ncrouaa correspondenD-A century ago. in- a Lyons, the young Herriot, prepares the philosophy of world. The walls ci-‘s broom as he To all this, the the sorbonne. It has, however, this Kan-Duos Johnny "Black Cat” Gagnon, will mark of distinction from the rest. O. Lowther . . . . . . .. 144 182 112 shortly Join Canadiens of the Na- Iiamely- that a quarter of a. Cent- J._Lafferty . 122 153 101 $101181 HOCKEY 116118118 101' 11- “M1111- ury later, Edouard Herriot. Presl- A. Garnhum . . 127 160 148 M51111!" 1190 Dflndllfflrld 811118015 dent of the Council, Prime Minster 1), Tegd 73 174 134 the youngster to make good for the n‘ of France, is translating into reality J, crock“; _ 114 11g 4'1 Rsklflll- _ the programme he enunciated in the 530 737 54g ‘ T118 W011i 1S b11511)’ 8118118811 111- dusty school-room. Total 1909 Physical 1mm“! ‘um t“ ‘hi’ 65m “What Jules Ferry did in 1801 Armory here. They will take the and 1882 for primary education," p“, ice at the Forum next Saturday. mniot-S thesis begins, “must be H’ Harper 144 Eddie Ostler, 180-pound athlete, done 101' secondary educaton. State H_ Fmlayson 16a ‘"1"’ Played Pm Incmsse ‘V1111 9°10- Jlxccs must be free for all the chil— L_ Duchemm __ 150 ‘Van “mi Canadiensi Wm be 3W9" mm o! Franmn c’ ‘Anthem!’ ‘ 193 tryout with Providence, R. I., Reds. By me narrow margin o’ 51x W“ El Sutherland " I H 177 Canudicns farm club. Rogei- Cor. cs out or 518. the law was passed m2 6,,” s32 mm" amt m” M""'“Y- °f Pmvld‘ on March 1a. 1930, which made the 1.0,“, V _ _ _ ) 4 ‘ _ _ ' _ _ _ _ H 21 43 “wit”? ‘"1141 m“ Ham lowest grade of the lycee free. ' f-Pardicu was Prime Minister. He rngzfirlfzgéogtgggssjggér,and 233‘ Loxlgagoons pulled m“ n“ Ottawa faced a bitter attack‘ from the g t’ the“ m“ squad’ mcludmg Right. Louis Mal-in, leader of the Right. recalled that Jules Ferry who b0 years before, primary educaton, to Jaurcs: "My aim is to urganiu humanity without God." “His aim is almost accomplis rod," exclaimed Marin. "Now, in three- qiiartvrs oi the communes oi France ‘there is but one school, the Na.- tzonal School. The 1 . tile Rgllts of Man has replaced the catechism," l-lerriot threw the D-lrty behind the Bill to make the lowest grade of the amendment was defeated which would have made the Bill 11111111- cable only where the ‘was less than $2,000. Opflonents of the that parents were not interested. tint enrolment in the sixth grade utilid contnue to decrease. lll Ortobcr of that year, when the "Yllvill-s opened. pupils enrolled in the free grade increased by 1198115’ '9 her cent. In Brittany and Lc 3 Ncndec, strongholds Qllc increase rixth grade is the I-‘rcnchglyccc, It corresponds to thfi i list. y-ear ln Canadian public schools. '1‘1l's y-car, the fiftll and fourth _l!1‘rldrs o.’ the French lyrecs a1‘. {also frcc, Those two - Ywliond to the first N‘? roilcgintcs and high schools. i l“ Eilslanii. the tuition fees for ~ 111°“ grades :'n the corresponding . government secondary around $60 u year o: lilo-riot was himself iii-lit is, a boy who wins a scholar- ‘ F3111). To Hen-lot, the "bourse" was ‘Pdlsliensible. His pamnts could not afford to Day for his education. Until 1030. the fees 31"“! years :'n the lycee were from _ "'1 10 $10 a year. varying with the z liool. The fees for the last, thre: :1'°~“~" 111w $45 to $80 a year. The’ minimum fees for board. lodging in the lyccrs is $180 for “ first ihrcc years and $225 for ‘ ti‘: last thrce-fifcbatiiv {fig 15w“; m,“ m, sghoolbay boursler" and very light in September, 202 vessels .n~:rs in Europe ermeni the min, teacher “m” a, in m, pounds carrying 163 tons of freight com- . ' jovial personality of Edouard Her- pared with 270 vessels carrying 1.