‘by the King" Government in the _ *or_a A MERCHANT uni-an pccplinmrhearhthacnayoa sssplaalagreaiertllasayearaalntbs grutlnlaeartdesphnooars. naardlsn, healed un. giiflifii-n flaalydlaajwe Osma- i Mallitimii Cltlims Corlvference ,Willl'Follow Audit Enquiry Statements Attributed To Premier (Saunders _Rpe" ‘Final Adjustment By Audit Board Qontra. dicted Ill Halifax Press. Investigation By’ Auditors Merely Preliminary To Final Adjust- ment ._Of Grants, Etc. Is Understood. Yesterday's issue of the Halifax Herald contains the following il- luminating article on the subjew oi the appointment oi an audit board matter oi provincial subsidy claims: Alnovelcat. last helngmade at Ottawa to deal with that portion oi the Duncan Report on Maritime Rights containing recommendations regarding grants to: the machinery of government. debt allowances. and iinancial consideration in lieu oi lands and natural resources given or being given to other provinces, and in which the Marltinles have a proprietary interrnt. » First intimation It was made to appear in Char- n deep “ _‘ ' over the weekend. that "an audit board of experts accountants" had been apppolnted “to nlake the final .ad- Justlnenr, or Prince Edward Island's p» ' ' l subsidy claims." This an- nouncement, it was stated had been mule by the Premier oi the Island province onlilsrcturn iroln Ottawa where. heistated. liones- had eon- iercnces withjksnlier King nndths Ministers of Justice ‘and Finance. which conferences‘ "hld been satis- factory and suocsssdul." - ’ It was stated that “a special A i Provinces werewnot invited and-er which they were not advised. This is regarded by those an“ la distinctly llnste and liable to leave the ilu-ther impression that ' chm l, Ioina break in ths Mhrltilns front. Inviewoithiafachltlsneeaqary to set the mailer out clearly and of the circumstances In detail. “It iollows from what we have said, that both in respect of [rigs-sh I01‘ U10 m of ‘gun-nanny; and in respect o! debt allowances. the Maritime provinces have ma. fled us that they have a genuine claim to s uadiustmeut o: the nu. anclel arrangqnents that exist he. tween the Dominion and themselves and that in any readjustment their territorial limitations entitle them 1.. p.. ». .. it"... runner-lactic’ Olesr And Definite On Page 19, section 6, oi the Dun. can Report will be found “Conclus- ion on Financial Arrangements." In this section is the recommendation oi the Connnlssioners. "that immed- iateinlsr-lm lump sum increases" should be made in the payments to ‘the three Maritime Provinces ls Nova ‘Quin ...........ss'lc.ooo. New Brunswick ....... $000,000- Prince Edward Island “$125,000 These amounts were recommend- ed as the i. duclble minimum, and the - Commissioners further recour- lnended "that the _ Dominion Gov- ernment should give imoicdiata con- sidcrltlflflgio the‘ whole subiecl. with a view “Tiiblllpldififiillllbirod tlial ilnancial lrfililflhlliid‘ .as between than and the Maritime Provinces. The ilrstclaueaofsectioncoithe Duncan Report reads asfollows: - the crux whore these nlltters so vital to the Maritime Provinces are concerned. In short, the'DuncI-n Report plgud upon the Federal authority the d1. Not and immediate duty of arrang- llll for a rewsion upwards of money Innis with the irreducible mini- nruln m down as the basis; lo still further consideration." The Crux Into that one clause is condensed 8i the whole situation The Duncan Report was dated swlember‘ 23, 192G. and during the 1921 session of the Federal Parlia- mllli I Partial inlplelnentatlon of the H-cportwaseireeus. This. how... W“- B..til~..l.llrl isolation i-haccoi " ulladaral‘ Govemnlcnt is PWPlIllng to act in line with the reocuunen. datlons Just quoted. _ .---_.