m: time: noon 0N LOW" ' ‘sni- , ‘Tjiaiieii titties...» ""106 I l‘ a; prosperous farm in hi! Inod M‘ De Sable. t The Paper That Covers Prion! ‘Edward Like The Dew I Genital. Three Cents. FIUIII‘ l$‘l. iliiili Eiiliifi [IISTIIIEIIISHE-l] d SUN Franklin K. Lane Dies of Heart Trouble. Rose to Post of Secretary of Interior and‘ Might Have Been President Had He Been Born in the U. S. (8 ecinl to The Guardian) ROG ER, ‘Minn, May 19,, of ‘Franklin K. Lane, Sim" swiriiiry of the Interior died at the local Ilflspltel he" early m“ m“"|l"i8. death being d“ i0 an attack of angina pacloy-Ig Mr. Lane was operated on he" May 6th. for gin stoii pendlcltis and was saiila goal»: i: ‘mi/Will! when heart disease from’ which he suffered from timg u, former time, during ma, t . L. D. was conferred upon him deve19p9d_ p“ ‘e gm months iome years later by his‘ almn Hospital physician uster. and by New York and a expressed 3rown universities and‘ the Uni- the belief that the operation would remove the heart affection but an 3mg- ‘eiliiy i-Odfly i developed Iimmediately after he had ro- covered from the influences of the anaesthetic. Mag Lane said: “i om suroriseo to be iiuve. l hope to be aibls to live a long ilfe doing good things, forever." .M~r. Lane left no estate. He was a native of Hrlnce Edward island. ‘THE BODY ORiEMATEID CHICAGO, May 10.—-Tho body of Franklyn K. Lane Former Secretary of the interior who died in Rochester, 'Minn., Yesterday was cremated - here today and then remains will ‘be talken to the top of El Capitan penk in the Yosemite Valley. California, and scattered to the winds in compli- ance witifa. request made -by Mr. Lane prior to his death. » FAMILY ‘HISTORY He had been s north of Ireland mun who immigrated and became one of the most successful airgicui- turlsts in his district l-his farm was a. model of what a. good farm should be. He followed the old country custom of growing thorn hedges which he kept neatly trim- med and‘ in apple pie order. The son (Dr. C. S. iLane, Frank- Iin K. Lane's father) did hot take after his parent in his fondness for agricultural pursuits. Shortly after succeeding to the property he sold it and studied dentistry. immigrating later to the United States where he successfully fol- lowed the practice of his profess- ion. At that time Franklin was about sixteen years of age. tr BRILLIANT CAREER It was often said oi iFffiilkllil K. Lane that if he had been born in the United States instead of (Jana-i do, he would have been president. lnl timber. After serving seven yearirin President Wilsons cabin- et as ‘Secretsry of the interior he resigned mi $12,000 a your soil i" expensive Washington BWYIY _ I“ 1920 "in justice to his fumlly‘ to become vice president and legal coiioiusiosisisiiils, w» ,vv vvw v ..___...._._..-@..._...._._ ‘FOUND-A Pitta 0F iii-ARES in case. Apply Guardian. _..._...._‘_._ wuo. Atmlb moocuauo Land Surveyor, Hermanville. ‘FOR QALE IIDQTAR WASH- ilng machine. Aiiiiiy 4'6 Eilwimi Street. _ qg1i ‘ROSE PLANTOi SHRUBS PA- eony roots, etc. Phone .429 M". John Williaims. OFQR “us-A? A sAinoAuv eviin; Twilltiqiaillgi wglfegzizmfé t i ar. as . wo c - one n" mums" m" u: c them -Mrs. iNancy Lane Ksuffman THE BIRTH 0F A NATION lApply couii Love. Sounders ‘Navrsome. - _ ________________ ~~ro LIT-L-IOUIITUQN MRI! of Illld at mint lioysliy sviwbis " for pasture. ‘JPPIY 2'19 w“ mmiiii m- ...” SALQLFURE snso not: ‘LOQT- Ii GHAILOTTETOWN stein bull calf. E.Heartz_ Mars ymu-dgy p. oat-l sunburst. Fin- field. vs at Guardian ass“- floor suitable for livinl "Wm- ltd two front rooms on second v oor. Apply Guardian. i-iouss. 