W . —— ALL THE NEWS I WORTH READING _o— READ BY EVERYBODY —‘—.— THE CHARLCTTEWW ,' THE GUARDIAN COVERS PRINCE ED\VARD ISLAND LIKE THE DE‘V. OVER 45,000 READERS EGE l PNIC ’~ .p- arm-raw , w N GUARDIAN DAILY r ’ ALL THE Ana. WORTH PRINTING _0_. | THE PEOPLE'S PAPER cm'riauii’own cii’r‘diTn'Three cm}. Morning Guardian, Founded 1891. Evening Gunman 1837 CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1919. BIG HOUSING SCHEME e UNDERWAY IN IRELAND Trust Company Loans One Hundred and Fifty Million Pounds for Housing Purposes. (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, Aug. Mir-The ‘Imndon Times says a letter is reported to have been sent from London by Aid. J. Kelly of the Dublin Corporation to Aid. Thomas Kelly, Chairman of ' the Corporation Housing Committee, sluian that arrangements have been completed with a large trust company composed of. Americans and Scots- men for the advance of £150, 000,- 000 for housing purposes in Ireland. ,lt. stated that the money will be sent out through country, Urban and Dis- trict ("ouneil and will be repuyable with interest at 5 percent. per unmim within 50 years. The letter adds in a postscript that Aid. Kelly has ob- tained the sum £2,000,000 for the development of“ Irish shipping. VICTORIA HOTEL PORCHAsE ’ ALREuirONnERWAY MesSrs. Prowse Brothers Show Their Faith in the Proposition by Subscribing $5,000. Other Large Subscriptions Spoken of. . ' A meeting of the Provisional Dir- ectors appointed by the citizens to formulate plans for the taking over of the Victoria Ilotel, was held in tlie t'ouiicil Chamber yesterday afternoon. Those present were Mayor (i. D. Wright, MY. [1. E, l’rowse, Mr. (3. if. Chandler, Mr. (3. ‘Mclan'c, Mr. S. A. McLeod, l.t.-(‘.ol, l‘rowse, Major l). A. Meltdown and Mr. it. ll.-‘Stcriis, l’ro- prictor of the Victoria Iiotel. Various details of the proposed transfer were talked over. Mr. Steriis made a statement. concerning the profits of the hotel etc. lie said he would give the citizens tlll Septem- ber 4th to secure [lln capital necess- ary to assure him that the deal would go through, otherwise he would adver- tise that the hotel would be Illsmaii~ lied and sold during Exhibition Week. This, he said, was Iiot with the inten- lieu of injuring the exhibition in illl'j' way but purely as a matter of bush Ines-s as at, that time outside buyers would be in the city. After Mr. Stern‘s departure the proposition was taken up and fully discussed. It was felt that the clos- ing of the Victoria would be calami< tons and Iiiust be prevented. The. CONDENSED erCiALs “7'7... _,. ,7,.._,_, ., -,_.... , :~...—.:.‘T/ WANTED.——CAPABLE MAN TO work on farm. Apply lloi‘ue l‘iros, \Vinsloa. 454-8‘25Mllipd. 4 CAR FOR HIRE STAND TOMLINS bakery. Phone 7021.. ' 341-8-19M12ipd. "FOUND—ON MALPEQUE ROAD, A hand bag. Owner may have same. by applying at this office and paying for advt. 536 business side of the proposition was taken up and its history for sixteen years thoroughly gone into. Figures wore producer] showing that umler conditions existing today and with good prospects of brightening the lio- tel can be made a \'(‘l‘y profitable iii- vestn‘ient. The. value of 1l1t' buildings, furniture and etc, allowing for large deprccation, is $100,000. This valu- ation was arrived at by business Iiien appointed by the (‘itizen’s Committee. it was decided to inaugurate a \vliiri— wind canvas at. once and l.t,.A(‘ol. W. B. Prowse and Major I). A. Mclx’innon were appointed to carry out the can- vas. . The, first firm called on was that of l’i‘oivse Bros, who without‘hcsi- fancy subscribed $5,000 evidencing not only their faith in the financial proiositloii biil their willingness to asz'ir. in any project for the better- ment of the city. This amount is in addition tr)$l7,i)00 previously subscribed by other citi- zens. ‘ ()wing to the lateness of the hour no others wort. called upon last night but the canyasscrs are. confident that the necessary amount will be sub- scribed. 'l‘he canvas will lip proceeded with at once. Royal Mail Packet Ashore at Bermuda HALIFAX, N.S., Aug. 2“.