MAXIMS _' OF'A A ' ‘ 4 - L MERCHANT * l I i ‘j Advertising IYPITIHDIIIJ no mo; and may. any to read. ___~ marl-mound fllulhl‘ ‘in cm- ' Isrnlnl Gun-Ila. Hilil. lllllllll AllSENilllil ‘ ‘q ull BTIRRENLPRIIBTEMS Arsenault Discusses the Questions of the Day in a Forcciul Manner. (DRJAFT iAiDIlRlESB) Questions relat"n‘g in transports-I tion. agriculture highway con-I struction, education and other mat- tcrs were ably dscussed in the Legislature Thursday evening. ‘March 111th by ‘Hon. Adrian F- Arsenault, during the debate on the ‘Draft Address. l After preliminary remarks Hon. Mr Arsenault pointed out that the duty of Government memberlnwhan ‘speaking in the ‘House is usually confined‘ t0 defending their policies ‘Listening to ‘the Leader of the OD- poaition, ‘however, it would seem that there "was no occasion ‘for ‘this. so mild were his comments It was only with the ‘speech of the hon. member from ‘First! Prince (Mr. Blanchard) that ‘the real Opposition made its appearance. it was admitted by the Leader of ‘the Opposition ‘that conditions generally ‘thrbugbout the iProvlnce ‘sell have been much improved during the past year. Last fall the farm- ers received ‘good prices for their products Our ‘foxmen also have been satisfied with ‘the prices re- ceived for their pelts, and‘ ‘there has beengenerai satisfaction among the seed potato‘ growers as well. 5010118)’ we i'ind a condition of prosperity, contentment and ‘hnppi. ness that has possibly never been more marked i‘n our ‘story. Surely the Government is deserving of some credit ‘in bringing about this result. All!!!‘ stressing the importance of pressing our freight rate griev- ances before the Rfllilwafcommlsl- sionl and the fact that a. highly lllflil-flfd man had been appointed 1y tho ii res,‘ aritl e PFJTIWQIH ‘~ w submit ,4 i-eru ly‘ prepared brief on this subject, ‘l-lon. Mr. Arsenault ‘took up some of the mat. ters referred to by the Leader of 1'11? Opposition. llle said in part: ' ‘The Leader of ‘t-he Opposition ilelllores the inactivity of the De- partment of lAgriculture. Ho did “m 1111911’ when!" or not it was possible ‘to develop a canning in- llostry for greens and vegetables. Yet 0111')’ a few miles ‘from ‘Summer- i1i1e 8h experiment was conducted ‘11151- Year which proved satisfactory to some extent at least .and show- cli that by experience and proper "Ifliiflxement a great industry may be developed The Leader of ‘the Opposition ‘should have known something about it. ‘because it was widely talked about; and it was really commendable. the efforts which the ‘Minister of Agriculture made in that direction, "it is strange that when my ‘hon, friend talks aboutthe roads he all- ‘Wflys attacks ‘the Western Road. i have travel-led that road on an av. 55:89.1 should ‘say, of two or three ‘ Ba a week. ‘l have to go thorn ti!’ my homo. and I ‘have found it in‘ hgilixclass condition. Those alderT hoilhfs he. tn lks about did not_ mniiti; me. ‘it is true that at can‘ m“ argues of the year,—late in tho not. h o: heavy rains-the man wlll1 olhe a °° good. the same as all‘ r "W1!- Tho ‘Leader of the __i ._“ Chandler. l’. t; (londenlled Specials RATL-lo. per Word. net "4111 iiimtiou ill this column. :""*——--—,-'q>__4a___.__ . filffwiiiess Pnllmllsile "ro LET- - ’ “"11- Allllly Robert Cotton. 1 8203 :_<~i--+-- __ _ FrgnrsgLl-IRUNUW-ICK PHO- M,‘ ‘ii’ bwiwm lild eilrd table mm nruoticmiiy new. For bargain "s 48M. 8222-19-11. I Jillfl PRINTING or av-esv EPBCPTDtIon. cheaply and expodl. lonsiy executed. Guardian Cont. '“- Job Printerv. Phone lsz. W . a spdUNfiOlll nuance. HATM. ""8 Steak. Potted Meats, fresh lief! lhr-sa-unders, Newgomg W‘ Market Bids. lls-o-em ‘Poflrozs- vial-re - T“ ' mu a‘ no" k tee. taken daily. ‘Highest rnnr ° Pf1°°-- Thol- ‘Beer cor. Gt. “Mlle and Fitzroy" 8180-10-01 ‘Yglli WANT G600‘ invétolllse ‘mg-odes. 50 for 800-. 