1i "ginrngv-ldodaefy-Anonivsnienices. I-Ie also advocated Hewas elected a member of the Commission. organized -in 1910 at the international Railway ‘Con- gress in Borne. Switzerland. in 1916 Mr. Lane headed the American delegates at a joint con- ference with High Commissioners lli P. E. lfiiiilil idviser of the ‘Mexican petroleum companies controlled by Edward L. Doheny_ Born near Charlottetown on iuiy 15. 1864. a son of a Canadian lental doctor who moved to ‘Jailifornia during the ‘boy's child- iood. young Lane was educated at xlie University oi‘ California from which he graduated in 1886. By ‘eason of his scholastic achieve- ncnts the honorary degree of L. rersity ot‘ North Carolina. Upon leaving college he engag-fldarle in the piano accompaniment ed in newspaper work, becoming, part owner and editor of the Tn-l coma_ Wash, ‘Daily News. in 1889 he was admitted to the bar of Cali-l fornia and from 1897 uptil 1902 iiel San Francisco. In the latter yenr ‘ie was the “Democratic candidate for Governor of California. but. was not elected He received the osrty vote oi‘ the state legislature ‘n 1003 for United Sin-lee Senator. Appointed a member of the in; zerstnte Commerce Commission by President Roosevelt in 1905. later becoming chairman. Mr. Lane was serving in that capacity when he was secretory of the interior. During his service on the inter- state Commerce Commission he zurned the reputation of being a progressive. His decisions in the railway cases were sold to have been almost invariably pleasing to men of advanced ideas. Ho favored for yours a national cor- POPOUQILIIIIIIIIIIQJ dimmer , the lnmlttstb Commerce COMMIS- slon with power to iregulate all business enterprises engaged in interstate commerce as the most effective remedy for trust evils. a commission form of Government for Alaska. permanent.‘ lritcrrtitlonsl Rnilwsiy Halifax, Mr. Creed of Toronto. the conclusion of the entertainment served‘ as Corporation Counsel ofillotarlan J. R. Burnett, president of the Caledonlan Club presented ‘half of his ipartnsr. Ex-Speaker of British Parliament Visits Ganada (Special to The Guardian) QUEBEC. May 19.-—RIght Hop, J. W..'L0wther, ex-speiaker of the British House of Commons arriv ed here with Mrs‘. and Miss Lowtli er on the Empress of France this 11107111118. Mr. Lowther is going to Ottawa to present to the Canad- ian ‘imrliaimient a replica of the speakers chair in the imperial l-Louse of Commons which has been subscribed and donated ‘by the Empire Parliamentary Association. Hie will afterwards make a tour of Canada. . ‘ROTARY LIiN CIIEON At Rotary luncheon yesterday the members were enter- tained by Sandy MacGrcgor, who sang a number of his songs and fired off volleys of his jokes and stories. Miss Jean Thomson and her mother. were also present— Jeon piping the Rotarlsns in to lunch. Prof. Fox assisted iMiss to “Sandy's” songs. Other guests present were‘ llir. A_ Phillips, oi‘ At Miss Thomson with a handsome medal, to which a. warm roslifliiiie was made iby ‘Mr. MacGregor on be- Rotarian A. A. Pomeroy, who presided at the luncheon. tendered the thanks of the club to tho visiting entertain- re. 0 Four Persons One _ A Woman liilleil ‘ .. .iii.