—'1‘ll‘l Ilny- ill Mail l’acket (ioiiipany's steamer (‘ltaudierm which left here Friday last with 1,000 passengers for the West Indies has gone ashore. at Her- qudu. striking a rock while Iiavlgat< iiig the narrow passage known :i.-: “’l‘wo Rocks Passage.” Considerable wafer entered the hold, lint l‘lI: steam- er reached the dock LOST—TUESDAY ON THE BRACK- ley Point Road. a parcel of dry goods. Finder please notify Mrs. liubert MacCuliuni, Brackley Beach. ' til. "FOR SALE. AN UP-TGDATE'. FUR- nislied cottage with all modern conveniences, nice location. Write "E" c]o Guardian. 119-8-8Mtl. ‘WANTED—Apprentice in Foundry a flood trade for any intelligent Boy that will take an interest in this work. Apply to BRUCE STEWART & (30. LTD. 398~8-22Mtf. ENVELOPES WITH ADDRESSES or initials 65c, per 100; $2.00 per 500: $3.00 per 1,000. Guardian Job Printing, Charlottetown. NOTEPAPER AND ADDRESSES— Blnsie sheet 75c. per 100, $1.50 for 600. Double sheet 31.00 per 100. $2.00 per 600. Guardian Job Print- lns.Chnriottetov(n. 4085-2-20MErr. .W 'TRY OUR JOB PRINTING DEPT. for your next order, for billheads. letterheads, envelopes. visiting “Nil. posters. All kinds of' pamph- let work done. Special prices on llrse quantities. The Job Printing Debartinen-t of The Island Guardian Publishing 00., 176 Kent. Street. Charlottetown. ‘COM-MEROIAL’ DEPT., NOTRE Dome Academy. — The Business Course—(Bookkeeping and Business Practice; Business Writing, Business kingllnh, Spelling and Word Study. Business Correspondence. Touch Twowrlling, Gregg ShortlinnIl—wlll he resumed on the second of Sep- , tembcr. Graduates of this deport- ; merit will be qualified on demand to take Civil Service Examinations. The teacher now In charge is of rilm uperience and holds diplomas from the are“ School, Chicago, lillnoiil. 534-8-27-M6l 1 Degree of D.D.L. Conierred on Prince By Oufls University (Special to The Guardian.) TORONTO, Aug. 20.——~'l‘ho degree of Doctor of Laos was conferred upon l’rinco Edward of Wales in (‘oiii'odor- ation .‘lall this afternoon. The cere- Iiioiiy was short and simple, but lin- pressive. The hall was well filled with Invited guests. Thc gowns of the :overnors, Senate and Faculty and the sombre black and different degree colors lent. :- touch of the pmturesoue. ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMING EVENTS, MEETINGS, ETC. "A WORD TO THE SPORTSMAN. “Every part of a gun made, at Brown's shop, next door to the Flor- i-la llotel, l’ownal. 510ml —-‘1 "TAXIS leave (‘rnbli's corner all dur- liig the afternoon for the League ple- iiic. Trains leave at 3.30 and 4 3 521 “THERE WILL BE a meeting of Ilie McDonald. Women's Institute at. the Consolidated school on Wednesday, August 28th at 2.30. 52 "THE PRESBYTERIAN of New Dominion intend holding a. public picnic on the grounds of Mr. T. A. Stewart's on Thursday, August 28th. If not. line will be held first fine day following. ' Botpd. "THE MEMBERS of King Wil- llaiii Lodge are holding n- festival at Keiisington on Saturday, Aug. 30Ili. Ice cream, tea and sandwiches will be served from i to 8 o'clock n. m. Music and other amusements will be provided. If not flue will be held the following Monday. 611-8-27M1ipd. INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE PROpOCEs RECORDS Canadian and American Airmen in Race from New ' York to Toronto. (Special to The Guardian.) MiNlCOLA, N.Y., Aug. 20.——(‘.oloiiel William t‘, Barker. the (‘auadian ace arrived here from Albany at 9.20 o'- clock this morning, completing the first half of the, international air race. from Toronto to New York. ills I Ell- lllf‘, a captured (lerman Fokker, ar ricd a bag of (‘aiiadiau mail which was immediately transferred to an- otliei airship waiting on the field and rushed off to Washington. (‘ol. Earker made the trip from Al- bany in one hour and twenty minutes. Three airplanes from New York had arrived at the hangars by 1 o'clock today. The first was No. 32, and it began the return journey at 1.20. it brought a letter from