The Paper That (lovers Prince Edward Inland Like the Dew I ther Disorders. (special to The Guardian.) National Union The conference was of lug Ireland in accord Reported That Ex- Kaiser was Assaulted (Special to The Guardian’) DOORN, Holland, village Ik-lgian, who, resled, lt has tints far, to ascertain these rumors are true. . CONDENSED SPECIALS er for liow Ilay School No. I12. Supplement $76. \\' Stead, Secretary. 9887-6-19- ‘WANTE D.—’l‘eaehet' for Ilamp- rliift‘ School. Supplement $00. (‘bester Edwards, Secretary. 08190-6-19-31. WANTED TEACHER FOR MT. e School. Supplement $75. J. . WIOPIICG, Secretary of Trus- tees. St. Peters It. 11. No. 9811 Iiop W 2. 43-18-31. WANTED A- MAID TO Asslsr with light houscnvorlt and cook- ing Good wages. no witshing Apply Guardian Offiv h illltfl-(i-Iibtl *—i~-———*—~~~'" A‘ Aluhldlllli-i, Secretary. 9005 UNE FIVE YEAR OLD‘CQ\1V HQL“ _ W ___ _ _i___ __i_ t-tt-lli. to fret-hen soon. Apply ti» TEACHERS WANTED pop; MN)“ ‘\~ lmgmm- il“"_i‘,’r,,“'y '_ Georgttown lligh School, Prin- P-“l- 9""')'“'1J”' cipai, Vice Principal, and third ‘__ ‘BOYS WANTED.—-—'I‘o soil Exam- ~ . Apply Examiner" otlit-o. 1‘..ov."*w7.'§¥..> eaarasimi Int; oilice. Apply Guardian Of- lit-u. 9700-G'~18-tf. ‘GIRLS, WANTED FOR PRINT- ing business, Apply Guardian (Jllice, 9790-6-l8-tf. ‘ LOST IN THE CITY LAST WEEK ‘WANTED. — SECOND CLASS teat-hcr for Milton school. $100 supplement. T. A. Rodd, Secre- tary. I OFFER FOR SALE 56 ACRES ..of land on Afton Road will sell for cash or terms. For particulars illlill)‘ t.) Ronald Currie, Scotch l-‘ort, l’. E. lsalnd. 9895-6-19-2i. ___ __i_______ ‘FOR SALE _ AUCTION MAR- het. Square at 12 (ft-lock. ’l'ties- (lay 22nd June, McLaughlin rub- ber tlrcti wuggon with auto scat; this carriage is practically new. it. Boairsto, Auctioneer. 0806-5-18 4|. Lil ‘COTTAGE AND LOT WITH buildings for solo by auction on “(flights St., No. 5 on 'l‘hurst1ny June 24th at 12 o'clock noon; terms at sale. Ben]. Carter, nuc- llnnrcr. 9803-6-18 4Ipd ‘POSITIVELY N,O ADVERTISE- ments accepted at this offtco for llrxt dityfls issue after 6 p. m. ‘tmltrss pail for In advance. T‘ aacoun cUCsE ‘WANTED __ teacher for Hermitage School District. No. I12; supplement $100. J. J. Carley, Secretary. 9773-0-17 6i m __. ‘Foa ETITETFEFNEvTcXLQ (‘ti vows. Apply to Harry Pct‘- 8115011. 176 King St. 9772-0-17 3i. ‘Pow eAnPi-iutvv EUR}? Diver suitable for putting under June 18.— There are persistent rumors in the that the former Germar. Emperor has been itssatiltotl hv a showing a forged‘ pit-s, gained admittance to liourll Castle. it is asserted that the for- pier Emperor was wounded In the jaw. and that the Belgian was ar- beon impossible. whether 5 C OevfiwQ-VQ Q0001 i "‘CAR FOR i-unE-PHoivE-aae-ri t 039-542 -tr. Y gmriqnetown Guardian, Three Cents, Iornlng Guardian. Founded 1891. Evdhlnq "gum-gum 1381 lit Sllllllllli llf illthisl llllifillill Railway Workers Ask; for Meeting Be- tween Mr. Lloyd George and a Deputa- tion Representin g All Ireland, ._-.__.__-. LONDON, June 18.-Following a mnftsrence of cxoctitivcs of tho railway workers and tlt-Zegittes from the Irish rall- way u tons at Bristol, a resolution was adopted calling for a. meeting between Lloyd Georgo and a de- pilliilliill representing all Ireland.- Tpp restitution urges the new c011- icreneo to take such proposals m; will create an atmosphere enabling» the the securing of a real perman- ent solution to tho Irish question. opinion that murders and outrages in Ire- land were the inevitable result in a movement policy of not govern- wltli the wishes of tho people. It. urged thc govvflllllllfli’. to cease sending mu- nitions into ‘Ireland, which it. de~ , WANTED-V-Secoud (This-s Tclcl- ‘ t lmitcTt-RVFQR SALE-NEW- l I "WANTED -—AT FALCONWOOD Fur- 91"?