150 for 35s.. Q1201"- Polio-id. ‘Guardian ef- "le"! FATn or roxis use»? m" l!!! ranch on Tuesday 2rd. r ‘slim (nu-n. 14d. mgluzllflfiinfemale coda q. n r me e. ewe o. George ll. nfehsn. wlltslllrs. r ‘ ._ . cones-ml Icudel Ill‘! go too fast and forget that there Island Program This is only one of many similar ; BTTIBHTEIT Opposition should realize that in thi‘s iProvlnce_ with the material ul our disposal‘. it is impossible to construct roads that will stand up to all weather conditions. There are times when I would -be a little nervous on any road, if ‘l were go- ing too ‘fast We all know that; you cannot blame the Government for that condition. But as a rule n-il through the summer months of June. July. August and» part “of September. that Western Road was ‘in very good shape. Protest Demonstra- Peace. (Canadian Press) ITEKIING. Nlurcll 13.-~i\l1 and all impediments to the harbor dnd river traffic ‘be removed by to- ‘ day at noon has been accepted by the belligerents. TOKI-O, lMarch lib-The cabinet Mr. Saunderls Broken ‘Springs ‘ll was at the Barn Opening which was mentioned. and l found the roads fine. 0h the Western ‘Road. a car passed chi Yoshiznwa, Japanese Minister men-and J was ‘going at the fail‘ at Peking to demand from China a rate of ‘twen-tyor twenty-five miles fglflllfl] apglggy to an hour. There was scmelittle dubt at the time and when the car pas- and |m..|9n~,n1flca;g,-,‘,f (.1 l remarked to my friend. M. "Surely ‘that men should be satis- fied to speed up to tlventy-fivc miles an hour!" Oi‘ course the road was a great temptation ‘to go faster than that. "M hon. f i nl l'i t-h t he ‘1311101-{8 his 15s; 5:111:12: ngn tlTe ted 1° 1195mm“ damn“ 101' the cm" Western ‘Road. ‘All car owners rymg m" °1 the 491111111115 "m1 1° when one Japanese officer was killed and‘ several wounded. know 1h“ very one“ they break lnnke them ns lenient us possible. gprlnlgs. not ‘because the mud is lt ls said tllnt. no matter whether bod, bu; hoonngg 1; 15 good; they Cllinu accepts responsibility Juplul loss ‘ot intclld to resort to force, might be a hdie or two; then shd- but if no uurcenlent is (Continued on Page B) world court. it is pointed ollt that Japan's main idca. Heard in Quebec ‘The following letter from ‘Chand- ler. Quebec, was received by iMr. ed on 1.000 st ants who were demonstrating before . u friendly and peaceful result ls‘ The copies Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew 1‘ CHARLOTTETOWN, causes, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 192s TEITTITTTEE ‘l T TTTEST TTTTIM El TE [I IT NIT Tl THE‘ ITTTPITTT Gov’t Met ‘With Tech- nical Defeat on Sup- ply Motion —— N0 Budget Until After JTTP-[IHTNESE SITTITTIITN NITW and 4 Effective lilhina Accepts Ultim- - atum From Powers —M‘aliy Killed in lion-Japan Wants llTlTq-‘lllfl interesting story, mutllm to conmlunllers of the iortl-rliiilffi 13110811191” at Takuu and Chinese vessels out-‘ililil 311W" 111/1995" side Tlcntsln demundlllg blockudedlflrl-Til-Yed 11)’ ‘S112. W311" 59°11- 1“ of the port of Tlentsin ‘be ended m5 519*“ 911cm‘ The Lady of the in fact, coming ‘home. today decided to instrulzt Kenki-l IThe flower of ‘Scotland's manhoode ‘ lhé Jsnanessghsd been all but annihilated; the 118E. punishment pf guilty Chineseipower or the. wflilildfilLllroks-n; the action of the notional nl'rlly'rerivod and generally a. spirit of un- troops :11 firing dprm uvo Japanese-rest prevailed throughout the King- ‘lesiioyers in l'-.