reputation, nor anything also any value unllsso ‘deserved. thither s posthumous hi»... nor ls of ffllnlotsetown Glnhllan who 0e IIIIIIII Gunilla. Fonds Ila ,1, _‘y_ , Sills-u a tip.‘ 911/ n. W éad Everybody (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew“ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1924 It loo common dolsstln I "I" not to make any provision In the I calm against the topmost. i Qy-l-lcuillfzlsna: Ill lulu F or iiERlliii lilo MiiNAliBilY Stresseman and Stinnes Would Have For- ' imer CrownPrmce as First Constitution- al M0 .. - (British United Prose) LONDON, April l-Reportg from Berlin. apparently well authenticat- ed indicate -that reorganized peo- pleis party in Germany headed by Stressemann and financed, by Stirmes. are aiming at restoration ofmonarchy. Their program in- cludes: Silent coup detat; former Crown Prince as first constitution- si monarch; return, to power of Junkers as House of Lords; not by pu-tsches, but by the ballot; union of. all reactionaries: not over night, but at the propitious moment Apparently censorship has been "imposed so that only manicured versions of Stressemanws speech were permitted in evening papers. Even Socialist Vorwaerts was sil- enced. The proclamation of the party calling for return of consti- tutional monarchy was tucked away in corner of oue paper, while 1 Condensed Specials ILATm-Ic par word. act each insertion lo this column : ‘FOR SALE OR TO RENT—COT- tags at Keppoch. APDIY 238 Kent gr, _ 22855-3-28-61 narch. others ignored it. industrialist said: "With the Crown Prince at the head of the government, we "lould certainly feel safer than with thc- Sociaiist President Ebert. There i_.-, no secret about that. The machinery of coup is not yet determined. Helef- ferich and the German national party are not ready for a referend- um. With combined forces of the national, the people's and German people's parties, the three leading reactionary parties, it is not be- lieved that they would manage a majority immediately in the Rois- stag, which would carry the refer- endum through. Another plan is for a directoriunr after elections, which would tsko the power into its o\vn hands, dissolve the Reich, stag if it proved recalcitrant nndi jam through a referendum." One cautious ‘Last Minute News Flashed in Over the Wires .0 O-O-> i (Canadian Press) RATIIJN! ipnpors and pamphlets on education- ‘ol, iristoricul, polilicai lliiiE nus, lillilfiiiiiiii ,, ‘BARREL-S FOR LOBSTER SHIP- ping. Write us for partlcuiars.—— E. E. Sbarbell, Portage, P. E. i. NEW YORK, April 1 _ Brooklyn's bob haired girl ban- dit and hsr male companion ' "JOHN A. ~. i mation 2350-4-2-31 ._.__.i5.. ~\.__ ~._ wA-urso-rwo sxslmllucso. chamber maids. Apply’ Victoria 28424-1431 McDONALD, _ Surveyor, Herrnauvilis. Hotel. erai housework. Apply Mrs. Jas Hewlett, Depot House, 236 King Street. 2| ‘WANTEDP-MARRIED MAN TO work on farm near city. House provided. Apply 13., care Guar- d“... 2278-3-27-tf. ‘GERM M IDDLINGS- WONDER- fui feed for young pigs and dairy cattle sold by Carters. 2100 if 18 12f ‘WANTED-A MAID FOR GEN- eral housework. Apply 10 Bright- Qm 2341-4-1-2L 'WANTED—A l-loussxssran or culpable woman. Good wages. Arpply 21 Villa Street. 2343-44-3]. ‘OFFICE TO LET--OF'FICE TO let in DesBrisay Block. Apply G. D. DeBlois.-—23li-4-i-2 3i. ‘WANTED TO RENT OR FUR-- chase, a centrally located small house. Apply "J" Box 116, City. zua-s-la-tr ‘FOR SALE-MARE 7 YEARS old, by Mayor Todd. Splendid driver. Apply 114 Edward St. 2803-3-28-61. . foil . ma: ,nooueo house j ‘fated, centfally located. Apply . 0.. Box d6 . saaoaa u ‘WAN- " o _1' av MAY ,1». slain monlcdilenbs. central location, ccuvonfpflou. Address "9'.’ opts oi "Gasman. lilbfi-d-lltf. .. "WIT-MSG Mal/ll mo, BLACK » Collie dog, hits filltl ton mark- inll. c kod hing, I _ Infor- ted at 0 git‘ Phone 7 I, LAND 2008-3-174mbh ‘WANTED- A MAID FOR GENy tody shot and probably fstaiily wounded Nathan Mazz assist.- snl cashier of the Jatilonal Biscuit Company's factory In that borough in an unsuccess- ful attempt to rob him of the ‘Company's payroll. When Mano replied to the command to “hand over the cash" with incredulous "you're kidding. He was shot in the breast three times. The bob haired bandit and her compan- ion fled in a Sedan. LONDON, April 1—-An Iintsr- esting cplooodc bearing on the Labor Government's treatment of treaty questions arose today when Arthur P nsonby, under- secretary for foreign affairs. moving a second reading of bill to ratify the . Treaty of Launnne, pointed out the present govern. ment was in no way responsible for lprovlslons of the Treaty, which was concluded by the late government, but never-tho- iess was anxious that all form- alities should be accomplished permitting resumption at oar- iiost possible moment of nor- mal political and trade rela- tions with Turkey. "WANTED-IMMEDIATELY CAP- nblo maid. Apply Mrs. G. l). Do- Blois, 10 West Stl'ect.—2.'i62i-4 2-31- "FOR SALE-TWO WHITE POM- oranian female pups 2 mills old Apply 56 Bayficld St.—22i61-4-2-3i. “WANTED-MAN T0 WORK O-N farm. Apply Shaw's Hotel Brack- ley Bsach.——2362--i-2-61. Eons: FOR sate, oooo omv: er. Apply 67 Chestnut Street. 2359-4-2-3! "WANTED WORY IN CREAMERY ——Experience in Cream. Moisture and Salt testing. also Pastueri1- ing Neutralizing. Rofcrcnco.— R. T. Ellis, 26 Prince Street, Charlottetown. 2341-4131 ‘SH-ORE HARM FOR SALE AT Wood llslauds. containing 150 acr- es, ‘l6 acres clear, balance cover- ed with hard and soft wood, build- ings in good repair. A-ppiy to own- er, Archie Mann. Little Sands. _ 2888-11-21 _-_- _ wmrko-zlcn-r ootasse ur- ward dsiiypaid those qualifying as lliect osl Bstt ‘ lixoerta, Autolaobi e Mechanics We teach ypu also Barber, ma. 8‘tste - o ogue roe. all kins st. w. B-flll-smw 8i. . can worm religious literature. ills. an or woman may work spare t no olporionco ~ nsossss y. spa-tacit! to earn O80 to 60 warns , . sad church ~ Mr, Conrad. lpadlna ‘Toronto. - s-Mrs 10f. r 1...... ' Wll1fifla "ported agreed -to without amend- forecast, strong winds, moderate I. m: , .i. i. ilELiISH iii P. r. ~.liiiii, Was Prolnil-lilt in Leg- lal, Educational and Historical Affairs. VANCOUVER. B. =0. April 1._ John T. "Meilish. at one time princi pal of Cumberland Academy, Alu- herst, N. S., llloullt Allison Academy Suckviile, N. 13., and Albro lStreot School, Halifax, is dead ilere. lie was an ardent student of Canadian history. ' John Thomas lllloillsh, LlL.B., I).C. I... was born nt iPownsl, P. E, l.. Jan. 26 1841-. He, was educated a1 Prince of Wales College, MountAl iison University, Victoria Univorsi ty and University of King's ‘College. l-le became s. barrister ill Nova. Sco- tia and (practiced ill Charlottetown. From 1865 to 1870 he was headmas- ter at Cumberland County Academv and iirom 1870, to 1974 was head master at Mount Allison Academy. Later he went to Halifax. He was appointed professor in Prince of ‘Villés College and principal of the Normal School alt but (leclinod these positions. lie was the author of various addresses. and scienti- liic subjects. In 1900 llo was elected president of the Alumni ‘Society of ‘Mount Allis-on University. ---—-¢00-—-i Eiiiiiiiiiiii Legislative Chamber, Tuesday immediately after the spelling ceremony, lion. Mr. Stewart brought down ilcveuue nud Expenditure for the the estimates of year 1924. . On motion of Hon. Mr. Stewart tllc hill lo nulelui the Public Schools Act and unrendlncuts thereto, was read n third time and passed; also the bill to enable the govcrnmcrlt of Prince Edward Is- land to receive temporary loans. On motion of lion. Dr. McMillan tho hill to nmond the Charlotte" town incorporntlvc Act was rend a third time and pnssed. 