"MAXIMS OFA A MERCHANT mlknrg oultomero feel that y l. m; ctcro In which they m...“ pleasantly. lncrclu ycurulu, notby mum of percussion or trickery, but by I.‘ Ollfl " iFO a? Annllll fluhoorlfltlonl Delivered I5.“ n, Igll, Canada and U. l. A. “J0 mitt SHIIIJK- ll ill KITIJN- NEH ‘HNAX Makes Feeble Reply to Scotland Yard. LQNDON. Aug. 17. — 'i‘he Brit- m, nation yesterday found itself m, yictini of a hoax of a particcul- my unpleasant character, when the investigation of the Home Office [QYPBIBLT that the coffin brought "on; Norwiiy tu the accent- pniiiiiiciit of much IIEWBIJIIDBI‘ Dill!"- unv no.1 purporting lti-contain the body of the late British Field Mar- shal Lord Kitchener, was empty. l-‘riiik Power, a British newspap- eriiian, was responsible for the gigf)’ iliui lie hkid f0i1nd Kitchenefs botlv iii Norway, which he brought to London and delivered at the Waterloo Station. Officials from the Home Office and Coroner 0d- dis wcrc present when the case “n5 opened this tnornlng, and shofll)‘ tifterwarti the Home Office “ant-n the following statement; ‘Tin: packing case, alleged to contain a coffin and a bumitu body. which oir Saturday night was re- iiioveii by the police from an uii- tieritrksi-‘s on Waterloo Road, to tiit- lnitnbctli Coroner's Court, was [his morning opened in the pres- cure or (‘owner iiigiehy Oddie and 3r ut-rtiarti Spillsbtiry (noted path- oiogistt. The packing case was found to contain an empty coffin. Tito coffin was new and obviously ltzni not ctillitllliflti a human body." ’l‘lit- government public ii ilelaileil statement whit-h hnn vtiliviiillfiil a majority of the pcoplc of thc graiindlessiiess iiiauy tit’ the jinblislieti Kitchener myths. lint such myths tile hard, ziiui iuaiiy persons stil-l entertained doubts respecting the fate of the ittitloiiiil hero. These doubts should finally ‘lie set at rest after yester- iiiiy‘s revelations. in the meantime the police are Tniikillg for Frank Power, originat- or of tlio hoax, who seems, for the llinr iii-lug nt any rate. to have dis- appciireti. Powerks real mime is de- >clarcti lo be Arthur Vectis Free- man, and he ls said to have been a sliidcill of criminology. lie is al- rt-atly admitted, in Iils last press ntntt-iut-iit he made yesterday, that flllltttlii-tli lic began In a bona fide spirit. his investigation into the sinking of the II. M. S. Hampshire. on which Kitchener was voyaging win-ii hc ivitiflhflll. he had later ac- "Pltit-ti an offer from a moving pic- fur. promoter, with a view to re- "ttllitiili: himself for the heavy ex- i>rn>tc< Hf his investigation. What view the authorities will lulic oi’ the affair is not known, but l'ui\'t-i"s strange ‘activities are tho ‘illllivcl. of general denunciation by llit- newspapers. Not in many years has England been so shocked and distressed, for tho memory 0f the great soldier is liclti sacred in every bouseboldln tin- hind. Even while the coffin was resting in the mortuary, surround- ed by sacred emblems and treated Willi all respect, some of the news- lwiicrs attacked Power's action. Tho Daily Mail ‘declared: “lt is a ghoulish act thus to exploit the lsiin- of one of the greatest of Eng- laiitifi-t stildiens" and the Morning Post said: "it lg repugnant to de- vciit ice-ling that the disinterred cof- TTIIIIT remains of the dead should be curried about here and there ti! ll. private persons caprice anti Without any sanction of authority. 