‘l iiivcl‘ fast weckdonl. l i. \T‘\\ '1 \\\\ g _ raw-WW‘ llllllllulls Manner. turer of ‘tho evening at the Caled oninn Club Rooms last night whe ilc presented a. most comprehenslv "The Chlrel- OI‘ Lalke. ‘The speaker beginning said:- When King James ‘IV..fell at the Battle oi‘ Flodden in 1513, his ‘Sn-n. heir to the throne of ‘Scotland was les sthan two years of age. The dis- nstrous effects of that battle threw the whole wuntry into confusion. feudal- Lords‘ was many old quarrels were ‘Tho ‘long minority of the Royal Prince, the ‘conduct of Albany and ‘Minister Yoehishnwa was instruc 91-1191‘ 1191161119. m0"? 111191" °" u" consummation of their own alm- bltlous schemes than thc welfare of the nation. all tend-ed to aggra- vate rather than‘ ameliorate the l‘r- rcgillllr and chaotic state of public affairs. Dlsaffectrll Highland clans l-‘aflflllfill ‘o hove tn-keu advantage of "°“"1‘“'1o.xistil:g abnormal conditions and might tuke the matter up to the "m". i-ampmn. knowledge of the mountain regions e-nulrl-ed them ‘ith (zomparative (safety to make frequent. forays inill muny purts of Uh" udjzicent lmwlnnfl country calls. PEKdNG March 18.—Seventeen1m, mm‘, mm“ . . , ' ' ‘ - go. dull constituted stuleu-ts were killed and‘ sixteen a perennial Emu,“ or worry and wounded today by guards who .flr- nnx1eqy_ . This was the condition? of things the cabinet when Prince James tiring oi ‘tho Keith lRogers proprietor of the "is- offices. ‘The demonstration was ink-lose vigilance‘ of his over-zealous land Radio Company and is further ‘protest against the government's guardians at tho age of seventeen proof of the excellent quality of acquiescence to the ultimatum nf your», threw off their restrictions, C. ‘F. C. Y. station programs and the powers regarding restriction of iifl-“OTTBIT 111B ffeeiliim ail-d ili-iflilmefl- the keen interest being displayed free communication between 1'01; the lfoyol Sovereignty under the by inns in neighboring llrovinces- ins and Tientsin nnd tile son. milieu-Tam. iMnrch 1S,-lt are received daily ‘by Mr. Rogers national army am] log"; 11m, who by his enterprise is tukilll: l.-. Troops of Murshal ‘Chang Tso Lin. important pnrt in placing l’. i‘). i. Manchurian dictator. have accept- 0i! 11w F3010 lilo-D. - lid the demands of the great pow‘ 01's that they cease their war like ‘ March l5, 1926 (lperutions ‘around Tl-lkn Bnr 1n Poi ‘Messrs. River. ltluiirl Station CldCY, ‘Charlottetown. I‘. E. I. Dear Sire: This is to lct you know that your ‘brnnllcnstlng of lagt week was certainly good and interest- lnif- The reception was line and strong. i1 wonder since how long you are on the nir for l novor heard your station before tho Inst eight or loll days. ‘ll’ you llnppml to issue advance programs n1‘ your broadcasting I wish you would [Jill my name on your mulling lisi. 'l‘llunkillg you flll‘ ill‘. “mortal... merit, secured tllwldlzll your station, ——--—<-o->_-i TTHTIVIETETTAIN NT] W? IN HTTI TIITIJETTTIITTIE Many Questions to Be Answered . by Bri- tain’s ‘Delegate. Yours-l rury ll'll1y,l C. E. NOLET (Special to the Guardian.) LONDON. Mar. 18. —Sir Austen Chamberlain is going to huvo tho roughest sledding oi‘ his political career when he returns from Gell- ova and faces parliament with whatever explanations ‘he is able to offer for his complete failure to secure Germanysadmiseion to the League of Nations. . At the moment it appears likely that he will survive the ordeal ‘but preparations already are under way to bring him to task and force him to disclose what has been hap- pening ‘bell-ind the scenes 0f the most disappointing session of the League since its inauguration. Two points stand out in uhe British public mind us needing the light a Q>_ ..