- the wonder, not. who bu never forgotten the 168 tons a year n30- ‘°°'*. w much fmhoi- apart than opening lines of his ruvonw mom. numbered m oompam with 1.111. and tuition i tb .‘ “=0 State. As in En 1 m 88nd, Tug-of-War Herriot Sticks , To Early Ideal, ti» pleas, Oct. u-(ny Jowphlxwlzlppc" numbleton. Canadian Press Staff pchoOl room is pretty much the same as school rooms all over the ynythological and historical pfctur- M‘ es arranged symmetrically frowning F- back a; empty desks. The wsnin8 flight of the short October day filters N- lthrough dust raised by the caretak- N- sizribbled by the sons of Wéll-tn-do merchants of 11W"!- fercnt for is he not giving form to his dreams? His thesis now lies lvi-ith so many thousand others at was one-third. ‘Illie 25, 1932 JACK Jpsulvsou GUS LONCAPHIE 6 three-minute rounds. “FLASH” ‘IyéCDONALD “SAILOR”. ARNETT K. 0. HARRY VS. “SEAM ” STEINER teams. J Haw“; _ _ _ V _ _ , ,_ 34 95 9a Hfihlfwwlflweriiles are celrtainties. e oves neu re eased to- llulfl" l’! l 1:: night, showed Clsrence "Skeet" 111011995 1Y¢°° 01 ' mm" n6 l" "z Kuhn, goal; Kenzie McNeil], de- 191191191‘ 5110115111 M' Stewart fence; Mickey McGlashen Chum- 1115 1119515 011 5' sentner "" s: mie Lawlor and Vince Perguson, 0111161111 -n- T1110 T M i}; forwards, of last year's outfit. Leo o ‘ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " Sargeant, goal; Frankie Lavlnge, defence, Reg. Shields and Owen are 111mg with emu" Lennon, forwards, of last year's Adam‘ 15a In n5 Truro Bearcats squad. Waldon and Teed 17o 1M 158 Gordon Kennedy, of Kentville and M “Mn” ' 143 2m 198 Ernie Mosher, Kentvlllc-Frederic- Younker . 134 96 301 ton veteran. WOW-h ... . 31 64 6'1 sweeps up notes 645 898 737 TOIAIIS ............ . . . . . . . . .. E080 teacher is indif- Younker 201 each. instituted free had remarked declaration of weight of his yeah lycee free. An mmuy income alcoholic beverages. Bill claimed in America. of tradition. lower rate still. lowest in a r lmost doubled. grades ror- two years in . . L, three terms- a "boursler." problem. for the first teacher's desk. r Special Cup L. P. U. team VS. Pole Hawks. H. M. C. S. Saguenay, Mt. Stewart, West St. Peters and probably other 1 STARTING 8 P. M. SHARP Doors open 7.15 p. m. Admission 25c. High three M. Lorrther -_--_--____. lameness prevented by Mlnnrrlfiu. BOXING AT THE FORUM TUESDAY, 00TOBER 25th. Hockey S q ua d Lineup. (Ci-Indian Press) Vair was appointed coach of J-Iallfax Wolverines hockey sq for this season at a meeting of team’: principals tEfY-TIGBSUTEL Vair will have charge of the team. ‘ium, preparatory to taking the ‘about November 10. Their WULVERINES THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIANN Hoof Prints May Grattan lowered the Car- Harry Brusle bought Walnpum IT'S‘ PAGE SEVEN | . Steve Vair Will Handle Halifax before the first of his two winning races at Danbury and had him in the bank after his first victory. Syracuse desires to return to the Grand Circuit. The runners failed 'tn draw well even with a free c 0 A c “$111011, u. 2., track record w 2:01. A Abbies held a workout yesterday afternoon at the C. A. A. Grounds. A number of players were absent. f? ossauo. Wolves Release here tonight. Harry Butler resigned as coach and manager, but remained as Secre- Tonight the boys started prelim- , lnary training at the naval gymnas- , first , srandstend. _ to 2.07%. : Peoria, 111., mentioned as a Grand . HALIFAX. N_ s” 00L 24__5teve Circuit possibility for 1933. is not likely to be given serious considera- 1 the “ad ‘ tion. the ' dolyn Aubrey, 2.08%. full AT GYRO-Dr. Jean ice -'. 