‘..\V\‘A, Mart-ll 2i.-—Sllpptirt- era of 'iilt‘ $2,000 gratuity propos- als almost flooded the (‘oltlluolts wlill petitions today. there. belntl halt‘ a doze" front Tortulto alolto introtlut-ctl to‘ the House by hll‘ A. E. lit-mp anti ll. ti‘. lltlvkrll- Several lhtnlsantl battles wort-Jal- i? Propose Ban . ‘ 0n Silk Stockings (Special to The Guardian.) PARIS, lliilrch 24.~—A ban on tho importation of silk stocklnK-‘l llllll been decided upon by the Ktlvflll- tnent as u means in improve tho exchnntge irate. Twenty llllllloll woolen who have no lflrfw l-llllfk of silk hosiery are. praying for quick restoration of trade relllt~ ions with Germany, hoping tllc cX- chnngc rate on the mark, so fnvor- able to France in some reHflfllll-t- will induce finance. minister Fran- cois Marlthali to take drastic ne- ,Ilon allowing them to obtain the coveted silk stockings. Last. year instead nf exporting silk hosiery France was obliged to import from the llnlted States twenty million pairs valued at inllf a billion francs. coll, dill tlot. ttttllliilli any officiallul will l“, a reullllh Al present pronollllt-t-ltlent of litlVPFlllllPlil pol-_ ll“, (lmlul llmlgl, l,“ fulfill“, llle icy on lllterlllttltnlzll ldxcltllllge nlltll lmllk-lllnollllllllg l0 $27600 for l, he requestctl that hi5 speech llelnmv llrpllllllzlglr not huttlr llllltlltl» l The report also lnatlc reference A ltuulbttr (ll $ll"t‘l'lll‘-"= ‘VII ml to the death of lilo lalnented Brot- llldllt‘ at lIlt‘ couvelltiotl this aftt-r-, hm. m,“ llllnlel Mcllplln ll), ‘vlmse noon by the ' lllatlialt and llnitcnl removal from lllP-s ncllvllles llle States purchasing agents. The coll-l provlnlu, hull Sulllalned n“ lnepal, Vt-‘llllllll Pllllfi lllllltllll- l zlblt- loss. lie was one of the main pillars of the organization ‘and it collld trlll l be said of lllltt that he was fllltlltul unto death. Z——<Q>———- Household Science Course ior Female. Dependents oi Soldlersl 1 -— » DNONWFREAIADNIIIVJNI A t-ourst- ill Household St-IettceInur lluntlrt-l] fur buyers have is to be opcllctl ill IIlt‘ KIIItIPIT-UII", llrrivotl hero for the opening of toll llzlll. (‘lml-ltittt-tttlrll. today lulI the fur auction sale. lt was stated lIlt‘ ft-lllale ticltrllllrlllfi 0i ll‘llll'lll‘<|':lt helldtltltlrlers tonight that llvc .The Montreal llur Sale 23.——About stlltllrfrt "It" "l" .~:"llI"'l lll llllhl million dollars worth 0f furs llnd province. ‘Fills course is being est- ‘ has" rpcvivpd for llucll,,n_.l_ Tn. llblislteti hero. until-r tllt- direct~ llllll-llllwgl ofepl-lllgs will “mum-ls” ion of Ibo Home lirllllcll of till-l lllllnoll nlnlpsklllll; mly pop“. mo". Sttltlit-l‘s' Settlclnt-llt itotlrtl. Ihilleg: 331 black hm,- Qkins; 22, All" ll. (l. (‘lllupbt-ll. of Toronto 050 Cflmulllm mink; 30 lmmllo ' ‘ lllliwlltl‘ "I m“ “m” ltides; IlO nluskox skins; 795 kolin- the city mllkilts llrrtlugclllt-llts for opening of the sky; 6.1.26 Persian ltllnb; goal skins llnll 48,000 ermine. 21.000 twourse which will last six weeks. lt will comprise Vtlrltiils branches of lloust-ltttltl ‘Science, cookintlt,‘ ' storing. Nillllltcry cttvi ltlstl be instruction, IlUlIll theoretical and practical glvclulu ‘fllftlQllllIij ]llt\lIl.\l‘_\’~ raising and dairy ulcu. 'l‘llt-rt~ arc lllbout twvlllY ill?‘ plicatitius at present illld ll l-‘l llllll‘ pr stood there are openings tor several others. t\l‘l'lillilt‘llif‘lil.