___. Discuss Question ._ ' 0f Dominions’ ' Attitude (Special to the Guardian) LONDON, Mill‘. lli. ——'l‘hc atti- tude of the Domlllions toward the lncurilo ircllly will-l ruined ill the House of Lords today by Lord Parmoor who l-l-iorrcd to Premier King's statement lit Ottawa tilnt the imperial government was op- posed to the publication of the cor- respondence which hnd pnssed he- tween the [lpcrinl ‘government find the Dominion governments bc- [cause it contained confidential de- "f i111?» . tails affecting foreign govor-n- 1'11""- Whi" 17701111595 11111 51" menlg, Austen give tn France and Poland I-Ord Parmoor oluinloli tlhnt tllerc "l 111° "me 01' 111" 918111118 0! 111° ‘was no reason why tin‘ portion nl‘ Lornrnn trdaty. ‘the correspondence showing the $000110 “'11? 11111 110 1111"" "98"!" attitude of the two prlnrillul pllrl- lotions of a hilthlv questionable nu- ies on the “mm”- of (he lronty inrc to be curried out at prlvnie would not be made public. meetings? The lliarl of Clarendon, 11ml...‘ lt is felt ‘by many that if the Sedretary of 3mg; (or Dnnllnlnlnlnsnglle machinery hall been oper- laffairs replied that none of the sting ill mlifmfil fashion and the Dominion parliaments had yet debate ‘bod ‘boon conducted in open ‘been invited a; gym-g" ma" vino-n sessions lllorc would have been a the Locarno treaty. lilo smnil The lmpcr- objections oi governments of fully iliformed of the negotiations laid m1 ‘Brazil's leading up 1o the signing of the is ""17- Mr. King's statement in intends placing the Canadian parliament the Berlin his expisnllllou. of Clarendon addedlaiso mention- ed that thelmperlel government tends scrutinizinlt doorstep. carefully the rm interchange of opinion oe- lowed by title of Jnnlcl-l V. Tile young King lg,V1K°1'(111-°“1Y grappled with existing expressions oi‘ appreciation which‘ semi-officially announced‘ that illoi°°"‘1|'1"1‘“- of 111950 “110111119 11°10 rlflllmnsrdlle for many of ‘the nat- ional fiisortlcm. some were sum- marily dcult with_ some‘ were ‘ban- ished from thedflngdonl, while otll- crs llud ulrcady taken lll‘ght_ Early in ills reilnn he suppressed ‘the Angus branch of the l-louso of Douglas; prescribed and exiled ‘its adherents. ‘King James labored eu- ergeticallyfor the restoration of law and order and seems to have been desirous of the welfare of his subjects He wag wont to make 9X. ‘cursions into ‘the country and mingle with ‘the ‘people. ‘In this way he earned the title oi‘ the “com- mon's" King. ‘The speaker said however, that 11 w“ "01 111B Diifmse to present a lllsqulsition on Scottish [higflqry _ (continued on Page 3.) WETTTTTTTTTTTTTHTT! Hikers Will Leave Guardian Office this Morning at 9 (Yclock ‘on Long Tramp to Pacific Coast. This morning at nine o'clock ‘Messrs. Jack Roberts and Robert Harris will he given their official start and send-off from this office. Some time ago mention ‘was made in hese columns cf the cou- tempiat hike of Roberts and Harris and this morning Lhey will at last he on their way fully equip ped. thanks to generous merchants oi‘ this city. and with the greatest optimism as to the reaching of their geek-somewhere in Califor- nia. and al-l- along the way news of ‘their progress will appear from time to time in the Guardian. So its Wbstward ‘Ho! and jolly good luck to these ‘courageousyouths. As a great deal of interest is manifest a ‘ all classes in this ciiy,~no doubt a large crowd will be on hand to cheer them on their 101‘ 500-. 500 for ‘L00, 81.000 with regard to their position on greater cllllhl-o of overcoming the powers. ial govannmgut, no 531d. kept n|| [no in prnl-tidllliy l-w-ry quarter here tho Dominlons blame for the ix-nguos failure is That undoubtedly where Sir Austen ihc ‘responsibility considered that the ubiicalion of rt layed by her represent-luv‘! 1" ‘my '“°"“1’“5' the qorrelpoildeuco weauld prejudice gallon» if satisfactory must be fol- ""11""! "TD immediate steps toward tween tbelritishgovornmont and securing Germany" "mission into trip silo ‘panacea-agile Dominic!!!