1 a» g Calumet Delco, son of Peter The} Brewer, 2.02%. and Dlllclsco, 2.0614, has lowered the record for 2-year- old trotters over a ha?! mile track Peter Pokey, which trotted a third i heat in 2.09%, at Topsham, Mo. last week, is a brother to Gwen- BEIITRAI. GUARDIAN MacNam- not as successful as it might have , been. Every man on the team, regu- I lars and subs, are urged to be on l are requested to be on hand, Peters, MacLeod, 00x, Mahar, and any- i others desirous of trying out. Rain or Shine. 1 Maritime Track ,1 And Field Marks I AMHERST, N. 5., Oct. 24.—'I'he lMaritime Provinces’ Branch, A. A. U. of Canada, in annual session here yesterday, formally recognized the following new Maritime inter- and. as a result, the practice was hand. In addition the followinl Y. BOWLING Rebekah League Majority for Canucks 257. Hgh singleM. lmvther and N. 542. Igame will likely come about the unlddle of December, when either Toronto Nationals or Montreal Royals will show here. Meanwhile hockey ofllcials in the Wednesday to determine the num- ber of teams "which will operate in the senior circuit. Charlottetown Abegweits, Moncton Hawks, and HOCKEY ‘ MONTREAL, Oct. 24. — (C.P.) - Jean Gagnon, younger brother of Maritimes will gather at Moncton i Dr- Ami expressed his apprecia- ara, Melbourne, Australia and Dr. T. B. Acker, Halifax, were the speakers at the weekly dinner of the Gyro Club held at the Cana- dian National Hotel last evening. tiou of we cooperation he receiv- ed from the Gyro Club in his work with crippled children. ZLr. Gordon 6 MacDonald was in the chair. The guests were, Messrs Gregory Bridg- es of the Moncton Gyro Club, and G. M. Hobart London, Ont. SUSTAINED INJURIES — About. 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Dan- iel Connolly who was working on the Prince oi Wales College build- ing, sustained painful injuries to his feet when he fell from the soc- oncl storey to the first with some gi bricks which he was carrying. Both feet were badly crushed, and a bone lured man was brought to the City Hospital, where he is resting com- fortably. --__._____. The Misses Helen Costello and Annie Costello, 1m, 65 were visitors‘ to the city yesterday ' Wounded Guide A Is Resourceful (Canadian Press) ‘ST. JOHN'S, Nfld, Oct, Wounded and alone in the woods scholastic track and field records: Ross, Alex. Anderson, Jack Cotter, HlllllflX—-45 2-5 seconds. cnburg, N. S.—139% ft. of Glen Falls. Saint John-MB feet SQCS. Ross, of Halifax-ill feet, 3% inches. Pictou-—4.55 l-5. Robert Dauphinee, Jack. Cotter, Frank Nicks, of Halifax-QM 3-5. house, of Bridgewater, N. S.—5 feet son, of Pictou, N. S.-—40 feet, 101;» in one ankle was broken. The in- incheg British Flyers I LONDON, Oct. ‘have never planned a. more pictur- (‘$01110 endeavor than the assault on gMoullt Everest which-if negotia- tions iiow 1n progress are carried through-will be made by British 24 — pilots within the next few monthsi 440 relay-Frank Nicks, Henry Javelin Throw-Fred Oxner, Lun- Discus throw-William Buckley, ‘L- inches. g 220-yard dash-Prank Nicks-ZS Running broad jump — Henry One mlle run-Clark J. Innes, One mile relay-Carson Purdy, Running high jump-M. Bark- fi inches. ‘Twclve-pouild shot—A. Thomp- IF YOU PREIFER L PLUG TOBACCO 019° SMOKE A ' package R O S E I U D 10¢ 20¢ BIG PLUG Exiraslgrge IF you want to be truly "pipe-happy", ioin the grow-inc clrmy of Rosebud smokers-where's q |<eener enioynlerfiw a greater satisfaction in this Maritime smoke. SEBU Cut smoking tobacco "iME s-lvloKé 1 Aini t0 Conquer Mount Everest ii , (Canadian Press) 24—Flylng men an eloquent address on the funda- mental prlnciples of Odclfellowship. namely, Friendship, Love Truth. 