0 Condensed Specials llATia-Ac. pot word, net each inoetrtion in this column. wvoooo-ovoovwnwo-uo-ow ‘MAID WANTED WITH some Censiire lab/feted Out to Power — Latter recently made. of‘ l Canada T0 Raise A (Special to The Guardian) ‘LONDON- Allli- |7-'~“(3aiiatia l coming to the city of loiidou f0 Flveiiiiig N w _- today, referring to e s ‘My "T l! flilecial committee tiate between tho llflllfll Railways not] t ers of the (fraud Trunk Pacific, versatiuiis," the “Mr. Reginald McKeiinais help ha been invoked. it is the autumn (ianarin win 111F843 loan lu this country." Channel Swimmer (Canadian Press) CAP GRitS NEZ, 7. Miss Lillian Iii her first effort lisli Channel. lightning and thunder, 00018. forced her t0 quit the water after having been two hours and 35 minutes. I525 Years 0f (Canadian Pres!) QUEBEC, Aug. 17.~A remark- day when no less than four niius celebrated the seventy fifth anni- Vehflfy of tiielr entry to religions orders, A fifth pletioii of fifty years and seven others of twenty five years, in all 525 years 0f religious life. tlnventor 0f Time‘ (Special to The Guardian) NEW YOIRK, Aug. business offices is dead, aged 77. —<-O-§——i_ NEW YORK. Aug. 17. —-itudolph Valentino, screen star, who wns 0p- erated upon last night for appendi- citiB and rmovnl of n gastric tilcer, was reported stronger at the hos- pital. but it was iiniti his condit- ion was siill somewhat critical. Physicians say iliat. they were guarding against n peritonitis Optgr. utiou. Joiio Acker. former wife of Valentino called at the hospital but was not pcrmliietl to see liiiii. —-—<0a-. - - MOUNT VESUVIUS RESUMES ERUPTlON- BUT NO SERIOUS DANGER IS IMMINENT NAPLES. Aug. 17. W ‘Viouiit Vesuvius, which was in eruption during the latter part of July, has resumed activity, several fresh streams oi‘ lava flowing down its sides. Flames were visible all night iiiid u stet-itiy rumbling was heard. Semisniologists liuvc assured the population that tliert- is no danger 0f a serious eruption. If the dead were without note Jfience would bc rank." Apparently iioltoily dreamed of the troiitlligeiitiy that the coffin troultl, as the iiomo Office states, be tihsolutely empty. LONDON, Aug. 17,- ‘The disclos- ure that the coffin iillegctl to have trtiiitaliied the body of Field Marshal Iiorii Kitchener was empty appears to liavo east-d the British mind to such ttu extent that interest iii the "mystery" has died down. British- ers arc no longer paying much Mt- tentlou to the vagaries of Frank the Loanln England the formation lti lingo- Canadian Na- lie sharehold- “That is the meaning of tho con- News proceeds. expected that in raise n Forced T0 Quit France, Aug. Cannon of Baltimore failed this morning to swim the hing- A sudden storm, accompanied by with the Drvflllects 0t‘ still worse weather to swimming for Religious Life - ordinary grnnhy has ‘fiéert consti-utrfetl at the able ceremony took place here to- iiiarkcd lliu coni- Stamp Is Dead 17.-William H. Thompson, inventor anti mann- fucturer of the time slump used in ValerTtin0 Stronger not... partisan-s if he permitted Mr. $/- / /, (/1 The Peopltfdr A ‘A u‘; ’/ Covers Prince Edward Island" Like the Dew“ ‘i _l_/.../-4- 40v"- l 0 t. at“? ‘is \\l\\' adbyi - . f- MAXIMS . ' OF.A MERCHANT t t . I I . Only through bonito can general or aoeclai roco experience be oodl- fled, crystallized, rendered of great- en permanent usefulness. CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920 A- ........ .......... ........ i: -H_'_ i-Q . Charlottetown Gandhi Ty. 0g.“ $100,000 Monthly (‘Special to The Guardian) MOSCOW, Aug. 17.-The Russian central council of trade unions has notified the ‘British Miners Federation that It la forwarding a monthly m". trlbutlon of $100.00!) collected from Soviet workers on behalf of the striking English miners. The telegram also suggest: holding the next meeting of the consolidated council at Berlin on August 20 to consider furth-_ er IIIEBHUFQ: to assist the strikers. Memorial T0 H l‘ H S (Special to the Guardian) OTTAWA. 0nt., Aug. tlic memory of Col. By_ {Qundgr 0 Bytowii, which later became Otta noon gun merit Hill. Submarine Movie sounded from Parlia WlASl-IINGTON. Aug. 1,7.