‘ tie Lupus uekt autumn. WBY- . Yesterday ‘the following letter ‘was presented to thehlkers by I-lls Worship Mayor Miller: TO WHOM ‘IT MAY CONCERN: This certifies fhitf ‘Messrs. Jack Roberts and Robert Harris. (Elec- N -S.—two . o n en ill-ed with the spirit oi‘ At the same limo this countrytzlo idlylvexlmiille __ “new invmz he" a March 10th, on a iricians) of ‘Halifhx, t0‘ ‘The conditions the have been h: ypubllfled h! ‘. lthe Guardian. Pu ishlnl Co._ of 1/771/1 ~7ygA1r-— ' Story “The Chieftain’s Daughter,” told by Mr. James ,McIsaac in Most Interesting so graphically f‘ ‘ / _! ,4‘ i i. "wv-w-wvw‘ \ ‘ T. 1 .. Easter. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Mar. 18. -— The gov- ernment met with i1 technical de- feat in flhe House today. ‘it came M“ James Mama“, was the mpon an unexpected division while Tthc House supply. A ‘couple of votes for the preven- tlve service department customs was in committee of “when Gmliwere under consideration when Sir Henry Drayton. Conservative, sud- denly moved that the committee rise. At the time less than hall‘ the membership were present. The government members there. ‘supported by eight Progressives land two independents voted iagainst the motion but it carried by 74 to 41. "Resign“ shouted a Conserva- ltive when the result was announc- As is usual when the House is in committee, no division bells were wrung and no roll was called. The ieffect of the division was that the vntlng or supply was ‘brought to an abrupt termination for the day. lThe chairman of committee left the chair and another m0- non for committee of 511D‘ 91y will have to ‘be D111 °n the order paper ‘before the discus- sion of estimates can be resumed- Such a motion cannot be made l» ‘tomorrow. h The commiittee ‘had voted not lng during the afternoon and r1110!“ a. quarter to six G. H. Boivin. ister of Customs sulZSBBY-Bd '- 11 tho first item for preventive ser- vice, $350,000 could very_ W911 11° passed now. There would be um- ph, oppm-mnlty for further discus- sion when the r890“ °1 The c115" tenls probe was ‘before the Houne ior when ‘supplement ry estimates “S11? Ill-lpenry Drayton retorted that; the only check the opposition iha on the government was in the vote 1-18 (lid not think this iteln. nor t e second one for an amount cf $100,- 090 for other preventive serv 69- should be dealt with now. ‘i: bring m‘, mntler to a vote ofmat committee. ho W0ii1i1 moYel v6 ‘the chairman of committee ca t the chair. The question wasdllslln- A standing vote was taken an Hem-y Drnyton was upheld 74 to 41. I _ lt was past six oclock hly 12g time the vote was annomicel ha!“ Deputy 8119111191‘ "W1 “m mf "made it six oclock without debtor ment, and tTle House adjourne the dinner recess. OTTAWA‘, Mar. 1s. —Hon- J- A- Robb. Minister of Finance an- nounced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the ‘budeel would not ‘be ‘brought 111"" 1111 ‘m’ er Easter. (‘special to the Guardian) OTTAWA. Mar. 18. —-'I‘he select standing committees oi‘ the Houflli met today and elected the follow- ‘ego and Elections. J- J- D9111“- nnllwsys Canals and Telegraph ‘llllnes, F. S. Cahlil, Miscellaneous Private Bills, G. Parent; Standinll Orders, G. D. Morin; ‘Public Ac- laounts, s. W. Jacobs; liflnkliil! 