' it. l? OCTOB_l~_2l_{_ s. 1931 ill new switchboard. lliHl All MIDNIGHT An important llour for Telephone Users intiharlottetown i1- Another height in the steady climb of telephone service in Char- lottetown will be reached atmidnight, Saturday, October 3rd, at which time our Charlottetown subscribers’ services will be transferred to the The most modern type of switchboard has been installed in our new building at the corner of Queen and Fitzroy Streets. At 12 o'clock midnight all telephone lines in Charlottetown will be disconnected from the old switchboard and simultaneously connected to the llew, without causing any interruption to the service. The installation of this equipment provides Charlottetown sub- scribers with the most up-to-date service obtainable. Parallel with this improvement in Local Service is the increase in facilities for the speedy handling of Long Distance calls; thus the benefit of the installation of this modern equipment is extended to telephone users not only in Char- lottetown, but throughout the whole Island. ' It is our aim and desire to render the best service possible and we ask you to co-operate with us by consulting the new directory for the number before placing a call. Delivery of this new directory has been completed and it must be used after midnight oll Saturday. numbers have been changed, particularly rural line numbers, so do not call from memory. Please destroy your old directory. Many Until further notice, the payment of accounts and other business transactions shall be carried on through our Business office in the old building on Queen Street. i ISLAND . TELEPHONE oollmll ullllln r NORTH TBYON SCHOOL North 'I‘ryon School honor roll for September:- Grade X—-,‘ Mabel MacInllis. Grade VIII-i, Bernice Dixon; 2, Cicely Ioeard; 8, Helen Chisholm. Grade VII-l, Muriel Dawson; 2. Jessie Leard; 3, Jessie Lord. Grade VI-l, Rhoda Cobb; 2, Jean Delaney; 3, Leila Lefurgey. Grade V--1, Lillian Thomson; 2, ' ‘Arthur Thomson; 3, Mildred Lefur- 86y- ’ Grade IV—1, Ruby Delaney. Grade III—l, Bertram Thomson; B, Alex Dawson. Grade 11-1, Doris Delaney. Grade I (Sm-l, Earl Mayhew. Grade I (Jr.)-1, Mildred Thom- ‘son and Martha Dawson, (equal); 2, 300 pairs 100 pairs Women’s Women’s Smart Pumps and Straps (All $4.00 to $8.00 Shoes- in lot) . .. . 20 pairs Women’s Colored Felt ComTy Slippers 30 pairsiWoinel-lls. ‘Iirown Archgrip'$10. Straps 15 pairs Work Boots, Brown mo LOT CHILD’S P TENT tilt SANDALS oaneollllleoIuellefiuouonulouuoonnnaouunnuna- The iwalcllr SHO Operating ALLEY 8r CO., Limited Warren Delaney; 3, Ralph Cobb. Perfect attendancez-I-Iele-rl Chis- holm, Bernice Dixon and Ruby Dc- laney. ' ‘Poacher-Jive. R. Stevenson. REPLACE COMMANDER OF ATLANTIC FLEET LONDON, Oct. 2.—-Sir Michael Hodges, commander of the Atlantic fleet, has asked to be relieved be- cause oi illness, Sir Austen Cham- berlain, First Lord oi the Admir- alty, told A. V. Alexander, former first lord, in the House of Commons today. Chamberlain said the Admiralty had accepted the request and the King had appointed Admiral Sir John Kelly as successor. 25,000 PERSONS PERISHED .. .. o SHANGHAI, Oct. 2.—The Nation- al Flood Relief commission at Shanghai was advised today that 25,000 persons have perished in floods covering 5,000 square miles of territory in the Tientslng district of Northern Yunnan Province. WHISKEY MASH KILLS COWS ZANESVILLE, 0., Oct. 2.—(U.P.) -_Farmer George Courtwright had two cows. He pastured them near Wills Creek. Muskingum County. The pasture had been used for other purposes, illegal purposes. Court- Wright's cows died after eating whiskey nlash. , HOT NEWS FROM THE FRONT ALLEY E's’ CO’s SHOE STOCK, on SALE‘ . by the WRIGHT SHOE CO, goes over BIG! i SATURDAY “The BIG DAY” will see thou- sands of Eager Shoe Buyers Crowding the ALLEY STORE. Will You be There? —Here’s What You’ll Fincl— 15 pairs Men’s Black Oxfords. “Clatters” U-o-o-oou-n-ou-u..... ‘also... s. wool Hose. Regular $1.50 30 pairs Women’s Famous Bi-Tex Hose. Reg. $2.00 .o--ooo--o-. nasal-canoe- |wil1 be taken a,- orswiwd labor- lWilliam GreenpPresidcnt oi the rill-j ciliiglll._qlfgr_r.wlrlww GUARDIAN‘ lLabor Insistent I [Jidenburg Has On Modification Of Valstead Act ._i__ SEATTLE, Wash, Oct 2--Defln- iie stern to obtain the return of beer through congressional action American Federation oi Labor. 