“ "I- llrovocativc of conflict. siiliullil-ICOUHIY with this confer- ence, violence hogan to revive in different parts of Ireland. Several ltuntlretl armed nit-n, alleged to be Smn Ifcintwrs, some of whom were nzaskotl, held up pedestrians in i-"illliililliPffy (lilting tho 111K111. The lllllice were itpparcntly powerless to prevent thew oecurences. in an- dltiou to the Cookstowu and Mal- low ttffalrs, the raiders burned tuc- barracks at. Bundon, Cork. The government is renewing its efforts to meet these disorders. Five hun- dred troops of the Cheshire rcgi- ment were landed today at Duh. lln, and simultaneously marines with maehlne guns, and full (Equip. ment, were landed on thc Irisn coast to take over the coast guard stations. ‘At Home in Honor 0f Naval Visitors The At _llomr- held in hum),- of Rear Atlmmil Everett, (‘aptalu No- (llei,‘lII.‘\(.O., and the officers of II. IVLS. (alcuttzi at the LIovernmt-nt iliousc last evening IIPOVUII the grczttcst social event of the year 'I‘iterc was a very large nttentlance and everyone entered the merr) dance to the splendid music of tht ship's hmd with. great zest. 'l'herc were hundreds of spectators pre sent and the building was tnost. tastefully illuminrtetl. ‘The affair was under thc n-us- piccs of the Navy League. and all llfosent were unzinimous in declar- iiii; it an event of exceptional in- terest and enjoyment. WANTED SECOND CLASS TEA- cher for Ebenezer Station-I No 101 Supple-meant. $150.00. Geo I‘. Itfutlicson Sect. 9902-0-19-31 pd WANTED FIRST OR SECOND class teacher for 't"lytle ‘River ! School. Supplement $125.-Apply seertztry school trustees. 9898-6- ill-ill WANTED A FIRST OR SECOND class teacher for North Wiltshlrc lSchool No. 114. Supplemqit $l0tJ.00. Apply to John '1‘. God- frey, Stcreiary, North Wlltshire. it. It, N0. I. 9913-6-19-(31. TEACHER WANTED FOR BON- rltaw School, first or second class male tireferrcti. Supplement $110.00 for a first clitss or $85 tor a tt-conti (class. Apply John titparlment. Apply to J.II. Mc- iiinnoti. ' 9905-6-19-31 ly freshcnctl. Apply Penelope Mo. Kinnou, West ltoyiliiy- ‘ June lll-Ziipd WANTED _.. SECOND CLASS tcachci‘ for York Point school. Supplemttut $125. E. II. Murchi son, North Iilvcr, Secretary- 081V.- l-lii-Ziiltl. plain auto tire and rim 30 x 3%. Finder notify Freud's Garage. 0897-6-19-31. ‘WOOL WANTED — WANTED 20 tons wool; unwashed; pre- pared to puy ltlghest market price. A. J. Maclnnls; office 120 Richmond Street. June 1G tf. llospitnl, one assistant cook and one houstnnalrl. 'I‘hcro will also be two openings for young wo- men desiring to take up nurs- ‘ing. Apply to Med. Supt. _ 9175-6-17 til ‘FOR SALE OR T0 LET-COT- tugo a' Kuppock Beach; also for sale Sula Water Fountain and tumbler washer in perfect con- dition. Apply 238 Kent Street, Charlottetown. 11954-0-15-51. ‘TEACHERS WANTED -— FOR Montague School; stipplement; Principal $300; vlco Principal; $175; two primary departments $170 each; state qualifications and experience, if any. Reply to W. A. McLean, Montague. June 16 m&e ct _._..___..._._-_._..._ ‘WANTEO- COMPETENT MEN to represent the Manufacturers Life insurance Company on Prince Edward Island. Liberal contracts ofr the right men. Ap- ply to the E. R. Mnchum Co., Ltd. Managers ofr the Muri- time Provinces, St. John N. B. ' oua-it-io-iat. Wheatley Itivera l CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1920 To G0 Before 1 The Privy, Council (Special to The Guardian.) tton of the jurisdiction of the Board of Contmerco of Canada us a profit fixing tribunal, will ue ta- kon to the Privy Council. E. L. Neweombe, K. 0., Deputy Minis- ter of Justice ls on his way to England to make application on bchalf of the government for deave to ilppcai, against the findings at the Supreme Court of Canada. in the case of the hoard OL UOIII- mcrce vs. The Ottawa Clothiers. Tho case involving the right of the Board to limit the profit which any merchant in tnako on tho salo of men's cloth- ing was argued before the Su- preme Court, which divided in iis opinion, three judges upholding the legality of thc Board's orders, and three judges dissenting. Admits lie Was Offered Money for liis Influence (Special to The Guardian) OWEN SOUND, Ont., June 18. I). J. 