the Mayor of Buffalo to Mayor t‘iiiircli, and made the. trip from llul'falo to Toronto in 29 Iiiiiiutes, which is a recoril time for the distance, according to Mr. Er- ikson. ‘ AllllANY, Aug. BIL—«’i‘liizee ‘accidents to Alllf‘llf .tlyiu’g machines, \vhic put the avnitors out of the. race but did not cause any serious personal iii- jurics, Iiiarkcd the landings lllilll": here today in the international Air lierby lit-tween Mineola and Toronto. (lilllllllll Kinley. arriving at 4.57, made a perfect landing but apparent ly turned on some power after the machine struck the gronii'l. for the airplane suddenly plunged i'orwartlat great speed toward the edge of the field which was ihrongcd with spee- talors. A steep embankment was just behind them, and over this a large number of persons together with the machine plunged. The airplane was wrecked biil (‘Ip- Iain Kinley, aside from some minor cuts and briii. :' was unliurt. anti nonesof the syn ctators suffered any ser- ious injuries. t‘ol. f‘laggctt's machine turned turtle when it struck a rut and l). J. llill broke. one of the. wins.» of his machine. t‘ol. iiartiiey, who was forced to ieturn after making a start from Syracuse, because he had too much oil, did not give up the race as at first announced, but planned to leave later. .VilNldOLA. Ni in, Aug. BIT—'i'lw first of twelve planes which started from Toronto This afternoon on a round trip flight to Mint-old in the. Interna- tional Air Derby. landed ll'll‘L‘ tonight at 7.11 o'clock. The plane. :1 l).il.-9 with titltl horse-per Liberty motors, was piloted by Sergeant (‘, l. t‘ooms. Two other machines arrived a few moments later. Charged With Betrayal Oi Edith Cavell PARTS, Aug. Lid—Georges Gaston Quien, charged with having intelli- geiice with the. enemy, and alleged be- trayer of Edith (iavell, will appear be- fore. the sixth court martial of Paris Monday. The prosecution claims that ltrwill prove that after obtaining funds and help from the, English nurse Qui- cii went to Holland and returned to llrussels :Is a. German agent and be- trayed her to the. German command- ant. - Fifty-eight witnesses are listed by the prosecution. M. D‘Armoii, attorney for the defense will ask for an iiide~ finite postponement until such time "as the Kaiser and other parties pri- marily responsible for the death of Miss flaveli be brought before an iii- teriiational tribunal.” MURDERER'S TRIAL PROCEEDS (Special to The Guardian.) l’AlliS, Aug. 2li.——,At the commence- ment today of the trial of Georges Gaston Quicii, charged with having iii- tclligeiice with the enemy and being the betrayer of lvhlifh (Javell, the ling- llszli nurse who was put to death by the Germans in Belgium. M. llurmon, counsel for the. defendant demanded a postponement of the trial until the principals in the. (‘avcll case had been prosecuted, The court unziniiiiousiy overruled the objection of M. ilariiiun. Coal Shortagei Growing in Germany (Special to The Guardian.) PARIS, Aug. ltd—The coal short- age in Germany is daily becoming worse. according to reports. Many margarine "factories have been COIIIA pulled to close. Strenuous _ Fight Against Bolshevikism LONDON. Aug. 23.—Tlio London newspapers yesterday featured vari- ous reports of actions against the Bolsheviki, inferring from them that the enemies of the Russian Soviet government, including the Enterite nro commencing operations aiming to dispose finally of Leniiinisiii. Ry sym- pathizers with this aim the recent crippling of the Dolslievliil fleet in the Gulf of Finland, and the very anh- stnntinl successes ascribed to General Denekine are liulled with the greatest satisfaction. as is n Paris report at- tributing to the Roumiinians prepara- tions to Join .Denekhie's advance, thus closing the gap between the latter's left wing and the present Rouninninn positions. Advices received by prominent Pol- es in London that Generals Petlurn and Deneklue are continuing their 01'- i‘enslves respectively in west. and .south Russia against the Bolslieviki, and with striking success. The correspondent of the Associat- ed Press was informed yesterday that General Denekine's advance probnbly noon would connect him with the Allied troopg which Would he the sig- nal for the rising of the entire Uk- raine against Bolshovliim and the driv- ing back of the Bolslievikl into the desolate regions of Central Russlb. Jugo Siavs Want Ships Returned (Special to The Guardian.) l‘AltlS, Aug. BIL—The delegation has sent I note to the peace conference ‘king that Austri- an merchant v -ls which belonged to Slovt-nIiI-s hc l‘l‘llll’lll‘tl to the (jurisu diction of the Jngo Slav republic. .