8M1 commerce. J- Miilcvliil: AKF1i“"1' ture 811d Colonization, W. F. Kay. Marine and Fisheries. A. Stork. Mines Forests and Waters. h‘ A- bnpiorre; ‘industrial and interna- tlollaLRelatlon. c. R. McIntosh Debates of the House. F. Rlnfet. OTTAWA, Ont.. Mar. 18. —l-low many prosecutions were under- taken for infraction ol‘ fishery re- gulations in regard to illegal fish- ing or packing of lobsters in Princg Edward Island during 1924, an 1925 nskod J. A. MacDonald, Con- (Oontlnued on Page 3-) tit-j- Rev. E. M. Malone at “Y's” Men's Club At the regular weekly meeting of the Y's Men's Gin-b last eveniflll Mr. Malone acted as chief speaker his subject being "The Man in lhé Moon." Mr. Malone explained that on first thought this subject would seem very foolish especially to a body of adults, but the study 0i this su-bject contained some v61‘? ‘useful and interesting information. 1n the course of his address Mr. Malone enumerated several ‘tlb 111p ‘will he‘ midfi- Th!!!‘ YURI! and a word ‘of good cheer. cities through which 0107 Ni. possible. IMfl-LIR, LI. ~;\‘\\ \a\\\\\\ ‘ by Everybody ng chairmen "All Libero-la." Privi- this city-lander whose auspices‘ men era honest. lturdy fellows and l shall watch. wTth interest. for "WM-e of their progress, and would beniwlll Mi‘ them-en route-a welefrlne baud To the Mayan of the various nu! pa”, ‘fully elk 111.911‘ kindly cooperation in making ‘the trip u pleasant for these men as "NT I THTTEWT TTTTTHKE TMTINIS [ TTITEfiTS Two St. Patrick"s Day Banquet Parties In- cluding Prince and Baldwin Handed “Surprise” Packag- esl (Special To The Guardian) LONDON. March 18.-—The Prime iivllnlster Stanley Baldwin had just begun his speech at the St. Parick's day banquet at the Hotel Cecil this evening when a. man in the gallery threw a lighted firework among the guests. There was a burst of flame and much smoke. Men seized a soda water siphon turned 0n the sprays and stamped out the‘ flames within a minute or two. Women were greatly fright- ened fearing their flimsy evening .frecks would take fire and one fainted. but nobody was injured. The Prime ‘Minister's speech was resumed and the man who threw the missile and whose idea in doing so is unknown and whose identity has not ‘been disclosed was turned over to he police. ‘ While the Prince 0f Wales was attending the rSt. Patrick's banquet of the Irish Club in London thi‘s evening somebody in a passing taxi threw‘ into the entrance of the restaurant where the dinner was hcld a cardboard box from‘ ‘which acetylene ‘fumes were escaping. An examination showed the con- tents included, among other things moh-lteltcd calciluln ‘carbide and piles of tarred rope. No damage was done. legends of the ‘man in the moon, showing their relationship to Biblical facts, and from which two good lessons or morals clearly pre dominated, namely: (l) Honesty is the best policy. ‘(2) Are we using our time in the most useful manner. Mr. Malone closed his address with the fitting remark “A word to the wise (Y's) is sufficient." The appreciation of the Club was extended to Mr. Malone ‘by Y‘s Man‘ Sydney Fielding wlho acted as chairman for the evening. Several startling novelities were introduced during the program which added greatly to the enjoy- ‘ment of the supper hour. The visitors introduced at this meeting were Messrs Ed. Saunders John‘ Cameron and LaWrenCi! Loughead. THE ITITSTITTTTTS PTTT TTE TT i TTTTTWTT R. P. on}? Resents Charges , Made by Hon. H. H. Stevens. (Canadian Press) OTTAWA. March llh-‘Hiih- 11- H, Stevens, was challenged l0 "i" pent certain of his charges outside the House of Commons where they could be mct in court ill the Cus- toms ‘Committee this afternoon. R P. Clark, inspector of Customs and Excise for the port of Montre- al told the committee at the con- clllsion of his evidence this after-I noon that he resented the charges. "l am accused in the Hone of Commons of keqpln! stolen 800415 lu the Customs Department, of he- ing a thief. and 0f being an incom- petent officer. lt was said that l was only a tool in ills hands of politicians. I resent this. My fam- ily resent this and my wife has been under serious treatment for nervous depression