- marine motion picture wa vos by anyone motion accustomed picture Smithsonian Institute inentiii work. air to him. Sir John Willison On Constitutional Issue formed publicists Til‘ Canada. the following to say regarding SO-CllTTEd constitutional question. Lord Byng by Mr. King and ills ai- I'll-lg in the press. in Parliament, and iu the country. It is said that lie has refused to take the advice which Ministers alone have the right to glvti, that be has ticizruded Canada to the level oi‘ a Crown coi- aiithorlty of Parliament and deny not ventured _to exercise for a cen- tury, and that he has become a D01- itical pllfltibtlfi and an unconstitu- tional autocrat. What Lord Byilg refused to do was to usurp tlie authority of ‘Parliament and leiiy the right of the elected represent!!- tives of the people to pnssjudgmeilt upon n ‘Government while the tnial wag tin progress, if be not! done otherwise. he would have brought parliamentary institutions into con- tempt, have become the mere tool oi‘ a Cabinet in distress. and have cheated the strongest group in the House of Common-s out of its clear constitutional right to have dissol- u‘tlon,lf upon the question actually before the ‘House the Government should be defeated. Mr. King must have known that dissolution could not be granted by the Governor- Gciieral to Ministers facing defeat, and indeed thrice ziefeated below hii was asked to come to the rescue of the Atlmilnistratitm. Mr. KlnK could not fail to-know that he was placing Lord Byng in n. position From Soviet Workers Ottawais Founder i7.—’l‘he corner stone for the monument T01 W11. was itnveiieti here today as the ' ' that the others will Ive an account Trlatlcf their conduct in gcourt. A mm. referred at the beginning of his ud- (tgmgrg dress to the need in this Province which can be operated beneath the‘ m prepare photo- hflfQ' and treatment of their ports, especially will be used immediately in experi- It is ltellaved the violated had camera will have considerable edu- cational anti scientific value in re-i venline the conditions of untlerseal life. The camera is set on a tripod anti can ‘be focussed as readily as "Bait Willi ‘it!’ Mi‘- on land. it carries 400 feet of filniflllld lllfll and reouires besides the operator, only a launch and a man to pumpi Willi-son's Monthly, edited by ‘Sir John NVTTTTBOII, one of the best in- has out of competition in many outside i118 markets. ‘Much has been said In criticism OTJTTTIIMLTEILTOII for his contention that oiiy, that be has assumed to possessl .0» Impression With road was as prosperous as Liberal candidates said it was. could the farmers or “Prince Edward isiandffis“ well as of all Canada. look forward then to a substantial reduction in freight rates iii the near future, asked Mr. Myers, in the course of his address last night at Corran Ban. The four federal candidates contesting Queens County spoke at a well attended meeting, and on the whole received a good bearing. The splendid order maintained, however, was marred for a few moments by a noisy iti- terruption for which several visi- tors, and not residents of Corran ‘Ban district, were to blame. 0m- at. least of these hoodlums was tie-alt with summarily, and it is expected I’. Mr. IMesservey, the first speaker. of a canning industry that would for export vegetables, meats anti fish. He said the rights !of the Maritlntes, included just Halifax, which Mr. tMesservt-y against. and much of to tMoiitreal. The train service lie- tween here and Sackvlile was also Messervey, who first class passengers travelling over this line often had to ibe satisfied with second class acctimniotlatiou. He again touched on the necessity for branch rail- ways, and said tlint one should tap some of the rich mud fertilizer beds of ilie Province. The farmers and fishermen