l MAXIMS or a MERCHANT Let a man examine himself — not h is neighbour — is t h e command. i The MAXIMS OFA MERCHANT ' The buffets of the world are still the ex- perience of pioneers and prophets. ttet Guardian {mfg oglfardlnln, Founded 1 ‘Iwo (lasts I87 Whose department has cut off vlln- ter relief to pensioners of the Great War. This action has aroused keen protest on the part of ex-aoldiers’ organizations. The Department of Soldiers‘ Civil the employment conditions. l Improvement In Mer- chant Marine Operations. (Special to the Guardian) ‘MONTREAL. Que. Doc. 11.-An lmprovmnc-ltt of $367,123 in the op- (arutlons of the Canadian Govern- ment Merchant marine for the first ten ‘months of 1925. as compairod \vith the corresponding period oi’ 1924,1111 reported by It. B. General Manager of the Company. lherc‘ being n.n operating prolilt of $12,541, at the end of the first ten months of 1925, as compared with an operating d-eficit of $289,879 ovor the same period last yenr. Taking into account ‘the overhaul, general and wharf expenses. ‘there is a- saving of another $64,704 which brings the total improvement in tho operating position up to 9967.124. An operating ‘ratio of 103.0: ‘in 1vmseuasasn. reduced ‘to a ratio of 99:84 dtirlllg the first ten months of 1920. . During most of the ten months the c. G. M. M. has h-ad 45 strips in commission. nnd_ on- tho whole, business has been much better than in the proceeding years. This is particularly the case ‘in the Australia and West indies freight services where the operating rat- ion have been most satisfactory and the earnings considerable. The inter-coastal servrice, Mbn-treal to Vancouver. which has been in op- oratlon/for only a little more» than a your. has also shown an operat- ing profit. . ‘Tho value of the Canadian Gov ornmcnt Merchant Murine to Can- adian importers and exporters is indicated in the value of cargoes handled during the first nine months of this year. Export traf- flco calrrled in the ships of the com- puny amounted to 543.667 tons with a ‘total of $42,809,105. lm-port traf- ilc was 217,263 ‘thns with a total vuluo of $32,532,071. To this may be nddnrl the‘ cargoes of intercoast- hi service which amounted to ‘l6.- -l77 tons wlith a vnluo of $0,141,201, This added to ‘the export and lm port fig-fires would represent u grand total for tho period oi 837,-, 40‘! ions with u. valluu of $81,482,971] l‘). (lillloway utsslstant Vice-Prcsld-' out '0 (‘the Ca.\‘dian National Rail 1110's. and under whose supervis- ion lho Canadian ‘Government, Merchant Marine functions. snys: I "Whilst .of course, it would HON. DR. BELAND I lie-establishment claims the abolition of winter relief ls Justified by the improvement in Tcnkle; ‘held at sistanl. in the lunities stuffs. world ‘a flint ¢—\.__. of VVAiSiiiiNlG-TON. Dec. results obtained in prohibition en- forcement by the present adminis- wore declared’ ‘Commenting on those figures, 1).,madc lhc 0181118911111 11-111011111110111- a "Joke" and a "hissing by word other wise well-disposed an expression views mailed to the White House today lhy the United Committee for Prohibition Enforcement, iration 111710118 citizens," ‘the convlncin the international position and l-ila department uro entitled. edly learns other to their The event is on lnonstrute to t 1101i ‘Slates its duccr of the thlrloent 30 prizes 1m 25 out 0f J10 Prizes for Al corn. honors for sh ‘most coveted stock wont to MONTREAL u ual meetin Steel Corpo company. unanimously ado directors change for tho (Canadian Presd) At oifc-rcd products. and friendly competition each undoubt- some-thing ‘from rulmu lNll AMEHIBAN uni/ins m Recent International Live Stock Exposition Does Much .to Bind Together the Inter- ests of These Two Great Countries. CHICAGO. ‘ill.. Dec. 11—-0ne of g facts disclosed by Live Stock Ex‘ y and Grain Show, Chicago, is the