0DDFELLOWS (Continued from Page 1) i l Quiet Over Week- End At Kingston (Continued from Page 1) and , "No punishments have been or He was followed by Grand Se‘? will be carried out pending com- tar J J Macxmnon who gave plete investigation. re y . . a brief but very interesting account‘ of his visit to the Sovereign Grand Lodge M; Denver, Colorado, from- “Durlng the enquiry no com- munications will be delivered to iinmates, all being treated alike in Highest of the world's’ mountain: District newly | whiéh he recently returned. i this respect. ‘E. I. MARITIME (Continued from Page l) Maritimes. It was a. lesson which the Maritime people should lenm and “'21s a principle which the P. Government follows. It would seem that the local Board of Trade always has a grievance. Due to the isolated position of the Island these grievances seem to have been accentuated. As a measure, of the genuine feel- Bflef addresses were made byi "Shwld any inmate b°°°me m’ ing of welcome Dr. MacMillan of- Grand Master his relatives will be notified. In High three Ethel Sutherland 564. LARGE INCREASE IN AGRI- CULTURAL AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS EXPORT , The export of Canadian vegetable pi in September totalled in value $20,382,000 as compared with $13,958,000 in September 193i, al- though prices today are not so high as they were a year ago. The im- ports of that class of product in September were valued at $6,814.- 000 compared with 88,870,000 last The chief item in Canadian ex- ports of this class is grain. whilst in the imports there are such large items as tea,‘ coffee, rubber and Here, country people nearly all board in the schools. Herrfot now proposes to extend the system of scholarships so that gifted children of poor parents will be lodged and taught at. a much Until 1980, the number of stu- dents in the lycees had been stead- ily decreasing since the war. In the last three years, the number has With the popular free secondary education, the invasion of the up- per schools has been so great, es~ peclally by students from the country, that the government is be- ing forced to face an entirely new lined with the busts oi ssvants. v Many 5 prime minister of France W11 1911-’ has begun his career behind the In none perhaps. cngcr for ice at the Aiiditoriu tllcrc. Rangers at Lake Placid New York Ranger coach. training calnp here, but only thre combination of past seasons-can wings, Bun and Bill Cook, Johnson and Earl Seibert probably formilig the first string guards, with Ott Holler and Doug Brennan as re- serves. (‘FAN WHEN YOU ‘CAN the Dominion Fruit Branch at Ot- for Traffic on the Trent canal was PMBGHIQPI most of the Windsor, Ont., Bulldogs, LAKE PLACID, N. Y., Oct. 24.- <C.P.)-—The over-abundance of for- ward men Lester Patrick has to weed out before the National Lea- gue season starts seems to be the sole worry these days of the veteran Fourteen fast skating forwards are under canvas at the Ranger of them appear to be certain of their berths. They form the brainy treman Frankie Boucher and his Andy Aitkenhead, a tartar of the Bronx Tigers’ lineup last year, has been turning in smart work in the training games and looks a cer- tainty to land the goal job left va- cant, through the sale of John Ross niquet. St. John's. He is recovering iiow in the Gen- 111 oral Hospital, and doctors say he will be back in the woods soon, keen as ever for the hunt. For Richard Dalton ls a guide, known as one of the most resourceful in the Placcntia Bay dstrict, and Dr. A. Tait, who met him on his arrival here, has followed him through the woods more than once. Daltons gun exploded when he fcll in the woods. The shot tore one of his legs above the knee and the wound bled profusely. Recover- ing from the shock, he tried to stop the flow of blood by using his shirt as a bandage. That failing. he doff- ed his trousers, but they too were inadequate. He was in danger of biccdiilg to death, so as o. last resort he strapp- ed his belt around the injliled leg. It was effective. . . After his strenuous journey to the Gooseberry Covc ho found