__@-___---_.1_-____ (Contlnucd on page s) memorial setting forth the island province's claims in lieu o! public lands n the light or settlement of the Mailltoba case. was nick by m. Saunders." Impression Incorrect These announcements from Char- lottetown have left ills impression that Prince Edward Island's clsllps are to be dealt with first and spe- elally and that the Premier of the Island wasshla io lllahe sriange- menis oi this kind. filialinpresaicn is incorrect. lt appears, however. to bethofactthatl-he Premier of Prince Edward Island was a_ sis-PW to conferences retarding this vital- lv important matter to which the Premiers of the other two Maritime lmlumum mlvulnl KENSINETBN Civic Ede"... H eld Yesterday. The civic election in Kensinstnn yesterday resulted as iollowsz- nasulm or vow ANNOUNCEMENTS. comma EVENTS. MEETINGS. bro "Warning -; Special Bliew Mon- tssuc. Saturday. serial. "Always feed Silver "rip Biscuit and be lltllflid. its. Nelson, m Grafton fltfddii. , lace-cl. "Your ioxes never refuse to eat " "Bilvair- 11p Biscuit." m Grafton BtreetJ _._.._,.._ g "The demand for Silver Tip lis- cult Jssidadily "increasing. A. I Nelson, m oi-alton smut. laes-si. .._.... A. ll. Nelson, 180d "Hawk of q Hills." Yen's 11108029. l85l-v1-29-2i- ‘ ' picn, Beoialnin 22$§§8 rna New council. noun J. lvl. nail-d. “Mayor. ’ Councillors: Hillary McFarland. W Dal-each. J. n. Brown. Wesley Charo champion-Y- In create In _ R. Earnings», 1min a. M. Laird. wvcrfscclaaiatioli. Blllll STRlKlE (Special to the Guardian) LOB ANGELES. Calif" Jan. 28- lilniest Walker eawyer. ‘ ‘ ‘ to today he had received word of an apparently rich gold strike in the wild rlver district of Alaska near Bottles. p, ‘ - _ Sawyer said miners have brought out samples which have crested great interest in’ Fairbanks and that aeroplane parties are speeding into the wild rlver country to locate claims. B... 1. Recovering (special to the Guardian) LONDON. Jan. rs-lme IyuQ former Governor General of Canada. is reported to have locoverad sufll- cientl! near his recent illness to per- mit him to sail for Bouth Africa on Jan. 81.1 trip that was. originally. planned for his health early in January. This voyage was subse- quently cancelled owing to s sudden relapse in Lord Byngi ccndidtion. ' STIAMII. 110M W!!!‘ INDIDS. / l (Canadian Press) s1. JOHN. Jan. ss-n. M. ‘s. lady Nelson. Canadian National steam- cccln. docked line this citrus; with passengers 4"" ilsland Like the Dew“ Co" their cameras and told them to send The photograph hers ‘shows Harvey Millsjilcltl. of Solloway Mills and with B. H. Greer, K. C.. of Toronto, s: they passed through Winnipeg. en route to Calgary, when the fen-mel- faces chnrgesl ln connection with the brokerage business. It is reported that when press photographers at Calgary sought to take similar pictures, enrployeei of the brokerage house smashed tile bills to illclr oilice. x ILA Tssrnolsor THE ‘ A _ ials visited “the Jail in connfietion with l session oi the Supreme Court com- plaint w" voiced by thcGrand Jyrv Dorriaahlhlsrlghqasaslniqfi don't have sacral Its. 8 RE ciliillillts m Blillilll ill Authorities Face In- creasing Problem Of Over-Crowding. Con. demned Cells To Be Reopened. ‘Conditions in the Queens County Jail have been the subject oi loud complaint on the part of prisoners incarcerated in that institut‘ . es- pecially during the past iew days. ‘the ell-led complaint is said to be with respect to the over-crowding and the fact that two of the prisoners are suffering from venereal disease. One. who is serving a three month's sentence. has still two months im- prironlnant to undergo. The other will be released in a few days. At the present time there are forty-two prisoners in Jail, including siiowom- en. Twelve cells and some larger rooms are in use as sleeping quarters, The proposal, which it is understood is now about to m carried out. of reopening six lower cells previously considered unlit for habitation on a- ccllnt of dampness. has caused con- siderable complaint. A rumor that the women prisoners were being released on payment of a nominal fine was denied by the jllilor in s telephone interview last night. Premier Saunders and other ojfic- the prlsoner‘s complaints. It will be recalled that at the last ‘Jallnand Ilse the presence of two By George llanlblcton, Camilla:- Press Staff C respondent LONDON, Jan. ice-The naval coll- te lice leaps at one lump from the silence of seclusion to the publicity 10f loudspeakers. At Thursday's plen- ary ‘ seventy eight newspaper representatives will be admitted to the sacred precincts oi Queen Anne's drawing room, where the Conference meets. That is all the room will hold. ,_ . ‘Bilt; mlcrophcneiiland ‘ f “"4 i will carry the speeches to other rooms where other n-awspapermen await. It is ncbihtended that the coming meet- ing should discuss wtllsl naval prob- lems. The meeting is concerned rather with the preparation oi the agenda. and the reference oi sub- jects to the steering committee. ._._...