of Corraii Ban he considered were entitled to a. wharf, that they might get cheap- cr transportation and ibetter murk- ots for their produce. As it was. high freight rates out the ialknd Referring briefly to the tariff, Mr. lMesservey took its au this_couiitry needs protection, the sale of llslaiid fox pelts iiitu the {United States, in which to tho act- ttal sale prico oi‘ say, tlirce hundred ‘dollars, there must ltc paid lu ud- ditioii. a duty of one hiiiiiirctl and fifty dollars by the American buy- er. Oii the other liuiid fox furs could come into Canada free. MEETING AT BTIRRAN BAN “ ' TIAS lliEl.l ATTENDED illl PEN BENT llllENll [EINS- ‘National Armies In Full Retreat (Canadian Pren) KPEKING. The Koumanchln ria- onal armies of the government ov- erthrown last April are in full ie- trcat to their base at Kalgau, 116 [lillllll SEASNN ll Conservative Speakers Given Good Recep- tion and Continue t0 Make a Favorable IATINN SNNN Premier Mei-ghen Sca- miles northwest of Pekin. believed to have Forced from Naiikow Pass utter bombarding in which both sides are suffered heavy llfi ililllHi ‘it the Canadian National Rail-izTabliized the the and been discriminated, the traffic , that port should receive, diverted ' the Electors. market for fox pelts implied that the American market was of no account. Refer- ring to the Conservative policy of a. protective tariff, Mr. Sinclair said he doubted if there was much difference between that: tariff and a high tariff. The principle of a that was in the best interests of a country such as Canada. , Mr. AIYBPB. the following speaker said in the course of bis address that it was not fair to tlio electors of Canada, the majority of whom had elected either Liberal or Con- servative members. to bu ruled by, a small party of Progressives. in‘ the last election, lie said, Mr. Mac- Kenzle King's government been defeated in seven provincel f0 hold on to the reins of office. Mr. .\iyers said the question 11nd,‘ beau asked at the Tracutils meeting iuwlly derile no r this way it would have to make up y means of direct taxation. The! Conservative party was prepared to revise the tarlfi’, taking away a certain amount. of Canada should be of equality. Mr. Jenkins spoke much along ibe same lines as at. other meetings. iic referred to the Old Age Pension Bill to provide for ‘Canadian sub? jects over seventy years of age. I A vote of thanks moved by “Mr. Myers, and seconded by Mr. Slit- clair, was extended to the chair- man of the meeting, MT‘. “halter ' Mr. Sinclair, in his address, said tlint it was the British markct that Campbell, for the impartial and ca- pable way in which he had occu- pied tlie chair. Destruction 0r Unlimited Riches (Canadian Press) ‘WLLLItAMrSTON, Mass, Aug. 17. - Chemists in their search for a means of releasing the energy of atoms and other radio active sub- stances are leading toward either catastrophic destruction or 1iiilim- ited riches for the world according to speakers at the institute of Pol- itics today. Dr. Umbberto Pondlio, Italian chemist, predicted that the st-ttret of wrestlng energy front atoms would be discovered witliiti the next 2‘5 years and declared that the certain progress of science to- ward releasing and harnessing ra- dio activ substances points toward either struction or unlimited riches. from which he could not escnlle without certain, if unfair. attack from LlbBPfll illlru-‘ii-in" it be fetus‘ ed to dissolve Parliament and cer- tain and just attack from Conserv- King to dissolve. if Lord Bynq hid Power, the newspapermtin who brought the case holding the coffin i'ro-iii Norway. Power himself liiti- mates that the coffin had been tum- peretl with uiid is quoted by one pa- experience. Apply Guardian Of- llco. 108i-8-5-tf. _____. ~wat~rrso - nausea. APPLY Rises and Berrigan. 