the vill- age deserted. Thc truck driver who 6 r Then he hobbled thrcg miles to his home ot Gooseberry Cove, hailed t- a truck driver and made a. hurried trip to PIncential, whci-c a doctor treated him and sent him on to following accidental discharge of ‘Ipcaks, the Himalayan giant has do- his gun. Richard Dalton chcatcdgged many ggllant cumin“; expc- n death by using his belt as a tour- ditions; most of them retired when still thousands of feet from the summit, though it is Possible that two British climbers reached the peak a few years ago. When last seen by their comrades they 11'9"? going strong for the top-but they never came back. At first sight the task before the flying party is comparatively simple. Everest‘ rises 20,000 feet above sea-Y level. The world's height record, by‘ aeroplane, established last month by Cyril Uwins in a British biplane, is 43,976 feet, nearly three miles higher than the summit. But the mountain lies remote in the heart of a terrific range of peaks 1111111? of which rival it in stature. 1n B region where a forced landlflfl WW1“ mean destruction and where blow winds ~of hurricane force. Further. trio head of the slant is 11w 11°11" of tremendous storms. 11nd V1181’ frozen cloud masses shroud the 1191114 from view for many months of the year. Chief pilot of the expedition 15 the Marquess of D0081“ 5nd Clydesdale, a member or Parliament squadron leader in the AuxiliafY M1‘ Force and well-known amateur box- er. Lady Houston, whose 8111' 0' jointly Verdun Lodge, O'Lcary and Tokalon lodge. dun Lodge. On Thursday evening he concludes his Island visitatlons with a meeting in suminersldc at- Prlnoe Edward Lodge, and leaves Friday afternoon by the 50011611181 be’ng scheduledtovisit the Lodge at _ V stennmn’ N. s‘ that evening ‘SOCPIIIQ out from the “iiisldc" and v’sit to Prince Edward Irland and he is delighted with the Province and wrlth the hospitality he was rc- ceived. Mr. Nicholson is a returned soldier, and is Postmaster nt 74d ney Mines. He is by profession It barrister‘ and is a speaker of much, hold clown the sullen convicts. force and eloquence. BRANDED BEEF IS the absence of such notice his welfare may be assumed. It is im- possible to answer all individual enquiries. “The authorities remain in com- - w: rol of the situation." Reynolds, a young member of much promise in Oddfelloivship, and also by Past Grand Masters Grady. Bremner‘ and MacNaiaA discur- slon followed 1n which a number of brethren took part. (he function closing with refreshments all’? smokes. The occasion was a mo» enjoyable and inspiring one to all present. ,' ‘This evening Grand Master Nic- holson "makes an official visitation Ugly Rumors -i.i;~.=csToN, Ont., Oct‘. Z-L-From behind the grim walls of Ports-‘ mouth Penitentiary, where officials to Hillside Lad”? Mowague on insist all is quiet after the two! "‘ ' . ' l‘ lent riots of last week came 1 m h '11 1 it “° i Wednesday n8 e M vs ugly rumors tonight of tear-gas being used to quell persistent 1n- subordination and of the suspen- sion of an official high in prisoli authority. Tear-gas was used recently and a further supply was received from Ottawa today, according to reports Albcrton, at Ver- bcai-iiig ihc badge of authenticity. Since only members of the Royal Canadian Horse A1‘- iillery among those inside This is the Grand l\lastc‘:'s first the . ilctivcly engaged in the effort to POPULAR lW00d Exporters walls could handle tllc bombs, 1H0; is believed the soldiers liavo become ‘q-mdc p fered the delegates the Confederat- ,'ion Chamber in ivhirli to hold meet- iings if they so desired» From advice and suggestions oi the Boards of Trade. the Govern- ment oonsidered the as a right hand man. the speaker irtated in conclusion. organization His Worship liioyor Stewart on ‘behalf of the city extended a wel- come to the delegates. ling Charlottetown as n lplace the Board had chosen no mean city he said. Oi‘ the capital cities of Canada, Charlottetown was the oldest, save Quebec and Hali- fax. ’iown has the Among Maritimcrs there is a mys- terious bond ‘proximity of the provinces, their isolated position, and the necessity ‘of standing. fighting and working ‘ together. 