'I‘aylor, hi. l‘. I’., for North Grey, in an interview tonight stat- ctl that h:- had been correctly rc- portetl to the effect that he had receivotl an offer of $1.000 for his influence in tho Legislature in for- warding a. certain tnatier, but re- was made me all right, but I do not want to expose anyone, said Mr. Taylor. Mr. 'I‘nyltvi- tulmittet‘. that ho had not. mentioned the matter to Premier Drury, and did not think that. Mr. Hicks, the U. F. O. whip, was referring lo him when he charged that money hao been offered members of thc go- vernment for their influence in the prior to tho orwnijg of the session. Mr. Taylor said. may“ Brusiloii Arr5§C5a (Special to The Guardian.) LONDON, June 18.— General llrussiloffK-a recent arrest was twausoti by the fear that. hc would titllize a big defeat on the Polish front to overthrow the Soviet and form a new government, according to a Helsingiors telegram, quoting a littssiztn newspaper as its au- thority. A Bolshovist commission, the newspaper says, was sent‘ to the Polish front where Brussiloff was coinmimding Soviet troops and ordered him arrested, owing to the failure of his plans for the offensive. A Warsaw tlespatch etirly in June quoted advice to Warsaw newspapers that Genera‘. Ilrussiltift’ had been tirrcsteti charg- ed with Tfififlfiflfilllilily‘ for heavy losses suffered by the lied Armies along the lleroslna River. More rc- cent reports on General Brussiltiff —-flnr\ of them roecivetl in London, anti tho other in Tokit), ililll tin.- Gencral In ttupremo authority at liioscow, in place. oi‘ Nikolai Le» nine, the Bolshovist prctnier. When the London report was received, officials quarters were not inclin- cd to ilt'.('i‘]lt it. as true. Any Bone Dry EIIIBNtIIILlFIQ, lnd., June 18.—- Domocratlc party leaders in con- ference here on (tandidatttis and platform planks to be presented to tho National, convention in Bali Francisco, [lrcdicted today that a hot skirmish would restllt if \Vll- llam Jennings Bryan attempted to insert a dry hone declaration in the resolutions. As a retaliatory move it was stiggestetl that a wet plank might be offered for the conven- tion's ennaitleration. Governor Al- fred E. Smith and (“HIS-- It‘. Mur- phy, th-a New York leaders, It. is understood, have not yet reached a decision on a candidate to be fa- vored by their support. Governor Smith, it is said, will receive the complimentary vote of the New York (lriegntcs on the first. ballot. 'i‘he.catntlltlttcy of Wm. G. McAtloo wlll be the target of thc Tammany l-Iall chlcf, it has apparently been decided. Strike Postponed 'l'()ItO.\l'I‘0, June 18.- Tho strike of street railway employ- ees scheduled for today, was post.- poend until next Wetlnestlity. The company's request for more time. to consider the men's demands was voted on favorably by thc men last night. Turkish Delegation Arrives In Paris (Special to The Guardian) PARIS, June 18.— Turkey's Peace delegation, headed by Da- madFerlti "Pasha, Grand Vlzler, ar- rivedln Paris this afternoon. The party was escorted to Versailles ‘where it is installed in the some suite 1f rooms used by the Ger- l... oil cloth. Apply at Guardian. - . ... ..._.-. .”.'Q‘5-I§-“.\ . . 1pm last rm. - OTTAWA, June 18.