importance ,of the farmer as a producer of the 10ml supply of the nation. address broadcast through a Chic- ago ‘radio station. Fred James. as- dlrector of paibLcity of the of innnlgratlon colonization of Canada. “"11 111B CXDq-sillon, tho greatest of its kind. helps to place the farm- c-rs of-the United Stare-a and Can- ada 1n the position of importance perspective of public opin- on and appreciation to which they this Exposition and Show farmers from all parts of the‘ United Slates and Canada enter the host 0t’ t and field In an and declared heir livo stock in this the mutual advantage. e of the best oppor- to Canada to de- he people of the Un- lmpnrtance as a pro- the highest quality food-litedrStates. ‘T111111 Year Canada won the chsm Annual Meeting British Empire Steel Company (Canadian Press.) . DOO- 11—~Tho an- B of the British Empire ration Limited Was held hero at noon today. routine in character being 9d "my 11y the extensive a of the President, Roy M. in which he outlined the labor sit- uation and earning pogiflgn o; the The annual report was pted ad the board re-elocted without ensuing year. At a subsequent meeting of dir- ectors Roy M. Wolvln was re-elect- ed President, Sir Newton .1. Mom-g Vice-President. J. E, McL11rg, Vice- President in charge of operations Cameron, Secretary- and C. S, Treasurer. -L_--<o ' ‘Drys’ Complain At Enforcement Joke ‘in lillfllly ‘be correct to say that were51111951°11 111119- ll, not for ‘the. ‘Canadian Govern-i "wilt Merchant Marine, this trade would not hove- been done ‘by (‘un- uda, yet. at the same time. our lhlnk we can lhni the Merchant Marine Servlce| is directly responsible for a vory 1111116 pcrcontagor if not the major| portion, of ‘thlls expor-t and import ‘lrlule for Canada. ' ‘iSo far as the lntercoastal traf- fic is concerned, W9 are safe in Haring that h-ad it not been for the lntorcoastal service, that some of tho business would have come from ncnrby United States ports as against from manufhctwrln-g plants in Canada. in addition the steam- Hhlp connection given by us be- twoon Eastern and Western Can- Mll has reduced the out of trans- portation. thug enabling the busi- "P" people on either coast to get 1illethor." . Adjustment 0f Brit- lSil Railway Trouble (Canadian Press) maroon, 11111"! com nisa for general ro- ouctlon in the wager of their om- lllflyees and counter claim of roll- Wlymen for _ e in wages which recently trauma a strike 1h Britain have been sdduated by tn‘ National Wages h" llaued its report, 3W1‘ \ rmlitrl!‘ ML‘! v 1 Board which will . nsry. ‘Clinton N. Howard, chairman of the committee, which is com-posed of iwenly-six national reform or- ganlzations. expressed net-vices w“, operand on pracucdments of the gathering, and his lllly all new wade routes’ 5,, that 181108011 was nmde public as con- masonayfly nsnumeitainlng the views of the com-mittee. Every effort of dry organizations respond to the appeal of Presi- dont Coolidge nnd prohibition oili- in enforcement, he said, had been defeated iby "unfit and unfavornlble appoints by thoso l0 clals for uld making lilo 1111118111153‘ "The Hrcsldont has 110119 some line morallzing on the general en- forcement of the law. ‘but 11o 1191161’ yet has definitely and unreservedly committee his administration to the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment as provided b? 1119 oath of office to support the con- stitution," Mr. Howard asid- Bank Manager Pleads Guilty (Canadian Press) MONTE: Mile lPaulin, manager of the Stu Agathia branch o dfthl: £81101“! 91°‘ , a 1e a re Du‘ 11'“'D'n“d' ‘ll-Milling ion chpislnlaen this afternoon and pleaded guilty to the charge of converting $21,000 of the funds to his own use and fals-ifyilll books during the years 1923, 1914 and 105. lPaulin, who is married end the father of seven children» be sentenced enrfly in Jlan- EIAL. D80. ylcid of 422.000.