§_sgIi_iiv iiiiiii DUBLIN. M85’ 19-—F0"i‘ persons and a representative oi‘ the Agrar- the motor vehicles tax this year. one of ‘them a woman. were killed iiin Party. both of whom are in the lie figured on the licensing or iii in County Gill-way last night by men lying in ambush at Ballyturn, short distance from Cort. Those killed were District lu- spector Blake and Mrs. Blake; Cap tnln Cornwallis. son of Colonel Fiennes Stanley Cornwallis. in whose automobile the party was riding, and Lleut. McCreery. The officers were attached to the 17th ‘ inalion dny is June 13. with poll- a . City and were withdrawn from fought to a finish. When‘ came he divised plans for the em- ployment of returning trwlirii i"? ed Congress Americaniznlion horn, aided in the reconstruction of France and other wcr-torn ns- immediate passage to a ‘bill to give ilanms to soldiers He was also Council for National the American Red Cross. Secretary Lane was s keen sup- of Nations ratifica- tion.s and i portor of the League covenant and advocated tlon of the Treaty of Versailles. do the su-mmer of 1919 Societal!’ mmonried to the DPBBI" t the can)“; or r. conference 0f atives of American cslii- lndustry to dim!" blerus. The National Lane I den represent tail, labor and economic ‘Div Railroad hyxasg l me o se 5:218 dwarfs glfreatened wflikviiiii- Mr. lbnne married. in 1893. W" of Washington- ' Franklin K. Liane. U. S. A.. of Los AIISBIGD. C8I_ from Mexico. as a result of which a protocol was signed nt Atlantic States troops that 0min- United y. ‘When the United States" entered the war ‘in 1917, Secretary Lane in public speeches outlined the coun- try‘s purposes and ‘urged business men to show “sacrifices as worthy of those of the men on their way to the trenches." In numerous ud- ilresses he declared the 118K111! 0! "L? Frail“ 3:388 3:25 KOQQXRIQK,‘ Cornwallis got out to open the gale. in? determined u, Gee the war Shots immediately were fired from to federaiizo of the advocated Industrial Conference. of which iously wounded. ‘Mr. Lane was the ‘chaifmilii.’ ‘is: Lisut. McCreery was only 19 the result. As ciéfloigirkiiigisgn‘ in years old. Mrs. Gregory is n dough. and .___._€._____. span SALE-ONE PURE anso Jersey bull, one year old. ADPIY Geo. Clank. Wlltshire. _._._--------—--¢ -—i'*"-'”"‘ mass oow FOR SALE. APPLY Milton Rectory. ‘LOW ABOUT A MONTH AGO gold rim double sighted glasses Finder leave at Guardian office. peace the foreign- actlve in the Defense and strikes Lieutenant , Lancers. A Mrs. Gregory, the only other person in the csr, was not in- lured. . The party had been spending Sunday afternoon playing tennis at the residence oi Magistrate Bagot of Bsllyturn house, and were rc- ‘turning to their homes at Gout. Reaching the end of the avenue leading from Ballyturn house and finding the gate closed. Captain the adjacent shrubbery, and Corn- wallis fsll dead. Armed masked. men, said to have nmnbercil about forty. then surrounded tho car liflf] ordered the women to leave. furs. Blake refused to do so, saying that she would die by the side of her husband. Mrs. Gregory was lcd away. Shortly afterwards the four bodies were found lying near the gate. After the shooting n n wbel‘ of men went to Bnllytum house and handed in s notice threatening to burn the house if there\ were any reprisals. iMiitsry and police reinforce- ments sent to the scene were fired upon and one constable was ser- ter-ln-law of Lady Augusta Greg- ory. sn Irish playwright. ___-£0&_.._- CAI-MES LICENSE L038 BOSTON, May Ill-Tho niunl- clpal licensing board of which Mayor Peters is a mom-her, into today suspended for an indefinite period the lincese of the Shubert theatre. The action ‘was taken on rs- commendstion of the municipal censorship board. which had view- ed‘ at o private exhibition the mo- tion picture “The Birth of a Na- tion", which was to have been presented tonishi- IEBPIIGT in the day fl large dele- gntion of negro men and ‘Woman lied appeared at City Hall to Pi‘!!