— The ques- Ottawa mighti House. The offer was made to hlm| Owing To Failure STAND IN Deceased in England. Alleged circumstances of a most unusual kind stirroundiug the tnur riake in Ilnglantl of ‘Phomus Cor- belt Ellis were brough-t out in an indirect manner iby (frown Coun- sel in the murder trial at Suiti- mersirle yesterday. , A bogus marriage at a Vicarage to be followed eventually by a com pulsory legal ceremony with Elli; tinder 1nilltztr_y' escort; lilo disin- herilztnco of Itlztrlsw Bramlitt, and a separation from hcr husband un- til tho day they sailed for (Janadzi fnrnlvti the stibjt-(rt matter of a succession of question asked of \Vm. Ellis, father of the accused by Mr. Johnston. The question yvaa based on an assumption that the deceased had told her father In law of thc circumstances, but to ttlmost everyone Mr. Ellis answer at! in the negative. (lounsel said that in putting them he was acting on information in his possession. IShortly after four o'clock the prisoner took the stand in his own (lefence. hlllis. showed indications that he was hflldlng himself un- der control, but spoke up clearly ‘l fused ab.~toltttely' to divulge tho ,-,.»,1 firnfly h, replymg m Mn Strum. 11111110 0i’ 1110 110N011 0i‘ iilliwflfii bl’ The examination as to his move- wbout. and for whom. the offer meats before the war and his mili- lilrv record occupied the time until adjournment. ills own version of the events and causes: leading up to the tragedy of Jan. 7th will be ro- latetl by the accused when he rc- stitnes his tcstinznny- this morn- ing. Evelyn Ellis \‘i'i'..f . . tiled to the stand. She was zzslcetl by lllr. Johnston if she knew- liliirh Yeo. lvifnoss isaili that the bitter was at. the lllliI-r home on January Sill. They were workin ' ' "“ r all (lay. “Do you remember saying to ‘bar ford coming that Corbett would be orresterl?" “l didn't say anything of tin‘ sort, I sold that. ho would try to tnake trtmble. I ltnew that by the way he came in with a big s-wittg." The wiines. '. Ilamfortl was illlVilyS rying to illiikp trouble. Evelyn-also did not remember" ‘telling llligh Yeo about the ttuarrel between Illlill; and his wife. on the morning of the lith, Sh.» did not tell llllnh that Ellis said to his wife: “Why in Hell didn't you give mo t’ 1t message?" _ - ‘l d you tell Miss Bligh Yco t" ‘ tiorbett told his mother when he went. upstairs after supper 0h the 7th: "It's it, mother,—it’s it." “No." ‘llid you trll Iiligh Yon that \".I1et1 ho came downstairs he said to you: "It's it Evelyn!" "[ don't remember having said 0p. .\lr.s. Vl/illiatti Illlis, mother of lb,- prisoner was then called by tho defense. , The witness related an incident. tvhleb occurrctl on one morning in October, when thc tlecea-setl after saying she was tmhappy loft the bruise remarking that she would not "cut. another blto in the house." She returned at ilinnei- time and called the witness lo the door. ile- coasetl said: “l loft this house this morning with the intention of tlrowvning myself. But I lhotigltt ii was too hard a tleatli." She also told witness that she had made airmngetnonts to spend the woek- cud ele-"ewvln-re, but was lllTVillifiti upon to taome in. The witness no- ‘J. a a w tlced that her clothes were wi-t. and said: "Marie change your clothes or you'll die" she nddctl that it. was raining hard at the time. Later in the afternoon the deceitsetl had recovered from her fit. and mine downstairs where. she chattt-tl——pletisanllj' and was in good humor. On another occasion Marie said: "I wish I could fall out the wind- ow and kill thyself" and "I wish I could take pneumonia and die." She also said the family were barbarlztns; had no education. 0n January 5th. the witness be- came ill and went to bed. Silt: iiilti a severe coldwnttl other allmetits. Tho witness saw Marie leave the house on the night of the 6th through her window front the 11:111. It was a ntoonlight night. She heard her come In about four ill tin; tnornlng. About seven Marie came tipstnirs went to her room that when you saw iltav. Mr. Barn-r CURBETT ELLIS TAKE gut DEFENCE Crown Counsel‘ intimates Unusual Circumstances Surrounding the Marriage of the Prisoner and "is there any trouble moving about. in your house without being hcurdfl" “No. You can hour quite plainly. No (mo eouhl go up or down stairs without m‘, hearing" Although tho witness never saw Mario zigaln alive she heard her moving about in her room "about 2.210. Stisequently she heard a strange noise as though i1 per- .