since these charges were made. No man has the rigi_ll. to throw such dirt in the face of a hard working, honest man. As ‘for me ‘l care more for my honor and dignity than for the small position of iinspcctor of Cus- tome. and I only ask that iMr. Stev- ens make his charges outside the House of Commons," declared Mr. Clark. ‘He said that he had never ap- peered ‘before a committee before. nor had he ever appoard in court and it was a vry delicate matter. which he stated with consider-bis hesitation. ‘l-le belonged, he said to an old Scottish and Preach Canad- ian family and his relatives were extremely sensitive to the charges made against his character. Mr. Stevens made no statement in re- oly except to request that iMr.‘ Clark ‘be not discharged new ‘but be recalled ‘before the committee . Mayor. at a later date. Annual Subscriptions Delivered I1 lull Canada u: £051 -4 I. ing Speeches on Thursday, March 18 '.Mr. Saunders asked the Commis- sioner of Agriculture "where is the Government Lime Crusher; and "what care o‘r attention, if any, has ‘been given the lime crusher." lIen. Mr. Myers replied thot the linle crusher—for several yours unused~hnd last your ileum loaned to the people of 0’Lenry to crush stone. The engine connected with it had been carefully stored. The other port was not injured ‘by the weather. ‘Mr. Buntain asked the liilnistcr of Pwblic Works if he had receiv- ed a ‘petition ‘from Edison Newman. Charles Paul_ and others asking that the Colvllle Road from lMnl- improved and lbrought up to the standard of public hglrways. Hon. Mr. McPhee replied ‘that the peti- tion had ‘been received, and would be considered. Bills Presented Hon. Mr. Stewart presented a bill to authorize the granting of land in the town cl‘ Georgetown or omnibus the Daily ‘Mail asserts 101‘ 1""19‘1 P11717059!- llon. Mr. lMyers presented a bill iio incorporate the Klnkoru Elec- tric Light Company, Ltd. These bills wore read a first time. P. E. Island's Claims lion. Mr. Pope resumed the de- bate on the resolution respecting the lnovinclal Rights of Prince Edward island. He said: Mr. Speaker: The question of claims against the Domlpion Gov- ernment is perhaps the most im- Excellent Program From C. F. C. Y. Last Night A delightful program of vocal music was broadcast last evening by the Island Radio CFCY. Mrs. Willard J. :'.Vlcl)onald, form- erly Mary Moore, and hcr sister, Miss Frances Moore presented n well-balanced program of well- known favorite selections. Deserv- ing of particular mention were Mighty Lak a Rose by Nevin and Mary of Argyle sung by Mrs. i.\lc- Donald; ‘Calling Me Home, and Love's Old Sweet Song, sung by ‘Miss Frances Moore. ‘The duels Smiiin' Thru and My Wild Irish Rose‘ were lparticularly enjoyed. ‘Mrs. Keith Rogers played the piano accompaniments. .A number of telephone calls from Vernon River. Brackloy Beach and other rural points. ns Well as o. great many from Char- lottetown ‘listeners testified to the enjoyment which those entertain- ments afford island rndio fans. The Weather, Etc. To Avolo’ EMBARRASSMENT WHEN HELD ur.‘ ALvvAYs‘ KEEP Youn NAltr-s NEATLY, MANTCURED ‘llOlmNTO. ‘March ‘l9-—\1\'liiI‘1 with about some temperature. Maximum and peraturea. Toronto. cloudy .. . Monltreai. cloudy Quebec, fa'r . . . . . . . .. Charlottetown. allow .. il-lalifax_ cloudy . . . . . .. 30-42 28—~2 . 29-- __._38~—-1 . 35-2 Baton. fair . 34~7i ‘New York. cloudy 38-3 (‘High tid-e this afternoon at. 2.3 and tomorrow morning at. 8.38 rises tomorrow ‘morning at 6.03. ‘first quarter moon‘ ‘March. 81A 1216.0. n. ' tes later ‘than Charlottetown. ' The longer i study type the more i see that Ito wui is simplicity. t .ty time moderate west wlnsls czlouzly minimum tcm- '. 