881d here today. The Labor chief, on his way to Vancouver, B. C. for the Annual Ionvention oi the Fedelatmifnext veek, said the organization will: ‘emphatically reaffirm" its standl for modification of the Volstead Act to permit the sale oi beer con- taining 2.75 per cent alcohol. Repeal of the 18th Amendment, however is not urged by the Fed- eration, he stated. The Federation will go on record Green said, against Wage cuts and for allocation of idle workers t0 public and private jobs as “tem- proary relief in an acute situa- tion." ' ' Regina Fair l Reopened (Canadian Press) REGINA, Sask., Oct. 2. — The world's grain exhibition and confer- ence, which was to have been held ln Regina in i932, has been post- poned until 1933. Anouncement to this effect was made last night by l-lon. Robert Weir, Dominion Minis- ter oi Agriculture and chairman oi the National Committee oi the irain Show, He had received resolutions from .lle council oi the Regina Board of rrade and the Board of Directors or the ReginafAgrlcultural and Indus- trial Exhibition Association, urging postponement for a year rather than its cancellation. Mr. Weir, Thursday night, said he éwas in complete accord with the terms of the resolutions and favored the postponement of the World's Grain Exhibition and conference for , one year. “One oi the biggest dii-I ficultles in reaching this decision was to determine the eflect post- ponement or cancellation would haveon the city of Regina in view oi the commitments that the city has already made," he added. Replying to criticism regarding his announcement as to the fate of the grain show, Mr. Weir stated that ‘at no time had he set a specific date for such announcement. MUMPS (By Chief Health Officer; Mumps, like mcnslcs. is a com- municable or transnliy-slblc disease. It is more prevalent in childhood than in odult life. Tile llluzst char- acteristic symptom of this cliscase being inflammation of tile parotid glands (situated at the angle of the jaws) suggests the disease is conveyed by direct contact through transfer of mouth secretions from the patient to susceptible individu- als who have been in intimate as- sociation. It is probably only rarely, ii ever, conveyed by a third person. The incubation period is from four to twenty five days. The dis- ease is supposedly communicable before the symptoms have appear- ed, that is, during the incubation period and for several weeks after the symptoms have subsided. Method of Control: Thc patient should be isolated at once. and the Health Department notified. Early recognition of the discasc is very important. Observation of contacts and early diagnosis of fresh cases are the points oi importonc ill checking an outbreak. ~ ‘There exists at present a num- ber oi cases oi mumps in our City. Parents with cases in their homes can materially assist in checking an epidemic by keeping these cases isolated, and contact children, who have not already had mumps, from ..... $2.45 ' $1.85 59c ’ 20 pairs Women’s Patent Onyx and Archgri Straps. Reg. $8 I 49c l 59c oolelllllnl c» . P h u-l s9. a co. ? 135 Queen Street. navy-swine» 1- ~.o»~.......,. --.- . attending schools or public gath- erings for a period of three weeks. School children who have coil- tracted mumps are not permitted to attend school for three weeks from date of attack. Contact child- ren who have had mumps ore por- mitted to attend school and social functions- IF RUSSIA WOULD PAY! LONDOIN, Oct. 2.