-.on w‘ s "snoring with her mouth upon." Later she hoard a thump. “When did you next sec Cor- bell?" "About six o'clock or there- abouts/He came upstairs to my room." " “In pursuance of what you told him what did he do?" “He went to‘ Marie's door and zisketl her if she wasn't coming down to get something to eat. 'f‘hero alas no answer. He pushed the door open and looked In. I-Io wcnt and goth lump and holding it in his left hand he looked in the door. Agnes and I were both watch~ ing him. After n minute he came to the door of my room and said "Oh, thcr Witness said that Corbett then wetlt downstairs, "Where are you going?" she asked. “I'm gflilil! 11"‘ a doctor," he replied. “Don't worry until I get back" ' After Doctor Stewart came out of Marie's room he went to BOB witness. She asked thc doctor: "tvhat did that woman do?” The doctor, said: "She has cut 110i‘ is?" t)“ earth did she do it witlisi" The doctor responded: There are two razors, scissors and a mirt- or on tho bed." _ __ l-How did {fgfhett Ellis use his wile?" 0A5 f,“ as I saw he used her as welt as any man could." - "Did he ever hither?" “Nu, never." _ "Did doccasctl ever smoke cig- arcttcs?" "Yes, she told me she did. I only saw hcr once." Mr. Johnston rusc to cross-lex- , ‘ - he wlness. “t-‘flfi Nvuru pretty, sick that day Illrs. Ellis?’ _ "On the om. yes. but 011 "l" 1"‘- I was a little better." witness 5am that she \v1\s'1t">li<" lug out the window quite a just for diversion. She also watch ed the deceasetYs room. She “n5 Zlifiilii of the way Mme “T? "l" ing, and hoped she would spe-lk t0 hC-‘lCYou knew that she was Gilt T"- night—might have been anywhere —~out ln the sno-w or in a barn. l-Ior husband was upstairs in bed and did not know whore she was, yet you never said a word to her. "No. i was expecting that. e-ilch time she cam‘. out sbo would come to me as she always did." The witness had an idea front what Agnes had told hor that Marie had gone to the Ramsay's. "And that's wily you never stig- gestcd to your son during the night tit-at he ought to be looking after his wife?" “Y(>.s." . (‘orbvtt rose, the witness said between ti and 6.30 a.m. anti went downstairs. Tim witness dltl not know what occurred. , Didn't you speak to him about bls- wife who had been out all tiight?" "No, I don't remember. lie only enquired if he had better get a doctor for me." "You only discussed your own ailments then?" "Yee.” Witness said, Corbett came up- stairs at noon but slip did not say anything to him ‘HD0111 Marie hav- ing placed something against the door. “You did not think it of suffic- ient importance?" "I thought she was packing her trunk tn go away. She talked of visiting her brother." “Was thcru any talk of u separa- tion?" "None that l know of." "Didn't you advise hcr about u separation?" "l never did any such thing." “ilidtfl. Marie read to you a lett- or from her brother In which he advised hcr to accept a position in n sinltorium at Muskoka, 0111.?" “NO” . and closed the door. Witness thought she went to bed- About 8.20 the tltaceastztl came out of her room and went down stairs, returning in about fell minutes. She went into her room again and shut the door. Sumo time after the witness saw Marlo burning some letter and rubbish in the hall stove upstairs. She did this three lliiwfl, stigawtins w wit" ness that she was cleaning Olli- 119i‘ trunk Flmllby ut about 11 oclock she closed her door and P111 Slime‘ thing against it. "pm you hear that." "Yts, quite clesrlyfl" The prisoner came ‘to the wit- neues‘ room at 12 oclock when he read a couple of letters. He re- mained ten minutes and then went “Now you hoard a noise like n person snoring with her mouth open about four o'clock and then afterwards a thump." "Yes." "l-low long alter was thc thump?" "Almost immedititely." ‘lwas there a jar?" “Yes, I felt It slightly." "You know that little table?" "Do