- test against tiio picture or "W grounds that-its representation of in the South under recon- rn, large yard, 57 Bfifiim" vo. J N WITH ILIGTHI- d?» '* '“" m... _niont ‘with oontraetoiy or II (Inge locally, om; coordin- n. J ‘-'-.. ‘FOR OM-I-JTNNDAR-D .. or molt? Illicit." 2.1! 1-‘! or e!- _ change for a |ood driver.‘ Apply Peter Gfllg. BiTI-Iillfififqltii felt, several 16.11‘! Mo. _ and Registered stallion . i i struotion after the Civil War would‘ arouse racial antagonism and might provoke disorder. The picture was shown publicly in this shot theme dead ‘ Jess station at Kingstown was nt- Forty-Eight Hours (Sterling of the Gloucester schoon- er luiursi Goulart, from Seal Island whore he landed Monday morning in an open boat in which he spent hours without food. . CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA " FRIDAY, MAY 2o, 1921 Two Boys and Girl Added to Family (Special to The Guardian) TORONTO. May 19.——Provi- deuce has ‘been exceptionally boun - teous to iMr. and M-rs. dilIcCurtcr a York township teamster to whom were delivered on Tuesday two bouncing baby boys and a girl. Today Mrs. iMcCarter and the newly QITI\]J(I trio were reported ho ‘be doing wonderfully well. Dr. Artthuir J. Prentice. Oalcwood Av- enue. was in attendance. The doctor has delivered twins on sov- ernl occasions during his 14 years practice but never triplets. This was a new xipenlence for him. Statistics shoiw that triplets are horn only once in every 3,500 cases M‘r. anzl Mrs. ‘McCarter are entit- led to a king's bounity of three pounds. . Reported Submitted On Burned Building (Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, lMuy 19.—T.lie Militia Department has received a. report on the fire which last night d-e- stroyed an ordinance building at the old‘ Fort Toronto. The bulld- ing is valued at $0.000 and hospit- nlis and general equipment at $500. 000. The department has to write off the loss uis there is no fire insurance of any kind to cover ll. By-Eiectioii In I Medicine Iiat, Polling Day June 27 OTTAWA, May 19.—The writ has been issued for the bye-cloc- tlon in Medicine Hot, formerly rep resented iby Hon. A. L. Sifton. Nom- lng on June 27. There will lic no Liberal cnndidute, the contest. bc- ing between Col. - Nelson Spencer, M. L. A., Government candidate. field. - . The Agrarlans claim that their or Szanization iniMedicine Hat is ‘tho be!!! ill Miy Prairie constituency] and they expect to winEven a close contest would be equivalent to n defeat. In Col. Spencer, ‘the Gov- ernment has o strong candidate. He. has represented Medicine Hat Ci‘ty two terms in the Alberta Legislat, ure, and has an excellent active, service overseas record. which will rally him- a large vote among the) many ex-soldiers in the constituency south of Medicine Hat city. There are tfyo manufacturing centres,’ Medicine Hat .- and Redcliife- with n combined population of 12,-‘ 000 in the constituency. With su-ch s. preponderance of rural voters it' would appear good fighting ground for the Agrarians, but the Govern- ment hopes to demonstrate that ‘cv- en in the ibest organized farmers‘ districts the Government forces are an important clement. —-—-<o>_-j_ SOl-Dl-ERS ARE TAKEN FROM BED AND SHOT DUBLINL May 18.—T.wo civilians were killed yesterday in on attack on »thie uollce at ‘Ballymenu. A former soldier was found dead, h.av ing been shot and another former soldier was discovered badly wounded at Klimanagh, Kilkenny. Thiey were taken from their beds Monday night and led to a quarry ‘by urmr" and masked men, who _ " ‘ i‘ ‘I I!!!