0n motion of l\1r. Dennis the bill to nmend the O‘Leury Dairy Com- pany, Lld., was road a second time and committed, Mr. McArthur in the chair. The hill changes the name to "Tile O'Leary Dairy alul Cold Storage Company, Ltd" and to expend $3.000 or $4,000 extra on improvements. The bill was re- Illeifil. On motion of Mr. J. A. McDonald the bill to incorporate the Howe Hail Company was further consid- cred in committee, Mr. Hunter in the chair. It was reported agreed to with amendments. The bill gives the shareholders control over the hail, not ownership of it. On motion of Hon. Mr. Arsennuil the bill ‘to make uniform tho law respecting life insurance contracts was read n third time und passed. On motion of lion. Mr. Stewart the bill to assess and levy a tax on personal property and income was further considered in committee. Mr. McNovin in tho chair. it was explained that the bill would sup- ply moro revcnuc frolu outside iifc insurance companies. A number (Continued on Page Thrso) vii-N ls APR\\__ \_\i<E NATloNAp PRcI-uswlou r _ n-s VEPN war \N $9016 -'. ‘ ronofrro; April s. -—-Maritllnc sales with snow, probably turning in some districts to ran. 8 so High use this moi-sins at and toillslit at 0.48. _ New moon Friday. April 4th. 8.17 m - ‘ximum and Minimum temper- s. ‘ . - lira,“ IIOW nu"...- ".. ers, Leader 0f the 0f Petty Criticism portant a Debate. the evening sitting, the floor, cor- ridor nnd gallery oi‘ ‘the Legislative Chamber were crowded with citi- zens, ladies and gentlemen, young and old, to hear the Budget Speech" of 1924. Evidently there was great- er interest than usual in the finan- iCllRflOllEilLNVfl, ciui condition of the Province and in the speakers of the evening. It was tile Budget to b0 delivered by Premier Stewart. ulld the develop- lllculs oftheldxlornaitsuditorb re- porl, o1‘ tile extraordinary statement of which The (iunrdisn had given souls intimation had wllctted pub- ilc curiosity. Prornptiy at 8:15, Hon. Mr. Stew- art rose and was received with ap plause, He expressed ills desire to be perfectly frank and true. lt had been stated tllat the Liberal-Conscr- vativc Purty was responsible for tile present financial situation. To disprove this it was not necessary to go back further than the House of 1911. The not liabilities were then $1,008,000. in the your 1914 in tho three your period during which the L-Zberal Conservatives the liabilities were decreased lo $021,000. in 101i thcrc was the outbreak of tho Great War. Prices thou soared beyond the wild- cat inluginutioll. It was then to be sxnlc-cted that there would be a were in office THE Biiiiliil SPEECH . i l DELIVERED EXPEIIIS iiii Premier Stewart in an Elo-quent and ' 1N3 formative Address Reviewed the Fin- ancial Situation of the Province and Alive!“ 0f Labor Govt- Dealt With the Extraordinary Situation Disclosed by the External Audit0r’s Re- port-Was Followed by Mr. A. C. Saund- Si NIGHT I Opposition, in a Series s Unworthy of S0 Im- 1.0m: before the hour ct‘ openingihuilding too, lwas out of repair. The iii!" be iYIIDBFiRIl-Billli-I-liy inclined. repairs cost much luoncy. But they there might he.shown a surplus at the end of the year. The responsi- bility ifor the deficit of this year must therefore be placoi upon the shoulders of those whose neglect made the expenditures necessary. ’I‘he great storm of lust October was no jokc. The Government had to make repair-s and that quickly. Tile Commissioner oil’ Pulblic Works visited personally every point and saw that the public money was carefully expended. The Government had obtained the services cf a competent from New Brunswick. We have no apologies to mar-kc for