you think that something falling against that table would 081159 such ti. jar?" "1 don't know." Witness said that Agnes and 81w were frightened. lShe asked Agnes to go and peep In. It struck witness ami- a want that perhaps it rm jun something that we: dropped. ‘Since she heard no further move- downstairs, meat, witneu became linen-y. Both throat." witness exclaimed: “Wh-at‘ Gompers May Not Be a Candidate (Special to The Guardian.) MONTREAL, June lsr-“Thfi en- shlp of the United States railroads by the American Federation of La- bor leaders, declared here tonight. was the first real defeat that Sam- uol Gompers, veteran Pres. of the Federation, has received in years. This repudiation of his atlmlnlstra- tion, it is reported, prompted the Labor Chief to state before the convention late today that he “'41:.- not. quite sure he would be a can- didate for re-clection. Mr. Gom- - 1ier's fought hard against his con- vention's action today. declaring that it was a stop toward the cu- sluvment of the workers as Gov- crnmen: employees. who, he said. had been denied many political and economic rights under past atlministrations. IIe received but a mild ovation. The United Mint- Workers and thepowerful railroad workers organizations combined to bring about president Gompefs defeat. They also had the "sup- Ilflrt of the Machinists Union, and the Metal Trades organization, all powerful voting factors. The Car- penters Ilnion and the Building 'l‘rztdes organization stood loyal by tho veteran president, but wore overwhelmed. the final vote being 29.059 for Eflvfifnlucnt ownership and 8,341) againgt, As a result of the convention's action, the executive cotmcip whose members stipport Mr, Gm“. hers, are placed in an embarras- tilllfl position. 'I'hey must now take hlvps to. brmi: about government "Wlll-‘YF-illl), which they ltave (atmos- 311. 0701111131. Stipportors of flhg Iollllweis declared tonighl~thztt 111W‘ would urge him to retain the “Pilllmfliih of the federation, and .<' ' . . . ~ aoilyifltiiliyalor Kimono“ f“ ‘M “"15 “mYrf-‘Yfflid to go. Thev sill they were afraid “she'd nflkeu, them." ‘ Witness repeated hcr gtqpy of him’ Corbett discovered the body Afterwards he came to her room “Wing. "There is." She undgpgiqnd him to mean “There is something 1111011011011." He went off saying; "I'm going for It (locum Don't Worry until I got lmpk" llnl you know she ivas alive (11- deitrl?" _ “N03, _ “And yet not one in that house- hold wrnt near her to comfort her, tn see if anything could in; done, ‘V0110 Your son was away?" "No." ' The witness srlid the girls were too terrified to go near tho room since (‘orbett had toltl Evclgvn that he though Mario had cut her throat and that there was blood 0n he) ‘neck. The mother was quite sure that Dr. Stewart told her that there were two razors, scissors and a mirror on the bed. Not until the preliminary hearing did she know the razors were on the titblo. Agnes Ellis the other sister oi the accused was the, next witness for the defense. Examined by Mr. Saunders she testified to having seondho tirisoner in hor mothers room on the morning of Jan. 7th. ‘Together they twame down to the dining room where they met. Evlyn and lMarlc. Some time later she saw Marie going up stairs holding something close to her body. She saw tin; tleccitsrtl lust at about eleven o'clock. when the hatter was hitrning leters in the hall stove upstairs. ‘Phat tifterntwon site ltoard tho tltvtaeasetl push smoothing against the bedroom door. At about 4.30 sho heard a noise which sounded like snoring a few mo- tncuts afterwards she heard anoth- or noisu as though something had fallen. The witness corroborated the story told by hcr sister as to the prisoner's movement and also as ‘to his notions and remarks after i113 had looked into the room ot the deceased. tMr. Johnston cross-examined. evidence with the others?" “Yest but not to frame up any- thing." The witness admitted after con- sldorniblo hesitation that theft.