- nf wheat, ‘Canada Wolvln, 11.—-'l‘he to have of now in the senti-I 11.-Kl. E. Judge bank! which W85 featur- ddress pionship for whoat forl h ‘time, 25 out of the ' Hard Sprin prizes for oats, first falfa. flax.‘ pggg am] The majority of the-I 89D and some of the ribbons for other live n _ ‘ Canadian exhibitors. eclipse-pl‘ the fact that the par. vest 0i’ 192:» govt; a 000 bushels i: wheat,‘ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1925 ililillllii Tllllll y lllilfillllii Discovered in Undergr phrunmi Hid Them Before Battle. (Canadian Press.) ST. THOMAS, Ont.. Dec. 10. — Shades of the war of 1812, tales of buried treasurer-gold and preci- ous stones, or mayhap-a huge store of century old ‘wines-and other possibilities oi‘ nomance or worldly gain, lie buried and are in pro- cess of excavation by workmen en- saged on a development enterprise at Port Talbot. near this cit-y, on the shore of Lake Erie. Clearing out a cave-in property just east of the old Talbot resi- enco, excavators dug into the re- mains of what is generally believ- ed to have been a-n underground» passage. The story goes that this was used by Colonel Thomas Tal- bot, Canadian patriot. during the war of 1812, as a hiding place for .-)__.___ again will be making a significant contribution to the world's food supply. 10f this huge crop from less than 23,000,000 acres, over 90 percent is‘ Hard Spring wheat. The United States finds itself this year with a considerably smaller wheat crop than a. year ago and a short- age of about 60,000,000 ‘bushels to meet the food seeding purposes. is anticipated. This shortage will] naturally be supplied from Can- ada. now the ‘largest wheat ex- porting country in "the world. Can- ada had the advantage- ln this mar- ket bccauso of the superior quality of its wheat and close proximity and lower freight rates. it is significant that last month for the first time since the U. S. tariff on Canadian ‘wheat was raised to 42 cents per bushel a considerable gjurntlty was exported to the Unit- "l Si te-s lo f n - t 1L a r purposes o no Bu?” call of battle. This theory is “in dditio t 1 h t cr 1p tiie Donriinlozi ahasinggengmgfi- ‘"1 "b°"°'51°""d 8390111 all! yields ‘of oaltlsnflbzlul-ioy. rye, and ilggséaaiilff: ggcffiiezxaci 5W1 when’ o 1 . . t‘ ' - .135. ‘i.§“..‘2,.“.i..- .51; .§Z‘.’."Z......Z.‘ M w- wo-e-r "me we‘ thntgmmda [a “nun-mm to the U“, tlon has laeen carried to a depth IFOr we twelve months oi‘ 24 feet. Timbers uncovered are (ending September 30 1925 the lob heavy ouk logs. and planks arranEt ‘a, value m, cannula}! ‘Exports to m ed ‘to establish a series of compart- Iumwl, ‘states was smovooofioo m, urents have been square and about t which about one-fourth was agri- lcuitural and food products Each succeeding year shows an increus-| I ing demand from the United ‘States for the products of the Canadian farms and orchards. The natural and spacious pasture areas of iwosicrn ‘Canada are the most ec- lonomic source of supply of feeder (Continued on Page 3) _.____,.__ Part In Mosul Discussion (Canadian Press.) GENEVA, Dec. 11-—'l‘he Turkish Foreign Minister told press corres- pondents today that the Turkish ‘ l i ' ti n id t participate in N0 Fordxsyflklfirryhcrfvhilcctiiizs of the Colin- Canadi-an Patriot is Supposed to Have ltwo feet high. Nine of these com- appliances for deeper digging and the valuable and choice wines he -made. can oifsr no explanation for was forced to leave behind at tholthe strengthened by the knowledge that cate referred to heretofore, sug- store- gested that a shelving of the lake the underground passage, if one exists. out the district, and all parties in- terested are ‘hoping for an early continuation of excavation opera- Turks Will Not TakeCook Elected Mayor yesterday's civic elections, former Mayor. lion. Talker Cook was elect} ed by acclamatlon. l5 