the course we took. He was recommended t0 the government by the highest au thorltiea. And he performed his dut- ies thoroughly at a moderate cost as compared with that of the audits or’ previous years. The Outside Au- dit shows that the debt at the end c? the past year was $1,578,154.50. Oi‘ that amount we owe on debentur- es over one million dollars. There W811: evoien issues of these deben- tures. Tilose debentures were all Irlid lry the authority of tho Logis- iature. A sinking liund is provided for the redemption of these deben- tures. A certain sum is set aside each year for that purpose. Tile of 1917, lire public debt was $1,002,-| 000, At the end of 191D tile dcbt W345i shown to be $1,121,000. lln that year, tilorc was no External Audit. Marl-ll 1920 an External Audit was, ‘completed but only up to Seplem. ber i919. The Finance lCommmittee asked lilo Provincial Auditor lc prepare and complete u. statement. That slllielllfllt is on the record of the ilousc. Since thell tile debt and liabilities have increased to $1.575.- 000—as much in four years as the Liberal Conservatives had increas- ed it in eight. The Liberal Conserva- tives had produced in eight years- permanent asoets -to the nlnouut of $293,000—tllut is they were to the good nearly $200,000. ill the next l'our years during which the Liber- als were ill office they spent $450,- 000 cn'the roads, called the ‘ilm proved Roads" svhicir iluve none oi‘ tile elements of permanency. I A very small part of first can now he spoken cl’ as an asset, if] Lilo two periods are colllpnrcli you‘ have a surplus in tile first. period and deficit in the last. When tlrc present Government took office ilwo-thirzlrl of tile your! had passed by, and il was nose-r, sary to curry nu tilc policy oi‘ till-ir- predecessor. Tlloy bud lfoildrvoli thci pntll that was laid out fur tllelu‘ and at the end (if lilo year their Provincial Auditor's report showed that thcrc was a deficit of $186,000 and the External Auditor's report showed that the liabilities accrued amounted to $220,000. At the end of tile lJi-berai term tile Fuiconrvoml Asylum was dependent upon but one boiler-cf it broke down timer-oi would be neither heat nor water for, the inmates. Boilers had to .be sup plied and other expenses ilad to be made hocsuso the Liberals had sav-j ed money rby letting tile institution run out of repairs. Tile Provincial great increase of (no public debhlast statute provided explicitly for But it Wfls found that at lire end} In‘ liiliii IVIINEHE the sinking fund. But they were not adequately provided for. Nothing was actually set aside. The money that should have bcclr set aside was placed ill the bank, and used for ordinary expenditures We were faced with this condition. We have taken up and cured this condition. \\'e irnvc purchased Dominion Bonds at 99. We hnd to go to the bank for the money. We had to pay 5% per cent for it. But we have made good the sinking lfund and os- tablislled the credit- of the Provin- (Continued on Page Three) liili [IN 5TH KE Alberta Coal Miners Walked Out rat Mid- night. (Canadian Press) CALGARY, April l.—\\'l'tlr l-vcry indication that lllL struggle will bu 3:10 of tthe IOIIKlIBHfLI the hlsioiry of e wcs crn con e r s. approx ulatc 1y eight thousand miners went on strike at nridnigirt last. night, when the l-ast shift walked out in District. had been neglected in order that: Auditcr| iHiiil iiHlii5H iliiiiiliiili m Britain Encour- laged Chinese to Be- lieve That it Opens Advantageous Situ- ation i to Them. lPEKlNG, April 1‘.