31319319111 Vvocaie of sectionalism as transpor- ytation had brought a brondcr un- ,'d2rstanding he stated. In select- meeting Except the latter, Charlotte- oldcst legislature. arising out of the The speaker was no rid- Mr. Samuel the Kennedy. president Chnrlqiirioivn Board of xtcndcd to the dclcgiftcs n very cordial welcome. Mr. H. R. Stewart, deputy Pro- vincial Secretary. explained to the ‘Katherine the historic} significance of the Confcdcrniioli iablci on the Pl-Qpose Barter wall of tho cllilmbcl". Roach. The defence assignments are pretty well settled, burly Ching took him to Placclitia happened to be passing through. Security Prices included in the aolidated Mining $12.1 t0 $10.0. Sales were liighcr for nineteen and lower for six stocks. Brazilian mounted from 24,200 to 32,400. Con- Intemational from 17,000 to 19,400. National Breweries from l 200 to 2,200, Mont- real Light, Heat and Power from moo to 4,000, Ford "n" from 2,205 _ to 8,000 and British Columbia Pow- er "A" from 100 to 800. _i_______.___ Average weekly prices were low- JUST A LITTLE MORE IF YOU er for all of the twenty-five stocks Traders‘ Index. Brazilian fell from $10.9 to $9.6, A timely suggestion comes fromic. P. R. from $17.6 to $15.8, Con- and Smclting tawa in the iorm of ii message w1f¢h= from svas to seas, International has a. real appeal to housewives all Nickel from $9.9 to $8.9, Shawln- over Cailada. whether ‘in the farm , lgan from $155 to $13.6, Montreal home or iii the city- We i111 knew, Light, Heat and Power from $35.7 the difllcult straits in which manyi go $34.2, Ford "A" from $9.3 to $8.1, oi’ our fellow citizens find ihem-‘lvuiionoi Breweries from $11.2 to .0fd lycees with their grey walls selves a; a result of conditions en-- nnd dreary corridors are being re- tlrety beyond their control. With a placed by great modern buildings wealth of fruits and vegetables B- which look more like mountain sari- vailable at lower prices than atoria for the rich than schools. Up- many years. and w th other neces- per stories are built so that in fine sary things such as sugar and eon-- weather the cots of students may tail-is equally available. there Bhouuiiaolldatgd Mlnlng and smelting be pushed out into the open c.'r. b; no need to elaborate about a from 3,300 to 334m Airy gymnasts. relplacc stuffy halls ready response to the appeal "Just Nickel from 17,700 m 32,790, gnaw. [can a littfe more, if you can, when mm“ “om 4,300 to 34300, Q_ p_ Elually flown over- The "W" "i" $18.2, Bell Telephone from $101.4 to $99.8, and Power Corporation from OIIQIIIICOIUIBZIIT $500,000 enabled the 11111104 K1111?" dom to enter for ilic Schneider Trophy contest in 1931 is nwildmfl the funds. ‘Ilhe joint organizers of the 1118111 m; Colonel P. T. Ethertoil, who has travelled widely 111 .C°“""1 Asia and the Himalayas» 5nd 0°1- V, s. Blacker, the latter beln8 1n charge of the flying Opefaflmls- The gi-eoplane most obviously fitted for the flight ls the hlBh- flying Vickcrs "Vespii" cm“ p°w' cred with fl Bristol "Pegasus" 1110101 which Mr. Uwins took to the strat- osphere whcn he set the 119W _W°1'1d'5 aeroplane height record. 