-.___..‘.-—-- (Continued on Page '7) Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, ma "' Seven Persons Burned To Death (Canadian Press) FREDERICK, Cclo., Jan. 9.8- Savan persons were burned to deathinailretodaylnatwc room shack near the Blcpeline Mines. Mrs. Paul Martina. her flve children ranging in age from 18 months to l5 Y"?! "I5 y) miner named Newlon lost their lives. Newlon discovered‘ the dre. broke into the shack through a window and was burn ed todeath will: to rescue the family. Faced Barrage Of Questions Re Uneinployment -_-_ (Canadian Press) Airmail Pilot Loses His Way ‘ (Canadian Press) CAL-AIS, Maine, Jan. 28--A Call- ndian air mail plane bound to Mont- real ‘from Mcncton. N. 3., landed here today alter pilot Sidney cripps lost his bearings in a storm. Cripps strayed from his course siter drop- ping mail at St. John, N. B. Four , ackagcs remaining in the! plane ;were transferred to St. Stephen. N. 1B. and forwarded by train. i l Will Contribute I $5000 Towards Athletic Expense 1 v (Canadian Press) HAMILTON, Ont.. Jan. all-rho British Bin-Dire Games commission piss iniorlned the governing bodies LONDON. Jan. le-Feclns I bI-ljci Australia,» New Zesland and use cl Qllllliflw director at his ei- . South Africa m: a contribution oi ioristercducethevolumcoiun- lemployment, ‘R8. l-ion. Jflil. Thomas lord Plivy heal “pressed the hope ‘in Parliament iiua afternoon than‘ 85.000 will be made to each country i toward the expense of sending am- lctes to the British Empire Galilee. The committee announced today the Q19"! expense lived by these three countries, with an estimated cost o! $800 ici- each man sent to Canada sssgainstsnestlmatedcostoildofl for each Gntry from Great Britain has been la loi- the am. mo! the Canadian flcisls to aa- . = (Special ic the Guardian! , Elli, roast. out aa-raa . Cable Cc». announc- Jlewfanllnlve- .‘\ ‘ silfierlng from disease. Senate Defeats ; Amendments (Canadian Peal) - WASHINGTON“ Jan. 28.-By a vote of iii to 26, the Senate today turned down the ill-st o! what had been planned as a series of amend merits to the tariff bill to raise import, levies on all vegetables. an- llnals and fish. oils and fats to a minimum oi i5 pecent ad valor- em. This was the increase iavered by the farmer organizations to pro- tect American farmers from foreign importation. ...__._________ France has a 12 per cent luxur; tax on all shoes sold at over $6 a pair. l Most’ 0F ‘fill: SYEECRE$ AREN'T Woafll ; lap Blillquef 4am’ docs- ‘lilfivlm - -\ “ci/ Increasing westerly winds, cloudy with lolns rain. Toronto cloudy .. 34-4! Montreal snow ... ..... e 18-12 Quebo. allow .. l2~l0 Charlottetown cloudy .. ... 10-2 lfallias cloudy .. n-ii lt- John allow .. ... ... .. 9-6 sG-sa .. 30-42 at 11M scitcn cimles .. zlewYorlr cloudy .. high this this lnorolnl ans ccoishi at lass. Miro-lass thhlacvnlnfat ‘IJIJM at: tirladtaruocn scale. J lvewlscrowedntldlv-Jtmlsrrfl sojngsa-W " " ma. Franco noted Spanish rlyer arrived at Cadiz. Spa-in today by plane car- rying instructions for starting s. m- vollltionary movement against the orial board od the Cass Del Publlco Ol‘ "i-llouse of People" in Madrid has decided to support the movement " the despatch asserts. the south and north where troops (i PAGES CUM-Fl A i M; Scarlet Fever A iii And Diphtheria ; Cn Thejncreasiiei. Every Available Bed 11f Isolatiii Hospital At Ottawa Is Ocf pied—-183 Cases Reported; . . Asaul lnbserpllsas ll! Ila}: Car-aria sal L ~51 i1 I a (Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Ont. Jan. Zl-Every