--T1i8 advent of the Labor government ill Great Iirl- lain has encouraged the Chinese to ilelicva that under no circumstanc- es wlill the MacDonald ndlninistra- ‘and that it will hesitate to follow any policy of aggraruiizenlent in smaller and weaker countries. This gives China an opportunity for a new orientation in internation- inl politics. Should she be able i0 reap the fullest possible benefit Iirom the cilanged policies of Down ing‘ Street, Britain will become one of Chilrals strongest supporters in |iuteruaiionui affairs. Tire Labor ‘Party is held to be almost pledged to give China a chance. lSun Yul. Sen somehow sensed this, newspapers hero believe, and it is pointed out that he naturally turned to the Bullish Labor Party with his case when he found him- ‘self in disagreement with British authorities in China recently. But one lhlllg that some Chinese omit to recognize here is that an Englishman has a profound respect for life laud property, whether he is an aristocrat or a miner, and that kidnapping Britons ‘by bandits will lililliliiit lllillENS iEAll iii‘ ANNUAL Ni Interesting Report of The annual meeting of the C. W. L. was held last evening, April 1st, in Rosary Hail. There was a large attendance, and much‘ busi- lless was carried on. The presi- dent Mrs F. J. Casey was in the chair. Plans were made to ‘hold a monster whist tournament for three consecutive nights in L of C. Hail, starting April 29th to May 13th. Yearly reports of officers and conveners of committee were read arld show a remarkable amount of work accomplished considering the sub-division is practically in its inlfnncy in Charlottetown. The election of officers was then pro- ceeded with. The president ap- pointed Mrs. W. J. Mcln-tyre elec- tion cirnir lady, and the nomina- tion comnlittee, Mrs. J. J. Johnston Mrs. J. McGuigan, Mrs. Fred Power, Miss Clara Campbell took charge of nominations which were by ballot. The result of tllc elec- tion was as follows: Prcs—Mrs. F. J. Casey 1st Vice——l\lrs. W. J. McIntyre 2nd Vice—Mrs. Dr. J. D. Mc- Guigan . 3rd Vice—Mrs J. O. Arsenault Rec. Sedy-liirs. Frank Murray Cones-Miss M. M. Murphy Tress-Miss Gertrude Kiggins Couns—Mrs. Catherine Lsdweil, Mrs. J. J. Johnston. The President expressed regret ot the retirement of Mrs. J. J. Johnston, First Vice President: not appeal to the rank and file of British labor any more than it up- pe-zlls to any other group, Students of the present sltua vent recurrence of bandit outrages, and otherwise sec that life and pro- perty oi‘ foreigners are adequately protected ,it will obtain the friend- ship oi‘ the British government in a measure possibly never before at- tained. lwiflliluls. Fliiiii-[INIZFEET Death and Destruction In States of Ohio and West Virginia WDiIBDIJING. W. Va. Aprii1.--- One dcuth and widespread property linluago resulted ifroln flood waters in tllc Ohio River and its lrilbutar ies in tiris region today. At Sordid, Ohio, Albert Killer, of Lsffsrty, Ohio. fell from a. skiff vrillic viewing flood scenes. Ills b0- liy wvns swept away by the racing current. Tho (Hill) rivor ilerc reucilod n surge of over ~ii fest and continued tn rise slowly. illouscs and industri- al plants ill tile lowlands were lfiooll rd and street car and railroad truf- lio was suspended Another Loses Life. 1S, M. W. A.,c0mprlsing Alberta and, Northeastern llritisil Coiulniliu coal] fields. I Maintainanco men will remain at, work. The strike order was issued, March 16 when ullion officials and. representatives of the Western Canada Coal Operator-s Association‘ failed to reach an agreement on a new wage contract. real, clear - . . . '. . . . N Ill W's. i C 0mm. 3 [area/ah (‘an h - of bss i __ _ zlowlhn , can to recede. Aged Couple Rescued. ,36 hours imprisonment under timb- iers oi’ their Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boswell. both over 70 years of age, were rescued and removed to a hospital yester day by William l-‘iisher, a relative. who called at their home to inves- tigate why they did not answer the telrrphone. The house, a two-storey brick structure collapsed windstorm onlfriday night. which hlf McCracken. Winter in Now York State. York. A near blilssrd raged all last livers! hours isle. , >S’i‘l-1l_l-lll~)NVilhbld 0., April i.