- wero typewritten copies of the evltlentzt- at. home. “Was there tinytltlng on ‘those copies about ‘Marlo hugging some- thing to her hotly?" - "No." ' "Well, that's something now then. \Vhvil tlld you think of It’! I had forgotten about it. When did you think of it?" the counsel rc- peated. . \Vlin"ss who did not scent to underst lllti from her frequent questtiotis of "what do you itiean?’ finally replied that it was fairly recently-but that It was quite true. "Did anyone in this court tell you about It this very morning?" "No" (emphatically) Witness agreed with her moth- er and sister that Dr. Stewart said that the razors, scissors and tuirror were on thc bed. "For what period prior to tho itrntgetly ‘were your lflrothur ‘and his wife not speaking to one an- other?" "1 don't know." "if they hadn't spoken to one Continued On Page Three. m dorsoment of government owner- "Ilavc you been going over tho‘ HEVIZN lllliitillllN (Special to The Guardian) I OTTAWA, June 18.— As the collection of the Luxury 'I‘axes un- der the present method ls proving difficult,azumbersomc and costly, it has been decided to abandon [the whole procedure in favor 0f col- lection by means of revenue stamps, ‘These revenue stamps will be ready by Jill)‘ 51"“, and as they am ‘available. for our. chase by merchants, the sending of duplicates of every sales re-t ccipt covering goods which are taxable wlll cease. That wlll be a great relief to mer- chants throughout the country and lt will be a great relief as well to Mr. George W. 'I'a_vlor, Assistant Deputy hilnlster of (‘ustoitis and inland Itevenue, its he will not Etdlliieeting “ City Council A special meeting oi’ the tilty (‘ouncil was held last (rvt-nitig, l-Iis Woijship Mayor itiley in the chair and all the (‘ouneilltlrs present. ll bud been c-xpected that the estimates for the ytar would have been up for discussion but for reasons beyond the control of the FlIlilliCG Committee it was impos- sible to submit them anti they will be presented at an adjourned meeting next week. 'l‘he titty Surveyor was author- ized to extend tilt: tender for’ cem- ent. to an extra 2200 bags to com» pleir pt-rzuanent street work. .A letter was read from residents of Euston and Fitzroy Streets re-- gardlng the erection of a garage. As no ilrtinitc information was available r-lbotit this, it being im- possible to erect any building without the permission of the City Surveyor it was felt by the (‘cuncil that the remedy if any injustice should appear would be in the hands oi’ the City Surveyor and he would report to the Council. The gravel pit at Surrey owned by the (‘ity txatnt- up for discussion and it is expected that the mem- bers of the Council along with com petent ztuthoritles will make an examination in a few days and de cide what should be done with it in the best interests of-the city. A number of other matters came in for considerable discussion af- ter which the meeting adjourned. --——<o->i-- Claim Evidence Is Insufficient 3v (Special to The Guardian.) (Special to The Guardian.) outrun, June 1s.- The public prosecutor has issued a statement that evidence against those accus- rd of wai crimes in the last list. submitted by the Allies, is insuf- ficient to hold thcin. The court has zisked for further specifications. Noozie The Sunshine Kid. ‘AN OPTIMIST i5 AFELLON WHO . EXPECTSTO FIND 2004?. ToBAcco IN FIVE CENTCIGAI? i TIIE “WEATHER, TEMPERATURE TIDE, MOON ETC. TORONTO, June Ill-Fresh to strong east, to north-cast ' winds unsettled. ‘ The tide. will be high this attor- noon at 12.20, tomorrow at 1.16 and 'l‘u2stlay at 2.14; it will be high tomorrow morning at 1.45; Monday at 2.33 and Tuesday u‘. 