available bed in the isolation hos- pital here was occupledtodsy with fever and dipthei-ia patients. There has been increase oi seven severe gases in the last twenty four hours Revolt Against Spain Planned ~ (Canadian Press) BUENOS AIItBS, Jail. zit-Dea- patches to Lanuccion from St. Jean De Luz, France, state that Rel-non Spanish Dictatorship. The Direct- addlng that the movement has rstiilostions in are quartered. Thus is: no move- ment had broken “out. . diidculties with the Prlnlo Derivera regime si the failure of his trans- Atlante fight last summer was ar- rested on charges; of antigovemnrent utterance on December 17th., in Madrid and was released the next day. May Be Murder NIAGARA FALLS. Ont, Jan. 28- With a. bullet wound in the book of neck. the body oi Leah Carl Miller. 52 was found in the kitchen oi the cabin of his camp on‘ Chippewa Oreek in Montrosc a few miles i-or here today. Authorities said they relieved liiiiler liazl been murdered during the night as no revolver was found near thepbody- Dairy Ass ’n Holds '17..» Weather. etc’ Finaz Sessions” and one of dlpiherla, the . being l1? cases o1 scarlet fever as of diptherla. The i situntlgp brought about by the mild epidelnil__ , “I a '. istobediscusscdatanreetingc." the civic health board ‘I'll! l‘ . scarlet fever prevalent in the city ii.» of a mild 1cm. it is said. " " " 5- Horses Frozen i/Vhile Standing; -_-._ I (Special to the Guardian) ' LARAMIE, Wyo., Jan. il-lile _. some monuments to the moat lava. ._ ‘ ere cold wave the lochy Mfllfilfl“ p; l-in region has experienced in s quarter century, three horas; (reg-- anlnthelriracisolstlieplalna~ east of Laramie have been discov- ered by motorists taking id till ~ Open road after last week's I811 snowfall V James lllcCcy, University s: Wyc. student advised friends hers " that he had taken sienna at the horses which wIe freaan is" - an I I Wlll Consider I (Canadian Press) ." MOlVTREA-ia. Jan, da-Repnsent- allvee oi the city of 5t. John, N. B. interviewed Sir Henry Thorium, chairman and president oi the Can- adian National Railways and- steam- ships here today. with a view to yincressing the number oi saiiiills of Canadian . i steamshipa from that port. The delegation advanced the view that there had been a lnarh ed dimllllslunent in the nulutlcf or sailings imul st. John eui-ingfthej past two seasons in comparison with - the season oi 1921-20. sir Henry said that the subject would have eareq ful consideration when the facts had been further studied. ' h; Resolutions Adopted Re Central Marketing Agency Cow Testing. Resolution to the effect that the Provincial Dairymenh Agaociation .alie into consideration the central narketing of dairy products. and that he system of cow testing be hanged o the former method were unanim- Alsly adopted at the session; of the Association in Prince of Wales Col- ege yesterday. The second session was held in he morning the president, Mr. J. A. Dewar reporting on the eetinga oi the National Dairy Convention which he said was very inte- *‘ 1 The ‘president Mr. F. M. Robinson and secretary. Mr. W. I‘. Stephen gave their reports. Professor W. P. Lockwood. Mses. gave an address en the value oi _ publicity. Dr. Rich- ulcndoi Tel-onto» gave a lecture on pssturiaation. Btandardaatlon oi rnilk regulations, and past-urination recei- Vli much dildilllwil. YRlilBI with. M'u\flll|iy to from Hon. J. A. ltobb asking thd council tcluouiiilnc case tot-lie tai-lir commission. A resolution to this enact ‘was unanimously llt was ielt by lnany that the price for butter iat ll insufllcient. Princi Edward Island has probably the mill general prosperity oi any provlnci in the Dominion. There was eco- siderable opposition from some dill!- lors with regard to an increased butler tacit. however it was‘ out that fsrlners are asking lib- qgiry gov; ngui-ea largely in maintain- lng ilfld feftiliW. Mr. Dewar read the fdllflfi letter from rs aldent . PRESIDINT spouse t‘ “" ' or r. c. ll- fi “alums-ac u u» salami Ill! ilaniaailfi etlia Ishsi. ‘ five tecticn lots basic industfl. Th0 I "mos-