‘ Houses in Pemlbroke street. Toe-- lee. whore head constable Benson was shot and kill-ed Saturday have been ‘blown up as an official repris ‘I - "‘""\ "flung msn were shot Mondaiy night at BiIl“"‘"' house, following an alleged ambus- cade against the military. Augiirnne Castle nt Ball r. Galwny, one of the finest ibllilf ings in the country. was destroyed by fire late Saturday night by a party of armed lmen who wore "no dis- guises." With its extensive grounds the castle was used as a school of forestry by. the Board of Agricul- ture. ~ ‘WI The naval wharf and the wire- tacked at midnight Monday. The assailants were dispersed by novsl forces from torpedo boat destroy-- ers. - In Open Boat Without Food YARiMiOUTI-I. May 19.—-Frank errived‘ here forty-eight . “as-mus .. i ed the retreat sued. It resulted being killed and three of Directors Robbed THE iiliili Iii iiiNliili Dr. Adam Wright, Toronto, Maintains That Radium Will Provei-he Means of Cure- I (Special to The Guardian) TORONTO. May 1'9.—-Dr. Adam Wrizhit in u statement yesterday Hill's that the report of his re- marks ycstcrdlay at the health con- ventiion regarding the minimized result of radium in diagnosed cases of cancer is misleading. Dr. “Fight says ihc used the ‘words ad- vanced cancer, meaning cancer which (‘.011 be cured by neither knife nor radium. Dr. ‘Wright advised for actual cancer u judicious combination of surgery and irradiation. The main c-bject oi‘ the paper however was to discuss the prevention of cancer and Dr. Wright expressed the op- inion that radium will prevent cei' Ulln forms. of cancer commencing with vurlous kinds of hemorrhage. in ‘addition Dr, Wright believes thul radium in the futu-re will ac- complish much good and at tho present time many varieties of citncer arc being cured ‘by its use, —?<> Maritime Provinces Telegraphic News (Special to The Guardian) BIG REVENUE FROM MOTOR VEHICLES .I"RI‘JI)IiJRICTON, N. I‘), Mny 1{)_ ~A revenue of from two tr) tin-en liiiiiiircil thousand ilollaru. lion. l‘ J. Veniot, Minister of Pulyllé Works estimated today would ‘he derived ‘by the government from lens: 13.000 curs‘ CAN'T SAV “NO FLIES on s1- ‘ JOHN" ‘S? Joim- N» ii. Miii‘ Iii-The city streets, were covered hy my. Finds of filcs today. Dr. William McIntosh, curator of the Naturfl] History ‘Society stated they ivcrc 0f tile 8811108 diiiiio. ‘commonlyi known as March flies. and that! they were bred in swamps and waited to the city by the wind. MiARlTlME HOME FOR WOMEN HALIFAX. S. Mlly 1,9__ 5170118 Support of the projected Maritime Home for Women at iifoncton ivas urged upon illf‘_.\i'l~ gi-ican iSynod in assembly‘ here to- day by Rev. H_ L. liaslam of Yar- mouth. -by Rev. D. McOdrpm und Dr. R. W. Ross. The latter two are lriresbyterlans. WAS OFFERED PLACE IN CABINET FREDERIICTON. N. ll. iuiiy 1s. Thc H0n_ I‘. J. Veniol broke his silence today regarding the rumor- 6d position offered him In tho iileighen Cllblflili. lio sold the of- fer had liccn miuii- in at ictlcr sign- 2d by Premier hiclgiicn and writ- ten lust December. Irish Turned Machine Gun on Bill Game DUBLiN_ ‘May 1-8.~A motor load of soldiers was ambushed this morning near lncliicore, one sol- dier being ki-lled and one wound- cd. The soldiers returned the fire. but the results are not known. While soldiers were playing ii football match in llundon. County Cork. yesterdifly. armed civilians ‘hogan firing with it niucliiue gun. Several of the spectators were wounded. A military patrol engag- e-i the attacking force and cover- ol‘_ the football players to the barracks. where a fight that lasted halt‘ on hour on- in onc soldier the ut- tzvcklng party wounded OfFunds While Holding Meeting P11 fiLADELPH IA’ May l0.