2s“ ‘l0 horny eorlted summersilie tide oflhbeln minu- lit! and‘ Mnrsbiieili schools. MERCHANT {no II.“ ll U. B. A. “~60 4: I H E-‘YESTERITAVS PTTTTTIEETTINBS ' ‘AT TITE LEGISLATURE Messrs Pope and McLure Deliver Convinc- the Claims Question —Res0luti0n Unanimously Adopted — The Matrimonial B111 ln Committee. portunt subject that we can die- cuss; and the uble manner in whch the Premier recited the d}! ferent points in connection with the case. was, lam sure very grat- ifying to this blouse. Another font- ure which plcused me very mural was to sec the Loader cf the Op- position sccolld the resolution and endorse fully tho action of the Government in ‘pressing these mill-- icrs at the present time. This Question is Above Party 1 Politics r 1 The Government needs the as- sistance of not only the Leader cf the Opposition, but of the Senat- vequn .3034 go McMamm Come,- ho ors and Members who represent us at Ottawa. For many years, I have ‘been as- Isociated with the Department of ‘the interior, Ottawa. which admin- isters ihc Dominion Lands in the Western ‘Provinces, Part of my du- ‘ty was to inspect the Land offices from Winnipeg to the Coast; so ll know fairly well what the Dofnin- ' ion Government has done for the Western Provinces. What the Dominion Has Dona For i the West l‘i‘ i told you.- ‘Mr. Speaker. that ‘the Dominion surveys and admin- istration of the Western lands have cost Canada. over $100,000,000. .while the Revenue credited to the Dominion Government from these lands has uulountetl to about one- ihali‘ of that figure, you would hard- ly ‘believe me; but such is the case." ‘Ill addition to this enormous exlponr diture on the land survey. tile Do- minion (iovernment paid ‘large ‘sums as subsidy money to Manito- ba, Saskatchewan and‘ Alberta In lieu of Public ‘Lands. ‘ Just let us see how much. Mani- toba. entered the Confederation in , i870, fifty five years ago. The year- ly amount paid Manitoba is $562.- 500; and for fifty-five years that la equal lo $30,037,500. ‘Snnlfatcholwan and Alberta have received $11,250,000 each and land grunts since becoming Provinces in 1905. Amount Paid The Hudgqn Bay Company Yesterday, iMr. Speaker, there was a. little difference in the figur- es quoted by the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition as to tho amount paid to the lHudsc-n Bay Company fol‘ the Northwest Terri- torics. On Page 10 of the Public Accounts of Canada 1925 will be round the following items: North Wcst Territories ‘Purchase u. . . . . . . ..'.$ 1,460,000 Northwest Territories lOrgnnlzatiou . 1,460,000 ‘Making o total of .. ...$2,920,000 While wo appreciate the Ilflcag-gl. of lilo Federal Government spending millions in order tn open "D lilo Wont for scttll-lnont and supply that country with the bent (Continuedian Page 6.) Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc. "(ionic to cnnvori i“l (‘llvollrilsh Hall Monday night. Iilurlzh 22nd llt 8 o'clock. Slflli-Ii-lli-Zi "Loading hogs at Uigg Tuesday 23rd top notch price guaranteed. Milt hogs nt oncim-Uigg ‘Shipping (‘Till’). 3209 "Feathers wanted-Goose and flucks. Best prices when not mix- od-Henry McFariune ifs Co., The Furniture Upholsterers. 8092-13-1mo ‘fiioliosi Farmers institute Soiurdny. March 20th—<Limestoue. fertilizers. seeds. 8135-3-17-81. "The (lenrgetown Dramatic ‘Club will present the three act a comedy drnma "Erin go Brash" in 2 Sturgeon illlll Monday. Mlfoh and ' 8201-34021 3 8 "Como lo the Box Sccilb in 4 Fredericton llall on Friday, Much 019th. if not fine come Saturday 0 20th. rises-inf. 2 "Klome to box social and plly lSun ‘sets this evening BR 0.11 s... “A ‘Fisherman's Moll" in Rollb- fleld Hall, nidey, March 10th. pre- ‘lilost Royalty Dramatic club. s in aid of East Roy- mission 8c and 36c. 31708-18110 Add ..