llililllfi lillfllill IN‘ lilll ound Passage Where Answering Call to Dartments have been uncovered s0 far, all empty. Further exploration has been held up through lack of holstlne of the excavated materi- als. it is possible that the com- plete underground structuro will not be unearthed till spring. Many residents of the neighbor- hood are inclined to think there may be rooms of considerable size lower down. Others are confident that a secret passage leading from the spot to the banks of Lake Erlo rwill be disclosed. Col. Talbot they say. was an eccentric Irish- mun, quite capable of such things. Judge MscBeth, of London. until recently the owner of the property where the accidental discovery was flnd. Herbert l1‘. Williams. who represents the Detroit syndi- bank may reveal the entrance to Meanwhile hidden-treasure tales are constantly told through- ions. Of St. J 0hn’s, New- foundland (Canadian Press) ' ST; JOHNS, Nfld, Dec. 11.—In To United States Show Year. (Canadian Press) ‘OTTAWA, 0nt._ Dec. 11.-Can- ada’s exports of Canadian distilled liquors lo the United ‘States are in- creasing, according Ito statistics available here. ‘A glance at the fl- gures covering exports of Canadian Whiikey, gin and "other portable spirits" shows a notable increase in the quantity and value of these liquids which cross cross the in- ternational boundary line. Statis- tics for the calendar year now drawing in a close are not avail- able, so comparison is made be- tween figures for 1924 published recently and those ‘for 1925. Of all the Canadian whiskey ex- ported in 1924, ‘more than one quarter went to the United States. The value of Canadian liquor ex- ported to the United ‘States dur- ing ‘that year was more than half ‘the total valuation of liquor ex- ported to all the countries of the world Or. tn quote figures. the United ‘States absorbed 326,910 sail-ens of Canadian whiskey ini 1924, out of total export of 1.180,- 711 gallons The value of the whis- key exported to the United States was $9,988,036. Turning to comparative figures for 1923 anl 1924. a deeidedincreaso ited States is shown. This is more.t noticeable when contrasted with a remarkable ‘falling-off in the ex- ports to Great iBritain Canada exported 206.928 gallons $ Lengthy Conference Between Premier And (Ministers illilliiiill imam rxrnms from ruin iiilflilfii Value andQuantity for the Past Fiscal‘ 1923 exports was $3,150,944 just $2,138,136 lowing year. crease continues will show ‘the exports of Canadian whiskey to the around the ten ‘million dollar per annurn mark. | has decreased bar Canadian whiskey. 1n comparison with 1745.072 gallons exported ‘to the United Kingdom HD0114 in 1924 a about 1‘5,000 gallons the 1923 exports Kingdom was $821,130. 1924 exports it was but $64,189. in the ofliciai returns is gin. Again‘ the United States imports of the Canadian product show a great ln- n crease. The 2.000 gallons exported ' by Canada to the United Slates in increased to 7,355 gallons in rose from $27,232 in 1923 to $108,723 mrted ‘to Great Britain in either of the years under review. whiskey and gin, the United States, took 2,402 gallon; in 1924 as com- _ {pared with nine 1n both quantity-and value of Capo-The 1924 exports adlan whiskey exported to the Unqstatee were value-d at 838.492 a ,of distilled 'l'n 1925, was 1.210.458 ‘gallons less than in 1924. The value of the l/Jns with Comrade Trotsky Annual Subscriptions Delivered 85.00 By Hall, lllllll all 11.8.1.8.“ Big Increase Both in ‘lower if than in the fol- the rate 0f in- two more years ‘United States Great iBrltain, on the contrary.