- Whlle twelve‘ directors of tile Sus- quehanna Building and sociation were holding n meeting lute last night five suddenly entered the took $18,687 money spread out on the table and refused‘ with about $2.100 in checks. Ffhey escaped in an automobile. directors were armed forced to put up their hands before "my had a chance to Loan As- srmed men room and to ‘bother The but were draw their pistols. I Government Delay - Canadian Railway A”°°'a'l°" A" ' Owing to a combination of trade depression and high costs both thepf a French frigate on her way to ‘ being trampled upon." i‘ I. G. R. and P. E. I. Railway Under Railway Com. Soon (Special to "riie Guardian) QTTAWA. May 18.——-in the Se- nate today‘ Senator ‘Browse ngnin drew the attention of Government to the difficulty in marketing the surplus potatoe crop in Prince Edward Island. The Government, he said, had Put the onus of railway rates upon the Railway Commission while the chairman of the Railway Commis- sion claimed that control of rates on the lntercolonisl and P. E. ls- lsnd ‘Railways remained with the ‘in furnishing rates was losing thousands of of dollars to the producers and shippers of potatoes in Prince Edward Island and in increasing the cost of the consumer in other parts of Canada. Sir Jalmes Louglieed said that the pbllcy of the Government had been to give control of all freight rates to“ the Railway Commission. An order-in-council would be adopted shortly definitely placing the Iptercolonial and P..E. l. Rail- way under the Railway Commis- sion astlie Railway Commission evidently did not consider that they had authority at present to deal with freight rates on these roads, r ‘He would again call the atten- tion of the Minister of Railways to the problem of the P. IE. I- 00ml" growers. Will Be General Railway Wage Cut In Canada Notion d1 Rt- Sent to the Close Until nounccs Thai duction Have B80" Employcs-isiwl" 9° June. . miox'rnam., Mn)‘ iii-ii “a? stated at. the offices of the Canal- lan ibsllway- Association today thisl notices IIMI been issued by ti"? ‘Canadian railways i0 the 9mm“? es that -the time lied come for ii general revision of wages and ‘iiwrvk ing conditions. This means a 4W3 ward rcudiustiment in wages Bill as regards working conditions the abolition of the W959!" “new” conditions imposed on the carriers .|,.y the terms of the iicAdoo award. ~.,,.r. ‘>'-. 1.1. . u Annual llblerlptioi. delivered II.“- By lllll. Olllll. ll”. U-l-lnUI-lll S. S Saguenay to be Floating Hotel _ (Special to The Guardian) ‘MONTREAL. May 19.—lt was announced ‘by the Canada Steam- ship Lines officials today that the Company has placed the steamer Saguenay at the disposal of the Canadian Manufacturers Associa- tion while in convention ut Quebec. The S. S. iSaguenaiy will leave Montreal Monday and will dock at Quebec as a floating lhotei‘ for members of the convention while they are in the capital city. Lru mediately following the convention the Saguenay will take a special party of the iC. ‘M. A. members to the Saguenay River and back to Montreal. Death Sentence Not Revoked (Special to The Guardian) ‘OTTAWA, May 1-9.—It is under- stood the Department oi Justice a-ndi ‘the cabin-ct have decided not to commute the death septence of Norman Garfield of Toronto, who was convicted of the murder of Ben Johnston. Woodstock. confect- loner. The news is to be con» veyed by relatives to his wife who expects to ibecome n mother in the near future. Getting Back to Pre-War Prices (Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA. May 19.