~-— Fluml waters claimed one lifc ill Jcllelscu county, the body of Jos- cph ilrlvery, the three year-old snu cl‘ DitVld Bavery. Pinoylfork, Ohio, being found on the banks n1" Pinoy- furk Creek today. Tho rshiid disap- peared yesterday while she w-as wat r-hing the flood waters. industrial operations were prac iicaliy at a standstill in this dis- trict. all the big mills being affect cl by the high water of the Ohio llivcr, which reached a height of l0 feet this morning alul then be PADUICAH. KY» A-Dril L-Aiicr storm-wrecked home in the sused $50,000 damage in the town MAMONE, N. Y., April 1.--Winter as returned to Northern New Ill fill INIIQ 0M0! W"! HEIBHT iii iiiiili Mrs. Dr. Giills, Recording Secret- ary and Mrs Adrian Peters. Treas- iurer. Those ladies have held of- lfice for a term of two years and tion are confident, how-ever, that ifiaooording to constitution are not lilo 6111119548 SOVBPYImBN 41ml ills-Eligible for office until an interven- ing berln of one year. President's Report Jleport of tho (President, Catho- lic -Women’s League, Charlotte- town, for year ending April 1st. 1924. To the Ciro-plain, Officers and Executive and Memibers of the Charlottetown ‘Sub-Division C. W. A year has elapsed since our |1ost Annual Meeting end we may {well feel proud of the good work which has beennccompllshed. First let us give than-ks to our Dear Lord and ‘His -Blessed Mother, our iPat- ron_ for their blessing and protec- Itlon, which we feel has lbeen ours. in a special manner; to our Chap- llfllll Rev. Zilnurice McDonald for his over ready nnrl wise counsel, to the officers and members of tho Executive who were untiring lu their efforts to promote the lacs: interests of C. W. L., and for till: Qggperation of lilo members on all occasions. One 0t‘ the first acts of tile [il‘i'~ sent Executive was to arrllnilo 1701' u course of monthly lectures which proved instructive and cni1>yflil1f~ and with :1 silort rmlslcai progralll in conjunction lilc meetings were looked forward to with Pieilsiir“ Ixzctul-es during the 3'94"‘ "Pr" lls fnilmvs: Muy: Rev. Dr. hll-lmiiarl, on the lilo of Nlnrgzrrct llirlurgois, found- fess Congregation of Nciro Damn. J1me: Dr". .i. l). lilcGuignn. on His- tory of Medicine. ‘SPDlCIIIiJPTI Dr. W. .i. P. McMil- lan ml Fir<| Aid. | October: Rev. llr. Terrence ‘ Unmpiloii. "h. Tillifi?" “i ‘Wirk- pa" Ilicllinrly suitcri to ‘i’. \V. L. Mr. Justice Arsen- November: null, on Relation of Woman to ‘Cllurcil and ‘Stutc. I Doccmbcr: Mrs. .\i. M. lilurphl’ on Anatomy and Physiology of tho human llfldii- January: Miss flieanor Harring- ton Dom. l-‘ield Sec‘y Girl Guides. on Guide Wbrk. February: Prof. .i. ‘H. Blanchard on tho Christian Family. March: Mrs. W. .i. McIntyre on Education nnd the Young Girl. To each oi these lecturers we are truly grateful, not only for the valuable information imparted, but also the (he generous giving oi their time in preparation. We also thank the ladies who so kindly con- tributed to the musical end or our monthly programs. A series of whists were planned and successfully carried out. from which a goodly sum was realised. In June an loo Cream Festival was held which proved very successful. In "September at the request of the Pastor the League took charge oi the meals served during Exhibi- tio Week, in the League of the Cr as Hall. This work w... under the mans smont of Mrs. W. J. Mc- Intyre, w o was well osshtod by members of the Leas-us. and the llldies of the congregation. The a Cal odral debt fund. new choirs were pa Sixty-fin , or nisht sud today about three inches piano: A snow was - - was its. us... I'D-the Pastor to use for the We seat s delegate to t tiollal convention st mm ls .