1'\‘£.'91'111111°11-5 are 80mg gm-wm-d in secure the use of this machine and another sim- ilar craft. Two aeroplanes are likely 11° M’ cend tOBQUWT- °n° m nuke me actual flight over the summit. the other to take a photographic rec- ord of the attcmplo B11 °bvl°us aw ficulty being that of securinB adv quate evidence that the P9111‘ 15 "bi wear specially heated clothins 01 the kind worn by MY- Uwu“ m‘ his recent flight above 40.000 1M and they will breathe through 0x11- gen apparatus. Coupled with the nmllininlr! the fiscal year ended March 31. 1932. contains the following refer" once with respect to officially brand- cd beef: "That the‘ advantage of being able to purchase beef u-liich- carries some definite indication of quality is being more fully appreciated by u-usumers-is apparent from tlic steady increase in sales of graded beef. sales of this product for the last calendar year totalled over l7,- 000,000 pounds, and wccklv reports which are received from n'l estab- lishments which are branding beef under the regulations indicate a very gratifying increase in sales for the first few months of the present year." ' In British Columbia, commercial failures in August numbered 6 as against 9 in July, 1932. and 6 in August, 1931. The liabilities were: in the neighborhood of $64 000.? There were 4 failures in Vancouver, with liabilities of about $19,000. Uwins to reach a height still great- er than that now officially recog- niled as the world‘! record. He is a two-fold advantage in a barter confident that his aeroplane can system. flying trials, or perhaps 1110000318 climb 2,000 or more feet higher than mqbqlilltkmvtilllltlliltdonl The annual fgpoffl of me Mignigis Colonel A. if. Jmlcs, prosidclii of cr of Agriculture for Canada fci" the Halifax Board of ‘Prado, Mr, A. L. Foster. larcsiricnt. of thr- Si. John Board. Mr. W. U. Applcion. Mollcioil. Gcilorlil Mzlilnyzcl‘ of the 1 [Canadian Press! ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Oct. 24 -- A proposal to exchange Newfoundland millc pit. props fol" coal flom tllc Anmlfl“ r9310" "r1119 C- N- R. M1‘. Unjtgd Klngdcnl is under con51d_ J. A. Gornlctio, Cnlnpbclltoil. N. 13., nation by me Rom-d of wade‘ Ml‘. Charles Wriohi. Halifax. Mr. i The propogu] “ins nmde by a D. R. "Ilirnbull. Halifax also expres- conlnlilicc representing {1lC11ll1bCl"Sed P193511” "ll “"111! lllT-"ii? fit ‘foperators at a meeting attended byiih" Cmlfflfllif" Prime Minister F. C. Alderdice and] Hon. W. J. Walsh, minister of agri-i T111‘ "viva-lbw culture and mines. l 111111103 0010501“ At ille close of R11 informal dis-Iwrklhl- D- W- 1711*“! lfllEiSlOll the following committee was Turnbiill. A. H, Join-s; ll, M. '.\' l» appointed to investigate the possi- E- J- lifllillhl‘. F‘. (l. Clciincii. F bility of establishing such a barter 13011121115. R- J. R. Nelson. P‘. A. lsystom and recommended 5 pohcy Sfllllld-Flis‘; Amherst delegates, H. R. for negotiations with mine operat- TYIOmD-Wl- N- L. Avoid: Moncion ors: the ni-lmo mlnisii-r, the nnn- delegates. S. J. Lorhlini-trtr. Dick- istcr of agriculture and mines; R. 8011i M- F» Tolillltiils. W. U. Apple- F, Hgywood, vv, Drgvcr and ,1, f-xllfon. G. F. G. Bridges: Si. John Pownli. rcprecclltiilg the timber ldciegatcs. A. L. Foster. F. M. sellin- expwtrrs: lion, F. McNamara and dcrs: Cfllllpbvllioli (lelvftfllc-s. J- A. E. R. Bowriilg. Jr., representing the Gormattm. A. N. P. McLaughlin. Board of noun, ‘ ‘Other delegates are H. M. Foley, Speaking at the meeting. the cx- ‘Springhiil: C- Q1 139F10- Tfilrv; D- pol-tcrs said that on a commercial G. Stewart, Dalhousie. basis Newfoundland could not com- pcic with Finland in the price of cult in cheaper coal for consump- pit props. They foresaw. however, tion in the dominion. Steamers taking pit props to cutting the wood for props England would have a return cargo would employ Newfoundland work-Io! coal, probably cutting the exist- mcn, and tho mam’ mid n-hgouclfrefchtrdcfu-hslf. .,,-,. H ‘R. 0, . P.