—Mllk re- tailing at 10 cents s quart. cream at five cents a iliall’ pint and the best butter at about 30 cents a pound uic almost certain to be the prevailing prices for these dairy products in Ottawa on June l. These new prices will bring iprlce " levels back almost to 1914 levels. To Dig‘ For Gold , In The Strait Of Northumberland PICTOL’. {fey hunters of Trenton, New Glasgow ed together to dig for a long bur- Notice of termination of ‘cxistifll! ivagc and working term 98799‘ merits have ibcen sent out by the) rifllwfly association of Canada on beneath the soil of Caribou island“ iSprlngiield; l behalf of all the railways. C. P. Rlddell. secretary of the| railway association. said today m“) no lmmedaite action was looked for but that preliminary SW08 were b°| ing taken iby the railways ‘which would be followed by conference‘, between lilie executives oi the rail- ways and representatives of the men. Grand Trunk and Canadian Pacific shops were. it was said today, ccn-| templating another ten dys’ holi- d-ay‘ to last until June 1. Great Britain Will Not Tolerate Broken Vows LONDON, May 19~ Lloyd George premier. issued ii statement yester- day reiterating the British atti- tude toward the Upper Silesian question expressed in his recent speech in t r House oi‘ Commons disclulming responsibility for "dis- torted reports in the French |iews- paper". in the course of ‘his state- ment Prei-ill-r Lloyd George said. "The fate of Upper Silesia rnust be decided by the Supreme Council and not by Korfunty. Children of the treaty cannot be allowed to break the crockery in Europe with impunity. Somebody mus-t place a restraining hand on ihem_ other wise there will -be continual trouble. "Great Britain." he arlded “cannot consent to stand by whilst the treaty her representatives signed. less than two years ago is BORDEN CO. CUT PRICE OF MILK rmmo. Msy 13.—-The rriii-o flic- WPY 0i’ Uifilioirden Company, 1.1m. iriuod. manufacturers of condoned i in‘. etc" announces ii reducflgn tn . e price it will pay the gum“; 01' milk. The new price. which is efmcuv° °n Ffidiiy is two dollars bar hundred pound; {g1- 3_5 pm. cent milk. The former price we, -‘25- In a circular scnt out ma Borden Company gayg; "Qwmk 4° the serious market situation and materially lower prices made by szszniirrzr; ‘r - ° i" our Drice will i... - l--~»O@n_o~‘£ ney, which they believe are hidden twelve miles from Plctou. The ls- iand is located in the Northumbcr- land strait, off the mouth of the Caribou river and ls situated bet- ween Pictou Island and the mziin- lnnd. Caribou island residents, wlir. are few in number have held the idea for a long time that the crew Quebec late in the fall of the year 1758 had ‘taken off a large amount of gold destined to pay the French forces in Quebec and lburied it on the island for safe-keeping. the the commanders fearing to fsll in- to the hands of the English vessels which at ‘that time circumvented the mouth of the St. IAIWYOIICC riv- er. Tho tradition goes that as win- ter came on the vessel feared to go to the St. Lawrence. but wlntered in the ice in Plciou or Shediac har- bor. leaving rthe Inioney on the ‘is- land so that it. wouldynot fall into hands of the enemy. Several of the residents say that they have observed signs of dig- ging on the island. Tihey have en- gaged the services of a mineral rod expert recently who went over the ground. He is reported as say- ing that prospects for precious metal are exceedingly bright. The