‘ importation of in 192s, the , re small, running, The value oflBr-ltlah Field Marshal, to the who con- Ulllielhquered Jerusalem and who has ‘of l-helbeen mentioned as a successor to Lord Byng. as Canadian Governor- General. He ‘is coming to Canada early in the New Year as tho guest ‘of the National Council of Educa- Tho only other liquor specified iSupreme Court Gives Decision In Favor Of Railway (Canadian Pres OTTAWA, Dec. 11. The value of the exports. n 1924. Canadian gin was not ex- ‘Of "other portable spirits" than Sup- ieme Court of Canada decided this 1111119‘: morning that the Dominion govean- n‘ ment has lower to authorize 0 he 1993 f“ 3158- Nipissing Central, which is a silh- lCan-adas grand total of exportslsmiary f," n“, Ttzvmiflkamlng gm] "mm" 1111111111 Northern Ontario “an Ontario grow Valued a‘ ermuent railway," to cross-Quebec i 7°" 1923 14303179 gaklcrown lands in the ‘gold mining a valuation of $8.391,484.:,|i3tri,.t of Rouym ill. is 111111801811 that the province of (Quebec will appeal to the Privy (iouncil against. the court's decis- on. he gallons in 1923. 1x: the 10,064,486 Returns To Fold MOSCOW, Dec. 11.—-Tl1e preach ‘Moncton Radio _C0n- Viscount Allenby ' dialed that the rays of the rising sun would be able to turn on the heat in the furnace of the future household. ing on a Zwr-rykln lube. will also be able to shut the ‘bedmmn win- down and start the coffee percola- tor in the kitchen while late risers tialltlee. is still in a crude slate. 1t must be studied and perfected, e process which may take several years, before it can be practicable for general use. he slid Already it has been bought by s cigar mam!- fectnror to sort varying qualities of cigars by moans of its marvell- ‘cil of the League ‘oi’ Nations for Britain (Canadian Press) PARIS. ‘Doc. 11.-The famous air service espionage case is now ud- mitted to be o. "mares nest" by the same xiewspapera which made charges that Great Britain em‘ploy- ed the alleged spies. New Radio Tube To Do Household Work. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Amazing possibilities for slmplliyllll! 1101119" hold work in the future ‘were open- ed up today, when V. K. Zwery- kin, a physicist house Electric research laborator- lc-s. gave a demonstration of his. newly-invented improved radio tube. The ‘tube, which is a ‘C0111- binatlon of la photo-electric cell instrument was shown sensitive that tho smoke of a cir-i arotto rung n bell and cauz-ilni u‘ radio loudspeaker to howl. ing machine, such as is common in‘ thousands of a shadow ‘between a lantern and the now device, Mr. Zwsrykin get moment later he held up his hand again, and tho m-wchino stopped its churning. Tho interruption of the light rays ‘had been enough to move a switch and start the mac- hine in operation. v IMr. Zwerykin believes that by achievements such as this his mac- hine will become necessary to housewives everywhere. Simply by waving good-bye to hor husband in the morning the house wife may set the machinery of her household in motion. ~ ‘lie says she will he able to start her washing ‘machine. hor electric i|ron_ hor dish washing machine. ‘her electric toaster, all with a simple wave of the hand. More -than that, the inventor pre- ‘Tho sun's light aet- i t of replacement has little chance of selling to Japan under present con i Japan has given America only one along with the help of his small order since 1923. 1970mm - discussion of the Mosul contro‘. versy. Lumber King Is Laid To Rest (Canadian Prell) ‘OTTAWA, Dec. ll—While sever- cltizens of Ottawa stood in reverent silence in 11610" ‘zero weather. the funeral cortege of John Rudolphus Booth. 99-year- lumberman. wended its way to Beechwood Ce- metery this afternoon and the mon- ludustry was in the Booth family plot with his wife and other relat- al thousand old multi-millionnire arch of the lu‘mber laid to rest lves who went before him. n h. Wostinr- Britain And Germany Sell Rails To Japan TOKIO, Doc. 11.