1339-17-21. ‘IF YOU WANT GOOD MEAT M t0 Saunders’, Ihlt 0nd of llarhai unilding. Phone 81. M ‘A RABBITS ‘CHINOHILLA FOR stile pedigreed English Chinchilla ritbblts. Apply Charles Mellett, Jirarklev, 1'356-8-I8-3l. _..____,2_____ , ,__H_._. ‘WANTED-BELL IOV. APPLY Victoria Hotel. 8-l7-iii "J0! PRINTING OP EVERY description, ohupi, and 011ml!‘ tiously executed. Guardian Coni- nl Job Priritory. Piioiu 1n. ._________________i___ ‘YOU WANT GOOD ENVELDPEI Prices, 50 for I00, 100 for 86c, WATER SPOUT SWEPT LONG water spout swectiiug In from Inilg night cdiised per as saying: "lt obviously can- not lio iili- shell whit-Ii rnntziirit-ti the hotly which I placed lti tliu cot‘- ilii iii Norway." .4o&—-—— JSLAND. TAKING TOLL IN LIVES AND PROPERTY 1 cnnucowu. T1. r, Arts. i1.--A Mum; 300m] “hoot 9 o'clock lust. extensive Draper-ti’ of about made the subservient of a party cabinet. TH REVIVED FOR CUBAN BAN- Pena, convicted 0f having “$339M!” uted Mayor Villsloii Santiago do Cuba iii 1924, was ex- ecuted oti the sarrote to-tliiY- refusing to reveal liie the men believed to have hired him to kill the official. The execution taken Mr. King's advice. I16 WWI“ have ‘food before gTIO country witli- out a shred of defence for an Im- proper action. and the office of Governor-General would have holn lnotruwnorit --——-<O}j- WEIRD JNSTRUMENT OF DEA- DIT ‘HAVANA, Aug. 17. — iierntind Ascenrlo of H9 remained ctilm to the last. names of has been replaced by a. mere youth. Stalin, head of the Communist par- ty. the knob under the haiid of the a!- ecutioner. damage for a distance half a mile along the Creek road- T other ls said to be two men were iiilnrrtl. ‘Elie spoéi: travelled at terrific 8P9" - "P", ing trees, demolishing coitalfll 0" the road. which imm" 0" ‘he m“! Island ‘Sound, and DTQBTKIIIB phone poles. The estates 0f J. T'- took plgce-gt 0.10 n. m. All‘ Alhtlfl- can negro named DtlVls acted as assistant executioner. Pena was tho second in Cuba in 20 years to die in this manner. The garrote consists 0f a heavy wooden chair into which the per- wo men were reportod killed. I111- IIITBRTIIK- 11ml Kamenefl Ousted MOSCOW. Aug. 17. — Another Bolshevik idol has fallen. Leon H. Kamenefflcommlssar of trade, once member of the so-called trliimvirste which rules Russia, and one of the principals of the Communist world. M. Mlkoian of Tiflls, a friend of M. high protective tariff was not one‘ Melgben proceeded, “i would rath- er they had passed the bill so tbeI people would know what 8. sham it. was; Senators walked out. to inake sure the bi_l_|_ would be defeated. King government, said, was based on co-operation by Matches Shot Under m, Conservatives in the thingly Refers Session and Defeat ed in the Sen-ate. NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C Aug. l7.-—“That able to tbs last degree," Premie the Canadian Pacific Railway. The same rumor, Mr. Melglien h“ said, had been spread in the last in out of nine, and yet it had seen sell-it'll"! m“ “n” °T ma"? “mus” and: and determining the result in election and was successful some doubtful counties. "The fabrication has it r. s~. use. t:.oy tie-e g0,- {fee u-Me-Mr. MacKenzie King. "l don't need lti-t ‘hey WP"~i only hug m 03mm to say more. My pledge cannot be ‘ ,, e Conn"). m.“ n0 “my l, (.0010 more specific. We have no thought ,._,,,,,,-|,, from of it. We never had. it. is a fabri- source, nnn .01,“ i; “m: “fcation from the first word to the last." Premier Meigben ernnient. lt bad sham written right across, ‘the protection. Mr. Myers said he "- A" "d Tm" M“ M91571“ added’ was m, thgmrme, 0,.