3.21. Sun sets this eevnlng, tomorrow and Monday at. 7.54; it rises to- morrow morning at 4.08. New moon Wednesday, June E STAMPS Pllllillit; ~ The Difficult and Cum bersome Job of Tax Collecting Greatly Reduced _ by New Method Which is Greeted with Relief . by Officials and Merchants. again. . ______-i--i~ .G. I3. Brown, Chief EliHliiPCr WW0 $4.00. U.s.A.. H.511 By Mail, Canada, demand. u M Annual Bublcribllofl- ll lllXlIHY TIX have to provide the tremctldoufl staff, which would otherwise bavo been necessary to deal with collec- tions, and accompanying vouchers. v The revenue stamps will be pro- vided in denominations of from 1 to 10 cents inclusive, 13 cents. I5 cents and al1 multiples of 10 cents up to $1. in addition thcru will be one, two, three, four, five. and ten dollar stamps. if a woman,’ buys a sealskin coat on which the! tux is $"0, the procedure will bs for the salesman to affix the $10 stamps to the sales e111! 0X‘ luvvlcfl and collect $20 from the purchaser, the stumps acting as evidence that the tax has been paid. The stamps will all Lave to be defaced so that they could not possibly be used Telegraphic News (Special to The Guardiam) ISLAND / ST, JOHN, June 18.-Hope ‘that - a suiilcient supply of I‘. E. 151M111 milk will be Q11 hand tomorrow l0 meet the demand is the only ray of sunshine for the local milk deal Org this afternoon. The Kings Ccun ty milk producers show no signs of weakening in their stand not to supply milk while the C. N. It. trains opt-rate on daylight saving time and It‘. I’, Brody. General Altilliiilfil‘ of thc (i. N. Iif, who was in (he city today said that no change will be made _ln the present ' C. N. R. schedule. It is expected that a daily train service will be established on the St. John Valley liuc next week and with this pros- pect local dealers were today negotiating with valley producers for their milk output. oer-gnome on P. s. MILK T0 INCREASE TRACK AREA Si‘. JOHN, N. 13., June 1$.—-'F- I‘- Ilrady, General Mauaiter of the C. N, IL, W. it. Dcvenish. Suporin- tcndcnt of the Eastern llranch anti In consultation with the City com- missioners this morning regarding a proposal to increase the local track area by atlding two more tracks to the tiresen: system which (30111101215 the city wharves on the Ezra sidc of the harbor. LITTLE IS RECOVERING. ST. Sld-ZPIIEN, Jum- 18.-Ivan Littlo of I-Ioueytlale who shot. his wife and then himself is recovering and the condition of Mrs. Little was not considered serious today. ST. JOHN MAN'S SAD DEATH ST. JOIIN, N. IL, Juno 18.—Tho hotly ofJohn Regan was found this morning lying on the. beach at. Navy Island by a workman. The > dead man, who was 70 years of age, was last seen on Prince Wil- t llam Street last night, but has been in the habit of walking along thc water front after sunset and it ls supposed while standing at. one of tho city wharves, he succumbed to heart failure, fell Into the water, and drifted to Navy Island, which is in the middle of the harbor. GE BOUT "‘ """ i=1 “WIT” HALIFAX, N. S., June 18.—-Er- forts are being mado tn have Mike 0'Dowd come to the city to meet Mike McTIgue in a fifteen round bout on the Wanderers Grounds in the afternoon on July 19. _TO ARRAN DOUBLE TRAIN SERVICE St. JOHN, N. 13., June 18.—-Start- m} June 29th, two through servi- ces from Iloston to St. John, and from St. John to llosttm, will be operated by thc C. P. R. The outgoing trains will leave at 6.30 u. m. and 7.10 p, m., nnd tho incom- ing trains will arrive at 1.45 pnm‘. and 7 p . m., on Daylight Saving schedule. _, l-qufi‘ €—--o0-> ANNOUN IEMENTS, COMING EVE/TR. DIEETINGS, ETC . f = EC R TWA LL-YORK Institute will a .\'.~ its cream and cake at North River Hall, Wednesday cv- eningyJune 23rd. 9912 "POSITIVELY no advertise ments accepted at this office for next do ‘s lssuo after 6 p. m. un- less paid for in advance. ‘ "ENTERTAINMENT IN IONA Hull, lone. There will be an enter- tainment given in lone. Hell, Iona, _ at 8 P. m., Thursday. June 24th in , aid of the Iona School Fair to be held next September. All eduite .. 16th, 11.41. a: m, cordially invited, vain-i; g .1“ 7Q