|lNli LAST llllh e snrn realised ‘went to the 1 t. Years Activities by The President-Election of Officers and, Other Business Disposed Of. June_ being well represented bY Mrs. W. J. McIntyre. who was s9- so voting delegate of the Dioccsb, and we" were well satisfied with her report. We were doubl)’ 7°7- tunate as our Vice-President, Mrs. J. J. Johnston, being also Diocesall President and -by virtue 0f" this Dominioil ‘Councillor’, also atle ‘- ed the Convention. in October we had the pleasure of having the Diocesan Conven- tion held in our own city. Mrs. DI‘. .1. i), MoGnigan was elected votllll delegate to same. Our Sub-Divi- sion provided a pleasant evening's entertainment for the delegates which was much enjoyed by 011 present. After a very intereatinl address by Rev. Dr. Campbell or Aibertou, on "phases of Work par’- tlculariy suited to C. W. Lt". I musical program was carried out. The report oi’ the Charlottfliowll Sub. Division was read by the Pre- sident, and also the Report of the National Convention at Halifax. This report was read by the deleg- ate Mrs. W. J. McIntyre and os- celved favorable comment. Dainty refreshments were then served and an enjoyable social hour spent. Much good was derived from the Convention as the getting together of the delegates from the different Sub. Divisions, results in a. better understanding of our work» find N the principles involved. The Na- (Continued on Page TM“) _.__¢o->-—-—- A DAILY TALK 0N ADVERTISING y By Summon Lockwood {WHE ‘REASON AND THE PRICE Tho Fire Sale is the oldest known merchandising device. 1 have not a doubt that before the ruins of Troy had ceased smok- ing and smouldering that the Greek, merchants were offering special and extraordinary reductions by reason of damage by fire and wa- ter. It was the first instance of Greek meeting Greek. And the reason that the fire sale is so popular and has been so for so many, many, years. is because it carries with it,on its very fsco what seems to be a plausible rea- son for s reduction in Prlcfl- And the reason for a reduction la price, as every merchant either knows instinctively or has learned by hard experience, is always more important than the price itself. Study the advertisements, putti- cuiarly the advertisements of retail stores appearing in newspaper's. When a price reduction is advertis- ed, they nearly always try tc give a plausible reason. They are over- stocked. it is a backward on. They have made a fortu pur- chase. Somebody has into bankruptcy. Their lease has ex- pired and they must effect a thor- ough cle once before moving. So it,’ i don't mean to in- these .easons are not ' onost reasons and given in all sincerity. With the better type of merchants they always are. it is perfectly true that a man may be willing to sacrifice a conlid able portion of his profit, cr even all of his profit, to effect a clear- ance of goods that may go out of style and later on be worth even less than the price at which he is now offering them. (continued on Page Three) .__--¢4->--__. Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings. ‘Etc. RATlllm-i cents per word each insertion. “in North Wiitshlrs Hall Wed- nesduy, April 2nd the New Gin gow Dramatic Club will present- tbelr five-act comedy "The Des- con". Specialties and sale of call- dy. 23254-3141. "Meeting-Futurism using N2; Wiltshlru as shipph pol t, meet in Wiirshire lie . on ‘Nrldsy. April 4th, st 7.80 p.m. to organise a Live Stock Shipping Club, 1858-14-9! "A free public temper-an ing will be 110111.11]. New ma“ Kill. ‘rounds treats. Ad! 0cm o: It 7.80 p. m. organisation 9Q ., , ion Sous of .- o-t-sa i .~ .- "w.