“ ma, and The senate said it was a. sham and always. lie coul'ln‘t sea any m". defeated it. lie never had much ness in allowing American farmers cimfidenc“ i" “i M“ Mmghe“ 9m‘ u preference in international trade. ‘waded- bm- “mum m‘ "ppm" m 3010 w "adejknowing that if he did so he would with the United SiateLon a basin-vb‘? held "P i“? ‘Wmsed l" "M "g9 pensions, Old Age Pension Bill “l never interfered with Senators n discharge of their duties," Mr. indeed some of the Liberal The old age pensions bill of the Mr. Meighcn provincial government and House bail to the Old Age Pension Bill Passed Last kind of politics is beneath contempt. it is despic- Meigheu in such words here this afternoon referred once again to "rumors" that ‘he proposed to amal- gamate the Canadian National with been re- spoke of old knew m,“ a age pensions. He declared that the tariff was necessary for the concur-Will 35° Peuakm" m“ ‘it The King a ‘~~‘*‘=':‘.":','::":.": r.:.'".:'; strata‘: induti,bth th li-s roe ' mesflgzs: anud tgeiinprofltefiinclag; eighty percent. of all legislation put 0d out. of proportion, this [lflfiyllll the statute books by that gov-- Oriental Potentates and U.S. Soap Kings Meet in Spending Orgy - Everyone is Millionaire for Lim- ted Period. losses, they yielded the town of dfwallai north of the pass. to the allied forces of Marshals Wu Pei Fit and Sliang Tso Lin, with rtsls- lance. T0 Start N egot- I iations With 4 Cloa] Ownerskgfilgxigagaalg 203cc,- Aug. 1r.- theatrlcal queens sad the poteatnt. es of the Orient are together in Deauville this week for one niad ecstacy of spending and playing. The west and the east have met. definite K111111113. and for the limited period everyone is a millionaire. The Dolly sisters, Broadway fav- orites, lead the ‘list of stage stars, who are here for the celebrations which will reach their height this week-end. The New York social world is represented by Mrs. Jos- eph Pulitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (Canadian Prcu) l40INtDON, Aug. 17. ~ The con- ference of the British coal miners delegates this afternoon authorized the executive board of the union to seek a re-opeiilng of the negoti- ations with the coal owners and the government in an effort to find an end to the strike. 'l‘he results of these negotiations are to be reported to a future con- ference. it was stipulated that all such negotiations for a settlement must. be 0f a national character l’ Just where tlie ton": constant-revamped 1n this campaign." Mr. and not by districts. 118F168 and MP- and MYH- E- B6"? gimp p, FBSQQ-JLJ u, me ram-L q~hg=Meighen went on, “and the man Xvailll- 11am“ ‘he $7157“ will" m‘ 0pc, U; ma Consurvauves was who has introduced it is no other ——— Kgpsnhai‘: 9311129 thgghflglic: s? (your elem‘. 1m. LTTMJITB raid. that ma" "'9 leader M the Opmsnmm ’ Westminster and Lord Rothermore the ‘China Threatens Trade Boycott (Special ttrTli: Guardian) GENEVA, Aug. l7.—<CTlTl1il, fol- lowing up the threat made by Cbao are among England. To please the fancies oi’ the VII- ltors there is the bathing period. when semi-nude women parade the ‘beach. there is the cocktail hour, llalu Chu. her Minister to Home, polo and gambling‘ u is animated tli t 1.000.000 I h] who is representing her at Genevadnléhtfy’ o! u,“ Sunlgagveegosgtl: hi" "ken The fir“ 5E9? w mn¥goes to the Casino. Hotels and ras- out his denunciation of "unequal ‘lmumnl, expect w take 010000 000 customs and toward the tearing upifmm ylgltlng foreigners alone do. con tiageni. from of extra. territorial treaties. Ing the two-week period. The special treaty committee has Two 100083,". persons 0mm n officially notified Belgium that ah- Cum“, Monday night while mo rogatlon of her commercial treaties howls have been 0000190 m M" and extra territorial rights will belshwe m“ gene“ Hundreds o! "Hemiv" (“Miler '53- Sllillllgh and week-sud visitors have been forced Portuguese treaties will be the-w walk the streets an night and m“ t” 50- “m! 3mm!