—_._ Quebec Province lias Good Surplus (Special To The Guardian.) Ql'lil'lilitl, Aug. L’ti.~»—llon. (i. \V. Mitt-hell announced at the government oiiicc yesterday afternoon that' theor- tllllill‘y’ receipts of the province f'o' the fiscal your ending Jun." '3’), lilltl, amounted to $12.66! 1.00 and the ordinary and extraordinary expciidi» lure amounted to 55 2,371,131 01, so Iliat the. surplus of ordinary receipts over ordi Il‘ iid extraordinary ex. peiiditure i. S ' I M t' p City llo ntil There was a special meeting of the city council in the Board of Trade rooms last. evening. at which the fol- lowing resolutions were. adopted. On motion of (“ounclllor Riley secon- ded by Councillor Miller it was re- solved: ”Tliat a further overdraft be. author- ized liy the (‘in (‘uuncil with the 'ltoyal llaiik of Canada for city pur- poses. said overdraft iiol. to exceed $40.00!) and that the city receipts from taxes. assessments and other- WIst’. he charged with the repayment of said overdraft within six months from this daie August 20, 1910." On Iiiotion of Councillor Miller se- conded by (‘ouncillor (‘onuors it was resolved that the tender of Messrs Buntaiu .aml...11ull..for supplying the Market and (lily Building with reser- ve screen coal be accepted. Working for the Fall of Lennism LONDON. Aug. 23.—A despntcli from Cologne states that the Army Council has made a. memorable tour of! the occupied territory held by the British in Germany. The tour commenced with a visit to the. general and coiiiiiicrcinl college in Cologne, operated by the British army, where Field Marshal Wilson and Mr. Winston Clllll‘ClllllpSBCl‘etlll‘y of State for War. examined the work of the soldier students in the crafts section. Mr. Churchill. addressing them, paid tribute to the admirable organization. administration and work of the college. Subsequently the Army Council witnessed a magnificent review of the Sixth Corps, under I.t.-Gen. Sis J. Haldane. with massed bands. Then followed a parade of all sections of the women workers of the army on the Rhine. which Mr. Churchill char- acterized as a unique event in the annals of the British army. “If,” he said. "the war hurl continu- ed longer, a certain number of women would have been employed in the front line area as signallers, leiegrnphlsts and clerks." Jugo-Slav‘ Work Discontinued 0n British Warships (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, August 2ill.—-*Tll(: (iov‘ crnment has ordered work stopped on all warships on the Clyde ext-em those about to be launched, according to the Glasgow Daily Record. This pa- per nnderstands that the same order has been .sned at all shipyards in Great llrilaiii, This will involve the discharge of many thousands of work- men. RoumaiHReiuses Allies Decision (Special to The Guardian) PARIS, Aug. Bit—The Roumaniaii Cabinet has refused to accept the decision of the Peace, (,‘flllftll'flllt'o rela- five to the division of llanat and 'l‘cmesvaai between ‘Roiiiiiaiiia and Serbia, according to the Echo De Paris, which adds that Serbia is re- pt;rted to be considering the general mobilization of her nriiiy. League of Nations To be in Brussels (Special to The Guardian) PARIS, Aug. BIL—From an authen- tic source it is learned that the League of Nations will be changed from (len- eVa to Brussels. Belgium has fought decisively for this. The Allies de- siring to Wipe out.any ill feeling have decided on the change, it has been realized also that Brussels is much more. convenient than Geneva. News of the change has caused great satis- faction iii Belgian Conference circles. A Big died from » B. 8: A. Railway (Special to the Guardian.) _llOS’l‘(lN’.I Aug. 26.