-—The statement with a radiovacuum tube amplifier, 01' 111B Rmlwai’ Dapamment o! m“ was exhibited lor the first time at P1951195” mvemmem‘ t fovemxi tho electrical show held hero on 15- 11"" "9 Umted Si,” October 20 Al. that time the new W0111<1 119 "fled l" m‘ m rep I‘ u. be s.) ment program has caused a d s- in commercial circles steel agents lillve ‘besiieggd Sam: 11681111- r-mhly-Mr. Zwerykln attached his "16111- W111i" l i‘ 1° “ F“ , ‘""' now invention ‘to an electric wash- mercm Attach” (llfiléif; ‘figuirfiillfi households today way chicfs retreated diplomatic-moored. The department rules that tunhance hm-q-u am] Uilllcrl SMILES the Department t tement that n0‘ ever ensionor who_ after "OW": up his hand m ‘that h’ can gllilcuvlytiyh btxrhd; it'll. reached ‘and lvastigatilbh is found to be ulmbl9 ‘=8 ;'°°°.‘..”°“..‘.'°.§‘2-“°. are“ a fdi‘°’.‘iif;ii..ii°“,“.ifi n onrac w .0 s cno e1‘ . 1110 1188111118 11186111119 1" “mum” Aifilflrfféiig atcgiecwho meet spcci-,bo grnnried unemployment roflof." flcations at tho lowest 1111419- , m“, (ghlef of the technical dcqenough," said Mr. McKay. referr- partment. however, stood ‘by 111° original report that United Staten rails are inefficient and of poorithart his (lisability prevents ‘him quality steel. seqluently British and German rails‘ are specified in the new program obi-ed sol-dior- is at a 100 percent ten yearfl- disadvantage in mmpetitlng with which will cost approximately flily.men not disabled. No employer with lwork scarce will consider them. In Expgftg sny the United States some ways the 20 percent. disabil- urails ity man is worse off than tho other ons. and said 0V0? lmilllon yon. that con- Hi-ghways Traffic Conference N ow _ ~ between Trotsky and the Commun- (Canadlan PrQss) ist party leaders now is deflnitly OTTAWA. Dec. 1l1—-1Premier W. healed and the organizer of the L- MacKenzie King and a number 19d army 1B b11011 1183111 11B 0118 01 In Session (Canadian Press.) OTTAWA, Dec. 11.-An interpre- vlncial conference on highways and motor vehicle legislation is sitting in private for the second day of its session. Results of de- liberations are to be made public tonight by the publicity committee- Today the conference is discussing phases of highway traffic and pen- alties for infringements of the laws. ‘ Reply Re Soldiers’ Unemployment _ Relief ' (Special to the Guardian) _ OTTNWlA, Dec. 11.—I"0ll0Wl'.'-8 enquiries ‘made to Ottawa, Lleut J. K. McKay. D. S. 0., and a member cf ‘the Cr-nadian Penqimers As- Hon. Vincent Massey and Hon. 111° ‘(7111111111111151 291W 11199111119 had aociation. has received the foilow- Herbert Mariel‘, ministers without lmllwved l" "19 Pa“ 51X "mums ing wire from Dr. Henri Belauri. portfolio. The dlscussi which 11115 annilllncemwt- P1101 1° 111° Minister of Soldiers Civil iRe-esiab- lishmentz, “Your ielegraphllc ‘dominunlcs- tios ro unemployment relief re- gulationg duly received and oon- in- l "i don't think that it 809s 181 ling to tho wire. "it seems to leave ,the onus upon the man to prove (from getting employment at ali- ,'l‘hey should remember that a dis- lellow who can sometimes scrape pon- sion." 4i ‘Zopicsl in the» house are still asleep. Mr. Zwerykin explained that his invention. while it has vest poten- ous sensitivenese to color. The Instrument is qomeneftlve. Ir. Zwerrykin said to reset to lish wave length. . , , ro estruvlon! now living m- said "Han we mm response: that, it an be made l differences of one . 1w w: ““ -'~~~"‘ t 9nt-bitv on the ‘dip Qffvenrbodylsfionguc i Vol. 1. m. 11o... entail-any. December 12m, 102s FRI! \ DRAW-BACK condition. Many friends new A former journalist rseently reeoivsd a letter from his eon. In Baltimore. Amongst other things. the lab doom! ohoeoiateo." Five pounds were sent at ones evoking tlfh "Chocolates arrived ‘first eiass have sampled same and pro- nounced them superb.