“ new!" to be satisfied if they have found Dutch, Italian anti American pnctsta Lem m which w ma,’ m‘, ma will follow as the date for extort-Trauma are a“ taken by those ,m_ sioii arrives. 1 | f m a m Furthermore China. will offer "lggvzi £51.01: 2:580,“ beam/me Balglum ‘"1 "ppommny w “is” a’ Beach presented a0 startling a pic- commercial treaty similar to the-NHL The women have ‘undone,’ model document negotiated witbl . th id .ust m f ai-adln in el- Aufima- which "emgmzes “bsolmeliibfirgte gilthTng gostpumes agnd now customs equality and tariff recipro-l . n n Belgium refines m Sign a use only the most abbreviated one- “ Y- ‘ ' i i it. B l1 b t h- treaty, China will initiate a tradclgsilgfidsgutuon at}; saavfid. e513,. 85$" Twycm-T- 55am“! Bmglum,” “cram by the sea and there the batbarl i“ 5th"- gillwalgeeggifgfig-t‘igguiall for a cocktail while more com- m" "m9 e“ ' pletely dressed women and their British and Jflitfl-HBSQ- escorts join them in sipping the EARTHELJQKE SHOOK latest creation of a master bar ten- der MANY sEc-HONS 0F Americans and Argentlnians are ENGLAND SUNDAY iii the majority at the races, while steel kings, ' Trying Conditions (Special To The Guardian) CON-NAUGHT RIFLE RANGES. Aug. 17.-The i). >0. R. A. Matches continued today tinder the most trying conditions with a fish tail wind varying from 10 right to 4 left, scoring being. somewhat lower than yesterday. The ‘Bankers’ match shot at 200 and 600 with ten shots at each was won with 98 points. tin tbs regular match 88 was counted out and in the Tyro 85. ‘Rogers and Landrigsn scored 92. Hooper iii. Major Poole 90. Ken- nedy 89, rlifajor iMacDonald 87. Col. Weathenbie made some re- markable scorea on the miniature range, winning a silver spoon in the sweepstake shoot. taken the ground that presentation of the bill should have been pre- ceded by a conference between the Dominion and provincial govern- ments a course which the King government had not followed. We: will iriroduce an old age pensions measure," Mr. Maighen continued. “but we v iii get the provinces to- gether aud get them to agree to something we can put into law and not hzve the measure stand there as ti tieaolettar." Mr. Melghcn wariitly repndiatel reports that the Conservatlvt- pa. ty had shown animosity to return- ed soldiers. "We tore our party asunder in stand by the soldiers in France." Mr. Melgbcu warmly added. "Road the speeches of Vlr. King's ullltis in the province of Quebec" Mr. Meigheii went on. "and see if it sounds well for Mr. King to come to New Westminster and try to paint the Conservative party unfair to the soldier and paint himself as guardian of the soldiers rights and of British institutions in Canada.“ I a s h Ii D NEW FUEL PROCESS WILL BE ‘GREAT BOON TO ENGLAN<D'S ‘COAL ‘INDUSTRY, EXPERTS SAY NtEW YORK, Aug. 17.-—<DeveloP' merit of two new processes tor the distillation of coal at low temper- ature, which, it is predicted, will solve England's coal mining labor surplus, is announced by the in- ternational Combustion Engineer- ing Corporation. At the same time. it was said these new processes will permit England to produce domestically, as a try-product. more than 33.000.000.000 worth of auto- Alleged Embezzle- ment in St. John Freight Office P iSAiNT JOHN. Aug. i7.——A prom- inent official in the employ of the Canadian National Railways freight mobile fuel and oil st present im- orted. ‘AAA The Political Bug is fur worse, than any cootie. in fact the cootieiatarving and all the fault of this la a little gentleman compared tqdeviliah little ‘P. B. and yet the vic- tba P. -B. I-le struts around in the Um will drag himself to the poll open and takes a sporting chance Ind cast another vote that will on his life. Whereas the P. B- works-keep him out of a 10b- son to be executed is strapped and teic- hls neck confined with an iron col- 250 for $50. 