—Askcd by E. F. Wise, Laborite and staunch advocate 2i closer relations with Russia, (or a statement on war debts, Chan- in Commons this afternoon: "If I issue such a statement I shall certainly include in it the fact that the Russian government owes us about a billion pounds. No nlem- ber of this House can render a greater service than the honorable member from Islcester ’(Mr. Wise) o 'many’s “Grand old man," President l North Devon, .01‘ Spring Valley; v filneral was licld ml Monday Sept- H. R. Coleman of Port Hill was the special preacher and gave a mess- Hartsville which has been painted within and without was re-opencd and re-dedicated on Sunday, Sep- tember 20tli. The weather through- oilt the clay was all that could be desired and the gatherings ccllor of Exchequer Sncwden replied large. There were three services in all--11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7.30 p.m. which the was held, was conducted by the , minister oi the congregation. Rcv. R. Hensley Stavert. M. A., B. D. Mr. Stavert chose for the subject a 84th Birthday BERLIN, Oct., 2—(A. PJ-Ger- Paul Von liindenburg, observed his eighty-fourth birthday anniversary today in physical health and men- tal vigor which he attributes to ha"! Work and plain living. KENSINGTON Miss Florence MacKenzie R. N. his taken a position in the Pro- vinclal Sanitarium in Charlotte- town and entered upon her new duties last week, Ralph Somers. younger son oi Rev. G. N. and Mrs. Somers who was lately operated on for appendi- cites in the P. E. I. Hospital is now "mvfllescins at his home and is making a splendid recovery. Mrs. J. B. Millman and her sister Mrs. Fred Walton oi’ Brigh- ton, Mass, have returned from a pleasant holiday visit to Vernon River and vicinity their former home. Mr. and Mrs. Hector Morrison oi N. B. formerly of Kensington were wclcolne visitors here last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes oi Calgary are visiting here, guests of Mrs. Holmes parents Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Moase. Mr. Holme's mother who accompanied them made a brief visit here enroute to her old home in Ehigland. Rev. J. L. and Mrs. Lund with their daughter and IlCl‘ friend from Moncton spent lust week at the Parsonage guests of Rev. G. N. and Mrs. Somcrs. The death of Mr. Jacob Duggan, one of our oldest residents took place on Sept. 26th. at tllg home oi’ his son Mr. John Duggan after an illness of short duration. The late Mr. Duggan was born in lrishtown nearly eighty-eight years ago but had lived in Spring Valley the greater part of his long life. Just a few weeks ago he and Mrs. Dugg- an celebrated the sixty-first anniversary of their marriage. He is survived by his widow two cons John and Guy at home, and six daughters Mrs. Artcmas Laird, Mrs. William Sudsbury, Mrs. James Campbell, and Mrs. Albert Connick lilrs. Wilfred and Mrs. The Ramsay of Hamilton Weston Francis of Freetown. 28th. to the Kcnsiugiou cemetery and was an exceptionally large one, rclaiivcs and friends coming from near and far to pa}: till‘ lost tribute of rcsprct to this kindly and in- offensive ma-ri, The service was conducted by Rev. G. T. Spriggs assisted by Rev. W. S. Loving the six sons-ln-lalv being pail-bearers- 'I'he spacious home of Ml‘. and Mrs. W. C. MucLccd was filled to capnciiy on lvionday night with a jolly crowd, the occasion being a pre-nuptlal shower in honor 0f their eldest daughter Miss Marian R. N. who is to be one of the October brldcs. The charming array oi gifts was opened by Miss Anna, Cousins and Miss Dorothy Mac- Kenzle made the presentations, to which Miss MacLcod made a. fitting ncknmvledgment. Mr. Garnet Profitt, Miss Marian Profitt and] Mr. Harold Laird made the evening; melodious with there vocal and instrumental music. Delicious-re- frcshlnenis were scrvcd and a ggqlfi E i 5E j 5'":- j "i llllillll iii... , . iillllii STEADY Through the Ups an changes and fluctuations in l. the last century and more In this fact lies assu of that success and Charlottetown Branch; /-........l.‘ul‘i|.|'lnumfi A ‘ ’ "illiiillllililil-iiii. illlliiiilililiiil . lilllllii. ALL through tllc many maintained an unbroken record of successful operation and sound progress in serving its customers and Canada as a whole. Esrablislledjmfl TOTAL ASSETS m excess or psc,ooo,ooo BANK or MoiyTREAl. 