~—'l‘lio theft, of $10000 in Liberty bonds and $3,500 in cash from a-vault iii the office of the Boston and Albany Railroad at the South Station was discovered today. I‘olice‘authorities and railroad officials said they had no clue to the robbery. Coal idin's’yiiéifii. s. Shipped to Norway (Special to The Guardian) SYDNEY, N, 5., Aug. 26,—(‘aii coal be shipped from this port in Norway cheaper than from English ports. As an experiment the local Fnr‘noss lWiIliy oflicg recentliy shipped 3,000 tons of coal by the steamer llrailand. a. Norwcigan ship to Norway and it must have been found satisfactory for the local ciliae iioiv has an order for 10.000 tons more. it is possible that the Yorkshire strike has some- tliillg to do with this new demand for Cape Breton coal. Record Attendance At Toronto Exhibition (Special to The Guardian) TORONTO, Aug. 20.~‘I‘his year has surpassed any previous year at the (‘anadian Exhibition. All records went by the board yesterday when more Iliaii 104,000 people passed through the turnstllc for the corresponding day last year the aittcndaiice was 33,400. American Caval Ryman Failed to Fi‘i_id__ Comrades MARFA. 'l‘ex., Aug. 25.—Three hun- dred American cavalry troops Io-nlghf were making their way llili'k to llit‘ Rio Grande, through a driving rain storm after an unsuccessful campaign begun last Tuesday to overtake the bandits who captured and held for ransom Lieuts, Petersen and Davis. They were scheduled to reach illiid- osa at. 8.210 o‘clock tonight. (‘onluct with Carranza soldiers also on the the trail of the bandits and a heavy rain which wiped out the fresh trails resulted in decision to abandon the chase. The six days below the l).)l‘il' t'l‘ resulted in the killing of four band- its by troops and death of another by machine gun bullets from an airplane. Nine bandits said to be part of the Rentcrla band were captured at (‘oy- nine, in a dance ball by ‘Iirriinza soldiers. Reports that Jesus Renteria, leader of the bandits. had been killed were brougiit to the border today but could not be confirmed. BARRED FROM MAILS. OTTAWA. Aug. 25.—Tlio importa- tion, delivery, posting, distribution or possession in (‘anada of "Valon Tlella" (the lighted road) a booklet printed in the Finnish language by the Finnish Socialistic Publishing Company, of Fitchburg, Muss, ll.S.A., has been prohibited by the Chief Press Censor for Canada. Ahhuai*&bneripiiafi’a3itantrum." By Mail, Canada, $3.00; U.8.A.. 63.50 _ .- ___..._. Committee for Purpose of (Special to The Guardian) LONDON. Aligitif’h‘ir, Auckland Getitics, Minister of National Service and lit-construction, speaking at Has- ingstoke today on (ioverniucnt ceom oiny announced tliai a special finan- cial t-omnihtee. of which l‘remicr Lloyd George is (‘liairmau, is being foriiiod for that purpose and that lli:’ i’rcmier was throwing himself with great energy iiilo the work (,1' I'lii< Sir Auckland ._.._. ting down expenditure. GOVERNMENT ECONOMY IN GREAT BRITAIN Premier Lloyd George Chairman of Special Financial Cutting Down Expenditure. [argued that if was useless to rely ,on the l'iiitod States to pull the Bri- tish people through their difllculties. She had inert-used the liidustriulism (if her population and was not only a. great exporter of manufactures but the greatest exporter of raw Iiialerials. She was in the unhappy position of! lpossr sing so much that there was "little slit" wanted. As a result ex- lciiangf- between New York and Lon- don moved lll her favor. # CAPT. (REV.) PlUS MCDONALD. A Big Boon for . Detroit Teachers (Special to The Guardian) DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 2ft.