500 for 01.00. 1000 tor $1.95. Poltplid. Guardian Rico. i000 ,. ., ,.'r -=-l ,- f: nil other $815121?! i... located nearby All" l‘ iar. A device attached to the col- lar permits the spinal cord 0t the rnorud m”, we" untouohaflVAOtTfll to be uverpd by a turn of was wealthy iNBW q, '-\ .. IAN" "l3 Milli“ ... J .~ 4. under the skin and is very bard to production is the only source from eradicate. it keeps the mind Til a port of coins. stops reason, pre- vent: a man seeing where his in- torutn lie. Remy oven be out onion-By W‘. R. M g. PoliticalABia§I’_o‘ office in -Saint John was indefinitely suspended from office several days ago because of alleged misapprop- rlationa of freight charges in his department, according to inform- ation received here tonight. The al- LAA A AAA A AAAAA towns shaken were particularly heavy mingbam and ‘Hereford. and telephone and rang. Many persons rushed to the streets and for hours feared to re- turn indoors. far as reports were n0 casualties. ‘I ONDOV Mm 17__Anogeu\er‘lll8 gambling halls attract a heter- part of Wales hocks ‘Sunday. The cities am, Worcester, lg and Peterborough. The shocks in Bir- in some laces ceilings and walls cracked church bells ‘No serious damage was done, B0 show, and there JUST BECAUSE A MAN HAS BIG. FEET i5 NO SIGN HE HA€> A BIG. UNDERSTANDING TORONTO, Ana’. 1'i‘.—.\1uritiiue, about 20 counties lti England antlflgelleflilfl Crowd "0111 9V"? W3“? felt earthquake‘ nntrbear the veneer of wealth and they included Birming- throng the baccarat i Northampton. about 100 tables Wolverhampton, dneominster, Lud-‘The stakes average from $1 to low, Hereford, Bristol, Bath, Read- of life and from many nations. All rooms where are kept. busy. $100 with the biggest play in the rooms reserved for men. At one time 13 players in this room repre- sented wealth which runs into un- told millions. A Greek syndicate which is oper- ating this room has thus far won $500,000. The stakes are sometimes $20,000 for a turn of the card and $50 chips are looked upon as small change and nothing more. Announcements, Coming Events, Meetings, Etc "Come to thTJf-eetival at Wheat- ley River Wednesday night, Aug- ust 18th. 1529-8-17-21 “Moving Pictures at cancelled for this week. Vernon "Thi- last big time of season with special attractions. St. Cat.- harines Lawn Party, Friday night, August 20th. 1357. "Reserve Wednesday, 25th for afternoon tea and ice cream n. Breckley. 1356. "Reserve saturdny. August 21st for great tea and bazaar on church grounds Vernon ‘River. 13305-1741 a. Job, his wife and kiddies almost a job or earn a livelihood. iegod misappropriation are said to have been extended over a period of years and amount to a consider- able sum of money. Several prom- inent iocai firms have been embez- iilad out of thousands of dollars Clilfillmthrougb than misappropriatiuos, it is stated. which a rem“ in Cflflflfls can aeitirst c. N. s. officials have been in- lt was learned tonight moderate northwest winds. fair, not much mans, tn gempemtum "Annual picnic and sale of fancy 10.0mm m. , v _ _ _ _ , A _ _ A _ __ 30_0, work at l-‘alcoiiwood Hospital will Menu-ear fan‘ _ 75__r;.t|be held on the Hospital grounds, Quebm 01000,. __ 70.42 Friday Aug. 20 from 2 until 7 p. m. St. John, rain . 68-54 Bolton, cloudy . u-as "Kelly's Omit-Grand T» New York, cloudy . . . . . . .. 74-72 Pflrty Wednesday. Aflxilql 13"!- WBvestigating the matter for weeks. and tomorrow morning at 4.23. want to protect Canadian PTOiTII-U-FIIPITIOI‘ startling developments are expected shortly. rises tomorrow morning at 5.02. ‘High tide this afternoon at 5.09See Provost the Iran dancer. Good time assured. if not flue tea will bo ‘Sun sets this evening at 1.0x and held on the first lino day following. 7a Ti Pitta l i‘: t. N All"? tit‘ b.- t a".