“ When planning to move sores; s Border. eonalder the many things you'll have to for-op < " um maks 1m worth living. =' Our bracing Winter ports, our Summers free from westrfllnp- hm. our mnin wooillhti our various me produces 19m 4x. osli the world. afternoon with Premier King lnchr Hon. Vincent rlviassey and lion Henbert Mariel‘. residence, -Laurler House. - tween Premier King, Hon J. A. Robb, Minister of took place in the Premiers‘ office no announcement was forthcoming at its conclusion. “talking some matters over" with the ministers mentioned. place following the opening of par- liament in the event of the govern- ment securing a majority in ‘House of Commons. may have been under ‘considers/tlon. Both Mr. Mar- 1c.- and Mr. Massey were defeated at the general election. ‘but it has been ‘suggested would bo made to find seats for them. it has also ‘been suggested that tho Prime Minister is consider- ing reducing the number of pori- folios in‘ the government by tho amalgamation of certain depart- of his cabinet ministers held a fur the most important cogs 1n 11w ther conference this afternoon. in P111111 11196111119 the ‘Prime Ministers office extend- This new“ "hi?" 11111101191109 1° ing over several hours. and ‘follow- B11551“ m" 113N111’ be esiimai-ed w“ ing ‘the one held earlier iri the day. '@‘m°""°°d Yeaterda!’ ‘bl? Kamefwfl At the oonclrusi of the later con '_°"",,°f m“ Cmnmunlst party ‘Mg ferenoe early this evening, it was “"66 “in a speech at m“ Con” stated that "The Prinve Minister Fm“ f,”"',d°_°{‘.§,'°“’ §°““,“f,' had been taming over matters 1052's.? 111:: (iifferefiiie: of oeigign with M“ “mean” which he wish‘ between our comrade Trotskly and ed to discuss with them.” and that ' _, our ‘colleagues of the central com- a1£§c:%:é°f:°n°°.lmd “° 599cm $15‘ mittee of the Communist ‘Party arc now a thing of the past. Trotsky The ministers who conferred this m“, is “my 1n accord with us‘ and despite his recent ill-health. has been taking an important part, lately in the work of the central} committee Not only docs he now‘ enjoy our full confidence, but i may ‘tell you I personally intend to vote to maintain his membership in the central committee and the polit bureau"—the inner ruling junta of; six persons~—“at ‘the coming party convention." While it was generally understood that relations between Trotsky and ded Hon. J. A. Robb, Hon Charles Murphy. Hon. G. H. Bpivln, andl lfiemier King is entertaining the members of his cabinet who are in town at a dinner tonight at his OTDAWlA, Dec. 11—lA length conference took place today ‘be- Flnance and party convention, scheduled for the middle of December. is lmmensoliy significant, inasmuch as the con- vention was supposed to decide whether Trotskyh important posi- tion in the party ranks should be maintained or not. Kemonoffs speech moans the decision virtually was ruado beforehand. , ‘Trotsky personally lg the most.- pcpular individual in ilussia. ills semi-oxcommunlrvalion was an ole- ‘ment of weakness just as ills re- turn lo grlvce is an element of strength. Beyond that_ his energy and foresight will be of the utmost value in the present economic sit» uation. wherein new ‘Russia may he said to be suffering from growing pulnll attendant on the rapid indus- trlni and commercial development of iho past year rlt is not impos- sihlo ‘that the pllrpOse of Kameh- effs announcement. is to prepare the way for the appointment of ‘Frmsky after the party. conven- tion to e post more appropriate for his capacities than the comparativ- ely minor position he now holds. tlon. These stations being separat- ' ed by practically the width o! ianada, broadcast on the 8411110 nights, Tuesday nnd Friday, and because of the (iifferonm ln time and alisiance ihoso stations opera“ on tho saun- wave length. 291 11100- res. and send out plug"! arnmes dill" ing similar periods. However, as I general rule. (l. N. R. A. is i!“ the air before 0. N. n. v. bl.