~i WIII be ullldt- lo clltt-rtlllu the students whiltl ill the city. The iloult- lirautrll ftlmishes free lloarti. lotltslllll ll" well as tuition lo over)’ llllilll lllll‘ lug the course. Furlllrl‘ llfllllllll airs will he allnoltuct-tl later. Pills is l)“. {ll-q t-tillrse oi ihu kind Ill the ufllst tilidt-l- the above ilotlrtl. ll, llll. west these courses have been lll operation for some months wph very beneficil results. an NB-fitvolstvlnntrs. COMING EVENTS» MEETINGS. ETC. us¢8i "The McDonald Wonlcnkt lu- gfllulp will he ilclti at the. home ot Mr. \Vilfrld hart/rt". lhmhhrv- Tllnrstllly, Dliifttll 135th 2.30 ihslllll- t a The fllr buyers represent leading fllr firms in the United States and Great ltritian tlntl Europe and also representatives of the 1mm. ltationlll Fltr exchange of St. Louis and of the New Yorl; Fur Auction Stiles colllpnny. (‘auspicious among the furs are a superb collection of silver amt other fox pelts from the Print-e l-Jdwnrd island fox farms. ’I‘llt= stile will continue tlt the Wind- sor hotel until next Saturday, (Dom. Press Special.) AIONTRDAL, Aitlrclt 23.—~At ves- lt‘l‘tili_\' llflternoollfls slllc of furs, buffalo robes lllltl Ilcnds were dis- lluscrl of. 'i‘he hides went lit ltriccs ranging between $65 and $150; hilt the heads brought prices lllllll $250 i0 hs high as $1,025, the latter price being paid by Edwin“ SllP-‘ll- of New York. Irollllwlllfi this there came n solo of thirty ltlltsk-ox robes, trophies of (‘aptuin Bernini's last lflp to the Arctic. which went at from $125 for the undressed to $175 for tthr dressed. Total stiles for the day amount- ed to $614.7l2. Mink skins were leaders with it total of $427,699. » MEETING YESTERDAY 0F GRAND DRANDE LDDCE Annual Session Held in the New Boyne Lodge Room. barge Attendance. Reports. Encouraging .__.¢-_.._.i Grand Secretary’; Report, The Grand Secretary reported one new lodge organized during the _ year. one lodge reorganized and an other organized after the olose of tile year. He also made fitting ref- flrchee to the great loss the Lodge bud sustained by the death of Rev D. hlcLenn. Professor Hurst still continues to do good work in the school at the orphanage. At pres- ent there are 24 children in at- tcullance. The Orphanage Manager’; Report, Tllt- Mllllllfier of the orphanage reported that there were thirty four children in the ilome. Twenty one have been taken out by par. enls or guardians llnd one died. 'l‘lll'.- nutllbcr with the shaft‘ has nec- esslttlletl tllc issuing ol‘ 11BX60 days rtltmns or 41,580 tneals ill the lust. your. ’I‘hIs divided into the total (lifllPillillllffi as shown by books, gives a CilSIl ntltintainance cost of slll-Zltlly over 33c per head per day. Some of the main put-chases were nleat, $207.67, groceries, ‘$87.97, flour, $557.39. Produce sold amounted to $1021, 07. Produce not. yet consumed is worth $1,355; consumed at home, $847.60 worth oflnilk eggs, beat flollr and potatoes. This gives u total farm production of $3310.10. The specialty of the farm is nlilk production. The scales reveal mm there was produced on the farm t8,4l0 pounds being 2,200 pounds more ttltln last year. The Ladies Orange Benevolent Association supplied excellent sup- pers at tl anti 11 o'clock. Air Station ior Truro 'I‘RURO, Alarcll Bib-Alia spec- ial nu-etlng of the Bcmrd of Trade ill the Town llllll this evening, an agreentent was effected with the I’. E. i. Aerial ’l‘rt1nsportation Co, Ltd., willlcil operates the Devere Aviation Limited. and Eastern (‘anada Air Lilies for the estab. lishment. of the Company's head. quarters and factories at. Truro. The expenditures of the Company will he more than $30,000 for sites and buildings. On their part, the liotlrtl of Trade will endeavor to subscribe among its Illembgrg $25, 000 worth oi stock 1n the Company. Capt. L. E. ID. Stevens and Lieut. Logan Ilarnhlll were present. rep- resenting their Company. A committee of six was appoint- ed to co-operate with those gentle- men in securing the required sub- scriptions, and so assure for Tram premier place in aviation in Eust- ern (‘tlnarinf and incidentally en- trourngethesc gentlemen who organ izctl the parent company and are endeuvoring to help in the growth of their own town. Governor General Sits With Lords DONDON, March 24.-In the iiouse of Lords today tho Duke of‘ Devonshire signed lihg my] and took his sent for the first time In this parliament. He was warmly greeted. >»»-»....~....- .. .- 2g... lmfBw-w-t -