~—’l‘hrer- thousand school teachers will bene— fit under the \plan suggested by Mayor ('ousens and approved by the council. by which city employees receiving less than $1,700 a year are to be given a high cost of living allownaiicc in million to their regular salary. This was announced by Mayor t‘onsens to- day. following a conference with Frank Cody. Superintendent of Schools and t‘harles a Guild. business Manager of the Board of Education in which school heads urged immediate- action by llle city to aid teachers in' combating the high cost. cf living. "i 1111! (‘flllVlllUt‘tl St’llfit)l lf‘tlt‘llt‘” ('Jlllltll live on their present. salai Mr. (‘ody said, “figures on the cos of li\'-| ing show that women receiving Bitfln’ a your pay most'cf that for food :lllll lodging. The board requires llt‘l'stlllr al nealness in teacher“ and many have been taxed beyond their mean»; try- ing to dress accordingly. Belgian Official?— Possess Malmedy l‘AlllS. Aug. 25.~~'1‘h.. l‘telgian au- thorities today took oilicial pus s- lon of the llisti'lpt of Malniedy \\ ll(ll was ceded to llelgiirni by Germany under Article 74 of the l’cucp Treaty. The Malmcdy District is fl small strip of territory near tlie..Soullierii run] of file boundary between Belgium and llhinlsh Prussia, with its Western ex- tremin forming a iiimlentation of the Belgian Province of Liege. the l'cace 'I‘reity provided for the renunciation by Germany of all rights and title to this territory as well as to the his trlct of Eupeti further North along the Prussian Belgian bouinlary. TII—E—W—E—AT—I‘IE—E TEMPERATURE TIDE, MOON, ETC TORONTO. August 27,—South southwest winds, with showers. The tide will be high this morning at 11.30 and tomorrow at 12.22: it will be high tonight at. 12 and tomor- row al 12.39. Sun sets this evening at 7.04 and tomorrow at 7.02. it rises tomorrow morning at 5.36 and Friday at i137. New moon Monday, August 251a “10.37 Ii. m. First quarter moon Sept. 2nd, 922 I. m. [0 Rev. Capt. Pius McDonald Home from the Front A warm Welcome in being extended to Rev. t‘uptain l’ius McDonald. who returned from overseas Monday night. llev. Father l'ius went ovoi‘seas as Roman t'atliolic (‘haplain ol’ the 105th and was among the first men of that; Iiiiit to get to France and lo the front, having been appointed (‘iiaplain of tho lulliirl. Few of the men who went. overseas are more highly spoken of by those who returned than Father ' llis unfailing kindness to the his iii‘ “ss devotion to duty and Ii-arh-ssness in the face of dang- (l' and llI':lill, endeared him to all. He I'cirerl for a time with a “'estt‘l‘li in- l'IniI-y battalion. and afterwards he- came chaplain in the Second Division, so iliilf his work brought him in com (act with llli'li from practically all or or t‘anatla .‘l'ltl llt‘ made friends of all llt‘ returned to England in March and. lllllll leaving for home was chaplain to South t‘. iip, . eit'ortli. lle came home by the Haxo: arriving at lluli- i‘lx Saturday and (‘liai'lottctown Mou- tlll_\" night. Before going overseas Father l’ius was attached to the Pals are staff, or ‘ Secretary to ills Lord- ship the liisliop and was also Spirih ual Director of the League of the t'ross. Yesterday afternoon Father l'iiis left for a visit to his father and mother. )ll‘. and‘Mrs. Ronald McDon- ald. Ult‘llt‘tll‘, Vernon River. I I: I: Smuggling Party 0 Taken at Eastport lCAS'l‘i’till'l‘, Aug 35.—Elglit t‘iiinn< men and two men who if. is alleged. were attempting to bring them across the American border were arrested. early this morning at the Old East- port toil bridge, three miles from this city by seven immigration and cus- toms oillcers, it is believed that this capture breaks Iip a systematic smug- gling of aliens which has been going on for some time. With the Chinu< men were taken in custody Fred 1’81“ kins. said to be from Boston. and Henry Murns. of St. John. Accordan to the belief of the officers, Burns brought the (‘hinainen from St. John or some other (‘nnndlnn point in a. large, tolirln car to Back Bay, a small fishing settle nt on the Canadian side of the bay about 12 miles below I'lastpni‘l. llurns then came to East- i port in tho cur by way of St. Stephen and Calls. __4 l i.