1N0 BU) gnnnll hm” ,,,,,,|..loil mo o... so...“ ~- ‘ii PROGRESS d Downs of 114 Years the economic situation during , the Bank of Montreal has rance of a continuance Progress in tlie future. G. FILLITIR. Manager. At the afternoon service Rev. R. Hensley Savert presided and Rev. G. Carlyle Webster, minister of Zicm Church, Charlottetown, as- sisted with the devotional service and preached the sermon. The sub- ject of Mr. Websters discourse was “The Need of the Worship of God." Messrs. Malcolm McKinnon and Harry Burrows, both oi Zion Church choir, sang each a solo and Messrs. Davis Ward and Ira Aulcl of the Clyde River Church choir sang a duet. The evening service was con- ducted by Mr. V. E. Orsborn, stu- dent minister oi the New London congregation. The subject of Mr. Orsbom's sermon was "The Feast of Belshazzer." Mr. Orsborn also sang a solo. The accompanists for the several numbers, all of which were beauti- fully rendered by both the singers and the players were Mrs. (Dial A. C. Rogerson and Miss Isabelle Mc- Donald. The Hllrtsville choir under illc _ efficient leadership of Miss Isri- belle McDonald and assisted in the afternoon service by several mem- bers from each of the Zion Church and the Clyde River choirs, gave a good account of- themselves at all three services. land, recently. SIIOVENTIN lzxurnlrl(fiTrolnioll-lrl. IINGI. m)“ In tile ABOVE picture is shown a wonderful I‘i\."iI\'l of u lfiill con- tury gallcon made entirely of pure nizkrl u-lfcil wu- Sllflllll ut the slip ping Engineering and Machinery exhibition IiPlll zli Ollwnpiu. ling- The offerings were quite gener- ous and the money received will be used to help pay for the work done on the church. The three services throughout wcrc of a high order and slln(l%\_\'.lHfil'l"~‘.il September 20th, 193i. will long b0 ihc hi». remembered by the people of: illitil SA happy social evcnini; SPeni- M155 MacLeods marriage will take place next wcck. On Sunday inst a harvest thanks- giving service was held in Sh! Marks church. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers. fruit grain and vegetables. Rev. rig? suitable to the occasion.—X. Presbyterian Church Reopened, The Presbyterian Chluch at ‘W978 The morning service, during re-dedication service i his sermon “The Foundation and ' ii h'e induces his Bolsllcvist friends to pav us one year's interest." the Purpose of theChurcil." I Mr. Ewen Lamont sing a solo. Why buy sale goods when you can get new shoes hot off the last for less money. Shoes are bought now by retailers from 10% to 120% less than a year ago and are cheaper by 230% or 407, than old stock. ' We offer some last year's as low as half price and for the next few days we will discount all our new and up-to- date goods. some of which are not yet opened. Fresh. clean. beautiful goods. For Instance in Stable Goods Our ladies patent strap well made and leather lined $1.98 for $1.70 and our $2.65 for $2.25 shoes usually sold for $3.00 or over. All Men's Brown Oxfords at l0, 20, 30% discount. To arrive this week a big lot of our Samson boots for Men. A good med- CASH AS llSllAL FOR GllFF 8803., Llliillfib o. lES l illm fine lzlcc huoi price $2.95. (Some sltlrcs ;.‘_'t'l S-isii.) Boys $2.25 and $1.75. Big discount on uli high clues inicr- nationally known such us Churches. Pickwick. Sclhllrn. llurii-s. Scuff and McI-Ialc. etc. RUBBERS Why bu)‘ old HliWii ullcll you (‘till get the host Illiiflf‘ right hero zlt lower prices. We have just (l]l(‘ll(‘(l several hundred pull" zlnd run HUll luclfs Good- rich lumbcrluenis boots ui $l.‘.l.'l. We have a few zlucicui. l'llllll(‘i'.\‘ but would advise our friends in hoop il\\'il_\' from all such doubtful stock. We huvl- onl- lot as low as lilc. A few pairs of Wnnlcnfis riutiu llou- doir Slippers SLSO for 50c and other jobs at 50c to 75c. hut it is good new fresh stock we want to giro our cus- iomors. ALL DIS lillllliTED E0008