place where the supposed treasure is buried is iit the east end of the island near the famous Gull Rock lighthouse. a spot as yet untouched by the hand of the builder or sum- mer tourist. The locality will be ploughed up and a thorough excavation made. csipltal having been furnished by six men of the places named. _-—-<Q>i—— LIQUOR I8 FLOOIJING NORTH- WEST QUEIEC QUEBEC, May ISL-Floods of liquor are swamping the north- western section of Quebec. Provin- cial Detsctlve G. Roy said. after his arrival from St. Michel des Saints in Jollette County. ‘Detective Roy is engaged by n number of private corporations to stop the illicit liquor lrsftic which is said to demoralize the workmen of the district. tions of ‘hoot-loggei-ir who adulter- ste well-known brands. Blame is attached liquor dealers, who preferred ship their remaining stocks rather than turn it over to TQGIMBG, shag-fig‘ 01mm!“ zot i. let's for 3.6 nor cent nigh? _ wo. liquor commission, according NEW Iiilill] SIIIIUN Most Modernly Equip- ped One in Canada . Just Opened at Port Burwell, Ontario. (Special to The Guardian) OTTAWA, May l9.—'i'ha Depart- ment of Naval ‘Service an-noun the opening of a new radio tele- graph station at Port Burwell, Ont. This station has been equipped with the most modern sending and iisiciivlng apparatus. lThnee ex .6! O pert operators are in constant nt- iendnnce and its range covers the sntire expanse of Lake Erie, pro- viding communication between ship and shore as wellss linking up with the chain of radio telegraph stations now extending from Port Arthur to the sea. thence to Lflbfll- dor and the outer ireaches of Nova Scotin and Newfoundland. islanders At Halifax Synod lTlie following lay delegates Iron: this province are attending the Anglican Synod at Halifax. Ailberttion-Tdiliddleusi Travers, Al- berton; Jno Webb. Howlan, R_ R. CIIHPIOIIQEOWII—ISK. Paul's; Hon. Mr. Justice Warburton, Lieut- Col. A. G. Peaks, Charlottetown. Charlottetowm-St. Peters: W. L. Cotton, L. W. Watson, Char lottetown , St. Eieunorhi, Summcrsidu-S. Itichardson, Albert ‘Hinton, St. Eleonora Sunirncrside—B. W. Tantun‘ ii. lil. Downing. Summcrside. Milton--C. E. MscKenzio, Samuel lNelson, Milton Port ~Hlll—\V. L. Psi-wit. G- E- 19.—-Treasu1'c Cherry and Caribou, six in all, have band‘ ICrapnud-Ci-isp Moore, Ilraululliziiic ieuqiot of gold, or chests of mo-i ‘Herbert Profit_ Victoria. due to the opera» to former to into the pmsoilibed‘ area et a high price the to lMabori, Halifax. Valley —John James Carrier. Earnscliffe: Biiurk?’ Cherry Valley.‘ Thomas lIu-‘iliim- Fred Haslam, Braid- albsne. - Georgetown—-Wm. Easton. Josrl Johnson. Georkeifliyii- New London——James B. Profit. J. A. Thompson. KP-iifiiiiglflii- I Clei-rlcal delegates from various parts of the Island are also attend- ing the session. ‘French Steamer Ashore In‘ Fog Oil Sydney rsvousv. N. s. lyiay 19-~~~'i‘i}° French coastal strainer Pr" Vim“ bound from Halifax o. North syll- ney and St. Yicrris wcnt ilshilic iii Cranberry iioiid enlranize. Sydney Harbor, at five-thirty this morning in a he“). fltg. She carried u full freight but n0 D-i5i‘°“%*‘m n" ‘é hoped Lo float her at high iiiiil- v THE WEATHER TEMPERATUR TIDEi 1110017, E'1‘( Springfield- TORONTO. May 20.-—l~‘ulr; noi- much change in temperature.” M High tide this morning iii -~- and tomorrow at 10.29. _ m Sun sets this evening Rt i--_ “m; n5.“ tomorrow morning v 4.20. , ii-‘ull moon Saturday ‘Ma!’ 21" L151). m- Noozie the "Sunshine KM i i "ir- THE SPEED ‘- LIMIT is ONLY 20 Ml LE5 PER: I KNOW _T'M Goim. ‘rorslznisi; I we 3w‘ blooms...“ mil-Ilen-