- glns_ but. on the night fir. Pofi picked both stations. than was an overlap of a 00111110 of minutes H the Lei-urination of C. ‘N’. R. A. ll the beginning of C. N. R. V. Th0 Vancouver station is of the In modern type and consistently is itself heard down the Peel coast. and particularly in Cali nis. despite the lasted for about three. hours but (Mr. King merely said that he was iCa/irinet reconstruction to take the that an efforri meats now administered separately. BareKnees Banned On College Campus eAr/mluonlll. ‘m., Dec. 11.-nth edict against Gaucher college girls appearing In tho halls or on campus wfth uncovered knees. issued lb! the senior decorum committee of the students. has not met with fav- or by a wilful minority. The elite students agreed that only silk cov- red knees may grace tho campus. Skirts are getting shorter and hos- iery must follow ‘the upward trend. it its said. if all is to be "ln good at the college." do used ‘to be “roiling line's own" was much a part of Gaucher life an spring and prof But that was when skirts worn ‘below the knee. Today Gaucher girls sing another song Uncovered knees are taboo on the grounds of vtyle and deso- rmn. and the rnls is double edged. the fsshinnnhible length can't lroil her stockings and ‘be modest; and the girl who hides rolled stock- ings under a modestly long gown can't be fashionable. The senior decorum committee at the college has urged tasteful and modest dressing at all costs. And its recommendation has been followed for the rmost part. There is. ‘however, s wilful minority of about fifteen per cent of the stud- em body who havo refused ‘to abandon tho old custom. (Rolled stockings they my, an healthful and freer. and those who are discarding them are noting lees on the dictates of decorum than on the throats of cold winter winds. They msintsL mrther that nnoov- ered sad covered bases ‘have noth- ‘W876 girl who well-s her Aron st ing to do with modesty. f‘. ‘N. ii. V.." adds, cert‘ Heard In Los Angeles (special to the Guardian) iMONTlTElAlL. Que. Dec. 11.—< Canadian radio broadcasting sta- tions have long a-go established quite an enviable reputation for sending their programme; gireaft (iistamzos via the other, yet a new record has been established by C. N. R. A. and C. N. R. V., the At- lantic and Pacific {roe-its rcr-BPBCUY‘ cly of thc ‘Canadian Notional Rail- ways. in simultaneously makiHE known their presence in southern California. some details of this performance . are contained in a letter written by- Paul J. Potter Los Angeles. and forwarded to the director of radio at Montreal. Mr. Potter writes that on a ro- ccnt Tuesday evening he tuned in at about 290 metres at 7.36 p. m., Pacific time, and hoard chestra playing and two minutes late;- heard an announcement that he was listening in C. N. ll. A. Moncton, N. B. Z111 0P" Mr. Potter relates that he ‘heard the c. N, n. A. orchestra very dil- tlnctly and also solos by Mr. ‘Wal- ter Neale and iMrS- colm. Irvine Mal- “l distinctly heard the announce- inoni four times until tho station was drowned out at 3113 ll- 111- 117 writes Mr. Potter, who “ll. is indeed wonderful w hour a staii-un 3.000 miles awfl! nomi- in onilll‘ 1011d 1111931191‘ an iiivc tubes willie six Powefllll 10c‘ a] stallions are broadcasting within a mile. l heard the announcement that ii was 12.01 a. m., Atlflilfli! timo_ at ll. N. R. A. and it was only 8.01 p. m. here." ‘m- (Potter added ormurnmletlvnflw the programme director end the technician of the station, 611119611" ing wonder at the great dlaumcfi traversed. There is an approximate- alr lim- disiance of 3.000 miles b0- tween Moncton and Los Angelou. but a letter or a traveller would require seven days continuous rall- way lrnvol in go from point bo poinL ‘The interference of (' ‘N. R. V" at Vancouver. with (‘. N, R. A-, at Mention. has a simple explana- , ,_.... \IQI.K‘Q‘ a4 v- a4 1., 11-14 .91 .611“. .--9K1/.<i§@¢'